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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-12

CTS HE use of the schoolhouse as a social centre is now so
well approved that the most conservative school officer
may dismiss his doubts and agree to put the schoolhouse
to the necessary uses that it knew long before he was born. For
the schoolhouse in New England, where public education in the
United States was born, was a place of public gatherings. Lee
lures and concerts were given in the school hall and political
meetings were held there. And in those days the citizen was
interested in all public affairs and inteligently understood them,
because he had a social centre in which to hear them explained
and talk them over. In making such use of our schoolhOuses,
therefore, we are only going back to the practises of our fathers.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-12
BLAUVE[T GIVES !.
HIS PLATFORM
Bull Moose Candidate for State
Senator Outlines Position
on Important Issues.

PATERSON, Sept. 12.-James q.
Blauvelt, candidate for State senator
on the Progressive ticket, in a de-
tailed statement outlines his position
on important issues.
He declares that it was not until
he saw thai the Republican party
would not fulfil the wishes of the
people and thai the Progressive or
g~anization would thai he joined the
new party.
81 stand for theapublic ownership
and operation of all public utilities"
said Candidate Blauvelt, "for a six
day week, for a minimum wage for
women, for prohibition of child labor,
for complete municipal home rule in
an local affairs, including taxation.
excepting the liquor traffic and such
other matters as may directly con-
Germ the State and require uniform
treatment; for the nomination Of
party candidates for President and
Vice-President by direct primaries,
for the abolition of the electoral co.'s
lege, and favor the election of Presi-
dent and Vice-President by popular
vote; for the direct election of United
States senator. E
81 believe in a simpler method
whereby TIE people may amend th9
constitution of the State and the
United States without undue delay,
for the initiative, referendum and re-
call, for the short ballot, for the SUBJ
mission to the people of an amends
ment to thes constitution giving
women the same right to vote as
men, for a national graduated income
and inheritance tax.
81 favor revision of the patent laws
so that patents will encourage Amer-
lean inventions, but shall no longer
be a shelter for a monopoly, and, to
hat end, advocate. hat all future
patents shall be open to public use
on payment of a royalty to ths
patentee fixed by the government.
81 favor a law providing that
United States senators shall be
elected by the people. :
Governor Wilson, in my opinion,
should V the Legislature at
once, in order that the law may be
so amended that the people may
select their United States senator
this year on election day. :
II favor the prompt abolition of
railroad crossings"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-12
RAILROAD X IN OHIO.

s@HIO, like New Jersey, has had a long fight to get some
w thing like a fair tax put on the railroads, and with still
more impressive results. When the late Tom l.. John
ION started it ten years ago, or about a decade after the fight
was begun in New Jersey, he said that the railroad valuation in
Ohio, Sill 100000, was less than a quarter of what it ought TO
be, and he was called a demagogue. But the railroads in Ohio
will pay taxes for this year on a total valuation of $623,00 900,
an increase of about $%50,000,000 over the year before, so that
the State Tax Commission has more than justified the assertion
of Mr.. johnson. And what a stupendous robbery of the public
the railroad tax system of Ohio, like that of New Jersey, repre-
scented for all the years before honest and courageous men APP
neared to right the wrong!
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-12
SWEEP Is REVERSED

DENVER, Colo, Sept. 12.-Returns
today from Tuesdays Statewide pri-
mary reversed the complete victory
which was indicated for the Pro-
gressive wing OF the Republican
party. Progressive Republicans elect-
ed only two candidates who had an
nounced they were Roosevelt Pro-
gressives-Philip B. Stewart, for Gov
ernor, by apparently less than 1000
majority Yer Clifford c. Parks, Reg
ular Republican, and Attorney-Gen-
eral Benjamin Griffith, incumbent.
Elias M. Ammons won the Demo-
cratic gubernatorial ace by probably
5000 over Thomas lyman, warden of
the Colorado State ~penitentiary.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-12
editor Of the Evening Star

