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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-10

ligence and is therefore not a worthy
subject with which to reason. There
Is but one phase that calls for ser
lous consideration. Will woman suf-
frage raise or lower the moral ten
denotes Of our government? Women
have this in their favor, and no man
questions that.
Again it is claimed that the women
would not accept the vote in good
faith. That has not been the exam =
pie set in those states which have
equal suffrage. Ability is In every
case attended by responsibility,
Women of Virginia have at no time
acknowledged their inability to cast
an intelligent ballot neither have they
shirked responsibility. therefore
they will not fail here
o. J. KISER
Clifton Forge, Va
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-10

ever force may be necessary.
That is sound Law and sound sense.
If an offender against the law may.
the presence Of any officer, that off,
SAUL him Of even kill him. II he had
any right to do any of these things,
there would be an end of law Any
Desperate. armed and with sufficient
skill at arms 10 ward off any attempt
TO enforce law. might range the COM
rnonwealth doing exactly as he
pleased. taking whatever he desired,
compelling other citizens TO DO his
will. inaugurating a reign of terror
No man. woman or child would be
safe no home secure, save through
the constant exercise Of armed vigi-
lance and such security is not suffi
cient for free and iawaoiding
people.
Thus arises the clear-cut issue in
Virginia WhlCn must De deClded, ana
dAided on the eide Of law ana order
and ultimate justice before any citi-
zen may feel safe anywhere. The is-
sue happens to be raised by and on
behalf Of bootleggers, desperate men
who are fuuys aware of the nature Of
their offending and willing to go to
any length to carry out their under
taktngs ThSse desperadoes must be
/ made 10 understand that the law can
not he violated with impunity; be
cause II this liz done, burglars and
+ hIghwarTnan and murders rs may take
a leaf from the booalegger's book
and inaugurate a period of outlawry
and brnzen defiance of order which
will stain Virginia's record forever
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-10
ROOTLEGGERS' RIGHTS

Recent events in Virginia have
raised q auestion-,ndeed 1t was
raised on behalf Of men engaged in
the illict traffic IN liquor--es to what
constitute the rights OK bocleggers.
That there should be question
about SO obvious matter indicates
that there should he some clear think
trg or the subject The rights Of
-its-ens generally. IN relation &c the
saw a-d its officers are vital part Of
daily life in a free country, rarely
thought about unless there appears 10
be confict such a confiic' has
become acute 81 relation to those en-
gagged In handling ardent spirits in
ways banned vy the Laws of Virginia
hootlegger has all the rights and
no more than any other citizen pos
sesses, together with all the liabilities
and duties which citizenship imposes,
No citizen, using the word in its
hrosdest sense. has a right 10 violate
the iaw--any law. II follows inevi-
tAhfy that no citizen has a right TO
violate the Law which forbids the
transportation and sale Of intoxicants
within the state. When he performs
that act. he incurs all OF the liabilities
watch 80 with a violation OF law. lay
tng himself open 10 arrest and punish
menf Where tho violation occurs in
the presence Of any officer that affi~
GERS duty la to arrest the culprit
Immediately The offender may run
away If he can. but ne has no right
To resist, and II he resists. It Is the
duty of the officer to overcome his
resdssail.s by the employment Of what
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-10

pay his pledge. 1t will be the duty of
the chuch cabinet to secure another
person to take the place of the one
thus become delinquent.
1t Is also proposed that every new
mem Der who comes into the church
shall also be asked to mako a CON
trlbution to the Centenary fund
The Centenary fund Of $50 900 900
WIN be used by the church in an ex-
tension of its missionary work
throughout the world. Several mill
lion will be spent in the devastated re-
gions Of France Belgium, Poland
and Russia Other millions will go 10
the seven foreign fields occupied by
the church-Mexico. Brazil. Cuba.
Africa, China Japan and Korea.
Other millions will be spent in the in
dustrial sections of the great cities
In the mountains among the immi-
grants, the negroes and the Indians
and in building churches in the mis-
sionary territory of the United States.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-10
DEMOCRATIC CHURCHMEN

