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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-11
a,Iisst Nall. Were Of Bronze.

Nails OF the earlier nations were Of
bronze. The nail used by Jael In kill.
Ing Sisera was a wooden tent pin.
Up to the nineteenth century nails
were mostly forged, the hrst cut nails
being made by Jeremiah Wilsoni In
Rhode Island In ITS.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-11
rter Of Deer In c.IlfornI..

- Itsr OF Deer In California.
-. = thousand deer die In Califor.
MIA each year. the victims Of hunters
and preying animals. according to a
report issued by the state fish and
game commission. OF this number
about 10000 are killed by hunters.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-12-18
CALLS BADGER LAW INVALID
Western Union Telegraph Company
Pressed Claim for Injunction to
Save Wisconsin Charter.

Madison.-A brief has teen filed by
the Western Union Telegraph com
pany upon Atty. Gen. Owen setting
forth arguments why the state should
not forfeit the corporations Wiscor.
sin charter for having removed state
case to the federal court. Verbay ar.
guments in the case were heard re.
Gently before three federal judges in
Chicago and a decision is expected
soon.
Supporting its request that the court
grant an injunction restraining the
state from cancelling the license, the
company said: THE state Of Wiscon.
sin may enact any law it deems wise
and just to place foreign corporations
on an equity with domestic, provided
only no such law violates the supreme
law of the land by depriving a for.
eign corporation engaged in interstate
commerce or operating as a govern.
mental agency Of its rights and priv.
ileges. This the Wisconsin act now
complained of clearly does"
The states counsel takes the ground
that to decide the case in favor of the
company would result in placing for
eign corporations on better footing
in this state than domestic corpora
tons. AS a remedy for the condition
now is in, it was suggested that the
company may incorporate under the
laws Of Wisconsin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-12-18
COPPER MINE WAR
CURBED BY DEPUTIES
Michigan Strikers Promise TO Obey
LaW-12 Men Arrested-One
Officer Is Shot.

Calumet, Mich Dec. 13.-Guerrilla
warfare which ragged in the south
range district of the copper mine strike
zone was ended Thursday when
force OF deputy sheriffs invaded sew
eral towns there and made Il arrests.
The only person injured was Tim
othy Driscoll, deputy sheriff, who
was shot and seriously wounded when
he and other officers attempted to
force an entrance into a union hall.
Strikers were urged to surrender
their firearms by Circuit Judge
O'Brien, Sheriff Cruise and Assistant
Prosecutor Nichols, who visited head
quarters of the Western Federation of
Miners. Judge O'Brien counseled the
fullest observance of the injunction re-
straining strikers from interfering
with workmen. All strikers present
promised to obey and President Moy-
er agreed to do his utmost to keep
strikers out of trouble. Judge O'Brien
said he expected members of the Citi-
zens' alliance to maintain similar re-
gard for law and the orders of the
court. A grand jury of % men was
drawn and will convene Monday to in
vestigate lawlessness.
Lansing, Mich, Dec. Ex-Governor
Ferris again refused to send more
troops into the strike district under
existing conditions. He believes it is
advisable to await further develop
ments before taking any action with
reference to additional troops.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-12-18
KENOsHA GIRL is HEROINE
Laura OIttier, Aged II, Rescues Broth
ers, Sisters and Parent from
Burning House.

kenosha-Laura Dittler, a II year
old girl, was the heroine of one of
the most stirring rescues ever known
IN Kenosha, when she carried her un-
conscious mother from a burning
building.
Mrs. Dittler, who is an invalid, had
tainted while carrying a lamp and the
lamp fell to the floor, setting fire to
the house. The daughter discovered
the fire, and after she had taken her
smaller brothers and sisters out made
search for her mother. She found
her lying on the floor completely sur
rounded by flames. Against the warn
ngs of people who had gathered to
fight the flames, the young woman
rushed through the flames into the
burning house and with great effort
carried the unconscious woman to
place of safety. The young woman's
clothing caught fire, and she was pain
fully burned about the head and arms.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-12-18
STATE GRANGE IN
FAVOR Of REFORMS
WOMAN SUFFRAGE AND GOVERN
MENT OWNERSHIP. ARE
ADVOCATED.
Improvement of Income Tax Law and
Parcels Post Favored and
Griffith Forestry Policy.
Condemned.

