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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-30
Milwaukee Man Speaks Before
Municipal League on Evils Of
Municipal Ownership
NOT ALL DREAMS COME TRUE
Fred G. Simmons, of Milwaukee. Tells
City Officials at Ashland Convention
That Municipal Ownership
Does Not Always Pay

SO much has been said in Kenosha
during the past few months of the
beauties Of municipal ownership that
it IS only fair to give little some
thing of the other side of the ques-
ton, At Ashland yesterday during
the meeting Of the League Of Wiscon-
sin municipalities Fred q. Simmons,
Of Milwaukee, read paper before
the convention IN which he opposed
the municipal ownership of public
utilities. In his paper before the
city officials Mr.. Simmons went into
the ownership of utilities from every
standpoint and his address is being
given wide circulation by the public
press today. The speaker was man
Of experience, having been connected
with one Of the great lighting COM
panies IN the state for many years,
and in prefacing his remarks he stated
that he was not considering the ques-
ton from totally unbiased stand
point.
He said that municipal ownership
was the outgrowth of socialistic agita-
ton and that it came as discouraged
of private enterprise. He declared
that the officials Of the public service
corporations in the country were men
of high minds and who were anxious
to do business only on legitimate
lines. These men, he declared, were
interested IN seeing the very best men
elected to Office in order that business
transactions with them would be free
OF the touch of graft. He spoke of
municipal ownership on the continent
and declared that it was made possible
by the fact that low priced labor
could be secured. Mr.. Simmons
shoWedsby figures that many munich
pal plants were not paying PROPOSE
ton and that short time after their
building they had become the basis
Of bitter:apolitical fights for control
and manag cement.
However, Mr.. Simmons appeared
as a direct advocate of municipal con-
troll Of the public service corporations
and insisted that with municipal con-
troll the city would reap all the bene-
fits without taking the chances of loss
by municipal ownership. In course
of his address he gave what he con-
sidered the eight reasons against
municipal ownership. They are as
follows:
!. It is a leading and decisive step
toward socialism.
2. It increases taxes.
8. It.can not be conducted as eff
GENTLY as private business.
4. It..would strengthen political
rings.
S. Underspublic control no one else
is directly responsible for results.
6. Public officials seldom have the
trainingstosmanage such affairs.
2. It willsretard city's growth.
8. 1t will tend to discourage in
dividual effort and ingenuity.
A compilation of statistics shows
that under municipal ownership of
street railways there is an average of
one mile sof track for every $500 to
$4,000 persons, while under private
ownership there is one mile of track
for every 1000 to 2,400Ipersons. Com
ment is needless.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-30
LOCAL ITEMS.


DR.. N. A. Pennoyer went to Glen
Lord, Mich, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Anklam of
Exchange street have new daugh-
ter.
o. Wagner will open barber shop
in the room over the Jones clothing
store.
Miss Letta French. of Neenah, is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles W.
Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. R. castleman have
gone to Milwaukee to make their
home.
Frank Miller, of GAINESVILLE, spent
Thursday afternoon with friends in
Kenosha.
District Attorney R. v. Baker trans
acted official business in Madison
Wednesday.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Frank Hawkins, of
Milwaukee, are spending a week with
Kenosha friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Gaastra have re-
turned home after an extended trip
through the East.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Clarke. of
Highwood, are spending a week with
friends in Kenosha.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Dwight, of Har-
vey, ILL.,, are spending the week with
friends in Kenosha.
Clayton B. Simmons, of LeGra lde,
Oregon, is here for short visit With
relatives and friends.
Fred Dickhapt, of Milwaukee, is
spending few days with friends ard
relatives III Kenosha.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland White, of
Evanston, ILL.,, spent Wednesday
afternoon in Kenosha.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hansen, of
Milwaukee, spent Thursday afternoon
with Kenosha friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Harrison, of
Racine, spent Wednesday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Dewey and
daughter Persis have gone to Silver
Lake for weeks outing.
Mrs. C. M. Fowler and daughter
Grace, of Wausau, are spending a
week with friends in Kenosha.
Rev. w. L. Bray. former pastor of
the First Congregational church, is
here for few days visit with friends.
Miss Alice Bishop left Wednesday
for Cohoes, N. Y, for short visit
with her mother and other relatives.
Mrs. Edward Whitcomb, of Fond du
Lac, was the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Il. B. Robinson, Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Messenger, of Spring Lake,
Ill, and Mr.. Messenger, of Detroit,
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
T. Yu1e.
DR., and Mrs. Edward Vinegar, of
Hot Springs, Ark, are spending a
few days with friends and relatives in
Kenosha.
Dr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Webb, of
Grand Rapids, Wis, are spending a
week with friends and relatives in
Kenosha.
Clerk of the Circuit Court Frank
Waldo has returned to mis- work after
a weeks outing in the lake regions of
the county.
Mrs, Lena Johnson and Mrs. w. T.
Woodley and son Ralph, of Chicago,
are visiting Mrs. Edward Beyersdor-
fer and other friends.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-30

