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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09
THE, MEN BEHIND THE GUNS
Regular Sunday Department of The Virginian

That very few eoninefcia! travellers
drink to excess
That tor morality and human kind
ness and br2adness the travelling fra.
ternlty viii compare farorably with
any other profession.
That It Is not a rare Thing To md
a Bible IL a travelling mans grip.
That while competition is most ak
tive among commercial travellers, vet
courtesy and kind feeling prevail with
rival statesmen
That there Is no place like the road
To teach the important lesson that
there ale others"
That no house could afford 10 send
out man es their representative I'M
less rs Was reliable. energetic and
soper.
That tho travelling man il regarded
- his house more as associate in
business lhan otherwise.
That he is accorded courtesy and
respect by the trade.
That the commercial traveller is
potent factor in d sseminating prac-
teal ideas ana indirectly educating
the masses.
That their lives are the most
strenuous, and the prtvatlons of
travel are minor considerations,
That Oh up-to-date salesman will
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09
Devoted to Rchmond's Knights of the Grip
Governors May Need EN-, But
Don't Put En- on Drummers

on drumlners. We have the United
Commercial Travellers in town, and
we have a good local post OF the t.
Z Truly they are the men behind
the guns.
"A drummer meets the people ~
the cities and the towns. Ne talks
business and he talks good times. iic
makes q man sniie whether OF not.
lie is u personiilcaiion Of that placara
we saw poste3 during the panic sew
oral years ago--'Business Is Good
THE drummer tells us all that -
going on. He boosts his town. Never
stiiie him with an airbrake. The more
he talks the better ne makes people
feel.
The TIVE organizations of drum
iners' IN Richmond are trade drawers.
They are an asset To ANY city The--
talk business and prosperity. Put ttt
airbrake npon them and you destroy
their field of usefulness to the COM
lnunity from which they travel"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09
Goods Manufactured n
Richmond
Are the Markets Best
FACTS PERTAINING TO THE MEN n
WHO SELL GOODS ON THE ROAD

always protect the interests Of 10
customers.
That sa~per cent of the travelling
mer came from the farm.
That tho character OF the cofils
morcial statesmen of today IL wholly
urlike the drummer" Of thlrty-Hfs
years ago.
That he can eat cheese and crack.
ers. but he will nGve quail Oh toast
IL II s on the market.
Tnat dr1nes. veaklinss and smart
alecs are short lived on the road.
That v.sits home are the GASES In
their lives and very precious 70 them
That they never carry their troubles
from one town 10 another. knowing
plenty more are waiting Tor them
ahead.
That room Is Is not popular and
hence number f,is 'tltsa ppcared
from tho doors Of hotels
That he Is q good judge of wo-
men as we'll as men. and when he
goes to marry he gets the best.
That the road makes d man either
better or worse, II the latter, he is
very soon side tracked.
Thai the Time Is coming when tae
statesmen @the=eouatry@ sesk
the influence and good Offices of the
commercial travelling statesmen in all
important matters. - Commercial
J'r1y-ainT
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09
Voting Precincts

The election precincts as arranged
and adopted by the city council Fri
day night will be located at these
points:
Clay Ward.
ttrst--6lf West Main street
Second--2t3 South Harrison street.
: El,4rd-~-,'es sStttsttf Laurel street.
Fourth--is26 West Cary street.
Ftfth-t South First street
Lee Ward.
ttrst~-li25 West Broad street
Second~~716 West Broad street.
Z Third-1S0a West Broad street.
Fourth-221 West Broad stre4t---
fTfth-60i 81. James street.
Madison Ward
FfrSr-t14 North Eighth street.
second~1fi North Seventh street
Thlrd--l79o East Broad street.
Fourth-3oe HUH strset (south-
side) ..
Flfth-~lae4 Hull street tsouth-
sIdep.
sixth-1so9 Hull street tsonth,
sidet.
jefferson Ward.
First-22ls East Main street,
Second ~-1S0S East Leigh street.
Third--Masonic Hail. Twenty-fifth
street
f'aurth-7of North Twenty-aghth
street.
tffth --2ll North Twenty ninth
street.
sixsh-s7si Second street, Fulton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09

