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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-10
A Favorite Son

The completed returns show that if all the fellows
in Pennsylvania who didn't want Penrose in the sell
ate had pooled their opposition, he'd have been
licked
But they d rather be fooled than pooled; which is
why reform gets so many set-backs.
However, state which in two years can swing ali
the way from I. r. to Penrose ought to be elastic
enough to stand most anything.
IL she stand Penrose the rest of us will have to-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-10
PATTERN CLOTHS


500 Table ClOths-2x2 yards heavy qualify
bleached Flemish linen pattern table cloths in
tulip, pink and chryanthemum patterns; special
each '........ ........ ........ 3D. I'D
$500 Table ClOths-2x2h yds. all linen bleach
ed fish pattern table cloths in neat floral and
conventional designs special, each 49,. $3.50
$500 Linen Set-2x2 yds. bleached all linen
Irish pattern table cloths with one dozen 22
inch napkins, in dot poppy. fleur de lis and rose
patterns; special, set ........ ..... $4.98
$500 Table Cloths-Pure linen. bleached 2x2
yd., floral patterns; this sale ......... 81 90
$3.50 Table ClOths-Rleached pure Irish linen,
2x2 " yds., In clover, poppy and thistle; special
ydru %<.iU
1915 Table ClOths-Blcached pure linen, 2x2 "
yds., tulip and clover designs this sale $239
1915 Table ClOths-Beached Flemish pure
linen, 2x2 yds., floral patterns this sale. 1925
s4.75 Table ClOths-Bleached Irish linen, 2x2 "
yds., heavy quality; this sale .......... $425
800 Table Sets-Heavy quality pure Irish linen
damask cloth, 2x2 yds.; l doz napkins "a in,
choice patterns; this sale ........... $685.
$500 Table Sets-Heavy double damask pure
irish linen, cloth 2x2 yds, doz. 24-in. napkins
floral and conventional circular designs, spe-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-10

That German naval victory off Chile again shows
that Wilhelm is the man behind the biggest gum
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-10


Joe Mercerized Damask, bleached So inches
wide neat floral patterns. Sale price, yard ;ssc
soc Mercerized Damask, bleached 60 inches
wide choice patterns Sale price, yard .42c
-75c Mercerized Damask, bleached ~ inches
wide, carnation dot, dice, and leaf patterns.
opeclal, yaru =. - '....... .o>c
-85c Linen Damask, 66 inches wide, beached
pure Irish linen; rose, daffodil and chrysanthe-
mum. Sale price, yard TIC
1928 Damask, 7O-in. fine quality pure Irish
bleached linen in dot, ohrysanthemum, thistle,
lily of the valley, clover and stripe patterns.
opecidi, ydru pi.UO
$3.50 Damask, 70-in heavy quality beached
irish table linen in cherry, chrysanthemum, lily,
lilac, stripe, dot, fern, clover and beautiful new
round designs. Special. yard ........ $1.29
$500 Damask, 70-in pure Irish linen,
bleached; dot. rose and fleur de lis patterns.
-$1.25 Damask, 72-in. fine unbleached linen;
clover, dice and rose patterns This sale, yd. 9Sc
-$4.OO Napkins, 24x24 inch heavy quality pure
linen, bleached in thistle, dot, chrysanthemum
and palm patterns. Sperial, dozen 40
$500 Napkins, 24x24 inch fine quality Gold
Medal Brand Irish linen damask, in scroll. rose,
coin spot, poppy and holly patterns. This sale,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-10

Several states quarantined and Chicago Unior
stockyards closed because of the most awful diseas
among cattle! Please pass the alfalfa stew!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-10
SOCIAL NOTES.

The SULTAN of Turkey, whose
name we're too busy to look up
just now, has decided to accept
the invitation recently sent out
by the German kaiser.
T. Roosevelt spent a day In
our needless midst.
f. Diaz, the well known
nephew, is reported to have
started new Mexican revolu-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-10

There is market for broken glass. Some of 1t ig
ground in fine powder-like particles and used for
various purposes. At other times it is remelted and
made into new glass objects.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-10

Dear me! I've sprained my
ankle"
That's too bad! We are 10
miles from human habitation. Is
there anything | can do?"
Yes; call a taxi"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-10
York Evening Sun.

