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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-13

AS Mark Twain and a friend were
chatting at the summer home of M
humorist, Quarry Farm. near Elmira
New York the conversation turned
to the wealth of John d. Rockefeller.
Gust think Of it, Sam said the
guest, 'he has more dollars than
there are hairs in that vigorous oil
thatch of yours"
That's nothing" replied Mr.. Cfer-
ems 81 have more dollars than he
has hairs in his head"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-13
chIcaoosn Defeats Former Champion

S'hS0SSal 1CtGdkS FOEFncr N0dmDiOn.
New York. March Calvin Dem
Arrest of Chicago, aspirant for ma.
tional amateur billiard championship
honors, won great game last night
from J. Ferdinand Poggenburg,
former national champion. Demarest
ran ur 300 in IS innings. his average
ia 1916, equaIing the national anna
teur record held by Wilson p Foss
of Haverstraw, n. Y. Poggenburg
rot only 1879 points while Demarest
was gathering in the necessary 800
with the fastest billiards seen thus
far in the tournament 'rhe game
lasted one hour aid % minutes. Chi
cago's other representative In the
tournament, Charles F. Couklin, won
the afternoon game from r. NJ. S.
Rolls of Philadelphia, 800 to 1856.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-13
ENTIRE DIRECTORATE HELD.
coroner's Jury Finds Managers Re-
sponsibIe for Wreck.

O0TOTI5f July T mus Wa0aqers Re
sponsible for Wreck.
New York. March 5.-The jury in
the coroner's inquest into the New
fix Cenral WI IL in the Bronx, Feb
ruary l6, when 2S persons were killed.
brought in ayerdict last night holding
the operating and construction depart
ments of the railroad responsible.
The coroner endeavored to get a re-
commentator as TO individuals but
did not succeed. He then declared
he would hold the entire board of di-
rectors and president OF the Central
and parole them until tomorrow morn
ing.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-13
New Professors.

The department of physiology as
recognized, is directed by new corrs
of instructors. DR.. Joseph Ey-
LANCER. formerly assistant professor OF
John Hopkins university is in charge
Gf the department as professor of
physiology. DIR. Harold c. Bradley
has been called from the Yale medical
school where he was instructor In
physiological chemistry. to take
charge of the chemical work of the
department as assistant professor of
physiological chemistry. DR.. Julian
r. Blackman. a graduate Of the Johns
Hopkins university. is assistant n
physiology.
Thes new department has its quar-
ters in the chemical engineering
building, pending the construction OF
new building of medical science
1t was originally Intended that ae
department of physiology be placed
in science hall with the other depart
ments of science, but as this building
was already over-crowded, 1t W )
necessary to fit up quarters in The
old chemical building ghe physio
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-13

Strother brothers. on trial for muir.
dering William F. Bywaters at Culpe-
per, Va. swore that they fred t.
avenga their sister.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-13

pressed his own opinion upon the wis
dom of the precedent that was prI-
posed to be established. He sag-
gested that if this thing were done t
would doubtless become common for
imro, tant committees to ask the as
sistance of special counsel and ex-
perts in future legislatures. He said
he was perhaps the only senator who
objected to the suspension of the
rules and rather desired the question
of suspension to go to a vote, but il
was agreed that the bill would lie
over tor a day.
Hopes to Get Loan Sharks.
Senator Roehr, through the com
mittee on revision introduced a new
bill relating to the offense OF taking
usurous interest. The bill amend
the present law so as TO reach loan
sharks who got around the present
law by charging only the maximum
rate allowed, "A per cent, and
charged additional sums as commits
sions."
On motion of Senator BrazeaL. bin
No. sos, to create the town of Snan-
ago,den, Ashland county, was passed.
under suspension Of the rules. This
was done in order to complete the
business in time for the spring cleo
ton.
The committee on state affairs re-
ported the Devils Lake park bln IN
favor Of passage and the joint res0lu-
ton fer the Improvement of the upper
Mississippi for inconvenience.
On recommendation of the commit
tee on claims a joint hearing on the
bin to appropriate $4,000 to the
Seattle exposition viii be held before
the committee on manufactures and
labof
In the Assembly.
The assembly yesterday passe /
two bills under suspension of the
rules: one BY Mr.. Bancroft appropri-
ating $1,000 for the dedication of the
AndersonvilIe monument and the
other by the committee on claims
calling for an appropriation to enable
che committee on banks and insur-
ance to employ counsel.
Three other bills and one resoIu-
ton were hut through. The oils
! assed were Mr. Wehrweins authoriz-
ing school boards to expend annually
at least $l00 for maps, charts, etc.
Mr.. McKenzies raising the annual
appropriation to the Wisconsin But
termakers association from $500 to
5000; and one introduced by tive com
mittee on education which enables
cities OF the third and fourth classes
TO raise taxes for school purposes
outside of the city limits.
Fourteen other bills were ordered
TO engrossment and six were indefiu-
lilly postponed.
The only bills ordered to engross-
ment which are of any significance is
one by Mr.. Estabrook which empow-
ers cities to provide for the removal
OF ashes, garbage, ETC., by taxing the
expense to the property owners. The
purpose of this bin is to relieve the
peculiar conditions in Milwaukee on
account of the failure of the common
council to make proper provisions.
The other one is by Mr.. Keprel and
prohibits any member of the stare
central committee from becoming
candidate for state or United States
Offices.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-13

