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The Washington times., 1919-01-25

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MUST WASHINGTON WAIT?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-13
Negotiate for Armissics,.

London, Oct. ,12--Thc LettsssHnys
dispatch from Helsingfors. have
opened negotiations with the RUS
sian Bolsheviks for an armist1pA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-13

The high est court OF the nation.
Then too, ii is not at all certain
that the voters of Ohio will vote
against national prohibition. The
eighteenth amendment Is not di.
rectly ieopardizcd by the refercn
dunn, hut there are al least two in
direct dangers that ought to give
Ohio voters and voters OF other
states where such a referendum Is
likely 70 be called much concern.
one. Of these dangers is the prob
able effect that a wet victory in any
such referendum will have upon the
prohibition cause II the voters oil
any state that has thus far ratified,
repudiatc the action of their legisIa
ture the liquor interests will make
much of 1t by offering II as evidence
in support 81 their contention that
prohibition has been foisted upon
The people against their will In
fact this is perhaps the chief pur-
pose Of the liquor interests effort to
secure the referendum on this sub
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-13

time OF its discovery the peninsula.
including many of the bordering
islands, was peopled by about u.s.
900 Indians. The inhabitants Wig
orously resented the intrusion of
newcomers. and for more than a
century efforts to establish military
colonies in the new land resulted in
disastrous failures
During one period In it's history
the southern shores OF the peninsula
served as the lurking place of Sir
francis Drake and other freebooters
lying in wait for the treasure laden
spanish galleons on their annual
voyages from Manila to Mexico.
Afterwards, during the first two
thlrds OF the last century those
shores were visited by numerous
half-pirate snugglers and by fleets
OF whalers and sealers drawn there
by the swarming abundance Of
whales, fur seal. sea elephants, and
sea. otter. So ruthless was the pur-
suit OF these animals that in a few
decades they were on the verge of
determination, and the business
ended apparently forever
During the last half century all
parts of the peninsula have been
visited, mainly by Americans. in
search of mines and other natural
resources, but little of the knowledge
thus gained has become available to
the public. Gold, silver, copper,
iron, and other minerals and much
fertile land have been found. but the
scarcity of water. fuel. forage, and
the difficulties of transportation
have united with other causes TO
bring about many failures in the at
tempts to develop these resources.
The isolation of the desert low
lands of Lover California, com hined
with alterations of long -continued
droughts and heavy rains, has re-
suited in the development of the
richest and most extraordinary
desert fiora in the world
One morning, In front of Mag
dalena Bay, I rode out from a dense
growth of bushes into an opeu area
and pulled up my horse in amaze
ment at sight of the most extraordi-
nary of them all. Before me was a
great bed Of creeping devil cactus,
which appeared like . swarm of ri
sdntfc >eaterrsfffars Creeping III an a.
rcctions These plants actually
travel away from the common Ger
ter of the group. and / saw MANY
single sections twenty to thirty wards
away from the others The part ii
the stem resting on the ground
sends down rootlets and the older
stems die in the rear at about the
same rate as they grow in front, 80
they slowly move away from the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-13
UP TO OHIO VOTERS

Tho Ohio supreme court decision
sustaining the contention of the
liquor interests that ratification is n
subject for referendum by no
means forecasts the overthrow OF the
eighteenth amendment
II the United States Supreme
Court sustains the Ohio decision and
the Ohio voters IN a valid rcferen-
3aDa refuse 10 concur in the action
,f the Ohio legislature ratifyine the
eighteenth amendment. the liquor
Interests would stall have to win in
nine more such referendurns to de-
eeat the prohibition amendment. IL
b Try no means certain that the Fed
RaI Supreme Court will sustain the
Ohio decision Judg. Robinson.s
dissenting opision enumerates sev.
ord convincing objections to The
ruling which with other equally
aEung objections not enumerated by
him VIII undoubtedly receive care.
- and deliberate consideration BY
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-13
Tobacco Crop in Virginia Is
$4,000, 1000 Short of 1918
Report of Bureau Of Crop Estimates Shows Poorest Crop On
Record-Vrginia Ranks Third Among Apple Producing
States of Union

