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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-08

The possibility that the house delegates may reach
q vote Mapp prohibition biz owing the short time re
position Of small bit active minority makes timely state
mept Of the loss which state viii incur If this measure is
allowed to die en- the calendar
The bin provides the whereby seized liquors NAV he
utilized benefit of the state At present the only method
Of disposing them by destruction Between 81 1000 and
$4,000 Of alcohol IN liquors the lands Of Off
ran cash the bill becomes effective
RI 1t fails PASSAGE by Of failure Of the house to vote
this liquor be destroyed and the state will lose Just that
much perfectly good money The when money needed
Net only that but the state viii lose the benefit of liquors
seized hereafter which be destroyed instead Of being
alcohol for industrial and medic mi purpose The
probably 100000 within the next wears unless tho house
delegates takes advantage Of the opportunity to pass the
pending bill
Still further here is no possibility of further reduction in
criminal in of the unless the bill enacted
The present has already enabled reduction OF $4,000 IN
the appropriation for this itcm alone will be possible
# the Law passed reduce the still further during
the next two wears possibly $4,000 The difference will he
absolute direct loss to the state treasury II the b Is al
lowed o 60 by default.
Moreover unless the passed. the ruling made by
Judge Richardson's Of the Richmond hustIngs court will pre-
vent the OF search warrants and very largely ity
the efforts both of men working under the prohibition
missioner and officers to round up booeR@ors The
bill provides amendment to the present law which VII On
tirelv overcome Judge Richardson's objections.
The pending bill also appropriation for the sup
m If the department Of prohibition Unless money
sary for carving the work Of the department orbcom
ing the worl necessarily stop and the prohibition Law
sill he very effectively nulGhed.
Conlrared With these facts the protests of those
who oppose the measure nane and childish The
losses which would result failure Of this BILL vastly
balances all that the bill VIII cost.
Worse still any serious breakdown of the prohibition law
will entail disturbance distress and In the com
monwealth Of Virginia than could be offset by all the money
carried by the general appropriation bill
Gentlemen Of the house Of delegates is time to get busy
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-08
MAY RELEASE MATERIAL
FOR CITY PURPOSES

A conferences will be held tomor-
row morning between the admins
trative board. Contractor ]. r. Muck
OILS and Architects Carneal & John
ston. on the Howitzers' armory situ-
alton.
The city has appropriated about
500, 600 for the addition to the arm
ory. a large part OF which has been
completed.
Owing TO scarcity Of labor. how.
ever, and the need of material by
the government and the city for
other purposes. and the further fact
that the arnory will not be needed
until after tbs war. the board feels
that arrangements may b. made be-
tween the interested parties by which
the work may bee delayed. the ma
teriai diverted and the contractor re-
leased of his bond to cornplste the
arrnory at a tpecified time II y
hoped by the board that these poiutn
may. ~ .ssttlsd 1t ths confeesnae -
~ II n
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-08
Soldiers Carry
Red Cross Kits

>-auvS which reached the head
quarters OF the Richmond Red Cross
chapter esterday regarding comfort
kits and the men In the service abroad
win interest local Red Cross workers.
cablegrarn from Major James H.
Perkins. Red Cross commissioner TO
Europe, to national headquarters con
tanned the information. The mas
gage said.
EVERY American soldier now an
teriug the trenches carries an Amer
iran Red Cross comfort kit contain
ing towel, shirt. writing paper. pencil.
soap. handkerchief. socks, mirror and
tobacco. The number OF kits cannt
be stated, but the fact that every SOL
der has one means that the work
done bv American women Is a big
comfort to the soldiers now on the
firing line. This fact should be a
solace to the American women who
have made them as We'll as TO ths
soldiers. More kits wanted with
socks and tobacco"
To date SIS has been Melted by the
Red Cross melting pot, which was
esta blished In the Schwartsschild
tewelry store last November at the
sugg estion of Mrs. James d. Gibson,
OF Westha mpton, IL was stated yea
terday. The melting pot 10 for the re-
ceipt of contributions of copper. brass.
silver ard other meta Articles do
mated by friends OF the Red Cross are
solid and the proceeds turned over to
the society. Mrs. Harry Cullen Is
now In charge OF the melting pot
fund, Mrs. Gibson having been forced
by illnsss to xelinQutsh supAsvistoa q
" * 8 4. y - $780, &
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-08
WAR EMPHASIZES NEED
OF HEALTH INSURANCE

