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Show or Predicts Return of Wine and Seer to Restaurants I 1 I . NEW YORK, Feb. 13. A prediction that New York restaurants win soon1 bi ervlng light wln-s and beer under! 'federal regulation was made by Will-lam Will-lam H Hirst, attorney for the Society of lU'staurantcurs. at lis regular meet- "here Tuesday. Mr. Hirst cited four conditions es.l 'Indicative of a trend toward modification modifi-cation of the Volstead act. a follows "First, he said, tho altitude of Secretary Secre-tary of the Treasury Mellon, who. In debating the question of taxation, re-Kretted re-Kretted It was not feasible at this time to consider a tax on wine and beer. Second, "Everyday men In high authority au-thority are pointing out the menace j and folly of prohibition. naming I nlled States Supremo Court Justice Clarke as an example. Third, the continue, protest of the people at large, "against the absurdity absurd-ity of the law as enforced." Fourth. "The unanimous opinion of nvery visitor from Europe that pro-i pro-i ibltlon would not be tolerated In any I iwjropean country." |