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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-04-03

Many seeds terminate in a very
short period-the cress in two days;
spinach, turnips and kidney beans in
three days; lettuce in four; melons
and gourds in five; most OF the grain
seed in a week; hyssop at the end OF
a month. But others remain for a
very long period without showing
signs Of. germinatiUn.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-04-03
Railroads Use Much Water.

Railroads Of the Unitee States an
nually consume more than 2,7O0, 900
gallons OF water for each mile ~
line.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-04-03
Persia's Single Railroad.

Persia's n railroad Is a six-mile
line from Teheran to the shrine n
Shah Abdul Aim.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-04-03
ProiectiIe's Gain Of Speed.

ProJectIles Gain OF Speed.
Experiments with improved instru.
ments for measuring the velocity VI
projoctilas have shown that tina spsed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-31

provisions which II criticizes. The Times-Dis-
patch knows that the enabling act could not
have been passed through the last senate save
With the amendments to which it now objects.
The Times-DtSpatch knows that the temperance
people did not want these provisions in the bill,
protested against them. and worked against them,
but were forced to accept them in order to get
any bill at all
Did the Timea,DiSpatch use It's influence 70
prevent the addition of these amendments? Not
q; all. The enemies Of the enabling act did all
that they could to mutiate 1t and destroy it's
effectiveness IT is what 1t is In spite of all their
efforts to make 1t ineffective. In spite of the
Times Dtspatchs opposition and not because Of
lis assistance, the enabling act is what 1T is,
The progress Of reform must be gradual. 1t
cannot all be achieved in day. The leaders Of
great movements are forced against their own
desires to wait for the time that is most pro-
bilious for their work. There can be no good
work done until the people of the State are
ready to back up that work. This has been the
characteristic Of the temperance movement In
Virginia. For time it was impossible for any
thing TO he done TO restrict the sale of liquor
Then regulation and license were possible. next
local option could be introduced Later on
statutory pro. lhitgn for s. per cent. of all Eir
ginia was en.ctet and despite the fact that the
Times Dtsp1tc7 ana its allies refuse to recognize
the fact. legislative prohibition has been the law
of greater part Of Virginia for ten years
So It is that in the fulness Of time and with
the progress Of education the people OF Vir
ginia have come to the point where they are
ready to extend this prohibition to all the State
when the temperance wave that has been rising
is ready to sweep the State dry.
II the Times Dispatch is sincere In It's desire to
perfect the enabling act it would have lent its
influence in the legislature to make 1t as nearly
perfect az possible Now that it is assured of
vote. and, practically OF ratification, the Times
Dispatch has another opportunity to display It's
Gesire to perfect the law and that is by aiding in
making the majority so large that the next legis-
lature when It meets, viii feel obliged TO make
prohibition real in word and truth by the enact
ment Of roper aud adequate laws for the en-
foTeement and application Of the enabling act
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-31
Local Option and Statewide.
Editor Virgintan:

sir-I used to think. like most temperance
people, that local option was a good thing
because it closed many saloons: only since
the Local Self-Government league opened bust
hess have ! seen Its Importance a principle.
but am shocked to see how much 1t is violated.
For instance, doubt In great many COM
fnunties The sentiment is strongly in favor Of
carrying pistols, but we have a Statewide law
against IT, OF It Is not observed. and that
gives us contempt for law and makes more
crime. The law may prevent some shooting
scrapes and save good many lives. but what
Is that compared to the principle of Democracy?
Then there Is a Statewide law against shoot
ing robins, when know many communities
would prefer to shoot robins Is that right? And
why not let every community have gambling
establishments if Ii wants to People will gamble
anyway, only give them q contempt fer law
and encourage secret gambling.
There il strong sentiment in many rural
communities in favor Of milking tuberculous
cows, Il we happen to have them. Yet the cities
insist on inspection Of the herds. Let them in
spect the COWS in their own back Yards say,
Even II do send the milk to the city the
babies need not drink it IL they don't want to;
and If few OF them do die, Ii is worse than
t. grow up and die of the bad whiskey sent out
from the cities
And the State has health board and tries
IN impose sanitary regulations on the people
Don't they know that many communities and
families would rather have typhoid fever than
to clean APP? But they say If you have typhoid
fever you will spread it among others. Well
whose business is that
Another thing is the question OF expense. We
pay, don't know how much, but 1t could easily
he found out every two years for z legislature
to sit In Richmond and make Statewide laws,
when there ought not to be any Statewide laws.
We know there ought not because many Of our
hest citizens have foaming fit at the very
of Statewide law. How lot Of people In
Richmond possibly know what want? True,
we have representative there. but he Is liable
10 be outvoted have his vote killed by some
man from the opposite corner of the State. So
let consider cut off this expense of the legis-
lature, and make our laws right here
LOCAL OPTION.
WarrentOn. Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-31
English Doctors ON Alcohol.

