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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-19

Scarcely turning from the door where she has
bade adeu to the American Bankers Richmond
throws even wider to the Master Bakers the
door of hospitality that is never closed The
bankers came and saw our city. They were evi.
IDENTIFY pleased with what they saw and we hope
that they will come again, individually or in
their friends If not collectively or in person
To the Master Bakers we now extend the cor,
DIAL welcome of Richmond We do not know
great deal about the baking business But
then We knew even less about banking business
and when the conventions Of both have passed
on into TIE history that We like to refer to we
leieve that We say that we have learned
great deal from both Bankers and Bakers
While they are with us we hope that the
members of this second great convention will
remember that they are in city that prides
itself on its hospitality less than on its pro-
gress. It's prosperity and its business ability.
Therefore, do not hesitate to make yourselves
free to take advantage of the hospitality that
is yours 20 freely. Again we welcome you.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-19

Looking Ahead.

We have never been among those who have
ascribed sinister political motives to Rev. James
Cannon n the determined and persistent part
taken by him In behalf of temperance reform.
On the contrary. have always believed that
he was actuated by deep of religious and
licensed sale of liquor in Virginia. That Dr.
CannSn Is a brave and brainy man, with many
other qualities Of a good statesman. he has
fully demonstrated, and the Democratic party
might look longer and find man far less fitted
for the s5rernership than he and while he has
rot stated IN many words that he would
decline to become candidate. he has made II
clear that he does not regard his work as lying
in that direction. In recent statement pub
&shed elsewhere IN this issue. he does express
he opinion that the people of Virginia should
elect as the next governor who believes
III the wisdom and righteousness of Statewid
prohibition. and who will, therefore from per-
sonal conviction. do everything possible TO make
the prohibition law success
With this frank statement from the prohib-
ton Leader" virtually eliminating himself from
consideration in connection with the governor
ship there still remain two men Congressman
Carter Class and Attorney General John Gar
land Pollard, who VIII measure up 70 the ideal
Of DR. Cannon on the prohibition question. and
whose private life ana character absolutely
above reprcach, either Of whom would I'LL
the guberHatoria1 chair with honor and dtstinc-
ton, aud execute the laws in such way as TO
make mos effective the will OF the people as
expressed the 22d of Septmher-Southside
Sentinel
1--WE call attention to the following sentence
from Or Cannons statement upon which the
sentinel comments: Personally. however. have
never had any desire to be governor of yfr-
ginia lave such desire today, and / do
not expect to have any such desire In the
future"--I2d yirginian)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-19
PRESIDENT WILSON'S LITTER.

q The FtfginiaH prints today the campaign let
MT OF President Wilson in behalf Of the return
e power of the Democratic party II Is docu-
ment Of characteristic force directness, and con-
Ection. It strikes TO the heart OF the present
throughou, the country the sure defense Of hts
party's position
The president does not hesitate to single out
the keynote Of his administration and his
parsy's source Of power. He calls it "a single
purpose 70 destroy private control and SET bust
Ness free" This he points out has been the
moving force III tire great constructive work of
nemocraey In The most remarkable period of
legislation and administration the country has
ever seen. He traces 10 it the success Of the
tariff reform policy, of the Currency Bill and Of
his foreign policy as we'll. He tests by it the
various acts OF his administration conducted in
practical cooperation and counsel with his party
He gives to all their Just due and claims for
Democracy whole the credit for the triumphs
g u has wrought. Write Mr. Wilson rs rot 10
campaign for his party on the stump, he has
Put into he mouth Of every candidate for office
the words that to represen. the work of the
rarty before the public. We join with the presi-
dent In saying that We Took forward with
confidence to the elections The voters Of the
United States have never failed to reward real
service
The document. like all OF Mr.. Wilson's pub
lie utterances is brief but trenchent Striking
phrases abound. and only a thorough reading
cf the whole can bring out It's full import The
reasons for maintaining the Democratic party
are cogently and eoncsely put before the voters
In few striking phrases from which we take
the following
They fthe voters) know that without a Con-
Esess in close sympathy with the administra-
tior e whole scheme OF peace and honor and dis
Interested service to the world OF which they
have approved, cannot be brought to its full
realization"
And again; EVERY thoughtful man that
change IF parties made Just now would set
the clock back, not forward"
Once moro the president has evinoed his COM
pjete ability to set forth the principles Of
DEMOCRACY for the voters of America We do
cot believe that his presentation will be I'M
railing,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-19
The True Objective

