Evening star., 1929-01-01
Prohibition Forces VigiIant
in CIamping Lid on
CeIebrantS.
MANY ARE ARRESTED
ON TRAFFIC CHARGES
Morning After Damp to All in
Washington as Rainfall
UsherS in 1929.

SymDOnc OF the morning after" for
that portion of the pOpulace which in
dulged too freely in old-fashioned well
come to the New Year, Washington
awoke this morning to peer through
rain-streaked window panes at the
dawn of a wet 1929.
Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, superintendent
OF police, was taking toll today of the
casualties that resulted from Washing
tons night of revelry, while attaches
Of the Police Court had a busy dav of IL.
In the face of Maj. Hesse's parting
admonition against too hilarious a fare
well to the old year, the records of the
police blotters for the last police day of
1873 came as surprise to District Of
nclalS. WaShlngton'S dry squad" par
tlclpateo IN arrests in three night clubs.
one OF which resulted in a riot call
Ihelr activities testified to the vigilance
OF the prohibition force in endeayors
10 Keep the lid down upon the scenes of
general rejoicing. Figuratively speaking.
the death of the old year was as damp
midnight.
AT the Madrillon Restaurant in the
washington Building, Detective J. n
LeFoe attempted to arrest a patron
with a bottle. A battle ensued that
brought the reserves from No. 3 pre-
clnct and resulted in the arrest of eight
persons, including Martin NakShim. the
manager. He was freed on SlOO COL
lateral to appear tomorrow in Police
Court. In the melee, LeFoe broke a
small bone In his hand and was treated
at emergency Hospital He reported
that ne injured his hand by striking
some one
The police took several persons from
the Aster Restaurant, Fourteenth and H
streets, and others from the Lotus, on
Fourteenth near New York avenue. All
were charged with drinking in public or
disorderly conduct.
SlS Are Arrested.
The hilarity of the dav and night
ended somewhat uncomfortably for 3l3
individuals, who comprise the total
number of arrests for the "a hours end
ing at 3 o'clock this morning. No. /
precinct led. with total of 90 arrests.
while the "bOoby" honors went to No.
l! precinct in the Anacostia district,
Wnere the police force had dull time,
with only one arrest. That unfortunate
person had forgotten to have a parking
light on his car.
Despite the unusually large number
OF offenders, there were only ga persons
arrested on charges of intoxication. No.
l precinct led with 81. Many Of the
arrests were made for violation of the
trafnc regulations, which went gener-
ally into the discard last night. and
tnere were number Of others for vio-
lation of the liquor law.
City Settles Down.
washington settled down today to OBJ
serve In its own varied ways the for
malltles attendant upon the coming
out" of the New Year.
Miss 1929, with her faShionably short
skirts, was not at all disheartened by
the Splashes of rain as she went gaily
on her rounds of private and public re-
ceptlons. She Is jaunty young thing
and her spirits are not to be quelled
Denied its usual New Year reception
at the White House in the absence of
the President and Mrs Coolidge, Wash
ington's Misunderstanding public missed
the cordial hospitality of the open
house" reception, but made up for /.
In other ways. While the absence o.
the White House occupants naturally
served to change the plans of many oe
the cabinet hoStesses and other officials
of the Capital, the brilliant diplomatic
breakfast at the Pan-American Union
Building served to function as the off,
cial welcome to New Year.
This was the formal affair at which
the Secretary of State and Mrs. Kellogg
yearly greet the members of the diplo-
matte corps in Washington.
shortly before the breakfast" hour of
- 80 O'Clock. the diplomats and other
distinguished guests. who numbered
Vice PreSident-elect Charles S. Curtis.
arrived at the doors of the Pan-Ameri-
can Building. At the entrance thew
were received by DR.. Leo S. Rowe. who.
as director of the Pan-American Union.
always acts as host in the building.
Few Miss This Event.
Very few of the diplomats in the city
or the members of the Supreme Court
and the Presidents cabinet missed this
enjoyable opportunity to extend New
Year fluctuations. In the broad en-
trance to the Hall of the Americas.
Secretary and Mrs. kellogg stood to
welcome each arriving guest, These
were presented by Charles Lee Cooke,
master OF ceremonies at the State
Department
Distinguished among the invited
guests were many of the delegates to the
Pan-American Conference on Concilia-
ton and Arbitration, who have been in
washington upward of a month. Mem
bers of the foreign relations and foreign
affairs committees of the Senate and
House and their wives. besides many
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