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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-08

1t has been found that the county
has no authority at present to make
any appropriation for the maintenance
of hospital for tuberculosis patients
in the advanced stages of the disease
as was proposed but this power will
undoubtedly be given the counties at
the next session of the legislature and
it would have done no harm to have
appointed committee from this coun-
ty to confer with similar committees
from Walworth and Racine counties.
These committees could have investi-
gated in the interval before the meet
ing Of the legislature and been ready
with all of the information as to the
kind Of a building needed and it's cost
when called upon to report. At the
rate the sentiment in favor of the
safeguarding of the public health by
the segregation of these hopeless and
extremely dangerous cases is growing,
it will not be long before report of
this kind will be demanded.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-08
LOSSES FOR YEAR WERE HEAVY
Chief Recommends Extension of Water
Mains and Fire Department Call Sys-
TEN and the Addition of Three Men
to the Force.

Chief of the Fire Department Henry
Isermann has fled his annual report of
the department for the year closing
December LIST, and it shows that the
year 1910 was one of the busiest in the
history of the Kenosha Fire Depart
ment. During the year the department.
answered 90 calls of which 35 were box
calls, 81 telephone calls and 8 still
alarms. The losses on buildings and
stocks as result of fires during the
year amounted to s20,57o.57. This loss
was covered by insurance amounting
to $328,850. At the various fires the
value of property exposed to danger
amounted to $622,S0o.
The largest fire during the year was
that at the NJ. HI. Petit Mailing COM
pany's plant and in this fire the loss
was more than $4,000.
The report of the Chief showed that
the value of the property of the de-
partment was placed at $4,000 and
the equipment at $23,375.
In concluding his report the Chief
makes many recommendations to the
Board of Fire and Police Commission
ers and the City Council. He suggests
the necessity of an extension of the
water mains so as to permit the install
alton of fire hydrants in the suburban
portions of the city, He shows that
there is real demand for better fire
protection in some of the new territory
recently annexed to the city and it
will be necessary fox the City Council
and the Board of Water Commission
ers to take up this matter at the earli-
est possible time. The Chief also stated
that the fire alarm sytsem should be
extended at once in order to make it
cover the city under it's new limits. He
urged that the city council order more
hose for the department in order that
it might be possible to fit UP an emer-
gency wagon to leave at the Central
engine house for duty on a second fire
call. He asked that nine new fire alarm
boxes be installed at the present time.
The Chief renews his, Recommendation
that the council and the commission
provide for the addition of at least
three more men to the department. and
it is expected that this recommends
tion will be complied with just as soon
as the commission can secure applica-
tions from men who are fit to take the
places on the department.
The report of the Chief covers all
the financial work of the department
and shows an economical management
of the department during the year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-08

From now on until the SNOW goes
in the spring it will be possible to pick
out the public spirited citizens by the
condition of their walks. The city au-
thorities declare that all walks in the
city must be properly cleaned and that
in case Of the failure of property own
ors to attend to this matter themselves
the woTk will be done by the city at
their expense, There can be no reas-
enable objection to the stand taken by
the authorities for the comfort and
safety of the general public provided,
of course, that the work is done at a
reasonable rate and that all delinquents
get exactly the same treatment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-08

For some unknown reason, perhaps
because of the official investigation in.
to the affairs of the institution con-
Quoted some months ago, many Of the
Konosha county people who have
friends and relatives in the Racine
county asylum where the patients from
this county are being cared for, APP
pear TO be uneasy about them and to
fear that they are not being properly
looked after, but the supervisors from
this county are positive that these
fears are groundless and they are do
ing their best to allay them. So far
as anybody can learn everything at
the asylum is in very satisfactory
condition and the supervisors from
this county are assured that the wards
of the county are being better cared
for than they have ever been before
and they have no changes to suggest.
AS has been repeatedly stated this
feeling of confidence in the manage
ment Of the institution is not based
on the official visit to the asylum by
the full board but on investigation con
Quoted by individual supervisors at
unexpected times. The supervisors
certainly believe that everything is all
right at the asylum and that the rel.
atives Of the unfortunates confined
there can rest assured that they are
being properly looked alter
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-08

