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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-07

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DR.. d. A. Teller, dentist, office
In old Wood County National bank
building. Phone No. so. Residences
No. $50. Il.
Painting and finishing done In
first class style Call on Will Suhr,
Phone 279. x.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-07

and Nessrs Leslie Smith and Edw.
Benjamin of Chicago. Earl Hill and
Roe Love spent Sunday at the Rich
mond home.
Mr.. and 1ks. VIII Gross Of Wan
sau We're in the city Tuesday to
attend the funeral Of Geo. w. Davis.
Charles Mccarthy, town of Sigel
was sentenced to htirty days in
the county Jail by Judge John Rob
erts Saturday. T. J. White was the
complaining witness. District Attor-
ney Ghas. E. Brere appeared for
the state and Geo. P. Hambnecht ap-
peared for Mccarthy. A plea Of
noio contendere was entered by Mr..
Ham brecht-
A. B. Sutor who recently purchased
the Wooster place on the corner of
Wiley and Ninth streets, has work
men engaged fixing it up. They have
knocked down the old wood she'd
which has been a conspicuous eye
sore for sometime. The one-story
wing of the house is to be moved
to he back of the lot and used for
a garage and a new addition will be
erected so as to give more room.
We understand that Mr.. Sutor is fix
ing up the place for himself and will
move therein when ready for oocu-
pancy.
George Hamm spent Sunday
at Green Bay.
Miss Winnie Witte was a Wau-
paca visitor on Sunday.
R. F. Mathews returned from
Waupaca on Sunday evening,
Mrs. E. Hicks of Necedah visit
ed friends in the city last week.
Mrs. Hahner returned Sunday
from a visit with friends in Kau-
kauna.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Hill and
son Myron were Green Bay visit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-24
BRYAN TALKS OF HIS
SOURCES OF INCOME
Public Detailed Account of His
Private Expenditures

Washington, September 23.--Secre-
tary Bryan says he does not mind dis
enssins his sources OF income, hut he
thinks 1t is going a little too far to
ask him to make a public detailed
account of his private expenses A
speech by Senator MARITIME defending
the seeretary's chautauqua lecturing in
which the senator said Mr. Bryan was
supporting mission students N JapaL
brought many inquiries today
The secretary issued this statement:
I'VE are not educating any boys in
Japan. A Japanese student lived with
us for about five years but Senator
Marines remarks probably refer to
students whom we have assisted III
other parts of Asia. but | do not con
slider it necessary to discuss he mat
ter. | have discussed the sources OF
my income but / am not yet convinced
that the public requires me to discuss
each contribution which | see fit to
make to a worthy cause.
II may add that / answer these ques-
tions with reluctance and with The feel
ing that the newspapers represented by
those who ask the questions feel more
curiosity than the general public does
in regard to my private affairs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-24
BARS VISITORS FROM
TREASURY VAULTS
Result of Employees in Allowing Ty
Cobb to Write Name on
Bank Notes

Washington. September 23-The free
dom of the treasury department ac-
corded Ty Cobb, the Detroit o1tfielder.
on sightseeing tour a few days age.
resulted in the issuance of an ironclad
order today by Thomas F. Kane. act
ing comptroller of the currency, fol-
bidding the entrance of any outsider
to any of the vaults containing national
bank notes.
The treasury probably more than
any other department in Washingtia
is filled with baseball fans and when
the Datroit star called he was figur-
atvcly handed the keys of the build :
ing. ne was ushered into the big vault
containing national bank notes and, be-
ing u director of a Lavonia, Ga, bank.
Was permitted to write his name alonc
the margin of a sheet of notes. When
this episode appeared In the newspa :
pers Comptroller Kane was startled
because an immemoral rule of tho
treasury had been broken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-24
PROBING DEATH OF
"BIG TIM" SULLIVAN
Body Was Cold With Small Flow of
Blood When Picked Up Imme-
diately After Accident

New York, September 23.-Trainmen
who reached the body of big Tim
Sullivan a few minutes after the train
passed over the congressman. found 1t
cold with a small loss of blood, ac-
cording to testimony understood to
have been given today before Assistant
District Attorney Groehl, who conduct
ed an inquiry into the death of big
Tim
Reports that the congressman's death
was not accidental and that he had
met foul play at the hands of thugs
who palced his body on the rails to
hide their crime led to the investiga-
ton.
policeman In the morgue identi-
fed the body September 13, after it had
lain nearly two weeks unrecognized
The trainmen were witnesses before
Mr.. Groehl who examined also the
nurses who were with the congress
man during his last days. The prose-
cutor said he would not decide until
after the inquest next Monday whether
to ask for supreme court order to
have the body exhumed to determine
the cause of death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-24
Want Government To Grow
Beef Cattle For Packers
Dublin Says Cavalymen Should Be Used AS CowboysWould
Have Government Sell Meat At Cost to Prevent
Threatened Meat Famine

