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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-13
TRADE BOARD IS
ASKED IN SENATE
Plan Presented to Control Bic Cor
porations-Check on Trusts
Is Aim.

Wash3lgton.-Sena Newlands Of
Nevada introduced a bill in the house
| providing for an interstate trade COM
mission for the regulation and control
of industrial corporations.
Broadly speaking, it is proposed
| that the new commission shall bear
the same relation toward Industrial
corporations as the interstate COM
MERGE commission does toward the
railroads of the country.
The scope Of Mr.. NewIands' propo-
sition is far-reaching and embodies
as well the principal features of Pres
ident Taft's plan for federal incorpora-
ton as other desirable qualities that
have been demonstrated as lacking in
| recent efforts 70 control big business.
1t is provided at the outset that all
| corporations engaged In interstate
trade whose annual gross receipts ex-
coed 100000 shall come under the
jurisdiction of the commission, though
smaller corporations may, If they de-
sire, accept the benefits and the re-
sponsibilities Of the plan. 1t is not
in any way have power to regulate
prices, but in practically every other
respect the new body will have dras-
tic power in keeping the big indus
trial concerns within the law
For example, before company sub
ject to the provisions of the bill can
engage in interstate trade it shall be
RI hn h1y
mission, which register shall only be
granted after satisfactory statements
as to capitalizations, methods Of
financing and general business opera
ton. All registered corporations will
be required to make annual reports,
the information contained in them to
be free to the public, and for improper
financial organization, oppressive or
unfair methods Of competition, accept
ance of rebates, concessions, or other
determinations, refusal to allow the
commission free access to books and
papers, or noncompliance with any
judicial decree rendere under the
Sherman law, the commission may
cancel the registration of any cor
poration and, in extreme cases, debar
corporation from engaging in inter-
state trade.
Similarly the proposed commission
will have supervisory power over the
capitalization of all corporations COM
ing within its scope. A concern re-
ceiVing register from the commits
sion shall be known as a United
States registered company" The COM
mission is to be composed of five
members, to be appointed by the pres
ident, with the consent of the senate,
and not more than three of the COM
missioners shall be members of the
same political party.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-13
GOFF AND WE'LL CONFIRMED
Senate's Approval of Taft's Nomina-
tons Ends Long Fight for Wis
consin Federal Jobs.

WashingtOn.-In executive session
the senate has confirmed Guy D. Golf
for district attorney for the Eastern
district of Wisconsin and Harry A.
We'll to be United States marshal.
This marks the end of a long polit-
zeal fight. The men were nominated
last winter, after a contest made for
the office of district attorney. La
Toilette, disappointed because his
candidate was beaten, opposed Golf,
and Stephenson said that if Golf were
not confirmed We'll could not be. So
the nominations went through last
session.
The president renominated both
Senator La Toilette, after several de-
lays, explained the situation to the
committee on judiciary, and then
dropped the fight. His assertion was
that the old division of patronage in
Wisconsin between the senators had
been violated.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-13
A REMEDY FOR TIRED NERVES
Nothing More Soothing Than a Hot
Bath, Preferably With Pleas
ant Scents.

Nothing so TeVives the dropping
spirits as a dainty, refreshing bath.
As a remedy for frayed nerves, tepid
energy and a run-over-at-the-heels dis
position it has the family doctor com
pletely outclassed and once it has be-
come an established habit the physi-
clan is in fair way Of becoming a
past institution entirely.
Bath powders are used to soften
water and consist Of scented carbon
ate Of soda with bichlorate of soda
or boTax. Violet bath powder is made
by seeming one pound of crystallized
carbonate Of soda or one pound of
borax with Is grains of ionone and
coioring with one grain of anfIine vio-
let Lavender bath powder is scented
with half dram Of oil of lavender.
One heaping teaspoonful is used
Tor bath. A bit on the tip of the
spoon is enough for wash basin.
Bath pads are made of turkey tow
Ring and measure four by six inches.
They are used as a sponge and are
nlled with quarter of pound of the
soda preparation with one pound of
oatmeal. This amount is sufficient to
MI IL bags Of the size given. The pro-
portion Of oatmeal and soda should be
varied according to the hardness of
the water. This combination of meal.
soda and scent not only softens the
water, but it cleans and softens the
skin and imparts a refreshing yigor
to the body.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-13
TAFT DEFENDS RECIPROCITY
As8ails Critics of Policy Which He

