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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-09-21

New Officers of Lumber Company
c. F. Smith, who is in town with his
son, Robert l.. Smith, announces that
G. H. Dudley has been made vice.
president and manager, and Robert L.
Smith, secretary and treasurer, of the
Georgia Coast Lumber Co.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-09-21

Fred A. Davenport ReIeased.-The
schooner Fred A. Davenport, which
was libelled for salvage last week,
was released from custody yesterday
the owners furnishing the required
bond.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-09-21

Double Program at the Grand today
matinee and night, and the admission
Is DC anu IVc.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-09-21

Released on Habeas corpu s.--A ne
gro, Leon Gaker, who has been con-
lined in the county Jail since August
n, on order of Judge Krauss, under
$3.50 bond, as witness in liquor case,
was released yesterday by Ordinary
Dart on writ of habeas corpus.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-09-21

Bankrupt SaIe.-The bankrupt sale
now going on at Kaplan's old stand,
14lO Newcastle street, was very sue
cessful on the first day. Today being
a holiday the store will not open until
$50 pm. The people of Brunswick
who appreciate bargains in shoes for
the family should attend the So lie.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-18

sea to Sea Aviator PIunges into
Pacific Ocean.
THOUSANDS SEE FATAL DROP
Aviator Shoots Downward $50 Feet
Into Shallow Water and Is
Crushed by PIane-Neck
Broken.

Los Angeles, Cal. Calbrith P.
Rodgers, the ocean-to-ocean aviator,
first man to cross the continent
in an aeroplane, was instantly killed
at Long Beach. when his aeroplane
plunged $50 feet into the ocean in
front Of the Long Beach bathhouse.
Rodgers fell from his seat in the
machine and his body shot downward
ahead Of the biplane, striking in the
shallow surf His neck was broken,
and he died instantly.
Rodgers had been making daily
flights here and had taken up with
him many passengers, both men and
women. He started from his usual
place and scared out over the ocean.
Seeing a flock Of gulls disporting
themselves just over the breakers,
Rodgers turned and dived down into
them, scattering the sea fowl in all
directions.
Highly elated with the outcome of
his dive, Rodgers then few farther
out to sea, all the time gradually ris-
ing until he had reached a height of
about $50 feet.
Making a short turn, he started at
full speed for the pier, then suddenly
dipped his planes, and his machine
began a frightfuI descent.
Rodgers was seen by thousands Of
persons on the pier to relax his hold
on the levers and then, seemingly
realizing that he was in danger, he
made strenuous efforts to pull the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-18
MAY GET GREAT AUTO MEET
Milwaukee's Efforts to Secure Van
derbilt Cup Races This Year ,
Probably Successful.

ukee.-MilWaukee has been
offered the 1912 Grand Prix and
Vanderbilt cup races and will accept.
Bart J. RuddIe, secretary of the Mil
waukee Automobile association, re-
ceived the following telegram from
William K Vanderbilt, Jr., presi-
dent of the Motor Cups Holding as
ISOLATION and donor of the Wander
bilt cup.
Dear Sir: Advices from Savan-
nah indicate that the sanctions can
be awarded toyou, provided that your
proposal concerning policing of the
course, etc, proves satisfactory to
the committee"
The affair will be held on two
days between Aug. Is and Oct. Is.
Mr.. Ruddle has wired Mr.. Van
derbilt that the association accepts
his offer.
The race meet will be the biggest
thing Of its kind that Milwaukee has
ever attempted, and preliminary
plans will be made at once.
The immensely of the affair may
be gathered from the fact that last
year at Savannah 100000 people wit
messed the races, which lasted two
days Milwaukee, centrally located
could easily attract this number.
Nearly all the noted drivers Of
America and Europe will enter the
big meet.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-18

