Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-02
Die Of Too Much;
Poisoned hooch
for Six Others
) Men and Women in
Hospitals with
Woun ds-OMcers
Desc end on Tea
Rooms in Greenwich
Village Cele-
bratiOn Holds Own
with Pre.Dry Days

New York, Jan. Trainer knlok-
booker turned his pockets inside
: today to pay the piper for pip
4 in the New Year amidst Vol
lad -defying celebration that over
cad Mahattan from Harlem TO the
ttery.
There were many casualties:
olice records enumerated four vio-
kt deaths attributable to holiday
Ter indulgence. Is men and women
hospitals with gun shots or knife
krnds, q half dozen poisoned by bad
kuor and scores Of summonses serv-
by members Of the dry squad of
ID who attempted to make it the
hest New Years Eve Broadway
ii ever seen.
b., tween midnight and two o'clock,
raids by prohibition officers were
ported, including a descent on Refs
sweber's at 5Sth Street and Sth Ave-
be and similar interference with the
kryitios at n half dozen Greenwich
Hinge tea-rooms.
IOpInions differed on whether the
Iohibi;ionists succeeded.
1rhe Evening Telegram today de-
ibed the night as = celebration.
bhlch Iivalled the widest pre-prohi-
tion days"
William II. Anderson. head OF the
ltc anti saloon league, however,
ID that although wetter than the
hara desert, New York was far
yer last night than II has been on
her holidays" Prohibition agents.
added, followed the line Of least
distance and did not interfere with
ose who carried their own" A
bre rigid enforcement of the lave he
serted, would have caused too
ich reaction against the laws"
IConditions." he summed up. IN
J. freest place in the country on the
lest night of the year showed big
kprovement over any previous New
bars eve since enactment of the
bistead Act"
Hundreds of churches held watch
trviccs that drew immense audien-
without seeming to detract from
throngs that early took possess
kn of reserved tables in thousands
hotels. cafes and restaurants.
with the catacl.sm OF noise that
: Embossed at midnight came the
na nds. and collections, OF the pip
ce,ebrant. turned into Cross
ret from Broadway. drew pistol
fired at random. There was
tter Of broken glass. a shrek or
n. and Mrs. Kate Eosmack. :"
rs old. who had been standing
IF the window. fell to the floor or
apa r,ment. struck in the breast
neck. The prankster continued
his noisy way.
East side residents OF Broome
bet. near the Bowery. INDUCED in
ir favorite sport OF bottle smash
now a time honored tradition of
quarter. At the stroke Of IL
hdrcd windows were thrown open
an avalanche OF bottles crashed
b the street below. No injuries
be reported.
twenty three fre alarms were rting
Tween midnight and seven this
SrnIng. Fourteen proved to be the
blk of fun makers.
At Reisenweber's, prohibition
ents appeared suddenly. confiscated
Sny private stocks OF liquor and
Sved eunmonses on John German.
manager. his son and a half doz-
merry. makers. Victor House. as
liant United States district attor-
who accompanied the raiding
kty, later rclcnted In the case OF
|crai women diners. cancelling their
ers' 10 appear in court. The pro-
hilton men alleged that the cafe
arranged q signal that was to
% warned patrons the approach
Ghe oflcers. A telephone bell link
with all the dining rooms was to
e been rung q certain number OF
rs. when the raiders appeared.
n said.
Greenwich villagers had their froaic
Sch a. in former years. At four
morning. they were still at 1t.
ktnmcd maskers, dancing in Wash
hon Square 70 the music OF a score
lhurdy gurdies. In one resort Of
neighborhood, the liquor sleuths
BIT from table to table. sampling
contents Of all beverages IN
BIT.