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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-04-07
FAvORS NEW RATES
Leader in Modern Woodmen
Pushing Campaign for a
Change in Rates
PLAN OFFERED-7o ORDER SOON

Major C. w. HAYES, head clerk of
the Modern Woodmen of America, the
largest of the fraternal orders, con
tinues his campaign in favor of re-
adjustment of rates in spite of the re-
fusal of several head camps to take
the question up. Major Halves says
that, although it may be unpopular, he
is so thoroughly convinced that read
justment is absolutely necessary, if the
Woodmen are to carry out their con
tracts, that he can take no other
course. Addressing a school of in
struction for state deputies, Major
Halves announced that another report
on the question Of re-adiustment of
rates is being prepared at the request
of the executive council, the statistics
being sufficiently advanced to prove
beyond question the necessity for re-
adjustment.
Major Halves states that on January
l, 1909, the Woodmen had 960,299
beneficiary members, of whom 33,341
were over SIS years old. Carrying the
present membership twenty years to
January l, 1929, allowing for the
deaths and lapses figured upon the past
experience, and assuming a rate of
growth for that time based upon the
average growth for the past ten years,
the Woodmen will have in 1929, 1884,
$50 members who are So years or over,
The experience of the society has
shown an average mortality at the age
of So of twelve deaths per thousand
and as the average age of these 364, $50
members will be above So, the num-
Der of deaths in their classes alone will
be approximately 5000 a year. Major
Halves urges that these facts be CON
sidered now and that the Woodmen do
not make the mistake Of the Ancient
Order of United Workmen in pro
crastinating and compromising with
the vital question of adequate rates.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-04-07
WILL Be MODERN IN EVERYDAY
Plans Made by Joseph Lindl are Adopt
ed by the Organization and Build
ing is to be Completed by the First
of November.

The Kenosha Chapter .of the Danish
Brotherhood is to have one of the fin
est homes ever erected by chapter
of the organization in Wisconsin as
the Brotherhood has adopted plans
made by Architect Joseph Lindl and
work ON the new building will be com
menced early in May. 1t will be a
handsome structure of stone and brick
Al by 102 feet in dimensions and To-
Gated at the corner of Elizabeth street
and Rowland avenue.
The plans of the building provide
for a modern club house and at the
same time it will bring a good revenue
to the members of the order for on
the ground floor Their will be two com
modious store buildings. In the west
part of the first floor Of the building
there will be library, ladies par
lor, pool and billiard rooms and smaller
rooms to be used for card rooms. In
the basement of the building there
will be a complete kitchen, bowling
alley, club room for the use Of the
members of the organization, shower
baths and toilet rooms The build
ing will be heated with central heat
ing plant installed in the basement.
The second floor of the building will
be used for lodge rooms and for a
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-04-07
KLEIsT MAKES ARRESTS
Arrests Man for Having Certain Species
of Bass Which Proved to be Carp

Michael Kleist, deputy game warden
for Kenosha county, left his field of
work yesterday and coming to Racine
placed two fishermen under arrest
charging them with violating the state
fish and game laws in that they were
using nets
James Kriz and Rudolph Eckert were
the two fishermen whom the Kenosha
deputy game warden found fishing
with nets in Root River. Eckert had
in his possession what he claimed to be
a carp, but the warden declared that
it was a certain species of bass. Eek
ert was certain that he was right and
Kleist was equally certain, SO the fish
was placed in cold storage and was in
trodnced in evidence in court today.
Eckert proved to have been correct
in claiming the fish was a carp and
the case was dismissed.
James .Kriz, who had been using a
net to catch bull heads entered plea
of guilty to the charge of violating the
state game laws and paid fine of $25
and costs.-Racine News.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-04-07
SEE NEW PLAY.
Kenoshs People take Kindly to ''Ros-
ary'' at the Rhode Saturday.

