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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
ANSWERING A QUERY.

The Enabling Act went back to the
stricken out. The bill went again to
the Senate. which refused TO concur,
and a conference committee was APP
pointed. Many of the more objection
able amendments were stricken out
in that conference, and thus the pas
sage of the bill was gained, but the
wine and beer amendment was in
sisted on by the wet Senators, ana
they had sufficient power to retain 1t.
When the bin had finally passed,
the Anti Saloon League issued a state
ment stating that while it would ac-
eept the blu and make campaign
with 1t, that it would not be bound
to the wine and beer amendments.
This position was maintained all
through the prohibition campaign, and
was so we'll understood that few. even
of the wet element. could bring any
argument against prohibition on this
point.
After the vote in September last the
announcement was made that the fight
on the wine and beer amendments
would continue, and at the last con-
yention of the Anti-Saloon League in
Norfolk the League declared that at
the coming session. when the actual
prohibition law is written. 1t will in
sist that the Enabling Act i'm its origh
or any other wet amendments--be the
( basis of the prohibition law.
/ So far as can be seen now, this
program will probably be accepted by
the L.egislature-unless the wet forces
are able to nominate enough wet Sen
ators at the coming primaries to defeat
the ends of temperance In the next
Senate. II can be readily seen, there
! fore, of what tremendous importance
/ 1t is to elect a Legislature thoroughly
/ i'm sympathy with the work of temper
aiIce i'm Virginia.
/ The whole history of Statewide pro-
4 hibition revoives around this issue
and others like IT. We trust the stu
alton IL made clear TO our correspond
t emit While there is wine and beer
clause, it was put in the bill by the
wet people over the protest and OPP
position of the drys; the temperance
people are on record as opposing it.
and will use every means in their
power to eliminate it in accordance
with their campaign statements,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
PEOPLES -FOBEsf.
West Virginia and Liquor.

Editor Eirginian:
Sir,-The following news item APP
peared In the North American, fPhila-
delphia). few days ago:
wheeling. West Va, June 20.-Sam
q. Walker, former owner of large sa-
loon Interests In this section and con-
sidered one of the Southern West Viz
ginia's wealthiest men, yesterday made
the public announcement that he was
willing to assume the payment of the
entire Virginia debt of more than s12.-
5000. provided he was given the
exclusive liquor selling rights in the
State of West Virginia. He agrees to
give a bond Of 100000 and to pay
the entire debt. interest and ALL in
ten years. for the privilege of selling
liquor in this State for the period of
ten years"
How liberal this gentleman is to
offer to pay State debt of $4,000
600 for just the small privilege of sell
ing liquor throughout the State. But
we wonder what 1t would cost the
state IL such "A barter should be made.
We might get some idea of the cost
by considering what liquor cost just
one individual who was permitted to
exercise his personal liberty in this
matter. A few years ago a remark
able article appeared in McClure's
Magazine, entitled. THE Story of an
Alcohol Slave, as Told by Him
self" The record gave the fol-
lowing facts: During thirty years
as hard drinker he spent SIT. 4
900 for liquor influenced invent :
OF his friends to drink--five OF
whom became slaves like himself
was discharged from twenty-four Jobs
In nineteen years; was once impris-
oned for drunkenness; and he es-
timated the total cost of his slavery
TO alcohol at 100000"
Bear In mind that the least Injury
liquor did in this case was the injury
done the man himself. though II cost
him twenty-four positions tn nineteenl
years. 100000. and term In the
prison. The worst part of the record
was where. me confessed that he had
influenced twenty of his friends TO
drink-five of whom became slaves
like himself, We cannot but ask,
How many alcoholic slaves would be
made by selling enough liquor to war
rant one in paying $12,090.0 900 for the
privilege of selling IT.?
II. il. SMITH.
Alberta. Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
ALTERNATING THE
UNITED STATE.

