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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-08-16
Manual Ready AUGUST 20.

Manual Ready August 20.
The manual Of rates for Wisconsin
Under the new employers liability
and workmen's compensation law is
now in the hands of the printers IN
New York, and may be expected to
appear by August 20. The work is
IN charge Of Walter r CoWles. secre-
tGry Of the liability department Of the
Travellers Insurance company, who
Is chairman OF the standing manual
committee The rate book win differ
from the New Jersey book in that
there win be one additional rate col
ann.
The Washington times., 1911-11-25
Smith COntradictS
Himself as to Moves
Thursday and Friday

James Smith today gave to Captain
Daley, Of the Ninth precinct. state
ment concerning, his movements for
the day william H. Mickle was mur-
dered, and the following day. In which
nearly everything he previously had
said regarding these is contradicted.
Smith gives in the statement what he
says is true account of his wanderings
about the city and Prince George
county.
Up until today he persisted in saying
that he met Mrs. Frankie Davis In
Washington Friday night, and that the
night when he was seen riding toward
Washington In a Fifteenth and H street
car by Sergeant Mccormick, of the
Ninth precincts mounted squad. was on
Friday wight. He contradicted himself
today on this point, saying that he did
not see Mrs. Davis on Friday night.
Mrs. Edwin Higgins, 10l6 Thirteenth
street northwest. denied today that
Smith or anybody answering his de-
scription was at her house last week In
search Of lodgings.
Mrs. Higgins conducts a first class
boarding house at that number, and
has kept close watch on all persons
applying for rooms and meals.
This morning she declared the reports
that Smith had applied for lodging
there were untrue.
The Washington times., 1911-11-25
FRATERNITY men ]
WILL SUBMIT PLAN
T0SUPT. DAVIDSON
Agree to Become Ineligible
to School Offices to
Save Societies.

With plan by which fraternity meH-
bers will not be eligible to elective Of
fees In any high school. secret society
men today are prepared to go before DR.,
w. NJ. Davidson, Superintendent, and
ask, in view OF this consideration. that
their organizations be allowed to con-
tinue In the public schools.
with the announcement Of this propo-
sition by prominent alumni, came the
that the promise he made the fraternity
men in a letter they hold from him
that they should have hearing before
the fate of the societies is settled, was
now null because the entire matter had
been put up to the superintendent.
circumstances that have come up
since that letter of last July was
Mailed" said Captain Oyster, make 1t
impossible for me to carry out it's stipu-
lations. A hearing before me now
would not be OF any benefit to either
control Of the situation, and the board
will stand by his decision"
Because they have reason to believe
DR.. Davidson may suggest as an alter
native to the abolition of the frats
rule similar to one passed in Omaha,
Neb., where all fraternity pupils are
barred from participation in school ath-
letics or any other school team, the fra
ternity men today outlined the PROPOSE
ton by which their members voluntarily
agree to accept no elective offices. They
sweeping rule as was passed in Omaha,
would either mean the doing away with
the fraternities or work great injury to
school athletics,
The Washington times., 1911-11-25
SIMS TO ATTACK
COMMERCE COURT
Tennessean Outlines His Plan of Warfare on Judicial
Body, and Explains Why He Is to Fight to Have
1t Abolished.
By JuDsoN c. wELLlvER.

Declaring that In the very nature df
things the Court of Comerce ID bound
to become antagonistic to the Interstate
Commerce Commission, because the only
chance II has TO do any business at all
Is in annulling orders Of the commits
sion, Congressman Sims today discussed
his plans to introduce and press legisla-
tion to abolish the court I'm my opin-
ion the sooner It is abolished the better"
he said.
IL opposed it's creation and gave my
reasons In speech. am opposed to
special courts, especially where no un-
usual or expert knowledge Is required
in the trials before them. The COM
merce court having jurisdiction only Of
suits to annul the orders OF the Intel :
etate Commerce Commission, in the
very nature OF thingE will become an
tagonistic to that body. 1t VIII be next
to impossible to prevent that court
from, in effect. reversing the commission
In such a way as In fact to substitute
its own Judgment on questions OF fact
az well as law. The commission will
naturally be dragged before that court
in the light OF a wiliful wrongdoer,
charged either with exceeding its pow
ers or violating the Constitution. by
making confiscatory orders.
Commerce Courts Policy.
considering the ability and specie
qualifications of the commission. and
the fact that a majority are able law
yers. 1t would seem that the commerce
court would be slow to issue prelimin-
ary injunctions. restraining the en-
forcement Of the orders Of the commits.
sion. or, on final hearing. to make such
in:unctions permanent: but the oppo-
site course seems to be the one pursued
by the court. For cne, have much
greater confidence in the ability and
qualifications of the commissioners for
a wise and prudent exercise OF the pow
ers conferred on them than I have in
the Judges of anv court. The judicial
Cnice does not specially fit and qualify
a man for the duties Of an adminisctra-
tive or legislative body.
The people are tired Of judicial leg.
law and they are tired Of the judicial
emasculaticn of 'Congress-made law
THE people presume their Repre-
sentatives and Senator'S, many Of whom
are lawyers, are competent to use
language that clearly expresses their
meaning in drafting bills and resolu-
tions, and that they use all the words
necessary to express legislative intent.
The people have confidence in the abil-
ity of Congress to understand the Con-
stitution and properly interpret 1t, and
they do not believe that Congress reck-
lessly confers powers upon the Inter
state Commission not authorized by the
Constitution. But am afraid this con-
The Washington times., 1911-11-25
Police Send Out
Notices to Many
.. Cities About Mickle

