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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23
AS TO NEED OF DREDGING
Difference of Opinion Among Men
Think Another Bar has Formed

f. &
There seems to be a difference Of
opinion among vessel men as to the need
OF dredging at the mouth of the harbor
this coming season. Last year there
was a large sand bar at the entrance
and all of the large boats loaded with
coal We're unable to enter, grounding
on the shoal which had formed during
the winter. All of that sand was sup
posed to have washed in from the lake,
and clogged up the harbor mouth. Some
of the local marine men believe that
another sand bar has been forming the
past winter and that there is not sufi-
cient water at the entrance to allow of
the free passage Of large crafts.
The. reasonableness Of their argu-
ment was seen Wednesday during the
strong wind storm
Wednesday it could be seen that the
wind carried load after load of fine
sand into the water, this fact being
noticeable from Main street bridge. The
sand blows clear of the dock a distance
of many feet into the river from where
it is washed about the bottom. It is
contended by some that the sand never
lays in one place, but is washed out into
the very mouth Of the harbor. All ad-
nit, however, that the sand is bound
to do damage, and that provision should
be made to protect the channel in that
direction. A&A. 4sr4 x...
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23
cLOPE NOT INSANE
Man Arrested in Kenosha on
a Charge Of Counterfeiting
Found To Be Sane
MUST ANSWER TN COURT

Irving L.sClope, a former resident of
Racine and who was arrested at Keno
sha some time ago on the charge of
counterfeiting United States coins, was
declared sane yesterday at Milwaukee
after an all-day examination which was
conducted by Attorney Baker, before
Judge Carpenter. It was shown that he
had several Authorizations, one of them
that he was being followed by two wom-
en- who he declared we're his good and
bad spirits. Despite the many facts
which came out DR.. H. E. Bradle de-
clared him sane. The doctor believes
that his condition is brought about by
a mental collapse and declared that he
showed no signs of. real insanity.
At the preliminary examination of
Clope before United States Court Com
missioner Frances Bloodgood, he was
held for the federal grand jury Testi-
mony was offered to show that Clope
who was a resident Of Racine for years,
went into a hardware store there and
bought small stove and quantity Of
metal. He asked for permission to do
some experimenting in an adjoining
tin shop. It is claimed by the federal
authorities that he had mold in which
he made coins from thv metal which he
melted on the stove.
At one time Clope went to the home
of his wife and created sensation by
trying to gain admission and then lying
down on the sidewalk and pretending he
was i'll. Later he sent dispatch to his
wife and called her to a distant city,
on the plea that he was dying and when
she arrived he was found to be all right.
At one time he was arrested at Chicago
on some charge that did not amount to
anything 1t has been the opinion of
his friends that he was little off on
the question Of inventions.
Since Clope was arrested and taken
to Milwaukee the Kenosha police force
has been looking into his record in Ken
osha and already another mould made by
Clope has been found in Kenosha.s
The trial Of Clope before the Federal
Court will not be taken up for some
time, but at that time the Kenosha Of
fcials will go to Milwaukee to testify
against the man.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23

The new Council will have to tackle
the problem Of street lighting in earnest
before very many more weeks slip by
and decide definitely what they are 60
ing to do about it unless the city is to
be left in the predicament of accepting
any proposition offered by the gas COM
pany or going without lights. The es-
Inmates of the cost of municipal light
ing plant such as this city would need
which were procured when the project
of building one were first brought up
were very disappointed and of course
none Of the data gathered at that time
can be relied upon now so that if the
Council decides to again take up the
question of building it will have to be-
gin at the beginning. The whole matter
will have to be threshed out thoroughly
before anything can be decided upon
and the Council will have to get to work
at once. The members of the state rail
way commission have been giving a
great deal Of attention to the whole sub
'ject of lighting for some time and the
aldermenNmay be able to get some valu-
able information and advice from them
when they come here to investigate the
gas company.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23
GUARANTEED BANK DEPOSITS

People insure their goods by land and
sea. The custom is Of long standing.
Tt has not driven capable shipbuilders
and navigators out of business, nor
retarded the introduction Of improved
methods of. house construction, nor yet
laid whitening blight Of paternalism
and socialism upon the world. In view
of which we hardly understand why a
proposal to insure bank deposits should
produce such connection.
The guaranty Of deposits, as enacted
in Oklahoma or as proposed IN the
Fowler bill, is simply system of in
surance. A very small tax. or premium,
levied upon all deposits something like
forty cents on the thousand dollars, we
would have covered all losses
suffered by national bank depositors
through bank failures. Such insurance
would not put good bank management
at a discount.
Nobody deposits money in any bank
unless he believes it to be thoroughly
safe. He chooses one bank rather than
another because 1t is more convenient
or more accommodating, or for some
such reason. He would still choose the
bank that did his business most salts
factorily, and therein the good banker
would still have all his due advantage
over the Indifferent or poor one.
Every good banker ought to favor
every proposal which would improve the
banking business as a whole which, would
increase public confidence in banks in
general, which would tend to make
every man, with any money deposit it in
some bank instead Of boarding it, which
would lessen the probability of panic
among the depositors in unquiet times.
Opposition to bank-deposit insurance
seems to us mostly the mere fear of a
novelty.-Saturday Evening Post
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23

