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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-27
STATE FARMERS
CLOSE MEETING
Annual Convention of Grange Is
Held at Oshkosh.
PARCELS POST is FAVORED
New Officers Are Elected. H. NJ. cui-
bertson of Medina is Chosen
Master, H. hide of Nee
nah Overseer.

Madison.-The Wisconsin State
grange closed its annual convention
at Oshkosh with the election OF the
following officers:
Master, f. M. culbertson, Medina;
overseer. Herman hide, Neenah; lee
turer. Mrs. Marcia Hewlett. Oshkosh;
steward, NJ j. Killing. Poygan; chap
lain, A. c. Powers, Beloit; treasurer,
A. ]. Cross. Allenville; secretary, w.
G. Jamison. Appleton; gatekeeper, c.
D. Wood. Appleton
The grange passed a resolution IN
favor of the parcels post and a reso-
milton of commentator TO Senator La
Toilette for the work he has done in
congress for the farmers and for his
opposition 10 the reciprocity treaty.
The first session was devoted to the
opening exercises, while there were
a number of addresses, together with
musical numbers. Reports were given,
and the election of officers took place.
At the public meeting, there were
discussions and music. and unfinished
business was taken up.
The public meeting was opened
with music by members of South
Greenville grange. Mayor Banderob
gave the address of welcome, with
response by George r. Schaefer of
Appleton, master of the Wisconsin
State grange. H M. Culbertson, gave
an address on Rural Homes the
Backbone of the Nation" and he was
followed by Mrs. William Care of Al
lenville. with a selection, "Woman's
Work in the Grange" Music by
members of omro grange followed. J.
N. Tittemore of Poygan then gave an
address on Importance of Farm Or
ganization."
Algoma grange gave a musical
number. followed by w. G. Jamison,
secretary of the Wisconsin State
grange, who discussed, Alfalfa Grow
ing" Model grange gave a musical
number. The subject of the paper by
Rudolph ]. Schaefer of Appleton was
1.-The Three Varieties of Corn Recon-
mended by the Experiment Station
and Under What Conditions Should
Each be Grown" E. j. Eldred, prin-
cipal of the 0mro high school, gave
paper on the subject, I'm What Way
Can the High School Benefit the
Country School in the Teaching Of
Agriculture"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-27
PLOT TO BLOW UP
FORT RILEY Barred
Bomb and Torch Spreads Terror .,
Army P0st--Threat' Sent
to ohcers.

Fort Riley, KaE.-Following the ar
rest OF the Rev C. n. Brewer. Mrs.
Anna Jordan and five soldiers, it
developed that for nine months fed
eral army officers at Fort Riley have
been lighting an alleged plot to de-
stroy the big army reservation. Not
only were there frequent incendiary
fires and dyr mite explosions, but the
commanding officers received frequent
letters threatening them with death
and the fort with destruction.
Night and day since early last spring
Fort Riley has been under more than
double guard and the homes of com
missioned officers have been guarded
in order to Illustrate threats of their
destruction by dynamite.
Brig. Gen, w. s. Schuyler. command
er Of the post; Col, Eli d. Hoyls. in
command OF the Sixth field artillery.
and Col. Charles A. p. Hatfield we're
recipients of letters threatening them
with personal violence and the blow
ing Up Of their homes.
The first and Que of the worst fires
was the night Of darch IA. when the
quartermaster's )rehouse was entire
ly destroyed wit a lo~s OF s250,000
Another fire on arc. 20 damaged the
cavalry ordnane building.
An attempt nol only TO burn build
ing, but TO burn soldiers. was made
the night Of June 3. Mattresses were
saturated with kerosene and set on
fire. Early discovery saved the build
Ing and probably many lives.
At midnight. June "a, the govern.
ment bridge was dynamited. The
morning OF June IS FIRE destroyed
Troop A stable and Killed q horses
August an attempt was made TO
blow up the water main and cut the
fort entirely from its supply of water
The attempt was only partly success.
full.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-27

There viii be. It is announced. no
attempt this year to cross the Allan.
tic ocean. In view OF all the fatalities
which have happened In the attempted
conquest of the air. It is reassuring
to note an instance In which prudence
Is by no means the pusillanimous vlr.
ture which some rash ones hold il.
On the contrary. courage could accom-
plish more If It took the hard common
sense plan. as has been done in this
case. of having prudence for a run.
ming mate The two are not at ali in
compatible
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-27
implement Men Hit Mail Houses.

