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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
NOTES OF BIG CONFERENCE
Prominent Speakers 80 be at Session o.
the Methodist Conference Here

The coming session Of the Wisconsin
conference which opens at Park avenue
M. E. church on Sept. 7th will be the
greatest gathering Of Methodists ever
held in Wisconsin. Some of the de-
tailed points on the program are as
| follows:
The Hon. Frank Hall, a leading at
torney of Madison, will deliver the
principal address before the laymen S
meeting on the evening of Saturday,
September II. This address will be
given in the Park avenue Methodist
church.
The tickets for the conference lecture
to be delivered by President Little of
the Garrett Biblical Institute, are now
on sale at the following stores; A. B.
Ames, E. H. Holbrook, Karnes Bros,
and Bounsell S. The price is twenty
FIVE cents, and the proceeds go to de-
fray the expense of conference enter
tainment. The subject of the lecture
/ is "Asbury and the Early American
| Methodistsn President Little is the
! foremost historian of the church, and
his study of the Methodist origins are
perhaps more complete than those of
any other living man. The lecture
will be followed by the first entertain
ment on Life in the Holy Land
by Miss Florence Ben-Oliel, the Orien-
tai scholar.
The pastor of the Methodist church is
still some twenty places short on en-
tertainment. Who will helps This
conference will be one of the largest
and most notable gatherings Kenosha
has ever had It is needful for the
city that the entertainment should be
well done.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
Postmaster General Decides
10 Charge Ten Cents To
Register a Letter
THE SYSTEM IS A COSTLY ONE

An increase Of 2 cents is to be made
soon in the fee for the registration of
letters and mail packages
Announcement of the proposed
change has been made by Postmaster
General Hitchcock. The decision of
Mr.. Hitchcock to increase the registry
fee followed an extended inquiry into
the registry system by special com
mittee appointed by the postmaster
general.
Mr.. Hitchcock and the members of
the committee after long conference
today decided to call in score of
registry officials of experience and
ability from various parts of the
country for a more general meeting
with the postmaster general next
Monday.
1t is understood to be Mr.. Hitch
cock S purpose to take up the registry
system first, in considering all branches
of the postal service for reorganization
wherever greater efficiency and less ex-
penditure may be affected. 1t is
thought the service may be placed on
more businesslike basis without work.
| ing undue hardship or imposing unrea
sonable burdens on the public.
In his talk with number OF the
delegates who attended the recent
annual convention Of the National As
ISOLATION of First Glass Postmasters at
Toledo, Mr.. Hitchcock learned they
were almost unanimously Of opinion
that an increase in the registry fee
from to 10 cents would not be OPP
posed when it was understood that the
government was losing several million
dollars through the present system.
The registry service is the most ex
pensive of any rendered by the depart
ment, owing to the precautions taken
to insure correct delivery and absolute
safety in the transmission of registered
articles.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02

HIT BY A STREET CAR

Tony Ball, residing at 119 Market
street, was slightly injured just before
two p. M Saturday afternoon by being
struck by street car. The accident
happened near the corner of South and
Main streets. Ball was riding a
bicycle and got in front of the car
and could not get out of the way. He
had bad cut over one of his eyes
and suffered from several bad bruises.
The injured man was taken to the Of
flee Of DR.. H. A. Robinson who dressed
his wounds and he was able to 90 to
his home unassisted later.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02

A large crowd Of Kenosha people
went out to Paddocks Lake Thursday
evening to attend the Old Settlers
dance.
Jerome White, who recently slashed
his throat with razor, has recovered
from the injury and is entirely out Of
danger.
The Brighton base ball team defeated
the Kenosha Ramblers at the Old Set
tiers picnic Thursday by score Of
10 to 5.
Mr. and Mrs. c. S. Smith have re-
turned to their home IN Chicago, after
a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Lockhart.
Mr., and Mrs. D. c. Travis and
Messrs. David and George Rahr attend
ed the Johnson-Rahr wedding at Mani
towoc Thursday evening.
Antonio Cermln2r0, graduate OF the
College of Commerce and now secretary
to the Italian cousul In Milwaukee
visited Kenosha friends Thursday even,
ing.
The police department at Evanston
have asked the local police to look fol
a horse stolen there Thursday night
The animal has not as yet been located
in Kenosha.
DR.. and Mrs Chapman and Miss
Myra Chapman of New York City, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Alva Neale of Sonora
Cal, are the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
William Reade.
Miss Edith Potts entertained at 9
tin shower at her home on Park avenue
on Thursday afternoon in honor OF
Misses Amy Frost and Laura Windsor
who will be brides in the early fall.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
To RECOGNIZE LABOR
Interests of Employees Should
Not Be Sacrificed in In
terests of Consumers
EFFECT OF THE UTILITY LAW

