The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-03-28
POLICE BAN WOMEN FROM
SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES

, women smoking in their places and
would welcome the prohibition.
r. Furer OF Delmonico's would not
commit himself upon the principle of
womens smoking and said that he
would make no changes IN the rules of
his establishment until he is told to do
so.
While opnceding that they would do
their best TO comply with the law. hotel
men were at loss to know how they
were going to enforce it. They said
fatty they could not conceive of how
they could check up on every woman
who might sneak puff. Then, sup
pose. detective saw the woman take
the puff and proved 1t in court
Well. the miidest comment that could
be made on the situation Is that tho
hotel and restaurant men OF New York
are not keen about paying out SIS or
serving a tail sentence under. such cir
cumstances.
IF woman can't smoke in our dining
| room. what is the city going to do with
her when she smokes in a taxicab, arrest
/ the driver? Or II she smokes in tho
street, are they going to lock up the
| Mayor"
The measure was generally regarded
as blue law and one of the most
stringent of such that has ever been
suggested, much less enacted
| There was much indignation because
| the hotel men had received no notice
| that any such law was about to be
| enacted and that no public hearings
wero held upon it, II indeed 1t had been
| enacted.
| At the Hotel Astor it was stated that
/ the management could not understand
| how they could be held responsible for
violation OF such law.
At Shanley's Manager Moran couldn't
understand why the newspapers hadn't
| printed something about such law
being in the course OF enactment, and
said that at least the restaurant people
should have been advised by the city
government OF such q move before II
was too late for them to give their
views.
Surprise was expressed at the Strand
Roof. the Palais Royal and the Cafe de
Paris.
1 Restaurateurs Indignant.
| Restaurant men in the theatrical dis
| trict received news OF the law with q
display Of Indignation, their attitude
being that it is not for them TO decide
what their patrons shall do or refrain
from doing.
Jack Cornell, manager of the Mari.
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| sixth street, said that he had received
no official justification concerning the
surprise legislation. But" he protested
this Is the dining room of the hote
| guests and we cannot tell the people
what they should do. If we should re.
quest our women customers not to smoke
they would walk out of the place. Such
an ordinance is ridiculous joke"
Leonard May. manager OF the Cafe
Boulevard. Broadway, and Forty-firs
street. declared that he will not place
his hand ON a woman customer who in
s!sss on smoking unless the city guaran
toes to support his defense in event 6
damage suit for eviction Is instituted by
tho customer.
an my opinion" said ne. this act |:
illegal. How can I or any one else bt
held liable for another persons actions
If woman persists in smoking after be
ing requested not to smoke. what am
&c do? Am ] supposed to put her out 0,
our cafe and then be taken to court or
q charge OF having evicted her from {
public place."
Percy Thomas, manager OF the New
| Amsterdam roof. home OF the Midnight