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PROTECT WOMEN TRAVELLERS
v W, c, A. viii Take Care Of Inex.
perienced Women Who Stop In City,

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Little Notwithstanding their field
Of service, the Young Women's Chris.
tian Association of Little Rock has
made definite arrangements 10 take
over the work of the Womens Protec.
tive Association and reorganize the
plans for taking care OF women who
travel alone through the stations Of
this city.
The Womens Protective Associa.
tlon was formed for the purpose Of
supporting a matron at the Union sta.
tion whose duties should be to look
after young women travelling alone and
give them such assistance in changes
between trains as was deemed neces.
sary The protective feaure was con-
sidered necessary because Of the ey.
perience which had been reported Of
young girls who had been illadylsed
by strangers.
The plan as agreed upon by the
committee from the Y. w. G. A. Is
to provide a matron at each Of the
big stations, the Rock Island and the
Iron Mountain who shall have police
power and work through the city de.
partment
It was found IN the past two years
that this power is necessary II the
regulations Of the city ordinances are
TO be enforced in regard TO the pro.
lection Of the young women.
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GOVERNOR GRANTS PARDONS.
Youth Of Young Offender Gets Him
Cemeney.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Little Rock,-Goy, Donaghey granted
q pardon 70 +, =, Ludtke Of Bobas.
tain county VINO was convicted last
month on a charge OF forgery and ut.
terlng forged instruments, and sen.
tencod to four years IN the penItontl.
airy The governor took this action
largely because Of the fact that tho
prisoner Is only lG years old and was
represented TO him as being not on.
tirely responsible for his actions. The
amount involved was less than $40.
and the governor regarded the punish,
ment as entirely out OF proportion 10
the gravity Of the crime committed
Pardons were also granted to George
Walker who was convicted In tho
Washington county circuit court on a
charge Of grand larceny and sentenced
to one year IN the peuitonliary. and
to Roy Harmon, who WAS convicted IN
Crawford county on a charge Of grand
larceny and sentenced to one yoa- In
the reform school.
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-13
NEW PARTY PLANS
TO Be UNCHANGED
Roosevelt Says Democratic
Action Will Have No Effect
On the "Progressives'
CONVENTION IN CHICAGO
Windy City Is Selected for Meeting
Probably In Ausust-caII Is
Prepared,
Western Nevnaper Union New. ser1c,

Western NewmAper Union News Service
oyster Bay shall Of course, con.
tinue to stand for the progressive
nomination. said Col. Roosevelt az,
ter he heard Of the nomination Of
Woodrow Wilson,
The former president stated his be.
lief that events In the Democratic, as
we'll as In the Republican convention,
demonstrated the need Of new party.
The national convention Of the new
party win be held IN Chicago, II was
decided probably the first week OF
August
This Is Col Rooscvelts statement.
Before | left Chicago and again
at oyster Bay when Comptroller
Pendcrgast OF New York came ont 10
see me, stated that the third party
movement and my candidacy would
not be In any way affected by the out.
come az Baltimore. never 10 into a
fight on a contingent basis. | shall,
OF course, continue TO stand for pro.
gressIyo party nomination, have Just
been going over with Senator Dixon
The call which IL about 70 be issued
"To my mind what has gone on IN
Baltimore for the past ten days has
shown the utterly irroconclllahlo ma.
turo OF the elements within the Demo.
cratic party, elements so lrrcroncIlp.
bic as 10 make It hoplcss 70 expect
from them any permanent reform
movement along constructive lines II
has also shown that any nomination
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country made for me. They have my
heartfelt thanks. We never had money
enough even to pay for an adequate
supply OF postage stamps and ltera-
ture ! was tied down here by duties
Of the speakership. I could therefore
aid my friends very little They made
the fight, gave me 100000 majority in
the states where Governor Wilson and
/ competed in the primaries and csUs-
ed my lead on 80 ballots IN the con.
yention, in nine Of which ! had q clear
majority. Nevertheless, the nomina-
tion was bestowed upon Governor vii
son
q never scratched a Democratic
ticket or bolted a Democratic nominee
in my life. ! shall not change the
Democratic habit now. am too seas.
oned a soldier not TO accept cheertully
the fortunes OF war.
4 will support Gov. Wilson with
whatever power | have and hope he
viii be elected
Il lost the nomination solely through
the vile and the malicious ISLANDERS Of
William Jennings Bryan OF Nebraska
True. these SANDERS were by innuendo
and insinuaiion, but they were no less
deadly for that reason.
(Signed) Champ Clark"
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WOULD NOT ACCEPT
VICE PRESIDENCY
When Suggested TO Him He
Objects Would Rather
Be In House
C0NGRATULATES GOV. WILSON
Speaker Takes Defeat EasIIy-5lames
1T on Brysn-Short Of Cam
paign Finds.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Nashington.-Defeated after hard
battle, but declaring himself satisfied
with the fortunes OF war, Speaker
Clark returned to the capital from the
convention city and repaired to his Of
flee to thunder his renunciation of the
vice presidency over the telephone as
often as 1t was suggested to him. The
speaker motored back from Baltimore,
where he spent the day with his son,
Bennett. He took dinner with his fam
ily and later issued statement. Civ.
ing his support to Gov. Wilson and
yoicing his contempt for the tactics Of
William J. Bryan, whom he credits
with his defeat.
The speaker seemed the least affect.
ed Of his family over his defeat.
This was not near a hard a fight
as | had to get my first nomination
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WOODROW WILSON
AND FAMILY HAPPY
Democratic Nominee Feels
Honor and Responsibility
of His Victory
HAD RELEASED DELEGATES
Gave Up Hope at One Time During
Race-Following Stuck TO
Him to the Last.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
SeagriL y. Twenty newspaper
reporters, sitting coatless and hatless
in the lawn of New Jerseys little
White House saw an operator come
out Of the telegraph tent with a yell
low blank in his hand. Derectly he
read
Wilson is nominated"
When the operator looked up, the
20 men who had faced him a moment
before were half a hundred feet way,
scampering for a spot on the New Jer-
sey governor porch, where a short
time before tall thin man in a grey
suit had been sitting. They found the
porch empty so they burst into the
house,
"Mr. President" they shouted, I'VE
congratulate YOU
They found the man they sought
when his life as presidential nominee
Of the Democratic party was less than
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-13

