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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-04
COUNTY MUST ACT
Formal Demand is Made Upon
County Board for q Standard
Of Weights and Measures
MANY COMPLAINTS ARE FILED

A formal demand has been made on
the establishment of system of
standard weights and measures in Ke-
nosha, and it is thought that under
the law the County Clerk and the
County Treasurer must at once cause
such standard to be purchased and
set up in the city for testing all
scales and balances SO used in the
city. The formal demand for the
action of the County Board is made
by Attorney James Cavanagh, who
Board that he is acting on the de-
mand of number of his clients, who
have made complaints against short
weights as taken from coal comp anies
and other companies in the city.
It is stated that while the law de-
handing such a standard has been on
the statutes of the State since the
statutes of 1893, no steps have been
taken by the Kenosha County BOARD
to establish a standard. This matter
udS DCCA ldhS W Al 1nS lily OOuHSAA
within the last six months, but moth
ing was done in regard to it. Under
the law the County Board is forced to
put in such standard for the test
of scales ard balances when COM
plant is made, and if the County
Board is not in ssession4the standard
may be purchased and put in by
either the County Clerk or the County
Treasurer. The matter will be taken
up at once with the Chairman Of the
County Board and it is probable that
either Clerk Jones or Treasurer Marx
will at once take steps to secure the
standard of weights needed. The
cost of such standard is said to be in
the neighborhood of $500.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-04
| VILLAGE SCANDAL
Man Living in kenosha Connected
With q ScandaIous Story at
Winthrop Harbor
WARRANTS MAY BE ISSUED

Sensation is rife in the village of
Winthrop Harbor over an alleged
scandal which has not as yet pro-
crossed beyond the stage of mere
rumor according to a prominent man
there.
There is much suppressed excite
ment in the little community over the
alleged scandalous relations between
a man of 80 or 40 and a 14.year-old
girl and warrants are threatened, it
is said. for the man, who, it is
claimed, is guilty of taking the most
abhorrent advantage of young and
innocent girl, living with cher for
weeks, until the alleged openness of
the affair made it public property.
No warrant has been issuedS for the
man, his name only and! that iof the
girl being banded about shameful1y
by the villagers, still without any de-
finite proof that a crime has been
committed.
However, there is sentiment de-
veloping that may 1eadeto the issuing
III w 0A10AlSe WAOA A(0hO GOQAky WAAA
add another to its long list of dirty
and entirely unworthy scandals of re-
1ations between the sexes.
The Winthrop Harbor man said,
VII IN questioned, Eyes, there is much
talk of a quiet kind here about the
relations between 15-year-old girl
and laboring man.
Nothing has been done about it SO
far, and the whole thing is merely the
talk OF the town, with how much
truth at the bottomI do not know.
81 expect that If things go much
farther, however, warrants may be
taken ont and arrests may follow"
The man in the case was said to be
out of the village. He had been gone
for three days. Some state that he
has fled Illinois and is now making
his home in Kenosha. Others say
that he will return and confound his
accusers. He is said to be unmarried.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-04

Dreyer was killed he had sat with his
mother in the front window of the
house and had watched cars go past.
He stated that there were about ten
cars passed during the evening and
that one of them struck one Of the
pieces of sod in the road and the lamp
went out. The car was brought al
most to a stop and then went on
slowly. No mention was made of the
Collier car in this regard, but the
jury undoubtedly noticed the COIN
cldence in the matter, as the Collier
car had been stopped in a similar
manner. This is undoubtedly the
plan of the defense to clean up the
statements made that the Gear had
struck something and the admissions
made by witnesses in regard to the
lights going out.
More Evidence on Lamp
A great deal of evidence was intro
dnced during the morning session to
show that the glass found could not
have been from Solar lamp. r. H.
that the glass was not similar to that
used for the doors of Solar lamps and
their evidence was of positive ma
ture. Following this evidence IN re-
gard to the lamp the defense intro
duced more witnesses to show that the
car had not been damaged when it
was returned to the plant. William
Eyster and Cla ude Barnes were the
principal witnesses on this point.
Eyster was in charge Oh the repair
department at the factory and
he testified that the car went to
its owner on the morning after the
accident. Barnes rode to the factory
in the car on the morning after the
accident and he stated that he had
noted no defects in it.
For the most part the evidence at
the morning session was exceedingly
tame and the statements of Major
we're the only ones that brought any
thing of a sensational nature.
Defense Rests Case
After the examination of young
Major the attorney for the defense
read into the record Of the trial por-
ton of the evidence that had been
given by DR.; T. E. Andre, in which
he had stated that he could not state
positively what caused the death of
the man, and that he could not say
that the man had not died from an
organic disease or from heart trouble.
After this evidence had been received
the defense rested the case.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-04
J. Stern Charged With Keeping
His Store Open on Sunday
Acquitted BY a Jury
OTHER CASES WILL BE TRIED
International Official of the CIerkss
Union Comes to Kenosha to Aid in
Pushing the Fight, and Other
Arrests Will Be Made

