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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02
Piracy Old and New.

Cable reports from, Copenhagen ars
mentioning one Captain Boy Ed AMI
TINS. curtousiS enough, recalls "A famil-
Jar name and an Objectionable person
Undoubtedly this must be the same
Prussisu naval Attache at Wa~hinEt IN
who was booted out IT tho country IS
spy and as disuuietiu& remiu,f-
er Of underdoue diplomacy Indeed
this must be the same Boy Ed that W IL
sueaked into a New York club under
an assumed name IN the expectation
that through the shelter ~ its ho&ni-
table walls he might learn from {ts
navy members something of benefit 20
his co-conspiratorS
II noN appears that SINCE tho -3iIa4t
captain was pefarded To Berlin he has
been directing The press bureau Of ne
admiralty of that slgna1ly veractous
Msrine-Amt which Tirpitz organized
aud ruled for 50 many unholy years.
IN thus sudden and blinking onefgenee
into the daylight Of publicity he is now
predicting the extension Of the pirati-
cal zone outside OF European waters
This prophecy. this formula Is -
new and amusing az the barnaoled Joke
that the Dutch have taken Holland
Where on any one Of the seyen--or
seventeen---seas for that matter, hsx
any spot been immune from those Ber-
man buccaneers Who murder innocea t
non coinhatantsa And all this, toe.
without the courage TO hoist the Jolly
Roger the old skull and crossbones
flag Of deaf that John Black beard q I'd
Henry Morgan proudly hew at their
masthesds. New York Herald.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02
GOVERNOR STUART TO
ADDRESS CONVENTION
cultural society viii lie Held =
shortly In Washington.

New York, April IAN important
meeting has been called by the Ma
tionai Agricultural society for April
10. at the New Willard hotel Wash
tngton, d, G., on the subject OF "Agri-
cultural Preparedness"
Tho convention viii be addressed
by men OF national prominence in
agricultural and business circles,
among whom arc Secretary of
Agriculture James Wilson, Theodore
y Vail. II Vermont: CAvernor Henry
9. stuart. OF Virginia: f. r. Meredith,
OF iowa: Herbert quick, ot the fed
oral farm loan board, Or. IL ].
Wheeler, OF Massachusetts
rhc dependence Of the entire couu-
TN uHnn the American farmer in view
OF the International crisis, and the
necessity fer safeguarding the coun-
trv- food supply by modifying the
agricultural resources of the country
viii he discussed.
seldom fu the history Of the nation
has the farmer played as important
e part in national welfare as he does
today. The officials Of the National
Agricultural society state that the
American farmer i rs ready TO an
swcr fho call OF patriotism now a.,
Ae was iu IS and later in the Civi'
War
The purpose Of the meeting WIN
nc to take up in national way the
question Of bringing together all of
the agricultural interests off the coun-
Try for concerted work which would
he of primary Importance in time of
war
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02

Editor Nirglnlan.
Sr,-lt is with some fears and mis-
giynes on my part that | attempt 10
write a reply To your courteous and
able editorial In The Nirg'nldn OF
March so. There are more reasons
than one why a correspondent should
feel heSitancy in the attempt to break
q lance with an editor in the columns
of his own paper, ! need not state
these in detail for they will readily
suggest themselves to the thoughtful
reader The motto OF The Nirginian,
/ Full fair. clean, accurate news,
however encourages me to m@he the
attempt
] shall not be long wjnded in what
| have ta say, but Will eudeavor TO
come a once to the kernel of the
matter. What argued ia nay article
was simply that Il looks as if our
great country is about to reap bar
vest from. her own sowing Since the
editor admits that America may he
subject 10 criticism If not for furnish
ing munitions To the entente. at least
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02

