New-York tribune., 1919-08-28
White Way Not Able to
Quench Thirst, and
Highballs Cannot Be
Found, Even for Sl.5O
IA More Warrants
For Drink Sellers
Warming Issued by Fed
eral Omcia! Raids Are
Not Merely Transitory

Twenty-Five more John Doe warrants
alleging illegal sales OF liquor were
served BY Federal agents yesterday.
with the result that drouth afflicted
The White Light District for the first
time since prohibition was proclaimed
Highballs and cocktails were rarar than
rooted orchids in the Broadway sec
ION of the town
Eleven Of the new warrants were
served last night at six cafes in that
part OF the city. None Of the men upon
whom the warrants We're served was
made prisoner; they were ordered TO
appear to-day before the United States
Commissioner. Shines place. in Sew
station: Corcoran's. at Seventh Ave
nue and Forty-eighth Street; Daly's, in
East Forty second Street; Gallagher's.
1T 1880 Broadway, and the Cafe Arras.
81 East Forty-second Street, were
among the places visited.
No HighbalIs for Sl.50
Restaurants which had been selling
straight whiskey at Sis drink and
hehballs at $3.50 quit the business
entirely. Winks we're wasted on
waters. and bartenders; they were
impcrvious to hints, and plain de
mand brought d shocked expression to
their countenaNces. The lights
twinkled, the music blarcd and the
dancing and singing proceeded as
usual. but The cabareta were taking
70 chances on Spirituous beverages.
Waiter had been instructed, IT WAS
said. TO tIav off, drink selling tempo
rarily. It vas said that the order was
inspired h. the fear OF Jail sentence
for violation Of the law.
Old Customers THIRSTY
The frank and open-faced saloons,
trs trails to which began al hotels,
Thich hed taken the dry edict III
earnest il the Hrst place. were sell
ing soda Pop and lsnsonedc yesterday.
fheir business lad been conducted
in the open at plices little above nor
nal and their patronage had been
orrespondirgly heavy Buo yester-
iay old customers vent = ray thirsty.
ACTIN United States Attorney Ben
a, Matthews declared thai The policy
upon which his cflca had embarked
Tas going to be carried through to
the end. T. vas not a short-lved
raid, he said, hut settled intention
u Sl-O-~---E ms -EN LE1L NOQ-O DE
carried out as long as apparent cause
Dispatches from Washington quoted
A. Mitchell Palmer. Attorney General,
70 the effect that the serving OF war
rants in New York would be followed
promptly by "clean-Ups" II other cities,
and that anybody who thought an
eorcenent Of the prohibition edict had
been thrust aside ny the high cost OF
''vng inquiry was grieVously lnl1-a he Il.
Lie Passed by Telegram
sIr. Matthews was incensed at d
telegram he received yesterday from
William N. Rorke, assistant manager
ot the Hotel Biltmore.
Your statement in to-day's news
papers" M. Rorke telegraphed him,
that hquol vas being served in high
class hotels IS q lie, and you knew it
was lie when YOU made it.
IeleyAoning to Mr.. Rorke, the As
,nstant United States Attorney told
mn thai The exact statement attributed
10 nm Tas misquota ton. He said
iater he might have made somewhat
Simlar statement with truth
The facts are" ne said, that ar
rests were made for violation Of the
wartime prohibition law in the Hotel
France
Thir.y-one John Doe warrants have
oeen served so far by the men working
Nnder the direction Of Mr.. Matthews
ana his assistant, John (. Joyce. Most
ol tne prisoners were bartenders. They
waved examination and furnished bail
'or arralgnment to-day. when they are
20 enter pleas to the charges against