Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
W.C.T.U. INSURGENTS
Virginia Women Revolt and
Form a New Organization.
MAKING WAR ON LOAFERS
Richmond Police Decree That Street
Washers Must Go.
MAY VOTE ON PROHIBITION
Activity of Anti-Saloon Element
Causing Anxiety to Liquor In
terests-Negroes Registering.
MAY VOTE ON PROHIBITION
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
| RICHMOND, Va. December II, 1910.
| At the state convention of the Wom-
ans Christian Temperance Union at
Portsmouth few months ago that body
| Endorsed Mrs. Howard NJ. Hoge and the
| state officers and voted to GUST the fac
| ton which manifested disposition to
| dispute the authority of Mrs. Hoge. The
ousted faction still refuses to recognize
the state convention or the national body
| and has openly 'insurged' against any
authority whatever.
| The insurgents have determined to Or
ganize an Independent party or division
| and have elected officers, the ousted dele
gates being, made officers. 1t is along the
! same lines as the older organization and
declares that it will fight the evil of in
| temperance in all parts of the country.
The headquarters Of the national organi-
| cation, for such it is claimed to be, will
| be in this city. 1t is the Womans Tenn
perance League of America, with Mrs. J.
Jobson Tyler as the chief president. There
| are some two hundred members in the
| new organization.
Cleaning Up the Loafers.
| Richmond police have begun a war Of
| determination on the street loafers and
corner Washers. The evil has grown to
| such extent that numerous cases of Of
! fensive comments when ladies have pass
ed along the principal shopping districts
| have reached the police.
The police commissioners have ordered
| that the nuisance shall be abated, and
the men have been given to understand
| that hereafter these offenders against de-
cency shall be made to quit the streets
| or serve a term on the roads. The places
most frequented by the loafers are the
pool parlors. the cigar stores and like
places. The fight against the class of
| men in question has been waged for
some time by one Of the newspapers of
the CITY, and it has been pointed out
| that other cities in the state have de-
| creed that the gangs must go. and the
| step taken here has been hailed with
| many expressions of delight by mer
chants along the shopping streets.
Prohibition Activity.
The executive committee of the STATE
Anti-SalOon League held meeting here
this week and took steps looking to the
employment of three or four more active
field workers. The action of the commit
tee is taken to believe that the organiza-
ton is preparing to carry out its plans
for precipita ting straight fight for pro-
hibition in this state at an early date.
There is another reason to believe that
there is something in the air. With the
exception Of the city of Lynchburg,
| where the dry voters failed to qualify
i'm time to vote there about a week ago,
there has been unusual activity among
the voters, They are paying up. as they
have not done since the new constitution
inf =
in this city, and there is and has been a
| rush for more than ten days to get OH
the polling lists.
| There is one significant fact in connec-
| ton with the payment of poll taxes at
this time. The negroes have suddenly
begun to take a part, and every one who
is employed in any capacity around Sa-
looms, restaurants hotels, wholesale es-
adjustments or in any way connected
| with or concerned in the liquor business
has made it his business to come for
ward and make application for registra-
ton. The voters have to apply in their
own handwriting, SO that only those who
are educated are being employed.
Base Ball Situation Mixed.
There is trouble ahead for some of the
Virginia base ball magnates. The league
last season, with the exception of one or
two cities, failed to make any money. and
the truth is that several clubs lost good,
hard cash. only coming out when players
We're sold. Norfolk has jumped the
league and is trying to organize a new
circuit in that section Portsmouth quit
during the season, being succeeded by
Petersburg. Norfolk will not come in
| with Roanoke and Danville retained, and
those clubs have announced that they
will stand pat and give up money for
| the game.
| The league will meet here next month
| and take up the matter of forming
| new league, or deciding on what cities
shall compose the league for the COM
| ing season. There is much feeling
| against Richmond being allowed to
| son. when other clubs cannot have the
same privilege.
Corner Stone Laying.
The corner stone of the enlarged and
| remOdeed federal building was laid
here this afternoon with Masonic cere-
monies. Meridian Lodge. No. 2s4, had
charge of the ceremonies. Two COM
manderies of Knights Templar acted as
escort. An immense crowd collected to
see the MasOnS at work.
The address was delivered by former
| Gov Andrew ]. Montague. j; Henry,
Miller. the contractor. entertained some
| 200 distinguished citizens at a lunch
| con following the events at the site
of the building. The stone was placed
| In the southwest corner of the building,
the northeast corner being occupied by
the walls of the old building. which has
been standing for more than sixty years.
Agree to 1ndorse Jackson.
The democratic members of the Indiana
congressional delegation agreed yester-
day to indorse Stokes Jackson, chairman
he