Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-14

represented, and the gigantic amount of
that basic ~commodity-tbe only real
wealth. after all-lHbor.
stars Display Attractive.
One of the first booths encountered by
the visitor on entering is the exhibit of
The Newark Star. The sightseer will
gravitate to 1t unswervingly, and every
moment during last nights show the at
PENDANTS at The Star booth were kept
busy.
The great attraction at this booth Is a
miniature Hoe twin-octuple printing
press, which prints a newspaper two
inches wide by three inches long. This
press is of the same type as those used
In The Stars new plant. 1t is a perfect
reproduction Of the most modern exam
pie of the press builders art, and It's
functions are exactly the same as It's
larger prototypes.
1t Will print four complete and differ
emf newspapers at once. Every bour II
VIII turn out 1000 of them, exactly the
same number as produced by the large
press in The Star pressroom. This model
machine was built by the experts of the
Hoe Printing Press Company at a cost of
$4s'oW. 1t is made of brass, gold plated
and nickel-plated steel. More than ss. 600
parts enter into its construction, and il
took three years to build.
To run this press only o%ne-auarter of a.
horsepower is required, so dellcately is
1t made.
After the exposition this model viii
be placed on exhibition at The Star
building.
Another mechanical device Of great
Interest to the crowds is a machine used
In the manufacture Of electric volt
meters and ammeters. One of the ma
chimes in this exhibit is a wire drawing
machine which draws out steel wire IA
a thickness of one two-thousandtb Of an
inch, so fine that it-would take a length
of more than nineteen miles to weigh a
pound.
Pianos, desks, furniture of all kinds.
hardware of all kinds. oil paintings. in
surance companies. metal works. fancy
and heavy n in fact every kind of
material that can be conceived are
shown.
Hundreds stood by and watched the
staff of a complete printing plant get out
an Extra when the exposition opened.
The paper is called the Exposition News
and Is published right on the floor of the
Armory. The exhibit Is shown by the
united printers of Essex County. Theo-
dore s. Pettinger is managing editor and
William G.. Rose is exposition editor.
The Woman's Suffrage booth was a
oantra ~ aotivitv lost piyht Aa -
members of local organizations and the
united committees were present and were
kept busy answering questions.
The suffrage booth is opposite the booth
of the Essex County Mosquito Extermi-
nation Commission and the suffragettes
caused a good deal OF merriment by post
ing a card printed as follows:
Governor Wilson has a worse pest
than mosquitoes to worry about
The women presiding at the suffrage
booth were indignant owe the matter of
Sunday closing of the exposition. They
say they will not attempt any militant
actions in the armory for their cause,
but they say they will fight to a finish
to get the exposition to keep open Sun
day. How can our girls who work all
the week get here?" they asked. Man
ager Rose said hat their demands would
be considered IL the general senti-
ment was for a Sunday opening the
wishes of those concerned would be
respected.
Want Sunday Open.
The suffragettes have created a COM
mittee to keep after the Sunday opening
matter. The Committee comprises Mrs.
Clara V. Laddey and Mrs. Sarah s. Van
Wrinkle and others yet to be named.
The wireless station was kept busy all
evening sending out messages to friends
of those at the exposition and to the
news agencies and others. During the
evening some excitement was furnished
by the wireless man when he posted a
message received from the steamship
Lyona. in mid-Atlantic, via the Brook
lyn Navy Yard. telling of having passed
the wreck of a large vessel. Those in
charge of the wireless booth are Norbert
c. Engst, of the Central High School,
and Wilbur Freeland, of Stevens Pre-
paratory School.
The Essex County Mosquito Extermina-
tion booth was well filled during each
minute of the show by those who wished
TO get definite information regarding
deadly and Just simply annoying mos
quitoes. Signs inducing the employing of
stagnant pools, rain barrels. etc, In line
with the determination work OF the COM
mission hung round the booth. Photo
graphs were shown OF laborers at work
digging trenches, draining the marshy
meadows where the insects breed. In
walls and In hox were cafaIo0nad fha