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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-27
ASSEMBLY VOTES
DOWN DRY ZONE
MADISON MUST WORK OUT ITS
OWN SALVATION IN REGU-
LATINO SALE OF LIQUOR.
MEASURE KILLED, SIS TO %
Original Bill Prohibited Operation of
Saloons Within Five Miles of State
Univer ity-Amendment Setting a
One-MiIe Limit Also Loses.

Madison. - Madison must work
out its own salvation and the uni
versity's salvation. That was the
decision of the assembly when it
turned down by decisive votes the
Axel johnson bill and all the amend
ments seeking to create a dry zone
around the state university.
The original question came up on
the Johnson bill to create a FIVE
mile dry zone around the univer-
sity and a one-mile zone" around
every normal shool. When this bill
came up, Mr.. Johnson offered an
amendment excepting the normal
school provision and creating only a
one-mile zone around the university
At the same time Mr.. Ellingston of
fered an amendment for a fve-mile
zone.
The university regents, in the
meantime, had recommended the one
mile limit. This latter limit would
have wiped out all the six saloons in
State street and several other popu-
lar student meeting places.
When it came time to vote on the
one-mile limit, it went down by a vote
of 81 to 81. Then came the vote on
the f1ve-mile limit 1t also went to
death by a vote of 50 to %.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-27
ALL THINGS HAVE THEIR USES
Even the Annoying Mosquito Has Its
Notch in the Great Scheme
Of Nature.

Mosquitoes have their uses, after
all The veteran naturalist, Alfred
Russell Wallace, in lbs new volume,
1.-THE World of Life" gives proof of
their Importance to many kinds Of
birds Mosquitoes are in most minds
associated with the swamps Of trop-
1cal and temperate chimes, but their
fullest development is in the Icy
plains Of the far north, where, during
the warm months, they often swarm
in such numbers as to obscure the
sun like a dense thundercloud. There
they supply abundant food to the mil
lions Of migratory birds which go
zhere in summer to breed. The birds
have but to open their mouths to fill
them, and the appetite Of their most
voracious offspring is easily satisfied.
One naturalist took over a hundred
mosquitoes from the throat of a
night hawk that was carrying them
home to feed it's young. Members of
the Audubon society will see in these
facts fresh arguments for the protec-
ton of birds in our own latitude. On
the other hand, it will hardly be
necessary to call halt in our war
on mosquitoes or to submit the mat
ter to arbitration There will always
remain enough to go round for all the
birds, even though there be fewer
than at the time of the Irishman Mr..
Wallace tells about, who covered his
head with a copper kettle, which the
mosquitoes pierced in such countless
numbers that their combined strength
enabled them to fly away with it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-27
RECIPROCITY BILL
PASSED By HOUSE
Canadian Tariff Agreement Is
Enacted 264 to SO.
PARTY LINES ARE DIVIDED
fen Democrats and 79 Republicans
Vote Against the Measure-Taft
Makes Personal Appeal for
Its Adoption.

