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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-30
HAD MARROW ESCAPE.
Mrs. Leo Markovitz Narrowly Escapes
Being Burned to Death Sunday.


Mrs. Leo Markovitz and her little
daughter three years of age narrowly
escaped being burned to death at their
home, 493 Elizabeth street just before
nine clock Sunday evening when the
explosion Of a lamp set fire to the
building and all but cut off the escape
of the woman and the child. A pass
ing railway train is supposed to have
caused the vibrations which knocked
a stovepipe from its place in the wall
and the pipe fell on to table upset
ting a lamp which exploded. Mrs.
Markovitz and her little girl were sit
ting near the table and portions Of the
burning oil were thrown on them while
the flames spread rapidly about the
room. The woman with great presence
Of mind grasped the child in her arms
and made her way out of the burning
building. The fire was in the rear of
the store operated by Markovitz and
the flames were extinguished by the
fire department after damage to the
amount of more than $500 had resulted
The building is owned by the Lewis
Balm estate and the loss on the build
ing as well as on the furniture in the
house is fully covered by insurance.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-30
NOTICE.

In compliance with a communication
from the First Assistant Postmaster
General, there will be no delivery of
mail through carriers windows, at this
Office, on Sundays, commencing March
Goth.
The general delivery window will be
open as usual for delivery of mail to
transients.
All box mail will be distributed as
usual.
Patrons desiring their mail on Sun
day may rent a box at the post office
at the usual rates.
The special delivery service will be
continued as heretofore
Patrons desiring the delivery of ur-
gent personal mail on Sundays may
have the same delivered by the pay
ment of the special delivery fee.
Patrons are respectfully requested
to comply with these instructions and
thereby minimize the work required of
postal employees on Sunday.
Respectfully,
j. B. Maloney, Postmaster.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-30
MUST REVISE SCHEDULES.
Railway Companies Throughout Unit.
ed States Must Meet Demands.

Passenger schedules on practically
every railroad in the United States
will have to be revised during the next
few months in order to make them
conform to the changes in the long and
short haul clause of the interstate
commerce act, as9 amended last sum-
mer.
Although the law provided that the
section requiring the interstate com
merce commission to pass upon all ap-
plications for violations of the rule,
should not go into effect for six months
the commission has been so busy with
the advanced rate cases that it, has not
yet laid down any general rules. These
would indicate how rigidly it is to en-
force the rule that no rates for short
distance shall exceed the rates for a
longer distance over the same line
While the railroads have been MAX
ing plans for the change in their rates
for some time, they have not yet dis
covered in how many cases exceptions
will be allowed and the commission s
latest order prescribing the time in
which the different tariffs must be re-
adjusted has caused CONSERVATION in
the ranks of the men at the head of
the rate departments.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-30
KENosHA GETS sPIRITIsTs.
Wisconsin Association Elects Thomas
Gleason of Oakfeld as ITS President.

Resolutions declaring faith N all
forms of mediumship, spiritual healing
and in equal suffrage were passed by
the Wisconsin Spiritualistic association
Friday morning in Ethical hall in Mil
waukee and the support of members
was pledged to the Morris Pratt In
stitute, Whitewater. Stress was laid
upon the need for education along cult
lines and spiritualists were urged to
send their children to the institute
where they might be fitted for plat
form speakers.
The invitation of Kenosha for the
place of next meeting was accepted
Officers were chosen as follows:
Thomas Gleason, Oakfeld, president;
Mrs. Ella Cowan, Almond, first vice
president; Msr. Julia Smead, Milwau-
kee, second vice president; Miss Lou
lisa Loebel, secretary; w. E. Boistat,
Garfield, treasurer; and Mrs. Hattie
Smith, Milwaukee; the Rev. Nellie K.
Baker, Portage; Mrs. Rose Hangart-
ner, Fond du Lac, and Frank Hostak,
Madison, trustees.
Delegates to the national convention
in Wichita, Kas., in October were chos-
en- as follows: Thomas Gleason, Miss
Louisa Loebel, A. H. Wagner, Milwau-
kee, and A. Colby, Belleville.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-30
J. B. Maloney, Postmaster

