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The Washington times., 1912-02-20

found that, would help him go to work.
All was silence.
With this, Mr.. Taft passed out to the
main entrance of the offices and looked
up the driveway leading from Jackson
Park. He hoped that some energetic
clerk might be on his way to the office
and seeing the boss waiting, might
hurry bit. only patromen walking
their beats were there
Almost despairing, the President made
one more effort to find a clerk or a
body.
This time he remembered that the
hle room had been moved across the
building TO that adjoining the Cabinet
Room. Into this Mr.. Taft walked and,
oh JOY, there was one of the stenogra-
pliers.
The President called this youth into
his office and for three hours did more
dlctating than he has done during any
other three hours since he has been
the chief occupant OF the White House
The Washington times., 1912-02-20
WILSON
DENIES EULOGY OF
THE EVERGLADES"
Cannot Remember Writing
Article Used in Boom
Literature"

An extrayagant eulogy OF the re-
claimed lands of the Florida Everglades
by Uncle Jim" Wilson, Secretary of
Agriculture, turned up today in the
Everglades scandal investigation. From
the beginning of the probe Wilson had
denied emphatically that he ever in any
way helped alcng the spectators ex-
plotting the Florida lands.
The fulsome eulogy was found in the
literature sent out by the local office
of one OF the Florida land companies.
1t purported to be from a magazine
called the East Coast Homeseker,
and was entitled Secretary Wilson's
Opinion" The article read:
anywhere In the United States, in fact,
There is no other large body of land
anywhere in the United tSates, in fact,
anywhere else in the world, that will,
when the drainage is completed. be so
valuable as the once despised Ever
glades. Between 100000 and 1000, 900
acres of rich alluvial land are located
In a climate that is almost absolute per-
tection where all crops can be grown
the entire season through; where there
are no long, cold winters, no excess
sive heat in summer, and no malaria
or other diseases.
Paradise of the World.
From the very nature OF the con-
ditions. Florida becomes the Paradise
of the whole world There careful
thrifty tiller of the soil can make
more money on ten or twenty acres Of
land than on a hundred and fifty in
the North or West. The doubling
Thomases who are standing back wait
ing developments will in a few years
see their folly.
There is no other section of the
United States where the climate is so
near perfection. There Is no other sec
ton where the tiller of the soil re-
ceiveS such large rewards for labor
There Is no other section where the
opportunities for small capital are so
great, and where in a few years the
small man can have a home and o
competency"
Secretary Makes Denial.
Secretary Wilson declared today that
he had no recollection OF having writ
ten the article.
Il have never written any maya zine
article that l can remember, except
possibly two or three for the Youths
Companion" he said. when shown a
copy of the letter today. This sort
of thing often happens. I will have to
put "A stop to II. My name and that of
Or. Wiley are often used in advertise
mcnts without authority. | never heard
of this publication, and I am prac-
ucally certain that l did not write the
article"
The Washington times., 1912-02-20
Banquet Plans Incomplete

The Central Union committee in
charGc Of arrangements for the dinner
TO lac given Thursday night in honor Of
Samuel GomptrS and frank Morrison
met last night but cid not succeed in
arranging the program, replies from
persons asked 70 speak rot having bean
received. A meeting vii re held to-
morrow night ut which final arrange
ments for the dinner will be made.
The Washington times., 1912-02-20
Secretary Makes Denial.
Jones Lecture.

Alonzo T. Jones, lecturer and author
and former preacher, lectures tonight at
o'clock in Flynn'sa Hall ON The Sons
OF Zion Versus the Sons OF Greece"
Mr. Jones lectures every night this
week on Biblical subjects.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-30
Award Prize in
Poster Contest

First prize in the poster contest con-
Quoted by the Board of Trade Indus
trial Exposition was awarded today by
the judges TO Louis Caldwell. of the
Fawcett Drawing School. For his eff
forts MI. Caldwell received 500. The
prize-winning poster shows two men
working on a dock. Their figures are
worked in dark maroon. The back
ground is of pale green. upon which
is shown the factories and various in
dustries of Newark. This poster will
be reproduced on postcards. window
display ads and in other ways and be
distributed throughout the country.
Second prize goes to Gerrit A. Bene-
ker, of 121 Midland avenue. Arlington,
who will receive $50. The third prize
is awarded to May L. Lampe. also of
the Fawcett Drawing School. who will
receive 500. The committee expressed
great pleasure It the success of the
contest. Ninety posters We're entered.
and while many OF them did not serve
the committees purposes as posters,
they We're acknowledged TO be works
of art. 1t was declared that no other
contest of its kind had resulted in the
civic pride of Newark being more am
ply demonstrated.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-30
REFUSES
TO GIVE HEARINGS
[FrOm a staff Correspondents

