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The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-05
kisseIisnsou, Wanted.

lnest line OF fishing tackle in
k. New line of loaded shells re-
ell. safe opened, combinations
te'ed. Keys made; guns and re-
ers repaired. H. f. Ince, AZ
nercia1 avenue, Cairo, Iii. Home
.e 212>K.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-05
Valuable Witness.

A witness being sworn In Shoreditch
(Eng) county court said he would tell
"the truth, the whole truth. and amp
thing but the truth"
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-05
Youthful Chemist
Pretty Bad.

Pretty Bad.
Helen III some talker, isn't she?"
Rather. When she wants to ex.
press her sentiments she has to use
the parcel post"
!; A Milk Mystery.
do cows drink fish, Reginald?"
"Oh, you foolish dear! Why. Of
course not!"
well. found two mianows In our
a,lik this morning."
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-05

FOR SALE Modern up-to~date
No-story residence (stucCol rooms
nd bath, furnace, electric lights
nd gas. Price $4,000. 81 Seventh
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-05

ADVERTISEMENT

reasonable. Spann Peal ESTATE
Mnu. Phone ii,3. III n
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-05
We FAINT SIGNS

Qu@'lty al reasonable prices rhs
Marabie Co Roth phones ga s-ia Il
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-05


4 FOR SALE---635 oath. Six room
ew cottage with bath, electric
ghts, gas. On paved street. Price
400 CASH Loan $500.
1928 34th st. Five room cottage.
ewly papered, electric lights. Price
500 cash balance easy payments.
Sit 25th st. Five room cottage.
ath, furnace, electric lights. Price
100 cash balance easy payments.
ime as new.
2402 Elm st. Eight room. two
Dry with bath, furnace, electric
shts 2i5 lots. 100000.
.LOTS---Choice building lots cor
If Charles and Holbrook each
100000.
a lots S5th and Elm each s325.o0.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-13
rKE aIuHMoNp y.kaIMIAx- So NpAY. sEPTEMRER Ia 1n4

people believe in prohibition as a
principles. but whether a majority of
the people believe in the enforcement
Of law. 4 believe that public senti
mept has nov reached such point
that there are few, IL any, COMMUNE
ties In the State of Virginia where
q majority OF the people would favor
the svfolation of the law. Take the
great array Of prominent citizens Of
Richmond, whose names have been
published as being connected with
tho Local Self-Governnent league,
there IL hardly man in that long
list who would countenapce the viol
lation of law. Major Anderson for
gets that there has been a most
marked change in public sentimen:
regarding the liquor traffic, not only
in Virginia. but in the whole coun-
try. Sevepty-two per cent Of the
people Of Virginia are now living un-
der prohibition laws, fifty per cent
OF the people OF the entire country
are living under like laws, and in
seventy-five per cent Of the territory
Of the United States liquor cannot be
lawfully sold: The attitude Of the
people towards the liquor traffic has
In the last few years undergone a
most marked change. Few Christian
churches now admit liquor dealers
to membership, and many leading
.fraterpal ord. rs exclude them from
their rolls. There has grown up In
Virginia a generation Of voters who,
In accordance with statute, were
Taught in public school the injurious
effect OF alcohol on the human sys-
tenn. Agitation and education has
brought about such a state Of public
mind that the violation of laws
against the liquor traffic. which
would formerly have been coun-
tenanced. wonid not now meet with
liberation. 30 great has been the
change OF the public altitude towards
the sliauep, traffic that there are now
few, II any, communities in the State
where the number Of those in favor
OF prohibition added to the number
Of loyal citiyens like Major Anderson.
ewho believe In the enforcement Of the
law, would not together constitute a
large majority of the community.
Majer Anderson makes the fatal mis-
take OF supposirs that those who
vote against prohibition would coun-
tenance the violation Of the law.
While I am well aware that nearly
ell of che lAwless element of the
State 10 against prohibition, yet 1
reftse to believe that all, or even
q majority OF those who will vote
against prohibition. will stand for
iawlessness On the other hand most
Of them will acqniesce In the will
Of the ma turfty and array themselves
against those who would set the law
at naught.
Maine.
Major Anderson refers to what he
terms the failure of prohibition in
Maine. 1t II doubtless true that pro-
hibition in Maine has had its ups and
downs, Its difficulties and its failures.
but II he wants to know from high
authority, that In spite OF all this,
It has benefited the people OF Maine.
let - him ak the Special Master
Charles E. Littlefield. before whom he
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-13

