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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-05-26
"ARBITRATE OR FIGHT"
Slogan of Shippers Who Oppose
Raising of Freight Rates.

Shippers from the Pacific coast to
the Atlantic seaboard, representing an
annual tonnage valued at more than n
billion dollars, met in conference at
the Congress Hotel in Chicago, and is
sued a challenge to the railroads of
the country to prove that there exists
the necessity for increasing revenues
by increasing freight rates-chafleng
ed them to prove it to the interstate
commerce commission sitting as a
board of arbitration
Having expressed the conviction that
the railroads will be unable to main
tain their position and justify the hori-
zontal increases in the class rates and
in the commodity rates in Eastern ter
rltory the mass meeting, which was
called by the Illinois Manufacturers
Association, perfected a permanent or
ganization with a guaranteed fund of
more than $4,000 to pay for the bat
tie to be waged against what was term
ed the injustice and greed of the rail
roads. Here is what the shippers de-
cided to do:
Offer the railroads arbitration
through the interstate commerce COM
mission upon the question of whether
or not they are entitled to increase
freight rates in order to increase their
revenues.
The arbitration must be coupled with
the agreement that pending it the pres
ent rates shall pertain, all increases
being held in allegiance.
Should conciliatory measures fail
the shippers are pledged to take imme-
date action either before the inter-
state commerce commission or the fed
eral courts.
Should the commission be appealed
to, that body will be asked to declare
the rates when put into effect to be un-
reasonable and unjust.
Should the courts be appealed TO,
they will be asked to issue an injunc-
ton restraining the railroads from
putting the proposed increases in rates
into effect until the commission shall
have the opportunity to examine and
pronounce upon their reasonabIeness.
Organize a permanent body to carry
on the fight, if a fight should become
necessary
Create conference committee of if
teen members whose duty it shall be ID
have charge of the campaign and place
the arbitration plan before the rail-
roads.
Tax every member of every organi-
zation present so cents with view 10
raising a fund to begin and carry on
the battle, the initial fund being abort
$4,000
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-05-26
.N%R1515'jNa/

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
$500 to $50; hogs. prime heavy, $500
to 1915; sheep, fair to choice, $3.50
to $500; wheat, No. 2, Slip to $1.14;
corn, No. 2, Gle to CSC; oats, standard,
40c to 42c; rye, No. 2, 7Sc to soc; hay
timothy, $500 to $15.50; prairie, $500
to $14.50; butter, choice creamery, 24c
to 27c; eggs, fresh, lie to zoe; pota-
toes, per bushel, zoe to zoe.
Indianapolis-Catt shipping, $500
to $500; hogs, good to choice heavy,
$500 to 500; sheep, good to choice,
$500 to 5000; wheat No. 2, $1O9 to
$1.1O; corn, No 2 white, 66c to csc;
oats, No white, 43c to 45c.
ST. Louis - Cattle, $500 to 1925;
hogs, $500 to 1915; sheep, $3.50 to
1925; wheat, No. 2, $1.16 to $1.18;
corn, No 2, Gle to 63c; oats, No 2,
39c to 4Oc; rye No. 2, roc to SIC
Cincinnati-Cattle. $500 to $3.50;
hogs, $500 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to
$61O; wheat, No. 2, $115 to SLY;
corn, No. 2 mixed, &c to Csc; oats,
No 2 mixed, 43c to 44c; rye, No. 2,
SIC to sac.
Detroit-Cattle, $500 to $500; hogs,
$500 to $10.85; sheep, $3.50 to $500;
wheat, No 2, Sill to Slip; corn, No.
yellow, 64c to 66c; oats, standard,
43c to 45c; rye, No. /, soc to SIC.
Milwaukee Wheat, No. northern,
$1.06 to $1,O9; corn, No. 3, 661c to 63c;
oats, standard, Ale to 42c; rye, No. 1,
78c to 79c; barley standard, Csc to
&c; pork, mess $1,000.
New York-Cattle, $500 to $500:
hogs, $500 to $1,000; sheep. $500 to
$500; wheat, No. 2 red, $113 to S114;
corn, No. 2, &c to 69c; oats, natural,
white, 45c to 48c; butter, creamery,
Csc to 28c; eggs, western, 18c to 21c.
Buffalo = Cattle, choice shipping
steers, $500 to $8.15; hogs, fair to.
choice, $500 to $1O.25: sheep, common
to good mixed, $500 to $3.50; lambs.
fair to choice, $500 to $9.15.
Wheat, No. mixed, s1.12
to $1.14; corn, No. 2 mixed, 59c TO
Gle; oats, No. mixed, 43c to 44c:
rye. No. 2, 78c to 79c; clover seed,
sc 80
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-05-26
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs

