Evening journal., 1907-10-08
Cd
$6O6 WORTH OF
. LIQUOR SEIZED
FROM EXPRESS CO.
FOREST CITY co.
IS CLEANED OUT
Greatest Raid in rIany rIOnths-NO-
body Arrested But Axe rIay Fall
at Any Time Within % Hours
Attorney Comedian Says Seizure is
Violation of Interstate Commerce
Law

one gallon OF whiskey was accompan-
led by envelopes with bills marked 10
different individuals; these bills were
from Reuben Ring & Co, the firm
which last year supplied the City
agency with all its liquors. None of
the individuals names were given in
full; only one initial being affixed 10
the surname; for instance j. Jones:
5. Smith, etc; all of the bills were c
O. ID, however but all were marked
paid per Brown" whoever he may
be.
Each bill was made out for 2 10. the
- for one gallon Of whiskey, and the
10 cents for transportation.
II is understood that one Of the Off
GERS of the express company claims
that the sherihs made this seizure out
OF spite because the company fought
the Illegal transportation case which
was brought by the sherins Office
against Edward Conley. one of it's driv-
ers, and on which the jury were un-
able TO agree at the recent term of the
Superior Court. One Of the directors
said this morning. zone of the deputy
sherilfs said In my presence. If you
don't pay up in this case well make Il
hot for you This referred of course
TO the Conloy case"
Another intimation made is that the
seizure was partly for the reason that
the directors of the company were all
Republicans
The seizure at the Forest City Ex-
press Company is the second one of
its kind made in this city; three days
ago the Langley Transportation Com
pany having an Office on Middle street
between Vine and Deer. was visited
and 3 cases of beer and 10 gallons
Of whiskey seized. No arrests were
made at this place and the liquor is
still in the rum room. 1t was all
tagged as coming from the Stillman
Bottling Company Of Boston.
The Langley Company also ran a
place in Lewiston and this was raided
by the Lewiston deputies last week
and the company was convicted as a
common seller The two raids may
have driven II out Of business, for yes
terday the sign had been taken down
and there were no indications Of busi-
mess about the place.
Deputy Sheriff Emery figures It out
that there are IL express companies
doing business in Portland, and the
sheriffs allege further that six of them
are engaged almost wholly in The
transportation of liquors. The six the,
name are the Union Express Company
on Commercial street, the Forest Cit,
on Federal street; the Langley Trans.
portation Company, the Standard OF
Fore street. Urbanos on Fore street
and the Portland & Portsmouth.
Tho four otner companies are tn,
American Express, the Canadian Ex
press Company. Tarbox. and the Co
Operative, and it is alleged that thesl
four bring in a considerable quantit,
although in a perfectly legal way.
Based on the figures of todays seiz
ure, Deputy Emery says that the /
express companies bring 21.3S4 pints o
beer a day into Portland, or two NTH
of a pint a day to every man, woman
and child. and 52.56S half-pints Of har,
liquor or nearly a half pint a day L
each person in the city
After reading these figures one Re
publican politician pertinently remark.
"Well, what are you here for? Is thi
part of the Pennell plan ?"f