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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15
HIGH POST OFFERED HERRIcK.
Taft Tenders Him Anabassadorship TO
France Is the Panor+

France Is the Report.
Washington. - President Taft has
offered the important post of am
bassador to France to Myron T.
Herrick Of Cleveland, O., to succeed
Robert Bacon of Massachusetts. In
formation of the presidents desire to
name Mr.. Herrick as successor to
Robert Bacon was obtained here from
excellent authority.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15
New Grown County Bank

Madison.-The articles Of incor-
poration of the state bank Of Green
leaf, Brown county, have been ap-
proved.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15
MI Girl Finds Diarnnnd

Appleton diamond ring worth
$500 was found by a girl empIoye
while sorting rags in a local paper
mill
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15

Grand Rapids.-The proposition to
adopt the commission form Of gov
eminent was defeated by majority
Of 165. The total vote cast was
1856.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15
The Clothes Are the Thing.

What on earth d'you keep cIapping
for? That last singer was awful"
Il know; but liked the style Of her
clothes, and I want to have another
look at them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-15

The practice Of making euuuchs is
supposed to have had its beginning
under. Semiramis. the semimythicaI
queen Of Assyrja. the reputed build
er OF Babylon and was commonly
adopted by Oriental monarchs in the
case of the guardians Of their barems.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-12-25
WILSON WARNS AGAINST
A PANIC OF RETRIBUTlON
Governor Promises Gibbet of Disgrace
to Any Man Starting Trouble
in Business interests.

New York, Dec. f9-In a speech at
the banquet of the Southern Society
on Tuesday at New York, President.
elect Wilson held up warning finger
TO any man who might deliberately
start panic in the United States in
order to show that intended legisla-
tive policies were wrong.
The president-elect was talking
about reports that had reached his
ears that his assumption of the Office
Of president would disturb the bust
ness of the country and cause panic.
"A panic" he continued, according
to the authorities, is a condition of the
mind. AS matter Of fact here is just
as much money the day after as there
was the day before. There is another
kind of'panic that is precipitated by un.
friendly interests
If any man undertakes to precipi-
tate a panic | promise him a gibbet as
high as Hamen. ! don't mean literal
gibbet, because there would be no pain
after it were applied. but | will put
upon him a mark that viii be felt as
AciS 90 IHGt dlt IuGAlDGIS Vi HIS LdIA-
lily surviving"
Governor Wilson urged his hearers
to forget they ever were partisans, de
clar.ng that if they did not go away
purposing to put more force into the
best things in the nation they had
wasted their evening.
you are patriotic in proportion as
you prefer the nation to yourself We
cannot be jealous of the honor of the
nation unless we are jealous of our
own"
Governor Wilson said that he hated
the part of the task before him so far
as it related to appointments to office,
but enjoyed the prospect of leading
the country in thinking out its own af-
fairs. He said he was not afraid, be-
cause he did not know anything to be
afraid Of" He declared that those who
were making sinister predictions
about impending happenings in Wash
ingtop were wasting time. He prom
Used to keep the country informed on
matters and predicted that he would
be unpopular by insisting upon trans
acting the business of the nation be
fore anything else; that while he
would he glad to receive callers, they
would have to come on business.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-12-25
BANKS SHOW S23.033.951 GAIN
Wealth of Wisconsin on Big Increase,
According to State Commits
soner Kuolts Report.

Madison. An increase OF $685.
033.05158 in the wealth of the state
is noted in the abstract OF a report is
sued by State Banking Commissioner
a Z. Kuolt. based or tho reports OF
the condition OF business at the close
of Nov 80, 1912
4 total o. COZ state, mutual saw
ings banks and trust companies re-
ported TO the commissioner on the
close Of business on Nov 2G, as ON
pared with 599 on Sept 4, the date
of the previous report The total re-
sources and liabilities OF these instl-
buttons on Nov &c was s2O9.027,-
1882. as compared with S205,619.-
366.30 on Sept.
An increase of s3,333,115.76 in
time deposits Is noted while a de-
crease in indi,'dual deposits of ST.
407,276.41 cuts he net increase Oh
deposits in the state to about $780,
600, as compared with the report of
a year ago on Dec 5.
The total resources and liabilities
of the banking institutions of the
state on Dec. ,, 1911. were $1S6.-
002.546-94
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-12-25

