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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
HARMONY AMONGST DRYS
RatifY Platform Made at State Con-
Vention and Name j. 8. Smith
to Head Campaign.

Madison.-Simplicity characterized
the prohibition party convention that
convened in the Agricultural rooms
of the state capitol building. The
ratification of the party platform
adopted at the recent state conven-
ton, the selection OF members of the
state central committee and the cleo
ton of a chairman of the commit
tee were the chief matters of bust
ness.
Charles L: Hill, RosendaIe, nom
inee for governor, was unanimously
elected chairman of the convention
and S. W. Larson, Fair Oaks, secre-
tary.
Atty. ]. BurTill Smith of Madison
was unanimously reelected state
chairman, though not candidate
and desiring to be relieved.
Concerning the liquor traffic. the
platform declares that it is the great
est of all moral, social and political
evils, and its destruction the great
est reform ever undertaken. That
the traffic is a crime and not a bust
ness, and is illegal at common law.
All laws taxing, licensing or sane
tioning it are unconstitutional and
must be held void or repealed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
NATIONAL QUESTION Do0GED
proposition to Indorse One c. the
Other Of Presidenti=l Aspirants Is
Smothered-Scott Is Chairman.

Observation-Disclosures from BEGIN
ming to end by Senator Robert NJ.
La Toilette, the republican platform
convention ended its session by the
adoption of state platform and the
ratification of names submitted by
districts as members of the state
central committee, and the election
Of Senator George E. Scott, of Prairie
Farm, Barron county, as state chair
man
Neither the name of President Taft
nor that Of Col Roosevelt was men
toned by any speaker in the two
days convention and both were ig-
nored in the platform.
The state platform endorses Sena-
tor La Toilette, his course in nation
al legislation, and even the La Fol
lette platform presented to the Re
publican national convention al Chi
cago and turned down there.
Il also endorses the administration
Of Gov. Francis E. McGovern and sets
forth specifically what the admins
tration has accomplished.
1t also reiterates endorsement Of
the graduated income tax law. sug-
costing that perhaps it may be
amended so that it Will not be so
inquisitorial.
The platform says nothing of ma
tional presidential candidates or
platforms. 1t was confined entirely
to state questions except in its en-
dorsement of La Toilette and his
Chicago platform
Woman suffrage was not men
toned in the platform. This evident
ly is a victory for GOV. McGovern.
who believes the question should be
decided by the coming referendum,
while Senator La Toilette, his wife
ana daughter are active suffrage
prOpagandists. The state blanks of
the platform show the special work
of Gov. McGovern, while the various
references to La Toilette in the doc
ument are doubtless the work of the
senator's active agents in the com
mittee after consulting his wishes.
The platform strongly uphoIds the
income tax law as designed to re-
place the personal property law, but
says the law and it's administration
should be simpIified As to water
powers, it promises to do what can
be done for their development for
the welfare of all citizens, under
careful administrative control.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
U. S. GOES TO THE RESCUE
OF GIRLS IN NICARAGUA
Starving Inmates OF French School In
Interior Of Country to Be Re
Iieved by Marines.

Washington, Sept. 21.-Rear Ad-
miral Switzerland, commanding the
American expedition in Nicaragua,
with Major McKelvey and three com
panies of marines with three machine
guns, joined the battalion OF marines
under Major Butler that was fred
upon and halted by rebels in Masaya
last Sunday while attempting to carry
train over the National railway from
Managua to Granada to relieve famine
threatened French school girls at the
latter place. Admiral Switzerland is
expected to use whatever force may
be necessary TO open up the Nicaragu-
an railway and reach Granada. There
are a number of American girls in the
French institution.
The navy department has only a
brief dispatch from General Pendle-
ton, in charge Of the marine forces at
Managua, reciting that it was neces-
sary to hurry the three companies and
machine guns to Managua. It is re-
ported that the first detachment sent
to the rescue of Granada by Pendleton
was fred on at Masaya, a point on the
railroad between Managua and Gran.
ada. 1t is therefore assumed that the
first detachment, which was com
manded by Major Smedley Butler,
has not reached Granada and has sent
a hurry call for achievements.
The mere facts present a new and
dangerous situation in Nicaragua at
the very moment when General Mena
had given assurances that he would
refrain from hostiIities. The Nicara-
guam government itself has given the
United States the right to operate it's
military forces in Nicaragua for the
protection of American citizens and
all interests needing protection.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
DROP ROOSEVELT MEN.
Drastic Action Taken by Republican
National Committee.

