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The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1911-12-22
William M. Holloway Has Produced Much Ed,,c,+;or,,
Advancement Without Cost to the Psor1s

lie DISCOVERED law rvesn Of IN,
securities paying HIGH of ~ N'"e ohool Fund in
He was INSTRUMENTAL SECURING to IA. c.,..,-,
Tue proceeds arising from the sale per cent OF
TIC VI Tue lrst payment to November I'oo
ne mas ADVANCED the COMMON SCHOOLS by SECJTRy
% educational Board Of "nu"'y
SoHoos' ana TINS VI rural
"s ana inspecting the country State T HIS time TO
sa dement, and IS WITHOUT PEOPLE WIN Is proving
lie mas advanced the HIGH SCHOOLS of the
o secondary Education High Schools was hry III lo
University OF Florida and TO enable at the
cover the field Mr. Holloway, through the General TO more
oy this means the High Inspector
WITHOUT ADDITIONAL the reople III" inspectors time
wm NJ Holloway is Candidate for Reelection o, u;r,
Continue His Faithful Work
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1911-12-22
Brief Summary of His Life

Born on the farm OF h,s father. Mr.. John
| NJ. Caldwell, in Hamilton County, Fla.
Received an ordinary common school
and Normal education.
Left school when about IA years old 10
go to work for himself. WORRIED about 6
years 10 obtain money TO pay for bis legal
education.
Attended the Law Schoo' OF Washington
and Lee University, of Virginia, one Of the
best in the South.
Never failed IN any of his law examina-
tons during two year course.
Graduated from above Law School with
the degree of Bachelor of Laws
One Of the highest mep in rank in
large law class gathered from all sections
OF the South.
Passed credlable examination before
the Florida Supreme Court for admission to
the Bar.
Has been successful in his private practice,
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1911-12-22
In Politics d Progressive Democrat.

In Politics Progressive Democrat
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Stafford CALDWELL
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1911-12-22
Stafford Caldwell, For States Attorney
His Conception of the Duties

Law is established for the protection of
society. Every failure TO enforce the law
weakens its force and dimipshes the pro-
lection of the public.
All No en- should be treated as equal at the
Bar OF Justice. When distinctions are made
in the enfc melt of the law II Loses ITS
public char, cter and becomes private in
slrument subject to the whims and caprices of
individual officers. A State Attorney she uld
act Promptly and Impartially without
Fear or Favor.
1t should be as much the aim az State At.
torney 10 protect the innocent as to punish
the guilty. The bounding and running down
OF a man against whom there is no case for
the sake of individual reputation is a re-
proach TO the law and a shame to humanity.
1t is not Prosecution, but Persecution.
State Attorney is one of the most i'm
rortaDt officers 10 our government. He
should lead in the fight against crime and
lawlessness and not wait for others to lead.
One of the evils of the administration of
law today is delay and procrastination
This policy Injuries cases, is unfair TO the
public, and squanders the peoples money.
The peoples State Attorney should act with
dispatch and promptness in handling the
states affairs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-17

engagements may be filled with the least
possible delay OF tho Presidential special.
The Presidents party no longer travels
as a real special train. The cars are kept
together. but they are attached 20 the reg
uar trains, and follow the regular schcd-
ues OF the railroads over which they
move For this reason railroad officials
have weeks Of work In making arrange
ments for the best connections and short
est routes TO move the railroad White
House over the ground and carry II along
at a scheduled rate.
One OF the most important cogs In the
whole machine IL President Tafts advance
man. Lucien Wheeler. lie seldom appears
in the days proceedings; I'm fact. he IS
usually miles ahead OF the President, get
ting up at unearthly hours TO make con-
nections: sleeping I'm country hotels at
junction points and using all his energy
10 keep in the lead of his chief.
Wheeler ia the Presidents man ahead.
Ho is the bill poster, the contract maker
OF the big attraction that is following
him. One day Wheeler drops into town.
and by appointment meets the chief OF
police, the Mayor. the Commercial CLUB
=. the officials who are to have charge
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-17

