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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
KNOX SAYS KEEP
HANDS OFF CHINA
America Would Restore Pro-
visions of Open Door.
ALL POWERS ARE NOTIFIED
Secretary Seeks TO Prevent Secret
Loans That Would Amount to
Lien on Country-Germany
in Accord.

Washington. - That the United
States insists upon an immediate
reaf1rmation of the open door pol
icy in China, no matter what may be
the fate of the empire, is made public
in a note transmitted to the German
ambassador Count Won Bernstorf. by
Secretary Of State Knox
The Knox note is warning of
hands eff to all the powers that seek
special aggrandizement in China.
1t is asserted on highest authority
that Secretary Knox's declaration is
intended to prevent secret loans Of
vast sums of money to either political
party in China, which would give a
practical lien upon the new govern
ment
The United States government has
formally declared that there shall be
equality Of opportunity even in the
matter of loans and that it is the duty
of every government to SO inform the
various syndicates which may be try
ing secretly to obtain a preponderat-
ing influence in the affairs of the com
ing republic.
1t is regarded as significant. that
Germany and the United States are
working together for this reassertion
Of the open door and that it was these
two governments which first saw the
necessity of forcing the other nations
of the concert to adopt the policy
which Secretary Knox now proclaims.
The ambassadors of all the nations
which have undertaken to send troops
into China were handed a copy Of the
note which the secretary of state sent
to the German ambassador with the
understanding that they should be
published in the European papers.
The incidental and sure effect of the
Knox note will be to uncover what
ever schemes the contiguous nations,
Russia and Japan, have toward acquir-
ing financial liens over and consequent
extraordinary concessions from the re-
public, which is soon to be proclaimed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
R|PON YOUTH HELD
FOR KILLING MAN
iS-Year-0Id Wo0dcutter Con-
fesses to Brutal Staying.
SELF-DEFENSE is CLAIMED
Robert PrilI, Aged 10, Admits Club
bing Edward Schmidt to Death
With Shotgun-Pair Lived in a Hut
on Shore of Green Lake.

Fond du Lac.-Robert Prill, a
youth of Is, is in the county jail here
facing charge of murder, and a con
fession of the killing of Edward
Schmidt, a fellow Woodcutter, has
been made public by Sheriff Smacien-
ski Prill's arrest and confession
comes after the finding of Schmidt's
body, with the skull crushed, on the
south shore Of Green lake.
In his confession PriIl denies that
he had a murderous motive The
crime, he asserts, was committed in
seif-defense when Schmidt had
threatened him Schmidt, who was
stranger in the community, came
to Fond du Lac a few weeks ago. At
that time he was given work with
PrilL cutting timber from a tract
seven miles from town.
The men lived in a shack on the
lake shore that had been built by
Prill In that lonely spot the murder
IS said to have occurred. Schmidt
had not been home for days, accord
ing to the reported confession of
Prill. When he came in the cabin an
argument was started, and as Prill
was going hunting it continued after
the men left the shack Once out
side, Prill says, Schmidt started for
him, and he raised his shotgun and
fired twice, both shots merely graz
ing Schmidt's face.
At this Schmidt laughed, he says,
and continued toward PrilI, carrying
his ak. Since the loads of both bar
rels of the gun had been used, Prill
says, he thought his death was an
easy matter.
I swung with all my force with
the gun barrel and fetched him
down, explained the boy, telling his
story in his cell. Schmidt dropped,
and l dragged him some distance to
the lake and there left him. It was
either him or me, and l got him first,
and that is all there is to it..
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22

A series of symptoms which may
have been observed by motorists have
now been recognized by DR.. Roget of
Montlucon, who describes them as
causing vague pains, limited to the
internal ear, without any tendency to
spread to the throat, forehead or
Eeck." Another symptom not always
present is a curious cracking in the
ear, which occurs when the sufferer
IS swallowing or drinking. DR.. Roget
has come to the conclusion that it is
question of neuralgia pain. The con-
tinual rush of air in motoring. passing
snto the external auditory canal. beats
on the membrane of the tympanum.
THIS brings on pain, especially in the
right ear, which is naturally on the
brake side Of the car. The pain be-
comes more acute if the journey is
prolonged after the first ache is felt.
For the remedy the doctor advises,
first OF all, rest. In a few days, ex-
coping in serious cases, the trouble
will vanish. When the pains are acute
drop of oil containing cocaine will
give immediate relief. AS measures of
prevention, he advises the use of caps
with ear fiaps.-Dundee Advertiser.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
SWEARS STEEL TRUST
FLoGS ITS LAB0RERS
Investigator Tells Congressional Com
mIttee of Cruelties Toward Con-
Victs in Southern Plants.

