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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-09-15
MURDER FOR
$4,000 Or A
MOTOR CAR

The revelations that come hourly
regarding the most recent Chicago
murders, are so horrible as to be al
most beyond belief.
The details are such as must be
told, and yet can hardly be read. The
murder has been called brutal. It de-
scends far below the level of the
brutes. 1t shows an ingenuity of
frightfulness, a cold-blooded thought
fulness that sickens the imagination
used to the ordinary levels of the hu-
man spirit.
But what is behind it? Few readers
will believe that slim and understood
young man like Church, unaided, could
kill two men both above the average
IN physical strength, especially as the
evidences of struggle seem to show
they were not taken wholly unaware.
Fewer still will admit that so a
trocious a crime was the result of a
sudden impulse.
Somebody planned to murder Daug-
herty, and as Ausmus insisted on ac-
companying Daugherty, the plan was
stretched to include Ausmus also.
What gang devised this horror merely
to obtain possession Of an automo-
bile?
It used to be said that anybody
could get a man murdered in New
York for $50. Can anybody get two
men murdered in Chicago fer a mo-
tor car?
The stealing of machines in Chica-
go is SO regular that newspapers have
long since ceased printing any details.
The stolen cars are listed every day,
and the list fills all the space the pa
per has to spare for such common
thefts.
Is the personnel of gangs who work
in such wholesale fashion as this
wholly unknown to the police
Is the police connection with Grim
inals so slender that not even a good
guess can ever be made regarding this
constant robbery?
Robbery unpunished, Of course, leads
to murder.
We do not know that any relation
exists between the regular theft of
automobiles and the Daugherty and
'Ausmus murders. But we are GER
tain that the ease and freedom with
which automobiles are stolen in Chi
cago might well develop the sort of
brutal synicism in regard to any pro-
lection for the Individual citizen,
which would regard murder as merely
an incident to the capture of a car.
If Church did the murders as he
says, he is the sort Of dangerous ma
Mac who should be promptly obliterat-
ed for the bare life of society. But
even SO, he worked, we believe, as
part of a plot. There was plan be-
hind his demonism. Who made it?
And what is this incredible atrocity
going to do for the promotion of the
safety Of those citizens who happen
to own or to sell automobiles
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-09-15
THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN

The seven ages of man have been
recently tabulated on an acquisitive
basis, as follows:
First Age-Sees the earth.
Second Age-Wants it.
Third Age-Starts to get it.
Z Fourth Age-Decides to be satisfied
with half of it.
Fifth Age-Becomes still more mod
crate.
Sixth Age-Now content to possess
a six foot by two strip of it.
Seventh Age-Gets that strip.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-09-15
PLUMBERS
ANTICIPAT
BUILDINGERA

Pittsburg. Pa.-One of the largest
manufacturers Of plumbers supplies
located in this city is preparing fer
operation OF a night shift in all of the
esmpany's shops. Last May, ali the
plants were closed because of the dis
couraging building outlook; six weeks
ago, it was operating on partial time;
more recently, because of the large de-
mand for the tremendous building ac-
tivities, it became necessary to op-
crate to capacity.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-09-15
PROSPERITY
DEMANDS
INDUSTRY