To the Editor of the Evening star:
l made a special journey over to
your city tonight and obtained a copy
of your evening edition. | would like
to call your attention to a few actual
facts that occurred in that fatal dis
aster on Sunday afternoon in the
Motordrome.
was seated throughout the meet
ing on the step of the gangway at
the end row where those boys were
butchered. The machine in its nigh-
passed just over my head | nave
visited the races at this track many
times, and usually get there among
the first arrivals. Last Sunday after
noon among the first ten, as en-
closed rain check will show. Most
of these ten were the victims. Be
fore the final race came on | quite
expected trouble, as from where |
was seated / heard Hasha abuse
Seymour over the dead heat decision.
1t occurred to me that he had not
quite recovered his normal mental
balance when they started out to
death.
From my seat | had a good view OF
tie track. A. the time of the dis
aster they were not in the actual
race, but jockeying for positions, as
some of the contestants had a start
given them. Seymour and Hasha
were scratch, and it appeared to me
that from c~ongested position of the
riders that they would have had
to complete three or four more. laps
before they would receive the official
start.
Hasha and his machine were in
space ten feet the other side of that
smashed arc light bracket, and hal
it not been for the iron pipe and its
wood stay the machine and rider
would have mixed with the crowd
earlier than 1t did.
Obviously he must have struck this
post high up or 1t could not have
been thrown as it was. Collision wit
this light standard slightly DETECTED
the machines course, and 1t then en-
tered the stand Immediately on my
right. The first struck was Loeffring
He wore a blue shirt. THE top oil
his head was practically off. Then il
! passed on to the small boys to the
right of him, driving them in a bat
tered heap to the end of the row
There, from the description and age
Barnett sat. From the lower photo
in you issue tonight the damage tC
the partition is evidence hat the
machine stopped there before it rioco'
cheted back on to the track.
Hasha was in the saddle till /
struck this partition. I saw his bod.
on the other side of the wire screen
so / assume that he was thrown
through. The first body l picked up
which | recognized as Foehner, ST.
from our photograph, and while tn
panic-stricken people were fighting t.
get to the nearest anyway, some o
the attendants arrived and carried al
of the victims down to the automo
biles in waiting, leaving the lad il
the blue shirt, who evidently wa
killed outright.
/ witnessed Hasha's victory a
Brighton Stadium Saturday evening
last, and a cleaner rider could not b
found. Seymour and Hasha SHOULD
have attained the same rate of speed
The design of the machines of the tw'
riders were practically the same
with the Indian overhead valv'
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mechanism and direct chain trans

mechanism and direct chain trans
mission.
Hence the problem of victory be-
tween two such riders resolves itself
into the limits OF their defiance of
death. ] would suggest as a mechan4
ical engineer considering the funda-
mental laws of velocity and centrifu-
gal force that the limit of safety Of
such a track, .under certain condi.
tions. is reached at ninety miles per
hour.
/ was a make and rider
of racing motorcycles, one of
which was 1S-horsepower, back
in 1903, in London, England,
In those days we proved and demon
strated the possibilities of 100 miles
per hour on the motorcycle. The ex-
periments were of scientific value. but
l fail to see, except to cater to NOR
bid dispositions, the use for these sui.
cidal exhibitions now.
Trusting my impressions of thia
fatality may be of interest.
c. STANLEY.
September 10. 1912. &
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-12
BUMPER CROPS ALL AROUND.

TAVERY new estimate of the harvests adds to the amazing
story of 1912 as a fat year. 1t is astonishing that one
twelvemonth should surpass all previous records in so
many different products of the soil, but this is true not only of
the bumper of them all, corn, with close to three billions of
bushels, but of potatoes, spring wheat, oats, barley, rye and
buckwheat. The country is thus richer than it ever has been
in the chief basis of wealth, and the most inyeterate croaker can
find nothing but good times in prospect for many months. And
let us remember that the entire credit belongs to Providence
even though Chairman Hilles does come out and make the claim
for the Taft administration.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-12
HAINES WILL BE PASSIVE
IN FIGHT

