Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-29
GORDON REVIEWS
CONRAD PROPOSAL
Louisa Delegate Offers Amend
1nent Making Attorney-Gen-
eral Commissioner.
AGAINST CREATING OFFICE
Would Have All Whisky Ship
nents Made Through Central
Office in Charge Of State.

fare promise TO stage in tn. lower
house rs determined q fight OIL some
OF the maJOr provisions as developed
in its stormy passage through the
senate
The first amendment sent 10 the
desk offered by Delegate Gordon. mem
brr OF the committee. and q recognized
dry" leader. makes the .\ttorncy-Gcn-
cral commissioner of prohibition fol-
lowing on. this point almost the exact
language Of The amendment cham
poncd in the upper house hy senator
Conrad II was given prompt and
earnest indorscmeut by Delegate Love,
another member OF the committee. who
urged 1t "a the plan that will cause
the smallest amount OF friction.
WANTS SPECIAL. AGENT
TO SUPERVISE SHIPMENTS
y second amendment offered by Dele
t;at. Gordon prov dcs for tho appoint
ment of special ageuI by and
under the immediate direction OF the
ex oHicio commissioner OF prohibition,
through whom individuals desiring TO
take advantage of the provisions for
:; minimum monthly supply of intoxi-
can,s shall make all their purchases.
Instead OF allowing each person TO
order his monthly supply from a nom
resident dealer, 10 be checked up as
10 frequency aud quantity by the de-
livery office OF the common carrier, the
Gordon amendment would require such
persons TO place their whisky. wilma
and beer orders with the special agent
whose Office would .t all times hav.
ON file accurate information as to tho
date OF the applicants last purchase,
would rlti,itaI
pcrvision ot the liquor traffic as far
as il is authorized by thc Mapp bill
SAYS STATE: SHOULD
GUARANTEE IT'S PURITY
Delegate Love joined Mr.. Gordon on
the agency proposition. looking upon
this device as necessary TO protect the
state against the hood Of vic con-
coctcns which. he said. will be sup.
piled I" its citizens hy INSCRIPTIONS
dealers. If the consumer is 10 he re-
strictcd 10 one quart of whisky
month. he said. " was entirely proper
that The state snail provide machinery
for guaranteeing the purity OF that
product
Tho committee sat from %:3a o'clock
ur;i! i. aud took a recess of two hours
Il met again at O'Clock, and remained
IL session until after H. adjourniu-
without reporting the bill The com
mite" VIII hold another meeting AT
O'clock this afternoon. with the prob
ability that report VIII ne agreed
upon before adj"urnmont
CIDER makers from the fruit-growiug
sections registered Il strnng protest
with Tho committee against tho STRIFE
tures of the Mapp bill or this indus
,ry. The act as passed by the Sen
ate prohibits ;hc manufacture FOR sale
az cider containing more than onc-halt
Of per cent of alcohol
BAD FAITH Is CHARGED
IN CIDER PROVISIONS
Professor ". Is. Atwood OF Albenlarlc
County, looked upon the cider proNi-
sion as an act of bad faith on the nart
Of prohibition leaders who sought sup
port for tho enabling act in September,
| 1914. on the strength Of the promise
implied, IL not actually expressed, that
the manufacture and sale OF cider
would IN no way be intcrfcrcd with
when the LEGISLATURE of 1916 drew up
the full prohibition program In now
undertaking virtually 10 kill this in
dustr> he said the prohibitionists
have taken an unfair advantage OF the
apple growers. who realize Il large
revenue from the sale Of their wind
fall and cull fruit, and the owners and
operators OF cider mills. who have much
money Invested in this business
Professor Atwood was closely oues-
toned by members OF the committee
particularly by Chairman Jordan, rs 10
the intoxicating effect Of cider az
given alcoholic strengths. When pure
and unadulterated with preservativcs.
ri Ir.
much as & per cent of alcohol. is "A
wholesome beverage. far less harmful
I'm its effects than coffee II is tho
product vicionsly compounded with
ndultcrants that is sold for cider. ho
said. which is responsible for the
drunkenness that is unjustly attributed
10 the pure juice of the apple.
HAS STUDIED CONDITIONS
IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES
The speaker told of his study of the
drink problem in Europe and of his
conclusion that in countries like Ger.
many and France. where beer and
light wines are served on the table
and consumed almost from infancy up,
the drink evil is by no means as pro-
nounccd as ii is in America and Eng
land. He had no sympathy with com.
pulsory prohibition.
men YOU are not opposed to the
ci"er provisions OF this bill alonc--you
are against the whole bill aren't youp"
asked Delegate Moss. OF the committee
You arc an ortiniist. and believe tina,
the world is getting better if let
alone"
Yes the world will get better il
you'll give it chancc--if you dsn't
leEislate so much" replied Professor
Atwood.
j. q. Martin and ]. Il. Pcrryman of
charlottesville. cider and vinegar
manufacturers. told the committee that
they would be unable to continue their
business under rhc hill ms II stood.
since II was n practical impossibilIty
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