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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-13

A ticket to Wonderland, free with
each purchase of sl.00 at Muir's.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-13

Bert Smith, the popular shoe man
of the J. Z. Schumacher store, has
resigned his position to accept posi-
ton as travelling salesman for one Of
the large manufacturing establish
ments in his home state, Michigan
Bert's many friends in this city wish
him the best of success in his new
work
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-13

Turkey. Turkey. let's see what's
that-why Turkey coffee. Turkey
coffee. Who ever heard of Turkey
coffee? Well it's being sold at Johnson
& Hill Co.; well what of that? Oh!
but its the best coffee in town for the
price. What's the price? Only 1Sc per
pound. Ifyou don't believe it, try it
div
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-02-13

Baking Powder. Other
stores charge you 25c per 10. Our
price nc. Cohen Bros. Dept. Store.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-24
FOR MONETARY REFORM
Inquiry of Broad Scope Undertaken
by National Commission.
LFrom The Tribune Bureau ]

washington Nov 23-The National Monetary
Commission met at the Capitol to-day. after It's
summer travels and devoted itself largely to ex-
animation and approval of the plans which have
been made for Its future work. The commission
has held extensive conferences with prominent
bankers and fnanciers in Great Britain France
and Germany, and every conceivable phase OF the
finances Of these countries has been reviewed in
personal conversation with men who know whereof
they speak. These conferences held, how
ever. with the understanding that the information
would be regarded confidential. IL went into
the details of the various banking houses other
institutions represented
Having ascertaIned by such quasi-conhdentizi
talks with these European authorities the char
acter Of the information they are prepared to fur
nsh, the commission has prepared a detailed list
of information which II desires for publication
the different topics being assigned authorities who
have already indicated a willingness TO prepSrs
such reports wanted II is ths hope OF ths
commission that these reports Do obtained.
compiled and published before the close of the
special session OF Congress next spring. In Rddi-
tion to the reports to be prepared on the various
phases of the financial economy OF the countries
named others to be obtained the financial
development OF Japan. which has made a most
thorough study OF monetary and banking condi-
tions; OF Italy. which has conducted exhaustive
study or this subject and of Switzerland, which
has peculiarly interesting information 70 FUR
nish 1t is not known just how soon this infor1na-
ton be obtained but IL will be expedited as
much possible.
II Is the purpose OF the commission TO obtain all
possible Information foundation for its work
and to do before undertaking preparation Of
Legislation to reorganizs the monetary system Of
this country. In the mean time the members OF
the commission will endeavor to keep their rntns.
free from prejudice. and will formulate TO plans
for ultimate action until they have canvassed ths
entire subject. No date has been set for the con-
pletion OF the commissions work. but it is hoped
that all the required Information will be in nanS
by the close OF the summer recess OF Congr...
next year. so that the drafting OF a bill NAV SeSi-
with the first regular session the SIS C-n
and may be enacted at that session
In the mean time the commission is giving ,-s
attention to certain administrative chanee. i5 az
national bank act which the members dean In
portant 70 the efficiency OF that law and ~. rr,-
safeguarding OF public and private funds ara ~ 4.
hoped that this measure may be enacted AZ ~.
or the special session.
The commission viii meet again to-morrov
New-York tribune., 1908-11-24

dence of their interest in the business Ihat reia-
Observation-Disclosures all the stock in The sI5-coHl, t u,
panies was distributed before the reoI ~ vii,
saw before the wear 1900: Al have nc Ahom,eNeS
about that at all. TO those dates OF e;ng Won
Dwell in october, 1888, at the nenaias yyaS
testified that each one OF these COMPANIES 80
trust? A-Wen in reference TO that VIA VIA 20 Sos 9
might say to-day, each of these coulpaiii's -
doing its own business
CONTINUE INDEPENDENT METHOD
Mr.. Rockefeller said that this indepenoen'
method was followed at the present time Mr.
kellogg asked:
o-Did you Intend the authorities OF VhI .peso 90
understand that after the dissoluuon All 49,
conpanies were held together just e1actIy as lley
we're Iefores Al cannot at this moment lHtei-
pret lust the testimony OF that otte. - ir7 -
passed our OF my mind. The ldea' the 'ne0A'' ~
mained just the same 49, ,,,+borities
O-Did YOU intend convey TO the actiol
sonton OF that trust all of the constituent con-
nanies were held together in the same hShnel a
{hev were before? Al cannot recaH JuSt ,.i riIs
circumstances of that at that tlnle. Ane
control of those companies in each case was as
I have stated. by the stock holdings, ana ' tne
companies were then, as noW' III TINS N0'''''i0'
oNAftfr the dissolution the ownership was not
+be same as before the dissolution, was tt a
There was no change Of interest OF the pal'lvs
concerned.
The hearing will be resumed this morning.
and 1t is expected that Mr. Rockefeller VIII leave
the stand at noon or early IN the afternoon MT.
Archbold probably will be the next witness.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-24
METZ NOT A CANDIDATE.
Don't Elect Man Who Is Needy or
ambitious, He Says.

