Evening journal., 1919-06-27
LARRY LIQUOR
IS FAST LAPSING
Patient Sinking Fast. Doc
tors Say in Bedside
Bulletins
BAR OWNERS FEAR
THE LAST HOUR

AZ midnight last night Larry X
Liquor, one Of the oldest residents Of
Wilmington, veteran OF all our great
wars and the source Of inspiration for
most OF our famous songs, poetry and
headache remedies, was sinking fast
His physicians issued bulletins every
minute headed "Pay the cashier" and
only the most frequent transfuslons
were keeping him alive.
Our patient is going down fast,
said one OF the doctors last night strok-
ing his long white whiskers and glanc-
ing toward a door from behind which
issued a gurgling noise like somebody
choking to death. We've done all we
could These transfusons are a last
resort, but the queer thing is that the
more transfusions we make the faster
he seems 10 go down He's wearin'
down TO a shadder. Want TO see him ?
Come Income in-it's all right"
Inside the room Larry Liquor sat on
small table Plainly he was more
than half-gone. Now watch said the
doctor, and he made transfuslon-a
motion and he never batted an eye
Look at that-it doesn't do him a bit
OF good"
II hadn't, either, but II seemed 20
make new man OF the Doctor. In
few minutes he called $50 and told the
man who answered the phone 10 send
Chief Black and the whole police force
down TO see him and he'd lick them
all, one by ono.
They gave Larry Liquor only three
more days. These include today, to-
morrow and Monday. He probably will
leave a large estate. and those who
claim 10 have seen his will declare that
Il contains a strange clause, providing
that all his property shall be buried
with him. except for few gifts TO
friends who tended him carefully while
he was IN.
So much for the sad story about
Larry Liquor: now for little real
newsinformatlon on the subject OF the
revolution that hits Wilmington next
Monday night
Despite the fact that New York
saloons and hotels are going TO con
tlnue TO sell liquor on Tuesday. July
!, Wilmington saloons and hotelkeep-
ers yesterday showed a disposition TO
obey the law 10 the letter.
Back or this sentiment is an under
current OF fear that the last hours OF
the old regime are going TO make
some OF Nebuchadnezzar's house par
) ties look like church suppers. There
Is an undercurrent OF fear that n
Larry Liquor is permitted tofdle in his
own sweet way Tor rather in the way
{ his death has been planned for him.
y there viii be an awful row at The bed
/ side So there Is atstrong feeling that
. the incest way 10 do would he TO
) sneak In al about midnight on sat
<urday and quietly choke him.
But 10 Is nothing more than a strong
! feeling. No concerted action by hotel
t. keepers or saloonkoepers has been
planned
on Tuesday morning the bars 10 the
hotels and in good many Of the
saloons will open as usual The bar
tenders will be there as usual. wear |
ing white coats II IL happens TO be a |
big hotel bar or wear ug their col |
lars on the buffets and their sleeves
rolled up around their elbows II n II
happens to be the bar next door to
Mr.. Jones grocery. The swinging
doors will swing and the bar towels
will come a-swabbing around and
things 10 drink will sparkle IN glasses
on the mahogany, and the brass rails
will have feet on them
But nobody will get drunk--at the
bars. Only soft stun" will he on
sale.
Poser for the Bar Man.
suppose" a bar owner was asked
yesterday, suppose man comes into Z
-FOUR place on Tuesday. asks for bot
lie Of ginger ale and then pulls a pint
" liquor out OF his pocket and pro :
leeds TO mix himself a highball? Just
suppose that. When then9"
"Ahem-gr-r-rumpfw replied the bar :
nwner. He should be arrested"
"But will he be-" :
well. II NC see him do 10 and per
NIT him 20 do IT. and an officer OF :
the law sees US permit him 10 do il. :
NNNeu ne arrested. 50 I guess we'd :
him do IT," 3
What Of the policemen? E
. 1nief Black promises that his men 5
WI ne on the lookout for violations
W wartime prohibition as soon as Il
toes INTO effect He Is not particularly
concerned with niceties OF the LAW, II
pe OF ms force see liquor being solid
me sellers go to the police station
.or II they see anybody drinking liouor
81 a place where liquor used 10 no
sold, that man, too goes 10 Tho polics
htetion. together with the man who
owns the place.