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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-04
BANGOR, MAINE, IS
SWEPT BY FLAMES
ALMOST ENTIRE BUSINESS SEC.
TON OF CITY DESTROYED
BY CONFEDERATION.
ESTIMATED LOSS. $4,000. 600
Dynamite Used 10 Check Fire, Which
Raged Uncontrolled for Over Eve
Hours-Hundred MADE Homeless
and City Under Mi5tary Control.

Bangor, Me.-Property valued at
upward Of S6,000,000 was destroyed,
hundreds of people made homeless,
and almost the entire business sec
tion of the city devastated during a
confagration which started in a shed
and ragged uncontrolled five hours.
One life is known to have been lost.
an unidentified man, who was killed
by a falling wall
Mayor Mullen called out the local
company of the National guard and
placed the city under martial rule
Fully a score Of buildings were
blown up by dynamite in an effort to
check the flames.
Half an hour after the first alarm
nearly dozen buildings were in
flames and the fire was eating its
way north. In its pathway were Of
flee buildings, the postoffice, public
library, and other structures, all of
which were reduced to ashes.
One of the buildings to escape de-
strucuon was the city hall This was
in the direct path of the fire, but
the flames Ieaped over it and it was
hardly scorched.
Bangor has a population of near
ly $4,000 by the 1910 census, and
the latest figures show real estate
valuation of SIG, 898,967. At least
a quarter of the city has been laid
waste.
Most of the best residential section
of the city was swept away when
the fire left the business section.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-04

Packer and Two Associates in
Custody an Hour.
NOT ACTUALLY PRISONERS
Judge Signs Habeas Corpus Order
Half Hour Prior to Serving of
Warrants in Contempt
Case

Chicago Tiden, the Chi
cago packer, vas arrested here
for contempt Of the Illinois senate.
The contempt charges grew out Of the
refusal CT Tilden, who is the head Of
the National Packing company, to
obey subpoenas directing the produc-
ton Of certain books and records be
fore the senate committee investiga-
ting the election of William Lorimer
to the United States senate
The arrest of Mr.. Tnden, however,
did not take place until a writ Of
habeas corpus had already been grant
ed by Judge AdeIor J. Petit, which
was returned in court shortly after
Mr.. Tilden's arrest.
The writ Of habeas corpus was
granted by Judge Petit about one-half
hour before Assistant Sergeant at
Arms E. H. Hatfield of the state SEN
ate actually arrested Mr.. TiIden in the
Offices of the National Packing com,
pany, at which he was notified the
man he was seeking could be found.
Immediately after he had served the
warrant on Mr. Tilden, Hatfield him
self was served with the writ of
habeas corpus by Deputy Sheriff
Lenke. Thereupon Hatfield took Mr..
Tilden to Judge Petit's courtroom in
the county building. There he was re-
leased under bonds of $4,000, fur
nished by the United States Fidelity
and Guarantee company, and the date
for the beginning of the hearing of
the habeas corpus proceedings fixed.
George NJ. Benedict, cashier of the
Drovers' Deposit National bank, and
William c. Cummings, cashier Of the
Drovers' Trust and Savings bank,
Jared exactly as did Mr.. Tilden. 1t
was announced that the ruling that
Judge Petit will make after hearing
arguments on the petition for the re-
lease of Mr.. Tilden will affect them
equally with the banker.
This ruling will decide whether Nj
Tilden will be sustained in his refusal
to produce his books and those of his
banks before the Helm committee of
the senate, which is investigating
charges that the election of Lorimer
was obtained through bribery. II
Judge Petit orders his release the SEN
ate will be obliged to abandon its eff
forts to find out whether the books
contain any entries which would
throw light upon the source of the
Lorimer election fund. On the other
hand, if Judge Petit refuses to grant
the petition for Mr.. Tilden's release
it means that he must appear before
the senate next week and either re-
consider his refusal to produce his
books or be punished for contempt,
probably by imprisonment.
The petition for the habeas corpus
writ as filed gave several reasons for
the release of the three men. It al
legged that the subpoena duces tecum
with which they were served to pro-
duce their books before the senate
did not particularly describe the books
they were to produce, that it was not
supported by oath or affirmation and
that it was not signed by the presi-
dent of the senate. 1t is also alleged
that the powers of the Helm commit
tee are inadequate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-04
TAFT SPEAKS FOR
CANADIAN TREATY
tion-TaIks to Newspaper
Men.

