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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-31
A TRIP AROUND THE WORLD

On the evenings of Nov. 7 and
IS. the Ladies Federation will give
their "Trip around the world" enter
tainment. The countries visited and
the location of the different countries
are:
Cuba-At the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. w. Mead.
Africa-At the residence Of Mr..
and Mrs. E. W. Ellis.
Ireland and Scotland-At the re
residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Kel-
logg.
Germany the residence of Mr..
and Mrs G. NJ. Hill.
Italy-At the residence of Mr.. anS
Mrs. F. J. Wood.
Turkey-At the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. D. J. Arpin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-31
THE MAIL ORDER cATALoGs.

IN millions of homes the fall mail
order catalogs from distant metro
politan establishments will shortly be
received. They have smart little cuts
by clever craftsmen, concise descrip-
tons by trained advertising writer's.
They are a model of good form in
publicity, which every home merchant
might we'll emulate.
Patronizing a house hundreds or
thousands of miles away, however,
in preference to the tried and trust
ed home merchant, is a dubious pro-
position.
Nothing is more deceptive than a
catalog cut. If the object is repre-
scented by drawing, the picture has
little value to the discriminating buy
er. Even a photograph gives little
idea Of textures and qualities.
Buying from a picture in a cata-
log cut is essentially the same as
when the boys used to swap jack
knives insight and unseen" without
any chance 10 learn what kind of a
knife the other fellow held in his
closed hand 1t seems about as hope
full to the wise buyer as patronizing
the grab bag at a public fair.
The only way to tell whether you
are getting good worth for your mon
ey is to see the goods, handle them,
and put the statesmen or proprietor
through a searching questioning to
see if the value is really there. A
purchase from catalog cut OF house
at a distance gives opportunity to do
neither of these things.
In buying from a distant mail or
der house, you have express or
freight charges to pay from the es-
adjustment TO your home, you take
chances on long delays shat may rob
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-31
KEY kAREL, Ex-FuLL BACK
HERE

Several hundred people gathered
at the west side band stand shortly
after noon, Friday to hear ''Ikey'' Ka
rel try to respond to the speech made
by Governor Francis E. McGovern in
the Amusement Hall Thursday even
ing. The great ex-fuu back spent a
good deal of his time, and the time
of his hearers in heaping abuse upon
the Governor. Going so far at one
time to say that he lied. While Judge
Karel received a little applause on
two or three occasions, it was from
the wool democrats and
a few recent fence jumpers. KarePs
speech and argument to win votes
either to himself, or for his party,
did not compare in any sense with
that delivered by Governor McGover1
Thursday evening. There was too
much egotism-too much big too
much heaping of abuse upon an oppo
aent-and not enough cold hard To-
gle. It's doubtful if key won a sin
gle vote TO his cause.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-31
ROOSEVELT CANNOT
Be ELECTED
IMPOSSIBLE FOR HimTo RECEIVE
LARGE ENOUGH PERCENTAGE
OF REPUBLICAN VOTE.
FACT IS BEYOND DISPUTE
Question at Issue Is Whether Country
Wants Taft and Protection or
Wilson and Free Trade, Be-
cause Either Taft or VIII
son Will Be Elected.

Theodore Roosevelt cannot possibly
be elected president Of the United
States.
This is not a mere statement II
can be demonstrated by figures. Il
can be shown that he cannot secure
the voting support which would be
necessary to give him a successful
showing in Republican states.
As the popular vote for Bryan in
1905 vas G,409,10 and for Taft was
7,67S,908, it is a mathematical fact
assuming that the relative strength os
the two parties in this election viii
remain the same-that Mr.. Roosevelt
will have to get the vote Of eight out
OF every ten Republicans in the ma
ton in order TO be elected. No one
believes that he can do this. It does
not avail to say that he will make up
the difference in Democratic votes, for
this will not be the case. The in
formation received at Democratic
headquarters shows that for every
Democratic vote going to Roosevelt
four or five will go to Taft.
In Illinois it will take seven out Of
every ten Republicans TO vote for
Roosevelt in order to give him the
state. In Kansas it will take eight out
Of ten, in Indiana nine out Of ten. 1t
is an apparent fact that he cannot
secure this large proportion of Re-
publican votes. The percentage of
votes in ali the Republican states
necessary to elect Roosevelt and
which he cannot get is as follows:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-31
STATE TAX AND
WOOD COUNTY REPLY
Editor Of Reporter, City

