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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20

The manufacturers of this city will
doubtless be represented at the hear
ing to be held on February 5 by the
state railroad commission on the sub
ject of rules and changes concerning
demurrage and car service rules and it
is possible that the Kenosha men will
be able to give the commission just
the kind of information it is looking
for 1t may be said that as a gen
eral rule the local manufacturers have
had little to complain of on the service
that has been given them by the rail
way companies and that when they
have had any occasion to complain
their requests have been given prompt
consideration by the officials of the
companies and adjustments made when
ever possible.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20
TRAIN IN FLAMES
Burning Express Car ON c. &
NJ. Saved BY Waukegan
Firemen Sunday Night
EXPRESS SCORCHED BY FIRE

Loaded with express, with flames
streaming from its sides, and the car
crew fighting to control the blaze until
help could be secured, an express car
of the Chicago and Milwaukee Electric
Railroad raced into Waukegan at mid
night Sunday morning.
The car halted at the center of the
city near a fire station. An alarm
was turned in by the conductor and
soon after the flames were extinguished
by the department.
1t is estimated that the loss, on both
car and contents will approximate
$1,000 The car was badly burned. 1t
is believed that much valuable express
was destroyed.
The car, which left Milwaukee short
ly after 10 o clock, was bound for Chi
cago The trip through Racine and
Kenosha was safely made, but soon af-
ter leaving the latter place it was dis
covered that fire had broken out in
the side of the car. 1t was determined
best to make the run to Waukegan for
aid, rather than to return to Kenosha.
Meantime the blaze grew. 1t burst
through the side of the car and threat
ened the contents. While the motor
man stood his ground, despite smoke
and flames, members Of the crew dash
ed snow and ice water upon the blaze.
In spite of their efforts, the flames
spread and the fire was extinguished
in the nick of time upon the arrival
at Waukegan.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20


Unless there are more applications
for positions made in the next ten days
than have been made so far Kenosha
county will not have enough applicants
to fill all of the places it is entitled to
under the census bureau. The fact
that so few people are seeking these
places which give high pay for the work
required shows that times are good in
this county as nothing else could and
that the great majority Of those who
feel that they are competent to pass
the examination now have employment
at satisfactory wages. AS for the ex-
animation itself no one who would like
to get on the pay roll of the census
need hesitate to take it for repeated
assurances have been given that any
one with a common school education
can pass it without any difficulty. Ar
rangements have been made to have the
examination held in this city for the
applicants from this county so that APP
plicants will not be put to any expense.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20

Evansville voted against the commits
sion form of government largely be-
cause the people did not understand
it and perhaps those who desire that
this city shall go under commission
did well in postponing submitting the
Question to the voters until it is bet
ter understood here and until the ex-
perience of other cities has shown the
good and weak points Of that form of
municipal government. Unquestion-
ably commission of three reputable
business men drawing fair salary and
devoting their entire time to the work
could administer the affairs of city
more easily, expeditiously, and economi
cally than a mayor and common coun-
ell but-and it is very big but-sup-
pose the commissioners were not all
that they should be. In that event
the possibilities of graft would be
practically unlimited and the chances
of being caught slight. About the
only way that the people could get
any evidence Of what was going on
would be for the commissioners DO
quarrel over the division of the spoils.
On the other hand with mayor and
council in control there is safety for
the taxpayers in numbers. So many
people have to be taken into a scheme
ito get Doodle franchise or a crooked
contract through the council that there
lis always danger for the bribe takers
and the bride givers. The suspicious
of the honest members Of the council
may be aroused to such an extent that
they will call the attention of the pub
lie to what is going on or some weak
Ling that is in on the deal may give
the whole thing away. The experience
this city had with the Doodle street
railway ordinance illustrates the latter
point very well. It gets right down
to the old basis-it all depends on the
character Of the men who hold office.
With high grade men in office the re-
suits are about the same in the long
run under either form of government.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20

The request of the postofice depart
ment that the patrons of the rural
routes buy their stamps in quantities
so that the carriers will not be
obliged to fish around in the boxes for
pennies in the cold and stormy weather
had some effect but not as much as the
carriers wish it would have for the
pennies are still appearing regularly
in many of the boxes. Certainly the
patrons of the rural routes are not
showing much consideration for their
carriers when they force them to grope
around in the boxes for small change
with the thermometer lowering around
the zero mark and this disregard of
the request of the department may re-
suit in a positive order that all mail
must be properly stamped before being
deposited in the boxes at all seasons
of the year. Of course the service
is made for the people but the people
should be willing to show their appre-
citation of the benefits they derive from
it by paying attention to the reason
able requests of the department.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20
MAY Be ON FOREIGN VESSEL
Frederick Miller Who Was With Schae-
fer at the Time of His Disappearance
Tells an Unusual Story to Mother
of the Young Man.

