Evening journal., 1907-10-22


people, men and women, who would
deceive her citizens into adopting the
abomination Prohibition.
II is the prolific breeder Of the low
est crimes, and Of the srossest sensual
ism.
The following from the Portland, Me-,
Press indicates the real situation.
These headlines do not coincide with
the beautiful theories OF prohibition:
Astounding Case-Shocking Story
Told by Kitchen Bar Room Graduate"
And the story that follows tells how
Madeline Bitter IA years old, has been
brought up How 10 seizures have been
made at her home In four years and
of the trouble she has given the OFF,
GERS. Father and mother have been
raided Jailed and fined and when they
were not able to conduct the business.
the girl has. The Press court reporter
writes:
"rhe girl while only IA years of
age, looks older. She is large and
we'll developed, but her features are
coarse. As she sat huddled in one cor
ner of the court room. with a bright
red shawl over her head and around
her shoulders. she looked like one Of
the little Russian peasants Who come
over to this country on the steamers
in the winter. She enjoyed every min
ute of the proceedings and smiled and
laughed when the officers were giving
! their testimony. She related without
! hesitancy or appearance OF shame or
lrceret. things that made the ether Wit
j lnesses shudder to hear"
The girl was committed to the care
of the agent for the protection of chill
dren until she becomes OF age.
Things that made the other witnesses
shudder to hear.
And this is only one spark from the
licentiousness.
Kansas also is a veritable nest Of inn
moral crimes, with so convicts in It's
lpenitentiary sentenced for such crimes
Massachusetts with twice the popula-
tion has only 50 incarcerated for like
crimes.
Tho prohibition propaganda is a nirc
OF Satan
"wili YOU walk into my parlor
Said the spider to the fly"
The prohibition advocates are mas.
queradin8 in tire robes of purity"
Beware the deception and hypocris,
that has filled Maine and Kansas will
brothels.
With Drunleerds and Prostitutes.
Their doctrine Is a red lure withou
e red light"
p The newspapers of the three prchi
bition states are filled with the mir
and dirt OF that system: and Main
. where il has been longest on tria
shows the vilest results.
The Anti License Committee dar
not publish the police statistics O
rA .sI
Maine cities in comparison with tn
license city Of Wilmington, Del.
They dare not publish the court re
\ cords Of New Castle county in 1856
Y when prohibition was upon the statut
e books Of this State.
-e They are not honest with the peopI,
D They dare not tell the truth, tn
\. whole truth and nothing but the truti
n Here is another disgusting case fror
% a prohibition state
= Young Girl Lured to Vice.
Portland, Me, Express. Oct is
Another case Of the Turing of yoin
girls TO this city Under The pretens
lof obtaining fer them lucrative employ
ment. but in reality for the purpose
lconfining them in houses Of question
able reputation, has come TO the motto
OF the police department In defer
ence 90 the instructions given by Chi,
Waterhouse to the officers. that the
exercise special Vigilance in this mat
=. ter the apprehension Of several youn
girls who had been enticed TO this cit
in this manner has come about Act
ing on the suspicious OF one OF tn
officers who had noticed woma
leading strange girl into a house @
F'ranklin street, Chief Waterhous
-Tplaced the matter in the hands
= Police Matron Mrs. Burnham
In company with Ohicer Sylveste
Mrs. Burnham visited the place tn
morning and found the Young girl /
question. She was taken to the sta
ltion and upon being question II wa
ascertained that she had run ava
from an institution in Quebec. and ha
lcome to Portland in company with
woman who promised her a fine pos
tion at good wages The girl is aboi
19 or 20 years of age and would :
termed beautiful. She is OF rrenc
parentage and presented an appearanC
of refinement. Chief Waterhouse sal
this morning that the woman who er
ticed this girl to Portland has given a