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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-03

key, alcohol but Intoxicating liquors
lntoxication is that state in which a
man has lost control of himself and
the prohibition amendment is an
agreement by the great majority OF
the people of the United States that
there shall be no legalized traffic in
that which causes men and women to
lose control of themselves, and there
fore less fit for every form of economic
Intellectual social and moral life.
The gentleman" from Montreal has
utterly failed to comprehend the spirit
and inspiration of the prohibition
movement in th@~ United States, Just
as he has failed to understand the
character and standing of the sup
pcrtcrs Of prohibition and the results
which have followed therefrom The
gentleman from Montreal declares
there is no doubt that the vast ma
jority OF the decent people, all the gen
tlemen, If one may dare whisper the
word nowadays, were and are against
the movement" The writer never has
heard wilder. more reckless statements
than this. unless il be one he heard
made in the house of commons by
another gentleman" who in opposing
the Welsh local option bill. declared
that Americans were bastard race"
apparently thinking by such charac-
terization to weaken the effect Of
United states prohibition.
THE DECENT PEOPLE.
For example, all the leading Prot
estant church bodies including preach
ers and laymen, have passed stronS
resolutions urging the adoption of pro
hbition. Are there no 2deceht people,
no gentlemen in any of those bodies?
The governors Of thirty states have
recently. over their own signatures
declared their belief in the value #
prohibition. Are none of them gen
teman% At the banquet of the Eco
nomic Club in New York city, on Feb
ruary 25. 1929 (Which banqueD accord.
ing to the gentleman" from Montreal
VAS simply gorge or a feast as OF
cormorants, the speech of the even
ing was made by Frank A Vanderbilt.
recognized as one Of the greatest fiaan-
ciers in the world. Among other things
he said, with a true combination of
moral insight and plain common sense
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-03
WHO s R0ARER NOW?

Brother James: that In TACT he is
exceedingly well aware q Brother
James
Now. i. - ao: unreasonable 70 sup
pose ta4s Brother Beazley would have
preferred IRE nomination OF his fel-
.aa Has-141lan, senator Marshall Il.
Eoaae- WHO II some strange way
has acquired tae abhreviAtlon Of
9.es" J, would have been expected
taa; soma form az Brother Beazley's
ae5pre alaent would have found It's
asg ta-1 the columns OF the South
uaztea News, which Brother Bcazley
oaas. edits and Otherwise perpetu-
axes. HI, i must be confessed there
is an clement Of surprise IN tho sub
s.4ts-.oa Of Roar for Eorer as the
a~st name 81 the next Congressman
ersu the FIFTH. Even Rorer would
have been nlsnouer. X there is
ane thing above another that has
characterized the political methods Of
Brother James. it has been the utter
absence. Of unnecessary noise. Few
indeed are SO wei informed OF the
virtues Of golden stlences. Surely,
arg suggestion, either direct or Ina
pied. taat Colonel James could, even
remotely, be associated with a roar,
is "a misleading, "a deceptive. q cruel
hspcrbulc.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-03

leading discussion in the issue Is en-.
titled "Labors Verdict on Prohibition.
The editor of the Digest sent a ietter
to the duly elected officials OF the labor
unions in the United States, asking the
has prohibition been pen
eft to the working men and their ram
ilies?" The editor says. The replies
Indicated that they had been made
with great care and circumspection IN
practically all cases. and in 80 per cent
a poll was taken on the question AT
the regular meetings" The result was:
Prohibition benefit to working men
and their families 345: prohibition not
a benefit. 1887 doubtful. IS; total. SIS.
That is to say this impartial poll
shows practically a two thirds vote of
labor leaders testifying in favor of
Benefits of Prohibition" 1t is true
that the gentleman" from Montreal
may not include these men among
they are people for whose comfort and
welfare really decent people" AMI
Especially Christian gentlemen will
be willing to sacrifice the indulgence
of appetite for strong drink that these
people may be happier.
The gentleman" from Montreal cor
cludes his communication with
prophecy that large number of let
tiers Of denunciation will be addressed
to him. must thin he has misjudged
the effect Of his letter. Its Ignorance
of facts, its reckless denunciation of
prohibition and prohibition workers.
and of the government of the United
States. are not calculated so much TO
cause denunciatory letters to be writ
ten to him as to excite surprise Dor
dering upon compassion that one hold
ing q position in respectable univer-
sity should commit such an article to
print.
with much respect, I arm.
Yours sincerely,
{Signed) JAMES CANNON, in.
London. April S, 1920.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-03

