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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-07-27
PLEADS TO MINOR CHARGE
Evidence as Presented to the District
Attorney was Not Strong Enough Z,
Charge Criminal Assault Against the
Man.

i Frank Near, arrested en- Thursday
night and booked under the name of
Frank Mean, who was charged with
attempted assault on Doris Dixon, the
little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Dixon of Somers, got quick action in
the municipal court late Friday after
noon and he is now on his way to the
state prison at Waupun to serve two
years sentence. The sentence was the
maximum under the law for the Of
Tense with which the man was charg
ed. Near waived examination when
he was brought into court and an hour
later the information was filed against
him and he pleaded guilty and was
sentenced by Judge Randall.
Assistant District Attorney Clarkson
on investigating the evidence in the
case and after taking the statement
of the doctor who had cared for the
little girl believed that it would be i'm
possible to convict Near on charges of
criminal assault and that the heaviest
charge that could be brought against
him would be charge of taking inn
proper liberties with the little girl
Near asserted when arraigned in court
the first time that he had not assaulted
the little girl and that she had injured
herself i'll attempting to get under
fence. This statement was clearly dis
proved by the statement Of physicians
who had attended the little girl and
after Near was given chance to think
the matter over he concluded to plead
guilty to the charge against him.
So far as could be learned Near pre-
vious to this time had borne a good
reputation. He is Lithuanian and
had come to this country six years ago
and since that time had been working
ON farms in different parts of the
county This was the first time he had
ever been arrested. The man also show
ed signs of defective mentality, but
there was no reason to believe that
be was deranged at the time he attack
ed the little girl.
The. relatives of the little girl were
anxious to have the man held on the
higher charge, but they seemed to be
satisfied when he was given the maxi,
mum penalty under the law for the
charge under which he was arraigned.
The little Dixon girl is declared to be
out of danger and she will suffer no
permanent injury from the assault
made upon her. She was not however
! able to be in court at the time her
assailant was sentenced but she was
about her home today and will be well
within few days.
Regret was expressed by the officials
that stronger penalty could not have
been given to Near in order to make
an example Of him, but they held that
the defendant was entitled to plead
under the charge in the information.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-07-27
BoWLERs TO MEET.
Racine Bowlers to Meet and Discuss
Plans for State Tournament.

Racine bowlers are already beginning
to prepare for the winter sport, de-
spite the fact that the ten pin season
is still several months away A rous-
ing meeting of all former members of
the Major Bowling League and Others
interested in The game has been called
for this evening and it is expected
that there will be an unusually large
attendance.
There will be various matters taken
up at this meeting the most important
being the reorganization of the bowl
ing league which promoted such great
interest in the sport last year. The
plans for the league this year are on
a large scale, it being predicted that
the membership will be almost doubled
The reason for charging the league
is to create more interest in the 1912
state tournament which will be held
in Racine. By securing more bowlers
in the league, the interest in the sport
will be increased, and there will be
more workers to make the state bowl.
ing contests success.
The state bowling tournament will
also come in for goodly share of dis.
cussion at the meeting, and preliminary
plans to be pursued in arranging fo1
the affair will be made.
1t is the desire Of the Belle CITY
bowlers to make the tournament one
of the largest and most successful evel
held in the state, so it has been de
cided to start early in making the
preparations for it.
Merchants of the city and business
and professional men have promised
the bowlers to give them all the SUP
port possible in making the meet q
success, but they will not be called
on until definite plan of action has
been mapped out.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-07-27
TOWNS ALSO ARE INCLUDED
All Accidents to Employees of Cities
or Towns Must be Reported to the
Industrial Commission of the State
for Settlement