come from state appropriations. o1t
from the communities where the lee
lures are given.p
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-13

Forty men have reported at North
western for baseball, and it is ex-
pected that two hundred men will be
playing within the next few weeks.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-13
|GOTTENDURG LAW
FOR WISCONSIN
SPEECHES FOR AND AGAINST 1T
IN COMMITTEE.
ITS NOVEL PROVISIONS

Liquor Selling More Closely Regu-
lated, Better Liquors Provided and
Profits Above Ten Per Cent. Go to
PubIic-Speaker Ekern Makes Ar
gument for 1t.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-13
WANTS COST KEPT
WITHIN BOUNDS
SENATOR MARSH HAS AMEND.
MENT TO CAPITOL BILL.
WOULD ADD ONE MILLION

sut Dislikes to Utterly Abandon TIE
Limit of cogt as Set Ivy Last Leg
slature-Senator Noble Prope scs|
Official Opinion as to Dale of Bal
lot for Senator.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-30
CENTRAL SETTLES SUIT.
Putnam's Minority Stockholders Ac-
cept Rene1caL of old Offer.

The New York Central & Hudson River
Railroad Company has made a settlement with
the minority stockholders of the old New York
& Northern Railroad. now known as the Putnam
Division. by which litigation which has been I'm
progress for more than twelve years has been
ended. The litigation. which was started by nom
asserting stockholders after the foreclosure and
reorganization OF the New York & Northern, has
been carried through various courts including
the Court OF Appeals and the decisions have
been without exception In favor OF the New
York Central.
AT last. an offioor OF the Central said yesterday
the company decided 10 settle the suit, being
prompted 10 that course by desire TO terminate
the long drawn out annoyance and by no other
consideration. II therefore renewed its original
offer TO the minority holders Of the Northern
which had many years previously been with
drawn. and the terms were accepted. For the
$500 shares OF preferred stock SO a share has
been paid. and for the 1900 shares OF common
81 a share, which with interest would make the
return on the common about 50 share
Authoritative denial given to statements
that the settlement had any relation to protected
traffic arrangements with the Interborough-
Metropolitan system. or TO a plan for establish
ing Boston air line for the New York Central
in rivalry with the New York New Haven &
Hartford. The suggestion that the Central pur-
posed extending its Putnam line from Brew
ster. y. Y. TO Springfield. Mass. was declared
to be entirely without foundation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-30

hatooS belonging 20 Ogden Mills Reid OF No 81
Madlson avenue. AS usual, he abandoned the ex-
On January rs. as Frank r. YounSs'' tha thies
obtained job with the Union Transfer Comp~ny
at Thirteenth avenue and sd street. and ran
away with two trunks. This his last fob %
Inspector Mclaughlin had an advertisements pub
hshed on Monday morning. stating that an ex-
preSsnlan uptown wanted driver and stationed
two detectives at the express Office TO keep watch
The thief fell into the trap and applied Tor fob
Al Police Headquarters he admitted the thefts
from trunks had been sold or hidden Yesterday
afternoon the detectives found considerable prop
erty which had been taken from trunks by tho
Thief They also arrested four alleged receivers ot
SSsh street ~ Whose loom vas found ogantsssY
West 10Th street. at whose home was found more
stolen property, and Myer and Moses Klosty. keep
ers or a second hand store at No. SOS Seventh 49,
nue. where more stolen things found IN
spector Mclaughlin said In the afternoon that 70
expected 20 ind stiu more OF the property that
had been stolen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-30
TRUNK THIEF CAUGHT.
Druer for Express Companies i'd
mits Mann RObberieS.

