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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-03-26

taking care of the interests Of Sacre-
tary Taft in a most able fashion, has
given out a statement Of the status
Of his candidate which, if accurate,
indicates that. "all is over except the
shouting.' He figures out 502 votes
for Mr.. Taft on the first ballot, which
are CT more than the number re-
quired to bring about his nominal
ton. There will be 9SG delegates
in the convention, with i91 neces-
sary 20 a choice. Although much
stress has been laid upon the help
that Mr. Taft would have to ask at
the hands Of the south, Mr.. Hitch
cocks table calls for only 1913 sure
votes from that section, with &C ad-
ditiOnal ones in doubt. Possible con-
tests are being allowed for, but the
Taft delegates will lbe regarded as
Irregular" and will go to Chicago
with certificates. There is said to be
no truth in the report that the Taft
managers are "tying-up' with the
"lily-white" element in the south.
Those in touch With the situation
make the point that where the usual
" strong colored men have lost
out" it was because they antagon-
lied the regular organization, and
thus became insurgents amenaDle
to the discipline SO essential to a sys-
tematic and orderly campaign. The
condition Of affairs Is being gone
over with great care by Mr.. hitch
cock, and those who know him say
there isn't an ounce Of race preju-
dice in his makeup to influence
him against colored men who show
themselves loyal to the machinery
under his control. This is likewise
true of the other organizations now
contending for the mastery in the
section below the MasOn's and Dix
0n's line. 1t is'' told in confidence
that the Foraker, Fairbanks, Cannon
Knox and Hughes. people have their
watchers on guard, and no man
whose fealty is suspected, will be al
lowed to "get by" The Taft man
ayers are surprising some. Of the
prophets by placing the brunt Of
their campaign elsewhere than in
the south, and diSposing very large
" Of the allegation that federal pa
tronage is being used in so-called
"rUtten boroughs" to advance the
cause Of the administration Candt-
dat. The following summary given
out by Mr.. Hitchcock shows the To-
cation Of the delegates claimed for
Mr.. Taft at this time:
The Taft Strength.
Northern states, east of the Mis-
sippi river, including New England
Ohio, etc, $50.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-03-26

Continued on page four.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-03-26
Scenes and Incidents.

DR.. Washington reached the city,
Wednesday, at 4:15 p. m, coming
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-30
Women Who Wear Well.

1t is astonishing how great a change
few years of married life often make in
the appearance and disposition of many
women. The freshness, the charm, the
brilliance vanish like the bloom from,
peach which is rudely handled. The
matron is only dim shadow, a faint echo
OF the charming maiden. There are two
reasons for this change, ignorance and
neglect Few young women appreciate
the shock to the system through the
change which comes. with marriage and
motherhood. Many neglect to deal with
the unpleasant pelvic drains and weak
nesses which too often come with mar
riage and motherhood, not understanding
that this secret drain is robbing the cheek
OF its freshness and the form of its
fairness.
As surely as the general health suffers
when there is arrangement of the health
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-30

Hereafter the voters Of all parties
will be called upon to exercise con-
Siderable discretion in their choice
of candidates for the council at
the primaries. Unless all signs fail
the salary to be attached TO the
Office of alderman is going to bring
bring into the field at the primary cleo
ton quite large number Of disting-
uished patriots willing and anxious to
serve their fellow citizens in the coun-
Gil at the moderate stipend Of 5000 per
annum but some of these volunteers
are not precisely the kind Of represen-
tatives the people need in that body.
A really representative alderman who
attends meetings faithfully and looks
after his committee work will earn the
salary all right enough but it is to be
hoped that the first effect Of the salary
ordinance is not going to be to fill up
the council with men who are there for
the sole purpose of drawing the salary
and who are good for nothing else.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-30
Democrats Hold Caucuses To Sc
!ect Delegates to the Keno.
sha County Convention
IN SOME WARDS
Chairman Scholey Declares That There
Will Be Representative Gather
ingFo Name Delegates for
State Convention

