The sun., 1917-12-06
LID STAYS ON,
HYLAN WARNS
COnfers With Swami on Plans
to Combat Gambling
and Vice.
WHITE WAY AsToUNDED
New Mayor Also Indicates He
will Enforce I O'Clock
Closing Rule.
WAY AsTOUNDED

Mayor-elect John F. Hylan served a
direct warning on gamblers and dis
orderly persons" last evening that when
he assumes office on the FIRST Of January
there will be no lifting Of the "lid." but
on tho contrary the Mayor and the Dis
trict Attorneys ONCE will cooperate to
prosecute "ceaselessly and relentlessly"
gambling and "commercialized vice.
Judge Hylan made this statement at
the headquarters Of the Business Mems
League. so East Forty-second street.
following long conference with Dis
trict Attorney Swami on ways and
means TO attack vice conditions in the
citx and to evolve practical method Of
cooperation between the Mayor and the
District Attorney.
Not only IL gambling and other forms
Of vice to be watched closer than ever.
according to the District Attorney and
Judge Hylan. but the excise law is to be
enforced. which means that the I o'clock
closing law put into effect by Mayor
Mitchell will be continued.
White Way IL All Upset.
The news of Judge Hylan's attitude
spread CONSERVATION along the White
Way last night. II mas been no secret
that since the election Of the Tammany
candidates gamblers and other interests
in the uptown section which thrive on an
'open town" have been making great
preparations to resume business at the
''old stand after January 1. In fact.
this impression has become 20 strong
and 80 public that II was ono Of the rea-
sons that brought about the conference
yesterday between Mr.. Swami and Judge
Hylan. Their statement saidb
District Attorney Swami and Mayor
elect Hylan to-day discussed ways and
means OF attacking vice conditions In
the city ana tor the purpose Of f0SJ1uD
lating practical methods of cooperation
between the District Attorneys ONCE
and the Police Department for conduct
ing campaign to make the city as
morally clean as their best efforts will
| accomplish.
Judge Hylan assured the District
Attorney Of the full cooperation Of the
Police Department to aid him in this
work"
Judge Hylan made this statement:
gamblers and disorderly persons who
have any belated hope that they may
| be permitted to open up after January
!. Commercialized vice and gambling
will be prosecuted ceaselessly and re-
| lentlessly. There will be no wide open
| city The Police Commissioner will be
held strictly accountable by Mayor-elect
Hylan for the rigid enforcement Of the
law"
While the plan being worked out by
Mr.. Swami and Judge Hylan has no,
been completed. Judge Hylan looks with
favor on the suggestion by Mr. Swami
that from six to twelve detectives
be assigned to the District Attorneys
| office, to be at the disposal Of the Dis
trlct Attorney to run down and investi-
gate gambling and other forms of vice
May Register Known Criminals.
In addiino II IL probable that q regis.
tration will be made OF all known GRIM
inals. gamblers and resort keepers and
the like. for the purpose Of keeping them
under strict surveillance SO far as pos
| sible to prevent them from starting
anything.
I District Attorney Swami informed
Judge Hylan OF the widespread talk
about town that everything is to open
! UP after January 1. He told him OF
a certain "tip" he had received that al
ready a group Of we'll known gamblers
were forming an exclusive Club" the
| initiation fee Of which was to be $500
with only reliable" parties permitted to
| enter. Mr.. Swami stated that he had
investigated this report and found that
a we'll known gambler is behind the pro.
posed project.
II received this information some
time ago." said Mr.. Swami. '"The club
has not been opened and we can't as
| sumo a violation Of the law until II takes
place. but we are going after real gam
bling houses no matter which guise they
are In"
The District Attorney also made 1t
plain that he was going after" certain
theatrical performances, some Of which
| are given at "clubs." He said that a
few nights ago he witnessed a so-called
theatrical performance Just of Broad
way. starting at O'clock and ending
| at ~. at which a dozen or more women
danced practically nude.
In line with the future policy Of the
new administration, there was q report
current in Democratic circles last night
that Judge Hylan. at the suggestion
Of some Of the Tammany leaders. Is
seriously considering appointing as
Police Commissioner one Of the present
members of the uniformed force. The
| name Of Chief Inspector Dillon was
mentioned. as were those Of several
| other inspectors.
Judge Hylan said last night he would
not permit promiscuous wiretapping dur
, ing his administration. When asked II
thc approved of this method he said:
at will not be permitted under any
circumstances except to detect crime and
only upon the approval Of some judicial
officer and the District Attorney Of the