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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17
SHORTER PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS.

N This age of swift communication the tendency is toward
Ii shorter campaigns between the nomination and election
OF presidential candidates. This year there will be only a
few days over four months between the naming Of the tickets
and the decision at the polls. The Republican convention that
nominated Lincoln in 1850 met May 10, and in 1854, for his
second term, June 8. Grant was nominated for his first term
at a convention beginning May 20, 1868, and for his second
term June 6, 1877 The Garfield convention in 1880 was opened
June 2. On the emocratic side we recall the assemblage April
70, 1880, of the convention that after ten days of deadlock took
q recess until June Is, the result being a split and two tickets.
But If we go back to the first half of the nineteenth century.
when travel and communication were slow processes, we find
some remarkably long campaigns. Martin Van Buren, was
elected President in 1895, but he had been nominated about
nineteen months earlier on May 20 Of the previous year. Har-
rison and Tyler, the Wing candidates elected In 1910, had been
If the field for eleven months, the convention assembling De-
cember A, 1889. A campaign as protracted as these and as
strenuous" as the coming one is likely to be would be a national
calamity. American nerves and American business a. thew are
constituted today could not endure the strain.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17
A SQUARE DEAL or A SPLIT.

L Will De a square deal for Roosevelt and progressive Re.
Ii pubifcanism or a split convention. Former Governor Fort.
OF New Jersey, Is one of those who are pronouncing this
uiumatum at Chicago. He speaks not only for his State, but
nor the Republicanism of the great Republican States. On the
eve OF the convention 1t looks rather like the square deal,
granted by the votes of men like Timothy [. Woodruff, who ex.
pected 10 neip make UP an honest majority for Taft, but are
o Wiling u form part of a dishonest one. Every hour makes
II more likely that If the grand larceny of seats by the national
committee 10 approved by the credentials committee it will be
vetoed by the convention with the aid of men who know that
they are justly In a minority and prefer defeat to tainted victory.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17
RUBBER THAT IS NOT RUBBER.

NAV HEN the consumer pays a dollar and a half for an article
WV that formerly cast him a dollar and has to buy It
three times as often It means an increase of $50 Der
cent. in that one factor of the cost Of living. That is the story
Of "rubberless rubber" produced by an international trust. Apt
adulteration's artful aid swe1s dividends even more than pocket.
picking prices. In food and drugs something has been done by
government authority to compel honesty, but we have not much
more than made a beginning there. When will we start to
enforce purity in every fabric for MANS use?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17
DINNER STORIES.

A well-known singer tells of a SER
want girl who came to his wife in tears
and asked permission to go home for a
few days. She had a telegram saying
her mother was i'll.
Certainly o may Co." said the lady;
only don't stay longer than is neces-
sary, as we need you"
A week passed, and not a word from
her. Then came a note which read:
"Dear Missis, 1 will be back next week
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17
How to Stop skiddins Autos.

How TO Stop shddding Autos.
To the Bditor OF the Evening Star:
For the convenience of automobile
lists who pass the Four Corners on a
rainy day without chains on the rear
wheels Of their machines, four or five
strong-arm cops should be on hand to
hold on to the machines and prevent
In circles over the surrounding real
estate. This is but one way OF over
coming the skidding difficulty. An
other Is to sprinkle sand over the
pavement at the point, but the best
way Of all Is for the ~automobilfsts to
invest In a set of chains, and in this
way without any foreign assistance
whatever pass safely over the slip
perry area. SUGGESTION.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17
A MENACE TO THE STRAWBERRY.

oTa HI strawberry, one Of ~God's best gifts to man" is threat
ened by a new parasite insect in Delaware, where it is
reported to be making havoc in the strawberry beds.
The parasite has not yet been identified scientifically. In the
mysterious processes Of nature new forms of life are constantly
developing to perplex man. In insect life a species suddenly
appears and we are aware of it only when it attacks vegetation.
All kinds Of plant life have been subject to these visitations.
which have cost man uncountable losses. Bat may the straw
berry be spared!
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17
A VICIOUS WAY OF LEGxsLATyNd.

~ N appropriation bill ought to appropriate, and that is all.
IN 1t should provide for existing institutions or not provide
for them. lacking original legislation to an appropria,
ton bill is a congressional vice. 1t makes no difference whether
the end sought is good, like abolishing the Commerce Court.
ar bad, like ousting General Wood. 1t is not the fair and decent
way to legisate. 1t is not right for any Congress to compel
any President to choose between gripping the government and
surrendering his constitutional veto power.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17
BAR THE STREET CAR DRUNKARD.

