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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-22
FOOD TRAINS MUST
MOVE AT ALL HAZARDS
Many Central States Cities Are
Short of Gas Coal and Coke.
U-Boat Blockade and Fad
Weather Cause Congestion
THREAT OF FAMINE
HAtNTS AMERICA

Interstate commerce commission
disre CARDS legal limitations to start
drastic campaign to alleviate food
shortage caused by shortage Of
railroad cars.
Thousands reported to inter state
commerce comm ssion as suffering
from lack OF food IN Eastern cities
and animals reported dying Of
starvation.
Eighteen Western cities threat
cncd with elimination OF lighting
systems through lack ~ gas. coal
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President Wilson to force high
cost Of living investigation appro-
priation through congress.
President considering legislation
10 moderate food prices.
Senate and house in debate dis
cuss New YORK food riots
Railroad car service commission
declares bad weather and subma-
rlne warfare responsible for car
shortage.
Car service commission reports
i0q o6o cars short February I as
against % 600 January
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-22

section =. That no letter,
postal card. circular newspaper.
pamphlet. or publication of any
kind containing any advertise
mcnt of spirituou<. vinous. matted,
fermcntcd, or other Intoxicating
liquors OF any kind or an order or
orders for said liquors, or any OF
them shall be deposited i'm OF car
ried by the mails of the United
states. or he delivered by any
postmaster or letter carrier, when
addressed or directed to any per-
son, Arm. corporation, or assOcia-
tion, or other addressed, at any
place or point in any state or ter
ritory OF the United States at
which II Is by the law in force
I'm the state or territory at that
time unlawful to advertise or so
licit orders for such liquors. or
any of them, respectively.
ar the publisher of any news
paper or other publication or the
agent Of such publisher or IL any
dealer in such liquors Or his
agent. shall knowingly deposit or
cause { he deposited, or shall
knowingly send or cause To I've
sent. anything to he conveyed or
delivered by mail I'm violation of
the provisions of this section. or
shall knowingly deliver or cause
TO he delivered by mail anything
herein forbidden 10 he carried by
mail. he shall lsc fined not more
than $1,000 or imprisoned not
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-22
DR.. CANNON ISSUES
STATEMENT AS To
IMPORTANT MEASURE
Says Congress Has Settled Question
of Liquor shipping and All
WIN support Law.
EFFORT TO PRODUCE
REACTION WILL FAIL
People of Virginia Will Join Hands
in Hearty Determination to Disap-
point Senator Reed and His wet"
Colleagues.

Statement by superintendent of the
Anti Saloon League of Nirginia)
Washington, y. C. Feb. 21.--The
preparation bill by congress Will pre-
vent the sending Of any liquor ad-
vertisements through the mails into
states which forbid liquor advertising,
or the shipment OF Intoxicating liquor
for beverage purposes. through inter
state commerce, into any state which
prohibits the manufacture or sale OF
Intoxicating liquors for beverage pur-
poses.
The liquor traffic has bitterly OPP
posed the anti advertising bill for
which the prohibition workers have
persistenuy fought, ana when IT be-
came evident that congress would
pass that sweeping important meas
ure. the liquor forces then proposed
the anti-shipment amendment. hoping
by its passage to produce reaction
In dry states and 10 prevent the adop-
'tion OF prohibition laws by states now
wet"
While thoroughly united on the
anti-advertisinc law, the prohibition
leaders in and out of congress were
passage OF the anti shipment law at
this time. Some of the leading advo-
Gates OF prohibition. including such
outstanding men as Senator Kenyon
and CONGRESSMAN Webb. the patrons
OF the Webb Kenyon law. opposed
federal prohibition OF interstate ship
ments into dry states alone, hold
ing that It would be better to leave
such action TO the states until a ma
tional prohibition amendment has
been adopted. or until congress Is
willing to pass law prohibiting in
terstate shipments for beverage pur-
poses into any state wet" or dry"
and with this view the superintendent
of the Anti Saloon league agreed, al
though it Is perhaps needless to say
that he would personally rejoice were
there no interstate shipments of in
toxicants into Virginia or any other
state.
But there Is such overwhelming
sentiment in congress for advanced
prohibition and law enforcement
legislation that the prohibition ma
jority was willing to take the risk of
any possible reaction, and soon the
final vote after some amendments
were proposed and rejected. On the
final vote. practically all OF the pro-
hibitionists in the house voted that
both the nti-advertising and anti
shipment provisions shall take effect
in the dry states on July /, 1917, thus
putting the power of the national gov
eminent behind the enforcement OF
the law.
Therefore whether II would have
been better for such legislation % be
passed by the legislature OF Virginia
rather than by congress is no longer
a practical question. Congress has
settled that question by decisive
vote 1t is now the duty OF every
lover OF the children and of the homes
OF Virginia TO join together in hearty
support OF the law and thus snow
senator Reed and his wet" col
leagues. that their effort to produce j
reaction in prohibition sentiment will
fail far as Virginia is concerned
Certainly the Anti-SaIoon League of
Virginia will stand squarely In sup
port of the law.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-22
PRESIDENT HOPES
TO AVERT CLASH.
M|SCREANTS ATTEMPT
TO WRECK NEW BRITAIN

