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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-24
Letters from Many Are
Said to Have Followed
Advertisement, Appar-
emily Trapping Scores.
SISTER" IS BELIEVED
TO BE ONLY A MYTH
Newark and East Orange
Young Women Are Declared
to Be Among Those Imposed
Upon by Man in Custody.

Letters from many girls who an
swered his advertisements, in the
possession of John Gordon, IS years
old. of 46 Orleans street, who was ar
rested yesterday, today led to d
charge of white slavery. He was
held in default of $4,000 bail by
Acting Judge Rooney, in the First
Precinct Court, and later was turned
over to the prosecutors office.
Miss Margaret Butler, 10 years old,
of 90 Amsterdam venue, New York,
who, 1t is alleged, he lured to New
ark, and upon whose complaint he
was arrested, also was turned owe
to the county authorities. h Will
be paroled to appear when wanted,
Evidence was presented by the
police to show that scores OF girls
had answered newspaper advertise
ments placed in the papers by Cor
don for a companion for his sister
Gordon refused to have anything TO
say to anyone and thus far the police
have been unable to find the sister.
1t is believed he hasn't one. Nearly
all the letters in the possession OF
the police are from girls of from is
to 25 years of age, residing in New
ark and East orange. Among these
effects also Is a postcard mailed in
New York city warning Gordon to
have nothing whatever TO do with The
writer's wife. Another letter ex-
pressed sympathy for the loss of
willie on the Titanic. The pris-
oner, however. has nothing to say.
1t is believed that Willie" is a
brother of the prisoner.
Gordon. according to several papers,
found in his pockets. formerly was
an artist employed in Philadelphia.
He inserted advertisements In the
newspapers in Philadelphia, it is de-
clared, for girls to learn "coloring,'
but In his answers TO applicants in
sisted upon learning their age before
he would bother with them.
From the story told to the local
police by Miss Butler she advertised
In a New York paper Saturday morn
Ing for a position as companion and
nurse TO a grown child and gave the
Amsterdam address and the name of
Goss. She lives with a married sis
ter and brother-in-law, Thomas Goss.
Gordon, it is claimed, called at the
house about noon and said he was
looking for a companion for his Sis
ter, no. he said, resided it'll him at
1852 Broad street, this city.
Miss Butler accompanied him here.
Gordon, it is said, tool her to the
Chesterfield. She found the apart
ments empty and became suspicious.
She said Gordon tried to put his
arms around her, but she picked up
q heavy lamp and threatened to
strike him II he did not desist. After
she had induced Gordon to leave the
room to get her a glass of water.
saying she felt faint, she escaped and
returned to New York.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-24
TAFT TRAIN
GETS HERE

The Taft train bringing home friends
of the Republican nominee from the
chicago convention reached Newark
today with the members of the party
full of confidence that Taft would be
reelected President next fall.
All agreed hat 1t was the greatest
convention ever held, and likewise all
were disposed to make light OF the
nossihle formation of a new party by
Roosevelt. Most of the party were
tired out after the long week In Chi
"a 90 and the hot, dusty ride home to
This city. and went to their homes
az once for change of clothes n rest.
From expressions CLEANED as the
party was breaking up at the depot
the dominant idea is thai TAFT Will be
elected surely in the fall and that
the Roosevelt detection will not ma
t~erialize to such an extent hat 1t
will jeopardize the party.
Former Mayor Henry M. Doremus
expressed the sentiments of the party
when he said:
1T was the greatest convention
ever. and 1 have been to eight Of
them. The men who went there went
for a purpose. They were a very
deliberate body. The Taft men In
doing what they did knew they were
doing right in nominating Taft as the
people of the country desired. l have
no to make about the other
side. / think they made a mistake IN
boiling the party"
The city's former chief executive
was enthusiastic and the others in the
party seemed to be in the same mood.
County Counsel Benjamin F. Jones
said: 1--WE are all immensely pleased
at the results. A ticket has been Sc
(Coatinued on second Pnge.A
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GET READY
FOR FIGHT