The effects of lower rates for street
railway, electric light, gas, water,
and telephone service upon the condi-
ton of wage earners in these indus
tries, under the public utility law, have
been made the subject of special in
vestigation by Don D. Lescohier, a
graduate student in the University of
Wisconsin, the results of which form
his thesis for the degree of doctor of
philosophy. The state bureau of labor
and industrial statistics, for which he
has been acting as special agent, has
just published his work as part of
the thirteenth biennial report of the
bureau.
The public utility law, the writer
points out, allows the railroad commits
sion to compel public utility companies
to charge reasonable prices, a reason
able price being the cost of producing
and selling the commodity with a just
pfoht ON invested capital added. When
"a price is once established the employer
cannot increase wages or shorten hours
without a sacrifice of profits. This
points toward the necessity of consid-
GRAFTON of labor conditions in the
states regulation of prices. Other
wise, in protecting the interests of con
sumers, the state will sacrifice those
of the public utility employees.
The man who uses the street cars
demands low fares; consumers ask for
cheaper gas and electric light; and sub
scribers want lower telephone rates.
But the employee in the public utility
plant demands a good living and proper
hours With low wages and long
hours the company can afford to grant
the public low prices and still make
the reasonable profit allowed by the
public utility law; and the higher the
wages granted to employees and the
shorter their hours, the higher the com
panies must place their prices in order
to make their profits.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
Louis E. Rahr, Of Kenosha,
and Miss Cora Johnson,
of ManitoWoc Married
HAVE PRETTY CHURCH WEDDING

A wedding of great interest to Ke-
nosha people took place at st. Paul s
church in Manitowoc at eight 0 clock
Thursday evening when Miss Cora A.
Johnson, one of the best known teach>
ers in the Manitowoc schools, was
married to Louis f. Rahr, son of
David Rahr of Kenosha. The cere-
mony was performed by the pastor of
the church in the presence of a large
number of invited guests. The bride
was attired in becoming wedding
grown of cream liberty satin trimmed
with pearls and silk medallions. She
carried shower bouquet Of bride s
roses. The maid of honor was
Miss Birdie Johnson of Chicago
and the bridesmaids were Miss Julia
Matek of Manitowoc, Miss Flor
ence Hays of Ripon, All of the
attendants of the bride wore white and
carried golden glow. The best man
was Gilbert HI. Rahr Of Chicago and
the ushers were D. Carlos Travis of
Kenosha and Ernst j. Matthews and
George A. Auermiller of Manitowoc.
In honor of the wedding the church
was handsomely decorated in ferns,
palms and golden rod Following the
ceremony at the church Mr.. Rahr and
his bride were the guests Of honor at
a reception held at the home of the
bride S parents on New York street.
Late Thursday evening the bride and
groom left for the Wisconsin Dells
where they will spend short honey
moon before going to GAINESVILLE where
they will make their future home.
Mr.. Rhar is one of the best known
Of the graduates of the Kenosha High
School and he is now assistant prin-
cipal at the GAINESVILLE High School
Many Kenosha friends will be pleased
to extend congratulations.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
DIED ON THE PIER
Albert Was Dies Suddenly From Con
gestion of the Lungs While Fishing

