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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-22
STANDARD OIL PAYS
ITS FINAL DIVIDEND
Corporation Has Distributed $751; 600.
900 Since 1ss2-Payne Resigns
as Director

New York-Besides declaring a
dividend of seven dollars a share
for the last quarter OF the year-the
last dividend to be declared before It
is dissolved-the STANDARD Oil Com
pany Of New Jersey made public It's
plan 10 conform with the mandate of
the United States Supreme court.
Since the Standard Oil was given
corporate form in 1882 1t has distrib-
uted about 100000 in dividends.
The Standard Oil Company OF New
York also declared dividend of $50
a share. which is equivalent to a
dividend of $305 a share on the stock
of the Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey. The regular Standard Oil
Company OF New Jersey dividend for
the last quarter Of the year has been
$40 a share.
Following the meeting OF the direc-
tors formal announcement was made
of the manner of distribution of
stocks OF subsidiary companies to tho
shareholders Of the Standard oil Com
pany of New Jersey. II provides that
in the segregation in compliance With
the decree of the United States Su-
preme court fractional parts OF the
shares of subsidiary companies will
be exchanged for each share Of the
New York corporation
With the exception of the stock Of
the Anglo American Oil Company,
Limited. the shares of the companies
he %, a -
Der l. The distribution will be
made to stockholders of record as of
September l. The stock OF the Anglo
American company will be distributed
at later late, Of which the stock
holders win be duly notified. Share
holders of the Standard OIL Company
Of New Jersey will receive in ex-
change for their stock. the stock OF
thirty different companies.
The basis of distribution was de-
termined by the capitalizations of the
Standard OIL Company of New Jersey
and its subsidiaries. Thus In the
case of the Atlantic Refining company
a holder of one share Of the Standard
OH Company Of New Jersey received
a proportional interest in the capitali-
cation Of the Atlantic Refining com
pany. in this case 49996-9S33SS of one
share.
The report that John d. Rookie
Teller William Rockefeller and
others of the older group of Standard
OIL men are to retire from the company
and turn its affairs over to the direc-
ton of the younger element, is off,
cially denied. Except for the resigna-
ton of Colonel Payne, no other i'm.
portant changes are expected.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-22
STATE DAlRYMEN AT BEL0IT
Wisconsin and Federal Experts Ad-
dress Annual Convention of Milk
and Butter Producers.

Beloit.-The annual convention of
the Wisconsin State Dairymens as
ISOLATION here heard series of ad-
dresses by leading authorities on the
subject of milk production and dairy
outstanding. The concluding address
and demonstration was by Prof. 4. G..
Hastings of the state college of "Bo-
vine tuberculosis, Its Prevention,
Detection and Eradication. H. c..
Taylor of Fort Atkinson addressed
the convention on Farm Manage
ment." Judge c. d. Rosa of Beloit
spoke on The American Cow Reg
istry;" A. G. Mcdowell of the de-
partment Of agriculture at Washing
ton on Soil Management" W d.
James of Fort Atkinson on Barn
Construction, and B. H. Rawl, chief
of the dairy division of the depart
ment of agriculture at Washington,
explained the work of that division.
The extremely wet fall that sout:-
ern Wisconsin has experienced this
year delayed corn shredding, so that
many dairymen were prevented from
attending the convention, being in
the midst of that work.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-22
RECALL OTHER BAD STORMS
Weather Bureau Records Show Roc
County Cyclone as Fourth That
Has Devastated Wisconsin.

Madison. ACCORDING to the rec
ords at the weather bureau at the
University OF Wisconsin there have
been three disastrous tornadoes, in
which lives were lost in Wisconsin,
previous to the one near GAINESVILLE
There are also others of a more re-
mote date which are not registered.
On July Z. 1877. the little village
of Pensaukee, 0conto county, was to-
tally destroyed by tornado which
passed through the center of the
town. Eight persons we're killed and
about fifty severely injured. Nearly
all the HOUSES and outbuildings in
the village were leyeled and the loss
To live stock and crops was large.
AT Racine Cn May IS, 1883, por-
tion OF the city was destroyed by a
tornado and storm in which twenty
FIVE persons lost their lives and 100
were injured, The property loss
amounted TO about $500, 1000.
BY far the greatest damage that
was felt by any part of Wisconsin
through wind storm was in New
Richmond, when, on June Is. thirty
three persons were instantly killed
and within week seven more had
died as the effects of the storm
which all hut wiped that village OF
the map.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-22
LIMOS soLons FolL DENEEN
Special Session Of Legislature Ad-
lourns Sine Die.

