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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-01

Tennessee evidently has no unwritten
law requiring members of the legisia-
ture to deposit their guns with the bar
keeper
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-01

If the competition between the dealers
in the popular priced smoking tobaccos
continues some one of them will soon
be giving away a house and lot with
each five-cent package of his wares.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-01
FROM OTHER PENS
NEW YORK's EXAMPLE.

New York Republicans in state con-
vention have pointed the way. With
few dissenting votes they have de-
clared for the freedom of the party
in the several states to elect delegates
to the national convention in any way
| it may see fit while recommending
| that the congressional district be the
unit of representation; that represen-
tation be SO changed that there shall
be no possibility of a convention be-
ing swayed by the delegates from
southern states where no Republican
party exists, and that a national con-
vention be called soon to put these
changes into effect. Republicans of
the Empire state thus have put them
selves on record as favoring a change
of the rules that caused the split in
the party last September. 1t is of in
terest to note that the hardest fight
was made upon the resolutions by
William Barnes, jr., while they were
most brilliantly supported by Senator
Elihu Root, who as chairman of the
Chicago convention a year ago last
June, was under the necessity of en-
forcing the old rules. Mr. Barnes is
reported to be satisfied with the reso-
luton bearing on the choice of dele
gates since the congressional district
clause is included, but he doubts the
practicability of the method. How
ever, there are plenty of signs of the
waning Influence of Mr.. Barnes in his
own state, and other states will hard
ly be deferred from following New
York's example because of anything
that Mr.. Barnes may say.-Decatur
Herald
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-01

At least Woodrow Wilson has proved
TO be one of the most interesting con-
crosses the country has ever had
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-01
According to Uncle Abner.

a life preserver. They don't use it I'M
less they have to.
There is going to be burned lot OF
places where there is fiShin', but Wheth-
er a Teller ketches anything or not is
another question.
No Teller ever knows as much any
other time as he does between the age
of eighteen and twenty-five.
Darwin was near right, after ALL
a man any time.
1t doesn't do much good to tell a fell
Ter to keep sweet, think good thoughts
and relax when he is tryin' to support
a wife and seven kids and is workin'
fer a dollar a day.
What has become of the old-fash-
Toned grocery clerk who used to wear
the wicker basket sleeve protectors on
his arms? ,e-.-.,--
1t is pretty hard to get any woman
to admit that she kin remember back
to the time when hoopskirts was all the
rage, but lot of 'em kin, at that.
When a Teller orders a cafe dish that
he can't understand. it is generally
some sort of hash. The fresh stuff is
spelled out in plain English.
One of the few fellers in this world
who have made a. success of whiskers
is John Phillip Sousa.
1t begins to look as though there
amt nobody else president of this
country at the present time except
Woodrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-01
The Diary of a Bonehead.

The next time they get up an anna
teur performance of "Pinafore'' in
our village for the benefit of charity
it will be managed by somebody else,
not by your Uncle Dudley. We have
just closed one such performance and
I would rather manage grand
opera troupe for one season than a
home talent aggregation for one
night.
There was more artistic tempera-
ment wrapped up in our company
than was possessed by all of the stars
ever managed by Grau. Hammerstein
and Gatti-Cazazza combined.
Little Buttercup and Josephine,
two of our society leaders, strapped
over the star dressing room at the
village opry house until l was obliged
to decide the question, and when 1
had decided it, the decision was sat
isfa Glory to nobody, not even to my
self. Dick Deadeye and Ralph Rack
straw beSieged me for weeks, each
trying to get his name at the top of
the bills and on the night of the per-
Torrance I was not sure that more
than one-third Of my stars would ap-
pear. The dress rehearsal had en-
rendered feeling that will split the
social fabric of our village for years
to come.
But the stars didn't forget to come.
The public, however, did When the
curtain went up, the house looked
like the show room of chair rae
tory. The expenditures exceeded the
receipts by $235.S5 and as L was the
manager, the bills came to me-
Moral: Charity begins at nome.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-01
FRANCE LEADS IN THE AIR.

