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should permit anything to be done which
might give the impression that the or
ganization is to become associated with
partisan politics.
81 am certain" said Mr.. La Guardia
In statement yesterday, that my COM
rades Of the post will understand my
stand and the spirit which prompts me
to decline tho honor conferred upon me
by the post. To any one familiar with
the ideals and policies of the legion the
reasons prompting my decllnation must
be apparent. There can be no mngling
of the American Legion with partisan
politics am candidate for public
office and feel that II is impossible for
me to accept any office, honorary or
otherwise, in the American Legion.
"The possibilities Of the legion are ire
mendous. and nothing, no matter how
small. should be done to let the people
believo.that this body of war veterans is
allied In any way with partisan politics
1 want to keep absolutely pure aud spot
less the name of the American Legion.
IT shall never take advantage of my
military record or impose Upon the af-
lection of my former comrades, nor
should any one else. I am heartily in
favor of tho attitude adopted by the
New York county organization, of the
legion absolutely forbiddlng candidates
for public Office from holding Office in
the legion, or membership on any stand
ing committee"
Representative La Guardia. return
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SHONTS'S FUNERAL
IN BRICK CHURCH
rsrvices for Late President of
I. R. T. Will Be Held
= Tomorrow.
MANY CONDOLENCES SENT
successor Not Yet Considered,
SAYS Counsel for Com
pany.

rhs funeral of-Theodore p. Shonts.
I'm died Yesterday morning. will be
ssiS IN the Brick Presbyterian Church.
FIFTH avenue and Thirty-ninth street.
tn.morrow afternoon at o'clock.
All service on the Interborough lines,
NJ which Mr.. shonts was president, Will
"a halted for one minute at the hour of
,be funeral out of respect to him.
mr. George Howard Duffleld, pastor of
~ First Presbyterian Church. will con-
Suct the services in the absence of DR..
W,ll,am Pierson Merrill of the Brick
church. who is on vacation. The inter-
want will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.
~Ssrs Mr.. Shontss mother Is buried.
Scores OF kilograms and letters of
,ondolence were received yesterday at
Nr, shonts's late residence, $50 Park
avenue James L. Quackenbush. gen.
.raI counsel of the Interborough, said
,astsrday that It was too soon to say
shat plans are being made for the APP
nolntnent Of Mr.. Shonts's successor.
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LA GUARDIA WON'T
TAKE LEGION OFFICE
His Political Candidacy Bars
Him, He Writes B. Mandel
Post.
URGES CURTIS TO FIGHT
Says Rival Should Contest Re-
lection by the Board Of
Elections.

Representative Fiorello H. La Guardia,
Republican candidate for President of
the Board of Aldermen. has refused to
accept the vice-presldency of the B.
Mandel Post of the American Legion be-
cause he does not believe that the legion,
II 1t Is to achieve it's full usefulness,
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Called Greatest Deed.
Asked what he thought to he Mr.
Shonts's greatest accomplishment with
the New York Railway system, Mr.. Pep
german said: 81 believe that his greatest
accomplishment here was the bringing
about of partnership between the munici-
pal government and private capital.
There are great future possibilities in
this plan"
Mr.. Shonts was born in Crawford
county, Pennsylvania. on May S, 1864.
son of DR.. Henry Daniels and Margaret
Nevins Shonts. Both parents traced
their American ancestry back to the
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Miss Harriet Amelia Drake. She was the
daughter OF Gen. Drake, who became
Governor of Iowa, and she was married
to Mr.. Shonts during the period of his
associations with her father in his first
days of railroad management
He Is survived by two daughters, one
of whom is the Duchess Emmanuel de
Chaulnes. The other daughter Is Mrs.
Marguerite Bingham. wife Of Rutherfurd
Bingham, son of Gen. Theodore A.
Bingham.
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INTERNED GERMANS ARRIVE.
Brought Hero From Panama for
Deportation Thursday.

