New-York tribune., 1919-06-27
City in Doubt
Over ate of
]. Barleycorn
Temperance Leaders Sure
Tuesday Will Be Dry, but
Brewers Declare 2.75
Beer Will Stay on Tap

Father Knickerbocker will retire next
Monday evening in grave doubt wheth-
er he will be forced to Chamber into a
seat on the water wagon the next
morning, or embark for one final JOY
ride with John Barleycorn.
terests of the old gentleman at heart
made such widely divergent statements
as to what would happen to him with
the beginning of next week that there
was no possibility of reconciling them
yesterday.
Representatives of the Anti-Saloon
League and others who insist that his
present condition calls for a perma-
nent diet of soft drinks said yesterday
afternoon that everything was ar
ranged for his complete reformation.
ing for the reform, but he couldn't
escape it if he took foolish notion
that he didn't want to carry out the
plans of his best friends.
Liquor Interests Optimistic
But the brewery and liquor interests,
who have been watching Father Knick-
weeks, said he not only demanded
something with kick in it, but he
would get it, come what may. Tuesday
morning, they said, would find the city's
saloon keepers serving just the same
variety of raw and cooking liquor that
is being handed across their bars to-
day.
An evidence of the variety of atti-
tudes taken by those interested in the
bition may be found in these state
IN is: made VaStprdaV.
William Fl. Anderson, representing
the Anti-Saloon League-The law un-
der which the sale of liquor must stop
Monday night is complete and there is
no possibility of it's evasion. The De-
partment of Justice has been called
upon to enforce it. We are not looking
for trouble.
a. G.. Hupfel, president Brewers
Board of Trade-We are simply going
on with the manufacture and sale of
beer containing not to exceed 2% per
cent of alcohol, in pursuance to advice
of counsel and decision of the court.
Society of Restaurateurs-We will
meet Monday to hear the report of our
counsel and shape our action in &C
cordance with developments that may
arise between now and then.
Rum Favorite in Betting
Regardless of the meagre nature of
the information in the hands of the
hackers Of the Demon Rum, it was
found that betting odds favored the
continued sale of liquor after Monday
Until the hour for a real test of
strength arrives liquor dealers, both
retail and wholesale, expressed no de-
sire to announce their defiance of
wartime prohibition. But it was
learned that saloon keepers to the num-
Der of more than 600 have agreed to
reopen their places Of business next
Tuesday morning and continue selling
everything their bars hold.
1t was reported that this decision
followed a meeting of the Brewers
Board of Trade Wednesday. Officials
of that organization denied such was
the case, asserting they simply had
agreed to follow the advice of their
counsel.
A.: G: Hupfel, president of the or
ganization, refused to discuss the sit
uation informally, but issued this
signed statement, as expressing the
attitude of the brewers:
"a statement appeared in one of
this mornings newspapers to the effect
that at meeting of the Brewers
Board of Trade yesterday word was
passed to the retail trade to make no
distinction in sales between beers
light wines and the so-called hard
liquor
This statement is erroneous and
misleading deny it absolutely. No
advice of any kind was sent out by the
brewers. The brewers have no desire,
and they do not propose to interfere
with the situation in any way. They
are simply going on with the manu-
facture and sale of beer containing not
to exceed pa per cent of alcohol, in
pursuance to advice of counsel and de-
cison of the court"
From other quarters it was said that
detailed arrangements had been made
to meet any situation that might arise
as a result of the saloons remaining
open. Bondsmen have been provided
and legal counsel retained.