Believing that her son, Anthony
Schaefer, an engineer in the United
States navy, has been kidnapped and
is now held practically as prisoner
on foreign vessel, Mrs. Frank Schae-
fer has made formal application to the
United States navy department asking
that the government officials take up
the matter and seek to find some trace
of the son.
ebony" Schaefer as he was familiar
| ly known in Kenosha was an engineer
on the U. S. S. DesMoines and left the
ship on liberty while she was at anchor
off Cristabal, Canal Zone, Panama, ON
the afternoon of November Z, 1908.
He failed to return to the ship. The
mother of the boy through her attor-
neys communicated with John III. Ship
ley, commander U. S. n, the command
ing officer in charge of the DesMoines
and letter was received from him on
Monday in which he declared that al
though he had taken every possible step
to find something in regard to the dis
appearance of Schaefer and had APP
pealed to the civil and military auth
critics at Colon he had found no trace
of the missing engineer.
In his letter Commander Shipley pays
high tribute to the record of Schaefer
in the navy and expresses the belief
that he has not Willingly deserted the
ship. The letter from the commanding
officer of the DesMoines is supplement-
ed by letter from Frederick L. Mil
Ter, one of the men on the battleship
who declares that he was with Schaefer
in Colon at the time of his disappear
ance.
In his letter Miller states that it is
the belief of many of the men on the
DesMoines that Schaefer and three
other men from the battleship were
impressed into service on foreign ship
and that they were taken out of the
harbor of Colon in shackles and in prac-
tical slavery. He declares that the
party was on its way back to the boat
when Schaefer disappeared and although
search was made no trace of the men
was found The strange disappear
ance of the men was reported on the
return of Miller to the DesMoines and
later an investigation was made, but it
was found that several ships had sail
ed from Conlon during the day and no
facts could be secured. Commander
Shipley seems to be convinced that
Schaefer is not held in any prison on
the island and while he does not make
any effort to explain his disappearance
he has consented to join the family of
the missing man in an effort to have
the matter taken up by the government.
Schaefer was twenty-three years of
age and before entering the navy he
was the assistant keeper of the light
at the light house.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20
MANY BRAVE STORM
Large Crowd Attends the Installation
of Officers Thursday Evening

Notwithstanding the stormy weather
OF Thursday evening more than a humid
red OF the members of the Equitable
Fraternal Union and their lady friends
gathered at K. c. Hall to attend the
entertainment arranged in connection
with The annual installation of officers.
Supreme President E. A. Williams, man
aged to fight his way through the
storm to Kenosha and was in charge
of the installation and made an address
IN which he spoke of the rapid advance
that is being made by the order. Be
fore the installation of the officers the
guests spent a pleasant hour playing
cards and after the installation a ban
quet was served. The evening closed
with an informal dance and although
the storm ragged outside the members
and their friends made merry until
early morning The gathering was
one of the most successful ever given
by the E. F. U. in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20

While there will be no action taken
until after the full report of the find
ings Of the state board Of control in
the investigation of the Racine Insane
Asylum is received, it is an open secret
that some of the members of the Ke-
nosha County Board Of Supervisors do
not wholly approve of the manner in
which the matter is being handled and
that they will not be satisfied to have
the patients from this county for whose
welfare they are responsible remain at
that asylum unless some changes are
made in the management and some as
surance given that in the future the
institution will be conducted along
somewhat different lines than it has
been in the past. This county has at
present thirty-eight patients at Racine,
almost the whole number of insane from
this county, and they were put there
primarily because it would be easier for
the supervisors to look after them in
a nearby city than if they were seat
tered through the different asylums
around the state, but it is believed that
there would be no difficulty in placing
all of them elsewhere should the super
visors think it advisable to remove
them from the Racine institution. In
matter of this kind any reasonable
increase in the expense of caring for
these patients following their removal
to- other asylums would not be likely
to influence the supervisors in the
slightest. The reports of cruel treat
ment of patients have aroused consid-
cradle feeling throughout the county,
not only among the friends and rela-
tives of the unfortunates, but among
the people generally who feel that in a
way the charges made reflect on the
officials of this county as we'll as those
of Racine and public sentiment will I'M
doubtedly. demand the removal of the
Kenosha patients from the Racine asy-
lum unless the supervisors of this
county are unanimously agreed that
every objection to the methods in use
at that institution has been removed
by the changes made in the manner of
conduction the asylum following the in
yestigation by the state board. The
members of the Kenosha County Board
of Supervisors are awaiting the report
of the state officials and they will I'M
doubtedly take some action on it as
soon as received. There is no fault
to find with the building and equip
ment The asylum is one of the most
modern and up to date in the state, but
if the Kenosha county patients are to
remain there more liberal policy will
have to be adopted by the management
and the institution conducted less like
a penal institution and more like a
hospital
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20

