New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-05
Marchers Hold Bottles to
Mouths as Is, 900 Pass
in What Hylan Calls
Democracy Outburst'
$500 Women Take
Part i'm Parade
Floats, Placards, Camels,
Reproach Drys; Moon
shinein Home Depicted

Opponents Of prohibition marched on
Fifth Avenue yesterday to express their
opuosition to the Eighteenth Amend
ment and to demand the repeal Of the
yolstead act. The number in line was
yariously estimated from $4,000 to
10000.
If prohibitions fate had been left to
the marchers and to the approving
spectstors who thronged the line OF
march from Washington Square to Six
tie.h Street, the dry regime would have
been ended on the spot. Empty beer
bottles held to paraders' lips, tin buck
cts overaowing with cotton to recall
days when eifervescing foam was not
unknown and placards bitterly de-
nouncing prohibition legislators and
snti-saloon workers epitomized the SEN
timent of the demonstration.
Biblical Quotations Displayed
Quotations from the Bible were dis
played conspicuously. High above one
division was carried a colored picture
Of the Lords Supper. Beneath it was
Inscribed. Wine was used" A saying
attributed TO Timothy, reading, use
little wine for thy stomach's sake, y
was held before the spectators by a
man who, with an empty bottle poised
above his open mouth, gave a panto-
, mime Of one abundantly satisfying his
stomach. The. curious were enjoined To
consul. their Bibles for an answer to
The question, "Who made wine that the
wedding feast might be merry?
Reviewing the parade at Madison
Square, Mayor Hylan pronounced it
"a splendid outburst Of the city's dem
ocratic spirit" For two hours the
Mayor stood with his hat off bowling
to the passing vets. Occasionally he
was made participant in the demon
ssrasion 70 the extent Of having to
shake hands with carriers of empty
buckets or TO return the salutes Of the
occupants Of former brewery wagons.
= Ex-Saloon Man Halls Hylan
AS the Mayor was mounting the re-
viewing stand a man without an invi-
tation tried TO wedge through with the
official party. On being stopped he ex-
planned: II belong here. used to be a
sa!oonkeeper." Turned away, he
Joined the parade and gave a lusty
cheer for the Mayor from the front.
Estimates as to the number in the
parade varied. A careful count at the
reviewing stand placed the number at
2o,ooo. Frank C. Drake, the director
General of the American Liberties
League, which organized the parade
insisted that $4,000 marchers were in
i'ne Charles H. Buhler, the secretary
IN telegram to Washington declared
nat 100000 was the number.
Figures compiled by the Anti-Saloon
League said 14,922 was the exact num-
Der OF marchers. A statement given
out by the league said expert account.
ahts mad been engaged to make q
secret count. THE accountants certify
'iat this number includes every indi.
vlauai IN the line, whether on foot OF
lf autos and also includes the bands
n.amoerlng 922 musicians, and the DO.
ICE, numbering twenty-four," said the
statement
Heat Keeps Many Out, of Line
nnli the estimates showed decided
ssailing off in the number who were t<
nave nav participated. Gerard NJ. Wildes
ssasslfman sasn Of the parade committee, sale
o,aos. osoose the lines were formed tha,
ssli.,olo men and women had pledged
s,a saemseves to appear. The decrease
"as attributed by the parade organlz,
l;s.to In 70 the intense heat and the proba
shore. ''Ao eooeht Inc sea
os The h parade was only the beginnine
~. - Dig anti.prohibitio drive. accord
nsy ing to Mr.. Wildes. He said ana an an n
amusement ;ssn of the plans of the Amer
.o1 .ca9 Liberties League will be mad,
tbs tb,usy a at 1868 Broadway. Meantim,
IN a' WEI wets We're busy sending Telegram,
staas ~ washington. To Representive Vol
~. csau w. she author of the enforcement
ant; Vas sent this message: "The grea
on Indaaibit II,pdlonibition parade in New YorI
sTbs seASWep,endence Wp[ Day had as it's slogan
re no.;s ;soistead act must co. This Il
Tsi"a.o Tilee 70 you that it must 60"
r.e.egrams to Senator Calder an,
amor sn,; Wadsworth said. "Rcmarkabl.
CIV p,U;nilpition ,.;al parade in New YorI
w With over 100000 good citizens
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