these States is there now any move
ment towards thu repeal. of the law
If 1t Is a failure as our friends say
It is---if prohibition brings about the
direfEl result pictured by our OPP
ponents. why are the people n these
states so well satisfied and why is
1t that none OF the political parties
declare for a repeal of the law?
Wherever you find n State which
adopted prohibition after a large pro-
portion of the State had already be-
como dry by local option elections.
ard where the Statewide prohibition
'aw was preceded by years of educa-
ton and agitation, you will find that
prohibition has brought about the
most beneficial results. Take the
State OF North Carolina. A circular
letter recently sent out to the bank
ers and wholesale grocers of that
State shows that 306 out df s41 as
Sert that Statewide pphibition has
been beneficial. and 30s out of 500
declare that after over Ave years. ex-
perience with prohibition, they
would vote to continue the measure
Bankers and wholesale grocers are
not noted for being temperance IA
natics and their testimony ought to
be convincing. The farmers of North
Carolina, in convention assembled
week before last, unanimously de-
clared that prohibition had been ben
eficial to their State. In Tennessee
ali three of the NpIitical parties have
declared for n continuance of pro-
hibition. In Kansas prohibition has
been such a success that no public
man dares to suggest it's repeal, and
so it Is with a number of other pro-
hibition States which might be men
toned. The fact that prohibition has
in some States been a failure may
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-13
ACTIVE PERSONAL
WORK IS URGED
W. G. T. e. HOLDS ENTHUSIASTIC
MEE1ING-MRS. ROPP no
SPEAK TUESDAY NIGHT.

At an enthusiastic meeting at w. c.
r. u. headquarters much important
business was transacted and the white
ribboners resolved to be especially
active in personal work during the
few remaining days of the campaign
and to urge their friends and acQuaint-
apces to do their utmost to get out
the full prohibition vosa. Mrs. Weech,
the ". c. T. u. lecturer Ard, organizer.
who has recently mace strong al
dresses in Riclfmnrd ard IN Chester.
Geld county, male an insp!ring talk.
as aid several OF tine honorary mem
bcrs O. the Union. The organization
will not attempt any spectacular or
sensational feature work, but Will II.
Ill proper wavs seek tc help in the
fgM u make Virginia dry
The "silver-tongVed orator" Mrs.
Rofp, Will make ire hrst address of
her third itinerary here in Laurel
Street Methodist church on tuesday
night and on "Wednesday night will
speak at Randolnh-Street Baptist.
Her. great popularity here and
having large audiences all the week.
ences all the week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-13

Is now taking evidence In the Yves.
Virginia debt case at Richmond Mr..
Llttlefieid has spent his life In Blaine,
and has been signaily honored by Its
people, and is a lawyer and s-atea-
man Of national reputation. IL he
Will inquire from this high source,
he will. find that the prohibition OF
the liquor traffic, while it has not
entirely elimipated the evils of in
temperance, has yet greatly de-
creased those evils, and If he de-
sires evidence Of the fact that the
people of Maine think prohibition is
better than the open saloon, let him
bear in mind that the people of that
State have over and over again de-
cided at the polls that their best IN
terest will be served by a continuance
of prohibition.
Prohibition States
But my friend says that fifteen Of
the twenty-four States which have
tried prohibition have rejected 1t.
Here Major Anderson, who Is usually
very care tll IN his statements, Is mis-
lead blythe literature sent out by the
Nduor. interests. Only twenty States
In the Union have actually tried pro-
hibition and ten OF these were car
ried into the prohibition column by
the premature wave which swept
over this country between 1850 and
1850. These laws were not preceded
by the well sustained sentiment
which characterizes today and their
enactment was followed by the de-
moralizing effects of the War Be
tween the States, and the very natural
result was that all but one of the
ten subsequently rejected the law.
But what about the ten States which
have, during this generation. that is'
say within the last twenty-five years,
adopted Statewide prohibition? Only
two have rejected it and the rea-
son 10 not far to see. In the present
prohibition States, for the most part
the enactmsnt of the law was pre-
coded by local option and the quick
ening OF the public conscience by the
agitation incident to many local OPP
ton campaigns The result was that
when Statewide prohibition came, II
had behind 1t a we'll sustained pub
lie sentiment: and in few. II any, OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-13

