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

le3tlhS beer-l would say. perhaps. beer
that is not northumberland We speak
OF soft beer? A. | don't Know about
that.
.. DO YOU know that that business is
carried on lii Portland? y. ! presume
it Is. l have no personal knowledge
of it.
/ @ Have YOU on your list Matson
Brothers? y. Yves sir
q. And do YOU know that th,v AFRO on
| gagged in bottlins and whoIcsaling beer
that is not contraband? 10 Suu know
the nature of the. goods they handle?
| y. | don't know so that / could give
| testimony
| q. AS one Of the officials of the civic
League, with others, have you made Il
report, either in writing or by word OF
mouth, concerning conditions in Cumbcr-
land and other counties to the t;ovcrnorY
y. | have not
@. Were yotf present when any report
by word of mouth or in writing was
made 10 the GoNeTnor by any of the Of
@. ,faxas go tade any personal na I i'm.
vestisation of Wnditions inv the county
| of Cumberland within the last three
months? y. No, sir.
| q Your branch of work n not in the
line of Investigations in the actual field?
\. / am the office secretary.
O. And YOUR work is confined to that?
A. Not nedessarily confined to tho Office.
@ Wen, Mrgely confined to that? A.
Yes,
q. Can you state how maoy retail
liquor dealers licenses are held in tho
| city. OBJECTED to-
MIR. PETERS: 1t may have Il bear
ing, the Chair thinks
Mr.. PATTANGALL: | should not
say ileenses-we use that word care
iesSiy-hoW many people pay the Unit
ed states liquor revenue tax in that
State of Maine" A. | couldn't give th,.
exact number. and ! only now the to-
tails approximately, the totals of retail
liquor dealers. retail malt liquor deal
ers, Wholesale malt liquor dealers and
brewers. altogether
Q. Will You give them, please? A.
Approximately 200, should say some
thing under that, something less than
zoe
g. That would be as near as YOU
could give Il. would it? That u.s. it
would approximately 1900? A. Yes, sir
@ And how many do you say Ill the
county of Cumberland? A. The total
number of liquor taxpayers in Cum
berland county is 265.
List of liquor taxpayers, marked
states Elk. No. H. offered in evidence
tObJeeted to-
JUDGE CLEANES: IT there is any
objection to the paper as having evil
dentidry valac, we Will withdraw the
offer and use it as a matter of argu-
ment
Nj. PATTANGALI. We agree that
the reporter may copy the names as il
Mr.. owen had read them
EDWARD II. EMERY. called for the
| prosecution, sworn, in answer to ules-
tioEs by Judge Clcaves, testified as fol-
lows
@. Your name is Edward II. EN-
cry? "A. Yes sir
G> And your residence Sanford i'll
York county? y. 1t is.
9. And you ere one OF the field sec
retaIics Of the Maine Civic League?
| y. Christian Civic League.
q. Last year, 1912, did you make any
personal investigation with reference
TO the sale of Intoxicating liquor in the
| city of Portland? A. | went through
| the city Of Portland
q At what time, last year, or about
| H'i'' tiiiie a. Inc ast that l remeim-
,'r Was III september. l9l2. that is, re-
| ,cfrlhe 10 the year l?l2, II was Septem-
III i'lz.
- now thoroughly ana III what
| parts OF PORTLAND ana you mike your
| ,hNoS'ieatiuhs n IL WASH very
'horoushiN' didh attempt To cover
the city but went through several of
teh streets and visited several of the
| odl iooiiis'
| MI. ~ iANpNii-: rs INC resolve
lhucr "hlch we are proceeding reads,
u secils 10 counsci 'hai any evidence
" conditions cxisithg prior 10 January
! ifs'' II ahnissiric at Ell could only
pc aoiiiitted aiter thc OASIS lad been
| i;iia ny showing condltlons after jan
| uaty hIsl, or between January first
anu inc commencement Oh these pro-
ceeuihss. thihk IL is fairiy wen SET N
'ieo law that ho oiiciai couiu be, re-
i'iosea from once ior acts OF any 4ktser
once or during another term oESfne