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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16

As a rule the betting in New York is 21A to 1 against Taft. Even money is of fered that Wilson will carry 3S states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16

CTS shipped the bills out of the country as fast as they came in. The merchants were thus saved from paying bank exchange and the expense of furnishing this money fell upon ne canal commission This fin- ally led to the payment of the gold em. ployes' in gold coin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16

Eight murderers have already been ex- ecuted in New York this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16

If we should ever meet that man, Wed say, Don't be forlorn. This country got along quite well
 Before T. R. was born"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16

Silk made out of wood pulp is coming into fashion. It is fully as good as that spun from cocoons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16
THE MonERN. BOY

T IIIl WODEItN BUY. No more he reads dime novels, As in the long ago We did when we were younger The moving picture show Gives all the blood and thunder, A healthy boy desires; Of stirring scenes thrown on the screens He hardly ever tires.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16

The smaller the town the more numer- ous the amateur dramatic companies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16
You,YE MET HIM.

He says he never had a chance ,,
 And yet that man would always shirk, Upon his face Q frightened glance,
 If anyone should mention work. A istless, lazy, worthless wight,
 Ills failure should-cause no surprise; And yet he plains of fortunes slight
 And soothes his pride with empty lies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16

The new Emperor of Japan lacks the poetic faculty of his father He will write no poems.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16

A great many republicans will take their vacations in the first 10 days of No- vember.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16

New York's double decker street cars are expected to lessen strap hanging.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16
MARY.s PLIGHT.

Mary had a little lamb,
 But bills were falling due, Sc. Mary sold that little lamb
 To make an Irish stew. HORSE TRADERS. NATURAL ERROR.
 A gang of bandits descended upon the little bank at Peckyecky, Okla. They flung themselves from their horses, and While one ruffian stood guard outside and menaced the surprised citizenry with flourished weapons and horrid maledic- tions, the rest hurled themselves into the building and .misbehaved as per custom. lank. carelessly constructed man from out on Dirty Woman Creek came saun- tering around the corner and calmly ad- vanced toward the watching desperado.
 Like to swap that ere bay hoss O yourn for a roane' he nonchalantly be- gan.
 "Blankety-blankl" and so on to consid- erable length was the discourteous reply. Git out O here before I fill you full of holes. you dsd-rabbed blank-blanked-- ! l--"
 Well now O course"
 Blink blank bunk Rockchalk! Jays hawk Sizzl Boom Ahl'' and so forth We are robbing this bank, and"
 That so? I didn't know anything spe- eial was goin' on. I judged, from your remarks, that you was some feller I'd traded hosses with before. Well, so longl See you some time when you ain't so tusy''
 And he meandered away. leaving the malefactor gaping after him.-Kansas City Star
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16
A CHILD AND A FLOWER

The 'Hilles-Taft campaign has what's the-use air that is unmistakable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16

George Harvester Perkins is presum- ably studying the cost of a campaign at Armageddon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16

There's n trim rabble let in; nre nll fIsese yOnr faithful friends o' the suburbs. king Henry siii'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16
SOME DAY.

The time is drawing near we notes when one must buy an overcoat. Some day. by jinls, we'll rise and go where winter breezes never blow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16
WHAT WE CAN DO.

WHAT WE CAN DO. We may not hit on happiness The while we toll life's way along, But when the thorns of sorrow press Can tighten trouble with song! PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16

