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High Quality Of the OIL.

Petroleum from the Ebano district.
where the company has four hundred
and Atty thousand acres OF land in fee
simple. Is heavy. ranging from To- to
12' Baume-that is. the oil Is almost
as heavy as water. TO- Baume being the
weight OF water. This oil will not flow
through pipes and is taken to market
Railroad. which traverses the property
t~hirty-hve miles and connects 1t with
Tampico The Ebano oil is IDEAL for
fuel.
OF from the districts south of Tam
pico. known as Casiano. Cerro Vieto,
Cerro Azul and jus Felipe Is lighter.
ranging from is' to ga Baume. which
means that il is rich in gasoline. This
oil Is sent TO Trmpico through three
eight-inch pipe lines. which extend a
total distance OF n~inety-two miles. The
company has in This region more than
one hundred and ifty thousand acres
Of land, over which 1t has constructed
and is operating a privately owned rail-
road thirty-dve miles in length. In
spite OF the unsettled condition OF Mex
co the company has suffered no loss
from malicious destruction OF property,
nor nave the sailings OF It's oil tankers
from Tamp!co been interrupted.
II has forty flowing wells all told.
but most OF these are capped. One well,
Casiano No. :. refuses to be closed en-
,irely and ie permitted TO flow twenty
three thousand barrels a day. this being
less mar half its capacity. There are
two other wells with a tested capacity
fully equal 10 Casiano No. I and one
with double its capacity. These four
wells. therefore, could. II used TO their
full limit. supply a vast quantity OF
fuel-oil. CaAiano No. : alone, flowing
at less than half capacity. has yielded
more tina thlrty-seven million barrels.
The company has s,eei and concrete
tankage in Mexico capable OF holding
ten million barrels Of petroleum. There
are about five million barrels in thi:
storage now and it is sufficiently air.
tight to prevent deterioration Of the oil
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-03-03
MORE SUBMARINES
ASKED FOR U. S.
Senate Naval Body Favors Fl Add
tonal Boats-$1 900, 900 for
Air Craft.

Washington, Feb 24.-The senate
naval committee decided to enlarge
the submarine arm of the sea defense
of the nation. In calling up the army
appropriation bill on Monday Senator
Chamberlain declared in favor of a
moderate army of from $4,000 to 1885,
600 men and said any further reor-
ganization of the army must go over
to the next congress.
The naval committee increased the
number of submarines OF the seago-
ing type from the one provided in the
house to FIVE, each to have surface
speed of not less than twenty knots
and to cost, exclusive CT armor and
armament, s1,400,000 The II sub
marines. at cost If not to exceed
$550,000 each. exclusive of armor and
armament. provided by the house was
increased to 16.
The house ar preparation of 100000
for the aviation corps was increased
to $1,000, 900.
The senate committee agreed with
the house in abolishing the "plucklng
board" but provided that half of the
total service of every naval officer
must be spent in actual sea duty
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-03-03
BRITISH SHIP WITH
28O SOLDIERS LOST
Armed Merchant Vessel Goes
Down in Storm.
FIND WREckaGE FROM BOAT
Many Other Vessels Sunk py Mines
and Torpedoes In War Zone
German Submarines Take
Heavy Toll.

London, Feb. 26.-The German sub
marine blockade about the British isles
has been drawn closer. The govern
ment is preparing to take the most
drastic measures against the Teutons,
and in furtherance of this scheme Lord
Charles Beresford will propose to Pre-
mier Asquith in Parliament that all
Germans caught sinking undefended
vessels without an attempt at rescue
be publicly hanged as pire ties, If they
are captured.
News comes from Amsterdam that
the Dutch government has seized the
merchant ship Hanna following dis
covery of 1900 pounds of copper hid
was to be smuggled into Germany.
The Dutch also are considering calling
to arms the men of the 1915 class to
combat any possible attempt to vio-
late Hollands neutrality.
Several more vessels have fallen
victim to the German raiders-one of
them an armed merchantmen, the Clan
MacNaughton, with which ESQ men
went down.
The British admiralty announced
on Wednesday that the Clan Mac
Naughton. an armed cruiser, has been
missing since February 3, and it is
feared his been lost. The vessel was
under the command of Robert Jeffrys
The Clan MacNaughton carried 20
officers and a crew of 261 men.
Wreckage believed to be part of the
missing vessel has been found.
The admiralty states that the CIe.l
MacNaughton is believed to have been
lost as the result of a storm that
ragged on February 3. but 1t is pos
sible that she was struck by German
submarine.
The steamship Rio Parana, laden
with coal, was sunk seven miles east
of the pier at Eastbourne, England.
There is little doubt that the loss was
due to German submarine. The Rio
Parana's crew of 81 men we're rescued
by another steamer and taken into
New Haven.
The other vessels reported lost are:
British transport No. 1872, sunk in
English channel, according to official
announcement in Berlin.
British steamer oakby. sunk by SUB
marine in channel.
British collier Branksome Chine, tor
pedoed In channel.
Swedish steamer Specia. cunk in
North sea.
Holland-American liner Noorderdyk,
ashore near Portershaven. supposed
to have struck mine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-03-03
U. S. SHIP HITS
MINE AND SINKS
In North Sea--All on BOARD
Are Saved.

