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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-19
Prohibition Anvil


1T becomes more apparent every day that the
issue OF prohibition Is to exert a powerful In
fluence in all political campaigns until 1t is
settled, and like all great issues. 1t can never
he settled until it s settled rightly.
1t cannot be cvaded by any public man who
has 10 20 before the voters of any State in the
Union in the campaigns between and the
settlement.
1t is in city and national politics now to stay
until that settlement Is effected.
Party lines will go to pieces upon II until
parties assume the responsibility for prohibit
ton against It,
The Progressive party's position seems to DC
wei defined upon the issue. the sentiment OF
the Republican party in the North seems fav-
cradle to 1t. while the sentiment OF the Demo
cratic party OF the South Is fully disclosed by the
adoption of prohibition measures by so many OF
the States OF that section
The prohibition forces are lining up for a ma
tional campaign. and the issue of prohibition
III the District of Columbia II forced to a vote
In the Senate and the House, will settle the
political algnments, and locally, II Is exertins
prolonged official life.
This question Is creating great confusion in
political alignments. an, locally. It is exerting
an Irritating and distracting influence upon bust
ness interests in the District
1t can be settled in severty-two hours by the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-19
THE SCHOOL. ROOk STU ATION.

As we understand the matter the school text
books TO be adopted this year by the Board Of
Education will not be used in the schools, will
not be bought by the pupils. until the next school
term begins in September. We want action on
the textbook matter. but do not want action
that is not duly considered and properly applied
to the needs of the people. There will be no
great detriment to the State should the Board
Of Education not be able TO adopt the books
decided upon at its meeting Thursday. The
board is small in number, 1t can be easily called
and with ar the facts in its possession may
readily reach decision. As we understand the
position OF the board, committee Of the board
itself was appointed at It's November meeting
TO look into this matter OF unreasonable prices
and now has all the necessary data a. hand
II Will not be put TO any extra amount Of
trouble to delay action for few days We w'sh
especially 10 emphasize the fact that Is We vi
derstand il the board is not seeking to avoid
legislative investigation. it has Itself under
taken an investigation. and were the legislature
to order investigation the sources q, the
information would be the facts and figures OF
the board itself
Therefore. since all the material is In hand
we do not see why it IS necessary for the board
TO act at the very time the Legislature is in
process OF investigating the book question The
board may and We Judge is, satisfied Of the
action II desires to take 1t will not therefore
be hampered by allowing the Legislature to get
as much information on the question as the
board possesses. Certainly the people will be
better satisfied II they know their representa-,
tives have looked into the matter and found
everything satisfactory.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-19
That INDIANAPOLIS Snccc.h.

There several kinds OF speeches which
President Wilson might have made Mt Irdanap
oils. He might have prepared elaborate.
sober, comprehensive treatment OF the subjects
he discussed after the manner OF Grover Cleve-
land or possibly Mr.. Taft de might have de-
ivered a speech absolutely unimpassoned and
absolutely bipartisan. Doubtless addresses of
| this sort would have appealed more strongly
to some individuals than the he did deliver,
But the President could not appeal both to
clustered students and the great mass of the
American people with the same kind OF speech.
He had to choose which of the two he cared to
address at this time. He had to choose also
whether or not he would show some OF the re-
sentiment which any man In his place must feel
at the kind OF criticism he is subject to or
whether he would occupy a position OF calm
superiority to such fluctuations.
For our part we are glad the President decid-
edto speak ne did We think that some of
his critics needed to be brought up with sharp
turn. and we fancy that the intimate tone adopt
ed by the President will carry his talk further
into the hearts Of more Of his countrymen than
a more formal disquisition would have done.
Those who are now finding fault with the In
dianapolis speech are largely those who fail to
understand. or profess to fail to understand,
the purpose of the President-Baltimore Sun.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-19

