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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
First Message Of Governor David
son to the Legislature Leaves
No Doubt as to His Stand
TO REGULATE CORPORATIONS
pal Franchises and Urges Legisla-
ton Along Many Lines by
the Legislature

Governor James o Davidson sent
his first message to the Wisconsin
Legislature on Thursday afternoon
and the reading of the message shows
that the governor is planning to carry
forward the reforms started under
former administrations. The most
pertinent recommendations of the
message are as follows:
Government control of all public
service corporations.
Advocates constitutional amend
ment providing for an income tax.
Advocates repeal of parts of the
mortgage taxation law.
Recommends that the state be repre-
scented in the County Courts where es-
tates are being probated to make sure
that the state is not defrauded in the
assessment of inheritance tax.
Amend railway rate law so that
commission has power to regulate all
transportation companies, including
street railways.
Give railway commission power to
supervise issue of stocks and bonds
by transportation companies so that
they shall not be sold for less than the
market value. Wants commission to
be clothed with power to determine
value of railroad property.
Recommends complete revision of
the laws relating TO public utility cor
porations. Wants time of all fran
chises to terminate on January /,
1880, at the latest. He suggests a
commission to regulate the charges
by public Operations.
Limit capitalization of local service
corporations.
Favors municipal ownership and
advocates laws to enable cities and
villages so desiring to esta blish public
utilities or by the power of eminent
domain to acquire existing property
by payment of fair price.
Urges Legislature to carry out in
surance reforms suggested by COM
mite which investigated the life in
surance companies.
Condemns branch banks and recon-
mends legislation, either prohibiting
them or requiring increased capitali-
cation on the part of the parent bank.
More stringent laws for savings
banks.
Recommends passage of law which
will permit railway employees to re-
cover damages for injuries, if it is
found that their negligence was less
than that of the railroad or that of a
employee contributing to the injury,
and that in all cases there shall be
submitted to the jury the question of
the existence of contributory neglig-
ence and the comparison of the neg
ligence as between the railroad and
the employe.
Wants revision of state service so
that where Offices have little work
they can be combined and thus do
away with unnecessary labor. He
wants all state salaries revised.
Primary election law does not need
revision.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
Or. Clare S. Learned, of Somers,.
Found Dead in His Office in
Chicago Wednesday
WAS OVERCOME BY COAL GAS
Man Formerly Well Known in Town
of Somers Meets Strange Death
Just Before He Had Planned
to Get Married

The remains of DR.. Clare S.
Learned, son of Mr.. and Mrs. sum
ner Learned, of the town of Somers,
were brought to Kenosha from Chi
cago this afternoon and taken at once
to the Learned home in the town of
Somers, north of the city, from which
place the funeral will be held on Sun
day afternoon. The remains will be
inferred in the family plat at Oakwood
cemetery. DR.. Learned was found
dead in his rooms at 627 Grand ave-
nue. Chicago, early Wednesday morn
ing and it is stated that his death re-
suited from asphyxiation from coal
gas. The coal gas had escaped from
an open CRATE in the room that she
doctor had used as an office and liv-
ing room.
DR.. Learned was formerly one of
the best known young men of the
town of Somers. He was educated in
TIE schools of.the town and after COM
pleting his course he went to Chicago
where he entered he College of
Physicians and SUI seons from which
he was graduated with high honors as
a member of the class of 1905. He at
once began the practice of medicine
in Chicago and it is said that he had
built up lucrative practice on the
west side there
The accidental death of DR.. Learned
brought to a close pretty romance
hi ~ 70 o s&I-
in a short time in the marriage of the
former Somers man to Miss Linda
Rodenbach, also of Chicago. DR..
Learned and Miss Rodenbach were 10
have been married in a very few days
and last Sunday the doctor took his
fancee to his fiat and the two had
made arrangements for furnishing
the fiat. At this time both the doctor
and his fiancee we're in the best of
spirits. The arrangements had been
made for the family which had occu-
pied a portion of the fiat to vacate
and the doctor and his bride were to
take possession of the fiat on next
Monday.
Wednesday morning the doctor
failed to appe@r for breakfast and as
he was a man most regular habits
the landlady suspected that all was
not well and went to the DOCTORS
room. She found Learned kneeling
upon the floor with his head pillowed
upon his arms. He was dead and
physicians vino were called at once
declared that he had been dead for
some time. The coroner was called
to investigate the matter and after an
investigation he declared that DR..
Learned had been accidentally
asphyxiated by coal gas which had
escaped from the open CRATE in the
room.
DR.. Learned was about thirty years
of age and his work as physician
had given great promise.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17

