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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-08-24
STATE WILL VOTE
ON AMENDMENTS
Would Do Away With State Cen
Sus Taking.
TO BE SUBMITTED TO VOTERS
Also Planned TO Raise Pay Of Lesisla-
tors and Make Money Avail
able for Conservation
Plans.

Madison.-Three amendments to the
constitution will be submitted to the
voters of the state at the November
election, one to do away with the
decennial census and providing that
the apportionment of legislative dis
tricts shall be made upon the basis
of the enumeration by the national
government; one providing that com
pensation of members of the legisla-
ture shall be $3.50 instead of $500;
and a third which authorizes the state
to appropriate moneys for the purpose
Of acquiring, preserving and develop
ing the waterpowers and forests of
the state
The constitutional provision for the
enumeration of population requires
that it be made every ten years, and
the ten-year period falls just five
years after the decennial census by
the national government.
The original constitutional provision
for the compensation of members OF
the legislature was that each should
receive $3.50 per day and ten cents
per mile. going and coming by the
most usual route In 1857 the consti-
tuition was amended providing that
the pay should be $3.50 per year, with
the ten cents per mile. In 1881 the
pay was again increased to $500 per
year
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-08-24
MINERS IN TUMULT.
Lewis-WaIker Controversy Throws In
dianapolis Convention Into Uproar.

Lewis-WaIker Controversy Throws In.
dianapolis Convention Into Uproar.
Indianapolis, Ind. Tumult broke
out in the special convention of
the United Mine Workers of America
which in measure foreshadowed the
coming battle over the Illinois coal
strike contest between President T. l..
Lewis and District President John S.
Walker
The uproar followed a statement
made by NJ. F. Purcell, member of the
international executive hoard from
Montana. that he mot only opposed
the Illinois compromise proposition,
but caused the adoption of an amend
ment to refer its compromise to the
Illinois strikers for adoption or re-
lection"
This statement brought nearly half
of the delegates TO their feet and in
tAeir enthusiasm over the position
taken by Purcell. yelled ana cheered
themselves hoarse. So great was the
noise that it could be heard far down
the street and when President Lewis
raped for order and attempted to
read from the record the words of
Board Member Purcell at the "compro-
mise conference" the noise increased.
President Lewis was forced to aban-
don the attempt to read from the rec
ord, devoting several minutes by
means of vigorous use Of the gavel to
restoring the gathering from howl
ing mob to an orderly, deliberative
body.
After a semblance of order had
been re-established and the noise had
subsidized sufficiently to be heard Pres
ident Lewis fired a broadside into the
camp of his opponents.
There is one man in this conven-
ton that you are not going to excite,
said he. "and that's the man who is
holding the gavel."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-08-24
URI0N ENTERS DENIAL
WHEN PUT ON STAND
Counsel for Armour & Co. Declares
He Did Not Hinder Beef
Inquiry.

Chicago, - A general tenial of
all the charges made by the federal
grand jury against him was entered
by Alfred r. Urion. general counsel
for Armour & Co, on the witness
stand before Judge Kenesaw NJ. Lam
dis He denied having attempted to
obstruct the investigation into the
beef trust" and denied that he had
conspired to block the grand jury's
demand that stenographers' notebooks
be turned over to it by ordering them
destroyed
Tie general counsel displayed a
lack IF knowledge as to the exact time
these mysterious notebooks became
fuel for the furnace, as did w. w.
Shaw. chief stenographer and custo-
dian of the books, who followed him
on the stand Much uncertain testi-
mony concerning the time of the de-
structton of the books crept into the
records, and the problem is still en-
veloped in a dark cloud.
Mr.. Urion denied emphatically that
he ordered the stenographers' note
books. which the grand jury wanted.
destroyed He denied that he knew
the books were wanted and further
denied that he even knew that Mr. Ed
munds, head of the stationery depart
ment. had been subpoenaed to ap-
pear.
Charges that third degree" meth
DDS were employed in the federal
grand jury room. hurled at the fed
eral attorneys by Attorney Levy
Mayer, marked the hearing of evil
dence in the charges of obstructing
justice against Urion and employees of
Armour & Co. Legal representatives
engaged in hot debate regarding the
admission of certain grand jury testi-
mony as evidence. and time after
time Judge Lands himself took
hand in the verbal fray.
While Patrick j. Lofts. a janitor
employed by Armour & Co., was on
the stand and was being examined by
Special Assistant District Attorney
Wilkerson it was sought to show that
in his testimony given before the fed
eral grand jury Lofts set the date on
which he burned the stenographers'
notebooks. He at first denied that
he had set Friday, August 5, as the
positive date. but later admitted it
and then became hopelessly tangled.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-08-24
Barker Formally Named.

