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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-17

The second installment OF the
finest serial story of the year
the story that narrates the dra-
matte voyage of the beautiful
steam yacht which gives the
serial it's name. BY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-17

ton proceedings. In this connection he
made the point that personal rights
would thus be conserved, and such rights
ought to be held above property rights
of any character which might be involved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-17
Lighthouse Service Matters.

Lightship No. q, Capt. Hansen. has sail
ed from Baltimore for the Diamond Shoal
station on Cape Hatteras to relieve light
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-25
TAFT DELEGATES
FILE PETITIONS
CANDIDATES FOR SEATS IN
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION.
J. M. ESTES AND c. E. BARKER
WANT TO GO FROM
DANE COUNTY.

The Taft candidates for delegates
from the state at large and from eight
of the II congressional districts to
the national republican convention
filed their nomination petitions in the
office of the secretary of state yester-
day. The petitions of the candidates
for delegates at large contain about
1900 signatures and those of the can
didates for district delegates less.
The names of the candidates for
delegates at large are General Fred
erick c. Winkler of Milwaukee, Hiram
o. Fairchild of Green Bay, John NJ.
Estes of Stoughton and Adolph E.
Homstad Of Black River Falls.
The candidates for district dele
gates were as follows:
First district-Peter B. Nelson Of
Racine, and Henry D. Barnes of Elk
horn.
Second-Miles r. Alverson of Port
age and Charles E. Barker of Madison.
Third-Evan NJ Davies of Spring
Green and Norman L. James of Rich.
land Center.
Fourth-Edward A. Wadhams of
Milwaukee and Alexander E. Martin
Of Milwaukee.
Fifth-G. w Augustyn of Milwau-
kee ald B. NJ. Caples of Waukesha.
Sixth-Thomas NJ. Blackstock of
Sheboygan and John NJ Barney of
West Bend
Ninth-W. A. Holt of Oconto and
Henry F. Hagemeister Of Green Bay.
Tenth-Senator Theodore w. Braz-
eau of Grand Rapids and Walter
Alexander of Wausau.
Candidates for Taft delegates in
the seventh, eighth and eleventh con
gressional districts have not yet filed
nomination papers.
Julius T. Dithmar of Elroy ard Dun.
can McGregor of Plateville, La Fol
lette candidates for delegates in the
third congressional district. filed nom
ination petitions. Those of the former
contained $40 signatures and those o
the latter SIS.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-25
ACCUSES LOVER
OF FIVE MURDERS
AWFUL REVELATION MADE BY
SCORNED LOVER IN
OKLAHOMA.

Oklahoma City. Okla. March 19.--
Fannie Richie and Harry MeCuen,
the woman former lover, were ar.
rested in Deniston Texas, yesterday,
afte. the woman had accused Nc
Cucn of being responsible for the
death Of FIVE persons in this city last
August. Five bodies were found in
he ruins OF Anne Bailey's resort
which had been burned The Ritcbie
woman alleged that McCuen muir
dered a stranger in the Bailey resort
for the purpose Of robbery. Three
women in the house and one man
had been given knockout drops" in
order that the murder plot might be
carried out without interference, and
they persisted in a fire that followed
A negro porter, she alleges, fired the
building to destroy blood stains left
after the murder
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-25
MUST FACE PERJURY CHARGE.
TWO kenosha Young Men In Serious
Situation.

Kenosha, Wis, March fS-Frauk
Jackson and Sheile. Fl Montgomery,
well known yourg society men.
charged with perjury in connection
with the trial OF Edward Collier the
well known automobile racer who
was charged with having killed an
old man on the road north OF Keno
sha two years ago by running him
down with an automobile, are on
trial here. Collier. Montgomery and
Jackson were in the automobile Al
the time, and Collier was convicted
on charge Of manslaughter and
fined $1,000.
Tee perjury charges against Mon :
gomery and Jackson arose out OF the
evidence given in the case. Both
were arrested nearly a year ago The
case against Montgomery was the
first called. ard Thomas ~ KeaTney
and Peter Fisher Of Racine ap-
peared for the defendant A motion
was made to quash the Information
and dismiss the case on the ground
tha, the defendant bad not been Civ
en- as speedy a iriaI as be was en-
titled TO. but the motion was denied
and the DIRK Of getting a jury at
once started
The case is attracting wide atten-
ton on account Of the prominence d
the defendants Montgomery is "a
son of Eugene W Montgomery, a
VOL known lumbermaD Of Galena
In. while jackson is the treasurer
Of the Kenoaha Crib company. and q
son OF the late johnson A. Jackso,-
who was one Of tho most prominent
men in southern Wisconsin for many
vears
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-25
VARIETY SHOW
IN THE HOUSE
POLITICAL DEBATE TOUCHES ON
LARGE NUMBER OF
TOPICS.
BILL INTRODUCED TO ESTABLISH
A NATIONAL UNI
VERSlTY.

