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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08
LABOR CASE is ENDED.
Federation Leaders Fate Rests With
Supreme Court.


Washington.-The closing argu.
rnents in the court contempt cases
of the American Federation of Labor
chiefs-Gompers, Mitchell and Morri.
son-were made before the United
States Supreme court and that tribu-
nal has taken the question of affirm
ing the decision handed down by the
District of Columbia court sentencing
the three leaders to Jail. under advise
ment.
Arguments were made by Judge AL
ton B. Parker and Jackson H. Ralston
for the accused, and by ]. j. Darling
ton and Daniel Davenport against
them
What Attorneys Ralston and Oar
lington had to say was strictly in re-
gard to the law in the case. Judge
Parker depressed to pay tribute to
these leaders of organized labor in the
United States, while Mr.. Davenport
made a vigorous attack upon the
American Federation of Labor.
The officials of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and others, accord
ing to Mr.. Davenport, were engaged
in conspiracy in violation of both
the laws of God and of man.
The Supreme court at the close of
the arguments took a recess to Feb
ruary 20.
1t is believed that the opinion of
the court in one or more of the big
corporation cases, including the dis
solution suits against the Standard
oil company and the American To-
bacco organization, and in the cor
Loration tax cases, may be announced
when the tribunal reconvenes.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08
RAREsiT UNDER THE GLASS.

The Welsh rarebit is a creature ma
tarial OF complexion. fibrous and com
pick as to cellular construction
threatening Of flavor and fearful as to
portent It is sponsor TO a whole
company of digestive discomforts and
mother to the nightmare. This is the
popular opinion, but, like many an
other popular view. It is fallacious.
says TIE Toledo Blade Not that we
say so. No. indeed But Naturalist
James Wilson, secretary of the de-
partment of agriculture, is about to put
out a monograph upon the genus rare
bitidea and each and every species
thereof is to have the very cleanest
bill Of health possible under the pure
food law. It is declared in Washing
ton that special poison squad has
been delivered over to the terrors OF
the rareblt. It has passed through
the ordeal smiling Not a man was
wounded. Not one lay down his life.
IL there were Nightmares. they were
bitted and saddled and now nose
about the poison squads pool cts for
Jumps Of sugar. The whole syh EN- Of
preconceived ideas as to the history
and habits of the rarebit, whether of
domestic or iungle-breedIng. has been
exploded.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08
MARY ANN BILL
IS INTRODUCED
Provides for Majority Nomina-
tons at Primary Electors.
WILL END PLURALITY CHOICE
This Is One of the ;dost Notable Re-
forms Demanded In the Last Re-
publican PIatform-Was Urged
for Eight Years.

Madison.-The opening of the legis-
lative session after a recess of three
days. was marked by the introduction
Of the largest batch of bills that has
come in any one day during the ses-
sion. This was because the legisla-
tive reference library was able to FILL
orders" with little more dispatch be-
cause of the short vacation. OF these
the most important were the MARY
Ann" or second choice primary bill.
offered by Assemblyman Mcconnell,
and the nine bills drafted by the 1909
joint committee on banking.
The Mcconnell bill provides for ma
jority nominations at primary cleo
lions, instead of plurality choice, as
now provided. This is one of the most
notable reforms demanded in the last
Republican state platform, and which
has been demanded by the La Toilette
forces for about eight years.
The bill is designed to permit voters
to express their first and second
choices for nominees at primary.
After the name of each voter on the
ballot are two columns, one for first
choice votes and the other for second
choice. When the vote is canvassed,
If there are more than two candidates,
and none has received a majority of
all the first choice votes, the first
choice votes of the lowest man are
eliminated and the second choice
votes cast by his supporters added to
the first choice votes of the others.
This ordinarily would give a majority.
but if there IS no majority, the same
process Of elimination is applied to the
lowest candidate on the reduced list.
This method finally results in the can
didate who received the largest total
support of both first and second choice
being nominated, and is declared to be
the only method by which a majority
nomination can be effected In the
old convention system deadlock"
might continue, but they always could
be broken. In the primary. however,
unless some proper method was in
ausurated, deadlock might mean one
or two new elections.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08
$50, oo0,O00 RIVERS
BILL PASSES SENATE
Measure Granting Appropriations for
Water Improvements Is Adopted
and Sent TO Conference.