State Senator Henry w. Barker Of
Sparta qualified to be a candidate for
the Republican nomination for COVER
nor of Wisconsin. when petitions In
his behalf we're filed in the Office of
Secretary of State Frear, bearing the
Endorsement of 2,S43 voters.
Second Assistant Attorney General
Frank T. Tucker of Neillsville filed
petitions. with 6.O8S signatures. quail
flying him as a Republican candidate
for the Office of attorney general
Other petitions for Republican can
dldates for state office were: Julius
G. Rowland of Chippewa Falls to be a
candidate for state treasurer and Levi
H. Bancroft to be a candidate for at
torney general. The petition of the
former had 5.95S signatures and OF the
latter 1858.
Petitions for the nomination of AS
semblyman Wallace ingalls, of Racine
to be Republican candidate for mem.
Der of congress In the First district
were filed This is the district repre-
scented at present by Henry r. Cooper
Petitions for senatorial nominations
v ere filed for Christian F. Mohr of
Portage. Republican in the Twenty
seventh district; for George Il. Scott.
Republican Of Prairie Farm, in the
Twenty-ninth district; for Charles s.
Douglas. Republican. of Walworth. in
the Twenty-third district; for Emery
W. Crosby, Republican, of Abbotsford
in the Twenty-tifth district
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-08-24
SALE OF LAND WOULD
PAUPERlzE THE INDIANS
Gore Inquiry Committee Is Told Cash
Might Ruin Tribes Within
Ten Years.

Sulphur, Okla.-Witnesses testified
before the Gore congressional Indian
land investigating committee that if
the Indian lands in Oklahoma were
sold and the $50, 900, 600 proceeds were
turned over to the Indians in cash.
the state within ten years would be
Hooded with paupers.
1t was asserted that many of the In
dams who signed the McMurray con-
tracts, allowing a ten per cent. attor-
ney fee" to j. p McMurray and his
associates, were financially irresponsi-
bic. They would soon squander the
cash. it was declared, and within a
few years the country would be con
fronted with the problem Of how to
take care of them.
Except for the appearance on the
stand of Cecil A. Lyon, Republican
national committeeman of Texas, the
witnesses were all Indians Mr. Lyon
told of lis financial interest in the old
tribal McMurray contracts. which pro-
vided for ten per CEN. fee. but which
were disapproved by President Roose
Welt in 1908
Asked if he had been invited by Nc
Murray to join in the deal because of
his political influence and his ac-
quaintance with Mr. Roosevelt. Mr..
Lyon said he supposed he was. but
he also attributed the invitation to
his business ability
Many Chickasaws testified they
were willing. to give McMurray as high
as rs per cant attorneys fees if he
would sell the land within year.
Sulphur, Okla. Details of a
scheme by which land grabbers"
organized Systematically to enrich
themselves at the expense of minor
Indians were related at the congress
sional investigation into Indian land
affairs.
In one instance, it was asserted. the
cost of dispcsing of the property of an
eighteen-year-old Indian was S2075
more than the property brought, and
the condition which permitted this
and similar deals was declared to be
"a disgrace to Oklahoma"
Hearing the scheme prevailed gen
orally, Representative Philip P.
Campbell of Kansas. member of the
investigating committee, had put on
the stand James Marlborough, Chick
asaw Indian by intermarriage.
do you mean to say that such
things are countenanced by the pro-
bate courts?" he was asked
Yes, they go on with full knowl-
edge of the judges"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-08-24
RUSH TROOPS TO FIGHT FIRES.
Many Lives Imperiled, Great Damage
Threatened In Northwest Forest.