Madison. Food products loaded
with poisons or deleterious chemical
preseryatives have been almost com
pletely driven from the Wisconsin
market.
Chemical preservatives no longer
mask in the garb of jams. jellies and
preserves.
"Caustic lime is no longer used to
Written lard.
Wood alcohol is no longer found
in Jamaica ginger.
Impure essence of almond is no
longer used to emit aim fish and oys-
tiers.
These declarations of progress in
Wisconsin appear in the annual re-
port of State Dairy and Food Com
missioner j. Q. Emery.
Commissioner Emery asserts that
''the work of the department in i'm
proving the sanitary conditions of
cTeameries. cheese factories and
places where milk and cream are pro-
duced, saved to the producers of but
ter and cheese approximately $1,000
600, or an average of $24 for each
cheese factory and creamery patron
in the state" He finds that the price
of Wisconsin butter is from ! cent to
nearly 3 cents higher than that paid
TO butter producers in neighboring
states.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-12-25
MRS. REID ACCEPTS wARsHlP.
Body of Ambassador to Leave Europ

Body Of Ambassador to Leave Europe
on British Man of War Saturday.
London. Dec t9-~President Taft
replying to Premier Asquith's cabled
offer of British warship. said he
would prefer to leave the matter to
Mrs Reid Mrs Reid accepted 4
the warship is now lying coaled and
ready at Portsmouth The body will
be conveyed to Portsmouth Saturday
morning leaving Dorchester house on
a gun carriage before the Reid fam
lily so to Eustou to get aboard the
Cunard boat train
The king has deputed Prince Ar
thur of Connaught. who represented
him az the Mikado's funeral. TO at.
tend the Reid memorial service In
Westminster Abbey as his represent
ative.
President Taft announced. through
Secretary Hilles. that the post of am
bassador to Great Britain. made va.
cant by the death of Whitelaw Reid
will not be filled by him. The prest
dent understands that Mr. Wilson al
ready Is considering a man for the
London post and he does net wish to
appoint some one who can serve al
best for only a few months,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-12-25
BOND EVIDENCE is ALL IN
Argument In the Dynamite Con.
spiracy" Cases Is Begun.

Argument In the Dynamite Con.
spiracy" Cases Is Begun.
Indianapolis Dec l9-Both sides in
the dynamite conspiracy" cases have
closed so far as the taking of evidence
is concerned, and counsel for the
government began their argument on
Wednesday and will close after the
defense. has finished its addresses to
the jury Four days ar allowed for
each side for argument.
The preliminary motions for dis
mlssal Of all defendants followed and
Chester Krum, OF counsel for the de-
tense, made a motion that the govern
ment be made to elect on what charges
the case against the two defendants
he represented should go to the jury.
Judge Albert b. Anderson took the
motion under advisement to report
during the argument,
Nine OF the doubtful ten defend
ants did not take the stand in their
owu behalf These were: Olaf A.
Tyeitmoe and Eugene A Clancy of
San Francisco. ] r. Munsey OF Salt
Lake. Herbert s. Hockin of lndianapo-
lis, Edward Smyth and James q. Ray
of Peoria, w. ]. Mccain. Kansas City;
Frank c. Webb. New York. and Philip
4, Cooley. New Orleans
Clarence t. Dowd. defendant from
Rochester. n. Y. was discharged by
the court All motions for dismissal
on behalf of the other defendants were
cverruled Forty men now await the
| verdict OF the jury.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-12-25
CONTRACT Of COAL
ROADS IS ILLEGAL
u. 5. Supreme Court Smashes 65
Per Cent. Agreement.
SAYS NO TRUST" EXISTS
Decision Holds That the Government
Has Failed TO Prove That There
Is Anthracite Combins-
tion.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-The Supreme
;ourt Of the United States on
Monday cancelled as violative OF
the Sherman antitrust law. the
contracts by which railroad-owned
coal companies in the Pennsyl-
yania anthracite fields had pur-
chased the output for all time Of in
dependent mines. The charge of a
general combination was not sus-
tanned.
Attorney General Wickersham ex-
pressed the belief that the decision
will so completely destroy the com
bination which now controls the price
Of anthracite that it must result in
a distant measure of relief to the
public"
The case was brought by the gov
eminent against the Reading and 9TH
er railroads. charging them with lille
gal combination to control the price
Of anthracite, and with having con-
spired to shut out competing lines,
said act being in restraint of inter
STATE commerce.
In the opinion of the department of
justice It viii now be only nee
essary to bring actions under the
Sherman antitrust law against the
competing railroads to eradicate the
coal trust altogether A way to such
actions was distinctly left open by the
decision.
Divested Of technically, the deci-
sion breaks up the iron-clad monopoly
secured by the railroads through the
purchase of the Temple Iron company
and the Simpson and Watkins collier
les; declares that the contracts made
with the coal companies must be can
celed, and opens the way for the de-
partment of justice to proceed against
the railroads for combining through
control of each others stock under
the Sherman antitrust law Prece-
dents for favorable action by the court
and the Simpson and Watkins collieries
government was furnished lately in
the Hartman merger case.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-12-25
HEARST TELLS OF
LETTERS SOURCE
Publisher Says He Got Copies
From John Eddy.
DID NOT SEE THE ORIGINALS
Appears Before cIapP Committee as a
Witness in Campaign Funds In
Vestigation and Produces
Communication.

