The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1915-02-27
BLIND TIGERS
ON WINGS.


Richmond, Va - Foecasting
legislation which may have to be
enacted by "dry" States IN order
10 uphold heIr P olioition laws,
the State Senate of Virginia on
Saturday adopted withoet a dis.
seuting vote resolutions fferrd by
Senator Saxon ". Holt Of New
port News.
These resolutions make an open
season against all individuals
operating aisshIps engaged IN the
transportation of liquors into
dry territory. The protection
accorded eyea to 'ornamentaI aud
useful birds" will be lifted aud
hunters will be at liberty to fire
% the al'ships just as if they
we're predatory birds
Senator G. Walter Mapp of Ac
comac, leader of the 'dry" force
Ia the last Legislature, immediate
" saw he trend Of The resolution
and moved It's adoption Senator
John A Lesner Of Norfolk, leader
Of the Senate "wet" forces OK 10
cad optl0nists, canght tho hnmor
Of the resolution and voted aye"
The resolution grew out Of news
from Ohio that an enterpiislng
liquor dealer Of that State was
preparing 70 get around the strong
Prohibition laws Of West Virginia,
recently held constitutional, by
transmitting liquor from Ohio into
West Virginia by aeroplane The
Senator's Of Virginia regretted
that West Virginia was to be in.
vaded by wet aerial fleet
The preamble and resolution
adopted ran thus:
"W hereas, The General Assem-
bly, of Virginia has learned with
regreat certain citizens of the
State Of Ohio have undertaken 70
Intoxicating liquors to the
citizens of our sister STATE Of
West Virginia by means If an ae-
aud,
sW hereas, We deplore the fact
hat one Of the cherished indus
tries of said State Of Ohio appears
60 be mp in the ait; and,
Whereas, We sympath ze with
the suffering citiz us Of our said
sister State of West Virginia be-
cause Of their liquor coming so
high; and,
"W hereas, We feel that such aD
and overhead method
Of irrig ition should not be encour-
aged, lest some of the Inhabitants
Of our own Commonwealth Of Vir
ginia, after the first day of No
vember, 1916, should acquire the
habit OF gazing upon the sky and
thereby waking unsteadily upon
the ear b; therefore, be it
'skesolyed by the Senate of Vir-
giuia, the House OF Delegates con
curing, That the General Assem-
ply of Virginia warns all persons
who may contemplate the traus
POI tation, 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 bg means
If aeroplanes, balloons, Ieppeiins
or other aircraft, that should they
embark upon such flightly en
5erprise at any time, but more es
pecially Oh Or after the sacred and
memorable first day of Novem Der,
1916, then in that event the pro-
leciion now provided by law for
and other ornamental
aud useful birds will be held not
to apply to such purveyors of con
trabaud, but that there will be e's
5ablished an open season of CONT
uuOuS duu uiiiltulttu ~ diIcn iot
hunting all such aerial intrudefs,
provided such hunting be done in
good faith for the purpose of de.
struction and not for The purpose
,f acquiring the spoils of the
,irass: and
nResolved. further. That all of
he good people of Virginia. are
earnestly enjoinei never TO take a
ifop from any of the aeroplanes
balloons. Zsppellns or other air
.raft aforesaid. as the fall might
)e disastrous.
Senator Andrews of Roanoke
aid be ,longht the resolution
should be amended to provide |
that liqnor could not be brought |
Eato Virginia by means Of pipe |
ines aud sabterranean caverns.