Albert Was, aged "a years, an en-
ployee of the Balm Wagon Company,
died very suddenly while fishing on the
harbor pier on Friday afternoon. 1t
is not known just when the man died,
but his body was found lying on the
pier late in the afternoon. Coroner
f. E. Andre and a jury viewed the
remains after which they were remov-
ed to the Miller morgue where post
norton was held Friday evening. This
revealed the fact that Was had died
from an acute attack Of congestion
of the lungs. The man had suffered
from pneumonia some months ago and
was still suffering from the effects of
the disease. Coroner Andre at first
believed that the man had died as a
result of striking his head. on the stones
on the pier, but the later investigation
showed that his death had been from
natural causes. The dead man resided
on Rice avenue and is survived by a
widow and one child.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
THE BLUE MOUSE COMPANY

Slangy sayings given with an almost
childish innocence make the character
Of "The Blue Mouse as played by
Miss Elsa Ryan in the play OF the same
name, which comes to the Rhode, Satur-
day, Sept 4, one of the most interest
ing that the stage has known. Clyde
Fitch, the author of 'sThe Blue
Mouse has, it is said, written farce
that will be played for years to come.
The Messrs. Shubert have organized a
competent cast of players to present
the farce in the other large cities con
temporaneously with the production At
their Lyric Theatre, in New York.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
MAY INCREASE COST OF HALL
Architects Insist That the Plans to
Have Building in Keeping With Gov
eminent Building Can Not be Follow
ed at Estimate Placed by Committee.

Howard I'll. Hahn, T. Gaastra, Joseph
Lindl, Chandler & Parks and n Max
Cunning, the five architects invited by
the building and water works to COM
pete in furnishing a design for the
new city hall for Kenosha, have all
notified Chairman Werner of the com
mittee that they will take part in the
competition and their designs will all
be filed with the committee on or be-
fore the 18th of September. The mat
ter of selecting design, will of course,
go to the City Council, but it is thought
that the recommendation of the COM
mittee will be accepted by that body.
All of the architects have been on the
grounds to look over the site and get
some line on just what sort Of build
ing the committee desires to build and
nearly all Of them are agreed that the
building can not be built within the
estimated fixed by the committee and
the Council
1t has been the plan of the Council
to have the new building in keeping
with the government building that is
now in course of erection and if this
plan is to be followed it will be neces-
sary to build of either terra Gotta and
stone or of Bedford stone and it is
feared that a building the size that is
demanded can not be erected for so
small sum.
The members of the committee have
limited the architect to the $50, 900
figure, but it is pretty certain that
several of them will submit more than
one design. One of the designs will
be planned at cost of $4,000 while
the other will be at greater cost.
The architects when interviewed
seem to think that to build suitable
building and one that would be in
keeping with the growing demands of
the city would demand an expenditure
Of between $4,000 and $4,000. The
building must be big enough to house
all the departments Of the city and it
is planned to build it in such a manner
that the present central engine house
may be made an annex to it thus keep
ing the departments Of police and fire
department in close touch with the
other Offices of the city. A facade to
cover the entire front from Chicago
street to the east end of the central
fire station is being planned by two
of the architects.
1t is just possible that the competi-
tive designs will be in the hands Of the
committee before the date set in the
invitations and if this is a fact the
selection Of a design will be taken up
at once This would make it possible
to get the foundations for the building
in this year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
Supreme Court Affirms Deci-
sions of Lower Courts in
Long Contested Case
DOHMEN MUST POCKET LOSS

