The New York herald., 1922-06-13
Attacks Follow Pot and Kettle
Quarrel Between Hotels
and Restaurants.
SUMMONS FOR MOUQUIN
Agents Registering as Trav-
elers Say They Were Able
to Buy Liquor.

Following up the demand by Ralph
A. Day, State Prohibition Director.
that the Hotel Association of New
York name specific instances in its
charges that restaurants were "f1a-
grantly and brazenly" violating the
Volstead act. Federal prohibition
agents visited the Hotel Astor. Hotel
McAlpin and the Hotel Ansonia last
night and were able to buy liquor at
both places.
At the Hotel Ansonia summonses
were left for each Of the officers Of the
corporation operating the hotel and
for Frank Calbera. waiter. At the
Hotel Astor summonses were left for
Charles Garrity, a manager. and for
A. Goldrick, bellboy.
At the Hotel McAlpin summonses were
left for J. Carney, manager. and for r.
Simpson. an assistant manager. De-
lancey N. Horan, room clerk, of 1898
Daily avenue, The Bronx. was arrested
and locked up in the West Thirtieth
street station. Federal Agents Kerrigan
and Stafford said they registered at the
hotel Friday representing themselves td
be oil men from Oklahoma They made
the acquaintance of the room clerk. talk
ing to him about oil stock, and. it is all
legged. he volunteered to obtain liquor
for them II they wanted it. Late last
night the agents informed him they were
thirsty and he is alleged to have brought
them n quart of king George" for
which they paid SIS.
Summons for Mouquin.
The treasurer and two walters of
Mouquin's restaurant. 454 Sixth avenue.
were among sixteen persons named by
prohibition officials yesterday as hav-
Ing received summonses for violating the
Volstead act. The men are. Louis Nou-
quin, treasurer: Morris Desinty, head
waiter, and Victor violo, waiter.
The summonses were served late Sun
day night by Federal Agent Guttma-l.
who went with his wife and Agent
Drescher to the restaurant and obtained
wine and whisky while dining. 1t is al
legged. A quart OF whisky and pint of
whisky were seized In the cellar, agents
said.
The raids of Days forces threw a new
note into the quarrel which sprang UP
Society OF Restaurateurs last week,
when the former sent a complaint to
President Harding. Secretary Mellon and
the National Prohibition Commissioner.
Mr.. Haynes. that its members were
losing patronage by remaining law
abiding, while the business was going
to restaurants because they sold liquor.
Owners Lead In Complaint.
The meeting which drew up the COM
plant. at the same time asserting the
hotelkeepers In this city and elsewhere
have been and will continue to be law
abiding" was attended by Edward NJ.
Tierney, president of the National
Hotel Association and representing the
Hotel Ansonia. Frederick A. Muschen-
helm. owner of the Hotel Astor ana
president Of the New York Hotel Asso-
citation, was a strong advocate OF the
movement TO send the complaint.
After the summons had been served
Mr. Muschenheim issued the following
statement:
81 do not see that there is any con-
nection between the appeal of the Hotel
association for more stringent en-
forcement OF the prohibition amendment
and the incident which took place at the
Hotel Astor.
"Of course, the hotel does not sell any
alcoholic liquors, and It is standing
rule for our employees, of whom we have
over 1000, that any one caught handling
LIQUOR in any manner will Immediately
be discharged. Therefore. we have dis
charged the bell boy who. the agents
say. served them with quart or
whisky"
The Society of Restaurateurs next day
denounced the action of the hotel men in
making broadcast complaint against
restaurants in the city. declaring that
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