Springfield, Ill. While the gov
ernor's secretary awaited recogni-
lion by the speaker OF the house
that body adopted joint resolu-
lion providing for sine die adjourn
ment This was hurried across the
corridor to the senate side and de-
clared adopted by that body while the
house was receiving a message from
Governor Deneen officially prorogulng
the session ito the Tuesday next
succeeding the first Monday in Janu-
airy. 1913"
Pursuant to this measure. the assem-
bly, adjourned without making provi-
sion to pay its employees. who must
await the generosity of a future SEES
sion.
When the call for a special session
will go out has not been determined.
It may be predicted the date will not
be fixed until after the adjournment
of the December term of the supreme
court, about December 90. Several
suits are pending in the court which, II
decided against the state. will create
condition of chaos such as never
existed in illinois. The governor
therefore viii await the courts action.
The governors message recited con
ditions Ia the assembly and quoted
the constitutional provisions concern
Ing the disagreement between the two
houses.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-22
EXPRESS COMPANY
TAXES ARE DOUBLE
BADGER TAX COMMISSION IN.
CREASES STATES REVENUE
BY A LARGE SUM.
RATE is PLACED AT sl1.ls
Last Years Growth Has Raised Value
OF Property Owned BY the Various
Express Companies in Wisconsin
from 81, ses, 52s to So, s6I. $50.

Madison. assessed valuation
of the property of express companies
and freight and equipment lines in
Wisconsin is near more than doubled
in the preliminary valuation an
nounced By the tax commission, re-
Gently appointed by Gov McGoverP
The increase amounts to $780,
301.00. The 1910 valuation was ST.
500, $4,000 and the new one is
$3,S61, $4,000. l. is not likely that
this valuation will be cut to any
great extent In the two weeks before
the announcing of the final assess
ment
The preliminary valuations as an
nounced by the commission are:
Adams Express company, $685.
600. as against $4,000 last year,
an increas of $4,000.
American Express company. $780,
600, as against 1918. 600 an increase
of $4,000.
Northern Express company. for
merly the Northern Pacific. 100000,
as against $4,000, an increase of
$25S,000. This great increase is
caused by the growth of the COM
pany's lines in the state.
United States Express company,
$4,000, as against s2S,50O, an in
crease of $2I,75O.
Wells Fargo Express company,
100000, as against $4,000, an
increase of $4,000
Western Express company, $780,
900, as against $4,000, an increase
of $4,000
Pullman Sleeping Car company,
81, 10000, as against $3.50, 529, an
increase of $624,3O1.
The rate of taxation will be s11.1S
per $1,000 of valuation At this rate
the state will collect $43,175.16
from these companies. Figured at
this rate the increase in valuation
would mean an increase of receipts
of S21,93S52
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-22
MISSOURI GUSTS
HARVESTER FIRM
International Concern Fined $780,
600 as Unlawful Combine.
HAS CHANCE TO GET BACK
Supreme Court Imposes Certain Con-
dItions Whereby Concern May
Continue Its HusIness-Speeiai
Commissioners Sustained.

Jefferson City. Mo.-The supreme
court of Missouri handed down a
decision oustiDg the International Har-
yester company from the state of Mis-
souri, and assessing that corporation
$4,000 as an unlawful combination in
restraint of trade. In issuing writ
of custer the court upheld the decision
OF Judge Brace, the special commits
sioner.
The court imposes this condition
that II the company pays the fine. sep
arstes itself from the international
Harvester company of New Jersey,
files statement of its business and
shows TO the court that It will obey
the laws in the future, it may be per-
mitted to continue to do business in
the state. 1t has 60 days to comply
with this order.
The court sustained the position OF
Special Commissioner Brace on every
contention. 1t was declared in the
opinion that competition was lessened
and that practically all of the harvest
er business was done by the respond
ent company in the state. 1t held that
1t is contrary to the laws Of Missouri
for one company to conduct the bust
ness Of another as, in this case. the
New Jersey company had no license
to do business In Missouri.
In September. 1910. the Interna-
tional Harvester company was found
guilty OF violating the Missouri anti
trust laws by commissioner appoint
ed by the state supreme court The
case was submitted to the supreme
court for affirmation last April. All
the companies which make up the In
ternational company are prevented by
the decision from conducting further
business in the state.
Commissioner Brace declared in his
report that the international Harvester
company. by reason Of its enormous
capital-$120,O0O ,000-could not obtain
a license in Missouri, so the Interna-
tional Harvester Company Of America.
as selling agent, was organized and
obtained a license. This concern.
Judge Brace said. was organized sim
ply to evade the laws Of the state
which barred the holding company
from entering. The commissioner
found that the international had prac-
tically a monopoly on the sale of bind
srs In Missouri.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-22

