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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-26
WELCOME POSTMAsTERS.

Richmond cordially welcomes the First Glass
Postmasters to its midst and heartily approves Of
the keys Of the city being turned over to them by
Governor Mann and Mayor Richardson.
They all first class men, bearing the stamp
of approval Of their respective cities, promptly
delivered themselves into the hands Of the local
committee of entertainers, will not cancel any of
the engagements they have made, will not be per
mitted to be INSTRUCTED, and have their proper
return address.
Richmond is fast developing into the conven-
ton city of the South, if indeed it has not aready
achieved that high place. Many conventions
have been and will be held here, due in great
measure TO the Gambler of Commerce, but few if
any Of them have the Importance of the post
masters gathering
Matters of the utmost importance 70 the pub
lc at large and the postal system of the country
are to be considered at this convention. and il is
safe to- say that from The discussion by these first
class men better methods of facilitating the hand
ling of mails will be evolved
Chief among the subjects 10 be taken up bv the
postmaster will be the postal banks, for which
there has long been agitation and discussion of
which has at last crystalized into definite pur-
pose The details Of working out the system are
multiferous and vexatious, but the postmasters
are best fitted to wrestle with the important
problems which must of necessity arise
Parcels post viii also be discussed by the visit
and If there is one thing above all others that
should be endorsed it is this proposed system,
which will not only facilitate and expedite the
Transmission of small packages, bur materially re-
duce the cost to the sender.
The Rural Free Delivery service is always a
question of moment and deep consideration and
it is to be hoped that the mail service in the
country districts of Virginia, from which there
has been more or less iusti6able complaint, will
not suffer for consideration
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-26
COMMISSION GOVERNMENT.

When Postmaster Seth b. Strong, of Houston,
Texas. delivers an address on Commission Gov
eminent, before the League of that name III this
city Wednesday night his will be a message Of
vital import.
Ii is no new or unried thing of which he will
speak Il is plan which has been found worthy
in "A score of instances plan which makes for
an appreciate lcsscuing of red tape an expulsion
of unnecessary delays and a cutting down of the
expenses of running a city,
The Richmonder need only to look about him
to be convinced that plan which will do these
things is needed here.
Out in Clay ward several thousand residents
are fretting more or less funlely over the delay
in the construction of sewer main for which
the money was, appropriated several months ago,
but which has been held back Il result of the
slow grinding of the wheels of the City Council
As the matter now stand, new resolution will
have to be- introduced aud will again have 10 90
through the regular and wearisome routine of the
committees. Meanwhile, the residents must live
in what il admitted to ho an uusanitary condi-
lion, and wait.
1t is to do away with such irksome waiting
not only in this particular instance but in every
ease, whether there he improvements to be effect
ed or evils to be remedled, that the Commission
Government League exists. When references are
asked The League mentions Houston, whence
comes Postmaster Strong, or Washington, d. c.,
numerous other cities throughout the country
where the commission form is in Use to-day.
Briefly the Commission system of government
consists of body of four or five men, who do the
work of the old City Council. They are chosen by
the people at large, not according to ward, and
not much according to politics as according to
merit.
These commissioners appoint heads to the va
rious municipal departments, and these depart
mental chiefs conduct their various Offices lust
as formerly, with the one exception that they
must answer to small commission who can act
quickly, and wisely rather than TO the slow NOV
ing council, whose decision can be reached only
after lengthy argument, and numerous formali-
ties.
Whereas the councilman may oppose project
because it favors the constituency of some ward
other than his own, the commission being bounden
to no ward and considering the city as a whole
rather than any particular constituency, may be
relied npon 10 decide all questions solely on their
worthiness
Finally, the commission form of government
saves time and money. 1t is straight business
proposition and a good one
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-26
Norfolk Press on
Primary Probe


Chairman Mcintyre. of the sub committee which is
investigating the recent Democratic congressional pri
mary In this district under authority State
tral committee announced at the inquiry
would be full fair and free. and that technicaity
would be allowed to interfere
Nevertheless technicaIties have been allowed to
OBSCURE the light The claim that documents used
the polls by officers of election are privileged 10 pr-
Nacy in any degree should have been tolerated
me tull light ought to be let in whole ugly
business The long standing condition Of funston
NorIoik county makes wreck of the argument about
giving inrorma ton to the enemy
Actlng Chairman Echols admits that his
mas no power to enforce Its inferior party
authorities This emphasizes the inexcusable failure
TO legaEe the primary system; but committee has
power all the same, II 1t cares to It, That power
fs public opinion If the committees instructions and
demands are ignored by party subordnates, It can
throw up the whole investigation and report TO the
central committee condition of party awessness and
piracy The Democratic people would take care of
the pirates
Yesterday II developed that missing records from
Norfoik county had for thirty days custody
OF the secretary OF the district committee
let the representatives of the
allowed 10 waste valuable time trying 10 get these
records from the county chairman;
ing out the location of the records acting chairman
Monday-and the peoples attorneys thus lost mare
time.
The sub committee started admirably but Il hasn't
kept up Its momentum. The Landmark does not like
the looks of things, and doesn't think the people
either Give investigation that Is investiga-
uon-full fair and free, promsedor stop the farce
and accept the Observation-Disclosures
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-26
THE SOUTH'S- FrTTRE.

