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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-03
Wisconsin
State News
PIONEER A SUICIDE.
William Becker, Formerly Leading
Tanner. Ends Life in Mobile.

William Becker. one of the pioneer
tanners of Milwaukee, standing high so
cially and financially, committed suicide
at the home of his nephew in Mobile,
Ala. Mr.. Becker had not been in good
health, and six weeks ago, with his wife,
he started for the South in the hope that
the trip would have a beneficial effect.
He formerly was one of the owners of the
Becker tannery, which was absorbed by
the combine IN 1899. Since that time he
was not actively engaged in business until
the formation of the Milwaukee Rubber
Works Company at Cudahy, Of which he
was chosen president. Mr.. Becker was
81 years old He came to Milwaukee
when only II years of age, but afterward
went to Dubuque. Returning to Milwau
kee, he engaged in tanning, in which he
was joined by his brother, Gerhard Beck
er. They were successful from the first.
The deceased had no children.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-03
Hunters Poverty Analysis,

Robert Hunter. the New York settle
ment worker and author of Poverty"
when asked if he thought socialism was
the cure for the prevailing evils, said he
could not tell what state socialism would
bring about, but he was sure that certain
socialistic measures were necessary, such
as the municipal tenements of Liverpool,
Birmingham and London, where children
have healthy surroundings and places
to play; and the municipalization of the
milk supply, as at Rochester, England,
where the death rate of children has been
cut down one-half. Mr.. Hunter divides
the poor into three classes First, the al
most hopeless men of the bread line.
who are lin the abyss of present-day
civilization and almost irrecIaimable"
second, the unskilled common laborers.
who are out of employment large part
of the time. and who are constantly I'M
derfed, badly clothed and housed: and
third, the children of the poor, half of
whom die before they are years old. and
the rest of whom go to work at II or Il
in Factories
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-03

In the scale of fashion this charm
ing frock meets an ideal of justice,
for, balanced with utmost beauty and
chic, is moderate expense, which
makes it possible for anyone to dupli-
cate the design. 1t is developed In
directoire blue French batiste. artis-
tically trimmed with German Valen-
Ciennes insertion and ruffleS of lace 20
match. The insertion forms n seal
loped pattern on the gagged skirt the
points of which dip down to ruffies
of lace set conventionally above the
hem. The decorations are repeated in
the bodice and sleeves. and there is a
girdle of pretty blue silk.
Directoire blue is the latest in the
way of smart colors. and has already
set itself up against empire green as a
rival 1t is that clear, pale blue of the
sky. always to be seen on a bright sum-
mer day, but. by some turn of the man
ufacturer's art. 4 clouded effect is Civ
en- the surface of many of the semi
Transparent fabrics shown in this color.
Certainly it had no place in the direc-
toire modes. for it embodieS the latest
achievements of coloriSts of to-day
Directoire blue combines effectively
with mauve, green and the cream tints
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-03
TRUST MUST SHOW BOOKS.
Federal Inquiry Into Coal Mine
Ownership by Railroads

Unless the plans of the government 90
wrong entirely there viii be before long
a sensational investigation of the coal
roads, which will attract as much atten-
ton throughout the country in its way
as the inquiry into the insurance COM
panies did. Thus writes a Washington
correspondent.
1t will be run by the same man. and
II ne has luck the coal roads will be COM
PEELED TO come into court and produce all
their books and secret records TO prove
the existence OF a combination TO control
the price of coal in defiance of law.
Charles E. Hughes is to be given free
hand in the prosecution of the coal carry
ing railroads. Immunity or no immunity,
he viii be Instructed to get at the facts,
and 1t is the belief of government Off
Gals that under the recent decisions of
the Supreme Court he will be enabled TO
go into the whole business of the coal
road combination.
Mr.. Hughes capacity as an inyestiga-
tor was demonstrated by the spectacular
success of his inquiry into the insurance
business. He began that investigation
with only the power behind him of
committee of the New York Legislature,
whereas he will go into the study of the
coal combination backed up by the power
of the United States government in fed
eral court, and with the moral and mate
rial support of the President and the At
torney General.
Under the antitrust law. as well as
under the interstate commerce law and
the Elkins law, a railroad corporation
can be directly punished by fine. Its
officers can be summoned and made to tes-
tify. They may claim immunity for
themselves, but not for their corporation.
Mr.. Hughes subpoena will unlock every
record of every railroad it will compel
the officers of the roads to testify as to
the acts of the corporations and if Mr..
Hughes is as successful as the government
officials believe he will be, the result will
be to rip open the coal combination, be-
cause after one railroad is convicted of
conspiracy to maintain prices the same
evidence will operate on another. and so
on until the whole combination is broken
up.
The coming prosecution in the federal
court may have a bearing on the settle
ment of the coal strike. but whether it
does or not the prosecution will be one
of the most sensational ever known in
this country. Enough evidence already
has been developed by the interstate COM
merce commission to justify the prosecu-
ton, not only of the railroads but OF
some of the officials as we'll.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-03
Flying Machine TINT FI;es

