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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-28
CONGRATULATIONS
record Z

The Fvgiftton expresses the feelings of
large number of the citizens of Richmond and
Virginia when II 3ays that with regret will DR.
IS, J, Young be allowed to leave the work in
which he Is engaged for the advancement of the
cause Of righteousness In the city
Fer many years. and at different periods. DR.
Young has been an active and influential citizen
OF his city and State As a minister he stands
Al the top of his calling and his reputation q
pastor and preacher needs no comment here
The work to which pr. Young has been called
j. large one and those who had the task of
choosing their men acted wisely in adding him
to the teaching force Of the new university.
1t is with regret that give him up. and
IL Is with profit that those who receive MIN
profit by onr loss. The FirGnian wishes for DIR.
Young the fullest measure Of success and use
funess In hts new work He and the univer-
sity 10 be congratulated their acquisition
Of each other.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-28

Here is another interesting letter to Score
tary Owen, OF the Local Self-t3overnment league
Blackstone. Va, July II. 1914.
Mr. Rem 4 Owen Secretar-y Local Self Govern
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-28

It IL matter OF more than usual local in
tereSt that nineteen liquor dealers. eight OF them
retailers and eleven in the wholesale trade, who
had been granted licenses for the coming year.
have failed TO pay the required fee and will so
out OF business The explanation that several
Of them give is that there is no longer living
In the trade and that they must get into some
thing that pays better, This Is all the more re-
markable, Phadelphia's number Of saloons,
IN comparison with other large cities. is small.
With population of nearly 100000 perrna-
nent residents and those engaged in business
or pleasure here. there less than 2 900 tav-
erns or about one for every 900 persons.
This must be considered a decidedly modest
proportion
AS the prohibition movement has made little
headway IN the city it is only natural to suppose
that this decline in drinking reflects a general
and progressive tendency. This is especially
noticeable when 1t is remembered that at the
time of the high license law went into effect.
some twenty-stx or twenty-seven years .ago
when the population of the city was not much
over 100000, there were not far from 5000
saloons, one to every &c persons num-
Der much greater than there was the past year.
Philadelphia Record
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-28
WHY klPLING QUIT DRINKING BEER

and staggering. fickered out into the
lstreet~-drunk. gentlemen and ladies.
as Days swine-drunk as lords They
disappeared down Il side avenue, bat
could hear their laughter long after
they were cut OF sight. And they
were all children of sixteen or seven
teen.
Then. recanting previous opinions,
became a prohibtionist. Better II liz
that a man should 10 without his
beer in public places. and content
himself with swearing at the narrow
mindedness OF the majority. better 1t
Is TO poison the inside with very vile
temperance drinks and to buy lager
furtiyely at back doors, than to bring
to the lips cf young fools.
such as the four I had seen.
understood now why the preachers
rage against drink. Some say. there
Is no harm in it. taken moderately
and yet. my own demand for beer
helped directly to send these two girls
reeiing won the dark street to-rGod
only knows to what end. II liquor is
worth anything IL Is worth taking a
little trouble to come at--such trouble
rs a man will Undergo TO compass his
own desires. II Is not good that we
shall let 1t lie before the eyes OF
children. and / have been a fool In
writing tn the contrary"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-28
The Trumpetcr Does Good.

A copy OF letter sent Hon. B. p. Owen:
West Point, va, July "a, 1914.
Hon Ben p. owen. Richmond, Va.
Dear Sr,-~The one hundred copies OF the
Trumpeter came yesterday just was leaving
for the Rappahannock colored Baptist conven-
ton, which was being held q few miles from
here / distributed nearly all the papers there
with telling effect TO the cause. The Trulnpeter
Is the best campaign document l have been
able to get hold Of Please send me 100 more
copies for distribution at the King William
Baptist (colored) association. to be held next
week.
Dr w w randrum made an address at the
Kappa hammock colored association and DR.. Nc
Daniel has been asked to address the King
William association.
Why don't you organize a Local Self-Gov-
eminent league IN West Point? The Statewiders
are making heavy gains all around here all the
time and unless you get busy there will not be
enough local elf-government people around
here to count the votes
believe that the coiored people are
going about four to one dry, which is
much dryer han the white people VIII vote.
I hope you will answer this letter and send
promptly the 90 copies asked for. Any further
information will be cheerfuy given. L will
distribute your literature with pleasure and
help you IN every way possible 50 long as you
are accomplishing the same results as you have
been doing in the past.
Yours truly. B. r. BAGBY.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-28
TEXAS AND VIRGINIA.