TRENTON, March Ex-Governor
Wilson is resting at Princeton today,
and will return to the State House
Monday and take up the consideration
of the bills awaiting his action. The
governor has prepared a form of tele-
gram to be sent to persons asking for
hearings on bills, in which he states
that, owing to the limited time in
which he has to consider the large
number of bills in his hands, he will
not be permitted to give hearings. and
having objections are asked to
present them In writing.
AS an exception to this. the governor
has arranged to give two hearings
Monday, one at noon on Senate bill
26S, to establish free toll bridges ros
the Delaware between New Jersey and
Pennsylvania, and another hearing at
2:30 o'clock, on House $50. for the col
lection of unpaid taxes. Tuesday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock a hearing will
be given on House %, the automobile
reciprocity bill, and al 4 o'clock a
hearing on House 344. to permit whole
sale liquor dealers to deliver their
goods in localities other han that in
which a license has been obtained.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-30

comparing such cultivation. If happi-
ness is the end we seek. we may pur-
u it continually without ceasing, pro-
vided that in the pursuit we do not
trample upon some other, whose right
to live is no less than ours.
If we break merely the man-made
minor conventions and put ourselves
into disfavor with Mrs. Grundy we
can comfort ourselves with the thought
that conventions are but fashions in
morals and, like fashions In wearing
apparel, often change with the season
that gives them birth. If the attain
ment of the pleasure or freedom we
crave brings with it enough enjoyment
to outweigh the dictum of society we
gladly consent to be "out of fashion"
If, however, we break a divine law in
bringing misery upon others, 1t is not
Mrs. Grundy whom we must appease,
but an ever wakeful conscience.
In considering the recent domestic
tragedy we must then deal less harshly
with the offenders, judging them not as
individuals apart from their environ
ment, but the products of one phase
of a twentieth century development
that has bred a deplorable disregard
of the question, Am 1 my brothers
k~eeper?" Across the rainbow, marked,
"ROAD TO HAPPINESS" has come
a shadow which may forever prevent
the discovery of their pot of gold.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-30
WILSON'S PETITION
IS SHY 800 NAMES
Must Get Them Monday or
Name Won't Be on Pri-
mary Ballots.
LFrom a staff correspondent.l

TRENTON, March Ex-Governor Will
son is at present lacking just $50
names on petition filed with the secre-
tary of state as a preliminary to hav-
ing his name as a candidate on the
preferential presidential primary ballot
in New Jersey. And Monday is the last
day for filing petitions.
The present petition in Governor Will
sons favor is signed by onl fifty
voters. The law requires one thousand
names. If. by any chance, a supple
mental petition should not be filed
Monday, the Governor would not be
mentioned on the primary ballot of his
own State.
Borden D.. Whiting, chairman of the
Roosevelt Republican League of New
Jersey, today filed a petition containing
more han three thousand signers, ask
ing that the colonePs name be printed
on the official Republican ballots to be
voted at the preferential presidential
primaries, May Id.
A petition to have President William
H. Taft's name placed on the Republi-
can ballots, it was authoritatively stat
ed today, wouold be filed Monday. 1t is
also said that a LaFollette petition will
probably be filed.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-30
CONSUMERS PAY
FOR PACKERS SUIT

