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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-24

Elmer Bakken of Bergen was recently
operated on in a La Crosse hospital for
and is recovering rapidly.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-24

Prof. B. N. Gates, state Inspector Of
apiaries of Massachusetts, is engaged
in the work of producing breed of
gentle and stipgless bees that will be
two or three times as industrious as the
bee of today. He is assisting the new
bee keeping bureau of the agricultural
college at Amherst, and believes the
problem will be solved by Russian
bee that is gentle and productive.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-24

De Soto citizens voted a. the April
election to try saloons for a year. But
the village council is apparently deter
mined to make it binding on license
holders. A fee of $500 is to be charged
for liquor privileges, no screens or blinds
on doors and front windows, and best
of all. no back doors
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-24

Near Leon most singular accident
or suicide occurred on a recent night
An old lady, Mrs. Christoferson, about
80 years, was missed from her bed
Search was instituted and her lifeless
body found in watering trough about
sixteen inches deep.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-24

DIR. Porter. During my trip abroad
| was especially Interested In farm
methods and dairy work. They are
very crude in most countries visited.
In Cairo, Egypt, talked with an in
telligent Turkish christian young fell
low whom / met in charge Of rented
farm. He told me that cows produced
from SIS 70 SIT of butter per year and
& for skim milk. They have fairly
good looking COWS, small and resembling
Jersey. They use water buffalo. Some
of the lard used is worth $3.50 to 81 900
per acre; lie irrigated and raises three
or four crops per year"
New-York tribune., 1911-09-06
CASTLES TRADING AGAIN
Cotton Broker Back in Pit After
Long Retirement.

Burton s. Castles. who was one or tne
leading operators in the local cotton mar
ket during the Sully regime, but has not
been active in the market for severa
wears. has followed the recent example oi
Theodore II. Price in getting back into the
game.
Mr.. Castles, who has just returned from
trip TO Europe, appeared in the cotton
pit yesterday and was an active trader on
the bear side during the session. Alto
gether he sold between 1900 and 5000
bales Of cotton, and succeeded in forcing
down the prices of the various options
from u TO 21 points. although in the later
trading some Of these losses were recov-
cred. the net declines at the close ranging
from 3 to 9 points.
According TO gossip on the floor, Dir
Castles is head OF a bear clique known as
the waldorf Pool" which has Just been
organized by prominent traders. who be-
leve that present high prices are not war
ranted by the big crop that is In prospect
and the general dulness that prevails In
the cotton trade.
The last time that Mr.. Castles appeared
in the Imelight was in June, 1904. when
he engaged in a fist fight with another
broker on the steps of the Cotton EX-
change They were separated before much
damage was done on either side. Mr. cas-
ties also gained notoriety several years
ago when he was serving g juror In a
murder trial. though being permitted by
the court to receive cotton market quota
tions while in the jury box.
New-York tribune., 1911-09-06
STILL FOR PRIMARY BILL
Governor Dix Says His Position
on Subject Is Unchanged.
WANTS LEGISLATURE TO ACT
Extra Session, Which Begins To-
night, to Consider Appor-
tionment and Charter.
tBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune. !

Albany, Sept 5-In speaking OF the re.
convening Of the Legislature tomorrow
night after a six weeks recess, Governor
Dix this afternoon said that his position on
direct nominations is exactly the same now
as It was at the beginning OF the session.
He believes that direct nominations should
apply to all officers voted FOR by the people
with the exception of state, officers. and
that the state convention should be re-
tanned. The state convention he believes
TO be the proper place for the discussion OF
party issues by delegates directly named
by the people.
II this opinion. however, the Governor IL
at variance with the Interpretation Of the
Democratic state platform calling for
state wide direct nominations" by the
friends of the direct primary principle.
They hold that statewide direct nomina-
tions should apply 10 all elected officers.
while Governor Dix said the platform
called for a bill that would take in the
entire state and not necessarily eliminate
the state convention.
Governor Dix will confer tomorrow with
legislative leaders, many of whom arrived
in Albany to-day. in reference TO legis-
lation to he acted on during the recess
session. The Legislature is at liberty 10
take up any question II sees At. but tho
Governor Is Of the opinion that II will not
consider anything except Congress appor-
tionment, the New York City charter. direct
nominations and the necessary appropria-
tion bills.
When asked II he had been requested to
favor the passage Of the Gittins racetrack
bill, Governor Dix said he had received
only two communications.
Tho Governor said he did not expect 10
send q message to the Legislature to-
morrow night. He is not actively con-
cerned in any legislative matter except
direct primaries He said he had received
no information az to the New York charter.
but he expects that the apportionment bill
will be introduced tomorrow night.
The Governor said that he had consented
TO hear on Thursday arguments OF the City
Club on the proposed draft of the New
York charter The City Club, with other
civic organizations in New York CITY, mas
protested against several important changes
I'm the charter Legislative leaders say
that the amendments to the charter Dill
are not completed.
During the adjourned session OF the
LEGISLATURE the Governor will appoint
three members of new State boaro vi
Claims. which will take the place OF the
present State Court of Claims under new
law
New-York tribune., 1911-09-06
FIX POLITICAL CALENDAR
Republican Committee Chooses
Dates for Convention.

