Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-31
BARS CLOSE DOORS
ON STROKE OF Il
Midnight to See Last of Legal
lied Liquor Selling in
Virginia.
CELEBRATE IN MANY FORMS
Clubs Dispose of Stock to Mem
befsss Many Saloons Have
Practically Sold Out.

80 S'N<--a..S NAoAiJ SoiSSiAo law
Practically Sold Out.
i:ipe in years and his past crowded
with experiences enough 70 Inspire a
thousand rollckinS drinking songs.
John Barlcycorn. OF Virginia. will ,ay
down his life Tonight at the stroke II
-. Church bells will toll Masked
multitudcs will shout Clubs will hold
elaborate wakes. GrogSerics will serve
| their last remaining store. Halloween
jewellers Will run about Some Of them
, the city will wake and turn down an
empty glass
There be those VINO have long hated
! the merry old topper. Some of these
him gladly when the nciShbors are ne;
looking. Some who in days gone ty
We're his boon companions have in re :.
cent years become converts to II great
moral cause which knows him not and
/ in whose temple some OF his former
friends are now high priests Some
nate him for reasons OF state. and some
hate him sincerely. These will gather
This evening a. wa;ch-uiSht services ON
boih sides OF the river. The crow q =
| Will bc addressed by DISTINGUISHED
! speakers and special anthems will be
sung 10 speed Earleycorn's overwhelmed
passing.
CLUBS Auction org
STOCK TO MEMBERS
Il. sI,,.
will he many u mois, eye to-uigh,
when John B,rleycorn turns up H..
toes. but no, moist with tears. one
uptown club Will auction off to the
membership the last remnants of irs
liquor stoIc. the auction to close he
fore midnight The members will VEL
come the a!ven; OF the dry era with
! music and dance. The big hotels will
| stage gay Halloween parties. al which
The bubhiing wines or France and .ae
amber JOY fiuid Of Milwaukee, will now
f"r The last time At the Blues Armory
the Acca I'atrol will celebrate :he
smoky night With a masked ball I
These Viii he the 3ictifesuu.s tfc9-
lures ~ the passing Of the saloon and
Tie htrth Of prohibition. IN its pr..c-
zeal r"spcrt. the las; day OF tho l!a,lor
era will he marked by am intersitica-
ton OF the stocking up movement "a
rush OF lagSardS To buy bottle be-
tore closing time. a few cunvivial pri :
vnte celebrations in this or that saloon
ana a day-long rakina in OF the green
on the part of the dealers
FINAL CLOSING
At MIDNIGHT r0-NIGisT
When the clock strikes |. tonight
:; small army az saloon mon will de-
post their days receipts in iron SAT
a larger army Of whitc-contcti bar
! tenders viii! swub the suds from Tho
| mahogany. and the porter will nut ont
. III" lights. Then !10 odd saloon doors
i'm Richmond. and $50 i'm tho state. will
close their doors forever. Prohibition
will have cnvelopcd Virrinia-for bet.
ten "r for worse.
Spurrcd ON ny The ast-cbhinc wet"
hours. thousands OF towns,ncn and
t"wnswomcn descended upon the
saloons and liquor stores Yesterday
with rush orders. Most OF them bought
/ frankly for the purpose Of providin.
against ;hc drought To come MANY
laId ~ supply FOR strictly medicinal
PURPOSES suSpcctinc' Il season OF sick
ness totally unwarrantcd by the city's
health records. Women tclephoncd all
dan for liquors. wines and cordials for
/ culinary purposes. The stores uucs-
toned nobody's sincerity. They un-
loaded swiftly and with a husincssliIle
precision born of the knowledg: that
II was now or never
Supplies ~ Local. HAIRS
ARE RUNNING Low
IN noon Ncstcrdu the beer supply
h' h"tt"m. and many clamored for tho
commodity in vain. The better Known
brands Of bonded liquors ran ont carly
in Tic day. Many saloons sold almos;
completely out. and remained open to
take orders for liquors and beer.tu
shipped from their new placcs--mosl
of Them in Baltimore
To-day viii see all or the r,maiuine
stocks Grated and pack cd ior shipment
'rohihition Commissioner Peters has
served notice that ono day will 10 al
state. Cndcr this ruling. leftover
( liquor stocks will have To be delivered
10 ih" cnrric's carly cnouch TO-DAY
10 insure their being outside the State
boundaries b.! midnight Tomorrow
Most OF tn" saloons viii leave enough
oil their shelves to supply short orders
until closing time. IL anything re-
nnnins. II will be distributed to The
employees with TIL" best wishes of the
management.
BARGAIN III >'rfRS ARR:
DOOMED 70 DISAPPOI NTMEar
10 the surprise of many who had
purposciy postponed their buyinc in
tn" hope that prices would tumbl.
as tn" closing hour approached. many
of III" saloons demanded more for
their commodities yesterday than ever
bcfor" in their history. Th. few
IL tI...s
standard brands promptly raised their
prices 20 per cent in the face OF a
decidedly huilish market. and tho
higher rates were generally in force
through the whole saloon district
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