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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-05-07
In New and Better Quarters

Attorney ]. Henry Bennett desires
to announce that he has removed his
offices to larger quarters, on the sec
ond floor of the new Farmers Bank
building, viroqua, where he may be
found all days Of the week excepting
Sunday. 8S-t
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-05-07
LEGAL PUBLICATIONS

First publication May T. 1913.
Notice TO Prove viii and Notice to Creditors
STATE OF WISCONSIN VERNON CoUN-
TY-IN PROBATE
In re Estate of Clark D. Williams, deceased.
Notice is hereby given. that at the REGULAR
term Of said court 10 be held on the first Tues
day of June A ID. 1918, at the Court House
in the City Of Viroqua, County Of Vernon and
state Of Wisconsin, there will be heard and
considered the application of S. Virginia Will
liams to admit TO probate the last will and
testament of Clark d. Williams, late Of the
City of Viroqua in said county, deceased.
and for the appointment Of an executor Tor
administrator with will annexed:
Notice is hereby further given. that at the
regular term Of said court to be held at said
court house. on the FIRST Tuesday Of October.
A. D. 1919. there win be heard, considered and
adjusted, all claims against the said Clark ID.
Williams, deceased.
And notice is hereby further given, that all
such claims for examination and allowance
must be presented 10 said county court at the
court house in the ETY. of Viroqua.in said coun-
~ and state, on or before the 9th day Of Sep
tenber, A. d. 1919. be barred.
Dated Viroqua, Wis. May 18th, 1919
By the court ID. o. MAH0NEY, Co. Judge.
Smith & Moen, Attorneys.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-19
WILLIAMS FOR CONTROLLER

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 When John Skelton Williams was first nominated as controller of the currency confirmation was secured only ofter a contest in the Senate. Now
 that the President has renominated
 him the old animosties break out anew. In all probabilities sufficient
 votes will be found for confirmation,
 but meanwhile the controllers enemies
 will have more than one inning a his
 expense.
 Mir. Williams has been an efficient
 banking official Perhaps had he been
 less insistent upon strict administra- tion of banking laws he would have avoided some of the hostilities he is now encountering. So far he is cor,- plimented by the opposition so out spokenly against his confirmation. It has been often urged that Controller Williams lacked those qualities of tact and diplomacy which other public ser wants less capable than he find so much an asset It would. however be poor public business for the Senate to o5- i ject to Williams appointment merely | because the gentleman lacks tact. l The controllers term is for five 1 years. It would be interesting to know 1 how much of the opposition in the 1 Senate is due to the painful knowl- edge on the part of some minority
 members that if MT. Williams is now confirmed his tenure will extend vel 1 into a new national administration | which republicans hope will not be 1 dominated by democrats.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-19
LUKE M'LUkE SAYS

The reason why a woman hollers about the cost of the stuff her husband buys to make his nose red is because she only pays a dollar jar for the stuff that makes her cheeks red.
 It is usually when there is no doub. as to his guilt that man beSils clamoring for the benefit of the dou3'
 There was a time when you cou.l call girl a little dear. But the way she dresses nowadays 1t would he sale" to call her little bare.
 If 8 fool had sense enough to keep his mouth closed you would never he able to prove that he was fool.
 When daughter wears silk stockings she wears them on her limbs. Bat when mother wears cotton stocking she wears them on her legs.
 hc>,s.ess liar is the married man who tells you that he gives his wife so much a week out of his pay ani that she never asks him what he does with the rest of it.
 You might have noticed that it is the suspicious tightwad who wouldnt give home man one-dollar bill for two-dollar bill who is always the first to fall for the bunko scheme or some stranger from out of town And what has become of the old ! ways higher in front than in the rear 1 They are going back to hobble skirts and we see by the underwear adver- ] tisements that the newest combina- | tions are re-enforced for wear and ! tear. They have double patches on tho l hips and sides to allow for the friction
 caused by dragging tight hobble or
 and peeling it off
 We would always advise every young man who contemplates matrimony ts get married on the 18th of the month i Then he will have something to blanc | 1t on later on
 Lots of men who wouldn't work fo 1 YOU orAs5 a day are willing to attens to your business for nothing.
 | When a girl can't admit that he
 face is her fortune she is more thai
 likely to imagine that she has mD
 lion million-doll shape.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-19
E E America Wants Troops Brought Back From Russia

