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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-12-21
HILLSBORO sENTRIES

AA~IDOANO hSAAAN ANAA~O
Mrs. Jas. Shonesy spent Friday at
Baraboo.
Mrs. T. A. Quinn visited at Reeds
burg Thursday.
Mrs. James Dunn of Henrietta
township, has moved to Reedsburg.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fillner and
children, of Oshkosh are visiting at
the Fred Roth home.
ship, recently bought Duroc sire of
Sebecker of Baraboo. This sire is tie
son of 5000 hog.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Lind and son,
of near Cazenovia, sCent Sunday with
relatives in Hillsboro.
Miss Laura Flick, who is a student
at the Milwaukee normal, has been
sent to East Troy to do practice teach
ing.
Mrs. Charles Burchell was called to
Livingston last Wednesday on account
of the illness of her father, John Tay-
| lor.
Wm.Bauer went to Rochester, MINI,
Monday to consult specialists. He was
accompanied by his daughter, Mrs
John Amberg.
Nelson Lathrop of Forest township,
and his brother-in-law, Mr.. Rugg,
spent the first of the week in Madison
Mr.. Rugg and his family are from
Florida and have been spending sew
eral weeks at the Lathrop home They
are contemplating locating in Madison.
| Game Warden Curtis of Viroqua,
was in Hillsboro the first of the week
looking up evidence relative to the
shooting of a deer near Valley about
two weeks ago. Some claim the re-
port ia deer being killed in that To-
cality is not true, but, however, the
game warden was there and claimed
to have evidence sufficient to convict
the parties who did the killing.
At their meeting held last Friday
night, the n. W. A. initiated class
Of thirteen new members. R.R.Smith,
head counsel, from Beloit, was here,
taking part in the ceremony and gave
a very interesting talk. The new
members are Lester Vol, Elmer Wolf,
/ Ray Rinehart, Walter White, George
| Priest, William o. Salts, David Mulch,
Harry Quinn, Carlos Tracy, Henry
Janecek, Joe Erie, John SUmmerfeld,
Melvin Feight.
Hillsboro business men made a do
llls zion of a little over $40 to be used
for the improvements of the road across
the Lisker fat in Greenwood township
The town under the supervision Of
Frank Landsinger, did q lot Of work
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-12-21
Qualifying

Kindly Stranger(to lad driving off
Going to be great golf player some
day, buddy?"
Youngster: NAV! Gonna be Pres
ident."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-12-21
Pointed

John: "Do you really believe that
absence makes the heart grow fond
er?"
Mary: "Well, you might try it for a.
month or two"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-12-21
And AbOut

Maud: How is Charlie since he broke
his arm?
Gertie (emaningly): Oh he's able to
get around.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-12-21

goods are remote, since the market
is already heavily supplied with BIS
and low grades.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-03-09
Prominent Kiwanian
to Speak Tomorrow

Charles r. Hutchins, of Marion.
chairman of the Indiana delega tion
which is to 60 to the international
Kiwanis convention to be held in
Cleveland, o.. in June. will be the
principal speaker at the local Kiwanis
meeting at noon Thursday. Mr.. Hutch
ins was formerly secretary of the In
diana district of kiwanis clubs.
It is believed that his talk will cen
ter about the convention. Two local
delegates will be selected to>represent
the Richmond club. The meeting
Thursday will be the first one at
which the attendance will count to-
ward winning an attendance trophy
in a three months contest staged by
the interpa tional association. Presen.
tation of the trophy will be made to
the winnig club at the Cleveland con-
vention.
Earl Daffler is chairman Of the day
for Thursdays meeting, and 1t is said
that musical features will be offered.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-03-09
FORMER EDITOR Of
VERSAILLES PAPER
DIES At HOME There