with high carnival IN true and real
Lite oriental manner known only TO
the world famed wealth of the far
East.
on this year the royal palace of
the Zoroaster and his star is located
In Richmond and all faithful. Bagmen
assembled at the royal palace 10 par
tieipate in the Festivities attending this
gala event. They made great prepera-
,tlona to present themselves before the
great King Zoroaster and his follow
ers, this being rare opportunity.
The Bagmen are an inner shrine OF
commercial truvelerism and was or
ganized with the object Of carrying
Just a little farther the spirit Of fra
ternslisn and brotherly love ever
dominant among the travellers.
The song OF the Bagmen IL: D
who are, WHO ara. who are We
BagIna Ba9Tnen L, &. =
Maryland and Old Kentuch.
Hail. Columbia--Buck, Buck, Buck
West Vargfn-yah---Oid VarEinyah
We're Easynsn. Rah' Rsh' Hahi
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09
If You Bought It In
Richmond
You Bought the Best

Its alright 10 pat an airbrake
upon u governor according TO the
CHER executive OF Virginia, but don't
put one on drummer.
The philosophy of Governor William
Hodges Mann is this;
A governor some times needs an
airbrake.
Bnt a drummer---HcpeFl
Governor Mann who. in his off
cial capacity is called upon to ad-
dress all conventions AMI welcome
then 20 "our city" recently spoke
40, the national organization OF rail-
road airbrake men at the Jefferson
botel In Richmond. Next morning
ut the breakfast table, Jocuiariy speak
ing to her husband. Mrs. Mann said:
Governor. why don't you buy one
vi those airbrakes o.
The governor told lh.,-&lory- Il, his
friends. Thai his wife thought tiAt
he needed an airbrake.
hut" he said, governors may
Deed airbrakes. but don't put them
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09
4 Sample,
n Sample
John Smith, Control
hxt, L. Z.

John Smith. Controller of Votes,
Oshkosh;
House today passed river and har-
bors bill. Item of s10o. 600 for Deep
Run river remained in the bin after
hard fight. waged by myself This
Is a great victory for Oshkosh. Have
this telegram posted in the postoftice
or read at meeting OF the board of
trade. and pass the word along that
| succeeded in getting the item re-
tained despite the opposition Of a
number of jealous members Of the
house who were disappointed In not
getting their appropriations"
Fearing that some of his other
more important constituents may feel
piqued in the evenr they do not also
receive a telegram similar In purport
10 the one sent John Smith, the men,
Der runs his finger down the list and
probably Will duplicate the Smith
telegram a half dozen times to promi-
nent citizens In his district
In each instance the telegram is
marked, official business" the member
contendlng that part OF his official
duties consists in keeping the voters
posted The government pays the bill
suppose senator desires to con-
verse with another senator who hap
pens to be out OF town, say during n
recess OF congress-, Senator Blank may
DO In san Francisco and Senator Dash
probably IL in New York. One senator
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09
TAKES PRISONER TO
NORTH CAROLINA

sherifr N =. Mcc;eachey, Of
Fayetteville, n. c. arrived yesterday
morning for oscar Fisher. who was
arrested here some days ago ut the
request OF the Fayetteville authorities
He Is wanted on charge uf eDi-
itezzleneut. Had the officer Delayed
HIS arrival, IL is probable that Fisher
would have been released from fur
Their custody by Governor Mann. as the
law allows only ten days in which a
man MAY be hold on mere suspicion
and without a warrant. Sheriff ana
prisoner left for North Caroline short-
ly after the officers arriSal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09
DELEGATE RUTHERFORD
GETS COUNTERFEIT NICKEL

WATCH out Tor NoaHEFFtelI FVVVF1'e
n7a5gag FIR large qtsarfttty erf-tie
;.ouaer-p IN believed 10 be in eireufa-
ttprl. especially sTnoHg citsfss'"4 81 ores
ara soda fountains. The counterfeit
nickeIs are dated 1905, They consist
principally of lead. with a little pew
yer and less nickel, They may read
iiv be detected. however. by ringing
--,ye771 On II r11ar-fr Trr'-ts't *e
ana every man who handles small
-oins knows when they ring true.
Delegate John Rutherforu, OF Amelia
county, found SOME OF the Spurious
cosn "a his pocket yesterday morning.,
wben purchasing a cigar in Nam
xsraet e.ore. He paid over a coin Tor
tho bad. and got his cigar
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09
DIFFER AS TO
CAROLINA VOTE
WILSON AND VNIsEsRWQ1IS. HOW
EVER. ARE FavoRrTEs
OVER ALI. OTHERS.

