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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-01
SOUTH ATLANT1C's SPLENDID GROWTH.

Set aside for dividends TO be paid
poiicyhoiders In 1915. $s2,s35.t2: set
aside for deferred dividend policies,
s2s. 900. 90; for increase of general sur
plus, s2o.os2.ls. total savings out Of
1918 income, sI0s.s6T2s.
Ten years ago the receipts from first
year premiums were sla,4s5.os. and
from renewal premiums ssb.ss1.ss,
For 1915 the receipts from first year
premiums were siss,4s4.s5, and from
renewal premiums ss7s,22s.ss. The
company's admitted assets are sS.-
e27,s52.ss. We congratulate the man
agement OF the company upon Its
rapid growth and wish 1t increasing
success as the years come and go.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-01

The prompt decision OF tho Senate
nd House Committees on Moral wei
fxr~ 10 report favorably the bill 70
nbate by Injunction houses OF III fame.
holds out the premise for the enact
snent OF this Important piece of legis-
iafion al the present session The bill
passed the House two years ago and
would have passed in the Senate. but
ii reached that branch late in the Sos
&ion and was talked to death
The facts presented before the
Mnrsl Welfare Committee clearly
I desnonstrate tire value OF ruch law
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-01

IL sAe Constitution Of Virginia re-
CURES that majority vote of all the
nuasified electors OF city must DE
poised afgirmatsvciy in order te accept
the work OF such commission az is
prsyiasd hy the charter commission
MI. II il about time tine Constitution
il enanwsd.
ss The aesYsi result Of such a require
4 asaI u 70 enable the stsy-at home
sx,tsr 10 control an election. In other
II Tsaehnona has isieea quail
4 MI snen On its Registered vosIas ist
4 An men vote ana all vote At
lssiv ~ nsessure weuid yet be
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-01
IF THAT'S THE CONSTITUTION CHANGE TT

defeated--the stay being
counted in the negative.
THIS requirement Is such as would
antiquated system OF government Il
II suited any considerable minority 70
wage a fghl on charter reform. Even
with fair 50 ulng such j. the lack q
pnhlic interet y IN . matter IN which
there is no 4 esh and blood man run,
ming that lxwonld prove extremsi,
difficult eve % get through 4 sneasatt
requiring /najority ofsal the auaii'
ried vote
We have u very hirh resard Tor oaiz
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-01

'fundamsntAi Iaw-~she Constitution
bu, II Il no fetch 70 W.. We would
NO, change. after or amend 1t for
trivial or hight reasons but when It
becomes a means Of oppression rather
than OF liberty we stand for prompt
amendment
Let the peopie--those people who
take enough interest in public affairs
10 qualify and vote--rule.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-01
PEOPLES FORUM.
why I Am For the Coordinate Col
fege For Women.


feEe For Women.
Editor yirginian;
Sir,-This question of providing the
higher education for Virginia women
Is not a question of suffrage. 1t has
nothing to do with suffrage. Some
good people are trying to cloud the
issue with solemn intimations to the
effect that the coordinate college is a
sort of female hobbyhorse with which
| them suffrage women" hope to ride
into power. To anyone who has
speaking acquaintance with the noble
women who have mothered this move
ment this IL absurd. Some of them
are euEraeists and some of them are
| not. but not one OF them, to put II
| mildly. Ii capable OF practicing that
i, kind of practical politics, The ability
to use good cause as IA hobbyhorse
on which to ride into political pas
| lures is purely masculine develop
| ment anyway.
| The fact that the suffragists gener-
ally are In favor of the coordinate
college is NO more reason why MEN
\ who are opposed TO the suffrage move
ment should vote against the college
/ than the fact that suffragIsts generally
! are In favor LIN private at least} of
giving the men all the good things
they want to eat a reson why those
=
oppose the time honored and persistent
efforts of our women to give their men
three square meals a dav.
am not suffragist but I am for
the coordinate college :or women.
am for 1t for the simple reason that
/ do not believe that man has the
! right to send his boys to college just
because they are boys and keep his
/ girls ut home just because they are
girls.
We, used to think we had that right
and many of us did 1t. but we have at
last come to see that we have been
doing IT, not because we had 1.-The right
4 to do n, but because we had the might
to do t. and we have stopred It.
Everybody. to speak OF. has stopped it
i except the STATE
The. State is still sending Its boys
| TO the university because they are boys
and keeping Its girls at home because
they are girls.
And the State is doing It just as we
used 10 do it--not because II has the
right to do IT. but because 1t has the
might to do IT,
There are some things we have got
4 TO settle and the sooner we settle them
h the better
Are women a,tive members Of the
human race In good standing?
Are men entitled to special privi-
lsges above the rest Of the race by
1 divine right or only by human might /?
I Does membership In the race give
women as much right to the good that
come to the race as mem
1 do no, ask whether II gives q
woman the right to do everything that
4 a man does Tae4 fact that men and
women stand upon the same level Is
no evidence that they ere intended
10 stnnd In the same place, to- have
/ the same things to exercise the same
4 prorosatives, TO share tho same re-.
sponsibtiities. Membership In ths race
does not give either men or women
I the ritsbf I'd that which will hurt them.
Bur does Il give % women A. much
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-01
TO DEAL WITH coMMERc1ALIzED VICE

