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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-17
PROHIBITION FAVORED BY ROYAL
{. CAbEll'S bROTHER-|N-lAW
General John John Roller Declares he Peponderance is
Against the Continuation of the
Saloon

HAI-ehsrrr.- and -,oss-s- that-nc=
long to and spring from the business
must be charged against the saloon
and the paitry revenues they pay. II
is fearful debtor account.
First Its just proportion OF the
criminal charges OF the state.
Second Its just proportion OF All
the sorrow, poverty, and degradation
that fall to the lot of mankind
Third. Its just proportion OF the
shortening of life. precious and valua-
BILE TO the State, and to their tamiiles'
of noble n1en--lost In their prime.
Fourth Its Just share of embezzle-
ments--of foolish spending. and even
of peculations of men trusted in the
professions or employed to attend to
business by their fellowmen.
Fifth. Its Just proportion--ali. II may
be said-of the impairment of the eff
cheney OF the laboring men of the
land. under which they can render
service in field and farm. in factory
and store: OF the professional men OF
the bar and in the practice of medicine
and other like occupations--of less
than two-thtrds of its fair value---a
tax upon the people of the state. Tar.
far In excess of any sum collected from
the Saloon as reNtHus "ith a. thA
which few appreciate and realize,
,An impairment of efficiency-in war
when a call to arms shall come-~in
peace, to fight the battles that are on
at this day, for our children--for lon
ger schools and better schools. schools
for our children in the factories and
elsewhere--for pure lives for our young
people, male and female--for better
homes, better food, better clothes.
cheaper money for our factories and
our farms--for our orchards and fields
and all the noble aims to which hu-
manity Is aspiring.
What can a beclouded brain do In
all this wide field of human en-
deavorg
What loss here. How does II COM
pare with a loss of revenues from the
saloon
To me. the account seems very un-
evenly balanced and the preponder-
ance la against the continuance of the
saloon.
(signed} JOHN f. ROLLER.
Harrisonburg. Va, Sept. 3, 1914.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-17
MATR|CUlAT|ON
At N. c. Y. 428
LARGER THAN ANTICIPATED be-
CAUSE OF RAISING ENTRANCE
REQUIREMENT.
FIRST DAYS WORK DONE
,CIANICs. AND CLASSES HELD ON
sCHEDULE-ExECU COMMIT
s.ae TEE BUsY--DIsPENSARY
$50
~ HOURS DOUBLED.
FIRST DAYS WORK DONE

The Medical College of Virginia yes
terday began the work of it's second
year as the larger college, the con-
solidation of the University College of
Medicine and the Medical College of
Virginia. Matriculation of students
continued at the office of Secretary
McCauley throughout the day. while
the clinics and classes scheduled for
the first day were held.
Naturalization yesterday was Of
twenty-five freshmen. nineiy-one
sophomore. sixty-two junior, nine,y-
nine senior and -orty special students
in medicine; of thirty-three fresh
man, eleven Junior, eighteen senior
and one special in dentistry. and of
thirty-one freshman. sixteen senior
and four special in pharmacy. a total
Of 428. The matriculation was larger
than had been anticipated. the en-
trance requirement having been
raised by the Institution.
In the absence of president. due
to the resignation some time ago of
DIR. Mitchell, the matriculation and
office work is being done by the regis
trar, Secretary McCauley. who is hav-
ing daily conferences with and max
ing daily reports to the executive COM
mittee of the board of visitors L. u.
Morris. chairman, E. l.. Bcmiss, Eppa
Hunton, Jr.. Thomas L. Moore, DIR.
George Ben Johnston ana William r
Miller. all of whom are unselfishly
devoting time and their best efforts.
Dispensary Hours Doubled.
Scholastic affairs Of the three
schools are looked after by DR. A. l.
Gray. chairman OF the school of medi-
cine: r. l.. Simpson, chairman OF the
school OF dentistry. and A. l.. Bolen-
baush. chairman OF the school OF
pharmacy.
For the benefit OF the city's poor
the dispensary hours at the college
have been doubled. the hours thi:
year being from 20 A. M. to p NJ.
and 8 to 4 p. M. About sixty patients
was the daily average. using the dis.
pensary last year, receiving free dag
nosis and freq medicines.
The nurses training school of thu
Medical College Of Virginia permits
and welcomes. nurses OF all hospi
tails In tho city to attend the lecture.
OF the training school instructors
without cost. Nurses In all Richmond
hospitals attending are eligible to re-
ceive tho schools certificate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-17
ONCE LEADER IN
FIGHT on LOCAL
OPTION MEASURE

