Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-10
DRY" SUNDAY IN
NEWARK DUE TO
ORDER OF CHIEF
Longs Command Regarding
Sunday Observance Results
in Closing of Saloons.
THIRSTY PERIOD BOTH
IN CITY AND COUNTY
Several Arrests in Newark of
Proprietors Whose Places
Were Found Open.

For the first time since the early
days of the so-calIed bishops law in
l906 there was a general closing OF
saloons and dance halls in this city
yesterday The movement also af-
tected the county, and it was difficult
to obtain drink except in restaur-
ants.
The situation was caused by the is-
suance of an order by Police Chief
Long. He sent out word Saturday
night that the Sunday observance law
should not be violated in this city.
As a result few of the saloons took q
chance, and the lid went on
promptly at midnight.
1t was said that Newark was nwet,s
| in some districts yesterday AFTER
noon but that the owners of the places
made sure that only regulars" had
opportunity to quench their thirse
and then only in a safeguarded man.
ner
Chief Long today said that he had
issued the orders that resulted in the
general closing of the saloons and
dance halls He said the order was
issued solely on the initiative of him.
self and without any conference with
the prosecutors office or any one else,
The tip went out early Saturday
night that there had better be moth
ing doing in the saloons on Sun
dav Just where it came from no one
apparently knew. but 1t was accepted
as wise information and the sa-
looms closed.
The general impression seemed to
be that Prosecutor Louis Hood was
back of the closing-up plan. Ore
rumor was that he had 100 out-of-
| town detectives hired to come to
Newark and Essex county yesterday
and gain evidence against the saloons
that transgressed the law and re-
mained open.
| Prosecutor Hood laughed today
when asked if he had hand in the
closing of the saloons, and said that
he did not.
1.-THE credit for closing the saloons
yesterday should go entirely to Chief
of Police Long" he said "I had
nothing whatever to do with 1t and
did not even know that the move
fnent was on foot The credit be-
longs TO the police departments.
q II was suggested TO Mr.. Hood f]i-7 9
possibly the police department had
got busy in view of the fact that
the prosecutors men had closed up
number Of downtown saloons late
in the afternoon of election day. The
inscrutable Hood smile appeared, bur
that was all except that he repeated
that his office had nothing to do with
yesterdays incident m
THE first [ heard of it was on Sat
urday night said Mr.. Hood, and
then / only heard of 1t through a
delegation of men who represented a
club that had planned to give an ALL
night dance at hall in the 'Hill'
section.
1.-The club members had been in
formed by the hall owner that he had
received orders that he must close his
saloon at midnight. The saloon Is an
adjunct of the hall. AS this would
seriously interfere with the plans of
| the club the delegation came to see
me. They sought permission from nis
to keep open after midnight. or
course. the permission was not
| granted VT
Three of the raided Second precinct
| saloon-keepers were held in $500 bail
each for the grand jury by Judge
Herr in the Second Precinct Police
| Court today. They were Samuel Far
| ber, 220 Bloomfield avenue; Jacob
| Kirschner, 270 Orange street. and Is-
adore Kinsler 202 Bloomfield avenue.
| Farber is held in an additional 5000
| for the alleged sale of six bottles ef
| beer to Edward Carlowitz, six years
| old, of Highland avenue. The BOYS
mother was given a severe reprimand
by Judge Herr when she admitted
having sent Edward out for tho
! liquor
Two witnesses taken in the raid OF
Kinslers place, Samuel Scheff. twen-
| ty-one, of 236 Delaney street. New
York, and Thomas Webb, forry-eigh,,
| of Watsessing, were held in s100 bail
| each.
| A basketball game and dance have
been regular Sunday night features
at Electric Park The game was
over last night and the walters were
beginning to- look for orders whelt
word was passed to them to stop
work. They slipped off their aprons
and vanished. A few minutes later
the dancers were told that they would
have to leave. They were instructed
not to congregate in front of the
park entrance. but to scatter quickly,
so as not to attract attention. In
less than fifteen minutes the dance
hall was in darkness.