Employees of the city of Kenosha
regardless of the manner OF their en-
ployment are to he taken care OF under
the workmen compensation law re
GENTLY adopted by the manufacturers
OF the city and this morning City At
torney Calvin Stewart received let
ter from c. H. Crownhart of Madison,
chairman of the industrial commission
Of Wisconsin, notifying him Of the
conditions under which claims of EN-
ployees against the city must be
settled.
The city attorney is directed by the
commission to make it known to all
municipal and county officials in the
county that the men employed by the
various municipal and town boards are
under the rule of the commission. In
ease Of any accident to any of the
men employed by any of these boards
it will he necessary for the officials
to notify the state commission in order
that the worknen will be properly
compensated. In the past the men en-
ployed by the city have not been re-
garded as having any claims for in
juries they may receive. Attorney
Stewart holds that every man in the
employ of the city, be he salaried Of
1icer or a member Of the street cleaning
gang, will fall under the provisions of
the new law. The city in the past has
not had any call for damages for per
sopal injuries to workmen and in most
cases where city work is being done
the contractors furnish a liability bond
which protects the city against any
possible loss through the injury of
workmen. There is little danger of
any of the men in the direct employ
Of the city being injured. Of course
one of the workers might be struck by
an automobile when at work, but such
an accident would probably be the re
suit of contributory negligence and
the street commissioners will probably
make an effort to see that the street
workers are kept moving fast enough
to keep them from getting under the
wheels Of passing vehicles.
1t is declared that the cities anC
towns may not elect to accept the pro
visions of the new law and the Law
is now in force so far as these cor
porations are concerned. Factorie.
have until the first of September tC
elect as to whether or not they viii
accept the law, but in the case OF
cities and municipal corporations there
is no chance to evade coming under the
provisions of the law. Attorney Stew
art will lay the matter before the
council at its next regular meeting
There is one beauty of the law ant
that is that it will protect the city
against being forced to defend petty
damage suits which might grow out o.
the injury of a workman while he was
employed by the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-07-27
HANDY WITH FISTS
DINA. Bernstein of Kenosha
Whips Peter Bartzen, Pres
ident of Cook Co. Board
BARTzEN DISCHARGES DOCTOR

Peter Bartzen, president of the
county board Of Cook county and Dr.
NJ. A. Bernstein, former Kenosha
doctor mad fist fight Friday at the
Oak Forest infrmary to which the
president of the county board had gone
to fire. the doctor.
Bernstein met Bartzen at the station,
near the infrmary.
"Did you call me a liar, President
Bartzen is reported to have asked the
doctor
DR.. Bernstein said he had Bartzen
struck at the doctor, but missed. What
| happened after that is told differently
by the principals.
II knew what President Bartzen
wanted when | saw him get off the
train, Bernstein said. "The first
thing he asked me was, Did You call
me liar?' / told him | had and re-
peated the word. We'll soon find out
/ whether you can go about calling me
liar or not he returned and then
made pass at me. [ lodged him and
/ Immediately handed him q blow on the
shoulder with my medicine case, which
[ carried. He dealt me a kick and
leveled blow at my face which ]
parted.
The second and third blows / hand
ed him were more forcible and he start
ed to fall backward just at the moment
1 Policeman Klein leaped behind him and
kept him from dropping to the ground.
If it hadn t been for the policeman l
don It know what would have happened
to Mr.. Bartzen.
81 forgot to say that | had told
him that had resigned before the fight
really began he added. GA minute
later he told me that l was fred. y
President Bartzen made a statment
from the Oak Forest infrmary.
"There wasn't much of fight he
said. 81 merely came out here to set
tie up with Dr. Bernstein for what he
called me earlier i'll the week. He
seen 70 be man who knows nothing
about his profession and little more
about how to act toward his superiors.
/ met him at the station when / got
off the train and there were q few words
passed between us. He became disre-
spectful and | dealt him a kick.
That 5 all there was to it, except that
| fred him. | don t know whom l shall
appoint to the position. I
DR.. Bernstein will resume his prac-
tice of medicine in Kenosha at once.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-07-27
COMMITTEE TO ACT
Successor to TT. Ryan Will
Be Chosen by Majority Vote
of State Committee
NATIONAL CHAIRMAN So RULES

