The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-01
TOUCHES q PON VARIOUS
PHASES OF INTEREST TO
WHEELING PEOPLE.
Solicitation of Liquor Orders DC.
ours When the AddreSsee
Receives Letter.


bpecisl Dispatch 60 the InteIurcurer
CHARLESTON. W. Va. July 81 -
Judge John r. Graham 81 the CafaIl-
Putnam Lincoln Circuit ll his charge
20 the grand jury of Putnam County
on The 2lst instant iu charging tho
grand jury relative to IN. Yust Pro
hibition Law amouE other things.
said
In addition o. this general review
~ the Act J wish particularly Co call
your attention 20 some of It's uruyi-
Hiuns mat have excited more or less
controversy
First. The shipment d; liquors in.
" this state hy dealers residing out
side ~ the state
II Second To what extent can cIuhq
I, Third The soliciting and recoiv-
Ing orders by mail hy liquor dealers.
resldiug in other states
Section 90 This Act provides "In
case 81 sale Boo which 70 shipment
or delivery at such liquors is made
By u common or other carrier the sale
thereof shall De- deemed 90 he made
~ the county wherein the delivery
fhercui o. made DN such carrier 90 tho
konsirncc. his assent or employee
THIS provision has been and o. now
vigorously ussailcf . readily admit
that 10 presents difficulties that may
he troublesome to The courts in tho
flture. lut these questions do not
submit themselves for our cuusidtra-
ZION now We IRE not hero Co determ.
Inc the legality uf any provision ~
THIS law For the purpose of this I'm
quiry We hold ths Jaw o. valid
This provision must Do read in con.
neCtlon with other provisions of tho
act As I have explained tD you 80
rohol for medicinal and certain other
purposes and wine for sacramentaI
purposes and the likc may D. sold by
druggists under proper safeguards
which Of course. implies that r. drug.
gist would have n right To- buy such
liquors. and n shipment by n dealer
living in another state tO n DRUGGIST
10 Putnam county uf liquor for fHI1
purpose would not be- iIIsfaI RHt
whore the outside dealer ships LIQUOR
O. an individual in Putnam county
which o. used as beVrrler or ILLEGAL
~ sold b. thD latter. and especially
when tho order was collected by the
dealer, an entirely different question
q presented such saIa and shin.
ment makes tho f1rpIer liquor dealer
guilty, under the provision of law
quoted. % selling liquor Ir fhe coun.
- 81 This state where fHe rr-rfar a..
hvers ~ to Che purchase.
such n construction NAV hn rr
rcachinc in ifs effects huf If fHIs law
means anything DO means Iuaf what
" SAYS. and you u.H return ON Ir.
~ tment a-o.n.t any violation under
THIS construction of If
As To Clubs
Now a. fu club. Hre Hrrrf..f .f.
Etacle 60 Che regulation Of the Hsrnr
tfafhc has AWAY. been fir an.frI rInh
They have hN .uU.r.1ra schemes anal
devices always MANAGED fn rEHH. fHa
laws reEuInfI0E frr .Hfa uf H1rara.
and thwurt fnr officials .r fNr lrflr.r.
mont or The Jaw no tho HHrHr r#r..v
OF these institutions fa permitted fr
any judicial construction FOB fHl. rrH+
ln olr state. DO means frr complete
nllHlcaIgn % frr prob .hirHr Jaw.
nc law nov oyer. I- eu direct .r .H.a
loiN. iha. We tH ruf aIrr."Hrf much
foeb.' along fl.e H1r If Absolutely
trohhiL- any club ur rH. ..r.H. ra.
Eociated with If OBI. ..a.a..r. .. .rH ....
lnc it from kH.HH. ra r.........
LIQUOR Tor use. -If. CARTE. rr ..ra r-
Tor DIVISION U. U.afr.h"f .r#rr4
member take De- frHf ..U .r...-
and intent of trfa law rhaHf.f.f, r-.
llhits club from HHrITHr. Hr..r.
IN any way 40 r".f#H.a ..r ......
LIQUOR away on frr club r.rr..... .-
purchase The same Jointly .H...t .fr..-
i you frf Chat ar. OF .r..a 81
raled social clubs Eat. a.-.He rH H.
me county and a-s handling ......
tluFn on l.l.e 'WFr ar.'... Hr rr-.
sons concerneH 'r Che tr.r.H..I.r
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outside dealers a.....#... ...r.a. f
cititens ~ cor State f.r.... ...
mails Ia fHI- a" ."..... .....
lealers doing business .. .#.....--
states are HnnH'rr ..a -.... .... ~.
,uIars and advert r.H..... .F H..---
ana are u-lrE fnt w#" T. ....H .-r
receive orders Tor e|H. ..r...-
n Flt~'nrEl ia particular. ...... Il.
phis matter They arc s.. .re .r-H.r