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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-03-09
]. {. Howard Expert Forger Sc
cures Twelve Dollars and a
Half at Hurd's Store.
RUSE WAS AN UNUSUAL ONE
Claimed that a New Baby Had Arrived
at His Home and He Had Been
Sent to Get Supplies
For the Nurse.

| There have been many clever
forgeries committed IN Kenosha IN
years gone by but man assuming the
name of ]. E. Howard must be given
the leather Yueda1 for being the clever
est worker of the art ever known IN
Kenosha. He went to the drug store
of C. H Hurd Wednesday and by his
smooth game managed to get away
with sos in money and two dollars
worth .of merchandise. He came into
the store late in the morning and
asked for Mr.. Hurd. The proprietor
of the storeswas not there at the time
but Ray Hurd his son appeared and
found the fellow with his face wreath
ed in smiles. ''We have a boy up at our
house this morning" said the clever
swindler and he looked the part Of the
fond papa to dot. Mr.. Hurd sup
posing that the man was some friend
of his father hurriedi to extend con-
CALCULATIONS to Howard and the fellow
seemed to be just tick1ed to death.
About this time he reached down in
his pocket and pulled tout a list of
articles such as would be wanted at
home which had been visited by the
stork. Mr.. Hurd went about the work
and filed the order and in the mean
time the fellow strutted up and down
the store smiling to himself Every
once in a while he would break out
with some expression in regard to the
new baby and even got SO confidential
as to tell Mr.. Hurd that the baby was
the very image of his father. After a
bit the order had been filled and the
man in an off handed way stated that
when he left the factory he thought
he might need some money and he took
a pay check. The check was for
$12.5O and was signed by '"The Wind
sor Spring Company by 3. E. Wind
sor.'' Mr.. Hurd took the check with
out question and delivered the goods
and the change to Howard who at
once left the store.
In the afternoon the check was sent
to the bank and the fact that it was
not of the form usually used by the
Wincsor Spring company caused the
bank men to gquestion it's validity.
The factory was called up on the
phone and the men at the bank dis
covered that Howard had not only not
been given the check but no such a
man had ever been .Semp1oyed at the
factory. It is thought that Howard
has been working the same game in
-. 4 G.. IL =
description of the. man has been
sent to surrounding cities by the
police. Chief Reino1d and his men
have been searching for Howard but
it seems that he has disappeared.
The name which the man gave is
supposed to have been an assumed
one and for this reason the police are
pretty badly handicapped in their
efforts to catch him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-03-09

ST. James Court No. 278, w. C. o. F.
Whereas, It has pleased Almighty
God in His infinite wisdom to remove
from our midst Sister Elizabeth Ho-
gan,
Whereas, We mourn the loss Of a
beloved sister, faithful friend, who
was an honest worker for the cause of
religion and charity, and one who
merited the respect and esteem of all
who knew her. Therefore be it
Resolved, That we tender our heart
felt sympathy to the bereaved family
of our deceased sister in the loss of a
beloved mother and daughter.
Therefore be it
Resolved, That copy of these reso-
1utions be presented to the afflicted
family; that a page of our minute
book be set aside, upon which these
resolutions shall be inscribed, and our
charter draped for thirty days, and
that copy be sent to the local papers
for publication.
MRS. NARY A. WARD,
NELLIE KELAUGHER,
JULIA PHII.BIN.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-03-09
HAVE CORNER ON CABBAGE
Kenosha Growers Hold the Stock and
Prices Advance Rapidly.

Kenosha and Racine growers of
cabbage, especially those who held
the stock in cold storage during the
winter, will clear up as.neat sum of
money, as the price per ton is stead
lily advancing, and it isabe1ieved that
before April 1 choicesscabbage will
bring $50 ton.
The price per ton offered two weeks
ago by agents for eastern and south
ern commission houses was but $8. A
week ago the price advanced to $12 a
ton, and now SIS and $40 is offered.
While large numbers of orders are be-
ing filled at the present price, yet a
large stock willsbe kept in the storage
houses, as a great increase in price is
certain, and this increase is looked
for within the course of week or ten
days.
The amount Of cabbage now in cold
storage houses near Kenosha cannot
be learned but there are several
thousand tons, sufficient to supply the
demand for a time. The supply Ill
other districts where cabbage is
raised is about exhausted and agents
for commission houses now pay all
!, their attention to the stock here,
which they desire to purchase.
Last seasons cabbage sold as low as
So a ton in November and December.
A year ago cabbage was being sold
for $50 ton, but it Is not expected
that that price will be reached this
year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-03-09
RESOLUTIONS.

