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New-York tribune., 1911-02-12
French Growers Angered by Lax Protection
of Their Rights, Sacked the Cellars
of Three Merchants

ryrHE cable dispatches lately have fire.
quontly spoken of the riots in the
u champagne districts of France, in
which thousands of gallons of wine have
been destroyed by angry growers The sit
uation IS particularly interesting to Aneri
cans because Of its resemblance 10 that Of
our own night rider trouble IN the to-
bacco districts OF Kentucky. In France .he
wine growers, in America the tobacco
growers. resented the acts OF wealthy
opposition and resorted to violence and
destruction 10 maintain their cause.
Eastward some seventy miles from Paris,
the broad basin OF the Seine IS walled on
tire north by a steep craggy rampant oc-
yond which stretches an open plain of
older geologic structure. The barrier ridge
faces south and east and on its slopes
grow the grapes which have made the
wine Of Champagne the most famous IN
the world.
Truc champagne. j, is generally believed,
can be made only from grapes grown from
the peculiar soil and with the peculiar
shelter which these grapes have Now. il
is known 90 almost c"ery ono that more
so-called champagne is sold. IN the
United States every year than all the vine
ducc ip q quarter of a century AMI. %
long as the stuff was really wine Of "A
fairly good quality and not merely a chem
ical mixture. It has long been almost inn
possible for an ordinary buyer 10 detect the
imposition.
To remedy this. and 20 protect the grow
ers OF champagne against limitations. the
French government instituted a thorough
going Investigation OF the whole subject I'm
1901 A bad season had left hundreds "
sthe growers not merely men with gricv-
auces but men IN actual distress. After a
years work the investigators reported
bill. which finally became law at tho end
Of 1905 n provided an official label for
real champagne. and required that 10
wine should bear this label except such as
was grown. pressed. matured and bottled
in certain district. which was carefully
described II included the slope which has
been described. with the towns Of the neigh
borhood and certain adjoining lands. where
either soil or exposure was especially good
and the wine was above reprOach.
But the law brought little satisfaction.
Complaints were continuous that u Was
not Alternately enforced While wines bot
lied outside the district could not bear the
government label 1t was charged that
great quantities Of wine were brought IN
from other parts Of France, particularly
from the valley OF the Loire, and held by
dealers in their warehouses until thcy
could he bottled and 'champagned made
according 10 the government label genuine
Wins dc Champagne.
Feeling ran very high. The administrs-
,ors OF the law were denounced in meet
,pgs of wine growers as inefficient and In
New-York tribune., 1911-02-12

