The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-24
West Virginia
VIII Enforce
Prohibition
STATE l0RPIeERS SAY Jaw EFF.
K (; GTTVEFJULYs1stMUST BE
! 9BEYEls ITO LETTER.
MEASURE lis Almost STRICT ONE
IN EVERY PARTICU.

CHARLESTON! W. Va, June Cd.
Tho people of West Virginia real
ize that they are facing a session Of
prolonged drouth. Prohibitonlof the.
manufacture and sale of liquors, beer
and wine will SO into effect on July
.The law will be enforced" says.
GOV. HID. Hatfield. reinforcement.
will begin at midnight of june 80,
right off tlicjbat,s says Fired 0. Bluct
the West Virginia. Pooh Bah to
whom, in additontto many other i'm
portant tasks, ,thc{legislaturelc ntrust-
cd the duty Of proving that prohibits
ton In this state has teeth. {
As state tax commissioner, Blue
executed thc.e tax isws (which the
state put on the statute hooks few
years ago; as state supervisor and
auditor Of all public Officers and en-
ployes he made sheriffs, Justices Of
the peace, mayors of cities, account
ants Of counties and towns, besides
state officials and clerks toe the
mark, forcing political, friends, foes
and prominent public officials of his
own party the Republican, to come
lup with the public moneys. which
itlley had not accounted for before he
audited their books. There is no
doubt In the minds Of West Virgin
fans that Mr.. Blue will enforce the
law, that prohibition will prohibit in
this state so far. as It is humanity pos
sible for the LIQUOR traffic to be
stopped. 4 s. "a
Blue Works for Law.
When state Senator, Blue fought
at two sessionssof the legislature for
a resolution to,anthorize the people
70 vote probation amendment to
the sConstitutish, and although de-
feated then he eptIup the fight and
at last saw thetprinciple of prohibit
tion adopted w the people of his
state by d majority Of 'nearly 100, 600
voters OF course, the liquor inter-
csts iimpugn HIS motives. Blue wants
to be governor" they say, "and ex.
poets to land the prize by showing
activity In enforcing the dry law
But the state commissioner of pro-,
|hibition, one Of tho titles which he
wears, Keeps on in the even tenor Of
his, way, issuing interpretations OF
the law that, III enforced, surely
ought to make the state dry So fan
as the manufacture and sale Of vim
Gus, malt and spurious liquors with
in the state lines is concerned! And
Gov. Hatfield IS backing up hisScom:
missioner in tho interpretationsithat
annoy the liquor interests so much.
To make prohibition prohibit, will
be a gigantic task andNEthis despite
the fact that OF the S. counties, Is
only are wet but these counties
are very wet" The Kentuckians
are getting ready for a harvest. one
town close TO the southwestern from,
tier of this state had eight saloons u
few months ago, now it has 20, In,
preparation for July /. Word has
been received that "bootlcggersp are
preparing for invasions OF the STATE
from Kentucky Brewers and dis,
tillers and bottlers from over there
are getting ready TO receive orders.
Under the prohibition law the West
Nirginian unable to combat thirst
successfully has right to receive and
drink beer and liquors that ha has or
dercd from dealers outside the state.
No dealer or manufacturer has the
right to come into West Virginia to
solicit orders. 81, =
Kentucky Dealers Busy.
Already Blue has 5ireceived word
that Kentucky dealers have, arranged
to send athelrgwagons into the state,
in order to gather UP the empties,
the used kegs and cases OF bottles,
but. they say, not to solicit.
Pennsylyanians familiar with the
old stories Of eyasions OF the rulings
of tho. license court judges concern
ling deliveries OF booze in "dry"
counties. or districts, stories told at
many license hearings, are ,aware how
deftly delivery Of orders or the col
lections Of empties may be dovetailcd
in with the forbidden soliciting Of
orders. Well. people who know Of
the determination of the big major
ity in this state that voted for pro-
hibition to see the law enforced and
the state officials intention to- en-
force 1t say they would hate to he
the first Kentucky wagon driver So
licitorato fall into Blues hands.
1tissgoing to fbeihard to evade the
law: against selling liquor. Posses!
sion of "a federal certificate, a license.
to sell liquor, evil be prima ,facie
presumptlye evidence Of intention to
sell liquor. 81
Won't Tolerate Substitutes.
The federal revenue collector has