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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
FATALITIES IN SPORTS.

TIE list of fatalities attendant on
the pleasure Of the nation is referred
to as proof that we still take our
pleasures sadly" The verbal state
ment is far from accurate. the exact
showing being that we take our pleas
ures with such reckless absorption as
to present very gloomy results. even
after allowing for the fact that the sta
tistics Of the year exhibited decided
Improvement in GONE Of the leading
items of management We celebrated
the Fourth Of July at the cost Of IS
lives. expended 81 to carry through
the season of baseball and 13 In the
brief football season. 10 ostensibly to
decide which automobile is the fast
est, but really to show which driver
can be most reckless and escape the
penalty; "a In the Joys of motorcy-
cling. 40 in the pleasures Of hunting.
10 OF whom were shot under the sup
position that they we're deer, says the
Pittsburgh Dispatch. twenty-five lost
their lives in pleasure garden Joys;
43 did not know it was loaded. and
% were the victims Of the fools who
rock the boats. This certainly sur
rounds the after aspect OF our sports
with a gloomy atmosphere. though per
heps not so utterly sordid as the
vaster totals OF lives sacrificed for
gain in industry.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
COLLEGE HEADS
HOLD MEETING
Presidents of S.ate Institutions
Gather in Madison.
FAVOR HIGHER STANDARDS
instructors Discuss problems of Or
ganizatioe and Administration
Of Higher Education in
Wisconsin Schools.

Madison.-The president and deans
OF Wisconsin colleges gathered at the
University of Wisconsin and discussed
problems of organization and admin
istration OF higher education in Wis
consin institutions.
Reloit college was represented by
President Eaton and Dean Collie, Law
renee college by President Plantz and
Dean Treat, Ripon college by Presi-
dent Evans and Dean Erickson, North
western college by President Ernst
Carroll college by President Carrier
and Dean Ray, Milton college by Pres
ident DaIand and Registrar Whitford,
Marquette by Dean Moulin, DR.. w. B.
Hill and DR.. H. Banzhaf, and Milwau-
kee Downer by President Sabin and
Dean Nina Kerr.
Among the subjects discussed were
methods of securing higher grade Of
scholarship among college students,
the articulation of high school and col
lege, legitimate methods of college adj
vertising, and the relation of colleges
to normal schools, particularly with
reference to the new college courses
in the normal schools.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
Member Of Board May Be Woman

Pressure is being brought to bear
on Gov. Francis E. McGovern
TO appoint woman member OF the
Wisconsin state board Of agriculture.
There are for vacancies on the board.
and the governor has not announced
successors.
Among the applicants for position
on the boaru is Mrs. Norah Perkins
Jaensen, Oshkosh, who was instru-
mental in organizing the woman's rest
department at the state fair grounds. /.
II is known that Mrs Jaensen is in
Milwaukee and she is reported to
have received a letter of Endorsement
to the governor from Theodore Kren-
shage on Thursday Mrs. Jaensen is
well known among advocates of wom-
ans suffrage
Mrs. Jaensen is said to be candi-
date for the appointment because she
is of the opinion that the women of
the state should be represented on the
board of agriculture. She thinks it
is said. that women are just as able
to perform the duties incumbent on
members of the board Of agriculture
as on the board of control, which has
a woman member.
There is nothing in the law to pre-
vent woman from being member of
the board. Governor McGovern's atti-
tude with regard to placing women on
it, is being watched with interest.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
MINORITY REPORT
HITS STEPHENSON
ors Attack His Right
to Senate Seat.
SAY CHARGES ARE PROVED
Declare the Evidence Showed concIu
siyeiy That Voters Were Paid to
Be at Polls and Big
Sums Spent.

