The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-24
PROHIBITION PROFITS
NORTH CAROLINA
Physical Industrial and Financial Conditions Tarheel
State Show Big Improvement Since
State Went Dry.

The final day Of the convention
began with Spencer 4. Rogers, Of
Daaneock, in the chair, Following
devotional exercises. led by Rev. +. r.
Dadnufn. OF Norfolk, and a. selection
by the Shenandoah Collegiate iusii-
fufe quartet. the report Of the COM
mittee on nominations was presented.
Rev, w. NJ. Bunts, of Fredericks-
burg, WAS the first speaker intro
duced. Mr.. Bnnts, who As engaged IN
the work of promoting the temper
ance cause in the colleges of the
State, described the work being done,
and urged that efforts be made 10
have a study of the liquor problem
added to the curricula OF the uni
vcrsities and colleges in Virginia
rnffis Write On TAquor.
he said that since he had begun
his work in the colleges more than
eight thousand orations have been
written on subjects connected with the
liquor question, and $4,000 in cash
prizes have been distributed. He urged
that money should be given to fund
from which prizes might be awarded
for the best work done by college
students in writing. He suggested that
this work might even be extended TO
the schools with good results
need instruction and enlightenment on
all phases of the liquor question.
These men are those who should be-
come the leaders Of the movement for
prohibition. Many OF them are now
daily taking up our fight, every week
seeing an average OF 80 college men
pledging themselves to temperance
work"
On conclusion of Mr.. Bunts' ad-
7 Dat o1af
at the nominations committee, pre-
aented the committees report Fol-
lowing Its reading a motion to recon-
init was carried, and the committee
went into session to hear argument
On the adding of two vice-presidents
and two executive committee mem
bsrD TO the list
Prohibition Does Prohibit.
Superintendent r. l.. Peters. Of the
Anti-Ealoon league of North Caro-
lima. whose address was the feature of
the morning session, was introduced
by Chairman Rogers. Further proof
OF tho fact that prohibition does pro-
hihff, and that 1t is beneficial to the
community or State In which 1t Is
law, was given the convention In this
address.
Early during the course OF his ad-
dress he gave the greetings OF North
Carolina to the State of Virginia, and
expressed his pleasure at having been
able TO come to this convention. and
10 tell 1t just what has happened to
North Carolina since the State BE-
came dry.
Predicts Passage In Senate.
He made the prediction that. fol
lowing the lead OF the house of dele
gates, which the day before had APP
proved the enabling act By an almost
four to one vote. the senate would
run over itself In voting for and
passing the measure. when II comes
TO show down. he declared your
senate In going to get on the right
side
THE licensed, lawless liquor dealers
in this State. the liquor shipping
houses in Virginia, are doing all they
can TO break the laws Of North Caro-
lima. These vandals come in upon us
in the darkness OF night. and break
our laws.
lit was my privilege to meet a
Virginia liquor dealer not long ago
When ! learned who he was l told
him he had better hurry up and get
out. He replied he had not come To
take orders, but to shake hands.
Shake hands with who? With the
anarchists of North Carolina, the
blind tiger operators, his accomplices
In the shattering Of her laws.
Lose Cardinals Respect.
TT you Firginians don't get a move
on yourselves and clean up the con-
ditions here that menace US. you are
going 10 lose the respect Of North
Carolina. But no matter how fast you
work. unless you get your enabling
act passed this year North Carollnians
are going to get ahead Of you by pass
ing law forbidding the shipment Of
wlsiskey into the State,
"you hear talk that prohibition
hurts. 1t surely do but il hurts the
other fellow
Mr.. Davis then told ~ the progress
indnstrialiy. exceptionally and flnan-
esaily in North Carolina since it be-
came a drv State Speaking Of edu-
cations advance in the state, lie read
q letter that he had received within
the last two DAYS from /. Y. Joyner.
uperintenaent Of public instruction IN