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Evening journal., 1912-03-06
TRAFFICKING IN OFFICES.

RTORE attention than ever before has been
IL drawn to what some call the scandal of traF-
Ticking in offices by president who seeks a re-
nomination. This so-called scandal, TO a more or
less degree has come up every four years when
the president holding Office for a first term is ac-
cused of rounding u pthe delegates TO national
convention by means of the Office holding machine.
Most of the talk, so far as the Republicans arc
concerned, affects the Southern states in which
the leaders OF the party are made up entirely of
those who hold fat federal Offices or think they sec
a chance of holding them.
The fight between Taft and Roosevelt for the
nomination brings the subject of Federal Offices
directly before the public All this could be avoid
ed by placing the Federal positions directly under
the civil service law. They could be taken out
of the jurisdiction OF the president. This will be
done sooner or later.
President Taft has already suggested legislation
so this end. Such legislation would curtail the
Evening journal., 1912-03-06
Our Trimming Authors.


A line by w. j. Locke runs: "He
talked necessarily all the time" Oh
Willyuml
Writes Arnold Bennett: "She won
$4,000 francs in as many minutes %
Pretty long session thatl
Another novelist says. Her eyes
filled with silent tears" Generally
they hoom like billows. you know.
According TO another, The hero
brushed her hair with his lips"
Scarcely an Improvement on the old
method. We think
Another writer remarks: Charlotte
Won Stern was, when Goethe first met
her. several years older than him
self" But later. Of course, twas 9TH
erwisc.
He rested his feet on the back Of
chair and blew smoke rings with
half-closed eyes We've seen it done
with the mouth.
Marjorie would often take her eyes
from the deck and cast them far ont
TO sea" As a caster. old Ike Wal
ton had nothing on Margie, believe
u.s.
"Speechless with horror and 10th
ing. tottered a helpless Jelly against
the lamb" We believe that the mess
was cleaned nm in the next chapter
Boston Transcript
Evening journal., 1912-03-06
:: With fhe PaFagrapherS :.

A bride looks modest and demure at a wedding
that IT, hard suspect her of having hossed the
fair with Iron lIand.-Atchison Globe.
That theory that Washingtons eminence, especially
i'm the line of truth-tellng, because he red
haired has the surface indication of having been
ceived and elaborated by person of highly auburn
complexion Pittsburg Dispatch
One of the deadiest blows that Mr. Taft has yet aim
the third term is his serious proposal to college
presidents that the rah-rah yell of students be pro-
hibted-St Louis Republic.
Col Roosevelt threatened 10 smash the cameras Of
the Boston newspaper photographers Next thing we
know he'll want 10 kick the stufing of the spot
light.-Detroit Free Press.
Il is almost thrilling to realize that the Colouels
nomination may depend on his campaign manager
Providence Journal.
Mayor Gaynor's hat, which is now in the ring is a
small one but II hs head that has more in il than
some that measure S-4--st Louis Republic
Evening journal., 1912-03-06
VACUUM CLEANER
KEEPS MAN ALIVE

CHICAGO, March g. Alfonso Fis-
cher, son of Otto A. Fischer Of Elm
hurst, is living by the grace Of vac
uum cleaner. If he RECEIVERS from the
almost complete paralysis which now
afilicts him, it will be, in the opinion
Of physicians, because he has had the
aid of the electrically driven pump,
which is concealed within the case Of
a machine
For 90 hours a pipe from the ex-
haust side of the cleaner has filled
his lungs with air Is times a minute
almost continuously
Fischer is conscious. his mind is
clear and he can talk about his pre-
dicament during the intervals when
the ,device is removed. His paralysis
is 50 nearly complete that he cannot
turn his head or move any part Of his
body, but his heart continues to do its
work.
With a trained nurse in constant at
tendance, DR. II. +. Langhurst, the
physician in charge, occasionally
stops the vacuum pump and removes
from the patients face the mask in
which the tube from the exhaust ends
AT first Fischer manages to fill MS
lungs by the use of his own muscles,
exercising a distinct effort of the will
at each respiration. Gradually the
muscles weaken, less and less air is
taken in at each effort, his skin loses
the color Of life and becomes the blue
which presages suffication and death.
Then the mask is readjusted, the
electric current turned on and the
flow of air from the vacuum cleaner
interrupted at intervals of less than
three seconds fills his lungs for him.
Yergcr's 419 Shipley street. Tor Pic
Evening journal., 1912-03-06
ASK $1,OOO,0O0
FOR HOMEOPATHY

