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MAY Be tired
IN STATE COURT
MAYBRAY, THE FAMOUS RACE
SWINDLER, MAY BE HELD BY
IOWA AUTHORITIES

Des Moines, Ia, April 15.-There is
some doubt as to whether j. c. May
bray, one of the alleged race swind-
lers, viii be tried in the United
States court inasmuch as he has
been indicted in the st tie court at
Council Bluffs. There Is a DISPOSE
ton on the part of the federal Off
cials to have the prisoner convicted
if possible under the state law. as the
penalty prescribed is much more Sc
we're. Maybray, in an interview,
stated that he would not furnish
bonds even if they were placed at a
dollar Commenting upon the indict-
ment, he said "it is simply a case of
persecution and efforts of postofice
inspector to gain fame" With regard
to the letters seized he stated that
there was not a thing in one of them
that can be used as evidence against
me and | defy the postoffice inspec-
tors. or anyone else, to produce an in
eliminating letter"
Judge Mcpherson. before whom the
case may be heard in the United
States court. is at present at Keokuk
and may not be able to make any dis
position of the matter until some time
in May.
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OVATION FOR TAFT
At THEATER PARTY
ENTERS UNo6sERvED, Dlscov.
Erred LATER AND GREETED
WITH APPLAUSE.

New York, April 15.-President Taft
on his way 10 New Haven TO attend a
meeting of the Yale corporation today
stopped over in New York last night
as the guest of his brother, Henry w
Taft, and with Mrs. Taft and n mum
Der of relatives attended a perform
ance of If Were King, by E. II
Sothern, at Days theater
Al the theater the Taft party took
seats in box, almost unobserved
The theater had been darkened and
the stage was partly in darkness
When Sothern responded to curtain
call after the first act. the lights were
turned up and the orchestra burst
forth with The Star Spangled Banner
This brought the audience to its fee
and it was then that the president
was discovered There was instanta
neous applause aud cheers M Taft
finally stood up and bowed three times
and then continued 10 study his pro
gram.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-04-21
THIRTY KILLED
IN MEXICAN RIOT
FOURTEEN OFFENDERS ExEcuT.
ED, MANY IMPRISONED
AMERICANS INTERESTED.

City of Mexico, April 15,-Aecord-
ing to a dispatch received here yester-
day, the rloting at Velardena last Sat
urday was more serious than at first
reported, 90 men being killed and
many injured. Fourteen of the rioters
have been summarily executed by gov
eminent troops and many imprisoned
Many Americans reside In Velardena,
the camp being controlled by American
capital. The fighting was caused by
efforts of the police 10 stop a relig'
ious procession, the laws of Mexico
forbidding such parades. Father va
lenzuela, who led the mob, was ar
rested. One of his followers succeed
ed in smuggling a knife to his cell
and the priest, it is said, stabbed him
self six times in an attempt to com
nit suicide He was discovered by
the guards and is now in a hospital,
lowering between life and death.
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JOHNSON READY TO FIGHT.
coIored Champion Matched for Bout
With Stanley ketchel.

New York, April 15.-Jack Johnson
and Stanley Ketchel were matched
yesterday to box twenty rounds for
the heavy weight championship of the
world at the Colma Athletic club on
October 10, 1909. The fighters are to
receive so per cent OF the gross re-
ceipts to be divided s. per cent. to
the winner and 80 per cent. to the
loser. Both Ketchei and Johnson
signed the articles.
Hugh D. Mcintosh, the Australian
promoter, who came to this city a
few weeks ago saying that his prin-
cipal object was to arrange a fight
between Jeffrieg and Johnson, sailed
yesterday on the steamer Mauretania.
for Liverpool He expects to return
10 month. he said.
Il am confident that Johnson and
Jeffries will face each other in the
ring" said Mr.. Mcintosh. johnson
has been eager for the fight for a
long time and won't back out. JET
fries has promised to give me an an
swer within thirty days as to whether
he will accept a proposition to fight
Johnson"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-04-21
CONFIDENCE RE|GNS
IN C0NSTANT|NOPLE
NEW CABINET FORMED AND
TROOPS RETURNED TO
THEIR BARRACKS.

