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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-12-15
LABOR AND INDUSTRY.

The Yoger-Brown company is re-
n,rted 10 have made rich ore STRIKE
~ crosby. Mimi, where it has been
digging for several months.
The most valuable eargoes TO 90
down the lakes this season left Duluth
and Houghton. The North Sea carries
n 100000 worth CT copper for Bnilalo
ana the ID. G. Kerr 100000 worth OF
fax -
Current report is that Elya J. Jen-
,,ngs ~ Pleasant Ridge has been Sc
lacted nv the Society Of Equity as
travelling manager Of pooling and zee
turer the place so long filed by MT.
Holmes of Rock county.
Mrs. O. II. P. Belmont took an act
i've hand in the strike of the tnous'
ands Of girl shirtwaist makers IN ne"
York. She put the political eqdailty
league squarely on the side OF inc
strikers and offered them the use Oh
the Hippodrome for a mass meeting.
The corn crop of central and north
central Iowa is far below the average
according to reports by townships.
Thirty.fiye to GO per cent below the
average is estimated. Unusually airy
Iulv and August weather and late
rains are held responsible.
At a special council meeting TO pc
called Immediately, an amended iran
chise permitting the La Crosse & WI
mona Traction company to enter La
Crosse will be introduced. so that 1t
may be passed at the next regular
meeting, Dec. 10. President w. J. Fer.
ris promises that the line will be in
operation between La Crosse and
Galesville. through onalaska, by next
fall.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-12-15
Presidents Message In Brief Form

Statehood and Arizona.
Explains the objects Of the board.s es8E 81
Applauds the conservation of @e* e q
Urges reorganization OF
Discusses Ia a friendly
Announces promotion n
Considers American relations countries.
Announces treaty s contemplated.
Reviews action the
fund OF $4,000 to aid whte slave" trade
Urges greater share .he of the
"Near
Construction of artificial fertilization the
to Chesapeake
Suggests Of civil service employees
but recommends
Considers the relations United States
Shna and consrauaes the that they friendly
Discusses at
american republics the Ncaasuan affair
recommends publication
tributions for congressional campo
Recommends Alaska executive
council to be appointed by he pre- ident
TWO oatteships and ship fer the and the establish
ment Of an extensive a Pearl island, Hawaii
Announces that early In comprehensive plan for the
reorganization OF the submitted
Explains the clause of the tariff law and
es that seeking condition which the
spirit Of retaliation be
Recommends the passage sh subsidy
steamship business between cities and South American
ports Central American ports a
suggests acton what he the discrepancy
between the cost OF transporting through the
ns and the
Recommends legislation
and equity procedure the
q appeal TO all courts thereof recommending
Of simple procedure. ~a 4
Urges that inIneon prohibited only hearing
uey would plaintiff demanding that
statement by court showing
suit what the the
the nunctions without prevou~
notice hearing shalt expire days after they issued
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-12-15
ROOT REVEALS
M'VEAGH'S REPORT
BY MISTAKE CREATES CON-
STARVATION IN REPoRToRlAL
CIRCLES.

Washington, Dec. S.-Senator Root,
presiding in the senate yesterday In
the temporary absence of Vice Pres
ident Sherman, unknowingly created
a sensation among newspaper men
whose effects were even information
al Copies of the annual report OF
the secretary of the treasury were in
the hands of the newspapers through
out this country and Europe, to pc
held in confidence for publication this
afternoon. The report itself still was
unsigned by Secretary McVeagh.
BY some undeciphered means, two
printed copies of the report came to
the desk of the president of the SEN
ate Senator Root handed the treas
ury report over the desk, with the
routine announcement customary IN
such cases, Instantly reporters ON
the senate floor flashed to the wires
the news that the report had become
a public document, and release" was
clicked off to Chicago, San Francisco,
New York and Europe.
1t was nearly two hours before the
fact that the blunder was made was
realized; upon the secretary's insist
ence an effort was made to recall
the release but he soon appreciated
that the release was irreparable and
consented to confirm it.
An amusing feature was that the
report, in accordance with the law, is
addressed only to the speaker of the
house and does not properly go to
the senate.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-12-15
And a ship Subsidy
Same Old territories.