CHICAGO. June 24.-powell CLAW
ton' Republican national committee
man from Arkansas, the Oldest mem
Der of the committee, and whose mem
bership, with an interval of four
years, extends from 1872, was made
temporary chairman Of the new Re-
publican National Committee when
a body convened In executive SEES
sion today In the Coliseum. Alvah
IA. Martin, of Virginia, was named
temporary secretary. One of the sur
prises of the day was the absence of
William Allen White, of Kansas. and
the presence of r. b. Stanley. of
Kansas. in his place.
1t was explained that COMMITTEES
man White had told the Kansas dele
cation that he was undecided whether
he could support the candidate of
the convention, President Taft. and
Mr.. Stanley was accordingly chosen
as State committeeman. F.. B.. STAN
ley, through the preconvention cam
paign, was an ardent Roosevelt man.
Today he declared that he was will
ing to act with the national commit
tee.
The committee appointed to wait
on the President is composed of he
following: Powell Clayton, Arkan-
sas; Roy 0. West, Illinois; John J..
Adams, Iowa; Charles b. Warren.
Michigan; Thomas X. N~eidringhaus,
Missouri; #. W. Estabrook, New
Hampshire; Newell Sanders, Ten
nessee; Alvah II. Martin. Virginia
s. A. Perkins. Washington. As soon
as this committee has conferred with
President Taft it is expected another
meeting will be called and the organ
ization of the committee completed
with the election of a national chair
man. secretary and other officers.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-24

Guilty"

WASHINGTON, June 24.-Samuel
6ompers, Frank Morrison and John
Mitchell, the labor leaders, were to-
day held guilty of contempt of court
by the Supreme Court of the District
of Columbia. in connection with a
courts injunction in the Bucks Stove
and Range Company boycott case.
They will attempt to appeal again
TO the Supreme Court of the United
States, which reversed their former
conviction.
Justice Wright sentenced Gompers
to n year, the same as upon his
previous conviction, but sentenced
Morrison to six months. Morrison's
sentence under the first conviction
was six months. John Mitchell, who
was not present, was sentenced 20
nine months. His first sentence was
six months.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-24

+. Monohan. Aldermen John +. DON
nelly, Alexander Archibald, Albert II.
Biertuempfel. Cornelius j. Har-
rington, Assessment Commissioner
Thomas f. Preston, Assistant City
Attorney Charles M. Myers. Comp
troller Tyler Parmly. Police Commits
sioner John j. Bladder. Fire Commits
sioner T. Edward Burke. United
States Commissioners Richard Stock
ton, former Mayor William II. r.
Fielder, former F~reeholders John ].
Gaynor and Fred A. Steek, former
Assemblymen John j. Lane and
Harry Backus. Thomas p. Wall. Will
lam Meehan, William Barkhorn,
James Berry. James Connerton, Am
brose Ball, Samuel Lifferts. William
Dignan. DIR, A. Mitchell. Chris VOL
ters, Patricis J. White. John w. Nc
Gehan, Frank Black, M. b. Scull.
Alexander Schrafft, Thomas Callen,
Philip Bowers, George King, George
Kirkham, George w. Young, Frank
Mcbride. Thomas Gaddis, DR.. j.
O'Connell, Thomas Messenger, Joseph
McDonough. Simon Richman, James
Wiseman, Valentine Braun, Benia-
min Myer. Others In the delegation
Continued on Second Pase.)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-24
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION PROGRAM

BALTIMORE, June 24-The following is the scheduled Program
of the Democratic convention:
Monday-Arriva1 of State delegations and their onferenc for or.
ganiation. &
iuesday-R o'clock, noo convention called to order by Ma
tonal Chairman Norman Il. Mack; call for the convention read by
Secretary urey Woodson; opening prayer by Cardinal Gibbons: ma
iona eonnittees selection for temporary chairman announced bv
Chairman Mack; introduction of temporary chairman and his ad-
dentals, permanent organization, rules and order of business and
platform and resolutions,
acknowledgements called to order by temporary chairman;
opening prayer; report of o mittee o n credentials This report
tn permanent roll Of the c onvention; report of COMMITTEES m
permanent organization; speech of permanent chairman: report az
committee o rules and order o { business; report of the COMMITTEES
on resolutions. This report Is he platform of the party; order Of
further business Of convention n xd by rules committee. c
Thursday-Cal to order by permanent Chairman; opening PRAYER:
speeches placing presidential can dtdates in nominations; rollcan of
States to record their votes for candidates, continued until one candi-
late receives twothrds of votes; speeches placing Misrepresentation
candidates in nomination; roll call of states until selection Is made.
announcement Of members of new national committee: adjournment
sine die H##
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-24
GASOLINE VICTIM DIES
AS RESULT OF HER BURNS