MED. The sign in front Of the house is
torn down. Blank makes fine show OF
disCharginE his mendacious pressman. The
adv ertlsing agent inquiries courteousy II
he can help. The Montmorency aggrega-
ton fades away; firstly from the stage to
cellar rehearsals and finally out-of-town TO
the road. Blank ls smoking fatter and
blacker cigars than ever. He IS short
very shorten business and long on anec-
dotes. "reminiscences Of his upward climb
from tho bottom rung Of tho ladder TO his
present dizzy pinnacle. With that scraphir.
most unconcerncd god Buddha look ~ HIS.
he tells YOU
Now my dear sir YOU do whatever you
! think proper Understand. YOU share on all
over 81 ~ the hill-posting. and We share
! only on the first $500 ~ the newspaper nd.
| ycrtising Say. Jim'-turninE 10 q crony-
that story ~ the stranded chorus girls rc.
| minds mo NJ the time when We took q
| troupe through Northern Wisconsin,
/ But YOU don't wait ~ hear the end oi
the story. There are ads" 10 be written
| and placed printing 20 b" ordered. snip
! ms auNilarcs 10 be lined up and sent
forth. "7tretchers" 20 be made and distrih.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-17
"AN ELDERLY ADMIRER OF BEAUTY
IN THE CHORUS"

up Of the country that ever was known"
And this was the cue for the producer,
hat I'm hand, to murmur gratefully his
thanks TO the great firm for appropriatng
half Of his valuable property at one sly,
confidential swoop. Refusal would have
meant the loss Of the out-of-town bookings
without which the value OF New York
success" can't possibly he realized The
producer took his medicine and turned over
a half interest In the property TO the great
firm controlling the time" l. e. the key
10 the situation on the other hand. had
the production failed, nothing moro would
have been heard of the friendly offer to ad-
vance money and "go with you 10 the
limit, old fellow" Such a verbal promise
has a beautiful Indebtedness, and any
way il doesn't count
House managers OF the piratica kind
may he divided into two classes. "janitors"
and ''pushers." Some showmen contend
that the "janitors" get rich the faster,
While others aver that the "pushers" have
a better record and a more plethoric bank
book at the end Of the season. It's the
cantor" who greets YOU from a large and
comfortable swivel chair, the crCumam-
bent atmosphere being blue with tobacco
smoke. He wears his hat high and his
cigar low, and II is with a calm serenity
to he disturbed by no mundane matter that
he replies briefly to your repeated urging
We want TO begin the advertising. Mr.
Blank
Early advertising doesn't pay" he an
nounces casually.
Won't you get our bill-postng start.
ed
"Blllposting goes up four days before
you open House pays SIS; YOU share on
all over that"
Wed like the Stage for rehcarsals''--
" The Queer Princess company has the
stage this week aud next VIII see what
/ can do later
And thus it goes through a long list Of
business inquiries. the managers ready
non possumus evading every insistent prob
lem Of the engagement. Two mornings
later however, he awaits YOU with sort
Of spasmodic vitality Ike a mummifed
Pharaoh restored to life.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-17

rhe season he finds himself from $4,000
to $4,000 extra to the good as the result
Of letting the producing companies run his
theatre and foot his bills.
At the other extreme from Manager
Blank is the house custodian. with Don't
you forget I'm the boss Of this theatre"
expression on his rugged lineaments. Man
ager POUNDS we'll call him, because It isn't
his real name, but sounds the way he acts
Neither Car Nicholas. the Speaker Of the
House Of Representatives nor Porfrio Diaz
himself could show him any little wrinkle
Of "czarism" he had failed to master. II
you do not chime in with his ideas. he be-
gins TO yell and 10 execute his celebrated
whirling dervish dance you, realizing the
folly Of such a spectacle and fearing his
health or his sanity TO be seriously endan-
gered, hasten to agree with him.
POUNDS has a list Of extras" (meaning
extra shared expenses) a mile and half
long He has secured the universe for ad-
vertising ideas. Neither the subway below.
nor the sky above, nor human edifice inter-
mediate is SAFE from his Entertainments.
He talks OF selected, protected locations,
listed, checked and renewed" until ones
head swims. the affairs so styled being
daubs that spoil the park skyline or bill
boards within view OF the hurrying city
crowds. Fond he is, too. Of the great
snakes and crawling tarantulas Of electric
display; Of photographs. pictures, cards and
booklets used 10 separate hotel guests from
their "s2 30 per" for orchestra seats; OF a
blue book mailing list: OF extra lithog-
raphers, snipers and dabsters; Of ads
that revolve and lads" that stand still; OF
heralds, programmes. postcards, halt
sheets. one sheets three sheets, twenty
four sheets and the ike and OF course he
does not neglect the daily press
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-17