The large Buckwood Brewery located
in the center of Winnipeg, Man, was
destroyed by fire; loss, 100000
The National Meat Cutters Assocfa-
ton formally organized in convention
in Louisville. over 100 delegates were
present.
A Seattle man, backed by New York
bankers, has secured all rights to the
Brennan Gyroscope system in Alaska
and will construct a trial 100 miles Of
railroad on this plan within a year.
Then branches will be laid to various
gold fields.
Machinists on the Missouri Kansas
and Texas Railway were granted IN
increase of cents an hour at con-
ference at Parsons, Kan. 5imilar in
crease had been granted on the Kansas
City Southern, the International and
Great Northern, the Texas and Pacific,
the Houston and Texas Central and the
Galveston, Houston and San Antonio
railways.
The Standard Cordage Company,
known as the cordage trust went
into the hands of receiver on
application of second mortgage bond
-4oiuSAS D 4ilIo was uO4C " Ledu OIL lie
proposed dissolution Of the company
by first mortgage bondholders after
May 81. 1t is said that the owners of
its s2,800,000 worth Of stock will get
nothing, the second mortgage bond
holdings next to nothing, and the first
mortgage people not over 20 or 30
cents on the dollar.
The first national convention Of the
Methodist Brotherhood was held in
indianapolis and elected F. E. Tasker
of New York president.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-05-26
NEW YORK.

Trade reports, except in the North
west and on the North Pacific coast,
are Of little gain in activity, and, liz
deed, in some lines, such as textile
manufacturing, quiet or further cur
tailment is still the subject of discus
sion. Some lines of industry, it is true,
are still active, prominent in these
being the building trades, with hard
ware and other kindred lines. There
is still evidence, however. that antici-
pations as to spring trade were keyed
too high. Collections are little, if any,
better than fair
Business failures for the week end
ing with May 10 were 225, as against
ZIG last week, PIG in the like week
of 1909, 2S4 in 1908, 165 in 1907, and
10 in 1906 Bushes failures in Can
ada for, the week nuns bered nineteen,
which compares with twenty-four for
last week and twenty-five in the CORE
spending week of last year-Brad-
streets Report.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-05-26
CURRENT NEWS NOTES

It was announced in New Haven
Conn, that Alfred G. Vanderbilt ba5
contributed $4,000 to the Yale Trnf-
versity general fund, making his con
tribuuons to the fund so far s2oo,
coo.
The United States farmer is. coI7ac-
lively, the most wealthy capitalist The
world has ever known. BY the last
census the farmers had invested in ~
rtculure in the United States $4,000
100000, which last year produced 81
coo coo. 600. Such yearly income
means $5S0,000,o00 a month, or S19. 0o0.-
600 a day.
Charles r. Heike, former secretary
Of the American Sugar Company. was
denied immunity and must stand trial
on an Indictment OF conspiracy to de-
fraud the government out of sugar
customs, according to an opinion hand
ed down by the United States Supreme
Court
The highest price eve. paid for beef
cattle in the history of South St. Paul
was recorded in a sale made by Clay.
Robinson & Co, who recently sold a
herd of fifteen head for S7.z5 hundred.
for B. r. Griffith of Wheaton. MIN.
The steers were grade shorthorns and
Herefords. and had been in feeding
since October.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-05-26
OHIO INSURGENTS LOSE.
Six of Seven Standpatters Are Re
nominated After Bitter Contests,

