The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-05
Proprietors Obey 1 O'Clock
Regulation, Pending
Agreement.
Mitchell TO OPEN SOME
Thinks Some SubOrdinates Mis-
understood Ordcrs-Mckay
Promises Adjustment.

district put out some or the lights at l
o'clock last night. refused to serve drinks
any later, and although they allowed their
patrons to finish their meals they did not
allow any more persons to enter.
Uniformed policemen. the regular men
on the beats. stood outside. but no one
could be found who had given any order
to any policeman to close any OF the
restaurants. Inspector Gilens men said
they had not received such an order. nor
had Inspector Gllen issued one. Capt.
Ward of the West Thirtieth street station
had not.
The uniformed policemen said they had
been dropping around to the restaurants
every night to see that everything was all
right at the closing hour. but that they
had not ordered the proprietors of the
restaurants to close.
Bustanoby's. Maxim's. the Cafe de
Beaux Arts and other restaurants in the
Third Inspection district closed but their
proprietors had not received any police
orders.
The Tenderloin finally made up it's mind
that the whole excitement over closing
was due to rumors that the police had
made up their minds to force an issue.
Nothing dennite could be found to verify
the rumor.
Action Surprises Mitchell.
No one was more surprised at the clos
ing of restaurants at 1 o'clock yesterday
morning than Mayor Mitchell. The Mayor
got back to town yesterday from the
Adirondacks. whepe the snow had kept
him a prisoner since Sunday. He arrived
10 nnd the town scratching It's head over
the behavior of the police In clamping
down the lid on all night restaurants.
I'VE have no intention OF goins back to
the rigid enforcement of the ] o'clock
closing regulation" was the way he
summed up the attitude OF the admnistra-
ton.
The Mayor would not go into details
obout his plans. He said he would have
Q definite announcement to make covering
the whole situation within a few days. In
the meantime Arthur Woods, his secre-
tary. 10 getting UP a memorandum and
Police Commissioner Mckay has beer
asked TO contribute Information.
The report has been current for severa
days at Police headquarters and at the
City Hall that the Mayor wants to follow
= common sense policy in treating restav
rant keepers. He realizes that man,
places do a perfectly legitimate business
even though they keep open well towarC
day light.
Some Are Q Menace.
This applies not only TO the restaurant
but 70 tango halls. on the other hand
the Mayor knows that many places whicl
come within one category or the other ar
a menace at any time OF the day or nigh,
He intends TO pursue them TO the limit
The Mayor was asked where the order
came from which resulted in the Tender
loin curfew.
"NO such order came from this office.
he said.
Mr.. Mitchell said he had had tai
with Commissioner Mckay since he r,
turned from Lake Placid. but that he ha
not discussed the o'clock closing que:
ton with him before he went away.
appeared. however. that he had asked IN
Commissioner for Information. and thu
II was this request which indirectly pro
duced the activity OF the police early ye,
terday
~ suppose some subordinate In the d
partment misunderstood ORDERS" was Il
way the Mayor put It.
what about Tonight" he was aske
cts the lid going on again.
mo. We have no intention OF goir
back to the rigid enforcement OF the
O'Clock closing regulation" he replied.
II developed at Police Headquarte
that Inspectors Dwyer and Gillen hf
had talk with Commissioner Mckay
Tuesday afternoon. and went back
their districts bent on closing the TOW
UP tight.
Word Passed Along.
Word passed through the Tenderlo
that II would be better for all concern,
II the places closed their doors at o'cloc
so the trotteries and the reHauran
put out their lights an hour after mi