To AN outsider it would appear that
the real trouble at Zion is over the
question of handling the funds, not
over the spiritual leadership of the
churchs The position of General
Overseer does not appear to appeal
to the strong men of the church I'M
less the control Of the finances goes
with it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-30
THURSDAY, AUGUST 80.

THE voters are taking very little
interest in politics, and unless they
can be reused up in some way the
vote at the primaries is going to be
very light.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-30

With LEGO cases more or less of
New England rum on the voyage to
Japan, there IS prospect OF peace I'M
til the whole consignment is consum-
ed. II this dose works as expected we
shall know how to avoid the anxiety
Of another Portsmouth peace confab.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-30

Eventually, it Is to be assumed,
Americans Of small means will learn
enough to compel congress to provide
them with postal savings banks In
which to keep their money, and at the
same time keep temptation away from
bank cashiers and presidents.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-30
People Against Kings.


With Germany declaring that ''arbi-
tration IS Incompatible with the divine
right Of kings to rule, !" 1t goes without
saying that the monarchical govern
ments Of the world will not take kind
" to the idea OF world congress as
proposed by the interparliamentary
union. The union wishes to have an
international congress to make aud to
execute laws regulating world affairs.
OF course this would mean that the
world congress should deal with dis
putes and apply to individual eases
the laws of arbitration.
The interparliamentary union was
fathered by an Englishman who was
a man OF the people, a labor unionist.
In this country he found an ally In
Congressman Bartholdt, and out Of
1900 members Of the union 200 are
from the United States. 1t has been
pointed out that the local patriotism of
this country is an obstacle In the way
Of an international union, but IN any
event that local feeling may give way.
before the growing ideas Of world
citizenship and the brotherhood OF
man, ideas Incompatible with strife.
When the people are free to speak
their voice will be for arbitration and
peace. Then the divine right to
fight battles will hardly be worth
quarreling about, with the masses re-
fusing to man and to support armies.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-30

THE pictorial campaign is popular
with the candidates this year. We
hope that picture takea after the
election would make them look as
bright and smiling as their posters do
now.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-30
TO FINISH HERE
100 Mile Marathon Road Race Under
Auspices of Illinois Athletic Club


The Illinois Athletic club of Chica-
go announced yesterday a 100-mile
Marathon run to be feature of it's
Labor Day meet. The start will be
about p. m. and it is expected that
the runners will finish at Kenosha
early in the morning.
Two long distance runners have al
ready entered the event, and it is ex-
pected that there will be several more.
The two who have signifed their in
tention of running are Albert Corey
and Alexander Thibeau of the North
western Skating association. Both
of these men were in the recent A. "A.
u. regulation Marathon run, Thibeap
finishing second. The event was won
by Thomas J. Hicks of Boston.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-30

The fact that Canada buys much
more from the United States than from
England Is never ending source Of
complaint on the part Of British ex-
porters. The Canadian tariff gives a
preference Of S3 Ia per cent to British
products, but that does not stop the In
creased purchases from the United
States.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-30

It will pay you to look over the large
stock of fancy china and dinner sets.
Chieago -Kenosha Tea Co Wisconsin
street. s12
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-30

J. H. Karnes is the authority for the
statement that the life Of reformer
is arather strenuous one. Just ask
Karnes to tell you Of his interviews
with prominent officials.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-30