The retail Clerks Union of Ke-
tie for Sunday closing late Monday
afternoon, when Jacob Stern, ar
rested a week ago on a charge of
opening his store OH Sunday, was
acquitted by jury in the court of
Justice McCarron. The jury deliber-
ated forty-five minutes before it ar
rived at a decision in the case. Stern
did not make an elaborate defense to
the charges brought against him and
there was absolute evidence that the
law had been violated as one of the
witnesses testified that he had pur-
chased pocket handkerchief in the
store. The evidence showed that the
handkerchief was not sold by Stern,
but the defendant made no effort to
deny the fact that his store had been
opened on Sunday.
In presenting the case to the jury,
Attorney John C. Slater, who repre-
scented the defendant, stated that if
the dry good stores were forced to
close under the state law it would
mean the closing of every line of bus
mess in the city for at least one day
in the week. The attorney. painted
dark picture of the possible results of
such an Interpretation and enforce
ment Of the law. The jury was un-
doubtedly moved to act by his plea as
the evidence ia the case was decid-
edly against Stern.
President Robinson of the Clerks
Union stated Monday night that he
was not surprised at the outcome of
the case, but that this would not stop
the fight for Sunday closing, and
that the fight would go on until the
men opening their stores became tired
of prosecutions. The president of
the International Clerks Union will
be in Kenosha this evening to discuss
the question with the members of the
local union and to plan for further
carrying fon of the fight. President
Robinson states that the cases
against other merchants will not be
dropped, but that every case will be
called in court. If the clerks follow
out their present plan the merchants
will undoubtedly have to spend a
large amount of their Sunday profits
in employing attorneys, and in the
meantime the county will have a
pretty good price to pay in the way
of costs.
President Robinson stated that
Stern would be arrested again next
Monday if he opened his store on
Sunday, and the proceeding won be
prosecuted just as the case this week
The other cases are scheduled to
come up later in the present week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-04

The rush for paving Of streets is
still on and Monday night the Council
was asked TO pave Newell street be-
tween Marked street and Prairie
avenue and Pearl street between
Ridge street and Rowland avenue.
Both streets are to be paved with
brick and the majority of the pro.
perty owners on both streets are in
favor of the paving.
The report of the City Treasurer
showed balance in bank in favor of
the city of S1OO,O1o.33.
To Build Sea Wall
The committee on building and
grounds was given permission to be-
gin the repair of Eichelman Park and
the Council will at the next session
receive an estimate on the cost of
building cement sea wall along the
water front the full length of the
park. The park is now being filled
up and in order to keep it from wash
ing it will be necessary to put in some
sort of protection. The committee
has let contract to have rs trees
planted in the park at once and it will
be seeded and properly supplied with
seats. It is expected that all the
work will be completed before the
end of the present year.
William Roberts was appointed a
special police officer without pay and
he will have charge of the merchant
police work>in one of the sections of
the city.
The usual large amount of routine
business came up and it was mid
night before the aldermen completed
the work of the session.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-04
LETTIE DEDIEMAR DEAD


