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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-11
DIETZ AND WITNESS CLASH
Former U. S. Marshal and Defend
ant Get Close to Blows-Point
Is Scored for Prisoner.

Hayward.-The cross examination
of former Deputy United States Mar
shall A. Jonas of Madison furnished
a dramatic tinge to the Dietz trial.
The attacks of the prisoner upon the
testimony of the officer became so
heated that at one time Sheriff Clark
moved within the circle fearing that
the horny listed defender would re-
sort to personal violence.
Jonas, who was a deputy United
States marshal in 1905, was placed
upon the stand to testify to his eff
forts to serve civil papers upon Dietz
and his wife. He stated that he
reached the cabin, but that Dietz pre-
vented him serving the papers by
drawing a revolver and then set up
on him and beat him badly, driving
him away. Both Dietz and his wife
joined in the cross examination, but
their efforts were not to contradict
his testimony, but rather to boast
Of their action, in which both seemed
to take pleasure and pride.
Dietz scored a point for himself
when, in cross examination, he
elected from DepMty Fred Van AL
styne the admission that the witness
was shooting in the direction of
Oscar Harp, the slain deputy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-11
FISHES SENSE or HEARING
Their Addition Perception Of Water
Vibration Through the Nerves
of the Skin.

Fishes have no developed ears to
hear with, but they hear nevertheless
Recent Investigations show that their
ambition is a perception OF water vi
bratiOns through the nerves of the
skin-that hearing begins with them
as sort Of feeling. In pond at the
Benedictine cloister Of Kcems, the
fishes have long come to their meals
on the ringing Of hand bell, but
Kreidl and Exzar, the Austrian physi-
ologists, have shown that they would
come as quickly on seeing the atten-
dant, when no noise was made, while
they paid 10 attention to the sound of
the bell when no person was in sight
In other experiments, whistling, the
peal Of large bell and various other
sounds in air aroused no response
from goldfish. Fishes under the stimu-
lation of strychnine, however. were
alarmed by violent sounds, like a pis-
tol shot, but fishes lacking the laby-
Tinths of both ears were affected in
exactly the same way. The ears may
be not entirely lacking in sensation,
though it must be something like the
perception by the skin About 80
species Of fishes produce sounds, per
maps to attract the opposite sex, and,
while these species have not been stu
Ie9q fBUu f9q4 lBql lQSnoql ST II pop
Dy vibrations giving sensation akin
TO touch or that possibly the ears in
such fishes may have some slight de.
velopment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-11
PEACE CONGRESS
MADE PERMANENT
Conference to Meet Every Two Years
to Aid Cause-Fiehts Money
for Warfare.

come permanent institution II
will hold a meeting every two years
This action was taken TO meet the
need for central representative body
which shall serve to coordinate the
efforts of all the societies in America
devoted to the settlement of interna-
tional disputes by methods other than
war
Resolutions crystalizing the senti-
ments inspiring the sessions 81 the
third peace congress and marking the
development Of the peace movement
throughout the country were adopted
by the delegates.
They contain Endorsement of the
federal administration for its efforts
in behalf of worldwide peace, through
the treaty of arbitration with Great
Britain for the establishment Of the
international prize court, and Of the
international court of arbitral justice.
The suggestion made by James
Speyer, the New York banker, that
nations should prevent, as far as pos
sible, loans being raised by their sub
jects or citizens in order to enable
foreign nations to carry on wars is
favored, and the United States govern
ment is requested to include this
matter in the proposed program Of the
ton was submitted by Isaac N. Selig-
third Hague conference. This resolu~
man, another leading banker of New
York
The resolutions urge this govern
ment to enter upon negotiations with
other powers looking towards the
formation of a league of peace planned
to settle by amicable means all ques-
tons which may arise between the
contracting powers.
general arbitration treaty on the
lines of the proposed treaty with
Great Britain is favored, as is also a
continuous study of ornaments by Of
fetal commissions of the various gov
ernments interested.
The gratitude of the congress is ex-
pressed to Andrew Carnegie and Ed
win CHM of Boston for their munif1-
cent contributions to the cause Of
peace.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-11

Few People in Wisconsin Can Es-
cape Assessment If Proposed
Measure Is Enacted.

