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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-03
FIRST OPEN MEETING
CHARTER COMMITTEE
Chairman Rose Invites All Interested
Citizens TO Appear Before
Body Tonight.

An open meeting OF the charter
changes committee OF city council will
be held at s o'clock tonight. At this
time any citizen may express his views
on the general proposition OF charter
changes, and the committee will take
notice OF his suggestions for future
use.
This will be the first meeting OF the
character. Others win be held IL there
appears demand for them, and not
until every organization and every
citizen is given the opportunity of ap-
pearing before the committee win the
body go into consideration OF the busi-
ness before It.
None of the papers before the com
mittee will be taken up for oensidera-
ton until the public has had it's in
ming. Then every phase of the ques-
ton win be fully discussed and con-
sidered. Two papers are before the
committee. one abolishing the admin
istrative board, the other making many
changes in the present composition OF
the charter.
Chairman j. &c. Rose said last night
he hoped every man interested in the
proposition would appear before the
committee and express himself,
mo one has license to go about
criticising the city government, un-
less he comes forward and makes sug-
gestions as to the most feasible. and
advisable means by which there may
be improvements" said Mr.. REESE last
night.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-03
STUDENTS ARE WELCOMED
AT EAST RADFORD NORMAL

Especial to The Richmond virgtnian.
East Raldford, Va, Oct. 2.-Follow-
ing the usual custom of welcoming the
students to the campus at the open
Ing of the school year. the president
and members of the faculty received
the student body on Saturday after
noon. September 20. from $3.50 to $50
in the parlors of the dormitory. Five
tee tables were presided over by the
presidents of the senior, Junior sophie
more. freshman and special classes
respectively, These were assisted by
the class officers in dispensing tea
sandwiches. cakes and chocolate nuts.
The school orohestrx rendered several
selections during the afternoon,
The decorations. consisting of fall
flowers, were rich and artistic. About
two hundred students called during
the afternoon and another most en-
toyable function has passed. DR.. and
Mrs. Mcconnell were assisted in re-
ceiving by Misses Berkeley, Crockett
and Mrs. Dobbins. The ether faculty
members were in charge of the vari-
Gus committees which made the oc-
CASTOR one Of pleasure.
Simplicity is the keynote sounded at
all of the normal functions, but this
adds to rather than detracts from the
enjoyment of the occasions which call
together the faculty and students.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-03
Secretary Fox Urges Every
Member of Association to
Attend Convention.
WILL PLAN FIGHT ON
DRY RESOLUTION
Entire Session Will Be Given
to Discussing Ways and
Means of Saving "Trade"
From Destruction.

The United states Brewers ASSOC
citation. the same organization that
was tried in Pennsylvania on the
charge of corrupting' elections. win
hold it's annual convention in Atlantic
City n J., October IS. From pub
lished announceme nts the convention
means to discuss serious business.
The Brewers Journal for September
says;
Every brewer who IS determined
TO resist the attempted destruction OF
the America n brewing industry will be
at the Hotel Traymore. Atlantic city.
n. J.. October ? to 8, 1917. The
will meet at its hfty-seventh and prob
ably the most important annual con-
vention in its history
Probably the editor, when he wrote
that urgent appeal. had in mind some
Of the things the congress of the
United States has been doing to the
liquor traffic lately. and the haunting
fear that the house at its December
session will adopt the nation wide
T prohibition resolution.
Hugh r. Fox. secretary of the az
sociation in ful1-page advertisement
in the Brewers Journal says to the
trade"
we are planning to hold our con-
vention at the Hotel Travmore, At
lantic city. from October TO s.
The trustees will meet on the
second of October and thestated
meetings Of the members will be held
on the third and fourth Of October.
ut would he advisable for you Ia
write direct to the Hotel Traymore
/ for your accommodations without de-
/ lay.
! I'VE are not getting out IA rmal
progra m. for the reason that 1t is
proposed 20 dispense as far as posi-
/ sible with reports and routine proceed
4 inge. 20 as to devote ourselves to the
I consideration of plans for the future
/ Of the industry. Undoubtedly great
! changes are impending but we are
much encouraged by the rapid de-
/ ceiopment OF public sentiment In
favor of beer and other mild alcoholic
! bevera ges.
! "Our opponents will renew their
| fight for the passage OF the national
I prohibition amendment as toon as
congress meets next December. and
we must make our preparations for
/ II now TX
I This ia the time for the brewers
/ to look ahead to meet public criti-
ctsm squarelv, and to work out COM
structive program which will stabilize
/ the trade and put the distribution
end of>Sre business on a more satis-
factory basis
{ "Of course you will be present on
/ the momentous occasion, and take
part in the proceeding viii you
! please notify me accordingly as soon
as possible ?"
Brother Fox is right in some of his
conclusions. IT Is true that the OPP
-ponents OF the brewery trade will re-
new at the December session of con-
! gress their fight for the national prohi-
! bition. It Is true that great changes
/ are pending" .
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-03
E. K. VICTOR GOES TO
FORT OCLETHORPE