The rirdindn would point out to those who
nary have been Interested In the election in Texas
on Saturday that the issues In that election
very different from those that will be de-
cided in the Virginia election on September %
In two important respects there were differences
and it may be justly said that the Texas issues
were doubly mixed
In the first place the voters In the Texas pri-
mary had before tha1n for ratification or rejec-
tion the recommendation of constitutional
amendment providing for Statewide prohibition
by the process Of amending the State constitu.
lion, and not by statutory enactment. as Is the
case IN the coming Virginia election This Is
a very important difference. and shows the wide
divergence between the means of attaining the
Statewide end In Texas and Virginia There are
many people who do not favor writing con-
stitutional prohihitory amendment into the
the organic law Of the State, where 1t may be
altered or repealed only with great difficulty,
until the proposal has been actually tried as a
statutory law. These same people, however. may
legislative enactment
The second mixing of the Issues In the Texas
election was In regard to the position of the
so-calied prohibition candidate. Immediately
after his nomination, Mr. Ball announced that
ne would not support or sign statutory prohibi-
ton measure; that. further he would veto any
Statewide prohibition law passed by the legis-
lature. and t0at lie would also veto any PROPOSE
lion. such Is embodied in the Virginia
enabling act. to submit the question to vote Of
the people IN any form than as constitutional
amendment
From this douby mixed situation II resulted
that those who favored other plans than the
constitutional amendment method were dissatis-
fed, and justly so, for they could secure their
legislation only by electng twothirds majority
Of the legislature and overriding the governors
assured veto. AS many people of the State were
opposed to the only alternative offered them and
10 the position taken by the prohibition cam
didate because of the binding character OF the
constitutional amendment, the proposal and the
candidate both defeated though the con-
servatige temperance leaders OF Texas believed
that otherwise they might have electAd COVER
nor favorable 70 Statewide prohibition.
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-28

giuia State Fair association. by State Senator
Fdmondson. In which the senator expressed. In
very emphatic terms. the belief that the State
the license recently granted II by the courts,
but should defer TO tho manifest sentiment of
the people of the Stato and refrain from using
Its license Senator Eamondson prefaced this
expression by stating that he hoped the fair
would not be boycotted. but the main body of
his letter was a call upon the fair directors to
get In line with the Overwhelming prohibition
sentiment Of the State.
Regardless Of this clear meaning Of the letter.
the Richmond Erenino Journal Of yesterday
letter, and overlooked or ignored entirely Its
main purpose. II did not even do Senator Ed
n9ondson the courtesy to print his letter In
full SO that IL might stand before those who
might read 1t in its proper light From the
Journals account 1t would almost appear that
the senator approves the course Of the direc-
tors, and condemns all those who have so justly
censured their action in this matter. Perhaps
Il Is too much TO expect that fair hearing
shall be accorded the temperance people of the
state by the opposition press, but. when so
manifest an injustice and brazen bit Of garbling
is perpetrated Il cannot go unchallenged.
Small wonder that under the title, "A Lesson
in Temperance" the Journal should hold up It's
righteous hands in horror at what 1t terms the
language of this paper that was mot elevated
leve that prohibition laws will prohibit the
consumption of liquor and who believe that
every community should be allowed TO say
whether the traffic shall ne licensed"
In all fairness and bravery. why not give the
full letter and the full statement?
What IN a Journal" after all. If not complete
record2
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-28