In a manner of speaking, the
dentist is a dealer In extracts.
The worst ordeal a small by
has to face is plenty of pie and a
limited capacity.
Never despise little things.
The biggest man that ever lived
was once an infant.-Atlauta
Journal.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-10

Sunshine! Commerce department estimates our
export balance for October at forty-four millions
more than the September record Trade off your
grunt for cheer!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-10
Buy Thanksgiving Linens
Now----A Sale

By reason of unprecedented conditions now
existing in all hemp-growing and linen-produc
ing countries our present linen stock cannot be
duplicated under an advance of 20%o. Our reg
ular prices have not been advanced as vet, hence
the savings quoted here, have two-fold
value
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-10
IN THE WAY.

He's a dear baby. isn't he?"
ooh. darling! and of course
I'm tremendously glad to have
him. But it's months now since
my husband and ! have been able
to see moving picture together. -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-10

ton. No use, Felix, is our tip.
The front pages are already oc.
cupied. New York Evening Sun.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-10

One girl, who has returned to New Hampshire col
lege, has obtained all necessary funds by making al
selling doughnuts. She supplied two restaurants al
one hotel all summer. ~
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-02-26
TREASURY RAIDED BY STORK
EmpIoye of Lumber Company Prom,
ised Raise With Each Babe-Be-
comes High SaIaried PIutocrat.

Waupun.-Six years ago the Loo
mans Lumber company promised John
Howard, employee, that with every ar
rival of the stork his pay would be in
creased. Howard had just got married.
At the end of year the first baby ar
rived. Howard smiled when he saw
the boost in the figure on his pay
check. President l. F. Rossman of the
lumber company smiled ut is a
worthy deed" he said as he signed the
check The next year a pair of twins
arrived and the following years
brought two more babes. At the end
of the fourth year President Ross
mann smiled only family as he signed
the pay check and at the end of the
fifth year he smiled not whit. En-
couraged by its more enthusiastic re-
eeption each time it arrived, the stork
brought another pair of twins. In high
glee Howard brought the news to his
employer.
After a hurried meeting of the h0ars
Of directors of the lumber company
the ultimatum was given:
Cup to the present time we have full
filed our agreement" said Mr. Ross
mann, "but because we cannot pay
two presidents salaries we hereby ap
ply the recall on our promise"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-02-26
OLD OFFICIAL DIES
{. c. M'FETRIDcE, FORMER TREAS
URER, PASSES AWAY
Was Prominent in Politics For Thirty
Years-Fisured in Famous Suit
to Recover State Funds.

Beaver Dam.-Edward c. McFet-
ridge, for a third of a century promi-
nent in the councils of the republican
party in Wisconsin and a personal
friend Of many of the party leaders in
the state and nation, died at his resi-
dence in this city. Death was not IN
expected, resulting from a period of i'll
health that covered several years and
which began with an attack in 1901
that at the time was feared would
cost him his life
1t was while as state treasurer that
Mr.. McFetridge came into the greatest
prominence. He had been prominent
in county affairs, was familiar figure
in state conventions and was a close
personal friend of United States Sen
ator Philetus Sawyer. While Mr.. Nc
Fetridge was state treasurer the his
toric suits were brought against the
state treasurer and his bondsmen by
the state for the recovery of interest
On state moneys that had been in the
hands of the state treasurer and by
him deposited in various banks The
suit led to a sensational trial.
Mr.. McFetridge was born in Roches-
ter, N. Y, April Is, 1886, and he re-
ceived his elementary education in the
schools of that city, and upon his
graduation was one out of three who
received free scholarships in the Uni
versity of Rochester.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-02-26
HORIZON DECIDES
ON CITY MANAGER
DODGE COUNTY CITY is FIRST IN
STATE TO ADOPT
NEW PLAN.
WILL GET SALARY OF ST. 900
Position of Auditor Is Created by
Common Council When Other
Officials Have Their
Pay Cut.