The tuberculin test for cattle is said
to be unsatisfactory to many Of the
farmers bat some other method of test
ing for tuberculosis will have to- be
discovered before it is entirely abandon
ed. Wisconsin has gone too far in the
campaign against this dread disease to
take a backward step now and as for
the test injuring the reputation Of the
state as butter and cheese country no
test that could be required would ever
hurt the reputation Of the state half as
much as the widespread knowledge that
no test Of any kind was required. A
world wide campaign against tuberculo-
sis in every form is starting and that
state will soon stand highest that en-
forces the most stringent regulations
against the disease.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23
HAD NARROW ESCAPE
Charles Heating Caught Between Gates
On Pomeroy Street and Badly Injured

Charles Heating, proprietor of the
Kenosha Spring Water Company, had
a narrow escape from very serious in
jury late Thursday afternoon. He was
driving west on Pomeroy street and at
tempted to cross the tracks. A switch
engine was approaching and after Keat-
ing had driven on the tracks the gates
were let down. It looked as if Heating
would certainly be struck by the engine,
but he struck the horse with the whip
and the animal dashed forward and
broke through the gates. Heating was
struck by the broken. gates and knocked
off the seat of the wagon, He fell in
the back portion Of the wagon so vio-
lently that one Of his ribs was broken.
DR.. Spalding was called to attend him
and while he is decidedly lame and sore
he was able to be at work today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23
ANOTHER CHAPTER
Search Of Mrs. Suydam for Husband
May Result in Annulling Marriage

Search Of Mrs. Suydam for Husband
May Result in Annulling Marriage
Another chapter has been written in
the story of the effort of Mrs. Rose I.
Suydam OF Chicago to find her husband
Mark NJ. Suydam, who disappeared from
Kenosha nine years ago as this morning
the police of Kenosha received letter
from Louis Ainsworth of South Chiea-
go in which he declares that he is the
husband of Mrs Suydam and that as a
result Of her search for her former hus-
band he will at once begin proceedings
to have the marriage annulled Aims
worth claims that he was married to
Mrs. Suydam in Chicago on Dec. of
last year and that at that time he sup
posed that her husband was dead The
first that he learned Of his mistake was
when he saw a story of her search for
him in the Chicago papers. He now
claims that the woman has admitted to
him that she never secured a divorce
from her former husband and that she
has seen Suydam within the last few
days.
There may be some very sensational
developments in connection with the
case. Suydam was formerly a well
known Kenosha musician.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23

The action of the board of education
lin making it's members show the neces-
2sary legal qualifications before permit
ting them to take any part in it's pro-
ceedings is only good common sense.
The board disburses altogether too much
money to make it wise to leave any
chance for it's acts to be called into
fquestion in the courts and that is just
rwhat might happen should any member
who cannot qualify be permitted to
vote.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23

If you have any fixed opinion as to
what is best for the city to do in re-
gard to street lighting talk the matter
over with your alderman. The present
contract for lighting expires within a
year and the Council will have to take
up the task Of building a municipal
plant or making a new contract with
the gas company shortly Your views
may help the representatives. Of your
ward to make up their minds.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23

When all is. said the farmers are the
ones who really get the benefit of good
roads and it is noticeable that the most
earnest supporters Of the good roads
movement are the farmers who come
from districts where the highways have
been put I'M first class conditions and
kept so. The time will come when we
will all regard the money put into the
roads under present conditions as just
so much thrown away.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23

The city owes a great deal to the re-
firing mayor for fixing the Board of
police and fire commissioners so that it
will be a difficult matter to disorganize
and disrupt the police and fire depart
ments with appointments made solely
as reward for political services. The
city has nothing to fear from the Board
as at present constituted and as far as
the Board has power no man in the en-
ploy of the city need fear that he will
be ousted by the politicians so long as
he does his full duty,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23
FORMER KENOsHANs TO WED
Miss Bessie Lancaster and George j
Klein to Wed at Maquoketa, Iowa

Invitations have been received in
Kenosha for the marriage of Miss Bes-
sic Lancaster, daughter Of Mr. and Mrs.
.T. J. Lancaster of Maquoketa, Iowa,
and George J. Klein of Dubuque, both
former residents Of Kenosha which is to
be celebrated at the Episcopal church
in Maquoketa on the evening Of April
20 A number Of Kenosha people will
60 to the Iowa city to attend the we'd
ding ceremonies.
Both the bride and groom are well
known in Kenosha. Miss Lancaster,
formerly was employed at the Kubec
store, while Mr.. Klein was salesman
in the old Fay hardware store. Mr..
Klein and his bride will make their
home at Dubuque and will be at home
after the first of June.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23
BANKS GOES FREE
City Does Not Push Charge Against
Preacher Who Distracted the Streets

