The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-16
Meet States Rights Collectors.

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Meet States Rights Collectors.
Representative Richmond Pearson
Hobson Of Alabama. author OF the
most drastic anu-liqnor resolution ever
seen In congress, headed a small army
of w. c. r, 4. and Anti Saloon league
officials appearing before the commit
tee In tho effort to iaduce favorable
report on tho latest Hobson measure
which prevents the manufacture, inn
portatfnn or handling OF liquor any
where In the United States for sale"
The resolution was drafted to meet
the objection from States rights men.
who claim that previous resolutions
for nationwide prohibitory amend
fnent would interfere with the rights
Of individual States. On the other
hand the opponents OF the mesN re
claim that the latest Hobson attn I'D
ment would simply allow every man 10
have a distillery In his own house. and
that noonshine wh3skey would forever
after be legallzed.
One Of the features OF the hearing
today was the presentation by William
/ II Anderson, OF New York city, OF a
letter from distiIlery company IN the
KeeIy institute, at Dwight. Ill, offering
to sell the institute a list Of 10000
whiskey drinkers. Our customers
are your prospective patients WAS the
first sentence in the letter,
White Ribboncrs Present.
Appearing for the w. c. r Il.
were Mrs. J. Howard Hoge, presi~
dent OF the Virginia w. e. r. L. and
national assistant recording secre-
tary. Mrs Frances r. Parks. nation
al corresponding secretary; Mrs.
/ Frances Beauchamp, president OF
] Kentucky w c. T. H.. Mrs. =. A.
Holman. Tennessee Mrs. Lena f.
/ Y ost Of West Virginia; Mrs. Messtck.
president Delaware ". c r, L.; Miss
Minnie Neal. Florida Mrs. Emma
SANFORD shelton, president District of
/ Columbia W. c. T. L. and others,
4 Edwin c. pinwiddie. representing
/ the Anti Saloon league. WAS ques~
toned at length by members Of ths
committee as to the rights OF States
which might be taken away by the
proposed amendment He said that
The States would have no trouble In
enforcing any law in accord with the
constitution. DIR. Cannon. represent
ing the NJ Fl. Church, South. made
an argument along the same lines
letter Placed I'm the Record.
william r. Anderson. president of
the New York Auti-saloon league.
placed in the record letter which
aroused the interest Of the commit
tee and the spectators 1t WAS al
dressed 10 the "keeley Institute,
Dwight III" and was signed by the
Kentucky pistiilers' Distributing conn
pany. w, Franklin, President" The
letter read,
Kansas city. Mo, December 5, 1919,
"R@eiey Institute Dwight, M
Gentlemen, Our customers are
your prospective patients
We can put on your desk a mall
ing list OF over SO, GOO individual COM
samers or liquor The list lis the re
suit of thousands of dollars OF adver~
tising
Zach individual ON the Nst Is a
regular user of liquor The list al
names Is new, live and active. We
know because we have circularig@a II
regularly. We will furnish this lial
In quantities at the price, listed below
remitsances 10 accompany each order
II $4,000 10 50eOU. s4oe, 30. geo
$500; 70. o0o. $500,
We will NOT furnish thta list in lots
OF leas than 10. 200. pa@0onfinuancs oi
business January iss is the occasion Of
cur selling eur mailing list
AZ ahe Last Ditcn.
Wade r. Wheeler, superintendent al
the Anil Saloon League Of Ohio. de-.
Cleared that the nght against the llauol
itrafric had been nnahy brought sc
the last stand 81 the liquor Interests
the barFirade of tbs national prsstee-
Igan 81 the frame" tie suggested an
amendment that would remove al