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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-17
Statewide in South Brunswick.


While the liquor forces have been
sowing their literature broadcast
through our section. and some of our
people have been reading only the
wet side because OF the cheapness and
prevalence Of this literature. yet the
temperance forces have not been idle,
and the people are now sitting up and
taking notice as they, have not done
before. and adherenis are being won
to the dry side every day. Prac-
tically all the churches have held re-
vival meetings In which strong ap-
peals have been made for the tenn
perance cause. The church papers,
The virginian ana the IAwrenceville
News. have been doing telling work
for the cause. Nor has the Anu-Sa-
loon league, either for the county or
the State, been idle. but splendid work
has been and Is being done by both, In
which every community and hamlet
has been or Is being reached. Under
The efficient guidance Of our county
leaders the following speakers have
wrought we'll: Mr. NJ. r. Peterson,
Hon. r. Turnbull ana Rev. 8. c. Hill
Hard. OF I4awrcnceville, Va. and Rev.
r. r. Reeves. OF Richmond. Va
Among others who have labored in
this direction are: DIR. b. #. Lips
comb and Rev. s. j. Brown, of Pc
tersbnrg. Va. and Revs. J. M. Oakley
and II. w. Dunkley. of Danville. Va.
who are deserving of special men
ton.
While II Is impossible for us to fore
cast the poll accurately, yet we feel
safe IN saying that we expect to come
up with a handsome majority. 1t Is
no time. however, to rest on our
iaurels, but imperative that every man
who loves God. home and native land
should do his level best
f.. H POWELL.
White Plains. Va. Sept. II, 1914.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-17

and forcing her to spend many years
OF her life as county charge. We
have had no opportunity to learn OF
the other three, but 2-6 OF 40 per
cent of the inmates are directly
traceable to liquor and We will VEN
ture the assertion, IL this ratio exists
throughout the state. the $543.0oo.00
paid by the saloons will look like a
two cent piece with a hole in 1t,
compared with the cost OF maintain
ing the paupers alone.
Next we are told by this champion
of the saloons. naming the liquor
dealing cities giving the amount paid
by each into the State treasury; that
the bulk OF the States revenue L.
paid by them, yet the sum total these
cities pay, including liquor property
is $1,45s, 561.S6, and these cities are
credited with taxes derived from the
rolling stock OF the railroads Of the
counties, while the auditors books
show the revenue collected by the
State is $7,465, S72.74. leaving $6,007,-
sl1.3s, collected from sources out
side these liquor dealing cities. Yet
the Local Self-Governments mouth
pieces. agents OF the liquor traffic
try to make that look like the bulk
of the State taxes Somehow their
eyes get into eclipse, when they see
a liquor dollar. Surely they are "see-
ing double" The author of the ar
ticle referred TO in the Journal knows
thoroughly the inference he has
sought to draw tha& this county will
be called on to support her schools
and pension the soldiers is prepos-
ferrous. We maintain out of the gen.
eral treasury, schools for the negroes.
yet they do not pay sufficient taxes
for their maintenance and the dis
bursement of school funds Is based
on school population and not on
revenue derived. For the counties
to be asked to pension the soldiers
would be like a farmer asking q
tenant to support a horse worn out
on the farm. These men were called
for by the State, fought under the
Sttte-siag and State government and
not the counties; not even did this
great Local Self Government league
ask for secession to be voted on by
counties but by the State as a whole.
The great REIMBURSEMENT question was
not settled by counties. but Statewide:
in fact. the liquor question seems to
be the sole question to which these
people demand its application. This
local self government cry is a SUBJ
terfuge and is intended to sidetrack
the main issue and the statement
that Eve are dry and I would OPP
pose saloons in Grayson county. but
are willing for Roanoke to have sa-
looms and ship us liquor and take
our money out of the county, but
are opposed to voting 1t out of Roa-
noke and Richmond and sending
money out of the State" is con-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-17
GAZETTE REPLIES To
GRAYSON AND RICHMOND JOURNALS

