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Never before in Manhattan had the U. S. pestered the "little fellow," the "hip flask toter." In Chicago and other cities this strategy has been used sporadically against night clubs. Declared New York's Prohibition Administrator Maurice Campbell after the Hollywood raid: "This is the first instance-but if the practice is not discontinued it will not be the last." Prohibition Commissioner Doran in Washington denied that any new national policy was involved. Purpose: to see if New Yorkers could be convicted for public drinking...
Adroitly the Hollywood Restaurant publicized the "pint raid" by printing large advertisements: "WE APOLOGIZE to our patrons if any annoyance was caused them . . . when a few of our great number carried flasks into this, the largest and most popular establishment of its kind...
...precious implement during the mêlée. All of California's roadsters and all of her men scoured the roads leading out of Berkeley. But the sly Stanfordmen eluded them, got the axe home, hid it away. Next year Stanford's axe, unless a counter-raid is successful, will once more be brandished in California's face...
...former Russian grain expert as adviser." The pool's losses are placed at a minimum of $5,000,000 plus enormous carrying charges. Last week one story said the pool had suffered more losses, but another said they had sensed the impending wheat disaster, profited by a timely raid...
...small sales is over. Last week farmers with many eggs to sell at high prices were disappointed; egg speculators who had sold short were pleased. After an unexpected duration of high prices, the Manhattan egg market broke 6? to 41¢ for extra fresh eggs in a sudden noon raid, and in St. Louis 4¢ was slashed off prices...