Editor Nirginan
Sir--The quotations below viii show what
the British doctors think Of alcohol
The Clipping Is taken from most relia bic
source THE Sunday School Times.
Sir Thomas Barlow, spoke earnestly on the
subject of alcohol also in MS opening ad-
cress when he urged that the question should
be scientifically studied
Here are some of the statements made by
these British NJ. DIS in their addresses:
alcohol does not quench THIRST, but causes
H."
Alcohol LEVERS the quality and quantity of
work, both manual and intellectual"
Alcohol impars perception and feeling, and
hunts moral sense"
Alcohol is a narcotic poison 10 be classed
with chloroform and ether"
Alcohol d!sposes to infectious fevers and
tuberculosis"
Alcohol in pneumonia and typhoid fever does
more harm than good"
Alcohol hastens the end In fatal cases, and
retards recovery In durable ones"
alcohol is one Of the predisposing causes In
heart failure and apoplexy.'
"Alcoho predisposes to suns,roke fatty de-
generations, and rapid aging
II r. SMITH.
Alberta Va
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-31
TESTIMONY FROM KINSToN.

The VirGindn prints today statement from
Ito leading business men Of Kinston. n, C.. which
was given it by the head OF one Of the largest
eldest and most reliable wholesale business firms
ol Richmond
In his letter enclosing the statement the head
ar the firm makes this emphatic and sweeping
statements "A paper such as this could be
secured from every town and city in the State
of North Carolina and / believe paper similar
10 this could be secured from the merchants
i'll every town ana city in the State of Vir.
ginia"
Such endorsements Of the working of the pro-
bibition law IN North Carolina and other States
where it has been given fair trial matters
that every voter should take into consideration
In determining what he will do in regard to the
prohibition election three weeks hence
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-31
EIGHTY PER CENT OF CRIME CAUSED
BY LICENSED LIQUOR TRAFFIC

effect that prohibition Is failure in the city OF
Raleigh? He Is quoted in the virginian-P Pilot
Of August IL as saying that drunkenness has in
creased about 400 per cent. under Statewide pro-
htbition. The Virginia Association for Local
Government has been carrying the follow
ing advertisement in the Virginian- Pilot
REAL FACTS
Increase of Crime In North Carolina
Chief of Police c. NJ. Walters, of Raleigh,
n c.. says in public interview.
From January /, 1905 to January j. 1909
Ga wet year) there were but col arrests in
Raleigh, and but 1872 were for drunkenness.
From January l, 1909, to January l. 1910. the
first prohibition year, there 1880 arrests,
with $40 for drunkenness, an increase in one
year under prohibition of $40 arrests and 500
DRINKS
From January ], 1911, to January /. 1912,
there total of 1,749 arrests In Raleigh,
with S38 for drunkenness
Drunkenness has increased about a per
cent under Statewide prohibition"
Virginia Association For Local Self-Government.
BY application to Mr.. King, who Is clerk Of
the Police court. have been furnished with the
following statistics:
Total A for
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-31

Very truly yours,
d. Il. HOSTRANDER.
Local Chairman Of Anti Saloon League
Victoria. Va. Aug. "a 1914.

