Evening journal., 1907-09-28
rning this State over
ANOTHER LETTER FROM "RUM-SOAKED" MAINE.
(Portland Press September ?, I0o7)

ANOTHER LETTER FROM "RUN1-SOAKED" MAINE.
portland Press, September ?, Ioo7)
There 154 places where liquor sold in Portland
according the records OF the quoreng force OF the sheriff
department Seizures number Of places The
report August shows 80 seizures made making sos
since the first OF the year"
have before me number Of news items from Bangor Rock
land Lewiston Saco Iouon an interior town. well as Au-
and other cities But Mr. spad and Mr. Burchanel have
shifted the again They have deserted Maine and fed
despair to Maryland Let US follow them thence and see what they
found there
Here expressions of opinion from of the best
men in dry" Maryland:
Benjamin Wells the overworked express agent at Ekon
full of voator the liquor years ago
under old license Sheriff Price talked Of closing for
Col Isaac D Davis cashier for years Of the National
Bank of Eon when interviewed said sencntousy "There
more whskey drunk here than before The prohibition
system is demoralzng in that ncucates secret drinking
Hon George r. Ash Auditor Of the State OF Maryland and
editor OF the Cecil Democrat one OF the most careful students OF
local and State conditions and who neither touches tastes
now than under our license system hurts business too
The who drinnd all that everdran drink and many
Charges but buy their necessities where they go purchase their
Superintendent George Eeoot OF the Provucetown Paper
Mills said Look at Elkon it dead Not house going
Not horse hardly to be on the street have this street
Thomas Murry the leading merchant Of Elson. said Il
for license and never took drink in my life There prohi
btion in this county"
w. D Summers, welknown farmer declared that he
took drink his life but believed in license "Ohr farm hands,
kind of back with them. With license MY would
here on have few drinks and return home, But row
they buy by the bottle and drink until they get drunk
Oliver Giles the leading grocer ESton and
oaer declared Prohibition the biggest humbug Maryland
Fred II, lefer Town Treasurer of Elton dccatd pohib
ton to be beneath which business done illegally and
indecenty that is bound to thrive in form another
Elmdre Dieber wellnown boat and barge builder the
Fig Elk creek who employs fifty said; "The pro
bton system works nuriousy The drink much evc
but the men go away to get and stay for days
- . -.s.ts KANSAS.
For week the anticense committee harped on
Maryland and seeing that "The Unknown giving
Stuff fed Kansas and brought Mr. Trioke reminds
me OF TRICKY, to tell us that Kansas is all right
Perhaps kansas all right but don't have take Trick
etts word Gospel truth There others something
of Kansas They live in Kansas and deeply interested
in Kansas Mr. Trickeu could be- Here they are
Q'rom the Atchson (Kan) Globe)
KANSAS CITY, Kan, September 3"Fortyeght
lin the police Kansas City kan yesterday for being drunk
Ior disturbing the peace"
Another from the Atchson Kan) Globe
During the month OF August sales of liquor made
by the Topeka drug Will somebody please tell
lwhisey yselng drug is better wereguated licensed
saloon what advantage there is forcing people buy bottle
instead of glass?
Still another from the Atchison Globe
This is daisy Here is: .., ..a
&C w Tricke q thought he TRICKY Of Kansas City,
Kansas is his Norfolk Va, address the National
AnSapon League He will probably tell it that beer and his-
ky NOW unknown Kansas although Topeka drug soekeep
lers admit to 224o4 sales for last month"
We must leave Kansas my friends for the antcense
mttee has taken another fit Somebody whispered Spads
out: Fall River the cursed city the country Let
1.-THE citizens Of Wilmington read the following letter. it tells its
Iown story:
Denar