While the one arouses indignation
and the other only pronounced irri-
tation, Great Britain, like Germany,
is doing her best to array against her
United States. Disregard of property
Is not as disgraceful to the nation so
guilty as disregard of lives, but in
both cases the rights of neutrals on
the high seas are involved. The un-
DERIVING principle of our protest to
Great Britain is much like that OF the
protest to Germany. The difference
is largely one of degree.
When the great war broke out
opinion in America was favorable to
the allies. AS time went on and Ger
man outrages became more numerous
and more repugnant to all humane
sentiments that favorable opinion
grew in intensity. With the destruc-
tically to an end all feeling OF neu-
trality.
But there can be another change.
and it will be, should Germany return
a friendly answer promising to safe
guard the lives of neutrals, and should
Great Britain, taking a leaf from the
book of the kaiser's counsellers be-
fore learning wisdom, continue her
evasion and her haggling. The Gov
eminent of the United States is neu-
trail, but the same cannot be said
of the American people. They have
passed that stage. But there Is still
another stage and that, which is de-
fined in the words--'A pox on both
your houses" we are rapidly approach
ing.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
WANTED-PosITIvE MEN.

The world wants positive leaders
There are plenty of negatives. In
every situation the man who has a
plan and believes in that plan is the
man whom the people will follow, 1t
has always been that way. 1t always
viii be: it always should be.
Leadership is that quality which in
spires less positive men with the
thought that che leader has more
power than they have because he has
more brains. Men will not follow
money. They may run after it, bu,
1t Ii not because Of any inherent
strength of the money itself They
want II for what it can get. This
sort OF following is inspired by some
thing In the man who wants the
money. The sort OF following that
mastery man inspires is a follow
ing Tor the things in the man who
leads. He can do things. make rough
pains smooth. heal wounds, whether
mental or physical; awake emotions,
satisfy ambitions. Money may en-
able the man who possesses it to
crafty his own desires, but there is
no positive power in the money itself,
which. as matter OF fact. is desirable
only because il has been pronounced
valuable by masterfui men, is main
tanned in its value by masterful men.
and because weaklings who may come
into possession of il are protected III
their right TO it by other masterful
men.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
Rohber Ahandons Auto.

Winston Salem, N. c., June 25.--
Police from this city today were scour-
ing the woods about Sides Mills,
near here, in search of man be-
lieved to be one Of the men, who
early today robbed the Mocksville,
". c., postofffce and escaped after n
battle with citizens.
The officers started toward Mocks-
vile following receipt of telephone
message telling of the robbery. Near
Sides Mills they came upon man
repairing an automobile. He ran into
the woods. Near where he disap-
peared the officers found a mail pouch
SIS worth Of stamps. The
woods have been surrounded.
The automobile bore false num-
Der
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26

The world wants men who can tell
what things 10 debut who can, by
actuaus" doiag theHs demonstrate
that they can be done.
Men will follow other men only so
long as they are sure those they fol-
low are stronger than they. As soon
as student of a professor-~-and he
may not be college professor OF a
titled professor of any sort--feels that
mis- leader knows no more than he,
that pupil will strike out for himself
or will seek TO supplant his leader.
This is not unnatural. On the
other hand, il Is the most natural
thing in the world. When leadership
decays the following-which means
the great majority of ils--decays also.
and therefore we must be constantly
finding new leaders.
Where are these masters to come
from? Someone must lead. If it is
10 be someone, why not you? 1t is
the men who have realized that ii
might as well be they as anyone else,
and who, having realized this fact
set about TO make themselves fit to
lead, that have been recognized as
the great masters of men. OF course,
l'nere are some who think they might
as well be leaders as anybody, but
who do not prepare themselves prop
erly to lead. They are the failures.
Those who prepare--in body. m,nd,
and. above all. in spirit-are the great
successes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26

Philadelphia, June 25.-Rev George
Chalmers Richmond's trial before an
ecclesiastical court for conduct un-
becoming a clergyman and violation
of ordination vows was postponed in
definitely yesterday when 1t came for
hearing before Chancellor Budd. in
the Protestant Episcopal Church OF
st. Luke and the Epiphany. The rebel
lious rector of St Johns declared
after the hearing that he would pro-
coed next to get the KEYS of the church
from the sexton. Joseph w. Clark. with
view of getting away in the second
week in July for two months yaca-
ton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26

