The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-29
Prohibition in State after To-
morrow Midnight Brings
DRY" States to Nine.
COMMISSIONER +. o. BLUE
In Lectures Explains Clauses Of
the New Law for the Peo-
pies instruction.

hibition column up to nine.
With West Virginia added the list
will be: Georgia, Kansas, Maine,
Mississippi, North Carolina, North
Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee and
West Virginia. These nine states of,
total prohibition territory, plus the
local no-license area, make up 2, i 32,-
726 square miles in which 46,029,-
$50 persons or nearly fifty per cent
OF the country's population live ac-
cording to the latest figures Of the
prohibition leaders.
The $4,000 majority with which
the people of West Virginia accepted
the dry proposition was relatively
the largest ever given by any state.
1t was approximately two to one for
statewide suppression OF the liquor
business. 1t was a surprise even ID
the prohibition forces, who were ir7
debted largely to the determined
stand which many of the large ef-
ployers took in favor of them. The
state has population Of 1,221,11Y
by the census of 1910.
The mandate of the legislature,
embodied. in the Yost bill, for the
enforcement of the new law, begfI=
ming July 1, departs in many respects
from the methods hitherto tried
along this line. The chief features
center about the creation OF, COM
missioner of prohibition, whose par7
ticular business 1t will be to see that
by Tuesday midnight some 1900
liquor selling places in the state have
disposed of their stocks and that
thereafter all persons shall be pun
ished by law if they keep liquor for
sale.
The new Office of commissioners or
prohibition automatically falls to
State Tax Commissioners Fred q.
Blue OF this city, who has bnen spend
ing several months in preparation for
strict enforcement OF the new law.
Urges Ordinances.
To save the state the time and ex-
pense Of taking violations before
state courts, he has been urging mr-
nicipal ordinances governing thevto-
lations; thus permitting the cases to
be brought before the local courts,
In an effort to instruct the people
as to the provisions of the new law
Commissioner Blue has also been lee
turing throughout the state.
In other states" says Mr.. Blue.
where prohibition has been adopted.
one Of the forces that has had to be
contended with has been the drug
store. The Yost law will regulate
this feature. Druggists may sell al
cohol only to persons not addicted to
its use upon prescription Of repu3
table physician, who has examined
the person and in detail set forth In
the prescription the reasons for the
use of alcohol. The governing bodies
of druggists have approved of this
plan. For scientific or mechanical
purposes alcohol will be sold only
after affidavit as to its intended uses,
and uniform records Of all such sales
will be kept, to be inspected period
ically by those in charge Of the en-
forcement Of the law. No druggist.
however, can sell in any form whisky,
brandy, ale or any beverages of an
nature.
THE Yost law also undertakes to
do away, with the drinking clubs.
which have been the source OF so
much trouble in other states" he
said. ut provides that any person
directly or indirectly associated ID
keeping such club house or other
place where liquor is kept for gift,
barter or sale, shall be punished up
On conviction by fine of from 800
to $500 and by imprisonment from
one to six months.
The enactment of the Webb
Kenyon law by Congress will be OF
assistance in enforcing
The prohibition law in this state"
be continued.
Federal Act Helps.
Zone of the benefits of the federal
act is that records of interstate ship
ments of liquors may be required,
and therefore, every railroad, express
and any kind of Transporter
ton company, including steamboats,
and vessels carrying freight or exs
press, either from another state into
our, or from one part of Of our state
TO another part must obey the laws
Of this state respecting liquors. Ev-
eryone of the transportation COM
panies will be required to keep spe-
cial records at the point of delivery
showing the receipt of liquors, the
AlA0 1A0 NudnGALys " WHO'LL EQHS
signed, when delivered, and the con-
signee must sign in person for the
shipment. 1.-THE Webb-Kenyon act
vests the right to enforce these pro
visions of the law and regulation
hereunder against interstate car
'ters. Most Of these carriers will be
permitted to receive consignments Of
liquor to any point where there Is
lot a regularly employed agent to
Keep such records. and have them
open for inspection at all times,
THE man who is engaged in the
steamboat busiess upon or waters, in
.erstate or interstate, must keep
hese records, and will not be permit
ed to deliver any liquors or make
ale of any liquors upon board this
yessel while in our waters.
This brings up to the question Of
low far one may get liquors for an-
'ther. In the FIRST place, II one acts
IS the agent Of the seller, he Is guilty
Il selling. II one acts as agent oe
he purchaser he Is guilty Of selling.
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