Former German vfce~Consui f. K.
Victor, who has for the past two
months or more been held in Henrfco
Jail on the charge that he liz an alien
enemy, whose freedom endangered the
safety of the country. was taken yes
terday afternoon to Fort Ogiethorpe,
Ga. where he will doubtless be intern
ed until the conclusion OF the war be-
tween the United States and Germany.
Several secret service men are escort
ms Mr.. Victor to his new quarters
Mr.. Victor has been allowed to re-
main here a considerable time in or
der TO arrange his extensive business
before leaving the vicinity. He has a
large tobacco stenmery and warehouse
or Semmes avenue. South Richmond.
and conducts considerable farming
operations at his beautiful country
home at Granite, in Chesterfield coun-
~.
In his absence his business WIFI be
conducted by Mrs. Victor and their
two grown daughters:
An only son. Lfeutepant Frederick
Victor. to in the German army, having
been engaged on the west front since
the early months OF the war.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-03
PRESBYTERIAN
PASTOR QUITS CHARGE

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
Lexington. Va, Oct. DIR. Alfred
T. Graham. for ten years pastor of
the Lexington Presbyterian church.
has rendered his resignation, due to
falling health. The congregation re-
lhctantly accepted the resignation at
a congregational meeting last sunday
morning and Lexington Presbytery to-
day dissolved the pastoral relations
between pastor and church
Dir. Graham offered his resignation
TO the session two weeks ago, and this
body declined to accept IT, suggesting
that he withdraw the resignation on
advice of his physician he declined
to withdraw his resignation.
Resolutions of appreciation of his
loving and sympathetic service were
adopted by the congregation
The presbytery today examined
George II. Rector. from the Presby-
terry OF Holster, and licensed him to
preach.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-03
"COAL PRODUCTION AND RoOzE'
Intoxicating Drink j. the Big Factor
in Coal Shortage

A writer in coal age September 8,
takes for his subject the relation OF
Coal Production and Booze" After
discussing the various causes of de-
crease in he output OF the mines, he
t'ea ches the conclusion that the drink
habit is the greatest OF all hindrances
In the production OF coal Continu-
ing. he says:
Most coal-minlng companies have
begun to realize the seriousness OF
the situation and the runous effect
OF the saloon in a mining town or
camp. In the last quarter OF cen.
fury there has been vast decline
in the morale of mining towns and it
will generally be conceded that the
growth of the liquor business Is re-
sponsible for this condition.
I'm huber of instances coal COM
panies have striven TO overcome this
evil and raise the standard Of living
in mining districts. by creating n 30
cial environment that would draw
around the mine better class OF
employees. These efforts have met
with some success In places, while
I little effect has been produced In 9TH
err localities.
II recall. at present. an instance
where the operator of a mine EN-
ploying about 100 men spent hundreds
of dollars each year. for the sole
purpose OF making his employees
more comfortable and their social
life more enjoya bic This effort and
expenditure OF means have been Of
little avail. however, since every week
a brewery wagon, drawn by a fine
team OF horses. is driven into town.
At times the wagon IS loaded TO such
an extent as TO require double team.
The vile load transported ia dis
! tributed among the saloons OF the
town, and Il is easy to imagine the
class of men that cougreEate in those
places to spend the money that should
go TO the support Of their families.
They are better escribed as "A lot OF
hogs, whose craving for liquor has
destroyed their manhood and brought
them TO a level lower than the beast.
/ They are a disgrace to their families
and the town in which they live.
ut cannot be expected that such
class Of workers will possess any
spirit OF patriotism. or have a desire
to do their share in the present war
crisis They cannot be made to I'M
| dersta nd that weeks absence from
| their working places is an unpatriotic
act and "A hindrance to the prosecu-
tion of the war. on which the future
OF this and other countries depends.
1T is to he hoped that the day
] Is not far hence when the manufacture
and sale of intoxicating liquors will
| be forbidden by federal law. as be
| ing a menace to the prosperity of the
country and the welfare of its people.
When this condition is realized bet
ter class OF workmen will be found In
our mines. Homes will he made more
comfortable and the people who oc-
cupy them happier Such an enact
! ment la more than ever needful at the
( present time. It Is the one great
/ means OF insuring a maximum pro-
duction OF coal and making the miner
! realize the important part he must
perform In the great national under
! taking"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-03
MORE INDICTMENTS
RETURNED BY JURY

