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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-19
10 Vote For Statewide Prohibition-auo
AGAINST THE SALOON AND ITS Povf ry,
VICE AND CRIME snARksyouR TICKET !,
LINE Tai 0RAW'NoELiNE ALL wAx~rARo Ugh,
For Statewide | ohibitio,
A5etii,sttSS4eaa4teev tele4 }oahtiihb; tio,e

have Joined the church and some are
looking forward, with interest, to
their families being connected with
church and Sunday schools. while the
families of others are already con-
nected with the churches.
Yours very truly.
L. T. TILLERY,
Mayor.
/. In your judgment has prohibition
been a success in your State? Prohibi-
ton is not a success In the sense that
1t prohibits drinking or the sale of
whiskey There is considerable OF 1t
shipped In and some sold under cover.
2. How has 1t affected moral con-
ditions in your community? Improved
the moral conditions.
g. How has 1t affected commercial
conditions In your community Our
city has improved very rapidly and
business generally Is good.
T. Would you favor the repeal OF
No. No. No.
s. Would you favor the continuance
OF prohibition? Yes.
Remarks: We had twelve saloons in
our city before prohibition. and the
freight In barrels. and there was a
great deal Of drunkenness and much
more crime than now. We have but
little drunkenness as the appearance
of people under the influence OF strong
drink would create an enquiry usually
as to where they got It. which they
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-19
CAROLINA MAYORS
ON PROHIBITION
Strong and Positive Testimony From Municipal Officials to
Show the Beneficial Effect Of State
So wide Law.

this State. and this community. 1t
has boon . new day In religion, poll
tics and kindly relationship between
man and man. Tho ever-present
drink owl. saloon and d1stillery'' no
lonssr dominates or sssempss to
cru Of good feeling that never ex-
listed before Our State was never
moro pruspcrous, and the city Of
Charlotte has EUn0 forward by leaps
and bounds. About the time that the
liquor was voted out OF Charlotte,
1904, purchased land about mile
and three-quarters from the public
and the asst sale OF portion Of that
land was $1,000 per acre. No patriot
would ever favor the repeal OF pro-
hibition In this State. Charlotte first
voted out the saloon by ASS majority,
and the county and city went about
1000 for State prohibition. don't
believe that you could get q reputable
man I'm the city of Charlotte, or the
county OF Mccklenburg, who would
want the prohibition law repealed. I
don't mean to say that the millennium
has come with prohibition, but con-
ditions have greatly improved, and are
getting better each year. In the con-
test against these great evils. as head
of the organization in this city, and
THIS state, We maze Hgnt against the
saloon and distilling system, the
liquor and drink evtl-we did not
make the hght against the saloon
man. We appealed to him as Chris
tians should do. to get out OF this
business, and to go into other bust
ness. and II he did. we would bid him
God-speed and help him to success
I may state further that I was
solicitor OF this district for nearly
seven years. This district comprised
the counties OF Mecklenburg, CASTOR,
Lincoln, Cleveland and Cabarrus The
finest commercial counties In the
South. The business men, especially
IN this district, aided me In the en-
forcemcnt OF the law. carried the
district by nearly 5000 majority, and
many Republicans, who were prohi-
bitionists, voted for me on this issue.
am glad to say. although a Dem
ocrat. the leading Republicans like
Judge Jeter G. Pritchard. Judge W. 6.
OBJ. Robinson. Hon. Virgil S. Luske
and other leading Republicans, aided
us In this great cause for God and
humanity.
Respectfully.
HERIOT GARRISON.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-19
AshYfIle.

1. In your Judgment has prohibi-
ton been a success In your State?
Prohibition has been a partial sue
cess.
Q. How has Il afrected morals con-
ditions In your community
Moral conditions have been i'm
proved.
g. How has II affected commercial
conditions In your community?
Business conditions IN the COM
munity are improving every year.
4. Would you favor the repeal OF
prohihitiorr?
would not favor the repeal Of
prohibition.
6. Would you favor the continue
ance OF prohibition
will favor the continuance of
prohibition until something moro eff
ficient is proposed.
Remarks:
Dear Sir:
have never felt that prohibition
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-19
Headquarters Anti-Saloon League Of Virginia
Bulletin No. 4
FOR THE REMAINING DAYS

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partnership
licenses
Efforts have tho attention Of the voter, from tho
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PERSONAL LETTERS
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will this all Of them would follow
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@ - - IAans CANNON non =.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-19

have never felt that prohibition
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-19

prohibited to any great extent. but I
shall continue to vote for 1t as being
the nrst step upward. I feel. how
ever, that only nationwide prohibi-
ton will ever solve this problem.
tSigned) j. e. RANKIN,
Mayor of Asheville. N. c.
BY F. G. w.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-19