Editor Of Reporter, City
Dear Sir:-I take the Hberty thru
your paper to reply to the letter of
Oct. %, 1912 signed by Mr. Williams
and published under the above cap
ton, Oct. 28th.
First.-The $45, 1929 referred TO
by Mr. Williams is composed of
the following items:
~. Total regular state tax $685.
$3.50, no part of which is sent to
the state at Madison for the reason
that $2,34z19 more is coming to
Wood county from the state than
this entire state tax.
(2) The following special charg-
es.
Special charge for Wood county s
chronic insane $4.35O.73.
Special charge for Wood county S
insane in Northern hospital $781.4
Special charge for Wood county's
insane in Mendoza hospital $33167.
Special charge for Wood county s
feeble minded at DeIeyan $1385.92.
Special charge for Wood county
boys at Industrial school $31723.
Special charge for Wood county
tuberculosis patients at Wales SAM
tarium $lO2.85.
Total Special charges $7,269.8O.
These special charges are charges
for the care Of Wood county people
in the Institutions above named.
Under our laws each county is
responsible for the support and care
of its insane, feeble minded juven-
lie incorrigibles and consumptiYes
which are cared for at public ex-
pense.
Second.-The county school tax in
cIuded by Mr.. Williams in his state
ment is levied by the county. when
collected goes back to the school dis
tricts and never in any form goes
to the state. 1t is SOS, 635.23.
Third-Tbe item of O.932. rs
marked in the Judges letter State
Loans, is composed of principal and
interest on loans which the cities,
towns and school districts have Dor
rowed from the school fund and nor
NAL school fund and are now pay
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-31

ent towns in IS counties voted for
state aid a total amount of $685. 27
calling for the sum of $81115O in
state aid.
These figures SLOW a very large
increase. both in number Of fowns
voting and amount. voted over last
year. Last wear 5r1 towns vofad o.
total of 1922 200 for roads and 19r
towns voted S551Oo for brfdoas in
all 532 towns in G5 countfat Collin
for $452 800 state aid in 1912
Tho s+o+a liar,r.a-, e., e-
wi - co-o ooo 49, -
i, aooar7aa, ,,,,., - - ''.'-,'N
Of the nat nrooaeds fro, ~ AZ ,, , ~
mobile 1iooneo Of e. mon, COR -
ir.o - o7.ont coo ooo rrf,.1 5ataI -.
of eq7o oon = e5oo fzo 1aI, o t, 49, 49,
full amount of state aid rooDostod
Some few counties will get the full
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-31
guns and brick bats.
WHY POLITICAL MACHINES Elk
IST.

It is one of the anomalies of po-
litics, that the voters who express
the most evaporation with political
machines are frequently the very
men who will not use the weapons il
their own hands to destroy those ma
chimes.
Political machines have grown up
in the United States principally be-
cause the citizen neglects his Pc,
litical duties. The machine does the
work which the citizen ought to do
for himself
Every politician knows that the
most essential feature of his cam
paign is to get out the vote. For
every ballot which he can capture
by converting hostile voters, he can
by hustling get four who were sim
ply Indifferent and needed some kind
of personal solicitation to get out.
This solicitation may be corrupt, in
VoWing use of money, or it may be
wholly legitimate, involving merely
persuasion to go to the polls.
Now if every able bodied citizen
did his duty like man and a patri-
OF, and took the slight time and trou-
bic required for voting, without hav-
ing to be cajoled, begged, bought,
or bullied TO vote, the machine would
have nothing to live by, and it's work
would be gone.
But if a large section of the yo-
ters neglect their duty, fail to take
AN interest in politics, some one has
got to perform the task of arousing
their concern.
The business man will not leave his
office, nor the mechanic his bench,
to perform this function Consequet-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-31

your purchase of part of its value.
If the goods are not what you
expected, it may cost you more than
the article is worth to get satisfac-
ton, if indeed you ever get it.
Lsk your home merchant for the
article you saw in the catalog cut.
If it's any good, he will get it for
you for the same money, minus any
express bill. And if it is no good,
he will tell you so, and save you a
disappointment
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-31