Washington.-S Shelby Harrison.
special investigator and magazine
writer, testified before the Stan
ley steel committee that the United
States Steel corporation was guilty
OF gross cruelty toward the convict
laborers it employs in its southern
plants.
Harrison testified that in May and
June OF last year he entered the camp
OF the Tennessee Coal & Iron com
pany in the Birmingham district. and
at that time $50 state convicts and
24O convicts were employed
The convicts are divided into task
groups according to their physical
condition. he said There are four
such classes, and at the time ! made
the investigation the company paid
$40 a month for each man of the first
class. The wage scale decreased
proportionately until when the last
or fourth class was reached the state
received only $1,000 a month. County
convicts averaged $3.50 a month"
Attorneys for the steel corporation
declared that when the present con
tracts for convicts expire no new con
tracts will be made.
According to Harrison, the men
We're stripped and fogged unmerci-
fully when they failed to accomplish
the tasks set for them.
Charles M. Schwab, steel magnate
of Bethlehem, Pa, testified before the
senate finance committee on the prob
able effect of the house Democratic
steel bill. He said the Underwood
rates on larger steel products would
be of most serious consequences to
the steel business in the eastern
states and undertook to make plain
his own attitude.
Mr.. SchWab went on to say that
without protection he would want no
financial interest in the steel business,
and he would regard as wasted the
$35,000,000 which recently had been in
vested in his business
After all ny work and the invest
ment of my fortune, l have never
taken a penny out of the industry and
have never paid a dividend, and if the
proposed tariff is to be the law | re-
peat that I will cash in said Mr.
Schwab in closing his general state
N ent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
BETTER BUTTER URGED
FEDERAL EXPERT GIVES ADVICE
AT GREEN BAY CONVENTION.
Wisconsin Buttermakers' Association
Chooses Oflcers-Lauritz Olson
of De Pere Elected President.

Green Bay.-Thomas Corneliuson,
government dairy expert, in an ad-
dress before the Wisconsin Butter
Makers association convention here.
said the butter makers were losing
business and injuring their trade by
not manufacturing a better quality of
butter. He said the oleo manufactur-
ers were increasing the sales of their
products because of that fact. A. J.
Glover, associate editor of Hoard's
Dairyman, urged the more extensive
growing of alfalfa in Wisconsin, de-
clarlng 1t 10 be the best feed for COWS.
The experiments have shown, he said,
that a COW can produce in year over
5000 pounds of milk when fed on
alfalfa.
The Wisconsin Association of
Creamery Owners and Managers
meeting is held Jointly with the con
vention of the butter makers.
The following officers of the but
ter makers association were elected:
Lauritz Olson, West Depere. presi-
dent; F. W Bowar, Cazenovia. vice
president; G. H. Heckendorn, Madi-
son, secretary; A. W Zimmerman,
NorWalk, treasurer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
The Part of Wisdom

Everybody in Middle Bay knew that
Mrs. Captain Liscomb was talking
about making a visit to her married
daughter in Cincinnati. She had been
talking about it for two years, but
age and the natural timidity of
woman unused to travel had postponed
the great event from month to month.
until the neighbors began to wonder
whether 1t would ever come to pass.
So enc morning, when Uncle Billy
Evans met Captain Bscomb in Eccles'
store, there was a twinkle in his eve
as he asked:
'Whens Mis- Liscomb going out to
Ohio. Daniel?"
Don't ask met" returned the cap
tain. a little peevishly. Z don't know
nothin about it. If I tell her to go.
she says I want to get rid of her II
j tell her to stay to home, She saws
I'm mean! amt saying a single
word! youths Companion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
UNITED STATES ARMY
Is PREPARED TO MOVE
Troops Would Protect Americans and
Their Interests, But Not Inter
yene in Mexico.

