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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-11-26
NEVER POPULAR TAX
Assessments on Incomes Always
Opposed.
Gress English and American States
men Have Gone on Record in OPP
position to PIan-Lincoin's
Words of Denunciation.

When Edward Gibbon, the historian.
tells us that the Roman emperers as
certained the incomes of their subjects
by burning them at the stake, We feel
little regret that the glory of Rome is
no more. When we read how the bush
ness men of the middle ages. especial
ly the very successful Jews, were in
geniously tortured TO make them re-
veal their incomes we see some adj
vantages in not living even in that
picturesque period. But we must not
exult prematurely!
The English income tax is the model
upon which the present federal in
come tax is based. A quarter of a
century after the English tax went in
to force it was repealed with an en-
thusiasm that is worth recalling. Dur
ing the Napoleonic wars the income
tax had been endured as a necessary
evil. But after Waterloo popular OPP
position could no longer be restrained
The house of commons was deluged
with petitions from all parts of the
kingdom. From the merchants, bank
ers and traders OF the city of London"
came petition with $4,000 signatures
expressing adherence of tax repug-
nant to everything like British feel
ing"
Throughout the debates ia the COM
mons at this time it was llways the
inquisitorial nature of the AK, an in
herent evil. rather than the high rates
which aroused most bitter hostility.
The intensity of feeling may be gath
cred from Brougham's very popular
proposal that all records of the tax be
burned that posterity should never
know that such tax had existed. Well
may the Democrats ponder over these
things!
Gladstone's denunciation of the in
come tax came just ten years after
Abraham Lincoln, who must have had
in mind England's experience, wrote
TO the voters Of Illinois," by the
direct tax system the land must be
literally covered with assessors and
collectors. going forth like swarms of
Egyptian locusts. devouring every
blade OF grass and other green thing"
We do not wish to press the analogy
between Democratic tax of ais and
locusts or any other kind of IN sects. in
structive though such analogy be. We
do wish. however to counsel great re-
straint and good sense In administer
ing what has proved IN all times and
places to be tho most unpopular OF
taxes.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-11-26
SHOOTING DUE TO JEALOUSY
Rival Suitors for Hand Of Waukeshs
Widow Engage in Pistol Duel
One Will Die.

Waukesha. William Hutchinson,
Atlantic City, is dying from a wound
IN the brain and Joe Dunnebecke is in
the county jail, suffering from a severe
scalp wound as the result of a shoot
ing ARRAY near North street Hutch
inson and Dunnebecke met in front
of the home of Mrs. Frank Kolke. 1t
is alleged that both wished to marry
Mrs. Kolke. Hutchinson. it is said,
attempted to kill Dunnebecke and
flen turned the gun on himself.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-11-26
MEETING CLOSES
WITH ELECTION
Annual Session of Christian En-
deavor Union Ends.
WESTPHAL NAMED PRESIDENT
Newly Elected oficers Are Installed
by Rev. (. T. Farrili at Final
Session of Convention In
Ocononowoc.

Madison.-The Nineteenth annual
convention OF the Christian Endeavor
union of the eastern district of Wis
consin closed in OconomowOc.
The newly elected officers were in
stalled By Rev. E. T. Farrill. state field
secretary. and a song service led by
Dugald Laney of Dousman followed.
Stanley F. Powles, Milwaukee, presi-
dent of the union for four years. made
a short address and the new president,
Edward Westphal OF Waukesha, also
spoke.
The address of the evening was
given by Rev. Mr. FarrilI. who spoke
on The Crisis" and the Iced OF the
best manhood and womanhood in the
newly elected officers are: President,
Edward Westphal. Waukesha; vice
president, Miss Loyinia Vanderpool,
Mukwonago; treasurer. Miss Edna
Laney, Dousman; junior superinten-
rent, Mrs. r. ]. Williams. Wales; mis-
sionary and institutional superinten-
dent, Gideon Carlson. Milwaukee; eff
cheney superintendent. Walter
Stanghe, Milwaukee.
The last day was given over to the
religious services. and special service
for children was held, in charge of
Miss Matheson, Neenah, head of the
state junior work. Miss Guild. dean of
of women at Carroll college. Wauke-
sha, spoke on the Quest Of Young
Womanhood" at meeting, and spe-
cial meeting for the men and boys
was held at the NJ. E, church, and was
addressed by vinton NJ Pace. C. E.
Houtkamp, Milwaukee, Edward West
phal, Waukesha, and DR.. F. c. Rogers,
Oconomowoc.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-11-26
Always Minority Party.