as IN proposed, washington's expert
ence has shown the wisdom OF legis-
Iation OF this character There was
no opposition raised TO. the bill. and
the joint committee wa. prompt and
unanimous In reporting It favorabiy.
An interesting feature of the hear
ing was the statement by Chief OF
Police Werner that conditions in Rich
mond have greatly improved since the
segregated district was abolished. The
chief also expressed the opinion that
the injunction law would help in the
suppression OF -siee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-01
rroercss Of the Amend,ncnt.

The campaign In Congress- for the
submission OF prohibition amendment
TO the national constitution hEB start
ed out wonderfully well. True. fav-
orable report by the subcommittee Of
the Senate judiciary COMMITTEES r only
a step, but II Is vitality necessary
step and one which for many years
waA wholly impossible
TO sse the resolution safely through
the Judiciary Committee OF the Senate
and through all the masses Of prccsdure
which must be threaded before . vote
can ha obtained. In d Formidable task
even for a measure which has no OPP
position. And while that 10 being dis
posed OF, q similar task must be car
ried toward successful completion In
the House.
Those who want tho States to have
a chance to express themselves on this
vital subject can assist nightly by
circulating and forwarding petitions
to their Representatives and Senator's.
The Senate has already shown . de-
gree of attention to popular demand
which has surprised those who have
forgotten that Senator's must now de-
pend upon popular vote for election.
Many influences heretofore Indifferent,
side OF Righteousness.
The issue Is definitely Joined. This
time has come for q long pull. .
strong pull. a.pull all together with
everybody doing his level best and
nobody rocking the boat."--National
Daily.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-01
Mr.. Hssh wines ..French. |.

A
Mr.. Hugh whites sFrcnch,"
Editor Of The virginian:
Sir.---It has been the fashion for
certain opponents OF the coordinate
college TO attempt TO array the IN
terest Of the common schools against
| It. How far this propaganda IN the
alleged interest 81 the schools IL
lsoundly thouxhtful may be judged
from the contribution to the debates
on the subject furnished by the Hon.
Hugh White, OF Rockbridge. These.
to say the least, do not add to Mr..
Whites reputation for craftsmanship
or accuracy.
In the closing moments of the hnc J
debate on the EARLY Rison bill In the
Legislature OF 1914. Mr. White de-
|clared that there were $1,000 iIlit-
crate. white children in Virginia This
statement was made too late for the
glarlng piece OF transformation to be
corrected before the vote was taken.
There were only s ~ iiiiaitefate white
children Of school age in the State
a fact very easy to be ascertained.
At the hearing before the legis-
1ative joint committees Thursday last
Mr.. white spoke Of the coordinate
college scheme as antagonistfc to the
best interest al the public school and
piled for Virginia iiliterates. Mrs,
Munford asked him how many hit
crate children there were In Rock
bridge He did not know There were
|234. She then asked how many va
cant seats there were in the public
schools of the county. He was equal
lily uninformed. There were 1855.
The point was then very quickly
made that Mr.. Whites position as an
advocate OF the public schools would
be greatly improved IL he would
spend some OF the zeal now used
against the coordinate college in con-
meeting UP the pa illiterates OF his
native county with the 1900 and more
vacant seats awaiting them.
Mrs Munford then told with great
effect the story OF the man who. on
being asked whether he spoke French,
Ireplied, Yes, speak French; but
when / speak French / know not what
II say Educational questions seem,
to put Mr.. White in the same cate
CORY.
! ROY X. FLANAGAN.
2107 Grove Avenue, Richmond. Va,
Jan. 90. 1916.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-01

,batv
The British coHoaandsrs are riga
s IL mar sco is sadly feeling conserving
Ripley County democrat., 1916-11-03
BE pATRIors-NoT pARrIsANs.