Washing ton.-Any mobilization Of
United States troops that might be
made along the Texas border is not
intended for intervention in Mexico
by this country.
This was the attitude Of the state
department telegraphed to various
consular and diplomatic representa-
dves in Mexico who had complained
that intervention talk there was fos-
tering a dangerous anti-American
sentiment
The state department reiterated
emphatically that this government
had no interest in Mexico beyond the
safety Of American lives and inter
ests, but from the same consular
agents came reports far from reas-
surfing as to the stability of the Mex
lean federal government.
No specific formidable uprising was
recorded, but small upheavaIs, regard
ed as symptoms OF general dissatis-
faction, led to an apprehension that
the malcontents may unite, confront
ing the government with serious
crisis.
The general staff has completed
plans for a big troop movement when
that becomes necessary.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
WILL HANDLE OWN CROPS
Washburn County Farmers and Fruit
Growers Plan a Big Mutual
Benefit Association.

Washburn.-A meeting of farmers
and fruit growers of the Chequame-
gon bay district will be held in this
city to form a big association for the
handling of the products of the fruit
orchards and farms of this section.
Recently the Chequamegon Farmers
association was Incorporated and it
is now planned to unite this organi-
zation with the Washburn Fruit
Growers association. The plan is
to erect a large warehouse in this
city, where the products of the farm
and orchard can be handled With
the two organizations combined it is
figured the extra expense of manage
ment would be eliminated and pro-
duce handled in better shape
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
Pioneer Editor Dies.

Beaver Dam.-Thomas Hughes,
aged 70, died at his home in this city
after short illness, of heart trouble,
He came to Beaver Dam in 1847 and
in 1856 started to learn the printers
trade in the Dodge County Citizen
Office, which newspaper plant he pur-
chased in 1862, and owned until
1910, when he sold it to E. E. Par
ker & Son. He was postmaster of
Beaver Dam from 1899 to 1912 and
had held many political Offices.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
CHECK ON DREAD DISEASE
Iieves Will Control tuberculosis
In Animals.

DR.. Burton r, Rogers, Ames, Ia.
who was for q number of years an
Inspector of meats for the United
States government, Is trying to induce
the federal authorities to adopt a
method for discovering tuberculosis in
cattle. which, he says. will result in
locating all the diseased animals in
the country within a year. His plan
Is to have every man who sends hogs
20 market to have his name and ad-
dress on tag fastened TO the hogs
ear. Doctor Rogers said:
Very few hogs live longer than a
year A 200-pound hog is about the
weight at which they are shipped to
market. All of them are examined by
government inspectors, but under the
present system OF inspection no one
knows where diseased hog comes
from.
tuberculosis IN hogs is not dan
gerous to those using the meat be-
cause 1t is subjected to heat before be-
ing eaten, and a very little heat is
sufficient to kill the germs. But while
the life Of the hog is short. the life
or the COW is comparatively long.
There is no way Of learning if a COW
IS infected with the disease except by
technical examination.
1T is the custom to have the cattle
and the hogs live together as close
neighbors, and so when a COW becomes
diseased the hogs remain healthy but
q short time Nov tho life oP q cC,ry
is about ten years, and she may have
tuberculosis nearly all her life and no
body know anything of It. But hog
that has lived near her for a few
months will surely get the disease,
and by the scheme I suggest this hog
could be made to carry the tale of
the sick cattle to the Inspectors"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
Paw $24. $50 Her.taee Lax.

