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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
.8R|sTOW TAKES UP
ATTACK BY FISHER
Secretary in Speech Assail:
'Demagogic Progressives."
STIR AT HUTCHINSON FAIR
Nonpartisan Celebration Is Given Po-
Iitleal Thrill During Which Thou
sands of Spectators Applaud
Both Speakers.

Hutchinson, Kan.-An unlooked-for
incident that thrilled and interested
the thousands in attendance at the
state fair grounds. came at the
close of what had been a non
partisan celebration OF Kansas fiftieth
anniversary OF her birth, in which
President Taft had participated and
delivered the principal address
Waiter L. Fisher, secretary of the
interior in President Taft's cabinet.
just back from Alaska, made a three.
minute speech, IA which he said some
things about the difference between
real progressives Of the middle-of-the-
road type like Mr.. Taft" and "hypo-
critical, demagogic progressives who
opposed every practical progressive
policy put forth"
Senator Joseph L. Bristow, ranking
second only TO Senator La Toilette of
Wisconsin among the progressives OF
the nation. followed Secretary Fisher
and quickly caught up his challenge
as he made reply to the secretary. Mr..
Bristow glared directly at the cabinet
officer.
We Of Kansas" he said. may at
times have been accused of acting be
fore we thought. but we always have
had the courage to contend for what
we believed was right. and we have
worked out in this state the greatest
moral civilization in the world.
I'VE are always willing to grant the
other fellow is honest in his views and
we expect him to grant that we are
honest in ours. ! want to say to Pres
ident Taft and Secretary Fisher right
now that In working out the prob
lens that confront us we of Kansas
will have our part and have our say
TO the end that there shall be equal
justice to all and special privilege to
none"
Both Secretary Fisher and Senator
Bristow were wildly applauded.
Senator Curtis of Kansas. classed as
conservative, was next to speak, and
he took advantage OF the strained sit
uation to pay tribute to Secretary
Fisher.
MIR. Fisher" he said, has just re-
turned from Alaska, where he has
been studying the great problems that
face the people of that far-away terri
tory. And | want to say to you, Mr..
Secretary. here and now, that the peo-
pie Of this country will believe what
you report in regard to Alaska, and |,
as one senator, will be there to help
you and President Taft to solve tn,
Alaskan questions and to serve the
people of this country"
Senator Curtis concluded with the
assertion that the people of Kansas
believed Mr.. Taft broad enough and
big enough to be the president OF all
the people"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
IRON FAILS EATEN BY WORMS
Accidents on Railroad Lead to Re-
msrkabIe Discovery by italian En-
qineers-insect the Cause.

A microbe has been discovered IA
Italy which feeds upon iron. Engin-
GERS employed on a railway in south
ern Italy. near Reggie. we're recently
much disturbed by the accidents al
ways occurring near the same place.
and which appeared to indicate that
some serious defect must exist in the
material or the construction OF the
rails. The government appointed a
commission of surveillance to main
tain constant watch at the spot
where the accidents had occurred.
Soon after II was noticed that the sur
face of rails appeared to be corroded.
as IL by acid, A rail was taken up
and broken, and was found to be lit
orally followed out by thin. gray
worm, two centimeters in length and
Of about the size Of the prong of sill
yer fork Upon its head it carried two
little glands filed with a corrosive
secretion. which it elected every few
minutes upon the iron. The liquid
renders the iron soft and spongy, and
it is then greedily devoured by the In
sect.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
ApneaI for L,.nrv ae.t,l.

Richmond. Va.-An effort is being
made to obtain a Communication OF the
death sentence imposed upon Henry
Clay Beattie. Jr., for the murder OF
his wife on the Midlothian turnpike on
the night of July Is. II the appeal 10
the supreme court for a new trial
should not be successful 1t is stated
that several Of the Jurors who tried
and convicted Beattie were ap-
preached with a view to getting their
signatures on the petition for commu-
tation. but that all refused TO consider
the proposition.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
DIFFERENT USES OF GLASS
Bridge Spanning Royal Gorge Of Colo
RADIO River Is Made Of That Ma
ter;al-cioth for Dresses