This is the last issue Of this paper before the people will be
called upon cast their in perhaps the most important cleo
ton in the history Of the republic.
Partisan prejudice should be permitted to blind single
ector The issues should be carefully thoroughly weighed
It not ordinary situation Republicans Prohbonists,
Progresves Socialists and Democrats equally interested in
voting for the best interests Of home and country.
Either Woodrow Wilson Charles Evans Hughes will direct
the destiny of the United States during the ensuing four
Mr. Roosevelt has stated time and again that had he been
President the incident the sinking Of the Lustana would have
been for cutting off diplomatic relations with Germany
Mr. Hughes has said time and again that he in full accord
with Mr.. Roosevelt
Them what would have happened had either Mr. Roosevelt
Mr.. Hughes been PRESIDENT
The United States would have been in with Germany
But what did Woodrow Wilson dor
He wrote notes." yes.
His notes settled diplomatic controversy without compro
missing his country and kept us out Of war
Which do you prefer Woodrow Wilson and Peace Charles
Evans Hughes and probable WARP
Are you going for your boys happy at home your
boys foreign battle fields their bones ferlzng the lands of far
away countries
Better have serious conference with mother and wife the
morning Of November before you deposit your ballot.
1t is great honor to be an American eector.
But the honor carries grave responsibilities with it.
confront every voter
Broad discerning, intelligent home and countryoving
settle these and serious problems unnuenced by the
prejudces of the past.
Woodrow Wilson deserves your vote patriot
Ripley County democrat., 1916-11-03
INSTRUCTIONS TO REPUBLICAN VOTERS.

Republicans who desire for Wilson should bear in mind
the fact that the electoral ticket too long scratch and they
should do their voting the Democratic ballot This Of course
does that Republican the entire Democratic
ticket in order for Wilson, All the Republican has
do when he goes the polls call for Democratic ballot
and when he prepares his ballot he let all the Of
candidates for presidential electors stand without making single
mark Below the Of the electors he will find the Of
Democratic candidates for and other offices If he does
wish for these all he needs do is draw line through
the Of the Democratic candidates he does desire
for As simple the process Is there many who do under
stand it. but by following the above instructions, Republican
voters who for Wilson Gardner any other candidate will
make mistake and their will be counted
Ripley County democrat., 1916-11-03
LAMM LAND BANK SINGLE TAX SCARE.