The inventories of the seven stores
of the Kradwell Drug company just
completed shows a big increase in the
stock of the company especially in the
kenosha store and plans are now being
prepared for the enlargement of the
Kenosha store. The main body of the
store will be given twice rs present
depth and the most modern equipment
will be put in for the serving of its
patrons. Fred Baebenroth, the pop
ular manager of the Kenosha store is
to remain in charge of the enlarged
store room. Mr.. Baebenroth is pleased
with the decision Of the company to
enlarge the store and declares that the
Kenosha patronage merits the changes
planned
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-30
PROTECT KENOsHA PEOPLE
Associated Charities Will Not Only
Care for Needy but viii Protect the
People Against Imposition by Fax
ixs.

Articles of incorporation for the or
ganization of the Associated Charities
Of Kenosha have been fled for record
In the Office of the Register of Deeds,
the incorporators being the Rev. E. I.
Farrill, William III. Purnell and Will
lam w. Vincent. The association is
formed without capital stock and It is
stated that it is not expected to pay
dividends but that all monies received
by it shall be expended in the caring
for dependents. The purposes of the
organization are shown to be Of a far
reaching nature and the articles of in
corporation declare that the purposes
Rre to:
"Lessen and prevent vagrancy and
pauperism and ascertain and remove
The cause.
To ascertain and prevent indiscrim-
mate aims giving.
To detect, suppress and punish i'm
pODbNAS fbuN LlcIhipoI ebhA W oOShAO Sbhu
protect the community from frauds.
To encourage and promote thrift
and habits of independence, health and
economy.
TO secure cooperation among the
different churches and charities of the
city of Kenosha in charitable relief
work, and to establish a central bur-
eau or clearing house for all such
churches and charities.
To investigate and see that all de-
serving cases of restitution are pro
perly and promptly relieved.
To establish and maintain or make
use of all available agencies found de-
sirable or necessary to the above ends,
and to do and perform all acts and
things necessary or convenient in order
to fully carry out the purposes thereof.
To acquire by gifts, devises, bequest,
purchase, lease, or otherwise real and
personal property, and to sell, rent,
mortgage, convey or otherwise dispose
of the same for any of the purposes
above specified. II
TO do and perform any act or thing,
and to exercise any and all powers ne
cessary or incident to the purpose
above specified, or any or either of
them
The powers given in the state charter
are decidedly wide and it is under
stood that the new association plans to
go into all the lines of work indicated
in the charter, This will give the as,
ISOLATION a big work in Kenosha brit
the men behind it expect that it will
be able to attain the ends named.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-30
NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH
Former Kenosha Man Leaps Into Cab
of Engine and Runs Train Over Ra-
vine Where Supports of the Tracks
Had Been Undermined.

Theodore Abel, son of former Sher-
if John J. Abel and formerly Register
Letter Clerk in the Kenosha post Of
fee is the hero Of Coalinga, Cal, today
as last Saturday night when the town
after being about shut off from COM
munication with the outside world for
more than ten days on account of
floods was stripped of provisions, Abel
went TO the rescue and in great peril
Of his own life ran railway train ov-
er ravine where portions of the
tracks had been undermined and re-
turned with the train to Coalinga bring
ing the supplies necessary to take care
of the demands of the people.
Abel resigned his position in Ken
osha about year ago and went to
Coainga to be Registered Letter Clerk
in the office there. When the foods
came ten days ago the little California
city was shut off from the outside
the railway tracks crossed a ravine,
1900 feet in width and this had filed
up with water and the track supports
had been washed out to such an extent
that the railway men declared that it
The mail in Coalinga had not been dis
patched for nearly a week and the de-
partment telegraphed the post Office
authorities there to move the mail at
all hazards. Abel volunteered to go
out with band Of Mexieans and make
an effort to move the mail. The 100
sacks Of mail were loaded on the ten
der Of an engine and taken out to the
place where the tracks crossed the ra-
vine. Here the men who had gone
with Abel with the assistance of two
common laborers deserted. Abel was
not to be daunted and with his orders
to move the mail he jumped into the
cab and took the throttle and ran the
engine over the ravine. On the other
side he met another train which car
ried the mail out. At the same time it
brought in the mail for Coalinga and
this with several tons of provisions for
which Coalinga had been pining for
ten days was loaded on the tender and
Abel again took the throttle and ran
the train back into Coalinga. Two
hours after the train with the provis-
ions had passed over the ravine an
other section of the track was washed
out by the floods and it will probably
be weeks before other provisions can
be taken into the town.
In special dispatches to the post of
fee department. the postmaster at Coal
inga gave Abel high praise for his dar-
ing act in coming to the rescue of the
people of the town in moving the mails
and bringing in provisions.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-30
RATES TO REACH THE MINIMUM
Companies are Expected to Engage in
a War to the Death to Get Control
Of Business in Kenosha Lighting and
Power Field.

