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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-23

Washington, Jan. 23-An infringe
ment of the customs laws of the
United states was sanctioned by the
Comptroller Of the Treasury In order
to facilitate the work of safeguarding
the Imperial Valley of California
from flood damage consequent to the
annual inundations of the Colorado
River.
The Comptroller, in a special opin-
ion permits Special Disbursing Agent
j. c. Herring, of Yuma, California to
pay the customs duties on materials
shipped into Mexico by check, and
through a third party, and also
authorizes the use of American fifty
cent pieces as Mexican dollars in this
payment, Much OF the work authoriz-
cd In the million dollar appropriat.
tion by Congress last year for guard
ing the Imperial Valley has TO be
done in Mexico. where the trouble
come Colorado River runs When the
engineers began work they discover
ed what while 1t was easy 10 con-
fine the Colorado River on the Amer
lean side of the boundary line, Il was
imperative that some work be done
on the Mexican soil,
An international agreement was
finally negotiated to permit of this.
Then the obstacle of Mexican duties
developed. In order to remove this,
the Comptroller decided to sanction
violation of the laws. Statutes In
force now prohibit all OF the things
which the Comptroller in his opinion
permits Herring to do. The Special
Disbursing Agent before the grant
ing of this permission found II inn
possible to supervise all expectations
of materials and machinery to Mexico
because the customs house was ten
miles distant from his office, and
also found 1t impracticable to make
payments of Mexican customs duties
In the coin OF that nation.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-23

this gigantic undertaking at the mercy
of an enemy's warships, as a few ves-
sells could easily run the blocks.
Panama will heartily cooperate
with the United States I'm the forti-
dcation,"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-23


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following sending revised tariff sched
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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-23

The petitions the
in columbus ten will a
rassmenL al an obstruction
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-23

John r. Harmon causing the friends
the latter Mclean Was
ington
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-23

Wheeling, w Va. Jan. 23.-Judge
Jordan today sustained a motion Of
Prosecutor Handlan to strike out evil
dence of two of the defense's most
important witnesses supporting the
charge of a family conspiracy against
Mrs Schenk.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-23

sternbeger reported i'll from
pneumonia
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-23

The there has been felt
why should be different
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-23

important witnesses supporting the
charge of family conspiracy against
Mrs. Schenk.
Wheeling w. Va, Jan. 23.-The
prosecution finally rested this morn
ing at 1912 there being no rebuttal
offered.
Instructions will be read to the jury
and arguments begun this afternoon.
Mrs. Schenk said she had just re-
ceived a long distance telephone mes
sage from Mrs. Fred Dixon of Cleve
land, whose address she didn't know.
at was just lovely" the prisoner
said in an excited whisper Mrs
Dixon said Cleveland women We're
down on their knees asking that I he
freed. Isn't that grand, to thing Of
Ohio women praying for me. It's a
fine old world after all, isn't it?"
Mrs Schenk was told of statements
from a number of Wheeling society
women, some of whom were strong
ly in her favor.
ooh, oh, OH" she exclaimed, ITS
just what / wanted to hear. have
some friends left haven't ~"
Twelve separate sections We're sub
mtted by the state. All were accept
ed.
The court refused many sections
submitted by the defense one of them
instructing verdict of not guilty, eX-
cept upon proof beyond reasonable
doubt, although the jury be con-
vinced that Mrs. Schenk discussed the
alleged $1,000 bribe with the detec-
tive nurse and bought lead poisoning.
Another section ruled out was the
charge of friendly relations between
the defendant and Dan Philips has
no bearing on the case.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-23

Gle who drinks is deliberately dis
qualifying himself for Advancement.
Personally / refuse To take such a
risk. l do not drink.-Wiliam II,
Taft
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-23

il seems that those voters in Adams
county, Ohio were deeply inn
buad with the old idea that yot-
ing Is the business of every citizen
Omaha Bee.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-23

Most people are con,ent-while
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-23

About the only one who has not
advised Senator Lorimer to resign is
Secretary Ballinger-Youngst Tele
gram.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-23

probing in Uncle Joe's county They say it 81
Denmark smelled-something rotten in Vermflion
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-01-19
NOT SATISFIED AS TO IDENTITY
Negro Will be Held at the County Jail
Until Tomorrow to Allow Officers of
Other Cities to Come Here to At
tempt to Identity Him.