The bureau of crop estimates,
through its field agent. Henry M.
Taylor, issues the following report
for September, September weather
was excellent for harvesting which
made excellent progress, but very
unfavorable TO growing crops from
dryness. Rain Is needed to help late
crops and pasture, and TO permit the
completion of fan blowing, which is
nj standsull over much of the
state. Corn is the same as the ten
year average, and promises the same
yield as a. month ago, z5829S. 900
bushels, The condition of tobacco is
fifty-six, which is three under last
month. promising yield of 107,-
$4,000 pounds, or Al 900, 900 pounds
| less than in 1913. This is the poorest
crop on record The former low
record is fifty-eight in 1900. Other
low conditions are sixty five in 1863
slxty-four. in 1898 and sixty-five in
1874 ad 1914
The cold wet weather of early
June, dry spell OF July foods of late
! July and the extremely dry weather
of August and September were the
main causes of the poor condition of
| has dropped from the excellent fig
ure of 100 in August to ninety three
IN September and to the present
| figure of seventy-two. The condition
| Of peanuts has also declined from
| eighty-three TO the present condition
| of seventy eight. The condition OF
apples has not changed and remains
| at nifty FIVE The commercial crop, IS
! now estimated at 1,444.000 barrels.
as compared with 100000 barrels
| last year, or S29o of last years crop.
| Virginia thus ranks third among the
apple producing states OF The Union
| The cotton crop shows a. condition of
| sixtyfour, n decline OF three from
! last months estimate.
| Corn.
The only material changes from
| last month are in the Southern dis
| trict where the late corn suffered
| from drought. and in the Southeast
| ern, where 1t prospered because fav-
+, ored by light rains. Speaking gener-
iaitF' The lat9 crop ia poor ard the
| early crop good. The quality Is cutie
! generally high and in some sections
| is exceptionally fine. In scattered
| sections throughout the state even
| in the dry areas corn is ideal both az
| to quality and quantity, The differ
ence depends apparently upon the
amount Of work accomplished by the
| farmer before the heavy rains of
| July. which practically stopped cul-
| tivation. This in turn depends to a
! considerable extent on whether the
! farmers were able to seed the crop
early.
| Potatoes.
The condition has not improved
but rather declined for the state,
! Notwithstanding very slight improve
rnent in the northern and western
| districts, The extreme dry weather
| is the cause of the decline The
present condition of seventy-six
forecasts yield of 1000 bushels,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-13
compared with 11.75o,ooo bushels

compared with 11.75o,ooo bushels
last year.
Sweet potatoes
The crop has declined to a condi-
ton of eighty-five. While the East
ern Shore counties. which produce
the bulk of the crop have almost held
their own during the month, the
Norfolk section has gone back some
what
Apples.
The greater part of the crop has
now been gathered. and the out
standing feature Is the low quality
compa red with former years. In
parts of the Shenandoah district the
quality is SO poor that II is packing
out only 25% to 500 A grade In
the Piedmont section quality Is
somewhat better, although not over
500 OF the Pippin crop packed out
NO. / The sections which saw an
increase over last year are Abe
marie and Nelson counties and the
Baskerville and Waynesboro districts
Of Augusta.
Field Peas and Beans.
The condition OF peas is poorer
than a month ago owing to the lack
of rain, The yield of the edible va
rieties of beans produced largely in
the southwestern district is only
falr. the season having been too dry.
In the Southeast. where the SOW
beans are cultivated, practically the
same conditions obtain, and the Weld
is likewise only fair
Cabbage.
Yield reported above that of re-
cent years From all accounts pro-
auction in the heavy districts OF the
southwest has been very exceptional
this year.
Peanuts
CONDITION declined somewhat dug
ing the month as a result OF earlier
affdNorab bic. and continued dry
weather. However, the decline has
not been great and according To old
ana wise authorities the outtnrn in
drS years is metimes better thar
anticipated, as would be expected
! from the fact that this crop does NJ
Wen IN the semi-arid sections or the
issonl n~estefa part Of the. country.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-13
ARE WE TO HAVE A SCANDAL OVER METER
LITER-GRAM?