"The Rosary the latest play to be
added to the long list staged by Row
land and Clifford the well known the
atrical men was given one of it's first
performances at the Rhode Opera
House on Saturday evening and the
small crowd which witnessed the play
was decidedly appreciative. The play
has heart story that is always inter
esting and it is produced with wealth
CT scenery which makes it a delight
to the eye. The parts are remarkably
well taken and Miss Jessie Arnold who
takes dual role in the piece does a
very clever piece of acting. The main
objection to the Rosary is that it does
not start soon enough in the unraveling
of the plot and the further fact that
the waits neccessitated by the heavy
scenery are 80 long that many people
could not follow the story. 1t needs
pruning in many of the parts and the
men in charge Of the stage must find
way TO set the scenes with less delay.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-04-07
PLAN BIG BANQUET
Elks to Have First Annual Installation
Banquet on Next Thursday Night

Invitations were sent to the mem
bers Of the Kenosha Lodge of Elks
this morning for the annual installa-
ton banquet of the lodge to be held
on next Thursday evening. The ban
quet will be the most notable affair
of the kind ever given under the aus
pieces of the local lodge. The dinner
will be served at half past six o'clock
and the installation of officers will fol-
low the banquet. Several prominent
/ Elks from other portions of the state
will be in attendance and make short
addresses following the banquet. In
order that the committee in charge may
make the proper arrangements for the
banquet it is necessary that accep-
tances be in the hands of the commit
tee on Monday. The invitation is
sued does not give the hour of the
banquet and the members of the lodge
are requested to note the hour of the
function.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-04-07

ton, 81.
John P. Spartz to Terkel Petersen.
Nv Il sec 1921 e. Warranty
deed; consideration, $4,000.
Lewis Turner and wife to Joseph
Schmitt ct al E u of p of W
p of sw a sec 14-1-22 e. Warran-
ty deed; consideration, ST..
Thowald G. Hansen and wife to Ed
win r. Webb and wife. Lot 16,
blk l, of Getschmann s Sub. War
ranty deed; consideration, $3.50.
Gustaf Petzhe and wife to William A.
Petzke. Pt lot l, blk q, of Bond
and Strong's Addn. Warranty
deed; consideration, 81.
William Rokow ct al to Max Dahllle.
Lot l, blk 81 on ne 4 sec 1929
e. Warranty deed;> consideration,
ST.
Carl Kluender and wife to Max DahIl<e.
Lot 4, blk 3, of Rice Park Adm;
also lot II, of blk 6, of The Keno
sha Land and Improvement Com
pany's Sub. Warranty deed; con-
sideration, 81.
Max Dahlke and wife to Carl Kluen-
der and wife. Lot 1, blk "a on
ne u sec 1928 e. Warranty
deed; consideration, ST.
Max Dahlke and wife to Carl Kluen-
der and wife. Lot 4, blk of Rice
Park Addn; also lot II, blk 6 of
The Kenosha Land and Improvement
Company's Sub. Warranty deed;
consideration, 81.
August Haubrich and wife to Alex
Erickson. Lots $3.50 blk of
Woollacott's Sub Warranty deed;
consideration, $1,000.
Siman Nemeikszis and wife to James
Madigan Pot lot 10, blk l of
Balm IS Sub. Warranty deed; con-
sideration, $1,92A
Henry Lange and wife to Dora M. and
Louise II. LANCE. Lot 3, blk 2, Of
r. r. Jones Sub. Warranty deed;
consideration, ST..
w. L. Van VIE to p. T. Button and
wife. PIT lot 8, blk 3, Village of
Silver Lake. Warranty deed; con-
sideration, 300.
Eugene r. Head and wife to Stanley
Kosechi Lots 1918, blk 4, Of
smithville Sub. Warranty deed;
consideration, 81.
William Marx and wife to Giuserne
Pucci and wife. PIT sw 4 sec 81
2-23 e. Warranty deed; considera>
ton, $1,000.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-04-07
DIED FAR FROM HOME
John Beyersdorfer Widely Known Here
Died at New Orleans Saturday

John Beyersdorfer, a son of the late
Emil Beyersdorfer and widely known
in Kenosha, died at one of the hospi-
tails in New Orleans on last Saturday
after long illness from a complication
iof diseases. He had spent the winter
in New Orleans and had been i'll for
several weeks. The deceased was
born in Kenosha 46 years ago and spent
much of his life in this city. He was
a butcher by trade, but for some years
he had engaged in several other occu-
pations. The deceased is survived by
three sisters, Mrs. Bert Fox of Keno
sha, Mrs. w. T. Woodley and Mrs Lena
johnson of Chicago and two brothers,
Edward of Chicago and Otto of Ke-
nosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-04-07
POSTMASTER ORDERED TO AID
Inspection to be Made in the Near
Future and Reasonable Time to be
@tven for the Proper Repair of the
wosds.

