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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
reIsnre for Factory Women

Simon NJ. Patten, professor of political
economy in the university of Pennsyl-
vania, writes to the Independent of the
new industrial adjustments for women,
namely the inevitable trend of the wives
and mothers among the masses of society
to enter into active industrial life. He
points out that this is the inevitable con-
sequence of our present system of dele
eating the care of the children largely
to schools and public institutions and to
the specializing of home industries on
large scale. In the sweat shops and the
factory the women are able to render
slight return for these services, however
much they are exploited in the one and
overworked, but Prof. Patten insists that
home labor is itself sweat-shop labor, and
that it is a form, however, which the
higher standard of living cannot be at
attained. What he does demand, how
ever, is that the factory of the future shall
be regarded as public utility and regu-
lated for the general welfare as the city
streets are cleaned for the city's health
fulness.' He thinks it the immediate and
practicable duty Of social morality to
supervise the areas of production and
to federalize them if need be- To this
end he would extend the right to leisure.
especially to the married women, by pro-
cesses of exclusion like those which sur
round the school child, insisting that her
home periods be as long as those of her
children and longer than those of her
husband. Her presence in the factory will
hasten the right to fix the hours of factory
work by law
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
~ VI, Cold weather has great
| NBW lUlk. ly stimulated many lines

vi Cold weather has great
NUN lUlh. ly stimulated many lines
of retail trade hitherto in
clined to lag, notable in this respect be-
ing heavyweight clothing, shoes, and
rubber footwear, and induced some re-
order business with jobbers, VINO are
still busy on regular trade. The coal
trade also shows improvement and
some advance in prices, but here car
congestion, especially at the West, is a
bar to fullest activity.
The railways seem to keep finding in
creased difficulty in handling the traf-
fic offering, and fears of future great
congestion are expressed.
The price situation as Il whole is one
of great strength Oct / prices being
at a record level For the week the
features in speculative circles have been
the slowness of dealings in grain at
small net changes in price, and the
sharp fluctuations of cotton, due to
contradictory advices as to frost dam
age. The strength of the metal mar
kets deserves mention.
Jobbing trade, though of a between
seasons character, is very large for the
season. Especial activity is noted here
in wholesale circles in cotton fabrics,
which tend upward on stronger raw
material prices Spring trade is receiv-
ing increased attention and good or
ders are already noted.-Bradstreet'
Commercial Report.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
CAUGHT IN A TUNNEL.
THIEF is TRAPPED IA SOUTH
HAMMOND, IND.
Robbers Surprised While Working
10 secure Lead and silver Bullion
Stored in Refnery-Trade with
the Orient Is Decreased.

\ plot to rob the Lamar Copper Rein
ing Company at South Hammond, Ind,
by tunneling into the plant, failed the
other night when the noise made by the
robbers was heard by officials of the con
Germ. The thieves had dug a tunnel more
than 100 feet in length and leading into
the plant for the purpose Of stealing sew
eral hundred pounds o. lead and silver
bullion stored in the refinery. \ stolen
hand-c2r waiting on d nearby railroad
track was to bear the robbers and their
loot to safety in Chicago. H. Thum, sup
er1ntendent of the plant, and his assist
ant, ). Church, surprised the thieves at
work. The superintendent and his assist
ant were delayed in the Office of the plant
and were preparing to leave the building
when they heard footsteps and several
whistled signals. Frank Chambers, night
Waterman, was summoned and the three
started to scout" AS they approached a
high fence two men sprang out of the
shadows and ran. Upon investigation the
opening Of the tunnel was found under the
fence. The three men waited and soon a
man was seen emerging from the hole. He
was captured and confessed to a plot 10
rob the refinery. He refused to give his
name.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18

