Evening star., 1934-03-04
D. C. LIQUOR BOARD
ASKS BAN ON SALE
OF IMP" BOTTLES
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streets were granted by the board
over vigorous protests by representa-
tives of citizens associations and
churches.
Board Shown Evidence.
George H. Brown, spokesman for
the Columbia Heights Citizens Asso-
citation, while protesting against
granting of licenses in the area of
his association, raised an issue against
the sale of the small bottles of liquor
He pulled suddenly from his coat
pockets, four of the containers and
set them on the table before the board
as evidence" He said they illus
trated the temptation that is being
placed before young pupils, since they
cost but Is cents each.
1t was Brown. also. who laid before
the board the question of property
covenants against use of affected
premises in the sale of liquor. He pro-
posed that the board reject licenses
sought for properties from Florida
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side of Fourteenth street to line east
of Eleventh street.
Chairman Offutt ruled. however
I'VE can't consider covenants in these
cases; you have remedy at law 1t
Is for the court to determine such q
matter"
Margaret Hopkins Worrell then
asked that the board delay action in
the several cases affected until court
decision had been obtained, but this
was overruled Ofutt said the pro-
testants might seek court order re-
straining issuance of licenses.
Sale Declared Harmful.
Mrs. Lucy P Eastwood, 1853 Co.
lumbia road. protesting against licens-
ing OF liquor stores in Columbia
Heights, described the thickly popu-
lated section. citing the number OF
liquor sales there would exert HARM
ton. She voiced fears widespread
liquor sales would result in degeneracy
of adults as well as minors.
Edward De Groot, jr., speaking for
members of the National Baptist
Memorial Church, declared the COM
munity would be better if there were
no liquor-selling places in the section
Mrs. Worrell protested the licenses
because of the hundreds of children
attending Central High School and
the churches of the section. She said
the Commissioners would be urged to
protect the section near the high
school.
Other speakers protested Columbia
Heights and Mount Pleasant cases,
but none raised a question as to the
reputation Of prospective dealers or
the conduct of their establishments
and, during the afternoon, licenses
were granted to the following:
Benjamin Kotz, 1884 Fourteenth
street: Silverman's Delicatessen, 300
Eleventh street; Hot Shoppe, Inc,
1928 Fourteenth street; Marcus Samuel
Smith, Fourteenth and Clifton streets;
William W. Riecks, 1853 Mount Pleas
ant street; Nicholas Theodore Cha
conas. 2806 Fourteenth street: Otto
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Berman, 37l2 Fourteenth street, and
David Walsh, 1882 Fourteenth street.
Decision Explained.
In announcing the decision, Chair
man Ofutt said the board could not
refuse to issue licenses except in cases
where there was personal objection to
the applicant or objection to the char
acter of the premises or where for
some other reason the granting of
the license would not be Inappropriate.
He said the board could not refuse
licenses on purely general principles. F."
As to the student question, the
board said: THE suggestion was
made that the issuance of a license
to some of the places might affect the
morale of students Of Central High
School, The board is interested in
students attending high school, and
has requested the Board Of Education
specifically to point out those cases
which would affect the student body
of Central High School" No action
was taken on cases In the immediate
vicinity of the high school.
A new flood of protests against the
granting of retail licenses for places
near the large educational centers was