New Britain, Conn, Feb. 81.
CONSERVATION reigns in this
city tonight. In the space of
two hours no less than twenty
explosions and fires have &C.
CURED in what is believed to be
a plot to destroy the city. Up
to late hour tonight four men
have been gathered in by the
police as suspects in the whole
sale campaign of destruction.
Martial law prevails in the
city tonight, two militia COM
panies having been ordered out
by Mayor Quigley. Boy Scouts
have been pressed into the ser
vice to assist the militiamen
and police.
Fire companies from nearby
towns have been summoned in
which, together with the New
Britain force, are heroicly bat
ting tonight to check the Con-
fiagration.
The damage was estimated
roughly to exceed 81 900. 900.
The buildings destroyed, in
ending two churches. five
business blocks, two residences
and three smaller buildings.
Evidence Of the use of a new
and extremely dangerous form
Of fire bomb was found al sew
eral Of the fires.
The people in the city were
terrified as the explosions and
fires broke out in every section.
Reports Of each new piece of
incendiarism added to the
alarm, and the calling out Of
the militia and other auxiliary.
TO help the overworkcd police
was necessary TO prevent com
pletc decentralization Of the
community.
The police are certain all the
fires We're set By a band OF
" fire bugs. - The city contains
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-22

Especial TO The Richmond virginian)
Washington. d. c.. Feb. 2l.-The
house OF representatives put it's sea,
or approval today upon the most dras-
tic prohibition legislature ever enacted
by congress Its passage was evidence
OF the overwhelming sentiment in tho
country in favor OF advanced prohibi,
tion and law enforcement legislation
The house does not allow much
ume tor discussion or explanation
While the senate took the greater
part OF Two days in discussion of the
anti-adverttsing and nti-shipping law
me house gave less than two hours
"a both amendments and number
81 prominent members who have
asked Tor tine were cut off without
any opportunity to speak
Ihis was notably true in the casa
or Congressman Saunders. OF Virginia.
who although he offered the most
important amendment OF the day. was
not able TO secure the floor to state
his position; nor indeed was any men,
Der who favored the Saunders amend
ment
The Chairman OF the committee, Mr..
Moon, of Tennessee, decided that al,
the senate amendments be non-con-
Cured in and referred back to the
postotflce committee. and although
the friends of the Saunders amend
ment understood that they would ba
given an hour to discuss the amend
ment, Mr.. Moon moved the previous
question as soon as the Saunders
amendment was proposed. and so nor
one word could be said by those ia
voring this amendment
The saunders Amendment.
The Saunders amendment. was as fol-
lows: Whoever shall order. purchase
or cause Intoxicating liquor to be trans
ferred in interstate commerce except
for scientific, sacramentai, medicinal
and mechanical purposes into any state
or territory. shall be punished as afors-
said
This amendment was lost on d.
vision by vote OF eighty one to TIVE
hundred and six
Demands Recorded Vote.
Mr. Humphreys. of Mississippi. de
manded a recorded vote. but was noS
sustained by the house. and so there 10
no record OF how the members voted
on this the only proposition upon
which there was any division among
the dry" members. On this amend
ment. Messrs Holland. Montague. Wat
son. Cariin. Saunders. Harrison and
Flood voted in the affirmative: Mr..
Glass voted in the negative. Your corr
respondent did not learn how Messrs
Jonas and Slemp voted.
Congressman Webb. of North Car.
DINA Whaley, of South Caroiina.
Oliver and Steagall of Alabama, and
Mondell, of Wyoming. prominent
dry leaders. voted for the Saunders
amendment holding that this amend
ment would not only give to the states
the benefit or the Webb Kenyon law
as II now stands. but would ark =
penalty for the violation and, thero-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-22
Meet Wet Filibuster In District
Committee With Measure
Demanding Action
SEEK TO DELAY REPORT
UNTIL SESSIONS END
Extend Hearings for Two Days
Notwithstanding agreement
to Close on tuesday / asst.
Rule Will Come Promptly