Washington-By the decisive vote
of 264 to 50 the house Of representa-
tives passed the Canadian reciprocity
tariff measure, marking the close Of a
six-days' fight.
Ten Of the opposing votes were cast
by the Democrats and the other 70
by Republicans. A majority Of the
Republicans in the house voted
against the measure, and the fears Of
President Taft were realized, namely,
that the reciprocity measure would go
through by Democratic votes alone.
At the last minute the president sum-
moned a group Of Republican oppo-
nents of reciprocity to the White
House and made a personal appeal to
them, but without avail.
The bill now goes to the senate,
where strenuous efforts are to be
made, through amendments and other
wise, to defeat it. Announcements
that such was the plan of opposing
senators were made during the fight
in the house.
Most startling in their nature were
the explanations given by Chairman
Underwood Of the ways and means
committee, of plans that had been
adopted by great trusts. monopolies
and interests to defeat the reciprocity
bill. That fight is still on and will
have to be met in the senate.
Mr.. Underwood, in his closing ad-
dress, charged that the American Pro
tective Tariff league, the steel and
lumber trusts had waged a systematic
campaign against the bill, which in
cluded the sending of misleading tele-
grams to members of the house and
the closing down Of steel mills, throw
ing thousands of wOrkmen out of en-
ployment, to influence congressman
and senators.
Mccall of Massachusetts also de-
Tended the bill in a lengthy address,
and DalzeIl made the final attack upon
it. Then came a flood of amendments,
fifty or more, all aimed against the
meat, lumber and print paper SEIZED
ules of the pact. Spirited debate fol-
lowed on each amendment, but all
were voted down.
The record vote came on final pass
age of the bill, nearly everyone insist
ing on it. Ten Democrats voted
against the tariff pact and 70 Repub-
leans This was a majority of the
Republicans voting. Among the op-
ponents of the bill were nearly all the
progressive Republicans of the house.
The reciprocity bill seeks to put
into effect the formal agreement
reached between President Taft and
menbers ST the Canadian cabinet for
reduction of tariff rates on many
articles and free trade in many others
across the Canadian border. Added
to it by the Democratic leaders is a
section which authorizes and re-
quests" President Taft to make fur
Their efforts to secure still freer trade
relations with Canada in the form of
additional reciprocal relations
The passage of the bill marked
the close of a fight that had ragged in
the house for six days. During that
time the safety of the measure was at
no time threatened.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-27
WORKERS ACT SURE TO PASS
Assembly Approves Bill by a Large
ajority-Goes Back to Senate
for Final Action.

Madison.-Just two years from the
time the 1909 legislature decided to
bring about the investigation of work
| accidents with a view to enacting
workmen's compensation law at a
later date, the assembly concurred in
the senate bill.
The final vote of the assembly was
50 to IS, The social democrats voted
solidly for the measure. Only twelve
of the thirty-nine democrats voted
against it. William A. Kay of Pierce
county was the only Republican who
voted mo" on the final roll call.
The bill as passed in the assembly
now goes back to the senate which
must concur in the Legislative in
tent section inserted by the assem-
bly,. Gov. McGovern will sign the
measure Immediately upon its final
passage.
The workmen's compensation act
creates new optional contractual re-
lation between employers and en-
ployes, by which they agree upon
payment of specified amounts in case
of injury or death. Briefly, these
amounts are:
For injury-65 per cent of wages
during period of total disablement.
For death-Four times the annual
wage with maximum of $4,000 and
minimum of $500 when total de-
pendents survive.
When the injury does not disable
the employe so as to prevent his
working, he is to receive So per cent
of his loss in wages.
When partial dependents survive
a deceased employee, these partial de-
pendents are to receive four times
s. per cent of the annual amount
devoted to the partial dependents
before the death of the employee.
When the employe is totally dis
abled and so helpless as to require
the services of a nurse, the weekly
compensation is to be 100 per cent
of his wages for three months. At
the end of three months it is to drop
to 65 per cent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-27
FUND BOAST LAID
TO AID Or HINES
Loriner Witness Relates Story of
$4,000 Check-Hopkins Tells
Brihe Talk.

Springfield, 1ll.-A statement attrib-
uted to c. E. Weihe, brother-in-Iaw
Of Edward Hines, was presented to
the Helm investigating committee by
William Burgess Of Duluth. Mr.. Bur-
CESS testified that on the seventh of
last month Mr. Weihe, who was a
total stranger to Mr. Burgess, made
been raised to elect William Lorimer
senator and that he, Weihe, had put
up $4,000 himself.
Burgess, on taking the witness
stand, told of a railroad journey on
the Winnipeg Flyer between Duluth
and Virginia in March, 1911. He said
a man named Johnson Of a trade pub
LEGATION, one Randolph, John and Carl
Weyerhauser, Weihe and another man
were in the party, the smoking com
partment, aboard a sleeping car.
Burgess said the subject of William
Lorimer's election came up in the
course Of conversation. Burgess, dur
ing this chat on the subject of Lori
mer, said he expressed the opinion
that the senator had used money tc
effect his election.
You don't know what you ar
talking about Weihe said to me-" tes-
titled Burgess.
Burgess then said Weihe declared
Lorimer never spent a cent. but that
jackpot was raised by Lorimer's
friends to effect the election.
Il know what l am talking about -
ing, because put up $4,000 for that
jackpot"
Burgess concluded his testimony by
stating that while Hines and members
of the Weyerhauser family were
aboard the sleeper, none of them was
in the smoking compartment when
Weihe, who is secretary of the Ed
ward Hines Lumber company, made
this statement regarding Lorimer's
election.
Ex-senator Albert J. Hopkins testi-
fed that he was approached frequent
ly with suggestions that for certain
amounts he could purchase votes to-
ward reelection, but invariably re-
piled that he was a candidate for the
senate and not for the penitentiary.
Mr. Tilden in brief said he did not
intend to return to Springfield or
bring his private books and papers be-
fore the committee. He did offer to
select one member Of the committee
to examine such records and report to
the other four members.
His affidavit denied all charges that
he had any connection with the Lori
mer scandal or even an acquaintance
with Mr.. Hines.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-27
ALL QUIET ALONG
The RID GRAHDE'
Relations Between Mexico and
u. S. Most Friendly.
DIAZ AMENDS REPLY TO TAFT
Objectionable Features Are Eliminated
in Redraft OF Text-Americans
Held Prisoners at Juarez Are
Released.