vote, nor have ever been--orered an
opportunity to reject -. The prohibit
ttoristS took care of that The policy
VAS adopted by vote of the poiiti-
clans in congress- and they "spoke
only for the vociferous fanaticai
minority. ORGANIZED hysterical and
threatening These are the voices the
politicians hear. To others he is deaf"
EATIssoRDfNAY INDICTMENT.
The writer does not presume to
speak for the "relentless fanatics or
the "self-intcrcsted hypacrltes" or the
neat politicians" az Canada They
gan speak ably for themselves. But as
"a citizen Of the state Of Virginia. and
n tbo nited States as the chairman
for the past seven years Of The national
legislative committee of the Anti-Sa-
loon League ~ America (without any
monetary compensatory, with head
quarters In Washington within a
stone s. throw or the Capitol building.
az bishop Of the Methodist Episcopal
church, south, who has been the chair
man Of the Commission on temperance
ANA social service of that great church
since the organization OF that commits
SION, a s. one, therefore, we'll acquainted
"Ith the spirit the purposes. the meth
OBS. and The activities OF the leaders
-. the prohibition movement in -the
T. i't" GNat"7t ana Win me history at
'aat movement for the past forty
ears the writer docs desire 10 an
s"er this extraordinary indictment Of
his country, It's constitution, its
statntes, it's national congress. its for
weight state legislatures. and Of the
activities motives, ard character OF a
great body Of it's citizens. many of
hem ip tho front rank Of its eco
A"a'ss@ political educational social ana
r*' glaus life
u Wlll Of course, be ,mpossi BILE in
ttH limited space Of this article to DO
more than to consider two or three OF
tue principal counts n the Indictment
81 tte fetftfcuran' from Montreal II
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-03
A BAD BILL.

would be obtained by the passage OF
the bt.}. So might they be obtained
by taxing each newspaper SO mucn
for each inch Of advertising and news
matter, or by taxing the incomes Of
newsboys and news butchers. In other
words anything that VIII reduce the
size and number OF newspapers, mag
azines. pamphlets and books will save
paper; while any tax on anything win
have tendency TO increase revenues.
The question is whether this Is the
proper mode To raise this revenue and
to conserve paper. This tax will GER
tainly reduce the income of papers
and other periodicals from adyertis-
ing. since advertisers are usually able
to invest just so much In advertising
the part which would be taken by
the government is exactly the part
that would be diverted from the In
comes Of the periodicals. ThoSpapers
and magazines are having q suffi.
cicnty difficult time as Fl Is. The
idea Of taking away part or their rev
eAues In order to benefit them is, tc
say tho least. devious II there are
any advertisers who would really pay
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-03

West Broad property
values are still based on
a city Of only one hun
dred thousand people.
Sharp advances must
come. Buy now. Auc-
ton sale Of West Broad
Street business sites on
Tuesday, May 4, at 5
P. M. Sale conducted by
Atlantic Coast Really
Co.-Adv.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-03

House EM 30, 1876. introduced
in tbs HOUSE = Representatives by
Representative Thompson. Of Okla
sag;4a. Is q bad nil and should meet
with speedy ana decisive defeat. 1t
propose 10 impose d tax upon all ad-
gar,.slt@ n books. magazines and
newspapers having q circulation Of
Ave thousand or more. pamphlet or
other publication entering the United
states mails. q tax equivalent TO ten
per centum Of the sum usually
charged for such advertisement Ad-
vertisinr matter run under headings
sueh as lost and found. help wanted
ana positions wanted" as well as ad-
vertscmcats Of auction salos OF live
stock and farming implements and
utensils are exempted. All other ad-
vertis.ng matter is to pay tax Of
Is per cent Tho persons, firms and
corporations collecting the money Tor
.ho advertisements must also collect
the tax. yorort it IN triplicato and
account Ter the same to the appro-
uriate collector of internal revenue.
The object II the bin is declared
to be the increase Of the revenue Of
the government and the conservation
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-03

How many owners Of
property on Broad Street
do YOU know who have
ever regretted buying it?
Auction sale of desirable
West Broad St. business
sites takes place on May
T.. at 5 P. NJ. Buy now.
Sale conducted by Allan
tic Coast Realty Co.
Adv.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-03
prohibition at Work---The
American Lesson to England"

Bishop Cannons reply to Professor Stephen Leacocz
the London Times which attracted much attention and
created profound impression in England)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-03
NOTICE. .

