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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
WAR HORSES WANTED

| am again in the market for
good horses and will be at the
following places:
Gays Mills, Mon. Oct. %
Viroqua, Tues. Oct. 80
Readstown, Wed. Oct. 81
Viola, Thursday, November |
Seneca, Friday, November 2
For War Horses Geldings, 5
to 9 years old, LOO to 1,500
pounds, sound.
For New York and Philadel-
phia markets. to 8 years old,
weight l, 200.
HARRY E. LIGHT.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

ISSUES OF FACT FOR JURY
John A. DOerr against Roy Zitz-
ner. Appeal. Settled.
William Groves against Edmund
Flanagan. SANDER. Verdict for
plaintiff for $10l.
George A. Joseph against August
Krause. Settled by stipulation.
Vernon County Milling Co. against
HillsborO & Northeastern Railway Co.
Breach of contract Settled
Melvin Swenson against A. S. An
derson and Almar Anderson. Not
noticed
Bert Adams against Thos. Tollack-
son ct al. Continued by consent.
Anna MeLees against p A. Cow
den. Not noticed.
John Danish against Webb Revels.
Not for trial.
Viola johnson against Daniel Dach.
Not noticed.
Albert Solverson against Chicago,
Milwaukee & St Paul Railway Co.
Settled.
c. p Hauge against Peter Tryges-
tad and .. Trygestad. Settled.
A. E. Perkins against Lewis Mellum
Not noticed
NJ. II. Bekkedal against Employ
ers' Mutual Liability Insurance CO.
To be heard at La Crosse.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
Are You Coming?

Where? To the Christian church,
Sunday. November T. What is do
ing? Colo Sunday school day.
Special program. Who'll be there ?
Lots Of foIke. Glasses for all. You
have been intending to come over.
Come and see the homelike church.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
COURT QUICKLY CLEANED
FORTY CASE CALENDAR CLOS
ED UP TODAY
Only Two and a Half Days of It.
Compromises, DiseOntinuances and
Other Disposition

Court was quickly brought to a
head today at noon, all eases being
disposed of in some manner Cases
of Importance were settled or other
wise disposed of. Judge Higbee push
ed unimportant actions in his usual
way, making it possible for an early
adjournment
When the jury roll was called all
Carl Bentson, both being physically
unable to be here. Berlie Moore act
ed as assistant clerk, and Sheriff
Cowden had Under-Sheriff Garrett
to help him.
Following is the disposition made
of all cases on the calendar:
CRIMINAL ISSUES
State of Wisconsin against Ellis
worth Revels. Burglary. Plead gull
ty before County Judge.
State against Earl Watson. Bas-
tardy Settled.
State against Oscar Thompson.
Fornication. Continued
State against August Snyder. In
decent liberties with female child.
Plead guilty to assault before County
judge.
State against Joseph Dank. Pois-
oning bull. Continued by consent.
State against Syveroena Koenig.
Selling liquor. Continued by defend
ant.
State against Tlbert Rawson. Sell
ing liquor. Continued.
State against II. ~ Evenson. Ad-
ultery. Dismissed.
State against Levi Winchell Ad-
ultery. Continued by defendant
State against Ruby Brill Adult
terry. Continued.
State against R. L Wyatt. Adult
terry. Tried by jury. Verdict of not
guilty.
State against Cora Sutherland.
Adultry. Dismissed.
State against Ray Shuckhart AS
sault. Plead guilty before County
judge.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-10-27
NATIONAL NEWS MOTIFS
Brief Bits Of News and Comments on
Men and Measures.
Negro selectives Warmly welcomed 81
Atlanta

Atlanta, Ga.-Some parts OF the
South may be opposed to the Negro sol
der, but Atlanta, located in the heart
of the South, gave as warm and cordial
a welcome to the Negro draft men as it
did to its White draft men when they
began to arrive last week. The Atlanta
Constitution calls attention on its first
page to the arrangements made for the
reception of the COlOred men, and to
the camp activities for their enjoyment
which are being organized. The Consti-
tuition says that these camp activities
for Colored men will vary in no way
from those organized for the White
selectmen. Every effort viii be made
to minimize friction and misunderstand-
ing.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-10-27
PASSING OF INDIVIDUAL EFFORT

