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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-24

of Statewide prohibition in Virgin
have begun "a fight against tobacco
its use and sale. and IL IL absolutel
false that the prohibition leaders haI
indicated that should prohibition u
adopted in Virginia that IL would b
followed by an attempt to prohibit It'd
use or sale of tobacco IN Virginia"
President Gannaway. in "a recerI
editorial TO the kenbridge Free Stad
News, the official organ Of the F. n
and c. e. Of a. writes as follows
The liquor question is being ag.tate}
as never before all over Virgi MIA. anI
our State Is flooded with circulars anl
pamphlets, which. TO say the least, d
not always put this question before th|
people in its true light. . ThI
farmers unions all over America an
committed to temperance, and IL OH
farmers VIII do their duty at the poll
This coming September we will senI
the liquor business out OF Virginia
This Is a question Of vital importanc|
TO our agricultural interests. and II n I
fects the labor question to a very grea|
extent" President Gannaway Is onI
OF the largest growers of dark tobacco
n Virginia. and he must have sati4
lied himself pretty thoroughly tha1
the Tobacco Trade Bogey" was oni|
delusion and snare before w-ttinI
the above
With regard to Tine Increased Tad
atlon Bugaboo9 we quote from Sena1
tor keezeli. OF Rockingham. one OF thI
most prominent farmers of the statd
who has served in both branches d
cur State legislature. and who NAL
be reckoned an expert on the subjed|
of taxation. Senator keezeil SAYS:
i do not propose to argue hoJ
~ rrir {4,
other expenses with liquor outlaweI
and Its consumption decreased nj
doubt II VIII be quite large suu{
Statistics show a cost 10 the Sta;I
directly resulting from the use of in
toXicants largely In excess az The err
tire receipts from liquor licenses Fol
the sake OF argument, let us assum
That there Will be no saving in thes
and that the whole Of the liquor reve
nue. VIII have to DE provided frost
other sources. To make I'D tn
s5oS, sS2.Ts required last year won't
require an Increase OF five ana oneN
NTH cents on each one hundred anl
lars of assessed value Justea
or doubling taxes. the increase woulZ
he small. Here in Rockinghaut uher
our tax rate is S SO on the Sfe0
man whose taN rate lis now s{8 q
the $1,000 would ind Il slS52. or =
the most, $3.50. the man who uay
on 500. sl36 instead Of $3.50 MIA
father vii! hesitate to pay this pries
or much greater one, rather ina
have the lure, temptaf m ana rnenac
of the open saloon removed from II
sons path"
Thus II will he seen tha. both n
these arguments, aimed af the farm
ar, are the merest clap-trap. a chea
suhterfuge by which they hone to he
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-24

In 1919 Mr.. Slemp was candidate
for reelection to congress on Re-
publican platform. This year he Is a
candidate for reelection on a platform
that is part Republican and part Pro-
gressive. In other words. the present
platform is a straddle and places Mr..
Slemp in an attitude OF facing both
ways. The voter who compares 1t
with the Republican platform of 1912
must be struck with the difference
and must reach the conclusion that
Mr.. Slemp has either experienced re-
markable change Of heart or has
abandoned principle for expediency.
In strong interview recently pub
lished in the, Herald Courier and other
newspapers Hon. r. Tate Irvine ef-
fectually exposed the Inconsistencies
and absurdities of the platform on
which Mr.. Slemp is now running for
congress MIR. Slemp replied to the
interview. but he did not attempt to
answer any OF the points made by Mr.
Irvine. Those who read the reply
must have been impressed with Its
extreme weakness. yet 1t was, doubt
less the best Mr. Slemp could do In
the circumstances.
1t may be noted. for instance, that
Mr.. Slemp tried to counter his stand
patism with the charge that Mr..
Irvine Is machine" Democrat in
Virginia machine" Democrat In
Virginia Is one who Is alleged to have
been opposed to Wilson's nomination
and who Is not now in entire SYM
pathy with the Wilson administration
That Is not Mr.. Irvine, by any means.
and Mr. Slemp cannot arouse pre-
judice against him on that ground.
Mr.. Irvine was a strong Wilson advo-
cate from the start, made a fight for
him In the primary conventions in the
Southwest, won a place AZ delegate
at4large from the Norfolk convention
and took an active part throughout
the Baltimore convention, voting for
Wilson on every one Of the forty-five
ballots. Mr.. Irvine's work was
recognized by Mr.. Wilson's national
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-24
give for publication. This Is one of them:
GAINESVILLE Va. Aug. 81. 1914.
Mr.. Ben F. owen, Jr..
Richmond. Va.

