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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
RED FEE WEARERS
FILL ROCHESTER
Imperial Council of the Mystic SHRINE
In Session-Week Of Displays
and Fun.

Rochester, X. with the parade
and escort Of the official diEan to
Convention hall the 9th annual ses-
sion of the Imperial Council Of the
Mobiles If the Mystic Shrine Of North
America began In this, the birthplace
of the Shrine.
George A. Leder. the Father OF the
Order" is on hand to welcome all
MOBILES Damascus Temple has ar.
ranged for a week of entertainment
that will not leave a moment Of leis'
ure. The entire feet of the Roches'
ter Yacht club is at the disposal OF
the Shriners and their wives; hun
dreds OF automobiles are free to the
visitors and every saddle horse IN
Rochester and vicinity has been en-.
gagged for the big parade.
The big feature of the entire con
vention was the water carnival al
Genesee Valley Park. Rochester's
water carnivals have already attract
ed the attention of the entire coun.
try, but this exhibition far exceeded
anything that has gone before. The
upper stretches of the river have beer
festooned wit. thousands Of electric
lights both over and under the water
and countless water craft appeared
in the wonderful Venetian display.
The council will close with a grand
ball at the New York state armory
a new and magnificent structure. hav.
ing floor space for 1000 couples. The
music will be furnished by an or
chestra of 100 pieces.
At a business session Of the coun
Gil the present imperial potentate,
Fred A. Hines, of AL Malaikah temple
Los Angeles. was succeeded b. John
Frank Treat of Ell Zagal temple. Far
go. N. d. Mr.. Treat is now the dep
uty imperial potentate and has served
in the council ten years. He Is q
native of Ohio and has lived in North
Dakota since 1882.
Among the distinguished guests in
the city for the convention are Presi
dent Taft, Col Theodore Roosevelt
Governor Dix, nearly the entire cab
met membership from Washington,
no less than 10 governors Of as many
states and hundreds of men promi'
nent in civic and military life.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
LIGHT SOUGHT ON
ALASKA Land GRAB
Various Inquiries Are Started at
Washington.
KEY TO RICH COAL FIELDS
Commissioner bennett Tells House
Committee Order Opening Con-
troIIer Bay Land Was Changed
After II Left His Office.

Northumberland Investigations
we're started In Washington into the
alleged land grab" of valuable lands
on Controller Bay, Alaska. by the Nor
gan-Guggenheim interests.
This bay is regarded by many as
the key to a transportation situation
which may carry with it control Of
the Alaska coal fields.
The house committee on expendi-
lures in the interior department
opened an inquiry with the examina-
ton of Fred S. bennett. commission
er of the general land office. and Miss
NJ. A. Abbott, a writer
Executive departments also were
set to work looking up records in the
case.
Richard s. Ryan, said to be a
secret agent of the Guggenheim syn
dictate and representing the Control
Ter Bay Navigation company. Sc
cured a frontage Of so rods on the
bay.
Published charges have been made
that Ryan wrote a letter to former
Secretary of the Interior Ballinger
declaring that he (Ryan) had asked
Charles p. Taft about the Controller
Bay claims and that following this
the president ''made nc further objec-
ton to my claim"
Commissioner bennett was sum
moned to tell what he knew of an
order by the president throwing the
land open to entry Miss Abbott
claimed to have made a copy of the
alleged letter from Ryan to Ballinger.
Commissioner bennett informed the
committee that the original order
opening the Controller Bay land to
entry was changed after 1t reached
his office. he does not know how, so
that Richard S. Ryan gained a great
advantage over other litigants AS
originally written the order provided
that entry men could not file on the
land for 60 days after the order was
issued This provision was mysteri-
ously dropped out whereby the Ryan
claimants. who were on the ground
when the order reached juneau, were
materially benefited.
Secretary of the Interior Fisher Is
sued a formal statement denying the
existence of the dick to dick" letter
in the files of the department and as
sorting that neither a copy of the al
legged letter or any reference to 1t
was contained in the manuscript sub
mitted to him by Miss Abbott, or re-
ferred to by ler in any way.
An informal statement was issued
at the White House denying that
Charles p Taft had ever written to
the president on the subject of Con-
troller Bay or that the president ever
talked with his brother in regard to
r. s. Ryan. and adding that a search
of the letter files of Charles p. Taft
in Cincinnati fails to disclose any
correspondence between him and
Richard Ryan. or between Mr. Taft
and anybody relative to any Alaska
matter.
Miss Abbott. who discovered the
alleged letter. declined to make any
further statements in the premises.
She will appear before the commit.
tee On Wednesday.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19