AS a result of the passage of the bill
validating the franchise of the Ken
osha Electric Railway company to sell
light in Kenosha, the people of the city
are being promised one of the most
spectacular fights known ia the light
ing business in this or any other state
and it is certain that war to the knife
will be declared just as soon as the
rev bill becomes law by the sigma
ture OF tho governor and it is possible
that the patrons of the two companies
in Kenoska will reap big benefit as a
result of the fight. The managers of
the Kenosha Gas and Electric company
seem to be of the opinion that it is a
case of fight for business and with all
the wealth that the company has be-
hind it it is certain that the fight will
be spectacular one. It is limited that
the first thing that will come in the
fight will be reduction of rates so
that the maximum rate for all patrons
will be five cents per XIV with a mini
mum rate far below this amount. At
the present time the maximum rate is
twelve cents apd the minimum rate i've
cents and the reduction to five cent
maximum would make a reduction of
full one half in the charges made to
every patron regardless Of the amount
of consumption
1t is thought that with the state
backing the franchise granted by the
council the Railway company would
meet the rate made by the Gas and
Electric company and from that point
on q sliding schedule. would be made
which wuCld result in Juice" being
sold In Kenosha at price SO low that
it would eventually result in one of the
companies going out of business or a
combination Of the two. The managers
of the two companies decline to official
ly discuss any proposition in regard to
the proposed fight but it is certain that
there is something coming. The Off
Gals Of the Kenosha Gas and Electric
company claim that the action of the
city in backing the Railway company
in fight before the legislature was
an unwarranted display of venom on
the part of some of the officials and for
this reason the blood of that company
is up and it is ready for fight. Tie
people OF the city will hope for an in
definite struggle if the result is to be
o reduction in the cost of light and
power. Both companies have an album
dance Of money behind them and it is
certain that when the fight starts there
VIII be something doing all along the
line.
The engrossed bill as passed by the
assembly on Saturday will probably
reach the governor some time this week
and there is every reason to believe
that he will sign the bill. With the
bill signed it is expected that the Ken
osha Electric Railway company will at
once omen a campaign for business in
Kenosha and that this action will start
the snt for lower rates,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-30
HAD QUIET WEDDING.
Henry E. Dagnan and Miss Augusta c..
Piehl Married Saturday Evening.

Henry E. Dagnan and Miss Augusta G.
Piehl Married Saturday Evening.
There, was quiet little wedding al
the office of Judge Randall Of the Mu-
nicipal court just before eight o'clock
Saturday evening the contracting par
ties being Miss Augusta G. Piehl,
daughter of Fred Piehl and Henry E.
Dagnan. Both the bride and groom
are well known in the city and the an
nouncement of the marriage will I'M
doubtedly come as a surprise to many
of their friends. The ceremony was
performed by Judge Randall in the
presence of half a dozen friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dagnan are now spending
a short honeymoon in the South after
which they will make their home in
Kenosha. They will have the best
wishes of many friends.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-30
TO DEDICATE NEW ORGAN.
Members of the Swedish Baptist
Church Plan Interesting Concert.

