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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-09-20
OPENING Of FINE new
CONCRETE HIGHWAY

State Trunk Highway IS, the main
artery from the Illinois line to Green
Bay, was opened to traffic ON Saturday,
August 26.
State Trunk Highway IS is one of
the finest hard surfaced roads in the
country. 1t extends from the state
line at Illinois northward to a point
eight miles north of Green Bay, total
length in Wisconsin of 1870 miles. It
connects at the Illinois line with SIM
liar type of road running over 400
miles to StLouis. This road is famil-
iarfy referred to as Wisconsin's four
million dollar highway. It's construc-
ton involved the use of $500 cars of
sand, 10000 cars of stone and gravel
and $3.50 cars of cement. This meant
1890 cubic yards of sand, $4,000
yards of stone or gravel, and SOS 900
barrels of cement-a total of $3.50
cars of material. AS four trainloads
Of material are necessary for each
mile of concrete road, this road in
veIved the use of 100 trainloads of
material.
In the group Of counties through
which this road runs in Wisconsin
there is served a population of 800, 600
people. Including its connecting link
through Illinois serving Chicago and
St.L0uis, it is estimated that it pro-
vides traffic facilities for over $780,
600 people
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-09-20
WHAT DO You THINK

When you put your thinking cap
on after the evening meal, what is the
trend of your thoughts?
High prices of everything you use.
Business stagnation.
Political corruption.
Boose scandals.
Divorces in high life.
Murders and robberies.
These are a few of the multitudin-
Gus thoughts that fit through the av-
erage mind, with their long trail of
dissatisfaction and disgust.
Try change of thought for a few
evenings-something along these lines
Is the home life what it should be?
Is the proper amount of care and
supervision being exercised over the
growing children?
Are the best efforts being put forth
for the improvement of conditions in
the home community?
Does the proper spirit of amity and
unity prevail among the business in
terests of our town?
Are you booster of the home town,
or are you critic?
Thoughts often come unbidden, but
is is not difficult to divert them to GER
tain lines if one so desires.
Try it for the welfare of those about
you.
1t may result in greater peace of
mind for yourself.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-09-20
FIND A BETTER WAY

The settlement of the great coal
strike assures us that the people will
not freeze this winter. For 80 much
we are thankful. But it does not con-
tain any assurance that the same con-
ditions will not prevail a year hence,
with all Of their attendant ills and in
conveniences TO the nation.
A better way of settling labor diff
ticulties should be found, and that
agency should be the congress and the
federal government.
The lab0rer is forced to pay the
same high prices for everything he
uses as are paid by other people. He
therefore is entitled to a wage that
will enable him to live in reasonable,
comfort, educate his children, and lay
by sufficiency for the time when his
days of usefulness viii be over.
The employer is entitled to the same,
consideration, as he is required to live
under the same high priced conditions.
he should be assured a fair profit on
his investment.
The great army of consumers, who
outnumfper these elements many times
over, are also entitled to consideration
but seldom receive it. They are
the goats in every strike that occurs,
the victims who in the end pay the
penalty without hope of redress.
There should be no strikes, but there
should be some method of assuring la
Dor square deal at the hands of the
employing corporations, for without
some such protection the laboring man
would be crushed and ground to atoms.
Arbitration between labor and capt.
tai is hopeless. That has bee nprov-
en- In the past. Neither side seems
willing to recede from its demands.
or to accept compromise, knowing
that any such arrangement simply
means a short period of renewed &C
tivlty and then a return to the merry
war.
Congress could authorize and the
president could appoint commissions
IN the several lines of industry whose
duty it would be to settle all such con-
troversies with justice to both sides,
and at the same time regulate the
prices of the commodities in order to
protect the consuming public from
profteering.
The brain of one man-Judge Lam
dis--has revolutionized baseball, be-
cause that brain is fair and just to all,
and from its edicts there is no appeal.
And the baseball world has never been
so free from trouble as it is today
What Judge Lands can do to base
ball other men of ability and fairness
can do in the coal, railroad, building
and other industries.
The only things required are the
authority and the men.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-09-20

