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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-01-05


Mrs. Rebecca Rlnel, widow of the
late Jacob Rimel, died at the home Of
her nephew, Mr.. G. II. Gerbrick, Ia
this city, on Saturday last at the age
of u years
The funeral took place on Tuesday
afternoeu, Rev. DR.. Gruver, officiating
and the irterment was IN Green Hin.
LEWIS.
Mr.. i. w Lewis, retired railroad
man, died at his home in this city last
Saturday ii the age Of 81 years. tie
had been sick for some three months
or more. He is survived by four
children.
This funeral took place on Tuesday
morning Rev. DIR. Gruver officiating
and the interment was in Green Hill.
SUTTON.
Robert Sutton, son OF the late Chas
VI. sutton, OF near VanclevesviIle,
died al New Castle, Pa, where he has
been employed with railroad for
some time. The cause Of death was
typhoid fever. His age was Is years.
The remains were brought here on
Thursday evening and taken to the
home OF his mother, on w. Burke
street. The funeral taking place Friday
afternoon.
KIMMERLING.
Mrs. FREDERICK Kemmerling, widow
of the late Frederick Kimmerling, died
last Saturday night at her home In
this city at the age OF So years, of old
age. She was born In Germany but
came here In 1876.
The funeral took place on Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Luth-
eran church of which she had been
life long member Rev. =. 3 Trum D
officiated and the interment was in
Green Hill cemetery.
FOREMAN.
Mrs. Mollie Foreman died at her
home on Center street, this city, on
hast Friday norning ut the age Of s.
years. She was the widow of the late
jacob Foreman a native of Hartford
county, Maryland but has lived here
for many years.
The funeral took place from the
house on sunday afternoon at 2 80,
Rev. Dr. Gruver, officiating and the
interment was in Green Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Mabel Rebecca Cross, wife of
Mr.. Earl w. Cross, a b. e. o. employe
died last Friday at their home on Hess
avenue at the age Of 20 years after q
few months illness.
She is survived by her husband and
one small child. Her parents live In
Delaware.
The funeral took place on Sunday
morning from the house, Rev. DR..
Gruver officiating aud the remain s
we're taken TO Wilmington, Del, for
interment.
RANDALL.
Mr.. James f. Randall, who for
many years was respected and prom
inent citizen Of this county, died at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. STROBE,
the widow of the late DR.. e. l.. Strobe,
in Shepherdstown, ON Monoay even
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-15

bring on prolonged debating The per-
manent chairman of the committee on
permanent organization Is named, APP
plauded and taken to the platform
with due ceremony. He makes a
speech. A roll call is necessary on
the report of the committee on plat
states is liable to receive the disap-
prevail of others The permanent
chairman announces the second recess.
When the convention reassembIes
the platform is taken up for adoption
if it already has not been adopted,
and nominations are in order. 1t is
quite the fashion at national conven-
tons to toss around numerous favor
fte SON. bouquets. Nobody expects the
first ballot will amount to anything
The second may settle matters. or
there may be interminable balloting
before a choice is made. But when it is,
whether it has taken long and weary
hours or has been accomplished in
jigtime, the convention hall trembles
on its foundations and the roof threat
ems to cave in because of the noise of
cheering, stamping and hammering
and the crash Of the band.
Then comes the selection of the can
didate for vice president 1t is at
tended with the same proceedings
lot OF time wasted in complimentary
balloting and all that-as have marked
the selection of the candidate for pres
ident- When the second place victor
is announced there is another mighty
din. That ends it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-15
BY FRANCIS LYNCH.


TITS all over but the shouting.
The delegates to the Republican
national convention in Chicago
June IS have been selected, and
President William Howard Taft and
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt have tax
en- their final fling at each other.
The last primaries were those in
South Dakota June 4, and the last
state convention was in Ohio June 3
Now there's nothing to do but wait
and see what happens.
This clark horse" business has be-
come a fixture of the tool bag of polit-
cal exigency. There have been signs
and well authenticated rumors-that
the unexpected was due to happen in
the Chicago Coliseum.
The fight OF 1912 for the Republican
presidential nomination will be record
ed In history as without parallel in one
respect Never before has a former
president of the United States who
has served two terms been pitted
against an executive seeking renomina-
ton.
The severance of friendly relations
between Taft and Roosevelt was not
of recent date. The colonel did n lot
toward getting Taft in the race in
1908. but his enthusiasm was not of
the enduring variety. In fact. it last
ed very short time. Then il became
apparent that a genuine break had
developed between the president and
the only living ex-president. Still
coming events were unanticipated. The
colonel had said that having served
two terms he was satisfied to remain
a private citizen Then came the
Roosevelt boom. brought to head by
the call upon the colonel by seven gov
ernorS to become candidate for NOM
nation for third term. Well, the
colonel did. laying the burden of re-
si,onsibility for his change of mind
upon the said seven governors My
hats in the ring" he said
Immediately there was great hulla-
I.-tloa. IRE sident Taft's friends said
that the. man from Oyster Bay had
committed an offense amounting in eff
feet To political treason so far as party
Nvas concerned. The colonel spent
much time in resterating his amended
oainion regarding third terms. He al
ready has had his own troubles over
that Columbus speech. By his own
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-15
admission ii was Il sort of Jonah Il
was ammunition for Taft.
THE LOVE OF A FIGHT


