Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-24
Case of John f. Dietz.

service. AS there are but twenty-four
Democrats this bin is doomed.
Case of John f. Dietz.
The legislature may take hand In
adjudicating the Dietz case. For over
three years John #. Dietz of Cameron
Dam had defed the federal, state and
county authorities. Bench warrants,
subpoenas and criminal processes have
been issued to be served upon him,
but at no time has any officer been
able to serve them. With his log
house for a fort and with every mem
Der Of the family adopts with the rife,
officers of the law have been afraid
to go near Cameron Dam, and one dep
uty was shot by Dietz and left in the
woods to die. He crawled several
miles on hands and knees to a lumber
camp and was taken to Rice Lake,
where he recovered.
Assemblyman Weber. Social Demo
crat. of Milwaukee, has introduced a
resolution that provides for the ap-
pointment of two senators and three
assemblymen to investigate the whole
affair and report to the. legislature.
The resolution was precipitated by
an Indictment against Dietz returned
by the grand jury of Sawyer county.
Upon the basis of this report it is be-
lieved Governor Davidson will have
sufficient warrant for the ordering out
Of the militia of the state TO capture
Dietz, who, according to a recent opin-
ion of the attorney general, is in
armed rebellion against the state.
Anti-saloon People Jubilant.
The anti saloon adhefents are jubi-
liant at the prospect of the easy pass
age of 4O3 s. known AZ the "half-mile
limit bill. The measure. seeks the re-
m mSe'l front sf t "a, sasEs ' Of w,e esf
sin. 1t is chamhioftR9 by the Anti
/ Saloon league, the university authori-
ties and a portion of the Madison
I common council. The joint commit
tee hearing on the bill was held
/ Wednesday afternoon. Prof. L. s.
/ Smith of the university acted as chair
man of the delegation appearing in
behalf of the BILL. Prof. E. A. Ross
/ told the committee that in all the col
! lege towns with which he was famil-
lar there was none which granted
more latitude to the saloons than Mad
ison, and in NO college towns Were
there saloons Hiring the path from the
I city to the university except Madison.
The next speaker was Attorney t.
/ c. Richmond of Madison. He said:
"If were the attorney for the brew
ers Of this state | should advocate the
passage Of this bill | would do this
because If this mild bill receives the
I opposition Of the brewery interests the
sentiment of the people Of the state
will be aroused until more radical
I measures would be demanded"
Others Who Were Heard.
Ex-Mayor w. ID. Curtis. +. w. Hall.
Rev T.. G. Updike, Madison. and SUI
perintendent r. NJ. Hare Of the Anti
Saloon league were also heard in IA
vor of the bill. while Charles +. Lamb
and Henry Fauerbach, for the Fauer-
bach Brewing company, and Carl
Hausmann for the Hausmann Brew
ing company presented the arguments
for their side. Senator Hagemeister,
a member of the committee, is brew
er from Green Bay.
Popular sentiment in Madison has
been strong in favor of the bill. and
last Sunday night a great mass meet
ing attended by 1900 people was held
In the university gymnasium to urge
the passage of the measure. The speak.
ers were Senator George b. Hudnall
Assemhlyman and University Regent
Pliny Norcross, Frof. h. IL Meyer and
Rev. F.. G.. Updike Spurred on by
this expression of public sentiment the
Madison city council has still further
widened the prohibitory district for
saloons In the university wards. IL is
freely predicted the senate bin will
have easy passage Though both
houses. No legislature IN years is
known 10 be so friendly to legislation
restricting the liquor business as the
one now IN session.
Clean Towel" Bill Kidd.
The Barker ''clean towel bill. re-
curing that hotels provide long sheets
and two towels in each room. passed
the senate, but was slaughtered in the
assembly 1t was urged by its OPP
poneuts that the bill would require
cheap boarding houses to conform to
tine practice followed by the better
class OF hotels. whth are as rule
scrupGlaus in Their conformity to these
and other sanitary methods.
Flour for 100 per sack. William.
sons Best. is going fast at II. d. VIII.
lams & Co
$500. 80