The Protestant Episcopal church in
the United States that holds It's gen
eral convention in Detroit. October S
10 ~. has often been accused of aris-
tocrntic ieanines. yet II has nurtured
and still nurtures within its pale more
bs1d and fearless champions Of the
lights OF the plain people than many
VI the other eommunions who make
much more Of parade Of their "re-
ngiouH democracy
There liz the venerable presidin :
61shop Of the church the Rt Kew.
Daniel Sylvester futile. AS spaeiously
d2mocrattc as the bounding west
that waS the inspiration of his early
ministry. There is the progressive
bishop of the diocese of Michigan. the
RI Rev. Charles d, Williams. who
labors necessarily, in season and out
OF season. for d real democracy thai
shall no longer be a mere masquerade
IN political forms, but a democracy
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-10

hetie speech in congress, lamenting
the cruel wrongs OF Germany In lam
euaEe suikingiy like that heard at
the National Assembly at Weimar. or
from the lips of n-German and
Junker orators. II is Mr.. Lodge.
however, as chairman of the Foreign
Relations committed who especially
kindles hope in some German eyes.
Mr.. Won Scheller- steinwartz. a Ger
man diplomatist who has served at
Washington. describes Mr.. Lodge as
an extraordinarily influential states
man." who under FIVE presidents has
played fore important role than
the Secretaries of State who came
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-10
LODGE AND HIS GERMAN FRIENDS

We have often said that II those
Republican senators who persist in
their attacks upon the peace treaty
were Ia the pay OF Germany they
ccufd not better serve that country's
ends. g
This opinion has been confirmed by
the applause which German leaders
have given to the utterances OF Sena-
tor Lodge and his colleagues, because
= fresh negotiation might give Ger
many better terms in separate peace
Nth America The fact has been OBJ
epeve4 ~ others. also. for a distin :
g11ghe6 contemporary calls attention
~ senator Knoxs tenderiy sympa-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-10
People s Forum

Editor Virginian:

Editor Firginian:
Sir While the politicians and many
of the newspapers of the state are
taking much credit unto themselves
for the knock out blow dealt the
woman suffrage amendment by the
legislature, it might be we'll to base
our conclusions upon the facts rather
than upon mere fancies and customs
of antiquity lest our jubilation brand
MS as backward and unprogressive.
Men who jump to conclusions not
based upon facts and close their
minds against further consideration
of tho subject are rightly classed rs
'cranks." There Is a negative element
of human nature known as prejudice,
which robs men OF reason and makes
them blind to their duty and to their
own welfare. Men who organize and
rake advantage of this prejudice in
order to advance selfish purposes as
sumo tho role of politicians. Present
political organizations have no ac-
plishment to which they can point
with credit. but on the other hand,
they must bear the responsibility OF
our civil war which converted pros
porous nation into a desert land. and
buried the flower of Americas man
hood IN unmarked graves.
Politicians are not sure but what
women will require aspirants to Of
flee to stand upon their own merits
they fear the consequence and vote
against the measure, and attempt to
justify themselves by advancing ex-
cnses which are purely exaggerations
of inconsistency. Some advance the
argument that women would be shorn
of their dignity il they attended the
POLLS. Tho casting of the ballot is
the most sacred privilege of free
people, and II the polls have come
to be place of degradation---God be
merciful to America. Others claim
that women would not cast an INTEL
ligent vote. During the war women
proved themselves capable IN every
capacity, and the man who claims
to be OF standard Of intelligence
superior to the mother who bore him,
seriously reflects upon his own intel
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-10
INTER RACIAL ADJUSTMENT

Those devoted men and women who
have undertaken TO work out the
plans for a better adjustment and CO.
operation between the white and coll
ored ranee In Virginia merit the COM
nendation and support of all our
people
Their program tentatively outlined
1T their first meeting, covers quite
closely the plan suggested by the
Southern Sociological congress in its
recent convention Representatives, of
both races are sharing in the work;
and properly 40, r~tor the negro mu-r
DO hk full share and the white peo-
pie may be counted on 70 lend their
A1d wherever this can be done with
out destroying the initiative OF the
colored folks
Betterment Is the keynote---better
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-10

tation OF the weekly punishment ~
port put down the nrst captains Of
iense as imposing upon the feelfnrs
OF tne corps by his fearful rendering
or rake Back the Heart That Thou
Gavest' -.
The plebes knew full well that he
never ruled by love or vocalfxed abou
IL he came hate to his cadetship, was
JUST inside the twenty-one yearg lfraat,
ana al graduation four years later. He
gave the impression Of having put AL
sent1mentality behind him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-10

