San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03
where reservations were made,

Simultaneously with the announce
ment from Hamilton, press dispatches
from Washington stated that Commits
siOner Roy A. Haynes of the national
| prohibition enforcement office will be
in San Antonio January "a for a con-
| ference with the state director. Mr..
! Haynes will be accompanied by Judge
! James Nj. Britt. chief counsel, and Col.
4. G. Mutt chief of the field forces If
| the prohibition enforcement office.
The conference here will be attended
also by state enforcement Ofncers, dep
uties of the state districts as well as 20
cal enforcement officers throughout the
! state. lt is believed the conference
= will mark the Inauguration of a prohi-
| bitiOn enforcement drive IN Texas,
| backed by the national organization.
Liquor Plentiful New Years.
The request on the part of Group
| head Harry Hamilton for reservation
| lists in the result of New Years Eve
celebration when open violations Of the
| liquor laws occurred not only in tie
streets o. San Antonio but IN public ard
! private PARTIES where the prohibition
| agents mingled with the celebratOrs.
| Such wis the confusion existing that
no arrests were made that night bat
the names Of prominent San Antoniar's
who We're reported to have been seen
with liqUor in their possession were
taken by the prohibition agents.
Charges may be filed against seven or
eight prominent men of San Antonio.
RumOrs were current III San An
tonic Wednesday morning tnat the he
tel Arrangements would be requested to
furnish a list Of reservations. When
GrouphcaG Harry Hamilton was QEcs-
toned concerning the authenticity of
the report. he admitted the truth of the
rumOr.
ut is to the best interest of the
public n large that the public coop
crate in stamping out violations of the
national Prohibition laws, Hamilton
said. The public is changing its atti-
tude and the purchaser of liquor u
more likely now than ever before =
give information that will lead TO the
arrest of .bootleggers.
I'VE can never accomplish any re-
suits worth mentioning il we COnfine
our activities to hip pocket cases. Ii
one who buys liquor is arrested tha5
does not stop the source of supply. But
il the one who buys liquor gives the
desired information resulting IN the ar
rest of l bOotlegger, then We have ac-
complished something worthwhile.
High.Grade Liquor Plentiful.
can unusually large quantity osI
high-graGc liquors was in evidence al
the New Years celebrations. We are
determinec to follow every clue in an
effort to find the bootlcggerS who were
responsible for the presence Of the
liquors in San Antonio.
such was the confusion shat eXiS,cG
New Years Eve that all OF the namSS
of persons at parties where liquor was
seen could not be taken. However the
names o. those against whom we hav,
evidence have been taken and liquor
charges win probably be filed against
them ...
One CelebratOr Arrested.
Only one man has been arraigned be- |
fore the United States commissioner IN 1
connection with the New Years Cele- 4
bratiOnS at downtown hotels. He waived |
preliminary examination and was
placed under $500 bond. The pronibi-l
tion agents alleged that when they &c /
tered his room at . 10 O'Clock TuCSddr |
morning that he was staining with a ]
bottle partly filled with VINE. Two