17T1HE early withdrawal of American N troops from Russia meets with national approval. The American peo- pie as a whole, apart from ethical considerations involving our right to meddle<with the internal affairs of Russia, have never been able to recon cile themselves to the idea of our sol- diers fighting against Russian fac tions which are preying upon one an- other.
 To be sure it is a deplorable state of affairs, but no outside power will be able to help the Russians until they first help themselves. Only an in- vasion on a large scale, such as our allies are unable to organize, and the American government would not will irgly undertake, could enforce stabil- ity in a country which is not only in a chaotic condition because of the ex- cesses of the bolsheviki, but presents many physical obstacles to any sort of military operations directed from the allied countries.
 Careful study of the Russian prob lem has been made by the peace con- ference without anything whatever being accomplished. It has baffled the allies statesmen and will doubt less continue to do 50 until Russia works out her own salvation. If 1t were not for the fear of German dom- ination, the allies might with more eouanimity wait to see what Russia will do with herself. If it took France 100 years to establish permanent republic, Russia, whose task is fal more complicated, cannot achieve hel destiny in day. The situation is no sopeless, yet it is certainly not en couraging. At any rate, no more American blood should be shed on th' plains of northern Russia. The brav' men who have already fallen ther made a sacrifice which their countr. should not have asked of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-19
Good Progress Made On New Viaduct

MNTORK on the Twenty-first street
 WV viaduct is nearing completion. Only one span remains to be added and workmen are now extending the railing on either side. The new struc- ture will be an ornament to the city and of great practical use. It is des- tined to carry the bulk of the ve- hicular traffic between the southern and northern divisions of Birming- ham. It will also afford an easy means of communication for pedes- trians, connecting the main business district with a rapidly expanding dis tdct lying immediately south of the railroad yards.
 With the Twenty-first street viaduct in use and the magnificent Weather ly viaduct, Birmingham will have two structures of which the city may we'll be proud. Both are imposing and built to stand for all time.
 But the work is barely begun. In future years Birmingham must have a viaduct system in keeping with its size and industrial importance, and the deadly grade crossing which is a menace to life in many parts of the lefty will have to be done away with permanently before we can say that we have an up-to-date metropolis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-19
Dramatic Critic Held
 Not Guilty of Libel

A CASE of interest to newspaper GA men and theatrical people was decided in New York court recently when Godfrey c. Stein, an actor, was adjudged not entitled to dam ages in a suit for $10,000, brought against the New York Tribune be- cause the Tribune's dramatic critic, Haywood Broun, said Stein's perform ance in "The Awakening of Spring" was the worst he had ever seen.
 It may or may not have influenced the jury which decided the case, but the play in which Stein appeared was a sex drama by Wedekind, the German dramatist, which was barred from the New York stage by court order labout two years ago.
 The jury upheld the contention of lthe Tribune's lawyers that Broun's criticism was flair comment and Judge Ducro stated that it was not
 necessary for a critic to be correct ir his views, but they must be an hon.
 est expression of opinion and no critic should attack player for acts of his
 private life or for any other reason not connected with. his performance This is common sense.
 ]; The average actor, accustomed tt
 praise and blame, takes dramatic crit iicism as it comes. He knows full wei that while one critic may hail his lat lest achievement as masterpiece Q
 histricnic art, another may condemn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-19

