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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18
c. D. P. IN SOUTH
LOSES NEARLY THIRD
ITS REPRESENTATION
Eighty-two Delegates to Ma
tional Convention Chopped
OFF by New Basis of Appor.
tionment Adopted.
Loses Nine and Others
in Proportion. Bitter Indict-
ment of Party in South
Arouses Ire of Those From
That Section.

WASHINGTON, Dec. IA new
basis of apportionment to govern the
selection of delegates to Republican
national conventions was adopted by
the Republican national committee
today at the conclusion of session
marked by sharp debate. The new plan
reduces the representation In a ma
tional convention Of fifteen States, and
the territory of Hawaii.
The committee also whipped into
shape, and adopted solution
recognizing the primary system OF
nominations In the States, and vacated
the power 1t formerly exercised to pass
on the credentials of delegates.
The changes thus made in the party
organization will be recognized as
party law, If ratified by January l.,
1915. by two thirds of the States that
make up the majority vote in the
bugaboo of Southern representation"
will again come up In 1915 to plague
the party.
Some Others Lose.
New York is one of the Northern
States that had to submit To a reduc~
ton in representation undur the unit
OF apportionment adopted. 1t loses
four delegates under the new plan.
Illinois will lose two delegates. and
New Jersey and kentucky each lose
one.
1t was the South which was forced
to make the heaviest sacrifice in the
Interest of party harmony, The
Southern committeeman, with two or
three exceptions. yielded gracefully.
but showed Signs of pain as the oper-
atiaE- progressed The talinn
of eleven States In the solid South
was cut just as much as was possible.
The Southern States that lcst In the
shuttle, and the number OF delegates
that they had to give UP as a peace
offering to Progresives who demanded
the sacrifice. are as foti0ws:
Alabama, y: Arkansas 8; Florida.
4; Georgia, 10; Louisiana, !; MIssis-
sippi, s; North CAROLINA. 81 South
Carolina Z: Tennessee. 3. Texas. Is,
and Virginia, 3.
Pernicious Activity Stopped.
Hawaifs representation was re-
duced from. six delegates ~ two. BY
this process eighty-two delegates that
almost invariably have been con-
trolled by a Republican president de-
string TO nominate himself have been
lost
The Republican national conven-
ton of 1912 was comprised of 1918
delegates. On the basis of the APP
portionment prescribed today the
party gathering of 1912. It is esti-
mated, would be made up of 9e8 del
egates. The represe NATION of the
South is reduced from about 2+0 del
egates, the present number, to 1e5
In the process of reduction the South
lost SO delegates. and the North S.;
the representation proposed giving
the North approximately $50 dele
gates and the Southern States 165.
1t will be irnpo ssible for the ma
tional committee to make public for
some time an accurate official list of
the number of delegates that will sit
IN the 1915 convention. because the
unit OF representation provided Is to
be based in part on the election re-
turns of 1914. The resolution passed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18
BURL Lesson ADVOCATES
FEDERAL. OWNERSHIP
OF TELEGRAPH LINES
Postal Service
Supports Self
For First Time
Hitchcocks Claim Disputed in
Postmaster General Burle-
sons Report.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.--Postmas-
ter-General Burleson reports the pos
tai service self-supporting for the first
time since 1881. In his annual report
made public today, he says that for
the fiscal year, which ended June 30th
last. the department had an actual
surplus Of $3,s41,906.
Frank II. Hitchcock, postmaster
general in the Taft administration,
laid claim to the honor of being the
first official since 1888 to put the de-
partment on a selfsustaining basis.
He reported a surplus of s219,21S for
the fiscal year 1911, Mr.. Burleson
refers to these figures and without
using Hitchcocks name characterizes
them as misleading. He contends that
the Hitchcock figures did not take into
account the obligations Of the depart
ment contracted in the course OF the
year and still outstanding on June
30th.
Really q Deficit.
There was in reality" said Mr.,
Burieson. "a deficit of approximately
$733. 600"
In outlining the general policy of
the administration ubward the postal
service, Mr.. Burleson says:
1.-THE dominant policy Of the pres
ent administration Will De 10 CondurE
the postal service for the convenience
of the public and not for profit. The
prime consideration in perfecting the
personnel OF the postal service shall
be to recognize efficiency and to elm
mate craftsmanship"
In speaking of the parcel post SER
vice, which was put In operation Jan
uary /, 1919, Mr.. Burleson says tina
growth of the business has been phe-
nomenal. In the first six months Of its
era-tt len sFa et4eallE -thraa-hundrefi
million parcels were handled
Parcel Post Popular.
'"The popularity of the parcel post
cannot be doubted" says the post
master general. Its facilities are bet
ter and ~ivs ermtes GENERALLY lower than
those of private companies"
The postmaster-gen devotes a
section of his report to the complaints
OF the railroads against the inadequate
compensation they are not receiving
in the carrying OF the malls, especially
the parcel post business Mr.. Burleson
says that the department Is now en-
gagged in gathering statistics on this
subject, which will be laid before con-
gress.
Mr.. Burleson adds that the railroads
Will, OF course. be entitled TO addi-
tionai compensation for the extra SER
vice imposed on them through the in
crease In the weight OF packages car
ried by the parcel post,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18
Teaches Them How
to Feign Insanity
PRIVATELY CONDUCTED SCHOOL
FOR PURPOSE IN NEW
YORK.