The announcement that the county
board of supervisors and the sheriff
elect have failed to agree on the terms
Of a contract covering the entire SER
vices of that official, will hardly be
favorably received by the people of the
county who, if they could have fore
seen the position in which the board
has been placed in this matter by the
decision just handed down by the
courts, would certainly have exacted
a pledge from all nominees for the Of
fee before the election to accept con-
tract from the board. Moreover, the
candidate of any party who refused
to promise to accept contract from
the board for his services in full could
have stood small chances of being cleo.
ted. We do not believe, however, that
the present failure to get a contract
from the sheriff is a very serious mat
ter or that it pressages any return to
the old days before the contract sys-
tenn was put in force when an election
to the office of sheriff of this county
meant comfortable fortune in the
two year term of the fortunate individ-
ual who secured it. The changes in the
system are not going to be so violent
as all that and the accounts turned
in under the fee system viii be very
closely scrutinized. 1T is a safe bet
though that the next sheriff will be
pledged to accept contract.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-08

Stories of the reorganization of the
Chicago-Milwaukee electric and the
discharge of the receivers began to cir
culate within month after the affairs
of the company were taken into the
courts but so far as the general public
has been taken into the confdenc of
the holders of the securities of the
road very little has been accomplished
along that line 1t is certain that the
property is not deteriorating any dur
ing the control of the receivers and
that it is paying about as well as it
could be expected to pay under any
management and the very powerful in
terests involved in this receivership
must have been pretty well satisfied
to leave the road in their hands.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-08
FOUR FINE PROGRAMS.
Congregational Church Entertainment
Course to be of High Glass.


Course to be of a High Glass.
The First Congregational Church En-
tertainment Course of four concerts
promises to be very instructive and en-
PERTAINING. The first one, December Is
in the church will be joint recital by
Frederick Morley, pianist of Chicago,
and Harry 7. Morgan.
Mr.. Morley is considered by musical
critics to be the foremost man pianist
of Chicago; has played all over the
world, from Australia, Hawaii, to Lon
don, Paris and Berlin. Mr.. Morley and
Mr.. Morgan give number Of joint.
recitals in the. larger cities of the West
and middle West this season.
The second date, January II, will
consist of a lecture with views of Jap
an by Mr.. R. ]. Bennett of Chicago.
The third date, February 23, will be
a choir concert, in which the choir will
be assisted by Miss Bess Boyer. So
prano, who appeared at the high school
concert last year with great success and
Miss Pauline Atkinson contralto, who
was so enjoyed at the concert given by
the Cosmopolitan Quartette of Chicago
in the Congregational church about a
year ago.
The fourth date, April 20, Mrs. Lulu
Gates, Reader, will give the story,
Polly of the Circus Mrs. Gates
was here last year and was thoroughly
appreciated and enjoyed. She is with
out doubt the greatest woman reader
and impersonator before the American
public On this date viii also appear
the Misses Elsner, violinist and pianist,
the violinist being but sixteen years of
age and recently created quite a SEN
sation with her remarkable work at
Milwaukee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-08
WILL PUT UP A CITY TICKET
Prohibition Party to be Rehabilitated
in Kenosha County if Hard Work
VIII Bring the Voters Together
Rap for Old Parties.