But, while 1t is automatically I'M
possible for Roosevelt to be
elected, it is possible, unfortu-
nately, for Wilson to win, be-
cause of Republican votes cast for
Roosevelt. In the country at large, it
would require but 16 Republican votes
out of every hundred to be cast for
Roosevelt to give Wilson a popular
majority
It follows, therefore. that the only
way to defeat Wilson in the nation is
to vote for Taft The only way to
keep Wilson from carrying any state,
and thus contributing materially to
his election, is to vote fer Taft. A
vote for Roosevelt helps Wilson,; it
cannot by any possibility elect Roose-
welt.
The voters of the nation, therefore
have but one question to answer at
the coming election, so far as national
politics is concerned, and that is TAFT
or Wilson?" Do they want Taft and
the Republican party, or Wilson and
the Democratic party? Do they want
a continuation of the policies under
which the present condition of univer.
sal prosperity has been attained,
which would call for no business re-
adjustment, and therefore would re-
suit in no business arrangement; or
do they want new and different poll
cies, the result of which nobody could
foresee, which therefore would force
upon the country period of uncer-
tainty and waiting, inevitably invit-
ing stagnation, distress and disaster?
Do they want to exchange an assured
good for nearly certain evil? They
have prosperity now; do they want
to risk losing It?
That Is the only question, and the
whole question, in this national cam
paign. Roosevelt Is & demonstrated
impossibility. 1t is Taft or Wilson.
1t is the Republican party or the Dem
ocratic party. 1t is a certain good
or an almost equally certain evil.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-31
STATE AID ROAD WORK IN 1918.

Full reports have been received
by the Wisconsin Highway Commits
sion of the money voted for state aid
road and bridge construction in 1913.
There are 1895 towns in Wisconsin,
of which 865 voted for state aid road
construction on 1857 different piec-
es of road, asking for state aid to
the total amount of 1851, 273. Two
hundred and five towns voted for the
construction of 337 bridges a total a.
mount Of $1O7,754, which calls for
$53,877 state aid. In all, 883 differ
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-31
CARPENTERS
UNION ENTERTAIN

The Carpenters Union entertained
their families and friends at a card
party at the Odd Fellows Hall on
Monday evening.
Twenty tables we're used during the
games played and at the conclusion
of card playing Miss Nettie Kluge was
awarded the ladies first prize, Miss
Louise WittenbeUg the consolation
prize, and A. F. Billmeyer the gen
tleman's first prize and A. Ludwig
the consolation prize The gentIeme
served a delicious luncheon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-31
LITTLE GIRLS REClTE

The first of a series of recitals by
the pupils of the Courtney School
of Dramatic Art was given last night
in the parlorsi of the Hotel Touraine,
where a temporary stage was erect
ed. Little Ellen Hopper and Doris
Cole pleased and Miss Katherine Burt
made a hit in a musical number, 'P-
We Got the Mumps Spokane, Wash
ington Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-31

THE PROBLEM OF ALIEN HELP
The first protest strike ever
known in this country has taken place
the past week at Lawrence 1t illus
trates the difficulty of dealing with
vast body of workers who do not
understand English speech.
Even note from the imprisoned
| strike leaders, it is said, would have
no effect in the present case, as
the alien workers would think it
wSs merely forged Nothing would in
fluence them but the personal pres
ence of Ettor and Gioyannitti, the
two men now on trial at old Salem s
court house for alleged completely in
a strike fatality.
A few years ago the importation
of vast bodies of alien help looked
like an easy solution of manufactur-
ing problems. When the old native
stock, also the more recent Irish,
French and German immigrants, got
dissatisfied with mill life, it. seemed
such an easy thing to open the doors
to the inflOWing stream from SciciIy
or Poland. The newcomers could
eat and lodge for $1OO week each.
Allowing another $1OO a week for
incidentals, a wage of $500 to $500
a week left them a deposit of $500
to $500 week in the bank and they
felt like lords.
On this basis hundreds of manu-
featuring concerns all over the coun-
try have rebuilt their business. A
good margin was left for dividends,
in many cases SO large that the
value of these manufacturing stocks
has greatly incr eased. Widows and
orphans, business men and farmers
have bought such stocks for an in
Yestment, ON the basis Of the good
return possible under these condition
The newcomers from the more re-
mote sections of Europe came over
here in most cases as young unmar-
ried people, used to hardships. They
marry here, have children who go to
Gus schools, they learn American
ways and theeir cost of living in
creases.
Then comes the pinch. The work
er begins to demand the rates of wage
paid in other occupations, which ap-
parently is incompatible with the
maintenance of dividends.
Every housewife knows what utter
turmoil and confusion comes when sh,
attempts to settle the burning ques-
ton Of wages with one non-EngIish
speaking girl in her kitchen. What
a melting pot of confusion it must
be, where thousands of non-EngIfsh
speaking operatives are banded to-
gether as in Lawrence, the anthracite
coal regions, and elsewhere.
All this should teach any new en-
terprise in this country that it has
got to get close to its help. An in
dustry that does not provide fair
living comfort for it's operatives is
not a hopeful industry. And any in
dustry that has to depend on non
English speaking operatives would
fluid it long sighted move to en-
ploy a certain number of foremen
who speak these alien languages,
who shall act as an intermediary be
tween the two parties, helping one to
understand the other better.
Furthermore, newcomers to our
shores must understand that this is
a land of laws and courts, not of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-31
DID NOT ELIMINATE

