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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
POKER FANS WILL LAUGH

There is one comedy episode in oh
Baby which is now current at the
strand theater every afternoon and
night. presented by Mike Sacks and
the Marcus Musical Comedy company
that would make the SPHINX laugh. 1t
Is a traVesty on poker game and en-
plQys the services OF Mr.. Sacks and
two able aids, Jack Cleary and Bob
Alexander, Sure it is nonsense--non-
sense OF the most nonsensical kind
but by that same token If one has my
sense of humor whatsoever this droil
incident to the big revue cannot but
develop into a whole hearted laugh II
will appeal dou5ly to deVotees Of tde
great American game Daily matt
nees are offered at 238 II is an
nounced that Poor Butterfly" will ne
the offering next week
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
Dick Carman's Colors Carved
By Many Fine Thoroughbreds

flrst-rate runners to carry their
colors.
sunny Slope, it is understood was
sold to the new stable for 5000
His former owner, William Martin
fpaid $3.50 for the colt as d yearling
His record this season is one Of the
best in the three year old class
sunny Slope was sired by Astronomer
out of Neva W. The colts most brill
liant performance this year was the
winning of the Jerome Handicap.
Some of the other recently acquitted
runners for the new stable are the
two year olds Wyndover and PASTORAL
Swain and the miller Starflnch, which
We're purchased by Mr.. Carman dur
ing the Saratoga meeting.
/ Wyndover is a kentucky bred son
4of Free Lance, and won both in Ken
{tueky and at Saratoga for his
breeder. John j. Long, of Louisville.
In PASTORAL Swain the new stable
will have "A promising son OF Colin
and Elegance. Starfinch has been
racing for two seasons under the
silks of the former jockey, William
Travers.
The most popular mem beers OF the
original Carman stable are Startling,
Louise V, Biazeaway Ideal. The
Boy, Jill. G, NJ. Miller, Surprising and
Nigel
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25

public house or some corner In the
works itself The canteens are ope-
rated by the employers solely in the
interests of the workmen and are not
run for pro1t The board have now
provided some 700 canteens which cater
for about 100000 workers daily.
Diagrams and figures showing the
reduction in the number OF convictions
for drunkenness have from time to
time been. given. and need not be re-
peated here, but it is sufficiently strik
ing to say that convictions for drunk
anness today are about half what they
were year ago. while year ago
they had shrunk to one-third of the
pre-war figure. In 1918, the weekly
average OF convictions for drunkenness
was 2,iS2. and during the frst six
months Of 1919 IL was SIS. With the
exception of Russia at the time when
vodka was totally prohibited. Lord
d Afternoon claims that since the re-
strictions of the control board have
been enforced in Great Britain. the de-
cline in drunkenness has been greater
aud more rapid than in any other coun-
try in the world. remarkable fea-
ture connected with the boards work
haa heen the acceptance of the restfie-
tions--which unquestionably brought
about drastic change In the DRINKING
a minimum OF friction and with the
greatest good sense, while the orders
have been carried out Loyalty by the
licensed trade. Drink restrictions. Lord
4 Abernon also stated. have not been
accompanied by the growth of undesir-
able habits, such as drug taking. The
testimony of army and navy authori
ties the police. and various agencies
interested in social welfare is unani-
mously agreed that the liquor control
board has been remarkably successful
in the work intrusted to it.
Speaking of the cost of drink. Lord
d Afternoon said that the nations drink
bin. which before the war was $780,.
600 900 pounds. is now $40. 200, 900
pounds. The duty on alcohol has
been doubled within the last few
months, and the present duty on
beer is seven times greater than II
was ten years ago. After the war. Lord
d'Abernon said, he anticipated that the
revenue from drink might be expected
to hiring in anything from o,o0o oe0
pounds to $50, 900 pounds;
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
CONTROL OF LIQUOR
IN GREAT BRITAIN
Asernge Convictions For Drunkenness
Reduced ny, Half. owing to
Drink Control.

