Evening star., 1934-03-21
Dirksen Plan Would Permit
Filling Prescriptions on
"BIended" Brands.
0FF-SALE PROPOSAL
OF WEIDEMAN INCLUDED
House District Committee Favors
Senate Measure for Relief of
American U. at Cairo.

Two amendments TO the District
liquor control law are included in six
bills favorably reported from the
House District Committee today.
E. Barrett Prettyman, the new COR
poration counsel, and Andrew Owsley.
new assistant corporation counsel,
made their first appearance before
the District Committee. Representa-
tive Weideman, Democrat, of Mich
igan. speaking for the committee, as
sured the corporation counsel OF
hearty cooperation in his work.
The two liquor law amendments
were contained in bills introduced by
Representative Dirksen, Republican, Of
Illinois, which permit druggists to
fill doctors prescriptions for blended
liquors and wine, and by Represen-
tative Weideman, which would make
eligible for off sale licenses businesses
already established in communities
before the zoning law was passed.
Chain Store Feature.
The bill introduced by Representa-
tive Black Democrat of New York,
which would authorize the granting of
individual licenses to chain stores was
held for further consideration by the
committee awaiting information from
the President on the claim that in
signing the District liquor control
law the President had expressed his
intention that chain stores would be
allowed licenses.
Wilbur La Roe. jr. representing the
Washington Federation of Churches,
of which he is chairman of the Com
mittee on Civic Affairs, opposed the
Dirksen bill on the ground it would
convert drug stores into liquor stores
after hours if a doctor could be found
to give a prescription He said the
principal fight of his association is to
prevent the sale of liquor near schools
and churches. Mr.. La Roe said he
would withdraw opposition if a re-
port from the District Medical So
ciety supports this bill and a report
from the medical society is to be in
cluded in the report TO the House on
the DirkSen bill.
Representative Weideman charged
deliberate attempt to destroy estab-
through refusing them off-sale Ii
censes. George E. Sullivan, represent
ing the Federation of Citizens ASso-
Citations declaredthat the federation
is almost unanimously opposed to the
Weideman bill
Cairo L. Relief Bill.
The District Committee also favor
ably reported the Senate bill for re-
lief of the American University at
Cairo, which now comes under pro-
visions of the diploma mill law, which
prohibits use of the word American
or Federal BY educational societies
licensed N the District of Columbia
The bill reported today applies only
to the use of these titles in institu-
tions in foreign countries.
The District Committee also ordered
favorable report on the bill spon-
sored by Representative Jenckes.
Democrat, of Indiana. which would
require snow and ice to be removed
from sidewalks in the District within
eight hours after snow storms. This
bill carries a penalty of s5 for each
offenSe and each day that the snow
is allowed to remain on the sidewalks
constitutes a separate offenSe.
On motion of Representative Pal
misano. Democrat of Maryland, the
committee reported favorably on the
bill. which would allow mortgages
held by building and loan associations
in the District to be exchanged for
bonds of the Home-Owners' Loan
Corporation, which are guaranteed
by the United States Government.
On motion of Representative Har-
Ian. Democrat of Ohio, favorable
report was ordered on the bill to give
the commissioner of insurance juris-
diction over insurance premiums of
corporations carrying employers liza
bility.