WINCHESTER, O., March 9.-Ex-
editor D. w K. Martin, of the Yer
sailles, O., Policy. il dead at his home,
in that village. Mr.. Martin was past
70 years of age and for 81 years ran
the Policy which he sold few
months ago to a stock company. He
was an able writer and had large
circle of friends. He is survived by
the widow and nine children.
kiwanis Does Relief Work.
The Kiwanis club of this city is
making every effort to secure work
for the unemployed in the city. re-
. lief bureau has been established with
headquarters at the Harry II. Oliver
store.
Silvers Loses Suit.
The jury in the case OF Isaac M.
Borror vs.. Lonnie Silvers on account,
found for the plaintiff and required
Silvers to refund $43553. At a public
sale. Borror purchased Of Silvers
1000 bushels Of corn and gave note
for same in payment, Silvers alleges
the corn was under measure and the
amount the court requires Silvers to
refund Is for the corn Borror did not
get.
Mrs. Eliza Martin has returned
from Fort Smith, Ark. where she
spent the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. Henry Wortz.
Miss Dorothy Rowe, who is in Red
Cross work, in the state of Washing
ton, has been called home because OF
the serious illness of her mother.
Mrs. Harry Rowe.
The Tri Kappa sorority held meet
ing at the home of Miss Helen Gordon,
Monday evening. The following Of
ficers were elected: President. Miss
Jennie Jessup; vice.president, Miss
Mary Bales; recording secretary, Miss
Mary Brown.
Union City women Of the Federated
Missionary societies Of that city, have
raised $1,000 as the city's share, in
the campaign for the Chinese Relief
fund.
The case of Chalmer Rickert VS..
Samuel Rickert, tenant and landlord,
has been continued. The attorneys
were ordered by the court to present
briefs within the next 10 days.
Chamber Rickert, who was a farm
tenant of his uncle, Samuel Rickert,
filed suit against him for his interest
in a tobacco crop. The uncle alleged
that his land was damaged by the
plaintiffs allowing cattle to run at
large and refused to make the settle
ment asked for by the nephew.
John w. Current. IS, is dead at his
home north Of Parker. "
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-03-09
HlNDOOS FLEE IN TERROR
AS SIkHS INVADE DELHI

DELHI, India, March 9.--Great ex.
citement is reported to prevail among
the Sikhs as result OF the riot last
month between Sikh merchants and
Sikh pilgrims at Nakanasahid, the IA
nous Sikh prince in the Punjab, in
which many persons were killed. The
Sikhs are said to be flocking into the
town. while the Hindoos and Moham-
medans are leaving it in terror. Re-
liable information is difficult to OBJ
tain, owing to the wild statements in
REGULATION and the prevailing unrest.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-03-09

populated wards in the city for weeks,
Tuesday eliminated in the assassina-
ton of two of Alderman John Pow
ers's political lieutenants
Paul Labriola- municipal court
bailiff was the first victim. He was
shot from ambush a block from his
home just before noon. He fell with
nine bullets through his back.
Harry Raymond, a cigar store OWL
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-03-09

who as minister Of foreign at
fairs of his country is in Wash
ington to attend President-eiect
Harding's inauguration. DR..
Aguirre says he will propose q
conference with Maxima Zepeda.
Nicarauguan minister of foreign
affairs. who is also In Washing
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-03-09
PAGE NINE

er, was killed two hours later by two
men who had entered his store to buy
cigars. Two bullets pierced his head
and two others penetrated his lungs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-03-09

A Guatemalan mission is now
in Washington in connection with
q piap to ennst the influence If
the United States in favor of a
UNION OF Guatemala Honduras.
Costa Rica. Salvador and Mica.
fagua The mission is headed ~
DR. Luis P. AVuirre tcenter),
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-03-09

Women OF New Jersey have been
made eligible to positions as building
and loan examiners under the state
department of banking and insurance,
a field heretofore restricted to men.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-03-09
POLITICAL war COSTS
TWO LIVES IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO, March a reign of law
lessness declared to have been the out
come of a political feud, which has
The Washington herald., 1921-06-05