AS the contest warmed up, likewise
the two leading gladiatorS. the great
American public. keen to sense and to
enjoy good fight. began to take real
interest. The president and the colo
mel began business without serious
blows. Like couple of pugilists they
SPARED with each other, watching out
for a promising opening. This kind of
sport soon palled on the colonel, and
he commenced letting out steam. The
strenuous colonel began TO annoy the
urbane Taft, and the growing uncer-
tainty of the outcome in the contest
for the nomination began to annoy
them both.
And then-biff. something
happened.
1t was late in April when President
Taft and Colonel Roosevelt opened up
on each other good and strong The
president, speaking in Springfield.
Mass. dropped the famous Taft smile.
and as his face flushed with anger he
declared that his back was against the
wall and that if there was spark of
manhood in him he could do nothing
but fight The colonelS criticisms had
stung him TO the quick
From then on neither the president
nor the colonel hesitated in engaging
in further personalities. and they both
have Kept at it hammer and tongs.
OTHER RooMs
Long before the campaign got in full
swing there were a whole lot of Dresi-
Dental booms. but when Colonel Roose-
Welt said in so many words that he
was in the race for n third term and
would meet all Corners, one by one,
most of the early aspirants were plac-
ed in the discard. Senator Robert NJ.
La Toilette of Wisconsin hung on
grimly, however. and Senator Albert
Baird Cummins of Iowa continued TO
evince a certain amount of interest.
Yet it narrowed down to a struggle
between Taft and Roosevelt.
OF course now and then a thought
was given to the possibility that the
dark horse" Justice Charles Evans
Hughes. might loom up suddenly as a
compromise candidate for party unity
but the fact that the jurist declared he
fore the campaign really started that
he was not candidate for the nomina-
ton eliminated him from the serious
consideration of the great bulk of the
people.
1~Ntn NhOu-h OllClle WAS con-
Quoting Sideshow. so TO speak. when
contraSted TO the big fight between
Taft and Roosevelt. his efforts were
not puny. The Wisconsin senator can
inject q good deal of fire into his
speeches. and his forte was to areue
that neither Taft nor Roosevelt was the
best man for the big job. but that if
the people would give him n chance he
would MI the bill to better general sat
isfaction- His constituents in Wiscon-
sin evidently thought he was right,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-15
AERIAL PHOTOGRAF HY.
Camera Raised by Rocket Takes Pic
ture and Parachutes to Earth.

ture and Parachutes to Earth.
Aerial photography is, of course, by
no means new. For number of
years experts have been working with
special instruments strapped to the
breasts of carrier pigeons. An ex-
traordinary device, however, has late
ly been adopted for taking the camera
into the air. 1t is really n combina-
ton of camera and rocket. The rocket
goes off and carries the camera with it.
At the climax of the flight the shutter
automatically snaps, and, buoyed up
by n parachute frill which has in the
meantime expanded, the camera gen.
thy descends.
The thing has been developed in Ber-
lin. and just at present it is all the
rage there for people to have birdseye
views of themselves taken. The only
difference between an aerial camera
and an ordinary one is the shutter.
There are many ways of arranging
that the shutter shall open ut approx
mately the right minute, though, of
course, the photographer always has
to face considerable chance that he
may not get the precise subject he
wants. One method is to have clock
attachment that works the shutter aft
err q calculated interval A time fuse
has also been used.
Among other freak cameras there Is
one shaped something like watch.
while another, shaped like cannon,
takes button photographs Possibly
the largest thing in cameras is the
ATLANTA camera, constructed for use
on aeroplanes. 1t looks like minia-
ture naval gun, is aimed and fired like
n rife. has a range of fourteen miles
and works with an extremely rapid
shutter Germany has bought num-
Der of these cameras for use on its
aeroplane fieet-London Standard.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-15
The Height of the Ridiculous
A Sixteen Hour Day.

mo man ought to be asked to work
more than eight hours day." said the
reformer. Look here" replied Farm
er Corntossel, ''of course you're en-
titled to your opinion, but you mustn't
come around US farmers in the busy
season with a proposition to make ev-
cry day a half holiday."-Washingt
Star.
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Tn. Value of Advsrtisina.

