Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-25

III It's headquarters in WsterRile. For
the benefit of Kennebec Journal read
ers. however we are doing away with
this inconvenience and expense, by
publishing the list entire
Names record for the past ten Years
I in the internal revenue office is a mat
ter OF more than passing interest, 1t
shows notification of the law at its
height in the State. and the better con
Editions existing under the stricter en-
foreement which We enjoyed from 1905
TO 1909. In the year 1900, the total
number of liquor tax licenses paid by
people in the State of Maine was 1913.
In 1901. the number was l44S: in 1902.
I1452; in 1908. 1853; in 1901. liz: III 1905,
rs: in 1906 $40: in 1907, 500. in 1905.
1O75; in 1909 1921 in 1910. 92S. Under
the announcement of probable nom
interference, the number for the first
three months and five days of this cur
rent revenue year reached S99, and for
the two months and twenty days Of
the last revenue year ending Jun 20.
$50, or a total of 1l49 with all the ad-
bditional entries mp to June so next, the
htotal number is likely to be 400 or los.
or even more. That must depend
largely upon the conduct of the pres
ent administration. and its course
might be influenced nightly by
strong tendency on the part of the
nub1ic for a better enforcement If the
law To III the town of Dexter eit=
zens, movement has impressed upon
The officials the demand fer and neees-
sitv of living up to their oaths of Of
flee. Such a movement on the part OF
the law-abidng people in every town
and city of Maine would work Won
derfully for good and have great in
auence upon the conduct of Democra-
lie officials from Governor Plaisted
md Attorney General Pattangall
lown.
A careful inspection of the records
Of the internal revenue office at Ports
mouth shows that a large percentage
Of the liquor tax certificates issued in
Maine are for the sale of malt liquors.
About half of these dealers sell only
beer, although it IS
known that some sell beer and whis-
KEY without being detected by the rev
enne department. A few such daring
dealers have discovered that it was
very dangerous matter to take cham
ces with Uncle Sam. 1t is a serious
piece of business if one is caught vio-
lating the restrictions laid down by
the Federal government i'm such mat
tiers. Deputy marshals have been
known to put in weeks and travel hun
dreds of miles running down and pun
ishing an offender who would be let
off with small fine by Maine judge,
for a vastly greater offence.
Under the spur of popular iterest, it
seems likely that new methods may be
adopted to make the liquor business
hazardous in the State of Maine to
these who habitually violate internal
revenue laws. ON proper information
furnished the United States commits
sioner of internal revenue, it is posi-
BILE to bring up with a snap many OF
those dealers who fail 10 procure a
revenue stamp until long after they
have begun business, or who fail TO
post the stamp conspicuously in their
places of business. Were the public
so disposed, it could make trouble for
many of those doing business in viola
ton of the Maine law by bringing to
the attention of the FEDERAL authori :
ties the fact that buyers of revenue
stamps have failed to post them prop
erly.