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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-13
MEASURE
REPORTED EAvORAb[Y Y
Ways and Means Committee
Not a Unit, But Ma
jority Approves.

Favorable reports on the Canadian reci-
procity and farmers free list bills, IN
dorsed by the democratic caucus OF last
Tuesday night, and introduced by Rep
resentative Underwood Of Alabama yes
terday, were authorized by the House
committee on ways and means this MORN
ing. After the House met at noon, Mr..
Underwood reported the reciprocity meas
ure. He will lay the other before the
House within a day or two.
The free list bill was reported out OF
the ways and. means committee by q
strict party vote. Neither the republican
nor, the democratic members Of that body
were unanimous with respect to reciproc-
ity.' OF. the republicans. Representatives
Dalzell OF Pennsylvania, Fordney of Mich
igan. and Needham of California voted
against reciprocity; Of the democrats.
Hammond of Minnesota was the only
one to register his opposition.
). Mccall Moves Favorable Action.
Representative Samuel w. Mccall Of
Massachusetts, who introduced the reci-
procity measure that passed the House,
but failed in the Senate, in the last Con-
gress, made a motion today that the
proposition be favorably acted upon. Be-
fore adjourning the committee agreed
that no Information with respect to the
divided vote on reciprocity should be
made public But the pledge was not
kept. Several Of the democratic members
of the committee were apparently indig-
nant that Mr.. Hammond. by his vote, had
prevented the democrats on the COM
u,tttee from .solidly supporting the bill,
aud IN the course Of their comment the
names Of all the defenders Of both parties
were mentioned.
But One Change Made.
The only change made in the reciprocity
measure is the section added by authority
of the recent democratic caucus, which
.instructs' the President to continue nego-
tiations with Canada with a view to
broadening the scope OF reciprocity be-
tween that country and the United States.
The clause will not in any way jeapor-
die the bill itself. in the opinion OF
political leaders Of both parties.
Chairman Underwood of the ways and
means committee. Representative Mccall.
who introduced the bill in the Sixty-first
Congress, and President Taft himself
conferred as to the added clause before
It was proposed and incorporated in the
Underwood bill. Secretary Knox also was
consulted.
Original Bill Not Affected.
The clause does not in any way affect
the provisions as outlined in the oriei-
nal bill after the prolonged negotiations
H>o<x 10 Sl.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-13
Cause Of Present Outbreak.

After q lengthy discussion Of the sesf-
Gus situation which then arose. the gen.
ate adopted on Tuesday last q resolution
in favor Of the suppression OF all terri
toriai deiiminations az likely to provoke
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-13
''What Is True Champagne?"
Cause of the Marne Trouble

| The agitation which has once again
| reached the stage of violence in certain
parts of France is a recrudescence OF
seemingly interminable conflict between
the departments of Marne and Aube as TO
which of them should be alone entitled to
label as champagne the wine produced in
the department.
Three laws are applicable to the case
that OF July "a, 1924, that of August 1.
1906, and that OF August 5. 1908. The law
OF 1924 makes 1t a crime. punishable by
imprisonment, fine and confiscation OF the
goods, to label any product as having
been produced in a place other than that
in which 1t was really produced. law
of June, 1905, provides analogous penal
ties for deceiving a purchaser regarding
the place OF production OF any goods
when the origin falsely attributed to
such goods may properly be considered
the principal cause for their sale" The
law of August. 1905. is q complement to
anterior legislation on the subject and
gives to the judicial authorities powers
of Investigation regarding the origin OF
products in case of dispute. The law OF
1903 permits commercial and agricultural
organizations to institute civil or criminal
proceedings in cases of fraudulent sales.
The High Courts Ruling.
The Rheims and Epefnay merchants oD-
tained from the highest courts Of France
this unanimous ruling: Champagne is not
a live wine. but Is a wine grown in the
old province Of Champagne: the manu-
facture and sale as champagne OF any
wine not grown in the old province OF
Champagne is q crime, punishable by
fine, Imprisonment and confiscation or
the goods.
II was by virtue OF this legislation that
the Saumur wine growers were forced to
abandon the use of the word champagne
TO describe their product. and those OF
Rarsur-Aube, on the contrary, We're per.
mitted by the courts to do So The entire
department Of Aube thus enjoyed the
privilege OF labelling its wine Cham
pagne."
a law was recently enacted excluding
tf,e Department OF Aube from the region
the wine of which can legally be desig-
mated Champagne" This resulted in
demonstrations Of protest in that de-
partment.
Cause Of Present Outbreak.
After q lengthy discussion Of the serf-
Gus situation which then arose. the sen-
ate adopted on Tuesday last q resolution
in favor Of the suppression OF all terri
toriai deiiminations az likely to provoke
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-13
WEATHER.

