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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-06-15
TASTED
DURING ORGY
Mrs. Joseph Bambenek Had Not Eat.
en- for Nine Days, Sheriff Says.
Women Return Home.

From Stevens Point Journal
Mrs. Joseph Bambenek, one of the
crazed sisters taken from Sharon
Sunday and committed to the North
ern Hospital near Oshkosh Monday,
had not eaten food for nine days while
the religious orgy at the Banbenek
home had been in progress. The Of
ficers add that none of the women had
eaten during the time they were in
the house although some of them did
not arrive on the scene until along to-
ward the middle of last week. All OBJ
served a fast which appears to have
been a part of the ideas of religion
the women were endeavoring to carry
out.
The two exciting raids made by
Sheriff Guyant and Undersheriff Ku-
bisiak Sunday evidently cooled the
religious fervor of the unfortunate
women. They became quiet even
before the sheriff left Sunday night
Late Monday afternoon. Sheriff
Guyant made another trip to the
scene of the outbreak. He found
that the women had slept Sunday
night. for the first time since the
excitement began, and Monday
morning had dispersed to their
homes. Mrs. Polun lives close by
and the sheriff interviewed her. The
woman seemed distracted but was
quiet.
Mrs. Bambenek was the one who
mutilated Mrs. Elbrant, the sheriff
believes, although the facts are diff
ficult to determine Mrs. Bambenek
was subjected to the longest strain,
perhaps, of any of the party and
was the most violent in resisting in
trusion. She also seemed to have a
strong influence in increasing the ex-
citement of the others. After her
removal the excitement quickly be-
pan to subside although there was
the one violent outbreak at the time
ofthe Sheriff's visit Sunday evening.
Joseph Bambenek, excluded from
the rooms occupied by the women,
became alarmed at their condition
late in the week and finally succeed
ed in removing his three children who
had been kept with their mother. He
released them either Saturday night
or Sunday morning.
Mrs. Elbrant is reported at st
| MichaeTs hospital in about the same
condition as Monday.
One of the doctors states he be-
IIeves Mrs. Elbrant's eyes were
gouged out with a crucifix. Some OF
these crosses are of metal and com
parativeIy thin so could be used fol
such purpose.
Elbrant finally appeared today
and his wife underwent an operation
One eye, which had been completely
crushed. was removed entirely Ell
brant. however, insisted on the othel
| -eball being left. The instrumen
used in the fanatical sacrifice wa
forced entirely around the eyeball
tearing it loose from its connections
? and terribly mutilating the surround
ing tissues. The ball is still at
tached to the optic nerve but physi
clans state there is no hope of sigh
: being restored. They say the ey
5 must be removed within few day
at most to prevent infection.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-06-15
SUFFS START
ATTACK IN
DEMOCRATS
Stare for Two Solid Hours, MotiOnless
and Noiceless in Effort to Get Com
mitteemen in Receptive Mood
BY K. A. BICKEL

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
st. Louis, Mo. June IA cOncen-
trated battery of 5000 pair feminine
eyes was turned upon the delegates to
the Democratic National Convention
today in an appeal for 'Votes for Wo-
men,"
The "attack" staged by the Nation
al Woman's Suffrage Organization
headed by Mrs. Chapman Gait was the
most spectacular event of the suffra-
ge campaign before the convention
5000 women, voiceless, motionless
steadily gazed for two hours to stare
the supposedly unfriendly commit
teemen out of countenance and tc
get them into a mood of receptacle.
ity.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-06-15
DADY WILL TAKE
STAND TN ORPET CASE
Will Try to Refute Statements Made by Jose.
phne Davis Regarding Suicide Threats
Made by Marion

day that he would be sworn as wit
ness before the end of the trial and
repeat to the jury the story Josephine
told him after Marian's body was
found near the three oaks in Helm S
woods.
In that story, Dady declared jose
phine said nothing of the suicide
threats, but tried to fasten the blame
of Marian's murder on Orpet.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-06-15
(By United Press Association }

Court Room, Waukegan, ILL.,, June
Attorney Robert J. Dady,
prosecuting Will Orpet, will take the
stand in the Orpet trial to refute the
testimony of Josephine Davis who Da-
dy considered the states principal wit
ness, but whose story of Marian Lam
bert's suicide threat proved a boomer
ang to the prosecution. Dady said to-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-06-15
(By United Press Association.)