The hastings court grand fury yes
terday returned an additional batch
OF indictments. making twenty-seven
true bills for felony and sitxy- lone
for violation OF the prohibition laws
Those included in the list embraced
the following: George Whitfield
housebreaking; William Bellamy: bur
glary 1.-TWO counts): Lee Dunklee and
Joseph Luald. robbery (two counts)
Willie Davis. grand larceny: Edward
Jenett. alias Piggy. malicious wound
ing: Bessie Minor. grand larceny
Dutch Holland. felonious assault; EN-
NETT Thompson, forgery. James
Wray. attempt TO murder: Alfred
Brandon. James Banks and Nathan
lei Clay. housebreaking and larceny;
Jes Meyer. Charles J. Justin and
BENJAMIN Stern. grand larceny: Clara
Holman and Charles White alias
Charles Holman. bigamy.
Charles Holman. bigamy. Cases for
the term were set for trial yesterday
afternoon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-03

gOvsrnmsnt. 6chsidsmAnn bsgged
that the same majority which had
passed tho vote Of censure should now
follow It up by voting down the chan
cellor's salary and thus force him out
OF Office.
The chancellor Immediately replied.
saying that he needed no advice from
Mr.. Scheidemann. and. when the gov
eminent had consented to change the
rules of the reichStag. that he had ex-
pressly reserved the authority either
to regard or disregard any resolution
passed by the reiohstag after an in
terpellation; that formerly. after dis
cussing an Interpolation and the an
swer of the government. no vote couio
be taken in the reichstag to approve
or reject a resolution expressing Its
opinion Of the course OF action taken
by the government Such resolutions
might be considered as valuable ma
terial. but that 1t had been agreed
that 1t could have no binding erect
either upon the government or any
member of 1t, and nobody had ever
dreamed that by a mere change or
business rules the whole constitution
of the empire was being changed and
authority given to the reichstag 10
dismiss ministers at VIII.
He said, further, that in France and
England conditions were different, but
that parliamentary government did
not exist In Germany. 1t was the con-
stitutional privilege of the emperor to
appoint the chancellor without any
assistance or advice from the reich
stag. He tthe chancellor) would re-
sist with all his might every attempt
to change this system. and therefore
he refused to resign, because the reso-
luton passed by the reichstag had no
other effect than TO make II evident
that a difference of opinion existed
between the reichstag and the govern
ment.
This debate took place on Deem
Der .. 1919, and, with the exception
of the Social Democrats and the Pol
ish deputies, the leaders of all parties
supported the view OF the chancellor.
The motion TO strike out the chancel-
lore salary WAS voted down, only the
Social Dem ocrats and the Poles voting
in favor OF Il.
It is unquestioned. however. that
this Zabern affair and the consequent
attitude OF the whole nation as well
as the extraordinary vote in the reich
stag greatly alarmed the military
party.
II was perhaps the final factor
which decided the advocates Of the
old military system of Germany in
favor of European war. Usually IN
past years. when the reiohstag in ad-
journments had risen and cheered the
name of the emperor. the Social Dem
ocrats abeented themselves from the
chamber. but when the reichstag ad-
tourned on May 90, 1914, these mem
bers remained in the chamber and
refused either to rise or to cheer the
emperor. The president OF the reich
stag Immediately called attention TO
this breach OF respect to the emperor,
upon which the Socialists shouted,
That Ia our affair" and they tried
TO drown the cheers with boots and
Kisses, at which the other parties ap-
plauded tumultuousy
This occurrence / know greatly in
eensed the emperor and ala much I
believe, to win his consent 10 the war,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-03
SUPERVISORS CONFER
WITH ROAD COMMITTEE

