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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-11
MANAGE FROST LINES
A. w. McLimont of New York to Take
Charge Of c. & M Ry

A. W. McLmont, former electrical
engineer Of the New York Public Serv-
ice Commission, will this week take
charge of the Chicago and Milwaukee
Electric Railway Company as general
manager. He will have his Office in
Highwood, H., where the big power
house of the company is located with
the headquarters of the officials.
Mr.. McLimont will succeed Robert B.
Stearns, who has served for some time
as general manager for the receivers.
Mr.. Stearns stated Thursday in Mil
waukee that he had rendered his resig-
nation in January to the road, but that
ne would in all probability continue
with the company in some other
capacity throughout the receivership
proceedings. He said the services of
Mr.. McLimont were secured prepare
tory to the reorganization Of the
road. He said the future development
of the system would be under the
management Of Mr.. McLimont.
eve are not ready to announce any
extension plans at present." said Mr..
Stearns. eve are not in position to
undertake any new work for some time
to come, probably not till the receiver
ship proceedings are cleared, and that
will take several months
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-11
MAKES SENSATIONAL CHARGES
Mrs. Martha Traeger Alleges Husband
Threatened to Kill Her

Alleging that her husband was guilty
Of cruel and inhuman treatment and
that at one time he assaulted her,
brandishing a, knife and threatening to
kill her, Mrs. Martha Traeger through
her attorneys Baker and Clarkson has
filed suit for divorce from her hus-
band, Walter Traeger, in the Circuit
Court Of Kenosha county. In her com
plant Mrs. Traeger alleges that the
couple were married in Germany in
1895, but that they had been residents
of Kenosha county for the past FIVE
years The wife demands the custody
Of the three minor children and suit
able alimony for their support. It is
expected that the trial of the suit viii
be taken up at the March term Of the
Circuit Court.
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-11
Well Known Liihuanians Take
Love Affairs Into Justice Court
in Breach of Promise Suit
WO0ER WANTS PRESENTS
Declares That His Sweetheart Refused
to Wed Him After Many Gifts
but Sweetheart Says He
Was Faithless

A Lithuanian romance which failed
to run smooth was brought to light in
Justice MeCarron IS Court on Thursday
afternoon when the court heard the
story of the courtship of Antonius
Daphus and Domicelh Leskewie, both
well known in the Lithuanian colony
in Kenosha, and the suit presented so
many unusual features that after the
all-day hearing the court took the mat
ter under advisement.
It was a. suit for breach of promise.
but different from most suits along
this line on account of the fact that
it was brought by the man and not the
woman in the case Daphus had wooed
the defendent in the action, according
to the complaint, for many months and
had finally secured her consent for the
wedding, but he declares that she re-
fused to make good when he wanted to
get out the license and that for this
reason he believed he was entitled to
recover 5000 damages The woman
who was to have been the bride in
the romance was in court and she de-
clared that she had not broken the
engagement, but that Daphus when the
time approached for the wedding had
fled from the city and that when he
returned he was not of the same
opinion.
The couple have lived in Kenosha
for number Of years and the wooing
of Domicelli by Antonius, which seems
to have been most ardent, covered a.
period Of many months. In that time
the man desired his sweetheart to have
just as nice clothes as any other girl
and to this end he insisted on buying
them himself. He insisted on the wit
ness stand and in his complaint that he
had given the girl $75 for the purchase
of clothes and declared that he wanted
either the clothes or the money back.
The young woman stated that at one
time the man had told her that she
could keep the clothes and that he did
not want to marry her anyway and
that since that time she had considered
the engagement Cancelled. The plaintiff
in the action was represented by Baker
& Clarkson, and Randall & Drury ap-
peared for the defendant. The case ex-
cited great deal of interest among
the Lithuanians Of the city and the
court room was thronged with people
of this nationality during the hearing
Of the case.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-11
MAIL: SACKS BURNED
Postal Department Late in Notify.
ing Public of Destruction
Of Mail by Fire
NOTICE TO THE POSTMASTER