II n giving judgment for a Pittsburgh woman who was annoyed
and her clothing damaged by three drunken men on a
street car, a judge in that city rules that conductors must
not allow intoxicated people to ride. Thousands of Jerseymen
would welcome like action by some court in this State, where
disgusting inebriates, noisy, profane and often quarrelsome,
sometimes pollute the atmosphere of street cars without let or
hindrance. A rule Of the company is supposed to bar drunken
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17

In Guymon, Okla, there's a long
winded preacher. A stranger hap
pened into the church about the
middle of the service. He listened till
he began to think something was
wrong. He asked an usher
How long has that man been
preaching?"
About ten years." was the reply.
ooh, WELL" he said, resignedly, in
that case I suppose I'll stay. He'll
surely be through in a little WHILE
Kansas City Star.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17

There are cricks In my back and
Jumps in my joints. and the hinges
are ~rusty-the rheunatics hurt. But
my spirit goes creeping along with
the kids-I want to tie knots in some
little boys shirt.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17

Ollie James. S~enator-elect from
Kentucky, is a big man-big all over,
beginning with his feet and ending
with his head. excepting his. supply
of hair, which is nil. A conservative
estimate OF Mr.. James's weight by .
thin man would be 800 and by a fat
man at a trif1e more than S75. After
theaKentucky Legislature elected Mr..
James to the Senate a few weeks ago
he hurried back to Washington, where
he Is now serving as a representative
from the blue grass country. He
bought his railroad ticket and de-
layed the purchase of a sleeping car
berth until he got on the train. The
conductor gave him a shock by show
ing him the diagram with only one
empty berth and that an upper one.
Mr.. James Is not built on architectu-
rad lines adaptable to an upper berth,
and even in a lower he holds an over
flow meeting in the aisle. He took
the upper and worked on the sympa-
thies OF the conductor and porter by
the most expeditions means. They
canvassed the car and could find nc
man agreeable to a switch from 9
lower to an upper. Mr.. James took
up the quest himself and In the smok.
ing compartment offered Is for q
lower. No takers. When bedtime
came Mr.. James walked slowly into
the car and sat down I'm his section
disconsoiate. A dapper little man
weight about lis. took a zeal oppo-
site him. He was the owner Of the
lower berth In that section. The por-
ter came to make up the berths
When he lowered the top shelf Ollie
tested the seain with his hands ant
sounded the platform. He shook hi
head douhttlly. Hope she holds.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17

"Td have you know, Mrs. Blythe"
said Mrs. King. that my brother was
q banister Of the law" Mrs. Blythe
turned up her nose. scornfuily. "A
fg for your banisters," she retorted,
that's nothing. I have a brother
who Is a corridor in the navy
Satire.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17

go to the ant you siugsard." said
the philosopher. "or you will be COM
PEELED to call on your uncle"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17
JOSH WISE Y

There may be people more stinH
than Tut St!leblock, but he has tn rec
ord of carryin' his plug terbacker on 0
key chain"
9TH Beeleyport home telephone has D
exchange girl with a hairlip. You KIN
understan' what she says palmer than
most hello girls
\ EFF rubes are so eas fer bunco men
why do they have to make their ifvlr
in a city?"
Walter Scott has been dead a long tina
but the stays at eve still drink their al.
The dark brown taste is a color
scheme that never brings satisfaction.
Dom blame the mar who wears whig.
kers. He has seen his original face
and you haven't. {
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17

fell through with me and broke a
mans leg In the berth below, Ollie
got the lower.
-
Not long ago when Senator Hepburn
had the floor In the Senate ona of his
collea CUES, who foresaw i miniature
nlibuster conducted in the, way peculiar
to the idaho statesman, moved and ad-
iourned.
~ warn you" threatened Senator Hey.
burn. that you can't head me off that
row rather than today to hear me talk
about it"-but by that time the motion
to adjourn had been withdrawn.
For the senator realize the quality OF
the Western mans determination In sucn
matters. Therefore, 1t appreciated by
laughter the point of Senator John sharp
wlliams's remarks in his recent attempt
to secure consideration of a bill TOR a
Confederate naval monument in me Vieks-
burg National Military Park, to which
Senator Hepburn had objected. Refer
and the South, Senator Williams said:
HAD the senator from Idaho beer
turned loose a different story would have
been recorded. Lees genius and Stone
wall Jaoleson's valor would doubtless
nave gone down in very short order.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17
The Old Days.

The "old days of our fathers
They had no picture shows;
And If you had a headache
They bled you at the nose
The horse cars of our daddies
Would quickly make US sick;
And we would do some cussing
About the candle wick.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17

Things are changing. It's been q
year since a Texas baby vas named
Joe Bailey.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17

what win My Dollar Dor
shrieks the heavy line for an adver-
Answer: Die of lonesomenese.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17

The Star extends the privilege of these
columns to the public n invites signed
communications of not more han one
hundred words treating Of topics o. the
hour.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17

II Taft gets the Ananias Club vote
he's likely to get elected.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17

The a for collapsins booms
is with US.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17
Jealous Thins!