The Democratic party, nationally.
has never ceased to be a minority
party. The party has been put in
power nationally by a split of the
Republican party. The Democratic
party win remain in the ascendency
nationally so long as the Republican
party stays diyided-so long and no
longer. The Republican party can
reassert itself as the governing party
nationally and in normally Repub-
Acan states Just as soon as the d.
yided wings get together
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-11-26
Wisconsin Corporations.

Articles of Incorporation were fled
in the office of Secretary of State
Donald as follows:
Norwood Land company, Amigo;
capital. $4,000; incorporators. L. P.
Treadwell, John w Brown, George j
Bowler.
Forsey Liquor company. Sup rior;
capital, $4,000; incorporators. II. W
Dietrich c. E. Dietrich, H. Forslund
Marinette Lyric company. Marin.
cite; capital, $4,000; incorporators.
W. J. Raiche. Herbert Despins. c.
w Sundstrom, Martin Olson.
Scandinavian Cooperative Mercan.
tile company, Scandinavia; capital,
$4,000: incorporators. A. P. Thor
non and four others
The Demos Food Sales company.
an Illinois corporation, with s60.S70
capital and no interest in Wisconsin,
filed statement to do business in the
state.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-11-26

Take pains Where? Care In
having the cows nice and clean at
milking time. BE careful yourself.
Care In handling the udder OF the
cows gently. The COW that feels good
gives most milk and the best milk.
Care in getting all the COW has to
give II is the last few streams that
puts the money in your pail. Care in
straining the milk and getting II to
the milkhouse.
The way milk is separated from
cream makes lot of difference. too.
Somehow you must skim clean. II
you have separator, let II be good
one. and learn how to use 1t right
Ripen your cream in a place where
there VIII be no bad smells to favor
IL. More butter than we know of Is
spoiled by badly ripened cream
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-11-26
ahor pemand Ia Less.

Demand for labor is falling OFF and
unemployment is increasing. accord
ing to reports received by the Wis
consin state industrial commission
from the state employment offices.
Help wanted at the Milwaukee free
employment office decreased 20 per
cent. in October. 1913. as compared
with October, 1912. Applications for
work increased almost 10 per cent.
Outside of Milwaukee the decrease in
demand has been slight, but the in
crease in the applications for work
has been very great.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-11-26
Taft the Statesman.

Tho instances OF the election of able
judges by the people the former head
OF the nation regards as exceptions
that indicate the ability of the Ameri-
can people to make the best of a bad
system. There. then. is the gauntlet
OF the able jurist who occupied the
White House thrown down to the ad-
vocates Of the plan to cast the judi
ciary into the political arena for a
scrambling over and TO the populace
for the rending OF it's robes
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-11-26
CAUSE OF DEATH STRANGE
Dane County Man, Aged 81, Thought
to Have Died of Infantile
Paralysis.

Madison. Madison physicians are
puzzled about supposed case of in
tantile paralysis, which is reported to
be the cause of the death of Leroy
Judd, 81 years old, of the town of
Lancaster. The death of any one of
this age from infantile paralysis is
unknown. About month ago there
were enc or two deaths in Lancaster
from infantile paralysis and the state
board of health is going to make an
inspection.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-11-26
Ask for Parole.

The state board of control will meet
at Waupun to consider applications
for parole that have been filed by 80
prisoners. A member of the board
said that John F. Dietz had recently
attempted to get hearing under the
law passed to compensate prisoners,
but he had been advised that no re-
lief could be granted until he had
been pardoned by the governor.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-11-26

convenient way to inoculate the
ground for sifalfa 70 to load the soil
from a sweet t!cv'3r patch or an old
alfalfa field into the manure spreader
and scatter it In this way. This dis
tributiOn viii be more even and the
Job viii be much easier than IL IL is
done with a shovel Two or three
inches OF straw should be laid in the
spreader first so that the soil will not
be scattered along the road.
The best time to put on the inocu-
lated soil is late in the afternoon.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-11-26
Music Students Increasing.