Constantinople, April 15.-After the
stirring events of Tuesday and the
early part OF yesterday in the Turkish
capital the successful formation Of a
cabinet and issue of an imperial pro
clamation. orde;Ging the observance
of the Sheri laws and the preserva
ton Of the constitution, has served to
bring about comparatively peaceful
situation here. Members OF the new
cabinet. of which Tewfik Pasha is
grand yizier, have been installed n
Office.
The formation of the cabinet, al
though It is not composed according
to general expectations, has greatly
relieved the tension of the last 4s
hours. Last night the city was quiet
Fps returned to their barracks and
the crowds in the STEAMBOAT quarter
retired to their homes.
Confidence is gradually returning
although the military situation will
require all the energies Of the new
government for its successful hand
ling and the PRONUNCIATION of wis,
measures SO that the army may BIZ
placed on a more satisfactory basis
One OF the first acts of the govern
ment will be to supply new officers
to replace those who have been re
jected by the men. Fortunately, the
new minister of war, Edham Pasha
is generally respected and trusted
and it is confidently believed he viii
succeed In restoring order.
The rising has resulted in a com
plete obliteration of the committee Of
union and progress and its newspaper
organ, while many deputies, represent
ing the committee group have re
signed or remain in their homes. The
new cabinet held a meeting last night
to deliberate on the situation. The
grand vizier and Sheik III Islam ar
rived at the Porte and were aheered
by the immense crowd that had gath
cred here.
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WOMAN PLEADS
GUILTY OF MURDER
SARAH kOLEN DECLARES SHE
WAS INSTRUMENT OF THE
ALMIGHTY.

New York, April l5.-Sarah Koten,
the young Russian woman, charged
with shooting and killing DR.. Martin
w Auspitz on August Z last. pleaded
guilty to mans laughter in the first
degree when called 10 trial YESTERDAY
She was remanded for sentence on
Friday.
The crime TO which the young wo-
man pleaded guilty was sensational
in its circumstances. She had killed
Dr. Auspitz, she said because he had
attacked her while she was under the
influence of an anaesthetic during
her term Of service as a nurse in
sanitarium which he physician con-
ducter at the time.
She brought with her yesterday
from Black wells island, where she
was aprisoner. the baby boy born to
her since the shooting. In a state
ment she declared that she was mere
~ the instrument Of God In the Kill
ing OF the physician.
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LIVING MAN is BURIED.
ohioan Has Been at Bottom of Deep
Well Four Days.


Springfield, o.. April l5.-Neighbors
have been working night and day for
four days to rescue John Toler, who
was buried alive at the bottom of a
deep we'll
Tappings on the pump stock
showed he was still living after the
well caved in upon sim. One thou
sand men are taking turns about dig.
ging out the debris.
Toler was repairing the pump in
the bottom of the we'll on the Oelker
farm north of this city The we'll
WIS 20 feet deep and was walled with
boulder of various sizes and shapes
Toler Jared the wall. which trmBled
in on him, carrying part of the earth
and filling the well to the brink.
The news spread rapidly and hun
dreds flocked to the scene. Ever
since men have worked frantically to
reach the unfortunate man. They
have been spurred on by faint tap
pings on the pump stock
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DEMOCRATS FAIL
TO GET TOGETHER
MINORITY SENATORS AGREE ON
INCOME TAX oNLY-slTuA.
TON PERPLExING.
ALDRlcH WILL ATTEMPT TIC
BRUSH AWAY FEARS OF
REVENUE FAILURE.

