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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
WISCONSIN FARM
HANDS BEST PAID
PAYS LABORERS MORE THAN
TWICE AS MUCH AS THE
SOUTHERN STATES.
HIGHER AT HARVEST TIME
Average Monthly Wage of Hired
Hands in Badger State Was s27.4o
During 1912-Average for Entire
United States Only 500 81.

Washington, D. C.-The state of
Wisconsin has the highest priced
farm labor in the United States, east
of the Mississippi river, according to
fabulation made by government sta
tisticians. The average monthly
wage of the hired hands" in the
state of Wisconsin during 1912 was
S274O, with board The average for
the entire United States was only
$20.81, and this includes the higher
salaries paid in the Rocky Mountain
states, which, owing to local cOndi-
tions, are abnormally high. Nevada,
for instance, has an average wage of
5000 per month, with board.
The Wisconsin rate is more than
twice that paid in most of the south
ern states. It is greater by sac
than the rate paid in Illinois. Michi-
gan pays $24.50, almost So less than
Wisconsin. In Indiana and Ohio the
wage is $3.50, or almost $6 less
than the pay of the Wisconsin work
er. The highest pay in New England
is $3.50 in Vermont, and from this
the wages on the north Atlantic
coast run down to $3.50 in Pennsyl-
vania. On the south Atlantic coast
the wages reach a minimum of
S12.30 in South Carolina and the av-
serage rate for the entire South At
1antic coast from Delaware to Flor
ida is only $14.97
The Wisconsin rate without board
is $3.50 and this is exceeded only
by the rate in Massachusetts with
out board, where it is $3.50, but the
proportion Of wages paid on this
basis is so slight that it does not ma
tistics concerning the average rate Of
farm pay, and Wisconsin continues to
hold the highest place in this scale.
The government tables also give
the wages per day, both at harvest
times and at times other than har-
vest days. In Wisconsin the rate per
day at harvest, with board, was
$1.61 in 1902, $175 in 1911 and
$1.S5 in 1912. The rate without
board was $196 in 1902, $2.1S in
1911 and $2.28 in 1912. During
times other than harvest the rate
in 1902, with board, was $1.14, in
1911 $1.37 and in 1912 STAG The
rate without board was $3.50 in
1902, SIG in 1911 and $1.S7 in
1912.
The statistics show that through
out the United States the wages of
farm labor increased about 80 per
cent during the last year and per
cent during the last two years. Since
1902 the increase has been about 50
per cent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
NEW YORK HAIR DEALERS
ARRESTED IN NEW ORLEANS
100000 international Frauds
Taken on Eve of Sailing.

New Orleans, March 21.-Charged
with defrauding banks in this country
and Europe OF approximately million
dollars through alleged manipulation
OF invoices, Antonio Musica and his
three sons, George, Arthur and Philip
Musica, New York, hair dealers, were
arrested in their apartments on the
steamer Meredia on Wednesday. Two
daughters of the elder Musica, Louise
and Grace, also were detained. The
party was taken into custody just be-
fore the departure of the Meredia for
Colon, Panama.
The detectives, led astray for sew
eral hours by the clever doubling of
their quarry, all but missed the fu-
gitives, but traced their baggage
aboard the ship in time to accomplish
their arrest.
With the elder Musica, dignified
Italian of sixty-eight years. were his
son, Philip Musica, aged thirty, two
daughters and two other sons Their
attempt travelling together and close
ly pursued, to escape from the coun-
try, perhaps is without parallel in the
criminal history of the United States.
With success seemingly almost in
their reach, they nearly collapsed
when the officers forced a way into
their staterooms aboard the Herodia.
Approximately $4,000 was taken
from the six Italians This is be-
lieved to be part of the $1,000, 900 they
are said to have obtained from Amer
lean and European banking firms by
means of fraudulent invoices for con-
signments of human hair. In addi-
ton, life insurance policy for $780,
900, fully paid up, was found on the
person Of Philip Musica.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
ASK INDIANS TO PAY TAXES
Fine Legal Point Is involved in Sui
Brought Against Oneidas
at Green Bay.