Washington.-Af three hours Of
consideration the senate .1assed the
river and harbor ing ap-
preparations afT At lg So. 10000
Amendment to Ie bill provide that
s125,000 shall &c spent to improve thu
Illinois and sissippi canal at a
point where il -rosses East Bureau
creek. The improvements there con-
sist Of raising aqueduct l, lock and
constructing bridge and approaches
Other amendments provide for the
improvement of White Lake and Pent.
water harbors, Michigan The channel
of st. Joseph harbor, Michigan, will be
widened and deepened. and shoal re-
moved. Ten thousand dollars will be
spent in dredging the harbor Of Ar
cadia. Mich
The life of the national waterways
commission shall be continued to 1919.
and 1t shall report upon the feasibility
Of canal from Lake Erie, by way OF
the Maumee river and Fort Wayne.
Ind, to the southerly end OF Lake
Michigan.
The bill as amended also provides
for an appropriation of 100000 for
work on a permanent six foot channel
in the Missouri river between Kansas
City and the mouth of the river.
The original bill having passed the
house. cCnsid grafton of the amend
mcnts will be taken up by a confer
ence committee at an early date.
The senate agreed unanimously to
vote February on the ocean mail
subsidy bill The request for such an
agreement was made by Senator Gal
linger. A similar effort has been
made half a dozen times before
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08
Expect New liquor Measures.

A number of new liquor measures
are expected. Agitation regarding
county option has developed the fact
that the county-optionists have up
their sleeves a tentative or compro-
mise plan, which will be offered in
the event that the regular county op-
ton bill is defeated-which seems
quite certain
This tentative proposal would make
the county the unit in counties where
the rural population exceeds the total
population of all cities in that county.
and the city the unit where the city
population is the greater. 1t is conf
IDENTITY expected that such a measure
will have easier shedding and no little
prospect of passage. as it may have
the support of representatives from
counties which would not, under the
circumstances, become the voting
unit. In Milwaukee county, for in
stance, the city's right to decide the
saloon question for itself would not
be disturbed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08
EXTRA SESSION HINT IS SEEM
Tafts Calling OFF Of Southern Trip
Starts Many Rumors.

Westinghouse Tafts an
nouncement that the southern tour
which he had planned to take the
early part of next month would be can
celed with the exception of the visit
TO Atlanta On March 10 started politi-
cal tongues to wagging with rumors
to the effect that his purpose was to
prepare for a possible extra session of
congress in case the present session
fails to enact the reciprocity agree
ment between the United States and
Canada
Pressure of business and the fact
that numerous invitations to visit
many places in the south were making
the tour which had been planned as
sumo too large proportions are the rea.
sons assigned at the White House for
the presidents cancellation of the
trip,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08
FIVE LEAP FROM CAKE TO CAKE.
Men and Women Win Race for Life
Upon Ice Floes.

Sault Ste. Marie. Mich.-Leaping
from cake to cake of the floating ice
foes in st. Mary's river. two men and
three women reached shore safely
after a thrilling experience.
The party was fishing In shanty
out on the river when flfty-mile
gale arose and great mass of ice
was released at the rapids and driven
down stream with terrific force.
All around the fishing shanty the
ice began to break and the Eve men
and women started for the shore in a
race for their lives.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08

Spain contemplates entering upon 4
scheme OF great public Improvements.
with a view to providing employment
and thus keeping at home many who
otherwise would emigrate to countries
where work is more readily found.
The plan also contemplates the crea-
ton of facilities that would promote
Industrial and agricultural develop
ment, big irrigation plants and the
construction of railway lines being
part of the scheme. All this will be
costly, but Spain has large resources
which may be utilized in the manner
Indicated. and the new system may
have beneficial effects. At all events
the movement indicates that there
progressiveness and public spirit
among the statesmen OF Spain.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08
reIen,,one Men 70 Meet.