Caucuses for the election of delegates
to the County Democratic Convention
to be held at the Court House on next
Monday were held in the various wards
of he city and the towns Of the County
Friday afternoon and Friday night and
while the list Of delegates has not as
yet been reported to the County Com
mittee it is claimed that the conven-
ton on Monday will be a fairly repre-
sentative one. The convention is to
select delegates to represent the coun-
ty at the coming Democratic State
Convention to be held in Milwaukee on
Feb. 13. Chairman M. j. Scholey of
the County Committee stated this
morning that he had not as yet made
up list Of the delegates but that eau
cuses had been down in every ward of
the city and in most of the towns of
the county and that the convention on
Monday would be composed of full
quota Of delegates, Other Democrats
declared that there were causcuses in
only a few Of the wards. There are
some of the Democrats favorable to the
primary election law who decline to
turn out for the caucus and in some of
the wards the caucuses were not at
tended by the regular ward, officers. In
the third ward where full delegation
named by Mayor German was elected,
Chairman Donahue Of the ward, stated
that no attention had been paid to the
call but the delegates were elected just
the same. There was an enthusiastic
caucus in the fifth ward and in the
North wards there were fairly represen-
tative crowds. Even the second ward
held caucus and put up delegates.
AS the convention was announced to
be an advisory one there was no neces-
sity of an official call for the selections
of the delegates and it is not probable
that there will be any contests over
the selection when the convention is
called to order by Chairman Scholey.
It is evident however that this is to be
a year of active political agitation
along many lines and that all of the
parties are planning to get busy early
Kenosha will be entitled to eight dele
gates in the convention at Milwaukee
and it is expected that most of them
will be selected from the city.
The following is the list of delegates
reported up to three o'clock this after
noon.
First Ward James H. O'Brien,
George Naylor, John +. Orth.
Second Ward:-Christian Petersen,
John Mcconnell, Calvin Stewart.
Third Watd:-James German, j. II.
Tully, Walter Johnson.
Fourth Ward:-John DAILY, Charles
Melbourne, Fred I'll. Kraus.
Fifth Ward: ALBERT Conforti, Bern
hard Hermann, John Thomassen.
Sixth Ward:-George Wade, Gustav
Tscharmer, George Weddlestadt.
Eighth Ward:-Joseph Meyer, Chas.
GALES, Charles Steinbach.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-30
MAY BE FROM KENOsHA
Man Found Dead near Effin9ham, I'll.
Has Kenosha Business Cards

A man supposed to be A M. Peter
son and resident of this city was
found dead along the tracks of the
Vandalia Railway near Efingham, ILL.,
on Friday morning. The man was
found by the crew of a railway train
but there was nothing to show the man
ner in which he had met his death and
dispatches from Efingham, state that
it is generally believed that the man
died from exhaustion. In one of his
pockets was found a book bearing the
lame A. M. Peterson and the business
cards of several Kenosha saloons. It
is thought probable that the man was
tramp who had passed through Keno
sha some time ago and was on his way
south when he died from some organic
trouble. The name GA. M. Peterson -
does not appear in the City Directory
and all Of the A. Petersons are either
present or accounted for.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-30


There have been many calls for help
made to the pauper committee and the
different charitable organizations lately
and IN all cases where the applicants
have been found in want help has been
promptly given.
1t is not these cases where appliea-
tions for help are made that there need
be any worry about however but
judging from the number of calls com
ing in, there must be some cases of
actual suffering among people who are
TOO proud to make their wants known.
Il IS this class that suffers in silence
that is generally the most deserving
and always the hardest to aid and these
people are the ones. that charitably dis
posed persons should seek cut and re-
heVe privately for the regular orgainiza-
lions will never get any track of them
unless they become absolutely desper-
ate. Kenosha in common with the
rest OF the country is feeling the pinch
OF the hard times but there is no rea-
son yet for any one to suffer from cold
or munger within her borders
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-30
Railroad Commission To Send
Engineers To Value Kehosha
Gas and Electric Plant
WORK MAY TAKE MANY WEEKS
Com mission Will Come to Kenosha At
ter Investigation To Take Evil
dence in Support of Com.
plant Filed

The investigation of the affairs of
the Kenosha Gas and Electric Company
as demanded by the city is to begin
carly next week as the members of the
State Railroad Commission have serv-
ed a notice that at that time a corps
Of three engineers will come to the
city to begin the work of valuing the
plant Of the company. These men are
to measure every main that the COM
oany has in the city as well as to make
a conservative estimate of the value of
the plants operated by the company.
In addition to this the books Of the
company are to be audited and when
the engineers have completed the work
it is pretty certain that any one will be
able to tell just what the company is
doing and the amount Of profit there
is in supplying gas and electricity to
the city of Kenosha and it's citizens.
It is thought that the valuation of
the plant will demand the services Of
the three engineers for at least two
weeks and possibly longer so that the
time for the hearing of the matter will
not be set until late in February. The
Commission has announced that it will
investigate all Of the allied companies
of the gas company, including the
electric lighting plant, the plant which
supplies the power for running large
number of motors in the city and the
Kenosha heating plant.
After the engineers have completed
the work of valuing the plant and au-
diting the books of the company, the
Commissioners with the report Of the
engineers as guide will come to
Kenosha and give the city probably
two days to hear evidence in regard
to the rates charged. It is not thought
that the Commission can take all the
evidence in the two days and the work
of finishing up the evidence will be
left in the hands of some court com
missioner or other official to be desig-
mated by the members Of the commits.
sion.
It is claimed that the Commission is
to make the Kenosha investigation a
most searching one on account of the
fact that it is alleged that the Kenosha
company is allied with the Milwaukee
company under the direction Of John
|. Beggs and it is the ultimate plan of
the commission to get an examination
of the books Of the Milwaukee com
pany,
The Kenosha Company will I'M
doubtedly meet the commission half
way in all Investigations planned, but
should the company oppose the com
mission the state has given the com
mission power to demand that it turn
over it's books for examination. While
it was expected that the investigation
would take but short time, the an
nounced plans Of the State Commits
sion seem to indicate that it may be
late in the spring or early in the sum-
mer before the findings of the com
mission are announced and should the
company appeal from the decision of
the commission it may be more than a
year before any recommendations of
the commission could be put into ac-
ton.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-30