The enrolment of the music school
at the university has increased amaz-
ingly the past few years.
There are IS regulars. as against co
last year, and 80 freshmen compared
to % in 1912.
Two hundred and ninety-two stu
dents from other colleges elect music
courses, as against 237 last year. The
total enrolment is BIT. gain of q
per cent. over the 1912 enrolment
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-11-26
millions Of Tobaeeo erowers.

1t IS roughly estimated that between
five and seven millions of dollars wlll
be paid to tobacco growers Of Wis
eunsin for the 1913 crop. The farmers
VINO received Is cents for their crop
will realize something like 1900
pounds per acre. The furry Of pur-
chasing which swept the local buyers
with small capital OF their feet three
weeks sgo has abated and prices in
consequence have dropped. The
weather has been exceptionally good
for curing and there is little shed burn
reported
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-11-26
Step in Baker Law Appeal.

Madison.-An attorney representing
Milwaukee saloonkeepers has appear
ed before Chief Justice Winslow and
obtained a writ of error to appeal the
Baker law case to the United States
supreme court
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-11-26
Scarcity Of Armies.

Apples are scarce in many sections
and local markets are paying good
prices. II may pay to exercise special
care in marketing In barrels or bushel
boxes; perhaps small baskets would
return larger profit
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-11-26
puah paIrY and Poultry.

Make the dairy ard poultry bust
ness fairly hum during the winter
months, shile there is no field work
to be done and Jou can give these
industries your undivided attention.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-11-26
MINI Emploxs EIsetroout.a.

FIorence-Louis Yehle, electrician
for the Florence Iron company, was
electrocuted at the transformer sta
ton of the mine This makes the
third death in a year at the same
place and by the same method.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-11-26

La Crosse.-The county board re-
fused to appropriate money under the
Mather pension law to maintain WON.
en- whose husbands have died or de-
serted and left them destitute
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-11-26
BYE Meal for Cows.

The Pennsy wanna experiment sta
ton has discovered that we meal az
q part Of properly balanced ration for
dairy cows il sufficient in milk and
butter production 70 an equal weight
OF corn meal.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-11-26
RidaIand BANK Authorized.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Banking
Kuoft has issued certificate author
izing the Farmers State bank of Ridg-
land, with a capital of $4,000. to com
mence business
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-11-26
Blocks watsrworks Deal.

Janesville. City officials were sery-
ed with an injunction restraining them
from proceeding with the purchase
Of the water company plant on
grounds that sufficient legal notice
was not given at the special election
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-11-26
raft,s observation-disclosures.

William Howard Taft took occasion
the other day to pay glowing trib-
ute to Grover Clevelan4. Every little
while Mr.. Taft says something which
Indicates that he is a broad states
man in more ways than one.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-11-26
T. 2. Should Sneak LlttIe LOuder.

THE Republicans must come to u.s.
said Colonel Roosevelt in 2 letter read
to a band Of his followers on the day
Of the Maine election. And then they
read the returns.-St. Louis Republic.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-11-26
Bio Man Killed hu rraln.

Rio.-Stepping from one track to
avoid being hit By a freight train,
Frank Connery was struck by a pas
senger train on the Milwaukee road
here and instantly killed
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-11-26
Name Inspeetor for sehools.

State Superintendent Cary appoint
ed A. A. Thomson OF RichIand Center
to be inspector OF rural schools b.
ginning January ]. 1914, a. salary Of
1880 per year
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-05-09
DOCK WORKERS
Get INCREASE
Coal Trimmers at LehIqh
Valley Also Get Raise

Following their not working We'd
nesday and the visit that day OF
General Manager Mcclure and Super
intendent A. Ross, of the Lehigh
Valley railroad, one hundred and
fifty men employed in connection
with the loading of barges at the coal
docks here were given an increase In
wages Of three cents an hour. The
men are trimmers and top-dockmen.
Tuesday afternoon the men en-
phasized their dissatisfaction with
their wages and stopped work for
while, but as none of the officials of
the company with the proper power
were around they received no def
mite assurance of getting the increase
of three cents an hour which they
asked. General Manager MCGUIRE
and superintendent A. Ross were
communicated with and arrived here
Wednesday, on which day the men
failed to come to work. A delega-
tion from the workmen met the Off
cials and the increase of wages was
promised, and the top-dockmen and
the trimmers returned yesterday
morning to their duties.
1t Is said that very few of these
employees will be needed when the
new mechanical coal car bumper Is
put in commission in about six weeks.
More of the trimmers will be needed
when this innovation Is put in use
than the other dockmen. There are
about one hundred trimmers and
about fifty tp men now employed at
the coal docks.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-05-09
JUDGE RULES BEING
SHAVED is LUXURY

