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Macon beacon., 1917-09-07

Profiting by the experience OF every
oeulgersnt nation, IL was manifest that
legislation must be passed increasing the
production and controlling the price Of
'ooastutfs Too long has the Speculator,
middle man and common hoarder robbed
the honest farmer Of the fruits OF his
labor, These statistics showed too plainly
that the nigh prices OF foodstutfS paid by
the consumer was not realized by the pro-
ducer, 80 the House OF Representatives,
bS unanimous vote, passed food con-
troll bill giving large powers to the PreS!-
deht IN controlling prices, guaraut seing
10 the farmers fair prices prohibiting
further boarding and speculation aud Gre
Rtlng such conditions that our armies
might be sustained and the farmer and
consumer protected. This bill wsnt To
the Senate. aud although the junior SEN
ator from Mississippi voted for It. he
consistently criticized II and assisted In
delaying its passage
IL was IN one Of his speeches In the de
bate OF this bill that he congratulated
those in Canada who were rioting and
protesting against the seleCtive draft bill
recently passed by that government re
terring to this law as an act of "inJus-
tlGe ana species OF petty tyranny"
My countrymen, l submit II tn you
whether or not II is patriotic for one
holding high and responsible office, A
leader among men, to voice such senti-
nents In the face OF this great crisis.
when the selectlve draft plan for raising
an army must fail or succeed, when the
young men who are cnlisting must be en-
coursged or discouraged for him To ex-
press such sentiments as these? II would
seem that those who are not enlisted in
the war ought to be good enough and
patriotic enough 10 try to unity the sem
timent OF America against the common
foe. In the civil war, it is said, soldiers
around the campfires OF the northern and
southern armies would sing this song.
Macon beacon., 1917-09-07
Dissenters Denounced.


Germany had no more right to stop
American citizens from travelling on seas,
going about their peaceful missions, than
! have to stop you from travelling on the
public road in going from your country
place to trade in town. Both are high
ways and open to the public.
While Germany was killing American
citizens on the high seas, and the Presi-
dent was making an earnest effort to set
tie our differences with England so eager
was the junior Senator to hamper and
CmbarrasS him that he repeatedly issued
statements criticZing the Presidents eff
forts. Among other things, he said
President Wilson is a rare combination
5f erudition, of long-headed determination
and OF hestan. timidity. The victims Of
the Lusitania tragedy are dead \ delay
of 4 month or two in settling claims for
rcparation and determining questions Of
international Law will make little differ
cnce.'
l shall not discuss with YOU the Lust
tania disaster but 1t does seem to me
that when so many innocent women, little
babes and strong men, went to Watery
graves, under the most horrlfyng, mex
Cusable circumstances Of German fright
fulness, that strict accountability was
needed.
When Germany followed up the Lusl-
tania incident and flagrantly persisted in
sinking American ships. destroying Amer
lean commerce and numbering American
citizens. the President in one of the
greatest state papers ever penned voiced
the spirit Of true Americanism when he de-
manded Of the imperial German govern
ment that its depredations cease, that its
pledges be kept and that our rights and
the rights Of neutrals under international
law be respected That note sent thrill
of pride through the heart OF every true
American. There were only few dis
senting voices, notably the Staats-Zei-
tung and the Fatherland, out and out pro-
German organs. and the junior Senator
Macon beacon., 1917-09-07

commend that sentimcnt--the truth
o. which cannot be denied to those pub
lie servants of today who arc sowing the
seeds Of dscord and endangering the sue
cesslul prosecution of the war. And those
who would persist then In thoir efforts,
let me remind them Of poor, big divided
Russia, whose resources are unlimited
whose power is uneXCclled. majority of
whose people are patriotic. yet through
the backfire Of unpatriotic, disgruntled
citizens, her present plight has come to
her. If that picture is not satisfying
enough. let me commend to them those
brave, heroic women who snatchcd arms
from the retreatnE Russian traitors and
threw themselves in the path OF the on
rushing Germans,
Macon beacon., 1917-09-07

from Mississippi Commenting on this
note, which was approved by Americans
everywhere. Senator Nardaman had tins
to say: "Ths suggestion is m0nStrous. II
Congress- shall permit this country TO be
drawn into war with Germany or any Of
the other belligerent powers tor the rea =
sens assigned by President Wilson In his
messages, the members thereof WI de-
serve the eternal eXecratinn and final re-
pudlation of the American people. | pro-
test against such an indefensihle act be-
Ing committed in the name Of human
ity.'" 1t was such utteraRes as these
and tho assistance our junior Senator
was giving to our enemies that led every
German paper In this country and many
In Germany to speak loud In their praise
Of him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13
FINNISH LAW VALID
Under Cnfcttcred Rule OF People Old
Enactment Becomes Efectivc; Fin
land First European Country
to Take Action,