Green Bay.-Actions have been IL
stituted by the town of Hobart in an
attempt to force Oneida Indians to
pay personal property tax and fine
legal point has thereby been brought
up, which will be tried out in the
circuit court and in the state su-
preme court possibly. The actions
were instituted against Paul and
Henry Doxtater for collection of per-
sonal property tax. The actions were
tried out before Justice Murphy, the
Indians defense being on the ground
that they were not subject to taxa
ton on personal property because
they had no fee simple patents from
the government on the property. The
justice, however, held them citizens
and that they must pay the tax The
attorneys for the Oneidans thereupon
appealed to the circuit court.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
PLAN TO INSPECT
DETENTION PLACES.
SENATE COMMITTEE RECON-
MENDS BILL TO EXAMINE
PENAL INSTITUTIONS.
RECONSIDER G0RECkl BILL
Measure Barring Il uor from Schools
and Churches to Be Amended So
That Communion Services Viii Not
Be interfered With.

Madison.-The senate committee.
on education and public welfare has
recommended for passage the Scott
bill authorizing the state board of
control TO appoint one or more
agents to assist in the inspection of
| police stations, lockups, county aims
houses and insane asylums and all
other charitable and penal institu-
tons except state institutions. Mem
bers of the board told the commit
tee that their duties of inspection
consume so much time that they
were not able to properly perform
their other duties.
The committee also decided to rec
ommend for passage the Scott bill, !.
empowering the board to elect SUI
perintendent for the new state hos
pital for the criminal insane and =
thorlng such superintendent to APP
point a staff of assistants with the
approval of the board.
Reconsideration was granted of Z
the vote by which the Gorecki bill :,
forbidding the sale of liquor on
church and school grounds was or,
dered engrosSed The bill will be;
passed by the assembly at least and +
probably by the senate in a form
which will meet the object for which
the bill was introduced, the proven
ton of the sale of liquor at school!
entertainments. The reconsideration,
of the bill was granted for the sole
purpose Of so amending the bill that
there could be no question that wine
for the sacrament could be used in
churches. The amendment to the
bill will probably exempt churches
from the provisions of the measure
with a proviso, however, that where
churches and Parochial schools are
located on the same tract of land,
any liquor used on the ground must
be kept in the churches and not al
lowed in the school house.
The Schilling bill which provides
for the licensing of automobiles ac-
cording to horsepower was passed by
the assembly. This bill provides that
minimum license of SIS shall be
paid on each automobile and that
charges of % cents per horsepower
for each additional horsepower ex-
ceeding twenty horsepower. BY this
method of charging license fees, a
person owning a sixty horsepower
machine would pay SIS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
MRS. EATON Is ARRESTED;
HELD AS ADMlRAL'S SLAYER
Arsenic Is Said to Have Been
Found in Stomach of Late
Naval Officer.

Boston, March %. Accused OF.
poisoning her husband, Rear Admiral
Joseph Giles Eaton, retired, who died
suddenly March s, Mrs. Eaton is a
prisoners in Jail at Plymouth.
Mrs. Eaton was arraigned before
Special Justice Edward B. Pratt.
Francis J. Geoghan, attorney for Mrs.
Eaton, waived the reading of the COM
plant and entered plea of not guilty
The case was then continued until
Friday, March 2S, and Mrs. Eaton was
held without bail.
Rear Admiral Eaton died at his
home in Assinipi, small town twenty
miles Of Boston, on the morning of
March g. A hurried funeral was held
and no naval honors we're given the
dead man, who was a hero of many
famous battles. At the time Mrs.
Eaton, who was the second wife of
the admiral, showed deep grief. After
few days she overcame this and ap,
peared to forget the tragedy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
RED PINES FOR RESERVES
10000 Young Trees p aced at Sparta
as Experiment-May Extend 10
Northern Cut Over Lands.

