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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-13
Better Stop Entirely
Changing Name Won't Improve the
Game.

Just how a booze vender in an Ohio
city is going to meet the problem Is
not indicated but ii is reported that
he has gone so far as to take down
the sign Bismarck" from In front OF
his saloon For fifteen years the re-
doubtahle warrior who laid the foun-
cation for the present world slaugh-
ter has been httinely honored by hav-
ing his name hung in front Of this
saloon.
All during these fifteen years the
saloon has continued opera ion, under
different ownerships. but under the
same name. The world cataclasm
overlook the present owner and he
now takes steps to rename the sa-
loon which has done such valiant SER
vice during the long period of fifteen
Years to hold the idea of destruction
of Herr Bismarck by selling liquors
and in fuiness of cooperation with
the later war-mad lords of Germany,
dispensing the liquors that dissipated
and dehauched
Thfs saloon, like every other saloon
has contributed to evils, sorrows.
vices. crimes. individual debauchery
and public shame.
This saloon. the same as every other
saloon. by the very nature of what it
handles, has been q regular and con
hood and American womanhood.
This saloon. like every other saloon,
has meant profit perhaps to the pro-
prietor, but this al the cost Of blight
cd hopes, dissipated honor and suffer-
ing people.
This saloon like every other saloon,
has been branded a menace to the well
fare and strength OF the army because
Of the commodity which 1t sells.
~
! handles the very kind of stuff that not
only is harmful 10 soldiers but Is
equally dangerous and harmful to
those who are in private life and are
the workers and producers, upon whom
the soldier boys must depend for their
/ support while they are in the battle
trenches abroad,
This saloon. Ike every other saloon.
is "A menace to America and thus men
acing America IN 4 menace to the peace
and Christianity Of the world at large,
This saloon. like every other saloon.
is owned and operated by man who
claims he III patriotic and yet contin-
ties 10 operate the institution against
the peace, welfare and safety of the
town in which he In located. the state
in which he operates. the nation in
which he boasts of patriotism.
This saloon. like every other saloon,
will not be made any better for HUI
mainly nor be any less dangerous in
the beer and liquor it sells under "A
new name than under the name of
German Bismarck.
This saloon, like every other saloon,
can best serve the cause of patriotism
by being closed and the proprietor
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-13

II liz reported that Clerk Christian,
of TIE hustings court wil asE the
grand jury TO make thorough in
vestigatlon Of the disa ppearance from
his office ~ certain parts Of n"'e-
hook, held IN his office as evidence
against an alleged bootieg6er, which.
when produced in court, had heen
mutilated and altered so that its value
to the commonwealth WAS sraFely i'm
paired
Mr.. Christians request should oe
promptly compiled with. And we ven
tur. tho hope that Mr.. Christian will
not stop with merely making formal
request for an inquiry We would
ike to know that he win go much
farther and place before the grand
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-13
GET TIE FACTS ABOUT THAT MISSING EVIDENCE.

jury all the information which could
possibly tend TO identity the criminal
who committed this grave odense
against the state; that he viii give the
names of all persons who enter his
Office for any purpose other than pub
lie business all habitues of the court
room who had access to his ONCE dur
ing the time the book was in his Gus
todr
For the sakeeof Mr Christian AZ
well as in the public interest. the
probe into this affair should go clear
tn the bottom We believe that by
the time the grand jury gets through
examining all persons who are mon
toned above, it win have gone far
toward getting al the facts
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-13