peared proselytes who are scrambling
for the fragments that remain from the
explosion which ended Dowie's regime
and placed Voliva in power. A variety
of cults and creeds are represented and
meetings are held nightly by self-pro-
claimed prophets and messengers.
Some of these proselyters have sue
ceedd in gaining recognition and sup
port even among Voliva's officers, and
there is no lack of disaffected ones who
are willing to listen to almost any call
that promises the ideal religious emo
ton for which they crave. The chief
complaint made against VOliva by the
disaffected is lack of spirituality. The
paradoxical situation is presented of
some of the very people who joyously
hailed Voliva as their diyinely chosen
leader when his business and fighting
ability was needed, now profess to ex-
perience a lack of the spiritual bless
ings promised in conjunction with tenn
poral advancement
But that spiritual desires are not
alone responsible for the birth and
growth of the schism in Zion is evil
dent from a close survey Of the prose
lyters and their supporters, and it even
is asserted in some quarters that some
Of the outside exhorters have been
hired to invade Zion by former lieuten-
ants of Dowie, who either went down
with him or were decapitated by Voliva
in his crusade for retrenchment and re-
form.
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Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
800 to $3.50; hogs, prime heavy, $4.00
to $6.72; sheep, fair to choice, $500
to $40; wheat No. 2, Tic to re; corn,
No. ., 44c to 45c; oats standard, 32c to
33c; rye, No. 2, 64c to 65c; hay timo-
thy, $1,000 to $3.50; prairie, 5000 to
$1400; butter, choice creamery, 1Sc to
2jc; eggs, fresh, pc to DC; potatoes,
34c to 4Sc.
Indianapolis-C Cattle, shipping, $500
to $6.3J hogs, choice heavy, $500 to
500; sheep, common to prime, $3.50 to
$500; wheat No. 2, Tic to 73c; corn,
No. . white, 47c to 4Sc; oats, No. 2
white, 33c to 3jc.
st. Louis-Cattle, $3.50 to $3.50;
hogs, $500 to $500; sheep, $500 to
$3.50; wheat No. 2, Toe to ne; corn,
No. 2, 44c to doc; oats, No. 2, &c to
34c; rye, No. 2, SOC to 60c.
Cincinnati-Cattle, S4OO to $3.50;
hogs, $500 to 500; sheep, $500 to
S475; wheat, No. 2, Toe to 7Gc; corn,
No.-2 mixed, 4Sc to 49c; oats. No. 2
mixed, 34c to 36c; rye, No. 2, &c to
Csc
buHdl0-1dIlle, CHOICE shipping SLeeTSs
$500 to 5000; hogs, fair to choice $500
to $500; sheep, common to good mixed,
$500 to $685.; lambs, fair to choice,
$500 to $40.
New York-Cattle, $500 to $685.;
hogs, 800 to 1913; sheep, $500 to
$3.50; wheat, No. red, Tie to 79c;
corn, No. 2, 53c to 54c; oats, natural
white. 3Sc to 4Oc; butter, creamery, 1Sc
to 25c; eggs, western, zoe to 23c.
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 73c to
75c: corn, No mixed 47c to 4Sc
oats. No. 2 mixed. 34c to 3Gc; rye, No.
2. &c to 63c; clover seed, prime, SO.
Detroit-Cattle 800 to 1925; hogs,
$500 to $685. sheep, $3.50 to $500;
wheat. No. 2, 73c to Zoe; corn. No. 9
yellow. 4Sc to 49c; oats, No. white,
SIC to 36c; rye, No. 2, Goo TO &c.
Milwaukee-Wheat. No. 2 northern,
74c to 7Sc; corn. No. 3, 44c to 46c:
oats, standard. 33c to 35c; rye, No. 1.
&c to G5c: barley, standard, J3c to 54c;
nork mess S14.00
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18

Within seven miles Of Burlington.
Iowa is wireless telegraph station by
which daily communications are had with
Wayeshoro. ". Va. 1900 miles away.
The builder Of the station and the chief
promoter Of the enterprise is Irwin Han
son, the 11-year-old son Of II. G. Hanson
Of Union township. Young Hanson is a
high school graduate. He became inter
ested in electrical engineering after grad
uation and absorbed everything he could
find in books and magazines. He built
the tower and apparatus of his wireless
station at his fathers home and arranged
with friend in WaEesboro TO build a
similar station there. II took the young
men several weeks 10 complete the sta
iions and then much longer to secure con-
nections The feat was finally accom-
plishcd and now the young operators con
verse with each other over the 500 miles
Of space every day The plant is CON
structed on what is known as the Foster
system. There are two wires. one for
receiving and the other for sending mes
sagcs. The batteries are in the cellar Of
The house. eleven dry batteries being used
Young Hanson claims he caught a stray
wireless message one day. It was from
he steamer st. Helena Of the Hamburg
American line, evidently far out at sea.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
ZION CITY TABERNACLE.