RALEIGH. n. G. June S.---One Of
The. ,es+-pested politicians In NORTH
Carolina whose personal acquatnt-
ance with the forty-nine delegates TO
the Baltimore convention. makes nie
opinion valuable. said today he would
Judge that among the uninstructed
delegates Underwood would receive
ten and half the votes of the twenty
four cast from North Carolina On
first ballot
On the other hand, there is gem
eral claim on the part OF the Wilson
men that the New Jersey candidate
will receive probably all but four or
five votes on first ballot.
II Ia not expected that Clark or
Harmon will get vote on the hrst
ballot, but when the break comeS
from either Wilson or Underwood,
,~,--k and Harmon. the former aare-
cially. is sure to get good vote from
Ne~.- Ce-rf'r@
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09
DonnaIly-Goodwin.

Especial TO The Richmond Virsiniaa.>
LOUISA, VA. June s.--Jesse Porter
Donnally. son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Donnally. OF this place, and Miss Lucy
Goodwin. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edmund Pendieton Goodwin. OF Rich
mond. Were quietly married at the
home OF the brides parents, on Monu-
ment avenue. Tuesday afternoon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09

In the suit of Blair n Tabh against
II. H. kasprowicz in tho City Circuit
court. judgment was entered yester-
day afternoon by Judge X. Carter
Scott In favor OF the plaintiff The
award was for 81, 400.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09
Convention Notes

The Wheeling delegation embraces
Z. Z. look, II. J. Shepherd, II. f.
Stroebel. and f. h. Eberley, and they
have no hesitation about booming
their home town.
I'VE have one of the finest cities
on - map. SAID Mr., Shepherd, and
while We are very much pleased with
the reception given US, and think this
one OF the prettiest cities III the coun-
try. We must always feel thar there Is
no place like dear old Wheeling. As
irginia is the mother Of West Viz
sinia, that makes Wheeling the niece
of Richmond, SO We are kin after all
The Lexington. Ky, delegation
brought with them lot of tobacco
samples ana also a Sample of the real
blue gra ss, which has peen on exit
bition at the convention hall all week.
Grand Page c. r.. Swetnam. of Gov
ington. Ky. has in his possession. All
old colonial nag, and an apron worn
by Lafayette In this country In 1904,
when he Was In Richmond in attend
ance upon meeting of the local Royal
Arch Masons. He would be glad to
show the rare old relic 10 any one
who may wish to take a look At 1t.
Aubrey Spence, If the local recep
rion committee, has been one Of the
busiest of men since the convention
opened. He has told more people
where to go than any one else, and
they have always gone to the right
place.
William &. Cunningham. grand gen
tirlel, Of Wheeling, w. Va. is termed
the candy kid" of the convention.
because he sells candy for the Feeny
company. of that city. He represents
rhe whole State of West Virginia. and
IL is said that since ne has been III
the business there Love been many
boxes OF candy disposed of, and the
sweetheart has been made happier.
The report OF Grand Counselor Thorn
burg was unlike the stereotyped re-
ports usually made. but was replete
with new IDEAS recommendations. and
suggestions. The growth of the grand
Jurisdiction. as evidenced by his fig
ures. was extremely gratifying ~ the
representatives, and motion thank
ing the retiring grand counselor was
unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Thomburg has, beyond Il doubt.
had a most successful administration,
and We can in future get anything
VIE desire from his constituents
throughout this grand jurisdiction. AT
his home, Huntington, w Va. Mr.
Thomhurg takes AN active part in the
work OF his subordinate council, never
missing 81 meeting. If 1t Is possible
for him 10 be present He has already
been mentioned as a candidate for
supreme sentinel at the next meet
| ing.
-
@. L. Reid, the man who-neyer-
gets-tired was strictly in evidence,
made friends Of every man. woman
ana child who has been here attend
Ing the meeting
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09
Excess Baggage
WHEN TINES ARE HARD

