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Evening journal., 1915-06-19
Just A Moment
DAILY STRENGTH AND CHEER.
Compiled by john G. 0uiniuA
(The Sunshine Mani

There is not a single throb, in
single human bosom. that does not
thrill at once with more than electric
speed up to the mighty heart OF God
You have not sned tear or sighed a
sigh that did not come back to you
exalted and purified by having bassed
through the Eternal bosom.
We must not make too much of sym
pathy. or mere feeling. We do in
things spiritual as we do with hot
house plants. The feeble exotic. beau
tiful to look at. but useless, has costly
sums spent on Il. The hardy oak. a
nations strength, is permitted to
grow. scarcely observed. in the fence
and cOpses. We prize feeling and
praise its possessor. But feeling is
only a sickly exotic in itself-a pas
sive quality. having in It nothing NOR
/ al. no temptation and no victory.
man is no more a good man for hav-
ing feeling. than he is for having a
delicate ear for music, or a far-seeing
I optic nerve The Son of Man had feel
! ing-He could be touched The tear
would start from His eyes at the sight
Of human sorrow. But that sympathy
was no exotic in His soul. beautiful Ia
look at. too delicate for use Feeling
with Him led to this. "He went about
doing good" Sympathy with Him was
this. Grace to help in time of need.
-Well-Springs of Wisdom.
AS Thou hast kept us through tn
days gone by and provided all ou
bodily needs. so. o Lord, may Tn,
constant care guard US from all harr
and still give US our daily bread T
Thee is all glory and thanksgiv
Amen
Dayton. Ohio.
Evening journal., 1915-06-19

Yam cannot. Mr. or Madame Worker,
hope to make your FIRE effective unless
you sight your gunfof ability and en-
terprise upon the Want Ads.-Adv.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-10
THIS Is CLEAN-UP WEEK.

Cleanliness some people hold is next to God
liness. And cleanliness Is virtue that every
man and every city can acquire by hard work
and industry,
Proud We of some things about Rich.
mond, there will always be things that be
improved. The removal of dirt and trash is
an endless process So long as people inhabit
dwellings and use streets dirt will accumu-
late and will have to be removed. So long
as ii is not removed it will cause disease and
death. We have no in our midst but we
can make war on those things that war on
human life and happiness without violating
neutrality or causing international complicar
tions. This is a war for life. not for death;
for preservation, and not for determination,
All that is to be exterminated is dirt, which
breeds disease and causes death.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-10

France. and prospective restrictions In England
have made the trade less profitable: that the
pronouncements of world statesmen and authors
are unreliable and that only the liquor dealers
and their supporters know what is well for the
country? Not In this instance. The present
situation means that prohibition in adjoin-
ing State, North Carolina, where We were told
1t is such rank failure, Is so much OF a sue
cess that the people who are engaged in op-
posing prohibition are going out of business.
1t means that the mere prospect of prohibition
IN Virginia year hence lin the Virginia which
the liquor people spent about half a million
to keep out of prohibition), gives ouch indiS
putablc evidence of success that the whiskey
are closing up and departing.
Prohibition may not prohibit some things. but
IL certainly prohibits profits to the liquor bust.
ness from prohibition territory, and when that
happens It means that prohibition is lessening
the amount of drinking in prohibition territory,
and that is what prohibition claims to do.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-10
This Date In History