Edward G. Wall of Milwaukee,
former national democratic commit
teeman from Wisconsin. received a
telegram from Norman E. Mack, Buff
falo, national democratic chairman,
Monday night, reading as follows:
"The vacancy that occurs by the
death of Timothy E. Ryan will be fill
ed by a majority vote Of the state
central committee of Wisconsin"
Mr.. Wall had been expecting the
telegram for several days, having been
asked by members of the state central
committee following the death of Mr..
Ryan as TO the method of choosing his
successor. In reply to an inquiry at
his home Monday night, Mr.. Wall said:
"The telegram [ received from Col.
Mack was in answer to telephone and
telegraph queries | have made in re-
spouse to similar inquiries from all
over the state. By this 1 take it that
Col. Mack takes an opposite stand
from that of former National Chairman
G. E. Bryce, at the time that was
chosen as a member of the national
committee, in 1892.
"Senator John Mitchell resigned as
a member Of the national committee in
1892 and [ was chosen by the state
central committee to be his successor,
and when [ presented my credentials
the national committee refused to ac-
eept them, saying that I had not been
elected in proper manner. 1t was
said by Mr.. Bryce that Senator
MlJchell's successor should be chosen
by the national committee and not by
the state central committee. Now Col
Mack says that the successor to Mr..
Ryan should be selected by the state
central committee, for the short I'M
expired term.
AT the close of the national con-
vention of the democratic party the
Wisconsin delegation will make their
nominations of Wisconsin member
of the national committee, which will
then be acted upon by the conven-
ton and a member elected.
Asked as to who would be the prob
able selection of the state central
committee for the position, Mr.. Wahl
said that he was not in a position to
make any forecasts.
81 have retired from all part in
such matters,' he said. "I am not in
a position to know who will be con.
sidered. Joseph E. Davies of Madison
| is the present chairman of the state
central committee, but he is in Eu.
rope, and it may be some time before
a man may be chosen to succeed
Mr.. Ryan,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-07-27
State Game Warden Sends
Letters to Wardens in State
in Regard to New Laws
MISTAKEN IDEA IS PREVALENT

Hunters in Kenosha who had been
planning to bring home two deer this
year as result of the change of the
game laws have been given rude
bump by letter sent out by John
A. Shots the state game warden. The
letter has been sent to every deputy
in the department. in the state. The
letter reads as follows:
To All Game Wardens:
Dear Sir:-The fact has come to the
Aattention of this department that an
erroneous idea regarding various
changes in the deer law has circulated
throughout the state by means of the
various local papers.
From clippings which have come
from all over the state to this office,
it seems that people generally have
gotten the idea that the deer law has
been changed to read 'Etwo deer may
be taken instead Of one" and that
the season was changed to read "from
October 18th to November 30th" and
that licenses issued are good only for
twenty five days from date of issuance.
The fact, is that the deer law is the
same as it has been, and it is the de-
sire of this department. that the game
wardens shall make every effort TO
bring this fact to the attention of the
people in the different districts.
Yours truly,
John A. Sholts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-07-27

The Monroe doctrine imposes obliga-
tions which this country cannot evade,
and if by such means as have been de.
vised by Secretary Knox the most tur-
bulent of our near Latin-American
neighbors can be converted from being
a happy hunting ground for advent
urerS into field for legitimate enter
prise the United States will be making
a wise use of its powers and opportuni
ties. There may be-as has been fear,
ed by cautious senators-dangers and
the possibilities of fresh complications
in these agreements, but they car
hardly be worse than the conditions
which they are designed to correct
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-07-27

The legislature paved the way for
the going into effect of the new cleo
tion law under which none but full
citizens eau vote by ordering a full
registration of all of the voters of the
state and prescribing the manner in
which this registration shall be made.
Under the regulations made the judges
OF election in every city where regis
tration is required should have a list
OF voters that can be depended upon
when the lists compiled under the
registration just ordered ore complet-
Cd for there can be no copying of old
Poll lists and every voter must appear
IN person before the boards of registry.
The new registration will undoubtedly
bar large numbers of aliens from vot-
ln9 illegally for one requirement is a
declaration of full citizenship in the
form OF an affidavit in eases where
there Is amy doubt as to the right of
any applicant to nave his namd placed
on the registry lists and with aftidavits
IN file it will be an easy matter for
the district attorney to secure evidence
Of illegal voting or perjury against
men who swear falsely in order to get
q chance to vote.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-07-27
WILL ISSUE BONDS.
st. Thomas Congregation to Raise Funds
to Complete Building.

