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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-26
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELEcTIoN

tIIN
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
Notice Is hereby given. that a special elect
ion will be held In the city of Viroqua for
the plrpasc Of submitting 20 a vote of the
people the question of whether or not the
sum Of S50,00G.00 of the bonds of said City of
Niroqua, shall he issued for the purpose of
purchasing site ard erecting thereon.a NUM-
cipal Hospital for the City Of Viroqua.
That such Special Election shall be held on
the 18th day Of April 1919, at the usual poll
ing place az the City Hall in said City of
Niroqua.
That the polls for such Special Election shall
be open from the hour of 9 800 o'clock a. M
until the hour of 5 100 o'clock D. m.
That such Special Election shall be held and
conducted, the votes canvassed and the result
declared in the manner provided by law for
regular City Elections.
Dated March 2, 1919.
f. ], OLDER. CITY Clerk
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-26

WHEN YOU GO TO LA CROSSE

wish to advise my Vernon coun-
ty friends that / am now conduct
ing "Hotel Grand" In Lacrosse,
and invite them to stop with me
when they come to the city. Have
40 rooms and everything about the
place is in first-class shape. Give
me call and be well served.
FRED w. HARRIS.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-26

More sorters wanted at the Eckhart
warehouse. Work to last about three
months. 1879
GENERAL CIGAR co. INC.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-26
RnNn NOTICE

All of our customers who are hold
ing a receipt for either the 3rd or 4th
loan will confer favor by calling for
the bonds. We desire to close these
out before the Victory Loan, which
will doubtless be launched in April.
BANK OF VIROQUA.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-26

Many people do not know that
serve ice cream at my restaurant.
do and will also sell in bulk.
13-3m G.. A. PENNELL.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-26

Bring your laundry to Potts Bro
theirs barber shop. Agency for La
Crosse Steam Laundry. All work
guaranteed. Basket leaves on We'd
nesdays, returns on Saturdays.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-26

Wanted, $4,000 Liberty Bonds.
Office at Favors' Harness shop. r.
W. Rogergon.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-26
CANDIDATE FOR REELECTION

TO THE VOTERS OF VERNON COUNTY,:
For the past two years l have earnestly
endeavOTed TO improve school conditions. With
the generous and willing cooperation of school
officers, patrons and teachers much good has
been accomplished. but much remains TO be
done. II reelected, | pledge my best efforts
and influence in the work of making eur
schools what every father and mother wants
them to be--plaees in which young people be-
come honest, upright men and women. cred
il 20 their parents, their community. our state
and our nation. For this | ask your support
on election day and at all times.
Faithfully yours,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-26

Peter Fortney will sell at auction
on his farm at Liberty Pole, commenc-
ing at 1 o'clock on Tuesday, April LIST,
Is head of cattle, 3 horses and all ma
chinery usually found on the average
farm.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-26

At what is known as the Turner
farm 115 miles north of Towelyille,
March 81, opening at / o'clock
liver Morkre will sell live stock, farm
equipment and household goods.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-26
Short News Stories ot Interest

Pick Ups by Censor Reporter
viron.s and icinit>
Evening star., 1919-08-28

The committee called District AS
SCISSOR Richards before it yesterday
Evening star., 1919-08-28

trade Of properties. He said that the
rents for 1918 had totaled $19.1S5.50
and that the total expense had been
$14,711.SS. leaving a net profit Of
about $4,000.
Another apartment owner was F. r.
Van Antwerp who holds the apart
ment house at 901 goth street north
west. Edward E. Britton, secretary
to Secretary Daniels OF the Navy, had
testified against Mr.. Van Antwerp.
saying that he had been asked to pay
an increase in rent from $43 to $58 a
month. Mr.. Britton was recalled to
the stand also, and the two witnesses
disagreed about conversations regard
ing rent increases. MH. Van Antwerp
said that he had increased rents in
only three apartments, the increases
ranging from $6 to $14 a month. He
denied that he had refused to max @
repairs, but Mr.. Britton again insisted
that in two years the work done in
his apartment would not cost So, and
that the building had not been kept
up.
Mr.. Van Antwerp said that he bought
the apartment house September 1, 1912.
for $40.500, paying $4,000 in cash and
giving mortgage for the rest He
was asked why the assessors books
showed his property valued at only
$4,000. He said he did not believe
this to be possible.
Assessor Richards Testifies.
The committee called District AS
SCISSOR Richards before it yesterday
Evening star., 1919-08-28

