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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-05-24
A GREAT EXPERT IN THE
CAMPAIGN AGAINST FLIES

In the June American Magazine
there IS an interesting article about
Clifton F. Hodge, professor of biolo-
gy IN Clark University at Worcester,
Mass. Last year Professor Hodge
led the children of his city in an
interesting scientific campaign
against flies, this being a part
OF his idea of getting vital science
into the life of the children by wav
OF the public schools. In a three
week campaign a few Worcester boys
and girls killed 100000 flies.
Following is an extract:
Easy as turning over your
hand says Hodge. SO simple as
to be almost humorous and so effect
i've that it is little short of uncanny, ,
writes DR.. Guy L. Hummer, who
tried out the Hodge plan last sum-
mer on his Maryland farm. It's
the best fun we ever had,' say the
boys and girls. The Hodge Plan"
is biologically the easiest, simplest
and most direct solution of the
filth disease fly problem imaginable,
solution which means the SAVING
annually of at least 100000 lives,
$500, 100000 and endless discom-
fort to 100000 people in Amer
lea. Carry the whole fight out
doors, where it belongs. With
durable wire traps set over all gar
bage pals, where they feed, and in
the windows of all stable cellars,
where they breed, simply let the
pest catch themselves; and then
feed them to the Chickens One
Worcester boy brought in twenty
two quarts as the catch of a single
day. 1t is only question of edu.
eating everybody to cooperate. Only
232 out of the more than $4,000
Worcester children enter e d tn e
campaign, and in the best sections of
the city not more than one family in
ten even tried to do effective work,
but the results plainly indicate the
possibilities Of the plan.
In paper read before the Amer
lean Civic Association at it's last
meeting in Washington on the SUBJ
ject of Civic Fly Campaigns, DR..
Hodge called attention to the fact
that by offering prizes for the lar
gest number of flies caught we put
a premium on unsanitary con-
ditions and may actually stimulate
fy-breeding. To correct the error
he offered the following suggestion:
1.-The civic fly campaigns of the
future will focus all prizes and honor
on the complete absence of flies.
Dividing city into equal districts,
instead of browning him winner who
who catches the most, he will win
who has his district clean first, i e. :,
who first catches none. The real
object of our civic effort will thus
be attained and the result will be
subject to perfectly clear inspection
and demonstrations. Instead of our
children wailing for more flies to
catch. we shall have general rejoic-
ing that the work is we'll done, re-
jOicing in clean wholesome homes,
free from danger of filth. disease in
fections, clean wholesome stores and
market places, a time-old weary
fight ended and the most deadly
enemy of mankind vanished at last.
This is now perfectly possible, even
easy contamination, if every house
hold will cooperate. 1t could all
be accomplished at less labor and
expense than is now required in ex-
ira window and house cleaning due
to the presence of the pests. "
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-05-24

WANTED-TO trade town lots on Villa
pa Harbor for orchard tracts of ten to
twenty acres near Kennewick, Wash.
Address D. E. Fessenden, Raymond.
Wash. General delivery. 422-442
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-05-24

It's too bad the home ball club
could not connect more frequently
With the smoke balls of the Kenne-
wick pitcher in last Sundays game
because they would be much better
of financially. 1t was given to the
Advocate later on that the boys were
offered money by several business
men if they won the game. The
total sum was about S25.-Richland
Advocate.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-05-24
STRAWBERRY BOAT

The strawberry boat, Agnes,
made her initial trip Thursday to
this port and Aliens and -Thomp-
son's landings up river and carried
hack a good-sized consignment of
strawberries for shipment to eastern
and western markets.
The boat will run daily hereafter
during the berry season, being I'M
der contract with the Richland
Fruit Growers ASSOCIATION to carry
ont the crop and deliver it at the
dock in Kennewick in good condi-
.ion.-Richland Advocate.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-05-24
ADVERTISED LETTERS

HUvcnttScU ltVftM
Anderson, Mrs. May
Cahail, Mrs. O. D.
Hansen, Mrs. Mae
Hedley, Adam
Henderson, Mrs. Paul
Jones, Ms. Geo.
johnson, A.
LaGary, Leslie
Maher. Mrs. Frank
Richter, Elmer
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-07-10

