Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1920 — Beer Sold Openly. [ARTICLE]

Beer Sold Openly.

“What about 2.75 per cent beer?” was asked.

••Ever since 2.75 per cent beer was brewed.” he replied, “it has been on sale openly in Maine. Fruit stores and small stands of ail kinds paid $25 for a federal license and put in a stock of bottled beer, while the saloons sold the bottled and draught goods both. If the saloons have a right to sell it because it is non-ln-toxicating and if it is non-intoxicat-ing I can’t see the necessity of carrying an excessive tax. I can’t see what is there to prevent soda fountains or anyone selling 2.75 beef After paying the federal tax of $25. “Prohibition in Maine for many years was a joke except for occasional spasms of enforcement just before an election when the party In power flghred that they needed votes or the county treasury needed money. It h an interesting game to chase the evaders and I anticipate it will be even more so in the event of nation wide prohibition.”