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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-25
They Go Up and Down Together
pv EMMA L. TRaNsEAu, In American Issue

and begins to fall. to 80. SIS and to 27.41
during the next two five-year periods.
Spirits do not consequently rise. but
fall off even faster, to 7.S1 and $50
during the same two periods. ending
1910. Vino continues the down grade
that has been constant from 1880, its
highest point since 1880
Nothing couH he worse, therefore,
for the beer substitute for whiskev
theory than these Dutch statistics.
which show that spirits fell off more
before beer appears In the table than
they did afterwarl, that spirit con
sumption rose while that Of beer was
rising and did not get back to tho
place il occupied when beer entered
until beer also began TO fan
II Is not tho brewers but the tenn
perance organizations of Holland who
can give IFS the explanation Of the
declining liquor consumption, In 1914
the membership Of the various tenn
perance societies in that country reg
istered over ~. 400, The results Of
their activity were shown by the straw
vote taken M 1910. which gave the
people four choices Prohibition. re
duCtlon, status quo. or unrestriction
Prohibition got $4,000. round num-
bers, TO 5000 for reduction 6 GOO for
status quo. and 1000 for unrestric-
ton
A similar story Is told by the liquor
consumption statistics of the United
States. Beginning with the same year
that beer appeared in the Holland
statistics, 1871, when the per capita
consumption here stood at 6.9s gals
It increased nearly 200 per cent to It's
highest point In 1911 (20.6s gals.).
But spirits, instead of being cor
respondingly. displaced, rose also
though with more fluctuations and to
A less extent, to is maximum, which
II reached four years sooner, 1907.
when beer was within L OF q gallon
of It's maximum. The decline from
these respective peaks to the figures
for 1915 amount to eos per cent for
spirits and l. per cent for beer.
They have not kept even pace In
their rise and fall, but they have dem
onstrated that beer, inste9d of dis
placing whiskcy, has gone up and
down with It, here as in Holland,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-25

and her friends naturally objected to
having mem bers of the Congressional
union placed near them or In their
ranks. They did not want 10 be as
soclated I'm the public mind with the
unpatr!ottc women who have been
annoying the president for weeks past
ana who threaten tn heckle him on
inauguration day We are astonished
that Mr.. Harper should have wished
10 subject them to- this indignitv. and
he ought 70 apologize for the mere
intention.
IF the Congressional union ladies
arc to he permitted TO take part In the
parade, they ought TO be. segregated
VIC DO not see why they should he
allowed to he In the line at ell. They
demand equality, and why should
they not be treated as a similar BODY
Of men would be who had been rails
ing row In front of the White House
day after day for nearly two months
and who had announced that they
were going TO make 81 unpleasant for
tho president on March ~ II mon
attempted this sort OF thing. thew
would be promptly rushed to police
cells. Why should these ladies' be
perm ittsss to be 'uugentiemanly' AT
all events, they should be made To
march all by themselves, If they
march at all"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-25
By EMMA l.. TRANS

New light on the old theory that
snoourastng beer consumption dis
courages whiskey consum ption Is shed
by recently published table of Hol-
lands liquor statistics for the 10 years
ending 1910.
The figures are given In fve-year
periods, in terms Of per capita con-
1SS1-1s34 was 1919 liters (approxi-
rnately 262 gals) for spirits, and 814
liters CTS gals.) for wine. Beer did
not then appear In the table.
At the end OF the next five-year
period wine had fallen to 2.S5 liters.
and spirits to 1910. both going down
together.
The decrease continued with varia-
tons until 1s6t~1S65, when wine con-
sumption stood 96 liters. spirits
AT 1877.
During the next hve-year period
there was a slight rise in wine con
sumption ami slight continued fail
in spirits The figures stood respeC Fl
'ivey, 2.2t and los liters
Enter beer This period. 1s71-isT5.
shows continued slight rise in wine
(233), a rise in spirits $3.50. while
beer makes its appearance at "a. &
iters
All three climbed together during
the following Ave years IS76-tsS0l,
wine reaching 26J, beer 24s and
spirits 9.88 liters
During the next 20 years beer CON
sumption increased 20 per cent. stand
ing for Ave years ending 1900 at 81. 90
lUers. While the beer consumption
was thus rising. spirits also rose for
I5 years, reaching as high as 9.83
liters. from which il slid gradually
down. but not until the period ending
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-25

