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SENSATIONAL TURN
 IN THE THAW CASE 
FORMER LANDLADY TESTlFtES OF PRISONERS PAST HISTORY
 AND ABUSE OF GIRLS.

White Plains, N. r., June 20.-A surprise in the Harry K. Thaw hear ing was sprung by the state today when in the midst of testimony by Evelyn Thaw contributing to tht states contention that the slayer O. Stanford White is still insane, Wm T. Jerome, the leading attorney fol the state, suddenly called to the wit ness stand Mrs. Susan Merrill to tell of Thaw's life when he roomed at va rious houses which she kept in the theatrical district of New York.
 Clarence J. Shearn, attorney for Thaw endeavored to discredit the woman's testimony by referring to the fact that she was committed for perjury when MT. Jerome was district attorney of New York The pending indictment was dismissed after she had testified for the state against Thaw.
 Mrs. Merrill made a very unwilling witness. She had kept in hiding in an ante room at the court house this morning and when the state decided to produce her she screamed so loud ly that those who crowded the courT room upstairs could hear her Her hysteria caused delay of 20 minutes before she could be escorted to the stand, still protesting that she could not testify against Thaw.
 She admitted that Thaw roomed 1t her house under assumed names and had many girl callers. On three oe- casions, she said. he had whipped girls there. A letter she wrote to Thaw at Mattewan last January was introduced She said in that four men had asked if she was to testify at the hearing.
 Be smart" she advised Thaw ill the letter "A man with millions is working against you He wants to keep you up there because he is a friend of Stanford Whites"
 Under pressure of Thaw's attorney the witness said she thought the mil hpnaire's name was Colonel Clay"
 She testified that during Thaw's trial thousands of dollars had been paced in her hands by one of Thaw's counsel to pay more than 200 girls so they would not testify against him. She said she paid one girl S7,000 and another $3,00O.
 It is probable Evelyn Thaw will be placed on the stand again tomorrow
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time nor delivered more speecbes than Alton B. Parker No man in tbis country stands more firmly on the fundamental principles of Democracy
 nor has anyone advocated them more strongly and consistently than the man whose name I present to you today.
 Judge Parker has always occupied a most advanced position in accord "lth the Democracy on the tariff question and his earnest support of the income tax is well known. His ubiic utterances on the trust problem and against those seeking special government privileges have been es- pecially able and brilliant, and while Il IS true that Judge Parker is looked upon as a so-called conservative Democrat, still as a matter of fact. he IS one of the most progressive of our party men and ranks in that ra- speet as well as in all others with the foremost leaders of the Democ- racy in the country today.
 Judge ParlSer's experience as a public speaker is well known. No man can or would preside as tempo rary chairman with greater grace, ability or fairness. He is not sup porting the candidacy of any partic- ular Democrat in this convention and I'm confident the Democracy of the country will receive his selection, f you deem it wise to name him, with hearty approval.
 ITO my mind there is no action this committee can take to assure the people the Democracy is starting living past candidates of our party for the presidency as the temporary chairman of the convention. Had the state of Nebraska asked that it's dis tinguished Democratic son be nam-- as a presiding officer 1 would have deemed it especially appropriate that he be named for permanent chair man.
 However. this committee now de- cides only on the selection of the tenn porary officers for submission Of ths national committee and l submit to your deliberate consideration the name of Alton B. Parker of New York for temporary chairman of this na- tional convention.
 Josephus Daniels. national commit. teeman of North Carolina, placed Representative Henry of Texas in nomination and National Committed man Hall placed Senator elect James of Kentucky in nomination Senator Kern of Indiana was brought forward by National Committeeman Huds beth, while Senator O'Gorman of New York was placed in nomination by John T. McGraw of West Virginia The vote gave Judge Parker plurality and there was some discussion whether the election should be made ua9n imous. but a resolution to make 1t unanimous was not submitted and aft CT the other temporary officers we e cnosen. the committee adjourned.
 other business of the committee will be taken up tomorrow.
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WOMAN PARoLED.

Boston, June 20 ~ Mrs. Georgia Stewart recently found guilty of re- ceiving money stolen by A. w. Shaw. president and general manager of the A. w. Shaw Boot & Shoe Corporation, of Boston and Freeport, Me, was placed upon probation today by Judge Crosby in the superior court Shaw was sentenced yesterday 10 servo from three to five years in states prison for the theft of $l5,000 from tho company
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CHINESE TROOPS MurlNY.

