The sun., 1919-10-20
BREWERS QUIT
FIGHT FOR 2.76
Hupfel and Schaefer, Heads Of
Big Associations, Say Beer
Making Will Stop.
END OF SALES ON OCT. %
With Light "Lager' Gone the
"Whiskey" and "Wines" Also
Will Be Missing.

from public places In New York upon
the going into effect of the Volstead
bill for the enforcement of war time
prohibition was assured yesterday,
when representatives Of two of the
largest brewing associations hoisted
the white flag. Both said that the
law would be obeyed by their MEN,
bers, who supply virtually all Of the
public drinking places In the territory
supervised by Daniel Porter, Internal
Revenue Agent. In other words, IL
they supply anything, which is doubt
full, IT will contain less than one-half
OF one per cent. of alcohol.
A., G. Hupfel, Jr- president Of the
Brewers Board Of Trade said:
"The brewers will conform to the
law whenever it legally goes ino ef-
feet and they look for an Official an
nouncement from Washington as to
the date. i believe this course will be
the proper and safe one."
r. ]. Schaefer, president Of the New
York State Brewers Association. said:
There will be no hesitancy or delay
on the part of the brewers in complying
with the prohibition. enforcement act II
and when 1t legally goes into effect, and
as long as It remains the law. The only
doubt on the subject is the date when
the act will become effective. should It
become the law. I assume that this
cannot happen before October ~. but
feel sure that there will be an official
announcement, as to this and that We
may safely go on until then"
Latest advices from Washington indi-
cate that the bill went to the President
on October IS. 1t goes into effect ten
days after that. exclusive Of Sundays
and holidays. This would make II
effective on Tuesday. October 2s.
whislkey Also VIII Have to Co.,
II is generally recognized among
serious drinkers about the city that the
sale of beer. protected by the courts. has
enabled the saloons 70 keep open while
the. sale of whiskey and other harder
stun. protected by a more or less easy
going understanding all round. has en-
abled them to make their proprietors
wealthytbcyond the wealth Of Anaconda
and Ind" to quote Mayor Hylan.
The decision Of the Brewers Associa-
ton to surrender without a further court
struggle has met the expectations of Mt
Porter who in announcing the other day
that he intended to enforce the law,
added that he expected all really law
abiding persons to pitch in and help HIM
He said he believed that the respectable
vendors Of more than one-half Of ! per
cent. of alcohol would go out of bust.
ness on their own volition.
It was reported at that time that
brewing interests Identified with the
Jacob Hoffman breweries. which. through
Elihu Root. had succeeded In getting
the protection OF the Federal courts for
275 per cent beer, contemplated the
bringing Of a further Injunction to re-
strain the enforcement of the Volstead
law against their product William ID
Guhrte Of Mr.. Roots firm refused over
the telephone yesterday to predict the
plans of his clients. II had been re-
ported that he would 70 to the Federal
courts for new inJunctions on the ground
that Congress lacked the power to say
that q drink In fact non-intoxicatins
should be prohibited and to define BY
statutory fat what was a matter fol
scientific determination.
The surrender Of the big brewers as
sociations, however, Is taken to indicate
that this sort of fight will not bt
made. With the wiping out Of the pos
sibiiity Of selling anything but the plain
! est Of beer substitutes. II 10 considered
| obvious that the opportunity will pas
also for the dispensation Of sherry and
the like going under the mellifous nam'
NJ nt
Omar's remarks about the preciosity o.
the stun they sell
Porter Has Able Adjutants.
Certainly this will be true II Mr.
Porter and his revenue agents are al
good as they say. He has indicated al
ready that he can see through the holt
| In a milestone and his Shrewd gentlemen
totally devoid Of sense OF humor are no
counted upon to view with ordinary New
| York police equanimity the crowds o.
persons whose temperance views arr
obvious thronging about a polished ma
hogany devoted to the sale of distilled
vinous or malt liquors containing les'
than one-half OF l per cent. of alcohol
There was some disposition amoni
restaurant and saloon men yesterday 4
hope that either the President would b.
advised that the section OF the bill re
latins to war time prohibition was un
constitutional or that the counsel fcl
the restauranteurs might attempt to til
up enforcement in the courts AS I
! general rule, however. little hope wa
seen and most of the dispensers wer'
gloomily admitting that II looked as l
they would haYe to put In their tint
until the poace treaty is ratified b!
polishing glasses ad inhnitum-glasse
| which no one, alas would feel any cos