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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27
HEARN NOW WITH
UNIVERSAL MOTOR Co.
Thomas NJ. Hcarn Has Severed Con
nection With Ford Motor
COMPANY.

Thomas NJ. Hearn, former superin-
taEsdeDt and service adviser OF the
Ford Motor company, has been ap-
pointed as manager OF the Universal
Motor company.
In securing the services OF MT.
Hearn. the Universal Motor company
has taken a big step forward in in
creasing the efficiency of its service
department"
Mr.. Hearn IL a trained Ford ex-
pert" having been connected with the
parent organization for q. number of
years, and brings to the Universal
Motor company an experience and
technical knowledge of the Ford"
which qualities him to give a service
to the patrons OF his company that
probably no other man In this city
can give.
The Universal Motor company has
shown a remarkable growth during
the past few months. until today 1t
stands as the largest dealer in Ford
cars in the state OF Virginia.
Such efficient service as is evidenced
by the connection OF Mr.. Hearn with
this organization, along with policy
Of doing everything possible to render
satisfaction to its patrons, IS largely
responsible for the remarkable growth
of the Universal Motor company.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27
RICHMOND COUNCIL, NO. 159
United Commercial Travellers of
misunderstanding

What are you doing for your
councils growth?
Bring your candidate and be-
come member of the Live Wire
club.
While we desire greatly to In
crease our membership, great care
must be exercised in the selection
or applicants. We are building
for the future, and there are hum
dreds of desirable eligibles who
would be glad to join and who
would be q credit to the order If
their applications were secured.
Do your duty. Help to increase
the membership of Richmond
council. Meetings fourth Saturday
in each month. Murphy's hotel an
mex, second floor.
Don't forget the grand council
meeting. Ashland. KY, June IA
1915.
Ashland council has arranged
for special entertainment for all
L. G. T. and their friends. Rich
mond council should be well rep
resented. Entertainment will be
furnished for the entire family.
IL you are going. notify the
committee, SO that they can make
arrangements for you.
ROBERT SIMPSON.
W. Il. SHEPHERD,
THOMAS r. AARON.
JOHN c. GOODE,
Committee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27
~
GEO. NELSON NOW A !:
VOLUNTEER FARMER:
Joins Farmers Association and Says
He'll DO His Bit"

meeting of the Volunteer Farms
ers association was held at NarinA
schoolhouse, Henrico county. last FIFE
day night ~
Many prominent men were among
tho speakers and also signed tho
membership card
OF particular interest to the trav-
cling men and hundreds of Richmond
people is the fact that George Tebbs
Creamery Nelson. of the Il. a.
Saunders Sons company, was one Of
the first to offer his services to the
organization. :.
Especially interesting is the menu
bership card which Mr.. Nelson hand
ed in. and, due to the kindness OF ~
friend. we are fortunate enough to be-
able to print it herewith:
ailable--Every Saturday from,
$3.50 P. M. to Monday, AGO A. NJ.
Name--George Tebbs Nelson. Tele.
phone--Two longs. two shorts and
three sharps. Business address-E. A.
Saunders Sons company. Hometxe
Varina district. r. r, ID. 5. Age
Doubtful. Married--Very rnuchfy.s
Weight-Eighty pounds avoirdupoisss
100 pounds bull" Occupation--Pen-s
sioner and cook. Farming experiences
Some about thirty-odd years ago.
Kind-General and how to farm OUT
bad statesmen. Understand horsesz-
Yes twenty years with a soft pine
wood horse: also mules, cows. oxen1
and jackasses. Understand gasoline
engine-A surplus amount of "ga4es
always gives ono lots of experiences
Other mechanical Observation-Disclosures.
of air castles: originated Chelfe
Chemical COMPOUND and discovere0.S
Willis Moorea
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27
WARTIME MESSAGE
TO TRAVELLING MEN
Richmond e. @. T. Council Send!
Out the Following 10
Members.