by a recently enacted law providing
that the commission shall review all
such changes before proT1lgatloE BY
the roads.
In vetoing a bill, by Kealy, ex-
empting the director and treasurer of
school districts from attendance upon
board conventions, the governor de-
clared that the bill would restrict at
tendance 10 a single member from
each board, and that under such plan
the benefits 10 be derived from these
conventions would be greatly re
duccd
The governor also vetoed the bill
providing for an eight-hour day for in
mates of the state prison and state
reformatory.
1T cannot be that considerations af-
fecting the health of prisoners con
trolled in the formulation of this BILL"
said the governor, for it provides a
shorter days work for felons than the
law recently enacted provided for
women"
State Treasurer 4. H. Dahl issued
financial statement of the state of
Wisconsin for the fiscal year ending
June 30. 1911 The balances on that
date were as follows.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
IL DIE, 81 HURT,
IN TRAIN PLUNGE
Express on New Haven Road Jumps
From viaduet-Low Speed Or
ders ignored.

Bridgeport, Conn. = The Federal
Express, one Of the New York, Neg
Haven & Hartford railroads fastest
trains, carrying passengers without
change from Washington to Boston,
plunged down a 3O-foot embankment
here while running 60 miles an hour
killing IL people.
Fire started IN the wreckage. but
the Bridgeport department put this
out and the men helped in rescuing
the injured persons.
The engineer took a 'cross-over''
switch at a speed of so miles an hour.
violating a rule limiting the rate to Is
miles. He died at his post
OF 100 passengers that went down
with the first six cars few escaped
death or injury. Twelve bodies were
taken out OF the twisted wreckage.
Forty-four injured are in the hospitals
and score more received injuries not
severe enough to prevent them from
continuing their journey.
The passengers on the train in
cluded the members Of the st. Louis
National league baseball team. who
were on their way to Boston for a
series of games. The ball players
were in the last Pullman car and es-
capped injury.
Many victim of the wreck pinned
beneath the debris owes his life to the
promptness of these ball players.
When they piled out in their pajamas,
several of them were bleeding from
cuts about the feet. caused by racing
over the sharp wreckage.
Without waiting to dress complete
ly the players hurried from the car,
descended the viaduct and devoted
two hours to helping railroad men.
policemen and surgeons at their work
in the wreckage.
A new "cross-over'' installed on the
Burr road viaduct and embankment on
the western outskirts of Bridgeport
was indirectly responsible for the ac-
cident The train was late and the
engineer was driving to make up lost
time. When the heavy west-bound
train of nine cars struck the switch at
fun speed, the locomotive leaped. rock
ed and swayed over the ties for near
ly $50 yards, and then fell to the street
below, dragging six cars down the
bank. The coupling broke between the
sixth and seventh cars. leaving three
sleepers upright on the embankment.
With firemen, policemen and physi-
clans working as fast as possible, the
dead and injured were laid out on the
lawn of Mrs. B. A. Horan's house in
Fairfield avenue AS fast as the am
bulance came the injured persons
were sent to the hospitals.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
LABOR LEADERS ARE INDICTED
Three Are Accused Of Murder by Chi
eago Grand Jury.


eago Grand Jury.
Chicago.--Three of the men high.
er up" were indicted for murder in
connection with the smuggling cam
paign of the plumbers against the
steamfitters.
The leading "gunman, they are
charged with having hired to Stay
Chicagoans at so much a head was
also indicted for the second time.
The true bills were based upon the
fatal shooting of Vincent Altman In
the barroom of the Briggs hotel on
March %. The men indicted are:
Simon O'Donnell, president of the
Chicago Building Trades council and
business agent for the United Assoct
alton of Plumbers.
Thomas Kearney, business agent
for the United Association of Plumb.
ers.
James Garyin. business agent for
the United Association of Plumbers.
Maurice Enright, nominal business
agent for the steamftters' union as.
ISOLATED with the United Association
of Plumbers.
The indictments, charging the four
men with murder and holding them
without bond. were returned after an
all day hearing of witnesses by the
grand jury.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
p -. US OF SCIENCE.