Washington. Five members Of
the senate committee which has
been inquiring into the election Of
son OF Wisconsin presented to the
senate a minority report against Mr..
Stephenson and brought the issue OF
his election squarely before that body.
The declaration is made in the report
that to give the senator clear right
to his seat Is TO notify the world that
we are careless as to whether seats
in this body are to be bought and sold
as so much merchandise to the man
with the largest purse"
The case has been under investiga-
ton since last summer. A majority
report of the investigating committee
had been presented by Senator Hey
burn. The minority report is signed
by Senators Jones. Kenyon and Clapp,
Republicans. and Lea and Kern. Demo
Gratis.
Referring to the fact that the sena-
tor. through his lieutenant. spent s107.-
1913 In his campaign. and that candi-
dates for the state legislature spent
proportionately large sums. the report
quotes from the majority report:
Such expenditures we're In viola
ton Of the fundamental principles
underlying our system of government.
which contemplated the selection OF
candidates by the electors and not the
selection OF electors by the candi-
dates"
The minority report then proceeds:
I'VE concur in this statement and II
justifies us in opposing the conclusion
Of the majority. How a seat in the
senate can be secured lin violation OF
the fundamental principles underlying
our system of government with the
evidence showing the use of such a
large sum of money. and not be faint.
ed by corrupt methods and practices
we are unable to comprehend"
The report sets forth that the evi.
dence showed conclusively that voters
were paid to be at the polls, that ex-
travagant sums for entertainment
were expended. records and papers
concerning the campaign were shifted
from one place to another and original
records were destroyed.
"All this is admitted" says the re
port, land we feel that we have a right
to assume from these admitted facts
and actions that corrupt methods and
practices were used In connection
with said primary election. To hold
otherwise is to establish a preceden;
that would authorize an expenditure
of hundreds of thousands of dollars to
debauch the electorate to secure a
seat in this body"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
cats onIv Pets for Rakeries.

Cats Only Pets for Bakeries.
In accordance with the rules govern
Ing bakery sanitation, adopted at a
conference in Madison, by the indus
trial commission, and representatives
of the State Federation of Women 5
clubs. and of the state bakery indus
try, cats will be the only domestic ami
mails allowed in bakeries hereafter. A
number of regulations proposed TO
control bakery conditions throughout
the state were acceptable to the repre-
Bentatives and will be put In force
within a short time.
The conference was attended by
Mrs Carl Stern of Milwaukee, presi-
dent of the Wisconsin Consumers
league; Miss A. NJ. Loomis of the do
nestle science department of the uni
versity. and State Bakery Inspector c.
]. Kremer of Milwaukee The bakers
were represented by NJ H. Carpenter,
Joseph Pohlman, August Schmidt and
Frank Shipper of Milwaukee; Paul Col
vim. GAINESVILLE. and ]. E. Roehstroh.
Green Bay. Mrs. c.. n Harrison of
Madison represented the Federation
Of Women's Clubs.
A conference at which problems
Of sanitation will again be considered
will be held by the bakers ant, the
ronfectioners of the state in a few
days.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
Engineers Elect oHoers.

P. H. Connolly of Racine was elect
gineefing society at the meeting held
in Madison. the other officers being:
Prof ]. G. Mack, Madison, vice
president.
]. C. White, Madison, secretary and
treasurer.
Prof L. S. Smith of the engineering
college and ]. s. Mccullough were
elected trustees for the ensuing year.
Along with the election of officers,
the members of the society discussed
the affairs of the society, after which
there were two tours to various points
of interest in the city. The members
visited the university laboratories, sew
eral manufacturing plants and the two
state heating plants while the women
were taken on tour to the capitol,
the state historical library and Lath-
rop hail.
T. d. Croker gave an illustrated
lecture on The Central Heating
Plant" and Ralph E. Davis delivered
an address on Mining Methods and
Costs in the Southwestern Wisconsin
District" E. c. Holden, professor Of
mining and metallurgy at the univer-
sity. spoke on The Mineral Industries
of Wisconsin"
The meeting closed with talk on
Relations of Modern Electric Meter
Practice to Consumer, State Commits
sions, and Central Stations"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
Beet SUGAR Factories Rank High.