The annual convention OF the Wis
consin State Telephone association
will be held at Madison on February
1-2. The association. organized July
IS, 1910. consists Of seventy eompa-
MES Arrangements have been made
by telephone supply houses to display
modern telephone apparatus. Among
The speakers at the convention viii
be AIonzo Burt. president of the Wis
consin Telephone company; W F
Goodrich and ]. VI. Storkerson of the
La Crosse company. and F. J. Mayer
Of the Wisconsin Telephone company.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08
UTAH sNowsLiDE KILLS THREE.
Ten Others Are Missing in Big Cot
tonWood Canyon.

Salt Lake City. Utah.-Three men
arc reported to have been killed
and ten others are missing as
the result of a snowslide at the Utah
Coalition mine, in Big Cottonwood
canyon, near Alta. Rescue parties
have gone out from this city and Park
City.
A heavy rainstorm prevails in the
canyon and the roads are almost i'm
passable. The men known to have
been killed were In the office of the
mine The missing men we're In the
bunkhouse. which was overwhelmed
by the slide The known dead are
Victor Person and two foreign la
borers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08
Teach Peorls Through Newspaper.

Teach Peorie Through Newspapers.
Believing that the newspapers are
the best means OF reaching and tesch-
ing people, Senator Victor Linley, SUI
perior, introduced a resolution provid-
ing for IN initial appropriation Of
100000. and ultimately Of an expen-
diture of s260,000. for the purchase OF
space Of newspapers in which to have
the University OF Wisconsin give to
the people of the state the results OF
the latest investigation as well as gen.
erai information concerning agricul-
ture. dairying. public health, municipal
problems, sanitation, good roads and
similar subjects Of local and state in
terest.
Through the newspapers Senator
Linley believes every citizen and
every home can be reached and that
the state university can furnish prac-
teal information that will be of the
greatest value to the people Of the com
monwealth. By having this informa-
ton published regularly in the same
place in the paper under a department
heading that will indicate its source
and its authoritative character, he be-
lieves 1t will have more effect than If
published as at present as news mat
ter.
All the investigation being carried
on at the state university from the
making of hollow concrete fence posts
to the latest methods of breadmaking
and from the prevention of oat smut
to the best methods of rural school
consolidation, according to this plan,
will be presented in popular form in
short news stories, so that the people
of the state can make use of the re-
suits of this research work.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08

The report of the fire loss for the
United States and Canada during No
vember is not as encouraging as it
might be, The total for the month
was sl6,407, 600. against s14,SOS, 600 in
1909 and s15,S34O0O in 1908. The ag.
gregate for the II months ended with
November was $212.942. 900 in 1910,
$iS3, $751; 900 ia 1909 and 1929, 932 900
In 1908. December is generally a bad
fise-month, and the figures for the en-
tire year are not likely to generate
hope that real reform has set in. The
destruction by fire IS entirely too
large, and effective methods OF check
ing It would represent wise conserva
ton.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08
Requires Segregation of Deposits.

Among the banking bills, the most
important is the one requiring the
segregation of savings and commercial
deposits. This bill will give the saw
ings depositors a prior lien on their
own money, instead of permitting, in
case of failure, the operation of the
60-days' rule and subsequent diversion
of savings deposits to pay demand
checks in the commercial department.
This bill will be strenuously fought by
the Wisconsin Bankers association,
although the National Bankers associ-
alton is said to have gone on record
in favor of It.
Another banking bill prohibits the
loaning of mutual savings banks
assets upon personal security. Still
another requires directors of banks to
meet at least once a month, while
chains of banks" conducted from a
central point are aimed at in a fourth
measure The rest are of minor impop
lance.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08
Would Repeal Treaties.

Assemblyman Kahn introduced a
Joint resolution In the assembly
memorializing congress to take action
at once which viii lead TO the abro-
CATION Of all treaties with Russia and
Mexico. These countries, says Mr.
Kahn. have been known to have ex-
tradited men under the pretense thai
hey were common criminals, and
hat one hour after their arrival in
Russia and Mexico they we're shot as
political refugees.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08
Sill Against Tips on Pullman Cars.