voice in determining the conditions
under which they shall work. which
is one of the cardinal principles of
the labor movement.
Mr.. GOmpers holds that the public
has some rights in the matter of de-
termination of the operation of the
railroads and that. however deserving
the railroad workers may be, they
must not profit unduly at the expense
of the great mass of workers not con-
nected with the operation of the roads
Mr.. Plumb and his friends and sup
porters. following an interview with
Mr. Gompers on his arrival in New
York. made bold to declare that Mr.
Gompers had absolutely indorsed the
Plumb plan. Mr.. Gompers emphati-
cally denied the statement. Several
men in Mr.. Gompers' confidence do not
hesitate to say that the head of the
American Federation of Labor is OPP
posed to the Plumb plan because it is;
socialistic and would be impossible 20
put in force should il become n law.
The attempt to make it appear that
organized labor as a whole, or any
strong representative unit, is for the
plan is repudiated. and the belief OBJ
tains among members of the executive
Evening star., 1919-08-28

to get expert testimony as to values
of real estate in Washington 50 that
1t would be able to figure what was
q fair return on various apartment
houses and residences, and SO deter
mine whether there had been prof.
iteering.
Mr. Richards explained to the COM
mittee the method of making assess
ments in Washington and said that
his office had a complete list of the
values of the various pieces of prop
erty in the city. These figures, he
said. were at the service of the COM
mittee.
Senator Ball, chairman of the COM
mittee. announced that Mr.. Richards
would sit with the committee for the
next few days. So as to be on hand to
give the desired facts about any prop
erty that might be in question.
Evening star., 1919-08-28
Agent Shows Operation Costs.

A number of apartment house own
ers and agents were summoned before
the committee yesterday to testify re-
garding charges filed against them by
tenants. J. P. NJ. Bowie. in charge OF
the rental department of II. L. Rust &,
Co. told the committee that his COM
pany had handled thirty-two apart
ment houses, and that prior to the
war not more than per cent of the
apartments were vacant. All are
taken now, he said. He declared that
increases in cost Of operation and
maintenance have been as follows:
Labor, so to 100 per cent; coal, 10C
per cent or more: general repair work,
100 per cent. The only items that
have not been increased, he said, are
insurance, water rent, interest on in
vestment and taxes.
He told the committee that increases
in rents averaged less than 10 per cent
over pre-war rents. His firm. he said,
had made the usual requests" for in
creases in rent from all the tenants.
He denied that the pre-war rents
would be exceeded by 25 per cent if
the rents law should not be extended
after peace is made finally.
Capt. Peyser had told the commit
tee that in his opinion the rents in
crease should not be more than 10 to
10 per cent over the pre-war rents.
Senator Ball suggested. however, that
in view of the big increases in cost
of operation and maintenance it should
be 25 per cent.
Evening star., 1919-08-28

couneil-vice presidents and other
officials of the American Federation
of Jabor--that unless the movement
Is killed the national labor movement
will be materially injured and re-
tarded
Evening star., 1919-08-28

for government war workers both
here and in other places. Accom-
modations for only about 1000 per
sons had been provided. he said. The
government dormitories erected by
the corporation. he added, soon would
be a complete loss to the government:
have lent the $60,000,000 appropri-
ated for the housing corporation to
persons who desired to build. Then
the government would have gotten
back its money eventually and ac-
cQmmodations would have been pro-
vfded more rapidly.
Evening star., 1919-08-28
RENT ADJUSTMENT
COURT SUGGESTED
Capt. Peyser Tells Senate
Subcommittee of Landlord
Tenant Cases.
OWNERS, AGENTS CALLED

