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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16
QUIT BOOZE Or QUIT
Us, SAYS RUBBER CO.
Esghfy-fver Per Gent of Discomfort
and Trouble i'm Factor7 Caused
by Booze.
PRESIDENT AT THE FRONT.
We Have n Definite Idea 60 What
Constitutes Patriotism. Continues
the Uitimatum---tlse BooJcr Is Not
n Patriot


The Pittsburg Gazette Times car
ries special dispatch, under date-line
Jeanette. Pa. October so" snnounc-
ing drastic sction taken by The Penn
yivannia Rubber company with ref
erence to It's employees use Of alco-
hol The Gazette Times says that in
view OF the scarcity OF labor the COM
panys sctio1 is viewed as a daring
one. II clearly shows however the
trend OF the times. The industrial
world IS fast becoming the most bit
ter opponent the booze Interests have
T'he statement of the cdppany. which
was placed IN the pays envelopes Of
the employees. reads IN part as fol-
lows:
The money in this pay envelope is
yours II lie your right to use il as
rou see 1T 1t may 10 devoted 10 the
rood OF your family. II YOU have one
IL not, to your own betterrcot or the
Improvement o. those who are TO any
degree dependent upon ,our efforts
"AS construed hy some the prin~
cspfes ~ personal liberty coucede TO
man the right to sts nd before bar
and dribhle away his money at the
@xrens~ os his family and his own
welfare. We are not Intending %
sagnch upou a cam "a tgr 70 reform.
What we rs 90 say IS a stat uaentl
fc- fhs guidance of s0l1e II they de-
sire to remain IN our employ Eighty
sve per cant c. the discomfort and
trzcoss generated II this factory car
- traced 20 mea who on account Of
careless habits hAve become dsscon-.
tented WITH themselves and have en-
6esvoret te spread dissatisfaction.
DO nct shink. that yeu can wake up
with s headache and wish the cnnse-
ouences 81 ps sznd eliminate az once
she IDEA that yeu cau continue n lay
OF without csuse sud retain your posi-
ton The cram rs IN the stomach g
becoming CID % point that x is AL
most moss-covered Above all re-
rnern Der that the man who does not
take proper care 81 his family cannot
remain In the employ -ot the Penn
sylvania Rubber COMPANY.
As company with president
vice president and exceeding go men
At the front, our feelings As te what
constitutes patriotism and LOYALTY are
definite ard firm. We intend 10 know
pretty well what is going on uptown
as we'll a. in the plant We announce
the platform upon which We stand in
order that any who may desire To
work under more liberal conditions
may migrate before extremely cold
weather sets in
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16
AYnEN MAY HAVE MORE

discipline So as to make the word
'flayrnan' reach men and WON en- in
order that women may be permitted to
sit in the conference and to hold the
Office OF steward. The paper was re-
ferred,
Or. Y. A. Patillo.. of the Randolph
Macon Woman's college, extended an
invitation to the conference 70 visit
the college for an informal reception
ton, orrow afternoon. The invitation
was accepted.
The session was opened with devo-
tional exercises by Bishop Hoss, who
spoke briefly about the cisinis in the
early church at Corinth, as discussed
by the Apostle Paul. He declared II
a preacher preached like Paul now he
would not be permitted to stay long.
He said there in no room In the king
dom of God for nttleness. pleading that
his hearers be not small and narrow.
r. f. Isumpkin offered a resolution.
which was adopted. fixing the election
of delegates 10 the general conference
an order for Friday morning at 1880
o'clock
Bishop Hoss presented II. A. Brown,
W. o. Talbot, ]. H. Balthis. of the
Baltimore conference; w. G. Cram. Of
the Korean mission; DIR. Fitzgerald
Parker of the Epworth Era; Dr. A.
D. Belts, president Of Paine college,
Augusta. Ga.
The call of the twenty second ques-
ton was resumed. The bishop sug-
gested the call be made by districts
rather than by individuals. DR.. Can
non favored taking the time to call
the name Of every man and permit hYrr
to he heard Briefly. even II II required
another day OF conference. DIR. Cam
non offered an amendment TO the mo-
tton to call the pastors In block, bat
the amendment was lost by vote
of 1928 to 81.
Reference to the Methodist Episco-
pal church being united was greeted
with prolonged appliance
DIR. Parker. editor OF the Tpworth
Fra, made a plea for the Epworth
leagues. stating the laws OF the church
required an Epwortn league IN each
church. but of the 1880 churches
there are $1,000 churches which have
not tried the leagues He outlined
plan for an Epworth league in every
church stating II would give the
church a hold on the young people
. 4 motion was adopted fixing Tues
d6Y nieht for the time for the confer
ence sermon rext year.
On call of question No. s Wallace r |
Evans, of the Florida conference and !
James Weaver Moore. of the Holston |
conference, both elders. were received. |
The afternoon session will be de- |
voted TO hearing visiting speakers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16
No Surprise.