There is nothing spectacular in See.
rotary Bouston's appeal to the farm
ers TO grow bigger crops. hut it con-
templates war measures as important
in their way as any yet undertaken hv
the army and navy.
Most of our farmers have heard ex-
hortations like those OF Secretary
Houston many times before They
know that az class they are not
thoroushsolng in their tiliageA They
know that by improved seed. fertilixa-
ton and methods of cultivation they
could materially increase their crops.
They know they are wasteful with their
land and the products of the land, and
they know that to the injury Of tho
consumer as well as Themselves many
of them do not study market opportu-
mites as they should.
For the bettcrment OF such eondi-
lions there are now two powerful in
centives With war at hand. the men
Of the farm who put forth their best
energies will be serving their country
as truly as the men in the ranks and
on the ships. With the prices now
prevailing, the money reward is GER
tain to be as gratifying as the con-
seriousness of duty well done. In times
like these the man who AS a result OF
idleness or ignorance grows only half
n crop is to he compared with! the other
stacker who. being qualified, refuses
to take his place with the coiors
Secretary Houston should have gem
erous financial and moral support In
his undertaking. 1t Is preparedness re
duced to first principles. 1t is national
defense of the highest order. PERHAPS
in the grim days to come its results
will be recognized as part of the very
foundation of victory.-New York
World.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02

s1nGress assemble today an spe-
u session to consider the matter u
With GERMANY We so rot enuu-
once the idea thai there viii be
3ter delay or evasion IA meeting me
ne OF war. Nor DO we believe That
ttsan politics viii be injected .ut1
e~4uestion to embarrass the admin
ntion. There should hs and we
I've there will be- prompt united
I'd defnite action
III fosident Wilson has heen slow to
ngs the United States into VsI lie
been patient and forbearinr ard
Umpathy with the sentiment OF the
0ntry. has striven earnestly to main
l4A peace. But there could not 70
~ peace In the face of Ge-manvs
perate course. When the president
pearr before congress today and re-
$3.50 both Germanys despicabIe
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02

Editor N}rginian
SHIT may seem somewhat IN
Kind 10 disturb the roseato dreams of
the anti-suftraGiAts in annual session
assem- bled hut for the sake of things
rs they are, and not as they would
have them Ia be. l would suggest that
II might he adVisa Bile for the ASsocia-
! ton Opposed TO Woman Suffrage to
! revise their annual report before
/ fling II away among the archives OF
( Virginia antiquities, I have tust read
/ this report In the mornings paper.
I In 1t tho president erumerates vari
ous states of the Union. North, South.
( East and West which she says con
tain 81 per cent of the population
! Of the country and are decidedly
against votes for women
, Now in this list of states thus pro-
claimed to be against woman suf-
! frage, North Dakota, Indiana and
Ohio have, since January, 1917. join
mocracies and given their women
presidential and municipal suffrage;
Vermont, municipal suffrage. and
Arkansas. the right 10 vote III all
/ primaries while in New York. Maine
South Dakota and Oklahoma. the
legislatures have voted to submit the
question 10 the people in September
and November. 1917,
Since the election Of woodrow
| Wilson, tho number OF votes in the
electoral college, partially controlled
by women voters, has increased from
81 10 1876 There is a strong proba-
hility Of gaining the electoral votes OF
Iowa, Vermont, Missouri and Mich
igan in the near future.
To an unpreiudiced observer It
would. therefore, appear that even
in. the most conserva tive states suf-
| fraEe is coming and not goirg, as the
report SO confidently states
While 7 am about this business of
disturbing the illusions of the anti
suffragists, ] would also point out that
our big neighbor. the Dominion OF
] Canada has within tho past year given
, fun suffrage to five Of her provinces,
Manitoba. Alberta. Saskatchewan,
/ British Colum bia and Ontario
! Finally, l presume that even the
ants have read the news that wo-
men will help elect the constitutional
assembly in Russia and that eN-
/ Premier Asquith and the conservative
leader, Bonar Law. together with
/ Lloyd George falways a suffragist)
declared III parila ment last Tuesday
their firm conviction that women
should have the right 10 Ii voice in
the government ana thus authorfta-
lively help 10 remako their world
after this terrible war
I Even the New York Times now ad-
mits odiiorially that women will vote
! in ngland, and that very soon
!. therefore. recommend as n re-
vised version OF the suffrage slo-
| gan; Suffrage Is going--to succeed.
and not coming--to defeat"
LILA MEADE VALENTINE.
Richmond, Va, March al.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02
APRIL.