was badly bruised. her collar bone
beng broken. Z The house. 4 new
barn and garage were smashed 10
kindlihg wood
A, the home OF Georgs sehafner,
near Hanover, six people almost mir
aculously escaped death. The house
was blown to pieces. and, although
there were three women and child
in it, none was seriously hurt. Mr..
Schaffner's mother. Mrs. Caroline
Sehaffner, was thrown to the floor
and struck sewing machine. A
heavy beam rested upon the machine
and just over her head. Mrs. Schaff-
ner is 81 years old. Mr.. Schaffner
and Mr.. Lehman were in the barn,
the building swept away, and al
though six horses were killed neither
Mr.. Schaffner nor Mr.. Lehman re-
ceived scratch. The escape Of Will
liam Douglas and his family was
also thrilling. The house was wrecked
and although six persons were in it
none was injured Two OF the daugh-
ters were upstairs when they heard
the cyclone coming They started
downstairs but the door slammed
shut In their faces and locked. Fran
tically they rushed to the head of the
stairs and threw themselves on the
floor. clinging to whatever they
could. The roof was lifted from over
their heads.
Two miles north Of GAINESVILLE d
house and a part of barn were car
ried into Rock river All telephone
and telegraph poles In the path Of
the cyclone were snapped OFF and
wires line the roads
A meeting OF citizens and business
men of GAINESVILLE was held and tenn
poFary relief arrangements provided
for the victims OF the tornado.
Many of the residents of the terri
tory visited by the tornado are worse
than destitute. They are not only
homeless but they are wounded. The
more fortunate farmers in the neigh
borhood took the victims of the storm
into their homes and cared for them,
but relief of this character can at the
bFbi bt bul tbLi pm al - s-Ah ptA AlAu-
nent buildings and other relief must
be provided, or about $50 Jersons
will perish.
The gas company's plant. which
furnished light for the towns OF Mil
ton and Milton Junction. ia a com
plete wreck. Parts of the machinery
and large tank of the plant were car
ried more than half mile away.
Pine trees, fifteen inches in diam
eter, were broken off and in an old
nursery $50 fruit trees were felled
I'm rows like dominoes.
Tobacco men are unable to esti-
mate the loss of the leaf in the sheds
which were blown down. In some
places. fields of thirty-hve and forty
acres of fodder and corn We're swept
entirely clear and the fodder scat
tered over a large area. Huge silos
we're lifted from the foundations and
moved several hundred feet.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-22
QUIzZISM.

new "quiz" every day, The quiz"
is quite the rage as a popular autumn
fad. A free-bridge quiz set the ex-
ample for a hospital quiz, and We
have even had a quiz OF a club man
ager as to cocktails. Quiz" has TAX
en- the place of investigation" which
was too narrowly official in it's con-
notation. The Jurisdiction and field OF
the quiz is lin.- tess. says the St Louis
Republic. Quiz sounds shorter than
investigation, but the sound is decep-
tive. There is no end to quiZzing.
The origin and history OF the term
are instructive. II Is related that one
Daily. manager of Dublin playhouse
laid q wager that word Of no sense
or meaning whatever should be the
common talk and puzzle Of the city
within "a hours. In consequence the
letters z were chalked on all the
walls. and needless TO say he won. 1t
rapidly acquired the meanings Oh a
riddle, an obscure question. an enig-
ma: one who quizzes others; an odd
fellow. Webster defines the verb form
as to puzzle, to run upon, to ridicuie
or make sport of; to look sharply and
mockingly at, to peer at. 20 eye sus-
piciously. We should say that IT
slightly hints OF prying also. A quiz
zer is defined az lone who quizzes
others, or makes them the object OF
sport by deceiving them"--rather a
harassing sort Of person. is It not?
Finally the habit OF quizzing is termed
luizzism-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-22

