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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-17
ROENIUS HEADS STATE ELKS
Sescretary's Report Shows Prosperous
Year-oshkosh1 Chosen for
Next Convention.

Wausau.-Oshkosh was selected for
the next state meeting by the 1000
Elks in session here. Officers were.
elected as follows:
President, Otto r. Roenius, Grand
Rapids; first vice-president, Chauncey
Yockey, Milwaukee; second vice-pres-
ident, John Harrigan, Eau Claire;
third vice-president, Michael Higgins.
Racine; secretary, Theodore Benfy.
Sheboygan; treasurer, ]. p. McDer4
mott, Fond du Lac. The trustees are
j. c. Karel, Milwaukee; F. r. Weeks.
Green Bay; A. ]. Horlick, Racine; j.,
M. Kahler, Kenosha, and A. X. Weeks,
Menasha
Resolutions were adopted thanking
the Wausau Elks and citizens. 1t was
decided to raise funds to assist the
state in acquiring the herd of fifty elk
offered by the national government. to.
be placed in state parks.
The committee on good of the order
recommended closer bonds betweeni
the state and grand lodges, and more
general observance of flag and memo-
rial days. La Crosse won the state.
baseball championship, defeating
Rhinelander in the final game. The
secretary's report said last year was
the most successful in the history of
the association.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-17
JOHN LIND ENDS WORK.
Wilson's Envoy to Mexico Returns
Home.

Wilson's Envoy TO Mexico Returns
Home.
Washington, June 1l,--Exiov. John
Lind left Washington for his home in
Minnesota. He does not expect TO re-
turn 10 Washington in Connection with
Mexican affairs unless sent for by
President Wilson or Secretary Bryan.
The assent of Mr.. Bryan for the de-
parture OF MIR. Lind was given when
the ex-governor rounded out an even
ten months in the service OF the gov
eminent as a special adviser on Mexi'
can issues It could not be ascertained
whether Mr. Lind's name had been
erased from the federal pay roll
Mr.. Land said he felt he had OBJ.
tanned all the facts that were CLEAN
able and that his presence in Mexico
was no longer necessary.
Since the mediation conferences
were initiated Mr.. Lind has partici-
pated In conferences between Mr.. Bry-
an and Charles NJ Douglas. attorney
for the constitutionalists in Washing
ton. and also In conferences with Sc
nors Zubaran, Luis Bahrera and Leor
Urquidi OF the constitutionalist conf
dental agency.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-17
HEAT WAVE BRINGS
death TO MANY
% Dead at Cleveland, 7 at De-
troit and Three in Chicago.
90 DEGREES IN ST. LOUIS
Records for June Are Smashed In
Many Sections Of the Middle
West - Hundreds Are
Frustrated.

Chicago, June 11.-Deaths, prostra-
tions. an attempted suicide and a re-
newal of the menace Of hydrophobia
from the bites OF savage stray dogs
came with the wave Of merciless heat
which sent the mercury TO 95 degrees
on Tuesday. It was the hottest day
OF the year so far, and the hottest
June Q since 1872, when So degrees
was marked.
Police and hospital returns held the
heat wave responsible for three deaths,
"a prostrations and one attempted sui
eide. Six persons reported having been
bitten by dogs.
An elderly man who was out OF work
and depressed by the heat attempted
60 kiln himself by jumping into the
lake at the foot Of East Sixty-fourth
street. He was rescued by Policeman
Charles Brown OF the Hyde Park po-
lice.
Cleveland. o., June 11.-All heat
records we're broken for this season OF
the year when the official weather bu-
reau thermometer registered ~ de-
grees. The bureaus thermometer on
the public square at the ground level
registered a maximum of 105 degrees.
The entire city sweltered as there was
little breeze and the percentage OF hui
mildly was high. Since Sunday when
the heat wave started the heat has
caused the death of 20 persons. 20 OF
whom we're babies.
st. Louis, June 1.-THE hottest day
of 1914 in st. Louis and vicinity was
recorded here. the minimum being n
at 5 a. m. and the maximum 80 at =
p. m. Three prostrations and no deaths
we're reported.
Kansas City, Mo. June 1t.-With
the mercury reaching 81 degrees yes
terday was the hottest of the season.
While the humidity was high and
everybody sweltered. no prostrations
resulted and no deaths were ascribed
to the heat
Cincinnati, June 11.-One death and
a score or more prostrations was the
toll exacted by the terrific hea' in this
city. The highest mark reached was
90 degrees at three O'Clock IN the aft
ernoon.
Detroit, Mich. June 11.--ln Detroit
seven deaths were reported here and
eight prostrations Tie maximum
temperature was. official. 80 and un-
official, 1902.
New Orleans, La, June 11.-Six
dead and FIVE seriously injured is the
total OF casualties as result of the
heat wave which has swept over Lou
isiana and Mississippi.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-17
state to Get Farm Fund.