Madison.-The income tax bill pro-
posed by the special legislative joint
committee is considered one of the
most important before the legisla-
ture because it will affect every per-
son in the state.
The bill provides for a tax on in
comes of all persons, firms, corpora
tons and associations, with certain
exceptions and exemptions. The rate
of taxation ranges from 1 to per
cent for individuals and from u to
Is per cent for firms, corporations
and associations.
Income under the bill means all
wages, salaries and fees derived for
services, rent from real estate, inter
est from mony loaned, dividends from
stocks or other investments, profits
from the sale of any property or val
uables, and royalties of all kinds
The exemptions for individual per-
sons are as follows: For a single or
unmarried persons, $500; husband
and wife, $500; for each child under
18 years of age, 5000, and for each
person other than wife and children,
for whose support the taxpayer is
legally liable and who is entirely de-
pendent upon the taxpayer for his
support, 5000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-11
Our Municipal Grandmother,

The typical American city builds,
owns and operates bridges, ferries,
docks and water supply, has built sub
ways, gives free primary, secondary
and higher education to all boys and
girls who apply, for which purpose it
even maintains free colleges; supports
libraries, museums and collections of
various kinds, nautical schools and OBJ
servatories, free public baths, gym
nasta, Fairgrounds and athletic fields,
with free instruction in swimming,
gymnastics and athletics; all this be-
sides its prisons, Teformatories, work
houses, almshOuses, lodging houses,
asylums. laboratories and hospitals OF
all sorts and kinds. Besides seeing to
it that the citizen Is law-abiding and
moral, the city most carefully pro-
tects his health. 1t inspects his food
and drink, attends to its quality, its
measurement and weight; it watches
over his home or his tenement, sees
that he has enough light, air and
space, and that his sanitary condi-
tions are as they should be- 1t as
sumes toward the citizen at his birth
the relation of a kind and generous,
II somewhat fussy, grandmother, and
continues this relationship until he
has passed aWay-George B. McClek
Ian, in Atlantic.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-11
M. w. A. ENDORSES OFFICERS
State Convention at kenosha Closes
With Sensational Demand for the
Truth as to Administration.

Kenosha.-T triennial state con-
vention of the Modern Woodmen OF
America had a sensational ending
when members of the state camp.
led by Judge D. w. Agnew of Wau-
kesha, demanded a statement in re-
gard to facts concerning the charges
which have been brought against.
head officials in actions started in
Illinois.
The convention endorsed the pres
ent administration of A. N. Bort
of Beloit as candidate for re-eiec-
ton as head director of the national
organization, but the camp was di-
vided badly on the passage of the
resolution.
The next state camp will meet at
Fond du Lac.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-11
GOVERN SIGNS
WORkMEN'S BILL
ENACT MENT OF THE COMPEN-
SATION ACT AN IMPORTANT
PLATFORM PLEDGE.
LAW PRAISED BY GOVERNOR
Declares 1t Complete and Workable
Provision Which Makes Measure
Entirely Practicable Pointed Out
by Executive.

Madison. = G ov. McGovern has
signed the workmen's compensation
act and the bill becomes a law as
soon as published.
Gov. McGovern, after signing the
bill, made the following statement:
Il have just signed bill No. 2SS,
and the workmen's compensation act,
so-caIled, is now law. This is the
first of the principal platform meas
ures to be enacted and | am greatly
pleased to see what l have regarded
as the most important pledge made
to the people in the last campaign
now is redeemed. The adoption of
this reform will bring immediate re-
lief and widespread benefit to both
workmen and employers and should
contribute powerfully to promote the
Industrial prosperity of the entire
state.
Undoubtedly the published criti-
cisms of this measure were made un-
advisedly and without knowledge of
all the provisions Of the bill. 1t
is natural that there should be some
difference of opinion concerning the
constitutionality of subdivision of
section 2394-1, which makes the de-
tense of the fellow servant rule avail
able to employers who have in COM
mon employment less than four en-
ployes, and the clause Immediately
follows, which reserves to employers
who elect to pay compensation under
this act but whose workmen refused
to accept it all the defense now avail
able, while taking from their en-
ployers similarly situated, but who
refuse to go within the provisions OF
this law, the defense of assumption
of risk and the fellow servant rule.
Whether or not these provisions
are constitutional no one will know
until they have been decided in the
supreme court, but the bill is a COM
pIete and workable piece Of legisla-
ton without these clauses and ex-
pressly provides that they are sep
arabic from it. Hence, they may fail
without affecting any other part of
the act
This declaration of legislative in
tent must have escaped the attention
of the critics of the bill, for it pre-
serves all the main features of the
act, even though the parts criticised
should be held invalid"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-11
STATE OFFICIALS DrFtAlED
Constitutionality of Civil Service Law
Upheld by Supreme Court-Frear
Is Directed 10 Audit Claims.