Special ia The Eichuopa, Z g-oIl-5.tn.,
Wash .nktan.. u G grt,= - zPan-
resentatiSe A w. Rarkley. # tho First
x et.tuckA- district todal- introduced In
the house a resolution calling Tor a
rule from the committee on resolu-
tons which the house committee ON
District ct Columbia would be DIS
charged from further consideration OF
the District OF Columbia prohibition
Dill and that this measure be taken
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-22
MISS MctDOQ TO WED
RUSSIAN DIPLOMAT

Washington, Feb. 2l.-Miss Mona
McAloo. daughter of Secretary IF the
Treasury MCAdoo, will marry n for
etGn diplomat. Ferdinand de Mob
renshildt second secretary Of the Rus
sian embassy in Washington. is the
bridegroom elect.
Formal announcements OF the en-
gagement was made today by Score
tarv Of the Treasury McAdoo and his
wife, who was Miss Eleanor Wilson.
da ughter of the president
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-22

Washington. Feb 2I~A gigantic
campo gH ia relieve the sufferings of
thousands Of city dwellers literally
starving through lack Of food caused
by the shortage OF railroad cars has
heen undertaken by the interstate
commerce comm Ssion. il was an
pounced tonight Despite 2 lack Of
statutory authority To heal with the
car shortage the commission il was
stated has cut all red tape, and I'm
officially was tonight directing drastic
~tepS To relieve the situation. through
the car service commit ssion Of the
American RAILWAY association.
Following tho receipt OF kilograms
stating that thousands ~ people are
shor uf food. and domestic mais
are -t..~vi0S "a death In New England.
Nav York city. Fittsburg Philadei-
phia AMI other Eastern cities the
comm ssion tonight rep. the teIe-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-22
MURDERS SWEETHEART
AND KILLS HIMSELF
Enraged With Jealousy, Raymond
VIM Kills Elise Thorp AT Highland
springs and Turns Gun on Himself
TRAGEDY ENACTED WHILE
DANCE Is IN PROGRESS
Called Girl to- Him when He Saw Her
With Another Man. and after Few
Hot Words, Snufred Gu, Two Nouns
ht'~

NIazed with jealousy when Ae saw
his sweetheart In the company OF an
other man at party in Highland
Springs last night. and smarting from
the effects OF recent falling out be
tween them. Raymond winn, twenty
years old. called seventeen year old
ELISE Thorp from the house where the
party was in progress and after a few
angry words pulled a revolver from his
pocket and shot her She ran back to
the house and dropped dead on the
parlor floor. He then placed the gun
TO his own head and killed himself In
stantly.
Dr. NJ Schoenhaum, whose home 8
next door to the scene of the tragedy.
heard the shots and Immediately rushed
to the spot. but when he arrived the
two young people were beyond all
medical aid Coroner Bright was mott
ned, and he directed that the BODY OF
Winn be placed in the house, where
II VIII be kept until an inquest is held
this morning.
Had aunrreied With Girl
Winn and the Thorp girl. formerly
sweethearts. II is said some time ago
quarrslsd and had not seen each other
since Last night "surprisr party"
was given at thr b. So Louis Ruth.
who conducts lot ne establish
ment in this city ana VIM was not
among those present. Elise Thorp
was there. however. in company with
another man
About II o'clock. the Thorp girl
came out of the house and was sitting
on the porch with young man named
Wtlkerson. Soon Raymond winn came
by. and stopping at the front yate
called to the girl TO come to him. She
went down the walk. and stopped be-
fore him at the gate. Some words
followed. which were not heard by per-
sons on the porch. but after a while
the girl was heard to say. in rather
high pitched voice. well. YOU can have
them back" presumably referring 10
some presents or something of the kind
her erstwhile sweetheart had given
her. when she SAID this. Vim, without
warning. whipped a gun from his poe,
ct and fired al her. she screamed. ali =
ran into the house. reaching the pa
Tor where she fell dead on the foo
In the midst OF q crowd Thai MAS dane ?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-22
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columns of The Vir-
gilman will find a buyer
for your property.
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Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-03-31
MULES DON'T DIE.

