The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-02-24
Blind Tigers on Wings

their prohibition laws, the state SEN
ate of Virginia on Saturday adopted
without dissenting vote resolutions
offered by Senator Saxon W. Holt of
Newport News.
These resolutions make an open
season against all individuals operat-
ing airships engaged in the transpor-
tation of liquors into dry" territory.
The protection accorded even to COR
namental and useful birds" will be
lifted and hunters will be at liberty
to fire on the airships as if they were
predatory birds.
Senator G. Walter Mapp of Acco-
mac, leader of the "dry" force in the
last Legislature, Immediately saw the
trend of the resolution and moved its
adoption. Senator John A. Lesner
of Norfolk, leader of the senate wet"
forces or local optionists, caught the
humor of the resolution and voted
faye"
The resolution grew out of news
from Ohio that an enterprising liquor
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get around the strong prohibition laws
of West Virginia, recently held con
stitutional, by transmitting liquor
from Ohio into West Virginia by
aeroplane. The senators of Virginia
regretted that West Virginia was to
be invaded by a wet aerial fleet.
The preamble and resolution adopt
ed ran thus.
Whereas, the General Assembly of
Virginia has learned with regret GER
tain citizens of the state of Ohio have
undertaken to convey Intoxicating
liquors to the citizens of our sister
state of West Virginia by means of an
aeroplane; and,
Whereas, We deplore the fact that
one of the cherished industries of
said state of Ohio appears to be up
in the air; and,
Whereas, We sympathize with the
suffering citizens of our said sister
state of West Virginia because of
their liquor coming so high; and,
"Whereas, We feel that such an I'M
derhand and overhead method of ir
rigation should not be encouraged.
lest some of the inhabitants of our
own Commonwealth of Virginia, after
the first day of November, 1916,
should acquire the habit of gazing up
on the sky and thereby walking I'M
steadily upon the earth; therefore, be
it
Resolved by the senate Of Virginia,
the House of Delegates concurring,
That the General Assembly warns all
all persons who may contemplate the
transportation, from any point be
yond the borders of this state to any
point within the same of ardent spir-
its, malt liquors, wines or other liq-
uor containing alcohol by means of
aeroplanes, balloons, Zeppelins or
other aircraft, that should they en-
bark upon such a Eighty enterprise
at any time, but more especially on or
after the sacred and memorable first
day of November, 1916, then in that
event the protection now provided by
law for buzzards and other ornamen-
tai and useful birds will be held not
to apply to such purveyors of contra
band, but that there will be establish
an open season of continuous and I'M
limited duration for hunting all such
aerial intruders, provided such hunt
ing be done in good faith for the pur-
pose of destruction and not for the
purpose Of acquiring the spoils of the
chase; and
Resolved, further, That all of the
good people of Virginia are earnestly
enjoined never to take drop from
any of the aeroplanes, balloons, Yep
pelins or other aircraft aforesaid, as
the fall might be disastrous"
Senator Andrews of Roanoke said
he thought the resolution should be
amended to provide that liquor could
not be brought into Virginia by means
of pipe lines and subterranean cav
ems.