A revival may be expected when
Christian people unitedly pray In fafth
for revival Prayer which brings
a revival has back OF II much yearn~
ing OF heart Agony of desire ls
Gods preparation Of our hearts. Our
Lord cried over Jerusalem. In Geth-
semane He sweat great drops of blood.
He was touched with the feeling of
the lnfirmities OF those whom He
came to save. He spent whole nights
In interc ession.
When our hearts yearn for the SAL
yation of souls 40 that We cry out to
God in their behalf with tears and
passionate pleading. there will be re-
vival and souls will be won to Christ
Jeremiah cried out. "Oh. that my head
were waters, and my eyes fountain
OF tears that / might weep day and
night for the slain If the daughter
OF my people," What fervor what
zeal. what quenchless desire were
shown by John Knox He cried. 20
God. give me Scotland or die" WEIGH
or Ayr, The solf-Ii= faw Of Knox had
such passion for the salvation of
souls that he would rise from bed in
the night. and wrapping his plaid
around him. spend hours In prayer.
Though the nights were wintry the
persnlr9tion stood out on him like
beads
God REEVES those who greatly de-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-25
A NATIONAL
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

Prohibition must be embedded in
the constitution of the United States
because II is an essential principle.
Agitation Will cease when prohibition
has become the settled policy of the
nation. when all proved tendency OF
the government to transsress against
the fundamental rights of the people
is checked by a provision IN our ma
tional charter making it forever i'm
possible to license an anti-social in
stitution.
We tread in tine path OF our fathers.
1t was thus they secured their right !
and liberties. The federal constitu-
ton prohibits the suspension Of the
writ of habeas corpus. ex post facto
laws. unequal taxation. laws abridging
the right OF free speech ami petition
But the right of the people to ex-
pect consistent hostility on the part
of their government TO traffiCs which
endanger the public health and wei
fare has not been properly safe
guarded. The United States consti~
tuition says nothing in regard to the
attitude the federal government shalt
maintain toward the liquor traffic.
Unchecked by constitutional prohibit
ton. congress has established ma
uonal partnership with a trade which
wastes the national resources, con
tributes heavily to social delinquency,
and entails vast burden of poverty
and woe.
The policy of license Is abhorrent to
the spirit OF the common law and is
out of harmony with the preamble OF
the constitution That document pro
vides for IA moro perfect union" but
the present governmental policy al
lows tradesmen in wet territory to use
the mails TO assault the laws of dry
territory.
The constitution Is TO ''esta blish
Justice but the policy of congress 20
ward the liquor traffic projects fraud
and nils the treasury with revenue
froin trade which corrnbts poritics.
defies law. and profits by 'ho distress
OF the people.
The constitution Was designed to
insure domestic tranquility" yet con
grcss licenses q trade which inevitably
produces riot. murder, robbery, de-
baurhery and disorder
The constitution provides 70, me
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-25

common defense," yet congress llcen-
SEES men to deal in a commodity which
weakens the bodies and minds OF
American citizens and builds cor
rupt interest which imperils the ma
ton with it's selfish and reasonable
activity at every period of crisis.
Does the policy of licensing the IL
quor traffic promote the general well
fare?" Does 1t secure to our citizens
me, liberty and the pursuit of hap
piness?"
The government OF the United
States Is at the present time fnan-
ana death of its citizens. 1t has sold
to the liquor traffic, which has no in
herent rights, the privilege of exist
ence and the right" to do wrong.
1t prohibits the sale OF liquor exec of
on the condition that a portion of
the profits be paid to the government.
1t avails nothing to say that the
liquor traffic is already contrary to
the constitution. The evil exists The
offensive policy is one of long standing
The spirit OF the constitution must
be put into words.
No inherent rights OF the states
would be transgressed by such action.
1t is the states themselve that amend
the constitution by an agreed process.
The states would lose no police pow
ers. Their right to prohibit the traf-
tic would be as ample as 1t is now.
They would only be prohibited from
making trade legal which is natural
ly and inherently illegal.
George Washington said: THE ba-
sis of our political system Is the right
of the people to make and to alter
their constitutions OF government"
1t is not drunkenness that is unfor-
giveable. but the encouragement of
drunkenness; II is not vice that is I'M
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-25
THE REPUBLICAN FILIBUsTER