Members.
The conditions confronting the
travelling salesman are so unusual
that your of1cers feel called upon
to make this appeal.
High Markets.
Very few of our mem bers have any
knowledge Of market so strong and
uniformly high as the present.
No Idne Has Escaped tho Advance
when the market started on its
upward trend, we felt each week.
Well. this is the top; the market
can go no higher The next week.
would bring further advances that
, made preceding prices look modest
indeed.
$50 we have reached a level that
seems out OF all proportion to the
real value of the goods. But when
we take into consideration the causes
that made these conditions we may
we'll ask, Where is It going to stop?'
Resources of the Country.
because our beloved country has
been drawn INTO the terrible world
war, she is goinS TO draw upon her
wonderful resources, and throw into
our world markets such stupendous
amounts of money that the selling
ca pafgn that mus necessarily fol-
low will stasger the imagination.
The travelling man who does not
get this firmly fixed In his mind will
be the loser and, OF consequence, 50
will his house
| Now is the time to have courage
and confidence In the markets, Not
only will it pay big dividends, but
your customers will thank you. and
you will be performing as patriotic
a duty as though you were on the fir
| ing line.
Be Enthusiastic.
your country needs your entifu-
| stasm, you knights of the grip, to
| overcome any harm that may be done
] by the What will II be after the war
| Is over fellows. Such a one lacks
vision, and will be buried under such
a. mass of orders that he will not be
able TO whisper. much less croak. Let
us ask ourselves who is going to sup
! ply the worlds needs after the embar-
goes are lifted, and then have per-
/ feet confidence in the answer
| The time to sell goods Is now, and
| by doing so we will advance the in
terests of our country, our firms and
ourselves"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27
Fitting In And
Out of Richmond

Russell High, that handsome chap
with the musical voice, who has 30
distinguished the Watkins-Cottrell
Hardware Co. by his representation
OF that firm IN the hardware world,
that today he is not only one OF the
most popular statesmen travelling out
OF Richmond, but is what might be
termed a social event" Why so
much OF this social stuff? unless it is
as the story goes "A man never loves
but once, that is to have one real
sweetheart" IT is the consumption
scare % or that longing of the heart
for the more serious things OF life
Whatever It may be. Here's best
wishes and lots OF happiness for Mr.
and Mrs, Russell High"
Grand Page Albert Trplett, Wash
/ ington. D. c., was in the city this
week on business II Albert keeps
coming TO Richmond he is liable to
be on the roll of Richmond council,
No. 159, instead of Flag council.
Henry Jones. Etchison Hat Co.
says that this war business keeps him
drilling most Of the time. We haven't
seen Henry many uniform. He
might have Joined the B-v.Ds
though.
We are told that Lewis Straus. OF
the FleishmanMorris shoe. Is so we'll
known at the Lakeside fishing pond
that even the fish call him by his
first name and know all OF his
friends by sight, so that accounts for
Lewis fisherman luck" everytime he
carried a party of friends out there
to fish.
The Moss twins, some more OF the
Freshman Morris shoe family, hav-
ing learned that the Richmond base
ball club will return about June / ;,
came in last week in order that they
may be In time for the game. Most
any afternoon now you can see the
twins out at the park. eating. their
Goldfish ball sandwich while they
while away the anxious moments.
Joe Cosby. that fine-iooking sales
man for Freshman Morris, is a great
believer in preparedness: he was seen
during the past week buying canned
goods etc. in such large quantities
that to have seen him you would have
expected that seige Of Richmond
was about to take place.
J. A. Lyle, Of Richard Gwathmey
Co. has been doing some business
around about Bluefield, w. Va, dur
ing the past week. Orders coming in
so heavy that they required extra
postage.
w. r. Stuart. of the Richard
Gwathmey Co. is trying to interest
some young lady in the question of
matrimony, now that the question of
CONSUMPTION IL taking up good bit
Of his thought just at this time.
Louise Dorsey Fleming. who is
there with that sweet smile and with
his fascinating ways has written many
orders for the f. A. Saunders Sons
Co. says that II he Is drafted as a
Red Cross nurse that Uncle Sam will
certainly have to take his Dodge also,
as he just cannot bear to be separated
from hts little precious"
Elan Toone. Richard Gwathmey's
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27
HOME CANNING IS i.
~:
HEIGHT OF ECONOMY
VIII Prove a Big Factor In Conserya.
ton of Foodstuffs.