II would seem that in these days
there is no limit TO the uses made OF
glass Among the most extraordinary
may be cited the following:
The bridge spanning the Royal
Gorge of the Arkansa river In Colo
RADIO. This bridge may be said to be
half mile high. for it reaches from
one ciiff to the other Of the gorge.
with deep chasm beneath it. The
floor of this wonderful bridge Is made
OF plate glass one and one-half inches
in thickness. set in steel framework
In Lyons. France. pavements made
or glass have been in use for some
time. They are constructed of cera.
mo-crystal. ceramic stone or devitri-
fed glass. and are laid in the form OF
blocks eight inches square. each block
containing sixteen parts in the shape
of checkers. 1t is said that these
blocks are so closely fitted together
that water cannot pass between them,
The whole pavement presents the odd
eject OF huge checkerboard The
special advantages claimed for this
style Of pavement are that IT has
greater resistance than stone. that it
is poor conductor Of cold-Ice. ac-
cordingly. not forming readily upor It,
and. finally. that Il is more durable
than stone and much cheaper. besides
affording no places for the lodgment
of microbes.
In Germany they manufacture glass
telegraph poles near Frankfort. The
glass mass whereof these poles are
made strengthened by interlacing and
INTERVIEWING with strong wire threads.
It is asserted that the glass poles show
their superiority over wooden ones by
reason of their resistance to the raw
ages of insects in tropical countries.
and against the climatic influences Of
rain. snow and sleet in other coun-
tries.
The ingenious Germans have also
devised glass water pipes, having a
covering of asphalt to prevent frac-
ture. These are employed In many
parts of the empire, and it is claimed
that they afford thorough protection
against moisture in the ground,
against the action of acids and alkalis
am also that they cannot be pene-
trated by gases.
Glass cloth for dresses is no new
thing. having been placed ON the mar
ket number of years ago. This glass
cloth has the same simmer and bril-.
lance of color as that shown by silk
Besides glass cloth. there may be in.
stanced manufactured glass curtains.
carpets. tablecloths and napkins. most
Of which are results Of the ingenuity
OF European manufacturers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
INDUSTRIAL,
MECIIANICAL
GO NOTES e.

There are $4,000 Russians at work
In Scottish iron and coal mines
An India rubber gatherer OF Brazil
averages Is pounds Of Juice every day
Nearly twice as many women as
men are engaged In the industries of
Japan.
The raising OF goldfish is an indus
try which has been conducted "a China
from remote times.
Matches have not yet displaced the
ttnderbcx in certain rural districts OF
Spain and Italy.
Experiments are being conducted
with the hope OF securing rubber
substitute from bitumen-
A muffier on the exhaust Of an au-
tornobile lessons the eficien y OF the
engine from to 10 per cent
In France powder-making Is one OF
the safest Of the Industrial pursuits.
from the viewpoint OF the workman
Best results are obtained from bose
noszies six to ten times The hose
diameter in length and With the open.
ing one-third of tbs diameter 81 the
hose.
There are 2.2Os Industrial railroads.
In this country. most OF which are
ooeraksd ia connersi Jon with industrial
plants and do net 4cceDt outsids bnsi
nnRN.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
MAGAZINES ON WAR VESSEL
EXPLODE; HUNDREDS DIE
French 5attleship Liberte Is Destroyed
When Fire Attacks Explosives
other Ships Damaged.

Toulon. France.-More than 400 Off
GERS and men we're killed in the
harbor of this port when the bat
tleship Liberte. one of the finest
ships in the French navy was blown
up and totally destroyed by an explo-
sion OF her magazines
The battleship Republlque was Sc
yerely damaged and the battleships
Democratic and verite also suffered
from the masses of twisted iron and
armor plate that were hurled upon
their decks
This is the greatest disaster that
has ever befallen the French navy. and
in magnitude is almost without prece-
dent in the annals of the worlds
hghting ships.
II is thought that the disaster was
due to the defiagration of "B" pow.
der. as in the case Of the lena The
fire is believed to be the result OF the
blast. About a N. the watch per
ceived dense smoke coming from
the forepart of the ship lie reported
this to the officers, who promptly or
dered that the magazines be flooded
as first precaution. Men went to
open the valves communicating with
the sea. but returned precipitately.
saying that 1t was impossible to carry
out their orders on account of the poi
sonous fumes rising from the maya
zines
Some idea of the violence of the ex.
plosion may be had from the fact that
the officer commanding the gunnery
school ship Foudre. anchored three
kilometers (1,S6 miles from the Lib
erte. was killed on his own quarter
deck by a fragment Of shell hurled
from the Liberte. and two sailors
standing beside him were wounded
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
First Risk Law Action.


