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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-04
War prcoccupat,op. g

In his recent address at the University or
Virginia on The Deeper Causes of the Euro
pean War President Alderman made a point
that goes to the very heart of the present stu
atlon and is absolutely vital to all the future
And that is that while we may not be able to
insure "eterna! and universal peace" vet .'the
end Of all human striving should be in that al
rtctlon. And he added that while lit would
he foolish not to maintain and develop our
forces, especially our nav to the point where
We should be equal to preserving our integrity
and territory against any of madrnen who
sought TO violate It, the chief lesson the United
states has to learn is not preparedness for war
as much as grim determination not to become
areoccupied with war The peril of war pre-
occupation for our eager. mobile, powerful peo-
pie Is greater than any danger of foreign inva-
sion These words are "apnles of gold In DC
lures of silver" For out of the heart comes
war, as every other evil thought and deed
We hulk grandly in foreign eyes today" al
PRESIDENT Alderman truly points out because
OF five great national acts impossible by war
the restoration of Cuba the generous treatment
CT Spain. the fixed purpose of powerful party
70 restore the Philippine Islands to the natives
OF those islands. the repeal OF the Panama Toll
Act and recent attitude of disint crested
ness and justice to Mexico.
The question may well ask ourselves Is
II any navy we can build. any army we can
raise, would make US bulk as "grandly" as
these FIVE great acts Of moral courage and JUS
tice. And the real peril that We have to face
in the future is from within and not from with
out--the danger of war preoccupation" the
danger that we might use great army and
navy to blot out In blood the pages in our his
tory which we have written and lived up
10 the new. golden rule in international inter-
Sun.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-04

ing, to renew them ard to meet the interest
charges. In some cases they must be curtailed.
This makes 1t necessary to borrow money from
other sources. The labor Of carrying this bur-
den has been more exactlng and more compeil-
ing than that OF the whole Statewide contest.
and has pressed upon the minds of those who
bear it as an unceasipg source of anxiety
What these few men are doing Is a task that
tests upon the thousands of voters and others
who backed the Statewide cause and who helped
TO win the victory. Every one of them should
recognize It as a privilege well duty to
take part in paying the debt and renov-
ing the burden.
If this debt Is not paid it will stand as shame
and reproach for every temperance man and
woman in this State. Each individual who had
/. morally bound to accept part of the respon-
silility of the eighteen thousand dollars of notes
If he does not do So he is helping to bring dis
credit upon the temperance cause. IL these
notes are not paid by temperance people, they
will have to be paid by the few leaders whose
names are signed them, and this means for
some of them hopeless financial ruin and for
every of them serious and most enbarrass-
tncing calamity.
The matter is of utmost Importance. Banks
arc not on sentiment, but on strictly busi-
ness basis and these notes must be paid Roa-
noke and Southwest Virginia fell far short OF
contributing financially to the campaign what
they should have contributed Lynchburg alone
gave considerable more than Roanoke and all
he Southwest country put together This tact
should be for who live in this section, ad-
dit!onal and urgent reason for coming literally
Ito the assistance of the Statewide management.
Roanoke World News
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-04

late In the afternoon. receiving dcnA-
tons from people Of Richmond and
vicinity. and clothing and foodstufFs
continue to pour in. No more could
have been expected OF the residents OF
this city. They have come 70 the
rescue Of the Belgians In a manner
characteristic of the Virginia people.
Richmond was instrumental in open.
Ing the campaign for the relief of
Belgians and they are expected 10
work until II In ended.
The following contributions were. re-
ccived yesterday:
st. James Episcopal Church, city.
$154Sb.
Milford Presbyterian Church. $s,oS.
H. r. T., So
Mrs. NJ. J. c., city. SIS.
w. X. Bridges. montgomery, N,
Va. IS.
Miss Mary $. Dupuy, Worthwhile.
Va. IS.
Cash. city, 81.
Mrs. F, w. b., city. -.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-04
Claiming the Champjonshin

