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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-17
EQUITABLE LIFE
BU|LDING BURNED
Magnificent New York Structure
Ruined by Fire.
SEVEN DIE; OTHERS MISSING
Firemen Sacrifice Their Lives to Save
Lower Part of City From Destrue-
tion-Fire Chief is Missing
Loss $1o,4o8, 523.

New York. - The immense mar
Bile and granite home OF the Equi-
table Assurance society, covering a
whole block in lower Broadway. a
historic landmark of New York's early
period of skyscraper buildings and one
OF the city's important financial cen
tiers, was destroyed by fire with loss
OF six lives and probably $6,000.0 600 in
property, A dozen persons were in
jured. Valuable records. including
two priceless Libraries which cannot
be replaced, went UP in flames The
fate of hundreds of millions of dol
lars worth of securities stored in
safe deposit vaults is in question. al
though 1t is believed that the fireproof
construction would save them from
damage.
The building was the home OF the
Mercantile Trust commpany, the Equit-
able Trust company, the banking
house Of Kountze Bros, the Mercantile
Safe Deposit company, and the Harri.
man railway lines.
Deputy Fire Chief Walsh is missing.
lie is dead in the ruins.
Three men lost their lives by leap
Ing from the roof 1t is believed an
other was killed in one of the vaults.
According to an officer of the Equit-
able, tie great safety deposit vaults
IN the building contained securities ag-
gregating between $250,000,000 and
s300,000,000 The vaults are believed
to be intact.
William Giblin, president of the Mer-
camille Safe Deposit company. was Inn
prisoned with three employees in a
vault, but was rescued after firemen
had sawed through several two-inch
bars.
Most Of the vital, records OF the
Equitable society were kept in branch
Offices of the society in the Hazen
building, several blocks from the main
offices.
An officer of the Equitable Life said
the society had duplicates of every
record in a building several blocks
away from the burned structure. The
fire, he said, would not affect the COM
pany's business with its polleyhoIders
throughout the country.
The Offices Of the Hartman lines,
which were in the building, were be-
ing moved to 165 Broadway. Every
thing had been moved except the pa.
pers in the legal department Many
valuable records, including the auto
biography Of f. H. Hartman, were
there. 1t was believed these and 9TH
er valuable records were destroyed.
The Equitable building occupied the
block between Broad and Nassau
street and Pine and Cedar streets.
gale of wind sweeping through the
streets drove the flames through the
building from end to end.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-17
Andrew Carnegie.

ruin and II the bill now before con
gress is passed you win have some
thing TO prevent such panics."
In the written statement filed with
the committed Mr.. Carnegie pointed
out that the steel committees task
had arisen from the fact that the
law of competition In business has
seemed recently to be impaired in
certain fields. notably those OF natural
oil and steel and tobacco. Even now
a gigantic railway system. embracing
nearly one.half of the worlds railway
mileage. has been effected. and sew
eral retail companies have been con
victed under the Sherman law
Continuing the story OF his life,
Mr.. Carnegie said that during the
Civil war he suffered sunstroke and
was ordered to pass his summers In
a cooler climate.
Il went 10 my native land. Scot.
land. and there | watched the Bes.
semer process of making steel. There.
too. | met a Mr. DodGs. who had in
vented patent for hardening the
face of steel purchased the patenf
and brought Mr.. Dodds 10 Pittsburgh.
where we built furnace and made
the first hard surface rails in this
country"
Mr.. Carnegie referred to that
great mechanical genius" Charles
Schwab. as the greatest man ever
knew In that line"
Witness explained how the Carnegie
Steel company had purchased Ave
sixths OF the Oliver Mining com.
pany's stock in the COS. MIR. Stan.
ley asked him why the final sixth
was purchased on valuation basis
of $i7.O0O.00O for the whole tract,
though originally the company was
capitalized at only sl.2O0.0 600 Mr..
Carnegie expressed surprise at this
question
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-17
MONETARY BOARD
ON BANK REFORM
Commission Drafts 5nI After Four
Years Work-To Prevent
Money Panic.