Controller Metz was IN fire fsttie when he spoke
before the City Club after rs annual meeting last
night because OF the success OF the sale OF city
bonds IN the afternoon IT am not q csndidats fsr
any other Office he said Il have visible means o
support and the simple life for mine when uy
term expires But I want to warn you not 70 %
reactionary Don't rally around the Eeg2uys
proposition TO turn the rasesls out and then eect
some man who will have the wool pulled over rs
ewes by the system in his Departmental tiers
is a system IN every department well as IN ths
Police Department. Don't elect nan who needs
monsy Or who Is ambitious. Both are dangerous.
The Controller said he had no quarrel Win Sdssf
J. I,evey former Deputy Controller. who has oee'
saving things about the financial methods of tAs
city He was provoked. however. because NJ
Ieyey had chosen to say what he etd Just osfefs
the city TO have q bond sais- -
Then the Controller wandered on on % iofa~
bond issues. and declared that certain city o.
aciaI had once attempted to depress the prices o.
city bonds In order that he might DID u SdoseS-e'
issues at low figures -. - 90.
fifteen points last year" declared the Ccnuoilsr-
Every year II used be figured cut that tle $50
plies for the Health Department could oe PalG -
out OF bonds because no one would care 20 Ro'o ~
At the annual meeting OF the club reports Esrs
received and the following trustees elected- =
Carl L. Schurz (re-elected) n Phelps STOKES 40
Oswald q. Willard (re-elected), TO seFSS - - p
years-Henry L. Bogert re-eiectedl. Ed~Sr1
Finch Cre-elected). Homer EOtSs - ,Fe1s.sSsss 1rs.,ss.
Isaac n. Seligman (re-elected). EI0rsdSe u NNN
ue-eIecsedl and J. Howard Msltsh (re-electedl
A committee has been appointed 70 ra-ae = 80
to place on the walls OF the clubhouse poTtss-ss
OF the orxanizEtior. from Apsdl. lSs. uAtli hS
death In October OF that wear
New-York tribune., 1908-11-24
CUMHINS SENATOR TO-DAY
AckieUes ambition after Fifteen
Years Candiddcu.

Des Moines Iowa. Nov. 23.-To-morrow. Just nt-
teen years to- a day since his first candidacy for
the United States Senate was announced Governor
Albert B. Cummins will be elected to succeed the
late William B. Allison. who defeated Cumntns
only last June in the Republican primaries Gov
ernor Cummins's first candidacy an attempt to
succeed James +. Wilson.
Nearly all the members OF the Legislature are
here tonight, and there Is talk among them
except that they will abide by the decision of the
Republican voters in the recent special primary
and carry out the election OF Cumnins according
programme when they convene tomorrow in
extra session. 1t determined to-day BY orl-
cial canvass that Governor Cummius won In the
Republican primary held on November 3 by a
majority OF 426i7 over Major Lacey. his opponent
Governor Cummins viii resign the Governorship
Immediately after his election Senator and
Lieutenant Governor Garst VIII be sworn In 10
for seven weeks until the man who de-
feated him IN the Republican primaries and was
later elected by the people State Auditor Carroll
be sworn in Governor in January.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-24
OIL PAPERS MISSING.
Terminating Documents Myste-
ri0usLg Disappear an CteUetGnd.

Cleveland. Nov. 28.-County Clerk Charles P.
Salem, subpenaed to produce at the Standard OH
hearing in New York valuable legal papers want
ed by Mr. kellogg, found to-day that the docu-
ments have rnysteriously disappeared.
Among the missing files are a dozen afhdavits
made by Standard OIL chiefs, including one by
John D. Rockefeller president and others by
Oliver H. Payne, then with the company, and
the remainder by men who were prominent in
Standard Oil in the SOS, many OF whom are suIi
big factors in the company.
To remove papers from public records Is an IN
dictable offence under Ohio statutes, punishable
by heavy penalty. Only at rare intervals are
legal pa pers allowed to be taken from the court
house and then only with the written sanction
Of a judge. Levi NIeachem, County Clerk GER
tiled to the presence of the papers In 1882.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-24
HoBsoN oR1T1o1sEs THE PRESIDENT.
Demands That Orders Recalling Fleet from
the Pacific Be Rescinded.