Chicago, September 23.-It is the duty
of the United States to stock its govern
ment lands in the west with cattle. put
the army, especially the cavalry to work
as cowboys to handle the animals, supply
the packers with this beef at cost so that
the prices would be lowered to the people
and a threatened meat famine due In six
or eight years averted, in the opinion of
A. NJ. Dublin of New York, delegate to
the American Meat Packers association,
who today declared that only by sorse
drastic eetiqtlskonla tbe scat shortage re
prevented
My suggestion Is perfectly simple
said Mr.. Dublin. he government lands
in the west could be made into great pas
lures, where countless cattle could be
raised to relieve the present high cost of
meat and avert the famine that surely
is coming otherwise, M
Unless some such action is taken there
will be no meat on the tables of American
workingmen in the next decade. The gov
ernment has no higher obligation than
to relieve this situation, which every day
is becoming more serious. The land SO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-24
governor FIELDER
WINS Nomination
Will Lead Democrats i'm New
Jersey-Progressive
Vote Light

Trenton, " j.. September 23.-lneom-
plete returns indicated Fielder's selection
by the democrats by a plurality Of about
10000 votes and that Stokes in the re-
publican contest, pollsd between 6O,o00 and
10000 more than any one of his oppo-
nents. The progressive vote was light,
the third party polling apparently not
more than 5000 throughout the state. Colby
ran about two to one ahead of Osborne.
Bostop. September 23.-Congressman
Augustus p. Gardiner. Lieut.. Gov. David
L. Walsh and Charles S. Bird will lead
the republican. democratic and sprogres-
slye state tickets, respectively. in the
fan campaign, as the result of the pri-
mares today. Lieutenant Governor Walsh
and Mr.. Bird were nominated without op-
position and Congressman Gardiner won
after lively contest with Col Everett
G. Benton.
Returns from Boston. 10 small cities
and 92O out of $50 towns gave Gardiner
l517S Benton E.df5. For the second place
onsthe democratic ticket it appeared from
the early returns that Edward r Barry
had defeated Richard H. Long.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-24

stocked could supply the army with meat
first, thcn the rest could be sent to the
packets at cost and the consumer could
get II with the mere price of dressing
added\ The lower prices would be aston
ishing. \This action or something just as
effectiveNpust be done at once.
Il have taken this up with some of the
delegates, \Some approve while others
say it is tob paternalistic. Ethics how
ever. must not stand in the way of relief
when an actual famine is staring us in
the face
The American housewife WAS, taken 10
task for wasting meat. A fourth part
OF all the meat killed for the table is
wasted Poor families refuse to be con
tent with chuck and round steak, despite
the fact that those cuts can be made de-
licious by correct cooking, and the great
American family of meat eaters fails 20
practice proper economy In its meat diet,
said john 7. RUSSELL president of the
Master Butchers association of America
He added the housewife must do her part
If the high prices of meats are to be
brought down or even prevented from
going up.
The packers voted yesterday to spend
100000 a year for five years to stimulate
the cattle raising industry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-24

CRUSHES FATHERS
SKULL AS He SLEPT
Butler Youth Murders
Parent, Claiming Cruelty
as Excuse

Greenville, September 2s-Essick Glib.
son. 16 years old. was. arrested near Fort
Deposit, this county. yesterday and
brought to jail here charged with the
murder of his father. The boy claims
his father was cruel to him and severely
beat him. 81
Monday night of. last week the boy says
he crept into his fathers bedroom and
crushed the sleeping mans skull He
closed the door. locking little dog in the
room with the body, and then ran to his
brothers home. some distance away, tell
ing him what he had done and asking
time to get away.
Sunday neighbor passed the home OF
Alex Gibson, the father and went in tu
notify him that hogs were in his garden
The barking of the dog caused the neigh
Dor to open the door when the body OF
the man, which the dog had mutilated
was found.
The boy SAYS he is wi.ling to spend his
life in prison for his crime, but thinks
he was justified in his deed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-24
LOBBY COMMITTEE
! REPORT THIS WEEK
Y V0lumin0us Document Deals
in Detail With Bunch
of Evidence

