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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-23

deemed from the grog-shop. What
shall we say of the wet" newspapers
of the State, and other friends of the
liquor traffic, as they face this great
irresistible wave of temperance and
morality now sweeping over the State 7
To them 1t is bitter pill to swallow
to see our lawmakers wr-tling with
reform measures, the success Of which
means that gambling, drinking and
shameless vice must get in the BACK
ground.
The public conscience is aroused.
Christian sentiment crystaiizing. and
our best people are speaking out in
unmistakable terms. Vices and sins
once tolerated will not be allowed 70
flourish on Virginia soil. The people
have spoken: they are speaking now.
and they will speak in the future. ana
the evils that our fathers had to en-
dure will not be tolerated In our
midst
A great deal has been said and
written touching the great men VINO
figured in Virginia's past history. rs
we'll as the achievements wrought IN
the development OF the State. and
while we would not pluck one laurel
from the brow Of these ilIustrious men.
nor speak in tiisparaginG terms OF the
past glorious history Of our State,
yet we believe that Ii the future Vir-
ginia will be greater and more
glorious Commonwealth.
r. H. PARHAM.
~ ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-23
PEOPLES FORUM.
DIR. Cannon and the Prohibition Bin.

ARttLsiofh anu tA1S Abh'
Editor Virginian:
Sir,-There seems to. be some dis
satisfaction and misunderstanding
through the State among some IF our
friends as to certain features Of the
prohibition bill now before the Legis-
lature / also understand there has
been some severe criticisms of DR.,
Cannon. who. as we all know, Is large<
ly responsible for shaping the bill.
take pleasure in defending him to
the fullest extent of my ability re-
garding the shaping of this bill as 1t
is. DR.. Cannon has worked night and
day, more or less, for years and years;
has given an immense amount of time,
much money and thought to this mat
ter without one cent of pay. and in
stead of being criticised by the friends
Of temperance. as well as others. /
think 1t would be far more creditable
for us to give him all the words of
praise and encouragement that we can.
He has handled this matter. in my
humble opinion, in an able and wise
manner 1t has been my pleasure TO
have been associated with him inti-
mately for many years past, and have
observed as closely as l could his
work year In and year out, and nave
found him a wise and safe counsel
lor. He having given the matter so
much thought, is in EAR better posi-
tion to pass judgment on what is REST
to be done than any of Us. and when
you analyze the whole situation we
usually find that he is right In his
Judgment in the courses to be pur-
saed / am sure that any criticism
that may come to him Is principally
On account of being ignorant of the
situation and conditions as they exist
from day to day.
A gentleman came to me the other
day with some criticism of our bill.
|. at once. turned to him and asked
him what he had done, as l had never
seen him at any of our meetings and
nad never known of his ever con-
tributing to the cause, hence. he had
10 reasonable answer to make. ] be-
.ieve that If the good people of our
State were conversant with all the
facts they would have no criticism to
offer II they would only go to Rich
mond Gus ] have done) and spend q
Jew days with the Legislature and
their committees, working out the de-
tails, they would soon find out what
tremendous difficulties are presented
to as from day to day, and from every
angel they come, which must he met
in the best way, as seen by DIR. Can
non and his associates.
j believe we have the best bill Of
fered in the Legislature that has ever
been passed by any State, and ! am
sure Ii will work to the satisfaction
of all reasonable people.
DIR. Cannon is amply able to take
care of himself Under eifeum-
stances, hut | felt II due to say these
things, in view of the tremendous ser
vice he has rendered Our State in the
work of prohibition. He deserves a
monument instead Of criticism.
r. s. BARBOUR.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-23
A DANGEROUS AMENDMENT.