Drastic Action Taken by Republican
National Committee.
New York, Sept. 19.-By unprece-
denied but unanimous action, the Re
publican national committee, sitting as
trial court in the Hotel Manhattan,
ousted seven of it's members for her
esq and disloyaIty to President Taft
The hearing was held behind closed
doors and Chairman Hilles announced
that the committee had accepted the
designations of the members from
Ohio, Oklahoma and Minnesota and
had declared vacant the seats of four
others. Those who we're Ousted are:
Borden D. Whiting of New Jersey,
who has refused to resign. He will be
succeeded by Franklin Murphy, former
governor.
William ]. Edwards of West Virgil
MIA, who has refused to resign. He
will be succeeded by former United
States Senator Nathan Scott.
Richmond Pearson of North Caro-
lima, recently declared disloyal by the
North Carolina Republican state con-
vention. His successor is to be z. c.
Duncan, a former senator.
Russ Avery of California. He has
not resigned, but has said the Republi-
can party in California has quit the
national Republican party. The ma
tional committee will choose his sue
cessor.
Those who resigned are:
Walter F. Brown, the Ohioan, whose
place is to go to Sherman Granger; C.
G. Priestly of Oklahoma, and J. A.
CasWell of Minnesota.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
To HONOR FIRST
GERMAN SETTLERS
Milwaukee Will Hold Exercises
on OctOber 10.
SEATS WILL BE RESERVED
Those Most interested to Be As
sured of Tckets-Addresses VIII
Be Deliver, d b3 a Number of
Prom nent Speakers.

| Milwaukee. two hundred
/ iwenty-ninth anniversary of the land
ing Of the first German settlers in
America viii be celebrated in the
Pabst theater Oct. 10. Prof Eugene
kuehnemann, University of Breslau.
will deliver the principal address.
! Prof. Kuehnemann is the first Carl
ochurz exchange professor at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin.
On account Of the fact that in the
past the building where the celebra-
ton has been held has been filed so
early in the evening that the doors
had to be closed, and many who were
interested in the anniversary were
compelled to remain away, reserved
seats will be placed in the box Office
Oct. s. There will be no admission
fee.
Announcement of the festival fee
was made at the monthly session of
the German-American alliance at
West Side Turn Hall by Leo Stern,
president of the state alliance. The
celebration here will be for the Mil
Yaukee branch, although it is expect
ed that many Germans from different
parts of the state will attend.
The first settlement of German col
onists was made in 1883 at German
town, Pa
Next winter Prof Kuehnemann
will deliver six lectures in lIilwau-
kpa rndpr tho oucniooe Of AZ, r, 49,, -.
American alliance. Others who VIII
lecture include Prof. Paul Reinsch,
University of Wisconsin, and Prof.
Rudolph Cronau, a German historian
of New York.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
PLAN DEEP PROBE
INTO MONEY TRUST
House Committee win Investigate
Big Men of Finance.
MORSE TO TELL HIS STORY
Government Has Engaged Prominent
Counsel to Carry Through the
Work, and Proceedings Are
Likely TO Be Thorough.