The wholesale meat dealers have the
retailers by the throats,' said a re-
taller in the Centre Market today, when
asked why the price of all meats had
advanced two cents or more a pound
during the past week. He explained
that other dealers and himself were
simply in the palm of the meat trust.
and admitted the prices were forced
up since the decision in favor of the
beef barons this week, when they were
given a clean bill of health by the
United States District Court in the
northern district of Illinois.
The retailer made it plain that the
trial, which resulted in the whitewash-
ing of the packers. had cost the latter
a large sum. and, as is usual. the con-
sumner would be the ''~goat"and pay for
the trial.
They have been raising the whole
sale prices, said the retailer, steadily
for weeks. The higher the price to
the the less meat we sell; so
we kept our prices down as long as we
could
Legs of lamb, pork and other meats
have been raised 81 and 81 in the whole
sale price" he continued, land, finally,
we simply We're forced to raise our
prices to make a living"
Porterhouse steak has jumped from
% to rs cents a pound to the CON
sumner. Lamb chops have increased
from 20 to % cents a pound. Sirloin
steak has also jumped two cents, and
the other grades of meat have increased
in proportion. The dealers fail to see
any relief for themselves or the con-
sumers.
We will be lucky If the prices do not
increase" said an experienced butcher.
land I understand the price of meat
has not been so high as it is now since
1874"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-30
NEGROES REFUSE
To BOOM WILSON

Although commended for one act.
Governor Wilson failed to get the in
dorsement of the United Negro Dem
ocracy of the State of New Jersey at
the reorganization meeting held in the
Essex County Democratic Committee
rooms yesterday. His approval of the
bill appropriating $4,000 to defray the
expenses of the exhibit of the work of
the negro citizens of the State at the
emancipation exposition to be held in
Washington, D. c., was commended.
When DR.. E. NJ. Powell, of Camden.
attempted to have the Governor in
dorsed strong opposition developed and
Mr.. Powell Immediately withdrew the
motion. Champ Clark and Governors
Harmon and Foss had friends in the
gathering.
Delegates from every county in the
State We're present. Henry NJ. Ran
dolph presided. A. B. Cosey was elect
ed president, Dr.. E. B. Terry, of Allan
tic City, first vice-president; A. r.
Mayo. of Jersey City, secretary; Mr..
Randolph, treasurer, and A. J. Russell.
chief of the news bureau.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-30
ANOTHER FROST
FOR WILSON CLUB

BAYoNNE, March s0.-Efforts on
the part of adherents of Governor
Wilson to organize a Woodrow Wilson
Club in this city met with failure for
the second time within two weeks last
night. Advertisements announcing a
meeting in Hendrickson's Hall. Broad
way and T~hirty-first street, had been
widely scattered and speakers We're
ready. but the populace declined to
respond. Twelve persons in all APP
peared, two of whom were newspaper
reporters.
c. C. Salesman presided. and after
waiting an hour beyond the scheduled
time the speakers of the evening. Jo-
seph p. Mccormack. recently appoint
ed State prison Inspector; former AS
semblyman Valentine Holcapsel, Will
lam Du Bois and Louis O'Leary,
opened their oratorical batteries in
eulogy of the Governor.
No further effort to organize the
club will be made until sufficient senti-
ment is aroused to guarantee the sue
cess of a large meeting, which will
probably be held in the Democratic
Club.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-30
MICHAEL IS
GIVEN -FAREWEf~DfNNEh

A farewell dinner was given Charles
Michael, who for many years has been
connected with L. S. Plaut & Co. as
advertising manager. by his associates.
last night. A silver loving cup was
presented TO him on which was in
scribed Presented TO Charles iehae
as a token of esteem and affection
from the employees of l. S. Plaut &
c., 1872
Among those who had gathered to bid
Mr.. Michael farewell were the follow
ing:
L Simon Plaut, Franz Ford, Edward
Ward, George Renton, Harry Hibscber.
Charles Davis. William Garvey. James
Mullaney, Solomon Solky, George Pras-
ter. Bernard Mendles, Henry otto.
Benjamin Mockabee. Charles Kapner.
GustaFe Plaut. Louis Mintz, William
Hart. Charles Ogden, Thomas Clark.
Charles Cummings, Willard Alien.
Charles Worms, Paul Lindeman. Isaac
Stern, Thomas Arnold, Bertram Polk.
Samuel Mumma. Nicholas MacIlroy.
Edward Bach, Hiram Roe. George
Fischer, George Healey. Jacob Davis
the Misses Minnie Dempsey. Carrie
Dickerson. Bertha Levy, Katherine
McEnroe. Margaret Carlos, Rebeccn
Cohen, Rosetta Thompson and Ella
Brady.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-30
sKEETERF FIGHTERS
ORGANIZED TODAY