But nothing In this act shall
be construed to prevent the man
ufacture and sale of any drink or
food product which, when manu-
featured and offered for sale,
shall not contain more than ONE
half of one per cenium of alcohol
by volume"
Upon examination, 1t will be seen
that the real effect of the Gum
is to destroy the effect
OF the sweeping provision in the be-
ginning, which includes all ''ale. beer.
all malt liquors, and all compounds or
mixtures of any OF them with any
vegetable or other substance" That is
to say, malt liquors containing nrt
more than one-haif of one per cent Of
alcohol by volume can he manufac-
fured and sold IL the Gum amend
mcnt remains in tho bill. and thus one
OF the purposes In the definition OF
ardent spirits will be nullined. which
purpose was TO prevent the manufac-
ture and sale Of all malt liquors, ex-
cept by druggists on prescription OF
physicians. for the courts have found
that these malt liquors claiming one
half of one per cent OF alcohol are
used as subterfuges and evasions for
the sale OF stronger and of intoxicat-
ing liquors.
The amendment should be recon-
sidered and Killed as entirely too In
definite and too dangerous
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-23
ELECTION OF COMMISSIONERS BY THE PEOPLE

pie would require a State primary
next summer, which would entail
heavy expense, as 1t Is probable that
in many districts no congressional pri-
maries will be held.
1t is also probable that there will
be several candidates. and as Senator
Mapp so forcibiy stated. there would
be one candidate, no doubt, who would
represent the wet element of the
State, and would receive all those who
did not favor strict enforcement of
the law. The result would be in reali-
ty another prohibition conflict tied up
with personal considerations. The
liquor forces would be prepared to
furnish any amount of money. as they
did in the prohibition campaign, for
they are willing to spend literally mil
lions of dollars to make prohibition
failure in Virginia.
The proposition made by Senator
Mapp to elect the commissioner by
the General Assembly for the first
term and have him elected by the
people the second time appears to be
good solution OF the question. 1t
will probably be discussed and voted
upon in the Senate today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-23

Ssuatnr Strobe. of Amherst, IN his
continued attacks upon the Mapp bill.
shows little regard for consistency.
In one OF his numerous criticisms on
vexterday he contended. with great
aramatic vigor. for the prohibition Of
Iii uuuor shipments into Virginia.
Notwithstanding the fact that no
haa introduced a bill at the carly
I m ~. Of the session which contained
III Ii ! positive statement that nothing
ii this act shall affect the present law
.konrerninx the sale Of cider: notwith-
standing the fact that the present law.
u indicated by The virginian on yes
sssrday, permits the state to he deiuged
win, cider containing per cent of
alcohol. and which. on the testimony
81 numerous Senators. occastoned
more drunkenness than any other
-tsas.r- In the State E4etwitAssa naias
- met that for a good part of two
sesxions of the Senate he contended
III length for the exemption OF in
tcxicating cider: Notwithstanding his
attitude on this question. he made a
noffon in the Senate TO strike out OF
tf,e Mapp bill the provision In the
Tin which allows the right OF liquor
shipments OF one quart OF distilled
spirits monthly
He declared with great emphasis
thar the people Of Virginia voted to
get rid OF the beverage liquor traffic.
What about the beverage liquor trnf-
NJ In per cent intoxicating cider:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-23

comes to putting up little money, the
whole thing collapses. Our railroads
spend millions STRENGTHENING track just
to gain few minutes time, but No
company seems rich enough to build
this little road. In othsr parts 81
the state we see them paralelling
and branching of In every direction,
while there ID not q rail between the
York and Potomac. But more roads
have been built on paper TO this Sec
ton than to any other in the world.
and the expression, ut would open !
vast. rich trade to Richmond" has
been used thousand times One did
start. and died at Pamunkey River.
while the others died a-borning.',
Very respectfully,
H. r. FAUNT LIE ROY.
New Kent, Va, Feb. 81.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-23

An amendment was adopted In tht
eiosfnr minutes OF the session ef ths
Inenate yesterday evening which is dan
ferrous and is calculated TO give trou.
bie. The amendment was offered by
senator Gum, of Henrico, and adds
10 the bill the following:
ssBut nothing In this act shall
he construed to prevent the man
safacture and sale of any drink or
food product which, when manu-
HI featured and offered for sale.
shall not contain more than one
half of one per centum OF alco-
A hoi By volume"
The effect Of this amendment liz not
6ecn ut once, because II is added to
section IA. but the effect OF the amend,
fnesst will be seen at once If IL is added
III the end OF section /. which section
xnaas as follows:
3 SECTION /. The woods ardent
anrirlts, as used in this act, shall
BE construed to embrace alcohol,
( brandy. whiskey, rum. gin, wine,
I porter. ale. beer. all malt liquors,
&srs AIbaInthe and all compounds or
mixtures OF any of them; all com
wounds or mixtures OF any of
<15em with any vegetable or other
Substance, and also all liquids.
mixtures or preparations, whether
ntAn.ed or otherwise, which will
pdncs intoxicatjen: frnitg pre-
ss ofyed tn ardent spirits. and al
se1neee containing more than
-InA1f ~ one per ssrtum OF al
el ~ soiunse.v
W this the words Of me Gum
lment, ~ fellows;
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-23