Akron Ohio Nov. 23.-Congressman Richmond P.
Hobson who was here to-day. has sent letter to
President Roosevelt demanding that he rescind his
orders recalling the United States feet from the
Pacific In has letter he critcIses President Roose-
Welt for his interference in the japanese troubles
In California.
'Our Presidents have invariably refused to inter
fere in local matters, when foreign subjects
were being assassinated, the letter continues but
In this case Mr President, you did interfere where
foreign subjects were not being harmed. II you
were justified then in calling the people Of San
Francisco to surrender. you not justified now In
withdrawing the fleet and again placing them and
their neighbors the whole in precisely the
same defenceless position"
Conditions that have no counterpart in the At
lantic exist, Hnbson says. and it would be a na-
tionaI and international calamity to withdraw the
fleet.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-24
Thanksgiving

The last TO feel the gradual return Of Pros
perity will De those who need II most, whose
savings are exhausted. and who. because u
illness. age or bereavement, are making
brave but unequal struggle
In behalf OF over 3Oo0 worthy families
In serious distress we ask that generous
contributions be sent 20 Robert shaw Min
turn. Treas. Room 2i2, No. 1oS East 2@c
Street. New York
= FULTON CUTTING. Pr.sfds1t
n u ASSOCIATION FOE EdYROVLSG FAs
ccNrxxInS or rHx FcaR
New-York tribune., 1908-11-24
%. Altntatt & On.

MEMS FUR-LNED OvERCoATs
IN APPROVED STYLES MADE OF PLAIN OR MIXED
FABRICS. IN VARIOUS QUALITIES. LINED WITH
MARMoT MJsKRAT MINK NUTRlA AND HUDSON SEAL
WITH COLLARS OF VARIOUS FASHIONABLE FURs-
CARRIAGE AND MOTOR ROBES OF MINK BEAVER BEAR
PONY SKIN RAccooN. WOLF AND SQUIRREL
FUR FLOOR RUGS.
9dft, Strrrf 18th Sfrrrf arm 18th Aurrir. Arm Fnrk
New-York tribune., 1908-11-24
OIL WAR IN MEXICO PREDICTED.
Struggle Between the Pearsons and Standard
Expected Next Year

Mexico City. Nov. 23.-It is reported that fight
on a large scale will be waged next year In Mexico
for control OF the local oil market and the rich
oil fields. which, experts say, will be opened. The
chief contestants In this struggle win be the
Standard on Company and s. Pearsons & Sons,
Limited, English corporation.
New companies. however constantly acquir-
ing immense tracts quietly II is said that syndi-
cate headed by w. r. Hearst and James r. Keene
has acquired rights 10000 acres in Eastern
Chihuahua
The Standard OIL Company Is reported to have
purchased recently large tracts OF Ill land in Ia
maulpss
New-York tribune., 1908-11-24

rake LAXATIVE BROMO ounIne Tablets Tlrugrtsts
refund money II u fails GROVES siEna-
tuTs is box 25e
New-York tribune., 1908-11-24
SUBSIDIARIES MANAGED SEPARATE

Mr.. Rockefeller admitted that the trust GER
tifcates were distributed by the trustees in
1882 and also told of the conception Of the trust
by Mr. F1agler and Mr.. Dodd. Coming TO the
trust agreement. Mr.. Kellogg got an affirmative
answer TO the question whether each corpora
ton signing the agreement was managed sepa-
rately and independently of the others. After
the recess, which at this time, the path
to the trust period covered.
Q-Is It a fact that the stock OF each corpo
ration owned by those individuals was so sepa-
rately valued and trust certificates issued to them
In payment therefor? A--Against each of these
stocks is a value and the aggregate is S70000,0UO,
and this is all know about this affair
Q.-That is, they held stock in the proper
ton in the Standard Oil Company Of Ohio they
did the Acme and other companies? A--They
held stock IN the Standard Oil Company of Ohio IN
Just the same proportion that they held In this
trust, TO which everything had been transferred.
Q.-But each of these stockholders named IN
this trust agreement OF 1882 got certificate from
the trustees in payment for what stock he owned
IN each and every one of the corporations. didn't
he? Ale got that which gave to hiSl precisely
his proper proportion Of ell this business.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-24

Mr.. Rosenthal came 10 the rescue when Mr..
KsIIogg insisted on more explicit answer. He
New-York tribune., 1908-11-24
DIssOLvING STANDARD OF OHIO.
The dissolution OF the Standard Oil Compan.
Of Ohio was then taken up.