In It's latest issue College Topics the ..,aon.
paper Of the University of Virginia laws clair,
~ mere We're no gainsaying tb the South At
iahuc championship in football While we bayo
hofhlng to do with the matter and have aIraaa
p'eiesseo ignorance and some wonder AZ IN how
0 ch'Vefsity always was awarded this title
we protest that the University has absolutely no
'ia'fn to such title. It NAV be thai tho T-rf
Verslty has the best football taa n, In an 81
A'iantlc division, but until that team nlavs 80
otner contenders for the title II has no clairn
upon the title - A'i
Washington and Lee until the rama ,,,,
s"arthmore, had every appearance OF chamntop-
ship and, far as Victories count i -, -
ihiio the iosfval champion. Washington and
Lee was crippled when tho team met svar+h
/ more and IT not roll up n great score during
tfe Whoie season and only scored unon
twice 'po"
The Virginia team played two Virginia col,
ieees during the season--Richmond College and
randolph Macon Neither one s cons,aeraa
more than prep school team and their defeat
mas no hearing on the championship Tho T7ri-
versity failed to play either Washington and %
or V. r. /. -
* The comparative scores are figured In the
/ Dhai"Ptohsn1p, Washington and can GER
fanny work them to her advantage hut con,na,a-
I'VE scores are absolutely faIiacous In football II
ana could not be used in deciding upon a cha m,
p'onship- The games played are the onlv crt.
leflon' and In games played the tyniyersitr os
virginia is sadly lacking
virginia LIS solely to blame for the system az
not playing Virginia college teams and In view
OF her refusal to come to terms with the yir-
g'nia colleges the cham ptonship should be pla~ed
elsewhere. Virginia IL absolutely Within her
rights IN not playing the Virginia colleges ~ the
student body at the University does not want the
team to play them. No college has a compla mt
because Of this system.
! But II Virginia refuses to play with the vir-
slnia colleges. which are contenders for the
south Atlantic championship Virginia shol,Id re-
IinqulSh all claim to The championship THE
championship Is not awarded to the greatest in
Stitution In Virginia II Is awarded for the great
EST football team. and such Virginia has mt
proved To have in games with the other claim
ants OF the tttle.-~Lynchhurs Advance
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-04
Prohibition Anvil
Prohibition In Russia.

Actual and complete prohibition Is now In
force throughout the entire Russian Empire
Not a drop Of whisiey any other strong
drink IL to be obtained from end to the
other OF the Cars domaine, area populated
ny 81, 600. 600 people and comprising about one
sixth Of the habitable globe. Probable, history
docs not record a greater more significant
moral reform accomplished in any country in
so short time.
I'm every foot Of Russian territory the word
prohibition is taken literally says dispatch
from PetrogTad. 1T does not mean partially
successful attempt to curtaii consumption re
sBItins in drinking in secret places abuse OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-04
Oregon Is Dry.

Oregon Is dry by ma iority Of about 90 900.
Tuesday. November ). four Western States
Oregon, Washington. Arizona and Colorado
passed into the saiooness, breweryless column.
oreeon's majority is the largest. Oregon has
secured majority in each county with the pos
shie exception Of one from which the returns
are not complete. Portland Is the largest c.ry
in the world to go dry by its vote
IT has been hard fight. but the victory Is
greater than any expected The liquor men
are dazed and mad. and they will obey the law
with reluctance. Woman suffrage has made a
large contribution this victory, Four years
the State went wet" by 10000 majority.
Two years ago suffrage adopted
and today We have majority for prohibition
OF nearly $4,000. Women have largely puri-
fled politics and elections and they purginG
politics of lis most corrupting influeuce-the
lio1or interests.
| glad to be through with this campaign
and enter again the pastorate. that happest
position for Il man called TO preach the gospel.
II II Bennett. in Nashville Christian Advocate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-04
Sparklets

