The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-25


the legislature asking for. the con-
tiruance of the osFfce Of commissioner
Of prohibition he would toek upon
their activities with stssUfcfcn. Ne
man, he said. vino was really and try
dry al the time the question CO me UP
fer settlement is fcF the Abolition 81
the office now. 1t Is too much. ne
said further. to expect The. sherifs to
do tise detective work necessary for
the enforcement OF prohibition.
The abolition az tbis department
he said, 'woaid strike al the very
vita!s q the prohibition law. Aholi-
ttnns would say to hootleEEerS, In
effect Ego and IL Tcur. worst We
are IN The saddle
Dr- a NJ Pitcher read a ooGurln-
nic7rion frem Former United States
pistr.ct Attorney. Richard II MaaH.
q Petersburg, IN watch be declared
that IL ia absolutely essential 20 re
tain the rrohiSition department.
J ". Hough. OF Norfolk. formerly
president IF the Afr<l saloon league @f
Virginia. made the charge that there
IS wholesale Bookkeeping in Norfolk
and vicinity ana thai they signal II
each othN npe7N- by the firing az
guns
In the course uf MS brief speech
he said he once made the statement
ln public that liauor was being sold
AZ least fifty places in Norfolk.
les "a ~ tsteT, he Ss ia, he received q
letter from Thc commemorative at-
torney pointing out that information
should bc laid hata>e tho grand jury,
He worked an casts. he declared
against sixty alleged vieIaeors az the
law wrote th@ commonwealth $ at
snrnsy that he was ready 90 !ay the
Information before the grand ju~y
and was told later by the attorney
that their correspondence on The SUBJ
ject might as we'll cease
I'pnu being asked direct ques-
tion. Nj HouE1 replied that this
commonwealth attorney IS Mr..
shachoYord at present candidate
for Judge RI The corporation court of
Norfolk
Lewis II Afachen. general counsel
FOR the rrehtldtion department. who
has been one or the assistants oc s X
f-+es-ie+--- federal commissioner t,f
prohibition FOR Virginia, made q brief
speech IN which he said that the fed
eraI department is not prepared 10
tax" over the work now being done
5y The state department
NJ. Nachen and Senator Napp
read letter from Captain Donohoe.
'aFy55t4 9Th retention of the depart
mont
81 I4asld -aepAurn.- superinten-
dhnt 81 The Anti-Saicon leagu of Viz
r}nia. opeue,l for tn. opnonnnts az the
abolition bill. He made strong ar
Fpn1ent and read letters and taIe-
grams signed bv MANY rnpresertat{va
citizens throughout Virginia. asking
tnat III" department he retained for
enforcing the prohibitions laws.
DELEGATE Buford made Inc chief
argument frothe prononertx If tbn
Gupjn bill. Replying ~ a Statement
made by Mr. Hepburn that nj leasf
one ,or9v,oaltbt attar,,,,. - -.
signed ms of,tr@ bec.,,,ss. ~, ',""
willing tn prosecute Tiola,ors a. tha
prohibition 1aw. ar p,,fard .ai,
tnr h.;ng fofg ~ ", S3i ~, !, ,
referred In.
Il rasienaA n,,t ,-o.,,a.. -......
willing to p.t,s,1c,,t., 80 ~ oii .
the las. h,.t rt,sie,,,.a '' i.,.,. 'oa"' pF VI
unai1Iinr ~ heg1 - s'-'' oHS Wa" va,
provision. a. a.. ""''ot 'l'.
/ he nfricc so, ,,,~. with oIouen |
| h,, ir,rft,.a 49,, ~ ana Nhich'
| -noti,-as ~ 49,. I'm olep HhISopcf
! ~ thora ~
/ ue,ts. - ~, ming my consult =
! q A. l.; - o'a continued
/ mar. NJ. DoI,tl"'i Oh ms depart
dr,' T., az. COUNTY, brunswick. went
! voted 49, 20 ha1ortty' /
/ ,e,y,,,,,,;t,,, 'Ii@t eIecllon. IN the
rnan ~ - inc young
/ d,,tae,o..s fnt,I i"l me mousse OF
etooa s,.t,l a 70 say just now he
do,,.-. 800, 80 'Sg"l" u inc prohibition
r,at. ~ 'hportuned K
n,,taras :. i"ce' "4th reluctance
| " - came out ffat-footed14
| NJ r. .s,'n ana mere am.
/ coa f,-r.5 ~ ,i'@' SEQ that the power
b{hitiar "a VIC com nlssioner of pro
u.et,Ion unaer the Mapp law are II
a,- 49, ~ ana deSpctc as can be i'm
,e,,, ,,,t.' 49,. l'V, government In
,n.'r,,a, ;, ~, ne oteihrta, cannot h
t,ttaa.ou = 80 people themselves II
referred 10 hv n, pata-s |0''>'" '"la'
REPLYING. io Tho cbar-,-
Mr.. Hepburn that outst5a y
atternptea 10 tnI1 y.frot,,ta - ia
govern themselves Arrp,.t. NV
who brought the C,oynr,a,n. "a . - -
nond and fo- we, -. n,'. 80 i'ieh
When he attempted to saw that n,
Peters had expended money annronri
ated for law enforcement nurnoses !,
the defense Of men chargpI with MIR
tder. the comm issioner objected IN ~
reference as not apropos to the discus
| sion and uau