Evening star., 1934-01-20
AL[ENDEMANDS2
WOMEN ON BOARD
Hazen and GotWaIs Favor
One-BiII Is Sent to
White House.
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We never would have had prohibition.
Congress has passed for the District
liberal law. For this reason, If for no
other. the LIQUOR law and regulations
must be vigorously enforced We must
have on our board persons Of the high
est type. Since the liquor business has
an influence on the homes, l believe
the majority of the board should be
women because of their closer contact
with the home life
Commissioner Hazen said he was en-
tirely in favor of appointing one woman.
but that he believed it was primarily
mans job" to be in charge of the in
spection of liquor establishments. He
said he didn't know of any Federal
agency which was dominated by women,
in comparison with the numbers OF
men. He expressed the opinion that
women as a class as yet have not had
the business experience that has been
had by men as class.
1t was revealed today also that the
Commissioners will consult with Post
master General Farley before an an
nouncement Is made Of the Liquor
Board appointees.
The names of a number Of women
have been suggested to the Commls-
1OT W tIlc
Board, although with the exception of
one or two cases the applications have
not been filed by the women them
selves. 1t was said today that the
names of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and
Mrs. William Beverly Mason. wife of a
prominent Washington physician, have
been suggested. Another name Sug-
geSted is that of Mrs. j. Borden Har-
~, ic To
CART 1t was said that Mrs. Wilson
had not been approached and there
was no information as to whether she
would accept if the appointment was
offered her.
Hazen made it plain that his oppo-
sition to two woman members of the
board had nothing to do with the
names of the persons proposed. He
merely opposed it on principle.
Meanwhile, Corporation Counsel W.
w. Bride and his principal assistant
Vernon E. West, had reached an ad-
vanced stage in their work of drafting
numerous regulations needed to carry
out the provisions of the liquor control
law passed by Congress. Commissioner
Allen said the Commissioners likely
would take these up for action Monday
In addition to the regulations, Bride
and West will prepare the form of the
surety bonds to be required of all appli-
cantS for licenses; the form of the
application blanks for licenses, which
will take the form Of lengthy ques-
tionnaire, and the form of the petit
tions to be signed by residential prop
erty owners who may oppose the grant,
ing of license within 900 feet of their
properties.
Sees Sale By February Is.
Commissioner Allen said today he be-
lieved that legal liquor would be on
sale in the District between February 7
and Is, If the measure is signed quickly
by President Roosevelt. The Commis-
Sioners have Is days in which to ap-
point the board. but expect to do so
almost Immediately after the bill is
signed. Before any license is issued, a
statement of the application must be
published in newspapers once a week
for two weeks prior to action by the
Liquor Board.
Commissioner Allen said he did not
contemplate granting any temporary
licenses, but he believed that hotels and
restaurants and other places which can
quickly obtain bond from a surety COM
pany would be able to obtain licenses
in quick order.
If protest is made however. by resi-
dental property owners against the
granting of license in close proximity
to their holdings, a hearing must be
granted and this would cause some de-
lay in such cases.
Up to this morning, the Commits
sioners had received more than 100 in
formal applications for licenses for
various kinds of business establish
ments. These places, however, will have
to apply for official application blanks
after the necessary forms have been
prepared.
Repeals National Act.
The bill as passed yesterday re-
peals the national prohibition act
in the District of Columbia and
creates Liquor Control Board to issue
various kinds Of licenses for the sale of
liquor. Although the bill may become
law today, it is expected to take
nearly three weeks to carry out the
necessary steps for beginning sale under
the first licenses.
The decision of Chairman Norton of
the House District Committee and
Chairman King of the Senate District
Committee. few days after Congress
met, to hold joint hearings on the liquor
control problem was an important
factor in the speed with which the
measure was put through.
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