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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-31
KISSED AND MADE UP
VIM. Davis, who Fired Two Shots at his
Wife, Gets Off With Fine of $40

VIM. Davis, who Fired Two Shots at his
Wife. Gets Off With Fine of $40
William Davis and his wife, whose
honeymoon was interrupted on Mon
day night by the husband drawing a
revolver and firing two shots at his
bride, are at peace again and have
returned to their home on Milwaukee
avenue to allow loves young dream
to weave another spell about them.
Davis was brought into the Justice
court Tuesday afternoon and it was
supposed that the wife would prefer
a very serious charge against him,
but when the bride of two days saw
her husband led in by the police off,
Ger, she broke down and cried. That
was the end of the prosecution so far
as serious charge was concerned, as
the wife declared that she did not
want to appear against the husband
and that she was willing to let bye
cones be bye-gones and start life over.
The justice was willing too. On this
account Davis was called before the
bar of justice and he rather re1uct-
antly pleaded guilty to charge of
disorderly conduct and was fined ten
dollars and the costs Of the action.
Davis paid the fine and he and his
wife left the courtroom just as happy
as if nothing had ever happened.
The police decided that it might be
just as well to be on the safe side and
they retained the revolver with which
Davis amused himself on the second
night Of the honeymoon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-31
TEACHERS, MEETING

A teachers meeting will be held II
Kenosha Feb. 9, 1907. The following
is the program:
Primary Arithmetic Miss L. Kelly,
Grammar-Pa Participates, Infinitives
Miss B. Rogers.
Upper Form Reading According tc
the Manual-Miss A. Taylor.
Exercise in Nature Study-Miss M.
Hansen.
Roberts Rules of Order Motions
and their Order of Precedence g.
Mcnamara.
All are cordially invited. 81
DIV BY Order Of Committee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-31
WAS VIOLENTLY INSANE
William Ell. Baird, Plumber, Causes
Lots of Trouble for Police
uarantin.

William lei. Baird, Plumber, Causes
Lots of Trouble for Police
William H. Baird, plumber resid-
ing at I'll West street, became vio-
lent1y insane last night just after six
O'Clock and before he could be taken
to the county jail the sservices OF
Chief of Police O'Hare, Assistant
Chief Newhouse, Officer iZievers and
Undersheriff Vi1lnow we're demanded.
The man was adjudicated insane this
morning by Judge Slosson and COM
mitted to the asylum at Winnebago.
The man had been suffering from
mental trouble for the past eighteen
days supposed to have been caused
by the fact that he had lost one of his
eyes. He had shown no violence un-
til Tuesday night when he stripped
himself of his clothing and threatened
violence 70 those about him. He was
locked in his home and the officers
called. When the officers reached
the house the man was naked roaming
from room to room and he put up an
awful fight before he submitted to
accompany them to the jail. His
condition is exceedingly serious and it
is feared that he will live but a short
time
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-31
ANOTHER EXPLOSION
Laflin-Rand Powder Mill at Fontanet,
Ind, Blown up-Two are Killed

Laflln- Rand Powder Mill at Fontanet,
Ind, Blown up-Two are Killed
January of 1907 will probably go
down on record. as one of the worst
months in the history of the Latin.
Rand Powder company, for following
closely on the heels of the explosion
which killed nine men at the Pleas
ant Prairie plant, an explosion oc-
Cured ia the mills of the company at
Fontsnet, Indiana, and Jacob Garner
and Max Burndt, the two employees at
work in the mill, were blown to
pieces.
It is said that Garner, one of the
men killed, was formerly employed at
the Pleasant Prairie plant. AS usual
the cause of the explosion is not
known. The mills of thescompany at
the Indiana town were blown to atoms
by the explosion.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-31
CORRESPONDENTS WANTED

The TELEGRAPH-CoURI is in
need of additional correspondents in
several of the towns of the county.
Persons desiring to take up this work
will please Address this Office for par.
ticulars.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-31
PARIS PIONEER DEAD

Robert Blackburn Died Very Suddenly
af Union Grove Monday Morning
Robert Blackburn, one of the ear
Hest settlers of the town of Paris, and
a resident of Kenoshs county for
nearly fifty years, died very suddenly
at his home in Union Grove Monday.
Mr.. Blackburn had been seemingly in
the best of health until few hours
before the end came. Death resulted
from heart disease. The deceased
was 70 years of age and is survived
by widow and five children. He
was native of New York, but came
to Paris in the late forties. He en-
gagged in farming in Paris until three
years ago, when he removed to Union
Grove.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-31
! ANOTHER PIONEER GONE
Remains Of Michael McDermott Who
Died in Chicago Inferred in Kenosha