Ten German subjects who have been
informed in Panama since the Isthmian
republics declaration Of war in 1917
arrived yesterday on the Panama liner
Advance. They were sent to Ellis Island.
where they will remain until the trans
port Pocahontas sails Thursday, when
they will join 1900 of their compatrlots
who are being returned to the father
land by the United States Government.
Included In the Panamanian contingent
were Alfred Santz. former German Con-
sui at Panama., DR.. Ernst Hoffman, a
physician who has resided on the 18TH
mus since 1906, and Eugene Woods,
professor of mathematics in the Ma
tional Institute of Panama since 1907.
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Mr.. Shonts set out at first to study
his new job. He went down into the
subway. where 100000 people were light
ing to ride on q railroad built to accom-
modate 100000. He explored the undere
ground lines, after which he travelled
all over the routes OF the elevated and
surface lines. He also put corps OF
his own Investigators to work to look
the proposition over and report to him
on the immediate and future needs OF
the system.
Mr.. Shonts faced criticism and ridi-
cule from those who expected immediate
tangible results The first few months
were very trying indeed, with the public
claInoring for better accommodations,
the cars packed and the surface lines
bankrupt. But the former canal builder
did not give up.
His first work was to centralize the
organization of the PETERBOROUGH Metro
politan organization and its various SUBJ
sidiary companies He swung the axe
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freely. and one after another the heads
OF the various departments that had
been Juggling In opposite directions In
the past. the jarring, dlscordant ele-
ments, went into the scrap heap.
He was opposed by certain directors
who favored the men that he was elimi-
mating, and things came to a crisis when
some OF them intimated that he would
resign before he would be able to over
come their interests. But in the strug-
gle that followed these directors resigned
and Mr.. Shonts remained supreme ruler
Of the traction lines. From that time
he had welded undisputed authority.
1t was his autocratic rule that en-
abled Mr.. Shonts to accomplish so much
with the city railways In so short a time.
That enabled him TO evolve out OF the
old chaotic organization traction sys-
tenn which has drawn the attention OF
the whole railroad world to New York.
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NAvY'S WORK TOLD.
BY F.D.ROOSEvELT.
Fleet Equaled if 1t Did Not Sur.
pass Ancient Traditions
of Service.
IS PROUD OF THE MARINES
Assistant Secretary, Who Returned
With the President, Asserts Ma
rlnes' Casualties Were More
Than 100 Per Cent.

Boston, Feb. 26.-The work of the
United States navy during the late
war equaled if it did not surpass the
ancient traditions of the service. This
was made plain here by Assistant Sec
rotary of the Navy Franklin D. Roose-
welt, who returned from Europe with
President Wilson on the transport
George Washington.
Discussing the work accomplished,
the assistant secretary said:
During the war we had $50 vessels
of all classes based in European ports.
We had total of 81 stations located
In different parts of Great Britain,
Ireland, France, Italy, Greece, Gibral-
tar and the Azores.
when the armistice was signed we
had total of 10000 men and officers
abroad.
1.-THE work of our marines at Chateau
Thierry, Belleau woods. Scissors, st.
Mihiel and other points is historic, but
the fact that their casualties were
more than 100 per cent is not. Their
strength was always kept up through
requirements, of whom 5000 were sent
abroad. The marines and the Second
division in which they were have a
record for the capture of more prison
ers-they took 12,000-more artillery,
advancing more kilometers than any
fighting qualities will occupy a promi-
nent place in the record of the war,
and we are all proud that they are a
part Of the navy organization.
zone of the greatest accomplish
ments of the war was the laying of
the mine barrage in the North sea.
This work was one of the biggest
tasks initiated during the war. Had
it been carried through to completion
1t would have meant that total of
100000 individual mines, costing $780,
100000, would have been laid down
from the Orkney island across the
North sea to Norway, completely
blocking the operations of the German
U-boats.
"Thls work was undertaken by
agreement with the British admiralty.
The United States undertook to do
four-fifths of the work and the British
one-fifth. When the armistice ended
the labor we had laid a total of 56,613
individual mines at cost of $31 ,000,-
600, and the British had laid 1925
mines at a cost to them of $7,O00,000.
'"These 'made-in-America' mines had
a great deal to do with the reduction
of the efficiency of the German tin
fish,"
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TELLS VIEWS ON RUSS
AMBASSADOR FRANCIS coNFERs
WITH PRESIDENT.
Says outrages the Anarchists Have
Committed Are Unbelievable-Sees
Danger In Peace With Them.

