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Show RIGHT TO KICK, BREWERS REPLY TO MR. LASKER "Uncle Sam Buys German Beer and Won't Let us Make Any" ST. LOUIS. June 14 (By the Associated As-sociated Press ) A second letter '-n the subject of the sib of liquor will be mailed Chairman I.asker of th I'nlted States shipping board in a few dajs by Anheuser-Busch. In, 11 was announced today The letter will deny the alleged offense- by Chalr- , t oirrvf iliut ft,,-, lnre A nhruqer- Busch's was possibly the kaWer' closest friend in America." It was added. Tho letter will state that the Anheuser-Busch organization reserves the right "to protest when the United States government buvs German beer to sell on its ships, and will not let American beer be made," the announcement an-nouncement amplified. The announcement said that "if the government decides to make an investigation in-vestigation of this matter, we will establish es-tablish by a reliable witness, that Mr. Leaker has said that he went to President Presi-dent Harding with this whole matter and told him that the sale of liquor on the. shipping board hips would help to solve the board s financial problems, and that he Said that President Presi-dent Harding replied to him: "'Mr. Lasker. you are chairman of the shipping board, you know what to do.' " (NOTE- The wine list of the Unlt-ed Unlt-ed siat.-s s s George Washington sets forth that Dressler's pllsenor. a German made beer. Is for sale at 4 0 cents for a quart bottle. '. II nii..i I' v. -..-. ... - listed at $1' 50 pint, less than tho , , -t of "rot-gut" whisky on the boot- 1 leg market The list sets forth that the cele- , brated brands of Scotch whisky are for sale over he bar at 20 cents .1 I drink. In one corner is the announcement'. j "American moonshine whisky 30 cents a pony " "Old American rye moonshine" sells for 30 cents a j drink, according to the list ) |