Old Lady---I'll take three penn'o rth of Brus-
sells sprouts. please. SO as to 'elp the pore Bel
gians. London Opinion.
DO you know where, little boys go who don't
go to Sunday SCHOOL,"
Yes, ma'am dey go fshin'."--aIlchisan
Cargoy1e.
Saplesgh--Cleyer? oh, veryl Why. she has
brains enough for two
Miss Keen--Then shes Just the girl you
ought to marry--Roston Transcript.
-Junnny- uuFrrrn rt1c rczrnEr, DO you KNOW
the meaning OF independence? 2"
Yes ma'am." answered the little fellow. hts
when you don't owe nobody nothin' an can
look 'eIn IN the eye ana tell EN- to 30 TO-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-04

medical licenses and general evasion and sub
tcrfuge 1t does that vast population
who consumed 81 000. Goa, 900 worth of vodka
year; whose ordinary condition has been de-
scribad by Russians themselves az ranging from
slight degree of stimulation upward, has been
lifted almost in one day to sobriety."
On the day that the prohibition edict became
effective policemen visited every place where al
coholc drinks were sold locked up the supply
on hand and placed on the shop the Imperial
seal. Since the manufacture and sale Of wllis-
key Is government monopoly IL Is not dirll-
cult TO enforce prohibition, and from the day the
shops were closed drunkenness is said to nave
vanished.
That the results are already seen in the
peasantry and that these formerly besotted PEG
pie are beginning to look like a different race
IL not hard to believe. According to the Pet
rograd dispatch, 'the marks Of suffering. the
pinched looks OF illness and improper nourish-
ment have gone from their faces. Their clothes
are cleaner and both men and women appear
more neatly and better dressed. homes OF 'ne
poor formerly destitute. present something
like thrift.
In Petrograd and Moscow the effect is SAID
to he fairly startling. Formerly on Mondays
incbrates filled the police stations and ofteh
lay about i'll the streets but all mat is chaHseu'
Now unattended women may pass at h'sH'
through portions of those cities where IL Tor
nerly was dangerous for men, while minor
crimes and misdemeanors have almost oisap-
peared.
Is prohibition good thne or oao inns =
If II has done half what Is claimed 1T In Rus
sja /, has fully justified the edict OF the Gar
in this country. where it's enforcement IN ffaaoe
difficult by false conception or ihols,oua'
rights Il has been well worth while in the stare
that have tried it. II is spreading because 'ts
results are good In spite of the efforts that are
ma de to defeat its end. Eventually the majority
Of the people always range themselves on the
right side of any and every question
Doubtless the United States VIII be the next
country to pass nationwide prohioiuon law,
4 mere theory such as personal liberty VIII
not be permitted to stand In the way OF great
reform-Rristo Herald-Courier
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-04
FRIDAY pEctMnER 4. lol4.
THE RIGHT TO KEEP rHE LID ON.

# THE RIGHT TO kEEP IHE LID ON
How can the city authorities be expected 10
@Anforce me Law agaaas, She segregated district
a4n Richmond BY wbat authority does fhr We
Srsnsan call upcn the Mayer. AID in his failure
snpor the Goycrne-. 70 see ;hat ne law is ca.
stcrcede
The Code Of Virginia section 37se says
III any person Aser house Of i'll fame
Il resorted 10 los the purpose Of prostitution
or lew dness he sAaIl be con6ued in Jail not
eseeedins one scar and aued not exceeding
a69se and TN Il prosecution Of this kind the
genera character of the house may he
proved
d Auaong the l4ties Of fhe Mayor. which he has
Ssaken oath TO fal0) 1T Is stated that he shall
~see thai thc Jaies q, the various city officers,
saeasbers of NE police and FIRE departments
~ hetiler elected or appointed, IN and for such
Atty Are faitbmlly psrformed'
AGAR -ihe Mayor has power to suspend such
snfscers ana 10. oeinhers 81 the police and fire
|repsrtuents and to remove such officers FOR mis-,
Eeoaad,lct in oglce or neglect of daty'
II is because 4te Law thus provides for the
aAlimnalion no, oaly OF the segregated district.
Ebut of the scattered houses o. which the OPP
sponents OF lsN enforcement tslk SO often and SO
.1ong. tia, IRE r,rqasqp insists thai Mayor Aims
sfie shculd ike up 10 sis oath OF Office thai
'fhe law ID enforced and make real the law n,
sRiehmon5 But As he has refused nov for 80
many months al hts term to do this The Fu+
sesrsna feels that The Governor Of Virginia With
sven greater authority and power srea;er effect
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-04
Another Victory.

