Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-25
STATE DRY AGENCY
NO LONGER NEEDED

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10 weaken the law, and answered a let
q Judge, appearing IN Richmond
newspaper, attacking the Governor OF
the State.
Law Must Appeal.
II a law does not appeal 10 the In
ten:gcncc and conscience of q Juror ~
cannot be enforced, regardless OF how
mary ommiSSIoners the state may
rfIuesteu 20 muse, opened for those
is NE ~ aT t5S -S TS INC Herar'ment
quoted from a letter written by Gov
ernor Davis prior to his election. de-
S ,Srn,ns his eSNper.enco on trip
liquor is said to have been sold in
defiance OF The law wherever local sen
t!ment d.d not back IN thc law
SUCH conditions obtain in Virginia.
he declared
There arc sections where officials
Will not onlorc" the laws and where
the Jaw" ne said.
He asserted That The same interests
which had opposed prohibition in 1914
are behind the movement to abolish
" the department..
IF those urging the abolition OF The
department have their way" he said,
there VIII ot no restraint upon the
blind tigers, hooucsScrs and trans
portcrS
DR.. George W. Mcdaniel followed DR..
Hepburn. lie doubted II any who fay :
ored the creation OF the PROM bit!on
Department; favored it's abolition There
Is gr1ater reason for continuing than
IF the department Is abolished. on.
ponents OF The c-Ghtcenth amendment
viii be cmholdencn~.o ga times. this
is not tho time ~ Eeiax enforcement
OF the prohibition LAW The MapD law,
he declared, IS the best prohibition
law that has eyer been written on the
\ statute books al any State.
II do not believe the General Assem-
/ bly, VIII DEFY The sentiments OF The
{ peopie OF Virginia ana turn back tn.
I pages % progress he said in ccnclu-
J. w. Housh, or Norfolk. one-,ime
officer OF the Ant--SaioOn League. told
OF The WorN Of ;he Prohibition Depart
Inonweaith's Attorney ShackeItord. Of
thst city. failed 10 can before the
grand inry invest gazing violations OF
the prohibition law man Who had
evidence OF hal. = hundred such in
fractions.
M. liough :, .arst was reduc,ait to
call Mr. ,Shackrllord name, leading
up 70 II by saying that his name Was
Z before the lawmakers In connection
with aspirations for Norfolk city
4 Juogeshih: ne announcements Gre
atcd mild sensation.
Reads Letter From Dunohoc.
! Lewis Machcn next WAS introduced
{ by the dry forces MIR Machcn re-
i quesied Senator MaPp 10 read IA letter
from Fedora Prohibition commits
I sioner Donohoe which declared that
his department needs the continued
amd acsiSe co-opSgraiion OF the State
DspaTiraent Of Prohibition, abolition
OF which he - Sardeu as Il etAgger!ng
blow al law enforcement.
Mr.. Machen VINO shortly will sever
his connections with nc stat DO
with the Office % tho FCu.ral com --is
sinner, declared hat he Was loaih ia
see ? diminut!on az the STATE forces
The Federal department.. lo .4id, Is moi
= prepared 10 tahc over tho work the
s State departmcut has been doing
DR.. Peters said th&t 81 Tho Gc1.~. ,
I, Assembly saw ht 10 abolish his oilIr1
Z and delegate the duty OF cucorc!,p ,br
prohibition law 20 Tho Automatically
srai, that official woulA 10 unitis "a
nsa = ma .,.in'!iS' VITA the WORK for
Z'You viii revive tho we. and dry is.
sue every time the election oi some
ersI is held" Ire propheaie2 II. Tl'je zen,
q et.down tho bars. You vii! e7c-,I,-,, 80
Z moon In lining. Bookkeeping fr:trsi,,,rf
ING d Dr , maEe Gonaiiions .deplorab!e :
Virginia General Assembly and nd -
t tS,r ,e member OF the House. told o
8 advocated retention OF the Iroh;bitin,
department. '''
senator Mnpr Speaks.
sen ator Mapp closed for the 'drvs
II the vets cam. 10 Us ana as!tr.
Us TO continue 'he Prohibition -.
part1nent,' lie said Il would look q,
them with keen suspicion"
Need for the department he argued
& Us Just as great now as when i, wrn
established Abolition Of Tho onicc. h
8 said, would mean that the vets wo,Iji
say TO boo,legeers, blind tigers G en-,
N Operators OF Illicit stills:
Go. do your worst; were back fl
1.-The saddle"
3.Ho assaiiea senate biz No. 60. which
proposes what has been described ;.
and drastic aIncnd.nc,i
s. TO- an act providing for search an,
Y StSr Lscdy, one OF tie patrons ar IL
bill, who. while d.sc!aiming author