New York.-Reciprocity with Cana
da must be adopted now or never.
and must stand or fall by its own
terms. So declared President Taft in
an address at the joint banquet of the
Associated Press and the American
Newspaper Publishers association
All this talk about annexation is
hosh, he said, raising his voice to its
highest pitch, and we ought to make
il one OF the jokes of the platform.
Il desire to express my high appre-
citation Of the manner in which the
present house Of representatives has
treated the reciprocity agreement. Il
has not played politics. It has taken
the statesmanlike course in regard to
it / am very hopeful THAT the senate
viii treat the agreement in the same
way"
The president urged all the newspa-
per men present to make it clear to
the public that the time is now ripe
for real trade agreement between
the United States and Canada and
that unless something is done now to
make sure Of the project the time to
accomplish it viii be gone forever.
He pointed out that already enemies
of reciprocity both in this country and
in Canada are doing all they can to
prevent it.
He said that the proposed agree
ment is not liked by some because
they say the farmers are not well
cared for in that meats and -four are
left out Of the agreement The truth
about this is, he said that this coun-
try offered to put all commodities of
both countries on the free trade list,
but the Canadian commissioners
would not accept among other things
meats and -four for the simple reason
that they felt the American raisers of
meats and -four would be able to IN
dersell the Canadian producers in
Canada. This, he urged, shows clear
ly that since Americans could under
sell Canadians in Canada, Canadians
would not be able to affect the Ameri-
can market in such way as to re-
duce the prices of these articles for
American consumers. Consequently,
he pointed out, there was no reason
why Americans should want such
items on the free trade list.
He denied that the American farm
er is badly treated by the proposed
treaty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-04
Made the Difference.


The late Thomas T. Williams, who
at one time was private secretary to
the late United States Senator George
Hearst Of California, used to tell
story in the Manhattan club of
Hearst's adroitness and cunning. 1t
seems that after Hearst had been de-
feated for governor of California a
number of his old friends met him at
the Grand Palace hotel and one of
them said:
Hearst, you see that the people of
California are dead on to you They
don't want a confounded old ignora-
mus like you for governor They don't
believe you can spell bird"
Spell it,
"B-u-r-d," replied Hearst
"There!" rejoined the inquisitor,
you see the people of the state were
dead right when they believed you to
be an ignoramus. You can't even
spell bird"
I'll bet you case of wine I can,"
replied Hearst.
Take it," replied the inquisitor
Bird, bird" snapped out Hearst,
to the chagrin of the group.
why, you COMPOUNDED old humbug,"
was the rejoinder, you just spelled it
b-u-r-d."
81 wasn't betting then" replied Sen
ator Hearst.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-04
ARE WOMEN TO BE PITIED?
Prominent Authoress Says They Have
Hard Time, While Men Have the
Best of Everything.

Men have the best of everything,
says a prominent authoress who has
never before given any evidence of
harboring crouch. They always
have, they always will They are a
foxey crew. You can't get the best of
them. They got things started their.
way. Women are selfish. Why
shouldn't women share the sweet up
lifting joys of dishwashing and clean
ing the gas range? Why bar poor
father from these enlivening pursuits?
Why may he not make the curtains,
dust the bricky-brack, and keep
stern eye over the icebox and the gar
bage pail? Answer me that?
If she mends his socks, why not let
him darn hers? No use in being piggy.
She lays out his hope-to-die clothes
and never murmurs, but he can't hook
a double back action gown without
distributing profanity in job lots.
A woman must see that the paste
BOARD cover is on the cream bottle and
the laundry list is made out correctly.
Her pictures or books or music are not
10 De considered. She must see to 1t
that the cook does not give all the
chocolate cake to her beau-at least
half must remain in the family's pos
session. If woman is literary she
must not look literary. She can't even
have that satisfaction. She must be
womanly woman
The men are great jokers. They
graciously protect US from voting, but
how kindly they let us scrub the kitch-
en- floor, hang to straps in the street
car, and push the baby carriage. They
do not think it is good for us to go to
the theater often because that keeps
US up nights, but we can take care of
teething twins until the COWS come.
home and wander away again.
There is one consoling thought in
the matter, and that is that men think
we are smarter than they are. They
must think so, else they wouldn't eX-
pect so much of us. A man thinks he
does well if he is a good lawyer or a
good something else, but bless your
bloomin' soul, woman has to be
mother, nurse, teacher, dressmaker,
m1lllner, advisory board on business
matters and run porterhouse steak
establishment on soupbone income.
When father moseys home mother
must be sweet and smiling, never tired
Or blue. She must be calm, serene,
beautifully dressed. In other words,
she must have a smile with which to
greet his manly Crouch"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-04
Have an Exalted Model