housing. sanitation and living condi-
lions. better travelling facilities bet
ter recreation facilities. better eouca.
tionai advantages. better economic
and industrial conditions for all the
colored people. Back of this, natural
ly will come a development of the
negroes sense Of responsibility to his
race and to the community, to the end
that members of their race may be re.
strained from doing those things
which most frequently lead to inter
racial disturbances
The undertaking is in the hands OF
individuals whose devotion TO the gen.
ergI welfare is beyond question
Every step of Advancement which
they may bring about will be dis.
unct gain to the commonwealth
never more necessary than today.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-05

been going on for the past two
months, but has been attracting con-
siderable attention in Central Amer
lean countries for the past four
weeks. Forces said to have been
recruited from political exiles form
Ell bands along the Nicaraguan
frontier near Like Nicaragua and
advanced southwark, clashing on
several occasions with forces COM
lnanded by Joaquin Tinoco, Costa
Rican minister of war.
The fighting has been restricted
almost entirely to the mountainous
country near the Nicaraguan border
although skirmishes further south
have been reported. The situation
is quite obscure, owing to the fact
that reports from Costa Rica have
been of a conflicting nature. Pun
tarenas is port on the Pacific coast
of Costa RIGA and is the Pacific
terminus of the railroad extending
across Costa Rica to Port Limon
which is the most important harbor
On the Atlantic side of the country
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-05

eral purpose of commercializing the
airplane.
"Only an act of Providence saved
us when we tried to land" said
Lieutenant Mueller. After soaring
about the city for moro than half
an hour trying to find a suitable
place near the heart of town, we
chose what we later learned was the
Country club. We're not saying
anything about how the near-acci-
dent occurred, but we came very
close to landing any way but up
right"
IAN agency has been established
in Denver for distribution of IS
Canadian airplanes which have been
used at practice fields" Mueller
said. arrangements are being made
to place agencies in Omaha and 9TH
er middle-western cities. also"
The average speed attained thus
far on the cross-country trip is 70
miles an hour. Johnson and Mueller
are staying in the air only two and
a half hours at a time. They intend
to make two more stops between
Omaha and Denver but cannot say
at what cities these stops will be
made.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-05
W. J. Flynn to Return
TODD Job Of Running
Down Anarchists
fBy Universal Service.)

Washington, June 4:-William J:
Fynn former chief Of the United
States secret service, who was Sc
lected by Attorney General A. Nit
chell Palmer to head the bureau of
investigation of the Department of
Justice to run down the anarchists
who placed bombs in half dozen
EASTERN cities Monday night, will re-
sumo his old position with the gov
eminent.
Flynn, who has recently been
chief of the secret service and police
of the railroad administration, is in
Washington. For IS years all mat
ters relating to anarchists dealt with
by the United States secret service
have been cleared through his hands.
His appointment is part of re-or-
ganiza ton of the investigation serv-
ice of the Department of Justice re-
Gently announced by Attorney Cen
era, Palmer.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-05
Men Arrested DisClaim
Ownership to Much Whisky

Police officers assigned to the
moral squad yesterday arrested John
Long, 118 South Twenty-fifth ave-
nue.; H. G. Gibson, 2226 St. Marys
avenue; c. E. McLester, Helen
apartments, and George Gibson, 1l8
Sosth Twenty-fifth avenue, on a
charge of vagrancy.
In police court the officers testi-
fled that the four men came in on
train from St. Joseph. Unloaded
from the same train was five suit
cases containing SO pints of whisky.
The officers testified they knew the
whisky belonged to the men arrest
ed, although they did not claim their
baggage.
The charge was dismissed by the
court on the grounds that the evil
dence was insufficient to support the
officers charges.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-05
Food Surplus Is Large
Enough to Supply the
World, Says Hoover

Paris, June 4.-There is a suffi-
cient surplus of food indicated from
the coming harvests to supply
Europe and meet the needs of the
world unless some unexpected catas-
trophe happens to the worlds har-
vests, according to a statement is
sued today by Herbert c. Hoover,
head of the allied relief organiza-
ton.
The bread budget balances, but
the surplus of the American crop Of
wheat and rye this year will be
needed. The statement says that
most of the trading in wheat and
rye will be in the hands of the gov
ernmentS.
Other figures gained from the
survey made by the organization and
various governments indicate that
the sugar crop in eastern Europe
this year will be IS per cent of pre-
war normal, the wheat and rye crop
II per cent and the vegetable har-
vest about normal. Since the war,
it is estimated Europe has lost
18,400,00O cattle, 100000 hogs and
100000 sheep.
The statement estimates the Euro
pean consumption of wheat and rye
at 2,250,000,000 bushels, of which be-
tween 700,000000 and 850,000000
bushels will have to be imported.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-05
Robbins Elected Member
of National Realty Board