Unsettled, with showers tonight
or Friday; warmer tonight; mod
crate southeast to south winds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-13
Twenty-Five Believed Dead.

100, rendered more than 5OO homeless and
| have done thousands Of dollars worth
of property damage.
| The first tornado was reported at Esk-
ridge, Kan, twenty-five miles south OF
| Topeka, at 4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
Here many houses were destroyed and
much damage done to crops.
The storm which swept Eskridge struck
Powhattan and Netawaka. Kan, nearby
towns, then swept off to the northwest.
Continuing to the northwest. Hiawatha
and Manville, Kan, were struck and
here three persons were killed and much
property damage done.
At s o'clock last night a. tornado
struck Lawrence. Kan. killing two per-
sons. injuring twelve and doing dam
age estimatedsat $175,000. This storm
swept the town from the southwest to
the northeast and after passing over
the Kansas river continued toward
Leavenworth.
Tornado Also Strikes Oklahoma.
An hour after the first tornado struck
Eskridge a tornado swept through
Oklahoma, parts of Arkansas and
southwest Missouri. Big Heart, Okla.
having population Of about 1000 per.
sons, was the first town struck. Here
the storm came suddenly, tearing down
houses about the heads of the people
Many rushed into the streets. only te
lie knocked down by flying debris. and
others to their death. 1t was an hour
after the storm before the first WORD
| Of ii reached Pawhuska. A relief trair
was sent to the scene Immediately.
| AT Big Heart 400 persons are homeless
and the work of rescuing the injured
from fNe wreckage was carried on by the
! light of lanterns.
Striking Meeker. Checotah and an In.
dian village near Big Heart, the storm
swept northwest, passing over Joplin
| Mo. and other sections of the mining
| district. Throughout the entire territory
! covered by the tornadoes yesterday great
| damage was done to crops, and il Il
probable that the total loss caused viii
! not be known for several days.
! In the territory passed over many small
4 towns have not been heard from. and 4
10 believed here that reports will increase
tte lUr1ber OF dead.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13

a banquet of Progressive Republi-
cans was held in Madison on Tues
day evening of last week, at which
time the boom of Senator La Toilette
for the presidential nomination was
formally started in Wisconsin. The
senator has very active organiza-
tion effected and there ia no doubt
that be will have the Wisconsin
delegation to the next Republican
national convention with but little,
if any, opposition Gov. McGovarn
presided at the banquet. The
principal speakers were Geo. L.
Record, of New jersey and G. E.
Merriam, of Chicago. Progressive
Republicans from all sections of
Wisconsin were present and much
enthusiasm manifested.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13

reservation, Offering prizes to the lucky
winners, and thousands of people
plunge into the lottery, each expending
many dollars of hard earned money in
striving to to grasp handful of de-
sirable claims-not for the purpose of
becoming honafde settlers but to win a
prize in the gamble. Then there is
the alluring irrigation proposition,
ADVERT sed throughout the country by
a pillow share turning over burrows Of
gold n coin, with the result that humid
reds of people are rushed into the
new section months, and sometimes
years befure water can be furnished
for growing the promised crops I'm
trained thousands of clerks and labor
ers in our cities are persuaded to in
vest in fruit. pecan or kindred prop
positions, thousands of miles distant,
without examination, whereas a very
slight percentage reap the fabulous re-
turns promised, and many never get
their money back. =
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
THE CHRISTMAS HERALD