Mr. Ben F. owen Jr..
Richmond Va.
Ny Dear Sir.--Your communication Of July 80,
received. and as you requested your literature
has been read. You asked me to study this aues-
ton and write you my conclusions, which
take pleasure in being able to do
! must say, my heart Is made to bleed In
thinking that sensible men would allow them
selves to he so blinded by filthy lucre as to take
such unreasonable measures In their endeavor to
whole band OF associates are on the side of
evil, and the curse Of Almighty God rests upon
you, because you are willing to put the bottle
to your brothers mouth and make him
drunken And your only plea is that in doing
this we may save few dollars in taxation.
You say: I'VE stand the side Of law. order
md morality. rhe preservation Of home rule and
local self-government" / beg to differ from you
in such an unrighteous position.
You know, as we'll [ do, that the saloon has
never been on the side of law order and
morality the preservation of home rule and local
self-government. But wherever it has existed
locally or generally II has been the of the
community. defy you any company Of men
to prove that the saloon has been benefit
morally, or materially. to any community in
which it as been found
Your position seems to be that Of daring
the good people of Virginia to pass prohibitory
laws for. il they do. you will not any longer
stand for law and order or The good OF the com-
munity.
I beg you no longer TO be led captive by tho
devil at his will but to espouse the OF
righteousness, for you are certainly going to be
defeated If my conclusions and influence will
defeat you.
Reason out local self government to its last
analysis and you could not. from business
moral or sanitary point OF view, take the posi-
ton that you do
I expect to work and 10 vote for Statewide
prohibition September %. and pray that you
may be converted before that time. and If you
should not be- I am persuaded that you will be
then. and beg you 10 remember, that II such
be the case. that ! am ready to forgive YOU
FOR presumiug that I did not have any more
religion than 10 espouse your cause.
Most sincerely. and without any intention of
being insulting, am yours for Statewide pro-
hihitian.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-24

localities ten dollars additional for every dollar
OF revenue paid in by the liquor men to main
tain the products of the saloon?
Do you also know that in order for those
men to pay that revenue men must flock to the
saloon and spend their money there?
Then. who in reality pays that revenue? Not
the saiooakeeper No No. But the drinkers.
And his family. must suffer that they NAV pay
that revenue
Tear the cloak from the hideous falsehood
Let the fact be seen in all its uglness that every
dollar OF liquor revenue should be labeled with
Murder Vice" Robbery" Starvation and
Nakedness of Children" sorrow and Suffering
for Helpless Women"
Yes. Drive the monster from the nation then
we will shout we have saved the boy
C. f., OvERSTREET
Richmond, Va, August %
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-24

PRICE OF vIIsGINIAN.
Per Copy. Sunday Edition. 90 |
Per Copy, Daily Edition. 40
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-24
MIR. IRVINE. AND MR.. SLEMP

committee, and the Wilson campaisr
In Virginia was entrusted to MIR Ryr,
and Mr., Irvine as the two merberl
OF the national executive committed
representing Virginia Since pres,J
dent Wilson's election Mr.. Irvine ha
been in close touch with his ADMIN
istration. and has supported ii inj
every detail, and he has its moral SIM
port in his present candidacy. III
short. Mr.. Irvine is as strong a will
son Democrat as Mr.. Slemp was y
Taft Republican two years ago.
Mr.. Slemp finds himself in sors
straits for campaign issues. He ha
none that he would be willing 10 die
cuss with Mr., Irvine before tho naa
pie. He does not expect to win in tha I
way. His hope of election is hased
on the theory that the majority Of th1
people will vote for him partlv
through partisan prejudice and part
~ from force of habit. and regardlesJ
of the issues Of the campaign. -BristnI
Herald-Courier.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-24
sFIF-Go, EMINENT AND TAXATION