Madison.-The supreme court of
Wisconsin has upheld the constitu-
tionality of the state civil service
law IN decision handed down in the
case entitled: State No. Is, State of
Wisconsin, ex rel c. E. Buell., petit
TONER, versus James A. Frear, sec
| rotary of state, defendant. Justice
Wlnslow, in expressing the opinion,
denied motion to quash the alter
native wrH Of mandamus and iudg-
ment ordered that the peremptory
writ of mandamus issue without costs
to either party.
Inc court makes the alternative
writ OF mandamus peremptory and
commands the secretary of state to
proceed to audit the claims of the
civil service law for salaries and ex-
penses as provided by law.
Inc case hinged on the provision
OF the act permitting the commission
10 TX stringent rules which, in effect,
1t is alleged, gives it legislative
power.
Inc whole question was brought
up When the commission refused to
allow the attorney general and sec
rotary of state to appoint certain
of their assistants.
This resulted in the attorney GEN
eral retaliating by advising the sec
rotary of state that the civil service
law was unconstitutional and recon-
mending that the secretary of state
refuse to audit the bills of the COM
mission.
After Secretary of State Frear had
refused to audit a bill of $45 filed
by Chairman Buell. for services per-
formed between March l and II as
member of the commission, the
commission was placed on the de-
fensive and carried the case into
cOurf
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-11
ROOSEVELT SCORES
UNIONS ATTITUDE
Urges That Fairness Be Shown
in Dynamite Case.
WORD OF PRAISE TO BURNS
Detective Is Commended for Work in
Assisting Heney With the Ex-
posurc of Grafters in San
Francisco.

New York.--n the course of
signed article in the forthcoming
Outlook dealing with the Los Angeles
Times dynamiting, under the title,
Murder Is Murder" Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt says:
There is one feature Of the devel-
opments as regards the arrest Of GER
tain alleged labor men in connection
with the dynamite outrage perpetrated
against the Los Angeles Times to
which especial attention should be
called.
If the explosion was not an acct
dent, but the deliberate act of any
man CT men, it was an outrage Of
dastardly iniquity, for it was one Of
these crimes in which the murderer,
IN order to crafty his spite against
an individual, not merely wrecked
that individuals property, but with
callous Indifference takes the lives of
scores of innocent people as an Incl
dent to the achievement of his sin
lister and criminal purpose.
The men responsible for dynamit-
ing the Los Angeles Times building
are responsible not only for the wreck
of the newspaper Office, but for the
loss Of many lives.
THE arrest was made in conse-
quence of testimony secured by Mr..
Burns, who has been Mr.. Heney's
right-hand man in bringing to justice
hn VII q hn 20 |,
United States in Oregon and grafters
who violated the laws of California
in San Francisco He has proceeded
with impartial severity against the
most influential politicians and the
richest business men.
1T happens that the men whom he
has now arrested are members of a
labor organization, just as men whom
he formerly arrested were members
of the Republican or Democratic
parties or of great and wealthy cor
poratiors.
No worse service can be rendered
by labor union leaders to the cause
of unionism than that which they
render when they seek to identify
the cause of unionism with the cause
of any man guilty Of a murderous
attack Of this nature.
Il have no idea whether the men
arrested on Mr.. Burns statements are
or are not guilty; the labor leaders
in question have no idea whether or
not they are.
They are entitled to an absolutely
fair trial. If they have no money to
provide counsel for themselves, then
it would be entirely proper for any
body Of men to furnish them the re-
quisite funds, simply as an incident
in securing them a fair trial. But it
is grossly improper to try to create a
public opinion in favor Of the ar
rested men simply because the crime
OF which they are accused is com
mitted against a capitalist or a cor
poration, and because the men who
are charged with committing it are
members of a labor union"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-11
Source of Life Still Unknown