Beet Sugar Factories Rank High.
Although Wisconsin ranks fifth in
the United States as a producer OF
sugar. it raises a great deal less than
is actually consumed within it's Dor
ders. During the past year S0,000,00O
pounds were produced and refined in
the state while the actual Wisconsin
consumption during the same time was
200,000,0 600 pounds, which at five cents
per pound totals $10,000,000 or about
$4,000 a day.
The four factories in this state, To-
Gated at Menominee Falls. Chippewa
Falls. GAINESVILLE and Madison. each
with a slicing capacity of 600 tons of
beets per day, together with the fac
tory at Menominee, Mich. which re-
ceives most of the beets from this
state, draw their supply from 10000
acres of land, which produce twelve
tons to the acre, or a total of 100000
tons of sugar beets.
Plans are under way for the build
ing of other plants in the state. and
Winnebago county will undoubtedly
secure the next factory to be erected.
One Of the Wisconsin plants will in
crease its capacity from 500 TO 1000
tons this summer, according to com
pany officials. Farmers receive from
five to six dollars per ton. according to
the sugar content Of the beets. which
brings them annually S2.000.000 Aside
from this about $50 men find employ
ment in the factories. The first of the
factories already named was built in
1901 at Menomonee Falls, and the lat
est, that at Madison. was erected in
1907.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
FEAR BIG MINE STRIKE.
Impending Struggle In Great ertal'

Impending Struggle In Great Britain
Takes or Aspect of Revolt.
London. Practically all OF the
miners unions throughout Great Brit
ain have sent formal notices TO the
coal mine owners notifying them
that the men will quit work on March
/. Within twenty-four hours all of the
$4,000 men and boys employed under
ground will have notified the employ
ers of their intention to strike. In
addition to the underground employees
there are 100000 surface workers,
making total of more than a million
men who will quit work twelve days
hence.
1t is now admitted on all sides that
little hope remains of averting what
promises to be the most serious la
Dor disturbance in British history.
A coal owner calls It "a deliberate
attempt to force social revolution"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
INDEMNITY A PANAMA ISSUE.
congressman win Decide Whether to

congressman viii Decide Whether to
Run Risk of Paying Colombia.
Washington. - Whether it would
be dangerous from the standpoint
of facing an enormous indemnity
verdict for the United States to sub
init to The Hague tribunal the claims
of Colombia for the Panama canal
strip is question the house commit
tee on foreign affairs will consider be-
fore reporting to congress on its in
vestigation of Colombia's claims.
At the hearings on the Rainey reso-
luton urging submission of the dis
pute to The Hague Henry d. Hall
of the New York World summed up
the evidence, which, he said, tended
to prove that former President Roose-
welt took the isthmus in violation of
treaty obligations.
Mr. Hall believed Columbia might
value the isthmus at $100.00Q000.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
PlTNEY TO SUCCEED J.
M. HARLAN AS JUSTICE
New Jersey Chancellor Practically
Certain Of Appointment. Presi-
dent Taft's Friends Say.


Washington.-It is authoritatiVely
stated here that Mahlon Pitney,
chancellor of the state of New
Jersey. has been selected to succeed
the late Associate Justice John NJ.
Harlan on the United States Supreme
bench.
Among the friends or he president
it was reported as practically certain
that Chancellor Pitney would be APP
pointed and the nomination. according
to excellent authority, viii be sent to
the senate in the next two days
The president is understood to be-
lieve that the appointment of Chan
cellor Pitney would not be opposed
in the senate
Chancellor Pitney has been under
consideration by the president for sew
eral weeks. Following protests
against Secretary Nagel. Mr. Taft
turned his search from beyond me
Mississippi river, where he first
looked for a candidate. Chancellor
Pitney and F. J. Swayzee. justice OF
the supreme. court of New Jersey.
were two men who gradually became
most prominent In the presidents
mind.
Friends of Justice Swayzee have not
abandoned hope that he viii be APP
pointed
Chancellor Pitney meets many OF
the presidents requirements for SUI
preme court justice He is just lit
tie more than fifty-four years old. six
years under Mr.. Taft's age LIMIT. and
has been practicing lawyer and
judge since 1882 He served as as
sociate justice of the New Jersey
supreme court from 1901 to 1908, and
became chancellor in the latter year.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
TAKEN FOR TRAIN HoLD-up.
Freight Brakeman Says Watches and
Money We're Given to Him.

