The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-23

fathers had been born weak minded
and feeble physically. Fortunately a
large proportion Of these die in early
childhood. This brought from the
mountains proof OF the evil effects OF
liquor on the human race, similar to
that presented earlier in tho afternoon
by Or. Landlord. From one end OF
the state to the other" he said. has
come proof--from Norfolk on the east
and the mountains In the west"
Recess until 7:45 o'clock was taken
by the convention shortly after 8
O'Clock. The credentials committee
and other committees named during
the afternoon went into session during
the recess.
Last Nights Session.
Following two-hour recess. dur
ing which the delegates had supper
a number of them In the basement Of
the annex on Grace street Of the
Sevcnth-Street Christian church, the
body reassenbled with Vice-Presd =
dent r. g. Barbour presiding.
The speaker OF the evening, f. Fl.
Cherrington, editor of the national
publications Of the Anti-Saloon Or
CARNATIONS. was introduced on con-
clusion of the devotional service.
Mr.. cherrington told the conven-
ton that when prohibition States are
named now there are nine OF them.
having a population OF more than
fifteen MILLIONS. Some years ago he
said there were States In the South,
where there WIS local option: now
there are thirty-one States where
large areas are under legal prohi-
bition by the Will and tile vote Of
the people
Prohibitions Progress.
II KNOW IN the State Of Ohio some
years ago there was one county with
out saloons; now there are forty fl va
counties In that State without q sim
gle saloon.
Seven years ago in Michigan
there was one county without aa-
loonss now there are thirty-five-h
For short time Mr. .Cherrington
continued his review of the sweep
made by prohibition In recent years.
telling OF the progress made III other
States.
Illinois today" he SAID, has more
than 1900 municipalities that have
voted dry" California, three years
ago had zoo places in the State with
out saloons. Today. under the local
option law, there are over 600 sncor-
porated municipalities that are dry
Tho Same Is srue OF Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho.
I'm Idaho. one OF the FIRST cos,n-
fst1 w 81 0ty @stS iilG tttj fsst IDA3ly
In the STAKE. ard you may be in
terested 10 know that the area of this
county was as large as that Of the
combined States of New Hampshire,
Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut,
Rhode Island and Delaware. Tire
State OF Idaho has since made five
counties OF It.
Most Of Country Dry.
TN the South one State after an
other has been putting the liquor
traffic out of business in the counties,
rural communities and smaller cities
Now there are more than 47,0oo,0 600
people living under prohibition In the
United States and seventy-two per
cent OF the area of the United States
Is without the legalized saloon"
Mr.. Cherrington, telling OF the ac-
ton of the national convention at
Columbus, in sending to Washington
a. committee bearing a petition for
national prohibition. declared 1T Is
now time to center our fire at the
national capital"
ut has been demonstrated that
prohibition can prohibit that II not
only can but does. In sections Of
States. in States. and even in the
federal government, where prohibition
has been made law 1t is prohibiting
whenever the officers and re-presen ta-
regard for the law.
Where the government prohibits
the sale OF liquor. In soldiers home,
State and national. and in Indian
lands, In which there are thousands
of suna res miles. no liquor is sold.
No Experiment Asked.
TN the petition to congress and In
the LAYING of the enabling act before
your State legislature and demanding
It's passage, there Is no presenting OF
petition for an experiment. Prohihi-
ton has been tried and has been
found to prohibit
THE prohibition territory of the
United States may he divided into four
classes: First, prohibition States, OF
which there are nine; second. the near
prohibition; third, the partly licensed.
and fourth, the extreme licensed"
Turning to his figures. gathered
from United States census repoats
and accurate to tho last detail. Mr..
Cherrington began to cite statistics.
Among those present were figures
showing conditions, In the States Of