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drawn just as the forty-sixth ballot
was being started.
Memorable Convention.
The Democratic convention Of 1912
will go down in history as being the
most remarkable held by the party
in the last fifty years. It was more
fruitful OF sensation and excitement
than any political gathering ever held
within the memory Of the Oldest dele.
gate. It took seven days and thir-,
teen sessions of the hardest and most
strenuous lighting to pick the stand
ard bearer: who is to lead the party
in the coming campaign. Forty-six
times was the roll OF states called
before a decision was reached.
The first ballot was taken early Fri
day morning after an all night session
devoted to oratory on the part Of the
champions Of the different candidates,
in which they set forth the reasons
why their particular man was the
man Of all men to lead the party's
battle for votes in November.
starting the Ballotina.
The first ballot resulted: Clark,
44O1k; Wilson, 324; Harmon, 148;: Un-
derwood, III; Marshall, 81; Baldwin.
%; Bryan, l. ~
At the session Friday afternoon four.
ballots were taken, the net result Of
which showed slight gains for both
Clark and Wilson. 3 f. 5y.;. @ g.5 Il
Friday night seven ballots were
taken. Clark started out with 445.
His strength fuctuated during the
might, but he wound up with an in
crease of four votes. His highest
vote OF the convention was reached
onS the tenth ballot when he got 556
votes. Wilson started with 354 and
that was his figures at closing time.
Eight ballots were taken Saturday
afternoon with Clark's strength grad
ually dwindling and Wilson gaining.
The six ballots Of Saturday evening
ended with Clark's vote down to
463h and Wilson'S UP to 407 11zs.
$3}3 Eight ballots were taken Monday
afternoon Wilson's gains increasing
steadily, while his chief opponent con-
tfnued to drop. n
S Monday night brought the total of
ssballots up to AZ. with the deadlock
still tight. The forty-second ballot
gave Wilson 494 and Champ Clark
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-07-10
Wanted 70 Know the cuIprIt.

Wanted 70 Know the cu!prIt.
The following story was told recent
W by Austin Haines to- q party Of
friends he entertained at luncheon:
..Down in q little Florida town two
negro families live in shanties about
Z stones throw apart. They obtain
their drinking water from a shallow
open well located midway between the
two houses. A fence which separator
the two yards 10 built up to the well
on both sides. Every evening after.
her days work 10 done, It 10 the Gus:
tom Of one OF the negro mamnnies to!
pick up buckets and 20 to the well for;
water. One day tie owner OF the
property moved the fence back about
ten feet from where It originally stood.
That evening when Eliza started out
with her pail she fixed her eye on the;
fence and made straight for it. Walk
Ing hurriedly along the beaten path
she plunged into the shallow well with.
q splash. Her screams brought i'm,
mediate assistance. and as she climb
"a out and spied the fence ten feet
away she Indignantly exclaimed:
= Now, who done moved dat well r..
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-07-10

twas as a lawyer that Woodrow
Wilson first made his bow 4 to the
world, and as president Of Princeton
he became more widely known, but it
was as reformer that he achieved the
limelight, and It was reform that land
ed him In the New Jersey governors
chair i.t ssF 2%
AZ Born in Staunton, Va, December 2S,
1856, he was christened Thomas Wood
row Wilson, but in his youth he, cut
OF the TT omas"' because, he said, he
wanted to use only one name, and
Thomas w. Wilson would have been
too commonplace. n " NV ss!3
Graduating from PRINCETON In 1879,
he practiced law for two years in At
.lanta, Ga, before he became an edu-
Gator. He taught history and political
economy for; three years In Bryn Mawr
college, and was instructor In the Same.
branches for two years In Wesleyan:
university before he was engaged as
ia teacher Of jurisprude nce sand poll
tics in Princeton, his alma mater.
He became 3presid ent Of Princeton
August /, 1902, and held that position
until October. $40, i when he resigned
to become governor. In 1885 he mar
ried Miss Helen Louise Arson Of AZ
flanta. Ga. 81 h ss|i.
Governor Wilson holds "A. B, IL. D.,
Phi. D. and other degrees from Prince
ton, University of Virginia, Johns Hop
kins, Brown, Harvard, Williams, Dart
mouth and Yale universities.
sas- At.1$A = Ey5i,
1t was as writer that Mr.. Wilson
first got before the people as poll
tician. ii IA: };
"a prophet Is not without honor
save in his own country, !" and through
his writings and after-d dinner speeches
Mr.. Wilson was being talked about az
a reformer long before the people OF
New Jersey considered him seriously.
AS far back as 1904 the people in;
the west were talking about" Wilson
as a presidential possibility, but New
Jersey knew nothing about him or
about 1t, and again at Denver, In 1908,
he was spoken OF.
But 1t was nc. until 1910 that the
people Of the doctors adopted state
discovered" him. s.5 81
Then the Democratic bosses of the
tcorporation.ridden state decided that
1t was time to elect a governor.
"Man Of the Hour" In New Jersey.
Considering reformers, they picked
on Wilson as man of the hour" and
ran him. Wilson was elected, but the
bosses soon were led to believe that
they had picked lemon" for no
sooner did "prexy" have his long legs
firmly entwined about the governors
chair rungs than he began loudly to
defy. He defied the bosses, he dehed
the corporations, he defied everybody
while the ,defying was good, and ne
made noise that was heard through
out the country. & 4, X
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-07-10
DUBIOUS
About Whist Her Husband Would say.