We like TO think of America as the
melting pot of the world, and of Chi.
eago as the center of this great melting
pot. But as respects the Colored PEG.
pie Chicago seems to be the top of the
pot-where all goes off in bubbles and
skum, particularly when organized eff
fort is considered.
The world has progressed beyond the
stage of individual effort in business
enterprise. The most wealthy indi-
viduals and those of broadcast business
experience and business sagaeity COM
bine their resources with those of others
in order to meet the demands of the
times. We are now thinking and act
ing, in financial matters, in billions,
where heretofore we thought and acted
in thousands and millions. There is not
a single business in which Colored peo-
pie are engaged in the city of Chicago
in which more capital, more ability and
a greater concentration of effort is not
needed to protect the business in which
they are now engaged and to meet the
increasing demands of the future.
We need to organize and incorporate
our dry goods stores, groceries and
newspapers. We need most to combine
our capital into an organized bank.
Next to this, we need an insurance COM
pany which shall insure our people to
the same extent and on the same terms
as the White companies do White peo-
pie.
White insurance companies from the
South have followed the Colored immi-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-10-27
RESPECT TO coLoRED WOMEN.

No individual, race or people have
ever secured recognition or respect
where opposition was prevalent without
contending for it.
It has been often asked by the women
of the opposite race, care the Colored
men very respectful to their womenf"
especially those who know little of the
social conditions of the colored people.
There is a reason for this question, and
we look forward to the day when such
embarrassing questions will cease.
Why should the Colored woman have
such little respect shown them by the
opposite racef How many of our Col
ored men allow, either through thought
lessness or ignorance, an agent or solie-
itor to come into their homes in the
presence of their wives and families
and sometimes even have the impudenee
to sit down with his hat ont These
people are only in the mental walks of
life, soliciting and asking our patron
age, and getting our money, not showing
the slightest degree of respect to the
people from whom they are directly or
indirectly getting their living. Just so
long as we allow our women and .fami-
lies to be disrespected, and demand
nothing, just so long will such insults
continue. On the other hand, every
woman should be the queen of her
household, demanding respect from any
one crossing her threshold.
Suppose each Colored housewife of
Chicago would start out, say, Monday
morning, requesting each solicitor or
agent to remove his hat on entering her
home, it would, at least, make these
people know that the Colored women
did not approve of their discourtesy.
A constant opposition to these insults
viii bring about more respect not only
to the Colored women, but to the race
as well, as no race or people can rise
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-10-27
CHARGE WHITES STARTED RIOTS
IN EAST ST. LOUIS.
Negro Testifes That Homes Of Blacks
Were Attacked

East st. Louis, nl.-Speeial-Testi
mony tending to show that the East st
Louis race riots were started by the
whites and not by the Negroes, as ha.
been charged, was given Tuesday before
the Congressional investigation commit
tee by Calvin Cotton, Negro.
Cotton testified that on the night of
July he saw a number Of white men in
an automobile driving through the
Negro section, shooting into the houses
occupied by blacks. This, he said, was
before Detective COppedge and Police.
man WOdley were shot by Negroes.
Roy AlbertsOn, an East st. Louis
reporter, testified that he had
heard rumors that white men had been
shooting into Negro shaeks, but was un-
able to verify the rumors.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-10-27

1t is a great pleasure to state that
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Lewis very easily
rank among the best and most highly
respectable Colored people in this city.
They reside in a lovely home of their
own at 1888 Forest avenue, and they are
the proud and happy parents of three or
four bright and highly interesting chill
dren.
Mrs. Lewis, after looking after her
home duties, is actively interested in
several charitable clubs and she is right
up to date in local, state and national
politics and she is an honor to woman
kind in general.
Mr.. Lewis has for some time been
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-10-27

Last Sunday morning, Rev. F. G.
Snelson and his faithful little growing
flock of struggling little st. Mary's
church, $3.50 s. Dearborn street, in an
after collection raised $500 for the
benefit of Provident Hospital and it has
the honor of being the first among all
the Colored churches in Chicago to lead
off in that direction.
The other churches should not be left
behind in this respect and in very
short time they should at least raise
one thousand dollars for the benefit Of
Provident Hospital.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-10-27

deeply interested in the Old Folks
Home, faithfully serving as one of it,
most valuable officials.
At the death of the late lamented
major, John C. Buckner, in 1913, Mr.
Lewis succeeded him as maiOr-genera
of the Uniform Rank of the Grand
United Order of Odd Fellows, and he
has filed the bill right up to the min,
ute in that respect.
Being well trained along business
lines and as he always walks and talks
with both of his eyes wide open, there.
fore he is well qualified in every way
to represent all the people residing in
the third senatorial district, in the
legislature of Illinois.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-10-27
BROOKLYN LAWYER DIsBARRED.
Adopted Jewish Religion a Few Years
Ago-Forged Dead Fathers Name.


