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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02
PROMINENT MEN DRY


= Prominent men by the score are ar
RI wing themselves on the side OF the
drys in the contest now on IN New
Mexico for statesia% prohibition. A
AIRY state will be tie issue at the cleo
zion In November.
Having six children and no inter-
est In the liquor traffic, 4 is self-evi-
dent that my yote will be for state
wide prohibition" writes II. p owen.
district attorney for Valencia county.
to the headquarters OF the statewide
dry movement In Santa Fee. II IL point
"a out that no man ever had six better
,easons for eliminating the saloons
from his vicinity and from his state.
Two more prominent men have de-
ciared for statewide movement in
letters 10 headquarters and VIII take
part in the dry game. One of these is
Bontface Montoya, member OF the
board of state corporation commits
sioners. and the other is Nestor Mon
toya. county clerk of Bermaiillo,
owner and editor of La Bandera
Americana, the Well known Spanish
weekly Both of the Montoyas are re-
garded as meaning much to the dry
cause because OF their high standing
among all classes in the state,
State Corporation Commissioner
Montoya's letter to dry headquarters
has to say:
This is to advise that am entire
ly in sympathy with your efforts and
my personal opinion u.s. that If the
saloons of New Mexico are legislated
out of business and are permanently
closed, IL would be not only a hene-
1T to our puortc-bt.t tt,- the entire
state as Well and I shall therefore,
support the issue and lend my assist
ance In that direction
Nestor Montoya, editor of La Ban
dera Americana, sets forth his views
on the subject. and says.
We are going into this fight to win
and you and the league can be as
sured of my personal services and
support as well AS my newsra per"
II is pointed out by the dry lead
ers that the Spanish American ele-
ment of the state Is quite generally
lining up against the saloon system.
and II is expected that the Spanish
speaking sections OF the state will vote
dry by large majorities,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02
APPELLATE COURT.
HAS PRECEDENCE
Witnesses and Lawyers Who Have
Cases I'm Two Tribunals Must Not
Negiect Hastings, says Judge.

Judge Richardson yesterday issued
a rule directing II witnesses and law
yers who, are interested In cases in
both the hastings court and police
court on the same day, to appear in
hustings court promptly al 10 o'clock
when the cases are called This rule
includes all policemen, who happen
TO he witnesses in cases in both courts
The rule is issued because of de-
Laws and COMPOSITIONS In hastings court
caused by witnesses being detained
in police. court
Efforts will, probably be made by
lawyers who have cases in both courts.
to have the hours of opening the
courts changed SO prisoners may re-
ceive the benefits Of quick hearings
which the constitution allows them,
The sessions of police court begin
mt e:30 o'clock, while hastings court
opens AZ 10 o'clock II has been sug-
gested by a number of la xyers that
the police court begin its sessions at
a o'clock and hustings court at II
O'clock, thus giving a t~o-h our PERIOD
in which police court cases may be
Disposed Of before hrstings court
starts. This question may be dis
cussed NJ the meeting of the Rich
mond Bar asscSctat ton this afternoon
The order issued by Judge Richard
son becomes effectiye next Monday.
and ii was stated yesterday that II
wrufrf he frrft- eeta forced
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02
yIRGIGNIA ROUNDS OUT
FIRST DRY YEAR.
Crimes Dispatch news items

fTimes- Dispatch news items1
Virginia is about TO celebrate the
completion OF one year OF prohibition.
Tomorrow will mark the rounding
off of the first chapter in the history
of the Old Dominion as a part of the
dry territory OF the United States
What that has meant. what it means,
and what it will mean to the state
and to the citizens of Richmond rs a
problem of great vital interest and
Importance. 1t would be idle to say
that the present status. with regard
to the sale and use of intoxicants,
suits every individual, and that ALL
from the butcher to the candlestick.
maker, are highly pleased and graft
fed with the legislation which has Gull
minated In bone dry" territory
The consensus of opinion expressed
is that prohibition has been a success
in Virginia.
The channels through which this
opinion rises in the minds of men are
various, The officer Of the law sees
one angle. The business man sees
another. The man who formerly ran
a licensed place sees still another.
Again the viewpoint Of the total alb
stainer DIVORCES from that OF him who
likes his quiet glass and of him who
continually tipples. As the light Is
shed, so the view is reflected. and
each sees and ever will see his own
idea expressed IN things as they are.
To the officer OF the law. he who
enforces as We'll IA interl'retS. thrre
has been evidenced in Richmond a
profound change 1t appears from the
records Of the hustlogoi court and po-
lice court that felonies. the mean.
ugly. 'stabbing and cutting cases.
which blackened the page with awful
ness, have fsiien Of 20 a mere ht,nd-
full when ta'I c - with 'N'lne~ years
While the city Jail iF not empty. there
are only ZOE prisoners. compared IL
3o5 last year But. wh!'. tic list of
felonies IN ,esseG"1. the CoIrfs IRE still
busy, principally with Inisdemeanants
who have violated the prohibition
laws Whether this phase Of the stu
alton Will improve as time goes On re-
mains to be seen
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02
ONE YEAR OF PROHIBITION.


