The New York herald., 1922-12-31
DRY SQuADRONS TO
Be DOUBLED TONIGHT
Federal Forces and Police to
Unite for New Years
Liquor Ban.
WILL QUELL ROWDYIsM
Despite Laws Threats Hotels,
Cafes and Participants Are
All Prepared.

Federal dry agents and police Of
ficials tonight and tomorrow will
merge their efforts in n concerted eff
fort to make New Years celebrations
the dryest in the history of New York.
Plans for the greatest dry siege since
enactment OF the Volstead law were
completed yesterday at a conference
between Il. C.. Yellowley, acting Fed
eraI Prohibition Director. and Com
missioner of Police Enright.
Instructions for rigid enforcement
Of the dry laws in every quarter OF
the city have been issued to
police officers and Federal agents.
Cabarets. restaurants and cafes will
be closely watched and wholesale ar
rests will follow. Mr.. Yellowley said
last night, in the event Of fasrant
liquor law violations.
The quota of uniformed policemen IN
the West Side and Times square dls-
tricts will be doubled IN each precinct
between o'clock New Years Eve and
o'clock tomorrow morning, accoroins
to Police Inspectors James ;. Boland
and Thomas Underhill. Fifty police
reserves will be held in each station in
these two districts Sunday and Mon
day to aid the regular force In handling
the crowds. All attempts at rowdyism
will be queiIed by. uniformed officer :
and detectives will be constantly on
the lookout for druni<s and drinkers.
INSPECTOR Bolsnd declared after con-
ference with his precinct captains. All
pers ,ns caught with pocket TASKS con-
tanning liquor will be arrested and put
in Jail. he said.
Patromen in the West Side district
have collected data from every restau-
rant in the district as to the nature
OF celebrations to be held. The infor-
nation has been turned over TO In
spector Boland and instructions have
been given all officers TO keep rigid
watch for violations In resorts where
celebrations are being held.
The Federal prohibition squad, augu-
mented by more than twenty special
agents from Washington. tonight viii
keep a ceaseless vigil on all suspected
places. Dry agents will make the rounds
OF every we'll known place IN New
York. from Greenwich Village to far
uptown. Prohibition headquarters in
the Albermarle Building will remain
open throughout the night. Mr.. Yell
lowley himself will act as scout. he
said. instead OF remaining in his office
to direct the operations OF his men.
within the law, will be the test ap-
piled TO all New Years Eve cclebra-
tions," said the director last night. NO
cabaret, restaurant or other place Will
be interfered with nor will the patrons
be disturbed where the management
and patrons keep within the law. In
those places where the national prohibi-
tion act IL disregarded every recourse
will be resorted TO to punish violators
There is no reason why any one should
not see the New Year begin and enjoy
the holiday In his or her own way pro-
vidcd the law Is respected.
'TheDlaw was iade for every day In
the year and does not confer any spe-
cial privileges nor make any exceptions
on the first day Of the year My or
ders TO the agents are to be just as
jealous in respecting the rights of law
abiding citizens as In enforcing tia
law against law Violating citizens.
'Thc first duty OF a citizen ~ -
obey the law himself. The next duty Is
to leave any restaurant, cabaret or eat
ing place where the management g
openly selling or permitting the sale
or distribution OF Intoxicating liquors
or where patrons are permitted TO bring
II and Srink It. My agents have been
instructed TO visit every place where
the public gathers and where violations
are found. arrests will be made and
vioiators presented for prosecution"