The Portland daily press., 1896-02-03
PoRrLAND's DR.. pARKHuRsTs
Make assTour of the Liquor Saloons and
Tell the ResuIts-One Exhibits Stere-
opticon Views and the Other Bottles,

Tell the Results-one Exhibits Stere-
opticon Views and the Other Bottles,
At the Second Parish church last eve
ming, under the auspices of the Civic
League, Rev. Mr.. Hack delivered an ad-
dress upon the rumshops of Portland. 1t
was illustrated by stereoptioon views.
The church and galleries were filed with
people Mr.. Hack began by saying that
he had a personal word to say. When
he spoke on temperance last September
he was taken severely to task. He didn't
refer to the politicians, Ehe expected THAT,
nor to the newspapers, but 80 his own
people. He had been told that he ought
not to speak upon simply moral certain
ty. He ought to be legally sure OF the
facts He was indignant at first. He
had never seen Iceland, but he felt that
he had a right to speak about Iceland
and say that it existed. even if he hadn't.
But he kept thinking about it and re-
solved to go and see the rumshops of
Portland for himself.
He was aware that prohibition might
indicate politically almost anything, but
he couldn't forget the Republican stand
against the last resubmission measure in
the House of Representatives. Despite
that, it is fact that prohibition is foot
ball between the parties.
He said that he had been looking up
the records of the Superior court and
found 81 cases of convicted liquor sellers,
that were continued for sentence, and
there was no case of any other criminal
continued for sentence. He had been
told that some of those liquor sellers had
been convicted six or seven times an
their sentence was continued all that
time
He spoke of the Civic League and It's
purposes. He said that some believed
it's sole object to be an effort to defeat
certain political candidate. He declared
that that is not true and that they are
after bigger game than that. They seek
to advance the Kingdom of God in this
city and make it purer and better.
He said that the public officials had
time and agains made the plea that they
couldn't enforce the law because public
sentiment was against them. He de-
noanced such a plea as that as craven
hearted. The officers have behind them
all the military power of the state and
can enforce the law if they wish to.
At this point Mr.. Hack said that he
would throw his views upon the screen.
He had gone SO far as to do, what he had
said he never would do. He had "bou ght
the stuff" himself. The first pi cture
showed a building on India street little
above and on the other side from the
Grand Trunk station. In there he b ad
seen them selling beer from a sprinkler.
He had been told that it was diffiou 1t
to find the stuff. The next view showed
a saloon in a small wooden house on
Commercial street. He went in there and
in the back room was the bar and
Shelves covered with many bottles. M en-
were buying various kinds of liqu ors
an paying for them.
/. The next place was down on Middle
street. There Mr.. Hack and his friend
bought a bottle of larger beer., The next
view showed a cart carrying a number
of boxes full of BOTTLES. The next view
was that of Keating's rum shop on Com
| lnercial street near the Grand Trunk
station. He said this place had caused
more misery than any other in Portland.
He had visited it and seen the bar where
you could buy almost anything youwant
One noon he had watched the laborers
going In there and they averaged two a
minute. He rldicaled the idea that the
officers couldn't find these places. He
had followed two policemen one night
places. where many men were drinking
lemonade and ginger ale, Of course.
He showed view of the Falmouth
hotel. He told of visit to the bar in.
a private room. Behind the bar we're
three men and in front of it were 96
1 al driT h in nt;h oCy,tt
such difficult place to find, as he had
supposed. Hesshad been astonished at
the number of young men that he had
seen in these places, and the quality of
the clothes they wore and their other
outward appearan oe.
Swett's hotels. He had visited both. He
had entered their barrooms. He also
showed a view Of the West End hotel,
showing the archway on the Congress
street side. He walked down that arch
way. and entered the best bar he had
found in Portland. where evidently the
most business was done.
He also showed g view of the United
States hotel You go into the office and
along little alleyway and on the left
is the barroom. He had seen ten lads
from 10 to II years of age come out of
them so drunk that they couldn't walk
we'll. It's not the old topper that we're
keeping away from drink by the pro-
hibitory law.
He spoke briefly of the drug stores and
referred to the astonishing number that
we haveNin this city. 1t was also aston
ishing that Christian city like this, al
lows one branch of trade to keep open
all day Sunday and keeps all others shut
up.
He gave view of Egan's rum shop at
the corner of India and Fore street.
This was place that he knew that the
police knew about There John DOYLE
was pounded almost to death and did die
soon afterward and the police had SO lit
tie regard for this Egan's feelings that
they actually closed him up for week.
He had been there many times Any
evening you can see a crowd of the
toughest Of men in that place. It's q
dangerous place.
Mr. Hack spoke in conclusion of the
law in regard to the requirements of Off
GERS.
Rev. Leroy S. Bean, who was proba-
bly, the companion Mr.. Hack alludes to-
delivered a very similar lecture in the
West End church, minus the stereopti-
con views He exhibited bottles filled