his name, but Mr.. Dale won't tell.
lie 1ust dares the rniscreant to come
out where everybody can have Il
good look at him,
Even this is not all nor even the
worst For twenty years or mora,
says Mr. Dale. this idea has been
unable to make any Roadway in
congress-. but now there appears TO
be act ual danger that congress may
So something about it, Mr.. Dale
admits that one man may be respon-
sihle for the whole agitation, pre-
sumably the individual who pays tn ,
bills as aforesaid bat he suspects
thai II may be a "deep-laid scheme
bE group With great ardor,
Mir Dale protests against the AR
tficiai pressure on congress-
pressure he asseverates that for
tA'#AA - t"tAaAf NAAS LIS GiI lbs
source in The bureau of standards Sc
What a mere bureau could never
get from congress through argu-
mcnt and sound sense must not be
allowed to come to pass through the
expenditure OF his own personal
funds by any Northumberland
never. NEVER!
sun. The thanks of everybody are
due to MIR. Dale. Without his re-
mar kablc reasoning from effect Ia
cause the idea might have been
adopted by unanimous and some
what enthusiastic consent which IL
bad form with Massachusetts states.
men. Incidentally, the mere by
SANDER may be permitted to wonder
who IL Financing Mr. Dale's effort t.
fight the adoption of the universal
standards SO much needed in world
! commerce--aad why,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-13
j. 5. TWICE HELD
A PART OF MEXICO

washington, D. c., Oct. Bro
cent suggestions that Lower Cali
Iornia be bought by the United
States from Mexico prompted tbe
National Geographic Society to is
sue bulletin concerning an area
Wnlcn is described by one senatorial
advocate OF such purchase as the
Neffnlform appendix OF Mexico an
States"
1t may be unknown to many that
the United States or It's citizens ha~.,
twice mad complete possession OF
lower California says the buIietin
winch is based on a communication
70 the society by E. w Nelson.
During the Mexican war. in l84I
the FORCES OF the United States oc-
cupled the principal points in the
peninsula and declared il America n
territory, but relinquished il at the
close OF hostilitics. In 1S53-54 II
was again captured and q govern
ment temporarily organized bv
bands OF American fiiibusters under
walker. This iH-advised venture
lacked support and quickly came to
a disastrous end.
Lower California Is the long mar
Tow peninsula that projects about
iH'iNo ooulnedsterIy from the
southern border of California. It's
Width varies from about thirty 10
over 100 miles, anr its Irregular
coast-line, over 1900 miles long is
oordered by numerous islands Be.
ing mainly a mountainous. desert
region, 1t Is thinly peopled and pre-
SCENTS many sharply contrasting con :
aitions- Low. sun-scorched plains.
where death by thirst awaits the I'M
wary traveller, lie close to the bases
or towering granite peaks, belted
with waving pine forests and capped
in winter by cleaning snow.
Vast desolate plateaus or ragged
oIack lava embosom gem-like va. :
'eys, Where vcrdure- borderesi
streams and the spreading fronds
OF date palms recall the mysterious
hidden Wales of the Arabian Nights.
The western coast is bathcd by coo,
waters and abundant fogs, while the
eastern shore is laved by the waye.
or a warm inland sea. sparkling I'M
der almost continuous sunshine.
Although adjoining some of orr
hest-known territory and with a re-
corded history which goes back al
most four centuries and teens with
varied events. the peninsula sttll re-
mains one of the lcast-known parts
Of North America. The early chrou-
icles tell OF Its discovery In 1533 BY
an expedition sent out BY CortAs in
search OF fabulously rich iaaaud
said to have been Inhabited by
AnaSonA
II has been estimated thai Il the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-13

