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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-05
ABDUCTED,F0RCEO
To WALK, HER TALE

TRENTON, April 5.-Margaret Davi-
son, 10 years old, but of very childish
appearance, who says her home Is al
402 West Fourteenth street. New York
told a surprising story to Chief OF
Police cleary here yesterday. declaring
she had been drugged by a strange
man In Philadelphia, then taken tc
Camden and finally forced to walk by
night from that city all the way tc
Princeton.
The Dawson girl was rescued from
her alleged abductor in Princeton by
Mrs. Frank Boice. of that place, who
heard the pleadings of the young wom-
an with her abductor to be released.
When Mrs. Boice approached the couple
to learn the girls story the man dis
appeared.
The girl told the police here that the
man, who had given his name as
Charles Walker, had met her in Chest
u street, Philadelphia, and by offer
ing her a good position had enticed
her into a strange house. While there,
she asserts, she was drugged into I'M
consciousness, and her clothes taken
and pawned and old clothes substi-
tuted.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-05
MONEY TRUST ON
LIST FOR PROBE

WASHINGTON, April J.-Vigorous
investigation of the so-called money
trust" and its qualifications was fore
cast today when the House adopted a
resolution empowering the judiciary
committee to employ4 every means in
probing the situation. The resolution
gives to the committee the powers of a
court. authorizing it to subpoena wit
nesses and to compel the production of
papers and records.
Phases of the subject will be in
vestigated, under authority already
given by the committee on banking
and currency, interstate and foreign
and election of president,
vice. president and representatives in
Congress. 1t was intended that the
judiciary committee should provide
the groundwork on which these sew
eral Investigations should be pressed, in
addition to procuring evidence for an
individual inquiry.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-05
HENS READ ADS.,
WORK OVERTIME
Become Interested in Newspaper
Mats and Refuse to Leave
Their Nests.

CEDAR GROVE. April 5.-That the
z industry will be revolutionized
soon by teaching hens TO read news
paper Advertisements was proved con-
clusively here by Henry Frost. a poul-
who, unconscious of its results,
hit upon a novel scheme to make his
hens do their duty. A short time ago
Mr.. Frost secured a load of stereoty-
ping mats from a newspaper office for
the purpose of making a lining for his
chicken coops. These mats are conf
posed of various thicknesses of paper
pasted together and are used TO repro
duce a newspaper page from a type
form In order to cast a curved stero-
type plate.
Consequently the mats resemble
newspapers, containing all the reading
matter. including the large display adj
vertisements. Mr.. Frost placed these
mats on the inside walls of his hen
house and placed. nearby, boxes
wherein the hens should lay eggs.
When Mr.. Frost introduced his hens TO
the redecorated coop each mad a lash
for the new boxes. He noticed that
when a hen got in a box she did not
care to leave 1t. For seevral days Mr.
Frost noticed his peculiar behavior
and even the neighbors became alarm
ed. because not a hen was seen out or
the coop.
Bent upon solving the puzzle, Mr..
Frost decided to watch the hens. 1t
did not take him ,ong to find out that
the head of every hen was turned to-
wards the new wallpaper. They were
reading the advertisements. As each
hen laid an egg every day, Mr.. Frost
decided to buy more mats and chickens,
AT first he thought of placing mats
on the ceiling of the coops, but after
an experiment he found that the hens
are liable to break their neeks and
injure their eyes trying to read the
"ads" up there.
1t is said that Mr.. Frost wrote to
Professor Ostenberg, of the University
at B~attenburg, regarding his discovery
and that the professor wrote back that
the poultry industry will be revolution
lied the world over thereby.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-05
FUNERAL OF JOHN MITCHELL.