Another one of the long contested
cases in the courts of Kenosha county
has been decided by the Supreme Court
of the state as this morning the clerk
of the Circuit Court received the re-
mittitur from the Supreme Court in
the case of Anton Dohmen of NIilwau-
kee against the estate of the late Rev.
John William Blum, formerly pastor of
the Catholic church in the town of
Wheatland
The case has been in the courts of
this county since the spring of 1905
and it is case that has attracted
considerable attention among Catholic
priests throughout the state. Doh
men who is an architect in Milwaukee
claimed that he loaned Father Blum
the sum of 1888 short time before
his death and after the death of the
priest in the winter of 1904 Dohmen
filed a claim for the money in the
County Court. He had no note or any
writing of any kind to support his
claim against the estate and as the
transaction was alleged to be private
one there were no witnesses to it.
1t was established on the various
hearings of the case that Father Blum
had dealings with the architect just
previous to his death, but none of the
relatives of the priest had been ad-
vised that there had been any loan
made. The hearing of the claim was
bitterly contested in the County Court
and in 1905 Judge SlOsson handed
down decision disallowing the claim.
An appeal from the decision of the
County Court was at once taken to
the Circuit Court and Judge Belden
after hearing the evidence and the ar
gument of the attorneys affirmed the
decision of Judge Slosson in the Cir
cult Court and held that in the alb
sence of any written note it would be
impossible for Dohmen to recover from
the estate. The case was then appeal
ed to the Supreme Court and it has
been in the hands Of that court for
many months The evidence of the
verbal contract between the priest and
Dohmen largely shown by the testi-
mony of the plaintiff was the basis for
the argument Of the case before the
court, but the highest court in the
state held with the two lower courts
and the amount was disallowed 1t is
probable that the matter will be drop
ped and that the executor of the
estate of the deceased priest will now
proceed to close up the estate.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
WOULD BUILD A BALL PARK
Secretary Bishop of Old Settlers Club
has Plan to Raise Funds for Club

Charles M. Bishop, secretary of the
Old Settlers Club of Kenosha county,
was in town saturday talking over plans
for the improvement of the grounds
Mr.. Bishop proposes the erection of a
ball park to take in a part of the
grounds and he declares that such a
park would go long way toward pay
ing the running expenses of the club
1t is estimated that 1000 people at
tended the game at the picnic on Thurs
day and these people would have all
been willing to pay small fee for the
game. The plan will be suggested to
the directors of the club to be held
later in the year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02

The Caledonian Society has arranged
ian extensive program of games and
prizes for the annual picnic on Sept.
9Th The committee on games con-
sists of W. H. Morse, Thomas S. Lock
hart and H. L. Shearer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02

The Racine and Kenosha county vet
Grams picnic to be held on Labor Day
promises to be the most successful
gathering OF he organization ever held.
1t will take Ilace at Kreugers Grove,
midway between the two cite
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02

James Rowland, son of pioneer
Kenosha brickmaker for. whom How
land avenue was named, is here from
California for visit with former
friends
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-01-20
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s. vsnAs N einsnat6grafo Po.
wer con todos sus aocesorios, y gran
sbundancia dc peiiculas, mitad de ~
precio.
Por ausentarse el dueio, Sc traspa'
ga una fotografis en- magnificas con
diciones, con todos los aparatos de 70
tografia y fotograbado de sdolanto'
modernOs.
Una m&quina dc escribir, "Smith
Premier ndmero ~, en- as.
Un autom6vil marca Osmobile, para
dos asientos, completamente nuevo, d
diex caballos de fuerxa; 30 da { mi
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Por ausentarse en- dueiio, Sc tras
pasa una farmacia en- uno de los me-
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para el pago.
En- la barriada de La Marina, Sc tras
pasa, un cafe, fonda y villar, bien 81
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Toyeria. Relojer1a y Optica
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dos. prOpiOs para lre$
galOs.
Especislidad en- 6e1@
biertos de plate de PEP
y plateados de callda =
superior.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-29

through the opening into the secret
room and picked up the portable safe
Il am going to put this in Mr.. Hal
seys room, Miss Innes," he said, "and
l shall send one of the detectives to
guard it,"
/ hardly heard him. l wanted to
laugh and cry in the same breath
to crawl into bed and have cup of
tea, and scold Liddy, and do any of
the thousand natural things that had
never expected to do again. And the
air! The touch of the cool night air
on my face!
AS Alex and | reached the second
floor, Mr.. Jameson met us. He was
grave and quiet, and he nodded COM
prehendingly when he saw the safe.
viii you come with me for a mo-
ment, Miss Innes?" he asked soberly.
and on my asserting he led the way
to the east wing. There were lights
moving around below, and some of
the maids were standing gaping down.
They screamed when they saw me,
and drew back to let nae pass. There
was a sort of hush over the scene;
Alex, behind me, muttered something
/ could not hear, and brushed past me
without ceremony. Then / realized
that man was lying doubled up at
the foot of the staircase, and that
Alex was STOPPING over him.
AS / came slowly down, Winters
stepped back. and Alex Strengthened
himSa1f 1nnlrjno OF he
body with impenetrable eyes. In his
hand he held a shaggy gray wig, and
before me on the floor lay the man
whose headstone stood in Casanova
churchyard-Paul Armstrong.
Winters told the story in a dozen
words. In his headlong flight down
the circular staircase, with Winters
Just behind, Paul Armstrong had
pitched forward violently, struck his
head against the door to the east YER
anda. and probably broken his neck
He had died as Winters reached him.
AS the detective finished saw Hal
sey, pale and shaken, in the. card
room doorway, and for the first time
that night I lost my self-control. | put
my arms around my boy, and for a
moment he had to support me- Sec
ond later. over Halsey's shoulder,
saw something that turned my emo
ton into other channels, for behind
him. in the shadowy cardroom, were
Gertrude and Alex, the gardener, and
there is no use mincing matters-he
was kissing her!
/ was unable to speak Twice l
opened my mouth; then | turned Hal
sey around and pointed. They were
quite unconscious of us; her head was
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-29
Continued Tomorrow
The Diary of Fly Killer.