John w. Robbins was elected a
member of the executive committee
of the National Real Estate board.
at a meeting of the Omaha Real
Estate board, held at the Chamber
O. Commerce, yesterday afternoon
Mr.. Robbins succeeds c. F. Har-
rison as member of the executive
committee. The Omaha Safety De-
post company was elected an ac.
tive member of the board, and W.
Larson. salesman for Turkey & Son,
and William Rice, salesman for
Rasp Brothers, were elected associ-
ate members.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-05
Wealthy Woman Murdered
in Her California Home

Redwood City, Cal, June 4:-The
body of Mrs. Sara Satira Coburn,
beaten to death with stick, was
found today in the bedroom of her
ranch home, near Pescadero. She
was the widow of Loren Coburn, a
millionaire.
The only occupant of the house
with Mrs. Coburn was her incompe-
tent step-son. Wallace Coburn, 63
years old. He was found dragging
the body. He is unable to talk.
A caretaker, who had charge of
the step-son, left the house yester-
daY.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-05
OMAHA WOMEN
jUb|LANT over
SENATE ACTION
ut Is Too Lovely for Any
Use," Says One Woman Of
Ratification of Suffrage
Amendment,

Omaha suffragists yesterday after
noon uttered ecstatic pressions
over the news that the United States
senate had adopted the house
woman's suffrage amendment, the
effect of which places the proposed
constitutional amendment before the
states for ratification.
Telephones were kept busy in dis
cussing the news. One of these fair
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-05
War Department Without
Information About Marines

Washington, June 4.-No infor-
nation regarding the reported land
ing of American naval forces in
Costa Rica has reached either the
Navy or State departments and Sec
rotary Daniels said today he doubt
ed any landing had been made. If
any men were sent ashore they were
sailors as the only marine detach-
ment in the vicinity is the legation
guard in Nicaragua and officials said
it could not be moved without speci-
fc authority from Washington.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-05
ones is reported to have said: II
is just too lovely for any use"
Mrs. Smith Prepared.

MRS. Smith prepared.
Il was prepared for it," said Mrs,
Draper Smith, who is one of the
leaders in the movement in this
state. 1--WE have just sent kilograms
of congratulation to DR.. Anna How
ard Shaw, Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait and Mrs. Maud Wood Parks,
who performed such splendid serv-
ice in the cause"
ut is difficult to express my feel
ings," Mrs. James Richardson said.
Il am delighted to hear that the
amendment has been adopted, and
we here in Omaha are particularly
happy that we had such promin-
ent place in the fight"
Mrs c. S. Stebbins, who has been
Interested in the suffrage movement,
said that she received her first in
sp:rat;on at the feet of the late Su-
san B. Anthony. "The fun" she
said, now begins to get the states
to ratify the amendment. The gov
eminent has done all that it can dc"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-05
Av|ATORS STOP
HERE ON FLIGHT
ACROSS COUNTRY
Men Making Trip in AirpIane
From Chicago to Denver
Narrowly Escape Smash
in Attempt to Land.

Ensign H. F. Johnson and Lieut..
[. F. Mueller narrowly escaped
death or serious injury last night
in attempting to land at the Omaha
Country club in an airplane.
The aviators are on their way
rom Chicago to Denver, stopping at
the larger cities enroute for the gen.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-05
RevoIutioniSt Leader In
Bavaria Condemned to Die

Copenhagen. June 4.-Herr Levine
of Munich. editor of the Red Flag
and revolutionist leader in Ba-
varia, has been sentenced to death
after a two days trial. according
to a dispatch received here from
Munich,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-05
MARINES Land
IN TWO CITIES
IN COSTA RIGA
Newspapers Report Arrival
Because of Revolution
Against the Govern
ment.