T.. appearance Of a book Of up
1arious humor by Stephen Leacock
Jfessor of logic in a Canadian uni
versity, calls attention once more to
humor as a safety valve to a career
devoted to the more serious things of
life. It is a fact, not usually recog-
nized but easily believed, that minds
which are concerned with philosophy,
mathematics. statistics, or other abb
Eorbing intellectual pursuits find their
recreation in something quite the re-
verse of these topics, says the Chica-
go Tribune The late Sir Campbell
Bannerman, the British premier. found
solace In reading innumerable French
romances of the most modern type.
Lewis Carroll was a mathematician.
deeply expert n the science. and 1t is
related fhat when Queen Victoria be
came charmed with his Alice" stories.
she sent out for all his previous works
They brol ght her several books on
calculus. logarithms, etc. A few years
ago a nonsense book, How TO Tell
Wild Flowers From the Birds. delight
ed uG Its author proved to be pro
fessor of some dull science at Johns
Hopkins. And thus it goes. Extremes
meet. An astronomer. when away
from his eyeplccc, throws himself
with ardor into pingpong A mathema-
tician in private life holds the fiddle
de-winks championship. The law Of
compensation works, and nature pro-
vides a safety valve which prevents
the boiler from blowing up.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
Warns Fair Secretaries.

Secretary OF State Frear sent a cir
cular letter TO the secretaries OF com
y agricultural societies calling tn r
attention to the new law increasing
state aid for county fairs, requiring all
premiums to be paid by bank check or
draft, limiting any single premium to
$50, and prohibiting exhibitions of an
immoral character at such fairs. The
state aid for fairs is now so per cent.
OF the total amount Of premiums paid,
but the new law eliminates state aid
for purses for horse races or other
contests.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19

A member Of the British parliament,
Sir Henry Seymour King. has been
unseated because 1t was found that he
had been guilty Of treating his con
stituents lavishly" The cable does
not explain whether he furnished bar
rels Of beer or boxes OF campaign
cigars for the purpose of winning the
favor OF the voters. or whether he
went so far as to distribute bottles Of
scotch and soda. In any event, the
Judges who considered his case we're
not Disposed to excuse him on the plea
that II beer or cigars we're distributed
they we're passed around by his
friends who were eager to put him
over" In England they have a cor
rupt practices act which is enforced
without the necessity of such dilatory
proceedings as have characterized the
Lorimer case.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
Wisconsin Crops Good.


The Wisconsin Farm Crop Report,
issued by the state board of agricul-
ture, says that crop reports for July
1 seem to Indicate that the good
weather conditions which have pre-
vailed during the spring and early
summer still exist, and, with few ex-
cepuons, most crops are moving on
ward to good harvest. Many re-
por'ers mention that the conditions
are two weeks in advance. However.
the prevailing high temperature has
made severe demands upon moisture
and q few localities report that dry
weather is doing some damage.
The hay crop is nearly harvested
and shortage of rainfall just about
harvest time gave the farmers an OPP
portunity to cure it with little dam
age.
Clover was as predicted-light-but
alfalfa was very good.
The exceptional growing conditions
have stimulated the heavy growth of
straw in grain crops and some re-
ports show much lodging.
Corn seems to be enjoying very
good conditions and making good
growth. Cucworms did some damage
in the early season, but the second
planting has had favorable conditions
and is well forward
Up to the present time tobacco is
doing well and there is every indica-
ton that growers will enjoy an excep-
tional season.
A large amount of the small fruit
has been harvested and was good
crop.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
FINED $4,000 AND FAiNTa.
importer Pleads Guilty to undervalu.
ing Millinery Goods.

New York. Jules Rosenberg,
who with his brother Hugo has
been q fugitive from justice for over
year. came from Montreal and un,
expectedly appeared in the United
States circuit court and pleaded guilty
to undertaking importations of mil.
linery and dress goods.
Although District Attorney Wise
made plea for a prison sentence,
Judge Archibald fined Rosenberg $685.,
900 and costs. amounting to $4,000.
Rosenberg tainted. but paid the
fine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
Fame Of Wisconsin Corn.