The Paris Cosmos proudly announ-
ces that the French scientist Becque-
rel has refuted for all time" the the
DRY advanced by Sir William Thomp-
son that life may have reached this
globe from meteoric sources in the
form of microscopic germs. This, says
Becquerel, is impossible. Interplane-
tary space is rich in the ultraviolet
rays, and the ultraviolet rays are IA
tai to germ life. Therefore the germs
would have persisted on their journey
long before they could reach the
earth. For purposes of experiment
Becquerel selected the most hardy bac-
terra known to science. He sealed
them in vacuum tubes and exposed
them to the ultraviolet rays for six
hours. None of them survived, and
Becquerel argues that the destructive
action of the rays must be assumed to
be universal. Even if Sir William
Thompson's theory had continued to
hold the field it would do nothing to
solve the problem of the source of life,
for if life was brought TO the earth by
meteors we have still to discover how
it came to be on the meteors.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-11
IMMENSE PARADE
OF SUFFRAGETTE.
Thousands of Equal Franchise Women
March in New York-AI
Glasses Represented.

New York.-This is Votes for
Women" day in New York, and the
suffragettes have made the biggest
demonstration in favor of their cause
ever seen in America. 1t took the
form Of parade and mass meeting
and attracted the attention of a con-
siderable portion of the population of
the city. This attention was about
equally divided between applause and
jeers, but the women were in deadly
earnest and did not let the ribald
remarks Of many of the spectators
disturb their dignity and seriousness.
The suffragettes assembled at Fifty
seventh street and Fifth avenue and
marched down the latter thoroughfare
to Union square, where q great mass
meeting was held. Something like
10000 Of them were in line before the
square was reached. and they included
society women, working girls, profes-
sional women. feminine leaders of
finance, and, indeed, representatives
OF every class. A delegation of women
physicians from Johns Hopkins uni
versity wore a quaint equal fran
chlse" attire, and from the west there
was a group of representative women
voters.
Leading the procession was big
banner, which was the gift of Mrs.
William Fain. 1t bore the words:
Forward out Of error,
Leave behind the night.
Forward through the darkness,
Forward into life"
This banner was carried by three
young women representing the organi-
cations having the pageant in charge,
the Woman's Political union, the Col
legiate Suffrage league and the Won
an Suffrage party.
Every suffrage organization, except
one, in New York took part in the
procession, and there were women
from many other states as we'll as
from all parts of New York state
Mrs. Mackey's Equal Franchise soci-
ETY. was we'll represented. The only
suffrage body not taking part officially
was Mrs. o. H P. Belmont's Political
Equality association. Mrs Belmont
wrote In response to an invitation:
Il do not care, as an organization, to
take part The individual members
of her society marched, however.
There was a delegation of girl
shirtwaist makers, who carried
crimson banenr draped with black in
memory Of the fire victims.
A special suffrage song had been
written for the occasion by Nine. Gre
gori and set to march music.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-11
0STEOPATHS CHOOSE HEADS
State Associatiation Elects Officers
at Madison Convention--Meet
Next Year at Green Bay.

Madison.-At the thirteenth an
nual convention of the Wisconsin
State Osteopathic association here it
was decided to hold the next annual
meeting at Green Bay. The follow
ing officers were elected: President,
DR.. E. M. Odds, Green Bay; vice-presi-
dent, DR.. E. G. Murphy, Eau Claire;
secretary, DR.. e. ]. Elton, Milwaukee;
treasurer, DR.. H. A. Whitehead, Wau-
sau; members Of executive board, Dr..
A. F. Haag, Evansville; legislative
representative, DR.. K. w Shipman,
GAINESVILLE; delegate to the national
convention to be held at Chicago in
July, DR.. Nellie Fisher, Wauwatosa.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-11
APPOINTS RISK COMMISSION
Q. r. Crownheart, Prof. Commons
and j. D. Beck to Admin ster
Workers Compensa alton.

