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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-11-22
TODAY'S
HOUSEWIFE

"Today's Housewife" an ideal ma
gazine for the home because it makes
a tremendous appeal to every home
loving woman. 1t is especially needed
at the present time because it supplies
so many good things for the home.
1t is now running a seven course in
domestic science which is a great help
to house-keepers to better select, pre-
pare and conserve food supplies, to
cut down waste, and at the same time
to add to the health and welfare of the
family. If you are interested in
joint subscription with the Wood Coun
ty Reporter at $500 per year, payable
in advance, call at this office and re-
ceive sample copy of the November
issue. IT,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-11-22

Schultz, died at the family home.
While the mother was in the back yard
the child in some way obtained a
match and started fire on the porch.
When discovered by an older sister
her clothing was on fire.
Milwaukee, Oct. 5th, Agnes Wen
drowiecke, 4 year old, of West Allis
is dead another victim of the propen-
sity of children to play with matches.
Milwaukee, Oct. 9th, Today is@fre
prevention day. Mary Kunarek left
her two small children, Frank and
Thomas, aged and 3, alone in the
house locked up. The children found
box of matches and were playing
with them, and started a fire. Fire
men broke in and rescued the little
ones.
Ashland, Oct. 10th, Little Annie
Binkowski, aged three, died last even
ing from burns received in the after
jToon. Annie in some way obtained
uldlCIlCS ana Set uSI CIOGHIIS diiES.
Milwaukee, Aug. 30th, Laurel Mel
son, 20 months old, was fatally burned
Wednesday afternoon. Her four-year
old brother, Herbert, was playing with
matches, which set fire to clothes hang
ing on a line The burning clothes
dropped down and ignited the child's
clothing.
Keep matches in Metal Box, out
of reach of Children, or they will con-
tinue to cremate Your babies.
AS this commission is charged with
the prevention of fires and the pro-
lection of human life, we hope the a.
bove sad lessons and needed warnings
will be indehbly impressed upon the
minds of all, especially of the good
mothers
Industrial Commission of Wisconsin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-11-22
BANK REPORTS

A circular just issued by the Comp
troller of the Currency at Washington
of the losses to depositors in National
Banks during the three years of war
Considering all the National Banks
in the United States, (Which, of course
includes those in poor and thinly set
tied sections)' the total loss to de-
positors has amounted to only three
and one-half cents per thousand dol
lars for each of the past three years.
In the State of Wisconsin there has
not been one cent of loss to any de-
positor This is a remarkable show
ing, and indicates the splendid or
ganization and supervision of the
banks. Probably no other form of
investment, except Government bonds
can show as clean a record as bank
deposit.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-11-22
we have.

we have.
For ten years the friends of Con-
servation have urged the development
of public water-powers in the public
interest. But development has been
held back by little group of water
power magnates and their friends in
Congress who have blocked all legis-
lation which would not give them these
valuable properties forever and for
nothing.
Today, when the Nation needs all
its resources the same men who have
been blocking reasonable waterpower
Legislation own and are holding mil
lions of water horsepower undeveloped
and out of use while clamoring for
more. a
The time has come when such OBJ
struction threatens the Nations safe
ty and success. We need the develop
ment of these powers in War even
more than in peace. At the coming
session of Congress sound waterpower
legislation should be enacted as War
measure, based upon principles fair to
all sides. These principles I believe
to be briefly as follows:
% The thing to do with water
power is to develop it. Whatever re-
tards or restricts the development of
public waterpowers on terms fair to
the public is against public policy and
hostile to the general welfare
(2) Waterpower belongs to the pee
pie. The sites where it is produced
should always be held in public hands,
for only so can effective control in the
general interest be secured.
90 Where public development ID
not desired, the right to use water
power sites should be leased for peri
DDS long enough to permit sound, at
tractive, and profitable investment
but never longer than fifty years. AT
the end Of each lease all rights should
return to the people who gave them.
(4) In order to protect the consum-
er against extortion, rates and service
should be regulated by Federal author
ity when State or local authorities fail
to do So
50 Reasonably prompt and COM
plete development and continuous op-
Grafton. subject to market conditions
should be required. Already millions
of water horsepower are held out of
use to further monopoly by private cor
porations.
CO. Corporations or individuals
who make money out of rights granted
by the people should share their profits
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-11-22
with the people.

