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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-01
THREE YEARS FOR WEAVER.
Louis Weaver Pleads Guilty to Serious
Charges and Goes to State Prison.

Louis Weaver arrested in Milwaukee
On Friday afternoon on charges of
eloping from Kenosha with Clara
Daisy, a fourteen year old school girl
was brought before Judge Randall in
the municipal court late Saturday af-
ternoon and arraigned on charge of
adultery. He pleaded guilty to the
charge and asked that immediate sent
ence be imposed upon him. The court
sentenced Weaver to term of three
years at hard labor at the state prison
at Waupnn and he will be taken to
prison on Tuesday. The Daisy girl was
sent to the Industrial School for girls
at Milwaukee Saturday morning. Wea-
yer was charged by his wife with aban-
donment but with the bringing of the
more serious charge against him and
his being sent to prison it is probable
that this charge will be dismissed.
Weaver made no statement in regard
to the case more than to state that he
was guilty as charged in the inform
alton.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-01
Police and Fire Commission
Asks for Increase for
Police and Firemen
POLICEMEN TO Join IN DEMAND

The members of the police and fire
commission have sent a communication
to the finance committee Of the Com
mon Council asking that, some steps
be taken to increase the appropriation
for the police and fremen for the COM
ing year in order to make possible an
increase in the pay of the men in the
two departments. The men on the
police force have been insisting on
more wages for some time and the
police and fire commission believe thay
the time has come for changes in the
salary schedule. This would be i'm
possible under the appropriation of the
department RS made last year and the
increase is regarded as absolutely ne
cessary if any changes in the schedule
are to be made.
The suggestion has been made that
the salary schedule be arranged so
that the chief Of each department. will
receive Sl,50O year as salary, the as
sistant chief 81 200 and the men in
the rank and file $1,000. At the
present time the men are receiving
5000. Members Of the commission have
been making investigations of the pay
of the officials in other cities and they
find that the men employed in Ken
osha have cause for complaint.
In order to change the salary sched-
ule it would be necessary for the mem
bers of the council to pass new ord
nance but it is said that most of the
members of the council would be fav-
orable to such an ordinance.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-01
RAISE OFFICIALS SALARIES
Both Judge and Clerk of the Municipal
Court are Given an Increase in Sal
ary-Board Guests of John orth at
Turkey Feast.
(From Tuesdays DailYl

The county board spent a good part
of the day today wrangling over the
question of the pay to be given to
Sheriff elect Andrew Stahl and when
the board quit work to be the guests
of County Supervisor John Orth at a
big turkey dinner at the Orth Hotel
the matter was still unadjusted and the
members of the board were just about
as far from an agreement as they We're
when they started. The sheriff elect
has offered to make contract for the
year with the figures placed at $4,000
but this is considered high figure by
the board and the matter will probably
be left without a contract with the
understanding that the sheriff is to re-
ceive salary Of So 500 year and the
county board pay the bills for the
boarding of prisoners.
District Attorney Baker was called
to take hand in the matter and de-
cided as to the right of the board to
contract with the sheriff and he gave
it as his opinion that the board could
regulate the salary but that it would
be hard matter to regulate the
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-01

We do not believe that the riders
entered in the motor cycle races are
the offenders for these men know too
much of the dangers of high speeds on
public streets and take few chances
but it is fact that since the an
nouncement Of the motor cycle races
there has been very noticeable in
crease in the number of complaints of
violations of the speeding ordinances
by this class of machines. This is prob
ably due to lot Of riders practicing
to get into the class of speeders so
that they can get into the racing game
next season but they should not be
allowed to use the public streets for
their practice spins for all that. The
sentiment of the Motor Cycle Club is
squarely against violations Of the speed
ordinances by anybody and its mem
bers would be the first to approve of
any measures taken to suppress them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-01

amount spent for the feeding of fDs
prisoners. No way was suggested out
of the muddle and it looks as if the
time honored custom of making O. con-
tract with the sheriff would be laid
aside and the board revert to tine old
plan provided for by the statutes of
the state.
1t is expected that this matter will
be cleared up before the adjournment
of the board on Wednesday
At the session on Monday after the
board had heard the report of the
Memorial for the soldiers and the re-
port of the committee in favor of
opening county training school it
was decided to lay the matter over I'M
til the January session of the board.
It is pretty certain that the board will
not act favorably on the report of
either of the committees.
The board this morning took up the
matter of making a new schedule of
salaries for the Judge and Clerk of
the municipal court and the salary
of Judge Randall was placed at $2,4e0
an increase of $500. The salary of
Clerk James E. Tully was fixed at
81 500, an increase of 1920 year.
The committee in charge of inquest
bills caused something of a stir by
demanding that the testimony of all
inquests be written up and sent to the
committee before the bills for this
work were allowed.
AT noon the board adjourned to Flo.
tel Orth where the members were the
guestss of the First Ward Supervisor
at a dinner fit for king. The big
dining room was especially arranged
for the dinner and covers were laid
for seventeen, the Clerk being the only
person outside the members of the
board present. The dinner was some
thing of social reunion for the board
members and it came as decidedly in
teresting break in the monotony Of
the work of the annual session.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-01