The German government has just
ordered 5000 pounds of Wisconsin
pedigree seed corn from the Wiscon
sin Agricultural Experiment associa-
ton for distribution among the Ger
man colonies in South Africa Prof.
r. A. Moore of the college of agricul-
ture of the University of Wisconsin,
who is secretary of the association,
has just shipped the corn.
Some time ago samples of Wiscon-
sin pedigree corn were sent to the
experiment stations in German South
Africa and the vitality and general
high quality of the seed attracted the
attention of the agricultural experts
there at once The varieties that
proved the most successful were Wis
consin No. /, Clark's Yellow Dent,
Wisconsin No. Z, and Wisconsin No.
u yellow Glow. The season in South
Africa being the opposite of the sea-
son in Wisconsin the corn just
shipped will be planted about the
first of October and harvested in
March or April.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
HokE SMITH TO BE SENATOR.
Election Is Assured by Separate Bal
lots in Georgia Legislature.

Atlanta, Ga The election of
Governor Hoke Smith as United
States senator to succeed Joseph NJ.
Terrell is assured by the separate
ballots taken in the Georgia house
and senate. He received more than
the lis votes necessary to elect by
the joint session. other candidates
were Senator Terrell, Judge w. A.
Covington and Pleasant A. Stovall
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
WIRE MEN PLEAD NOT GUILTY.
Are Given Until Sept. to File De.
murrers With Court.

New York. The SO wire man.
ufacturers indicted on June 30
on charges of restraining trade en-
tered pleas of not guilty. They OBJ
tanned delay until September l to
enable them to file demurrers.
Only so Of those indicted ap-
peared in court, but District Attorney
Wise said he had received assurances
that the attitude of all would be uni
form.
Neither Herbert L. Satterlee. J. p.
Morgan's sonin-law, nor Frank J.
Gould were present
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19

Following a dispute in a medical
convention in Philadelphia on the re-
moval of tonsils. and the sharp criti-
cism of young surgeons for removing
tonsils on slight pretexts. a resolution
was adopted calling for an exhaustive
report on the matter next year But
this viii hardly tend to create over
much confidence and pleasant feeling
In people whose tonsiliar troubles
will occur this year
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19

Before leaving Chicago for Detroit.
REV, Joseph Anderson Vance declared
that to be. with the possible exception
of San Francisco. the wickedest city
In the world. 1t might be suggested
TO the reverend gentleman that there
are as many "wickedest cities" as
there are cities with the finest water
supply in the world" 1t would take
an expert to decide between them.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19

The graduates of a high school in
Washington were warned to keep
away from the fashionable set If they
wished to avoid degradation and lead
upright Christian lives. But the elo-
quent orator might have tempered his
fears for their future by the reflection
that It takes something more than
nondetermination to lead upright lives
10 get into the fashionable set of the
,capital--it takes money.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
Calls Son Murderer.

Charlotte. Mich.-William E. Ions
berry, an Eaton county farmer, has
been placed under arrest pending in
vestigation of a remarkable story told
by his aged mother, who declared that
she saw her son choke his wife to
death six years ago and place the
body in an old well.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
Edward Williams Elected.

S A. Eckstein of Milwaukee was
elected president Of the Wisconsin
Pharmaceutical association at EIkhart
lake E. B. Heimstreet of Palmyra,
one Of tho founders of the organiza-
ton and an officer for many years.
was reelected secretary. other off,
GERS are: First vice-president, L. II.
Kressin. Milwaukee; second vice
president. J. E. Rogers, Beaver Dam;
third vicepresident, George H. Kes-
tin, Milwaukee; treasurer, W. p.
Clark, Milton.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19

Pittsburg, Pa.--Director Frank
Schlesinger of the Allegheny observa-
tory. reported that a bright comet was
seen just before dawn in the eastern
sky Its right ascension is 4 hours
and As minutes and its declination "a
degrees 30 minutes. 1t is in the con
stellation of Auriga.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
wlsonn.i. rensIons Granted.

