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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-22
Estimate Cost Of living.

The official bankruptcy depart
ment at Zurich, Switzerland, has just
prepared, after careful study, a min
imum wage tariff for both sexes. 1t
is q curious documents, attempting to
prove what are the lowest sums upon
which persons can live. The follow
ing are some of the tariffs per month
which are considered absolutely nee
essary: Single men, $40; single wom-
en-, SIPS; married couple without
children, 1892; with children up to
six years of age, an increase of $1.44
per month for each child; children up
to fourteen yeas S1.S2; and up to
twenty years, $34z each per month.
In this minimum official list are in
Guided life and illness insurance and
doctors fees.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-22
CLOSE DAVIS co. OPTION
Secured Creditors of Big Ashland
Lumber Firm to Get 100 Cents
on Dollar IS Result of Deal.

administrator A w. Sanborn,
receiver for the John R. Davis Lum-
Der company of Phillips, has received
formal notification that a deal had
been closed for taking up the option
on the timber and plant of the Phil
lips concern by KneeIand, McClurg
& Durant company of Milwaukee.
The Milwaukee men had an option on
the property Of the Davis company,
which expired Aug. is. They have
had force of experts going over the
timber holdings in order to get an es-
innate on which a Detroit trust COM
pany was to issue bonds to finance
the deal
Under the terms of the deal they
will have until Sept. Is to pay the
consideration and take possession.
Liabilities of the Davis company
amounted to more than $75O,0O0,
and under the deal completed the re-
ceiver will pay the secured creditors
100 cents on the dollar, while the I'M
secured creditors will receive SO.
This deal is one of the largest that
has been made in lumber circles in
Wisconsin for several years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-22
Would Make Natural Gas.

Sir William Ramsay, one of Eng
land's famous scientists, says there is
absolutely nothing, so far as he can
see, to prevent a bore-hoIe from being
put down until the coal stratum is
reached and the setting of the coal
on fire by electricity, thus converting
the coal in the bowels of the earth
directly into gas. Air would be sent
down to enable the coal to burn, the
amount of air being restricted when
sufficient heat had been engendered;
steam would be sent down to provide
mixture of hydrogen and carbonic
oxide, or water-gas; great gas en-
gines would be mounted at the mouth
Of the pit or bore-hole, and the gas
would be used to develop electric
power.-PopuIar Mechanics.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-22

Returns Judicial Bill Without His
Approval.
HOLDS UP HIS OWN SALARY
House Fails to Override President
Measure Would Drop Commerce
Court and Limit Civil
Service Tenure.

Washington, Aug. 17.-House Demo
cratic leaders failed in their third sue
cessive effort to override the president
when they sought to pass the Iegisla-
tive, executive and judicial bill over
Mr.. Tafts veto. The vote, 1873 to 107,
was 20 short Of the requisite two
thirds of those voting.
The detection Of seventeen Demo
Gratis, who ignored the appeal Of Lead
er Underwood and other Democratic
leaders, prevented the house from
passing the bill containing clause
limiting government employees to
seven year terms and abolishing the
commerce court. Thirteen Progress
sive Republicans voted on the Demo
cratic side.
When the reading of the veto was
over Representative Stephens Of Ne
braska, Democrat, introduced a reso-
luton for the passage of any vetoed
measure by a majority vote. 4 two
thirds vote of both houses is required
at present.
Mr. Stephens declared Mr.. Taft had
used the veto power more than it had
been used in the first half-century of
the nations history. He added that
the president of France had no veto
power and that while the king Of
England enjoyed the privilege he had
not dared to use 1t" for 220 years.
Mr.. Taft's message was strong in its
condemnation of the way congress had
attached special legislation to an an
nuaI appropriation bill. The presi-
dent wrote that he approved any sys-
TEN of promoting efficiency in the civil
service and favored a civil pension
system. but he could not approve any
legislation to turn out of Office en-
ployes who had given their best years
to the government.
The president defended the com
merce court vigorously and wrote that
opposition to it came from those who
had not been in sympathy with its de-
cisions.
In his message Mr.. Taft said:
The Importance and absolute neces-
gity of furnishing funds to maintain
and operate the government cannot
be used by the congress to force upon
the executive acquiescence in perma-
nent legislation which he cannot con
scientiously approve.
Il am utterly opposed to the aboli-
ton of a court because it's decisions
may not always meet the approval Of
a majority of the legislature. 1t is
Introducing a recall of the judiciary
which in its way is quite as objection
able as the ordinary popular method
proposed"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-22
GSzB3 WAR
HALL WON MEDAL OF HONOR
Made Daring Attempt to Rescue Lieu
tenant Weir and Scout From
Attack of Ute indians.