The dirt that is in it may be perfect
ly harmless and the water may be all
right for drinking purposes, but if it
is it's looks belle it and the safest way
is to boil it. The storm of the past
two days seems to have stirred up the
lake more than usual even at this sea-
son of the year and all Of the cities
along the west shore of the lake are
complaining Of the roily appearance of
the water.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20


Investigations and economies like
charity should begin at home and while
congress is casting about for ways and
means to decrease the deficit in the
postoffiee department it can go a long
way towards that desired end by a
reform in the abuse of the franking
privilege. Hundreds of thousands of
tons of mail matter are franked by as
piring congressman to their constituents
which passes directly from the govern
ment printing Office to the waste bas-
kets and the cost of printing and NOV
ing this matter is direct loss to the
government, Furthermore if this is
a legitimate expense it is not proper
ly chargable to the postofice depart
ment. That department should re-
ceive credit at full rates for moving
this great mass of mail matter and
also for the mail it carries in the
transaction of the regular business of
the government and the proper proper
ton of this expense should be charged
up to the department responsible for
incurring it with the corresponding ere
dit to the postal department. Then
the figures on the annual balance sheet
would come somewhere near showing
the actual deficit of the postal depart
ment. $3.50 i
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20
DEAL INCLUDES INTERURBAN
Company May Later Seek to Secure
Rights to Properties in Kenosha
but This Plan is in the Far Distant
Future

There is a growing belief that the
Commonwealth Edison Company and
the insult interests generally, which
means eastern capital backed probably
by Thomas A. Edison, is extending its
activity to take in all the territory
within radius of 100 miles of Chicago
as far as electric light, power and
transportation are concerned.
It is noted that the district is the
same that will be covered by the Chiea-
go drainage district power zone when
the district gets ready to sell power
and light and that the insult companies
and the drainage district appear to be
at odds with each other.
Thus when the drainage district
sought to sell light and power to High
wood it was the North Shore Electric
Company that called attention to che
fact that the district will only convey
power and light to the limits of city,
that the city must build it's own pole
and wire lines, and that the city must
take all responsibility off the district
for damages and other claims.
Evidences that insult is trying to an
ticipate the drainage district market
for light and power are found in the
fact that lately his company has taken
away another stretch of Illinois terri
tory by the organization of the Hi
nois Lakes Light & Power Company,
which will cover all of western
Lake county and all of McHenry
county.
In addition to this the renewed ac-
tivity Of the Economy Light & Power
Company of Lockport, an insult enter
prise, is noted. It is trying to get
rights in Elgin and other cities.
Besides this the North Shore Elec-
trio Company now controls the north
shore, while there are also plants at
Harvey, LAGRANGE and other small
places beyond Chicago.
In Chicago insult IS position is solid.
Besides light and power industrially he
supplies most of the power to the trans
portation lines, has effected a merger
of the surface lines that guarantees him
the power contract, and is now work
ing on an elevated merger to include
the Chicago and Milwaukee Electric.
In other words, and in brief, by the
time the Chicago sanitary district
wakes up and is ready to supply Chi
cago and contiguous territory with
| light and power, insults company will
have all the contracts there are and be
in position to squeeze.
1t is believed that the ramifcations
of the insult deal will go even further.
1t is noted that various Hammond and
other outlying street railroads out of
Chicago were included in the surface
merger.
1t is now believed that the insult
plan calls for the inclusion Of every
line out of Chicago for the distance of
100 miles eventually.
If he succeeds in effecting this step,
and he has been mentioned openly in
connection with the deal for the Frost
road for month, he will have "sto-
en- the thunder of the drainage dis
trict and before the district has even
taken d fair start he will have made it
impossible for the district to get very
far
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20
AFTER DoWIE's OLD HOME
Voliva Takes Ten Days Option OF
the Purchase of Shiloh House