Albany, y. r.. March war
Increasing demands upon the fitness
and endurance Of labor. the shock
ingfy high percentage OF draft rejec-
lions because of physical disability
the entra nee of vast armies of war
workers into strange employments
involving new hazards. and the great
advent OF women into industry, have
emphasized the vital necessity OF the
prompt development of workmen s
health insurance, including special
maternity care"
This declaration was made by SEQ
rotary John b. Andrewe, of the
American Association for Labor Leg
health insurance beforee the Albany
Social Science society.
The health insurance bill pre-
pared by the New York state fedora
ton of labor, now being pressed for
early passage in the legislature he
said, lis especially significant at this
time as evidence of the rapid prog
ress of the movement In this country
for public sickness protection for
wage Sarnsrs and as recognition that
healthy workere are the foundation
OF national strength, both In peace
and war"
While the need OF conserving
the physical vtgor OF the people is
now greater than ever bafore, he
continued, sc has been we'll said IN
the recent report OF the New Jersey
legislativ commission. unanimously
favoring health insurance legislation
as need aceentuated by the war.
that ii is also the duty OF statesman
ship to look beyond our immedlats
pressing needs to the period OF re
construction at the close of the war.
We cannot afford to disregard the
protective legislative Inducements al
ready offered to workmsn by our
keenest CONNER ciaj competitors In
Europe"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-08

must triumph. Thus, the moral tone
of the individual. as we'll rs of the
nation, would inevitably he lowered.
This country has never embarked
in a war of conquest. From 1875 to
the present. we have fought for lio-
ertN or for union or for ths cp-
pressed--ever for some sterling prin-
ciple of right From childhood. We
have been taught TO believe that the
high unselhshness q war-aims has
given us the victory We have seen
the decay or destruction Of men and
nations that have bsttlcd for DO
m!nlon--as Germany is now battling
should we fan in tAia our nighticst
war for the right, tine average man
must lose forever iho simple faith
which has led our dear country from
ncthiuRness TO its present estate For
that faith. more than for anything
else. our sacrifice ts . hundredtold
Justified.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-08

.t vance would appear 70 DO Gee
ovrary factor.
The conclusion to he drawn Is that
every possible means should he EN-
ployed to make the discovery of chips
difficult The strictest precautions
should be taken that TO Information
reach tho submarine as q date. place
or route OF sailing. Il is particularly
important now AZ the approach OF the
good weather OF spring. when renewed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-08

U-boat activity must be looked for, to
roa!iTe that the safety of ships from
sui marine destruction depends not
only upon defense, but also. and pri-
n'rily, upon evasion; and this Is par
t'cularly so because though ships and
tonnage may be restored, tho cargoes
OF ships that are sunk are irretrievably
lost Evasion Is the best defense
against the submarine, considered
either as an instrument or as means
Of warfare
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-08

the prompt ratification Of the fed
araI prohibition amendment By the
Texas Legislature makes thu Lone
gate state number eight on the roll
Of honor
Eight legislatures nave acted on
tire question All have acted favor
ably.
OF the~e states Mississippi. Viz
giaia. North Dnkota, South Carolina
ane Montana have already adopted
statewide prohibition. In Kentucky.
MARYLAND and TexaA the liquor bust
mega continues to ne sheltered IN
sonA Of the largest c.tisa Kentucky
and MARYLAND are the home OF dtstn'
barry ard Wholesale liquor interests
which fer many years have dictated
ere poRcy Of thoss states wherever
ressr,is Texas. tn respect 70 state
eide rroh rbftlor.. nas besn controlled
n,atss~ ~ .fse brewery irterevts 81 st
Ie.uss
Thrcur%, r-srv vears. there has
been 70 reaso7at1s touht ~ the ex-
hteroe Of large majority sentiment
IN Texas n favo- 81 prohibition. Coz
troll ~ Democratic party nacffiaor7
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-08
U-BoAT CAMPAIGN A rAnURr.

