Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23
T0PUSH PROHIBITION
Anti-SaIoon League Busy in
Old Dominion.
SCHEME TO SAVE $4,000
Surgeon of Penitentiary Has Plan
to Treat Criminals.
RETIREMENT OF TEACHERS
Proposed Amendment to Pension
Law in Interest of Schools.
After Carlin's Scalp.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
RICHMOND. Va, January 30, 1910
| The state Anti-Saloon League has de-
cided that the times are propitious for
| movement along the lines for dry state.
| The convention in session here put It's
views on record in a manner showing
that it is capable of managing its own af-
! fairs and refused to accept the dictum of
the chairman of the legislative committee
that no hasty action be taken. Right in
this connection 1t Is not out of place to
recall that A. +. Thomas of Lynchburg,
a former member of the senate, treated
with scant courtesy by the league at the
session held in Norfolk last year, was the
aggressor this time and carried his point.
Last year he stood for the league, de-
claring it's purposes in bold manner. He
was defeated. The same idea was con-
templated by some this year, but he was
not to be thwarted. He declared for
prohibition in explicit terms, except that
his amended resolution provides that the
desired election shall not be ordered by
the general assembly If "some new de-
velopmentS should render 1t inadVisdb!e.
The league goes on record as favoring
the election by the general assembly's
direction when not less than % per cent
of the vote of the state shall petition
therefor. The question to be determined
is whether the petitions can be gotten
from every section of the state In time 10
affect the general assembly. That the
petitions have been i'll course of prepare
ton for about a month Is not denied. 1t
remains to be seen If the papers are from
one certain section or from the state at
large-the wet sections as well as the dry
sections.
A scheme has been suggested whereby
the state, in its desire to be economical,
will avail itself of AN opportunity to save
5000 in four years. The idea is TO
eliminate the Office of assistant to the at
torney general The official who goes into
Office February l is Judge Samuel w.
Williams of Wythe. He is the gentleman
who has been much in the public eye by
reason of his attack on Judge Sanders of
WEIGH. W. Va, last fall, when the latter
applied fighting epithet and was
promptly knocked down. The understand
ing here was that Samuel L. Kelley OF
this city was to be the man who was to
be the assistant to Judge Williams. but
later it was found that w. T.. Bibb of
Louisa was to be the man. Then the
friends of Mr.. Kelley revolted, and they
the new officer. 1t may be that the
friends of Mr.. Kelley propose to manifest
their indignation by demanding that
Judge Williams shall discharge all the
duties of the Office.
The fact is that unless new complica-
tons develop there will be comparatively
little need sor an assistant. and, there
fore, II is proposed to reduce the pay Tor
that officer to $1,000 year. There Is no
question that the people of this section
of the state and the campaign manager
for Judge Williams were of the opinion
that Mr.. Kelley was to be appointed, but
he has not been and will not be named
Politicians are much perturbed over the
matter, and it may be that when Judge
Williams goes into Office he will find him
self minus an assistant.