Berlin. Feb. 20 (via London) The
American steamship Evelyn. which
left New York January 20 with car
go OF cotton for Bremen. struck a
mine OF Borkum island in the North
sea on Friday. The vessel sank. Her
captain and q of her crew were saved
by German steamer. II has not been
learned what nation placed the mine.
(The Evelyn was a single screw
steamship commanded by Captain
Smith. She belonged to A. H. Bull
& Co. Of New York and was chartered
by the Han ,iss-Irby Cotton company to
take a cargo of cotton to Bremen She
was built in 1883 at Southampton and
was 1897 tons gross burden. She
was 252 feet long and 1868 feet beam.l
Washington. Feb 22-ofcial an.
nouncement that the American steam
ship Evelyn was blown up and lost on
Friday I'm the North sea was made
on Sunday when the state department
gave out the following cablegram re.
eeived from the American consul at
Bremen:
The Evelyn. Captain Smith. agent
Bull g. Co. OF New York, blown up
Friday at Borkum. Crew saved. Ship
and cargo lost. This telegram via Rot.
terdam.
Secretary Bryan at once had the
cablegram reported to the ambassa-
doris at Berlin and London with in.
structions to see that every provision
was made for the crew and to report
all facts OF the explosion as soon
as obtained.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-03-03
New interpretations.

Articles of incorporation were filed
in the Office Of the secretary Of state
as follows
The Troy and Honey Creek Tele-
phone company witwen: capital.
$4,000: incorporators, Elias. Mary.
Ellen r. and Newton G. Witwen.
Farmers Cooperative Packing com
pany, Madison; capital, $500,o00: in
corporators. Oswald Neesvig. julius G..
Kropen. Herman Schultz. Carl G.
Rosenberg and John W Pepper.
The United States Refining company,
Milwaukee: capital. 100000; incorpo-
rators. ]. A. Schultz. W. II. Heideman
and H. H. Sehlaeger.
The West Bend General hospital,
West Bend; capital. 500; incorpora-
tors, DR.. A. J. Driessel. DR.. D Web
ster Lynch and DR.. S. DriesseI
The American Photoplay corpora
lion. Milwaukee: capital. $4,000: in.
eorporators. Jean B. olinger, Ben Ru-
ben and Lewis B. GouIden.
The Hussey Auto livery. Superior:
capital s60n: incorporates. Howard
NJ Baker. john J.. Hussey and H G.
Pickering
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-03-03
GRAIN PRICE NOT
FIXED SAYS CANDY
Chicago Man Appears at Price
Inquiry in New York.
BLAMES THE WAR FOR COST
Board Of Trade Head Says There Is
No Danger Of Wheat Shortage
Opposes Embargo on Expor-
tatlon Of Grain.

New York, Feb. 25.-At the re-
sumption of the attorney generals in
yestigation of the increased cost of
wheat bread and -four, C. II. Candy.
president OF the Chicago board Of
trade, the first Of several Witnesses
of national reputation on the subject
under inquiry. gave his views on price
advances.
Nh. Candy denied speculation was
responsible for the high price Of
wheat He asserted that the law OF
supply and demand has caused a
steady rise in the price of grain and
that the present quotations are in
duced by the European demand.
Mr. Candy said that the United
States still has 775.00O,Oo0 bushels to
export.
There is no shortage and no dan
ger of one" he continued.
The rate OF expectation has slowed
down and indications are for contin-
ued diminution until the new crop is
harvested. The high cost OF ocean
practically double what hey
were at the outset OF the warts one
cause for this lessening of the outward
tide. That has discouraged exports
and has resulted in a gradual lower
ing of prices. There viii be less buy
ing for future delivery from now on"
Mr. Candy announced himself as OPP
posed TO an embargo on the exporta-
ton of wheat.
That would be tampering with the
laws OF supply and demand" he said.
The farmer is really selling wheat
for less than it is worth. in a world
sense. at the present time. Just think
what Germany would pay for 100000
600 bushels IL she could get IT,"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-03-03
WIN COST State Bio sum.