London Sept 2 Lord a 4 hernOn,
chairman of the central control board
tiiquor trafficA recently held con-
ference a the overseas press center, of
the ministry OF information. in order
to give correspondents of overseas
journals an opportunity to learn some
thing Of the effect of liquor control on
the working class population in Great
Britain
The drink problem, Lord d Afternoon
remarked. was worldw de. and had eX~
listed for several thousand years; yet,
SO far, no general solution had been
achieved At the outset he made it
clear that the measures he advocated
for dealing with the drink problem in
Great Britain were in wise 10 be
considered as applicable to every coun-
try Lord Afternoon was, however.
confident that no return TO the former
drinking habits Of the country was
l1ikelT. and he thought that after the
war, progress might be maintained on
lines similar 10 those at present in ope-
ration.
lord d'Aberuou gave a brief sum =
mary of the measures taken by the
board In dealing with the drink evil.
In the FIRST place the hours during
which liquor shops are open have been
reduced from nineteen hours before the
war to five and one half hours at the
present time And care has been taken
that the hours during which drink is
btainable are the most suitable. In
toxicatIng liquors of excessive strength
have been compulsory diluted Credit.
| canvassinE for liquor orders, and
treating" have been prohibited, and
canteens, for the provision of food and
non alcoholic refreshment. for NUM-
ton and transport workers have been
instituted.
Another factor. which doubtless has
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
flIEhDS FIGHTING
N MASSACHUSETTS
s&QuOr Interests Have Declared
II AGainst RE Election Of Those
Who Voted for Ratification.
TO PUNISH LEGISLATORS
Movement l. BEING Conducted icy
Trade Union Liberty League TOR
VI ORGANIZATIONS Doing the Work for
Il tho 16quor Dealers Association.

A fght has been declared. accord
ling to Boston papers. upon me Nom
bArs OF the Massa c,.Setts legislature
who voted hast spring tor the ratiii'e'
stion of the national prohibition
amendment The association formed
10 work against their reelection IS
com posed Of members of the Wait
reE@es union, the Barlendcrs union,
Sthc Trades Union Liberty league and
nhe Brewery Workes' union led hy
anaemhers OF the Masters f'r'rwt-fs1 q s.
sN0ciation. the Wine and Spirits asso-
CITATION and the Liquor Dealers aEso-
sEiAfion.
DE II the misguided mem hers Of the
labor organizations here enlisted I'M
sfierstood the r. latiou Of alcoholic
Drinks 10 the working man as clearly
aAs certain French professor who re-
gently wrote on the subject. they
Nouid recognize the legislators they
ARE fighting. and met h. liquor deal
SGT1. rs their true friends
III The daily hreadwinner according TO
professor pebove one of the noted
French scientists. is in more danger
5cf being injured bv alcohol than the
snan in comfortahia circumstances,
shecause. with less opportunity TO
KNOW the truth he is dragged On by
Mhe bad example or urging 81 others.
Mntii he turn bles into the abyss OF
Micoh oiism and is accompanying
Ssniseries His strength is diminished,
ne cannot DO "a much work, h" loses
safore time, due eithcr "a sickness or
ssydolence He il 10 blame te be sure.
Shut he is toe sc verely punished Ana
This wife and childte0 have tn bear
ssfhe consequences through mo fault OF
their own.
Il p,.efanror r. hove e.. 81 mot Ia Ean ltN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
THE 18TH CHAIR.

No event or tne local theatrical
calendar of the present season is in
vested with greater interest or more
anticipation of genuine enjoyment
than the engagement of The 18th
chair. This mefodrama of mystery
the latest work of Bayard WELLER
who also wrote Within the Law.
was unquestionably the most EN- phatie
hit of last season in New York, 1t
| ran for a solid year playing to audi
ences which crowded the Forty
eighth Street theatre to capacity.
And 1t can boast Of that peculiar and
quiet undetinable quality in play
which causes those who have seen it
TO remain unsatisfied until all OF
their friends and neighbors have seen
| it. too.
The central and most important
| character of The 9th Chair is
| Rosalie La Grange. an aged spiritual
| istiC trance medium. Summoned to a
| home whose occupants are strangers
| to her, she finds that one member
| OF the dinner party plans TO make
| use of her extraordinary powers to
assist him in solving the mystery
surrounding the murder of his
| friends. The scance proceeds in the
dark and when the lights are thrown
! on the inquisitive gentleman himself
| is found to have been murdered in
| exactly the same manner that his
! friend was done to death Every
| door and window of the room has
| been locked and it is absolutely GER
| tain that no one has either entered
| or departed from the room since the
beginning OF the scanCe. 1t is the
working out Of this second crime
! mystery which provides the story OF
| the play and furnishes thrills too
numerous to be counted.
| The f3th Chair" will be perform
ed here by skilfully selected and
carefully trained company led by
| Blanch Hall.
The role of Police Inspector Dono-
hue. next In Importance to that OF
Rosalie La Grange. is In the hands
of Joseph Garry.
! Others in the cast whose reputa
/ tons are founded upon past demon
/ STATIONS of more than ordinary
ability are Helen Hilton Emma
7 Lowry Esther Nelson. Zita STAFFORD
Marjorie Morgan, stephen Hepburn
Robert Dudley. Abneh SUMMONS
Nicholas Roche. Alfred Soone, Ro-
+ bert Thorne and Lee Chalque. The
( 9th Chair" will be the attraction al
the Academy Thursday night
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
.0NTAR|O RUMlESS
TWO WHOLE YEARS
'' Prohibition. Adopted as a War
Measure. Has Made t~nod and
Is Here To stay"
signal SUCCESS" IN TORONTO
Quebec. Only Remaining Wet Part.
Viii go Dry Next spring. it'iS De-
Clarcd with Authority.

