New-York tribune., 1922-12-31
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have ss many az thirty or forty places
set aside.
I. s. District Attorney Hayward re.
fused 20 discuss the purpose Of the
subpoena action nor would he indicate
the nature Of next tuesday.s investi-
CATION.
The business OF drying up New
Years Eve is progressing By degrees.
Last year only the more open viola-
tions were recognized, and the hand Of
the law rested comparatively lightly
upon offenders, serving them only with
official documents requesting their ap-
pearance az some later date 20 answer
TO charges OF excess moisture-sum-
monses, In brief This year the process
Is TO be more severe. Harsh measures.
II necessary, are authorized by brigade
headquarters.
+. &. Yellowley. prohibition director.
issued the following statement yester-
day:
Official Dry Edlct
"There have been numerous in.
quiries as 20 the intended procedure
Of this Office in the enforcement Of the
national prohibition act in cases
where violations are discovered in cab
arets. hotel and other restaurants in
the State Of New York during the New
Years Eve festivities.
There seems 20 be considerable fear
Of apprehension on the part Of num-
ber OF people, who seem TO think that
II is the intention Of the agents work
ing under my direction 70 unneces-
sarily cmbarrass them by summonine
them as witnesses in the event viola.
tions are discovered in restaurants
cabarets, etc, where they may happen
20 be at the time Of the officers visits
For whatever satisfaction II will
be 70 the general public l wish EN-.
Dhatically 10 state that every effort
will be put forth by me and the agents
working under my supervision 70 keep
al a minimum violations Of the ma
tional prohibition act, not only during
the holidays but at all times during the
year. To the end that a proper re-
spect for the law will be manifested
my agents will visit and inspect all
places where the public gathers, and
where violations are found arrests will
be made and violators presented foi
prosecution.
"The people who comply fully with
| the law need have no fear Of embar'
RAISING circumstances attending theii
( efforts TO spend enjoyable evenings IN
| cabarets OF restaurants, but they viii
most certainly be arrested and held u
I Intoxicating beverages are found II
I their possession or being used by them
/ in public places. Where there IS or
I DERBY compliance with the law there Is
| no need for fear Of raids by my agents
/ but when visitors 70 cabarets and res
/ taurants find parties at neighborini
tables using intoxicants, they can mo
/ mentarily expect raids by agents from
this Office.
at Is my sincere hope that every
one will be able TO enjoy most pleas
ant and comfortable celebration Of th'
/ New Year without compelling my
| agents to embarrass them with arres
or prosecution, but If Il should q
/ happen that by their acts they have
/ made themselves subject 70 arrest
/ thcy will have themselves TO blam'
/ FOR the commission Of the ofense anC
/ should certainly hold no lll-wil
against officers who impersonally ant
eonseientiously perform their duties
Warning: Beware Strangers!
There are at least 100 dry agents
/ in town whose faces are not familiar
/ IA the habitues Of the region between
The Circle and the Square. Seats have
/ been reserved for a number OF these "
the liveliest temples Of Momus and
/ Roeehus. When this news gets abroad
| il is going 70 make II difficult eve
/ ming for those who love TO be KIND q
/ strangers. ,...
rooms Of the city hotels have beer
| decorated elaborRtely with flowers ant
lights. Special programs OF novel en-
tertainments have been arranged Sou
vepirs ranging from boxes OF candy Y
elaborate gifts will be distributed an'
one hotel announced last night ina
forty-two banquet and dining rooms
/ With twentv-geven Orchestras and on
nine organ, were engaged for to-nigh'
In Pershing Square the hostelries o
the Bowman group, including the BIZ,
more and Commodore, will be the scent
of considerable merrymakng. Eacl
ballroom will contain as many peoPl'
az small upstate village. AZ IN
Commodore over 800 people will at
tend a supper dance TO be held unde
the auspices Of the Composite Lodge
F. and A. NJ. On another hoor IN
Maimonides Lodge, +. and A. NJ VII
hold a supper dance.
AT the Plaza there mas DecH q Eit'
demand for tables. Every table IN th'
0rill room and terraced restauran
! bas been sold. The St. Regis, the wal
dorf- Astoria. the Ritz-Carlton, Sherry 3
I Pierre's. Delmonico's. the Marguery
| the Lorraine and all the smaller hoteli
have had a record demand for New
Years Eve reservations, and the pros
pect Of a dry evening evidently has no
/ dsmpened the ardor Of the throng wh'
have signified their intention OF seeinl
/ the old year out in the hotels.
The Astor announced yesterday tina
more than 1000 reservations have beer
made there. The Astor, the favorit'
hotel with women's club organizations
/ will have twenty-seven orchestral
playing for dancing patrons. a spe
/ ciai supper dance will be held IN IN
/ grand ballroom, and other suppers VII
/ be served in the 0rangerie,. the Norti
| Restaurant and the Indian Grill.
Dry Macy Flagship Inert
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