An accident in the plant OF
the Pfister 6 vogel Leather com.
pany at Milwaukee, which caused the
loss of three fingers to seventeen
year-old boy. has brought about the
first prosecution under the newly
formed industrial commission law OF
Wisconsin. which Is charged with the
administration of all labor laws and
the workmen's compensation act The
prosecution is instituted under that
section of the industrial commission
act which provides penalties fer the
removal of safety devices on ma
chinery. This first prosecution Is a
practical demonstration of the desire
OF the new commission TO exert every
possible effort toward the prevention
of industrial accidents.
In this first exercise of its author
ity the commission has ordered ]. A..
Waller, deputy at Milwaukee. to swear
out warrant against an assistant
foreman OF the Pflster & Vogel
Leather company. According TO the
original report OF the accident on
September 10 this assistant foreman
had removed safety device on an
embossing machine. and thus made
possible tho accifssrt 70 the seven
teen-year-old employee.
The industrial commission exercls-
ing its full authority under the law
has caused prosecution to be brought
against the assistant foreman, the OBJ
yious object being. of course, to serve
practical and insistent warning upna
all other companies that safeguards
must not be removed. II Is expected
that the case win be brought up
within short time In the Milwaukee
municipal court The assistant fore
man under the law is subject to a fine
Of not less than $40 nor more thar
| 800 for his offense In removing the
safeguard.
The accident at the pfister & vogel
plant brings to notice = concrete
| illustration OF the operation of the
workmen's compensation act passed
by the last legislature. II so happens
that the injured employe supported
his mother and assisted in the support
Of his younger brothers and sisters.
His sworn statement shows that he
turned over all OF his pay checks to
his mother who lives in Bay View.
Under the operation OF the workmen's
compensation act the cost OF the boys
entire medical attendance. including
hospital facilities, medicine. etc. will
be paid by the employer. The law
requires also that he be paid IS per
cent. of his wages while disabled.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
tlre Risk Law Is Set Aside.


misunderstanding 20 rulings
made this week by Judge Parish in
cases started by State Fire Marshal
Purtell at Ashland, the entire work
of the marshal in securing convictions
In the last two years may be set
aside and dozens of people convicted
by the fire marshars force restored
to their liberty.
Judge Parish has released from Gus
tody Con w Lloyd. an insurance man
accused Of conspiracy to write in
suance on lumber after it had been
destroyed. and Charles Crown, a resi-
dent Of Madeline island, arrested for
setting IRE to his own buildings in
order to SECURE the insurance money
Both were arrested upon the com.
plant OF che fire marshal.
Under the law organizing the state
fire marshal's force they are per.
mitted TO hold a secret examination
In order to determine the facts con-
corning any fire. In both the Lloyd
and Crown cases, before any war
rants were Issued, the state fire.
marshal held a secret investigation
compelling earh man to give up what
evidence he had and it was upon the
evidence secuyed that the state ere
marshal had the warrants issued.
The point on which Judge Parish
dismissed the cases was that the pro-
ceedings OF the fire marshal in com
Polling these men in secret exami-
nation to give evidence that was used
against them, was contrary TO their
constitutional right. which guarantees
that no man can be compelled to be
a witness against himself.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
EXTERNAL BLAST SUNK SHIP.
Examination Of Maine Proves Explo.
sion Was Not internal.

examination OF MalUc rFOVeS ENplo-
sion Was Not Internal.
Havana.--lt was made clear that
the battieship Maine was destroyed by
an external explosion.
The cofferdam surrounding the
wreck has been cleared OF mud, CIV
ing perfect view Of the hull, or what
is left of it. and now for the first time
is revealed the double bottom OF the
ship with part of the keel forced up
into perpendicular position. 20 feet
higher thar the balance Of the keel.
The lowest or platform deck is a
mass OF wreckage heaved above the
submerged bow. Had the explosion
been from within both the keel and
platform deck would have been blown
downward and outward, instead of up.
II is the belief that a huge boiler.
probably a sugar mill boiler or large
cask loaded with powerful explosives
was used to blow up the Maine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
Mud Arouses ) pretest.

