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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11
Devoted to Rchmond's Knights of the Grip
ANNUAL CHAMPIONSHIP BASEBALL GAME WILL
BE PULLED OFF AT CUMBERLAND COURT HOUSE

a special investigating committee" to
seek valuable information in each
territory. Then the 'searchlight-'
C. l.. Goodman, Lee Wetzel. Mat
Isbell, Clarence HIT, John Taylor,
Hugh Foster, Club Sampson. "kilI
Roy, Alfred hams, The Two
Suttons and Wright brothers are
counted as missing" That Is. little
is known Of their recent movements.
Arthur Levy is one of Inc many
successful l.. {. I. S who has forsaken
the road. and prospered by 30 doing,
Arthur formerly sold cash registers,
but now "Salio' is his line. His ac-
tivitiss ara confined to Richmond
city
Arthur IL still true TO the bunch.
and presides over the local council!
in most finished and artistic man
ner--
Another "old timer" who has quit
for good. is A. T SANDY Gray.
Sandy Is. and has been for sometime,
proprietor of A. T. Gray Drug com
pany, FarmVille, Va. Sandy desires
and should have success IN all things,
Little is known Of the whereabouts
Of Messrs. Boston and Perkinson-
These boys were in full and alb
solute charge of the II. e. 7. Sight
Seeing Van. during the recent grand
council meeting
Their sketch made a hit" with
the visitors and many inquiries are
made concerning their movements.
A prominent member OF Richmond
council has been caught In the game
Of Hearts are trumps Some day
this fall has been decided upon.
]. G. Kelly, until recently engag-
ed IN the drug business in BIueffeld.
W. Va, has hooked up" with Powers
Taylor Drug company. and will work
Southwest Virginia, for this well
known Arm. Welcome, Joe. to our
commercial sphere.
F. H Ruth. Of wingo. Elicit &
Crump Shoe company, f. A. Tanner
IT. D, Stokes & Co.., and H II
Holland tEtichRon Hat co... have
been exceedingly active on Clinch
Valley. and neighboring territory, re-
gently.
Chas. ". Harwood (Gordon Metal
Coz. and F. p. Burke. Jr were
among the Richmond commercial
men visiting Lynohhurg during the
week
Among the 'roadsters' from Rich
mond. active TN Roanoke. the pasr
week, were Hudson Hoen and Howard
Salzmau both well known Richmond
travellers
Nothing is known Of Fred rarrars
movements, Fred ia always in 'har-
ness however. and It is supposed he
IN after 'em.
Where is Tim Spfcere
Eug1e Hughes from old Flu" re-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11
IF You Bought It In
Richmond
You Bought the Best

United Commercial Traveller
Will Have One Of the Real
Events of the Season in the
Backwoods-Many Prom
inent Drummers Will Try
to Win the Game From
Each Other and There Will
be Some Doings in Paul
McRae's Land -- Personals
Mention
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11
Trucks and Contractors.

Every big contracting job today has
its steam shoNels, concrete mixing ~ t-
chimes mechanical hosting devices
and other modern machinery TO do
the work with greater speed and
efficiency which shows that contrac-
tors are very ready to adopt me*
chanicai labor and time saving de
vices in their working equipment
when the merit Of such machinery
has been prove to them.
If il is advisable to mix concrete
hy machinery instead OF py hand, to
excayate with steam shoTels instead
of by hand, to excnvate with steam
shovels. instead OF with hand shovels.
then II Is advisabie-7in fact. neces-
sary-to do the hauling ON the job
with motor trucks instead OF horse
trucks, because the reasons affecting
the choice between these related
methods are parallel in every way
This assertion applies with added
force when IL Is considered that
hauling is the limiting factor on every
part OF the contractors work. Speed
up the hauling and every department
OF the work Will be hustled The out
put OF the mixing machine. for in
stance. depends upon the supply of
material and likewise the work ac-
complished by the steam shovels de-
ponds very often upon the facilities
for removing what is excavated. =
1t Is not an uncommon sight. when
watching contractors OUTFIT. to see
perhaps a $4,000 steam shovel or
expensive rock crusher tied up r..
frequent intervals because the horse
trucks doing the hauling are no,
keeping up to the pace. In the course
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11
SEE VIRGINIA E1RST--EXCUR-
SION TO NATURAL BRIDGE
AND GANE'RN OG II.RAY