That fellow Montmorcncy, Of The queer
Princess" he exclaIms, has captured my
theatre. Hired my press agent. stage crow
and advertising man right away from me.
See his sign out front? And do YOU get
this IN tho morning paper
The purport OF the sign and Of tho news
paper paragraph is that Mr. Actor Mont
morency has contracted to produce The
Queer Princess" AZ Blanks Theatre on
March - the very date 20 which your own
contract with tho house gives you eN-
elusive right An that explains Blank
unearthly passivity lie had another con-
tract up his sleeve. IN? You accuse him
forcefully OF "douhlc-cross" methods He
swears that the second contract exists only
I'm Montmorency's Imagination. that he
(BlanH is your steadfast partner, but
"Nontmorency has been around here -
long he Just thinks ne owns ne and tho
theatre; he gives each of my employees a
piece Of change and goes ahead and does
whatever he plesses''
We'll, this is no time 20 waste arguments.
Blank supplies stationery. and the state
ment alleging The Queer Princess en-
eagement IS positively and officially de-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-17
.sl7sm

The foregoing is the little bill that stag
sered the acting manager of a we'll known
company back in March. He studied il for
a few minutes. and then said, quietly:
Isn't there something else we could pay
for? Please let us defray the cost of your
coal also"
coal replied the treasurer. briskly. ig-
noring the sarcasm, lis something We don t
about $50 amonth. Yes. the expenses Of
this house run about $3.50 a week You're
getting off light. Your share of the regular
extras was only $50
So the Sis quoted above was deducted
from the compsnys half Of the receipts,
although none Of the items had been con-
tracted for in advance, the use of the three
, electric spotlights had been understood as
2 friendly loan. and the playing contract
called upon the house to furnish all neces-
sary stage hands, To friend who asked
him why he submitted to the graft the
acting manager replied:
Couldn't do anything else The day OF
ringing down the curtain in the event OF
disa greement with the house manager has
passed and gone. The firm that controls
that theatre also controls the bookings for
our attractions next season. Best, you see,
not 10 'squear AT their charges. but TO re-
pair our fortunes If we can on the one
night stands.
The delightful operation known as pass
ing the buck" is an essential element OF
the theatrical game. Every dramatic pres
cntation ION the business side) is part
nership and every partnership is struggle
for financial advantage betwixt the house
on one side and the company manage
ment on the other. The fellow that passes
the buck" most frequently and sue
Cessfully energies a capitalist The
POOR devil to whom the buck is passed
lands in the bankruptcy court unless he
TOO. can load the onus Of expense on other
shoulders. say. those Of his actors, his
printer or his angel
some years ago A powerful theauicai
firm PLAYED the sure thing" game in this
wise
: producer Oet us say) with brains en-
ergv and capital announced his intention or
rutting on 4 promising drama with
good cast and sumptuous accessories lie
asked for time" at a New York theatre
and he got it. Moreover, the head OF the
Rig firm patted him on the back ana IN
the friendliest tones said:
Now. old man, If you need any money
come 10 us and you shall have 1t. You
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-17

uted frames" to be put In windows. signs
70 be painted. money to be spent in many
various ways. all within the brief interval
Of ten or twelve days before the fateful
Right Of the opening And through all this
hustle and hustle Blank the manager keeps
undisturbed his pose OF mastery inactivity.
A great general, doubtless Like Fabius
Maximus, disposed 10 let the other fellow
ruin himself rather than 10 take foolish,
unnecessary risks And toward the end Of
the engagement you discover that you your
self are that "other fellow" You have
done all the work OF promotion and eI-
poltation you have virtually taken the
cares Of the management of Blanks hands
and yet tho burden OF the financial end has
been adrotly contrived to fall on your
shoulders, too. Except about 800 for bill
ing and newspapers. the entire amount Of
the extras, as they are called, must be de-
Quoted from your so per cent share Of the
receipts. For have you not contracted for
tho same-contracted for them when the
great man I'm the inner sanctum showed
such evident dstaste Of business, such
manifest skepticism OF the value OF adyer-
Using
How about the Montmorency episode'
asks tho uniuitiated reader. The presence
of tho rival company was "tickler.' Mont
morcncy's cohorts inspired TO action. His
Claims 10 the theatre the fear Of his under
mining influence. urged YOU to spend money
fcyerishly and TO try all possible channels
OF publicity. When YOU got properly start
ed on your spending career Montmorency
end his Queer Princess faded, the throt-
tie was opened wide. and down the track
YOU few Ike a runaway locomotive. Man
ager Blank doesn't cultivate the dolce far
niante attitude for nothing At the end OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-17
Railroad and Telegraph Com
panies, Secret Service and
News CATERERS All
on the Alert at
Present.

