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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-24

The fact that about the regular num-
Der of applications for saloon licenses
came in this year need occasion no sur
prise although it is admitted by men
in the business, who ought to know,
that in a good many instances the brew
cries which took care of the licenses
and put up the bonds and money for
them hardly broke even and that the
men whose names appear as owners on
many of the licenses are little more
than caretakers. The truth of the mat
ter is that in the near future q saloon
license in this city may have 8 cash
value and be harder to get than it is
at present and the brewers cannot af
ford to surrender any Of them. There
are indications that an effort may be
made to enforce the state laws in this
city before great while and in that
case no more licenses can be granted
by the Council for a long time. for
this city is already away over the
limit on the number Of licenses fixed
by the state on the population basis
figuring that the city now has 10000
population. Of course saloons already
in business are not affected by any
laws limiting the number of licenses
and they can continue in business in
definitely SO long as their licenses are
renewed, hence the reluctance of the
brewers to let go of any licenses now
in force. Of course this system of
maintaining places that just make ex-
penses, is hard on the independent sa
loon men who are standing on their
own feet and running their own places
for it cuts their profits very materially
but there can be no discrimination in
the matter of issuing licenses. All
who maintain orderly places, pat MP
the necessary bond, and pay the fees
look alike to the Council.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-24
WATCH CONDUCTORS
Northwestern Road Adopts Plan
To Keep Check on Cash Fares
Collected on Trains
TRAIN AUDITORS TO BE USED

Conductors employed by the Chicago
& Northwestern Railway are aroused
over new plan which was put into
effect few days ago by officials of
the road to keep tab on the amount of
collections received by the conductors
as compared with the amounts turned
in to the company. The road has de-
cided to find out whether it is getting
all of the revenue from cash fares paid
on trains and if not to trap the con-
ductors who are guilty of dishonesty by
the employment of train auditors, a
plan which has been tried by several
roads both east and west 1t is re-
ported that train auditors were i'm
stalled Wednesday morning on trains
running out Of Clinton, Ia, and Fond
du Lac, Wis, and that after test on
the branch lines they may be put on
the main line.
The duties of a train auditor are to
board train without notice and take
charge of the collections and reports
for one or more trips, leaving the
conductor free to confne himself en-
tirely to the management of the train.
The idea is that the train auditor IS
report, when checked up with the
previous reports Of the conductors for
the same run will afford an oppor-
tunity for detecting dishonesty. More
reliance, however, is placed in the be-
lief that the train auditors will serve
as preventive measure and as a
warning against the danger of dis
honesty.
It is reported that the Chicago, Mil
waukee and ST. Paul railway is plan
ming to follow the example of the
Northwestern.
The honest conductor resents suspi-
cion and hates to be watched with any
presumption of dishonesty, while the
man who may have been in the habit
of "holding OUT naturally objects to
anything that will interfere with his
graft. Those who are opposed to the
plan say it is nothing more than
subterfuge, that the train auditor is
no more reliable than the conductor
and is likely to be even less so than
conductors who are placed
in charge of the better trains. These
urge that better plan would be to
devise system of ticket checking that
would make it impossible to turn in
falsifed report.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-24

1t would be much better and cheaper
for the members of the legislature to
go home and stand on their records of
having accomplished practically moth
ing of real value than it is for them
to rush number of bills through in
the closing hours of the session and
send them up to the governor in a
bunch SO that it is a physical impossi-
blhty for the executive or his legal
advisors to give them careful consid-
Grafton in the time allowed by law. 1t
is these attempts to do the work of
whole session in a week or two at the
close that leads 70 so much i'll consider
ed legislation and that keeps the courts
busy at great expense to the state.
And as many of these laws which are
passed in such haste are eventually
knocked out in the courts on account
ct the defects which would have been
discovered and corrected had the legis-
lature taken the time to give them the
proper consideration the results in the
long run total up just nothing at all.
They amount to exactly the same as if
these bills had never been put through
except that the taxpayers have been
saddled with the expenses of keeping
the courts in operation to pass on them.
Some day an executive will inaugurate
great reform by vetoing whole
batch of these end of the session
measures on the sole ground that they
were not sent to him in time to be
properly examined and establish a pre-
cedent whereby his successors can pro
tect themselves and the people Of the
state from this kind of work by the
legislature.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-24
MANY SEEK PERMITS
County and Municipal Judges Kept
Busy Issuing Permits to Work