Washington. d. C.-The national
monetary commission. after four
years OF study and labor, have drafted
bill to revise the currency system
OF the Unitee States designed to pre-
vent a recurrence OF such unfortunate
financial conditions as prevailed dur
ing the money panic of 1907
The bill consists of fifty-nine sec
iions and in general follows the lines
OF the socalled AIdrich plan. But the
commissions bill shows some impor-
tant changes from The original or even
from the revised draft of Mr.. Aldrich's
plan
The bill incorporates the National
Reserve association of the United
States. with an original capital OF
SzOO,000,000 instead Of the 5000, 0O0.-
600 as first proposed by Mr. AIdrich-
Through an elaborate machinery in
volving fifteen branches OF the associ-
alton. each branch being the center Of
a group Of local associations of banks.
the National Reserve association is au-
thorized to issue notes against prop
erly Endorsed commercial paper The
bill provides for the admission to the
reserve association of state banks
and trust companies that subscribe to
its conditions as well as of the nation
al banks already in existence.
The bill attempts to prevent the
Capitalization of the control of the
system in any one locality. In the dis
tricting Of the country for the fifteen
branches, division is made largely by
geographical and not financial stand
ards.
The sections which will attract
widest public interest and arouse the
most debate are those relating to the
issuance Of currency by the associs-
lion. The sections follow broadly the
Aldrich plan.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-17
CARNEGIE ATTACKS
j. s. BANK SYSTEM
Tells Story of Steel, Dodges Cap
italizing Query.
PAYS TRIBUTE TO scHWAB
ironmsster Forced Before Stanley In
Vestigstion Committee Relates
How He Got Hold of
Bessemer Secret.

Washington.-"It does my heart
good to think / got ahead Of John d.
Rockefeller, my fellow millionaire.
in that Lake Superior ore deal
Andrew Carnegie, former ruler OF
the steel industry Of the United
States, gloated thus in testifying be
fore the house committee Of inquiry
into the United States Steel corpora
ton.
Mr. Carnegie had just ted the com
mittee about his deal with Mr. Rookie
Teller whereby. at a rate OF Is cents
o ton. he obtained control OF Mr..
Rockefellers iron ore holdings In the
Lake Superior region. which when
turned into the steel corporation
later formed a large part OF the as.
sets valued at $500 900 900
Mr.. Carnegie said he began his
steel career In November. 1861, with
the firm of Miller e. Small and that
in 1862 he borrowed $500 from the
National bank OF Pittsburgh to en-
gage in a partnership in fhe Key
stone Bridge company at Pittsburgh.
Mr. Carnegie denounced the bank
ing system OF the United States as
a disgrace 10 civilization"
When panics come in this coun-
try" he said. they are due to the
fact that we have the worst banking
system In the world. Panies spread
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-17
SUGAR BEET CROP AFAlLURE
Entire Racine County Yield of 2oo.-
GOO Tons Refused by Factory as
Being Too Poor for Use.

Racine. Thousands of tons of
sugar beets in Racine county, con-
tracted for by the GAINESVILLE Sugar
Beet company, will not be accepted
at the mills, growers having received
letters from the company instructing
them not to ship more sugar beets
and stating that the mills would be
closed.
1t is estimated that the amount of
sugar beets now in the country is
about 100000 tons. Last season s
crop amounted to about $4,000
tons, or double that of any previous
year.
The Evansville company AYERS that
the quality of beet grown in this
county last season contains such a
small percentage of sugar that the
mill was being operated at an enor-
nous loss.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-17
SECRETS Of NATURE.

Why should one mans face arouse
all the revulsion in our being and an
others seem TO lift US up out of our
sordid selves into the upper regions
O. our better nature? Why do the
world-weary women in Forbes Robert
sons clearinghouse think they must
have known him well down in Devon
shire in those innocent days before
the cares OF the world and the de-
eeitfulness OF riches had clicked the
word Of nobility and TRUTH Why do
We all start, when he looks at US. as
II those eyes were piercing 10 the low
est depths OF the soul? The only
answer lie that We do not know The
more we find out about most branch
OF human learning. the more plain
~ We understand the insurmountable
and despairing rafure Of our ignor-
anee. says the Indianapolis Star. The
mysteries that we solve only lead us
TO deeper mysteries farther on. This
Is nowhere more true than In psychol-
ogy, the more fruitful field Of hui
man thought in the last few years.
W. are moved upon by Influences
seen and unseen, that we cannot con-
troll or even explain. Things are GO
ing on in the convolutious of every
brain as wonderful and inserutable as
the afiinities OF the molecules. the
exhaustless energy o, radium. or the
flights OF our solar system through
sTeee a million miles day toward
some unknown goal
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-17

