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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31
STATEHOOD MEASURE is
PASSED BY THE HOUSE
New Mexico and Arizona Are Admit.
ted to Union, But Approval of Con-
situations Is Withheld.

Washington. - The joint resolu-
ton admitting Arizona and New
Mexico to immediate statehood. but
Withholding approval Of the constitu-
lions OF both states until the people
have voted on certain proposed amend
ments TO them, passed the house of
representatives by a viva voce vote.
No roll call was demanded on the final
vote.
Arizona is to vote again on her re-
call provision for all state officers ex-
elusive If the Judiciary and New Mex
leo is 70 give greater latitude to her
citizens in making changes through
amendments to her constitution. I'm
I'll constitutional conventions shall
have made these changes there will
be no statehood for either.
The small Republican minority, led
by Representative Mann, tried to re-
commit the resolution so that Arizona
and New Mexico might be put in sep
arate resolutions, New Mexico to
come in at once and Arizona to omit
from her constitution the recall of
judges feature President Taft has
given his approval to the New Mexico
constitution but has announced unal-l
terable opposition to the Arizona fun
damental law, because Of the recall Of
judges. It was or the motion to re-
commit that the decisive vote was
had ant the resolution passed by a
viva VOC vote with little voiced oppo-
sition.
Martin ". Littleton, of New York,
made his maiden speech In the house
against the recall of judges which he
declared was revolutionary and anar-
chistic. In spite Of the fact that he
was opposing progressive legislation
demanded by large majority Of the
house Mr.. Littleton's eloquence won
him an ovation. Both Democratic and
Republican members cheered and ap-
plauded him vigorously and when he
concluded his address he was soon the
center of mass Of men representing
many shades Of political thought all
DESTROYS Of congratulating him.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31
WISC0NSIN'S LIVE STOCK
Federal Census Shows Increase Of
81, 5 Per Cent. in Decade
Horses Ahead.

Washington, d. C.-Statistics rel.
alive to the domestic animals, poul-
try and bees reported for the state
of Wisconsin at the thirteenth decen-
NAL census are contained in an off.
cial statement. The aggregate value
of all domestic animals, poultry and
bees in 1910 was reported as $685.
1000, as compared with $96,328,-
600 in 1900, the increase being $62,-
10000, or CAS- per cent.
The total value of the domestic an.
imals was reported as s153,625, 600
in 1910, as against 500, $4,000 in
1900, an increase of $50, 1000, or
64.3 per cent. The poultry was val
ued at S4,469, 900, as compared with
S2,411, 900, the gain being $2,058,-
600, or S5.4 per cent. The bees were
valued at 360,500, the increase
amounting to $4,000, or "A per
cent
Horses and colts lead the domes-
tic animals in total value, displac-
ing cattle, which held first place in
1900. The total value reported for
horses and colts in 1910 was $685.
$4,000, while in 1900 it was $34,-
$4,000, an increase of 100 per cent
The total value of the cattle in Ito
was SCI, 100000, as against $46,-
$4,000, the gain amounting to 43.9
per cent. Next in order in 1910 was
swine, with total value of 3d.
621, 600, as compared with $780,
600 in 1900, an increase of 1871 per
cent. The total value of sheep and
lambs in 1910 was reported as So
100000, while in 1900 it was S4,-
$40, 900. Mules and mule colts in
1910 were valued at $31G,100, as
compared with $243.50O in 1900.
Horses and mules in 1910 consti-
tuted 43.5 per cent. of the value of
all live stock; cattle, 42.5 per cent;
swine, Sc per cent; sheep and
lambs, % per cent; poultry, 2.S per
cent, and bees, 0.2 per cent.
The total number of cattle re-
ported in 1910 was 2,67S,16O. OF
this, 1,471,591 were dairy COWS, the
total value of which was over $780,
$4,000 and the average value
$3.50. The total number of horses
and colts reported was 614.654. of
swine 1,SO9.331, and of sheep and
lambs, 92S,7S3.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31

Owing TO the stealing OF pet dogs
and their sale to a medical college
the women's branch of the Anticruel-
" Society I'm Philadelphia have de-
manded a law putting scientists who
purchase dogs under the same police
supervision as pawnbrokers. claiming
they are far too lax In their accept
ance Of animals so brought to them
TO accord with property rights. In a
discussion of the kind lately one ply
stefan attached to such an institution
admitted that no questions were
asked about where animals brought
60 him came from, as the purchasers
preferred not to know. This virtual
admission of receiving stolen pets will
probably arouse dogowners every
where t. demand similar restrictions.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31
GRANDFATHER CLAUSE" IS VOID
oklahoma's Ban on Negro Vote Held
Invalid BY Court.