sbe freely admitted. but X =
"a success anywhcrc II OuGAt
a success IN Virginia. No one
argue that Republican FORK
eminent Is failure becAua9
Spain, Hungary, Holland and
al tried and afterwards reJcct44
Those who have been fighytM
evils OF intemperance In virginia
so many years have been 0G
an enemy entrcnched behind ~
1t is high time that the moral
of the State be no longer hand
by the law. They have the riN
ask the State to take away fr0u
liquor traffic the protection An4|
spectabillty which the law has L.
1t. When the prohibitiop
passed the victory will not ~ e.
plcte. 1t will take years OF viki1
and hard work. but no man WM4
really In earnest in his effoxees
make this world better piss
which to live, viii be deferred Ia
making the effort by reason az
magnitude OF the task. The teM4
ings OF history and of the scriptua
ard our faith in the ultimate trtuM
of right will impeI US to continue
fight even II the battle must BE-
inch ny inch. E.
JOHN GARLAND POLI4ARn
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-13
OBSERVE THIS AS
PROHIBITION DAY
MANY CHURCHES AND SUNDAY
SCHOOLS USING SPECIAL PRO-
81 GRAMS FOR OCCASION.

Today Is being observed in hum
dreds OF vi1gfURa Sunday schools and
churches a. Statewide prohibition
Sunday. There has been prepared and
distributed throughput Virginia q
catechism' for use on the liquor ques-
ton, and many thousands Of these
have been printed ana distributed by
the Anti-salosh league
In Richmond 4 number Of the
pastors are preaching sermpns on
the question, and at Pine-Street Bap-
tist church q rally meeting 10 to be
heids at $40 this afternoon. when
large number Of interested persons
will hear addresses by Rev. J. M.
Rowland. and other speakers. Just
how many individual churches are
holding meetings Is not, known. but
a large. majority OF the Sunday schools
nave sent In requests for catechisms
and these are being used freely In
Richmond.
Hundreds Of speakers are out In
ehe State today in the interest OF the
Statewide campaign, while many
local speakers hn various sections a:e
also making addressss.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-13
wnI Carry virginia Dry.

Major Anderson says THAT he does
not want to see the high character OF
our people for honorable, manly and
[upught conduct, and their frankness
and their dutiful obedience to law, ui,-
de pmined BY the sinIdious. influences
Of such mistaken Legislation for their
reformation" and calls on a merciful
Lheaven to save his people from this
dread catastrophe. Can. anyone .tell
what Major Anderson means in the
above quoted sentence which appears
In black type In his letter. Can Ma
jor Anderson tell what he means?
He speaks OF the high character OF
orr people for honorable. manly and
upright conduct and says that he does
not wish to SEQ 1t debased. How does
Major Anderson or anyone else sup
pose that tho high character of our
people can be dsbased by the adop-
Aon of Statewide prohibition. We be-
lievs that . man OF Major Anderson
legal mind. after careful reading OF
| this plea, should move to strike 1t
from the record. so that 1t may no
longer appear that the high character
Of virginia can ba dehased IN the
adoption Of law by which the sale
Of liquor II not given the sanction Of
tho law. Major Anderson's picture. in
connection with his letter. is very
good, hut in our opinion his letter
needs to be remodeled. Many Of our
good People like Major Anderson. but
his letter IL .noa ut all catchy. Our
people are going>to carry Virginia dry.
They sea what the saloon has done In
The. past. what It Is doini ,nOw. and
they Know what IL Will continue to do,
40 they have decided not to legalixe
the iniquity' any Longer. and cure ~
by Statewide prohibition. n Major
Anderson. thinks that the high charao-
ter Of NkElnians will bs dehased by
fhe adoption Of Statewide prohibition,
be will doubtless have an opsrtupity
Of seeing the matter tested ana we
FEEL sure of seeingvhs folly Of his pre-
diction. Men Of Virginia, or OF any
other country, who have high Shnrac-
ter, may become debased by the con-
tinued use Of intoxicants, WHICH brings
drunkenness. and the indulgence In
other bad practices. but they will
never become debased by doing what
they can to lessen drunkenness by
the adoption OF Statewide prohibition
Bedford Democrat
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-13
MASTERLY REPLY

CONTINUED from First page.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-13
win You cunscnt7

Those who vote against Statewide
prohibition. or who stay way from
The polls on September % and DO not
Vote at all. consent.to the continuance
in, Virginia Of. ten dispensar3es, 500
saloons, 1871 retailers and shippers.
SO brandy dlstillers. IS social clubs.
10 resorts and hotels. Will you en-
ter your protest against these enemies
Of the church and humanity. or will
you consent to their continuance and
all the evil they bring upon our
state! On your vote they will live
or die-ReHgious Herald.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-13
Vote Out The Saloon.

