The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-24
SALOON cause OF
INSANITY, POVERTY
AND CR|ME---WORSE
DR.. Ormond Stone, of University Of
Virginia, Presents Statewide Prohi-
bition In Fairfax, From Legal and
Economic Standpoint.

economic Standpoint.
Herndon, Va. Aug. 23.-The con-
gregation of Vale NJ r, church was
given quite treat when Or, Ormond
stone, of CentervIlIe, member Of the
faculty of the University Of Virginia,
gave lecture on Statewide prohibit
ton. Clear and forcibie in its rea-
soning, enlightening in its statistics.
II was a lecture that VIII not be soon
forgotten. Many who have had but a
hay idea OF Statewide prohibition
went home satisfied
Taking for granted that Statewide
prohibition Is not only necessary. but
desirable from the moral point of
view. DIR. Stone dealt with the issue
from q legal and economic standpoint
In his opening remarks. he said
The saloon is worse than poverty,
insanity and crime because It is the
single cause of all Of these affecting
not only the present generation, but
generations yet unborn The only
way to suppress the saloon is to sup
press 1t. Signing of pledges, high
licenses. the taking over OF the saloons
by the State are all good. but none
of these viii do the work effeetually
as absolutely suppressiHg the saloon
Hefuting the arguments of the
liquor people that prohibition has
been a failure in the States where 1t
has been tried and that II is being set
aside, DR.. Stone said that no State
has rescinded prohibition by submit
ting it to the people In the States
where Statewide prohibition has been
ia.'lrl - mas Den a9He ~ 1esIs
,"3o.s VIZ Mete mo- SieSted On Pfo-
49, Pta.ioi ms a'' my pe'p'e
""ee naa othils 70 20 WIN II,
Hpeahlhg OF the increased taxes
o"le' lioi'. 1r. stone quoted III age
dS say ns INA. experience SHOWS ae-
.Fease instead OF an increase IN the
YAK rate SINCE falfia& county mas
pFeii afs. IN aaoiiloh - great ue-
eaSe u thh'a les o. Tue E40Hiy pooF
'ouSe aiiu Jan. IN ttitHidS'Vh' ne
piaeeu the issue IairtF before the Fot-
rfs ana stated mat every man VINO
Noted AGAINST TINS act "oaih DE IN
part Fespohslpie Tor the altermath.
'sao1ect al Nakeheid chapel on the
morning OF sunday August 80 at II
O'CLOCK
Or. Frank Page. Shield MtCandlish |
and others addressed Statewide
meeting at Centerviiie on Thursday
night of last week
At Falls Church.
There was large "a herring at the /
union service SUNDAY night at the !
Baptist Lawn to hear Rev Ed. !
Richa rdson. Of the virginia Antl-Sa- j
loon league present the progress of /
the Statewide campaign being waged |
so vigorously in Virginia
MIR. Richardson held the close at
tention Of all by his earnest and strik- /
ing remarks. tracing The development |
Of the Anti-Saloon league work IN |
the state, showing how those now
claiming to be for local option as !
against Statewide were bitterly op~ |
posed TO the former policy few |
years ago refuted the charges being
made that prohibition does not pro- |
hibit, that revenue would be seriously
cut down. or that people IN one sec
ton have no right 70 vote on ques-
lions pertaining 70 another section,
by quotations from liquor dealers
publications. stating that prohibition |
does prohlblt, by ofhc1ai statistics
showing thaf loss ef revenue j. more
than oTset ny reduced expenses OF |
institutions due to effects of the sa-
loon, and $50 by VIVID cartoons.
Mr. Richardson also spoke NJ the
Baptist church IN the morning. OPP
poftuhlty was given the pe"pie d,
both services to contribute TOWARD
the support OF tue ieashe NP'h an"
a considerable ann cunt was raised
IN AitN"""r'a -. 5-aa
IL Is ahhoupct" may ~. 49,
non VINO leu 'hF neht az
la&i winter 70 secure tne p"sS"He 81
Methodist Church south. at Clarendon (