one of the two men arrested, sus-
pected of having a hand In the dis
astrous fire which visited the Baiti-
more and Ohio railway terminals in
Baltimore last week, is saloonkeeper
of the section whore the Are occurred.
II is alleged two stevedores heard him
SO y We're going to get the elevators
next When arrested. he declared
that he was Russian Pole. but 1t later
developed that he is a native OF Ger
many. but naturalized The Baltimore
and Ohio's loss was estimated by Vice
President Thompson at $4,000, 600
The damage to the British steamship
which caught fire from the big blaze
OF the pier is estimated at 100000
Among the goods destroyed were 1000
cases of imported liquor, -,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16
OHIO CITIES BROKE
AND TAXED TO LIMIT
Way Ffnancially--Jarger
Cities Worse on.
BORROW MONEY FOR DEBT
Debt of Cities, Towns. Etc, Increased
Tenfold Since fSS0--Newsrape rs
Sound Alarm.

State Auditor Donahey of Ohio hat
condition of the cities of the Buckley.
state which ought TO cause the tax
payers to dc some serious thinking
This report shows that the larger
cities OF the state are spending from
50 cents to leo cents of every dollar
of the tax revenue for debt and are
borrowing money TO pay current ex-
penses, 1t is significant that the wet.
test cities are invariably the worst OF,
according to this report. 1t 10 ap-
parent that saloon revenue has failed
utterly to keep the cities Off the imam.
cial rocks.
Commenting upon the situation. ths
Cincinnati Enquirer has this to say:
There can be but one end to such
a system of neutrality-suspicious.
The alternative remains of entirely
repeating the wise legislation limiting
the tax levies and permitting increases
sufficient to meet and overcome the
danger OF bankruptcy"
The comment Of the Columbus
Evening Dispatch is:
"Colum bus In bad enough, but 1t Ia
far from the worst. Thirty=aix- Of
the eighty cities are spending for debt
not 81 cents OF every dollar. but mora
than 100 cents: in other words, they
are expanding all taxes for debt and
borrowing money 10 pay current ex-
penses.'
The auditor shows that since 1880
the debt of Ohio cities. villages. coun-
ties, school districts and townships
has increased from s41.2ss,s01 TO
t4l4, 1853. 0e0--in round numbers. ten
fold-and II has doubled In the last
seven years. The larger cities have
had saloon, during all these years and
the question naturally rises. how
many more saloons will have to be
licensed to. enable these cities to meet
their current expenses
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

brides sister. Little Misses Lucille an,
Mary Frances Hudgins. cousins of tn,
groom, were flower girls Miss Ruth
burlington, sister of the bride, WA
maid Of honor and Mr.. Archie Hos,,
was best man. After q bridal trim I.
Washington and other points Mr., ami
Mrs. Tucker will reside at 916 HipJ
street.
Crawford--Kyic.
Miss Goldie Irene Crawford An
Private Bernard Kyle. both Of Wash
ington, D. c., were united In marriap
yesterday afternoon at the home q
the officiating minister. Rev. Charlie
r. Stribling.
Shea--Fullerton.
Miss Helen Irene Shea and 90,
cant Major Freeman Felix Fullerton
9th of Clearfield, Pa. were united i,
marriage at the Tabb- Street Presbv
terrain church last evening by the pa,
tor, Rev. Charles r. Stribling.
Large Liquor HanI.
Patrofman Pillow, of the local A
partment, made the most successfu
haul of Illicit whiskey In many week
I the Washington street A. C. L. sta.
'on about o'clock this morning
hen he placed under arrest William
, t. Harrell. Harrell had just aryiyet
ON Baltimore. He had In his DOS
rssion fifty-two half-pints and thre,
ints of whiskey. Justice Clement,
certified his case to the hustlns,
court.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16
VITAL FEATURES Of MAfP
ICnnttnnah franr,n First PaxNl