,.,'tsst[.I ,,.fti, I'M x,ftt,n4f y NJ G. AL
a. secretaries for foreign service,
III 's'''''
ABOUT w per teot ~ 1''e '''''
lures entering '"'.' ''' '0''"' . ''''7 Al
i7l" "aS th' Pfo7He' - 10 ~"
a' war ~ CERTAIN "' tue 'ou'''' 'SS'
notably germany A"S1f'" -fl"' al y
Belgium ana f'uSS'''a eNPoF'a'iot' u
manufactures Was @'Spe'''e'' 7a" IA
others, notably rance. '1t'E a''"
Ne'herlan'S' Ire eNp2Ita''"h ""S
greatly reduced La sun othefS' now
ever notably IA" 4 mica @td'fs' '@l-
ada and japan the production ana eN-
porta'ion of manufactures greatly in
creased following the war IN 'he
ease OF the nthfral countries OF Ea-
/ rope there was little change and the
official figures of Great Britain show
oo'''P "i a''>s'S '''''e V''"''70' '''0D'' :
~ e7''''@''S 'i'e> ." '''' ''''-''''' az 81
me war ''"'s''' sent our % '"'' '''''-
eiS by tie government eS'e'''''s ''i'''
gong 10 france
The chief countries which show a
marked increase IN expectation OF
manufactures during the war are the
United states Canada and Japan, IN
the case of the United states the in
crease has been especially IN matefia
for the hattlefield and the use OF the
J aHiad troops, but there has also beer
large increase in exports Of ou'
. manufactures to the Neutral world
| Lauh-Ameflca, ASIA, oceanla' Aff'cf
land certain countries Of Europe. The
total value OF domestic manufactures
, exported from the tinted states III ina
= hScaI year ending WIN June, l9l 1, al
7i "tlch preceded the war aggregated
f Sl,0.|0o"'''7 including IN thus bott
hh'Sh'd manufactures ana those 10
or'h"t use IN manufacturing IN tn
NattH1dI Year I3l" tHeS {oldiled -.
( tF4'"p''po'' IN A74e. S",oS eooV,puV
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-13

Young M'Dude-What a lot / seem
to have learned tonight, How | have
benefited by this conversation with
YOU. nay dear Miss Sims. Somehow
your intellect seems to appeal to NINE.
Are you literary woman?
Miss Sims~-No: am a teacher In
an infant school.---London Tit.Bits.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-13
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tChrstIaa Science MonitorD
The position taken by MIR. Hoover.
az food administrator, in determining
that wartime prohibition is not
national necessity. Is one that will do
some hing more than d.sappoint
great mass of his friends and sup
porterS It viii, ii is to he feared,
shake their confidence in his ad-
nliulstration. Numbers of the strong
est supporters of Mr.. Hoover, not
on the platform nor in any noisy
WAY. but iu the quiet OF their homes,
where the real food conservation ia
effected have been found in the ranks
of he prohi hitiOniSts and these sup
portcrs VIII scarcely feel the same en-
thn~laam in making In future the sac
rit1scs he has demanded of them,
when in the twinkung of an eye IS if
were, he assures them that there is
I sufHciencN of grain for making the
present supply of beer. The people
Of the United states have agreed
gladly To the conservation of food
when Mir Hoover has demanded
from thom, largely because they felt
that he was "A believer in demanding
| the same sacrifices from tho brewer
and from the beer drinker that he
| was demanding from the rest of the
| country. 1t would now appear that
/ this is a mistake and that the sacri-
4 fees are To De continued oS one
sided deFlsloh' IN me interests OF Tug
drink trade.
Now, as matter OF fact. the
/ strongest arguments against Mr.
,pver have been put forward by
/ Mr. Hoover himself and II would
seem Is If IT would be somewhat diff
/ heult for Mr.. Hoover 20 dispose of
his own arguments in the past. In
deed. a follower Of Mr. Hoover's
arguments in the past must be filled
with amazement as he reads MIR.
Hoover's three reasons for his de-
cison in favor of the brewery
The first Of these reasons Is that
the amount Of grain used in brewing
is practically negligible. and that
some part of this grain, after pass
ing through the breweries, is avail
able for the feeding of cattle. Now
this would he all very well If Mr.
Hoover were not confronted with
what he has himself said in the past.
Only last January. however in lei
ter to Representative Randall which
can he found i'm the Congressional
Record Of that month. Mr.. Hoover
declared that in 1915 there had been
used in the manufacture of beer Co.
1000. Geo bushels Of barley 100000
of corn. and about 3noa.o0o bushels
of rye. Arguing from this waste, Mr..
Hoover went on To show that out of
the barley alone 900 600 pound
= loaves Of harley bread could be pro-
duced every day, and this, leaving the
> corn and rye out of the question, II
J is perfectly true that he now explains
that since this time the amount of
grain has. been reduced 80 per cent.
I But this only means that the ECO
- monte advantage" TO use Mr., HooV
ers own words, ha been reduced
| from 5000 000 to 4 600 0o0 one-pouud
Ioaves of barley bread day, and
this again. leaving entirely out al
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-13
Or. Maclachlan at II. r.. Y. NJ. c. A