The Wisconsin Retail Imple-
men: and Vehicle Dealers associa-
ton, which held its annual conven-
ton at Milwaukee. went on record
against manufacturers who sell to
catalogre houses. Members are on
the op. aion that a manufacturer who
sells o firms which in turn reach the
cons amer by mail is creating unjust
CO Ipetition and they will refuse to do
business with such manufacture RS.
Five hundred members attended the
convention. Business sessions and
exhibits were held in the Auditorium.
The question of increasing the
membership of the association as
discussed at length. Organization is
the keynote of all lines Of business
said number of members, and any
plan whereby the membership could
be augmented should be tried out.
In making his recommendations
Secretary Siebenthan urged a closer
cooperation between dealers and
manufacturers. do what you can to
make the relations as pleasant as pos
sible. he said. Don't give an order
to a salesman merely to prevent a
competitor from handling the goods
and then cancel the order Remem-
her the manufacturer has some rights.
and if you do not want TO handle his
goods let him sell to others without
Placing obstacles in his way"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-27

Sometimes II happens that men who
have smoked TO a good old age. alb
jure the weed before they die. as re.
Gently did d. X. Pearsons. the Chicago
philauthropist. actuated by the belief
perhaps. that II has been so pleasant
10 them that II must be harmful. 9th
ers refuse to believe that only the dis
agreeable things Of the world are in.
tendet' for human use, and are con.
WINGED that they have been indebt-
ed 70 tobacco for innocent enjoyment.
This was the case with Abraham
lsaacs. who died In San Francisco at
the age Of one hundred and six, and
whose last words were: God has been
good TO me and allotted me long life
Let me die smoking"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-27

The health commissioner OF Chicago
would like to abolish the gongs on am.
Sulances, saying that they are nuts.
Rncrs and incentives to violation Of the
speed ordinance. A gong has no place
on an ambulance for the sick. he de.
olares. and there Is no sense In having
to rouse the entire community when
going after patient All OF which in.
dicates that the commissioner has a
level head. lie might have added that
not once in thousand times is It nee.
essary to exercise frantic haste in con.
veying the patient 10 the hospital. the
ailing occupant OF The vehicle being
the better In 9ss cases for a moderate
pace.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-27

While the subject OF conservation is
under discussion stress may well be
laid on the necessity OF conservation
of cities against the risk of des,ruc.
tion by fire. The suggestions made
by Franklin II. Wentworth Of Boston
at the recent Fire Protection con.
gress in ST. Paul favor ncn.oombus.
tible window frames and wired glass
In all commercial. factory and Office
buildings. and the general installation
OF automatic sprinkler systems. II
would be we'll too. If all city RIOTS
were covered With Uncomfortable ma,
teriai. eliminating the daugerouV
wooden shingles.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-27
POWERS DEMAND PEACE
IN CHINESE EMPIRE
Such 10 Real Meaning Of Diplomatic
Notes TO BE Presented to Confer
ence at Shanghai.

Peking. = Identical notes were pre-
scented By the representatives of all
the powers to the Shanghai con
Terence of revolutionary and imperial
emissarfes looking toward information
al intervention to stop the civil war
in China.
While these notes, the text OF which
was agreed upon at meeting of the
diplomatic corps. merely express the
nope that an early agreement may be
reached. this cooperative action is re
garded as tantamount to a notice to
the eontending forces that the powers
VIII not Peanut China to drift into
chaos.
diplomats here are unanimous that
THIS friendly pressure is essential TO
prevent the Shanghai negotiations
from proving futile and also that Chi
mas only nope to escape division ana
dissolution is the acceptance Of a con
stitutional monarchy.
Shanghai, China. - The fate of the
Chinese revolution is in the hands
of a peace commission. which met
for the first time in the town
nan here. The commissioners. WI
ring Fang for the reyolutionists and
TANK shao-Yi. personal representative
Oh Premier Yuan Shih-Kai, are as
sisted by five delegates selected from
each side.
Both the commissioners expressed
the hope that settlement could be
reached
Inc greatest precautions are being
taken to safeguard the life of Tang
shao-Yi, who, 1t is feared, might be
assassinated by the people, who have
been advocating his death.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-27
euvEp POWERS OF COURTS.