d Following the Identification of James
Smith. the suspect held in the Mickle
murder and Bennett assault cases, as
the man wanted on two charges of
murder in Chicago, the police this af-
ternoon sent out dispatches and Ber-
tillon cards to all large cities in the
country in an effort to learn II the
wandering mechanic is wanted in any
other place.
mo one knows what this man may
have DONE" said an official of the Po-
lice Department. He Is probably one
of the. most desperate criminals ever
taken IN custody IN Washington"
busta. Krigel, Cabbage, and under
half dozen other aliases, Smith was
regarded by the authorities of that city
as desperate young hoodlum." He
is said to have served time in the Pom
tiac. H., reformatory.
Who the wandering young mechanic,
the jack of all trades and master OF
none, who never worked at one place
but a short time. really is, is what
the police are trying to learn. Smith
has told nothing about himself, and
what the police have found about his
From what the police have been able
to learn. Smith, since early boyhood.
has been derelict. a floater living
mostly by his wits, or rather his arm,
Tor roDDeTy mas Deen tne motlVe or the
murders and assaults of which he is
accused.
The rapid developments in the case
today may result In the reopening oil
the case against Smith In Prince
George county, Md, where, three years
ago he shot young white man named
Leo Miles. Smith at that time was liv-
ing with a family named Willhoit. and
claimed that he shot Miles, believing
the latter was a chicken thief. The
coroner's jury exonerated him.
Smiths Prince George county rec
The Washington times., 1911-11-25
Police Wrought Up by
Report They Treated
Suspect Smith Badly

The entire Police Department Is greatly
wrought UP over a story printed in a
morning paper, In which II was stated
that Smith was treated 30 roughly that
ne would soon give way under the
strain; that he had to sleep on board
and other sucn assertions.
Captain Daley and men at the Ninth
street station wish to deny this. Smith
was accorded the same treatment as
others as to his sleeping apartments
Bunks are provided In all the cells,
Smith slept on one. Of these. He war
provided with plenty of coverings. Ar
to food, he had been fed better thar
any prisoner that has been at No. Q An
years. All during the day the officers
cakes, doughnuts. apples and almost
everything he wanted. or course Smith
has been put through relentless grill.
ing, but this has been expected. Captain
Daley and his men say that It would
a chain Of evidence about Smith had 1,
not been possible to permit witnesses
to see him. The police further say that
they have not put Smith through Niffer
ent degrees simply to be brutal or see
him suffer. but II possible to get a con.
fession from him.
Not only are the police Of the Ninth
precinct greatly stirred at the stoI
feels that II has been unjustly criti
cised. at MEANS" said a policeman
this morning. that. Smith viii be sem
to jail, making II almost impossible fol-
the police to see him when they neet
him, and putting everybody working
the case to a great Inconvenience and
disadvantage.
"It gives the public the wrong impress.
sion of the police in Washington and
leads many to believe that we are act
ually brutal in trying to get informa
ton out Of a prisoner. Smith himself
Of treatment and fed whenever hi
asked for food. He was provided with
big. heavy blanket, In addition tt
Dfhpr coyering'
The Washington times., 1911-11-25