Aviation may not be entitled to rank
As science as yet, but it Is more
than luck. If the bold experiment.
ers are still flying In the face OF Provi-
denee. 1t would. nevertheless, be also
flying in the face of long series OF
magnificent records TO deny that re-
markable progress has been made in
the art" How true this is must be
readily granted when II is recalled
that less than eight years have
elapsed since the first feeble Hight
was made on the sands OF Kitty Hawk.
in North Carolina. at which time only
two men could be called aviators.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-22

In the northern part Of India sheep
are put to use unthought OF in Euro
pean countries. The mountain paths
among the foothills of the Himalayas
are so precipitous that the sheep. more
sure footed than larger beasts. are
preferred as burden carriers. The
load for each sheep is from sixteen
pounds to twenty pounds. The sheep
are driven from village to village.
with the wool stiIl growing and in
each town the farmer shears as much
wool as he can sell there and loads
the sheep with the grain he receives
in exchange. After mis- flock has been
sheared be turns It homeward. each
sheep having on its back n small bag
containing the purchased grain.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-22

DIR. Fisher. physician practicing In
Paris. has turned his attention to the
matter OF sleeping reform. After
series Of experiments no has come 10
the conclusion that the orthodox way
Of sleeping is wrong. and advocates a
complete reversal Of the existing or
der OF things You must have your
head on a level with or lower than
your feet. II pillows are to be used
they must be under the feet instead of
the head. The result, he claims. will
be amazing. being a sure cure for iu-
somnia az well as a preventive for the
nightmare. To prevent any incon-
yenience by too sudden a change tho
pillows should be gradually reduced
and finally placed uD1er the feet.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-22
STATE DRUGGISTS TO MEET
Wisconsin Pharmaceutical Association
in Annual Conference at Nil.
waukee on Nov. n.

Milwaukee.-The Wisconsin Phar-
maceutical association. a cooperative
organization, made mp of 4S7 Wis
consin druggists, will hold its annual
meeting and banquet at the HotG
Blatz on Tuesday evening, Nov. 81.
More than loo druggists are expected
to attend The business meeting will
be followed by banquet at which
+. &. Raeuber, general manager of
the associations plant and labora-
tories in Milwaukee. and local secre-
tary of the Wisconsin association
will act as POSTMASTER.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-22
PACKERS GRANTED MORE TIME
Nine Surrender on Bonds and Get
Habeas Corpus Writ.


Chicago. - Nine of the ten Chi
cago packers under indictment for
criminal violation of the Sherman
antitrust act and who were to have
gone to trial next Monday, surren-
dered themselves to the federal au-
thorities and secured an order for a
writ of habeas corpus. The hearing
was granted by United States Circuit
Judge c. c. Kohlsaat.
]. Ogden Armour. who is speeding
to Chicago. was the only defendant
who has not been granted the relief
of this latest effort to evade trial.
The defendants were released on
bonds of $4,000 each. The National
Surety company is surety.
According to a statement made by
one of the counsel for the packers.
legal action was taken merely to set
tie principle of law and not to delay
the trial of the packers.
The application for the writ came
as surprise to the government coun'
sell
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-22

Heretofore In Germany the tele-
graphic rate throughout the empire
has been about a cent a word. with a
minimum OF twelve cents. The other
day an innovation was instituted. on
abling residents OF the great cities TO
send letter kilograms at night deliv-
cradle the next morning at n rate of
approximately a twentieth OF n cent
per word. the minimum of twelve
cents for each dispatch, however. be.
ing retained Undoubtedly the letter
telegram viii be much awaited OF by
business houses.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-22
CRASH HURT RODGERS BRAIN.
Airman Is Unable to Talk Of r.unse
to Earth.

Pasadena. Cal--Calhraith P. Rod
gers. who fell 125 feet while on
mere 25-mile fight to end his
sea-to-sea journey. is suffering from
concussion of the brain and is unable
to tell anything regarding the acct
dent which nearly cost his life.
He cannot talk counectedly AID
there has been nothing but surmise so
far to account for the mishap through
which he lost control of his aeroplane
and plunged 1875 feet down on a plowed
field near Compton, halfway between
Los Angeles and Long Beach.
Doctor Mattison said he expected
Rodgers 10 recover.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-22
VIII Have sanatarium

La Crosse.-With the introduction
of a resolution to appropriate money
for site. the La Crosse county board
has taken the first step for the erec-
tion of a tuberculosis sanitarium at
this place. 1t will be a quasi state
institution. being supported in part
by the state.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-22

New Lisbon.--The finding of a
check In an old sock near the right
of way of the Chicago. Milwaukee
and st. Paul railway revealed the
identity OF man killed here by a
tram on Oct 23 The check was
drawn in favor of Ezra McCord
Portage.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-22
Re,x ON State for Fund.