WHEN TINES ARE HARD.
A smoke,
a joke.
A little wit
A pry,
y try,
a little grit,
A'ui help the buyer buy 4 hit
Whed times are hard.
A &C,
A know,
A smiling "phiz;'
It's SO.
| KNOW
Not why Il is:
VIII get, You bet. e better biz,
When times are hard.
il. RI. Richards. in the Sample Case.
Following is news dispatch from
Topeka. Kansas as regards the ruling
which makes It compulsory for the
hotel men to substitute Individual foi
roller towels:
Kansas hotel keepers are ooejct-
ing to individual roller towel order
OF the State board of health be-
cause their guests keep stealing the
towels. The general use of paper
towels IS being forced on the hotel
keepers Of the State by the thefts OF
the patrons Of tbs hotels. ..-.
The oid-fashioned roller towel had
one distinct advantage besides being
a fine collector of germs and dirt.
The roller towel always stayed where
Il WAS put and the hotel keeper could
always rely on getting fun value for
the money ne spent for the roIieY
towel. But the individual towel is
fast disappearing from the racks above
the washstauds in the thotel wash
rooms An individual tc~i viii not
wear out as fast as the old roller
towel. but the hotel men assert that
they have been forced to- spend hun
dreds of dollars for towels In addi-
ton To the expense of washing ana
ironing. one old roller towel made
four and sometimes six individual
towels
"Dna hotel keeper at Wichita, in
1 protest Ia tA.. State hoard of f1pairh
asserted that IN six months per cent
Of his towels have been stolen, As
many as twenty have been taken In
ono day. One Topeka hotel was fore.
ed 70 remove it's cloth individual
towels from it's was~ooms entirely
ami to install the paper towels be-
cause of the thefts of the cloth
towels by patrons and others. Some
Of the hotels have traded towels in
voluntarily. The manager of a hotel
at Hutchinson recently found himself
the owner Of towel that belonged
at Wichita. one that belonged at Pitts
burg. Kansas. one that belonged al
Winfield, one that belonged at Sakna
and one that came from. a hotel al
Leavenworth and TWO that belonged te
the Pullman company"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09
undsraoes Operation j..

Miss Elizabeth Gates, OF Atlanta,
Ga, who came, here to be operated
on for appendicitis by DR. Julian W.
Sloan, is at the Virginia hospital. do
Ing nicely.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09
Mrs. Jacob kaaey,

HARRISONBURG, VA. June S.
Mrs Jacob r, kagey. seventy-six
wears old, died yesterday near Cross
Keys. She was Miss Weller and leaves
ten children.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09
Eyned ro,. Cruelty TO Mule.

r.. NJ. Turner. charged with cruelty
overloading mule he was driving.
was fined $40 ia Police court yester-
day morning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09
by JONATHAN WINFIELD.

WASHINGTON. june S.~--Ths
charge OF Representative Fitzgerald.
chairman of the house committee on
appropriations that members of con-
gress are guilty of petty grating
in their abuse of the privilege of
sending official business" telegraph
messages has caused heated argument
on Capitol Hill. where the statesmen
gather. Ii has also caused much Won
der among folks who do not know all
the perquisites of a member of con-
gress. This latter class wants 10
know what Fitzgerald is driving at
and here Is the explanation.
There Is a contingent fund OF the
house and senate which covers eNpea-
ditures for everything from a cake of
soap for the barber shop to the travel
ing expenses of witnesses called be-
fore senate and house committees.
Telegraph and telephone bills, for in
stance. are paid from the contingent
fund, and Mr.. Fitzgerald says he has
discovered that 1T is a crying shame
the way the fund is abused by those
who claim to send official messages. -
1t is probable that the New York
member Is right, If official business
Is to be strictly interpreted, but the
members OF the house rose up in their
indignation and swatted the Fitz-
gerald amendment 70 limit the tele-
graph allowance. The opponents OF
the plan OF the economical chair
man of the appropriations committee
said that members were forced TO
send a great many kilograms properly
labeled official business and they
proposed the government should con-
tinue to pay for them.
How 1t Is Done.
The practice TO which MIR. Pitz-
gerald referred in biting terms, how
ever. was that of sending personal
messages disguised as official mes
sages. There is a line of distinction
between the purely official message a
member is compelled to send because
he happens TO be member of con-
gfess and the message sent to boost
his own game. But quite number
OF statesmen fail to sec the (iistinc-
ton, and they are decidedly ayerse 10
digging down for telegraph tolls ar
fhe customary rates. The government
rate. allowed by all telegraph COM
panies. Is even cheaper than the night
letter rate and a member can say q
great deal with comparatively little
expense TO the government and abso-
luteiv none to himself.
1t Is an open secret that many
members abuse the official business
message. Suppose the gentlemen from
Oshkosh has succeeded In getting a
large appropriation for a river in his
district. He is naturally elated, and
while he might wait for the news
papers To transmit the news or might
even write letter TO his most power
iul constituents the member Is more
apt to stroll over TO tho telegraph
office In the capitol corridors and send
along a message fike this:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09