fidence of the people is not shared ~
the Commerce Court.
18th mIhe courts In numerous SSSs ID decisions sI,,,
section Of the law Of 1887. regarding the
long and short haul. It has taken
many years to have the section 20
asndsd amen shat ihe SSurts snS S sso1 De
clause vitality. Congress thought 1t
had accomplished this purpose In act
Of 1910; but now. comes the Commerce.
sn eases By It's aas %pes IN hf ths
fourth section from the statute books.
1T is remarkable that no favorable
prtsrmptions are indulged by the courts
why do not the courts constrle the acts
to regulate railroads literally. so as to
bring about effective control, as was the
manifest intention Of Congress?
not treated by the counts es remedial
statute? There is not, TO my. knowl-
edge, a single Instance since the crea-
ton OF the commission, wnere a rate
able. has finally been held BY. any cour.
| to be confiscatory. Notwithstanding, II
seems almost q matter or course for the
courts to issue temporary in1unctions
| upon the single charge-unsupported by
| anything more than ex parte evidence
that the orders are connscatory.
Real Regulation Wanted.
"The people are not going to be salts
fled with anything less than real. effec-
tive, thorough regulation of railroads
doing interstate business; but 30 far
every effort Of Congress In that direc.
ton has been crippled, weakened, OF
destroyed by adverse court decisions.
| THE actions of the railroads In max
| ing freight chargfies for q shorter thar
for longer haul, the shorter being In
cluded In the longer, have been 50 arbi
trary and indefensible as to demand
effective legislation to prevent such dis
| ordinations, or at least to make j
certain that circumstances over which
| the railroads had no control made sucf
Determinations necessary. Congress be
lieved that before such discrimination.
. should be permitted the circumstance
authorizing them should have the ap
proval Of the commission. Who will sa!
the commission 10 not better qualified L
pas on such questions than any court
Who will say IT Ii not necessary Il
have some administrative body to pas
on such cases?
But it seems to follow from the de
cision of the Commerce Court in tn,
intermountain cases that such power
and discretion cannot be given the com
mission.
"One of two things will follow as Ger
tainly as day follows night. The peopl,
are going to have effective and thor
ough regulation Of the railroads doins
interstate business, or they will owI
them.
II prefer control to ownership. ant
shall do all can to bring that about
and, as means to that end, will do al
/ can to abolish the Commerce Court"
The Washington times., 1911-11-25
Perkins Sees Taft,
Probably on Trusts

George w. Perkins. former member
of the firm of J. Pierpont Morgan &
Co.. was in conference with the Pres
ident for half an hour today. and
while the matter under consideration
was not stated positively. 1t Is sus.
nected the trust regulation features
of the coming message were taken
up.
Following the interview with the
President, Mr.. Perkins said he would
appear before the Senate Committee
on Interstate Commerce, and give
that body the benefit Of his views up
on such measures as may be consid-
cred for amending the Sherman anti
trust law. Mr.. Perkins will return
to New York tonight
The Washington times., 1911-11-25
Court Denies Order to
Investigate Judgment

Justice STAFFORD, In Circuit Court No.
I. declined to order an investigation
into the manner In which the jury
reached the verdict Of $27,476 in favor Of
DR.. Joseph J. Kaveney in his suit
against the executors Of the estate OF
John e. Herrell, a prominent banker.
the allegation being that proper
tional judgment" was found. the jurors
adding up the various amounts and
dividing the total by twelve. He held
that sufficient evidence to warrant the
court going into the supposedly secret
deliberations of the jury was lacking.
The question was raised on a motion
for a new trial, together with other
allegations. Justice Stafford will hear
arguments on the other points next
Friday.
The Washington times., 1911-11-25
Boy Spends Night in
Grocery Bread Box

Eleven-year-old Archibald Page. col
ored, was arraigned this morning In
Juvenile Court, after spending the night
inside a bread box in front of a grocery
store. Archibald was still shivering.
The boy had been at the home of Mrs.
Clara johnson. and It was alleged Mrs.
she was tired of keeping him. Mrs.
johnson got a severe lecture from the
court for trying to get rid of the boy
In this way.
pay So a week toward the bows support
He will be placed with the Board of
Childrens Guardians.
The Washington times., 1911-11-25
Thanksgiving Baskets
For Southern Poor

j, Several hundred haskets. flied witt,
THANKSGIVING dinnerE.S will be distrib.
uted next Wednesday everinv, by wom-
en- Of the Ladiss' Southern Relief So
ciety to the Southern poor " the Cap
itii. contrihutinns viii be received
"Wednesday at the ,,onfederat.. Me'o-
crial Home. 1922 Vermont avenue north
west. and taken out by the women In
tho evening Miss Nellie Randolph
Heth. president Of the socic.y, Is IN
charge.
A neat sum has been subscribed for
the Thanl sgivi'ig Day charity, includ-
ing the proceeds of an Informal d,nce,
held last night at the home. Preceding
the dane, q musical program wns
given by Miss Eta TaSSirt.
The Washington times., 1911-11-25
Ambassador Chinda'S
Selection Announced

The State Department today officially
announced that Japan. through the
Japanese embassy. has informed this
Government that Viscount Sutemi Chin
da has been appointed by the Mikado as
ambassador to the United States.
The new ambassador comes from Ber-
lin. succeeding Baron Uchida, who has
returned to Tokyo to become head of
the Japanese foreign office.
The Washington times., 1911-11-25
Mrs. Davis Buried.