IN<1-NoE LEADS IN LII h AL II.
How far France has outstripped the
rest of the world in aviation is once
more impressively shown by the ex-
plot of Garros in flying across the
Mediterranean. 1t has been crossed
before, but to cross il at Gibraltar is
no great feat; the course of Garros
between Saint Raphael France and
Africa, took him 55S miles at an aver
age pace of 20 miles an hour. and
gives him once more the lead threat
ened by young Marcel Brindejonc de
Molena1s. OF course the crossing of
the Mediterranean was much discuss
ed after the English channel had been
conquered, and 1t is not very long
since there was almost as much skeDt-
icism as there is now about the trans
atlanuc passage. Solvitur VoIando:
perhaps when the time comes the
ocean will be crossed in as casual a
way as the inland sea- 1t is TO he
noted taht Garros used, not a hydro.
which has not yet showed itself cana,
Die OF such speed or so long a CON
tlnuous flight, but machine not even
provided with floats; q failure of tba
engine at any point during a flight Of
nearly eight hours would have baen
fatal The first crossing of an air
boat viii be less brilliant but oui+a a..
interesting because more practical
Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
800 GOING TO GETTYSBURG
Wisconsin Veterans Attend Great Re-
union on Battlefield at the
Expense of State.

Madison.-Three hundred and TWEEN
ty Wisconsin veterans of the civil war
who fought in the battle of Gettys-
burg on July 1, and 5, 1865, will
leave the state June % as guests of
the commonwealth, to visit the scenes
Of that bloody contest of half a cen
tury ago and to join with veterans Of
other states in celebration of the ff-
tieth anniversary OF the historic event.
The trip is undertaken under author
ity of an act passed by the legislature
which appropriates $4,000 to defray
the expenses of the veterans. In
charge of the veterans will be Gov
McGOyern, who is authorized to repre-
sent the state; Col John G. Salesman
adjutant general; Col w. J. Cronyn,
aide de camp; and Mai. Gilbert E. Sea-
man, surgeon of the Wisconsin Ma
tiOnal guard.
Col. John G.. Salesman has concluded
the task of sending out transportation
orders and other paraphernaIia, which
includes identification cards, badges,
etc, and general orders. Every de-
tail has been carefully looked after to
tile end that the welfare of the veter-
ans shall be carefully looked after.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
MONEY BILL REPORTED OUT
get Bill AHpTopriating $2,s38,44t
for State Institutions

MadisOn.-Total biennial appro-.
priations Of S3,838,441 are provided
for the state charitable and penal in
situations in the state board of con-
trolls budget bill reported to the leg
islature by the finance committee
For a new home for women at Tay-
cheedah, Fond du Lac county, $685.
900 and for the purchase of land for
general uTposes $4,000 is set aside
The apportionment by institutions
follows: Board Of control, $3.50, 900;
state hospital, $423,744 northern
hospital, $393,271; school for deaf.
$151, PAP; school for blind, $154,342;
state public school, $144,148; state
prison, $455,452; binding Irvine
plant at state prison, $4,000; hos
pital for criminal insane at Waupun,
$16S,O18s state reformatory, $201,-
1870; industrial school for boys,
$226,973; home for feeble minded,
S441,8S1; Wales tuberculosis sani-
tarium, $SO5,150; workshop for
blind, $15,100; care of orphaned
children, 100000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
C. 3. BIRD HEADS LAWYERS
Wausau Man is Chosen to Succeed
John DIN of Madison as Bar
Association President.

Wausau.-Former Vice President c.
B. Bird, Wausau, of the Wisconsin Bar
association, was elected president Of
the organization at the annual conven-
ton here The next convention was
awarded to Green Bay, with AIilwau-
kee and Superior as contenders for
the honor.
Other officers elected on Wednesday
were:
Vice presidents-First circuit,
Thomas NJ Kearney; second, R. B.
Mallory; third, Fred Baglinger;
fourth, E. Baensch; fifth, George B.
Clementson; sixth. J. E. Mcconnell;
seventh. R. R. Goggins; eighth, s Ha-
ven; ninth. H L. Smith; tenth, O. E.
Clark; eleventh. H. H. Grace; twelfth,
J. NJ. Whitehead; thirteenth, Ernest
Merton; fourteenth, B. H. Cady; ff-
teenth, NJ Barry; sixteenth, G. D.
Jones; seventeenth, H. C. Clark; eigh-
teenth, D. H. Grady; nineteenth, T. j.
Conner; twentieth, P Martineau-
Secretary-W. U. Moore, Madison.
Treasurer-George E. Morton, Mil
waUkee.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
RUNS TRAIN THROUGH FIRE
Sixteen Losgers Nearly Lose Lives
When Lumber Camp Near
Oconto is Destroyed.

