New-York tribune., 1907-12-16
SUNDAY WET In AND OUT
LIQUORS FLOW FREELY.
Police hin Tictory, Ho1UeUer, Orer
Amusement Seekers.


Of rnurky gloom which shrouded Harlem and
The Bronx yesterday. Persistent attempts were
made by some of the moving picture people to
men. but the police called every hand, and
ended the day with all the chips in the game
Thirty moving picture shows. theatre and
two roller skating rinks in The Bronx closed
tightly at midnight Saturday and stayed closed
all day, but the cash registers in the saloons In
al the six precincts got hot boxes from the
arduous duties imposed them
The police all over the city directed their at
,ention especially to dance halls and roller skat-
ing rinks. Many arrests were made and many
of these places were closed. both in Harlem and
downtown. More excise arrests were made than
on any previous Sunday since Judge Whitman
at that time magistrate. raided a number OF
saloons There were forty-nine excise arrests
In Manhattan and The Bronx. thirty-eight in
BROOKLYN ten in Queens and four in Richmond
Harlem Jared q little better for Injunction
saved three or four places to the amusement
seeker. These were the Harlem Casino. the
Olympic Athletic Club and the Manhattan Skat
ing Rink, at No. 40 West 125th street: Blaney's
Dancing Academy. at No 152 West 125th street.
and the Royal Palace Skating Rink and Cosmo
politan Hail. at No. 154 West 125th street. A
good sized crowd was about the latter place
nearly all day waiting for Captain Carsons
them the pleasure OF seeing night
Two arrests for excise violations made
downtown. James Schaefer, employed in the
saloon of Anthony kappes, at No. 4i9 Pearl
street. arrested a charge Of selling liquor.
John Scharino, the bartender for Daniel Valend.
who now runs what was formerly Callahan's. in
Chatham Square, was also locked for the same
reason.
Only four excise arrests made in Harlem.
although many of the saloons were doing a big
business. Walter Peterson had a dance hall in the
rear of the saloon at No. 132 East 12Ith street.
The police found several couples dancing and
locked Peterson up. Theodore Tisch had dance
in Madison Hall, No 1943 Madison avenue
The police found about twenty couples there, and
arrested Tisch
John Kirby OF No. 419 5th street, discovered
z new way TO beat the blue laws He got off-or
fell on-a Sixth avenue car at 26th street, and
continued on TO Broadway, where he began TO
tell his discovery TO large and interested crowd.
There's only one way to beat 'en1, Bo' he an
rounced. land that's to get soused. Whoopee!
Wow, Look at me- The crowd did, and SO
cid the police and John and his discovery were
gathered into the new Goth street station
Two OF the new Tenderloin plain clothes men
heard an orchestra playing in the oanclns
academy at No. 115 TO 119 West I'D street, ana
after some trouble managed TO arrest EDWARD
P Siee1sn
want them to enter. Just after they had started
for the night court Captain Brown heard the
orchestra He rushed upstairs and demanded
attention What does this n1ean?' he crleo-
Dancing on a Sunday? Get out, and get out
ouick.' John Barison did not ''get OUT quickly
enoueF, TO suit the captain, and SO he was
locked up.
With the drizzling mist and the iron pafFeo
gates Of the theatres double locked. broadway
was frightened only by the beer signs trying 10
blink through the gloom Seldom has there been
such a crowd In the big lane" on SUNDAY
night as wandered disconsoiateiy UP and down
the stree. through the theatre district last night
MANY of the Sixth avenue saloons did an afnaz-
ing sid. door business. The Broadway theatres
were closed by the Sunday Association or Man.
ayers and Leo Teller, secretary OF the associa-
ton and manager of the Broadway 1heare iii
Brooklyn. said yesterday that IL the Ia" Was
not amended that their theatres would stay
closed.
'"Th. members Of the Sunday Association, he
said. will abide by the resolution they passed
when they said that they would stay closed To-
day II the law is not so amended as to allow
the theatres to open next Sunday to give ciean
concerts then, without doubt. the association
will continue 70 keep closed the houses repre-
sented by its members
The storm centre was in Harlem with its vor-
tex around the Harlem Comedy Theatre, at No.
6s West l25th street, where big electric sign
announced week ago: I'VE know now 10 90
f." That knowledge did not appear TO be usefui
yesterday, for the police after three visits man.
aged to close Il up Last week the place was
protected by an injunction issued by Justice
Gsrean for Solomon Brill and William FOX, the
l-oprfe;ors The application was said TO cover
only similar place in Kings County. but coun-
eel cd
We're general enough to cover the Harlem inca
tre Captain Walsh and the police rendered an
sdverse verdict, when they discovered That the
license OF the Harlem place was Issued 10 LEWIS
3osenbIuth and the names OF neither briil nor
Fox appeared Three arrests were mace ana inc
cases still pending. On Saturday "aish
had papers served On hiE, for contempt OF court
by Justice Mafean but Inspector Thompson told
Captain Walsh go ahead and make the proper
The record OF the afternoons fight to close the
Face included three raids the theatre before
IL cose6 Edward Harris. acting cashier. was ar
fcs.td the FIRST time. John Beskind. CASHIER
Eugene I;unn.del. ticket taker. and Joseph
fatts, wro worked the 2ioying picture MACHINE
He.e taken prisoners i'm the second rad, and
Henrietta Kelly cashier. Jonn Burns. ticket
sase- and OTTO ssctti, norin- picture operator.
Sers tho y.cf.rss CO the third raid. Ihen the
thestrc closed
The police also arrested Samuel Roth. the
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