Plans for the formation of new
militant prohibition party in Kenosha
city and county were formulated at
conference held at the court house
on Saturday afternoon and if the plans
are carried out the "white ribbon"
party will become a factor in politics
in Kenosha. The gathering was some
thing of a suffragette" convention
as six of the people in attendance We're
women and they took an active part in
the discussions of the afternoon. The
plans made included the formation of
the "Kenosha Booster Club" whose
principal duty will be to smoke out
the men who are in sympathy with the
prohibition movement but who have
been too timid to take an active place
in the ranks of the party. 1t is plan
ned to have these men lead in the work
of rehabilitating the party in Kenosha
and the members of the conference
felt convinced that by the time the
political campaign in the spring of 1911
was under way the party would have
working organization of hundreds of
members. There was no idea of COM
promise with either Of the old parties
nor any shrinking away from the real
issues. The speakers raped both of
the old parties for the stand they had
taken On the liquor question and de-
clared that the time had come for the
foes of the liquor traffic to stand up
and fight with the same weapons used
by practical politicians. Addresses
were made by w. C. Dean the recent
candidate of the party for Secretary
Of State, Truman 7. Parker the County
Chairman of the party and Leo +.
Jeamnene, superintendent of the Boost
er club of Madison who has been in
Kenosha for week in charge of the
preliminary plans for the organization
of the city and county. The last speak
er declared that he had not been seek
ing to line up men whose connection
with the party could be discovered af-
ter searching investigation but men
who were practical politicians who un-
derstood the work of voting the voters
on election day. eff we are going
to do anything" said the speaker,
eve must meet the old parties at the
old game and get the voters On cleo
ton day. I would rather have good
section foreman who knows how to
line up his men for the party than
bunch of leaders who are unwilling to
let any one know just where they
stand. This is no kid glove fight now
on and the man that is to be valuable
is the man who is not afraid to work
for the cause on election day as we'll as
on other days"
The nomination of city ticket at
the coming municipal election was
practically agreed upon but there was
no talk of candidates or platforms.
These matters will be taken up by the
Booster Club when it gets into working
order and this club will see to it that
the party has candidates at the prim-
airy election. The women of the city
are being counted to do lot of work
to advance the interests of the organ
ization and the women present at the
conference expressed themselves as
ready to go into the fight.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-08

In reply to a request for the census
figures on the population of Kenosha
the director of the census wires that
'the figures requested are not yet
available" but promises to send them
the moment they are ready. Let us
hope that the returns from this city
show such remarkable percentage of
increase that the officials of the census
bureau are waiting until they have an
opportunity to check them over again
before making them public as was the
case with some of the western cities
which showed great gains.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-08
GOVERNOR IS IN LINE
Governor Davidson Sends
Message Urging the Sale
of Red Cross Seals
SAYS FUNDS ARE WISELY Spent

Gov. James O. Davidson in letter
to the Wisconsin Anti-tuberculosis as
ISOLATION, takes occasion to praise the
society for its work during the past
year and urges all citizens to buy
Red Cross Christmas seals, by which
means the crusade against consumption
is financed.
II cheerfully commend the work
done by the Wisconsin Anti-tuberculo-
sis association during the past year,
says Gov. Davidson. "This good work
in the interest of humanity is in
charge of men of the highest degree
of efficiency, interested heart and soul
in the movement.
At this time more than 500 local
campaign managers are cooperating
with the state society in an attempt
to keep Wisconsin at the head of the
list. To accomplish this, the mark set
in last year s campaign, 100000, must
be doubled. Failure would mean re
PROGRESSION.
A number OF large manufacturing
and industrial concerns of Wisconsin
have purchased large quantities of seals
and every letter, statement, bill or re-
ceipt issued from their Offices is carry,
| ing a Red Cross Christmas seal. The
manufacturers realize the necessity of
assisting movement in the interest of
their employees and themselves and find
the Christmas seal an ideal method OF
making contributions, at the same time
getting full value for their money in
neat and handsome holiday greeting
/ stickers which have supplanted the ex-
pensive Christmas or New Years cards
formerly enclosed in mail.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-08
Railway Official and En-
ployees are Haggling Over
Terms for Wage Increase
AFFECTS NORTHWESTERN ROAD