Washington, April 15.-For NOR,
than four hours the democratic mem
beers OF the senate conferred yester
day in an effort to agree upon a pol
icy toward tari6 legislation. At the
end of that time Senator Culberson
the minority leader, announced that
the democrats had agreed to support
an income tax amendment and 10
stand for substantial reductions in the
schedules, and particularly for a de.
crease in the rates on the necessaries
of life
The conference is not binding.
Some senators present admitted
frankly that they would ask for pro.
lection for the industries Of their
states.
Senator Stone spoke in favor of his
program for the independence for the
F1lipinos after Is years and absolute
free trade with the islands while they
are colonies
ference agreed and that was the in
come tax amendment. The conference
adjourned until Friday While the
democrats were in session notices of
meeting of the finance committee to-
day We're delivered 10 the minority
members OF that committee
In view of the criticisms m de OF
the tariff bill as amended by the fl.
nance committee of the senate. par
ticulaTly the observation that the bill
viii not produce sufficient revenues
for the country's need, Senator Aid ,ich
will undertake on Monday to satisfac-
torily explain the revenue features OF
the measure As the democrats will
ask that the bill lay over until Mon
day. Mr. Aldrict does not intend 10
make today the statement of which
he has already given notice but will
present more elaborate argument
Monday than he had intended
II will be pointed om that the esti
mate of the revenues to be derived
from the operation of the Payne bill
made by the ways and me&as com
mittee falls short of the actual pcssi
biities of the measure. The senate
committee on finance had the benefit
of the advice OF the best experts il
the government service and from al
analysis VIII they made of the house
bill they predicted the revenues woulC
have been far greater under tina
measure than were estimated. Thest
i experts take the position also tina
/ the bill as amended by the senate will
1 raise a great deal more money thai
appears, and Mr. Aldrich has no
changed his mind on the subject tina
no additional internal taxes will b.
required to supply the government
expense Great dependence is placed
being done by former Senator Hemen
way on behalf Of the new senate com
mittee on public expenditures lnfor
nation is being collated by him which
will be used in pairing down the ma
tional appropriations The senate
members have taken the position tina
governmental extravaganza mus
cease and it is reported that Mr.
Hemenway win recommend a reduc
ton OF about $35, 100000 from tn,
$50, 900 900 of permanent funds anC
that like sum may be pruned from
the regular annual appropriations fol
the Narinna executive depariments.
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of Pittsbu-g. asking that steps be
taken 10 do away with manipulation
and the selling of futures in wheat
and other food products had been re-
ceiyed by him but had been referred
Immediately to the department OF
justice, which would have jurisdiction
in the matter if there is any law GOV
ering the case. The department OF
justice has not yet decided whether
any action can be taken in the mat
ter
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RUSS OFFICERS GO FREE.
Admiral and Lieutenant Pardoned;
stoesseI May BE Released Soon.

st. Petersburg, April 15.-Rear Ad-
in.ral GregoTieff and Lieutenant Smir-
noff. subordinate officers under Vive
Admiral Nebogatoff in the Russo-Jap-
anese war, have been pardoned and
released from confinement in the fort
resses of St Peter and St. Paul.
These officers We're sentenced to
death for having surrendered their
commands. but in view of extenuating
circumst ances. their sentences were
commuted to 10 years Imprisonment
in a fortress. They began serving
their sentences in 1907. 1t is reported
that General Stoessel and Vice Ad-
miral Nebogatoff also will be pardoned
shortly
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-04-21

Chicago. April 15.--A test of the
law which provides that no railroad
shall permit train dispatcher to
work more than nine hours out of ev.
cry "a hours will be made in the
hearing of a suit brought by the Unit
ed States government against the
Santa Fe railroad, which begins be
fore Judge Lands here this morning
Seven violations of the law are
charged
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-04-21

| trade to make profits, but this talk
OF manipulation is all rot.
There was no ticker in Mr.. Patterns
desk and his desire TO learn what the
market was doing terminated The in
terview. The tape showed that May
had quietly established new high
price-s1. 2S1s. and that July was sell
ing al S1.l7L
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EX-SENATOR BUTLER DEAD.
One Of Last Of Confederate Generals
-Spanist War officer.

Columbia. S. G., April Sex
United States Senator NJ. c. Butler
died here last night.
Mr.. Butler was one of the last of
the confederate cavalry generals. In
1876 ne was elected United States
senator and served three terms. Dur
ing the Spanish-American war he was
a major general in the United States
army and afterward was appointed
member Of the Cuban peace commits
sion.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-04-21
EM5EZZLER CONVICTED.
Stole over $4,000 From a Building
and Loan Association.

Bloomington. Ind. April 15.-Harry
Axted was last night convicted OF en-
bezzling over $4,000 OF funds of a
real estate building and loan associa.
tion of which he was secretary for 10
years. Axted had previously been &C
quilted OF charge of embezzling
$1,000 of the citys funds.
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those opinions The next session is to
be called by Chairman Marsh.
Had a Profitable Offer.
Al 5 o'c' ock H. R. PestaIozzi. of
Milwaukee. strolled in at the investi
eating rooms, and the committee re-
ceived his testimony He testified
that manager for the Stephenson
forces told him he could have from
81 ,000 to $3.50 TO work for stephen
son. MIR. Pestalozzi refused the offer
of the manager because he had been
pledged to McGovern. The manager
informed Mr.. Edmonds of the refusal
and Mr.. Edmonds himself came out
TO see the witness, asking him TO
switch to Stephenson. F. d. Bartlett
and Lawrence Murphy. well known
political workers, told Pestalozzi that
he was a fool for not accepting the
$500 offer. but Mr.. Pestalozzi struck
to his original pledge.
County judges to serve six year
terms instead of four is the purpose
of one of the new bills introduced.
One bill introduced permits new par
ties TO be added to drainage proceed
ings. The third new bill of the day
requires the jury commissioner of
Rock county to furnish the municipal
court list of 200 names for petit
jurors.
Among bills reported out of com
mittee was the Cady anti-cigarette bill
which was recommended Tor concur
renee. II raises the age limit from l6
10 Is years and the penalty for viola
ton from $40 to s25
The senate adjourned TO 10 O'Clock
today.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-04-21
Conner Coffin Nails HIt.