The future is your uncut block Of
marble Beware how you smite it.
Don't touch it without a program.
Don't strike a blow with your chisel
without a model, lest you ruin and
mar forever the angel which lives
within the block; but the past mar
bic. while you have carved into hide
Gus images, which have warped and
twisted the ideals of your youth, and
caused you infinite pain, need not
ruin or mar the uncut block before
you. This is one of the merciful
provisions that every day presents
to every human being; no matter
how unfortunate his past, a new I'M
cut block of pure Parian marble, so
that every day every human being
has a new chance to retrieve the
past, to improve upon it if he will
o. S. Marsden.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-04
EIGHT DIE IN TRAIN WRECK
Spreading Rails Plunge Excursionists
Down Embankment Near Easton,
Pa .-Over Forty Injured.

EastOn, Pa.-Rushing along at fif-
ty mills an hour, a five-coach special
excursion train on the Pennsylvania
road plunged from the rails eight
miles south of this city and hurled
168 passengers into forty-foot gulch
on the west bank of the Delaware
river.
Eight persons are dead and forty
are injured.
An oil tank alongside the track
was struck and the oil poured onto
the wrecked cars. Fire swept through
the entire train, leaving it twisted
mass of iron and charred wood.
The track at this point was being
repaired and the wreck was caused
by spreading of the rails, which were
not securely spiked.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-04
MAGIC OF W0MAN's VOICE
baltimore Girl II Was That Made
maryland" the Battle Song e4
the CVnfederacy.

Even now, writing OF It after so
many, many years, I seem to feel
again the pulse of that thrilling time
And it was here that there came inti-
mately into my life one of its strong
est influences, in the radiant person OF
my cousin, Hetty Cary, daughter OF
my uncle, Wilson Miles Cary of Bal
timore, my fathers elder and only
brother. She, with her younger sis
ter, Jennie, had taken the lead in the
secessionist movement among the
young girls of Baltimore, who having
seen all their best men march across
the border to enlist with the Confed-
crates for the war, relieved their
strained feelings by overt resentment
OF the Union officers and troops
placed in possession of their city
1t was Jennie Cary who set Ran
dall's stirring poem of Maryland" to
the air of "Lauriger Horatius"
drought to her by Burton Harrison
when a student at Yale college) and
first sang It with a chorus Of her
friends in z drawing room in Balti-
more. She tells me that the refrain.
as originally printed in the copy of
verses cut by them out of a news
paper, was simply Maryland" and
that she added the word My in ODE
dience to the exigency of the music.
As the song thus boldly chanted by
young Confederate sympathizers, in a
city occupied by their enemy and I'M
der strict martial rule, was TO drift
over the border, to be caught eagerly
by the troops of the Maryland line,
and to echo down the ages as the
most famous battle song of the Con-
federacy, it is fitting that to Miss
Jennie Cary should be awarded all the
honor of this achievement We both
sang it amid a little group of visit
Ors In September, 1861, standing in
tent at Manassas, the men of the
Maryland line facing US in the dusk
Of the evening This was in answer
TO the request sent in from the SOL
diers to their friend, Captain Sterrett,
that they might hear a woman's voice
again" | can hear now the swing Of
that grand chorus, as the men gradu-
ally caught up the refrain and echoed
it, and by next day, to my cousins
joy and pride, the whole camp of Ma
nassas was resounding with MY Mary
land!'-From "RecoIlections, Grave
and Gay" by Mrs. Burton Harrison in
Scribner
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-04
Innovation II Politics.