thrown into the ring when the fighting be- gins at Armageddon. Those who are standing there now should read up.
  Thus far Eddie Hines has not demand ed from the United States the money that he spent in putting Liromer over, but he may file his claim next winter.
  Poetry sometimes pays. James Whit comb Riley recently slipped bridegroom check for $5O.Ooo Such things do oc- eur in Indiana. And now it is claimed the new wireless plant of the German government near New York is a violation of the Monroe doctrine.
 As rule the betting in New York is 2lh to 1 against Taft. Even money is of fered that Wilson will carry sS states.
  The colonel claims 255 electoral votes He puts in his sure column, and even then he has nothing on young MT. Hilles.
 --.---- England is constructing a great wireless system that will bind together nearly all parts of the far-hung British empire
  The boys at Rugby no longer wear high hat as a topper. It is said the change is due to Lloyd-Georgeism.
  Silk made out of wood pulp is coming into fashion. It is fully as good as that spun from cocoons. George Harvester Perkins is presum- ably studying the cost of campaign at Armageddon. The new Emperor of Japan lacks the poetic faculty of his father He will write no poems.
 great many republicans will take their vacations in the first 10 days of No vember.
 ---s.-------- The third party is escorting the colonel to his Waterloo, and he will not come back.
  New York's double decker street cars are expected to lessen strap hanging.
  The smaller the town the more numer- ous the amateur dramatic companies.
  The 'Hilles-Taft campaign has a what's the-use air that is unmistakable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-16
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Mary had little lamb,
 But bills were falling due, Sc Mary sold that little lamb To make an Irish stew.
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-31
LABOR DAY.

tt L is ii good thing TO have one holiday just for its own sake.
II not commemorative any religious. patriotic or historical
idea. Labor Day is not very happily named. but everybody
understands its purpose. 1t is the annual secular Sabbath, the
<.day off, for toiers. 1t belongs 10 unofganized as well as
organized labor. The street parade of trades unions has be.
come less and less every year a feature of the observance. but
at its best it was but a small part of the tribute of labor TO the
spirit of the day. The great majority of artisans rightly regard
parading as very much like work. and prefer to spend the holiday
in pleasure outings, generally with their families. Thus there is
a hegira to the beach. the woodland and the baseball diamond.
IN another aspect Labor Day marks the close of the vacation
season. Monday night or The next morning finds the greater part
of the summer colonists home bound from mountain or seaside.
The earlier sunsets and cooler nights bring a reminder that sum
rue has but two weeks to live and that it is time to think of
town duties and town housekeeping. Then. TOO. schooldays are
approaching for the children. Labor Day marks a sharp dividing
line between outdoor and indoor activities.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-31
How the Campaign Progresses
Progressive Democratic Republican
FIGHT IN
SUPREME COURT
Right of Progressive Electors
on G.. o. P. Ticket to
Be Decided.

IL WASHINGTON, Aug. 81. = The
| United States Supreme Court. has
been called upon to decide the right
of the Progressive electors in Kansas
to remain upon the Republican ticket.
The action was transferred to the
highest court from the State court
yesterday.
The Supreme Courts decision, ii is
expected, will have great bearing on
other States where the Progressive
electoral candidates seem likely to be
run on Republican tickets.
The Kansas case vas brought to
the attention of the Supreme Court
at a hearing given by Associate JUS
tees Vandeventer and Pitney in New
York several weeks ago. when, after
hearing arguments by counsel for the
Republicans Of Kansas. an order as
issued permitting an appeal from the
decision If the Kansas Supreme
Court.
The State court refused 10 admit
that the Republican party had the
! right to have the Roosevelt electors
removed from the Republican pri-
mary ballot. The Republicans have
declared that they will vote the
Democratic ticket or will put IA new
Republican State ticket, including 8
candidate for United States senator,
against Governor Stubbs, in the field
unless the Roosevelt electors are re-
moved from their ballots.
The P~rogressives, however, say
they will not get off the ballots unless
compelled to do SO by the United
States Supreme Court.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-31
WILSON FINISHING
HIS LABOR SPEECH
Puts Last Touches on Address
Planned for Buffalo La
Dor Day. =

SEA GRIT, Aug, Ex-Governor Will
son is today putting the finishing
touches on the speech he will deliver
at Buffalo on Labor Day.
This will be delivered before the
labor hosts al Braun's Park in the
afternoon and its basic topic will be
the labor question. The Governor will
review his expressed views on labor
and will tell of the labor legislation
enacted by the New Jersey Legisla-
ture during his term as Governor.
1t is expected hat several other
speeches will be delivered.
The Governor viii remain here and
in New York over Sunday, leaving.
for Buffalo on a midnight train. He
will arrive at the upstate city at 10
o'clock Monday morning, where he
viii be met by a committee, headed
by the mayor and officers of the
United Trades and Labor Council of
Buffalo.
Governor Wilson will be entertained
at lunch by the Buffalo newspaper
editors and will be rendered a recep-
ton at the Sixty-hfth Regiment Ar
mory at s p. m. He will probably
make short addresses on both these
occasions.
Yesterday the governor visited the
where he addressed a large crowd Of
farmers on the tariff as II affects
the agricultural interests.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-31
MUST CHANGE
HIS DESIGNATION
HuegeI, Running for County
Clerk, Can't Call Him
self Republican.