The first case under the new Law
giving the state railroad commission
control Of water powers came up
when the commission held hearing
on the petition Of w. r. Law and
other residents Of Darlington for an
order prohibiting the Darlington E1nc-
trio Light and Power company from
using so much water from the small
lake formed by the company's dam
on the Pecatonica river that the level
Of the lake Is lowered and cottages
on the shore are separated from the
water by a strip Of impossible mud.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
BALE WASTE PAPER HANDILY
Machine invented by Michigan Man
Performs Work in Short Order,
Adding to Value of Refuse.

Baled waste paper is worth from $40
to $40 ton. but the diflculty is In get
ting 1t baled properly. Many firms
have large quantities of this waste
material. of which they either do not
know the value or do not take the
trouble TO save. A Michigan man has
invented a press for the special pur-
pose of baling such paper and thus
keeping it in the form In which it can
most readily be disposed of: The press
is inside cabinet. as shown in the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04

here shown consists Of an ordinary
measuring stick with a pair of arms
attached to it at right angles. One OF
the arms is stationary on one end Of
the stick. but the other slides back
and forth. The log is placed between
the two arms. and the sliding arm is
moved up till the timber is in contact
with both The gauges on the meas
uring stick the exact diameter Of the
log at that point The measure can
be moved along in either direction to
get any other thicknesses desired.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
Sanctions Big Bond Issue.

The state railroad commission gave
the Consolidated Light e. Power COM
pany, with Offices in Detroit, permits.
sion to issue bonds to the extent OF
one-haIf million dollars. The com
pany, which is composed Of J. l.. Hud-
son Of Detroit. president. 6 800 shares;
r. n. Poss. Detroit, 1900 shares; Rob
ert Tannehill. 1000 and Charles Alb
bolt. 1000. expect to incorporate for
81. 900. 900.
The contract for building the dams
has been let 10 Decker G. Co, Detroit
engineers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
Snow Retains Heat.

An northern farmers know the val
ne Of a good covering of snow upon
the ground in winter. but until re-
Gently nobody appears to have meas
aired the heat-storing properties OF
she Blanket furnished by nature to
protect buried seeds when the January
rssts are gripping the afr. Mon
sier Hjeistroem supplies the lacking
information as the result Of expert.
nnents made by him in northern
Europe. He finds that a dense
soating of snow only one cendmeter
ia thickness is 80 times as effective
as a sheet OF iron in preventing the
escape of heat. and more than so times
as effective as sheet Of copper Even
a covering made Of mixture of clay
and sand is only one-seventh as ef
fective as snow in retaining heat.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
sAvaeEs KILL U. S. ENSIGN.

Fanaticai Yaeans. Shooting Poisoned
Darts In Biowgun, Make Attack
Washington. battle with a band
Of Yacans using poisoned arrows
and supposedly spurred by religious
fanataclsm, Ensign Charles z. Hozey,
commanding the little gunboat Pam
panga. was killed on Baslian island.
which forms part OF the Philippine ar
chipelago. Others from the gunboat.
including one from Illinois, were Sc
verely wounded in the action, of
which the navy department has re-
ceived oE1y scanty details.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
state Board is Victor.

Judge Martin Lueck. In circuit court.
dismissed the Andrae complaint which
sought to forbid action Of the state
board Of agriculture on the speed
barns at the state fair grounds. Judge
Lueck sustained the demurrer Of the
state board TO the Andrae complaint.
declaring that the complaint failed TO
file sufficient specific cause Of action.
but an appeal TO the supreme court
will probably be taken BY the plain
tits astoraeys. who filed notice thai
they won's probably appeal
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
Wisconsin Pensions.

The following Wisconsin pensions
have ben granted: Richard Britton.
s12; William W. Game. SEQ; Hardy
Denniston, s15, Mary Jane Hunhns.
SIP; James A. Shout, SIS; Mary Zilley.
s12; Henry Bostic. alias Henry Cnl.
art. SIS; Frederick Braun, SIS, Henry
p. Chrisman. SIS; orthello NJ Davis.
SIS: William p Ellenberger. $50;
Sarah Lohre. s12; Mary Potts. $12;
Oliver r. Powell. s24; McKendry J.
Rawson, $24; Celia r. Searles, $12;
William Styer. SIS; Althea NJ. Chat
field, $12; Anton Hack, SIS; James
p Mcintyre. $40: David NJ. Pulk.
1924.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
WILEY GIVEN AN OVATION.
Chief Chemist Speaks at Conservation
Congress on Public Health.