MISUNDERSTANDING in the path
blaZed by Cleveland, O., and other
eastern cities, this city is going TO
have city manager. The common
council has decided to select a man
who shall have the title OF city auditor,
receive salary Of $1,000 a year and,
as far as the charter of the city will
permit, be the city's manager. All of
the present city officials are to be re-
tanned, though their salaries are re-
duced.
The matter has been under consid-
Grafton here for several months and
was brought to a head through the
demands made by the city treasurer
and city clerk for increases in salaries.
When the council voted to create the
new position it decided to cut the pay
Of the city treasurer from 5000 year
to $50, that of the city clerk from $500
to $50, and the assessor from 800 to
SIS.
The new official, the city auditor, is
to take over the work of the city
treasurer, city clerk and assessor, and
devote all his time to the work. No
selection has as yet been made, the
council wishing to take time to pick
the man best fitted for the position
who is willing to accept it at the sal
airy offered.
The new city head will in no way
interfere with the work of Mayor
Charles Hawkes., the banker, who
found that much of his time had to be
devoted to looking after city accounts
and public affairs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-02-26
CIVIL WAR NURSE is DEAD
Elizabeth F. Ward, Sister of Mrs. Sa-
bin HaIsey, Passes Away-Served
in Hospitals During War.

Fond du Lac.-Elizabeth F. Ward,
civil war nurse and sister of Mrs. Sa-
bin Halsey, widow of DR.. Halsey, one
of the most prominent members of
the Wisconsin Methodist Episcopal
conference, died at Brandon, where
she was making her home with
niece, Mrs. c. D. Shuart.
Miss Ward was born at Munson,
Mass, on Feb. s, 1888, and when 6
years old came west with her parents,
locating at Pleasant Prairie, near Ke-
nOsha. At the outbreak of the civil
war she rendered her services to the
Christian commission, which then had
headquarters in New York, and served
on battlefelds and in federal hospitals,
caring for wounded soldiers. She
served in the field hospital at Chat
tanooga and later at st. Louis. Miss
Ward lived at Pleasant Prairie forty
years and for twenty-five years was a
member of the Dr. Halsey household
at Milwaukee, Fond du Lac and Oak
field.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-02-26
FOUR ARE KILLED IN
CRASH IN INDIANAPOLIS
Coach Caught Between Two Heavy
Traction Cars and Passengers
Are Crushed.

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 20. - Four
persons were killed, five probably IA
tally injured and % others hurt here
Wednesday night when an outbound
car was crushed between two heavy
traction cars.
The accident occurred at Virginia
avenue and South street and was
caused by Slippery rails.
The dead:
Jacob X Hardy, forty-eight years
old; crushed.
James Koran, sixteen years old;
crushed.
Harry Oliver, passenger.
Fletcher Roark. motorman English
avenue car.
Seriously injured:
Mrs. T. G. FessIer, spine injured.
P. c. Jochun, body crushed.
John Kaney, body crushed.
George Shirk, body crushed.
Harry Virney, body crushed.
The English avenue car, loaded with
persons homeward bound from the
business section, stopped at the foot
of a steep grade, just behind Column
bus & Southern traction car, and a
large Indianapolis & Cincinnati trac-
ton freight car, on the grade behind
the city car, crashed into the smaller
car. Three of the persons killed and
a majority of the injured we're stand
ing on the rear platform Of the Eng
lish avenue car, which was telescoped.
Springfield, Mo, Feb. 18.-Sixty per-
sons were injured, a score of them
seriously and five probably fatally, in
a collision of two Frisco passenger
trains at Nichols Junction, four miles
west of here Monday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-02-26
SCHRANk TAKEN TO NEW JAIL
Man Who Attempted to Assassinata
Theodore Roosevelt Goes Into
Home for Criminal Insane.