Although he has been a Regular"
Republican all his life and a member
OF the Republican Legislature and
Common Council, J. William Huegel,
of the Thirteenth ward. who is maxi
ing an independent fight at the pri-
maries for the nomination of county
clerk, must use another designation
on the petition he filed yesterday with
County Clerk John B. Woolston. The
change will also be made on the Off
cial ballot.
Mr.. Woolston. who is a candidate
for reelection, filed his petition a week
ago and, according to law, has the
right to the Official title of the party.
Mr.. Woolston communicated with
Alderman Maurice WEIGH, of the Thir-
teenth ward. who is named in the
petition as Mr.. Huegel's financial
agent. and asked that Mr.. Huegel
come in and change the designation
Republican"
The law reads: IF two or a group
select the same designation the mu-
nicipal clerk shall notify the candl-
date or group whose petition was last
filed to select a new designation"
The various other petitions of the
Republicans. Democrats, Progressive
Democracy, Socialist and several in
dependents were all legally arranged.
Late yesterday afternoon the petit
tions of Herbert w. Knight, the Pro-
gressive Democracy candidate in the
Tenth congressional district. and hat
of George Grimme. of Irvington. who
is making an Independent fight for
the Democratic nomination for county
clerk. were filed.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-31
PETITIONS FLOOD
COUNTY CLERKS
Many Hear Late "CaII of Of
flee" Under the Primary
Law.

County clerks offices throughout
this State were flooded yesterday
with the petitions of candidates for
nomination who are to be voted on
at the primaries September "a. Yes
terday was the last day in which
candidates for State and county Of
fees are permitted under the law to
file their petitions.
1t is estimated that there are at
least 10. 900 candidates for the 1000
offices of the State.
In Hudson county there were
eighty Democratic petitions filed for
the nine seats in the new small
County Board of Freeholders, and
thirty men filed petitions for the
twelve nominations for Assembly,
and a similar superabundance Of can
didates is found in Essex, Passaic
and Union counties.
The Introduction OF a second Dem
ocratic ticket here by the followers
of former Sheriff Harrigan raised the
number of Essex petitions consid-
erably.
In Elizabeth the mayoralty nomina-
ton is %arousing more interest on the
Democratic side than is exhibited in
the presidential contest. In South
Jersey the fight of Nichols and GrIf-
fifth Lewis against John J.. Gardner
for the nomination for Congress is
dividing the Republicans.
Apart from these local contests the
struggle between the Roosevelt and
Taft forces for the selection of a
favoring electoral ticket is awakening
a secondary interest.
The candidates for State Senate,
Assembly and Congress of each party
constitute its State convention that
is to select the electoral candidates.
The Roosevelt forces have filed petit
ions asking for the nomination. of
Republicans who will elect Roosevelt
electors in some of the counties. In
other counties they have named third
party candidates.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-31

~ THOUGH the conviction is universal that Mr.. Taft cannot
IN be reelected and that in the next Congress his party
will be in the minority in both houses. business is improv.
ing, stocks are going up and there is every indication of boom.
II is evident that nobody is scared at the prospects of RepubIi.
tan defeat. and yet when we consider the solemn warnings of
4Ir. Taft and those who speak for his candidacy people ought TO
be, and there should be a general hiding of valuables and ,e.
trenchment of expenses, with a feeling of impending calamity.
Perhaps the reason for the buoyant confidence lies in the crops.
The Republican administration has no control over the crops
Lean years and fat years come, as the order of nature may
happen TO be, and this is one of the fat years. Good crops
mean business activities. The calamity cry this wear would only
provoke derision. But while the government cannot control the
order of nature it can prevent the trade conspiracies that mt nm
prices to inordinate figures and maintain them even in seasons
of greatest abundance. The big crops this year will no cheapen
the cost of living to any extent and may not prove profitable to
The farmers, who, by reason of middlemen combination. NAV he
unable to market a large part of their crops.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-31
WOMEN IN o o C H