Joe. j. Johnston, inspector in charge
of the postal department in San Fran.
cisco, has issued a circular letter TO
postmasters over the country explain
ing the loss of mail last December
in the west by fires in railway post
Offices. Much of it was Christmas
mail and it is probable that Kenosha
people have failed to hear from mail
and presents they sent or were to have
| received. Mr.. Johnston s letter, dat
ed San Francisco, Feb. 20, which
has just reached here, follows:
Postmaster: Two hundred sacks of
second, third and fourth class mail were
, burned in the Omaha & ogden railway
!postofice train No. 10 at Hanna, Wyo.,
Dec. 10, 1908, and twenty-five sacks of
second, third and fourth class mail
were burned in the Omaha & Ogden
railway postofice train No. 10, at Dale
Creek, Wyo., Dec. 81, 1908.
"The greater portion of this mail
originated in California and was des-
tined for states east of the Missouri
river, except Minnesota, Ohio and
Pennsylvania.
eff the missing mail referred to
herewith has not been received, or
satisfactorily accounted for, it is be-
lieved that it was destroyed in one
Of the above mentioned fires. Very
respectfully,
"Joe J. Johnston,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-11
AssembIyman Curtiss OF keaosha
Go. Proposes Bill To Protect
Users Of Trading Stamps
WORK FOR COMMISSIONER
Issue of Trading Stamps According to
the Bill Will be Under the Direc-
tion of the Commissioner of
Insurance of the State

Assemblyman Curtiss of this county
would prevent frauds In the trading
stamp business. He has introduced
bill that would prevent merchants sub
scribing to such a scheme being "dup-
ed and compelled to pay their custo-
mers out Of their own pockets. The
bill provides for q complete investiga-
ton of the financial standing Of such
concerns.
The bill provides that after the first
of July, 1909, it shall be unlawful to
carry on such trading stamp bust
ness unless the firm or corporation shall
have at least 100000 capital stock in
cash. 1t makes it the duty of the COM
missioner of insurance to receive appli-
cations and make examinations, "and
in addition to his salary he shall re-
ceive such portion of the fees herein
provided for the performance of such
duties.
The commissioner must make an ex-
animation of the assets and liabilities
Of the trading stamp corporation, Gin
Guiding statement of all trading
stamps issued and outstanding as well
as all other liabilities and shall with
such application deposit with the said
commissioner sum Of money equal to
one-half Of one per cent Of the capital
stock named and stated in the appica-
ton" The corporation after being
| 1ioanca1 bx, 4bo copor ;c roo,,;,,
ed to make monthly report to the
| insurance department Of the number of
trading stamps issued and redeemed
during the preceding thirty days. The
commissioner is to receive $40 day
for making the examination to be de.
Quoted from the amount paid by the
corporation at the time of making the
application and 'sthe surplus if any
shall be turned into the state treas
ury'
During the past few years trading
stamp concerns have been operated in
nearly every large city Of the country
especially in the larger cities of the
state including Milwaukee, Madison
Kenosha and Oshkosh. The business
has grown to such proportions and has
been adopted by SO many stores that
in recent years there has been an OPP
portunity for "bogus' concerns tc
spring up and operate for a few days
fleeing the merchants and then going
out Of business. The bill by Assembly
man Curtiss would put these concerns
on licensed basis as insurance com
panies operate in the state today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-11
WON'T RAISE PRICE
Borden Company Refuses to Join in
Crusade for Higher Milk Price

Borden IS Condensed Milk Company,
the largest dealer in milk in the world,
is rapidly acquiring the entire Chi
cago market for fresh milk and cream
by crowd1ng it's smaller competitors
out of business, according to state
ments which were received Wednesday
among wholesale and retail dealers.
And the queer charge that is being
made against the Borden company is
that they will not raise the price Of
milk from cents to cents quart.
The smaller dealers say that milk
must and shall go to cents. With
one voice they declare that if milk
remains at cents they will be ruined.
And in the same breath they aver
that they dare not raise the price unless
the Bordan company does. The Borden
company has simply remained silent
on the raise in price, refusing to bulge
from the cent mark. IF the smaller
dealers raise their prices to cent the
Borden company will get all the trade
anyhow.
Borden s, it is pointed out, with it's
millions of capital and it's immense
trade in condensed milk and large
wholesale trade, can sell fresh milk in
Chicago at Z cents until every small
dealer throws up his hands and quits
business.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-11
MAKES GOOD REPORT
Report of Northwestern R'y Co.
for 1903 Shows Company
Had Big Profits
MANY EXTENSIONS ARE MADE