Mr.. and aMrs. Louis Boyer are
spending week at Powers Lake.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-30
Report Of Assessments of Per.
sonaI Property IN City Shows
Big Increase Over 1905
CENTRAL LEATHER LEADS LIST
Nearly Every Industrial Plant in City
H, Seen Givens Some Advance
in Amount of Assessment
of Personal Property

The assessors of the city have COM
pleted the work of determining the
value of personal property in the
city and the report shows quite a
large increase over the amount as
sessed last year. Many of the in
dustrial plants in the city have re-
ceived big boosts blythe assessors for
personal property, and in some cases
the assessment has been more than
doubled.
The largest increase reported is ii
the assessment of the personal prop
erty of the N. r. Aliens Sons COM
Pany, which was recently sold to the
Central Leather company. The in
crease of the assessment for this
company is nearly million dollars.
Last year the company was assessed
on personal property to the amount of
$503, $50 and this year the assessment
is 81, 493, $50. The Thomas B. Jeffrey
Company, which was assessed last
year at 100000, is boosted this year to
$209,625. The Kenosha Gas and
Electric company is given a boost of
an even $4,000, while the ESimmons
Manufacturing company has an in
crease of little over $4,000 Some
Of the private tax payers :have been
raised, particularly J. ]. and C. B.
Hoyt, whose assessment is raised $780,
600.
The assessors have figured no as
sessment against the Kenosha Home
Telephone company nor the Keuosha
Electric Railway company as it is
stated that these companies pay
license under the state laws, and for
that reason they cannot be assessed
under the local laws. The assessment
of the banks remain unchanged, and
the same can be said Eof many of the
smaller payers Of taxes on personal
property. The study of the assess
ments as compared withHhat of last
year will make an interesting study,
but they will show that while there
has been decided Improvement
there is still Chancellor the assessors
to get busy again next year.
The assessments against the lead
ing payers of taxes on personal prop
erty this year are as follows: R
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-05

Au English authority Prof Alex
ander HaIg takes exception 70 tho
somewhat popular notion that most
people cat too much lie SAYS that
many. owing 90 erroneous teachinS
uuderieci themselves aud are I'm dan
cer of holrt'ulWe. Debility from
underfcedrg Do says may come .r
POI insIlious,y that 30 b. often Tar ad-
,anced before % is ln amy way recog.
uiied by the sufferer This condition 81
ins.iious also because with the dtcln,
~ strength lher, be- very often de.
cline of appetite. ah.0h leads 90 "a sur-
Their loss Of both. and when .u ibis con.
dit'on and weaker than he suspects lbe
sufferer undertakes some unvarranted
or violent eSerlon such as running Co..
a train there may follow a more or 'ess
decided collapse" Nobody. Tho rrofes.
sor adds ought to take less than nine
grains of a.buntn por day for each
pound Of bod adght
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-05
FILIPINO FANATICIsM

a oous-por3ent u she New York
sun reports from Manila that q wave
20 auaficism has developed among
che lower classes Of the Fillpiuos in tho
northern and central narts ~ ihe is-
arI ~ Luzoa what the religious
ua,ur, 81 ;bls fauaucism Is. docs not
appear but the information is given
ihat thc fanatics sometimes become
violent and attack towns and villages
and kidn8p V,ii-io-do citizens and of-
fcIals % Is claimed that there are
o., lea-, $4,000 OF these fanatics"
The report Is made the text ~ scy-
oral editorial sermons on thc alleged
iailuIy of me United States go keep.
ms the control ~ the affairs NJ the
islands. and the raids u tbe fanatics
referred io ar- aid 20 be- evidence ~
the unporui8rity II the American OIL.
der ~ things Tho trouble is. how
ever ihgf these patriots who are so
afraid of fhe spread uf American prime
cipl5s of government abroad. utterly
fan to suggest o. more practical solu.
lion ~ ibf island problem than ihc
one BOW pu 90 che test. They admit
the impacticabiliiy Of casting me pco-
rle adrin. Tho suggestion ~ selling
The Islands DO a foreign power against
The win % people. De- noi worth while
considering. II siatesmanship Is not to
b, thrown 20 he winds. Clearly the
onl alternative Is 10 educate the Phi.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-05