JERSEY CITY. April 1.-THE funeral
OF Police Commissioner John Mitchell
took place from Hedding-Trinity Meth
odist Church yesterday. Burial in
the family plot in New York Bay Gem
etery. Nearly 200 uniformed policemen,
under Chief of Police Monahan, with
Captain Toppin and Lieutenant Finney
as aides, formed part of the funeral
eortege, which was very lengthy. The
cortege was headed by the Fourth
Regiment Fife and Drum Corps.
Eulogies were pronounced in the
church by the Rev. Wilbur Westcott,
the pastor, and other ministers.
Among the honorary p~aIlbearers were
Colonel Samuel Dickinson, Police Com
missioners Witt and Shehan and va
rious police captains.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-05
JERSEY CITY HALL P0RTERS
OBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS

JERSEY CITY, April 1.-The entire
force of porters in the City Hall have
been at work. some Of them all night,
cleaning tho interior walls and getting
the building ready for public inspec-
ton during the Know Your City
Week. celebration, May 26 to June l.
Their $50 a month salary for ten
hours work a day they say does not
mount to as much as $40 a month the
women cleaners receive. They say they
are Obliged to purchase picnic and din
ner tickets, pay dues to political clubs,
and a campaign assessments. When
these obligations are discharged they
say they have less than $40 a month
left for the keep of themselves and
their families
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-05
PROF. WIENER IS
ALBANY SPEAKER

ALBANY, April Professor Will
lam Wiener, principal of the CONNER
cial and Manual Training Righ School.
of Newark, n. j., delivered an address
last night in the State Normal College
at the fifth annual convention of the
Eastern Commercial Teachers Assoc
citation. Mr.. Wiener discussed nights
schools. He said in part:
1.-The evening school must be an eco
nomic factor in the educational system
for producing multitudes of SYMMETRY
cally developed persons, with increased
efficiency and power to advance in art
or literature, science, mechanical in
vention, high-mindedness
and idealism.
1.-The attempt to teach night school
pupils by day school methods is wrong.
There must be a difference in school
procedure. The fact of the somewhat
larger experience of the young wage
Garner over those of the pupils of the
same age engaged in day school work
should be taken into account. This
would, at least. entitle him to a diff
ferent and more generous treatment
both as to the methods of %presenta-
ton, of subject matter and content, as
well as to a wider range and differen-
tation of subjects In the course of
study.
THE child, tired from his days
labor. cannot be fully satisfied by ira
ditional pedagogical methods, as the
child appears to lost interest in the
evening school work when such only
are employed. A common sense APP
probation of the physical condition
a IT, zl,sIl .-lII 1na,.vf ~ civ oiJI6n tho
night school teacher in using a tactful
placement. plan and offering OF les
o for these young martyrs to social
circumstances.
The student of the night school
army cannot fail to be impressed by
the almost pathetic exertion and effort
to gain time or to make up In the
! short hours of an evening session the
advantages lost through youthful folly
and ofttimes through the refusal to
take advantage Of school opportunities,
as well as in some Instances h real
lack of educational opportunities.
Outside of the advantage OF choice
from a variety of subjects of a
course OF study, which should be found
ed upon an absolute understanding and
comprehension of a communitys in
~terests, cultural, social, commercial and
vocational, there are several elements
which are truly vital and dynamic for
q, successful night school system.
Your fine buildings and excellent
equipments are as naught, unless you
have the teaching force that will make
things CO. The teacher must be wide
awake, able to arouse interest n n
thusiasm. posses resourcefulness, orig
inality and an ability to inspire initia-
tive and independence. He must have
such a personality and individuality as
will create enthusiastic loyal devotion
to an appreciation of the night school
benefits"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-05
MARSHALL SAYS HAPPINESS
DOESN'T HINGE ON NOMINATION

WASHINGTON, April 5.-Governor
Thomas R. Marshall, of Indiana, whose
name will be presented to the Demo-
cratic convention as Indiana's choice
for the presidential nomination, stated
here today that his Happiness did not
depend upon political success"
'If it is foreordained that ] am to
be cleaned out, I will have no com
plant" said Governor Marshall. He
expressed the opinion that in the event
of a deadlock in the Democratic con-
vention the delegates might ultimately
/ turn to Indiana for a candidate.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-05
WISCONSIN UNIVERSITY
SOLVES OLD MAID PUZZLE,

MADISON, Wis, April 5.-That its
feminine graduates seldom become old
maids is a statement issued by the
University of Wisconsin today In the
new alumni directory. Just 66S of the
1,037 women who graduated from Wis
consln between 1857 and 1911. fully GA
per cent, have married. Most of the
unmarried are recent graduates who
will mate later.
The figures show that AZ per cent. of
the women graduates have married
alumni of the university.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-05
INSPECTOR MAY APPEAL.