/ The war puts it up to the people Ia
/ feed themselves. ~
| can all you can--and then soma
Having covered IN previous arti.-
cles the reasons why the dweller. IL.
! cities and towns should put up'' an
the surplus of their gardens and p,,r-,
chase berries. fruits and vegetable.
when plentiful and reasonably chean.
In the market and conserve them FIJI,
/ winter use, | will permit the first ~
mark to stand for all that Ia neces.
sary to say further along that line
ana proceed to give some information
on how to can food products These
instructions are not original tests NJ
mine. nor have I tried them out h,,t
they are selected from articles ana
bulletins issued by thoroughly ex-
perienced Gamers and by agricultural
departments, national and state TIL.
Tin cans being expensive and only
COON Tor one seasons canning. and.
furthermore being more difficult ID
q use by the average housekeeper, We
advise the use of glass jars for home
canning. The first cost is greater. hut
with careful handling they will last
many years, il only being necessary
to buy new rubber rings each can
ming season.
The first step in the canning oper.
alton is to thoroughly sterlize tho,
jars tops and rubhers by submerrfnr
them In boiling water and afterwar,i
do not permit the hands to touch tho
inside Of the Jars or cover and he
careful IN handling the rubber rings.
] Will eliminate the od-fa shionedt
methods Of thoroughly cooking the
products before putting in the lars.
and confine these recipes to the cold
pack" and "blanch and cold dip" pro-
cess
4 Cold pack canning is so simple. no
. certain, and produces n grade OF cam
ned food SO superior to that secnreda
from other homecoming methodA
that its adoption has become almost
universal. Cold pack means raw.
pack. It means that the food product
is placed in the Jars In a raw or a
partially cooked state. instead of be-
ing sterlized in an open kettle and
then transferred 20 the Jars ana
scaled. All the favor is thus retain-
ed. the product is not cooked to Il
mushy pulp, and labor and time In
VOWEL arc materially lessened Mo \. =
the hug-bear OF fruit canning ia
eliminated and the bacteria. and ]
bacterial spores which cause spoilarc
in meat and vegetable products are
destroyed
There are just five steps in the CAM
ming of food products nv the cold packt
method: Cleaning. blanching and
! cold-dipp!nE packing In the jars.
sterilizng and final sealing of the
I jars. White these steps vary some-a
what Tor different products. the gem
: erai- f494Aci plaE are the same in ait
instances ana the housewife should
fix them thoroughly in her mind be-
fore taking up the actual canning.
The rapiditv with which these steps
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27
MEMORABLE OCCASION
ON THURSDAY, MAY II
Many Friends From Richmond Attend Haveys Birthday Cee
braton-Unique Invitations Are Sent Out-Big Eats
and Jolly Time Enjoyed BY Hundreds.
his. 'Betcherlife. bet C erltf-e;

this 'Betcherlife. bet herltf,e;
betchcrlife: Toms a bird. he is:
Mr.. Thos Harvey. Sr., celebrated
his hftt+~setenttt birthday Thursday
with dinner to between 600 and 700
persons.
MIR. Harvey's dinner in recent
years has been as regular as his
birthday, except on one or two natal
an 'siAieTEarieS When HE health was
not so good as now.
Hundreds flocked to the city from
points far and wide. Richmond sent
a big delegation; South Carolina as
well as Virginia was we'll represent
Continued on Page ElevenA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27
EDITOR WARNS WAR
WILL SUSPEND PAPER

Beaverton, Ore, May 2s-while
the editor goes to war the Beaver
town Times will suspend publication,
according to an announcement made
in the columns OF the paper by the
editor himself He says he expects It
will be necessary for him to Join the
colors any time now.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27
How Travelling Men Can Register
TRAVELLING MEN, COLLEGE STUDENTS AND ALL
MEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 81 AND &c.
INCLUSIVE, WHO WILL BE ABSENT
FROM THEIR PERMANENT HOME
ON JUNE 9TH:

1t your duty and the burden is you, to present
yourself at to the city clerk you in the city
incorporated town and county clerk if in county, and
n registration card
Fill it in, have the clerk certify to it and mail it at
once. with elf-addressed and stamped envelope to the
registrar of your home precinct If you do not know your
registrar address it to the mayor of your city, in
corporaed town. sheriff of your county. Be you
enclose a self addressed, stamped envelope for your
registration certificate to be returned to you The regis
traton certificate is light green card two and oneha
inches wide by four inches long, TO be carried your
person at all times to be exhibited police shers etc.
to show that you have registered
Do not delay Go at to the clerk and mail your
registration card at in order that it will arrive at
your home precinct by June 5th.
All strangers in Richmond, should go Monday or
Tuesday to the city clerk of Richmond third floor of
City Hail. and their registration card and mail at
TO the registrar of their home precinct order to
get copy of the following card:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27

That Dumping Fable Once More.
There are some notions which per-
sist IN the face Of all reason and fact.
One of them Is the sedulously cilti-
waited one that the Germans have
been working feyerishiy to produce
and store lot Of goods which will
be dumped" into this country the
moment the war is ended. This de-
1usion is usually made applicable 10
knit goods. Chemnitz in Ssxony being
the suppositit!ous place Of manufac-
ture. Then. too. In given the added
circumstance OF there being lot OF
these German goods stored a. Pot
te~taru awaiting the opportunity for
quick shipment, The American con-
sui at Chemnitz showed the absurdity
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27