Acknowledgement William P. Hall,
who retired from active service last
February, was West Pointer and the
holder of a medal of honor. General
Hall entered the military academy in
1864, graduating four years later and
being assigned to the Nineteenth in
fantry as second lieutenant. In
March, 1869, he was placed on the
list of unassigned officers, where he
remained until July in that year,
when he was assigned to the Fifth
cavalry. 1t was while he was with
that regiment that he received his
medal of honor. In the fall of 1879
a force of Ute Indians surrounded a
small detachment of regulars in the
White River country. For three days
and three nights the soldiers held off
the Indians. Rescue came finally, and
the Indians made way before the
charge of Colonel Merritt and his
men, who had made a record ride
to the aid Of the beleaguered troops
A day or two after the retreat of
the Utes Lieutenant William B.
Weir ordnance department, and a
scout left the camp on a deer hunt.
Not long after their departure, Lieu
tenant Hall with three men were or
dered out on a reconnaissance. The
lieutenant and his little command
circled through the mountains for
several hours and in the afternoon
they heard a succession of shots.
They struck out for the spot from
which the firing came On rounding
the shoulder of the valley Lieutenant
Hall saw at a little distance across
the open space a band of at least
forty Utes. The officer saw that
Lieutenant Weir and the scout had
been surprised and had taken to
rocky ledge. Lieutenant Hall sent
four shots into the ranks Of the Utes,
making them change their shelter
The lieutenant knew that if he could
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-22
MEXICAN CAPITAL IS
THREATENED BY REBELS
insurrectos Capture City of TuIancin,
60, surn and Cut Out Tongues
of Prisoners.

Mexico City, Aug. 1.-THE fact that
Emiiano Zapata, Alfonzo Miranda and
Jesus Salgado, leaders of the insur-
rectos, have nearly 5000 men under
arms in southern Mexico is causing
the government much anxiety, and
Madero and his cabinet are becoming
greatly alarmed over the progress of
the rebellion in that section.
Zapata announced on August 8 that
he would attack Mexico City Thurs
day, but the attack failed to materi-
alize, largely, it is believed, through
the work of the peace committee
which President Madero sent to treat
with the rebel leader. The forces of
Zapata, however, are scattered
throughout the country, within mile
OF the boundaries Of Mexico City, and
have captured Tulancingo, city of
$4,000 inhabitants about one hundred
miles from here. The entire valley
OF Mexico is unsafe for travel even
by rail, outside a circle of ten miles
from the national palace in this city.
Appeals for help have been re-
oOA'S1 A4O444 iOul teen IuI6dJSuEu
towns, and troops sent to five of these
have been intercepted and defeated
by the rebels. Prisoners who fall into
the hands of Zapata's men are tor
tured horribly before being killed
Many have been burned alive, the
tongues Of others were cut out and
their limbs mutilated or their bodies
chopped into small pieces with ma
chetes.
Washington, Aug. 17.-FearfuI that
the entire command may have been
wiped out, military Washington anx-
iously awaits word from Mai. Sedgwick
Rice and his troop of the Third cav
airy, which went into the Great Bend
country along the Mexican frontier on
Sunday to drive raiding rebels back
across the line
According to the last dispatches,
the Americans were facing 1900
armed revoIutionists, who were pre-
pairing to attack the United States
soldiers. The latter, while advan-
tageously placed, were Handicapped by
lack of ammunition and food.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-22
Sweet Clover for Bees

l would like to see a great many
more people, beekeepers especially,
go to growing sweet clover, as it is
one of the very best renOvators of
old, worn-out land, says j. w. Rouse
Of Mexico, No, in the Rural World.
1t is just splendid to SOW on waste
land around branches or corners that
can not be filed very well, and will
give good returns while doing the land
so much good, as it is not only good
for stock, but it is one of the best hon
ey plants, and where it is grown in
any considerable quantity, the bees
are always able to secure a crop of
honey. Out west, where it is growing
so well, they never have a honey fail
ure in any year, SO far as 1 can learn,
l think beekeepers especially, as we'll
as many others, can grow it with good
profit.-Missouri Ruralist.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-22