Remains OF Michael McDermOtt Who
Died in Chicago Inferred in Kenosha
Another one of the old settlers of
kenosha was laid at rest today, when
the remains of the late Michael
McDermott were inferred in the
family plat at St. James cemetery.
Mr.. McDermott died in Chicago on
Monday. The deceased was native
of Ireland, but came to Kenosha
county many years ago. He was well
known among the earlier residents of
Of the city. He is survived by a
widow and several children.
Many relatives of the deceased
came from Chicago to attend the
funeral here
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-31

Miss Clara E.. Kranzusch. of Mil
waukee, spent Wednesday with
friends in this city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-31

Miss Fife Travis has returned after
a five weeks visit in Ohio.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-31
ADMINISTRATORS SALE

Frank Epson, administrator for the
estate of Ralph Anderson, will sell
the entire stock Of cattle, feed, ma
chinery, etc, on the Jos. Umland farm
at Truesde11 Station on Saturday,
Feb. 9.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-31

Saturday morning, January 20, was
the coolest morning so far this season
10 below zero.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-02
The MckfnIer Love story.

From Letter to the PhisdrInha Ledger.
IL was in Philadelphia. The President
and the reception committee were about
90 start from the old Bellevue Hotel
They were already some minutes behind
time and the great crowd nearby was
cheering loudly. and as loudly calling I'm
their Impotence for the President. With
one foot already on the carriage step,
Mckinley turned suddenly. and with q
hurried Forgot something important.
back i'm a minute" ne disappeared within
the hotel A moment after he had pass
Cd from sight a bclated member Of the re-
cepu0n committee. mist8kinE the door Of
Mrs. McKinleys private parlor for that
of a public reception room. found INN
self an unwilling witness % a scene in
the Mckinley home life The intruder re-
treated quickly, but not so quickly that
no escaped overhearinE the words. Dear
heart, l had TO come back for one more
good-by kiss
The Washington herald., 1907-06-02

Mr. Taft ought to be our Secretary for
the Colonies, instead Of mere War See
retary. His heart is in the American colo
nial policy. and our subject people have
no stancher, more loyal friend than he
In season and out Of season, We might
almost say, he pleads for neglected popu-
lations and fsr-on races, he is the most
effective and convincing defender of ou
colonial enterprises. The problems ot
colonial government are at his finger
tips; nothing comes easier than to set III
and restore shaky and eruptive govern
ments
Mr. Taft's important share i'm the max
ing Of our colonial policy lends unusual
weight TO the justification Of that policy
attempted by him in his St Louis speech
In a comprehensive review of the colonial
situation he discards altogether the plea
by which it hitherto has been sought tC
defend the acquisition of subject terrific
Ties-namely. that Of material advantage
and financial rec0mpense-and presents
our expansion movement in the light OF
an exhibition Of pure altruism." He ex-
amines the figures showing an increase OF
trade with each one Of our colonial pos
sessions. and. setting them over against
the immense expenditures incurred by the
United States in conquest and in annual
outlay for the support Of a colonial estab-
lishment concludes that the increase in
business is not at all commensurate with
the expenditure. Our military occupation
Of the Philippines, for example, costs us
an annual sum Of S5Oo0,0co. whereas the
increase Of our trade with the Philippines
has been but Sl3m000O. For this paItry
trade we paid S20009,00O 10 buy the archi-
pelsSo, laid out $40 100000 in the conquest
Of the Tebellious inhabitants. and are
yearly expending over 100000 to main
tain them in subsection. Porto Rico
however. makes a much better showing
and so does Cuba. which we do not own
at any rate not formally. Thus Mr.. Taft
is forced to admit as do the colonial
secretaries Of some other nations which
have gone into the expansion business for
what there was in it. that colonies do not
pay.
our real recompense. Mr. Taft would
have US believe, is in the Continuing
gratitude Of the people whom we have
The Washington herald., 1907-06-02
Learning the Arts of Peace.