obtained at Baltimore could, after
be obtained only by the support Of nj
like Taggart in Indiana and Mr.. Sd
van OF Illinois, and the success Of
candidate at the polls without regs
TO his personality would be condH1
ed, not only upon the hearty supc}
OF Mr.. Taggart and Mr.. Sullivan q,
their colleagues, but would, also \
conditioned upon those men In carI
ing their several state tickets and |
perpetuating themselves in control
the Demoratic party
Sees Peoples Needs"
Under these conditions feel d
the events at Baltimore, like 4
events at Chicago. prove the absolr|
need Of a new nationwide, nOnSs|
tional party which shall, in good taId
stand for the interests Of the peolI
as a whole, and shall in far reaChii
fashion alike in the nation and Y
several states, take the lead In n
movement for social political and 4
dustrial justice n movement whli
must include a broad, constructs
policy which shall look 10 both Y
present day economic needs CT q
people as a whole and the necessVI
for the fullest possible commerc1
development both at home al
abroad"
While the Democratic conyenV1
was nominating Gov Wilson, Colcf'
Roosevelt and his lieutenants we'
hard at work making plans for y
new party, The colonel spent the ti'
in New York In conference with stf
ator Dixon OF Montana. has campaIf
manager before the Chicago conyef
ton Frank A, Munsey Of New Yo'I
Charles H. Thompson OF Vermont a''
RanbrIdgo Colby Of New York
Col Roosevelt was asked whothrS
would attend the Progressive cony'l
tlon.
II DO not know" he replied, " hf
not thought OF II Perhaps" he az
ded smlljngly, "T shant be elected
delegate"
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q minute old He was laughing and
chatting with his wife and daughters.
The news, ne said, had come a mo-
ment before over the long-distance
telephone after days of anxious wait
ing,
The honor is as great as can come
TO any man by the nomination Of a
party" Mr. Wilson said, especially
in the circumstances, and I hope | ap-
preclate II at It's true value; but just
at this moment feel the tremendous
responsibility It involves, even more
than | feel the honor, | hope with all
my heart that the party will never
have reason TO regret It."
The governor was allowed only a
brief respite before there poured in the
deluge Of callers. Between bursts OF
applause they called him Woodrow
and Governor and Wilson"
Further yet down the road a brass
band lay under cover,
When the signal came, the leader
stepped out and asked II they were
ready They were, SO they marched
down the road, with a growing entour.
age, and stopped on the governors
lawn, And there they played while
the visitors applauded and the govern.
or beamed his thanks,
within the governors parlor there
was a great crowding Of visitors and
shaking Of hands and bestowng Of all
sorts Of good wishes and predictions,
The governors three daughters, Miss.
es Jessie. Margaret and Eleanor, were
quite beside themselves with happi.
ness, while Mrs, Wilson smiled and
said she felt, "Oh so solemn" and
that the responsibility was almost as
terrible as the suspense But the gov.
ernor acted Ike an enthusiastic boy
grown dignlfIcd. and said II was al
most too good TO be true,
Miss Jessie opened the presidential
campaign Of 1912 for her father She
gathered a pocket full Of Wilson but.
tons and pinned them on the callers,
She did not forget four brawny rail.
road brakemcn who came in TO shake
the governors hand
Had Released Delegates
All the days OF waiting have not
all been bright AZ one time the GOV.
ernor's chances seemed 10 have gone
gimmoring when Clark pollcd a ma.
jorlty and he telephoned his managers
at Baltimore TO release his delegates,
Word came back that they refused to
be released and not man, he said,
deserted him.
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-13
inspectors Report Given,

