Evening star., 1934-02-01
SALOON IS BANNED
BY LIQUOR BOARD
0ffutt Pledges Terms of Law
Will Be Enforced to
the Letter Here.

Members Of the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board will take office deter
mined there will be no return Of the
pledged to enforce strictly the terms of
the liquor law.
w. Ohutt, chairman of the board, in
a radio address last night. in which
he outlined terms Of the liquor law
and described how the board will op-
crate in its work Of licensing dealers.
Every line of the bill, every purpose
of those of us who are charged with
its enforcement, strikes dagger in the
heart of the saloon or bar room," he
declared. There is no place for this
institution in the Capital of the Ma
tion. and we pledge ourselves to the
citizenry of Washington to spare no
effort to make impossible its retun."
Appeals for Obedience.
Mr.. Offutt and his colleagues on the
board, Mrs. William Beverly Mason and
| Isaac Cans, will be sworn into Office
as soon as Congress has made available
funds for the operation of the board.
Mr.. Ofutt opened his statement with
plea for public obedience to the terms
Of the liquor law. He said:
But short time remains before the
legaliZed sale Of intoxicating liquor in
| the District will be an accomplished
| fact. It is an event of tremendous
and far-reaching Importance to us,
socially. morally and economically. 1t
will mean q great step forward.
Our law Is all that could be desired
In liberality, and by reason of this fact
should constitute an appeal to all Of
us to respect the law. and as law-abid-
| ing citizens give to 1t our unstinted sup
port. 1t should be the first great step
| forward as q part of the new deal to
| win back the respect and reverence our
fathers had for the law of the land.
1T should have tremendous moral
effect in instilling in us an enthusiasm
to do those things which we should
do rather than showing our disrespect
for law and convention because they
do not suit us.
Economically, it means a new busi-
ness in which our law-abiding citizens
| can engage. I say new business be-
cause every aim of the law. and those
of us who are charged with It's en-
forcement, Is to prevent return Of
the liquor business which we knew be-
fore prohibition"
Must Publish Notice.
Mr.. Offutt said the law and the
| liquor regulations would make ''impos
sible" the return of the old-time sa-
loon. He said no bars would be per-
mitted, no liquor nor any container
bearing the label of any liquor may be
displayed in the place where liquor is
served, and no mixed drinks may be
prepared in the room where liquor is
sold or in any place visible from it.
He emphasized that before licenses
are issued the board must publish a
notice in the press over period of two
weeks OF each application, except in the
cases of druggists and permits for spe
cial occasions, and added: If you feel
that the license should not be issued
you have the privilege of making known
your objections. Thus the pitiless spot
light of publicity will be thrown upon
the whole procedure. and an opportu-
nifty is given for your cooperation,
which is so greatly desired"
He pointed out that except for IL
censes for hotel or club, or license
to sell light wines and beer off-sale"
or druggists license, where no such
license has been previously issued, if
the owners of a majority of the real
estate in a residential district within
a radius Of 600 feet object, the license
cannot be issued.
Influence Is Barred.
Licenses should be freely granted
and widely distributed to provide legal
competition In every respect with the
bootlegger and speakeasy and thus
drive them out of existence" he said.
Declaring that "a liberal law like this
should be enforced to the letter." he
said licenses would be revoked for vio-
lations of the law just as freely as they
| would be granted in cases where per-
mitted by the act and regulations.
Mr.. Offutt declared mo one will have
any influence with the board" in has
tening the issuance of a license. that
no one could procure a license earlier
or under different terms than would
be the case of the "humblest citizen"
He outlined the following steps for
license applicants: l.. At a date to be
announced later, obtain application
blanks at ground floor of the District
Building. 2. Fill out questionnaire
carefully. 8. Pay license fee to COL
lector of taxes at the District Building
4. Append duplicate receipt to appli-
cation S. Obtain surety bond and
append this to application. 6. Attach
to these documents a photograph of
the premises for which license is asked.
T. Place all these In envelope provided
with application and mail to the AL
coholic Beverage Control Board. The
applications are to be numbered and
| receive attention in the order in which