draw the fire of az the Indians at
once that Lieutenant Weir and his
companion might make a dash to-
ward him while the rifles of the In
dams were unloaded
Lieutenant Hall stood up at full
length on the rock. The Utes saw
him and the Indians emptied their
rifles at him Lieutenant Weir and
the scout dashed out from their shell
ter the instant that the Utes had let
drive at Lieutenant Hall They made
half the distance to their comrades
before the Indians had reloaded. Then
the two dropped behind a rock and
waited. The Indians did not again
respond to the fire of Lieutenant
Halls command. Then the lieutenant
stood on the rock once more facing
the Utes. Lieutenant Weir and the
scout dashed out-but the Indians
had learned the trick. One-half Of
the Indian band turned their guns
at Lieutenant Hall The other half
fired at Weir and the scout, both Of
whom fell dead. while Lieutenant Hall
escaped unframed. Then they at
tackled Lieutenant Hall and his three
comrades, who retreated slowly from
cover to cover, holding their assaiI-
ants in check until the shooting was
heard at the camp and a body of
men rode out to the rescue and the
Utes fed Lieutenant Hall was given
a medal Of honor for his gallantry.
All of his service was IN the west
until appointed an assistant adlutant-
general with the rank Of major 81
November, 1893 He had been a
member Of the department, division,
army, and distinguished marksmen
teams between 1879 and 1892, and
won medals upon all these teams,
shooting with carbine and revolver.
He left the department Of Texas in
April, 1898, where he had been adiu-
tant general, to go to the de-
partment of the Gulf at Atlanta,
and In February, 1899, he was sent to
the department Of Porto Rico. He
went to the department of the Lakes
IN 1901, and the Philippines division
In 1902 He became lieutenant
colonel in 1897, colonel in 1901, and
brigadier-general in 1904.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-22
Oriain of Copper

There are two theories as to the
source of the term cop" or copper, !"
the familiar name for an officer of the
law in the mouth of the mischievous
gamin One derives it from the let
tiers c. Q. P-centraI Office police
but the other and more usual ex-
PLANTATION of the word is that it re
ferred to the eight-point star made Of
copper and surrounded by a copper
ring worn by the metropolitan police
Of New York in the late sos. This
badge, a huge affair, which was fast
ened to the buttonhole by a chain
about four inches long, was later
superseded by a special badge of
smaller size.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-22
J. s. TROOPS WILL
STOP BOMBARDMENT
Three Hundred and Fifty Marines
Land in Nicaragua.
FIRING HAS BEEN RECKLESS
Many Women and Children Killed
Casualties Heavy, Especially
Among the RebeIs-one
American Wounded.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE lombard
ment Of the city of Managua, capital
of Nicaragua, by the rebels under Gen
erals Mena and Zeladan, will be forci-
bly, stopped by the United States. The
collier Justin has arrived at Corinto
with $50 marines TO reinforce the 100
bluejackets of the gunboat Annapolis
now stationed in the besieged city.
Government officials here regard the
acts Of the rebels as contrary to all
rules of civilized warfare
The marines are to be commanded
by Major Butler of the marine corps
If Captain Terhune of the Annapolis
does not care to take command of the
combined blue jackets and marines
There are now at Managua 100 sailors
of the Annapolis.
The bombardment of Managua has
been carried out over the protest of
the state department and has been
reckless, women and children having
been killed.
George T. WeitzeI the United
States minister at Nicaragua, sent to
the state department a detailed &C
count of the bombardments for two
days, in which he says:
The casualties are reported to be
heavy, particularly among the rebels.
The government captured $4,000
rounds of ammunition and two rapid
fire guns, disabling two more. Colonel
Rostran was killed and Thomas is
said to be seriously wounded, while
Capt Manuel Chamorro of the gov
eminent forces was mortally wound
ed
The only casualty among the Amer
leans was the slight wounding of the
American foreman of the electric
plant, upon which the rebel fire was
concentrated. On the 18th the rebels
were defeated at Nandaime, General
Mena's place of residence, by the gov
eminent forces under General Masis.
The American legation staff and guard
are reported well.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-22
BRIDGES OF THE INDIANS
Structures Found in North British Co.
lumbia ARE Built on the Can't
lever Principle,