Little Rock-Out OF n total OF "a
cows tested for tuberculosis By Dr. II.
w Smiley chief milk aud dairy In.
Speoior, last month thero was not
found n single Infection, according TO
the doctor Most Of the daIrIos were
reported TO 90 IN good condition and
the milk handled In n clean and SAM.
tary manner The monthly repor, also
shows that 81 Ice cream plants vcro
inspected, n drug stores and contce,
tsonarlca and u dalriea,
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Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Trenton. \. Woodrow NlsoH'
the Democratic party's nominee LOT
president was born in 1856 in Virginia
where he was baptized as Thomas
Woodrow Wilson. He dropped the
Thomas about the time he accepted MS
first book.
Mr.. Wilson cannot, like many an Of
flee seeker. appeal 10 the sentlmehtal-
itv of the public by an account oi
self.made mans rise from poverty. HIS
father and grandfather were educat'
ed men. prominent in their communi-
ties and. though not rich, were able TO
give the aspiring young scholar Hber-
al education.
T. was not toward scholarship, now
ever. that his earliest ambitions LED
him. While in college he resolved TO
become a public man. To that end ne
studied law and hung out his shinsle.
But his. legal practice was not lucra-
tive. and after is months Of it, he gave
# I'D and with it, for years to come
his desire for office,
His father. the Rev. Joseph Ruggles
Wilson. moved to Georgia when Wood
row was two years old and later
preached in various churches in North
and South Carolina.
Entered College at II.
Young Wilson entered Davidson col
lege at the age Of II. After two years,
he entered Princeton from which he
was graduated in 1879. He then stud
led law in the University Of Virginia,
receiving the degree OF bachelor OF
laws in 1882. He received the degree
Of bachelor of philosophy from Johns
Hopkins university in 1886, that OF
doctor of laws from Wake Forest uni
yersity. North Carolina, in 1881 and
that Of doctor Of literature from Yale
university at its bi-centennial celebra-
ton. Professor Wilson occupied the
position of adjunct professor OF his
tory in Bryn Mawr college and after
ward was professor Of history and po-
litcal reformery at West Ryan univer-
sity. In 1890 he became professor Of
Jurisprudence and political reformery
at Princeton In 1895, the title Of his
chair was changed to that OF professor
1f Jurisprudence,
Professor Wilson became the thir-
teenth in the roll OF presidents OF
Princeton in 1902, and the first layman
to hold this office, all his predeces-
sors having been Presbyterian clergy
men. He is, however, a ruling elder
in the Second Presbyterian church OF
Princeton. As a professor, he was
very popular and his elective classes
always were among the largest,
During his administration at Prince
ton. Dr. Wilson made TWO attempts TO
change materially the charter Of the
American education. In one project
ne not only failed but alienated the
support Of a large body Of alumni, OF
many of the trustees and some Of his
co.worker on the teaching staff
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Bids Opened for cour, Hous.

Little Rock-R O. Campbell u Ok.
lahomO city viii be awarded tho con.
tract for the construction Of the an.
mex TO tho Pulaski county courthouse,
hls bid being '5G5oNI An the offer.
Ings were lower than those presented
about q month alO to the commIaaIon,
en- when lhere were nine bidders for
the contract but because OF the dIA.
erepaheles IN The proposals and tho
Misunderstanding ot some Of the o>4
tractors IN regard to the specifications
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-13
REFUSED TO COME DOWN,
Man In Tree Has to be Taken Dow,
win Robea,