The chocolate ca. lunches of Gov
ernor Foss are a feature of the new
administration in Massachusetts The
governor has been so busy with the
budget since he took Office that he
has been unable to afford the time
for lunches on many days. When
the members of the executive coun-
cfl, who sit in the finance committee
with the governor, become a bit
restless and the pangs of hunger be-
gin to be felt the governor digs down
sn his pockets and says: Have a
cake of chocolate, boys. 1t will keep
you going until we have finished this
appropriation"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-04
COUNTRY STORE BLOWN UP
Merchant Is Destroyed by Dyna-
m.ters-Famly ImperIed.

Rhinelander.-The general store OF
Fred Trip in the town of Sugar
Camp, this county, was dynamited
and the building, with it's contents,
totally destroyed.
The second floor of the store was
occupied by the Trip family. They
were thrown from their beds, but es-
capped serious injury. Fire followed
the explosion and reduced the struc-
ture to ashes.
Recently 100 pounds of dynamite
stored in Trips powder house were
stolen and this was undoubtedly used
in wrecking the store
Trip has been active in local po-
litical circles and it is generally be-
lieved that the outrage was the re-
suit of trouble during recent cam
paignS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-04
When the Ship Artist Foreets.

In the paintings of big ocean liners
put forth by the steamship companies
there's not much chance to go astray
nautically nor anywhere near the
chance for plumbers that there is in
depicting any sort of sailing ship.
But one thing the steamship artists
generally DO wrong. They point the
mouths of the ventilators to wind
ward. At sea ventilators always open
20 leeward, being shifted as the wind
changes The marine artists often
paint yentilators wrong purposely be-
cause a long row Of red mouthed air
shafts look we'll, or is thought to.
AS the direction of the wind is indi-
Gated by the smoke drifting back the
mistake is glazing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-04
Builds Uninue Model Barn.

Beloit.-A novelty in a model barn
is being erected by W. ]. Dougan of
this vicinity, for his herd of blooded
cattle. The structure will be round,
sixty-four feet in diameter. The base
ment will be Of concrete, will con-
tain twenty-four twelve-light win
dOws, and be ventilated in the most
approved style. In the center of the
basement will be a concrete silo four
teen feet in diameter and fifty feet
high Dairymen who have seen the
place pronounce the structure one of
the most nearly ideal they have seen
planned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-04
Senator William p. Frye.

it was deemed best by his friends that
he tighten his responsibilities as much
as possible.
For practically seven years Mr.. Frye
ruled over the senate, taking the gavel
on the death of Vice-President Hobart
and again welding it when Colonel
Roosevelt left the Office to become
president on the death of Mr.. McKin-
lev
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-04
AS to Spoons.

so Billie Jones and Daisy Juniper
were married at last, eh?"
Yep. Worst case of spoons you
ever saw"
We'll, why not? That's the way It
ought to be. You wouldn't have it a
case of knives, Would you?"
They got seventeen dozen des-
iserts, four dozen soups. fifteen sets of
tcoffees, eight dozen tables and thirty,
dwo salads. Judge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-04
CLUB sPURNs U. S. SENATOR.
Watson Refused Membership in Met
ropoIitan at Capital.

Washington. = Senator Clarence
E. Watson, Democrat, of West
Virginia, was refused admittance to
membership in the exclusive Metro
politan club This action, following
the withdrawal of the name of Repre-
sentative Martin w. Littleton Of New
York, has caused sensation in the
capital At the Metropolitan club the
most profound silence is maintained.
1t is the prevailing belief that Senator
Watson, who has risen to his position
of power in political life wholly
through his own efforts, has been
deemed not of the social standing to
make him a desirable member.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-04
HITCHCOCK SCORED BY cULLoP
Congressman Accuses Postmaster
General of Political Activity.

