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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-06-27
toward abating the nuisance.

toward aOatlnS the nuisance.
The particles Of dust flying
about in the air carry with them
disease germs of every kind and
are a menance to the public
health. In former years por-
ton of the main street has al
ways been sprinkled as soon as
the dry season arrived and there
is no reason why the streets
should not be sprinkled this Sea
son. A list is now being circu-
lated among the business men
and the council should assist by
keeping the crossings sprinkled.
~-e--
Quite number of young ladies
from this city will attend the sum
mer session of the Superior Normal
School. Among the number are the
Misses Muriel Estabrook, Fredrecca
Johnston, Ethel Doucette, Hide
gard Tetzner, Isabella Johnston.
Fern Perley, Lydia Johnson, Mayme
Monahan and Myrtle Smith.
MIR. and Mrs. E. ID. Bowers and
three children of Colorado Springs,
Col. arrived in the city last Thurs
day and will spend some time visit
ing at the residence of Rev. and
Mrs. Ell. C. Rehm.
The home of Walter Hudson on
west Pine st. was damaged by fire
last Friday morning. The place
was occupied by w. ]. Moore. The
larger part Of the household gooos
were carried out and were not dam
aged.
Mrs. Julius Casperson and child
rem expect to leave today for Hougt-
ton, Mich, where Mr.. Casperson
has a good position with the Dupont
Company. The household goods
will be shipped the latter part of
this week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27
.'ME.''

Every admirer of Theodore Roose-
welt should ponder carefully his call
for a new party.
An ex-president of the United
States, seeking to rend In two the
party which has honored him, will
in the nature of things set forth his
strongest reasons. Mr.. Roosevelt's
statement is to the end but an am
plification of its first sentence:
"A clear majority Of the delegates
honestly elected to this convention
were chosen by the people to noml-
nate me-"
Me" That is all. There Is no
hint of any body of principles on
which the new party is to be found
ed, of any difference of opinion be-
tween it's would-be founder and that
part of the organization he would
leave behind. Whatever his politi-
cal creed is, he did not think it of
sufficient Importance to incorporate
it into his manifesto. That he fills
with one thing: the deep damna-
ton of the taking off of "me" in my
race for the presidency. If Mr..
Roosevelt were really concerned
with anything greater and more i'm
portant than his own inordinate
pride, thus stung to the quick, he
would, if he believes what he says
about his own popular following,
stay in the party and force revision
of the National Committees rules.
On July 10, 1904, Theodore Roose-
welt stood at Valley Forge and said:
Here at Valley Forge Washington
and his Continentals warred not
against the foreign soldiery, but
against all the appeals of our nature
that are most difficult to resist
against Encouragement, discomfort,
the mean envies and jealousies and
heartburnings sure to arise at any
time among large bodies of men, but
especially sure to arise when defeat
and disaster have come to large
bodies of men.
The intrepid leader now seeking
to rear a new party on the founda-
ton of resentment of wrong done
to me might with profit pause in
his headlong career, to read for a
few moments from his own collected
works.-St. Louis Republic.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27
THE TWO.THIRDS RULE.

The question of the abolition of
the two-thirds rule in democratic
national conventions is under dis
cussion. This is matter wholly
within the province of the conven-
ton to decide. The classic theory
has been that worthy candidate
possessing majority was, by the
laws governing normal political
action, assured of the necessary two
thirds, so that the rule would remain
dead letter except in the rare in
stance where an unworthy man
might gain temporary advantage.
Under such circumstances, it would
be of priceless value.
The democratic two-thirds rule
has not worked badly, as compared
with the majority rule of the repub-
licans Fewer ballots have been
taken in democratic conventions
since the election of 1872 than in
republican conventions.
In 1908, 1904, 1900 and 1894,
the candidates of both parties were
nominated either on the first ballot
or by acclamation. In 1888, Cleve-
land was nominated by reclamation,
and Harrison on the eighth ballot.
In 1884, Cleveland was nominated
on the second ballot, Blaine on the
fourth. In 1880, Hancock was NOM
mated by exclamation after the Sec
ond ballot, while it took thirty-six
ballots to nominate Garfield. In
1876, Tilden was nominated on the
second ballot, and Hayes on the
the seventh. The year 1896 stands
alone as one in which the democats
ballotcd bftener than the republi-
cans; but in this solitary instance,
when Mckinley was nominated on
the first ballot, only five ballots were
taken in the convention that nomi-
mated Bryan.
+ 1t would seem, in the light of forty
years of party history, to be matter
of little consequence whether the
rule is preserved or changed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27
1908 AND 1912.

