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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20

but what was forced on them by the power and
unscrupulousness Of the liquor interests.
II the Tfmes-Dtspatch is the friend Of temper
snce; II It intends to support the prohibition
law that Virginia adopted, even though 1t is
convinced that the law is bad. why does 1t not
tell its correspondent and its reading public why
the Law "a bad; how It was made; whose re-
sponsibilty the badness is; who protested
against its being bad: who fought to make 1t
good; who secured It's passage through the
Senate OF Virginia in which the Times-DsspGtch
itself predicted II would be defeated? II 1t in
tends to be the friend of prohibition and to stand
for law enforcement. why does the TtmesDts
patch not inform its correspondent, and tchp
has il no, already informed ITS readers Of the
G'HoaHced intention OF the leaders OF the Anti
Saloon Lea1ue 10 ask Of the General Assembly
Of 1916 I0ic in tchich there shall be no eremp-
tons such as +. A. 4. finds so repugnant to
twentieth century ethics and which the New
York Tribune says destroys all moral sanction
for the enforcement of its laws"? Why did the
Tt'nesDispafch not state these facts and evidence
It's sincerity in a desire to stand for law enforce
II
Virginia. as the champion Of majority of
Virginia people" declare that they accepted wnat
tie liquor interests forced them to accept but
which the temperance people sought and are
still seeking 70 eliminate?
There Il only one reason-that reason is what
might have been expected by all Virginia ana
las been realized by the friends of temperance
al these yoars-Hc TimesDispdtch is not the
fncnd Of temperance or Of any temperance more
wfnt II is not the friend Of prohibition, and
IL roiH st1nd for st'icter Ialo enforcement for
p' ohibitten hdn proprtety 1rtT demand The
sooner Tir0iaians realize these facts, the more
cfectire miH be their fight against the liquor
h0fic
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20
What Makes Snowflakes Whitep

A epowfiake II. as you ara no doub.
aware, made Of water affected in
such = way by the temp. ,atu-e as t,
changs 1t into crystal. Water, If
course. AZ you know, is perfectly
transparent. In other words. sun
light or other light will pass through
water without boing reflected. A
singls snowfiakes also ID partially
transparent. I. O.. the light will go
through 1t partially. although Some
Of 1t will be reflected back. When
. drop OF water ID tur.1ed into a
snowflake crystal, = great many re-
decting surfaces are produced, and
tho Wilderness OF the snuwilAkea Is
the result OF practically al. .. the
sunlight which strikes 1t being re-
dected back. Just al a mirror refiecfa
practically all the light or to.ur
that IL thrown against 4. II you
turn green .isht on the snow. it
will reflect tho green H-At IN the
same way. When the countless
I'll wv crystals lie on the .:rcuna close
together. the ability to rsdoc. The
Hight n increased and 20 mass ~
SNOW <1ystal1 81 III GroaA4 look
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20

even whittier than one single ~now-
fake.
What Makes the White Caps on tho
Waves White?
In telling Why the sn,wfakc II
white we have practically already
answered this question also. In
stead Of little crystals formed from
tho water. the foam produced by tho
waves OF the ocean consists OF tiny
bubbles which have the same ab,i;iy
to reflect the light as tho snow cry.
stalls.
Do You Know?
That In mailing plate glass, The
clay in which the ingredients are
mixed must still be trampisi with
bare stet TO knead and season ~
That man has never discovered any.
thing which takes the place Of sho
tramping with bare feet. for this
~ ce ssary process Of knead:i3.
Get tho Book Of Wonders today]
and read this interesting Story n
: window Pane ProSuscly il1uss1
traced with uncsual pis:::res aH1
the MANY other stories, Of tho Ms.11 r.
RondeKa ~ NonDox ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20
wHAr IT MEANS IN THE NINTH

