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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-30
COLUMBUS MINISTERS
ASK FOR SQUARE DEAL
Buckeye Saloons Wide Open in Epi.
demic While Churches and
Schools Are Closed.

The following resolutions were
adopted by the Church Federation al
noon meeting October II. held in
the city OF Columbus, Ohio:
The Federated Churches of the city
Of Columbu represent a large portion
of the loyal people. The ministers OF
this city. as elsewhere, have asked
our people to cheefully comply with
every order and request of the gov
ernmental authorities. In common
with millions OF American citizens, we
have consistently conserved food and
fuel, and have willingly sacrificed our
sons to the cause of liberty and VIC
tory.
While our homes and schools were
without fuel last winter. essential
hrewertes and saloons were running
full blast. While our children were
going without sugar and white bread
the liquor interests had its supplies
to make an absolutely essential
product While many factories, class
ed as nom essentials. have been closed,
the most giaring non -essential of all.
the liquor business, has not suffered
corresponding restrictions.
Now comes further government
order to stop the ravages Of a
plague broadcast In our land. This
order commands churches to close,
our schools to cease operation. and
the order is made so sweeping that
even clubs. committees and lodges
cannot meet. But the saloon, the
most prolifc desseminator OF disease
in our community, Is allowed to re-
main open and run as usual except
with the mere Injunction against
offering. Think Of men carousing
and drinking in saloon without
lettering,
We ask why this discrimination
Why does loyal churches and schools
where citizens are made. and where
popular public opinion Is being
crystalized, and permit the disloyal
un-American saloon to operate. We
cheerfully comply with this and
every other measure for the promo
ton of public health or national we'll
being. but we vigorously protest
against this inconsistency and inquire
why should such apparently unwar-
ranted discrimination of the disloyal
liquor traffic be made"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-30

THOMAS ShARkET IS
GIVEN LIFE TERN


The verdict in the trial of Thomas
Sharkey. colorcd, who was charged
with killing J. c. Bowman, an Atlantic
and Pacific tea store manager. was
reached last night at TAO o'clock, the
verdict being murder In the first de-
gree, and. sentence of life imprison-
ment was imposed upon the prisoner.
After Clerk Walter Christian had
read the indictment charging Sharkey
with the murder Of Bowman, trial of
the case proceeded. DIR. j. NJ Whit
field. city coroner. who. was the first
witness called. described the nature Of
the pistol shot wound that caused Bow
HTzn death. statfng that IT had lodged
in the right groin, causing the victim
to bleed to death while being rushed
In the ambulance to the Virginia hos
pital. The bullet extracted from Bow
mans groin was said to tally with the
calibre dimensions of pistol alleged
to have been the property OF Sharkey.
The prosecution relied principally on
witnesses who testified that they saw
Sharkey coming from the store few
minutes after the shooting
Nothing In the way of good charac-
ter could be established by the prisoner,
as he has already been Unidentified az
the principal of several night burglaries
in this city. He Is alleged to have
been the negro who broke into a pawn
shop on Broad street and escaped after
he had been caught
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-30
SWITZERLAND BOOZE
INTERESTS TRY IT TOO
Attempt to Capitalize Influenza Epi.
dcmic-Say Abstainers Are
Worst Sufferers.

Professor Hercod. of Lausanne,
brought a hornets nest about his
ears by publishing In his paper. Lab
stinence, information given him by
an officer in a school for recruits at
Thoune. 10 the effect that the abstin-
ent officers and soldiers in the school
were mparatively immune to the
influenza, while most OF the non-ab-
staining officers and men had been
attacked.
Pro-alcoholists vigorously protested
in other papers. and one editor in
Zurich holly accused him of having
-tha-Stnrr- out of whole
cloth.
After having been thus treated as
a liar" says Professor Hercod in the
next number of L'Abstinence tAug-
list 81, 1879, 1T was pleasure to
me to receive a card from corporal
in the health service at the barracks
In Thoune-a man who in civil life
was a professor and accustomed to
weighing his words--telling me that
at first brandy was ordered for the
grip patients. and many serious COM
plications followed. In view of these
poor results the brandy was discon-
tinued and the course of the disease
became more favorable. To this the
corporal added that his associates in
the health service were all abstainers
and were all we'll.
Professor Hercod courteously asks
the editor who accused him of lying
to say what he thinks of this second
comm unication from Thoune-
From another column in the same
issue of abstinence it appears that
some one else actually did in the in
terests OF the liquor trade what Pro-
fessor Hercod was accused of doing
in the interests of abstinence.
A newspaper credited to another
paper the report that in Bumlitz 200
abstainers had been attacked by grip
and only fifty non -ahstainers. Pro-
lessor Hercod wrote directly to pas
tors in Bumlitz, ard from them learn
ed that there were only eighty known
abstainers in Bumlity. and of these
only seven had been attacked by the
grip. and all had recovered
This, however, was not all. Fur
Their inquiry revealed that no such
publication existed as the one first
credited with the report OF the 500
abstainers.
All is not smooth sailing for the
trade that Is trying TO make capital
out of the influenza epidemic.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-30