The fact that the summer vacation
was on was very patent in the offices
OF the County and Municipal judges
this morning as there were scores of
applications for permits to work dur
ing the vacation. Many of the ap-
plieants were disappointed ON account
OF the recent changes in the laws in
regard to the issue of the permits. The
city superintendent of schools was in
his office most of the day and signed
number of recommendations for per
mlts as provided by the law. The is
suance of permits is new line of
work for Judge Randall in the NUM-
cipal Court, but the act creating this
court gives him the same power to
issue the permits as is given to the
County judge. The factory managers
of the city are all in close touch with
the provisions of the new statutes and
it is certain that they will employ no
children who have not fulfilled all the
demands of the law.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-24

The biggest thing about an airship
is the quantity of superheated air that
initiates it, and much of the talk of the
day about airships is Of the same stuff.
The mighty dirigible, invulnerable,
proof and wind defiant, load
ed with it's mortars and paraphernalia
for raining down death-dealing bombs,
is still rainbow which all the world
can see, but may never reach Per-
haps it will some day become a prac-
teal means of transportation; without
doubt it may be used as spy, a look
out to give notice of the approach of
an enemy; doubtless, as well, it may
be used as a messenger to carry a few
men from camp to camp or from ship
to shore. But it is not going to accom-
plish all the horrors now being claimed
for it.-Washington Post.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-24

The divorce counsels which, were
provided for each county by an act of
the last Legislature are going to be of
great assistance to the judges in de-
termining the rights of all parties in
any divorce actions. These divorce
counsels will be expected to make a
thorough examination of all sides of
every divorce action brought into
court and they can go into the cases
in a way chat the judge is debarred
from doing by the very nature of his
position. Under this law it will be a.
much more difficult matter to secure a
divorce upon fimsy and insufficient
grounds than it has been in the past
for in the future there will be two
oficials-one of them with full power
to examine into every detail of the
case-to satisfy before decree can be
entered. 1t is impossible to forsee
exactly how this law will work out in
actual practice, but in the theory at
least it is along the line of reform in
the laws dealing with the subject of
divorce and in a way it will do away
with the Judgment by defaults de-
cree which has been the most severely
criticised feature of the practice in
divorce actions.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-24
College Inn on Main st. Was VIC
tim Of Daring Robber Who
Got Away With $I02
HAD WOMAN CONFEDERATE
Proprietor is Kept Busy Selling Fruit
, While Strong Box is Touched
for More Than Hundred
Dollars

The College Inn, owned by Lama ano
Lazzaroni and located at 314 Main
street was the scene of a daring rob-
berry last Saturday morning and the
facts in the case, which were carefully
suppressed by officials on Saturday in
order that they might have a chance
to seek the arrest of the guilty parties,
have just been given out. The rob-
besy of the place Melted the thieves
$102 in cash and the method of the
work of the men and possibly women,
seems to indicate that daring con-
spiracy had been made to rSb the place.
The money was secured from a draw
er just back of the candy counter in
the front part of the store and not
withstanding the fact that the robbery
was discovered within few minutes
after it had been committed no trace
of the guilty parties has as yet been
secured. Lazarroni, the Junior mem
Der of the firm, was in charge of the
place at the time and was making ar
fangements to bank his money when
young man came in and asked for
change for a ten dollar bill. While
the man was talking woman came up
and asked to buy some fruit and Lag
zaroni went outside the store to wait
on the woman. She made a small pur-
chase and when the proprietor return,
ed to the store he found that the other
customer was missing. The woman
took a lot of time selecting the fruit
and it is thought just possible that she
was working with the man inside the
store.
Lazzaroni thought nothing of the oc-
currence at the time, but few minutes
later he reached into the drawer to get
his roll of money and found that it
bad been taken. He at once notified
the police and search was made for
the man and the woman, but nothing
was found of them. 1t is thought Just
possible that the robbery was COM
mitted by some one who lad been
watching the place during the morning.
The money had been placed in the
drawer only a few minutes before it
was taken and the man must have
known of its place of concealment in
order to be able to get away with it
in the short time in which Lazzaroni
was selling the fruit to the woman on
the outside of the building.
The police are working hard on the
case and it is possible that there will
be some interesting developments. 1t
is said that a man and woman answer
ing the description of the two have
been seen about Kenosha for several
days and it is thought possible that
they are a couple of clever crooks who
are working the stores Of the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-24

Wisconsin has no reason to moura
over the decline of wheat raising in
the state since it is admitted that the
dairy industry which has to great ex-
tent superseded It requires, according
to the bulletin just issued by the Uni
versity, the exercise of far more dis
eliminating intelligence and unrenit-
ting care than the growing Of wheat
and affords a much larger sphere for
the application of technical knowl-
edge Of the benefits of which, the
bulletin might have added, the Wis
consin dairyman has been prompt to
take advantage. Furthermore the
dairying industry is. renovating the
soil depleted by the recklessness Of the
pioneer farmers so that it will be ready
to produce large crops should it ever
be necessary to return to the cultiva-
ton of the cereal.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-24