George Thompson, the bur1y negro
arrested in the town of Salem on Fri
day evening on charges of burglary
was brought into the Municipal court
on Saturday afternoon and after he
had waived examination and had been
held for trial on a charge of burglary
at the next term Of the Municipal court
he made a formal petition to the court
to be permitted to plead guilty to
the charges. A half hour later he had
entered his plea and Judge Randall
sent him to the state prison at Waupun
for a term of six years at hard labor.
Thompson is scheduled to be taken to
the state prison on Tuesday but in the
meantime detectives from Chicago have
been asked to come to Kenosha and
look to his record. Thompson is believ-
ed by the officials of the city and
county to be an old offender and his
actions at the jail indicate that he is
very anxious to prevent the officials of
the city of Chicago discovering that he
is in jail here. He still declares that
he was not guilty of burglary but that
he pleaded guilty to the charge in order
to get the matter settled. He declared
to Judge Randall that at the time Of
the robbery of the home of Charles Wal
do he was in the fneighborhood of the
house and that as he passed the house
he met a white man who later asked
him to wait for him. The other man
he alleged entered the house and later
came out and gave him the watch He
declared that he had not been at the
Shields home and that he did not break
into any of the school buildings in the
town of Salem. The officials feel GER
tain that Thompson is concealing his
identity under an assumed name and
for this reason they are anxious to get
some one to take look at him who
will be able to give them the record of
the negro. Thompson said that he had
been in the county but few hours
when he met the "white man. who
gave him the watch and the officials be-
lieve that he came to Kenosha county
with view of committing number of
thefts. Thompson evidently had no
love for prison term for after he
had been sentenced he said to one of
the officials at the jail, off I had
known that Mutz was a deputy sheriff
I wouldn It be here and newspapers
would be selling in Kenosha for dol
lar a piece
The actions of Thompson indicate
that Incarceration in county jail is
not new experience for him. Thomp-
son will be photographed before he is
taken to Waupun and the officials in
other cities will get chance to look up
his record.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-01-19
PIONEER WOMAN DEAD,

Mrs. Bridget Filbin, aged 50 years,
widow of the late Patrick Filbin and
mother of Alderman James Filbin of
The fourth ward died at her residence,
52S Market street at an early hour
Monday. Death came as a natural
breaking down due to advanced age.
Mrs. Filbin was one of the earliest
residents of Kenosha. She was born
in the county of Mayo, ireland, and
came to this county in the early ffties
and had since made her home in Ken
osha, She was woman greatly be-
loved among those who knew her best
and her death will cause personal
sorrow in many homes in Kenosha.
Mrs. Filbin is survived by two sons,
James and John Of Kenosha and three
daughters, Mrs. Catherine .Scenichel
and Mrs. Mary Logan of Chicago and
Miss Julia E. Filbin of Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-01-19
NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT.
At the Rhode, ''Baby Mine the Big
Laughing Show Of the Season.

Considerable curiosity has been
aroused by the announcement that Mar
garet Mayo's farce Baby Nine is
to be seen at the Rhode opera house son
next Friday night. This is the farce
which proved itself the most potential
laughing hit ever recorded in Chicago,
where during the past summer it drew
crowded houses to the Princess and
Garrick theatres. The same condition
holds true in New York City where
"Baby Mine'' is being presented by
a duplicate organization in Days
theatre.
In the company that comes to the
Rhode opera house there will be Con-
suelo Bailey, recently with Maude Ad-
ans in "The Jesters;" George Pro-
bert, who is under q long term contract
to VIM. A. Brady, and who was Margar
ct Anglin 3 leading man in "The
Awakening of Helena Richie;" Earle
Mitchell, a graduate of the Hoyt far
ceurs; Natalie Perry, from the E. f.
Benson English companies; J. I'll. Dav-
les, a twenty-five member of Brady
companies; Gilda Varesi, who has been
a member of Modjeska's and Salvini, IS
companies; May Barton, who has been
seen with Mrs. Fiske in "Salvation
Nell'' and others.
Baby Mine" has been hailed as
the deftest farce ever written by an
American, and arrangements have been
concluded for the Continental and Eng
lish presentation Of the farce. Weldon
Grossmith is to play Jimmy in England.
Before writing "Baby Mine" Mar
garet Mayo wrote "Polly of the Cir
Gus" 1t would be wise to call up
1903 (Becker's).
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-01-19
MATINEE AND NIGHT SUNDAY AT
THE RHODE.

