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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
FLOOD Loss NEAR
TO sIO0,OO0,O0O
Situation Along Mississippi Be-
comes More Distressing.
FEAR HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE
Government Ia Furnishing Food 70
10000 Refueees-EstImated 2o,-
GOO Persons Been Rescued
in Louisiana Alone.

New Orleans, May 10.-Every hour
brings greater distress in the flooded
area of Louisiana and the situation is
more grave than It has been at any
time since the waters Of the Missis-
sippi started to rise.
The backwater from the Torras
creyasse made a big breach in the
Des Giaces levee, at the junction or
the Mississippi and Old river, five
miles below Torras, sending fresh
volume OF water into vast and fertile
sugar country.
Appeals Tor boats are coming from
every direction, much faster than they
can be responded 10. How many lives
have been lost cannot even be esti-
mated, but the dead viii number at
least several hundred.
Couriers are riding ahead of the ad-
vancing waters inland. warning the
inhabitants to fee for their lives.
The Ievees of New Orleans are still
holding out against the water, and
federal engineers express confidence
that they will successfully Withstand
river has risen six inches in the last
"a hours and it is believed the crisis
will be reached here within two days
All possible is being done to relieve
the suffering of the thousands of
homeless and to strengthen the levees
which still remain intact. The govern
ment is now furnishing food to APP
proximately 100000 refugees in the
territory from the mouth of the Ar
kansas river to the gulf. The gun
boat Petrol and the battleship Ne
braska proceeded up the river, distrib-
uting provisions and taking many peo-
pie from RATS, from tops of floating
houses and from treetQps.
Seventeen persons are known to
have lost their lives Wednesday,
Twelve negroes were drowned when a
raft capsized in Point Coupee parish:
three women were drowned when their
raft parted, and two other women
we're lost when their skin, which was
being towed by a government boat,
capsized One band of 200 men and
women were rescued from q little
patch of elevated ground near Opelou-
sas, Just before the spot was sub
merged One Of the party swan five
miles to summon aid,
More than two thousand persons
have been rescued from the country
flooded by the Torras break alone,
while it is estimated that total OF
10000 persons have been rescued in
Louisiana up to date.
The estimate of government officials
that the damage to property and crops
will be not less than $50,000,000 is re
garded here as extremely conserva-
tive. The amount will be closer to
500, 000. 900, experts say.
At least one hundred towns have
been completely wiped out in this
state. Scores of others have been de-
populated The cotton and lumber
industries are the heaviest losers.
More than half of the hardwood mills
in the state have been forced to close
down and some of them are surround
ed by ten feet OF water
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
Ask RaIse for Van HIse.

The executive committee OF the
Alumni association Of the University
of Wisconsin has passed resolutions
urging the regents to increase the
salary OF President Charles r. Van
Hise to 10000, the amount received
by President George E. Vincent of the
University of Minnesota and by Presi-
dent z. ]. James of the University OF
Illinois
A bulletin of the United States bu-
reau of education, just issued, brought
to the notice Of the alumni the facr
that President Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Of the University of California re.
ceives $4,000; President James OF
Illinois. $4,000; President q. Vincent
of the University OF Minnesota. $I0,-
700; President J. G. Shurmann OF Cor.
nell, $4,000; President z. f. Sparks
of Pennsylvania State college, $1,000;
President E. A. Alderman, univer-
sity of Virginia. $4,000; President H.
B. Hutchins, University of Michigan,
$500; President A. Ross Hill, Univer-
sity of Missouri, $500. while Presk
dent Van Hise receives $1,000.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
AsToR's WILL IS OUT
Document Divides an Estate Valued at
500 600.

