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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07
.PAckARD'S PLAN
FOR PRODUCTION

Packard's plan for production Of
motor cars and trucks for the COM
Ing season, and for the perfection Of
its distributing organization the world
over, were the business theme OF a
four-day convention held aboard the
steamship Noronic on 1ooo-mile
cruise of the great lakes from June
Is to 10.
There were $40 Packard men
aboard. and their program was about
evenly divided between work and play.
ong the themes they heard dis
cussed by officials of the company
were 'Packard's Future In World
BUSINESS" by Alvan Macauley; Pack
ard Engineering Plans" by J. G. Vim
cent, the associate designer Of the
United States Liberty Aircraft motor.
and Aviation" by RI. III. Hills. All
these subjects carried a great deal
OF significance for distributors of
Packard products
The ship put In at only one port on
her four-day trip--Milwaukee She
was specially fitted up for the excur-
sion with her social hall converted
into convention hall. with a swim
ming pool, rifle galle.>t. equipment
for trap shooting, and a printing press
Tor the publication of a ship's daily.
The exhibits aboard included the first
Packard car ever built, the first Pack
ard truck, latest type models. and
Ralph De Palma's 15o-mile- an hour
flyer. All OF them appeared in the
! parade in Milwaukee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07

nent Minnesota surgeon. DR.. Mayo
and also by DR.. Howard A. Kelly
OF Johns Hopkins university.
The supreme court of the United
States has specifically declared that
drink is the most prolific source OF
human misery.
So great does the Bible regard the
woes of drink that II brands them a
the woe Of all other woes,
With the medical profession. tn.
supreme court OF the United States,
and the Scriptures uniting in. test;-
Tying TO the misery entailed by and
the physical injury resulting from
drink on the one hand and on tho
other the addle- Drained, mercenary
vets declaring that liquor drinking
In a privilege and n blessing. The
average sane American will no. ,J,ave
much difficulty IN determining Which
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07

this. Hts fear probably would have
been realized. At that meeting, too,
the board held q session under the
cover OF darkness on the day before.
ana an early morning. session at $40
o'clock, after which 1t adjourned and
its resident members left the
city Immediately.
Incidentally, It was at the night
meeting that the three victims were
marked for slaughter. Meanwhile the
strictest secrecy was observed Mr..
Euritt was put forward to deliver the
medals and prizes at the finals, and
was mot until two days later that
he learned through the public press
that he had not been reelected. Think
ing that his name had been mad
vertently omitted. he made inquiries
OF officials Of the school and was then
tod that the board had declined to
re-elect him. but one and all begged
to be excused from telling him why.
Tho outstanding factSis, that the
board OF visitors held two preiimin-
airy meetings at night and two early
morning sessions thing unheard
of before, we believe, in the history
OF the board.
No wonder Mr.. Peters was -at a
loss to understand such proceedings"
He would have been dumbfounded
II he had known the whole story.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07
People $ Forum