Washington, March 19.-General de-
bate on the pension appropriation
bill continued for over four hours In
the house yesterday. The subjects
discussed took wide range, politics,
finance. trusts and the president S
last sepcial message all receiving at
tention. Mr.. Mouser of Ohio pre-
dicted the election of Taft for presi
dent, while Mr.. Hull Of Tennessee, in
an arraignment of the republican
party, appeared equally confident that
Bryan would be the successful can
didate. Messrs. Hardy OF Texas and
Waldo of New York discussed the
currency question; Mr.. Adair of Indi
ana inyeighed against trusts; Mr.
Rauch of Indiana saw no good in the
president sending messages to a con
gress which, he said, refused to act
on his recommendations, while Mr.
Heflin of Alabama uttered a bitter
denunciation of the New York cotton
exchange
The senate was in session but II
minutes, adjourning in respect tC
Senator Whyte.
National University Bill.
A bin to create a national university
at Washington was offered by Rep
resentative Mckinley of Illinois. This
measure is one advocated by the ma
tional association of state university
presidents and was introduced al
their request The measure also has
the endorsement of the National Edu
cational association. Elmer E. Brown
United States commissioner of educa
ton, and other well known educators
1t calls for an initial appropriation
Of 100000 ia order 10 set the crea
tive machinery for the university IN
motion The bill contemplates the
creation of a university by the fedora
government, to be a department ot
the government.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-25
DEMENTED MAN
LEAPS FROM TRAIN

Adrian, Mich, March 19,-John
Santica, whose home is in Stone City,
Iowa. jumped through a window of a
Wabash passenger coach yesterday
While the train was near Sand Greek.
Section men found him nearly dead
from his injuries. He had been wan
dering about in the woods The man,
who was travelling from Fall River.
Mass, to Stone City, said he jumped
from the train TO escape enemies
who were pursuing him. He was
taken to the Wabash hospital at Peru,
Ind.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-25
GIGANTIC cANTILEVER
NEARING COMPLETION

New York. March 19-The great
Cantileyer str ture over East river
known as Bla~kweLs island bridge
which was constructed at a cost oil
nearly $25 100000, was traversed its
entire length by pedestrians yester
day for the first time
Work on the bridge was commenced
in 1901, and has been carried on con
stantly since then. When completed
the bridge will be the largest can't
lever structure in the world. 1t will
be double decked and S,449 feet in
length. The length of the main span
is 1872 feet between the towers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-25

IaxveI's Talisman Fight the devil
With fire. ANY plans Tor he protec-
ion Of the retail merchant and thu
jobbers and the manufacturers who
scH to be trade must 20 to the very
root o. the evll-must meet the cata.
loguc house competition al every point
.asa ON tbeir o#u grounds--the adj
vcrtising Geld Tho catalogue houses
are conducting tbc most compreheE-
slFe systematic. and farreaching adj.
yerfising campaign that was ever plan
ned and they have been a. fl for
years. spending dollars waere the re-
.talI and whoIe8al merchants have
gpent cents. They have had tbe bust
mesa courage 10 put their money into
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-25
ILLINOIS CENTRAL CUTS
OUT a DIVISION TO
REDUCE ExPENDiTJR RES

Fort Dodge, Ia. March lit was
announced yesterday that a big
shake-up On the Illinois Central &c to
take place Ia the near future. The
Cherokee division Offices at Cherokee
viii be moved 10 this city and the
Cherokee division consolidated with
the Omaha division
Re renchmeDr is the r1m0red cause
for The change C. p. Fletcher, s1-
parintendeut OF the Cherokee div.s.
ION. comes here as superintendent Of
alI the Illinois Cen raj lines west Of
This city.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-25
DEATH OF PRIZEFiGHTER
DUE TO OVER EXERTION

St Joseph. No, March 19-The
coroner's jury last evening found that
Leick Allen, he ,ocal prizefghter who
was killed in the fifth round by
Fritz Gnntlisberger. known as Young
Rhodes. in fight here Tuesday night
came 10 his death from hemorrhage
OF the brain, caused by over exertion.
Guntusberger j. under arrest charged
with manslaughter in the fourth de
gree.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-25
MIscHg TAKES UP NEW DUTIES.
Former Madison Man Now Par<keep-
er at Portland.