Freight Brakeman Says Watches and
Money Were Given to Him.
Baltimore, Md A. Becker.
freight brakeman. was arrested near
Altamont, w Va, In connection with
the hold-up OF sleeping car passen.
gers on the west-bound New York and
st. Louis express Of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad He had just alighted
from an eastbound train. The man
had 1913 In money, four watches. said
to correspond with those taken from
passengers. and two REVIEWERS. lie
claimed another man gave him the
money and other valuables found on
him.
Efhngham. Ill - Train No. II OF
the VandaIia. west bound. was held
up at Liggett, Ind. four miles west
of Terre Haute,
One Of the bandits climbed over the
tender OF the engine and without warn.
ing began shooting at the crew, knock.
ing cigar out Of the engineers
mouth. The engineer jumped out OF
the cab and escaped. The fireman
was compelled 10 aid the bandits In
their work of robhing the express car.
A special train was sent out from
Terre Haute with detectives and blood.
hounds in response to message
from the operator at Liggett
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28

There are probably sounds in nature
too acute TO be distinguished by the
human ear which may, however. be
perfectly clear TO the auditory sense OF
other members Of the animal kingdom.
II has been claimed that ants have
.he most perfect sound-producing or
gans that have yet been discovered in
insects. says Harper's Weekly. These
are situated upon certain segments of
TIE abdomen the sounds being pro
iuced by rubbing But nobody has ever
heard these ant voices. although many
authorities are convinced OF their ex.
lstence. An attempt was made to hear
them with the aid Of the mlcrophone,
but the only sound detected was that
made by the crawling of the ants.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28

II 10 not in its reasonable and iegiti-
mate use that the aeroplane is an ex-
tremely dangerous vehicle. The flight
OF Rodgers across the continent shows
this, just as the lesser fight Of At.
wood from Chicago to New York show
ed It and as other distance flying in
this country and Europe has shown It,
1t is the performing of circus stunts"
at exhibitions that has caused the long
death roll OF aeroplaning Its victims
have been for the most part out for
altitude records or have been fitting
their machines almost edgewise up
Rloft before gaping multltudes. where
each aviator goes into the air with
the determination to Guido the one
who has just descended in the per-
Torrance Of thrilling feats. Those who
have done simple flying with the OBJ
Ject Of getting somewhere. making
safety and not sensationalism a prime
consideration. are not generally num-
bered among aviation's dead.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH.

Flames Probably Will Be Fatal to
Three Others on Oklahoma Farm.
Sapulra, Okla Flames that de-
stroyed Fred Clark's farmhouse
caused the death of two children.
Clark aroused his wife and eldest
daughter and started for the room
where two young children slept. The
flames drove him back twice. Then
all three adults dashed for the door
OF the children's room. A pillar OF
fire burst out and set their clothing
aasme. The three escaped, but were
burned seriously
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
jim FISK Ja.'s WIDOW DEAD.

Shooting In Gotham Hotel Forty Years
Ago Recalled by Death.
Boston,. Mrs Lucy D. Fisk. wild
ow OF James Fisk, Jr.. who was
shot more than forty years age
in a hotel in New York by Edward
Stokes, as the climax OF rivalry be-
tween the two men for the smiles and
good will of the famous beauty.
Josie" Mansfield. died at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred f. Bowker. IN
South Boston. of pneumonia She
was seyenty-six and had lived more
than thirty years in South Boston.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
AFTER STEEL TRUST HEADS.

Grand Jury Seeks to Place Response.
hllty for Burnt Papers.
New York. Proceedings for the
punishment of those concerned In
the destruction of trunkful of docu-
mentary evidence intended to be used
in the prosecution of the United States
Steel corporation at Trenton, n. j.. be-
gan here before the federal grand jury.
The papers. which were destroyed
last October at Worcester, Mass. were
used in the prosecution of the Ameri-
can Stee! and Wire company and the
members OF nine wire pools.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28

a justice OF the peace in Pittsburgh
offers to marry free every couple In
which the bride did the proposing He
has already married twenty. and is
looking for more, The male of the
species must be losing his native eour
age when he relies on leap year for
the popping Of the question
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28

An Englishman As invented a safe
ty match whose superior merit he in
dieates by saying that childrea can
play with It without peril The time
which has elapsed since Christmas
has been insufficient TO enable the
children TO break everything that was
given to them on that glad annlver-
sary. and while children have other
things to keep them occupied. whf
wants them to play with matchesY
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
HAY ARMY BILL is PASSED.
Measure AbolIshes Five Regiments
of Cavalry.


