The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-26
VIRGINIA ID JOIN 4DRY S|STERHOOD
 NOVEMBER FIRST
Prohibition Law Going Into Effect on That Date Very Stringent in Its Pro-
 visions

l Richmond Va, October 25.--Vrginia
 will join the sisterhood of prohibition
 states on November l, when the Mapp act prohibiting the sale of ardent spirits, ] except by bonded drug stores, and throw
 ing stringent restrictions around it's ship ment, will become effective About $50 | liquor dealers will close their doors. They 1 have been preparing to close for several
 weeks and stocks are being disposed of rapidly Liquors valued at hundred of 1 thousands of dollars have been purchased 1 by consumers and stored up against the | dry" days to come
 It will be unlawful after November l | for any person in the state to manufac- ture, transport, sell, advertise, give away dispense or solicit orders for ardent spir- l it's, which are defined to embrace alcohol, brandy, whisky, rum, gin, wine, porter, ale, beer, all malt liquors, absnthe, and all compounds of any of these with vege- tables or other substances, that will pro- duce intoxication. In the same category are placed fruits preserved in ardent spirits and all beverages containing more than one-half of 1 per cent alcohol by volume.
 The prohibition does not apply to cider containing not more than 1 per cent of alcohol by volume Provision is made for the handling of pure grain and fruit al- cohol and pure whisky and brandy by drug stores, for medicinal. pharmaceut- ical, scientific and mechanical purposes, and of wine for sacramental purposes for use by religious bodies
 The manufacture of cider from fruit of ones own raising and for consumption at home is permitted Hotels, under certain restrictions, are allowed to purchase and keep on hand liquors and wines for culinary. purposes only.
 The law permits every adult male and every adult female who is the head of a family, to receive not oftener than once a month, one quart of whisky, one gallon of wine or three gallons of beer. Ardent spirits are prohibited in lodge rooms, clubs, fraternity houses and other places. Newspapers published within the state are prohibited from carrying liquor ad vertisements, but the sale and distribu- tion of newspaper published out of the state and carrying liquor advertisements, are permitted.
 of the law is deemed a misdemeanor finable from $50 to $500 with confinement in jail for not less than one nor more than six months. The second offense, if not a felony, is punishable by fines from $100 to 5000 and confinement in jail for not less than six months nor more than one year; if felony, by confinement in the penitentiary for one to five years, or, in the discretion of the jury, by con finement in jail for from six to F months.
 There has been much speculation as to the effect of the law in the seaport cities of Norfolk and Newport News. The at torney general and prohibition commits sioner declare that the statutes will be carried out to the letter so far as the machinery of the state will permit.
 The turning of Virginia into the column of dry" states came after a vigorous campaign of four years led by the Anti Saloon league. Bills providing for ref erendum to ascertain the will of the peo- pie with reference to statewide prohibi ton were introduced in the legislature of 1910 and 1912 only to meet defeat at the hands of one or both branches. An en- abling act was passed in 1914 in accord ance with which the referendum was sub- mitted to the people on September p. 1914, and statewide prohibition won by about 30 GOO votes.
 During the campaign of 1915 the Anti Saloon league worked for the election of a new general assembly pledged to strict statewide prohibition. A large majority of the 140 delegates and senators were eiecteu oi SucH d plsltloriH dHu the leS- islature which met in January, 1916 fol- lowed closely the Anti-Saloon leagues prohibition programme. The Mapp bill. declaring prohibition in force on Novem- Der l, and providing machinery for en- forcing it, was carried by overwhelming majorities in both houses and was prompt ly signed by the governor.
 The Mapp act creates prohibition com missioner at a salary of $500 a year, who will be charged with the enforcement of the prohibition law.