St. James Court No. 278, w. C. 0. F.
Whereas, It has pleased Almighty
God, in His infinite wisdom, to remove
from our midst Sister Mary zehren.
Whereas, We mourn the loss of a
beloved sister, faithful friend, who
was an honest worker for the cause OF
religion and charity, and one who
merited the respect and esteem of all
who knew her. Therefore be it
Resolved, That we tender our heart
felt sympathy to the bereaved family
of our deceased sister in the loss of a
beloved mother. Therefore be it
Resolved, That copy Of these reso-
buttons be presented to the afflicted
family; that page of our minute
book be set aside, upon which these
resolutions shall be inscribed, and our
charter draped for thirty days, and
that copy be sent to the local papers
for publication.
MRS. MARY A. WARD,
NELLIE KELAUGHER,
d JULIA PHILBIN.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-03-09
THE SENIORS ENTERTAINMENT

The seniors of the high school roy
ally entertained their friends at the
high school auditorium last night by
giving two plays: "A Letter of Intro
duction, 'and"A Dramatic Evening. y
A very large audience-ab 500
greeted the players. Between acts a
piano solo was rendered by Miss
Helen Stemm and a song was given by
the girls high school quartet, consist
ing of Misses Helen Stemm, Marie
English, Lila Barnes, and Mabel
Latnpe.
The following was the cast in the
two plays:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-03-09
Kansas Discovery.

A few nights ago number Of peo-
pie in west side clearinghouse went
to the parlor to play whist. The room
was dark and it happened that thee
We're no matches ON hand. One Of the
men started away to get some when q
young woman said: Wait. we don't
need matches I'll light the gas" She
began moving about on the carpet as
though she were skating. Telling one
of the men to turn on the gas, she
stopped suddenly and touched her
finger to the burner. The gas was ig-
nited by the electricity she had gener-
ated by moving around.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-03-09
LINEUP OF THE KENosHA TEAM
Peter Hermann Will Have Players
From Racine, Kenosha and Chicago

Peter Hermann Will Have Players
From Racine, Kenosha and Chicago
The Kenosha fans will be inter
ested in the plans being carried out by
Manager Peter Hermann Of the
Central Park baseball team, in the
org anization of that aggregation for
the coming season. Local players
has been the cry among the followers
of baseba1lsfo many years, but the
local managers have not seen the
proposition IN the same light and
have secured number of fast players
from Chicago who drew large salaries
and keep the profits of the team
down. Hermann is pursuing differ
ent tactics in this seasons team and
believes he wil1Sbe able to put in as
good team and make money.
When this team opens for the sea-
son it issbe1ieved that he will have
good playersIss from three different
cities, Kenosha, Racine and Chicago.
All of these men are known to the Ke-
nosha fans and it is thought that
they will have large drawing effect
on the local patrons of the sport
Hermann has signed three men
from the North side Racine city
league Of last season. They are
B1atz, LaPour and Max Burehardt,
all of them Rgood players. LaPour
will be given tryout in the pitcher
box, while B1atz will play first base.
Then he has signed Schooley and
Hanks Of last syear's Kenosha team,
and has everya prospect of securing
Duffy, Klopf and Laabs of Chicago.
The three last named players all
made good with the Racines last
year and were general favorites.
With this aggregation to start out
with things look very good for sue
cessfu1 season and a strong drawing
team.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-03-09

There will be something doing at
Central Park within the next few
weeks, as proprietor Steinbach has
decided to rebuild the Central Park
diamond. The entire inie1d will be
sodded as soon as the frost is out of
the ground, and Manager Hermann
claims that when the work is done the
Central Park diamond will be the fin
est grass diamond in the state.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-14
when Lee Resigned.