Local option prevails in nine-tenths
OF the territory OF Virginia It gives
~ much relief as prohibition can give.
It lets each community determine for
itself whether they want or don't want
the saloon In that community"
81 an In favsr u lseal option. The
principle ID right. 1t gives each COM
munity the right to police itself"
These statements are contained in .
letter written by Mr.. Marshall Nc
Cormick 10 the Virginia Association for
Local Self-Government and printed in
the Richmond Evening journal OF Mon
day, September II.
Mr.. Mccormick Is evidently an ar
dent believer in local option, but the
records show that Mr.. Mccormick has
not always been Of this persuasion.
He was . member OF the Virginia State
senate in 1855. r. wm ~ that ses-
sion that the originAl local option
bill In Virginia waS W for pAssaxe
In the virgintA legislature, Whsn
The nnAl vote on the bill w&s reached
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-17
SERIES OF MEETINGS
LARGELY ATTENDED

Petersburg Va. Sept. is.--The
series OF evangelistic meetings which
have been in progress here since sun
slsy last In the Baptist churches OF the
CITY are attracting large congrega-
tons aud much interest Is being ex-
pressed. The program for tomorrow
is as follows.
$50 A. M.--''The Unitarian sub
iect of lecture by r. V. Lamb to class
in personal work. .--
1000 A. M~-Song service and re-
port meeting. Spc-ial music by male
Quartette.
8. w. Kendrick,
Noon--Meetings In Seward and
Virginia trunk factories: also In Dun
lop tobacco factory, conducted by
visiting workers.
..30 p M.--Evangelistic services In
Gilf.eld Colored Baptist church.
7:45 r. M.--Preaching and singing
In every Baptist church In the city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-17

lenerai- Ioha- -Ra.IeFr-a at Harrison
hurg. Va. a brother -in-law OF Royal
u. Caben, who has been actively iden-
tffied with the work OF the virginia
Association for Local Self-Government,
in opposition TO Statewide prohibition
writes as follows. expressing strong
opposition to the licensed saloon In
any form:
i am heartily in favor of Statewide
prohibition.
NV oplnion ls the result OF life
time experience i was half persuaded
Al one time in my life. that the sa-
loon controlled BY law was better than
the sale of liquor illicftly. But two
trials Of the latter in our own city
with the law finally enforced against
the lawhreakers. though strongly en-
srenched behind some officers of the
Saw who seemed to fall to do their
duty. convinced me that the law could
be effectively enforced.
have never acknowledged, or
Thought. that there was any force In
the idea that taxes might be increased
II we lost the revenues from the sa-
loon.
suppose we do lose the revenues col
lected fror, the saloon. we might well
ask ourselves who pays these reVe-
rues but the neople--of the whole
Ssate--not simply the patrons of the
saloon.
Not the saloon men, for they not
only collect these revenues from the
people OF the State. but they charge
us with double the amount collected.
as compensation TO them as our agents
for making such collection. TX the
revenues paid into the State by them
amount to three quarters OF million
sseiiars--they charge US not less than
double that amount TO collect II and
nav II over How else can they build
mn such immense fortunes, in Rich
.nond. Norfolk and stanton and no
isseons,dersble fortunes in our own
HarrisonhurE.
Az II S. IL costs the people or the
state at least two million and a quar-
ter dollars to get IL and the saloon
men do not even willingly turn over to
ais any part OF this immense sum, but
we are obliged TO secure faithful law
makers 10 have the tax imposed or
them and faithful law officers TO col
itct IT.
Resides az * seems to me, all the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-17
GE0.P. HAW DEFINES
CAMPAIGN ISSUE

Mr.. George r. Haw, Common
wealths attorney for Hanover county.
has written a letter defining the issue
in the present campaign. showing that
to be consistent in their argument the
rights should refrain from voting In Z
Statewide election.
To the Anti-Saloon League:
without going into . discussion Of
the various arguments (1o-cAllAd) dis
tributed by the Local Self-Government
league, to justify their position on the
liquor question, have been impressed
with, what seems to me to be. one
phase OF the case entirely overlooked
BY them AZ understand their posi-
tions. they claim, not to be contendsna
ing Liquors, but for the principle o.
Local Self-Government." 1t ID true
they avoid any specific statement -
to what quantity OF territory shall con.
stitute the locality thus left to govern
itself. leaving that to be determined
by the voter
Az construe the present contro-
versy, the principle 10 eArnesly con-
tended for by them. Ii not involved.
ton IL to be held has directed the
issue and the form Of the ballot g
be voted az follows:
For Statewide Prohibition
Against Statewide Prohibition"
The voter by running y pen or pen.
Gil through the top line Will thereby
be held to vote against Statewide pro-
hibitton, n he RUNS psn or pencil
through the bottom llne he votes Ton
s"Statewide prohibition.
NO argument. 40 10phistry. can ar
tort the Issue ~ D. Nhat they cen.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-17
ORATOR
FORCEFOL SPEAKER
JOHN r. CUNEEN MADE STRONG
ADDRESS AGAINST RUM LAST
NIGHT.