BY precisely the same methods
which enabled Mr. Roosevelt to con-
troll the republican national conven-
ton in the interest of Mr.. Taft four
years ago, Mr.. Taft's supporters con-
troll the convention of 1912.
If, as Mr.. Roosevelt and his back
ers assert SO loudly, the system
which prevails in the conduct of this
years convention is wrong, a fraud
and a steal, that system was wrong
a fraud and a steal in 1908.
If the steam-roller style of bust.
ness was the perogative of the fac.
ton in power four years ago, it is
the perogative of the faction in
power today.
Whether the system be all right
or all wrong what was sauce for the
goose four years ago is sauce for the
gander in 1912.-Chicago Journal
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27

Hon. V. R. McGinnis, democratic
candidate for Congress, is to preside
at the Democratic state convention
at Cedar Rapids, as its temporary
chairman. Mr.. McGinnis will have
splendid opportunity to sound a
campaign keynote, as the national
platform will have been promulgated
at Baltimore and the campaign will
open early this year. Mr.. McGinnis
is some talented musician when it
comes to. sounding keynotes, but we
know of one party at least who won't
like Mr.. McGinnis' music and that
is nobody but one Horace M. Town
er, of Corning, Adams county, Iowa
s-Centerville Journal.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVEN-
TION.

The democrats Of the state of
Iowa are called to meet in conven-
ton in the city of Cedar Rapids, on
Thursday, July Is, at eleven o'clock
a. M, for the purpose of nominating
two candidates for Judge of the
Supreme Court and for the trans
action of such other business as may
properly come before it. The ratio
of representation will be one dele
gate from each county and one ad-
ditional delegate for each 200 votes
and fraction thereof above 100 votes
cast for Hon. Claude R. Porter for
governor at the general election of
1910. Upon such basis the counties
of Iowa are entitled to the number
of delegates as set forth below:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

(By Charles H. Tavener, special
Washington correspondent of The
Reporter.)
Washington, June 22.-If in or
der to be convinced that the present
policy Of high protection is a mis-
take, the American public simply de-
mands evidence that workers in the
most highly protected industries re-
ceive no protection whatsoever, then
the country will go overwhelmingly
Democratic this fall. The evidence
is accessible. E, - .s -. .sE.-y>..
The Lawrence, Mass, strike re-
vealed that the men, women and
children workers in the great wooden
mills the most highly protected in
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27

, IUCdI I,VO
..s The time and place of holding the
county conventions is established by
the state primary law and calls
should be published by county chair
men for Saturday, June 20, at eleven
o'clock. The delegates to the county
conventions were elected at the pri-
maries and each precinct is entitled
to the same ratio or representation
as obtained for the first county con-
4vention held this year.
Dated at Manson, Iowa, this tenth
day of June, 1912.
~, N. F. REED, Chm.
JOHN F. DALTON, Sec.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27

be questioned under oath as to HIS
political convictions, pledges, the
names Of his hackers, his present and
past business or professional afilia-
tions. The manner and scope of such
examinations is to be definitely pre-
scribed by law, and the record of
each test published at public expense
and sent to every registered voter
before election.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27

= Col. Roosevelt once said he would
crawl the length of Pennsylvania
avenue to elect Elihu Root Presi-
dent. At the time it was thought to
be Roosevelt boast because it
wasn't generally known what an i'm
promptu and versatile crawler the
Colonel is.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27

Sympathy will be felt for the
southern negro delegate who gave
back $500 to Taft's manager. A
modern republican convention is no
place for an innocent old plantation
darkey.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27

Theodore Roosevelt" says the
! Baltimore American, us the worst
political demagogue in American his
tory" This sounds like yindica-
tioo of Hon. w. Roscoe Stubs.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27

