Evening Star Newspaper, March 24, 1933, Page 4

THE EVENING -STAR, 'WASHINGTON, D. \ O, FRIDAY, MARCH ‘24, 1933, A2BERISRATED || D. . Beor Regulations | STVTE 10 REVSE (25222255725 EWERS MAY NOWE2222 ===/ STATES ORORR PERFECT BEVERAGE| s i o smetme o sipes | DISTRICT BEER BIL e UBLISH BEER ADSIZes S22 ACTION ON REPEAL teome back,” said H. N. Bills, president j \ Connoisseur Declares Brew i Legalized by Congress CHICAGO, March 24—The perfect beer is the 3.2 per cent brew that JAmerica is about to consume. The authority for this assertion to- day i Dr. Max Henius who for 50 years has devoted his study, as a chem- ist, to the analysis.and synthesis of the foam collared beverage. He is head of the Wahl-Henlus Insti- tute of brewing and consulting chemist to many European brewers. New a law. in the beer bill Senate action. Pre-Prohibition Rules as Law HE regulation of establishments which will be allowed to sell beer under In this connection The Star presents the following summaries of the methods used in regulating saloons in the District of Columbia before they were put out of business by the Sheppard act in 1917, e passed by the House yesterday. and the regulations proposed ‘The bill is now awaiting Conflicting Provisions Made in House Caused Redraft authority under section 2 to procure a license to sell beer. I In section 10, it was pointed out, brewers outside the District are required to report to the commissioners monthly on the quantity of beverage shipped into the District, but no ‘daté is fixed for submission of the report. Not Broad Enough. i BEE o Rl Cochrane, Democrat, of Missouri, ltwis | Cymmings Says Producers Gochrane, Democrat, © % ‘ Legislation for Conventions =1 Will Not Be Prosecuted Now Pending-in 25 the revenues to pay e 25,000 was adopted. o odment. by Representative R BLL EARING An am¢ the proposed District beer bill, which is about to be passed at the pres- o1 Republican, of New York, 2 2 . i Is Best Made. ok deciid Bessionyct Onfiprese "B Evoked ‘ncH Glscussics Fotiinmnis of Measure. e e casteiad of 1 District for. Seeking Business. Other Capitals. legislators framing the bill and among those interested in assuring to 'Np‘b:: direct, " ConeTE— $ 3 By the Associated Press. proper municipal control over the beer establishments after the bill has become | , (Continued From Pirst Page.) mfl“ amendment by Representative | By the Associated Press. By the Assoclated Press. Beer advertisements in newspapers were allowed today for the first time in 13 years. . An interpretation by Attorney Gen- eral Cummings that “innocent antici- patary” advertisements would bring no rosecutions from his ent gave rewers their cue to go forword with plans to line up the trade in States where beer may be sold at one minute past midnight April 7. Twelve States already have arranged conventions to act on the question of repeal of the eighteenth amendment and legislation for such conventions is pending in 25 States. Thirty-six of the 48 States must ratify the twenty-first amendment— providing for repeal of the eighteenth— before liquor again may be sold legally in this country. The 12 States with conventions al- T icense. t0 " incorporated._clubs where the minimum dues were less than "5.\ .w{;:x‘;lb‘t:: :ll:gndmmt making the effective date when beer can be sold under this act April 7, the same as under the national beer bill, was ap- proved by acclaim by the House. Can Be Sold in Capitol. amendment to bar beer from Mrs. Henry W. Peabody Ob- jects to Limited Time Fixed by Tydings Group. Here's the connoisseur’s stamp of Section 12, which would forbid a| The frered by Repre- At the same time Cummings indicated ready provided for are Arizona, Idaho, by Repre By the Associated Press. approval on the beer the Federal Gov- ' The followinig is & summary of ‘the| The following is a summary of the|brewer, manufacturer, wholesaler or |Federal bulldings was offc g pha. | & Passive attitude toward those few | ' o Tl 10 SCRAD: Indiana, Michigan, Montana, New ernment has legalized and which Will | regulations applicable to bar Tooms in|provisions of the bill as passed by the | distributor from having direct :enu!:lve 'l;lrél:' ';N" t 8 - p'rmopmal papers that hopped to the front yester- | pino of ,“’p's u""m ict Commuttee, | JerseY. Oregon, Utah, Washington, Weat wet_palates after midnight April 6: “Baer of 3.2 alcoholic content is the perfect beer,” said Dr. Henius. “America enactment of the Sheppard act. District of Columbia prior to the tha P regulations were either contained in House yesterday providing for the sale of “fermented