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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01
WOMEN AID M0oRS IN
T0RTURlNG JEW VICTIMS
No Mercy is Shown to Hebrews In
Murder and PiiIase in Mo-
roccsn Capital.

Paris. France, April 25-Late dis
patches from Fee declare that the re-
voting Moors had plotted to massacre
the whole French mission in that city,
including NJ Regnault, who recently
established the protect9rate.
This plan failed owing to the i'm
patience OF the Arabian women to be-
gin the carnage. These women are
described as creatures of terrifying
appearance. who passed their time in
rushing about the streets and tortur-
ing the wounded and sometimes aid
ing the Moorish rebels in the final mu-
ulation and dissertation OF the victims.
Scenes of horror occurred in the
Jewish quarter of the city, where the
mob murdered. piIlaged and burned all
the Jews they could find. throwing
their bodies from the roofs. Many
young girls were carried of to suffer
indescribable ourages. The Jewish
quarter was set on FIRE and three
fourths of it destroyed. rendering
more than a thousand people home
less.
The story OF the death of the teleg-
raphers Is a narrative of GOODNESS and
bravery and the newspapers are COM
pairing their devotion to duty with
that Of the wireless operators on the
Titanic. Although they possesses
only one revolver between them they
kept the mob at bay for a consider.
able time, killing sixteen OF the
i"uasics. All the time one or anothe
o. hem was sending of dispatches 10
headquarters at Tangier telling OF the
plight of the city. Finally. however.
the Arabs tore a hole in the roof. In
to which they sent a murderous fire
and flaming torches, which set FIRE to
the telegraph room.
Three of the telegraphers fell dead,
the fourth succeeded In escaping.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01
CALL ON TAFT To
PREVENT WALk0UT
Railway Craft Ask United States
to Mediate.
WOULD INVOLVE 100000 MEN
Engineers and Road Managers Accept
Offer of Knapp and Neill to In
tervene In Eastern Con-
troversy.

Kansas City, Mo. April 25.-The
Federation of Federations, the organi-
cation of railway crafts representing
100000 men west OF the Mississippi
river, which sent a message to Presi-
dent Taft Monday night, asking fed
eral Intervention In the present strike
OF the car men on the Hartman lines
and the Illinois Central railway, are
still obdurate.
The letter, warned the president
the 100000 members OF the fedora
ton would be called on strike I'M
less action was taken 70 have an hon
orable settlement, and which declared
that when it is taken into considera-
ton these other roads affiliated with
the Gen aral Managers, association are
assisting the Hartman lines and the
Illinois Central, they cannot be blamed
for the action contemplated.
New York, April 25.-The threat
ened railroad strike has been averted.
Both sides have accepted the offer
of mediation by Judge Martin A.
Knapp Of the United States commerce
court and Charles P. Neil. commits
sioner of labor. The prospect is that
the differences between the railroad
managers OF the fifty eastern lines
affected and the Brotherhood OF Loco
motive Engineers will be amicably ad-
justed.
Should mediation fail, the next step
will be arbitration. under the Erd-
man act
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01
FIX SUPERVISORS STATUS
of Building Courthouse, Says
Asst. Attorney General.

Ma 1ison.-That a member of a
eouDty board of supervisors may
serve as a member of a committee of
such hoard, in charge of building a
courthouse or other county building
and receive pay for a reasonable
number o. days of service as such
committeeman at rate not exceed
ing that allowed to members as per
diem and mileage, is held in an opin-
ion by Assistant Attorney General w.
w. Gilman.
In the same opinion it is held that
a member of the county board may
not be employed by such board to
superintend the construction of coun-
ty buildings. That member of such
board may be appointed to sit as
member of the income tax board of
review is asserted, however. as that
office is a state Office and in no way
conflicts with that of supervisor or
member of the county board of SUI
peryisors. And. finally, it is held that
a bank, a stakeholder of which is a
member of a county board of super
visors, may not be permitted to buy
the bonds of such county.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01
HOLDS TEACHERS
PAYMENTS VALID
Insurance Fund Law Upheld by
Attorney General.
SIMILAR CASES ARE CITED
Police and Firemen Pensions Declar-
ed Constitutional. and Same Rea-
soning Applies to teachers Pen
sion, Says Bancroft.