which surely has upon 1t the eternal
sanction, to inculcate restraint, self.
control, to show particularly TO the
younger people the deadly peril of
such indulgence. In such nropa-
ganda we shall be greatly helped in
Virginia by the results that will como
from the election IN September. It
will be a fatal blunder. nevertheless,
to think of these results as the com.
pleticn Of our work.
with some timidity we venture
upon another caution. We have Kept
our temperance movement in Virginia
in large part free from the faint OF
selfish political and personal ends. as
we have kept ii free. also, to graft.
flying degree. from factional and par
tisan politics. We must continue this
policy. We have right, of course.
and we ought to exercise it, to make
sure that men who go into our legis-
lative or executive offices will he zeal
ous and earnest in the enforcement o;
the law. Nobody can reasonably OBJ
ject 20 this requirement. In deter
mining whether they will or not we
have right to take into account their
Where they have de-
nounced the law as tyrannical or pre-
dicted that 1t would be impossible OF
enforcement. we have a right to
reckon with these declarations. But
we must not forget that there are
many men In the public life of thu
State who did not vote for this law
who will be thoroughly honest and
conscientious in securing its enforce
ment. Temperance people could no.
undertake any prescription of men %
this type without helittling their own
enterprise and laying the foundation
for all sorts of petty politics. For
temperance people as well as others
the prime question In the case of any
personal candidacy ought 10 be: Is
he honest and capable ? IT he is, hs
has right to aspirt TO public posi-
ton; II he Is not, no matter what his
course was an the enabling act, he
ought TO be left at home. In other
words, this great political influences
and power which the temperance peo-
pie are now able to exercise ought to
be used only for the purposes which
the temperance movement contem-
plates. and we must be very careful
TO see 10 ii that 1t is not m!sused
either to reward political friends o.
10 punish political enemies.
Without pretending to any of tho
qualities of the seer, we nevertheless
are confident in the opinion that our
temperance movement in virginia has
come 10 the place where Its periis
t9fe commensurate, with Its apportu-s
mites and responsibilities.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-19

such sentiment has been expressed and that
gives ground for the belief that the opponents
of prohibition have bowed to the Inevitable and
ere willing te line up fer the enforcement of
tie law.
In fact. we believe, the action of the state
Fair management in barring liquor from the
grounds did not keep a single person away
from the fair. While, on the other hand. 1t
Is known fact that many attended who would
have remained away had liquor been sold. At
tendance a. all OF the fairs is lighter this year
than on previous occasions. this fact being moro
of a necessity than preference. The conditions
on the farm brought about by the lateness OF
the tobacco crop. the condition of the markets
and the general unrest over the country brought
about by careless and reckless talk of effect Of
the European on markets In this country,
is the solution. and 1t Is refreshing to OBJ
serve that attributes the light attend
ance at the State Fair to the fact that no liquor
was sold there. 1t would have been insult
TO the people Of Virginia had such been the
case.-Chase City Progress
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-19
INWARD IN THE BALANCE.