ELIZABETH, April 5.--Jacob Hagin,
former excise license inspector, who
was found guilty last Monday of an
attempt to bride Excise Commissions
Owen Mclaughlin, will be arraigned
before Judge Atwater in the Court of
Quarter Sessions next Wednesday for
Sc utence. He is liable to a term of
from two to seven years in State
prison.
1t is expected that an appeal will be
taken in the case before sentence is
passed. Hagin was convicted of Of
fering Mclaughlin 5000 to vote in favor
of a saloon license for Julius Muir
zinski at 1870 Inslee place.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-05
.211 Americans in
Vera Cruz Broke

WASHINGTON, April 5.-There are
211 Americans stranded. some of them
in absolute want, In Vera Cruz, on the
east coast of Mexico in Mazatlan, on
the west coast and in M~anzanille in
the interior of the state Of Jalisco. The
American Red Cross here today dis
patched 81 1900 to the American con
suls in those places to aid In their re-
lief.
The Red Cross says It probably win
be necessary to Issue q national ap-
peal for aid.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-05
HELLO!

Employer-Haven't you got anything
else to do besides calling up girls on the
phone all day long?
Employee-Well, you see, / was for
merly a street a conductor.
Employer--What has that to do with
it?
Employee got into the habit OF
ringing up the fair.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-05
NEW LIGHTS FOR BOARDWALK.

ATLANTIC CITY, April Sat the
first test of the big round lobe lights
on the boardwalk spectators were de-
lighted. The company is now certain
that ii will have the lights up and
ready along the whole 60-foot section
of the boardwalk by Saturday night.
1t will make the night parade a most
brilliant spectacle.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-05
GRIscoM's CONDITION IMPROVES.

PHILADELPHIA, April 5.-The con-
dition of Lloyd C. Griscom. former am
bassador TO Italy. who was operated
on at the Bryn Mawr Hospital for ap-
pendicitis last Monday. is much i'm
proved today. Mr.. Griscom is not ex-
pected to leave the hospital for several
weeks.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-05
BALrIMoRE,s SUSCEPTIBLE POLICE.

Anyone can bring charges against
the police force. Proving them is an
other Observation-Disclosures American.
Is that a plain statement or a de-
iance?-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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THE WEATHER.

Generally fair tonight and Saturday;
warmer tonight, moderate variable to
southerly winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-13
400 to All Seventh St.

pearances to the free lance stroller
around the fair grounds. he was destined
for a hard time in the face of terrific
competition with side attractions.
Just in front of him, beyond the
grandstand. there was BIN Boo Swal-
lowing Snakes in the Den Of Death at
10 cents an observation. Nearby were
such attractions at Little Virginia, a
and Little Fannie, the Wonderful Six
Legged Cow The Great London Ghost
Show Antonio the Italian Twins; The
World-famous Porcupine Family and
scores Of other unparalleled attractions
with an average admission of 10 cents
and satisfaction guaranteed or money re-
funded
rs it any wonder that the mighty
Bourke with the leonian voice failed to
hold the crowd. In fact, the crowd les
LATED at him. Then he reared back that
they were a lot of inconsequential, BRAIN
less animalculeS who could not appre-
ciate real patriotism. Whereupon they
jeered and hoOted until even BIN Boo
Cochran Uttered the circumambient at
mosphere with picturesque adjectives and
invectives and yelled suggestions as to
assininity, etc, but all to no purpose
He finally thrilled the listening dozen
who were closest to him with the pa
thetic story of the Holy Grail and a
likening of Roosevelt to modern Sir
Galahad going forth to divorce crooked
business and crooked politics from all
connection with a righteous government
Then the races were resumed and the
crowd instantly forgot what and why the
interruption. It should be said, however.
for the truth of history that thekfair
association had arranged the speaking
and We're really responsible for what
happened"
Col" Dick Plunkett, that famous
southern character who is now acting
in the capacity of subpoena server for
the Clapp investiga ting committee of
the Senate. chased a perfectly inoffen-
sive congressman out Of a good seat on
the day that Col Roosevelt told his
story before the campaign fund prob
ers. Representative Rothermel Of
Pennsylvania, who looks So much like
Vice President Sherman that people are
often misled, went quietly into the sec
ton of seats reserved for newspaper
men and sat down to talk to William
Wolf Smith, who used to be known as
Poker Bill Along came the SUBJ
poena expert, Col. Plunkett. Leaning
over he whispered politely to Repre-
sentative Rothermel:
IF you're not a newspaper man you
will have to leave this part Of the
room"
The easygoing congressman blushed
and apologized. Col. Dick never knew
who It was who cringed before him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-13
and William Wolf Smith called after