Rev DR.. Fl. D. e. Maclachlan will
address the Tuesday club at the Rail-
road M. C. A. at / o'clock tomor-
row on Some Surprises of the War
Lunch will be served and preparations
are being made for an unusually large
attendance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-13

More than 1a0@ canal boats are regu-
iariy navigating the creeks and tribu-
.taries OF the Thames. Among them
nfty-six carry families. which aggre-
gate 2Se children
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-13

With conmendatio zeal ard patrso-
t.sm. the grand 'ury h7z continued the
tedious and continued iuHeStiea
lion Of .the police scandaj in spite Of
the fact that the business Interests OF
the turyrnen are being reg 2.tTl Fo1
the sake Of the service they may rem
der the city. the members If this inn
portan, BODY have put aside their in.
dividual affairs and are deyotins
themselves to the Job ia hand
Necessarily matter hkc tina
wherein various members ard former
members Of the police force afe al
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26

Washington, May %.
NIOU go to Congress when you want
human nature. If you live some
- where outside of the District of
Columbia you envisage Con-
gress as a sombre body of Olympians in
frockcoats, frAught with heavy convic-
tions ON the destinies of the nations,
laden with the Atlas burdens of govern
ment. If Congressman stops by the
roadside to discuss the seed question with
you, or comes to your lowly stoop to kiss
the youngest of your innocents, you ac-
cept him as messenger of the gods. You
don't show him your humility, but it's
there just the same, and when he goes
away you tell your neghbor about the
visitation.
You have to come to Congress and
watch your Congressman in action to
understand the genuine quality of his
humanity. He may. lose some of your
reverence in the process, but he will gain
by so much in your understanding.
The scene is the Senate Chamber of
Monday afternoon. The early after
noon light filters through the glass cell
ing, shedding refined glow upon the
well managed regularity Of Senatorial
desks. Here and, there is Senator,
little lazy after the luncheon, bland, pos
sibly, comfortable in the possession of
dignity, willing to be indulgent where in
diligence can be allowed without damage
IN his RESPONSIBILITIES Thora ora MT
many of him. Mr.. Lenroot, of Wiscon-
sin, is over at one edge, the new Senator
who still feels in newness the necessity
of devoted attention that his colleagues
do not so clearly exemplify. Mr.. CALM
ger, of New Hampshire, a sturdy repre-
sentative, whose energies are only stimu-
lated by his age, sits near the front of
the chamber on the Republican side. The
Vice resident, bit languid, mayhap
even a little bored, is in the chair. The
debate has been going on for some time
on Mr.. Lenroot's amendment to the
Rivers and Harbor bill providing for a
change in contracts made before the war,
If it is discovered that an increase in the
cost of materials makes change advisa-
BILE and just. There have been several
little furries already, causing the gal
leries to shift a somewhat torpid atten-
ton from the general mise-em-scene to
particular speaker. Senator Fletcher
says that the two Senators from Utah, in
their attitude on river and harbor legis-
'lation, "are outstripping Don Quixote in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26

