The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-04
ATLANTIC CITY DRY,
LIQUOR Loss $4,000
Gov. Forts Threat of Troops Ter.
rorizes Resort Owners.
BIG CROWD, PERFECT PEACE
Placard in One Place Eeads "Rah
For Governor Fort."-Somer's
Point and Other Nearby Re.
sorts Equally DRY"


Point and Other Nearby Re.
sorts Equally DRY"
Atlantic City.-The city was aeso.
lutely dry" on Sunday. II has not
been so on any Sunday for more than
two years, and the situation pre-
scented is the sensation OF the present
season. It was the one theme OF the
Boardwalk comment. and many an
Old stager found himself unconscious
" wandering TO a favorite haunt only
to be confronted by an inhospitably
closed door. II is estimated that the
saloons lost s150.000 by the strict en-
forcement of the order to close. Gov
ernor Forts threat TO call the Legis-
lature and ask for power to put troops
here struck terror TO all the resort
keepers.
in the full compliance with the
law, all window blinds in cafes and
saloons were up, SO any one could
gaze inside. There was not z suspi-
cion anywhere of a side OF q back
door open for the hopelessly thirsty,
and high signs" OF any secret order
whatever simply did not go. II was
case Of all hope for drink aban-
Ion ye who enter here.
A bulletin posted in Police Head
quarters read. with Just the slightest
touch OF humor:
Bulletin No. :. 8 a. m.-Saloons
all closed. No troops in town"
Another bulletin officially signed
by the Chief Of Police, was printed on
card. Il read:
In 1861 it was hold the fort
To-day it's Fort holds you"
Il don't believe any town ever was
or ever will be more completely
closed so far as the enforcement Of
the Sunday selling law is concerned"
said Chief Of Police Woodruff.
Closings were as complete on At
lalic, Arctic and Baltic avenues here
as along the Boardwalk Plain
clothes policemen who tried 10 buy
half-pint TASKS along Baltic avenue
were told there vas nothing doing.
Many OF the corner saloons On Arctic
avenue were conspicuously piacardei
thus: This place Is closed 'Rah for
Governor FoTt!"
Some thought the closing Up OF the
last Sunday in August would keep
many persons away from the resort,
but they we're mistaken For. II any,
thing. the crowd which came TO the
shore Just TO spend the day was unu-
ually large, thousands evidently hav-
ing decided to take run down 10 see
how the place would take the closing
proposition. II these expected any
excitement. however, they were dis
appointed. for there was 70 trouble
on any part Of the island. The cafe
and bar proprieto-s had entered into
an agreement TO comply rigidly with
the Law, and comply they cid with
the best Of grace. beginning az mid
night precisely. The police used 10
persuasive efforts. and all vas IS
peaceably accomplished as If Sunday
closing were the most usual OF mat
ters al this place.
Hundreds Of thirsty tourists. Who.
falling 10 obtain the refreshnent they
sought in beach cafes during the
morning, fastened to Soner's Point
By trolley with the assurance that
there would be no difficulty in getting
anything and everything q dry palate
might crave in the bay resort, four
cen miles from the city. They re-
-rned in detection with the tidings
that Somer's Point was also dry