Washington. September 2S.--The report
|bf the House lobby committee will be
bubmitted by Chairman Garrett during
the present week. 1t will be a voiumi-
nous document, dealing in detail with
fhe thousands Of pages Of evidence given
before the committee
One part of the report that is troub-
hing members of the committee is that
concerning Representative McDermott of
Illinois Some OF the committeeman are
|said to hold that the various charges
(which Martin M. Mulhall, former lob
|byist'' for the National Association of
and l.. H. McMichael.
|bne-time chief page of the House, made
Against McDermott, We're not sufficiently
to warrant further action.
1t is expected, however, that the COM
.nittee at least will lay before the House
&he fact that McDermott borrowed $500
from Washington association of liquor
Dealers during the pendency of string
|ent District Of Columbia liquor legisa-
tfon. If further action should be deemed
|necessary by the House. the matter neces-
bairly would be handled BY some other
|committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-24
MAN Who MURDERED.
.SCH[ANSKY WANTED.
IN SEVERAL PLACES
Believed to Have Attacked
Merchants in Louisville,
Cleveland, Toledo, Pitts
burg and Philadelphia

indianapolis, September 23.--Con-
WINGED that the young man who yes
terday brutally murdered and robbed
In hotel here, is the same person
who has committed similar crimes In
several eastern and middle western
cities, the local police department to-
night asked officers in every large
city east of the Mississippi river to
watch for the slayer. They believe the
murderer is Joseph Ellis. about 81 years
old. of Richmond Va.
Investigation of the murder Of
Schlansky showed that it had been
coolly planed and the escape so cum
ningly carried out as to throw off sus-
picion temporarily.
Did Not Escape Immediately
After numbering the merchant the
man discarded collar spotted with
blood walked to a nearby store where
he purchased another and them, return
Ing to the lobby of the hotel wherein
his victim lay dead, remained for an
hour or more Late in the afternoon
the slayer returned ito his room and
tHcu, EOiiiB W thV tiiiCd ,tCPct, Se5Sdi Cd
his suitcase from, the, checkroom and
lis believed to have caught an east
bound train. e 3.t.f s.s..e
From information gathered by tho
police Ellis. known also as Brokaw
and Robert Duncan, committed similar
crimes in Louisville last week and left
there, Saturday for indianapolis. Pre-
vIous to the Louisville robberies the
man is supposed to- have attacked
clothing. merchants or "a second hand
ledo, philadelphia and Pittsbprg.
In each town where the man operated
his scheme was the same. He would
Register at a hotel under an--assumed
name call on either one of the smaller
clothing merchants of a second hand
dealer and explaining that he had some
vsf1uables he must get out of his pos
session at once. ask the dealer 10 go to
his room. Once in the mans room, the
procedure nearly always was the same.
The victim either was struck down or
forced at the point of a revolver to
submit to being bound and gagged.
Then his valuables were stolen and
1
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-24
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

l-No decision on final point raised by
attorneys for Sulzer.
New York republicans want party
rules changed.
Decision in Thaw case postponed until
next week.
Has little fear of tariff penalties
2-Tuscaloosa win fight boil weevil
3-Foreign exchange enormous item in
bank resources.
Rain interrupts railroad traffic.
Capitol at jackson now 10 years old.
Editorial comment.
5-Auditorum bond issued election called
for October q.
Mrs. Butler held without bond.
Warm controversy over paving award
Ninth district becoming lively.
Non-suit entered in Mrs. Poole's case.
6-Women's S page.
.7-Sports.
S-Mrs Pankhurst wanted in Georgia.
Many reports are made to Baptists.
lo-Keep boys on farm. says Governor
11-Felix Diaz returning to Mexico.
49, Markets.
14-Burnett will be opposed by Rainey.
Thirty pensioners in danger In Cal
houn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-24
HAS L|TTLEFEAR OF
TARIFF PENALTIES
Simmons Does Not Think
Joint Resolution Needed
CONFERs WITH ROSE
Conferees Complete Most of Admins
trative Sections of Tariff Bill, But
Leave Number of Important
Items for Consideration