The search continues for a cheap
paving material capable of withstand
ing the woar and tear Especially the
tear of automobiles. For the less
used highways several fairly salts
factory ways have been found TO hold
the broken stone In place. but in
places where traffic Is constant and
fierce the problem is not so simple
In the Bronx is different kinds OF
pavement have been laid In the hope
Of finding something both lasting and
cheap enough for ordinary roads.
Some we're found worthless. while 9th.
ers have been standing the test thus
far fairly we'll An analysis Of the
bituminous binders used was made by
the United States office OF public
roads. and levels we're taken to aseer.
tain the amount Of wear On main
roads where trafIic is heaviest It may
prove cheapest In the long run to put
In a permanent pavement of brick.
wood blocks. or asphalt. but for high.
ways at large the cost would be pro
hibitive, and a satisfactory binder is
still looked for.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-17
DAMROW HEADS
CHEESE MAKERS
State Association Elects She
boygan Falls Man President.
HONEST PRODUCT IN STATE
Food Commissioner Emery Gives
Reason for Growth of Industry
Inspector Marty Says Wisconsin
Swiss Cheese Fails on Quality.

Milwaukee,. A. Demrow, She
boygan Falls, was elected president
of the ~ isconsin Cheese Makers as
ISOLATION at the twentieth annual
meeting of the association in the Re-
publican house Other officers were
elected as follows: Vice-president,
j. j. Reid, Oconomowoc; treasurer,
Axel Bruhn, Madison; secretary,
U. S. Baer, Madison: trustee for
three years, J. w. Cross, Mauston.
Wisconsin is now producing in
great variety and quality unexcelled
anywhere, upward of 145, 100000
pounds OF cheese annually. for
which the producers are receiving
upward of $2O,0OO,O00, not includ-
ing any of the byproducts, was the
statement made by Dairy and Food
Commissioner J. @. Emery of Wis
consin, who spoke at the convention.
The speaker stated that not one
pound of filled cheese is being manu-
featured in the state and that hon
esty has been the greatest factor in
the industry's growth.
Fred Marty, cheese inspector for
the Wisconsin dairy and food COM
mission, at a session of the conven-
ton, said that the manufacture of
Swiss cheese in Wisconsin. and in
other states for that matter, had
refrigerated in the past fifteen years,
due to the indiscriminate methods of
dealers who, instead of handling only
the best the market affords, have
been prone to look more to the dol
lars and cents side of the question
than to quality
Mr.. Marty said the result has been
a great increase in the Importation
of cheese from Switzerland. Accord
ing to figures in his possession, the
Importation of Swiss cheese exceeds
the total made in this country. The
speaker was>of the opinion that un-
less Swiss cheese is made as good as
the imported article, the industry in
this state is doomed He said that
there is a tremendous demand for
Swiss cheese, and American manu-
facturers will be unable to compete
with foreign makers unless their
product is on par with the import
ed article.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-17
L0RIMER SAYS DENEEh
DESERTED HIM IN FIGHT
Tells Senate Committee He Never Az
thorized Edward Hines to Do
Anything for Him.

Washington Lorimer told
the story Of the days and nights OF
planning and plotting which ended in
his election to the United States sen
ate.
He told Of his relations with Ed
ward Hines, the millionaire lumber
man OF Chicago, declaring he never
authorized him to do anything"
He told how Governor Deneen. to
whom he referred as a man for whom
he felt a friendship akin to affec-
ton" had knitted" him in the fight
for the senatorship because the news.
paper men of Chicago opposed his
Horimer'sl election.
In fact. his story on the witness
stand was a history of Republican
politics in Illinois since 1909
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-17
ARMOUR VICTORY IN RULING.

Letters Bearing Signatures Suppos-
eddy Of the Packer Are Barred.
Chicago. Ogden Armour scored
a point against the government in the
packers trial by a ruling of Judge
Carpenter in the federal court
BY order of the court. documents
which contained almost the sole evil
dence in the governments possession
tending TO show Mr. Armour's per-
sonal connection with the alleged sell
ing agreements of the packers were
excluded from the records. The rul-
ing also weakened the governments
general case. as the letters were con-
sidered important links in the chain
OF circumstantial evidence the prose.
cution is seeking to construct.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-17
FARM FIRE CREMATES BABE
Son of John Frawley Loses Life in
Blaze Which Destroys Resi-
dence Near Merrill.