Richmond last night heard the
StatementS OF number az North
Cardinals foremost c!tia0ns az to the
effects Of prohibition In that State.
In addition to tho testimony uf these
men number OF statements have
North Carolina citiea expressing the
view held by the executives OF those
cities on the question OF prohibition.
The testimony Of these off1oaaln n
strong and positive.
Blanks were sen. them by tho Rev.
! William Hedley, OF Ashland, to whom
those replies are directed. In addition
mayors voluntarily wrote letters. Tho
letters are also given that were re-
ceived. They speak for themselves.
Greensboro.
I. In your Judgment has prohIbi-
ton been = success in your State2
Ans Yes
J. How has 1t affected moral con-
Greatly benefited them.
3. How has it affected commercial
conditions in your community? Ans.
Our commercial conditions have been
improving all the time. It certainly
has not hurt them.
1. Would you favor the repeal OF
prohibition? Ans No.
s. Would you favor the continuance
Of prohibition? Ans. Yes
Remarks: Prohibition has been
entirely satisfactory in Greensboro
: from every standpoint.
tSigned):
r, ]. MURPHY.
Mayor Of Greensboro. n. G.
Charlotte.
City OF Charlotte.
Mayors Offlce.
March IL. 1914.
Rev. William Hedley.
Pastor Ashland Baptist Church,
Ashland. Va.
Dear Sfr,-I havc referred you let
ter of the 10th inst. in regard to pro-
hibition to Hon. Heriot Clarkson. who
was for many years connected with the
B city government. and was also solicit
tor OF this district, and Is closely as
ISOLATED with the State prohibition
movement. I have no doubt he will
take pleasure IN answering your ques-
tons, and to your entire satisfaction.
Yours very truly.
CHAS A. BLAND.
Mayor.
Garrison & Tal.aferro.
Attorneys.
Charlotte, n. c.
Heriot GARRISON
Carol D. Taliaferro
s-I3-'I1,
Rev William Hedley,
Ashland, Virginia.
My Dear Sir.---Mayor Charles A.
Bland. OF this city, has handed me
your letter of the 10th instant TO
answer. II gives me pleasure TO do
70.
I enclose q booklet. which gives
what leading business men. bankers,
farmers. Laborers and others say about
prohibition. THAT IL helps business,
and is a blessing. Tho booklet will
give YOU full facts In regard to what
prohibition has done. and conditions
are better now than when this book
let was issued In 1908. / was chair
man of the Anti-Saioon league In
Charlotte when IL went dry, and was
president OF the Anti-Saioon league
in the State when 1t went dry. Words
cannot express the great and beneficial
result that prohibition has done for
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-19

the saloon, the Church of Christ is
against the saloon. The saloon Is
opposed to prohibition, the Church
favors prohibition. Choose which you
will follow. your pastors. chosen b.
you as your moral and spiritual leaders
and teachers. or the saloon men. Our
interests are directly antagonistic TO
their interests. We are doing all in
our power to save your boys from sin,
sorrow and disgrace: they, the saloons.
are doing all, In their power to rum
them. body. soul and spirit.
We want the young manhood OF the
State to come into the church, anif
to live in temperance. soberness, AM
chastity; the licensed liquor seller
wants them to enter the saloon, de-
Scribed by an unfortunate victim. from
his cell In prison 49,
= A BAR TO HEAVEN. DOOR TO
HE'LL,
WHOEVER NAMED IT. NAMED IT
WE'LL"
We find the licensed saloon one
Of the greatest hindrances in our work
for you.
II. Il, Lee, HI. w. Battle.
Geo. r. Mayo. c. ". Cook.
S. l. Dumvillc, II. j. Parker.
Jas. Cook. r. d. Edwards,
j. b. Cook. l.. H. Walton,
w. r. Mason. J. N. Luck,
r. w. Nsve. Geo. y. punaick.
G. =. Watts
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-19
Wilmington.

