Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-30
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T Ofn1 Jays carpenters nave Dceni
banging away. charging arenas of
drinKing emppriums forFthe mid-surn-
I mer. New Years eve: liquor enough.
TO make all China giggle is on tap In
the Loop, and everything else is, In
readiness, even to the famous cafe
fountains where bold women are
wont TIC, go wading after the goldfish.
Popular hotels. cafes and wine
drinking, dancing public for table
reservations for Monday night. and
strangely enough, every room has
been reserved for Tuesday. morning,
at a la-ge Chicago "drinksSeure" hos
pital.
When alcohol steps out, remorse
will enter" said a representative of
n drink cure sanitarium. Many
persons have arranged for treatment
! beginning July l and we have made
our plans for the overflow accord
ingly. Most of these patients have
delayed treatment until after the first
shock OF q bone-dry Chicago"
The problems Of the liquor cure in
stitutton fade into the BACKGROUND
when compared with those of the big
every possible inch of space with
tables, is forced to turn away some of
his oldest patrons because of the flood
of earfier reservations that almost
&clogged the mails.
But there. will be. liquor for all,
phethec seated or Standing" is the
composite edict of the hotel and cafe
men. Despite the 9o,o00,0 900 gallons
or whiskey in bonded warehouses of
country, there will be enough
liquor in decanters and on shelves OF
Chicago to supply all demands. it is
declared.
In most cases, however. retail
stocks have been kept down with a
view to closing out with all goods dis
posed of. This plan has worked sue
#cessfully in many cases in the last few
days.
While clinging to the hope that the
ban will be lifted at least for a few
months after demobilization is COM
pleted, the big s%aloonists have also
made special plans for the final cele-
bration. Some bars that have oper-
ated for a score or moro years will
serve free drinks to old patrons and
even permit some of them to make
speeches. ALSO, every whiskey tenor
will find his golden opportunity after
years of disfavor, y said one dealer.
& On Tuesday morning soda fountains
will shoot up like spring flowers, for
many of the bars are being SO con-
verified; in fact, supply houses have
found it impossible to fill demands.
And one hotel man said if all the
saloons that plan to- become eating
houses really carry out their plans,
the Loop alone could feed poor
starving Russia"
Nevertheless. many bars with ex-
travagant fixtures and valuable paint
ings will become restaurants. Even
Righeimer's, with its costly ma
hogany. rare paintings and Thousand
dollar c~uspidors." will be transformed
into a chop suey. according to reports.
The Marine bal will be a soft drink
parlor. n the manager announced
he had sent letters ''to Billy Sunday
and William Jennings Bryan, asking !
them to come tend bar at $4,000 a
week"
A small army of bartenders will be
idle here Tuesday morning. What
will become of them" said a liquor
dealer.&"Why, that is easily answered.
You know it is a curious thing about
them are musicians. There are any
n1rhber of flute and trombone players
among them who will connect with
tS-tsss. Others are miners,&who will
return to their former occupstiou;i
1 still otiaerssare harhers and walters.
Ard any numbet."of them have a
~hankaring to. write songs and fiction.
One ~hartende". Billy Reinhardt. who /,
has served drinks and conversation in
Chicago forGtwenty years. a he has
a%Scontract to go into the movies"
ait is estimated that nearly 500 of
Chicago's 5000 saloons have closed
in the last few weeks.
Still Have Hopes.
milwaukee,, Wis, June 3O.-The big
WISCONSIN brewers. Saloonkeepers and
hoteE men still turn their faces to-
ward Washingtoniin the hope that
some eleventh-hour action may halt
the wartime prohibition law.
Meantime, preparations are going
forward for a celebration Monday to
marx the closing of licensed drinking
places. ~ $50
The supply in Wisconsin is dwind-
ling through boarding by consumers,
! dealers say. This, combined with
lack of importation, has kept prices
up and no bargain sales on the last
day are anticipated here.
No extensive changes are planned
by hotel owners, pending possible ac-
Ttion on the swar-time prohibition law.
Many of the hotelabars will open up
ass usual Tuesday morning. but will
sell soft drinks only. ~
81 Soda fountains are, being placed in
candy stores cigar stores. florist shops
ss.aMfyeSnGe buildings. so rapidly supply,
NSES~FusGSsscan't meet demands.
SIGaN:ssl4 Austin, counsel for the Wis
rNHHdWW Bgewers' association. said no
thssFrss HID been brewed by Milwaukee
bFsrwsries since December. and that
tfyM'e would be no violation of the
"Hrhsn.sthe president declares de-
smshthasinn complete. the Abreweries
return to business. as the July 1
law then will be Ineffective" he said.
He adbed. however. that this would
only be sIntf1 January when the con-
stitutiio,Fa1 amendment becomes eff
ss4Activrs
& IN Maintain Order. + a
Kansas City, 40. June #3o.-The
passing 81 John Barleycorn and the
other neNbfrs Of the .tspirituous and
ssvinous' ifdSer family on Monday will
bring in Kansas City a well ordered
and cCnyentHpnal memorial service If
sspresert plAnS carried out. |. Tie
AEsslast night" VAL mot battle beginning
,snf Wake. buts al few tears will be
sGhed by ftiendee 81 the family. and
AuchSnnoney spAfsts on home supplies,
sSI1a1or dealers say II IA
yaNprigfnal. plans Tor big party, am
I~H6unesmsnt OF wi7tcks brought many
ssf~SSefxeAi0ns for taHISss from arid REL
aEf6n9 u the southwest have been
s396&cef1ed through action by the Hotel
association.
Il Z n u association anndpncsd that the
$500. --.....-
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