Nashlngton.-The most friendly re
lations are maintained between the
United States and Mexico owing to
the mutually sensible and practical
view taken of affairs along the Dor
der by both countries.
The president and the war depart
ment express the situation, so far as
the two countries are concerned, by
declaring that all is quiet along the
Rio Grande"
The state department received a dis
patch from Ambassador Wilson at
Mexico City stating that the Mexican
foreign Office had amended its reply
to the president by the elimination Of
features which were Objectionable
President Diaz appears to have done
this voluntarily on correct information
received after the preparation of the
original text
The White House and the state de-
partment announced the release of the
two American prisoners, Converse and
Blatt, who were held at Juarez pend
ing a settlement of the exact place
where they were arrested by the fed
erals. 1t is understood from the Off
cial dispatch to the state department
that the release is unconditional, pre-
vious reports having been that they
would be released on parole pending
a settlement of the matter by the in
ternational boundary commission. The
state department describes the release
as gracious" act on the part of the
Mexican government.
The war department is disturbed by
unofficial reports that the citizens of
FL Paso would retaliate if any of the
people of Ell Paso were wounded
during the expected fight between the
federals and insurrectos at Juarez.
General Wood, on instructions from
the secretary of war, sent the follow
ing to Col E. z. Steevers at FL Paso:
Press reports state people of Ell
PasO threaten to attack Juarez in
case Ell Paso citizens are wounded in
cident to the fighting about Juarez.
You will take necessary steps to pre-
vent this action, and to this end hold
such troops as you have available,
ready to meet any emergency"
These orders will be construed by
the troops as authority to prevent by
force the passage of Ell Paso citizens
across the river under any circum-
stances"
The war department repeated it's or
ders as to neutrality to all the COM
handing officers along the frontier.
The orders reemphasized that Ameri-
can officers must not cross the line,
and that only civilians can take mes
sages to the contending factions
wherever there is danger during the
engagements to American lives and
property on this side of the Rio
Grande.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-27
Exciting Ride.

A perilous midnight ride was the
terrifying experience that recently be
fen two young men, Morgan Walters
and John Cole, of Swansea Valley,
Wales. They lay down in truck to
rest, when by some means the brake
was released, and the truck com
menced to run down a sharp gradient
1T a terrific pace. For a mile and a
half all went well. Then the vehicle
came to a level crossing, dashed
through the two gates, smashing them
into matchwood, and pursued it's per
ilous course towards the junction with
the Swansea Midland line. Just before
reaching this spot, however, it was
turned into disused siding by safety
points, and smashed its way clean
through a stone wall IS inches thick.
The stunned passengers escaped with
a few bruises.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-27
DlSPLEASED WITH LENROOT
Superior Business Men Adopt Reso-
lutions Denouncing Congressman
for Stand Against Reciprocity.

