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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-05-18
ANNOUNCE THEIR MARRIAGE.
Swan Petersen and Miss Florence
Parker Married at Joliet, I'll.


Quite little surprise was caused
in Kenosha on Friday evening by the
announcement of the marriage of Miss
Florence Parker and Swan Petersen
which took place recently at Joliet,
III. Mr.. and Mrs. Petersen had so
carefully guarded the secret of their
marriage that the facts did not become
known TO even their nearest friends
until the formal announcement was
made. Mrs. Petersen has been one of
the best known stenographers at the
Office of the Thomas B. Jeffrey com
pany while Mr.. Petersen is the as
sistant foreman of the paint room at
the Balm Wagon factory
Mr., and Mrs. Petersen will make
their home in Kenosha and will have
the tardy congratulations of many
friends.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-05-18
GAVE PRETTY PLAY.
High School Students Give Modern
Merchant Of Venice Friday Night.

Merchant Of Venice Friday Night.
The students of the high school
made hit in a dramatic line on Fri
day evening when under the direction
of Miss Maude Yule they gave a pro-
duction of a little comedy called GA
Modern Merchant of Venice" The
play which is take off on the more
famous Shakespearean drama, proved
very pleasing to crowd Of 500 peo-
pie who witnessed it. The cast was a
decidedly good one and especial men
tion is due to the work of Miss Penne-
feather who took the part of Portia
and to Joe Thomas who was decided
ly funny 'Shylock. y
The funds raised from the play will
be used in installing shower baths at
the high school.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-05-18
Estimates in Advance.

cit is recommended that the de-
partments and institutions of the state
prepare estimates in advance of the
legislative session of their needs for
the two fiscal years following the close
Of that session; that these estimates
be submitted to committee consist
ing of the governor and the chairmen
of the claims and finance committees
of both houses Of the legislature, and
possibly the presiding officers of the
senate and assembly. This body should
constitute budget committee to pre-
pare the state budget in advance of
the legislative session. It is further
suggested that suitable rules should
make amendments resulting in an in
crease in appropriations impossible.
County School Tax.
The repeal of the county school tax
is recommended, and, finally, it is sug-
gested that the determination of the
total amount to be granted to public
schools should be made on about the
same proportion which the present mill
tax hears to teachers wages, and
should not be computed as seven-tenths
OF. a mill on the property valuation of
the state A fixed proportion Of 35 per
cent of the amount paid for instruc-
ton, it is added, would yield slightly
more than all the present grants and
would grow exceptionally with school
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-05-18

VIII be in my office Saturdays and
Sundays only during the month of
May. After June l Office hours every
day as usual. DR.. Beemer, Market
and Main streets. If
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-05-18
LEAVES ESTATE TO WIDOW.

VIII Of The Late John Kasper Admitted
to Probate in the County Court.
The will Of the late John Kaspcr,
former well known west side merchant
was admitted to probate in the county
court on Friday. The petition for the
probate of the will states that the
property of the estate is valued at a
little over $4,000 most of which is r,r-
sonal property. The widow, Mrs. Able
Kasper is named as sole legatee to the
will. Anthony j. Kubec is named as
executor of the will without bond.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-05-18
SHOWS UP STATE FINANCES
Special Report Of the Commission
Urges Many Changes in Existing
Laws Covering State and County
Taxation,

the finances of the state government,
comprising a summary only of the re
suits and conclusions set forth in a
larger report to come from the press
later. The gathering and compiling Of
the data was in charge of and super
vised by A. E. James, the statistician
of the commission, who also furnish
ed the text.
On the average for the seven year
period (19O3-1909) the revenue receipts
totalled $6,214,6O667 out Of a total for
all receipts of $7,382,999.29, or S4.1S
per cent. In 1909 the total revenue
receipts were $8,500,957.97 out of
Sc, 811 ,519.19, or 1864 per cent. Dur
ing the period of years covered in the
investigation, receipts as a whole in
creased from $6,S14,792.39 in 1903 to
1891, 519.19 in 1909. Revenue re-
ceipts increased during the same period
from $5,441 ,6s3.61 to $8,50o,957.97.
Source of Revenue.
A chart Of the revenue receipts for
the average of the period 19o3-1909 Ga
total of 1924, 606.67) shows the rev
enue to have come from the following
sources: Ike
Railroad tax ............ 81, o90.5O3.Sl
General property tax -. 1885, 37.00
Other special property and
business taxes ........ 662. 657 20
Commercial revenue $500. 520.707. 26
Licenses .ssss.sssse lO,lZU.oo
Inheritance tax ........s lS9, so
Other general revenue -. 79,744.76
The functional cost of the state
government for the fiscal year 1909
was $S,133,0S4,33, which amount was
expended for the following causes:
Education and enlighten
menu paul ,UoSS1
General government 49,. / ,587, 932.43
Charities and corrections 1851, 316.41
Protection Of life and
property, regulation of
business and occupa-,
tions, health and SAM
tation ...,........ 551, s21.2o
Development and expert
mentation, recreation
and unclassifed ...... 394924.47
""The state accounts are not kept in
a single fund" says the report, "but
differentiation is sought in the CLASH
ication Of payments by subdividing
So far as these funds amount to the
segregation of the states obligation
as trustee from it's general disburse-
ments, the practice is not only proper
but is very necessary. So fer as il
amounts, how ever, to the setting up OF
separate appropriation accounts as
funds it has the effect of splitting ur
the states money and making much
of it unavailable for the claims fol
money coming in even though apparent
ly there is plenty of money in the treas
ury. It also has the general effect OF
creating confusion in the case Of the
university and normal schools between
money derived from the trust invest
ment funds and the state. The better
practice is recommended of keeping
the trust funds entirely separate from
the general funds of the state derived
from revenue sources, these latter be
ing kept in single fund and as many
appropriation accounts set up as are
needed. To this general fund should
be transferred all income derived from
trust funds, the final disbursement fol-
all purposes being made from the gen
eral fund.
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-05-18
NEW CARS BEING TESTED NOW
Company Securing Land on Which
Great Power House and Power
Plant Will be Built-Tests for
Suburban Lines First.