Rhlnelander.-Nearly the entire
category Of political and economic re
forms advocated in state and nation
were Endorsed by resolutions adopted
by the 100 delegates of the State
Grange of Wisconsin in session here.
resolutions were adopted favoring
the principle of the referendum and
recall, Improvement of the income tax
law, woman suffrage, supervision of
guarantee of bank deposits, extension
OF the system of county AGRICULTURAL
Tep1 esentatives, government owner
snip, Improvement in parcel post and
direct vote of people for presidential
nominees.
Inc convention also favored a more
liberal policy of the state in assisting
new settlers in clearing land and pro-
tested against what they called the
Griffith policy of appropriating agri-
cultural lands for forestry purposes
Amigo was chosen as the next con
Vention city in 1914
Following are officers elected: Mas
ter, H. M. CuIbertson, Medina; over
seer, William Menning, Appleton; lee
turer, Emma Wilde, Rhinelander:
steward, P. Gillette, Amigo; chaplain,
A. c. Powers, Beloit; treasurer, Arthur
Krause, AllenvilIe; secretary, George
H. Dawes, Tomahawk Lake; gate
keeper, E. K. Rick, Rhinelander:
Ceres, Mrs. Eva Howe, Amigo; Po-
mona, Mrs. Martha Bogenreif, Wash
burn; Flora, Mrs. Susie Mcintosh,
Rhinelander; member executive com
mittee, H.. Howe, Amigo.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-12-18
REPORT ON INSANITY
MOST CASES OF MENTAL DfSOR-
DER FROM RURAL DISTRICTS.
OF 578 Patients Admitted to MENDOZA
Asylum in Two Years, 2o4 Were
Farmers and Farm Laborers.

Madison.-Evidence that insanity in
rural districts holds a higher ratio
than in urban communities is seen
in the biennial report of DR. Charles
Gorst, superintendent of the Mendoza
State Hospital for the Insane, sub
mitted to the board of control.
Of the SIS patients committed to
the institution for the first time dur
ing the last two years, 175 were far
mers and 29 farm laborers. Other oc-
equations are: Housewives, 1874; house
work, Ill; labor, 119; carpenters, Is;
clerks, II; dumestics, Is: dressmak-
ers, .; hotel Keepers, u; hack driv-
ers, ,; school teachers, 10; no occu-
patton, II; barkeepers, Z; blacksmiths
Z; chauffeurs, I; actors, 1; BARRIERS
I; butchers, ?; cooks, 2; druggists, l;
jewelers., ,; lawyers, 2; mail carriers.
/: miners 3; moving picture opera
tors, /; newsboys, l photographers,
l; real estate agents, 1; saloon keep
ers, 6; shoemakers, 2; sten0graphers,
IL; students, s; travelling statesmen, ?;
sailors, /; tramps, l.
Of the patients treated at Mendoza
during the biennial period Just closed
IA were foreign born. Of these 66
were born in Germany, 66 in Norway,
- IN Sweden, 9 in Switzerland, 2 in
Wales, 8 in Ireland, in Greece, 2 in
France, in Finland, 8 in England, Is
IN Denmark, 16 in Canada, 13 in Bo-
hemia, and 8 in Austria. Of 596 orig
NAL admissions of American born pa
tients 453 were born in Wisconsin, IS
IN New York, 10 in Minnesota, Is in
Illinois, L in Pennsylvania and in
Michigan
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-12-18
FIND M'DERMOTT GUILTY;
MOVE MADE TO GUST HIM
House Lobby Body Says Conduct OF
Illinois Congressman Is Very
improper.

Washington, Dec. 11.-After the
presentation of the lobby investigating
committees report to the house Tues
day. Representative Macdonald OF
Michigan, Progressive of the commit
tie, introduced two resolutions, demand
ing that the house determine whether
or not the finding of the committee
warrants action to eXpel McDermott
from the house, and whether the lob
by activities of the National Associa-
ton of Manufacturers were such that
the house may proceed against its Off
Gals for contempt.
President Wilson's charge that lob
bies existed at the capital to influence
legislation were sustained in the report
of the house lobby investigation com
mittee, presented to the house. The
charges preferred by Martin NJ. Null
hall against Representative Bartholdt
of Missouri, Calder of New York,
Sherley of Kentucky, Webb of North
Carolina and Fairchild of New York
were, however. declared unfounded.
The report also finds that while the
American Federation of Labor main
tains lobby here, it does not permit
its activities to transgress the law or
go beyond the bounds of proper privi-
lege. The report does find that Null
hall and James A. Emery, working for
the National Association of Manufac-
turers, went beyond the limits of de-
cency in trying to influence legisla-
ton"
That Representative James D. Nc
Dermott of Illinois has been guilty
of acts OF grave improperly unbecom-
ing the dignity of the distinguished
! position be occupies"
That Mulhal and EMERY should
change their ways or remain away
from the capital forever"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-12-18
BIZ SUIT BEGUN
AGAINST STATE
RTHWESTERN INSURANCE co
ASKS RETURN OF TAX
MONEY.
SEEKS TO RECOVER MILLION
Complaint Alleges Levy on Concern to
Be Arbitrary and Exclusive, and
That Payment Was Brought
About by Coercion.