(From Saturdays Daily)
J. G. Banks, street preacher and fol
lower of the late John Alexander Dowie
walked out of the Justice Court free
man this morning as the city failed to
push the charges against him. Banks
was on hand ready to make his final
defense in the case, but the city attor-
ney was present and stated that the city
had no desire to push the matter and
the case was dropped. Banks admitted
that he might have been guilty of block
ing the street, but he had no intention of
making any trouble for any one.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23

Should any of the newly chosen make
bad break or two do not blame it all
to them. Remember that they owe
deal to the powers that put them in
office and that the power behind the
throne is sometimes greater than the
throne itself and be charitable. They
may be doing not as they would like to
do, but the best they can under the
circumstances.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23
QUARLEs WILL FILED
Deceased Attorney Leaves An Estate
Of $4,000 to be Divided in Family


The will Of the late Charles CHARLES.
dated May Is, 1907 and disposing of an
estate valued at $4,000 was fled for
probate in the County Court Of MHwau-
kee county Friday afternoon. The pc
tition is made by the widow Mrs. Emma
W. Quarles who is named as executrix
of the will. The petition states that
the real estate owned by the deceased
is valued at $4,000 and the personal
property $4,000. The will makes be-
quests of $4,000 each to the four child
rem Louis, Charles, Henry and Ethel
Quarles and the remainder Of the estate
is left to the widow. Mr.. Quarles was
largely interested in several Milwaukee
companies and for this reason the large
bulk Of his estate was personal prop
efty.s' ses - Ut I'D
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23

When the next war scare comes ex-
plantations will be due from the con-
gressmen who refused to vote for the
four battleships recommended by Presi-
dent Roosevelt. A powerful navy is
the surest guarantee of peace and this
country is rich enough to have plenty
Of that kind of insurance.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23

The Northwestern road has agreed to
pay it's back taxes for the sewer and
paving on Grand avenue as soon as it
gets an itemized bill which will be
furnished at once This matter has
! been bone Of contention between tie
city and the railway for a long time
. and we are glad to see it settled at
i last. The railway people seem disposed
4 to be good to Kenosha these days.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23

The Democratic majority of the Coun-
Gil does not seem to be any nearer an
! agreement on who is TO have the Of
fees now than it was the day after the
election and the four Republican alder
! men in the Council may yet find them
selves in position where they will
have to act as arbitrator between the
contending Democratic factions
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23

.s Every little while a rumor goes
around that some road has bought or
is about to buy the Chicago and Mil
fwaukee Electric, but these rumors are
mot likely to amount to much in the
+ present state of the money market.
Most Of the roads will have all they
want to do to take care of their present
obligations without assuming any new
ones.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23

It is very fortunate that the big gale
Of Wednesday came so early in the sea-
son before the opening of navigation.
Such heavy and sudden blow would
have caused a great deal of damage
later in the year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23

The farmer is very busy man just
now and politics and the politicians will
have to take a rest for a few months
until he gets ready to get into the game
again. Lively times are promised for
the fall however.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23

We do not believe that property
owners are unreasonable in demanding
that the paving on their streets be put
down exactly as called for in the con
tract made by the city for the work or
that the contractor has any right to
complain when he is made to live up to
the terms of his contract. Presumably
a contractor knows just what he is do
ing when he enters into any contract
and if he is to be allowed any leeway
in carrying out his agreement with the
city it should be SO stated and clearly
set forth in the contract. The property
owners are paying for the work and
they have a perfect right to know ex-
actly what they are going to get for
their money and to demand that the
work be done in exact accordance with
the contract made for them by the city.
1t will not hurt the property owners
who have insisted on getting what their
contracts called for if they are referred
to by some people as kickers either, for
the city would be whole lot better off
with good many more of that kind
of citizens. Altogether too many citi-
zens will submit to be imposed upon
rather than get into a row to protect
| themselves.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23