The dissolution o. the Standard Oil Company
Of Ohio was then taken up
.Q-That dissolution took place on March 81 1892.
C-Why was the trust dissolved? A.-The trust
was dissolved in obedience to decision Of the court
in Ohio
passed ateT that qs'f0n @ fbe s 1a ea
holders-dissoHing the trust did you not? Al
Q.--And the stocks OF all the CORPORATIONS that
trGstees we're distributed to the owners or holders
OF the trust certificates were they not? Al think
0-No; but 1 mean the resolution provided FOR
such distribution? A.-The resolution. l believe.
Q.-shortly after such resolution and during 1892
VieusIy held by the trustees was distributed was
it Rot2 Al think # was in November. 1882
with these various corporations? ,A.17,The trus-
TRe trustees in nguda ton II had nohng to do
with the management of the various separate cor
They were Officers Of the different corporations.
s e IN the IN sf}er Tfte b i any OF
ton trustees? Al don't know how they could
different companies. They did not vote my shares,
know.
DISSOLUTION OF TRUST
In this effort to prove that liquidation, or dis
solution, of the trust did not actually take
place. Mr.. Kellogg recalled the testimony Of Mr.
Rockefeller on october II, 1898, in the con-
tempt proceedings before Allen T. Brnsmead as
special master, in this city, when he testified
that the old trustees had power and voted the
stocks which were held by them after the dis
solution of the trust in obedience to the man
date Of the courts of Ohio.
Odd you testify TO what ] read you? Al
cannot from memory state what that testimony
Q-Was it true that after the dissolution neither
the old trustees nor the trustees In liquidation
voted the shares of stock previously held by the
trustees? Al should judge, as / have been tes-
tifying now, that what was true was that those
liquidating trustees did not.
0-After that dissolution these corporasions
were competing with each other for business
were they? A.-Well, these corporations were be-
ing stimulated, each of them, in every way that
would produce the minimum Of IN their manu-
facture. These interests OF these different COM
panies were all owned by the same people.
An admission of evidence OF competition given
in the contempt proceedings was made by Mr.
Rockefeller at this point, also that all the COM
panies reported to their officers and then
Mr.. kellogg asked:
Q-You mean that after the complete dissolution
all OF the two or three thousand stockholders
owned stock in each one Of those companies, do
YOU? Al mean that these people who had not
returned their certificates and taken their inter
ests in the constituent companies yet held the
original trust certificates. and that was their evil
The enterprise-recorder., 1908-06-25
Nora's stone Butterfly.

Teddy and Nora ran into grandpa's
study all out Of breath.
1T is, isn't 1t, grandpa?" cried Nora.
1T isn't, is it?" cried Teddy.
What are you talking about, chill
dren?" asked grandpa, smiling.
About my stone butterfly" said
Nora, eagerly. Il found it down by
the brook It must have got caught
in the stone some way. See here!"
Nora held out . stone in which was
something that looked very much like
a butterfly with its wings spread.
Grandpa took 1t in his hand and look
ed at it carefully THAT is not a but
terly," said he.
There, Moral" said Teddy. 81 told
you it just happened So"
mo, grandpa went on. 1T did not
just happen so. Let me tell you
story"
ooh, do, grandpap cried Teddy and
Nora together.
"A long, long time ago"
when you were little boy?" inter
rupted Nora.
1T was long before there were any
little boys in the world" said grandpa,
"and just where our farm is now,
nothing was TO be seen except the
ocean. In the ocean lived great
many shell-fsh. There was one little
fellow who had a very pretty shell,
though can't tell you just what color
1t was. He had a splendid time swim
ming about with his mates in the
warm sea water as long as he lived;
and when he died, he left his little
shell in the sand at the bottom Of the
ocean. The sea slowly drifted away,
and the sand drifted over the shell and
grew harder and harder, TIL at last It
turned to stone, and the she'll turned to
stone. too. There it lay for thousands
Of years, till at last little girl found
II and called It a stone butterfly"
20 grandpa, how funnyl" said Nora.
And are there any more shells in the
rocks?"
There are so many" said grandpa,
that you could not write the number
on your slate"
"Then see II don't hl my cabinet
with 'em!" cried Teddy.-Youth's Com
panion.
The enterprise-recorder., 1908-06-25
The Lesson That Kitty Taught.