sweet April comes with dancing step.
Adown the springtme valley
Frogs and bees awake from sleep:
The birds around her rally.
Bluebird and mocfffig bird.
The swallow and the sparrow
The ruby -throated hummipg bird
Is darting like an arrow
Water from her finger tips
She shakes in sparkling showers.
AS the laurel mods and dips
Where grow the early flowers
Dandelions among the grass.
Under the honey locust:
Daffodils and violets.
And here and there a crocus
Using eunbeams as a brush
She paints with green tho grarse,
Touching with n rosy hush
The lilac as she passes
Soon will come her sister Nay
And June. her bashfu1 lover.
With arms full of roses gay
And fields of crimson clover
Achilles. Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02
DIR. j. +. RAGIIAND CANDIDATE
FOR HOUSE OF DEI.EG .sTI,S

DR.. ], +. Ragland, Jr,. of Centralia.
has announced his candidacy for the
house of delegates from Chesterfield
county. succeeding Captain w. w.
Baker, who has indicated his inten-
ton not to run again. DIR. Ragland
has been planning his campaign for
some time. having been advised by
Mr.. Baker that the latter would not
again be candidate. James w. Cor
don. of Bon Air. has also announced
himself candidate for Delegate
Bakers seat.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02
Defeat of Miiitants.

1t seems that as n result of the
entente that has developed between
men and women in England during
the stress of the war the Britons are
going to give the women the ballot.
What crushing defeat for the
screaming sisterhood the mlitants
who committed arson. poured glue
in mail boxes, heckled public men,
started riots, got themselves dubbed
a little and put in Jail often. What
a victory for old-fashioned, steadfast,
honest. helpful womanhood. There
are differences between the manner
In which women have helped in this
war and in previous wars, but they
are not essential differences. The bal
lot will be given to women not be-
cause they have proved able to drive
motor ambulances and make ammu-
milton. but because at pinch they
proved themselves partners of men.
as women at a pinch, even in other
circumstances sometimes. have proved
themselves before.
The only fly in the ointment from
the point of view Of the militants
will be that they did not succeed in
knocking the men down and choking
the ballot out of them, and that they
at last had to take the ballot as a
gift in recognition of merit. rather
than as right yielded to might. The
gift OF the ballot in the circumstances
will look little like chivalry. And
chivalry is hateful to the Mrs. Pank
hurst type of woman. The chivalric
impulse moves a man TO arise in a
street car. take off his hat and offer
his seat to a woman. The militants
have wished to see man throw up his
hands, jump from under his hat.
stricken by fear, and hand over the
ballot as n man hands over his wallet
to the thug who has the drop on him.
The success OF lawlesS. unwomanly,
indecent militancy would be a calam-
ity to any country. The snfrAnchise-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02
THE HOUR HAS STRUCK.

ton Of the public which has hecn
~ conservative aua rcactiouary
perhaps a IS the, have been in the
past. do not have quite a. speedy
a Transformation and complete
conversion as they themselves
have experienced
Opposition moreover. las come
sometimes from temperance or
ganizauons whose leaders have
been Just rs DESTROYS ~ securing
complete victory as tho leaders of
the leasuo have been. hut who.
through lack OF appreciation of
ne intricate and necessarily diff
cult processes or securing effective
state and national legislation, have
not always had that patience with
The seeming slow processes, which
they undout. ediv would have had
# their peculiar duties had
brought thcm n closer contact
With the efforts engineered prin-
cipally by the Anti Saloon league
and the Noman's Christian Tenn
peranCe union. Both of these or
CaniZation~ have been. in a pc
culiar sense, directly representing
the tenn erauce public In the close
hand-to- hand ccnfli,t against the
liquor forces, before Legislative
corn uittees and among the mem
bers OF state legislatures and con-
gress,
The Issue concludes:
The time has come 70 take nd
vantage Of the very situation
thus presented and move for.
ward n the aenaud Tor a bone
dry" federal srnepdment to the
constitution which shall absolute
}y prohibit the sale, rnanufac-
ture ansportation. importation
and expectation Of beverage In
toyiCants.
BY the challenge Of the liquor
interests themselves the oppor-
tunity Is now pre$ented 70 the pro-
bihition forces The "hone-dry''
advocates among the wet leaders,
IN order to be consistent, must
stand for this provision, or else
show their roHl hand. which the
leaders OF the prohibition move
'uent fully understand The time
has arrived to accent hhei chal-
lenEe and proceed 10 drive the
wedge still further into the pro-
liquor line Of defense Lot All the
.1rnhihltiCu forces everywhere
move forN ard with one accord
and ono voice, and as a result
national prohibition will be ush-
crcd III even more speedily than
. many friends Of prohibition have
heretofore dared to hope
Forward!
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02