From DR.. Matti Helenius- seppala,
the dry leader of Helsngfors. Fin
land, there comes this cable message,
Finnish prohibition sanctioned May
.29"
This requires some explanation for
those not acquainted with Finnish af-
fairs. The killing of the tyrant gov
ernor, Bobrikov, in 1904, was followed
by reformed diet and other reforms
Inc great popular strike" of the Fin
nlsh people brought results. The olden
-Four Estates was succeeded by
Varliament of 200 members some
twenty five of whom were women.
This parliament was elected in 1905
and had its first meeting on the fol-
lowing year
One of the first acts of this new
parliament October 81, 1907) was to
enact prohibition law OF the most
drast~ sort. Possession OF liquor was
forbidden and even wine for the sac
rement was placed under the ban
The Finnish senate. which Is small
body appointed by the crown and
which is his representative, refused
to recommend to the governor. also
be approved and the measure never
became effective. Under its pro-
visions. If approved, 1t would have b.
come effective on july /, 1909
At the second session of the new
parliament, substantially the same bill
was passed again. This time it made
some impression on the tsar and the
i'm perial government at Petrograd en-
tered into negotiations with the Fin
nish leaders seeking some modfica-
tons Of the law before giving II the
royal approval. These negotiations
were never completed and, under the
old regime, the law never went into
effect.
In the meantime, the war broke
out military prohibition went into eff
feet and the whole question was held
Temporarily in allegiance. Because
actual prohibition prevailed through
out substantially the entire country.
under military rnle, the matter was
mot pressed.
Then came the ahdfcation Of the
tsar and in came the unfettered rule
of the people with practically no In
reference from the provisional gov
.ernment at Petrograd. A new gov
ernor was appointed who listened to
the wsshes of the Finnish people. The
result is that the peoples prohibition
law enacted by the Finnish parlia
ment is now approved and Finland,
the first oS all the countries Of Eu-
rope now has actual prohibition, en-
acted into law by its own parliament
In this contest running over a long
series Of years. the national dry move
ment has been promoted by two lead
ing interests, the organized workers
and by UNIVERSITY men The former
worked through their labor organlza-
itions while the latter were organized
into the Raittenden Ystavat friends
of temperance The latter 10 linz
tied extent received subsidies from
the vodka monopoly and used these
same subsidies to fight the monopoly.
This latter element had for its fore
most leader. Dr. Matti Helenius-Sep-
pala. one of the brainiest patriots of
that country. In this work, DR.. Hell
enius- Seppala was nob1y assisted by
his wife, Ali Trygg Helenius, the
leader Of the Finnish W. c. T. Z.
! Finland surely is coming into rs
/
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13

ident know that for any indignlty or
loss visited upon THEM their ruler
by divine right will demand tenfold
reparation? Moreover, II the presi-
dent should forget his obligations to
the kaiser and the kqIser's people
would not their stil more powerful
friends. the brewers in America, many
OF them perfectly good Germans,
bring him TO his senses by holding
up hi- bills in congress-
So in Hoboken. the kaiser is at least
a bigger man than Briga der General
Wright and the German managed sa-
loon business more important than
{ he welfare 81 the A mertcan. army IN
time Of war.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13
Peoples Forum
Mr.. BcllwOod For Mr.. Davis.