Must tho once Of Prohibition Com.
missioner BE Abolished?
Editor virginian:
Sir:-Forty years ago or more there
arose In our country in nearly every
state society known as Good Tenn
plars." They ran their cody race;
did their work and fell on sleep
What was the state of affairs in our
land when they began their work
nefarious business at nearly every
cross roads In our country districts;
In our cities one could hardly get out
Of sight of ono barroom before he
could see another. BY the influence
! of the Good Templars a large ma
jority Of the saloons in our counties
were closed.
| Since their day and time, various
temperance organizations have arisen
Saloon league. The fight against
alcohol has been long and tedious and
tiresome, but now they say King
Alcohol has been dethroned. He has
ahdicated his throne not willingly but
because public sentiment demanded
it. He hes not even signed the ar
mistice," nor agreed to peace terms.
He Is saying:
you have put your foot on my
uC1h dLu AuClG 1dIu VIII SUM Pat ihS
entirely out of business; then what
are you kicking about? l have abdi-
Gated my throne. the saloon: then
why have a man to watch over me ?
Your prohibition commissioner ought
to be abolished. He is a good officer,
but he makes mistakes sometimes
and therefore his entire department
ought to be destroyed. Don't appoint
somebody elso or change his staff
Just cut Off the entire outfit"
Follow up this idea and see where
we will land. We have a governor.
Acknowledgment attorney-general
judges, sheriffs, commemorative at
torneys, constables and magistrates.
These men sometimes make mistakes.
Don't bother-just abolish the offices.
What reign of lawlessness we will
have,
We have a president and members
OF his cabinet and many hundreds OF
officers appointed by them. They are
| mistakes. Don't change the officer
who errs--abolish the Office.
| Follow the suggestion of King Alco-
| hol and his cohorts; abolish the office
| of prohibition commissioner and,
though we have no more open saloons
at our cross roads, every breeze that
| sweeps over the land will bring some
| flying machine TO drop a speakeasy
behind every patch of pines In our be-
loved commonwealth. The last state
of affai.s in our land would be a
long way worse than the first.
| The voters of the state should be
urged to see that no man WITH such a
plank as the abolition OF the Office
| of prohibition comm, issioner" is
elected to membership In our genera
assembly.
| L. T. BAGLY.
| Stevensville. Va, July S.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07
EDITOR PFEIFFER rs FLATTERED

Editor Pfeiffer. of tho Twin City
Times. believes In giving full value
xor every dollar and half that
comes into the revenue OF his paper
There can't be 4 doun. OF that The
other day, for instance. Governor
pevis sent "a subscription to tho Times
The editor of this enterprtsing sheet
made q news story" of the event, for
tho most conspicuous column on the
frxt mage in the course OF which he
opined that ''If Governor Davis In
the midst of his many important du-
tses flnds time to lead the news that
g winning the attention of the folks
81 the Blue Ridge. these folks may
Justly feel proud Of their Judgment
II .eaecting this medium for express-
NM their views and chroniciling their
daily lives
It would be crue to tell Editor
E1oan0r In6I tne suoSctipIon "NoA
which he goes into raptures is ABOUT
~ year late, the Times having evi-
dainty been overlooked when similar
Subscriptions were sent by the execu-
~. 70 nearly every weekly paper In
-{ho utata And I. would further de-
tract from his exaltation II he should
NVog learn that as rule, the COVER
snar reads the newspapers by proxy.
~ proxy being one Of his numerous
aocretarfes, paid by the stats. But we
xaal sure that the governor win pave
~ chance to read what the Times edi-
Stor aid about that dollar and n hast.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07
LIQUOR RAN HAS BEEN
GOOD FOR LIGHT MEN

The Electrical world recently made
investigation of the effect of prohi-
ton on revenue or electric light
plants. The conclusion drawn as a
result of this investigation by the
world is that electric light plants will
not suffer when the entire country
becomes dry. Here Is significant
paragraph from the worlds summary
of the replies received from electric
light plant managers:
Tt seems generally conceded
that with the abolition OF the saloons
there have been increases in
the demands for house wiring
among working people. Electrical
devices have been easier to sell. Col
lections of electric service accounts
have been better. Better lighting
fixtures and different types of fixtures
and reffectors, particularly those used
in pool rooms and restaurants, are
sold to replace types used in saloons.
Places of legitimate amusement
have f1ourished and increased In
number"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07
Heroes Often Killed
Their Own Chances
for War Crosses

New York, July 5-Many OF the
wars bravest fighters were never dec
GRATED as heroes Sometimes this was
because OF the innate modesty OF the
heroes themselves and sometimes be-
cause Of lack of witnesses to their
exploits
MajorGenerai John f. o'Ryan
whose dauntless fighters OF the
Twenty-seventh division, brought
nome from the Hindenburg line many
an American and British decoration
70 attest to their individual lion-h heart
edness and shining record as a show
Tor the divisions courage as a whole,
mas an interesting message for the
puoiHc on the subject of decorations.
Set High Standard.
I set very high standard for the
winning Of decorations in the
Twenty-seventh division" said Gem
eral Organ, and every one OF my
men who wears an American or
British ribbon has not only well
earned 1t, but has received II only af-
ter his merit has been incontestably
proven by corroborating witnesses. So
you see. becoming hero in the
Iwenty-seventh was not only a matter
or deeds, but of witnesses / consider
both essential
our method of procedure in the
awarding of decorations was this.
After an engagement there would be
received at headquarters advices that
certain men of the Twenty-eeven,h
mad performed deeds worthy or
special recognition. These advices,
originating with platoon or company
commanders and transmitted to me
through higher officers, would be re-
1erred by me to board Of star Of
fcers for investigation. BY this board
tney would be returned to me. after
thorough examination into she
1acts OF each case, in three groups.
Had Three Groups.
one group would contain the
names OF those who were outside the
oecoration line The second group
would contain the names of those
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07