DeValls' blotf A man waa dIscoy.
efod IN White river bottom, near the
ROCK Island railroad Nst east of this
pia,e ana across tue river from here,
up IN large forest tree The marty
finding him made every effort to eo,
hn to come down, but hc would ma,
ana ~ Sold he could not como down until
'ho catholic priest OF stuttgart wonld
come and protect him, The prIea, was
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-13
investigating Contributions,

Washington, - George +. Peabody,
who said he was uomInally treasurer
OF the Democratic national committee
In 1904 testified before tho sonatc
campaign expenditures investigating
committee that ne Thought" no con,
rlhulol $4,000 TO that campaign. Mr.
Peabody said that Assistant Treasurer
A. r. Hall and the executive commit.
tee, Thomas Tagaaft William f sheo.
han nnd August Belmont looked nftor
the contributions to the committee.
Tho contributions which ne thoupht
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-13

aerial disasters probably mono was ~
sensational as that which destroyed
the most costly air craft ever con.
structcd IN the western hemisphere.
Built 70 withstand the storms Of tho
Atlantic and 10 carry AZ least n dozen
men across the ocean the Akron went
to her doom In calm weather, Those
who went down with the big dlrgIhlo
besides the lntrlpid alr'broken VNni'
man wcre}Calyln VanIman, hla young.
er brothers Fred Elmer George Bour,
tllllon Of philadelphia, Walter G,
Guest, n friend Of Yalnman's backer
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-13

coed II, NJ, Foreman, Resolutions were
adopted endorsing tho administration
OF President Taft and the platform and
candidates Of the late Chicago conven.
ton, were adopted
The secedng committeeman on lcav.
Ing the hall retired TO another room
and organized n Progressive Republl.
can committee" Ben NJ, Foreman was
made county chairman, J, NJ, Collins,
vice chairman, and John l., Ford, seo-
cretary This committee adopted a
resolution swearing fidelity TO rheo
dore Roosevelt,
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son after leading the race for 80 bal.
lots.
for congress-" said the speaker, com.
menting over the result.
No Complaint TO Make,
He had no complaint to make Of
the final break, but said that victory
could have been his had the Under.
wood forces helped him on the tenth
ballot and thereafter. He said Sena.
tor Bankhead merely preciptated the
inevitable. He seemed relieved that
the strain was over and that he could
retire from political life for a few
weeks.
Speaker Clark said he would not run
for the vice presidency under any cir.
cumstances,
Il am not mad" he said, but the
vice presidency does not fIt me,
am rough and tumble debater, | am
more at home in the house, ! would
rather be a member Of that body than
tied down in a chamber in which am
powerless 10 participate"
Dillgent effort was made by the
leaders In Baltimore to convince MIR.
Clark that he should accept the vice
presidency, but II was TO escape the
importunlng OF friends that he return.
cd to Washington, Information was
conveyed TO him that Mr., Bryan iesir.
ed to nominate him and that the nomi.
nation would be made by acclamation.
To all couriers, Mr.. Clark gave the
same reply and when he heard that the
nomination was being considered In
spite OF his refusal he displayed some
temper
Would Refuse Nomination,
"Tel those people over there I will
not take that nomination. he instruct.
ed the Associated Press, when told OF
the persistence OF the movement
"What will you do II they nominate
you and adiourn2" he was asked,
"Refuso Il, tell you | don't want
it aud will not have IT," replied Mr..
Clark
Earlier he reiterated the statement
made for him by former Governor
Dockery on the convention floor
mo set OF men ever made better
or brayor fight for any man IN this
world than my friends all over the
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-13
SKETCH OF WILSON'S LIFE