Cd The public has a right to COM
plete information about every business
based on the use Of public property.
These are the principles for which
the friends of Conservation have been
contending Many waterpower men
believe them to be fair and sound.
They will, hope, commend themselves
to you as wise and reasonable. | am
writing to ask your support for i'm
mediate legislation, based upon them,
when Congress meets.
This is no time to give away public
assets necessary for the welfare of
our people both in the War and after
the War; and we should no longer to-
lerate the selfshness of private inter
ests which take the dog -the-manger
/ position that they must have these
waterpowers on their own terms, or
no one shall use them at all.
/ AS the President has said: ''The
supreme test of the Nation has come.
We must all speak, act, and serve to-
+ gether."
Sincerely yours,
Clifford Pinchot.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-11-22
A SOLDIER
PRAYER
From Lieut.. Lloyd E. Thruch
In charge, Press Headquarters,
Camp Grant, Illinois.

From Lieut.. Lloyd E. Thruch
In charge, Press Headquarters,
Camp Grant, Illinois.
Camp Grant, In.-Private James C.
Miller, Company D, 21st Engineers,
Light Railways, attached to the Seth
Division, under Major General Thos.
H. Barry, must have been we'll versed
in his nightly prayer, as evidenced by
the following, reconstructed interpre-
tation, he gives.
Private Miller, probably found the
exigencies of army life not in accord
with the blessings asked in the old
time bedside prayer and believes he
has hit upon a more satisfactory con-
science easing prayer. 1t is said, he
has very popular expression of night
~ reverence, as large corus joins him
in his little chant, when tattoo sounds.
Now l lay me down to sleep.
pray the Lord my soul to keep,
Grant no other soldier take
Ny shoes and socks before 1 wake.
Lord guard me in my sleep,
And keep my bunk upon it's feet;
May the bunk not tear or break
And let me down. before | wake.
Keep me safely in Thy sight
And grant no fire drill tonight;
And in the morning let me wake
Breathing whiffs of, sirloin steak.
Lord protect me in my dreams
And make this better than it seems
Grant the time may swiftly fly
When [ myself may rest on high
In a snowy feather bed,
Where long to rest my head.
Far away from all these scenes
From the smell of pork and beans;
Take me back into the land,
Where they don't scrub down with
sand,
Where no demon Lake Shore
blows,
And where the women wash the
clothes.
Lord Thou knowest all my woes
Feed me in my dying throes.
Take me back and I'll promise
Thee
To not leave home and cross the
sea.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-11-22

failingly delivered to about every
worthwhile home in this city and its
environs. 1t is delivered, and present
ed to the business managers" of
these homes, at the TIME WHEN
THEY ARE MAKING THEIR BUY
ING PLANS.
No merchant in the city could get
his message to these home-makers and
have it receive their consideration
when they are in the mood to consid-
er it, by any other practical means.
The Reporter, carrying to the home
of the city the history of the tragedies
and comedies, brings also to these
homes all of the important "store
news" And, to the housewife who
really MANAGES her affairs with
clear business insight this store news
is often the most important thing in
! the paper. Important in its posi-
bilities, to her, of taking personal adj
vantage of every phase of "store COM
petition" which has a bearing on the
! cost of the things she plans to pur-
chase. Important in its appeal to
her DESIRE TO KNOW about new
things for the home. Important to
her in SAVING TIME in her shopping
Are you telling your store news to
the REPORTER readers?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-11-22
THE SAD
OLDSTORY