The new st. Thomas Catholic congre-
cation Of the city is to issue bonds tn
the amount of $4,000 to pay for the
erection of the buildings of the con-
gregation and to secure the payment
of the bonds trust deed from the con-
gregation to the Citizens Trust com.
pany Of Milwaukee, was filed with the
register Of deeds this. morning. The
trust deed is given to secure payment
of bonds to the amount of $4,000, but
it is possible that only a fraction of
this amount will be issued and the deed
provides that the congregation may is
sue such bonds as may be needed up
to the maximum sum. This will make
possible the erection OF the buildings az
once and the trustees Of the conereqa
ton are hopeful that they win be com
pleted before the end of the present
year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-07-27
SEEKS MISSING BROTHER.
Racine Man Believes That Man With
Suicide Mania May be His Brother

G. Roberts, Racine man, came to
Kenosha en- Friday afternoon to make
an effort to find some trace of his
brother H. Roberts, who has been miss
ing from Racine under mysterious cir
cumstances for some time. Roberts
thinks it possible that james L. Farr,
the man who lad maria for commit
ting suicide, might be lis brother A
description OF tho Racine man TALES
n many ways with the description of
Farr. The only difference is in the
color of the eyes. Roberts asserted
that he did not believe that his brother
would attempt to commit suicide, but
thinking possible that Farr might, be
the Racine man Roberts left Kenosha
to go to the Alexian Brothers hospital
in Chicago to have a look at Faar.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-07-27
SELECT KENoSHA TEAM.
Kcnosha Yeomen to Represent Wiscon-
sin at Big National Gathering.

The officers of Kenosha Council No.
1!9 of the Yeomen of America, have
received notice that the drill team of
the local council has been selected to
represent the Yeomen Of Wisconsin at
the big drill meet at the national con
Vention of the order to be held in
Aurora, ILL.,, in September. The mem
bers of the Kenosha team are deserv-
ing of high praise for receiving the
honor of representing the state as the
Kenosha team has been organized for
only short time. The members Of the
local council will present the team with
new uniforms for the Aurora meeting.
Thomas Mccartney, captain of the drill
team and who was in charge of the
work III Milwaukee recently, when the
team made such good impression,
will be in charge of the team at Auro-
"a. The Kenosha team will compete
with teams from Kankakee Springfield
and other places in Illinois and other
states. The local council is making
plans for a big picnic to be held OIL
July 30th.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-07-27

{. P. Garst formerly of Kenosha and
his wife narrowly escaped death at
GAINESVILLE on Thursday when the auto.
mobile in which they were riding was
struck by fast train on the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul road. By some
miracle the automobile was simply
pushed down an embankment and
Garst and his wife and two other oc-
cupants of the machine escaped with.
out scratch.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-07-27
CARVER GRADE TROTTEP

Formerly owned by Ed G. Shepard
of Kenosha, now the property of A.
I. Mcneil of South Bristol, Kenosha,
Co., Wis. Carver will make the sea,
son at the stables on the Barker Pie
hons farm in south, Bristol. Registered
80. 1874. Terms: so to insure a live
.oal, wifi
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-07-27

Reports of the death Of Lewis
strang, the Case race expert, declare
that Strang mad not recovered from his
recent injury at Kenosha and that this
fact was in a large measure responsible
for his fatal accident. It is alleged
that his arm broken at Kenosha was
too weak to pilot the automobile.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-07-27

