Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-20
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present system of development of
morals a pretty hollow one. He
quoted one. chief of police of a
Maine city who had been in Office
for many years as saying that the
young people of the present are
worse than ever before. He express
ed the belief that religious education
should be as compulsory as other
education.
Coming to the prohibitory law Mr..
May declared that it takes q good
deal more effort on the part of a
police officer to do his duty when he
knows the people are not behind the
law that he is trying to enforce. He
referred to the excellent work OF the
police department in Lewiston dur
ing the year 1873 and said: Il would
like to have you ask the chief of
police of Waterville r. he has done
as much to hold up the liquor tral-
fic and seems as though he ought to
at least one-third as mucn as Lew
.ston.
But the police are not wholly at
fault according to Mr.. May, it is Of
ten the Mayor or the City Council
that. does not appropriate money
enough to give the city adequate pro-
lection.
I'VE have Is men on our own
force said Director May, ard OF
course we can not watch every
freight shed and every town in the
State. But when ever we find a pub
lie official who is not doing his duty,
he may be only Indifferent but by
and by he will think why should he
not get something for his indiffer-
cnce. And that IS iast what we
propose to do. to send to Atlanta
just such officials.
Concerning the question of drug
gists, Mr.. May said that they .oc-
casionally sell l.quor and it is diff
ficult to discover from the records
if they are selling. In 1923. 1851
wine gallons of alcohol were issued
to druggists on government permits
which is about one gallon tor every
III persons in Maine. And this
whole amount is only about three
times as much as one good bootleg
ger would bring in in a load.
The federal department of Maine
made money last year according to
the speaker who said it cost about
500 900 to run the department while
about $40. 900 was taken in in fines
and seizures.
In closing Mr.. May told about a
new phase of the law which ought
to help the liquor situation, namely,
the privilege of giving Il bootlegger
bringing liquor over the State lire
a Jail sentence and heavy fine. Sew
eral of the members present asked
Mr.. May questions concerning his
work.
The new superintendent. Edward
II. Emery was next introduced and
he gave a brief summary of the
liquor situation according TO his
viewpoint. He stated that he be-
lievcd that the average officer of the
law wants to do right II the public
will support him. He declared that
if gamblers are to be arrested the
women who play pitch for prizes
should be arrested and fined.
A short discussion followed Mr..
Emery's speech after which the
meeting adjourned.
The report~of the morning meeting
by Superintendent Owen is as follows:
Report of the superintendent
During the past year one member
OF our beard of directors, Hon.
completed his earthly career. Mr..
Dunn was one of the original organ
izers Of the League and served con-
tnuously upon it's board of directors
until the time of his death. He will
be remembered for his persistent and
effective efforts to maintain and en-
fierce the prOhibitory law. AS county
commissioner of AroOstook county,
for IS years. he threw the weight Of
his influence against the system of
nullfica ton then prevalent in the
State and he so led the forces of
righteousness in his county as to
A1- e ll. fIN-k-
overthrow the notification system.
Later as sheriff for four years he
made valiant fight against the law
less forces of that border county.
Dea. Charles Dunn was an alert and
active Christian patriot. He posses
sed that rare kindness of character
which enabled him to couple with his
strong antaGoniSm to crime Chris
tian attitude toward the criminal.
This attitude is shown by the mes
sage he was accustomed to deliver
to the prisoners that came under his
charge, His printed message reads
as follows;
My Friend
For a little while you and / arc
compelled to live under the same
roof. and in a way. to be in each
Others company. You came without
an invitation from me. Probably
you had no intention that we should
meet in this way. During your stay
your treatment will depend largely
on your behavior. Probably you
have made u mistake. perhaps done
wrong. l have done both, most all
have. Let us both. the little while
we are together try and do as VIC
would be done by. Should we both
do this / am sure we can part with
respect for each other. My earnest
wish is that / may be n better man
for having known you and you may
be none the worse for having met me.
c. z. DUNN, Sheriff.
The League staff has remained the
same during the past year. 1t con-
sists of three men and two women.
It is fair to say that they are all sin
ccrely devoted to the cause for which
the League stands. and have given
the bos tservice of which they are
capable.
During the early months of 1929
the superintendent passed the great
or part of his time in legislative
work. A large number of temper
ance bills and proposed amendments
to existing laws came to the legisla-
ture from various sources. / was
something of n task to coordinate
these bills and amendments and
bring them into harmony with the
federal law, but when through an ex-
cellent temperance committee this
work had been done all the law that
was necessary for effective enforce
ment in the hands of faithful officers
was passed with practically na OPP
position. The days when the Name
legislature devoted long sessions to
eloquent wranglinG over the liquor
laws appear to have passed. at least
for the present. Probably not a full