beverages” in the Dis- indirect financial interest in the busi- | applied particularly to the Capitol, Sen- | 545 | day even before his ruling by Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Two of these already have set con- vention dates, Wisconsin, April 25 and Printing | Mrs, Henry W. Peabody, chairman of g T the Woman’s National Committee for Enforcem: ate and House Office Bulldings and tbe ness of a licensee, also is regarded as it i " . in the various Governmen Will Have to Wait. Law ent, today protested should demand nothing more 1t Would |various acts of Congress or were adopted tric. not sufficiently broad enough to prevent | Chfeterlas 1n, tot bl against rushing the District beer bill | Win "G MY 25 sl ;‘SH 16“? D s 1 |1 it Bl TR, which cantrolled | prewers are fewed $1,000 per annum. these groups from tying up with the re- | SeRRIIUT0 inted “out that as the bill | Cummings also declared the expec- |through the Senate without giving 0DPO- | nending are Alabama. Arkansas. Galic e TIs. aobeiety GUIVE 1 vk oo l;‘i:‘e:)‘;i;’ag:rpr:: m permits untt| Retallers are split into two classes, | apcr (Orough the loan ‘of bars and .y reaqs it will be permissible o have D Of West Const dwellers that they | nents time to marshall witnesses | fumia, Colorado, Florids, inols, Tows 5 “ " g " “ = 'S . - 2 d A > palatable, b g on sale” and “off sale” The “on| There also is & conflict of penalties | beer sold in restaurants o 8/ (8 B orc? | midnight, Pacific time, or the same time | e e e e e , Louisiana, Maryland, Massa- .. “Anyway, the alcohol in beer is mere- 1y an inoident in its enjoyment, as it adds greatly to its taste and refreshing quality and preserves the delicate flavor. “When people want beer they want @ refreshing drink, not a fiery drug.” Want 5-Cent Drink. $800 per annum and retailers '$1,500. school house, university, college or house ‘Wholesalers of intoxicating beverages were required to pay a license fee of No saloon was allowed within 300 feet, of “places commonly called slums,” except by unanimous vote of the Excise Board; nor within 400 feet of any public sale” licensees will be charged $100 per annum. They will be allowed to sell the beverages for consumption on the premises only. The “off sale” li- censees will be charged $50 per annum and will be allowed to sell beverages in in the bill. In section 9 a penalty of a fine not exceeding $100 is provided for selling beer without a license, while section 15 prescribes a fine of $1,000 fox; violation of any provision of the| act. ‘Those seeking to correct the incon- sistencies in the bill also believe it chusetts, Missouri, Nevada, New Hamp- shire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsyl- vania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Vermont. A bill providing for a convention died in the Georgia Legislature. The other States as yet have taken as the East, means disappointment. Reversing opinions of other legal ex- perts, he ruled the beer bill would be- come effective at the stroke of midnight in each locality and not simultaneously the country over when the clock strikes 12 in the East. ‘The new Attorney General made it k, Democrat, of New ‘f&'fi"fiwfi"fim by scientific opinion 3.2 per cent beer has been declared non- intoxicating and that it would be fool- 4 ish for Congress to say to the people of coun! and the residents of the g‘l:l.flct 1?{: all right for you to drink constitutional under the eighteenth amendment and asked that time be given for testimony by the District Committee “after reasonable notice.” The text of the telegram follows: “As chairman of a great national | organization of women for law enforce- i this beer, but we don't want it in our . o | ment, we protest the proposal of Senator acti MILWAUKEE. March 24 ()—Pros- | of religious worship. original packages for consumption off |should be amended so as to provide “declared that it is | Clear yesterday that “there will be no o i no action. pects ‘for 5-cent beer grows brighter | No saloons were allowed at any rail- | the premises only. specifically for the sale of 3.2 wine to | OWn bulldings, - He deciared theL 0% untair enforcement of prohibition” | {RCEES <[ i DT beeT B R as regulations for the sale of the newly legalized brew become mote clearly | defined. Milwaukee brewers said today. | But the fate of the nickel glass in | any particular community devends | upon State taxation and local licens- ing regulations. Upon these conditions, too, ‘depends the size of the glass, and the con- dsensus was that, while 5-cent beer ould come back, it would be a smaller beer than in pre-prohibition days. “The 5-cent glass positively must of the Milwaukee Independent Brewery. “It's & tradition that must be revived, and I am sure it will be in Wisconsin ‘at least. I think. too, that it should be a 10-ounce glass, although some in the trade fear it will have to be cut to 8 ounces.” 