NEW YORK. Dec, f7.--wnat ap-
pears 10 be privately conducted
school for those who desire to faign
insanity Is being conducted within the
Tomhs prison, according TO discovery
made today by Deputy Commissioner
of Correction William J. Wright.
Inflammation has come to he eat-Petsf y
commissioner Of correction that Frank
Gorgoni. an italian shoemaker. &C
cused OF numbering Police Sergeant
Joseph MeNierney on the night OF
September 2sth. Is alleged to have
been coached in the fine art OF sham
ming mental unsoundness by Harrison
Laux, former inmate of Matteawan
Isaux was confined In the State Hos
pital for Criminal insane at Matteawan
for several years. Recently he was
sent back to the Tornbs as cured, and
ut to stand trial I.aux became ar-
quainted with GorRoni and. according
to the keepers. told the italian how
easy II would be for him 70 avoid the
electric chair. I.aux proceeded to
coach Gorgoni. II Is asserted. assur.
ing him that he would be committed
to Matteawan for a while, and then re-
turned here as cured, after which he
would stand an excellent chance of
being set free.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18
M'KAY LEADS RACE
WITH MILLER NEXT
Last Days of Voting Bring
Many Changes. Excitement
Promised as Time for Gift
Awards Nears
It's getting exciting.

They have us all guessing.
No one knows what the morrow
will bring forth.
Everyone is asking: ''Who will win
the automobile?'
The nominees for Tho "virginian's"
gifts, and their friends. are ailsbattling
earnestly for votes and hardly any
person can be found who Is not en-
listed in the cause OF one or another
of the participants
A A. Mckay, chief'train dispatcher
OF the Atlantic Coast Line. has gone
into the fight with vim and today
heads the voting score with a. gain of
nearly 1000 votes.
C. A. Miller. who has a host of
friends throughout the State is re-
ceiving royal support. and with a gain
of nearly 1900 votes stands second to-
day. while Mr. Cammack holds third
position.
The automobile may go to any one
of the nominees. The whole matter
will be decided by the voting to be
done between now and 8 p. NJ. Mon
day.
A Word to Nominees.
No matter where you stand In the
voting score today. you still have a
chance to win the automobile.
Even though you should fail to
succeed In this. You will not have
thrown your time away II you win
one of the other valuable gifts offered
by the ''Virginian."
You can win II you try, but 1t
means real effort on your part. not
wishes. You must not be afraid to
let your friends and acquaintance
know that you are really In earnest
and intend to win. You should not
only secure their votes, but their help
In getting more votes. Everyone loves
a fighter.
A Word to Our Readers.
Every "virginian" subscriber is en-
titled to vote for nominees for the
Christmas Gift Distribution according
to the terms stated on page two.
Remember the Golden Rule" and
that you would nightly appreciate a
little help were you nominee your
self
Show your good will and demon
strafe the, holiday spirit by giving
some nominee your votes be they few
or many.
They viii surely be appreciated,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18
TELLS HOW HE GETS
BOTTOM PRICES

NEW YORK, Dec. l7.-Joseph p.
Gallagher, of Glen Ridge. N. j.. vice.
president and general counsel of the
American Brake shoe and Foundry
company, gave a lesson in buying at
the hearing in the governments dis
solution suit against the United States
Steel corporation today.
After the purchasing agent gets the
bids down as low as he can, / usually
take hack at them and get them
down some more" he said. II decker
with three or four concerns and play
them off. one against the other" :
BY this method he was sometimes
able. he said. TO buy at his own price.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18
Vail Talks About It.

