New Britain herald., 1921-10-14
Names Of Any Cafemen Who Do Not Comply With Request To Close Will Be Promptly Sub mitted To Prosecutor
Chief of Police w. J. Rawl- mgs Announces That From Now On Strong Arm squad' Will Be Even More Active Than It Has Been in Past.

Most, If not all saloon owners of the city have complied with the request of the authorities to close their places
 of business, and this afternoon wit
 messed the locking of 60 or more doors
 that have been open before national
 prohibition went into effect Some of the proprietors consider
 that a great injustice is being done,
 because of the fact that they will be
 required to pay rent for their places
 until the expiration of tbeir leases, but
 all consider that it is wiser to comply
 with the request, rather than risk any
 possible court action.
 A Herald" representative visited
 many of the saloons this morning and
 talked with the proprietors. He found
 the sentiment among them quite var
 fed. John .Goginosh who owns the
 saloon at the corner of Main and Lafayette streets, at first said that he
 would keep open despite the request
 of the police. but when he learned that most of the other saloon keepers were going to close. he decided that
 1t would be wise to do<as the majority were going to do.y He threatened to try to make the mayorspay his rent while his place. .4enained closed, but this noon. the doors of his place were locked All others on Main street, though the owners were in no pIeasant frame of mind. were going to comply with the requeak, they said. Far AppG1ves.
 John Farr, whose place of business has been at the corner of North and Sexton streets, said that he thought that the closing Of the saloons was the only solution of the present day prob lem, prohibition. He is. of the opinion that thls closing iedict is but a fore runner of a. new era wherein light wines and beer. will be permissible. Then, he thinks, licenses will be is sued to the saloonmen to sell beer and wine, with a severe penalty for those who would sell anything else. He said that there was no use of a man trying to take the law into his own hands, and. if anything, a man should close his saloon. He considers that this latest development marks the crisis, and from this will come a defi- mite stand, either permission to sell or the order to close forever. and he is of the opinion that the former course will be decided upon.
 The proprietors of many of the other places visited, were of the opinion that more good than evil would come of the closing and they were busy cleaning up the bars and other fixtures in their places.
 The closing act is the result of re- quest from the local authorities and today there is the impression prevail ing that all will comply. When the request was issued Wednesday through Prosecutor A. A. Greenberg and Chief w. J. Rawlings. the places were asked to close within 4S hours.
 To Report Open Resorts
 Chief Rawlings seems determined that the places will close and keep closed. He spoke in this vein today, stating that places refusing to comply with the request would bezreported to the prosecuting attorney. The head of the department said that as the oatrolmen leave the station this eve- ling they will be instructed to make of places where saloons rave been conducted. The newly 'ormed strong arm squad as termed ,y Chief Rawlings, will commence to ,e more active than in the past
 The question of what course the authorities can pursue in cases where of so-called saloons decline o agree to the request of the authorf. ies, is frequently heard. There arc several cafes in the city which have } combined bar and restaurant It s believed that some of these men will ontinue to do business on restaurant