A report issued by the Northwestern
road, setting forth the result Of opera
tions for the calendar year 1908, shows
that while there was material de-
crease in gross earnings owing to the
depressed times, by able management
this decrease was transformed into al
increase in net of more than $125,00(
and an increase in the years surplus
Of about 100000
Under the circumstances this must
be regarded as an extremely satisfac
tory showing. Gross earnings for the
year amounted to $62,445, 759, as com
pared with SOS, 338,593 in the previous
year. OF this amount $20,288,058 was
saved for net earnings, as compared
with $20,163,774 in the year before
The years surplus was $5,889, ITO, as
compared with $5,728,262 in the preced
ing year.
This gain is net and in the surplus
was brought about entirely by re-
duction in the operating expenses. The
curtailment in these was brought about
by a, general reduction to which all
departments Of the system were made
to contribute in about equal proper
TONS
For the half year ended Dec. 81 there
was reduction of $4,000 in the out
lays for maintenance Of way and struc-
ture, and one Of $67S,522 is main
tenance of equipment, making total
Of about $1,212,000 in maintenance
charges. At the same time the cost of
conducting transportation and traffic
expenses were reduced by more than
$l,00O,000. The ratio of transportation
expenses to gross earnings for the six
months was 1884 per cent, a ratio low
er than in any previous year since
1900.
Maintenance Of Way and structure
charges for the six months were On
the basis Of $500 mile, and this was
larger than for number Of years, so
that there is no reason to suppose the
increase in net earnings and surplus for
the year was brought about in any
sense by sacrifice Of the physical con-
dition of the property.
The Northwestern has been noted for
many years for the iberality of it's
maintenance expenditures and for the
excellent physical condition in which
it keeps its right of way. There is no
western road which can show a better
roadbed, physically considered than
the Northwestern. It is the only road
thus far that has a complete double
track for the entire distance between
Chicago and the Missouri river.
Gross earnings for the year amounted
to 1924 mile, and it's maintenance
OF way and structure expenditures to
s., 055 a. mile. The ratio Of transporta-
ton expenses to gross earnings FOR the
last fiscal year ended on June 80 last
was 1898 per cent, as compared with
$37.73 per cent in the previous year
Maintenance of equipment expenditures
showed an outlay of $2,017 per locomo-
tive, 500 per passenger car and $48
per freight car. These OUTLAWS were
heavier than in the previous year in all
items except freight.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-11
TO PROPOSE LEGISLATION
Lake Michigan Sanitary Association
Starts Things Moving in Chicago

Concerted action for the protection
Of the drinking water of three states
was mapped out at meeting of the
executive committee of the Lake
Michigan Sanitary Association held
Saturday afternoon in the office of
Health Commissioner Evans in Chica-
go. New laws will be asked in Hi
nois, Indiana and Wisconsin to prevent
the pollution of the lake and of streams
and wells from which drinking water
is obtained.
Representatives were present from
Indiana, from the Illinois state labora-
tory, from the Chicago department of
health, from the University of Illinois,
from Racine, from Milwaukee and
from the North Shore Sanitary Asso-
citation, composed Of cities from Evans
ton to Milwaukee.
The formation Of sanitary districts
composed Of large towns near each
other was advocated. Approval was
given to the pending bill before the
indiana legislature allowing Hammond,
Gary and Whiting to form sanitary
district. A similar bill may be intro
duced into the Illinois legislature, to
include the north shore towns.
AS part Of the general scheme for
water publication the establishment Of
Commission to make a thorough
study Of the Illinois water supply was
asked. The Commission as contem-
plated would make a report on the
source from which the various cities
and villages of the state obtain their
water, the source Of danger and any
suggestions for improval
Legislation in Wisconsin providing
for the establishment Of state labora-
tory for water testing was indorsed
and a resolution was passed in favor
Of the proposed sewage disposal Com
mission being considered in Milwau-
kee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-11
CoNLEY GOES EAST
Kenosha Fighter to Seek Battles in
New York and Other Cities

frankie Conley, the Kenosha fighter,
and his manager Jacob Giles, left this
morning for an invasion of the east
and Conley will make an effort to ar
range for some bouts in some of the
eastern clubs. He has become tired of
waiting for Wolgast to come to any
terms and has decided to give the east
ern fighting game try out. When
the party left Kenosha this morning
they had no plans but there is no
doubt but that Conley can break into
the game in New York and other east
ern states.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-11
SEEK BURGLAR HERE
Kenoshs Police Asked to Seek Man
Wanted for Many Burglaries