Kenosha county farmers, who are
now enjoying the privilege of rural
free mail delivery are in danger of
losing this service from the govern
ment as Postmaster Maloney this morn
ing received a letter from Fourth AS
sistant Postmaster General P. V. Nc
GraW demanding that changes in the
condition Of the roads be made at once
in order to get them in condition de-
manded by the postoffice department.
The roads in this county are not such
as will pass the muster Of the govern
ment and Postmaster Maloney and the
postmasters at various postoffices in
the county have been directed to make
an immediate inspection of the roads
from the various Offices and make re-
port to the department within the next
thirty days.
% 1t is not the purpose of the govern
ment, " said Mr.. McGraw, "to demand
fancy road building, but the roads
must be in good condition if the serv-
ice is to be continued. -
The postmaster is directed to order
the patrons of rural routes along the
roads to have them repaired at once
and if this work is not done in rea-
sonable time the department will take
up the matter and take steps for the
discontinuance of the service. Sew
eral years ago the postofice depart
ment made a similar demand on the
farmers of Kenosha county and in some
parts of the county the order was not
needed and the government discontinue
eded the service on one or two routes
in the county. This service was after
ward restored, but the farmers were
forced to go without the service until
the demands of the government in re-
gard to the roads had been met.
Postmaster Maloney has no choice in
the matter and he must at once make
the report on the condition of the
roads and direct that the changes be
made.
1t is said that many times during
the winter the rural carriers from the
Kenosha Office were forced to abandon
their routes on account of the fact that
the roads were impossible. In addi-
tion to this order the government has
sent a request to the people on the
various routes asking that they ar
range to have all mail boxes painted
white. This must of course be done
at the expense of the property owners,
but the officials declare that the paint
will increase the life of the mail box
and that the movement is being ear
ried forward in all parts of the country
in order to have all mail boxes similar
In this letter the postmaster is mott
fed that people in the various towns
are invited to use boxes placed at cross
roads as guide posts and that the gov
eminent is willing to have directions
to towns and villages painted on these
boxes provided the matter is put on in
neat manner. There are boxes at
nearly every cross roads in Kenosha
county and it is expected that the peo-
pie of the various towns will accept
this offer of the government.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-04-07
Father Of County Supt., Died
at His Home at Silver Lake
ON Last Thursday
LONG 4 RESIDENT or COUNTY

John Kerwin, one of the best known
of the old settlers of the town of Sa-
lem, died at his home in Silver Lake
on Thursday. He had been ailing for
some time and had been critically sick
for two weeks or more past so his
death was not unexpected. His de-
mise was due to the infrmities of old
age.
Mr.. Kerwin was in the neighborhood
of IS years of age and was born in Ire
land. He was married in the old
country, but came to this country be-
fore the civil war, crossing the ocean
in a sailing boat which was six weeks
enroute. Smallpox broke out on board
the vessel and many of the passengers
died. The Kerwins settled in the
town of Salem and experienced the
usual pioneer hardships. They left
the farm a few years ago and went to
live at Silver Lake. Mrs. Kerwin
survives her husband, also two sons,
j. j. Kerwin, county superintendent of
schools and Chas. Kerwin who lives on
the old homestead. A daughter, Mrs.
Fanny Rafferty,, died in Brighton a
few years ago and two sons, Cornelius
and Phillip went west and died there
some time ago.
Mr.. Kerwin was long familiar
figure in the western part of the
county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-04-07
UNCLE TOMS CABIN
To be Presented at the Rhode Opera
House Friday Night

Martin s Uncle Tom s Cabin Co. will
present, what is said to be the original
version of Harriet Beecher Stowe s
great story and will be produced by a
capable company headed by Harry Lee,
the old time minstrel man.
A splendid scenic investure showing
the Ohio River in winter, the st. Clair
plantation, the levee at New Orleans,
the cotton fields in bloom, the Celestial
City and other scenes necessary for
the proper presentation of the play are
carried. Seats on sale at Kradwell s
Drug Store. Prices of reserved seats
%, 35, and soc; gallery 15c. az
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-04-07