Serious were the misgivings and
grave were the fears with which.
tWolve months ago today. The News
Leader greeted the advent of prohf-
bition. We had the stencil of Maine
in our nostrils and the scandal of
Georgia before our eyes. We had the
grim knowledge that never, in q city
rs large as Richmond, or in a district
MS copglomerate as that of Hampton
Roads. had prohibition ever been sue
cessfully enforced. We trembled for
the law as we viewed the road over
which it hal to pass.
10 is with very different sentiment
that we greet the last day of Virginia g
first year or prohibition The law has
had the fair trial we demanded for
it and the Jaw has thus far been vim
dicated. Difficulties there have been,
of course, and complications numer-
our violations and, in some districts,
an il1-concealed contempt for the prin-
ciples Virginia had placed upon her
statute-hooks. Liquor. we are told,
can stlll be bought in Richmond and
in other Virginia cities. Some boot
leggers escape punishment. even
though they are said to operate under
the nose of nodding law-officers But
we are willing to place upon the vio-
estimate of the worst enemy of pro-
hibition. and still we can say that the
law has done this commonwealth
great good. Thrift has been promot-
ed. business has been better. Drunk
enness has decrea sed Our Jail popu-
iation has declined. Our charity pro-
Items have been reduced. And in ad-
dition TO all this. no man can reckon
the increase in human happiness and
the lessening OF human woe brought
about by the closing of the saloons.
Speaking as the newspaper that was
esteemed by many to have lei the
fight against prohibition. The News
Leader can say as the first year Of
prohibition closes that so long az the
law ~ enforced as well as II is to-
day. this newspaper will remain its
champion. Nothing could induce us
TO return to the old conditions. pro-
vided only that the fight to enforce
the act is unremitting. We say this
very frank;5 and very gladly We
lad far rather confess that our fears
were ill-fuunded than to have The
News Lea der applauded for the &C
curacy of dire forebodingse II is In
ftnitely better to be mistaken and TO
lie convinced than it Is to be correct
and to see virginia suffer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02
EVEN PAPERS THAT WERE WET NOW
ENDORSE OUR PROHIBITION LAW

It's saloons at midnight under the
Sheppard bone-dry law, which places
the District of Columbia permanently,
1t Is hoped, in the dry zone. As
for Virginia, she is we'll pleased with
the decision made at the polls and
her experiences of the last twelve
months have served to assure our
people that no mistake was made in
.abolishing the saloon. From Cover
nor Stuart down to the humblest citi-
zen who has given thought to the
question. the verdict is unwavering
that the prohibition law as enacted
by the general assembly in 1915, and
as now administered. has proved high
ly beneficial to the state and to the
people. There Is no shadow of doubt
that the sentiment of the masses is
behind the law whose enforcement
In the main has been wise and yet
Vigorous. Bankers already note the
increase In thrift in directions where
want existed before.
From an economic viewpoint
alone" says one prominent Richmond
banker, I'VE are already better off,
and as to the social and moral as
pect, there Is no comparison between
the condition existing today an6 those
prior to the closing of the saloon in
That the benefits of prohibition IN
Virginia upon business and on the
homes have been incaiculable, Is the
opinion of one of our largest manu-
facturers, who Is sure that no power
on earth could induce eur people ever
to legalize the sale of liquor again
in the state. The head of another
big manufacturing plant, employing
several hudred men, testifles that the
labor is, at least, fifty per cent more
efficient than formerly, and that the
moral conditions are so much i'm
proved that II is little short OF amaZ-
ing. That crime has greatly fessened
is proved by the falling off In police
court cases and fewer inmates of the
city and county jails. Corresponding
ly. poverty and misery have dimin-
ished.
As TO the effect of prohibition on
the public revenues, the loss from
licenses of more than half a million
dollars has in nowise proved embar-
RAISING, according To the state audi
tor of public accounts. At the close
of business September so. 1917. Mr..
&c. Lee Moore reports balance in
the treasury OF ss37. 05s1s. while the
total receipts of the commonwealth
for the year aggregated s9,157, 1885,
the largest amount of revenue ever
collected In a fiscal ytsar Ia the history
Of Virginia. In Richmond, instead of
much valuable property frontage re-
naming untenanted. as was lugu-
briousiy asserted would be the effect
OF prohibition. desirable vacant stores
on our principal streets are few and
far between. while the new business
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02
FULL STAFF OF STATE
FOOD ADMINISTRATOR
Col. E. b. White Announces Names of
Those Who win Work With Him
In Conservation Campaign.