"The future of American agricul-
ture depends on the solution of the
marketing problem
H. L. Russell, president of the A
merican Association of Land Grant
Colleges agricultural and mechanical
arts), shares this view with others
who have been striving to help the
producers and consumers OF the ma
tion by bringing them closer together.
Many recognize that the great need
IN marketing today is to have pro-
ducts fed to the markets of the coum-
try without market glutting. This,
they think can be done by proper or
ganization. They are confident that
stable prices will result and incalcul-
ably benefit not only farmers and con-
sumers but the majority of middlemen
as well. Some believe that products
could go directly from farmer to con-
sumner without the help of the middle
man. Others, with practical experien-
ce and first-hand knowledge of what
both cooperative and private market
ing companies do, are positive that
farmers themselves will not do the
work of these middlemen. Fortunate
ly the only point of difference between
the two groups is the means by which
they would cause marketing to cost
less for producer and consumer.
How to prevent alternate starving
and flooding of the farmers market
is problem which, according to Theo
dore Macklin, an agricultural econo-
mist of the University OF Wisconsin.
no individual middleman can solve It
lsy he declares, far beyond the power
and ability of individual, private or
cooperative middlemen. The surplus
product which floods the market and
depresses prices is neither owned nor
handled by one or few companies. 1t
IS divided among great numbers Of
mlddlemen, each. of whom sells when
he thinks the market affords him the
best price. Because there is little, of
any, coordination among these widely
scattered, discontented units, too many
OF the farmers products reach the
market ii too short time.
The surplus which causes the flood
ing of the markets is not caused by
any one farmer alCne, but by all the
farmers producing given product.
Each contributes to small part to the
total seasonal surplus for the industry.
The only way to hold this surplus
back so that prices will be Stabilized
is to have all, or most of the farmers
OF the industry organize for orderly
marketing. The resulting stabalized
prices work to the advantage, not only
OF producers and consumers, but of
the mass of middlemen as we'll"
Mr.. Macklin believes that as long as
the motive of the private competitive
middleman is to buy raw materials at
the lowest possible price, there is
bound to be widespread unrest con-
corning marketing and much hard
feeling about it. He sees the first step
the prevention of the seasonal flooding
Of markets. This will mean federated
marketing for a whole industry in
stead of the less satisfactory results
of individual marketing for an insig-
nificant fraction of the industry.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-09-15
FREE LAND FOR
EX-SERYICE MEN

Washington, D. C-More than 200
farms on government reclaimed land
will be opened to entry by ex-serviee
men this month. Farms are located
on the North Platte and the Shoshone
irrigation projects in Wyoming. The
North Platte project will be opened
for entry September and the Sho-
shone project, one week later. The
Department of the Interior announces
none but ex-service men will be per-
mitted to make filings until go days
after the opening. If at the end of 60
days, any land remains unclaimed 9TH
ers will be permitted to make filings.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-09-15
REPLENISHING
THEEARTH

The medical profession of many
countries has taken considerable in
terest in the case of a woman of Buda-
pest, Hungary, who gave birth recent
" to five babies at one time.
She was already the mother of ten,
including pair of twins, so that this
brings her family up to fifteen. At
this rate, it seems that the war-strick-
en- countries of Europe should not be
long in regaining their population.
She left the hospital a few days
ago with all five babies in healthy
condition.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-09-15
CITY PROHIBITS
JITNEY COMPETITION

Cedar Rapids, lathe city council
here rejected proposition Of a bus
line company to install jitney bus ser
vice between Marion and this city on
he ground that the street car company
paid heavy taxes and that it would be
unfair to antagonize it by permitting
ompetition which might lead to higher
street car fares.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-09-15
SALESMANSHIp

NO." said the shoe merchant to his
clerk, II have never sold anything
by false presentation, and | will not
begin now. This is an inferior grade
of shoe, and | won't pass it off as any
thing better. Mark it "A shoe fit for
a Queen and put it in the window. A
queen does not have to do much walk
ing. Pickup.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-09-15

Mrs. Alvin F. Schneider, who has
been visiting with friends and rela-
tives in this city for the past few
weeks left Saturday morning for Mish
awaka, Indiana, where she will join
Mr.. Schneider who is there in the in
terests of the Federal Bakeries
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-09-15
ANOTHER STEP
IN ECONOMY

Portsmouth, n H.-The smelling
plant at the Government Navy Yard
has been ordered closed by the Navy
Department as one of the measures
taken in the interest of public econo-
my.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-09-15

Exactly 1883 bachelor degrees and
2,41S higher degrees have been confer
red by the University. of Wisconsin
according to the new alumni directory
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-09-15
TWINE MILLS
WORK CAPACITY

Auburn, N. Y.-The twine mills of
the International Harvester Co. have
resumed operations at 100 per cent
:apacity, employing 600 operatives.
There will be no reduction in wages
and 45-hour week will prevail.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-09-15
PAVING BRICK PLANT RESUMES

New Castle, Pa The local paving
brick company with a daily capacity
of 100000 brick has resumed opera
tions with full capacity.
Evening star., 1921-08-11
OPPOSE TARIFF INCREASE.
American Film Producers Fear
Foreign Retaliation.