against the German army Of the
north The retreat in the north has
been going on for some time and
there have been no great battles there
like those which are now being
carried on by the Americans and
French in the south.
1t is admitted that the progress of
General Liggett has been slow, but it
is evident to the staff that both be-
cause of the heavy achievements of
the Germans and the vital ne cessity
to them OF saving Sedan, the Germans
have launched many bloody counter
offensives, but have eventually, in
every case, withdrawn beaten.
There is. however. to he no letup
in the drive of TIN FIRST army towards
Sedan. The capture of Sedan, or the
cutting of the railway connection at
that point, the military men say
would he a blow which, armistiee or
no armistice. would soon bring about
the capture Of the whole Northern
German army
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-30
MUST NOT let HOPE
OF PEACE BLIND US
London Writer Warns Against Peril
Of Playing Into German
Hands.
HOW HUNS VIEW EVACUATION
Powerful Prussian Party Hopes IN
Provoke Allies 10. Quarrel Among
Selves BY Dangling Peace Before
Their Eyes.

London. Oct. 20.--(Via British
Wireless Service Maurice.
in the Daily News, discusses the mean
ing of armistice and points out that
t11Erran raTeTs nave PUT upon It Il
construction which cannot be enter
tanned by the allies He says;
The offer to evacuate the territory
of the allies in the occupation of her
armies is. in appearance, an open con-
fession of defeat by Germany. 1t
would mean abandonment OF the
pawns now in her hands. while leav-
ing lis in possession OF all the German
colonies and of large stretches of the
territory OF Germany's allies, II is not
accompanied by any reservation, and
IL Is preposterous to suppose that the
allies would agree to any limitation
of the French and Belgian govern
ments to resume at once full control
over the whole of their countries and
to move troops up to the frontier of
Germany, This alone would allow us
keep a pistol at Germany's head.
and the morale effect of the presence
of our bombing sauadrons on German
frontiers might well be decisive.
The population OF the great towns
of Germany would hardly permit
themselves to be exposed to the danger
TO continue the struggle. while it
would be within our power to dis
organize the industries of Lorraine
and the Rhine valley to an extent
which would make II almost impos-
sible to keep the German armies sup
piled with munitions"
General Maurice points out that the
Interpretation placed upon "evacua-
ton" by German papers is very diff
ferent from ours, and cites an in
spired paragraph of October 13 in
the Berlin Lokal Auzeiger. which says:
1T will help not little to allay
the anxiety of our people to know
that before sending their answer TO
President Wilson our army command
first made special investigation of all
the military necessities involved in
the event of our enemies being unable
to come to an agreement with us. &C
that we can rest assured that the
Fatherland will not be endangered
when an evacuation takes place"
/ General Maurice thinks the attitude
OF the German press on the matter
shows very clearly why the allies
must have absolute guarantees ir
their hands before there can be any
| cessation of hostilties. He adds
! Meantime the moral for us is thai
We must allow no anhclpau on OF ar
early peace to interfere in any way
with vigorous prosecution of the
war The plain fact is that Germany
as a whole, recognizes that she can
not win and is anxious to end the war
/ but there is very clear evidence thai
/ there Is "a large and powerful party
/ in Germany which believes that BY
dangling the prospect of peace before
us our determination TO end the wa,
| in such a way as to break the Prussiar
miiitarism forever will be weakened
that the allies may quarrel among
themselves and the Prussan Junker.
escape payment for their crimes. Oul
prime object for the present must b.
TO avoid playing into the hands OF tina.
] PARTY" --,---
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-30