Homeopathic physicians of this city
have received announcement of a plan
of the American Institute Of Homeo-
pathy to raise a S1,OOO,OOO endowment
fund to be used in the interests Of
homeopathy in the United States. The
fund VIII be for the purpose of main
tanning the work of the American
Institute and to assist approved
homeopathic colleges and institutions
i'm all parts of the country.
Homeopathic physicians Of this city
are interested in the endowment pro-
ject. The endowment will be used to
further the homeopathic principle OF
the practice of medicine, promulgated
by DR.. Samuel HahnemaRn of Ger
many in 1910.
Evening journal., 1912-03-06
Editorial Opinion
TIE PENRosE PRETENSE.

New York Globe.
Senator Penrose effectively pushes
on the proposal to enact an income
tax without waiting for the ratifica-
tion of the income tax amendment
by saying that he does not think the
federal government should Invade" a
revenue field that should be left to
the states. He is fearful lest tho
states be starved TO death through
lack of funds if the federal govern
ment establishes an income tax.
Does Senator Penrose deceive
himself into thinking that he deceivcs
others by his shallow and hollow
opposition? Is he not aware that
what he is against is the income tax
by whatsoever jurisdiction levied. By
keeping the levy to the states Penrose
hopes he can beat it-that's all. If
it were feasible for the states to levy
just income taX-if they could dis
criminate between incomes arising
from property in their borders and
property without it-Penrose would
then say that the income tax, if levied
at all, should be levied by the nation.
II is useless to oppose the income
tax by these popgun indirections The
man who gets excited oyer state
rights" when the income tax is men
toned is usually pretending. and
most people know it. The man or
newspaper that shouts that the states
are invading the national field when a
state legislature enacts "A law. and
then that the nation is invading the
field of the states when Congress acts,
is n longer plausible. This kind Of
opposition. has been overdone.
Evening journal., 1912-03-06
There Are Only Two Kinds of
HabitS--GOOd and Bad

q GOOD habits are harder to acquire than BAD
ones.
q BAD ones are more numerous and are AL
WAYS hanging around ready to be taken in and
CULTIVATED.
QGOOD habits are scarce-we have to hunt
them up-dig them out OF queer placeS---coax
them to come to us and to STAY with u.s.
Q IF GOOD HABITS were easy TO acquire it
would only be question of a short TIME when
every home in Wilmington would be a user of
gas for cooking and lighting.
Q There is no question about the USE of GAS
being GOOD HABIT. The majority of peo-
pie decided that long years ago.
q There are many more people in Wilmington
with GOOD HABITS than there are with BAD
ones.
q There are lots more gas ranges than there are
coal ranges---more gas lights than all other kinds
combined.
q In the next few years we are gsing to BEND
every energy to straghten out this habit business.
q But understand, whatever energy we use TO
turn bad habits into good ones, we're going to
be honest and straightforward about it.
Evening journal., 1912-03-06

There has been some talk that the fight between
Taft and Roosevelt will be conducted in tame
fashion and that there will be no personalities
But it is hard to imagine how a contest that prom
ises to be so bitter can be waged without person
alities and verbal cracks over the head The
Roosevelt headquarters have been opened in Wash
ington and the Taft bureau is also at work The
funds not likely to be lacking and it will be a
fight to the finish.
Evening journal., 1912-03-06
Stories of the Day
A Poor Practitioner.

The college instructor should take
pains to practice what he breaches.
One member of a class in English
composition brought his theme to the
professor after recitation hour i'm
order that the professor might read
a marginal correction which he had
written. and which the pupil had
been entirely unable to make out.
why explained the professor,
that says: Write more plainly. -
ST. Paul Dispatch.
Evening journal., 1912-03-06
AL the Snme.