ahead controlled by radio from a ship miles away
Recent inventions have made radio control Of ships
actual working possibility, and this will be proved
beyond all doubt with the radio controlled Iowa
June g.
The ship has been fitted with special apparatus to
enable the tests to be made. Oil burning boilers
have been installed, so that steam may be kept up
with attention. for little time. The fuel feed
is automatic.
The officer in charge OF the radio will have abso-
lue<contro OF this manless ship starting stopping and
steering her in any direction at any speed he desires
When everything is in readiness oR board the
Iowa the main engines will be started and left running
very slowly. The crew will then leave the ship. The
radio will then be in control through apparatus To-
Gated we'll below the deck.
To make the ship speed up radio signals will be
caught by Of this receiving apparatus and amPr
fed, or made stronger, by special vacuum tubes This
current will operate delicate electrical switch which
in operates a stronger circuit, which controls
pneumatic valve. When this valve opens, it admits
compressed air to the throttle control OF the main
engines, which makes the throttle open wider, bring
ing the ship to full speed
The steering device is operated in much the same
mnner A gyroscopic compass, electrically connected
with the steering gear, will automatically hold the
ship on her The officer controlling the radio
can steer the vessel to port starboard and then
hold steady course by putting the gyro-compass in
control
To stop the ship, a signal about ten seconds long
is sent which operates directly relay to shut OIL
at once the fuel oil and pumps, thus shutting
down the power plant and stopping the ship.
For the bombing operation the army will use
seven sea planes and four arshps The will use
four Of the NC type of flying boat IL sea planes in
the searching problem to locate the position OF the
ship, and four land. planes for bombing, to test
accuracy.
In the respect that the warshiP is actually moving
war conditions will be exactly reproduced
The Washington herald., 1921-06-05

u Board of Farm organizations and president
80 of the National Farmers union. last week
issued statement urging farmers to get behind the
concurrent resolution providing for appointment OF
congressional commission of agricultural inquiry.
with the creation of this commission the farmers
of the United States have to believe that some
of their pressing problems will be solved, said
Barrett They will at least know from authorita-
tive the men and institutions who collecting
ruinous toll from them and equally runous toll from
their financial This of course, will happen
only If the inquiry is thorough as far-reachng and
as searching as is provided for in the resolution,
Every farmer has two representatives in congress
One in the senate; the other in the house OF rep
resentatves The of each should always be open
earnest appeal by earnest citizen who is seek
ing nothing but the truth.
Last year the farmers registered AZ per cent of
the votes cast for the two leading parties. Hence
they extremely important political factor They
represent industry that is greater than the steel
trust the railway systems and the automobile industries
OF the nation combined
Don't think, therefore, that because you
overals and walk behind plow that you regarded
in Washington as a citizen whom the lawmakers here
could we'll afford to ignore.
They won't ignore you. They will welcome sug-
gestons from you and give full weight to anything
you may have to say. We have reached the time when
Washington is prepared seriously consult with Uncle
Reuben Your words will not be permitted to drop
unheeded by the waysde Congress is ready and will
ing to listen to you"
The Washington herald., 1921-06-05
Fruit Growers Ship by Water.

NLANS for unified action by the shippers OF perish
able fruits from the Pacific coast for the more gen.
ea use of water instead OF rail routes to the eastern
seaboard have been completed by California Washington
Oregon Idaho and Montana interests and appeals will be
made by special committee to Secretary OF War Weeks
of Commerce Hoover and the shipping board for
more adequate provision for fruit shipments ntecoasta
steamships.
The plans include the establishment of receiving sta
tons rs Atlantic coast and gulf ports By motor truck
and local rail connections can be reached
with the Pacific products from these points, is
claimed Western fruit growers declare that 40 per cent
of the domest distribution and all of the foreign distrb
ton should be shipped by water Necessary harbor cold
storage facilities will be constructed in cooperation with
local authorities and harbor improvements made to permit
the handling of fruit. Effort will be made to have the
u s. shipping board equip larger number OF steamers
with refrigeration addition those already operated by
private concerns.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-05
Lithuanian Postal Protest.

Claiming that addresses receiving damaged parcels
with incomplete contents from the United States are
heaping indignation upon their administration, the
postal authorities of Lthuania have submitted to the
postofhce department earnest protest against im-
proper preparation of packages for dispatch
81 have the honor to address myself to you again.
cabled the Lithuanian administration, asking you to
give the necessary instructions in order that sacks
may arrive in good condition and to order your Offices
require persons desiring to send parcels to Lhuania
to pack them either solidy in boxes of wood other
strong material according to the nature of the
tents and to make the addresses legibe."
The Washington herald., 1921-06-05
Epvptian Cotton Texas Failure.