The first envelope going out OF the
Richmond postoflce with the over
print buy a Liberty Bond through
your local bank and help your coun-
try" was sent out by II. L. Harwood
secretary of Post A. II. p. a These
letters stand for true. patriotic Amer
leans, as we'll as Travellers Protective
association
Tho So. Louis Office of the IT. p. A
Is sending out all mail with the fol-
lowing overprint on the envelopes: "a
f1tber'y ftoud in every home "
II, L.. IIarwood has received letters
from A. J. Montague, Thomas s. Mar
tin and r. w Wooley. director Of
publicity liberty loan of 1917, thank
ing the r. +. a. for its very patriotic
spirit as evidenced by the thoughtful
ness In giving such publicity to the
liberty bond,
r. s Logan. national secretary. r..
p. A. St Louis advises II. L. Har-
wood. focal and state secretary. that
the association has subscribed for
$1,000 of the liberty loan bonds The
members can feel proud OF the fact
that their officers have shown such
a loyal spirit and also feel secure that
such safe investment OF their funds
has been made.
T. p. A, is first in peace first in war
and first in the hearts of its members.
; Post a sent through the Richmond
postoftce the first insured parcel post
package. ana Mr.. George w. Rogers
holds receipt No. ]. Now the post
has the honor of the first envelope
with the liberty bond appeal.
Tho program for the Savannah con-
veution 80 outlined in the Nav Issue
Of the T, F. A. magazine. The Sa-
vannah boys are sure making great
plans to entertain The visiting dele
gates especially the ladies'. There is
an all-day boat trip down the Savan-
nah river and out on the Atlantic, Wis
iting Buford and Port Royal, 8. G
There are also trips to Thunderbolt
park the terrapin farm on the Isle of
Hope and an all-day frolic at Tybee
Beach.
At its meeting Thursday night
Post A., T. +. A, authorized it's presi-
dent, William Jenkins. Jr.. to offer TO
Governor Stuart the services OF T. T.
efforts to he made to regulate the dis
tributon and conservation of the food
products and other resources of the
state.
NJ Shaw. 7I2 Hawthorne avenue,
Cinter Park, who returned from a trip
last week and was taken to his bed
with fever. we are glad to report is
improving and expects TO be out hit
ting the trail' In few days
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27

| right bower" is some busy man
these days, due TO the fact that Mr..
Gwathmey is too busy with the Red
cross business to give much time 70
! anything else. It's a pity that we
nave not more such patriotic citizens
Felix Marks has Just returned
from q trip through North and South
Carolina whore he reports. big bust
ness
Walter Bailey says that when his
firm. the Harry Marks Clothing Co.
move into their new quarters about
July /, they will have one OF the
most modern and up-to-date whole
sale clothing houses In the South.
Moses Levy. better known as the
mayor of Eastern Carolina. who rem
'resents the Harry Marks Clothing
Co. SAYS that he has just had one Of
the best months that he has ever
had in the business. From what We
t eaH-Hhderssard he certainty has done
some business
Clay lFeeD Davis. the fat man
with Richard Gwathmey Co. was
seen around Morehead City, y. G..
during the past week, doing the So
cial stunts for fair. He seems TO have
reversed the order OF things. THAT
nobody loves a fat man"
Red Harrellson. better known as
the mo. T." of Harrellson q Co. has
been dispensing some Of that stuff to
his friends during the past week.
Red says that it is harmless.
Eugene Hughes. with his valet,
Snowfall" had as his guest in his
trench digging machine. A. l. Luck
ado, with his celebrated Dillts ex.
tracts, on a trip through Cumberland
and Goochland during the past week
Outside of having about twenty-five
punctures. seventy-six blowouts, be-
ing stuck in the mud only twelve
times and running out of gas only
seven times. they had a very pleasant
and successful trip.
When w. L. Bugg, of the y. Fl
Pitts Bros, goes after orders he
usually gets them and leaves the
other fellow scratching his head to
learn why he did not get an order.
Jim Richardson, OF Harrellson &
Co, made trip up in Cumberland
during the past week and came back
NiNii D'SS N'iON buhJ as inns Is IL
dry state.
With Bob Simpson at tho helm,
that good old ship Richmond 1853,
of the L. C r. fleet, is on some
cruise. See Bob and he will tell you
how to get on the boat. 1t will be
worth your while.
We understand that Thomas Red
ford Aaron's experience as. a mar
shall has been much talked about
during the past week. AS you know,
for several years past Tom has been
chief marshal at all u, G. r. parades
and on one occasion while riding down
the main street at the head of an
enormous parade given by the u. G.
+ g in Lexington, KY, a regular army
officer who happened to be In the
city on this occasion. was impressed
I" such an extent he had his secre-
tary make a note OF the marshal, who
was none other, as we have said. than
Thomas BEDFORD Aaron, OF Rich
mond. Va. We understand that this
information Is in the hands of the
government, and it is more than
probable that when the list of gem
erals and marshals will be made out
for the Virginia unit OF the army we
Continued on Page Eleven-)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27
Ole Tom Harveys
HARRECIfE
Yours very trclv.
TILa,G HAD y T.