adequate" But the "champagners -
"cbampagniscurs. as the offending dealers
were called--were rich and strong and The
growers had no redress.
Late i'm the afternoon Of Tuesday, Janu-
ary u. an alarm was sounded from one
end Of the wine district TO the other by
church bells. by village fire GOngs and hy
gunshots From villages and farms scat
tered along the cliffs the growers hurried
down at the signal into the town OF
Damery.
within half an hour after the first alarm,
a mob Of one thousand men and women
Was roaring before the warehouse OF
Achiie Porrier. cne Of tho dealers who had
been notorious as "champagniseur or
bother OF false champagne. Clerks and
workmeu fed in fright. Perrier locked
himself into q closet where he waS lucky
enough 20 stay hidden
The mob rushed the court of the ware
house. forced the doors Of the cellars and
sacked the place. More than seven thou
sand bottles were smashed in the cellars.
s dray was loaded with two thousand
more. Some ono brought a rope. put It in
place Of the wagon tongue and the crowd
rushed of. dragging the dray behind them.
They stopped on the bridge. and then the
whole cargo went over the rail into the
Marne. When the mob was through there
was little but wreckage in the warehouse.
Rottling machines were broken with sledge
hammers. empty bottles had been smashed
by the binfui. ana what was left OF the
Office furniture was being carried of by
boys for are" ood. The loss was estimated
at $1,000
Next day the ncws came that two Of the
mob's leaders were 10 be arrested in the VII
lsge % Ventcuil More than three thousand
growers gathered In the streets OF that
town. The crowd laid siege to the Mayor
atty Offices. broke the windows with stones
and go terrorized the authorities that no
arrests were attempted. Late that night a
section Of the mob. returning To their
homes. stopped in the sleeping village OF
Hautvlners TO break into the cellars Of two
more merchants.
Here the wine was i'm hogsheads. The
crowd rolled the great casks out to the
sidewalk, beat IN the heads and poured
the VINE into the street For half an hour
the cutters of Hautvillers were running
with wine that was almost if not alto
gether. worth ranking as the best I'm the |
world. The amount was $500 gGllons--worth |
perhaps sjo0Oo to its owners. Bottled and |
served in Broadway restaurant, It would |
sell for $4,000
There was fear that the rioting would |
extend 10 Epernay a town of 1900 people |
which is the centre Of the wine trade Of
the district. The growers were thoroughly
aroused and were getting beyond the con- I,
troll Of their leaders. But on the third |
day. Thursday, the Prefect Of Marne, alone |
and without guard met great Assem-
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denng under the implication which mo
question conveyed, the doctor slowly ana
emphaticaly replied Not one cent
Tribune reporter read this statement
word for word 10 II. Cook and asked him
els it true, doctor. that YOU have no con-
tract TO receive money in payment for these
pictures at any time
The doctor did not redden Neither did
he mention any implication which the cues
ton might have conveyed. He said hastily;
What you have just read IS true.
haven't got anything out Of this. not
nickel" His words covered the past. but
not the future
The pictures will be on the screens in
few days They are described as pre-
senting the details" of the alleged conspir-
acy' through the following allegory:
"The first scene represents the headquar-
ters of the Arctic Trust and shows that
nefarious body in active operation. Word
is received that Dr. Cook has started for
the pole His rival must be warned, and
accordingly a cablegram is sent post haste
To the commander OF the good ship Roose-
Welt The commanders cabin aboard the
Roosevelt is represented in the next scene.
where the cablegram sent by the Arctic
Trust is received and creates consterna-
tion.
"In the next scere Or. Cook is shown
leaving his trusted man FRANKIE In charge
of his food supplies and other valuables as
nc departs for his final dash northward.
'Mcnths roll by. and FRANKIE Is shown,
I'll and despairing, forced 20 abandon the
goods intrusted to him and make des-
perate effort TO get south in search Of aid.
"Dr Cook is shown on his weary, toll
some march toward the north. and the
scene where the sextant reveals latitude
60 longtude 0. is faithfully reproduced
snow hcts. Esqumau. dogs, sled, Ameri-
can flag and all.
"The hazardous return from the pole Is
vvidly shown. with considerable attention
TO realism. The various hairhreadth es-
capes set forth in DR.. Cooks narrative are
New-York tribune., 1911-02-12

An unusual armOry event whereby three
regiments will be reviewed together as a
brigade Is what has been planned as cele-
bration in the 18th Regiment for March or
April next The three regiments TO take
part will be the Sth, 9th and 18th, and Cen
eral David r. Austen. chief Of coast ar
tillery, will be the brigade commander for
the evening. Some of the officers favor
having the review held in April incident TO
the celebration Of the fiftieth anniversary
of the departure Of the regiments to the
war IN 1861. The Sth and the 18th regiments
left town in April, 1861. and the 9Th in May.
There will be 200 officers and men in the
armory ceremonies.
. Private p. w Wilcox, of the 1st Com
pany Of the Signal Corps, has set up bi-
plane i'm the armory. and with Harry Hor-
ton. an eX-army signalman, who is also
wireless expert, experiments are being
made with a new wireless outfit TO be used
on flying machines. The veterans of the
corps will hold their annual dinner on
February 49, DR.. William IL. Steers has
been appointed assistant surgeon in the
company. vice DIR. Cotter. who was as
signed 10 the first field hospital
The 47th Regiment had 500 officers and
men present at the annual inspection and
muster of the command q few nights ago;
- men were absent. Last year the regi-
ment had 61S present and II absent The
figures in detail of this years muster were:
Field and staff, "A; non-commissioned stan,
6: band. 3: Company A, 81; B, 20; c, So ID,
-: T. SO; +. As; 6. 81; I. Il, and X. 81; to-
tai. 500. The absent We're: Company \, /;
y. 8; G. ]; d. 8; L, 3; F. Q; G, 4, and I. 6;
total %. Colonel Barthman has received
with regret the resignation of Captain
Charles r. Maxfeld, of Company K. known
rs one Of the most competent officers in the
command. and whose company has been
New-York tribune., 1911-02-12
SETTLED.