of Cavalry.
Washington. The house passed
the Hay army reorganization bill.
carrying an appropriation of $685.
757 and abolishing five regiments of
cavalry. providing for five-year en-
listments and the consolidation of ad-
jutant generals, inspector generals and
chief of staff officers into a general
staff bureau. M roll call was taken,
but a previous vote sending the bill
to committee. which was lost by 116
to 1872, is taken as the record vote
When the measure came up before
the house separate votes were called
on the cavalry amendment aud the
five-year enlistment provision. The
cavalry amendment was adopted by a
vote OF 166 to 112 and the five-year en-.
listment provision by vote of LAG to
1874.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28

New York is to have women deputy
sherlffs. This viii be great innova
ton and ought TO change many things.
for in the list OF pretty and popular
women named for the place any man
would naturally feel pleased and proud
to think Of their having an attach.
ment for him.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
THUGS TgRRoRIzF NEW YORK.
Latest Exploit Is the Daring Robbery
of Diamond Merchant.

Latest Exploit Is the Daring Robbery
Of Diamond Merchant.
New fork. Recent robberies
In crowded New York streets. OF
which the holdup Of a taxicab and
the robbery of two bank messengers
OF $4,000 was the most sensational,
were followed by holdup alamost as
spectacular.
George Horth, dealer in diamonds.
was robbed of a wallet containing
$4,000 worth of diamonds by two
men who jumped from a taxicab at
Thirty-fifth street and Fifth avenue.
Horth was beaten over the head by
one Of the men while the other
snatched the wallet from his inside
coat pocket. The men then jumped
into a taxicab. which disappeared in
the maze Of Fifth avenue traffic.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28

We are told that the best way TO OBJ
ain change OF air Is to ride In an au.
tomobile. hdt think Of the odoriferous
air the coor pedestrian is forced to
breathe when the automobile has
passed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28

washington.-Giff Pinchot an,
nounced officially here that he intends
to follow La Toilette no longer. bu,
viii hereafter be found earnestly al
vocatiug the nomination OF Colar ..
Roosevelt for president.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
SPEEDING TRAIN GOES IN DITCH
Three Killed and SO Injured In Wreck
Of Pennsylvania Flyer.

Huntington, Pa. While run.
ming at a terrific speed the Penn
sylvania limited. east-bound. plunged
over a thirty-foct embanEinent at
Warriors Ridge. four miles west OF
here. killing two passengers and a ne
gro matron and injuring hfty-three
other persons.
The wreck was caused by broken
fiange on a driving wheel OF Ine sec.
ond OF the two locomotives that were
pulling the train.
The cars in the wre-E we're all OF
solid steel construction and in these
the passengers were imprisoned like
rats Ia a trap,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28

Boston has the highest death rate
of any American city with a popula.
ton in excess OF 100000. The stats.
tlcians do not explain whether the
blame is traceable to the culture or
the cults.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
MORE SOLDIERS FOR BORDER.

Rumored That President VIII Send
Troops TO Mexican Frontier
Washington. This week probably
Will witness the mobilization on tn
Mexican frontier OF second maneuv.
er division of American troops.
he was learned on reliable authority
that President Taft has about decided
that large force of soldiers is nee.
essary on the border TO assure the
protection of the lives and property
OF foreigners in Mexico.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
puolIlst Dies Of Inlurles.

Chicago.-Joe Ketchel. a Chicago
pugilist. died in the United States
Training Station hospital at North
Chicago as a result of injuries be.
lieved to have been suffered in a box
ing contest In which he engaged with
~RiIly" Walters.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28

In one Of the cantons OF Switzerland
there is law which makes II neees-
sary to address an elderly unmarried
woman as madame" and efforts are
being made to have a similar law
passed in Sweden. But they can't
pass law that win keep people from
thinking of the single state of an ell
Derby unmarried woman.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
Wisconsin Patents.

The following list of patents were
granted to Wisconsin inventors:
Thomas E. Barnum, Milwaukee. motor
controller; Charles Bozile. Manawa.
corn shelter; Elmer E. Davenport,
Baraboo, bolt lock: Albert G. Felker,
Marshfeld, means for joining culvert
sections; Fred E. Grosvold, Eau Claire,
water gauge; William A. Hall. ST..
Pardeeville. potato planter; Edgar G.
Hutchins, Jr.. waukesha. producing
raw dehydrated Irish potatoes: Har-
rison ]. Mitchell, Beloit, sand paper
drum.