In connection with the three day
excursion which the Norfolk and
Western Railway will run from Rich
mond TO Lynchburg. Roanoke. etc.
on August l3th, arrangements have
been made by that company for an
excursion from Lynchburg, via Roa-
noke. TO Natural Bridge and Luray
on August 18th. Hound-trip fares
from Lynchburg to Natural Bridge
sI75. and to Luray. So. Round-trip
fares from Roanoke TO Natural
Bridge. seventy Ave cents. and to
Luray, including transportation to and
from cave, s2,ko This is a rare OPP
portunity to visit at small cost these
wonderful works of nature in Vir-
giria, which people come from all
over the world to see. Further .nfor-
nation on the subject may be had at
" & w. ONCE. Ninth and Main
streets. c. H, BOSLEY.
District Passenger Aren't
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11

Two OF the Old Dominion Motor
cycle members left Richmond the
26th Of July. 1912. touring through
the South, by way Of Bur6efille
Keysville, South Boston and Oar
ham. visiting relatives and friends
for a few days. then travelling west
as far as Greensboro, Good Dads
were found and fine weather expert
enced.
The return trip TO Richmond vas
made by ClarksyilIe, Blackstone end
Petersburg.
One rider. W s. Tillman. covered
about 900 miles in the whole trio,
He went through without single ian
or mishap. while r. p. Bixins riding
a seven-horse power Indian. was once
thrown from his machine without an
serious injury.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11

people and place endeared themselves
IN my heart aud l long to return
again
To the press Of Peoria. I. In behalf
VI the + T.. A Of A, am deeply
grateful for ail Courtesies shown me-
end the magnificent way they handled
the contentious daily DELIBERATIONS.
The entertainment was all tnAts
could have been desired and the a.
ISOLATION work was handled In bet
ter form than ever before.
Long will those who attended, re-
member that convention as the finest
ever.
Fraternally,
BURRELL n. MARSH, q
National Chairman Press COMMITTEES.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11
Goods Manufactured ~
Richmond
Are the Markets Beat

Chairman Marsh, NatioHss
Chairman of Press Com
mittee, Writes the Virginian
His Impressions on the
Meeting in the Illinois City
and Has Hopes Concerning
the Next Meeting, Which,
Will be Pulled OFF in Rich
mond
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11

the summer with friends in Bedford
city. Va 81,
+ T West, Jr. is spending his va
cation in Asheville n. G.
Ats John r. Gray and children ara
spending several weeks at FirgfniA
Beach
Mrs Lucy \ Chappel and daughter.
Lucille and son. Gordan are visiting
friends and relatives In Blackstone. Va.
Rev A. T. Rountree. Of Waverly, -
spending the week with friends near
Elon ColIegs, n. C.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11

Gently made a visit to his old home
near Columbia.
The many friends Of Charles d.
Digs. the genial and hospitable pro-
prietor OF He'd Rose inn Cumberland
Va, will rejoice TO know he has been
restored to health Charles has had
rough time since February
Ed Saunders, and odd Hutch. both
Of Drewry Hughes q CO., manage 10
keep out " the "iime-light,' but they
are being trailed and sooner or later
much will be told concerning them
The Tip Top hcte'. Bristol, Va. is
closed The Tip Top has always
been favorite stopping place for
Richmonders, and many Of the clan
will experience pangs Of regret. when
they realize no more gatherings can
be held al the conner nf-SLate ana
Front streets.
The Iiefty Squad" composed Of
Big" Atwood, Jack Burnett Ben Mel
SON John Finch, Walker stuart, j. r.
c. Cosby. George Davidson, Rufus
GRAY, Tom Aaron Billy Sheft erd,
Leslie Reid. Ike HeIlstern and Floyd
Tucker. presents a most formidable
appearance.
Messrs. George Nelson, skiny Hud-
gins. Boston. Parkinson. Taylor.
Strauss and Roy are applicants with
much promise, and may be admitted
to membership in the near future
Sam Badgett tStokes Grynes Groc-
ery Coz Ban tampton tONens &
Minor Drug Coz and Ernest Miller
tBodeker Drug Coz we're recent Wis
itors to Danville, and other points on
the Southern.
John Harris, OF the Virginia Caro-
ri. - "a
best known and most successful hard
ware statesmen leaving Richmond. has
NOT been seen. but It is a safe bet
John is in the city
Boys" don't forget 70 talk Fair -
It's going to be a peach" this year,
and many Of our bunch win be in
charge of booths Tell the trade 20
come.
Mel Wright. golfer. Tom Glhbon.
Lee Gathright, fishermen; Bob Simp-
son. boat club man and oarsman:
Billy Shepherd and Ormon3e Smith
autoists. are the real sports" Of the
fraternity, 1t is uot known whether
these men have medals or riot. but they
should excel 10 their respective roles,
as much time Is spent IN following the
"whima"
Jaspar Rowe. "Lanky' voolfolk and
a host Of Others have successfully
euded the Chaser
You have been going some" 'el-
lows. but all ouNets are being care
fully watched
per cent. The American public
does not wish 10 Bee continually chang
ing gears"
MIR Wall is The president Of the
Indiana branch q the Society OF Au-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11
.Sg.s:
(CHOCOIKTEs
Gathrig Chiies, Dist ributors.