election. The only thing left for us to do
IS to enact that legislation which will put
power where responsibility to exercise
power rests.
MIR. QUIN 1t seems to me, gentlemen
AvA Of this House, that the bows who are
on the battle line Offering their lives to
their country should have the solid support
of every man on the floor of this House,
and the way to give it to them is to give
the President Of the United States full and
complete authority to control all of these
agencies to properly safeguard the man who
proposes to go over the top, by having all
the activities of this government under one
head, properly centralized, in order to pros
ecute the war in a businesslike manner
y X
\ r. VOLSTEAD. Mr.. Speaker I do not
AvA believe that this legislation is at all
necessary, still am going to support it.
1t seems clear that with the power in the
President to abolish all bureaus and other
government agencies where duplication Of
work occurs, coordination can readily take
place. But that is not the chief reason
why this legislation is not necessary, The
President may now appoint anybody he sees
fit to conduct this war, and can dismiss any,
body in power if he finds any one who is
inefficient He has the money, the men
and the power to build the necessary war
machine. / cannot go as far as Senator
Knox is said to have gone in arguing that
this bill confers no additional powers. 1
think it does, but l do not believe the
powers conferred are at all essential to the
conduct OF the war. / think it is even
doubtful whether the power We are at
tempting to confer is strictly constitutional.
M r. SMITH, of Michigan. Let us CO.
Ava ordinate every nation on the West
ern Hemisphere We are entitled to the
aid and support of every nation in North
and South America. Let us organize the
fighting forces and nations Of China, japan.
Australia, with all the nations of our al
lies to fight for all time until the military
power OF Germany is crushed This is CO.
ordination measure. This is fighting bill.
Some one must have the fpal decision, and
the President is the one to administer it..
Let US do our best and there will be but
one result and this will be victory and
peace for all time. [Applanse.]
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26

Ohio [Mr. Gard] rs to the power that is
given to the President. We have got to
have production; we have got to feed our
selves; we have got to feed the Allies; we
have got to make our own munitions; we
have got to assist in making the munitions
for the Allies. We have got to have ships
to transport our surplus to the world, but
first to the Allies. We have made pretty
poor progress, not nearly as good progress
as we ought to have made in many re-
spects. We Republicans have found it out,
and you Democrats have found it out, and
the President has found it out. When he
put Ryan at the head of aviation and when
he put Schwab in to- build ships, both prac-
teal men, l think he did we'll. l do not
know what Ryan's politics is; l do not know
whether Schwab has any or not, and / do
not care. They are big men. 1t is not poll
tics we want; 1t is aeropanes and ships.
Applause.
Men may draw on their imagination, men
may say what this man will do and what
that man will do; we have elections every
two years, and every four years the Execu-
tive changes. Whatever his name may be
who succeeds the present President, what
ever the names Of the people who succeed
us, l want to say, with old Peter Cart
wright, when the Methodist Church west
of the mountain met in Nashville heard
Cartwright tell this. The people came
wearing hunting shirts, and they would not
let Cartwright preach. Bascom said, "Peter
Cartwright will preach in this place to-
morrow morning at 6 O'clock" He thought
there would not be anybody there to hear
him preach, but Cartwright says, "I jumped
up and said, Brethren, get up and come be-
fore breakfast, and we will have such an
mt Onrip Of tha irif Of no vi
conference has not seen up to this time"
They all came; Bascom was sitting there at
o'clock, and Cartwright says, Gle pulled
the tail of my 'waumus.'" You NAV not
know whst t-as is; 1t was made of butter
nut by the good wives "He pulled the
tail of my waunus and said, BE careful,
Andrew Jackson is coming down the AISLE"
Cartwright says, II turned to him and said,
You say Andrew Jackson is coming down
the aisle; if he don't repent and get for
giveness for his sins God Almighty will
damn his soul as quick as he would that of
a Guinea niger" Laughter and ap-
plause.
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Crisp.
The time of the gentleman from Illinois has
again expired.
Mr.. MADDEN. ask unanimous consent
that my colleague be given ten minutes,
not to be taken out of the time for general
debate.
The SPEAKER pro tempore The gentle
man from Illinois asks unanimous consent
that general debate be extended ten min
utes and that time be given to the gentle
man from Illinois. Is there objection7
There was no objection.
Mr.. CANNON. Cartwright said, 81
preached, and as the congregation was go
ing out and Bascom pulled the tail of my
hunting shirt again and said, There is
General Jackson coming down the aisle, and
he will cut off your ears He came down
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26
The Difference Between a
Farmer and a Profiteer
BY Senator Who Doesn't
Believe in Certain Price,
: Fixing

