Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13
IN OLD DOMINION
Statewide Prohibition Has
Little Chance Now.
ROW OVER DIVORCE BILL
Aimed to Give Relief to One Man,
Is Belief.
EQUALIZATION OF STATE TAXES
EQUALIZATION OF STATE TAXES
Editor Yoder, Liquor Reformer,
Turns Out to Be Agent Of Sa-
loon Man Who Lost License
necisl Correspondepce of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
RICHMOND. Va, February 12-While
the temperance and prohibition interests
have gotten together, and the bill look
ing for q vote on the question Of prohtb-
iting manufacture, handling or sale Of
Intoxicating liquors has been presented
TO the senate, there is no concealment
Of the fact that the promoters and back
srs OF the proposition have no idea that
it will become law.
They say that the time is too short,
and that there is not the demand for the
measure that has been imagined in some
quarters.
The general assembly is giving the
measure prompt consideration.
II will however have to run the gamut
of two Of the committees In the senate.
and will then have to take It's chance
on the floor, and then go to the house
Tor concurrence. Zach Of the commit
tees Will have to devote not less than four
days TO its consideration, and then 1t goes
to the calendar.
SO, with just thirty days of the regular
session remaining, 1t can be imagined
what sort of a chance the bill has. Wnen
Il Is realized that the calendars are now
crowded and there are important meas
ures ahead Of the statewide bill. There
is no chance whatever that the bill can
DC reached this session.
The first committee hearing is fixed for
Wednesday OF the coming week. Petitions
are coming in asking that the bill be
passed No new bills are to be presented
IN either branch one week from today.
Republicans Want Newspaper.
Senator John NJ. Parsons Of Grayson
and N. V. Stedman of Patrick. two of
the best known republicans in the state.
are arranging the preliminaries for the
publication Of a newspaper in this city.
They say they want a republican paper,
that the state demands 1t, that the time
is ripe.
They declare that there is no use in try
ing TO establish a republican daily at any
point in the state save in Richmond, and
that the business interests OF the city and
state demand that there shall be one
They expect to raise not less than $3.50
10 with which to equip a plant and to
launch the enterprise and to insure its
success.
Rumpus Over Divorce Bill.
For a week or more there has been a
storm In the house of delegates over the
Rison divorce bill The bill was present.
sd IN the senate and. managed to get
through that body without arousing sus-
pacion.
There was no idea that it was loaded
When IL got to the house however. a
member wont through the bill and found
that II contained Joker"
He studied the bill, and reasoned 1t out
that a well known and wealthy society
man In Petersburg would benefit by its
provisions. He exploded the mine
The ministers OF the city and state took
it up the bar associations adopted reso-
lutions denouncing the measure. Jurists
all over the state took q shy at It. The
papers began to lombard the measure
II was sent back to the committee for
further consideration. There were two
OF tho best known lawyers in the state
advocating the bill. and while neither
has ever indicated for whose benefit the
hill was Intended there is little reason to
doubt that they represent any other than
man who is willing to pay almost any
price to be placed in the position of be-
ing able to wed second time
Editor Having Gay Time.
Adon A. Yoder. the reformer, who
came - this city some weeks ago and