The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-02-26
BLIND TIGERS ON
WINGS IS LATEST
BOOZE PEDDLER
State Senate of Virginia Adopted
! Resolution Prohibiting Introduction
y of Liquor by AeropIane Routes.

Richmond, Va.-Forecasting legis-
lation which may have to be enacted
by dry" States in order to uphold
their Prohibition laws, the State
Senate of Virginia on Saturday adopt
ed without a dissenting vote resolu-
tions offered by Senator Saxon w.
Holt, of Newport News.
The resolutions make an open
season against all individuals operat-
ing airships engaged in the transpor-
tation of liquors into "dry" territory.
namental and useful birds" will be
lifted and hunters will be at liberty
to fire on the airships just as if they
were predatory birds.
Senator G.. Walter Mapp, of Ac-
comac, leader of the dry" force in
the last Legislature, Immediately saw
the trend of the resolution and NOV
ed Its adoption. Senator John A.
Lesner of Norfolk, leader of the
Senate wet, forces or local option
lists, caught the humor OF the resolu-
ton and voted "aye."
The resolution grew out of 1.-THE
news from Ohio that an enterprising
liquor dealer of that State was pre-
pairing to get around the strong pro
hibition laws of West Virginia, re-
Gently held constitutional. by trans
mitting liquor from Ohio into West
Virginia by aeroplane. The Sena-
tors 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
certain citizens of the State of Ohio
have undertaken to convey intoxicat-
ing 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
their liquor coming so high; and,
Whereas, We feel that such an
underhand and overland method of
should not be encouraged,
lest some Of the inhabitants of our
own Commonwealth f Virginia, after
the first day of November, 1916,
should acquire the habit of gazing
upon the sky and thereby walking
unsteadily upon the earth; therefore
be it,
Resolved by the Senate of Virginia
the House of Delegates concurring,
That the General Assembly of Vir-
ginia warns all persons who may con-
template the transportation, from any
point beyond the borders of this
State to any point within the same
of ardent spirits, malt liquors, wines
or other liquor containing alcohol by
means of aeroplanes, balloons, Zep-
pelines or other aircraft, that should
they embark upon such fighty enter
prise at any time, but more especially
on or after the sacred and memora-
Bile first day of November, 1916, then
in that event the protection now pro-.
vided by law for buzzards and other
ornamental and useful birds will be
held not to apply to such purveyors
established an open season of con-
tinuouS' and unlimited duration for
hunting all such aerial intruders, pro-
vided such hunting be done in good
faith for the purpose 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 a drop from
any of the aeroplanes, balloons, Yep
pelins, or other aircraft aforesaid, as
the fall might be disastrous. - 3
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
erns.