THE tax and finance committee of
ahe Racine Common Council has de-
cided that the assessors of that city
must keep regular Office hours here
Aiter while the taxes are being col
lected, so that complaints of errors in
the assessment rolls now made to the
treasurer by the taxpayers, can be
referred Immediately to the assessors
themselves. This will not only re-
3ieye the treasurer of a good share of
his troubles and rectify many of the
errors in the rolls, but will give the
assessors a wholesome knowledge of
how their work is regarded by the
property owners. The plan of hav-
ing the mistakes in the rolls referred
directly to the men responsible for
Ehem is good one, and one that
other cities might adopt with good re-
xults.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17

THE gentlemen who are circulating
petitions to be presented to the State
Railway Commission for increased
railway service on the Rockford di-
vision will strengthen their case by
sending in with the petitions some
hgnres on the probable business that
viii be done by the new trains they
want put on for their accommodation.
1T goes without saying that Kenosha
is going to help along the movement
for better service in every way posi-
bic, for this city will benefit enor-
monsiy by it, but we cannot see how
fbe Commission can order the railway
10 run the trains wanted at loss to
ahe railway company. Ifthe petition
prs can prove, however, that the
trains can be operated profitably, the
abroad company would be apt to put
them in service Immediately without
waiting for any interference from the
Commission.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17

THE increase in the number of
typhoid fever cases is ominous, and
the worst feature of the situation is
that they appear in widely separated
sections of the city. The health off,
Ger is doing everything possible to
trace the sources of the disease, but
with poor success, and it is feared
Ahat the tests now being made will
show that the drinking water is con-
Eaminated. If the water is found to
be bad there is grave danger of an
epidemic. Meanwhile, take no
chances, but boil all drinking water.
Also look after the garbage dumps.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
BIG TASK FOR TIMME

WHIST Audit Great Mass Of Money Or
ders Issued During Last Year
In the fiscal year of 1906 there were
5ssned by Wisconsin postmasters L.
Bl9,694 money orders, a gain of 1885,
83O over the fiscal year of 1896. Wis
ronsin has thirteenth rank am ong
the states in the total number of or
heYs issued last year. The popularity
of the postal money order is illus
aFated by the fact that nearly $4,000,
9O0snctr orders were issued last year,
MS compared with aoout $4,000. 900 ten
years ago. The auditing of all these
orders is under the jurisdiction of the
Hon. e. G. Timme. of Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
SACRED THREADS.
The Cords Worn by the Three Castles
of the Hindoos.

NASIGS
of the HindoOs.
The sacred thread of the Brahmans is
well known. 1t is caste distinction
assumed at an early age and never
parted with. 1t must be made by a
Brahman and should consist Of three
strands, each of a different color, for
ty-eight yards in length, doubled and
twisted together twice, the ends tied
in knots. 1t must be worn next the
skin. over the left shoulder. hanging
down to the thigh on the right side.
The three castles Of the Hindoos are
distinguished by the material Of these
threads-cOttOn for the Brahmans
hemp for the warriors and wool for the
artisans. The Parsees also wear the
sacred thread and boys Of seven or
nine are invested with it. the threads
used being made always Of fbers of
the suru tree. Monier Williams de-
scribes the sacred girdle of the Par
sees as made Of seventy-two wooden
threads. forming fiat band. which is
twined three times around the body
and tied in two peculiar knots. the Sc
cret of which is known only to the
Parsees.
The use of medicine CORDS is COM
mon among North American Indians.
Mr.. Bourke describes those worn by
the Apaches. These consist of one,
two three and four strands to which
are attached shells, feathers, beads,
rock crystal. sacred green stones and
other articles, doubtless employed sym
bolically. Chambers Journal.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
WILL EXHIBIT WORK