Not to the shell like iobes peepng
from underneath the hair of the
Sweet Geneveve" of the old roman.
tic song does this refer, but to the
long, fuzzy uricular appendages OF
Genevieve, the army mule who dice
some time since, but whose entrance
into the happy grazing grounds would
not be admitted by stubborn war
department at Washington until her
ears, or ears declared to be hers, were
duly sent in by mail in evidence o
her demise. Reminiscent this, OF the
recent announcement that the con
tract had been let post haste tor tho
delivery, some months hence OF some
hundreds of three-inch guns to arm
any American merchantmen then re
naming ahoat-and this in the tacf
fthe fact that Germany is equippinf
her new U-boats with four-inch guns
Reminiscent also of the announcement
that the government has l,000,OW
rifles on hand, while militia recruits
and citizens training organizations
are being drilled with broom sticks
Reminiscent, too of the fact that the
guardsmen while on the border re
ceived no instruction in divisiona
maneuvers and scant target practice
All the long fuzzy ears worn by thos'
employed in our national defense sys
tenn are not appended to quadrupeds 5
New York Sun.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-03-31
SILVER AND COPPER

With few slight but unimportant
fluctuations, mark.ly the market. IL
yer continues to develop strength
with future outlook decidedly favor
able. China has ceased to make
sales, and Indian Bazaar buyers are
eagerly pur' hasing all silver obtain
able. AT Hongkong law has been
enacted forbidding the export of sill
yer dollars or bullion, or collection
Of the emtal for export, without ex-
press permission from the superin-
tendent of imports and exports. Sc
we're penalties are provided for vio-
lation of this order.
The issue of sterling loan has been
announced by the Indian government
and may attract some rupees into
the treasury. 1t is noticeable. how
ever, that India is holding silver
strongly, and the general demand FOR
the white metal throughout the Ori-
ent is considered most encouraging
feature. Disturbed shipping condi-
tons continue to cut down American
silver exports to Europe, and near
shortage of the metal is reported
abroad. 1t becomes. clearer with the
passing weeks that Mexico cannot fig
ure as an important silver producer
for many years, and that upon Amer
ican mines falls the burden of market
supply.
Copper continues very strong, with
Just enough business transacted to
establish firm price level. Spot
electrolyiic is almost impossible to
secure, and several consumers have
recently contracted for Lake, paying
$3.50 to 3675 for March and April
electrolytic has been offered at 3l.50,
but producers and consumers are
alike cautious. Entrance of Amer
ica into the world war would bring
about still sharper copper demand,
according to the best authorities.
Meanwhile all the leading companies
are eagerly increasing their output
and acquiring new mines.
Lead continues strong at $50 to
1850, with many members of the
trade predicting big slump as soon
as freight conditions become normal.
Abundant metal is in the west, but
New York is experiencing great diff
ficulty in securing spot metal. Zinc
still disappoints producers. The
price remains around l0.50 with con
sumers showing little desire to buy
heavily. The market is puzzling.
Quicksilver is dropping sharply, SELL
ing down to $ll0 per flask from the
recent high of $140 Tungsten is
stronger, spot sales at $l8 and $3.50
per unit being reported, with a short
age of scheelite.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-03-31
MARINE CORPS TO BE
ON WAR FOOTING