WATERVILLE, Me-, Sept. III
shall not attempt to exert any inlu-
ence for one faction or the other
said Governor-elect William l..
Haines when shown dispatches to the
effect hat Colonel Roosevelt had said
that Mr.. Haines had come out for
the Progressive national ticket"
al have never yet Indicated said
Mr.. Haines, whether / shall support
Mr.. Roosevelt or Mr.. Taft in the
coming contest. l have had the sup
port of both factions in my contest
for the go%vernorship, and I feel under
great obligations to what l call both
wings of the Republican party. I
shall not be able to take any part in
the November contest on account of
my health"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-12
MEXICO,S UNENTEREs7HNd CIYH WAX.

TN SUALLY the literature of a war has a fascinating interest
for the human mind. We read of battles and seges, of
cities and towns captured and lost, of the killing of hun
dreds of thousands of soldiers, and every phase of the war has
its interest. But the literature of the present struggle in Mexico
not only lacks interest, but is absolutely wearying. The dis
connected and confused and contradictory accounts that appear
IN the American newspapers are hardly read and their purport is
never understood. There is general idea that the Mexicans are
lighting among themselves over politics and that they are divided
into Federalists and rebels, and beyond that point the average
reader doesn't trouble himself to inquire. There is one pro-
nounced sentiment in this connection, however, and that is that
or government should keep its hands off and let the Mexicans
settle their own quarrel.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-12
.STRAUS STRENGTH GROWS

NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-Letters
promising the support of many men
prominent in the civic and business
activities of this city and State con-
tinue to reach Oscar S. Straus, CUB
e%rnatorial nominee on the National
Progressive ticket. Reports were re-
celved at the State headquarters, also,
to indicate that the leaders in other
parties were not unmindful of the
strength that has been added to the
Progressive ticket by the nomination
of MI. Straus. Both among the Re-
publicans and the Democrats there
have been influential voters who Sc
riously have urged upon the leaders
the wisdom of indorsing the candi-
dacy of Mr.. Straus while naming
their own candidates for other state
offices.
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THE CABLE NO LONGER A LUXURY.

NV OF long ago the ordinary message to or from friends in
AM Europe was a single code word. Anything beyond that
was a piece of extravaganza in which only the rich in
Obliged. Cabling is no longer a luxury, for you can send twelve
words for seventyfve cents, with additional words at a nickel
each, to be delivered within twentyfour hours in any part of
Great Britain. Not only is this a great social benefit, but a
decided enlargement of business advantages for merchants in
foreign trade. The cable companies are sure to profit handsome
~ by this cheapening of tolls, and the wonder is that they did
not come to it long ago.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-12
81, 100000 SPENT FOR
CAMPAIGN BADGES

CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-TWO million
dollars have been spent thus far this
year by the various political parties
and candidates for campaign badges.
pins and buttons, according to r. T,
Bracket, of Chicago. secretary of
the National Association of Adver-
Using Novelty Manufactures, In semi
annual convention at the Hotel Sher-
man. Sixty million dollars, he said,
represents the total amount spent by
politicians, business concerns and va
rious organizations for walking ads
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-12
NEGRO VOTE MAY TURN THE SCALE.

Y ITH five party tickets in the field, as will be the case
WY in more than one State, and the three leading ones.
nearly even in voting strength, a few thousand votes
of one element will account for a plurality and determine the
complexion of presidential electors and congressman. Such an
element to be reckoned with seriously is the negro vote in the
States where the black man has a free ballot. The New York
Age, a negro newspaper, estimates at more than 10000 the
negro vote in thirtyeight States where that vote IS "allOwed,
east and counted" and gives an analysis showing that this may
be the determining factor in deciding 344 electoral votes. 1t is
dont
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-12