nose of the machine into a level posi-
ton.
An instant later the craft crashed
into the edge Of the surf, not 500 feet
from the spot where On December 10
last he had finished his ocean-to-ocean
fight and where it had been planned
to erect a monRment to his achieve
ment.
For a moment the spectators, stood
horror-stricken, and then ensued a
wild scramble into the surf for SOU
venirs. Seekers for CHASTITY relics
plunged knee deep into the surf and
the police had to use their clubs to
fight them back.
Less than a year has elapsed since
Rodgers first touched an aeroplane.
June 6, 1911, he appeared at the
Wright brothers field at Dayton, o.,
and said he wished to learn to be an
aviator
Ninety minutes after he took his
seat in a machine for the first time he
scared into the air away from his in
structors, and from that time was &C
knowledged one of the worlds great
aviators.
He was not widely recognized as
such Immediately, but two months
later, when the international aviation
meet began at Chicago, Rodgers made
his mark. In a field which included
many Of the worlds greatest, he out
stripped them all IN duration of fight.
Rodgers death makes 1877 aeroplane
fatalities since aviation began. He is
the twenty-second American aviator
to be killed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-18
THE PEEVISH CHILD
NEEDS TREATMENT

When a child sulks drowsily. or is
fretful, it is usually due to some slight
disorder of the digestive organs, and a
mild laxative is very often all that is
necessary to restore cheerfulness and
buoyancy of spirits.
IN cases where the use of a gentle.
effective laxative stimuiant is indi-
Gated, many of the best physicians are
now prescribing DR.. CaidwelI's Syrup
Pepsin. This preparation is admitted
ly the perfect laxative, being mild. yet
positive. in its action on the bowels,
and far preferable to violent cathart-
les and purgatiye waters. It is very
pleasant to the taste and is an ideal
remedy to regulate and strengthen the
stomach, liver and bowels. Is easy,
natural action makes it especially de-
sirable in the case of children, a dose
at bedtime being sure to have the de-
sired result next morning, with no at
tendant unpleasantness or discomfort
DR.. CaldwelPs Syrup Pepstn is sold
by druggists everywhere in soc and
S100 bottles. If you have never tried
this splendid remedy, write to DR.. W.
B. Caldwell, POI Washington St., Mon
ticello, Ill, for a sample He will be
very glad to send a trial bottle with
out any expense to you whatever.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-18
STATE FAIR WILL
OPEN ON SEPT. 10
Plans for Making 1912 Exhibit
ton Greater Than Ever.
LARGER PURSES FOR RACES
State 8oa~d OF Agriculture Decides
to Erect One Section of the new
Grandstand-6eachey's AeropIane
Again an Attraction.

Milwaukee.-The Wisconsin state
fair for 1912 will be held Sept. 10
70 Is. This decision was reached
at a meeting Of the state board Of
agriculture at the state fair park. 1t
was also decided to begin the cree
ton of one section of the pro-
posed new grandstand The pro
gram of races prepared by A.
w Prehn, superintendent Of the
speed department, was adopted.
Purses for races were recommended
to be increased to $4,000, which
VIII be the largest amount offered
by any state fair in the Great West
ern circuit
Secretary J. C. Mackenzie said
that the fair of 1912 would be the
best and biggest ever held in the
state.
Members of the board said that
while the board was seriously ham
pered through the necessity of using
up the surplus and also part of this
years income from the state to meet
the expenditures of the fair of 1911,
efforts would be made to overcome
this and give the people of the sta !
fair that would be worth while
coming to see. It is probable, how
ever, that the only thing in the build
ing line that will be started will be
the first section of the new grand
stand, for which an appropriation Of
$4,000 is available
Exhibitions and attractions this
year will be of an educational ma
ture. Beachey's aeroplane, Claude's
band and the Wooster motorcycle re-
lay will again be included
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-18
NEW BUSINESS
METHODS URGED
Taft Points Out Way To IN
crease Efficiency Of
Public Service
MUCH MONEY COULD Be SAVED
Local Postoffice and Customs Offices
Should Be Placed in CLASSIFIED
SerVice-Revenus Cutter serv-
ice-Uniformity in Travel
Expenditures.