President Taft says that his vo-
cabulary is that of gentleman.
Unfortunately however, there are
many voters who do not care for
that osrt of vocabulary even if they
understand it,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27

It is estimated Chicago will get
about $10,O00,0O0 out of the con-
yention. You were mistaken in
supposing the southern delegates
got 1t all. hi
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27

Operating a steam roller in Chi
cago is almost as exciting as oper-
ating street railway in Kansas City.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27

When success is a certainty the
Democrat who would stir up strife
is not true to the principles of the
party.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27

The real vote will be by republi-
cans voting the democratic ticket
next November.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27
A STANDPAT VIEW.

LATE Young briefly paraphrased:
Everything is going to h--ll. Hur-
rah for HI! Let's all 60 there!"
-Keokuk Gate City.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27

81 will accept the nomination il
rendered. Theodore Roosevelt.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27
LENNE COX, Owner .

E. $50 So *lsssa
- A. thoroughbred Jersey Bull
of the best of qualities will stand
: the season Of 1912 1t the @. w.
Recder pasture In west Leon.
: Service feo 41.50 - the gate. I
: SEQ Harry Marvin. i..a
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-27
The REGULAR and Reliable Specialist

Cures permanently the cases he undertakes
and sends the incurable home without taking .
fee from them. This is why he continue. his
visits year after year while other specialists have
made q few visits and ceased to return.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-11
The Wagon Wheel Paradox.

A very interesting paradox is the one
concerning an ordinary wagon wheel.
which is solid and rigid. yet. when fas
tened on it's axle on a wagon, when the
wagon moves part of the circumfer-
ence of the wheel which Is in contact
with the ground is for an instant at
absolute rest, while the point directly
perpendicular to it is flying along at
high rate of speed. The two points
horizontal with the center Of the wheel
are travelling pretty fast, but only half
as fast as the topmost point. and as
the up going horizontal point increases
in speed the down going one slows up
until it is at rest for a moment when
in contact with the ground Yet the
wheel is one solid piece and there are
only two points going at the same rate
of speed at the same time. Yet If the
wheel is taken off the axle and rolled
down an incline every point Of the cir
conference moves at the same rate Of
speed.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-11
Blue Balloons.

In case you ever feel tempted to buy
balloon don't buy blue one. Red
ones are the best. There Is a scientific
reason why. According to the re-
searches Of NJ. Reynaud, caoutchouc is
strongly attracted by the ultra violet
rays from the mercury vapor lamp
with quartz tube. which is a power
rul source of such rays This fact has
a practical bearing in connection with
balloon envelopes. which are treated
with caoutchouc. Aeronauts are ia.
m1liar with the discovery that the en-
velopes suffer during ascensions, and
this Is explained by the greater effect
OF ultra violet rays at high attitudes.
Experiment had already led to using
yellow coloring matter on the envel-
opes. and red balloons are sometimes
seen, but never blue or violet. M
Reynaud considers that red is the bes+
color to use. as it not only absorbs the
ultra violet rays. but also the blue
gays, and these last are likely to share
in the bad action of the suns rays upon
balloons.-New York World.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-11
Rock Salt Discovered by Accident

Rock Salt Discovered by Accident.
The great rock salt deposits of Louis.
lana were discovered by accident In
May, 1862. Salt was very scarce at
that time, and the proprietor of the
Islands salt works, John Marsh Avery
determined to profit by it, With this
end in view he commenced to deepen
his wells. One negro workman, after
going down sixteen feet. came to Mr.
Avery with the news that he had
struck sunken log. and could pro-
coed no further. Mr.. Avery investigat-
ed and found, not log. but the great
rock salt deposit that has made Louis
lana famous throughout the country
The discovery did not come altogether
as a surprise. as Thomassy had pre-
dicted that a great rock salt deposit
would one day be discovered in each Of
the five Gulf islands. and perhaps IN
other portions of the state. Since the
close of the war. rock salt has been
an important contributing factor in the
mineral wealth of the state.-National
Magazine.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-11
He's Still RUNNING.