The above is the political calendar for this
year, in so far as It affects the Repuoli-
cans In this county.
The Republican Executive Committee held
n special meeting In the West 29th street
Headquarters yesterday afternoon, and
chose the dates for the conventions. At the
county convention there are 10 he nomi-
mated three candidates for justice of the
Supreme Court, one candidate for surro-
gate and one candidate for Sheriff.
Under q special bill passed by the LeGis'
lature last winter an additional justice or
the Municipal Court is TO be elected this fail
to represent The Bronx.
The executive committee also formally
issued the primary call yesterday. The e&-
ecutive committee OF the city committee
met 10 issue its primary call and 10 fix the
date for reorganization. In the absence OF
Charles S. Dewey, of Brooklyn, chairman
OF the city committee Andrew +. Murray,
vice chairman. presided.
Members of the Republican legislative
delegation from this county held a con-
ference with Samuel S. Koenig. the presl-
dent Of the county committee In the head
quarters last night, to discuss their atti-
tude toward matters that are likely 10 come
up at the adjourned session of the Lesis-
lature. The city charter was the principal
topic OF discussion.
Assemblyman Artemus Ward. who had
been delegated to draw up the amendments
that will he offered by the Republicans
made a report. lie said It would be i'm
possible TO map out the work of the Re
publican minority until the Democrats had
reported their amendments and 1t was
known what had been changed and wha'
had been left as it was when the Legis-
lature adjourned.
There was also some discussion of the
coming Congressional redistricting. 1t may
be said on the best of authority that the
Republicans do not intend to sit calmly by
and allow the Democrats TO slice the state
UP in such a manner as to gain tre-
mendous Democratic advantage without
making some vigorous protest.
New-York tribune., 1911-09-06
GIEDEL ACCEPTS SENT ENCE
Boy Slayer to Make No Appeal
From 20 Years to Life.

Paul Giedel. the seventeen-year-old DELL
bov who murdered William II. Jackson IN
the Hotel Iroquois on July 26. 1911, ana was
convicted I'm General Sessions of murder IN
the second degree was sentenced by Judge
Grain Yesterday 10 hard labor In stare
prison for not less than twenty years or the
term of his natural life. Az any time AFTER
he has served twenty years Giedel may be
paroled
The young prisoner accepted his sentence
with the same Indifferent demeanor that
characterized him during the two weeks OF
his trial. James A. Gray, Of his counsel
was in court, and informed Judge Grain
that he had no intention Of appealing from
the 1ury's verdict or making any other mo-
ton in the case.
Spectators who filled the courtroom In the
expectation that Judge Grain might nave
some comment 10 make on the case "ere
disappointed, the arbitrary sentence hxed
by statute being imposed by him without
,lttering more than forty words.
Giedel killed Jackson when the latter dis
covered him robbing his apartment he
was arrested on July q, indicted July 8
and placed on trial on August 81 lie VIII
be taken to Sing Sing to pay the penalty
for his crime less than six weeks atter IL
was committed
New-York tribune., 1911-09-06
CLARKE REPLIES TO CIRCUIT
District Attorney Says Public In
ouiry Must Continue.