Well Known Young Woman of the City
Dies at Her Home Saturday Evening
Miss Letitia deDiemar, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. N. deDiemar, died at
the family residence on Washing ton
Island just after eight O'Clock Satur-
day evening after long illness from
a complication of diseases. Miss de
Diemar had been an invalid for many
months and her death was not unex-
pected. The deceased was born in
Kenosha twenty-one years ago. She
was a graduate of the Kenosha High
school and had spent her entire life
in the city. She wassa young oman
of many lovable qualities and her
death will come as sad shock to her
friends.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-04
WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED
Mrs. e. III. HOLSTER Falls Down Flight
of Stairs and is Badly Injured

Mrs. E. H. HOLSTER was very seri-
ously injured at her home on Chicago
street Sunday afternoon, when she
fell down the stairs at her home and
sustained a fracture Of the right
shoulder blade and two ribs. Mrs.
HOLSTER had started down stairs and
slipped and fell. She was picked up
at the bottom of the stairs by other
members of the family. She was con-
scious, but was suffering intense
pain. Physicians were called and set
the broken bones and Mrs. HOLSTER
was resting easier this afternoon.
She will be laid up for many weeks as
a result of the accident.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-04
RUN DOWN LITTLE GIRL
Victoria shewai Run Down By Horse
on Main Street Monday Evening

Victoria Shewai, aged 9 years, re-
siding on Strong street, narrowly es.
capped being killed on Main street, be.
tween South and Wisconsin streets,
just after O'Clock Monday evening,
when she was run down lby horse.
The child was crossing the street and
stepped directly under the horses
hoofs. The horse stepped upon one
Of her legs, badly bruising her. She
was taken to the Office Of DR.. Jorgen.
sen and later removed to her home il
a carriage.
It is stated this morning that the
child was not seriously injured.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-04

The defense put up strong fight
for Collier at the Tuesday session Of
the trial, and just before noon sprung
little sensation in the way of the
evidence of Harold Major, a youth
who resides south of Central Park
about half mile. Major testified
that there had been great pieces Of
sod in the roadway in front of his
house, and that on the night William
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-04
DEATH OF MRS BARDINsKI
Died at the Kenosha Hospital Saturday
evening After Two Weeks Illness

Mrs. Barbara Bardinski, wife OF
John Bardinski of Lemon street, died
at the Kenosha Hospital Saturday
evening after two weeks illness
from blood poisoning. The deceased
was native of Russia. She was SO
years Of age, and had resided in Ke-
nosha for number of years. She is
survived by husband and several
children.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12
FORMER FRENCH CHIEF
STAR IN QUAINT DRAMA

Special Gable to The Herald.
+ PARIS, May 11.-A scene close to the
Grand boulevards. The shop Of we'll
known barber, purveyor to innumer-
able foreign courts.
Sunday wave of animation breaks
the monotony of the place as several
employees hasten toward the door. A
lightly the red rosette of the Legion of
Honor at his buttonhole. His face is
familiar-very familiar.
The barber and his assistants hasten
to relieve him Of his cane, hat and
greatcoat and deferentially conduct
him to a chair. The employees are whis-
pering to their clients and the occupant
of each chair Immediately turns his
white-masked countenance in the d.
rection of the new arrival.
Although the little gentleman of the
white beard is seemingly desirous OF
remaining Indifferent to the curiousity
which he has provoked, slight smile
hovers over his genial face, and re-
mains there while the barber. scissors
in hand, hesitates an instant and ther
plunges into the first subjects at hand
the weather. sunshine, the flowers
| To the left a stout man, whose mon
ocle has not left his eye during the en-
tire process to which the barber has
| been carefully treating his hair, is
speaking in an extremely audible voice
of the decadence of France and the re-
cent strikes, which he proclaims are
after all, the work of M. Clemenceau
The smile still fingers on the lips OF
the little gentleman with the white
beard. The task of the barber is at al
end. The little gentleman rises. Heads
turn once again and all glances follow
him as he walks toward the desk. Ar
obsequious employe follows and at the
door hands his client his cane, which
he was about to forget.
"Voici, Monsieur lie President"
The little gentleman turns at the
words. His smile has changed. There
is. perhaps, just a shadow of sadness
in his voice as M. Emil Loubet replies
"Ah, no, thank God; president nc
| longer"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12
MYSTERY IN SUICIDE
OF PRETTY RUSSIAN

