Harold L. Hart, u lawyer of Iilng
hamton, N. Y., came to this city yeater
day and succeeded Charles R. O'Connor,
who lias been Federal Prohibition Dl
-ector for the State of New York since
March 1, 1920. The new director Is a
graduate of Cornell University and Cor
nefl Law School, where he played foot
ball on the varsity team for three years
Mr. O'Connor will take a much needed
rest and then will reenter private law
practice at his home In Hobart, where
he is active In the Democratic .party
The office to which Mr. Hart succeeds
has nothing to do with gathering evi
dence and making arrests of Volstead
act violators, but has full power over
the Issuance of permits to manufacture,
transport and sell liquor for none other
than medicinal purposes.
WOMEN TO TAKE PART
IN ANTI-DRY PARADE
Special Brigade Formed to
Join Big Demonstration.
As thousands of women have applied
to take part in the antl-prohlhitlon pa
rade on July 4 a special women's brigade
was formed yesterday, with Miss Belle
Norton as Its |efl,|..r Application for
thU division should he made to Miss
Norton at he- business address, 11
? 'harnbers street.
Frank C. D~ake. who started the
movement for the demonstration, said
ast night that from Indications 200,000
persons will take part In the parade and
'hat a large proportion of the volunteers
do not drink Intoxicating liquor
' hen Hearse wrote f-om Springfield,
fans., that he and 5,000 men from thai
city. Hartford and other Connecticut
t'otnm unit lee will come to New V<??k
srd foot It up Fifth avenue on Inde
pendent Day. The Friars of this cltv
also turn out.