Superficial a special meeting of
the Superior Commercial club, reso-
luton was passed denouncing the
stand taken by Congressman I. L.
Lenroot of this dictrict on the Cana
dian reciprocity bill, and placing the
club on record as favoring the pass
age of the bill.
The resolution goes on to state
that, inasmuch as the previous action
of the club and local business on the
subject had been disregarded by Mr..
Lenroot, it was the sentiment of that
body that a copy of the resolution
be wired to Representative Mccall
of Massachusetts, to be read by him
on the floor of the house, so as to
inform congressman as to the atti-
tude of Superior business men on the
subject. A similar resolution was
forwarded to Senator La Toilette.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-27
SPEAKS TO SAVE DR.. cLEMINsoN
ST. Louis Woman Offers Abb for Con.
victed Wife Slayer.

Chicago.-A woman, long silent,
tossed her good name into the dis
card in a desperate gamble for the
liberation and exoneration Of Dr. Hal
dane Cleminson, convicted uXoricide.
In an eleventh-hour effort to save
the physician from spending the rest
of his days in prison Mrs. Anita
Schmidt, wife of a ST. Louis liquor
dealer, confessed that she had been
Cleminsons affinity" and established
an apparent alibi for him.
Mrs. Schmidt was with the doctor
on a Summing tour, according to the
affidavit in which she disclosed her
dual life, when his wife died.
DR.. Cleminson, about to be sent to
the penitentiary at Joliet to begin his
life sentence, said that it had been
his only thought at first to shield Mrs
Schmidt. Returning home intoxicated,
he found his wife dead in bed, he
said, and fabricated burglar story SO
that the death might not appear a sui
eide and darken the lives Of his chill
dren.
Cleminson's attorneys win ask for a
new trial
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-27
mMnchau Coffee

All the coffee that first came to Eu-
cope, about 1862, was from Arabia
Felix; but, not since the last century
has the real bean been grown in the
wadies or on the hills around Mocha.
Nevertheless, dealers, whether their
wares be cigarettes, oysters or coffee
take advantage of the magic in name
made famous in commercial history.
Importers know the Midas-like quality
of label. So every year coffee fleets
from Brazil sail over the ocean to the
hand of Mocha and at Alden, where
Mahometan priests first served it to
green turbaned Hadjis on their way
TO Mecca, this South American coffee
is reshipped to other parts of the
world as Mocha"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-27
MRS. SCOTT TRIUt.?HS
IN D. A. R. ELECIiUn
Illinois Woman Is Reelected as Pres,
ident General of t1o Society
by 149 Votes.

Washington.-NErs. Matthew T. Scott
Of Illinois was declared reelected
president general of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution
for the next two years. OF the
1,086 votes cast Mrs. Scott received
GA, her opponent, Mrs. William c.
Story Of New York, 466, and six Of
the ballots were blank as to choice
for president general The teIlers
spent "a hours in counting the votes.
The Scott ticket was elected
straight through, the vote for the sew
eTal national officers falling in each
instance not greatly below that of the
head Of the ticket.
The announcement Of the vote for
Mrs. Scott all but stampeded the con
gress. The occupants of the boxes,
friends Of the president general, were
first to rise and wave small Ameri-
can flags started the floor into per
feet tumult Of applause which con-
tinued for several minutes.
When, after the reading of the vote
had been completed, Mrs. Scott en-
tered, another storm of ovation pos
sessed the house requiring several
minutes to spend itself. Immense
floral pieces of every kind, color and
description were carried to the stage,
all but burying everything from sight
beneath the mass Of color and per
fume.
When the applause had spent itself,
Mrs. Story gained attention and in a
graceful speech spoke of being for a
second time a defeated candidate. She
congratulated Mrs Scott and said she
would do all in her power to support
the administration wherever con
sistent with the policies of the con
servative wing of the society.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-27
MARY ANN" BILL is PASSED
Administration Measure Providing for
Second Choice Primaries Goes
Through the Assembly.

Madison.-The Mary Ann" bill,
providing for first and second choice
in the primary, was passed by the
assembly by a vote of As to 81. AS
semblyman Long was the only demo
crat to support the measure. The bill
practically wipes out the so-called 20
per cent law and substitutes 10 per
cent, but that provision did not meet
with the approval of the democrats.
Assemblyman Bichler offered an
amendment to reduce the 10 per cent
to 8 per cent, but the amendment was
voted down, A to Al.
The bill as passed is in conformity
with an administration platform
pledge
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-27
CORN SYRUP BILL is KILLED
Measure to Authorize Sale Without
Label of Glucose" Causes Hot
Debate in the Assembly.

