The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-11
FICTION AND FACT.

flGIlUN AMI EAlsf
trrom rue cincinnati Enquirer-)
IN me novels The husband stroilss
INTO mug, tne CONSERVATORY tor q little
sthoke eeiore ainner. In real ms
II s.t ,., ihlo ~ the (, Kitchen ana raises
wv piae,s WIZ the leh. of nus lite
'sssnse qtaher ISN'T reaays
,I. y, :, =. $50
whENSsoL19 1FWAsEIAEsLAsTA0F
AUGUST.
I, q
shsl! sheg llanass q theseiock closed
~ Pail ot snears iast TUESDAY
.., ~ oll ti,e 3lull zen Sotathe
w. ~. ehei au sust lraeert was
= sssoolAeeper ~ v neeeilhg sy:AYa:
w iha y years ms ma Deen one
1yv saloons an llq u eSf stores
v =. .Eae ssate 9 Or man Y daysi prior
~ l " lime apoyeS noted there hung
apose ilis par as piacaTd tpearin q tnis
,esena, sllfstotgJ aisswill tbe the
l ~. ! s q. 3Aas pst
4 Neyerlwas pun more true. For on
the first stroke of the midnightshour
the saloon Of August 1rabert ana eve
cry other saloon and liquor store in
West Virginia that had not already
shut its doors turned out its custo--
mersga and It's lights and closed for
good In obedience to the strictest
prohibition law ever placed on the
statute books of any state. ,i
AT the same time every; brewery
distillery, liquor agency and club
ceased to manufacture brew, sell or
eiyegaway intoxicating liquor OF any
sort, and every drug store stopped
selling II for any except gmedieinali
mechanical, sacramental or scientific
purposes--and then only on ;prescrip57
ton or saffidayit-and3 every lnewspa-
Iper and agazine threw OUTFITS last
lines liquor Advertising RS s. . "
THIS ycritableH Hrevolution. which
was accomplished without more dis
order than often accompanies q pub
| lie picnic, had its origins4 ID I'm
amendment toSthe state constitution
ratified at q general electibng In NO.
Ivember. 4 912, by an unprecedented
majority OF more titan $4,000 votes,
land which reads as follows: 3
ION and after the first day Of
July, one itllousand nine hundred and
fourteen, the manufacture, sale and
Keeping for sale Of malt, vinous or
spirituous liquors, wine, ale porter,
beer or any Intoxicating drink, NIX
ture or preparation Of like nature,
except as hereinafter provided, are
hereby prohibited in this state. Pro
yided, however, that the.manufaeture
and sale and keeping for sale OF such
| liquors for medicinal, pharmaceutsi--
| ga, mechanical, ornamental and sci 8 y
nntific PURPOSES, and the manufac;
tgre and sale Of denatured alcohol for
Industrial purposes may be permits
tedFtfide tasnehs ago " lon sas Tie Les;
islature may prescribe. The legtsla'
turessshall. without delay enact sucll
laws. with regulations, conditions Sc;
curities and penalties, iasimay be nee;
essary to carry into effect the proyif
lsions of this section"
III sPd fsiiaitt I'd tins andatc, the leg
EEfsfatife list year eirleted theysssoi
called Yostt bill, which generally Is
admitted to BIO the most drasticllia,tol
law ever adopted. In several par,
ticulars this law Is more sweeping
THAN any previous onc of similar ma
turc,-, u. =, -, Z; Is
1t 50 rssa lates, Tie ssalc Of ateoliol'
and alcoholic Iiduors that &drue
stores, clubs and "bootlcggers" will
Ihave:a lard time evading Its proyts
sions.
No iruggistgcan sell grain alcohol
..cxccpt upon "a written prescription
Of a physician of good standing and
!; Inot of,intemperate habits or addicted
!. Ito tile use of any narcotic drug pre-;
scribing the amount Of alcohol, tho
diseaseor malady for whichsit isipre;
scribed and how 1t is TO besuscd,i the
name OF the person for whom pre-.
lscribed, the number OF previous pre-;
lscriptions given by such physician. itc
such person within the year and stat.
TaHIa.