Editor Virginian:
Str--I have read with regret your
article on Westmoreland Davis and
the Southern Planter.
! am an ardent neutrality-suspicious.
sequently voted and worked for state
wide prohibition and am well pleased
with the results thus far. / find many
OF our ablest and best people. students
of the old school, who did not at
first support statewide measure,
are now, after a few months trial,
convinced of its efficient Improvement
OF state conditions.
Mr., Davis has declared that he will,
II elected enforce the law and will
approve any reasonable laws that may
be necessary to render our present
laws more effective. Why worry about
what has been satisfactorily settled?
Rather let cur watchword be onward
and forward
] am a farmer and as such appre-
ciate the good work Mr.. Davis has
done agriculturally for Virginia, hav-
ing appeared with him before several
legislative committees in recent years
and having worked with him in the
srate' Farmers instltute, etc; etc, I
have been astonished at the interest,
ability, energy and enthusiasm he in
iects into the work and the prodigality
with which he has spent his money
and time In travelling over the country
and diving into the archives of other
states in search of information for
the betterment of this his native state.
Virginia.
JAMES BEILwOOD.
Bellwood Farms, Chesterfield Coun-
" Virginia
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13

doubtedly be surprised to discover me
as his "employe" and his. "right-hand
man." though I should feel honored
at being either or both, which / am
not
In the second place, you are clearly
lodging and splitting hairs in your
reference to the alleged endorsement
of Mr.. Davis by the Farmers union.
You intended to convey the idea that
the organization had endorsed him
through some underground route and
when ] showed plainly that it had
not you say that zone or more To-
GALS passed favorable resolutions.
One or more out of a total OF 1901
One swallow might make a summer,
but we have a very ancient adage to
the contrary.
In the third place. you have ap
pealed to newspaper. directories for
our circulation figures instead of the
audit bureau of Calculations, Directory
figures are. as you know. about year
old when they are printed. Besides.
YOU nor l can control what they
print
find that our circulation was run
ming $500 in 1919, and not 10000,
as stated by you. The audit bureau OF
circulations gives US nearly 1000
now instead OF 10000, as stated by
you
In other words, there Is not an
atom OF truth in your insinuation of
a ra pid increase in our circulation in
less thnn a year" or since Mr.. Davis
secured control" or employed" me
as a "right-hand man" Our circrla-
ton books are open to all and our
circulation methods are approved by
the postoffiee department It may
relieve your mental anguish TO know
that we have not mailed out single
sample copy Of the Planter during the
campaign though, under the postal
laws, We could mail 1000 per is
sue.
In the next place the Hathaway
proposal was put up to me as a bust
ness. proposition In the interest of
farmers and not in the interest OF Mr..
Davis am and have been the man
ager here for more than twenty years,
and ! followed the proposal through
as any other business man would have
done.
Again. Mr. Davis never resigned the
presid ency Of the Farmers union for
the very simple reason that he never
was it's president You have been
badly coached. All your guessing and
laundering could have been easily
avoided had you dropped by my Of
fee for a chat on the subject at any
time
Finally ~eur attempt to pose Blank
ship as a floralist as compared with
Mr. Hathaway. Mr.. Thornhiil, Mr.
Lambert or myself, will avail you
nothing where all parties concerned
are known.
Today YOU slur az the State Farm
ers' institute. OF which ! have been
secretary for ten years. by insinuat-
ing that I am deeply interested in
farmers at this time" in the interest
of Mr.. Davis. whereas 1t was my bust
ness not only to arrange but to an
nounce the program for Its fourteenth
annual session commencing August l s
after the primary. please note.
| l think you should either change
your motto--full, fair, clean. accurate
Or cease your sinister insinuations
| against people and property which
| have and do now enjoy the confidence
I and respect of the public.
! Very respectfully.
b MORGAN SHEPHERD,
! Richmond, Va, July II, 1917.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13

Brixa der General Wright, l. s A"
isrsrn issioner OF the port OF ernbar-
S11on. and Major Carson, Of Cover
|ssa Island. asked the authorities OF
hoken 10 close all Of the ctty's ass
toms at 10 P NJ The request was
FaAs following successive requests for
closing first Of the sixty-one ga
ms along the waterfront. next OF
saloons within one-half mile OF
~ waterfront. Both Of the earlier
Suests had been laughed at. The
uk came as a virtual demand, on &C
nnt Of military necessity growing
fnt Of the war Many disturbances
fxoaYfns soldiers rad been reported
Mayor Grimm announced his deci-
"a 4. a meeting ~ the city council
Gkich was attended by 200 confident
smiling German saioonkeepers.
xyor Griffin would observe the state
", ne said, which required the clos
81 saloons AZ midnight The Ger
"a saioonkeepers nodded-and kept
smiling. The mayor would NOT
aertake 20 close The saloons at 10
nck. ha adde6. 10 matter who.
IA 1.-THE thing couldn't be done
100 smil!ng German saloonkeep-
broke into q patter OF applause.
importation Counsel Fallon explained
M the only thing which would bring
n closing at - o'clock would be
SnAnd from President Wilson
l5orman saloon keepers Still smiled
1hought OF those delightful tunes
1 constantly on their cash reg
hetween 10 o clock and midnight.
WAs unthtnkable that the presi
should dare TO interfere with
buSineE, Are they not more
1Dyal subjects OF the ks.ser and
r. lknituff Doesn't De pres
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13