We have orders for ITS caves not
later than Thursday. May sth. top
calves bringing zoe per pound. Ship
us your calves as quickly as possible.
HAZELGROVE q CO.,
Commission Merchants
1910 E Cary Street
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-03

ORGANIZED ogcEMssa. ssSa
INCORPORATES MARCH. 1855
VI. p. MILLS
SECRETARY. CHINESE STUDENTS
UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO. JAPAN
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-11-19
BLESSINGS MORE
Than MATERIAL

In other times Thanksgiving al
toriaf was a motley of statistics an,
beastfufness. We had grown 81 NAV.
million bushels Of grain: our ear,.
on the thousand hills had increases, -
many hundredfold; our clearing.bgs.
statistics had never been sarpax1.
our per capita wealth was the grs
est in the world; indeed. our than
fulness was lost I'm the glorifcatiou d
the gift. We We're like the peopls 4,
whom the Prophet Habakkuk spas,
who had caught much fish in th4I,
nets and gathered them In their drsg,
therefore they sacrifice unto the,
net, and burn incense unto their drag.
because by them their portion il fat
and their meat plenteous." OF graft
tude to a Giver. of thankful reeogn.
ton of forces which we did not On.
ate, but without whose co-opersto
we should have been as nothing there
was less than ought to have been.
All this was due, Of course, not
much to human ingratitude as to bA
man thoughtfessness. To Thank il to
Think. The farther back We think
the farther back we thank. II ow
thought ceases with our own confirm
ton to our welfare, our thanss cease
with ourselves. If our appraisal stops
with our material increase, our thanks
become material and insensibly
change into Boosting. We sacrih
unto our great industries and burn
cense unto our skin, and there on
homage rests.
But in this Thanksgiving day We
have such incentive to thought as the
world has never seen before. and tie
blessings which challenge US are such
as do not lend themselves to material
appraisal. The chief blessings Of the
day are spiritual; their very names
put them a world apart from the
things which are quoted on the mar.
ket or measured In the scales Of ply
sicai worth. Justice, RighteOusnes'
and Peace, these are the exalted val
ues in which we feel our true riches I
be, and for these the entire race Q
men, whether they keep Thanksg'
ing today or not, are most devOutl
thankful.-Exchange.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-11-19
CHAPTER XII.

Fitzhugh awakened next morning to
the ringing of his telephone. 1t was
Hunt. He cut short the food Of Ques-
lions, and, still In his pajamas, got
small valise from q closet and began
Hlling 1t with shirts, collars. and such
other articles as a man needs for
short journey.
When he reached his Office, for twen-
ty galvanic minutes, without wasted
word. he outlined concisely what he
wanted done during his absence. con.
sidering and settling various problems
that in the interim might arise. Per
ceiving the flight Of time, he snatched
his hat from the floor. and. with Hunt
trotting along beside. hurried to the
elevator. still giving directions and ad-
vice. Down the elevator shaft. through
the rotunda of the first floor, to the
automobile in Adams street, and
thence to the railway station. he con-
tlnued the terse counseling.
AS he dashed into the Grand Central
station, ran down the midway toward
his gate. the conductor called
Board" and his train pulled out.
He caught the last Pullman as it
moved from the shed.
Fitzhugh returned from Washington
In four days, changed man. There
had been little he could do: so little.
indeed, that he felt his trip had been
wasted. He had located some men,
hers Of Esther's family and had given
thorn Cnita ananymonSIy c,p, 30
money larger than any they had ever
known. Then he took train for Chi
cago. There was nothing else to do.
But he could not forget. Vividly
against the background of his mind
we're marshaled all Esther had done
for him. all her little acts of kindness
her unselfishness. but doglike devotion
And then he would think of the re
qutal he had made. His memory
logged him pitilessly. He thought of
how he had left her alone with Niko
lay that morning. Of his decomposition
ateness The last time he saw her alive
Of the death-dealing message he had
sent. the needless cruelty
Brute IL was always brute to
heI.
1t was nearly eleven when he
reached his office. He had come di
rectly from his apartment in his auto
mobile, and wore a motoring cap and
coat, unessentials both, the last OF
which effectually concealed all ap.
parei beneath Ii from the collar down
Hunt, coatless and with his shirt
great fat-topped desk in the inner
sanctum. head oves heels in the days
work.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-11-19