CHICAGO, Aug. 31.-The first fac
tional fight in the Progressive party
in Illinois probably will be settled by
suffragists. Medill Mccormick and
John F. Bass are rivals for leadership
in the Twenty-first ward. A meeting
will be held Monday night to elect
officers and settle the rivalry.
Led by Mrs. Bass. the women Pro-
gressives are circulating a petition
demanding the right TO vote at the
meeting. Should Mrs. Medill McCor-
mick take a hand, it is predicted Mrs.
Bass by no means will be able to
deliver all the suffrage votes to her
husband.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-31
A DYNAMITE PLOT AGAINST LABOR.

IT f the charge against President William NJ. Wood. of the
Ii American Wooden Company, of having caused dynamite
TO be planted in houses in Lawrence. Mass. to be dis
covered by detectives, to make it appear that the strikers in
the companys employ intended TO blow up the company's mills.
ean be proven it will have a farreaching effect. The evidence
10 sustain the charge was strong enough to justify Woods in
dicfment by a grand jury. The treatment of the alien labor
Employed by the American Woolen Company was the subject
of investigation by a committee of Congress and the report
showed up the company in the blacklist colors. Paid starvation
wages and herded together in shacks and working long hours
the work people were treated worse than cattle. And the
American Wooden Company is protected by enormous tariff
duties and pays extravagant dividends to it's stockholders. The
veto of the wool bill by Mr.. Taft made this $75 100000 trust. with
IFS thirty three mills, secure in its vast profits at the expense
alike Of human labor and the consumer. II was to prevent
labor from getting a fair hearing and securing some small
increase OF wages out of the fat profits of the trust that the
dynamite was planted And if a few score of laborers had
been sent to prison for a dynamite "plot'no remorse would have
troubled the men who put the job up on them.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-31
"ANTIb|G FOUR"
TICKET IN HUDSON
Opposition List Is Placed in the
Field at the Last
Minute. g

JERSEY CITY, Aug. s1.-An
"anti-Big Four ticket has beer
placed in the field at the last minute
against the big Four candidates.
Hudson county voters who retired
last night with knowledge of only
the big Four ticket awakened to-
day TO find a full opposition list be-
fore them. Sheriff Wedin, Frank
Hague and John McMahon,s leading
the opposing faction, after an all-
day conference, late last night finally
succeeded in getting together a COM
plete list and filed it.
The 'anti-Big Four ticket is az
follows:
County supervisor, James Radigan,
of the Eleventh Ward, this city. For
Assembly-John Adelung, JerseyCity;
George NJ. Lee, North Hudson; Mich
ael J. Donovan, Bayonne; Frank c.
Smith, Jersey City; Thomas A. Mar
tin, North Hudson; Arthur F. Me-
Grath, Jersey City; Walter L. Nc
Dermott. Jersey City; Alfred L.
Moorshead, Kearny; George J. Still
man, Jersey City, and John NJ. Tay.
lor, Hoboken.
For observation-disclosures terms,
Harry Heller, Jersey City; James W.
Shannon, Jersey City, and J. Leo
Sicily, West New York. Two-year
terms, Benjamin Pepper. Harrison;
John Conway, Jersey City, and Wal
ter milford, Hoboken. One-year
term, William J. Cross. Jersey City.
Thomas A. Lally, Jersey City, and
Vincent McHugh, Bayonne.
Assemblyman George F. Brensing-
er, Thomas NJ. Donnelly and Thomas
Griffin, who are not in either the
big -Four" or "Anti-Big Four" will
make their fight as individuals. with
a dozen other candidates who are not
among those grouped on either
ticket. will adopt the slogan, Smash
the bracket"
Former Judge Mark A. Sullivan
was among the many Democrats who
advised against bracketing the ANTI
Big Four" candidates.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-31
SEES DEMOCRATIC SWEEP