Foreign and domestic motion pic
ture producers were given hearing
today by the Commerce Department
on the question of an increased tariff
on films entering this country.
Spokesman for the producers op-
posed a high tariff on motion pictures
on the ground that foreign countries
would retaliate to the detriment of
the American markets abroad, while
it was asserted the importation of
foreign photoplays was helpful to
the industry in this country.
Representatives of the motion pic
ture industry at the hearing. which
was before NJ. F. Feiker. special as
sistant to Secretary Hoover, included
Lucian Wheeler and Horace G.
Knowles of New York; Louis Mer-
canton of Paris. Count Reval. repre-
senting Italian producers: Albert
Lever. representing British produc-
ers. and Abel Canoe, representing
French producers.
Evening star., 1921-08-11
RUNAWAY CAR IN SMASH;
THREE PASSENGERS HURT
Hits Another Car at Staunton,
Va, Last Night.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
STAUNTON. Va. August 11.-A
runaway street car. flying at great
speed through a mile of Main street
last night. crashed into another car.
injuring three persons and wrecking
the cars.
Fitz Curry. motorman of the run
away car. was hurled into the street
near Dunsmore's Business College.
He received a deep cash behind the
ear.
Passengers injured in the crash
Marcy J. Mullenex. and Mrs. William
" Wagner. all of Highland county. Mrs.
Wagner was most seriously hurt.
suffering a fracture of the left limb
at the knee. She had jumped from
the standing car about the time Of
the impact which drove the car. on
which the passengers were riding, for
three-quarters Of a block, scattering
wreckage.
Mrs. Mullenex was buried beneath
wreckage on the floor of the car
She was rushed to the king's
Daughters Hospital. where her injuries
were found to consist of cuts and bruises
about the head and face.
The motorman Of the second car. H:
H. Cole, was standing in the door OF
his car and gave the alarm to his pas
sengerS He escaped unhurt.
Motorists and pedestrians experienced
narrow escapes from injury as the run
away car. without driver or lights, sped
through the streets. The crash was
heard for blocks. resembling a muff1ed
explosion. The two vestibules were tele-
Scoped.
The three persons injured had come to
Staunton yesterday afternoon for the
purpose of attending a circus here to-
day. The two women were on their way
to Plunkettville, suburb. to spend the
night with friends and were being ac-
companied by Mr. Mullenex.
Motorman Curry was taken to
house on Greenville avenue. where he
received medical attention.
Evening star., 1921-08-11
FO|[S MASKED MOB.
AT AUGUSTA IA|l
Sheriff Spirits Two Men
Charged With Murder to
Savannah Prison.
By the Associated Press.