Oklahoma City. Okla. Holding
the grandfather clause" amend
ment to the state constitution in
valid because it is in violation of the
fifteenth amendment to the federal
Constitution, Judge John H. Cotteral
of the United States District court
overruled the demurrer Of defendants
In the case of the United States vs.
four election officers
To make the subsection Of certain
individuals 10 the "educt tional test"
dependent on then condition before
1886 would make It dependent on their
race and color. the court held.
The grandfather clause" exempts
from the educational test" those an
cestors who were entitled to vote on
January l. 1865. or whose ancestors
were residents of a foreign country.
Under this clause negroes were denied
the right to vote.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31
Rune Stone Leaves America.

Madison.-The famous Kensing.
ton rune stone, a slab of rock bear
ing characters which purport to
show that a party of Morse pioneers
had penetrated as far west as Mime
sofa 12O years before Columbus dis
covered America, is to be taken to
Europe. Although a committee of
the Minnesota State Historical soci-
ETY. has decided the stone to be gen.
uine, its custodian and owner. HAL
mar Rued Holland of Ephraim, Wis,
has decided to submit it to the in
credulous savants of Scandinavia and
elsewhere in Europe.
The tablet will be placed on ex-
hibition first at the "miIlennial fes-
tiyal" of the city of Rouen, France,
which was first put upon the map OF
Europe when the Norseman Rollo
(Rolf). at the head of a band of
Vikings, invaded France 1000 years
ago and established what is now
known as the province of Normandy.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31
FRENCH MINISTER
OF WAR Is KILLED
Unmsnaeeable AIrshlp Plunees Into
Big crowd-Premier Monis
Badly Hurt

Paris.-Henri Maurice Berteaux,
teaux. minister OF war. was killed,
Antoine E. Monis. premier OF France
and minister Of the interior. and his
son. Antoine, Jr., we're severely In
tured. and Henri de la Mourthe, an
aged aeronautic expert. and several
others painfully hurt when a mono
plane. driven by Aviator Train, be-
came unmanageable and plunged into
a crowd Of spectators at Issy Les
Molineaux.
The accident occurred at the start
Of what may still be the most ambi-
tious aviation event Europe has ever
known-a race from Paris to Madrid.
The distance is 900 miles, divided
into three stages, each aeroplane to
carry a driver and one passenger.
So great was the interest in this
event that the premier, the members
of his cabinet and 10000 spectators
were gathered at Issy. which field
bears the same relation to Paris that
Belmont park bears to New York.
To prevent the spectators from
crowding around the hangers and
upon the starting green. troops Of
cavalry were stationed about the
field
Train had made one circle and. al
though still quite close to>the ground.
appeared to be In complete control.
AS he swung around the second time,
a troop of cavalry moving across the
field appeared directly in his path.
Train moved his planes desperately.
hoping in the strong winds to rise
sufficiently to sail over the soldiers and
their mounts, He succeeded in rising.
but lost control of his machine. which
swung In the direction of a group con-
tanning the most distinguished specta-
tors on the field, and then crashed
heavily upon them.
Premier Monls. his son Antoine. Jr..
Minister Berteaux, Henri de la
Mourthe, the latter famous throughout
France as an expert on aeronautics.
were scattered right and left as
though they were ten.pins struck by
ball. Berteaux, struck by the whirl-
ing propeller, was dead when taken
from the ground The injuries to
Monis were at first believed to be ia
tai. but the doctors state that he will
probably survive.
Strange as it may appear. Train and
his passenger escaped practically UNI
hurt. although their machine was
smashed to splinters.
Maurice Berteaux. the dead minis
ter of war. was one OF the most bril-
liant men in France. He was a So
cialist. Before entering Premier
Monis' cabinet he made a great for
tune as a stock broker. Indeed so
fascinated was he with business that
he continued to hold his seat in the
Bourse after his election to the cham
Der of deputies and even after he was
chosen to the cabinet
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31
WOMAN TO ASCEND HIGH PEAK.
Miss Annie S. Peck Hopes to Reach
Apex of Continent.