In recommending separate statehood
for New Mexico and Arizona, Pres1-
dent Taft urges elaboration in the
selection of members of the constitu-
tional convention of each territory,
and earnestly advises that after the
adoption of constitution, it be sub
mitted to the people for approval at
an election.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-12-15
OBITUARY.

Mrs. Jane Endicott Howe, one OF
the Oldest woman suffrage workers in
the United states, is dead at her home
In Brooklyn. She was 95 years old and
adopted the woman suffrage cause
when young woman.
Princess Waldemar is dead in Co
penhagen. She had suffered for some
time with influenxa The rstncses was
the wife of the youngest son OF Kins
Christian. and before her marriage in
1855 was Marie, princess of Orleans.
Prince Waldemar and his three sons
are travelling In India.
Henry Augustus Willard, tho last OF
the three well-known Willard brothers
OF Washington. D. c., died at his home
at "alpole, N. H.. aged 81. He had
been in feeble health and the recent
death of his wife fastened the end
MIR. Willard was the owner of consid.
cradle real estate in the business sec.
ton of Wisconsin.
Joseph Warren, 80 years old. as.
sistant professor of history nj the
University of Chicago, died OF blood
poisoning, due to an liberated tooth
Mr. Warren had been an instructor at
the university since 1900 but 1t was
not until last July that he became as.
ststant professor of history. He was
graduated from Harvard university
in 1897.
I. II. Butman of Toledo, O., wreck
ing engineer of the Butman Engineer
ing company. died suddenly from
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-12-15
HAWLEY GOES EAST TO
CONFER WITH G0MPERS

St Paul, Dec. S.-Presideut flaw
ley will leave today to meet Presi-
dent Gompers at Cincinnati Friday,
when the switchmen's strike situation
will be discussed 1t is said that
Gompers and Secretary Morrison
pledged the financial and moral sup
portNof the federation of labor to the
strikers. 1t is not thought, how
ever, that Gompers viii order SYM
pathetic strike of the ten railroad or
CARNATIONS AFFILIATED with the feder-
alton.
While in the east Hawley viii at
tend a conference committee of the
switchmen that will shortly meet
with the general managers committee
to consider the wage question with
the railroads west of Bufflao. exciu-
sive of this territory
The strike leaders claim that the
strikers are frm and the railroads
badly tied up.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-12-15

gress that law be passed requiring
that candidates in elections of members
the house Of representatives, and COM
mittees in charge of their candidacy
and campaign, file in proper Office
of the United States government a
statement Of the contributions re-
ceived and of the expenditures In
Cured in the campaign for such cleo
tons, and that similar legislation be
enacted in respect to all other cleo.
tons which are constitutionally within
the control of congress- .
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-12-15
500 Reward. 500.

Ths readers of this paper viii be pleased
to learn that there Is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to curs
In all its stages, and that Is Catarrh. Halls
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires @
constitutional treatment Halls Catarrh
Cure Is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood ana mucous surfaces OF the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
OF the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature In doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in Its cura-
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that 1t fails to cure.
Send for list OF testimonials
Address F. ]. CHENEY CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, Use.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-12-15

pneumonia at Santa Fe. N. ~. where
he was at work with the Santa Fe
Electric Lighting company. Mr.. But
man was the son of Thomas r. But
nan of Lake Bluff, III He was grad
uate of Gambler college at Gambler,
o., was Il years old, and unmarried.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-12-15
ELLIS JURY FAILS
TO REACH VERDICT

Little Rock. Dec. THE jury in
the Ellis murder case late yesterday
repovted inability to reach a verdict.
Should no verdict be returned by ad-
journh,g hour today, 1t is now under
stood the jury win be discharged.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-12-15
DOMESTIC.

Sam pfda. an Italian. was instant.
ly killed by falling rock l., No. 2
shaft of the Colby mine at Beesemer.
Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W billiard and
three children and Miss Leonard, Min.
neapolis, school teacher We're over
come by coal gas. escaping from a
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-12-15
For Commission eovernment.