Colonel E. b. White on yesterday
announced the full membership or the
state executive committee of the fed
eral food administration. 1t follows:
Colonel K. 3. White. federal food
administrator, chairman; Hon. j. IL.
Eggleston Blacksburg; Commissioners
of Agriculture George w. koiner;
Commissioner of Dairy Food BenJa-
min l.. Purcell; Jesse Nj. Jones. of the
extension division: B. Morgan Shep-
herd, of the Southern Planter; q. r.
Weisiger. manager Jefferson hotel;
w. T. Dabney. Richmond chamber OF
commerce, Mrs b. 3. Manfora. chair
man of woman's committee. state
council of defense: b. c. Moomaw. Jr..
chief of division of markets; DR.. En-
MON q. williams, state health COM
missioner Miss Ella G.. Agnew; ex-
Governor William Hodges Mann;
John Stewart Bryan; Hugh Antrim
mem Der Wholesale Merchants asso-
citation: and George MacBain, OF Re
tail Merchants association.
The state food administration Work
is divided into several departments
and the full staff is as follows: FED
eraI food administrator, Colonel Il. Is.
White: executive secretary, L. L. Duo
ley: chairman pledge card campaign,
C. Edwin Michael, of Roanoke; chair
man publicity committee, John stew
art Bryan; chairman department OF
hom. economics. Miss Ella @. Agnew;
chairman department hotels and res
taurants. O. f. Weisiger: movies and
recreation, Jake Wells, Norfolk; su-
pervisor perishable foodstuffs, b. l.,
Purcell.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02
RICHMOND tuaprE-R RED cross
WILL MEET THIS AFTERNOON

The Richmond chapter or the
American Rcd Cross. will hold meet
ing this afternoon in the auditorium
NJ the cham her Of commerce. Pmns
will he discussed for sending Christ
WAS packages to the American sold
faEs IL. Franco -inthe- training
caynos The local chapter has been
assigned to furnish $1,000 packages,
costing about $50 apiece. The orig
inal apportionn1en was 10000, eut
due to the demands OF the soldiers
which had not been anticipated an
increase was found necessary. The
colonial Danes have announced that
thev will furnish 100 packages. The
active members of the local Red Cross
are expected 70 attend In large num-
hers and do their full share In this
laudabfe work.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02
HEyRYCO COUNTY JAIL
HAS NEW CUSTODIAN

Mfr. Arthur Moran. who has for the
lest eight months been in charge OF
tna Henrico county Jail handed IN
Ma resignation several days ago 70
tale effect yesterday. He Is succeed
a. nv Harry c. Hechler. who was
county taller for several months prior
r. the first Of last January, Mr.. Hecn-
W ,..nosa home Is on the Seven Pines
- sion 10 is we'll known in the
a., He took charge of the institu-
~, ys.erdav. Mr.. Moran has posi-
.;on as mail clerk on tho r.. +. 4 +.
md will enter upon his new duties
next week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02

The city commissioners OF sacre-
rnento are SO disguised with the ga
loon appraiser ents presented in the
city purchase plan that they are ready
to tear the saloon purchasing ordi-
nance to pieces and cease bnying any
mere saloons 10 reduce their number.
Tan appratsements We're read with
only two below the $4,000 marx and
others as high as 5000. Commission
er simmons said:
Evidently there Is an attempt cr
the part of the saloon men to hold
out for the highest price. ! am dis
heartened In this matter. We pave
given the saloons fair trial, and they
don't seem to appreciate II, | heartily
believe that we should repeal the ordi-
nance and buy no more saloons"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02
WENT TO RIGHT PLACE.
Bernstorfr Found Saloon Agency for
Getting Reasonable Information.

