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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-09-28
VIROQUA SOCIAL EVENTS

The teachers of the city schools and
the Vernon County Normal enjoyed a
picnic luncheon at the Eckhart Park
on Friday evening. The new teachers
were guests of honor at the luncheon.
Mrs. Guy Culver entertained few
friends at her home on Thursday af-
ternoon. The company was enter
tanned at luncheon at the Congrega-
tional church parlors, where an aid
division was serving.
Mrs. Tennis Olson entertained at a
delightful birthday party for her son,
Timer, on Monday evening from four
to six. Eight little boys were guests.
A delicious luncheon was served at
five o'clock.
Mrs. N. A. Douglas of Lacrosse
very delightfully."- entertained a party
of little girls on Monday at the home
OF her mother, Mrs. Ed Norris, in this
city, in honor of the fourth birthday of
her daughter.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-09-28

Element.
Fred Won Ruben estate-Final set
Element.
Mrs. Hans Peterson estate-Prooi
of will.
". Christian Peterson estate-Proot
of will.
Elizabeth Collins estate--Appoint-
ment of administrator.
John Thompson estate Final settle
ment
John N. Han estate Appointm mt
of administrator.
j. A. Waggoner estate---Final set
Element.
K. d. Evans estate--Final settle
ment.
Chas. Hamilton estate--Appoint-
ment Of administrator.
Retta Willard estate-Appointment
of administrator.
Armin Stark, estate-Appointment
Of administrator. Oct. 18th, 1921.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-09-28

Mayor Attorney Assemblyman F.
Hanson of Mauston was in the city
Monday on legal business.
The chicken hunters had whale
of time up at Meadow Valley, get
ting the limit on birds. Geo. Groves,
Otto Brown and Harry Nelson spent
the week there. Dr.. Baldwin, Ray
Spellum and Scott Curtis drove up
Friday. All returned Sunday noon.
If you want to provoke riot, just
twit Harry Nelson about shooting the
eyes out of chickens and catching
them by hand, or Otto about leaving
his gun for chicken roost while he
went ahead to look for birds.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-09-28

Cyrus NJ. Butt estate--Proof of will
Oct. 14th, 1921
Godfrey j. Bluske estate-Final set
Element. Oct. 18th, 1921.
Ole O. Kalyestrand estate-Final
settlement. October 18th, 1921.
Continued from Sept. term.
Albert c. johnson estate-Hearing
claims.
Ebenezer Stretsberry estate-Hear
claims.
Otto Hellwig estate-Guardian of
minor heirs.
Martin Nelson estate-Appointment
Of administrator.
Ingeborg Berg estate--Hear CLAIMS.
M. A. Davis and wife of Retreat
drove to Lacrosse Friday.
Mrs. Fl. Hendrickson and Miss
Myrtle Shanks came down from La
Crosse and spent Sunday at the ]. M.
Bennett home.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-09-28
COUNTY COURT - IN PROBATE
Probate Court Calendar For Tues
day, October 4, 1921

Maria G. Nelson estate-H Hearing
claims.
H. M. Proctor, estate - Hearing
claims.
John Hanson estate-Hear claims
Williams Anderson estate Hear
claims.
John Skaar estate~-Appointment OF
administrator.
John Nicholson estate-Final set
Element.
Anna Goldberg estate-Appoint-
ment of administrator.
s. S. Chambers estate-Proof OF
will.
Auley d. McAuley Deter
mine inheritance tax.
Amund o. Melby estate-Final set
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-09-28
Buy Coal Early

Buy your coal early. Delays may
be costly. I have now a supply of
Kentucky miller Creek, Red Comet
1.-THE Ashless Coal" besides other high
grades. Car Of Pocahontas on the
way. All sizes OF hard coal now on
hand. Prices are right as sell for
cash only. 36-tf
L. G. BOYLE.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-09-28
DAY EVENING, OCTOBER
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-08
MAPESFOR 6-25
INSTEAD OF $3.50
But Conferees Fail to Agree
on Districts Share of
Expense.