Governor McGovern gave formal as
sent of the state of Wisconsin to the
Smith-l1ever act which provides for
cooperative agricultural extension
work between the states and the Unit
ed States department of agriculture.
The assent authorizes the board of re-
gents of the university to receive In
stallments as they become due to the
state before adjournment.
The law makes available for the
next nine fiscal years $23, 10000 of
federal funds for instruction and DEM
onstrations in agriculture and home
economics. To obtain this total Sum
states must appropriate for like pur-
poses total of $1S,s00,000, making
grand total of $41,920,00O to be ex-
pended during the nine years. There
after the federal government is to APP
propffate $4,5SO,0O0 annually, and the
states must appropriate S4.100,OO0 an
nually, making a total of $S,6S0,0O0
Wisconsin's share for the fiscal year
1914-15 is $4,000, and it is to place
the state in position to receive this
amount from the federal government
that Governor McGovern took the
action.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-17
Dairymen Make Many Tests.

Nearly four hundred and fifty cows.
owned by az breeders in % counties
of Wisconsin, are being tested to
determine their milk and butter fat
producing capabilities. According to
official figures from the depart.
ment of dairy tests at the college
of agriculture, University of Wiscon-
sin. this is the largest number of
cows ever under test at one time in
the state.
Each of the FIVE dairy breeds popu-
lar with Wisconsin farmers is repre-
scented in the tests, forty-six of the
herds being Guernsey, eighteen Hol-
stein, eight Jersey. one Ayrshire and
one Brown Swiss.
Two of the great dairy counties of
the -Waukesha and Fond du
Lac-lead in the number of herds and
cows under test Waukesha county
is represented in the records with
nineteen herds or 119 COWS, and Fond
du Lac has eight herds or sixty-four
cows under semi-official trials. JEFF
ferson county is close third with
six herds or thirty cows.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-17
HIGH COURT UPHoLDS
COMMERCE BODY RULING
Supreme Tribunal Holds Commission
Rate-Making Power Supersedes
That Of All Others.

Washington. June 10.-That the
rate making power of the interstate
commerce commission takes prece-
dence over the jurisdiction of state
commissions in situations where the
reasonableness Of interstate rates is
called into question was shown when
the U. S. Supreme court handed down
decision Monday UNFOLDING the ef-
forts of shippers of Shreveport, La,
TO prevent alleged discrimination
against them by the Texas railroad
commission in favor of Houston and
Dallas, Tex.
The decision is believed to be one
of the most sweeping declarations
in favor of the dominant authority Of
the federal government that the Su-
preme court has yet made.
The interstate commerce commits
sion found that class and other rates
from Shreveport - Texas points were
unreasonable and o-dered rates to be
equalized so that Shreveport would
not be Disseminated against in favor
of Dallas and Houston.
justice hughes said there were sew
eral ways of conforming to the COM
missions order Reviewing the OBJ
lection of the railroads that the COM
mission could not reduce intra-state
rates to conform with interstate rates.
Justice Hughes said The power OF con-
gress was adequate to meet all the
emergencies that arise out of local
interference with national inter
course
Justice Hughes said that congress,
not the state. might prescribe the rule
when state and national interests
conflict.
Congress is entitled to keep open
the highways OF interstate commerce
in the interest of fair treatment to all
persons. said Justice Hughes.
he indicated that the government
must control rates in the interest of
Interstate commerce. Whether con-
gross reduces interstate rates to con-
form with interstate rates was not
material. the court said.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-17
'HOLD-UF MAN STAYS
OSHKOSH DEPOT EMPLoYE IS
SHOT DOWN BY Ro55ER-
Frederick Hines, Hasgageman at 500
Line Station, Is Victim OF
Bandit, Who Escapes
With 500 Cash.