A gentleman in Manchester restau-
rant the other day thought he would
have a joke with the waiter and asked
him if he had ever seen sausage roll
Say" said the waiter, II have not
only seen a sausage roll, but I have
seen a biscuit box, table spoon. a
chimney sweep, a chain link. a nose
gay. a camera slide, garden fence, a
sword fish, a wall flower" But when
he got to 'fire escape" the gentleman
thought it was high time for him to
escape too.
AS he went the waiter went with
him. saying, "a trap turn, a cake walk,
a mountain climb. sky lark. honey
comb, half crown
But by this time the gentleman joker
was half way down the street In
dazed condition.-LondOn Ideas.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-11
CITY Official Is Loan Auent.

Spokane.-Mayor Hind1ey, member
Of the councils pawnshop probe com
Argall, city purchasing agent, is presi.
dent of the Security Loan company
the new name of the Northwestern
Loan company. The latter is the
pawn shop closed by the council pend
ing action on it's renewal of license,
following charge of former City
Councilman J. A. Schiller that usuri
Gus rate of interest amounting to over
120 per cent was being charged.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-11
WASHINGTON STATE
NEWS OF INTEREST
Important Happenings of the
Week From Towns in Our
State.
Mill Employees Ask Protection.

Tacoma.-Five different petitions,
each signed by more than so employees
of the St. Paul mill company, which
the Industrial Workers of the World
are endeavoring to close by means Of
Inducing the men employed there to
go on strike, were presented to Com
missioner Petit, appealing for police
protection. The petitions recite that
the employees Of the mill are being
subjected to threats and insults by
the alleged agitators, and ask that
these men be compelled to remain
away from the vicinity of the plant.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-11
Marriage.

"Don't sheer at the Chinese literat1
and the ancient Chinese literature"
The speaker was the Chinese consul
general in San Francisco. He contin-
ued:
"Our ancient Chinese literature Is
wise. Take, for example, one OF It's
epigrams on marriage Could anything
be wiser than this:
Marriage is like besieged city
those without all want to get in, and
those within all want to get out.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-11
Everett's Train Service Bettered.

Everett.-Everett is to have a new
interurban service that will allow
splendid communication facilities be-
tween this point, Snohomish and Mon
roe, for the Chicago, Milwaukee & Pu.
get Sound railway company has defin-
itely decided to inaugurate it's general
passenger business on the Everett
Cedar Falls branch, also the interur-
ban service, some time before May 1.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-11
90 Cars Paper For Fruit Wrapping

90 Cars Paper For Fruit Wrapping.
Walla Walla.-With an estimated
crop of from 1000 to $500 carloads of
fruit in the Walla Walla valley this
year, it is estimated that there will be
required to wrap it and prepare it for
is figuring a half pound of wrapping
paper to the box, or about 800 pounds
to the car of fruit There will be
enough apples raised here this year
to give each resident of the United
States one or two specimens.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-11
DATES WILL BE CHANGED
Southwest Washington Development
Meeting June 5.

Centralia.-The date of the wild
summer convention of the Southwest
Washington Development Association
to be held in Centralia, probably will
be changed from June 1 to June 5.
Superintendent R. B. Kellogg has
notified the Centralia commercial club
that the auditorium of the new high
school will not be available for the
convention. 1t was suggested that
the convention be postponed, until
after the close of school, but this
would conflict with the Rose Festival
in Portland, as well as conventions
to be held in Seattle and Vancouver,
B. C. The date will be set definitely
at the next meeting of the commercial
club
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-11
Seattle Bond Issue Upheld.

Seattle.-The decision of the super
Tor court that the 100000 worth of
bonds voted by the citizens in 1911
are valid, opens the way for construc-
ton of a line connecting Rainier and
Ballard, extreme points of the city,
and passing through the business CEN
ter of Seattle The court swept away
every objection raised to the validity
of the bonds.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-11
PENALTY Nav Be Cent Fine.

North Yakima.-Eva Bertalon, on
trial for the murder Of her infant child
whose body was found in an irrigating
ditch. was found guilty of manslaugh-
ter. It was said the child died from
neglect, but the jury signed petition
To Judge Preble asking him to impose
the lowest possible penalty, which is
q fine of one cent.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-11
a Mean Insinuation.