debated the question OF prohibition for almost a
full week. The debate attracted attention all
over the country and was reported in full in all
! the large newspapers of Washington Baltimore
and New York, which devoted column or more
every day to the stage of the fight. SO con
servative paper as the Baltimore Sun Sunday
described this fight as follows;
-Four days have now been consumed in the
most spectacular debate the Senate has wit.
messed for years. All other issues before Con-
gress have been sidetracked by the Senate"
The two afternoon papers of Richmond.
neither of which could be described with any
pretense to veracity as friends Of prohibition,
gave more space to the fight than did the Rich
mond Times.DispGtch. Papers all over Virginia
gave full reports of the speeches and the moves
made in the contest.
What was the news that came to the Times
Dispatch this subject The Timcs.DiSpdtch
stated Sunday that 1t printed the temperance
news "as it happened" According 10 its own
columns. therefore, what happened at Washing.
tom The first and most spectacular debate
over the question of prohibition in the District
Of Columbia took place in the Senate on Tues
day, one week ago today. The Times,Dispatch'
OF Wednesday carried not one line Of this news.
Are we 10 conclude that the incident did not
happen" that the papers of Washington, Bati-
more New York and Virginia all fell for
grand fake news story? Are the recorded votes
and debates Of the Senate sufficient evidence
that this incident happened?
The fight in the Senate was continued on
Wednesday. On Thursday again there was not
line in the Richmond Times-DiSpafch to in
dictate that anything had happened. According
II the Times Dispatch IT. was On Thursday that
the first news seems to have happened" for on
Friday the TimeSDispdtch carried two and
half inches OF what had happened" Its mead
line stated: Capital Still Wet Why was It
still wet If according to the columns Of the
Timfs-Dispatch, nothing had happened to make
it dry?
an Saturday the 7afmes.Bisputct carried five.
inch news story. and on Sunday four inches a
total of eleven inches in week. and of events
that were deemed to have happened" by the
editors OF papers all over the country.
Verify II some news chances to he favorable
10 the prohibition argument If has hard shedding
convincing the Times Dispatch that il has HAP
pened."
The swearing off, pledge may be. discussed
further at early date For the present we
are inclined TO accept as accurate the statement
with which the pledge opened namely: THE
TsmesDispGtch has not changed Its attitude in
any respect" and that $50 far as printing the
news is concerned there again our attitude is
not changed" We would ask also II the Times
Dispatch is Supreme In Virginia in deciding
when news does and does not happen?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-19
War ON Habit-Fornling Drugs.

A demand for moro drastic legislation with
reference 20 the sale of ha bit forming drugs has
arisen from the discovery of the sale by many
OF heroin and other morphia derivaties as dan
gerous cocaine Whether the new legislation
can be secured at the special session Of the
General Assembly remains to be seen, but II is
practically assured that efforts will be made to
achieve such results. II such legislation Is not
passed at this session 1t will surely be proposed
at the next regular session. It lis said that since
the sale of cocaine has been so rgfdy penalized
by statutory provisions in the event OF convc
tion, resort has been had by the handlers and
vendors OF habit-forming drugs to the sale OF
heron and other similar drugs. To many the
imposition OF drastic penalties for drug selling
Is regarded tending to defeat the ends aimed
at by making II difficult to secure conviction by
iuries when such heavy penalties involved
At the same time the habit IL becoming not
merely destructive OF individual efficiency, but
promotfve of violence and trending to the dwarf
Ing of the moral sense and the degeneracy of
Victims Protection OF the individual himself
no less than Of the masses demands some ef-
fcctve, enforceable legislation along remedial
lines.-Danvie Register.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-19
General Comment
Exit Rlea@.

The farewell message OF Governor Blease is
a relief TO the country welt to the people
OF South Carolina For a small man he has
occupied unusually large place in the pub
lie eye; and he has been able to do because
the amount of venom and iil-wiil In his make
up large az his brain power limited
He would have attracted far less attention out
side OF his own state and would have done far
less harm in 1t IL he had been merely the
binary type OF the political demagogue Many
men of this kind good -natured and succeed
IN making themselves popular even among those
who do not approve Of their methods But
Blease proved himself demagogue OF n narrow
and intolerant disposition, who hated bitterly
everybody who opposed him and whose heart
seems to have filled with malice wrath and all
/ Observation-Disclosures toward all who disputed his in
failibility. A small man OF such an egotistical
temperament is likely to bring his community
into great discredit If by chance he gets into
big place. And South Caroline and all her
friends win join him heartily in the hope that
/ so far public service Is concerned his 'life's
work has been Observation-Disclosures Evening
Sun.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-19

