Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08
paddock CLOSES
CAFE LE PARAD|S
Sealing of Thomas Circle
Property PreCIudeS Plans
to Operate Roof.

With Cafe lie Paradis, at No. ]
Thomas circle, padlocked for one year
under q prohibition charge, Meyer
Davis. the proprietor, announced today
that previous plans to operate the Le
ParadiS roof on the floor above, had
been abandoned and the whole place
will remain closed.
Club Chantecler, on the floor below
lie ParadIs. is closed for the Summer
and will not be reopened earlier than
usual, which is late in September, Mr..
Davis said
Away from the city for few days
on business with the understanding
that his dining and dance resort would
not be closed until the last OF the week.
Mr. Davis returned TO Washington TINS
morning to be greeted with the news
of the padlOcking, which TOOK place iate
yesterday under personal direction on
Edgar G. Snyder. United States marshal
At first 1t had been Thought tnat tile
roof. which is not affected by the PAD
lock directly would continue to operate.
Mr.. Davis found. however, that the
kitchen Of lie Paradis cafe on the third
floor. which was used to serve the ROOF
was closed by the paddock order as was
the elevator entrance on the third fiooJ,
which would have caused patrons 10 get
off the elevator at the second moor ana
climb two flights Of stairs.
Appeals Are Planned.
Simon. Koenigsberger, Young & Brez,
attorneys for Davis. and for Howe
Totten. owner of the building. will con-
tinue. it was announced, perfecting
their plans for appeal from the decision
of the District Supreme Court to the
e lie
the Supreme Court of the United States.
The process of padlocking. which IS
the first case of it's kind in the his
tory of the District was carried out Dr.
Marshal Snyder. Chief Deputy Marshal
S. B. Callahan and two deputies.
Under an agreement between attor-
neys for the Government and the de-
Tense all perishable foodstuffs were re-
moved from the kitchen by peraonnel
of the cafe The piano. cigars and Ciga-
rettes were removed. and the marshal
also permitted removal of some tapes
tries and plush chairs. which might
nave been damaged by moths. All other
property and furnishings remained 70 be
locked inside.
The deputy marshal then went about
the business of applying hasps and pad
locks to seven entrances to the cafe.
These included the elevator door and
fire escapes Only one temporary door
had to be installed. in the entrance
through which thousands Of merry
makers had made their way from the
cafe floor to the roof stairs At this
entrance a barricade was erected con-
sisting of a door and some added scant-
ling alongside. to fill up the opening
Long pieces of by 4 lumber were
placed, one on each side of this tenn
nh
through the door and around the by
is on either side. The chains were then
fastened by padiocks.
MarshaIs Seal Used.
AL padlocks have fastened over the
ends a thick red paper seal. embossed
with the seal of the United States
Marshal. District of Columbia"
Two kinds Of signs appear at the
doorway. One is placard bearing in
big letters: Closed for violation of the
prohibition act. by order of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia AL
persons forbidden TO enter premises
without order from the United States
marshal"
The other notices comprised the for
NAL legal notice from the court to the
public reciting the names of the de-
PENDANTS. and the reasons why the place
was closed Ito all persons for the period
of one year from August 4, the date
of the court order The order ITSELF Of
several pages, also was posted
The action taken by the court closed
the cafe as a common and public
nuisance" following what the court
said was indifference to the earlier in
junction by the court warning against
violation of the law by serving cracked
ice and ginger ale for "set-ups" fo~
liquor brought into the premises under
knowledge of the management.