The present movement for law en-
forcement in Kenosha gives promise
of ultimately accomplishing something
because the men behind it are seem
ingly content to move slowly and gain
results little by little. To any one
with a knowledge of local conditions
this appears to be the only way for any
reform movement to make substantial
progress in this city Public sentiment
must be behind such movement if it
is to succeed and in community with
30 large a percentage of foreign born
voters as Kenosha it is slow work ed
ucatlng public sentiment up to the
point where the masses of the people
will demand the enforcement of the
laws that now seem obnoxious to them
but persistent and careful work can
accomplish even this in time. The
trouble with all Of che reform move
ments started here in the past has been
that they tried to accomplish too much
all at once before the people were
ready to accept the reforms planned
for their benefit.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-30

It is perhaps unnecessary to state
that the appearance of the new post
office building when completed, as
shown by the picture made from the
architect s plans and published in the
News Wednesday, did not please every
body. However no architect could hope
to do that and most of the people of
Kenosha are too well pleased to get
any building at all to be severely
critical.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-30
Ffanknsss In Invitations,
Among curiosities which are moo

Among cur1oSltleS which are models
of frankness is the following:
Lord and Lady Spencer request the
honor of - company. at dinner al
half past 6 o'clock on -. An answer
is particularly desired. Nobody waited
for after Z o'clock"
On many invitations the time was, of
course, stated, and "a polite answer
reques ted or sometimes "A reply
would oblige," but the letters ''R. 5.
V. p" were hardly ever used at this
date, their first mention being in 1871,
on the card of Lord and Lady Kerry.
Indeed, till quite recently IAN answer
will oblige' was the general formula.
and it is only in the last thirty years
that the French form has been at all
generally adopted in England Wind
sor Magazine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-30
PICTURES SHOWN.
StereopticOn Used to Present Works of
Famous Artists.
Contributed

(Contributed)
A very enjoyable session of the
Woman s Club was held yesterday af-
ternoon. The program was in charge
of Miss Balm, who gave discriminate
ing paper upon the subject "Palette
and Brush in the Fifteenth Century. -
-Four OF the great artists Of the early
Renaissance were discussed, Masaccio.
Fra Angelica, Botticelli, and Leonardo
ola Vinci. The masterpieces Of these
artists were shown to the club by the
aid OF a stereoptican. The slides
were of special merit, many Of them
being colored like the original paint
lngs. AS the pictures appeared upon
the scene, Miss Balm and other mem
bers of the club described them. and
discussed their various merits until an
afternoon of real art interest was pro-
longed beyond the usual hour.
The chairman of the committee on
entertainment, Mrs. 2. G.. Simmons Jr..
surprised and gratifed the club by re-
porting. the very successful outcome
OF the lecture by the cartoonist
McCutcheon. After paying the heavy
expenses Of the lecture about 800 were
cleared, which sum is set aside to form
the nucleus Of fund for new club
house
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-30

Some day an electric road will be
built. west from Kenosha and then the
different capitalists who have been nib
bling at the proposition any time these
last ten years will wonder how they
happened to let such an opportunity for
? safe and profitable investment get
away from them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-30

Let us hope that the municipal cam
oaign will be clean to the extent that
there will be no daubing up of side
walks and private walls with colored
paints. The candidates, whoever they
may be, owe that much to the city
they hope to represent.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-30

The Zion City young men who de-
stroyed mail box are apt to get a
severe lesson and they will probably
find out that it is a much more serious
offense to damage government property
than it is to destroy municipal or pri-
vate property. The federal judges some
way always fail to see the joke in any
kind of fun that destroys federal pro-
perty.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-30