From the way the big milk bottling
plants in the county are increasing
their capacity, it does not look very
much as though they feared that the
Milk Producers Union will ever get
on cooperative basis ana decrease
their supplies. The fact that so many
of the producers. signed their new con-
tracts this year without protest shows
that they are pretty well satisfied with
the increase in rates they have already
secured.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-04-07
DIED IN GEORGIANA
Francis M. Pierce Former Kenosha
Man Died in Florida

|. Francis M. Pierce died in Georgiana,
Florida, March 20, aged 90 years. The
deceased was for many years owner
and occupant of the farm adjoining that
of the late R. S. Houston in the town
ship of Pleasant Prairie. Later his
home was at the northeast corner of
Deming and Exchange streets in the
Second ward. He was born in Cos
hen, Mass, on January %, 1918. He
lis survived by a widow. He was
buried at Georgiana where he has lived
many years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-04-07

The Zion city people of all factions
are confident that Receiver Thomas
will be retained in Office by the court
indefinitely and that he will be permit
ted to handle the finances of the city
so long as the people want him to. The
action of the Zion city creditors in
unanimously demanding the retention
of Mr.. Thomas is one of the highest
compliments ever paid to any man in
position of trust and the success that
he has made in Strengthening out the
tangled affairs of the city is the best
evidence that it is fully deserved.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-04-07
GAAsTRA GIVEN S375.
Jury Returns Verdict in Gaastra VS.
Goldberg Case late Saturday.

The suit Of T. Gaastra VS.. Harry
Goldberg which occupied the attention
of the Circuit Court several days last
week was ended just after six CLOCK
Saturday afternoon when the jury
which heard the evidence in the case
brought in verdict for the plaintiff
and fixing his damages at 1915. Gold
berg had offered 5000 to settle the case
and the demand of the architect is
stated to have been in the neighbor-
hood of $1,000.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-04-07

The Ashland avenue property owners
ere getting anxious in regard to the
work to be done IN paving the street
Ivy the Kenosha Electric Railway com
pany. The ordinance under which the
company is operating provides that the
company pave twenty feet of the street
and it is expected that this ordinance
will be lived up to to the very letter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-04-07

Miss Carolyn Gfroerer has gone to
Chicago for two weeks visit to. at
tend Grand Opera.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-04-07

John and Elizabeth Hegeman of Chi
cage, spent Sunday with their parents
in the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-04-07

Schuyler Van Ingen of New York
spent Sunday with friends in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-04-07

j. D. Jones, Jr., of Racine, spent
Sunday with Kenosha friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-03
MENDOZA ASSU MES
 THE PRESIDENCY

Panama, March 2.--Dr. Carlos A. Men doza, who yesterday assumed the pres idency of Panama, today issued a proca- nation on the death of President Obal- dia expressing the sorrow of the nation at the event, which deprived Panama of "the noble and disinteresled services of her most illustrious son.
 In the proclamation President Mendoza says:
 ''As tribute to the memory of my chief fellow citizen and friend, knowing as I know of his desires, aspirations and patriotic endeavors, I declare that in the short term I will occupy the undeseryed post of president l will inspire all my acts in the policy of concord, moderation and tolerance he established and main tained."
 Americans will take prominent part in the funeral of the late president. The commander 0f the United States marines has requested of the foreign office per mission to attend with his men. tearing arms, in the city The officials oi the isthmian canal commission, the ministers and consuls. together with every one of prominence, native and foreign, will also attend the ceremoniese President Men, doza will deliver the funeral oration.
 Nothing in the political situation on the isthmus has arisen to occasion alarm The people of Panama have been concerned only with the death of the president, who was generally regarded as a devoted patriot, and a developer or the country.
 The conservatives and partisans of the late president are giving their support to Mendoza The return of Secretary Of State Lewis who IS now in the United States, is anxiously awaited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-03
tered in the Senate are echoed and re-