The Gazette does not believe that
there are fifty men in Williamsburg
who would vote to reopen saloons
here. and why? Look al the empty
jail Compare the number Of drunk
ards Here with the number less than
fifteen years aroA Visit the corners
uptown and downtown whore the
saloons .1ourisiied q decade ago. Does
pronisitlon prohibit: II not, what has
brought about the nnstam6rphosis Of
these corners where, two husky
saloons held open their inviting
,docrs3 what has made r. possible
for our wives add daughters 70 walk
unmolested along the sidewalks ana
what has taken away the drunkard
frsm The whiskey-in-feasd. districts
You may saS. "Oh thsy drink II At
hemA" II Il not 80: a drunk win not
stay under shelter and It 10 a thing
that speaks for itself. The bald fact
Ii that williamsburg has become .
sober town because the temptation to
drink has bsen removal Aeom the boys
who are tho rsestits pf the drunk
afd's asmy. That e AiI-taae removal
u sfie Vemptx&iu1E Hi f4ett---tife
Voters Of WlnixansbqSg and James
City simply vote to remuve this same
insideous foe, the open SALOON. from
the other cities OF the State .that the
youths Of those cities may not Be put
to the test OF f1sisting their tcmnta-
'tim? What father, o. .. son will deny
the city hsy che santA bNssihg no
has secured forlAte ownf
The Gazette Knows that the pro-
posed Law willynA prohibit tina drink
ine ana the Mles6 liquor IA yfrSihfa,
buA W have esnsA enough 70 know
that It wilr do Tor other cities ~ much
a. 1t hag done for Williamsburg. As
long ~ Graine ana grapes and fruits
grow and ACIDS can be used. 1ntoxi-
cants will b plentiful but Virginia
at least can outlaw the sale and re-
press those who would break the law.
We have confidence In the people of
Virginia that they can and will en-
force the Jaw, onoe Il Ii enacted. and
that the blind tiger saloon will mot
be SO prolific Of debauchery az
licensed dives that make criminals Of
our youths before they have left their
mothers side.
Vote out the open saloon; Virginia
viii take care, of the lawbreakers.
Let US set the one question at = time.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-13

h convenient device for locahxing the
operation OF the State government.
The local officers are charged with
fine States business, and the couln-
ties ana catiss exercise only such
rights ~ are granted by tho State
government As the Supreme Court
of the United States has put IT.
''fhe ocent1As. 1r1 Involuntary polit-
ical Of civil Aivfksons OF the State
created by general laws 20 aid In the
ADMINISTRATION Of governn4enA" The
counties and catiAs are. simpiy Gov
ernmentd aS1noies Of the 6tAtes and
must execute tho VIII. OF tho State.
The ExpsrScncB OF Other 6tatcs.
The second aud last. question to be
considered II whether the experience
OF other States unVer Statewide pro-
hibfeion d such - to give M reason
Able Efound to believe that prohibi-
ton will, be baneffcta1' 10 tho people
OF virginia. The Question hAfofe u
Ii not whether. We c&n completely
Sep tho sale Of liquor BY Statewide
Fprohibisaon; but Whether the evi1 Of
Ntomoefanco WI b IesB0nSd BY the
adoption Of mat measure. We can
NOT clAim that prohibition win ina
medlately or even In the near future
entirely 1t6p Ahe sale Of liquor It
70 not incumbens on. the friends a
prohibition to. show any& such result,
Il - only necessary to SHOW that pro-
liSitiSn IL - good beginning In thS
direction OF lessening the evils Of the
traffic.
LAW EnfoHkHment.
Major Anderson argues that the
law will not bosenforced IN a conf
munity where majority. OF tho poo
pie OF tho communitv pave voted
against the enactment of tho law.
He assurne4 that everysman who votes
against prohibition can be scoupted
on as using his influence against the
enforcement Of. the law. In this he
is mistaken. He himself II ,against
the enactment Of the law. but II 1t 10
passed no man in the State would
be moro earnestly In favor OF en-
forcing the law. Whyf Because
he believes In law and .order. Aud
so with hundreds and thousands Of
citizens. who DO not believe In State
wide prohibition. After the enacs-
ment Of the law the question would
be. not whether . majority OF tho
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-13

IL there any. doubt that 1t improves
ooncerned. 10 vote LIQUOR out 81 II?
Permit ~ to take an instance: In
tar WEEK heta. jast year there were
steven arrSsts 81 thx, police. ten con-
victtons e once IN Police court, and
one case Continued. On the second
morning OF the fair, three appeared
ii Police court. two charged with
being drunk ana down" ana ono
with 7beinx ..drunk and di1oDderly..
Ter' .s es. ana the one ssas
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-13
MISS THORPE IS
STILL unconscious