Madison.-Following a long de-
bate in which it was charged that
the press of the state had been SUBJ
sidized, that the Standard Oil com
pany was behind the bill and that
the highest paid lobby ever behind
bill' had been present at Madison,
the assembly killed the bill authoriz-
ing the sale of corn syrup without
the label of glucose"
When an attempt was made to
have action deferred so that a pub
lie hearing could be held, a cry of
vote was heard from all parts of
the house. The assembly suspend
Ell the rules and a call of the house
was ordered This was raised n to
Is after a motion to reconsider the
vote by which the bill was killed
had been voted down.
Assemblyman Perry, who intro
duced the bill, declared when the
bill was brought up, the sole ques-
ton was whether or not the product
was injurious. Whether the Stand
ard Oil company was or was not
behind the bill was immaterial, he
declared, as the members should con-
slider the measure only from the
standpoint of public health.
Assemblymen Gettle, Long, Har-
per and Schwalbach spoke against
the bill. Gettle charged that the
state press had been subsidized by
a New York concern, while Long de-
clared that foods should not be per-
mitted to masquerade under false
label
Both Assemblymen Gettle and
Long charged that the highest priced
lobby ever before the legislature ap-
peared for this bill, while Schwal-
bach rounded out the opposition by
the assertion that every honest mer-
chant was against the measure
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-27
BOUTELL is SWISS MINISTER
Chicaeoan Is Switched From Portu-
Gal to Berne Post in Shakeup.

Washington.-The announceme nt
made that Herbert H. D. Pierce, Amer
lean minister to Norway, has resigned
his post and the unofficial announce
ments of three other changes in the
foreign service are believed to be the
forerunners of a general shake-up in
the diplomatic corps.
Lanritz S. Swanson of Minnesota,
at present minister to Switzerland,
will succeed Mr.. Pierce at Norway.
Henry S. BouteIl of Illinois, who was
slated for Lisbor and who has just
arrived at London, has been ordered
to Switzerland and Edwin V Morgan
of New York will go from Paraguay
and Uruguay to Portugal.
Doctor Hills successor at Berlin
has not been named. Thomas J.
O'Brien has asked to be relieved of
his duties at Tokyo, owing to the bad
effect of the climate on his wife's
health.
The results of these changes will
be that three embassies and one lega-
ton will be vacant. The White
House has given out no intimation of
who will be selected for any of the
posts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-27
WISCONSIN AUTO INDUSTRY
Statistics of Census Bureau Shows
State Has Is Factories and Holds
Sixth Place as to Production.

Washington - In a preliminary
census report on the automobile
industry issued by Director Durand,
Wisconsin is shown as having sixteen
factories which produced 5,641 auto
mobiles, valued at $7,157,1 100, dur
ing the year 1909. The leading state
in the industry is Michigan, 43 fac
tories producing 1927 machines.
Wisconsin stands sixth in the list of
states. The total product of the
automobile industry in the United
States increased from 1923 machines
valued at $4,748,00O in 1899 to 1877
2S9 machines valued at $194,722,-
600 in 1909, an increase of 4,OO1 per
cent. The number of factories in
1899 was 81; in 1909, 316.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-27
Emmy In Real Life

Strickland Gillian, the lecturer ana
hhe man who pole yaulted into fame
nv his "Off Ag'in, On Ag'in, Come Agin
lFfnnigin" verses, was about to deliver
Ia lecture in a small Missouri town.
lie asked the chairman of the com
mittee whether he might have a small
pitcher OF ice water on the platform
table
TO drink?" queried the committee.
man.
No. answered Gillian. 81 do a
high diving act,"-Everybody's Maya
zine
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-27
SQUARE Foot and Foot Square

{ There is no difference in area be
tween one square foot and one foot
square, though there may be a differ
Fence in the shape and dimensions of
the surfaces. For instance, one square
foot may be inclosed by a circular line,
"a hexagon, a triangle. or a rectangle.
IOne foot square is an area of fixed
form, the four sides being equal and
the four angles all right angles Two
square feet and two feet square are
mot equivalent, either in the dimen-
lsions of the sides or the area con-
fained