Washington. April 4.-The recon-
mendauons OF the commission on eff
lciency and economy were given the
stamp of approval in a message trans
mitted to congress today. Changes
IN the laws which would bring about
large saving to the government are
urged. The president says:
/ have several times called atten-
ton to the advantages to be derived
from placing in the classified service
the local officers under the DEPART
ments of the treasury, OF the post
office, Of justice, of the interior. and
OF commerce and labor. In my mes
sage submitted to the congress on
January II l referred to the loss oc-
cas1oned to the government because
OF the fact that in many cases two
persons are paid for doing work that
could easily be done by one. In the
meantime | have caused an inquiry to
be made as to the amount in money
of this loss. The results of this in
curry are that the loss amounts to
at least $10000,000 annually For ex-
ample, it appears that very substan-
tai economy would result from put
ting experienced and trained officers
in charge of the first and second class
postoff1ces instead Of selecting the
postmasters in accordance with the
present practice. AS the annual OPP
Grating expenses of the first and sec
ond class offices aggregate the enor-
nous sum of more than 100000
undoubtedly if the postmasters Of
these Offices were embraced in the
classified service, and required to de-
vote all their time to the public serv-
ice, the annual savings would even
tually represent many millions of dol
lars. The saving in salaries alone,
not taking into account any saving
due to increased efficiency of opera
ton, would amount to about 81 $780,
non
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-18
WHEREIN DADDY WAS WRONG
Tommy Resented injustice Done to
Saw, After He Had Proved
Its Temper.

Mr. A.. who was planning TO
hulld an outdoor sleeping porch at the
oAck OF his house. had an expensive
new saw sent home from a hardware
store. He left his Office early the next
afternoon. with the intention Of get
ting the porch well under way before
dinner; and, as he was very much in
terested in doing the work himself, he
oonned a pair of overalls and went at
1t In good spirits. An hour or so later
he came tramping into the house, his
face dark with evaporation, and flung
himself down in disgust
THAT new saw I bought isn't worth
5 cents" he stormed. why, the thing
won't cut butter!"
His small son Tommy looked up in
wide-eyed surprise
"Oh, yes. it would, daddy" he said,
earnestly; why, Ted and l sawed a
whole brick in two with it just this
morning! "-Harper's Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-18
ENLARGE Classified Service.

The president points out the large
saving that could be effected by plac-
ing IL the classified service pension
agents, internal revenue and customs
officers and heads Of bureaus in the
departmental service The recon-
mendations of the commission in this
connection are approved. Continuing,
he says:
In the interest Of efficient and
economical administration of the vast
business of the government, | urge
the necessity for the inauguration OF
this important. reform, and recon-
mend that the necessary amendments
be made to the laws governing such
ppointments, such amendments to
take effect not later than July /, 1913,
A saving of 100000 a year, accord
ing to the president, could be made
by placing the maintenance and oper-
alton of the life-saving stations OF
the country in the hands of the bu-
reau of lighthouses. The enactment
Of legislation to carry this into eff
feet is urged.
The president recommends that the
vessels and equipment of the revenue
cutter service, with the exception of
such vessels as might be useful as
naval auxiliaries, be turned over to
the lighthouse establishment. 1t is
pointed out that this would result
in bringing under one general admin
istraiton all the work Of the gov
eminent having to do with the pro-
lection of life and property at sea.
Greatly increased efficiency and de-
cided saving would also be the result.
Treasury Auditors.
Consolidation of the six auditors of
the treasury department under one
auditor would increase the efficiency
of the treasury audit, according to
the president, and would also result
In a saving of 100000 a year. A
change In the law to carry this into
effect is recommended. Legislation to
bring about uniformity in the travel
expenditures Of officers and employees
of the government is recommended
In conclusion the president says:
Each of the foregoing recommen-
dations, if acted on, will contribute
largely to increase efficiency. Direct
ly and indirectly the changes pro
posed will result in the saving of
many millions of dollars Of public
funds.
again l urge upon congress the de-
STABILITY of providing whatever
funds can be used effectively to carry
forward with ali possible yigor the
work now well begun. The $4,000
required for the prosecution of the
inquiry during the. ensuing year, and
the $4,000 estimated for the publica-
ton Of results, are inconsiderable in
comparison with the economies which
can be realized
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-18