Mrs. Lula StormOnt and Miss Ha-
eel Ames of Viola and friends, motor
ed here Saturday evening and spent
few hours.
Mrs. Harry BootsFna is spending
a few days with relatives and friends,
also attending the fair at Chippewa
Falls this week.
Mrs. Caroline Proctor left Mon
day morning for her home at Chicago.
She has spent the past three weeks
here visiting relatives and friends.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-09-20
Legislation and Highway Improvement

At the end of this year there will be
almost 100000 motor vehicles in Wis
consin. The need for good roads was
never 80 urgent as it is today.
All highway improvement has its
source in legislation. 1t begins under
the dome Of the Capitol when the leg
islature is in session.
Wisconsin's first step in highway
improvement was made with the pas
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-09-20

sage of the State Aid Act in 1911 and
the next great step with the passage
OF the State Trunk Highway Act in
1917-products Of legislation. The flu
ture of highway improvement III this
state depends upon the enactment of
necessary legislation in the legislative
session of 1928.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-09-20
Improvement on State
Trunk Highway 49,

NIWtfN A11BI lWdy To
State Trunk Highway 10, the main
travelled road from Lancaster TO Madi-
son, is now being surfaced with tail
ings its entire length except east of
Mount Horeb, where gravel is being
spread. Between DodgeviIle d
Ridgeway eight miles of new surfac-
ing is nearing completion over the
worst stretch of road in moist weather
it was possible to find on 10. From
Dodgeville west to Montfort this road
is as hard as a boulevard.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-09-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Nelson are
entertaining a big nine pound baby
girl at their home on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Pierce and
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Birkelo of this
city and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Cchellhous
of Winona motored to Richland Cen
ter on Sunday and spent the day with
Mrs. Pierce's sister.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-09-20

Mrs. Jas. Hogan and her mother
are making 8 visit In Madison this
week.
Mrs. E. J. Older returned on
Monday from week end visit with
friends IN Sparta.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-09-20
Medical Examiner browns

The numerous members of the Mys-
tic Worker lodge will be panied to
learn that DIR. j. w. Cunningham. SUI
for the past ten years, was drowned
in the Mississippi river near Canaan
che, Iowa, on August Both.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-09-20
SAID OR WRITTEN TO CENSOR

Editor Goldsmith: Please send me
the Vernon County Censor for the COM
ing school year, 8 months. News from
Vernon county is news from home to
myself and roommate, Ralph Larson,
also from Readstown. Like school
fine even though things are unfaml-
lar. Yours truly,
THOMAS DREGNE,
Mortified, MINI.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-09-20
MEET PROBLEMS OF
STATE TOBACCO POOL

Madison, Wis.-Problems facing the
northern Wisconsin tobacco pool as it
prepares to market the 1922 Wiscon-
sin crop under its cooperative plan.
are being met at once by C. F. Hoen,
the pool manager appointed on Friday
of last week.
Financing methods are being work
ed out with the bankers association,
grades for tobacco are being consider
eed and warehousing plans made. Be-
fore tobacco grades are set, hearings
will be held in the state to give grow
ers an opportunity to express their
ideas on grading.
The entire marketing organization
must be in working order before the
middle of December in order TO handle
the Wisconsin crop which is expected
TO total Sc, 100000 pounds.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-09-20

Trina Owen left Monday for En-
deavor, where she attends school, this
being her second year there.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-09-20

e. J. Older, assisted by Hsrold
Hall and Roland Older, did surveying
in the town of Liberty on Monday.
Mrs. W. E. Butt and son Cyrus
returned home Sunday from Hillsboro
after spending the past two weeks
visiting with relatives and friends.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-27
MUNCIE MAN GIVEN
10 TO 20-YEAR Term
FOR HOLDING UP BANK