Chief of Police 0 Hare received a
telegram from Waukesha this morning
asking that the police of Kenosha make
an effort to secure the arrest of man
supposed to be OF Synnott" who is
wanted in Waukesha on charge of
committing six burglaries in that city.
The man is alleged to have fed to Ke-
nosha and is thought to be in hiding
here. The police have full descrip-
ton of the fellow but it does not cor
respond with any of the descriptions of
men who have been committing burg
iaries and hold-ups in Kenosha during
the past few months. No trace Of the
man has been found in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-11
LITTLE ICE IN LAKES
Weather Bureau Forecasts an Early
Opening of Navigation

'S0VOA1OA DuAO 1u L OlGCoSGS dill EdTly
Opening Of Navigation
Reports today to the weather bureau
the first Of this seoson-from its
stations about the Great Lakes, indi-
cate that there is much less ice in all
OF the lakes and connecting channels
than at this time last year and an
early opening Of navigation will prob
ably be possible.
The central and eastern part Of Lake
Superior have but small fields: Lake
Michigan s ice fields are small and
broken up; Lake Huron has no ice
fields In the southern portion; the
fields in Lake Erie are neither large
nor heavy and there have been prac-
tically no fields this winter in Lake
Ontario. Detroit river. is open.
Establishing record for winter
navigation on the eastern shore Of
Lake Michigan, the Goodrich steamer
Indiana made Muskegon harbor today
after encountering but few difficulties
with ice. The former record was Feb.
IA and the run today means that that
harbor will probably be open through
out the season.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-11
So long as that famous uFour Finish !,

So long as that famous -Four Flush =
investigation has been started it might
as well be kept going until the men
who helped out all of the candidates
for senator are placed on record. The
proceedings will form an excellent di-
rectory for future candidates who have
money to spend and want to know just
where to place it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-11
HIGHS DEFEAT ALUMNI
Interesting Basket Ball Game Played
at the TT. S. Auditorium Friday

The Kenosha High School basket
ball team defeated the Alumni team in
game at the high school gymnasium
on Friday evening by a score Of q
to Q. The high school boys put up
great game. The lineup of the teams
follows:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-11
Alumni O.
Attendance 300.

Hopf was the star Of the High
School making Is points. Lyman play
ed star game at guard making long
throw for basket. Lane and Ball
put up the best work for the Alumni.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-11

Wisconsin seems to be in for it for
special session Of the legislature next
year. The state might be able to
stand for the biennial session, but one
every year will be a pretty strong pull
on the purse strings of the tax payers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-11

Spring will be officially opened two
weeks from today, but the coal men
are still reporting excellent sales.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-19
PLACE BAN HERE
ON EMMA GOLDMAN
Captain Christie and Owner of
Hall Say She Can't Speak
Next Thursday.

Will Emma Goldman carry out her
purposed plan of speaking on Marriage
and Love- at Pfeiffer's Hall, Magazine
and Bremen. streets, next Thursday
night?
Charles Pfeiffer, proprietor of the
hall, says she won't. Police Captain
Christie, in whose precinct the hall is
located, also says she won't.
DR.. Don L. Reitman, manager for
Miss Goldman, says she will. He Sc
cured the hall for her by making 81
deposit, the rental price being s5. It's
a legal contract, he says, and he claims
he will see that it is carried out
She can't talk in my hail." says
Pfeiffer
Il won't let her talk in my precinct. Z"
insists Christie.
"She is going to talk, or we will know
the reason why free speech is sup
pressed in Newark" asserts Reitman
In the meantime Chief of Police Cor
bitt is having a conference with his
captains this afternoon. 1t is his regu-
lar meeting with them. and the ques-
tion of allowing the anarchistic, dis
course to go on or not will be dis
cussed. s
4 Reitman came 10 this city from New
York last Wednesday and rented tie
hall from Charles Pfelrer. ir., who was
in charge while MIR. Pfeiffer. sr. was
sick.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-19
TRAPPED BETWEEN
TWO STREET CARS
Thomas Nelson Rolled Upright
as Vehicles Pass Him and
Painfully Injured.

