New Britain herald., 1917-04-18
NEW YORK GOING ID
 BED AT LILO, HUM
Mitchell to Close All Bars at That
 Hour Soon

New York, April 1S.-Mayor Mtt- chel has decided to cancel every all- night license for the\ sale of intoxi- eating liquor, beginning an May 1. until the war ends. After that date every hotel, restaurant, saloon, ca-% baret, roof garden, or other place holding a permit to sell liquor after l a. III. must close promptly at that hour. Sixty-five places in all are af. fected-thirty-two restaurants and amusement places that in the past have stayed open till a. m., and thirty-three saloons and eating pls ccs for the convenience of night workers which now sell liquor all night. Having no legal authority to regulate the hours at which drinks may be served in private clubs, the mayor, on behalf of the city called upon the club proprietors voluntarily to cease the sale- of alcoholic drinks after a. m.
 The mayors action was a surprise to Broadway, ThSk present admins. tration has been considered 'liberal' in the enforcement of the liquor law, even places without night license hav- ing been dealt with none too severely. After the first of the month, however. the mayor intends to clamp the 'lid'' down tight and the police will be in- structed to see that there are no vio. lations.
 The mayor did not announce his in- tention until after he had conferred with several hotel and restaurant pro- prietors and representatives of the hotel and restaurant associations. His proposal received their approval, and all promised to cooperate. On Mon- day night the mayor conferred with Thomas D. Greene of the Hotel Wood stock, president of the National Hotel Mems association; John Cavanaugh president of the association of restau- rateurs, and several hotel proprietors. To them he announced his determina- ton to cancel all-night licenses and end early morning dancing and drink ing because of the war, and all agreed.
 Ampiifying this agreement 8 num- Der of hotel and restaurant people called upon the mayor yeeterday at City hall and agreed to close promptly at. o'clock. The Mayors Announcement follows: II have decided to. cancel for the period of the war all existing all-nignt licenses for the sale of inuxicating drinks This action will become effective on May i, and applies to- every place holding such a permit. whetheH MAbe a hotel, restaurant. saloon, cabaret, or roof garden, andt means that these places must all close promptly at the hour fixed by law. which is 1 o'clock.
 This action have taken because our country is: now engaged in war; and at such a time it would seem not only lacking in good taste but in . proper sense of the present crisis for these places to remain open for danc- ing and drinking as heretofore. Such a thing would be most uniting at ~ time when we are asking our youngs men to enlist in the army and navy and risk their lives in the defense of their country, and, when all the earnest men and women of the coun- try are devoting all their thoughts and energies to the service of the nation.
 ..Frugality may shortly become q general necessity. It is we'll to begin it's practice voluntarily and before necessity, compels it. The conserva's tion of our resources, national and personal, human and material, should begin now.
 eve have come to time of na- +ional sacrifice. It is but proper that the people of this great city, which has led in the advocacy of national nreparedness and the. assertion of our national rights and ideals. should evt. dence their readiness to face the na- tional crisis soberly and~with some measure of personal self sacrifice.
 "I am happy to be able to an- nounce that my decision has met with the full approval of the represents tiyes of the hotel and restaurant mems associations. They have promised me their complete cooperation in carry-s ing it out. Like all good citizens. they recognize the seemliness and necessity of the step.
 while I have no legal authority tDs regulate the hours during which drinks may be served in private clubs, I am sure that the public spirit of club members throughout the city will dic- tate a voluntary compliance with the policy herein outlined. I. therefore. on behalf of the city government, call upon clubs to discontinue the sale or serving of alcoholic drinks after o'clock a. m., beginning on May next.
 Mayor"
 Roof gardens which do not begin their performances until midnight and continue until a. m., will be affected Their plan, after May l will be tn start the performances at 11:3O and end at a. m. ,s
 TO CHAPLAIN T. R.S TROOPS.