Picking, June 20.-The Chinese troop stationed at Mukden mutinied last evening. Many natives were victims of their ferocity and hundreds of houses were destroyed. Jewellers stores were footed and burned. For eigners and their property were scrupulously respected by the troops The women and children found refuge at the British consulate. The city is quiet todaN
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Missouri and Mississippi Valley dis trict--A. Hinzman, Kansas City.
 Ohio Valley and Territory district NJ. A. Mahar, Portsmouth, Ohio.
 James P. Casey of Kansas City, was elected editor and manager of the Journal, the official publication.
 Five more vice presidents are to be elected tomorrow when the convention will probably end.
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STRUCK BY NEGRO DELEGATE

Chicago, June 20.--Col. j. D. Lewis. os Chicago, veterans Of the civil war was knocked down and bruised about the face by a negro today. after he had accused the negro, a delegate to the Republican national conven- tion, of selling his vote. The identity of the negro was not learned
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WASHINGTON, D. C., JUNE 2o- FORECAST. FOR ARKANSAS. GEN. REALLY FAIR FRIDAY AND SATUR. DAY BUT NOT MUCH CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES.
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CONSERVATIVES WIN.

St. John. N R., June 20.-The pro vincial elections today resulted m practically a clean sweep for the con servative government, only two op- positionists being elected,
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RolLERMAKERs ELECT.
]. A. Franklin of Kansas City is Nam
 ed as President.

Little Rock, Ark, Junef20.--Joseph A. Franklin of Kansas City, was re- elected president of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers. Ship builders and Helpers of America today and W. J. Gilthorpe, also of Kansas City. was reelected secretary treas urer.
 After g spirited contest the follow ing vice presidents were elected:
 Western William Atkinson San Francisco.
 South Atlantic and Seaboard dis trict-Thomas Nolan, Portsmouth. Va
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coNTlNUED oN PACE TWo.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-06-12
KENYON DEFEATS YOUNG.
Wins by 10000 10 $4,000 Votes II


Wins by 10000 10 $4,000 Votes In
Iowa.
Des Moines, la. June 6.-Progres-
sive Leader w. S. Kenyon defeated
former Senator Lafayette Young OF
Des Moines by majority OF between
$4,000 and $4,000 for the Republican
senatorial nomination In Mondays
Iowa primaries
d. w. Hamilton of Sigourney was
unopposed for the nomination for
Democratic senator.
In the governorship fight on the
Republican ticket G. w. Clarke has
been nominated by plurality of 20
600 over r. G. Holden and A. v.
Proudfit
According to returns. Congressman
Pickett of the Third, Haugen Of the
Fourth, Kennedy Of the First and
Kendall of the Sixth have been re-
nominated.
f. G.. Dunn OF Mason City received
the Democratic nomination for COVER
nor by a majority of 5000.
The Democratic vote throughout
the state was the lightest that has
been registered In a number of years.
Senator Kenyon's victory was
sweeping. covering not alone the pro-
gressive congressional districts in the
north half of the state. but number
of counties in former standpat strong
holds in the south and eastern por-
tions, In addition Senator Kenyon
carried Atlantic, Mr.. Young's old
home town. and the Des Moines pre-
cinct in which Mr.. Young resides.
Returns showed that Senator Ken.
yon had carried the three largest
cities in the state. Des Moines, Sioux
City and Davenport, In addition to Ce-
dar Rapids. ottumwa. Council Bluffs
and number of smaller cities.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-06-12
SAYS BR|BE CASH
Sent BY GOMPERs
Labor Chiefs Name Brought Up
in barrow Trial.
MONEY WAS PAID TO JURORS
Detective Franklin Declares Accused
Lawyer Told Him $4,000 Came d.
rect From Head Of Fedora
ton Of Labor.