The saddest consequences of fire are
the loss Of life. Over five thousand
persons annually lose their lives in
fires, in this country Many more are
disfgured for life by fire.
Wisconsin has its full share in this
frightfuI harvest of deaths and acct
dents.
We have often warned against the
inexcusable and most careless prac-
tees responsible for fires and the loss
of lives A few recent Wisconsin news
items may speak more eloquently than
we can in warning YOU.
Spooner, Sept. 9th, Helen Hamilton
is dead as a result of burns. She
poured oil on live Goals in the Ban
mister restaurant kitchen stove.
'Amery, Sept. 10Th, Arthur Amund-
son is dead, and his wife, bride Of
two months, in a serious condition, as
a result of fire which destroyed their
home, following an effort to coax a
sluggish fire with kerosene.
Brodhead, Oct. 4th, while attempting
to start a fire with kerosene, at The
News office, Marvin Thostenson was
painfully burned in an explosion which
followed.
Kenosha, Oct. Sd, Quinton Lentz,
years old, Of Pleasant Prairie, died
after hours of agony, in the Kenosha
hospital, as a result of burns he re
ceived when he tried to start fire in
the kitchen stove with kerosene
Milwaukee, Oct. 18th, Frank Lew
icke is in the emergency hospital, burn
ed about the face and hands. He at
tempted to coax a fire with kerosene.
NEVER USE KEROSENE TO
START A FIRE OR TO COAX A
SLUGGISH FIRE.
Eau Claire, Aug 18th, Felix eau
thier was severely burned about the
face when he lit a match to look into
the gasoline tank of his motorcycle.
Milwaukee, Oct. oath, Mrs. P. S
Quinn was badly burned Monday night
when she looked for a gas leak with a
lighted lantern
Never use Matches, Candles, Ian.
terms or other Open Light or Flame
around Gasoline, or to look for Gas
Leak.
Portage, Oct 4th, Bertha, the three
year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-11-22
THE PEANUT To
THE RESCUE
(From the Minneapolis JOurnaD

The American peanut, which till re-
cent years was held by those who con-
sumed it at Give cents a bag" as a
confection and joke, has risen to the
dignity of food, and first class food
at that, taking place in the pantry
| alongside of corn and wheat. In the
cotton belt it has filled the empty
cottonseed oil barrel, where the boil
| weevil has .ravaged the fields, and in
cidentally has turned the. cotton farm
er~ffem his destructive one crop sys-
tenn of tillage to sane diversified
program.
In Texas, where the boil weevil has
done its worst, they have planted this
year 100000 acres of peanuts, or twice
the acreage of last year. Georgia
planted this year 100000 acres, as a
gainst 100000 last year; and the en-
tire south planted this year more than
100000 acres, as against less than
100000 last season.
The peanut produces not only food
for man but grain and forage for
stock. Peanut hay is equal to clover
and alfalfa as forage; while hogs
are fattened on the nuts which they
harvest themselves, making as high
as 400 pounds of meat to the acre.
AS human food the roasted peanut
| 70 ho ~ o,>1D
while peanut oil is now one of the
dependable sources for the vegetable
oils that are compromising for the
growing shortage of animal fats. Cot
tonseed oil has already become a fav-
orite shortening in the American kit
chen, and much of the so-called olive
oil we use is squeezed from the pea
nut.
The peanut in this year of war is
! bringing up the fat reserves, and in
no poor way either, for it furnishes
perfect substitute for lard. AS but
ter the ground peanut is rapidly COM
ing into popular favor and is driving
a considerable amount of dairy butter
off the American sandwich.
Thus the little peanut, humble tho
it be, has already braced up the lean
pork barrel, has supported the wan
ing butter jar, and has laid the lard
irkin under a tribute of thanks, while
not one jot abating it's visible and well
come presence on the corner popcorn
stand.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-11-22

Mr.. A. L. Fontaine, Editor,
The Wood County Reporter,
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin.

