The evening world., 1920-06-04
HEADACHES FOLLOW
BANQUET ATTENDED
BY DRY LAW CHIEF
Jersey Prohibition Director
Demo Admits He Saw
Drinks Served.
NEWARK MAYOR THERE.
Champagne and WhiSkey at
Affair for Revenue Man,
1t Is Reported.

George A. Demo. Prohibition En-
forcement Director for New Jersey
with headquarters at Newark, con-
fded to callers to-day that he was in
a sad state Of bewilderment and inde-
cision.
Mr.. Demo attended the dinner
given to Internal Revenue Collector
Charles v. Duffy at the Robert Treat
Hotel Wednesday night, celebrating
the impending departure OF Duffy for
the Democratic National Convention
at San Francisco.
Among others who were present
were Democratic Leader James r.
Nugent, Mayor C. P. Glllen and pretty
much all official Newark.
1t was noted yesterday at City Hall
that many officials were A. w. o. L.
from their desks. Some Of the alb
sentees were found in hammocks in
their front yards and in cool and
other scquestered spots during the
day plaintively remarking that all in
the world they wanted was for every
body to leave them alone. There was
much talk in families and in less do
mestic gathering places regarding re-
ports that large Quantities OF cham
pagne and whiskey circulated at the
banquet board.
Curious persons sought out Director
Demo and asked him II the rumor as
to the presence OF contraband was
true and II he had seen any unlawful
drinks.
YES" ne said, after considerable
thought, II did. puzzled about the
matter all through dinner and all
night and all day yesterday. Because
OF the calibre OF the persons present,
their high reputation and RESPONSE
bility, l am frankly at loss TO know
what can do except to report my
observations TO Supervising Director
Leo A. Crossen Of the Middle Atlantic
States District at Philadelphia. I
shall do that; yes, am sure that is
the thing to do"
Director Demo said later that ow-
ing to the importance OF the case he
had decided not 10 make a written
report OF the dinner but 10 go to Phil
adelphia either tomorrow or Monday
and personally lay the matter before
his chief, Director Crossen.
When he was asked specifically
about the drinkables alleged to have
been served at the dinner he said that
he could not swear that any intoxi-
cants were served. He saw some
amber and dark red fluids served. but
as he neither tasted nor smelled them
he cannot declare them to have been
alcoholic, There was also something
that looked like lemonade. he added,
which was poured from pitchers. but
he was likewise in ignorance Of what
this was.
He was asked whether he had seen
any intoxicated persons at the dinner,
and this he refused to answer until
he had had a conference with his
chief. About the dinner in general,
he said:
"Such dinners are possible In New
Jersey on account OF the red tape
which ties my hands. Here by de-
cision OF the courts, we cannot go
to a place and seize intoxicants or
liquors Of any kind without a search
warrant. Even then, warrants issued
under the Volsttad Act have been
found to be faulty and we have lost
several cases.
prohibition enforcement agents
must get all their evidence and have
their cases complete before they can
get warrants"
WORLD RESTAURANT.
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