Oklahoma City, Dec. delegates
were elected yesterday to city con
vention to draft charter for sem
mission form OF government.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-11

struction work involving an eXpendi-
ture Of 81 .5OO.OOO.0OO, or at the rate of
$500, O0e,90O a wear. ANY novice can
figure the effect on general business of
the employment of so tremendous a
sum.
The panic and the long period of de-
preston which followed cost the bust
ness interests of the country millions
upon millions of dollars and brought
hardships to thousands of men, women
and children on account of lack of
work, but. costly as was the lesson, it
has not been without good. There Is
no doubt that the country was going
at too rapid a pace Captains of In
dustries" Wed with each other in spend
ing money. Much was wasted, and the
thought was of the present, the future
being left to care for itself. Then the
panic swept over the country and many
corporations. which a few months pre-
yiously were considered so strong tinan-
cially that they could weather any
storm. became embarrassed. Some
sought protection in receiverships; 9th
ers were barely able to exist, and prac-
tically all saw their earnings cut al
most in half. This experience sobered
the men who direct their destinies.
Extravaganza gave way to rigid econ
omy. Cost of operation was reduced
in proportion to the shrinkage in gross
revenue. These were the conditions
which confronted the business interests
the first half Of 1908, and which con
tinued in milder form for several
months thereafter.
The factors which made necessary
the inauguration of drastic retrench-
ment, happily, have passed, but the
lesson remains. and the men who learn
ed it will turn the experience to profit.
Business depression comes more rapidly
than does business recuperatiOn. There
fore. we must not expect to repair IN
a day the damage which nearly a year
of hard times wrought. We have every
reason to feel good over the record we
have made thus far and TO view the
future with confidence.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-11
PROTECTION GONE TO SEED
IN GERMANY.

Nobody in America wants free trade
Every time a tarif-for-revenue man
lifts his voice or the stand -patter gets
crowded in a corner there viii be cries
of 'Free trade" Of course But in
reality nobody wants it and everybody
knows that nobody wants IT, But
something is going on in Switzerland
Just now which points a moral in the
direction of free trade 1t is that this
business Of erecting artificial trade bar
riers knows no limitations.
The Swiss are a frugal people They
probably want their flour just as cheap
as they can get it, Vet they have
reached what the dispatches call "a
serious difference with Germany be
cause German millers are dumping -four
INTO Swiss home markets at prices the
Swiss cannot meet The explanation.
say the Swiss, is that Germany is pay
ing the miIlers an export duty The
further explanation, say the Germans,
is that the export duty is no more than
equal TO the Swiss import duty against
German -four.
Where is such legislative interior
ence to end? The Swiss can increase
the duty, TO be sure. If they do, the
Germans will increase the export pre-
MUM. In the meantime, who pays the
piper2
Well, the Swiss consumer will paw
part of the charge. No matter how
nearly the German government ap-
proximstes the Swiss duty, the selling
price in Switzerland viii be raised
somewhat in answer to every new adj
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-11
HENRY PICKS IN REAL LIFE
AND ON THE STAGE.

Richard earle. a well-bnown enter
tainer, has written a little essay in
connection with the renewed popularity
of the henpecked husband as a stage
figure. Says he:
ut is supposed that the henpeeked
man IS 50 numerous on the stage be-
cause there are so many IN real life"
The meaning is clear, though the
rhetoric is ragged. To find props for
this statement Mr.. Carrie skins over
the history of the human family.
Adam" ne asserts, was the original
henpeeked man." which is a view that
bumps hard against the suffragette
idea, recently announced, that Adam.
and not Mrs Adam, was the original
trouble-maker. Socrates, 1Iolere, Al
brecht Durer, Cervantes, Boswell, Haz-
lit, Bulwer-Lytton, Carlyle, Addison.
Dickens, and even the great idol of the
BaeOnian theorists, are mentioned by
the or-historian as having lived in
q state Of henpeckery.
A book on Henry Pecks, both those
i'm real life and in stage life, would be
an interesting and valuable contribu-
tion to history. AS Mr.. earle shows.
the nagged husband has always been
a favorite subject with plsywrights;
and why shouldn't the subject prove
equally amusing 10 those who prefer
a book to a play
Mr.. earle ventures the .pinion that
"all shTewish wives are plain buffers g"
from which we gather that they could
De suppressed if the husbands had the
temerity or opportunity TO assert them
selves. But surely sucn a revolution
would be one Of the last things the
actor could wish 10 see; also the play
goer. For the misery of the henpeeked
state is something that many an actor
can present con amore Also. it is so
comicsl a misery, essentially, that all
playgoers laugh heartily over it. even
though IN some eases II reminds them
of home, sweet home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-11
THE ENCOURAGING OUTLOOK
FOR BUSINESS.