0ld Tax Law Revived. FRANKFORT, Ky., March 24 (#)— ‘Kentucky has a statute which levies a tax of 10 cents a barrel on beer, enacted long before prohibition. This was the discovery of State offi- | ccials who began searching the law books | after Attorney General Bailey P. Woot- ton ruled there is nothing in the State | constitution or laws to prevent manu- road station, or “in the residence por< tion of the District of Columbia,” ex- sold in packeges to be taken away and not consumed on the premises. Could Oppose Licenses. in any one block. This regulation, however, did not apply to hotels and clubs. No saloon was allowed within a mile of Soldiers’ Home. to be citizens of the United States, 21 could be granted to a person once con- laws, the license was given full opportunity board, Liquor could not be dispensed on Sunday. It could not be sold to any minor person. No hotel could get a facture or sale of 32 per cent bzer In Rentucky after April 6. sl Other old Kentucky revenue-laws, as | et unrepealed, levy a $200 license tax| on brewers, or their agents; a $75| license tax on retailers of beer and | & $150 license tax on retailers of wine.| These laws are expected to provide a new source of revenue for the State reasury after April 6. The beer taxes have nct been collected on near beer | during the prohibition era. of guests, Limited to 300 Saloons. ‘The act limited the number of saloons At the time of the Sheppard act, however, the total num- in town to 300. ber was only 267. The penaity under the old act for selling liquor without a license was a fine of from $250 to $800 or imprison- ment for from two to six months. F second offenses, the penalty was $250 | cept establishments where liquor was ‘Not more than three bar rooms were | | allowed on one side of the street.in any one block and not more than four altogether on both sides of the street Applicants for retailers’ licenses had years of age or more, and no new license victed of violating the District liquor The character and fitness of each applicant for a retailers’ license was in- vestigated by the board. Any person who desired to oppose the granting of | to do so, at public hearings before the | liquor license unless it had a minimum | of 50 rooms available for occupation No Limit Is Fixed. The “on sale” licenses will be granted only to bona fide restaurants, incorpo- rated clubs with at least $15 per annum dues and hotels. They will allow sale of beverages to be consumed at regu- lar public tables or, in the case of hotels, in guests’ rooms. The beverages may not be sold to persons under 18 years of age. Licensees must be United States citizens, not less than 21 years of age, who have not been convicted of any felony, including violations of the Volstead act. ‘The District Commissicners are given general authority to issue the licenses and supervise the businesses of the li- censees. They shall satisfy themselves as to the moral character and financial responsibility of the applicant, the ap- propriateness of the location where the business is to be conducted, and must deternrine the whole number of licenses to be granted, no numerical limit being set. May Revoke Licenses. Licenses must be granted only to | those who intend to carry on business for themselves, and not as agents for others. The licensees must present monthly statements showing the quan- tity of beverages purchased, and all brewers and wholesalers must furnish monthly statements showing the quan- tities sold. No brewer may have an interest in any retail establishment. The Commissioners may revoke “for good and sufficient cause” any license granted. They are also given power to revoke licenses for one year for “will- | make it conform with the national beer bill. In its present form, however, the measure would not prevent the sale of wine, since it legalizes, in addi- tion to beer, “other brewed or fer- mented beverages containing one-hall of 1 per cent or more of alcohol by volume, but not more than 3.2 per cent of alcohol by weight.” Another complaint over the House bill is its construction. Instead of fol- lowing the usual form in keepifig all sections relating to licenses and license fees in orderly sequence, these provi- slons are scattered throughout the bill. Passed