Show OFF ic as VISIT N 1 POLICE PLAN TO PADLOCK ALL LEADING SUPPER CLUBS intoxicants CANT bottles are broken in effort to destroy evidence As united states officials put over big raid on broadway now york broadway cabarets and supper clubs were the objective of tile tho most sweeping Bwee ping prohibition drive yet waged along alone tho the famous thoroughfare ough fare thirty of tho the best known I 1 night resorts were served with sura bum moris mona and complaints com plants by members of united states district attorney buck nors ners staff throughout the day and night tho the federal prosecutors men visited the all night places and left papers ro quiring tile the owners to appear in ili federal court to answer charges of selling liquor some ot of tho the places were ft ere off the great white way ono one being tile tho lido venice exclusive supper club in east fifty third street near fifth avenue tho the action against the thirty places was mr air buckners buckness Buck ners first step la in ills his announced plan to padlock approximately Inia tely of tho the leading manhat tun tan resorts res oita mostly along broadway Dro adway suspected of selling liquor included it in tile the list of cabarets and supper clubs are the el fey club near times square the piping rock and the game cock restaurants east of fifth avenue the piccadilly ren lieu delvous dez the Pica piccadilly dilly supper club the half noon aloon and the dotsy totolo tit in the broadway district and the golden eagle in greenwich village some of oc tho the places were on oil what mr buckner termed ills his encore list their managements having been enjoined from ever again violating the prohibition law in such places all waiters were summoned among these wore the lido venice the el fey club and the piping rock the waiters were ordered to appear before the federal grand jury scenes of excitement prevailed in some of the resorts upon the entry ot of government agents and policemen in some cases the process serving squads reported the crash of many liquor bottles hastily broken to destroy evidence could be heard before entrance was gained mr buckner mado made known tho the discovery that the del fey club supplied its patrons with liquor through a pipe connecting with another building scotch gin or champagne could be obtained by turning a certain faucet he said adding that tile the club was wag under tinder the same management that had operated tho the el fey club which was padlocked several months ago |