Governor Mann has done well to appoint some
of Virginia's foremost citizens to the Bust
ness Mems Conference Of the Southern CONNER
cial Congress, which meets in Atlanta next
month. Virginia cannot have TOO many dele
gates 10 this conference
The meeting is for the purpose of outlining
more definitely the plans and purposes of the
Southern Commercial Congress
The objects and aims of this congress should
well known and understood by every South
S business man.
IN purpose is to awaken the world, particular
0uthaxners.. 10 RESPONSIBILITIES of the South
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-26
Gordon Not q Candidate.

Editor The Virginan:
Sir-I was shown clipping from your paper In
which YOU indulge a criticism of Colonel Gordon
for being a candidate for United States senator
1911 Being a personal friend and neighbor take the
liberty to say he such intention and the pub
lie should not deluded into accepting as a fact
irresponsible person desiring to write some
thing sensational may have written without consider.
public and private asserted that he desires
nothing enjoy the rights of private citizen.
Now in OF the fact that you iaboring under
a misstatement OF conditions they exist. and
OF the record he made during his short In
the Senate won't you withdraw that part OF your eds
toriai that seemed unkind and hurt him very much.
Yours truly.
Okoloua Miss. Sent. n
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-17
AGRICULTURE REPORT
Conditions as Made Known to Agri-
cultural Department.

In previous reports we have called
attention to the exceedingly small
area seeded to wheat, and the impos-
sibility of harvesting therefrom
normal production, even though the
average yield per acre be well above
an average. Ohio should produce
'40,000,000 bushels of wheat each
year, but until the area is greatly in
creased this cannot be realized. The
figures on wheat contained in this
report are the first compiled urder
our new system of establishing a
standard for comparison and show
that from its present appearance the
crop should produce approximately
24,00S,36S bushels. The area seeded
to wheat is estimated at 1,721 ,030
acres, and the correspondents esti-
mate the prospect at this time at
SO per cent of yield compared with
standard average. Fifteen bushels
per acre being the standard repre-
sented by 100 per cent. In some sec
tions of the state damage by joint
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-17
A Great Variety of Pioneer and Per
sonal Matters In Wood County
and the Maumee Valley.

The Pioneer Scrap-Book is filled
with interesting Pioneer and Per-
sonal incidents of the Maumee Valley
and Wood county, collected and pre-
served by the late Charles w Evers,
which he had proposed to publish;
and the Scrap-Book is therefore of
special interest to present or former
residents Of this section 1t also con-
tains eighteen illustrations, mostly
of historic scenes of the Maumee
Valley
The book is finely printed on heavy
paper, and will prove an interesting
addition to every library
Price s1.50; by mail or express,
charges paid, $1.65.
For sale at the Journal Office, Per-
rysburg.
Orders for copies by mail or ex-
press should be sent to H. S. Chaplin,
Bowling Green, Ohio.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-17

worm is reported, but these reports
are not general.
The figures on oats have been
compiled on a similar system to that
of wheat, except that 80 bushels per
acre is standard represented by 100
per cent. From the correspondents
returns it is shown that from present
appearance the crop should produce
a full standard average. The esti-
mated area seeded to oats was 1866
1923 acres, hence if no change in pros
pect occurs between now and harvest
the total yield for the state should
be approximately F,004,6 bushels.
The cool, wet weather during past
month has retarded corn planting.
Where early planted growth has
been slow, and many correspondents
report condition as such replanting
will be necessary.
Fruit shows the effects of late
frosts, the prospect for the state be-
ing estimated at 43 per cent COM
pared with a normal yield. One
month ago the prospect was reported
at "a per cent.
A small number of hogs are be-
ing fed for summer markets. The
general average for the state being
80 per cent.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-17
ACT QUICKLY.
Delay Has Been Dangerous In
Perrysburu.