1. In your Judgment has prohibittoMs
been a success in your State? YeD. n
9. How has it affected moral cons5
ditions in your community? BY wfptnG:
out sixty saloons, the "red-light" Dis
trict and many gambling places.
8. How has 1t affected commerctA1s
conditions in your community? There.
is more money on deposit in our BANKS
than ever before, and no vacant
property in the city.
4. Would you favor the repeal o.
prohibition? No.
S. Would you favor the contfnuanc0s
of prohibition? Yes. and the better
the law Is enforced the better cons
ditions commercially, morally and n
every other way.
(Signed): r. q. MOoREs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-19

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" whiske

desire to avoid. Now whiskey
shipped in small packages BY expe
and seems to the public as large e&g
ments as they usually see such eyl}
ments as they are put on Mt the p41
senger station, while before II 6at
in barrels by freight and but little -
tention paid to 1t. ssA#
l. r. TILLERy.
Mayor II
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Mayor Of wilmington, N. a.
riA.. IIrs1 L. - ---1.- ! -

Mayor Of Wilmington, n. e u
City OF Wilmington,
North Carolina sS
Department of Accounts and FinaTeGe;
Wilmington, N. c., March 10, 1914. n
Rev. william Hedley,
clio Ashland Baptist Church,
Ashland, Va.
Dear Sir.---It gives me great pies
ure to answer your questions regar0ss
ing prohibition In our city and State.
Trusting that this information WIZ
be of some use in your fight, am.
Very truly yours. 4
p G. MOORE.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-19

ioE kAS 6CRiGiak 6oS& ~ eAAS
ity
{Signed) FRANCIS wOMACK,
Ex-Mayor Of Reidsville. n. c.
Rocky Mount.
March II. 1914.
Rev. William Hedley,
Ashland. Va.
Dear sir,-Replying to your favor of
the 10th, I desire to tell you fully the
effect of prohibition in our community
as see it, which. of course, is an in
dividuaI opinion.
Before prohibition was voted on, we
had an ugly condition OF affairs. Our
saloons t12 In number) did large
and thriving business. On Saturdays
there were large crowd OF negroes and
white people, either under the influ-
ence OF whiskey or partially so. There
was great deal Of crime caused by
1t; some OF our prominent citizens and
some church members would drink.
and some of them to excess. This is
where a great deal OF the strongest
opposition comes from. by those citi-
xens who are prominent and occasion
ally drink.
The city. county and state received
large revenues from the saloons. as
the taxes hero were $1,000 for each
saloon or $4,000 per annum for the
twelve. Many of our people thought
that it would break up the schools and
necessitate an unusual tax assessment
to run the city government, and for
these and other reasons they were OPP
posed to prohibition. But the Chris
tian> people got together, worked hard
and prayed, and their prayers were an
swered. The saloons were eliminated,
and our city has grown and prospered.
We built an additional graded school
building, and are now getting ready to
erect the third one. Our city has been
successful In tho management OF its
water and light plants. and Is now
about to erect a gas plant, to be NUM-
cipally owned.
At tho timo OF tho election for pro-
hibition we had four banks with de-
posits amounting 10 not over $l.1eo,-
600. and we now have ON deposit In
our four banks over ti.T0o.o00. Peo-
pie arc accommodating now where much
wan thrown away before.
l regret to sny that We have not
stopped pS~,ie from drinking. and we
have not stopped the shipment OF
whiskey to North Carolina. nor have
we stoppod the making OF or the sale
Of 1t, which 10 done under cover In this
State. Nor have our people stopped
SHINING. but freely confess thet. in
my judgment. there II 4 marked Inn
proxsment. beiisvN there Ii less
crime, isss wh.slksx SEtnkins, iess dis-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-19
NeWIern.

Newbcrn.
l. In your Judgment has prohibit
ton been a success In your State?
Wherever enforced, yes.
2. How has II affected moral con-
dittons in your community?
Improvement among whites. very
little among negroes; in fact, it's my
opinion the negroes condition is
worse.
3. How has It affected commercial
conditions In your community?
Refer you to our chamber of COM
merce.
!. would you favor the repeal Of
prohibition7
s. Would you favor the continuance
OF prohibition?
Yea
Remarks: Several books could be
written on prohibition as 1t Is in our
State. but In my Judgment more de-
ponds on good officers, both State and
city. In trying to enforce the law.
(Signed) A. H. BAUGERT.
Mayor of Newborn. N. c.
Reidsvtile.
March Is, 1914.
Rev. William Hedley,
Ashland, Va.
MY Dear Mr. Hedley:
. was very much pleased to re-
ceive your esteemed and cordial let
ter OF the 10th inst, with reference
to prohibition In Nortsa Carolina, and
especially with reference to its bear
ing upon local conditions in Reids-
Vile. / am glad to answer the qucs-
tons, which I enclose herewith, and
which trust will prove Of some SER
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-19

and demand for more dwellings than
we have. (See remarkS)
4. Would you favor the repeal of
pi ohibitiop?
No.
s.would you favor the continu-
ance OF prohibition?
Yes.
Remarks: OF course this growth is
not attributable entirely to prohibit
ton; but 1t successfully refutes the
timeworn argument that prohibition
will kill a town" 1t certainly gives
strength to the arm of the moral
forces in controlling the government
for the general good of the commun-
ity
(Signed) FRANCIS WOMACK,
Ex-Mayor Of Reidsville. n. c.
The Southern herald., 1914-05-01