document DtNiucb an Estate valued al
sfoo,ooo.ooo.
New York. May s. Mrs. Madeleine
Force Aston, the widow of the late
John Jacob Astor. will not be the mis-
tress OF Beechwood. the magnificent
Aston home at Newport. She must
give way to the woman who may be-
come the bride of William Vincent As.
tor, the principal heir OF the colonel's
estate.
Under the terms Of Colonel Astor's
will as made public. the young widow
Is TO have the use of the income from
a trust fund of SIS 900 600, but upon her
death or remarriage the fund goes 10
william Vincent Aston Until the FUND
HIS been established she Is to receive
an income of 100000 year. She
also receives an outright legacy of
100000 The Astor town house and
stables at Fifth avenue and Sixty-nftb
street. with all its furnishings and
equipment Is i"s.. =. sAr until death
or remrriage, when 1t is bequeathed
TO William Vincent Aston.
These provisions for his widow are
made In lieu of dover and all other
claims upon his estate" says the will
No mention of Mrs. Ava Willing AS
tor is made in the will. the settlement
made at the time of her divorce hav-
ing disposed of all her claims against
the estate
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
TEN KILLED IN WRECK.
Coaches Filled With Confederate Vet

Coaches Filled With Confederate Vet
Grams Jumps Track.
Hattiesburg. Miss. May s. - The
first section of the Texas Con-
federate reunion special on its
way to Macon. Ga, was wreck
ed Monday six miles north OF this
city on the New Orleans and
Northwestern railroad and at least six
passengers and four trafnmen were
killed and twenty-five or more passen-
gers more or less injured
Five doctors and three nurses
reached the scene of the accident
within half an hour after the first
news reached here. Living comrades
of the dead and injured veterans. with
the assistance of the train crew whose
lives were spared, soon had all OF the
injured removed to the cars that
stood on the tracks and had gathered
together the remains of as many OF
the dead as 1t was possible to reach.
The train was occupied entirely by
veterans end their families.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
SPECIAL SESSION
is ADJOURNED
ALL THE BILLS PASSED ARE
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
M'GovERN.
soLoNs LEAVE FOR HOMES
Speaker ingram Pays Tribute to LeeIs-
Iature for Establishing a New Rec
ord in the Handling of Mat
ters Of Legislation.

Madison.-The special session of the
legislature adjourned sine die-an the
solons left for their homes. Before
final adjournment Speaker Ingram
paid tribute to the Legislature for
establishing a new record in the hand
ling Of matters OF legislation
We established a record" said
Speaker Ingram, because the mem
bers of the senate and assembly are
pertaining to law making. | want to
thank the members for the earnest
manner inwhfch they went about the
work of the special session. Despite
the approach of political contests in
this state and the temptation to talk
politics at a time when representa-
tives were here from every section of
the state, there was no playing Of poll
tics by the members"
A committee Of five, three members
of the assembly. Messrs. Simon Smith,
Hanson and Bergh, and two members
of the senate. Messrs. Teasdale and
Donald, were appointed to wait upon
the governor and inform him that the
legislature was read to adjourn sine
die.
Speaking for the governor, Mr..
Smith, upon the return OF the commit
tee, said:
THE governor has no further mes
sage to the legislature, except that he
wishes to thank the legislature for the
prompt manner in which it attended
to the business of the special ses-
sion"
The bill providing for the non-parti-
san municipal elections in all Of the
cities of this state was signed. The
appropriation bills relating to Black
River Falls were also signed.
Two members of the assembly, AS
semblymen Hanson and Simon Smith,
reached Madison in time to be present
when the legislature adjourned.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
CHECK HIGH COST OF LIVING.
Result Of Cooperative Union In Gu
ropean Countries.

ropean Countries.
Washington, May 7.--Accompa panied
by letter from Acting Secretary OF
State Wilson. President Taft Monday
sent to congress a second instailment
OF the consular reports, which includ-
ed those from France. Belgium, the
Netherlands and Denmark, on Coz
operation and the cost OF living in
those countries. These reports are
the result OF Investigations made by
the consuls some time ago by request
of the state department
II appears from the information col
lectod. the acting secretary says, that
the rising cost of living has directed
attention 20 and augmented the mem
bership of the cooperative societies,
more especially in France and Bel
GUM. The French cooperative asso-
Citations are in the main arranged
upon the same system as those in the
United Kingdom. The tendency Is to-
wards small societies and the great
majority of the associations represent
groceries and bakeries. The most sue
cessful distr!buttve societies are in
the nuDufacturing cities of northeast
ern 4nd central France, Among these
societies relief funds are administered
and insurance against illness and
forced unemployment is supplied.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
MARRIAGE RESTRICTIONS.