Mrs. Mary Scymkoski, 2s years old,
OF sol Norfolk street. died this morn
ing at the City Hospital as the result
Of burns received while she was
cleaning q dress with gasoline at her
home last Friday.
While the dress was still damp
With gasoline she slipped it on and
started to light a fire in the kitchen
ntove. Tha fame from the match
ignited the gasoline fuuies and be-
fore the blaze was extinguished her
body was a mass of burns. She was
taken to the City Hospital, where all
attempts by the hospital physicians
to save aes lie were futile.
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or to vote and taking the position
that If murder must be done the
blood should be upon the heads of the
men actually responsible.
I'VE all noticed with grim satisfac-
ton thai Root looked paler than
usual, that the face of Penrose was
even more expressionless than is
common. that Watson. the reaction
airy leader, neryously twitched his
fingers and crossed and r~ecrossed his
legs, showing in every movement the
attitude of an animal caught in a
trap. When the vote was taken for
vice-president the great room had be-
come practically empty. and the vote
of delegation after delegation was an
nounced when only one or two of
their group were present.
1.-THE scandal of the stolen dele
(Continued on Second pagel
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For Real bargains

read the ads. in the Barter and Ex-
change columns on the inside back
page II you have any article of house
hold goods. personal effects, etc, you
an ad. to The Star. 1t Will be published
six days FREE in the Barter and
Exchange" columns. You simply pay
two cents for each answer you receive.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-24
Deafh-kneH of G.. O. p.
Sounded, Says Whiting

7-HAT the nomination of Taft lin Chicago is the death-knel of
the Republican party was the summary of a statement made by
- Borden d. Whiting OF his return with the New Jersey Ioose-
welt mn today in describing the manner In which he declares
Ite delegates were stolen by the conservative wing Of the party.
He avg tbe action on the tarto of the Taft men will at a n boomerang in
the ominp election. He said 1t was the unanimous view of the delega-
ton hat a third party is necessary. Mr. Writings statement follows:
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BULL ETIN.

BALTIMORE, June 2t-The Dem ocratic national committee at 2as
thu afternoon appointed a eonmite e of two, Chairman Mack and Ma
uonal Committeeman p. L. Hal, Of N ebraska, tic confer with with II
Bryan and Alton b. Parker and their leaders with a view to preventing
a fight on the floor of tho convenuon yer the selection of Temporary
chairman. The committee then ado urned until d m. M
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-24
Wilson Forces
Leave for Baltimore

promptly at 1875 y m. today, he hedued time the special train bear
ing the ani-Wnson forces pull ed ut of the Market street station.
: There were 200 delegates and political enthusiasts among the mum
Der nearly all of them from this city. -.
1t was a representative party til at joined the unInstructed delegates
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-24
Plan for Fight Completed Just Before National Dem.
Ocratic Committee Meets Today to Select Tenn
porary Presiding Officer for Convention and to
Settle Contest Cases.

ROGER SULLIVAN TALKS OVER THE SITUATION
WITH MACK AND DENIES COMPROMISE RUMOR
Wilson Delegates Instructed to Temporarily Support Ollie
James, a Clark Man, for chainman-Bryan Will Run
for Place if No Probable Winner Can Be Found by the
Forces of silver Tongued Orator." M
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-24

DETERMINE TON NOW is TO CARRY FIGHT TO FLOOR
OF THE CONVENTION; LEADER REFUSES OFFER
No { Question Yet Raised by Empire State Delegation on Bind
ing Force of Unit Rule-ilinois Men May Consider Them
selves Released After First Ballot Is Taken at the DEM
ocratic Session.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-24
NEW JERSEY DELEGATES FEAR WILSON
A INJURED CHANGES OF SUCCESS

Efforts to Converge Views of Progressiyes and Con-
servatives Fail as Nebraskan Sharply Draws the
Line and Declares He Will Not Support New
Yorker.
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ECKS will be cleared for the Democratic national conven.
ton that meets tomorrow in the Fifth Regiment Armorv
The national committee will consider contested delega-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-11-07
HIS MILD REPRoof.
The Mate Let the Captain Down gas,
About his Mistake.