The nightly meeting on the Ford
hotel lot last night was addressed by
John F. Cuneen. the machinist- orator
of Chicago, who spoke forcefully and
with conviction to a large number of
voters and citizens Of Richmond.
Mr.. Cuneen was introduced by Rev.
e. J. Richardson, who drew several
cartoons, representing the damage
done by the liquor traf1ic to men and
boys.
Mr.. Cuneen made q very excellent
address. 1t was full OF sound logic
and forceful figures. showing the tre-
mendous cost Of the saloon to society
and the burdens entalled by 1t. Mr..
Cuneen treated fully the relation OF
the saloon to labor, showing that the
laboring mans conditions Is made
worse In every State where the saloon
exists, and that his wages are In gem
eral proportional to his expenditures
for liquor. Foreign countries. ar
shown by figures quoted, are char
acterized by low wages, bad condi-
tions of labor. and high rates OF per
capita consumption Of alcohol. while
the United States. with the lowest per
capital consumption Of liquor, pays
the highest average wages.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-17

enrode. associate. economics and his
tory.
hampton college for women, and Miss
May Lansneld Keller, Phi. D.. dean,
Miss Keller il professor English also.
New members OF the faculty are; Miss
Hilda Beal. NJ. A., mathematics; J. w.
Norman, NJ A., education and philoso-
ply; H. J. Eckenrode. Pm. D., assis-
tant instructor In economics, and DIR.
Jacob Reinhardt and Professor E. H.
Cosby. music.
The new session Is the first of the
greater Richmond college on it's new
site on the highest part of the tract
of land embracing about 100 acres, in
the Westhampton suburb Of Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-17
BALTIMORE BRIEF
MAY CONE TO-DAY
PAPERS IN PETITION TO REOPEN
FIFTH RESERVE DISTRICT
CASE NAILED.

Copies Of the brief and petition OF
the banks Of Baltimore In their ap-
peal to the federal reserve board to
repone the case in which Richmond
wa sdesignated the reserve bank city
for the NTH reserve district, were
mailed from Washington yesterday.
It 10 said. to Richmond banks. None
Of the local banks yesterday received
thecopies addressed them. II was stated
by bankers here last night. They VIII
probably be received today.
The communication, emhbodyinS
Baltimore's brief and petition. 10 SAINT
to the Richmond member banks Of
the Fifth district reserve bank. ac-
cording to the regulations Of the or
ganlzattun committee and reserve
board, governing appeals such ~ that
Of Baltimore. There II no new devel-
opment In the case, said 4 member OF
the local committee last night. This
move Is but In conformity with the
regulations.
Richmond Is given seven days in
which 70 file its reply to the Balti-
more brief.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-17

and into the spotlight of the saloons
for the general OBLIGATION of the SOW
ereign voters OF Old Virginia. He Ia
paraded. without mention of his ebony
war paint. as the elect leader OF Vir-
-ginta ti1ougi1t m Prince George coun-
ty on the subject of booze.
Alexander. the Black handler.
And what does Alexander. the
booze blackhander. say to the white
chivalry and culture OF Virginia
Hear him. 4 am opposed to Statewide
prohibition because 1t cannot and will
not prohibit In any State where peo-
pie do not want IT. How profound
and paralyxing that thought IL! Fresh
original and convincing, 1t at once
makes Aleck pre-eminent among the
alcoholic philosophers and State
craftsmen of the Holt Hirsch school
Of moral ideas and politics. OF course
Aleck does not stop to quibbla. about
hibition II they do not want It, and
why It will not prohibit X they do
want 1t. All he knows 10 what the
Local Self-Government association
wanted from hiYn--and he Is right
here with the goods!
"Aleck also warns US that 1T Il
neither Democratic nor Republican.
Which means that It must be Bull
Moose. perhaps. as the moose Is gen.
orally pictured standing hook deep in
the water. But Aleck rises up and
walks right over the record OF Thomas
Jefferson and the known principles OF
Abraham Lincoln to warn us that to
be Democratic we must be drunk, and
that no man can be Republican who
isn't a rum publicani
80, gentlemen OF Virginia, II you
would be true to your party Royalties
you must fall In next Tuesday behind
Great Scott, the black prince OF Prince
George. and march down to the polls
shouting and voting for red liquor and
beer slcps,"
DR.. Small hackled all the kinks out
Of the liquor arguments and the conf
mon sentiment was expressed tina; his
speech will greatly strengthen the
Statewide vote in this county.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-17
William Baxter Perkinson.