They disabused my mind as to the
| cause of abandoning the motors. The
only cause was the oyerheating Of
/ the air cooled engines.
"The machines dragged heavy loads
over the worst part of the barriers
| surfaces and crossed several crew
asses. Considering the inadequate
trial given to them their success has
been remarkable With the expert
/ ence we have gained reliable traction
/ cars could be constructed which could
! travel anywhere in this region and
thus save the sacrifice of so many
animals
ION December 10 we were in lati-
tude 1887 south As we proceeded
! the weather grew worse. The snow
| storms were frequent Land was rare
| ly visible. 1t was difficult to keep
straight course and maintain steady
marches We came within twenty
miles Of Mount Hope on December 4,
then we were delayed for four days
| by a gale during which we were oc-
| cupied continually in digging the
ponies out of the snow. To my knowl-
! edge no such long storm has ever
been recorded in December il these
| regions. We could not have advanced
at all had not the leading pony worn
I snow shoes and been hauled along by
| men on skis. 1t took IA hours for
Us to do eight miles
"On December q In latitude S5.7
we were four miles west of Mount
/ Darwin. 1t was very difficult to pro-
coed because of the soft snow. The
runner surface of the sledges was in
adequate. Otter they sank to the
cross bars. For four days we strug-
! gled through this icy morass at the
rate Of five miles a day. 1t was dll-
f1cult even to pitch a camp or to lead
the sledges on such a surface. This
portion of the glacier contains more
creyasses than any other.
Is Pushing Forward.
"On January 3, latitude 1892, after
leaving the upper glacier depot south
! from Mount Darwin, we started south
: west, but could not clear the crevasses.
But on the fourth day, because we
were at such an altitude, we got a
! splendid view Of the distribution OF
the land and of the masses of ice that
fringed it and OF the arrangement of
the ice falls. Since then we have av-
| eraged Is miles day.
On Christmas day we were close to
the eighty-sixth parallel. On New
Years eve We were in latitude $685..
! There we fitted our sledges with new,
| short runners. This remarkable piece
Of work was performed by the seamen
of the party, under the most adverse
conditions.
I'VE we're now within $50 miles of
the pole.
I am going forward with five men,
sending three back under Lieutenant
Evans with this data.
The advance party consists Of my
self, DR.. Wilson. the chief of the sci
entific staff; Captain Oates Of the in
niskilling dragons, in charge of the
ponies and mules; Lieutenant Bowers
Of the Royal Indian marines, the com
missiarat officer, and Petty officer
Evans Of the Royal navy, in charge Of
the sledges.
1T is more than probable that no
further news will be received from us
this year, as our return will be neces-
sarily late"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-18
Emery Names New Chemist

Madison.-State Dairy and Food
Commissioner Emery has appointed
DR.. Harry Kle~ter of Madison as
state chemist at a salary of $500
a year DR.. w. A Brannon, form
erly connected with the federal de-
partment at Washington, was ap-
pointed assistant at a salary of ST.
500 a year. DR.. Kleuter acted as
assistant of DR.. A. E. Kundert, for
mer state chemist.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-18


from foe to foe towards the barrier,
but found that it was impossible to
climb that ice wall.
The swell was churning up the ice
and crushing the heaviest foes against
the face of the barriers. One OF the
party eventually hoisted himself up
the barriers surface by wedging his
ski stick in crack"
Ponies Are Lost.
After relating this remarkable ad-
venture Captain Scott goes on to de
scribe how he joined the party when
the drifting packs stopped Temporal
| lily and the men on it were rescued
without difficulty by means Of Alpine
| ropes. But three of the strongest sur
viving ponies were lost before the
party was finally housed at Hut Point
He goes on:
"On March Is the geological party
/ returned, bringing our number up to
/ 16. The western party had passed six
weeks in a close survey of the dry
| valley of the low Ferrar and Kettlitz
| glacier. regions. Meanwhile the depot
/ arrangements for the coming season
had been completed. The temperature
/ on the barrier had fallen to minus 40.
| Ice had again formed over the sea
| but strong winds drove it north. Huge
| land ice falls on the slopes of Mount
| Erebus prevented the possibility of
returning to Cape Evans but, because
the bays were freezing, I decided to
reach that station over the sea ice
with eight companions I started on
/ April IL and reached Cape Evans on
April Is. All the news given me by
the men I had left there was good ex-
cept that we had lost the nine remain
ing ponies"
The party then returned to Hut
Point and decided to settle down there
for the four winter months in the
temperature of minus so
Captain Scott's graphic recital con-
| tinues:
Everyone was fully occupied with
! the duties of the station. with scien-
tific work and in exercising the ami
mails that were left to US. However,
! I organized a series of lectures. To
! divert ourselves we played football.
a rather frigid sport. The remaining
animals improved in condition stead
| lily In June, which is mid-winter.
several of US started on sledge
Journey to Cape Crozier to observe
the incubation of the emperor pen
| gums at their rookery. The tempera-
ture was then minus 10 The party
spent three days in a snow hut behind
a land ridge on the slopes Of Mount
/ Terror to avoid a storm and expert
enced great difficulty in reaching the
rookery as the twilight was very dim.
Few birds were found there but they
had begun to lay eggs, which should
! give considerable information about
the ambryology OF birds.
Engines Got Too Hot.
1--WE left Hut Point on November 2,
marched the night, resting in the day
time and gave the ponies the benefit
of the warmer day temperature. We
followed the track of the motors 60
miles. then found the machines aban-
doned on account Of the heavy sur
faces. I decided to march Is miles
only every night and maintained this
pace for eight nights. when we found
the motor party which had gone be
fore waiting for US in latitude So
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-18
sufrsgist Statement Filed.