NEW YORK, Dec. 17-TheodorA
y, Vail. president of the Americas
Telephone and telegraph componys
was reached by long distance te1SsS
phone at his home in Lyndonvil1ogs
Vermont, this evening. He was told
that Postmaster General Burieson Nd
recommended the taking over ~ tn
telegraph and telephon lines. When
islted what he cared to say in regard
to the matter, he said: 81
II hardly think IL Is necessary to jias
cuss IL. If the government wants tu
AXE over the telephone and tei4Y
graph lines, they will do Ii. It's ~
long step. however. between aprraise4s
ment of the properties, and taktnN
them over. That will require great
deal of discussion. and consideration.
and great appropriation.
The properties are worth a grNAts
deal more than the securities isauH{a
against them. The book value 0f III
the properties OF the Bell Compass
md Its associated companies. is 31Apy4
900 600 greater than all the outstauds
ing securities. and the appraised vntfS&B
cf the properties is from l TO SO Rex
cent greater than the book value. u
Il am net IN favor of governM4M&s
ownership. My experience has hem;
that 1t is not as satisfactory an pYiym&4s
ownership. l know of no country It'll
nc world where yor could talk to NkE
as you are doing at present Here&8
am four hundred miles from NNl
York. In the northern part Of veN&s
mont in an out-of- the-way c0u1Ixk
town. and yet you are talking ~ xn
as easily as if l were In New Yt@T
city. You can't do that In any n4(S
country In the world. ssz9$
.erhe matter ia not worth s0f1
consideration When II Id w yFi1
clad to furnish full snforrnatipn.
lust probably the case Of cahtHo&
deer who has ambitions Coed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18

ROUND TRIP CHRISTMAS TICKETS
VIA Norfolk and Western Railway
WIN be sold for all trains from now
until Christmas Day. Final limit Jan
nary 4, 1914. $2.45. Norfolk: 1906
Lynchbnr1.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18
FIVE YEAR OLD TOT
GETS $4,000 VERDICT

NEW YORK. Dec. 17.-Tears of
sympathetic happiness coursed down
the faces OF many spectators today
when jury in the Queens county
Supreme court rendered a verdict be-
fore Justice Garretson, awarding
Adeffna Buttacatovali, mite of n
child but FIVE years OF age, $40. 600
damages for personal injuries sustain
ed when she was run down last May
by a truck belonging to the James
A. Stevenson company. So severely
was the child crushed at that time
that surgeons found It necessary to re-
move her right leg and her right arm.
Z The father OF the child burst into
tears when the verdict was read, and
the little girl Misunderstanding the
cause. vainiy endeavored to soothe
him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18
SCHMIDTS SISTER
AGAIN TESTIFIES

NEW YORK, Dec. 1T.-Mrs. Eliza
beth SehHdler sister of Hans Schmidt,
was again witness today in his trial
for the murder OF Anna Aumuller. 1t
was impossible to shake her story
OF her brothers religious mania and
blood lust as a child. The jury then
heard several sworn statements of
Schmidts acquaintances describing his
abnormal behavior in his youth. Court
adjourned after two hours and half.
The trial goes on tomorrow. Schmidt
may take the stand.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18
Other Nations Have Had SINH
lar Outrages to Contend
With, He Says, and Have
Taken Similar Measures.
Has Really Saved Their Lives,
He Tells Maderos in Tele-
gram. Federals Moving to
Chihuahua from North and
South.
GETTING
CLOSER TO CAPITAL

MEXICO CITY, Dec. IT,
Zapaustas looted and burned the
town OF Los Reyes, about ten miles
from Mexico City, on the Inter-
Oceanic railroad. this afternoon.
Twenty-six of the townspeople were
killed.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-09-05
Men Who Are to be Pitied