greeting % a country town. lie figures
that a President travels that way only
once in two or three years. and the people
have a right TO demand a word from him.
The greetings throughout the day do not
vary much If local congressman or COM
mittees are aboard the train the President
is RECALLED with a running history Of the
points of interest along the route and is
posted up on the politics. the preferences
and the industries Of the communities
through which he travels.
A stop for water or a minutes pause at
any station where there is crowd brings
the President 10 the back rail OF his train.
II he doesn't want to speak he looks around
with an all-embracing smile. picks out a
bystander and enters into a lively ques-
tioning as TO what tho town is what its
Industries are and whether the people are
prosperous and happy. BY that time some
boy up telegraph pole usually sings out,
Hello, Bill. and the Presidents train
moves out with the Chief Executive waving
a farewell TO the crowd.
The President has with him one invalua-
BILE White House servant-a negro valet.
He takes care of his clothes. gees that
everything is ready for the banquet, speech
or automobile ride, and keeps the big man
looking immaculate and accurately attired.
II there is an automobile trip in view the
Presidents silk hat box Is carried along
by Secret Service man, and when the
automobile tour begins the President dofs
his topper" and digs a gray cap out OF
the pocket of his coat, thereby causing
great envy on the part of the local com
mittee men, who have to hold their sa&
hats on against the wind. There is always
an extra collar for the President, too, for
in hot weather his collar willis in prodis-
iously short space OF time
While Secretary Hilles takes care Of all
official business en- route, Major Archie"
Butt relieves the President OF worry over
social obligations or forms. II is Major
Butt who tends to the formalitieS OF invi-
tations. sends the Presidents acknowledge
ments back to those who have entertained
him, carries his social messages to friends
or officials whom he desires especially to
honor. and keeps at his elbow throughout
the day to aid in the heavy work OF car
rying through the role Of chief guest"
There is one other important official OF
the Presidential tour who never appears
at all. lie is Assistant Secretary Rudolph
Forster, who runs things I'm Washington
when the President Is away; keeps the
channels open TO the Presidents train;
stops all unmportant matter before it
reaches Taft, and handles the strings that
touch the special car wherever 1t may be.
Assistant Secretary Forster was assistant
also 10 President Roosevelt, and Is another
| of the invaluable aids of the Taft admins
tration without whom the machinery OF
the White House would speedily clog and
tangle
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-17
Means Hundreds Besides President When He Goes Long M

