Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-18
PETERS WANTS HIS
POWERS EXTENDED


laws. lie stated that 1t had compelled
him TO run short staff. and, contrary
to wish and right. to send his pay roll
to the Antisoloon League. Besides tho
two lawyers and two secret service
men retained by the commission, the
department acknowledged that the rra-
tuitous services Of attorneys and the
answering jealousy Of the integrity
and majesty or the law" on the part
OF the Governor. with the assistance Of
5l6 enlisted civilians and thousands OF
helping volunteers. were in Z large
measure responsible for the SUCCESS OF
the department. lie also made special
mention OF the Invaluable services OF
the Woman's Christian Temperance I'm
ion and the Antisaloon League OF Vir-
Ginia, to both of which the state owes
4 debt OF gratitude.
CoMMENDS DRUG STORES AND
HOTELS FOR CO-OPERATION
The report commended the drug
stores and hotels Of the state for their
hearty cooperation with the commits
sion IT stated that OF more than e,0o0
express Offices in tho State only the
larger cities were regularly inspected
over 100 stills were destroyed within
the past few months. and Lincolnshire"
has departed from the State, except In
certain sections Of Franklin, Carroll
Henry. Grayson, Floyd. Patrick, Nell
son, Pittsylvania. Halifax and few
other counties. where 1t may be found
to a small degree. While TO objection
has been found TO "Bevo" and Alpha
Special" "Tanhcuser" has been ques-
toned and is being sold now while
the commission IS restrained by tenn
porary injunction.
During the fiscal year astonishing
decreases in certain expenditures and
in numbers OF commitments to jails
ord the State penitentiary have re-
suited. or the $4,000 set aside for the
daptremt, only 532.732.G5 was used,
leaving surplus OF Si7.2s1.35 to bear
the expenses Of the Office till March
1. 1918. or the 5-cent revenue stamps
required to be placed upon each af1l-
dav!t for the consisnee's quart. 8s4,s34
we're sold. yielding a total of s43.246.70.
an excess to the state OF S1o.5I4.05
moro than was spent by the department
during the fiscal year. The total GRIM
NAL expenses for 1916 were S46I.4cS.s5.
as compared with 34o0,59s.o7 for 1917.
showing 4 total decrease of tS3.86a.ss.
The total decrease in wet cities was
S3t,o2o.3o and in wet counties $I2,-
s73.65. total.nE 34s.SsS.s5. tho decrease
In the wet territories when the State
wide law became effective.
RECORDS OF CHARITABLE AND
CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
In charitable and correctional insti-
t,tNf
decreased in the last fiscal year 26.39S
from 1855 TO i0o.:76-the expenses
rose 3276,S5S.2:-from $500. s0o.07 to
S3.IS0, $3.50. This is accounted for by
the increased cost of living, many
things having more than doubled in
price The State Auditors report
showed that in the eleven months OF
prohibition the gross collection of taxes
had increased to S9,o0s,1o7.s9 from ST.
945.2Ge.l$. making a gain O; s1.2S2.-
s25.s6. The fines from the violations
of the prohibition law alone amounted
TO S7!.975. 1t will also be recalled
that the State Auditor recommended
decrease in tho taxes. While the
Commissioner of Prohibition makcs NJ
claim that this was tho result OF the
liquor laws. lie does say that II dis
credits the fear that the taxes would
he decreased by the elimination OF the
liquor taxes. The report also shows
that the assets of the banks OF the
State increased in the period between
September II, 1916. and September II.
1917, for State banks. 321.42l.0o0. and
for national hanks. S49.356.00e, total
ing Tor both. 370.777.o0o. while tho de-
posita increased by S47,S20,o0o
TOTAL OF 1000 CASES OF
PROHIBITION LAW VIOLATION
During the fiscal year there were
zoos cases OF violation of the pro-
hieition laws, and of the number, 1857
were Investigated by the inspectors of
the commission who attended l42 terms
Of court. or these defendants. SsS
were white. lS2 were women and sixty
four were under age. There We're 80
acruittals and 1890 convictions: the
others were fugitive. dismissed or
pending. The cases in the wet cities
were 1859. as against 174 IN Ue dry
cities; SIS white persons. as against
llJ whites in the dry cities: Ta1 COL
ored to 50 colored; lie women to seven
women in cry cities, and thirty mirrors
in the wet to only three in the dry
In the dry cities the fines amounted
to 1885; in the wet, to S3s.i9e. there
being In the former 1l5 convictions
as compared to 726 in the latter. That