1574--Queen Elizabeth issued her royal IL
cense for stage plays. first establishment Of a
regular company of players in England
1632-De Marllac, marechal of France, be
headed for censpirnz against Bichelieu, to
whom he owed his good fortune
1775--Allen and Arnold took Fort Tconde-
roga by surprise. without loss of life
177s--portsmouth and Norfolk, Va, taken
by the British.
t7s4-~Batt.e of Tourney, French defeated by
English and hustrians under Duke of York.
I796--Ronaparte defeated tho Austrians In
the battle of Lodi In this engagement Napo-
leon received the cognomen. The Little Corpo-
raj
lS1o--First agricultural exhibition in the
United States opened at Georgetown, ID. G.
1S3z-NeM York banks stopped specie pay
ments: other American banks adopted same
course.
185S-The Pope prohibited circulation OF
Uncle Toms Cabin in his dominions.
1S71--Alsace Lorraine coded by France to
Germany: a valuable tract which France Is
now trying TO regain by force or arms.
1S76-Centennial Exposition Mt Philadelphia
opened by General Grant.
1sl4-Death of Lillian -Nerdca, famous sing
er. in Java.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-10
ARTHUR GLASGOW WILL 7
ADDRESS ROTARY CLUB
ed BY Expert--Caty Officials and
Others Invited.

Arthur Glasgow. Of Richmond and
London, whose ability In the handling
of great civic problems has won him
an international reputation. will be
the chief speaker AT the meeting ofJ
the Richmond Rotary Club. In the
rooms of the Business Mems Club at
$50 o'clock tomorrow night.
Mr.. Glasgow will make d brief adj
dress in which ne witt point out sew
eral things of Importance TO Rich
monds| welfare, and or interess 10
every member of the Rotary Club, all
of whom have at heart the best in-
terests OF the cisy.
Among the guests at tomorrow
nights. meeting viii be number OF
city officials, and officers and directors
of the several business and civic or
ganizations of Richmond. 1T in am
ticipated that the meeting will be ore
OF the most largely attended had in
months.
The usual supper will be served.
there will be the usual roll cali and
the usual unusual stunts.
The meeting ia the last of the Ro-
tary year and the present administra-
ton will pass on with the election
OF new officers. The retiring officers
and committee members will make
their reports OF work done during the
year
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-10
WHAT WILL WE DO?

The question OF what the United States will
3 DO with regard to Germany's unwarranted at
lacks on the Culaight, Falaba. Gushing and
Lusitania resolves itself very largely into
question of what the United states can do.
Think IL over calmly and quietly like your
President Is doing Mr.. Reader, and ask what
yeu could do in the premises. First, you could
declare war, you say II you are wise you
win say. last you could declare war. DO you
wNns war; Do you yourself want to take tho
ned" II not. could you ask any one else to
40 SO: You want war, you say. because the
Germans have killed Americans VIII it bring
those Americans back to life IT you go ever
there and kin a few Germans or get killed
yourself No IT would not We do not be-
I,eve many of Us want war If there is any way
10 avoid H. And as President Wilson very
doubtless take the same view Everything
that can be done before entering war;
whether actively or perfunctorily.
what else can we DO? We can state to Ger
many in the strongest possible terms that she
must conform to the standards of the world
Of public morality aud conduct in the prosecu-
sson of her campaign. She must have regard
for rights and privileges of neatrais and bel
lyKerents OF noncomhatants. OF women and chill
6ren. She must give adequate guarantee of he"
purpose to fulfill those promises
She must place the responsibility and ao-
minister punishment for all these outrages II
she will not assume II herses. She must make
PREPARATION and apology for wrongs that have
Aeen done In her name and by her authority,
but she must be given clearly 70 understand
sl.at only her abstention from similar practices
in the future and her conformanoe TO the laws
of nations viii be accepted as signs OF her ID
tcntion Of dong better she can never repair
the wrongs she has done either in treasure
Of in words Fruits meet for repentance are
hrr only hoTe-
And Germany must be given TO understand
that she stands discredited In the world out
side her own allies. Perhaps this can De I'm
pressed en- her sufficiently by the dismissal of
her representatives. from our capital and the
severing of relations with her for a period
such as may be deemed sufficient She may be
treated as Huerta thc murderer, treated;
recognition withdrawn from her government so
long as II remains government Of blood and
force and refuses TO follow the practices Of
right principles and conduit.
we can do these things and place the stamp
Of our Arm tisapproval on acts o. barbarisrn
and savaeerv.= And II any other belligerent.
England or France Austria or Russia does
~ Germany has done we can follow the same
course with them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-10
NEW YORK MURDERS.