Merrill.-Glenn T., 1S-months-old
son of John Frawley, a Lincoln coun-
ty farmer, was burned to death.
While the father was at Tonahawk
the mother left the house to assist an
older son who was attending to the
evening chores. When they returned
they discovered the house in flames,
They were unable to rescue the
child. The mother and son were left
with only the light clothing on their
bodies, and as the thermometer was
20 below zero they suffered severely.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-17
FORTUNE OF DRAKE A MYTH.
Those Who Advanced Money to Get
Portion of Estate Losers.

Bloomington, nl-Through the
cooperation OF the London Times.
local interests have made an in
yestigation of all the records obtain
able in Great Britain regarding the
alleged estate of Sir Francis Drake
and the result shows that numerous
persons in the United States who adj
vanced money in an effort to get a
share Of large fortune might as we'll
have invested in the South sea bubble.
The results of the investigation.
summarized, show: That the estate
presumably passed to the heirs unuer
the will 315 years ago. and its present
value is not known and cannot be
estimated. but probably is not large
There is no litigation pending for set
Element and distribution Of the es-
tate. There are no heirs known to
be in the United States
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-17
Delay stenhsnson Report.

Washington subcommittee
of the Stephenson investigating COM
mittee held an executive session but
made no public statement and ad-
journed until Jan IS Under the
circumstances no report was submit
ted TO the full committee on Jan. Is.
as expected. Senators Bradley and
PAINTER were absent.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-17
STATE TRADE ACTS ARE HIT
Supreme Court Upholds Commerce
Body In Fixing Reasonable Rates.

Body In Fixing Reasonable Rates.
Washington. The grip of the
interstate commerce commission
over the commerce of the country was
frightened through series of decisions
by the Supreme court
The principle was laid down that
shippers suffering from civil injuries.
from railroads must go to the commits
sion before rushing into the courts for
relief
The paramount authority OF the
commission in reasonable rate making
was upheld by the courts decision.
The legislative field touching the ac-
ceptance Of goods by railroads was
marked forever as federal territory
and states were warned to keep Off
The supremacy over state laws OF
similar import of the federal hours
of service law" the enforcement OF
which is confded to the commission,
was upheld.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-17
RICHARD T. CRANE sR. DIES
Philanthroplst succurbs In Chicago
Home From Cold.

Home From a Cold.
Chicago. Richard T. Crane,
Sr., president OF the Crane company.
multi-millionaire. philanthropist. and
for many years arch enemy of col.
leges and college education. died sud-
denly last night at his residence. 2541
Michigan avenue. after an illness of
three days. He was stricken with a
cold last Friday Mr.. Crane was
born in Paterson. n. j., in 1882.
A few hours prior to his death MIR.
Crane, for years bitter foe ~ uni
versities and their methods of eduea.
ton and an active campaigner against
college education. made public state
ment in which he severely arraigned
the University OF Illinois.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-17
UNCLE SAM EYES SHOE MEN
II Prices Are Raised Inquiry as to
Combine viii Follow.


Washington. Officials of the
department of justice intend to
keep a close watch on the price of
shoes this year in consequence of the
report that the price to consumers
will be materially increased II the
advance is made, the government in
all probability viii institute an inves-
tigation to determine whether or not
it resulted from combination in vio-
lation Of the Sherman antitrust law.
New York. officials of the
National Boot and Shoe Manufacture
ers' association. meeting in their an.
nual convention here. declared that no
discussion of proposals for raising the
price of shoes would be entertained
at the present sessions.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-17

James received 1O5 votes in the Ken
lucky legislature.
His Repr bican opponent. Edwin P.
Morrow, received 2S votes.
Mr. lanes is now serving his fifth
con secutive term in congress from the
First Kentucky district Since his adj
mission to the Kentucky bar in 1891
he has been active in Democratic poll
tics.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-17

Marinette.-The owners Of pool
rooms have been notified that the
law prohibiting minors TO frequent
such places Will be strictly enforced
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-17