TIE Essex County Mosquito Com
mission, appointed yesterday by Chief
Justice William S. Gummere, or
eanized today with the appointment Of
Dr.. Ralph H. Hunt. of 20 Harrison
street, East Orange. as president n
Curtis r. Burnett, president OF the
Board of Trade, treasurer
The organization meeting was held
in the chambers of Chief Justice
Gummere, in the Court Housefi, 1t
being necessary for the commission to
organize before April l in order to do
any work this year.
All of the members. r. Heper
Brientnall, Curtis r. Burnett, DIT.
Frederick w. Becker, James j.. Thomp-
SON. DR.. Ralph H. Hunt and Spencer
Miller. were present. The meeting
lasted for more than two hours.
The budget of the commission. which
will be submitted to DR.. Littman,
director of the State experiment sta-
tion. New Brunswick, was discussed.
This budget will have to be approved
bv DR.. Littman before action can pc
taken by the Essex County Commis-
sion. At today's meeting Their was no
discussion as to other appolntees 10
he made by the board, such as secre-
tary and inspectors. oo
IT is expected that between s6o,ooV
and s75. 600 will be asked from the
BOARD of Freeholders for use by the
commission. 1t was explained today
by Mr.. Burnett that under n law the
commission had the right TO ask lor
about $4,000, or one quarter OIL d
mill on every dollar Of assessed Valua-
ton in the county.
He explained, further, that n WORK
of the commission was new TO the
members, and that while no dennlte
plans had been taken up as yet IL was
not the intention of the commission TO
waste any county money or TO AVE
politics enter into the work.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-30
Infant Death Rate High
in Mil
House Learns What Jerseyman
Found in Lawrence and
Other Places.

WASHINGTON, March 30.=Repre-
sentative Edward W. Townsend. of
New Jersey. author of the "Chimmie
FaddenT stories, delivered a speech in
the House on the high death rate
among the children of operatives in
the mills of Lawrence and other Mas
~sachusetts textile centres. For more
than an hour Mr.. Townsend told the
result of his personal investigation Of
living conditions among the wool and
cotton operatives.
In the city Of Lawrence said Mr..
Townsend. Il learned before ! went there
that out of every 100 deaths AZ we're Of
children under . years of age, and of
these s. were of children under ! year Of
1.-THE average for the whole country is
q out of every 100 for children under )
years of age, instead of Al. as In Law
renee. and for the whole country 10 out
of every 100 deaths are of children under
l year of age. instead of 80. as in Law
renee. In order that this appallingly large
percentage of child deaths In Lawrence,
which. striklngly significant as it is. is
not as large as the rate of corresponding
ages in Fail River and New Bedford, may
be better appreciated let me give the
figures for some cities, also noted as
manufacturing communities.
In Newark, n. j., where there were
more than $500 manufacturing plants in
1910. Of every 100 deaths but 81 were of
children under S years of age. In Seattle.
Wash, the deaths Of children under 3
years of age, out of every 100 deaths,
were but 10, as against 50 In Fail River,
'49 In New Bedford and AZ In Lawrence,
and OF children under l year of age in
Seattle but II.
I'm Cambridge. Mass. out of every 100
deaths rs were of children under 5 years
of age, 10 of them being under i year of
age. In Worcester. Mass, an Industrial
community. out Of every 100 deaths 30
were of children under ) years Of age.
and of them p were OF children 1 year of
age.
1T is a frlghtful toll of child deaths
exacted by those interests which have
received from Republican congresses the
power TO tax all the people. and that
taxing power, strengthened and received
under the immorally false argument that
1t was for the benefit Of American labor.
Before going to the health officials in
Lawrence to learn these facts I deter
mined to see for myself the living con-
ditions of toilers in the wooden mills. 1
was accompanied by interpreters. but made
my own selection Of tenements to visit,
going here and there In the quarters oc-
cupied by the mill hands, entering tene-
ments which seemed TO be of average con-
dition.
That they were supplied with the
necessities of life was demonstrated
merely because they were alive, but it
was hard to believe in some cases that
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-30