The current number Of the Amcri
~ Issue. in an able and extende
pxiitorial or the subject quoted above
lakes the view that legislation fo
wide prohibition seems near
rhe Issue says. in part:
So rapidly has public Senti-
ment against the liquor traffic
crystallized during recent years,
% conclusive has been the dem
onstrx ffon Of the henef'cept effects
Y ~ prohibition, SO far has the
4 rredge of nti-iiquor statesman
d ship been driven into the ranks
~ the allied liouor forces that
! there now seems a strong probs-
\ btlity OF speedily securing abso-
d lutN prohibition throughout the
4 United States. The hour las
y struck much sooner than many OF
h the most optimistic friends of The
4 prDhSbttion cause have believed
N Do1s1bie
The policy Of the Anti Saloon
sInague of America, which las
11aen to go after the best attain.
nble legislation In q given time.
DdOR given conditions, while
pressing toward the III
naats best
H0r long years the Ant-Saioon
[ 4na4ue stood for local option In
SAn0ot states because that was then
~ proper issue. In some states
nn now the leag 7ie stands for
securing local option as the next
NJ Immediate step. bur In most
-. / -
4 - yet been secured, the league
$50 now pressing for statewide pro
Nj Milton because in those com
the prohibition senti-
a isn't has advanced far beyond
M 1Ae local option stage, and local
|s6 NUf1cn would there be G. backward
WI en THIS attitude Is In complete
EAss harmony With the fundamental
plans ard purposes Of the Anti
Moon league
r1yss Of all and above all, the
B 1oa4ue has stood for the absolute
Of The beverage liquor
raAlc. root trunk branch, leaves
and atmosphere. The record OF
tho league for The last twenty
m tour years is an open book, The
ESanly difference from year 70 year
md from decade 10 decade has
A,Nen the difference IA conditions.
Nghlch have been constantly grow
8SI0g better, thus giving increasing
for tho moro inteu
I've application OF us m ethods.
and insuring, as 'he movement
nrngressed, better and spcedter
f1ealta. The course mapped opt
IN the Anti-Saloon league in the
1nninE and consist emily fol-
"a through the years. has been
-partisan. interdenominatiopa
free from alliances not al
ck1y related 10 the prohibition
o0oment.
EssSkG no time in its history has
~ organization failed 70 have
y strongest possible opposition
the liquor forces. This fact Is
tllcAnt But the opposition 10
league and its policy has. un
kunafeiy, not been limited 70
~ who were fighting IN defense
s& HE liquor traffic. over
GuatAstic temperate advocates
noe desire, for quick action and
Mediate complete victory has
persnftted 10 override their
Mr. Judgment on the best i'm
11ate steps 10 take in order To
IKE THE sDeediesf permanent
slfg. have rsT1eate fiy and per
10y opposed the league and
n&tf Ids. The new converts
~ prohibition movement VINO,
k1ne ~ the remarkable trans
D4t30n IN their own views and
N6a attitude. have failed TO
e&n6 why THAI entire por-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02

M Raise the American flag over your
S0me today. II you have not already
l<Dne go The Baltimore Sun wisely
|gxests that the time of the assem-
@EainE OF congress is an appropriate
me FOR every patriotic citizen TO dis
'paAy the hag IT says.
Raise the flag over your home .
Monday. when congress reasscfa.
i,l~e The suggestion II made BY
S# the American Defense society. and
ii is a good one. Let every one
n who passes your home know that
~ you stand for the stars and Stripes
II and what they represent
There has been a great deal Of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02