Washington Forest fires in the
northwest. threatening destruction to
human life and to millions OF dollars
worth of property. have alarmed Off
cials of the interior department and
forest service.
In response to appeals from the
fire zones addition al United States sol
diers are being rushed to assist in
combating the flames
The soldiers have been dispatched
to the Occur d'Alene, Idaho. Lewis
and Clark, Mont, Wallows, Mont. and
Colville. Wash. national forests: the
Flathead Indian reservation. Mon.
tana. and the Glacier National park
Interior department officials were
much encouraged BY reports from Su
perintendent Morgan of the Flathead
Indian reservation in Montana that
the fires on the reservation were now
under control
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-08-24

Tramps and Migrants generally who
are opposed to work of any kind will
do well to keep away from the vicinity
CT Kansas for some time to come. The
judge Of the municipal court in Kansas
City announces that he will sentence
all Migrants brought before him to la.
Dor in the fields II tuey refuse to go
he will send them to the workhouse
for six months. and that will be worse
than grain harvesting. Men of this
class perhaps do not make the best or
most efficient help on the farm, but at
this season there is an urgent demand
for workers of any kind. and even a
tramp can be made useful in gathering
the crops.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-08-24

One OF the large British transporta.
ton companies has contracted for the
construction of ten steamers for serv-
ice between British ports and ports on
the River Platte. These steamers will
be equipped for the carrying of chilled
beef. which is finding great favor in
Europe. and will also have inviting
passenger accommodations for the In
creasing tourist traffic to South Ameri-
ca. The order for this feet is impor.
tant chiefly because Of its significance
TO the meat business The worlds sup
ply of meat is short of the demands of
population. and now that the people Of
the United States are themselves suf-
fering from the same shortage they
have more interest in South American
meat developments.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-08-24
Cherry Crop Not injured.

In one part of Wisconsin, at least.
the fruit crop escaped the destructive
effects of frost and drought
Secretary Cranefield of the State
Horticultural society reports average
returns of $s36.6l per acre from five
acres of cherries at Sturgeon Bay.
Two other orchards averaged 1869
and $511 per acre, respectively. These
orchards have beer planted 13 years.
Individual trees yielded as high as
1872 quarts and eightyear. old trees
Ga quarts, The entire Sturgeon Bay
cherry crop. amounting to about 25
carloads, was sold to a Minneapolis
commission house at $l521s per case
of l6 quarts.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-08-24
ONE WAY TO FISH.

There are men who take their an
Cling seriously; men of the rod and
reel who make their own flies and be-
stow an infinite care on the selection
of spinlers and all manner of lures;
men who heartily agree with t1e great
Izaak Walton that just "as no man is
born an artist. so no man is born an
angler. When such man goes grave
ly forth to fish, the day should be over
cast, to match his pious mood. He has
business of import ahead of him, ana
the only conversation that is tolerable
must be in consonance with the spirit
of the occasion and must relate direct
ly to the matter in hand, says Philadel-
phia Press. That is one way to fish;
the scientific. sacramento way. There
is another type of angler OF whom
this other highly disapproves. He Is
vulga- enough to select a day Of rank
sunshine. He says. when reasoned
with, that he finds 1t better so He Is
also peculiar in his selection of fish,
ing ground. asserting that it doesn't
matter much so long Is 1t embraces
shady nook in some quiet retreat. He
may throw out a line-he very proba-
bly, does-but not until he has first at
tended to his lunch basket, which he
stoutly maintains is a far more impor-
tant item of n fishing outfit than the
creel And yet the man who fishes in
this eccentric way is broadly just
towards the other man--his fellow
angler
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-08-24
rnkxo Food Toll Grows.

Tokyo.-Casualties from the great
floods which have inundated many dis
tricts in Japan and on Friday and
Saturday submerged two of the prin-
c.pal wards of Tokyo almost entirely,
were given out Monday after official
investigation as 11l2 dead and miss,
ing. Three thousand, nine hundred
and aftv-three houses were washed
away. in addition to the thousands
which we're Under water during the
focd 0gt resisted the strain Thou
sands OF persons are homeless and
dependent on public relief.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-08-24
FLAMES SWEEP BRUSSELS FAIR.
Two Persons Killed, Forty Injured,
ana white City" Laid Waste.