Some workmen engaged in hanging
an iron door on the Planters hotel re-
Gently disturbed the attention OF court
and jury across the way and therefore
the orderly and equitable process Of
the law in Judge Muench's court A
deputy sheriff was sent with a mes
sage to them to desist Unaware that
the court is the people Of the state OF
Missouri, the workmen replied to the
emisary in light and gamesome man
ner. says the St Louis Republic. Re
suit: An arrest for contempt. the
hasty summoning OF the contractor
and the release Of his minions upon
payment Of the costs OF the arrest.
The 9riys,e citizen. on reading this.
may well sigh for the powers he I'M
Willingly delegated when courts we're
constituted Noise is the bane OF civ
ilization The savage trod with moe,
casined otoot upon a carpet of leaves
in the forest or the grass of the prai-
Tie. Civilization means crowding. IL
rears walls and necessitates pave
ments. The latter make noise aid the
former echo IT, In an age when en-
cheering runs to specialtles, why not
the antinolse engineer? lie might be.
gin with the auto siren and the street
car gong and progress slowly toward
the pneumatic riveter. saving for his
matured powers the perlpatetie vege-
table man and the talking machine
with the green horn in the small fat
on the side street.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-27

English sparrows In Massachusetts
are accused OF being firebugs by car.
rying matches TO their nests. n the
little birds could speak. they might
retort On the carelessness OF humans
in throwing matches around and then
deyoting time, attention aud energy
to the great question Of Gre proven.
ton. Being sparrows only. however.
they simply twitter and so on picking
up matches where the humans throw
them
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-27
FOR BETTER FARM EDUCATION.
Director Of Experiment Stations Asks
for Large Appropriation.

WashingtoD,--Rapid development Of
public interest in the broader phases
Of agricultural education is noted by
Dr. A. T. True. director Of the office Of
experiment stations of the department
OF agriculture. in HIS annual report.
just made to Secretary Wilson.
There is evidence. says Or. True.
that the right solution of the prob
lens of country life and agricultural
production will depend largely on an
effective system OF practical education
which will reach the masses OF men.
women and children on the farms"
Owing to the immensity Of the task.
he declares that the work of his bu-
reau has been entirely inadequate TO
meet the situation" He recommends
that at least $4,000 be added for the
next fiscal year 10 the appropriation
for the agricultural education work Of
his Office.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-27
CUBAN HERO TAKES FLEET.
Rear Admiral Winsiow is Assigned I,
New York Navy Yard.

N1N WIN N~Nf hdFQs
Newport, r. L. Rear Admiral Cam,
eron MeRae WinsIow. the daring
laval officer who cut the cables
af Cuba during the SPANS, war.
working in steam launch while the
Spanish troops rained musfetry on
Tire Officer and his crew. has received
orders assigning him to command the
second division of the Atlltntie feet in
the New York navy yard and TO tiy his
Gag from the hattleship Louisiana
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-27
jan for Man suffraoette.

London.--Allan Ross MeDougall.
who hurled brass bound box at Da-
vid Lloyd-George. chancellor Of the
exchequer. when the latter was lCav.
Ing womans liberal meeting, strik-
ing him on the face with the missile.
was sentenced to two months at hard
labor,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-27
SEARCH FOR DYnAMlrERs, AID
Federal Body Probes Source Of Funds
for Deeds.


for Deeds.
Indianapolis, IND. District Attorney
Charles w. Miller began direct at
tack on the heart of the alleged dyna-
mite conspiracy.
The federal grand jury commenced
It's investigation of the sources of
money supplied the McNamaras and
Others to purchase and carry about the
country the explosives by which more
than one hundred structures were
wrecked.
Mrs. Andrew j. Hull, now of kim
ball. Neb., who. as Miss Edith Wine
brenner. was bookkeeper for the Inter
national Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers, and who
was familiar with It's money receipts
and disbursements, was closely ques-
toned by Mr. Miller. Stubs of check
books and accounts of the association
during the five years were investi.
gated by the grand jury.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-27
state Tax Board Elects Secretary.