Marinette. - Sixteen men rode
through a solid half mile of burning
country on a logging railway and near
ly lost their lives while trying to fight
off forest fires which were surround
ing their camp near Oconto.
The camp became surrounded by
fire and the crew fought until it was
seen it could not be saved They
boarded a logging train, but found the
track afire. Realizing the only hope
of saving the men was to drive
through the flames, the engineer went
ahead on the rickety logging road at
q rate of forty miles an hour.
The engineer did not slacken even
when he saw a tree had fallen across
the track. Several members of the
crew were unconscious when they got
out Of the fire belt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
KEEPS UNIVERSITY
IN REGENTS HANDS
GOVERNOR VEToEs BILL PROVlD-
ING FOR AN OFFICIAL
BOARD CT VISITORS.
POWER TO PROBE is DENIED
Measure Had Endorsement Of High
University Men and Alumni and Al
most Unanimous Support OF Legisia-
ture-McGoyern UphoIds Regents.

Madison.--Gov. McGovern has sent
a veto message to the legislature in
which he gives his reasons for not
signing the Bowe bill providing for
an official board of visitors to the uni
versity
The bill was drawn by Justice Sic
becker of the wisconsin supreme
court and had the strong endorsement
of such university men as Judge E.
Ray Stevens and many others. 1t pro-
Yided for a board of sixteen, four to
be appointed by the governor, four by
the president of the senate, four by
the speaker of the assembly and four
by the alumni association of the uni
versity, and as near as possible they
were to reside in each congressional
district of the state The bill gave
powers Of investigation and was au-
thorized to make reports to the gov
ernOr and legislature.
The governor vetoed the bill on the
ground partly that it gives, in his
opinion, greater power than now pos
sessed by the board of regents in SO
far as it permits the taking Of testi-
mony under oath and other plenary
rights to examine into conditions at
the university. The bill passed in the
assembly by a vote of sixty-seVen for
and five against, and in the senate by
unanimous vote, twenty-five sena-
tors voting in favor of the measure.
It is one of the bills which has been
most vigorously opposed by some of
the regents as well as by the univeT-
sity authorities from its inception. It's
purpose and design was to create an
official board standing in relationship
to the legislature and executive as
well as to the alumni instead of being,
as now. a board merely through its
construction, rejecting the opinions
of the particular regents or university
authorities who had the naming of
the visitors. Gov McGovern takes the
view of the regents and the authori-
ties, that an official board, constituted
by the legislature, the executive and
the alumni, is unnecessary.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
HIGH TIDE Of WAR
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG WAS
TURNING POINT OF GREAT
CIVIL CONFLICT.
BOTH SIDES FOUGHT BRAvELY
Three Days of Fighting That Resulted
in Total Losses of Over $4,000 and
Put Confederate Forces on the
Defensive.