The government has not as yet made
q hard and fast rule that all citizens
receiving mail through the free deliv-
cry shall provide themselves with re-
ceptacles for mail matter at their resi-
dences or places of business but there
are indications that such ruling may
be expected in the near future for the
people have not paid much attention
to the strong hints sent out from time
TO time that the purchase Of mail box
es would be appreciated by the depart
ment. The compulsory use of mail
boxes would greatly facilitate the
work of the carriers who must contend
with endless delays in covering their
routes under the present system and
would enable them to cover more terri
tory with less work and would be
along the line of numerous changes
now being made by the heads of the
department for the Improvement of
the service.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-01
WOULD LOCATE HERE.
Quaker City Cut Glass Company Looks
to KenosIs as Possible Location.

George w. Nilligan of Chicago, one
Of the officials of the Quaker Cut Glass
company concern now employing fifty
people has sent letter to Kenosha ask
ing that the Kenosha Industrial Asso-
citation make some proposition to the
company in regard to the location of
plant in Kenosha. The company is
engaged in the manufacture of cut
glass and is seeking a location close
to Chicago. 1t is declared that the
business of the company is already es-
tablished and that it is seeking to en-
large the facilities for business. The
company would ask for some conces-
sions on the part of the city in which
it locates a plant and suggests
an offer of bonus. The matter is
now in the hands of the officials of
the Industrial Association.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-01

There is no surer way of making
the Christmas season of good-fellow-
ship q season of needless suffering than
by delaying purchases till the last min
ute. That delay means crowding shops
till ventilation is powerless, and fore
ing clerks and cash girls, shippers and
accountants, to a steady drive and I'M
RENTING toll which often fills nights
as well as days. 1t means getting no
better goods. Nowadays the store,
large or small, has its Christmas stock
in readiness for the buyer weeks be-
fore the holiday. If anything, one
gets fresher goods by purchasing them
well ahead. The man or woman who
makes up and buys the list of neces-
sary gifts early is bestowing a Christ
mas gift upon some unknown fellow
being. No Thanksgiving remark that
occurs to lis has as much practical use
fulness as this about the proper use
of the time between the November hol-
iday and the one that follows in De-
cember.-Colliers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-01

ghe way the game wardens keep
eAter the men caught violating the
game laws should go long way to
convince certain class Of "sports-
men" that they mean business and
that is is no longer safe to kill any
thing that flies even when in posses
sion Of a hunting license. About the
first thing that the big organization
Of sportsmen now being formed IN
the state could take up with profit and
something that would show Immediate
benefits would be the question of Inn
ting the issue of these hunting licens-
es in some way. There are too many
people who get them who believe that
the possession of "a license gives too
many privileges.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-01
TO HOLD MEETING SATURDAY
Property Owners Will Insist That the
Contract for the Work be Let to the
Lowest Bidder and Will Provide for
Suitable Inspection

Property owners on Elizabeth street
are going to have something to say
in regard to the letting Of the con-
tract for the paving of the street and
they are planning to resent any at
tempt that may be made to turn down
the lowest bidder for the job and give
the contract to some other company.
For the past week owners of property
on the street have been testing out
the feeling among the property own
ers and it is declared that it is the
desire of large number of the own
ers to have the contract awarded to
the lowest bidder in keeping with the
bids now in the hands of the street
assessment committee of the common
council An informal gathering of the
property owners has been held and
call has been issued for a meeting
to be held at the corner of Crate and
Elizabeth streets on next Saturday af-
ternoon at two O. clock at which time
the property owners will form a form
al organization and make arrange
ments to fight for their rights. J. j.
Currier owner of a lot of property on
the street has taken the lead in the
calling of the meeting. In speaking
Of the matter Mr.. Currier said: "The
majority of the property owners on
Elizabeth street believe that the con-
tract for the paving of the street
should be let to the lowest bidder and
we have been given to understand that
a movement is on foot among some of
the members of the council to give the
contract to some other bidder The
property owners are the most vitality
interested in this job of work and we
are going to stand for our rights. We
have been fully advised Of our legal
rights in the matter and we see no rea-
son why the council should seek to
throw down one bidder to the advan-
tage Of the other. We are satisfied
that the city has full power to de-
mand the proper inspection of the paw
ing when it is done and we believe
that the property owners can get just
as good a job out of one contractor
as another and for this reason there
is no use of saddling unnecessary ex-
pense upon us. At the meeting that
has been called it is the plan to form
an organization among the property
owners to have full charge of the work
both before and after the contracts
are let AMI this organization will see
to it that the property owners get
just what the contract calls for and
just what they expect to pay for
The move that is being made by the
property owners on the street is some
thing of an innovation but it will be
one that will appeal to other property
owners who are to have streets i'm
proved With an organization watch.
ing the interests Of the property own
ers and an inspector watching the in
terests of the city it should be decid-
edly hard for any contractor to "slip
one over This plan will undoubted-
ly be FOLLOWED by other groups of pro-
perty owners in the future. In the
light of the firm stand taken by the
property owners it is not thought that
the members of the common council
will seek to override their wishes and
give the job to any but the lowest
bidder for the contract.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-01
CATUSO IN COURT.
Member Of Gillotti Trio Arrested on
Charge of Making Disturbance.

