The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-28
No Rebates Were Sought.

The attitude Of the liquor interests
early yesterday, hours before the Presi-
dent vetoed the Nolstead act, and, of
course. before the House acted might have
indicated, IL such q thing had been at
all possible, that they had advance in
formation. Although absolute prohibition
stared them In the face-was. in fact,
only a few hours off-not liquor dealer
made application to License Commits
sioner James Mcneil of the State Excise
Department at 1881 Broadway for res
bate on his license. Saloon men now
engaged In business. slightly more than
$500 in number, were grapted the Ii
censes they now enjoy on october l, and
the licenses were made good for SIX
months. The fee was $500, but the un-
Outstanding was had that If nullihca-
ton of the licenses was made before No
vember / then there was to be a rebate
of 1875 The fact that nobody asked for
the rebate. which would have meant. of
course. a surrender OF license, proved
more clearly than anything else could
have done how strong and widespread
was the belief that the President would
act favorably at the last minute.
Representative Reuben. L, Haskell, one
OF the Republican candidates for County
Judge in Brooklyn and running on wet
platform, predicted before he left for
Washington yesterday morning that a
veto of the Volstead act could be ex-
pected before the day was over.
Il am returning to Washington in an
| ticipation OF being present in the House
of Representatives to hear the Presi-
dents veto of the prohibition enforce
ment measure read" said Mr.. Haskell
| I'm view OF the Presidents address be
| fore Congress a short time ago. I an
confident what his attitude will be now
| II the President takes into consideration
| the primary vote in Brooklyn on Sep
TENDER 2 and the proposed vote on pro
| hibltion to be held in twelve States or
November and will veto the measure
| Congress can then well afford to wait
for the vote and the voice of the people
| in those twelve States
| The Federal Grand Jury heard sew.
| eral witnesses in the booze graft casei
yesterday. most of them being restau
rant owners supposed to have knowledge
| Of the methods used by the Department
nf Justice agents and others accused
| Special Assistant Federal Attorney JohI
| McEim Minton said after the session
| that evidence had been secured which
materially strengthened the Government
case.
Managers of New York hotels wor,
| generally of tho opinion last night tina
| the action of the President would maxi
no change in the situation so far as 1
affects them, but their Views were ex
pressed before the House acted. f. W
Reddy, manager of the Waldorf. the Nc
Alpin and the Martinique. snid that thes
hotels closed down tight when the war
time act became operative last July
and that no effort would be made 4
reopen the bars.
Brewing interests expressed their sat
tsfacticn with the veto of the bill, an
William II. Hirst, attorney for the New
York State Brewers Association and 70
the Society of Restaurateurs. declare,
that the Presidents action was in &C
cord with sound reason and inevitabl
judgment. He also declared that tn
law now is the same as It was befor
the Volstead bill was passed by Con
gress. and that the sale Of beer an
wine containing no more than ais pc
cent. alcohol is lawful on the Rssump
ton that II Ia not intoxicating,