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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-14
GROG SHOPS CLOSE
RESULT Of BILLY
SUNDAY MEETING
DIES MONIES LIQUOR TRADE PUT
OUT OF BUSINESS By SPIRIT
uAL ATMOSPHERE RESULT OF
REVIVAL.

The following special dispatch from
Des Moines, Iowa, under date of Feb
ruary H. to the Philadelphia North
American, shows how the seed of Cos.
pei truth, spread in Billy Sunday
meeting, wrought destruction TO the
liquor trade of that city:
AS a direct result OF the Billy Sun
day meetings held here for seven
weeks last fall, the City Council to-
day reatiirmed the resolution passed
december 20, ordering all liquor IL
censes in Des Moines revoked Febru-
airy Is. Eighty saloons will be forced
TO close.
Preparations for the shipping of
stock out ct the State were made yes
terday afternoon by several larger
dealers and much wet goods was made
ready 10 return TO the wholesalers.
ON the last day ofsthe Sunday cam
paign a petition containing about S, 1000
names was procured. asking the City
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-14
CHfTIfOWIE,.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian)
Chilhowie, Va. Feb. l2-~R w
Scott left Wednesday for Richmond,
where he expects TO spend week
Mrs A. 7. Huff has returned from
Richmond, where she has been some
time with Mr. Huff, member of the
Legislature.
DR. Geo. Wright spent Thursday in
Abingdon.
II. J.. Bonham spent the week In
Richmond.
John Brosius. Of Marion, spent Sun
day with friends here
George Huff returned Saturday from
Roanoke.
Jas. y. Tate returned Friday from a
trip to the coal fields
Mrs, Tyler Frazier went to Emory
on Wednesday to spend several days
with friends.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-14

necessary; \ provision that no ter
ritory shall he aiienated without the
consent of the. people OF the terri
tory; general concert of European
powers. he prevention of the fnanti-
facture Of munitions OF war by prt-
waite capital. disarma popular
control over diplomacy, as in the
United States, where the Senate must
ra'ify treaties.
DR. f4evermore expressed regret rms.
our government had not issued u
strong but friendly protect against
The violation OF Belgian neutrality.
md declared that it would have been
fortunate II our President had called
ali neutral powers into session 10 tx
press their disapprova! OF the vio-
laion " any Of the rules otthe Hague
convention.
Rev Chas z MacTaughlin. pastor
of st. James Lutheran Church. Con
cord, n. c. has been secured to de-
liver the annual sermon before the
Y. nj. c. A. on February 81.
At recent meeting of the y. NJ.
c. A, the following officers were elect
ed for The ensuing year: President,
j, w. Pence, of Quickshurg, Va: vice.
president, ]. II. Roe, Stauntan, Va;
secretary, Kenneth Otteen, Whining
ton. n. c.: treasurer, X. Fl. Duncan,
Salem.
The Debate Council of the college
has arranged for an intercollegiate
debate with William and Mary Col
leEe, to be held i'm April. Roanoke
viii defend the negative Of Resolved. /
that the United States should grant
the Philippines their independence
within eight years
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-14
INTERESTING LIQUOR
CASE ON TRIAL
JUDGE DECIDES WITNESS CAN
NOT BE MADE TO TESTIFY AS
TO WHISKFY PURCHASE.
Especial to The Richmond virginian

Especial to The Richmond Virginian)
Wytheville, Va. Feb. BIN the
case of the Commonwealth VS. Joan
Suthers. charged with selling liquor
In wythevillc. in which Robert Cook
refused to testify. fearing to incrimi-
nate himself. he having al his own
trial testified that he got the liquor
from Suthers and was acquitted, Judge
A. A. Campbell Of tae Wythe Cir
cult Court, rendered an opinion this
morning % the effect that the point
was we'll taken; that Cook could not
be required 10 testify against Suthers
The Commonwealth may appeal from
Judge CampbeIls decision The case
is one of great local interest Suthers
claims that he can establish that he
was not IN Wytheville V'1cn the sale
was said to have been made.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-14
Look Over the Largest
Stock of Pianos In
Virginia.

Whather you are ready to
buy or not--come In and look
over this probably the LARG-
EST AND FINEST STOCK OF
PIANOS IN VIRGINIA.
We can show you any grade
OF piano, at any price.
II You can't come, mail us
the coupon. and we will mail
you particulars free.
Or Send the Coupon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-14
It's the Piano You Want.