Boston, Feb. 26.-Ambassador Fran
ois. home from Russia for the first
time in two years, had several confer
ences with President Wilson while
coming over on the George Washington
and made several recommendations for
oction on the part of the allied and
American governments for meeting the
bolshevik menace and restoring Russia
to the family of nations. Mr.. Francis
probably will disclose his suggestions
when he appears before a congress
sional committee. He probably will
remain In Washington some time, adj
wishing the state department and con-
gress on the situation as he saw 1t on
departing.
"A reign of terror instituted by the
bolsheviki, with the purpose of main
tanning themselves in power, is prevail
ing in central and northern Russia,
said the ambassador. "rhe o'Itrages
they have committed are Incredible.
I think it impossible to restore peace
to Europe with chaos prevailing in
Russia.
"In fact. with Germany practically
uninjured industrially, l am persuaded
that If a peace is negotiated with boil
shevik rule continuing in Prussia, Ger
many in 20 years or a decade will be
stronger than she was at the beginning
of the war. She is familiar with the
Russian character and for a genera
ton has Aeen studying it 70 influence
1t. If this turns out. Germany in
stead of having been defeated will
have gained a victory"
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Austin, Tex. - Adjt. Gen. James A.
Harley and his investigating officer,
Ranger Capt. w. n. Hanson, were vim
Dictated in the report OF joint legis-
latiye committee which has investiga-
ted charges of misconduct and law
lessness by Texas rangers.
Elizabeth, N. flames II. Allen,
for many years a vice-president of the
Standard Oil company died here OF
infirmities and old age. He was 81
years old ana for almost half cen.
fury was associated with the Rookie
fellers.
New Seventeen of twenty-ons
Syrians, owners of a chain of dry
gooas stores. indicted by the federal
grand jury on the charge of using tn,
mails to defraud, were arraigned be
fore Judge Mayor and all pleaded note
guilty.
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IRISH RAISE S1,5oO,O0O FUND
State of War Exists With Britain,
Says a ResoIution-Wllson Urged
to Demand Liberty.

Philadelphia, Feb. 24.-Pledges of
nearly 81 100000 to carry on in Amer
lea the propaganda for recognition by
the peace conference Of Ireland's right
to self determination were made by
leaders of the Friends of Irish Free
dom at their afternoon meeting in the
Academy of Music.
Michael ]. Ryan, former public
service commissioner, read a long set
of resolutions drawn up by a COM
nittee appointed at the opening ses-
sion.
1t closed by saying that "state of
war existed between Ireland and Eng
land" and calls upon President VIII
son and the American congress to see
that the principle of self-determination
is applied to Ireland.
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SEE PLOT TO KILL WILSON
Boston Police Arrest IA Men IL Gen.
eral Roundup of Anarchists
and l. w. w.

New York. FEB. 24.-Plans for bomb
outrages m Boston and attempts on
the life of President Wilson are al
legged by the police to have been dis
covered following two raids here by
members of the bomb squad of police
headquarters and agents of the United
States government in which II men
were arrested.
According to the police, all the men
arrested are members of the Spanish
I. w. w. or anarchist groups. are
aliens. none have been in this country
more than three years, and a majority
only few months.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-05
HUN RED CHIEF SLAIN
FALDZENNlk, SPARTAcAN LEAD.
ER, KILLED BY EBERT TROOPS.
men Arrive in Bottrop District
Scheid Is Premier of Bavaria.

Berlin, Feb. 26.-Herr Faldzennik,
Spartacan leader in the Bottrop dis
trict in Westphalia, has been killed
while resisting arrest by government
troops. He had attempted to incite
mobs to further rioting there, it is
alleged.
The Gerstenberg division. which re-
stored order In Bremen, has arrived
in the Bottrop district and will be re-
enforced by an army corps which has
been stationed at Wilhemshaven.
Spartacan forces have prevented
municipal elections from being held
at Dusseldorf.
Other Spartacan bands, armed with
rifles and hand grenades, appeared at
most of the polling booths on Sunday
evening and seized ballot boxes and
lists of voters, which were burned or
thrown into the Rhine. Lively fight
ing is reported in some election pre-
cincts.
Spartacans have seized the Benz
automobile works at Mannheim and
have supplied themselves with ma
chimes. Railway. telegraph and tele-
phone communication has been cut be-
tween that city and Karlsruhe.
Herr Scheid has been named Bava-
rian premier in succession to Kurt
Eisner, who was assassinated last
week. Herr Segitz, a majority social
list, has been appointed Bavarian min
lister of the interior, succeeding Herr
Auer, who was shot at Munich at the
disorders there.
Munich, Feb. 25.-Mlnisterial Coun-
cilor Jahries has been killed and sew
eral officers of the war office gravely
wounded In the rioting here. The radi-
cal elements have threatened with
death entire classes of the population
as a reprisal for the assassination of
Kurt Eisner.
Weimar, Feb. 25.-The national con-
stituent assembly refused to recognize
the Bavarian council of the republic,
which is virtually a soviet govern
ment.
Paris, Feb. 25.-Count Arco Valley.
the slayer Of Premier Eisner of Ba-
varia, was not acting independently,
says Zurich dispatch TO the Petit
Partisan, and it is becoming more and
more evident that the Wittelsbach dy-
nasty and its adherents are behind an
organized movement TO destroy the
Bavarian republic.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-05
CHICAGO MAYOR REH0MlNATED
William Hale Thompson Wins by as
600 over opponent-Sweltzer
Named by Democrats.