following from the New York Inde-
pendent Of May 81
we have received from Ar. Wilbur
F. crafts the request that we join him
in asking our readers 90 lombard the
Senate with letters. kilograms aud de-
putations 90 persuade the senate
Committee 90 report against allowing
his seat tO Mr. Sm0Ot from Utah and
then 90 persuade the senate 20 decide
against him We shall do no such
thing This A. no case FOR persuasion.
but for careful Sitting Of facts and
Constitutional right Men or women
have no more right 90 try 90 per-
suade' Senator lu this case than they
would have 10 try 10 persuade d iudge
Ur jury iu murder trial"
on tHe same subject we are
pleased 10 note the following editorial
10 the latest ISSUE Of our Influential
contemporary the ln;er.Mounmin
Catholic with which Vc will close the
snbje.t 'or the present , says:
Dispatches from Washington 100 re'-
ereuUe i1 Senator Shoots ease. now
being urged 10 final settlement inform
us thlt petitions from nearly AN states
ar. sent Go the United states senate
directing tho senator's how DO act ln
tho case. The case which hal, beer,
PENDING for three wears. Should be tried
on ms merits ana NOT ON The rIamgr. or
popular a., Of petitioner. signature.
tl petitions are easily obtained and
H most instances those Who slsu their
amos do not know. or care luiIc about
tl, object OF the petitlon BE- This as III
mas. Petitions 10 any couu are wrong
Zoo principle and should b. ignored. n,
20 could be- supposed t13f tra number
OF signatures attached 10 "A petition
would influence court In me decision
of any case ragarjless az Its merits
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-05

pinos. and exercise patience with ihels
falllngs and weaknesses. while they
are at school uGtll they shall be ca
Fable Of self-goyernment
Tho best element Of the Fillpinos
are well satisfied with the American
control and supervision OF the az
fairs They know that wat progress
has been made and that the coudI-
lions are Infinitely better now than
before The American advent II f.
not very far-fctchcd conviction that
whatever "fanaticism may stll bc
rampant among the ignorant classes,
l. partly due 20 the "fanatcl-m" NJ
agitators in this country who with.
out cessation talk az II the American
advent DO the Philippines was "a curse
instead Of q blessing 10 the country
and people This Republic has some
uuryt patriots
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-05
MENTAL SHOCK AT FRISCO.

Gertrude Atherion in Hsrper's Weekly.
Those 'sho were in san Francisco
during not only the earthquake. but The
subsequent days Of flight before IRE.
and who looked upon such scenes ~
death and despair and sbomlnable des-
olation as In their well-ofdered COM
monplsce lives they had never dream
ed of. must carry with them for many
years a grim feeling of impotence and
philosophy Rich men must have r..
ceived a mental shock comparable only
10 the earthquake itself and socialists
must have observed that Nature accom-.
plished IN % seconds what they have
failed 10 do In half a century. do not
see how IL can do other than good. Friv-
olity. the most unpardouable and 'aT.
reaching % al vices. Is at an end in
san Francisco for years 10 come. Rich
women. who have been cooking IN the
streets in an oven made from their
fallen chimneys, and may have 10 DO
their cSu washing until frightened ser.
wants can be induced 10 return to the
city. -gho have been confined with as
little ceremony and shelter as the
women OF the wandering tribes and
the men who stand In line for hours
FOR their portion of bread and potatoes
look back upon the ordinary routine OF
their Idle lives with mixture OF won
der and contempt
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-05
MIDDLE CLASS MORE SOBER.
Cincinnati Enquirer.

That the use ~ liquor Is decreasing
among the middle classes while Il l.
increasing with the idle poor and idle
rich. John q. Woolley. temperance adj
yocate, traveller and once Prohibition
candidate for president considers the
most important fact observed In a tour
OF the world. lasting / 3 months Mr..
Woolley stocked with information on
the liquor question gained I'm contact
with many nations said tonight. "Of
the various countries | visited New
Zealand is most addicted 10 the use OF
liquor. Taxing all the countries to-
gether. my observations led me "a the
conclusion that the main body Of peo-
ple--the great middle classes who do
most Of the business and form the
backbone Of the people are drinking
less liquor today than ever before,
am forced 10 the opposite conclusion.
however with refegence 10 some Of the
lower classes-the idle classes among
the very poor, and the idle classes
among the rich"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-05
AFTER DIME NOVELS.