In ''Recollections and Letters Of Gem
eral Lee" by his son. Captain "A p.
Lee. a new light is thrown on the great
commander at the time Of his resigna-
ton from the United States army. In
a letter TO his sister he says:
"Wlth all my devotion to the Union
and the feeling OF loyalty and duty Of
an American citizen, / have not been
able to make up my mind to raise my
hand against my relatives, my children,
my home. l have therefore resigned
my commission In the army. and. save
In defense Of my native state, with the
sincere hope that my poor services may
never be needed, l hope / may never
be called on TO draw my sword
know you WIN blame me, but you
must think as kindly Of me as you can
and believe that have endeavored to
do what / thought right"
That he really did not expect to eight
is shown by the following extract from
letter to his wife: Il do not know
what my position viii be. should
like TO retire TO private life II could
be with you and the children, but II
can be Of any service to the state %
her cause / must continue"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-14

"Quite" strictly means completely"
and Is rightly used in such sentences
as 'srhe flower Is quite faded" Ita
secondary meaning, very" ito a great
extent" has the authority OF good writ
ers, though such expressions as quits
young" and "quite hot have a colo
quail ring about them. There is, how
ever, springIng up OF late the slovenly
practice OF employing the adverh
quite" with a noun-e. e., quite a
panic ensued." II an adverb can mod
ify a noun. where is the distinction be-
tween adverb and adjectivei AS q
matter Of fact the functions OF the adj
verb seem TO be encroaching on those
of the adjective.-London Review.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-14
circumrtnntinl nviaencs.

Sir Henry Hawkins, brilliant advo-
cate and one OF England's greatest
criminal judges, expressed the follow
ing opinion in his "Reminiscences.
"Let me say a word about circum-
stantial evidence. Some writer's have
spoken Of It as kind Of dangerous
innovation in our criminal procedure
It Is almost the only evidence that is
obtainable in all great crimes and 1t is
the best and most reliable. l have witt
messed many great trials for murder.
but do not remember one where there
was an eyewitness TO the deed How
is Il possible. then. TO bring home tho
charge to the cuiprit unless you rely on
circumstantial evidence7
"Circumstantial evidence is the en-
dence OF circumstances-fncts that
speak for themselves and that cannot
be contradicted. Circumstances have
no motive to deceive. while human tes-
timony is too often the product ofsev-
cry kind Of motive"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-14

The Spanish orange region extends
over eastern and southern Catalonia,
Valencia. Alicante, Murcia, Malaga and
Seville, and In parts Of Valencia and
Murcia the trees now grow in forests.
the soil Of the famous Valencian "huer-
ta," lavishly MANFRED with guano, be-
ing the richest in Europe. Here sim
gle full grown tree Will yield 1900 and
at times as many as 1900 oranges in a
season, fruit bearing beginning when
the trees reach their sixth year and in
creaslng until they are twenty, when
degeneration usually sets In.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-14
man rnnt chnnre color.

Anglers have noticed that fish OF the
same species caught in the Same
stream often differ completely In color
and take protective hues that match
the prevailing local coloring Of their
homes. Herr Otto Gotthilf found by n
course OF experiments with turbos
that this faculty of changing color In
accordance with the surroundings is
primarily due to the action Of light
upon the optic nerve. The light does
not act directly upon the eye, but is re-
Elected from such substances as ara
around and affects the coloring cells
through the nerve centers OF the nsh.
Proof Of this was obtained by severing
the ,tic nerve Of the turbot, when il
was found that it no longer possessed
the power Of changing color.-Pear-
sons.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-14

According to the tradition OF ages,
there are fourteen wedding anniversa-
ries to be celebrated. These are: First
year, cotton; second year, paper; third
year, leather; fifth year, wooden; sew
enth year, wooden; tenth year, tin;
twelfth year, silk and fine linen; hf-
teenth year, crystal; twentieth year.
china; twenty-tifth year, silver; thir-
tieth year, pearl; fortieth year. ruby;
hftieth year. golden; seventy-hfth year,
diamond
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-14
LOCAL OPTION.