Washington. Dec 19.-WillIam Ran
dolph Hearst on Tuesday told the
Ciapp investigating committee all he
knew OF the famous Standard Oil let
tiers made public by him in his speech
es in the campaign Of 1908. Mr..
Hearst produced all the unpublished
letters that came within the scope of
the senate resolution directing the
committee to investigate the matter
OF campaign expenditures. He brought
with him the published letters, but
these, with one exception, he was not
asked to produce.
Mr.. Hearst appeared as the first
witness at the reopening Of the cam
paign investigation, which had come
to a halt before election. The New
York publisher told the committee at
the outset that he had some other
letters that had not been made pub
lie He first produced the photograph
ic copies of the letters already pub
lished and identified them for the con-
yeDience of the committee.
Chairman Clapp asked Mr.. Hearst
If he ever saw the originals OF the let
ters published in his magazine. he
said he was not certain, but he be-
lieved he had only seen the photo
graphic fac-simile copies.
"Of whom did you get themT
asked Senator Clapp.
After members OF the committee
had insisted upon the information,
Mr. Hearst responded that he got the
copies of John Eddy of London, au-
thor Of four OF the articles published
in a magazine He testified he did
not know OF whom Eddy procured the
letters
MT Hearst thon produced the sew
eral letters and kilograms. The first
was from Senator Penrose to John D..
Archbold, dated December T. 1903. at
Philadelphia. and read In part as fol
lows:
- have wired Senator Aldrich TO
make an appointment with him to
discuss the matter referred to in your
letter"
II added that Senator Penrose him.
self could meet Mr. Archbold IN New
York ut any time. A letter from
John D. Archboid to j r, Foraker.
then senator from Ohio expressed the
willingness of Mr.. Archbold to make
J. loan Of $4,000 The loan was to
bear interest Mt i've per cent, ana
was TO be repaid in two installments
Of 900 each.
Mr. Hearst said he had accepted an
explanation by Senator Foraker that
he had returned $4,000 Mr. Hearst
said he believed he had seen letter
telling about the return of the money
Another letter was from John D
Archbold to formeG Representative 10
seph c. Sibley In which he referred to
an Enclosed certificate OF deposit OF
$4,000. sent you at the request Of
Mr.. Griscom, the purpose of which
you no doubt understand with him
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-12-25
FLEETS IN BIG BATTLE
Turks and Greeks Have Sea Fight, but
Result Seems a Draw.


Result Seems a Draw.
London, Dec 1S.-A naval battle be-
tween the Greek and Turkish fleets
was fought while the peace plenipc-
tentiaries of the Balkan allies and
Turkey were gathering for their first
exchange of terms.
The battle took place between the
Dardanelles and Imbros island. Off
cial reports from the Turkish and
Greek commanders show that the
Turkish warships left the Dardanelles
at $40 o'clock on Monday. The fight
began at 9:25 What ships were en-
gagged is not known.
After a heavy cannonading the
Turks. who remained throughout un-
der the protection of the forts, re-
tired within the Dardanelles- They
reported having silenced the guns of
the armored cruiser Georgia Averof.
but the Greek account says that only
five men were wounded.
SO wide is the divergence between
the respective claims OF the Balkan
allies and Turkey that there is little
prospect of an early termination of
the peace conference. Moreover,
Christmas, when no sittings will oc-
cur. will mean the loss of couple
days.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-12-25
ONE OF TRIO ASKS NEW TRIAL
Additional Evidence. Supposed to Be
Confession, Is Found and May
Free Madison Man.