tions were so demoralized that food and supplies were not brought up. He also claims that the men were need lessly sacrificed in continuing the 1 fighting while the Germans were in retreat and everyone knew that the armistice terms would be accepted by Germany.
 The Age-Herald has every reason to be specially interested in all this, because one of the most valued mem bers of it's staff is in the division and took part in the entire Argonne bat tie with his division. It is worthy of note that in letters to his intimate friends in Birmingham there has never been hint or suspicion that would have the least tendency to bear out the charges of the Kansas executive. The division suffered heavily There is no doubt of that. The bat tie was by far the greatest ever par ticipated in by American arms and every state in the union made it's con- l tribution on those bloody heights and in those almost impenetrable forests. r. ;- +barofor, ,,,fort,,p,+o +b,+ +bo treatment of the troops of any partic- ular state should be singled out as a football for a political investiga- ton.
 If someone was at fault in the handling of this division there are ways to get at the truth without go- 1 ing before a congressional committee and holding up the heroes of one state as feeling that they suffered more than others. It is an injustice to the boys themselves. They are entitled to more consideration than to have them selves held up to the country in so en-
 barrassing light
 Governor Allen no doubt feels i'm
 pelled by sense of duty to his state
 to air the subject before the nation,
 but even so, it puts him in an unen- lviable position. Everyone knows that
 things did not move with clocklike pre-
 cision in the Argonne. The future of
 the world was at stake in that battle
 and the enemy resisted accordingly. That he resisted in vain and that
 Americas boys wrote the brightest lpage in the nations military history in those awful days is after all meas
 ure of solace for the heartbreakine
 sacrifices that were necessary tc
 bring about so glorious result
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-19

and suffered with such patience that
 the provinces of Bosnia and Herzezo-
 vina-nominally Turkish but adminis-
 tered by Austrian officials since 1878
 would one day form part of Greater
 Servia;" for the Serb element predom-
 mated in their population. This was
 the status before the day when the fatal shot of the irresponsible student was heard not only in Vienna but re- sounded in Berlin that "The Day. long prayed for by the militarists was near at hand.
 Practically the bulk of the pre-war correspondence between the great powers was to try and get Austria to let them have a hand in the settle-
 ment of the Servian question, but sifs
 firmly waived them aside and claimed that it was a matter she would han dle without their assistance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-19
Gov. Allen and the
 Thirty-f fifth Division

TN view of the great record of y achievement made by the Thirty fifth division in the Argonne fight ing, the attitude of Governor Allen of Kansas in claiming that the men of the division were needlessly sacri- ficed cannot but come with something of shock to the nation.
 The division is made up largely of Kansas men, and the governor of the state is making the charge before Congress that during the fighting il did not have proper artillery support; fl,at the men were at the mercy oi Hun airplancs end that communica
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-19
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FREEDOM

 From the Chicago Herald and Examiner. "Give us freedom!' she cried. And all those present were pleased, even lot of male persons who had como there to hear.
 we must and we will get freedom3 she repeated. And again the crowdtd hall rang with applause. We have torn ourselves away" ske went on. from the shackles wrought for us by common man. We shall now step forward-' A mere male cloak-and-suit architect sitting among the throng chuckled uneo himself. If she takes step in that sAire' he said, "she will need new one.' whereupon he applauded with greht gusto. =
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-19
MOONLIGHT

By J. CorSon Miller. Rose time of youth. ye Misunderstanding
 faces. Ear far we wandered over moon blown
 spaces, By hawthorn ways, beyond the feed-lined
 river, Long seeking Beauty-her. the gracious
 giver. And once. so near. we almost clutched
 her dress, Yet when we looked. 10. there was Noth-
 ingnesS- Nothing but dreams and wistful after
 glow
 How well we know! And as thou wanest. Moon, our lives
 shall pass,
 grass. Dust to the dust borne on a vagrant
 breeze, Freighted with bits of lovers melodies. Loves heartbreak music, wine and way side song, These. too, shall pass, nor be remem- bered long. But o my heart we who have woeed the Night Of moon-hushed avenues and rapturous sky ulimitable lanes of witchery- Into the Great Beyound, with eyes alight, Shall we not fare, like eagles homeward veering, Nor anything of Deaths adventure fear ing? i With arms outstretched to greet the old Earth Mother Brother with Brother. ! We shall arise to make the final quest,- Yes. this is best: ! To go by night along windless shore. | In comradeship with Beauty everr'ore = Moonsslence. Peace and Death for deares
 friend,
 When life's at an end
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-19