The House of Delegates Of the Ameri
can Medical Association has declared
by resolution against the use of ben
zoate of soda or any other preserva-
tion in the food supplies furnished to
the people of the United States and
most people would be willing to con-
cede that such resolution is expert
testimony to the effect that the use
of all personalities is harmful. Yet this
is in direct conflict with the decision
Of the Special Board of Experts APP
pointed by President Roosevelt to in
quire into the effects Of certain food
preservatives after decision against
their use by the government chemist,
DR.. Wiley, had been challenged by the
manufacturers. Which all goes to
show that food Investigations are not
so much different from insanity trials
and murder cases in that plenty of ex-
perts of apparently equal standing in
their professions can be found to give
their expert testimony on either side.
Leaving out Of consideration the per-
sonal tastes of the consumer in regard
to eating embalmed food there is only
one safe course for the legislators who
are called upon to frame pure food
laws to take and that is to require that
all personalities be left out Of food
stuffs. They may get into contro-
sersy should they attempt to decide
whether or not the preservative it is
proposed to use in a certain brand of
goods is harmful or not, but they will
be on the safe side by ruling it out
altogether. In that way they will be
taking no chances in case the action
of the preservative is ariable-harm-
less under certain conditions and very
harmful in others-as some of the pre-
servatives used in food supplies are
said to be.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-24
NO CELEBRATION HERE
Kenosha to be Without Excitement on
Anniversary of Nations Birth

1t is just about definitely decided
that there will be no celebration Of the
Fourth of July in Kenosha. Several
efforts have been made to get business
men Of the city together to arrange for
some sort of a celebration, but they
have taken no interest in it and the
plan has been abandoned. 1t is begin
ming to look as if the only celebration
of the day would be at the Kenosha
Country Club where the usual golf
game will be played and the usual fire
works will follow in the evening. Ke-
nosha has not had set celebration of
Independence day in the past six years
and from the lack of interest shown
in the celebration this year it is evil
dent that it will be several years be-
fore celebration is arranged. There
will be no celebration in any of the
surrounding towns and Kenosha people
will be forced to go to Chicago or Mil
waukee to give vent to their patrio-
tism.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-24

With The paving Of the down town
alleys it viii be possible to keep the
business district of the city in much
more saAitary condition than hereto
fore and il is believed that the mer-
chants VIII cooperate with the street
cleaning department. to that end. The
same rules which forbid the throwing
Of dirt and refuse into the street will
be made to apply to the alleys and an
effort will be made to have them
cleaned systematically so that the hid
den places of the down town district
viii be ready for the inspection Of the
health officer at any time,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-24

The long awaited repairs at the life
saving station are to be made at last.
Bids have been advertised for and the
work is to be completed this summer
unless there is hitch in the present
plans Of the department heads. I'm
fquestionably the crew would have been
Yin a much effective position to do quick
and more effective work in an emer-
gency had they been given an entirely
new station at the foot of the north
Epier where their station should have
been put in the first place, but they are
too well disciplined to make any
criticisms Of the present arrangements
of their superiors and most of the
men have been in the service long
enough to have learned to be thank
full for what they can get.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-24
PLAN GREAT RACES
Driving Club to Hold
Races on Monday, July 9Th

The Kenosha Gentlemen S Driving
Club has completed arrangements for a
great race meet to be held at Balm
track on July 9Th. No purses will be
offered, but this will not prevent a lot
of fast horses being entered and the
officials Of the club declare that the
meeting will be the most interesting
held in Kenosha in many years. Four
races have been scheduled and the en-
tries for each race will be we'll filled
up. A number of fast horses from
different parts of the country are now
being trained at the track and it is
expected that a number of these will
be entered for the meeting. A full
program of the races and the entries
will be issued within few days.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-24