II IS reported that Harvard University was
offered ten million dollars TO dispense with
the services of Professor Hugh Muensterberg 1t
Ii said tha; Professor Nuensterberg Immediately
resigned The Petersburg fnd.rA ppedl informs
ue that the offer Of ten million came from an
unknown English officer. was written a post
card and thar the officers uncle was unaware
of the ten million resources of his nephew The
baltimore American adds the information that
Professor Muensterherg's resignation not
accepted by the university,
The cause Of the disturbance is said 10 have
been the professors pro-German utterances, he
being subject of the kaiser by birth, breeding
ind citizenship, but now holding an important
iectnreship in Americas greatest university
We are NOT inclined to DISCUSS the cause OF the
disturbance To view ii is immateria, The
circumstances OF the offer and its acceptance or
rejection are also beside the point The only
issue before he Harvard authorities is the ques-
tion of shaping their policies and governing
their utterances 10 conform with Tho hribe of
.en-miion-dolIar gift.
Ten million dollars r. not a small sum. Even
for Harvard University it is not 10 be Gespised
but when condition concerning the retention
3sci dismissal on a member OF the university
faculty is attached the ten million might become
ten billion and the university could III afford
10 accept IL with such condition
l@ The tone OF Professor Muensterberg's state
nents may not have been either wise timely
III they were neither than the university author
sal1es themselves were amply powerful TO dis
pense with the professors services But when
H takes ten million dollars in the opposite scale
8o make MS presence odious to the university
then II is high time for American educators 10
a4ake stock Ct their situation
We do NOT believe the story az reported We
t1Ye confluence in the authorities OF the college
Md believe that reports Of the incident have
6een exagRerased, We prefer to think with the
& H1nngican that the authorities have refused 10
3coop& the professors resignation. Harvard has
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-19
Who's InOny No,yY

While 1t required argument OF persuasive
ness Ike unto brickbat between the two eyes
10 enigh7en the State Fair Association with
respect TO its public duty on the liquor question
II Is to be commended. even upon its belated
bow to tho imperial will of Virglpias Christian
In its ignorance Of what the countryside ac-
tually means to the State generally especially
Richmond 1t seems for years to have cooper
ated vigorously with certain other institutions
Of that city to ALLEVIATE their rural kindred;
let now forgive and, as far as possible for
get their stupidity, however. to the end that
they NAV learn, in the language of the phil
nsopher of Merry Mills, who's Ioony Now
Northampton Times
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-19
PEOPLES FORUM
VIII Prohibition Prohibit?

Editor Nirginan:
sir.-Ths virginians have decided by wore
Of nearly two to to try Statewide prohibit
ton not being satisfied with getting about
nineteen tWentieths of the State dry by local
option; unwisely IL seems to this writer who
voted for local option in his community, but
against Statewide" chiefly because he thought
that prohibition could not be maintained in
cities as large as Richmond and Norfolk. where
a majority opposed IL. He hopes now that he is
mistaken. and Will do all he can to make the
efforts TO success And 1t will succeed
except h. earnest effort of all good citizens to
back It. both those who voted for Il and those
who voted against II.
Two dangers threaten her: first, that those
who voted fer It may think thar IL will work
cut all right, as it were. automatically like laws
which supported by the moral sense of
every one. the whole body of citizens: as. q. e,
laws against theft ami murder law of this
kind, n sumptuary law, aimed at what is not
morally wrong, lacks such intrinsic force, and
needs special care and vigilance in execution,
Ike laws against smuggling and excise laws
second danger Is that those who voted
against it may yield TO that common weakness
II human nature that fixes to see its prophecies
whether Of good III, falalled, and they be
allie 10 say. II told you so" A Jonah spirit, we
may call it. since Jonah felt 1t. and said even
20 the Lord II pray thee, o Lord was not this
my saying when was vet in my country" And
was angry because the Lord spared Nineveh
Which JoHan al piS Wished
to perish that great city wherein more
than six thousand persons that could not
discern between their right hand and their left
hand tinroeent bahes), and also much cattle.
Fourteen out of twenty-four States that have
tried Statewide" have given 1t mp. presnrna bly,,
as a failure This warns us how difficult a
task is before us.
Will prohibition prohibit in Virginia? We
shall see. 1t will take a hard pull. long
pull. and a pull all together to accomplish IL.
If it falls, It will be largely from or both
causes above mentioned.
BERKELEY MINOR.
Staunton, Va, Oct. 1s.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-19
Who Made the First Felt
Hat?