The voters Of Wythevile and of Wythe County
WHO heard the Republican and Democratic speak
era at the campaign rally yesterday know today
taat in November they viii vote for or against
the policies enuneiated and acted upon by Wood
row Wilson.
They heard the Republican defense of the
opposition to Wilson and they heard the Demo
Gatic defense of the support the party has
given Wilson
Being mer. with the reasoning power OF men
they know that when they vote for Tate Irvine
ley not only vote for worthy to represent
them in Congress, bur for a man who will support
the President who has led in the enactment of
beneficial laws, has kept faith with the people
and with foreign nations has steered the
country tareugh crisis that threatened war and
guided it to peace. They know that when they
vote for Bascom Slemp they vote for man
who has declared that the honorable peace we
have preserved while other nations are cutting
each Others throats. has dsgraced the country:
for man who has declared that the foreign
policy which is elicitng praise from
foreign journals has made us the laughing stock
Of the world. They know that they are voting
in November in approval of peace or of war;
for platform pledges kept or platform pledges
violated for faith kept with the world or for
faith broken
Knowing these things Democrats have conf
dence in tae result of the election. They have
confidence tfat the voters OF the Ninth District
viii send 20 Congress man who stands for the
things for which Woodrow Wilson stands They
have confidence that one more supporter of the
policies which have met with the approval of
the nation and OF the world will be added to the
large number certain to compose the next Con.
gress. They have confidence that Tate Irvine will
tc the next representative in Congress from the
Ninth Congressional District of Virginia
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20
STOCKHOLDERS Of
/. c. { D. MEET TODAY
ANNUAL SESSION WILL BE AT GEN.
ERAL OFFICEs-TO NAME
DIRECTORS.

The report of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway Company for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1914. win be sub
mitted to tho stockholders of the c.
& o. at their annual meeting to be
held at noon today at the company's
general offices. in the First National
Bank Building. Besides hearing re-
ports. the stockholders will name the
directors, who will meet at later
date to select tho officers OF the COM
pany.
The thirty-sixth annual report will
show that there has been an increase In
both the average mileage operated and
in tho mileage at the epd of the year.
The average increase Was 26.S miles
and the mileage at the end Of the year
2s.7 miles greater than at the close
Of the preceding year.
Unexpected increases In wages and
taxes since 1910 now aggregate about
la per cent per annum on the COM
pany's stock" says tho report, land
to that extent tho sum available for
dividends or for improvements of the
physical or other assets Of the COM
pany has been diminished"
Tho operating expenses for the year
were $z6. 653.s36.7S. and operating rev.
enues. $3e.sso.031.1l. giving a net OPP
Grating revenue Of $11,036.osI -Four
dividends OF per cent each, aggre-
eating $2.51l.2s+.oo. were paid during
the year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20
STUDY R|CHMOND'S
/. PAVEMENT SYSTEM
LYNCHBURG DELEGATION WILL
BEIN CITY THIS WEEK SEEK
ING INFORMATION.

A special committee of the City
Council of Lynchburg. representatives
of the city's commercial bodies and
the city engineer will be in Richmond
late this week to inspect the street
paving and secure information for the
use In planning new paving for Lynch
burg. There has been much criticism
recently of the paving in that city anI
the special committee was named to
visit Richmond. Washington and Ba!-
timore. Information is sought as 70
tho various kinds Of street paving to
obtain facts as to cost and any other
information obtainable.
The committee Ia composed of
Colonel william King, president o8
the Board Of Aldermen: John r.
Petty1ohn and George Mahop. oounc,i-
men; D. b. Ryland, president Retail
Merchants Association: Ernest will
liams. president Chamber OF Conn
merce: Winston Harvey. chairman Al
Mems Club; and ]. Harvey Shaners
city engineer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20
Generally Speaking
Newport News Gets the Contract.

1t was a foregone conclusion that the New
port News Shpbuilding and Dry Dock Company
would be awarded the contract to build one
of the dreadnaughts that company sub
nitted tho lowest competitive bid. But the re-
cept last evening by the editor OF the Daily
Press of telegram from Josephus Daniels.
secretary Of the navy. announcing the fact ter
minated period OF anxiety and gave Joy to
the public.
All doubt Is now removed and the Newport
News shpyard will be well fixed for the next
three years. That means employment for a
large force of men and good business for the
community. OF course two battleships alone
would not give this large plant full compile
ment of men. But they do give substantial
OF operation. and as there Is promise
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20
HAL 70 Washington ana I,ees