Oshkosh.-Frederick Hines, night
baggage agent at the north 500 line
depot here, was shot twice ana ~
stantly killed by a holdup man, who
made good his escape with 500 from
the cash drawer OF the ticket office.
Emil Villnow. the ticket agent at the
depot, was held up while Hines was In
the baggage room, and the burglar
fired a shot to scare him. Hines came
running out of the baggage room and.
was shot twice, falling TO the floor
dead
Hines and Villnow had been await
ing the arrival of midnight train. and
Hines left the station TO check up the
baggage. AS soon as he left the wait
ing room. the holdup man stepped in
and walked into the ticket Office. VIII
now heard him enter and turned
around to confront the muzzle of re-
volver. Villnow laughed. thinking
that someone was perpetrating joke
on him.
If you think this is joke, you had
better chuck up your hands," said the
robber.
Villnow complied, and the burglar
went through the cash drawer, stuffing
the bills and currency into his pock-
cts. As he was leaving and Villnow-
started to move, he fired a shot to
scare him. Hines, hearing it, came
rushing out of the baggage room. VIII
now, too stupefied to speak, stood si-
lent while the highwayman walked
over to Hines, and without word
fired shot into his breast Hines
turned partly around as if to run for
help and the burglar sent another bull
let into his neck. The burglar leaped
out Of the side door and made his way
up the tracks.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-17
Accountancy Law is Valid.


That person who has not been a
resident of Wisconsin at least one
year prior to the passage of the Wis
consin public accountancy law may
not be licensed as a certified public
accountant is held in an opinion by
Attorney General Owens to John R.
Tanner. president of the state board
of accountancy.
J. T. Drought on behalf of client
appeared before the board and OBJ
jected on the ground that this feature
of the law violates the provision Of
the state constitution that citizens of
each state shall be entitled to all the
privileges and immunities of the citi-
zens of the several states.
In the opinion 70 District Attorney
L. p. German Of Marathon county,
Attorney General Owens holds that
where a building occupied as saloon
is burned the town board has no au-
thority to allow the saloonkeeper to
move his place to another without a
new license.
To DIR H. C. Bumpus, business man
ager of the university, the attorney
general gives an opinion that, Dean H.
l.. Russell may rent a house which he
owns to the university to be used by
the department of entomology. 1t is
held that Dean Russell would not
make the contract as private citizen.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-17
TRAVELLERS END
ANNUAL MEETING
Wisconsin Grand Council of U. C.
7. Win Hold Convention.
C. c. RUMPF is ELECTED HEAD
Appleton Man is Chosen Grand coun-
seior Of 5ody-other Officers
Named-Next Session to
Eau Claire.

MISUNDERSTANDING are the new Of
fcers of Wisconsin grand council Of
United Commercial travellers, elected
at the convention which closed in
MarshheId:
Grand ounselor-CharIes G. Rumpf
of Appleton, formerly OF Marshfield
Grand past counselor-E. U. F. Loe-
Their. Eau Claire.
Grand junior counselor-w. F. Raetz.
Manitowoc.
Grand secretary-Thomas A. Wen
sink. Milwaukee.
Grand treasurer-John Galloway.
Lacrosse.
Grand conductor-A. E. Bandercb.
Oshkosh.
Grand sentinel George B. Camp
bell. Marshfield.
G. B. Evans of Evansville was re
appointed grand chaplain by Grand
Counselor Rumpf
Eau Claire captured the 1915 con-
vention. Waterfowl was in the field,
but was not represented. The closing
event of the convention was the jollifi-
cation at the fair grounds, during
which the u C. T. ball teams from
Appleton and Eau Claire played a
lively game, Appleton winning, 6 to 8.
An elaborate banquet was served to
$50 couples last night at White City
pavilion by the Boy Scouts after the
annual ball.
Heavy rains continue to create dam
age along the railroads and on farms
In central and northern Wisconsin.
The flood damage is increasing.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-17
STATE MAs0NS HOLD MEET
Bernhard F. keeier of La Crosse Is
Elected Master of Wisconsin
Grand Lodge.

Milwaukee.-At the annual meeting
of the Wisconsin grand lodge of Free
and Accepted Masons, the following
officers were elected:
Grand aster-Bernhard f. Keller.
La Crosse.
Deputy grand master-George o.
Kellogg. Elkhorn.
Grand senior Willard M
Griswold, Waukesha.
Grand junior warden-David Mar
low, Milwaukee
Grand treasurer-John Corscott.
Madison.
Grand secretary-w. W. Perry, Mil
waukee.
Grand trustee for three years-Rob-
ert Lang, Racine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-17
Plan Honor Convict camp.

Convict. labor in building state roads
is TO be used in Wisconsin soon under
the direction of the state board of con-
troll Two camps of prisoners are to
be placed at work in an experimental
way within the next month, enc at
Waupan and one at Taycheedah. near
the woman's Industrial home.
The plan of the board is to put the
prisoners wholly upon their honor
Each company will contain about so
and no guard will be placed over them,
the superintendent to be person Sc
lected by the highway commission to
have charge of the engineering aspects
of the work and the foreman TO have
general direction of the men.
The work at Waupun is to be upon
what is known as the W'aupan-Chester
road, bad piece of highway where it
is proposed TO build modern con-
crete road. At Taycheedah the pris-
oners are to be employed in doing the
preliminary work, such IS grading and
getting the roadbed ready.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-17
Druggists Of State to Meet.