Conferees Of the Senate and House on
the Jones-Mapes bill to regulate the
fiscal relations between the federal
Treasury and the District taxpayers met
this morning. Present at the conference
were Senators Jones. King and Dilling-
ham and Representatives Mapes and
johnson.
agree to whatever Senator Jones insisted
upon Senator Jones said at first that
IS per cent from the federal Treasury
and 55 per cent from the District rev.
enues was as great q concession as he
would make in breaking away from the
time-honored $3.50 principle. Later in
the conference he was induced TO say
that he might agree upon a 60-40 basis.
Representative Mapes asked II he
would agree to rs per cent from the
District treasury and Is per cent
from the federal Treasury. He said
no, that the Senate would never
agree to such prIson propos,tiodn. dsn,oesat Rep-
asked him If he was willing to try
the Senate on that proposition and
see II it would not be willing to
speak for itself. Senator Jones said
that he declined to DO SO.
Senator Jones insisted upon f1xed
rate of participation between the
federal and District governments
Representative Mapes insisted upon
the indefinite proportion as proposed
Senator King said that he would
agree with Mr.. Mapes If the latter
would amend it to provide for So
tax rate and a full assessment on
ali property in the District. Senator
contend for high taxation in the Dis
trict.
agreement and another meeting is
to he held at date to be agreed upon
between the chairmen representing
the Senate and House.
Conferees on the District appropria-
ton bill made good progress today,
passing over for the present the
method of the appropriations. but ad-
iusting several other points of differ
ence. The expectation is that they
will make a report at an early date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-08
Teuton Delegates Will Attend
Conference on Allied
Reparation Scheme.
BERLIN CONSERVATIVES
TO PREVAIL, PARIS HEARS
French Ambassador to Germany
Has Long Conference With
Premier BRAND.
BY the Associated Press.

BY TIE Associated Press.
BERLIN, February s.-The German
government has accepteds the invita-
tion to participate in the allied confer
ence on reparations in London. March
1. it was announced here today
The government in sending it's ac-
ceptance sets forth it's supposition
that the negotiations will include dis
cussion of the German counter pro-
posals.
Note on Way, Belief.
PARIS. February s. Charles Lau-
rent, French ambassador to Germany,
had a long conversation with Premier
BRAND last evening. Newspapers de-
clare they discussed the situation Gre
ated in Germany by the decisions of
the supreme allied council, and L'Oeu-
vrie understands NJ. Laurent believes
that the more moderate minds of the
Berlin cabinet will eventually prevail.
The possibility that an answer to
the allied note has already been sent
to Paris is mentioned by some news
papers, and it is declared the Germans
have been able to see in the addresses
of Premier Lloyd George of Great
Britain and Foreign Minister .Sforza
of Italy that the allies are solidly
aligned IN making lnelf present Qe-
mands upon Germany.
There are only $4,000, 100000 francs in
gold available in the world today, it was
pointed out this afternoon in the cham
Der of deputies by Louis Loucheur, min
lister of liberated regions. in answering
an Interpolation by Louis Klotz. former
minister of finance. with regard to the
German reparations agreement.
Therefore," asked NJ. Loucheur, how
can France collect ZIG. 900, 100000 francs
in gold Immediately?
We have followed the best course"
added the minister. 1.-The payment of
annuities by Germany is the only
solution
The total of Frances claims for
damage sustained at the hands of
Germany during the war has been
placed by French public men at a sum
in excess of 100000, 900, 900 francs.
Only a part of Frances claims were
represented in the total Of 226,000,-
000, 200 marks demanded Of Germany
in annuities by the combined allied
nations in the reparations bill recent
ly presented. Additional amounts in
reparation payments were provided
for by the IL per cent tax on German
exports.
PAY DEBT, PRESS WARNS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-08
Naval Holiday Practical
Without League Nations,
British Writer Declares