Inspector Mclaughlin at Police Headquarters
Yesterday obtained confession from thief OF
many names who has made practice or getting
employment as driver for some expressman. taking
trunks intrusted to him to n hired room. looting
them and abandoning the team and express
wagon. record of his operations has been fur
nlshed 70 the police in complaints from express
men at short intervals since last summer. when
he completed a term OF imprisonment for stealing
trunks from Thomas p. Clark. expressman. OF
No 1894 Park
The thief's name at that time was Lewis Wer-
ner." He had been a soldier in the United States
Army and had deserted. after breaking open a
trunk belonging TO the wife of Lieutenant lie Valid
Fort SlOcum and stealing a quantity of jewelry.
The police learned first OF his renewed activity
in tho city July last. when he obtained work
driver for Crows Express Company. OF No.
65 West 10th street. and stole three trunks. which
he obtained at No. $50 West Ssth street. His name
then was william Adams
Early In October he driving express
wagon for Lucy Oates. OF No 81 West 18th
street, and stole three more trunks. He called
himself Frank Williams at that time.
On December q he was employed for one day by
tharies Steele. an expressnan, at No. s62 Sixth
avenue SWING his name as Harry Murray" He
Obtained TWO truI g rom the house OF Trsnor l.
Park At No. y East SO street, and Euak AGA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-30
CITY GETS TAX ARREARS.
Long Island r. r.. Pays 1926 ,OOO-
Metz Erpects Metropolitan to Settle.

Controller Metz Yesterday received from tho
Long Island Railroad a check for about 1925. 900
on account Of special franchise tax arrears dat
ing from 1901
The Controller is in almost daily consultation
with the financial representatives OF the Metro
politan Railway Company with reference to the
special franchise tax arrears and car license ar
rears charged against that corporation. All told
the company is in debt TO the city on the citv's
books, in the sum of more than $1,000 ono
Some Of the items for large sums like the car
license fees, are I'm dispute and have been for
fifteen years. the company alleging that il can
not be compelled 10 pay double tax on tho
same kind Of property The Metropolitan COM
pany has year by year since the passage of the
Special Franchise Tax law set aside sum suhi-
Gent 10 meet the tax assessment but has refused
to turn over the money until the court Of las,
resort has definitely ruled on the questions i'm
dispute. "
The Controller said yesterday that he expected
10 settle the controversy with the MetropoIiton
4 few DAYS. so that in making up the schedule
Of properties TO be sold for arrears OF taxes n
would not be necessary 10 place the Metropolitan
company the list
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-30
GUARDING HIS GRANDSON.
Grandfather Matching for Black
Hand Wnter zCith Pistol.

Lawrence Henry. father Of Mrs. c. F, Bartlett,
Of No. 145 Washington street. Flushing. has for
several days been doing nothing but watch his
six-year-old grandson. The little fellow is in his
first term at school, and each morning his
grandfather has accompanied him to school and
has met him at noon. brought him back after
luncheon and always met him at 3 o'clock. The
teacher in whose class the child is has been
watching him closely at recess hours
All this is because few days ago Mrs Bart
lett received letter purporting to have been sent
by the Black Hand demanding that she give up
$3.50. The penalty for failure was TO be the kid
mapping OF the boy
1t is believed that some one took advantage
OF the absence OF Mr.. Bartlett TO make the
threat.
Mr. Henry has bought a pistol OF large calibre
and hair trigger. He said last evening that
until the father returned the boy would always
be under guard, and that any one trying 20 steal
him would be killed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-30
COMPLAINS OF BAD ICE.
Ed5card Hatch. Jr., Asks State
Department to Act.