Monday-My attention was called
last night to a statement that house
flies are bearers of disease and should
be destroyed as soon as possible. I be-
ganmy crusade agains them this morn.
ing. 1t was a little discouraging be-
cause there was only one fly in the
house and it was quite agile. 1t es-
capped me. l broke two vases and
a photograph frame.
Tuesday, nearly killed three flies
this afternoon, but the lamp got IN
the way. 1t was 81 lamp.
Wednesday, saw a fly on the out
side of the fly screen and raised the
screen so l could hit it. Seventeen
flies flew in. l missed it.
Thursday-There was a sluggish
looking fly on the window with closed
wings. | stole toward it cautiously
but it flew up Just as l let the blow
fall. Then | knew it wasn't a fly. II
was wasp. My nose began to swell
at once
Friday-My nose is a sight. Drat
the fies.-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-29
THE HATTTESBURG NEWS

In more securely, while the wind bel
lowed my dressing-gown out like a
sail. I had torn great strip of the
SILK loose, and now | ruthlessly fin
ished the destruction of my gown by
jerking it free and tying it around my
head
Luckily, the roof was fiat, and
was able to go over every inch of it. But
the result was disappointing; no trap
door revealed itself, no glass window;
nothing but couple of pipes two
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-29
Substitution.

Good morning. madam" voiced
the CHEEKY salesman
Good morning." echoed the quiet
looking matron, have you something
very choice in Irish lace?"
'Well-er-no; but here's some
thing just as good at rs cents a yard"
Just as good?" doubtingly.
"Yes yes; in fact, confidentally, su-
perior to the real article, How much
do you wish, please"
Just yard" sweetly. Here's
your money"
But, madam" in confusion,
you've made mistake-this isn't
money"
MOI" agreeably.
why, no! It's a matinee ticket"
so 1t Isl" sweetly. But represents
75 cents, and while it isn't actual
money. it's just as good. Adois.'
The clerk Observation-Disclosures
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-29

TRADE M0HhL-The merchant
who is trying to do business
without advertising is Winking
at Dame Fortune through blue
spectaC|es. lie knows he's
Winking, but she doesn't. This
paper is a good advertising
medium.
TRADE M9RAL-Joan of Arc
was the only woman on earth
able to resist a bargain aGver-
tisement--and she's dead. II
you've got a bargain in some
thing, advertise it to the Wom-
en- folks in this paper.
TRADE MORAL - Advertising
prominence in this paper is to
you, Mr.. Home Merchant, what
steam is to an engine.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-29

on his shoulder, his face against her
hair. AS it happened, it was Mr.
Jameson who broke up the tableau
He stepped over to Alex and
touched him on the arm.
And now he said Quietly, how
long are you and | to play our little
comedy, Mr.. Bailey?"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-29
CHAPTER xxxIll.
A. N. Foot Of the staIrs.

At the Foot Of the Stairs.
As drove rapidly up to the house
from Casanova station in the hack,
saw the detective Burns lettering
across the street from the Walker
Mace. So Jameson was putting the
screws on-lightly now, but ready to