ST. Louis, Mo-, June 14.-Govern-
ment ownership of railroads, tele-
graph lines and coal deposits were adj
vocated today for the democratic plat
form in a report of the resolutions
committee by Frank p Walsh, chair
man of the committee on industrial re-
lations.
Samuel Gomphers, president of the
American Federation of Labor sub
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-06-15

IN SESSION
AT FOND DU LAC
(Ry United Press AssOcia tion.)

IBy Umteu FTesS AssUCla ElUH.J
Fond du Lac, Wis, June 14.-The
Wisconsin district of the Iowa Synod
of the Lutheran church opened its an
nual meeting here today. The Eng
lish service was held today and the
German sessions will start Thursday
morning.
Rev. n. Mattheis, Of Fennimore,
Wis, will speak tonight.
About sixty ministers and a cor
responding number of lay-delegates
are attending the gathering.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-06-15
BY J. P. YOUDER

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, June 14.-For the first
time in history a president of the u
nited States today marched on foot
in historic Pennsylvania Avenue as a
party in a propaganda parade.
The event was Washington's play
for preparedness and the anniversary
OF the adoption by congress of the
stars and stripes as the national EN-
blem.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-06-15

To learn where TO get the best
goods at the best prices, read the
advertisements in the Reporter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-06-15

The merchants offer many bargains
to you in their advertisements in this
paper.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-08-17
USE REPELLANT FOR CAD FLY
Mixture of Tar and Lard on Nose OF
Sheep Is Recommended-keep
Animals in Dark Barn.

In the summer or early fall the egg
Of the CAD fly Is laid that causes grub
in the head of sheep. A fly does the
grub Is TO prevent the egg being laid.
\ mixture of tar and lard smeared on
the noses of the sheep herds repels the
fly. This may be done ON d large scale
by forcing the sheep to take their salt
ont of auger holes made in logs or In
boxes provided for the purpose. In fly
season. Then keep these holes
smeared with the tar and lard. 1t also
helps to have dark barn where the
sheep can stand during the day, US the
fly will not bother them much In there.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-08-17
MEN AND MATTERS

Ever since the year 1896, all the
fine porcelain used In China's royal
palaces has come from the King Teh
Cheng factory. The factory was part
ly destroyed and many of it's choice
designs were divided among certain
revolutionists. Recently. the ancient
factory has received a grant of So
600 and will again produce the rare
and beautiful porcelain for which 1t is
noted.
The Mount Wilson Solar observatory
has completed catalogue of the mag
nitudes and colors of more than 1000
stars in the giobular cluster Messier
13. Nearly II per cent of these stars
have negative color induces, suggesting
that IN this direction there is no
marked absorption of light In space.
or the 400 brightest stars, 70 per cent
are redder than normal solar type
star; OF the 400 faintest, IS per cent
are hluer than the normal solar type
star. BY statistical methods the paral-
lax of the cluster has been found to be
less than o.000l second of arc. Five
new variables have been discovered in
this cluster. making total of seven.
Buoys that make tapping noise as
| they pass through the water and leave
plainly-seen wake have been invent
ed In England to be towed behind YES
sells to guild following ones In fogs.
For measuring cloth in a roll with
out unrolling 1t there has been invented
device that passes thread between
its folds and at the same time auto
matically measures the thread.
Parchment manuscripts nearly $40
years old, from which the ink has
faded from view. have been read by a
Berlin scientist who photographed
them with ultraviolet rays.
The s1a-story frame colonial style
home Of William Loring Andrews, in
Oak Neck road, two miles east of Bah
ylon, l.. l.. is replica of the Longfsl-
low home at Cambridge. 1t Is set back
some distance from the highway on an
elevation. which is beautifully ter
raced.
New York's bureau Of pure foods,
with its corps of inspectors. claims to
have put REINFORCED sugar out of the
local market and killed the. Industry
of freshening stale fish with paint.
Starved chicken, bogus salmon and
doped ealaies are also chased inte
seciusion.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-08-17

disease was normal. but later harvests
fell to nothing. No reliable results
are available In this country. Conflict.
ing reports come from farmers in the
Greeley section of Colorado; but. as
no pathologist accustomed to the dag
nosis Of leaf roll saw either crop, the
relative amount of disease in home.
grown and outside seed remains un.
known.
1t seems wise precaution to use
only selected seed from such sources
as Minnesota and Wisconsin for plant.
ing next year where leaf roll has oc'
CURED this season. 1t may be that
the disease will not appear on crops
from home seed, but the chances are
that 1t will.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-08-17
INJURY BY LEAF ROLL
Better Seed Stocks Offer Best
Means of Control.
Where Disease Has Appeared This
Season Ii 10 Wise Precaution to
import Seed From Other Sources
for Next Crop.
(By W. ORTON.)