lean drivers was within hailing dis
lance of the first flight. Lancias time
was 4 :53 :2S 40, with Duray 16 Sec
onds behind him. Clement covered the
circuits in 5 :01 80 and Jenatzy in
:04 :3S.
There may never be another race for
the Vanderbilt cup in this country,
particularly on Long Island or any
other place so near to New York City.
The very popularity of the event may
prove to be its undoing, for the great
army which went to the course so over
run the circuit, SO disregarded all
rules and precautions that every driver
was badly handicapped and the for
eigners particularly have declared they
never will return until they are guar
anteed a clear course and better regu-
latiOnS.
Their argument was driven home by
tragedy. One man killed, struck through
his own fault by Elliott T. Shepard at
Krug's Corner; two boys in hospitals,
one hit by Weischott and the other by
Tracy in his ninety horse power Loco
mobile, with several other minor inju-
ries, is the price paid. Once early in
the day W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., donor
of the cup and referee of the race had
threatened to call the whole affair off
if the spectators did not move back.
but this threat had only a temporary
effect. They were back again in an
other minute, pushing and crowding.
After the contest the racing board
of the American Automobile Associa-
ton held a meeting at Garden City,
L. l., and decided that no more races
should be held under the auspices of
the association over the course.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18

is being disrupted by schism, jealousy
and factionalism, and it is this condi-
ton that has made Voliva waver in his
efforts to restore the peace and pros
perity broken by Dowie's ruthless mis-
management.
Overseer Voliva has given a tentative
Ultimatum to the officers of the church
He demands the undivided loyalty and
support of officers and people alike, and
if he is to continue the fight, those who
are now charged with responsibility for
the present crisis must surrender COM
pletely or there must come a wholesale
ousting of officers and members.
The trouble may be summed up in
one sentence: Zion City is prophet-rid-
den. From within the church itself
and from far and near outside have ap-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH.
Home Fired and Pockets of Her
Dresses Turned Inside Ont

Under circumstances which Coroner
Jermon considers suspicious, Mary Hill,
aged 50 years, was burned to death in ner
home in Philadelphia. She was reported
to be wealthy. In her apartments on he
third floor her charred body was dIscov-
cred after firemen had su5dusd a FIRE
which was discovered about 3 o'clock ia
the morning. Several dresses of the wOm-
an We're found with the pockets turned in
side out, her pocketbook is missing, and
the room showed evidences of a struggle.
In trunk the police discovered $1,000
IN cash. The trunk was battered around
the lock. The police contend that the IN
truder was scared off by the fire before lie
could open the trunk The daughter OF
the deceased IS firm in her belief that her
mother met with foul play. The fire was
discovered by policeman, who turned in
an alarm. When 6remen entered The
house they found the door to Mrs. Hill
apartments locked. with the key on The
outside. Besides the $4,000 discovered IN
her room, Mrs. Hill had a bank account,
and was expecting several thousand dol
lars from the settlement Of her brothers
estate
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
NOTABLE SPEED RECORDS.

Time for Vanderbilt cup race. 1906. 29T.1
miles track faiT), hours 80 minutes
10 20 seconds, made by Louis Wagner. Az
erage speed, 61.43 miles an hour
Time for Vanderbilt cup race 1905. 2S3
niles track fast, hours SO minutes S
seconds, made by Hemery. Average speed,
Clio miles an hour
Railroad train. North Platte to Omaha
Z91 mIes-made IN 4 SO. an average OF
6S;49 miles an hour, August, 1897.
Hahroad record for short distance-Egg
Harbor to Brisantine Junction. n J., As
mics N : 80, at rate of 1852 miles an
hour, July, 1904.
Fastest hundred miles by man. runhing-
Is hours 20 minutes so seconds profession
an. Amateur record. II SO IA
taSteSt time for short diStanee-One hun
dred-yard dash, Arthur L. Dufey. 0 :O9 80 ;
New York, May 81, 1902
tasteSf mile by a horse, running-Salva-
tor. carrying 10 pounds, at Monmouth PARK
tstr&5Sht courSe), Aug. IS, 1S90-time,
1 80 q.
Fastest mile by horse. trotting-I.ou Dill
lon, against time, Memphis, Oct. n, 1903
time. :5S =.
Fastest mile by horse, pacing-Dan Patch.
against time, Hamline. Minn., Sept. :, 1906
Zine, 90
Fastest 100 miles on bicycle. motor-paeed.
II competition. made by IL. Caldwell. Re
we're, Mass. Sept. s, 1904-time - AS :
II 40. Fastest mile in competition. Hugh
Mclean, Charles River Park track Boston,
Aug. -. 1903-time, 1 100 10. Fastest mile
against time, paced, Robert 4. Walthour.
Charles River Park, May 81, 1904-time,
l :06 10.
Fastest 100 miles in automobile. heavy
weight car, on regular track, made by Glenn
ems at Indianapolis, Nov. +, 1905-time,
:53 81 4-5s StraiShtaway record, made by
Fletcher at Ormond, Fla, Jan. so, 1905.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
Trying to Corner Coffee Market