Special Cable to The Herald
MILAN, May ia strange story
comes from Florence concerning the
dramatic suicide Of Russian woman
named Nadia Baraden. who was one of
the most active members of the revolu-
tionary party. She was a friend of Ga
pom, and was compromised in an at
tempt on the life Of one of the grand
dukes at Odessa. A policeman who was
appointed to watch her succumbed to
her charms and induced her to marry
him.
After having. served a portion of her
sentence, Nadia was pardoned, but for
hidden to live in Russia. She went to
Florence, where she frequented the In
stitute of Fine Arts and gave evidence
of being a very clever painter. But, in
addition to her artistic talents she had
also great beauty of feature and ele-
gance of form, so that she soon attract
ed to herself host of admirers, among
them being an English artist, whose
name is not altogether unknown. Great
surprise was caused by the news Of the
death of the beautiful Russian. She
was walking through the central square
in Florence, when suddenly she drew a
revolver and shot herself dead. A good
deal of mystery surrounds this tragedy.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12
N0BLEWOMEN
GAMBLE AND FIGHT
Special Gable to The Herald.

Special Gable to The Herald.
ST. PETERSBURG May 11.-There
are three houses in st. Petersburg
known to the highest aristocratic la
dies which are nightly filed with a
crowd of card playing women of title.
The scenes enacted are sometimes ap-
palling. Women play until they have
nothing left to gamble for but their
clothes. Scenes of riot are frequent,
the ladies' "going for" one another
when they lose with teeth and nails.
They take turns watching for the
police, and have developed an elab-
crate system of signaling the approach
of the guardians of the law.
In Moscow there are eleven women'S 8
clubs where games of chance are
played, and young girls fresh from
school are regular habitues of them.
In these houses there are women who
watch for the financial ruin of young,
good looking ladies and then tell them
of rich men who will assist them.
These clubs have caused so much
scandal that the patriarch of Moscow
has issued a pastoral letter declaring
that If the evils go on much longer
Moscow must meet the fate of Sodom
and Gomorrah.
The educational authorities of the
capital have issued a circular to the
heads of the grammar schools stating
that card playing for money has at
tained such proportions among the pu-
pills that many parents have been
ruined in paying their childrens debts
and that suicide is rapidly spreading
among the scholars.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12
LIVING STATUARY GETS
BOOM FROM CRUSADE

Special Gable to The Herald.
LONDON, May 11.-Are living statuarJ
exhibitions immoral?
That is the burning question in Lon
don now. Having become rather sta'e
the public was fast losing interest ir
them until an outcry was raised against
them. Now they are becoming strong
attractions again.
The agitation was begun by the Bish-
op of London. Unlike w. t. Stead, who
pronounced La Milos poses IAN unal-
lowed artistic delight" the bishop has
not seen the entertainment he de-
nounces.
Certainly these exhibitions are no
more immoral now than they were two
years ago, when the living statuary
feeling has suddenly and unaccountably
become outraged by them.
The most eminent Royal academicians
are unanimous.
Sis Alma Tadema thinks: Living
statuary certainly Is not so artistic or
elevating as the art it represents"
Briton Riviere says: "I have grave
doubts as to any moral, intellectual ol
artistic good coming from living statu'
ary exhibitions and recognize in then
many possible dangers to society"
j. Solomon Solomon observes: "The
public interest in living statuary GER
tainIy is not artistic"
Seymour Lucas pronounces it de
grading"
James Welch, the leading comedian
puts the case thus: when L see the
same huge crowds around a piece OF
statuary in the British museum I viii
then be convinced that the crowds
which nightly gather to see living stat,
ues do so only for the love of art
The theaters committee of the Lon
don county council is to hear an in
f1uential deputation argue in favor OF
prohibiting these performances. The
volume and intensity of Indignation
aroused will make it difficult for the
county council to resist the demand for
prohibition.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12
NO DUEL, NO BRIDE,
SAYS BARONESS
HUSBAND MUST BEAR MARKS
OF BLOODY ENCOUNTER
Scared Face, in Her View, Is an In-
dispensabIe Brand of a Mans
Courage and Social
Standing
Special Cable to The Herald.