La Crosse.-Twenty thousand red
pine transplants have been sent to
Sparta by the department of of agri-
culture at Washington to be used
in the demonstration of the military
range This is the second shipment
to be sent to be used in the refores-
the government in Wisconsin. If
the experiment on the military reser-
walton proves successful the refores-
tration work will be extended to
thousands of acres of the cut over
the state.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
DIRECT ELECTION
NEARLY RATIFIED
Only Four States Needed to Com
piete List.
MEANS MUCH TO ILLINOIS
Leaders Assert Voters Soon VIII Be
in Position to Say Who
Shall Wear the Two
Tooas

Washington. March 21.-Much spec
ulation is being heard at the capital
concerning the effect that the adop-
ton of the constitutional amendment
for the direct election of United
States senators would have upon the
contests in Illinois. Only four more
states remain to ratify the adoption
Of the amendment.
At present two senatorial vacancies
exist in Illinois, but the legislature has
been deadlocked many weeks
The consensus of opinion was that
the ratification of the amendment by
four more states and the subsequent
proclamation by the secretary of state
that the amendment had been adopted
would deprive the Illinois legislature
Of power to elect senators. The Sc
lection then would be made under the
terms of the new amendment This
requires that when vacancies occur
such as exist in Illinois the governor
of the state shall issue writs Tor an
election ct the polls to fill such va
cancies. 1t is provided, however, that
the legislature may empower the gov
ernor to make temporary appoint
ments until the people fill the va
cancies by election
Senator Kern, the new chairman OF
the senate committee on privileges
and elections, was one who held this
general opinion. Senator Poindexter
Of Washington was another.
To date the official records of the
state department show that q states
have reported favorable action on
the amendment and none against it.
Unofficial records show that 80 states
have acted favorably, and none have
gone on record definitely as opposed
to it. The states which have been
reported as having acted favorably
through their legislatures are as fol-
lows:
New York, North Carolina, Minneso-
ia, Massachusetts, Arizona, Michigan,
Colorado, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada,
Washington, Texas, Montana, Wyom-
ing, Illinois, Wisconsin, Kansas. Yer
mont, New Hampshire, South Dakota,
Ohio, Indiana. Missouri, Maine, West
Virginia, Arkansas, Nebraska Iowa,
California, Oklahoma, New Mexico,
North Dakota.
The legislatures Of Pennsylvania,
Connecticut, Rhode Island New Jer-
sey, Delaware, Tennessee and Utah
are in session. The lower houses of
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
and Rhode Island have approved the
amendment, while the senate in Utah
and Delaware have opposed it. There
is a possibility of both of these bodies
reconsidering their votes before ad-
journment. The legislature in Flori-
da meets next month and that of
Georgia in June, while five more iegis-
latures in states which have not yet
acted meet in 1914
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
Wants Wisconsin Wife.

MISUNDERSTANDING of State, John
S. Donald sells auto plates, pays wolf
bounties and takes the money of cor
Wisconsin privileges, but is quite
averse to maintaining a matrimonial
bureau unless the legislature imposes
such burdens by statute. Hence he
was compelled to turn a deaf ear to
the plea of a man in Consort, Alberta,
Can, who wrote he would prefer a
kind, youngish, old fashioned wife"
The applicant said emphatically that
he wanted a Wisconsin wife
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
May Stop Sunday Hunting,

Hunting on Sunday may be pro-
hibited by law. Assemblyman John
son of Columbia county is the au-
thor of bill to accomplish this pur-
pose. His bill provides that any per-
son who shall be present at any dane
ing or public diversion. show or en-
tertainment, or hunt any variety of
game by any method on Sunday shall
be punished by a fine not exceeding
$40. Opposition to the bill has de-
veloped in some of the cities of the
state, where workingmen claim that
Sunday is the only day that they can
hunt. Farmers are generally in ia
vor of the bill, according to letters
received by members of the assem-
bly,.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
Wreck Evidence Found.