Bravely fought by two great armies
Of Americans, bravely won by the Fed
erals and bravely lost by the Confed
crates the battle of Gettysburg proved
to be the turning point of the Civil
war. Before that the victories Of the
south were frequent and it's armies
were aggressive. After the bloody
battle of July 1, 2 and 8, 1863. the
forces Of the Confederacy were gen
orally on the defensive. Lees inva-
sion of the north, undertaken in the
nope that it would bring foreign aid
to ths southern cause, was brought to
a sudden and disastrous end.
General Lees army at Gettysburg
numbered approximately $4,000, while
the Federal forces, under command of
Gen. George G. Meade. aggregated
about $4,000 officers and men. Lee's
corps commanders were Generals
Longstreet, Ewell and A. P. Hill. Com
manders of the Union corps were Cen
erals John F. Reynolds, W. S. Han
cock, D. E. Sickles, Sykes, Sedgwick,
.. Q. Howard and Slocum
Reynolds, sent ahead to feel out the
enemy arrived at Gettysburg the eve
ming Of June 81, and in the fighting
which began early the next day. was
killed. Gen. Abner Doubleday. who
succeeded him, was forced back to
Seminary Ridge, after hard fighting,
and then had to abandon that posi-
ton, so that the first day of the bat
tie was IN reality a Confederate vic
tory. That night Meade ordered the
entire Union army to Gettysburg, and
by next morning the two armies were
confronting each other along a ten
mile line of battle.
Lee ordered Longstreet to turn the
left flank of the Federal army by TAX
ing Little Round Top, but Sickles de-
Tended that position so stubbornly
that Longstreet's movement was
checked, Peach Orchard, Cemetery
Hill, Culp's Hill and The Devils Den
were the scenes of desperate fighting.
and Little Round Top was saved to
the Federals by the arrival of a brig
ade under General Weed His men
dragged the guns Of a battery to the
summit by hand.
The third day opened with a won
derful artillery duel, the greatest of
the entire war, and then came Pick
ett's charge, which has gone into his
tory as one Of the most heroic as
saults of all time. The men of
Pickett's division formed In brigade
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
SENATE PASSES BOXING BILL
State If Assembly Concurs in
Slight Amendment.

MadisOn.-The Hedding boxing bill,
after another strenuous voyage. finally
passed in the senate by a vote of Is to
II. Because of a slight amendment
the measure viii go back to the assem-
bly, and it win then go to the governor
for signature:
The amendment added by Senator
Zophy of West Aliis viii prohibit the
sale of liquor in buildings where box
ing contests are held before and dur
ing the progress of the exhibitions
This amendment was carried unani-
mously. The assembly win merely
vote on this amendment when the bill
comes up again and there is no further
danger of it not being concurred in.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
OWEN EXPLAINS
BAKER STATUTE
THROWS LIGHT ON QUESTION OF
SALOONS IN EXCESS OF ONE
10 $50 POPULATION.
MAY TRANSFER LOCATIONS
To Hold License Where Number of
Saloons Exceeds Limit, Keeper Must
Have Been in Business July /, 1907,
or Enter Place Used al That Time.

Madis0n.-Attorne General W c.
owen, in ten explanatory paragraphs
on the Baker saloon law, has come
to the rescue of counciimen and at
torneys burdened with the task of
granting licenses under the provi-
sions of the new statute
The problem of granting licenses
III communities in which there were
saloons in excess of one to every $50
Inhabitants in 1907 is explained By
the attorney general.
His deductions are as follows:
ID A person in the saloon bust
ness July 1, 1907, may be continued
to be licensed for such purpose at
the same location
Cd If the owner of premises re-
fuses to rent the same for saloon
purposes, then the person engaged
IN such business at such place July
1, 1907, may be- licensed to run a
saloon at another location.
90 AS long as the owner of prem
ises on which saloon was run July
/, 1907, is willing to rent or himself
use the same for saloon purposes,
the lessee cannot be licensed to run
a saloon at a location not used for
| saloon purposes July l, 1907.
"a The owner of premises upon
which a saloon was run July 1, 1907,
may continue the use OF such prem
! ises for saloon purposes, running the
| saloon himself or renting it to others
(5) If the saloon was run by a
renter on July /, 1907, and such
renter abandons the saloon business,
! the owner of the premises may rent
the same to another who may be
licensed to run a saloon at that place
co If the owner of a premises
was himself running a saloon July
1, 1907, he may drop out of the bust
ness and lease the premises to an
other who may be licensed to run a
saloon at that location. 4 r.
CD He may likewise convey the
premises to another and the business
may be continued by such greater or
the lessee of such grantee
49, 10 entltle person to saloon
license where the number of saloons
exceeds the ratio limit, he must
either (a) have been in the business
July I, 1907, and continuously ever
since, or (b) be licensed for a place
used for such purposes July l, 1907,
and continuously ever since.
90 When a location used for sa-
| loon purposes July I, 1907, has been
abandoned for such purposes, the
privilege secured to it by section
15G5d is forfeited.
Likewise, when a person in the sa-
loon business July l, 1907, drops out
of such business, he forfeits the
right secured to him by said section
(10) When a municipality votes
''wecc' after having been dry" no
more than one saloon to each $50
population may be licensed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
Old Love and New Ruu

Here's the overheard conversation
that made the day seem more spring
like:
Those people next door to US have
been married a long time, haven't
they?"
Perhaps they have. But their hon
eymoon isn't over yet"
How can you figure that out?"
We'll, it was awfully sloppy last
night But when he came home she
made him step inside and kiss her be-
fore she told him to go back on the
porch and wipe his feet"
We'll, honey, wouldn't you"
No, l wouldn't! We've got 4 new
gn"-CIeveland Plain Dealer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
Cat EntOmbad in CAPITOL Walls.