Los Angeles, Cal, June 6.-That It
would trace to the Mcnamara defense
fund Of the American Federation of
Labor and that Samuel Gompers had
sent direct to Clarence barrow the
money alleged to have been used by
Bert H. Franklin 20 bribe jurors in the
Mcnamara trial. was the assertion
made on Tuesday by the prosecution
in the case Of the Chicago lawyer on
trial accused of having bribed Juror
George n Lockwood. Franklin was
subjected to a severe cross-examina-
ton during which he declared that Mr..
barrow had given him the information
concerning the alleged bride money.
Franklin testified at the same time
that barrow had told him he need not
worry about Job Hartman being i'm
plicated in the case. Franklin said
DarrOw told him that Hartman could
account for his visit to the safe de-
posit vault the morning he secured the
$4,000 by the fact that he took out
$500 to pay mortgage.
The conversation In which Gompers
name was mentioned was incidental
to a newspaper account purporting to
show that the $4,000 used in the Lock
wood case had been marked money
Il asked Mr. barrow" said Franklin.
II he had seen in the paper that the
district attorney had traced the money
from the safe deposit vault into the
hands Of Mr.. Darrow and from there
into my hands; also that 1t was
marked money.
He replied that the money was
sent direct to him by Sampel Comp
ers."
Franklin also testified that Darrow
had asked him for a description OF the
cells and accommodations at the San
Quentin and Folsom prisons
Il told him the best ] could" con
tinued the witness. II was thinking
seriously about that myself"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-06-12
Dixon Has MANY Proxies.

Chicago, June S-The chief duty
of the Chicago hotel clerk just now is
to point out the political celebrities. 1t
has been necessary 10 describe big
men of the convention for persons
seeking them so many times that John
Burk, head clerk of the Annex, can
give finest identifying details Of attire
and build of statesman in a mo
ment.
A great part of the population Of the
hotel consists of newspaper, magazine,
and free lance photographers. Twelve
snapshotters were in an arc about Sen
ator J. NJ. Dixon of Montana. Colonel
RooseYeIt's manager, when he con-
sented to be photographed on his ar
rival.
Before the senotor reached the hotel
on Wednesday no men had been. led
out on Michigan avenue by the camera
squad in the belief that each Of the
accommodating strangers was the Mon
tanan. One photographer would be
tipped of" that "the tall. white hair
ed man in the Panama Is Senator Dix
Gu"
The stranger at once sould be invit-
ed out in the street fo different poses
in the sun. OF the two cases of mis-
taken Identity one was A. 3. Butler
of Washington. Taft camp aid. 1t is
said the other was a Boston linen
salesman. He did not deny he was
Senator Dixon, and posed graciously
with and without his hat and facing in
different advantageous angles.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-06-12
LABORERS ARE IN DEMAND
Free Employment Offices at Mi wau-
kee. Superior, Oshkosh and la
Crosse Cannot Fill Orders.

Madison.-Reports of free employ
ment Offices in Milwaukee, Superior,
Oshkosh and La Crosse, to the indus
trial commission, indicate a favor
able condition of the labor market
About 1900 men and 400 women
found employment through these of
fees in May. Milwaukee and Su-
perior were not able to fill all calls
for common laborers. Railroad sec
ton hands and extra gangs are great
ly in demand throughout the state.
Wet weather, however, has pre-
cluded steady work. Contractors and
others have raised wages of common
laborers to 2215 and rs cents an
hour in order to get men. The pay
in foundries has been generally in
creased from 16 to 171a cents an
hour. Some foundries offer 1S15
cents.
There has been falling off in the
demand for farm hands in all parts
of the state during the last month.
In the small towns III the south
eastern part of the state, manufac-
turers are having difficulty in secur-
ing needed help.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-06-12
PRILL is GUILTY OF MURDER
Ripon Youth Will be Sentenced to
Prison for Life for Staying
Companion at Green Lake.

Green Lake.-Murder in the first
degree was the verdict returned by
the jury in the case of the state
against Robert prill, charged with
the murder of Edward Schmidt of
Fond du Lac at a lonely shack on the
south shore of Green Lake on the
night of Feb. 6. Prill, who is 10
years old and somewhat deaf. did
not understand the verdict when read
in court and failed to realize it's i'm
port until he returned to his cell in
the jail Motion for new trial will
be made. The verdict caused sur
prise here as the belief prevailed that
the youth of the defendant would en-
courage leniency.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-06-12
SNAPSHOTS OF C. 0. P. PRE-CoNvENTloN

PRODUCER. and general headquarters at
tache.
There are hundreds of different doc
umer.s TO be exchanged between head
quarters, with verbal explanations to
go TO the men In charge.
Here's the list % delegates from
Alabama with the Twenty-third dis
trict left out" a delegation chief ex-
plains 10 the boy in buttons. Take
1t up TO Senator Blank with my com
pliments. and inform him ! will send
the rest TO him in half an hour"
When a hop was dispatched with
copy of the recommendations of the
rules committee. to be submitted to
the national committee. a senator re-
marked:
That young man has a mission Of
more widespread influence than that
Of any other boy in America"
'Mhoo-ee." sighed a bell boy. He
was counting change Nine hours OF.
the hop and only $3.50 in tips am
going to vote the Democratic ticket
straight"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-06-12
A New one from Texas.