In the recently published kilograms
from Count Bernstorff TO the foreign
Office in Berlin, we find among men
named AS "a bscluteiy reliable" In car
rying out poles orders to destroy
American factories, railways, etc. the
name of Joseph Mccarthy. of Phila-
delphia Investigation, proves that
Joseph Is Philadelphia liquor deal
err, having a place Of business at la
North Third street He is the head
OF a number of Irish societies. among
them being the Irish Volunteers of
America.
When Sir Roger Easement. who
was executed by England for treason.
was n visitor in this country. he was
entertained by Mccarthy. Is 1t any
surprise to learn that Count Bern
storff directed his government to the
American saloon as a place where trea
information can be found
The yilest traitor on American soil
Is the saloon and those who are re-
sponsible for its existence.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02

loon, in elevatinG the tone of the
property occupied. has materially
added to its value and, consequently.
to the value of contiguous frontage.
The Evening Journal is glad to pre-
sent this testimony in behalf of pro-
hibition, and we unncsfIatingly af-
firm that the saloonless city is far
preferable from every point of view,
morally. economically and socially. to
that where the licensed damshop
prevails. Virginia will never recede
from this position.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02
GIVES WARNING TO FRANCE.
Beware of Drink and Lnre Of Towns,
Advises John GaIsworthy.
fJohn Galsworthx. in Atlantic


MBonthly).
France. Be warned In time by our
dismal fatei Do not lose your love OF
the land;s do not let industrialism alb
serb your peasantry. and the lure OF
wealth and the cheap glamour OF the
towns draw you into their unclaimed
circles. We English have ratified deep
into paradise of machines, chimneys.
cinemas. and half penny papers have
hartered our heritage of health, dig
nifty and looks for wealth. and badly
distributed wealth at that.
You were trembling on the verge of
the same precipice when the war
came; with its death and wind of rest
over. Hold back with all your might!
Your two dangers are drink and the
lure of the big towns. No race can
preserve sanity and refinement that
really gives way to these. You will
not fare even as well as we have II
you yield: our fiber Is coarser and
more resistant that yours. nor had
we ever so much grace TO lose.
1t is by grace and self-respect that
you have had your pre-eminence: let
these wither as they must in the grip
of a sordid and drink -soothed indus
trialism, and your star will burn out
The life OF the peasant Is hard: peas
ants are soon wrinkled and wealth
cred: they are not angels; narrow and
overprovident. suspicious. and given
to drink, they still have their roots
and being in the realities OF life close
to nature, and keep a sort of simple
dignity and health that great towns
destroy. Take care OF your peasants
and your country viii take care Of
itself.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02
rance RELEASES SUGAR
FOR AMERICAN USE

announcement was made Yesterday
AVA limited tSates food aafninistra-
.,or Tint colored employees OF the ad.
r,r,st~ation have subscribed to total
"a 900 900 worth of liberty bonds
the administration also reported
-, france has lust released FOR
.n,arican use 90, goo tons Of sugar
H.stch had been bought some time ago
VA was being held by It's New York
ara-tx for shipment OF this, ,noo
~. was neutral sugar and l4.hoo
tars was bought for France by the
british royal commission.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02
nerore Jn.,icc Maurice.

T. 8. Baker charTed with taking
lot of brass belonging to the Rich-
nond, Fredericksburg and POTOMAC
Railroad company. was sentenced 10
afteen days In jail yesterday In ponce
court. -.
narths on the roads for stealing n
pistol. go.
Iames Barber, charged with taxing
= v,,,t Of clothes and an overcoat from
Major Milton. had his case continued
xo November 9th.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02
Roamer wins at Ptmlico Opening.

Pimlico Race Track, Nd, Nov. L.
Roamer. favorite race horse of the
New York patrons of racing. easily
won the Arlington handicap. the feat
ure of the opening da. of the Pim-
lico tracks fall meeting. The little
gelding raced second to Naturalist to
the turn for home. then took COM
mand, and, racing well to the finish.
won by two lengths. Naturalist had
all he wanted at the last furlong pole
and Sunbunnet passed him and finish
I'd second. Ed Roche was third, Z
iena< aanA1. he stane sEaea uoeth
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02
COAKS AND BULLETS
b. III. p. RISING.