napolis.-Presiden Taft in a
speech at the banquet of the Marion
club declared that reciprocity is gen
uine Republican doctrine and that the
Canadian agreement now before con-
gress is less radical than proposals by
Blaine and Mckinley. He referred to
the last Republican platform stand for
duties equaling the cost of production
abroad and declared that the Canadian
proposal squared exactly with the
platform plank. He admitted that the
cost of living would not be reduced
by the adoption of the agreement. He
said it would bring prosperity to Can
ada by increasing it's population and
its capacity for consumption, thereby
helping America. He said that while
free wheat would raise the price Of
Canadian wheat it would not reduce
the price of American wheat.
The presidents reciprocity speech
was climax TOMS part in Indianapo-
lis Sane Fourth celebration.
Before President Taft took his seat
in the reviewing stand in front of the
soldiers monument here, what is be-
ieved by the police to be a spent bull
let hit Mrs Harry D. Tutewiler, wife
of prominent citizen, who was sit
ting near the presidents box, in the
thigh. The bullet came from 38 cali
Der revolver, and penetrated about
three-eighths of an inch, but the
wound was insignificant.
Mrs. Tutewiler left her seat for a
half hour, had the wound dressed and
returned in time to witness the pa
rade. Neither the president nor any
members of his party were told about
the affair, but the police at once start
ed on a hunt for the person who fired
the shot.
Detectives were sent to the top of
the monument, but a search Of the
persons there and a search of the
crowds in neighboring buildings failed
to bring to light any SO caliber re,
volvers, loaded or unloaded.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-13

Life Guards Save Them From
Drowning.
lust STARTING LONG FLIGHT
Great Crowd Sees Aviators Plunge
Into Sea at Atlantic City-Reau-
mont Wins International
Contest in Europe.

Atlantic City, n. Life guards
rescued AviatOrs Atwood and Hamil-
ton from probable death when their
biplane, shortly after they had made
a start on their flight to Washington,
fell into the ocean.
The machine had covered a dis
lance of only a square when it was
caught in the strong wind and plunged
into the ocean at the foot of New
York avenue. The machine was
dragged ashore apparently undam-
aged.
A curious bulldog was the real
cause for the fight being abandoned.
The dog nosed into the whirling pro-
peller as the machine was about to
ascend and was killed, the contact
slightly splitting one Of the blades.
Hamilton fixed it with a wire, but
when they made their next flight At
wood found the lifting power had
been affected and the machine fell.
Efforts to get into the air after
that failed, and the flight was called
off for the day.
Atwood had planned to fly to Wash
ington, sailing across New Jersey to
Wilmington, Del, ana then following
the railway tracks to Baltimore.
1t was Atwood who gave thousands
of New Workers thrill a few days
ago by sailing over the skyscrapers
of that city for an hour.
Paris, France-Lieutenant Con-
neau, whose racing name is Andre
Beaumont, won the 1000 mile interna-
tional circuit aviation race which end
ed at the field at Vincennes. AS he
had won the Paris to Rome contest,
Conneau brings added glory to the
French navy, Of which he is an officer
GarrOs was second and Vidart finished
third
OF the fifty aeroplanists who took
wing at Vincenens June Is nine
reached the final goal Two of the
racers-Le Martin and Landron-and
Captain Princetau who had been as
signed to work out certain problems
in reconnaissance in connection with
the race, were killed on the opening
day. Several others received injuries
in falls.
The course took the airmen through
four countries, from Paris across Bel
GUM and Holland, over the English
channel to London and back Prizes
aggregating about 100000 were given.
At o'clock the nine survivors
started from Calais on the final leg to
Paris, with stop at Amiens. Kim
merling had a bad fall into a wheat
field near Boulogne-sur Mer. His ma
chine was capsized and demolished.
The aviator escaped injury and game
ly returned in an automobile to Calais,
where he procured a new aeropIane
and made a fresh start.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-13
Wanted Perfection.