The United States Marine Corps
needs more than 1000 men to fill up
ITS ranks to war strength of 1900.
An appeal to the press of the coun-
try to awaken interest in recruiting the
lay by Secretary Daniels following an
additional men was issued late Mon
executive order by President Wilson
authorizing the increase.
Explaining that the present author
lied maximum strength of the Marine
Corps was l4,oSl men, Secretary Dan
iels said that more than $4,000 addi-
tional men would have to be recruited
to give the navy the $1,000 blue Jack
cts and the marine corps the increases
sought.
Every step that is possible to in
crease the navy personnel has now
been taken except the calling out of
the naval militia. This arm of the SER
vice will be needed, it is sid, to assist
in manning new vessels.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-03-31
NO EIGHT HOURS
FOR THE FARMER

If the cities Of the land did not con-
tain SO large a proportion of people
who er non-producers, and who feel
that their principal business in life is
to be amused, this problem of high
prices would never become very prom
inent or difficult of solution. But the
lure of metropolitan life, shorter hours
Of labor, higher wages, and multitude
Ct "pleasuers," constantly tend to with
draw from the areas of production
nd add to it the ever-multiplying ar
my OF consumers Then the latter,
when the pinch of prices becomes Sc
we're, shout out advice to the farmer
TO plant more acres, to redouble his
energies, to get up earlier in the morn
ing and go to bed later at night, and
not to expect to get rich all at once
these empty theorists seldom stop
to realize that the farmer is already
working two-thirds of the time whilt
they at most labor but one-third; and
that city competition has made il
almost impossible to get the help h,
needs for his present output, to say
nothing of the increased demands up
on him.
In one sense, therefore, the cit,
which finds itself the victim of high
prices is itself to blame-and what i
has brought itself into it should find
4 way to get itself out of. 1t ought
to do this, too, without assuming to
toreclose any mortgage on the farm
er's. or his family's health or time
If short hours with abundant recrea
ton prove the ..llurement of the city
The latter must expect to pay for it
Longer laboring hours in the towns
would make the longer laboring hours
IN the farms seem less Objectionable
by contrast. Also there are good acres
N and near cities on which human
energy could be quite as well expended
rs in producing a crop of golf ant'
baseball games. Reduced to its sim
plest terms, the proposition appears
o be that the woeful want of produce
S due to the wilful waste of time
Deseret News.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-03-31
CHURCHILL COUNTY
WANTS PUBLICITY

According to the Churchill County
Standard, a meeting was held at Fall
lon last week which was largely at
tended by the citizens of that thriving
community, to which was added the
presence of a number of officials from
the United States Reclamation Ser
vice. The meeting was actuated by
the need Of wider publicity for the
Truckee- Carson project and its excep
tional advantages for settlers.
Evidence was presented to prove
that already inquiries from other
States are coming to individuals To-
Gated here. seeking information re-
garding the greata project w. 6
Rawles stated that the reclamation
service had very recently located peo-
pie on Is units containing LOO acres.
and it was also brought out at the
meeting that over twenty letters o!
inquiry have been received by private
individuals in the past two weeks, all
seeking information about the valley
All present were of the opinion that
the coming year from every indica-
ton. promises to be OF exceptional
prosperity, and in preparation of this
it was voted to secure from the
Churchill county board an appropria
ton to be regularly applied for pub
licity purposes. Under the State law
counties are permitted to make ap
propriations for this recognized i'm
portant work and many States are
particularly liberal in this regard
California permits some counties to
appropriate as high as $1,000 annually
for publicity purposes, and results have
been many additions to the counties.
A committee of three was selected
to prepare booklet descriptive of the
county, portraying its soil, climate
and its many advantages as farming
country. 1t was the opinion OF those
present that care should be taken in
the compilation OF this booklet in or
der that it should not only literally
state facts pertaining to the valley
but hat il should be as complete in
its description OF the county as it is
possible to make it,
The committee in charge OF this
Dublicity camDaign will secure from
residents of the valley a list of names
of friends in other States, and to these
will be mailed copies of the booklet
now in preparation.