The~cisy Of New York is stirred as not fer
some time by series Of outrageous murders.
many children having fallen victims to the
per-
The task q, policing New York city Is no
small job. The wonder is not that SO few but
so many crimes are detected and justice done,
The law that in Virginia gains In public respect
and observance when these notorious grimes
that are sometimes perpetrated In our midst
are swiftly and severely punished in New York
is often iouted even when criminals are posi-
lively known to the police because the size
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-10

Massacre of the Arn,enians.

The war in the Near East viii: not have been
fought in vain If 1t results in the of the
Armenians from the "unspeakablc Turk" Re-
ports come thick and fast of atrocities COM
mitted upon these detenseless people. Their
women and children seem to be the victims oil
the lust and cruelty OF a cruel and barhaTons
people, For generations wholesale murders
have occurred at short intervals They have
shocked the world TIME and again. but protee-
tien did not come To the Armenians because
the Christian nations could not agree among
themselves to exercise coercion upon Turkey.
and coercion has always been the only argu-
ment that could attract the attention of the
Sublime Porte
Mr.. Gladstone insisted in season and out OF
season, that England force Turkey to grant re-
lief to these suffering and oppressed Christians.
But il was to England's interest to maintain
Turkey a buffer State: it was policy to keep
On friendly terms with the Sultan, and Glad
stone was never able to carry out his plans of
rescuins the Armenians. Indeed. he under
IA constant fire from the British newspa pers and
felt keenly the injustice of their opposition and
ridicule One of the famous pictures in Punch
at that time depicted Mr.. Gladstone in the form
Of rat TERROR standing alert. with the words
underneath. who said atrocities?"
In the summer OF 1888 massacre of the most
brutal character occurred which Mortified the
Christian world and there was general move
nent to condemn it and prevent it's repetition
England favored coercion. but France
ana Russia would not cooperate and
the next year there were more atroci-
ties. In June. 1896, there was two
day. massacre in Constantinople In the
course of which 5000 1000 Armenians were
slaughtered. Ever since that time there have
been sporadic outbursts. and these unfortunate
Christian people have been hurted down and
murdered and their women outraged by the
Turkish soldiers and civiiians-Christian Europe
standing by with folded hands, or only uttering
FROM time to time unayailing protests.
1t is to be hoped that in case Of the triumph
of the Allies they will be satisfied with driy-
Ing the Turkish Government out of Europe, but
that Armenia and Palestine also will be res
cued from Mohammedan tyranny and given
decent Observation-Disclosures Sun.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-10
Notable Birthdays Today
May 10.


Viscount Jsmes Bryce. formerly British am
bassador at Washington. lawyer, professor law
maker and famous author, is seventy
years old today His great work In cement
-frg friendship or the Two great English speak
ing nations has endeared him to Americans
az well as 10 his fellow countrymen. A new
honor has just been accorded him by the Brit
ish Government. He has been appointed TO
represent Great Britain the commission, to
which, under the Anglo-American treaty of
1914, any issues between the two countries
which might not yield to diplomatic adjust
Inent, would be submitted.
Viscount Bryce was born on May 10. 1888,
at Belfast lie educated at the University
of Glasgow, and entered the practice OF law.
For twenty-three years he taught civil law at
Oxford. He held many offices IN England be-
fore coming to America in 1907 The world $
famous societies and educational institutions
have showered honors upon him. He has trav
eled widely. and his writings cover the stuc:es
he made in many fields His book the
American Commonwealth is considered mas
terpece His hobbies have been mountain
climbing and angling
James Gordon Bennett. publisher of the New
York Herald. seventy-four years old today.
Job T. Hedges Republican leader in New
York. hfty-three years old today.
Sir Thomas J. Upton. famous Irish yachts
man and tea merchant, sixty-five years old to-
day
Major-General William A Kobe, q. S. A.
retired. seventy-nve years old today
Rear Admiral william p, Potter, L. S. n. re
tired. sixty-fve years cid today,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-10
WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST.

