Evening journal., 1907-09-09

missions. Places that have been
known to sell real booze IN times past
have been opened up again wNAin a
month or so, and are apparently maxi
ing enough to pay the rent and running
expenses.
Beer on Draft
There are at least 20 shops that make
a speciality Of beer, and or s OF these
have it on draft nearly all the time,
The familiar old sprinkler is in evil
dence, and a schooner right off the Ice
with the thick foam on top can be had
in leisurely comfort none Of the dodg-
ing in, grabbing a drink on the run
from someone's hip pocket and darting
out the back door, but "WhatN you
have and wait until it's properly
served so as TO do the most good
As might be expected, there are no
regular beer clubs, those indications
OF dry times When a city really and
truly gets dry, these clubs spring ur
like mushrooms In a night for they
are the only resource of the thirsty
one who for some reason cannot order
private supply by express, There's
deford, so they don't have 'em.
Saco. just across the river, has usu-
ally been a desert, but now a wet spot
or two can be found, not a regular
oasis, but a sort Of damp place where
liz Is possible to get a drink. one or
two, perhaps more, drug stores, are
selling something to the real thirsty
who are in too much OF a hurry 10
cross the river to Biddeford. And, by
the way, Biddeford probably has more
ldrug stores In proportion to the popu-
llation than any other city IN the state
OF Maine The majority Of these stores
sell liquor.
There are so many places where
booze is the staple product that now
land then some sort Of bluf is con-
sidered necessary, and side line Is
conspicuously displayed. But II you
go in to purchase any Of this STOCK
YOU viii find it pretty well shop worn
and dusty, for it is not often dis
turbed.
such are the conditions In Bidde-
ford. and yet no Sturgis deputy has
struck a single official clip there as
vet II Is the home of Deputy Obed
f. stackpole. but he has been stationed
lin Kennebeo and Somerset counties
ever since his appointment and has
never received instructions 70 board at
home for while and see what he
could pick up around there
Something has been done, however
by home folks, but with very indlher-
ent success. Some time ago the city
government being familiar with N.
conditions that have been described
officiallv. called the attention Of the po-
lHee commission TO the matter and po-
litelv asked # the police force couldn't
do something in the way OF enforcing
the liauor laws This was all done very
lpleasantly and the board took 1t very
nleasantly. falling back on the time-
lhonored reply that il the city govern
ment wanted enforcement it could have
lit nv furnishing sufficient evidence
The city government replied that 4
did not consider that it had any busl'
ness in doing detective work, ana IN
timated that the commoniy accep,es
view Of police work was that polie'
officers should detect and puhlsl
criminals Of all classes
It sounded like a bit Of diplomatic
oorrespondence but II was all the elts
Government could do, unless II dif
actually designate some member t'
swear out warrants and see that they
were properly served some way tol
covernor Cobb has control Of the BID
deford police commission, and through
that the Biddeford police force an'
the city fathers have since been wait
ing for him TO act. Just why he ha'
not acted is a mystery. With all III
power ready at hand and such conai
tions common knowledge, he has beer
husy with his Sturgis deputies in Ban
cor and other places and neglected nj
own particular province in Biddeford-
The city government has done VIVA
II could in officially urging the pollc'
commission to take action and th'
lcitlzens have been doing what they car
In An effort 70 break the long enjoyed
mower Of Chief Harmon. and now
seems 10 be up TO Governor Cobb {
eet busy with his own Republican po
lice commission and see what he car
do with It. A word from CHER Har
mon would close every rumshop In IN
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