Madison Prospect OF immediate
developments in the Olmstoad muir
dee trial, which resulted in the SEN
tence of three men named Lynch.
Croft and Olson, to Waupun for life.
were shown when lynch's attorney
moved for a new trial for Lynch
alone
The attorney and the police decline
TO disclose the evidence upon which
new trial may be based, but there
seems TO be a we'll authenticated ru.
NOR here that a confession has been
secured from one of the men sen.
fenced
During the trial the three men re-
fused 10 take the stand. but all were
convicted or murder ia the first de-
gree Upon circumstantial evidence.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-12-25
EARLY ACTION is DESIRED
If Tariff Is to Be Revised, the Sooner
It Is Done the Better for
Business.

Governor Wilson is right in believ-
lag that it will be best for the country
10 have the tariff question taken up
and disposed of by congress at the
earliest possible date. The manufac-
turers and merchants OF the United
States understand that every branch
Of the federal government is to be in
the hands of the president-elect and
his party after MaTah 4. 1t is known
that whatever the Democratic pro-
gram may be it cen be forced through
the house of representatives and the
senate, if it is kept within bounds
which enable the Democratic leaders
to hold their lines intact.
Since these conditions exist. bust
ness win be relieved of the element of
suspense and danger if the new tariff
can be finished at the extra session to
be called for April 16, and put into OPP
GRAFTON next summer, instead of wait
ing t1r the autumn and winter to be
subjecl,d ~ th~ doubts and uncertain
ties of wholesale tariff revision.
Meanwhile it would help not a little
IL President-elect Wilson were to an
nounce, far in advance, that he would
stand for no extreme or reckless leg
Islation in dealing with duties or i'm
ports, and that he intended TO insist
that the fullest consideration be CIV
IN to the basic factors of cost of mate
-ials and wage scales, here and abroad.
They are vital and they were justly
and naturally made the chief subject
If consideration by the experts of the
.ariff commission against which the
leaders of the party about to become
dominant in national affairs manifest
ed so strong and blind prejudice
A reassuring statement of this kind
by Governor Wilson would go far to-
ward removing whatever doubts bust
ness men feel regarding the future
or the industries and commerce OF
ne country.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-12-25
VICE TO CORPORATIONS
DEMOCRATS PLAN TO RELIEVE
THEM OF INCOME TAX.
leaders wfsh to Substitute Federal
income Tax on individuals With
Much Frying into Private At
fairs of Citizens.

From Democratic sources comes the
Jews that Democratic leaders IN con-
Tess are planning 10 substitute a fed
ral income tax for the present in
ONE tax on corporations. The Demo
ratio idea appears TO be that indi-
iduals vino have an income above a
minimum of perhaps So, 900 year
hould all pay an income tax directly
o the federal treasury. On the other
land, the corporations which are now
axed upon their incomes by the
United States government are to be
released. IL current suTmises prove
correct, from this obligation.
So the individual citizen win find
himself carrying burden, after the
Democratic plans shall have taken
orm in federal statutes, which is now
)orne by corporations. Incidentally,
here will be a great deal of govern
nent prying into the private affairs
If millions Of citizens. and presumably
much less federal supervision and
knowledge of the income, profits and
Methods of big companies.
,all proof of their party's devotion to
Individual freedom and the rights of
he private citizen, 1t will take a long
campaign of education to convince the
country that 1t is really what it pur-
ports to be. And If the Democratic
program, which seems to involve the
repeal of the corporation income tax.
q sample of the stern vigor of Demo
cratic methods in dealing with power
'ul companies, again the country will
have to be reasoned with a long time
before it can be convinced.
On the face of the reports coming
rom Democratic authorities at Wash
.ngton the Wilson administration
promises to start it's work in way
which win prove entirely agreeable to
the corporation interests of all Sec
tons of the country. but perhaps the
president-elect will interfere with the
plans of those leaders of his party who
favor an individual income tax rather
han similar tax upon the earnings
Of corporations. It remains to be seen
how Governor Wilson will meet such
situations, as they confront him in the
natural warfare of powerful interests
connected with his party upon the
principles and plans which he has
hitherto avored.-Cleveland Leader.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-12-25