The lordly Pullman car porter
and the equally majestic waiter
are In serious danger of losing some
of their emoluments.
Assemblyman C. ]. Johnson of Mari
nette will introduce bill in the as
sembly preventing employees from re-
ceiving tips. Mr.. JohnsoA provides in
his proposed bill that any railroad
company must keep in plain sight in
cars operated by them the sections OF
the statutes applying to this subject.
Mr. Johnson, however, seems to
leave a loophole in his measure,
through which occasional tips may
slide. He hits at tips given with the
knowledge of the employer. About
the tips given without the knowledge
of the employer there is no provision
in the bill. Amy employer who per
mits his employees to take tips is
liable to a fine of from SIS to $4,000
and Imprisonment in the county jail
not exceeding 60 days, or both fine
and Imprisonment.
As he is not likely to know of the
tips which his employees receive there
is little likelihood of his going to Jail
or having to pay a fine. MIR. Johnson
is very much in earnest with his bill.
He thinks if it passes that the tipping
evil will be controlled to a large ex-
tent.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08
Home Rule for Counties.

Assem5lyman Frye introduced
joint resolution relating to taxes
which gives to the several counties
the right Of home rule on this subject
so long as the method by which the
money is raised does not in any way
conflict with the general laws of the
state. 1t is another Oregon idea.
The resolution provides that there
shall be no poll or head tax and that
no bill regulating taxation and ex-
emption shall go into effect until it is
approved by the people at the regular
general election.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08
POSTAL BANKS ARE A SUCCESS.
Limitation Put on Deposits Only critl-
cism Reaching oHicials.

Washington. - Postal savings banks
are a success in this country as far
as they have gone. That fact seems
established by reports reaching the
post Office department from the post
masters at whose offices banks have
been established. 1t would seem that
the popular criticism of the law is that
the limitation imposed as TO the
amount of money which may be ac-
cepted from patrons is too small.
Many persons want to deposit more
than 500 month. A considerable
quantity of money has been brought
out OF hiding, and, as was expected,
foreigners are bringing their savings
to the banks.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08
CONDEMN wARREN's SENTENCE.
While Editor in Prison Socialists Will
Use Only Red Ink.

Kokomo. Ind. Resolutions which
will be sent President Taft, At
torney General Wickersham and Gov
ernor Marshall of Indiana were
adopted by the state convention of
Socialists OF Indiana condemning the
prison sentence passed upon Fred D.
Warren. editor of the Appeal to Rea-
son and directing that during the
time he is behind prison bars the
Socialists of Indiana write all their
letters in red ink
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08
Favors Road Commission.

Senator BrcEn. at a joint hearing
on good roads. indorsed the bill for
better highways. He favored a cen
trail commission, nonpollucsl in char
acter. and composed Of men who
would serve more for the honor than
for money. Senator Brown favored
the provision providing for taxing the
several counties on an equal basis.
He said the success Of such a plsn
was shown IN our present excellent
system Of public schools.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08
KENosHA VOTE FRAUD CHARGED
Defeated Candidate Alleges % Cast
Illegal Ballots.

kenosha. Wis Alleging that his
successor In office Is an usurper and
an intruder, former District Attorney
Robert Verne Baker began a quo war.
rauto proceeding in the circuit court
here to Gust Henry J. Hastings, re-
Gently elected district attorney. Baker
in his complaint alleges there was
wholesale Illegal voting at the general
election and gives the names of 2S
voters who have made affidavit that
they voted illegally and voted for the
Democratic nominee
On the face of the returns Baker
received 1904 votes, while 2,06T were
cast for Hastings At the time con-
test was threatened and Hastings Of
fered TO withdraw and permit Baker
TO qualify, but Baker refused.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08

Wireless teiegraphy saved the lives
of the people on that steamer strand,
ed or the Alaska coast: but It should
not be taken as thereby encouraging
the practice Of piling steamers upon
the rocks.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08
nnsnital summed: Reseue sIck

Altoona, PEs-Fire broke out in the
Mercy hospital here Wednesday, i'm
periling the lives OF scores of per
sons and throwing the patients into
a Panic, The sick persons were car
ried to the street by flremen. There
was number of narrow escapes.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08
Banker Is Sent TO Prison.