Charge of Making Disturbance.
Joe Catuso, an Italian who was a
1nember of the famous Gillotti trio,
sent to prison from this county some
time ago on charges of holding up a
section boss in the town Of Somers was
brought into the municipal court this
morning charged with making a dis
turbance on the street Guy Perre was
arrested with Catuso on Sunday after
noon and he entered plea of guilty
and was fined. Catuso insisted that
he was falsely charged and the hearing
was continued until Thursday morning.
Catuso was parolled from the state re-
formatory nearly year ago and his
parole expired some time ago. lie has
been living III Chicago. 1t was charged
by Perre that Catuso had a revolver
but no weapon was found on him when
he was arrested.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-01
CHANGE or NAMES CONFUSING
Senator Robert M. La Toilette Finally
Comes to Rescue of the Children and
Happy Reunion of Family is Held i'll
Kenoshae

There is a happy family reunion at
the home of Louis Rosenblum on Ere
mont avenue today and the members
Of the family are celebrating the fact
that three of their number have reached
Kenosha in safety after long being
detained by the immigration officials
at Philadelphia. There is an interest
ing story connected with the coming
Of the three children of the Rosen-
blum family. Several years ago Louis
Rosenblum the father of the girls and
a boy came to Kenosha from Russia
and since that time he has become an
American citizen and is one OF the Of
fcials of the Northwestern Iron and
Metal company. When he left Russia
to seek his fortune in the new world
he left his two daughters and his son
in the keeping of his brother to remain
until he had made home for them in
Kenosha. Two months ago he sent
them word to come to Kenosha and two
weeks ago they landed from trans
Atlantic liner at the quarantine at
Philadelphia. Here they were held I'M
til released early Sunday morning.
When the girls and their brother left
the ship they gave their names and
their father s name to the inspectors.
In Russia the Rosenblums had borne
the name of "Bessero and it was in
this name that the three children had
taken passage to America.
When the elder Rosenblum left Rus
STA years ago there was demand for,
soldiers in the Russian army and he
discarded the name Of Besser and took
the name by which he is known in this
country. The children at once notified
the father Of their plight and afidavits
signed by Rosenblum were sent to Phil
adelphia but as the children gave their
name as "Besser' it was impossible
for the inspectors to figure out the con-
nection between them and Rosenblum
in Kenosha. The children were to have
been deported on Saturday when
through A. E. Kuolt, cashier Of the
Merchants and Savings bank the faith
er made an appeal to United States
Senator LaFollette. The Senator at
once took the matter up with the gov
eminent officials at Washington and
kept the wires hot explaining that the
children were all right and that their
father was able to provide suitable
home for them in Kenosha. He ex-
planned to the officials the difference in
names and after considerable delay the
three children were permitted to land.
They were sent at once toward their
western home and the father met them
in Chicago early Monday morning and
accompanied them to Kenosha. The
children had been most kindly treated
by the officials during their long stay
in quarantine at Philadelphia and the
incident shows the workings of the
new law in regard to the admission of
aliens.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-01
GIVEN SHORT SENTENCE.
Kalmon Goldstein Goes to State Prison
One Year on Grand Larceny Charge.

