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The Washington times., 1911-02-10
VENTILATION LEFT
TO RAILWAY BODY
Secretary Eddy Makes Re-
port AS to Car Conditions
In District.

It now rests in the discretion Of the
District Railway Commission, of which
II. l.. West and Thomas w. Smith are
the only members, what action shall be
taken regarding the effort to. secure
proper ventilation in street cars oper-
ated in the District.
incorporated in the lengthy report
which H. c. Eddy, executive officer and
secretary of the commission, made to
the Commissioners yesterday, and which
was adopted by them, is a re0mmenda-
ton that the officials of the various
railway companies operating in the Dis
trict of Columbia be summoned before
the commission with a view to placing
the matter of car ventilati ton before
them and ascertaining what steps they
propose to take to remedy the existing
conditions with regard to the lack of
proper air in their cars.
No Action Yet Taken.
Thus far no action has been taken
sioners have the whole report under
advisement, and it is thought that
nothing will be done before the next
meeting OF the commission on February
16.
III lIle IuedHllIll6p ftOQV Is con-
tinuing his study of the solutions other
cities have made of the car yentilat-
ing problem. The vast amount of data
which has been obtained shows that
there are two principal kinds Of de-
vices for providing proper ventilation:
one is mechanical and the other is
automatic.
The mechanical plan involves the use
OF motors and screened openings under
the seats, together with a fresh air
chamber IN the roof of the car. The
automatic scheme requires a number
of Vanes and air ducts, by means of
which air is forced in and out of the
car by its forward movement.
Result of Tests.
Practical tests on cars equipped with
these new devices show that the
whole volume of air in a car can be
changed in from 2h to 5 minutes
Mr.. Eddy says that so far as he
knows no action in regard to this
matter has been taken by the local
railway companies, but that he has
received a letter from the Automatic
Ventilator Company stating that they
are equipping with their apparatus a
car now being built for one of the
interurban lines entering the District
What this line is or when the new car
will be put in operation, Mr.. Eddy
does not say.
The Washington times., 1911-02-10
DEATHS

BFRRY-On Thursday, February g. 1911, at
a. m. MARGARET FoXHALL BERRY,
the late Phillip T. Berry, in the fifteenth
year Of her age.
Funeral from her mothers residence. SlO7
DumbsrtOn avenue northwest. Saturday,
February IL, at $50 p. Interment pri-
Vate.
e BoLLEs-on February 5, 1911. at Brookline.
Judge Advocate General o. s. NJ John
A. and Katharine Dix Bolles.
BRooks-on Wednesday. February 8. 1911
at at 10 o'clock p M; nat. at the residence Of
west, BLANCH ADDISON BROOKS.
daughter OF Elizabeth Addison and wife
Of CleGTy Brooks.
Funeral from her late residence, on Sat
urday, February IL, at o'clock p. m.
DIXON-On Tuesday February I, 1911, at
O'Clock p. m, FANNIE DIXON. of 1897
o street northwest.
p. m, from Zion Baptist Church. F street
between Third and Four-and-a-half streets
southwest.
JEFFRIEs-Suddenly, in Philadelphia. Mon
Coy. February s, 1911 HARRY s. JET
FRIES, son Of Elizabeth and the late
Frederick JefIries
Funeral from the residence Of his sister,
Lille r. HauCr, IA Tenth street northeast
Friday, at y. m.
McKIM-On Thursday. February ., 1911. at
her residence in Baltimore. Miss MARY
n McKi RfnlM a. S2ste5 ot me f., hGw ;h
seyenty-fourth year of her age.
Funeral services at Emmanuel Church,
Baltimore, Saturday, February II. at pm.
MESSINK-On Thursday, February .. 1911.
at l:3o Il. mN WILLIAM J., husband OF
Henrietta Messink.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
PRIEST-Departed this life Wednesday. Feb
ruary g. 1911 at 1890 o'clock al residence
1913 street northwest, MARY VIRGINIA
BOGLE PRIEST wife Of Marshall Priest
and sister OF jamie PoIlOrd.
Funeral from Nineteenth Street Baptist
Church. Saturday, February IL, at o'clock
p. m. Relatives and friends invited.
TYSSOWSKI-On February Z. 1871 at $50
q. m. THADDEUS M, brother Of Joseph
and Anthony Z. Tyssowski.
NHALEN-On Wednesday. February s. 1911,
at $50 O'Clock, at Fourth street south
east. BASIL BENSON, husband OF Matte
i. Whalen Cnee CampbelD.
Notice of funeral later.
baltimore papers please Copy.)
CURTIN-on Thursday, February g. 1911 at
1 o. m, at her residence 1902 Thirty-third
street northwest ELLEN NJ. CURTIN.
Funeral from late residence, Saturday.
February II. at $50 a. m; thence to Holy
Trinity Church. where requiem mass will
he said. Interment private. Kindly omit
flowers.
POHLERS-On Thursday. February Q, 1911,
at 1915 p. M, at her residence, 515 Rhode
Island avenue northwest, SOPHIA POHL-
ERS, widow Of Augustus W. Pohlers, in
her seventy-sixth year.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
TERRY-op Thursday, February 9, 1911, at
2:l5 D. m, at his residence, 2032 o street
northwest. Rear Admiral SILAS WRIGHT
TERRY, L. s. \. tretired), in the sixty
eighth year OF his age.
Funeral from st. Johns Episcopal Church
on Saturday, at 1880 a. m. Interment at
Naval Cemetery, Annapolis, Nd.
The Washington times., 1911-02-10
Wants More Evidence
In Chicken Theft Case