The aercplane constructed by a Dayton,
Ohio, firm has recently made the phe-
nomenal flight of twenty-four miles in
thiIty-eight minutes, carrying a weight Of
925 pounds. 4 representative of the
French government, which already has
given $4,000 for European rights to this
machine, says that during this trial flight
the driver sent the machine around a cir
Gle twenty-nine times, and that when
finally it stopped it was because the sup
ply of gasoline which ran the motor had
been exhausted. He says that the Wright
brothers have at last the secret for which
the world has been working for centuries.
1t is believed to be the first real flying
machine ever built. 1t has two superim-
posed surfaces, and rudders fore and aft,
bur the details are still secret
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-03
A $4,000 Orgnn Ordered

With the funds contributed by Mr.. and
Mrs. Levi z. Morton the authorities of
the new cathedral of ST. John the Di-
vine of New York are expecting to pos
SesS the finest organ in this country. if
not in the world The instrument is to
be built jointly by Robert Hope-Jones.
who constructed the organ in dorchester
cathedral England. now known as the
most powerful in the world. and Ernest
NJ. Skinner, who built the organs in
Grace church. New York. and Plymouth
church, Brooklyn. The proposed organ
will be constructed in new factory at
Boston. The Hope-Jones method of tone
producing will be employed. He depends
upon the vibration of metal tongue
against an opening in the pipe and dis
cards the reed pipes. He operates the
organ by electricity, utilizing an electric
blower and a piston, which alternately
admits and excludes the air He uses
cubes, oblong spheres and other shapes
for his resonatorS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-03
New Hats.
The hats to-day are delightful.

The hats to-day are delightful.
You can turn them any side you
please. put the back to the front, the
side to the back. they are equally
amusing-and really in some cases be-
coming, provided they top young
face.
But woe to the elderly lady who fan
cies one of these ultra-modern bon
nets
She becomes q caricature the mo-
ment she tries to put one on.
She must content herself with the
classical shapes. the marquis, the
mushroom; the small, impertinent Fon-
deaur is not for her.
Tulle and velvet in any light shade
form the Indispensable cachepeigne
that tits the little hat now placed on
three hairs and almost onto the nose
And paradise feathers of wonderful
length and colorings are waving riot
ously in the wind.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-03

The car, little man, is overtopped
Il full head by the CZarna.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-03
he newest leather belt is buckled

The newest leather belt is buckled
in back.
Queens gray is one of the new
names for that colorless color.
The new mohairs are particularly
lovely and will have a great run.
Brief little jackets of Irish lace,
too. are to be used for evening wear
Leghorn is dyed in all the modish
shades and made up into soft colored
hats.
If a foulard silk is on your shop
ping list, get one with very small fig.
ureS.
A dash of bright red velvet ribbon
is a French touch seen on many of the
hats.
A gray suede handbag stamped with
white and yellow crocuses is very
spring
An all-silk homespun in all the
pretty pale shades is new and will
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-03
Fayorit1sm.