Washington, Septemberl 22.-Chairman
simmons of the joint congressional tariff
conference committee informed officials of
the state department today that he did
not believe it necessary to supplement
the tariff bill with any resolution de-
signed to continue exciting trade rela-
tions with foreign countries. The point
raised yesterday by Secretary Bryan, and
which had given state department Of
ficials concern, was the subject of fur
ther conference today between Senator
Simmons and Robert F. Rose. foreign
trade adviser of the department.
Il don't think there is any danger
of foreign countries imposing tariff pen
alties against the United States or any
reason for such action said Senator
Simmons tonight THE new tariff will
offer the minimum rates of the United
States to all countries and | can see no
just reason for any countries taking ac-
tion to disturb existing conditions or
to withdraw favored nation treatment
from the United States
Prepare Resolution
8 The state department was at work to-
day upon the preparation of a resolution.
beA.'oNt
by both houses of Congress, guaranteeing
that maximum penalties of the proposed
new law would not be applied against
any country until an opportunity had
been given for the negotiation of new
treaties. A majority of the members
of the tariff conference committee do not
believe its passage is necessary, but its
introduction will depend entirely upon
the decision reached at further confer
ences between the state department and
congressional leaders.
The conferees today completed most of
the administrative sections of the tariff
bill. but left open a number of important
items that will be disposed of tomor-
row. These included the retaliatory Sec
tion of the law the anti-dumping clause
and the section giving per cent rebate
in tariff on goods brought in American
owned ships.
The Senate's amendment prohibiting at
torneys from taking customs cases on
a contingent basis was agreed to. The
strong nquistorial features of the House
bill, which would give this country au-
thority to exclude merchandise when for
eign manufacturers refused to disclose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-24
PRESIDENT WILSON !
SPENDS ENJOYABLE
DAY AT PRINCETON
Was the Proud Aumnus ard Not
Chief Magistrate of NationF-DemA
onstrates Remarkable Mfmory
for Faces

Princeton, n. J., September 20.
President Wilson left here at 1 o'clock
this afternoon for Washington after
spending one of the happiest days Of
his life in his home town He CAME
to vote in the democratic primaries for
governor but he turned the day into
one of joyful "reminiscences as he
walked with friends amid the familiar
scenes of Princeton university Life
long companions who saw him today
for the first time since he left here
on March 3. for the inauguration de-
elared he had never looked better It
was the proud alumnus and not the
chief magistrate of the NATION who
swung easily along through the cam
pus Members of the faculty students
and townsfolk trailed the President
about He shook hands with many he
met.
Memory for Faces
The Presidents memory for faces
was illustrated in curious way. In
group of students who passed, he
spied one who nodded but passed mod
estly onward.
Hello Jack westcott,1 said the
President as he stepped forward and
greeted the bashful young man.
when ! saw him last, explained
Mr. Wilson afterward to his compare
ions, he was but "a small hoy
Young Westcott is a son of Prof
Westeott who teaches Latin in the
university.
In the trophy room at the gymnasium
the President animatedly called at
tention to the collection of footballs
and baseballs. some painted red and
others blue The blue ones are those
we won from Yale and the red those
we won from Harvard said the Presi-
dent smiling. we are very proud OF
Them
After his tour through the university
the President motored to the Cleveland
memorial tower and the graduate col
lege. He made but one call this at the
home of Mrs Eliza Ricketts,. 81 years
old, his next door neighbor and ae-
quaintance of many years the also
went to his old home on Cleveland
lane, found the key in his pocket and
showed his friends about
After an automobile ride to the Law
renceville school the PRESIDENT boarded
his private car. The crowd gave him
farewell cheer as his train pulled
sout
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-24
President Returns

Washington. September 23.-President
Wilson, Secretary Garrison, Senator
Hughes and Secretary Tumuty returned
here at 9:45 o'clock tonight after voting
in the New Jersey primaries. The trip
from Princeton was a merry, story tell
Ing bee in which the President was a
frequent contributor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-24
Guthries Guests at Lunch

Toxic, Japan, September 23Ambas-
sador George Guthrie and vile were
guests of honor at a luncheon given
today by the Emperor and Empress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-24
Chase Opens for Defense !