While Egyptian cotton has proved success IN
the Salt River Valley in Arizona, its exploitation m
Texas has been followed by much disappointment,
according to statement by the department OF agricul-
tu : last week
The Egyptian cotton is not we'll adapted to Texas
conditions department specialists assert after careful
experiments 1t is more susceptible to diseases and
more exposed to wccvil injury. No reliance should
be placed on the report that the Egyptian cotton is
immune to the boil weevi 1t may be claimed that
the weeviIs cult have given little or no trouble with
Pima cotton" but this is because there have been no
weevls in the irrigated districts Of Arizona and Cali
forna where the Pima cotton is grown.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-05
Chilean Reforms Urged.

The department last week received copies of the
message delivered by the president of Chile the congress
on the occasion of its convening
Among the important recommendations contained in the
document the following: Definite settlement of the
TacnaArca question by pebiscte this be followed by
invitations to Peru Colombia and Ecuador and to Bolivia
and Paraguay to settle their boundary Disputes inn
portant constitutional reforms including reform of
presidential elections, abolition of the council of state
and separation of church and state extension of the
school system reform of the railway administration
suppression of speculation and reform Of the currency
The Washington herald., 1921-06-05
Industrial Accidents Reduced.

The u S. bureau of mines has announced that acci-
dents at all coke operated throughout the United
States 1920 caused the death of 4o employees and the
injury Of 34I5 others, reduction Of four fatalities and
616 injuries compared with 1919 At by-ptoduct
171s4 men were employed and Of these 3S were Killed
and $3.50 injured by accidents ''' - .'''
Coke ovens of the beehive type employed Tooss
Accidents resulted in the death Of II and the in
jury Of 1885.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-05
Postal Notes.

INSTRUCTION in the public schools regarding CON.
duct OF United States mails is planned bv III.
postmaster general, who has directed postmasters
70 confer with local authorities as to the most eec
tive methods for disseminating such information.
Postmasters wherever possible will arrange to de-
yer talks to tn; pupils on handling the mails and will
also give teachers access to the Postal Guide and boo
OF regulations OF the service and render every assist
ance in furtherance of such instruction, q. =.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-05

The limit of parcel post packages exchanged be-
tween France and the United States has been fixed
follows: Greatest length in any direction. four feet
and maximum cubical contents two feet; that is. a
package four feet in length may be eight and oneha
inches in either other dimension.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-05
May Gust Air Mail Officials.

EUGENE w. MAJORS. superintendent OF the
r, Chicago station Of the air mail service. and five
other officials last week were recommended Tor
removal in preliminary report to Postmaster General
Hays by a committee Of pOstof6ce inspectors under
direction Of Chief Rush d. Simmons detailed to in-
vestisaton Of alleged irregularities at Checkerboard
flying field.
The Others are S Murray Moore. assistant super
intendent; Paul L. Dumas, field manager; Carl
Nickel purchasing agent, and Daniel A. Martin and
Paul B. King Z
statement from the postmaster generals Office
declared:
'The investigation disclosed that there had been
considerable incompeency in connection with the
ice and drunkenness and disgracefu- conduct and
of the field. in which the aforementioned men were
Involved
"A permanent organization has not yet been
lected for the Chicago field which at the present time
IS being handled by Carleton Parker who formerly
was in charge Of the repair department at Bustlc-
ton. Pa
"The chief Inspector is continuing his investigation
Of the air mail service and will make final report
within the next two three weeks conditions at
other points 1t is thought however, that there
will be any further situations found wherein it will
be necessary to take such sweeping disciplinary action
as At Chicago
At the present time it is contemplated to discon-
tnue the, St PauChicago and ST Louis Chicago air
routes at the end Of June When this is done il will
restrict the air mail operated by the postof6ce
department to the trans-continentaI route from New
York to San Francisco which viii be kept in operation
during the coming year.
When the air mail service was first organized it
was planned that il would be rapidly extended in
various directions and the New York Washington ST.
Pauehcago-St Louis routes were to be parts of air
ways that would extend from the northern part of the
United States to the southern part At the present
time due to the need for economy lack of neces-
sary appropriations further extension of the air
mail service is possible, and that account the de-
partment does not feel justified in attempting to COM
tnue operating these short which are very ex-
pensve to operate and do not materially improve the
mail service between these cities over service that is
IN effect the fast trains this in consideration of the
fact that up to the present time it has not been poss
bic to develop night flying to point where mail
PLANES can be operated at night
The following transfers OF officials of the post
othce inspectors division announced last week:
Louis A. Johnson from inspector of the New York
division to inspectorn-charge at Atlanta Ca; C. Rid
dford from inspector-in-charge Atlanta to Spokane
division; Robert H. Barclay from nspector-in-char
SPOKANE. to St Paul division; E. l. Jackson from St
Paul to Chicago division
The Washington herald., 1921-06-05
Bread Law Framed