both cases the telegraph companies are the
links-to carry out the newspaper reports
from the special train in the first case. and
TO carry in official messages to It in the
second
IF message comes TO President Taft,
L. S. A. the companies will almost string
a new wire. II necessary, to get It to his
special train promptly" said a telegraph
official In Washington.
This is not much OF an exaggeration OF
the energies put forth by all concerned TO
keep the travelling White House in touch
with the world. From the time the Presi-
dent leaves Beverly until he reaches his
journeys end he is seldom out OF sight
OF the newspaper men who are detailed
with him. The newspaper correspondents
are a recognized, official adjunct of the
trip. Their news associations or papers
contribute proportionately to the cost OF
the tour.
The Tribune sends a representative on
the Presidents train and the Associated
Press and other news associations have
men with him throughout the tour. The
train has accommodations for about ten
correspondents for the Journey. Many
papers also have correspondents on the
train for portions Of the trip through their
own states.
When the day brings out no great feat
ure 1t is not difficult to get out TO the
newspapers OF the nation n report Of the
Presidents business and speeches for the
day, but when he comes to some impor-
tant speech that has not been prepared In
advance, or is thrust into the midst of a
great occasion that merits columns OF
space in the next days papers, newspaper
men and telegraph companies go through
heart breaking experience I'm the short time
before the special train pulls out for the
next stop.
A half dozen breathless newspaper cor
respondents descending upon wayside
telegraph station with reams of copy
las produced CONSERVATION many time i'm
the course Of the Presidents trips The
telegraph companies resort TO great ex
pense and elaborate preparations to pre-
vent congestion or delay either of Off
cial government business or newspaper re-
ports Extra operators are in many cases
sent ahead OF the Presidents party to help
out at small stations where the President
Ia scheduled to speak, and capable man.
ayers OF the telegraph companies keep up
with the train and prevent trouble.
Those who travel with him regard Pres
ident Taft as wonderful traveller. lie
never gets peevish or upset. whatever
turn events may take There is a monot-
ony to the days of travel in the special
train Notwithstanding the fact that every
town and city goes to unusual lengths TO
give him the best Of entertainment and to
express its greetings to him, but the Pres
!dent keeps up genuine interest in af-
fairs.
He may be routed out of bed at s o'clock
by shouts from crowd at some small
station.
III you don't come out we won't vote
for you," yells lusty-unged one.
"Hurrah for Bryan calls another,
Make him come OUT" demand the lead
ers Of the crowd.
Time and again the President has slipped
| on a raincoat or overcoat over his pajamas
and appeared with rumpled hair on the
back nlatform to express an early morning
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-17
Officials High and Low Are
Cogs in Huge Machine
Which Mr.. Taft Has
Again Set in
Motion.
BY WORTH c. HARDER.
- RESIDENT TAFT has gone 70 visit
his constituents. The White House

RESIDENT TAFT has gone 10 visit
- his constituents. The White House
Il Is once more on wheels. The Off
cial address Of the nations head has again
become President Taft, En- Route ana
telegraph companies, postmasters, railway
mail clerks. Presidential secretaries ana
railroad officials are turning handsprings 10
keep In motion the intricate machinery that
q President starts when he abandons the
peaceful environment OF New England
summer resort and goes out to see the
country.
II is no slight task TO start Presidential
Swing around the circle" 1t is vastly
greater Job TO keep the President moving
on schedule time, keep the nations busi-
ness running smoothly. prevent kinks IN
the telegraph or mail service to the travel
ling White House. avoid seeming oiscourte-
sizes or political mistakes and to keep Presi-
cent Taft in good health and free from I'M
necessary worries and irritatlons.
The President is known the world over as
a good traveller" Just how good trav-
eler he IS is really known only TO the men
who have been with him for several years,
over thousands Of miles Of land and sea,
through endless days OF continuous travel
and under circumstances often trying ana
aburdensome The President is always the
last man 10 sfye IN There may be hustle
and excitement all about him, but little OF
It is reflected from the Chief Executive. lie
is always the most serene man on the trip.
lie leaves the perplexities OF the occasion
TO those charged with smoothing them out
and refuses TO become upset or worn out
The secret of President Taft's boundless
reserve Of power and strength when travel
ling lies in his ability to catch forty
winks" whenever the occasion presents IT
self Between two stations the President
can drop down into q big easy chair. put
politics or affairs Of state out Of his MIND
and lapse into quiet sleep for ten or fifteen
poinutes. He awakes with mind cleared and
@odily strength renewed. and Is able TO
Seep up a programme of speechmakins
end continuous travelling that has been
equalled by no President.
The Presidential special that rolled out
OF Beverly two days ago. and is now carry
ing the President on a tour that will cover
twenty-four states. is a busy little world
in itself The President lives In the phi
Nate car Ideal, Pullman set aside for his
use by the Pullman company. and fitted
up according TO the Presidents tastes and
preferences. AT the end Is an obserVauon
room and platform. The little room serves
both as sitting room and dining room
Tor the President and his immediate STAN
which includes usually only Secretary
Hilles and Major Butt. the military aid'
and physician. who watches the Presi-
dents health and cares for his throat.
Adjoining this sitting room. in which he
OFTEN entertains visitors along his line OF
travel Is his own compartment. The Presi-
Gent enjoys the luxury OF q brass bed,