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Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-26
FlVE-YEAR SENTENCE
FOR SALINAS CITIZEN
BY Associated Press.

SALINAS, March 25.-John w. Row
ling. former city treasurer and collec-
tor who pleaded guilty to having em-
bezzled nearly $4,000, was sentenced this
afternoon by Judge Sargent to FIVE
years Imprisonment at San Quentin.
Rowling, who is 6S years of age,
seemed stunned at the sentence.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-27
NICARAGUAkS
WIN HARD BATTLE

Washington, March PA dispatch
received by the Nicaraguan minister
says the united armies OF Salvador
and Honduras, numberip 5000 after
three days battle at Namasigue,
have been defeated by the army OF
Nicaragua.
San Salvador, Republic of Salvador,
March 21.-~The following communlca-
ton was made yesterday to the Asso
eiated Press by General Jose Dolores
Presa, commander of the Salvadorean
force engaged with Honduras in heLt-
ing Nicaragua
We prepared 20 attack the enemy
yesterday in the fortified hills known
as portilles De Namasique.
AT 10 o'clock in the morning our
artillery took up positions in tie
front and on the sues Of the bill
Tho battle began at O'Clock Il is
morning with heavy artillery fire.
Generals Avelar and Licona operated
on the right wing while General cha
varria conducted strateeical move.
ments on the left The remainder o.
our army was in the center. Cur
columns. with uniiyalled gallantry,
carried the front and nanking posi-.
tons of the enemy by assault We
dislodged the enemy from all their
positions excepting the last where
desperate resistance was made The
final effort Of the engagement viii he
estimated at 5000 Well armed men
The Honduran forces had regrettable
losses in commanding and other off
GERS. The enemy's losses in Killed
and WOUNDED We're considerable"
Minagua, Nicaragua, March p TT
was reported here last night that the
Hcnduran troops have suffered serious
defeat at the hands of the Nicara-
enans
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-27
HANDY KIDS
SCORE WELL

st. Louis, March 21-In bowling
yesterday the second flight of the
twelve two-men teams highest score
was by Q. F. Deal and L. McEldowney
of Canton, o., 1885. H. Vanderbilt
and E. Kee + Cincinnati made 966.
Highest in the three flight, NJ. eau.
ley and L. Williams Of Des Moines.
1907. Fourth fight q. /. Woods and
q. D. Doty of Peoria, H.. LOG.
ruth or final flight Houghlin and
s'anton of Des Moines, 1929 with
Aihlett aud Coffin of Des Moines.
mex, with I,O14.
The Furniture City league of Grand
Rapids, Mich, in the second fight Of
FIVE men teams established the high
mark for the tournament in that class,
with 2,775. The results Of the five
men teams were: Bullfrogs OF Chica-
go. 2,6o5; Capitol No ], ST. Pa4l,
2,5S6; Keeley's Handy Kids of Mad
ison, Wis, 2 $50.
In the first fight of u five men
teams the highest scores were: Pabst
of Milwaukee, 1905; Bonds Of Colum.
bus. o., 2.557; Bright Spots OF Mil
waukee, 1887, Westerns of Sioux
City, Iowa, 2,476; Wei of Dubuque,
2,46l
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-27
eOdfathers and eodmothers.

Godtathers and godmothers are
very much in evidence at this season
of the year. but do they themselves
know just what the name stands for?
The names are defined in The House.
keeper The names OF godfather ana
godmother are from the Anglo Saxon,
and 'ney are applied to those who act
and speak Tor child IN the rite OF
.Cnristian baptism The Latin name
for the same Office sponsor having
been Incorporated in the English Ian.
guage, Is even more often used than
the Saxon appelauves II signifies
bondsman or surety The first ap.
continent OF sponsors in the early
church occurred about 1871 a D.. and
the selection was the act of Roman
bishop whose object was To provide
to the 9nristian appearing OF a child
both Of whose parents had persisted
In a persecution From that time
on the custom of having sponsors at
The baptism 81 children grew on the
plea that their parents might be cut
off by some fierce attack on the small
company of Christian believers, until
Ii came 10 be retained after the per
fod Of persecution as a part Of the
bapusmal rite. A rule adopted BY
church council in Sl3 A. D.. forbidding
parents to act as sponsors for a
child is supposed 10 Eave for its ptfg
pose the securing for a child Chris
fian guardian should one or both or
the parents die. for It was held that
Che parents were. per Sc, the childs
Natural sponsors, and bound, by their
faith Another church rule adopted
by the Council OF Trent in l545. limit
ing the number Of sponsors to two
for each child is said TO nave owed
its origin 10 the fact thar the choice
sponsors had come TO be made largely
to secure gifts and fayCrs, a dozen
on more friends, present or absent,
Geing recorded as sponsors in many
custom that simply con
verified the Office into a farce The
duties Of a sponsor as defined in the
Church Catechism are to pledge the
child to % a remuneration OF the
evil works OF the world, the flesh and
the devil. ~ belief in the Christian
.aith and 81 TO a life lived in ac-
eordance with Gods holy command.
ments. A. active interest in the
chid's CHRISTIAN welfare was at one
time expected of its godparents, but
little is looked for now beyond a
kindly interest more or less perfume
tory in his tor herr we'l-being.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-27
Ruef's Bail s64o,ooo.