+ !. . 81 c 4. ~ - -
A Mich. woman tried Postum be-
cause coffee disagreed with her and
her husband. Tea is just as harm
full as coffee because It contains cat
feine-the same drug found IN COT"
fee. She writes: Il.
my husband was sick for three
years with catarrh OF the bladder, and
palpitation OF the heart, caused by
coffee. Was unable to work at al
and in bed part of the time.
II had stomach trouble, was weak
and fretful so could not attend to
my housework-both Of US using cot.
fee all the time and not realizing 1t
was harmful. tF.
"One morning the grocer's wife
said she believed coffee was the cause
Of our trouble and advised Postum.
took it home rather dubious what my,
husband would say-he was fond Of
coffee. asy
But took coffee right off the table
and we haven't used cup Of it since.
You should have seen the change In
us, and now my husband never COM,
plains of heart palpitation any more.
Ny stomach trouble went away in two
weeks after began Postum. My chill.
dren love it, and it does them good.
which can't be said OF coffee.
"a lady visited us who was usually
half sick. told her I'd make her a
cup of Postum. She said it was taste.
less stuff. but she watched me make
1t, boiling it thoroughly for Is minutes.
and when done, she said 1t was splen.
did. Long boiling brings out the fla
vor and food quality" Name given BY,
Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich. {
Look In pkgs. for the famous little
book, ''The Road to Wellville =
one anpeafs from tiIke to time. They
are genuine. tFus, and full Of hssaan
INTEREST
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-07-10
N
Awful.

The president Of the university had
dark circles under his eyes. His cheek
was pallid. his lips were trembling;
he wore haunted expression. Every
now and then he turned and glanced
apprehensiyely behind him. 35 5ss
"'You look ILL.," said his wife. What
Is wrong, sdear?" &. X Il
Nothing much" he replied. But
IL had q fearful dream last night.
and feel this morning as if-as II I
- - He hesitated and stammered It
was evident that his nervous system
was shattered. q
What was the dream 2" asked the
wife. s:55 h, 4 i.
"II--dreamed the trustees requir--
cd that-that I should -thataI should
pass the freshman examination for;
admission!" sighed the president
Youths Companion. 5g ,sys b..sS
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-07-10
STARTED | !. AS | SLA'N | I:
Democratic Nominee Best Known
as President Of Prince
& Il ton.
QUIT TO BECOME GOVERNOR
Gained Fame az a Writer and After
Dinner speaker-Made Executive
40 Reward for Campaign
.ss Against Corruption. II 5
Career Of Governor
II Wilson in a Nutshell