The Herald comes to lis readers
this week in the form Of an edition of
30 pages, replete with Christmas
stories and legends, poetry, pictures
local and general news ia profusion,
and many pages of local advertising
pertaining to holiday goods.
The amount of advertising in The
Herald is always very large at this
season. but this year the volume is
unprecedentedly great and it requires
an unusually large paper to handle it.
Nearly all of this has been placed
in type and printed within the week
since our last previous issue, in
addition to the large amount of job
printing which the Office has been
called upon to turn out during that
time, and furnishes gratifying
evidence of the ability of our work.
ing force to handle a big lot of work
in attractive style in a short time.
This has been prosperous year
in Grant county and vicinity. Crops
have been bounteous and prices good.
Labor has been plenty at good wages.
There is an abundance of money and
the Christmas trade promises to be
large. Our merchants have laid in
extensive stocks of goods in all lines
and perusal of the advertisements in
the accompanying pages will show
you that prices have been placed so
attractively low that they mean to
maintain the reputation Lancaster has
long enjoyed as being the best trading
point in this section of the state.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
WHO ARE THE MANCHUS?

If the present revolution is success
full it will restore China once more to
the Chinese after nearly three hundred
years of domination by an outside
people which imposed itself upon
them. Thus in a large sense the
evolution is patriotic. 1t not only
aims at broader and more liberal
state of affairs in the Empire or the
new republic which it hopes to create
but it aims to GUST the interloper and
restore the native race to power. To
this end every effort has been made
to stir up popular feeling against the
Manchus, the badge of Manchu
sovereignty is discarded by the
revolutionists and the government
itself has been forced to GUST many of
the Manchus from positions of in.
fuence in public affairs.
The Manchus are a race of Tartars
who came to China from Manchuria
in 1914. They succeeded the famous
Ming dynasty, under which China
attained perhaps its greatest i'm
portance, and have ruled since. They
were introduced into the country
when the old dynasty was already
tottering. with the aim Of bolstering
it against its enemies Instructions
had broken out in various parts of
the empire. Two of the most power
full of the rebels had come to an
agreement according to which they
divided the empire between them
and had set out with considerable
promise OF success to win it. In
desperation the imperial government
looked about for aid. Some years
before, in 1918. the Manchus had
invaded China but had not gained
permanent foothold. They were
powerful and warlike and in its
extremity the reigning dynasty
turned to them, introduced them into
China and with their aid succeeded
in defeating the rebels and restoring
its sovereignty. Then when the need
was over and their services were no
longer needed the Manchus were
invited to leave.
But the visitors had had a taste of
China and had found it good.
Instead of returning to Manchuria as
requested they decided to stay,
marched on Peking. seized the
government and established them
selves as the rulers of China a
position which they have occupied
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
COTTON
BEARDED
CLAUSES.
SANTA

The gala season Of the decorated
Christmas tree is at hand and it has
been made the basis of an edict from
the Office of the state fire marshal
forbidding the use of cotton or other
infiammable material for decorative
purposes Many people who are safe
and sane in almost any other direction
seem to exercise no Judgment at all
in the trimming of Christmas trees.
They are dreadfully afraid of fires,
yet they will load a Christmas tree
down with tissue paper. cotton and
tinsel, light Ep several dozen candles
and then go away and leave the whole
outfit to take care of itself. They
are invariably greatly shocked and
surprised to find upon their return
that the lace curtains and the wood
work in the room are in flames. A
visit by the fire department may save
the home, but it sort of spoils the
Christmas celebration.
The fire marshal might go little
further and take in hand the hare
Drained chap who sticks two or three
pounds of cotton on his chin and plays
Santa Claus. The cuntry is full of
these amateurs and, although several
of them are burned alive every year,
there is never a slump in the supply
of Santa Clauses with cotton whiskers
They are always on the jon, ready to
take the presents off the tree. There
is usually rubber doll for Mamie
Jones hanging just out of reach
Santa Claus reaches for it, gets his
whiskers tangled up with the business
end of lighted candle, there is a
puff Of smoke and Santa Claus loses
his presence of mind, his eyebrows,
MS hair and perhaps his eyes, if be
1oesn t start fatal panic.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
England Has a Real Map.