One Year on Grand Larceny Charge.
Kalmon Goldstein arrested in August
On charge of stealing large amount
of copper wire from the Kenosha Gas
and Electric Railway company pleaded
"guilty'' to charges of grand larceny
in the municipal court Saturday after
noon and was sentenced to term of
one year at the state prison at Wau-
pun. Goldstein was given light SEN
tence On account of the fact that he
turned states evidence and made a full
statement. On his statement Adolph
Rovken of Racine was arrested on the
same charges and he will be tried in
the circuit court at the March term.
Goldstein will be brought back from
Waupun to appear against the Racine
man.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-01

All things considered, it is rather
pity that matters are in such shape in
the council that property owners on
streets where improvement work is to
be done should find it necessary to or
ganize in order to protect their rights
and to insure that contracts for work
to be done for them and at their ex-
pense should be let to the lowest bid
der. Since they do consider it neces-
sary, however, all Of the other property.
owners of the city will wish them the
best of luck in their undertaking and
hope that they will be able to pros
ecute their case to successful con
clusi0n. Ever since the Ashland ave.
nue. property owners were obliged to
come to the front, there has been a
disposition among property owners all
over the city to take an interest in
such of the city business as directly
concerns them and to find out for them
selves how it is proposed to handle it.
All of which is a good thing for the
city. The city will get the services of
the inspectors representing the proper
ty owners for nothing and it is pretty
certain that so long as they are on
the job there will be little or nothing
to complain of. As for the contractors
who are doing the work, they should
approve of any arrangements the citi
zens may choose to make. ANY con-
tractor who intends to carry out all
specifications of his contract to the let
ter cannot reasonably object to the
presence of any number of inspectors
on the lob.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-01
MAKE NEW INSURANCE MAP.
All Buildings i'll the City Being Inspect
ed for Insurance Purposes.

A new Insurance map of the city of
Kenosha is now in course of prepare
tion and an agent representing the var
ious companies writing business IN
Kenosha has been at work for several
days looking over all the buildings in
the city. The last insurance map of
Kenosha was made number of years
ago and the new map will contain
many new buildings. The map prom
ises to be the most complete thing of
the kind ever issued for Kenosha and
it will be a great help to the insur-
ance men.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-01
CHARGED WITH WIFE BEATING.
Paul Baumann Arrested This Morning
on Charges Made by His Wife.

Paul Baumann who resides on Eliza
beth street was arrested this morning
by police officer John Leik on a charge
of making an assault on his wife. Tho
assault is alleged to have taken place
at the Baunlann home on Sunday af-
sternoon and Mrs. Baumann was so
seriously injured that neighbors called
the police. When the police arrived
Baumann had escaped from the house
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-01

The Congregationalists of Wisconsin
nave appointed special committee to
investigate plans and methods of church
work among young people, and to ad-
wise course of procedure on the part of
The state association and the local
churches. Rev. Edgar Farrill of this
,ity is chairman of this important COM
nittee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-01
ATTENTION FARMERS

We will have car of wet fresh
brewers grain on track next week We'd
nesday and Thursday at $500 per ton.
Send your order to Lawrence & Jen-
sen, 267 Church street. Phone 791 *w31
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-01

Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Stephenson en-
tertained Thanksgiving day in honor of
Jake Markle of Zion City and Mrs.
Bellew and Miss Fencel of Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Miller of
Delavan are spending few days with
friends in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-01

The Misses Whipple and Jones of
Waukegan spent Friday afternoon in
Kenosha.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-03-13
GUGGENHEIM PART IN
COAL DEAL IS DENIED
Member of Syndicate Testifes in Gov.
eminent Inquiry to Cum
ningham Claims
Gases

CLEVELAND. March f. An -.
phatic denial of the existence az ahy
interest in tho Cunningham coal claims
by the Guggenheim syndicate was
made today by Clarence Cunningham
under cross Xanin2 ton i'm the gov
ernment inquiry into the Alaskan coal
land claims.
Have the GuggenheimS now or have
they ever had at any time any inter
est whatever in these claims?' asked
VIM. r. Puck, attorney for the gov
eminent.
None Whatever Mr.. Cunningham
answered
What money, il any has ever been
paid by the Guggenheims in connec-
ton with these claims?" he was asked.
mot one penny"
Mr.. Cunningham explained that he
had always hoped some way would be
found to come to an agreement with
the Cuggenheims but that after con
ference at Salt Lake city in 1907, when
a tentative agreement was entered
into, the opposition Of the entrymeu
was so strong that the idea had to be
abandoned.
The question Of the much disputed
affidavit which Mr.. Cunningham signed
and which was dictated by Louis r.
CLAWS was again considered in detail.
The witness, after stating that some
of the clauses of the document We're
not strictly in accordance with the
facts, explained that he had signed it
because he was convinced of the friend
liness of Mr.. CLAWS and trusted him
not 10 put anything into the affidavit
which was misleading.