Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-18
TEMPERANCE NOTES.

Five Winchester men have been ar
rested for violation of the Byrd Liquor
Law. and will make test cases before
the courts, to ascertain it's constitu-
tionality.
The Commissioners of the District of
Columbia will recommend to Congress
legislation that will go far towards the
abolition of many saloons in that city.
They will recommend a law, that
no barroom license be issued,
renewed, or transferred, without the
consent, in writing. of the majority of
all property owners and of all tenants
in the square in which it is to be used.
and of the four squares confronting
that square, and that license shall be
revoked upon the conviction or the for
fixture of collateral in one case.
The Central Illinois Episcopal Confer
ence Monday, by unanimous vote,
adopted resolutions condemning the
action of Speaker Cannon in the follow
ing terms: 1--WE deplore and condemn
the custom that gives Speakers of legis-
lative bodies the power to control legis-
lation. The conduct of the Hon. ]. G.
Cannon, Speaker of the House, in re-
fusing to allow a vote on the Littlefield
bill, is worthy of universal condemna-
ton. and we suggest that such politi-
clans, who lack the elements of states
manship, should be returned to private
life. We urge upon the President the
use of all lawful means in securing the
defeat of the Hon. J. G. Cannon as
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives."
A special election held in Pulaski
Tuesday resulted in the dispensary
being voted out. the .'drys'' having a
majority of 104. This leaves Abingdon
the only town in Virginia west of Roa-
noke where intoxicants are legally sold.
The drys have been conducting a vigor-
Gus campaign for the past week, the
women of the town taking a very active
part in the canvass of the voters. The
"wets" remained quiet till the night
before the election, when they circulated
some literature among the voters tend
ing to show that order was better since
the establishment of the dispensary
four years ago, but their efforts were
weak and too late to do their cause any
good.
Offering to treat without charge one
hundred Of the confirmed ''old soaks''
Of the Richmond Police Court, j. T.
Oliver, advance agent of the McKanna
'Three-Day Liquor Cure" called on
Mayor Richardson Tuesday and was
referred to Police Justice Crutchfield
and Probation Officer Portiaux. Mr..
Oliver stated that Dr. and Mrs. Nc
Kama, originators of the treatment,
would arrive Wednesday fromNorth Car
DINA, and, in order to introduce their
methods, DIR. McKanna would demon
strate his ability on some of the most
confirmed drunkards which the police
department could supply. No pay
patients will be received during this
demonstration. The class will be treated
In some public hall to be secured by
DIR. McKanna, and the clergy and the
medical profession will be invited to call
and witness the event Mayor Richard
son said that the taking of the cure
must be entirely voluntary on the part
OF the confirmed drunkards, as the city
had no authority to compel such treat
ment. Alderman Elicit, author of the
probation law, and close observer of
the conditions in the Police Court, is
quite hopeful of the success of the under
taking. and says he will shortly renew
an ordinance, which died in the old
Council, providing for the medical treat
ment of inebriates at the City Jail at
the expense of the city.