opinions handed down yesterday;
BY Judge stafford G. whittle. presi.
dent
Virginia Portland Cement company
VS.. Swisher's administrator. Circuit
court OF Augusta county. Judgment
affirmed
/ Ellis vs.. town OF Covington CIR
cult court of Allegheny county. Judg-
meut affirmed
/ Sproul and Ruckman VS.. Hunter
and Burke, executors, etc. Corpora
ton court of city Of staunton. De-
cree affirmed
KEENAN, vs.. Commonwealth. Cir
cult court of Clarke county. Judg-
nIeut reversed.
Good vs. Good Circuit court of
Rockingham county. Decree re-
versed.
By Judge Joseph J.. Kelly:
Alexander vs., Critcher Circuit
court of Rockbrldge county. Decree
amended and affirmed.
Virginia Lumber and Extract com
pary vs.. .. u. McHenry Lumber COM
paHy. Circuit court Of Botetourt
county. Decree affirmed.
Hummer and Costello vs.. Common
wealth Circuit court of Clarke
county Judgments reversed.
Gathright ~. Fulton ct ais. Cor
poratton court of city Of Staunton.
Decree reversed
BY Judge Frederick W. Sims:
Cochran vs.. Commonwealth. Cir
cult court OF Rockingham county.
Judgment affirmed.
stultx KS. Commonwealth. Circuit
court Of Rockingham county. Iudg-
nent affirmed.
Norfolk and Western Railway COM
pauy VS. Spates Circuit court OF
Clarke county Judgment affirmed.
New Idea Spreader company VIZ. Fl.
NJ Rogers { Son, Circuit court of
Augusta county Judgment affirmed.
Virginia Western Power company
vs. kessinger ct ais. Circuit court OF
BotetouVt county. Judgments re-
vcrscd.
Batter vs.. Baber Circuit court of
Albemarle county. Decree reversed.
Board Of supervisors of Cuipeper
county VA. Coons. and Coons VS. board
of supervisors OF Culpeper county.
| pom petitions for writs Of mandamus.
Denied in 10 ! (. awarded In part as
prayed for in No, ?
Walters W.. Norfolk and Western
Railway company, Circuit court of
Warren county. Judgment affirmed.
Pirkey VS.. Gruhb's executor ct ais.
Circuit court Of Shenandoah county;
Decree affirmed.
Bowen's executor ct al vs.. Bowen
ct ais Circuit court OF Alhemarle
county Judgment affirmed,
Holsters committee W. Zollman et
ais Circuit court If Roc%bridge
county Decree affirmed
Bare vs., Commonwealth. Circuit
court Of Rockingham county. judg-
meut reversed.
nv Judge Martin r. Burks.
Gum VS.. Gum. Circuit court or
Highland county. Decree affirmed
McCiung vs. Folkes. Circuit court
Of Highland county. Judgment
affirmed.
Gardner We Moore's administrator.
Circuit court OF Rockingham county.
Jude Ment Ifflrmed.
Blair vs. Commonwealth. Circuit
court OF clarke county. Judgment re-
versed.
Supervisors OF Botetourt county VIZ.
Cahoon ct ais. Circuit court OF Bote-
tourt county judgment reversed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16
ANTI-SALOON FORCES
MEET IN DECEMBER
VIII Have Great Influence Back Home
and I'm Ratification
Move.

by-product of the Anti-Saloon
league convention to be held next
month in Washington, d. c., will be
the influence which will go out from
that meeting on national Lawmakers,
federal office holders and others who
are now in Washington but who go
home TO vote
Those men will see at Washington
a convention of the leaders in their
respective communities II there are
any persons in federal officialdom who
still believe that the prohibition prop
uganda is maintained by a lot of long
haired men, short haired women, job
less preachers and political insists.
such persons, If they take the trouble
to visit the convention hall will be
promptly and effectually disiilusioned.
For the delegation will include
some of the biggest men of business;
some of the most prominent men in
the labor movement; some of the
leaders in finance; some preachers
who are filing metropolitan pulpits
some newspaper men who are known
the nation over men at the top in
farming, agriculture and kindred pur-
suits; attorneys whose names are in
the W hos Who; these and others not
SO widely known, but so busy that
they must take few days off to at
tend to matters that will help make
them buster than ever before. For
with the nation dry these business and
professional men will have more to
do than in any previous year.
Along with them will be women
who lead in club. society. church and
profession not shorthaired woman
among them.
Tina So ma Nf al q
as delegates will be- on the speaking
program. Among those speakers will
be men who sit daily In the nations
general assembly, and who are i'm
portant members in their respective
houses.
Influence at Home.
Another by~product will be the in
fiuence that Will be exerted at home
when these delegates go back to their
own localities. If those localities are
wet. look out for the renewed activity
and spirit on the part OF those who
have been at the convention. The
enthusiasm OF that great gathering
will carry for several years.
This convention win meet on the
eve of consideration by the house of
representatives of the joint resolu-
ton submitting to the states the ma
tional prohibition amendment to the
federal constitution. II the house
adopts the resolution, as Ia extremely
probable, the business of tho drys in
all the states will be to see that their
states ratify that amendment It re-
auires thirty-six states to make the
amendment go into effect The
amendment must be ratified within
six years of it's submission.
So the convention delegates will go
home and at once begin the task of
influencing the legislatures in their
states to ratify the amendment.
Very naturally those states that
have made themselves dry will be the
first ones to ratify. In their train with
come the states that are nearly dry.
The whole job, of course, will be
completed in the specified time ItI
will be big Job. of course, but with
the enthusiasm generated by the big
convention, 1t will not be too tough
Job.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