Sir Alfred Mosely. the English edu-
Gator. says he is astonished at the
number of American school children
who are fistfooted The malforma.
tIon affects the spine. throwing the
body into incorrect pastures Walk.
Ing is an exercise necessary to de-
velop and preserve the high-arched
foot Sir Alfred thinks Americans
should walk more than they do.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-17

Hat play by sophocles entitleL
"ichneutae" has been discovered in n
Greek town called oxyrhynchus. But
probably It will not have any effect on
the receipts from Uncle Toms
Cabin" and East Lynne"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-17
aun ExnIosIon klns EIoht

RueltSur- louvre. France. ~ Eight
workmeu were burned 10 death by
mass Of molten metal here and II 9th
ers terribly injured by the explosion
OF a gun mounted at the government
naval arse1S' near Angelmout Gases
caused tie exsosion.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-17
SET STOCK PRICE TO WORKERS
Steel Employees May Buy Preferred at
$110 and Common at SIS.

New York. - In accordance with
its proht-sharing plan Of the last
nine years the United States Steel
corporation made known the terms
and conditions under which officers
and employees of the corporation and
its subsidiaries may subscribe for adj
ditional preferred and common shares
for the current year The subscription
price for the preferred is $40, and
for the common SOS Subscriptions
VIII be received until February next.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-17
BADGER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

Eu Claire.-A man giving his
name as C. n. Stout, Ramseur. ~.
c., walked into the saloon OF John
Gort here and. pulling a bottle OF car
bolic acid from his pocket, drank the
contents He died at Sacred Heart
hospital No reason is known for the
rash act. Immediately after swallow
ing the fluid he wrote on piece OF
paper, torn hastily from notebook
the following: &C. n. Stout is my
name. Ramseur. n. C." Other words
written were erased so as to be illegi-
BILE. Re has relatives at Ramseur.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-17

A New Jersey farmer was mistaken
by his hired man Tor crow aud shot
However. some one has yet to mis-
take a man snake and beat him &c
death with a club before discovering
he difference.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-17

While two Illinois youths were fight
ing over girl she ran away with the
third young man. 1t isn't every girl
who is bright enough TO do Just the
right thing al the right time.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-17

There is nothing so very strange in
the fact that "a Massachusetts minis
ter has left tie pulpit 10 go into the
coal business. lie is preaching the
doctrine that it is better 10 have a
ere here than hereafter.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-17

I A New Jersey mule drank a quart
of whisky and then kicked himself
TO death Had that mule been man
he might have gone home aud whip.
ped his wife
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-17
Ends cross countrx rrln.

Los Angeles. Cal-Michael Ptsta-
chic has concluded walk from Prov
idence. II. l.. to Los Angeles. having
covered 4.53l miles in l5S days. He
started without cent and when
he arrived here be had eight
cents.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-17

Madison.-The state board of
health issued new rules, one of
which makes the order prohibiting the
use of public drinking cups apply to
all public buildings. An opinion on
the term public buildings" has been
asked of the attorney general.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-17
DETECTIVE MUST SERVE TERM
Kansas Executive Refuses clemency
TO kidnape- of Baby.

TO kidnape~ Of Baby.
Topeka. Kan. - Governor Stubs
denied plea for clemency
to F. II. Tillotson. Kansas City de-
tectiye. sentenced to from one TO Ave
years in the penitentiary for compile
ity in the kidnapping OF incubator
baby"
Evidence showed that Tillotson was
instrumental in abducting the child
from the residence of its mother.
Mrs Charlotte Bleakley. in this city
in 1909, and in taking 1t to it's foster
mother. Mrs. ]. G. Barclay of Buffalo.
The child was born in st, Louis and
placed in an incubator to save its
life.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-17
..Yankeen cenvIeted Is RebeI.

brownsville. Tex.-Col. +. A. Chapa
Of San Antonio, Tex, who was one OF
Gen. Bernardo Reyes rtght-hand men
in preparing the recent abortive Mex
lean revolution, was found guilty here
of violation OF the United States neu-
tralitS laws.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-17
/ nu..rnaohlnn pastor onlts-

Salem. Mass Rev George Law
renee Parker. ps. tor of the Crombier
street Congregational church. who a
short ....ue ago expounded the doc
trlae of scientific love-making as a
cure for divorce, has resigned his
charge here and viii quit the ministry