1t seems that heroism is no more confined
to the battlefield or to professional fighters
in this age than in any other age. The Titanic
and Lusitania disasters, unequaled in the his
tory of the sea- have added immensely to the
public estimate OF average civilian character
In danger. The standing rule of the sea, women
and children first, seems to have been regarded
as strictly In both these great disasters as has
been possible. The fact that large numbers of
men survive is no sign that every courtesy was
not shown the weak.
But even this rule Of the sea has been dis
regarded by the submarine warfare policy OF
Germany. 1t makes no difference whether wo-
men are found on land or sea. In Belgium or
tntortihea- towns, by airships. submarines OF
been no protection.
Women and children are the wards of men
and nations. The rules OF war add to the fist
noneombatants of every nationality, 1t would
seem that the new policy Is to seek out these
protected elements even more readily and greed.
lily than armed men and ships; that they are
indeed first with belligerent as with civilian,
but nrst for death rather than for safety.
Human character. are forced to believe,
despite some distinguished public men to the
contrary, needs no war to instiIl heroism. He
roism cannot De insttlled; 1t is Unborn. War
that is reckless, but peace and sudden tests
OF the peaceful man have shown us our heroes
as truly has war,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-10
FDrSoN's RECOGNITION.

Alnoss obscured by the Lusitania horror
the news OK great mass meeting in honor of
Thrnoas a. Edison has yet crept out OF New
York In the award OF a special medal Of recog-
milton Of his unnumbered achievements for sci
ence the Wizard OF America received tribute
that none viii begrudge him.
The most appealing picture OF Edison that
has been given the public was that of his spIen-
did fight against the flames which swept his
beautiful plant few months ago. The world
had come TO accept him so much as a matter
OF course that It did not realize nature could
visit disaster upon him.
We are glad that Edison's great brain has
been given more to creating agencies to adj
vance peace than those that might advance
war. Few Of his Inventions have been inspired
by the desire to hasten men to destruction,
but most have been of nature TO make mans
stay on earth longer, pleasanter and more profit
able to the rest of the race. And surely Edi-
sons own life has been more profitable 10 the
world than the lives and works of those who
seek to destroy life ny the cunning of their
brain and the control over unnatural forces
that education and cunning have given them,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-10
BY Southern Missionary News Bureau.
Ida Clyde Clark, Editor.

That Iabor-saving devices. even for
prayer, are in use in China and Japan
Is shown b. this interesting state
ment from Mr.. f. p. Tenney,. former
president of the Colorado college, Mr..
Tenney says:
I'm WI Tai Shan, the mecca of the
Buddhist Mongolians, in the province
Of Shansi. in Northern China, in ad-
dition to 800 ordinary mills, there Is
one large revolving tower sixty feet
high, which has on Ii not only the
number OF the idols, which are wor-
SHIPPED as a whole by turning q crank.
instead of bowling to them one by one.
Besides this tower has more sa-
cred books in its inches than could be
read in a lifetime and two or three
pilgrims go into the cellar below and
wheel round the tower by handspokes,
so gaining as much merit as IL they
had read all the books. as well as said
all the prayers and bowed to all the
images. One pilgrimage TO this spot
gains so much moral credit with Kar-
ma as to count for one meritious
two pilgrimages for two lives, and so
on. The pilgrims are there today,
working that wheel In the cellar.
similar revolving libraries are also
found In Buddhist temples in Japan
and in different parts OF China. The
voluminous sacred books are bulky
two feet long. eight inches wide and
four feet thick. They are kept In the
temples and loaned out by the cart
load. or transported by train of
camels DR.. Gilmour found wealthy
Mongol who had ten volumes In his
tent, Once year he hired ten lamas
to read them through for him by the
days work, each reading aloud. stimuli
taneously, without listeners. by it he
earned religious merit"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-10
A CHANCE TO DIE.