New York City-Speeial-Rufus L.
Perry, a lawyer of Brooklyn, who be-
came a Jew a few years ago, was dis
barred by the Appellate Division last
Saturday for forging the name of his
dead father to a deed. The document
purported to convey a house on st.
Mark IS avenue, Brooklyn, to the attor-
ney's mother. Attorney Perry insisted
that the signature upon the document
was the last act of his father, a promi-
nent Baptist minister, who died in 1895.
1t was discovered, however, that the
paper was not manufactured until 1896,
as indicated by the water-mark it bore.
"The defendant undertook to carry
out his fathers intent without recourse
to the courts" said P. E. Callahan,
referee, in his report, "and I believe
the paper was prepared to simulate an
original and was knowingly recorded as
an original. The motive may be slight,
but the evidence is there"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-10-27

The contest to fill the vacancy on the
Circuit Court bench caused by the death
of the late John Gibbons promises to
be highly exciting and interesting.
The Republicans have nominated Anton
7. Zeman, an Assistant Corporation
Counsel; the Democrats have no nomi,
nee, and the Socialists have nomi-
mated Attorney william A. Guinea, who
is exceedingly popular with all classes
of his fellow citizens and who was in
reality elected States Attorney of
Cook County in 1912, to make the race
for the Judgeship.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-10-27

Mr.. Guinea stands very high in the
estimation of all of the Colored lawyers
in this city, for he always conducts
himself like high-elass gentleman and
he is absolutely free from race preju-
dice. Attorney Augustus L. Williams,
ls4 West Washington street, has been
a warm friend of Mr.. Guinea for many
years and he knows that he is thor
oughly sound on the so-called Race
Problem; that he is urging his many
friends on Tuesday, November 6, to
record their votes in favor of his cleo
tion to the Gibbons vacancy in the Cir
cult Court.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-10-27
ATTY. PATRICK II. o'DoNNELL
WILL TALK ON Patriotism
AT THE EBENEzER BAPTIST
CHURCH THIS COMING SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.

Tomorrow afternoon a Patriotic
meeting will be held at Ebenezer Bap-
fist Church, 35th and Dearborn Streets,
in honor Of the families and friends of
the Eighth Regiment, which is now in
training at Camp Logan, Houston,
Tex, and Attorney Patrick 81. oDon-
nell, who is one Of the greatest and
most eloquent orators in this country,
viii be present and deliver his greatest
Grafton on Patriotism" and the vail
ant part that the COlored Soldiers win
and are playing in the present world
war.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-10-27

grant to Chicago in order that they may
continue to gather in the weekly pre-
miums. 1t is time the Colored business
men of Chicago put themselves in posi-
ton to control some Of the hundred
thousand dollars being paid monthly as
wages to the Colored industrial worker
in and around Chicago.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-10-27
PHYLLIS wHEATLEY CLUB
NOTES.

Mrs. French, of the Council of Ma
tional Defense, spoke to the members
of the Phyllis Wheatley Club on econ
servatiOn," Wednesday, October "a.
Mrs. Banks, of Texas, was the guest
of honor. Ten pounds of rice was
donated to the Woman's Shelter, 1856
Monroe street.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-10-27
CALL NEGROES MONDAY.
Demonstration Planned for Selected
Men Who VIII Go to Rockford
Camp

All negroes drafted in Chicago, and
there are many of them, are going to
Rockford Monday. The appeal boards,
while unable to tell the numbers of the
colored soldiers, say the proportion Of
them is "quite large"
"There are los leaving from the
Fourth District" said DR.. J. P. Brush
ingham. "We're going to have a big
program here before train time, with
a banquet. Mayor Thompson, former
Governor Charles s. Deneen and Others
will speak"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-10-27

above its women, and if we demand
nothing, we get nothing. Therefore, re-
solve that from henceforth each house
wife and family at least demand respect
from people coming into our homes seek
ing patronage.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-10-27

