Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-11


the digestive organs. It snaps the
whole system into fighting trim.
Vile. clerk; field secretary, Rev. H.
A. Markley. Waterville; superintend-
ent, Edward HI. Emery, Waterville;
legislative superintendent, DR.. c. E.
Anti-Saloon League of America.
Edward H. Emery; directors, Rev.
D. B. Holt, Rumford; r. w. Dunn,
Waterville; Harry s. Brown, Wa
terville; Rev. I. B. Mower, Water.
Vile: A. T. Laughlin. Portland: Will
lard S. Bass, Wilton; A. A. Head,
Waterville; Rev. T. J. Ramsdell.
Charleston: E. M. Hamlin, Milo;
Rev. Wilbur F. Berry, North Vas
salboro: Rev. Calvin NJ. Clark, Port
land: Cecil M. Daggett, Waterville:
Rev. Milo E. Pearson, Portland; E.
M. Foster, Waterville; w. H. Looney,
Portland; Alice M. Purinton, Water
Vile; Benjamin B. Whitcomb, Els
worth: Rev. William R. Wood, Au-
gusta.
Edwin M. Foster presided at the
meeting in the absence Of the presi-
dent, Rev. D. B. Holt. i.
Rev. H. A. Markley, field secre-
tary, gave a brief report on the mo-
ton picture which has been shown
800 times for the cause of law and
order. Over 10000 people viewed
the picture. A new picture was
made this year and since January 1
has been shown to about 5000 peo-
pie.
The new picture is thoroughly UP
to date and teaches citizens to take
care about choosing citizens for Of
fees and to give support to the
courts in the enforcement Of law.
The superintendent, Edward H.
Emery, gave comprehensive ac-
| count of the activities of the League
in Maine during the past year.
Annual Report State Supt. E. III.
Emery
The annual report of the State
superintendent in part follows:
Throughout the state the law
against the liquor traffic seems to
be better enforced than at any time
in it's history. This does not mean
that there is no liquor or that every
| one obeys the law. There is liquor
and there is law breaking but there
Is enforcement of law, too.
The United States went into the
World war in 1917. The last nor
NAL year was 1916. A comparison
of 1916 with 1925 is suggestive.
Total Arrests
For All For
Causes IntoXication
City 1916 1926 1916 1925
Auburn 80. 5O1 1923 374 93
Augusta SO. 40 Ut 243 So
Portland $3.50 1854 1854 1861 55
Waterville :. 413 ISL 3O2 81
Our borders continue to cali for
attention. The line houses at Fort
Fairfield, located in New Brunswick.
continue to debauch those who liv-
Ing on this side of the line go across
and drink what they buy, making
1t impossible to seize the liquor when
they return to the state. This is a
case for New Brunswick to look aft
er but as their folks get the money
and Fort Fairfield gets the drunks
dont seem to interest New
Brunswick. This matter has been
taken up with New Brunswick au-
thorlties without much results. 9th
er points along the border have
their troubles.
Our customs officials are rendering
good service when one considers their
tremendous task. Their number has
been increased and the fact that thew
serve under Carl E. Milliken makes II
certain that they will give a good ac-
count of themselves. Rum row is he
ing efficiently handled. A number of
small boats are now available where
formerly we had none, and four lar
ger ones are promised later.
Seth Mays men continue to render
ehiclent service and have caught
some of the worst rum runners that
Maine has had in recent years and
they are now in the penitentiary.
During the year We have followed
our usual methods. We are not a
detectlve agency although we have a
licensed detective. We do not attempt
70 Jake over the law enforcement of
the state although we stand ready to
assist the state in any way that orr
resources and number of workers will
permit. We do not intend to do the
work of the regularly constituted au-
thorities but will work with any of
them. To this end we try to keep a
line OF contact between the govern
ment In all its branches and the con-
stltuency which we represent,
Public opinion IS the power that
compels law enforcement. 1t makes
itself felt at the primaries and at the
elections. Corrupted by specious but
falacious propaganda it becomes a
power for evil. Two great creators
OF public opinion are the press and
the church.
Many of the papers formerly wet.
now recognize the benefits of Nation
|al Prohibition. But unfortunately
some metropolitan papers remain
wet and do us much harm by attack
ing the Eighteenth Amendment and
the Volstead law, and circulating
false statements about prohibition.
Last week one Of the New York
papers carried the statement that
mad not the bootleggers voted to re-
tain prohibition in the constitution of
Maine in 1911 it would have been re-
pealed. A witness before the Senate
committee three weeks ago said,
Prohibition was emptying the jails
ana hiEng the hospitals and cemeter-
les in Maine.
The churches are still strong for
Prohibition. This was clearly shown
by the enthusiasm with which Gov
ernor Brewster was received and the
way his strongest utterances were
cheered to the echo, when he spoke
on prohibition and Law Enforce
ment in Maine" at the Methodist
Conference at Rockland. But the az
gressive fighting spirit OF few years
since in some of the churches is lack
ing. To rekindle this must be a part
of our task as League.
A telegram from Wayne B. Wheel.
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