Three States and the federal govern
ment of Brazil have authorized a scheme
for the valorization Of coffee in the hope
of stopping the downward movement of
the price of that commodity which has
been going on for the past three years.
The object is to maintain the price to the
grower by establishing a minimum quota
ton, at which it is to be upheld by pur-
chases of coffee on account of the States
concerned and by fixing the value of the
standard coin. The interest on a loan of
S15,OOO,O00 to be used for these purchases
is to be guaranteed and paid by a tax
on every bag of coffee shipped and the
proceeds of the loan are to be held in
gold against <5hich paper money is to be
issued. The scheme has not met with the
approval of the Rothschilds. who are the
chief financial resoEeles of the Brazilian
government. Lord Rothschild. in an in
terview, says it is a most impracticable
scheme for raising the price of a world
product, and that even if coffee could be
cornered, a few consecutive good crops in
Brazil itself would destroy the effect of it,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
!: A{5S5;ssy Side SIDE
The News ~
N@~0~O@NO~
raft's words carry some weight.

Iaft's words carry some weight.
Soon Senior Palma will join the great
army of the unemployed.
Senator Plat thinks he has enough
trouble outside of family circles.
The suicide of the Policy King" Al
Adams, reminds US that, after all, honesty
is the best policy.
Lightning struck a magazine in New
England last week. Unfortunately, it was
a powder magazine, and not one of the
pesky, 10-cent, undertaking variety.
Defaulting Banker Stensland got into
his new striped suit as quickly as he could
change his clothes.
The fact that Zion City owes more than
100000 may account for Brother
Dowie's layin' low and sayin' nothin'
An American balloon won the internal
tional race in Paris Which shows that
we even excel in locomotion by hot air.
Banker Stensland says he was glad to
see the Stars and Stripes again, but it is
rather certain that. in the course of time,
he will grow rather tired of the stripes
part.
D0Wle Is about to say farewell TO Zion
City, although impartial observers must
admit that Zion City said good-by to him
first.
If the promoters of the new language
can ever get a hearing at Oyster Bay,
Esperanto may be adopted as the official
tongue
Trouble with the defaulting bank off
Gals is their tendency to put off killing
themselves until after they have spent the
money.
Jonah Kalanianaole is running for
Delegate from Hawaii There are lots
of other Jonah candidates who are not
labeled.
How will an opinion of the Supreme
Court of the United States look when it
is spelled according to the method of Josh
Billings.
The wife of a chewing gum magnate
has secured a divorce. The penny ma
chimes will have &c work harder to raise
the alimony.
A man in Dayton Ohio. was run down
nv a locomotive while watching an airship
AlI the same. il is safer to watch an air
ship than to ride in it.
A Civil War veteran who says he mar
riei Cassie Chadwick in 1852 charges her
with being a bigamist. Those who have
seen her will think il hardly possible.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
COST OF AUTO CUP.
Death Dealing Contest for Wander
biIt Speed Trophy.