Madison-The estate of Mrs.
Adelia Berry Sloane, who died some
time ago at Lenox, Mass, paid the
state of Wisconsin $24,650 as in
heritance taxes on 10000 shares of
Northern Pacific railroad stock own
ed by Mrs Sloane at the time OF her
death The taxes were paid as the
result of a compromise of the states
claim, which was approved by the
governor and state tax commission
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
Life of a Microbe

The microbe is tenacious Of life.
Tor, according to a French contempt
rary, Migula found the bacillus
leposporous placed on a sheet Of
glass lives for five years. Germs of
potato disease sealed in a tube we're
living after a period of eight years. In
1879 Bail of Prague, after lapse of
IL years, infected a mouse fatally with
some bacilli. Nestler investigated
clods OF earth stored in a herbarium
for over half a century, and found So
200 living spores to the gram. Some
earth wrapped in paper since 1924,
and protected from atmospheric germs.
showed on examination 10 900 bacteria
10 the gram. Eighty-seyen years is a
ripe age, even for a microbe.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
AUGUST H0GE PUT ON TRIAL
Aged Oconomowoc Man, Accused of
Staying Wife While She Slept,
Faces Waukesha Court.

Waukesha.-The case against Au-
gust Hoge, aged SO years, charged
with having murdered his aged wife
with hammer while she slept, came
up for trial in circuit court before
Judge Lueck. Hoge has been seri-
ously i'll at the Jail here with pneu-
monia and for time it was feared
he would not live to face trial
The crime of which he is accused
was committed at Oconomowoc on
Nov. IA. When arrested Hoge Wig
orously denied his guilt and las since
stuck to his assertion, although he
has told conflicting stories as to the
occurrence
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
Highway Instructors Named.

Madison.-George w. White, Chip
pewa Falls; William c. Maher, Eau
Claire; John D. Bennett, Mineral
Point; A. V. Robinson, New Lisbon;
Thomas Cauley, Stevens Point; G. J.
Knudson, Clintonville; w. w. Noble,
Omro, were appointed by the Wiscon-
sin highway commission to take
charge of the state aid instruction in
their respective counties during
1912.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22

University of Wisconsin Recognizes
Advancement Work of w. D.
Hoard and Alex. Arnold.

Madison.-Special recognition was
awarded by the Wisconsin college of
agriculture at the annual farmers
convention, to w D. Hoard, Fort At
kinson, for eminence in advancing
the dairy industry; Alexander Arnold
of Galesburg, for general agricultural
progress, and to Marsh Bros, De-
kalb, ILL.,, for the development of the
Marsh reaper. These honors are
awarded annually to two or three
farmers who have contributed large
ly to the development of agricultural
thought and education. Last years
benefciaries of the awards were Al
exander Galbraith, GAINESVILLE, and
William TOoIe, Baraboo.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
cI.n1i. u.Ins Aosin viz

Boston.-Claudia Libbey Hams. cen
trail figure in the sensational shoot
ing of William E. Annis by her hus-
band. Capt. Peter c. Hams, at Bay
side. L. l., in 1908, was married to
Reginal F. Bolles. a prominent Bos-
ton artist. at her home in Milton.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
Saloon Men Nav Protes St

Superior. saloon keep
ers will test the constitutionality Of
the provision of commission govern
ment law for cities which bars from
them office. Plans are now being
formed It is contended that they
are engaged in business Iegalized by
law and that TO bar them on account
Of it is violation of the constitution
OF the United States. Impression pre-
walls here that they Will undoubtedly
knock out that section of commission
law if a test is made, but that the
law as a whole viii stand.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
seaear Heads State Plumbers

Green Bay.-At the closing session
of the Wisconsin State Association of
Journeymen Plumbers and Steamfit-
ters' association officers for the en-
suing year were elected and Racine
was chosen as the next place of
meeting. The officers are: R. Sea
ger, president, Milwaukee; vice presi-
dent, E. M. Ferguson, Madison; sec
rotary and treasurer, J. J. Wertz, Ra-
cine
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
Makes Plea for Farmers.

