The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-17

NEWS
to his achievements. to the sort and type Of
man he Is, it receives altogether handsome
and satisfying response.--Lynohburg News.
Relic OF Barbarism.
virginias system Of compromising public OF
seea human beings that 0t those ofeas may
wax rich. The State allows so much per DIEM
IN ' the various jaiis in the cities and counties
OF the Commonwealth. The city serseants ana
county sheriffs pocket the difference Setw ~ess
oners and what those offcials spend for tnat PVT
pose. Such system Is relic or oarpar asl
lmunity.--Newport News Press
Re,,,nr and some Biblical Lore.
Betting on prayers as a sportive diversion
during chapel has resulted In the expulsion OF
prominent member Of the senior c,ass .r tlo
of students at Mddetown, Conn the member
in question was overheard laying ooaA II ,s
nv one OF the most venerable members OF the
faculty Charges of irreverence were nroushs
against the offending senior, and his d'smissai
While there are two prayers of some length
in the Bible--that OF Solomon at the dedicaton
cautiyity--most of the invocations are brie,
and to the point. The Lord's prayer AZ hoteu
for it's breyity while long prayers wels sr mon,
on the Day of Pentecost can. 1t is SAID De reau
in Ave minutes. yet 1t was the means OF con-
verting three thousand persons while Jona s
cry to the Ninevites wouldH make but few
lines vet the entire city was Cast into SACK cloth
and ashes by the preaching OF the heore" pro-
phet.--Alexandria Gazette
Wants Them Both.
If IL comes to a question between Judge Saun-
ders and Mr.. Siemp for membership on the
WAYS and means committee OF the lower mousse
OF the congress the preference should % gwen -,
the house and deserves further advancement.
We sec no reason however. why Mr.: siemp
should not go on member OF the hepuDn-
car minority and Judge Saunders be one OF the
majority members. 1t is not usual Tor Two
members from the same State to De ON . TINS
Virginia is an unusual State and the situation
will be unusual Mr.. Slemp is one OF the lew
with experience to merit membership on the
big committee. He 10 the strongest OF the
Southern Republican members probably tne
only member of his party in the house from ali
this great section really fft-Roanoke Iimes'
Equal Suffrage.
Every citizen OF the male persuasion should
hear Miss Johnston on Equal Suffrage at the
Robert e. Lee school auditorium Tuesday nignt
Miss Johnston became a favorite author before
she espoased the cause of the sunragists IL Is
said she evinces the same power on the stump
we mean platform-that she has shown In
several of her works of fiction 1t is doubtful
whether Miss Johnston will discover that there
Is little outspoken opposition on the part OF .ne
men OF Petersburg to give the ballot to women,
but such is the fact 1t Is remarkable the
change which public sentiment in this city has
undergone in this respect in the course OF a
year or two In the place OF pronounced opposi-
ton to votes for women has come sentiment
that IL tho women want to vote and WIN no,
be satisfied until they do vote. why let tnefn
in heavens name, vote. Indulgent parents Tor
ages have been in the habit of giving the baby
gence is bad for the baby. but there IL some
satisfaction in the thought that the baby itself
is the nrst to find this out. ,..,,
reason for granting 1t to women. IL it is re-
sponsbility and it's exercise duty II would De
ungailant unreasonable, unfair and inconsider-
ate OF man to place wlpon women. already bur
dsned with the most important responsibilities
Of hornemaking, and the bearing. rearing ana
training OF the succeeding generation OF men
and women, this additional burden OF voting
Petersburg Index-Appeal.
A Newport News Ally.
The finding OF Kentucky mountaineer who
never tasted whiskey Is now reported. Next
thing shall probably hear OF a native Texan
who once took a bath-Norfolk Virgfnian-Pilot-
/ Or better still, to find man in Norfolk will
| ing to admit that Newport News has Norfolk
skinned mile when 1t comes to superb water
front-Ciifton Forge Review
WIN Not Accept whiskey Advertisements
/ The Chicago American, one OF William Ran
doiph Hearst's great dailies will not accept any
reason for its change of policy. that IT has
no right to encourage the use, of something
that ia curse to the country and has caused
more misery than any other vice In the world. '
| The American further declares that having
concluded that the advertising whiskey is not
legitimate business we herewith drop it II our
contemp oraries md additional profit in this
actact of ours II lis a matter between them and
their own conscience-with their readers as re-
4 ferees The Chicago American will never pub
| iish another whiskey advertisement"
| This position OF MI Hearst's Chicago news
paper is very commendable and Is in line with
quite a number of high-class publications that
have long since eliminated liquor advertisement
| from their coumns-Exchange,
The Enabling Act.
Since it looks like all doubt has been dispeled
that congress win forbid the shipment of liquors
from State to another the general opinion
now seems to be that the next Virginia legisla-
ture will pass the enabling act to submit the
question of Statewide prohibition to the voters
which the last legislature refused to do. AT
any rate the legislature can hardly get around
passing law to forbid the shipment of liquors
from wet district in State to dry territory
in the same State. Public opinion Is very
strong against wet districts flooding dry dis
I tricts with Iiquors,--Gordonsvle Gazette.
Il Since the Automobile