Speaking of goats, a billy out in
Denver ate off a mans chin whiskers.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17

Any woman may avoid divorce By
merely catering her husband.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17

Name your reward" said the
grateful father to the youth who had
saved his daughter from a watery
grave.
IF It's all the same to you," the
hero replied, "1'd prefer not to marry
the girl"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17

When a broken heart is mended
there Is no crack left to show.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17

A Kentucky woman SO years old
has just started school. If she fiunks
it won't be because she kept her eyes
the boys instead of on her books.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17

MOST ANYTHING =
F+*++++*F++F++++++4

Lucky Lad.
My neighbor wears a gaudy shirt,
Its Keeling colors shout and screech;
And all the girls are wild to fiirt,
They whisper softly, Hes a
peach"
All, Nature, you were kind to him
When you your lavish bounties
dealt;
His talk is dull and stupid, but
He's fat enough to wear a belt.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17

Sir Wilfrid Laurier was on an election
eering tour in Ontario, and, as the cleo
tons were bitterly contested, every eff
fort was made to stir up race n re.
ngious ~prejudices One day a Quebec
Liberal sent this telegram to Sir WILL
fred:
Report In circulation In this country
that your children haye not been bap,
tiled. Telegraph denial"
To that the premier replied:
Sorry to say that report is correct.
l have no children"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17

When the grasshopper hops.
There amt no crops.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17

Yes, He's Scrap-iron.
Frank Iron of Detroit got 60 days
for fighting.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17

he soliloquized. 1.-THE last time I got
into one of these darned uppers she
fell through with me and broke a
mans leg in the berth below" Ollie
got the lower.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17

The dark brown taste is a color
scheme that never brings satisfaction.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17

Walter Scott has been dead a long tina
but the stays at eve still drink their M.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17

Mr.. and Mrs. clifford A. Gould, of
4O1 Hillside place. South Orange, are
at Watch Hill, r. l., for the summer.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17

Senator Atles Pomsrene ct a recent
banquet IN Washington pointed out he
harm that Is caused by discord.
Nothing can be achieved" he said.
without harmony. Yet there are men
who. lnowing this. stili won't work 70
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17

Mr.. and Mrs Robert s.. Sinclair, Of
Ala Scotland road, South Orange, will
take the Great Lakes trip this sum-
mer.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17

Announcement has been made
of the engagement of Miss
Edna A. Herring, daughter of DR..
and Mrs. Ernest M. Herring, of New
York. and Mr.. Leo P. Eisele. of this
city. No date has been set for the
wedding.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Naundorff, Of
West Kinney street. will sail tomor-
row for their annual trip to Europe.
They expect to return in September.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-02

state Of Kansas at the national Demo-
cratic convention to be held in Balti-
more. June the 25th, 1912, and to ratify
the selection of Is delegates and 16 al
ternates TO be elected by the delegates
from the congressional districts attend
ing this convention, also to elect a ma
tiOnal committeeman TO represent the
state Of Kansas on the national Demo-
cratic committee and to take up such
other business as may come before said
convention
The delegates to this convention will
be selected IN such manner and at sucn
time and place and under such rules
and regulations as may be prescribed
by the different county central COM
Rittees of the various counties And
the basis Of representation shall be one
delegate and one alternate for each $50
votes or major fraction thereof cast
for Hon. Ray L Taylor. candidate for
secretary of state in the election Of
1870 and one delegate and one alter
nate at large from each county, II be-
ing understood that no county shall
have less than two delegates
The committee requests that the coun-
ties select their delegates and a1tsrnateS
TO attend the state convention either Dy
delegate or mass convention not later
than the 7th day of March and that a list
Of said delegates and alternateS be mailed
to Secretary Pepperen at Concordia as
soon after the selection as possible 50
that II Will reach him not later than the
evening of March the 18th so that he can
prepare a roster Of delegates before the
convention meets After that mail every
thing pertaining to the convention 10 him
at Hutchinson This is important so as
10 have no delay in the necessary work
ings OF the convention
Dated at Concordia. Kan, this 18th day
of January. 1872
W H L PEPPERELL. Sec'y.
H 6 MARTIN, Chairman
Upon this basis the several counties
viii be entitled TO representation IN the
convention as follows Allen Z, Anderson
s Atch1son S. Barber 4, Barton s, Bourbon
s Brown s. Butler S. Chase (, Chautau-
qua 1 Cherokee Is. Cheyenne 2 Clark 2,
Clay 8 Cloud Z Coney 6, Comanche 2
Cowley g. Crawford IA. Decatur :. Dick
fnSon 8. Doniphan 1, Douglas s, Edwards
Elk 5. Ellis s. Ellsworth 5. Finney 3.
Ford ), Franklin e Geary 4 Cove ?
Graham 4 Grant 2 Gray 2, Greeley 2
Greenwood 6, Hamilton ?. Harper 8 Har-
vey q Haskell 2 Hodgeman 2. Jackson s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-02
IS BASEBALL CONE
Game Loses Favor as
College Sport.
Kansas and Missouri VIII
Have Teams.