St paul Ninr Apr 15.-GoFernor
John on yesterday signed an anti
cigaret 3ill which makes /, misde-
meanor 70 manufacture. sell or give
away cigarets or garet papers witA-
IN the state The bin exempts job
beers who do int state business The
law w,li become effective August
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-04-21
KILLED BY PLAYFUL PRANK.
Lassoed by Companion, Hurled
Against Machinery.

Ashland. Wis, April 15.-With his
skull fractured in three places as the
result of a playful prank, Roy Peter
son of Phillips is lying near death in
a hospital here. with other boys EN-.
ployed in box factory he was play.
ing wild west. One of the boys threw
lasso round Peterson's head. The
other end Of the rope caught in the
shafting of some machinery and the
boy was violently thrown against an
edging machine.
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r. s,,hr.;, Prohibition to Voters.

Jefferson City Mo, April ia
proposition to submit TO the voters OF
the state an amendmenc to the consti-
tuition providing for state wide prohi'
bition after January LIST, 1913. passed
the house yesterday afternoon, "a to
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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-04-21
Re.Alect Old Directors.

New York, April l5.--At the annual
meeting of the New York Life InsuE.
ance company for the election of di.
rectors yesterday. the "a retiring di'
rectors were reelected.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-04-21
Death Of AGED Preacher.

Danyille H., April 15.-Rev Henry
Gum. aged % the oldest Methodist
minister in eastern Illinois. is dead
He occupied one pulpit for nearly half
la century
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-04-21

New York. April 15.Mrs. Elizabeth
Hunt is dead at her home in Brook.
Ign at the age OF 1913 years. She would
have been 109 on August 81, next.
Mrs Hunt IN her girlhooa days shook
hands with Lafayette wheo he came
to New York
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-04-21
STICKS TO
WOMAN SUFFRAGE:
LAYS OVER HAMeREcHT REso-
LUTON FOR JOINT
COMMITTEE.
MILWAUKEE MEMBERS AGAIN d.
VIDE ON A DEPART
MENT BILL.

The Hambrecht resolution for
joint committee to investigate the
senatorial election came up for con
currence in the senate yesterday, and
was ihout much formality laid over
for a week The resolution provides
for committee of five assemblymen
and three senators instead of the
present committee of three senators.
The Milwaukee representation in
the upper house got into a discussion
that threatened to become serious,
when the bill of the committee on viii
lagos and cities abolishing pensions
for police and tiremen in case OF dis
ease came up for passage The SUI
preme court interprets the statutes
that members of the force are enti-
tied to pension when they suffer from
disease as well as from injuries. The
committee Of which Senator Page is
chairman has introduced a bill TO
omit disease benefits. Senators
Keczka and Gaylord made a strong
defense Tor the police and flremen,
and the bill was referred to the com.
mittee on banks and insurance.
Passes Two Bills.
Only two bills were passed-Sena-
tor Donald bill to reimburse the
state park board the sum of $436.S5
and Assemblyman kubastas measure
re.ating to the election OF directors
or trustees of mutual life insurance
companies.
An effort on the part of Senator
Bird to strike a fatal blow at Woman
Suffrage was not allowed. The SEN
ate defeated his motion to reconsider
the passage of the bill by vote of
l6 to Is. The investigating commit
tee, however. had TO be called in to
help to stay the attempt. Senators
Marsh and Morris cast their votes
with the sixteen members that left
the bill irrevocabIe as far as the sen
ate is concerned,
Kills Resolution.
The siedge hammer was welded
only upon one measure, The resolu-
tion to furnish members copies OF
town laws was sent to eternal death
without a dissenting voice. Other
bills were either advanced or laid
over or referred. The following bills
were laid over:
Senator Thomas, s.. to authorize
the Menasha Paper company to build
dam across the Flambeau river in
Rusk county.
! Senator Brazeau 10 s.. to authorize
the Arpin Lumber company to build
dam across the Chippewa river in
Sawyer county.
! Senator Sanborn 1915. providing
for divorce laws uniform with other
states
A lively discussion eusued when
Senator Donald's bill to appropriate
1000 annually to the Live Stock
Breeders association was reached on
the calendar. The committee on
claims recommended indefinite post
ponement. Senator Donald saved 1t
for the present at least by amending
IL slightly, and Senator Gaylord
worked In some socialism on it that
the bill is aiming to improve the live
stock Of the state will be a force
for social development. The bill
was r. referred to the committee on
claims. Senator owens bill prohibit.
ing any gift or payment to state Off
Ger or employee by bank. trust or in
surance officials was advanced.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-04-21
MAY RETURN TO EUROPE.
Sonora Castro Arrive at coIon--Not
Allowed to Disembark.