Madison.-That Gov. McGovern
should fill the four vacancies on the
board of agriculture with farmers,
since only five of the thirteen mem
bers are practical agriculturists, was
the demand made by former Dean
Henry of the college of agriculture
at the annual meeting of the Wiscon-
sin Livestock Breeders association
here
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
FATAL BOMB SENT BY MAIL
Internal Machine That Killed Woman
Not Brought by Messenger

New York-The mystery surround
ing the murder of Helen Tay-
loT, killed by the explosion of a bomb
in her apartments on Saturday, grew
deeper with the disclosure that the
package containing the internal ma
chine was apparently sent by mail in
stead of having been delivered by mes
senger, as had been supposed.
The police have found a letter car
rier who said that he delivered to a
woman he believed to have been Mrs.
Taylor a package about five inches
long, three inches wide and two inches
high. This description tallies well
with the bomb package.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
VOTE ON COMMISSION FORM
Board Rue Is Rejected b. Ashland
and Waukesha-R,ce Lake
Adopts Plan.

acknowledgements of the
commission form of government won
a victory here at the special election
on Tuesday when the proposition of
adopting board rule for the Spring
city was defeated by a majority of
$50 votes. A total of 1926 votes
was cast. Friends of the plan de-
clare they will bring up the question
again next year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
MRS. TAFT CHANGES cREEDs
Presidents sister-in-Law Becomes Con

Presidents Sister-in-Law Becomes Con-
vert to Roman Catholic Church.
New York.-Mrs. Henry w. Taft,
wife of the presidents brother, has
become convert to the Roman
Catholic faith. says the Times. She
renowned the Episcopal. faith and was
received into the Catholic church last
Friday, in the chapel of st. Ignatius
Loyola church. Father Vaughan, the
English Jesuit priest, who long has
been a friend of Mrs. Taft, received
her formal confession of faith.
From childhood Mrs Taft was a de-
voted member of the Protestant Epis-
cOpal church. Mr. Taft and his broth
er, President Taft, are Unitarians
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
WILSON MUST FACE INQUIRY
Committee Decides to investigate
Charges Involving Secretary.

Committee Decides to Investigate
Charges Involving Secretary.
Washington.-Thorough investiga-
ton of the charges that govern
ment reports on Florida Everglade
lands were suppressed by officials of
the department of agriculture at the
instance of land Spectators and that
department engineers were dismissed
because of controversies in this con-
nection was determined on by the
Democratic members of the house
committee on expenditures in the de-
partment Of agriculture.
A statement issued by Solicitor Nc
Cabe of the department with the ap-
prevail of Secretary Wilson, declares
the charges against the department
are untrue and that "the effort to be-
smirch the secretary of agriculture
will fail"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
Nahum Farmers Fined.

Waupun-Two brothers, John and
William Senilon, well-to-do farmers,
have been fined 800. ordered to sell
half of their livestock and take prop
er care Of the remainder as the result
Of being convicted on a charge of cru
city to animals.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
Harbor Aid Bills Pass.

Washington, D. C.-The senate
passed the bills for aids to naviga-
ton at Ashland and Oconto which
were introduced by Senator Stephen
son. The nominations of F. H. Mag
deburg for pension agent at Milwau-
kee; Bert Williams, postmaster at
lola; William H. Barray, postmaster
at Wautoma, were confirmed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
INDIcT 80 IN BLAST CASES.
Forty to Fifty Labor Chiefs to Be
Arrested.

Arrested.
dianapolis.-UniOn labor officials
and agents whom the government
holds criminally responsible with
the McNamaras and Ortie E. McMani-
gal for perpetrating more than 100 ex-
plosions which occurred in cities from
Massachusetts to California in the last
six years, and in which the wrecking
of the Los Angeles Times building
was an incident. were indicted by the
federal grand jury here. Thirty-two
indictments were returned. Capiases
for arrests have been issued. and all
the men indicted are to be taken in
custody on a day secretly fixed by the
government.
The courtroom was packed when
Herbert NJ. Glessbrenner, foreman of
the grand jury, lugged the indictments
in from the jury room in two bullying
suit cases. The names of those in
dicted were ordered suppressed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22

Isaacs (who has been hit with a
golf bald will have you in the law
courts for dis. I win sue you for five
pounds damagesl
Golfer-But surely you heard me
shout "fore?"
Isaae-Right! I viii take it!-Lon.
don Opinion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-22
RlDeEWAY SUCCEEDS MELcHER

Named Second Vice President in
Place of Wreck Victim.
New York.-At a meeting of the
directors of the Rock Island road
A. c. Ridgway was elected second
vice president of the company to sue
coed F. o. Melcher, who was killed in
the recent wreck on the Illinois Cen
trail road at Kinmundy, Ill.