The felt hat is as old as Homer.
The Greeks made them in skull-caps,
conical, truncated. narrow, or broad
brimmed. The Phrygian bonnet WAS
an elevated cap without brim, the
apex turned over in front. 1t Is
known as the cap of liberty" An
ancient figure of Liberty in the times
Of Antonius Iivius. AID. l15. holds
the cap in the right hand, The
Persians wore soft caps; plumed hars
were the head-dress of the Syrian
corps Of Xerxes: the broad brim was
worn by the Macedonian kings Cas-
tor means a beaver. The Armenian
captive wore a plug hat. The NOR
chants OF the fourteenth century wore
q Flanders beaver Charles VII, in
1863, wore n felt hat lined with red
and plumed. The English men and
women in 1910 wore close wooden or
knitted caps: two centuries ago hats
were worn In the house. Pepys. IN
his dairy. wrote: September. 1864.
got q severe cold because took on
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-19
Freight-Rate Issue.

The Interstate Commerce Commission Is to
take up neyt week the petition OF the Eastern
railroads for a rehearing the question of
permitting Il uniform per cent advance of
freight rates. The railroads are, apparently. in
hopefully cxpectant attitude, mainly for the
reason that they feel that the embarrassments
under which they struggling are now so
apparent that argument is needed to brace
their petition. And then, too most of the sys-
TENS have been. trying out the money-saving
suggestions made by the commission without
obtaining anything like adequate relief. The
commission itself seems to have suspended the
of of the suggested rmeedes.
Among the suggestions made by the Interstate
Commission in refusing to grant the per cent
sdyance was that the roads should make charges
for sporting and "switching." Most of the
ca rriers acted upon this advice, but the COM
mission recently suspended the spotting and
switching tariffs until April Is of next year
State commissions have interfered with the en-
fcrcement Of some of the revenue-ralsng
schemes suggested in the January decision. and
the railroads are more convinced than ever
that the proposed uniform s. per cent advance
in rates is he simplest and best possible method
CT relief--Batimcre American.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-19
Generally Speaking
Not a Fan.

After reading the following editorial utter
ance presume the editor of the Virginia
Citizen Is not fan:
Let be thankful that at least one war
is over, and that quickly-the battle of the
bats, While might have preferred seeing
the Pennsys beat the Yanks. our thanks are
due the latter. long it destined for
them to win, that they made it short. The
agony of millions throughout this country could
not have stood the strain much longer with
out producing q rupture of some kind When
thirty to forty thousand people attend one
Of these games 1t Is not surprising that there
were enough fools among them to spend a
whole night in line IN order to get tickets for
the game OF next day"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-19
GOULD ASKS COURT
TO VACATE ORDER

New York, Oct. is---George ]. Gould
has asked the Supreme Court to vacate
an order for his examination before
trial in his suit against his brother.
Howard Gould, and his brothers wife.
Mrs Katherine Clemmons Gould. to
foreclose q tax lien on Fifth avenue.
property. Mrs. Could alleges that the
purpose of the suit Is to deprive her
of her dover rights in the property.
In his application to he relieved
from examination. Mr.. Gould says that
even II there Is conspiracy between
himself and his brother. Howard. he
would not be competent witness TO IL
because he cannot be compelled to
testify against himself Moreover, he
denies that there IS any conspiracy.
and says that the only basis for the
charge is that he Is Towards brother.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-19
REVIVAL SERVICES
At DENNY STREET

Revival services, which will last for
two or three weeks, were opened in
Deny Street Methodist Church yester-
day morning, with an inspiring ser
mon by Rev Thomas Jemison. OF
Jefferson City, Tennessee. Last even
ing a second sermon was preached by
the evangelist and an eys< larger at
tendance than that at the morning
service was registered.
Tom Jemison Is a speaker of force
and ia well known as an evangelist OF
drawing power. He VIII preach daily
for two or three weeks. Rev. j, w,
Eure, pastor Of the church, said last
night that the opening revival was
highly gratifying in point of attend-
ance and interest manifested and that
he expected a series OF great meet
inEs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-19

as It's chief duty the establishment of Ideals
Tor the youth of America Ar institution that
would put before the public the spectacle Of
such an offer and such an acceptance as In
timsted In same news dispatches is In serious
Danger OF torfeting the position Of honor and
respect 10 which It has attained after many
vars of labor But we do net believe that the
Incident Ia true as reported.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-19
The State Fair and the Sale of Liquor.