rural districts have done some good
and have been the means OF develop
Ing few pupils even though the
number Of te1chers have been made
duate to- the work required by the
state, vet these schools, dotted about
at almost every cross-road and with
frequently a half-dozen pupils In the
high school department. and with
perhaps one hundred in the lower
grades crowding the rooms and over
, working the teachers, have not by a
long shot met the expectations Of the
patron public. AS consequence the
and the teachers particularly and
specifically and where there was
great enthusiasm when the high
school move started a few years ago.
now there Is lethergy caused by con-
tinued disappointment A clear cut
case OF OVERRIDING, having. fairly
admit, the best and purest intentions
on the part OF the promoters and
management
What the rural districts need are
strong primary schools ana the So
called high schools turned into
thorough grammar schools. Thorough.
l say, and not going at breakneck
speed to cover a. specified number of
pages III grammar or arllnmetlC, out
giving the children the solid ground
work for good English and for cal
culatfng in order that should they go
no further they may have some bust
ness education for every day work
And II possible let bookkeeping and
typewriting and shorthand and man
ual training be taught right in the
grammar sokools. Latin and alge-
bra and rhetoric may wait for the
county high school, centrally located.
and equipped with teaching force and
laboratories and libraries, and board
iog facilities, and fed by the afore-
said grammar schools.
These are my views, Mr.. Editor.
and am prompted by general as
well as by personal interest, for I
have six children depending upon the
schools for their education, and I
would have Virginia second to none
IN tho great educational renaissa nee
that must follow the world war. Thus
let 1t be. Dunsville. Va, July s.
Yours very truly,
VIM. C. GARRETT.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07
MISPLACED SYMPATHY

the liquor people are all ''het-up"
SSf the alleged wrong the prohi-
Nm law does the poor man. The
( laws permit the storage Of liquor
personal use. They assert under
eeo prcvision the rich man Is stock
ElH1 ~ his cellar with fancy wines
UQuofs while the lAboripg man
I ~ .afford to do 70. Colonel GIL
- Of the Model License
1s-Asserts that the -sunering''
i1 eafaiied upon the poor IN ap-
lng. what are the facts? IL
n gushing benediction?
hN American Medical association.
W l1aAinE doctors organization in
s9ntry. composed OF eighty-one
p6nA physician members. de-
sss alcoholic beverages arc. inju-
- the human body. This
1ea = ooncurrsd in By the emf
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07
RUM
RUNNERS OUT OF LUCK

1t Is reported that very few at
'empts have been made to smuggle
liquor into the country By persons
arriving at Atlantic and Pacific ports
on ocean liners. Most attempts OF
this sort have been made on the
Canadian and Mexican border. but
the vigilance OF the customs officers
has rendered the biggest number OF
these attempts futile Many automo-
hiles of rum runners have been con-
fscated.
Florida Also has been the scene OF
considerable activity on the part OF
international rum runners The near
ness OF Cuba and the West Indies to
the Florida coast has offered tempta
ZION to small sailing vessels to bring
in cargoes of rum and other intoxi-
cants but apparently few have sue
ceeded
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07