Waupun.-Closely guarded by two
deputy wardens and carefully watched
that he might make no attempt to es-
cape, John Schrank, who tried to kill
Theodore Roosevelt, was taken from
the state penitentiary and placed in
the hospital for the criminal insane
AS the guards hurried along from the
old building to the new, Schrank kept
his eyes to the front, gazing at the
structure that is to be his home as
long as alienists declare he has not re-
covered a normal mentality. Not a
word did he speak as the big iron
gates closed behind him, and with
three others he was placed in the care
of DR.. George Sleyster, head of the
new institution. Arrived in the great
structure, close to the one which has
been his home since he was found
mentally deficient after he had at
tempted the life of Theodore Roose-
welt on Nov. IA, 1912, he was regis
tered in the new set of books, assigned
to a cell and given a set task.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-02-26
WISCONSIN WINS
CORN SHOW PRIZE
BADGER FARMERS LEAD THIRTY.
SEVEN OTHER STATES in
COMPETITION.
CHAMPIONSHIP is ASSURED
Develop Cleaner, Brighter and
Plumper Grain in Spite of Wet
and UnfavorabIe Season
Take Buct<Wheat Prize.

Madison.-Wisconsin farmers are
winning more of the most coveted
awards offered at the national corn
show now being held in Dallas, Tex,
than are the grain growers of any
Of the other thirty-seven states or
foreign countries competing.
Although the judging has not as
yet been completed, members of the
Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment
association are demonstrating their
ability to inject all comers'' in the
production of seed grain, and are
making an enviable record in blue
and purple ribbon winning.
Although somewhat handicapped
by wet and unfaVorable season,
they succeeded, tie last year, in pro-
ducing plumper, brighter and cleaner
grain than did the competitors who
enjoyed better climatic conditions.
Wisconsin exhibitors have already
won worlds championship on buck
wheat, soy beans and six rowed bar
ley, and a grand championship open
to all varieties on ten ears of yellow
dent corn.
In addition to these trophies Wis
consin farmers took grand champion
ships for the northern zone on ten
ears of yellow dent corn, ten ears of
flint corn, winter wheat, and the
worlds trophy banner on the best ex-
hibit of butter, Among the other
prizes captured by this state were:
First, third and fifth premiums on
buckwheat; third and fifth on alsike
clover; second, third, fourth and fifth
on rye.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-02-26
R. R. MUST REFUND MONEY
State Rate Commission Orders Lines
to Return overcharges Collected
Amounting to $4,000.

Madison. - Four refund decisions
were handed down by the railroad
commission. William Franzen & Co..
Milwaukee, were given a refund of
$14.52 from the 500 road for over
charges on two carloads of bottles
from Milwaukee to Waukesha. The
Owen. & Bros. company, Milwaukee.
received refund of $6.9S from the
Northwestern road as overcharges
on carload of barley from GAINESVILLE
to Cudahy The Mason-Donaldson
Lumber company, Rhinelander, re-
ceived a refund of $4O0 from the 500
road as overcharges on 200 carloads of
hogs shipped from various spurs to
Rhinelander. The Big Four Canning
company, Stanley, received $1S.59 from
the Omaha, the Northwestern and the
Stanley, Merrill and Phillips railroad
company as overcharges on a car of
boxes shipped from Marinette to Eau
Claire
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-02-26
GORE ACQUITTED Of
W0MAN'S CHARGE
Courtroom Is in UproaT for
Twenty Minutes.
JURY DECIDED FOUR DAYS AGO
Wife, Eyes Filled With Tears, Hugs
Him as He Is Set Free-Mrs. Bond,
Who Accused Him, Swoons
and Then FIees.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Feb. 20.-Sen-
ator Thomas P. Gore was exOnerated
BY the jury Wednesday, which, after
four minutes deliberation, during
which only one ballot was taken, de-
clared that Mrs. Minnie Bonds evil
dence was insufficient to sustain her
claim for $4,000 damages on the
charge that the senator had attacked
her while in Washington hotel.
When Judge Clark, in reading the
verdict reached the words find for
the defendant" pandemonium broke
loose in the courtroom. The hun
dreds awaiting the decision climbed
on chairs and cheered the blind sena-
tor. Hats we're thrown in the air and
came down to be thrown up again.
The demonstration lasted 20 minutes
and the bailiffs were poWerless to stop
1t.
When the noise had quieted down,
Judge Clark finished reading the YER
dict. Senator Gore was standing when
the judge began to read. At the mo-
mentous words he stepped back as if
dazed and his wife seized him in her
arms and Rugged him convulsiVely.
The senator remained standing, 81
lent, but with a smile of gratitude on
his face. Hundreds thronged around
to grasp his hand and shouted congrat-
ulations. Cries Of Speech" went up
but the senator's voice could not be
heard. To newspaper men he said:
The only statement have to make
is my strengt hened belief in the fact
that truth always tTiumphs.'
Mrs. Bond fell backward in her chair
and was attended by her husband. She
and some of her attorneys left the
courtroom Immediately. The foreman
Of the jury, Henry Carpenter, said
few minutes after he was discharged:
We have had our minds made up
four days I have looked at Mrs. Bond
during this trial and have longed to
seize her and make her deny the das-
tardly charges she has made against
our blind senator. There were seven
Republicans on that jury and l can
truthfully say every one Of them will
be glad to vote for Senator Gore at the
next election. Of course the five Demo
Gratis will do likewise"
A section of verdict signed by all
Il men said that they would have
found for Senator Gore had his coun-
sci waived their testimony in his de-
tense.
"The plaintiffs case was too weak"
il explained
Il could not ask for more complete
vindication," said Senator Gore at his
hotel. Lying in front of him was a
stack of kilograms a foot high from
friends and admirers all over the
country.
President Wilson was one of the
first to send his congratulations to
Senator Gore after the verdict was
returned.
The chief counsel for Mrs. Bond
said the case would be appealed on
the ground that applause during the
trial had Influenced the jury.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-02-26
RESCUE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER
Summons Help With Rifle When Ice
Floe Starts to Drift Out
Into Lake.

