Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-17
SETBACK IN FIGHT
TO CHANGE DATE
OF INAUGURATION
Congressman Parker, However,
Will Eliminate Objectionable
Washington Notes.
Especial to the NewaEk star.

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the resolution to amend the con-
s~titution to change the date for the
inauguration from March A. to the
fourth Thursday of April was referred
back to the committee on judiciary, OF
which Mr.. Parker, of New Jersey, is. the
chairman, it is considered somewhat
of a setback for the movement in favor
of a later date, when the weather il
likely to be pleasant. Just what effect
this Will have upon the matter remains
TO be seen.
Mr.. Parker and his colleagues on the
committee will do their best to elimi-
nate the Objectionable features in the
resolution in its present shape, and
later an effort will be made to obtain
favorable action upon it in the House
There is a strong sentiment in favor of
a change in the date, and it is believed
that ultimately, the resolution, when
properly amended, will be passed.
New Jersey expert rifiemen,
many of whom will seek to
get a place on the New Jersey
State team the coming season, will
be interested in knowing that the ma
tional matches will be held again at
Camp Perry, o., and that the matches
will begin on Monday, August %, 1910,
with w days for preliminary prac-
tise in the week previous. The Ma
tional Board for the Promotion of
Rifle Practise has just decided that the
matches shall be held at Camp Perry,
o., since there is no other range which
has the same facilities for a big rifle
tournament of this character.
The rules which governed the rifle
matches last year were adopted for the
meeting next summer with a number
of changes. The provision for slow fire
at 800 yards has been eliminated, and
the rapid fire and skirmish fire require
ments. prescribed in the small arms fir
ing manual for the regular army will
&c adopted. This will make this sort
of firing similar to actual service con
ditions.
1t is expected New Jersey will have
a rifle team to participate in the ma
tional matches, as it did last year. The
work Of getting the team in shape viii
be taken up early next summer by
General Bird w Spencer, the inspector
general OF rifle practise for New Jer-
sey.
Charged with theft, Lonsworth
Schuldt. a clerk in the drug store of j.
O'Donnell at 904 r street, has been
lodged in the district jail. Schuldt
claims that Newark is his home.
George Graham was arrested at the
same time by detective, who alleges
that he saw the two men removing
some goods in the store to the cellar
and then take them out with them.
United States Senator Kean and Miss
Lucy Kean were guests on Friday night
t a. dinner which Senator and Mrs.
oepew, OF. New York, gave in honor of
Speaker Cannon.
Mr.. Briggs was a guest on Friday
night at. a dinner given by h Assist
ant Secretary of State and Mrs. Hunt
ington in honor of the Vice-President
and Mrs. Sherman.
Frank Bergen, of Elizabeth, will be
the host this evening at a dinner in
honor of Governor Fort. 1t will be
given at the Metropolitan Club in this
city, and members of the Congress
sional delegation of New Jersey and
other prominent guests will be in at
tendance.
Mrs. Loudenslager and Mrs. Gardner,
wives of the Congressman from New
Jersey, will both receive tomorrow aft
ernoon at the Dewey Hotel.
Irwin D. Coyle, of Princeton, has
passed the examination for appoint
ment as assistant paymaster in the
navy.
Prominent men In all walks of life
are here attending the annual confer
ence of governors and the national. con-
vention of the National Civic Fedora
tion. The session of the last named
association this morning at the Belasco
Theatre was addressed by President
Taft. The governors conference will
meet for the first ime-tomorrow morn
ing at the White House. when the
President again will be the spokesman.
Both of these conferences are among
the notable gatherings that have been
held in this city. first because of the
fact that each Is doing its utmost in
favor OF uniform laws, and secondly.
because OF the prominence of many OF
the, delegates. Former United States
Senator John r. Dryden is one of the
delegates to the convention of the Ma
tional Civic Federation as the repre-
sentative of the American Association
OF Life Insurance Presidents.
These are the topics that will he dis
cussed this week: Conservation Of
NATURAL ISSOuTCeS, reSuldllOH VI CUT
porations, uniform laws on Insurance,
taxation, banking, pure food. labor and
child labor, automobile regulation, vital
statistics and public accounting.
New Postal Card Idea. >
While the various reports OF the as
sistant postmaster generals sof the
Postofice Department, that there was
% large deficit at the close OF the last
fiscal year, and that there will have. to
be a reimbursement of the rate on Sec
ond-class mail matter or some other
means will have to be taken to make
the service self-sustaining, Representa-
tive Howell of New Jersey, has intro
duced a bill, which is designed to re-
duce the postal deficit and to provide
a pension fund for employees of the
postal service.
The bill provides for the utilization
Of a ( new idea for a two-cent postal
card, known as the Colonial" together
with a copyrighted epigram.. as fol-