That the Zoe crop being harvested on the upper
Hudson will be serious to the health OF
New York City is believed by Edward Hatch jr
chairman OF the Merchants Association committee
on the pollution Of the waters Of New York He
has protested to the State Department OF Health
against the harvesting OF this ice for city consup-
ton while the river is in its present condition.
Mr. Hatch has requested DR.. Eugene II. Porter,
State Commissioner OF Health. 20 investigate the
ice fields IN the upper HUDSON. which he character
ICES "sOlidined sewage" Speaking OF the state
ment made by President Wesley NJ. Oler, president
OF the American Ice Company. that the company
cutivatng ice the Hudson to insure a big
crop. Mr.. Hatch said:
The water at it's best is filthy enough. and fur
Their to contRIninate the ice by flooding cult
waiting Is outrageous. When ice first forms the
water becomes quiescent and a certain amount OF
sedmentation takes place. The tendency OF the
communicating material is 10 sink. leaving the sur
face less polluted. but when the covers the
fee Il acts a blanket, evaporation ceases and
the freezing process stops. Holes are then cut
through the surface and the pernicious practice OF
flooding 'cultivating is applied and the highly
polluted water from the bottom of the river boils
up through the holes and spreads itself over the
snow. the surface Of the already formed ice re-
tanning the filth and germs which might otherwise
sink below the freezing stratum"
That the ice 'harvesters not particular where
they get their supply shown yesterday when
passengers on the New York Central reported hav-
ing seen gang Of men cutting and storing ice on
small lake in one of the big cemeteries in the sub
urbs.
The State Department of Health announced yes
terday that action had been taken in reference
70 the inspection OF the Hudson ice fields called for
by Mr.. Hatch.
II IS asserted that owing 10 the use OF the river
az a sewer by Albany Troy and other cities. the
condition OF the fee is such that II is not ht for
household purposes. President Oler said yeeter-
day that the water in some sections was too muddy
10 admit % ice cutting account Of the late
foods, which have brought down the filth washed
from the top OF the frozen ground.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-30
oLER HOPES FOR CONTINUED COLD.
Says There Is Possibility of Harvesting
Enough Ice for City's Needs.

Wesley NJ Oler. president of the American Ice
Company and his entire staff are hoping that the
cold weather viii last for while. They have just
got into full swing collecting the ice harvest on
the Hudsoa md Soft weather would spoil it all.
So far only e.xtv thousand OF the two millions TO
two million ne hundred lousand tons needed for
New York every yea aa,. been harvested Now,
however owing the recent cold snap they are
cutting and storing Ice at the rate Of about nifty
thousand tons day
we are much behind in getting our ice houses
filed this year. said Mr.. Oler yesterday but we
have hopes that we will be able 10 get all we need
this winter II the remainder of the season is an
average season. OF course. you never tell
what the weather is going 10 be- If have
weather such had in the latter part OF last
winter there will certainly be a shortage in fee
next summer"
President Oler dashed any hopss that might have
been raised by n dispatch from Stroudsburg. Penn
saying the ice there fourteen inches thick and
that the New York City market would be fully
I'VE do not get any ice there" he said. The
freight rates are prohlbtive. The only ice can
use proftably is that harvested the Hudson
and IN this vicinity. The ice from the PocOno
Mountains in Pennsylvania is harvested by the
Mountain Ice Company, which supplies New Jer-
Pey'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-30
BIG TAX SALE IN MARCH.
Metz to Clean Up Awearage in
Brooklyn, Queens and Richmond.