Col Cecil Lyon of the Texas dele
cation. and an irresponsible supporter
Of Roosevelt. had new story to tell
to take the place of his old one about
the cataclysm in Yoakum county. Tex
as. where a Democratic county conven-
ton instructed for Roosevelt. causing
Wilson supporters TO bolt
q was walking down the street with
Charles Hilles In Washington the
other day" began Colonel Lyon, after
some one had said President Taft's
secretary had arrived at the Black
stone hotel
"A small delivery wagon passed"
the colonel continued Il looked up
and saw four large volumes stacked
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-06-12
SEND FOUR MORE
WARsH|PS TO CUBA
Taft Issues Order After Confer
ence With Cabinet.
WILL LAND 500 MARINES
Five Thousand Troops Held in Readi-
ness to Be Dispatched to Island
Republic If Situation
Grows Worse.

Washington, June practical in
PREVENTION in Cuba by the United
States government for the purpose of
guarding property only has been sc-
compIished
The revolution OF negroes in Cuba
became so bad and menacing to Amer
leans and their interests that Com
mander George w. Kline, command
ing the naval station at Guantanamo.
sent $50 United States marines to
Deses Point, near Guantanamo City.
Commander Kline took this action
on Thursday without awaiting author
ity from Washington. He cabled THAI
he had done so and asked for rein
forcements.
His request for reinforcements re-
suited in a conference between Presi-
dent Taft and Secretary OF State
Knox, Secretary of the Navy Meyer and
Secretary of War Stimson. At the con
clusion of the conference the fourth
division of the Atlantic fleet, now at
Key West. was ordered to proceed at
once to Guantanamo The ships of
the fourth diyisioa consist of the
Minnesota, Mississippi Missouri and
the Ohio. The division is in command
of Rear Admiral Nathaniel r. Usher.
Upon arrival at Guantanamo Ad-
miral Usher will take command of the
invading forces.
Upon arrival at Guantanamo the
fourth division win land the marines
aboard the ships. There are 1875
marines aboard each ship. These add
ed to the battalion left in camp at
Guantanamo will give Commander
Kline force of 500 men from which
to draw for patrols. On the four ships
there are 1000 bluejackets available
for landing or shore duty In case of
need these men will be used with the
marines
At the close of a conference between
the president and Secretary Stimson
Il was announced at the White House
that no troops of the army would be
sent to Cuba at the present time, al
though an army of 10000 men had
been made ready for duty.
1t was admitted that if the situa.
toh DeCOlutS worse an army OF 5,UOU
men will be sent to Cuba. To assure
the quick dispatch of these men the
quartermaster agent at Newport News.
Va, was ordered to make the four
army transports there ready for duty.
A dispatch to the navy department
from Commander George C. Mitchell.
commanding the gunboat Paducah. at
Santiago de Cuba stated that condi-
tions at Santiago were critical
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-06-12
SHORT PUBLIC MEMoRY.

The overpowerlng disaster OF the
Titanic has distracted attention from
otner types OF neglect that imperil
the public. The public is too apt to
raise an cutlery when It Is aroused by
the Immediate example of some great
disaster and then. when the memory
dims, to forget the lesson. For In
ST. ce, it is comparatively recent that
the country was aroused over the dan
ger to land travellers by defects In
tho tracks or equipment OF railways.
The discussion was searching and
propositions were made for close reg
ulations that should prevent such dis
asters, says the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Is the need for the protection OF
scores of millions Of travellers by rail
10 be overshadowed and forgotten In
presence OF similar dangers to trav-
elers by sea? A few years ago an APP
palllng theatre disaster aroused the
whole country to demand that It's
placer OF entertainment should be
kept under close supervision and ev-
cry practice or form Of construction
that involved danger from fire Or pan
&c strictly suppressed. Is that reso-
luton carried out now as thoroughly
as when the memory of the lroquois
slaughter Of innocents was fresh?
What this country needs is public
state Of mind which viii not tolerate
the neglect Of the lessons OF the past,
and which viii see that loss of life
IL one particular form Of enterprise
should enforce the need of safety in
ell.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-06-12