Portland, Ore, March 19-Emi T.
Mische, formerly park superintendent,
at Madison, Wis, has entered upon
his new duties here as parkkeeper
for the city of Portland He viii
receive a salary of $500 a year. Mr.
Mische Is enthusiastic over the pros
poets in Portland and declares that
the city has practically unlimi;e ed
possibilities for the development of a
magnificent park system.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-25
IMPORTANCE OF ADVERTISING

publicity h. wing that they would
get IL back multiplied hundred fold
They have created the demand for
their goods and educated the people
to look upon the maiI-order business
as a god8eud What has been done
In an organized way 70 Offset this
avalanche of mailorder journals and
catalogues Nothing. Some al
merchants advertise literally in tue
local press but a snuch larger mum
ber utterly fail o keep up with tho
proce sion The people often do not
know what the local merchant has In
hls STORE neither do they know the
prices bat hey do know what the
catalogue house has tC sell, and the
price is always before the eye.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-25

traternal oil old line companies by
policyholders OF Wisconsin for a to-
TAI amount of over five hundred mill
ZION dollars. The Importance of CIV
.ng adequate life Insurance protection
TO these people and to thousands OF
prospective policyholders cannot,
therefore, be underestimate. Insur-
ance Withdrawals cannot injure the
policyholders within the state, al
though it is to be regre ted that sew
eral conservative companies have
seen ut To carry out their threats
made TO the legislature Insurance
viii be written in Wisconsin by 9TH
er companies and any needed amend
ments required 10 make present laws
Just and effective will unquestionab!y
oe passed when the necessity for do
ing SO Is shown. Insurance laws
are Tor the protection OF the farmer
Just as much as for the merchant az
other business man. They were
passed by legislature that had no
object to serve other than reasonable
protection for Wisconsin pohcyhold.
ers.
These in brief, are The laws which
represent new progressive thought IL
Wisconsin. Laws that in some form
will eventually become the subject
of national legislative enactment. The
benefit to the individual and TO the
state through their passage has a
further important result.
How Expenses Are Paid.
Under present state laws al the
expenses of administration are pau
without imposition of direct taxes
against the Individual citizen. All
the charitable and penal institutions
costing annually early million dol.
lars, all the 7es OF state depart
mcnts, all ge 4 legislative Gppro-
priations reaching hundreds Gf thou
sands of dollars. in fact, every state
expense MOI educational in character
is paid from general state receipts.
We are building the finest capitol
in tie west, annually constructing
new normal schools and other pub.
lie buildings, yet all this enormous
expense is paid from railway, Insult
ance and other taxes, licenses and
fees without any tax levy The only
state taxes collected have been those
for educational purposes and the
greater portion of this is afterward
redistributed throughout the state
This fortunate condition in the iinan.
cial management of state affairs is
made possible by legislation and eco
nomical administration. 1t has been
achieved by progressive public
sentiment 49,
In conclusion Mr.. Fyear said:
IF you would futher sAR, prove con.
ditions see to it thatesh e''' who com.
pose the great agricuIs e interests
of the state do not grow forgetful OF
public duties. He is the best citizen
who does not neglect public affairs,
who protects his neighbors' rights,
and who Is ever ready to perform
his civic duties without urging The
pursuit of agriculture makes inde-
pendent, self reliant men, so too, free
independent thought serves to make
a stronger better citizenship"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-25
POURS OIL ON FIRE;
TWO WOMEN KILLED

Eldorado, HI, March 19.-Mrs. Will
lam Mills was killed and her mother
Mrs, Neweomb fatally burned yester-
day by an explosion Of coal oil which
Mrs NILS was pouring ON the fire.
Mrs Newcomb was burned while try.
mig TO extinguish the flames from her
daughters clothing
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-25
LOVE FINDS A WAY.
Exciting Elopement of Man and Maid
From Chetek.