Toronto Srpt - Two years ago
this week the province Of Ontario
went dry The almost universal YER
diet H. thai prohibition adopted as a
wartime measure has made good ana
IS here 10 stay NuRher" IS here even
a faint cali for the restoration of the
saloon though now and then one
hears the observation that after tho
war, when tn" soldiers return, there
will have 10 he some relaxation, at
least 70 the extent of beer and wine
+ licenses.
| police officials were. perhaps. the
i most sk"pticnl persons in the commu-
unity rs to the feasibility OF prohibit
ttion Their testimony now is unani-
Imous n signal success" says the
Chict Of Police Of Toronto. In fact, |
almost shudder to think what war
time conditions without II would have
been Arrests and crimes of all
kinds show "a marvellous decrease.
Sarnc NJ In Maine.
All kinds Of subterfuges have been
adopted to get 81 supply of liquor into
the province Whiskey travels now
adayS under a variety Of labels once
it was found in bales of hay, again in
shipments Of potatoes the most in
genious contrtvance Of All was Il small
barrel Of vinegar This phase OF the
ienforCe ment of tho act will be sim
lrlitied next spring when Quebec. the
Hast remaining wet spot in Canada
will 60 dry
Crime statistics. favorable though
they are are swollen by reason Of a
large number Of petty thcfts and burg
Iaries resulting from tho search OF
private premises for liquor by thirsty
mortais Many a dentist has found his
whiskoy bottle filed with water when
h. has grabbed it in an emergency
fer !ainting patient.
Fines for breaches Of the act i'm
posed in The Toronto police court alone
during N" past two years amounted
to over t500 600
Much ''Noonshining
The present tendency in efforts TO
.tVade he act is toward the estab-
hshment OF Illicit stills This is an
indication that private stores OF
liquor imported before the act went
into effect are becoming exhausted
The suppression of stills will require
an unyieldng temper and eternal Wig
llAnce on the part of the authorities,
and so far these have been in evidence
thanks to the cooperation OF munich
pal orga nizations and the almost uni
versal support Of public opinion
\ curious development of prol1ib-
tion days is an abnormal increase in
the number of candy stores There il
nothing illicit about this new candy
trade. It seems simply to be a physi-
.oiogtCal fact that candy is found to
be more or less satisfying substi-
tute as stimulant and craving
.qnieter by a large number of people
who formerly used alcohol
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
CHARLOTTE GREENWOOD
COMING TO ACADEMY

Charlotte Greenwood comes from
Norfolk and has been making rapid
progress on the stage under the
management OF Oliver Morosco She
will be seen at the Academy as the
star in 80 Long. Lefty" for two
nights with Saturday matinee, be-
ginning Friday. September 81.
Several years ago Miss Greenwood
decided that the stage needed her
and she enlisted in the ranks of the
chorus. Then she found she had
guessed wrong. as the stage manager
discharged her. You are too tall"
he said II suggest you try vaude-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
ALASKA SHIPS SIXTY TONS
OF REINDEER MEAT