San Salvador, Republic of Sal
vador, June 4.-American marines
have been landed at Puntarenas and
Port Limon, Costa Rica, because of
the revolution against the govern
mcnt headed by General Tinoco, &C
cording to dispatches printed in
newspapers here.
The revolution In Costa RIGA has
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-06
FOOD PRICES IN
GERMANY HIGH
Many Protests Are Being Made
Against Government
Food Control

CoblenZ, Oct. 6. - More insistent
protests than ever before against
government food control, the host
of food proflteers and food brokers
and the ever increasing speculation
in foreign exchange now fill the
columns of the food journals and
farm magazines of Germany.
Food prices continue very high
This is attributed partly to the low
valuation of the mark. The official
exchange rate for the mark for Sep
tember at headquarters Of the
American Forces in Germany wal
% marks to the dollar.
Since Germany resumed CONNER
cial relations with the outside world
she has been able to import only
meager quantities of necessary and
staple foodstuffs. with the exception
of FISH and milk. the food journal:
say. There has been a good croI
of fruits and vegetables throughout
Germany. Livestock Is reported tc
be about twenty per cent. below
normal with little prospect of enough
food to stimulate breeding excep
possibly of hogs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-06
Industrial Home Is \
Thankful For Food

The Children's Industrial Home,
through its matron, Mrs. Charles O.
Ford, has issued a card of thanks
to those who contributed generously
to it's larder for the winter. Last
week the Kiwanis Club took three
truckloads of food to the Home, and
this week other organizations will
do the same.
The children at present are re-
ceiving a very substantial menu,
prepared with as great a variety of
dishes as is possible. Fruit more
particularly Is desired at the Home
at present and people who seem
to have more apples or pears in
their food boxes than they need are
urged to send them along to the
Home, where the children are eager
to enjoy them.
The Home is open for inspection
every day from until and all
visitors will be gladly received. Peo-
pie interested in the home are re-
quested to send along any gingham
dresses, but the boys are more in
need of clothes at present than the
girls and blouses for lads between
the ages of eight and fourteen will
be well received.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-06
PRODUCTION OF
TOO FEW GOODS
BOOSTING PRICES
Council of National Defense
Tells of Conditions Lead
ing to High Costs
By dssoeiofed Pssss.

Washington, Oct. 6.--After an In
vestigation of the high cost OF iiv-
ing problem, the Council of National
Defense finds:
That the nations productive pow
ers have not been fully utilized since
the armistice.
That too few goods. notably the
necessities OF life, have been pro-
duced, and that even some of these
goods have been withheld from the
market. and, therefore, from the
people.
That the high cost of living is
due in part to unavoidable war
waste and increase OF money and
credit.
That there has been and is con-
siderable profiteering. Intentional
and unintentional.
Urges Remedies
The council believes that the rem
edies for the situation are:
To produce more goods. and to
produce them in proportion to the
needs of the people.
To stamp out pronteering and
stop unnecessary boarding.
To enforce vigorously present
laws and promptly to enact such
further laws as are necessary to
prevent and punish profiteertng and
needless boarding.
To bring about better co-opera-
ton and method In distributing and
marketing goods.
To keep both producer and con-
sumer fully informed as to what
goods are needed and as to what
supplies are available, so that pro-
nnfininofa tha
try's demands.
Must Produce More
Better standards of living are i'm
possible without producing more
goods" said the councils announce
ment.
"At the wars end we and our
Allies had desperate need OF tbe
essentials of life. We have had to
share our resources with them, but
this drain will gradually lessen.
The process of production re-
Quires time. If production is rap
idly increased, vastly improved con-
ditions will prevail in America when
the results of present and future
labor begin to appear.
Team work is imperative. The
manufacturer, the farmer. the dis
tributor, must each Immediately as
sumo his part Of the burden and en-
ter upon his task.
"On American business rests a
grave responsibility for efficient CO.
operation in bringing about full and
proportionate production. On Amer
lean labor rests an equally grave re-
sponsibility to attain maximum unit
production and maintain uninter-
rupted distribution of goods II la
Dor itself is not to suffer from fur
ther rises in the cost of living.
"The entire nation-producer, dis
tributor and consumer alike
should return to the unity that won
the war. Group interest and undue
personal gain must give way to the
good of the whole nation IL the sit
uation is to be squarely met"
The council is composed of Secre-
taries Baker. Daniels, Lane. Hous-
ton, Redfield. and Wilson and Grover
b. Clarkson, as director.