The who has to walk in order that the whisky
seller may ride in a carriage.
g. The who has to go ragged, b1eareyed and red
nosed order that the bareeper may good clothes
and sport diamonds
g. The who has to take the very blood of his
veins to help keep in motion the machinery that gnd UP
good and makes it into bad whisky
4 The man who has to go without butter and live
dry bread and cold liver order that the beer pedder
may have porterhouse steak and hot coffee.
S. The man who has to take bread out of his mouth
to help put grand piano into the home of the devils
adjutant general who supplies him with btters.
6. The who has to steal from his wife and
children in order that the family of the political phianthro-
pist, who puts parties in power and in the ditch
may continue fare sumptuously every dayEaton Reg
lister.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-09-05
Round of Drinks Automobile =
More Drinks Death

They began with chop suey supper the cor
oners jury told, had round of drinks then some
more drinks, circed the boulevards until a. JOY
riding, thence to Lincoln Park, where the auto
sent crashing through the ornamental railing of
bridge by the unsteady hand of the booze-befuddled
man at the wheel Two of the hilarious party,
and woman, hurled into eternity. The mans
wife, who at home at the time of the accident is
Frustrated by this, the first knowledge of her hus-
bands inhdelity and by the sudden of the trag
edy and is under the care of physician. Three
children are left fatheress The mans companion
the mother of five children, who in boys school
at Lake Villa.
This is news CLEANED from the Chicago papers of
last Friday
Oh, yes! The verdict of the coroners jury in
cluded this statement "Prior to the accident the
deceased had been joy riding and drinking which
a contributory cause of the accident"
Again practical demonstration at terrible cost
has been made that Intoxicating liquor parayzes the
brain and renders Irresponsible
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-09-05
Call Beer Death to Nerves

After DR.. Theodore Dler, of Pittsburgh who had
been sent by the B. & O. R. r. to the congress of alien
lists and neuroogiss in session at the Hotel Sherman
made address dealing with the drink habit and
railroading" the congress went record condemn
ing drinking, even beer drinking for railroad men, 1t
passed recommendations for total abstinence and for
regular Investigations to determine the mental sound
ness of railway employees.
The resolutions say: MANY lives and much
property depend the mental integrity Of men en-
gagged in the operation of trains and other means of
transportation and proceed
We recommend to the railroads of the
country generally the universal adoption of the
rule requiring all employees to abstain from the
use of alcoholic beverages duty off duty
under penalty of discharge. The habtual of
any narcotic should be ground for discharge
from the service.
Beer drinkers joted when Dr. Henry A.
Cotton, of Trenton, New Jersey, said Every drop
of beer destroys nerve cell"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-09-05
A Drunkard's Queries

I wonder as I stagger home,
f.. Along the street so far
Why he, from whom I buy "the stuff"
Rides in a motor car.
I wonder why my wife at home
Wears threadbare dress and torn,
While she whose husband sells the drink
Has jewels to adorn
l wonder why my children go
To picnics "for the poor"
While children of the publican
Spend months at lake or shore.
Forward.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-09-05
boy Wanted

The following is taken from The Catholic Citiz
+ August p
A saloonkeeper (according to a Prohibi-
ton journal-was demonstrated with for
tcing the boys into his saloon, and this was
his reply ooh; it is beezpess, beezness-the
old drinkers will soon all be dead, and where
will my beezness be if | don't get the boys"
A regular saloon customer does not last
over ten years on the average; although there
are some peculiarly constituted old topers who
cumber the earth for longer period.
OF course the jolly saloonkeeper must
look up means and methods of recruiting the
ranks of his customers There is no special
purpose in letting the fact be known, how
ever that fresh young boys are wanted
1t would hardly do, for instance, to insert
an advertisement such as the following in
the papers:
WANTED-YOUNG MEN EARN
ing fair wages to spend the same at
the saloon of Wilhelm Brown. Ad-
vertiser has several vacancies in the
ranks of his old customers due to
the recent death of Patrick Schmitz
who died of dipsomania and to the
conviction of Herman OBrien, of
mansaughter Bartenders will
smile with especial pleasure
young applicants who apt to
last number of years.
Such advertisements are never apt to be
followed by any such Know Nothing fling as
mo Irish need apply" The society in which
membership is requested, is by no means ex-
elusive.
AS we have heretofore remarked, the
drink problem would be beautifully solved if
it sufficient to drown all the old topers
CATER oblging them to repent). But the trou-
bic is that trade is worked up among the boys.
They are the recruits, and our moral agencies
not fully alive to the Importance of stop
ping the CONSUMPTION,
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-09-05

lowing is taken from The Catholic Citizen,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26
LAWYERS MUST NOT
CAST ASIDE DIGNITY
BEFORE THIS JUDGE