unadorned but soul-trying hard work
---'n %srtSg Mp the wrecKage wrought
by the enemy. Through days and
nights Of toll under most exacting con-
dittons they must render the service
they have undertaken. inspired solely
by the desire TO render aid where aid
IS most needed.
The war will add to virginia's roll
Of heroic sons and daughters many a
name, but not least among them will
he the names Of those who comprise
the Red Cross unit from Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13
Alton VIII Put on Lid.

The lid has gone on at Alton, Ill,
with respect TO sales Of liquor to SOL
diers. Chief Of Police Peter Fitzger-
aid and Mayor william Savage held
a conference with officers OF the
guards stationed at Alton and East
Alton and they decided to work to-
gether to stop the practice. One sa-
loonkeeper was arrested. 1t was found
that he didn't sell directly to soldiers,
but to boy who resold to the men in
uniform. The saloonkeeper will be
prosecuted for selling to a minor
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13
PRINCE GEORGES DRY.
Legislature Of Maryland Votes To Ban
ish Bars From Vicinity OF District
of Columbia


BY vote OF sixtyfour 70 thfrty-two
in the house and twenty to four In the
senate, the legislature of Maryland, on
June "a. passed the bilhmaking Prince
Georges county dry. This action
came as result OF an appeal made
by Secretary of the Navy Daniels, as
a war measure. Adjustment of the
liquor traffic in that county makes all
the territory Immediately surrounding
the District Of Columbia dry The
act has effect November /. The Dis
trict itself will become dry on the
sa me date.
In Prince Georges county are To-
Gated Fort Washington and Fort
Foote; Fort Meyer and Indian Head
are near at hand; the arsenal and
navy yard are In close proximity to
the saloons at Bladensburg. The pro-
posed training camp at Admiral is
within a few miles of Bowie. where
there are some very bad saloons.
Large delegations went to Annap-
oils TO urge the bills passage. The
letter sent by Secretary Daniels to the
governor was copied and placed on
the desk Of every member of either
house In the lower house the meas
ure was championed by Mr.. Bland
ford. while Senator Holmead took
charge OF II in the upper branch.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13

Richmond has he gun 70 furnish its
Whiting men 20 bear their share Of
Ne great task Of defeating Prussisn-
nm. Now, II has taken the next step
y the organization of Red Cross Unit
~. which in due time VIII go to
france to take up the work ~ mercy
fhich must be carried on 70 insure
- success OF American arms
Thu doctors, nurses clerks and or
6nx3ies who &c on this mission prob
Ny will see little OF tho field action
FAare the issues Of battle are settled
hoIrs IL a task which is mostly plain,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13

print CT i. page Today another
Dmmunicat'on from Mr., b Morgan
bnepherd, part owner with Mr.. West
noreland Davis. candidate fer cover
Dor. OF the Southern Planter ard man
|x1ns editor and business manager Of
be, journal. n his letter 10 The VIZ
s4nian, printed Thursday morning Mr.
bhepherd used this language
81 might add that anyone who knows
81. Davis knows that he would never
lave permitted the union or any other
nrmers. organization TO endorse him
a political candidate. much less
Iculd he have tried 10 commander
The Southern Planter for june
rtnted a letter from Mr.. a. J Geyes.
scottsvsiie. Al6emarle county, IN
khich he made TITS statement.
AT "a recent county meeting Of the
Farmers union Of Albemarle county.
festmoreland Davis was endorsed for
Dvernor and a rnovem ent was started
organize clubs o. ten throughout
ha county to work and get ont the
Ste for him on August It'll
Does Mr. Shepherd stiil deny mat
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13
MAYOR VIOLATES LAW: PAYS
FINE AND LOSES PLACE,

1t doesn't pay anyone. especially a
mayor, to violate the prohibition law
OF Iowa. This has been learned at
bitter cost by Mayor George Free
man, Of McGregor, Iowa. who has
paid a fine of $500 for transporting
liquor from Wisconsin into Iowa.
Also his resignation from once was
accepted and he was placed under in
junction from operating his ferry boat
between McGregor and Prairie du
Chen Wis.
Raiders, II liz announced. seized
seven truckloads OF liquor and
poured 1t into the river. This liquor
has been withdrawn for consum ption
but was not consumed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13
Poor Mother-in-Iaw Again.