That another extraordinary expendi-
ture, probably more than 100000, per-
haps 100000, possibly $250,000 or
more. is near, was revealed when NJ. J.
Cleary, executive counsel and repre-
senting Governor Philip, appeared
before the assembly at an informal
hearing on the Helm bill, No. LA,
providing for the extinguishment of
the states bonded debt by retiring the
certificates of Indebtedness.
This extraordinary expense will arise
out of the forestry situation as the
supreme court has left it. How much
is involved in the situation cannot be
known until Judge Hastings, who was
appointed special referee by the court,
has made the prescribed survey and
determined how much the state owes
the trust funds, to be restored as per
the direction of the court.
The Helm bill provides that when
ever there is surplus in the general
Golfers of the state it, or portion of
it, may be applied to the retirement of
the certificates of indebtedness to the
trust funds. the total amount due on
that account being $2,251.0 This
indebtedness, by the way, is existing
since the Civil war in clear disregard
of the constitutional provision that the
state shall never contract debt beyond
100000.
In his message Governor Philip, fol-
lowing the recommendation of State
Treasurer Johnson, recommended that
provision be made for paying the debt
and retiring the trust certificates
which for half century have called
for an annual interest payment by the
state of s157.57O The Helm bill is
intended to meet the gubernatorial
idea but it specifies no amount which
shall be annually applied. A bill by
Mr.. Harrington provides for the pay
ment of 100000 annually. the amount
to be made part of the budget and
the governor has suggested that per-
haps this Harrington plan is the better
as 1t really gets somewhere by making
the amount to be appropriated definite
and certain instead of leaving 1T to
tue Judgment VI AdHSy vi Tue Soh-
stitutional officers. whoever they may
chance to be.
And so, in view of the possibilities
arising out of the forestry situation
and the fact that the Harrington bill
has not yet been printed, Governor
Philip suggested that the committee
defer action on the Helm bill until the
whole question can be considered in
all SIS hearings
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-03-03
Eurenic law lessons MARRIAGES.

Eucenic Law Lessons Marriages.
The Wisconsin eugenic marriage law
the FIRST Of its kind in the world, has
now been in effect little over a year
and the results can be estimated. The
state board of health has just reported
that one effect is Iessening of the
number Of marriages contracted. It
appears that about four thousand
couples less took the big jump in 1914
than in 1913.
In 1914 17,245 regular ceremonials
were reported and 81 common law
marriages were recorded. In the
previous year there had been 21.052
marriages.
TIE board of health does not believe
the eugenic law is entirely responsible
for the decline. Il says:
On account Of the great prevalence
Of certain diseases in the state. It is
only reasonable 10 expect that there
would be some decline in the number
Of marriages reported If the eugenic
law is properly enforced, on account
Of the inability on the part of the
with either Of .hese diseases to obtain
medical certificate. Undoubtedly
some of the parties who were unable
to pass the required examination or
who suspected that they would not
pass went out of the state to be mar
ried, and in other cases common law
marriage was resorted to.
1t would, Of course, be unjust to
charge that all the bridegrooms who
went out of the state to be married or
who evaded the law by contracting
common law marriages were so at
hicted. In some instances the parties
felt that the eugenic law was serious
infringement Of their personal liberties
and were married outside the state to
avoid its provisions. In others common
law marriage was resorted to by
perfectly healthy people purely be-
cause of the novelty of the ceremony
and the knowledge that marriage of
this kind was fully binding to both
parties.
Statistics compiled by many other
states and several foreign countries
show that, extending over period OF
time. there is marked decline in our
marriage rates. This factor must be
considered in making proper deduc-
tons from the figures presented. The
industrial depression which has been
upon US for more than year is also
responsible in large measure. Stats
tics show that financial depression
seriously retards marriage in the same
way that it produces a decline in the
birth rate.
Thoughtful persons who know of
tho ravages Of certain diseases will
agree that the actual number of mar
riages occurring in the state in a given
period Of time is not nearly as i'm
portant to our prosperity as the gen.
eral healthfulness of the contracting
parties"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-03-03
EIGHT-HouR LAW is VALID.