Last week was held the State Fair in Rich
mond some ninety-odd thousand people paying
car-fare from Richmond out to the Fair
Grounds. according to an estimate furnished
py officers of the street car company There
probably were many IN attendance who reached
he Fair Grounds by other means than street
cars, perhaps, running UP the total to hum
dred thousand. This is said TO he smaller
attendance than last year, even though last year
ii rained every day while -hc fair was in
progress.
1t occurs to us bit wonderful that the
people who oppose Statewide prohibition of
the sale OF liquor and prohibition of the sale
OF liquor the Fair Grounds do not attribute
the falling OF in attendance to that fact No
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-19
The Dry Side
Young Men Put Old Dominion DRY

dispatch from Washington says that great
surprise was expressed at the size of the pro-
hlbition majority REGISTERED in Virginia Most
a me virginia congressman. says the dispa tch,
declared 1t was victory of young men over
the older generation, The older men. they said
had been accustomed always TO having a drink
when they pleased and regarded prohibition
vote as a curtailment OF their proper privileges
The young men, on the other hand have real
zed the harm which liquor does to COM
tnunity anc the necessity for abolshine 1t from
all connections with business and trade-Rad-
ford Democrat
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-19

my hat at dinner; and again, IN
January, 1865. he got another cold
by sitting too long with his head
bare. to allow his wife's maid to
comb his hair and wash his ears; and
Lord Clarendon. in his essay, speaking
of the decay OF respect due the aged.
says that In his younger days he
never kept his hat on before thoae
older than himself. except at dinner.~
In the thirteenth century Pope In
nocent ~ allowed the cardinals the
use OF the scarlet cloth hat. The hats
now III use are the cloth hat. leather
hat. paper hat. silk hat, opera hat.
spring brim hat. and straw ordinarily.
This is another of the answers to
the many thousand interesting ques-
ttons contained only In the Book ef
wonders now being distributed by
this paper. The coupon on another
page secures It for you, read It care
fully Any boy who owns this book
can know as much at sixteen - III
father did at forty. sEs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-19
DR.. COTTRELL FINDS
AUTOMOBILE GONE.

DR.. S. S. Cottrell. Of GIT Chamber.
iyn Avenue. Ginter Park. reported to
the police last night that his auto
mobile, had been stolen from in front
of the Chamber Of Commerce Build.
ing. between $40 and $50 o'clock
last night. DR. Cottrell had Just step
ped into the building on some im-
portant business and was only in the
building twenty minutes. When he
came out his car was missing Tho
licensed number of the car was 1917.
The police have notified all sar-
rounding cities Of it's disappearance
and have arrested the police OF these
cities TO arrest parties found in pos
session of it,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-19
Carolina Approves.

The election of President Alderman OF the
University Of Virginia and Bishop Kilgo, for
merly president of Trinity College, to the di-
rectorate Of the Southern Railway shows that
the Southern is searching for the best talent
possible. These two men will help the road
Raleigh Times.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-19

President Wilson Is the only public man we
know who would dare say ''that that and that
on stretch and hope to make sense of it, pu,
he did It. And what is more he made more
gcnse Of an expression like that than many OF
them do Of simpler ones.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-19

And now they are starting Buya- Beck. Move
mont That is the best we have heard. for It's
always been the Borrow a-Boek Movement
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-19

Rock Island stockholders are probably In
clined 10 begin Mr.. Yoakum's name with an s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-19

The European war goat is named ''Strategi
Reasons" and is owned Jointly by the allies ant
the kaiser.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-19

the Bankers were here Said the Baker.
What's the diff; we've got the dough, too"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-19

friend said to one Of the incoming Bakers:
Well, we nearly overlooked you last week while
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-19

The kaiser has another Brughes in soak 70
he Belgiens
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-19

The British also went Hawking.