The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-01-19
Neither Person ror Home SAFE
From Search in Wesl Virginia
Prohibition kfohes Residents and Travellers
.Sutmif to ina.gniftes.


The deploabe conditions In West Virginia slnce that
state voted dry ead put into power prohibition commits.
sonef with hateful authority unknown on this continent
King Georges stamp beat shown by press dis
patches which haW aimee appeared In leading newspapers
NO RIGHTS OF PRIVACY
"fhe yosl law authorizes the prohibition commissioners
10 appoint aspues for The enforcement Of the prohibition
law" Maya ne lo,non fieA) Post Of October 4 1919. In
authority .ommas ner nue tna appointed small army
Of agents throughout lhe state who boed trains
and seye eu and trunks belonging 10 passengers end
hale them before Justice OF e where they are
searched for conrpbond liquor, For ne anne purpose
business houses II they suspect thai they hold more Than The
lawful amount of quor II has come to under these
nsoent nnd offensive elhods that no mans suit ease IN
sefo train wes, Virginia. Ia he private home
guarantee against invasion u = al uth precautions
the state aimee can ~ lmpoe,,a Nentueky. ohio
Pennsylvania. Maryland and adjoining sse.s.'
STATE TREASURY EMPTY
cOn,oo'na the anne per says. N West Virginia S,s
m.e'na's ,, - m''' u' - ~ '"'' onH - o, ~ "eV wv
makes higher taxes II ave. Il Ny, says be-
Tor the legislature to three times M year 10 gel
law that would raise enough TO lace, The demands
on the treasury Three sersions were held In January
told the legislature and he = l'e prohibition
ment that hey could "oi ., "as With Pe,entiaea or
would be maintained the as before The passage
Of the prohibition law, l6-, .88f
"a mera,orun. on ''e Eurol,p, ORD. vas hSa In
effect: nobody wps being peid for his service c te state
The stae treasury empty Ea,r III. -, :vs.sy and
public schools had With Hi L. - Their teachers
for their services rendered. oa of theso dsressns cond
ons sentnent that forced the eg atme to largely
increase taxes The omnibus tax law more than doubled
the tax real property. II doubled c charter tax and
pled the tax nonresident charters imposed excise
tax OF onehalf of cent the lac, earnings Of all
corporations Taxes arc higher now i'm We, Vrena than
they have been before In The history of L. ,he var
period not excepted: The prohibition law It lie
treasury OF about s65o.oOo year, or $4,000 quad.
rennial period II to make good this To- a Governor
Hatfield demanded higher taxation"
West Virginia is borrowing money from time II time ut
the banks to meet the expenses OF the STA so,ennen a
of to be paid back out of the proceeds o The tax law
next year. II the law raises The estimated aAoa oi revenue
LAW FAILS TO PROHIBIT
"Speakcases and bootlcggcrs have moIe t.es pm
in West Virginia since The .v'de ~, blen l.
went into effect remarked Theodore S.uNel IA hers
burg. W. Va. at the Shoreham. "Ihcse -. IN ir
toxicants are doirg thriSf business, - ai,S Tie
persistent efforts Il ofi~.a Zorro ~ II The
city of NAeeirf. L is s:.a - -, : ri the
authorities adm their nasilu - stop H. L, ie &C The
counties raids hc' been mace many More than
500 bmenders Nho thro cut q, grp.oyal It III
Wheeling have announced that ." viii ~ 1eetirg
to protest agar. thrir Iseia = oca
tions. So far iht - - = vcl
offenders OF violaJgnS 81 The IL
"The law is driving many of The state. Hundreds
OF foreign miners Farmonnt district departing to
other coal fields and unless the exodus is checked mine Off
cals say operations i'm that region will be seriously ham
pered'-Washin6ton Cd. Co. Post.
ANOTHER PAPER TEsTIFIES
The state of West Virginia has sufficient money
buy postage stamp and that is tho literal truth The empty
state treasury and the aecis. q st"r - 5'ae
Auditor ioAn S Dars. .aa.,
of the state TO pay morey or = ".eir ~
TO be used Iii official ILs..~ss
The first stale nayday = La-, a4 1e
employees school teachers, etc, are without funos
The money in the emergency fund is practically exhausted
and the matter begins to assume an even more serious aspect
The present financial condition of the sae is due to the
loss of 100000 by the workings of TIE yoli p
New York Sun. March rs, 1915.
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