Madison.-Mary Swain Wagner of
the American Suffragettes, has filed
a statement with the secretary of
state showing that 1895 was spent
by that organization from January
1 to April 1 in efforts to influence
Wisconsin voters. Most of this went
to Miss Pankhurst, the English lee.
turer and for hall rent, etc.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-18
Painless Death.

SCI detest that tailor of mine," ex-
claimed a spendthrift 'Td kill him
with pleasure"
you can easily do So" rejoined his
friend. PAY him what you owe him;
he will certainly die from shock!"-
Tit-Bits.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-18
Denied the Alienation

You are being trodden under foot >,
howled the campaign orator. "You
are surrounded by neurotics-there is
a paranotac standing at your very ell
bow, an" stop roight there. "
yelled Pat, stop there. There's not
par-por-there's not one of thin
there fellers in the whole crowd. Me
and Mike don't associate with such
bloomin' furriners.''
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-18
BILL PROPOSES RATE ZONES

Express Measure Reported to House
by Committee.
Washington.-The house inter
state and foreign commerce COM
mittee has reported favorably bill
to amend the law giving the inter
state commerce commission authority
over express companies. Provision
would be made for rate zones, the
charges varying according to the dis
lance the package was carried from
the point Of origin. A close working
arrangement also would be provided
between the express companies and
the rural free delivery system Of the
postoffice department.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-18
Something Doino.

A newly ordained minister was
preaching his first sermon. Naturally
nervous, he became somewhat mixed
in making his announcement 7
have come here" he said, ''to heal the
dead. cast out the sick. and raise the
devil"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-18
Elect Only Socialist Mavor

lainfieId-Bancroft elected the
only socialist city or town executive
in Wisconsin, H. L. kellogg, who
on election day announced himself
an independent candidate for chair
man of the village and defeated his
only opponent by II votes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-18
Indicats Common orinin.

Professor Keith in a London lecture
on the evolution Of man said that the
resemblance of the prehistoric mon
keys found in the Fayum IN Upper
Egypt to South American monkeys in
dicated the common origin Of the an
thropoids of the Old and New World.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-18
Boost for Good Roads

Kenosha.-The good roads move
ment was given additional impetus
at the election when various towns
voted enough to insure expenditure
Of $4,000 on highways this year.
Those interested in the Chicago-Mil-
waukee road made large approPrIa|
lions.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-18
For Taking Castor Oil.

For the majority of patients castor
oil is taken only with great difficulty.
Here is a method of taking it in less
disagreeabIe manner. Take equal
quantities of castor oil, black currant
liquor and water and shake the mix
ture smartIy before swallowing it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-18
chioannan raken for $4,000 Theft.

Chicaaoan Taken for $4,000 Theft.
Sioux City, Ia.-PauI Fleming Of Chi
cago was arrested al the Northwest
ern station in connection with the
theft OF SO, 700 in notes March 80 in
Chicago. Aida T. K Parkinson was
the complainant The arrest was made
on request of the Chicago police