The members of the congregation of
the Swedish Baptist church are plan
ming for a very interesting concert on
next Friday evening in dedication of
the new pipe organ recently installed
in the church at cost of more than
81 200. The new organ is one of the
best to be found in any of the smaller
the dedication concert will be very
interesting one. Edgar Nelson of Chi
cago an organist widely known among
musicians will be in charge of the con-
cert. John Rank also of Chicago win
furnish the vocal numbers for the con-
cert. A detailed program viii be Civ
ZEN out later.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-30
MRS. KOCH IN DENIAL.
Declares that Divorce Action Against
Her Husband Will be Pushed.

Mrs. Alma Koch in an interview to-
day denied positively the statement
made on Thursday in which it was
stated that the action against her hus-
band Albert Koch would be dropped.
She declared that she held confer
enee with her husband at the county
Jail and that in order to get through
with the interview as soon as possible
had az ,oded to his demands to return
to him as his wife. She asserted, how
ever, that after this conference she
had consulted with friends and rela-
tives and that the suit for divorce
would not be dropped. 1t is scheduled
to come up at the April term of the
Municipal court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-30

The police of the city have received
letters from New York asking them to
secure the arrest of Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Waite, travelling clairvoyants who
are wanted on many charges. 1t is
claimed that the two were headed for
Kenosha but as yet they have not been
located by Chief O'Hare and his men.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-30

Frank Goerndt who has been in 6
Chicago hospital for the past six week:
returned to his home in Kenosha Thurs
day greatly improved in health anc
prepared to resume business.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-30

Harris Coleman has resigned his po-
sition with the Kradwell Drug com
pany and the first Of the month will
accept position as a salesman with
the II. j. Heintz company. He will
make his headquarters in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-30

The candidates have begun to get
busy for the election and the next two
weeks promise to be decidedly busy for
the voters Of the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-30

Miss Anna Kuhns of Milwaukee is
spending few days with friends and
relatives in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-30

S. H. Gillett of Boscobel, Wis, spent
Friday afternoon in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-30
LOSE TO RACINE TEAM

Southport Basket Ball Players Defeat
ed by Racine Team by Score of 80 to Is
The Southport basket ball team of
the Kenosha Y. M. G. A. met the worst
defeat of the season on Friday evening
when it was defeated by the johnson
Brothers team Of Racine by score of
So to Is. The Kenosha team was out
classed from the start and the five
Johnsons were in the game every min
ute from the first call of time, The
score of the game follows:
All johnson 5, Racine.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-07-19
JACKPOT STILL .HOLDSCENTER
 0F STAGE
Editor to Give Evidence In the Lorimer
 Hearing
By Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, D. C., July IT, That officials of the Edward Hines Lumber Company of Chicago tooK part in the election of Lorimer, was testified today before the senate Lori mer investigating committee by Will jam Burgess, electrical contractor, of Duluth, Minn. He said c. F. Wiehe, secretary of the Hines company re- marked to him that he subscribed ten thousand dollars to the jackpot to elect Lorimer.
 Herman Hetler, president of Het- Ter Lumber company of Chicago, tes- tified that Hines told him that he, personally, had elected Lorimer.
 Henry Furnish, business man of Duluth, testified that Hines told him about the time of Lorimer's election, that "old man Stephenson, after he elected him, was now working for free lumber" Gle meant Senator Stephenson. of Wisconsin,
 Tomorrow James Kelley, editor of the Chicago Tribune, will testify.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-07-19
SCOTLAND WELCOMES KING

EDINBURGH, July 17.-Without a discordant note the enthusiastic well come extended to the King and Queen upon their arrival he-e today for a four days visit in Scotland. Though the hour of arrival this morning was rather early vast crow is assembled about the CaledOnian railroad station and cheer after cheer went up as their Majesties who were accompanied by the Prince of Wales and Princess Mary, were formally received by the Duke of Connaught and escorted to the carriages in which they were driven to HOlyroOd Palace, where they are to reside during their stay in Edinburgh.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-07-19