Dear Mr.. Fontaine:
The great War in which our Nation
is engaged will be won not alone by
food and men, but by mechanical pow
err as we'll. Without mechanical pow
err we could not make or move the
weapons with which we fght-guns,
ammunition, ships, and supplies. Our
National resources of power, whether
from coal, oil, or .water-power, are
National War necessities. We need
them to win the war.
In this gigantic struggle our secur-
ity requires US to use all these great
resources, and to use them wisely and
well. The people Of the United States
own some fifty million undeveloped
water horsepower, or about enough
to run every train, trolley, factory,
mill, mine, and electric power plant
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-11-22
Have 1t Handy for Group

Grandmothers and mothers who
have raised families of children have
learned from experience that it pays
to keep bottle of Foley's Honey and
Tar in the house ready for emergency.
It gives prompt relief from dreaded
Group attacks, checks coughs and colds
and relieves whooping cough. A safe
medince-no opiates. Sold every
where.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-11-22

For reliable NEWS read the WOOD
COUNTY REPORTER.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-11-22
Man Troubled for Two Years

No one should suffer backache,
rheumatic pains, stiff joints, swollen
sore muscles, when relief can be easily
had. James McCrey, Berrien Center,
Michigan, says he was troubled with
kidney and bladder trouble for two
years. He used several kinds of medi-
cine without relief, but Foley's Kidney
Pills cured him. Sold everywhere.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-11-22
Cut This Quit Is Worth Money

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip, enclose with SC to Foley & Co.,
1885 Sheffield Ave, Chicago, ILL.,, writ
ing your name and address clearly.
You will receive in return a trial pack
age containing Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound for Coughs, Colds and
Group; Foley Kidney Pills and Foley
Cathartic Tablets. Sold everywhere.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-11-22

Hugh Goggins, junior member of
the law firm of Goggins, Brazeau &
Goggins, has received his call from
the U. S. Aviation department to re-
port at Ithaca, New York, for De-
cember first. When Hugh gets to
flying the Huns" will have to beat it.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1917-02-02
To Take Patients
Families To Kula
DR.. Durney WOuld Prevent Tubercu-
lOsis COnvaleScents Leaving TOSOOn
Wants Small HOmeSteadS

In order to relieve the burden of
maintaining their families, which so
often initiates against complete cure
DR.. c. P. Durney, superintendent of
the Kula Sanitarium hopes to have
the coming legislature make provi-
sion whereby lot of small homesteads
may be opened in Kula in the vicinity
of the institution. 1t is DR.. DR.. Dur
ney's idea that small cottages and a
few acres of ground should be at the
disposal of the sanitarium in which
it could install families of GONZALES
cent patients, and where they could
live comfortably and grow portion
of their living from the land.
AS it is at present, many of the pat
tents who are on the road to recovery
insist on leaving before they should
because of the demands of dependent
relatives, and too often relapse oc-
ours which costs them their lives.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1917-02-02
Murphy Demands
Mckay Be OuSted
Brings Action Against Him In Circuit
Court Claims Magistrate Is Not
Qualified Hearing Next Week

Through a quo warrant proceed
ing filed on Monday in the Second CIR
cult court, Attorney Eugene Murphy
calls upon that tribunal to ascertain
by what right w. A. Mckay is hold
ing down the job of first district mag
istrate of Wailuku. The document
also goes further and demands that
Mckay be ousted from his place on
the ground that he does not hold
license to pratice law in the district
courts of the territory. The matter
will come up for hearing before
Judge Edings, it is understood, on next
Thursday.
In opening his complain Murphy
calls attention to the fact that a dis
trict magistrate must be a citizen OF
the United States, as well as lcens-
ed practitioner in the district court
but he does not press this point in his
affidavit. Murphy claims that Mckay
has not kept up his license to practice
by paying the required fee each two
years, and that thereby he is not quail
fed to hold the commission of district
Magistrate.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1917-02-02
Books Sent
AnywhereIn Hawaii
Library Of Hawaii Now Aims To
Reach EveryOne-BOOkS To Mid
way No Charge Made

