The sun., 1919-08-02
CITY'SLARGE CLUBS
ENTER THE DRY LIST
Well Known Organizations
Licenses Among 200
RI Turned In.
my .'
WILL OBTAIN REBATES
ssGhOst Beer" Is Blamed for
Many Places Giving Up
Liquor Ghost.
WILL OBTAIN REBATES

Some Of the best known clubs In IN.
city have decided that there Is no res-
son for retaining their bars longer 70,
the sale OF the diluted and scorned ",7s
beer" and for the possible few months /,
which harder liquor may be sold. Az.
cordingly a number surrendered their II.
censes yesterday and will henceforth b,
as dry as the corner confectionery store
Among those in Manhattan which gave
up the spirits yesterday were the Union
League, Republican. Columbia Uniyer.
sity. Century Association, National Arts
Players, Arkwrisht. Wool MACHINERY
Metropolitan Artists. City Midday, Delta
Kappa Epsilon, Hardware. Merchants
New York, Salmagundi and Nippon
clubs. In Brooklyn the University and
lnvincible' bowed to the power Of tn.
prohibitionists.
The rush TO surrender liquor licenses
yesterday in order that rebates might
be obtained left Manhattan with about
1,3o0 fewer saloons, restaurants, clubs
and stores selling liquor than the Dor
ough possessed at the end OF the last
fiscal year. September 80, 1918. At
that time in the island borough 1890
places dispensed the hard stun but
by the dry first of July only ISIS places
were doing business and Ill closed up
shop as far as alcohol was concerned
yesterday. In the entire city on Sep
TENDER so last 1882 liquor licenses
were in force. of which 2.s61 were
owned in Brooklyn. LABS in Queens, s2l
In The Bronx and ass on Staten Island.
Arid Spots Are Increased.
The great dryness spread little but
a quite perceptible little. further yes.
tsrday. for In all nearly 200 dispensaries
Of drink. II ATS beer can be called 80
strong a word, threw up their excise
licenses, which is the alcoholic equivalent
Of throwing up their hands. 1t was
great day for the prohibitionists and
busy day for the excise clerks In the
Ave boroughs
Rich and poor were stricken alike, for
not only did the exclusive clubs go down
to the soft stuff, but also the saloons
known as Mikes. Toms or Jerry's Place
and the quiet little wine stores which
formerly supplied brandy for the Christ.
mas pudding and for emergency cases,
also beer for great occasions or par
tlcularly hot days. All the licenses, the
clean and the dirty. were mingled In the
same pathetic pile at 1881 Broadway
The cause of the rush to turn In tho
certificates was the fact that the clubs
and saloons will receive for them re-
bate of $685.. while the wine stores with
out bars will, receive s1S5. The licenses
expire on September 80, the end OF the
fiscal year, and could not be turned In
for a rebate any later than YESTERDAY
Judging from the expression OF the grim
faced saloon men who yielded the GER
tificates which formerly adorned the
tiled front of their show windows. along
with bored plants and placards OF out
ings and balls, there lis absolutely no
money in selling watery beer to dry
customers.
Not even the fact that the Legislature
will have to pass an appropriation bill
before the rebates can be made deferred
any of the sad 200.
Glad to He Rid of Expen.e.
Take It. It'll cost me more money
IL you don't" was the attitude OF the
license holders.
From It's proud position of an asset
the excise certificate has skidded into
the liability column since the days when
II was not necessary to have known the
barkeep as a brother for many years to
get drink of anything sitter than
celery tonic.
Manhattan, having for its backbon-
the Great White Way, a name which
may be shortened soon to the Milky
Way. was of course, foremost in the
surrender OF licenses. One hundred and
eleven places had on their hands yes
terday fixtures which were about as
useful as a radiator in another dry and
place. In Brooklyn fifty bi.
the dust; in the Bronx and Queens
twelve each, while Richmond also added
a few to the awful total.
Four stores of the Upgrade Wine
Company. Bloomlngdale Bros. and LoYis
Sherry gave up the spirits According
to employees In the Excise offices the
department will in all probability gram
licenses, running from September so to
the first of the year, for those hardy
places which will struggle along or
the sales of 2.75 per cent. beer. ginger
pop and root beer until the period OF
demobilization Is past, when for few
feeting weeks they may become trench
Annalv y,nn,,lar