From Che san Francisco Chronicle
There is no better preparation for good
citizenship than regular employment I'm
honest labor. even if one does not acquire
the habit of walking with head always
erect and learn the art of the scientific
destruction of human life Until human
nature develops a uniformity of good in
tentons such as mankind has never yet
possessed IL will always De necessary for
the well disposed 90 maintain am organ
lied force strong enough To- prevent vi0-
lence by the iN-dispCsed. and If they fail
to do so the penalty win De terrible. But
the nation which is content with its own
boundaries and has no intent % prey on
its neighbors may safely confne its mill
tary expenditure 20 a minimum, for il
will not be mOlestad
The Washington herald., 1907-06-02
FLEETING FANCIES.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel
WITHIN THE WALLS,

Beyond the Crime Of town and city street.
Beyond the portals where begins the
strife.
Are tender blossoms you may go 70 greet
Tn pathways verdaut with new-spring-
ing life.
And night and morn I hear them calling
mo.
But duty guards and viii not set me free
II
I see. in dreams. the road that winds
away
Beyond the restessness OF hall and
mart.
see where suHbeams and the shadows
play.
ANA weave their way into a rovers
heart
But chains that bind and clauk Of gain
and spoil
Cannot be- severed from the master toll.
The meads are rich with carpetiug Of
green,
And valleys sweet with vioIets a-bloom.
The shadows meet the CLASSY river
sheen.
The breezes bring a hint Of June's per
fume.
7 hear them calling soft and low 10 me.
But duty guards and viii not set me free.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-02
4 Few Words on Weather.

And SO yesterday-raw, cold, drizzly,
and soEgy-was the weather mans idea
Of "a tit and proper beginning for June
time. was it? Overcoats. earnuffs. hot
bricks. and chest protectors, Pneumonia
germs proWling around and grip microbes
seeking whom they might devour. Bah.
subtle scientists may know what has
caused this backward weather. The men
of the Service do not know says Prof
Willis Moore. Of the Weather Bureau. and
continues:
IL is not true that have 7trauslsi srung and
! did not shy when speaker Cannon suggested that
If We could not produce @ better article Cf weather
y might h- advisable tr gIt of the appropriations
As 90 the UHsassauaheness Of the weather. we
know this. That along tue Wrtr part OF the
northern hemisphere as ths MAPS are built there
have been a slcg szin 0f hiEh-VresgTe areas, with
"a succession uf lon-rrtssura areas i0 che south.
r. S certain that when there is am area ~ high
pressure In che north caused hy clear and cid
weather and an area ~ lgW-UVS-'lre in the south.
that the cold air from the north IS going 90 rlsij
toward the south with much force.
The uu'r thing that mtta0T..HgI-ts have noticed
with regard tp sHn spots is That their frequency
and the trIulrs NJ eir.-r~marus'ir storms ON the
earth increase and decrease =multau1luslt. Many
sun spots mean many electromagnetic storms or
disturbance.
Tut. tut; likewise pooh, pooh. All Of
that sounds very fine, 800 doubt. Pres
sure" here and pressure y0uder. "elec-
tro-magnetic storms and "sun spots. %
indeed. What we want 20 know is.
Where does winter get of and summer
get on? Do we have any June apples this
year. or do we take il out in snowballs .
Is the June bride TO be served frappe, and
is it TO be the young mans fancy 10 90
through summer clad in raincoat and
muffler? Are June days 10 be so rare that
they are raw? Are straw hats. peek-a-
boos. and kindred articles Of wearing APP
parel % sink into a state of innoCu0us
desuetude? Are picnics to he mere memo
ries and fishing expeditions TO be forgot? ?
Is the fooI-that-rocks-the-b % have no
opportunity?
II the weather man can furnish no sat
isfactory answers 10 these questions. We
shall give 10 Uncle Joe's' suggestion
that serious attention ii undoubtedly de-
serves. Here We have been f0oling along
through two and a half months of alleged
spring which I'm reality has been made
over winter. This is June, according to
the calendar and the almanac. Time was
when those ancient and honorable institu-
tions were held in high esteem When
they said spring. spring was right there
When they said fair and even tempera-
ture. good time to plant garden sass. 20
sass was planted forthwith. All. those
happy by-gone days,
Unless the weather clerk speedily gets
busy and reforms. this country can do
nothing better than 90 back TO the alma
nae and the calendar. They We're q great
deal cheaper, and they didn't make a
point Of doing curious stunts just to show
off
The Washington herald., 1907-06-02
An optimist at Eighty-eight.