sHavidends of the corporation If subse-
|0N4ntly paid TO the stockholders Will
~ taxable 10 the latter under the sur
)1ax schedule
The committee also adopted a new
5019t3on Of rates on life insurance
u Mnnnies. The rates will be IL per
10 81 the net income Of domestic
l3<Go insurance companies. and In the
$3.50 OF foreign companies . per cent
1b4 xlae same proportion OF the net in
S&&Qae which the reserve fund upon
3nn1n4s4 transacted within the United
llkAeee Ii Of the total reserve funds
4 5Son Ill business transacted whether
11hli or without the United states,
The net income OF life insurance
|1npAny In defined as being the gross
|nlne less the following.
s An amount equal 10 four per
~. of tise mean of the reserve fund
|SSnutred by law and held during the
|&6xable year. but not less than the
haunt OF Interest received during
- tAxAbie year which. under para
|0HepA four of subdivision 'B" of sec
Non 2I3 lis exempted from taxation.
- Investment expenses paid dur
#ank the taxable year. not exceeding
mo ~auarter OF one per cent of the
xaAAn invested assets.
s Taxes and other expenses paid
1nf1ng the taxable year exclusively in
&nn4cfion with real estate owned by
mo company, not including taxes as
sed against local BENEFITS or any
amount paid out for new buildings or
s30r permanent improvements or bet
s4AfmNnts made TO increase the value
nc the property.
In the case OF domestic com
pa1 .O0o.
az income LIZ defined as the gross
Income received during the taxable
pear from interest, dividends and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-30
GIVES COUNT MIyOTro
CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH

New York. Oct 7s.--ccunt HAYNES
Minotto who married daughter Of
Louis Swift. Chicago packer. and
who has been in the internment camp
at Oxlethorpe. Ga. was today declared
by Alfred L. Becker. deputy attorney
general of New York. to have been
cleared OF all suspicion that his asso-
citation with principals in the CaillAux.
Luxburg conspiracy involved guilt on
his part.
Minotto was foreign representative
of New York bank In Argentina in
1918. Mr.. Becker said. and his meeting
with Count Won Luxburg was natural
Mtnotto carried verbal messages be-
tween Luxhurk and and Ioseph Cali.
laux. he declared. but innocentiy. SO
far as he was concerned Mr. Becker
said that Minotto's testimony had bAen
frank and that. while informed as an
enemy. the count Is wholly loyal to
the United States
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4nUxnmert TO sign the arrnistioe. It
80 poipted out that these men must
1eyond any peradyenture of doubt
N&a trnA representatives OF the present
GGm4n governm snt. II would APP
- that II they bear credentials Of
kA0f4ty based upon the action OF
X&oco Max and the reichstag, the
on1Ance of their signatur IS as
&3nE uron the German people will
INJECT be the acce ptance by the
mefl Of Versailles Of Prince Max
u the present reichstaE az the
- 81 government constituted
~ the lines demanded by PresI
SGn& wilson In his address AT New
< ek Last Sep,em Der.
k The impending utter collar se OF
1Tia Is further Indicated in today's
p4tchAa gave grounds for the be-
III 9het Germany will make virtue
~ DoDessify and by complete accept
T 80 Of the terms Of the Versailles
Stotjca attempt 20 prove to the
oe4 and 10 the dcuhters within her
rQ 0onones that she is sincere In her
nlro to. bring peace to the world.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-30