District Attorney John +. Clarke Of
Kings County replied yesterday to the let
ter which ex-Controller Edward NJ. Grout
wrote him on September 3, offering to ap-
pear voluntarily before the grand jury and
at the same time waive his rights 10 immu-
nifty. Mr.. Clarke said that he favored a
public investigation into the affairs of the
Union Bank and that the hearings begun
by Assemblyman Louis Goldstein will and
must continue" The grand jury, he said,
will take up the matters brought out by the
investigation. He prefaced his statement
with the letter which he wrote Governor
Dix on June % and which Mr.. Goldstein
gave out Monday evening in his absence
from Brooklyn. The letter proposed n pub
lie investigation into the conduct Of the
Union Bank and declared that a secret
grand jury investigation would prove un-
satisfactory TO the depositors and the pub
lie in general His statement went on:
This public investigation will and must
continue. The grand jury will consider
matters which are developed by the investi-
cation. The public investigation Is of the
first importance. and the grand jury action
will follow and consider anything of Grim
inal nature which the investigation may
disclose. This is the policy agreed upon by
will be adhered to throughout.
The matter of the reports OF the Union
Bank TO the Banking Department was con-
sidered before the investigation. II IS the
opinion Of the investigators and myself
that this matter should be presented for the
consideration Of the September grand jury,
which will convene on September II.
Mr.. Grouts request 70 appear before the
grand jury on the question Of the falsity Of
the reports TO the Banking Department is
regulated by Sections 257 and 25S of the
Code of Criminal Procedure. which are as
follows:
"257. The grand jury is not bound TO
hear evidence submitted for the defendant :;
but Il is their duty TO weigh all the evil
dence submitted 10 them, and when they
have reason TO believe that other evidence.
within their reach. win explain away the
charge. they should order such evidence 10
be produced and for that purpose may re-
ouire the District Attorney 10 issue process
for the witnesses.
The grand jury ought 10 1nd an indict-
ment when all the evidence before them,
taken together is such as In their 1udg-
ment would if unexplained or uncontra-
dicted, warrant conviction by the trial
jury
In spite Of the threat made 10 bring O
replevin action against Rollins e Rollins,
the Manhattan lawyers, to secure posses
sion Of the papers of the Union Bank which
the firm is holding until its bill for services
10 the Banking Department has ben paid,
the papers were not turned over 70 the in
vestigators yesterday. DR.. j. f. Rohrer,
chairman Of the executive committee Of the
depositors' organization. said yesterday
that he and some of his coworkers would
visit the lawyers to-day and ask for the
papers. as they are needed in the investiga-
ton.
New-York tribune., 1911-09-06
THREE BOYS ROB HOUSE
Spend Afternoon Looting Home
in Lexington Avenue.
LAD OF IL YEARS LEADER
Detectives Find Them Looking
Over Plumber and Say They
Confessed When Arrested.

One Of the most remarka BILE cases Of boy
burglary encountered by the police for
some time was brought 10 light last night
when detectives arrested three boys. the
oldest twelve years. for robbing the home
Of william Knoepke, bookbinder. at No
sol Lexington avenue Loot valued at $500
was taken and recovered by the detectives
in the home Of one OF the boys. who when
arrested calmly and with a trace OF pride
admitted breaking into the home ard rob-
bing II.
The boys are Joseph Miller. Of No. 1855
Second avenue. known "a Cabbage" and
the self admitted leader Of the trio Peter
Dolan. Of No. 1179 Second avenue. and
known as Sandwich" and Howard Kenny,
Of No. 11s7 Second avenue.
The police are Inclined TO believe that
these are the boys who robbed the home OF
Martin r. Baldwin, president Of the Otis
Elevator Company. at No. 16s East 6oth
street
Patrolman McGovern. Of the East s7th
street station. was walking along Lexins-
ton avenue last night when ne noticed that
the front door OF the knoepke house was
ajar. The house is boarded up. the fam
fly being at their country home IN New
Rochelle. McGovern went in and found
everything from the basement TO the fourth
floor in confusion Drawers were pulled
out and the contents scattered here and
there. He at once notified the station.
Detectives De Clio and Gallagher then
went to the house and from ne'ghbors
learned that three small boys were seen
near the home about dusk. with large bur
lap bags over their shoulders. With this
clew to work upon. the detectives traced
the boys TO Miller's home.
According to the detectives, when they
entered tho apartment, they found the
three boys seated around a table on which
was piled the articles taken from the
Knoepke home. The loot cont tained every
thing from soap to matches, opera glasses
and all manner OF things.
The boys were taken to the East 67th
street station. There, according to the po-
lice. they told Of the robbery. saying they
entered the house early in the afternoon,
III eaking open rear window. They
roaned through tn. rooms. packing up the
bags, and when this was accomplished
they had something to eat from the kitch-
en-. At dusk they started for home.
New-York tribune., 1911-09-06
REPUBLICANS OUT FOR ASSEMBLY.