When large colleges and uni
versities prefer the STIEFF for
their students-you can rest as
sured that it's the RIGHT
PIANO for you. You. too. will
delight in Its rich singing tone.
its responsive action,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-14
Ia Permit Wool Expectation.

New York, Feb. 13.-Announcemeu Mt
was made here today In behalf OF Sir
Richard r. Crawford, of the Brulsh
embassy, in charge Of commercial
affairs. that Great Britain viii permit
the expectation Of wool of all grades
from Great Britain ana Australia to
the United States il the shipments
are made To consignee approved by
the Government The announcement
IL that the president OF the Textile
Alliance. Incorporated. Is an approved
consignee aud that licenses will be
issu~d Tor shipments made to him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-14
Selects n King OF Poland.

Petrograd. Feb. IA report has
been received here that a king of
Poland has been selected by Austria,
and he will be crowned shortly at
cracow.
The King selected ts the Archduke
Karl Stephan, of the house Of Haps-
burg. who Is not only allied to the
family of the ancient monarch OF
Austria. but to the ancient prfncely
house Of Poland Radziwill.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-14
THE LESSON
OF THE WAR in EUROPE
TO our Feflop Citizens,

To FELTON, ffh@enst
red in bas,efas might ..
,n esas'f nea ns inn pathos
pon sa nsss h asl apon Us WHICH es
u disease.
will Of our mersn Fa 1sy na ne that aeoa
ssoons " of war; II w e
sys sho osF n o ss Of f's that e. o
ing n5s sn at r ss n oa
follow ] Upon 1 kns ana rh e oms
strife hatred and some cry that &c ih
upon the success %
hour Ia , at so snss to a4a sae n
mill example from which the rest OF the
% %ia4 Taaa3 Slsh fs
St sa bower rsnps has no orS s the to fa
tory h that so now If r these as % Warning
the 81 m s sc hf h ha wora pra shs
not Be na hs "p snaSo sn nobility
ta r hs a es' ae 5s s v m ne poor and the
Heavenly
sn y bee.
the a he a9 afni r n and va Of peaes the
@ na eas @ the the Of WHICH s e es y
.as sssas.rs. sss..
ass hs IN @ sr finn s ms on s ] w.
make
On behalf ofPh Philadelphia Meeting OF Friends.
a5d p r & GARNET
1 Dav,s T H aeraFTsur
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The Dickinson press., 1915-09-18

j. B. Barlow of Ripon, Wis, has
been the guest recently of the w. J.
Motley family south Of Dickinson and
Of the J. w. Snyder family of this
city. He expects to return to Ripon
in about a week and about the first
Of October will come out again, &C.
companied by his wife, en- route to
the San Francisco exposition.
j. V. lessen has stacked severa!
settings of grain at his farm west of
the city limits. He expects 80 bush
els to the acre from his durum wheat
and 60 to 10 bushels from the oat
field. He has an acre and a half of
potatoes which also promises a very
large yield.
Mrs. H. S. Smothers, who has been
visiting at the S. S. Sutherland home
for several weeks, started on the
homeward trip Saturday, intending to
stop off at White Rock, S. D., for two
or three days to visit friends, after
which she would go on to Renville,
Mimi, for a two weeks visit with
her brothers family, before return
ing to her home in Minneapolis.
Mrs. Dugald Stewart of Bowman,
who has been visiting in the city for
about a week, left in her car Wednes-
day for Hettinger,. accompanied by
Mesdames. Geo. Dobson, Henry Reich
| ert and Roy Heaton, to be present at
the fourth annual meeting of the
seventh district of the North Dakota
Federation of Women's Clubs. At
torney T. D. Casey took Mrs. Casey
and Miss NJSo1con e%o%o -1,o,:lo-A 81.
came out from Valley City on
Wednesday, to Hettinger on Thurs
day. Mrs. Casey appeared on the
program on Friday morning in a re-
Spouse to the address of welcome.
Mrs. Roy Heaton, who represented
the Monday club, was also on the
program with a paper.
Miss Francis Burnett, the efficient
s~tenographer in the law office of w.
F. Burnett, has decided. to take up
a three-year law course in the Uni
versity of Minnesota and leaves the
coming week, in company with her
mother, Mrs. Jane Burnett, for Min
! neapolis, where they will take rooms
for the coming year. Miss Burnett
has already acquired a general
knowledge of law in her brothers Of
flee and expects to be able to do
three years. work in two and get adj
mitted to the bar in 1917. Very few
ladies in North Dakota have studied
law but this young lady has decided
to do it, and what she undertakes she
is sure to carry to a successful fin
ish. So in two years from now in
stead of W. F. Burnett, lawyer, it
may be Burnett & Burnett, lawyers.
Who knows?
The Dickinson press., 1915-09-18
Blade and Safety Razors