Judge Chase followed with the argu-
ment that Thaw was insane when he
escaped from Matteawan and therefore
irresponsible. The charge of conspiracy
had been trumped up, he said, for the
purpose of returning Thaw to the asy-
lum.
Speaking in a similar vein, Governor
Stone declared that there was no law
to punish a lunatic for escaping from
an asylum Both quoted at length from
authorities
George r. Morris. the third of Thaws
counsel, attacked the petition for extra
dition, saying it sought to do indirectly
what its sponsors could not do directly.
In the name of public opinion and pub
lie sentiment he asked the governor to
exercise broad discretion in dealing with
the case.
Mr. Jerome began his reply by SAYING
that while he had listened to many ar
guments In many tribunals he never had
heard a more extraordinary argument
advanced than that of Mr.. Morris that
in a forced and fraudulent public opin-
ion the governor New Hampshire could
fGa,,tf,.ed o,, paVa TAM
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-24
Attorneys Will Then File
Supplementary Briefs.
New Angles Presented
UNUSUAL FEELING
SHOWN BY JEROME
Legal Battle Is Dramatic at Times.
Jerome Says Thaw Will Be Tried
on Conspiracy Charge
if Returned

Concord \. H., September 23.-The duty
of the state Of New Hampshire toward
Harry *. rhaw was the subject OF ex-
hagstive argument before Governor Fell
ker today
The legal battle in which William Trav-
ers jerome, special deputy attorney gem
eral of New York state which seeks to
obtain the extradition Of Thaw as fugi-
tive from justice. was pitted against three
of the fugitives array of counsel. was
dramatic at times and near the close came
dangerously near to being personal.
TO the charge that he had resorted to
subterfuges was moved by uterior mo-
tives In his determination to return Thaw
to the Matteawan insane asylum, Jerome
retorted with unusual feeling that the
state of New York would not permit its
Justice to be defeated by the corrupt use
Of Thaw money
AT the conclusion Of the arguments the
governor gave counsel until Monday to
file supplementary briefs; so his decision
will not be known for a week at least.
Seated beside the governor in the senate
chamber of the capitol where. the hearing
was held was Attorney General futile by
whose opinion the executive has said he
will be guided.
New Angles Develop
During Jerome's argument new angles
in the celebrated case developed One that
appeared to take the opposing counsel by
surprise was his statement that Thaw
is now under Indictment in Duchess coun-
ty, charged with conspiracy to escape
from the insane asylum. Former Judge
William M. Chase of New Hampshire
and former Governor William Stone of
Pennsylvania, pleading for Thaw, had em-
phaszed the common belief that no bill
had been found against their client and
that accordingly there was no evidence
before the governor that New York in-
tended to place him on trial
Jerome went further and gave bis word
that Thaw would b,, placed on trial IL
returned to New York state.
These assertions were coupled With the
explanation that the returning of the IN
dictment had been kept secret in order
that evidence might be presented to the
jury against "the nstigator OF this plot,
man of more Importance than any one
Yet mentioned in this proceeding
Judge Chase, in turn, suggested the idea
that New York state had no right to con-
fine Thaw, who he said was a citizen OF
PENNSYLVANIA and should by right have
been returned to that state when he was
adjudged insane
Governor Felker had announced that
counsel would not be confined in their
remarks but might shed all the light they
could on the case. In opening, Mr.. de-
rome contented himself with stating that
the governor had no alternative to honor
ing the request of the New York authori-
ties. lie held that the only points to be-
determined were that Thaw was wanted.
that he was in NsU York state when the
alleged offense was committed. and the
matter of his identity.
Chase Opens for Defense
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-24
Not to Be Intimidated

Speaker Stanton. after charging that
scurrilous articles had appeared in
newspapers threatening to unseat him
and that threats and efforts in intim :
idation had come to him for the past
several days, said:
There are two suitcases of guns
now in the office of the superintendent
of the capitol. sent there by friends
of Governor Hooper. and even this will
not intimidate or scare me- am
speaker of this house and propose to
pose to be intimidated by Governor
Hooper nor his gunner and their eff .
forts to force me to make ruling that
will do them no good"
Representative Mcfarland, following
Mr. Stanton, after pulling off his coat
to show that he was not armed. de-
nounced the man who rams down
weapons in his pocket" and declared
that any man guilty Of such a practice
was "a d coward" Representative
Lex Stone, one famous footb all play
en-. threw back his coat to show that
he was unarmed. turned to Mr. McFar-
land and said: Any man who would
call set of armed men to guard the
door of the legislative hall Is just as
much d coward as the man re-
ferred to by Mr.. Mcfarland
"Let Honest Men Have Chance"
r'Why not send the gunner out and
let honest men have chance?'' shout
ed Mr.. Stone. He declared that II the
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