Madison.-Chapter 323 of the laws
Of 1911, known as the teachers in
surance and retirement fund law, is
held constitutional in an opinion by
Attorney General Bancroft in re-
Spouse TO an inquiry by State Treas
urer Dahl.
Treasurer Dahl is prompted to
make the inquiry by the fact that
warrants are coming to him for pay
ment under the provisions of the law.
The statute creates a teachers in
surance and retirement fund to be
made up of so-called assessments
upon the salaries of all teachers COM
ing within the provisions of the act,
and of an amount set aside annually
from the so-called seven-tenths mill
tax equal to 10 cents for each per-
son of school age in the state. These
assessments ate not paid By the
teachers, but are retained from their
salaries by the school board. The
fund thus created is used for pay
ing certain ar2uities or pensions to
retired teachers.
Whether this law i'll fact results in
the taking of private property with
out compensation or in the grant
ing o. public money in aid of any
individual association or corporation,
are held by the attorney general to
be questions already determined by
the courts negatively, and leaves the
material objection that the payment
of public funds under this act is not
for a public purpose-''it is automatic
that public funds can be used only
for public purposes"
The attorney general points Gut
that the courts have held laws Civ
ing pensions to policemen and fire.
men to be valid, land it is difficult
to see why the same reasoning should
not apply in the case of teachers in
the public schools"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01
CALLED HALT ON
HARVESTER SUIT
Roosevelt and Smith Letters Are
Sent to Senate.
NO IMMUNITY is OFFERED
Letters Show Commissioner Of Cor
porations Objected to Prosecution
Of international Company in
1907 as "Morsl Injustice"

Washington. April 26.-The depart
ment OF justice sent TO the senate
Wednesday in response to a resolution
copies of the letters which passed be
tween President Roosevelt, Attorney
General Bonaparte and Commissioner
Of Corporations Herbert Knox Smith
concerning the 1907 antitrust suit
against the International Harvester
corporation.
In all there were six letters trans
mitted, one written by Colonel Roose-
welt to former Attorney General Bona
parte. two by William Loeb, Jr., the
presidents secretary. to Mr.. Bona
parte. one by Oscar Straus. secretary
OF the department OF commerce and
labor. and two by Herbert Knox Smith.
commissioner Of corporations.
In Mr. Roosevelt's letter, dated An-
gust %. 1907. he tells of a visit paid
TO him by George w. Perkins. at the
time chairman of the finance commit
tee Of the Harvester company. who
had urged that before the company is
exposed TO the certain loss and dam
age that the mere Institution OF a suit
would entail" Commissioner of Cor
porations Smith should be required, In
accordance with the terms of a SEN
ate resolution, to finish an investiga-
ton he had begun Of the company's
affairs.
Mr.. Roosevelt was careful TO state
that Mr.. Perkins explicitly states to
me that there would be no intention
10 plead the examination by the de-
partment OF commerce and labor as
comforting fay immunity from proceed
ings by the department OF Justice. He
directed the attorney general to see
Mr.. Perkins and Commissioner Smith
and report TO him thereon He closed
the letter with the direction:
please do not file the suit until !
hear from you"
In Mr. Smiths communication he
said in order to state the case salts
factorily to himself he had 10 be very
frank" In giving his views. Mr. Smith
objected 10 the proposed action of
the department of Justice for the pros
ecution of the Harvester company"
The company simply desired. &C
cording to Mr. Smith. that the bureau
OF corporations be allowed to conclude
its investigation and II any substan-
tial violation of the law shall be dis
covered by such investigation the com
pany is perfectly willing to stand the
prosecution"
Hope Of dissolving the $140.000,000
International Harvester company with.
out fight in the courts has been
practically abandoned A suit against
the corporation under the Sherman
antitrust law probably will be filed
at Chicago about the middle of next
week.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01

The recognition Of rats as plague
carriers makes It logical 10 study
their migration The greatest fear of
rats has been manifested in the large
harbors OF the Pacific coast. where
rodents come ashore from vessels that
have touched at ports in the Orient
reekinf with pestilence Of various
dreaded descriptions. including the
bubonin plague. The health commits
sioner OF Seattle yesterday liberated
twenty-five rats dyed a bright red for
the purpose OF Identification and Of
fered two dollars apiece for the pro-
duction Of their bodies. dead or alive.
together with a report of the places
where they are caught This is done
with view Of tracing the distribution
Of the waterfront rats. when the latter
move into the residence portion Of the
city. as is their habit during the
spring. Knowing the movements of
the rats. II will be possible to war
upon them to better advantage.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01
MAKING OF BOOKS.