How many people in Honolulu know
that the Island Department of the
Library of Hawaii has 100 travelling
library stations located at isolated
points on all islands? How many
people know that these 100 stations
are kept supplied with books of all
descriptions, such as fiction, history,
science, literature, philosophy and re-
ligion?
This, however, is only one of the
many departments of the library, and
only one of the many ways that the
library has to help, not only in educa-
ton, but in stimulating interest and
supplying material to keep the inter
est alive in a thousand subjects.
The travelling library department of
the library has been in operation for
only a few years but so great is the
demand for books that the department
is unable to meet the eYergrowing de-
mand.
Any person living in a portion of the
Territory where he is not near a
library may have the use of the travel
ing library. All he has to do is to
make application for books, 'and full
information will be sent him as to
how the books can be obtained. They
do not cost anything.
One of the most attractive features
of the system is the section called
home Libraries. BY means of this ar
rangement boxes of books are sent to
homes for use of the entire family.
The books may be kept for six weeks,
The librarian will endeavor to meet
any request for particular books or
books or particular subjects. If you
are interested in astronomy, books on
that subject will be sent you. If your
interest is along a certain period of
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1917-02-02
Chamber Asks Only
For A Good Service
Government Control Of Wireless
System Has Attention Of Business
Men-HilO Body Takes Like Action

Maui does not care to protest
against the federal governments TAX
ing over the management of the inter
island wireless system, unless such
plan would lower the efficiency or in
crease the rate of the present system
This was in brief the consensus of
opinion of the trustees of the Maui
chamber of commerce, following a full
discussion of the matter at a special
meeting held last Friday afternoon
Tor the purpose. A cablegram to this
effect was prepared and transmitted
TO the Honolulu chamber of commerce.
which appears to be fathering a gen
eral protest against the proposed plan
of the navy department The mem
bers of the local chamber appeared to
agree that until some showing was
made that the Islands will suffer
from government operation or control
OF inter-island radio communication,
that they could not well make obiec-
ton.
Reports from IIilo received this
week, indicate that the Hilo board of
trade took substantially the same ac-
ton on the matter.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1917-02-02
Would Incorporate
Fair Association
Committee Considers Plan To Organ
ize Popular Stock COmpany-Other
Meetings To Be Held Soon

The special committe appointed
some ten days ago to consider plans
for the next Maui county fair, held a
meeting in Kahului last Monday ana
discussed various phases of the mat
ter at considerable length. The com
mittee is composed Of ]. J. Walsh,
chairman. f. G. Krauss, H. w. Rice,
and j. Garcia, and all were present.
The committee believes that per-
manent organization should be formed
to be incorporated with $4,000 cap
ital to start with, the shares to be 81
each in order to interest as many
Maui persons as possible in the en-
terprise. "The Maui County Fair
Association" was suggested as the
most appropriate name for the organ
ization. and d. H. Case was instructed
TO prepare Incorporation papers sub
iect to approval of the general COM
mittee.
If the plan of the committee are
adopted the association which will
handle future fairs on Maui will be
managed by a president, vice-pres'r
dent treasurer, and three other direc-
tors. Besides this paid manager Is
recommended.
The committe will hold another
meeting or more to consider other
phases of the work before reporting
back to the general committee.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1917-02-02
Legislators Favor
New Farm Loan Bill
Easy Payments, Long Time And Low
Interest Features OF Measure
Only Citizen Farmers To Benefit

Considerable interest has been
aroused by the proposed farm loan
act, which will be introduced into the
coming legislature, and indications
now point to the passage of the meas
ure though possible in modified form.
Clarence II. Cooke, member of the
lower house in the coming session, is
much interested in the matter, and
will possibly father the bill which has
its origin in the Haiku Farmers Asso-
citation. 1t is understood that the bill
is also supported by the federal ex-
pertinent station and by number of
prominent legislators who have be-
come interested in it.
The bill is said to have some feat
ures in common with the new federal
rural credits law, which however does
not apply to Hawaii and other feat
ures are copied from the Australian
and New Zealand laws which have
stood the test of 20 or more years. 1t
provides for loans to be made on farm
land security, but to bonafide resident
farmers only, at an interest rate of
6 percent.
The bill provides for an initial ap-
preparation of 100000 from the terri
tory to start the ball rolling. This
amount is to act as a revolving fund.
Mortgages taken by the territory on
farm lands are to be sold to banks,
trust companies or other financial in
stitutions at Az percent, the other
I1h percent of the farmers interest
going to maintain the farm loan board
which will handle the business. In
this manner the board is expected TO
be provided with ample funds to meet
all demands upon it. While the BOP