Petersburg. Va, Sept. 16.--Mr. VIII
liam Baxter Parkinson, an aged and
respected citizen OF Chesterfield
county. died At his home yesterday
afternoon. after an illness Of thirteen
dayA
Mr.. Parkinson was born on June
-, 1887. In Chesterfield county. and
had spent all his life there.
He was married on May 2, 1852, to
Miss Sarah A. Tucker Of Chesterfield,
who survives him with nine children
In addition to being the father OF
fifteen children, the deceased was the
grandfather of forty-nine children
and hve-sreat-grandchildren. Mr..
Perkinson was devoted member Of
wesley chapel. M. Il. church The
funeral will be conducted at home 1t
O'clock Thursday afternoon. and In
torment VIII be made in the family
burial ground.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-17
COMPARISON AND CONTRAST
1pndence period Statement that Wilson letter date
1912, died October IA, 1911
Continued from FRS, page,
SAMUEL WILSON,
Assistant Superintendent. "

Assistant Superintendent"
This telegram positive Of the reckless methods and of the out
published by
There absolutely offered
Virginia this matter Had the
readily accessible but the
chief the statement made
Wilson Statewide prohibition The only possible
option, and this
hestatingly reckeslv
probable declaration would be that the
ntendn the AnSaon League of New has fa the record but
the editors Of the with which
EFFEcTUALLY DEMONSTRATES THEIR NnsREPREsENTA
before August H. 1872
him letter will
OF
EXTRA disrung the death of Mr. Shannon
this barefaced attempt de-
attitude President Wilson Statewide
hibtion?
Local
which
Virginia authority of their
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-17
Miss Gertrude Belle ruiiey.

Petersburg. Va. Sept. 16--Miss
Gertrude Belle Pulley. a highly es-
teemed young lady. twenty years OF
age, died at her home on Jackson
street, Ettrick, about noon yesterday.
after several months OF falling health.
Besides her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
George III. Pulley, of Ettrick. she Ia
survived By one sister and five broth
ers--Miss Eva L. Puiiay, Herbert NJ.
George f.. Benjamin and Samuel w.
Pulley. of Ettffck. and William H.
Pulley, OF Fortress Monroe, Va
{ The funeral will be conducted from
the resideTrs ~ o'cle * trmeSrow
afternoon
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-17
CHEER DR.. SMALL
IN PRINCE GEORGE

Especial TO The Richmond virginian)
Disputanta, Sept. ls.-A flne turn
out OF the people of Prince George
county heard DIR. Sam Small at this
place and enjoyed one OF the unique
and eloquent speeches he Is making in
favor OF the prohibition cause
Overloaded Civilization.
1--WE America ns." he said, "are fond
Of calling ourselves the greatest Chris
tian nation on the globe But sup
pose the angel Gabriel were sent today
10 command us to pack up and come
to heaven, to pass in review before the
great throne and let God see q Chris
tian nation on dress parade? If we
packed up just as we are We would
put into our belongings $40 smoking
diatilleries, 1890 sinking brewerfes,
ana lg4,5s0 snake dens. called
naioons, and would not we be gay
looking Christian nation going home
10 God? wouldn't the angels have d
hard old time finding suitable Ioca-
items along the streets OF the New
Jerusalem for the planting there OF
tl1ose strange credentials of our Chris
Han civilization?
yet that IL how we are loaded up
ana Virginia has her share OF them
eyooores to all decent citizenship and
plaEue spots for the damnation Of the
living and the future degradation of
thS nnborn who are to follow us.
n ssHow can we be Christians and
I not ight these enemies of God and
\ Man TO death In their last ditch OF
Axuge?
Great Scott.
v who stands or them here In
Prince George county? / turn here
t0 the pamphlet issued by the Liquor
1elf-t;uxxiement association OF Rich
I mend, entitled Virginia Thought On
the statewide Issue and ] find that
4xke great champion at Disputanta
chose letter they print il Hon. Alex
! Rnder Scott, ana who is this Alexander
!. backing UP John Bar.eycorn?
tsIIe II i fifteenth amendment. col
nrcd brother. whose days are spent
/ engsneerfng ! mule and whose nights
s|ars niled With profound studies In the
1 lnndamentlIs and fashions OF free
novernnAnts On the face Of the earth.
I fsmttl now ~ has escaped ths forum
af atat and the trump Of
/ 1SnAa. but th1 Hichmond whiskeyitea
snxo draxxed him forth to the arena
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-17
The Weather

virginia--Rain Thursday and prob
ably Friday; strong east winds. prob
ably reaching gale forces of the coast.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-17