Plattsburg, n. Y, Sept. 1.-The Clinton
County Republican Convention nominated
to-day John r. Booth, of this city, former
Surrogate. for member of Assembly Judge
Booth pledged himself TO vote and work
for the repeal Of the so-caled Levy cleo
ton law and TO work for a direct primary
law Lucien l.. Shedden was chosen dele
gate TO the judicial convention az Sara
toga Springs October T.
Batavia. ~ Y. Sept. 5.-Clarence Bryant
was renominsted to-day for member of
Assembly by the Republicans of Genesee
County.
jamestown. y. Y. Sept. 5.-The Repub-
rcans OF the 1st Chautauqua District have
renominated for Assembly the Rev. Julius
Lincoln, pastor of a large Swedish church.
Mr.. Lncolu was the only clerical member
Of the Assembly last year.
New-York tribune., 1911-09-06
AN ALIBI SAVES BRIDE
Mrs. Readnower Acquitted on Charge
of Numbering First Husband.

Covington, Ky, Sept. 5.-Mrs. Anna May
Readnouer, who was arrested during the
trial of her second husband on the charge
Of numbering er flrt husband, Arthur
Anniss. was acquitted in the Kenton Coun-
ty Court here to-day. Mrs. Readnower had
come from her home in Vincennes, Ind.
10 Covington TO testify for her second
husband.
Readnower. at his trial last week estab-
hshed an alibi for himself and did the
same for his wife to-day. They formerly
lived in Covington, and were married three
months after the death Of Annss, In June
OF this year.
New-York tribune., 1911-09-06
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

The following bankruptcy petitions
were flied Yesterday in the United States
District Court:
THE AUDUBON IMPROVEMENT co,
builder and peal estate dealer. of No. 81
Nassau street Involuntary 1T was al
legged that the company was insolvent and
made preferential payments. Liabilities es-
timated at 1900. Assets OF no value.
THE DUTCHESS CIDER AND VINE
GAR CO, Of Verbank y. Y Involuntary.
IT was alleged that the company was in
solvent and in July allowed three creditors
consist of a mill valued at $4,000. mort
gagged for $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1911-09-06
DIX CONFERS WITH HUPPUCF
Discusses Craftsmanship of Democratic
State Committee.
GBv Telegraph to The Tribune.

Albany, Sept 5.-Governor Dix this after
noon had a conference with Winfield A
Huppuch, Public Service Commissioner, In
reference to his successor as chairman OF
the Democratic State Committee The Gov
ernor still looks on Mr.. Huppuch as the
active head of the committee in spite or
his position on the Public Service Com
mission.
After the conference he said that among
the names that have been mentioned Tor
the Craftsmanship are Mayor Sague OF
Poughkeepse, Frank Perkins, chairman OF
the Dutchess County Democratic Commit
tee. and Samuel j. Tiden, Of Columbia
County.
New-York tribune., 1911-09-06
TO SELL 100000 PREFERRED.

Charles d. Barney e. Co.. Of New York
and Philadelphia, have been authorized TO
receive applications for the 100000 I per
cent participating preferred stock of the
American Oriental Company at par, 800 a
share.
The American Oriental Company is re-
finer OF California crude oil for Pacific
Ocean trade and has works on San Fran
cisco Bay. The company has a capital
stock OF 100000. divided into 5000 pre-
ferred shares of 800 each and 10000
common shares Of 800 each. The members
of the advisory committee are Charles s.
Rackeman and Ralph h. Forbes. OF Boston
Thomas Frederick Victor and James Par
rish Lee. OF this city and Isaac II. Clothier,
OF Philadelphia.
New-York tribune., 1911-09-06
GRAND CIRCUIT TR0TTING
Soprano Beats Willy and Others
at Hartford Meet.

Hartford, Conn. Sept 5.-Only two races
were decided at the Grand Circuit meeting
here today, the 2.OS trot and the 2:l9 trot.
Soprano whose work on the track this year
has been marked, was the favorite In the
2.OS. trot, and won the first and last two
heats and the race, with 2OsI in the first
heat as the best time. She won the first
heat by a small margin and was left In
third place In the second, Belvasia dis
playing a burst OF speed that landed her
under the wire a nose ahead Of Willy.
In the last two heats she trailed into the
stretch. and on cutting loose won easily by
half n length.
With only three entries, the 2:19 trot was
easy for Lee Wilson, the gelding taking the
race in straight heats, with Lady Willow
close second and Baron Aberdeen a poor
third The best time, 2:l0l4, was made In
the first heat.
The summaries follow:
New-York tribune., 1911-09-06
STANDARD OILS NEW PRICE.