Georgetown, for 10 many years tho strongly
entrenched champion in Southern footballdozn.
has 5ust been handsomsly trimmed. Yesterday
was the time, and Richmond was the place. and
Washington and Leo furnished tho machine with
which to turn the trick. Yes yes, It has been
n long way to Tipperary-at has required = long
timo to make the 5ourncy-many. many years
CT patient waiting and hard nghting has 1t taken
for a Southern team to bring Georgetown to
her knees. But tho thing has at last happened
tho task has At last been bravely, brilliantly
Thanks to tho Drawn and grit
and superb generalship OF tho boys from Lexing-
toms historic seat OF learning, the eagerly
coveted victory has at last been won. Hence
unto Washington and Lees warriors Of the pig
skin, be honor forevermore: to her student body
the heartiest OF congratulations and to her great
and splendid self. all tho proud distinction in
athletic renown that thus has been so, stirringly
MISUNDERSTANDING News
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20

doned their fight for an American Merchant
Marine under government control and by gov
eminent purchase through fear Of the British
lions roar." While the writer Of the article
may have been sincere in his conviction. he was
scarcely polite in its utterancc. especially at
time when President Wilson and his Secretary
OF State enjoy public confidence such 40 has
administration.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20
PEOPLES FORUM
How to Help the Belueerants.

fdIfor VlTg1nlan:
Sire od forbid that should do say or think.
anything that can or may prolorg the war If
you have ever tried to stop dog fight by hit
Ing them with a stick you know It is out OF
the question: but throw a bucket of water on
them and see how quick the fight ends.
For every ounce of aid or sympathy we give
he Germans. adds a pound of energy to the
allies and vice versa If the Eastern Continent
rad supplied the Confederacy with needed nau-
nitlons and medicines fifty years ago. we would
perhaps be fighting to their amusement
Wasn't Il a brave thing for the Germans 10
SINK the l3nglish war boats, and wasn't 1t glo.1-
! us in the British to sink the German craft: and
cute of she Germans to drop bombs in Paris,
and wouldn't YOU like TO see n battle between,
arships and the smallest bring down the bis
one flop"
Il
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20

1t is time for the that sonnet from
Charlottesville entitled Virginia Reveries in
spired on the event OF hearing the Georgetown
Washington and Lee score"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20

Rudolph And Cowdy In Vaudeville Act" de-
ciares one of those ever kindly headlines.
Connie Mack says It's role-they used to
play heavy tragedy, also a havoc: and even
Sherman's word, with his elephants as scene
Shutters.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20

Of considerable ACTIVITY later On In the construo-
ton OF comrnaruial ships altogether tho proc
poets of the shipyard and Of Newport News
very bright
Pin your faith to Newport Nsws-Newport
News Daily Press.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20

Sato is not playing dead, but In the Raleigl
Fair, which is a distinction without difference
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20

Now that Colonel Watterson has paid his party
call for that Manhattan Club lunch, everything
Is lovely.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20
Inspired by the War
Joining the Colors.

(London Westminster Gazette.)
There they go, marching all in step gay.
Smooth-cheeked and golden. food for shells and
guns;
Blithely they go as to g wedding day.
The mothers sons.
7 he dra5 street stares to them row row,
On the high tram-tops singing like the lark,
Wild for the great adventure. singing they so
Into the dark.
with tin whistles. mouth organs any noise,
They Pipe the way to glory and the grave.
Love cannot keep tho gay and golden boys,
Love cannot save. a-
T.gh hearted! high couragedi the poor girls they
kissed
Run with them They shall kiss no more.
Singing they pass
Katherine lyman.
Impossible.
{ r. B. Mayfeld. in New Orleans Times Picayune)
would ike to write Jingle
Which would not contain a single
Mention In 1t, word, about the war;
Ia prefer To write Of icy
That would make your smiles deploy
And would cheer the world, as thst's what
writings for.
9ut the trouble. the level.
Is that. somehow, Nick. the devil,
Has invaded all my frontiers, and attacked
With his howitzers and guns
Has reduced my pettest puns
And find the cards against me have been
stacked.
When I pen the word delight
Echo gives rhyme in light"
And my thoughts at once swim to the River
Aisne
If ] end a line with Sweet
J at fleet" defeat
And straightway I'm at the battle front again.
If | scribhle even kiss
can hear the shrapnel hiss
And for stroll" the rhyme arising sure Is toll =
over peaceful fields of wheat
hear battle trumpets 1tat
And a sutden sorrow sinks into my soul.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20