New YorA.-Annie S. Peck, the wom-
an mountain climber. will leave for
Panama on another expedition in
search of the apex of the continent
Amid the unknown SUBMITS of the
Andes she hopes TO locate a mountain
top higher than Aconcagua, on the
border of Argentina and Chile, whose
22.S00 feet represent the greatest ele-
vation yet discovered in North and
South America.
After four years of effort and peril
Gus adventure Miss Peck reached the
summit of Mount Huascaran. which
preliminary triangulations had given
an altitude greater than that of any
other American mountain. Later
measurements, however, gave Huasca-
ran only 21,S12 feet and left the pre-
eminence with Aconcagua.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31
RODENT RUNS RIOT.

Wonder why women are frightened
BY rats? That's one thing we never
could understand. We recall an ex-
exchange of courtesies between
man and wife one night in a restau-
rant, and the courtesies were curious
and conflicting. and we're fast leading
up to the riot standard, the woman
holding her own and even more
than that. when a rat ran across the
room. That settled the dispute. The
woman jumped on the table, among
all the dishes showing ankles and
lingerie that would have made Dutch
danseuse dizzy with delirium. But the
row stopped and the laughter began,
says the New Orleans Picayune. The
latest rat story, howeS er, comes from
Brooklyn. and 1t runs like this: Dur
Ing a matinee performance at une Of
the theaters. while the house was
crowded, a rat appeared in one o. the
aisles, and CONSERVATION seized the
crowd instanter. Women jumped on
orchestra chairs, danced the highland
Ming and other filings, screamed and
acted like mad. while the rat ran riot
through the rows Of seats. At one
stage Of the stampede all the women
screamed together; that put the show
out of business. The actors lost their
Zines. the women lost their reason,
and the rat lost its life. Why are
women frightened at rats, and still
wear them in their hair?
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31
APPORTIONMENT
IS CERTAIN
LAWS PLAIN REGARDING DIvIS.
ION OF STATE INTO AS
SEMBLY DISTRICTS.
MILWAUKEE, THE PROBLEM
Socialists VIII Make a Strong Fight
to Secure Nineteen Assembly
men for the Metropolis of Wis.
consin.

Madison-There will be an appor.
tionment of the state into senate and
assembly districts at this session OF
the legislature. Leaders in both
houses, after looking up the law.
have decided that the apportionment
must be made now.
Under the ruling of the supreme
cor.t II the case of the democratic
apportionment, it is believed thai
there will be little difficulty in ar.
ranging an apportionment of the as.
sembly districts. The trouble viii
come when the senatorial districts
are taken up. 1t is certain that un.
der the ruling of the court a halt
dozen or more counties which now
have two assemblymen will be cut tc
one. This will at first create an in.
tense opposition, but it is claimed
that when the law is thoroughly un
derstood this opposition will evap
crate.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31
NEW MEXICO RULER
IS INSTALLED
Foreign Minister De Ia Barra
Succeeds Diaz as President.
CABINET HAS BEEN NAMED
Madero, Special Envoy, Due at San
Diego TO Ascertain Attitude Of
Pryee, Commander Of Rebels,
In Lower California.

Mexico City Mexico-Mexico has
a new president in the person Of
Minister of Foreign Relations De la
Barra. Porfirio Diaz, long president
OF the republic, laid down the scepter
of Office and Vice president Corrars
resignation is already in. All the
members of the present cabinet will
quit
Official announcement was made
last night that. with the exception Of
the department of justice. the new
cabinet had been agreed upon as fol
lows:
Finance-Ernesto Madero.
Tnterior-Emilio Vasquez Gomez.
Instruction-Dr. Francisco Vasquez
Gomez
Fomento-Manuel Calero
War-Gen. Eugenio Rascon.
Communications Bonilla.
Rafael Hernandez Msdero will prob
ably be agreed upon as the minister
of justice He was suggested by Ma
dero.
Ernesto Madero is the youngest man
in the new cabinet, being only thirty
FIVE years old. He is president of the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31
2 KILLED, 3 INJURED IN WRECK.
Freight and Ice Trains Collide Be-
cause Orders Are plsobeYed.