New Orieans.-Judgc Grub Tues
day sentenced William Adler, former
president of the defunct State Ma
doral bank. to serve six years in the
Atlanta federal peuitentiary. Adler
was recently convicted Of the misap.
proprialion Of the banks funds.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08
Would Cut OF Porters' Tips.

A stringent addition to the existing
"anti-tipping" law was offered in the
assembly by Assemblyman c. J. John
son of Marinette, in the shape of a
bill to make the prohibitory provision
apply to corporations, and especially
railroads. The new measure is de-
signed to stop the tipping of Pullman
porters. Heretofore the law has an
piled only to individuals.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08
SECOND sRlsE TRIAL is BEGUN.
Pemberton and Clark Charged With
Conspiracy at sprinafeId.


Conspiracy at Springfield.
Springfield, nl--The trial OF State
Senator Stanton c. Pemberton and
former Representative Joseph s.
Clark. charged with conspiracy in So
liclting a bride in connection with
awarding the contracts for the fur
nishing of the house and senate cham.
bers. was begun In the Sangamon
county court before Judge owen p
Thompson.
Pemberton and Clark were mem
bers OF a special committee author
ICED by the Legislature to purchase the
new equipment, consisting OF desks
and chairs. and former Senator Daniel
Holstlaw of Iuka confessed that he,
Pemberton and Clark were to share
in a reward for giving the contract
to a Chicago company.
The jury at the former trial OF the
case held last fall failed to agree.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08
Robbed Of s2.ooo; Gets It Back

Mount Pleasant. Ia.-Tvo thousand
dollars in deposit notes sto.en from
Sanford Boyd, q wealthy farmer.
while In Chicago last week. We're re
turned to him by postal authorities
Tuesday 1t is thought the robbers
discovered the notes were useless and
dropped them in a mail box.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08

One thousand presumably vigorous
young women at Vassar. all in danger
of hunger because they have no
cooks! This looks like a pressing
need for a mixture of the old-fashion
ed girl with modern woman.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08
THEFT BY WIFE NO LARCENY.
Judge Rules Husband Who Is Out
$3.50 Has No Case.

Toledo, O.-Without being required
to offer any offense to a charge Of
stealing $3.50 from her husband, Mrs.
Florence Phillips of Maumee was ac-
Quilted The indictment charged
grand larceny. The verdict was re-
turned by the jury at the direction Of
Judge Brough. who ruled that the
theft" of any amount of money or
property by the wife from the hus-
band. or vice versa. did not constitute
q larceny.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08

Five hundred fines are reported to
have been imposed in New York city
for smoking automobiles. Which mum.
Der suggests a cynical doubt that the
fines were large enough to stop the
practice.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08

New York.-The death OF Miss
Alice Dariiee OF Newark. n. J.. 2 mis-
sionary in China, is announced in
cable dispatches received here Tues
day. She committed suicide by leap.
ing overheard from the Pacific mall
steamer Menchuria on Friday.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08
England Faces Labor struggle.

london.-The Master Printers Fed
Grafton of the United Kingdom at a
meeting Wednesday decided to de-
clare a national lockout from Febru-
airy 25 If the compositors persist in
their demand for working week OF
fifty hours
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08
BANK ROBBED; cHIcAeoAN HELD
Young Mans Arrest Follows $1,000
LOSS Near Monmouth, M.

Monmouth, Ill-The Swan Creek
bank. fourteen miles south of here,
was robbed of over $4,000 in stamps
and cash. The safe was blown to
pieces by six charges of nitroglycerin.
The reports aroused everybody in
the village. but no move was made to
capture the robbers. who were seen
escaping in two stolen livery rigs
A young man about twenty-five years
old was arrested on his arrival hero on
a train. He had a grip filed with
money, stamps. pistols, burglar tools
and nitroglycerin. He gave his name
as a. c. Carroll of Chicago, Cashier
Stice of the Swan Creek bank identi-
fed $4,000 in bills as belonging to his
bank.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-08

Kansas city. Mo.-Ios:an Baker. a
pioneer cattlema4 Of the southwest.
died at his home here Monday Of
pneumonia. He was sixtv-two years
old. He was the founder Of the town
OF Slater. Mo.