BAD FOR THE BAR VONS.

NZ Truth, Issue 471, 27 June 1914, Page 8

BAD FOR THE BAR VONS.

The t pathway of the penciller In America Is no longer strewn with flowers. Their days of champagne and chicken, and nights of revelry have been hit the aolar plexus toy the big fist of toe law. The glory of the pool room has been dimmed by tae police, sooled on by pernickety persona m power whoso palms are not itching. Not only have the once joyous Joints uptown been raided, and the roysterers run into the cooler, but the raoo track Tommies are now being as rudely treated as if they were common folk.' From an exchange we learn that recently a police raid was made op, tho race- track of the Jamieson (Va.) Jookey Club while racing was m full blast. Thirteen (unlucky number) Bar Vons, who were betting, and woo wqro lllte high-erada Vf^tvbeS/ jeweljed In eye.ry hole, were hooked by tfte po- -< Uc© and hiked off to gaol, Charged before the Court with unlawful gamIng, the whole bunch of the IJar Vons wore fined £20 each, and sentenced toBix months' toil m the State penitentiary. The Land of the Free where a the Eagle of Liberty shrieks la no lon- *•" ger God's Own Country for the Bar " Yons.