~ the last several months is found
in the bad weather. which, ,hougr,
favoring the submarines in actual at
tack. uade Il diaictnt for the u-boats
To End the ships he believes that
rvarior is the very best defense yet
found against the submarins. closing
WITH the following sum mary and con
ciusion
The submarine as an instrument
@, warfsre cannot be called successful
chiefly because rof It's failure 10 dis
cover or reach It's vctins; but it ia
reasonably effective and increasingly
So. relatively. in conditions, OF bad
weather, it # succeed in hndins the
ships to be attacked. Good weather
appears TO be- about equally favorable
to C-hoat ana ship, the advantage, II
any being With the submarine. Ships
armed for defense have a reasonable
ehance Of beating oT attacks IN good
weather. la&s chance TN hac weather.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-08

the forces that prey on the weak
nesses and frailties of our human ma
ture, he Will sec and tell. 1t straight.
That is why the Petersburg Index
Appeal, and such like, deprecats 30
strenouously his visit OF investigation
at the front.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-08
TEXAS Is E19HTH-TwENTY EIGHT COMING.

has enabled alien brewers 20 etave of
elections in many case& Where the
question has been submitted In recent
years, outright stealing has been re-
sorted to by tho brewery interests 20
retain their footing
This is not nere guess work or
theory. In a suit brought less than
four years ago by tina attorney gen
eral against the Texas brewery trust.
tho evidence showed In detail the TN
dcrhRnd methods, the political trad
ing ard scheming. tire SYSTEMATIC ex-
ncnditur@ OF vast SUMS 81 money to
bay the support Of politicians and
even 70 buy votes, The facts as shown
OF the hearing of the case. which re
sultsd ir Anes aggregattng quarter
milton dollars and the dissolution Of
~ the companies involved, nlls two
big volumes ard make a permanent
Indictment eEatrst thA methods and
80 n,er who have rroatsd through
rronv v~ars by tire degradation ~ a
great psople.
The result n ~erss IS as distinctly
= victory for the forces II militant
,. ,+ac7,srv @Aa as ANY, ret accorded
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-08
British Minister Arrives.

An Atlantic Port, March Sir
Henry Darlington Smith, who is to as-
sis; Lord Reading, British special am
bassador TO the limited States. arrived
hers today, hi IIsnsy peass tho rank
II AAnfnHne p3enfpofon1aHk
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-08
The Sale of Men S
Handkerchiefs

lot Of Pure Linen Handkerchief, with initials.
about n the lot. 2Sc each.
Seventy I'm this these
e
hundred and City Pure Linen Handkerchief,
initials; excellent value; linen handkerchief
Of the question this stock
About 500 ane quality. Soft Cotton
plain and have initials also fine
colored borders with initials: this lot
hundred and nifty quality soft
kerchefs, also plain; these quality
cloth: tic. for
Two small lots that slightly imperfect In
cotton, in plain and fancies:
loc each
The Mems Corner: First Floor Booths
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-08
At Is TO 40 Per Cent Belou
Today's Regular Price

We have just purchased the sample lines Of
one of Americas leading importers and manu-
tacturers of Handkerchiefs. These lines com
prise Handkerchiefs of very fine quality linen,
sheer lawn, cotton, etc, and include novelty col
ored and colored border effects as we'll as sheer
white embroidered and initiated styles
Although some of these Handkerchiefs are
very slightly soiled in manufacturing, this in
no way mars their appearance or usefulness,
and they are big bargains at the prices asked.
good chance to supply ones needs for year
hence, for such 'kerchief values will not be
available again for a long time.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-08
The Women's and Children
Handkerchiefs

A very large lot. including plain white hemstitched
lawn and linen. novelty colored white emhrod-
white and colored initial Handkerchefs,
addition these sample lines include
of Handkerchiefs also bought under price, be
soid accordingly.
Sale prices Be. &c, 1Oc, fSc and 2hct
See First Floor Booths
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09