MARTINSVILLE, Ind. Jan. 27.-
ElZo Clevenger, 23, of Muncie, today
was sentenced to serve from 10 to 20
years in the Indiana reformatory for
robbery in connection with the holdup
of the Waverly, Ind, bank several
weeks ago. He also was fined $100
and disfranchised for 10 years.
Rudolph Schonfield, of Wabash, who
admitted holding up the bank with
Clevenger, was sentenced from 10 to
20 years in the reformatory, fined 800
and costs and disfranchised for two
years. Sentence, however, was sus-
pended. Schonfield was placed in the
care of an uncle, NJ. S. Rosenbush, of
Columbus
Judge A. NJ. Balm. who pronounced
sentence, scored the young men for
their mode of living, asserting that
they had lived too high and beyond
their means. The court suspended
Schonfield's sentence following an ap
peal for clemency by o. w. Smith
prosecuting attorney.
Schonfield was shot following the
bank robbery. The court ruled that
Schonfield could stay with his mother
Mrs. Edith Schonfield, for a short
time, as he has not fully recovered
from his injury Clevenger probably
will be taken to the reformatory late
today or tomorrow
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-27
KILL CASHIER;
GET $4,000
Cash, BONDS
Five Bandits Rob Bank In
Pittsburgh Suburb, After
Staying Man Who Tries to
Defend Institution.
STAGE PISTOL BATTLE
CBv Associated Fress)

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 27.-Five band
its today robbed the First National
bank of Grafton, suburb, of S11 900
in money and $4,000 in Liberty bonds
after killing Harold Moss, assistant
cashier, who tried to defend the insti-
tuition.
The men escaped in an automobile,
but were intercepted on the North
Side by party of city detectives on
their way to the scene of the robbery
After a spectacular pistol battle the
men abandoned their car and sought
shelter in a house on Pennsylvania
avenue not far from the Fort Wayne
yards of the Pennsylvania railroad
company. The house was surrounded
but the bandits escaped
George McCandless, director of pub
lie safety, threw a Gordon of police
around that entire section of the city
with instructions to guard every stree;
and search all houses.
Soon after noon the director re
ported that two men and a woman
located in the restricted area, haG
been taken and were being detained
for examination.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-27
HARVEY and HERRICK
TO TALK TO POINCARE
.ON GENOA CONFERENCE

PARIS, Jan. 27.-The conference be-
tween George Harvey, the American
ambassador to Great Britain, and
Premier Poincare, which has been
scheduled for today, has been post
poned until Monday. Myron 7. Her
rick, United States ambassador to
France, will participate in Mondays
meeting.
The meeting is looked upon as I'M
usually important in view of the state
ment by Mr.. Harvey last night that,
before returning to London he would
take the opportunity of making clear
to the French government the Amer
lean viewpoint with regard to the pro-
posed international economic confer
ence at Genoa, as well as the world s
financial and economic position gen
orally.
Mr.. Harvey may see NJ. Poincare
more than once before his departure,
and is also planning to confer with as
many other representatives of the
French government as possible as well
as with Myron T. Herrick, American
ambassador to France.
| The decision of President Harding
as to participation by the United
! States in the Genoa conference is
thought to hang largely on the results
of these conversations.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-27
ROB MOTOR COMPANY
OF $4,000 AFTER
HOLDING UP CLERK
(By Associated Press)

HATTIESBURG, Miss, Jan. 22.-
The Girault Motor company of this
city was robbed of $1S0,OOO in bonds
and commercial papers early today by
two men who held up the night clerk,
according to a report to the police.
Grady Bishop, the night clerk, told
the police that he was confronted
about 2:30 a. m. by two white men al
the point of revolvers and forced to
open the office cash register.
Locking him in a closet, Bishop
said, the robbers then forced the safe
and pryed open the inner doors.
Officials of the company said that
while none of the stocks and bonds
was negotiable some were not listed
and might not be easily replaced.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-27
TO ACCEPT COLORED
men WHO ASK JOBS
IN FIRE DEPARTMENT