That having some one to remove
the beard from you own face is an
undenfable luxury, and something
that can easily be dispensed with II
the person 80 desires, is the opinion
expressed by Judge John w. Beck
man In the district court this morn
ing in the trial of tho action of the
New Jersey Dairy Products Company
against George Haffner, of Maurer,
The concern was suing to recover
money on a bill Of goods purchased
by Mr.. Haffner, who was recently in
business. Later he has been work
ing for someone else and has not
paid the bill contracted when doing
business on his own responsibility.
The defendant had testified that he
makes about $40 week and is un
able to pay the amount all at once.
To ascertain how much he was able
to pay, John Delaney, representing
the plaintiff, questioned him as to
his expenses. He testified that he
had to pay seven dollars per week
board, fifty cents to beneficial So
cieties, and an average of about one
dollar per week for clothing. Leo
Goldberger, representing the defend
ant in trying to show other eX-
penses asked the defendant if
he had a berber to shave him.
The witness replied he did, and
Judge Beekman then gave his opin-
ion that such was a luXuary. John
Delaney questioned the mans state
ment as to salary and the case was
ad journed for one week to give the
plaintiff time to prove that Haffner
makes more than ten dollars a week.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-05-09
LAWYER GIVES
U? MANS CASE
Miskowski Will Go Back to
Prison--Bad Record.

To be so bad that a lawyer has
refused to be in charge of his case,
is the plight of Stanislaus Wiskow-
ski, who Is IN jail on charge of
threatening to kill his wife and who,
according to the police, has served
terms in state prison for killing his
own father and stabbing his wife
Wiskowski was removed from the
city jail today to the county Jail,
where he was committed for thirty
days by Recorder PickersgiIl. that
the state prison authorities might
take him back.
Friends of the man engaged for
mer Recorder Henry W. kehoe yes
terday to defend him and gave the
lawyer a retainer. Mr.. Kenoe con-
ferred with Recorder Ptckersgill rel
ative to the case last night. When
informed of his police record de-
clared to include murder stab
bing affray and petty crimes too
numerous to mention, the lawyer
raised both hands and exclaimed,
that settles 1t, I'm through" The
retainer was refunded and Wiskow-
ski Is now without counsel. AS the
police declare he was on parole from
state prison, an effort Is being made
to have him returned there. His
friends declare he is the victim of a
plot to keep him in prison without
cause.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-05-09
Much Bitterness Shown as
the Legislature Reconvenes
for Jury Reform Today.
COUNT on 35 VOTES
Also Expect at Least One
Republican Senator to Vote
Wilson Measure.
Special by United Press Wire.

Trenton. May 9.-With bitterness
shown in every move of the different
factions, the legislature reconvened
today to pass finally on jury re-
form. The sentiment seemed to be
that before adjournment is taken for
the day the bill suggested by Pres
ident Wilson will have been passed
by both houses. This claim is made
especially by the Wittpenn forces
who are lined solidly behind the
Presidents message and 1t is said
that there will be at least thirty
five votes for the measure when 1t
comes to final passage in the House.
They also say that there is at least
= one Republican senator who will
. sHote for the Presidents bill when
1t goes to the senate. This vote
will be needed together with Gov
ernor F1elder's to pass the bill
The Republican members of the leg
islature, however, met in confer
ence shortly before noon and imme-
diately thereafter the word was is-
sued that the Republicans would
stand to man for the Read bill,
that they would not support the
Presidents bill and that "they
would fight along that line"
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-05-09
Scarcity of Product Causes
Local Dealers to Make In
crease on Cons umars
NO RELIEF Is LIKELY
Slight Raise Of Price to
Housskeepers-- --Grocers, But
chsrs and Others Hard Hit.