In all the talk of restricting mar
riages to persons Of unsound bodily
and mental health. there has hereto
fore been no serious suggestion oil
making the persons who perform the
ceremony or issue the license the
Judges OF whether or not the candt
date for marriage come up to re-
quirements. It remains for a mem
Der OF the Ontario legislature to put
his ideas along that line into the form
OF legislative bill. He proposes that
no minister or other person author
ICED to perform the marriage cere-
mony shall do so in case he suspects
that one OF the applicants is insane
or intoxicated. and no official charged
with the duty Of issuing marriage IL
censes shall do so in such cases. says
the buffalo Express II they do, they
will be liable TO a fine OF $500 for
each offense, and may possibly 90 to
Jail for a year The question arises
at once. what clerk viii issue IL
cense or what minister will marry a
couple In these circumstances? Also.
why should these laymen be required
TO Judge OF persons bodily or men
tai condition. Why should not that
be left TO experts in the first place?
A way out of the situation is provid-
ed. however, for If the licenser has
any doubts as to the eligibility Of The
applicants he may require a physI-
clans certificate.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
WILSON WINS TWELVE
FROM PENNSYLVANIA
Clark Gains II In Washington-Re-
pubIieans Elect Two Delegations
In Arkansas.

Harrisburg, Pa. May 9.-The Cuff
| fey organization, that has dominated
the Democratic party ia this state
since 1896. was swept away at the
Democratic state convention here
Tuesday.
Congressman A. Mitchell Palmer is
to take Guffey's place as national COM
mitteeman and George w Guthrie is
20 be state chairman. These. with
Vance c. Mccormick. viii constitute
the new party management
The convention elected twelve dele
gates-at.large to the national conven-
ton and instructed them to 0te for
Woodrow Wilson to the finish.
The platform advocates the initia-
tive ard referendum. woman sunrage
and the enactment of laws to deprive
the judiciary of all executive duties
and prohibit its interference with the
functions o. the legislature in the en-
ployment OF the police power.
Little Rock. Ark, Mag 9.-The Re
publicans of Arkansas acid two state
conventions here Tuesday. selected
two state tickets. two sets Of dele
gates TO the national convention and
instructed for President Taft and Colo
mel Roosevelt
Walla Walla. Wash, May 9.-The
state Democratic convention here
Tuesday voted to indorse Champ
Clark as fits candidate for president.
The vote stood: Clark, 455; Wilson.
i1C; Bryan, 1861; Harmon, IL
! Baltimore. Md, May 9.-Thecdore
Roosevelt wins In the Maryland pri-
maries by narrow margin.
His popular majority in the state
Wide primaries was 5000 while
Clark's plurality over Wilson was H.
500.
Dallas, Tex, May 9.--Returns show
that Woodrow Wilson is in the lead in
the number Of instructed delegates to
the Democratic state convention
chosen at the various county conven-
tons
Wilson has 25t delegates to the
state convention: Harmon. 65, and
Clark, 20. Thirteen counties gave no
instructions.
The number of votes necessary TO
control the Republican convention is
1877 Returns give Roosevelt so dele
gates and Taft 30. Twenty-seven
counties did not instruct
Baltimore. Md. May Ton the
face OF the returns Tuesday, Col Roose-
welt will get Marylands 16 votes
in the Republican national convention
at Chicago. With the state and city
organizations against him. he defeat
ed them both by close margin.
Speaker Champ Clark OF the Ma
tionai house OF representatives Will
have majority OF the Democratic
delegates TO the Maryland state con-
vention and the delegation OF Is to
the Democratic national convention
will be instructed to vote for the
speaker for the Democratic nomina-
ton for president.
The total Democratic vote In Balti-
more city was 29.3O2. Clark received
1927, Wilson 6.573 and Harmon 81
! 293. There were polled 154 votes for
an uninstructed delegation. Roose-
velt's greatest strength was shown in
baltimore city, his vote being 1855
TO 1888 for Taft.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15