Of job this idle time runs into much
money.
Time is money" is strikingIy true
If rt1+s- TINE 1r b1ts11rc7t. ttt'+-ft-
are time savers ana efficiency factors
therefore money savers ON penalty
or bonus contracts and rush Jobs the
speed and efficiency Of motor trucks
are especially valued, on any JOB
good progress stands for protli-
ON big construction jobs it is some
times necessary TO work the morse
trucks in two shifts OF ten hours
dav. or three shifts Of eight hours
q day This change Of hauling equip
rnent every few hours would he un
necessary if motor trucks were used.
motor truck has no limited work
ing day. like the steam shovel or
ether machinery II Will keep WORKING
as long as properly handled
The problern If feeding teams ana
housing wagons every contractor
knows IL a troublesome one. 1t taxes
A well organized department to LOOK
after this work alone. Motor trucks
need only one half uf the shed room
that would be needed for horses ana
teams Of the same working capacity
and II is a whole lot simpler 10
handle gasolene than the hay, gram
hedUing ana harness. @N'' tS"V'' w
horses
Thousands Of miles of roa1s are
built In the tnlted states eaCh yea
and II motor trucks We're Hseo 10 ~
the hauling for this work the pEoi,Ns
.made by the contractors "oolu oe
much larger than they are where
horse trucks are USED.
statistics snow tha1 the
period or working emergency ~
horses bought ny contractors ''t
draught purposes is TWO years.
motor truck viii give hrst class ser
vice for several tirres TINS perioo' an
Of the time doing the WORK that u
would require several horses 10 per
Gorna.
The contractor VINO uses motor
trucks 10 replace horse trucks IN ms
hauling equipment appreciates pelhe
relieved If the great care II IS 70 Keep
large number OF horses IN physlcal
condition Not being animate motor
trucks cannot he sick: they n~eo no
rest periods their enduranc Is lhat
Of any other piece or mac hlnery ana
they entail no mortaNty losses
Hints For Motorists.
There is very conVe n1ent iAncheon
carrier that is shaped IKE sqiare
/ dress suit case, says the New YORK
Herald II IS twenty inches SQUARE
and opens out nat TO form IaoIe
and has detachable legs. 1t IS htted
complete FOR SIX persons.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11
SUMMER RESORTS

The Halifax Inn. Houston. Va. Iron
and Litnra water. High. coos. efovos
ton among the hills of Virginia. On
the Norfolk and Western Railroad. s
Large airy rooms. halls and p0rCheA
Excellent table. Special reduced rates
to summer boa riders
For information address
PROPRIETOR HAIr-sx INN,
Houston, virginia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11

value. especially those improvements
which tend toward making the ma
chine more flexible and capable Of
giving 1t power on low speed and
0uick action Of carbureter, when the
throttle is open
Motorcycles are growing IN greater
favor every year. They appeal es-
pecialIy to those whose inco ne does
not warrant an automobile. 1t Is
the poor mans touring car
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11