Miss Pauline V. Thorpe. OF 1877 tn
South Randolph street, who was H.
jured early Friday morning IN an ousS
tomob.le accident near Belvidere au0s
Grace streets, is stiIl In a danger0uys
condition and has not regained Con-
sciousness. An examination has shown
that she is suffering concuss.oH 81
the brain. a compound fracture OF tAps
Jaw, numerous decorations and many
severe bruises.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-13
Beware Of The Tricks
Of The Liquor Traffic

The people Of Virginia are warned against the
use Of money in the election Of September %, and
also against placing any reliance in false and SLAM
derous statements circulated too late to be corrected
The Virginia law on bribery in elections is very
severe and the effort Of the representatives Of the
hqdor traffic to debauch the electorate Of Virginia
should be rebuked by an overwhelming defeat, and
the men who engage in such efforts should be severely
punished. We hope and believe they will.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-13

where there are saloons. is 1t not fair
70 arpue that II Harrisonburg were
dry. conditions here would improve
still more and II the whole State
were dry. we should deceive ,immeas-
,1rably greater benefit? The logic
seems to us NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Leader.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-13
CHEERING CROWDS
HEAR DIR. SMALL

Especial to The Richuond vrginian.,
Blackstone. Va. Sept. 12.-Rev. sam
Small, delivered . strong etatewidc
address in LuneneurK county tcday
TO a large and enthusiastic andaence
and also one to a tremendous eroWd
OF voters on the 4reets OF the Town
of Blackstone this afternoon. vas
one ef the strongest arraignments OF
the iiuuor traffic heard In many day
Hon John Garland Pollard deliver
"a . strong. 4einperance address In
Grove last night to large audience
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-13

Sufficient unto the day is the evil
thereof. Gazette.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-13
PRESS ON PROHIBITION

open saloon IN Virginia, and II claims
a circulation Of $4,000 copies weekly
We canxratulate our neighbor on rs
resurrection and rehabiiitAtio its sud-
den and unprecedented growth and
prosperity. You wbo- may have
thought the. day. e miracles was past
behold 2 miraciee
There appeapedsin the Abingdon vir-
gilman a week or two ago an article
in which conditions in Tennessee were
grossly mierepresented. The paper
asked its readers, 20 believe, among
other unreasonable 4hinS1 mat the
state a rennessee was in hnancial
.aa.ts as a result 6f the prohibition
law which had. destroyed . nduof
revenue OF $3.50. ooo a year: that cities
and counties hax'e been forced TO Issue
bonds to cover de6cits and that the
various counties have levied or would
levy a special poll tax TO save their
public schools.
The truth Is that all tho trouble
Tennessee has had over prohibition
has been OF political nature, due to.
The fact that the question was made
= political iss,le. The last two sessions
II the lARislatyre were diagraceful
hrcause OF the fi,ihusterane tactics en.
plevcd by the Motions. and the STATES
interests have ybeen neglected N some
snssances. But TENNESSEE Ia financially
as strong today as It. ever was. =.
In .he course Of its latest effort
20 show that the prohibiton law has
practically baukruvted Tennessee and
has imposed q heavy rdnancisl burden
on it's people. the Abingdon paper
rays.
Tennessee outIawAd the liquor tref-
nc and then taxed 1t. Since. prohfoi-
:ion wa~ adopted in that State, shs
state cities and cotnies have col
'erai In privileges FROM the. liquor
dealers more than t5600.0oo and
PASSED. Il TO the general f4nd. The
stata atone has been coiles6nS $780,
900 every year from HQncr dealers
slnre prohibition waa adopted The
-1ttiAe-and- col,61aAs- AaXa- collected
more than. douf1e- flnAk sim"
tn other words the STATE and the
cities and tnhfnti1s have been collect
snr Sl,ooAO0o : y4ar from liquor
dealers siDoe the prohibition law. was
SNseed Plat il as much or m6rs
pe~enue than rho liquor trafiic paid
hefcre It was aboiished. Yet the
fftends OF fhe aleon conAsud that Ten
nescee ard tfe cities and counties
n the StskA, hevs. e6nA 70 the deu-
njffon boD-w0w4 .4iranciall$. since the
prdhtbkion law. ~As passed!
Most 81 ti,e .huEA fund that hes
haen raiaed. by the. liquor interests to
save their trAfhc in virE4nia 10 being
SCENT for PUBLICITY. ana this ID fair
~smpie . -fthe sT1nHents Chat are being
made for the perpatrit1on OF the.
sAicon.-Bristol Herald Courier.