A woman In New York captured a
six-foot burglar and marched him FIVE
blocks to a police station at the point
OF harmless toy pistol Another in
New Hampshire town. on being de-
NED damages to her property by the
officials action. placed attachments
on the city hail. and tied up the entire
municipal machinery for two hours.
when the town surrendered. sim an
other In Chicago caused her husband
10 desert her by following Ain to his
business Office to caress him Ttt
nmellght has certainly acquired me
feminine habit.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
RED CROSS DELEGATE. MEET.
First Conference Held Outside

First Conference Held Outside Of
France Opens at Washington.
Washington. May SIN the pres
ence of President Taft and $50 Amer
lean and foreign delegates. the ninth
international Red Cross conference
the first TO be held outside of Europe
was opened in the Pan-American
Union building here Tuesday, Japan,
China. Siam. India, South Africa
and all the European countries
were numbered among the delegates
assembled in the big white marble
structure. and everything seemed to
point TO the most interesting as well
as the most complete conference ever
held
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
TOBACCO CAUSES HOT TALK.
Methodlsts Aim to Prevent Users Hold
ing Office in Church Affairs.

mctUOuiSt5 Aifn 10 FTCNGnt OSSFS T1Oiu-
ing Office in Church Affairs.
Minneapolis, Mimi. May 10.-The
use OF tobacco by officials high in Of
fee created stormy debate Wednes.
day in the Methodist general confer
ence. A resolution was presented by
DR.. Robert stephens. Danville. H., TO
the effect that it is the sense of this
general conference that no person
should be elected to any Office within
the gift o. the conference who uses
tobacco in any of its forms"
After vigorous debate the matter
was referred to the committee on edu-
cation.
The resolutions which had been Of
fered against the Catholic church hay
ing been toned down, were passed.
A resolution commencing the atti-
tude of Commissioner Robert G. Val
entine in issuing the order against
the wearing of sectarian CARDS in gov
eminent schools was also adopted.
Rev. Frank NJ Thomas, fraternal
delegate of the Methodist church,
south, was given an ovation, and
strong recommendation were adopted
urging the union of the two churches
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
Many Grow cranberrles.

Cranberries as a money-making
crop for Wisconsin farmers is receiv-
ing much attention this year, as is in
dictated from the dozens of inquiries
about cranberry culture received by 0.
G. Made, superintendent of the Uni
veFsity Of Wisconsin cranberry station.
That the northern counties are most
interested in the crop and that many
farmers who have marsh land suitable
for cranberry growing are expecting to
start cranberry bogs, are also indicat-
ed from the letters received. A big
cranberry bog will be started near
Spooner this year and another is I'M
der consideration near Phillips.
Cranberries have wintered in this
state and in only few cases were
the vines hurt by the frost. con-
siderable number Of tests on flooding
will be conducted at the university
cranberry station at Grand Rapids
this season, and new type Of pump
for supplying water to boys will also
be tried out.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
Burns to Address Bankers.


William j. Burns, head OF the
Burns detective agency, who was
responsible for the arrest of the Nc
Namara brothers, dynamiters. will be
one of the speakers at the annual con-
vention of the Wisconsin Bankers as
sociation in Milwaukee, July 24-25. He
will talk on detective methods. Mr..
Burns is in charge of the protective
work of the American Bankers asso-
citation.
One half day session of the conven-
ton will be devoted TO agricultural dis
cussion, the topics to include the re-
ports of the various agricultural con-
tests held under the auspices of the
association during the past year. A
special feature will be an adding ma
chine contest in which several en-
ployes of each bank will be entered.
The annual meeting of group No.
of the association will be held in La
Crosse on May 16.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
Finds Work for Hundreds.

The monthly report of the Wiscon-
sin free employment office shows that
during April 240 men and women were
placed in positions each week. Over
400 people actually were sent to posi-
lions weekly, and 1t is believed that
many of them may have secured work
without reporting back to the office.
Since april /, the demand for help has
increased so per cent. About 1900 T,en
were called for by employers last
month, as compared with only 1000
during March. Although the amount
of work increased, the number of peo-
pie calling at the office for employ
msnt was not lessened-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
Miners Shot Troopers.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, May 10--One man
was killed and three others seriously
wounded Wednesday when state troop
ers fred into a riotous mob composed
of about 500 coal miners and women
at Minersyille, following a fusillade of
bullets, stones and missiles from the
hands of the rioters.
Mrs Mary Well, who was standing
on the porch of her home. was shot In
the knee by stray bullet.
The dead man is David Davies. The
injured are foreigners. whose names
are not known.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15

Two more theaters are to Ne built
In New York. in spite OF the COM
plants OF ihe managers that ali OF
the theaters are losing money. We
have not learned whether the build
ers OF he new theaters are trying to
be philanthropists or whether IT is
their belief that the only way in
which one may get seat in New
York theater without paying an exorbi.
tant price to ticket scalper is to
build ones own theater.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
W. J. CUNNINGHAM PorENTArE.