Prohibition interferes with local self-govern-
ment says the saloon element in the present cam
pagn. Passing over the wonderment as TO Just
when the saloon and local self government be-
tnat these same persons are greatly disturbed
ever the effects OF prohibition on tsxation-~but is
r. local taxation they are disturbed about is il
the right Of the local community to fix its own
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-24
DEATH OF BISHOP STRANGE

MSS Of the death In Wilmington n c. Of
Bishop Robert Strange Will cause widespread
sorrow in Richmond, where he was formerly
beloved as rector of St. Paul's church, and
throughout Virginia and North Carolina
where his life Of unselAshness was appreciated
Bishop Strange was a modest but noble man OF
God and his life full OF good deeds
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-24
PEOPLES FORUM

Feels Deep Interest In Secretary Owens Con-
dition.
yesterday mail brought Secretary Ben r.
owen. of the Local Self Government league
number OF interesting letterA which he will not
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-24
SPECIAL MEETING
BOARD Of ALDERMEN

special meeting of the board al
aldeunen will be held tomorrow night
to att upon matters passed by COM
mon council at it's last meeting, inclnd.
ing an appropriation of 5000 for corn
mittee expenses in visiting New YorkI
in attendance upon the national water.I
ways convention; an appropriation oil
$l.0S0 for damages to property Or
casioned by street improvements. anal
an ordinance creating a labor burean
The earning cape-~.y OF a woman
determines her right to vote n
Norway.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-24

A A. WHITMORE.
Pastor OF VI E. Church South.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26

now seen to but poor advantage in the telescops. Already it shines with less than one-seventh of the light with which we vied it toward the beginning of the present year.
 Pupiter Is still in the eastern borders Of Capricornus. and Is therefore morning star. It will be seen rising in the southeast at few minutes after midnight, and by sunrise shine out brilliantly near the meridian in the south.
 Saturn is moving slowly eastward in Taurus, but Is being so rapidly overtaken by the sun that by the end of the month it will be lost in the suns rays. It no longer in favorable position for observa- ton, though not until June 13 will it pass the west of the sun and so enter tho morning sky.
 On May 2S hours 13 minutes, D. m. the eastern edge of the crescent moon will occult the bright star at k. figure |, and this star will remain hidden for 5S minutes, emerging at the bright (western) moons edge at hours II minutes. D. m (eastern standard time). This is a beautl- full and interesting phenomenon to ob- serve with a small telescope The time of it's occuranee will vary greatly how ever from distant parts of our Eastern States, while in the westward part of the country the sun will not have to set Ut the time the occulation takes place.
 One of the most interesting of all kinds of astronomical work, very suitable for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26
GRAND OPERASTARS
 ID SING IN ATLANTA
Metropolitan Makes Annual
 Tour This Week
THOUSANDS TOATTEND
Ticket Sales Thus Far About SS0G0 More Than Last Season-Farrar, Gadski. Caruso and Others
 on Programme
Ny noREnT MORAN

Atlanta. April 25.-(Speeial)-Atlan all next week will revei in grand opera. This is tho fifth year that the Metro politan Grand opera company of New York has been coming to Atlanta for q weeks stay. and opera with Atlanta peo- pie as we'll as visitors to the city from n wide radius is apparently becoming more and more popular every year.
 It Is remarkable fact that notwlth- standing the list of operas to be pre- scented this year is not so strong In pub. lie favor as bills which have been given heretofore, but people are nevertheless falling over themselves to get tickets and up to date the sales are something like s7ooo to sSooo more than they were at the same time last year.
 This situation can only be explained by the fact that 1t Is opera itself which Ia popular and not so much a partlc- ular bill. It Is the stars who are do- ing the singing and not the particular operas in which they are singing.
 There are different motives which im- pei Atlantans and visitors to Atlanta to attend grand opera. Some go because it is a big social event and gives op- portunity for fashionable dress and social
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26

