Evening journal., 1907-10-08

From the Portland, Me- Evening EN- 4
press oct. 5, 1907
Royal Raymond OF the Anti Saloon /
League and field manager OF the Anti !
License campaign has tried by devious /
ways to discredit our facts from /
Maine; going so far as TO say that /
IL we published anything rejecting |
against prohibition as printed in the |
Portland Express it would be false, as
the editor had written him TO that
effect
We print the headlines above verba-
tim from the Portland, Me-, Evening
Express Of October 5.
II the public desires more proof they
can have it; but this confirms the
"Smith letter" and the other Maine
items we have published.
The opposition refer 10 the papers
we quote as liquor papers. Why
should there be either LIQUOR or liquor
papers in Maine after go years Of pro-
hibition?
We print the article below as cor
roborative evidence.
From the Portland Express, Saturday,
oct. 5, 1907.
In one fell swoop" early this morn
ing Deputy Sherins Arthur Pickett,
John Emery of Portland and Eugene
Harmon OF Westbrook made largest
seizure Of liquors that has been record
ed in the books OF the sheriffs Office in
many months, and the largest ever
made from an express company when
they carted away from the Forest
City Express Companys place OF
business on Federal street, next door
to the corner of Temple. three wagon
} loads Of liquor, which at the retail
price of selling are valued at $500 95
One wagon load Of the liquors was
taken from the Office of the company,
and the other two were driven TO the
rum room just as they were brought
to the Office OF the express company
in their own wagons
The raid was at $50 o'clock this
morning, and the deputies waited
near the Office until the two teams, one
driven by Edward Conley and the
other by John Clancy. arrived from
the Boston & Maine freight sheds at
the foot of Maple street. When the
men began to unload the first wagon
Deputy Emery told Mr.. Fowler that
they needn't bother Then he took
one team and one of the drivers Of the
other and drove to the deputy sherinrs
Office in City Building Beside the IL
quors several of the books Of record
of the company were taken.
The liquors seized were as follows:
1896 pints of lager beer; 5s1 pints Of
lale; AS pints of porter; 13 one gallon
kegs of whisSey; four, seven gallon
kegs of ale. one IA gallon keg of lager,
two, seven gallon kegs of lager; six,
five gallon kegs Of whlskey; so quarts
of whiskey; as, one-half pints of
whiskey.
No one was arrested or ordered 10
appear in court, but the axe may drop
any time within the next "a hours
The Forest City Express is o new
concern, and the sheriffs allege one OF
many which have sprung up like
mushrooms within the past year fol-
? the sole purpose Of carrying on q traf-
y fc in liquor. The company is legally
4 incorporated however under the laws
{ of Maine and the certificate was APP
; proved May 2s, last by Assistant At
: torney General Warren c. Philbrook
! The officers of the corporation are
: President Henry d. Pickett. treasurer
4 Walter l. Fowler, and clerk, James II
4 Comedian; the same three men consti'
itute the board OF directors. Accord
: ling to the certificate of incorporation
. the company is organized as is an.
similar concern to do a general eX
press business within or outside tn
State of Maine as may be eXpedient
Attorney Comedian who is also clerl
of the corporation says that the seiz
ure was in direct violation of the in
terstate commerce laws, and that tn
liquors were seized in transit and II
legally on this account. He says tina
| If possible he shall try to have
mandamus issued by the United State
court compelling the sheriffs to return
the liquors. but otherwise he will tr
to have the case brought into tn
\ jurisdiction Of the Federal courts
Treasurer Of the company claim
that the liquors were all properl
b marked and tagged to the individual
who had ordered them and they wer
still intransit. and in charge Of the ex
= press company.
II was noticeable upon examination
!, that each Of the packages containin