The appearance of "The House Of
Thousand Candies at the Rhode next
Sunday, matinee and night promises to
be an event decidedly out of the or
binary. The play is powerful drama
tization of the novel Of the same name
and contains all its interesting cpl
sodes and strange characters. There is
the mysterious Bates, the man with
past, which will be enacted by George
Winn, an actor of rare ability. and
who is said to be the ideal artist for
the part. Then there is the vanishing
Glenarm, the daring and spirited Glen
arm, the villainous Pickering, the
bright Irishman, Larry Donovan, the
fun loving school girl, Marion Dever-
eaux and her equally pert companion,
Gladys Armstrong. Seats on sale at
Becker's News Agency.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-01-19
SEVEN SURVIVORS ARE COMING
Members of the Glass Will Have Full
Charge of the Program and it is
Planned to- Make the Gathering
Notable One lin School History.

War time days of the Kenosha high
school are to be recalled at the com
ing biennial reunion of the alumni to
be held in June as at the first meeting
of the committee in charge OF the re-
union held at the home of Louis M.
Theirs the president of the association
on Tuesday evening it was voted to
have the reunion this year in honor OF
the members Of the Glass of '61. The
reunion will be held on the fftieth an
niversary Of the graduation OF this
class and it is expected that every one
of the surviving members of the class
will be on hand and take part in the
program. The members of the class
will be permitted to name their own
committee on program and the commit
tee will be permitted to provide for the
program for the afternoon. The Glass
Of 1861 was one Of the noted classes
in the early history of the Kenosha
HIGH school. 1t was made up of nine
members and the surviving seven mem
bers of the class have all been prOmin-
emit not only in the affairs of the high
school association but in the business
affairs of life. Two of the members,
Chaunce1 Baldwin and Serene Fiske
are dead. Chauncey Baldwin was one
Of the long list Of Kenosha school boys
who lost his life during the Civil war.
The members of the class surviving
oil of whom are expected to be in Ken
osha for the reunion include E. l.. Grant
Of Kenosha, Judge Joseph Very Quarles
Of Milwaukee, G.. i. Starkweather of
Evanston, Judge James P. Nixon of
Lebanon, Mo, William E. Smith, one
of the best known of the insurance men
of Chicago, Susie Veazie Wakeman of
Oak Park, ILL.,, prominent as a club
woman in Chicago and Mrs. Rebecca
Jones Apologize, the wife of a we'll
known Episcopal minister at Valpar-
aiso Ind.
The class numbers the most enthus-
iastic members of the association and
it is certain that the program offered
by them will be one worthy of notice.
The members of the committee have
named f. H. Lyman as secretary of the
association to take the place of George
Gibbs who has removed from the city
and state. The first announcement of
the reunion will be sent out about the
first Of March and the program will
be announced as soon as possible after
this date.
The members of the general commit
tee present at the meeting included L,
M. Hhiers, Mrs. r. e. Mailer, T. H. Ly-
man, Conrad Shearer, Milton Kent and
R. S. Kingsley.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-01-19
COULDN' SEE SCHOLEY.
Mayor-Assemblyman From Kenosha
County Fails to Get ON Committee.

Notwithstanding all the roses and the
super abundance of telegraphic COM
munications Matthias j. Scholey the
Mayor-Assemblyman Of Kenosha coun-
ty failed to make any great impression
on Speaker Ingram of the Wisconsin
lower house of the legislature and when
the list of committees was announced
Tuesday afternoon it was found that
the Kenosha member had failed to get
a place on any important committee.
Kenosha people who struggled all the
way through the list found that the
Mayor had been named as fourth mem
Der of the committee on Fairgrounds
and parks and city planning and the
third member of the Legislative com
mittee on enrolled bills. The assign
ments given the Mayor will not give
him a chance to get hit at any real
important legislation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-01-19
BURIED IN SALEM.
Harry I. Brown Widely known as an
Attorney Died at Denver.