NEW

Replying 70 4 complaint from of our
correspondents that You forcing in temper.
.ance news the Richmond Times Dispatch Of
Sunday that:
1--WE print the news 81 this city. State. and
world as Il happens-not would have it
happen. II some of It chances TO be favorable
-ie the prohibition argument IT has place IN
our columns as certainly 50 1t would have
were its tendency critical or adverse"
We have objection TO offer TO such declara-
ton of policy. AS matter Of interesting note
we compare tiiis utterance in the swearing off
pledge" Of the Timcs.Dispatch with its actual
practice Let us take the week that preceded
this fat declaration Of news policy as regards
temperance news and IL practice and' de-
cfared theory are In harmony.
During the last week the Senate of the United
States. for perhaps the first time in its history.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-19
TWO CONFIiCTTNG BILLS.

Before passing the bill repeating the law
which makes unpaid capitation taxes a lien on
real estate, the Senate viii do well to make up
It's mind as to what course it will pursue with
regard to the bin already passed by the House,
which provides machinery for the collection OF
the two million In back taxes, and declare not
only that unpaid taxes shall constitute lien
on real estate. but on personal property as we'll
The Firginidn has already expressed its belief
that these taxes should be collected If there is
any possible way of doing without subiecting
the State to the danger of additions to the negro
voting list. Those who favor the collection bill
point out that as these taxes cannot be collected
until they are three years old and that no man
is eligible to vote whose taxes have not been
paid for three years preceding the election in
which he desires to vote, the bill will not open
a1y loopholes, This argument is met by the
contention that man who pays any very large
amount OF back taxes will pay the full amount,
including the three years which will be necessary
for voting. This in turn Is met with the state.
ment that the additional three years will con-
stitute for most negroes too heavy an expense.
and that were 1t paid registration of the
negro voters would be necessary, which would
be adequately handled by the registrars And
the argument goes. The point OF this article
Is merely to call attention to the fact that there
are before the Senate two conflicting bills, one
seeking to repeal an act because 1t is not en-
forced and the other seeking for the same rea-
son. and for the sake of the needed revenue that
II Is held will he secured to pass additional laws
extending the lien provision TO personal property
and providing machinery for its collection.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-19
ELECT FLAxINGTON HARKER
AS MUSICAL DIRECTION

The Male Church Choral society
has selected Flaxington Harker a.
it's musical director
Officers and bers of the execu.
tive committee have been elected a.
follows:
Officers--Selden Wake, PRECEDENT:
j. 9. Hankins. vice. president; James
r. Lay, secretary; Hamilton M. has
kervill, treasurer.
Executive Committee-R. r. Banks
Hamilton NJ. Baskervill, BENJAMIN
Brockenbrough, ]. G. Hankins, A. s.
Hurt, James r. Lay. Arthur SERVE.
nor. Joseph F. White. selden Wake.
Rehearsals will begin at once on
the following new music:
Comrades in Arms (Adolph
Adams: Danny Deever," baritone
solo and chorus tWalter Damroschl:
"A Summer Lullaby" quartet ma
chorus Is. Archer Gibson): "Give =
Rouse" words by Robert BrowuiAg
tGranville Bantock): Sword OF Fcr4
rara" Of. +. Bullard); my Lay
Chic" negro love song Oh. Clourk-
Leighton; Soldiers. Chorus.n 6oM
Faust tCharles Gounodl.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-19
SOAPMAKER BUT
OBJECTS TO TRADE
MILLIONAIRE MANUFACTURER
DOESN'T WANT DRESSMAKER
As HIS NEIGHBoR.

