Evening star., 1934-02-25
District Control Board Ex-
poets Lively Contests
Over Some Requests.
NEW LIST PREPARED
FOR PUBLICATION SOON
No Retailer Permits Will Be Is.
sued Until Thursday Un-
der Terms of Law.

Public hearings on the first group
Of applications for retailer liquor IL
cenSes will begin at 10 am. tomorrow
before the three members of the Al
coholic Beverage Control Board, in
the board room of the District Build
ing.
The second and third groups of ap-
plications advertised by the board are
scheduled to be heard Tuesday and
Wednesday and others have been set
for later hearings.
Since numerous citizens associa-
tionS have gone on record opposing
the granting of licenses for liquor
sales within their territories, expecta-
tons are there will be lively contests
over numerous applications.
While George w. Ofutt, chairman,
and Mrs. William Beverly Mason and
Isaac Cans, members of the A. B. C.
Board, yesterday outlined plans for
the first of the hearings on retailer
licenses, the boards staff prepared a
rev list Of licenses for the two-week
legal notice required by law. This is
to be published tomorrow.
Protests Received.
Meanwhile, the board received the
first Of the formal remonstrances
against the granting of requested re-
taller licenses. These were filed under
the provision that licenses may not be
granted If the owners of 81 per cent
of the property within radius of 500
feet of proposed establishment file
the official protests. The board will
turn these statements of property
owners over to the District surveyor
to determine If the 81 per cent rule
has been followed.
The protests were against the grant,
ing of licenses sought by Elias H,
David for 1442 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast; Rose Todress. ASIA Four
teenth street, and S. w. Gordon, 1874
-Four and Half street southwest.
AS to tomorrow's hearings. Chair
man Offutt said the names and ad-
dresses Of the l4O-odd applicants in
the first group would be called off.
If protests are voiced against any. he
said, these will be laid aside and dates
for argument will be set for either
March 2. 3 or 4. If protests are voiced
by but one or two persons in any one
case, he said. the arguments may be
heard tomorrow afternoon
Applications against which no pro-
tests are heard will be sent 10 The
A b c. Board Offices for action in
keeping with all requirements of the
liquor law. No retailer licenses are
to be issued, however, until Thursday.
Licenses Issued.
The board yesterday issued num-
Der of wholesaler and solicitor
licenses, for which public hearings
were not required.
The Carter Co., Fourth and Bryant
streets northeast, and the National
Brewing Co., 1927 Thirty-third street,
received wholesale class B licenses,
permitting dealing in beers and light
wines.
Glass A wholesale licenses, permit
ting handling of all classes of liquor,
were issued to the Washington Whole
sale Drug Exchange, 459 c street;
Charles H. Franzonu. 627 PennSyl-
vania avenue, and Lehman }ros.,
1915 Fourth street northeast.
A manufacturer class A license
went to A. F. Anastasi g. Co., 1859
Fourth street northeast.
The board also issued solicitors
licenses to the following: Albert Horo-
witz, SALT Seventh street; Richard A.
Garrett, 5408 Forty first street; Carl
J. Skinner, 5000 Cathedral avenue;
Harold William Altering, 211 National
Press Building, and Julius Block, 1920
Fuller street.
The new list Of applications for
liquor licenses prepared for publica-
tion and on which hearings are
scheduled for March l6, contp led l01
retailers and one wholeee'"-' THE
wholesaler was Milton g 1-"''''-ir'n
Co. Inc. for an estab.i h-,2cnt at
1887 Fourteenth street.
New AppHc- rs.
The new applicants for retailer
licenses are:
La Paree Restaurant, Inc, 804
Fourteenth street: Western Lunch,