Dear mothers, give 1.-THE ugly duck
ling as much of chance as is given
to the rest who seem superior" They
nay not be superior after all. Even
mother-hearts may sometimes be warp
ed a trihe and set upon the more at
tractive children to the setting aside
Of the others. at least in a measure.
Mothers are less tempted, certainly, to
this favOrtism than are those of more
distant kin and association. But to
the mother herself may come a subtle
unrecogniZed impulse to show more at
tention to the clever child than to the
comparatively dull one, and to give
a prominence to one that shall cast the
other into gloomy shade. 1t is bad
enough to ''show off" children in any
event, but when, in doing it, parents
or friends discriminate openly against
one, in favor of the other, it may be a
serious matter, the consequences reach
Ing both ways.
A little child often sets good ex-
ample when. in answer to the question
that ought never in the world to be
asked, (which do you like best, papa
or momma?" he answers. Both" Ev
cry true mother-heart intends to be
thus impartial in love and favOrs, and
she will be. unless there is special at
traction and repulsion to contend with.
II there is love enough, it will not dis
tfnguish between two or among many.
Remember it is as bad for one child
to have too large Il share as for the
other to have too little. Real life
furnishes many astonishing examples
Of the ugly ducklng' turning out
best. after ALL in spite of neglect, while
youthful promise, on the other hand
may be smothered or misdirected by
too much Observation-Disclosures Maya
zine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-03

Inspection Act Held Violation of In
terstate Commerce Provision.

Judge Sanborn of the United States
District Court in Madison handed down
an opinion holding that the Wisconsin
grain inspection law is unconstitutional
because it is in contrayention of the fed
eral constitutional provision relating to
the regulation of interstate commerce.
The Superior grain and warehouse COM
mission created by the law is enjoined
from interfering in any way with the in
spection, storage or transportation Of
grain in or throughout this State. The
law was passed two years ago for the pur-
pose of compelling the railroads and ele-
vators operating in Superior to have their
grain inspected and graded in that city
instead of in Duluth. 1t is expected the
case will be carried to the federal Court
of AnDpalS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-03
NeedIe,vork Notes.

Daisies of all sizes and nature are
the favorite floral design in embroid-
cry this year.
When you haste turnover collars and
cuffs in your waist, take an extra
stitch or two at each corner. This
will prevent that ugly curling up which
so often mars the otherwise pleasing
effect of the pretty little set
Embroidery on the material itself is
one of the noticeable features of many
gowns. The embroidery is done in the
same color as the cloth and at first
seems ineffective, but at second glance
stands out from the background very
artiStically.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-03
MENoMoNIE FIRE BIG.
Loss by Early Morning Blaze Is
Fifty Thousand

$4,000 fire wiped out five business
houses in Menomonie early the other
morning. destroying the Sipples depart
ment store, Meters saloon, the Palace
bakery. Hanschell's repair shop and Som
merfelds saloon. The blaze is thought
to have started from an explosion in the
rear Of the Sipples store at o'clock in
the morning. 1t was a wooden structure
and before the fire department arrived the
building was a mass of flames. Nothing
was saved. Other business blocks in the
vicinity of the fire were badly scorched
and with wind the entire business sec
tion of the city would have been destroy
ed. The families of Paul Sommerfeld
and Max Lachner, living over Sommer-
fields saloon, barely escaped with their
lives. Mrs. Sommerield. nearly suffo-
Gated by smoke, was rescued from the
building by the fremen with a ladder at
one of the front windows. The loss is
about half covered by Insurance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-03