The Mate Let the Captain Down 9asys
About his Mistake.
The skipper was a man who had
good opinion Of himself and his no.
lions. He had pulled through ship.
wreck, mutiny and other periis Of tho
deep. but he came u croppcr once. For
one of his voyages lie had shipped q
of a reputation.
One day the skipper ordered him
aloft to examine sail on the royal
yard
faint safe, cap'n!" protested tho
boatswain's mate. "rhc foot ropes has
got to be fixed first"
do as tell you:' thunderSd tho
captain. "The foot ropes are all eight.
know they are"
The man went up.
Five minutes later he came tumbling
down through the rigging from tho
top OF the mast. distance of over
100 feet.
With bang he landed OF the belly
Of the mainsuil and bounded into enc
Of the canvas covered boats.
The sailors. thinking h.m dead.
crowded about him in circle.
To their amazement he sat up.
His eyes wandered vacantly about
until they rested on the leathery face
Of the skipper, when they lighted up
with intelligence.
"Cap'n." he said slowly. you was
mistaken about them foot ropes."-
London Tit-Rits.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-11-07
VALE OF THE WYE.
Glimpse Of an Imposing and Romantic
SPOT In Wales.

Glimpse Of an Imposing and Romantic
Spot In Wales.
Those who travel through strange
places with their eyes and their ears
open are likely to make strange discov-
cries. but there are plenty Of other
finds which. simply as delight to the
senses and without any wonder or GU
riosity attending them. are we'll worth.
the trouble Of trying to forget ones
preoccupation In what he sees and
hears.
Both these pleasures Of travel come
to those who will fare slowly and OBJ
servingly through the Vale Of the Wye.
in Wales 1t seems almost like chap
ter from some magnificent Apocalypse
to travel on to Ca.ler and Plynlimon.
and glimpse the imposing grandeur Of
the visions that await the appreciative
eye. Half of Wales seems to lilo before
the traveller. The mountains of the
Cader range loom loftily. ard Snow.
don. of the lakes, seems to bcckon him.
on. The long headland Of Cnrnarvon
hugs half a sea in the crook Of its arm.
rembroke's ragged capes RleAm be-
yond the lovely mountainous heights.
No sound breaks the vast silence. You
are shut off from the bustling world
The hawk circles IT. noiscless void
above the slopes whitcned with graz
ing sheep. For moment there may
be the feeble pipe Of the whcateer. snd.
for another brief space lark may Tilt
praise to heaven. But ltha. Is ALL
Philadelphia North American. {!
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-11-07
Chinese Quesr Waxa.

Difficulties of census work among
Chinese are amusingly illustrated by
the British commissioner at WeihR!wei
in his report. "A Chinese child Mt
birth is said to bc one year Old" he
writes. land after 1t has passed one.
new year 1t is said to be two years old.
Thus n child If born in the last month
IF the year may be sni,l to DC two
years of age before it is thirty days old
according to European reckoning. A
child of eighteen months time of life
since birth is reckoncd by Chinese to
be either two years or three years old.
this depending Oh whether 1t was born
in the first or second half Of the year.
1t is common for Chinese mother to
give son the name of girl, presume
ably to deceive the fates, 1t being con.
sidered easier to bring up girl. There
are many large undivided families in
Weihaiwei The largest is that Of: .,
widow named Meng Yu Shih. whose
family consists of sixty-six. which.
with one servant. makes sixty seven
mouths to the common neal"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-11-07
knowinu the Great Men.

Mr. Browning himself once told mo
how important and interesting he
thought it that the young should have.
us 1t were. landmarks in their lives by
at least seeing great men who belong
ed to an earlier generation.
"Once." he said. II was walking in
the streets Of Paris with my son. who
was then little boy. We saw an old
man approaching us in long. loose.
rather shabby coat and with stoor-
ing, shuffling attitude and gait. Touch
that man as you pass him. whisper
ed to my little son. I will tell you
why afterward.' The child touched
him as he passed. and l said to him.
Now. my boy. you will always be able
to remember in later years that you
once saw and touched the great Beran-
ger Dean Farrar in "Men I Have
known"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-11-07
PRESCRIPTION
For a Lone; = Life.