1CtICi al VI EOiiLiCdI NSliRitJs
Washington. = Representative Cul-
lop of Indiana, a Democrat, in
a speech in the house vigorously as
sailed Postmaster General Hitchcock
and the postofice department for per
Eicious activity in politics.
Too much time devoted by the head
of the postoffice department to polit-
ical affairs and too little to business
were declared by Mr.. Cullop to be re
sponsible for the annual deficit in the
operation of the department. He said
the people should know whether any
of the 272,000 postmasters or employees
had been discharged or reduced in
rank for failure to perform political
duties or contribute to campaign
funds.
THE appointive power vested in the
president is almost unlimited" he said
mo man is wise enough, or good
enough, or great enough to be in
trusted with such power
The speaker advocated the direct
election of many of the federal en-
ployes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-04
PASSING of Prono-Horned Antelone


The prong-horned antelope, an ami
NAL peculiar to North America, is in
danger of extinction. This antelope,
which has so many peculiarities that
naturalists class it in family by it.
self, once existed by thousands on the
open western plains. The naturalists
of the country fear its absolute ex-
tinction in the near future unless pro-
lection is given to the few remaining.
In 1908 the biological survey esti-
mated that the total number of ante
lopes in the United States had been
reduced to 1900. OF these about TO-
600 were in Montana, Wyoming and
the Yellowstone National park, and
the remaining 1000 were distributed
in II other states
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-04
NEW SULTAN is PROCLAIMED
Rebels in Morocco Take Town anc
Honor MuIai Hafid's Brother.

Tangier, Morocco. = Advices from
Mequinez, So miles, southwest of
Fee, and one of the summer resi-
Mulai Ell Yin, a brother of Sultan
Mulai Haf1d, has been proclaimed sui
tan by the rebel Zammours who, after
capturing the place, pillaged the shops
and killed several Jews.
Advices from Fee state that 1000
rebel tribesmen attacked the city
from the north, But were repulsed aft
er heavy fire by the infantry and ar
tillery. The government loss was
slight Provisions have arrived in
Fee, which is holding out successfully.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-04
OWEN SAYS BACON SLEW BARD.
American Is Digging With Hope of Re-
veaIing 5hakespeare's Head.

Chepstow, England-Dr. Orville W,
Owen, who is digging diligently in the
mud of the River Wye for manuscripts
which he believes were hidden there
by Lord Francis Bacon, is after big
ger game than has been supposed.
He declared that the cipher which
is guiding his operations reveals that
Bacon killed Shakespeare and buried
the bard of Avon's head in the box
which is now being reclaimed from
the river bottom
The top of what the American
thinks is the hidden cache was
reached by the sounding rods, but
there is a considerable layer of clay
to be removed before the logs or
planking forming the cover can be re-
moved.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-04
433 MEMBERSHIP BILL PASSES.
House Adopts Reapportionment Plan
-211OOO Population Basis.

House Adopts Reapportionment Plan
-211 900 Population Basis.
Washington.-By a strict party vote
of ITS to SO, the house passed the rep
resentation reapportionment bill in
creasing the house membership from
391 to 433.
The new apportionment is based on
the population as shown by the re-
cent census and the ratio of represen-
tation is one member for each I'll 600
inhabitants. Former Speaker Cannon
and Representative Crumpacker of In
diana led an unsuccessful fight to re-
strict the house membership in the fu-
ture to 430.
Under the bill no state will lose a
representative, while Is states will
gain one member each; five will gain
two; two will gain three; Pennsyl
vania will gain 4 and New York 6.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-04
Masonic Lodges May Merge

Fond du Lac-Fountain lodge, No.
26, and Fond du Lac lodge, No. lao,
F. and A. NJ, may effect a merger
which would give this city one of
the largest blue lodges in the state.
Fountain lodge has 2o9 mem bers and
Fond du Lac lodge PA.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-04
,Jy1eni.z Theory.

Sunday School Teacher-What ara
Sins. Harold?
Small HarolG-Parents
Sunday School Teacher-Why, how
DO you make that out?
Small Harold-Wen, the good book
says. BE sure your sins will find you
out" and that's what parents are al.
ways doing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-04
Fire Blast IniIIres 20.

Buffalo, n. Y.-Fire in the heart of
Buffalo's business district destroyed
the five-story building of the Buffalo
Glass company. The damage is nearly
S25O.000. There were several yio:eni
explosions, one of which knocked cow
20 fremen and badly injured seV
oral