That the Northwestern will be the
first road entering Chicago to electrify
is the firm opinion of railroad men, and
there are persistent rumors, appar
emily well grounded, that the company
has started the improvements to bring
this about.
simultaneously with the completion
of the palatial new station in Chicago,
which will be opened for service June
/, comes the announcement that the
company has purchased 3 big tract of
land between Elmhurst and Melrose
Park, where three big artesian wells
are now being drilled, and where the
already big yards are being enlarged,
Build Round House.
1t is said on good authority that if
suitable water is struck, monster
roundhouse will be built there and
that all engines will stop there when
the improvements are completed and
the trains will be taken into the city
by electrical engines. Elmhurst is
about sixteen miles out from the new
station, which fact in itself lends ere
dit to the rumors.
New Suburban Cars.
Another circumstance which lends
color to the talk is the recent success
full trials of gasoline-motor passenger
cars, one of which passed through
KenOsha last week. Railroad men
say that these cars have proven very
successful in the trials which have
been given them and that undoubtedly
they will be used for the enormous
suburban business of the great western
road 1t is said that these cars can
travel fully as fast as the steam en-
gines and that they can be gotten UNI
der full speed much more quickly than
the locomotives. That they are more
economical is another statement of
those who are in a position to know
how the tests have resulted.
1t is pointed out that unless the
company planned TO use electrical
power to take their trains into the city
they would not build their new round
house so far out from the depot, fol
the taking of engines sixteen miles
from their trains would be a big ex
pense, which would not in any way
better the company present termina
facilities.
The successful elimination of the
project will be watched with great in
terest as all railroad men and especial
ly the company's employees have al
w&vs felt personal pride in The
roads welfare and will be pleased tt
know that the company win maintain
its standard as the "Pioneer" roac
west and northwest of Chicago.
About fifteen electric linemen have
been at Malta for the past twt
weeks changing the telegraph poles
and wires that have been on thu
south side of the track to the nortl
side. Tt is limited that the railroad
is getting ready to install four tracks
between Chicago and Clinton.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-05-18

Alderman George R. Wade mas NOV
eG into his new residence On Lake
avenue.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-05-18

Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Sullivan of Mil
waukee, spent Friday afternoon with
friends and relatives in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-05-18
EXCURSION RATES.
PACIFIC COAST.

Account meetings American Medical
Assn, Los Angeles; International Sun
day School Assn, and National Edu-
cation Assn, San Francisco, ETC., Sum
mer Tourist fares in effect daily to
the Pacific Coast from June l to Sep
tember 30. Liberal stop-overs and re-
turn limits. Full particulars from
Ticket Agents The North Western
Line. m10-17w2-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-05-18

Mischler and Stanton, funera, direc-
tors and embalmers, also private ambu-
lance service at 200 Park street. Tele-
phone ". IF
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-17