, terests and I'd ~ to embrace the
other propertxrof The saloons Is false
deductions. for 1t Is a certain fact
when the saloons go out of Viz
ginia, they will not take the build
ings and city lots now occupied by
them. We are then told this loss
of S54S.ST1.S7 to our State revenue
is incaIculabIe to any degree of ac-
curacy. So enormous are these
figures that 1t Is beyond the COM
prehension of the Journal. when the
auditors report from which he
copied his figures, states plainly the
tax paid by the barrooms and distil-
ieries license to the State Is only
Z 2-10 per cent Of the whole of the
State revenue or s54S.67l.S7, while
the real estate and personal property
and the sound and decent business
interests of the State pay 90 $40 per
cent of the whole or S6,917,200.S7
The Journal also had access to these
figures in the same auditors re-
port. which in comparison leaves the
revenue from saloons mere pit
lance: and, II the Journal had been
actuated from patriotic impulses and
love OF home and country and wanted
to have given a true statement to
its readers. 1t could have stated the
increase in taxation by reason of the
loss on saloons. license, could not ex-
coed a fraction more than per cent
on the State payt of our ticket. and
| this based on the assumption that
there would not be a penny saved
In criminal expenses and asylums
for the insane, besides a probable
saving in paupers.
The Journal further informs us.
by way Of contradtcttug the argu-
ment OF the ''drys' that liquor makes
paupers. by mentioning the fact that
we have one man and four women
In the county almshouse; mention
ing Mart Sexton, an old soldier. and
excusing his drinking In his early
days with the statement that it gave
him long life. and, we suppose. the
privilege OF spending his declining
days as a county charge. The facts
are: Mr.. Sexton once had a good
farm near Independence. and the
current report Is that he wasted it
in drink and rioutous living, and to-
day the taxpayers of Grayson are
paying his keep as a pauper. OF
the women named. we are informed
that Martha Eller's husband was
frozen to death In q drunken con-
dition. leaving her without support
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-17
WHO CAN VOTE ON THE 22ND

nhosew owcreq
whether
election.
without additional poll anything
a)
eligible In tho Statewide eaoc
tOn September - 1914.
paid
them said 01l 1912 1915
the st DAY e s .aS Ma erss ne %
before the
elcct0n. Septe1nbr a. 1914.
young coming 1914,
their counties
and REGISTER THE STATEWIDE
DONE. BOTH 10 FOIL
TAX PAYMENT AND REGISTRATION AS LATE As SEPTEMBER
Fl, 1914
eligible without
1914 tho Statewide election Of
date.
changed
dinxact
his election district shall be uaent edenco
snte him 70 vote N the d.s N Which ne ana n,s nae
Judges election he be
GENERAL
Residence ProvionEvcy male ctsn Of tho unitcd etaee
thirty the election In
psccnct 70 anotlr city
MINI ne exEratoa of thrH
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-17

The Grayson Gazette Of this week
carries an editorial in reply to re-
cent editorials and articles OF the
Grayson Journal. which articles have
been reproduced In the Richmond
Evening Journal. The reply OF the
Gazette il as follows:
For two consecutive weeks. the
Grayson Journal has carried an ar
ticle entitled Local Option versus
The question arises: Does the Jour
with strange argument, false state
ments, and Is grossly misleading.
nal place the estimate on its read
ers that they are so ignorant as to
believe the article. or is II ignorance
with the journal? We want the
journal to take the facts and figures
as they are given In the auditor s
report THE best authority and the
only authority on the subject and
the same authority 1t took part OF
its figures from and tell US. Is ii
your ignorance or are you presum-
ing on the Ignorance OF your readers
And, IL this is not ansUered by the
Journal. We would like for you. Mr..
Reader, to go to the clerks office
and compare our figures with the
auditors, and draw your own con-
clusion. II our figures and deduc-
lions are ICunO correct, SINCE we
agree on authority. there must be
some substantial reason why the ed
itor OF the Journal has muddled on
this subject We can't believe his
zeal for the barroom alone suffi-
Gent. A man may reason badly and
use facts for a basis and still be sin
.cere in his convictions. but when his
bad reasoning Is connected and
based on false statements and figures
by adding to or leaving off a part OF
the facts we are bound to lose faith
In his genuine sincerity.
The first statement taken from
the auditors report by the Journal
Is a statement that we (Grayson
county,. pay into the State treasury
$I4,219.4s, and that the State dis
burses in the county $40,s7s.7S. a
loss to the State of S2S.659.3o. This
statement Is substantially correct
and as given by the auditor: but. II
we will follow a little further. we
are told the liquor interests pay Into
the treasury s750.000.00. when the
auditors report. which the Journal
recites. states plainly $54s.67i.S7 ID
the amount OF liquor license paid into
the State treasury by all Huuor tn
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-17
Auditor Public Accounts.