Judge Mullowny. in the. United
States branch of the Police Court,
this morning continued the case of
Harry Lacey. charged with stealing
chickens to the value of s11.5O, from
Golden e Co. until next Tuesday in
order to allow more evidence to be
collected.
1t is claimed that Lacey ordered the
fowls sent to his house c. o. D.. and
that, en- route, he sold them to the
manager of the Ebbitt House, and
kept the money
The Washington times., 1911-02-10
Woman Sues Motorist
AS Result of Accident

Caroline A. Bailey has entered suit in
the District Supreme Court against
Lewis l.. Rauterberg for $500 damages,
alleging careless operation of an auto
mobile.
Iii october % last she was run down
at Fourteenth and II streets and in
jured about the knees, elbows and back.
She claims she was prevented from
transacting business and suffered other
losses.
The Washington times., 1911-02-10
Report Garrison Safe
To the State Department

Telegraphic communication received
today by the State Department from
Minister Russell in Santo Domingo.
Dominican Republic. is to the effect
that he has been advised that w. ].
Garrison, agent of the New York Life
Insurance Company. is in no immi-
nent danger. He received notice to
that effect in a letter from Mr.. Gar
rison.
The Washington times., 1911-02-10
Wants Sons Wedding to
Former Mrs. Gaynor Void

NEW YORK, Feb. 1O.-Mrs. George
Garden Gammans, mother of Nelson
Gammans, the Portland, Ore, youth
who married Mrs. Mary Giuffre, di-
vurcedt wife of Rufus Gaynor, has re-
tained Attorney Gilbert Montague to
bring proceedings for the annullment Of
the wedding. She insists that her son,
although he gave his age as twenty
two when he secured the license, is only
nineteen. Mrs. Gammans said that she
would give her son no money until he
consented to have the marriage de-
clared void.
The Washington times., 1911-02-10

COLDS CAUSE HEADACHE.
LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. the world wide
Cold and Grip remedy removes cause. Gail for
full name. Look for signature E. ". GROVES"
The Washington times., 1911-02-10

SPECIAL NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:
1 will not be responsible for any debts
contracted by my wife, Blanche NJ.
rant G. p. FAINT.
The Washington times., 1911-02-10

A Factory's Surplus OF
Women's Stylish $3.50 and
some So Grade Boots.
4 styles Patents.
2 styles Gun Metal.
l. styles Nici Kid.
ALL SIZES.
The Washington times., 1911-02-10

All remaining misses
and children's S1.25, 50 and
$3.50 high cut JOCKEY
BOOTS" with patent
e a { h er collar - sizes
broken.
Little boys and little
girls $1.25 and 81 grade
high cut Storm Shoes
girls to II, boys to 1917. !,
The Washington times., 1911-02-10

.TYPEWRITING, REASON NABLE
rates. The Stenographers' Exchange.
Rooms a-3s. 1901 G. Phone Main 2752.
The Washington times., 1911-02-10

is styles of the great
'TRI-WEAR" $3.50 and
81 Double Sole Tan and
Black Calf Shoes.
90 other $3.50 grade Pat
ent Colt. Gun Metal or
Velour Calf Shoes, bluch-
er, laced or button styles.
The Washington times., 1911-02-10

Misses $3.50 grade Gun
Metal Calf and Patent
Colt High Cut STORM
Boots-sizes to 2.
Misses RITE FORM"
shapely and eXtraordi-
narily durable Gun Metal
Calf Button Boots-sizes
to 2. Usually $3.50.
The Washington times., 1911-02-10