Druggists Of State to Meet.
The official program for the Thirty.
fourth annual convention of the Wis
consjn Pharmaceutical association to
be held June 16. II, is and 10 at
Delayan Lake. Wis, at which time the
nineteenth annual entertainment OF
the Wisconsin Pharmaceutical Tray-
elers' association win take place, has
Just been completed
The first session of the w. P. A., at
10 O'Clock Tuesday morning. viii be de-
voted 10 reports of officers and COM
mittees, appointment OF committees
and new business. The afternoon ses-
sion at 2 O'Clock win hear the address
Of President Louis H. Kressin We'll
come Of w. P. T. A, by President Jul
Illus Kauders. Ladies' auxiliary an
nouncement by Mrs. William Thomp-
son, president; reports Of legislative
committee by George Weigle, of School
OF Pharmacy by George H. Kesten, of
U. S. P. committee by E. E Williams,
and of executive committee or new
members.
A band concert will be given on the
Highland lawn at $3.50 o'clock, and at
s O'Clock travelling mems entertain
ment, followed by a dancing party,
win be attended by the delegates.
At 9 o'clock Wednesday morning,
the following reports will be given:
Committee on trade interests, by E. B.
Heimstreet; committee on adultera-
ton, Prof. R. Fisher: committee ON
national legislation, S. A. Eckstein;
historical committee, Prof E. Kre-
mers; committee on propaganda, E.
G. Raeuber; druggists national home,
George H. Kesten, E. B. Heimstreet.
A band concert on the lawn, and
reception and card party at 10:30
o'clock, will follow, for the ladies', in
the hotel parlors. A baseball game
will occur TT o'clock in the after
noon and a musical entertainment. fol-
lowed by dancing, will begin at s
o'clock.
At o'clock Thursday morning, af-
ter the regular order of business and
report on fire insurance by William
Kaiser and E. B. Heimstreet, there
will be election of officers and dele
gates and state board members. A
meeting of the Ladies' auxiliary will
be held at 10 o'clock in the parlors
OF the hotel. The annual meeting or
the Travellers association will take
place at the same time.
Another band concert will take
place at 10:30 o'clock and at 2 o'clock
in the afternoon there will be athletic
contests on Highland lawn. At night
the Ladies auxiliary will give an en-
tertainment followed by dancing
The selection of the place for the
next annual meeting will be deter
mined and the installation of officers
will take place at the Saturday morn
in session. There will be athletic
sports and a band concert in the af-
ternoon, beginning at o'clock, ter
minating the four days gathering. Up
wards of $50 prizes will be awarded,
not only in athletic and social events
to both men and women, but also for
best papers, and prescriptions submit
ted. The convention promises to be
the most successful yet held by the
affiliated organizations.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-17
Marrow Escape in CROSSING crasb.

Monroe.-Joseph Huber. a dairy
farmer, and his 5-year-old daughter
narrowly escaped death in a railroad
accident at a road crossing over the
Illinois Central railroad just south
west of the city, when a train going
thirty miles an hour struck the rig.
and team fairly in the center. Both
horses were killed and carried yards
up the track. The wagon with twelve
cans OF milk was dashed against the
crossing fence and smashed to kind
ling.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-17
wisconsin Patents.

Thomas E. Barnum, Milwaukee.
transformer: Alvin ]. Bassett, Milwau-
kee. gas produced; Charles a. Brim-
mer. Spring green, milk sheet and rec
ord holder; Edward L. Combes. Mil
waukee. attachment for tables and
other supports: Enos c. irish and E.
C. Anderson, Somerset, utensil knob;
William E. Prindle, Manitow0c. rotary
dryer. Roy c. Townsend. Beloit. vari-
able speed mechanism: Carl n.
wheelock, Milwaukee, bushing for
electric tubular insulation
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-17
erasshoppers In Badger state.

Grasshoppers are appearing In
alarming numbers. in several sections
of our central Wisconsin cn1nties,
and immediate efforts should De put
forth to check their destruction of our
crops"
This warning is issued by the en-
tomology department OF the univer-
sitv of Wisconsin. Prof. ]. G. Sand
ers. head of the department, says
that poisons or other control meas
ures can be most effectively applied
before the hoppers produce their
wings for flight
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-17
SLAIN FOR REFUSING AID.
Illlnolsan Shoots Doctor Who Refused
to Attend Child.