I desire again to call your early and
most serious attention to the matter
Of the submission Of the question Of the
sale of Intoxicating liquors to vote
of the people.
The Constitution provides two meth
DDS whereby this issue may be joined;
First, Upon the initiative of the Cen
eral Assembly itself by a majority vote
in each House:
Second, Upon the initiative Of a ma
iority Of the members elect to each
branch of the General Assembly Of any
district, in which case the General As
sembly must provide for the submission
of the question to the voters of that
district
This is one of the most constantly
agitated subjects not only in this State
but in nearly every civilized community
as well. It received at the hands of the
members of the last constitutional
Convention especial consideration, and
as a result especial provision was made
in the Constitution, providing for di-
rect legislation by the people them
selves, and not by the General Assem-
bly,. In fact the only provision in our
present organic law for the referendum
of any question whatever of interest 70
the State was that by which a vote
was provided for upon the sale OF in
toxicating liquors, so serious, evidently
was this matter considered by its
trainers. To the average man, Of mere
~ average instincts as an American
citizen. and with only a mere suspi-
cion of belief on his part in the broad
principle of the right Of self govern
ment, there can be no valid argument
raised against the submission Of this
question to the people for their direc'
adjudication.
This plain insistence on my part Is
not made in order to influence anyone
to an affirmative or negative vote upor
the question when submission is finally
habitat will be an occasion for tbs
exercise of the intelligence and tbs
conscience OF each individual citizen.-
but only that the members Of the Gen
eral Assembly may be reminded thai
this is a government of the people
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-14
Rnred.

They were returning from husking
bee.
"And were there any red earsT" ask
ed the friend.
"Oh, yes" responded the girl In the
bingham dress. Il had two when pa
caught that city fellow kissing me-
Kennebec (Me.) Journal.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-14

Father-And so you want to marry
Mr.. Brown. my dear. Well, now, do
you think be shows proper industry in
his caIling7 Daughter Indignantly
/ should think so. Why, he's called
nearly every night for a month.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-14

disqualified by law. At least tho registra-
ton fee OF One Dollar should be aholish-
ed. Designed IN a sweeping fashion to
prevent bribery. IL has fallen so far short
OF its intent that none do IL reverence. On
the contrary political parties generally in
the State. by common repute. are COM
PEELED to make political provisions for
this purpose. as a constant charge upon
the ordinary campaign expenses
AS nearly all the political parties Of
the State have expressed publicly their
desire for an amendment to the Constitu-
tion TO effect this purpose. immediate
steps should be taken without further
delay.
MILITIA
Under the capable command Of the
present Adiutant General. assisted by an
able corps OF subordinate officers. the Ma
tional Guard OF Delaware has attained a
highly creditablo degree Of military ofi-
cheney.
Since the last appropriation for this arm
OF the public service the National Guard
have held two encampments. one at Re
hoboth and the other at Cooch's Bridge
and, besides have participated in the
ullNarA inaneuNefa IN conlmcmofalon OF
the Battle Of Bull Run.
on each OF these occasions the conduct
OF both officers and privates has been en-
inently satisfactory Such a degree Of
discipline has been so uneQuivocally dem
onstrated both in the matter Of organiza
/ ton and In the establishment OF a dis
tlnctlve esprit de corps, as TO place tn
National Guard OF this State on a plan
OF fair equality with the best in TN
country.
The people OF this state generally ar
highly favorable to the maintenance o
this domestic military force. The onl,
complaints that have arisen in the pas
have been when the appropriations wer
nlegitimately expended. and therefore IN
results sought for were not obtained. Thi
popular favor arises, because OF IN
general recognition OF the fact that wei
drilled and well disciplined troops, forme
out OF our own citizenship. and living 4
our midst are a security not only to on
domestic peace, when threatened by riot
or defiance Of public authority, but are, a
the same time. a necessary, efficient an
patriotic supplement 20 national defens,
cordially recommend the most liberia
appropriations for the maintenance O
the National Guard OF this State com
patible with a due regard to other Pun
poses.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-14