BY ARRANGEMENT with the family
DR.. Melville P. Eslin has taken charge
OF the office and dental practice Of the
late DR.. d. E. Wiber, at 1923 F st. NJ W.
The Washington times., 1911-02-10

"a styles of 50 and some
SO grade Goodyear Welt
Sewed Boots.
Patent with velvet,
cloth, or kid tops.
Dressy Calf and Kid
skin Boots. in all shapes.
The Washington times., 1911-02-10

All our we'll = known
BLACK RAVEN" Shoes
-unequaled at their regu-
lar price for style and
wear.
All styles. all shapes,
all feathers, all sizes-now
S2.37.
The Washington times., 1911-02-10

VALENTINES AND RED HEARTS,
all sizes, and kinds. Arrows, Cupids,
Bow Guns, Scrap Pictures. Toys, Fa-
yors, Paper Hats, Paper Flowers.
Gould's, 421 Ninth.
The Washington times., 1911-02-10
SPECIAL NOTICES

ANDREW LIPsCoMB HAS MOVED
his law offices to 4O5 Fifth St. oppo-
site Courthouse.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-09-14
MUST STAND TRIAL.
Dennis Gergits Held to Circuit Court on
Charges OF Attempted Murder.

Dennis Gergits, the Lithuanian con-
tractor, arrested some time ago on
charges of attempting to murder Mr..
and Mrs. John Straszewski, was held
for trial in the circuit court by Judge
Randall in the municipal court on
Thursday afternoon under bonds of a
thousand dollars. The hearing of Ger
gifts consumed two whole days of the
time of the court and the question of
holding him hinged on the weight to
be given the testimony of Mrs.
Straszewski, who held that she had
positively identified the contractor as
the man who assaulted her. Gergits
himself claimed that he had never at
tackled either of the members of the
family and asserted that at the time
of the alleged assault he was at his
home.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-09-14
WILLIAM FLETT DEAD
Former Resident of Kenosha
and Prominent Attorney Of
Seattle, WASH, Expires
WAS BORN IN kENOsHA CO.

Judge D. H. Flett of Racine, last
evening received word from Seattle,
Wash, that his brother, William FL.
Flett had died and that the interment
would be at Seattle today. Mr.. Flett
had been i'll for nearly eighteen months
and relatives had been advised that
there was no hope for recovery.
William III. Flett was born in Keno
sha county fifty.fve years ago and when
a young man went to Racine and en-
tering the law Offices OF Quarles &
Winslow, studied law. He entered the
law school of Wisconsin university
from which he graduated in 1854 and
going to Merrill Wis, opened law
Office. In 1883 he was elected city at
torney of Merrill and served five years.
He decided to locate in Washington,
and going to that state located in Lin
coin county where he became active in
politics and served as chairman of the
Lincoln County Republican committee
from 1888 to 1892 and chairman of the
district committee from 1890 to 1894
He was successful candidate for dis
trict attorney in 1883 and 1890 and was
elected member of the assembly Of the
state of Washington to represent Keno
sha county in 1896.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-09-14
PUT IN STATE RESERVE FUND
Assessment Period is Placed at Twenty
Five Years After Which the Teachers
May Receive Benefits From the State
Funds.

Public school teachers of Kenosha
will each month have l per cent of
their salaries deducted and the amounts
collected each month during the school
year will be reserved for the pension
fund. Every school treasurer in the
state must now reserved | per cent of
every months salary from the wages
of all teachers. This also applies to all
other teachers who elect to come under
the provisions Of the teachers retire
ment fund act. Cities of the first class
are not included in the law.
Five members--three teachers, one of
whom shall be woman, and the state
superintendent of public instruction
and the state treasurer ex officio--con-
stitute the board of trustees of the
teachers insurance and retirement fund
law. The three teacher members of the
first board of trustees will be elected
by the members of the fund at their
first meeting to be held in Milwaukee
at the time of the Wisconsin Teachers
association convention, November 8 to
IL. For the present application is to be
made to State superintendent Cary.
The period of assessment upon the
teachers salary is twenty five years.
For each Of the first ten years, the
teacher is assessed l per cent of the
annual salary, not to exceed $l5 in any
one year; for each of the next succeed
ing fifteen years, per cent of the ann
ual salary not to exceed $50 in any one
year. On becoming member of the
fund, every teacher who has taught less
than ten years is assessed per cent per
annum upon the salary, until his or
her first ten years of service are COM
pleted. The teacher then comes under
the per cent provision and will con-
tinue to be assessed like the teacher
who has taught more than ten years.
If teacher received an annual sal
airy of $500 for each of the first twenty
five years of service, the assessment for
the first ten years Cat l per cent per
annum) would be $50; making total
of 5000.
On the benefit side the annuity is
$3.50 for every years of service as
teacher. Thus, at the end of twenty,
five years, the annuity is $3l2.5O and
will continue to increase at the rate of
$3.50 for every additional year of
service until the maximum annuity of
$3.50 is reached. No annuity is TO be
paid until September, 1912.
The required term of service is
twenty five years, of which eighteen
years must have been spent in the
public schools Of Wisconsin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-09-14