Every open saloon in America is an
open friend of the kaiser.
ae ss-----
"A monkey never takes hold of a
dead branch for support during his
arboreal journeys" states an adver-
tisement, Whech reminds us that the
liquor traffic is q dead one" and that
we had better cast about for new
way to secure revenue with which to
run our government. No Use to hang
onto dead branch.
Judge Morrow. or San Francisco
says that violation OF the liquor laws
will bring prohibition The Judge has
evidently just awakened to the fact
that the liquor crowd are not living
up to the law. kerp your eyes open.
i:sdge. and you win SO be long
hair" along with the rest OF the intel
iigent. thinking people of the land.
who some time ago awoke 10 the law
iessness OF the snake manufacturers.
October % to November tg Mr..
Hoover's campaign week for food saw
ing. That is, the poor people will he
asked to sign pledges to save food
stuffs but we wonder whether Mr..
Hoover VIII ask the brewers to close
down and save those 800, 900 bushels
of perfectly rnod grains which they
are consuming daily in tho manu-
faeture of booze ? Why dor't you go
after big business" in this food saw
ing campaign, MIR, Hoover, and not
ask the common people 10 do all the
sacrificing?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02
PROHIBITION IN VIRGINIA
SATISFIES.

journal EditoriaL)
by way of celebrating the anniver-
sary Of vtrgfnia's FIRST year of pro-
htbition, the national capital will close
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02

A whole week has passed now with
out Gustav Pabst telling the press he
IL just chuck fun OF patriotism. He
n ~ .pAkrtoticr that he would rather
6hAyo tho brsw1re ok thia country ~
~ - ~ ~ 60 thoa ~ 3lAo ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02

lies have 1t. But, | have a strong sus-
fttefert .ftat ffe-ts-.t lying wake nights
worrying over the allies. Do you think
he is. reader9
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02

: Every open saloon in America Is an
open friend of the kaiser.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-02
Liberty Bonds

Received here, either payment of account or for
purchases you may desire to make, allowing the
holder thereof $5l 100 for each 5000 bond ten--i
dered This offer makes it possible for you to use
your bond at once, and at the same time realise
immediately per cent upon your Investment. Il
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-08-23
PNEUMONIA CAUSE
FOR MANY DEATHS

Bismarck, N. D., Aug. 17.-A great
er number deaths were caused by
pneumonia during June this year than
by any other disease, according to a
bulletin issued by the state board Of
health. One hundred and fourteen
deaths were due to that disease in the
three months, an increase Of 80 over
the same period last year. Tubercu-
losis of the lungs was the third disease
in number of deaths, rs being caused
by this disease.
Heart disease caused rs deaths dur
ing the three months and was second
on the list. This is an increase of
one over the same period in 1916.
Cancer is fourth, causing 81 deaths.
Apoplexy fifth, causing 50 deaths.
The falling off in deaths caused by
appendicitis and typhilitis was mark
ed, there being but eight deaths from
this cause as against % during the
same period in 1916.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-08-23

can be taken. Keep the
hogs indoors, or in isolated enclosures,
allow no n but the feeder to come
them and disinfect their quarters.
If swill is fed it must be boilded or
steamed first. The hogs can be given
immunity for four weeks against hog
cholera by. injecting protective hog
cholera serum. If the disease is in the
herd at the time Of treating, or should
appear during the period of immunity,
the period of immunity will be consid-
erably heightened, in some cases for
life. When hog cholera gets into
the herd the best thing to do is to in
ject the hogs at once with serum.
The N. D. State Serum Institute, Agri-
cultural College, N. D. is supplying
tested serum at a cost Of sixty (60)
cents per 100 c. c. in bottles contain
in g 120, 240 and 500 c. c. This serum
can be ordered by telegraph and will
be sent c. o. D. by express or parcels
post. No I'll can be returned.
The dose for a 100 pound pig is forty
(40) c. c. and more or less as the
hog is larger or smaller.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-08-23
ROLAND

Not much harvesting has been done
in this part Of the country yet. In a
week or so harvest may be going at
full blast.
Oscar Thompson from Rolette was a
caller at his parents home on last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. K. Larson Forded
to Overly last Sunday, returning the
same evening.
VIM. Crandall's received the sad
new of the death of Mrs. Crandalls
brother at Bisbee.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Christensen were
callers at M. Ch%ristensen's for a few
days the first part Of the week.
Ole Langehaug left for northern
Minnesota last week, via. the 1ndain
motorcycle.
w. R. Snyder lost a valuable horse
the first part Of the week.. y