It occurs 10 us that the determine
ton of the Republican senate minor
ity to conduct a nHbuster against i'm
portant legislation IN order TO force
an extra session of congress ia one Of
the most unpatriotic moves that has
been made BY the party of reaction
for long time
or course. the purpose is clear II
ta merely to postpone action on such
measures aa the Republicans wish de-
feated or radically amended until the
new congress ia organized.
Furthermore. patriots Of the sena-
tor Lodge stripe believe that tho
president is anxious to get congress
out OF the way in order the more
readily TO prectpitats a clash with
Germany.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-25
1'OJ-.

tfy Frederic II. Cardoze.
ALBANY Correspondent, International
News SerSiCc1
When the harvest's at hand and
there's peace in the land.
And the valley is dotted with cattle,
Whose duty shall nc the stern task
TO foresee
That the nation is ready for battle
Aye. who's to repair, build IN and
And the deeds Of our fathers re
To heed the alarm. rise stralghtway
and arm
That the foe may be conquered?
YOU
When there arc gaps IN the ranks
and breaks In the TANKS
AS the guns Of the enemy kill them,
Where the others have been there'll
he need OF new men
Who are ready and able to MI
them.
There won't he a chance for more
than a glance
And no time for the asking Of who.
For there must he new files TO go
down the dark aises.
And ono Of those tlIos means YOU,
When the leader is shot where the
hghtinc is hot
And the blade of Nfo'e sabre is
broken.
There must be al hand. one equipped
To command
And to echo the last order spoken.
For In action each link OF the service
must think
md be trained as to what il must
do.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-25

This ia absurd. The president Is
doing all he can to avoid war He
may be relied on to continue such u
policy He is not seeking responsible
.ty. He merely wishes power 10 net
promptly IN an emergency When no
goes before congress this week for
emergency authority we anticipate
that his requests will be so moderate,
and the reasons therefor made so
clearly and forcafuily apparent, that
there will be debate as TO the action
to be taken
The Republican flfbustor. we anti
cipate, will fail OF it's purposs-but 1t
will demonstrate the unfitness OF GER
tain persons wearing the q o. p.
label for high place In the oountry's
councils in hour OF national peril
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-25

ernment OF the Netherlands losses
agEregating II is said, more than
eleven millions of dollars
We are at q. loss for reasonable ex-
PLANTATION OF this conduct II Gerrna ny
wishes 20 make war on Holland II
fashion. Holland very naturally does
not desire TO risk upsafety OF It's peo-
pie by plungfng into the conflict with
German as the smaller nations have
had the larger part Of tire hard
KNOCKS IN all II this bloody business
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-25
MAKES WAR ON IT'S NEAR NE1GHBoR.

Nothing but the natural caution,
weak from resenting gross irnposi-
lions AZ the hands of tho strong. viii
keep Holland from resentins the u
boat warfare directed against her
shipping
why cargo ships bound for Holland
with food for the people Of that
country should Re destroyed Ia be
Nond comprehension. On Friday
seven Dutch ships we're sent down
Imposing upon tho people and gov
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-25
DIR. WILEY ON THE
EFFECT OF DRINK.
In Not by Bread Alone" He Declarv

In Not by Bread Alone" He Declares
for Suppression Of Liquor.
In his book. Not BY Bread Alone"
DR.. Harvey w. Wiley expresses the
opinion in regard to alcohol that ''the
general effect of alcoholic beverages
is bad 1t tends to make its users
more subject to disease. more likely
to perform criminal acts. and less
likely to live to a green old age. The
protection OF our civilization, in my
mind, rests largely upon rigid con-
troll. or even suppression, of the traf
fic in alcoholic beverages" In regard
to the insertion of advertisements In
newspapers and magazines seeking" to
increase the consumption Of whiskey
under false idea of lengthening life.
the opinion expressed Is that the data
In regard to alcohol are SO conclusive
in the other direction as to make 1t
incredible that any editor manager OF
newspaper who has any interest IN
the welfare OF the public would con
sent to carry such dangerous and mis-
leading advertisements In his COL
umns"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-25