Brussels. = Cue hundred thou
sand visitors were thrown into a
panic by a fire that wiped cut the en-
tire Belgium exposition. Two persons
are known to be dead and 40 injured.
some fatally.
The flames started In the French
section and had gained considerable
Roadway before they were discovered.
The instant the alarm was given. the
100000 persons at the exposition be-
came panic-stricken and a wild rush
was made for the exits.
The people fought and struggled in
a maddened attempt to get out of the
place. Many of those hurt received
their injuries by falling to the floor
and being trampled upon by the
crowd.
The two killed were trapped by the
flames and attempts to rescue them
were unsuccessful. The crowd got ia
places of safety. however. before the
flames reached them. No estimate of
the damage. which was great. has
been made.
spark falling into inflamable
material in the Telegraph building
kindled flames which, driven by high
wind, swept rapidly in all directions
Soon the Belgian, English and
French sections were destroyed.
The fremen and detachments of SOL
diers. called quickly upon the scene.
found themselves bafled by the verit4
able gale, which carried burning en-
bers to all parts fthe grounds
To the left of the main building
arose the picturesque roofs and spires
of "Bruxelles Kermesse," a Belgian
Coney Island, with water chutes,
toboggan slies and scores of side
shows. This place was alive with.
Sunday crowds and before they could
be got out with any semblance of or
der the Kermesse was afire.
Finally the fire was gotten under
control. The Belgian and English Sec
tons are in ruins. while all the other
sections, including the American. were
parity destroyed.
Bands of thieves engaged in pillage.
and a soldier was stabbed while try
ing to arrest three men whom he
found rifiing jewelry exhibit.
Brussels. It will take many
days to place the Belgium expo
sition in fit condition for reopening.
although large majority of the build
ings are still intact
The known loss caused by the fire
which swept through the white City,
is between $6,OOO,OOO and slO,O00,000
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-08-24
State Fair Premiums.

Premiums for the coming state fair.
amounting to sS6,169 were announced
by the board Of managers. The pre-
miums will be divided as follows:
Horses. S7.352. cattle. s9.S45: sheep.
Sa9l2; swine, s3,515; poultry. sl.o52:
pigeons, $711; pet stock, Sos: goats.
SIS; agriculture. $l,02s: county exhib-
its. $500: dairy exhibits. S2.065: hor.
ticulture. 81 $50; bees and honey. SASS:
art 1854; educational exhibits. 1857:
womans work. 1894.
The Judging program follows:
Tuesday, September 10. a, m
Horses--Clydesdal Shire. draft
teams, grade draft horses.
Cattle-Hereford. Polled Durham.
Red Poll. Guernsey aud Brown Swiss.
Sheep-Merino and Brown Rambouil-
let
Swine-Duroc Jersey. Tamworth and
other distinct breeds.
Wednesday. September IA. 9 a. NJ
Horses--Percheron and French drarr.
Belgian and other draft breeds, coach
breeds and grade coach horses
Shorthorn. Jersey and Ayr
shire.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-08-24
Half Million for State.

The Northwestern Railway company
completed its payment of taxes.
draft being received by State Trehsur-
er A, II. Dahl for s512.022.22. This is
the largest amount to be received on
the second half of railroad taxes.
This is the final day for the payment
of railway taxes. and practically all
the companies are in. A few of the
smaller ones are yet to be heard from,
and their payments are expected
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-08-24
Former siate Senator Dies.

Former State Senator p. ]. Clawsor.
aged seveuty-one. died at his home at
Monroe. from cancer OF the throat
ne recently submitted TO a surgical
operation in the hope of prolonginE
his life, but il was useless.
While he was in the hospital his SON.
in-law. Attorney Eldon :. Cassodsv
dropped dead from sunstroke at his
summer home here.
Senator Clawson was graduated
from the University of Wisconsin in
1868. He served in the Twentieth Wis.
consin infantry.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-08-24
ALARMING INCREASE OF INSANE.
Or. Kellogg Asserts Murders and
Suicides Gain Through Insanity.

Washington. Murders are in
creasing and suicides gaining head
way in the United States. all due to
insanity, according to DR.. ], II. Kel-
logg. superintendent of sanitarium at
Battle Crek. Mich He said;
There were 10000 murders in this
country last year-twice as many in
proportion to the population as in In
dia. AS Tor suicides, there were $4,000
in AIS country last year. an increase
of so per cent. in seven years.
Insanity is undoubtedly the one
great cause, for insanity is increasing
at an alarming rate. II is not general
ly known that there are 100000 in
sane in the asylums of the United
States"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-08-24

Montt, wife of the late president of
Chilli
Mrs Taft and are greatly shocked
to hear of the death of President
Montt Your welcome visit to us at
Beverly is still fresh in our memory.
We extend to your our heartfelt SYM
patty in your great sorrow and We
condole with Chilli in loss of her chief
magistrate and her great statesman.
WILLIAM H. TAFT"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-08-24
To Teach Advertising.

