The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-30
CITY CLUBS TO
BAN new YEAR
DRINK 'SETUPS'
Warnings Sent by U. S. Dry
Forces Brings Smiles
to ReveIerS.
ABANDON TWO PARTIES
Secret Service Men viii Be
on Duty Watching
for VioIatorS.

Smiling at the gesture of enforce
ment agencies banning soft drink
setupS, Indianapolis today went
merrily on its way toward prepsr-
ing the flowing bowl for New Years
eve.
Demands of Chicago federal pro-
hibition officials that ginger ale not
be served in clubs, hotels and other
scenes of potential Bacchanalian
revelries at first aroused disappoint-
ment among many prospective con-
sumers of contraband liquor.
But as the initial worry subsidized,
the wise in such matters predicted
that Wednesday night will be no
less wet than previous New Years
ewes.
That it will be no more drenched
they also asserted, on the same
grounds that savants predict the
Atlantic never will be wetter.
The Columbia Club, which prob
ably will entertain the largest num-
Der of celebrants to gather at a
single spot in the city, will serve
soft drinks but not with ice as
set-ups.
No Ice to Be Served
Reservations at the Columbia
Club closed Monday, with almost
a thousand names on the list To-
day, members received letters quot
ing the missive of Colonel J. F.
Herbert, Chicago, prohibition adj
ministrator for the Seventh district.
Indianapolis Country Glib and
Woodstock Country Club abandoned
their New Years parties and mott
fed members Monday of their
action.
While in no sense ignoring the
order from Chicago, Joseph J.
Tyroler, manager of the Indian
apolis Athletic Club. said: I'VE do
not serve soft drinks to be mixed
with intoxicants. The club will
comply with every rule that the
prohibition department or the de-
partment of justice sets out.
However, we can not refuse to
serve a member a bottle of ginger
ale and ice if he wants them. The
menu warns him that he must not
mix alcoholic drinks and our en-
ployes will warn him not to do it.
Secret Service on Duty
The letter of Norman A. Perry,
president of the Columbia Club,
said Colonel Herbert's letter in
formed that secret service men
would be in attendance at all clubs
to arrest violators.
Service of setups, the letter quot
ed from Colonel Herbert, involves
the arrangements, and a nuisance
case might be prosecuted without
search warrants, merely on obser-
! walton.
Serving ginger ale or other soft
drinks and ice is a dangerous prac-
tice," said James c. Browning,
deputy prohibition administrator
for Indiana.
Branded as Nuisance
He added that prQprietors of a
well-known roadhouse near New Al
bany recently we're convicted for
maintenance of a nuisance on evil
dence that they served soft drinks
and bowls Of ice to patrons who
brought their own liquor.
! He suggested motion picture to
/ substitute for the usual New Years
reyel.
you can have better time. and
| you'll feel better the next day.'
Browning said.
Browning today said there would
be no more concentration" of drg
agents in Indianapolis New Years
eve than in any other city of this
size.
Warns of Arrests
He said his operatives will cir
culate among the diners and merry
makers at clubs and other large
New Years gatherings, watching for
open violations of the "setup" edict
Open violations will bring arrests.
! he asserted.
Police Chief Jerry E. Kinney this
morning said he had not been inter
viewed by any one concerning what
| city police would do to stem the
/ flow of contraband booze New Years
eve, but declared no plans would be
made until he had talked with the
safety board
Special squads of police will patrol
/ the ciCys streets Wednesday night
and members Of the accident pre-
yention bureau will be on duty ali
night, to protect citizens from reck-
less and intoxicated automobile
drivers, Kinney said.
New deputy sheriffs who will 70
on night duty will be sworn in at 5
p. m. and will aid police and federal
agents in keeping Marion cour,ty as
dry as possible.
Sumner to Aid Winkler
Although Sheriff. Elect Charles
/ Sumner officially does not assume
Office until noon Thursday, ne will
take Office Wednesday and rule
jointly with Sheriff George Winkler
to settle any question of authority.
Records shows a large number Of
accidents and some fatalities occur
I each year-end, Lieutenant Frank
Owen, in charge Of the accident
prevention bureau, said today.
I'VE urge every person who sees
an accident of any nature to jot
down the license number of the
cars and note whether it is 1880 or
1881 plate" he said.
Every policeman on duty Wednes-
da.y night viii receive special orders
at roll call to be on watch for driv-
ers who have been drinking Kinney
Z said.