Sheboygan.- The finding of many
Christmas trees in the waters of
Lake Michigan before this city by
fishermen causes the owners of the
boats to think that Rouse Simmons,
which was lost in the lake just be-
fore last Christmas, went TO the bot
tom in the vicinity of this city. Near
" 100 of the trees were found float
ing in the lake and many of these
were brought to this city by the fish
ermen. Parts of large ship were
also found and brought into port.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
Yacht Finishes Long Trim,

Marinette. = The thirty-six foot
auxiliary yacht Rambler, which left
Marinette November last for Hous-
ton, Tex, has arrived at it's destina-
ton. The trip was made from this
city to Chicago on Lake Michigan,
into the drainage and Illinois canals
and the Illinois river to the Missis-
sippi and then to the Gulf of Mex
leo. Aboard the boat during the en-
tire trip were Capt. Neff of this city,
owner of the boat, and Lincoln Con-
ley OF Green Bay.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
Dr.. Chas. s. Lester Dead

Observation-Disclosures Stanley Les
ter, for more than twenty-one years
rector of st. PauI's Episcopal church.
died suddenly on shipboard while re-
turning from cruise TO the Panama
canal zone. Or. Lester was deposed
from the ministry by Bishop Webb on
May % of last year following the
publication of his book, THE His
toric Jesus, which was declared to
conflict with church teachings.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
Boxing Sill Is Opposed.

"Reminiscences are being circula
ted among certain church organiza-
tions of Wisconsin against the He'd
they will be filed with the legislature
in the near future. 1t is said the
friends of the boxing commission bill
are preparing to ask for another
hearing on the measure, and will at
that time submit a substitute for the
present measure to the legislature
In the substitute measure some of
the features which were objected to
in the original bill are eliminated
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
COURT HEARS EKERN CASE
attorneys Present Arguments Before
Supreme Tribunal of State
Decision Coming in April.

Madison.-''A member of a co-or-
dinate branch of the state govern
ment cannot be coerced by the cir
cult court or even by this court in
the performance OF what he believes
to be his duty
This in concrete form is the con-
tentlon OF the defense in the Ekern-
McGovern case as stated by attor-
neys for Gov. McGovern in argu-
ment before the supreme court. Aft
ef listening TO the arguments. the
court adjourned until April 8. at
which time its decision will be hand
ed down
Attorney Awkward, representing
MI. Ekern, laid great stress on the
proposition that they were separat
lnS the office of governor from the
man and that anything which might
be said about ths governor meant no
dlsresPect TO that high office. Mr..
Awkward manager, during his re-
marks, to get the crowbar into the
argument, which was one of the fea-
lures OF the arguments in the lower
court. He insisted strongly that the
court seal OF the state should have
oeen put on the order of removal in
order to make it legal He attacked
the charge that Mr.. Ekern had been
engaged IN political campaign when
ne was trying to get L. l.. johnson
erected as speaker of the assembly
on the ground that Mr. Ekern. act
ing for Mr.. Johnson, even if it were
proven that he had so acted. was not
acting as a member of a political
committee He insisted, as he had
done before Judge Stevens, that the
speakership was not a political office
and therefore that charge against
Mr.. Ekern fell.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
BANKERS WIDOW VICTIMiZED
Investment" Company Pulls Up
After Securing $t5,500 from Ia
Crosse County Woman.

La Crsse.-Induced to turn over
$15,500 to a Chicago company, for
what was understood to be invest
ment in railway stock. Mrs. Hope Nc
Eldowney, widow of a West Salem
banker, and daughter of the late
Leonard Lottridge, a Wisconsin poll
tician, has obtained neither stock nor
the return of her money, and when
the palatial offices of the firm at Chi
cago were visited by the police on
her complaint. they were found to
be closed, the furniture removed,
and no trace left of the members of
the company.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
CHINESE LOAN IS DROPPED.
American Banking Group Acquiesce to
Policy of President Wilson.

American Banking Group Acquiesce to
Policy of President Wilson.
New York, March 21.-As the re-
suit of the announcement made By
President Wilson on Tuesday that the
United States under his administra
ton would no longer be party to the
six power group which has been striv-
ing to arrange a $125,000,000 loan to
China, as announcement was made at
the offices of j. P. Morgan & Co. in be-
half of the American banking group
that in Difference to the policy Of Pres
ident Wilson the entire American
banking group has withdrawn com
pletely from the Chinese loan negotia-
tons and has so advised the Euro
pean and japanese bankers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
HYDE JURY is DISCHARGED.

Kansas City Murder Case Results in
MistriaI-jurors Out &c Hours.
Kansas City No. March l9.-The
third trial of Dr. B. Clarke Hyde,
charged with the murder of Thomas
H. Swope, the millionaire philanthropy
list, ended in a hung jury on Monday
The jurors after celebrating for S61z
hours reported that they were unable
to agree on verdict and were dis.
charged.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
Onnose Land Commission.