The police have recovered the watch
lost by Mrs. A. Van Valid at the wild
west show on Wednesday. The watch
was dropped on the street and picked
up by small boy who later turned
it over TO the police.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-07-27

Automobile drivers from other cities
are complaining on account of the fact
that the speed limit signs on the roads.
leading into the city have been torn
down and they claim that they have
no warning of possible arrest in Ke-
nosha. The signs will be replaced at
once
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-07-27

The will Of the late James H. Viii
son has been filed for probate in the
county court. Mrs. Mary B. Wilson
is named as sole heir to the estate and
is the executrix under the will.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-07-27

The will of the late Mrs. Maria Boyle
has been filed for probate in the
county court. ". =. Boyle is named as
sole legatee to the estate.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-07-27

Mrs. Mary D. Bradford, superinten-
dent Of the Kenosha schools, is a
grandmother. \ son was born to Mr..
and Mrs. William Bradford Of st. Louis
on Wednesday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-07-27

The Elks had a pleasant social SEES
sion at the club rooms on Thursday
evening with turtle soup as the feature
Of the menu
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-07-27

paid. It is expected that his troubles
with Horton will be fixed up this at
ternocn and that the amount to be paid
will be fixed at something less than
S5iln.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-07-27

A. w. Tyler and H. NJ Newton of
Sparta, spent Thursday evening il Ke-
nosba
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-09
DEMONT MANAGER
FOR MERIDIAN
New Orleans Man viii Shape Up Team
for Metropolis.

Meridian, Miss, March S.-The play
ers who are to represent Meridian in
the Cotton States League are begin
ming to arrive. Sprinkle and Wyatt,
pitchers, and Hicks, an infielder, show
ed up for the tryout today, and several
more are expected tomorrow, as all
players who were sent transportation
were ordered to report by March g..
Contracts were received today from
two players, Wolf, an infielder, and
Bill Douglas, catcher and first base
man, of National and Southern League
fame, who several seasons ago was
considered one of the best batsmen
in Dixie. 1t is settled that Robbie
Plass will not manage the Meridian
team this season. 1t is expected a
deal will be made in the next few
hours for manager, and it is thought
that Eugene Demontreville of Mem
phis, will secure the berth. He is rec
commended by Charles Frank, and is
the favorite applicant with the fans.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-09

ton or no exposition, New Orleans is
the port from which the bulk of this
country's commerce with Latin-Ameri-
ca will go forth.
again | fare on to the land of flow
ers, to fair Florida. Indescribable is
the charm and the attraction of Florl-
da and it need not cause surprise that
the largest increase in population
/ shown by any Southern State as dis
closed by the last census was taken in
that State.
Imperial Texas speaks through me
to you-State of the Lone Star. With
room enough to accommodate a popu-
lation equal to that of the United
States today what power will she not
yield in the councils of the nation or
in the direction of its commercial and
industrial activities.
Youngest of all the Southern
States, Oklahoma makes her bow;
with an area as large as that of all
New England, with natural resources
of greatest variety and unlimited
abundance; her people as enterprising
as any in the land, she will not long
lack a commanding place.
Il have saved the best for the last.
How indeed, my friends, shall We ever
be able to forget the warm hearts of
Georgia's people who through their
Governor have bid me welcome today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-09
BANK CLEARINGs
CONTINUED from Page One. }

looking after this business for a pc
riod of one month at a time, thus
distributing the work.
But the duties imposed on the Clear.
ing House Association here increased
to such an extent that a new arrange.
ment was made necessary, and Mr.
Saunders, one of the youngest bankers
in the state, has been designated as
manager of the Clearing House AS.
ISOLATION, with salary attached to
the position.
Mr.. Saunders has acted In that ca
pacity for some time past, and his
services were so satisfactory that he
was selected as the man best qualified,
from past experiences, to handle the
clearing house business.
Mr.. Saunders is a son of Mr.. E. L.
Saunders of this city, and brother
in-law of Mayor A. C. Crowder. He
is a native Jackson boy, and stands
well in business and social circles.