New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03

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Have coldfeetitis
''oh. what's the dope on Gaynors letter?
Come down to cases. amt it better
10 say this Sundays dry wet
man keep us guessing what we Il GET
Chorus from a sacred concert
Whether to fill his family trade" I'D
into its weasand. yea, even unto its
Unquenched, was the question that
bothered every saloon keeper on the
eve of the first test of the Mayors new
excise policy. This policy is such a
radical departure that Commissioner
Baker Will not have his amended rules
ready for to-day.
In the absence Of definite instructions
the police are expected to follow out the
Mayors idea and not make any arrests
And by the same token saloonkeepers
are expected to bare their barrooms 20
the gaze of pass arsby.
But fOrecasters as to the days "hu-
midity" have nothing to so by. IN
siders' said yesterday that the word
hadn't been passed round yet They
couldn't even say who could pass it
Under the new conditions. Mayor Gaynor
stood pat and said his letter spoke for
itself. Commissioner Baker said the let
ter was a masterpiece, or words to that
effect. and seemed satisfied.
Saloonkeepers have echoed the Com
missioner's sentiments. Yesterday. how
ever. their satisfaction was conspicuous
by its absence. They would give "a
Larrel Of rum and sugar three hundred
pounds" to knew where they get off,
Their approval of the Mayors remedy
for police graft, so hearty at first, has
resolved itself into the query: Is the
cure worse than the disease?
Sunday receipts are too large for most
saloonkeepers to lose, however, come
what may SO it is the general impress
sion that the side doors will be kept
swinging as usual. but with extra pre-
cautions gainst the stranger within the
gates. Chains and pcepholes viii be in
use, il is expected. and lOokOuts will
first identify all thirsting ones before
the cups are filled. The Raines law
hotels. of course, Will do their usual
Sunday business in sandwiches.
Coney Island hotel and amusement re-
sort proprietors inferred that to-day
would he about as every Sunday has
been for good many years on the ISL
and with respect to the sale of liquor.
Captain Mike" Calvin is the new COM
mander of the precinct, but his plain
clothes men are all well known to the
liauor dealers there, and can be spotted
if they get busy taking evidence. This
is more or less the case in every pre-
cinct in the ,ity. a fact from which sa-
Ioonkeepers derive some comfort.
Still. Monday or Tuesday Will tell. they
all admit with a sigh. If the District
Attorney issues Il crop of warrants
then the suspense will he over and the
lie will he up. If no warrants appear
there will be further suspense which
both saloonkeepers and police think is
punishment enough in itself.
For the police do not relish the situa-
tion. either. With the cases of Keenan,
and Cunningham fresh in mind they are
not eager to show too much zeal on
the other hand, there undoubtedly will
he, evidence to collect in bushels. What's
the answer?
"A man may smile and smile -.
SaIoonkeepers in the new TeGderloin
the West Side from the 40s to the IOs-
seemed to be willing to take chances
with the new excise regulations TINS
,,ornine There were no screens. ana
the harro0ms were in plalh view, Dul
no one seemed to have any trouble III
gaining admittance to the rear rooms.