Freight and Ice Trains Collide Be-
cause Orders Are Dlsobeyed.
Chicago Two trainmen were kill
ed and three others were serious.
ly injured In a collision between
freight train and an ice train on the
500 line branch at Doolittle crossing,
two miles north of Grays Lake, Ill.
The dead:
James Carey. Fond du Lac, Wis;
buried In debris; body scalded by
steam
Fred Miller, Fond du Lac. conductor
of ice train; crushed to death beneath
wreckage
The injured:
Rey Davis. brakeman; F. ]. Bunk,
fireman; Julius Rupp, engineer.
All were taken to Fond du Lac.
Road officials say orders had been
given for the ice train to meet the
special freight north Of Grays Lake
at Lake Villa. Rupp is said to have
disregarded or misunderstood the or.
ders
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31
BANKERS OF TWO STATES MEET.
Missouri and Kansas Associations
VIII Hold Joint Session Tonight

Kansas City, Mo.-The 31st annual
convention of the Missouri Bankers
association was called to order in the
Willis Wood theater by President A.
G. Wilson. The bankers were well
coined by Mayor Darius A. Brown and
]. F. Downing. president Of the local
clearing house association, after
which Mr.. Wilson delivered his ad-
dress The only other address Of the
session was by e. r. Quincy Of Ere
mont, Neb.
At the same hour in Kansas City,
Kan, the Kansas Bankers association
opened its meeting by singing "Ameri-
ca" In the course of the session
President w. H. Burks of Wellington
and Bank Commissioner J. N. Dolley
made addresses.
Tonight the two associations will
hold a joint session in Convention
hall. the speakers being David R.
Francis of st. Louis, w. J. Bailey of
Atchison. F. o. Watts of Nashville.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31
SEEK DOVE BURIED TREASURE,
Gold Hunters Sail 10 Salvador for
"Hldden Millions"

Waukegan, Iu-Acording to re-
ports from Los Angeles, CAL the
steamer Eureka. Captain Burtice.
has sailed for Salvador with crew
of Is picked men to find q fortune %
several million of dollars which John
Alexander Dowie, founder Of Zion
City, is reported to have buried on a
plantation. II is reported those who
backed the expedition received in
formation the fortune was buried
there. one of the hackers being J. c.
Mellen of Los Angeles The pro
moters decline to give details of their
mysterious expedition
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31

Some iconoclastic professor has dis
covered that the Sphinx was built to
preserve the countenance of an old
Egyptian king and not merely TO give
a splendid model in impasslvity to re-
dictionary senators engaged in stand.
Sng pat
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31
FIRE WIPES OUT 10000 LIVES.
Two Billion Worth Of Property De
stroyed In Past is Years.

New Yo-k-More than 10000 lives
and two billion dollars worth of prop
erty have been sacrificed 10 fire in the
United States during the last 10 years,
said President w. II. Merrill in his
annual address before the National
Fire Protection association. Authori-
ties on various branches of fire pre-
vention will address the convention
of this body. which convened here
for its fifteenth session.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31

A woman arrested in New York as
a shopliher explained that her house
was being painted and that the fumes
0s the paint had gone to her head.
making her irresponsible for her &C.
tions. Yet some pessimists declare
that the present practical age Is lack
ing in imaginative power.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31
ouAsH INDICTMENT OF cox.
Judge Dismisses Bill Charging For.
mer Boss With Perjury.

Cincinuati.-The indictments charg
ing George b. Cox with perjury IN his
testimony regarding the payment Of
county treasury "gratuities" were
quashed before Judge Dickson. The
county prosecutor at once moved TO
take the case to the higher courts on
the allegation Of error in the find
ing OF Judge Dickson. If the upper
courts find that there was no error
the charge.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31

Mushrooms are cheaper in New
York than they have ever been at any
other time in the history Of the trade.
The fact being due to a rapid devel.
Opment in recent years of mushroom
farming by suburbanites 1t seems,
therefore, that not all the suburban
farmers have been devotlng their en-.
tire attention to the raising of squads.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31
sio Pail strH<e Is Voted.

Greensboro. y. CA strike OF fire
men OIL all lines Of the Southern rail-
way is threatened. The local union
demands ten per cent wage in
crease aud other considerations A
general strike may be called. In all
The 10 divisions except two q ballot
resulted in favor OF a strike
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31
Murray sefuses Bank Post.