Lord NorthclifYe says that Germany
isn't an near whipped as people mag
Inc. Right. Mister NorthciifYe. and
this being the case. isn't It patriotic
thing for YOU to do now TO advocate
dry England" In your string of
great newspapers Have you the
backbone to do ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16
GRAND ISLAND DRY;
LAW IS WELL KEPT
City Was Heavily Wet Before State
Voted for Prohibition and Citi-
zens Gave Majority Against
Prohibition Measure.

Prior to the election that put Ne
braska into the dry column, Grand
island was one OF the wettest cities
in the state. AT that election the city
gave heavy majority against the
prohibition amendment Things are
different now.
Grand Island had twenty-four sa-
looms and a brewery. A large per-
eentage of the population ia German
Many OF the older citizens in the county
were born in kaiserland. and saw no
particular evil in the saloon. Yet II
prohibition were submitted in Grand
Island today it would carry by 500
majority. This is the opinion of one
of the est-known Germans. a promi-
nent citizen. The very excellent con-
ditions that have resulted from the
Punishment of the saloon and the alb
soiute failure of all Of the predictions
OF the vets as to what would happen
have brought about this change in
sentiment
Law Well Enforced.
The law is being we'll enforced
here. only II Few arrests have been
necessary, and the example has been
enough, There are no clubs or or
carnations where liquor can be Sc
cured. There are no drunken men on
the streets. The places where the sa-
looms were have all been rented. As
elsewhere in the state some of the
former saloon men have opened soft
drink places. but there are no vacant
rooms because the saloon was barred
Public sentiment is behind strict en-
forcement, and the governor has not
found II necessary to name any spe-
eial prosecutor business is in SPLEEN
did condition.
As a result OF the ban placed unon
liquor selling. the vice district that
has operated in the suburbs for some
years has disappeared. Not only did
ii lessen the number OF patrons Of
these places, but ii created public
sentiment that. combined with some
dlsgraceful conditions that came to
light when the soldiers were here, re-
suited in its being closed up. Tt will
not be reopened say the leading citi-
zens.
Grand Island people are we'll salts
fed with the law. 1t has eliminated
some things that were very obnox-
ious and annoying to r. great many
citizens. and many who favored the
saloon at one time because they
thought 1t necessary as a business
drawing proposition confess their err
ror and say they do not want It back
again.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

Congress has made the city Of
Washington dry for all time to come.
Sow II should make a really good job
or John Barleycorn and vote the ma
yion dry.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

Charles ID. brand, chief of the mar
Aet division of the drparrr nent of agri-
culture i'm Washington, wants the wo-
anen of the country To ''saye one slice.
Of bread per day in order 10 win the
war. Great idea. Mr.. Brand. but why
permit the brcwerics to hoard great
quantities Of barley, while these wo-
men skifnp ''olie slice of bread per
day:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

John \. WHY'S, head OF the war
camp community work in Washing
ION. ia pleading for funds for recrca :
tfon work In the ninety American
nfmy training camps. This Is yvor-
tiny object, as everything possible
should bc done To make the life of
our soidicrs pleasant while ia camp.
for life LIT France lis mot going Ia I've a
holiday picnic for them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

II il not strange that 0.o00 bows
and girls In the Jewish section Of
Brooklyn carried banners fsvoring
socialism In their opposition To the
Gary system" which stands for
longer hours in school The youth of
the nation is entitled tn happy child
hood days. with as little To worry
about as possible. Speeding up" in
learning ear only he dome III the ex-
pense of health and a weakened con-
ytitutiou
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16
c0RkSS AND BULLETS

