EWP pastover

Title

EWP pastover

Place

Virginia

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1043723

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2024-01-07

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Loudoun County Public Schools

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b ance. By the term I refer, of
course, to all classes of crime,, but
+ ‘ f«}fostiﬂiﬁgqn;es mohrehnarticularly to
{ ( AR nses which inv iola-
'i M' tion of our prohibitlonnl‘aov]vvs? Y
s ’ I realize that the battle
,T{ﬂﬁrf‘l_]Ln and\%ren&riLq forcement in' this direction. is (;r h:x;(-i

Harnpto!x Roads and its feeders “One and that there are nﬁaxiy who
received Some attention at the are deliberately and intentionally
hands’ of the National Rivers and violating this ldw. Unfortunately
Harbors Conferefice in Washington they are being supported in these
a few weeks since, as did also the Violations by poth men and women
subject of pollution of our waters,! Who are ctherwise law-abiding citi-
particularly those of tidal nature. | zens. -

A strong delegation from the State | I cannot help but feel that Vir-
| presented all phases of these-twol ginia is gaining ground, as well as
subjects. g ;

The natudal advantages presented | of law enforcement. Our public of-
by Virginia’s inland waters will ficials are growing -more active,
not, per se, force themselves upon |more sincere and more determineci
the nation and Congress, and it be- to carry out the mandate-of-the law.
hooves our Dpeople, especially ‘our | Convictions are -on the increase,
law-making body, to see that these | juries are giving substantial prison
advantages are stressed, in order to | sentences as well as fines, and I
get the proper recognition. The jam endeavoring, so far as I'can, to
chain of inland waterways from'{uphold those who are sincerely en-
Portland, Me., to Jacksonville, Fla,, |deavoring-to discharge their duties.
courses the breadth of . Virginia, The division of
from its northeast to its southeast|]forcement I ¢
portions, via Chesapeake Bay, Atmmey-éeﬂf;i L';gpgf?fe t?,f S
Hampten Roads, .Elizabeth River that during the department year
and the cahals to Albemarle Sound, beginning November 1 19"1-19';"
North Carolina. While we furnish the inspectors or enforcing “officers
‘the broadest and boldest of links made 540 arrests, seized and de-
via Chesapeake ‘Bay and Hampton.stroyed 481 distilling plants, de-
Roads, there is probably found the stroyed 6.416 gallons of “moon-
weakest link of the whole chain in shine” whisky, poured out 298,457
the two canals .connecting us With gallons.of mash, captured forty-’ﬁve
the North Carolina zone. The “Albe-|cars and seized and destroyed dis-
marle,” or free, canal runs throuaczh | tilling property having an esti«
a barren country, low lying, and its | mated value of $119,743.
draft is not what is to be desired., Arrests in Year.

The “Dismal Swamp” canal is pr\)}T' During the department year 1922-
ably a better route, but is'a Drl=1o3 the inspectors made 1,187 arrests,
vately owned, toll canal. Neltnerd . .;;oq and destiroyed 1,015 distilling

furnishes the depth of water to Pe| jonts destroyed 17,675 gallons of
desired, and freights of lumber, iy, onshine” ~whisky, poured out
vegetables and other commodiliés | 509 517 gallons of mash, captured
coming from the South have 1o Ded ;35 cars, twenty-four horses, eleven
transferred at their entrance fm'd' wagons and five buggies, and seized
retransferred when reaching Nor-!l o nd destroyed distilling property
folk if going further North, as muchpoving an estimated market value
of it does. The Federal government | $373,028.
would do well” to take over the If I could carry with me the peo-
“pjsmal Swamp” canal and enlargel 1. ¢ Virginia through our prisons
its operatipns, thus strengthening} .43 penitentiary and have them sit
the weakest link in the great chain, | ;) 1y office and learn of, and wit-
which avolds .meak.Hatteras, and | oss " the .sorrow and distress that
at the sanie time glving adequate| ., heing occasioned by those who
transportation to a fertile and fast| re violating this law, then I am
impraving country reclaimed from| . ,fdent that our people would ke-
original precincts of the Dismal| . 6 awakened to the awful mis-
Swamp. » o . | take that is being made by being
Pollution Is Serious. partiet to these law violations by
.Pollution of waters is one of seri- peooming purchasers.
ous import, and growing more Séri- = mhe greatest difficulty -today in
ous every! year. In this Is found &7 gpforcing prohibition laws is' not
conflict between manufacturing in--gue to the acts of the average e
terests and commerce on one hand, but more to that class of our citl:
'and landowners, the delvers fOT ,orchin generally spoken of as the
water products and bathers on the wpjoper gps” who, for some unac-
other. So vital is the conflict of . yntable reason, sneer at this law,
interests between our manufactur- gi their homes with contraband
ing enterprises and the realtors a}nd| >
fishermen along our - _running,
streams -that only the coolest heads
and sanest policies should prevail
when under consideration. The
pollution by oil-waste, Dbilge-water
and .other refuse from vessels has
aroused a national interest, and At-
lantic Coast States have joined in
memorials to the present Congress
| for relief. This should be given
due ‘attention, without doubt, and
probably will be.
Law Enforcement. {
_The question of law enforcement]
still remains one of vital ImMPOTL='4p.'ige of law, and if this be done,
' TonE you need have no fear of results.
: I desire to say to the law enfore-
ing public officials of Virginia that
there rests on each one of them a
solemn duty to enforce this law as
well as all other laws, and that the

