The New York herald., 1921-12-31
Day Warns Theater Region
to Obey Law-Copeland
Decries Poison DRAINS.
ATLANTIC CITY LID DOWN
HOoch Saves Life of Man Taken
From East River-FOrty
Treated at Bellevue.

and issue them final instructions for
night and tomorrow. New Years
eve, the director declared, will be Just
as dry as il is humanity possible to
make it with the staff at his disposal.
He has 155 men of the local group,
and in addition to these there are in
the city a handful of e. c. Yellowley's
general agents who will assist in the
work
Broadway and Fifth avenue, Mr..
Day said, will get the same careful
watching as Third avenue or Four
teenth street Some agents have al
ready reserved tables in restaurants
that are expected to be crowded. All
the large hotels will be under observa-
tion.
On the heels OF Director Days warn
ing to the theater district that it must
conform to the demands of the Volstead
act as closely as any other section of
the city, and on New Years eve as well
as at any other time, came the granting
VI d ilJuHCllOH against
Shanley's in West Forty-second street,
4 by Jucge Augustus N. Hand in the
Federal District Court yesterday. The
injunction was obtained at the request
of Mr.. Day by Victor House and San
ford II. Cohen. Assistant United States
Attorneys, after affidavits had been
sworn to by General Agents Estes and
Grill.
The preliminary injunction was granted
In suit by the Government to have
Shanley's declared a public and COM
mon nuisance, to be taken over by the
United States Marshal and closed 1t
will be sone months. however, before
that part of the suit calling for this
final action will be heard.
Restraints Liquor DISPOSAL,
What has been procured at present is
IN order restraining the defendants
from the sale. removal or disposal of
liquor on their premises pending the
hearing on the motion to make the in
junction permanent Should the prelim-
mary injunction be violated the defend
ants or any of their employees would
be liable to citation for contempt Of
court and would be subject to a years
fmpriso nment or 81 1000 fine.
The defendants named in the action
are Patrick and Andrew Stanley. the
proprietors of the restaurant James F.
Rowley general manager: Hugh Nc
Laughlin assistant general manager,
and Andrew McMurray. a waiter.
Estes and Grill testified that on De-
cember 4 they went to Shanley's and
sounded Mclaughlin in connection with
the reservation of a table for New Years
Eve. They wanted to know II provision
could be made for regular party. They
were assured by Mclaughlin, they said,
that they could have private dining
room. and as much liquor as they were
willing 60 pay for with their choice OF
champagne whisky. gin and real beer
from a full cellar. At the time they
bought two one pint flasks of whisky
for $14.
They went back to the restaurant the
following day with a search warrant,
and in the cellar, they said. found $4,000
worth of all the things that Mclaughlin
told them he had there. This is now in a
Government warehouse
Judge Hand set next Friday as re-
turn day for the motion to make the
injunction permanent.
William p. Lord, in charge OF the
Brooklyn enforcement Office said there
arc only four or five cabarets in Brook
lyn which may require attention to-
night. He has a staff of eighteen men.
In Atlantic City orders we're issued
that the lid must be tightly clamped
down. william S. Cuthbert, Public
Safety Director. warned proprietors of
shore cafes and cabarets not to allow
their patrons to greet the new year with
anything stronger than milk. coffee, tea.
ice water, pop or near beer. Patrons
win not be permitted to bring their
own. An executive session OF city Of
fcials was held, at which a program of
strict enforcement was decided upon.
Chief of Police Miller was present, and
was told he would be held responsible
for any violation.
Danger In Holiday Hooch.
Warnings we're issued yesterday
against the strange and poisonous mix
tures which are being sold as "hooch"
to holiday drinkers throughout the city
MY advice" Health Commissioner
Dr. Royal S. Copeland said. lis. first
don't drink at all second. don't drink
anything unless it has been analyzed
and Is free from poisonous ingredients ="
Before there are more deaths" said
Commissics0r OF Public Welfare Bird
:. Coler, u would like to warn every
body to know what they are drinking
There have been seven deaths from wood
alcohol reported already this week. and
that, probably, is only one-third or one
fourth OF the actual number"
Despite repeated warnings. however.
hospital records show that citizens con-
tlnuc to risk their lives in order to up-
hold the traditional holiday spirit of
previous years. At Bellevue Hospital
40 persons have been treated for drink
ing poisonous liquor since Christmas
eve. On Christmas Day. 16; Monday.
Z Tuesday 8; Wednesday, 2, and
Thursday, z.
Yesterday a man tried to jump into
the East River in period of Temporary
insanity induced by imbibing bootleg
liquor. He was fished out and sent TO
tho alcoholic ward. Tho hooch. however,
saved him from being frozen to death.
Nnother man was arraigned In a Brook
lyn police court for breaking into
house on Saratoga avenue and trying
to got into bed with the owner while
under the peculiar spell produced BY
what he had drunk.
Driven insane by bootleg liquor. Louis
Eovack. ~. prosperous meat and pro-
vision dealer. t7s Second street. Passaic.
WAS sent to County Jail for observation
ychterday, II Ia feared alcoholic poison.
- will kill him.