Owing to the scarcity of ice, prices
to grocers, butchers, saloonkeepers
and hotel proprietors have practical.
ly doubled within the past week
There Is danger OF the cost soaring
still higher with the arrival of sum-
mer months, in which event it Is al
most certain that the price of house
hold commodies will be increased ac-
cordingly. In view of the fact that
merchants can raise the price of their
products to cover the increased cost
of ice, local Ice dealers have made
increases heaviest to them and have
kept the price down as far as posi-
BILE for individuals, two of the largest
dealers In the city claim.
They assert the price charged BY
harvesters is exceedingly high and
despite this fact they are trying to
keep the cost to consumers down af
far as possible. Last year butchers
paid twenty cents for a hundred
pounds Of ice, now they pay thirty.
FIVE cents. Grocers, raloonkeepers
and hotel keepers paid twenty-five
cents hundred pounds last year and
are now paying forty cents for the
same amount. But a ten cent in.
crease has been made to household
ers for 100 pounds thus far, the
price being Atty cents against forty
cents last year.
e. J. Dorsey, senior member Of e
]. Dorsey & Sons, one of the larges
ice dealing firms In this part of the
Barre where they purchase their Ice
Z
which the Arm put In effect anC
which became generally effective
throughout the city last Monday
have been charged since March 81
in and about Wilkes-Barre. Al
proof Of the scarcity of ice here al
well as in other parts of the east, {
member of the Dorsey firm remarked
that one large wholesale meat con
cern, which has it's own ice houses
was forced to buy ice from the Dor
sey firm yesterday.
| Officials of the Perth Amboy Goa
and Ice Company, another large ic
dealing concern spoke similarl
about the scarcity and high cost o
| ice, They said their prices had bee
advanced from twenty-five to fort
cents, to thirty and thirty-ffve cent
| to fifty cents hundred pounds. ON
official said the haryesters' charge t,
retailers was so high that there wa
very little profit in Ice, and declared
the price to consumers was certain t,
advance with the arrival of warmer
weather. He stated that Hudson
river harvesters were short about 3,
100000 tons of ice this year because
pf tha mild winter having harVagt af
but little over thirty per cent Of thu
amount usually received In winter
Unlike retailers in some Othel
cities local dealers have made thu
largest advances to merchants, sa
loon and hotel keepers. In the nor
thern part of the state prices t.
househ olders have doubled, SO that &
small piece of ice which cost ter
cents last year. costs twenty cent
this year.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-05-09
Four Recently Appointed Of
ficers Will Start Active Du-
ty Tomorrow Night.
NEW SYSTEM EFFICIENT
Auto Police Patrol Being Com
pIetsd at Railway Factory
Chief Burke Inspsets.

The four newly appointed patrol
men will probably be assigned to
posts tomorrow night. With all men
on duty, the city would then have
fifteen patrolmen working nights.
This Is about the same number as
worked nights under the old system.
Under the new platoon and four
squad system, the city has six patrol
men working from 4 O'Clock in the
morning to noon and the same num-
ber from that hour until o'clock at
night. The aim Is to have the
greatest number of men possible out
nights, from o'clock to O'Clock
attendance by officers, illness and ab-
sence on other accounts, the chief of
police believes the nightly attend
ance can be kept very near to the
full attendance mark. The three
shift scheme gives the men a better
opportunity to attend to police duty
and serve as witnesses In courts dur
Ing the same day, than did the form
er method Of distribution.
Mayor Ferd Garretson, Chairman
John J. Clark OF the Councils police
committee and Superintendent of
Police Patrick J. Burke appear high
ly pleased with the new system and
Mr.. Burke is pleased with the new
auto patrol and ambulance. He
viewed the apparatus under con-
struction In a Railway factory this
week. The body was then being
completed. 1t was being trimmed
preparatory for painting. Mr.. Burke
WAS informed that the car could be
expected here about May 21. The
machine is large and will seat more
than twelve persons. 1t will carry
all that can be oaded into It,
Patrolman William Calvin, who
outlined and planned the new system
Of police distribution, thereby CIV
ing all patrolmen an equal chance for
day and night service, Is being com
plimented by fellow officers and high
city officials as we'll 1t is claimed
the Idea can be improved upon but
little II any, and that after the SIX
weeks Of trial have elapsed, it viii
be working SO smoothly that neither
the men nor their supporters will
want to change back to the ole
system.