From am Article by Nrs. Julia Ward Howe.
The world grows better and not worse,
but it does NOT grow better everywhere
all the time. Women of fashion seem TO
me to have lost i'm dignity of character
and fin general tone and culture. On the
other hand. outside this charmed circle
of fashion, 7 hnd the tone Of taste and
culture much higher than I remember
it to have been in my youth l find
women leading nobler and better lives.
filling larger and higher places. enjoying
the upper air of thought where they used
20 rest upon the very soil Of domestic
care and detail So the community gains.
although one class loses-but that, re-
member, is the class that assumes TO give
standards TO the rest
The Washington herald., 1907-06-02
The Navy in the swim.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
and hasty deductions often lead to erro-
neous conclusions. Even the worm Of the
early bird often proves TO be rather more
than tough, and if the officers Of the
United States navy had only waited unit
the full facts became known, they would
have been spared the anxiety and worry
which their brother officers Of the army
have experienced as result of the orders
recently issued i'm regard TO the tests
OF skill in horsemsnship,
There is not, we fully believe, the slight
est danger of the naval officers being
compelled 90 shovel coal against time, OF
to compete in rowing races with their
juniors. All that is 20 De required is ''ar
examination in swimming for thos,
reaching the grade of admiral, and even
this is % BE- neither strenuous nor Diff
cult The department does not require
its flag officers 10 Doe Leanders or Lord
Byrons or even % rank with the second
order Of natatorial experts, as hitherto
represented by Capt Boyton and Capt
Webb The examination, it is said
is 90 be simply a test of the ability of
the candidate 10 swim two miles In the
ordinary Way-on his stomach, 20 return
the same distance. swimming on his back
and then to tread water for a period of
thirty minutes with his hands clasped
above his head. and without permitting
the water to enter his mouth. This, with
previous experience and training, should
not be a difficult feat
As viii be seen. this order win not work
such hardship on the navy as did its pred
ecessor on the army. The infantry Off
Ger has not been furnished a horse mol
has he had the ability TO keep up his
riding after graduation, while his broJhe
Of the navy has 5een-or should have
been-a veritahle island Of opportunity
completely surrounded. as are all islands
by water. A modern expensive fee
should not be deprived of its commander
by the accidental upsettlng Of a boat au5
the ganEway ought not. through the care
less handling of a man-rope, be turned
into path Of glory that leads but 10 the
grave.
So Il appears that this step. which rumoi
says is contemplated by the authorities
can hardly. as has been charged, be con
sidered due 10 a desire To- delay promo
tions In the already c0uEested hump o
the upper grades of the service Rathe
it must be regarded as an effort to ra
ward those officers who have made In.
most Of the.r marine surroundings. an.
to separate them from their sIothru AN.
pr0Crastin8tng companions who hav,
hung their clothes in their cork-unad
enamelcd bath rooms and, like the classic
little maid of the hickory limb. have emo
gone near the water
The Washington herald., 1907-06-02
MEF AND THINGS.
Arbitration Act n FaiIure.

Special Agent Harry r. Burrlll, Of the
Department Of Commerce and Labor VINO
was formerly attached to the Washington
bureau Of a New York newspaper. and Is
well known to government officials and
legislators. is sending ia some very inter
esting reports Of his observations in other
lands. Those which are now being pub
lished i'm Daily Consular and Trade Re
ports are from New Zealand, which coun-
try Mr. BurrlI visited some two months
ago. one Of the most recent Of the re-
ports relates to labor legislation in the
interesting island where so many ad-
yanced statutes have been enacted Not
withstanding the oft-repeated assertion
that the compulsory arbitration act has
made labor conditions almost ideal there
the late Henry Demarest Lloyd, indeed,
called the book he wrote on the subject
"A Country Without Strikes''-Mr Bur
ru points out that the slaughtermen Of
the country have recently shown their dis
content by adopting measures calculated
TO paralyze one of its leading industries
This strike, he says, has seriously embar-
rasscd those in control OF the mutton
industry and also has created a feeling Of
uncertainty among other employers of
labor, which. il is feared. may prevent
large investments of capital that flnan-
ciers were preparing 20 make in various
lines Of business. For years New
Zealand has been steadily increasing her
pasturage and the number of her sheep
and her exports OF frozen meats have
enlarged 10 such proportions as TO af-
ford one of the principal sources Of
wealth iu tho colony. The strike OF the
sIauehtermsn. Mr. BurriII SAYS. not only
threatens this splendid industry, which
was one Of those the Industrial and con-
ciIlauon act was designed 10 protect. but
imperiis the law itself 10 is interesting
in this connection 20 note that the Aus
tralIau arbitration law. which was less
comprehensive and far-reaching than that
Of New Ie land. has sigHaily failed to
prevent clashes between employers and
employees. Some months ago one ~ the
judges of the arbitration court said for
publication that the Australian act was
"on its death bed"
incidentally. Mr. Burrill pays many
compliments 10 those in charge of the eX-
position at ChristcbWch. an enterprise
which was assisted by the general gov
eminent Of New Zealand - a much
greater extent than similar shows in this
country have benefited through Cougres-
sion8l appropriations. The American eN-
hihits there We're very meager. and Nr.
Burrill thinks this was "a great mistake.
especially in view of the circumstances
that Cauada's exhibit was large and cred.
table. and served as an excellent adver-
rErw0ut Of the manufactures OF that
country. New Zealand buys $4,000 0F
worth ~ goods abroad each year, and ui
this amount only 100000 comes to tho
LnILnd States.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-02
Joscnh 7. Fnnninr,s Rise.

