Washington sentinel., 1901-03-30
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large majority OF the bondholders an'
stockholders OF the company were ap
pointed last week by Judge Dennis IL
Circuit Court No. 2, Baltimore. They
are Mr.. William II. Whitridge president
Of the company; Mr., Ernest N. Morrison
OF r. N Morrison & Co., stock brokers
Col John A. Tompkins, president ofthe
Citizens Trust aud Deposit Company
Mr.. Frederick Fl. Gottlieb, general
manager OF the brewing company, and
Mr.. Bernard Carter, who has been one
of the counsel for the brewing company
in the litigation.
Each OF the receivers will bond for
S25o,ooo. Their counsel are ex-Judge
William A. Fisher. OF counsel for the
Citizens Trust and Deposit Company,
and Mr.. Thos. h. Clendinen, OF counsel
for the brewing ompany, and Mr.. Frank
Gosnell. who represented Mr.. Ernest N.
Morrison and other bondholders in the
litigation
The receivers will manage and operate
the brewing company pending the
carrying out OF the plans for its reorgan-
Ization, The property, it is said, will
probably be sold in order to complete
the reorganization.
The Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue has issued a circular relating to
the redemption Of documentary and
proprietary stamps ia which he says:
Unused documentary and propTle-
tary stamps, issued under the provisions
OF the war revenue act, approved June
I3, 1898, for which the owners have no
use. may be redeemed, but in all cases
there will be deducted the percentage,
il any, allowed to the purchaser. Ap-
plcatiOn ior the redemption OF such
stamps should be made to the collector
of Internal Revenue from whom the
same was purchased, who will supply
the applicant form 80 with neces-
sary instructions relative to the prepar-
alton OF his claim"
Lawyers have been examining the
new autI liquor law just passed by the
Legislature OF Kansas, and they claim
to have found flaws which will show the
law to be unconstitutional. The saloon
men of Kansas City, Kan, have EN-
ployed lawyers to make a test case ofthe |
first arrest made IN that city,
In the Maine Legislature last week, |
says B0nToyFS Vine and SPIRIT Gazette, |
a determined effort was made in favor |
of a proposition to resubmit to the |
people the prohibitOry amendment It |
is generally acknowledged that the
prohibitory law there does not prohibit,
aud that local option law something
similar 10 the one in Massachusetts
would be an Improvement, but when the
proposition came to vote 1t was de-
leated by s4 to 81. The legislators
down there are not yet ready o give the
voters a chance to say whether or not
they wish to repudiate prohibition, but
the prevailing impression is that the
time is near at hand when Maine will
see the error Of its ways and declare in
favor Of a local option law.
Here is portion OF the argument
made by the gentleman who submitted
the proposition for resubmission: II am
a AhNG mani a AN'AeA Ab9AoAhNA a |
believer in all laws and in all things that
tend to promote the cause OF temper
ance. But what is the history of the
law IN Maine2 Why should
people who love the constitution and
the State seek . have this unoDserved
law as a part OF IFS organic law? Let us
look at the conditions in this premier
prohibition State of ours. To begin
with, the Internal Revenue report for
the last year tells us that the local option
State Of Massachusetts, has one retail
revenue license for every 567 Of its
population. The same department re.
port tells us that prohibition Maine, the
premier prohibition commonwealth OF
the world, has one retail liquor license
Tor every 47S OF its population. For the
year ending Iune go 1900, over 1900
licenses, one for every 463 inhabitants,
we're issued to dealers in liquors in the
State Of Maine. | ask you in
all candor and fairness il this does
not conc'usively prove the failure OF the
State prohibitOrY law, and l ask YOU
again if such a condition does not lead
YOU to the belief that such a law is OF
detriment rather than Of benefit to the
State7 We have had ty years
of experience, fifty wears Of failure, fifty
years Of disgrace for,ths beloved State
OF ours. The people do not want the
law enforced"
The heaviest registration Of women
on record IN Kansas has been recorded
in many places throughout the State for
the spring elections to occur soon in the
towns OF the second and third class. At
most places the issue is wet" or dry"
At Atchison, however, where fully
third more women registered than ever
before, there is a contest between the
whites and the negroes over voting for
a school building for negroes. The
books OF opeka show
registration of I S. 600, OF which ZOO are
women. The registration last fall for
the Presidential election was 1o,174 men,
which shows that women are taking the
greatest interest in the election this
spring. The Law and Order League
has put up candidates for mayor and
other city Offices, who are pledged to
support the prohibition law, and they
have made house to house canvass to
see that every voter favorable to their
ticket is registered. The opposition
has also been very active, andthe COM
ing election promises 20 be the most
exciting ever held in this city, The
election will take place April 2.
Contrary TO all expectations the