Woodrow Wilson (christened
& Thomas Woodrow WILSON,, born
OF scotch-1rish antecedents,
Staunton, Va, December 20.
1856. Z, {
Went with family-his father,
. Presbyterian clergyman, being
called to a new feld-to Angus,
u Ia, Ga, 1858. +
His father being engaged as
4 college professor in Columbia.
s. c., went to that city, 1870. II
Entered Davidson's college,,
North Carolina, 1878. " /
Forced BY Ill health to refrain
from study. for some time, en-
Z tered Princeton, 1875.
Graduated, 1879. \, i,5
Entered law department, Uni
4 versity of Virginia, 1879.
Began law practice in Atlanta,
1882. II. sssi s:#-,
Entered Johns Hopkins col
lege for postgraduate course.
1883. 5fs, ss5.1 3s.i]
Married Miss Ellen Louise Ak
son, Savannah, 1885. 4
Published first book, Con:
B gressional Government, 1885.
Became professor in Bryn
Mawr college, then went to sim.
liar. place in Wesleyan college,
Connecticut, and became profess
a sor Of philosophy and law in
Princeton in 1890. ,,t 81 1 sS y
$ Chosen president Of Princeton,
h 1902. u
Nominated for governor by
New Jersey Democrats, septem-
Der Is, 1910. h .9s;
Elected governor, November .11il'
/ 8, 1910. Il
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-07-10
WILSON and MARSHALL ARE
CHOSEN BY The DEMOCRATS
New Jersey Governor Wins Out IN Long Battle Convention
Chosen on Forty Sixth Balot-lndiana Man Is Picked
for Nce-President After Second Ballot
55%%}ssa PRESIDENT Ss#a }3sgs
WOODROW WILSON OF NEW Jersey
FOR NONRESIDENT &t+ z# sSSG s
THOMAS r. MARSHALL OF INDIANA

II When Senator Bankhead finished
Senator Stone Of Missouri went to the
/ platform and asked for Unanimous
consent to be allowed to make a
statement.
Speaking for Speaker CLARK, said
Senator Stone, II will release-if re-
lease be necessary-any delegation
instructed for him. I would not have
a single delegation stay with him for
z single roll call under any sense Of
obligation to him. w s 4: 4. sstS'
II need not tell this convention or
the friends Of Champ Clark that he
will stand by the nominee Of this con-
vention loyalty to the end"
Il Marks End Of Fight.
When Senator Stone finished Mayor
Fitzgerald Of Boston mounted the
i platform. He withdrew the name Of
Governor Foss Of Massachusetts and
announced that the Massachusetts
delegation. would vote for Wilson.
Uproar greeted this announcement.
for the nomination Of Wilson had be-
come ia practical certainty. III s&
Representative Fitzgerald, who had
just finished conference with
Charles F. Murphy, took the stage.
This marked the end Of the opposi-
ton to Wilson as an organized body.
I'VE want to leave this hall a uni
ted Democracy, with victory in No
| vember assured" WI j
4 In conclusion he said: II move
that the roll call be dispensed with
and that the convention proceed by
exclamation to nominate that distin.
guished Democrat Of New Jersey, Gov.
Woodrow Wilson" y
Reed Objects to AcclamatIon. Ut
Senator Reed of & Missouri inter.
posed objection to New York's request
| for unanimous consent to make viii.
sons nomination by reclamation and
the forty-sixth ballot was ordered.
State after state fell into line for VIII.
son, assuring his nomination by an
overwhelming majority. N
Missouri received tribute when 1t
cast its thirty-six votes for Clark and
went down with its cause. Nevada
stood firm with its six for Clark.
New Jersey, Wilson's home state.
was heartily Kissed when it divided
its twenty-eight votes, giving Clark
four. 5 X
The result Of the forty-sixth ballot
was: Wilson, $50; Clark, "a. Ohio
gave. Harmon twelve votes on this
ballot. &tsg
Anticipation of a sudden finish to
the battle Of twelve sessions brought
the crowd early to the convention hall.
Only a scattering of empty seats in
the topmost part Of the gallery were
unoccupied when Chairman Ollie
James raped for order. It was
weary and quiet crowd. Only the hum
of conversation disturbed the quiet Of
the big hall. Even enthusiasm to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-07-10
HOW RYAN GAINED HIS SEAT
Neat Trick Turned to Make Trust
Magnate Delegate to Demo-
cratic Convention. &C..