California Statute for Woman Work.
ers Upheld by Supreme Court.
Washington. Feb 25.-The Cali.
fornia eight-hour law for women pro-
viding that no woman shall be en-
ployed more than eight hours a day or
more than as hours week In any mer.
camille establishment, factory, hotel.
hospital or apartment house, was held
constitutional by the United States Su,
prsme court on Tuesday.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-03-03

When the Lafayette kits were sent
over to the French army one Of the
cards giving the names of contrlbu-
tors was that of Mise Adele LeuvIIle.
Her kit was received by Maurice Du-
boIs Of the Sixth French cavalry, who
wrote to the Lafayette fund man.
saers that he went to school with a
girl cf that name seventeen years ago
In Nancy, France. Inquiry proved II
was the same Adele, and now she has
gone over to help nurse the wounded
Frenchmen--and to see Maurice.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-03-03
swElrzER BEATS HARRISON.
chIcago's Mayor Loses Nomination
for Reelection.


Chicago, Feb. 25.-Robert NJ. SWEET.
ger on Tuesday defeated Carter II.
Harrison for the Democratic mayor
atty nomination by a plurality of APP
proximately $4,000
Chicago's five-time mayor met the
most crushing defeat ever recorded in
a mayoralty fight since the enactment
OF the direct primary law.
The vote was the largest ever cast
In Democratic primary in Chicago.
The total was approximately 100000.
William Hale Thompson won the
Republican nomination for mayor by
a plurality placed at approximately
1000 over Judge Harry Olson, fusion
candidate.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-03-03
FOUR DIE WHEN HOME BURNS.

Father. Two Daughters and Son Lose
Lives In East St. Louis Fire.
East st. Louis. H., Feb. 26.--John H.
Stutzman. grocer. his two daughters
and son were burned TO death when
their home was destroyed by fire
on Wednesday.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-03-03

Denver. Feb. 25.-Denver & Rio
Grande passenger train No Is was
wrecked IL miles south Of Colorado
Springs. The fireman is reported 10
have been killed and several passeI-
gers injured.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-03-03
CAPTAIN Aardlnn = Suicide.

Philadelphia. Feb 26.--Capt, A. r.
Harding of the marine corps at Wash.
ington committed suicide by shooting
himself The act was committed tn
the fashionable Racquet club on We'd
nesday.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-03-03
Rob Bank Of $4,000

Miami. Fla, Feb, 25.--John Ash.
ley, at the head OF the famous Palm
Beach county bandits. robbed tny
Stuart State bank In broad da flight
aud escaped into the Everglades. The
robbers secured $4,000.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-03-03
Hoffman House Sold

New Yark. Feb, 26-The Hoffman
house. for iaany years headquarters In
New York for Democratic politicians.
has been sold to a construction com
pany The price is said to hav been
more than $4,000. 600
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-03-03
nardanellss shellsd Analn.

Paris, Feb. 25--The allied feet re
newed the bombardment of the Oar
danelles forts and fired 2.000 projec
tiles into the forts according to an
Athens dispatch. The Turk forts re
piled feebly.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-03-03
SPAIN BUYS U. s. WAR PLANES.
Sends Special Agent to America TO
Purchase FLYNN Machines.

New York, Feb 24.-The Spanish
government has authorized the pur-
chase in America OF ~ aeroplanes
for army use and quantity of tools
and machinery. the value of all to ex-
coed 100000. said Henry S. Moos. a
Spanish engineer. who arrived on the
steamship Finland
Mr. Moos also said he had been ap.
pointed purchasing agent for Spain.
While Spain is not preparing for
war. she is strengthening her defenses
generally" Mr.. Moos added.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-03-03
DRY" LOSES At ELclN. Ill.

shopen Elected Judge Of City Court
by 81 Votes.
Elgin, H., Feb. 24.-Frank E Sho-
pen was elected judge of the city
court by a plurality of 81 votes over
Franz w Castle. an attorney with
offices in Chicago. who was supported
by the Antisaloon league which made
Elgin dry last spring II was the first
election under law which separated
the courts of Elgin and Aurora Ed
ward M. Mangan was reelected as
city Judge of Aurora without opposi-
ton.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-03-03
captaln Of Audaeious Admiral

London. Feb. 26-The official list
of changes In the naval personnel. just
issued. announces that Capt. Creil F.
Dampier. until recently in command of
the battleship Audaeious, has been
promoted TO rearadmira1."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-03-03
RoumanIan Army n Fleld.