The citizens committee In cha rye
of the Petersburg turnpike repair
FUND met with the supervisors OF
Chesterfield county yesterday after
noon at / O'Clock at Rueger's hotel,
and considered the questions involved
in the cooperation of the committee,
the city and Chesterfield county In
the work or repairing the road.
1t IS estimated that there will be
eventually about fifty thousand dollars
available for the making OF the re-
pairs needed on the road. The Rich
mond committee has not as vet COM
pleted its work OF raising the s30,-
600 desired and all persons interest d
in making the turnpike passable this
winter are urged to send checks to
John NJ Miller, Jr., treasurer of the
committee
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-03

them without taking too much? II
would dispose OF the alcohol question
for all time
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-03

Selling liquor to soldiers constitutes
treason. according to United States
Commissioner Krull Of San Fran
cisco. Unless it is stopped" Krul.
saws. every saloon In San Francisco
will he closed by the federal authori-
ties and every saloonkeeper and bar
tender will he interned"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-03

Imperial Court, July -, 1918,
to February 4, 1917.
copyright, Canada. 1917. b. the Pub
lie Ledger Company. International
copyright, 1917, by the Public Led
ger Company, All rights reserved.
Any infringement will be prose-
cuted.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-03
Doesn't Paw

Reports from San oseJ. Cal, cay
that a saloon for which its owner
paid $4,000 few wears ago has Just
been sold for $1,000. The oldest sa-
loon there could not ind new custom
ers and the old ones died off. SO that
the profits dwtndied- and the saloon
voluntarily closed its doors. Other
licenses have been abandoned. so that
ave saloons. within q month, vent
out Of business.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-07
DELEGATES NAMED
FOR BIG MEETING

Lists of the names Of delegates to
(hr state Epworth League convention to
b" held in this city. June 1924 are be-
ginning to arrive and are being tabu-
lated by Miss Irma Johnson, secretary
If the local chapter of the First Meth
odlSt church. From the lists already
received it is thought that full delega-
hons will be sent from every city and
country communities in the state and
that at least 900 young men and wom-
Ell will BE- entertained in this city dur
'nR tn" sessions of the convention.
AT - business meeting held last night
II tho Epworth league, reports of va
r"IS committees showed the work of
entertaining this large delegation to be
W II under way. The committee would
ne pleased, however, to have volunteers
- ard in the entertaining, and asks
anyone who would like to entertain
t"o ar more young men or women to
he'd and breakfast during the week to
report to Miss Johnson, Miss Rclla
Likes or DIR. Charles D. Crouch.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-07
FORGOT TO REGISTER;
TAKES DOSE OF POISON
Fred Graver, Young Laborer,
Attempts Suicide in
Early Morning.
HAD BEEN DRINKING
Friends Say He Took to
Liquor After Long Absti-
hence and Lost Heart.

Fear of the consequences of his fail
ure to register for CONSUMPTION Tues
day led Fred Graver, 81 North Sec
ond street. to attempt suicide yester-
lay morning. hi& friends believe. Ora
yer is at st. Fatrick's hospital, Waver-
ing between life and death. He took
heavy dose Of bichlorde of mercury
at o'clock yesterday morning, and
was not given aid for two hours.
Graver, 1t was said last night, may
not recover, though he has a slight
chance.
The young mans friends could not
explain the attempted suicide in any
other way than by recalling Graver's
worry over the draft registration. He
drank heavily Tuesday. they said. after
a long abstinence, and so forgot to roE-
ister Somehow. they think. he ex-
pected trouble to follow, and in a fit
of depression took poison.
Graver was Tor long time a North
ern Pacific fireman, but more recently
has been driving a wagon for the In
terstate Lumber company. His moth
err. who was visiting in Butte. came to
Missoula last night to be with her son.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-07
BOOZE SHIPMENTS
BEGIN ONCE MORE
Nissoula Liquor Dealers Re-
sumo Traffic Westward.