No measure offers more hope OF
success In controlling leaf roll than the
use of better seed stocks. Three
means may be used to bring this
about: First and simplest, the impor-
tation OF seed potatoes from districts
where the disease Is unknown. This
affords relief but may not greatly
hill selection, to pick out from weak
varieties strains that will withstand
the disease. This has been done al
ready by Won Lochow. who took sew
eral types from the variety Professor
Wohltmann and bred them In pure
lines. The result was that certain Of
these pure strains showed susceptible
ity to leaf roll, while others remained
entirely or nearly free from ii. Third,
new varieties may be bred from seed.
This, while requiring the most time,
may be the best means for meeting
the requirements where whole dis
tricts are attacked, as In the Colorado
outbreak few years ago. That such
good varieties can be produced one
can hardly doubt after seeing the col.
lection of the agricultural department
Of over 10000 seedlings with it's inf
mite variety of disease-resistant quail
tiles.
1t Is the prevailing opinion Of Eu.
ropean investigators that leaf roll Is
Inherited. e., that the tubers from
diseased hills will produce diseased
progeny. Cases are cited where the
first crop after the appearance of the
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-08-17
Professor Dimes Former convic..

New York. Aug. 16--Forty former
Sing sing prison inmates were guests
at a dinner given By E. Stagg Within.
professor Of penology at Columbia uni
reTsity. Police Commissioner Arthur
Woods OF this city. Warden Thomas
Mott Osborne Of Sing Sing. Professor
Franklin l. Giddings and Dean Fred.
eriek F. Goetz were present. The one.
time conVicts, members OF the Mutual
Welfare League while In the prison,
related stories OF difficulties encoun.
tered in trying to earn honest livsli.
hoods
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-08-17
LAND RESTED AND IMPROVED
Old Notion About Crop Of Timothy 10
Erroneeus-Piant Food Is Taken
More Slowly.

Ii Is an old notion that land seeded
to timothy, even though the crop be
removed. is being rested and improved.
This. however, is rot true in any other
sense than that horse that has been
driven rapidly may be considered as
being rested by being driven more
slowly. That Is to say. timothy re-
moves the plant food from the soil
more slowly than does corn or wheat
because smaller amount OF plant food
Is required to make the crop.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-08-17
PLAN FOR SHOCKING WHEAT
Tops and Butts Of Two Bundles Are
Spread in Manner TO Turn Water
ard Protect Grain.

Twelve bundles make good
shock. Three pairs Of bundles are
Set in row against each other. The
spaces on the sides are filed by SET
ting two bundles On each side. Then
the tops of the bundles are drawn to-
sether ~ "hugging" the shock. The
tops and butts OF two bundles are
spread and put on top OF the shock
IN way to turn water and protect it,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-08-17
Renewal OF NJ Y. Strike Threatened

New York, Aug. 16. - Renewal Of
New fork's street car strike in
threatened unless the New York rail-
ways company reinststes more than
10 employees discharged, union lead.
ers say. because Of their activities In
the recent ueup. The carmen declare
railway officials have not kept IN
agreement drawn up by Mayor Nit
ehel and Chairman Oscar A. Straus
OF the public service commission.
which stipulated the strikers should
Be taken back without prejudice.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-08-17
August 10, 1915.

Germans took outlying forts
of kovno and Novogeorgievsk.
French won artillery fight
near Scissors.
Turko recaptured Van from
Russians.
U. S. accepted Germany's plan
of settlement for the Frye case
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-08-17
August II, 1915.