Victoria. Va. Aug. "a 1914,
MIR. d. Il. Hostrander,
Local Chairman of Anti-saoou League,
Victoria. Va
Dear sr,-In answer to your letter II the
90 instant. / will reply as follows;
No. j. 1 have been in Office for two and one
half years and have prosecuted forty-ono per
sons for selling intoxicating liquors III The Cir
'uit court of this county. This docs not IN
Guide some four or five more prosecuted in tho
Justices courts of the county
No. .. Out of these forty-one prosecutions,
certainly not less than thIrty-fve haVe been
convicted
No. g. The majority Of these persons bought
the liquor they sold from the licensed saloon.
d!spcnsary or liquor houses, and not from Illicit
distieries. | cannot now recall In fact. sin gle
case in which the liquor was bought from an
Illicit distllery.
No. 4. Certainly not less than SO per cent,
and think this conservative estimate.
No. 6. A majority bought their liquor from
ghe licensed saloon, dispensary shipping
house
No. 6 About 80 per cent
do not object TO YOUR making this letter
public. From moral social ANA economic
standpoint I am highly and heartily in favoc
OF Statewide prohibition. and I trust that your
efforts and those of your colleagues Will be sue
cessful in rolling mp n large majority for State
wide on The ED of September
Worry truly yours,
y s Tt't&NIt-LI. JR.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-31
THE TIDE SEEMS TURNING.

Everybody knew the kaser's army was the
Lest in the world Everybody knew he pre-
Jared to make a great rush for Paris Every
body knew he would probably succeed in the
outset
Now that what everybody knew has taken
place it is time for real speculation. What next?
II ia almost dangerous to prophesy for every
day sees some change or some new factor Yet
ii seems reasonable to predict that the Kaiser s
advance will be less rapid in the future; that
what has really been a fairly successful task
from his viewpoint so far will become increas-
ingly difficult The elements are so mixed that
such can be expected.
The French are a mercurial people They
make large boasts and sometimes fulfil them.
IN the present instance they have not shown up
especially well. This has probably been due to
tile fact that their work has been chiefly that Of
organizing Il disorganzed mass and opposing an
advancing and prepared force. True their own
hand has been the battle-ground. and both sides
nave always prepared for just the sort of advance
and just the sort of resistance that are being
made So far so good.
The entry Of the Gear and MS horde Is tho
clement that now make things doubtful for the
immediate future. OF equal. If not greater i'm.
portance, is the fact that England and Germany
have at last come to grips on the sea. and here
Britain is certainly expected to do the more efec-
tive work, in fact the most effective that she can
Go in the whole war. Just how this phase
will progress from now on is an unsolved
problem. but the silence covering the opera
tions Of the navy should be much less dense here
after
One last prediction. and that is that the whole
ti.ing. when II does end will stop with great
audiences as il started.
And finally, % people out OF every 100 know
idst about 80 per less than they think
they do about all this war business
North Carolina seems stirred over newspaper
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-31
OBJEt TI0Ss or THE TIMES BI>.' : EgH.

The Ijmes-Dts%gtch makes an attack the
Statewide prohibition law as submitted to the
voters because of certain provisions contained
therein that il thinks unjust. In addition 20
It's fear Jest violations Of the Law by those whc
are hahtaa lawbreakers and who will violate
law regardless OF how IT Is passed. it gays that
lac law e teiasf and criticizes the temperance
e8pi- submitting it in such form The
1aateS-D. t3ateh knows. does everybody else,
that ii was TIRE enemies of Statewide prohibition
xho wrote into the bill, as ii now stands, the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-31

Victoria, Va, Aug 90, 1914
MIR. y s. TurnbuI Jr.,
Commonwealth Attorney Of Lunenburg
County, Victoria. Va -.
Dear sir,-win you please the fol-
getting up data for the Statewide campaign,
and please let me know If You object to my
making your letter public, if I shall deem fit
10 do so
First. How many people have been prose-
cutcd for the Illicit sale Of intoxicating liquor
during your term of office OF Commonwealth $
ettorney of this county?
Second. In how many cases were convictions
secured?
Third. As far you please state from
the evidence whether or not the majority Of
these persons So convicted bought their liquors
from licensed dispensar!es, licensed saloons or
liquor houses from Illicit distIl1eries?
Fourth. What per cent of all crimes which
have come up for prosecution by you have been
caused in your opinion by the use Of intoXcat-
ing liquors
Fifth. As far as you can tell from the evil
dence, did majority Of these criminals buy
their liquor from blind tigers or from licensed
saloons. licensed liquor houses or licensed dis
pensarics1
Taking into consideration all of the liquor
bought by the criminals themselves direct from
the licensed saloon licensed liquor houses and
licensed dispensaries, and that bought from them
by the blinds tigers and by them sold TO the
drinkers, what per cent of these crimes do you
think was caused by the legaized sale Of tntoxi-
eating liquor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-31
Alberta, Va.
Real Facts About EaIcieh.