would certainly be filed with sand
from the lake and held that the water
from the lake would back up in it to
distance of 1900 feet from the water
line. He held that the flow of water
in the sewer would be insufficient to
dislodge the sand which would eertein-
~ be carried into the sanitary pipe.
Peter B. Galloway, the builder of the
outlet, declared. that in his belief the
water of the sewer would be sufficient
to keep the outlet free from sand and
that the water would also prevent the
closing of the outlet by slush lee. Mr..
Galloway has had wide experience in
the building of outlets. The main OBJ
lection to the outlet seems 20 be that
under the plans the end of the sani-
AIRY pipe will drop below the bottom
of the lake eighteen inches. 1t was
held that this would leave a chance
for the outlet to I'll with sand and be
clogged. Here the same difference of
opinion developed, some of the men
holding that common sense would in
dictate that the outlet would be clogged
when it run up against an eighteen
inch bank of sand, while others held
that the engineer had solved this prob
lem in the manner in which the outlet
was put in and that it would clear the
sand from in front of it.
Assistant Engineer Brennan had been
sent to Chicago to confer with Mr.. Al
word, but he failed of his mission as
Mr.. Alyord and his first assistant were
out of the city. Efforts to reach either
of these men by telephone during the
meeting were also futile.
A new survey had been made to de-
termine the depth of the main sewer at
the connection with the outlet which
had been held to be a foot and half
low on Wednesday and the engineer
declared that the new survey indicated
that the former survey was in error and
that the change in the grade would not
exceed eight inches and would probably
be less than this amount. If this sec
ond survey is correct the error is not
regarded as a very serious one.
The council left the matter just where
it was when the meeting started and
adjourned subject to the call of the
president with the understanding that
the aldermen would meet any time tibet
MI. Alvord reached Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-09-14
Self Confessed Forger Is Sent
to Waupun for Two Years
by Judge Randall
.BLAMEs TROUBLE TO LIQUOR

Herman Swartz, the Kenosha printer
arrested in Milwaukee u little over a
week ago, went to the state prison at
Waupun this morning a self confessed
forger. Blaming his condition on to the
excessive use of liquor Swartz appear
ed before Judge Randall in the NUM-
cipal court late Thursday afternoon and
entered plea of guilty" to the
charges against him and the court with
out comment sentenced him to a term
of two years at hard labor in the state
prison at Waupun. The charge on
which Swartz entered his plea was bas-
ed on his passing forged check in
Kenosha and it is declared that the
Milwaukee officials have half score
of charges against him of similar
nature and it is possible that they will
insist on prosecuting Swartz after he
serves the term to which he was sent
enced by Judge Randall Lewis Eve,
editor of the Kenosha Volksfreund, who
had expressed his willingness to give
his former foreman another chance. was
not forced to appear in the case as it
was not necessary to take any evidence.
Swartz declared to the officials that af-
ter leaving Kenosha early in August he
had been drinking heavily and that he
was not aware of what he was doing
much of the time. When Swartz was
brought back from Milwaukee for a
hearing it was feared that he was men.
tally deranged and the hearing of the
case was twice adjourned on account of
his condition. When he entered his pIea
on Thursday he seemed to be in perfect
condition so far as his physical health
was concerned. 1t is claimed That
Swartz secured in the neighborhood of
$125 as q result of the forged checks
which he passed at various places in
Milwaukee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-09-14
YEAR FOR CONNOLLY
Man Charged With Attempt
ed Hold Up Sent to State
Prison for One Year
Wife IGNORANT OF ARREST