Trapped between trolley cars going
in opposite directions. Thomas Nelson,
CT so Tichenor street, escaped death by
the narrowest margin in Clinton ave
nue. at 10 m. today.
Nelson is of por'ly- build. He started
TO cross Clinton avenue at Halsey
street and had reached the centre of
The car tracks before he noticed that
two cars, instead of one, were ap-
preaching. He did not have time to
either move forward or retreat, so fiat
tened out his body as much as possible
against the west-bound car.
The motorman of the east-bound car
made a desperate effort to bring it to a
stop. but the space was too short and
Nelson was whirled about with light
ming rapidity aa the two cars passed
each other The motormen and conduc-
tors. with number Of spectators,
rushed back to the scene of the acci-
dent. expecting to find Nelson with his
life crushed out A physician in the
crowd made hasty examination and
found that the mans injuries consisted
of fractured left arm ard badly
lacerated right arm.
The ambulance wSs summoned rom
the Fourth Precinct and Nelson was
removed TO St. Barnahas's Hospital.
where it is said that lie will recover.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-19

National President Of Hat
terS Held at Fault by
Vice Chancellor.
LOCAL UNIONS ALSO
RESTRAINED BY ORDER
E. Y. COnnett & Co. Win Legal
Skirmish as Result of
Strike Trouble.

In a decision which he handed down
this afternoon in the case of E.
V. Connect & Co. hat manufacturers,
who sought an injunction against the
United Hatters of North America, Vice.
Chancellor Howell says in conclusion:
II do not find in the affidavits any
proof that the National Association as
body engaged in encouraging the un-
lawful action of the local union, and
hence no injunction can hold against
that body. l do find that John A. Mof-
iitt, president of the association, not
withstanding his public utterances
against disturbances, has encouraged
the same. and in fact is in charge of
the strike.
His utterances of February 10 are
entirely inconsistent with those in
which he counsels peace, and are suf1i-
cient in my opinion to make him liable
to be enjoined.
tion against John A. Meffitt and the
four local unions mentioned in the bill
and those deponents who are members
of them and those defendants who
have been served and who have made
no denial of the allegations against
them The writ should act as re-
straint upon the defendants to prevent
them from further commission of un-
lawful acts herein above mentioned
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-19

His funeral viii be held at his home
here on Wednesday at $3.50 p. m.
DR.. Holden was preparing to retire
last night when he complained Of feel
ing i'll. He diagnosed his own case as
angina pectoris. and sent his son. DR.,
Edgar Holden, jr.. of this city, for DR..
w. J. Wolfe. He was dead when the
physician arrived
For about thirty-hve years Or.
Holden vas connected with the Mutual
Benefit Life Insurance Company. OF
this city He was president Of the
board Of medical directors of that com
pany. He had no general practise. but
had hosts of friends
He is survived by his wife and FIVE
children, namely. DR.. Edgar Holden,
jr.. of 6l7 Mt Prospect avenue; Mrs.
James B. Burnett, jr.. of Ridge street;
Miss Anna Louise Holden, John
Holden, lawyer. of this city, and Mrs.
Isabella Lowenthal, wife of DR.. William
Lowenthal. of Maplewood.
In the early seventies DR. Holden
was requested as an expert to investi-
gate and report on the cause Of typhoid
fever. which was prevalent in Newark
at that time. In his report DR.. Hol-
den said the cause of the spread of the
fever was the old pumps and wells. and
it was because of his report that the
pumps and wells We're abandoned in
later years.
DR.. Holdens ancestors served with
distinction in the Revolution. his grand
father being an officer of high rank
After the war Or. Holden resigned
tcontInus > ON second Psxe.p