Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-09


but the majority of them are Armenians
and Italians.
- q. At the present time are YOU having
any trouble with your men relative tc
drunkenness a. No. we are not. Oui
conditions at the present time are very
satisfactory.
@. Whether or not for the past tire,
months there has been n large numhci
of men at work at your plant in n
construction of a building? n. Yes. One
of our factories was burned last Octo-
ber and we have been busy since that
time rebuilding new factory, and the
new factory is very near completion
and We have had n very large number
of workmen there Under the contractor;
and We have had an opportunity to OBJ
serve their manner of work.
q. Perhaps there will be an average
of 50 or 80 on an average for the last
two months in addition to Your own men?
A. Yes, sir.
g. And is your observation in respect
to drunkenness among those men same
as in respect to your own men? A. Wei,
we haven't seen II single case since the
contractor came onto the work to build
it where there has been any occasion to
notice any amount of drinking.
o.. What has been your general impress
sionsas TO drunkenness on the streets OF
Portland within the past year and three
months? n. / think IL is as favorable
as have ever seen il. | haven't noticed
tiff anything ] think it has been less
O. What have YOU to say as to any
difficulty you have had as to drinking ol
drunkenness among yonr men during Tho
so-ealled :.strict enforcement times loi
Sheriff Pearson?
Mr.. WILSON: | think We will ente,
an objection to that
The SPEAKER / think that should
be excluded.
ATTORNEY GENERAL WILSON: II
is a little difficult to tell how all our oh
iections come in. think the objection
should have been noted to the 1previou:
question, it does not seem to appeal
there.
Mr. PATTANGALI.: The Immediately
preceding question is: What has beer
your general impression as to drunken.
ness on the streets Of Portland within
the past year and three months2''
The SPEAKER: That seems to be un.
Objectionable.
ATTORNEY GENERAL WILSON: He
offers am answer to make it apply by
comparison. In the question itself II
does not appear
Mr. PATTANGALL rcadngD: "Whai
have You to say as to any difficulty you
have had as TO drinking or drunkenness:
among your men during the so-callec
strict enforcement times of Sheriff Pear
SOM"
Objected to, and the objection IS sus-
tanned. and from that ruling of the Chair
we ask an appeal TO the convention
The SPEAKER: And the Chair de-
clines to entertain the appeal for tbs
same reason previously given-it has nC
powers under the orders passed by the
Legislature to do SO.
Mr.. rATTANGALL: All of which. o
course, is made Il part of the record
omit the answer. and | suppose Bro. vii
son. you don't care to have me read tn,
ground of your objection as it has beer
ruled on?
ATTORNEY GENERAL WILSON: No
| think | objected to each question al
though it does not appear.
Mr.. PATTANGALL: There are tw'
questions following. if the Chair please
and at the last of the second one tn
attorney. general said My objection zoe
to all these questions for tile same fea
son." and | cannot read them Nithoh
going beyond the point where I shoal'
go; but there is practically the sam
point.
rha 4 Il 4 - we n
discussed?
Mr.. PATTANGALL: Yes.
The SPEAKER Wen then the Chai
will sustain the objection, and eounse
will govern themselves accordingly IL
reading questions and answers, If pos
sible.
Mr.. PATTANGALL: said two; vii
have 10 enlarge that number. | begir
now on page five. The question whict
appears next as unobjected to is:
q. State whether or not You are
around about the CITY more or less ever,
day? y. l am.
.. You may answer the question
whether or not You are about the city
more or less every day? y. Yes,
spend good deal of time around tho
business section of the city.
Q. And you have occasion to talk
with and do business with great many
of the leading business men of Port
land and the bank men? y. Yes, that
is my business.
@. Whether or not, within the last
two years and three months there has
come TO your attention any general
complaint of dissatisfaction with the
administration at Sheriff Moultons Of
fice?"-
Mr.. PATTANGALL And the attor-
ney general objects. Did / make the
question clear?
The SPEAKER: Do you insist upon
your objections
ATTORNEY GENERAL WILSON:
Yes, Your Honor, / think SO. The ques-
ton simply calls for the feelng-the
chief point was it didn't relate to the
liquor traffic particularly. it asked for
the general opinion II seems to me OBJ
ieetionable on that ground.
Mr.. PATTANGALL 1t seemed to
me that that was admissible on perhaps
several grounds. One matter in particu-
lar / would call the Chairs attention
to. There appears part of the record