Along with other evils. Chicago has
the carbarct evil. Two hundred men
ana women were recently arrested
Following disclosures made by young
giris.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

The rum makers of England havp
enough of their muddy booze on hand
10 last until 320. but that doesn't stop
Them from importing mora. even
though the people of TINT country may
70 hungry because OF insufficient ships
with which to import their foodstufrs.
Verify. Greed il the middle name of
rohn Barfeycofso:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

Have you an acquaintance among
- American boys In France? let
~ 4rpua ron onoe fri while would
$500 HIM greatly. Nothing does a
~ - much good as a letter from
mAs Write IL TO-DAY.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16
The Weather
tEnited states weather Bureau.
Department Of A4ricufture.D
M N ~ HwMsam mMgaumAsgna1uDs4n

For Firgtnia-Fair Friday; some.
what cooler in central and eastern por-
tions, Saturday. fair.
North Carolina-Fair Friday and
Saturday: little change in tempera-
ture.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16
Petersburg
COCKADE CITY SLOW IN
ITS Y. NJ. G. A. CAMPAIGN
Shaded indi-


Especial TO The Richmond Virginian.)
Petersburg, Va. Nov 15.-The ten
teams engaged in raising $4,000. Pc
tersburg's allotment of the army Y,
Nj. c. A. fund, reported subscriptions
last night totalling s5.26f. Extra
efforts were put forth today to in
crease the total $4,000.
Secretary A. w Walch. director of
the work in the Petersburg district.
after visit to the eight counties COM
prisiug the district, is not much en-
couraged over the outlook in Peters
burg, although every possible effort
Will be made in the next few days to
secure the city's full allotment
Nottoway county has raised its al
lotment. Prince Edward In nearing
It's goal and the canvassers in Lunen-
burg. Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and
Brunswick report enthusiasm In the
work In every locality.
Secretary Walch appears at a loss
to understand the apathy here. The
eanvassers are not discouraged, how
ever. They express confidence in rails
ing the full amount The supervising
secretary admits that the only dis
couragtng feature at state headquarters
is the apparent lack of interest In this
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

ne W. Q. r. r-'s Of the nation are
furnishing the ja-za music for John
Bar1eycorn's waltz out of America
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

Some day before long Herbert
Hoover. down in Washington. IS go
ing to awaken to the fact that Uncle
Fam has real enemy on his hands
10 whip and that the kaiser's friends
kn America" must be put out OF bust
hess so that the pc ,pIe NAV have the
grains these friends are grinding into
eiAlt- When that day finally arrives
ve expect to see Hoover conAscate
She immense stocks OF farley which
the brewers have III large wareho uses
~ various places. and let the women
MIX, the barley IN with their wheat
hour and make bread OF it. quart
~ barley -four IN a kitchen will be
worth more In winning the war than
, quart OF snake Juice In one Of the
kaiser's nests OF treason.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

TIE growers of tokay table grapes
At Lodi Gal, sent urrent kilograms 10
aAs0ert Hoover i'm Washington beg
ting HIM to give rhera Sufficient cars
WITH which To move their crop Of
e0o. 800 tons OF table grapes to the
EA0ern markets. hut the only re-
UbOune thry received was that the
w1ne grapes had TO GO first az the wlnn
u0pe growers were making an awful
A0ene. Although the wine cranes
Wo13d stand rain with very little
DaanAGe, Hoover let them be shippety
kuk while the table grapes were al.
bWed 70 rot. This looks like conser.
ho&1On backward
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-22
AIDETTES DANCE
FRIDAY TO Give
SAMMY SMOKES

The Washington Aid.ttca will
give their second hall of the season
at the knights of Columbus hail Fri.
day evening. Nov. 80 Music will DO
furnished by Longs Htrlnged orchos.
ira. The proceeds OF this dance will
be donated 20 The Stars smoke
fund
Tho Aidettes are n club Of 20 girls.
who organized 60 cheer lonesome sol
diera on the Mexican border when
the boys came home. they converted
their clubs into "A charitable society
to aid poor families. Last winter
they spent tso0 for coal. groceries.
etc. Tor the city's needy.
This winter the club has re.organ'
lied Co carry out its original purpose
of cheering lonesome Sammics some.
where Ia America or France. AL
ready a number of boxes % home.
made candies have been sent In re-
Spouse 90 :. o. =. calls from lonely
Seattle lads.