Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-06-14
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So far ten States have declined the |
invitation sent out by Assistant Secre- |
tary Oliver, of the War Department, te
send some of their national guard or
CARNATIONS into camp with the regular
troops this summer. Colorado has de
ellned because the guard is too much
scattered about the State to admit of
easy concentration. The approaching
trials for murder of the labor leaders
IN Idaho have made it prudent for the
authorities to retain the entire force Of
militia within the limits of the State
ready for any uprising against the legal
authorities. Pennsylvania, MaSSachu-
sets and Ohio already have planned to
nave their entire national guard go in
TO large State camps, and are unwill-
ing to go to the expense of another
camp, in doing which the State author
tiles are meeting exactly the sugges-
tons of the War Department, which is
going to be taxed to the utmost to make
the expected appropriation of 100000
meet all the expenses of the combined
camps. California reports that the ex-
perience of the State troops in guarding
San Francisco and other places devas-
tated by earthquake and fire and the
expense to which the State has been put
makes it inexpedient to join in the reg
uIar camping. South Dakota reports
that the national guard is not equipped
OF uniformed for a season in camp.
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A merry war is ON in the House be-
tween two deserving measures, which
may result in preventing the consider
alton of both at this session. The pure
food bill, which passed the Senate, and
the immigration bill, which has not
been considered in the Senate, occupy
the same position upon the House cal
endar. These two measures, with the
naturalization bill, are in form for con-
slderation whenever the Speaker gives
DIS consent and when appropriation
bills are not claiming the floor. Some
OF the leading supporters of the immi-
grafton bill oppose the passage of the
pure food bill. To prevent its consid-
GRAFTON at this session they are work
ing to have the immigration bill given
preference. They believe they can ac-
complish the double purpose of tenn
porarily defeating the pure food and of
securing the passage of the immigration
bill If they are able to prevail upon
the Speaker to recognize them. On the
other hand, the friends of the pure food
bill have primed themselves to rush it
through the House as soon as Mr.. Hep
burn is recognized to call it up.
Another measure which will be add
ed to the list passed by Congress be-
cause of the influence of the President
is the bill to preserve the scenic beauty
of Niagara Falls. The bill as agreed
upon by the House committee admits
the free use of water for domestic and
sanitary purposes instead of limiting
it to a maximum quantity, as suggest
ed by the international commission.
William Livingston, president, and 9TH
er members of the Lake Carriers .Asso-
action contend that this unrestricted
use of water will result in materially
lowering the levels of the lakes as soon
as the Chicago sanitary canal is oper-
ating to its full capacity. They esti-
mate that with 1900 cubic feet of
water passing through the canal each
second the levels of Lakes Michigan
and Huron will be lowered nine inches
and of Lake Huron eight inches. This,
it is calculated, will decrease the earn
ing capacity of each 1O,OO0-ton boat an
nually $4,000.
The Supreme Court has reaffirmed its
opinion that the duties imposed on
Philippine imports from this country
between the date of the signing of the
treaty of Paris and the enactment of
the tariff law were collected illegally
and that the President lacked power to
impose them, notwithstanding that Con
gress had ratified the previous action.
Justices White and McKenna dissent
ed. The duties to be refunded amount
to about $6,000,000 on claims already
filed.
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Chief Engineer Stevens, on arriving
| from Panama Thursday, said that the
work had reached a point where it
| must now be known whether the canal
is to be at sea level or above He said
that dredges could be gotten cheaper
in Europe but were hard to get any
where, and cost $350,00O each 1t
would take fifteen to twenty years to
complete the work of a sea level canal
and from eight to nine years for lock
canal There are now between $4,000
and 10000 men at work
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The United States Supreme Court
ruled Monday that the American sugar
refining company could not recover 20
| per cent of the duties paid on sugar i'm
| ported from Cuba between the date
when the reciprocity treaty was to have
gone into effect and the date of its
| proclamation by the President.
Rubber heels for fiat dwellers at the
| expense of landlords is the latest inno-
vation of Washington rental agents.
| There is a clause in the more recent
| leases of apartments requiring every oc-
cupant to wear rubber heel shoes while
! i'll the apartment. The purpose of the