Auditor Public Accounts.
But nothing has transpired to abate
the force of the figures showing the
receipts for the liquor trafhc and the
expenditures on account OF the same.
Doubtless the allied interests favoring
the continuation of the saloon would
gladly welcome any trivial matter to
defect public notice from the inrefu-
table fact that the liquor trafnc costs
the State almost $500 for every $l.oo
received.
Mr.. Moore, while not consulted about
the percentage of cost traceable to
alcohol, said in his letter Of September
rs that the figures by pages were cor
rect--and the naked truth IL laid bare
before the public.
The people generally are learning
Of this drain upon tho treasury and
because OF this and other economic
waste are determined to save this loss
and minimize other greater Losses by
disseminating their partnership with
the saloon. with reduction Of 10 cents
in a hundred dollars in tax rate by
Georgia and other prohibition States
after destroying the saloons and with
state. county, magisteria district and
school taxes in the counties of prohi-
bition North Carolina at 70 cents on
the 800 assessment. yirginians are
asking why they should. for the sake
OF GA liquor dealers. continue to pay
n rate per 500 of assessed value rang
ing from $1-05 in some counties to
$1.65 in others. The saloon Is going
before the outraged people who will
not longer stand this extra tax. The
tax rate must be reduced and the
surest way to do II Is to reduce the
expenditures necessitated by the sa-
loon There is no doubt of the fact
that sensible business men are seeing
that which social and political econo-
mists have long since seen. that the
retail distribution OF liquor il = para
site on every community.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-17
FREDERICKSBURG
STRONGLY DRY
CONDITIONS IMPROVED ny EL1rY-
NATION of LIQUOR TRAT.
FTC FROM CITY.

| Especial to The Richmond virg4nian.1
Fredericksburg. Va. Sept. 1e.-Ao
election day approaches 1t becomes mora
and more apparent that the people
of fredericksburg are fully alive -
their responsibility in the great issue
which Is now at stake. Both sides
are mastering their forces and the
campaign is assuming concrete form.
There are few voters who have not
come to decision In the matter and
while the temperance forces have cons
Quoted their fight for the most part IN
quiet, earnest manner. 1t can be
seen here that the sentiment here 10
strongly In favor of prohibition.
There have been three speeches In
the interest OF temperance. and all hayo
met with fratifying response which
Will produce telling effects at the polls.
Especially so was the masterful 3D.
dress of DR.. George eNfcDanfels %
Richmond. on Monday night. His talk.
while a gem of oratory, was plain. prAc.
tical and convincing, and is calculated
to influence great number OF voters
who may have been undecided a. to
their stand. He repudiated the afafa-
ments and charges made by the liquor
interests and delivered unanswerahlo
arguments why Statewide prohibition
should be adopted. and gave authentic
proof to show that its operation would
be success.
II the situation here may be Judged
by the outpouring of people on this
occasion and the display OF enthu--
siasm for the cause. there is no doubt
but that this city will give safo
majority for the drys.
The question has been continuously
agitated from the pulpits OF all the
churches, special sermons having been
preached at various times, and capA-s
BILE force of workers have been quietly.
but actively circulating among tha
voters, doing effective work.
At the last local option election
held here. several years ago. tho ~.
suit was a victory for tho drys BY ~
majority Of about 100 votes. Since thA*
time there has been = growing tans|
dency in favor OF prohibition. WhteNs
sentiment Is caused mainly BY the sne-s
cessful operation and enforcement ~
the laws. There Ii no denial Of tlm
improved conditions which prevaal hete
under local option and with graato
benefits In store IL the State aboft1ANls
the saloon. It 10 evident that EEo6
ericksburg may be expected III -
the cause by handsome majority. 4s II
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-17
|TTER FROM AUDITOR MOORE
REGARDING PUBLISHED STATEMENT
sidcrs virginans New Story Correct and Fair But Sug-
gests Headline Was Not
Justified

benevolent institutions, cost OF pow
-erty, etc, traceabfe to alcohol. ---------
Yours very truly.
Y.EE NHOnRE
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-11-13
a REBELLION
Food Demanded.

