The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-09-17
LIQUOR MEN PLAN TO
EvADE DAVIS LAW
By Conserving to the Open
ing of Next Door Drink
ing ParlOrs.

practice of chicanery, stratagem,
sharp practice, evasion, the liquor
dealer is a hard man to beat.
According to story told in the
Tampa Times, he has already laid his
plans for evading an important pro-
vision of the Davis package law, i. e.,
that part of it which prohibits drink
ing on the premises where sold. The
Times says:
Arrangements are being made, it
is said, for drinking parlors" that
will take the place of saloons and
practically nullify the Davis package
law, so far as the abolition of public
drinking that was expected of it. In
the larger cities of the state the par
lors," crest rooms," or whatever they
will be called are expected 10 spring
into existence October 4. to relieve
the drought and reap "a golGeE har-
vest the venturers into this unknown
field expect to reap.
While "invisible" connections may
exist between these "parlors" and the
saloons, any direct relation between
the proprietor of the one and that of
the other would make the salooniSC
liable to arrest and prosecution, anG
would mean the forfeiture of, his Ii
cense as well. But under the plan as
it is understood by some and is being
worked out there will be profit CROUCH
for the parlor operator without any
subsidy on the part of the saloul list.
) Can't Drink in Place Where Bought
There is nothing in the Davis pack
age law, regulating the drinking of
liquor once the purchaser is outsidr
the doors Of the place where it was
purchased. He can not drink it with
in the saloon-the denatured saloon
of the next two years, if the Davis law
is not knocked out-but he can step
: out of the front door, on to the side
: walk, about face and walk into the
next store.
And if that "next store" is conve-
niently arranged, with chairs and ia
bl IS, a nice party might be had with
the supply of liquor or peer purchas-
ed on the outside. The parlor will
doubtless-if it becomes an actual
fact, as some say it will-be equipped
with settler, glasses, ice, lemons, cher
ries-aye, even olives-and the like
for the convenience of the patrons.
A nominal" charge might be made
for the use of the table, or even fop
admission to the parlor.
1t is a bit incOnvenient to 90 into q
: saloon and buy the "booze' and tote
it into another place to drink, and
there may be some who are preiu-
e diced against so great eXertion. Fo,
their assistance it is quite likely the
management of the paror will have 4
Il porter who if handed the proper
5 change-and possibly a dime more
= will step out and make the purchase
, ', Such a porter would doubtless be
" an expert miXologist-for there are
Il quite few bartenders who will have
to look for other places, and what
I would be more natural than that they
= would seek employment next door &C
their former haunts? And having
brought the spirituous ingredients
back it is not without range of nos.
sibility that he might supply selt2er
5 There might be a charge for the Sc.
vice-but there would be no sale Of
Il liquor.
OF course, the o'clock closing re
5 stricts the business a little, as afte'
= that hour it would not be possible tt
send the porter out for a fresh sup.
Q ply. And, as most of the drinking is
+ done after o'clock, in the ordinary
course of human events, the parlor op
= orators will turn-so it's said-t;
d lockers as a way to meet the Difficult
ty. There is nothing, the schemer.
= To al
to leave their bottles with them il
r their private lockers-or for that mat
ter to leave the beer on ice.
S Can Stock Up Locker.
d Any man, then, who has the fore
" sight to stock up during the day
even though he does the aforesaid
stocking up by proXy-and has hi
supply in reserve at the parlor, ca
do the entertaining act in the old
= time style each night Incidentally
l. the parlor is under no restrictions 5
E. far as screens and the like. 1t ma,
n have blinds to prevent passers-b,
d from seeing in. Music may be par
IL Of the evenings entertainment-vau
e eville and dancing or whatever tn
patrons desire.
liz Pf'AlpL . may lNLllsllI bpGl q
= long as they like, so far as the stat
ID law is concerned. 1t may operat
n: as a cabaret, pure and simple, ope
to men and women both. 1t is with
l. cut the law-so far as chapter $500
IAN act to regulate the sale or furr
: ishing of intoxicating liquors, etc." j
y concerned. Just so long as the intoX
q icants are not sold in the parlor tn
Z Davis package law is not violated
S Next door doesn't count-thoug
! there can be no paSsageway or open
: ing from the parlor to the place mex
f door.
Seal Package Anywhere.
There is another phase of the lay
saloon men are said to have plan t
8 get around. That is in regard t
sealed package. The law says tn
liquor must be sold in securely seal
ed receptacles." That apparent
prohibits the selling of cocktails-un
til one discovers that the law does no
say where the liquors must be sealed
If the miXologist presiding behind tn
bar, or rather, counter in the reta
3 liquor store-chooses to mix up
cocktail, pour it into a half-pint bot
tie, cork and seal it before passing
II m tho tho low hos