Business recovery continues 10 make
satisfactory progress. though some lines
are held in cheek on account of the
pending revision Of the tariff schedules.
With this matter out of the way, It is
believed that all branches of trade will
experience a decided revival.
No better proof of the plethora of
funds is wanted than is afforded by the
persistent and widespread demand for
bonds. Issues Of merit are readily
sold. The very satisfactory condition
Of the moneg market has enabled cor
porations 10 raise cash for improve
ments and extensions, and as a result
they are placing orders for material in
increasing quantities. ". G. Brown.
president OF tho New York Central reil-
road, estimates that in the course OF
the next fifteen years the railroads of
the country viii engage Il new con
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-11
HAWAII DESCRIBED
TOLARGE AUDIENCE
Burton Holmes EntertainS
Many Persons With IL
Illustrated Lecture.

Hawaii, L. s A." was the subject
OF an entertaining lecture delivered by
Burton Holmes last night 10 an audi
ence that tested the capacity Of the
New Masonic Auditorium.
Mr.. Holmes prefaced his lecture with
the statement that 1T still requires
eighty days TO 90 around the world
the time actually consumed in travel.
in making the trip from New York TO
Honolulu, Japan, and home by way
OF the Suez canal
The pictures, both stM and moving.
were rarely cOlOred and many OF the
views could only have been obtained
by patience, persistence and effective
work with the camera.
Perhaps the most striking Of the NOV
Ing views was one showing the burning
lake of lava n the crater of Ailuea, the
picture having been taken at an early
hour in the morning, by the light OF
the crater itself. This and the rolling
waves OF lava also shown in action,
were the most unusual OF the views
and inspired the audience 10 enthusi-
asm.
Another scene that aroused patriotic
ardOr showed a large number Of school
children of many nationalities going
through their daily exercises.
MY heart and head to God, one
country, one language, and one iag
With the fnal sentence the great
mass Of children seemed to burst into
new life as American, Japanese. Ma
lay, Portuguese, Hawaiian, and Chinese
Cl iIdren, i'm unison. reached up and
pointed to the Star-SpangIed Banner
floating overhead.
And with each scene came the ar
tistic description furnished by Mr..
Holmes. delivered in a pleasing man
uer.
Scenes in Honolulu Of the olden days
and of today were shown side by side.
indicating hat modern progress IS fast
eliminating traces Of the Hawaii Of
Kalakaua.
Three natives ofatne island furnished
Instrumental music during the exhibit
on the screen of a number Of native
scenes dances, etc. and vocal and in
strumental music during the internlis-
sion.
"Our own Hawaii will be repeated
this afternoon at 0 clock
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-11
FIRST EARTHQUAKE VIEWS
SUNDAY EVENING.

Every newspaper reader in America
has been watching a week for pictures
of the havoc wrought by the Italian
earthquake. Nc description, however
vivid, could convey half the idea of the
disaster which would come from
glance at a photograph. The reader in
Washington knew this-and he was on
the lookout for the first photograph
It came. 1t was put IN his hands
yesterday afternoon by the Sunday edi-
tion of The Washington Evening Times
Under the old order that photograph
There were, in fact, three photographs
would have hung fire for twenty-four
hours, until they could be published in
the papers of the following morning.
Under the new order, which carries the
news to the reader while it is news,
these photographs were in the hands Of
10000 buyers before Sunday evening
had well begun. No other local news
paper had these views. But if every
other newspaper in town had had them
the reader must have looked to the
Sunday edition of The Times for them
or waited a whole day
One other thing a newspaper might
reasonably have printed these days
which would rival the readers interest
in such photographs. 1t was the re-
port, row accepted as true in high
places, that the President and Presi-
dent-elect have differed substantially
on any subject. This also came to
light aftec the SATURDAY. night presses
had begun TO grind out the old-style
feature" Sunday morning newspapers.
But it appeared with the other news
of the day in The Times of Sunday
afternoon.
Two such beats" as these would
anake talk about any week day issue in
ny city in America. They had the eff
fleet, yesterday, of making our Wash
ington readers wonder how they had
ever gotten along without a Sunday
evening paper with get-up-and 90
enough to print the news and nothing
but the news.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-11
Y. N. c. A. PROGRESS
TOBE CELEBRATED
Citizens Committee to Meet
This Evening to Ar
range Plans.