We wonder If the Lynchburg Advance still
thinks the war news Is very full and accurate
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20
Sparklets

Before girl Is married she expects attention
After she gets married she demands it. The sup
ply ought to equal the demand.-wilmingto
IN. CD Star.
But is it equally distributed over the two
periods?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20
Council Committees Meet.

The Finance and Utilities Commit.
tees of City Council will meet tonight
at . O'Clock to transact number OF
matters of more or less importance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20

Eat your apple today, but have the old collie
cure hanIy7
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20


periods?
The Observers expectations that the election
of Bishop Kilgo as director in the Southern
Railway Company wouh command more than
ordinary attention in the newspapers has been
justified. The New FORK papers thought par
ticularly well of it, and the commentator has
not only been wie%out dissent. but of unani-
nous expression.-Chariotte Observer.
Brsto! Herald Courier already has a Job for
him. too.
Now that Bishop Kilgo is a member OF tho
board of directors of the Southern Railway. some
felix's will p-ebably expect him to stop the run
ming of trains on Sunday"
If the pronunciation Of 'Cholmondeley" IS
"Chumley" what Is the proper way to say
"Przemy5l ATLANTA Constitution.
Just sneeze
Those could criticize the Southern Rail-
way Company for its enforced curtailment OF
trains have been quite neatly disarmed by the
corresponding curtament OF salaries-Charlotte
Observer.
Which is also enforced"
Norfolk "a still talking about what a rum go
1t was when Virginia voted for prohibition.
~--Washinston Herald.
And It will be rum gone"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20
AS MIGHT HAVE BEEN EXPECTED

In Sundays Times-Dispdtrh there appeared
Communication in regard TO the prohibition law
recently adopted in Virginia by majority OF
ever thirty thousand votes This communities
ticn brings double Indictment against the peo~
ple of Virginia and against the prohibition law.
In order that our readers may have all the facts
in the case We reproduce in fun the comInuniea-
tien In question:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20

j. B. LADD.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-08-14
PRESERVE NEUTRALITY
WILSON WARNS U. 8. AGAINST
AIDING WAR NATIONS.
Points Out In Proclamation Forbidden
Acts by Americans Regarding
Service in Foreign Armies.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington, Aug. 5.-President VIII
son has issued proclamation OF neu-
trality. The proclamation said;
by the President of the United
States of America a proclamation:
Whereas, as a state of war unhap-
PLY exists between Austria Hungary
and Servia and between Germany and
Russia and between Germany and
France; and.
Whereas, the United States is on
terms of friendship and amity with
the contending powers and with the
minions;
Now. therefore, l, Woodrow Wilson,
President of the United States OF
America. in order to preserve the neu-
trality of the United States and of its
citizens and of persons within its ter
ritory and Jurisdiction. and to enforce
its laws and treaties. and in order that
all persons, being warned of the gen
eral tenor of the laws and treaties of
the United States in this behalf. and
OF the laws OF nations, may thus be
PAC'chlCu lfOnl dily NlOidtiOh VI thc
same. do hereby declare and proclaim
that by certain provisions OF the act
approved on the 4th day of March, A.
d. 1909, commonly known as the penal
code of the United States, the follow
ing acts are forbidden to be done. un-
der severe penalties. within the terri
tory and jurisdiction of the United
States, to-wit:
The prohibited acts then enumer-
ated by the proclamation include):
Accepting and exercising a commits
sicn to serve any of the belligerents;
enlisting or entering the service Of any
of the belligerents or hiring other per-
sons to take such action; fitting out
ships or increasing the force of any
ship of war of the belligerents: aiding
any military expedition from the terri
tory Of the United States against the
territories Of either Of the bellige-
rents.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-08-14
SINK FOUR BRITISH SHIPS.
Report Thirty-four Steamships Cap
tured by BeIgians at Antwerp.