That instruction in the principles
of advertising be given in connection
With the courses ia journalism and
commerce at the University of Wis,
consin was recommended by the Ad-
veriisers' Club of Milwaukee in its
i0st meeting.
A committee was appointed by the
club to operate with the university
authorities in the establishment and
development of such courses.
The Associated Advertising Clubs
of America. in the recent national
convention in Omaha, voted to CO.
operate with schools and colleges in
the matter of giving instruction in ad-
vertising, as a result of the advocacy
of such plan by the Milwaukee Adj
vertisers' club
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-08-24
Frear Prepares Ballots.

Secretary of State James a Frear
and his clerks began to prepare the
primary election ballots to be for
w;.rded to the various county clerks of
the state
The new law requiring that the
names OF candidates rotate on the
ballot, in order that there shall be no
difference in advantage as to position.
adds much to this work.
The ballots must be forwarded 10
the county clerks at least twenty-five
days before the primary election,
which will be on Thursday. and MIR
Frear expects to be ,5le to comply
with that provision of the law.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-08-24
DON JAIME ADVISES LEADERS.
Tells carIists to Resist Radicalism
Without Recourse to Violence.

San Sebastian. Spain. Don
Jaime, the Carlist pretender to the
throne, issued a letter addressed
to the leaders of the Carlists, in which
he advised his followers to resist with
all their force the rising tide of radi-
calism, but not to have recourse to
violence. The pretender says that he
does not propose to depart from
pacific methods, unless the existing
regime is threatened.
IF revolution menaces religious.
family and property traditions of
Catholic Spain" he added. Il will do
my duty"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-08-24
First Nomination Papers Fuc=.

| First Nomination Papers FUeS.
Francis E. McGoyern of Mil
waukee was first to file petitions
with Secretary of State Frear as Re
publican candidate for the guberna-
torial nomination Exactly 1850
voters signified their approval of the
ambition Of the former senatorial as
pirant
Petitions were also filed for the
nomination of Senator Z. T. Fairchild
of Milwaukee with the signatures of
1858 electors. qualifying him as Re-
publican candidate for chief executive
Of Wisconsin.
Adolph b. Schmidt Of Milwaukee
and II. w. Bolens of Port Washington.
candidates for the Democratic nom
nations for governor and lieutenant
governor. respectively. filed their
nomination papers in the Office of the
secretary of state. There we're 3.723
names on Schmidt's papers and 1850
on Bolens'
AS Republican candidate for state
treasurer. petitions were filed fc~
State Treasurer A. f. Dahl of West
by who seeks denomination and re-
election. The number of voters sign
ing his petitions Is 6425
For S A. Cook of Neenah, Repub-
Iican candidate for United States SEN
ator. 5,728 voters fled their petitions.
For Michael r. Burke, Democrat,
Of Beaver Dam. petitions were filed
bearing the signatures of 1,414 elee-
tors, seeking his nomination as can
didate of his party for members of
congress in the Sixth district. From
the same district came petitions for
Everett w. Clark, Democrat. of Ply
mouth, seeking the same honor with
the signified approval of 736 voters.
Other petitions for congressional
nominations were filed for William H.
Stafford. Republican, Fifth district Of
Milwaukee, with 576 names; for
Charles s. Starkweather, Republican,
Eleventh district of the town of Port
land, In Douglas county. with 1000
signers; for William A. Stuart, Demo
crat, Fifth district of Milwaukee, with
305 signers.
For state senators petitions were
filed as follows: Walter S. Hake, Re
publican. Elroy. Thirty-first district;
Howard Teasdale. Republican. Sparta,
Thirty-first district d. l. Sicklesteel.
Republican. Stevens Point. Twenty
first district; G. F. Hoyt. Republican,
Menomonie Falls. Thirty-third district;
H. c. Martin. Republican. Darlington,
Seventeenth district: D. E. Roberts. Re
publican, Superior. Eleventh district;
Gerald d. Arnold. Republican. Gales
vile, Thirty-second district; Simon f.
Wehrwein, Republican, Manitowoc,
Fifteenth district; w w. Albers, Dem
ocrat, Wausau. Twenty-ffth district.