Chippewa Falls, Wis March IS
Miss Birdie CLARKE and John Hol.
brook. two well known residents Of
Chetek, are primo ipals in one Of the
most exciting Opponents that has
occurred in this sect.Zl for some
time The young worIan's parents
opposed the match "hiln the young
mans mother encouraged It and final
~ furnished money to pay the ex-
penses Of the elopement and honey
moon They secured he assistance
of John Stanford who, when the day
or the flight came. drove their lug
gage to Rice Lake and from there the
clippers, who had driven in a carriage
across country to take the train for
this city. Froa here they went o
Minneapolis to have the nuptial knot
tied
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-25
Pat the Party Back.

we declare unequivocally for pro-
lection as the cardinal principle of the
republican party, and we aft IN our
unalterable purpose to maintain it..
Events have confirmed the wisdom of
the makers of the national platform
of 1904, wherein the party pledged
'readjustment of rates of duty only
when conditions so change that public
interests demand their alteration In
accordance with this declaration of
four years ago the republican party
of Iowa endorses the declaration of
the Ohio republican platform of this
year in behalf of revision of he tar
if by a special session of the next
congress, insuring the maintenance of
the true principle of protection by I'm
posing such customs duties as will
equal the difference between the cost
of production at home and abroad, to-
gether with a reasonable profit, to the
end that without excessive duties
American manufacturers, farmers,
producers and wage earners may have
adequate protection.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-25

remain closed cannot be told now, but
coal dealers believe the shutdown viii
be for month at the very least.
Every mining company of this city is
storing its coal now. Factories and
large consumers Of coal have prepared
for the shutdown.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-25
WANT THE OLD BALLOT.

eeloit May Discontinue Use Of Vot-
ing Machines.
BeIoit Wis Mar. 19.-If able to
under the law. the city council will
at its next session vote to discontinue
the use Of voting machines in this
city. The machines have caused dis
satisfaction among the voters because
so few understood their workings.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-25
cIGARET CAUSES DESTRUCTION
OF ILLINOIS THEATER

Springfield. III, March ia light
ed cigaret thrown by a workman in
the rear Of the Olympic theater last
evening started fire which resulted
IN the destruction of the building.
The loss is $4,000
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-25
ALLISON WINS BUT ACCEPTS
/ cUMMiNS' DEMAND ON
TARIFF.
MINORITY CONTENTS ITSELF
WITH JIBES AND
POINTED REMARKS.
PRESENT SENATE SECURES FINE
ENDoRsEMENT-TAFT DEL.
EGATES NAMEH.

Des Moines, Ia, Mar -9.-The re,
publican state convention yesterday
elected four delegates at large 10 the
national convention. instructed them
for Taft, endorsed Senator Allison by
a vote of 672 1924 to 507 7-24, and APP
proved the plank in the Ohio platform
for revision of the tariff at special
session of congress.
The Allison people dominated the
convention from opening to clio Sc, and
had things their own way throughout.
The Cummins people. although de-
feated in the convention, took especial
delight in having, as they declared,
forced the stand patters' 10 endorse
plank calling for revision of the
tariff, and they made a point of fire.
quently reminding the Allison people
of the fact.
When the chairman of the commit
tee on resolutions read a plank de-
claring that Allison had served his
party and his country well, dele
gate from Polk, the home county of
Governor Cummins, interrupted with:
And the railroads"
When the platform announced that
the senator possessed strength for all
emergencies, another member of the
same delegation asked sarcastically:
Then why don't he use it?"
Four members of the committee on
resolutions united on a minority report
Directing to the endorsement OF Sen
ator Allison, but did not offe" any
substitute. The platform was read
by Judge Lacey, in part as fallows:
That the record our party during
more than so years of unexqmpled
history is large mass of the 'epubli.
can party and the pride of all repub-
licans; that we earnestly desire the
continued supremacy and expanding
influence of this great organization
and we hereby renew our EXPRESSION
of pride IN the recent record of the
party in administration and legisla.
ton. We have faith to believe the re.
publican party, under the guidance OF
the people, viii meet the public re.
quirements in the future as in the
mast
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-25
J. IRWIN SMITH DIES.
Organizer of Presbyterian Church in
Western Wisconsin.