and William Wolf Smith called after
Representative Rothermel:
Get Col. Plunkett to subpoena you.
He might give you a seat after that.
A. T. Stuart, superintendent Of inter-
mediate instruction of the public
sch ools, has grudge against certain
vacation he sought the seclusion of a
seaside resort where the resounding
waves are advertised as a summers
cure for all school-time worries. He
same style Of carpet that is on his
office floor in the Franklin School build
ing, and every time he looked at it he
thought of work. He says that the
school carpet does not remind him Of
the seashore. however.
John Coakley, who is sequestered i'm the
House press gallery for the benefit of the
readers of a great Toledo paper. was at
one time in Greece. He was invited to
dinner in the home of one of the mod
ern Olympics and, barring the fact that
he couldn't speak a word OF Greek. he
had an elegant time. After dinner he
secluded himself in a experimentation
pergola with classic Greek maiden and
made up his mind he was going to teach
her English.
He started by trying to make her count.
He stuck up one finger.
"One," he said. But the classic maid
of Athens refused to comprehend.
''One," said John again.
But the girl merely muttered in broken
Athenian.
"One two" ventured Mr.. Coakley. But
his Grecan friend began to look around
for a method of escape.
CoakIey counted all his fingers, with
louder and louder accents-and then. fail
ing to comprehend what this odd Ameri-
can person meant, the dark-eyed daugh
ter of the Mediterranean shrieked aloud
her father and in excited voice declared
that the handsome American was raw
ing mad. EARL GOODWIN.
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appreciation the last whale is likely TO

appreciation the last whale is likely TO
disappear from the ocean.
We are also criticised because We do
not make better use of the nutritious
mushrooms and other fungi so plentiful
i'm our fields and woods. Unfortunately
we are all too familiar with the item Of
news telling how the destroying angel.
or some other variety of poisonous mush-
room, mas destroyed an entire family.
Such occurrences naturally discourage
those who otherwise might become mush-
room hunters and mushroom eaters.
Now We are urged to use seaweed as
food, il being pointed out that there are
many varieties from which nourishing
and delicious soups can be made. Sea-
weed soup does sound better than whale
steak and safer than strange fungus
growths. Perhaps We shall come to il
some day. and shall also come to some OF
the other new and economical foods that
are daily suggested. But the change Is
not likely to be brought about suddenly.
If it comes at all il will be a matter OF
slow growth. The American is too well
satisfied with his dinner table just as IL
stands to wish to change il until the ne
cessity for so doing becomes palmer
than ii is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-13