Senator Davis, of Minnesota, Of re-
Vered memory, was urgently solicited
by Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Bright, to
accompany him on a fishing expedite
ton. Senator Davis was averse to tax
ing the trip, but finally said:
If you can find a boatman to suit
me, I'll go; but he must have the
proper qualifications; and make no
mistake on that score"
Very well, senator" said the al
ways obliging Sergeant-at-Arms, 'ff
you will name the qualifications. I'll
find the man"
IF you can" said Senator Davis
obviously. The boatman to suit me.
must be strong enough to row all aft
ernoon; must fix my lines and change
my bait, whenever I say so; must not
touch my bottle; must not smoke a rot
ten pipe nor poor tobacco; must be
content to smoke ffty-cent cigars; and,
moreover, he must be deaf and dumb"
And Dick Bright found the man.
Illustrated Sunday Magazine
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-13
Old Pennsylvania Church.

There is an old church in Freedom
township, Adams county, known as the
Hill, or Marsh Creek Associated Pres
byterian church, which was built In
1873. The church building is a ruin
and the land has overgroWn into a
thicket and as a wilderness has be-
come an annoyance to the neighboring
farmers.
good many years ago an attempt
was made to raise money to repair
and preserve the building, but the eff
fort was failure, and the buildings.
inside and out, literally fell apart and
down. The auditor general recently
appointed the Hon. William MCLEAN
escheator for the old church as being
without an owner. The association
was never chartered and no one liv-
ing could be found who belonged to
the old association. It's membership
has become extinct The real estate
consisted of between four and five
acres.-Philadelphia Record.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-13
ARMSTRONG U. S. w. v. HEAD
Milwaukee Man Ele cted Commander
at Closing Session of
EnCampment.

Janesville.-At the closing ses-
sion of the Wisconsin department of
the United Spanish War Veterans
convention recently the following
were elected officers:
Commander, James G. Armstrong,
Milwaukee; senior vice commander,
Thomas E. Kingston, Madison; jun
Tor vice commander, Nicholas Groet-
Finger, Chiffon; inspector, Charles
G. Juneau, Milwaukee; judge advo-
cate, M. S. Dudgeon, Madison; sur
geon, T. w Evans, Madison; chap
lain, E. H. Smith, Oshkosh; marshal,
H. W. Klop, Neillsville; adjutant,
W. W. Robertson, Milwaukee, and
quartermaster, Arthur Gruetsinger,
Milwaukee.
New officers of the women's aux
Hilary of the U. S. w. V. are as fol-
lows:
President, Mrs. Cora Evans, Mad
ison; senior vice president, Mrs. Net
tie Anderson, Racine; junior vice
president, Mrs. Sarah Dougherty
GAINESVILLE; chaplain, Mrs Alice Nc
Coy, Beloit; treasurer, Mrs Alice
Bauman, Racine, and inspector, Mrs
Phoebe Armstrong, Milwaukee.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-13
Founders of Normandy.

Christiania is reminding Normandy
of the part she played in the founda-
ton of the duchy by sending for the
millenary a reproduction of the an
Client drakkar or ship of Oseberg.
The model is being produced on scien-
tific lines under the direction of Pro
fessor Gustavson, and all the details
Of the original will be present. 1t was
In boats such as the model that Rollo
and his followers sailed up the Seine
and penetrated the country. The
boats of Rollo were devised for long
voyages, but they were more pleas
ure ships for the chief and his family
That the invasion should have beer
made in such vessels shows to whal
perfection the Vikings had attained III
the art of shipbuilding even in those
far-away times.-Exchange
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-13
M'C0RDY HEADS P. O. CLERKS
Convention at Green Bay Chooses
Madison Man President Meet at
Marinette Next Year.

Green Bay.-The third annual
joint convention of the Wisconsin
Association of Postoff1ce Clerks was
held here with attendance of 200 del
egates.
officers as follows were elcted by
the clerks: E. K. McCordy of Mad
ison, president; L. J. Nejedlo, Green,
first vice-president; A. A Gibson
La Crosse, second vice-president; P.
H. Murphy, Eau Claire, secretary; A.
o. Dolodson. Marinette, treasurer.
Officers of the carriers association
were: William Schissler, Sheboygan,
president: w. H. Kuhlman, Madison,
vice-president; George H. Erickson,
Marinette, secretary; Ed H John
ston, Green Bay, treasurer
The association will meet in Mar
inette next year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-13
MAKE CHANGES IN
INSTITUTION HEADS
STATE BOARD OF CONTROL AN.
NOUNCES APPOINTMENTS
FOR COMING YEAR.
J. B. BROWN GOES TO SPARTA
Succeeds c. M. Bright as Superin-
tendent of State School,. F.
Hooper Named Superintendent Of
School for Blind at GAINESVILLE.