William G. Cunningham. grand gen
tinel, OF Wheeling. w. Va. is termed
the candy kid of the convention,
because he sells candy for the Feeny
company. OF that city. He represents
rhe whole State OF West Virginia. and
IL is said that since ne has been ia
the business there -ove been many
boxes OF candy disposed OF. and the
sweetheart has been made happier.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09

@. l.. Reid, the IMAM Whenever
gets-tired." was strictly In evidence,
from 5:45 A. NJ. to l1:45 +. NJ He has
made friends of every man. woman
and child who has been here, attend
ing the meeting.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09

There are many new faces at this
meeting. AS some one remarked.
Each OF them is capable of taking
care OF the interests of his respective
council. and II some much needed
Is not accomplished at this
sagStnr- / Wit be Surprtseu.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09

Grand Secretary George F. Brown
can draw Il sight draft on us for any
thing he wants" is the way one of the
representatives put IL last night.
There Is no more popular grand sec
rotary in the country than Mr.. Brown,
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1912-03-15
The Cole and Rice Show

The Cole & Rice German-Am-
erican shows exhibited at this
place Monday, both afternoon
and evening, Ito a fair attendance
Notwithstanding the really cold
and disagreeable weather.
Taken all in all the features
were fine and some of them alone
were well worth the price Of ad-
mission.
The performing ponies and
dogs showed training Of the
highest order. The trapez work
was all excellent, most especially
the head -baIanclng-act; while
the mil th-making clowns kept
everyone dighly entertained.
From here manager Gillette
went to Melbourne and other
points down the coast to Miami.
Star, Titusville.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1912-03-15
Notice of Registration.

Notice is hereby given that the
registration books in and for Madi-
son county, Florida, will be open
for the registration of voters in all
the precincts in said county on
March 23d, March 30th, April 9th
and 18th, on which last named date
the books will be closed. In precinct
l, in addition to the above dates,
the books will be open on Tuesdays
and Thursdays of those weeks
also. District registration Of
GERS are hereby directed to
return the registration books Of
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1912-03-15
HE Will Represent the District"
VIM. W. FLOURN0Y,
CANDIDATE Fer CONGRESS. THIRD DISTRICT.
Democratic Primaries. 1912

every paper published in the Third Congressional District
have announced candidate for Congressman solicit your
consideration principles be published and discussed the
campaign. am by instinct training and study ardent
porter of form of government with its three distinctive and
aurng branches l. Legislative g. judicial EXecutive which
should be controlled Of by and for all the people whether natural
artificial without eathy encroachment by department
the other the people, rights by ring rule faconasm
judicial construction otherwise.
Let emulate fathers candidates and voters
Let study and realize position the purpose of
government the soemniy of obligations citizens and be
true to the trust eposed in us by those whose earesness and
sacrifice this great constitutional Let
for favor passion ccmvent the of the primary
in the selection of the best man.
want to less than you should want the best
services ASK No HASTY COMMITTALS. not before
shall make statement either the stump in the
press merely please to catch vote shall appeal
your intelligence not to passion or faction Government
be permanent be founded intelligence for the
foster and the interest of individual faction
trary to the equal privilege and rights OF Others
If you award this great trust promise you my best
shall honor to represent you ana our sct only
when elected by your honest loyal and voluntary ballot
1t my purpose give platform and also to VISIT
if time will permit precinct in order that may have the
pleasure and honor speaking before in person. In the
have the attention OF voter through the
psshe safeguard and advisor OF the electors and the sure pre-
of civic Every eector brdened with the
obligation to advise himself and his vote The man who is
TOO BUSY like the who corrupt is serious obstacle IN
the material advancement and safe administration OF
like If corporations were as careless IN seectng
th directors as the voters eectngther public servants
private corporations would be failure andkewe would our gov
emen tnot for indulgence PATRIOTISM and the great
If all would participate actively and honestly oe
the best for the position and the best good L
rc would be had and DONE YOU Owe MOKE ~ foON Dlo
IRlCT THAN TO THE CANDIDATE. , IL
Remember Yourself our District and me at the polls
May have the pleasure of letter from you!