Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-01-02 | Page 3 | Thirsty Hordes Seek Vainly for Booze in N. Y.

I I Thirsty Hordes I Seek Vainly for fori I Booze in N. N Y I Tired Out Bartenders Lock Doors and Dark Brown Taste Lingers By Associated Press NEW YORK Jan 2 The The night after New Years Year's eve New York was bone dry and it wasn't because the entire entire entire en en- tire visible supply of intoxicants had been consumed either The saloon saloonkeepers saloonkeepers saloonkeepers keepers closed their doors volun volun- ta i I After r the the clocks clucks st struck 6 long o lines n of men might have been seen wandering wandering wandering wan wan- dering down Broadway vainly trying the doors of ot cafes Then they migrated ml- ml j I grated to Park Row where almost I everything is open all night All the i doors locked From there they I I went to the flowery Bowery evidently figur- figur i j ing that anything was better than i nothing But their quest was was In vain I The swinging doors simply did not notI swing Hotel and restaurant bars were ere dark darl too I Thirsty wayfarers were completely discouraged but they could not bel believe believe be be- lieve it even after they knew it was so l The unprecedented action of ot the ReI Re- Re tall Liquor Dealers Dealers' association was I taken because the members believed it was the only way they could be certain certain tain of keeping liquor from men m-en in uniform who flocked locked to the city by bythe bythe bythe the tens of ot thousands It was estimated that more than soldiers and sailors spent New Years Year's day in New York The entire city seemed to center Its holiday ef efforts efforts efforts ef- ef forts upon providing entertainment for forI them and with entire success Thanks hanks to the tho action of ot the saloon keepers there was no drunkenness or disorder