II of the making of many books, In
the sense of printing them. there is 20
end. stfll less is there an end OF writ
ing would-be books Accepted manu-
scripss amount to the tens OF thou
sands, but the number OF the rejected
is myriad. This fact is generally
known. but attempts to reduce the
knowledge to a statistical basis have
been few. says the New York Evening
Post At the recent dinner OF the
Authors society in England the editor
of the Cornhill stated that OF all the
manuscripts offered TO Smith. Elder
& Co, Tess thar two per cent" we're
accepted and published This ratio is
probably too low for the trade as a
whole. Publishers of the standing OF
tie firm mentioned must have more
manuscripts sent to them than do
houses not of so established a repIta-
ton. and. more than this. would nat
urally be more fastidious than some
others about what they print Both
these considerations would tend to
keep low their proportion OF accepted
offerings. But even supposing the
average ratio to be 10 or even IS per
cent. one sees how great a mass OF
writing never comes to the types, and
gets a bint OF the extent OF baffied
hopes and even tragic disappointments
in the case OF authors powerless to be
born.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01
TAFT IS WINNER IN EAST.
Returns Show He Carries New tiamp-
shire 5 to 3.

Concord, N. H., April 26.-President
Taft has defeated Colonel Roosevelt
in the state primaries held here Tues
day. The president has captured near
iy all OF the state delegates to the ma
tional convention. With considerable
more than half the state heard nom
the vote is about to for Taft dele
gates. Two hundred of the 29O cities
and towns heard from give Taft $3.50
delegates and Roosevelt 234 out OF
the total of 81 in the state conven-
ton.
Kansas City, Mo, April 26-C Colonel
Roosevelt made a clean sweep OF the
Kansas primaries Tuesday, swinging
into control of three districts. In the
Fourth district convention he will
have so out of 95 delegates; in the
Fifth. so out of 100. and in the Eighth.
81 out of n, todays returns show.
Both the Fourth and Fifth will have
an additional county primary, but the
result will not be changed. The Eighth
is complete, four voting. one having
done so previously.
Wheeling, w. Va, April 26.-Roose-
welt carried Ohio county tCity or
Wheeling) by a small majority. He re-
ceived 3S OF the 40 delegates. One
district, entitled to seven delegates.
will be contested by the Taft men.
Detroit, Mich. April 26.-The Re-
publicans OF the First Michigan dis
trict held their convention here and
instructed their two delegates to the
Chicago convention to vote for Taft.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01
ROCK ISLAND JURY REPORTS.
Return indictments Against Mayor
schriver, Editor Looney and Others.

Return indictments Against Mayor
sehriver, Editor Looney and Others.
Rock Island. ILL.,. April 25.-Mayor
II. NJ Schriver was indicted by tho
grand jury in session here on the
charge of assaultlng John Looney.
publisher Of the Rock Island News.
with intent to inflict great bodily
harm. His bond was fixed at $4,000.
which was signed by eight prominent
citizens of the city.
The grand jury also returned in.
dlctments against Mr.. Looney on a
charge OF libeling Mayor Schriver and
unlawfully selling newspapers TO
minors; against eighteen own RS for
renting their property for IMMORAL
purposes. and against six police offl.
GERS for misconduct in Office. the lat
ter. 1t is charged having not per.
formed their sworn duty in the re.
cent rioting here
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01
CLARA 6ARToNs GRIEF TOLD.
Organized Red Cross, But Felt She
Should Exile Herself.

Los Angeles, April PA hitherto
unpublished chapter in the life OF
Clara Barton. founder OF the Red
Cross. showing she grieved until
death, was revealed here. Prof.
Charles Sumner Young, a friend OF
twenty-five years, made public por-
lions of letters that Miss Barton de-
sired should be given to the world
after her death.
Prof. Young said that Miss Bar
toms name had been used to obtain
funds for the Red Cross since 1904,
although she had no connection with
the society after it was Incorporated
that year.
Miss Barton's letters to Prof. Young
referred to her sufferings as the result
of charges of misappropriation OF
funds brought against her in 1904.
Although she was exonerated by a
congressional inquiry. she grieved I'M
til death. and once sought to exile her
self in Mexico for the ''ingratitude OF
the nation" toward her.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01
Rlpon College Gets sI45. 600.