pion, that most striking of all the summer groups, is just emerging from the ground We see it's claws and the three bright stars of it's body, but it's principal star, the fiery-red Antares, and it's long tail which entends into the summer branch of the Milky Way. have not yet appeared To the right of the Scorpion is the very large summer group of the Virgin. while below this we see the Water Snake, the very long constellation which now stretches entirely across the southern sky, and which is now in the best pos sibe position for observation of the en- tire year.
 But doubtless the most striking heaven ly objects of the present month are the three bright planets, Venus Mars and Saturn, all of which are now conspicuous in the west, where they shine out among the lingering consultations of winter.
 Venus is already so very brilliant that 1t cannot fail to attract the attention of any observer, but during this month it's brightness will greatly increase and 1t will become an even more conspicuous ob- ject as it runs very rapidly estward and mounts continually higher in the evening heavens. The equally rapid motion of Mars is no less interesting sight; we can
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26

the possessor of a small telescope, is the observation of variable stars. There are indeed a few stars whose variation .n brightness Is so striking as to attract tho attention of the most indifferent observer
 but the great majority of these distant suns change their brightness so slightly that attractive observations of them are required to make clear that their ap- pearance Is changing at all. Yet with very many of the stars these observa- tions are not at all difficult, and this work has the great advantage that it re- quires neither an expensive equipment nor large telescope although, of course. great numbers of variables are accessible to a large glass that would be invisible in small one. Already in our country there is an association of variable star observers, most of whose members are amateurs, which regularly each month publishes hundreds or even thousands Of most valuable observations.
 There are somewhat more than three thousand variable star that have thus far been discovered. Some of these at nearly constant interval of few days or weeks grow suddenly very much brighter than usual; others, at. equally short inter vals, lose nearly all their brilliance. The star Ago, at A, Figure 1, which every two days 21 hours loses five-sixths of it's light, is the most generally known exam pie of the second kind. This great sun radiates 80 times the light of our own sun. but at the interval mentioned darker companion passes between it and our system and partially hides it from us. In other cases there are systems composed of two bright suns which alter nately eclipse each other as seen from the earth, thus making the variation in the light of the system as it is viewed by us much more complicated.
 Thera arr n cl,1 qtarr of Sf xphi ia1, contain great numbers of variables, the periods of whose variations are all very similar, and there are regions of the sky in which variable stars are so remarka- bly, numerous that it seems certain that acting upon the suns of this part of the great star sloud there Is some influence that causes their cominon variability. though what the natuf< of this influence is is wholly unknown to us. For by no means all of the stars vary in so regu- lar way as the regular eclfpsing vari- ables. Some grow suddenly brighter for many months, and many thus rise from invisibility to conspicuous stars. And of very many others the variation seems to be wholly irregular: at any time they may brighten more or less suddenly and like Eta Argus, become among the very brightest of all the stars of the heavens. Indeed 1t is not impossible that the so- called new stars which sometimes sud denly appear in the sky are really a re- markable class of the irregular variables, although no new star after fading away has thus far been seen to brighten again.
 What 1t Is that Is occurring in the suns of these last kinds of variables is wholly unuknown to us. It is partly this very fact that adds so greatly to the fascina- tion of observing them. When a very large number of observations have been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26
Outcome of Governors Con- test Still Acknowledged to
 be Shrouded in Doubt
MARTINS ADVANTAGE
 IN ATTORNEYS RACE
Persons Seems to be in Lead for Az ricultural mmissioner-Almon Ahead in Eighth Congress
 sional District
By HUGH ". ROBERTS

ny M fAObEhlS
 When Brooks smith retired from the rnee for state trcaSurer--and his re- --he left William l.. Lancaster In charge of the field as democratic nom inee. With this contest eliminated there arc but three issues to be decided by the people of the state May II. The first Is the race for governor between B. B. Conner and Charles Henderson. The second Is the race for attorney general between D. H. Riddle and w. l.. Martin. The third is the race for com missioner of agriculture between A. A. Persons and ]. A. Wade.
 One congressional struggle still im- bends. In the Eighth district, Judge E. B. Almon, sepaker of the Alabama house. failed to secure a majority on April 6. His next competitor was ". W. Callahan of Decatur. The two will submit the case to the people May Il.
 In the governorship contest there is grave doubt. Partisans of the two candi- dates are loud in their boasts The can didates themselves and their lieutenants- that is, their lieutenants who are cap able of being informed-know that there IS grave doubt. As result both are hard at work. The issue may be decided be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26