Dr. Wiley was talking of a new
sort of food preservatiye "They are
all the same things under different
names" he said It reminded him of
the old caretaker of an Episcopal
church of whom he once heard.
The old fellow as he sat on a tomb
i'm the churchyard dismissed as
trivial the question Of his proper
title.
"The good old creed keeps the
same for all" he said. though they
may change the words they use. Look
at me; here ! used to be the ianitor.
Then we had a parson who called me
the soxtant DR.. Thirdly gave me
the name of virgin. And the young
man we've got now says I'm the sac
rilcgc. Washington Star.
Evening journal., 1912-03-06

The agitation in favor of a change in the date
of the presidential Inauguration has been revived
at Washington and the unpleasant weather Of
March fourth emphasized the point that March is
not desirable time for the holding of the inaugu-
ration ceremonies.
Evening journal., 1912-03-06
GUNPeWDER AND KID

In an announcement of a play at
one OF the moving picture palaces
Of art in Market street, appears this
line:
A DETECTIVE DRAMA WHICH
TOUCHES THE TOP KNOTCH
OF FASCINATION.
As we appreLend the situation. the
top knotch of fascination is some con-
siderable altitoodinous pinnycal of
enchantment.
1t is certainly appropriate that a
magistrate named Butts should i'm
pose the fines on smokers arrested i'm
the New York subway.
New York Sun headline: "Now
Colonel Rooseyelts Stripped To The
Buff. Wonder if the linotyper left an
'l' out of that "Buf?'
The Sun reports that a baby llama
was born at the Central park men
agerie Thursday Most remarkable.
These peculiar animals are usually
born full grown.
Evening journal., 1912-03-06

II looks very much as if the residents of the
lower part of the city west of Market street viii
get park as they should. Breathing places and
Fairgrounds should be provided in the congested
parts of the city.
Evening journal., 1912-03-06
COLDS CAUSE HEADACHE

LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. the
world wide Cold and Grip remedy re-
moves cause. Call for full name. Look
for signature e. w. GROVE. 25c.@
Evening journal., 1912-03-06

power of the president, but it would prevent the
distribution of the Offices as an adjunct to presi-
Dental ambitions
Evening journal., 1912-03-06

POLITICAL PRIMER
SEE THE HAT
WHERE is THE HAT?
THE HAT is IN THE RING.
GOOD HAT.
WHAT IS IN THE HAT?
A BEE.
DOES THE BEE STING?
IT DOES.
HOW DOES THE BEE STING?
1T JUST BACKS UP AND PUSHES.
WILL THE BEE STING THE HAT?
NAWi
WHY WILL NOT THE BEE STING
THE HAT?
TT IS A WISE BEE
HOW. PAPA, DID IT GET TO BE
A WISE BEE?
TT IS A PRES-I-DENT-IAL BEE,
son. AND 1T KNOWS IT'S BUS-I-
NESS.
STING. BEE, STING!
And Brother Wilson states that his
hat. with his head in it, has long
been in the ring. Now we know hue
NNAie nt AOoA nAo ntdu a WDllt ndiks
Louisville papers please copy.
What Roget is to the novelist.
What Walker is to the Muse.
Past Records are to the Sporting Nan
Who writes the Spring Ball news" 8"
Evidence continues to pile up show
ing that the poets of this day are
writing advertisements. The santa
Fe advertises two fiers between Los
Angeles and San Francisco, aud calls
them THE Angel" and "The Saint"
We shudder when we think of the
p0esbility of the Santa F., conroct-
ing with the Christmas Islands.
And now, not only his MT, hut both
feet are in the ring
r. S. Won Innes.
Evening journal., 1912-03-06

Tho Association Of
American Advertis
ers is composed Of
all tho great adver-
tisors Of this coun-
try. The Assooia-
tion endorses only
such papers ~ sub
init 10 lis sxamina-
iion at any moment.
and positive proof
must be submitted.
The accompanying
certificate No. 10,
has been issued TO
this paper.
Evening journal., 1912-03-06
CORPORAL MCGEE IN CHINA.

Corporal Alexander McGee. Of No
722 West Third street, who has seen
service on the border of Mexico, is
now at Tien Tsin. China with the
Fifteenth United States Infantry Cor
poral McGee was formerly a member
of Company f, First Regiment, of In
fantry, o. NJ d.
Evening journal., 1912-03-06

Yergcr's 419 Shipley street, for Pic
tures. Frames end Artist svnplies.'
Evening journal., 1912-03-06

Yerger's. 419 Shipley street, for pic
lures. Frames and Artist supplies
Evening journal., 1912-03-06
FOUNDED lsss.