London.-A flotilla of German tor
pedo boats penetrated the Humber in
let leading to the port of Hull on the
east coast of England and is reported
to have sunk four British warships
riding at anchor there.
Thirty-four German steamers and
two sailing ships we're seized in the
port of Antwerp by the Belgian au
thorities Saturday. At Genoa, Italy, two
German transatlantic vessels, the
Moltke of the Hamburg-American
North German Lloyd, were taken in
charge by the Italian government
when the captains asked for supply
of coal IN excess of what they needed
for peaceful voyage.
The German cruisers Goeben and
Breslau, which were driven out of the
port of San Salvatore, Sicily, Friday,
have fled to the Adriatic sea. The
Austrian fleet refused them aid on the
ground that Austria had not declared
war on Great Britain whose fleet was
in pursuit of the German ships.
The German merchantmen, Sabine
Rickmers, was captured hy Russian
warships at the mouth Of the Amur
river on the east coast of Asia. The
Deike Rickmers. sister ship, after an
exciting run from Hong Kong found
shelter behind an island off of Shang
hal. On the voyage she sighted a
British cruiser and forthwith ran up
British flag.
The same Russian fleet captured the
Austrian merchant steamer Stella.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-08-14
10000 BRITISH TROOPS LAND.

London.-One hundred years ago a
British army, led by the Duke of We'll
hngton, landed on Belgian soil to stop
Napoleon's advance through Germany.
How well it succeeded the tale of
Waterloo tells. Saturday another
British army landed on Belgian soil,
this time to fight their former allies.
the Germans, and to help the French,
their former foes.
Twenty thousand of England's best
fighting men landed in three divisions
one at Ostend. another at Dunkirk
and the third at Calais. They are
proceeding to Namur. where they will
probably form the center of an ad-
vancing column whose right and left
wings Will be French army corps
They will cross the field OF Water
loo, this time with their faces turned
to the West to drive back toward the
Rhine the same regiments. whose
timely assistance against the French
Emperor, saved the day for the Kings
troops century ago.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-08-14
MRS. WILSON DEAD
LAST WHISPER WAS PLEA FOR
HUSBANDS WELFARE.
President kneeis sobbing at Bedside
Of HeIpmeet During Final Hours
and His Grief at the End Is
Heart Rendins.
w..,.-n y.r,,,p.r Union New. service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington. Aug. Mrs Woodrow
Wilson. wife of the President OF the
United States, died at the White House
at 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
Death came after brave struggle
Of months against Bright's disease
with complications. The President
was completely unnerved by the shock
and his grief was heart-rending. He
bore up well under the strain, how
ever, and devoted himself to his
daughters.
The end came while Mrs. Wilson
was unconscious. Her illness took
turn for the worse shortly before l
o'clock in the afternoon. and from then
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-08-14
$4,000 LOSS AT wHEATLAND.
cIoudburst Sweeps Down Slope Of
Laramie Peak

Wheatland, Wyo.-A flood which
swept down the valley of the Cotton
wood, following cloudburst on the
slope of Laramie peak, covered the
valley to depth of ten feet for a
quarter of mile of It's width, de-
stroyed fences. drowned live stock and
damaged buildings and bitches. Losses
are placed at 100000.
In the Platte canon crops were COM
pietely destroyed. At the ranch of M.
f.. Coleman a fence gang was caught
by the flood and barely managed to
escape with their lives
Two of the men took refuge in
trees, and We're held prisoners there
for several hours. The other reached
high ground ahead of the crest of the
flood.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-08-14
Bride Who EIoped Loses Husband

Littleton.-The romance of Miss
Mildred Blair of Denver. who eloped
on Oct. last to Littleton with Harry
l.. Hawkins. has come to grief, and tho
man is a fugitive from Justice. with a
reward Of $50 offered for his capture.
Hawkins is charged with forging
checks on .Littleton business men
amounting to more than 500. II
statements he made to his bride. that
he was married and had a wife and
son at the time of the >elopement, are
true, she declares she will file charges
against him alleging biganiy.