Overseer Voliva has taken ten day
option on Shiloh house, the official resi-
dence of the late John Alex Dowie. He
is said to have boosted to his congre-
cation last Sunday that he would have
the property before another Sabbath
A deal for the purchase Of the proper
ty by Mrs. E. G. Grigg, wealthy fol
lower residing at Newport, Pennsylva-
MIA, has fallen. This is the last of
the Spectacular series of deals that
Voliva has put through within the last
three months.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20

west may take some money with them;
but the land that they improved and
the larger part of the values that they
created in earning the money will re-
main here.-Saturday Evening Post.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20

Mrs. Knight, the wife of a well
known resident of Winthrop Harbor,
died at her home in that village this
morning, death following confinement.
The deceased had many friends in Ke-
nosha to whom the announcement Of
her death will come as sad shock
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20

Unless there is big drop in rates
the property owners who neglected to
clean their own walks and left 1t to the
city to do the work, are going to get
an awful jar when their bills come IN.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20

These are great days for the amateur
photographer. Every house in the
city will have picture of Library
Park IN Winter, to cool off on next
August when the thermometer is hover
ing around the nineties.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20

City Treasurer Steinmetz who has
been laid up with rheumatism for the
past six weeks, is some better and it
is expected that he will be in his office
before the end of the present week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20

The funeral of the late Stephen D.
Gethen was held from the Wesley Chap
ell church in Bristol on Sunday morn
ing. The services were attended by
many of the pioneer residents of the
county. Interment was at the family
plat at the cemetery there.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20

The man who sees to it that the catch
basin nearest him is opened up is a
public benefactor. Every bit of the
snow water that runs off decreases the
danger of food by just that much.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20
THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1910.

Certainly, taxes can be paid any time
now. They will not shrink any by be-
ing held to the last day and the city
needs the money.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20

a number of Kenosha people went TO
Racine on Sunday to attend the dedica-
ton of the new church of the Atone
ment in that city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20

The excuse for keeping ice prices UP
next summer is present in large guam
titles.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rothermel left
on Sunday for New York. They will
sail on January 9th for Germany
where they plan to reside.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20

Circuit court will be in session on
January cath.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20

Timothy hay sold at $40 a ton in
Kenosha today.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-01-05
THE YOUNG MAN OF TODAY.
Comparison of Habits of the Younger
Generation and the Days
Gone BY.

Where are your summer wages?
The cold weather of the past week
and the incidental demand for cloth
ing, coal and warm goods of all
kinds has made many man wonder
where he has spent his summer
wages. In days gone by 1t was the
custom of our forefathers to save
their money, the young men of that
age were not satisfied unless they
were accumulating more property
each year. The conditions now are
vastly different; the young man of
today lives up his income and then
some. His wages are generally
spent before they are made and IL
not SO then soon after. He plans to
have as good time as possible on
his salary and has no thought of the
future. He has an income about
one-half the proportion of his de-
mands. He works. hard enough and
long enough, but lives too we'll.
His summers wages were spent
before the early breezes of fall began
to chill him and now he must draw
upon his wages Of winter in advance.
1t has been estimated that not three.
people in ten in our country could
pay their debts today If forced to do,
so and it is probable that the ratio
is not out of the way. The times.
and conditions Of today are too rich
for the income of the average man,
be he single or with a family. He.
lives better than he really can AFFORD
in order that he may present as good
an appearance and have as nice
things as his richer neighbor. Pride
and inordinate desire to have good
time has compelled the people of to-
day to wander from the paths of
safety which their forefathers walk
ed in and take those of spending
money and living we'll. Which was
the best of? Who can tell? Is
1t better to live as you go, or save
for someone else?-Ex.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-01-05
1910.

n 1appy new year 10 every
reader!
This is no perfunctory wish, plac-
ed in our columns merely because we
think it looks we'll. We would like
II to be an expression of personal
good will from the management of
this newspaper to every home in
which we have the privilege of enter
ing. And we would like to start out
on the new year with3.he determina-
ton to do all In our power to make
II happy year for all our great
circle of readers. We promise to do
our utmost to bring good cheer in
the home day after day, to try by a
faithful. and realistic picture of the
life of our city and the world out
side, to dispel dull care. to relieve
the mind from the sordid round of
business. to help all forget the wor-
ries of the moment in their pleasure
in reading a well written and graph
ic record of the current news.
More than that, we purpose to do
our share in the great work of max
ing the world a better place to live
| In. q task in which every RESPONSE
BILE newspaper has its call to duty.
There are ever present evils which
need to be pointed out. the removal
oe which would tighten many bur-
den, would make many homes hap
pier. We pledge our earnest CO.
operation in all such efforts.