This copy of open letter to Secretary Zen
7. owen Jr. Of the Local se2f-Government
league. explains Itself;
Mr.. Ben y. owen, Jr.,
Richmond. Va.
Dear sir.--In reply to yours OF recent date
In reference to local self government. wish
to call your attention to IA passage OF scripture
found IN the nineteenth chapter Of Acts, be
ginning at the twenty-fourth verse. Read down
10 the twenty ninth verse, and II you are far
minded man. which ] pray you are, see II TINS
Is not parallel case with the one you are
advocating,
This man Dernetrfus was a manufacturer OF
shrines small portable images, resembling the
temple Of Ephesus and was doing lucrative
business. People would buy these images and
set them up In their homes TO worship. They
would also carry them ayout their persons,
believing they possessed power to avert disease
and other dangers The Apostle Paul was
preaching there and many We're being saved.
Note, If you please, the speech OF Denetrins'
How artful II was He takes care. IN the hfst
place to show his fellow craftsmen how their
personal interest is involved. and having aroused
their selfshness he proceeds to appeal, with
80 much more effect. TO their zeal for fehgloH'
Tut his main reliance was on their sel1sh-
ness.
Ny brother what will It profit you II you
gain the whole world and lose your own soul Z
You tell me IN vour letter that YOU would ap-
preciate hearing from me Now pray t"a
that He may open Your eyes to the truth, cru
that Won NAV be able 10 see tne evils HA tf'N
ffouor business We told that IT requires
two hundred thousand boys in each generation
for raw material to run the liquor business.
Have Won any boys? II SO, which Will II be 7
The barroon is q hank. YOU deposit your money
and lose II. your time and lose II; your @HaF~
acter and lose It. your health and lose H. your
strength and lose II; your wife and chffdfeh =
ha ppiness and lose It, but worst OF ALL your
own soul and lose It.
Now IL you vote To retain the saloon, you
ought not TO object If one of your boys rams
n the saloon trap which your ballot has heiped
"a set
statistics show that ten thousand people are
tzfiled rv vhiskey, where only one is killed uT a
asad~dog What of 1t? Shoot the dog and license
the saloon?
You appear to be interested In ascerfa'hlog
ne sentiment of the people In this vicinity on
this question. Judging from what hear ana
RON the number who signed the petition calling
Tor an election, we expect TO take the city Tor
God.
/ am proud to say that was one Of the three
who voted the prohibition ticket at the last
election in this city / believe that God has
heard my prayers and on the 22d Of September
! rext He will multiply the three by large ma
| jorty.
| Hoping this may be encouraging news to
you, ard that God may lift the scales from
your eyes az ~, did to blind Baltemus. nm,
Very truly yours r. M. MARTIN.
! Newport News Va. July 25.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-28

In his American Notes." page l2i.
Rudyard kipling. whose stories and
poems are read by all the English
speaking world. tells how. In con-
cert hail in the city of Buffalo, he
saw two young men get two girls
drunk. and then lead them reeiing
down dark street Mr.. kiping has
his writings commended temperance,
but of that scene he writes.
"In the heart IF Buffalo there
stands magnificent building which
the population do innocentiy style a
music hall. Everybody comes here
Of an evening to sit around the little
tables and listen to Il first class or
chestra Here / went with friend
poor or boor is the man who cannot
pick up friend for season in Amer
ica--and here were shown the really
smart folk OF the city.
'tOne sight IF the evening was
horror, The little tragedy played it
self out at a neighboring table where
two young men and two very young
women were seated 1t did not strike
me until far into the evening that
the pimply young reprobates were
making the girls drunk. They gave
them red wine and then white, and
their voices rose with the maiden
youths drank until their speech
thiekened and their eyeballs grew
watary. 1t was sickening to see, be-
cause ! knew what was going to hap
pen. My friend eyed the group and
said:
Maybe they're children of re-
spectacle people. ! hardly think that,
though. or they wouldn't be allowed
out with no better escort than those
boys And yet the place Is one where
everybody comes, as you see. There
may be little imnoralities. but In
that case they wouldn't be so hone
lessly overcome with two or three
galsses OF wine. They may be-
but whatever they were they got
intoierably drunk-there in that love-
fly hall. surrounded by the hest of
Buffalo society. One could do moth
ing except invoke the judgment of
heaven on those two boys. themselves
half sick with liquor
AT the close of the musical per-
Iformance, the quieter maiden laughed
lvacantly and protested she could not
keep her feet, The four linked arms
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-28
UNITED STATES
COURT Of APPEALS

With Judges Woods and Pritchard
presiding the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals met yesterday, This
opinion was handed down:
Levietta b. Conner. administrative
of John S, Conner, deceased, appel
liant, vs.. James s. Craig ct al. trading
az Craig Il Walverton, and the Wee-
ton Lumber company, appellees. Ap-
peal from the District court at Charles
ton. w Va. Opinion by Judge Woods
Reversed.
Court adiourns until this morning
at 10 o'clock
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-28
3. Il. BAGBY.
Prohibition May BE Made 10 Prohibit