Chicago. Feb. 27-Republlcans re-
nominated William Hale Thompson as
mayor of Chicago by plurality con-
servatively estimated at between 40
900 and $4,000
Robert NJ Sweitzer. Democrat, was
a landslide victor over Thomas Carey.
the only other candidate on his ticket.
Judge Harry Olson. the Republicans
harmony" entry, was second. giving
the mayor close race In several
wards, and Capt. Charles f. Merriam
the soldier candidate, finished a poor
third.
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500 FOR ALL U. S. FIGHTERS
Treasury Department Announces Men
Can Have Money as Soon as
They Are Discharged.

Washington, Feb. 26.-The United
States government now owes nearly
100000 fighters each $50. With the
signing by the president of the great
$6,000,000,000 revenue bill, which ap-
propriates a bonus of SEQ to every
service man upon his honorable dis
charge, every discharged soldier, sailor
and marine who has been honorably
discharged Is now eligible to claim
this amount from the government. it
was announced at the treasury depart
ment.
The $50 bonus applies to officers aud
nurses as well as enlisted men.
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DR.. MARY WALKER Is DEAD
Was Awarded Medal From Congress
and Given Right to Wear Male
Attire-Was 81 Years Old.

Watertown, N. Y, Feb. 24.-Dr.
Mary f. Walker. aged 81 years, died
at her home on Bunker hill, near Os-
wego, after long illness. She was
a surgeon in the Civil war, and con-
gressional medal of honor was award
ed her. She gained considerable fame
by being the only woman allowed TO
appear in male attire by an act of
congress.
DR.. Walker led picturesque career.
Following the Civil war her active
life was spent chiefly in fighting for
feminine dress reform and womans
right to political suffrage, in which
movement she was a pioneer.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-05
100000 YANKS ARE TO STAY
Paris Newspaper Says Allies viii Keep
Big Army Until Germany Makes
Financial Settlement.

Paris, Feb. 24.-LIntransigeant an
nounces that it hears an inter-allied
army will be formed to keep the field
until Germany makes complete finan-
cial settlement. The army, according
to the newspaper. would include $780,.
600 French. 450OGc Americans, $4,000
British and 100000 Belgians.
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s,.rts pavIloht SAVING March 80.

London. Feb. 27.-The daylight
saving" plan. whereby clocks Of Great
Britain are set ahead, win go into eff
feet this year on March 80. The regu-
lar time will be resumed on .Septel-
Der IS.
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wouIa sar All Near.eeer.

Washington. Feb. 26.-Any beverage
containing more thar one-half of 1
per cent alcohol would be banned by
the wartime prohibition act. effective
July /, under measure approved by
The house judiciary committee.
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Tendon. Feb. 27.-Leading Jews :G
all countries agree that Great Britain
should be the mandatory for Palestine
In the League of Nations, according TO
statement given out at Zionist head
quarters here.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-05

Washington. Feb. 26.--Deaths in the
American expeditionary forces and
among troops in the United States
from all causes during the war. the
war department announced, numbered
10T.414 men
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To Be Tried for War Crimes.