Judge Coffey OF the superior court
fixed bail at $40 600 on each indict-
msnt Or total of 100000 for Ruef
and 100000 for Halsey Halsey has
been in Manila installing telephone
system He has been under surveill.
ance for several days. and papers
for his extradition are being taken
out and orders for his arrest have
been cabled.
In the overhead trolley deal Ruef.
according to Detective Burns, was
given S4S5 600 by the United Rail
roads, Of which he Is alleged TO have
divided $4,000 Of this amount
$4,000 is said to have been given to
each Of the IL supervisors; two re-
ceiYed $4,000 each and one $4,000
In the restricting of the Is spervis-
ors, although $50 600 was said 10
have been collected for Ruef In the
alleged deal by which the gas com
pany was given an So cent rate,
$4,000, it is charged, was divided
among lG supervisors. Besides
$4,000 bid for &c franchise, Ruef is
charged with having divided among
10 city fathers $4,000 received from
the Home Telephone company for
the granting of the franchise to IN
staI their system in this city. In
this connection it Is noteworthy that
IA supervisors are alleged TO have
also taken $4,000 each from Halsey
to prevent the granting Of the fran
Jhise TO the Home company and II
is understood that on these counts
IA indictments were returned agains,
Halsey, only zen of which We're tiled
yesterday.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-27
TERMS FOR
SCHOOL OFFICERS
SENATE IN FAVOR OF FOUR
YEAR TENURE.
DOCTORS" MAKE PROTEST
Petition for Defeat of the Bill to Pro-
hibit Non-Graduates of Recognized
Medical Colleges TO Represent
Themselves as Qualified to Prac-
tice Medicine.
Madison, March 81

MaQlSOn Mdfcn "a
BY vote of 20 to the senate yes
terday under suspension of the rules
passed a bill introduced by Senator
Hazelwood to extend the term Of of
fee of county and district school SUI
perintendents from two to four years.
+, Senator Hardwood said in explana-
ton of his measure that it was in line
with the policy pursued by the legis.
lature to extend the terms of other
officers, and that he asked for suspen-
sion of the rules SO that the law
might go into effect before the COM
ing election.
A petition memorializing congress
I regs riding uniform state laws for pro
/ lection of fish and game was intro
duced by the committee on fish and
game Senator Hudnall moved that
| it be referred. to the committee on
judiciary, as a legal question was in
volved He thought that possibly
the migration of birds might be con
strued as interstate commerce and in
that even congress would have juris-
diction
The bill appropriating $4,000 to the
Wisconsin industrial school for girls
wes reported for passage by the com
Ilittce on charitable institutions.
A number of petitions came into
the senate, among them one by 25
fNliiwaukeeans asking for indefinite
fpos;p,nhInent of bill No. Sis, :tro-
,lucN,l " Senator Brazeau. prohibit
ing persons who are not graduates of
a recognized medical college from as
suming the title of NJ D., or by 9TH
erwise representing themselves as
qualified for the practice Of medicine.
owen Withdraws Bill.
Senator owen asked and received
consent to withdraw the bill which 70
Introduced providing for the desired
exemption of the chief CLERK i lie
de- r.nent of state.
Senator Smith won a victory in the
senate by saving from killing his hill
IL appropriate $1,000 to send the
Fond iii Lac company or TIA Wlscon-
srt National guard to the ! Ia!es t9wn
exposition. The bill had been report
ed by committee for indefinite post
ponement but Senator Smiths motion
that it be ordered to engrossment
and third reading was adopted
Senator Brownies good roads reso7
luton, to amend the constitution so
that the state may appropriate money
for building roads, was laid over for a
week 1t was reported favorably by
committee, Senator Whitehead dis
senting.
The assembly bill to appropriate
some $500 to ]. L. O'Connor as at
torney for the legislative life insur-
anee investigating committee. was
concurred in after some explanations
were made showing that the bill was
for services performed and was in
fact just claim.
Senator Birds bill, TO 'uthorize
county boards to adopt the coupon
ballot was advanced
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-27
proofs to Be Cancelled.