| A rent commission or tribunal in the
just complaints Of landlord and ten
ant was suggested by Capt julius 1.
Peyser, who had charge Of the housing
and health division of the War De-
partment during the war, to the Sem
ate District subcommittee which is in
| vestigating profiteering in rents in the
! National Capital at its hearing yester-
day afternoon.
| Capt. Peyser said that if any law
| similar to the Salisbury resolution is
continued on the statute books busi-
| ness properties should be exempted.
He said he did not believe it fair to
tie the hands of business in that way,
but that all residences and apartment
| houses should be included.
| The rent tribunals in Ireland were
cited by Senator Sheppard of Texas,
! a member OF the committee, as in
stances of what might be undertaken.
The Irish tribunals he said, go
| farther than the settlement of rents
and take up all controversies that
Asserts Courts Bring Delay.
Chairman Ball of the committee
| suggested that where court action
! was necessary there were usually
great delays. The calendars are usu-
/ ally six months behind. and while
! tenants are waiting to have their
cases tried they would freeze. and
landlords would have to wait long
months for justice.
Senator Ball said that the housing
situation in Washington. with it's
huge increase in population. could
not be considered temporary: that
what was needed above all was the
construction of more houses. AS soon
as sufficient houses have been pro-
vided here, he said. the rent problem
would solve itself.
Capt Peyser said that the United
States Housing Corporation was
largely responsible for the failure to.
provide adequate housing facilities
Evening star., 1919-08-28
GOMPERS RETURNS
TO STEM RADICALS

Continued from First Page.)
the next annual convention for final
hearing in open convention.
Mr.. Gompers' Position.
In this connection it is no secret
that Mr. Gompers stands flat-footed
and firmly on the proposition that
the railroad workers shall have a
Evening star., 1919-08-28
Plans No Raise After October l.

Mr.. Bowie said that increase in the
| rent OF apartments was more neces-
sary to the landlord than increases in
the rent of houses. since the expense
much greater in proportion. He said
his hrm did not contemplate increas-
Ing rents of houses after october /.
Subletting by tenants had become
| an evil, he testified, and his company
had attempted to regulate it by charg-
ing higher rent if the privilege was
granted, and compelling the tenants
to supply furniture.
! Senator Dial asked if apartment
house owners were refusing to allow
families with children to live in their
apartments.
Il am interested in young America
he said.
Some owners will not allow US to
rent apartments to families with chill
dren,' replied Mr.. Bowie. But the
majority of them do not mind"
The witness denied that his Arm had
warned tenants not to take advantage
Of the Salisbury resolution. He said
it was not the policy of the company
to use threats or coercion.
I'VE never fled a suit to compel
tenant to pay an increase in rent"
he said.
Charles Flint, who is agent for the
Octavia apartment house, owned by
Mrs. Barrett, his sister, denied that
he had ever threatened DR.. j. c. Bull
loch, one of the tenants, or any one
else in the apartment. DR.. Bulloch
had told the committee that 1t was
the purpose Of Mr.. Flint to raise the
rent of his apartment from $50 to $50.
Mr.. Flint admitted that was 80.
Will Ask Tenant-Witnesses to Quit.
In reply to a question as to what
would be his attitude toward tenants
who appeared before the committee
to testify, Mr. Flint said:
when the Salisbury resolution ex-
pires and l can give them notice to-
quit. I shall certainly ask them to
vacate."
He testified that Mrs. Barrett bought
the Octavia apartment house two
years ago for $1S0.000, involving a
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-04

Dear Aunt Polly:
Do you believe in fairies? I do,
but some people don't and when
tell them about the fairies, they
cont believe me. Just what would
YOU do if you would get ahold of
some one that doesn't believe in
them?
Your little Junior Niece,
Frances FairmOre.
Dear Frances:
Do believe in fairies? Indeed /
do. If | ever get ahold of some
one who doesn't believe in 'em, I'd
take them out into the darkest
woods anywhere around here and
call upon some Of those same
fairies that this impossible person
has scorned to believe in,-1 ex-
rect I'd call first on the Leper-
chaun, the cobbler of the fairies, as
he can decide on the most delight
full kind Of vengeance in trlce to
give to stupid disbelievers. He
would probably take a hold OF the
wretch by his hair, and whisk him
off to some dark, lonely tarn in the
bleakest, most northern part OF
Scotland and tie him to some great
bare, black, rocky cliff that hangs
over the sea and let the fierce, hun
cry waves beat out his miserable
life. Aunt foliy
Dear Aunt Polly:
What did you get for Christmas?
Dear F. l.. X:
Oh, the most things! Now let me
think.
One thing received is black and
long and queerly shaped and is
lined with a beautiful green, soft
lining.
Another is small and round and
very bright and glittering.
A third is little, green frog that
has smoke coming out of his mouth
a great deal of the time; yet he
doesn't Smoke" and still he is not
on fire.
Now, do you know what Santa
Claus brought me?
Aunt Polly.
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GREAT EXPOSITION.
CONTINUED from Pace Cne)