Madison.-The state board of con-
troll has elected DR. J. F. Brown. for
several years superintendent of the
State School for the Blind at James
vile, as superintendent of the state
public school for dependent children
at Sparta, to succeed Charles NJ.
Bright.
Supt. Bright's administration has
been unsatisfactory for some time,
and the special legislative committee
which recently visited the state char
liable and penal institutions. recon-
mended that a change be made there.
Mr.. Bright was not a candidate for
reelection. Before being elected su-
perintendent of the school for the
blind, DR.. Brown was physician at the
state prison at Waupun.
Mrs. Mary B. Sanborn, matron at
the school for the blind, was elected
to similar position at the school
for dependent children.
Prof. John T. Hooper, superintend-
ent of the public schools of Ashland,
was elected superintendent of the
school for the blind at GAINESVILLE to
succeed DR.. Brown. The salary was
fixed at $4,000.
The board of control reelected DR..
Charles Gorst as superintendent, P.
ID. Cramer as steward and J. w.
Daubner as assistant steward of the
state hospital for the insane at Men
dota; DR.. A. S. Herman as superin-
tendent of the northern hospital for
the insane at Oshkosh; DR.. A. w.
WIlmarth as superintendent of the
home for the feeble minded at Chip
pewa Falls; Prof. A. J. Hutton as
superintendent of the industrial
school for boys at Waukesha; Prof.
E. W. Walker as superintendent of
the school for the deaf at Delavan:
DR.. J. w. Coon as superintendent of
the tuberculosis sanitarium at Wales.
and Charles w. Bowrom as superin-
tendent of the state reformatory at
Green Bay.
Warden Henry Town of the state
prison at Waupun will be reelected
Immediately after the new legislative
act goes into effect increasing his SAL
airy from $4,000 to $4,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-13
OGDEN H.FETHERS EXPIRES
Well-known GAINESVILLE Man Served
as University Regent-Former
Head of K. p. Lodge.

anesville.-Ogden H. Fethers.
former supreme chancellor of the
Knights of Pythias, university regent
and politician, died at his home in
this city, following a short illness
with erysipelas.
Ogden Hoffman Fethers was born
in the town of Sharon, n. Y, in 1S45,
and traced his ancestry back to the
English PuritanS. He was educated
at the Fort Edward Collegiate insti-
tute, from which he was graduated
in the class of 1868, subsequently, re-
ceiving the degrees of A NJ. and LII.
D.
He entered upon the study of law
IN the office of James F. Dewey of
Cherry Valley, Otsego county, n. Y,
and was admitted to practice in the
courts of that state in 1867. He had
lived in GAINESVILLE since 1877.
Mr.. Fethers had always been
prominent in educational affairs He
served as a regent of the University
of Wisconsin six years. Politically
he was republican, and was chair
man OF the republican state conven-
ton in 1884
In 1889 he was the commissioner
from Wisconsin to the celebration
centennial. of constitutional govern
ment. He was also vice president of
the United States commission to the
Paris exposition.
Mr.. Fethers had been a member
of Oriental lodge No. %, knights of
Pythias, of this city for over thirty
years. For several years before his
election to the position of supreme
chancellor, in August, 1900, he was
a member of the grand lodge and
served on the finance committee.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-13
CROP CONDITIONS ARE FINE
Report Shows Wisconsin Farm Pro.
ducts Are Further Advanced
Than in Previous Years.

Madison.-Secretary R. w. Row
lands of the state board of agricul-
ture, in his monthly farm crop re-
port, shows that the condition of
crops generally is considerably bet
ter at this time than at similar times
in previous years.
Reports for the different crops are
as follows:
Winter wheat, go; winter rye, 95;
spring wheat, 80; spring rye, 91h;
barley, go; oats, 921a; peas, 9O5h;
corn, SO; potatoes, 911a; cabbage,
SO; tobacco, SO; sugar beets, 80;
tame meadows, 81 Il wild meadows,
So; pastures, 81; apples, II; small
fruits, "a.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-13
SURPRISE IN DYNAMITE CASE.
Defense Challenges Jurisdiction OF
Los Angeles Court

