The evening world., 1919-10-27
CAFE MEN EXPECT
COMPLETE DROUTH
WITHIN FEW HOURS
Breweries Prepare to Close
Liquor Graft Probe ,
Continues.

WIN aDsOllte Done-dry prohibltlOn
under the volstcld Enforcement Act
nov generally believed 10 be but
matter Of hours, spcslal United states
Attorney John Mex. Mnton to-day
: examined three witnesses OF more
than twenty who had been summoned
before the Federal Grand Jury to ex-
/ plain immunity said 10 have been
promised many denlcrs since the war
Tlmc Prohibition Act was supposed
10 go into effect.
Mr.. MntOn said that he had been
instructed by the department not to
give out further Information In re-
| gard to tho case in which the Govern
ment is seeking to lndict three agents
OF tho department and two civilians,
one n former employee of tho Bureau
I OF Internal Revenue. II was learned.
! however, that ho took the position
that IL was Just ms criminal for an
, officer to receive food and drink in
return for immunity as II was for
him TO receive cash consldera tion,
and that part OF the evidence pre-
scntcd to the Grand Jury to-day was
| In the form OF dinner checks which
: the accused men are said to have
signed nj expensive Broadway ca fes
whore wine Is said to have flown
freely.
Although the present Grand Jury
was scheduled 10 adjourn Nov. /. I
was learned that Its members have
voted unanimously TO continue the
investigation Of the liquor graft
charges, which II is now believed will
continue for several weeks.
The exact closing hour for New
York saloons will probably be de-
cIdcd at meeting this Afternoon, at
Z o'clock at tho Terrace oArdensgslt
is now generally believed that the
President will allow the drastic Vol
stead Enforcement Act to become a
law without his signature. and in
that case the law will be effective
after 4 r. NJ. Tomorrow. The hotel
and restaurant men will meet to-
morrow TO decide their course.
New Workers never cared hoot
about champagne, whiskey hlghbals,
Bronx cocktails or gin fizzos while
broadway was being painted with the
fame of wine and lobster, according
to julius Keller. Vice President OF the
Rostaurauteurs Association and own
er Of several popular lobster palaces
In Greater New York.
we used to think we could not
exist without selling champagne. We
have learned better. People want
good food and plenty OF entertain
ment. As result OF the war time
prohibition they have discovered that
by making cover charge TO regain
the cost OF professional entertainers
they sell Just as much food az ever
and the patrons go away happy.
Secretary Ernest Bohm OF the Cen
tral Federated Union has wired Presi-
dent Wilson declaring that Glass ha-
tired and chaos will ensue" II he signs
the Enforcement Act, and has also
asked President Gompers OF the
American Federation OF Labor to en-
deavor TO bring pressure which will
cause the President to veto the bill.
Thomas Made OF No. 427 Fast
l3Sth street, bartender for Thomas
Healey at Goth street and Columbus
Avenue, was arInigned before Com
missioner Hitchcock this morning
An unidentified man last night re-
. ported to Inspector Henry that
Madde had charged him s2.25 for tw,
, rye highballs, sIie didn't object to the
highballs, hut he did object TO the
price. Inspector Henry sent Detec
tivcs McNulty and Murphy and they
also reported that Madde charged
/ them f2.25 for two highballs. Madd,
was then turned over TO the Fedora
! authorities and held in $500 bail FOL
his appearance next week,
Before Judge Learned Hand, in tn
Federal Court to-day, the fir-t Of IN,
\ important trials under the War Tim
Prohibition Act was scheduled to be
a gin. The case grew out OF a raid ol
y Daly's, in East Ara street, when tn
. proprietor and three employees wer
y. arrested.
! William II, Hirst Attorney for IN
!, brewers and the restauratours, an
a nounced to-day that as soon as III
Federal authorities undertook to en-
force tho Volstead Enforcement A
an application would be made for u
injunction.
The Rupert, Ehret and Clau7rrn
- Flanagan breweries are going TO kuo
all their employees for the preson
Ii the public does not take to one haI
per cent. beer the plants win be close
and the men dismissed,
u At the Lion Brewery It was state
that more than half the employed
would be laid off Tonight
o Up TO o'clock this afternoon not
retail liquor dealer had made applioa
} tion for rebate on his license,
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