doe Iamm Repu5lan candidate for Governor q unater.
ably opposed the establishment of State Land Bank which
promises the Missouri farmers cheaper interest without outrageous
commissions they paying.
Judge Lamm says the Gardner Land Bank bill step toward
Single Tax"
Mr. William Hirth the careful bany editor Of the @Mssoun
Farmer" hghclass agricultural periodical and the most
promising enemy of single the state through whose efforts
more than any other in Missouri the single amend
men was buried beyond resurrection, referring to the Lamm
Single Tax scare the issue Of his October 1S
final and supreme effort to and confuse the farmers
Single Tax A. prominent critic recently put i am tod tast
and thus subtle poison which expected prove the final
knock is injected into the veins Of this splendid measure Who
& The Single e. Ms.ss s Tsm.T . m
publication this which raised its against the SIM
Tax @ Sss ss I i s
Of land which at Jefferson City and which planned
wssa ss saas sasg literature
used throughout that campaign and hence this publication would
merit this charge Now what the actual asl Under
conditions the farmer taxes on his farm whether he y
holds the mortgage supposed pay upon the money
thus oanedhoug in thousands OF instances he never says any
assuming that both the farmer and the who holds the
make honest return have two paying taxes the
holder Of he equivalent of the mortgage under present
condons will be exempt from the payment OF taxes and while the
obtain his loan lower interest the land bonds
hence will receive benefit which is impossible
or MN 70 OBTAIN under the douD system OF taxation WHICH Pre-
walls at the present time So matter Of and
fairness the Land Bank plan Is right instead Of shifting the
burden upon the land the purpose Of the Single Tax actually
relieves the land Of the dual penalty which paying the
time Finally has occurred to the reader that the Single
Tax be fastened upon the land Of this with
their would require specific constitutional
amendment and that every will be given chance vote
upon if is again proposed7 The recently created Federal
Land Bank only exep Its bonds from the payment of ord
nary but also from the payment Of income taxeand during
the exhaustive discussion Of this great Congress tho
Of the Single Tax suggested by any
Democrat Republican whose practically unanimous support
received upon final passage Unless land bonds whether state
federal exempted from the payment Of taxes low interest rates
and long time loans for the farmer all discussion
this point therefore Of time The Single Tax cry
has been raised only defeat the amendment and the
realize this the better for their interests In this
ton also wish to state that the idea that the farmers Of Missouri
don't need Land Bank Of their because Of the Federal System
not trueor in substituting the methods for the Of
millions of dollars for the loans which
Again nauch the Federal System requires farmers to invest
per cent of their loans stock In the different Federal Land
Banks believe that this least the Missouri plan
preferable
Ripley County democrat., 1916-11-03
A TRICK OF THE sELFIsH MONEY SHARKS.


The big life insurance companies which are finding profitable
market for their money among the farmers of Missouri six
lished in this State
according by this paper they adopted
"a plan OF war" of the most deceptive character.
Scattered every section of the State representing
S as no hy agents 5 81 g q. G
table and literature usually carried by insurance agent They
glib takers and the insurance argument eloquent
y dS not a % I o sne ao the
and as confidential M parting 5 shot to the hope that the
settle things and place all the burden of taxation and
Having planted this poison they joyously depart.
Missouri ame TRe farmers wo and two ] and
him that fellow didn't try very hard sell in
and then he remembers that most Of the money the farmer
borrows comes through these great companies.
And then he understands the real Importance Of
voting for Col Gardner for Governor andhe Land Bank
sttutional amendment
the provisions the Land Bank Act the
borrow for five twenty-five years intermediate period
Under the Gardner Land Bank % the payment of 6 per
interest of all and Of the principal
To lusate Smith seeks $1oo and rs years
In which pay principal all charges every
character He makes this statement the of the State
Land Bank and the maaager immediately figures up all the mathe
borrower pay $3.50 annually that s 6H per of the orig
na borrowed and that such payment will wipe out the
cpe will apply for 900 or $4,000 as borrowed is very
and simple plan and meets the unavoidable necessities of the
farmer.
The merchant in the transaction Of his daily business
his capital times and often borows from Peter pay
Paul he has borrowed 800 $1,000 from the bank six
months time he always meet from the Of his bu
But the farmer relies upon his crop and the crops
may fail twice three times and oener There be
succession of bad of excessive rains of drough of
flows boil weevs and of other things that happen the farmer
All Of which of will make impossible for him. to his
and he has the Of the merchant fall back upon
The principle of amortization that is paying the principal loan
along with the interest and other charges has been developed
the highest degree European countries especially Germany
Belgium and Ireland II found those countries that the
system Of small payments for long the conditions and
requirements of the farmers and the system put into effect
many years ago.
Our system Of three FIVE loans is burden instead Of
relief the farmer simply brings him into great difficulty and
offers him up lamb be shcaed by the money Shepherds who
always looking for renewals exavagant Of interest
and at oppressive bonuses It might be mentioned here that loans
farmers Germany and Sweden generally b6H years.
Switzerland 81 years Denmark go and they high
and long 68H years Ireland and 75 years in France
The plan principle Of amortization cutaes thrift
mind Of the farmer and gives him the opportunity work out his
salvation without excessive burdens and along lines of his
choice and suited to his situation
Ripley County democrat., 1916-11-03
Important, Warning!