Resents Attack Upon Ex-senator.
To the Editor of the Evening Star:
Sir-I have been living in Newark
for twenty-five years and cast my
first vote for Grover Cleveland in
1892.
l notice in the daily papers that
Woodrow Wilson comes forth, with
a savage attack on former Unitest
States Senator James Smith, jr.
May / ask in the name of justice
why this newborn politician does
not leave ssthA intelligent people of
New Jersey to decide for themselves
whom they are going to have for SEN
ator? If Woodrow Wilson believes
that the people are not to be trusted
to select the best nan he should come
out in the open and say SO.
l remember James Smith, sr., az
a gentleman, a business man OF very
great ability and a man who | he
lieve gave more money. to help tie
poor of this city than Woodrow VIII
son earned while at Princeton.
| have some relations in Washing
ton, d. c.. and have. visited the cap
ital occasionally during James Smith
jr's., term as senator, and l have
been told by some of the most prom:-
nent, native-born Washington bust
ness men that Senator Smith, of New
Jersey, was one of the most distln-
guished, honorable and self-respect-
ing gentlemen hat ever represented
New Jersey at the national capital.
l as a voter resent the attack on
Senator Smith, who was always 4
friend to the poor and lahcrlns
classes.
l have never met Senator Smith noI
have I received any favor of any klno
from him, but I am and always nave
been a lover of justice. and ] say
James, Smith, jr.. go right on. Your
friends will never desert you.
A NEWARK VOTER.
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PREDICTS A SWEEPING
VICTORY FOR DEMOCRACY


Directing an attack against former
President Roosevelt and the Bull
Moose party, State Senator w. c..
Quinn, of New York, in an address
before the Progressive Democracy of
Essex county, at Hensler's Hall. last
night, predicted a sweeping victory
for the Democratic party at the COM
ing election. -asf
Thomas Jameson, district attorney
of Omaha, Neb., followed the sens
ator and spoke of the new era in
politics in which he said the Democ-
racy of Thomas Jefferson would be
supreme.
William Harrigan, candidate for
mayor, outlined his policy and urged
those present to support his candi.
dacy in the interests of the city.
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EDITORS Y

NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-out of 5000
postcards sent by the Republican Ma
tional Committee to editors of Re-
publican country newspapers, to ascer-
tain their attitude in the campaign.
2,217 have been answered by posi-
tive of Taft support and
only so state detection to the, Bull
Moose cause. The space provided for
the inscription of direct personal re-
marks on the return cards was util-
lied in many cases for giving vent
to G. o. p. loyalty in a blunt char
acteristic style.
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FuRTHEREsT SOUTH AIDS

NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-From the
southernmost town in the world a
campaign contribution was received
yesterday by John L. de Saulles,
treasurer of the Woodrow Wilson
College Mems League.
The contribution. 500, came from
Enrique Balmaceda, a son of the
most famous of Chille's presidents.
Young Balmaceda and De Saulles
have been intimate friends for years,
having been class mates at Yale.
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STUDLEY NAMED

HARTFORD, Sept. 12.-The Repub-
lican State convention here yester-
day named a State ticket and seven
presidential electors, and adopted a
platform commencing President Taft
and his administration. John p.
Studley, of New Haven, was named
for Governor, defeating Lieutenant
Governor ID. A. B~lakeslee, of New
Haven, the favorite in the pre-con-
vention betting, by 311 to 217 votes.
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HADLEY WITH G.. o. P.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Sept. H.
In a speech to the Republican plat
form committee yesterday, after the
adoption of the platform on which
the State campaign will be urged,
Governor Hadley declared for the
State ticket and promised to explain
later his attitude on the national
ticket
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DUST T. R. ELECTORS

BALTIMORE. Sept. 12.-The Re-
publican State convention reassem-
bled here, revoked the list of presi-
Dental electors chosen at h con-
vention last May and named a new
ticket of out-and-out Taft men. Six
of the eight electors had declared
themselves Roosevelt men.
Claiming hat today's convention
was illegal, the Progressive leaders
had requested their delegates to re-
main away, and no Roosevelt men
| were in evidence.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-12
THE CIVIC CENTRE IDEA.