Manual Training Students of Kenosha
Schools to Give First Exhibit
The first exhibit of the work done
in the Manual Training department
of the Kenosha schools is to be made
this week, and the instructor in
charge of the department has secured
the use Of two of the large windows at
the Dewey hardware store for this
purpose. The boys have been busi1y
engaged in completing the articles to
be shown at this time and the exhibit
will DE of a most IN teresting nature.
There are several hundred of the
boys in the city receiving instruction
in the Manual Training department
and nearly all of them will have
something to show at the exhibition.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17

RACINE now has an anticipating or
iiDance, and we hope that there will
be more of an effort made to enfor &c
1t there than there has been to enforce
the same ordinance here. This kind
of a law needs the full force of public
opinion behind it to make it good for
anything 'and the Kenosha public has
not as yet made any very strenuous
demand for the enforcement of the
anti-spitting ordinance here.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
Her Head Was Hot.

Lady Dorothy Nevill in her remi-
niscences tells this story of the two
Misses Walpole, her cousins: ION one
occasion, when both Of the two were
we'll over ninety, Miss Fanny, the
younger. who had that day been rather
i'll, only joined her sister in the sitting
room just before dinner. On her ar
rival downstairs the latter Miss Char
lotte by name) remarked: Fanny, /
am going to be i'll too. feel so hot
about the head. 1t must be apoplexy.'
Nothing of the sort!' exclaimed Miss
Fanny, making a dash at her sisters
head. Your caps on fire. and I'm go
ing to put it out And SO the brave
old thing did,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
A Puzzled Author.

When Alphonse Daudet brought ont
"Sappho" an American publish
house that issued religious books, L9s
knowing it's character, offered M. d. i
Diet a large sum for advance sheets OF
the work. He accepted the offer, a.
the advance sheets were sent. Whe-4
the publishers received them they de-
cided that they could not issue the
book, and they cabled to the author,
'Sappho' will not do.' This dispatch
puzzled Daudet He consulted with
numbers of friends, and this was the
conclusion at which they eventually
arrived: 'Sappho'' in French is spelled
with one ''p"-'S apho,' after the Greek
fashion. In English 1t is spelled with
two. An unusually acute friend point
ed this out to Daudet, which much re-
lieved the novelist. and he cabled back
to the publishers. Spell it with two
p's." 1t is needless to state that the
publishers were more astonished at
Daudet's reply than he had been at
their cable dispatch.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
First publication, Jan. 3, 1907.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

RENOSHA COUNTY COURT:-In Probate
n In the matter of the estate of John
Koeh1er, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims and de-
mands of all persons against John
Koehler, deceased, late OF the town of Salem,
in said County of Kenosha. will be
O. enosha county at the regular terms of said
courc to be holden at the County court room,
in the City of Kenosha, in and for
said county, the first Tuesday of
May, A. D. 1907, and on the first Tuesday
of September, A. D. 1907, at ten o'clock
A. M. of those days; also that the time until
and including the first Tuesday of July,
A. D. 1907, is the time allowed aud limited for
creditors OF said John Koeh1er, de-
ceased, to present their claims for examination
and allowance.
Dated at Kenosha, the 10Th day of Dece nber,
A. D. 1906 By the Court.
RUSSELL II. SLOSSON,
County Judge.
A. E. BUCKMASTER.
Attorney for Administrators. w39
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
Daily Duties.