Columbia. s. G.. June 25.--Eiectiou
of officers and selection of place for
the next annual convention were the
principal matters acted upon today
at the final session OF the Southern
Retail Furniture Association conven.
ton here. Asheviile. ". c., was chosen
as the convention place of 1916.
Officers elected were.
r. Il. Chance. Ileidsviiie, ", c..
president: r. Chism. Danyiiie. Va.
president: J, A. Gilmore, Char
lottesvilie, Va, secretary; and w. II
Bell, Concord, n. G. treasurer
The program for the morning fn-
cluded addresses by III. W. Peake,
Rocky Mount. Va; J. ~. Rast. Ander-
son, s. c.. W. NJ. Waters, Florence,
S. c.: 8 r. Jones Richmond. Va:
j. l.. Smathers. Asheville. " c.. and
l.. w. Dickerson Columbia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
THE CRIME AGAINST THAW.

The State made out such good
ease to prove Thaw was murderer
that he had TO prove himself insane
Ia Escape the electric chair, NOW
ne IL trying to disprose his own in
sanity plea and thereby TO estab-
iish the arplsa VI the States original
shsrge. Few ever doubted that Thaw
eommitted murder in his right mind
md nobody should believe he has
|slRslea insist reasea Seven years IN arr
z~sAne asylum. with every possible
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26

Cambridge, Mass, June 25.--Harvard
College has received cash gifts and
pledges the past year totaliug 1895. 00d
President Lawrence Lowell announced
this cheerful news at the annual COM
meneement gathering OF the Harvard
Alumni Association this afternoon. The
largest cash gift was si25.oo0 raised
by friends and admirers of James J.
Hill, president of the Northern Pacific
Railroad. to establish professorshlp
OF transportation in Harvard school
of business administration. This mon
ey was given only last Monday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
Tours.t. spend AZ Hor,e.

Washington, June 25.-Money hero
tofore expended by American tourists
in Europe. estimated by Secretary Lane
at $10e.000,000 or more annually. is
this year being spent in the United
States, according to statement issued
by him today.
Secretary Lanes statement was based
on reports received at the interior de-
partment showing. 1t was reported
unprecedented public interest in the
national parks as indicated by the big
increase in the number of visitors this
year over previous years.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
Negro Killed At Emporia.

Goldsboro, N. c.. June 25.-~Chief
of Police Tew received a telephone
message from the chief of police of
Emporia, Va. this afternoon. asking
him to try and locate e. A. Frederick,
colored, stating that r. F. Frederick.
another negro. who was killed in that
city today while resisting an officer.
had a letter in his pocket addressed
to b. A. Frederick. Goldsboro. n. c..
Route /. Box 70. 1t was also stated
that the negro had large sum of
money on his person, and other waltz
abies.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26

Chicago, June 25.-Wiiitam jennings
Bryan has received an offer of the
chair of political economy In mid
Western university, according To
story printed In the Evening Post here
today
III. III. Harrison. president of teach.
ers lyceum. with offices in Chicago.
is given as authority for the story.
Mr.. Bryan would be required to live
in the university city and to devote
reasonable part of his time TO his
college duties.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
CITY WILL
HEAR ]. |. SULLIVAN
Prize Fighter TO Address Temperance
Convention and Start Fight
on Liquor.

New York, June 25--John l.. Sulli-
van is going 10 dght again--this time
against John Barleycorn. William III.
Anderson. state superintendent OF the
Anti-Saloon League, today announeed
that the former heavyweight champion
would be the central figure ia series
of temperance meetings in Atlantic
City. starting July s. II successfully
he VIII tour the country against the
traffic
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
Robbery In Carolina.

Mocksville. n. c.. June 25.--Rob-
bers broke into the postoffice here
early today. blew open the safe with
dynamite and escaped in an automo-
bile after running battle win
citizens. who had been aroused by tbs
explosion. The amount obtained hiss
not been ascertained. No one wAa
hurt.
The robbers escaped In the direC~s
ton of Winston Salem.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
Negro Aid society raiIs.

Montgomery, Ala. June 25.-The
Dixie Industrial Company. a corpora
ton organized early in the nineties by
philanthropists for the purpose Of
ultimately creating an endowment
fans, for the negro industrial school
at Kowaiiga. Elmore County Ala.
and owning large timber land inter
ests in Elmore and Tallapoosa, has
failed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
,ille. tn Az. Milllam Lav stnrgls.