Here is another interesting letter to Score
tary Owen Of the Local Self-Government league:
blackstone. Va. July II. 1914.
Mr.. Ben T. Owen. Secretary Local self-Goyern-
ment League.
Richmond, Va.
Dear sir,--f have your circular letter OF July
T. also the speech Of Hon. Royal j.. Cabel. AS
YOU have asked for an expression Of my opinion
on the subject of Statewide prohibition and
local option, viii say, that l have always been,
and always viii be. In favor OF Statewide pro-
hlbiton, tor this il for other: This
town has voted whskey out for the last five
or ten years, and you people in Richmond con-
tinue to ship it here by express, much against
tho sentiment of the people expressed at the
polls If you people in Richmond insist on
having your liquor. keep It in Richmond and
do not food the dry territories and rural dis
tricts of county With the accused stuff
The sentiment around here is Overwhelmingly
for Statewide prohibition. and from all ac-
counts in the conservative papers, will roll up
large majority for the pRYS in September.
We working and praying salooonless
nation by 1920, and from the signs Of the times.
we will have 1t by the help of God
You all had better get on the band wagon
II you want to ride with the winning side In
September, fer sure as you living, whs-
key and the liquor traffic doomed, not only
in this State, but all over this country, and II
IS only matter OF few years before viii
have a DRY UNITED STATES.
In reference to the extract of Mr.. Cahelfs
speech in which he saws that prohibition does
not prohibit, ! would like for you to tell me II
the laws against murder, arson, robbery and
rous other crimes PROHIBIT such crimes
The law will prohibit If the officers of the Law
see that the offenders are run down and giver
the extreme penalty Of the law. PUT the right
Kind OF men in the office, and the illicit sale
of whis1ev will be broken up and PROHIBT
TION WILL PROHIBIT
! I am In favor Of Statewide prohibition he.
cause I think that is the best way to handle
the liquor traffic. Prohibit it's being made man
ufactured or handled In any way. and then
the greatest curse of the age Will disappear
ard boys and young will not have the
temptation OF strong drink constantly before
them
Yours very truly. f s. BURNETT.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-28

FIVE years from there will be airships MS
perfectly constructed the automobile Is made
today.
let DO patient and walt. Prohibition Ia a
good piece or machinery, and II will work. Kan
has proved 1t In twenty-five years The moral
sense and the common business sense Of the
american people are developing rapidly. and the
machinery Is being improved Results will
come. There is no reasonable doubt.
THOMAS SEMMES.
Covingion. Va, July q.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-28
rHr v1Re1N1AS,s POSITION ON TOBACCO.

e
Iii al. editorial 10 a recent issue Of tbe DAILY
rrrss Of Newport Nees, TIE r,yg,u,on was asked
eae following question. WIN orr Richmond
soa.e,nporary ps eeaa,iy frank and say how
II stands or tac question Of prohibiting tue manu-,
fac.urs sra sale Of tobacco IN Virginia?
me Vi-ginsan promptly responds to shis query
~ tbe I,g.sy press a. 10 its attitude Oh the sub
a.. If ,,p,,eeo Their l. 10 proper parallel be-
-, -. lass 81 sooie,, and tho .aw Of tire state
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-28
THE aJoTRNAL"9

The Ttrgfaiam printed Sunday an open letter
1sns u President Henry Fairfax. D. the viz
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-01-21
SEPARATED FROM $500.
Guy White, of Near Manila, Sells His
Corn for Seven Hundred Dollars
Then Loses Five Hundred.

We notice by report in the daily
newspapers that Carl Altman is un-
der arrest at Manila for investigation
and that officers Of three states are
searching for half breed Indian, as
the result of some light fingered work
which took place there Sunday morn
ing.
From the report it seems that Guy
White. farmer residing near Manil-
la, lost pocketbook containing the
sum of $500. White sold his corn Sat
urday at Manila and received some
thing over $500 in cash for it. After
selling the corn he went out with sew
eral young fellows he knew for good
time. and early Sunday morning the
party wound up at restaurant at
Manila, at which time White found
that he was just $500 short. He made
an attempt to locate his partners of
the night, but failing to do so. notified
the Manila authorities. The officers
Immediately telephoned to Omaha and
later to Kansas City in an attempt to
locate the young man who disap-
peared completely. Altman was ar
rested at Defiance Sunday night, but
claims to know nothing of the affair.
Neither County Attorney Bell nor
Sheriff Cummings of this city have
been notified Of the affair.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-01-21
SPECIAL ELECTION TOMORROW
Proposition of City Purchasing EIec-
trio Light Plant and Voting
Bonds to Be Voted Upon.

Tomorrow, Thursday, the 22d, is the
day for voting on taking over the pres
ent electric light plant by the city.
There has not been a great deal of
agitation on the question apparently
since the meeting at which Mayor
Sheldon, of Ames, was the principal
speaker The indications are that the
proposition will carry, as those who
were instrumental in working up a
sentiment in favor of the proposition
will probably vote in favor of it Gal
though this statement has been ques
tioned), but the owners of the plant
are not fighting the proposition and
are doing nothing to indicate any hos
tility toward it.
We apprehend if the proposition
does carry that the owners of the
present plant will be found contrib
uting their efforts to make the city
management successful, rather than
showing a disposition to prevent it's
being a success. 1t is said that the
city council spent few days travel
ing about the state where municipal
plants are owned, in order to ascer-
tain the success of the plants at the
various places. 1t is said they return
ed home satisfied with the success of
the plants which they visited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew forenoon
spent Monday in Omaha visiting
friends.