Madison.-The Northwestern Mu-
tuaI Life Insurance company has be-
gun suit in the supreme court against
the state of Wisconsin to recover a
sum exceeding $1,000,000, being the
amount paid, with interest, under
protest, as taxes for the years 1911
and 1912.
The interstate character of the
companys business is set out in de-
tail in the complaint, which alleges
that of the total number of policies
in force in the company more than
80 per cent are on lives of people
who are not residents of Wisconsin;
of the total insurance in force, more
than 80 per cent is outside of Wis
consin; of the total amount of real
estate mortgage loans, more than SO
per cent is on property outside of
Wisconsin; of the total amount of
outstanding policy loans or advances
more than SO per gent is outside OF
Wisconsin; of the total payments in
1911 and 1912 for death losses and
endowments, the percentage exceed
ed 90; of the total gross receipts
from all sources in 1911 and 1912, it
reached more than SO per cent, and
Of the total premium receipts for
1911 and 1912, more than 90 per
cent were received from nOn-resi-
dents of Wisconsin.
The complaint further alleges that
the statutory classification for taxa
ton is arbitrary, discriminatory and
unjust, and violates the rule that all
persons subject to such legislation
shall be treated alike and that any
classification to be legal must be ra-
tional and founded upon real differ
ences in situation and conditions and
in liabilities imposed; that payment
II the taxes in question was made
under protest and threats to with
hold the company's license to do any
business whatever and that the tax
law in question is unconstitutional
and void.
The complaint also alleges that
proper claim was made against the
state for repayment of the taxes in
question, but that the legislature of
1913 disallowed the same.
The plaintiff asks judgment for the
sum of 87,836.45, with interest on
S482, 19323, the amount of the 1911
tax, from Feb. 20, 1912, and on
$505, 64322, the amount of the 1912
tax, from March /, 1913
The case will be placed for hear
ing on the January calendar of the
supreme court.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-12-18
TWO RAILROADS ARE FINED.
Pere Marquette Pays $6,1oo-Wabash
Assessed S4C0.

Detroit, Mich, Dec. 13.-Pere Mar
quette railroad was fined $1,000 and
the Wabash assessed $500 by Judge
Arthur J. Tuttel in the United States
court, the former for failure to obey
in full the federal railroad laws, and
the latter for the violation of the safe
ty appliance law.
The Wabash receivers Immediately
announced their intention of carrying
the question to the United States Su-
preme court.
Both roads maintain that they wish
to obey the federal laws in regard to
operating methods, but complain that
these laws are being administered
further than railroad men thought
they were intended to go.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-12-18
INCOME TAX HEAVIER
AMOUNT TO BE COLLECTED $500.
COO MORE THAN LAST YEAR.
Corporation Tax Greater in Spite of
Rate Reduction for Small Con-
cerns-Six Counties Pay
100000 Each.

Observation-Disclosures and corpora
lions in the state will pay S4,091,O90.
80 income taxes this year This is an
increase of S601, 1914 over the
amount Of payments last year The
state tax commission in announcing
these figures claims that the increase
is due largely to greater prosperity in
the state during the past year and to
better understanding of the law by
the. citizens. Of the total increase to
be collected this year, $1SS,777SS
more will be paid by individuals as
compared with last years collections
and $412, 96126 more come from cor
porations
Last year the income tax collected
from individuals in the seventy-one
counties of the state aggregated
$1,10S, 70702, as compared with $1,297.-
1890 to be collected this year. The
corporations paid $2,3S5, 1850 last
year, as compared with S3,494, 1882
this year The largest single increases
are in Milwaukee county, where the
total income taxes collected last year
we've oil S,ooo.lo as compared with
-S1,S25,02415, an increase of $345,385-
SO. There are six counties in the state
where over 100000 will be collected
in income taXes-Milwaukee Douglas.
Dane, Kenosha, Racine and Winnie
bagO. Each Of these counties has a
large city within its borders, where the
bulk Of the tax is collected. Dane
county will pay total income tax this
year of $113, S4513; Douglas county.
$178,333.70; Kenosha, $149, 23S.T9; Mil
waukee, $1,S25,O2415; Racine, $223,-
1852, and Winnebago, $114,37S17.
The entire expense of collecting
this tax of over 100000 is paid by
the state. 1t will cost the state about
100000 this year. The state receives
10 per cent of the tax collected, the
county 20 per cont aid the locality
Where the tax is returnabIe 20 per
cent. In spite of the reduction of the
corporation rate on small companies
made by the last legislature, the total
amount of corporation tax to be col
iected shows large increase.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-12-18
MRS. YOUNG NOW AN EDITOR.
Women of Chicago Insist That She Be
ReinstateG>