BERLIN, May 11.-A Baroness Won
Eschlinger, young and romantic, was
courted by student in the University
of Tuebingen, but before consenting
to be his wife she exacted as condi-
ton that before the wedding day he
must fight duel and get SCARED
face. A sabre slash in the most con-
spicuous place she regarded as an in
dispensable mark of courage and guar
antee of social standing.
| Among the students in the German
universities the dueling nuisance
knows no bounds and is increasing at
such a rate that alarm has begun to
| be felt by the university authorities,
but the difficulty of distinguishing be-
tween duels carried out as sport and
those in satisfaction of honor is very
great. 1t is computed that in 1906 more
than three thousand duelS were fought.
Students only slightly wounded in the
face take care to rub vinegar or some
other irritant into the wound that the
scar may retain a fine, bright red
color. There is nothing the ordinary
student is prouder Of than these
facial adornmentS.
A number of German aristocrats with
Prince Lowenstein and Count Erbach
at their head have resolved to begin a
systematic agitation against duelling
among university students and in the
army. They are promised the support
of two of the most influential of the
rulers of Germany the king of Sax
ony, the grand duke of Hesse-Darm-
stadt, and several Of the statesmen of
South Germany.
Although recent edicts of Emperor
William have done much to stop duel
ing in the army, it is well known that
the practice still flourishes and that
the newspapers mention only a very
small proportion of the duels which
actually are fought The emperor's S
real opinion of dueling has often been
discussed. Officially he is opposed to
it, but the impression prevails that in
his heart he approves Of 1t as manly
and knightly way Of settling points of
honor among soldiers, especially where
the honor of an officers wife or daugh-
ter is concerned With word the en-
peror could stop the practice, but this
word he has not yet uttered.
The empress is a stern opponent of
dueling from the point of view of re-
ligion, and her hatred of it is shared
by every Catholic ruler in Germany.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12
GOLDEN ROSE FOR THE
YOUNG QUEEN OF SPAIN

VIENNA, May lit is stated by a
Salzburg clerical paper that the pope
has decided definitely to bestow the
Golden Rose of Virtue on the queen of
Spain.
This is the highest order which the
pope can confer on Catholic princess.
1t was last given in 1898 to the late
Queen Henriette of Belgium.
The golden rose, which was first pre-
sented by Pope Urban vi to Joanna of
Sicily, is minute plant of pure gold
standing in a golden pot. The leaves
of the plant are set with small dia-
monds in imitation of dew drops. A
palm leaf blessed by the pope is set
in the central flower.
Among the living princesses who
possess the golden rose are Queen
Christina of Spain and the ex-Empress
Eugenie
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12
COUPON TOURISTS
ARE TURNED DOWN

PARIS, May 11.-Tourists who intend
visiting Paris on the coupon system will
do well to make definite arrangements
beforehand, otherwise they are likely
to find themselves in a fix, for the ho
tells are crowded and often there is no
accommodations for coupon holders.
Several parties arrived from London a
few nights ago having coupons or
rooms and meals at leading hotel.
They were strangers here, but believed
they would not have any difficulty,
having paid for everything in advance.
They were informed that the only rooms
available were more expensive than
those arranged for on the coupon rate.
At another hotel tourists were told
that only special coupons were accept
ed. AS a result the travellers remained
unhoused for several hours and had no
opportunity to use their coupons.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12
AMERICAN GIRLS SEEK
COMPILATIONS IN LONDON
Special Gable to The Herald.

Special Cable to The Herald.
LONDON, May 11.-This has been an
extraordinary week in London. Even
American visitors who have not been
often here before are perplexed at the
curious mixture of the weather.
Though American visitors naturally
dislike these frequent changes, they
are not at all disposed to blame the
climate. How is it, some ask, that
English girls possess as a rule such
bright compilations? 1t must be due
to the climate. There are many Amer
lean girls who spend much time riding
about on buses and they frankly con-
fess that they are hunting for com
plexions. While they thus are refresh
ing themselves and striving to add to
their charms, the pronouncement of
Sir Frederick Treves, the kings sur
geon, on the effect of the London at
mosphere has on the lungs may we'll
make them ponder.