Yuilie. TO Mr.. william JAY sturgis
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ssurgis, of this
city.
Miss Yuille was bridesmaid at tho
marriage of Miss CoFaeiia Biddie to Mr..
Angler B. Duke. and of Miss Mary l..
Duke TO Mr.. Anthony J. Drexel Biddls.
Jr.. Mr.. Strugis WAS Mr. Dukes best
man. and was an usher at the wedding
of Miss Duke TO Mr.. Biddle.
Mr.. Yuille is vice president of the
American Tobacco Company.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
Six Men Indicted.

Fort Smith. Ark. June 25.--Knox
Booth, former chief OF the govern
ment Internal revenue district of Ten
nessee and Alabama, with head
quarters in Nashville, Tenn, John l..
Casper. a Kansas City distiiler and
five other men were indicted by a
Federal grand Jury yesterday after
noon In connection with an alleged
conspiracy to defraud the government
by Illegal operation of distilleries
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
POSTOFF|CE ROBBERS
BATTLE WITH CITIZENS
Bold Robbery In North Carolina
Town. Robbers Escape In
Automobiles
Child Killed Al Oxford

Oxford, n. c.. June 25--The four
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T.
L. Elliott was killed. a son six years
old was badly cut on the head, two
other children badly injured, and Mr.
and Mrs. Elliott slightly hurt, when a
Southern Railway train struck q COW
cred wagon in which they were rid
ing,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26

Huntington. W. Va. June 25.-
Alma Cremeans, three-year- old
daughter Of John Cremeans, a Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway employee.
was found drowned in a barrel of
pickle at her home on the Adkin farn,,
two miles north of Barboursvtlle. Fiji
teen minutes after she was missed
members OF the family found her feet
sticking out of the barrel. When
pulled out she was dead.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
Attacks SIatun,

Atlanta. Ca. June 25-When
Speaker Burwell called for the read
ing of Governor Sla1on's annual mes
sage in the House member arose
and proposed that a bitter attack by
Tom Watson. former Populist candi-
date for President. on the Governor
for his action in committing Frank S
sentence be read instead
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26

st. Louis June 25.-~A solid silver
flower basket. three feet high. will be
the wedding gift of the Missouri Con-
gressional delegation to Miss Gene
We've Clark. daughter of Champ Clark,
Speaker of the National House of Rep
resentatives. who will be married 10
Pames N. Thomson. Of New Orleans,
on June 80.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26

comfort. is rather light punishment
for murder; nothing like as severe
as penitentiary sentence. On snis
own presentation of the case Thaw
mas been dealt with in criminaiIy
Negligent manner, not in the severity,
but in the lightness OF his punish-
ment,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
WEEKEND MEDITATIONS

Gods eye ON. on the s.s sD sas vs. wing
the needy call
He listens, OH tenderly
And
He cares form
The entire often unknd
word The Psamis have realized this hence we
the door of lips This likewise only safety should
the door through which known Vile speech
ugly disposition. by their fruits shall them
of the greatest to day by day"
We would far trouble But the
possibilities the oft
or course odays duties may and in fact should include
Is not anx There is vast difference Sufficient unto the day
When will them of
many troubles
moment the sweet face of good with attractive family
daily body of
relatives and intimate friends know anything about her troubles
deeper the the less hath it. But the victims Of
unless miserable should be Distracted from good society, We have
melancholy friends
than to spill soup or coffee upon their clothing
She mother family and being plain
in She her peace
and like Martha became troubled worried with her much
allowed patience
pe'uen words her ana nd children when the family had
all her had completed
tired and discouraged
one had sadly failed duty; tha she
chidrens lives by her nness and Itempred words Shutting
healing
mean prepared mi
e weey and peacefully familE She had learned great
beautiful all!
Hanover-Avenue Christian 2s 1915
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26

Clifton Springs, n. Y. June 25.--The
annual conference of the International
Missionary Union began here today.
Missionaries from various parts of the
world were in attendance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
Crews bodies Not Found.