Mrs. Bunson felt pricking of con-
science. After about thirty minutes
OF war she decided to do something
for the cause-to enter a munition
factory
Mr. Bunson was worried do you
think" he asked his brother, that
working upon high explosives is ft-
ting work Tor women7"
The brother said Yes"
But would you let your wife un-
Idertake IT." urged Bunson.
No." said his brother. but rd In.
eouraxs her mother 70 so into lt'4
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13
SHEA CARRIES TIDE.
Speech of Catholic Orator Wins Day
for Drys in East Douglas. Mass.

Speech of Catholic Orator Wins Day
for Drys in East Douglas. Mass.
Father George Zurcher OF Marilla
n. Y, writing in the Catholic Citi-
zen, says:
John T Shea, the leading Cath-
Ollie temperance man OF Boston
recently addressed the largest and
most enthusiastic temperance meet
ing ever held in East Douglas, Mass
The non Catholics were delightfully."-
surprised at Mr.. Shea's able presenta
ton of so many new phases of the
liquor question from a Catholic stand
point. AS a result 24l votes were cast
two days afterward against the saloon,
with only eighty-nine in favor of it.
A year ago 1879 voted for the saloon
and 105 against it.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13
Paid tn SKIN,

Charles Smith. a witness in the
trial OF Charles Benadum and Luther
Platter. accused OF operating a blind
tiger at Muncie. Ind. testified that
he had been a partner in the enter
prise. and that when the grand juries
were sitting he was paid to skip
across the Ohio line at Union City
and told to stay there till 'the coast
was clear" Smith said Benadum
paid his expenses while away.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13

White House picketers have friends
in New York begging for funds TO
keep up the demonstration made by
women AZ the capital for several
months; New York suffragists are IN
Washington begging the picket lead
ers TO quit their fool!shness undoupt.
eddy. outrage Is enduring much from
its friends
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13

The Providence, r. l., Journal car
ries announcement that mo advertts-
ing Of spirituous or malt liquors will
be accepted fer publication Ia any OF
the newspapers printed by the Provi-
dence Journal Co." after June %.
The Journal did not wait for the bone
drv advertising act to go into effect
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13
A Distinguished Guest.

CRUMLEY. the man who robbed
the store at Hindsville and was in TALL
here, sawed out OF his cell last night
about 9 O'Clock The Hon, w r.
Stennet, who was In the same cell for
forging a check, refused TO go. This
morning when asked why he did not
go he said he was afraid the people
here would think hard OF him. IT is
not often that we get a prisoner in
our Jail so conEderate OF the feelings
Of our townspeople u ntsvill e
tArk) Republican,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13

While the United States department
of agriculture is urging the women of
the country to dig up their front yards
and make them into gardens. the IL
quor dealers OF the land are consum-
ing 10000 bushels Of grain every
day in the year in their traffic. Are
the garden makers the farmers, the
soldiers, and the people as a whole,
getting a square deal from the liquor
interests?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13
Mr.. Shepherd Comes Back.

ECItOr VIrBInIan,
Sir.-Since you devoted most OF
your editorial pages to me today and
yesterday. incidentally. of course, ]
feel that am entitled to a ANAL word
in an effort TO set you straight.
Your editorials -paYis,-the
Farmers Union. Mr.. Shepherd and
tho Southern Planter" handles a
mighty progressive combination in a
rather loose fashion. to say the least.
IN the hrst place. Mr.. Davis Will un-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-13

Our old friend Warren, OF that same
bugle of Information, goes further
and states: We are sorry to learn
that Miss Maude Andrews is to go
to Richmond for training ms a nurse. -
Re calm. my good man, things aren't
half so bad here as they used to be
before the saloons went along their
sorrowful way
r.. s. H