~1fa6e j msstwks, aiaus ~. plc4.
coming while I wss hsrsr' ssiA the
FeforuaF. With . vpr7 itfsefks rspsscs
u His fkthss's rrfn sntl@ II suppose
yew'ys rot m sanediets esgsxsuaent
to 80 somewhere or $50 somebody"
"Ns; l wish I had wns the hearty
~adnirsion. Say. Evan. Jon are get
tins to BE- = perfect AiShtmare with
yonr letters and teiexraas. You're got
me so I'm afraid to opeu my desk.
Why can't you let weii enough nlouof
You havea't heard Of any skuiduddery
lately, have your
Nothing new. no. But a houseclean-
ing ia supposed to take down all the
old cobwebs. Those preferentials for
United Electric and the sfwash Land
and Improvement
Heavens and earthl You call your
self a lawyer, and yet you ask us to
set aside promises that are or ought
to be as binding as so many written
contracts. with penal attachmentsl 1t
can't be done. Evan-that's all there Is
to 1t; 1t can't be done"
"'Can't, goes out of the window
when must comes In at the door, Dick.
I've been digging into the records. and
I have evidence enough to turn the
people of this state into . mob that
will tear up your tracks II I should
publish It."
"But / tell you we can't withdraw
the specials, you wild eyed fanatict"
"An right; then lerel down the pub
hc's rate to At them. And do 1t quick
~, Dick. The time Is growing fear
fully short. and my patience isn't what
1t used to be-"
Anybody would think you owned
the Trdnscontinental. lock. stock and
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-17

I7~- e frvuIats ~ ~ Mekp
h fmr6e3 HI fcx him TO gst*intc tnn
RAJ Gds * ataax& Hsk - ksps -
temper.
.Tt.s ~ 3 b. said, with a taas
II absuptnsss In hts tones~Ws are
"a mstrteaIly spposcd to sach oRAe
you and /, dad stand Tor dsanoc-
rscy, the win Of the people and It's
fullest and trcest e~xpwessaon- You
stand for
wen, soa, what do I stand for"
queried tho father, and the question
was accompanied by the quiszical smils
that brought the hot bleed boyishly TO
Bleunt's cheek.
sIf I should say what all men say
what sorne OF them are frank enough
to say even to me- He stopped short
and then went on again with better
self control:
Let's keep the peace IL we can. dad
I'm sorry that you are finding 1t nee
essary to fight me and a thousand
times sorrier that I've got to Fight you
But III tell yeu hero and now that
III never quit this stats-thfs native
state of mine-until II las had at least
one decently clean election. have
told Gantry to pass the word that |
shall show the railroad up II 1t doesn't
play fair. and I've got to hand the
same thing out to yeu, dad. l don't
want to threaten. but It Is only fair to
say that / haven't been going about
with my eyes shut Whether you have
authorised 1t o not, there is . lot OF
crooked work going on. and u ana
driven to 1t l can print n things
that would change the political map Of
this state 50 1t won't be recognizable"
(Tu be continued
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-17

ex ~
w1sh I cougd ~ I nach for stnee
people"
Tbs boss locked up quickly. Some
body been trying to block ysur
Evan Bi0unt mex the gaze ct tho
shrswd gray eyes without ntaeAtns.
II don't know Of any sesd reason
why we shouldn't be frank with each
Other, dad" he said, using for the
first time since his return the old boy
hood father name. You know better
than any one else. i think. what the
stumbling blocks are and who Ia put
ting them I'm my way"
instantly the farsway look came
into the gray eyes.
81 know a heap Of things that l
can't teil-not Just yet, son. Has Nc
vickar been calling you DOWN.
"No n has called nae down, but
some one or something Is keeping me
out of the real fight. There isn't any
fight that / can get into. Eyerywhere
I 60 there is the Same cut and dried
welcome. the same predetermined en-
thusiasn. Sometimes 1t seems as II
all the people I meet had been In
structed to make things pleasant and
easy for me-"
The senator's chuckie YRS barely
audible.
81 wouldn't nna much fault with
that If / were you, son." he said.
you'll get enough OF tho real thing
by and by"
Blount felt his anger rising. He
was In precisely the right mood to be-
lieve that bis father, falling to make
him a cog in one Of the wheels in the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-17

- asv&1aI ~eaznpdten ceai6 ~ mfsry
scroened. Dut WhfIe tkh rkcuskt VIZ
MY wfdenAd ths srvwtng breach 1t
ms4e him enly mere d~etefmdneA ~
heAx to the Mttsr end. What or man
csuid do to ksrald the dawn 1T = new
p~ifttcal spsch for his native stats
shsuld be dsne.
IT WAS on eMe OF his short step0vMs
In the capital city that Blsunt found
himself seated opposite his father At q
table for two In the Intsr-Msnntsin
cafe. The meeting was purely scci-
dental, az most OF their meetings had
come to be. Inquirfng for his father
at the desk, Blount had been tsld that
the senator was out Of town But an
hour later. when he had taken his seat
at the dinner table. the supposed alb
sentee had walked in to take the OPP
posite chair.
For q time their talk was Of the do
ings at Wartrnce Hall, OF the profess
sor's enthusiastic digging for fossils, OF
patricta's keen enjoyment of the life in
the open and-this put with gentle
hesitation on the part OF the news
bringer-of Mrs. Honoria's growing
love for the young woman whose am
billions reached out toward 4 career"
Working you pretty hard these days,
aren't they, sonr" was the friendly re-
mark that opened the way for more
to follow. "If you belonged to my
generation instead Of your own you
wouldn't be cold shcuidering that
yeung woman out at Wartrace the way
you do-not for all the politics that
was ever hstched."
II have my work to DO" said the
son gravely, "and Patricia Anners
would be the last person In the world
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-17

