New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-20
Beer Sanction
Hoax, Explains
Liberal Mayor
Johnstown, Pa., Official Says
He just Wanted TO Attract
Federal Attention to City's
Conditions,and Succeeded
Dry Chief Is Onsted
Town Bars Swamped by Rush
of Real Brew Seekers;
Now Only Water ON Tap
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JoHNSTowN, Pa. Aug. ls.-'I rot
action from the Federal prohibition
men. That was what / wanted, The
brewers fell for the hoax. am per-
feetly satisfied"
Thus Mayor Garfield. Mayor Of
Johnstown, expressed his view of the
agitation that followed his permission
to the saloons yesterday to sell real
beer over their bars.
ut was the only way to get action.
the Mayor continued. "Early In the
week called for 100 volunteer soldiers
to aid me in closing the saloons In
the city. Two responded. One was
a man from Altoona. the other was q
brother-inlaw of saloon keeper. The
last named I swore in on Wednesday
and have not seen MIN since.
efforts to close the saloons through
police power were not very success
sni, so decided that something dras-
tic WAC necessary. Next week there
viii be q thousand men in Johnstown
attending the convention of the p. o.
=. OF A. and with the trash that they
Ssege selling in the saloons here one
third OF them would 80 home poisoned.
ses, got act.oa.p
Rush for the Bars
When the saloons opened this morn
ing there vas 8 rush for the bars.
Everywhere men demanded some of
Ca~Lield's beer" And the real stuff
was, II most cases, forthcoming. 1t
siaSig ao@ea ard flowed Cash regis
te 3sngiea with tone unheard for
Ia ~ msnths. The news was every
Waefe. Inen kilograms began to pour
RIO the city wanting to know If it
w*ce reasly trae. The Mayor was
awanped with requests for photographs,
~ s3,icws and what not.
~ noon State Prohibition Director
ohn =. Davis arrived from Philadel~
phia Within two hours he had re-
ieevel Enforcement oh;cer O. F.
'Cslie~, placed officer Sprague in
of's.ee ena departed. Concerning the
taycl acton he said nothing. The
y@r declared that he had net been
=. comm4nlcation with Mr. Davis
previous to his coming here.
" teh quest oacd as 10 the Mayors
cement thes the water supply was
e Tor public consumption, City
1ctc1ie.o2,st William II. Oppy stated
. altR2Ugn the water in the several
sfa1No.Ss was unusually low, the
el was in perfect condition, and
tested regularly to guard
aGainst any possible contagion. When
MS statement, the Mayor
Had 20 have some peg to hang the
Ike on" he remarked.
Net P cased With Job
shile enforcement officer Sprague
ties chat he will fulfill his oath In
o.cing the dry laws, he is apparent
a3t pleased with his new assignment
sked what immediate steps he con-
smrlated, he declared that he did not
snog enough Of the place to make any
sians.
Tonight Mayor Caufield was mott.
ae1 informally that before his Joke
Dad been interpreted officers Of the
.hnti-Saloon League in Washington had
communicated with Governor Sproul
N Harrisburg in an effort to start i'm.
parchment proceedings against the
Mayor. The Governor informed them
It is said, that the proper method
would be to take the matter up with
District Attorney D. P. Weimer, OF
Cambria County. Before the officer
reached the District Attorney, however
She bubble burst. Tonight nothing
put near beer, pop and amber water
was on tap