Seven of Ohio's present Republican
Congressman fought bitter battles for
denomination against "insurgent ri
walls" at the primaries the other day,
and of the seven all but one were vic
torious. The issue in each instance
was the Aldrich-Payne bill, the cam
paign against each of the seven men
being largely based upon his vote
against the TaWney amendment plac-
ing lumber on the free list.
The six Republican Congressman
who won as regulars" were Herman
P. Goebel, Cincinnati; Ralph D. Cole,
Findlay; Albert Douglass, Chillicothe;
Edward L. Taylor, Columbus; James
Kennedy, Youngstown, and w. Aubrey
Thomas, Niles.
The nominations by districts.
Third District-George R. Young
(Rep); James NJ. Cox Oem.), incum-
bent.
Tenth District-A. R. Johnson
(Rep), incumbent; Edmund Willis
(Dem.).
Thirteenth District-J D. McLaugh-
lin (Rep); c. c. Anderson Dem.), in
cumbent.
Fifteenth District-James Joyce
(Rep), incumbent; George White
Oem.).
Seventeenth District-Ammon 3.
Critchfeld (Rep.); William A. Ash
brook Dem), incumbent.
Twentieth District-PauI Rowland
(Rep), incumbent; William Gordon
Dem.).
Twenty first District-James H. Cas-
sidy, Republican denomination; R. j.
Buckley, Democrat, defeated F. It.
Gentsch.
Eleventh District-Albert Douglass
(Rep), incumbent; H. c. Claypool,
Ross County (Dem.).
Twelfth District-E. L. Taylor (Rep),
incumbent; Francis S. Monnett Dem) }.
Sixteenth District-D. A Hollings-
worth (Rep.), incumbent; w. B. Frau
els (Dem.).
Seventh District. Warren Keifer
(Rep); J. R. Post (Dem.).
Eighth District-Frank B. Willis
(Rep); T. c. Mahon (Dem.).
Senator Charles Dick of Akron,
whose term expires in March, 1911,
appeared alone upon the primary BAL
lot as a candidate for Endorsement for
the United States Senate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-05-26
CHRISTIANS IN BIG PARADE
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
10000 Mems Bible Glass Members,
Singing Hymns, March to Sun
day School Mass Meeting.

An army Of more than 10000 mem
bers of mems Bible classes from all
parts of the world marched down Penn
sylvania avenue in Washington Fri
day and around the Capitol of the
United States on their way to a mon
ster mass meeting in Convention Hall.
This was the feature of the days ses-
sion of the Worlds Sunday School As
sociation. The broad steps on the east
side of the Capitol were filled with
thousands of women delegates to the
| convention and other Sunday school
workers.
To the tune of Onward, Christian
Soldiers" and other hymns the parad-
ers marched, bearing banners inscribed
with numerous Christian notices.
They were nearly an hour in passing
the Capitol. Practically every coun-
try in the world and every State of
the Union was represented in the pa
rade.
AS Convention Hall was not large
enough to accommodate the crowd, an
other meeting was held in Mount Yer
non Methodist Episcopal Church Sim
ultaneously two meetings for women
were in progress. Rev. DR.. F. B. Meyer,
president Of the association, led the
big mems meeting, the principal speak
| ers being Rev. DR.. Homer c. Stuntz
and Rev. DR.. S. Parkes Cadman, who
talked on THE Transforming Power
Of the Word of God" At the other
mems meeting the principal speakers
were Rev. Richard Roberts Of England
and Rev. DR.. George Heber Jones.
At one of the day sessions Rev. John
Hillman of London outlined the Sun
day school work of England, and Rev.
Daniel Hayes, also of London, de-
scribed the conditions in the slums of
the British capital and the activities
on the banks of the Congo in Central
Africa, where he was formerly a mis-
sionary. Rev. N. Tamura of Japan de
picted the Victories of the Gospel in
| Japan" and emphatically declared his
country surely would be a Christian
| nation in due time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-05-26
Latest on Cost of Living.

A committee appointed by the Mas
sachusetts Legislature to investigate
high prices has made a 700-page re-
port containing elaborate schedules Of
prices Of various commodities over a
period of years. It declares the pri-
mary cause of price advance to be the
increase in gold supply, but thinks the
fact that prices have fallen and risen
without relation to change in duties and
and have risen in England under free
trade shows that the tariff has not
been the active factor in the recent up
ward movement of prices in this coun-
try. Nor does it attribute the rise to
the growth of the trusts, as it finds
prices have advanced in countries where
trusts have not developed on the Amer
lean scale. Finally, it is unable to
place the price increase to organized
labor because only 10 per cent of the
workers are organized, and because in
creased wages have come at slower
pace than the rise in the price in COM
modities. 1t does think, however, that
combination does enable a group Of
producers to take advantage of condi-
tions to maintain a high price level
and ''to prevent the public from shar-
ing in the gains through Improvements
and economies"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-05-26
RECREATION OF ROCKEFELLER,
Invites His Neighbors and Friends
to Take Delightful Rides.