X Ths Association Of American
Advertisers (Nsw Yoyk City hss
( sxnmfnod and sertifisd to the sircnlatisn
J e2 this publication. Only the fixu-es Of
{ eirsuIatioa contained in ita rspert are
! auaraAtsea By the Associates.
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-13
EXCURSION
Mems Bible Class % ST PauI's Church
to Have outing On the River
I.I.s

July 20.
ON Friday evening. July 2Gth. the
members Of .he Mems Rihle class OF
Tho ST. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran
church. OF the South side. will enter
tain with moonlight excursion. and
The stear/ Liberty has been charter
ed for the trip. lns cad Of the South
Sid"rs making tho trip up To the
wharf. %" hoaf will stop at Bloch :
landing. ~ the foot 81 Fortie'h stree,
ana viii 20 down the river Tho
church orchestra viii be on board
and viii render an excellent program.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-13
RIVER NEWS
Little oo.,s Ais,s a.. s.-.s-- wh.eh
. Fsiii,s Sio~ly sos.-
-,srts - tie packesG

lit'is oo.e5 Aiona tHe Ss-.s-- Wh.eh
% Fsiit-s Sie~iy. As~s-
-s1ts - TIE pscss,G
Yesterday Was a rafh-r 1uief DAY
alonS th- river. a. the trarir was
hEf' and there ~er- very fs~ pas
s-rE-rs coming OF CoinE The bal
wharf D. nearly vacant With the "a
c-ptinn - Consignment q produce
for a local dealer
The river az this point g. gradually
falling and noN registers hut Whfie
m fhs pool - ~ dam az McN.chen
% registers i2s and below the dam
- and falling
Nestercsy's Departures
Greenwood. Parker sburg Noon.
Indian. Matamoras. Noon
Liberty. Darlington. J 30 p. m.
Todsy's Boats
Ohio. Cincinnati. a m.
Sonona. Marietta. II a m.
Liberty. Darlington. y. m.
The Marks.
TSBURGH. Pa. July i2-StaEes
reported to night follow.
DAVIS ISLAND DAM-River 10
feet and rising. clear.
STEU BENNll.LE-River 81 feet
and falling. clear.
PARKERSBURG-River 81 feet
and rising. cloudy
MORGANTOWN-River 80 feet
and ationary: clear
WARREN-River 10 above: clear
OIL CITY-River ID feet and
rising. clear
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-13
ANNUAL PICNIC
Knights OF ST. George TO Celebrate
Anniversary On Fair Grounds
luIN %

July &.
Monday. July %. afternoon and
evening. on fine state fair grounds.
the members Of Branch 30. Knights
Of St George. will celebrate Jointly
their birthday and annual picnic On
this date. the order will he q years
old. and the day is TO be celebrated
by good old f;f'hioned basket picnic
Members with heir wives and fam
lies will he present and the diversions
of the day will no light athletic events
and other amusements \ bic feature
will he the horse race between the
fast mare, Of Godfrey Hadopn and
Chas Shellhause
Dancing is to he the diversion Of
the afternoon and evening. and or
Chestral music will be on the pavilion
while brass band will render the
concert music. Following are the
members Of the committee in charge:
Joseph Schmidt. Peter Teifner and
Adolph Gebauer. Cornelius Hasenauer.
Charles NJ Schaubibar. g. J. Baizer.
Christian Hores. Charles Strauss. John
Rremer. John Holman and George
RieEter
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-08-03
AUTO REBOUNDS FROM TRAIN.
Chnun~ur's NanOeuNrr saves Four
Lives ~ CrOssinI.

