Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-17

ploying this summer which may
check some Of this fast driving. He
has taken a couple of heavy planks
AMI hinged them together at the
ends. These planks he has filled with
heavy spikes, the points projecting
upward.
With the permission of the COM
missioner, ivis planned use this de-
vice to hold up machines which may
show . disposition not to stop when
ordered to do 80. In connection with
it he has . canvas sign to be strung
aeross the highway in front of a ar
which it IL suspected may be APP
preaching. This sign will bear the
words Federal Agents Stop" II the
order il not obeyed the spiked planks
vii be awaiting the machines. 1t it
10 obeyed the planks will be with
drawn and the customary search
made.
Deputy Hovey thinks possibly this
may have a deterrent effect on rush
ing along in the face of warnings.
One of the most effective deputies
on Mr.. Hovey's staff 10 George Aid
rich, who was recently in Portland.
Deputy Aldrich comes from York,
where as chief of police he did eff
fectiye enforcement work. He was
recommended to- Commissioner May
by the Christian Civic League and he
has proved an energetic and effective
worker.
Mr.. Aldrich il, a good deal of de-
tectiys and he has accomplished much
sellers. 1t was he who engineered the
heavy seizure of alcohol that was
made last fail at New Gloucester. The
deputy spent several days in Lewis
ton seeking TO gain the confidence of
parties there whom he thought We're
engaged in the traffic.
He succeeded in such a degree that
they agreed to sell him some alcohol,
He took them in his car out on :.
country road and after many windngs
and turninEs a point was reached
where the spirits were to he turned
over. When the quantity agreed upaa
had been placed in his car. Mr. AID
rich disclosed his identity and single
handed arrested two of the four~mrn
with him. The others escaped.
In 4 siminsr manner big operator
in Houlton was captured. AlIrich re-
manned in town several days making
friends with the suspected man. FL
nally he had obtained the mans con-
hdence to such a degree that Ne prom
ised to sell him large quantity Of
whisky. When part of this whisky
had been delivered the man demanded
his pay. Aldrich displayed what pur-
ported to be q roll of money.
Thus encouraged the man delivered
the rest OF his stock and was then m
formed to whom he was turning 1t
over. Arrest and seizure followed.
The big Milan seizure in Bangor was
in part engineered by Aldrirh. The
extent to which business had been done
at the place was disclosed by the fact
that included in the seizure was a case
for miving drinks in which were cor
dials and of various kinds and colors.
including creme de-menthe and ver-
mouth.
Mr.. Mays deputies have been Civ
ing as much attention to illegal sell
ing as to smuggling and good part
OF the cases to he presented to the
grand jury are when the respondents
are accused of Illegal sales. The
points where they find the most trou-
BILE are Bangor, Waterville and Lew
SitOn.
In Portland the efficient work of
Cyl Enc ~ L.,
proved of great assistance in keeping
down the ira ftic. In fact the deputies
are disposed to admit that nowhere
in Maine are they getting as efficient
cooperation from the local authori-
ties as here. although this docs not
mean that assistance is refused else
where.
An interesting seizure was made
la st fall i'm Washington county when
a package containing seven bottles of
whisky was taken. The contents of
the package We're detected by the
fact that one of the bottles became
broken. When it was opened six
quarts of Old Parr Scotch whisky
were disclosed. This was marked l.2
years old. The Parr brand is said to
be the last word in Scotch whisky
and even in normal times brought
fabulous prices. The owner was
never identified. He had bought his
goods somewhere in New Brunswick
and was trying to smuggle 1t home.
The May deputies cannot Of course
guard the whole bordeg' and keep
watch of all the coast line but they
are confident that they can make
Maine a much dryer place than 1t
has ever been.