proofs that revival would come. But
our Lord had said that He would send
His Spirit in power and soon great
showers of blessing fell. Believing
prayer is a seed that always brings
| forth a harvest.
When may a revival be expected
When the Lords pee lie are so filled
| with His spirit that they bear joyful
witness TO Him. A protesting Chris
tian who is without the baptism Of
the Holy Spirit is like a Zeppelin
I without an engine.
1t is the will of our Lord that His
| church shall be In a constant state OF
| revival. He made no provision In
the early church for stopping the re-
Nival
! True witnesses arc indispensable to
| Christ. Our Lord wants to revive and
save His church through you. Every
! Christian disciple a gospel herald
! That Is our Lords purpose for each of
His disciples.
Where must a revival begin? In
you, Pray and speak and act as
though there were no other Christian
in the world hut yourself. You are
not accountable to God for the re-
Spouse others make to His demands.
You are accountable to Him for your
own response.
Has a revival started in you? RI
you are eager to tell others the story
Of Jesus love and saving power, the
revival fires arc kindling in you.
II was when the Lord started n re-
yival In Savonarola that all Floren ce
was moved
1t was when a revival of the true
faith blazed up In Luther, that the
church was saved from spiritual
death.
It was when the revival fires broke
out IN Wesley and WHITEHEAD. that all
ENGLAND was stirred
II the revival spirit is IN YOU you
will be used to convey It TO others.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-25

Interest In the coming Simultaneous
EvRngelistic Campaign among Rich
mond churches IL increasing daily. The
work OF organization In the co-operat-
ing churches has already begun. Com
mittees are being appointed In each
congregation to take charge of the
local work and to assist in every way
possible the work of the general cam
paisn. Special emphasis this year Will
DO placed on personal work In this
way It is hoped to be able to reach
much larger number of the unsaved
in tho various sections of the city.
In connection wftn the simultaneous
campaign, and in order to give 1t the
greatest possible impetus, Sunday,
March IL. has been selected as "Go-to-
Church Sunday" when an effort will be
made TO have Mt least 100. 900 people in
attendance upon the various church ser
vices that day. The suggestion has
been made that each church member in
Richmond not only shall attend the
services. but endeavor to bring one"
The greatest publicity will be given TO
this special day. and every effort made
10 reach the aim 8et--100.o
The following committee has just
been announced by the executive com
mittee OF the campaign to have charea
of the special work to be done amons
the boys and girls of the city. viz. r.
W. Miles. Jr. chairman. j. Binford Wal
ford, Judge j. Hoge Kicks Professor
II, c. Eley and f. y. ChIldrey This
committee will meet in a few days to
plan their work for tho campaign.
The Price He Paid" viii be the sub
ject discussed by the Rev. Thomas
Semmes, Of Meade Memorial Episco-
pal church. At the Mems Sunday after
noon meeting to be held today at 8 30
o'clock Or. Semmes IS one OF the most
forceful speakers In Richmond. and al
ways has a message worth while. He
VIII no doubt be heard by q large num-
Der of men st the service this after
noon
AZ the SEVENTH Street Christian
church tonight the pastor. Rev. II. b.
c, Maciachian. will preach a sermon on
Civic Pride and a Lean Treasury"
with special reference 10 the proposed
city survey. Christian citizenship viii
be the keynote of the address. and the
standpoint viii be constructive rather
than critical.
Making Excuses" will be the sub
ject of the address to be given at the
r, r. Y. NJ. c. A.. this afternoon at 3 20
o'clock. by the Rev, Carter Ashton
Jenkens. Of Calvary Baptist church.
This will be the laat Of an interesting
series OF Sunday afternoon addresses,
given by him to the members and
friends OF the association. One OF the
most pleasant features of these meet
fnRe Ia the song service which will
prncede the address of Mr. Jenkens
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-25
People S Forum


Ld.tor The Virginian:
ssr.--I seen IN your splendid paper
OF Last Friday that workinemar IN
the postofsce department died in Nor
folk. seventy seven years old. war tho
oldest and had worked the longest of
any other man In the postofhcs depart
ment---forty years
II live u April 6. ] Will be eighty
two years old, so YOU see ] would be
about Ave years older. and vi April
will have held this post office since
April, 1879 He would have wbrked
Abo'It. or near. two years longer than
{ Ig,<.H ,ell,, Uncle .NIIson ssg Ia ,to hs.Na
9iysn bin = pension. He might have
lived longer.
Y Dc you know. AT Editor. there has
heen fifteen children ia My family.
aIesen now living-ave big boys ana
err splendid girl now living IN sAcur
G4ty. and am sc proud Of them
Doo't you think th!s sub OF April,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-25
MARJORIE.
Frank Monroe Beverly.