Congress on Public Health.
Kansas City. Mo.--Dr. Harvey w.
Wiley, the governments chief chem
list. was one of the speakers at the
conservation congress. and the hearty
applause which greeted his appearance
must have told him that the people
rejoice in his recent victory over
those who sought his removal from
the public service.
DR.. Wiley. taking for his subject
The Public Health. Our Greatest Ma
tional Asset" discussed the dangers
which confront this vast investment, .
namely. inherited diseaso, poor nutri-
ton. debased and adulterated foods.
the spread of tuberculosis and typhoid
fever, the aggregations of population
in the cities, and poor sanitary condi-
tons in villages and on farms. He
concluded with strong plea for the
establishment of a national depart
ment OF health.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
To Revise Bank Laws.

One of the matters that will 30
taken up at the special session, which
there is every indication win be
called. will be an attempt TO revise
the state banking laws relative to
state banks pledging their assets for
securities in order TO allow them to
be on an equality with national banks
in securing the funds from postal
savings banks for deposit Under an
opinion from the attorney general
handed down recently. state banks are
eliminated entirely from gaining pos
tai saving deposits and there has
been general wall going up ever
since the opinion was made known.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
ST. dam Is Given Decree.

New York. Walter Lispenard suy-
dam, Jr., the young millionaire Of
Blue Point. t. l., was granted an in
terlocutory decree of divorce against
his wife. Louise White Suydam, who
several weeks ago eloBed with Fred
erick Noble. plumbers son
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
lNDVyIN 81
And WT ~
kbA)
USEFUL MEASURE FOR LOGS
Device Invented by Texas Man VIII
Give the Diameter of . Piece of
Timber In an Instant.

It Is easy enough to measure the
diameter OF log at its base. where an
Ordinary Fat rule can be used, but to
determine the measurement at any
point along the tree is another matter.
However. a Texas man has designed
a rule by which even this may be
done as easily as the width OF fat
board can be decided. The device
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
Three-cent Fars oeelsIon psIayea.

No decision in Mllwaukee's three
cent fare case will be forthcoming
for several weeks, according to Chair.
man John Roemer OF the rate com
mission The commission has granted
the request Of Edgar l.. Wood. city
attorney OF West Allis. for permission
to file brief IN favor Of a single
fare to and from West Allis on the
cara Of the Milwaukee Electric Rail
way and Light company Thirty days
Has allowed
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
wiz Boom Wisconsin.

According to Commissioner b. @.
Packer, the state board Of immigra-
ton is preparing to make a great
showing OF Wisconsin agricultural
products at the Illinois state fair at
Springfield on September 29october
Z. Pedigreed grains win be the main
exhibit.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
CELEBRATES HIS FIRST JOB.
John o. Rockefeller Thankful For
Long Business Career.

Rf6 SNNft~So Sdt CCfs
Cleveland. o.--John ID. Rockefeller
has issued his first statement to
the public in many years. II
came in the shape of a message ex.
pressing his thankfulness for a long
aud successful business career, foI.
lowing the gaining OF his first iob
fifty-six years ago.
incidentally It revealed the fac,
that the oil king held only one lob"
in all his career.
Here is how the statement read:
The flag is flying over Forest hill
in memory of fiftyrsix years ago. when
secured my first and only situation.
in the forwarding and commission
house OF Hewitt G. Tuttie. on the river.
l am very grateful for this memory. %
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
Campbell on Way to Madison.

Robert A. Campbell of the Univer-
sity Of California, recently appointed
secretary OF the state board Of public
affairs. has accepted and is now on
his way to Madison to begin work.
according to a telegram received by
DR.. Charles Mccarthy. The new board
expects to meet early In October.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
Noon Hour for Women.

Attorney General Bancroft ruled in
response to an inquiry by the state
Industrial commission. that the law
regulating the hours OF labor OF Re.
males requires that full hour shall
be given women AT noon. and that
this time cannot be divided by giving
the employed fifteen minutes In the
middle of tho forenoon. thirty minutes
at noon and fifteen minutes In the
middle of the afternoon.