State Tax Board Elects Secretary.
TIE Wisconsin tax commission
elected Attorney A. ]. Myrland of
Grantsburg as secretary of the com
mission TO succeed Attorney George
A. Francis, who resigned to engage in
the fruit raising business in New Jer-
sey. Mr.. Myrland is district attorney
OF Burnett county. He is a graduate
of the academic and law departments
of the state university and served for
several years as a member of the
board of regents of that institution.
He was raised at Mount Horeb, Dane
county. Mr.. Francis was originally
from Milwaukee and has served as
secretary of the commission for
dozen years. The salary of the office
is $4,000. The change will take place
on January l.
John p. Lewis If Friendship,
banker and former superintendent of
schools of Adams county, was ap.
pointed by Governor McGovern as
member of the state board of control
to succeed the Rev. Daniel Woodward.
who resigned to become warden Of
the state prison. The appointment is
for term ending :he first sionday in
April 1915. The salary is s., 500
year and expenses. Mr.. Lewis will
qualify for the Office Immediately.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-27

A statement comparing the states
expenses Of last year with those Of
1900, designed to explain the large in
crease, was made public by Secretary
Of State Frear The statement shows
for 1910 al increase of s4,4S4,15K on
nineteen large items OF expenditures,
more than double the amount expend-
ed in 1900. The remaining increase
of 1897 1904 is covered by a large
number OF specific items, including
the increase in natural growth OF the
state.
Figures on the proportion OF the
ten year increase occasioned by new
commissions show that less than 20
per cent. Of the items included in the
$685., 900 increase We're due to the ex-
penses of the railroad and tax commits
sions
Thu 10, sUoct Homo IF
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-27
Railroads Ask Lower Taxes.

Transportation companies were be-
fore the tax commission to present
objection to the increased assess
ments made by that body of their
properties in the preliminary valua-
tions recently fixed by the commits.
sion.
o. S. Baylies of Chicago repre-
scented the Live Poultry Transports
tiop company of that city. For the
Northwestern Railway company was
Frank P. Crandon. tax commissioner
for that corporation: for the Milwau-
kee railroad was A. S. Dudley of Mil
waukee, tax commissioner of that
road, and for the Omaha. Tax Com.
missioner Thomas A. Polleys. The C.
b. & Q. was represented By ". W.
Baldwin. vice-president. and C. ].
Sturgis, general auditor. whila for the
Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light
company came +. S. Mack. attorney.
and c. N. Duffy. superintendent
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-27
MINERS ELECT }. p. WHITE.
iowan Has Beaten Lewis for Head OF
National Organization.

National Organization.
Springfield. lll.-Reports received
at the state headquarters of the
United Mine Workers of America
show that John p. White Of Oskaloo-
sa, Ia, has been reelected president
OF the national organization over T. l..
Lewis of Ohio. former president
Frank j, Hayes of Collinsville has a
big lead over his competitors for ma
tional vice-president. Returns from
Illinois indicate that John Walker of
Danville has been returned to the
presidency of the state organization
by large plurality. Duncan MeDon-
aid of La Sale is apparently reflect
ed secretary-treasurer and in the race
for yice-presideut Adolph Germer of
Belleville leads Paul Smith of Carbon
dale.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-27
A6sINTHE BARRED FROM U. s.
Order Forbiddlng Its importation
Awaits Signature of Wilson.

Order Forbidding Its Importation
Awaits Signature of Wilson.
Washington.--The pure food board
of the department of agriculture
decided that the importation of
absinthe into the United States
should be prohibited after January /
next The board declares that the
drug is dangerous to the health of
those addicted to its use.
The order awaits the signature OF
Secretary Wilson before becoming eff.
fective
Or. Wiley expressed the opinion
that "absinthe is one OF the worst enc
mics of man, and II we can keep the
people of the United States from be-
coming slaves to this demon we wiz
do it,"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-27
Artleles d lneorporation.

Articles Of incorporation we're fled
in the Office OF Secretary Of State
F'real' as follows: The Pomona Realty
an Development company. Eau
Cislre, capital s100.o 0e: incorporates.
L A. Du Dohn. IL W. Chase, W. s.
Woodruff and C. ". Kelly. The Pro.
gressive Music Factory company. Mil
waukee; capitol. $4,000: ineoraora.
tors. s. A. CounelI, Daniel schmidt
and A. .. Weidner. The Milwaukee
Yacht and Boat company. Milwaukee
capital, ssG.630; incorporators. J. B
eselch. {. c welch and +. ". Aiagin.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-27
SUPREME COURT APPEALED TO.
Twenty Thousand Denver Citizens
Weuld Dust City Officials.