1t was at one of the famous "frol-
les" given by the Lambs. Mr.. Charles
Frohman had made an extremely neat
and appropriate speech. There was
loud applause at its finish. and then'
Author, author!" cried Mr.. Augustus
Thomas, standing up on his chair.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-11
To Build 10 Miles of Road.

Mount Vernon.-Skagit county c1tl-
xens. city folks and ranchers, will en-
deayor by united effort to build ten
miles of first-class road in one day this
summer. At a meeting o. the Skaglt
county Good Roads association
movement to accomplish that result
was put under way.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-11
One Was Enough.

Hub-You say I've only one rauit.
Well, If that's all. can't be sucn
bad husband. Wife-William. quar-
ter with a hole in it has only one rauit'
but what use is it?-Boston Transcript
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-11
Two Men Escape conconcuIIy Jail

TWO WCH ESNdPC SOIISS''SN''S
Conconcully.-Two prisoners, both
under sentence to the state penitentl-
ary at Walla Walla, escaped from the
county Jail here and nothing OF their
whereabouts has been ascerta1ned.
The prisoners were B. II. Marsh, I'M
der sentence of two to five years for
bigamy, and Fred Bongard, under SEN
tence OF one to Is years for grand
larceny.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-11
AUTO Runs over Mill Foreman

Aberdeen.-Mike Rowland, fore
nan at the Slade mill, sustained serl-
GUS injuries when he was knocFea
down and run over by an automobile
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-11
Money,

Bacon-Money will do almost any
thing.
Egbert-It won't take Diot Irom
your escutcheon.
Perhaps not. but it will buy LOT
more escutcheons" - Yonkers States
man.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-11
A Came Loser.

Hes a game loser. isn't her
81 should say he is! He doesn't seen
TO care what his wife and children
have to go without" pEes
Press.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-04-11
e.,r...;o, and Suppression.

Maud-Jack Hawkins sang up at oul
house last night Alice-Did he lei
himself out? Maud-No; fatner sho"
ed him the door quick.-Boston iran
script.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-03-29
NOT A cuRE-ALL, BUT A FAD

Horace Greeley, as we'll as hun
dreds of others of equal rank and in
tellectuality, proclaimed that we are
governed too much. A great many
thinkers contend that government
should not interfere with ones re-
ligion. That that is something sacred
between one and his God Others
contend that sumptuary legislation is
wrong. That it is no part of the gov
eminent to NEEDLE with ones domes-
tic affairs and say what we shall eat
or what we shall drink, or wherewith-
al we shall be clothed. The more we
can simplify government, the less
complex we can make it, the better
it will be for all concerned. The ini-
tiative, referendum and recall, instead
of simplifying it, would make it
more complex and would add to our
burdens of being governed too much.
My, my; see how people are possess
ed of fads. Religious fads; political
fads; scientific fads; society fads-
fads galore. See how many denomi-
nations are founded upon the Chris
tian religion, Every denomination be-
lieves the tenet of faith of every 9TH
er denomination to be wrong, except
it's own. See the different denomina-
tions that have sprung up within the
memory of men yet living. AS litter
ate as John Smith was, see what a
wonderful religion he has establish
ed. See how successful were the ef-
forts of Mary Baker Eddy. A good
old-fashioned Baptist, or Methodist,
or Presbyterian, does not see how it
is possible for so many apparently
sensible people to be carried away
with such fads, but nevertheless
creeds of these people are growing.
Now, if we had the initiative, referen-
dunn and recall, every man with fad
would conscientiously believe it to be
a cure-all for the evils with which
the earth is anlicted and would use
his most strenuous exertions to have
it enacted into law, and he and his
friends would be busying themselves
about procuring signatures, and we
would be deluged and engulfed with
elections. There are fads and fads,
butsit seems to us that the initiative,
referendum and recall has the ap-
pearance of fadism gone to seed 1t
is worse than the Ocala demands,
the Omaha platform, 16 to 1, loco foco,
knownothingism. Imperialism, or any
of the fads and cure-alls with which
we have had to contend against dur
ing the century and quarter of our
national existence.