,ect. Their leaders undoubtedly re-
cognize the fact that they cannot
win ten states. the number neces-
saFy to overthrow ratification of the
eighteenth amendment. but they are
hopeful OF winning in a few states
for the purpose of influencing pub
lie sentiment
The other element In the situation
that might cause the drys some
trouble is indicated by the an
nouncenaent from the wet camp that
If the voters repudiate the action of
me Ohio legislature a demand will
be made in the supreme court to
have that tribunal direct the score
tary of state of the United States to
count Ohio out AS one of the ratffv-
ing states. This, they insist. would
call Tor new proclamation by the
secretary of state declaring ratifica-
ton completed. It is fntimated that
they will then contend that by the
terms OF the amendment the amend
nent is to become operative one year
from the date of proclamation and
lhat this new proclamation would
carry the date on which 1t was made
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-13

and not the date on which the thirty.
sixth state ratified. This would de-
fer the time when the eighteenth
amendment would become operative
until November, 1920.
1t is not at all likely that this plan
will succeed because the amendment
specifically states that 1t is to be-
come operative one year from the
date the thirty-sixth state has rata-
fed and the fact is, that date would
remain unchanged because Mis-
souri,, which Is number thirty-seven
ratified January 1e, 1919, which is
the same date that Nebraska, the
thirty sixth state, ratified Ratiica-
tion was not proclaimed until jan
uary 80, and thus far the vets have
not set up the contention that the
one year of grace granted them
dates from the date of proclama-
ton. but have accepted January is.
1920. as the day the amendment be-
comes operative. However, the-
might succeed in getting the matter
into court and thereby cause great
deal OF unnecessary expense ana er-
fort on the part of the drys.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-13
People S Forum

Editor Virginian:
Sir--I was pleased to see Mr.. F.
W Davies letter in your issue of the
9th instant, touching the local iu-
dietary system of the state of Vir-
ginia. The system is all bad and
getting worse in operation every
day. l have been so impressed for
years and have given the matter no
little thought, trying to work out \
plan that might satisfactorily meet
the conditions and at the same time
commend itself to our law makers.
The plan of Mr.. Davies is starting
point from which we may all work
a rallying point for those who think
the system bad-and their name Is
Legion.
In one thing I thoroughly agree
with him--thc office must be ap-
pointive and salaried. The fee sys-
tenn may save cost to the state.
though this is doubtful, but il i'm
poverishes the people and influences
hurtfully the officers.
The purse. property and often the
person Of the poor, In small matters,
are wholly given over to the protsc-
ton of the local judiciary Ny OBJ
servation is that that protection is
often no protection at all There lis
a remedy and it should be found II
not the one suggested by Mr. Davies,
then some other one.
The deserving poor are entitled to
judiciary that will demand their
respect in every particular, do not
think the present system gets 1t or is
entitled to ii.
So thinking, let me say again, /
was pleased to sread Mr.. Davies
article on the subject
j. r. NLI4IA
TAncey. Rockingham county.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-13

something to keep me amused,d,ue~n
Few days and | thought I'd Nmrt0
help out with the recruiting. Youf
see. I've got tho marine recxV0fne
station in Portland"
Then what are you dnnna
here ." asked Slack.
Just passing through on my
nones7moon." said Van Etten. Ihet
ne explained that a few days hefprA
ne mad married Miss MIRA Pauline
Mclaughlin. of Portland
Some people have queer ideas-of
no" to spend honeymoon. -sssaid
Slack.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-13

But, hist There's worse TO come.
The man who paid the bills APP
pears 10 have paid them out of his
own bank account Mr.. Dale has
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-13
olony across the fats where they

colony across the fats where they
live.
"A large number OF the smaller
xmas OF desert mammals never
drink water. They live and thrive on
dry seeds and scraps of vegetation In
places where the heat and aridity
are excessive without ever touching
their lips to water. and it has ever
been found impossible to teach
some of them to take water in cap
tlvity. Apparently they never know
thirst or the delight OF quenching
It"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-13
RECRUITING HIS IDEA
Of HONEYMOON JOY