Business returned to its usual form
FOR the Mlssoula exporters of intoxi-
eating liquor last night when the ex-
press companies received telegraphic
1rders to continue to accept wet ship
nents for Washington residents The
attorney general of Washington has
held that the signatures on the petition
asking for a popular vote on the bone
dry law passed at the last session of
he Washington legislature are suf-
-lclent to necessitate a referendum
election. Until that election is held
the law will not go into effect
Some local liquor dealers believe the
federal law prohibiting the shipment
II liquor into dry territory will not af-
feet the Washington situation, as the
aW OF that state allows the citizens
TO import two quarts of whiskey or II
quarts of beer. If it does have effect
the shipments will have to close on
July L. for on that day the federal law
goes into operation.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-07
"SLEEPy" ARMSTRONG
HERE WITH SPEEDERS
Crack Relay Rider Brings
String Here for Races
at Stampede.
OTHER REAL STARS
Annual Wild West Event At
tracts Best in Country
to Missoula.
OTHER REAL STARS

SLEEPY" Armstrong. a champion re-
lay and pony express rider. came to
town the other day from Pendleton
with a string of relay horses that ne
intends to enter in the Mssoula STAN
pede events July 8, and 5. sleepy
as he is called, was at the western
Montana fair last year, and took part
in the 1916 Missoula Stampede cele-
bration. His appearance at the track
again this season means that some
good riding will be witnessed when
the relay and express riding events are
staged.
Parsons to Come Soon.
Jim Parsons, reservation horsenlan
and rancher. was in the city last even
ing to say that he is getting his horses
ready for the Stampede. Mr.. Parsons
rider won last years relay event at
the Stampede. He and Armstrong will
train their steeds on the race course
at the fairgrounds daily. The local
track is said to be one of the fastest
half mile ovals in the United States.
Alard to Pendleton.
Charles Allard, who will assist Ed
die Mccarthy of Cheyenne in staging
the 1917 Missoula Stampede was here
last night briefly. on his way to Pen
dleton, Ore. Mr.. Allard will bring a
bunch of Pendleton stock here for the
Stampede he announced, and will ar
'ange with some of the Pendleton per-
ormers to appear in Missoula this
season. He is getting his herd of free
angling buffalo ready for display at
he Stampede also.
From Cheyenne, Wyoming.
James 4. Walsh, secretary of the
lissoula Stampede this year, says he
las received word from Mccarthy that
he latter is getting ready to begin the
hipment of Stampede stock to Mis-
oula. Mccarthy will bring his Chey-
me Frontier Days Celebration out
it to this city, and will have bunch
f first class performers at the show,
g has announced.
For the Frontier Town.
A. j. Scott, a Missoula man, is pre-
airing to ship a ferris wheel and a
to the Garden city. These
re now stored at Boise, Mr.. SCOTS
how headquarters, and will be used
n entertaining crowds of western
iontana visitors at the Frontier Town
hat has been announced as part of
he program.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-07
HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY
MEMBERS ON VACATION
With Spring Term Over, In
structors Plan Their Sum-
mer Recreation.
MANY TO GROW FOOD
Patriotic Service on Farms
Calls Some; Others Will
Go to College.

The members of the county high
school faculty are free for their vaca-
| tons today and the summer will find
them scattered in many parts of the
others will attend summer schools,
while some intend to have a real va
cation.
Principal G. A. ketcham is among
those whose plans for the summer are
indefinite: other than that he will
probably remain in the city. Those
who intend to work on farms or in
their own garden patch include Y. v.
Logan, T. Roy Hazelrigg and F. r..
Sanford. Among the summer school
students are Miss Lucille Reynolds,
who will do extension work in home
economics for Montana state college;
Miss Ethel Downing. who will attend
the University of Iowa during both
the summer and the regular terms;
Miss Mildred Dyer, who goes to the
University of California;: Miss Mary
Burke and Miss Shirley skunk who
will attend the State University sum-
mer school, and c. Il. Claycomb, who
will do research work in geological
biology at the State University biolog-
ical station on F1athead lake.
Miss Margaret Roman and Miss
Florence Cairns will spend the summer
visiting in California. Miss Louise
Christensen will visit at her home in
Menominee, Wisconsin, while Miss Eva
Thorne will return to her home at
Peru. Indiana. Miss Hannah Book will
travel in the west and Miss Edna
Chadwick will spend her vacation here
In Missoula. G. r. Smith and L. j.
Garrison will travel for the Barnum
Book company. the former in Idaho
and the latter in eastern Washington.
l.. Nj. Shines has resigned his position
in the high school and will practice
law in Missoula. The plans Of the
other members of the faculty are in
definite.