Serajevo on Saturday. June 2S, 1914. and the consequent strained relations
 between the Austrian and the Servian
 governments, was the act which
 brought to a head situation that was
 becoming intolerable for both coun-
 tries. and which sooner or later meant
 that neither would be content until inc
 conflicting issues were settled on the
 field of battle
 The far-seeing diplomats with eyes strained towards the Balkan situatioh' the danger spot to the peace of Eu- rope. felt that it was only ques- tion of time when the quarrel between Austria and Servia would reach stage where it could not be localized and out of the predestined conflict would come the trial of strength between | Teutonism and Slavism and in their I train draw all the great powers into
 the fight It was this certain knowi- edce which caused Downing street, the Ouai d'Orsay and even Wilhelmstrasss l to wish to hold Austria and Servia ill check
 | But the seed of hate and suspicion was sown too deep for surface peace cultivators to reach the two opposing governments. Ever since the conclu- sion of the Balkan campaign. when the influence of Hungary prevent
 ed Serviao from obtaining her desii ed naval port on the Adriatic. pan-Servian propaganda had admittedly been car ried on in Bosnia. Herzegovina and the Slav districts of southern Hungary where the people were favorable to the greater Servian movement.
 It cannot be denied and it seems u me it was but a natural national as' piration on the part of the plucky little
 empire which had fought so gloriousl,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-19

BEGINNING THE DAY - Oh. my God, | stand abashed in the pres- ence of Thy great ones. They are athletes beside whom I am soft and weak; they are saints with God in their eyes, while I am poor lag gard by the way. But Lord, there is One who lifts me and promises to make me like Himself. l follow Him with new hope. Amen.--H. NJ. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-19
Tells Joke on TumuIty

John Hornady credits the following story to Forney Johnston, who got it on one of his recent trips to Washing ton
 Tn Washington they are telling a feet that he sent the following cable to President Wilson in France: Come home at once; country threatened with revolution and if it comes the people will declare a republic"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-19
Member of the Associated Press

The Age-Herald is the only morning and sunday newspaper in Birming ham carrying the Associated Press dis- patches
 The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication oI all news dispatches credited to IL UT not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news puoAsheo herein.
 All rights of republication of speclal dispatches herein are also reserved
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-19
THE SOFT PEDAL ON

From the Washington Star.
 The hymn of hate has for the present totally disappeared from the Teutonic musical programme.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-19
LIKED THE IDEA

That intoxicated man in the rear ot the house seems to be enjoying the play.' as he appears to be-
 "No?"
 "A moment ago when the fearful heroine exclaimed. Would that I were
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-19
New po.toffice Needed

"We realize the urgent need for the completion of the new postoffice daily" said Postmaster R. B. ~Smyer, "as the condition at the local postoffice becomes more congested. The business done in Birmingham has truly outgrown the pres ent building and we need more adequate quarters for the handling of this matter
 However, there are number of organ izations taking up the matter, and l be- lieve the department will take up this question and have the new building com pleted at the earliest time possible. In the meantime we will make the best of conditions and do our best to give quick and efficient service at the postoffice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-19

Washington bureau, 2o7 Hibbs build ing. -.o. European bureau, Henrietta street. Covent Garden, London
 Eastern business ottice W orld ouiAu o ing, New York city; western pusitvse Tss office. Tribune building, Chicago. The S. c. Beckwith Special Agency. agents Tor foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-19
Ben Greet Write. of His Work