The largest in the world is the ord
nance survey map of England, which
covers 1913. 900 sheets. The scale war;
les from one tenth inch to ten feet to
the mile, and it's preparation cost APP
proximately, 81, 200, 900 year for 30
years. The details are so fine that
these sheets show every fence, wall,
hedge and isolated tree in the country.
Not only is the exact shape of. every
building shown, but every porch and
doorstep is indicated, as we'll as the
material of which the structure is
composed. Every 6replug in the
country is shown. Harper's Weekly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
TICE TO GRE OITORS.

NO TICE TO GRE O1TORS.
~ State of Wisconsin Grant county court
In Probate.
: In the matter of the estate of Joseph
Bode ST., deceased.
Letters documentary on the estate of
Joseph Bode Sr.. late of Paris. Wisconsin,
deceased, having been issued to Anna
Gertrude Bode and Andrew Bode
Notice is hereby given. that the creditors
Of said, Joseph Bode ST.. deceased. are
until and Including the Ihiri Tuesday Of
June. 1912, being. the 18th day of said
mands against said Joseph Bode Sr.. de-
ceased to the county court for examination
and allowance.
Notice is also hereby given. that the
claims and demands SO presented will be
examined and adjusted by this court. at
the office OF the &C unity Judge, at the court
house. in the city of Lancaster. in said
1912.
Dated this 18th day of December. 1911.
E.B. GooDsEIIyGe.n 6o SE1rF' Judge,
lst ms. Dec. IS: last ms. Jan. g.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
EVILS OF LAND DRAWINGS

In speech before the National r.
rigation Congress James A. Frear,
Wisconain's secretary of state, and
member of the state board Of irrigat-
ion, denounced the government 5
scheme of land drawings as a
gamble and fraud. ''It is a matter
OF common knowledge" said Mr. Frear,
that the waste Of money aud energy,
and the disappointment that once fell
to the lot of the unlucky investors in
the Louisiana Lottery are regularly
duplicated at public land drawings. +"
To be more specific. he continued,
soar national government opens up
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13

since. The shaven head and pig tail
have been the signs of their authority
and 1T is consequently natural that
one of the fist steps of the
revolutionists, revolving against
Manchu authority, was to cut off the
pig tail and that short hair has been
the symbol Of the republicans.
If the revolutionists are successful
it will mean the en1 of the Manchu
dynasty and che return of China to
the Chinese Cadillac News and
Express.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13

Cotton Santa Claus whiskers should
be strictly tabooed If there is no
utherway they should be legislated
out of existence. The man who will
Willingly put them on and fool
around a lot of lighted candles is
hardly responsible and something
should be done to restrain him
Grand Rapids Press
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13

AOlel1 S3UOS6 81
state OF Wisconsin IS I;Richard MeyerJr.,
County of Grant % Cashier of the
above named bank, do solemnlY swear that
the foregoing statement is true to the best
of my knowledge and belief
RICHARD MEYER, JR., Cashier.
Correct Attest:
G.. III. BAXTER
" L. SHOWALTER Directors
Subscribed and sworn to
(NOtar1al Seal) before me this 18th day of
Dec 1911
Walter j. Brennan. Notary Public
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
courtship.

Courtship after marriage preserves
the lover in the husband and the
sweetheart in the wife.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
Tourists IN Switzerland.

Travellers in Switzerland average
about 100000 a year, of which number
about six per cent are Americans.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
BANK REPORT.
OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS

Report of the condition of the Union
state Bank. located at Lancaster, State
OF Wisconsin. at the close of business
on the 5th day of Dec 1911, pursuant
to call by the Commissioner of Banking
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-15
HARRIS
Photographer
North Side Studio
Leon, Iowa
Names for Farms.

The Farm Journal urges every far
mer to name his farm something.
The better the name, the closer it's
application to nature and use of the
land, the better, but name it some
thing at all events. Some families
have had the instinct, taste, judg-
ment, or whatever else one may call
it, to have given it a decided dis
tinction in the country of it's Local
ton. The good habit has made only
now developed to such an extent
that farm journals are urging it as a
matter of course.
There is something in a name and
often great deal in it, 1t adds so
much to the pleasure of summer
homes, camps in the wilderness and
even to city houses that many adopt
names for them until the charm of
personality is added to the affection
that is natural to such a place. When
residence seems to the owner worth
naming, and it is a farm besides, he
begins to think of making it worthy
of the name. So he improves it with
good heart and does a thousand
things for its betterment while work.
ing it as means of livelihood, q
business proposition.
The good old southern custom, not
ably of early and late Virginia, is
creeping north. Its advance should
be welcomed for more reasons than
can be readily set down here. 1t will
be a blessed thing for the United
States by and by, when the farm and
farm life are accorded the right place
in the honor and esteem of the
nation that belong to them, and must
be maintained, If the healthy life Of
the people is to continue Indefinitely.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-15
McLeon and Sibley County, MIMI.
Farms for Sale.

