The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-03

4 fC6HTADu@d TToTn ElT@E EM&&F
frtct, who was the frat speaker. Mr..
Aough said that he has not yet found
Hny friend OF prohibition who is net
~ favor of the enforcement of the
Eprchibition law. He said he has made
= study OF the prohibition law enforce
snemt In other States and that he finds
1.-The best enforced law of the all to be
<that of West Virginia This. he said.
II due TO the fact that they have a
H0ommissioner.
.s ut is not the idea Of the Anti
Nn1ocn League he said. ito take au-
sfhortty away from tho Governor, but
k2xMkher to increase his authority. 1t Ia
@x6e idea to have some one to work
xclusively for the enforcement OF the
i1fgw eome one on whom the respon-
lb11ity for It's enforcement shall rest"
ss Mr.. Hough spoke Of the inadequacy
xn1 the laws in the past, making refer
Hnce to the race track gambling.
which. after years of hard work on
1e rart OF the State officers. has only
4 ~cont1y been stopped. If a magis-
83n&1a dismissed a case" he said. 'the
f&verncr had no way TO reopen the
4 xkes
|szgs Laws Now Ffagrantly violated.
ssp~At the present time" cid Mr..
ouKh, 'in my section, the laws are
a.
s&rery day ana every Sunday in the
war. and you are going to find that
when some 900 saloons are closed
xh4rA liz going TO be great difficulty
u mt in the way of enforcing the law"
\ He xcontinued. saying that the APP
Il w6intment of a commissioner. given
u Necessary authority, Will make certain
/ thu enforcement of the law. He de-
tiared that the Anti-Saloon League
n. q. fal.
that 1t had worked diligently and care
xfuily and that 1t believed the law
n could best be enforced with COM
u faissioner. The Anti-Saloon League
81 III willing to take the responsibility for
III The thorough enforcement of the law.
: IL given this law. for which it asks.
PERSONALLY. ] would like to zee the
law different ] would like to see that
little quart business cut out; IL was
che least we could get IN the bin.
.AzIrhAf we want now is a sane bill.
4 But, whatever you do, give us COM
missioner, and charge us with the en- =
forcement of the law" Mr.. Hough
Isft the hall 10 catch a train for his
u AnnnA and was unable TO remain TO
II listen to other speakers.
Senator Imnmon sYeHkS.
Senator Cannon, OF Richmond. was
next recognized. Mr.. Cannon appeared
NJ the representative of manufactur-
Nrs of plug tobacco who seek an
amendment which win permit the
cDntinued use OF rum and alcohol SEN
ntor Cannon said there appeared mad
vertant omissions In the prohibition
hill Under the bill. az drawn, manu-
4 facturers OF chewing tobacco are pre-
ciuded from the use OF rum and alco-
hoi In the havoring used in the making
OF tobacco. He stated that It wac not
until few days RGo that he knew
rum and alcohol were needed in the
making of tobacco. II was something
little known he said. and he drew q
laugh by referring to q conversation
with the chairman OF the committee in
which Mr.. Mapp had been informed of
the fact and In which he stated that
the use of rum and alcohol In tobac-
60 may possibly he the reason why
ne always liked tobacco 80 we'll"
Senator Cannon showed the forms
that tobacco manufacturers use for
making their reports TO the United
states Internal Revenue Bureau on the
1 amounts of spirits they use, and Eug-
rested 10 the committee that such
/ forms might be provided or the keep
4pT OF quantities Of the spirits In bond
and under such regulations that would
show Just what quantities are used
ana how.
senator Cannon also asked that pro-
vision be made with regard to the sale
~ pure grain alcohol by wholesale
4 druggists. He declared he does not
b1Iieye there IS Wholesale druggist
IN the State mo wants 20 sell liquor.
hut they do want to continue ship
ping alcohol to druggists in North
Carolina and West Virginia as now
4 doue under restrictions provided by
xAcee States. They want TO continue
bunancs& in Virginia which may be
af0ne under restrictions trat will safe
Euard the law.
EAnator Addison was TO have been
the next speake-, but he was not pres
ent, being In another meeting under
way at the same time. and me will be
/ Aeard later by the Moral and Social
welfare Committee, possibly at the
! session to be held this afternoon at
o'clock.
DIR. CswBoB speaks.
DR.. James Cannon, superintendent OF
4 the Anti Saloon League Of Virginia
WAS the next speaker. He spoke as
f0il0ws;
n am sure that II Is not the desire
E50f sthe committee nor the purpose OF
Anybody 10 teke this bill up section
&xAy eection at this time. but only 30
deaignate the genera! principles which
nave governed Ia the framing of this
MIL ] appear here owing to the fact
TRAIT ! happer to be the superinten-
dent of the Antt-Saloon League OF
EXlrginia. whicd organization has for
thu past fteen years given a great
deal OF time aud EFFORT to this ques-
flor of prohibition in Virginia. The
a 4eAgue has always fndes vored to be
i sans In its policy and IN the beginning
2 Tor what In thought II could get
The FIRST thing II asked for was
fbA Mann law We believed in abso-
Iutek Statewide prohibition then just
- much al we do today. but we did
not believe that the time was ripe In
virginia for Statewide prohibition,
40 IL we had come TO the doors CT
3h0 General Assembly then and asked
4R Statewide prohibition, we would
1x6 been turned away. We asked