Wisconsin pensions granted: Thorn
as B. Davies, $40: Corneila Nicholson.
s12: John Reagan, SIS; Charles
Brandt. $50; George 0 Burnau. $12;
Mortimer Nelson. $40; Rachel Shrevs,
s12: Samuel Currier. $50; William E.
Martin. S24; John Platz. $50; Amorn
Blain. sI2; Thomas H. Box, $50; Har-
ris C. Gleason. SIS: Ole Nelson. $50;
Myron II. Powers, SIS: Bridget
Webb. So: Mary Schuman, s12; Hen
~ D. Huntington. SIS; Owe Martin,
So; William oelig. SIS; John ",
PoIak. s12; Barbara Wintsrer. sl2.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19

Atlantic City, n. John Patrick
Sullivan Of New Orleans was elected
grand exalted ruler of the Elks. He
received S14 votes. The next meeting
of the grand lodge will be held at
Portland, Ore. The western city had
no opposition.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
New Giant Shin for crar

st. Petersburg. Poltava. the
second of the four battleships OF the
Dreadnought type aid down in June
1909, was launched at the admiralty
dock yard on the anniversary Of the
battle Of Poltava- The vessel is 49,.
600 tons.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
Lord Kitchener.

was made through the Indian Daily
Telegraph of Lucknow. 1t states that
the field marshal is engaged to Leonar
Douglas Hearsey of the Kheri-Oudh,
India. The field marshal is said to
be several years older than his pros.
pective bride.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
MOSQUITO Bites 20 Kun

Newark. n. AFTER having spent
three days and nights In a SWAMP
near Caldwell, n. j.. Aaron Kennedy
is dying from mosquito bite poisoning
He was out for huekleberries, and
wrenched his ankle so he could not
walk
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19

Houghton, Mich.--Mrs. Annie J..
Pryor. wife of Reginald c. Pryor.
mining engineer and mining proit y
ter. was burned 70 death by fire re-
sAting from an alcohol lamp in her
husbands gasoline launch. Napanee
at Eagle Harbor, Lake Superior.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
Elooper Heads ellnd School.

FfoOPST F1eauS 5Ilnu SCHOOL.
Julius T. Hooper formerly superin-
tendent of the Ashland schools. was
appointed superintendent of the State
School for the Blind at GAINESVILLE by
the state board of control. Elections
were made by the board.
DR.. J. F. Brown, superintendent of
the School for the Blind. was trans
ferred to the SUPPLEMENTARY of the
State School for Dependent Children
at Sparta to succeed c. NJ. Bright,
against whose management adverse
criticism had been made in the report
of the legislative visiting committee.
other elections (re-appointments)
were:
State Hospital for Insane, Mendoza
Superintendent. DR.. Charles Gorst:
steward, P. D. Cramer: assistant stew
ard. j. W Dautuer; matron, Miss
Anna Oliver.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19

THE househy." opines Doctor VII.
son. has its good points. So has cac-
tus. but we advise our readers to
pause and consider before swatting
said cactus. We hope everybody sees
the point
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
New Corporations.

Articles of incorporation were filed
in the Office of Secretary OF State
Frear as follows:
Abrahams Fur and Wool company
Seymour: capital, $4,000; incorpora-
tors 4. Abrahams. Ella Abrahams.
r. Ahrahams.
The Advance Thresher company. a
Michigan corporation, filed a certth-
cate extending its corporate exist
ence aad an amendment increasing
its capital from sl,0oO,O00 TO $780,
600
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19

A Baltimore man left part OF his
money to a girl who had been dead
rs years. That's the way It goes.
Somebody is always leaving money to
folks who don't need it.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19

Richmond, Va-Prayer for rain
were efleacious, for within an hour
after Governor Mann issued a proc.
lamation calling upon the people of
the state to pray. refreshing showers
fell upon the capital.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19

Elkins. w VA heavy guard has
been placed at the Parsons tW. Va
JAR TO protect Floyd Helmick from
being lynched. Helu-lek. It is alleged.
attacked the eleyen-year-old daughter
OF his employer.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-19
TEST VOTE ON RECIPROCITY.
Defeat Of Amendment Shows Victory
for Taft.

TOR arr.
Washington.-Presi Taft gained
a victory when the senate, IN the first
test vote on the Canadian reciprocity
Dill, defeated. ii to SO, the amend
ment proposed by Senator Cummins
placing meats of all kinds coming
from Canada on the free list. The IA
votes cast for the amendment will be
undoubtedly cast against the passage
of the bill
This action foreshadows the course
of the senate with respect to other
amendments. 1t has been apparent
for some time that the president would
have his way in getting through un-
amended the Canadian reciprocity
compact.
The rejection of the first Cummins
amendment demonstrates that this ex-
pectation was well founded.