New York, Sept. 20.-J. Pierpont
Morgan and Charles w Morse will
be among the first witnesses called
in the money trust investigation to be
resumed by the house committee on
banking and currency in this city
about the middle of November This
was learned from officials of the com
mittee.
Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms White
Of the house OF representatives
is supposed to have served these two
and several other fnanciers with sub
poenas on his arrival from Washing
ton. Mr.. White could not be located.
1t is known, however, that he has
subpoenas for Messrs. Morgan and
Morse, and also for William Rookie
Teller, James Stillman, Thomas F.
Ryan. George F. Baker, president Of
the First National bank; Otto T.
Barnard, president Of the New York
Trust company; William A Nash and
Walter E. Frew, respectively chair
man of the board and president of the
Corn Exchange bank The two latter
are made subject to the jurisdiction
Of the committee by reason of their
service on the clearing house commit
tee.
Maj. E. H Farrar, leader Of the
New Orleans bar and recently presi-
dent of the American Bar associa-
ton, is associated with Mr.. Inter
myer as counsel. Major Farrar has
been in New York for the last two
weeks collaborating with Mr. Inter
myer in the work of preparation for
the resumption of the investigation
in November.
Charles w. Morse is expected to
relate a more sensational story re-
garding the operations of the al
legged money trust than has been told
by witnesses already examined
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
Northwestern Nav Build.

Fond du Lac.-The visit of a party
Of Northwestern railway officials
from Chicago and Green Bay at Calu-
met HarbOr and other points along
the east shore of Lake Winnebago
has given rise to reports that the
Northwestern road contemplates a
belt line around the lake and that
the purpose of the visit was to pass
upon the feasibility of the project
In the event that the Northwestern
decides to build, it would require
thirty-fve miles of track, which.
though paralIeling the Milwaukee
road for some distance in Calumet
county, would tap a rich farming ter
ritOry now without railroad facilities,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
Trials of the Pioneer.

Some idea Of the trials Of pioneer
ing is furnished by an incident of his
practice just reported by a physician
practicing in Sale, Queensland. He
was summoned to Talbotsyille, on the
Crooked river, eighty miles away, to
attend woman He motored half
way, and had to ride the rest. As
soon as he had examined the case, he
ordered the woman's removal to Sale.
The road was so bad that fifty-two
men, working in relays, had to carry
the woman up and down the precipi-
tous places on a shutter, fording the
river four times Finally a buggy was
secured and the patient reached hos
pital after a twenty-four hours jour,
neF
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
SECRETS Barred BY BOOKS.
George w. Perkins Figures in Han
Vester Probe Evidence

Vester Probe Evidence.
Chicago, Sept. 20.-The autobiog-
raphy of the harvester combine, in the
form of minutes of directors and
stockholders meetings, came into the
possession OF the government in re-
spouse to subpoenas issued in the suit
for the dissolution of the International
Harvester company.
The inside history of the corpora
ton, which the government is attack
ing as trust, was laid bare in four big
volumes Of typewriter records. Ed
win P. Grosvenor, assistant to the at
torney general, spent much time look
ing through the minutes for evidence
that the company has sought to sup
press competition and obtain virtual
monopoly in the production and sale of
harvesting machinery.
George w. Perkins was figuring
prominently in the documentary evil
dence submitted.
Not only was he shown to have
been the leading spirit in bringing the
leading manufacturers into the COM
bine in 1902, but documents introduced
by Attorney Grosvenor showed that
he had been the active agent in buying
up additional plants after the trust
was formed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26

Late Saturday, at 8 ,. m, a report
came into the district police station
of a neighbOring boy who had been
missing since early morning. His
mother was sure something direful
had happened to him. A few minutes
later a policeman who knew the child
found him hiding in the alley back Of
his own home
See here. Tommy. what do you
mean by staying away from home and
worrying your mother like this" re-
preached the officer. Come along in
10 the house with me"
SSH Amt yer got no heart. If I
go in now I'll get licked sure. When
it's later and the folks all think I'm
drowned L, can go in and get good
hings cause l amt"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
WOMAN WRITER KILLS SELF.
Becomes Dependent Over Laws De-
Law In Grantinn Her DiLnrce

