New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-02
Father Knicker Kicks Lid
Sky High, but Takes No
Unfair Advantage.
MAYORS EXPERIMENT
PROVES BIG SUCCESS
Town Keeps It's Head Through
cut Giant Revel and Police
Have Easy Time.
low York can he trusted.

200 special licenses 90 cafes and restau-
ANTS. giving proprietors the privilege
Of keeping open shop all night, were
issued BY the Mayor. Il was a uckhsh
experiment. but Mr.. Mitchels evident
faith in the city TO do the right thing
was justified.
Public qppreciation Of the Mayor
fibcraIitv was expressed by "a spirit OF
restraint Skcptics who looked 20 the
town 10 lose It's head when unlimited
opportunity 20 aSsuaCe IT'S thirst was
placed az IT'S disposal, expecting 10 be
hold the New Years rcvel develop INTO
an orgy. were forced 90 admit last night
that they had moderated the public
shirt o. the clty's res dents.
Here and there some minor Difficult
tics appeared. but an efficient police
force emoothcd most Of them out quick
w. The courts were crowded Yesterday
with persons w.o had celebrated 700
literally. and these were generally dis
missed with slight fines. But their
nrcsencc IN court could not be traced
fo any abuse by hotel proprietors or
tbeir guests Of the all-nignt license
The biggest. finest, jolliest New
Years Eve the city ever saw one
hotel man declared yesterday. "Oppor-
unity 20 enjoy 10 was afforded all, and
tbe people boosted the idea By the
thoroughly decent way they took 10 H.
look for a continuation OF the wide
opcn New Years Eve in years TO come
Broadway Confetti-Strevn.
trail Of torn. rumpled tissue paper
s,reamers and dirty, stepped-on con
fcti led along Broadway and through
tho side streets yesterday. In Sraungs
and craunies sheltered from the wind
and the broom wielders Of the Street
Cleaning Department shades OF pale
pink. green and lavender predomlnated;
Here and there we're mushroom SNAPPED
wine corks During the early hours OF
daylight the streets were not over
crowded. other than these there were
few external signs Of the wild night
that had preceded.
I'M the hotels, however, there was
some activity. Probably the most over
worked persons IN the city were the
hell hons From IS o'clock IN the morn
inc when the first Of the jewellers
aUoke. until we'll on toward sundoWn'
an hour when a larger percentage
rose. the BOYS in buttons were Kept on
fbe move. Ice water, Everybody
wanted IT, IN
If there were more than half MILL
ion quarts OF champagne alone drunk
the night before, as one conservative
estimator placed II, there we're ina,
many gallons Of ice water 'punisncd
during the day. Near noon the teIe-
phone bells iu hotel Offices tnkled con-
tinuouslv. plaintive voices at the other
IDS of the wires demanding in fuzzy
sccents the temperance beverage co-d
and quick
Hotels Scoop Up Jewels.
Clerks in charge OF articles found IN
hotels also spent strenuous day As
uorters cleared the dining rooms "heh
The last Of the guests had taxed away
a strange and weird assortment OF IoSt
objects was picked up. The lost ana
found desk al the knckerbOcher' ior
instance. looked like a Wel-stocAed
jewelry shop. A list o. plcheu up W
iects complied By the management Gov
,red four tvpewritten pages, on which
some OF the items included diamond
rings. pearl rings and pins, bracelets
sci with diamonds and other precious
s+orcs. iowellod combs. eyeglasses' Gun
links. purses. pins and q miscellaneous
sesortment Of feminine adOrnments.
Gcorre Nathan Snafer called At the
MOTEL al noon and recovered diamond
crescent his wife lost the night before
DIR. 7. r. Henahan recovered TWO dla-
mond rings and diamond Dracelet h4s
vic left on a table. A pocketoook
containing $500. dropped by L. r. John
con. was fourd and returned 10 MN.
Other claimants appeared Tor vanity
hays. purses. earrings and almost every
known form OF Jewelry.
The experience at other hotels was
the same. In many instances the
walters who found the objects AFTER
tbeir owners departed received rewards
that exceeded the tips o. the previous
evening. .la,.
As a day for regeneration yesterday
was well selected New leai s. ma
The entire population OF the city hau
not been out all the previous night was
cvident bv the many and varied &C
tiyities about town.
Y. VI. {. 4. Entertains.
The West Side Branch OF the Young
Ien's Christian Association, ~ West
5-th 81. held "open house 20 members
and their friends. During the day ten
thousand men and women were enter
tanned. There was something gong on
every minute from 10 IN the morning
NH 10 o'clock az night. Chief among
the attractions was an eNmp-ton OF
uets which threatened 70 become TOO
euccessful because o. the presence OF
a parrot that shouted uu-l. NJ. {. A
IKE words. Nufiling the cage IN q blan-
kct did not discourage his profanity
so the bird was relegated 20 closet
"a, Tho zecretarv's office. Other branches
~ the association held similar recep-
lions the one in West 23d 81. beng
largely attended by sailors,
In Flushing the Girl Pioneers OF
America held their annual tea dance al
The League Building. At Cooper Union
last night the Peoples Music League
Of the Pcople's Institute gave recital
Of Bohemian folk songs ana dan !
the participants appearing IN native
benefit dance vas held during the
o,.eninq al the Hotel Gotham, the
notronesscs being Mrs. Herbert ship
man Mrs. J Townsend Williams, Mrs.
lanes Gregory, Mrs. William c. Ash
voU Mrs. George {. Kobbe, Mrs. ".
Wbittingham Battle. Mrs. Jules ).
Eache. Mrs. Charles {. Burrows, Mrs.
4 r Adams. Mrs. Frederick Lloyd
Richards and Mrs. Starr King Walker.
Foundlings Have Celebration.
A party for the two hundred children
Ina the New York Founding Hospital, IN
Past 6sth ST.. was held IN the after
noon, moving picture apparatus
loaned and manipulated by the kineto-
phone Corporation delighting the
Youngsters.
In court yesterday the majority o.
,rraiqpmeuts were FOR insObricJy, but
there was a sprinkling Of pickpC ckets.
Detective Orvillc Halstead, Of Inspector
Dwver's staff. while on the lookout Tor
3eft fingered crooks. had his wallet,
containing SD, stolen. lie arrested
Iohn Hennessy. a hotel cmploye. Of 32I
West 4Ath ST., charging him with the