human beings could exist under the
cerditions l found. In only a score of
MONIES was there anything to eat ex-
cert bread. III supply Of that was,
many times, pitifullv small. Two, three.
anu as many as four occupied one
small room. The men. women and chill
dfen were poorly and In many cases
insuf1ciently clad.
Since Fall River is a healthful city,
why is 1t not also a healthy city? The
answer is. in my opinion. that even in
that healthful city the wages of the
4V,oU0 people working in its mills,
turning out the many millions of dol
lars worth of goods, helping TO make
to by d Republican tariff tax of 90
per cent, the workers. get so small a
portion Of the mill profits for their
wages that they simply CANNOT live in
conditions where health is possible.
The mortality figures of these
workers in Fall River is startling. l
have already ia that in that most
fayorably situated city, with no tower
Ing tenements, no congested area, out
of every 100 deaths so are of children
under 5 years of age. and of those 80
are of children under / year of age
Nineteen are checked as ~preventable
peculiar 70 children
There were 80 still-births, little
were born. II the privileged bene-
~ficiarfes of a Republican tariff cannot
AFFORD to pay wages high enough to
prevent this slaughter of infants let
US double the tax, make 1t high enough
at least SO that babies may not be
starved TO death before they come ir.o
the world"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-30
FATHER FINED $50 FOR
NEGLECTING CHILDREN.

Charles Duretzo. of 156 Boyd street,
was found guilty Of neglecting his
three children. when arraigned before
Judge Herr in the Fourth Precinct
Court his morning. He was fined $50.
Duretzo, who. with his children and
his aged mother, occupied rear rooms
at the Boyd street address, was ar
rested yesterday on complaint of Jared
w. Kimball. of the Children's Aid So
ciety, who had found his family in
squalor.
The grandmother had been trying to
act as h~ousekeeper since her sons sec
ond wife left him, three years ago, but
physical ailments made it impossible
for her to give the children proper at
tention. It was their unkempt condi-
ton at school, causing them to be sent
home, that attracted the attention Of
the authorities to the case. They are
meing held at the Children's Aid Soci-
ETY. in Mulberry street.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-30
Y. W. c. A. NOTES.

Mrs. j. p. Dusenberry, of II2 High
street, was hostess yesterday afternoon
to the members of the extension de-
partment of the Y. w. C. A. and their
friends at her home, 772 High street.
About sixty ladies were present, and
many expressed a desire to assist in
the work of the department after hear
ing a very broad and comprehensive
explanation of the work by the sew
eral speakers. Mrs. Sydney T. Baker,
vice-president, who presided, spoke of
the fact that the extension department
is now working under a new commit
tee. The committee and three extern
sion secretaries are doing a great deal
of work in the factories. and are in
need of volunteer workers to go into
this branch OF the work. Mrs. Baker
introduced Miss Ernestine Friedman,
extension territorial secretary of New
England, New York and New Jersey,
who gave an interesting ak on the
work that is being accomplished in 200
factories of this territory In many
cases a factory will have a secretary
giving her entire time to the n fac
tory, and in other places work during
the noon hour only is being accom-
plished. Miss Maria Wood, recently of
Wellesley. is the general secretary in
a lace factory of Philadelphia, and
gives her entire time to the factory
work. This concern has built a club
house by the side of the factory for the
girls, where much good work is being
accomplished.
Miss Margaret Webster, extension
secretary of the Newark association,
spoke on the work thai is being done
in Newark, which is a very large work.
but in which a greater number of vol
untary workers is needed to help in
teaching the girls in a musical way,
story telling, or in any gift that n
may have. She explained that we have
one factory where we have the secre-
tary in Newark, Miss Mabel Easton.
giving her entire time at the General
Electric Company, of Harrison. Girls
who are employed in the following
concerns of our city. have many pleas
ures during the loon hour, after finish
ing their lunch. through the work of
the extension department: American
Undergarment Company. Clark Thread
Mill, Whitehead & Hoag Co, General
Electric, II. & w. Corset Co., Federal
Button Company, Seeley Tube and Box
Company, New England Button Com
pany and the Boyden Shoe Company.
of the factories, which are inter
ested in the vacation savings fund for
the girls. are the Benjamin & Johnes
Corset Co. and the Day, Clark & Co,
Evening clubs have been
formed for the girls of the Carter
Howe Company, which meets every
Thursday, and the Clark Thread Com
pany, which meets on Monday evenings
in the Branch Library No. 2. Miss
Blanche Robrecht sang several selec-
tions, accompanied by Mrs. Florence
Kirk, after which the guests
adjourned to the dining-room, where
Mrs. Dusenberry served a dainty COLA
ton. Mrs. Richard c. jenkins. presi-
dent of the association, poured.