Easy to Raise, Guinea Fowl Are Az
ways in Demand, and Are consid-
cred the Most Ds!ectabIe Of the d.
mestlc Breeds.
poultry flock. In fact, In some places
in this state they are called the watch
dogs of the poultry yard.
The high, shrill notes which they
possess will quickly put to flight any
hawk or crow mischief bent; WINE
after night no pTowling animal u
person can approach house wnele
guineas roost without arouslng then
discordant cries of alarm Their senses
of smell and hearing seem to De very
keen.
The time required for hatcnlns
guinea eggs is twenty-eight days lns
guinea is naturally wild bird pOs
sessing a strong instinct to wander
For this reason it is better to ralss
the young birds under hens as tney
are more careful of their young lhal
the guinea hens, and a great deal Ol
trouble to get them to behave llAs
domestic fowls will be avoided and L
a few chicks can be placed with 'ne
brood when first taken off, SO mucn
the better; the guineas will then y
inclined to stay along with the otls,
birds and will not be nearly so WHY
as II kept alone.
The Southern herald., 1914-05-01
OATS WILL PRESERVE EGGS
When Carefully Packed in Barrel a7
Placed In Some Cool Corner Iney
viii Keep Sweet.
cnu MRS d RYMER.l

(by MRS, ~, M Mbi%l ..anv
Every year l pack a great nisl'
eggs and they keep from two to tnlss
months, and even longer in periecns
condition. have tried water slas'
and other things, but find that Oa- ~
will keep eggs longer than any'nir'
else.
l pack them in half barrels ana uss
plenty Of oats. l first place a ~
of oats about three inches on the y, y.
tom, and then a layer of eggs. ne's, :
allowing one to touch the otner'
the sides of the barrel. And theh " N
low with another layer Of oats una'
within about six inches from the W
when l fill up the barrel with O'I
II the barrel containing the eggs
placed in cool corner Of the CO... .
or in the attic, or any other dry p'sS, ~
they will keep perfectly sweet s En-
Il allowed to become damp they r"
spoil, /,
have packed eggs in Octope' I.
this way leaving them in the Darn y, y
til nearly Christmas and then orins,ss =.
shem to the house. have USED 'n s,r
eggs as late as the following Ar ~.
and have sold them-always StAss.
exactly what they were-and De'
had a complaint,
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THINGS ABOUT GUINEA FOWL
Birds Make Excellent Substitute IA,
Game and Many Big Hotels Serve
Them as Pheasants.
AN MRS. A. IOsEpHl


The demand for guinea fowls grown
stronger every year and is increasing
as people become acquainted with the
good qualities Of their flesh. Those
who have learned to appreciate ths
flavor Of the flesh Of a plump guinea
are not slow to express surprise att
the fact that the excellent qualities
of this bird have not been more wide
ly recognized.
It is true that the cook book fails
to refer to them at all and yet there
is not the least question but that
they are superior eating to either the
duck or the goose.
The young fowl are best broiled,
while the older birds may be cooked
by any recipe devised for the cooking
of chickens, and In any case the re.
suit is far more palatable.
The flesh Of the guinea is rather
dark, but is finely grained, possessing
gamey flavor. For this reason the
fowl makes an excellent substitute for
game and many hotels in the larger
cities serve it for pheasant. The eggs
are also much relished on account Of
their rich flavor.
Every family in the country should
keep few guineas, II for no othsE
purpose than for a watch" for the
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year. during which time Thomas
would remain president of the club,
Thomas was secretary Of the club
during the Murphy regime.
Thomas has been in baseball IA
years, and has been closely associated
with Charles w. Murphy during that
time He was secretary to Andrew
Freedman of the New York Nationals
when Murphy was with that club, and
came to Chicago at Murphy's request
in December, 1905, soon after the lat
ter had assumed he>presidency of the
local club.
He was appointed associate secre.
tary, which position he held until
Charles Williams resigned to go with
the Chicago Federals, after which
Thomas was appointed secretary and
treasurer. The formal meeting Of the
club resulted in Thomas being made
a stockholder, director and finally
being elected president.
Mr.. Taft said that Thomas would
take immediate charge of the clubs
affairs and reiterated that Murphy hat
sold out, thus indicating that Muir
phys retirement would be actual.
Thomas declared he had no plant
for the governing of the club and nc
ambition besides bringing some more
pennants to Chicago" He said hi
would retain Henry O'Day as man
ager.
The meeting and reorganization o.
the club followed a conference be
tween Mr.. Taft and a representative
Of the Connery-Spiegel syndicate. Th'
syndicate raised its offer to $750,0OO
for the controlling interest in the
club, but Mr.. Taft declined 1t, as no
being high enough.
The Southern herald., 1914-05-01
IDOLS ARE SOON FORGOTTEN
lack Chesbro, Once Famous Spit Ball
Artist With New York Yankees,
10 Now q Farmer.