HuIlAnrLpuIA. Aug. = Frederick
Smith. chauffeur FOR Fi,hian ~ Sim
mons AN undertaken OF Camden. saved
himself and three women occupants Of 3,
smith, chauffeur for F!thian A. Sim
mons an undertaken of Camden. saved
himself and three wOrre nOccupants of n
motor car from being killed or seriously
injured yesterday when the automobile
crashed into an electric train at the
South Glassboro crossing OF the West
Jersey and Seashore Railroad.
The front part Of the motor was badly
damaged but the women We're not in
jured. Smith escaped with bruises of
the back.
As he approached the curve leading
to the railroad he heard the electric
train. 1t was an express going nifty
miles an hour. Smith realized he could
not stop the car in time to avoid an ac-
cident and that he could not cross in
front Of the train. He kept straight
ahead at full speed, depending upon the
strength of the automobile t. save the
occupants.
His Judgment was good, for as the
car struck the train II rebounded. The
crash broke the steps OF the car on the
train, but did not throw the women
from the automobile.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-08-03
NEW WONDERS IN SURGERY.
DR.. Murphy Tells How Weak Are
Made strong.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-Dr. John H. Muir
ply of Chicago. famous surgeon, in a
cabcgram from Paris to-day predicts
a remarkable futur" for surgery. He
secs a cure for diabetes, the prevention
of rheumatism. conversion of weakly
persons into strong beings. the making
Of dwarfs into giants. and prevention
of many diseases
DR.. Murphy's attention was called to
the case of an English boy who desired
to enter a military school bat lacked
the necessary height. \ surgeon ad-
mins;ered TO him the thyroid secretion
Of Il sheep and the boy grew two inches
in two months.
1T is not an unusual case, declared
DR.. Murphy. I'VE are learning much
about the four mysterious glands which
regulate the bodys growth.
THE thyroid gland regulates the
growth Of the long bones. When thes"
are overstimulated in youth it causes
giants: an insufficient secretion causes
dwarf.
we can feed dogs an the thyroid
secretion. beginning on one dog IN"
first month. another the second month
and 80 on. and pruduc" series of
Gogs Of perfectly graduated sizes. tn"
first dog, for example. grows dog
and half long and The second TWO
dogs long. It is like a fairy story.
".Anothcr gland IL the so-called pltui-
/ tary body. which regulates IN" growth
Of the wide bones. Its stimulation
I causes n broadening Of tine face, jaws
and Joints,
~ may also mention tho modern dis
covery that III" mysterious organ. The
pancreas, is identified with the conver-
sion OF sugar. believe II will be
possible hereafter to cure diabetes by
removing the panorCas wholly or In
part"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-08-03
.PEONACE STILL EXISTS IN
PERU'S RUBBER FIELDS
First Report From American
Investigation in Wilds
Of PutumayO.
PART OF BRITISH SYSTEM
Consul Fuller Confirms Asscr-
ton Of Difficulties in Ad-
ministcring Justice.

WASHINGTON. Aug. THAT labor
system amounting to peonage now pre-
walls in the rubber districts OF the PERU
vian Amazon is the substance Of a report
received at the State Department to-day
from Stewart Fuller. United States Consul
at lquitos. Peru. Mr. Fuller was appointed
for the purpose of making an investiga-
ton into the conditions of the Putumayo
district, following the disclosures in regard
to the atrocities committed against
Indians by agents Of British rubber
company.
The report received from Mr. Fuller
to-day is preliminary TO a more complete
statement of conditions in the Peruvian
rubber districts which will follow his
trip of investigation through the valley
of the Putumayo this month. The docu-
men, is not to be made public at the
State Department however as in ac-
cordance with the Mccall resolution
adopted by the House of Representatives
Yesterday it must be sent by Secretary
Knox TO that body. II is expected that the
Fuller report with the report of Sir Roger
Easement. the British Consll-Generai
whose Investigations disclosed the natur q
o! the operations of the British rubber
firm in the Putumayo district will 90 TO
the House in few days.
This preliminary report OF Consul
Fuller makes il clear beyond doubt that
the Indians of the rubber districts have
been made the victims Of a system OF en-
forced labor which is similar in its opera
tion To systems found in other Latin
American countries The peonage svs-
TEN has been used Ivy the British rubber
company and it's agents for years IN the
Putumayo region and under it the Indians
have been subjected 10 almost unlimited
abuses. As to the extent Of atrocities.
s,ich IA torture and mutilation and butch
cry of the Indians by the agents of the
rubber company. Consul Fuller il leaving
his discussion Of those phases OF the situa
ton until he has made his further inve-ti-
CATION on the ground.
II is pointed out by Mr.. Fuller trat the
difficulties in the way of the admiristra-
ton of justice in the Putumayo region
are almost insuperable. The remot encss
Of the region from the capital Of Peru,
tn" 'ndrvelopcd state Of the country. the
pauclty Of men competent 10 undertake
civil and judicial functions, all combine
to make III. task Of compelling the British
rubber company and its agents TO conform
to all the restraints OF "a humane Civiliza-
tlon III its treatment ui the heplsss In
dans one of the greatest difficulty
II is expected that the British Govern
ment will bc advised Of what Mr.. Fulla!
has reported to the State Depart men,
ina-much a. the Governments Of the
United States and Great Britain are work.
I irg i'll harmony i'll an effort to bring abou,
better condition Of affairs in the Puiu-
mayo district