L Sixty tons of dressed reindeer meat
was recently marketed in the States.
This meat is quite tender. and. al
though it has the taste of wild game.
it is as good as beef. The reindeer
weighs, on an average, about lao
pounds dressed. Mr.. Carl Albertson.
of Nome, estimates that there are
over 100000 reigdeer in Alaska and
that herds aggregating $4,000 have
been purchased and will be marketed.
The government imports reindeer
from Siberia. OF the large herds now
in the territory, some 1000 are owned
by natives, representing money
value Of approximately $500. 900.
The reindeer live on lichens which
would otherwise be valueless, and
there are no expenses attached to their
maintenance beyond the labor OF herd
ing and the cost of sheltering and
butchering.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25

New York, Sept 24--Sporting circles
were not unanimous today over the out =
come OF the Lewis-Leouard bout at
Newark last night While there was "A
pretty general agreement that the
welterweight champion had outpointed
the lightweight title holder, not few
spectators held TO the view that II was
Leonards fiaht on points or at least a
g God draw.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25

the need for speed in classification to
mobilize the man power OF the coun
try is great, and while the local
boards have authority to put regis
trants in deferred classes for depen-
dency. even If not claimed and to sug
gest to the district boards deferred
cia ssificatitn for ofcupationaI grounds
vet the need for speed is SO great that
they may overlook such cases. Tho
duty ia for the individual 10 make the
claim and there is no brand of Stacker
dom on one who does.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
s. ISN'T ONLY COUNTRY
IN WHICH SUGAR Is high

ne The total sugar consumption in the
United States for the fiscal year 1877
N1s was s,2ls.5s2 900 pounds In Great
IBritain The total consumption for
R916 amounted To 3.l3i,i9S 600
Wounds. In France for The same Pc
tod Ii was l.lii,242. eco pounds. in
xAly, E53. sGe 900 pounds. while in
anada for the year ending March 81,
MI, the total amount OF sugar con
named was 7.o4 400 coo pounds
HI The wholesale cost Of sugar per 90
eBEds on Mag was ~ in Can
-, 312.5s ia England. sl22S in
France. an1 s2s 30 in Italy. as com
xfcd with s. 50 in this country. The
EeFaEe wholesale cost per zoe
ounds in the tslied countries was
33.52 IA, 40 mt IL the United States
"a paid the same price for sugar as
ut paid by the allied countries our
n4i0nal sugar bill would have been
Increased by t42e,41a,Ss450
In Sweden sugar IL now selling at
u cents pound. Spain at 10 cents
xaxti at IS cents, Portugal at 2ls
enfs, and India at IA cents
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25

First Wife--My husband never
goes out between the acts.
Second Wife--isn't that nice and
thoughtful of him.
First Wife-Depends on the point
OF view. He simply comes in to the
show between drinks,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25

''Intemperance Is the voluntary 81.
tlnction OF reason-"--Channing
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25

& Inc latest peace scheme cooked up
the kaiser appears to have
Good news. [volume] (Boomer, N.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-01

Israel, wandered off and became
lost, and only the Two Tribes of
Judah and Benjamin, known as
the House Of judah, remained in
sight. But the prophecies declare
over and over that these two,
Houses Of Israel shall finally be
brought together and re-estab-
lished as a great and favored
nation. And we English-speaking
I eople of the world are going to
be a part Of that favored nation.
9. The Bible tells us just how
long the Jews were to be scatter
ed abroad and punished, while
the Gentiles ruled. This period,
known as the Times of the Gen
tiles, was to be just $3.50 years,
beginning with COG B. c., and
ending with 1914 A. D. The time
is out, and the restoration of israel
is beginning. W. Anglo-Saxons
have been known as Gentiles, be-
cause we are not Jews, and
because God wanted to keep us
lost so that nobody would know
who we were until the proper
time for us to be joined with our
brothers, the Jews, aud restored
to Divine favor in the new King.
dom that is now beginning to be
established.
10. The Great War now goin2
on will finally bring about the
downfall of every government
except the new Israel govern
ment, and America will turn ou'
to be the new Promised Land.
Good news. [volume] (Boomer, N.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-01
Help h the Devil.