Ripon. President Silas j. Evans
of Ripon college announces that do
nations aggregating s145.000 have
been received by the trustees of the
institution, 100000 of which will be
added to the permanent endowment
fund and s45, 200 used for the i'm
mediate needs of the college. The
chief contribution of the endowment
fund was received from Andrew Car
negie. who donated $4,000. Sew
enty-five thousand dollars was con-
tributed by Wisconsin friends of the
institution and the balance subserib-
ed by prominent college trustees.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01

A Chicago girl. the daughter OF a
wealthy contractor. ran away from
home and hired out to do homework
because she had a hard time with her
studies at school-partieularly Latin.
There are boys as well as girls who
at fifteen decide they have had enough
of books and would like to go to work
II there is a law TO stop them its ef-
feet is very likely to be prejudicial to
their future, causing them 10 idle
away time in which. II not interfered
with. they would acquire the discip
line OF honest toll
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01

Professor Chamberlain's belief that
the discovery OF the south pole will
enable experts TO predict the weather
of year ahead is. considered dlspas-
sionately. not so incredible There
are weather prophets now who pre-
dict the weather as far ahead as that
But before poles were known or even
America conceived Hotspur pointed
out the essential difficulty in his an
swer to Glendower's boast that he
could call spirits from the Vastly
deep" 1t is not so hard to predict.
but the real trouble is In making the
predictions come true.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01

Partisan dressmakers have invented
a skirt which is more startling than
anything the ladies have hitherto
adopted. 1t contains a slit which ex.
tends above the knee and is to be
worn with stockings made OF silken
network with extra large meshes. We
can't believe that such costume VIII
meet with general approval II we are
10 continue to have old.fashloned
winters.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01

Racine Woman Saved from Titanic.
Racine.-Mrs Jennie Hanson, one
OF the Titanic survivors, has arrived
from New York. Her husband, Peter
C. Hanson, and his brother Henry
we're among the dead. the latter's
body being reported recovered. Mrs.
Hanson seemed to be in a dazed con-
dition, and ii is believed this is due
to a blow she received on the head
when an officer tore her from the
arms of her husband and forced her
into a lifeboat.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01
DIRECT VOTE is DEFEATED.

Senate Stands Pat on Amendment
Giving Congress Supervisory Power.
Washington, April 25.-The senate.
by a vote OF AZ TO So Tuesday refused
TO receds from it's amendment to the
joint election Of senators, and the
measure was sent back to the house.
The amendment retains to congress
the supervisory power over election,
which the resolution would give to the
states.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01
KEEPS FINDINGS A SECRET.
Mr.. Wiekersham Won't comment on
Archibald Case.

Mr.. Wickersham Won't Comment on
Archibald Case.
Washington. April 24-The result
of a rigid Investigation by the depart
merit of justice into certain charges
against Judge Robert w. Archibald OF
the commerce court is being kept Sc
cret. Attorney General Wickersham
fatty refused 20 comment upon the
case Monday.
u is known. however, that the de
partments Investigation is complete
and the results are now awaiting the
action of the attorney general.
Should Mr. Wickersham conclude
that the charges have been sustained,
the whole case probably will be re-
ferred to President Taft.
The Investigations were conducted
in the neighborhood of Scranton. Pa.
and are said to have to do with certain
coal property.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01

In spite OF the advance Of science
# will be long time before presi-
dental candidate makes speeches
from the rear platform Of an aero
plane. But in the meantime our can.
didates will continue 10 deliver Eighty
speeches.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01

A woman has just died in Rhode Is.
land who in thirty-four years service
as a librarian read more than 5000
novels through before they went upon
the shelves. And yet this martyr In
the cause Of duty was over seventy
when her life of slow literary torture
ended
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01

A new railroad terminal in a New
York town is to have kissing gal.
lery." where friends and relations can
meet In oSculatory welcome. And yet
they say corporations rave no soul.
with railroad showing such heart in.
terest In its patronsl
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01
PLAN U. s. BOARD OF TRADE.
Delegates Meet In Washington tc
Form a National Organization.