~ conference of weights and measures held at
the bureau of standards last week
The new draft proposes that Ioaves offered for sale
shall weigh one-half pound one pound. one and half
pounds or multiples Of the series This will eminat.
the various Io-ounce, I2-ounce and 14-ounce loaves
which have often tended to confuse the public who in
general are not informed Of what their rights in the
matter of bread may legally be
Biscuits, buns, crackers and rolls will NOT h. -.
ciuded under the new proposal
Penalties ranging from fines of $50 to szoo for .b.
hrst oHense and from $50 to $500 or 60 days mpris-
onment tor the second ofense are provided for viola
tors " ''0'"
The Washington herald., 1921-06-05

Failure of mail service contractors to begin per.
iormanee on dates specified in contracts will result
in employment of temporary service by the stations
Involved and Of costs of such temporary
The Washington herald., 1921-06-05
In THE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS

service against contractors with possible Telettng OF
routes, the postmaster general apPrised postmasers
last week
The Washington herald., 1921-06-05
Lieutenant Given D. S. c..

By direction of the President last week, the distin-
guished service awarded Second Lieut. George
Matthews, jr, companf B. o5h machine gun battalion for
extraordinary herosm in action Arbre Guerann,
France October 49, 1918 After having been wounded in
the head and suffering great pain he cooy and efficiently
made dispositions for the security of his the safety
of his men and the evacuation of the wounded Later
dressing station, though bleeding prousey, he refused
surgical attention until other wounded of his platoon
had been cared for.
The bodies of one officer, IS white enlisted men and
two colored enlisted laid in their final resting
place in the Arlington cemetery Friday afternoon They
had been brought back from the cemeteries in France
The Washington herald., 1921-06-05
Urges Farmers to Back Measure

~ S. BARRETT, chairman OF the National
Board of Farm organizations and president
- of the National Farmers union. last week
The Washington herald., 1921-06-05
Control Ship by Radio.

WV HEN the navy starts bombing tests in tho
w latter part of June. warship without man
board will be steaming at full speed
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-08-18
HuoHrs' OPPORTUNITY

President Harding has dome the
expected by appointing Secretary
az State Hughes hoad of The
imoi'0ar delegation go 'hc Wash
ingion disarmament conference.
g Wili probably he 'hr verdict
ol 'he naiioa irrespective of poll
Tics. iha' mo- wiser choice could
havo been mndo This entirely
apaft from the fact ihat Hughes
position as cabinet premier madc
Dis appointment practically fore
gone conclusion
No maH in high POSITION in iho
llardina administration has grown
in public 0,iccm since his appoint
lmcni as has Hughes
u b. not too much 20 say that
this conference has nossihiiiio.
nf developing into the most im
lporiani international gathering 81
Iihe worlds history
Much Will dopond upon HUGHES
who ls head of the delegation o
Ithc nation calling fhc conference
Twin undoubtedly hc chosen MS H.
presiding officer
40 uDh opportunity Ton warl,
Service and world fame hae evc
l1oforc como Co an American cab
iiNei officer.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-08-18
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