Lost-Black and white Setter with
small rag around neck. Finder noti-
fly D. A. Cutnaw.-adv.
Mrs. Mary McGillivray left Sunday
for her winter home in San Diego,
California.
Miss Annie Olson left Thursday for
Iowa and Wisconsin after a summers
visit at the A. G.. Elfstrom home in
this city.
Arthur Parker was in the Twin
Cities for the last days of the expo
sition and was expected back the last
of this week.
David Roberts left the middle of
the week for Glendive, where he will
spend a few days visiting his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Warren Buckner, and family
and also take in the fair at that point.
O. M. Wiklund is now making the
West Hotel his headquarters in Min
neapolis. Mr.. Wiklund keeps close
tab on Dickinson matters through the
PRESS.
The Dickinson press., 1915-09-18
LOCAL NEWS

The Dorcas society met Wednesday
afternoon at the J. L. Hughes home.
John Auer has his new house we'll
along. .
The Methodist Sunday school will
hold their indoor picnic this (Friday)
evening.
Miss Gwen Kaspar of near Snow
is attending high school in this city
and staying at the J. G. Wall home.
The Royal Neighbors will hold an
Initiation meeting in the Odd Eel
lows hall next Friday, September "a.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Snyder moved
recently into their house on Margue-
rite boulevard, across the street north
from the Judge Fred Maser home.
Mrs. Christ johnson and daughter,
Bernice, were expected from Mandan
the latter part of the week for a
visit with Mrs. John Hornstra of this
city.
Mrs. John Gram and son, John,
were in from their farm, "a miles
southeast, the latter part Of last
week to do shopping. They returned
Sunday, having been guests while in
the city at the S. H. Smiley home.
Oscar Nelson, of the Mcdonald
drug store, expects to leave in a
few days for Fargo to pay his folks
a visit. Later he will go on to Min
neapolis, where he has several po-
sitions in drug stores offered him.
Miss Mullienberg, who had been
visiting her sister, Mrs. VIM. G. Ray,
for a few weeks, left the first of the
week for New England by stage.
There she was to take the. train for
her home in South Dakota.
Miss Stasia McKeever expects to
begin work as typist in the register
of deeds office Monday. Miss Mar
gerry Johnson, who formerly held this
position, is now employed as stenog-
rapher in the law office of Attorney
w. F. Burnett.
Chas. Cinninger and family, for
merly of the country north, who re-
sided in the city the past winter and
moved to Albion, Indiana, in the
spring, have now purchased a farm
near Claypool, in the same state, and
have recently moved onto the same.
For every dollars, purchase in cash
that you make at the Lish Hardware
Company's store between September
20 until $3.50 p. m, October 80, you
are entitled to a ticket on the Jewel
range which the above, firm will give
away free. Just see the range and
find out about this offer:-adv. 9-18-7t
The Dickinson press., 1915-09-18