American dime roycls have been ex.
cludod from the book market " Bet.
ln. says O. dispatch from ihat city.
Tho other day. SD the story goes.
tveIye-yar-old boy bought cheap
revolver and. BOO company with admir-.
mg playWatcs started down the famous
street Enter den Linden. al night. aul
frightened pedestrians He was soon
captured BIS the police, and disposed Of
iu a tefornstory
u is claimed that The escapade was
due 20 the reading of uauslations OF
American Observation-Disclosures stories.
Hence the authorities have taken steps
20 prevent the circulation Of that class
~ literature among the Berlin youth.
How the prohibition Il 90 be made ei-
fectiye il difficult 90 understand. But
The officers seem 70 BE- in earnest
about g. They declare that the case Of
the boy referred y WAS only the latest
Of a long series Of similar cases. ana
they have made up their minds that
the influence OF he dime novel is re-
sponslble for a deplorable outbreak Of
juvenile crime.
Undoubtedly literature. ana partic-
ularly fiction. has a strong influence
upon the youthful plastic mind, and It
is Of the greatest importance that only
healthy books be placed within the
reach OF children This is as impor.
tant morally as suitable food Is for the
physical well-belng Of the chid. our
Juvenile courts might probably turn
their attention IN this direction. With
the intelligent aid OF parents they
might be able 20 do something toward
the removing OF one stumbling-b block f.
in the way OF the little ones
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-05
AGAINST REGICIDES.

The unspeakablc crime ON The we'd
ding day II the King OF Queen Of
Spain by which many lives were sac.
rhced though the royal couple es-
capped unframed from the fying spln-
tiers Of the bomb Of the assassins. has
again stirred up the governments Of
Europe. and thev are now considering
what steps 10 take foy the protection
Of society against that class Of muir.
derers. Inquiry has been directed 10
the United States government 20 as
certain whether anarchists driven out
Of Europe would find AN asylum here
to which by way Of answer an EN-
phatio mo" has been returned
II does not seem 10 be quite clear
abroad that. whatever failIngs this
nation may have in the way % disre-
spect OF law and legal authority IL has
absolutely no sympathy Tor a class or
for individuals who make regicide part
OF their philosophy or religion. We
regard ,he crime attempted in the
Spanish capital as crime against
humanity and civilization Those who
commit such deeds are either insane.
or simply vicious But. IN either case
they are more dangerous than savage
beasts. and are entitled 20 no other
consideration than they accord their
felIow-b beings
The many attempts upon the lives Of
kings and rulers. some Of which have
been but too successful. have had the
opposite effect to that Intended bv the
muricrers 50 least IL isa fs.t Thar
royalty and royal institutions are FAR
more popular today than they We're.
say half a century ago. king Edward.
King Victor Emmanuel. and King Os-
ear are almost adored in their respects
iye countries and universally respected
and hun0red The Austrian Emperor
is recognized as a tower Of strength
ln his domain while the German en-
peror is admired Cor his craftsmanship.
The changed sentiment throughout
Europe iu relation 70 popular govern
ment we believe Is mainly due TO the
insane attacks Of murdcrers upon
kings and queens They are doing in-
finite harm TO the cause OF liberty
The assassination of Emperor Alex
auder in Russia put back the cause Of
liberty ln tina, county for a quarter u
O century a. least. because il gave
despo,ism a renewed hold on the reins
of government
For these reasons there can Boz uo
sympathy iu this country Tor murder
Gus anarchists Each person should
have a right 90 believe whatever rec-
ommeuds Itself 10 his Judgment as
true. aud he should even have a right
10 reason with others. and preach and
teach Dis views 10 those who may be
willing Co listen. But this does not
Include the right 10 iniure amy other
person in any manner whatever either
by word or deed ReEicidcs may as
well know that This country is one 20
avoid.