Ask the average person for an
opinion of the kaiser, and you
will be told that he is just a big,
swell headed, egotistical fool man,
who thought he could run rough
shod over the world, but who is
now finding out that he bit off a
little more than he can cha ".
But | believe the kaiser is more
than a mere man. If there is such
a thing as Satanic power I believe
the Beast of Berlin has it: In my
opinion he is the perfect embodi-
ment of Satan, and when we are
fighting him we are actually fight
ing the very old devil.
The Bible predicts a great and
mighty struggle in the end of the
Age between the forces of good
and evil, and I believe this is it.
But the Bible leaves no doubt as
to which will finally win. Right
always conquers in the end. We
who are defending the civilized
world against the bloody Be asst of
Berlin-we have nothing to fear
as to the final outcome. God and
justice and right are on our side,
and we ought to feel a solemn
pride in being able to help the
world in its greatest hour of need.
We are helping to chain the devil
and usher in the Golden Age.
Good news. [volume] (Boomer, N.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-01
The Future of Palestine.
(From The Publicly

The establishment of a great
Jewish community in Palestine,
is now as certain as anything can
be contingent On an Allied victory.
The forty small settlements al
ready started, with a population
aggregting 40, 00O, will be extend
ed, enlarged and drawn together.
into a self. governing republic IN.
der the auspices of the worlds
most liberal governments. And
in the carrying out of the enter
prise, the opportunity is present.
ed to put to the test of practice.
those new social principles that
have acquired universal acceptane
in every enlightened democratic
nation, but that have never been
realized because of the inertia of
the people and the power of the,
established order. The time is here
when such a set of principles can
be agreed upon by the most prac.
tical of men, provided only they
are free Of self-interest and hsve
the courage of their convictions.
The new Palestine will be a.
land of agriculture, a miniature
California, it's farmers dependent
upon community enterprise, for
the irrigation works, and the fer
t~ilization, without which the soil
cannot yield generously enough
to support the increased popula-
ton that is planned. All the ex~
perience Of the most enlightened
communities in the United States.
Australia. Canada and other ma.
lions can be drawn upon to devise,
a method of financing and a sys-
tenn Of land tenure that will
assure the independence and
the continued prosperity of the
humblest Zionist, provided only
he have the will and the industry
to contribute his share of toll. This
,Question of land tenure is certain
to be vital in the new colony. And
there will be no excuse for a
method of colonizing that will
leave room for the land specula-
tor, the taker of unearned in
crement, the usurious banker, or
the monopolist of such commune
, ty functions as the transporting
! and storing Of the lands products
Good news. [volume] (Boomer, N.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-01
THINGS THAT AMT so.

as those Of the present, is the
fact that they always know so
much that amt so. This is espec-
tally the case in religious matters
and everything pertaining to the
teaching of the Bible, and | am
now going to preach a little SER
mon about some of these we'll
known Things That Amt So"
The religious world is so full OF
error that it never can grasp and
understand the truth until it first
makes room for the truth by
casting out some of the error. To
preach the truth to people in their
present condition il sorter like
taking a jug that is already full
of sour dishwater and trying 10
fill it with honey. You see there
is no room for the honey until
the dishwater is emptied out.
So now let US proceed to empty
out some of the theological dish
water that has caused the church
es to stagnate and almost rot
with error.
Here is a list of widely accepted
religious beliefs that are not so:
/. Immortality of the Soul.
2. Eternal Torment.
8. Heaven Away Up Above the
Skies Somewhere.
a. He'll a Place Of Eternal
Burning.
5. Going to Heaven or Hell
When You Die.
6. The End of Time at the Sec.
ond Coming of Christ.
z. The Second Coming to Be
Sudden and Visible to ALI the
World at Once.
8. The End to be Announced
by a Literal Trumpet Blast in the
Skies, the Dead all Raised a.
Once, and the Final judgment
Finished in One Literal Day.
9. The Earth Burned Up anc
Entirely Destroyed.
10. All Saved People will b.
Carried Up Above the Skies ant
Given Wings, Harps and Crowns
and All Others Sent to He'll t.
Burn Through All Eternity.
The above ten 'beliefs" cove
most of the main big errors tina
aretaught by the average ortho
dox creed. There are plenty o
other errors too numerous t
mention here, but these are tn
main big ones. They are all base
on a wrong understanding of tn
Bible and of the Divine Plan. a
outlined therein. There is not
word of truth in any of the te
Sor%;o1oc of fo;%ki, 1:okol oLo-,