1014-Battle of CIontarf. Ireland
1349-Order of the Garter instituted by
Edward III.
1500-Brazl discovered by Pedro AIva-
rez Cabral.
1509-Accession of King Henry VIII. of
England.
1534-Eliza Barton. Maid of Kent" ex-
ecuted.
1545-The mines of Potosi opened.
1579-Hammond burned for heresy at
Norwich. England.
1626-San Salvador, Brazil surrendered
by the Dutch to the Portuguese.
1645-Cromwel defeated the Kings
forces at Islip Bridge.
1657-AdmiraI Blake destroyed Spanish
fleet of sixteen vessels.
1704-Boston News Letter, first Ameri-
can newspaper, issued.
1755-Quito, South America, destroyed
by an earthquake.
1770-Marriage of Louis XVI. and Marie
Antoinette. Many killed in crowd
to witness the procession.
1775-Gen. Putnam joined patriot band
at Concord, Mass.
1792-French declared war against
Francis 1. of Hungary and Bohemia.
1795-Warren Hastings trial ended in
acquittal.
1S06-Great Britain declared war
against Russia.
1S09-Order of Teutonic Knights abol-
ished by Napoleon.
1S14-British army destroyed public
buildings in Washington, ID. g.
1S21-Three bishops and eight priests
put to death in Constantinople.
1S27-George Canning became premier to
George ".
1S33-Foundation laid for first Episco-
pal church in France.
1S36-Battle Of San Jacinto, Texas.
1S3S-Meteoric shower at Knoxville,
Tenn.
1S46-Arista assumed command of
forces at Matamoras, Texas.
1S55-Riots in Chicago over license ques-
ton. Suspension bridge at st. An
thongs Falls, Mimi, partially de-
stroyed by a gale.
1S6O-Democratic national convention
met at Charleston, S. G.
1S61-Gosport (Va.) navy yard de-
stroyed by Federals. -. Confederates
took command of Fort Smith, Ark.
1SG2-Capture of New Orleans by Far
ragut. Mint established at Denver,
Colo.
1S64-Gunboat Petrol burned by Writ
Adams cavalry.
1S13-Trial of the Tichborne claimant
for perjury began in London.
1S17-Russia declared war against Tur-
key.
1SS0-Gladstone appointed Chancellor of
Exchequer of Great Britain.
1SS2-Weland canal opened for nayiga-
ton.
1SStSteamer Bear sailed for the re-
lief of the Greedy expedition.
1SS5-Mysterious explosion in Admiralty
Office in London. Five hundred
natives persisted in eruption of vol
cano, Smeru, Java.
1SS6-Revolt in penitentiary of St. Vim
cent de Paul, Quebec.
1SS7-Suicide of Lieut.. John Danen-
hover, Arctic explorer.
1S93-Liberty Bell left Philadelphia for
Chicago Worlds Fair. d. . Home rule
bill passed House of Commons, BAT
to 304. Business section of Ward
ner, Idaho, burned.
1S94-Betrothal announced of Grand
Duke Nicholas. Czarowitz of Russia,
to Princess Alix of Hesse.
1S95-Paul Schultz, embezzling land
agent of n. 2. Il. r., committed sui
eide.
1S9S-Presdent Mckinley called for
125,000 volunteers. Beginning of
Spanish-American war.
190O--Attempt to blow up gates of Wei
land canal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-03
FIND MYSTERY IN RUINS.

AIgoma WOrkmen Discover Skele-
tOn-May Be Discharged Prisoner.
While clearing away debris of the old
John Richmond barn in Algoma, burned
April ), workmen came upon the skeleton
of a man. With the remains were found
a silver dollar partly melted. a pair of
spectacles and other articles. There is
no clue to the identity of the victim. 1t
is supposed to have been a young man
who had just been discharged from the
reformatory at Green Bay.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-03
BOY PUSHED FROM TRAIN.
Turns Several Sonlersauits Down
Track While Train Is Running.

PUSHED from a train running forty miles
an hour and turning succession of SOM
ersaults down the railway right of way.
James Schwan, aged 8 years, escaped
with only a few scratches about the face
and hands. The accident was not discov-
cred until the lad had walked back to
Chiffon and informed the operator that a
woman had pushed him from the train.
He was placed on the next train and sent
to his home in Seymour.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-03

While in fit of laughter over a joke
and with his wife and several children
gathered about him John Jagodzinski of
Milwaukee was suddenly attacked with
apoplexy and died instantly. His family
thought he was unable to restrain him
self when he lay writhing on the floor and
paid little attention to it until they final
ly realized the terrible truth
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-03

world. She found that American
women spend more for clothes and
gems than any women in the world
except the orientals. In temperament
the Americans were not a day older
than in the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries. The press governed the
country, and its keynotes were hui
maneness and individuality.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-03
Coal company's License Suspended.