New Merchant-How big an ad-
would you advise? Advertising Man
That depends on how many tons of
customers your store floor will sus-
tain You wouldn't want 'em to break
through into the cellar, of course
Puck
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they gave him a clean victory in the
primaries. which meant twenty-siX del
egateS TO Chicago. When La Toilette
got North Dakota his courage climbed
a notch, and he went on with his cam
paign.
Among the members of the national
committee whose names are familiar to
the public are Victor Rosewater of
Omaha. Neb., acting chairman of the
committee. who is Il newspaper man,
lecturer and author rs well as a politi-
clan; Franklin Murphy. former COVER
nor of New Jersey. warm personal
friend of President Taft and who. it
has been understood. would be consid
cred by the president as a strong run
ming mate (Murphy got seventy-seven
votes for the vice presidential nominal
ton in Chicago in 1908; Frederic VIII
liam Upham of Chicago. vice chairman
of the national committee of arrange
ments in 1904. chairman of the same
committee in 1908 and assistant treas
urer of the first Taft campaign in the
west: Arthur Isaiah Vorys of Colum-
bus. o.. lawyer and a party leader in
the Buckeye State. and Harry S. New
of Indianapolis. who was chairman of
the Republican national committee in
1907.
FORM OF PROCEDURE
The national committee sits before
the party's standard bearer is picked
to pass upon the qualifications of dele
gates The temporary roll of the con-
vention is made up by this body, which
places on the roll the names of the DEL
egates elected in accordance with the
party convention call and on the basis
of the delegates credentials. OF the
fifty-three members of the national
committee forty, certainly thirty eight,
are Taft men,
Prior to the convention the national
committee has full say in the situation.
1t drafts the procedure of the first ses-
sion. the choice of permanent chair
man and frequently makes up the en-
tire program. Its chairman calls the
convention to order. usually about
noon. The secretary reads the conven-
ton call. the roll c:rll follows. and then
the chairman of the national commit
tee announces the man it offers as tenn
porary chairman Trouble over the
election of a temporary chairman is
unusual. The chairman appoints a
committee to escort the temporary
chairman to the platform, the band
plays, the delegation from the tempo
rary chairman's state gives him an
ovation. and then he has to make a
speech. The speech over with, resolu-
lions are offered and committees ap-
pointed, including a committee on reso-
buttons. which has TO do with the draft
ing of the platform; a committee on
credentials or contested seats and q
committee on permanent organization
These are the most important of the
committees Then the temporary
chairman announces an adjournment
until the next day
The committees report at the sec
ond session The report OF the COM
mittes on contested seats i likely to
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-15
Hard Work.

Mr.. wright-Is your husband busy
now?
Mrs. Penman-Oh, very busy
Mr.. Wright-What is he doing?
Mrs. Penman-He's at work on a
story.
Mr.. Wright-WritinG a story, is he!
Mrs. Penman-Oh, no; he wrote it a
month ago. He's trying to sell it now.
-Yonkers Statesman
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-15
Diplomacy.

How did Buffer so easily win Miss
Goldbags hearth
He sent her twenty-five roses on her
thirtieth birthday."-St. Louis Post
Dispatch.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-15
No Tips to Pay.

'sWere you not scared when the
masked highwayman came through the
sleeping car and demanded your money
at the point of a revolver" Scared?
No; / thought it was a mighty good
joke on the porter."-Buffalo Express.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-15
A Monster of Cruelty.

Mrs. Knaggs' Mother-Does Henry
beat you?
Mrs. Knaggs-Worse than that
had cold and couldn't speak for three
weeks, and when L learned the sign
language he'd turn of the lights as
soon as he came in the house.-Chicago
News.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-15
TALKS ON BASEBALL

grounder down to Third Baseman Zim-
norman, who stepped on the bag and
threw home to complete the double.
Archer, who was receiving, caught the
ball, touched the plate and with visions
OF a triple threw to first. Archer, of
course. should have touched the man
going home, as the out at third did
away with the force. However. airs
well that ends well. The base umpire
had motioned the man out at third
when Zimmerman touched the sack;
but. seeing both Archer and the umpire
behind the bat had slipped up on the
decision. he Immediately changed and
called the man at third safe. Very
few noticed the freaky play. Even
McGraw slipped up, and if I'd been in
there umpiring bases that day l sup
pose I'd have got my foot in it for not
changing my decision so as to protect
my colleague calling balls and strikes
The Chicago Americans are we'll sup
piled with good first basemen. Zieder.
who has been holding down the posi-
ton, is a good one, while in Jacques
Fourier. the French Canadian, the
Sox have one of the most promising in
the league. During the spring training
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-15

trip he pounded the leather with sur
prising skill and played a brilliant
game at the sack.
Fourier was born in lumber camp
twenty-one years ago, is a six footer
and weighs 100 pounds. In 1909 Four
nier played in Portland, Ore. Then he
went to Sacramento, and last year he
started with the Moose Jaw team in
the Western Canadian league.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-15