Tie elimination bowling games play
ed by the bunch from Johnson & Hill
Co.'S store Monday night did not e
Inmate It viii have to be done all
over again. Burt Smith and Ray
Johnson chose. teams and then the
battle started Following is the re-
suit:
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Mr.. VOTER
Please Don't Forget to Vote for
the Woman's Suffrage Amend
ment to the Constitution Nov.
5th., 1912.

Because women pay takes on their
property the same as men and SHOULD
have an equal say how those taxes
are expended;
Because the women are as much
interested in good government as
men and should have a chance by
vote to help make our government
good.
Because III times of war women go
to the front and nurse the wounded
and care for the sick in the hospi-
tails, and those that do not go to
the front do mems work at home so
that men can go to the front and
fight;
Because the last 25 years the Wo-
men of this county, have in the
schools, clubs and homes, been study
ing Government, until the average
woman now knows more of what good
government should be than did the a
verage man % years ago; and
Because. your wife and your moth
er and your sister, Mr.. Voter are bet
ter fitted in all respects to vote than
are the ignorant and degraded mass
es of men in our large cities, and
those ignorant and degraded masses
of men vote, and control our city
governments and even hold the bal
ance of power and control our state
and some times our national cleo
tions.
Don't forget to vote for woman's
suffrage November 5th.
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PAID ADVERTISEMENT

To be paid for, and authorized by
the Republican State Central Com
mittee, at the rate of ten cents per
inch
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-31
A SERIOUS QUESTION.

The serious question which
you will have to decide in the
voting booth on Tuesday, No
vember 5, is whether you want
a continuance of present pros
perity or 3 return to the days
of Democratic distress.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-31
PAID ADVERTISEMENT

To be paid for, and authorized by
the Ladies of the Federation at the
rate of 10 cents per inch.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-31

PAID ADVERTISEMENT-To be paid for and authorized
by the Republican State Central Committee at the rate of
10 cents per inch.
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TRY A WANT AC.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-06-21

was the sensational statement made
with emphasis by Dennis T. flyh".
nt Oklahoma City, who used the proxy
of cash Cade and sat on the national
committee when the Oklahoma third
district contest first came up last
Saturday.
Flynn was standing in the lobby OF
The Congress hotel and made the
statement to the correspondent OF 4
prominent eastern publication.
Cash Cade and Jim Harris refused
to make any predictions.
Dynamite Ed perry Of the Roose,
welt forces, declmcd that here now u
The greatest iubilation in the Roo@e-
welt camp since the opening Of the
convention Perry had twenty MIN
ute conference with Roosevelt at +
10 clock Thursday evening and came
away smiling. lie refused to volln-
teer information as to the real cause
for the sudden wave Of optimism that
Invaded the big chiefs headquarters
Ihut he predicted that there would be
lnc nomination before Monday and
Roosevelt is the man, added Perry
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MEN PLEDGED TO CUM
MINIS WILL NOT BOLT
lRY Asantial ed ..ress.l