FfEFWFFNN
Colon, April 15.-EX-President Cas-
tro's wife and sister, and other mem
bers of the party arrived here yester-
day on the French line steamer,
Guadeloupe. They did not disembark.
and it is rumored they will not be
allowed to land for tear they will take
passage for Venezuela. They may
ultimately decide upon returning to
Europe.
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TO CONSIDER BAKERS PROTEST.
Secretary Knox Refers Woods Petl-
ton to Department OF Justice.

Washington. April 15.--It was stated
officially at the state department yes
terday that the appeal Of the Pitts
burg bakers to Secretary OF state
Knox. made through George s. Ward
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First Steamer Passes Maekinaw.

Mackinaw City, Mich. April Is
The steamer, T S. Christie the first
boat through the straits. passed down
yesterday There is considerable
drifting ice yet in tle straigbts.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-04-21
AdmlraI sIahted oH ArabIa.

Adeu. Arabia, April l5.--The steam
or Admiral, on which ex President
Roosevelt is a passenger, was sighted
early this morning.
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Joint Committee Meets.

Tn Join committee mel al !
,c,a-s After a few minutes session.
s. ws decided that each member
-Fo1-d so.mula-e his opinions to pre-
sent before The committee at a subse-
e,sn- meeting. The formation Of The
ego will follow the discussion Of
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-10
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

/ ORMOND is FIVE miles north of
Daytona, located on the western
bank of the Halifax River. The To-
cation of the town permits of good
drainage and perfect sanitation; the
elevation is superb and ideal for
winter homes. A. wide bridge con-
meets Ormond with Ormond Beach.
Many fine residences are main
tanned on either side of the river,
most of them embellished with sub
tropical fora and shrubbery, besides
thrifty orange and other citrus fruit
trees.
The town is very cosmopolitan,
has an excellent graded school, sew
eral churches, a fine public library,
up-to-date places of business and
comfortable and convenient hotels
and boarding houses.
Ormond has many of the Florida
attractiOns-hne fruit, good fishing,
excellent automobiling, safe boating,
salubrious climate and pleasant
Walks ana drives.
AT Ormond Beach is located the
large Hotel Ormond, and its lesser
sister, Breton Inn. The former &C.
cupies a position overlooking the
Halifax River, while the latter has as
its outlook the magnificent beach and
the broad Atlantic.
The walks in all directions are
particularly attractive, and the ar
bors, shady and inviting spots and
romantic hooks are crowded with
rustic seats which are mute invita-
tons to enter into the enjoyment
thereof.
Besides the broad, smooth ocean
beach there are many drives for car
riaee or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS drives and
short drives; drives through groves
of golden oranges; drives through
dense tropical forests to Spanish
ruins; drives to the ancient Cause
way built by the slaves of planters
of long ago, and drives to the planta-
tons of hospitable settlers, whose
places are replete with the interest
Of Southern fruits and flowers.
One of these interesting planta-
tions is Number Nine, located on the
peninsula, FIVE miles north of the
Hotel Ormond. Here you see a fine
orange grove, together with great va
rieties of other sub-troPical fruits
and flowers.
Five miles further on you come to
Moundgrove, one of the finest orange
groves in this section of Florida.
Moundsrove is on the headwaters of
the Halifax River and is amid pretty
surroundings. The place is reached
by a good road [passing Number
Ninel and is drive all tourists may
enjoy.