Paris. Feb 26.--Nicholas Misu. Rou-
manian minister to London, soon will
return TO England bearing note as
surins the British government that
the Roumaniau army viii take the
field in April
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-03-03

Fairmont, Va. Feb. 26.--Constable
W q. Riggs. wounded in the rioting
between sheriff's posse and striking
miners az Pennington, w Va. last
Saturday, is dead Thomas Buckley. a
deputy sheriff. is dying.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-03-03
SECOND U. S. SHIP is SUNK.
Steamer carlb. Carrying Cargo Of Cot.
ton, DESTROYED nv Mine.


ton, Destroyed by Mine.
Berlin. Feb 25 (via wireless) The
second American steamer sunk since
the German proclamation establishing
a war zone In the North sea went
into effect struck mine on Tuesday
in the North sea, off the German coast.
and sank. She was the steamer
Carib of the Clyde line. carrying a
cargo of cotton to Bremen from
Charleston, s. c., which port she left
January q, There is no news OF the
fate of the Carib's crew, The steamer
was not following the route laid down
by the German naval authorities for
neutral shipping when she was de-
stroyed
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-03-03
TURK FORTS ARE BATTERED.
British and French Fleets Engage In
TWo-Day Fiqht.

iWO-6df Fl9Uts
London, Feb. 23-The Turkish forts
on both sides of the Dardanelles have
been subjected TO constant lombard
ment lasting two days. in which the
united British and French Medlter-
ranean fleets were assisted by large
squadron of sea planes and ae~oplanes.
The British official report issued on
Saturday said that the forts on the
European side of the straits were
silenced and that only one of the forts
on the Asiatic side were still firing,
while none OF the warships had been
damaged Many of the defenders
were killed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-03-03
kIIled In Auto Arel,tert

New York. Feb, 25.-Miss Florence
Murphy. aged twenty-five years. was
killed. and John Smith. twenty-five
years old. seriously hurt when their
automobile skidded and crashed
against fence on Staten island.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-03-03
MIsslssIppI threaten. Flood

Dubuque, Ia, Feb. 26.--The water is
rising rapidly in the Mississippi river
owing to heavy rains and melting
snow. There is Ganger OF foods If the
ice breaks up suddenly. Many persons
are ready to fee TO higher ground
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-03-03
NEWS OF THE STATE

Kenosha. Sarah Devlin has
taken out petitions as candidate for
the Office Of county superintendent of
schools. If she is nominated and elect
ed she will be the first woman In the
county to hold the position.
Appleton.--A corouer's jury cleared
Eliza and Willie Mextoxem. Indians. OF
the charge OF numbering their cousin.
Charles Mextoxem. who froze to death
January 90 at the Oneida reservation
wausau.-C. B. Bird was elected
commander of the new camp of the
Sons Of Veterans instituted in Wsu-
sau. Thirty.ive members are en-
rolled. Hon. 8 A. Cook Of Neenah.
department commander Of the G.
r., was the guest Of honor.
washburn.-Hurled from a big load
OF logs wher SIS runaway team made
a turn in the road down steep hiIl on
which the horses were unable 20 hold
the sled. Arthur Holverson vas slight
" injured. One OF the horses, hurled
under the logs. was not injured.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-03-03
Jewelry store Ropbed Of 10000.

Nashville. Tenn. Feb. 24.--The Jew.
elery store of Weinstein & Small was
obbed during the night of jewelry and
diamonds TO the value Of $4,000. ac.
cording to statement by the propri.
etor.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-03-03
POS, orc. and aank Robbed

Hammond. Ind. Feb. 24,--The post
Office safe at Ladoga was robbed OF
$500 worth OF stamps. The vault in
the Citizens State bank at Farmers
burg, Ind, was blown open and $4,000
stolen.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-03-03
WILSON NAMES TRADE BODY.
Sends in Nominations for the New In
terstate Commission.

terstate Commission.
Washington. Feb. 24-President Will
son on Monday nominated the mem
bers of the interstate trade commits
sion. He sent to the senate the names
of Joseph Il, Davies, at present COM
missioner of corporations; Edward
Nash Hurley of Chicago. William j.
Harris of Georgia, at present director
of the census; William H. Parry of
Seattle, Wash. and George Rublee of
Cornish, n. II.