Washington. March 2l.--Steps are
now under way in the general land
once TO cancel the proofs by which
Governor Crawford of South Dakota,
obtained possession of certain public
lands in that state. This statement
was made by Secretary Garfield of the
department of the interior, called forth
by charges against Crawford recently
published In ta4 congressional record
by Representative Mann of Illinois.
The secretary states further that
criminal prosecutions are not now
barred in this traasa, ION by statute
&c limitations &nd that all that can be
done is to restore the land to public
domain This action, he predicts, win
be taken
The charge OF Mann is that Craw-
ford paid young men in his employ
70 make entry to certain land which
was fenced in by him as part Of his
cattle ranch, that the eutrymen
stayed on the land in question but
enc night when the entry was made
and one other night when the PROV
ing up time came.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-27
Adopte Report q unlonIze.

Chicago. March 21--The union Of
Ccngregatonalists United Brethren
ana Methodist protestants into one nd.
denal body was practically accom-
plished here layt night at The general
council % the three denominations
when the report of the committee on
polity was adopted When few al
terations are made the report win II
sem to the convention, where, it is
said. It VIII he unanimously ratified.
The new church win have 1900 600
Communicates. 1900 ministers and
1900 churches.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-27
AMERICAN MAIL
BAG STOLEN ON
BOARD A SHIP

Paris, March 21.--An American mail
bag, the contents Of which are valued
approximately at 100000, has been
stoler. The theft occurred either on
board a steamship running between
New York and Havre or between
Hayre and Paris. The postal autror-
ities have just placed the affair in the
hands Of detectives, although the theft
occu1Tad a fortnight ago
rhe theft occurred On the French
liner Steamer La Province which left
New York February % man siv-
Ing the name OF But IS was arrested
hcrn recently with American securities
to the value of $4,000 in his posses
sion for which he ,1uld not account
sd tisfactorily.
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eooD-sY TO sUsPENDERs.
Tailors Fashion Committee Sets
Styles for 1907.

StyteS TOT lSOf.
The fashion committee of the Mer-
chant Tailors National Protective as.
sociation. which has completed its
work in Chicago has issued its f~shion
rulings for spring, summer and fall
Of 1907. in wn-ch the suspender is
doomed To take back seat. The new
order is as follows: Spring overcoats
will be OF lightweight cheviots colors
greenish. grayish and brownish, with
wide Yale weave and Chesterfield in
style The coat will have fiyless and
fly fronts, the medium length to be
forty-three to forty-fiye inches.
The top coat will be cut out of all
shades Of coverts, thirty-six inches in
length.
The under coat viii be a single
breasted sack with soft roll TO the
second button Straight front,
curved in slightly at second button
with dip corner. Close hipped
square shoulders with no padding
natural shoulders Length, thirty
one inshes All shades of worsted
Scotch cheviots, gray prevailing with
cadet gray and Loretta brown
Vests will be extremely long and
single breasted with three and four
buttons fancy colors of all shades
ON steel gray to blood red.
Evening vests will be Of tinted silks,
oriental patterns and having genuine
diamond. sapphire, emerald, pearl and
mother of pearl buttons costing from
s45 to 500 for a set Of six. solid gold
quality
Trousers viii be Of wide width and
close hipped-no suspenders.
The suspenders removed enables
the embonpoint TO be controlled and
will in one summer reduce the size
Of the waist of corpulent men several
inches said Chairman John r. Spann
Of the committee
The trousers will have vide legs TO
within three inches Of the foot with a
slight spring at The shoe top. HIP
belt. CoIorings to correspond with
the suit worn.
The double breasted frock coat viii
be Of gray or black with two buttons
and soft roll and win be twelve and
one-half inches 10 length.
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MEN KILLED;
NO PARTICLE Of
BODIES FOUND

Dubois, Pa, March 21-An explo
son yesterday in the Emporium Pew.
Ger mill. two miles west OF I'm
porium, caused the death of six men
three Americans, Charles Eclles
James Thomas and William Moran
and three Unknown Italian laboregs
The cause pf the explosion was not as.
certaincd. There is not a yesuge q
the mixing house. the six men who
We're at work there. or any of the in
plements. There is nothing at the
site of the building but great h3ie
in the earth u feet deep. MOI a
scrap of the building nor a thread OF
clothing or particle Il the bodies OF
the men has been found
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-27
HIGHER PAY FOR
RURAL CARRIERS
POSTMASTER GENERAL TO FIX
THE SALARIES.
THF MAXIMUM $4,000
Sixty Per Cent of the Carriers VIII
Receive Increase of $3.50 Per An
nunl-President Congratulated for
Appointing Waterways Commits
sion.