II II not easy to characterize prop
10y tho prize ring affair =: Toledo on
1nfSpendence Day, whea two human
brutss fought as cave men might have
1nuxht to make an American holiday,
Boring rs an exercise and for the
ealfivasson OF means OF self-defense
mich are most rarely needed by CIV
ilised persons. Is quite another thing.
Any self-respect;ng man may well
barn the art and practice it,
Fighting is fghting. The clash be-
tween the two giants at Toledo was a
reversion to the jungle for the par
ttc4pants and the witnesses. Degra-
da43cn was what everybody got for
his time and money.
And profit was the motive ali the
Way through. snortsmanship was
oongptcuousfy absent. In the per
6ormerS themselves, in the promoters,
for the most part In the writer's who
axfended the exhibition to tell The
ap4r1t OF the mob was reflected In
what many of the writer's set down
Tor puhlicAtion-foul abuse for the
Aottered beast who lost the fight
nansnaf,nx praise for The beast who
won.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07
MORE LIGHT ON
THOSE BOARD MEETINGS
fStaunton Daily News)

NctAuHtOH DAILY NewS)
The letter from Robert Lee Peters,
Richmond, and = member of the
board OF visitors of the Virginia
School for the Deaf and Blind, which
was published in yesterdays News
throws some additional light on the
workings Of the board, whose man
agement will be the subject Of an in
vestigation. upon the order Of Gov
ernor Davis. about July 10th
Mr., Peters came to this city to at
tend the meeting at which Mr.. Bowle's
successor as superintendent was elect
ed, but he was denied that privilege.
Hear him tell why.
When the meeting was held to
elect a superintendent was not pres
ent. The board was to meet on
March 10, 1919, but on account OF tho
death OF Professor Bowles the meet
ing was postponed and notices issued
for meeting to be held on March
1888. / received my notice for
this. meeting to be on March 10, at
r. M. arrived at the school on
that date at p. NJ, and found no one
except Professor Euritt, who seemed
surprised to see me. ! told him that
l had come to attend the meeting to
elect = superintendent. He told me
a
$3.50 A. NJ. superintendent elected
and the meeting adjourned. I was
indeed much surprised and was at a
loss to understand such proceedings,
and so expressed myself to Mr.. Eu-
rift ] also told him that l was very
anxious to he at the meeting for I
wanted to cast my vote for him for
superintendent for the unexpired
term, as he had been SO highly COM
mended for the position, and T
thought 1t best for the interest OF the
school, as he was thoroughly familiar
with the work. He then told me that
he had not been elected, and I ex-
pressed very great surprise"
Mr.. Peters would have been still
more surprised II he had known that
the other members OF tho board, head
ed by its president, +. H. Lindsay,
who has been a member for seven
teen years. had held solemn con-
clave at the school behind closed
doors the night before. When that
caucus had completed its work, there
was little for the board to do the next
morning but to ratify and confirm
what had been done In the night
Mr.. Peters explains the reaeon for
his absence from the annual meet
ing. Il was not present at tho board
meeting on June IL, 1919" he says.
"as was very busy, and then r
thought that might be taking anoth-
er trip on an uncertainty"
We cannot blame Mr.. Peters Tor
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07

corn In making pictures Of ineer40rs
Of famous thirst emportums and
storing them until such time a. they
may be needed. We heard much dur
Ing the war about canning tho kak
scr" by canning food Now It h pro-
posed to "can" John Barfsycorn.
another kaiser. In a different way ana
for different purpose-but II means
just tho same. that tho end OF Bar
leycorn is in sight
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07
cOMMERCIALIZED BRUTALITY

loser consoles himself with the money
he waYneret,---rnore than the salary
OF the president of the United States
for full year; the winner counts hts
more naearer thousands which ara
vet many times the sum he could 40
ouire In any productive occupation IN
an entire twelve months and casts a
speculative eye about for further har-
vests; the promoter has banked his
larger loot, gathered through his
skilfui capitalization OF brutality.
What in to be done about 1t all Z
Consideration In demanded of every
BODY for the reason that the subject
touches everybody. Lot the indt-
viduai who doubts this statement
prove it for himself by trying to ind
any man. anywhere. who did not carry
on his lips last Friday the inquiry
who won7" But for the universal
interest, tho exhibition which we de-
plore {while admitting n lively inter
est In the RESULT could never have
come to pass. IAN we Hike sheep have
gone astray,- fured by an atavtstit
impulse which, for our own cakes and
for the good OF the future race, We
ought to combat with an our power.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07

s An ontarprising motion picture pro-
E4ucing company announces that II n
taking no chances on being caught
without authentic pictures OF real
<roofns in the future. II figures
a@aAt this particular business win dis
96Spear In the next few months, but
TIT authentic pictures of real sa-
lSona In actual operation may be USE
MI IN the motion picture thrifers Of
r. futurs-
IA this thrifty and farsighted con-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07