All players are not jealous of Ty
Cobb. One never hears of them saying
anything detrimental to the great Ty-
rus, though he causes most of them
great deal of trouble during the sea-
son. But what is true of Cobb is not
so with Joe Jackson. That worthy
made himself decidedly unpopular last
fall when he went around the circuit
begging for base hits in order that he
might win the automobile. A catcher
on the Nationals told this story. You
can't help but admire Cobb. because he
asks no favors, but makes his game
success by his wonderful ability. Not
SO with Jackson. He was around last
fall begging catchers to tell him what
was coming so that he could get base
hits, and he had an average of 400 at
the time. 1t viii take Jackson several
years and a lot of good conduct to live
that down. Ball players, like other hu-
mans, like fair play
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-15
NJ, Nor. Questions Asked.

Fond Relative-What will you do
when you grow up?
JOHNNY s'pose shall be at an in
formation desk. Folks are always ask
ing me such fool questions.-New York
Sun.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-15
The Most Important Part.

Elf madam Will pardon me. this suit
does not match her complexion as well
as the other" 1.-The suit is all right
I want it to match bull pup--Wash-
in1tou Herald
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-15
Trials OF the Rich.

1--WE heiresses have many rivals for
our hands, Yes replied Miss Cay
enne, you must feel as If the path
way of life We're filed with pocket
book snatchers-"1washin Star.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-15

Production of Natural Gas.
Natural gas produced in the United
States now amounts to over 100000
600 600 feet annually.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-15
Professional Strikers.

Strange as it may seem, there IL
one class whose employers not only
respect but also desire to strike"
Good gracious! Who can they be?-
Baseball batters.''-Baltimore Amer
lean.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-15
A Curtain Call.

night?"
"He did"
"And did the audience call him be-
fore the curtain in the last act?
''They did-and demanded their mon
ey back"
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Results Obtained.

Gibbs-My wife explored my pockets
last night.
Dibbs-How did she come out?
Gibbs-As an explorer should She
acquired enough material for lecture,
Boston Transcript
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-15
DID I'd Remind Herr

"Oh. mother. just broke a window
with my balli'' Very well, Tommy.
I'm busy just now, but If you'll remind
me LATER IN punish you-"-Life-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-15

81 sat in the grand stand and saw a
peach of a bone one day in New York
when recuperating from my blood poi
soning attack says Ralph Frary, for a
brief period last season Il major league
umpire. Chicago was in the field, and
New York had the bases full" added
Ralph. 'Merkle, at bat, slammed a
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-15
A Earfetched Joke.

Caller-Here's a funny thing for your
paper. I've walked in with it several
weary miles.
Editor-There's such a thing as car
rying joke too far.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-15
81 never had anything"

81 never had anything"
This from Paddy Flaherty, who has
been in and out of the major leagues
for a decade and who at one time was
rated among the first class southpaws,
seems almost Incredible
Unblushingly Pat made the state
ment:
ION the lots 1 found that my curves
only hurt my arm. Many youngsters
fail because they keep trying the dinky
curve. Control is the best thing man
can have, and this L worked to deyel-
op. Rarely did l use a curve ball in
the National league. There are pitch
ers today in the big show who make
curve ball pitching minor feature of
their work.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-15
Campaign Of Taft and Roose-
welt Has Been Full Of Fire
works--How the Presi-
Dental and Vice Presiden-
tial Nominees Will Be
Selected at the Coming
Convention.

IAN article on the Democratic conVen-
ton will be published next week.l
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-15

Frank Schultz, the Chicago Cubs
great slugger and champion home run
hitter, has never made a hit off big Ed
Walsh of the White Sox. Schultz has
faced Walsh in three Cubs-SoX series.
Give that big coal miner a canteen
of soup to moisten the ball with and
he could pitch week without getting
tired" says Schultz. He puts little
more on the ball every time he pitches"
The ''dry splitter is the very latest
thing in the big league benders, and
RUDE Evans, the New York Giants
southpaw recruit from Dallas, Tex, is
the inventor.
Evans throws the dry splitter" in
exactly the same manner that the reg
ular spitball is delivered except that
he does not moisten it. 1t takes a pc
culiar wabbling motion and jumps just
as it gets to the batter. Instead of
breaking into a right handed batter,
as in the case of the spitball, it takes
an outward and upward jump that is
very puzzling.
McGraw says he will try to teach
it to RUDE Vanguard.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-03

feet inches Brodd, third, with vault Of Q
Points Bredemus. $50; Thorpe, Jss: Brodd.
100. yard high hurdles Won by Thorpe;
taredernus second: Brodd third Time. O:i6S.
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425 ,u., wo, -, 7.ho,,e
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jump Of % fee, inches; brede RTaad trS.
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summergrade. Il. y: H. :, 20 second James
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