Every man who goes to war must recognize
thes fact tina. be exposes himself TO death al
pare himself for death; to put himself into the
right frame of mind; TO straghten his life he
has the chance.
Sudden death on the high seas administered
to innocent, unsuspecting noncombatants by pre-.
pared belligerents is the height of barbarity
because IT Is committed by supposedly civilized
persons on others of similar civilization. The
commonest decency would dictate a warning for
men TO prepare for the fall OF utter night on
their human existence.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-10
TAKE THOUGHT FOR rHt MORROW.

The Board Of Aldermen will do we'll, We be.
lieve, TO take thought for the morrow before
agreeing 70 the appropriation for working
pians' for bailding that may never be built.
We are not assured that the public Of Rich
mond, when it gets the facts in regard to the
proposed municipal building as that building
Ii related to the present financial condition Of
the city, will approve the idea of building there
now or for some time 20 come. Why then should
ne be tied up with ali expensive set OF drawings
that cannot hasten the coming Of the building.
cannot better the financial condition of the city,
cannot make u more able to proceed with the
building. but which If drawn and not used
will have cost us a handsome sum?
No one will dispute the fact that the peo-
pies view with reference to the expenditure
~ the peoples money should prevail Can any
man say that that view approves this project?
q There many things for which Richmond
ShAs greater need for money thaa for working
snlans" Regardless Of the proposition TO sell the
ford lot property to the State, which may or
may not be wise move. 1t IS certain that the
ia position Ia build on ,the, lot. nou
~ delay the appropriation OF money for plans
Iii not prevent the expenditure OF the money
Szoter. but 10 appropriate It now will most GER
@&iIniy prevent saving It Let lis take thought
Skoday for the morrow.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-10

4 Congressman Gardner went to the White
House ostensiby on visit and proceeded to
give ont white House Interview" on the sink
ing of the Lusitania. containing the opinion of
Roosevelt and the restraint OF Wilson. He Is
almost bad as the suffragettes who were re-
fused an interview by the President and then
tried In spite OF that fact to have their pic
lures taken for the suffrage movies leaving
the interview with the President"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-10

Lincoln, Neh.. May 9.--The saloon
keepers who were forced to close their
Rrogshops throughout the city on
May / are hopeful that In tomorrow.A
election their favorite candidates for
the new excise board will come into
power and grant new permits which
will again open the saloons. All at
the twenty-five saloons are closed, ths
rumsellers deciding to await this re-
suit of the election before making q
test case in the courts.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-10
PEOPLES FORUM
Are There Miracles Today?

Editor Nirginian.
Sir,--I read, several DAYS ago, article, in
Your newspaper, written by my friend J. w,
Doland. on the subject Of miracles. claiming
there are miracles accomplished at the present
time My understanding is, that a miracle is
not a thing contrary the natural, but some
thing above nature.
What were miracles intended to teach? When
Christ came to earth He found Ignorance, super
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-10
ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE.

II Information given out from the office of the
noliector OF the internal revenue last week in.
M<cnted that IN the coming year there will not
- single distiliery IN operation in the second
II Eastern district of Virginia. What does
Aiz meant That prohibition In Russia and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-10
USE "PRAYER MILLS"
IN CHINA AND JAPAN

Braille type. The whole of thn Scrip.
lures will thus be brought within the
reach Of the Welsh speaking blind
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-10

The witch tree In Nevada can bs
seen for mile on the darkest night
IL Is so luminous that person stand
ing near 1t can read ordinary print
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-10

Somebody is going to call the DIR. Dern
bug before lorg
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-10

OF the city renders 1t impossible to capture men
well known 10 the authorities.