INVOLVES WORK

1t has been customary In recent
years for The Department of State to
draft each Thanksgiving proclama-
ton.
After the draft has been .. KID by
the President it is handed to the State
departments expert penman, who In
his copper plate chirography writes 1t
upon a large sheet of excellent parch-
ment. which Is sent to the President
for his signature, and then returned
to the State department to be signed
by the Sc cretary Of state. Next 1t
must be impressed with the great seal
of the United States. whose custodian
will refuse to place 1t even upon so
important a document unless author
tied to do so by formal warrant
signed by the President, for the use
Of the great seal or the possession of
an impression thereof without the
Chief Executives written authority is
grave otfense, punishable by law.
Indeed, the great seal-which was
made by a jeweler at cost Of $4,000
and which is kept locked in a great
strument used by the government.
Having had this hallowed cipher Of
the republic pressed into it, the new
Thanksgiving proclamation is filed
away in the State department
archives. later to be bound in It's
chronological order, with other accu-
mulated proclamations.
n,
nica pains merely to retain the hand
somely written proclamation as his
own souvenir. But before the instru-
ment has been filed away a typewrit-
ten copy is sent to the State depart
ment's official printer, who has a shop
of his own in the basement of our for
eign office. His printed copies are
given to tile newspapers or to anyone
who wishes.
Each of the state governors must
also be sent an exact copy, but the de-
partments strict code of etiquette de-
mands that these copies must not be
printed. They are typewriter and
signed by the Presidents and secre-
tary of states own hands. Each gov
ernOr then seconds this move of the
| President in apDointine the annual
feast day of thanks and prayer and
! In their turn. the MAYORS of cities now
| generally second the move of their
governors. BY such indirect means
does the prompting of the nations
thanks theoretically reach the people
VINO actua lly receive it directly from
the President himself through that
el1mnator of red-tape deIays-the
daily newspaper In some localities
the bishops receive the proclamation
from the governors and hand it down
IN circular form TO the lesser clergy
VINO read 1t from their pulpits upon
The Sabbath following its issuance. In
parts OF New England it is still the
custom to read the proclamation from
the pulpit on two successive SUNDAYS
Ihese lillnlte pains are taken. de
spite the fact that there is nothing in
me FEDERAL statute authorizing a Pres
ldeht to sgt apart such holy day
But the procamations make the holt
day legal
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-11-19
Right Thanksqivino Spirit

we once saw little card tackled IN
before the eyes of busy man. He
could see every time he raised his
eyes from MS desk. On 1t he had writ
ten: Get your pleasure out of your
work or you will never know what
pleasure u.s." That attitude will help
us to get the right Thanksgiving spirit
into our hearts. Let's forget that we
have pictured happiness in terms of
idleness md sloth. It's just the other
way. This Thanksgiving day will be n
good time to ret the new angle Of vi.
sion. --Farlners' Guide.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-11-19

was able to send one of his daughters
to iiavre, then the Belgian great head
quarters, with 81 design of the mask
concealed In her dress. she went by
way of Holland and nj the Dutch
frontier She WAS searched for four
hours in vain Had the document been
found she would have been shot Al
together Mile. dIIave crossed the
frontier 80 times. until ut the end of
1918, she thought It would be safer 10
remain In Holland
So well did the father pose as II
pro-German that his neighbors hated
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-11-19
The City
Of Purple
Dreams
By
e OWN
B Al r D
Copyright by F. @. Browne q Co.
CHAPTER xi.-Continued.

ID
She had rushed to the adjacent
room. The door slammed. The key
turned In the lock. He stared at the
barrier. When he spoke to Otis. who
had renewed his attack with redOu-
bled frenzy and threats Of legal pun
ishment, he was markedly calm.
II will 60 quietly now"-putting his
antagonist aside. II apologize for
what I've done"
AS he descended the staircase. leav-
ing Otis with his daughter, the bevy
of servants In the hall ceased their ex-
cited whispering, and rendered him
silent awe.
Fitzhugh did not 60 to his Office the
following day. but mOtored far out
along the north shore. His mind was
blank until his car was turning in
and out through the mesh of traffic in
State street. The newsboys, ever vo-
ciferous at the days end. seemed to
have an unwOnted note of excitement
In their hoarse cries of Extra De-
'ayed at Monroe street by policeman
at the crossing, he tossed the news
vendor on the corner quarter-dol-
lar and ordered all the papers. The
first one he opened was a pink-and-
black sheet, damp from the press. and
blazing on its first page this:
WOMAN WOULD KILL RUSSIAN
ENVOY.
DIES BY OWN HAND.
This much he read in one hurried
glance. What followed he devoured in
snatches, getting the gist Of the mat
ter in minutes perusal:
Esther Strom Anarchist
plot Assassinate ambassador
b. & o, station Secret
Service Swallowed prussic
acid Found dead in CELL"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-11-19
SATURDAY FOOTBALL RESULTS