AUGUSTA, Ga, August ia mob
of masked men from South Carolina
points. estimated at 100 or mores
travelling in twenty-five automobiles.
made a raid upon the Richmond
county Jail and the county stockade
between and 5 o'clock this morn
ing. their purpose being to secure
c. o. Fox and Jesse Gappins. charged
with murdeung William Brazell,
nineteen-year-ol taxi driver and COLI
lege student of Columbia, S. c.
Sheriff Plunkett outwitted the mob.
Meager reports of men gathering at
various points in South Carolina had
filtered through during the early part
of the night, and at 1870 o'clock last
night the sheriff placed Fox and Cap
pins in a high-powered automobile
and rushed them to Jail at some in
terror point in Georgia, the destina@ :
tion of the sheriff being KNOWN only
by himself and the jailer.
Men Spirited Away.
When the mob reached the Jail they
found their prey had been spirited
away. Three men were chosen by the
ringleaders to make search of the
premises. .
Failing, the mob left, saying they
were going to the Columbia peniten-
tiary to continue the hunt
Jailer Whittle, who lives in the jail.
moved his family to another neigh-
bor's house before the mob arrived.
The jailer stood on the second floor of
the building and talked to the mob
gathered outside the prison wall. He
told the men that the police had no.
titled the Jail that twenty-five cars,
one behind the other. had passed over
the river bridge leading into Augusta,
and that Fox and Gappins had been
removed to a place of safety.
Evening star., 1921-08-11

ngton-Interurban and other SUBJ
urban lines which under the rates
fixed by the commission will be oper-
ated at an actual loss with no return
whatever upon the investments in
these properties.
Nevertheless, the board of directors
of these companies have confidence in
the future Of the city Of Washington
and Of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company system. We also
have confidence in an inherent sense
OF justice on the part of the public
whom we serve, and in Congress-
which has the power to right this
injustice. II it will, through relief
from taxation and other burdens now
resting@upon US.
I'VE have. therefore. determined to
go ahead. making every effort to serve
the people of this community to the
pest OF our ability, to maintain the in
tegrity OF our property and at the
same time give all concerned a full
opportunity to correct the situation.
We earnestly hope that Congress will
act at an early date upon some of the
matters of legislation now pending
before it.
May Act Later.
"If. after trial of several months,
II is FOUND that nothing has been done
on behalf of the public to protect it
in the enjoyment of the street rail-
way service afforded by this system.
and that the losses are greater than
we could reasonably be expected
longer to bear. we shall act in such
manner and with respect to such of
our lines as we deem most appropriate e
and avail ourselves of our legal rights
to prevent an entire confisca ton of
our properties.
I'VE are greatly disappointed in the
commissions action reducing the rates
of the lighting company. We had
hoped that the commission would take
a broad view of the situation and per-
nit US, to charge rates which would
enable US to extend and improve our
service to meet the growing demands
of the public.
THE Potomac Electric Power Com
pany should spend within the next
three years about $4.500,000 for ex-
tensions and improvements. We can
not reasonably be expected to build
extensions with money borrowed at
or 9 per cent when We are allowed a
return thereon of but per cent. Our
inability to secure the money Reces-
sary for such extensions and improve
ments will be more prejudicial to the
public interest than any temporary
benefit resulting from slight reduc-
tion in the rate"
Evening star., 1921-08-11
VESSEL CAPTAIN ADMITS
HE LANDED LIQUOR CARGO
Warehouse Supposed to Contain
1000 Cases Under Guard After
Seizure of Craft.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. August IL
Customs officers were authority today
for he statement that the two-mast-
ed american fishing schooner Thorn
aston. seized here yesterday on sus-
picion of violating port regulations.
landed 1000 cases of SCOTCH whisky
in Camden, N. j. Capt. Lewis T.
Nippel. the government officers say.
admitted this and gave the names of
two men to whom the liquor was
consigned and the warehouse where
1t is supposed to have been taken.
The warehouse is under armed guard.
No arrests have been made.
According to the customs officers.
Capt. Nippel told in substance the fol-
lowing story:
He took his boat to Nassau, Ba-
hama Islands, to sell it to a syndi-
cate. The deal fell through and he
was persuaded to bring cargo of
liquor here from West End in the
Bahamas. He passed quarantine here
under cover of darkness. landed the
liquor and dropped down past quar-
antine to Delaware bay as an out
ward bound vessel and took on bal
last. The Thomaston returned and
receiving a clean bill of health at the
Marcus Hook, Pa, quarantine sta
tion. sailed for Atlantic City instead
Of coming up to philadelphia. the
port to which the schooner had clear
ed in ballast from West End. The
failure to report at Philadelphia led
to the seizure.
Evening star., 1921-08-11
HYLAN 0RDEREDN0
ECONOMY INQUIRY ]
Admits He Relied Entirely on
Commissioners for Low
Administration Cost.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 11.-Increased
costs of conducting the various de-
partments in the city of New York
were under investigation today when
Mayor John F. Hylan. resumed the
witness stand before the legislative
committee investigating the city ad-
ministration. :.
Mayor Hylan admitted inability to
recall any instance in which a saw
ing could be traced to suggestions In
the reports of the controller OF ac-
counts. His only explanation or the
growing expenditures was salary IN
creases due to the high cost OF Nv
ing and greater maintenance costs.
The mayor conceded he had never
made or ordered a special investiga-
ton to determine if savings could be
effected in any department.
tutions increased from five and one
half million dollars the year Mr.. Hy-
Ian became mayor to $S,10O,OOO this
year, he was reminded.
The mayor insisted he could not be
expected to personally see .if this
growth of expenditures could be stem
med. He said he had so many other
things to do that he had to rely on his
commissioners, who, he felt sure,
kept expenses as low as possible.
Mr.. Hylan admitted that annual ex-
penditures of the street cleaning de
when he took Office, had grown to
s16,79O.O0O, exclusive of the cost of
snow removal.
Cost of personal service. salaries
and final disposition of garbage had
scared. he explained. He reiterated
that he was not in favor of lowering
the pay of city employees.
The principles of economy to be OBJ
served in the administration Of the
city as set forth in Mayor Hylan's
inaugural address of January 1, 1918.
were read into the record. At that
time he said that the city govern
ment must be put on a wartime basis.
economies effected in every depart
ment, salaries reduced wherever pos
sible and extravagant expenditures
generally eliminated.
Evening star., 1921-08-11
VERA CRUZ FACES
INDUSTRIAL CRISIS
Manufacturers Threaten to
Close if Profit Distribu-
ton Law Is Enforced:
By the Associated Press.