Madison-Encased within thick
walls of marble and stone, built to last
a century, a cat was heard crying for
help in the newly built south wing of
the state capitol Just before the
walls on the fourth floor were closed
up by the marble settlers. the cat
strayed into the opening and the work.
men set the slabs in place The cries
of the luckless feline were heard and
the worllmen were ordered to remove
a section of marble to rescue the
puss.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
Man and Woman Drowned.

Stevens PCint.-Walter Vofght of
Tisch Mills, Kewaunee county, and
Miss Rose Crueger Of this city were
drowned in the Wisconsin river. They
had been out rowing and stopped to
change places. They were seen to
rise in the boat, grasp hold of each
Others hands and attempt to pass. AS
they did so they overbaianced the boat
and, falling into about fifteen feet of
water, were drowned before help could
reach them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
Old Fraud,

Victor Grayson, the English parlia-
mentarian who was expelled from the
house Of commons for obstruction, said
In New York the other day:
Your multimiuionaires are the glib
best lot of hypocrites that history has
ever seen. With one hand they make
the gestures for Sunday school ad-
dress and with the other hand they
pick the peoples pockets.
These men, preaching good and do
Ing evil so pIous1y, remind me of the
old fraud who said
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
Guard Against Bores.

Lord Rothschild's father, Baron Ma,
than, guarded himself against time
MASTERS by allowing no chairs in his
private room in the city save the one
occupied by himself. From passage
In the "reminiscences Of Charles
GaVard, who was for many years first
secretary at the French embassy in
London, it appears that this precau-
ton did not always prove effective
Gavard frequently had occasion to
visit st. Swithins lane in connection
with the payment Of the indemnity ex-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03

piled. I'm going to fish when I can
get chance, Sunday or any other
day"
Are you not afraid that ycu will go
to the bad place when you die?" the
good man asked
Il don't care If do" Tommy replied
sullenly. Il own that place. It's mine"
What do you mean by saying that
you own the bad place. Tommy" the
minister asked. astonished
Il ran away last Sunday and went
fishing. and when I got home pa gave
it to me-"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03

sci out of water. showed that the lit.
tie craft rolled 90 degrees, being at
times clear over .on her beam ends.
Just at the time when the command.
ers of the little squadron estimated
that the gale was at its height and
blowing practically go miles an hour
the Ros,s steering gear gave way and
she dropped into the trough of the
sea. This little vessels masts are
50 feet high from the water line, says
the Christian Herald, and although 1t
has been stated that the highest wave
yet recorded upon the Atlantic ocean
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
LOWERED OVER SHIPS MASTs
Commanders of Vessels Supply New
information az to Height of At
iantic Waves,

It is very doubtful If the log of any
hawai- vessel of the world contains rec
ords equal to those of the Roe. Lieut..
Commander c. Il. Woodward has
stated that he never expected to bring
his craft through the immense waves.
The Indicator on the bridge, which
was at times the only part OF the yes
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03

there was nothing left for Lee to
do but get back into Virginia
Gettysburg cost the Union army the
lives of a number of generals, and the
loss Of nearly $4,000 men. On the
Confederate side five generals were
killed and nearly 10000 men killed Or
wounded
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
Shooting at the Tar Gate

green" Irish recruit, while at
practice, was singularly consistent in
never hitting the target
What in the world are you firing
at?" wrathfully exclaimed the instruc-
tor, who was standing near freshly
tarred fence, some distance from the
target.
TN firing at the gate, as ye told
me-" was the reply.
What gate, you fool?'' asked the
instructor.
THE tar gate, of course" replied
Pat, with charming simplicity.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-07-03
School Studies.

do you like your vertical writing7T
II prefer our horizontal bars"