The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-01
Prohibition Did Not Interfere
With New Workers. Plans.
ILL BROUGHT THEIR OWN
Cafes Crowded Tables by Giving
Wine to "0Id Friends"
Philadelphia Celebrates With
Annual Mummers' Parade.

New York, Jan. This is a city
with headache.
There were more ardent prohibition
lists in New York today than ever be-
fore in its history.
The population turned over en-
masse on a bed of regret, clutched its
collective aching head, rolled its
tongue gingerly around that familiar
Colorado maduro flavor, and fervently
swore never agin.''
For New Years was slowly and
painfully-most painfully-recovering
from the widest and wettest spree in
its entire career, prohibition" not
withstanding.
The New Year literally floated in
on an ocean of booze, and the old year
was drowned in the same flood. The
big hotels. restaurants and cabarets
turned away thousan of persons who
had neglected to make reservations
days and weeks in advance at from
$40 to $50 a reservation.
All Brought Their Own.
Practically everyone brought his, or
/ her, own refreshments. They were
carried in pockets, travelling bags, suit
cases, old umbrellas and, in one or
| two instances. drawn on children's
sleds. Some of the cafes fulfilled ad-
vance notices by giving away bottles
! of wine and whisky to "old friends -
In many places 1t seemed that the de-
| gree of ones friendship was deter
| mined by the size of ones bill.
| At midnight, the popping of corks
| and clink of glasses was temporarily
drowned in bedlam of whistles
| guns. shouts and footing of horns.
Just at daybreak, lone reveler tot
| tering down the street turning of
Broadway, whistling the "Cam'lls are
| Coming" it was pathetic
/ The distant rumbling of heavy
trucks on the cobble stones of tn,
river front might have passed for the
wheel notes of the water wagon" {
requiem to John Barleycorn.
The Great Drouth had arrived.
Rivers of Booze in Chicago.
Chicago, Jan. 1.-Young 1872
splashed into Chicago early thi
morning thru rivers ef hip hooze
1 While this yeaf's oeieirat1on Wa
Iratfler tame compared with preyiou
years. there was no particular short
age of red liquor. The cabarets AM
cafes had to lock their doors earl
when all available accommodation
had been gobbled up.
Police had orders to take the name
of those who carried liquor on thei
hips. They turned in notebooks thi
morning filled with Smiths an
Joneses Two large families at leas
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Philadelphia Celebrates Today.
Philadelphia, Jan. 1.-The Mum
mers' parade, the big feature of Phila
delphia's New Years celebration, wa
held on Broad street today after
lapse of a year, due to the war, an
was witnessed by hundreds of thou
sands of persons. Hundreds of tn
young men who served in France o
on warships last year passed in re
view and contested for prizes amount
ing to 1000. awarded by the cit
as part of Philadelphia's Official cele
bration.
Heading the parade were the fame
dress New Years clubs with thei
members arrayed in regal raimen
There were kings and queens an
princes in costumes that took fror
/ two to fifty pages to carry the train
or the long capes. Clowns in brillian
| silk and velvet outfits, court jesteri
imps and other characterizations al
rayed in costly costumes were a pal
of the gorgeous parade.