IttDS. HA NV r. ~ SIX,
r S.--If you want any extra tick
cts for your friends. let me know.
Admission by card only.
The '"admitiance card referred to
in the invitation was one of the little
horse collar cut-outs' used as an ad-
vertisement by the Cottrell Saddlery
60. II was remarked by some good
fellow who attended the barbecue
that this was one time when he didn't
mind wearing a collar
The following lucid account of tho
AFFAIR is taken from the Daily Free
Press, Of kinston:
Eight hundred pounds OF bar
becue $50 pounds OF rock fish. and
hundreds of pounds OF other edibles.
were set before the guests at the
Harvey dinner. No one connected
With the enterprise attempted 10 esti-
mate the cost. Hen count the cost
later. said one Of Mr.. Harvey
friends. And il will have to be ex-
treme!y dear to begin TO compare
with the pleasure he's getting out Of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27
SENIOR SALESMAN OF
cOTTRELL SADDLERY co.
Popular "Old" Tom Harvey Has the
Time of His Iafe With Many
Friends

It is doubtful IF any more enjoyable
affair has taken place cat least for
those fortunate enough to DO pres
Ient than the barbecue given by
Thomas Harvey, Sr. at kinston. n.
G. in celebration of his fifty seventh
birthday.
Mr.. Harvey Is dean OF the sales
force OF the Cottrell Saddlery Co.
OF Richmond. and numbers his
friends by the thousands. Ever a
popular mana good mike" he
was at his best on this occasion. from
an accounts. enjoying himself to the
fullest
invitations were sent out III
the form of letter on the stationery
Of his firm--The Cottrell Saddlery
co. The master hand OF his boss,
Tom Palmatory. is evident in the in
vitation which follows:
oh look who's here,
Ole Fren Bob T. Kew.
Been dead couple o years,
Come TO life again.
Amt you glad?
Here Is little card--pricelegs, for
1t cannot be bought. Guard It with
care let no enemy steal II,
Today. 1t is worthless. Used at the
proper time. it Is as draught from
the fountain OF youth. Presto, IL
opens the door to unalloyed hap
plness, Joyous laughter. good cheer.
soothing smokes. cooling drinks, with
new friends and mayhap. the belly
ache.
Reach over right now for your mem
orandun pad and mark tnereon in
big letters
Ole Tom Harveys
BARBECUE
At Fair Grounds. Kinston, N G..
May II, 1917.
Admission by card only
The pig Is In the Joke. the FISH are
in the pond. the sheep are in the
pasture, the beef is on the hoof. all
longing for the time when they can
share in your enjoyment
Write mo at once telling me that
you are coming. If You cannot come.
send your clerks. Better still. shut
up shop and hrirg your clerks with
YOU. \ little outing wiz De enjoyed
by all and YOU Will feel better for
business the next day. | am going to
count on you.
Anticipating May II with pleas
IN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27

When w. L. Bugg, of the y. II.
Pitts & Bros, goes after orders he
usually gets them and leaves the
other fellow scratching his head to
learn why he did not get an order.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27

Jim Richardson, OF Harrellson &
Co, made a trip up in Cumberland
during the past week and came back
with "Bugg' mot bun) as this is
dry state.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27

With Bob Simpson at tho helm,
that good old ship. Richmond 15s,
Of the L. C r. fleet, is on some
cruise. See Bob and he will tell you
how to get on the boat 1t will be
worth your while.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27

Red Harrellson, better known as
the NO. T." of Harrellson q Co. has
been dispensing some Of that stuff to
his friends during the past week.
Red says that it is harmless.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27

Continued on Eleventh Psge3
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27

NJ Shaw. 7I2 Hawthorne avenue.
Cinter Park who returned from trip
last week and was taken to his bed
with fever. we are glad to report is
improving and expects to be out hit
ting the trail" In a few days
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27

Clay CFeeD Davis. the fat man
with Richard Gwathmey Co. was
seen around Morehead City, y. c.,
during the past week, doing the So
ciat stunts for fair. He seems TO have
reversed the order OF things. THAT
nobody loves a fat man"