Quarter section 31a miles from
Stewart, near creamery, and school
in country; also near fine lake. 10
acres under pillow, balance meadow
and pasture. Buildings ordinarily
worth about 81, 10000, on main road,
black loan, clay subsoil, fair grove.
Price $4,000 per acre. Terms to suit.
Half section farm, 4 u miles from
Stewart, main road, fine buildings,
worth about 100000, about 200
acres under pillow, balance meadow
and pasture, on main road, black
loan, clay subsoil, fair grove. Price
$50, 10000. Terms.
800 acre farm 2k miles from
Stewart, fine buildings, grove, $50
acres under plow, balance meadow
and pasture, miles of thing, black
loan, clay subsoil. Price $4,000 per
acre. Terms
Stfwart is 70 miles west of St. Paul
and Minneapolis, on the G. M. & St.
P. Ry, on the Coast line. Land in this
vicinity is from $50 to SIS per acre.
Will be pleased to furnish full in
formation with drawing of land and
buildings. E. N. Schmitz, Stewart,
Mimi.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-15

Charles C. Nye, of Des Moines,
was united in marriage to Miss Ethel
Eckert, at the home of the brides
parents in Northwood, Iowa, last
Wednesday, the ceremony being per-
formed by the groom's father, Rev.
C. L. Nye, of Toledo, Iowa, who was
pastor of the M. E. church at Leon
twenty-five years ago. At that time
Charles was a tow headed youngster
who afterwards entered the news
paper field as a reporter on the Des
Moines daily papers, and is now pri-
vate secretary to Gov. Carroll
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-15

City clerk S. G.. Mitchell informs
us that up to date but IA city dog
tags have been issued by him. When
Assessor Honnold made the rounds
this spring he found IS dogs in Leon
whose owners acknowledged them,
so there are at least 81 dogs running
around in Leon on whom the city
tax has not been paid, and the Of
fcers are going to round them up
and kill all of them which do not
wear a city tag.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-15

An item which escaped us last
week was mention of a house party
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
Stark, in this city over the previous
Sunday, the guests being Mesdames
Fred Sitter, Bert Pilmer, c. L. Law
renee, Walter Lawrence, Earl Cas-
sidy and Misses Ina Grow, Eula
Guthrie and Lulu Snyder, all of Nor
walk, the former home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Stark. The ladies had a great
time and returned home on the early
morning train Monday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-15
A great many property owners in

A great many property owners in
Leon take pride in keeping their
premises neat and tidy, and you
never find big weeds growing along
the street in front of their property,
but there are some property owners
who seem to not care how their
place looks. Right now is the time
to cut the weeds. Don't wait until
they scatter their seeds to make a
heavier crop next year. A few min
utes work will destroy all the weeds
in the street or alley adjoining your
property and it will make a wonder
full change in the appearance of your
home.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-15

When we stated last week that A.
H. Meter, of near Weldon, was the
first farmer in Decatur county to
make application to register the
name of his farm under the new law,
we thought we were correct. But it
seems that C. P. Brant, of High
Point, beat him to it, as he had filed
his application day or so before,
and county recorder Ira B. Officer
had not mentioned the fact to his
deputy, Mrs. Officer, so when Mr..
Meter filed his application she told
him he was the first one to file. Mr..
Brant, who is one of our most pro-
gressive young farmers, registered
his farm as "Pioneer Farm
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-15

Mrs. Josephine Hobson, acting
Grand Matron Of the o. E. Star, will
hold school of instruction in Leon,
Monday, June 10, in the afternoon
and evening. Members from Humes-
ton, Garden Grove, Davis City, Deca-
tur, Pleasanton and Mt. Ayr will be
in attendance. All members of the
order are cordially invited to each
session.