Prof. E @. Deas, formerly Of Jackson
vile, Fla, and composer Of COATES Of
Praise" has returned from Nashville,
Tenn, where he went TO secure the first
thousand copies Of his book, which has
been published in very attractive style
BY the A. n. E Publishing House.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-10-27

ST. MARY's A. NJ. E. CHURCH, 53rd
AND DEARBORN SITS, WAS THE
FIRST OF ALL THE CHURCHES
IN THIS CITY TO RAISE ANY
MONEY FOR PRovIDENT HOS
PITALL
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-10-27

Uniform Ranks, Grand United Order Of OddFv
Of Republican
Favoby That Be for
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-06-12
NO QUORUM AT
COUNCIL MEETING

Owing to the absence of three
members of the city council, who
were out Of the city. the regular
meeting of the council which had
been adjourned until last evening
could not be held The three
members who were present, to-
gether with Mayor Hunt, met and
discussed the appropriation or
dinance, the sprinkling ordinance
the ordinance to regulate the
running of automobiles in the
city, and the question of pur-
chasing an automobile truck for
hauling the sprinkler and doing
work on the streets but no action
could be taken on account of the
lack of a quorum. An adjourn
ment was taken until Saturday
evening with the hopes that a
quorum could be secured at
that time.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-06-12
Telephone Girls
Go On Strike
TOLL SERVICE IS NEARLY PARALIZED
Local Management and Girls Reach Agreement
and No Trouble Here

Telephone communications in
north Idaho with the exception of
between this city and Spokane
have been cut off and the local
exchanges in Wallace, Mullan,
Kellogg, Harrison, Occur d'Alene
and Standpoint are closed by
strike of the operators, who went
out Saturday in conjunction with
the linemen.
The girls went out Saturday
evening, completely tieing up the
whole system. They asked for
la general raise to $50 a month
from their previous salaries of
from $50 to $40, depending up
ION the length of their service and
experience. Supt. Fisher of the
Utilities company promised the
girls the increase asked for and
those in Occur d'Alene and Sand
point went back to work Sunday
morning. For some easOn no
agreement was reached with the
operators in Wallace and Kellogg
and they remained out. AS the
wires were not in operation we
were unable to learn the reason
that no settlement was reached
there but it is thought that as
the strike Of the linemen was not
settled the girls remained out in
sympathy.
Monday this sympathy strike
spread and the girls at Occur d.
Alene and Standpoint who had re-
turned to work again went out,
leaving the situation the same as
when the strike started.
So far the exchange here has
not been affected except as TO tol
service. There is no cOmmuni-
lcatiOn with Coeur d'Alene anc
the service with Spokane is poor
owing to line touble. When the
strike was started Saturday eve
ming the girls here were prom
ised the same schedule of wage!
as should be agreed upon will
the other exchanges and they il
turn agreed to remain at work
Manager Goeden got into com
! munication with superintendent
, Fisher at Spokane, who con
, nrmed the agreement which MI
3 Goeden had made with the girls
What effect the new strike wi
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-06-12
Big Judgment
For Injuries
HERRICK FARMER WINS DAMAGE CASE
Jury In United States District Court Gives Verdict
For $75OOOO

Attorney r. b. Norris returned
Friday from Occur d'Alene, where
he spent several days trying the
case of Bartholomew Chamber
lain against the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul Railway Co. in the
United States District Court be-
fore Judge Dietrich. The jury
brought in verdict for the plain
tiff, awarding him damages to the
amount of S7,5OO.OO.
Chamberlain, who is a rancher
living near Herrick, sued the rail
way company for Sl5,OOO.OO
for injuries which he received in
falling from the platform at Her
rick November 10, 1916. When
the company built the depot at
Herrick it was erected between
the main line track and the
tracks of the branch line which
ran up Big Greek. The tracks
at that point are about fourteen
feet above the adjoining ground
and the depot was built at the
same height as the tracks and a
platform built from it to the
two tracks.
When the Big Greek branch
was abandoned and the track was
torn up the platform was left
without a railing to guard il. On
f2e night in question Chamber
lin was on the platform waiting
toToard the train. AS he stepped
around some baggage on the plat
form he became blinded by the
glare of the headlight on the en-
CINE and stepped off the platform
falling on some logs and stones
about fourteen feet below. Two
of his ribs were broken, his
shoulder dislocated and he suf-
fcred other injuries in the fall
After hearing the evidence the
jury brought i'm a verdict fol
S7.5OO.0O, or half the amount
sued for. II is thought the rail
road company will appeal from
the judgment.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-06-12
LOGGER Is
NOW RAISING POTATOES