This is the prescription for Ions
life given by an old gentleman in Con
necticut, who is ninety-nine years old
and still well and cheerful, "Liye
temporarily, be slow to anger, don't
worry, take plenty of exercise in the
fresh air, and, above all, keep cheer.
full"
Should the system get run down
digestive organs weak-the blood thin
and sluggish, take Vinol, which is a
delicious combination Of the medicine
bodybuilding properties of Gods
Nvers. with the useless grease elimi-
mated and tonic iron added. We re.
gard Vinol as one of the greatest
body-builders and strength-creators in
the world for aged people.
Mrs. Mary Ivey, of Columbus. Ga.
says: IF people only knew the good
Vinol does old people, you would be
unable to supply the demand; it is
the finest tonic and strength-creator
] ever used.'
We wish every feeble old per-
son in this vicinity would try
Vinol on our agreement to return their
money II It fails to give satisfaction.
Robt. w. Harvey, Druggist
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-11-07
Calhoun Items

The past warm a
summer. The thunder storm
that came up Monday evening
made one think it was July.
DR.. j. Tamisiea was out to
see Mrs. Runkles who fell some
time ago and broke her hip and
found her slowly improving.
Bird Russell spent Sunday
with his parents of this place.
The new road east of CAL
houn is about ready for travel.
The new steel bridge across the
Willow ditch is completed.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Reedy
spent Saturday and Sunday at
James Leonard's east of Logan.
G. w. Young has a carbuncle
on his hand which is giving
him all kinds of trouble.
Hal Percy was an over Sur
day visitor at the home of ]. E.
Reedy in Taylor township.
Plenty Of candidates onf this
past week.
Frances Duell, who attends
Logan school, was a week end
visitor at her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pratt of
near Modale, were over Sun
day guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
w. Young.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-11-07
Mrs. j. S. McGavren G

Mrs. j. s. McGavren en-
tertained several ladies at one
o'clock lunch this afternoon at
her home as a courtesy to Mes
danes Wickerham and Bell.
William B. Withrow came up
from Omaha to spend few
days with relatives and friends,
and incidentally to help the
boys celebrate Halloween.
John Daglas has moved his
Shoe Shining parlors into the
building formerly occupied by
Ed Gill. He has added sever
al more chairs to take care of
his rapidly increasing business
and his room is fitted up very
tasty and neat.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-11-07
Your Druggist
Stops That Itch

II you are suffering from Ecezema.
Psoriasis. or any other kind of skin
trouble. drop into our store for instant
relief. We will guarantee you to stop
that itch in two seconds.
We have sold other remedies for skin
troubles. but none that we could recom-
mend as highly as this. mild wash Of
Oil Of Wintergreen Thymol and few
other ingredients that have wrought
such wonderful cures all over the coun-
This compound is known as Odd.
Prescription for Eczema and 1t will cool
and heal the itchy. burning skin as
nothing else can.
OF course all other druggists have
ODD Prescription-go to them If you
can't come to us-but don't accept some
big profit substitute.
But If you come to our store. we are
so certain Of what ODD; will do for you
that we offer you full size bottle on
this guarantee:-if you do not find that
1t takes away the itch AT ONCE It
costs you not q cent
Robt. w. Harvey, Druggist
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-11-07
An Even Thine.

The late Sydney Mudd Of Maryland
was on train going from Washington
to his home when man who Ind had
too much to drink sat down beside him.
The passenger blinked at Mudd for q
moment; then he lurched over and
asked, "Shay, wash your namey''
my name is Mudd." he replied.
Said the other: 'You got nothin' on
me. My names Dennis" Saturday
Evening Post.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-11-07
Halloween Party

Misses Dorothy Pike and
Freda Briggs entertained
about twenty young friends
last evening at a Halloween
party at the L. r. Pike home.
Games peculiar to the evening,
fortune telling and the like oc-
cupied the evening until re-
freshments were served. The
house was most artistically dec
Grated.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-11-07
Thick.

GLOW did you find the weather In
kondon?" asked the friend of the re-
armed traveller. !.
"You don't have to find the weather
= London" replied the traveller. '.le
}umps into you at every corner.--,
Me. |