Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1907-09-13
Prohibition Does
Not Prohibit.
The Bangor Commercial to
The Portland Argus
And This After 90
Years Trial.
Prohibition Does Not Abolish.

past seven months of this year, more than
were made in the same months IN that
city in 1906. In view of this TACT the
Commercial would suggest that the editor
of the Argus instead Of worrying so much
about Bangor should put forth all his ef-
forts in trying to dry up the fountain
that intoxicates III Portland.
We would ask if the Argus used good
taste or sense in urging reform on Bangor
when in its own city the arrests Tor
drunkenness this year have increased us
over the corresponding period OF 1915.
The Commercial has always claimed
that prohibition does not prohibit. The
figures given here Of the arrests in Port
land for drunkenness are silent witnesses
to the truth of this claim. Our town
municipal court tells the same story. On
Monday Is cases of intoXication were be-
fore the court, while - other arrests Tor
the same cause were not arraigned, max
ing a total of rs, notwithstanding the
presence in the city of the large force OF
Sturgis deputies.
The prohibition law WAS first enacted
bv the Maine legislature in 1852 and Tor
all these years more attention has been
paid to enforcing this law than has been
given to the enforcing OF all the other
criminal laws of the State. The enforce
ment of the prohibitory law IN the city
of Bangor in the 70's by Sheriff Jerrard
was far more rigid than ever before or
since that time, not only in Bangor and
Penobscot county but more so than IN
any other city or county in the State and
still the arrests for drunkenness were
more than in the wears when the enforce
ment of the prohibitory law was governed
not in a radical, fanatical way but by the
exercise of the reason and common
sense.
The express companies are bringing car
loads of intoxicating liquors into Maine
every day and still the editors OF certain
daily papers have been making an effort
to convince the people that the oturgls
deputies are drying up the fountain that
intoxicates. This, when it IS known that
liquor in any quantity legally may come
by express or freight from other states
for private use and that these Sturgis OF
fcials cannot prevent it; consequently the
more rigid the enforcement the more Will
the business of the express companies be
increased.
Put 1000 Sturgis deputies to work and
they would only add still more to the re-
ceipts of the express companies ana liquor
dealers in other States.
Between 100000 and $4,000, 200
worth of liquor is sent annually INTO
Maine from other States, by express and |
freight, for private use and these the
enforcement of private officials cannot |
reach, as they can only enforce the pro-
hibitory law against parties bringing |
LIQUORS to Maine for illegal sale.
For more than half a century the |
fanatical prohibitionists have been I'M
able to dry up the fountain that lntoXi'
Gates and have admitted the statement
bv allowing the State liquor agents to sell
between 500, 5000 and 5000, 600 worth OF
Intoxicating liquors in a single year.
This Happened at WaterVilIe.
A Greek with an unpronOuncable name
Dassed through an incident at % tins
afternoon which was as narrow an escape
from a trip over the big divide as one
hears of in dogs age. The Greek, clad
on the outside in rubber coat, rubber
boots and felt hat and on the inside with
a lag which had foundation in Uno beer
and a superstructure in split, STOOD De-
tween the rails of the Maine Central on
the Front street grade just as train NO.
was booming into town. The Greek was
irving to light his pipe by scratching
matches on his wet coat. lie neither
saw nor heard the train. lie WaVered
back and forth in his attempts to strike
light. The engineer apparently under,
stood the mans condition and opened
the screech valve for its full extent but
the Greek heard not and the engineer I
slammed in the throttle, lammed on the I
air and said things perfectly IN accord
with the moment. The Greek spied a
sign post few feet away ana
started TO strike a match on it just as the I
en0ine's pilot beam grazed the ample t
folds of the mans Hopping rubber coat Y
When the wind of the passing train l
nearly took the man off his feet he began /
to get a glimpse of the might have been
aud grabbing the post hung on until after
the train had pulled into the station, the
conductor had registered and truckman
shook him into aslight degree OF senslDH-
ity. I
Bangor Item. +,
As the result of a successful RAID maze
bv the police department Friday nlght at
the Columbia house on Harlow street,
w. L. Jackson, the alleged proprietor OF :
the resort, is now waiting action OF the !
grand jury of the Supreme Court on ]
charge of maintaining a common nuisance =
which was preferred against him and SIX
Young women, all inmates of the house,
and man who was found at the place
when it was 1aided are all held as wit 4
nesses. Mr.. Jackson also had to answer !
70 a charge of search and Seizure in the
lower court. o
Lewiston Net Too Dry
Tho animal report of the city of Lewis
ION which has iust been issued shows
that The total number of arrests made for .
nuisances and were disposed of by report i
says there were 112 cases which were not e
and these with a few exceP
lions were cases of intoXication which
will bring the total number OF arrests Tor 7
this cause at over 500.
Statistics compiled for the purpose OF
getting at the facts in relation TO lntoNl'
? - yrorxT unsatisfactory.