Mayor Lawrence A. Handley said
Thursday that coIored men would be
placed on the fire department if ap-
plications of such men were found nc.
ceptable
Il believe it is time the colored peo-
pie of Richmond were given a place
in our official life" he said. Il have
worked among colored men in the post
office. and l think if they are good
enough to cook for us, they should be
good enough TO fight fires"
The intention of the administration
is not to start an entire company OF
cofored firemen, he said, but to replace
vacancies as they occur in the de
partment. in the same manner as has
been the case in the past
May Be- Vacancies.
when applicants are accepted fcr
duty in the fire department, they are
assigned to the particular hose house
at which they may be needed" said
the mayor. Il understand that the
department has a number of vacancies
at present, but | do not know how
many. / have not talked with the
fire chief lately"
q have an open mind on this sub.
ject and am willing to discuss the
matter with anyone At the sans
time, if anyone wants to make an is
sue out of this matter, | am ready
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-27
MENTION HOLLAND
CARDINAL AS LIKELY
CANDIDATE FOR POPE
CBy Associated Press)

ROME, Jan. 27.-With the body of
the late Pope Benedict laid away be-
meath the fagstones of ST. Peters, the
interest of the sacred college and the
Vatican household turned today to
the election of his successor. A con-
clave has been called for February 2
to choose the new pontiff.
The question of a rapproachment be-
tween the church and the Italian gov
ernment enters into the election. A
thorough canvass of opinion in the
vatican shows that the peace party,
or those advocating closer relations
with the government, are virtually
deadlocked with the irreconcilables, or
those opposing rapproachment, in
the number of votes each faction can
muster A two-thirds majority is nee
essary for election.
Twenty-nine cardinals, headed by
Cardinal Gasparri, the Camerlengo or
acting head of the church, are known
to favor continuance of Benedicts pol
icy. which was understood to have
been directed toward resumption of
relations with the Quirinal; twenty
members of the sacred college are
thought to be just as strongly opposed
while nine are classified as neutral.
Attitude Unknown
The attitude of the American car
dinals, O'Connell of Boston, and
Dougherty, of Philadelphia. is un-
known at the Vatican but the opinion
is expressed that unless a compromise
is reached never has there been such
an opportunity for a foreign cardinal
to be elected pope. The majority en-.
joyed by the Italian members of the
sacred college is so evenly divided that
Vatican officials admit all depends
upon the attitude of the foreign CT
| dinalS.
The boom for Cardinal Maffi arch
bishop of Pisa, who was mentioned as
favored by the government appears
to be on the decline. while Cardinal
Gasparri and Cardinal Archpriest
Merry del Val, respectively, leaders o.
! the peace party and the irreconcil
ables, are acknowledged by their sup
! porters to have little chance of being
elected.
! Women Admitted
! The candidate of the Gasparri party
is Cardinal Ratti of Milan, while Merry
del Walls faction, after voting for theil
leader on the first ballot as test O
strength it is understood will switci
to Cardinal laurent, the newest ere
ated member of the sacred college sta
toned in Rome. laurent presided
for many years over the Roman Cath
olic World Missions, and is we'll known
to all the foreign cardinals.
| Cardinal Van Rossum of Holland il
most prominently mentioned as ;
neutral candidate, should a deadlocl
be reached in the conclave. He il
81 years of age and was raised to tn
purple by Plus X in 1911.
For the first time in history. womel
will be permitted to be present in TIL
quarters occupied by the conclave
They are Sisters of Mercy who viii
preside over the destinies of the car
dinals' kitchens. which heretofore hav
been supervised by monks
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-27
FARMERS ABANDON
E!GHT-KOUR REPEAL,
union LABOR WINS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Union la
Dor won a victory in the national agri-
culture conference today when that
body by vote of SO to 64 struck out
of a committee report a recommends
ton for repeal of the Adamson eight
hour law.
recommendation for the appoint
ment of a commission to formulate a
national land policy, including ali
questions of reclamation and irriga
ton were adopted today by the con
ference.
The conference also went on record
as opposed to the opening of any more
land for farming purposes until nor
NAL economic conditions are restored
Immediate stoppage of devastation o.
forest lands was recommended in the
report of the committee on permanent
forest policy and adopted by the con
ference. The report also recommend
ed effective methods of fire proven
ton, forestry research, and increase
in the nations forest reserves.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-27
DECISION ON
SHANTUNC is
NEAR, BELIEF
,Japanese-Chinese Differences
Now Crucial Issue of Arms
Conference, Reduced to
Narrow Proportions.
is MATTER OF HOURS
CBy Associated Pressn