Tampa. Fla, June ,25.--Search Of
the forecastle of the schooner Donna
Christina. which was righted here to-
day. failed TO reveal the bodies of any
of those who were aboard the vessel
when she was wrecked in the Gulf
several weeks ago.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26

Master Stuart Eacho. son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles l.: Eacho, 25fs F1oyd
Avenue. who was operated upon tn
Memorial Hospital for fractured ei~I
bow. is at home now conyalescent.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26

The Richmond Evening Journal
compares itself 10 whale. When
taken 10 task for its aisdeeds. il is
found 10 be fail Of blubber.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26

A. Ane Of see was imposed On An
Anew chiles today In Police Court for
peddl!ng fish without license.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
Yours truly,
81 BSCRIBER. 3"


ST BSCRIBER."
Jacksonville, Fla.
Replying to the above, we would
state that right here hinges one of
the most important issues involved
In the Virginia prohibition fight. BY
reviewing the history Of the Enabling
Act it will be found. as most people
in the State remember, that the most
strenuous fight over the Enabling Act
was on the very point Of the wine and
beer amendment. The Enabling Act
as II was introduced in the House of
Delegates was the bill desired by the
temperance Rsopie. 1t passed the
House In substantially the shape de-
sired by them, and in that shape did
not allow the manufacture for ship
ment out OF the state whEskey, wine
or beer
When the act went to the Senate
ii met with a most determined OPP
position, which threatened its defeat.
The act came from committee so
loaded down with amendments that
II could not possibly be accepted. but
il was only in fnis shape that IL could
be passed through the Senate The
wet Senator's in the committee forced
the addition of the amendment per-
hitting the manufacture within the
State Of wine and beer. provided they
were shipped out of the state for sale.
This amendment was most obnoxious
and the officers of the Saloon
League announced ssaat they would
fight the amendment, and II the act
was passed by the Assembly with that
amendment they would go before the
people and state that If prohibition
was adopted It would be their inten-
ton to remove the wine and beer
amendments at the next Legislature.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26

Editor Tirginian:
Sir.-People here claim that
the Virginia prohibition law pass
ed last year will not stop the
manufacture and shipment OF
whiskey and beer from Virginia
points to points out of the state.
In other words. say they can't sec
why Virginia should have passed
a law allowing the manufacture
and shipment To other States. al.
though prohibiting it's shipment to
points within the State VIII you
please he kind enough to state
whether or not the law that was
passed will permit the manufac-
ture Of whiskey and beer in Viz
GINA after 1916, and permit it's
shipment to other States? Thank
Ing you.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-18
American Literature,

If one were asked what Is the dom. inant tone in American literature and life, the answer would be 'youthful. ness;' but tllis youth has attained all the vices of age, and has conserved few of the charms proper to it's period. It Is very disingenuous youth indeed. This insistence on 'boyish ness is unhealthy; more, 1t ie de prayed. These boyish boys and girl tsh girls of the writer and the artist are the indications of real cancer In American public life. Perhaps in portraying them the writers and illus. trators are describing something which Is as true as 1t is dstsstable. Ina cult of youthfulness in America is a national calamity, far graver than anything for which Europe has to mourn. Youth has nothing to givs life but it's energy; 1t has even less to give literature, for literature ia an expression of the spiritual truth which runs parallel with every mate rial experience It Is not the retail. ing of petty gossip about petty peo pie; and when this youthful energy Is divorced from the control of ma turity nobody can benefit from 1t e1 cept the middle-sged woman for whom American literature is now be- Ing written" Stephens in the Cautuay
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-18
Happlness ! Duty.

The better we understand life, the mere we come to the realization of the fact that happiness is duty. It sig nifies that we are working in harmony with the laws of our being. It is one of the concomitants of righteousness. Righteousness in its last analysis will be found to be living in right relations with the laws of our being and witt she laws of the universe about ua This attitude, this habit of happiness. Is also q heneht to others. AS cheer tulness Induces cheerfu!uess in otAers. 60 happiness inspires and Induces hap. piness. We communicate this condi, tion to those about us. Its effects come back in turn from them to ua again. As anger inspires anger. aa ioye and sympathy inspire love and sympathy iE others. each of It's kind. so cheerfulness and happtness inspire the samt n othess- --Ralph WAga gganA ! - A