The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29
DRY COMMISSIONER
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of this bin gave no ~eaRous why II
should be adopted. II they were good
reasons the Commissioners would
certainly fgwor such a course.
Arr. Peters said he know Of soy
st@i reasons why the hill should not
pass. and irxieted that Mr. Gordon
ahouie give his reasons. 70 the emo
THAT ne might 10 crcss examined be
fore the COMMITTEES a. Il woula NOT
he possible 20 t. 10 when the hiN
reached tie feor o. the' house, where
the proponents Of thc bill eNidFhttf
expected tn indulge in = two or three
6Ayr' debate involving ihc @nt'r"
question Of the prohibition issue. an
fax,rr ~ he time Of the house to
no purpose,
Deliberate Gordon thanked Commits
k,aner Peters To- what he called tho
fafter.s right handed snd left handed
commitments and Rafd that the som.
snt.msoner knew Az well as he Ola OF
Che influence of the gentlemen OF the
cloth on the sipor Of the mouse. H.,a
charged that mem neys VINO NoN'h
naturally protect against SURF ehost
sar states rights ~ver~ swept @iHneei'
favor cf rAtifying the National pfo"
n,bstioa amendment ny a corn olhh''"I'
~ Ya,,xscus and political inHaenoe
60 the oface because II esntraiEE~
nf.thor.ty ans Lv virtue of its exlSt
@,ee created differences and frtc~
.san ba-vae11 that and al other OF
eenx Ne maintained that Il was the
duty cs The goyeTn O., the attoFie9
ceraegal ed coTam nrv ealth httos
re~w 70 enfcrcs the law n concca
ed that the oo~nu es'rner hhn ooh%
@xe~ediasly vwef ia the entorceFn en-
rf tha law hus that the effect was Tor
sfeal auth critics 40 shirh their daty'
Don't like Committees Title.
Delegate Gordon claimed thetS
@vefe already too many uep'-' 80 -,
.na closed In raising a protest AGAINST
Ire name of the committee, when no
vsis was In itself some sort o.
yrrsratns that the Cunynittee %ou'o
vote against the measure
Nr~. Howard NJ. Hoge. presldeh' ON
en-. Richmond womens Christian
TEN perauee union, appeared IN oP-
rosifion TO the bill, ana sac tha' =" =
Gordon had himself given the very
heat reason why the bill Ehoulo nor
,.a~n when he stated that the moral
"a social welfare committee 10y ltH
..ry name was obliged 10 vote aga'ns'
.ha hin. MT Gordon dIscleinfed that
as being tust exactly what ne meant
sspeakinE for her orgs niSation' "high
lsp11Gr fFafFIC
Gas oeS" " &ra Hog. said
for over thirty Fe@iH, ~ ~ =. go
the success OF hlle y 1s't. ,-,a,~rsr IN
due largely 20 ms e''i, -. a.. the
which ths 80 - rs1at.d
prohibition COM --..3l $50 ~ C,cxnrror
recent con sei 80 ,-~ g,syed
stuart IN Nh1c" M $50 t,n nro-
thht enc feaSon ts ta fsarsS II
hloinoh -" va 49,, r. ge,v ~,,e-
son'd no oe GU ~ 80 lsv bv thn
sess41 e''l1 i,.;r.r,sr ba4 enabled
pfohioit.9f' con. ''l i77.o''@' i,@., -
him 20 app e'.lalS -, 49,. 80 - rs,,sa
su!ts o. 'eat $3.50. ~, 10 vy;a-
MIN 70 p0cou's -"
aonl. she ao"ro -, ,,,.,,.. t,,,r,. aim
a~h tiei,ief' he go -. ~ an.
CUT II ~ A"' ''-" -, 49, aoyr~,,
force hQI"f Va r,,.,or,,,,,t,, 70
the Par ht4 o., .,s.rTs',,,ves ~ the
examine some o! nv "'r "a, -. ~
pefisioh ca''4As I"i wy ".'' - a.. -
] tfnpuEn n0 ''e nv ' - .i.,-
tneiess 'he' tt'~t $50 '..,.',,,..4 -,
ers OF that petl'1"h Ne's ~ a. .r
pEonlotuon "i'4 al 'pP
day. u....,,.
AFs' h"Fe ie'V "a -. -
BY the governor ~ WIG -. -,
Jaw ceftsih!$ WIZ ''t -.
success "l1noot a y, o''is->'V'. 80.
1niss4oAeI ti4"I he0 W."
rnent - $3.50
Coraznlssaohef Fetefs h%"au'
Con- n missioner etets "St@ ~ uAAs si -.
learn law from oeiesal" SSof uoh' "NI
he must reguse 10 acoep. his 'eAcn us
OF theology. Replying 10 lle .eisi
sEcs Sc 20 cofnolha1loh OF Fe'is oh
and politics, AT. refers sS!o nc
hoTtsd everybody 10 put All site Fetk
icn they mad into pohuch anu 10 III" 30
poHtics JUST as cream az thsF Nan
make II.
u DO nos agree WIN mF' N'of uo',
charge that oeheVe man car ps
made GOOD - legislative enactheht'
he said me man must re pofH
again. and unless MS hesft IL fesen
Grated ne cannot DC Ecoo- bu, / 40
believe that law SO alters ana ele~
Yates environments OF man aS 70 FiFe
than better opportunities 10 oe COCA
Commissionsr Peters went INTO de-
tails or the working OF nus once III
enforcing the law cltea mat ms de-
partment was called upon from