The best part Of ones life is the per-
Torrance Of ones daily duties. All
higher motives. IDEAS conceptions and
sentiments in mans life are Of little
value if they do not strengthen him
for the better discharge Of the duties
which devolve upon him in the ordi-
macy affairs of life.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
LITTLE BIT OF HOLLAND
Bert Cole Erects Plant for Retaining
! Farm Land Along River


Bert Cole, one of the best known
farmers of the town of Bristol, has
hit upon new plan for the reclaim
ing of land and during the past few
months he has converted his farm into
little bit of Holland. Big dykes
have been built along the stream rum
ming through the Cole farm and he
has erected four big windmills which
are connected with pumps to pump
the surface water from the land. 1t
is claimed that the pumps are doing
great work and that in another year
many acres Of land on the Cole farm
will be so drained that it will be suit
able for the raising of melons and for
truck gardening. If the plan is sue
cess it will be tried by other farmers
in the neighborhood.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
TAX PAYERS NOTICE
TOWN OF BRISTOL

The undersigned will receive taxes
for the Town of Bristol as follows: AT
the Farmers Creamery, at Wards
Corners, on Tuesday, Jan. 22nd. At
the Hikeville Creamery, on Thursday,
January oath. All other days at my
store in the village of Bristol.
r. r LAvEv.
w37 Town Treasurer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17

THE members of the County Board
breathed a sigh of relief when the
fight over the election of county
clerk was finally settled, and no won
der. Their lot has not been happy
ore lately with so many candidates
and so much good material to select
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
THURSDAY, JANUARY II.

Nor single applicant for state
Job appeared to take the last civil
service examination. All Of which
goes to show that Kenosha people
have plenty Of work right here at
high wages.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17

ABOUT every man who has long
time contract for store space any
where on any of the principal bust
ness streets has been offered bonus
for his bargain. That shows that
people are willing to pay we'll for
ehance to do business in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17

Incidentally the Common Council of
the village of Glencoe has come to
the aid Of the Chicago and Mi1wau-
kee road, and the company has been
given perpetual franchise by that
village. The company is given the
right to lay four tracks through the
village if it is deemed necessary for
good service.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
Woman,s Marked Down Age,

Howell-You have a sister older than
yourself, | believe? Powell-She was
born first, but she isn't older.-New
York Press.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17

A liar is sooner caught than a Grip
pie. Spanish proverb.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
SOLD BY

q. L. ViIInow, loo N. Jay street,
and at Pfenning 5 Grocery.
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Do you read the want ads.

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The San Francisco call., 1907-06-07
DINING ROOM OF HOTEL
INVADED BY BLACK BEAR
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE cAII

RENO. Nev., June 6.-Drs Robinson.
Quinn and Rhodes of this city have
returned from a hunting trip to Plumas
junction. where they had an unusual
experience with black bear. Arriv-
Ing at the hotel late, they were eat
ing supper in the dining room. The
door was opened, and as the medicos
laughed and talked they did not notice
tne entry or the bear until it was
almost on top of DR.. Robinson uho
sprang to escape. None of the men
was armed. The bear grabbed Robin :
son and hugged him until his breath
was almost gone. Quinn and Rhodes
attacked bruin with caseknives and
succeeded In driving him off When
they had procured their guns the bear
was nowhere to be seen.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-07
.L|NEMEN RETURN TO
WORK IN SAN RAFAEL
Sullivan Induces Them to Be
Guided by Advice of In
ternational Body

The five linemen and foreman of
San Rafael, who had ben called out by
President Leonard of the local union
to swell the ranks Of the electricians
of Isl who left their jobs last Monday
on sympathetic strike to aid the tel
ephone girls, returned to work yester-
day. The linemen visited Grand vice
President Sullivan of the international
brotherhood of electrical workers and
J. c. Kelly, president OF the district
council, yesterday morning and were
advised to go back to work The al
legged rebelIious attitude of Isl was
explained and the Marin county line
men immediately returned to work.
Sullivan was emphatic In his assertions
yesterday that the linemen must re-
sumo their posts with the telephone
company and fulfill the agreement ex-
isting between the company and the
district council.
THE action of Isl in ealing this
unjustifed strike Is one of the heaviest
blows ever inflicted on organized labor, -
said Sullivan yesterday. Tt is a solar
plexus, I am afraid.
"The men were carried of their feet
by the pleadings of the girls and did,
gallantly, what they should not have
done For eight years the interna-
tionaI organization has been laboring
to secure agreements with the Bell
company and its SO subcompanies.
Grand President McNulty is now In
Boston with Samuel Gompers presi-
dent of the American federation OF
labor. comforting with President Vail
of the Bell company. He is trying to
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-07
FoRGIvES ORCHARD
Mrs. Steunenberg Hopes That H.
Will Be Freed