The Black Man may have a skin
the color OF coal. but his smile and
his laughter brightens this old world
and makes ii a better place to live in.
Help to keep the blacks of Africa
Ilight-hearted and happy by doing
your share to keep the White Mans
liquor away from them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07

Jesse Reichart, an Iowa farmer, got
drunk and when he failed to shoot
his wife, turned the gun on himself
with fatal results. It's acts like this
that makes a lot OF people hate the
liquor traffic
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07

because II In the business of the afore-
said secretary to clip faithfully every
and. II 1t h at all favorable to that
official, to bring II to his atten ton
before 1t is formally pasted tn a scrap
book. the keeping OF which rs also
the task of the state-paid secretary.
Particularly is this true In the case
before us because. In addition to the
news story" Editor Pfeitfer burst
into further rhapsodiss on hts edito-
rial page. thus1y:
This glorious Fourth Is not
time for politics We are Just
Americans today celebrating in
non-partisan way. But the Times
cannot refrain from stating that
Governor Davis Is about the best
governor Virginia ever had.
Those who follow the careers OF
statesmen with minute care. who
keep a painstaking record OF Of
errors and triumphs of public ser
wants. who are In the position to
know and professionally equipped
to judge. may call for specific In
stances and ask the Times to ex-
plain this applause for the pres
ent governor.
Critical sirs, II is very sim
pie: Didn't Governor Davis send
In check for q years slbscrtp--
ton to the Twin City Times yes
terday? Can you ask for further
proofs of fitness for office?
After reading that ortburst OF deer
gratitude and toy. anybody will say
that the governor got hts money.
worth, this time. We believe thai
the governor will admit as much him
self----to himself.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07
Senator Declines to TaIk.

Washington, July 5,--senator Harry
s New. of Indiana, when shown
dispatches today from Los Angeles
telling OF the murder Of Miss Frieda
J. Lesser by man claiming To be ms
son. refused TO make any statement.
IT cannot discuss that matter, he
said
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07

The city council of Baltimore re-
Gently passed resolution asking the
president to rescind the war-tim a
prohibition act and calling on con-
gress to repeal the law prohibiting
the manufacture and sale of beer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07

God seems to have hand IN the
enforcing OF a world peace treaty. ac-
cording to Isaiah Asst. There are
many Bible students who believe that
wartime prohibition will have to be
In effect for some time to come.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07
CoRKs AND BULLETS


! Bootlegging IL . dangerous prac-
tdce In northern Mexico. An edict
has been issued in one OF the states
that anyone caught in Illicit dealing
| in liquor shall be sentenced to be
shot! This treatment ought to pre-
vent second offense"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07
speexier. Arc Fined.

Alb Alexander, i402 West Broad
street, and r. NJ Birchett, 500 West
Franklin street. were fined s25 each
in police court yesterday on charges
of speeding
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07
Forbid Celebration.

London. July 5.--The Dublin castls
authorities have forbidden the pro-
posed celebration of Ireland's TN
dependence day" The Star learns
from the Irish capital late today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07

II the beer and light wine are nom
lintoxicants" crowd had their way, II
wouldn't be year until this same
bunch would be shouting. 'Whiskey Is
necessity" Let's have no compro-
mise on an issue which has already
been settled.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07

tho rich or the poor-hAs the best
end Of the deal under prohfbifio.h
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07

day OF thanksgiving and prayer
Is now in order'to show the Almighty
that the Christians OF our nation ap-
preciate His ace IN answering our
prayers by abolishing the liquor traf-
ific. We ought to set aside q day in
which to show our gratitude.