much in vein of the present-day an- archists in it's attitude toward gov ernments. The States attorney saw this article and supposed that it was by some living writer of that name. He accordingly brought suit against the editor of the newspaper for en- eouraging disobedienee to the laws and melting to class hatred. The editor, however, pleaded that the article was a verbatim copy of one written by the great composer in 1s49, and reproduced in a recent book On Wagner's early life.
 The prosecutor declined to admit this plea as valid. He said he would still bring suit against Wagner him self if he were within the jurisdiction of the court, and he moved to sen tence the editor to imprisonment for four months. The court, however, ac- quilted him on the ground that the article was only a poetieal glorifi- cation of revolution in general terms, without the grave character attributed to it by the prosecutor.
 Now that cremation has been made lawful in Prussia by the passage of a bill for that purpose, a strong move ment for the erection of erematories in Prussian towns has set in. Berlin Is about to decide to erect one. Charlottenburg and Sehoeneberg have already voted to do so, and several other of Berlin's suburbs have taken the first steps toward action. Cologne is also expected to act very soon, the city council having decided as early as the year 1907 to accept legacy for the purpose of erecting
 Continued on Page Four.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-07-19
MEN FLOCK TO DENVER

DENVER Colo, July 17.-Although the convention of the National Asso- citation of Real Estate Exchanges will not get fully under way until tomorrow a great majority of the delegates arrived in Denver today The initial session will be called to order tomorrow afternoon. Governor Shafroth of Colorado and Mayor Spear of Denver will welcome the visitors. President Alexander s. Taylor of Cleveland will deliver an address and the annual reports will be pre- sented by Secretary R. Bruce Doug las of Milwaukee and Treasurer James B. Blake of St. Louis.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-07-19
ELKs' HOME COST MILLION

NEW YORK, July 17.-Hundreds of Elks from all parts of the coun- try who have been attending their national reunion at Atlantic City came to New York today especially to inspect the newly erected home of the New York Lodge No. l B. P. O. E. which is known throughout the United States as the Mother Lodge. The building is located in West Forty third street, just off Broadway, and is a twelve-stOry structure, with a roof garden and two basements. The building with its equipment cost s1,- 25O.OOO.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-07-19
SALESMAN GIVES VERY DAMAGING TESTIMONY Says Four Sailors Were Drowned Because Of
 0verWork Father of Dead Mate Also Makes Very Startling
 Statements
By Associated Press.


 LOS ANGELES, Cal, July IT, George Ryan, salesman, who former ly served six years in the United States navy, testified today at the hearing of the Santa Rosa wreck that Captain Faria told his chief en- gineer he "would either pull her off or break her in two." Ryan also tes- tified that he heard Faria say he had orders to keep everybody aboard and that the ship was perfectly safe. There were many rumOrs that this conversation took place but this was the first direct statement to this eff feet made.
 Ryan said he believed the four men drowned were overworked and unable to steady the boat after working all day pulling around the wreck.
 Robert Hewson, father of the drowned second mate, testified late today, that he believed Captain Faria ran the Santa Rosa on the rocks so the owners of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company could collect the insurance. He based this belief on the statement made to his son, E. M. Hewson, the senior Hewson testified, by Fourth Officer Mathiason that Faria ran the steapIer on the rock. so the company could collect the in- suranee.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-07-19
CAMPAIGN TO ABOLISH
 TROUSERS |S STARTED

BERLIN, Ger, July IA society of some seventy persons has been organized in Berlin for the purpose of reforming the style of mems gar ments. It is composed of persons from all sorts of professions and aims at abolishing trousers, substituting kniekerbockers; while coat and waist, coat are to give way to a sort of loose blouse hanging well down to the knees. Linen of all sorts is to be discarded.
 The newspapers treat the matter as more or less absurd; and some of them challenge the members of the society themselves to appear in pub lie in the new garb. The Cologne Gazette goes deeper and points out that Germany can have no influence over the world s fashions for men s clothing because of the predominanee of the militaI- uniform over civilian clothing here wlere even the Elm peror never lays aside his helmet fo. a silk hat.
 It thinks that the fashion for mems garments will continue to be set at London, for "a popular dandy Of London elubdom has more influence in setting the fashions than the whole of this society of German schol- ars, artists and writers.
 Wagner, the composer, was a req revolutionist in his early life and had to flee from Germany on thas account. That period of his career has been recalled by a trial in one of the Berlin courts.
 A little anarchist weekly, "Der freie Arbeiter," reprinted an article signed Richard Wagner, which was