In the first primary, MT Martin, can dldate for attorney general. received a big plurality over three opponents. He led the second man, D. II. Riddle by about ls,oo0 votes. George Pegram and Gardner Greene, who trailed, have an- nouneed in favor of Martin and have asked their supporters to give him their ballots
 For the above reasons Mr. Martin has a big advantage, and the general impress sion Is that he will win. Air. Riddle Is still in the race, however, and Is en- deavorlng to overcome the handicap which his opponent possesses. In the race there is mere or less interest For 1t has been nearly 10 years since an at torney general of Alabama has been able to take care of the states business with out aid from special and expensive law yers.
 There is no question but that the leg islature in it's next regular session, If permitted to follow the dictates of it's own conscience, will endeavor by persuasion, If not by statute. to put an end to the recent practice of the state making doubly rich fat barristers who have su- perflous talent for sale.
 Persons to Win
 Dr. Persons, candidate for commits sioner of agriculture, led his three op- ponents by more than 1000 votes. The second man was J. A Wade. l.. F. Greer and w. H. Seymour. who trailed have thrown their influence to MT. Wade. Despite this fact-and despite the fact that pr. Persons has no money to spend-the general impression is that the Bessemer superintendent of public schools, with practical and the oretical knowledge of farming, will win.
 Dr. Persons has labored with boys at Auburn and at the University of Alabama and among them made warm friends in sufficient number to guar antee the election of any good man who aspires to minor office. MT. Wade made very credltablo showing in the first primary in that he defeated an appointee of B. B. Co., mer and an appointee of the present governor. He has been in Alabama for only a few years, however. and his necessarily limited acquaintanceship will probably initiate against him. It Is considered certain that Judge Almon will win over Colonel Callahan for Congress in the Eighth district.
 The total vote in the district April C was 16,03s. Almon received T579, or 47A per cent of the whole. Callahan received 3576, which Is % 1-3 per cent of the whole. Almon failed of a ma jority of Al; Callahan by 4443. The two defeated candidates. Judge Ballentine and MT. Watts, together re- ceived 4S64 votes. It Is entirely req sonable to presume that of that total number Almon will receive Al. If Callahan "upsets the dope he will not only hold every man who supported him April 6, but he will receive eight of every nine votes which in the first primary were cast for Ballentine and Watts.
 There seems to be good grounds for Judge Almon's confidence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26

almost see that this planet has changed its position in the course of a single night. while in the course of the month it's place in the sky will very strikingly ana con- spiciously change. As to Saturn, that bright but distant world which has shown in our evening sky for so many months, this on each successive evening will be found nearer the western horizon, until by the end of the month it will be com pletely lost in the rays of the sun. The more swiftly moving Mercury and Venus will both pass to the east of Saturn this month and will each form an interesting planetary configuration with this planet,
 The Planets in May
 Mercury, which on the 7th of April reaches it's greatest distance, from tho sun as a morning star, will pass to the east of the sun and become an evening star on May r. It will not attain it's greatest eastern elongation, however, un- til June 19. and so will be lost in the sun s rays throughout nearly the whole of the present month. On the afternoon of May 2S Mercury will pass to the east of the planet Saturn: both planets may then be detected very low in the northwest just after sunset, the smaller planet lying three degrees north of the larger one. But as both planets will set on this evening. but 40 minutes after sunset. it will probably not be possible to view them without a small telescops.
 The observer must have noticed how very brilliantly our sister planet has been shining in the southwest and how per- ceptibly it Is now climbing up the even- ing sky. This eastward motion will con tinue with great rapidity during the present month; in fact, so far has Venus already drawn from the sun and so