New York, Jan. 1s-The fight of
the fashionable folk in Fifth Avenue
to drive Mrs, Margaret Flynn's Dress
making establishment from that ex-
elusive district. made a lively session
today before Supreme Court Justice
Goff
NJ. l.. Towns, Mrs. Flynn's attor-
ney. asked the justice to issue a body
attachment for William Proctor, soap
manufacturer and millionaire. whose
home Is at rs. Mrs Flynn's shop be-
ing at 90. Word was brought, how
ever. that Mr., Proctor would be in
court.
The suit was brought by Columbus
O'Donnell Iselin and many of his
wealthy neighbors to back his pro-
test against the encroachment OF
trade.
These rich people must learn that
they must give way to the march OF
progress, said Mr.. Towns. THE only
objection the men have to the shop
Is that when they go the opera or
to charity balls they must say they
have dressmaker for a neighbor.
We'll, because their feelings are
hurt. must this woman suffer? It's
just the difference between persons
born with silver spoons in their
mouths and others. That's all"
Francis l.. slade, broker. living
at Is West Fifty-second Street. ex-
pressed strenuous objection t. tho
influx of trade on the block.
Let me ask YOU" said Mr.. Towns.
what kind OF business houses ara
at the corners of Fifty-second Street
and Sixth Avenue
"A drug store and a saloon" was
the answer.
"And you object to the dressmaking
parlor and do not to the gin MIL.
do you"
The question was objected to and
remained unanswered.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-19
temporary oficial head of the Democratic party,
President Wilson

Temporary official head OF the Democratic party
President Wilson.
There Is confidence in all Quarters that II
the President desires the District to be dry. or
IL he wishes 4 to remain wet the situation In
the Congress Is such that the indication OF his
judgment as to the best course to take on this
question will be accepted as decisive.
This issue will hang over certain business In
terests of the District like the sword of Damocles
until it Is settled. and it Is in the power Of the
President to end that undesirable situation
SO far the coming two years Is concerned
1t would be good policy looking to the future
OF the party for the leader OF the Democratic
party to determine it's best course now.
The position of the premier is well known.
more definitely since the silence that was
SO dense in the Ohio campaign has been broken:
but the premier Is no longer the leader of the
organization. and the proper policy OF the party
should be stated by the acknowledged and official
head
The reported activity of the presidential sec
rotary in opposition to the Sheppard amendment
may be exaggerated; in 1t he may but represent
his personal views and not those of the Pres
ident; but regardless of whose views or what in
teresta he represents, there Is no reflection
upon his standing and his ability to say that
connected with either the party or the
administration exert the influence upon
Legislators and the people can the President
himself
In common with all good DEMOCRATS de-
sire the party to be right this ISSUE right
on 1t in the District; right on it In every state;
right on it throughout the republic; and the
President by one sentence can align his party
on the course that in his opinion is the correct
one.
with the country pressing powerfully for its
settlement. No party evade the issue, but
President Wilson is in position to direct the
course of his own-Washngton Star,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-19
LAWYERS URGE JURY
|. saw WRONG PAPERS

Calming that the jury which rem.
dered a verdict OF 32.70o In favor q
the plaintiff in the suit OF Watt Plow
Company against George p. Finns.
gar, had been allowed to see cor.
tain instructions which had NOT been
given them by tie Judge. ATTORNEYS
Conway r. Sands and l. @. Wsnden.
burg, representing the defendant.
Yesterday appeared before Judge r.
Carter Scott, in Henrico Circuit Court,
and asked tina. the verdict be set
aside, The Judge Sc. next Ttursday
morning for the hearing Of argue
ments ny the attorneys
IL is said that several OF the ,et-
fers and some OF the instructions that
were ruled out fell into the hands CT
ire Jurors by mistake, having been
handed to them with other papers
which wee In evidence.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-19

Student Volunteer Movement in the
United States. and in 1885 was sent to
China. Mr.. Brockman In recognized
In China by all parties as one Of the
greatest leaders OF Christian forces
He was recently asked to accept the
presidency of Picking University, and
had been previously called to the
presidency of another prominent uni
versitly In China. He Ia known III
over the United States as one OF the
most mastery speakers available for
presenting conditions and opportuni-
ties in the foreign field,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-19
BROUKMAN WILL BE
HERE THURSDAY NIGHT

