The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-07
POLICE AND LIQUOR DEALERS JOIN
IN ENFORCING STRICT OBsERV-
ANCE OF LAW
RAINEs LAW HOTELS OPEN
Outside of These Repositories of the
Sandwich, However, Saloons Are
Closed All over the Great
Metropolis
CANDY STORES DOORS SHUT

NEW YORK, April 6.-The police and
the liquor dealers forced on Greater New
York dry" Sunday today. Though
there were degrees of dryness, so to
speak, in different sections of the metrop-
oils. the day has had no equal in the
suspension Of the liquor traffic since five
years ago, when Supt. Thomas +. Byrnes
tightly closed the saloons one memorable
Sunday.
On that occasion those seeking spirit
nous refreshments were compelled to re-
sort to places outside of Chief Byrness
sphere Of influence. His task. however.
IS said to have been easier than that
Whlch confronted the police today. for
! ne mad no "Raines law hotels" with
their sandwiches, to contend with
Ihese hotels must be taken into con-
slderat1on therefore when the word dry
! is used in connection with the events oP
! today, for the man who had cash To buv
sandwich and a drink had small diff
| Guilty in shaking his thirst Few liduor
! dealers had the temerity to keen omen
! and serve drinks alone, and Of those who
! ala the majority were invited to visit the
! nearest police station there to remain
| uhtll bondsmen appeared.
Unquestionably the dryest part NJ New
York today was that section where last
Sunday the Second platoon of police made
| so many arrests. This is known as the
Ihlrty-seventh street police precinct only
! one alleged violator of the excise law
| was found today by the officers and only
| Two or three Raines law hotels opened
thelr DOORS and the proprietors saw that
| the law was closely observed.
Speak Easy Is Established.
IN 10
White Light" district, liquor was sold.
| but only under conditions which proved
| drawbacks to many OF the thirsty
In many of the saloons the shades vera
! drawn In the barrooms, but it was sald
mat improvised bars we4.e established In
| upstairs rooms. In a few places the pro-
] pT1etors are alleged to have established
| What Is known as the Kansas sneak
| easy" or blind pig, consisting Of d cir
| GUAR opening In a wooden partition into
! winch was fitted a round board arranged
| TO swing about. On each side Of the
! round door was shelf on which the bar
! tender could serve drinks to the waiter
! without being seen, and, even il the police
/ mad succeeded in getting in, thew couId
! not lave arrested the bartender. "a no
! one could see him. The customer simply
| piaced MS change on the little shelf and
| then raped, at the same time calling,
| OUT his order. A moment later the little
| door would swing around and on the shelf
| OF the circular bar the customer would
/ md the desired drink
! Drinks were served all dav n, tho din
ing rooms of the big Broadway and Fifth
| Avenue hotels, and, although they were
! sold within the prescribed hours. no at
tempt at interference was made. No
1 ohe' however was permitted to sit down
| and order q drink, even though he or
| dered sandwich at the same time. The
hotel proprietors insisted that something
! akin to substantial meal at least be
ordered.
Even Candy Stores Closed.
For the first time in many years tho
| saloons In the residence section in Upper
%fIarlem were all Gosed. Despite the ex-
! else excitement in the city from time to
! time the liquor dealers in this section
! have always kept open
| On the BOwery 1t was exceedingly diff
! cult to get a drink. The saIoonkeepers
! were not ready to take chances Of ar
rest. and for the most part kept their
/ doors locked
| In Brooklyn and other parts Of Greater
| New York the closing law was generally
| observed.
| The police also compelled the small
! shopkeepers throughout the city to close,
| except that the grOcers and del1cateSSen
shops were permitted to keep open until
| 10 o'clock For the first time in years
| the small dry goods shops in the uper
part Of the city had their doors locked,
ana the stationery stores and news
| stands were also compelled to close in
many sections Of the city.
| In some instances the police even or
! dered the onfectonery stores closed.
/ ~ Seventy arrests for violations OF
! the excise law We're made in Manhat-
! tan and The Bronx, between the hour
Of midnight Saturday and IL o'clock to-
night. There were in these two boroughs
| fourteen arrests for violation Of other
| Sunday closing laws.
In Brooklyn the police reported twenty
| seven arrests for violation Of the excise
| laws; there was one in Richmond and
none In Queens. This is a total Of 12l, as
against 64 last Sunday.