The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-23
WILL ARREST
BAR KEEPERS
IF NECEssla
Clash Between Police and b y
quor Men Feared Unless
Law is Observed
| WERNER DECLARES
HE WILL SHUT UP
SALOONS MONDAY
But Authority is Questioned
| by Those Who Threaten To
Remain Open Regardless
of the Warning

uei B. Witt, of the Hastings Court.
No lau prohibits the opening 81 49,
looms IN Richmond Chistmns N0H4onN
--E. A. Stumpf, president Of the nich
mond Retail Liquor Dealers Asooela
ton.
any Sdi0hn-keeper soho opens ~
loon in Richmond Christmas NoNx
9sH be arrested.--Maior Louis
ner, Chief OF Police. sS
Difference OF opinion AZ to the oQSs#
rect reading of the State liquor laS
threaten to bring the police into No
fi!ct with the retail liquor mercl1o N
of Richmond next Monday. which,
cording to the city's chief Of poaf Il
can have but one ending-the arrest m
"a number of har-keepers. HUM
Judge Samuel B. Witt has ruled tAKAz
inasrnuch as Christmas comes this y4&2s
on Sunday the following Monday W11
be the legal holiday. and that the pE0ss
hibftion laws must be observed Chr11e
mas Monday rs IL Christmas IN
fallen on that day.
Say They Will Open. Id
The saloon keepers, ON the ota1lN
hand, declare that as Christmas fa114
on Sunday they in reality gain ono d4SNx
They would haze to keep their n&@
closed Christmas day. This they 4lI%3
NIT, but as for Monday a number r.
the most prominent saloon Keepers ~
town declare that they will open tn1tM%
bars at the usual hour and keep tl3Gx
open all day.
Mr.. Il. A Stnnpf. president Of tAA
Richmond Retail Liquor Dealer3 AeNa
ISOLATION, when asked what the 11QuQ
men would do. said that they wofl1
follow their personal wishes ia
matter Those who wish TO clos4 th44E43
bars. he said. will Of course do m
Those who wish 10 keep their 611
open during Christmas Monday
do so, az there liz no law TO htMN
them. sgSa
Major Werner, chief OF poiicn,
ordered his men to notify every sa1oG
proprietor I'm town that the 1a14
liquor in Richmond Will not b Co..
tenanced Christmas Monday. ard
has sent out general warning ~
effect that any one who violates #t
law will be arrested and prosecufo1
Police VIII Enforce.
The chief OF police is acting ~
out by Judge Witt. The liquor -
or those who insist that they Win m
their bars Monday--are acting t11
the Interpretation OF the same IMM
recently given out. they declare, N
Norfolk judge, who has decides
there IL now law to prevent tho no11
whiskey In licensed bars Chrt91
Monday. S#
They claim that the Byrd ltQuo
does not prohibit it. and that tho
repeats all former laws dealing IN
way with the liquor question. Co.
quently they say they are ready M G.
their bars at the usual hour McU
Many of them have prepared Gna&
OF egg-nog and apple toddy for tl(
casion and are ready to serve u t9e
customers as usual.
What the Law Says.
Judge Wits ruling and the 0
quent order OF the chief OF polt
based upon two laws The 01~f
ioits the sale OF liquor on G
mas day. as Is not contested ~
one. The second statute - kn6N
, section 2s.44-a of the Code or VtR
Volume :. and reads In part aM
lows:
whenever the first day Or IN
uary. the nineteenth day OF Jn1
AIRY. the twenty-Eecond day
February. the thirtieth day.
May, the fourth day OF JunoS
the twenty fifth day Of D0CoN1&
shall fall on Sunday. the
day next following shall b. = r&
lie holiday, with the same IN
az II the days above Named
spectiyely. had fallen on the
Monday"
None to BE Open.
Fortified by the above. thA
OF police has announced that &
tends to see that no saloons N
open. He has no deetr6 To p&
tate trouble with the liquor ma1x
liz not looking for trouble W1<1Ra
one or with anybody Or ass1
of men, but says that the IAyQ
be enforced. and declares that
as he il at the head Of the r.
lice force the law Will be 1s
and most assurrediy Christna
day. even II his men have tS
ttp entire day arresting sxlne
ers.