The condition of Fred Gottfredsen
who has been i'll for several weeks
shows considerable Improvement and
the physicians are hopeful of his re-
covery.
The annual masquerade dance of the
Danish Brotherhood is to be given al
Germania Hall on the evening of Mar.
2. As usual it will be one Of the big
masquerade dances of the year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-30

The work on the new intake is being
pushed forward as rapidly as possible
and with any kind of luck the intake
will be completed by the middle of
summer. After the actual work of lay
ing the pipes once starts, progress de
ponds entirely on the weather
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-30

The prices Of building materials are
falling with the decreased demand and
if the contractors and the men in the
building trades can adjust their diff
ferences there will be some building
in Kenosha next summer at moderate
cost,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-30

The Tammany society of New York
was organized in the spring of 1889 by
William Mooney, one of the leaders of
the Liberty Boys" On the 10Th of
May OF the same year Mooney. was in
stalled as its first grand sachem. The
society took its name from noted In
dian chief named Tamanend.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-30

Since the recent action Of the Cali
fornia court, in the cases of Schmitz
and Ruef, the grafters Of other sec
lions should look up Horace Greeley s
advice about the direction to take
Memphis News Scimitar,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-30

Candidate Taft is not making any
enemies by opposing the "favorite
SON. movements in the different states.
He thinks he knows who is going to
get the votes Of those states when the
proper time comes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-30

Railway statistics are the barometers
Of business. Six months ago shippers
were fighting for cars and today ten
per cent of the rolling stock of the
railroads two hundred thousand
cars and the engines that haul them
is lying idle waiting for the factories
TO resume.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-30

No one knows whether or not Cover
nor Hughes cherishes any ambition to
enter the ranks of the presidential can
didates but if he does he must be pray
ing to be delivered from his friends.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-30

The Modern Woodmen are to be con
graduated on the tremendous growth
of their order as shown by the report
of the Chief Clerk. Certainly there
are no signs of dry rot in that organi-
cation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-30

The decision to send the Third Re
giment of the Wisconsin National
Guard to the army maneuver near
indianapolis next fall is a wise one
and other state troops should be sent
if possible. Both officers and men learn
more in the few days spent in the field
with the regulars under conditions ap-
proximating as nearly as possible those
of active service than in year of
theoretical instruction in the armories.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-30

A pleasing item comes from Kenosha
to the effect that during the last three
months of 1907 there were twelve mort
cages discharged for every. eight re-
corded-Racine Journal
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-30

Kenosba is the ninth city in the state
according to post office receipts, but
we look to see the city take a jump
Of two or three points when the next
report comes out.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-30
PROPERTY TO CHILDREN
Will of r. L. Bassett, Former Resident
of Randall, Filed for Probate

The will Of the late R. L. Bassett,
formerly a wealthy resident Of Bias
sets Station in the Western part of
the county was fled for probate in the
County Court this morning. The will
disposes of an estate valued at about
twenty thousand dollars. The property
is given to the widow Mrs. Sarah E.
Bassett for use during her life and
after her death the VIII bequeaths le-
gaeies Of $710O each to George N. Bas-
sett and E. ?. Bassett and one of $4,000
to Sarah 3. Bassett Barton, daughter
of the deceased. The two sons are
named as executors of the will without
bonds.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-30

All of The cities along the west
shore of the lake should take united
action to investigate all systems of
filtration now in use, sharing the ex-
pense of such investigation according
to. population. All Of them suffer more
or less from a polluted water supply
and all Of them will sooner or later
have to spend whatever is necessary
to purify their water. The investment
of all these cities in water purifying
will aggregate hundreds of thousands
OF dollars and commission made up
of representative from all these cities
should be able to decide on the most
effective and economical system to be
adopted by all of them. Certainly the
cities would save money by dividing
the cost of the expensive Investigations
that must be made before any system
is finally decided on.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-30

Some of the candidates may have to
~uake affidavit that they were running
the morning after the primaries but
they have a perfect right to go into the
fight.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-30

No matter how apparent it is that an
office is no longer needed any proposal
to abolish a government job is always
met with a vigorous protest that is sue
cessful as often as not. Any attempt to
divorce any kind of an office holder
from the pay roll is always the signal
for a first class row between his poll
tlcal hackers and the head of his de-
partment and naturally the heads of
departments who themselves are in
many cases dependent on the politi-
clans are not overly anxious to make
enemies among them. In too many de-
partments Uncle Sam pays very high
price for the service he gets and one
OF the causes of the big expense ac-
count is the inability to get rid of the
barnacles.