The first sales Of Standard oil stock.
x-subsidaries since the transfer books
closed on August 81 preparatory 10 the
distribution OF the stocks Of the subsidi-
cry companies TO the stockholders in ac-
cordance with tho decree Of the United
States Supreme Court, were made on the
curb yesterday. five shares changing
hands on this basis at $40 Five transac-
tons in the subsidiaries at 325 were also
reported. This was equivalent 10 SIS for
STANDARD OH stock when it was selling on
the Old basis
New-York tribune., 1911-09-06
MANY MILLS REOPENED
More Than 5000 Textile Oper
atives at Work Again.

Boston, Sept. 5.-A change for the better
occurred In many cities, towns and villages
OF New England to-day, when textile mills
employing an aggregate OF fifty-five thou
sand persons resumed operations after a
shut down varying from eight days TO two
weeks or more. Curtailment of the produc-
tion OF cotton goods will continue at many
places, including Fall River. until the raw
cotton situation and goods market condi-
tions further improve. William NJ. Wood,
president of the American Wooden Com
pany. which controls thirty mills in New
York State and New England, says the
woollen business is improving
New-York tribune., 1911-09-06
GOV. DIX ON TAXATION
Paper Read at international Con.
ference, Richmond, Va.
40 STATES REPRESENTED
New York's Executive Urges
Comfy Between the States,
for Good of All.

Richmond va, Sept. b.--With forty
states represented, thirteen Of them by their
Governors. others by the Tax Commits
sioners or similar officials, the International
Tax Conference opened here this afternoon.
The Governors who attended were Flor
Ida, A. w. Gilchrist Idaho. James H. Haw-
ley: Maryland, a. L. Crothers; Mississippi,
r. r. Noel; Nebraska. Chester II. Aldrich !;
New Hampshire, r. p. Bass: Ohio, Judson
Harmon: oklahoma, Lee Cruce; Pennsy'-
vsnia. j. X. Tener; South Carolina, Cole La
Blease: West Virginia, W. II. GlasscocK'
and Virginia. William II. Mann.
Governor John A. Dix Of New York, VINO
was TO have been one Of the principal
speakers. was prevented from attending. as
the New York Legislature reassembles to-
morrow. His address was read by lawson
Purdy. president OF the New York Tax De-
partment. It was I'm part as follows:
7 have no sympathy with the theory Of
taxation which finds expression in retail
iatory legislation. Because some sister
state imposes unjust taxes upon our clti-
zens doing business there Is no reason, 10
my mind why New York should impose un-
just taxes on the CITIZENS OK that s,a,s
doing business in New York. Rather should
New York set the example OF dealing justly
and by argument and persuasion seek the
repeal Of the unjust law, Every TAX law
should be carefully considered b0sh as 10
its effects within and without the state: II
Is comparatively easy to consider the. effect
within the state, and unfortunately that Is
the only side of the question which ls ,isu-
ally considered at all. II the tax anects
business outside Of the state adversely. our
legislators. If we may Judge y their actions
and their words, seem pleased rather than
saddened. This, ! suppose, Is on the mar
row view that another mans loss is our
gain, particularly when that man. is our
business rival But thoughtful business
men know better. They know that any
thing that would raise the price or fuei IN
PENNSYLVANIA would, through the subtle
and sensitive pulses Of business and credit,
affect business everywhere.
New-York tribune., 1911-09-06
TO SHIP HORSES TO AUSTRALIA.

Lexington, Ky, Sept 8. - Irving Fl.
Wheatcroft, proprietor of the st. James
Stud Farm. at st. James. d. c.. and Lex
fngton, will ship his horses to Melbourne
or Sydney. Australia to be sold at auction.
In the stud here are sixty mares, forty
foas and ten stations, including ST. Sayn,
Cnsarian and Don Royal
New-York tribune., 1911-09-06

were on display. showing tables ana hla-
grams. illustrating the tax rolls OF 'ne
different states and the kind or Reports
required by them from corporations ana
individuals.
New-York tribune., 1911-09-06

constitution. I do not approve the recall
material in the presence of ono progress
sive proposition. viz. that Congress had
no right TO prescribe constitutions for
these incoming states.