The above statement shows that the
present rate OF expenditure has ex-
ceeded the receipts for the last two
years.
The following comparative figures for
the years since the Corporation Law
was enacted is hereby given. and at
tention is called to the fact that while
there has been a marked decrease in
the amount received from corporation
taxes, a decided and almost proportion
ate increase has taken place in the
amount received from annual franchise
taxes
Corporation Tax collected by Secretary
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-14

Receipts from January ~,
1904 to November 1
1sO4,... ... sS2,s77 n
Expenditures from jan
uary -, 1904, to No
sember 1, 1904. S96,265 Is
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-14

Paint Your Root Now.
Aals oezkua~.aA $3.50 - -
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-14

Pertinent to the matter of State
Finances. 1 desire to call your atten-
ton to the amount Of tax derived
from National and State Banks, and
TO the fact of the decrease of revenue
therefrom by reason of their refusal
to comply with existing law.
A comparative statement given above
as to the amount derived from tax on
National and State Banks shows such
a decline as to amount to almost an
entire failure of revenue in this di-
rection. Although under the control,
and by the decision of directors repre-
senting only forty-three per cent. of
the capital stock, even the Farmers
Bank. a State Institution, with fifty
seven per cent. of its capital owned by
the State. has refused to pay this tax.
though ordered by the General Assem-
bly,
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-14
REGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION
FEE.

The people generally find the Registra-
ton Law irksome, and plainly demand
that the Constitution be amended so as to
provide for a permanent Registration, in
stead Of a biennial registration of all the
voters. In the rural districts Of the State
the same people. with few exceptions, are
compelled TO appear every two years be-
fore the registration boards, and have
their names placed upon Registration
List-a useless and burdensome civil re-
quirement. The proper ways would be 10
provide for permanent registration, leav-
ing for the Registration officers to add to
the permanent list every two years those
coming OF age, or acquiring residence in
their respective districts; or taxing there
from. those who have died, lost their
residence by removal, or who have become
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-14
HUNN'S FINAL
MESSAGE TO ASSEMBLY

lc0ntInued fr0m second Pagel
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-14
PuRE rood LAWs.

The subject of pure food laws is en-
gaging the attention more and more pro-
foundly of the more progressive States Of
the Union, as their great Importance be-
comes more and more intelligently appre-
hended.
The adulteration Of foods, condiments.
medicines. and all such articles as enter
into every day domestic use is plainly a
matter OF such vital Importance as to de-
mand the most serious and thoughtful
consideration. and stringent statutory
regulations should be enacted. to prevent
such fraud and deception to the great
detriment Of the health and happiness OF
the people.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-14

Benefit of School Fund. Bank Stock
Par Value.
500 share of Farmers
Bank stock at $50 per
share, -. us 2s5.OOO 90
254 shares Of Union Ma
tional Bank at S25 per
share, ..... ......... $3.50 90
ia shares of National
Bank Smyrna of $50 per
share. -. ......... bsfOO W
"a shares OF National
Bank of Delaware at
500 per share. ......... 7.4OO 90
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-14

RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Receipts from January 1,
1908, to January II,
1904 -. ...,.. s45s.452 90
Expenditures from January
j. 1903. to January IL,
1s04..... 49,. ....... 472.744 46
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-14

s 900, $50 90
Bank Stock-Market Value.
300 shares of Farmers
Bank stock at S125 per
share -. .............. s7125Oo 90
254 shares Of Union Ma
tional Bank at SIS per
share. :. =. ........ 22.s52 90
ia shares of National
Bank of Smyrna at $65
per share .............. 7,41O 90
"a shares of National Bank
of Delaware at S215 per
share -. ............ 1870 90
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-14

$75S,172 90
Bonds.
One bond. State of De.a-
ware, at 6 per cent. ... 15s.75O 90
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-14

Amount carried forwards 2S5,0Oo 90
245 bonds. $1,000 each, at
per cent, issue of 1897,
payable ,cember 1, 1927;
payable Dec. /, 1927;
the State on any June 1,
or December J. after
December /, 1922.......s 245,OOO 90