Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-27
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ways been dry" said a Harrisburg
man yesterday who recently made a
tour of Colorado and Utah, both of
which have barred John Barleycorn.
All of the big hotels still operate
thelr bars" he said. but there are
not shutters in front of them and
men and women alike quench their
thirst at them. The soda fountain
Is unknown in these places, all of
the carbonated water that is used
coming in bottles, to be doled out
by the glass as ordered. All of the
ordinary soda fountain drinks are to
be had but in addition there are on
the shelVes many wicked looking
brown and black bottles which upon
closer investigation reveal their con-
tents as being Blackberry Dew
Drops, Apricot Drips' and many
connections or mint and grapeiuice.
SAID TO be very good when mixed
with carbonted water and certainly
very popular at the temperance bars
even the malt drinks which the big
brewers are making in imitation of
oiu llme beers are to be had in the
Ola tlme way, served either from
pottles like those that used to con-
tam beer or from a tap on the bar
attached to keg below stairs. In
cldentally, it may be said, these
hotel bars are Just as busy as they
used TO be in the wet period"
The same authority is quoted as
saying that the dry laws have had
An 1,g
and the roof gardens, which are lust
as numerous and just as lively as
ever, the only difference being that
the Kicks all lie in the dancers toes
with none in the drinks that are
served, even though they do look
IKE the old-time strong stuff.
But the saloons have gone Some
or them have been transformed into
cafetarias, some into candy stores
and many into poolrooms and cigar
stores There is some boot-Iegging.
TO be sure, but in the larger cities the
number of arrests have fallen off
greatly, the criminal courts are less
crowded and one seldom, If ever
sees drunken man.
IF Denver and Salt Lake can
worry along without booze I guess
Philadelphia and New York can"
Sald a salt Lake man to the Harris
burger, and ] venture to forecast
that after liquor has been under the
ban in the East for year every
body Will wonder, when he thinks
about the matter at all, why there
was ever any discussion about abol-
ishing the saloon. 1t certainly has
been good for Utah and Colorado and
we wouldn't hear to a suggestion
of going back to hard LIQUOR" In
! Denver they store the booze confls-
Gated in police raids in a big vault,
on the door of which are three
locks, one key held by the Mayor,
a second by the chief Of police and
la third by the custodian.
Speaking about prohibition, there
are some funny things going on in
our midst. A number of the stores"
are having bargain sales" and the
man who knows what to buy for
strictly medicinal use, of course, can
pick up some good stock at fair
prices even with the war tax. There
is some other stuff that is being
unloaded on the credulous buyers
that should be laid away to mature
or to ripen or to forget how sinful
it is From all accounts the stock
of liquor on sale in Harrisburg has
been much diminished of late and
some of the old established places.
especially the wholesalers, have
4 been getting rid of what they had.
One dealer, who is one of the best
posted men in the trade ana VINO
has made a speciality of high class
stuff, said that he did not have any
champagne or Rhine wines left and
that his domestic wines had been
bought up. AS for hard" liquor. he
said that discriminating buyers had
been getting ready for July l. Some
of the saloons have been selling bot
ties to customers without much re-
gard to contents and as a result have
gotten rid of some of the "hghtning
STUFF as the police call it. A good
many packages that look like shoe
boxes are being "toted home" these
days.
The close of the Legislature at
tracted many people to the Capitol,
but some of them got the idea that
the turning back of the clock meant
hours. The clock was turned back
only couple of times yesterday and
the Legislature closed within an hour
OF noon. This was for the first time
IN years and those who strolled in
about l O'Clock found the halls de-
serted except for men saying good
by.
Il have attended camps for six
teen summers" said Scout Executive
Virgin to-day, but never in all nv
experience have I been so fortunate
IN the matter of cooks as at the Bow
Scouts camp Just set up at Mt Holly.
We have two of them and they are
Harrisburg women who know as
much about the art of home cook
cry as any ] have ever met They put
the real old-home flavor into every
dish they prepare and I am sure
everybody who attends will eniov
the meals greatly" Mr.. Virgin saws
that as soon as the camp for bows has
been concluded it is his purpose, If
sufficient interest can be aroused TO
use the camp for the entertainment
of men. Eighty can be accommo-
dated and he believes that number
could be enrolled. The camp is
about an hours run over good roads
from Harrisburg, and those who
could not spend the week in camp
could go there for the night, taking
supper and breakfast in the open,
: Next week Mr.. Virgin will appear be-