IF statutory prohibition increases the s"'e
and consumption of alcoholic liquors then there
,usht 10 be some rejoicing in the camp OF '"e
liquor dealers Four more States nave l"s'
.,.ot.a .drv" II does not appear. however,
tna. orr wet friends are rejoicing over the
results of the elections recently held IN tne
Commemorative of Arizona. Colorado oregon
and Washington. Those Interested IN the manu-
facture and sale of liquor may see very pi@t''s
the handwriting on the wall and every DAY on'
bastens the time for pressing the amendment
to the Federal Constitution for the compete
abolition of the licensed liquor traffic In TINS
country A similar temperance movement seems
Ia be spreading across the seas where fnSsi''
officially prohibited the sale and use or Vodka
and France has taken steps for the destruction
of the traffic in absinthe. A better day Is
surely about to break.-M S C., in Danvle
Methodist.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-04

why is 1t mat oothache never starts except
on Sunday or when you're away from home?
We pause for reply-tIalifax Gazette
The reply would be an aching void did not the
front page Of the Gazette inform us that Consul
he Great, an educated ape, is the attraction at
the Princess Theater this week" On the strength
OF which suggest that 1t may be for lack of
amusement
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-04

who because of their own negligence have de-
clared that they are glad Christmas is over. that
IL comes but once year and similar manifesto
tons of disgust
II you have done none Of these, it is because
you have taken time ny the forelock and have
stopped early, even earlier than this. So here's
hoping there viii be more OF you this year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-04

Virginia loses good worker for prohibition
In the going of Rev, j. d. McAllister, secretary
OF the Virginia Anti-Saloon League for many
years. 10 Tennessee to become secretary of the
Tennessee League. He ia q vigorous fighter and
had a substantial part in the vigorous cam
paisn in Virginia that eliminated in the over
wheimug prohibition victory last September
Raleigh News and Observer.
Another tribute to the good work Of the re-
t.rjHE secretary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-04

We agree With the Crown Prince that this
is the most senseless war of modern times" We
30 him one better and say Of all time. And at
that We feel fairly the Prince never
done it,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-04

Wonder what the Columbia State thinks Of
President Gonzales OF the free revolutionary
state OF MeXico?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-04

Tho chewing gum merchants now appear in
that lovely farce, How to get gum in and out
OF the package without breaking the seal"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-04

Those German and English poets will have to
do something more dangerous than write Chants
Of Hate Against England" and "a Reply 10 Ger
many's Hate" In the mean time the krupp fac
tory IL talking more loudly than they alI.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-04

II officer does not enforce the law because
me thinks il "inexpedent to do so, can he com
plain If he people consider him AN 'inexpedient"
choice for once?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-04

The fellow who Killed man who owed him
thirty cents win probably have the appropriate
feeling without the necessary change
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-04

Russians Hot Upon Heels of Turkey Head
line This long after tie day that is about all
that's left. for fact.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-04

BY few more graphic interviews Field Mar
shall French will shortly qualify as candidate
for Phi. n. It's cinch that he won't get it
from a katur university. however.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-04

The who had nothing left to identify his
car save the license tag probably thinks he has
the most expensive part of the machine that
Is II he a speeder.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-04

Goods in Scrap Over Reforms in Dress -
Headline Not far enough yet?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-04

Congratulations TO the Radford AdUanec on It's
twenty sixth birthday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-04

Kilkenny cats have nothing on vnla-Carranz
Gouzale s.Zapafa. ct ais.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-04

Wolf of wall Street To Spend TWO Years il
t"n,' sounds like menageIie.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-04

Il How can The city Authorities be expected 10
Anforce the Law against she segregated district
"a Richmond BY vbat authority does fhr We
Rsnsan call upcn the Mayor. and in his failure
npon the Gorerne-, 70 Sc that 'he law is ca
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-08-19
GRAIN GETS UNDER
WAY FOR ENGLAND
Shipments Of Week to Exceed
Last Year by One Million
Bushels