Zurich. Feb. 27.-Former Premier
Wekerle of Hungary, and other off,
Gals of the old Hungarian regime, are
to be placed on trial in connection with
their war crimes" said a dispatch
from Budapest.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-05

Basic. Feb. 26.-The leaders of the
centrists, social democrats. national
lists and soldiers and workingmen's
councils have issued an address to the
people of Baden. declaring themselves
IN accord with the government.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-05

Rome, Feb. 25.-King Victor En-
manuel has signed a decree of am
nesty to soldiers and members Of their
families sentenced for political and
economic oifenSes. treason and specu-
lation alone being excluded.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-05

Berne. Feb. 27.--The former king
and queen of Wurttemberg. in taking
part in a recent election, gave their
names as Herr and Frau Wurttemberg'
thus acknowledging the republic ac-
cording to a report reaching here.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-05
No Honest Work Wasted.

No honest work is wasted. Force
is never lost. You may see the results
you expect. but there are always re-
suits when there is effort. Never let
yourself think that anything you have
done has been in vain. Effort and
achievement are inseparable - Eek
change.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-05
Auto Bandits Get $4,000.

Detroit. Mich. Feb. 26.-Three ban
dts held up Treasurer 7. A. Starke OF
the Blue Valley Creamery company
as he was en- route to the bank to fe-
posit the company funds and secured
$4,000 in cash and checks.
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~. caillaux Wish His wife.

Paris, Feb. 25.-M. Caillaux. former
premier, in prison for some time on a
charge of espionage. has obtained per-
mission TO visit his wife, who is III
with the grippe and bronchitis, accord
ing to Information
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-05
whv soIItude Is peslrable

Solitude is the chief support Of
the affections. II would be impossi.
bic to love your fellow man if you
knew you could never get away from
him.-From the Atlantic Magazine,
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Greece Asks for U. S. Troops.

Paris, Feb 27.-Premier Venizelos
of Greece told the council of ten that
Greece is willing to accept plebls-
cite in Epirus provided American
troops occupy that area to ENSURE fair
voting"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-05
AFGHAN Aneer Assasslnated-

London. Feb. 26.-The ameer Of
Afghanistan has been assassinated. ac-
cording 10 official information received
here. The ameer's name was Hubi-
butchkan. He was forty.three years
old and succeeded to the throne ID 1901.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-05
Getting Them to Listen.

zone of de surest ways" said I'm
Gle Ehen. ito sit crowd highly
pleased and interested is to stan up
and tell 'em dey is so wicked dey is
all goin' direck to perdition. or words
to dat effect"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-05
$50 600 Gift 10 cnIIene

Buffalo. n. Y. Feb. 25.-Mrs. Sey-
mour Fl. Knox, widow of the 5-and-10
cent store millionaire, has given $780,
200 10 the University of Buffalo. Mrs.
Knox's gift ~in be applied on the pro-
fected new university.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-05
Committee O. KS Williams.

Washington, Feb. 26.-By a strict
partisan vote of TO the senate
banking committee decided TO recon-
mend confirmation of the nomination
of John Shelton Williams TO succeed
himself as comptroller Of the currency
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-05
To Expel All Germans.

London. Feb. 2T.-The British home
Office has decided to expel all interneh
Germans without exception as they are
released from British detention camps
IL is authoritatlvely learned. Already
many have been repatriated.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-05
Improvement On on Adane-

Love me, love my dog" is a say
ing of long standing, Better if 1t
read. Love me if I-so care for my
dor that he is worthy OF love" Let
US be honest about our dogs.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-05
Treatment for Ferns.

Spray the fern once a week with a
solution of tobacco extract, using one
of the commercial extracts. one fluid
ounce to a gallon of water. II the
plant is badly infected, cut of the
fronds and burn them.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-05
HoIhrook to Camp Grant POST.

Montgomery. Ala, Feb. 25.-Maj.
Gen. Willard A. H0lbrook. commander
ar Caup Sheridan. has been ordered
TO Camp Grant. III. He will be sue
ceetled here by Brig. Gen. James A.
Ryan.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-03-05
Adopts Report on Harbors Bill.

HuUpko I1SPOIk OII 7 Ut vt DI'I'
Washington, Feb. 26.-The house
adopted the conference report on tine
rivers and harbors bill. 1t carries
$50, 100000.
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BEFORE the countsr.Attnek.

Il wonder what tomorrow has in
store for me-" said Mrs. Bargins.
scanning the Sunday advertisements.