tered in the Senate are echoed and re-
 echoed from every quarter. Democrats,
 republicans and populists; ex-confeder-
 ates and ex-federals; white and black :;
 everybody says amen. Although ask
 ing for an obliteration of Mason and
 Dixon's line, Colonel Gordon is still a southern man. North, south, east and west would remain. What he wants is the dropping of the old line traced by slavery conditions. Slavery having been abolished, Colonel Gordon thinks that all things relating to it or re- calling it should follow it into limbo. One country and one national spirit in all the states. noble proposition and aspiration"
 There is lots of sense in the propo- siton. The ticket then would be liar mon and Gordon,e or Marshall and Gordon" or "Gaynor and Gordon as the case may prove to be. "Gaynor and Gordon" would be alliterative and as Mayor Gaynor walks leagues day he Is presumptively strong enough to last through an entire term Colonel Gordon is "A years old and if he is to have second place it would be wise to put healthy man in first place.
 The Star thinks the ticket should include the platform also and then it would read, "Gaynor, Gordon and Get There" That would cover the ground and tell the entire story of a campaign directed against Aldrich and his tariff and Cannon and his methods. The Star says in conclusion that Colonel Cor don has seen just enough of national life to like it and national life has seen enough of Colonel Gordon to like him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-03
Valiant a lion, And wondrous affable, and as bountfui As mines of India. -1 King Henry ".
Phone Girls and the SRltChbOards

A recent report made by the bureau of labor at Washington discloses the fact that a girl must be at least five feet in height in order to secure employment in telephone exchanges throughout the coun- Cry. This height Is required to enable her to reach to the top of the switch boards and a. reasonable distance side ways from her position.
 An expert phone girl can answer 225 calls an hour, and her monthly wages for xlch service range from $S6.96 in New York city to s2s 40 in Nashville. The Bell company employs 16,256 women operators at an average monthly wage of sS0.91.
 Commissioner Neill of the bureau of labor urges the elimination of overtime for operators, and he asks the telephone companies to furnish elevators in all cases where exchanges are located above the second floor. Otherwise he thinks the operators are well-housed and well-treat- ed. They render in return as a rule good
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-03
STORMY SESSION
 OF LEGISLATURE

Frankfort, Ky, March 2.-The democratjl ic members of the Kentucky senate today in what the republican members of thatN body are terming "a trump" session, be- cause President Cox has declared 1t ad- journed, adopted bill heretofore passed by the lower house of the assembly depos- ing Clayton Blakey, present city attorney of Louisville, and clearing the way for the appointment of Attorney Charles Car roll of that city by Mayor W. O. Head to succeed him.
 The republican members of the senate left the chamber when President Cox de- clared the body adjourned.
 Twenty-three democratic members re- mained and 21 of them voted for the bill.
 Two, Senators Claude Thomas of Bour- bon county and E. Bertram of Clinton, voted against the measure.
 The passage of the ripper" bill fol- lowed the stormiest session of the present senate. It was preceded by two hours of filibustering during which democratic and republican senators rushed to the bar of the senate and denounced rulings by President Pro Tenn. Con- Linn as he pre- sided during the pendency of appeals from the rulings of Lieutenant Governor Cox.
 At one point the lieutenant governor, forcibly took the gavel from the hands off Linn, and Mrs Cox, who was seated iit the lobby of the chamber, rushed to the presiding officers stand and took posi- ton beside her husband.
 Governor Wilson is expected to veto the ripper bill and there. will be another fight in the two houses to pass 1t over his veto
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-03
Attenuation of the Boil WaeYil

The late old-fashioned winter has, 1t is stated, destroyed nearly all of the hiber> hating boll-weeyils. ''An examination. D says the New Orleans Times Democrat "of the moss and bark of old trees, which have heretofore served as hibernating quarters for the weevil, shows that they have been killed off by the cold. This has given so much encouragement to the farmers that they are predicting that the damage from the weevil this fall will be far less than for 1909. and are planting large acreage in cotton on this theory"
 The Times-Democrat fears that the confidence of the farmers In the effects least. misplaced. A similar winter P years ago did not kill the insects in Texas and no doubt there will be weevils enough this summer to breed millions more before winter comes again.
 The cold of last winter may stay the march of the weevils to some extent, but the cotton growers of Mississippi, Louisi- ana and Texas need not expect immuni- ty from the pest this year. The pest is proof against almost anything but fire, and this is why all places in which the insect can hibernate should be destroyed
 by fire. Ice and cold are not equal to
 fire in preventing the survival of enough
 insects to breed more in the following
 season. How to prevent hibernatiop.ss
 really the problem of the cottcl fields today