Once more we've settled down Ia NJ,
In peace and quiet as OF yore
The house again resembles home.
The rugs are on the parlor foo-
Out Of the scrimmsge they have ss,,s
One liCtle spot for mo. and thsn
Until the spring returns again
| hope 60 find my easy chair
Once more ] know the way abou,
The home, as once ! used 70 do.
The newer order Of the place
At last I've grown accustomed I.
] know where rocking chairs now sr
And though tits late when cons !.
7 feel that ! can find my way
To bed and never bark a shin
At last | know the very place
Where are my razor and my hon.
And I have found one bureau drsvs
That is reserved for me alone
We've settled down once more, and q,
Pm living as ] used to DO
For homes no longer strange 10 ne
With grim housecleaning she is TN
Detroit Free Pa
New-York tribune., 1911-02-12
This Wine Opening bv Frencen Would Made Even Broadway

bly, OF the growers in Venteuil. For hours
they had been waiting by the village
church. listening TO their own speakers and
shouting about their wrongs. Chapron. the
Prefect, urged moderation, protested against
mob violence and promised to see that the
growers grievances were redressed. Large
ly because of his good Offices, the rioting
has ceased since that time, though feellng
is still known to run strong against the
"champagniseurs"
Immediately after the conference AT Nen-
teuil the militia was called out TO preserve
New-York tribune., 1911-02-12

"Tbe following scene shows the Arctic
Trust receiving the news of Cooks success
and the dispatch of one of their members
TO Tacoma. with the aVowed purpose VI
bribing Barrill 10 make an afhdavit tha'
Cook did not climb Mount Mckinley.
"rhe pictures end. however, with the tri-
New-York tribune., 1911-02-12

"Bowing TO the inevitable, DR.. Cook IN
trusts to Mr.. Whitney his instruments ana
data, which Whitney promises to take care
of for him. and departs.
"The scene returns TO the Roosevelt
where Whitney Is forced to put Or. Cooks
helongings ashore.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-12
The Champagne That Choked the Cutter
Damery and Hautvillers Was Worth
$4,000 to Its Owners.

order. The growers took kindH
idea. The soldiers We're nearly o.
own neighbors. and townsmen ana
trymeu alike fraternized with u1,
post. Finally an inspector found
pany which took noon hour on
sections. to allow It's members 10
TO dinner. That was too mucn "
authorities. The regiment was J"
from duty and another was oroe'~
hastily from the South OF Francs
there is less fellow feeling for the w.
men of the vineyards.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-12
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competition for teams Of five will be shot
on February ~. the Jones trophy match
for teams Of ten will be shot on February
27 and March 6, the Leonard trophy for
teams of seven on March 13, second Riker
trophy on March % and the 18th Regiment
Rifle Association trophy for teams OF twelve
on March q and April 3. Company Of
the 18th Regiment is arranging a race at
the armory between Johnny HAYES and Bob
Holden. the distance TO be fifteen miles. a
dance will follow the race.
The Iftieth anniversary Of the departure
Of the 69th Regiment for war in 1861
will be celebrated on two evenings by vet
terans and actives. The regiment and the
veterans will attend vespers az st. Pat
rick's Cathedral on April % and rations
will be served on returning to the armory.
On the night following there will be a re-
view. during which the famous battle torn
war colors will be paraded and saluted by
the active regiment and a dance will follow.
Committees representing the veterans and
the active members are busy perfecting the
arrangements. St Patrick's Day will be
celebrated by a concert. review and dance
at the armory on the night of March II.
Major General Barry, L. s A, from
West Point. will review the 18th Regiment
next Thursday night
lie 18th Regiment will be inspected by
War Department and state officers next
Thursday night. The annual reception OF
the on-commissioned officers Association
promises TO be the usual success. The
armory will be beautifully decorated.
Lieutenant T. Reynolds. Of Company g,
18th Regiment, has resigned on account Of
business Second Lieutenant X. +. Fields
has been appointed first Lieutenant. The
veterans of the regiment Will hold their an
nual dinner on April 2l.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-12