their sales of sugar to two pounds per
person per mon Il for the families
they SELL In fact this is the only way
to secure an equi. able distribution of
sugar as the ALI ment by the Food
Administration I, the State is based
on this ration arl the certificates al
lowed to merchants are also based on
this ration
Supply Is Small.
The sugar situ2 ION confronting the
United States is described by the Food
Administration as follows:
'The sugar sur lies throughout the
country, in homes, stores, factories,
and bakeries are It low ebb; the pro-
duction from the american beet and
Louisiana cane crops has been disap-
pointing; the vie! in Porto Rico has
likewise been sn2ci.er than anticipat-
ed; and the ina:, ity of the United
States and the A.. IS to secure sugar
from Java and Ger distant sources
on account of the imperative call for.
ships for the NOV ment of troops and
the supply from S., h quarters. Added
to this already & -.icult situa. ion the
quantity needed Ey the army and navy
greatly exceeds Ca.~l:er estimates; we
must send large amount to France
and Italy to tai; the place Of the
great volume lost through the German
and Austrian inv, IONS during which
much beet land vas over-run and
many factories de- royed; we have to
supply certain G.4ntities to neutral
nations under agrc ments; aid finally
over fifty million pounds were lost re-
Gently through ST marine sinkings off
our Atlantic coast
It's an "Esse :.ial Element"
In asking the pablo voluntarily to
reduce their consumption to a level
more nearly equ1 to the compulsory
restrictions in e.: in France, Eng
land and Italy, thu tatement says that
while sugar is Of n used as a luxury
in America, it hes become an lessen
tial element for he success of the
war among the ne ons of Europe"
Upon our actic:l here" the state.
meut continues, depends the posi-.
b1lity of maintaining the ration to our
own fighting men and those of the
Allies as wei Is Of avoiding a still fur
Their reduction of tie allotments to the
civil populations of the nations fight
ing Germany which are already down
to point far under their normal
needs"
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09
Contractor Says
1t Bets Anything.
Karnes Says Taniac Relieved Him
of Terrible Rheumatism-Gain-
ed Ten Pounds IN Weight.

zone bottle of Tanlac has got me
over one of the worst cases of rheuma-
tism a man ever had and l have gained
ten pounds besides," sale John A.
Karnes, a Well-known contracting plas-
,terer, living ats3o3 Oriel street, Nash
vile, Tennessee.
"I've had rheumatism off and on for
several years, especially in hot weather
and | would ache in every joint in my
body almost like a sore TOOTH My suf-
ferins was SO great that CO I'D hardly
bear it at times and it seemed like the
more suffered the worse got until l
finally had to lay off from work for a
whole month on account of it.
''It just beats anything l ever saw
how Tanlac begun to relieve my trouble
right from the start. Almost every
symptom of rheumatism has gone, nv
appetite is fine, l sleep like a log and
have gained ten pounds in weight My
experience proves to me that Tanlac is
one OF the greatest medicines ever made
and | recommend it to Others.
Tanlac is sold in Sylvia at Sylvia Phar-
macy. adv.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09

There is more Catarrh in this section
OF the country than all other diseases
put together, and for years it was sup.
posed to be incurable. Doctors prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly failing
to cure with local treatment, pronounced
it incurable. Catarrh is a local disease.
greatly influenced by constitutional con-
dltions and therefore requires constitu-
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine. manufactured by F. ]. Cheney &
Co.. Toledo, Ohio, is constitutional
remedy, is taken internally and acts
thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
Of the System. One Hundred Dollars re-
ward is offered for any case that Halls
Catarrh Medicine fails to cure Send fol-
circulars and testimonials.
F: j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09
CHANGED CONDITIONS NECESSl.
TATE REDUCTION OF 80 1879
IN CONSUMPTION.
SUBMARINES DESTROY
FIFTY MILLION POUNDS
consumers Expected to Reduce Con-
sumption Voluntarily; Hotels, Res
taurants and Boarding Houses Have
to-low Production and Shipping
Problems as Well as Submarine Ac.
count for New Basis.

notwithstanding August 1, the
voluntary sugar ration of household
consumers will be two pounds per per-
son per month and the allotment of
certificates for sugar to hotels. res
taurants, boarding-houses, county
homes and similar institutions will be
on basis Of two pounds for each
ninety meals served. This means
reduction of 33 1-3 per cent.
The rationing plan in so far as
household consumers are concerned is
more or less voluntary but all retail
merchants are expected to confne
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09
TAR HEELS WILL GET
HIGHER WHEAT PRICE
ra'r Price" for Flour and Mill Feeds
TOR All North Carolina Mills Fixed
bX Grain Cnrnnr,&inn

