Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-20
WOULD PROHIBIT LIQUORS
FOR BEVERAGE PURPOSES
bill Passed by North Carolina House
to Cut or All Shipments
Into State.
MEASURE GOES TO SENATE
Radical Amendments Under Consid-
Grafton and Decided Changes Are
Neutrality-suspicious. in Memory Of
Engrossing Clerk Aycock.
Especial to The rimes-Dispa,ch.l

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RAL;lGlI. ~ G.. February ia bill
promoting the delivery within the
state or Intoxicating liquors for bey-
| erhSe purposes was passed by the
lower house OF the North Carolina Gen
"rai Assembly to-day. 100 to 9. Tho
measure now goes to the senate Under
: tho existing law one gallon OF In
! toNicnnts may he imported by any ono
person In one month.
The Senate adjourned at noon In
respect To tho memory OF Engross!ng
( clerk William r. AycOck. VINO lost his
ire this morning in an automobile ac-
, cident. having named a special com
mite" to accompany the remains to
Fremont this AFTERNOON. and agreeing
ihat the Senate In u body accompany
the remains 10 the Union Station ut
1870 o'clock.
Tn" House voted down motion by
Representative Cameron to dlsplace the
tr!"r antijug bin of the state Anti
saloon League as special order for
to-day to Wednesday OF next week, be-
cause the senate had under considcra-
ton radical amendments and changes
In the bill Mr. Gricr strenuously on
posed this. insisting that there is very
much or the mos; important legisla-
tlon OF the session yet To consider ana
little time left TO DO IL. He had great
respect for the Senate, but saw no
bill. which has favorable report from
the House committee The House sus-
tanned Gr!rr. DouGhton, Of Alleghany
directed attention to for hire" having
been omitted from the bill rs printed.
so that IL would not only cut Off ali
shipments and deliveries in course OF
business. but would prevent one friend
bringing another "A bottle of liuuor
from another state and giving II TO
him In this state
Representative Williams, OF cabarrus.
ohcreG an amendment to let the people
vote on ratification OF the act.
Gricr, arguing for his bin. denied
that II Is unconstitutional: that il
*nould be submitted TO popular vote. or
that II was in any way dangerous TO
t"c democratic party. these being, he
SAID. the chief objections raised TO the
bill which prohibits shipments from
without the state 10 points within the
state and delivery within the Stutc
Tor hire Following Grlcr. the House
settled into II long discussion OF the
measure. and finally voted, so TO 81.
against referring the act 10 the people
Tor ratification. and then passed the
bill with only six votes against IT, IL
goes 10 the Senate, which. II Is be.
lived. will pass very different bill.
SPEAKER wO0TEN IN
SERIOUS CONDITION
DR. Hubert Register. who Is attending
Emmett Wooten, Speaker OF the House.
said tonight that Mr. Wooten is in
q very serious condition, developments
showing that his injuries in the auto
mobile accident at an early hour this
morning having been much more Sc
rlous than at first thought There are
internal injuries. the extent and
seriousness OF which II viii require
several hours set to determine definite
~. The right kidney seems TO be in
volvcd. The general condition OF the
Speaker, other than the evidences OF
the Internal injury. are very sutisfac-
tory.
senator Johnson, who was the third
passenger In the car with Mr.. wooten
and Mr.. Aycock, says that he is salts
fled that the negro driver was doing
his best 10 slow down and turn tho
car with the curve OF the Country Club
road when the wheels passed over the
street car track and the rear wheel
seemed TO skid and collapse, causing
the car to turn turtle and catch Mr.
Aycock under IL. The damage 10 the
car was not more than $50 II Is
owned by Representative Matt Allen
of C;oldsboro
The fact that there was no telc-
phone within half n mile OF the scene
Of the accident made 1t Impossible to
get medical attention for Mr. Wooten
for probably an hour. Neither could
the car be gotten orr OF Mr.. Aycock
for some time after the accident. How
ever. II is thought that he probably
Mr.. Aycock were conveyed to Fremont
cial escort OF Senator'S, including SEN
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