Death Dealing Contest for Wander
biIt Speed Trophy.
With more than quarter of a mil
lion spectators to cheer his skill and
daring, Louis Wagner, driving 100
horse power Darracq, Saturday won
the third contest for the Vanderbilt
cup over the Long Island course by 3
minutes IS % seconds. France has
now won the three contests. The win
ner traversed the 297.1 miles, ten cir
cults of the course, in 4 80 10 %. His
average speed an hour was co., miles
"a little faster than a mile minute.
1t was slower than last year, when
Hemery took the prize for the second
time to France, but under the circum-
stances, weather, track and crowd con-
sidered, it was equal to last year in
point of merit.
Second place went to Italy, with
Lancia and his 120 horse power Fiat,
while France was third with Duray's
100 horse power De Dietrich, and
fourth with Clements 100 horse power
ClementBayard, and Germany took
fifth with Jenatzy and his 120 horse
power Mercedes. Not one of the Amer
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18

Exhaustive reports compiled by
agents of the Department of Agricul-
ture bring out the fact that the total
Of the leading grain crops of the coun-
try falls but 35,O00,OOO bushels below
the stupendous yield of last year, when
the corn crop went into first place in
the history of this or any other coun-
try, and oats followed close to the high
record.
The important development of the
last month was in oats. Close and spe-
cial investigation has been made TO as
certain the real facts which last month
placed this crop so far behind that of
last year, the shortage, according to the
September figures, being 16O,000,0O0
bushels. The investigation discloses
that the unfavorable oat crop condi-
tions that were a month ago thought to
be important have been found to be
confined to comparatively limited areas
of the leading productive States. Short
straw often disclosed heavy grain, this
fact having been brought out in the
LII dSuIuS anu IldIhtIluS. L uGSG anu
similar facts warrant a raising of the
estimate of yield by 100000 bushels,
thus bringing the yield within 100000
900 bushels of the big 1905 crop.
Losses to the spring wheat crop
Northwest and beyond the Rockies, have
served somewhat to offset oats in the
effect on the grand total of grains. De
spite the reductions in the estimates of
spring wheat, the total wheat crop
stands but little short of the bumper
yield of 1901, when the total yield was
74S 100000 bushels. The winter wheat
crop, however, must be given the credit
for the big aggregate, as the spring
wheat yield is only moderate, fully 49,
100000 bushels behind last years.
The corn crop shows but little change
during the last month, the weather
having been in the main favorable for
bringing the new crop on nicely. The
weigh-up of the smaller crops shows a
gain of 100000 bushels of barley and
of nearly 100000 bushels of rye.
In the report on spring wheat the
shortage is shown to be not an unmNed
evil. AS will be seen by the table be-
low, the three leading States that are
tributary to the big mills that supply
a good part of this country and Europe
with -four will have to draw on the pie
thoric winter wheat crop for supplies
to reinforce their needs if Trey are to
keep up their former records. 1t is
claimed that these mills will grind
about 100000 bushels of wheat an
nually, and that the seeding require
ments are 21O00,000 bushels more.
This would leave a reserve of only
100000 bushels for farm, mill, eleva-
tor and other stocks.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-10-18
NAVY TO GUARD PRESIDENT,
Strong Convoy VIII Escort Him to
the Isthmus of Panama.


A squadron of war vessels more formid-
able than the entire maritime strength of
several South and Central American re-
publics will convoy President Roosevelt
when he visits the Isthmus of Panama.
Two big battleships and a cruiser are to
be detailed as the Presidents special es-
cort or bodyguard or whatever it may be
called; and the chief magistrate of the
United States and the commander in chief
of its army and its navy will enter the
port of Colon with all the majesty and
impressiveness pertaining to his high of
flee.
No real danger to the President is ap-
pretended as a reason for sending
squadron to Panama with him, for the
bonds of good will between this govern
ment and our sister republics to the south
have been immeasurably strengthened
within the last few months and should
the President make the tour of all Central
and South America he undoubtedly would
be received everywhere with great acclaim.
The President of S0,000,O00 of people,
however, it is pointed out, owes it to his
country to surround himself with every
protection, especially when making jour
ney by water that will take him farther
away than any other executive has ven
tured during his term of Office There al
ways are present the natural dangers of
the sea and should anything befaIl the
vessel in which President Roosevelt en-
barks there will be the other ships close
al hand to prevent calamity.
Furthermore, it is explained, the Pan
anna trip takes on an official character
that fully warrants a demonstration
which some might call display, but which
really is in keeping with the dignity at
taching to the executive office. For the
President of the United States to pay
even a semi-official visit beyond the boun-
diaries of the States without as much of
an escort as would accompany flag off
Ger of the navy on a similar errand would,
it is declared, appear picayunish in the
sight of other world powers.