Home Kun BAKER again.
II all the members ~ the worlds
champ IN Athletic ieam ms hit III
the timsiy fashion that John +'rnnkIin
Ba ker nas done this season few OF
the Macl men would have been left
On the hassoeks this campaign and
the probabilities are the White File
plants Guild be Way out ia front
instead Of trailing the Red Sox and
the Senators. For j Franklin il lead
Ing no: only his leagne, but also the
National II. driving in rrns--or at
least he was At the close of business
iuIY 2tth when a trial balad q On
tase statistics WAS struck.
Baker las passed the three quarter
most in banging in talltes having
IS to hts credit He is closely pur-
sued for the honor OF being the
timelieSt hitter OF the major leagues
by Larry Doyle. the Giants captain,
who ran third in the voting for the
Chalmers National league trophy last
season, and who, IL he keeps up his
present hurricane pace. will proba bly,
run higher this season. Doyle has
nut the finishing touches to T2 Of the
Giants taliies and has been most
prominent In the McGrawites' ninth
inning rallies
Tied for third place In the Timely
Hitters league are TNis Speaker. OF
the Red Sox. and Sam Crawford, Of
the Tigers, each with Ga. and closely
Following them is Stuffy Mdinnes,
with S. Nineteen men have batted
In nifty or more runs thus far this
season and twenty have hammer
ed home between forty and hfty
counts Frank schultz. the National
leagues most opportune mnbber ana
Chalmers trophy winner in 1911, is Tn
the latter brigade and Ty Cobb. VINO
captured the same honors in the
American last year, in the former,
OF the forty men credited with bat
ting in 40 or more runs IKE are
Giants. four are Maekmen. four are
Red Sox, four are Tigers, three are
Pirates. two are Maps, two are Braves,
and two are Reds Additionally one
Highlanders. one Superba and one
White Sock finds representation in
the present honor list.
Russian War once Trials.
worthy forerunner TO the Ameri-
can victories in the athletic world at
Stockholm was the performance of
the White Squadron" in the motor
vehicle trials conducted by the Rus
sian war Office during the month of
June. To determine the adaptabiltty
of motor vehicles for army service in
all of Its branches, the Russian gov
eminent held reliability run which
for difficulty and exacting condi-
tions has never been approached
The route covered started at ST.
Petersburg. circled around through
Moscow, and then returned over q
different courss to the Rsssian capital,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11
Refnfes Old Theory.

4 great many opponents Of automn-
bling that is. opponents Of building
roads that VIII support auIomohils
tratfic- have taken many occa sions to
say that motorists should be taxed
more than any other users Of the roads
because ney wear them out mare than
any other drivers of vehicles
IN other words. wheu neglected Dirt
roads or poorly made highways NJ
later types sltcoumb 10 the new con
d!tionS the blame is pat on the a3to-
mobile. The contention Is raised '#dt
If the automobile hadn't come along
there would be no need Of new high
WAYS and farther that automobile de-
stroy The roads
Wei. lhea. fl may be interesting 10
these folks 10 know that in New Gcrk
city there has existed for two years 4
stretch Of road reserved for the asa If
automobiles only which has SUPPORTED
The traffic Of passenger vehicles aud
commercial wagons alike and even now
shows no signs OF being destro$ ed, II
IN visible REPUTATION Of the state
ments about automobiles dojne up The
roads
Wen built roadways from which
horses with their cutting boots are
barred stand up pretty well under mo
tor traffic. The roadway mentioned 8
the highway mat parallels tNe bienN
aad Pelham Parkway on the south
side Of the road, 1t bears p sim that
shows 1t is for the use Of aat mo
biles only.
The road as IL is described in the
American Motorist, was opened to
travel early IN the fan Of 1919, aad
has had nearly two wears % excessive
automobile ,rafiie. To all inten5s and
purposes IL Is in AZ good eondl5iol
as when IL was built except al cHe
point toward the easterly end where
Heavy hll occurs, there has been
slight setting which has oponed 10
a slight extent the creViees Between
the blocks This VIII he fixed this
season 10y the contractor. whose * r
antee covers 4 period " five NCa0~.
The road is we'll lighted by means nt
lamps SGT a regular intervals,
\ smoother. better or in any way
more desirable road fer aut 1wohile
traffic would be hard 60 find The
/ asphalt blocks are what are knowr as
the Hastings block and are made mp
as follows
Asphalt cement -,.-.-..., 8 to - parts
Crushed trap rock -.-..s9 10 - parts
Inorganic stone dust 1913 to ] 2 parts
The contract price ~ the paving IN
Guiding excavation. Ill., grading, "as
sa,54 a square yard
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11

the entire distance trawersea amount
Ing 10 about nineteen hundred and
sixty English miles The road CON
ditsons were frdescrihs bic In many
places there were no roads az all the
course being across sand hills, over
neida and plourhed ground. and
through forest trails Tho best idea
of the travelling conditions can he
gained from the fact that II was
necessary to precede the tour nv
detachment 81 army bridge builders
IN order 10 make Il possible for the
oars To get through al all.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11
Tn
nnd
Regular Sunday Department of The Virginian
AFTER THOUGHTS ON
PEORIA CONVENTION