chicago, June ~ Ten delegates
who are pledged TO senator cum
minis win not bolt the convention.
according TO Senator W $ Kenyon.
The Gummins delegation never
viii lolt. sand senator Kenyon last
night This tali1 about boltIns
onqht 10 be sat down on Let the
two factions fight it out in the con
yention.
~llave heen talking to the other
proeressires as 40 the adYisa3ility
OF organizing a new party NO sir
think the republican party ls
oapaole of managing the political
situation Right Is bound 10 meYa
in the end. There Is moi much DOUBT
tnat some Of the contests We're NOT
settled on their merits. bat thInA
the number has been exaggerated
"As for our candidate, we have
no, a dghtug chance, but have a
GOOD compromise chance. Every
thing depends upon deadlock
whieh we believe VIII come.
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Are yoFa member of the Chamber
# Commce?
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forces would make their last g&
lGght in the convention today.
Thev had expected 10 make their
stand on the credentials committee
.leuort as a whole. but were prepared
10 fight all the way through on !n.
Qiydual cases.
HENEY APPEARS AGAIN
Francis j Heney, the Frisco graft
prosecutor. made his fe-appearM ce
in the credentials committee room to-
DAY to sit with the Roosevelt iacii0n
against sustaining The national com
mittce The Roosevelt leaders are i'm
tonsely sore at IIeneT They clam
ne lacks Judgment and common sense.
l"He goes OIL hafconhed on thc ailaht-
Ecgt provocaton said Mccormick
FORMING A NEW PARTY
puring the afternoon Ium0rs were
rife that the Roosevelt leaders We're
forming a progressive party and that
Ithev viii sit quietly without participa
iton in the convention then mold am
other convention.
The Taft delegates filed their ere
dentials promptly
/ ARIZONA CASE NEXT
! AT $40 Hadley moved the MINOR
/ iv rep1rt on the Arizona contested
delegation be adopted watson
moved to table The roll call sho"
! ed.
Yeas. 5G4.
Nays, 497.
The majority report on Arizona
was adopted viva Yoce.
ARKANSAS SETTLED.
The minority report OF the titlh
| Arkansas WAS tabled ana the ma
jorlty adopted wtnou roll call.
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BILL WHITE SPEAKS FOR
7. R. AND HIS COURSE

Chicago. jane 2I.--lf the peopie
want progressive party ! viii De
IN H.. said Theodore Roosevelt last
night.
In an interview published here
Thursday ni3h ht William Alien
White OF Kansas. Roosevelt al
herent, said
Broadly speaking, those who are
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;he past the successor was canned b5
The state central committee OF the
state affected.
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FLYNN SAYS TAFT
CANNOT Be NOMINATED
lnY AssociaLed press.1

Chhago. Juue u President TAFT
cannot possibly win the nomination,
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MASKED
ROBBER
KILLED
IN ATTEMPTED BANK ROB
Berry ONE IS KILLED AND
TWO CAPTURED
IA AssooIated preasD

Mammoth Springs. Ara. June 2l
ben Jones, who lives near here,
was killed and otto Burrow and
l.ifus Davis also residents OF this
locality, were captured when the
thre4 mas NojI atiemlited ITO ron
the Citizens BANK of this place
shortly after noon Thursday
sheriff VI. c. Ca:uthers had re
ceived an intimaton that the rob
Gery was 10 be attempted and with
three deputies. was concealed i'll
Jack room when the robbers enter
ed. The robbers forced MIS-. Sadie
Woods, the assistant cashier, into
IA vault and were raldng the cash
into sack when the sheriff and hrs
men sterpaI ont. Jones started 10
reach for his gun and the sherlh
killed him with shotgun. Bnrro"
and Dlyis surrendered without re
sistance. fFTR wr
l.ater in the afternonn, Lee. .Hpr
row. a farmer living near the Jollea
home who i'd relative Of ope4of
the captured rebbers, was 0Foa8lt
no town With serious wound N the
abdomen. He said that Dr. Jones,
father of the dead robber, and How
ard Sears neighbor, shot hlm be-
Icllise they thou2ht he had informed
the officers Of the proposed robbery
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traordinary crisis might make It
your duty to accept the mamma
tlon2a
unhesitatine and meQuiyocal was
the answer
Il hope that as a Justice OF the
supreme court am rendering pub
lie service and may continue to do
go for some years but the supreme
court must not le dragged into pol
itics. aud no man is as essential 70
his country wen beips as ia the
unstaihed integrity Mthe courts.