Idols Of the diamond are often quick
,ay forgotten after they drop out of the
national game, and for the benefit of
the present-day generation a brief
sketch of Jack Chesbro's career would
not be amiss at this time.
Jack Chesbro, who aided greatly in
making the spit ball famous while with
the New York American league team,
Is farming today on big homestead
In New England.
Jack is done for SO far as the use OF
;his big league arm is concerned.
He is not beset with any financial
worries, because he saved great deal
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jority stockholder of the club, was
present at the election and declared
that he would retain his stock at least
The Southern herald., 1914-05-01
Two ceorae keIIys.

There will be two George Kellys in
the Northwestern league this year.
One is pitcher with Victoria, the 9TH
er a first baseman, nephew of Bill
Lange, who has secured him a berth
with Spokane, where there is no base
man in prospect since Walter Holke is
a holdout and threatening to jump to
The Federals.
The Southern herald., 1914-05-01
MOTIFS

"Mathewson and Wagner will never
go to q minor league" reads an sx
change. Well, who said they would?
Tom Mccarthy, with the old St
Louis Browns, has signed with Mana
ger Stallings and will act as scout
for the Braves.
Perhaps one of the greatest boons OF
the southern training trip Is that it
sends the club owners into retirement
for seven months.
One Of the things the Federal league
has done is to keep managers in or
ganized baseball from winning sc
many winter pennants
Scott, Benz and Weaver Of the So1
can boast of one thing that no other
players have yet done. They signed
their 1914 contracts near Mount Sinai.
John McGraw and Jimmy Callahan
have figured 1t out that there will be
a stretch Of about ten days next No
vember In which they won't be ON 8
train or steamship.
Detroit has tripled its force Of scouts
and ordered them to look at nothing
except outfielders. Ty Cobb has an.
nounced his retirement at the close OF
the season Of 1917.
The Southern herald., 1914-05-01

there until 1903 when he jumped to
the New York Americans.
The following year he not only es'
tabliahed that wonderful mark Of AZ
victories in SO games, but came
through with a string OF consecutive
games won. hanging up an American
league record of IA in a row.
Chesbro has dropped out Of baseball
as far as the major leagues are con.
cerned, but still pitches on semi-pro
club near his home town in Massachu'
sets, for he loves the game too well
to drop it entirely.
The Southern herald., 1914-05-01
Summers a "cOme Back"

Pitcher Eddie Summers, who four
years ago was one Of the most ef-
fective pitchers in the American
league, is the latest ball player to
announce that he will try a come
back" stunt. He states that he will
give the Providence club an article Of
ball next summer that will insure his
recall to the majors.
The Southern herald., 1914-05-01

Nigeria has a little more than SOO
miles Of railway
The Southern herald., 1914-05-01
Rnv a aond Incubator.

1t may cost few dollars moro IN I
buy good incubator to start VIZ y,
but the saving in eggs which are Nh M
to be spoiled in q poor machine X
more than make up the difference ..r 4
the cost during the first seasons NJ VI
not to mention the time and wO'
wasted.
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Of what he made in the days Of sue
cess, says a wrjter in the Washington
Herald
Chesbro was born in North Adams,
Mass, forty-tNo years ago. He began
with Springfield in 1895. Pitched for
the Roanoke club of the Virginia
league in 1895, Richmond in 1897, and
20 the middle csi 1898, when he was
purchased BY Pittsburgh. He remained
The Southern herald., 1914-05-01
phs,tnr WIth Indepsndenta.

Jack Pfester, one of the old-tims
Cubs, will handle an independent team
in Cincinnati this season. One Of his
players will be Jimmy Barton, veteran
minor league intelder.
The Southern herald., 1914-05-01
Eoos for HasehIng.

Eggs from old hens should rot Y
used for Matching purposes. ss's' W..
eggs from young birds Of good vs~ ~.
color, form and breed cbaracterlsss.ss. \.
Special attention must be given Y u
lection II the breed is to be implO''