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NEWSPAPER MAN IS LEADING A DONKEY ACROSS CONTINENTHe's her$. Title only, the one and original Democratic donkey, the of- ? v ficial emblem of Democratic determination. He is “Jasper,’’ the only donkey ever officially received by a;oopresident of the United States at he J g.white house. 5 tiAnd he wouldn’t be here if B- H. . ^Anderson of Butler, Pa., hadn't bet v Roosevelt would win the last elec- j tion. Anderson isn't a professional j lt;-“biker’’ nor a street fakir. He's a ! c newspaper man who made a bet. lost It and had the determination to pa* , ttip. [rAnderson bet on Teddy with the : -■ proviso that if Teddy v.on. the other j 4 1 party to the bet should lead a bull moose from Portland. Me- to Port- ' land, Ore. Should Woodrow Wilson 'Ibe elected, Anderson was to depart on a similar trip on Inauguration Day, March 4.He Isn’t begging. He's working his way, and he has all the time he wants in which to complete the trip. Leading “Jasper.” he walked into Newark Thursday night from Ml. Vernon, and will leave for Columbus Saturday morningAt the Orpheum theater Anderson i« will appear tonight as a special ; j added feature, introducing “Jasoer.” and filling in with a humorous lecture on “The Folly of Betting.” Andersorr is a special correspondent for the Pittsburg Leader, is secretary of the Ad Men’s dub, ] Fand former general secretary of the Butler chamber of commerce
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Newark Advocate
Newark, Ohio, US
Fri, Oct 31, 1913
Page 9
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