Becomes Despondent Over Laws De-
lay in Granting Her Divorce.
Los Angeles, Cal, Sept 19.-De-
spondent over the laws delay in
granting her freedom from her hus-
band, and leaving a note in which
she expressed her undying love for
Frank Suzagi, a wealthy Japanese of
Los Angeles, whom she wished to
marry, Mrs. Ida Hawley, twenty-eight
years of ago, a magazine writer, for
merly of New York and Chicago. is
dead at Houston, Tex, from the ef-
fects of morphine, taken with suicidal
intent News of Mrs. Hawley's death
was contained in dispatches received
from the Texas city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
Senator De Soto Money of Mississippi

we're fall, which is supposed to have
fastened his end.
Senator Money served two terms in
the senate. refusing to be a candidate
for a third term because he had be-
come blind, and upon his retirement
moved down on the gulf coast to live
In 1906 he became the Democratic
leader of the senate and was it's whip"
for years. Senator Culberson of Texas
succeeded Senator Money when he
later retired He was a member of
the monetary commission that visited
Europe and made a report to the SEN
ate
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
eeefstead to CO.

An old friend says beefsteak in ten
years will be a rarity, and also says a
statistician figures out there are $780,,
900 fewer cows in New York state
than were here five years ago. He
pays 500 for a COW and sells her for
$40 and buys another for S1GO when
any fellow comes along with a finer,
tresher one to take her place One OF
his near neighbors has eight head OF
cows. The good cows are red. ready and
willing. but nobody can be found who
wants easy regular work like milking.
New York Press
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
Boat Sho OTIS De Pere Dam

Depere.-Carl Wright, his wife,
William Gibson, and a young woman
whose name cannot be learned, had
g narrow escape from death. Mr.
Wright was running a speed boat
back to this city from a trip up the
river, and while going at full speed
shot over the dam at Little Rapids,
seven miles above DePere. The boat
remained upright and foated away
in the current. The only damage was
to the engine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26

Kenosha.-William Kohlman, SIS
years old, returned to his home after
an absence of three months, and
found his wife and children in
mourning. Mrs. Kohlman had iden-
tilted a body found in Fox river as
the remains Of her husband, and
the body was buried The house
hold was upset when a letter came
from Campbell, MINI, stating that
Kohlman was on his way home.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
RuIns Of Buried VILLAGE

Constant movements Of the sands
below the battery at Ferryside. near
Carmarthan. have disclosed the re.
mains of a buried village, and seem
TO confirm 4 local tradition, relates
the London Telegraph. The houses
are OF the usual "bacll-to-back" type
common in Welsh villages until ths
enc Of the Victorian era, and are be,
lie,.ed to be the remains of the village
of ST Ismael which in the reign Of
James l. was swamped by an thrush
Of the sea, which considerably altered
the coast line of Carmarthen bay.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
PREPARE FOR CANAL OPENING.
October IS, 1918, Set for Passage of
First Vessel

First Vessel.
Washington, Sept. 21.-Revised es-
Inmates made public by the Panama
canal commission give October Is,
1913, as the date on which the first
vessel will pass from sea to sea
through the new waterway.
BY December 1, 1914, the canal will
be ready for unrestricted use by COM
mercial vessels. The formal opening,
to be celebrated by naval pageant,
in which the war vessels of the world
will join, will he held January 1, 1915.
With this near approach of the
canals completion it has developed
that more money is being spent by
foreign nations in getting ready for
the new impetus to trade than is be-
ing used in the construction of the
canal itself Five republics alone in
South America are expanding $685.
100000 in the development of their
railways, harbors and waterways.
Every important port of Europe is be-
ing improved to the highest degree Of
efficiency for ocean traffic.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
2s,s15 SHARES TO JOHN D.
Oil King Shown as Heaviest Holder in
Union Tank Line.

New York, Sept 2O.-William NJ.
Hutchinson, secretary and treasurer of
the Union Tank line, testified at the
resumption of the Standard Oil-Waters-
Pierce hearing that the chief business
of his concern was leasing cars to the
Standard Oil company. On request he
produced a list of shares voted, which
included 29,815 by John D. Rockefeller,
976 by William Rockefeller, 752 by
John D. Archbold. The estate of H.
H. Rogers, he said, voted 673 shares
and the University of Chicago 610.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
STRIKERS FIRE ON OFFICERS.
Miners, When Increased Pay Is Re-
fused, Shoot at Deputy Sheriffs.


fused, Shoot at Deputy sheriffs.
Bingham, Utah, Sept 20.-Bullets
greeted IS deputy sheriffs who at.
tempted to draw the fires under the
boilers of the great copper mines here.
From behind breastworks they had
thrown up striking miners. who quit
work because the Utah Copper COM
pany and several other concerns re
fused them an increase in wages, fired
upon the officials and drove them
from the mine works None was in
jured.
Earlier in the day, however, while
armed strike pickets stood guard at
the approaches of the various proper
ties firing shots into the air, one of
their number was wounded by Theo
dore Schweitzer, a deputy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
INDlcT MAYOR FOR GRAFT.