ELLSWORTH, Me, Aug. 81
Champ Clark, speaker of the House
of Representatives, last night made a
speech In which he said: Seventy
two years ago the refrain rang
through the land:
Maine bent hell-bent
For Governor Kent"
and that couplet and the Wing vic
tory in the state election, on which
that couplet was based, gave inspira-
ton TO Wings everywhere and con-
tributed largely to Martin Van Blu
ren's Waterloo and to the astound-
ing triumph of 'Tippecanoe and ny
lor. too
"Once more Maine holds the post of
honor he said. "If the Democrats
of Maine win in this September State
election they will point the way to
an overwhelming Democratic victory
in November-a victory SO sweeping
as to give us a Democratic House.
Senate and President"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-31
PERKINS ANSWERS

NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-George w.
Perkins was at the Progressive
party's headquarters yesterday after
noon. and was shown the article in
the Democratic Textbook telling of
the United States Steel Corporations
contribution of $4,000 to the Roose-
welt campaign fund in 1904. Mr.. Per-
kins said: "In 1904 it was customary
and expected by everybody that cor
porations should contribute to the
campaign funds of the party they
favored. / have read recently that
Governor Wilson himself wrote to
somebody in 1907 that he saw no harm
in campaign contributions from cor
p~orations, provided the actions of the
elected candidate were not influenced
in his official conduct"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-31
FRUITS OF DOLLAR DIPL OMACY.

MAUI affairs in Mexico, Nicaragua, Cuba and Panama could
w not be much worse than they are. thanks 10 the blunder
ing dollar diplomacy" that came in with Secretary Knox
In all those states bitter feeling has been stirred up against the
United States. In Mexico massacres have been threatened. In
Nicaragua American forces have been landed to protect Ameri
can life and property. Americans are maltreated in Panama
and our charge dafairs in Havana has been physically as
saulted and viely abused in Havana newspapers. which. of
course, reflect the Cuban feeling. The charge diafairs is col
lection agent for commercial claims against the Cuban govern
ment, and hence this bitterness and these insults. The diplo-
matte service of the United States has ALWAYS been a Joke.
We have had some good secretaries of state. such as Freling-
huysen, Olney and Hay, and some poor ones. like Knox. whose
main idea is to get some advantageous foreign loans for Wall
Street and procure foreign contracts for the steel trust. And
we are witnessing some of the fruits in Cuba and Mexico and
Nicaragua-the %implacable i'll will of people who should be our
stanch friends.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-31
SAYS U AIDED T. r.

NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-Document-
airy evidence that the steel trust con
tributed s10,O 900 to the Republican Ma
tional Committee in 1904, when Col.
Roosevelt was the nominee, is pre-
scented in the handbook of the Demo-
cratic National Committee, which was
published yesterday. This evidence
is in the form of a receipt, signed by
Charles H. Duel, assistant treasurer,
dated September II, 1904, and a letter
dated two Gays later. signed by e. T.
Stotesbury, of Philadelphia. a partner
OF J. P. Morgan and chairman of one
OF the finance committees of the Re-
publican National Committee, enclos-
ing the receipt to the United States
Steel Corporation.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-31
WILSON LEAGUE TICKET
NAMED IN NINTH WARD

At a meeting last night in the
Woodrow Wilson League headquar-
tiers, Clinton street. the members Of
the South End Wilson League unani-
mously nominated the following ticket
for the Ninth ward: For alderman,
Charles l.. Norton; Justice of the
peace, John sutton; constable. John
J. Scully; for county committeeman.
First district, James e. Rice; Second
district, Christopher O'Rourke; Third
district, Joseph r. Potter. Fourth dis
trict, John r. Mccarthy; Fifth dis
trict. Bernard w. Terlinde: Sixth dis
trict, John Cav: Seventh district,
John l.. Armitage; Eighth district,
Charles F. w. Meyer; Ninth district,
John F.. Vanderhook. Judge Thomas
s. Henry presided last night. A meet
ing to ratify the nominations will be
held in st. Stephens Hall, II Eliza
beth avenue, next Tuesday evening.