Controller Metz ordered yesterday the sale In
March OF all property in arrears OF taxes in the
boroughs OF Brooklyn. Queens and Richmond.
An Brooklyn. where there is about S1OOOOOOO
q errearages the sale for arrearages prior to
1888 Will be under the provisions Of the charter
Of the city Of Brooklyn. which carries with it
right to deed from the city if not redeemed
at the expiration Of twelve months from the
day Of sale. The Controller believes this will
make the Brooklyn sale attractive. and he ex-
poets large return from IT,
There VIII also be q sale for ell arrearages IN
The old towns Of Kings County prior 10 their
annexation 10 the city Of Brooklyn, which will
include Flatbush, Fiatands. New Utrecht
Grayesend and New Lots The Controller IS
determined 10 clean up the arrearage in Kings
The sale in the boroughs mentioned will take
IN al parcels on which there are tax arrearagas
prior 10 1894. This sale will include. in addition
20 all arrearages on real estate Of individuals and
corporations in the three boroughs. all uncol-
lected special franchise taxes railroads and
other corporations operating in Brooklyn Queens
and Richmond which can be sold.
The collector says the Brooklyn catalogue
should be ready for final printing about Febru-
airy 10 so that II the arearage is not paid before
that date the property and the owners name and
the amount Of the arrearsge will appear on the
sales catalogue.
The order Of the Controller for the sale for
aTrearages prior to consolidation. has been sup
plemented by another order directing the sale
OF all arrearages since consolidation 10 and in
Guiding 1903. under the provisions of the charter
OF greater New York, and the collector is d.
recteo 70 take the necessary steps 70 proceed
also with the sale for these arrearages
The Controller expects TO utilize, in the prepa-
ration Of the schedules for these sales the force
OF men which the Board OF Estimate has pro-
vi6ed for getting up an arrearage plan Tor the
bureau for the collection Of assessments and ar
reaIs, and the collector says he intends 70 divide
This force into two shifts. that the work can
proceed Tor the entire sixteen hours OF the day
that the bureau is not engaged I'm the ordinary
course OF business. and that the sales may take
place as soon as pOssihle.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-30

ICE TRUST TO BLAME.
appellate Court Holds 1t Respon
SibIe for Short Weight Scales.

The AppelIate Term of the Supreme Court
affirmed the decision Of a lower court yesterday
in deciding the American Ice Company guilty OF
using short weight ice scales, and established
the important principle that the company Is re-
sponsible for the condition of the ice scales
used by the drivers of it's wagons. The COM
pany contended that in each case where 1t
was charged with violation of the ordinance
the scales in the wagons had left the barns in
good condition. and that If they were inaccurate
they must have been tempered with by the
drivers without the knowledge Of the company
The city showed that in each case there was
nothing in the wagon under the drivers seat
to warrant the belief that the driver had in any
manner tempered with the scales.
Fifty violations were charged against the
company and the city will collect fine of so
in each case. The fine is :lot important but the
success Of the city in esta bshing its contention
that the company is responsible for the condl-
ton of its scales is regarded of great signifi
canoe as it is similarly binding on all dealers
in COAL groceries and other products used day
by day
The Bureau Of Weights and Measures found
179 violators among the ice dealers out OF 5SZ
Inspections. Eighty-five Of such dealers. were
found selling ice without weighing it at all
Twenty-Five dealers were caught selling GOAL
short the total amount Of shortage being 6SA
tons in twenty-nine loads. or an average Of
1O9% pounds to each ton. summary OF the
coal inspection is as follows:
Complaints, rs; dealers delivering short weight.
%; total number of tons contained In twenty
nine loads found short. BOZ average shortage
a ton, 109s. pounds: coal scales out OF balance
and in use by dealers. %; dealers selling with
out Weighing. 81.
This inspection" says a report submitted to
the Mayor. was made with much difficulty in
the outlying boroughs. The results were amaz-
ing. reports Of violations sent in from these
boroughs are OF such character and magnitude
that IL resenibled organized effort on the part
Of dealers TO shortweight the buyers OF coal"
Various Richmond retail coal dealers sold coal
in bags purporting to hold 100 pounds TO the
bag. or twenty 70 the ton. They did not use
scales at all. On a one-ton load. reweighed, the
twenty bags contained 1870 pounds. short
neighborhoods the retail dealers sell coal in 100
pound lots, cheating on an average twenty-five
pounds to the hundred. One pedler said that
willing TO pay the market price. so he made the
bags smaller. reduced the quantity % per cent
and the price 12Ia per cent all the time assuring
his poor customers that they getting full
weight bags al a reduced price. All through the
tenement sections the inspectors find that the
retail dealers have reduced the size Of bags so
that bags ordinarily sold for % cents contain on
an average forty pounds Of coal. while they are
supposed TO contain sixty pounds