The following letter last week addressed
10 the Raleigh. n, C>News and Observer:
Raleigh, n. C., -Aug 81, 1914.
News and Observer,
Raleigh. N c.
Dear Sirs--I wonder If the people know that
chief Of police, G. NJ. Walters has given ont
interview to the wet press OF Virginia to the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-31
Virginia Press on Prohibition Campaign
Tho Increased Tax Roeex.

AhC AIiSEC2ASSu lax 1tOSey.
Take my word for it. there will
not be one penny Of increased tax
alton because Of Statewide prohibi-
ton and all of the State expenses will
be regularly met. They are now try
Ing to becloud the issue by saying that
taxes will be increased. They said the
same thing in West Virginia. They
tried to scare the people OF West Vir-
ginia by holding over them the threat
that they might have to pay few
dollars more taxes If taxation Is
travagant appropriations made by
men whom you send to represent
you"
So said State Senator Keezell. in a
speech at Staunton, Va. a few days
ago. And those who have given the
matter even little study know that
Senator keeZel has spoken truly.
The liquor interests. by exploiting
the increased taxation DOGGY. in ef-
feet declare their belief that there
are people in Virginia who will vote
contrary to their convictions in order
to save a few dollars. If the people
whose fears may have been aroused
by this DOGGY will do little investi-
eating or little thinking on their
own part. they will discover that the
liquor interests have not only insulted
them. but are trying to deceive them
Seven years ago the two Bristols
abolished saloons, TwoPyears later
Virginia Bristol restored them and
still has them. but they have never
been restored In Tennessee Bristol, yet
higher than in Virginia Bristol.
The opponents OF Statewide proh!-
bition in Tennessee, like the oppon-
ents OF Statewide prohibition in Fir
gfnia, solemnly warned the people
that the adjustment of the liquor
traffic would be followed by an in
crease OF taxation. 1t is now Ave
years since Tennessee became a pro-
hihition State, yet the tax rate has
not been increased. But even IL it
had been increased few cents on the
hundred dollars, Tennessee would not
restore the liquor traffic
While we are not familiar with con-
dittons In other prohibition States, in
quiry doubtless would show that what
is true of Tennessee is true of these
other States. North Carolina and
Georgia have been dry for several
years. but 1t Is safe to say that taxes
have not been increased In either of
these States because OF the abolition
of the saloon.
Prohibition does not increase taxes
ioT the slflpie reason tndt tue iiHuof
traffic costs the State more In the way
OF criminal expenses than 1t pays to
the State in the way Of revenue That
Is not difficult to understand. Form
erly the open saloon fourished In
every town and village in Virginia,
but today much the greater part of
the State is dry, the sale of liquor be-
ing confined to about half a dozen
cities. Have taxes increased in Vsr-
GINA as the saloons have closed?
Statewide prohibition In Virginia
will not increase taxes. and as taxes
will not be increased by prohibition
no man can save penny by voting
against prohibition. The liquor in
terests can not deliver the few dollars
In saved taxes which they offer the
men Of Virginia for their votes. That
money Is Dead Sea fruit--Bristol
Herald Courier
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-31

