Evening star., 1934-03-06
NIP SALES BANNED;
SCHOOL PROTESTS
HEARING. IS SET.
Commissioners Halt Pur.
chases of Small Bottles
in 0ff-SaIe Stores.
LIQUOR PROHIBITED
NEAR WALTER REED
A. B. C. Board Head Invites All
interested to Hear School
Zone Complaints.

LOUc CUm pldlutS'
Sale Of nip" bottles of liquor in
off sale establishments was banned
today by the City Commissioners as
the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
announced it would hold a special
public hearing at 10 am. Saturday
for complaints against granting
licenses in the vicinity of school
buildings.
The Commissioners also prohibited
liquor licenses in the immediate
vicinity of Walter Reed Hospital.
Sale of only beer and wine in
package form would be permitted
near the institution.
Recommended BY Board.
The action against the sale of two
ounce bottles of liquor was taken on
recommendation of the board which
had received complaints that small
bottles of liquor were being sold to
children Of school age.
A model regulation forbidding the
use of the nip" bottles was 10 be
drafted at once under powers con-
ferred on the Commissioners in the
liquor act, and will be placed into ef-
feet as soon as legal notice has been
published. 1t will prohibit the sale of
liquors in bottles of less than half
pint, roughly speaking. 1t will not
prohibit the use. however, of the Ca
madam half-pint bottles.
Commissioners Allen and HaZen
yesterday declared their opposition to
the use of 2-ounce bottles, taking the
position that it appeared too much
like a conspiracy to violate the law
against sale of liquor by the drink un-
der permits issued for bottled goods
stores.
Invited to Hearing.
George w. Offutt, chairman of the
A. B. c. Board, announced that all
interested in the issuance of licenses
near schools were invited to appear
Saturday. Numerous SpokeSmen for
church organizations, parent-teacher
and citizens associations have ap-
peared before the board to protest
against the granting OF licenses to
places near schools since the board
started consideration a week ago of
applications for retailer licenses.
Offutt said that he thought it might
be Of public interest to refuse grant,
ing of Ion sale" licenses to places near
public schools, where there are large
number of students passing by such
establishments. He emphasized, how
ever, that the board would not formu-
late a definite policy until after hear
ing all arguments at the Saturday
session.
The board has been informed the
matter will be taken up at tomorrow's
meeting of the Board of Education.
Henry Gilligan. member of the
School Board, who has made vigorous
protests against granting of licenses
to places near schools. has been asked
to gather data on all specific cases
near schools for the information of
the A. B. c. Board
Chairman Offutt said today he
hoped the hearing might result in
development of a definite sentiment
by majority of interested civic
leaders as to policy in the matter.
High Schools Protest.
Particularly vigorous protests have
been made to the board against the
granting Of licenses near Central High
School. Roosevelt High School and
the Macfarland Junior High School
There have been complaints that there
is Joker" in the clause of the liquor
law prohibiting granting of licenses to
places within 400 feet of public and
private schools. This clause contains
proviso that this restriction shall
not apply to places established on
January "a when the law became
effective.
Representatives of church and citi-
EenS' groups appeared before the board
yesterday to protest against the grant,
ing Of an "on-sale" liquor license to
the Connecticut Barbecue, 4439 Con-
necticut avenue, operated by Louis F.
Cohen.
Three officers of the eighth police
precinct, called as character witnesses,
testified the place had been conducted
in an orderly manner.
Those protesting the license in
Washington Federation of Churches
and the Forest Hills Citizens Associa-
ton; L. A. Carruthers. 46OO Thirtieth
street, member of the Federation of
Citizens Associations, and Edward c.
Potter. past president of the Forest
Hills Citizens Association.
The protestants complained of noise
that came from the direction of the
Cohen place, but did not blame the
establishment specifically.
Sergt Carroll said he could see no
reason to deny the license while others
had been granted to more "aristo-
cratic" places, such as large hotels,
along Connecticut avenue.
Earlier yesterday, Rev, j. H. NC
Broom of the Fourteenth Street
tested the granting of an "on-sale''
license to restaurant at 3459 Four
teenth street, opposite the church
building.
Additional retail licenses issued by
the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
include the following:
Harrington Hotel, the Lee House
Washington Newspaper Club, TT
Twelfth street; Mary Marinari, 73O
Eleventh street southeast; Chapnek &,
Singer. Inc, 1925 Georgia avenue;
Louis A. Epstein, 1101 New Hampshire
avenue; Hub Liquor Shoppe, Inc, 1349
Pennsylvania avenue; Robert N
Stable, 4426 Volta place; Lily SAINT
myers, 1871 Connecticut avenue;
Harry Chatlin, SOB Eighth street
southeast; Otto Kallweit, 1888 P
street; George Rocket, 1892 M street;
Michael Doukas, 7O3 Eighth street
southeast: Felker's Liquor and Wine
Store, 3706 Georgia avenue; Louis
Consorti, 218 Four-and -a-Haf street
southwest; Ernest Nelson Reid, 1859
U street; Earl Hunter Mcdonald. 1895
U street; Jacob Maltz, 1909 Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast; Franklin Drug
Co., 83e Fourteenth street; Pauline &
George Denison, 3l74 Mount Pleasant
street; Joseph Curro. 2440 Eighteenth
street,