j. A. Cox of Occur d'Alene, who
for the past five years has been
engaged in logging in
the vicinity of Santa and Fern
wood, is a business visitor in
the city. When asked about
logging operations he stated that
he is doing very little logging
this summer and that he is now
Interested in farming. He is
trying to do his bit toward great
err food production and by fall
expects to be one Of the largest
farmers in Benewah county.
Mr.. Cox has a ranch about two
and One-half miles from Fern
wood, which he is clearing up.
This ranch was formerly cut
over land and he is taking out
the stumps and getting it in con-
.dition to put in a crop. The
soil, like all i'm that section, is
extremely rich and Will grow
anything and Mr.. Cox is very
enthusiastic over his venture and
believes he Will be able TO prove
that farming can be made to pay
on the cut-over lands of this
county.
He is principally interested in
hog raising and has $50 hogs on
the ranch at the present time He
is also planning on raising po-
/ tatOes extensively and this spring
| planted twelve acres.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-06-12

The question of a reading and
rest room for the solditrs of the
National Guard was discussed
and it was voted to share the
Red Cross room with them, the
soldiers to be given the use of it
after six o'clock i'm the evening.
The committee i'm charge of pro-
curing room for the soldiers is
planning on having piano and
phonograph for the use of the
boys and the boys themselves
will put in tables for writing.
The committee on ways and
means reported that they had
plans under consideration for
Towel Day, to get as many towels
Jas possible. The towels will cost
five cents each and it is desired
TO get as many as possible.
The following have donated
work at sewing at the Red Cross
rooms during the past week: Mrs.
A. b. Annis, Mrs 1. n. Smith, Mrs.
l.. CORNER, Mrs. E. II. woodward,
Mrs. E. NJ. Davis, Miss Helen Mes
bit. Mrs. O. E. HALEY, Mrs. f. A.
Johnston, Mrs. Chas. Baker, Mrs.
William Becker, Mrs. M. Wilson,
Mrs. Grow, Mrs. Chas Brebner,
Mrs. Tracy and class, the mem
bers of the class being Irene
Marty, Madge Goodwin, Grace
keene, Irene Hemingway, Nina
Warren, Mrs. e. Holman, Mrs.
Roscoe Haines, Mrs. Sanford,
Mrs. Virginia McCraig, Mrs. C. A.
Patterson, and the Ladies of the
Degree of Honor, consisting of
Mrs. Vetter, Mrs. Swisher, Mrs.
Grow, Mrs. Grant Jones, Mrs. S.
+ S. Bouton. Others were Miss Ma
loney, Mrs. j. c.. Hunt and Mrs.
! Craney.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-06-12
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DISCUSS ROAD MATTERS

The board of county commits
s.oners is holding its regular
monthly meeting this week. So
far the time of the board has been
mostly taken up i'm auditing and
allowing bills. The high water
OF this spring played havoc with
some of the county roads, some
bridges having been carried away
which will have to be rebuilt, and
this matter is being considered.
The road on the north side of
the river, from this city to Hel's
.Gulch, was one of the worst dam
aged i'm the county. The long
bridge across the flat near the
fair ground was carried away
and the road along the river was
washed out i'm several places.
The bridge will either have to be
rebuilt or a long fill made. The
board is considering both plans
but the water is still so high il
is impossible to look the place
over and reach any conclusion
The water is also too high to
pemit of anything being done to-
wards repairing the places where
the road was washed out, as they
are still under water. Work vii
be started as soon as the water
lrecedes sufficiently to permit.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-06-12
WILL CONTINUE AS
INDEPENDENT AUXILIARY

Considerable business of i'm
portance was transacted at the
special meeting of the Auxiliary
of the Red Cross held Monday
afternoon at the Red Cross rooms
in the Lumbermens Bank build
ing.
After considerable discussion
it was decided to continue as an
auxiliary instead of organizing as
a chapter as had been suggested
by the director of the Rocky
Wuntain Division of the Red
Cross. One of the reasons why
it was le5ided to continue as an
auxiliary was the responsibility
and expense attached to running
a chapter.
Miss Vera Lewis was elected
secretary of the auxiliary i'm place
of Miss Empey who resigned to
accept work as a Red Cross nurse,