The New York herald., 1921-12-15
new DRY Lid FALLS
IN THEATRE DISTRICT
Day Declares He Will In
woke Drastic Measures to
Enforce Law.
NET FOR BROADWAY
Yellowley Says He Will Re-
main Here to Help Di-
rectOr's Task.
FORCES READY FOR DRIVE
Prohibition Officials Predict
Dryest Christmas in History
of City and State.

Broadway and the theatre district,
State Prohibition Director Day de-
clared yesterday, will be made to un-
derstand that prohibition is in effect
If it takes enforcement of every pro-
vision in the Volstead act to make
the situation plain. Mr.. Day an
nounced that he would close every
place of entertainment, every res
taurant and hotel where liquor con-
tinues to be sold in defiance of the
law. He intends to invoke that sec
ton of the Volstead act under which
1t is possible to enjoin any place which
has been found to be "a common
nuisance" because of repeated sales
of hquor.
Section 4 Of the Volstead act pro-
vides that the United States Attorney
for the district in which the nuisance
exists, or any officer designated by
him or by the Attorney General, may
prosecute 4 suit in equity in the name
of the United States to abate and en-
join that nuisance. That is the pro-
cedure which will be followed, Mr..
Day said. if it is found that the
means OF enforcement already invoked
against such places as the Little Club,
the Cafe de Paris and the Hotel La
fayette should prove Intellectual.
1t was learned also that Washington is
authorities to make Broadway dry, and
that a succession of raids will be made
until 1t is impossible to obtain a drink
at the old GASES.
Ycllowley to Stay Here.
E. C. Yellowley, chief of the national
staff of general prohibition agents. said
that he would remain In New York In
definitely, and his continued presence
fere, together with that of the special
force of men under him, is taken as in
dication that New York is to undergo
rigorous treatment.
Mr.. Day declared he was going to put
an end to the spectacle of people paying
$50 pint for stuff that is no better
than poison" He said that few seem to
realize the danger of buying drinks in
New York and that there are many
more deaths from wood alcohol than the
public hears off,
Mr. Yellowley returned yesterday from
p tour of inspection up State, on which
he was accompanied by John S. Par
sons, chief of field forces. He found
conditions satisfactory, and the person
AL Of L.
Utica, Syracuse and Buffalo of such
high character that few changes will be
necessary. He predicted ''the dryest
Christmas and New Years in the his
tory of New York State"
William Hayward, United States At
torney, and Attorney General Daugherty
we're in conference at the Federal Build
ing. When Mr.. Hayward was asked If
they had discussed the indictments in
The Federal Grand Jury's investigation
cf prohibition enforcement he denied
that the subject had been touched upon.
Last Saturday Mr.. Hayward said the
indictments would be released from seal
within a week or ten days, as soon as
the Government concludes its secret in
vestigation.
Arrest by Negro Agent.
Judsoa Westmoreland. arrested an al
legged fake agent Tuesday night In the
Bluebird Restaurant. 1888 Seventh ave-
niue. of which Robert Brown is pro-
prietor. Westmoreland chanced to enter
the place just as the defendant, Thomas
Anthony, was telling the proprietor he
was prohibition agent and intended
making o. search. Westmoreland said he
didn't recognize Anthony as an agent,
end asked him to show his shield.
I've got one. all right" Anthony re-
piled, and flashed a bit of metal which
didn't look just right to Westmoreland,
who then demanded that Anthony hand
his shield over, with any other creden-
tials he had. Besides the shield, the
agent said, Anthony had bogus COM
mission, both of which he took from
him by force.
anthony was arraigned before United
States Commissioner Hitchcock on a
charge of impersonating Federal Of
ficer. and was held in $500 bail for a
hearing. According to the police, the
defendant has been under arrest nine
times, and has been sentenced four
times for various offences.