WALLA WALLA, June 6.-"Harry
Orchard has done many wrongs, bu.
/ hope that he has repented, now that
he understands their magnitude, and
that he will be given a chance to lead
a good, true and honest life after the
present ordeal has passed.
This is the statement Of Mrs Frank
Steunenberg, widow OF the former gov
ernor of Idaho, who was killed by a
bomb planted by Orchard at the gate
way of his home in Caldwell. Mrs
Steunenberg it attending the annual
camp meeting and conference of the
Seventh Day Adventists at College
Place, three miles west of Walla
Walla-
She seems to be above hatred of the
man who killed her husband, and her
conversation would indicate that she
has forgiven him.
AS to Meyer. Haywood and Pettibone
she expressed no poinion. She is lead
ing a secluded life, spending most OF
her time reading the Bible and other
religious works.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-07

patch up differences and arrange an
amicable agreement that will affect
Missouri, Kansas, Delaware, Pennsyl-
vania and New Jersey. The electri-
clans of Isl have wantonly put ammuni-
tion in the hands of the enemies of
organized labor and may thwart the
very work Gompers and McNulty are
engaged in.
"The agreement invoked by the tele-
phone company was adopted last De-
cember and should exist until next
February. BY its terms telephone
operators all over the Pacific coast
received a material increase in wages
The schedule was adopted at the dis
trict councils meeting by vote of $50
against 81. The members of Isl re-
fused to vote because their advance
that of linemen outside of San Fran
cisco. For some reason they thought
their wages should be higher than
those of linemen in Los Angeles
or Seattle. They accordingly re-
fused to vote. but the agree
ment was indorsed by the council
and went into effect. 1t is this agree
ment that ISL now seeks to evade. 1
believe, however, that the members will
be brought to their senses within a
day or two and will return to work
without making necessary drastic ac-
ton on the part of the International
organization. President McNulty him.
self warned the men, before he went
east, that no sympathetic strike would
| be permitted against any company
with which agreements existed. This
| contention will be enforced even If It
becomes necessary to take the charter
away from Isl. But am sure that
will not be necessary.
President Kelly of the district coun-
ell, whose jurisdiction takes In all the
Pacific states indorsed Sullivan's ut
terances and said that the telephone
company would not lack for Hnemen.
He would see to 1t, he said, that union
men were placed at work Kelly
/ called attention to the meeting which
was held by the electricians in Oak
land Wednesday night
The committee from 151 accompanied
Miss Lynch and Miss Williams Of the
] telephone operators to the session and
the girls pleaded with the Oakland
members to Join ISL in it's strike" said
Kelly. THE request was unanimously
refused because the existing agree
ment stood in the way. 1t could not be
| ignored"
| Manager thinner of the telephone
company said last night that the lines
were not seriously impaired for the
present because 81 men remained at
/ work Two of these are union men.
Zimmer thought that the assurances of
the council and international officers
that union men would take the places
/ OF union men of 151 insured an ade-
quate force to carry on the repair and
other similar work which was aban-
doned when the electricians walked out
to aid the girls in their strike.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-07

The story showed today how Orchard
had progressed in the art Of murder.
There was no more of the sawed of
pump guns; nothing further Of poison
in the milk II was all giant powder
and bombs today, and there was clear
development in the science of bomb
making and explosion.
And Lord, how careless he grew in
the handling Of the deadly stun. It
was fun for this hendish murderer. He
travelled about the country with dyna-
mite enough in his gripsack or his
trunk TO blow UP half q village, and
never gave ii thought He left 1t
living around the closets in the rooms.
He dropped 1t in railroad station rooms
and went his way rejoicing, to come
back weeks or months later and pick it
up again. II did not matter to him
Nothing much occurred, anyway He
cid not even take pains to get away