Mr.. Brockman, who il to speak
Thursday night at the annual dinner
OF the Twenty -Four-Hour Club. is In
Secretary of the Y. M. G.
a. in China and Korea. He Is ma
tive OF South Carolina and gradu-
late of Vanderbilt University. He was
lthe first student secretary on the In
'ternational force for the Southern
States. then travelling secretary Tor thu
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-19

The only people who have cause for thanks
tbat Biease was ever Governor of South Caro-
lima are the convicts he freed and the newspaper
editors TO whom he supplied copy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-19

Tor a man who talks as much as the Colone
does 1t Is rather remarkable that his first libe
suit does not take place until the coming spring
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-19

One OF leading pugilsts is quoted as
declaring that ''the knockout Is painless" We
accept his version of It without seriheation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-19

Before long somebody is going to exclaim
What an old grandpa President Wilson is"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-19

Time for another Jap war scare-the yello
men to get as close as Europe to u.s.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-19

They tell us the eighth president since Diaz
Is now in the Mexican chair. on with his head.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-12-01
Ray simmes Accidentally Killed
on Thanksgiving

The Monroe Journal publish.
ed on Friday gives the following
account of the killing of a boy
in Buford township:
Ray Simms. thirteen years old,
was accidentally shot and killed
yesterday at the home of his
grandfather, Mr.. Ellison Austin,
in Buford township. The child
had been hunting with others
and returned to the house. Some
one laid gun flat on the piazza
floor, unbreeched, but with the
shell still in it. Ray was stand
ing on the ground near the muz-
zle OF the gun. Some way the
gun was exploded within two
feet of MIN and the load went in
one side just above the hip and
out at the other. The bowels
were simply torn to pieces. The
accident took place at four
O'Clock and he died at eight. A
doctor was sent for but nothing
could be done for him except to
reduce the suffering. The child
was a son of MIR. Whitney Simms
OF jackson township. who travels
tor a harvester company. Since
last summer he had been with
mother at Mr.. Austin's. The
remains were buried today at
Smyrna.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-12-01
School House Burns

i The following items, including
the account of the burning O
Westfield creek school house
are taken from the Chesterfield
4 advertiser:
i Mrs. w. P. Odom went tc
] Charlotte one Gay last week and
Ihad her tonsils removed.
i During the severe wind storm
iot last Thursday Mr.. Joe Sowell
lost a fine horse. He was on a
hunting trip near McBee, where
his horse was in a stable, when
the building was wrecked by the
wind, resulting in the death of
Ithe animal.
A fire destroyed Westfield
lCreek school house No. 2 last
Monday morning at about II
|o'clcck.
Fire started from a defective
flue while school was in session.
and as there was no means at
hand to fight the flames, the
building was burned to the
ground. Mr.. Ward Ingram, of
Cheraw was the teacher IN
charge, and by his efforts, assis.
ted by the pupils, many of the
fixtures were saved. The build
ing valued at about $500, carried
no insurance.
Westfield Church was also a
heavy loser by the fire as about
1000 feet of select lumber be
longing to that church was stored
IN a vacantroom of the school
building.
1t is not likely that this build.
ing will be replaced as there is
another school two miles awav
in the SAME district. 1t is said
that larger house may be built
nearer the center of the district
to displace both schools.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-12-01

Mr.. Peter A. Moore, for a long
time resident of Chesterfield
county. died in CeIina, )'exas on
Oct. 28th.
He was the son of Mr. Moses
Moore, whose plantation was
about two miles from town on
Thompson Creek. He is surviv
ed by two brothers, Mr.. Jim
Moore of Mcfarland and Henry
Moore of Ruby and many tela-
tives and friends in this county.
to whom his death will be sad
news.
In 1889. Mr.. Moore moved to
Arkansas, and five years later he
took up his residence in Collin
county, Texas. Mr.. Moore was
an old Confederate soldier, hav-
ing served through the entire
war.-ChesterIield Advertiser