WINSTON SALEM. y. G, August
10.-A month has elapsed since the
boys" were together in old Illinois
and there comes to my mind many
little happeiAugs. many little inci-
dents, not recorded in the minutes.
hat nevertheless occasion for pleas
ant memories, which make us look
forward TO the nest one at Richmond
with fond anticipation.
TO the old soldiers i'm tho ranks OF
T. +. A, who year after year nave
been lined up and fought for reSo-
buttons recommendations. and recog
milton on the battlefield floor Of the
convention, it is always a cause Of
concentration when after the ain and
smoke has cleared away that We are
a gain "fi7ti fellows. well met and
the cause of 7. +, \ rislnsf f.ir-. N INT
puts all on same plane again and
after the final bali iS over We 60
our way with 2 benedtcttuu from cur
beloved cha plain that rings ln car
hearts 'Gntil We meet gain.
The first impression to the writer
Of Peoria, was not taf cradle oh"
Az il was his first visit t1crr, aBd
arriving At an early hour ~tth COBB
webs in his brain. and sand In MS
ewes, under a leaden pail If drilling
sky II was gloomy welcome, hut
soon the sun shcne from its realm
Of empvreat blue.p and the KIND
Peorians gathered to welcome Us amt
the brightness Of their smiles Nled
with the brightness Of the sun, ana
as my stay grew longer, the more the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11

horns Ia need Of voice treatment are
suffering merely from rundown bat
teriss. Lack Of fabrication and short
circuits are among the other common
diseases Of thu motor horn The
average hired driver a 8 well as the Az
eraEe owner riews mechanical horn
with awe and mystery, often driving
hundreds ~ miles, endangeripg himself
and other users of the highway, with
a horn which needs only five minutes
attention. Those who wish 10 learn
Il few useful facts about the care and
repair * various kinds Of warning sig
rails Will find the subject treated ex-
haustively In the current Issue OF the
automobile.
The Superficial Tourist.
Motoring Enthusiastically makes man
lazier than he is bs nature. An Eng
l!sh writer hnds that the universal
habit ~ motoring everywhere among
the better class of nis country we a}en
Is making them lsnguid and dest oN-
nag the custom OF walking fer whtcn
they have hitherto been famous and
through which they have kept their
admirable waist line in check The
sarne criticism may justly be msde AZ
our own women. very concrete "N-
ample of the la2iness Of our motoring
woman is shown In the case of lady
who recently entered the New YORK
headquarters OF the Touring club Of
America Broadway and Seventv-six
street. and announced that she was
going 10 Europe She desired all the
information necessary and upon being
turned over TO the foreign department
said she would not stop then. nut
would send her chauffeur in the fol-
lowing dav for the details.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11
The Gar and The E1ltwsiou

Tnat preside initial uncertainties are
not affecting general prosperity to
any great extent is shown by the re-
narkabie demand for the hest grade
nf motor carriages and also for com
mercial trucks
The Packard Motor Car company
N the two weeks ending July 2Ist.
shipped 255 cars whose total value
WAS Sl,275, GOO, cars leaving the fac
terry at the rate OF 20 a day Fifty
SIX trucks were sent out in The same
time. their value being sis6. 900
Because OF this urgent demand for
vehicles, officers OF the Packard Mo-
tor Car company are convinced that
the general situation IS sound and are
providing for an increased output IN
the early fall
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11
Goes TO study Abroad.

Frank Briscoe. one ~ the Vice pres
idents OF the United States Motor
company has resigned that place and
Viii sail for Europe late this month
10 study automobile engineering
abroad, He will ne away about \
year Mr. Rriscoe continues as pres
ioeut Of the Briscoe Manufacturing
COMPANY subsidiary OF the United
states Motor co1nnan1-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11
Does Not Like -Four Speeds.

William Guy WALL chief engineer
OF the National company at Indian
apolis. is on record as being opposed
TO the four speed gear set. He saws
that is cars wee under powered there
might be some excuse 70 rfour speeds.
What one desires In a car is quiet
running and simplicity" writes Mr..
Wall quiet running can he best
procured by using direct drive, Sim
plicitv is approached the nearer by
using as few gear changes as posi-
BILE
I'm certain countries abroad where
a tax Is levied on the horse power Of
an engine there is some rason foT
keeping down the horse power. /
have ridden In various cars in foreign
countries where II WAS necessary even
on good roads to shift gears from
high speed on grades not much over
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11

An outfit Cor sutomihle tourists
which includes twelve pieces Of lug
gage. has been designed by c J.
Moore. OF the Packard compa ny
There are seven suit cases, r hat box,
a lunch kit, two trunks dnd an ica
box IN the set, which IL &c construct
ed and ARA nged that IL does not in
terfere with the normal passenger
carrying capacity OF a standard tour
Ing car. Mr. Moore. VINO has toured
most OF Europe aud the United
States, devoted much time to de
vising q luggage equipment thst
would answer every reQlir ement.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11

per cent. The American public
does not wish to he continually chang
ing gears
MIR Wall is the president Of the
Indiana branch c5 the Society Of Au-
tomohn4 Engineers