Superior -Heroically Drawing the
icy waters of Lake Superior, famed
by a stiff breeze which made it prac-
tically impossible for a rowboat to
last, three men rescued Roger Camp
bell, keeper of the lighthouse at SUI
perior entry, from an immense ice foe
upon which he was being carried
away. When he was pulled into the
boat the ice was beginning to break
up and Campbell was exhausted from
exposure. He had started down the
shore to hunt rabbits, going along the
ice near the shore. About seven miles
from the entry he discovered that the
ice was moving out from shore.
With a gap Of more than 100 feet
between him and the shore, he started
back on the run. He attracted his
rescuers on the shore by repeatedly
discharging his rife.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-02-26
SENATOR BRlSTOW SCORES
PRESIDENT WILSON'S STAND
Put Roads Above Women-House
Passes Alaska Bill.

Washington, Feb 20. = The presi-
dents plan to repeal the Panama tolls
exemption came in for it's first senate
debate and was characterized by Sen
ator Bristow, Republican, as an aid to
transcontinental railroads Wednesday,
Senator Lodge, Republican, and Sena-
tor Owen defended the presidents po-
sttion, while Senator Chamberlain,
Democrat, refused to agree with it.
Mr.. BristoW denied having impugned
the presidents motives.
Tine greed of the railroads and the
audacious claims of Great Britain
seem far more potent with our chief
executive than appeals of women" he
said.
Senator Bristow declared Mr.. VIII
sons attitude on the Panama canal
plank Of the Baltimore convention and
on the suffrage question had given a
line on some OF the peculiar and inter-
esting characteristics Of our chief ex-
ecutive which may be exceedingly use
fuI to the country in the future" He
quoted the single presidential term
plank and asked:
AT the proper time will the presi-
dent interpret this plank in harmony
with his position as to suffrage or as
to canal tolls?"
When Senator Owen took the floor
to defend the president the debate
turned from suffrage to Panama tolls.
He declared there was likely to creep
into a party platform some plank not
fully digested and therefore not to be
regarded as conclusive upon the party.
i am opposed to no tolls" said Sen
ator Owen. They would be unjust to
the taxpayers of the United States. |
do not believe one dollar Of the exemp-
ton to coastwise vessels would ever
find its way to the ultimate consumer"
The administration Alaskan railroad
bill, authorizing the president to con-
struct $35,000,000 railroad from Alas
ka's coast to its great coal fields, was
passed by the house by vote of 230
to 81.
A similar measure already has
passed the senate, and the bill will be
taken up at once in conference be
tween the two houses with a view to
sending it quickly to the president,
who has signifed his intention of sign
ing it.