Rev. FIR. Alphonse Honn of Rich
ardton held services in the Bohemian
Catholic church in thic city on
Sunday. Hereafter he will conduct
services in that church every other
Sunday.
Mrs. R. H. johnson and daughter,
Miss Beth, left Thursday for St.
Paul, where Miss Beth will enter Oak
Hall for a college course, including
art. Mrs. johnson expected to be
gone a week.
Mrs. G. D. Litch, who recently un-
derwent an operation at st. .Joseph's
hospital in st. Paul, and Miss Emma
Christensen, who has been taking
treatments in st. Paul, are expected
back today (Friday).
Misses Daisy Waddell, Myrtle Park
er and Margaret Mckinley expect to
leave the first of the week for the
State University. Gervase Manning
and Victor Christensen also expect ia
: leave for the N. D. u. Monday.
D. J. Price and Tony Kostelecky,
| Wills Norred and H. H. Ellstrom, r
G. Johnson and C. J. Kunz came in
from Killdeer and Manning the even
ing Of the 10th. The first two cars
returned the same night, while At
torney johnson and his friend re-
manned until Saturday morning.
Mrs. Harve Robinson and niece,
Miss Blanche Ponsler, came down
from Sentinel Butte Wednesday and
were guests Of Mrs. S. M. Ferris of
this city until Thursday, when Mrs
Robinson returned to Sentinel Butte
and Miss Ponsler went on to her home
at lola, Kansas.
Oscar Farr and l.. Scott returned
on Monday from their auto trip to
the Twin Cities, where Mr.. Farr Sc
lected a carload of furniture for his
big daylight store in the Masonic
temple. He found many new patterns
in furnishings that cannot fail to
please the critical buyers in Dickinson
and vicinity. These new goods will
be placed on the floor within a few
days and everybody will be invited to
come in and see the same.
Our readers will be glad to know
that Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hea.on and
little son have, made arrangements to
return to Dickinson. They left For
syth on Wednesday, for st. Paul TO
visit at the home of his parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. George Heaton, Until about
the first of. October, when. they will
arrive in Dickinson, where they, have
rented, furnished the Burnett HAT III
the PRESS building. Mr., HeatonN has
his fathers large land holdings ], III
Dunn. Billings, Hettinger and Morton
counties to look after and finds, that
this city will be a central point from
which to work.
IS One Of the best romances yet pic
tured is the story Of "Thue Flaming
Sword" just completed by the B. "A.
Rolfe Photoplay Company for the
Metro Program, in which two famous
Broaaway stars, Jane Grey and Lionel
Barrymore play the leading roles.
"The Flaming Swordn is bristling
storgoft the rocky Maine coast, the
blightedEfe pofsa loving husband and
the faithful love of two young
people. THE Flaming Sword was
The Dickinson press., 1915-09-18
HAVE YOU been SICK?

Then you realize the utter weakness
that robs ambition, destroys appetite,
and makes work a burden. e1EF
Torestorethat strength and staninathat
1s so essential, nothing has ever equaled
or compared with SCOTS Emulsion, be-
cause its strength sustaining 1ourish-
ment invigorates the blood to distribute
energythroughout the body whi1eitstonic
value sharpens the appetite and restores
health in a natural, Permanent way. 2
IT you are run down, tired, nervous,
overworked or lack strength, get Sc6tt's
Emulsion to-day. 1t is free q alcohol.
Scott & Bovine. Bloomfield. MI &
The Dickinson press., 1915-09-18

staged in the exact locale Of the
piece and many magnificent views of
the rocky wave-washed New England
coast r encompassed in the pro-
d%uction. "The Flaming Sword" comes
to the Lyric on Wednesday,, 'Septem-
Der 22.-adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-07
|NDORSE ACTION OF
 AUBURN OFFICIALS Twenty-Five Local Alumni Against Playing Univer-
 sity of Alabama

The article appearing in last Sunday s Age-Herald from the correspondent oi this paper at the university relative to letic relations with the university has attracted attention all over the state Twenty-Five local alumni of Auburn met in the office of Dan S. Martin. president of the Birmingham association, last Mon day and decided to send a telegram to the Auburn Athletic association indorsing the stand in refusing to play Alabama The telegram dispatched to the Athletic association at Auburn and signed "Bir- mingham Alumni. Dan S. Martin. presi- dent" follows:
 Birmingham, October 5. Auburn Athletic Association, Auburn "Gentlemen: Relative to the letter ap- bearing in last Sundays Age-Herald, written by one MT Greer in which he states that an alumnus of Auburn gave him an interview in which he advised that Tom Bragg was not to blame for Auburn and Alabama not resuming ath- letic relations, but that he was made the tool of men higher up. We are thoroughly satisfied with ath. letics and conditions as they exist today dhu "ouiu request that you apsolutely ignore this letter. as we do not believe that any Auburn alumnus would make this statement. If he did make this state ment he was grossly mislnformed, or else he maliciously distorted facts As a mat ter of fact and record the alumni has voted against a resumption of athletic relations with the University of Alabama every time the matter has been presented to them. Faithfully yours.
 BIRMINGHAM ALUMNI.
 By DAN s. MARTIN, President
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-07
POSTAL CLERKS DINE
 AT NEWSPAPER CLUB
Annual Dinner Held Tuesday Night With Postmaster Aldrich as
 TOastmaster