Madison.-The Black River Falls
relief committee has decided to con
struct a cofIerdam at once aud then
to build permanent retaining wall,
&c feet high. 1t will cost $4,000
more than is on hand. but the people
of the state are being relied upon To
make mp the fund
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-22
Yale Ia. aa24 Students.

New Haven, Conn.-Preliminary
registration figures issued at Yale
show total student registration of
1924 There Is an increase in almos.
every department of the university.
The officers also show SIC professors.
instructors and officers OF The uni
Versitv
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-22

Cidcago.-Maurice t"Moss@l En-
s.SSSi, business agent Of the United As.
soci ,tion OF Plumbers. who was re.
ecrtly convicted Of the murder OF Yin
cent Altman, was sentenced to life
Imprisonment by Judge MeSurley. az
ter he had been denied a new trial
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-22
Former German Editor Dies.

Milwaukee, Heinrich Huhn, for
twenty-five years aditor of Frieden-
ker and Turn Zeitung. Milwau-
kee. died at the home of his youth
In Belleville. H.. aged so years. He
left Milwaukee and retired to the lit
tie Illinois city near st. Louis three
years ago.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-22

New York Andrew Carnegie s'iu
beads the tax list OF New York city
with gu assessment on personal prop.
erty valued at $4,000, Gee and real es.
tate valued at about 100000, Since
1908 his property has been assessed
on a valuation VI $5.Ooo.o00
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-22
Third pInhtheria Death.

La Crosse The third death due
TO diphtheria within a week occurred
at the home 81 A. Peterson. when
their s-year-old son died. There are
a number OF cases in the city. among
them being one of the physicians who
has been treating diphtheria patients
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-22
weds on Elahty.secoud 5irthda,

Washington Springs. s. D.-wnliam
f. Taylor celebrated his eight-second
birthday by making it his wedding
day. He married Mrs Hannah Barber
Both are pioneer residents of Jerauld
connty.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-22
Highways VIII Get Benefit

Madison.-The Wisconsin high
ways will profit directly from the
states new motor tax law. Nearly
three-fourths of this money. the to-
tai of which will amount 10 about
$4,000 a year. will be expended in
repairing highways
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-22
ARABS PROTEST TO U. S.
Cable American Senate For Aid "a
Tripoli.

lFipOiIs
Washington.-A protest to the
United States senate against al
legged atrocities by the Italian army
in Tripoli was received by cable from
the Egyptian high committee for aid
to Tripoli at Cairo.
Secretary Bennett took charge of
the cablegram, which was signed by
Prince Omar Toussoun, president OF
the society.
The protest says atrocities are being
committed by the Italian army against
an inoffensive population of aged
men, women and children" and de-
clares that persons alleged to be
rebels but who are simply defending
their native soil against a foreign
invasion" are being executed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-22
Enther Einds 4aEel WhIte

GAINESVILLE Charles White, father
of Harel White. who disappeared a
few weeks ago. has returned from
Chicago, where he located his daugh-
ter in company with Aithol Brass.
young Englishman. He compelled
the couple to marry.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-22

One OF the greatest pieces OF detec.
tive work In modern times was per
formed by one OF Uncle Sans customs
officials. He discovered thirty pockets
in a woman's skirt.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-22

Couderay Sundherg, aged
4. living near Raddisson, was shot
and instantly killed in the yard OF her
parents farm. A steel-iacketed bull
let, presumably fred by q hunter.
passed through her neck
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-22
RlcAEsoNs TRIAL JANUARY is.
Pastor Charged With Murder Pleads
Not Guilty" When Arraicned.

Boston.-Rev Clarence v. r.
Richeson will be placed on trial
January is, 1919. on the charge of
numbering Miss Avis Linnen This
date was set when Richeson was ar
raigned.
Without emotion and in a clear
voice the preacher pleaded mot
guilty"