Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-28

no longer dependent upon using alco-
holic extracts" said Mrs. Quimby.
Alexander 7. Laughlin of Portland,
q wholesale grocer. said that his
concern had been in business for CT
years and during all that time no
legislators suggested placing flavor
ing extracts in the class Of intoxi-
catin liquors"
1--WE believe in supporting the
Volstead law and we do not want TO
sell extracts for tipping PURPOSES"
said Mr.. Laughlin. 1--WE want the
law to conform with the Volstead act
and we also want any person who
sells extracts for beverage purposes
to be punished. My concern pur-
chased some non alcoholic extracts
but we could not sell the product.
II will welcome the day when
flavoring extracts without acohol will
be made and that person buying
vanilla extract, for instance. for
beverage purposes. will be punished,
continued Mr.. Laughlin.
"Rev. Mr.. Owen said that he would
like to hear from the angle of the
enforcement officer.
Sheriff Graham said that he" had
tried to be fair in dealing officially
with this question.
But" said Sheriff Graham,
MANY women have complained to
me that their husbands drank ex-
tracts. will also say that some men
have drank almost anything else.
Some dealers are not at all careful
and sell extracts for tipping pur-
poses"
would this bill legalize the man
ufacture of Jamaica ginger?" asked
Ed. H. Emery of Sanford. one of
,;s.<s to- 10
League of Maine.
mo, l think not" replied Charles
Foss of Portland, an extract manu-
facturer.
Other Bills
The act making it unlawful for
any person to have Intoxicating
liquor in his possession in any public
place, was laid on the able to wait
for the appearance of Senator
Hinckley of Cumberland, who in
troduced the measure.
Sheriff Graham said that he did
not know that there was any need
for the act providing that in no Ii
quor case shall the penal sum of the
recognizance be reduced after being
fixed by the court.
Sheriff Graham said that he did
not know where the bill originated,
and that tnere certainly WAS Ilo IT,
duction of bail in Cumberland Coun-
ty. He could not see the need of the
bill.
Rev. Mr.. Owen thought that it
would do no harm if the measure
was passed.
Walter NJ Sanborn of Augusta and
James II. Thorne of Madison. coun-
ty attorney of Kennebec and Som
erset counties respectively. spoke in
favor of the rduction of the fine in
cases convicted of manufacturing
liuuor from $1,000 to $500. of course
with the Jail sentence attached.
"A fine of $1,000 means nothing.
for it never could be collected" said
County Attorney Thorne. why,
people who get caught making
home brew never saw q thousand
dollars. and they might be able to
pay the lesser fine"
Sheriff Graham appeared In favor
Of acts providing that person trans
porting liquor must have federal
permit and to reach the owner OF
the vehicle transporting liquor.
we are dealing today with a very
different class OF people in the Ii
ruor business than was the case a
few years ago" said Sheriff Graham.
"NIen are now attracted to the boot
Logging and rum running game by
the profits supposed to be in it and
many OF them are desperate charac-
tiers. and some of them. / believe.
are former gun men. We want to
get these people. if we can"