Some interesting examples of In
dian ingenuity are afforded on the
River Skeena and its tributaries in
North British Columbia according to
a writer in Scientific American. These
waterways in their upper reaches flow
swiftly and for the most part through
deep ravines. AS it IS impossible for
the Indians to cross them by means
of canoes they have resoTted TO bridg-
ing.
Their bridges are interesting struc-
lures from the engineering point of
view, inasmuch as the cantilever prin-
ciple is adopted. A bridge of this de-
sign spans the Buckley river where
it is about l20 feet wide, and the
height from the bridge to the water
level is about so feet.
II is built OF wooden logs. the logs
Of the structure being formed of single
stout logs varying from so to so feet in
length. The task of lowering them
into position must have demanded con-
siderable ingenuity on the part of the
builders.
They are buried some Is feet at
their lower ends and anchored by the
superimposition of masses of large
rock rolled and carried to the site. The
longitudinal members of the shore
spans are similarly buried in the
ground and dashed to the ends of the
diagonal logs.
These main rs-correspond-
ing to deck girders, are about 120 feet
in length, and to either end the A
members Of the superstructure are
dashed. Elaborate cross bracing is
resorted to in order TO secure greater
strength
When the bridge was first erected
the different members were simply
secured together by willow thongs,
but when the British Columbian gov
eminent erected a more substantial
suspension bridge lower down the
river the Indians assembled and fol-
lowed the white mans operations with
great interest. They observed how
the thick wire cables were slung and
anchored, and accordingly decided to
introduce wire into their own struc-
ture.
They procured the material for this
purpose from wherever they could and
introduced it in a most fantastic man
ner. Also when the Grand Trunk
Pacific railway engineers commenced
working on their track near by the
Indians procured odds and ends, such
as bolts and spikes, from them for
Introduction in their bridge, so that
now it is a strange looking piece of
work, though the fundamental canti-
lever lines are still distinct.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-22
WOMEN COLLAPSE WHEN
CLARENCE BARROW PLEADS
Los Angeles Court Room Crowded as
Chicago Attorney Addresses Jury
in Fight for Freedom.

Los Angeles, Cal. Aug. 16.-CIar-
ence S. Darrow, regarded as one of
the foremost champions Of organized
labor and defender in the courts of
its leaders and principles, faced the
jury on Wednesday which will decide
whether he is guilty or not guilty, and
pleaded for his liberty, reputation and
possibly his life in his trial for al
legged jury bribery.
Bending with the care and worry
Of the serious charge that has been
brought against him, but stirred to the
utmost to save his reputation, that
had taken so many years to build,
Darrow made the effort Of his life.
Hundreds of women, who crowded
the doors an hour before court was
called, battIed for seats in the court
room. In the excited rush for places
near the bench several tainted and
were carried from the room. Others
had their clothes torn almost off in
making their way through the Jam.
When Darrow began his address 1000
persons were jammed in the court
room, which is supposed to hold but
half that number, and approximately
1000 stood outside the doors.
Darrow vehementIy declared his in
nocence of the charge of having bribed
jurymen in the Mcnamara care, and
claiming that ne had been made the
victim Of a plot, barrow the accused
became barrow the accuser.
He hurled one vindictive denuncia-
ton after another at the district at
torney, and declared the Erectors'
association had put up as vicious
and cruel a plot as was ever used
against an American citizen" to get
him
At times during his argument, par
ticularly when referring to the Nc
Namaras, his voice became husky and
his ewes filled with tears
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-22
INDICTED MAN TO MOVE.

Millionaire Coming to Chicago in Re-
Venge for Charges.
st. Joseph, Mo. Aug. 17.-Because
ne had been indicted with others in
terested in the manufacture of ice on
a charge of having conspired in re-
straint of trade, Huston Wyeth, a
millionaire and largest stockhoIder in
many of the city's big industries, has
ordered work on his immense country
villa stopped, and is preparing to
move his residence to Chicago.
Wyeths father founded the family
fortune here. His indictment has so
angered him that he threatens to
withdraw most of his capital from
the CITY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-22
Success and It's Friends.