An opportunity is offered for those
younger Americans who are eager to
demonstrate their patriotism in this
national crisis to be of service to the
government Immediately. call has
been issued for recruiting of the navy
and marine corps up to the full war
strength. which means an enlistment
of about $4,000 new men In the navy
and 1000 In the marines With these
$4,000 men the government can, with
the aid of the naval reserve, man
the ships now in commission and pro-
vide the shore stations with guards
1t has been often said since the be-
ginning of the troubles with Germany
that this viii be a naval war chiefly.
Therefore, those who are anxious for
actual service under the flag have a
chance early to perform active duty.
II war Is upon us as II Is fully OK
peCted II Will be next week, on the
navy will fall the primary and i'm
mediate burden of war making, both
defensive and offensive.
The American people are proud Of
the navy. though it does not number
Us many vessels as the size OF tho
country and the wide spread Of
American interests demand. II has a
glorious history of victories and hon
orable achievements. In every war
the ships of the United States have
rendered valuable service. They have
always been manned well. OF recent
years the service has attracted q SUI
perior class of seamen. and many
man has been titted by the training
received in the navy for remuneratiNe
and valuable work in the industries.
Tho way is open from the forecastle
to tho wardroom. The call for re-
cruits should promptly bring forth tho
required number. so that there VIII
I've no delay N sending our ships forth
fully manned with the most COM
potent specimens of young American
manhood - Washington Star.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02

ment of women in honor OF their part
in the war Will be an event IN Eng
fish political and military and social
history of which nobody will be
ashamed barring the inglorious mill
tants Whether any material or NOR
al benefits accrue TO Great Britain as
result. whether the women will
avail themselves of the privileges of
the franchise, remains to be seen. In
the meantime. civalrv Is victorious.
and militancy ignominioiis louisville
Courier-,IournaL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02

mass after tba, came into the noiitical
rights are tbosn 10 benefit children
Colora1o women nasseJ the hest law
tho world had known for tho care of
de1inouent children Judge Rem lind
sa, has a,wavs sand tho women held
mn his hands and snpported him when
tho men tried TO destroy his work
= The, have no other use for home
than a nlare 10 hang mn their hats or-
castonaIly
TheSe women have - GO outside Of
the home Ia earn money to MAINTAIN
MS home In these DAVIS of high cost
of living gha men are willing to
maintain LOT Of women i'm idleness d?
They cant earn eno1ph ia do II
The women have TO earn mone,- to
pay the preachers. Few men are will
ing Ia do il Three-fourths OF the
tnreacher's salary is paid hv tho
women nut of their slender allow
ances and what they earn.
housework. and how much does she
earn
IL shn can soil Goods or manage ma
chimes which make goods: If she can
/, farm run hospita1 cure the sick.
writ hook which has a message
uractice law and enforce Justice, is it
moi loss TO fine world If she does not
do IL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02

No. mother dear, Fichmopd is not
about ia put on big sale. It makes
no difference how many times you see
the word Sale in TIE Virginian. II S
merely Adtutant-Ceneral Sale, who is
holding number Of guardsmcn In
check
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02

Heavy thaw has halted campaign
against the Russians, says headline.
incidentally, Harry Thaw has halted
another campaign made by lawyers
lie had to retire TO do IL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02

There is still hope for Mr.. Egsles-
ton. He is not too old to change his
mind.
CARRIE CHASE DAVIS, NJ. d.
Hopeweil, Va. March IS, 1917.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-02

Forward out of error,
Leave behind the night;
Forward through the darkness,
Forward into light
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-26

The Ford Agency now In their nev
quarters, Eleventh and Front streets
u .ApV-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-26
WEATHER CONDITIONS
OVER THE COUNTRY

An important low pressure area is
central on the north Pacific coast. The
remainder of the country Is covered by
a great high pressure area, the highest
readings being in the Lake region.
Precipitation has occurred from Wash
ington eastward to Manitoba and
southwark over northern California,
and over belt reaching from the lower
Mississippi valley to the middle At
lantic coast. Cold weather prevails in
western Canada and the northern
plains states. In other sections the
temperature is generally moderate.
Rain may be expected in Boise and its
vicinity tonight and Thursday.
Boston, 16: Calgary, %; Chicago 18;
Denver, 26; Helena, 26; Kansas City,
16; Los Angeles, So: st. Paul. 8: New
Orleans. AZ: New York, 20; Pocatello
So; Portland, "a; ST: Louis. 20; Salt
Lake, 46; San Francisco, So: Seattle,
"a; Washington %.
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