Germans captured southwest
front of kovno, with 4,5oo men.
Won Mackensen cut Cholm-
Brest-Litovsk railway.
Russians again took Van and
made other gains In Caucasus
Austrian fleet bombarded
Pelagosa island In Adriatic.
ZeppeIins raided outskirts Of
London.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-08-17

August IS, 1915.
Germans neared kovno.
Russians defeated by Germans
near kubisko. .
Austrians resumed lombard
ment Of Belgrade.
Russians advanced in the Cau-
casus.
German embassy at Washing
ton published charges that many
British merchantmen had flown
American flag.
American note to Austria re-
fusing to stop shipment Of NUM-
tons published.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-08-17
THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK

August IA, 1915.
Germans bombsrded Novo-
oeorglevsk.
Severe fighting on the Ziota
Iipa.
Austrians advanced along the
Bug river.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-08-17
August 10, 1918.

August 10, 1918.
kovno occupied by the Ger
mans.
Germans took two more forts
of Novoeeorgievsk.
Won Mackensen's forces
crossed the Bug.
Violent artillery duels along
whole western front.
italians took many Austrian
trenches In Toimino and Carso
regions.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-08-17
August 10, 1915.

August 10, 1915.
Two more Novogeorgievsk
forts taken by Germans.
Austro-German forces pene-
trated outer defenses Of Brest-
litovsk.
White Star liner Arabic sunk
by German submarine; 81 lost.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-08-17

august 20, 1915.
Germans took Novogeorgievsk,
with great stores of supplies.
Italy declared war on Turkey.
Heavy fighting on the Belgian
front.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-08-17

Town Hard on Nerves.
Mercedes Ia no place for q nervous
person. The oldest inhabitant Is apt
to brighten the timid visitor by his re-
cital Of raids. and later when the timid
visitor discovers the electric light dim.
ming and hears shots he Is justified in
hiding, The next morning he learns
that there was Are in town and that
the shots were fred to alarm the viii
layers,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-08-17

Step Shooting In Brush.
General II. III. Lewis, camp comman-
der. has issued orders TO all regimen.
tai conn 'ers to take steps TO stop
promise shooting in the vicinity
Of the camp. There has been COM
plant about men shooting In brush
south of First Minnesota camp.
To Safeguard State Leans.
The state investment board consid.
cred the need of throwing reasonable
safeguards around $4,000 900 of trust
funds" which the state now has out
ON loans, principally to schools and
municipalities, Payments were order.
cd on applications for new loans ~
gregating sT2S.oo0 Discussion Of tho
need Of greater safeguards was precipi-
tated by communication from Ex-
aminer Fritz, criticixing conditions re-
vealed following the sentencing OF for
mer Treasurer Walter J. Smith and
| n. c, piekit
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-15
The Institute of Hygiene, which the |

The Institute of Hygiene. which the
Rockefeller Foundation is to establish at
Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore,
win serve as much OF the country as is
willing to profit by its work. The pur-
pose Of the institute is to train men in
the science of municipal sanitation. SO
that there may be supply of experts
prepared TO solve all questions arising out
OF the prevention OF epidemics of typhoid
and other diseases that flourish through
neglect. Those cities which prefer to
appoint politicians to positions In the De-
partment OF Health win continue to suffer.
but the others can reduce preventable
diseases until they become as rare as
yellow fever at Panama.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-15
"WIN WITH WHIsKERs!"
To the Editor Of Evening Ledger:

10 tHo EuWOT " HUeHHg L6ugeT:
Sir-What Washington refused, Jefferson
wouldn't have and Grant couldn't get, no
man should have! This was at one time
Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt's theory-when he
had good ideas without the bad ones that
came later-for he said. THE wise custom
which limits President to two terms
regard in the substance and not the form,
and under no circumstances will 1 be a
candidate for or accept another nomina-
tion."
This is all apart from the fact that "The
elephant never forgets." Revenge is sweet
The Hon. William Howard Taft has been
vindicated and Terrible Teddy, the War
Lord Of America, has been paid in Full"
Therefore, be 1t resolved, to wit: That he
who laughs last laughs best"
The Crown Prince-Father, who started
this terrible war, anyway? Did Uncle
George do II?
The Kaiser-No, son.
The Crown Prince-Who did then? Was
It Cousin Nick?
The Kaiser-No, son, II was neither.
The Crown Prince-Well, who did then
Did you?
The Kaiser-No! no son. I'll tell YOU
who 1t was. II was a man over in America
who has great big teeth, ex-President Roose-
welt. When he was over here witnessing
our review at Kiel he said, Bill, you can
lick the world I"
of roaring fanatics in the Auditorium: 1--WE
see ourselves at the feet of Reed smoot and
Murray Crane, God help usw God helps
those who help themselves" but the Pro-
gresslves won't be able 10 help themselves.
All aboard the Hughes Special Win with
Whiskers H. M. Il,
Philadelphia. June IL
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-15
The incapaclty Of the .