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27-The Jap
anese-Chinese differences over Shan
tung, now the crucial issue of the
arms conference, have been reduced
TO such narrow proportions that a final
decision is believed in conference
circles to be only a question of hours.
The arms conference continued to
mark time today on the few issues
now awaiting final settlement pend
ing the outcome Of President Hard
lngs move to bring the Japanese and
Chinese together in a complete agree
ment on the Shantung question.
Although the two groups which now
have agreed on every detail involved
in the restoration of the former Ger
man leasehold to China outside of the
troublesome railroad issue had an
nounced that they would not meet to
consider the compromise proposal on
that before tomorrow at the earliest
there were known to be important
moves under way behind the scenes
in Peking, Toxic and Washington.
Confidence Strengthened
The general confidence that these
would not result in anything but com
plete agreement had been strength
ened today by the announcement that
the Japanese and Chinese representa-
tives would begin tomorrow morning
the drafting of a treaty.
Considerable Importance was at
tached today to a lengthy conference
between the Chinese delegates las
night. Rumors were in circulation
that the delegation was divided or
the question of accepting the compro
mise proposal. although these had no
been subStantiated
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-27
kenyon RECOMMENDS
GOVERNMENT RULE
OF COAL INDUSTRY
CBy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Jan. PA govern
ment tribunal for regulation of the
coal industry under statutory code of
industrial law enforced only by pow
of public opinion was recommended
in a report presented to the senate to-
day by Chairman Kenyon, of the labor
committee. which recently investigat-
ed disorders in the West Virginia Ken
lucky coal fields.
The report held that both coal oper-
ators and miners were responsible for
the recent fatal conflicts and property
destruction in West Virginia and said
mutual concessions by the coal oper
ators and United Mine Workers would
have to be made to end the conflict.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-27
Honor Former Richmond
Girl For Reading Talent

Jeanne Thomas, II years old, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Thomas. of
Evansville, former residents of this
city, has received honorable mention
in one of the papers of that city for
her talent as a reader. She has ap-
peared at a number of public gather
ings since her parents moved to that
city last October. The Thomas fam
lily formerly lived at 319 North Eigh.
teenth street, this city Miss Thomas
was a student at the metropolitan
School of Arts and Music at Indian
apolis
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-27
CATHOLIC CHURCHES
HONOR Pope MONDAY

Requiem mass will be observed in
St Andrews and St. Mary's Catholic
churches Monday morning at o'clock
in honor of Pope Benedict XIV, who
died Sunday morning following a
short illness.
st. Andrews church will hold serv-
ices on Sunday with sermons al each
session by the pastor. On Monday at
8 o'clock will be singing by the choir
and following will be "Absolution" and
prayer.
st. Mary's will hold similar pro-
gram of observance.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-27
PAY OFF DEPOSIT0RS
OF DUNKIRk BANK
fRy Associated Pressl

MUNCIE, Ind, Jan. 27-AII deposit
ors of the Citizens State bank at Dun
kirk, who asked for their money, were
paid off today by the First State bank
Of that city. The Citizens bank closed
a week ago.
The situation, however, was cleared
by the absorption of the institution
by the First State bank. which as
sumed all the liabilities and assets of
the Citizens bank.
Charles w. Camp, state bank COM
missioner, found that the failure of
the Citizens bank was due to frozen
credits, which prevented the institu-
tion from obtaining sufficient money
with which to take care of depositors'
accounts