Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-04
IN THE OLD DOMINION
LIVELY FIGHT OVER LIQUOR IL
CENsE IN RICHMOND.
Special Correspondence of The Star

RICHMOND, Va August 3. 1907.
Sweeping reforms in the liquor traffic oil
Richmond are under consideration by the
city council. Recommendations have beer
made by the committee on ordinances that
have created deep concern among those
who make their living. There are about
three hundred saloons in the city. or one
for about every $50 Inhabitants. 1t is pro
posed to decrease the number Of licenses tC
one hundred. making twenty-seven of these
high-license saloons and the other dispen-
saries, where only bottled goods may be
sold and no drinking allowed on the prem.
Uses.
Inc liquor men are preparing to make a
stifr fight against the ordinance 1t is un.
derstood that their main plea will be
against the destruction Of large capital in.
vested in the business. The ordinance will
practically annihilate two hundred nlac.s
OF business. The amount invested in the
liquor business here is estimated at 81.
$4,000. Of which nearly two million is in re.
tail
The anti-saloon influence here IA strone
and the Anti-Saloon Society we'll intrenched
Their work has resulted in making about
ninety counties dry-pra ctically the entire
rurai district temperance was a silent Is
sue in most of the recent legislative pri.
maries, and 1t is a noteworthy fact thai
those opposing temperance lost
Inc temperance sentiment has grown
steadily. and there is little doubt that fur.
Iner restriction will be placed on the traf-
fic here If the ordinance as a whole is no,
adopted.
Virginia State Fair.
The Virginia state fair inaugurated here
last year with fine success will be held
again in October on en enlarged scale. The
falr closed last yt1.r with a large surplus
and extensive Improvements are under con.
tract. The prime object of the association
Is to develop the agricultural and live
stock interests of the state, but at the sam,
time liberal provision is being made for rae
ing. Already 119 horses have been en-
tered for the four $4,000 early CLOSING
purses. ana the events promise to be the
most important ever held in the state.
The order recently issued by Judge wad
olll OF the United States district court tr
connection with his ruling on the senarate
car law In this city went into effect TODAY
On ne th ,ui Ing. practically breaks up smoking
on the street cars. as 1t prohibits smokine
anywhere except on the rear platform.
. Inc "noie matter was the outcome OF
the refusal Of James R. Gordon. a promi.
esa cltlzen, TO move from the third sea,
IRON the rear. which was set apart for col.
ored people, because he wanted to smoke
ana the two seats behind designated as
smokers seats were already full He was
ntfeSleu ana nned IN the police court auf
the case Is now in the hastings court or
appeal. N' VI
The receivers Of the road submitted the
entlre questtonsto Judge Waddill for a rul
ing In the interest Of the public.
Smoking on the Cars.
In nearly all cases today passengers
when required to retire to the rear plat
FORM to smoke, threw away cigars O,
cigarettes rather than surrender their seats
and this Is taken to mean that there will
be little smoking on the cars from now on
The grand jury Of the hastings court
a1ter three days Investigation of the 40.
cailed Ice trust. reported today that they
could discover no Illegal combine amons
the Ice men 1t Is claimed that the com.
monwealth's attorney depended mainly or
the evidence Of former private secretary
OF Z. d. Wfngfield. alleged head Of the ics
trust me young man was summoned and
II was then learned for the first time tina
since he ceased service with Wingfield he
had suffered dementia and was still under
the care of the Western State Hospital
TOT the Insane. It is said that Common
Wealth's Attorney Folkes practically aban.
doned the prosecution Of the alleged ice
trust when this was learned