When a man makes any kind OF
success, however small, he finds that
his friends resolve themselves into
three classes. The first class turn
suIlen, and show their envy in many
mean ways. The second class wax
more friendly than ever, and come
showering their attentions. The third
class show a reasonable pleasure at
your success and remain just as they
were before God bless the last kind!
God mend the second and God pity
the frst!-Robert Nelson Stephens.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-22
He Was Stunu a Bit.

Some of Hazen's Fifteenth corps
boys, near Fort McAllister, found
large turtle. A green Irishman. pok-
ing his fingers around under it's shell,
got his finger nipped. He set up a
howl, and when asked what was the
matter, said:
. Il war just thryin' Z find out which
war the head an which war the tail
O. tn haste, an maybe ye can tell me,
so Oi'u know if Dim stung or bit"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-22
HILLEs PICKS TAFT ADVISERS
Barnes of New York Named as Head
n& c-ranai..u. N.......iAAuo

Barnes of New York Named as Head
of Campaign Committee.
New York, Aug. 15.-Charles D.
Hilles. chairman of the Republican
national committee on Tuesday an
nounced the members of the advis-
ory committee for the campaign, as
follows:
William Barnes, Jr., New York.
chairman; Senator Theodore E. Bur
ton, Ohio; Col Austin Colgate. New
Jersey; Thomas H. DeVine, Colorado;
Governor Phillips Lee Goldsborough,
Maryland; John Hays Hammond,
Massachusetts; Joseph B. Healing, IN
diana; Adolph Lewisohn, New York;
Senator Try F. Lippitt, Rhode Island;
David W. MulVane, Kansas; Col.
Harry S. New. Indiana; Herbert Par
sons, New York; Samuel L. Powers,
Massachusetts; Senator Elihu Root.
New York; John Wanamaker, Penn
sylVania; George R. Sheldon, New
York; Otto F. Stifel, Missouri; Fred
W. Upham, Illinois.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-22
ROOSEVELT TO TOUR WEST.

Colonel VIII Devote More Than
Month to Speaking Trip.
Oyster Bay, n Y, Aug. 1.-THE
groundwork for a whirlwind tour Col
onel Roosevelt is to make through the
west, was laid at conference at
Sycamore Hill between the ex-presi-
dent, Senator Dixon and George W.
Perkins. The colonel will devote at
least a month to the trip, and the
way invitations are piling up, it will
probably last longer.
Mr.. Roosevelt is billed for a speech
in every state west of the Missouri
river, clear to the coast.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-22
oDELL TO TELL OF BIG GIFT

Is Called Before Committee InVesti-
eating Campaign Expenses.
Washington, Aug. 15.-The senate
committee investigating campaign ex-
penses decided to call former Cover
nor and State Leader Oden of New
York, who went to e. H Hartman
and obtained from him the famous
contribution of $25O,00O.
This decision was reached after
Representative James T. Lloyd o.
Missouri. chairman of the Democratic
congressional committee of 1908, tes-
tilted.
Lloyd told the committee the con-
tributions for that year amounted to
about $4,000 and the expenses were
within a few dollars of that amount.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-22
Gold In Wvominn Coal

1t is found that some Of the coal
mined at Cambria, Wyo., contains
free gold, The gold was sold
for only $50 a ton. and it ran 50
worth Of gold to the ton The ex-
PLANTATION of the presence Of the gold
probably is that the sand that COW
cred up the prehistoric peat bog
which became the coal stratum con
tanned gold. and this sand sifted down
into the coal while 1t was still soft.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-22
Best Timber for Posts.

That the hardy cataIpa is one Of the
hest fence post trees that can be
grown in Iowa, is the conclusion reach
ed by the Iowa experiment station.
Fighteen-year-oId trees that have been
properly cared for Will yield from 1000
to $500 posts to the acre. The gross
annual return per acre per year on
the Iowa plantations studied varied
from S10.77 to $2034. Copies Of bull
letin l20. giving complete directions
for growing cataIpas, can be obtained
free by writing to the Iowa expert
ment station, at Ames.