rapid until a ten foot depth Is
reached, where there will be the
usual daredevil platforms, chutes
and other swimmers paraphernalia,
Perhaps the greatest spectacle OF
all will be the gigantic illuminated
waterfall at the deep end OF the
pool. At this end there will be a
very pretty background of noun
tains, hills, Alpine houses, noun
tain streams, etc, and over these
will trickle the water and spray,
while in the center of this imposing
array will be the sheer drop, like
a plate of glass from the top Of the
mountain to the water sixty-five
feet below of a dazzling waterfall,
which, while wonderful novelty in
itself, will also improve the purity
of the water in the pool. Then
there will also be a very pretty
grotto in back of this waterfall,
where one may observe the settling
foam below and the great array Of
lights.
An exhibit known as mo Mans
Land" will consist of practical
working trenches under the COM
mand of wounded allied soldiers,
and the construction will be super
intended by regular officer Of the
United States army, the construc-
ton work being done by soldiers
who have lived amid these crude
surroundings at the battlefront of
Europe
"No Mans Land" will occupy a
space approximately three hundred
by one hundred and fifty.
Another amusement feature will
doubtless attract a great deal OF
interest, which will be a model
Congo farm, upon which all of the
workmen are monkeys, apes, ba-
boos. chimpanzees, ETC., which have
been educated to work with minia-
ture tractor plows, hoes, spades
and other garden implements, and
which was inspired by the govern
ment's plea for more farm labor
to help round out the country's
crops.
Still another feature Will be the
large convention hall for the ben
eft of visiting organizations which
may wish to hold business or social
sessions to the exclusion of the
general populace
Last, but not least. amongst all
these wonders. we find the largest
carrousel in the world, where big
and small can ride to their hearts
! delight on the galloping horses,
donkeys, pigs, mules and all the
rest of the menagerie.
Everything will be of the best
and it is estimated that on the day
the gates open an expenditure Of
! three million dollars will be repre-.
Sented-Electrical Experimental.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-04
A Very Queer Tree

Gust like big boat" people say
when they see the famous old Boat
Tree in Kyoto, Japan.
All the dwarf pine trees in Japan
are remarkable for their great age
and odd shapes, but this one is the
strangest ever seen, even in that
country.
1t is a pine tree, too, but is very
long and very wide, and looks like
a huge chair rocker or a great curv-
ed, river raft The Japanese have
a legend about this strange tree
which they say grew up, way back
in the Twelfth century.
This is the story:
A great Japanese hero, after be
ing compelled by Fate to Stay an
old time friend, hung his armOr
upon this tree and resolved that. he
would become a monk and spend
the rest of his life, doing penance
for his terrible deed.
Ever since that time over eight
centuries ago, monks have taken
care of the tree, and trained it to
grow in this peculiar shape. 1t is
called the pine tree of the Golden
Pavilion, and stands in the garden
of the temple of KyotO. the famous
old city, which was. for long time,
the capital of Japan.
1t is always carefully trimmed.
and is kept growing in this shape
nv n largo numher Of hamhoo nolpS
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-04
The first NO Mans Land" was

The first mo Mans Land" was
coded to the U. s. by Texas. 1t
was the name given to the country
that lay between Colorado and Kan
sas on the north, and Texas on the
south. 1t was for forty years with
out name and without law. II
contained 100000 fertile acres,
and was geographically classed as
part of the Indian Territory 1t has
become part of the United States
only in comparatively recent yean
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-04
THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM

The Junior Palladium the chndrn
founded May 1915 and issued
Aooys and girls are invited to be and contributors News
items social events want advertisements
Original poems acceptable and will be published
plainly and ON side the with the authors
and signed Aunt Polly
sonay they bring their
letters 10 the Junior Editor This little
and we hope each boy and gill will use 1t thoroughly
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-04
Frances and Her
Ne,v Years Resolutions

