New Britain herald., 1930-02-19
Hotels Post Signs Asking Guests To Observe Ban On Liquor While
 32,0OO Speakeasies Offer Wares
HosteIries Tag Gingerale Bottles and Walters Snoop and Sniff - Pad lock Looms for Careless.

New York; Feb, 12 NP)-Il clem HaWloy. the "Old Soak" Of fiction lame, should make H trip to New York today he would find drinking coalitions less favorable than at any Hnc in the last three years,
 '1cm, Of course, would have 10 s'lN at a hotel where he would en- counter the following things:
 l. A sign on the dresser in his .oom advising him not to violate the Hrohibition laws.
 ., A tag around the neck Of the sluEer ale bottle warning him not mix the contents of the bottle Njjh liquor.
 3. A notice in the dining room for 'ddinS him 10 carry his whisky 'orrlc into dinner.
 Would be Refused "Mi>ings
 'len, being the sort Of fello WhO doesn't believe in signs. mig It "si&t on having q drink in his room, n which case the hotel would refuse serve him with ginger ale.
 This condition in New York; the 5ty with the largest transfer popu- alton in the world, has been brought bout largely by Prohibition Admin jSlrutOr Mbsricc Campbcll's threat Q paddock hotels that allow liquor Q 'c served and consumed on their .r"uiscs,
 Today q survey Of six Of the lead .@g hotels in the city revealed Camp .".ti Was going to receive the utmost !. cooperation from hotel managers. I've have always cooperatcd with Mr. Campbell and will continue 10 10 so,' said rrcdt A. Muschenhcin, president of the Astor hotel. We 'aamtain q strict supervision of our "p)ONos and anyone found violating iNe prohibition law is discharged "" discourage consumption of liquor at all private dinners and ,3uquots,"
 situation Offers Difficulties
 AIhcr, Keller. president Of the EitH-Carllon. raised the point Of just LOW q hotel was -o determine whether q guest intended 10 take his singer ale straight or adullcrate it H lh liquor
 "unlcss Il guest is obviously in- .o>icHtcd." Keller said. "or displays liquor in his room. Wo take il for '~autod that he will not use the -in- -''r ale for an unlawful purpo. e.'
 Just when a guest passes from the -'ag" Of having q genial glow. to the "rIN phases of intoNicAtiOn is a fine ycnt in the art of inn keeping which Keller confessed was too uuch for him.
 Nt the Governor Clinton hotel each ginger ale bottle Is tagged with q warning note. Waters are not allow rd 10 pour any liquids other than mineral water and faucet water into glass without consulting the head waiter, It then becomes that gentle mans duty to sniff, taste or dc something 10 determine whether the guest is violating tho law.
 Display Warning Signs
 The Fillmore and the Commodore which arc under the same manage mont, cooperate with proh; ;bition au- horitics tO the fullest extent amG display all the warning signs used ir inc other hotels.
 At the Pennsylvania. which Cct} much transient business because oi is proximity tO the Pennsylvania railroad station, officials said ths hostclry went as far as possible ,o ward keeping liQuor off the prem. i~es without becoming obnoxious 'c our guests"
 This tightening of regulations wa, caused partly by the raid on the Hotel Manager and CampbeIl's thrca' 10 paddock the entire hotel if th' courts will sustain him.
 on the whole the visitor may giv, up the whole idea of srending { night at a hotel. In that case he cal wander ali night among the city &2.0no Spcakcasios. where he vii meet some interesting people ln "luding some policemen who hay, never lost their taste for a glass o beer.