Washington The president has
sent to the senate the nominations Of
the following postmasters iD Niscun-
sin. all reappointments: Herman n.
Blumenthal. Columbus; Charles S.
Button. Milton Junction: william
White, Algoma; Attic h Barnard.
Red Granite; Morris r Barteaus APP
pleton; Irving L. Bouuiweil, Hart
ford; John l. Extrom, Tomahawk;
Wallace S Hagar. West DE Pere
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-12-25
SIX DEAD, OTHERS HURT
IN RAIL CROSSING CRASH
Six Injured When Coal Train Dashes
Into Street Car in Ashta-
bula, Ohio.

Ashtabula, o., Dec. 1S.--Six persons
were killed several others injured on
Monday as the result of a collision be-
tween a street car and a Lake Shore
coal train on the Oil City branch at
the Central street crossing in this
city
The train, consisting of twenty
heavily loaded coal cars, plowed
through the street car and piled up
hundreds of tons OF coal on top OF
the wreckage. Owing to the fact that
the coal had to be shoveled away be-
fore the victims could be reached, it
is not known just how many lie
buried under the wreckage.
Known Dead.
Mrs. W. II. Cook, wife OF a deputy
county auditor
Mrs. Frank Bartlett.
Mrs. George Kitson.
Miss Laura Leahbart of Ashtabula-
Mrs. Emma Espy. wife OF = c.
Espy of Wiroughby. traffic manager
of the Cleveland. gainesville g. East
ern railway
Twenty hopper coal cars were
wrecked and ten thousand tons of
coal and debris strewed the tracks for
half a block
One car crashed through f. w. Dor
mans grocery store and spilled its
contents thereiu
Oklahoma City. Okla, Dec ls.--As
the result OF a head-on collision be
tween passenger trains % and "a on
the main line of the Rock Island road
near Mnnekah. Okla, one person
was killed outright. fifteen seriously
injured and about twenty others re-
ceived cuts and bruises.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-12-25
ROADS INDICTED FOR REBATES.
Feders' Graro Jury Returns True Bill
AGAINST New York official Head.

FeusFf' NFaTu saTy TtKuFHs TUE I7IF
Against New York official Head.
Chicago. Dec, 19--Three railroads
OF the New York Central system and
one high Officially ice-President John
Christensen OF the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southeru-were indicted by
the federal grand Jury in this city for
having given rebates amounting to
100000 to the O'Gara Coal company.
The Lake Shore & Michigan South
ern, Big -Four and Chicago, Indiana &
Southern railroads were named in the
true bill with Mr. Christensen. The &c
ton follows three indictments pTeFi-
ously made. one of which included
Thomas O'Gara, head Of the coal com
pany
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-12-25
Watch Him Crow

Not as political prophecy. but just
~ a guess, now that We are to have
two ex-presidents. it will be a great
surprise If 8gr. Taft does not grow
steadily in popularity and in four
years far oatstrip the once dangerous
and now discredited oolcnel.-Birming-
ham Press.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-12-25
COURT BARS DIVORCES.
Illinois Tribunal Holds Marriage With
In Year Of Decree is ILLEGAL.

In Year Of Decree is Illegal.
Springfield. ILL.,. Dec 19-When a
person violates the statute prohibiting
remarriage within one year after di-
yorce, the remarriage is not legal, even
if performed in another state, and one
party to the Illegal marriage has no
claim upon the estate of the other.
This opinion was handed down by
the supreme court. The court says
that In some states. where the remar-
riage of only the party at fault is pro
hibited, the law has been construed as
penal and having no extra territorial
effect. In Illinois, however, as in Wis
Gonsin, no part of its purpose is to
punish a wrongdoer, for it treats the
innocent and guilty alike. 1t is held a
positive policy of the state for the
protection Of morals and the good or
der of society against serious social
evils
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-12-25
Navv Is - Men short.

Washington. Dec 1S-The navy is
5000 men short of its authorized
strength. though reports show Inn
proycment in recruiting. In the last
few months enIistnents dropped OF in
an unprecedented degree.