Mrs. Sarah r. Davis, sixty-five years
old, who was found dead from heart dis
ease at her home. 158 Rosedale street
northeast, was buried in Glenwood
Cemetery this afternoon. Funeral ser
vices were held at the home Of her
son. ]. A. Davis. in Takoma Park, at 2
o'clock.
The Washington times., 1911-11-25
Reed p. Clark Is Given
Liberia Customs Post

The official announcement was made
at the State Department today that
Reed Paige Clark, OF New Hampshire,
would be appointed receiver general
OF the customs OF Liberia, under the
loan treaty recently negotiated in this
country.
Mr.. Clark is now the secretary to
Senator Burnham, of New Hampshire.
The Washington times., 1911-11-25
Smith Being Held on
Charge of Assault
With Attempt to Kill

jones Smith Is now being held In
scctc1 on q variant charging him with
assault with intent'to kill.
This warrant against Smith was pre-
sented In Police Court this morning.
and, on motion OF District Attorney
Ralph Given, the case was continued
Indefinitely. After the continuance of
the case Smith was returned to tho
Ninth precinct, where he will be held
pending the result CT the investigation
int, the Micsls murder and bennett as
sault.
TIE warrant on which Smith is held
is sworn TO by Policeman Charles A
Strobel, who arrested Smith at the nls-
trict line the morning that Bennett was
There Ia no possibility that Smith can
raise the necessary S2o. 600 real estate
bond necessary to obtain his liberty.
Even II he could do 50, II would be In
vajn,. as 1t would only cause the filins
OF additional charges against him suf-
ficient to hold him imprisoned indea-
nitely.
Now Has An Attorney.
George c. Srirn, an attorney, appear.
ed in the case today as attorney for
Smith. Ho took the case upon n rhilan-
tbropic impulse. and will defend Smith
When he Is called for trial.
S"nst iCnBC CchhCIcuCe VIII
Smith before the latter was brought to
TIE courtroom. where tie warra,.t Was
presented and a continuance asked.
When Smith was approached on the
subject of an attorney. he said In the
dogged. disinterested manner which
has marked his every movement since
his arrest:
"I guess know as much about my.
self as any lawyer. and I guess
know about as much about the law
as most of them. don't know wheth-
er or not I should have an attorney
but II he wants to act for me I'm
satisfied"
Takes No Interest.
Smith. however, was not very tract.
able client. He showed scant interest
in the questioning of his attorney ant
under the examination smiled for per
haps the first time since his incarcera.
ton.
The young Westerner was taken tc
Police Court this morning by Captain
Daley, Sergeant Mccormick. and Ser.
geant McGrath, of the Ninth precinct
The Washington times., 1911-11-25
Chicago Murders Were
Similar to Those Smith
Is Suspected of Here