Form a National Organization.
Washington, April 24.--At the call
of President Taft. representatives OF
chambers OF commerce and boards of
trade from every part of the United
States and the insular possessions are
gathered here to form a national
chamber OF commerce TO cooperate
with the federal government in pro
noting the nations business inter
ests aud solving her economic prob
lems
Seven hundred and fifty delegates.
representing $50 commercial bodies.
responded to the presidents call. They
come from every state In the Union,
Alaska. Hawaii the Philippines. Por,
to Rico and the American chambers of
commerce OF pRris. Brussels and Con.
stautinople.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01

Plant Tree Where Kings Tree Died.
New York, April ga royal Eng-
lish oak tree has been set out In Cen
tral park as the official successor OF
the one planted by the late King Ed
ward WI, when he was here in 1880
The kings tree died in 1905.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01
Stolen Sweets Poisoned.

Fond du Lac.-Peter Gaeoras, a
Greek porter, narrowly escaped
death when he swallowed piece OF
candy, pilfered from local confec-
tionery shop The candy had been
poisoned with stryehnine for the pur-
pose OF killing rats.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01

Mars is not inhabited. according 10
an English astronomer. However
there Is no likelihood that any great
number OF our citizens will develop
brain fever over the question.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01
Bound eulIty o. KILLING Husband

Davenport, Ia. April 26.-Mrs Anna
Kilduff. charged with numbering her
husband. John Kilduff, was found
guilty of manslaughter by jury here
Wednesday after about twelve hours
deliseratioI-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01
MORGAN a, Bio Art Meet.

Venice, Italy, April 25,-The inter
national art exposition was opened
Tuesday by the duke of Genoa in the
name Of King Victor Emmanuel. J.
Pierpoat Morgan was one of the CEN
trail figures at the ceremony.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01

Washington. April 81. - Stilson
Hutchins. millionaire philanthroris t
and retired journalist. died at his
home here last Monday after a linger-
ing attack of paralysis. He was born
in whlteheld. y H.. In 1888.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01
Senate Hl,s Direct Vote.

Washington. April 25,-The senate
decided Tuesday. by AZ to Sc. to IN
sist on its amendment to the house
resolution looking to the election OF
United States senators by direct vote
OF the pecpie.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01
Preside ntial Primary Vote

Madison. officials re-
turns of the presidential preference
primary: Republican, Toilette,
I33.354; Taft, ASA; Roosevelt,
62S. Wilson, 1881;
Clark. 1854. Prohibition-Chafin.
2, SOS; Starat. 2,443.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01
IOWA INsTRUcTs FOR TAFT.
President Wins DeIesates-at-Large In
State Convention,

Cedar Rapids, la, April 26.-By a
vote OF tel to 720 the regular Repub-
licans controlled the Iowa state con-
vention Wednesday elected delegates
at-large TO the national convention and
instructed them for President Taft.
Delegates-at-large elected are: Gov, H.
F. Carroll of Davis county, George d.
Perkins Of Sioux City, Luther Brewer
of Cedar Rapids and James Bryan of
Creston.
Iowa now sends to the national
convention sixteen votes for Taft and
ten for Cummins.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01

Green Bay.-As a result of the
Fargo company being the sue
cessful bidder for carrying of express
on the Green Bay and Western rail-
road, and associated lines, the United
States express Offices in this city will
be discontinued.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01
Sind Loot After Nine Years.

Boston. Mass. April 25,--An amount
of silverware and jewelry. part of the
$4,000 loot taken from the home OF q
Boston millionaire by burglars nire
years ago. has been unearthed on the
grounds OF the Milton academy.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01

FL Paso, Tex. April PA hundred
additional liberal soldiers have been
ordered TO Juarez from Casas Grandes
to defend the city, Reports are that
federals are coming from ojinaga,
east Of Juarez. TO attack the town.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-05-01
Constable servino Papers Klliea

Omaha, Neh.. April 25--John A.
Woods. a constable, was shot and ins
stantly killed Tuesday by Sebastino
Puglisi, Sicilian. while serving re
plevin papers in suit involving q
small amount Puglisi escaped.