The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-16

feel the iron heel OF the law Az
other % the sources % trcubie IN
state. having prohibltisa amend
nents has ben
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and II therefore provides that every
person who shall directly OF indi-
reetly keep or maintain By himself.
Who In any manner aid. assist or
ab>t In ksspinx any club house. OF
other plAce where nqaor Il kept fer
srs.. or for sss,. Il saa s9s
among the msmb-rs Of any club or
associatfon whatsoever. and who
shall use. barter. seli or give .Say.
az Away ssy Il aa sarssr =. r. es re s
kept, shall be deemed guilty OF
misdemsanor and upon conviction
thsreof be punished ~ me Of not
nve hundred dollars. and by impris-
onment In the county jail not less
than thirty days nor more than six
the msmbsrs. shsrs-noidsrs or ssso-
etAtes In any club or assoeiation
prove any violation OF the act. or OF
any fact tending thereto.
The act further makes such club.
~ the law Is violated. common
and public nuisance. and gives 10
the courts IT,. the rishs TO 81 ss ,es the
intended not only that the eiup
should not exist for the purpose OF
being n cloak TO those who would
further. prohibits the member OF
any club from having or keeping
liquors about the same. These pro-
visions Of the law no, only apply
pore of evasion. but also TO any
club. regardless of however respect
apie the membership may be. There
clubs in the state. but the law for
bids them 20 receive or Keep liquors
about their premises. individually
or eoiiectively.-
The enactment Of the
Wsbb-Ksnyon Law
viii be OF considerable assist
ance In enforcement OF the prohibit
ton law: The. wseb-ksnyon Law
liquors from n wet state to a dry
state: some seem to be under such
impression. The act was intended
TO. and does, divest Intoxicating
liquors OF their Interstate character
In certain cases IL provides no PEN
atty for the reason "a makes liquors
subject to the laws OF the dry state.
no soon as they enter Il.
shipment Of intoxicating liquors
from one state into another. IN vio-
lation of the laws of the latter state.
In other words. II divests the ship
pers of liquors In other states OF tho
bulwark they have always had here
tofore-the claim that liquors were
interstate commerce and that con-
gress alone could enact laws re-
specting them-such liquors. imme-
diately upon coming into our Dor
ders. will be subject to the laws OF
our state II shipped into our state
In violation o. Its laws.
''One OF the benefits OF the federal
act. Is that records of interstate
shipments of liquors may be re-
quired. and therefore every railroad.
express company and any kind OF
steamboats, and vessels carrying
freight or express. either from an
other state into ours. or from one
part OF our state 70 another part.
spectfng liquors. In pursuance 10
this. every one OF the transporta-
ton companies named. including
steamboats, and other vessels. will
records at the point of delivery
showing the receipt of liquors, the
kind and quantity. TO whom con-
signed. when delivered. and the con-
sisnee must sign in person for the
The webb-Kenyon act vests tn.
right TO enforce these provisions OF
the law and regulation Hereunder
against Interstate carriers. In add
ton to the requirement TO keep such
special records. none OF these car
riers Will be permitted TO receive
consignments OF liquors for delivery
To any point where there Is not a
regularly employed agent to keep
such records. and have them open
for inspection at all times. This Is
OF inestimabie value In the enforce
The man who In engaged in the
steamboat business. or any other
vessel upon our waters. interstate
or intrastate, must keep these re-
cords. and will not be permitted TO
deliver any liquors. or make sale OF
any liquors, upon board his vessel
while upon our waters. Deliveries
In the willows. along the banks, will
not be allowed. These matters are
important TO all those engaged in
the transportation business TO know
and to prepare 20 observe.
Recently the Supreme Court of
Iowa, held the webb-Kenyon law 90
be constitutional on every point, and
held bill good TO declare the United
nuisance so far as IL undertook 10
deliver Intoxicating liquors.
This brings us to the question o
One MAY Get Liquors Tor Another
And Il viii be wen for all TO OBJ
serve the provisions OF the law re-
speoting this proposition In the
nrst place, n one acts as the agent
for the purchaser, he II guilty Of
selling. In other words, II one has
occasion TO go TO some point out OF
the state. and n friend hands him q
dollar and requests that he pur-
chase for him a pint Of good
whirfey, and he does Il, ana dslivers
10 TO him, he - guilty OF making the
sale, and by the act II guilty of max
Ing IL, not whore he purchased it,
but whore he dslivsred &c In the
Again. the Representatives Of thos
rho sell liquors cannot come into M
tate to solicit verbally. by letter, cir
ular or otherwise. There IS only on
4 two ways that a citizen OF this stat
nay bring liquors into II: he may upoi
is own initiative, order ~ and have 4
ent TO himself. by common carrier, 10
is personal use and not for any n
egal purpose. or he may go and get II
'ut IN either event he cannot bring (
ere Tor unlawful purposes. II he or
ers Il shipped by common carrier. I
ecord IL made, open 20 inspection: N n,
oes after u and brings IL with him, in
ending 20 use for unlawful purposes, n,
nay be arrested and the liquor seized
o soon as he comes into the state.
Let ~ be repeated. II he sends tn,
ther. fellow for ~. then the other feI
Nv Is guilty OF selling. In this con
Ian 10 evade the law. such as saving &
: given away, when In fact IL Is not. 4
violation of the law
Improvement OF the Law
Inc OFFICERS OF the state are charged
nth the enforcement Of the prohibition
NV. from the governor down to consta.