Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-09
Saturday, December 9, 1911.
Cities Where Rum Rules.

Once in awhile, after particularly
revolving crime In New York or Chi
cago. we are assured that the police
have been stirred into action. And
that is tile extent of it. Police talk
of what they are going TO do, and
how they are keeping back infor-
nation for purpose-and then the
public forgets and matters go on as
before.
According 10 Chicago papers and
dispatches IN recent months, criminals
nave the city at their mercy. The
e.ty's records bulge with reports of
murders, hold-ups and crimes against
women. In ten days closing NoFem-
Der 90 such crimes We're added to the
criminal record of that city. The
police are not only Indifferent, in
competent, or both, but they are
known to be in league with the sa-
looms and 10 be receiving 'rake-ofts"
on the crimes Matched in these hell
holes. When citizens complain, Chief
McWeeny (who took hand in the
Maine campaign for RUM tells his
policemen not to believe the "sensa-
tienal" stories they hear.
But there is one thing on which Chi
cago and New York police insist
that respectable citizens shall not
carry weapons. That law Is en-
forced to the letter-some of the thugs
might suffer instead Of citizens if IL
were not. Card games among friends
are raided, also, because. presumably,
people who play cards should go to
the saloons and gambling bells which
are undisturbed.
Following is list of some of the re-
cent murders committed by robbers in
Chicago:
September Frank Kirshenstein. shot
and killed in his saloon by three masked
men.
September ALFRED Cyplik. shot and
killed by a bandit.
and killed by q hold-up man.
September 14-Jesse l., Ray, shot and
killed by robbers in front of his home.
September T-Unidentified man, Is
years old. body found floating in lake,
hands and legs bound and pockets erppt.
October 4-George Bryant, shot and
killed near his home by one or three
October 6--John Hogan, shot and killed
by bandit near his home; BODY thrown
into clump Of weeds.
October 22-Fred GulZow, Jr., gar
dener. living near Miles Center; heater
10 death by six young men after beint
robbed Was on his way TO Chicago
with a load of farm truck.
November 1-Guiseppe Angiosi, sho
md killed in front of his home by
masked robbers.
November a1-John Culinan, killed by
William Barton, a taxicab driver. whom
ne had attempted to hold up
November 22-Pasquale Damico, shot
and killed near his home:
December Mrs. Josephine Kaufman,
shot and killed by one of three men who
Intercepted her and Mr.. Kaufman in
front Of their home.
December 2-John Kugowiski, shot and
killed by one Of three men.
These are some of the attractions
of city run by saloons. There they
control the vote and own the govern
ment. Thugs and police are in league
and all are under the direction of the
unscrupulous millionaires who make
liquor and destroy souls These men
boast of their increasing traffic.
Maine cities ere feeling the hand OF
the oppressor Mighty efforts are be-
ing made to gain control. No
expense causes hesitation. Every
day another characterless politician
or tool gets his price and takes up
the work of turning over his fellow
men to the devil. How many years,
at present progress. before Portland
will be ruled by the same master
mind that places the people of Chica-
go at the mercy of an organized gang
of thugs and police?