Editor Virgnan;
Sr.~~As local superintendent of tho Anti
Saloon league, / have been questioned at various
times as to whether more crimes in Lunenburg
were caused by liquor procured directly or in
directly from Illicit distllerics by liquor pro-
cured from licensed saloons or dispeusariesI
wrote the following letter to our Common
we2lth's attorney to obtain data along this line.
and below / sending you for publication
both this letter and TIE reply
Very truly yours,
d f. HOSTRANDER.
Victoria, Va August rs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-31

fThe fact that Chief Walters was quoted In
ar advertisement of the Local Self Government
association as making the statement attributed
to him IL no evidence that he made them
Practically every official and citizen of North
Carolina who has been quoted in such advertise
ments have repudiated the statements, declaring
that they had not made them.-Edtor Viz
sinian.}
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-31
Total Arrests. Arrests for

Our chief compared the statistics of 1908 with
the statistics of 1911, and this would make 1t
appear that drunkenness Is on wonderful In
crease. ! herewith enter protest against the
chief OF our city for Juggling figures to suit
he taste. of the liquor crowd, and allowing
them to advertise these as real facts"
The above table shows a constant decrease
in arrests in general and arrests for drunke en-
ness since 1911. when the movement for law
enforcement really began In Raleigh. and the
wonderful decrease is shown In spite of tho
fact that Raleigh's population has been increas-
ing at rapid rate. I feel that the people of
Raleigh ought to know these facts and that our
chief Mr. Walters, ought to be called to give
right statement to the Virginian- Pilot, and
thus correct his erroneous report which is doing
great injustice to our city
r l. DAVIS.
Superintendent North Carolina Anti Saloon
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-31
Let En- Come.

LII EIn &psste.
Let EN- come. The more n
Richmond local tipplers' league sen
out stpfY the snrer victory we see 1
prohibition, II they will ,as, n
some gassers on the stunp-a
Caeeil, Mcclure. Christian, Tayld
Roseneck. Ell ai---ths bigger our nd
tority will be. The country is fsrI
of Richmond domination. p1,t md
respectable portion OF our eani1
city is not pnrficeps criminia. ard
Citizen.
Saloon the Issue
Readers OF the Times are aard
ished, therefore, to he neither ..rnl
guided" or deceived by the sophistrI
and fngenuities of any newspanl
however brilliant or otherwise q
mirable. who will stand up In the prl
ence OF Virginia voters and aiyaed
the right of State to subsist md
misfortune and vice or TO maintain II
govern itself In whole or part at the 4
pense OF its drunkards. Consfsj
what a saloonless county means
Northamptonians. who today boastl
bank on many saloon site OF twerI
chipongo. Eastville. Cheriton. roul
send and Cape Charles: are thel
where you invested your spare monl
In bank stock twenty years ago. M
1t to these beautiful towns and Il
lagos that you brought your notes 4
discount, twenty years ago? Oh, n
they all had saloons then. Wp,I
you exchange today's status with III
of just one score years ago. If h
saloon isn't the one and sole issue
this campaign, there Is no issue
Northampton Times.
To Befog the Voters.
Since the boomerang enacted
the Local Self Government League
Richmond, when the Pabst Id
agent was introduced there a.
Methodist deacon, Democratic co
mitteeman and other things. n
members of this worthy organ,zatiI
seem to have confined themselves
printing and sending out such mi
representations as will most befog II
voters. 1t started with an absolute
false statement concerning the effe
of prohibition upon the length
school session In North Carotid
This was proved a falsehood bv 4 4
ter from the head OF the departmel
of education of that State. Since III
time Misrepresentation have follol
ed each other with great regulari
and too numerous to be enumera.d
While we expected no less from 81
rank and file of the liquor deale
whose business Is threatened. we n
at a loss to understand how the mi
Of reputation and high standing wheI
names form the covert behind Will
the liquor interests hide themselxI
from the public gaze. can allow therI
selves to stand sponsor for a carl
paign of such a nefarious charact1
Unquestionably they must know III
false statements are being circulate
and, though proven false. never cd
rected by the organization of whil
they are the dominant lcadeI
Knowing this to be the condition, al
winking at It or failing to correct. TIL
become as guilty as the agencies whil
these fairy storiea
Mathews Journal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-31

Don't believe it. There's huge deficit
facing Virginia in event Of running out the
saloon The "wets" used that same talk here
eighteen years ago. but Lancaster steadily ad
vanced in financial condition Recall it?