Few more brutal murders are record
ed In Chicago than the Fallerdeau and
Grigel killings. The latter. in particu-
lar, was q vicious deed. Chicago news
papers OF September, 1908. set forth the
facts az follows:
Grigel who was a young and thrifty
workman lived in lodging house at
Sl3 Milwaukee avenue. He was known
TO have $3.50 saved up. but just before
the murder no sent his mother $500 OF
this. The remaining s15o he was holding
for expenses of his marriage, due to
take place October T., 1908.
Grgel, until few days before he wns va,
killed, lived at another address. but
having disagreement with his room
mate he moved to the house where
Kabusta lived. It was fatal move;
On sns nSrS %SrGnS Sesd % ssptSs%1oehr, Ss1 his skull
crushed by blows evidently, delivered
with a baseball bat. The bloody. In
strument of death was left behind by
the murderer who took the $50.
roommate, a man named Gustave
Peters. Then they took into custody
q Pole named Joe Molinchick, who
also lived in the house. Both men
were released and suspicion hxed on
Kabusta because he had disappeared
Candy Merchant Shot.
Five days before, Louis v. Faller-
deau, CANDY merchant. was shot
killed. and robbed in his store at 56e
Noble street. Chicago. Fallerdeau
was killed the night of August 20. Hf
was found shot through the heart
the body lying behind the counter. In
volver: in the other q package OF
chewing gum. There were no eye
witnesses to the crime.
1t seemed evident from the circum
come into the store. asked Tor the
gum, and. as the store keeper turned
his back to get 1t had COMMANDED
him to throw up his hands. Faller-
own revolver from beneath the coun-
ter where he kept II, and received q
bullet in the center of the heart.
Fallerdeau's gun was not discharged
although his forefinger was found actu'
ally pressing against the trigger.
The police were at first inclined tc
| believe more than one man had peer
concerned in the Staying of Fallerdeau
| Later they obtained some clue which
pointed to Kabusta. Chicago papers OF
| the date do not indicate Just what this
| clue was, butSconviction seems to have
| been as strong with police that Ka'
Snsta was guilty OF TINS hst musdef Ss k,,et
Grigel a few days later. even though
l the connection with the Grigel murder
| Is more obvious.
Murdered Man Wealthy.
Fallerdeau was a man of wealth. Q
| Frenchman, who had been In this coun'
, try many years. and whose candy shor
| became both famous and in some de-
/ gree notorious. 1t was greatly fre'
auented by children. and some of these
procured Fallerdeau's arrest not Ions
| before he was killed. But the muroeret
man seems pretty we'll to have cleared
himself Of these charges before the as
sassin's bullet ended his life.
! After the Grigel murder Kabusta dis
appeared utterly from the ken Of th'
Chicago police. 1t was shortly aftel
this they sent out the circular which
| led to the discovery here today tina
| James Smith, suspect. held In TIT
| MickIe murder and Bennett assault
| cases may be the man.
The Washington times., 1911-11-25

ord was received by Sergeant McCor-
an affidavit furnished by John Weast,
a justice of the peace OF Cspitab
Heights. The paper shows that Smith
was arrested January IA. 1910. charged
found guilty, but sentence was suspend
The Washington times., 1911-11-25
Californians to Visit
New Miller Cabin Site

The California State Association and
ether friends and admirers cf "Ths
Poet Of the Sisrras" will visit THE
Miller Calm" at its new site. in Rock
Creek Park, tomorrow.
Monday night the Californlans will
hold meeting In the parlors of the
Fredonia Hotel. 0
The Washington times., 1911-11-25

of Afr. Dwyer II ne knew of a family
named Hamlet. living In Maryland. near
It Is said that smith worked for a
FAMILY named Hamlet In philadelphia
and that recently this family moved
here and went from washington to 4
Maryland farm. Smith. II is thought.
hence the inquiries at the market.
The Washington times., 1911-11-25
G. E. Dwyer Says Man
He Talked With Looked
Like Suspect Smith

G. z. Dwyer. who runs a meat stand
In Center Market. says he saw a strange
man around the market lust before the
murder Of william Mickle. and while
he is not certain. he says that the man
resembles very much the pictures of
James Smith, held for the assault upon
Morris Bennett The stranger inquired
The Washington times., 1911-11-25
SPECIAL NOTICES

NELSON'S SUBURBAN DIRECTORY.
Now in course OF preparation. To in
clude adjacent towns not covered by the
city directory. Mr.. Nelson, asst supt.
Boyd's Directory. d. c.. will publish and
personally supervise the work. Drop a
card and our representative will call.
Nelson Directory Company. Justus c.
The Washington times., 1911-11-25
Italian Invasion of
Egyptian Territory

LONDON. Nov. 3.-An Alexandria
special to the Central News states that
an Italian force has landed at SidIbar-
randi on a accommodating expedition
The landing place Is on the Gulf Of
Soloum, Egyptian territory.
The Washington times., 1911-11-25
Startling Result in Mickle Murder Case Investigation

crimes upon him than he ID really re-
sponsible for, and that the police wish
above all else to get at the one who
lieved to have committed under orders.
A similar assurance is given to all OF
ers who may have acted as agents or
had knowledge that may aid the police
In reaching the leader Of this suspected
RanR
The Washington times., 1911-11-25
SMITHS CRIMINAL
PAST IS EXPOSED
BY POLICE RECORDS
Likely to Face Charges of
Murder Here, in Mary
land, and Chicago.

Continued from First Page.)
Davis, the colored man, who says he
saw Smith In Mickles shop, and of the
three other witnesses who saw him in
the vicinity.