Bloomington Grand Jurors Also Ac-
cuse Police Officials.
Bloomington, H.. Sept. 21.-The
Mclean county grand jury adjourned
after q ten days session probing re-
ports of municipal graft 1t found
true bills against Mayor Albert
Moore, attaches of the police depart
ment and the proprietor of every
gambling house and disorderly house
in the city. One hundred indictments
in all were returned. The charge
against the mayor and police officers
is malfeasance in Office.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
FIND BREAsTPIN IN LUNG.

Doctor Receivers Trinket Girl SwaI-
lowed TWO Years Ago.
New York, Sept 20.-A pearl breast
plate which Olga Martin, eighteen
years old, swallowed while hastily
dressing for a party two years ago,
was taken from the girls lungs at the
Lutheran hospital. The pin was 10.
Gated by X-rays and removed with for
ceps. The breastpin, which she had
placed between her lips while fasten-
ing her collar, accidentally slipped
down the windpipe
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
To Improve Highways.

Green Bay.-The good roads move
ment in this section Of the state is
still commanding attention from the
boards in surrounding counties. It
has been decided by voters OF sew
eraI towns in Door county to spend
$40, 900 to improve the highways
next summer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
Two Plead Not Gulltv.o

New York, Sept 20.-"Gyp the
Blood" and Lefty Louie" charged
with being two of the four men who
killed Herman Rosenthal. entered pleas
of not guilty to indictments of murder
in the first degree on Wednesday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
ain Gun Bursts: One Killed

Glasgow, Sept 2O.-One man was
killed and several seriously injured
on Wednesday by the bursting of a
large gun aboard the warship King Ed
ward, cruising off the west coast of
Scotland.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
Warshiu CAPTURES Pirates

Hongkong, Sept. 21-Pirates who
had planned to seize the steamer
Kwaiping while it was bound for
Heungshan, on the mouth of the West
river, we're thwarted by the arrival of
:. MarShin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26

Washington. Sept, 18.-Six years
firing of the big guns Of the army posts
has resulted in the submission of
many claims for damages on the part
of farmers, cottagers and fishermen
aggregating no less than s32.616.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
Killed on British Wsrs,i,

London. Sept. 20.-One man was
killed and a number injured in an
accident to q gun on board the British
dreadnought Edward VII, during fir
ing of Colon, according to an unofff.
ciaI report received here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
New Plant for Racine,

Racine.-A new modern factory
building, to be constructed at the
cost of $4,000, is to be completed
before next fall. It viii be the home
Of tbe Hamilton and Beach Manu-
featuring company, electrical goods
and specialties.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
STANDARD Oil Retains Grip.

New York, Sept. 19.-Ofcers and
employees Of the Standard Oil com
pany are still in command of the
Buckeye Pipe Line company. a for
mer subsidiary, according to D s
RushnelI
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
Firebuus Rurn Mine Tinnle.

Charleston, W. Va, Sept. 21-Word
reached here that the big ttpple Of
the Carbon Coal company in Kanawha
county had been fired by incendiaries
and was rapidly being destroyed. The
tipple is in the martial law section.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
Hats Hlnher Cattle Ratas

Washington, Sept 1S>-Proposed in
creases in the transportation rates on
cattle from points in New Mexico TO
Kansas City and eastern destinations
were suspended by the interstate
commerce commission.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-26
VIII Probe Coal Shortage

PottsviIle, Pa, Sept. 21.-A telegram
from the acting secretary of the de
partment Of commerce and labor gives
assurances that the government in
tends to begin a detailed investigation
of the short supply of anthracite.