Here is how Thomas Fortune Ryan
got into the Democratic national con-
vention as a delegate from Virginia.
The story of how he did it never has
been told before. -EF .
The fight for delegates in the Tenth
district was between the machine and
the antimachine forces, the latter led
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-07-10
430. The ratio Of increase and Do.
crease in each case being gradual.
tg3l ,g- -sF Full ~ ExcI<Hman% 1851 q

430. The ratio Of increase and Do
crease in each case being gradual.
}s&! Full Of Excitement. 4 4
In the matter Of noise-making and
tumultuous demonstrations the CON
vention equaled, If it did not actually
surpass, any political convention; in
history. sg u j5 !.
William Jennings Bryan was the
storm center Of most Of the exciting
Incidents. Tho FIRST Of these was
when he made his bitter fight against
the election Of Judge Parker as tenn.
porary chairman and lost out. Il :. "a;
Thursday night Colonel Bryan threw
a bomb into the convention and start
ed the biggest uproar that had broken
loose up to that time when he intro.
duced a$resolution declaring Morgan,
Belmont and Ryan enemies Of the.
party, and placing the convention
squarely on record against the nom
nation Of any person who was In any
way connected with these men n or
their interests or in any way under
their influence. Bryan made 4 re-,
markably fervid speech, denouncing
the, predatory interests and Morgan,
Belmont and Ryan In particular. Vi.
The resolution was carried BY .
vote OF s99 to 1870. Ell Is s. s5z
Bryan at It Again.
Saturday Bryan again threw the
convention into disorder when, ! in
changing his vote from Clark to Will
son, he made an attack on Murphy Of
New York and again roasted the So
called Neutrality-suspicious. crowd
He declared emphatically that he
would support no candidate who owed
his nomination to the vote OF the,
New. York delegation. &. sssz
s John B. Stanchf1eld, a New York
delegate, got the floor Monday and
made sensational attack on Bryan,
whom he denounced as political
marplot who was attempting-to dead
lock the convention in the hope Of
getting the nomination himself.
Monday night the Missouri delega-
ton precipitated q riot when they
Haunted in Bryan's face a banner in
scribed with q quotation from q
speech made by the Nebraskan In
1910 in which he spoke In laudatory
terms OF 4 Champ Clark. Lividt with
rage Bryan mounted the platform to
make reply, but7wa ruled out Of Or
der by the chairman. { I. ,5;5
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-07-10

contests seemed sticky to the touch.
Coats were dotted and embroidered
suspenders were worn openly. 'If
some of these fellows would stop
smoking it would help ,some," sug-
gested Congressman A. ]. SABBATH to
Mayor Harrison, who sat at his right
and tried to be comfortable wearing
a green tie.
TT would" agreed the mayor.
Suppose you begin by throwing
away that cigar you are smoking
What" returned SABBATH, "go to all
that exertion in this hot weather."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-07-10

convlets to Help Build Rock Road. 4
SIS Kansas City, Mo-, July 4.-Convicts
from the Kansas penitentiary, farm
Iers and county commissioners have
united in building rock road from
kansas City to Lansing, Kan, dis
tance of 80 miles.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-07-10

Chicago Train Wrecked; Four Buried.
FIJI Valparaiso, Ind, July 4.--Engine,
tender, mail and baggage cars of the
New York and Boston express, east
hound on Nickel Plate railroad, went
/ i'm the ditch three miles west of here
Tuesday. Many were hurt.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-07-10

when Steve answered the knock 1T
the door. you and Mistah Sage
Brush Gawge."
"Ah, yes" said Steve pleasantly.
my Oklahoma pets need washing. I
want you to battle them. They're as
fine a pair of Oklahoma snakes"
There was Wild shrek and the wait
er disappeared.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-07-10
FOUR ARE BURIED IN WRECK
Fast Train on Nickel Plate Goes Into
Ditch Near Valparaiso, E
3lFfE "a 5s.z Ind 5-yEf ~ 4, I

Valparaiso, Ind, July s.--Engine.
tender, mail and baggage cars Of the
New York express, east bound on
the Nickel Plate, went into the ditch
three miles west Of here. The engi-
neer, fireman, basgageman and brake
man were buried in the debris The
wreck was caused by failure of the
interlocking switch to operate.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-07-10
How "BlIly" skIdmore See. il.

How "BlIly" skidnore Sees It.
At the door Of one Of the commit
tee rooms was William L. skidmore,
sometimes known as BILLY" chief OF
things for the national committee. A
genial soul Of the sort that invites
mob violence on hot day approached
with greetings: Hot enough for
you?" he asked. Il: *
Bob responded Mr.. Skidmore,
kindly restraining himself, "after this
weather the hereafter holds no ter
rcrs for me-