Special Local Data For Yesterday.
IL noon temperature ........,... ~
8 p. NJ. Temperature ..,.,......... ~
Maximum temperature up TO p. N. rs
Minimum temperature up to p. NJ. So
Mean temperature .......,.... ss
Normal temperature ..... $3.50, "a
Deficiency in temperature today. 8
Deficiency In temperature since
March u 40
Accumulated deficiency in tempera-
ture since January ......... 2T8
Rainfall last twents-four hours. 0
Deficiency In rainfall since March
l ............ 80. - -. -. 800
Accumulated deficiency in rainfall
since January ] ............. I-S3
Local Observation s r, VI. Ycstcri..
Temperature ........-..,+,.,.. 50
Humidity ,................. "a
Wind, direction .,,...,. N r..
Wind, velocity ....,,........... IL
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06
URGES w1NsLow FOR JUDGE.
Congressman Cooper of This District
Presents Claims of Chief Justice.

Congressman Cooper of This District
Presents Claims of Chief Justice.
Representative FL. A. Cooper of this
district, heading the Wisconsin repre-
sentatives at the White house, Thursday
presented the name of Judge John B.
Winslow as Judge of the supreme court
of the United States.
The Racine congressman told Presi-
dent Wilson he had known Judge Wins
low for many years, had practiced with
him, and had appeared before him. He
informed the president that the news
papers of the state would support Judge
Winslow, and that he had been classed
as a conservative.
On the other hand, Representative
Cooper spoke of some of the decisions
of Judge Winslow, terming them "mod-
els of progressive construction.
"He is man of ability" said Mr.
Cooper. Personally popular and clean
His decisions are just His appoint.
ment would be approved throughout
Wisconsin, and also beyond the state
and his decisions have made him widely
known throughout the neighboring
states.
The delegation informed the presi
dent that the seventh circuit is not rep
resented now on the supreme court
bench.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06
MANY PIECES OF WORK PASSED
Members of Automobile Club to Make
Whirlwind Campaign to Secure Con-
tributions of $4,000 Toward the Elk
pense Of Completing Sheridan Road.

Chief Engineer A. r. Hirst of the
Wisconsin State Highway Commission,
came to Kenosha on Thursday after
noon to make the first state inspection
of the work done in the county. The
engineer and County Highway Commits
sioner Herzog covered a lot OF ground
Thursday afternoon and made inspec-
tions of nearly all of the roads in
course of construction in the county.
The Fox River road in Wheatland, the
Salem road in Salem, the culverts for
the Burlington road and the tile on the
Milwaukee road were all accepted after
an inspectio and the chief engineer
declared that he was we'll satisfied with
the way in which the work in Kenosha
was moving along under the direction
of Highway Commissioner Herzog.
The work on the concrete road north
of the city was started on Thursday af-
ternoon and the contractor plans to
rush the work to completion just as
rapidly as possible. The bridge over
the Pike River is practically completed
but it has not as yet been accepted.
The state engineers are paying more
attention to the construction of should
ers this year than ever before and sew
eral pieces of road in this county are
being held up pending the building of
proper shoulders. These shoulders must
be built to the satisfaction of the state
engineers before money is allowed in
settlement of the contract.
The officials after their return de-
elared that the work in Kenosha county,
and there is lot of road work under
construction, was moving along to their
entire satisfaction and it is expected
that all of the work will be completed
in the time set in the contracts.
Engineer Hirst left for Racine
county Thursday evening and will in.
spect the roads in that county today.
Members of the Automobile Club
have not as yet got well started on
their crusade to raise money for the
completion of the Sheridan road in
1915. The work is in the hands of a
committee and this committee is hope
~ful that the $4,000 needed to secure
the completion Of the Lake Shore and
Sheridan roads will be forthcoming,
The work is now being organized and
there is to be whirlwind campaign
during the next two weeks to secure
subscriptions, Several of the prominent
men of the city are taking great in
terest in the raising of the fund and
while the amount is larger than ever
sought for road purpose before they
believe that the money will be forth.
coming.