TO Attend Child,
DuQuoin. Ill. June I'D. d. Winton
Dunn. formerly mayor of Duquoin. was
shot and fatally wounded here by
Jesse Joplin.
''He refused to treat my sick child
because of an unpaid bill." said Jop-
lin in extenuation OF his act.
News of the shooting 30 inhamed
the co immunity that the authorities
took the precaution Of hurrying Jop-
lin to Pinckneyville, where he is
held in the Perry county Jail. Doctor
Dunn was taken to st. Louis on a
special train soon after the shooting.
but died in a hospital later, He had
been wounded in six places by Joplin,
none of whose bullets failed 10 hit
the physician.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-17
1. W. W. WOMAN is JAILED.
Judge Sentences Jane Est to Three
Months In Cell.

New York, June 11.-Jane Est, an
Industrial Worker of the World lead
er. was sentenced to a term Of three
months I'm the workhouse on Black
wells island for disturbing religious
meeting of the Peace Forum. Frank
Urban. a speaker at the meeting. tes-
titled that she tried to strike him
when he refused to permit her to
address the assemhlage. Miss Est.
who took an active part in the descent
on the churches last winter, was ar
rested In April after disturbance in
Doctor Parkhursts church.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-17
STORM COSTS LIVES OF 1925.
Canadian Fishermen Trapped .s'
From Shore.

Canadian Fishermen Trapped !.r
From Shore.
st. John, N. b., June 11.-Meager
and disconnected stories coming in
here regarding the gale which swept
the Bay of Chaleur. between the
north coast OF New Brunswick and
the Gaspe coast of Quebec, on Thurs
day and Friday of last week tell of
terrible tragedy 1t is variously esti-
mated that between one hundred and
one hundred and twenty-five lives
went out during the two days. The
victims were fishermen and particu-
larly sad feature of the tragedy is that
in most cases more than one member
OF family was taken.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-17
Wisconsin lneorporatlons.

Articles Of incorporation were nled
IN the Office OF Secretary OF State Don
aid as follows:
Markham & May company, Milw;4u-
kae. capital s125.000; incorpora.ors.
8 "A Markham, Karl Klaurey.
Deaster Wine company. Green Bay;
cap;taI $4,000; incorpordtors, James
i. Deuster, F. J. Deadoover, Frank
Korsnar. A. J. Winkie.
oldenburg. Mueller Thiemann, in
eornorated: Milwaukee; capital So
600: incorporators, Charles E. olden-
hnre Emil Mueller, Conrad Thiemann.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-17
10000 Miners Resume werk

Pittsburgh. Pa, June l1.--Many of
the 10000 hituminous coal miners who
have been idle pending adjustment of
the wage scale for the ensuing year.
returned TO work following the sign.
ing OF the new working contracts.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-17
COLOMBIA RATIFlEs TREATY.
Congress o. KS Pact With United
States.

Bogota. June 1.-THE Colombian
congress in special session ratified
the treaty with the United States by
which Colombia is to receive S25. 00O.-
GOO and certain concessions in the set
Element of the long-standing dispute
between the two countries over Pana-
ma. In both the senate and the house
ratification Of the treaty met with OPP
position from the small minority
composed of progressive and those
fearful OF new conditions which the
treaty might bring.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-17
Quarrel Proves Fatal

Beloit.-Charles Coleson. Oregon.
ILL.,. is dead as the result of a quarrel
with tramp. Coleson, a painter was
cumming" his way He declared a
tramp took his newly washed clothes
and in the quarrel was pushed over an
embankment.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-17
GEN. LEES KIN SUED BY WIFE.
Chief Counsel for |. c. Road Charged
With Desertion.

Chicago, June Blewett Lee.
chief counsel for the Illinois Central
railroad. was sued for divorce In the
circuit court,
Mrs. Lee. who was Frances Gless-
ner. daughter of John Glessner. the
pioneer harvester manufacturer
charged desertion and asked the Gus
tody of their three children. John
Glessner. Frances and Martha Lee
The suit was filed by Scott. Bancroft
q Stephens. her attorneys Mr. Lee
is forty.seven years old. His father
was Lieut.. Gen stephen Din Lee OF
the Confederate army. and he was re
lated to Gen. Robert +. Lee.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-17
sea Ma.hea un BEAD nodLs..

Caraquet, n. y +. June 1.-THE sea
is slowly giving mp the bodies OF the
fishermen who persisted in the storm
along the New Brunswick coast. Five
more were recovered. making total
of 10 known dead.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-06-17
Mar KIIlss /, Auto crasn.

Rochester. y. I. June 9.--Harry
Baker was killed and Bertha Kester,
twenty-oue years cid. was terribly IN.
jured when Bakers automobile turned
turtle when the steering gear broke on
Friday.