White, Corp. John ]. Kennedy. Cook Tod
o. T. Thoman and Private Mosby Will
liams.
Copies of the resolutions were sent to
Corp. ketner's family, and also incorpo-
rated in the minutes of Company d.
Sergt George NJ. Bessmer one Of the
regular army instrGctor-sergeants de-
tailed with the National Guard of the
District of Columbia, has departed for
Piattsburgh, y. Y, where he will rejoin
his regiment He is popular with the
cred one of the helpful elements in bring
ing the regiments to the present standard.
which Is rapidly nearing perfection. He
has been especially valuable in breaking
in the recruits. and during the encamp-
ment at Bolivar Heights. W. Va, last
August company officers intrusted much
of the preliminary training to him.
Possibly a hundred instructor is
nave been ordered back to various SITS
from National Guard duty, and, it is
stated, every one of these men will have
to enter the ranks again as a private
No company commander in the army
wants to have his quota of Sergeants deI
pleted for the benefit of the National Guard
therefore they have not looked with favor
on their own sergeants making applica-
ton for these instructor positions, it is
explained. When company would lose
a sergeant the captain would see to it
that the ranking corporal was moved up
to the rank of sergeant. There is no law
which protects an acknowledgements
when he is ordered on National Guard
duty. When he goes back he loses much
pay and years of time in the service If
anything is needed to discourage appIi-
cations for these militia jobs that sort of
thing is bound to do it. The hundred ser
geants, some of them the pick of the
army who have been ordered back to .e
line now cut their pay in half and will
have 10 remain in the ranks several years
perhaps before they Will be able to find
an opening even as corporal. In most in
stances the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are going
back to strange regiments. Sergt Bess-
mer, however, will go back to his own
regiment and may have a better chance
service.
Col. Parmerter, adjutant general Dis
trict of Columbia Militia, returned to the
city last night after the army ninety-mile
test ride. Col. Parmerter returned from
a vacation last week much improved in
ride.
Nothing has been heard officially from
the War Department concerning the ap-
pontment of an Observation-Disclosures to
take the position made vacant when Lieut.
Evans went TO Atlanta.
Lieut. c. G.. Gardner and Private c. D.
Sniftin, Company +, I'd Infantry, will be
allowed to preserve the continuity of
their qualification as expert rifemen by
use OF the rifle scores MADE by them on
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HEARD AND SEEN HERE AND THERE.

There is one odd thing about these
various national committeeman. They
won't tell you how much money they
are collecting to boost the chances Of
their various candidates. but they will
tell you about the odd characters who
have just contributed a small amount.
No one knows, for instance. how much
money the third termers in the District
Of Columbia have contributed, but the
smiling and energetic Frank ]. Hogan,
national committeeman, has story on
his tongue to tell every one-regarding
a poor old blind man who sent in his
last five-dollar bill. and a widow from
Virginia. who sent in 81. with a pathetic
note, etc Also he has a subscription
from a Chinaman. Probably Woodrow
Wilson expects some Chinese money as
the result of the advertising his
economic treatises have been getting
from the republicans, especially that
para graph where he is quoted as say
ing the Chinese are better citizens than
certain other immigrants. National
Committeeman John F. Costello is not
saying word about the sum total of
his collection, but he. too. is full Of
tales about old soldiers chipping in to
swell the fund. He also has yarn
about an old colored man ca, ming $50
other story about a committee Of demo-
cratic newsboys, thirty-six in number
who brought in 10 cents apiece.
An interesting story Of Bourke Cochran
as chief third term campaign orator is
told by Claude Bennett. who recently re-
turned from convention at Pulaski, Va,
whittier he went to speak to southerners
about the south.
ION the way back I stopped at the
great Roanoke fair said Mr.. Bennett.
THE fair was literally overlooking with
twenty-inch carrots, hundred-pound
pumpkins and an infinite variety Of radi-
ant samples of bumper crops. There
were likewise more restaurants and more
to eat than was ever before collected on
similar space. Also there were side
shows that would dim the glory Of the
streets Of Cairo. Moreover, tile races
were on, and as fast as one race closed
another was begun-a continuous pro-
cession of different racing events.
I'm midafternoon, however, the race
horses were given a rest of an hour and
a counter attraction was seen to arrive
upon moving stand just in front of the
great grandstand, where yelling thou
sands had been applauding whatever
came on. 1t was seen that Bourke
Cochran. famous orator for presidential
candidates of various parties, was trying
to make a speech. According to all ap-