Spooner-At the annual meeting Of
the North Wisconsin Farm Land as
sociation here strong resolutions were
adopted condemning house file bill
845A, recently introduced in the as
sembly, creating land and rural
betterment commission to regulate
the land business of the state.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
ELIOT FOR BRITISH POST

Former President of Harvard Univer-
sity is Selected by Wilson.
Washington. March 22.-Dr. Charles
William Eliot, former president OF
Harvard university, is being urged by
President Wilson to accept the ambas
sadorship to the court of St. James,
which was declined by Richard OIney
of Boston. 1t can only be said that
Dr. Eliot has not definitely declined to
accept the post.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
AALTs PRESS PUBLICITY LAW.

Supreme Court Grants Injunction
Asked by New YORK Paper.
Washington, March 19-The United
State Supreme court on Monday
granted an Injunction asked for
by the Journal of Commerce of
New York city, restraining the
post Office department from en-
forcing the newspaper publicity act,
pending a decision as to the constitu-
tionality of the law. 1t also declared
constitutional the Kansas bank guar
antee act in the case of the Abilene
National bank against Joseph N. Dol
ley, state bank commissioner.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
Hush Through Emergency Measure.

Hush Through Emergency Measure.
The amendment which is being
ADDED to the good roads appropria-
ton bill under suspension of the
rules is of more Importance than
most people imagine Had the bill
become law in the original form
the entire s450,O00 appropriation for
state aid to road building would
nave had to be set aside at once from
the general funds. This would have
seriously crippled the general funds
this year. The amendment will leave
the highway money in the original
funds and only allow it to be drawn
as it is needed AS a matter of fact,
only about $4,000 will be drawn
this year. AS soon as the bill is re-
turned to him in amended form the
measure will receive the signature of
the governor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
Maxine Elliott Denies WEDDING.

New York, March 22-Maxine
Elliott, the actress, cabIed from Can
mes Thursday a strong denial of her
reported engagement and marriage to
A. F. Wilding, the English tennis
PLAYER.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
Alaska Women m Vote

Juneau, Alaska, March 21-The SEN
ate passed the house bill granting
votes to women Wednesday. This is
the first bill passed by the legislature
There was not dissenting vote in
either house.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
Baraboo River Is High.

Baraboo.-According to records
covering period of sixty years. the
Baraboo river has broken all rec
ords for high water. Inmates of sew
eral farm houses in the valley have
been rescued by boats. Some stock
is drowned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
Must Join State Guard.

Madison. - Commandant Wright
son has received word that no en-
campment supplies will be granted
by the war department to the univer-
sity cadet regiment until the corps
is made part of the national guard.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
Gas Kills Family of Five

Chicago, March PA family of
fve-father, mother, two sons and
daughter-was wiped out by escaping
gas fumes and the bodies were found
here Thursday in rooms of house at
1855 North Lawndale avenue.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
Noted Author for SUFFRAGE

Detroit, Mich, March 21.-John
kendTick Bangs, noted author and
humorist, announced here Wednesday
that he had been converted to the
cause of women's suffrage, though IN
til recently he was an anti"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
WOMEN IN PLEA TO WILSON.
Urge Him to Recommend to Congress
Amendment GIVING Them Ballot.

Urge Him to Recommend to Congress
Amendment Giving Them Ballot.
Washington, March 19-President
Wilson declined to express his stand
on the suffrage question before a
committee of national leaders of the
movement who on Monday called upon
him to urge that he recommend to
the special session of congress an
amendment giving women the right
to vote.
Mr. Wilson indicated that, while he
might not make such recommends
ton at the extra session, he did not
wish his attitude now to be construed
as opposed to woman suffrage. He
made it clear that his mind WIS open
on the subject.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27
Grants Stay In Frauds Case,

New York, March 22.-Judge Mayer
on Thursday granted a stay in the
case of Albert Freeman. who, with
Julian Hawthorne and DR.. William J.
Morton, was convicted of using the
mails to defraud.