Evening star., 1934-03-18
Applicant Says Stranger
Promised Permit by
Payment of $3.50.
A. 3. C. BOARD REQUESTS
POLICE INVESTIGATION
Closing Hours and Selling to Inc
briates Will Be Checked
by Inspectors.


plicant for a liquor license for zap
proval of the permit" George W. Of
futt. chairman of the Alcoholic Bever-
age Control Board, yesterday placed the
information in the hands of police for
action
The report came from George Coax
ley, proprietor of an establishment at
1927 Fourteenth street. an applicant
for an on-sale retail liquor license. He
reported that a man had appeared at
the place and had said he could obtain
the license on payment of $3.50, and
unless the sum was forthcoming, the
license would be denied.
The A. B. c. Board also conducted
hearings yesterday on six near-school
license applications Two of these were
unopposed and will be granted if the
establishments comply with other
phases of the liquor control law. OBJ
jectionS by school, church and civic
spokesmen we're raised against the
other four applications and these were
taken under advisement by the board.
Closing Will Be Watched.
Mai. Jerome Johnstone, chief in
spector of the A. B. C. Board, also re-
vealed that there are indications that
the closing hours are not being rigid
" observed He said he will instruct
his aides to begin a tour of suspected
establishments to determine which are
complying with the law in respect to
closing hours. He said also, he would
instruct his inspectors to inform pro-
prietors of "on-sale" establishments to
refuse sale of drinks to persons in an
intoxicated state. He said several COM
plants of the sale of liquors to ineb-
rates had been received by the board.
This, he pointed out, is expressly pro-
hibited by the District liquor law.
The places which are likely to re-
ceive licenses, even though they are
near schools, are the Market Phar-
macy, 1880 Seventh street, which
sought a class A license to sell bottled
liquors, and the establishment of
Harry S. Gildenhorn, 44o0 Georgia
avenue, which has applied for a class
B license to sell bottled wines and
beer.
Places Objected To.
The places objected to we're the
store of c. E. Rector, 5105 Conduit
road, class B; the store of Early B
Rector, SAL Conduit road. class B;
the restaurant operated by John R
Quinn, 1928 Nichols avenue southeast
class c license for on-sale dispensing
of liquor, and the Lewis Pharmacy
operated by Nathan KaminSky, 1888
North Capitol street, class A,
Miss Clara Hickman, principal oi
the Francis Scott Key School, was the
chief objector to the application of c
E. Rector for his store at 5l05 Conduit
road. In arguing for his license, Rec
tor contended that while his store
property is within the 400foot limit
of the school grounds, actually his
entrance is 600 feet from the school
entrance. He held that competition
across the street from his place was
granted a class B license and that tc
deny him the same license would be
discriminatory Miss Hickman, how
ever, told the A. B. c. Board that the
Rector store was patronized by many
of the 202 children in her school and
that it made the teachers law-re-
uuired task of instructing them against
use of alcohol very difficult"
I'VE can't teach them one thing in
school," Miss Hickman said, land
expose them to another thing outside
of school. We feel very strongly
against the issuance of this license"
Frank Shaw, spokesman for the
Conduit Road Citizens Association
another objector admitted that per
sonally" he felt that denial of Rector S
license in the face of the granting OF
the license to the grocery store across
the street seems unfair" He sug-
gested that it might be possible to
revoke the grocer's license which, he
said, was granted without full knowl-
edge of the citizens association. Mrs
M. o. Hayes, president of the Key
School Parent Teacher Association
opposed the license for that body
Henry I. Quinn, member of the Board
of Education, presented the objection
of Dr. Frank w. Ballou, school super
intendent.
Church Complaint.
The license application of the sec
ond Mr.. Rector for his store at SAL
Conduit road, a place within 300 feet
of the Potomac Heights Community
Church. was opposed by Rev. Q. j
Randall, founder and former pastor
of the church. DR.. Randall said the
sale of liquor so near the church
would be 'derogatory to the interests
of the church
The application of the reStaurateur
John R. Quinn, was oppased only by
the School Board member, Henry
Quinn. The restaurant proprietor
argued that his place, while within
$50 feet of school grounds, 400 feet
from the buildings and $50 from the
school entrance, received virtually nc
patronage from school children. Two
of the average of six pupils who enter
his place for purchases, he said, were
pupils sent by a teacher in the neigh
boring school to buy "a l0-cent box
of the teachers favorite ice cream fol
her lunch" He introduced eight wit
nesses to testify as to his own char
acter and that of his place. Thomas
Reynolds, an employe in the restau-
rant, testified as to the lack of pupil
patronage.
Henry Quinn, the School Boaro
member, registered formal opposition
and brought out under croSs-examina-
ton that beside lunch room, hi'
nameSake's place boasted soda foun'
tain and dispensed "a few ice cream
cones to children" The School Boarc
member then presented Ballou's for
NAL written objection to the license.
Little School Patronage.
The application of the Lewis DRUG
Store at North Capitol and r street!
was objected to by school officials