Would Gust City officials.
Denver. Colo.-Twenty thousand
persons joined in an appeal TO the
supreme court to GUST Hiram f. Hits
from the county assessors office and
in demand that Mayor r. w. Speer
resign.
The action was taken in the form of
resolutions adopted by four meetings
held at the state capitol as a protest
against the seizure of the assessors
Office at midnight by Hits, backed
by armed policemen. following his
appointment to succeed Assessor
Henry J. Arnold.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-27
Teachers Guide Printed.

ieacHers' Guide Printed.
A teachers guide to the museum Of
the State Horticultural society mas
been printed and is being distributed.
As guide to certain articles OF spe-
cial historical interest it is intended
to assist teachers, women's study
clubs. and other visitors to the
museum. 1t gives a partial list of the
memorial in the museum OF distin-
guished national and state characters.
Among the national figures represent
ed by articles of interest are Daniel
Boone, John Brown, Grover Cleveland,
Father Damien, Jefferson Davis. FL
mer Ellsworth, James A. Garfield, U.
S. Grant, Sam Houston. John Paul
Jones, Roger Sherman. Sitting Bull.
Tecumseh, George Washington and
Daniel Webster. OF state characters
some two score of whom there are re-
minders are mentioned, as Nelson
Dewey, Henry Dodge. James Duane
Doty. j. r. Doolittle, Augustus Gig
non, Charles de Langlade, Increase A.
Lapham, Nichols Perot, Moses NJ.
Strong. William r. Taylor and
Eleazer Williams.
1t is desired that the relatives OF
other men and woIsen who have taken
prominent part in the tate or the
nations history, place II. The care of
the museum any valuable or interest
ing article which they now possess.
These will in this manner be properly
safeguarded against loss by fire, theft
or other causes, and become available
to all Wisconsin citizens.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-27

Portland. Me.-Ten years in the fed
eral prison at Atlantis was the sen.
tence imposed upon Rev Frank w.
Sanford. leader of the Holy Ghost and
Us Society Of Shiloh. for causing the
deaths of six persons on the yacht
Coronet.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-27
Am 80, Slam h c.hlrann

Philadelphia. The management OF
the Baldwin Locomotive works mas
under consideration the erection OF a
plant in Chicago for the building OF
locomotives for the western rail-
roads.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-27
ENGLAND BARS U. S. PACKERS.
Britain viii Award No Contracts 70
Meat Men on Trial.

CFItatH VIII award NO contracts 10
Meat Men on Trial.
London. The following notice from
the war office has been sent to the
agents in the British Isles OF the
American beef packers who are
now undergoing tr'Nl In the United
States and who have had large govern
ment contracts for the supply of meats
for the army and navy of Great
Britain:
Pending the ultimate result of the
legal proceedings in the United States
against certain meat packing firms. It
has been decided by the British gcv
eminent that none Of the firms in.
volved shall be invited to tender for
army supplies"
The decision OF the government Is the
result Of opposition OF labor and ad-
vanced radical members OF parliament
to the American trusts.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-27
FIFTy-NINE BODIES FOUND
Hope Practically Abandoned Of Find
ing More Live Miners.

7OPe TTdSt'caiJ HDanooned OF Find
ing More Live Miners.
Knoxville. Tenn. Fifty-nine
lead bodies have been removed
trom the Cross Mountain mine. which.
with the five men rescued alive, makes
total OF fifty given up from the tomb.
The officials of the company claim
that there were Only Sc men at work
at the time of the explosion. but even
were they able to tell exactly those
who checked in, still many miners,
boys and helpers went into the mines
who do not appear on the company's
list.
Not another live miner will, In all
probability, be taken from the mine,
as there is little to Indicate that there
is a living thing in the underground
passages,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-27

Sydney, Australia, The American
middle-weight boxer Cyclone" Johnny
Thompson was defeated on points in
contest OF twenty rounds at the stadi
um here by middle-weighi boxer
named Rice.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-27
Won,an So hn go

Lead. 5. D--Because ke VS. mis-
taken lor burglar when e went TO
ash concerning his rent, G, J. Herber,.
a wealthy property cwner. s dead at
his home here as the result OF a
wound from revolver In the hands
OF Mrs. Amy Berry.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-12-27
LORDS PASS INSURANCE LAW.

Measure Provides for Compulsory Pro.
vision Against Sickness.
London.-The house of lords adopt
ed the national insurance bin. pro.
viding for compulsory insuraSce
against sickness and unemployment
of the working classes. probably
the biggest thing in the world in leg
islatiye way now pending AS the
house OF commons las passed the bin
the signature of the king is only lack
Ing for It 70 become . law.