Representatives of approximately
$4,000 conductors and trainmen EN-
ployed on the sixty railroads west of
Chicago, who have demanded an in
crease in wages averaging about Is
per cent, are holding daily conferen-
ces with the general managers in pre-
senting their arguments for the ad-
vance in pay and improvements in
working conditions. 1t is estimated
| that the new scales asked by the men
viii exceed in amount those asked
by the engineers recently which ag-
gregated nearly $5,0o0,0o0.
The conferences are being held in
the Offices of the Chicago General Man
ayers association in the Western I'm
ion building, Chicago and have been in
progress since Monday. 1t is expected
that they will continue possibly for
several weeks to come before an issue
| is reached.
The employees are represented by
eighty-fve general chairmen of the or
ganization ON different roads, two from
each road in the case of the larger
systems, and by A. B. Garretson, presi-
dent of the Order of Railway Conduct
ors, and w. G, Lee, grand master of
the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.
| A. W. Trenholm, general manager of
the Chicago, st. Paul. Minneapolis and
Omaha road, is chairman of the com
mittee of general managers which is
conducting the negotiations. Every
railroad running west of a line from
New Orleans to Port William, Ont, in
Guiding the main line Of the Illinois
Central, is involved in the demands of
| the men.
| The result win be announced to the
managers committee headed by w. B.
| Scott of the Union Pacific on Deem
Der II, following which it is expected
hat negotiations viii be resumed and
general meditation and arbitration un-
der the terms of the Erdmann act will
be resorted to.
It is reported that the engineers of
the Burlington, Northwestern, st. Paul,
Rock Island, and other roads running
out of Chicago have already completed
their votes, showing SO per cent in
favor of a strike unless their demands
for Is per cent advance are granted,
and it has been taken for granted from
the first that a similar ratio would be
shown for all the roads. The railroads
! offered an advance of about 9 per cent.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-08

Tho building of trunk line sewer
would do more for the growth and pros
uerity of the city than any other public
improvement and it is sincerely to be
hoped that the council can clear the
way for the work to begin at the ear
lest possible moment in the spring. Tc
delay much longer would be comics
sion that this city cannot provide ac
commodations for it's rapidly increasing
population and that it proposes to con
fine its growth to the present limits OF
it's sewer system.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-08

For the life of us we cannot see why
the announcement that Governor elect
McGovern proposes 10 make clean
sweep in all of the appointive offices
at Madison under the state administra-
tion should occasion any surprise or be
made the subject of such extended
comment. The success or failure of his
administration will depend to q large
extont on the work Of these officials
and he naturally proposes to surround
himself with men in sympathy with his
views. He is going to be held respon-
sible for results and it should be his
unduestioned privilege to name his own
assistants.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-08
MAKE HEALTHY MEN.
Y. M. G. A. Offering Many Glasses in
Physical Culture for Men and Boys.

Y. M. G. A. Offering Many Glasses in
Physical Culture for Men and Boys.
Every boy and every man, no matter
what the age may be. is interested first,
in health and well being, then in some
form of athletics; games, wrestling,
boxing, gymnastics and body building.
The physical culture department of
the Young Men IS Christian Association
offers the best place in the city for all
these things. The equipment is first
class and complete.
There is always room for more mer
and boys in every class. The number
using the gymnasium is greater than
ever before. Get into one of the class
es and feel better.
Midgets are boys from 10 to ID
years. Meet Tuesday, Thursday at 4
p. M, Saturday at, $50 a. m.
Juniors are boys from Is to 16 years.
Meet Tuesday, Thursday at S p. M,
Saturday at 1890 a. m.
Intermediates are boys from IA to
IS years. Meet Tuesday, Thursday at
7:15 p. M, Saturday at tbs p. m.
Seniors, young men over Is years.
Meet Monday, Wednesday, Friday at
5 p. m.
Business men, merchants, manufac-
turers, doctors, lawyers, office men,
meet Monday, Wednesday and Friday
at 5 p. m.
The physical department is in charge
of David Fogwell, who will be glad to
talk with any one on the subject of
physical culture.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-08