The human body will stand lot OF
abuse, but sometime II will surely re-
bel and demand proper food In place
OF tho pasty, starchy, greasy stuffs on
which Il has been made sick.
Then is the time to try Grape-Nuts.
the most scientific and perfect food Ia
the world.
a lady OF Washington says: '"Thres
years ago I was very Ill with catarrb
OF the stomach and was given up to
die by one doctor laid In bed four
months and my stomach was so weak
that I could not keep down medicine
or hardly any kind of food and was 30
weak and emaciated after four months
Of this starvation that my daughter
could easily lift mo from bed and pus
me In my chair.
"But weak as my stomach was, ie
accepted, relished and digested Grape
Nuts without any difficulty the first
time that wonderful food was tried.
Il am now strong and In better
health than for "A great many years
and am gradually growing still
stronger. rely on Crape-Nuts for
much OF the nourishment that I get.
rhe results have certainly been won
ierful in my case and prove that No
stomach is so weak IL will not digest
prape-Nuts.
MY baby got fat from feeding on
Irape-Nuts. I was afraid | would
ave TO stop giving the food 10 him.
Jut ! guess II is a healthy fat. for his
iealth Is Just perfect" Name given
" Postum Co. Battle Greek. Mich.
Look In pkgs. for the famous little
COX. "The Road TO Wellville."
There's a Reason"
ever resS the above 1eu~rf 4 new
ae rpp~srs from tive te time. Ttey
se gen.fse. true, ssd full Of b,mss
aster~sG
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-11-13
TOOK AWAY HIS APPETITE
Lover Of Mlnce pie Had Decided OBJ
lection 10 Sharing the DeIicsey
with Restaurant Cat.
cTo BE CoNTTNUEDJ

Unul recently Detective Sergeant
Tim Bailey was lover OF mince pio.
Today II anyone offered him bakery
full OF mince pies he would turn on
his heel and do quicD countermarch.
Figurat.vely he has had his oil OF the
good old pastry.
At dinner time one day not long
ago Bailey went into a little restaurant
near the Hall OF Justice. Three
boiled eggs, a cup OF Java and IL by
IL wedge OF mince pie" he told the
walter.
Bailey polished on the eggs and
coffee In great shape. and then at
tackled the pie He had Just begun
when big black cat that had been
reposIng on tho counter a few feet
away awoke, stretched. struck at
vagrant fly with chubby paw. and
then leaped into the display window
OF the place. The window was laden
with dalicacies 10 allure the hungry
passerby.
The first thing that Tabby made for
was the remains OF the pie that had
been cut for Bailey. Kitty's first bite
was Bailey's last lie dropped his
fork with bang. reached for his hat
and rushed up 20 the counter.
"Sa-ay," he cried. what are you
running here. restaurant or a ken
mel club7" lie paid his bill. and was
away down the street before the
dazed keeper OF the place could catch
his breath. New York Times.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-11-13

cism OF an immortal event m popular
imagination In hearing OF the old man
as he lived over that intoxicated rush
OF horses and men into a battery OF
the Grays.
We'll. didn't you find what I said
was true about the lowlandersf" asked
grandfather after he had finished the
charge. referring to the people of the
southern frontier OF the Browns. where
the 63d had just been garrisoned.
mo. kind of liked them. made n
bot of friends," admitted Tom. They're
very progressive"
'Eh. ehS You're joking!" To like
the people OF the southern frontier WAS
only hess conceivable than liking the
people Of the Grays. That's because
you didn't see deep under them.
They're all On the outside-a fiighty
lot, Why. IL they'd done their part
IN that last war we'd have licked the
Grays 1ntii they cried for mercy! II
their army corps had stood It's ground
at Volmer-"
so you've always said." interrupted
Tom.
And the way they cook tripe. l
couldn't stomach IL. couId you? And
n there's anything / am partial TO it's
a good dish OF tripe! And their light
beer-like drinking frothl And their
bread-why. il Amt bread! It's chips!
faint at for civilized foIks!"
But / sort OF got used TO their
ways" said Tom.
"Eh. eh?" Grandfather hooked at
grandson quizzically. seeking the cause
OF such heterodoxy In a northern man.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-11-13
TheLast Shot
FREDERIC PALMER
(C0Dyusht. 1914 by Charles scribner's sOasl

again You are not through tIayeangs"
he added.
This aroused her afresh: the fame
was back In her eyes.
Yes. have all the memories OF my
Journeys To enjoy, all their iDssons TO
study" she said There h the btg
world, and you want TO have had the
breath OF an it's climates In yosr lungs.
the Visions OF al its peoples yours.
Then the other thing is three acres
and DOW. IL you could only have the
solidarity OF the Japanese, their pub
lie spirit, with the old Chinese love OF
fanily and peace. and a cathedral
nearby on hill! Patriotsmf Why.
Ii is In the soil Of your three acres.
love TO feel the warm, rich earth OF our
own garden IN my handsl Hereafter
shall be a stay-at home: and II my chill
dren win," she held out her hand in
parting with the same frank. earnest
grip OF her greeting. why. you will
find that tea is, as usual. at four
thirty"
He had found the women OF his high
official vorld---a narrower world than
he realized-mIch alike. Striking GER
tain keys. certain chords responded.
He o>uld probe the depths OF their
minds. he thought, in a single evening.
Then he passed on. unless 1t was in
the interest OF pleasure or OF his ca
reer to linger. This meeting had left
his curiosity baffled. He understood
how Marta's vitality demanded action.
which exerted itself In feminine way
for a feminine cause. The cure for
such fad was most clear to his mas
culine perception. What IL all the
power she had shown In her appeal for
peace could be made to serve another
ambition?' He knew that he was a
great man. More than once he had
wondered what would happen IL he
were to meet a great woman. And he
should not see Marta Galland again
unless war came.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-11-13
SOME TERRIBLE WAR BILLS
That OF tho United States Govern
ment tleads the List In
Point OF Size.