Ben Greet Writes of His Work
 Ben Greet, whose Shakespearean play CTS are well known in Alabama, writes
 from England to his cousin, Mrs- William Greet of Birmingham, regarding the work
 of his company during the war and its
 plans for the future. He says among other things:
 Things will soon settle down with you over there, as I hope they will here, and if you still have a corner in your hearts, n am ready to come and resume some of the work for Shakespeare which I began October 10, 1902, and finished August 4. 1914. I have revived. 9 of his plays in London since you last saw me. No mean job, I think you will say-and in war time. I can say without boasting it was labor of love.
 q am now giving performances all over our good old London to thousands of young folks or the London county coun- cil schools, which were commenced as early as 1896. It has been delightful to meet so many of your poung people here , who have seen our players. They seem to come from every state of the union."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-19
IN HOTEL LORBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Took Hitchcock for Plumber

While I was in London" said Ray mond Hitchcock, 'T met a number of fellow Shriners and as you know we call ourselves 'nobles.' Well, they in- vited me to come to a certain address to meet some of the nobility and I sup posed of course they meant Shriners.
 ''When I went to the address yen. the noblest one of them all to Judge by his costume, met me at the Coor and bowed low. I bowed low and fol- lowed him in. He led me back and back and down some stairs until we came to the kitchen. He then went over to a range. pointed to water pipe and said, This is the pipe that is leaking
 Not to be outdone I picked up a hammer and began to pound on the pipe and then tied it up with a rag like we do at home. Finally, wishing to be pleasant. this butler asked me my name. Raymond Hitchcock. I said Why. MT. Hitchcock! My word They are waiting for you upstairs. and then he led me up to where the nobility were"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-19
PARENTAL PRIVILEGE
PRACTICAL REBUKE

PRACTICAL REBUKE
 "I wonder what would happen if tried to kiss you?'
 I'm afraid you'll never amount to much in this world, MT. Dubson.'' Why not?''
 eff the men who put up skyscrapers and span rivers with steel bridges spent all their time wondering what would happen after these structures were built, do you suppose we would ever have any skyscrapers or bridges in America?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-19

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 I8irmingnam, Ala.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-19
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-19
PRACTICE AND THEORY

Do you realize that large percent
 age of the fires in America are caused by carelessness?'' "Of course For that very reason when
 ever light a cigar I always take par ticular pains to put the match out and
 place it where it can do no harm "Umph! wouldn't have made the re- mark if I hadn't noticed you throw a smoking match into my wastepaper basket
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-19

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala-' postoffice as second-class matter, un- der act of Congress, March s, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-19
CONCENTRATION

DO you find that motoring takes your mind off business cares?'' "No," replied the amateur driver. Just
 in the middle of the road Is the most
 serious business I'm engaged in.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-19
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
THE CONQUERING "DRYs"

THE CONQUERING "DRYS" Many. many years ago, when the land
 was wet, Certain sober citizens in assembly met; Swore the Demon Rum must go and they ;. launched fight Which they've kept up ever since, morn
 ing, noon and night. 'Twasn't easy just at first, old John Bar
 1eycorn Laughed a mighty laugh, he did, and
 looked on them with scorn. Fifty thousand jokesmiths, maybe more
 or less.
 Ribaldry and ridicule struggled to ex-
 press.
 Prohibition orators met with sticks and jeers, lOftentines they found themselves on the verge of tears. Still they fought while liquorites feeling quite secure, Thought that nothing could put down the alcoholic lure. Alas for overconfidence! Dreadful is the plight Of the unsuspecting "wets'' who fought losing fight. Their feeble groans are drowned out by the univ ersal cry, l Farewell, farewell. John Barleycorn the world is going dry!'' PARENTAL PRIVILEGE DO you suppose this proud father real 1 ly knows what his baby is trying te say?' "No, but he wouldn't be a proud father l if lie didn't try to translate gurgles into wise and witty observations"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-19

INDOOR SPORT Oh, the summer time is coming, Yes. it's coming, by and by, When we'll hear the bees a-humming And we'll gailyf swat the fly.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-19

! SOME PEOPLE AXE PUSSY
 well sir.' said the barber, genialiy. what do you want done to you to- day?'
 Cant you see what I want done to me?" asked the irascible man, with a weeks growth of whisker on his face. Do you suppose I came in here to be measured for a coffin?"