Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-05
Tomorrow Will Be First Dry
Sunday in Washington
Under New Law.
POLICE HAVE ORDERS
TO ENFORCE THE RULES
Saloon Men and the Club Managers.
Generally, Disposed to Obey
Instructions.


sunday In the National Capital under
the new excise law. That the city will
be absolutely dry SO far as the sale of
liquor Is concerned was the statement
MADE by MAJ. Sylvester this morning
NOT even In the clubs can liquor be
SOLO, given away or dispensed In any
manner. Is the opinion OF Corporation
Counsel Thomas. and II is announced
, that the clubs will obey the law.
signs posted In many saloons today
ADVISED their patrons Of what is to be
expected tomorrow and warned them
10 take home supplies OF liquid re-
Iresnments unless they want TO "go
thirsty until Monday morning. Making
trips to resorts in Maryland and Virginia,
II seems. is the only way in which Wash
lnEtonians may hope to stand at bars
or occupy seats at tables and be fur
nished cold bottle of beer. highball
or other decoction.
1t is stated that some OF the smaller
hotels probably will be forced out OF bust
| ness oy being compelled to abandon their
Sunday trade. Many OF them served
cheap meals. II is stated. in order to avail
themselves OF the privilege of selling
| drinks, and man served with such
meal was privileged to remain as long as
| he pleased, and get all the liquid refresh
ments he wanted.
Surprises in Store.
Tomorrow morning, il is expected, the
doors to all such places will be closed, or
| the patrons who call will be told there
is nothing doing" Despite all the pub
licity given the question. II is believed
hundreds OF Sunday patrons OF such
drinking places will be on hand tomor-
! row. only to be disappointed when told
| they can get nothing to drink.
1T probably will be a repetition of the
! scenes enacted the morning OF July l.
| when men after their early morning
| drinks hammered on saloon doors and
| aroused the sleeping Dealers. a police
man remarked this morning. land il will
seem as if the saloons are SO many
graveyards instead of meeting places for
| inrbibers.
1t is more than probable that saloon
keepers will do an extra amount of
bottle business this afternoon and to-
| night in order to supply patrons with
what they want for Sundays use.
so that If you see a man with his
hip pocket bulging," commented blue
coat, don't think he has pistol in
his pocket 1t probably will be moth
ing but bottle of booze
Should any dealer risk doing bust
| ness tomorrow in violation of the strict
| excise law and the police make a raid
| 1T is stated each patron probably will
| have to remain in the net with the sa
loonkeeper and bartenders until col
| lateral is left for his appearance.
May Be Worse, Policeman Says.
And it may be more than that" COM
mented a policeman this morning. He
may have to go TO court and stand
| trial. The law is very stringent
one and its trainers may have meant
that the patronizing of a place where
the law is being violated makes the
drinker liable for aiding and abetting.
| Paragraph seventeen OF the act Is spe-
| cific about aiders and abettors. and does
| not permit such persons to refuse 10
| testify on the grounds that answers will
| incriminate them, although IL protects
| from prosecutions all persons who testify
| The paragraph reads:
THAT any person assisting in or aiding
and abettng the violation of any of the
provisions of this section shall be guilty
Of a misdemeanOr and on conviction
thereof shall be fined not less than $50
nor more than $1UU, or be imprisoned In
| the District jail or workhouse for not
more than three months for each and
| every offense; provided, that no witness
shall be excused from tesufying in any
case brought under this section on the
ground that his answer may tend to in
| criminate him in connection with any
violation of this section, and such wit
ness so testifying shall not thereafter be
prosecuted for violation of any provision
OF this section concerning which such
| witness may have testified"
| Saloonkeepers. it is stated, are show
| ing a disposition to live up to the legal
| requirements. however. and the police
| feel they will not be called upon TO make
any Sunday raids In other cities where
such raids are made, it is said, patrons
| Of the places are taken into custody with
i the proprietors of the places. and IN
| many instances they experience trouble
getting released.
| Advised to Obey Law.
| Officials of liquor organizations have
advised their members to close their
places tonight at midnight. and 10 make
no attempt to resume business before
| o'clock Monday morning, and should the