Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-02-11 | Page 9 | New Hotel Faces Padlock Action

New Hotel Faces Padlock Action V NI YORK Yom Feb 11 AP AP The The Hotel Manger one une o of mho tho nC newest vest and largest c t hostelries in the time city city- situated in jn the tune heart of the theatrical theatrical thea thc al district faced ruce padlock pro pro- today as the result of or a amid raid mid by hy federal agents a nl A s squad quad of ot twenty five federal descended upon upun the hotel last night and arrested t thirteen men n rh The prisoners consisted confuted of or two o bootleggers six bellboys and five wallers waiters Major Maurice Campbell pro pro- prohibition prohibition administrator In him tho the New NewYork cw York district said warrants had hod been heen issued for eight other bellboys bellboys bell hell boys hoys a head hea wailer a captain of or waiters nod and two other bootleggers ct'S The Tho raid was conducted under warrants obtained front from rom United d I States aCA Commissioner Francis ONcil In which violation of the lite prohibition law and aiding and abetting th time the maintenance maintenance- of or a nuisance were chare charged Major jo Campbell said proceedings s would be he instituted against t tho mana management with the purpose of or closing the entire I- I ty hotel with its 1750 rooms and its elaborately furnished 1 lounge p dining linin rooms and amid and other adjuncts lie said he h had evidence that tho the was aware of or orthA tin tho conditions Considerable lc tin turmoil moll attended the theraid raid 1111 Major Camp Campbell said which was waR con conducted with dramatic suddenness sud sud- suddenness d denness several sc weeks of or preparation t lon He Ire said paid fifteen men had harl been planted tel In the hotel hold for sonic sonto time lime gathering g evidence c It Jl had not been bf en necessary for them to 10 a ns ask k for fot liquor ho he said as s 's came to their theil rooms soliciting business for forthe forthe the bootleggers Th Timm 3 agents paid tho the mont money to th the bellboys and the bootleggers tIR delivered tho the liquor last l ast nihl Major Campbell said ald hla Imla arranged for Cor purchases and tt whon Imen the bootleggers made matl deliver de- de livery liver they tho were attested arrested st The Tho bellboys and waiters ts were turn then seized I i