Delay Has Been Dangerous In
Perrysburg.
Do the right thing at the right
time.
Act quickly in times of danger.
Backache is kidney danger.
Doan's Kidney Pills act quickly.
Cure all distressing, dangerous kid
ney ills.
Plenty OF evidence to prove this.
w. S. Smith, so Sand Ridge Road,
Bowling Green, Ohio, says: MY
kidney trouble made it's appearance
when / was serving in the army. At
that time caught heavy cold and
it settled in my kidneys and brought
on rheumatism. For days could not
move, but finally pulled through.
l never fully recovered, however,
and after that whenever l caught the
least cold, it affected my kidneys
causing great amount of suffering.
Last winter l was laid up for six
weeks and my back was so bad that
was unable to dress without as
sistance. Every move made caused
sharp twinges through my loins.
My limbs often became numb and
had poor circulation. consulted
physicians and took much me dicine
but to no avail. A friend finally ad-
vised me to use Doan's Kidney Pills
and | did so. After l had finished
the contents of one box, / was able
to work and my condition had i'm
proved in every way. 1 believe that
Doan's Kidney Pills are the best
remedy to be had for kidney COM
plant"
The above statement was given in
July, 1905, and on May 13, 1909, Mr.,
Smith said: at gives me pleasure
TO endorse Doan's Kidney Pills.
think very highly of this excellent
remedy.
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Dol.n's-an
take no other.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-17
THE TOLEDO, BOWLING GREEN
AND SOUTHERN TRACTION CO
OFFICIAL Base Ball Schedule 1910,
Toledn at Home.

OHICtdt DdoC 1dt OSHuuWG totSt
Toledo at Home.
April IL, IA, 15, 16, with Indianapo-
lis; IL, 18, 10, 20, with Louisville.
May 20, 21, %, 23 with Columbus;
"a, 20, 26, 81 with Louisville; 28, 20
80. 80, with Indianapolis; 81 with
Kansas City.
June 1, 2. 8, with Kansas City; 4,
5, g.. z, with st. Paul; 8, 8, 10, IL,
with Minneapolis; IL, 13, IA with Mil
waukee.
July s, 6. z, 8, with Columbus; 10,
IA, 15, 16, with st. Paul; II IL, 1S,
10, with Minneapolis; 20, 21, %, %.
with Milwaukee; "a 25, 26, 27, with
Kansas City.
August IL, 1s, 10, 90 with st.
Paul; Fl, Fl, 20, 2S, "a, with Mil
waukee; 25, 26, 27, % with Kansas
City; 29, 80, 81, with Minneapolis.
September 1, with Minneapolis; .,
q, 5, 8, with Louisville; 6, T., 8, with
indianapolis; 20, 23, "a, rs with Co
lumbus.
Sunday dates shown in black fig
ures.
s1.OO for round trip Findlay to To
ledo every Sunday. Trains every
hour. Limited trains every two
hours. Buy your tickets via the To-
ledo, Bowling Green G. So. Traction
Co. "The popular and reliable
route"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-17
society an Artltlelal rhlnd.


In social life we allow ourselves to
be dragged round to do things we do
not want to do for fear we shall be
thought disagreeable. Long process,
sions Of carriages, and there is no
funeral, but Just an afternoon tea or
reception, where most Of the people
have gone unwilllngly and came out
saying: well, that is overt" You
know 1t. Why don't we live the real
life? Why should you ever grasp
the hand Of man whom you hate,
except to ask his forgiveness OF to
find in him the ground OF your for
giveness? why should you adjust
life at the edges instead of uniting
1t from the center? Why build soci-
ETY. as an artificial thing instead of
making 1t the rrlon Of souls and the
sacramen. of dcvot.on?-Rev. T. R.
Slicer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-17
The Roosevelt Dam.

The work at the Roosevelt dam,
near Phoenix, Ariz., will develop 26,-
900 horsepower. Part of this will be
used to irrigate $4,000 acres which
are above the level of the gravity
canal, requiring that the water shall
be lifted. Another portion of the
available energy will be utilized to
pump waite. from wells for the Pima
reservation. In addition there is a
surplus, which has already been
leased under contract to light the
city of Phoenix; and more power will
soon be available, from the same
source, for supplying light and power
to farmhouses throughout the valley
-Technicol World Magazine.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-17
A Country Doctors Great Recor

Country Doctors GREAT Record.
DR.. James Morris, who was cne Of
the oldest medical practitioners in
Scotland, has just died at Dunfermi-
line. When he celebrated his jubilee
as a doctor some 10 years ago he
made this statement: During my
SO years in practice l have attended
$4,000 patients administered chloro-
form 10000 times with absolute i'm
munity from fatal results, had 5000
births Q,n00 consecutive cases with
out death), made about 100000
visits and travelled about 100000
miles" Not bad record for coun-
try medical Westminster Ga.
zette.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-17
Nacnnt Lot Cultivation.