Judge E. w. Thomas of the Valdosta
circuit, who is now holding court in At
lanta's criminal division, has destroyed
all the accustomed ease of Atlanta's
court rooms that conflicts with court
dignity.
}. V. Poole. a young lawyer was the
first to hear a reproof from the judge.
Examining a witness, he leaned against
table in the room. AS the question
ing grew tedious he gave way more and
more to physical relaxation. Suddenly
a rap from the judges gavel and an or
der from the bench reminded him that
he was sitting on the table.
John w. Moore had almost the same
experience a short time later
The lawyers apologized to the court.
Down at the court house they say it is a
safe bet that no other lawyer will at
tempt sitting on the table in Judge
Thomas court.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26
MADISON To BE
PLACED ON MAP
Chamber of Commerce Organ
lied to Boost Metropolis of
Morgan County.

MADISON, GA. Feb. 26-Plans for
putting Madison on the map and letting
people all over the country know that
it is on the map were made last night
at an enthusiastic meeting of Madison
and Morgan county citizens.
At this meeting, the Madison Chamber
of Commerce was formally organized, and
the constitution and bylaws were adopt
ed. Enthusiastic speeches were made
and there was determination shown to
spare neither time nor expense to put
before the public i'm Georgia and other
states the many advantages of Madison.
In addition to a board of directors, COM
posed Of fifteen of the livest, most prom
inent ana energetic men Of Madison and
Morgan county, the following officers
were elected: r. NJ Atkinson, presi-
dent: G. L. c. Thomas, vice president,
and w. G. Thompson, treasurer.
r. W. Parker mayor Of Madison, and
one Of its most progressive and energetic
citizens, took a leading part in the plans
which have been made, and it was large
~ due to his untirng efforts that the
board of trade was organized He and
other prominent citizens associated with
him are determined that Madison shall
be known far and wide, and that more
capital shall be invested in this thriving
community, and that more people shall
make their homes there.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26
STATE FIRE MARSHAL
PROBING SUSPICIOUS
BLAZES IN COLUMBUS

COLUMBUS, GA, Feb. 26.-For the
second time in less than two weeks,
State Fire Marshal w. r. Joyner has
come to Columbus to investigate sus-
picious fires in this city.
This time he came to investigate the
blaze of last Saturday night, when the
Atlantic compress and the Columbus
Barrel factory, along with 1000 bales
of cotton and 80 freight cars, were de-
stroyed An idea prevails in this city
that the compress fire was of incen-
diary origin. Since arriving in the city,
Fire Marshal Joyner has been in con-
sultation with the sheriffs office, the
chief of police and railroad detectives.
Columbus has been visited by num-
Der of fires recently that have been re-
garded with suspicion, and Fire Mar
shall Joyner stated today that he was
going to the bottom of the investiga-
ton before he quit 1t is believed that
there will be some developments dur
ing the next few days.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26
HAMMERSTEIN WEBS
BUT NO ONE KNOWS
WHO HIS BRIDE is

NEW YORK. Feb EFT became
known today that oscar Hammerstein,
the impresario. has been married again
and is now living with his wife at 42O
Riverside drive.
Mrs. Hammerstein refuses to make
known her Identity other than she
comes from Syracuse She denies that
she is a former chorus girl in one Of
Hammerstein's companies.
None of the children of the impre-
saTiO knew of the marriage
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26
NO TIPS IN ARKANSAS:
GOVERNOR SIGNS NEW BILL

LITTLE ROCK, ARK, Feb. 20
Governor Robinson today signed the
anti-tipping bill prohibiting employees
Of hotels, Pullman cars and restaurants
soliciting or receiving tips and penaliz-
ing employers for violations of the act
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26

ing back to 1885 as movers of the worlds goods I,
has had extensive manufacturing exnerience ha,r
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26

ing seven large plants and having
built to date over $1,000 rail loco
motives, which are being operated
all over the world. This long ex-
perlence in the field of transportation
has developed fund of information
possessed by few other companies
accumulative transportation ex-
perience. 1t has built many motor
truckS-to date about 1000. Sixty
two per cent. of them were purchased
on recorders. That is very high per-
CPntape III shows fbot ba Gre4 L..
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26

These among the foremost American business
houses shrewd purchasers, seldom erring Upon them