The incapaeity OF the Democracy
Tor governing Is surpassed only by its
capacity for laundering. The st. Louis
convention. which was to seize the issue
OF Amerieanism and make 1t it's own. had
not been In session two hours before the
delegates were cheering themselves hoarse
III an ecstasy OF hysterieal enthusiasm
over the record Of American pusillanimity
and eowardice In international relations
No red-blooded American Is proud of
the insults which this country has re-
celsed with meekneas. nor is he proud
of the failure OF his Government to de-
mand reparation at the point Of the
sword for the wanton killing OF Amer
ican citizens by the soldiers or sailors Of
ether uafions. The kind OF American
lam to which the convention committed
itself - the Americanism of a whipped
cur which win cringe -at the feet Of his
chastiser OF stink away with his tail be-
tween his legs. No sophistical arguments
that the President can construct will be
BbIs 70 coanteract the effect OF yesterdays
DEMONSTRATION
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-15

MARGARET was born in County
lNl Tyrone more years ago than any
lady should be asked to admit. She has
been "out at service" in this country, off
and on, for long time. The "off and on"
represents some half-dozen vacations
back home which interrupted her labors
in America. She never was and never
could be anything but Irish. She is full
Of the old Celtic hatred Of things British;
this passion is a fiery, but purely Inn
personal thing. She knew nothing, for
instance, Of Kitchener; he represented to
her merely the British Government. So.
on the day after the sinking Of the Hamp-
shire, when her mistress told her the
news and ventured to remark that Cen
eral Kitchener was fine man." Margaret
shot this over her shoulder, out of the
corner Of her month: "A fine man is It?
Well, ma'am, it's himself thatTl be able
to light his pipe wild his finger this
morninl"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-15
FROM A SONG OF THE ENGLIsH'

(May 81, 1850
We have fed our sea for thousand years
And she calls us. still unfed,
Though there's never a wave Of all her
waves
But marks our English dead;
We have strewn our best 10 the weeds
unrest,
To the shark and the sheering gull.
II blood be the price OF admiralty
Lord God, we ha' paid 1t full
There's never a flood goes shoreward now
But lifts keel we manned;
There's never an ebb goes seaward now
But drops our dead on the sand
But sinks our dead on the sands forlore.
From the Ducles 10 the Swim,
II blood be the price OF admiralty
II blood be the price OF admiralty,
Lord God, we ha' paid it int
We must feed our sea for thousand years.
For that is our doom and pride,
AS 1t was when they sailed on the Golden
Hind,
or the wreck that struck last tide
or the wreck that lies on the spouting reef
where the ghastly blee.lighta mare
II blood be the price OF admiralty.
II blood be the price OF admiralty.
II blood he the price Of admiralty
Lord Gea. We "a bought 4 1aiEi
==audyazd Klalla4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-15
SCHOOL REFORM

nocToR CARRIERS sweeping plan OF
IL reorganization seems 10 promise a
sound basis for reform OF the two chief
evils OF the school system. the two iex-
tremes of part time and congestion. That
the changes would also make for econ
omy is a secondary but most acceptable
feature Another part OF the plan which
has attracted little attention Is the limit
ing OF the study period OF the younger
children IN the hrst and second grades TO
three hours daily. While this Is a result
ant rather than cause OF the changes.
It Is 3 most happy one. for three hours
study Il enough for q little brain. The
rest OF the hours they have given 70 work
win be spent most advantageously at
play. Il Is q paradox. but truth. that
the great problem Of the school OF the
future VIII not b the school itself but
the playground. Even congestion ana
part time are not 80 great q drawback
70 the pupils as the streets. where play
IS dangerous ana education negative when
i Is aal HaehQlezea