The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-03

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I DO considered violation OF this acfx
i Every person who shx.f vfoi1ts a
I proviaions Of this act shall be deemcAs
4 guilty Of a misdemeanor md spon coy4r
viction shall for each off~nsN " 0nt4
not less than ave dollars nor usofeS
than nifty dollars. or imprisoned not
/ less than I'VE days nor more than nifty
days. or both. at discretion 81 tha
court -
Section 2. This act shall take ef~
| feet Immediately.
state Superinteadents statemenes
The general idea of some sort Of
poison label on alcoholic beverages
suggested by our bill of last winter
has met with such widespread and
earnest approval that the state Board
OF Trustees Of the League. represents
ing tho various denominations thai are.
| cooperating. at the annual meeting
instructed US to have the samcy Idea
brought before the Legislature Of 1915
in modified FORM" says Superintendent
William Fl. Anderson. of the Ants
| Saloon League of New York.
we have omitted the provisions for
the skull and crossbones emblem for
two reasons: Cd We recognize the yaii-
dity OF the objection that Its use on
alcoholic beverages would lessen 1T
warning effect on quick acting poisons.
!
/ backing II we left out that particular
feature. For example, the managing
board of the Temperance Society Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. with
: power to represent on temperance
matters the three millions Of Metho-
dist Episcopal communicates, and ten
millions of total Methodist constitu-
ency. officially endorsed the poison
| label proposition at tho annual meet
ing few weeks ago on that condi-
ton. and In addition authorized its in
| PRODUCTION In Congress as part OF the
Methodist temperance program"
The new feature. embodied in q sep
arate bill requiring the same state
ment t''This preparation contains alco-
hol. which Is q habit forming, irritant
narcotic poison") to be inserted In all
beverage liquor advertising from news
papers and circulars to billboards and
electric signs. was especially endorsed
as the answer of the Church to tho
| brewery advertising claims that beer
/ Is a food.
Publications Refusing Advertfsementn.
! Most Of the reputable magazines, and
an increasing number of leading news
papers. now refuse to accept any aico-
holic liquor advertisement The law
requires n manufacturer to tell how
! much alcohol is In tonics. washes and
lotions that people put on their hair,
face and hands. What good reason
can there be for not compelling q
statement OF how much Is in what
the people take into their stomachss
! Manufacturers have to declare as lit.
tie as one-tenth of one per cent OF
/ benzoate OF soda in tomato catsup.
! Why not make them tell about Ave
per cent of alcohol In beer? II the
Duma of a nation like Russia can pass
a bill for poison label written by
/ Tolstey, surely 1t Is not unreasonable
In New YoriA
! Tho skull and crossbones proposition
I las, winter was regarded as a Joke
in soma quarters. but 1t introduced
the proposition and gave us the range.
The fact that we bring the main pros
t position back this year with such mar.
veIously increased support II the best
1 evidence OF our positive intention to
push II as a part Of our educational
work until the bill Is passed or the
sale of liquor prohibited entirely.
The league will introduce again the
optional local prohibition bill to en-
franchise on the liquor question, with
power to enforce their will. the seven
to eight millions Of people now dis
! franchised in New York. Last year II
did not have a single member pledged
/ to II at the beginning Of the session.
This year the league starts with
/ thirty assemblymen pledged to II In
j advance