Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-02
BALTIMORE BARS
RENEW LICENSES
Courts Decision Regarding
2.75 Beer Prompts Dealers.
See InevitabIeA

BALTIMORE, July 2.-Whfle only
between 200 and $50 of the more than
500 licensed saloons of Baltimore were
open yesterday for the sale of beer
and light wines, and the majority of
them in the downtown section. the fact
that but twenty-three saloonkeepers
have so far returned their licenses and
asked for the ten months refund is
taken as proof that the, great majority
have not abandoned all hope for the
saloon business. 4f
I'd to the time of the decision of
Judge Rose of the United States dis
trict court, sustaining the demurrer OF
the Standard Brewing Company of Ba,-
timore upon the outcome or which
case the federal authorities will rest
until the United States Supreme Court
has passed on this important subject,
not one saloonkeeper had filed an APP
pIfcation for an internal revenue
license for the current year, but as
soon as the news became known twelve
retail dealers filed applications before
the close of the office.
Rush This Morning.
This morning as soon as the doA's
of the internal revenue office were
opened there was a rush to secure the
federal license by nearly one-half OF
the city licensed SaloonkeeperS to con-
tinue their business in the sale OF beer
and light wines.
IF the saloonkeepers here to continue
in business until the enforcement or
the constitutional prohibition amend
ment, unless the decision OF Judge
Rose is not sustained by the Supreme
Court of the United States.
Comparatively few saloons in the
residential section opened for bust
ness and those that are doing business
do not open until 10 and IL o'clock
AZ one of the bartenders put it, THE
man who wants drink early IN me
morning wants one with a KICK IN IT,
he. doesn't want one with low alco-
hOlic content
Only Beer at Hotel Bars.
Nothing but beer is being sold at
the bars of the prominent hotels TO.
day and soft drinks are being sampled.
Despite the optimism displayed in
the majority of saloons the general
impression is that Mr.. Barleycorn has
passed more or less peacefully away.
but he may be resurrected in about
thirty or sixty days for period OF
few months.
But even that would only give us
four months before prohibition be-
comes Il constitutional amendment.
said a prominent hotel man this morn
ing. land this short respite would
not help matters in the least.
"In sixty days the bars that are TO
continue will have~gotten down to
soft drink basis; there would be lit
tie use to revive the old regime; bar
tenders will have found other posi-
tons which they will not want to
leave and alcohol will have become
SO scarce and expensive that few VIII
care to buy drinks that contain it.
1T seems to me-" he continued.
that every thoughtful man VIII
agree that it is much better that
Friend John be allowed to remain
dead. than he be miraculously revived
for n month or two of post mortem
jollification.
Country Wanted Prohibition.
The country wanted prohibition.
1t got what it wanted. A large num-
Der of prominent and influential peo-
pie talked loudly against the hahd-
full of fanatics who put the dry law
over on the nation. but they did noun
ing to prevent it, When we held anu
prohibition meetings, who went 10
them? Not the people of influence
who believed in alcoholic beverages