New Britain herald., 1923-01-01
Dry Agents Succeed in Drying Up" Metropo- lis Resorts Ar rests Made - Palais Rcyale, Moulin Rouge, Strand Roof, Etc, Visited
No Attempt Made to En- force Prohibition in Chi cago, But St. Louis Hotel Guests Attack Raiding Party.
FIERCE FIGHTS IN
 WHITE WAY RESORTS

| New York, Jan. 1.-Federal Prohi- bition agents and New York police | joined hands early today in what was declared to be the first successful att tempt to dry up New York city dur ing New Years celebration. Concen- trating their work on Broadway and nearby streets, they raided practically every cafe, restaurant and cabaret and arrested at least 100 persons for alleged violations of the prohibition laws.
 Famous Resorts Raidcd
 More than 200 federal agents, many from Washington and other outside cities. participated in the raids. Among the better known places visit ed were Shanley's, the Palais Royale, Moulin Rouge, the Plantation. Monte Carlo restaurant, Ambassador restaui- ant, Strand roof and Gypsy Land.
 The West 41th street police station, where most rof the prisoners were taken, presented tumuliuous scenes in the. carly morning hours. Police ana dry ageatss apparently batticd each other for precedence in booking pris- oners that they might go and brjng In more. Many professional bondsmen were on hand as well as the custom- ary bondsmen for restaurants and cabarets.
 The federal prisoners were all held without bail for examination tomof- row morning. Most of the police pris- oners provided bonds for appearing today.
 SIlanley's Cleaned Out
 What the prohibition agents said was one of the most profitable of their raids made made at Shanley's restaurant at Broadway and Forty Third street. Acting Prohibition Di- rector Yellowley and his assistant John A. Murphy supervised this sally.
 When all the lights in the place went out at the stroke of midnight several dry agents entered without at- .racting noticeable attention madH heir way to the kitchen and searched tn icebox where they say they found l large quantity of champagne, bear md wines. Several arrests were made. x
 100000 Celebrators
 According to the hotelmen's asso- 'iation the hotels entertained moro han 100000 persons last night.
 The bells of Grace church failed to ing in the New Year for the first ime in more than 40 years. At the 'huroh, it was said that the organist vas i'll and the bells were not in a condition.
 As New Years eve was also Sun lay night there were many more watch night services in churches the city. From Trinity where the services began at 11:15 clock carols were broadcast by radio. l watch night service was also held t the cathedral of St. John the Di- inc among other churches.
 Fatal Shootings
 Careless celebration of the New ear by persons with firearms re- ulted between 11:55 last night and 2:10 this morning Tn the fatal Of one man and a child and he shooting of at least six or seven ther persons.
 Scenes of Turbulence.
 An extremely wet New Years undertoot--followed the driest few Years eve New York ever had rom Volstead standpoint. It was lso turbulent.
 Leaden skies wept copiousy over he battered hats and smashed bot es on deserted streets which a few ours earlier were filled with deter lined and frequently grimly ugly who were mostly dry in le modern sense of the adjective Two hundred federal prohibition agents and several times rat number of policemen and plain othesmen caused the New Year to } ushered in with less of liquid leer inside than ever before.
 One Hot Fight. This was accomplished by series
 raids in the white way district at brought many minor battles be- cen enforcers and determined eakers of the dry law and at least e "knockdown and dragout" affair at enlivened the evening at the rice raided Monte Carlo" There gre many arrests and some shoot g.
 Greenwich village and outlying sec- ms profited by the Concentrated i've on Broadway and reports from Dse centers were that liquor flowed ely-in everything but price. The y set record, too in the number