Washington.-C Comptroller of the
Currency Lawrence O. Murray de-
clined the presidency Of the First Ma
tional bank Of Pittsburg. He an.
nounced that he would serve out his
term rs comptroller. expiring 1918
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31

Waists are to button down the
front this summer. says a fashion
note. This being so, husbands ought
60 be able 10 grab of a little vacation
this summer, also
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31

The case of the American million
aire who served twenty days in Bel
GUM as vsgrant is the ripest illus.
tration of they cannot put you In jail
for this"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31

A Washington judge has ruled that
street pianos and organs are vehicles
and must carry rear lights after dark
And this, too, although they play
nothing but light music.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31

Roast dlkdik. fried koodoo and CIR
affe steaks are TO be served at ban,
quet in New York That shows how
great is the suffering of New Workers
because Of the lobster famine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31

Somebody has discovered n substi.
tnte for radium. but II is almost as OK.
pensive as the real thing. hence a ma
1ority of the radium users will no
doubt refuse to listen when they are
offered something equally good"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31
Scarlet Ee.., !. Merle,l.u-

Wellesley college has an
epidemic Of scarlet fever T3re rem.
bers Of the freshman class are he,a in
quarantine, and Il IS said that IL any
more cases develop the college will
be closed
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31
ROGERS kIDNApeRs TO PRISON
Two Men Are Sentenced Under Charge
In New Mexico.

Las Vegas, n. Nudge ]. c. Rob-
erts Of the district court pronounced
sentence on VIII Rogers and Joe Wig
gins, confessed ktdnapers OF Baby
Waldo Rogers on March % last. Rog-
ers received Ave 70 twelve years in
the penitentiary and Virgins seven
TO twelve years
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31

The stage dancer who walked on
her toes down the As flights of stairs
sn the Metropolitan Life building prob.
ably would resent beng asked TO climb
two flights to a dressing room FIAT.
Footed
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31

Lima, O-Prof John l. Cotner Of
sae local high school faculty is con-
fined to his home threatened with
lockjaw. as the result of an accidental
stab in his left temple. made by hat
pin in the hands of choir girl at
Grace church
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31
officer Tried by court-Martial.

Leavenworth Kan.-Lieut Z. S.
Hand of the fifteenth cavalry has
been tried by court-martial al Fort
Leavenworth on charges of conduct
unhecoming an officer. brought by
Mai. Michael Lehman The findings
have been sent to Washington.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31
R.vlvs Old River TRAFFIC.

New orieans-Carrying several car
loads OF freight to merchants, the
steamer Chester left for Kansas City.
1t is intended to revive river trafie
between New Orleans and the Mis-
souri, point The trade was aban
doned 20 years ago.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31

There was a time when baseball
had to divide the limelight with race
track gambling and prizefighting The
owners of baseball teams made less
money then.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31
psnao. to U. s. Dam $500 .ooo.

Yuma. Ariz,-Three hundred thou
sand dollars damage already has
been done to the dam recently com
pleted by the United States govern
ment at Bee River. on the Colorado
river. by the rise of the stream.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31

Dawson. Y, THE steamer La
France, from Lake la Barge for Daw-
son. struck ? submerged rock and
sank OF Thirty Nile river. u miles
above Hcotsling All passengers and
most of tie cargo we're saved.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31

TIRE is a woman in New Mexico
No allied a wildcat by jumping upon
its back. Sometimes the term weaker
sex" sounds ridiculous.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31

The feet of Amer can women. say
the shoe manufacturers. are growing
larger. The average woman who
wore No shoe 10 years ago now
wears a No. 5. or better still No. 6.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31
indian Goes 20 Growing.

Ottawa. Ont-Chief Wedildaheld Of
Kitselas tribe. is In ottawa on his
way TO the coronation, carrying pres
ents carefully packed in elaborate
Indian fashion for the great white
father" King George.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31
chinnswa Falls Named

Washington. D. C.-Fifty addi-
ttonal repositories for postal savings
have been named. Among the post
Offices selected which VIII pen Tor
postal savings business on June Is
is Chippewa Falls, wis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31

Washington resolution amend.
Ing the interstate commerce law to
permit the granting of passes to mem.
bers Of the c. A. R. when attending
encampments OF the order was adopt
ed by the senate.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-31
Til. poIlee Force Topheavv.

Warwick, r. IA situation consid.
cred wholly unique exists in this
town. where a board Of three police
commissioners has been appointed by
Governor Pothier to govern police
force whose total number is two men