Mystic Shriners Elect officers-South-
erners Score Decisive Victory.
Los Angeles. Cal, May 10.-Southern
Shriners scored a decisive victory at
the meeting If the Imperial council
Wednesday, by electing Ernest A.
Cults. potentate OF the Adee Temple.
Savannah. Ga, as imperial outer guard
by a handsome majority over all 9th
er candidates. and the naming of Dali
las. Tex. as the Mecca of the Impe-
rial council next year.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15

4 woman In New York has solved
the wife-beating problem for the
abused sex. When her husband. whom
she supported, choked her because his
supper was not ready promptly, she
laid open his scalp with coal shov-
ell, had him arrested. was compliment
ed by the magistrate for her def deal
Ing with the situation and was allow.
ed to select her recreant spouse's sen.
tence for him. Tho hand which can
WELD the coal shovel to such good
purpose need not wait for the ballot.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
Arbor pay Proarams 10 Schools.

Arbor day programs were carried
out in all Of the Madison schools ex-
cept in the high school. There State
Forester E. NJ Griffith was TO have
been one OF the speakers. The school
has been closed by the smallpox scare.
In all Of the programs. in addition TO
the regular Arbor day features. atten-
ton was called to the Importance OF
fire prevention and the saving and
encouraging Of the birds. Prof. K L.
Hatch OF the university was the
speaker at the Brayton school
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15

Italy has the distinction. enviable or
otherwise, of being the first power to
engage practically in aerial warfare
1t %as made known some time ago
that she was sending a number Of ex-
perts and daring aviators - Tripoli.
equipped with aeroplanes and bal
looms OF the most approved pattern.
and it was lntimated that in addition TO
scouting and observation work these
would be employed In fighting. Now
We are told that italian dirigible bal
looms have been cruising over the
lines and camps Of the Turkish forces
which are beleagurlng the Italians.
and dropping bombs upon them. says
the New York Tribune The effect OF
the aerial bombardment is not re-
ported. but We may imagine It to
have been damaging and demorallz-
ing TO those who formed fits target.
particularly as It is not known that
the Turks have any guns suitable for
returning the FIRE from above.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-15
s1os,ooo for Black River Falls.

4iOOgOOO TOT DtdCk ntNGE ans.
Black River Falls viii receive .
flood fund of $1O6. 600.
This amount was agreed upon by
the conference committee appointed
by the two houses. The compromise
agreed upon left the appropriation OF
$1,000, as provided in bill No. ia,
as IT was. This reimburses the relief
committee for money expended in
construction work and for filling in
oyerflowed lands, so they will not be
a menace to the community's health.
The cut by the finance committee OF
the appropriation in No. ia of $685.
GOO to $4,000 was allowed to stand.
The conferees OF the senate were A.
W Sanborn, John NJ. Whitehead and
John NJ. True; of the assembly, Mer-
lin Hull, r. j. Nye and F. B. Metcalfe.
When the report was presented TO
the senate that house receded from its
amendment to No. TIA and adopted
the report. The assembly concurred
in the senate amendment to No. 10A,
cutting down the appropriation from
$4,000 to $4,000 The report of the
committee was then adopted.
II is generally felt that with the APP
preparation made, the situation at
Black River Falls can be cleared up
and the people of that city put fairly
on their feet.
A joint resolution was received
from the senate in the assembly on
the death of the late Senator James
A. Wright. 1t was adopted by rising
vote
A bill permitting the fish and game
warden to go into the business of
taking out rough fish from inland wa
tiers in the state was refused engross-
ment by the assembly. The bill had
been passed by the senate.