Mamma had called Russell to din
ner. But instead of clean hands such
as ought to be brought to the table,
Russell had grlmy little paws, and
mamma had said, mo little boy can
come to my table until he is sweet
and clean"
Then the shadow had come to Rus
sells face, and the tears to his eyes,
and mamma had sent him out into the
sunshine Of the porch steps to get the
sunshine back into his face.
1t was while he sat there, feeling
very cross, that he heard little sound
and looked up. There was Cornelia
sitting in the middle of a patch OF
sunshine in the doorway
Cornella was Russells own kitten.
Her coat was beautiful, glossy black,
that shone like the satin lining OF
Russell's mammals coat She wore
four clean white stockings, and had
a spotless white vest, and there she
sat, licking her white paws and wash
ing her face. Back and forth, over
and over the little furry head, went
the pretty white paw, giving the best
kind of bath that kittens know
Just then Addie came out with a
saucer of milk, and kitty ran toward
It and began happily tapping it up.
Russell sat very still and watched
her, and as he watched, feeling grew
in his heart that made him rise and
90 softly to the bathroom and make
his dimpled hands and rosy face as
clean and fresh as the roses out in the
garden.
A few minutes later little boy, with
shining eyes, opened the dining-room
door, and mamma took the little boy
with the clean face and beautiful smile
close to her heart, and said, just as,
perhaps, your mamma says some
times to you, Now, my little boy looks
sweet enough to be kissed. "-Phila.
Butler Bowman, in kindergarten Re
view.
The enterprise-recorder., 1908-06-25
The Lucky stamp.
lister.

A stamp from her grandfather's love
letter to her grandmother has brought
to twelve.year-old Janett Fawcett, OF
Alexandria, Va, the largest price ever
paid for an American stamp in Amer
ica. the sum OF $1,000.
The stamp is one Of the few Of the
Provincial issue, printed by the post
master ofAlexandria in 1S47, before the
days of the national postage stamp sys-
TEN. This particular stamp is. printed
in black ink on light blue paper. All
the other stamps of this issue hereto
fore known are printed In black on
buff paper The stamp is circular In
shape and the size Of a half-dollar In
its center is the word paid" with ~
under it. These are encircled by the
words, "Postofice, Alexandria" around
which in turn is a circle Of stars.
AS told by Mr.. Parrish, who conduct
ed the sale, the story Of the stamp Is
this: The Fawcetts. who have lived in
Alexandria for many generations, were
once well-to-do, but are now so poor
that when Mrs Janet Fawcett, who is
76 years old, wished to give her grand
daughter and namesake a Christmas
present, the only thing she could hnd
were the stamps from several old let
ters. All Of these-one was from love
letter sent her by her husband in the
early 5Os-were of old varieties, and
Mrs. Fawcett was sure they would be
worth something,
The old lady had always wished TO
be the donor of her namesake's we'd
ding dress, so on Christmas, when she
gave the stamps to her little grand
child, she told her to sell them for
what she could, an perhaps they
would bring enough to buy a wedding
dress. The little girls father took the
stamps to a dealer in Alexandria. He
bought all the others for moderate
prices, but when be came to the stamp
from the old love letter he declared
at once that rs value was beyond his
purchasing power
When she was informed of the im-
mense value of the stamp from her old
love letter Mrs Fawcett was overjoyed
and greatly astonished. Whatever 1t
should bring, she said, would be the
property of her little granddaughter,
and If there was more than enough
for a dress the rest would be put aside
for her dowry when she was married.
Home Herald
The enterprise-recorder., 1908-06-25
The Inlunetlve Power.

Seeking redress for domestic trou-
bles a Negro woman who resembled
nothing so much as she did the DE
fore taking" half Of an anti-fst remedy,
appeared at the Office of one Of the To-
cal judges a few days ago.
Use a wronged woman" she hissed
in give.me-back-thos
Dalton voice. "Ah wants redress"
Whats the trouble? inquired the
sympathetic judge.
'It's bout nah ole man. He's done
been caayin' on high wifi lot nv deese
young niggah gals, an its got SO baad
twill | don see him moren once a
week. Somepins got t be done"
The judges eye held a crafty CLEAN.
you are seeking a divorces legal
separation?" he questioned.
go long mani Divo'ce nothin'.
Think I'm gwine T. gin i'm what he
wants and low dat man who, dis
pite all his cussedness. is de hand.
somest niggah in Willow Tree valley t
90 skyhootin' roun' 'mong dem gals7
No. sahi doan want no divo-ce ner
dat legal septitution yer's talkin' bout.
What / wants is an injunctioni -
Washington Star.