That project which did not ,o..
was TO establish the quad" sv,..
undergraduates. 1t was ress,.
the alumni as an attack on tho
club and the opposition bec,s
strong that the president was
by the board of trustees to v,ts
his proposal.
Preceptional Plan success,
The successful innovation NJ.
preceptional ystem. That call.
the appointment o. 50 teachers =,
ceptors to be added TO the farm,
an increased cost TO the Univ
of 100000 year. But the alun,'
thoroughly approved the plan thu, Il
told the president to go ahead ana
sured him that the money, for The y
ries would be forthcoming.
The plan succeeded. This prec.,l
rial system by which each st,.j
gets the benefit OF personal eo,,
with a teacher, is referred to k
presidents admirers as the best al
he had done in the field ef educ,r]
When Mr.. Wilson, after 25 yea,,
service as an educator, resigned \
presidency of Princeton in 1910 IA |
cept the nomination for governs
New Jersey there was a general j
dency to look askance at the asds|
master in politics" However, he I
carried into office on the radical n
Republican wave that swept 50 nl
states.
Mr.. Wilson was elected by pluss
of $4,000 votes. He was the first IA,
cratic governor in New Jersey frl
years. This brought the former !
Iege president prominently into ,
tional politics,
What Platform Pledged.
His platform pledged his paryI
enactment Of a workmen's compm
tion act, a reform of election hV.
the state, a corrupt practices act .
public utilities commission bill
these measures we're written into
statute books OF New Jersey dut
the first year Of Governor Wnsy
term. While his success in obtain
the passage Of these measures sen
to bring him more prominently hea
the nation II was his fight to obi
the election Of James f. NartHs
the United States senate to sucu
Senator John Kean, which prOh
focused the most widespread at
ton upon the New Jersey goyei
In his election speeches, Gov
son has given the pledge:
"The people of the state will
the boss the only boss"
When James Smith Jr. icader
the state machine" which nomina
Gov. Wilson. let It be known after
election that he expected the sen
rial toga, the governor espoused
cause OF Mr.. MARITIME, the candii
chosen in the popular primary,
Wilson won his fight.
OF New Jerseys % delegates to
timore "A were pledged to Wilson
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-13
Amateur Writers Gather,

Boston,-Dolegates from nearly e
cry part OF the United Stats met y
Boston for the opening session Of u'
lhIrtyseyenth annual contention o
the National Amateur Pres AsSocp
ton The association Is compose
principally OF young persons lnlere"
ed In wrltInt,
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Candidates Given ovation,

Washington, When Speaker Clark,
showing the effect OF the straln un.
der which he has labored during the
Democratic convention, entered the
House he was given an ovation that
lasted for several minutes, When
Representative Underwood OF Alaba.
ma appeared the cheering and ap.
plauae was resumed Members pound,
ed their desks and the southern con.
tineent added TO the noise by their
shrll "robel yells."
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notified and arrived here, m, IN COW
pany with The deputy sheriff. went ."
to persuade the man to come BACK "
earth, hut oven they could not dlaIouvI
him with their persuasive powers, WV
II wOe only after several men p%
climbed the tree with ropes ana su''
in5trumonta that they were able 10 ~
him to climb down. lie hnd given w
name 70 the priest while ia stu''sw
M George Osbad but no further u"
to hla Identity could be obtained
Arkansas permlla n double ""
system on the same lind,
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proaresslves TO Support Wilson,

Minnoapolls,-The Minnesota Pro-
gresslye Republican League will back
Woodrow Wilson, Democrat, In his
coming campaign for the presidential
election, according to George s. LOT.
tus, president OF the league in n
statement According 20 Lofts, prac'
tically all members Of the executive
committee OF the league have agreed
TO this plan, Woodrow Wilson rep
resents our ideas OF progressivlsm, y
said Mr.. Lofts.
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Visitors 20 See Wilson.

Five thousand or so Woodrow VIII
son men" and hundreds of others OF
varying politics paid their respects
in person to the nominee They came
i'm swarms from everywhere and kick.
ed up so much dust that the governor S
lawn looked faded and yellow by night
fall.
Clark Congratulated.
For a time cOngratulatOry kilograms
poured in at the rate Of 900 an hour.
William J. Bryan called up by tele-
phone. He told the governor he was
happy, satisfied and wished him the
victory he predicted would come in
November.
This message came from Champ
Clark: Just leaving for Washington.
] congratulate you upon your hard
earned victory and will do all l can
10 elect you
Other messages read:
"Judson Harmon:
81 congratulate YOU on your nomina-
ton"
Oscar W. Underwood:
Accept my congratulations on your
nomination. It will give me pleasure
to support your cause with my utmost
strength"
Governor Marshall OF Indiana:
Il hope YOU will accept my con-
eratulations and my promise TO do all
that my ability and station in life
will permit to help you
DIT. Harvey W. Wiley:
"Heartiest congratulations on your
deserved nomination We hall have a
real pure food president"
Governor Mann of virginia:
Virginia congratulates herself over
being the mother Of another president
and the country because it will have
a chief executive who stands for high
est ideals for government
Gertrude Atherton wired from San
Francisco:
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-13

Baltimore Chairman Mack, OF the
National Democratic Committee tent
a telegram TO Gov Wilson informing
the nominee that under no clroum.
stances would he be a candidate TO
succeed himself M chairman OF the
National Committee,
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-13

Wilson, han been In Baltimore since
che convention began, He learned
that he ls Gov, Wilson's choice as tho
man who should pull the wires and
push the workers from now until cec.
ton day,