War debts and increasing arma-
ments are imposing a burden on
civilization that it cannot continue to
carry. and some form of reduced ex-
penditures for national defense must
be found to save the world from eco.
nomic chaos, according to Sir Phfnp
Gibbs, British war correspondent, au-
thor and lecturer. who is in Wash
ington today.
Before armaments can be reduced
to a minimum some league or agree
ment of nations must be formed to
include all world powers, he said, but
in the meantime reduced navies, the
most expensive item Of armamenfs,
might be practical. he added.
america is the creditor nation Of
the world" said Sir Philip. Some OF
the nations cannot even pay their In
terest on what they owe you, and
if you should suddenly call in your
loans we would all be in the hole.
America Is paying, the piper and she
calls the tune of peace then we are going
to have peace.
II cannot speak for the English gov
ernment, but I know The people, particu-
larly the labor party, are very much IN
favor of q naval holiday discontinu-
ance Of a naval building program. The
German navy, that was our greatest
menace, is gone. the Japanese navy is
comparatively small. And you cannot
get the English people excited about the
menace of a large American navy. No
matter how many ships you have We do
not feel that our liberties are threatened
with regard to the army the condi-
ton is not so simple. Germany still haa
large masses Of armed men. and if she
repudiates the terms of the peace treaty
and retakes by force some of the terri.
tory she claimed before the war it will
be a serious situation"
Illustrating the condition in England,
at present Sir Philip said that middle-
class man there now pays approximately
one-uuarter Of his income to the gov
eminent. The annual budget of the gov
ernment for all expenses before the war
was 120. .0OO, 900 pounds sterling. Now
the army and navy alone require 270.-
100000 pounos as,,na aan to az GOO ooo hounds M %
and the total annual budget is 1.0S3,oo0..
600 pounds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-08
News
in Paragraphs

Hays and White to keep places as party
chairmen Page l
Focht likely to head House District
COMMITTEES. Page 1
Head of New York Building Trades
Council sentenced to five to ten years
in nrison, Page /
Cut in Army due to desire to reduce
taxes. Page /
ronferees on the Jones-Mapes bill to
regulate fiscal relations met but failed
to reach agreement. Page l
IT. S. labor board hears railroad station
agents claims. Page 2
Of the X. of c. gift of $4,000, 900 for a
memorial depends upon the later or
panization Withdrawing the condi-
tons accompanying the offer. Page 2
,,our are indicted on charge Of first de-
gree murder. Page 2
BOARD of Trade orders investigation Of
sales of firearms in the District.
s;xteenth Street Highlands Citizens As
sociation supports Dill charging gov
ernment water rent. Page 3
Miss Mary Havenner, telephone opera
~ tor. hit by motor truck. dies of in
juries. rage
SENATOR Harrison assails teachers
Unions in D. c. schools. Page z
Women yotefs' League calls delegates
to convention for April. Page 13
Attorney claims "frame-up" in convic-
ton Of Thomas ]. Mooney at San
francisco in 1916. Page 13
cure for tuberculosis discovered by
Swiss bacteriologist. Page 13
Shipping Board steamer Hawkeye State
most costly steamer ever built in U. s.,
going on maiden voyage. Page 13
canada threatens retaliation should u.
S. Congress pass Fordney tariff bill.
Page 13
New York officers find narcotics, one
still and arrest seventeen men lin
raids: other news OF ~. s. in brief. B
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-08
HARDING AHEAD OF BOAT,
PLAYS GOLF AND WAITS
Cancels Conflicting Eugagements
to Get Back to st. Augustine.
Two Days Late Now.

DAYTONA. Fla. February S.-Presi-
dent-elect Harding spent today play
ing golf and renewing old acquaint-
ances in Daytona. Seabreeze and Or
mond. while he waited for his house
boat. Victoria. to take him aboard
here for the last leg of his vacation
cruise along the Florida coast. Mr..
Harding already is two days overdue
at st. Augustine. which will be his
headquarters during the remainder of
February. but all conflicting engage
ments have been Cancelled to permit
him to complete his Journey there, on
board the Victoria.
The houseboat is expected to reach
here late this afternoon. a tug having
been sent to pull her out of the mud
reef in Mosquito lagoon below New
Smyrna where she stranded yester-
day. This section of the Florida coast
IL an old stamping ground of the
Presidept-elect, who. Tor nearly TWEEN
ty years. has been an intermittent
visitor to Florida during the winter
months. Many Of the winter resi-
dents are neighbors from Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-08
GREEKS TO FIGHT CHANGE
IN TREATY OF SEVRES
Premier Is Supported in His Dec
laration by All Parties Of
Government.