kept up TO high standard. He resigns on
account of business. The veterans will
hold their annual dinner in the armory
next Wednesday night.
The annual spring games Of the Military
Athletic League may be held this year in
Buffalo, and committee is now consider
Ing the matter. officers of the league have
been elected for the ensuing year as fol-
loves: President Colonel Walter b Hotch-
kin. 22d Regiment; first vice-president,
Colonel Frank II. Norton, 23d Regiment;
second vice-president. Colonel Charles a.
Davis, 18th Regiment; third vice-president,
Commander Russell Raynor, LIST Battalion
of Naval Militia; treasurer, Colonel y. b.
Thurston, division staff; recording secre-
tary. Major William A. Turpin Getired);
corresponding secretary. Major David VIII
son, first battalion OF field artillery.
Colonel Foote of the 18th Regiment. has
appointed Captain w Il. Jackson regi-
mental adjutant, vice Donovan, promoted
major The regiment will parade for an
nual inspection and muster next Tuesday
night.
Mayor Gaynor will review the LIST Bat
terry in its armory on Tuesday night, March
:. and will witness Il mounced drill and an
exhibition OF artillery sub-calibre practice.
Captain John +. Organ and his officers
and men received high praise from the in
specting officers on the annual inspection
of the battery. The government and state
property was found to have been cared for
ha
armory was as neat as Il was possible 10
keep such a building There were ninety
nine present and two absent.
An interesting programme of indoor rife
New-York tribune., 1911-02-12
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10 the truth. The first conspicuou'
this week was Alden Anderson, WV
new law was removed as Bank ~
sioner by the Governor. VINO aT
State Treasurer Williams 10 the
To iii Williams's place, Edwalu 4
erts. OF the First National BahA
Bernardino. was named. Governor \
has bill before the Legislature W."
abolish two building and loan oo"Ny
erships. and I'm this way. by means
Legislature. he will decaI itate on'
Curry and Jacob Transue, appo'p.s,,. .,,.s
Alden Anderson. By Ex-Governor W
his last days in office. Anderson "a"
Johnson and was defeated.
The funeral OF young Richaru Ia
was held here yesterday. hsH''''O
I'm Tucson as the result OF se'e
contracted at Colorado Springs
ago he married Miss Mai7ie Dansn I'd
this city. He Was the son ol ~
mond. the millionaire lumoerihe"
Seventeen indictments we're "a
week against opium slnuggle's .ssi
are secret and arc reported 10 "A
persons OF means who have Dees !,
ships' officers and others to sinuss -.
drug. which Is now worth US
gold Several seizures were n
week. hut the inspectors believe 20 ~
traband opium ls thrown over'"as a
Of the Golden Gate and picked Wy "
elers in small launches.
The sentence 80 ten years III 'e = "a
of Dr. Willard +. Burke, the n
proprletor Of sanatorium a..~s1
Rosa. followed hts conviction cl ,m 4
10 destroy Luett Smith and her "A
dynamite. DIR. Burke had hle~
and he helped many patients y s,f]
~ proved however. that he "'S ri
the child and that he had spreNa
that he feared she would XII
nrocured dynamite from bis n'ns
other county. and all the ei''Ds.J
evidence pointed 10 his ha'ine
explosion.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-12
Or. COOK POSING FOR THE NOV.
ING PICTURE MAN.
Copyright. 1911. by wiIbert Melvine)

faithfully reproduced Finally the box
house is reached and DR.. Cook. exhausted,
hungry, travel worn and weary, reaches
what he expected 10 be a haven OF refuge.
only to he denied access to his own pro-
visions.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-12
rp,. telegram 20 The Tribune.