@ENVER has paid 100000 for a civic centre site and has
liz done wisely. A few years later the ground would cost
twice that sum. The civic centre idea is one that must be
worked out by every progressive American city, and the time to
provide space for it is now. Real estate values in growing cities
go up by leaps and bounds. American communities are paying
dear for the shortsightedness of their founders. If only those
old worthless had thought to reserve in the centre of every new
settlement a large plot for future municipal uses what a splen-
did heritage it would have been to the present generation.
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M'ADoo WON'T RUN

NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-Acting
Chairman William G. McAdoo yester-
day in a statement declared that I'M
der no circumstances will he accept
the nomination for governor of New
York. 81 have no idea that such an
honor would be offered me, but | want
to remove my name from the arena
of discussion" he. said. without my
seeking there has been thrown upon
me grave responsibilities in connec-
ton with the national campaign.
Every energy and power that l have
must be devoted to it,"
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T. r. TICKET IN

DOVER, Del, Sept. 12.-The Pro-
gressive party yesterday named three
presidential electors, nominated State
Senator Louis A. Drexler, of Sussex
county, for Congress and chose a
State ticket. headed by George B..
Hynson, of Milford, for governor.
The platform indorses the declara-
ton of principles of the National Pro-
gressive party.
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LA TOILETTE ON TOUR

WASHINGTON, Sept. Ex-senator
LaFollette has left Washington for a
Western tour, where it is expected
he will enter actively the campaign
for Progressive candidates on State
tickets. He made no comment in
Washington upon the<Rction Of the
Wisconsin Progressives yesterday in
declaring that the new Progressive
party represented the naturalization
Of Wisconsin progressivism."
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IDAHO WOMEN TO HAVE
G. o. P. TICKET OF OWN

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 42.-The ex-
pected call for a woman's Republican
State convention to nominate State.
county and congressional tickets com
posed entirely of women, has not
been made. The women. however.
still are firm in their decision to have
separate tickets and their plans are
expected to take definite form in the
next few days.
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LONDON MAIL HITS TAFT

LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE London
Daily Mail prints the following by
anglo American" OIL its editorial
page, under the head, THE Failure
OF Taft"
taft we know pretty well by now
to be a rather dull, unimpressive
President, singularly maladroit in his
political tactics, well meaning and
not without some stock of executive
efficiency, but flabby in his conyic-
tons, indecisive in his actions, with
no instinct for leadership or for
gauging public opinion"
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Farm LABOR AND NAVAL ENLISTMENT.

1MY reason of the large demand for farm labor in the West
I'D the naval recruiting stations are doing little business
and the navy is short 1854 men. With the close of
the harvest season, however, the deficiency will be made up
Ordinarily with the attractive inducements for naval enlistment
there would be no trouble getting recruits, but the man who is
accepted for the navy nowadays must be an exceptional man
morally as well as physically. The men of our navy are care
fully handpicked and are of the. flower Of American manhood.
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WOULD USE SCHOOLS FOR
POLITICAL DISCUSSION

NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-George w.
Perkins, as chairman of the executive
committee of the National Progress
sive party, sent a letter to the Board
of Education asking that the schools
be thrown open under proper super
vision for meetings where political s.
sues and questions of public imports
ance may be discussed.
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At a Summer Hotel.

Baker-Who's that girl who plays
golf all day and bridge all night?
Barker = oh, that's Manning's
daughter. She's up here with a nurse
taking a rest cure.-Life.
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OTIS QUITS T. R.

CHICAGO, Sept. 12.-Ralph C. Otis
declares that radicalism has driven
him out of the Bull Moose camp. Mr..
Otis was the leader of the Roosevelt
movement in Cook county.
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WOMAN NOMINATED

BELLINGHAM, Wash, Sept. H.
Mrs. Francis w. Axtell won a Re
publican nomination for the Legisla-
ture in the primary election here.
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Every day is bargain day in some
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columns OF The Star and learn where
they are.