The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-17
Corks and Bullets
Harry p. Rising.

Harry p. Rising.
America dry! No more New Eng
land rum for the blacks of Africa,
Where the Turks horse has trod
no grass will grow" and where booze
biights the soul no virtue will exist.
One of the wealthy oil men of Cali
fornia has just obtained divorce be-
cause his wife insisted on leading
gay life at the downtown cafes OF
Los Angeles. Closing saloons but per
hitting liquors in restaurants and
cafes does not stop drunkenness
among women
The increase of the whiskey tax
from 1920 to $500 per gallon never
caused the snake breeders to bat an
eye They simply bought supply OF
smaller sized whiskey glasses
William u. Observation-Disclosures s
war governors the first candidate
for that office to openly declare for
nation wide prohibition. And It Is
gratifying TO note that he won over
his wet opponent AT the primary by
90 600 plurality This shows him to
be a very strong candidate, and his
election is n foregone. conclusion.
Wine grapes can he used for Jelly.
jam. Crane juice, syrup. sugar. candy,
stock food and industrial alcohol, 50
that the wine grape growers are not
dependent upon tho snake industry
for a livelihood by any means.
There are 5000, 900 men of military
age in the United States that are un-
naturalized No wonder il has been
difficult for Americans to crush the
liquor traffic for the liquor traffic IS
an imported pest,
The Midnight f'ollies"-one Of San
Francisco's pight-life eafos-had its
August allotment of sugar certificates
confiscated because it's owner obtained
duplicate certificates and sought to
evade the food administrators rules,
One folly too many
c. c. Young. thtc republican nomt-
nee for lieutenant governor of Cali
fornia. is the first dry candidate to re-
ceive that honor. His election is prac-
tically certain Mr. Young was born
in New Hampshire in 1859 and has
been speaker of the state assembly
three terms. He is Il successful bust
ness man of Berkeley and is also the
author of a text book used in tho high
schools of that state. He represents
the highest type Of American citizen
ship.
We have failed to note In the liquor
journals the recent news item 10 the
effect that there are no inmates for
the "poorhouses" in Maine. Prohibit
ton appears 10 be n promoter of pros
perity in that state.
The scarcity of ships has made 1t
practically impossible for the liquor
traffic In America to send any more
wines and whisky to Siam. one thing
10 thank the war fer, anyway!
The earth has become too small for
4 the liquor traffic, An international
/ Anti Alcoholic league, organized and
/ foetered by Americans, could soon
put the Aibosh on booze. How does
7 the idea strike you. reader Let's
/ put King Alcohol off the earth
If the world wide fight against booze
Is taken up, il won't be long until the
people of Japan will be telling the
hyeneas of the liquor traffic in Amer
lea that they don't want any more of
their liquors, Awake, Japan
one of the benefits or the world
war is that II has shown up" The orr
ein of the attempts to ALLEVIATE the
friendship OF Japan and America.
There is no cause for anything but the
kind1iest feeling between the two ma
tons and il is gratifying that this
Christian spirit will continue. Here
after when YOU hear anybody utter a
warning WORD against Japan, tell him
he Hun propagandist--and that
Bat the boo2e-ahd hush the hun
men hatloh WI"e Frohiol'lon goes
INTO effect II VIII release eVoooV men
these VIII De aoie 10 lake the place
OF others mere at nome. thus reIeaS-