The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-26
EVERYBODY MUST
( CLOSE ON SUNDAY
IS Blue Laws to Be Rigidly Enfored
and All Offenders
Arrested.
s. NO SOFT DRINKS AT AL
int Hotel Cigar Stands, Drug Stores
and Soda Water Men
Can't Sell.

Richmond has tasted one dry SPELL
hut II has never tasted one as dry az
that which will strike the city next
sunday by the stern decree OF law,
for on that day it will be as hard 10
| find a limeade or a cigar as 1t Is 10
find a needle in haystack. or stream
| in desert
It was rumored yesterday that on
| sunday every cigar stand. every con-
fectionery, every newspaper stano, aha
practically every other KIND OF SIAM
i ,.,r either close down. or Its pro-
nr,etor be hailed to court to answer
n charge of violating the Sabbath
4 law II will BIO a blue Sunday IN
fact and in deed. But the sun win be
allowed to shine and the breeZes TO
, blow, and maybe II will rain.
Among a certain people there mas
arisen violent complaint against the
omen confectionery and the open cigar
! stand where tho thirsty child. or the
S snokcless man may appease the ap-
\ netite for something soft or answer
the craving for a cool. quiet smoke.
Complain to Mayor.
: Mayor Richardson has received sew
: erel letters of late calling his az
!, tention to the fact that the law Is
:. stu being violated in this respect, ane
TO-DAY. or tomorrow, 1t Is understood
IS the police in every part Oh the e''S
s. will be ordered to see that the law IL
strictly obeyed and to arrest all thos'
!: who sell, The order will include drut
,, stores. so far as the selling by then
3. of soft drinks and tobacco is con
e cerned They may sell only head
u ache powder or other drug. NO hote
stand NAV sell newspapers or cigars
No news stand may sell paper or
magazine.
Heretofore the confectioneries an
in cigar stands have been selling on Sun
!. dav behind drawn curtains, so tina
" the police could not see what was e
he he ing on inside. But closed curtains WI
ed be now OF no avail. Doors VIII
Us, tried to see II they are open. II ope
lat the officer will have the right to wal
ny in and see for himself whether II
itv law is being violated.
We Only One Under Bond.
m 1t Is a curious fact that out of u
hundreds of confectioneries which ha
brazeniy kept open and sold the
wares. only two propiretors of COME
req ton shops have been placed under DO
VII in the Hastings Court not to viola
a the law again. One of them has sc
DR.. out his business and gone back 10
Ion home by the blue waters Oh the Hie'
ess. terranenn. NOW there 10 but one, a
led. he has been closing religtously eve
the sunday since he was tried and &C
victed in the Hastings Court &c
we're reported by the same man.
,,e FOR frst conviction OF violating
on sunda, law fine is imposed. For
spe- secord offense a heavy bond is
at ouiyed For the third offense the DC
ged,I Is forfeited. and three violations wo
mem hardly bring in enough receipts to
WI ,he bond.
Sentiment on strict enforcement
the law is much divided. the prepond
ance being in favor of allowing
rda, confectioners TO keep open pen
IVES closed curtains. SO that they might
VI hagrantly attract trade. For man!
eiS will be a sore trial. Children VIII
relish the idea that they may not n
soft drink, and the pater familias
many family will have cause TO
eier1- greet keenly that there will be no n
II smokes for him on Sunday unless
,ntv have the forethought to replenish
store on Saturday night.