FTaItk hofTOe beverly
Over the sward and lightly.
A form of grace comes she.
Her hands are holding flowers
The hands Of Marjorie:
Oh. trippirgly comes she.
So gently. Marjorie.
The sun Is slowly sinking
Adown the purplish West.
Comes from the nearby Somewhere
Cicada songs Of rest
While trippinglv comes she.
So gently Marjorie.
A snatch OF song huns lightly.
Floats on the soft, sweet breeze:
Her song is that Of siren
And borne with perfect ease
And trippinEly comes she
So gently, Marjorie
tell her that the flowers
Have rivals III her cheeks;
At this she bushes sweetlv-
'Tis modesty that speaks
AS trippinely comes she,
So gently. Marjorie
And nearer; Lips like cherries
Aglow with hcalthful red
MY thought divines she truly.
As If the words were said
For trippingly TO me
Comes gently, Marjorie
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-25
THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
BEEOi1g THE REFORM ATroN

on Tuesday evening. February IS.
the Rev, o. w. II. Idndemeyer Of
charlottesville, Va. will deliver lee
taFe en- the history Of the Christian
church before the reformation the
lecture ~ be given al Bethlehem, In-
%4teia'a e9ar@l, SsEtif and clay streets.
u'GeF IN" auspices Of the Young Mems
Ia@re~ 9s4E ,t. NJ, ttrtyffssi,y,r
charge. and the pubic is cordially in
1ltFd 90 attend
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-25

1917. Uncle Wilson ought to give ~. q
birthday pension
Oh how We Can work and pray for
/ this rich ana peaceful government OF
cure. think the president is doing
the best he can
c r. sHIMAN.
shumansviIie Va, Feb. 90. 1al7
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-25
Watch virginian Ada
For Good Bargains
Tn. best shops advertise
IN its columns

I pardonable, but the artificial stimula-
| ton of vice for profit.
! 1--WE, the people," are encouraging
drunkenness; are stimulating vice for
revenue. A constitutional amendment
! will stop 1t.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-25

W Aen tins prohibition night Is over,
above John Barie9corn's grave we are
gong 70 pui "a monument which bears
the words. Here lies John Barley
corn. aud he always did Hel"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-25
POINTS Way TO PROHIBITION IN BRITAIN.

Among the restrictive measures
which the British government is
putting into effect is one that must
result tn manifold benefit to the
empire.
1t Ia The curtailnent OF the produo-
sson and the consequent zee OF beer.
\ recent issue OF the British Weekly
says
"A further step IN the reduction os
erinKinx facilities has been taken by
the food controller. Lord Devon
port announced on Thursday that,
after careful investigation OF the
resources available fer the food Of the
people. he has decided that II Is int-
perative to restrict the materials 70
be used in the production OF beer.
TT is really q question: he Fays. of
bread versus beer The effect Of the
rrw RESTRICTIONS -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-25

output Of beer to half what It Was In
the pre-war year ending March 3
1914 The result OF this important and
most urgent and necessary move Will
be to increase the amount Of barley
sugar and other brewule ingredient,
available for the purpose Of food. and
also TO economist tonnage. transport
labor and fuel. The war cabinet have
decided that corresponding restr1c-
ton is 20 be placed upon the release
of wines and spirits from bond. a
bill for these purposes will be intro
ducod IN the new session Of parria.
mont"
May we not hope that our British
cousins will see the splendid ex-
pedioncy Of absolute prohibition ere
long chat man power may be made
more efficient and foodstuNs now
worse than wasted In drink-rnaking
-fF-+.-~- he- con served 7---.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-25
AMONG THE CHURCHES

EMS OF INTEREST CHURCH WORKERS..
THU LOVE OF CHRIsT CoNsTRAINETH
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17

Labor endcars rest and both together are ab-
solutely necessary for the proper enjoyment of
human existence.-R Robert Burns