Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-07

War promotion becomes elective the
report reads. During this period it
will be necessary greatly to enlarge my
present force. for the advanced price OF
,shiskeS and the rrohibi,ion of it's
sale in Baltimore will stimulate tho
s .n Of h'ostaders, who during
Gus and desperate. After July !. 1
think that the transportation Of spirits
I into the state by automobiles. boats
and railroads will subsidc and that
most of our trouble will he with small
, moonshine distilleries."
! commissioner Peters believes heavy
Jail sentences Will prevent to 4 great
! extent the importation OF liquor by
boat.
. THOUSANDS OF GALLONS
BRuTGIIr IN ny BOAT
| Regular steamship lines plying be-
| tween Virginia ports and Boston. New
! York. Philadelphia and Baltimore bring
! vast quantities of contraband whisky
! into Hampton Roads for sale in the
/ harbor cities" his report states "Ilun-
/ drcds of men. from the master Of the
| snip down. have been arrested. Thou
! sands Of gallons CO whisky have been
seized and coniiscated. But the courts
have been lenicnt, the juries more so.
/ responsibility has been difficult to iix,
and few of these men have been
/ punished. In these great ships
whisky is found in almost every com
! partment, in cabins, in sta;crooms in
/ the lifcboats and life-bclts. in the
/ smokcstack and the ventilartors. in the
/ forecast!c. in the anchor chains. in the
| engine and boiler-rooms. in the dining
! rooms: in the saloons or parlors. in the
! coal. in the boilcr--cvcryw FIRE.
/ qucnt!y, more than 1000 bottles OF
whisky are found by the officers. Re-
sponsibility for pint or quart Of
] liquor on great ship is difficult to
! fix. hut no jury should experience any
| great difficulty in fixing criminal re-
! sponsibility for 1000 bottles of whisky.
! This traffic. though ccaSclcssly pur-
/ sued. does not abatc. When a conscicn-
! tiouS jury sends one of the chief cT-
| ecutiNc officers Of these boats to work
OH county road. the traffic will abatc."
Ihere is slight decrease in the num-
| Der OF Illicit distillerics in the noun
| tain regions Of Virginia, according to
the commissioner The section in the
report covering this phase OF prohibi-
/ tion work reads:
SMALL DIsTILLERIES
CONTINUE TO OPERATE.
I'm several sections of tho state. the
/ mountains Of Amherst and Nelson. in
Mecklenburg. and Halifax. in Pittsyl-
yanin and Carroll. but principally in
Kiln. Floyd and Patrick Counties.
are families and ncighhorhoods in
which Tor generations Illicit whisky ana
! standing the vigilance OF the United
states Internal Revenue Department.
nn9 me inspectors OF the State Prohi-
/ hition DEPARTMENT. continue to onor-
ate on n small scale. These Operators
are almost as numerous as two years
ago. but they now operate intcrmIt-
I
use ohiy crude portable stills ana
when, If seized by officers do not rem
resent much value. In spite OF
,me S diiiiGu!,ies ana traditions. this
franc is slowly but surely dying out,
ana the day is not ia: hence when
mere VIII be no more OF this in Frank
I'm county than in Fairfax"
Regarding criticism Of officers ON
nloyed by the Prohibition Department.
commissioners Peters says:
These officers are ,viliiied. slanderea.
. rad
courts and murdered by the slaves of
appetite from one direction and nrof
re. rom appetite from another.
Mr.. 1Silly) Good Citizen. neither in,H
bibcr or Il seller Of liquor who from
abuses Ss ' ihn d MessneSs joins in and
am glad to. report 10 YOU that i in
NcsiiEate all OF the serious criticisms
OF 'hese officers in this department..
ana nave yet TO find a just COMPLAINT
LOCAL LICENSED DRUGGIST
HAS GOOD RECORD
r Speaking OF the licensed druggis, in
,tiSn!n"hI. me commissioner stated
that he had reluctantly approved mo
| highly ndorsdd as
Il have never found him indineren;
TO any suggestion | have made him"
states the commissioner. Ills business
mas been closely checked and observed
ny ms d"nartmcnt. and he has fully
I
isted from this experiment thai tho
Fam Is amused IVY some physicians who
w MAR, amos dH ,si nvariabiy prescribe n
lcsS Is REQUIRED for the purnosc and
many rhysictans. fear. from mistaken
hiinaheSs' yield to the opportunities
. OF tneir patients for whisky when II
- really not necessary"
IMo widespread criticisms have been
iii in,'1.. OF nrus stores licensed to fiji
commissioner Tho first is that th,.
annsgists obtain their liquor from the
a a9 priee S Wfan hHld by the stale
drusgists have paid the state exactly
/ VIA WAL they would have paid whole
sn.trs. declares the commissioner.
UNSAFE TO SHIP SPIRITS
! ron EVEN LEGAL SALE
/ They buy from the State only he
( cause the safe shipment OF ardent
SPIRITS by express or freight has be-
c"mc weN-nish impossiblc." the com
me second criticism states DR.
mGterS' is That druggists charge too
nnch for hli!mg these prcscripiions.
-. -. rNpianatI"n follows:
:, some druggists charge as much y.
( - per quart. others So per quart, bar
r non" oil tne'n charge moro than 80
/ ''hLS . SIIl ana nine out Of ten nr.-
AtriptiohS should he for one gill I'M;
more man nine out OF ton arc for one
HIATT, Even at this rate per quart
INC percentage Of profit is lower rhnu
druggists charge for other prescrin.
lions, for. the overhead expense OF q
uruSEist IS. perhaps. greater than IN.
expense 81 his MATERIAL hui be Tia,
as IL may. al prescriptions COS; about
-" c"h,S each FOR any drugs. and an
ordinary prescription for one gili OF
whisky costs 20 cents
,,;r NV why should Il prescription for
WHISKY (Which every druggist ahhorsI
nc PC SOD Tor less than prescription
Tor other medicines? Personally. / do
not mink whisky is necessary as n
ineoicihc. but ! do not feel that
may ihtrude my personal views upon
.ne General Assembly, which has re-
| coshiZcd ii: and. therefore. in cxccu !.
,'oh OF their laws I must discriminate
p,iWcch personal opinions and ufiicia
Hct ION pui neither personally or OH
t,hi!E 90 nave any sympathy will
me hue and cry, for cheap whisky,
much OF which obviously enters into
uses mat arc not necessary
RICHMOND EMPRESS OFFICE
CONSTANT SOURCE OF TROUBLE:
certainly not SO long as bona Tide
cured Tor 10 cents" '""' NC pro-
Little trouble has been experienced
| ntI