by House, 180 to 53. After a number of amendments had been adopted, including one prohibiting the sale of beer to minors under 18 years of age, the beer bill, sponsored by Representative Palmisano of Maryland, was passed by the House late yesterday by a vote of 180 to 53. The amendment forbidding the sale of beer to those under 18 years of age was presented by Representative Blan- ton, Democrat, of Texas, and was twice changed before it was accepted by a vote of 115 to 78. As originally pre- sented it would have prohibited selling | or giving away beer on Sunday. This amendment carries a fine of $100 or six months’ imprisonment or both for vio- lation of this provision. Representative Palmisano, sponsor of the bill, had ad- vocated that the broadest powers of | regulation be given to the District Commissioners to safeguard against and | punish such violations. | The House refused by a vote of 121 to 72 to accept an amendment offered by Representative Tarver of Georgia to | prohibit the sale or the granting of a license for sale on any Government to $800 or three months to one year. |ful violation” of their regulations, and | Property. 2 Union Offices Flooded. The penalty for violating provisions | the courts in which license violations| Just before the final vote, it also de- CINCINNATI, March 24 () —The |of the license was a fine of from $100 | are to be tried are instructed to revoke | — bustle of former days has returned to the headquarters here of the Interna-| tional Union of Brewery Workers of | America. The sign above the door is polished to striking brightness; union officals rush in and out; every one seems either to be in conference, going to ome, or coming from one: and Jacob Obergfell, to $500 and revocation of the license, and for a second conviction, $200 to $500 and revocation of the license. On first conviction, revocation was made discretionary with the Excise Board, but on second conviction it was mandatory. licenses of those convicted simultane- ously with the conviction. the bill is made liable to a fine up to $1,000 or imprisonment up to one year, or both. LOCAL ELKS SEEK fees were reduced last February, to take effect the 1st of April. Any person violating the terms olf Real Estate Loans during his regime. This message was given to the country through news- paper men who pressed him for his attitude toward enforcement as head of the Justice Department. The question came up after the At- torney General had used the word “reasonable” several times in discuss- Xl;\x his interpretation of the new beer W. MRS. GILL QUITS HOSPITAL Zangara's Victim Declared Out of Danger From Wound. MIAMI, Fla., March 24 (#).—Mrs. Joe H. Gill, wounded by Giuseppe Zan- gara in his attempted assassination of President Roosevelt, left Jackson Memo- rial Hospital late yesterday after being declared “out of danger” from a bullet wound received when Zangara fired anda purposes to put Congress in a ridiculous situation. An amendment proposed by Repre- | sentative Blanton to require appropria- | tions for operation of the beer license office, to be carried in the regular Dis- trict appropriation bill, was defeated, 107 to 42. Representative Black told the House before the vote that if the Blanton amendment was adopted it would pre- vent the District from getting beer un- til passage of the 193¢ appropriation act. An amendment offered by Repre- sentative Smith, Democrat, of Virginia, to place a license fee of $1,000 on those brewing beer in the District was ap- proved. for those opposed to summon their | | witnesses and present testimony. The | bill is unconstitutional under eighteenth | amendment. “We therefore ask that the constitu- | tional rights of citizens be respected and that time be given for adequate presentation of both sides of question | | after reasonable notice.” Sl No Unfair Enforcement. . o “T noticed you keep using the 'm~ Soviet Opera Depicts Columbus. reasonable. Is that to be accepted as| MOSCOW (#).—The Soviet compos- | enforcement | er, Vasilenko, is starting an opera on wildly into a crowd here February 15. 