Harry /. Brown distinguished at
torney of Denver, Col, and native OF
the town Of Salem in this county died
ON Friday at Denver and the remains
were laid at rest in the Liberty GENE
terry at Salem on Monday morning The
deceased was son Of the late II. T.
Brown and Susan Brown and was born
in the town of Salem, June %, 1854.
He was graduated from the University
of Wisconsin and later studied law at
Sioux City, Iowa, where he was in prac-
tiee until three years ago when he re-
moved to Denver The deceased is sur
vived by his widow, one brother, Ira
D. Brown of Salem and two sisters. Mrs.
Lila Buchanan of Boston, Mass, and
Mrs. Helen McWhinney of Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-01-19
OBITUARY.,

Benjamin Achen was born on his
father s farm in Newport, October 26,
1855, and died on the same farm Sun
day morning, Jan. Is, 1911. His father
took the farm from the government
and almost all of Mr.. Achen Is life of
So years was spent there To say that
he was a self-made man is trite and
common saying, but in this case it was
significantly true. Mr.. .Achen possibly
made no leaps and bounds forward, but
his career was one of steady, gradual
and uninterrupted progress. There is
bit of philosophy which says that ev-
cry individual must traverse the lad
der of life one way, either upward OF
downward. The trouble with too many
is that they begin at the wrong end.
Too many begin life where the father
leaves off and in this case that individ-
ual can traverse the ladder OF life only
downward. Mr.. Achen began life at
the lower and right end and step by
step he climbed toward the top, so that
when he passed out of this life, he had
attained an enviable degree of success
and his life was highly proficient. He
had his hands on many interests, both
large and responsible. In all he bore
himself with dignity, with sterling
honesty, and the highest integrity.
To say that he was well known and
that he had many friends, is stating a
truth but mildly. 1t is affirmed by
many that he was one of the best
known men on the north shore and he
was respected and esteemed by all
who knew him.
What Mr.. Achen was in character
and life and what he was in business
success, was well equaled by what he
was in his home and family life. Many
times this is the real test of a man s
makeup and here Mr.. Achen stood
Il,
Mr.. Achen was united in holy wedlock
with Mrs. Mary A. Woodhouse and for
these % years they have lived in su-
preme happiness. There are two sons,
DR.. F. ". B. Achen of Kenosha, and
Merrill j., who will stay on the farm
with his mother
The funeral services were held from
the home and the Hickory Methodist
church, Jan. II. Burial took place in
Mount Rest cemetery. The services
were in charge of the Rev. C. Wesley
Boag, d. D., of Waterloo. Wis. DR.
Boag was a former pastor and warm
personal friend of the family.
The funeral was attended by a large
gathering of relatives and friends.
many Of them coming from Evanston,
Waukegan and Kenosha, and other
friends and relatives from more distant
states.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-01-19

James Burns arrested in Kenosha a
week ago on charges of stealing BIZ
cycle and sentenced by Judge Randall
to six months in the state prison at
Waupun is wanted at Fond du Lac on
charges of burglary. Sheriff Stahl this
morning received a letter from the sher-
if of Fond du Lac county stating that
Burns, was wanted in that city on a
burglary charge. He is alleged to have
entered house in Fond du Lac and
stolen coat and several other articles.
It is probable that he will be arrested
on that charge when he has completed
his service in prison.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-01-19
GOOD FOR SMALL ESTATES.
Trust Company Handles Modest Sums
as Carefully as requests of Millions.