We are glad to note that there is a
disposition to drop that case against
the Dowieite preacher who was arrested
for creating a disturbance on the street
and blocking the walks. In simple
justice the case should be dropped. Any
disturbance there was probably came
more from the efforts of the men and
boys in the crowd to have a little fun
with the speaker rather than from any
thing he did Or said himself and as far as
blocking the walks goes other speakers
have blocked them repeatedly without
eing molested by the police. AS mat
ter of fact all street speakers should be
made to hold their meetings where their
listeners will not block the walks and
the police should make all of them move
on if they are obstructing the walks
in any way but it would be hardly fair
| to pick out this Dowie man to make an
example of on his first offense when
there are other persistent offenders in
this regard who have not even been
warned that they are liable to arrest.
All should be treated alike. The police
were perfectly justified in stopping the
speaker before the crowd got out of
hand and went too far with their fun
as frequently happens when crowd
starts any kind of disturbance, but
the matter should be dropped now.
When the police start out to stop the
blocking Of the walks they should begin
with the more hardened offenders and
they cannot start in along this line any
too soon. The blocking of the walks
especially on Saturday night when the
crowds are out is getting to be "a
Evening journal., 1908-10-24
FIRE APPARATUS
NEARLY COLLIDED

A collision between the chemical engine
Of the Washington Fire Company and
the Delaware Truck was narrowly avert
cd at Seventh and Market streets last
night while thesapparatus were respond
ing 10 an alarm from box No 81, al Thir-
teenth and washington streets.
The Delaware truck was in Seventh
street going toward Market and the
Washington chemical was IN Market
street nearing Seventh. A trolley car hod
stopped to allow the apparatus TO rass
and Il blocked the view OF the drivers Of
the firo apparatus. 1t was a close shave
and the chemical engine just managed TO
escape tho truck. The truck horses were
pulled sharply to one siae.
Tho alarm 20 which tho companies were
responding was struck by some person
who saw tho red glaro OF a fumigatlng
machine IN public school No. q OF Four
toenth and washington streets which was
being fumisated Tho glow gave the APP
pearnnoe Of n FIRE and the excited indl-
vidunl without further investigation made
for the nearest fre box and on tho way
collided with officer Purcell % whom ne
impaired tho. information that the school
was burning down. Taking for granted
that there was a fire In the school. the
office turned In the alarm.
Evening journal., 1908-10-24
THEATRICAL
GRAND OPERA HOUSE

The Smart Set" comes to the Grand
Opera House for three nights COM
mencing Monday. The Smart Set"
which is regarded as the starter Of all
musical comedy offerings, wherein the
melody department takes precedence
over the attempts at dramatic action
continues to remain in the lead, un-
molested and unabused, for the reason
OF its monopoly of vocal artists who
seem to secure congenial exercise Tor
their splendid song talents in an en-
tertainment that affords special on
portunities for a convincing musical
festival, without seriously destroying
a healthy fun flavor.
Evening journal., 1908-10-24
ENDEAVORERS
ELECT OFFICERS
Rev. ". P. Roberts, Of FELTON,,
Again Chosen to Head
the Organization

The following officers were elected at
yesterday afternoons session of the
Christian Endeavor Convention in Della
ware Avenue Baptist Church: state
President the Rev w. p. Roberts. Eel
ton vice-presidents, Hon. A. NJ. DAILY.
Dover; George Massey Jones, Dover;
David Mcienry. Wilmington; the Rev
Claybourne Phillips, Dover; the Rev.
Tilghman Smith. Christiana; the Rev.
q. J.. Ferguson. Wilmington: secretary,
Miss Pearl, Warner. Wilmington; treas
urer, Samuel II. Reed. Wilmington: dl-
rectors, the Rev. r. j. Hopkins. WIN
miugton; the Rev. +. B. Welch, VIII
mington; the Rev g. ]. Cleeland, Do
yer.
An address on "Tho World Wide Cos
pel' by the Rev. Samuel J. Cleeland, OF
Dover, was the principal address of the
afternoon It was decided to hold all
annual meetings on the Thursday and
Friday following tho third Sunday in Oc-
toboi
During the afternoon brief talks were
given on Christian Endoavor work by
Raymond Hoopes Miss Louise w. Jones,
Miss Isabelle Crawford Miss Clossie
Rollins sang and there were drills and
recitations by the Junior Endeavors.
Tho convention closed last night with
an address ON "What Christian En-
dcavor Has Done for Me- by Professor
Amos Il. Wells The new officers were
presented and there was singing by a
duet by Misses sincock and Rollins.
Evening journal., 1908-10-24
APPLY TORCH TO
ELKTON BUILDINGS

ELKTON. Nd. Oct 24-A frebue
made as unsuccessful attempt to fire
the Lewis block. on the South side OF
Main street. in the BUSINESS section OF
the city.
The night operator at the Diamond
State Telephone Exchange, located on
the second floor of the building, detect
ed smoke coming into the room and
found blaze at the bottom of the stems
which he eXtinguished by several
buckets of water. The nrebug had
placed some straw. pieces Of wood and
a quantity of corncobs back of the
door of the hallway and then applied the
match. The floor and washboards were
considerably damaged and had not the
flames been discovered when they were
Elkton would have suffered another
serious condensation.
The authorities are making a thor.
oueh Investigation and will ask that
State Fire Marshal Ewen. Of Baltimore.
assist them in their efforts to catch
the guilty party or parties.