Joseph T. flaming, formerly Of Indian
apolis, who was in Washington the other
day. is a striking example of the man
meeting his opportunity. Mr.. flaming
left Indianapolis as a sort Of aid-de-camp
to Thomas Taggart when that gentleman
assumed the reins as chairman Of the
Democratic National Committee in the
campaign Of 1904 While in New York he
met August Belmont. who was struck
foTcibly by Mr.. Fannings 6 capacity for
silence. After the campaign Mr.. Fannng
went into MIR. Belmonts Office and has
remained there ever since as the leading
man Of the Belmont forces. There is very
little of the old Indianapolis manner about
Mr.. Tanning now. he is typical New
Yorker. and his apartments at the Wal
dorf are the scene Of many an artistic and
jovial gathering.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-02
Evidence Of Tariff prorres..

From the New York journal Of Commerce.
The manufacturing interests of the
country are not standing pat. but are
recognizing changed conditions and new
necessities calling imperauvely for read
justment of our tariff policy. There is
evidence Of a strong tendency toward a
more rational and logical protectionism,
though certain fundamental tallacies are
still adhered 10. These men are calling
for "high-minded nonpartisan action"
which would bring about the gradual.
intelligent revision of the tariff without
disturbance of business conditions. g"
There is in all this gratifying evidence Of
progress on the part Of those who hereto
fore have been rather indis scriminate in
their demands and blind to ny interests
but their own
The Washington herald., 1907-06-02

aided" our true reward in "the pleasure
Of pushing the cause Of civilization on
altruistic ground our colonial secretary
feels safe, and so do We We have done
much for the peoples over whom our
sway extends. and We have some right TO
feel proud OF IT, Mr., Bryan thinks that
as colonists they are worse off than we
we're before we threw off the yoke Of
Britain. but even he does not hesitate TO
say that they are immeasurably better
off now than under Spanish despotism.
If a colonial policy can be defended at
all, il can be better defended on altruistic
grounds than any other, for to the senti-
mental side Of the American people that
defense makes a strong appeal
The Washington herald., 1907-06-02
ohllterntlon Of Local plague spots.

Many residents of the Capital doubt
less will be shocked by Mr. w. c. Dodge's s
statements concerning Washington slums,
which appear in a communication printed
elsewhere in to-day's issue of The Wash
ington Herald. Most OF us are so accus-
toned to thinking only of the beautiful
pleasing, and artistic features of the
city that we are disagreeably affected by
reminders that such features are not uni
versal, and that, despite our magnificent
array of governmental and business build
ings, our countless handsome residences.
our attractive parks, and our well-paved,
tree-shaded streets and avenues. there are
sections Of Washington just as ugly and
as dangerous, from the sanitary stand
point. as the purlieus Of any Of the huge
commercial cities Of the land
1t is to be hoped that Mr. Dodges COM
munication will set the people of the
District To thinking Of the discreditable
conditions which he describes. and that
there will be set on foot a movement
which will bring about whatever action is
essential 10 complete reforms. 1t appears
that the special committee appointed by
the District Commissioners 10 invesu-
gate insanitary alleys is making an excel
lent start in the right direction, but, of
course. the scope of its work is more or
less restricted. and many, doubtless. will
agree with Mr.. Dodge in the opinion
that the enactment of a comprehensive
law by Congress is necessary.
The subject is one to which those re-
gardful Of the best interests Of the Cap
ital may we'll give their careful attention.
Let the best Democrat lead, says
Mr.. Bryan. In the meantime, the free
for-aII fight 10 determine who is the best