Washington, March 21-Under the
recent act of congress making appro-
priations for the postal service for the
ensuing fiscal year, the postmaster
general may fix the salaries of car
riers in the rural delivery service at
a rate not exceeding $500 per annum
after July i. 1907 The highest rate
now paid under the existing law is
$72O per annum A readjustment of
the salaries under the new law has
been fully determined. but it is pro-
posed to allow the maximum rate,
5000, to all carriers on routes "a or
more miles in length as shown by the
records of the department. This will
give approximately % 500, or about
90 per Gent of the carriers an advance
IN salary of $3.50 per annum.
A substantial increase in pay FOR
the other carriers is contemplated
but the chief beneficiaries of the new
law win be those serving on longer
routes upon whom greater hardships
of the service fall The carriers on
shorter routes angling from y to IA
and from IL to rs miles now receive
1904 and $540 per annum, respective
w. being proportianally better paid
than carriers on routes 20 or more
miles
The pay OF the substitute rural car
riers will also be increased in many
cases. This advance in pay for the
carriers and substitutes, it is esti-
mated, will result in an approximate
increase of $4,000 COZ in the cost Of
the rural delivery service,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-27

charge. He said of course he would
still he corrected with the case.
Were Opposed to Or. Hamilton.
Delmas said last night that until
the trial was resumed he would have
no connection with the case. Gleason
as he understands il was in charge
Gleason said that Delmas' action in
calling DR. Hamilton TO the stand
was much opposed by the other law
yers Of Thaw and that Demas was
able to do so only by making use of
his authority as trial lawyer" to cal
any witness he chose.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-27
Ancesfors By AUCTION.

a man Interested in art. says vii
liam N. Chase, was calling on a friend
and seeing a remarkably fne por,
trait, asked whose il was
Oh, that Is an ancestor Of mine,
returned the owner Of the picture.
"Yos, of course" replied the Other,
] remember now. and it would have
been an ancestor Of mine II had Did
another hundred on it,"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-27

bers of the legislature were opposed
10 relaxing the registration require
ments. and feared that such leniency
might tend to make electors care
less in the matter of registration.
4aessrs. Dnrley and Roycraft spoke
against the amendment and Messrs.
Reilbron and Kander of Milwaukee
urged its adoption. The amendment
was lost and the original bill was
ordered TO a third reading.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-27
Iabesmsn suffer pefeat.

Tangier March 21-Anjera tribes
men, fighting with the sultan's troops
have suffered defeat at the hands e
Ben Ismala trJbesmen. A number u
me' on beth sides were killed and
wounded. ReinforcemeHts Of govern
meat troops are going to the front fer
the purpose ot delivering another al
tack on Ben Ismala.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-27
To Avert Strike.

L.icago March 21--Railroad mana
gers and representatives of trainmen
and conductors will meet in con.
ference here next Tuesday in an ef-
fort to avert a threatened strike Of
~ 900 men on the railroads through
out the west. The general impress
sion in railroad circles last night was
that the difference win be amicably
adjusted
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-27
MEMBER OF COAL
TRUST FINED,
GOES TO JAIL

Omaha, Neb., March 21.-S. E. flow
ell, president of the Omaha Coal ex-
cnange. was Yesterday sentenced 10
pay fne OF $1,000 and serve s'%
months in Jail Howell and 50 other
members of the coal exchange were
indicted last fall on an allegation Of
maintaining a trust to fix and con.
troll prices of coal
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-27
CALLS SPECIAL SESSION.
Gov. Folk Wants Action on Reform
Legislation.

Jefferson City. Mo, March II
Governor Folk last night issued cal.
for special session Of the Iegi siatul q
to convene April 9. Among the sU5-
jects named in the call are: Regu-
lation of rates OF public corporal ons /;
the control of dram shops; the recall.
or removal of derelict officials, and
the suppression of race track gam
bling
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-27
GUESTS FLEE HOTEL FIRE.