Washington State college IS; o. A.
G. 0.
w. S. c. freshmen IS; U. of w.
freshmen 6.
L. of Oregon II, U. of Washing.
ton o.
Lewis and Clark 7; Walla Walla
high 0.
North Central s; Yakima high o
Princeton 20; Yale 0.
Harvard q; Brown O.
Wisconsin IA; Illinois 8.
Michigan IA; Chicago 0.
Iowa %; Minnesota Z.
Dartmouth A; Pennsylvania 7.
Northwestern IA; Purdue 0.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-11-19
Gathering Navy of His Own.

Shelbyville Ky.-A 2lan who opened
what purported to be navy recruit
Ing station received 90 recruits ana
then disappeared, leaving behind many
unpaid bills. According to Louisville
and Lexington recruiting officials, no
sucn man had authority to seek re.
crnts here.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-11-19
Six Tots Killed at Movie.

NEW YORK.-A paper clogged fur
mace flue, which caused smoke to fill
the Catharine theater "a motion pic
ture house in the east side Italian
quarter, raised cry of fire" Sun
day and in the ensuing panic six tots.
between the ages of 2 and 10 years.
were trampled to death. Twelve
others were seriously injured.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-11-19
Lived With Needles in Heart.

A woman physician under treat
ment In lunatic asylum in England
told her nurse year ago that
had stuck needle into her heart. The
nurse found what seemed to he two
simple pin pricks over the heart The
woman died in August. and an an
topsy revealed two needles sticking
into the heart.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-11-19
REVEALED GAS MASK SECRET
Two Belgian Women and Their
Father Honored for War
time Aid.

London. Awards have just been
made to two Belgian women, Nine.
Clement and her sister, Mile. Marie
dHave. and posthumously to their fa-
Their, Theophile dHave, for giving to
the Belgian general staff details of the
first German gas mask.
Posing as a pro- German, NJ. d'Have
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-11-19
Carry Thanksoivlno Cheer

carry little Thanksgiving cheer In
TO some home less fortunate than your
own between now and Thanksgiving.
BESIDES the circle of relatives and init
mite friend y who are to be your guests
IN Thanksgiving, invite some lonely
girl, too far from home To think of
returning to the family festival. Make
A happy Thanksgiving for others and
vou VIII not lack slainess.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-11-19
NOvEM BER'S COME.

Hey, you swelled-up turkey feller!
Struttin' round so big and proud.
Pretty quick l guess your heller
Won't be goin' quite so loud.
Say. ID run and hide, l bet you.
And I'd leave off eatin' some.
Else the chopin block II get you
Don't you know November's conner
Don't you know that Grandma's mah"
Loads of mince and pumpkin p'ss.
Don't you smell those goodies cooh'h
Can't you see EN- Where's your e.e'
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-11-19

him and their behavior to him fastened
his death from heart disease At the
time Of the armistice a crowd tried
to burn down his house.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-02
FREIGHT GOES THRU BRIDGE.

Wreck OF m. Il Ct. l.. Train Destroys
Fourteen Cars Of Grain.
No. 90, southbound freight on tho
M. and It. l.. went thru q bridge
near Geneva, Saturday afternooa.
wrecking fourteen cars and the ca
boose. No ono was injured. Half the
train which was loaded with corn.
wheat and oats. had crossed the
bridge before II went down. The train
was going At . good speed and the
momentum pulled the rest Of the
cars down the embankment. Other
trains were forced TO detour over the
Rock Island from Hampton 20 Iowa
Falls, and thence to Acltley over the
Illinois Central, until Sunday After
noon. when tho wrcckase was cleared
and the bridge repaired. A large
part Of the grain WAS DESTROYED, and
the cars were almost totally wrecked.