Fair Price" for Flour and Mill Feed.
for All North Carolina Mills Fixed
by Grain Corporation.
Raleigh.-Wheat growers of North
carolina will receive a higher price
Tor their new crop Of wheat than thew
received for the last. The AVERAGE
price in North Carolina for No. red
wheat will be approximately $2.45 per
oushel No. red wheat will be 4
cents per bushel less and No. red
which embraces most of this wears
crop in this State, is 7 cents under tho
basic price.
i Inc prices mentioned are not Elk
ed" prices. The Grain Corporation
does fix Fair Prices" above which
the mills must not sell flour and mill
feeds, and they are allowed to nav
Whatever trade conditions warrant
them in paying for wheat.
Inc prices mills may pay for wheat
are approximately the St. Louis price
plus freight, and North Carolina be.
ing an importing State in so far "a
wheat Is concerned. it will not be nee.
essary for Tar Heel wheat growers
TO avail themselves OF the guaranteed
price at which the Government would
take their wheat at Newport News
va The price they would get is prob.
ably 20 cents per bushel in excess Of
the guaranteed price.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09
CASH IN
AD Y A nee

We wish to appeal to all subscribers to nav their
subscription in advance everything has advanced +;
price, the first of this month the freight rate on
advanced and we are paying Just twice as mich
releh as we were this time last month and too the DOS
age increase i,tte more than double what we were
paying the first of this month";
The rate is $l5O per year, to soldiers in tho ser>
and preachers OF The Gospel we make special rate Of
SlOO the year and we hope that will ask tn suh
scribe with out paying in advance.
Most all other papers strictly cash i'm advance and
expect to put tn journal the basis before worry
long and we are asking you begin now that we nav
500 be ON the cash in advance basis with ont havn5 to
cut out any of our readers "
Jackson County Journal
BY all means send the Journal to boy in the Army
ne Will appreciate it more than you have any idea
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09
Mr.: Farmer

we have, Van Brunt Wheat
Drills, Moline Universal Tractors.
John Deere Corn Mills, Gas and
kerosine Engines, Cane Mills,
Boilers, Evaporators and Boiler
Iron, Manure Spreaders, Plows.
HarroWs' Rakes, John Deere
Moving Machines, Carver" Wa
CONS, which is given up to be the
best all around wagon for the
mountains, 1t is like the Ford
alter trying all you go back to
the Carver. We also represent
good Bug@ies.
{. Us.
Jackson Co HdW.Co.
Evening journal., 1918-06-25

erations must PASS away before the bad
impression made upon foreisn nations
disappears.
Muller-Holm. ibid pp. i3i-i3i.
Germany's Future.
Cermany's future does not lie on the
water. but within her own nObly en-
dowed land. All geographical consid-
erations. the nature OF The country the
character OF its coasts, It's position ID
the middle OF Europe, Indicate mat. u
Is destined 20 be a continental state.
That, of course, does not mean that
navigation is 10 be abandoned
but II cannot be our chief object. That
Is forbidden by military considerations
by our eXteded frontiers on land. Al
sea, we must conflne ourselves substan-
TALLY 10 defense.
IA is time 90 return 10 Bismarck s
policies. After 1871 he lost no oppor-
tunity TO declare that Germany was
saturated" am no unconditional
panegyrlst OF Bismarck, not even Of his
foreign policy. regret above all mat
after 1874 he did not attempt perhaps
did not even desire, 70 establish toler'
able relations with France. But MS
policy had one great merit; 1t was never
adventurous.
Muller-Holm, IBID. p. $40.
Germany Must Not Follow the Napol-
comic Road.
Full assurance that a conquered en-
emy will not seize a favorable Oppor-
mnlty 10 renew the contest can be OBJ
tained only by his permanent subju-
cation. This was the Roman practice
and In this way they gradually built
I'D their world empire Luckily for
the human race. such a world empire
Is today impossible. An Intermediate
course is to secure extensive cessicns
Of territory, 10 maintain possession OF
dominant stronghOlds, and TO exploit
the enemy financially. This course was
followed by Napoleon, particularly In
1907 as regarded Prussia. This
method has not proved satisfactory.
God forbid that the German
empire. after the victory we expect
should follow the road Of Napoleonic
pollcyl The result would be a series
OF wars. OF which the end could not
be foreseen. Whatever fetters we might
impose upon the nations. they could
not be reduced 10 complete immobility;
and on one point Europe is Of one
10 accept the domination
Of a single state. Our aim
must be: The maintenance Of the eX-
sting political equilibrium on land and
Ihe conquest OF an equilibrium on the
sea.
Prof. Hans Delbruck, in "Preussische
Jahrbucher," vol. i5s ,Oct. 1910. This
,-ffcto ,x-sa ,,folonffy affacknd In the
press; see Grumbach, p.
i2i.
In work cited above, ?. 10.
Continued tomorrow