Lewiston, Me, Oct. 11.--"Got n
job for me for a few days" asked
Sergeant Earl Van Etten who
walked into the marine corps re-
cruiting office here today
Sure" replied Sergeant Slack.
IT can give You job for from two
to four years, IL you want to re-
enlist"
Isfsa net out of the service
said Van Etten. Il just wanted
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-13

luton for financing Reconstruction
and for the increase of production
necessary TO check the high cost oil
LIKING .s.-. .....-...
The government savings securi-
. ties and liberty bonds offer ideal
means for the production of this new
capital. They are adapted for in
yestment of all sums, no matter how
sfear Or strait Trey are the s4 fest
security possible. They .are profit
able and readily convertible into
cash should necessity arise Their
purchase not only aids in financing
the government but releases CORE
spending capital from the banks and
financial institution for expansion o.
industry and development of produc
ton.
The figures complied by the bank
ers association show that In the five
years period ending January OF
this year. savings deposits Ia state
banks increased bS47 per cent; in
mutual savings banks, 1925 per
cent in stock savings banks 33Os
per GENT; in trust companies 243s
per cent, and In national banks
! 36 per cent. 1t also was an
nonnced at st Louis that there were
80, 600, eco policy holders In life in
suranee companies in the United
States
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-13
BANK DEPOSITS GROWING

There are 27.ooo.0 600 savings bank
depositors in the United states.
These figures became public at the
recent convention Of the American
Bankers association at ST Louis, ard
In compiling these figures due Al
iowance was, made fos applications
Investigation by the bankers has
proved that these savings bank de-
pcrsEorss aees .ssttfY.. se{e. esnf.Ittfnny
people of small means hut they are
the people who absorbed in large
measure the war issues of govern
ment securities. thrift and war saw
fngs stamps, savings certificates and
liberty bonds
Not only did they buy and hold
government securities but those in
veetrnents led to additional savings
consolidated the habit of thrift and
Increased bank deposits throughout
the entire nation These 27,ooo, 900
depositors now own s1o.573.79l, 900
of savings.
This is the money which has built
UP the railroads, municipalities.
homes and industries OF the nation.
These savings represent over twenty,
six per cent Of the. country's total
resources. These savers financed the
war successfully, and on their con-
tinuation of the production OF new
capital through savings rests the so
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-13

VIVA; have we here Verify, tn
rr1akingx q hne large scandal
Mr.. Samuel S Dale. editor Of \
Boston technical journal for the
textile TRADE, is the muck-ralscr who
has turned NJ the highly suspicious
and sinister nleans--to use the i'm
p-es~ion given by that gentleman
employed by a san Francisco or
canszaticn TO brlnc about the sdep-
tor In English speaking countries
Of the metric system Of weights,
measures and currency.
While Mr. Dale does not say So
II set terms, we are inclined 10 be-
reve that he does not favor the
plan itself Still less does he APP
prove OF the efforts made 10 attract
the attention of law makers in this
country and Great Britain to pro-
posed change In things us they al
ways have bean--that is perfectly
.lear Hear the horrifyins details:
-Four circulars have been sent out
BY the World Tsade club" OF san
Francisco, setting forth such advant-
ages as may be found In the meter
lftergran a--four, count en-. four-and
sIl OF them costing real money. Mr.
Dale thinks they may have cost
$50 600 apiece. And The man who
printed and mailed the circular co.,
lected his bills. In fact the Ina1
who employed him To do the job
paid promptly, That in itself APP
pears to MIR. Dale TO be a suspicious
eff iiff4 st afaee.
But. hist! There's worse TO come.
The man who paid the bills ap-
pears 10 have paid them out of his
own bank account Mr.. Dale has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-03
CONDITIONS ARE REVERSED

State Senator Charles N. Sherrod, com menting on the fact that there is a fath- CT in the Senate with son in the House. writes from his Courtland home as fol- lows:
 Ut has become a habit with me to read your column in each issue of The Age Herald with a great deal of pleasure, and doing so, my attention was particu- larly called, few days since to your statement that the fact that Bill Bank head was serving in the House of Repre- senatiVes, at the same time his father John II. Bankhead, was a senator from the same state, presented an unheard of condition. While this is remarkable, vel history shows a similar one, only with conditions reversed. Some years ago the state of Texas was represented in the United States Senate by Charley Culber son. while his father, Uncle Dave" Gull person, represented his district in Con gress, It may be added that Uncle Dave" was a man who was universally loved and revered and could himself have occupied a seat in the United States Senate at any time had he given the word but he died impressed with the belief that he could serve his people more efficiently in the lower house."