IL the hearing before the joint
House and senate Committees OF
Noras Welfare on the Mapp bill. in
DISCUSSING the method of the selee-
~, Of the Commissioner of Proht~
hition, DIR. Cannon. the superintendent
~ the Anti-Saloon League, said that
s.perscnaIly" he had no objection to
thS election of the commissioner by
The vote of the people, If the COM
m,ttee should decide TO select the COM
missioner in that way. This state
ment vas quoted In the debate on
Yesterday on the amendment offered
~ Senator Royal to the Mapp bill
providing for the election OF the COM
missioner by the people. So far as
the principle involved is concerned,
the election by the people would be
sntirsiy satisfactory. and The vir-
r1nian understands that the prohibi-
lion leaders generally have no objec-
tion to the election by the people on
principle.
But upon careful consideration Ger
tain practical objections have devei-
0ped. which were forcibly presented
~ senator Mapp IN his speech on
Yesterday. The election by the peo-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-23
The Recent Great Advance In Moral
Legislation In Virginia.

Editor Virginian:
Sir,-The passage in both houses in
the Legislature. now in session. of bills
for the moral upiift of our people
mark an era In the history of Vir-
ginia. To persons who were living in
the days when such legislation could
not have been successfully achieved,
the wise helpful acts OF our solons
now in session at Richmond. seem to
be too good to be true, and one is al
most tempted to regard it as dream.
That the people at large In the State
are behind such forward progressive
and sane law-making no observant
person can deny. 1t makes one feel
mighty good to think about it, and 1t
Is no difficult matter for one to take
the optimistic view of the future of
our grand old Commonwealth. IT
means something when the represen-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-23

all richmond is the n ourw
o-Vversect OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-23

; :
New York. Feb. 22.---Major- General
John r. organ. OF the National Guard.
Of New York. has ordered LleutenAnt-
Colonel Eugene w. Van Lucns. CONF
handing the Twenty-second Corps 81
Engineers. to submit d report on an
alleged physical attack made on him
by James Flood. the regimental
armorer.
1t II alleged that Flood, goaded, hts
friends say. by Colonel Lucas manner
and criticism. rebeiled when the colu-
mel demanded HIS attendance on sun.
day morning at o'clock. Hot words
cnsued and Flood 10 said to hAvA
knocked Lucas down. M
Flood. who has served thirty years
AZ an employee Of the State Militia,
h said to have offered his reniKnatlots
He and his famfi, are now In Atlantis
City. Pending the inquiry. Ii 10 nm.
derstocd the rosigRstien will mot VI
accepted.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-23

regularly quaiifed voter shall be
guilty. Of forgery. and. Furthermore.
any public oficiai guilty Of violation
of any provisions OF this act. thereby
knowingly aiding in any way the cast
ing. or attempting TO cast, n vote. or
who shall connive 20 nullify any pro-
visions of this act In order that fraud
may be perpetrated. shall forever be
disqualified from holding office In the
Commonwealth, and shall ever be dis
qualified from exercising the right of
franchise.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-23
LIBRARY FIRE
A WARNING.

Does Virginia really prize the un-
equaled collection of historic docu-
ments in its Library building?
Do we really realize how utterly
impossible 1t would be to replace these
priceless papers II they arc Destroyer
We are not attempting to rush any
thing through the General Assembly
but we do believe that our lawmakers
should take the lesson of Mondays
fire to heart and take prompt action
looking to the housing of the states
documents in fireproof structure.
Had the Library building fire start
ed at a late hour of the night, 1t Is
exceedingly probable that the fire and
water damage together would have
been irreparable. The Library build
ing is anything but fireproof, and In
trusting our valuables to it we but
invite disaster.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-23
AZ % Urhanna RalIroad.