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-Exportation
of grain from the United States 70
again getting under way and ship
ments for the present week are ex-
pected to exceed those OF last week
by more than million bushels.
Il With banks OF New York. Boston.
Chicago and other cities buying grain
bills on executed contracts more free
ly, the situation was greatly improved.
Owing to the lack OF ships exporters
may not be able to fulfill all contract
obligations, but II Is believed most OF
them will be met Reports from Gal.
weston state that 100000 bushels OF
wheat will be shipped from there for
England this week. Boston is TO ship
SOC, 900 bushels. From New York 50O,-
600 busl. els will be shipped within the
next few days and all ships sailing for
British ports later will carry more.
The grain elevators here will begin
20 receive shipments at once. They
have a capacity of l2,000,000 bushels.
Only about 100000 bushels Is under
stood 70 be In New York at the pres.
snt time.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-08-19
SAYS GEbl|lAlVl
IS FIGHT ING
FOR HER LIFE
Has No Thought Of Political Ag-
grandizement, Declares FIRE.
quent Visitor to Europe
CONDEMNS FRANCE FOR
SIDING WITH RUSSIA
Reason, He Says, Is To Protect
Debtor and Try to Grab
Alsace-L Lorraine

That Germany h lighting for her
life and not for political aggrandize.
ment Is the assertion Of Albert Ginz.
berg, representative of q New York
jewelry Arm, who has made "a trips
to Europe In the last Is years and IL,
he says, familiar with conditions In
the different countries there. Mr.
Ginzberg IL In Detroit on q business
trip.
"It will take Europe SO years to re
cover from the effects Of this war.
he said to The Times, "and Germany
will suffer most Of all.
''The Germans are not warlike ol
quarrelsome. They are the mos
|peace-Ioving OF peoples. The military
system which they have built up ha,
come about as an absolutely neces
sary means of protection to preserve
the integrity of the empire from en-
(Continued ON Page Two.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-08-19
Believed Kaiser Has Dashed
With Submarines and Destroy
ers Against Kings
Fleet
DESULTORY FIGHTING
is OFFICIAL REPORT
mo Losses Sustained or Claim
ed" Says London War
Bureau

LONDON, Aug. 19.-While
the official war bureau an
nounces there has been desul-
tory fighting between the Ger
man and British warships in the
North sea, it insists that mo
losses are reported or claimed.
It is stated that the fighting
has been confined to an exchange
Of shots at long range between
scout ships and destroyer divis-
ions.
The bureau says:
"A certain hyeliness is appar-
ent in the southern area of the
North sci" "
This is interpreted to mean
that there are indications of a
possible German dash. with SUBJ
marines and destroyers, against
the British invading fleet. Such
action has been expected, as the
Germans hope Of success on the
seas is based on the belief that
they will be able to pick off indi-
vidually some of the British war
fleet while their own heavy ships
remain under the protection OF
the land guns.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-08-19
COPPER MINERS
OF MICHIGAN
WAR SUFFERERS
Checking of Export by Conflict
Means Big Decrease in
Production
OPERATORS ARE ALREADY
LAYING OFF EMPLOYEES
Rep. Peterman Says Conditions
Will Be More Serious Than
During Strike

Unemployment, with Its attendant
hardships, resulting from the war.
again confronts the copper miners of
Michigan who went through a severe
strike last winter. State Rep. Albert
E. Peterman, of Calumet, who stopped
OF few hours In Detroit Tuesday
afternoon. predicted the conditions in
the copper district will be even worse
than they were during the labor
trouble Of year ago.
Unless the war comes to an end
soon," he said, 'the unemployment
and the actual suffering on the part
I of the miners and their families will
be greater this coming winter than II
was during the strike.
Sixty per cent of the product OF
the copper mines Of the state is des-
tined for export under normal condi
tions. This market was abduptly cut
ION when war broke out. The mine
operators have been forced to cut
down their production. More than q
week ago they began laying on men
The employers are doing the best they
can for the men. Those unmarried
and who have no families dependent
upon them were the first to be laid on
AS many as possible OF the married
men will be kept at work at least on
part time. Without doubt the differ.
ent mines will be operated to a great.
er extent than the present demand for
ore would justify, and a supply for
future demand will be accumulated to
give the employees as much work as
possible, but that fs too expensive a
process to be carried very far"
| Rep. Peterman is running for re-
nomination on the Republican ticket
I in the First district Of Houghton
county. He is without opposition.
However. he asserts that politics In
that section OF the state is badly over.
shadowed by news Of the war and by
It's local consequences.
The Republican contest for the nom
ination for governor, he predicted. will
be close one In the upper peninsula.