The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-12
MANY ABLE LAWYERS
ENFORCE FOOD LAWS

The plan under which the federal
food administration for Virginia y
conducting its enforcement work has
served to enlist in this branch of war
service some OF the best legal talenS
of the state. Among the weil-kn1wnl
stnembers of the bar who have taken
oath Of Office as legal directors 10 local
food administrators are Robert r.
Scott, R.chmond: l.. A. Lewis. +. +.
BHtGFd brunswick county; d Law
renee Groner Norfolk, Harry r
Thomas. Alexandra county, Thomas
Il. Hardaway, Amelia county S. f.
Ferguson. Appomattox county. IL H
Byrd, Bath county; j. HasklIls Hob
son. Chesterfield county: c. Vernon
Ford, Fairfax county, W. A. Willeroy.
King William county; r. J. Thrift
y. q. Payne, L. a. Carpenter. VIII A.
Cook, Madison county Charles =.
Reekes, Meck.enbUrg county; l. Graf
ton Tucker. Nelson county; NJ. n.
Barnes. New Kent county; H. e. Lee,
NnllnWAY- county, John lancaster
Prince Edward county. Judge Waller
Il. Staples. Roanoke, W. K. Hogg.
York county; Allen E. Hairless, Mont
gomery county; Junius w. Pulley,
southampton county, Arthur b.
Smith, w. G. Became, Jr.. King and
Queen county; Judge R. L. Kirby,
Grayson county: j. Il Sttnson. Buch-
anan county, F. z. kellam, Princess
Anne county; A G.. weaver. Warren
county, s Burrell Bragg. Norfolk
county; o. c. Jackson, Rockbridge
county; H. Carter Redd, Hanover
county; f. c, Burks, Bedford county:
Henry Roberts. Bristol; Andrew l.
Jones. Boyd Stephenson. Highland
county: j. NJ. Perry. Armistead c.
Gordon. F.. f. r. Nelson, Augusta
county; G.. b. Wallace, Fredericks-
burg; j Donald Richards, FauQuier
county; A a. Keen. Dickinson coun-
ty; T. c. Payne. Edward Meeks. Am
herst county; S. Floyd Landreth. Car
roll county. C. NJ. Lunsford. Botetourt
county,
Other able lawyers are rapidly en-
listing with this group Of "dollar-a-
year men" as the local food admins
traitors in the one hundred counties
and sixteen cities work toward the
completion of a statewide orgAnixa-
ton to take care of the local enforce
nent work. Many of the local admin
istrators are themselves lawyers OF
ability and experience.
In addition TO these local legal
directors, Richard Evelyn Byrd and
Hiram NJ. Smith, United States dis
trict attorneys for Virginia. are assoc
ciated with the state law department.
Of the food administration. To them
are referred all cases requiring action
in the federal courts. as provided by
The food control act.
The plan under which the enforce
ment work is now being done in Vir-
ginia is an established one in many
of the other states. where experiences
has demonstrated that best results fol-
low, both for the food administration
and tine trada whom n 21fADnA
violation are heard first locally.
The food administration depends
for its success upon the cooperation
alike OF the manufacturer, the whole-
saier. the retailer and the consumer.
1t prefers not to punish If punishment
can be avoided. If it Is necessary 70
punish it will be done, but the
strength of the food administration r
given to helping the people UNDER
stand the need for food regulation and
conservation, and to marking the ways
by which this must be accomplished.