Voters are warned against scandaous circulars
which may make their appearance in the closing
days Of the campaign. II is the act Of coward to
make assertions too late to be answered. The pub
lication Of any fact would not have been withheld
until the eleventh hour. ss
Ripley County democrat., 1916-11-03
ow JUDGE LAMM TRIED TO BANKRUPT THE ST

How is the state sustainedrom what main source does il
ceve funds with which support the schools the State University
and other public institutions?
You without hesancy taxation" Suppose every
every doctor every manuctue every farmer every property
Of every class should refuse fail to his taxes for nine
The little red school houses every would be closed and
The normal schools would be deserted
The State University would be abandoned
The inmates Of the pententary and the asyus could not be
clothed and fed.
That would be terrible situation, wouldn't its
Had every pursued the course that Judge Lamm the
Republican candidate for the high office OF Governor did that would
have been the disgrace that would have overaken Missouri
For nine long years Judge Lam failed refuses pay his
He sued by collectors Of Pes County and the City Of
And then the expiration Of years. what happenedf
The accumulated taxes OF nine amounting to over $500
were compromised for about 1928
In other words order to induce Judge Lamm he
given discount of about 80 1-3 per cent
20 you Mr. Laborug Man and Mr. Merchant and Mr. Doctor
Are you favored with discount OF onethd of your taxes
Or are subject to penalty you DO not pay when md dus
port the state, for GOVERNOR
o spssaa @ 0g b
fusng to follow his example
Jno p Gordons administration Of the office Of State Auditor
has been efficient honest and clean He has collected 80 per cent
more money for the state than bis Republican did and
state Can much Of bis Republican opponent George
Hsemsnn Of Warren County, You certainly cannot How did
al published u The newspapers at the time the State Board ct
George has paid back the money.
The Globe shedding crocodile tears over its
false that the Major administration has paid the
Confederate pensions That infamous newspaper has right
Of that went from the Globe Democrat when the
Confederate pension law enacted Pensions indeed Every
body that the Gobe Democrats could have had
its way every Confederate soldier in Missouri would
been shot to death 30 years ago
John l. Suivan's terms County Collector Of PetB
County show what kind of business he Isl Who knows
anything about his Republican opponent Sullivan is the Demo
cratic candidate for Secretary Of State and viii most admirably ct
into the hgclass business administration Of Gov. Gardner Mis-
soun will take chances this They are going to
Ripley County democrat., 1916-11-03

Dekey head Of the sever pipe trust win take Reeds
in the Senate until Missouri gets ready 70 put sewage the
ton should be mdemeano 70 vote fer Dekey and felony
to elect him IS
Ripley County democrat., 1916-11-03
SHOULD LAMM BE MADE GovERNoRa

Judge Lamm the Republican candidate for Governor, has
charged IL speech he has made during the campaign that the
He knows every he this charge that he Is maligng
his home stae
misrepresentation
furnish revenue 70 It would be busted sure enough
Judge Lamm Of Sdalas "best 6xed citizens financially
--on easy street." SO It is claimed.
But ne evidently has genuine affection for the big round
He is perfectly willing the and the iaborng man.
the business the professional keep
Of bankruptcy but he Is ayerse to helping : them
fully furnished His home library IS q the finest in the state
his neghbo alone worth from three to five thousand dol
lars some Of them estimate.
Ihe facsimile Of hs personal return show that he
chain and appcndage s5 diamonds and pearls ooo gold and
silver plate $2 household and kitchen furniture and library
The assessment board made casual examination Il seems
and raised the ue more than 30 per cent from 1913 o
has he Willingly borne his part ii the public burden
Let the court records answer:
by collectors Petts County and city Sed The story
elsewhere this issue reproduced from The ST. Louis Star in
newspaper gives details which will interest every tax
Judge Lamm was the Supreme bench drawing salary Of
Suppose every property owner had followed the example Of
Judge Ian and refused his nine
tax record should bs the great Goyernor2
What Is your judgment Mr. Tsvpayerf 4
Judge Woodson Democratic nominee for Division No
the State hisrecord supreme bench for the past
years i sufficient commend him to the people Of Missouri foi
show him BE great student He Is resident of ST. Joseph
s hs served s gs , psF e M t. s Sc
+ fhis present capacity lof dc next Ten years.
Hon Frank McAl the Democrats candidate for Attorney
General lawyer Of statewide reputation Did anybody
hear of his Rspssn opponent before the beginning o this
lawyer McAier ability is known his reputation Is established
VIII not nas s. ssd Blackstone alter M 4 elected ne x 3