Bryan Connolly, alleged would be
holdup man, arrested on September LIST
by Chief O'Hare after he had attempt
ed to rob the till at the grocery store
of Hans Ar 1erson on West street, en-
tered plea OF equity" to charges
of attempted robbery in the municipal
court this morning and was sentenced
by Judge Randall to term of one
year at hard labor in the state prison
at Waupun. Connolly at first denied
the crime entirely, but this morning
he sent for the chief of police and
stated that he desired to plead guilty
to attempted robbery if the district
attorney would consent to remove from
the information the charge that he had
been armed with deadly weapon at the
time the attempt robbery was made.
When brought before the court Connolly
said that he had been living at Kansas
City but that he had wife and daught-
er three years of age living at Logan,
Kansas. He declared that he had not
seen his wife and child since last April
and that the wife was ignorant of his
being arrested in Kenosha. Connolly
stated that he had been drinking heavi-
ly for some time before he went to the
store on West street and that his mind
was not clear as to what he had done
He stated, however, that he had never
owned a revolver in his life and that
he had not been armed when he went
to the West street store. Judge Ran
dali gave the man the minimum sent
enee for the crime under the law and
advised him to straighten up and go
back to Kansas and take cage of his
wife and child after he left the prison.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-09-14
ENGINEERS DIFFER ON PLANS
John w. Alvord Who Designed Outlet
Invited to Come TO Kenosha and
Engineer Baltzer Seeks Expert Ad-
vice in Chicago.


The city council failed to make any
decision in regard to the trunk sewer
outlet at the adjourned meeting of the
council held at the city hall or Thurs
day evening and when the meeting ad-
journed the aldermen were just about
as far away from a settlement of the
question as they had been on the previ-
GUS day. 1t was case of too many
cooks spelling the broth and there was
a wide difference of opinions among
engineers present as to the suficiency
or insufficiency of the outlet plans. In
order that the council might get some
information from the man who knew
most about the proposed outlet it was
decided to have Mr.. Alvord come to
Kenosha for one day consultation
with the members of the council and
the engineer and in the meantime the
work on the outlet will not be inter
rupted. In addition to this the city
engineer was authorized to go to Chi
cago today and seek advice from an
expert sewer engineer in regard to the
plans for the outlet. The members of
the council were urged to take some
action to stop the work, but the alder
men refused to act until after Mr..
Alvord had passed on the plans.
There was wide variance in the
opinions of the different engineers who
spoke to the council. City Engineer
Baltzer frankly admitted that he had
never seen an outlet designed just as
the one now being built and declared
that he would not like to pass on it
without consulting with the man who
made the plans. He declared that it
was more than possible that the outlet
would take care of the sewer just as it
had been planned to do, but that there
were doubts as to this. He suggested
a change by taking the pipe farther
out into the lake, Engineer Haley of
the Cleary, White Newman company,
insisted that the outlet as planned
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-09-14
WoRKMEN's RISK RATS FILED.
State Insurance Department Gets
Schedule.

The state insurance department has
received the schedule of rates on the
Employer RS Mutual Liability Insurance
company of Wisconsin, formed to in
sure members against the hazards under
the workmen's compensation act.
The minimum premium for employ
ers liability policies is $40 and for a
contractors policy $40. The liability
limit is $4,000 and 1000 compensation
form and $4,000 and $4,000 when the
insured or employer is not subject to
the compensation act.
The rate per 800 of wages is fixed
for large number of employers, some
Of which follow:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-09-14
BLANKS FOR ROADS HERE.
County Clerk to Make Return for Towns
in the County in Few Days.

County Clerk Russell III. Jones this
morning received from the state high
way commission the necessary blanks
for the demand for state aid in build
ing highways in the different towns of
Kenosha county. These blanks will
show the amount of money levied by
the towns, the nature of the improve
ment planned and the names and loca-
tions of the roads to be improved with
the aid of the state. These blanks must
be fled with the commission before the
appropriation CT the state highway
fund is made.
Kenosha towns have appropriated the
sum Of $4,000 and the leaders in the
road campaign are hopeful that the
county board will make supplement
tary appropriation so as to bring the
amount up to the full amount set aside
by the commission for Kenosha county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-09-14
FROST CITED IN ALASKA.
A. G. Frost, Bion =. Arnold and Others
Face Cancellation OF Claims.

A. G. Frost of Chicago, formerly
president of the Alaska Central Rail
way and former president of the Ke-
nosha Electric Railway company; Geo.
M Seward of Chicago, receiver for A.
G. Frost & Co.; Bion j. Arnold, and
forty-six other claimants of the Watson
coal land group in the Natanuska dis
trict of Alaska, have been cited by the
juneau land Office to show cause within
thirty days why their claims should not
be recommended to the commissioner of
the general land Office for cancellation.