fully. recovered Every ops now. in
the building is near and dear to some
one; is some ones father or mother,
brother or sister, husband or wifa. and
we must show some consideration for
their feelings"
The inference was that pressure
had been brought to hear on the emer-
gency staff to empty the building with
more haste.
The school authorities don't want
10 get impatient" he declared, some
what i'm patiently himself
While he declared he did not want
TO provoke an argument, DR.. Miller
said he did not approve OF reopening
churches and schools and theatres too
soon.
We should profit by the example
set by Philadelphia. which resumed
activities in response to the clamor of
the business people and against the
better Judgment of the health au-
thoriteis too soon. with the. result that
the original order again had to be
enforced"
DR.. Miller did not believe that. at
the rate patients were discharged yes
.terday. it would be physically possible
by Saturday. He pointed to the fact
that twelve patients had been dis
charged up to o'clock. with 10
persons still in the building and four
DAYS OF the week left.
Even were II 4 physical posi-
bility." he said, IT do not think it
would be safe to try to get the last
patient oui by Saturday"
Two additional deaths had been re-
ported at the hospital at s o'clock
yesterday.
DR., Miller declared that there still
is great deal of influenza in Rich
mond and that the danger OF infec-
ton is siill too great to take any
undue chances
The executive committee of the
state board of health will meet this
afternoon 10 consider the question of
permitting the churches, schools and
theatres throughout the state to re-
open Sunday and Monday Acting
State Health Commissioner r. w.
Garnett declared Yesterday afternoon
that the disposition Of the health au-
thoritles 10 remove al, restrictions as
soon as II Is safe 10 do so. He was
inclined 10 the BELIEF that this would
be feasible for churches throughout
the state and theatres and schools
MONDAY
Dr- Roy X r4anna-su. chief health
t3~e- the same view. He declared IL
as his purpose TO issue a public state
ment either today OF tomorrow on the
sueiec, Of the reopening Of all places
of gathering
New cases Of influenza and p1fe.t-7
monia reported 10 the local health
department yesterday carried the total
10 date to io.44s, The death toll has
reached 543
IL is known thar two of the citys
PHYSICIANS alone haTa 275 unreported
cases o. influenza which cover a pc
Rod OF perhaps several weeks. but
which will he reported by the health
denartms nt proba bly, within the next
Day or two as new cases This
same condition Is believed to have OBJ
tanned from day 20 day since the be-
ginning 81 the epidemic.
he ph*s'cfarH said To be Or.
Ramon p. Garcin. 100. and DIR. Her
beff Mann. iT5 pr Flanagan said
ne knew OF nun1be of other such
instances in which physicians have.
fore one reason or another, usually
the. lack Of time. failed to report any
Of their cases
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-30
Don't Burn Leaves in Street..

Chief Of Police Sherry issued orders
to his men yesterday to see to 1t that
people desist from setting FIRE 10 piles
of fallen leaves accumulated along the
street in cutters. In several in
stances. he said. damage has resulted
Ito the city payements and curling as
IA result Of this practice.
Because OF the scarcity OF men In
the street-cleaning departments. due
to war conditions, 1t has been impos-
sible to keep the etreets as clear of
leaves As desired
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-30
Nex York Swelters.

New York, Oct. 29.--People went
about today with their faces looking
as II they had been boiled--and most
of them felt so. With the mercury
standing at SO. which is within three
degrees Of the record for October 90.
established in 1874. bathing suits
would have been more appropriate
than the seasonable clothing, tnclud-
ing overcoats, which most everyone
wore. One man was noticed who.
Drawing all criticism. went 70 bpG.
ness in : straw ~ IA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-30

1he big German banks have pub
|11nhed flaming appeals TO their feilow
lEjtl3ens' not TO withdraw deposits ana
net to hoard currency notes but The
fnnh On the banks has grown worse
than evar. Meantime an extreme
seriousness which seems likely to de-
Eveiop into panic has seized cities west
of the Rhine. The working ponula-
E4ioE. seeing war factories closing down
and trains crowded with well-to-do
3ugttives. is demanding Immediately
neace more insistenuy than ever.
in the past two days
Aaye been Increasingly violent.
nnantfesfo Issued by the social demo-
trAts announces that IL the kaiser does
not voluntarily abdicate he VIII De
renoved. IT says:
The necessity a rises and the hour
e2xnee The organized masses OF
1ahor, with strong middle class sup
DoFt, viii remove every hindrance TO
1oAce, which does not voluntarily Yield
10 the Will of the huge majority OF
lhe people.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-30
190NAL WAR LABOR BOARD
REVIEWS WIRE HEARING

aZAahiNEton Oct decentralization
D - appeal Of the telegraphers, in
gtng EharGss that Western Union
G1o IRE sahotizing federal control
- wires was not reached by the
1GA1 war labor board today The
Was delayed longer than expect
New York, where 4 was consid-
1f the trouble between the press
md their employees. The board
M here tomorrow in executive
0. When the telegraph situation
- reviewed II II determines 70
4m the case. time for hearing viii
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-30

