Show VERS BRE DECLARE PROHIBITION V tAY AVE SOON RECEDE National Association Discusses Discusses Discusses Dis Dis- Dis- Dis cusses Signs of the Times at Atlantic City ATLANTIC Tr CITY N. N J. J June 2 Declaring that c the t he professional cate ato of the saloon anti saloon ant league have hac overshot overshot over over- shot the mark and that their statements state state- ments ment are grossly exaggerated where the they are not purposely misleading the board of trustees trustEes of of the tho United States Brewers' Brewers association which opened its ninth forty annual convention here today to to- day went on record with the additional declaration that the so called caled prohibition wa wave Oe had reached its is height reaction has and that already begun to set in These statements were contained in inthe inthe inthe the annual report of the trustees The The principal character of the agitation agitation agi ai- tat tation ion in some states has become apparent apparent ap apt ap- ap parent and there a disposition on the thc part cart art of more thoughtful and responsible journals to the situation in a asane asane asane constructive sane and manner The b best st conditions the report says are to be found in in states where leis legis legislation lation has been wise and fair and ana anti it calls cals attention to the tho Pennsylvania li liquor Ii- Ii l. l quor loot law as a one of the best in the countr coun coun- tr try Touching on national legislation the report states that it is to be re regretted that at each recurring session of congress con eon gress there is an increase in the number num num- ber bet of members who seek seck to destroy destro I t the e liquor business by federal leisl legisla lion tion ton The trustees say tho the beer sales for forthe forthe forthe the year ending ule luno lulie 30 lOGS 1908 showed an increase of which they say is remarkable considering the tho beer sales ules for the previous year were the tho lr largest est in tho the history of the trade The nine months from J June ne 1908 1903 to April 1909 the trustees say y show a decrease of as 8 compared with wih the same nine months in the previous ious year rear ear Justice of New ew York president of the association called caled the tho meeting to order and delivered his bis annual an an- nual report |