Tho wars OF Napoleon I'm ~ years
cost France 81, ,000. .0O0. 900. writes Wen
doll Phillips Dodge In Loslios. Our
Civil war expenditure OF tho federal
government was s3.4O0. .0O0. 900. near
ly thirteen times as much year
az Napoleon's. Tho Franco-Gorman
war cost France $3.50 600, 900. be-
sides an added war indemnity OF $1r
000. 100000. This same great war.
which lasted only 100 days. cost Ger
many $450.000.O0 for an average
lighting force OF l.250000 men. The
other big European war OF tho past
half century, tho Russo-TurkIsh wars
cost Russia s7sG. 100 900. but sbe ha4
two years lighting for her money!
The war In tho far East cost Japan
sG50.000.000 and Russia $723. 3.000. .00et
not counting lost ships Only toward
tho end had either side anything i1ke
n million men I'm tho field. I,aIv's
little war with Turkey cost si00. 900 n
day, allowing for mere 10000 fight
Ing men; and the Boor war. In Ihich
Englands army averaged 200.00s. cost
81 0b5. 100000 In two and a haN years.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-11-13

Say. You amt been falling In lover"
he hazarded. "You-you aint going TO
bring one OF them southern girls
home"
mol" said Tom. laughing.
We'll, I'm glad you amt. for they're
naturally light-minded. remember
'em we'll" He wandered on with his
questions and comments. 'Is 1t fact.
Tom, or was you Just joking when you
wrote home that the soldiers took SO
many baths?"
Yes, they do"
We'll, that beats met It's wonder
you didn't all die OF pneumonia" lie
paused to absorb the phenomenon.
Then his half-childish mind, prompted
by random recollection, fitted to an
other subject which set him to gig
Cling. And the little crawlers--did
they bother you much. the little crawl
ers?"
"The little crawlers7 repeated Tom.
mystifed.
Yes. Everybody used 10 get 'em
just from living close together. Had
to comb 'em out and pick 'em out of
your clothes. The chase we used TO
call g."
mo, grandfather. crawlers have
gone out OF fashion. And no more cpl
denies of typhoid and dysentery
either" said Tom.
Times have certainly changed" 4"
grumbled Grandfather Fragihi.
Interested in their own reunion, they
had paid no attention TO a group OF
Toms comrades nearby. sprawled
around a newspaper containing the
latest dispatches from both capitals.
Five million soldiers to our three
millionl"
Eighty million people to our fifty
millionl"
Because OF the odds, they think we
are bound to yield. no matter IL we are
In the right"
Let them comet" said the butchers
son. IF we have TO go. II will be on a
wave of blood"
And they will come some time,
said the judges son. They want our
land"
I'VE gain nothing II we beat them
back. War will be the ruin OF busi-
ness" said the bankers son.
Yes. we are prosperous now. Let
well enough alonel" said the manufac-
turer's son.
Some say II makes wages higher" :"
said the laborer's son. but am think
ing it's a poor way Of raising your
pay"
There won't be any war" said the
bankers son. There can't be without
credit. The banking interests will
not permit It."
There can always be war" said the
Judges son, always when one people
determines TO strike at another people
even II II brings bankruptcy"
1T would be a war that would make
all others In history q mere exchange
OF skirmIshes. Every able-bodied man
In lins-automatics a hundred shots a
minuts-guns q dozen shots q minute
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-11-13
SYNOPSIS.

At their home on the frontier bofgeen
che Browns and Grays Marta Gaiiand and
her mother. entertaining Colonel Wesfer-
ling OF the Grays. see Captain Lanstron.
star Intelligence officer OF the Browns.
fntuTed by a fall I'm his aeropiane Ten
years later. Westerling, nominal vice bal
Feal chief of staf. reinforoes South Ia
Tir. meditates on war. and speculatea on
She comparative ages OF himself and Mar
Ga, who Is visiting In the Gray capttaL
Westerlng calls on Marta. She tells him
OF her teaching children the follIes OF war
vent war while ne is chief OF staf. and
predicts that IL he makes war against the
Browns he will not win