Madison.-Gov. MeGovern appoint
ed Attorney Charles H Crownhart OF
Superior and Prof. John R. Com
mons Of Madison as members of the
state commission to administer the
industrial accident or worknen' s
compensation law just passed by the
legislature.
State Labor Commissioner ]. D.
Beck will be reappointed, and by
virtue Of his Office becomes a mem
Der of the commission. The ap-
pointment Of Mr.. Crownhart is for
the term ending on May 4, 1915, and
that of Prof. Commons for the term
ending on May 4, 1913. The salary
is $4,000 a year.
The commission will organize as
soon as possible after the senate con-
hFms the appointments, and prepare
10 put the insurance features of the
act into operation on Sept. /, the
GATE liked in the law The board will
organize by electing one of its mem
oers chairman, and some one with a
knowledge of insurance as secretary.
Later II Will choose a corps of exam
lnerS and clerks to assist it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-11
POSTING a laMver-

He was celebrated lawyer on his
way to argue a case before the su-
preme court of the state, and when a
farmer dropped into the seat beside
him he said:
L am glad to see you, sir. There is
something l have been puzzling about
for the last half hour. l notice that
every COW we pass is without horns"
Yes, that's the case with most of
EN-" was the reply.
What puzzles me is to know how
1t comes about When l was a boy
one could hardly find a COW without
horns. Can it be that the cold winter
freezes them off?
We'll, sir, not exactly" replied the
farmer. The owners saws the horns
off to use as ak handles, and the cold
weather freezes the tails off for mock
turtle soup, and so we get the handles,
the soup and make out of the COW be-
sides
by John, but one can learn some
thing new every day." exclaimed the
great lawyer as he leaned back and
wondered why hot summer weather
didn't give horses freckles and tan.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-11
WILLIAM A. HUGHES is DEAD
prominent Racine Railroad Man Sue
cumbs to Dropsy-WeII Known
Bal Player in Early DAYS.

Raclne.-William A Hughes, one
OF the best known men in Racine and
prominent in the railroad world in
the west, died at his home here from
dropsy. He was born in this city
June ., 1857, and in his early years
was prominent in athletics, having
played ball with the Milwaukee team
and others in the state,
By profession he was telegrapher
and was connected with the North
western in Milwaukee and Racine
Tor a number of years, becoming
general agent of the Plant system of
railroads with headquarters in Chi
cago. He afterwards went to the
Chicago & Eastern Illinois road and
Tor some years past had been general
agent of the Chicago & Rock Island
road
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-11
WIDOWS TO BE GIVEN PENSIONS
Kansas City Judge Prepares to Apply
New Missouri Law.

Kansas City, Mo.-Judge Porter
field of the juvenile court is
taking the first step toward putting in
force in Jackson county the widows
pension law passed by the last legis-
lature. Already five widows have ap-
piled to him for allowances. The
object Of the law is to enable poor
widows to keep their children under
fourteen years old in school.
The law provides that a widow may
be paid not to exceed ten dollars a
month for one child to enable that
child to attend school; if she has
more tan one child, not to exceed
five dollars a month for each addi-
tional child. The granting of allow
ances is left to the discretion of the
Judge of the juvenile court.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-11
RAIL OFFICERS PAY OUT $4,000.
c. G. {. l.. Representative Tells Tax
Board Employees Got Money.

apoIis.-Of1cer of the Chi,
cago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
company were compelled to submit
to reduction of salaries amounting
to $4,000 last year in order to Offset
in part the increased pay to employees,
according to the story told before the
state board of tax commissioners by
E. H. Seneff Of Chicago, who ap-
peared for the road.
Mr.. Senek intimated he was one of
the officers whose salaries were re-
duced.
I'VE have been unable to increase
our freight rates to meet the cost of
living for railroads" said Mr.. Seneg,
while we have increased the wages
of our employees approximately 20 per
cent