(By Telegraph 20 The Tribune
San francisco. Feb. 11.--Now that San
Francisco Is assured OF the Panama Pacific
Exposition. interest here is centred on
site for the fair. Judging from letters 10
new spapers and from general comment the
great majority o. San Franciscans would
vote for establishing the fair at the west
ern end OF Golden Gate Park. which faces
the Pacific Ocean and would permit OF the
erection OF a great steel pier, at which all
water excursions could be landed.
This end OF the park is practically unin-
proved and It's use would he no hardship TO
the public. Here could be erected mu-
scum, art gallery and aquarium, all OF
which you'd remain as permanent addi-
tions to the park. The grounds OF the fair
could be run back on the south side OF the
park to include Strawberry Hin as a site
for an observatory. from which visitors
could get a view OF the city. the fair
grounds. the Pacific Ocean. the Clin House.
the Golden Gate and San Francisco Bay
The hill commands a fine view Of tho
whole sweep OF tho San Francisco peninsula
and harbor and Of the surrounding country.
The use OF the park would remove the nee
ess,ty OF condemnlng site and paying
high price for the use OF land. and II would
bring the fair within fifteen minutes ride
OF the business centre by many car lines.
Hillsborough and Burllngame society u
much interested in the approaching mar
riase of Templeton Crocker and Miss
Helene Irwin. Miss Jennie Crocker decided
her hnlf interest In Uplands. the Croker
country place At Hilsborough. TO her
brother this week In order that he might
make II his home after marriage She re-
cen,lv bought the tine William Tevis es
tate near by. where she will live with hcr
grandmother, Mrs. A. NJ Easton
A cartoon printed here this week repre-
senting Governor Johnson working the
steam roller OF reform and running over
and fattening out all his political oppo-
nents who now hold state offices was near
New-York tribune., 1911-02-12

An interesting programme Of indoor rife
shooting has been arranged for the 18th
Regiment as follows: The first Riker trophy
New-York tribune., 1911-02-12

cartoon printed here this week repre-
sent,ng Governor Johnson working the
steam roller OF reform and running over
and fattening out all his political oppo-
nepts who now hold state offices was near
New-York tribune., 1911-02-12

Major General Barry, L. :. A. from
West Point. will review the 7th Regiment
next Thursday night.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-18

Bismarck, N. D., April 1S.-An in
teresting coincidence was related to
by capt. Grant Marsh OF Bismarck and
Capt. C. ]. Atkins of Cando.
i, Capt. Atkins was one of the early
pilots on the Missouri river. He made
his first trip past the present site OF
Bismarck in 1853, when he came up
on the Robert Campbell, jr." from
I St. Louis to Fort Benton. AT that
time there was no sign of any habita-
! ton where the capital city is now To-
Gated as that territory was all virgin
prairie, the home of the buffalo and
+ the haunt OF the Indian. Captain At
kins stated to a reporter Friday
evening that while the northern end of
the Missouri was dangerous on account
OF Indians that the southern end was
Just as dangerous on account of gueril-
las, and he told of an experience he
had had on the steamer Live Oak
There was a tombstone aboard the
boat consigned to Berlin, Mo-, Mr.. At
kins, who was pilot, advised the cap
tain not to land. but the latter did not
anticipate any great danger. The boat
made fast to shore than it was board
ed by guerillas, who robbed all OF
the passengers and then allowed the
boat to proceed up stream. Captain
Atkins also said that while his boat
had been allowed to go, that another
boat had been held up that same day
by the guerillas, and three men shot
to death. 1t has since developed that
the second boat was one on which
Captain Garsh was mate, and the lat
ter verified Captain Atkins story and
told the story of the second capture
by the guerillas.
Captain Marsh was mate on the
"Marcella" and had put out from Wav-
erly. Mo-, short time after the Live
Oak" on which Captain Atkins was
pilot. They had proceeded but a short
distance up stream, however, when
, they decided to put in at Dovers Land
ing, a little town only a short distance
south of Berlin, Mo-. for coal, as there
was a small coal mine at that place
AS the "Marcella" neared shore there
was seen to be several cords OF wood
ranked up along the beach. This was
somewhat unusual, but no suspicion
was attached to the incident. How
ever, as soon as the boat was made
fast a gang of guerillas. under the
same men that had captured Captain
Atkins boat earlier in the day. sprang
out from behind the wood pile, where
they had been hiding, and with leveled
revolvers and rifles compelled all to
surrender. They then proceeded to
rob the boat and the passengers.
Down south of there four passengers
had been shipped aboard the Mar
ceHa"-four federal soldiers who were
en- route home on a furlough 1t must
be remembered that this occurred early
In the sites and that the Civil war
was at its height. Mr.. Marsh
who was mate on the "Marcella" had
slowed the soldiers away in the hold
Of the boat where they would not be