Mr.. GORE. say, again. that the rea-
4vA son that ! returned the qualified
answer that / did to the Senator from
Utah was that do not believe that the
price ought to be fixed on wheat, rye,
barley, corn, cotton, or on any other article
which is produced by the farmers of this
country. The farmers in the United States
are unorganized; they cannot combine to
fix the price OF their product. Every man
who produces commercial article is en-;
titled to whatever price the law OF supply,
and demand will award; and so long as he
receives no greater price he cannot be- in
dicted as profteer. 1t is those who. are
in situation to manipulate the law of
supply and demand, to arrest and to thwart
its operation. who can be subjected to the
charge that they are profteers. It is tho
man who is able by situation. combination,
or otherwise to extort larger price for
his product than the law Of supply and de-
mand will award, who deserves the epithet
Of prefiteer. The farmers do not come.
within that category. and they do not de-
serve that epithet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26

some OF these rivers and harbors in the
bill. This is the colloquy:
Mr.. Ransdell: May 1 ask the Senator
a question?
Mr.. Smoot: The amount of commerce
on that river for the year 1916-
Mr.. Rnnsdoll: Mr.. President-
Mr.. Smoot Cunning to peer at Mr..
RansdelD: If the Senator will wait until
finish this sentence then will yield to
him.
At which point Mr.. Smoot proceeds
with, ''The amount of commerce on that
rlver,"' ETC., until the passing minutes
begin to shred the patience of Mr. Rams
dell, who gives visible signs of wear.
, Finally Mr.. Ransdell breaks out.
* ~r~
MIR. PRESIDENT, will the Senator
AvA. from Utah yield to me? He is
talking about a river in my state.
Mr.. Smoot: Certainly will yield.
Mr.. Ransdell with perhaps more of
irony than Southern courtesy: 1 am
very much obliged to the Senator.
MIR. Smoot (returning in kind): I
never spoke on river and harbor bill or
offered a word of criticism but what the
Senator from Louisiana was Immediately
upon his feet to defend the PROTECTING
matter how ridiculous it was.
Mr.. Smoot makes quiet start on this,
but ends explosively and with smoke in
his voice. Mr.. Ransdell, standing on the
Democratic side, has quietly been devel-
oping into white heat. He does not
hesitate when he speaks, rushes rather
into the heart of his opinion, but rushes
in the breathless manner and shaken
voice of a man who can hardly stand to
wait for the moment until his shaft has
struck home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26
The Treatment of Whoopine
Cough

A UTRECHT is of the opinion that
there is little virtue in most Of the
therapeutic measures now employed for
this affection. He recommends the most
absolute quiet, even immobility of the
child, as this decreases the number of
paroxysms of coughing and shortens the.
length of the morbid process, likewise
preventing the advent of complications.
A mild infusion of ipecac is exhibited.
Berlin Klinische Wochensc,ift
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26
RUT the great moment-of the debate
IL comes with tho ,.icinne &c Il.

u UT the great moment of the debate
- comes with the rising fire and eli
nlactic motion of one of the Senators
from Utah, Mr.. Smoot. Mr.. Smoot is a
tall and even angular Senator built not
so much for rhythm as for speed. There
is little bit of the schoolmaster about
him, about the loose hang of his coat over
his lengthy frame, the high collar he
wears of a single fold, and the glasses
that sit closely over the bridge of a SEN
sible and generous nose He is amply
man OF common sense. He gives out an
impression of mental quality. He ap-
pears to be man who thinks. not subtlv
doubtless, but clearly and simply and d.
rectly, and without reservation. He comes
upon the stage now in slightly differ
ent role. He openly rejects the amend
ment in the form in which it appears
and he adds to his rejection a warmth of
emphasis that does not lie confessedly in
his ordinarily casual attention. He has
voice that is made for sound, full. open.
OF good timbre, and in broad way it
has facility. 1t yields surprising range
in the direction of ridicule and toward
the other pole of an earnest passion. If
it snarls little. roughly in it's humor il
has convincing power in it's sweep of
argument and denunciation.
The first spark is struck by Senator
Ransdell, of Louisiana. Senator Rams
dell might stand for the picture of a
Southern planter or Western farmer.
He is of good height without being tall,
squarely set and is marked chiefly by a
beard that hides him as an individual and
Classics him in group, and by his clear
presentation of the English tongue at it's
ripest as it is spoken below the Ohio
River. Mr.. Ransdell is on his feet and
wants to address Mr.. Smoot, who is head
long in his assault on spending money on