idea ' which some of them seem to

conversation. wink at laxity in our
law. enforcement, instead of setting
an example of compliance with and
respect for the solemn mandates of
same. May we not all remember
{that in time we will pay the penalty
of such actions and reap a harvest
of general crime which will shake
our State and nation from center
Duty of Enforcement.

! am hoping and praying that our
substantial people will awaken to
the sericusness of this situation and

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| the country at large, in the question i

prohibitien en- -

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beverages, and by their acts. and -

public opinion will..lodge. itself. on,

have. that they are relieved of this

duty, due to the fact we have a
.| prohibition division under the At-
torney-General’s department, is an
erroneous one. Let all help in mak-
ing secure
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and property

e R BN R all. T R T

o R
~ I want to again reiterate ha

at
those who are convicted for han-
| dling or manufacturing ardent spirts

expected. to serve their sentences,
and appllcations for executive clem-
ency need not be made. ;

Those found guilty of driving

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for gain or hope of gain will be

automobiles when intoxicated must

also pay . the penalty of their act,
and need not apply to me for res-
toration of their permit.

Oour Flags. : )

I take advantage of thls oppor-

tunity to appeal. to the head -of
every home in Virginia to purchase
the flag of our nation and our State,
and on- all . public holidays these

flags should be displayed at some

conspicuous place on the outside of
each and every home. We, as pa-
rents, as well as our children, need
to be led back to an appreciation of
the emblems of our blessed nation
and State.
'11 hope the merchants of Virginia
!will arrange to -provide these flags
so that they may be easily had at
reasonable cost.
State Purchasing Commission.
The State Purchasing Commission
is composed of the Governor, Treas-
urer, the Auditor. of . Public Ae-
counts,. and -its. work is dene pri-
marily and principally through the
-State purchasing agent. 2
" This departme’nt has

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operated

cost of $17,988.88. -During this two-
year period it has contracted for.
material and supplies. to the value
of ' $1,720,134.15, these going - to
thirty-four departments ‘and - insti-
tutions. :

purchasing agent ard one stenogra-
pher. sy
- | The department has a mailing -list
of a thousand or more dealers, cov-
ering every commodity, material or
equipment used by the State. All

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purchases have been made:-on com-
petitive bids, and -generally
tracts have been made by the quar-
ter. Endeavor is being made to
standardize the nee‘is, ~ thus “insur-
ing better prices and bettér. goods.
This- ‘department .is rendering’ a
great serviee to the ‘State,
able to buy in bulk and having ac=
cess to the channels through w/hich
best t@® buy, thereoy saving thou-
rands of dollars to the State.

The personnel has consisted of -
the purchasing agent, the assistant .

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during the last two years at a tofal

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‘mhis department serves every de-.

partment of the State in
purchases to meet their needs.
Judieciary.

e to state-that the: Vir-

I beg leav
at its last

ginia Bar Association -
annual
mittee to ‘take up with the General
‘Assembly the question..of -judges’
salaries and compensation for those

making ’

meeting appointed a com-

ljudges *who have served a certain

number of ‘years
tain age..

I have been requested to call ‘es=
pecial attention te this action on
the part of the bar association and
with the hope that such
recommendations &s may be made
by this asseciation will- have® your
most serious consideration.” :

I also wish to call your attention
to the fact that in my judgment
there is very urgent

and reached ‘a cer-

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