arinette.-Charging that the new
state industrial board was created to
give fat jobs to politicians, the coun-
ty superintendents in convention
here sharply attacked C. H. Crown
hart, head of the state Industrial
board, for not enforcing the compal-
sorry school attendance law.
Crownhart was present and spoke
on the work of the board, which
should enforce the truancy law.
When he finished he said he would
attempt to answer any criticisms OF
the boards work. A storm of de-
nunciations followed, the principal
complaint being that the Industrial
board does not enforce prosecution,
and that the hands Of superintend-
ents are tied under the present con-
ditions.
Warren E. Hicks, a Cleveland man
who has been engaged as expert to
help establish public evening voca-
tional schools, spoke on possibilities
of new work. He said in all his edu-
cational experience he has found dull
pupIS ana pupils OF poor people
have less chance to get training
which they need even more than
bright pupils, and that industrial
schools required by the new law in
all cities of over 5000 will meet the
need
The association elected the follow
ing officers;
President, C. w. Meisnest. Mani
towoc; vice president, Helen Martin,
Walworth; secretary-treasurer, May
McNely, Price
l.. D. Roberts, Shawano, the retir-
ing president, is the oldest superin-
tendent in the state in point of SER
vice, having held his present position
for twenty-four years.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-06-12
PRESIDENT WINS IN OHIO
Captures Six Delegates-at- Large TO Re-
publican National Convention.

Captures Six Delegates-at-Larae TO Re-
publican. National Convention.
Columbus o, June 1.-THE Repub
lican state cor vention closed its first
session on Tues lay In short order aft
or awarding Pre- sident Taft the six
delegates.atlarge IL the national con.
vention by vote Of 39Oh to S62ls
and passing resolutions commencing
and indorsing his administration.
The delegates at large are: u. s
Senator I. Z Burton OF Cleveland
Charles F. Taft of Cincinnati Warren
G. Harding of Marion. II. NJ. Dougherty
OF Columbus, u. ]. Cable of Lima and
A. !. Vorys of Columbus, national com
mitteeman The vote on delegates was
2s0is to 3521a for Roosevelt The &C
tion OF the convention gives Taft "a
and Roosevelt 81 degelates from Ohio.
The convention adjourned until July
. when state ticket will be nom
mated and a platform adopted.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-06-12

Is no old established institution safe
in this iconoelastic age? Now there
are people casting doubt upon the san
itary utility of the tooth brush. They
say that while It may be approved as
cosmetic there is nothing in statis-
ties to show that school children who
use It are freer from dental cares
than those who do not. Undoubtedly
the condition of the stomach has much
to do with the health " the teeth. But
there are other factors in the problem
OF dental decay. aud II is unreasonable
10 believe that teeth kept from food
particles are as liable to suffer deteri-
Grafton as those surrounded by impuri.
ties which invite tho activity OF mic
robes. No one who has the tooth brush
habit is likely 10 give 1t up because
of the new iconoclasm.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-06-12

Time was when woman seemed or
was regarded as wholly untitled for
the field of Journalism. especially for
the exactlng demands OF the daily
newspaper work. but that time is
passed. Woraan is In journalism I'm
all It's branches and phases and has
zen taken her place on the stan of
the daily newspaper and filling Il very
Hcceptably. She Is not to be crowded
out, for her advent has created new
fields which she must Hn; cultivated
new tastes which she must feed. Jour
nalism has. Of all the professions.
probably. kept pace with changing
times and conditions the best. which
II had to do. Of course. 10 live for Il
is vitality dependent upon popular
whims. So II is as much woman's
work as mans. and that old-tlme
prejudice against "a woman in the
the Office" would be absurd today II
seems that 10 do the broadcast work
and distribute privileges most fairly
school OF Journalism might well az
ford TO admit women as well as men.
For Journalism cannot rid itself of
women. therefore It should do all It
can to make her as effective a worker
as possible.