Attorney Calvin Stewart who is de-
Tending the drug store men charged
with selling liquor to minors took a
remarkable stand at the preliminary
hearing of one of the cases and what
is more remarkable it may prove that
the defense he set up is a good one in
law. He alleged that the act charged
di0 not constitute an offense under the
law of the state of Wisconsin and
that the law against selling LIQUOR to
minors applied only to saloon men who
sell liquor to be drank on the premises.
All OF the men who have interested
themselves in the, protection of the
minors are certain that it was the in.
tent OF the trainers of the law to cover
all eases of selling to minors, no matter
by whom the o1ense was committed
and to give the authorities power to
punish alike all guilty of this offense
but it may be that the attorney has
discovered new angle which will re-
heve the druggists from any respon-
sibility under the law as it now stands
Il the defense set up by the attorney
is held to be valid one by the courts
there IS nothing to do but to go to the
legislature to have the defect in the
present law remedied and to have sell
ing to minors made misdemeanor no
matter by whom committed. There is
no doubt that any amendment to the
existing laws on the subject which may
be found necessary to put all who are
guilty Of this ofense on an equal basis
would receive the support of the sal
DON men.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-08

The "joiner" is in his element. This
is the season when all of the different
societies and organizations are holding
their annual elections of officers and he
has perfectly valid excuse for being
out every night in the week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-08

some of the statements of the Mayor
and this matter and the other differ
ences over the schools were referred to
the finance committee. It is probable
that the whole argument will come up
again at the next session of the coun-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-08
Take Bids for Finances.

ell
Take Bids for Finances.
The city viii place it's funds on in
terest for the coming year as the fin
anee committee had secured bids from
the two banks in the city. The First
National bank offered to pay two per
cent On daily balances and the Mer-
chants and Savings, bank offered the
same per cent on monthly balances. AT
ter a hard fight the council by vote
OF ten to four decided to name the
First National bank as the depository.
The new scheme will go into effect on
the first of January. The Mayor in a
new burst of eloquence demanded the
adoption OF the plan declaring that
the city would make $4,000 year by
it. He however. favored the referring
OF the bids to the finance committee
for consideration but in this demand
he was hopelessly beaten by the eoun-
ell.
The regular report of the city treas
uref showed balance on hand of &c.
239.So. The council received the bills
for the paving of Ashland avenue and
the total cost of the Improvement was
S2o,SoS.29. The contractors for the
city hall were given $2,438 on the con-
tract and the committee on building
and waterWorks was directed to pay
$i70o to the heating contractors when
the radiators were connected.
Fight on Poor Farm.
A new effort is to be made to sell
the poor farm in the town of Somers
and the committee in charge of the
farm was ordered to make report to
the council at the next meeting. The
plan includes the selling of the poor
farm and the erection of an addition
to the building on Washington Island
with view of housing all people de-
pendent On the city there. The plan
has been considered for some years and
is favored by many of the members of
the council.
The council decided to lay off all the
members of the gang at work on the
street Tor the present time with view
OF saving money for the city. Alder
man George Wade and City Engineer
Moth will go to Indianapolis next week
to attend the National Good Roads con-
vention, the council having appropriate
ed $75 for their expenses on the trip.
The most interesting fact in connec-
tion with the meeting was the matter
in regard to the schools and much of
this interest was lost sight of ON ac-
count of the attack on the board by
the Mayor. For a time it looked as
1t the schools of the city would have
to suspend until money is available,
The board has no power TO borrow mon
ey and some of the members of the
council seemed to be opposed to the
money being borrowed by the city. Tt
is probable however, that this will be
satisfactorily arranged. The question
OF providing more room brought out the
fact that some of the aldermen believe
that the Kindergartens in connection
with the city schools should be closed
up and that the rooms used for the
smaller children be used for the older
ones. 1t is certain that this would not
be popular move but at that the coun-
ell may direct the board to take action.