Vacant lot cultivation in Kansas
City, Mo-. Is being done this season
under the direction of the City club.
One nine-acre tract and several
smaller lots have been set out in
vegetables, the farming being done
by needy persons. They are not taxed
for soil, seeds or tools, and the City
club has engaged a practical gar.
dener to supervise the work.-Indian-
apolis News.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-17

Woman loves d clear. rosy COM
plexion. Burdock Blood Bitters puri-
fies the blood, clears the skin. re-
stores ruddy, sound health.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-17
Not Quite Unanimous Any Time.

Isn't 1T remarkable how unanimous
the Democrats are in their opposition
to the Republican party? If presi-
Dental election were held tomorrow,
it Is safe to say that the Republican
ticket would receive mighty few Dem
ooratic votes, outside of the Gold
Democrats, the protection Democrats
and some other so-called Democrats
who can not stomach Bryanism and
all that 1t implies.-Piqua Daily Call.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-17

initely promised is one thing; to Sc
cretly undertake to accomplish ends
is quite another.
Oil Inspector Finley hasn't publish
campaign of 1908 as yet; and nary
word from Harvey CARRIER, either.
Grave diggers are on strike in
Toledo" announces thu Xenia Ga
zette. Get 'em back On the job by
November; there'll be hopes to bury,
then.
The state fire marshal has come
out for safe and sane" Fourth of
July. That threat to abolish the Of
fee has done some good.
Free lunch has been outlawed in
Ohio. This should add materially to
the h. C. |. of many who never cared
what 1t cost before.
The name of Harmon couples up
almost automatically with harmony"
but does lie? Harvey CARRIER and the
Toms (Johnson and Noctor) please
write.
One misses the name of Judge
George Gray Of Delaware from the
list of Democratic presidential possi-
bilities. Can 1t be-. No, by jinks,
he's still living.
You could tell that Republican con-
ditions In Ohio are Frightening up"
by the increasing number of candi-
dates, eager to be 'in on the good
thing" 1t would be "Nix!" Mix"
all around II 1t looked as though
there was nothing doing.
Mr.. David S. Creamer Of st. Clairs-
Vile smiles and bows and says that
the question of q denomination Is "in
the hands of his friends" Copper,
old man, copper. It's your enemies.
Evidently Uncle Judson read the
Alsdorf bill. But he should have
opened his Benjamin Franklin and
learned that "half loaf is better
than no bread"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-17

Now that Finley is gain drawing
money from the state treasury as oil
Inspector. II is quite likely that Gov
ernor Harmon will take the nearly
$4,000 Finley owes the state out of
his salary. Will he do 1t? Don't
hold your breath until the governor
does such thing.-Paulding Repub.
lican.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-17

It is calculated that no fewer than
$4,000 people srend their lives on the
canal boats and barses Of England
alone.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-17

There weren't enough Democrats
voted at their primary TO rightly call
It one.--6teubenyille StarHerald.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-17

In Nuremberg there are 1.7oo
houses built before 1900 A. D., and
1887 built in the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-17
SHORT MEASURE

To urge legislation that's been def
initely promised is one thing; to Sc
cretly undertake to accomplish ends
is quite another.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-17

Up to week ago the Democrats
had been carrying one or two Ohio
congressional districts every week.
From now on they can't take on any
more. Going to be too busy trying to
hold the Third, Sixth and Ninth.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-17

The Woods utilities bill which met
its death in Columbus through the
instrumentality of Governor Harmon
was a step in the right direction. De
huded of what the author considered
more or less fundamental virtues be-
lore 1t came to vote in the senate
1t nevertheless offered the beginning
of better things. It's fate might al
most be called phosphorescent in its
illumination Of Ohio lawmaking.-
Elyria Telegram.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-17

Oil Inspector Finley hasn't publish
ed the list of contributions to the
campaign of 1908 as yet; and nary a
word from Harvey CARRIER, either.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-17
THE BUCKEYE PRESS
Comment, caustic and Kindly, on
Men and Measures Just Now
In the Public Eve

Senator Chamberlain says victory
is just ahead of Democracy" That is
the position victory has held in rela-
tion to Democracy for long time
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-17

You don't hear the talk of party
dissension that prevailed few
weeks ago, neither do you hear the
cry of anybody to beat Harmon"
The Harmon stone wall doesn't look
near so difficult to penetrate as the
Republicans get close up to it.-Wll-
mington Signal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-17

Evidently Uncle Judson read the
Alsdorf bill But he should have
opened his Benjamin Franklin and
learned that "half loaf is better
than no bread"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-17

Grave diggers are on a strike in
Toledo" announces thu Xenia Ga
zette. Get 'em back on the job by
November; therell be hopes to bury
then.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-17

Mr.. David S. Creamer of st. Glars
Vile smiles and bows and says that
the question of a denomination Is "in
the hands of his friends" Copper
old man, copper. It's your enemies
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-06-17

The Toledo q Maumee Valley Ry. Co.