ATHENS, February s.-Revision of
the Sevres treaty will be opposed by
NJ Kalogeropoulos. the new Greek
premier, who will represent Greece
at the near east conference, in Lon
don. he announced yesterday before
the chamber of deputies. All heads
of parties. including adherents of
former Premier Venizelos. approved
of his decision.
The national assembly of Greece
yesterday voted. by acclamation, in
favor of declaring itself a constituent
assembly.
This step was made necessary by
the projected revision of the Greek
constitution, forecasts of which have
indicated that the prerogatives Of the
king would be more clearly defined and
clauses inserted establishing a senate.
Reports were in circulation late last
year that the new constitution might
provide for the establishment Of re-
sidered probable. ..,..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-08
F0GHT WILL HEAD ).
II
D. c. COMMITTEE
Consents to Sacrifice War
Claims Work-0n Body for
Eight Years.

Representative Benjamin Z. Focht
member of the House District COM
mittee for eight years. is to be the
next chairman Of the committee under
the seniority rule. according to present
plans of the republican leaders.
When it became known that Rep
sesentative Carl E. Mapes, present
chairman of the committee, intends to
go to the committee on interstate and
foreign commerce in the next Con-
gress 1t was at first thought that
Representative Focht would prefer. to
continue as chairman of the committee
on war claims. which is expected to
be one Of the most important commit
tees in the new Congress.
Friends of Representative Focht and
other republican leaders said today
that Representative Focht has con-
sented to sacrifice his personal ad-
vantages as chairman of the commit
tee on war claims to accept the chair
manship of the House District COM
mittee. Representative Focht has
many friends in the National Capital
and has always taken a strong inter
est in plans for development of the
capital. Because it has been empha-
sized that as chairman Of the House
District committee he will be in a
ward measures of lasting benefit to
the capital, Representative Focht has
agreed to accept the chairmanship in
the new Congress If the seniority rule
is followed. There is no present in
dication that the rule will not be
followed.
Representative Focht has taken an
active part in all legislation concern
ing the District since he has been a
member of the House; has introduced
many District bills, and has frequent
ly been a speaker before civic and
professional society meetings, at cit
izens' associations and at other gath
erings, where he has advocated poll
cies for the betterment of the Ma
tional CAPITAL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-08
america Is Able
ss
To Dictate,
4E
Says Gibbs.
UnitedKingdom Can t
Enter a Race for
Supremacy.