3 the discovery of America with Chris-| Mrs. Gill was taken to her home in topher Columbus as the hero. The Miami Beach, where she will remain work will depict the pomp of the old | under care of physictans until she com- Spanish court, the inquisition scenes | pletely recovers from a bullet wound in on the ocean and the exotic New World. | the abdomen. applying to prohibition asked RiIcHMAN BROTHERS are now 6% No Commission Charged International secretagy-treasurer. gropes helplessly in a rising pile of telegrams, trying to do a hundred things where he had done next to nothing for 13 The lodge with headquarters at 919 | H street has an active membershipZof | more than 2,000, while at least 2,000 | other members of out-of-town lodges | BEER'SALE IN CLUB .Ing here for information as to what to vgand other things.” years, President Roosevelt's signature on the beer bill started it all. “We're rushed to the limit. day and night.” Obergfell blurted out today. “Breweries. are getting readv to open in all parts of the United States and all the union men and others are send- do, when and how to start, and a thou- 34 Permits Granted. CHICAGO. March 24 (A —E. C. Yellowley. supervisor of permits for the Chicago district of the United States Department of Industrial Alcohol. yes- terday announced issuance of 34 per- mits to breweries. The district is com- posed of Illinois, Indiana and Wis- consin. The permits will be replaced with Permanent ones April 7. . Yellowley said many applications for permits had been filed, but that his examiners had not had time to investi- gate them. Louisiana O. K.’s Beer. BATON ROUGE, La., March 24 (®) -—‘ The House of Representatives of the Louisiana Legislature early today passed | the Dugas Senate bill repealine the| Hood State prohibition law aiia sent it to Gov. O. K. Allen for his signature. | ‘The vote was 78 to 13. The action per- mits the sale of beer in Louisiana April 13, | The bill previously had passed the Benate. Maine Moves for Beer. AUGUSTA, Me., March 24 (#).—The Senate, without debate, yesterday ac- cepted and passed an amendment to legalize the manufacture, sale and| transportation of beer in Maine—often | called “the birthplace of prohibition.” | Considerable opposition was expected | in the House, but anti-prohibitionists | believed they could muster enough strength to pass it. Grow Paprika in U. S. The first commercial paprika crop in the United States has been grown by W. J. McInnes of Oxnard, Calif., from seed imported from Spain and Htn- gery. Loreeh RABaT “Everything but Living.” A carpenter at Newport, Tenn., ad-| vertises himself to the world: “We| make everything here but a living.” The Morris Plan Bank offers the INDIVIDUAL the facilities of & SAVINGS BANK with the added feature of offering a plan to make loans on a practical basis, which enables the borrower to liquidate his ob- ligation by means of weekly, semi- The Amt.of Note $120 $180 $240 $300 $360 $540 $1,200 $6,000 monthly or monthlydeposits. borrow. MORRIS PLAN Under Supervision U. S. Treasury Officials Will Ask Senators to Drop Restriction Affecting So- cial Organizations. Since their dues will be reduced from $15 to $12 on April 1, officials of the local Elks' Club will go before the Sen- ate hearing on the District beer. bill later today to protesst an amendment banning sale in clubs which charge less than $15 for annual membership. This amendment, attached in the House yesterday, was aimed at speak- easies, many of which are ingorporated as clubs, with nominal fees. If enacted into law, however, it may work serious hardship on the Elks, as well as other large social organizations. Officers of the local lodge said the trustees met last night to map a cam- paign against the restriction. The Elks’ Glasses Complete atisfaction Special $6 " ssured p 3 s examined by Resistered tometrist. oy Fine quality white lenses. High grade, gold filed frames. 45 Oculist Prescription filled at the same price THOMPSON OPTICAL CO. 507 11th St. N. W. Between E and F 14 YEARS IN WASHINGTON BANK for the INDIVIDUAL Loans are pass- ed within a day or two after filing application— with few excep- tions, 2 oathly Deposit For 12 Moaths $10. 15 $20 25 $30 845 $100 $500 MORRIS PLAN notes are ysually made for 1 year, though they may be given for any - period of from 3 to 12 months. BANK 1408 H Street N. W.; Washington; D. C. «Character and Earning Power Are the Basis of Credit” ** | residing in Washington enjoy the pri sald, thousands of visiting Elks are entertained here each year. “We want to play ball with the ad- ministration,” an official of the club, who asked that his name be withheld, sald today. “If the beer bill is to be a revenue measure, large clubs such as ours should be legitimate sources of income for the Federal Treasury. “The amendment as it stands would seriously affect our organization, as well as others in Washington. We hope to have the amendment modified in so far as it discriminates against legitimate fraternal clubs.” s ool R, Land for Unemployed. 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