We Take q Drink.
We picked chairs near group 0,
red-faced Australians-inci
these soldiers from way down yondeI
pal with our Americans quicker thar
with any Of the others Of the allies
and before long the chin fest had
started for fair.
Bill and Charley and Long Peter
had precious American smokes fol
which a man will mortgage his eterna
soul over here; they were passed
around and at once came the shor
talk--stories Of Fritz's latest tricks
stories of the bloody tunnels at the
Somme and the way the Americana
had bridged the Ailette under ma
chine-gun Are.
We dallied more than an hour Al
the Cafe de La Paix and--oh, yes. BIZ
from Red akdranik-4 -two-- beers and
Charley and Peter had a glass oil
coffee apiece. That was pretty ter.
rible start on a bad day, wasn't it
Ma?
Red Oak Bill allowed as how he
hadn't seen girl in Paris who could
hold a candle to the Iowa girls and
he figured these girls Of Paris must
spend lot Of change on stockings
they showed so much Of them. This
remark was delivered after great de-
liberation and inspection of the pass
ing stream on the sidewalk
Well. after the drinks at the Cafe
de Ia Paix we walked down the Grand
Boulevard to the Place de La Con
corde, whence Paris in its most beau
tiful and enhancing aspect 10 reveal
ed. The boys took 1t all in, from the
distanct Arc de Triomphe to the mag
nif3cent bridges across the Seine.
Good Place for Stonocutter.
WELL" Long Peter finally admitted,
Il will allow they 60 In strong for
masonry and statues and such in this
town. It ought to be q good place for
a stonecutter to settle down in after
the war"
We all piled on bus then and rode
to some place, the name OF which
into movie house and saw Mary
Pickford at her sweetest and coolest
Just like home-folks see her in the new
Saturday night release. Then We
bought some picture postcards to send
home to the gtrl-you know the kind
they sch BY the soda fountain in the
drug store with hearts and forget
me-nots all twined around; not at all
naughty or Partisan.
About that time Charley asked me
If I happened to have flock Of bread
tickets concealed about my person
he wass getting ALFRED hungry.
had; so we went to restaurant and
had dinner that cost FIVE francs ($1)
a piece. which included one glass o!
thin red wine for each OF U.S. Aftek
that. the Metro back to the Y. hotel
There Bill and Charley and Ions
Peter shouldered their packs and
started for that station called Some.
where In France, which IL where. the
fighting Is
So there you are. Ma and Dad-the
plain, unvarnished truth about how
wicked your Bill was the first time
he hit Paris. You write Bill and ask
him IL this isn't all gospel truth.
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matter OF fact, received only $4,000
80 Ia contracts, the democratic state
aaAnt says. while the same twelve
s3ofthArn states received awards
Aaaonnting to more than 1856, 10000
NO democrats. however. has been
- foolish as TO endeavor to use this
s4ack a. y campaign argument, says
~. Curnan ings in conclusion, There
~ now no north, no south, but united
eountry."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-30
TURKEY ANXIOUS FOR
A SEPARATE PEACE
Especial cable. Copyright. 1S18. ny
Universal Servtce.)

Especial cAbIe. CopyfiEht. IS1S, "
Universal Service.)
London. Oct. 29.-The Turkish min.
lister at Bern. Switzerland. yesterday
handed to the Spanish aud Britlsh
ministers an official Turkish note ask.
ing for a separate peace between Tur-
key and the entente. the Geneva cor.
respondent OF the Daily Express tels.
graphs.
Vienna dispatches say Turkey 10
about to follow Bulgarta's example OF
unconditional surrender.
The foreign office STATED late to-
night that no Turkish official note had
as yet reached here.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-30
urxe body who can possibly al
tS<f r. tryinE to make his or her
/ laro. Scores OF houses stand

Rs III Berlin financial panic has
& tn people and the ordinary
cHFrency of the empire has
he'd The municipality has heen
n1lod To tissue emergency currency
~ value OF about 100000 pounds
NM1No4 until February /. 1919. WITHIN
&onfnee OF Greater Berlin. Trades
~ may refuse to accept or at least
6egtae 10 change the notes except
T4Eon compelled 10 take them in pay
Snat for goods already delivered
he government has also decreed
- interest counterfoils of the war
3oaa SCRIPT payment of January i.
Slknll be accepted everywhere as legal