Great Britain will not undertake
race with the United States for sea-
power. Sir Philip Gibbs. British war
correspondent, declared today before
the House naval committee. England
hasn't the money. he said. and most
Englishmen do not regard the Ameri-
can navy "as a menace"
Sir Philip said that before any
agreement for disarmament could be
reached by the principal powers the
Russian question would have to be
settled and the Russian people drawn
back into the family of nations."
There is spirit of revolt, entirely
apart from bolshevism. in Europe
today because of the general fear OF
another war. the witness declared.
adding that the people felt that they
had been betrayed in the last war
because they had been told that 1t
was a struggle to end war.
Greater Burden Than In 1919.
THE burden of armaments in Europe
is greater today than it was in 1914"
he asserted. England is spending
f270, 100000 a year on its military
naval establishment. This sum Is
more than-twice the entire national
budget for all purposes before the
war"
In Mesopotamia alone. Sir Philip
said, Great Britain is spending f40.-
100000 a year for military purposes.
An invitation from the United States
for disarmament conference would
meet with the approval of most of the
people of Great Britain, Sir Philip
said, although some sections of the
government are opposed to the gen..
eral idea Of disarmament.
Discussing the future Of the British
navy, the witness told the committee
that the English people did not consider
another naval bill to provide "a strong
and supreme navy necessary. because
they realize that Great Britain's chief
menace the German navy. has been
crushed forever" He added that there
had been much discussion in England
lately about the idea Of a big American
navy, but that most of our people do
not regard the American navy as .
menace"
Representatives of the Russian soviet
government should by all means be In
Guided in any conference to discuss dir
armament, Sir Philip declared He char
acterized the-RHssian red army as the
greatest military menace in the world"
and said that present conditions in Rus
sia were producing great numbers of
professional soldiers Austria, Hungary,
the new state OF Europe and the German
government should also be represented.
he declared. ait
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-08
W0uMEndTOki0
Ract6rEqual
Guarantees.
nglo-Japanese-U. S.
Treaty To Protect
Pacific Urged.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright. 1921.
LONDON, February st may be
stated with assurance that the Brit
lsh government would regard an
American Navy of equal strength
with the British navy as implying
no threat to the security of the Brit
ish empire. This question has received
the careful consideration of the cabinet.
Walter Long. first lord of the ad-
miralty, is understood to have taken
a strong line against any thought
of competitive British and American
naval construction. He argued that
Britain and the United States had
the same interests at sea. namely:
inviolability of the trade routes of
the world. He held that British
fighting ships should be looked upon
as safeguards of American COM
merce and American fighting ships
as safeguards of British commerce,
and the combined fleet as a shield
of freedom.
Cabinet Is Unanimous.
Sympathy with this view prevailed
in the cabinet without dissent What
the British government would like is
an Anglo-American agreement based
upon the parity of the two naval
forces. 1t would like to transform the
Anglo-Japanese treaty into quad
ruple treaty embracing Japan. China.
the United States and Britain. and
dedicated to permanent peace in the
Pacific. 1t believes that such an
agreement would insure IN open door
in the far east, and remove all dis
trust and anxiety arising from Ques-
tions affecting the Pacific.
Presumably the opinion of Canada
and Australia has been accepted on
this subject Both these dominions
are most desirous of an Anglo-Ameri-
can naval rapprochement They
that balanced the British navy. They
would esteem these forces as one for
the preservation Of the white race
that is, resistance to yellow inva-
sion.
Alliance II Distastefnl.
Australia wants Britain to get rid
Of the eAnglo-Japanese alliance. Many
Americans look askance upon the
Anglo-Japanese pact. But Britain
asks, 'If we break with our ally
Japan, what do you offer us by way of
equal insurance against trouble in
Asia and in the Pacif1c?'
If the United States should offer
such insurance Britain would decline
to renew the AngloJapanese treaty
Japan that neither the British empire
nor the American republic entertain
ed anything but the friendliest SEN
timents and purposes toward Japan.
But what Britain really would like, is
q quadruple agreement between her
self. the United States, China and
Japan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-08
.BR|NDELL. IS GIVEN
5T0 10 YEAR TERM
Head of New York Building
Trades Council to Appeal
Sentence.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, February s.-Robert P.
Brindell, president of the Building
Trades Council, convicted of extortion
from builders, was sentenced today by
Supreme Court Justice McAvoy to
serve from five to ten years in states
prison.
Counsel for the labor leader an
nounced that an appeal will be taken
from the conviction at once, and the
case will be taken to the United States
Supreme Court, If necessary.
Brindell, who is one of the highest
paid labor leaders in the United States.
was convicted on evidence unearthed
by the joint legislative committee in
vestigating the building trust"
The labor leader took the sentence
stoically. He neither smiled nor loekod
worried. He calmly stood at the bar
with his attorney, who previous to SEN
tence made motions in arrest of judg-
ment and for new trial, which were
denied.
Cheered by Friends.
Hundreds of Brindell's friends and
labor associates filled the courtroom
and corridors of the courthouse and
gave him rousing demonstration as
he was led from the criminal courts
building across the bridge of sighs to
the Tombs by Sheriff Mott and a dep
uty. There were shouts of Hello
Bob"' Were with you; boss!" You'll
be back with us, Bob" Don't worry,
Bob, you'll beat the case yeti" Some-
body mentioned the name of Samuel
Untermyer, chief counsel for the prose-
cution, and there was storm of Kisses.
The labor leader. who was kept
moving lively by the court officers,
appeared to pay little attention to
the shouts and the scores Of hands
extended to him through the iron
trellis work protecting the prison
corridor.
John T. Hettrick, lawyer, indicted
on a charge of coercion in connection
with the Lockwood legislative COM
mittee's investigation of an alleged
building trust, was ordered to appear
in the supreme court today for trial.
Hettrick is said to have operated a
secret code of practice" for three
building trade associations.
Codefendants in the trial are Will
liam L Doran and William H. Chap
man, president and business agent,
respectively. of the United Associa-
tion of Plumbers and Steamfitters.
and Herbert Smith of a plumbing
firm holding membership in the Mas
ter Plumbers Association.
Hettrick is the third man indicted
in connection with the building
trust" inquiry to be brought to trial.
George S. Backer, builder, was tried
on charge of perjury and the jury
disagreed.