The citizens committee, organized TO
cooperate with the Young Mems Chris
ton Association I'm the observance of the
tenth anniversary of the beginning Of
the larger work Of the association in
this city, viii meet tonight at S o clock
IN the New Willard Hotel
The scope of the celebration viii be
presented, and plans for a personal tes-
tfnoniul to = W. Woodward. for ten
wears the lender OF the movement, will
be discussed. Brief addresses viii be
made 10y John Barrett, director of the
International Bureau of American Re
pubIics, and Bishop-elect Harding.
I'm tie ten years ending December 81.
1908. the membership of the Y. NJ C.. a.
I'm Washington has increased from 1854
TO 5000 The value of the Associations
proncrfv is now 100000 as compared
with Silr.090 on January !. 1899. and the
annual receipts are now 100000, or
twenty times the annual receipts ten
wears ego
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-11
PHILADELPHIA HELPS Us TO
SMILE.

A pretty sickening sight, that IN
Congress when the spoils system was
nailed to the new census bill. 1t hurts
to think, as a representative OF Tam
MANY Hail took occasion to remark:
I'VE differ on tariffs and currencies and
all of them things, but We agree on
the main proposition that when a man
works in politics he should get some
thing out of st." It hurts to think, also,
that I'm order to achieve this fine re-
suit. the Republicans had TO divide the
offices evenly with the Democrats in
advance. Both parties, in plain Eng
Ish, tarred themselves with the same
stick.
But let's get a smile out Of it, if
we can. It may be a sickly smile, but
let's get it. Congress isn't alone. It
has company. In Philadelphia. And
the smile arises from thinking that in
Philadelphia appointments are still
made by worse process than that or
dered for the census.
One Peter Carrigan, party helper
tried and true, has recently passed his
third examination for a position as
highway Inspector, which he has held
temporarily about year. Twice our
hearty friend failed, much to the re-
ported annoyance of Mayor Reyburn
IA measure of help to Mr.. Carrigan
the chief examiner was removed. Then
another examination was held, Mr.
Csrrigan obtained a rating Of s704,
and the appointment was ordered
Here Is an example of the answers
which produced the high rating:
Question No. 2. What orders would
Won give an inspector as 10 the i'm
Following Cases-Rs provided for iu
the departments specifications and
regulations.
a. When the sUb-gTade IS being pre-
pared for the concrete base or asphalt
paving
b. As 20 what materials should en-
ter into a concrete base, and their
, C. C. What when the concrete base is
being laldH
answer, verbatim.
2. i wood give a inspector Is R0der
30 See that the COuJrac JOT Following
out is Specifications and Regulations
Spungy Places on the Base 81 so have
them taking out and Fild iu With
gravel g Barrow OF Stone Barrow OF
Sand one bag OF Cement.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-11
POLICE MAY CHANGE
THE THIRD DEGREE"
New National Play Said to Con
tain Lines Playing Peace
Officers.

Charles Klein. author Of 1.-THE Music
Master" The Lion and the Mouse"
and other successful plays Of recent
years, has had trouble with the police
Of Boston on account Of the character
of his latest play, "Tle Third Degree"
Mr.. Klein left Boston this morning
for Washington. but IT was not an
nounced whether or not his trip was
for the purpose Of changing his play.
which at present contains speeches det-
rimental to the police officials OF prin-
cipal cities. In one part Of the play #
is said that police officials are accused
OF using hypnotic suggestion and bru-
tally in an effort 10 convict the limo
cent and faston guilt upon persons sus-
picioned OF crime
il is understood that word has been
sent 10 tine District police department
from the Boston officials. Major Syl-
vester and several policemen viii be
at the New National Theater tonight
and If the play is found 10 be an at
tack upon thA departments I'm general
orders may be issued TO change the OBJ
ieCti0uable part OF the play.