Chicago, Dec. 13.-Reconstruction
of the board of education and the re-
turn of Mrs. Ella Flagg Young as SD
perintendent of schools are the OBJ
jects of a campaign launched by Chi
cago women leaders. Mayor Harrison
will cooperate Mrs Young, in an in
terview. said that she could not be re-
instated, that John D. Shoop could not
be removed from the superintendency
and that, if he could, no power on
earth could influence her to return to
her old position. Mayor Harrison had
announced that his contribution to the
women's campaign would be his &C.
ceptance of five of the six designations
of school board members. These res
ignations were given to him in writing
in 1911 when the members were APP
pointed The mayor had said that
some plan must be evolved whereby
Mr.. Shoop would resign so that Mrs.
Young could step back into her old
place. A resolution asking Mr.. Shoop
to resign was introduced in the city
council.
Mrs. Young announced that she had
accepted an editorial position on a 10
cal newspaper.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-12-18
SEEK PROHIBITION
LAW FOR NATION
Anti-SaIoon Forces Storm Con-
gresS at Washington.
PLAN FAVORED BY SENATOR
Shepard of Texas Accepts Honor of
Introducing Bill Into Both Houses
That Would Make Country
DRY"

Washington. Dec. 12.-The largest
antf-liquor demonstrations ever seen
III Washington took place here We'd
nesday when 5000 delegates, represent
ing the Anti-SaIOon League Of America
and the Woman's Christian Temper
ance union. marched upon the capitol
and presented to congress a resolution
calling for nationwide prohibition by
an amendment to the federal constitu-
ton.
The resolution was presented in the
senate later by Senator Sheppard of
Taxas. and in the house by Represent
alive Hobson of Alabama. At the
eastern steps of the capitol Mr.. Hob
son and Mr.. Sheppard received the
petition from the marchers. Mr.. Shep-
pard made a short speech in behalf
OF them both.
Then Mrs. Mary Harris Armor Of
Georgia. known as the Georgia Cy-
clone" shouted:
IF you people Of the north don't
stop making whisky and shipping it
down into our part of the country we
are going to secede again and lick
you out Of your boots"
There stand two of the greatest
men in the country, adding that the
anti-Hquor forces were going to elect
Mr. Hobson to the senate.
Mr.. Patterson spoke in part as fol
lows:
The liquor traffic has never been
able to prove it's value or its right to
exist in any challenge made by
science. observation. experience or in
teIligent and progressive thought.
THE manufacture and sale of liquor
is now forbidden in nine states and
viii be forbidden in others as soon as
the people have the opportunity to
vote on the question.
I'VE have witnessed the viii of the
people in communities and even the
sovereign power of the states en-
barrassed and thwarted by the super
ciIious arrogance of the liquor inter
ests in their evasions and violations
of laws"
Mr.. Sheppard replied on behalf Of
himself and Mr. Hobson, saying:
There is no higher duty that we
can conceive than to introduce in both
houses of congress this resolution call
ing for nationwide prohibition by
constitutional amendment. We are
against the liquor traffic because it is
fhe worst enemy of our civilization"
When Senator Sheppard introduced
the proposed constitutional amend
ment in the senate Senators Thomp-
son and Owen joined in the indorse-
ment of the plan.
Hostilities between Mr.. Hobson and
Representative Donovan of Connect
cut. both Democrats, were revived
when Mr. Donovan blocked the grant
ing of Mr.. Hobsons request for the
setting aside by unanimous consent
OF an hour, during which he would
talk on the petition for prohibition
amendment
Il was reported later that Mr.. Hob
son had asked Mr. Donovan to fight.
However that may be. Mr.. Hobson
told the house he would speak, any
way.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-12-18
MUST LOAF TO GET.FORTUNE
GAINESVILLE Man Is Made Heir to $4O,-
600 Estate, Providing He WEI
Stop Work

Janesville.-In order TO inherit $4O,-
600 left him by his brother, Edward
Day OF Beloit, F, J. Day, painter, has
given up his position and will devote
his entire time to the administration
OF his brothers estate, amounting 10
$4,000. For twenty years before his
death Days brother urged him to re-
tire. Day refused to lay down his
brushes and paste pals. Shortly before
his death Days brother made will.
making Day chief benefciar y and ad-
ministrator of the estate, provided he
quit work and devoted his entire time
to looking after the bequests.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-12-18
LABOR MARKET DEPRESSED
Ployment Bureaus Shows Supply
Greatly Exceeds Demand.