In naming trust company as one OF
his executors, the late United States
Senator, Stephen B. Elkins, added his
testimony to the increasing popularity
of trust companies as executors and
evidenced the faith of a man of nation
al reputation as financier in such in
situations.
His will, which was probated during
the last week, shows an estate worth
between $15,o00,0oO and $20,0O0,O0o,
and aside from few small requests
the bulk of the estate will remain in
the hands of the trust company for
investment, the income to be divided
among many heirs.
While the millionaire and the man of
pronounced financial success almost in
variably avails himself of the services
of the modern trust company, the aver
age individual is only beginning to
realize the even greater necessity of
having his estate properly cared for.
The millionaire is greatly in the min
GRITTY, for there are hundreds of thou
sands of people in this country who
leave behind them estates ranging from
s., 900 to $4,000 in value, and it is in
estates of precisely this kind, where
every dollar counts, that the expert
knowledge and the prompt settlement
of affairs of the decedent are of the
greatest Importance The expense of
the individual executor, his necessary
bills for legal advice and expert assist
ance may make large hole in a small
fortune, while the fee of the modern
trust company for such services is fix
ed by law and it brings to bear upon
the small estate the same expert know
ledge and painstaking care that it
shows in looking after an estate run
ming into the millions.
The average man at present appre-
ciates more than ever the value of saw
ing and the example set by such men
as Marshall Field, Chief Justice Full
er and Senator Elkins is being copied
more and more each year by the man of
smaller means.-Sunday Milwaukee
Sentinel. DIV
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-01-19
HISTORIC CHURCH IN RUINS
Blaze is Supposed to Have Originated
From a Defective Flue and Volunteer
Fire Fighters Fight Hard for Other
Buildings.
(From Mondays Daily

The Pleasant Prairie Methodist
church one of the prettiest of the rural
churches in the county was burned to
the ground at an early hour this morn
ing when Pleasant Prairie had the
most disastrous fire in the History OF
the village. The residences of Earl
King and Ell. A. King adjoining the
church also took fire during the blaze,
but neither Of them was badly dam
aged thanks to the effective work of
brigade organized among the people
of the village.
The origin Of the fire is mystery
but it is supposed to have been caused
by a defective fue. The congregation
had held the regular Sunday services
in the church on Sunday and when the
church was closed last night there was
no sign Of danger. Soft coal is used
in the heating of the building and it is
thought that one of the chimneys of
the church became clogged up and
caused the fire. The fire was discov-
cred by an employee of the Latin
Rand Powder works just after four
clock and he rang the bells in the
village and awakened the people and
within short time a great .rowd had
gathered about the burning building.
The fire had spread so rapidly that
when the crowd gathered it seemed
certain that the building was dosmed
and the bucket Brigade organized be-
gan work to save the homes surround
ing the church. Within few minutes
after the fire had been discovered the
roof of the church fell with a crash
There was no chance to get anything
out of the building. The first arrivals on
the scene made an effort to break in
through the doors and windows but the
building was then so filled with smoke
that it was impossible to remove any
thing and few minutes later the
church and it's contents were abandon
ed to the flames. The church was built
about twenty years ago and was known
far and wide among the farmers of the
county. It is said that the loss will be
close to ten thousand dollars and the
insurance is but $4,000. All that re-
NAMED of the church this morning
was the blackened chimney.
Some of the people in the neighbor-
hood think it possible that tramps may
have broken into the building and set
fire to it but no suspicious characters
were seen about the village last night
OF this morning.
No announcement has been made of
the plans of the congregation in re-
gard to the rebuilding of the church,
but as the congregation is one Of the
strongest rural congregations it is
thought that immediate steps will be
taken to rebuild. The members of the
board of trustees of the church will
hold a meeting later in the week at
which the matter will be taken up and
plans for the future made
The burning Of the church was the
biggest excitement in years in the, vii
lage and it is claimed that every able
bodied man in the village turned out
to assist in fighting the flames which
threatened the village.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-01-19
WE'LL KNOWN FISHERMAN DEAD.
Louis Kluender Died on Sunday After
noon After Short Illness.

Louis Kluender, aged So years, one of
the best known of the fishermen of the
city, died at his home on Lake avenue
Sunday afternoon after short illness
from pneumonia. Mr.. Kluender had
been taken i'll less than two weeks ago
and hard cold developed rapidly into
the disease which caused his death.
The deceased was a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Kluender. He was born and.
raised in Kenosha and had for the most
part of his. life been employed in the
fishing industry. He was unmarried.