care you going to stay up to-
night to hear the New Year bells,
Frances?' asked Beverly Louise
Moore of Frances Fairmore.
eyes," replied Frances, for |
have made some New Year resolu-
tons"
ooh, tell them to me-" exclaimed
Beverly Louise.
ooh, no." said Frances, "for you
are apt to break your resolutions
if you tell them
"Oh!" said Beverly Louise, lit
tie peevishly, who told you that?
one of your little fairies?"
"You be still about my fairies, y
retirted Frances, trifle angrily.
you don't have to believe in
fairies if you don't want to. And
want you to stop teasing me
about them. You never believed
in Santa Claus either, and | told
you he wouldn't bring you much,
and he didn't. Then you burst out
crying, and said you'd believe in
him next time. Mark my word, it
will be the same way with the
fairies! You just ask Aunt Molly
or Aunt Polly, or any OF the Junior
aunts that are or ever have been,
and they will tell you the same
thing that l have and Frances
walked away, hot with rage.
well, l never!" exclaimed Bev-
erly Louise, did anyone ever hear
such a preacher! My, but she was
mad" and she went away into the
house and told her mother.
Don't pay any attention to her
silly talk" said her mother.
That night, Frances sat up to
hear the bells rims the "Old Year
cut and the New Year in" In her
hand she held sheet of paper on
which were written her New Years
resolutions. But, before midnight,
she fell asleep, and was awakened
by the New Years bells.
She sat up and began to say her
New Years resolutions. They were
all written out very formally, JUS
as big folks" write out their I'M
portant papers, using all the big
words they can think OF that SOUND
important. and don't mean any.
thing-only Frances paper dio
mean something.
This is how her paper read:
81 Frances Fairmore, daughter
of John and Pauline Fairmore
make the following New Year reso
lutions, as the New Year bells are
ringing:
have resolved &c help and be
kind to people that need it.
| will never again mentor
fairies" unless someone else men
tons it first.
I'll not be cross with anyone
and if | ever see a fairy, I'll never
tell anyone that | saw it for the!
would not believe me.
These are my resolutions and
will try not to break them
Amen" said a shiill little voice
and Frances turned around ant
saw a wee little person, about tw'
feet tall, with beautiful whit
wings.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-04
"Oh." exclaimed Frances, "are

"Oh." exclaimed Frances, "are
you a fairy? Oh, you must be, for
you surely look like one saw in
my picture book"
Yes, l am a fairy" the lovely
little creature replied, and l am
the Queen of the Fairies. | am the
same little fairy yor saw in your
book, for the man that made the
book took my picture"
Oh, how lovely it must be to be
d fairy" said the delighted Fran
ces. will you take me to your
home? would love to CO.
Yes" said the fairy, and she
was already fastening a pair of
wings on Frances back, just like
her own, but you must never tell
anyone
"Oh, no, won't" answered Fran
cos.
Then they few away to the
fairy's home. But l do not know
what happened there, for it was not
to be told. The way | knew about
this story, is that was out walk
ing, and sat down by bush to
rest, and l heard voices. 1t was
one fairy telling another just what
l have told you.
When Frances returned that
night, the fairy told her to
make a wish, and so Frances
wished.
This is her wish: 81 wish that
everyone will believe in fairies and
most of all, Beverly Louise Moore
Then Frances asked the fairy, If
Aunt Polly believed in fairies, and
the fairy said, You ask her in the
Query Corner
Next day, Frances wrote to Aunt
Polly and asked her. (if you look in
the Query Corner you can find it,
Then she mailed it.
Just as she was going up the
steps to her home. Beverly Louise
came across the street.
Wait a minute, Frances, and
she ran across to Frances and said
Say, Frances, | am sorry | said
those mean things about the fairies,
Tor now | really believe in them"
How did you ever get~to be-
lieve in them?" asked Frances.
Well" exclaimed Beverly Lou
Use, last night, woke up and saw
a little thing sitting on my bed
ard from what hal seen in books
| guessed it was fairy. And be
fore | knew it, | was flying along
with her, and she took me to hel
home, and there | found my owr
mother. And now she, too, believes
in fairies
why, that's the same thing thai
happened to me last night" sait
Frances, and she smiled, because
she knew that her wish had beer
| granted.
| Julia II. Burr.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-04
Query Corner

The editor will try to answer
questions readers OF tho Junior
submit to her. She will not
promise to answer all Of them.
The questions will be answered.
in rotation, so do not expect the
answer to be printed in the
same week in which you send
It in.
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Teacher: The three young gen
tlemen in the front seat were the
ones who had the correct answer"
Voice from back of ROOM ::
Coed team work