Madison.-The depression in the Ia
Dor market noted in the reports of
the state free employment offices in
October became more marked in No
yember. For every 100 jobs there
were AS applicants for employment
during this month. In October there
were only 107 and in November of
last year there were only 101 appli-
cants for every 100 jobs. The wom-
ems department of the employment Of
fees for the first time in several years
shows a greater supply of labor than
demand
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-12-18
IMPLEMENT DEALERS ELECT
L. n. Waite of Seymour Chosen Presi-
dent at Closing Session of the
State Association.

MilWaukee.-The Wisconsin Retail
implement and Vehicle Dealers associ-
alton closed its eighth annual meeting
by the election of officers and the pass
ing of resolutions, among them one
making an indirect slap against Gov.
McGoVern's marketing bill New off.
GERS are:
President. H. Waite, Seymour.
Vice Decentralization Victoria,
Muscoda
DirectOrs-Earl B. Robbins, Eau
Claire; T. ]. Williams, Randolph, and
John Du Bots, Green Bay.
F. r. Sebenthall Eau Claire, was
continued in the office of secretary.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-12-18
Long Hour Petitions Denied.

Madison.-The State Industrial com
mission has originated a phrase to
supplant the trite command do your
shopping early" The new phrase,
slightly abridged. is "the petition is
denied With the advent of the
sion expected to receive scores of let
tiers from tradesmen requesting per
mission to employ women clerks
longer than the 10-hour limit Con-
trary to expectation, only three cities,
Amigo, Kenosha and Superior, have
asked such permission, and these pc
titions were denied.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-12-18
Former Badger Educator Dead.

MilWaukee-Dr James MacAlister.
head of schools of Milwaukee from
1874 to 1881, later regent of Wiscon-
sin normal schools, died at sea on the
steamship Caribbean, bound from New
York to Bermuda, according to a wire
less message. He resigned the presi-
dency of the Drexel institute at Phila-
delphia last June because of i'll health,
after holding the office twenty years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-12-18
PASTOR VETERAN Is DEAD
William r. Brown, Former Chaplain
of Wisconsin G. A. r., Passes
Away at Age of rs.

Waupaca.-William r. Brown, rs
FEARS old, one OF the best known mem
bers of the 1'~euty-frst Wisconsin
regiment, died here after an illness
Of three months, in the hospital at
the Wisconsin Veterans home
William r. Brown was chaplain Of
The G. A. R. department of Wisconsin
ct one time, having been elected
unanimously at the Amigo convention
In June, 1911. Prior to his coming
here, he was a Methodist minister.
having been stationed in various parts
of Wisconsin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-12-18
Hudson Youth Is Rhodes Scholar

Hudson.-The New Jersey commit
tee having in its charge the selection
of the Rhodes scholar from that state
named Wilder Graves Penfeld, of Hud,
son, Wis, for the honor Penfeld
was member of the class which grad
uated from Princeton in 1912. He was
an honor man" and won his letter
on the Princeton football varsity in
his senior year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-12-18
LOSES CONTROL OF $5oo,ooo.
Aged Heir of John Bowman Is Ad-
judged Feebie-Minded.

Aged Heir of John Bowman Is Ad-
judged Feebie-Minded.
Pana, ILL.,, Dec 13.-In the county
court a jury adiudged Uncle" Henry
Milton Bowman, aged eighty-four,
ble-minded and unable to care for
his property. He recently fell sole
heir to the estate of his nephew, John
Bowman, valued at 100000. Judge
Prater named as CONSERVATION John
Neal Bowman of StoRington, who was
named administrator of the estate
four months ago. Henry NJ. Bowman
was ordered sent to the Federal Sol
diers' home at Marion, Ind. He estab-
lished his rightful claim to the estate.
and as he has made no will and is
now incompetent to do so, the estate
mt his death will so to the late John
Bowman's cousins.