Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-07

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there were numerous places in the city
of Portland where Intoxicating liquors
were sold as openly as groceries OF
drugs, legitmateiH.
We have described to you several
places; we shall have described to YOU
particularly a place spoken of as the
Hollywood, and it may be that there
is in existence a picture-the attorney
general hoped to produce it hefe-et
tile interior of this Hollywood place.
Anticipating that perhaps we may
not DC able To obtain 1T, Il little de-
scription may not be out of place. This
formerly existed as Il tenement and
later Gu as a sort of store. Not long
er agc,--certainly within the last Few
years, Peter j. Hollywood, who has
RAID a retail liquor dealers license Tor
years, put something like $55@ INTO
fitting mp this place ut To- Probe
street, ana fitted it up So that IT could
not oc used for anything except a bar
room for all time He put III 4 lar
room, which if you have visited siuct-
places You can appreciate. lie pNfs-.
milcd behind the bar the familiar bar
room paraphernalia, glasses artistic,
ally painted: upon the shelves behind
the bar ne had a varied and ample
stock of Intoxicating liquors. That
perhaps is the best place tie city Of
Portland boasts Of, and has been dur
iEg the two years and three months
ef Mr.. Moulton's administration.
There are other places equally effee-
tive, and some are scattered along Il
few streets.
T., the
OF all of YOU, appears a small portion.
and as We shall show. 4 Very small
portion of the places which even in
the immediate locality are recognized
as liaiI0;. places, seven us | recall II
upon this sheet, and being what | call
old timers. We shall exhibit a chart
made by / man who knows of - odd
other places, more OF less we'll known
during the last three mcntIS. and dur
ing tire last two years recognized rs
liquor establishments. the great ma
jority of these places being those which
have been run for tho last dozen or
Is years.
Now liquor was not during tie last
three years sold in any manner secret
y. You are all familiar With the con-
ditions under fairly close times when
the sheriff is expected. even remote
~, tc arrive during the day or eve
ming, and someone is out NJ the doc"
or even near the sheriffs office. watch
ing To see when the sheriff or the dep
nty leaves the office; and during strict
eEforcen, nj proceedings, watching the
sheriff 10 sec il he goes near the court
room: watching The sheriff To see where
lie goes or whence he comes; and those
watchers reporting 80 that the stock
in trade can bt successfully removed
beyond the reach of the sheriff. Moth
ing OF that sort has been in existence
i'll the city of Portland during the last
TWO years and three months of Sher-
if Moult6ns administration. Stocks OF
goods have been kept absolutely open
IN those numerous joints.
In many Of the joints during the last
three months the stocks of goods have
been openly exposed upon the shelves
behind the bars, as is the ordinary
form of advertising goods legitimate
~ thus exposed. In some instances par
ties have purchased liquor in fancy
receptacles in order TO make Il better
display FOR advertising. and some
stocks of liquor have been kept in colt
venient receptacles under the bar for
salc in pint or half Pint bottles.
In practically all these places during
AL this time real beer, not Uno or
Lithia CT any of those things. has been
sold. And while upon that subject
there is one thing we wish to call to
your attention. Uno or Lithia beer has
been hardly known of i'll Portland
Turing the last three months, and
when you Go not find it, you know
there has been some substitute for il.
The beer sold is drawn from wood
and in bottles Immediately at the bar.
tenders hand, and in never falling sup
ply until last Monday morning. The
bartenders have Worn a regular union
uniform; they have had their white
aprons and coats. and dress in strict
compliance with the rules when on
duty.
We shall show you that during the
last three months that he's been the
absolute rule of the Bartenders Union
in the city of Portland. They never
lave appeared upon duty without
their uniform. There have been nu-
merous places where there was but
one bar tender numerous places
where there We're two or three, and
numerous places where four bartend
ers were on duty We shall show you
that up to last week when this Legis
lature began at least to discuss these
proceedings and later formulated
those discussions in the various re-
selves, one directed against Mr..
Moulton, in which his name was some
what prominently mentioned; tip te
last Saturday at six o'clock, those
conditions of which | have spoken
prevailed very generally throughout
all those places Last Monday morn
ing q man would have to have been
something Of a sleuth in the city of
Portland to have found much of any
thing in The line Of intoxicating liquor
in any of those old time places. they
having gone into .he more remote and
gecrctive places.
We had y man about the city and
observe conditions. not only upon
Monday but upon Tuesday ant
Wednesday and Thursday, and We
found those places that two Years aud
three months had hardly had their
doers closed within union hours, and
ny the way, al those places clos
promptly at II O'Clock at night, and