Los Angeles.-The defense in
the Mcnamara alleged dynamite
conspiracy case sprung a surprise
when John ]. Mcnamara, the accused
Indiana labor leader, and his brother,
James B. Mcnamara, were called into
Judge Bordwell's department of the
supreme court.
Both men were summoned to plead
to 10 charges Of murder, the result Of
the destruction of the Times newspa-
per plant on October 1, 1910. In adj
dition, John j. Mcnamara was ex-
pected to plead to the charge that he
had conspired to destroy the Llewellyn
iron works Instead he challenged
the jurisdiction of the court, claiming
that it had no right to exact plea or
to try him on either the 10 charges Of
murder or the Llewellyn iron works
Indictment, because he was extradited
from Indianapolis not for murder, but
for alleged dynamiting.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-13
CHAIN BREAKS; TWO KILLED
Car Being Raised by Wrecking Ap,
paratus Falls, Crushing Milwau-
kee Railroad Men to Death.

Milwaukee.-TWo men, the fore
man of wrecking crew and a la
borer, were killed when the chain by
which car was being lifted broke
IN the Allis yard of the Northwest
ern railroad.
Those who were killed are:
Joseph Stark, % years old, fore
man.
Michael Stein, % years old, Ia
borer.
The wrecking crew was working
on a small wreck, and a freight car
was being lifted to the top of fiat
car, to be transferred to the shops
for repairs, when a link in the chain
about the car was broken. The car
crashed over on the two men, and
they were crushed beneath it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-13

Not many years ago Frank Butter
worth was in the football HmeHght.
When Frank was about twelve years
of age, his distinguished father, Repre-
sentative Ben Butterworth, was Sc
riously i'll for a long while, but re-
covered. When he was convalescent
his personal and political friends
called on him and rendered hearty
congratulations Big Ben Butterworth
thanked his callers, ard said;
Yes, boys, l was so near the 9TH
er shore that could hear the bells
ringing welcome to me-"
Were they fire bells, papa?" in
CURED little Frank.-Illustrated Sun
day Magazine
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-13
PLAN WORLD STEEL COMBINE
Gary Organizes International Associa
tion at Brussels

Brussels, Belgium.-The steel inter
ests of America, Canada, England,
France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Aus
tria and Spain were represented by
100 delegates who met in conference
preliminary to the formation of an
international association broadly SINH
lar to the American Steel institute.
During the first session of two hours,
when there was a free discussion, all
who took part approved in principle
the organization of an international
body
In explaining his proposition for a
worldwide combination along the
lines of the American Iron and Steel
institute, Judge Gary, who presided
over the conference, said the object
was Ito prevent the destructive fiuctu-
alton of steel prices, and maintain a
business equilibrium in the worlds
steel industry"
Discussing the question whether
such a worldwide combination could
be formed without a violation of ex-
listing laws, particularly in the United
States, some of the representatives
agreed that, being an international
organization. no nation could declare
it to be Illegal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-13
WoLGAsT WINS FROM MORAN
British PugiIist Worn Down by Close
ightinq-Bout Ends in Thirteenth.

San Francisco. = The measured
swing of Referee Welsh's arm, toll
ms off the fatal ten seconds over
the writhing and unconscious body of
Owen Moran Of England, brought vic
tory to AID WoIgast in the thirteenth
round of the international battle for
the lightweight championship. It
was a clean knockout, and the de-
ctsive victory was clearly earned by
the rugged strength and terrific pun
ishing power of the champion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-13
MAINE BLOWN UP FROM WITHIN
BattIeship Destroyed by Her Own Mag
azines, Asserts BixbY.

Washington.-The loss of the bat
tleship Maine was caused by the ex-
pIosion of her three magazines. No
such effect as that produced upon the
vessel could have been caused by an
explosion from without. Such is the
opinion of Gen. William H. Bixby,
chief of engineers, U. S. A. who has
returned from a personal inspection of
the work of raising the Maine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-13
Special Liquor Tax Void,

Jefferson City, Mo.-The supreme
court holds unconstitutional the levy
of special tax on all distillers, brew
ers and rectifiers of spirituous and
malt liquors, in that it violated the
interstate commerce law in exempting
wine from Missouri-grown grapes. The
law was enacted in 1909 and Governor
Hadley reached an understanding
with liquor men affected that the law
would not be contested. The agree
ment, however, was not adhered to-
The state will lose $4,000 in annual
revenue
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-13

Kewanee, u1.-Illinois state board
of agriculture will give dinner in
Chicago the latter part of this month
TO the editors of all farm papers IN
the United States according to ar
rangements completed by President
George a. Anthony of this city.