F VERA CRUZ. August 11.-Commercial
and industrial interests of the state Of
Vera Cruz have informed Gov. Tejada
that they are absolutely opposed to the
operation of the state law providing for
the distribution of the profits of in
dustries among workmen and employers.
They have declared that it will be inn
possible for them to operate under this
law. which was signed by the governor
on July 8, and that. rather than submit
all industrial plants. Farmers assert
that they. too, will strike and refuse to
plant crops if the law is enforced
Several merchants have appeared be-
fore the federal court here, and have ap-
pealed for the issuance Of an injunction
which would. temporarily. halt the opera
ton of the law. Owners Of commercial
and industrial concerns describe the law
as "bolshevik." and are said to be de-
termined to carry their case to the su-
preme court. If necessary. to prevent the
state from carrying the legislation into
effect. Among the companies affected
are the petroleum firms operating in the
northern part of the state of Vera Cruz,
particularly in the region of Tuxpam,
where rich oil deposits await develop
ment.
The law. which threatens to result
in serious litigation, provides that
the share of the workmen in the
profits of a concern where they are
employed shall not be less than 10 per
cent, while in some instances their
share may be as high as so per cent.
Authority for enforcement Of the law
is vested in a special commission
appointed in each municipal seat of
the government. This commission
would consist of three workingmen
three representatives OF employers
and a seventh member. who would
be elected by the other six. All en-
pfoyers must appear before the COM
mission when ordered, and must open
their books for examination by the
Workmen'S accountants.
ii Provision is made for revision of
the law after four years. but 1T
cannot be repealed until 1947. when
a new state constitution will be
drafted. So far as known. the state
government is ready to enforce the
act, although there have been rumors
that Gov. Tejada had intimated
the law might be annulled. He is
quoted as saying, however, that the
labor unions must be. consulted
before he would take any definite
stand regarding the operation Of the
new system.