Secretary of State Olin of Massachu-
sets has suspended the license of the
Metropolitan Coal Company of Boston on
the charge of making extortionate prices
because of the expected strike in the coal
mining industry. This action was taken
to enable the Supreme Court to pass upon
the question as to what constitutes an ex-
tortionate price.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-03
Herman ProehI Kills Self.

Herman PPOehl a wealthy resident OF
Racine, president of the Mechanics
Building Association, committed suicide
by sending bullet into his brain. De-
spondency because of the i'll health of
himself and wife is believed to have been
lie cauSe
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-03
Bright Crates.

To keep bright CRATES from rust,
make a strong paste of fresh lime and
water, and with a brush smear it
thickly over the polished surface. This
is a simple way of keeping the CRATES
and fire-irons of an unoccupied house
free from injury for months.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-03
To Pack Bottles

In packing bottles, first see that the
corks or shoppers are securely fixed.
Then slip the bottle inside an old kid
glove severed at the wrist, and tie this
round it firmly. Place the bottle next,
cork foremost, into a stocking which
is turned down, as if for putting on the
foot; fold the stocking. over and over
and secure it with a pin. Place the
bottles between two layers of clothes,
taking care that they are not in con-
tact with anything hard.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-03
Preserving CARPETS.

Brighten the colors iii a carpet by
sweeping it with a broom dipped in
salt and water, shaking well to remove
all surplus water The broom should
be damp not wet. Use damp earth to
remove the dust when carpets are
lifted
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-03
ACQUITT ED OF TAKING BRIDE.
Milwaukee Jury Finds Assembly
man Hartung Not Guilty.

Assemblyman Fred FL. Hartung was
adjudged not guilty of accepting a bride
by a jury in the municipal court in Mil
waukee Hartung was indicted by the
last grand jury charged with bribery in
1901 in connection with a county con-
tract when he was a member of the board
of supervisors. Other indictments are
pending against Hartung.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-03
Americans' Worship OF Wealth

Mrs. Craigie, the novelist, who re-
Gently completed a lecture tour in this
country and has returned to her home
i'll London, says that the worship of
wealth is still carried to excess in
American cities, although she found
fewer idle rich in New York and Chi
sago than In other great cities Of the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-03
Missing Youth Found Killed.

Fred Martin, formerly of Kenosha.
aged 30. was crushed to death under a
switch engine near Dayton. Ohio. Mar
tin disappeared from Kenosha four years
ago. The telegram announcing his death
was the first word from him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-03
Court UphoIds Suffrage Law.

The Supreme Court has sustained the
legality of the law permitting women to
vote in school matters. Women voted on
a proposition to bond Madison for $3.50
600 for a new high school, and the law
was attacked.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-03

The most important link in the solution
of London's traffic problem, namely, the
Baker street-Waterloo line, extending five
and a quarter miles north and south, and
connecting with all the older subways,
has been thrown open to the public dur
ing the past week. This was one OF the
railroads financed by the late Charles I.
Yerkes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-03
Harmless bullets for Practice

A bullet that hits the mark. but does
not kill, has just been invented by DR..
Deirliers of Paris. The details of its con-
struction are not mentioned, but it is said
to be hollow and can be used several
times. In a test for duel practice pistols
were used with steel guards resembling a
sword hilt, because, although the bullet
does not penetrate the clothing. it will
wound naked flesh. Both men wore Cog
giles. Out of 212 shots. POP struck some
part of the bodies of the duelists.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-03
Flood Menaces Paper Mill.

High water carried out the fume at
PAPER Mill No. l in Marinette. causing
heavy damage and threatening the entire
mill. The water is very high. There is
grave apprehension that logs and ice may
carry out dams and cause a big loss of
DroDerty
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-05-03
Acidentai Discharge Kills Man.

]. v. Wasingham. a drayman at
Spooner, was accidentally killed while
taking down his coat. In some way he
knocked a Winchester from its fastenings
The gun struck the floor and discharged,
the ball passing through the body