The superintendent of an eastern
penitentiary has been making an in
Vestigation into the records of the
alien convicts under his charge and the
results are somewhat startling. He
finds in that one pentitentiary 319
alien convicts who are liable to depor-
tation under the immigration laws, 1877
of whom would go back to Italy were
the laws properly enforced. This
matter is one that should be taken
up by other prison officials with a view
of ascertaining just how many Of these
alien criminals who are properly a
charge upon their own governments are
being supported in the penal institu-
tions of the United States and when
the. number is officially determined, if
it is possible thing, arrangements
should be made by the federal govern
ment to return them to their own
countries. 1t would not surprise any
one in Kenosha to find that some Of the
foreigners sent to Waupun from this
county were liable to deportation.
Should the government at Washington
hesitate to take such drastic step
as the deportation of these hundreds of
alien criminals at one time, it should
be understood that from now on that
the provisions of the immigration laws
which forbid the admission of criminals
to this country and require all immi-
grants to keep straight for a time
after their arrival are going to be en-
forced to the letter and that alien
criminals who succeed in getting past
the customs officers at ports of entry
are going to be returned to their own
lands as soon as discovered. 1t has
been often charged and as often denied
that European nations have made
regular practice of dumping their
criminals upon this country and that
known criminals have been assisted in
leaving their native lands for America
by their governments and the figures
furnished by the eastern penitentiary
superintendent go long way towards
bearing out the truth of this charge.
Besides cutting down the cost of main
tenance of prisons the rule that con-
viction must be followed by deporta-
ton would undoubtedly act as most
powerful deterrent to crime among the
lower classes of immigrants. For many
OF these people to be sent back to their
old homes would be the most horrible
punishment that their minds could con-
ceive of and they would not risk that
while they would not give the danger
OF prison sentence to be served in
this country thought.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-24

Even if it did not give all that was
asked the legislature dealt literally
with the State Fair and the Board now
has the money to make much needed
improvements in the buildings and
grounds and to carry out plans that
nave been held up for long time from
lack of funds. If the Wisconsin state
fairs of the future are not on par
with those of any other state it will
not be because of any lack in equip
ment, buildings, or grounds and as the
Fair Board has succeeded in making a
very creditable showing in the past
under somewhat adverse conditions
there is no reason to fear that future
fairs will not be worthy Of the state.
There is much more hard work in pre-
pairing for an undertaking of this kind
than most people have any idea of, but
after the Fair Board attends to that all
that is needed to make the fair an I'M
qualified success is the support of the
people Of the state and the fair is get
ting that in larger measure every
year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-24

The work of paving West Market
street is about completed, but the real
interesting proceedings in connection
with that job will come after the as
sessmepts have been made to pay for
the Improvement. The property owners
who claim that they should not be com
PEELED to pay for more than seven feet
of the paving Lave not been saying
much lately, but there is little doubt
but that they will take their case into
court if they are advised that they
have chance to win there. AS the
situation stands the city has no option
but to levy tie assessment for all the
pavement. 1t was not a party to any
agreement that may have been made
by the property owners with Mr.. Frost
and could not take such an agreement
into consideration in any way.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-24

Judging from the way the physi-
clans are taking hold of the task of
organizing the faculty of the Training
School for Nurses of the Kenosha Hos
pital, athefschool is destined to play a
very prominent part in the hospital
work in the. city in the future. With
q faculty picked from the physicians
Of the city and the increased facilities
for study that the new hospital will
give, the, -hool should be able to turn
out as competent nurses as any school
in the country.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-24

Automobiles are necessity of mod
ern life, and their general use ought
to be encouraged, but there is no rea-
son why they should not be used with
due regard to the rights of non-users,
who are an overwhelming majority of
the public. Those who have at heart
the progress of automobihng as an in
dustry, sport or means Of trans
portation will find it to their interest
to suppress the many reckless drivers
who bring their own occupation into
disrepute.--New York Tribune.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-24
PUT IN IRON POLES
Kenosha Electric Railway Co. to Aid
in Beautifying Market Square

The Kenosha Electric Railway Com
pany is going to do its share in the i'm
provement of Market Square and the
old wooden trolley posts which have
stood along the square since the rail
way was built will be removed within
few days to give room for the cree
tion of modern iron standards for the
holding of the trolley wires. These
iron standards are also being put in
by the company along West Main
street to take care of the overhead
work for the depot line. An effort is
being made to have all the wooden
poles removed from Market Square and
it looks as if the various companies
interested would join with the city in
identifying this public thoroughfare.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-24

The government revenue cutter Tus-
carora has started on tour Of the lake
for the purpose of inspecting small
power boats to see if the recent order
requiring lights, signals, and whistles
to be placed on all motor boats is be-
ing obeyed and five or six owners Of
small boats were caught at Manitowoc,
the first port visited, and they will be
summoned to appear and explain their
neglect to obey orders, Failure to
obey these regulation renders the own
ers of the motor boats liable to a
heavy fine and as it is evidently the
intention of the revenue officers to en-
force them to the letter the wise own
Ter will see to it that his equipment is
complete in every particular. Plenty
of time has been allowed the owners
of the motor boats to procure the equip
ment required by the order and the
owner who is caught without it and
fined will have only himself to blame