The numerous friends and neighbora
of John D. Rockefeller in the little
city of Tarrytown, n Y, are frequent
ly treated to carriage and auto rides
by the noted multi-millionaire. 1t is
one of his favorite recreations to in
this way give pleasure to those about
him, and he has thereby greatly popu-
lar1zed himself among the residents of
his home town. Not pleasant day
goes by without the worlds richest
man inviting some of them, men, wom-
en- and children, to ride with him, and
1T is safe to say that the invitations
are seldom declined, for his vehicles
are the best to be had, and the drives
around Tarrytown are beautiful.
Before starting for a ride, Mr.. Rookie
Teller always dons a paper vest, declar-
ing it to be a great protection against
colds, and he insists that his guests
do the same After the ride he refuses
to take back the garment, and conse-
quently in nearly every home in Tar
rytown may be found paper vest pre-
served as a souvenir of delightful
ride with the great oil king.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-05-26
MINES TO REMAIN IDLE.
Illinois Operators and Men Fail to
Reach Terms and Strike Is On,

Illinois Operators and Men Fail to
Reach Terms and Strike Is On.
Illinois coal operators and miners
reached the parting of the ways Fri
day afternoon and the joint convention
in Peoria adjourned sine die. The sus-
pension which has been in effect since
April 1 will now become a strike and
test of endurance on both sides. No
fttempt will be made by the operators
to resume with non-union miners, and
it is probable that the mines will re
main closed during the summer The
immediate effects of the strike are ex-
pected to show sharp advance in coal
prices in Chicago. No serious coal
shortage is anticipated, as all the East
ern mines are in operation and able
to supply the Chicago market, but at
advanced prices.
Officials Of the United Mine Workers
have not yet outlined Their plan of
campaign or said whether the pump
men and other mechanics now doing
repair and alteration work in the
mines are to be ordered out or not.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-05-26
Min
Z;)5fN

Boston has 5000 union machinists
Toledo hucksters license costs $50.
Omaha plumbers may ask Sc a day
Memphis, Tenn, hasn't an idle paint
err
Boston is to have a servant girls
union.
Cleveland textile workers have or
ganized
Brooklyn C. L. U. has issued a union
label directory.
Anaconda, Mont, painters report
complete victory.
Boston structural iron workers earn
so cents an hour.
Fort Worth, Texas, electrical work
ers receive So a day
Vancouver, Wash, Transfers get
$3.50 and $2.75 day.
A. F. L. union labor section has, it is
said, 100000 members.
Kansas City iron moulders ask an
increase of 25 cents a day.
Only one building going up in Port
land, Ore, is not a union job.
Some of the biggest plants in Chi
| cago employ women machinists.
Grain handlers in Portland, Ore.
earn 30 cents an hour. They ask 40
Coppersmiths at New Britain. Conn.
struck for 81 a day instead of $500.
The Big -Four station in Springfield.
Ohio will be erected by union labor.
Indiana bakers say they will obey
Thp order that tIoy~
sold in the shop.
San Francisco, Cal, steam laundry
| workers union now has 1000 members
in good standing.
Trinity and Brazos Valley, Texas.
railroad granted switchmen an increa Sc
| of 3 = cents per hour.
Cleveland, Ohio, bricklayers have de-
! cided to organize the stone masons and
cement block workers.
Organized labor in Denver, Colo,
has united in demand for the public
ownership of the water supply for that
city.
Montreal Canada, street railway
company, for the second time in two
years, has granted voluntary increases
in pay.
Pittsburg is to be a union shop SO
far as city employees are concerned.
| according to a recent municipal an
nouncement.
Mary Murphy, daughter of the presi-
dent of the Boston c. L. u, is a mem
Der of the clerks union.
Baltimore public school teachers may
join the Federation of Labor They
earn $444 to 500 a year.
Portland, Ore, machinists and
moulders demand an eight-hour day
for the present wage scale.
There is a rumor that all the rail-
roads may follow the example of the
Is, & o. and bar women employees.
The court of appeals has adjudged
| unconstitutional the section of Ken
tucky's statutes prohibiting the opera
| ton of barber shops on Sunday.
There are twenty three labor unions
/ in the labor council of Stockton. Cal.
and twenty-five building trades organ
| izations in the building trades council
of that city.
A short strike of Jramwaymen took
| place in Rome, Italy, recently. The
| strike was ended by the company
| granting small concession and REIN
stating the men that had been sus-
| pended.
The ESSEX Trades Council of New
| ark, n. j., has appointed a committee
to take UP with the Building and Met
al Trades Councils the question of es-
tablisLing central headquarters for
all unions of the jurisdiction.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-05-26
HALLEYS SKY TRAMP
SHES At THE EARTH.
Astronomers Are Dumbfounded
When Transit Is Not Made on
Schedule Time.
UPsETs THEIR CALCULATIONS.
Scientists at Loss for Explanation
and Believe the Tail May Have
Become Curved