Western WISCONSIN,,
La Crosse, Wis, Mar 19.-Rev DR.
J Irwin Smith, organizer Of the Pres
byterian church IN western Wisconsin
and Minnesota and father Of President
William Smith OF Coe college, Cedar
Rapids Ia, died at Cedar Rapids, aged
81. The remains viii be brought b@ck
to the scene Of his early labors and
will be buried at Oak Grove cemetery
after services at the First Presbyter-
ian church of La Crosse. one Of the
many which he organized Or. Smith
was also a former professor at Gale
university. Galesyille Wis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-25
DELEGATES FOR CANNON.

Illinois Congressional District In
structs for the Speaker.
Litchfield, Ill, Mar, 19.-The "epub-
lican convention OF the 21st congress
slonal district, unanimously instructed
delegates to the Chicago convention
for Cannon for president.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-25
WAS HIRED BY OFFICIALS OF
MINERS UNION TO KILL
FORMER GOVERNOR.
JUDGE RECOMMENDS THAT SEM
TENcE OF DEATH BE
COMMITTED.
AcoUiTTAL OF RlNGLEADERs NO
PROOF THAT STORY
WAS FALSE.

Caldwell, Ida, Mar 19.-Stating
that he believed that Harry Orchard,
in his testimony in the trials of viii
liam d. Haywood and George A. Petit
bone for the murder of Ex-Governor
Frank Steunenberg, told the exact
truth, attempting to conceal nothing.
Judge Fremont Wood, in the district
court yesterday recommended that
the state board of pardons commute
Orchards sentence of death to i'm.
prisonment in the state penitentiary.
The sentence of death was pronounced
IN accordance with the plea of guilty
entered by Orchard tuesday when ar
raigned. Judge Wood presided at
both the Haywood and Pettibone
trials.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-25
sTEINEL FINED.
HIS Automobile collided With Miss
White and Caused Her Death.

White and Caused Her Death.
Milwaukee, March 19.-Benjamin F.
Sreinel, the former newspaper man,
indicted for mans,aughter in the
fourth degree. for running down and
fatally injuring Miss Florence White,
On May Is, 1906, at the intersection
of Wisconsin street and Broadway,
yesterday withdrew his plea OF not
guilty when the case was called be-
fore Judge Williams in the circuit
court, and entered a plea Of nolle
contendre. A fine of $500 was i'm
posed and paid.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-25
Corset Company Fails.

Springfield. Mass, March 19.-The
Michigan Corset company OF this city
made an assignment yesterday
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-25
TO TAKE REBEL ARMY.

French Cruiser VIII Leave ExlIes az
ST. Thomas.
Port An Prince, March 19.-Conse-
ouent upon the decision OF the Hay
tan government to permit partici-
pants Of the late insurrec ion, who
found an asylum in various consul
ates. to leave the country unmolested,
the French cruiser D'Estree7 is pre-
pairing to take on board all the refu,
gees i'm the French. German end Span
ISL consu.atea ~ G9nn~es. St Marc
ap6 Port A Paix The cruiser wiz
AXE the revolu-onizts 70 st Thomas.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-25
Case is Reviewed.

In sentencing Orchard and recon-,
mending the Communication of his SEN
tence, Judge Wood reviewed the case
from the time of the killing of Frank
Steunenberg to the present, including
the arrest of Orchard, his confession,
the arrest of Charles T. Meyer, presi-
dent of the western federation of min
ers; William d, Haywood, secretary
treasurer of the federation, and George
A. Pettibone, the trials of Haywood
and Pettibone and the plea of guilty
entered by Orchard TO the charge OF
murder in the first degree. the punish
ment for which under the Idaho stat
utes is death.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-25
IOWA MINES To CLOSE.
Net Ton to Sc Dug and Fuel famine
Feared.

Des Noines, Ia. Mar 19.-Des
Moines is facing a coal famine On
April / every mine il the state VIII
close down. Not a ton Of coal Till be
mined. Just how long the mines VII
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-03-25

In regard to the part of Orchard in
the trials Judge Wood said.
Il am more than satisfied that the
defendant now at the bar of this court
awaiting final sentence has not only
acted in good faith in making the dis
closures that he did, but that ne also
testified fully and fairly to the whole
tn tn, Withholding nothing that was
material and declaring nothing which
had not actually taken place.