Baseball as an intercollegiate sport
in the Missouri valley seems 10 be
doomed for another year, according to
the present iadicat tons. Only two
declared that they will enter the field
this spring and consequently there will
be little interest in the sport as a COM
periJive game in the valley The other
schools have signi1ed their Intentions
OF keeping out OF the game and it Is
not believed that any OF them will
change their plans now
The loss of baseball must be traced
TO the inability Of the various confer
ences and committees to successfully
core with the summer baseball propc-
ition. This matter has been taken up
at every athletic meeting held this
year. but no CONCLUSION has been reach
ed by any of them that is satisfactory
to anyone in Interested. The Missouri val
ley conference committee referred this
question to a special committee after
an exhaustive discussion of the sub
ject at the committee meeting in Law
renee this fall This committee has
retreatetz into oblivion and nothing has
been heard since the question was turn
ed over to them 1t may be taken up
again at the next meeting which viii
De held IN Des Moines this spring. But
in the meantime there viii be no uni
versal baseball playing among the
schools comp Osing the conference
The National Athletic association tried
its hand al the troublesome PROPOSE
ton. but failed TO relieve that condi-
tons TO any noticeable extent This
body came to a conclusion that the
term amateur athlete has been con
strued in too narrow sense and de-
cided that il should be defined IN the
future as man who has not played
organized ball. But this action has
borne no fruit and the matter is just
where II was last year.
The Caicago conference made two at
tenpts at smoothing out the difficulty,
but its efforts were decidedly unsatis-
factory and have raised 2 storm Of
protest. First it was decreed by tins
body that Big Eight college baseball
PLAYERS must not play professional base
bali under any circumstances If they
wish 10 remain in the college game
The conference soon learned that this
was an unpopular action and decided
to modify the rule that college men
could play summer baseball an4 not
lose their amateur standing but they
must not accept pay for 50 doing eltn-
er directly or Indirectly The storm or
protest thai is following this action IS
greater than under the first rule
AS a result of all of this trouble ana
contention there seems but one result
that can 1olIow: the loss OF baseball
as an intercollegiate sport.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-02
HE CALLS CONVENTION
Democrats TO Name state Delegates
Before March =.

Concordia. Kan, Feb. Wv. H. L
Pepperell has issued the official call for
the Democratic state convention. The
convention is to meet in Hutchinson
March IA and there Will be GIT dele
gates if all the counties send their full
quota A delegate is allowed for every
$50 votes cast for the Democratic can
didate for secretary of state in the 1910
election.
The delegates are to be selected be-
fore March : and q mass convention
viii probably be held in each county ID
accomplish this The state convention
will choose the four delegates at large
to the national convention and the state
delegates from each congressional dis
trict will select 16 delegates to the ma
tionaI convention this selection TO be
ratified by the state convention
The official call and superintendent
n delegates follow:
There wiz De a convention OF the
Democrats Of Kansas held in the city
Of Hutchinson on Thursday. March the
L. 1872 at the hour OF u. noon, for
the purpose of eIecting four delegates
md four alternates to represent the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-02
EXPECT FIGHT OVER RULES.
Football Doctors Meet to Make the
Game Harder to Understand

New York. Feb 2-suggested changes
in football rules for the coming season
presa ged a warm fight among the
members of the football rules commit
tee which gathered here today for the
regular annual meeting that IS likely
to last two days
A sharp fight was anticipated on the
question OF the forward pass over the
line OF scrimmage- Some committee
men are for lining It behind the line OF
scrimmage on the ground it eliminates
many dangerous hazards The question
of reducing the number Of yards to be
gained in four downs or Of increasing
the number of downs to five comes up
early for considera ton The opinion
was freely expressed today that some
thing must be done to more nearly
equalize the attack with the defense
and at the same time insure greater
continuity for offensive plays.
All the members of the committee of
fourteen with the possible exception of
4 A Stage of Chicago University
were expected at the meeting MI
stage IS opposed to changes in the
present rules beyond their sfmplifca-
ton, and his alternate. if one is sent
viii be so instructed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-02
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