Ten People Escape Flames at osseo
by Flight in Night Garb.
Eau Claire Wis, March 21.-Ten
guests escaped from flames which de-
stroyed the Central house at Osseo at
. o'clock yesterday morning by fee
ing in their night garb. The total
damage was $4,000. The building
was owned by the Lloyd estate and
the contents by Frank Blaisden. The
loss is divided as follows: Hotel and
contents, $500; f, Anderson and G.
". Raas furniture, $4,000; E. Wilson,
residence, $500; miscellaneous, 81, 5uS.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-27
CARED NOTHING FOR JEWS.
Prefeet Of Vaseseu Protects None but
Christians.

Vienna March PA telegram re-
ceiyed here fiom Bucharest declares
that Prime Minister Cantacuzene de
manded Of the project OF Vasescu, in
Botosahnl district, why he did not
maintain order in yasescu, Tie pre-
feet replied. according 10 these re-
ports, that no Roumanians were in
danger, while as for the Jews he
would not give one ehrictian soul for
a million Jews. When the project
was informed by the premier that he
was unfit for his post, he answered
that be would not resign but was
ready TO be dismissed
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-27
A collateral descendant Of William

A collateral descendant OF William
Shakespeare has Just died in Lon
don in the person IF George Shakes.
peate Hart He was an engineer,
and vas sixty-l1ur years old. A ped
fgree in possession of-the family
show his descent from the poets
family. Shakespeare's sister, joan.
llarried William Hart halter Of
ST, tford on-Avon, and it was from
him tm Mr.. George Shakespeare
Kart descended.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-27
RUFF IS CHARGED
WITH BRIBERY
slxTY-FIVE INDICTMENTS ARE
AGAINST HIM.
OTHERS IN The TOLLS
A Shameful Revelation Of corrup-
tion-Supervisors Make confes-
sions of Oishonorable Transactions
Corporation Methods Exposed
Bail Is Fixed at 500 900.

San Francisco March 2I.-The
grand jury last night returned IS In
dictments charging bribery. Of
these 90 were against Abraham Ruef,
10 against T. V. Halsey, former gen
eral agent of the Pacific States Tel
ephone company Halsey is now In
Manila installing telephone service.
What Indictments Charged.
A statement to the Associated
Press, practically the first autforite
tive announcement Francis j. lyeney
has made for publication in regard
to the number of Indictments re-
turned by the grand jury. says in
substance:
OF the Sc indictments charging
Ruef with bribery, IS are for alleged
bribing of the board of. supervisors
in connection with the granting OF
tight permits to the so-called fight
trust. Kuef is charged with having
Paid each one o. the is supervisors
$500, and one indictfent was re-
turned for Ruef for bringing rs su.
perYisors to vote for So cent gas in
instead of a Is cent rate. it being
charged that each one of the super
visors was paid $3.50 by Ruef. Thir-
teen indictments against him are for
the alleged 0ribing of 10 supervisors
In connection with granting a fran.
chise to the Home Telephone con-
pany. In connection with the same
matter IA indictments were returned
against r. V. Halsey formerly gen
eral agent of the Pacific States Tele-
phone and Telegraph company, for
the alleged bribing of four supervrs-
ors to vote against the franchise to
the rival company.
Seventeen indictments charge Ruef
with bribery in connection with the
granting of a trolley franchise to the
emitted railroads, Immediately follow
ing the disaster last April. Fifteen
Supervisors, said Heney. accepted
from Ruef 81 900 each to vote for
the trolley franchise, one, former SUI
pervisor Wilson. now state railroad
commissioner. was paid $1,000. ana
j. l.. Gallagher. $4,000. Heney said
al the supervisors with one excep-
ton have testified fully before the
grand jury and confessed their par
ticipation in the acceptance Of the
brides
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-27
Congratulate President.

Washington, March President
Roosevelt has received kilograms
from a number Of commercial water
way and other organizations in the
west congratulating and commenting
him on the appointment Of an inland
waterways commission TO consider
and report a comprehensive plan for
the Improvement of the inland water
ways. The gist OF the congratulations
is that Of all the great measures the
president has advocated for the bene-
At of commerce, the appointment Of
this commission is the greatest that
its work should end the transporta-
ton troubles OF the country and that
The president has arrived at the real
situation OF ale transportation prob
lem
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-27

II a lovely w0m2s, who has nc
pockets, win stop t. think That the ~
erase man has at least sixteen, She
may understand better why her let
ters intrusted TO him occasionally
don't .;et mailed.--Montrea Star.