The earth did not pass through the
tail of Halley's comet at the time
scheduled by the astronomers. Instead
the heavenly wanderer SHE'D and turn.
ed its caudal appendage away from
our globe. From observatories ali over
the world came dispatches to the effect
that the tail Of the comet, which was
scheduled to pass with the comet across
the path of the earth and to envelop
US in its gaseous matter, had so curved
as to delay the time of contact.
The fact that the earth did not pass
through the tail of the comet at the
time calculated by the scientists is one
of the greatest blows modern astro-
nomical science ever has received. AS
tronomers everywhere accepted the
computations of Independent calculat-
ors, who estimated that the earth
would be in the center of the comets
tail between 1897 and 9:37 o'clock
Wednesday night, and the failure of
the phenomenon to occur has complete
ly upset the most of their ideas about
the comet.
1OI LuNlil IOSI VI Il16 SI hES
observatory, Prof. E. E. Barnard and
Prof. S. A Mitchell of Columbia Uni
versity, after an all-night vigil of the
comets tail in the eastern sky, de.
clared that they could not explain the
reason for the temperance of the
comets tail in the east, although they
offered possible hypothesis. At the
Transvaal observatory, in South At
RIGA, r. T. A. Innes, the director, gave
out the statement that he believed
the earth would not pass through the
tail Of the comet at all
In spite of the fact that scientists
had stated that there was absolutely
no danger to the earth's inhabitants
in the nearness of the comet, many
poorly informed persons clung to the
belief that dire calamities were about
to occur.
An aged Chicago woman, in fear of
the comet, killed herself with gas, and
others in the house were nearly as
phyxiated
Christ Chekos, a Greek, gave away
all of his money at East Chicago ave-
nue. and North State street, Chicago,
and exhorted adults and children to
prepare for the end of the world.
Domestics in South Bend, Ind,
quit work, fearing the comet would
bring destruction to the earth.
An Ohio man went insane worrying
over the comet
Farmers near Neenah, Wis, removed
lightning rods from barns and homes
for fear they would attract dangerous
substances from the comet.
Residents of Minnesota Point, Mimi,
left their homes for fear tidal wave
from Lake Superior would cause del
uge.
Fear was evident among the ne
groes in the BLACK belt" of Chicago,
among the residents of the Italian
settlements and on the lower west
side, where many attended church SER
vices
Fakirs in Atlanta, Ca, made large
profits selling "conjur bags" to ne
groes to protect them from the comet.
Negroes in many Southern cities
held all-night prayer services.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-05-26
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CHICAGO.

R. G. Dun & Co.'S weekly review Of
Chicago trade says:
The smallest comparative gain of
this year appears in the bank clear
Ings, and high trading defaults con-
tlnue to affect credits. These features
IN part may be attributed to special
causes of temporary nature, there
being no clear evidence of a reaction
in business aside from that due to the
unreasonable weather, which has him
dered operations to some extent re-
Gently.
"A more favorable development is
seen in an increasing distribution of
necessaries and crude materials, indi-
eating that the purchasing power has
not diminished, although the discount
rate remains discouraging to extended
enterprise.
Railroad plans indicate that i'm
provements through the coming finan-
clal year will be extensive and the
successful fiotation of bonds under
negotiation will provide for much in
Vestment in extensions, trackage, pow
er and rolling stock.
The wholesale markets for general
merchandise were strengthened by a.
satisfactory attendance of visiting
merchants, and the buying compared
favorably with this time last year in
dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes,
furniture, mems furnishings and food
products.
7Bank clearings, S273, 1898, 740, exceed
those of the corresponding week in
1909 by 0.6 per cent, and compare
with 1927 ,430,132 in 1908.
Failures reported in the Chicago
district numbered 81, as against SO
last week. "a in 1909 and 2S in 1908.
Those with liabilities over $4,000 num-
bered 8, as against 16 last week, 10 in
1909 and in 1905"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-05-26
Are Sen Records Fakede

In an unsigned article for the May
Atlantic, it is asserted that the rec
ords of the Cunard liners have been
deliberately faxed by their command
err and that they have been rendered
unfit for service by remaining on duty
for from thirty to forty hours on a
stretch. In accounting for faxed speed,
the writer says that by deviating from
the regular steamer lanes 100 miles is
saved while the record was made to
apply to the longer route. The writer
claims to be an officer of a liner. Gen
era1 Agent Sumner of the Cunard Line
has denounced these statements as
false, saying that the rules of the line
required all captains to follow the reg
ular course, and that such a change of
course would be detected by other
steamers.