The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-01-17
PHILADELPHIA IS
Virtually DRY
Lid on 975 Places Out of ZOO,
General Butler Reports After
48-HOur Thrust.
CAFE THREATENS LEGAL SUIT
mEase and Openness With Whion 1t
Was Possible to Obtain lntoxicat-
ing Liquor a Week Ago Is
Matter of History.

lphia.-When the smoke
and din of Brigadier General Smedley
D. Buffers vigorous forty-eight-hour
thrust against bootlegging and crime
in this city had died down, the soldier
director of police held himself in
leash for a moment of stocktaFing
and consolidation of the advances he
had made against the enemies CT law
and order.
With a smile of pride and breath
of relief he announced that Philadel-
phia rapidly was approaching the 100
per cent purity he had started out to
achieve. The score, he said, was 975
resorts Cleaned up" against pos
sible 1900 that had been suspected
of operating illegally. By this, i: was
explained, he did not mean these
places had been closed physically, but
that their flow of high voltage liquor
had been halted
1t may be safely said that PhiiadeI-
phia virtually is dry, so far as all out
ward manifestations are concerned.
The ease and openness with which it
was possible to obtain intoxicating
liquors only d few weeks ago is a
matter of history. The gamblers. if
they are still in the city, are lying
low and idle. Few crimes were noted
in the days developments. But as to
how long the Quaker City will retain
its seven-Suldays-in-a- atmos-
phere no one here was willing to fore
cast.
While the general insists his push
is far from over, he has dropped the
ak for the moment and is Offering
vigorous hand of congratulation to
those of his subordihates who have
shown unusual activity in the mop
ping-up process. He summoned six
police lieutenants to his Office today
and commended them for their work.
"Take his name, Elliott" is the sure
harbinger of a few words of praise
from the soldier. 1t is becoming the
watchword all along the line. It's the
directors way when he comes upon
an official in the course of his rounds
with whom he is particularly pleased
to say to George Elliott his assistant,
Take his name, Elliott" 1t means
the next day the one named is call
ed to the directors Office and COM
mended.
The general also accepted novel
offer made him by Adam Schmidt,
head of the Schmidt Brewing Com
pany. Comforting with the general
and superintendent of Police Mills the
brewer said he would post a 100000
bond as guaranty he is making only
beer of the legal alcoholic content Il
the police cease stopping his trucks.
He is willing that samples be taken,
but said seizures delay shipments, al
though a chemical analysis Of the
contents of the trucks showed they
were not in violation of the law"
He proposed that the 100000 bond
be forfeited to the city whenever it
is found that the beer he is brewing
exceeds the legal alcoholic content.
III lObdA IL l4C GoACu lIlslI pOIlCS pSIDllL
his shipments to proceed without him
drance. Superintendent of Police
Mills said the offer was accepted and
hoped it would lead to similar moves
by other brewers.
ut was a sign he said, that the
brewers are DESTROYS of obeying the
law"
The director proposes to ask hotel,
club and taXicab men to form commit
tees pledging on their honor neither
to shelter nor transport intoxicating
liquors"
His more drastic and unceremonious
methods, however, are being strenu-
ously fought by a number of the cafes
and restaurants who have felt the
pinch of his heel.
Pasquale Criscuola, proprietor Of
the Venetian Cafe, said he was about
to apply for all injunction from inter-
fering with his business.