As To Urhanna Railroad.
Editor virginian:
Sir,--It SENS easy to rain money In
Richmond for anything except the
Grbanna Railroad To hold meetings
deploring the loss OF all that the big
trade from the Baltimore counties"
i AL that i ever DONE When il
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-23
rs SENATOR STRODE's SIX PER CENT CIDER CON
sIsTENT WITH NO LIQUOR SHIPMENTS?

He declared with increasing emphasis:
But IL you bring any liquor into any
part Of the state you give an oppor-
tunity to everybody to secure ardent
spirits under a subterfuge." What
about the opportunity that is afforded
the people In "dry" territory now to
secure ardent spirits under the SUBJ
terfuge Of per cent Intoxicating
cider? How ridiculous and absurd II
is for anybody to declare that he
wants to get rio of the beverage liquor
trafic and to prevent the sale Of ar
dent spirits under the subterfuge of
the quart shipment. when he has for
years defended. advocisfef-AGa urged
with just as great emphasis that 8 per
cent intoxicating cider be allowed to
be manufactured and to he shipped
into every "dry" town and county in
Virginia!
Senator Addison was consistent In
his opposition to the quart shipment
for he broke away from Mr.. Strobe
and voted against the cider excmp-
tons. Notwithstanding the fact that
the bill introduced by Senator Strobe
and himself contained the cider ex-
emption clause.
Senator Strode's criticisms of the
Mapp bill have not been surprising te
those who understood the facts In the
case, but II is somewhat surprising
that In his criticisms he should so ut
wind.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-23


At the close of the regular balloting
the box is to be opened by the judges
and the ballots deposited in the regu-
lar ballot box. AS each ballot is re-
moved from the box the name of the
voter is to be called and checked, es
If the voter was voting in person. II
found entitled to vote. the envelope
is then. but not until then. opened and
the ballot deposited in the regular bal
lot box without examination or I'M
folding.
When all the ballots shall have been
accounted for and either voted or re-
jected, the empty envelopes that previ-
ously contained the ballots. together
with the sealed package Of letters Of
application and coupons and rejected
envelopes. II such there be. are to be
returned to the original box. which
shall be resealed and not opened with
in ninety days. except by order Of
court.
The measure Is good and strong in
It's penalties. Any person who at
fempts to aid or abet fraud In con-
nection with any vote cast, or to be
cast. under the provisions of this act
shall. upon conviction. be sentenced
to the penitentiary for not less than
one nor more than i've years.
Any person attempting to vote BY
fraudulently signing the name OF :
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The Coconino sun., 1916-10-27
THEY KNOW NOW, BUT
 ALAS' ITS TOO LATE

The lineman, when half way up the pole, tried to strike one of his spurs into a tin sign. He couldn't.
 The installer patted a strange bull dog on the head to see if the brute's disposition was atfectionate. II wasn't.
 The counter man tried out the irate subscriber to see if he couldn't fight He could
 The electrician tried the current on himself to see if it was strong. It was.
 The cable splicer lighted a match to see if there was gas in the manhole. There was,
 The wire chief asked the operator to marry him, just to see if she was engaged. She wasn't
 The operator didn't believe that if she indulged in day-dreams while on duty she would have a nightmare. But she did.
The Coconino sun., 1916-10-27
MERIT DON'T COUNT IN
 DEMOCRATIC APPOINTMENTS

During the interim, ending the ap- pointment of register of the United States land office to succeed Thomas F. Weedin, deceased, the office will be kept open and filings received which will be held until the appoint ment of his successor. Pending that time no action will be taken on the filings and no dates will be set for making final proofs. As the register was taken sick just prior to the termi- nation of his leave of absence, the en- tire business for August and Septem- Der now awaits action by the new register.
 1t is generally understood there will be no appointment made until after the presidential election as all are too busy now to consider applica. tions.
 From point of good politics there l is wisdom in such course. There art some twenty-five democrats seeking the place. All will be good hustlers during the campaign. When the ap pointment is made, in the language ol noted man, speaking of appoint ments who said in doing so you mak' twenty-four enemies and one ingrate Phoenix Messenger.