It was emphasized dt the annual ban quet of the postal clerks of the Birming- ham district at the Birmingham News paper club Tuesday night that the asso- ciation of Railway Mail Clerks was in an unusually flourishng condition. Ac- cording to Leander Poole, chief clerk of the railway mail service in Birmingham, in recent years the association had grown from handful of men to an organization of about 14,000 clerks, whose weekly bene- fits in case of accident or illness had risen from BIO to SIS and the death benefits from S2000 to $40O0.
 Postmaster Truman H. Aldrich pre- sided as toastmaster and ex-United States Senator Frank S. White made the prin- cipal address of the evening. About "a of the local Clerks were on hand and the dinner proved one of tho deightful menus gotten up under the expert eye of Secretary Demaron.
 Among those in attendance and who spoke were Judge ]. H. Miller of the city court. E. P King, superintendent of the Railway Mail service; William Love, ". l.. Dunston and A. c. Jenkins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-07
Hello! You .vith Coughs
 Here's Speedy Relief

Stop the raclking and hacking. raiss the phlesm, heal tho soreness with Folsy's Honey and Tar Compound.
 Just like oil on troubled waters," is the way one grateful woman de- scribes the benefit of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound.
 It spreads a soothing, healing coat ing over the raw inf1amed throat-it loosens the hack-raises the phlegm and really works wonders.
 Why hack, hack, hack = driving everybody almost crazy, using up your strength, weakening your vital- 1ty and inviting serious sickness when there's speedy, soothing, sure relief in Foley's Honey and Tar Com. pound.
 "After using medicine from the doc- tor, without results, for my grand- children, who were visiting me-" says MT. J. A. Shanks, of Lewisburg, Ind, "I had to get up and get a bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound out of my store and give them. After 6 few doses were given they went to sleep and slept throughout the night without coughing. I have handled Foleys Honey and Tar Compound for more than eight years and always recommend It."
 You'll find Foley's Honey and Tar Ut your druggists. Be sure to ask for Foley's and see that you get tho yellow package. Nothing else will do the work that Foley's Honey and Tas will do. 26c, soc and $1.00 sizes.
 Sold Everywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-07
BRYAN'S LECTURE IS AN INVECTIVE
 AGAINST PREPAREDNESS" FOR WAR
M'ADOO AND HARDING TO VISIT BIRMINGHAM
Chamber of Commerce Planning to Have Get Together Dinner With the Secretary of the Treasury as the Guest of Honor Post office to Be Discussed

According to information received last night from Washington, W. G. McAdoo, Secretary of the Treasury. will visit Bir- mingham within the next two weeks He Will be accompanied by W. P. G. Harding Several weeks ago it was announced that Secretary McAdoo would make trip through the south with a view of study Ing the general conditions, financial and otherwise. On receipt of this informa- tion, President Crawford Johnson of the Chamber of Commerce sent MT. McAdoo an invitation to visit Birmingham as the guest of the chamber in the course ot his trip.
 Secretary Radcliffe stated last night that no official acceptance of the invita- tion had been received. but that 1t was planned to have "get-together" dinner of the members of the Chamber of Com-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-07
MERRITT TALKSON GOVERNORS ACTION Regrets That State Is De- prived of Uniform System of Bookkeeping

I Tuskegee, October 6.-(Special. )-Henry P. Merritt. floor leader for the majority h the legislature that has just adjourned ' nd chairman of the Investigating conn Ehittee, when called upon for a statement <pday relative to the action of the gov |rnor in vetoeing so many bills. said: T am not prepared to say what the Effect will be to the judicial system. He as given his reasons for so doing, and he future will develop where we stand. see from the papers the governor left Unsigned 33 bills, which, of course, take he easy death and among this number re several bills recommended by the in- [estiga ting committee, notable among lem being the petty graft bill. bill roviding for the establishment of uni- prm system of bookkeeping in the va ous departments at the capitol and in ne various counties of the state; a bill Providing for the appointment of a board
 certified public accountants, providing pr examination and licensing public ac- puntants, and that no person should be ppointed an examiner of public accounts ho has not stood this examination.
 These bills were suggested to the com ittee by conditions as we found them
 our examina tion, and were intended P put the state on better business basis
 the conduct of it's affairs through the hrious departments, and in their passage hrough the two branches of the legis- ture received the support almost solidly
 majority ard minority factions. Of purse the governor had what he thought bod reasons for withholding his approval 1t those of us who worked through the immer on these matters and framed lese measures wish that the governor Hd seen fit to give his reasons for with plding his approval. As we said in our kfport, we found a different system of Bookkeeping in each department, each wing its own individual way of hand hg it's finances. A lack of uniformity ksults in loss of efficiency.
 We believe that the bill requiring that p examiner of public accounts be ap- binted such unless he has stood an ex- nination and received a certificate would
 the future give full credit to the O. k. an examiner of the books of any apartment head or sub-head, and that such dedication as Billingsley's could
 the future occur"