bafKufI Whexe under neaven dfd ron
~ ysur nsrvA. Evanf pless X l dcn't
1safsve you csulA sutbiuk the older
your father himseff IL you once ret
tbs fooa neuca isto ycur bead thst It
was your duty to try"
TIKI time Biountss snotle was rather
soxrowful, ana be shock his head.
Come ana hear me speak tonight
II you're staying over that loag.
Then you'll know why / must have the
solid rock Of good faith under my fset,
Gantry. You spoke Of ny father just
now. I bear the name, too. Dick. Don't
you see that I've got to make good7"
1t wss during this hsrdworking In
terval that Blount saw, with keen re-
gret, the gradual widening Of the
breach between him and his father.
That the long arm Of the machine OF
which his father was the acknowl-
edged head was reaching out into all
of the state there was ample
evidence, and that the machine CAM
paign was 4 thing to be rcckoned with
and fought against was a cardinal
principle with the young reformer.
But It Ia hard tt fight in the dark.
The organization was so perfect that
its very existence seemed mythical at
times mere bugbeer set up to Be
knocked down by the honest voter at
the polls on election day.
Yet Biount knew that 1t was no
myth. Sometimes he fancied that 1t
was the machine which was interpos-
ing the invisible barrier beyond which
he was not permitted to pass. With
that thought came the old doubts and
fears that his father and Mevickar
had consulted together to make him
the fence behind which all the trickery
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-17

tell what ! knew.
] have been tell
everybody
that this Is to be
a campaign of
publicity. ] shall
keep my word"
-Oh. you would
rot do that!''
protested Gantry,
now thoroughly
alarmed. -y ou
know toe much
q great deal too
fnuch."
Blount got up
and reltghted his
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-17

AUcu a GREAT 9
nEAL roo AUcH!" siK2r VIM
match taken
from the traflc managers desk box.
sItss up to you." he said, with bis
hand en- fhe doorkneb. Get into coma
nsrnieasion with whatever power~
taag be tasre are tl&1 u give the
neeeasary orders and see 10 1t that the
efdsra are given and that they are put
b. tbs way 81 being carried out Dick.
raean what ! sey. It's d clean sheet
~or an exposure that will make a lot
VI yem wkA shat yeS had never been
kssssm
~zAssa an--ons azsstsee before ycu
60 %Saa.~ pleaded Gansry. saHd give
80 v esFasgas aaswen Is Ehfa another
3ags@ CO Ala Loaerable-of your Ia
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-19
FURTHER DELAY IN
THE PACKERS CASE
Habeas Corpus Quashed, but
Time Allowed for Appeal 10
Supreme Court.
E. AssnciatAd Prcss.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Nov lS.--Counsel for the
nine Chicago packers indicted under the
sherman antitrust act succeeded late
today in getting n further delay In the
criminal trial which was scheduled 10 he
gin next Monday In the United States
district court. The dclay--untl next
Wcducsday-was granted by Judge c, c.
kohlsast In the United STATES circuit
court where. earlier in the day, the dc :
fendants had been defeated in efforts to
make effective a writ, of .habcas corpus
An appeal-to-tbe- United States, supreme
court was allowed by, Judge KoElsaat on
bis decision After deciding to quash the
wit OF. hebeas corpus and. after ordering
the defendants rcmanded on their sure,
ties, Judge, ,Kohlsaat agreed to delay for,
NAL entry OF his decision and order until
Wednesday morning. This. it Is asserted.
will necessitste postponement OF the open
ing OF rhe criminal trial OF tho packers
long enough to permit the indicted men,
10 get before the United States supreme
court, before they automatically have ac-.
cepted jurisdiction. in the district court.
bv appearing at the trial there.
James Sheean. Of special counsel for
the government, made sharp objection to
this delay while the point was being ar
eued before Judge Kohlsaat this after
noon.
1T has taken eight years TO get a plea
OF not guilty from these deiendants.'
said Attorney Sheean. and now. six
months after. the not guilty plea has
been entered. the trial has not been begun
and these defendants have not faced a
Jury. I protest 2t any further delayr
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-19
KOLB, BROTHERS MAKE
JOURNEY IN SAFETY
BY, Associated. Press

BY, Associated. Press
GRAND CANYON. Ariz., Nov. IS
Tired and wet but happy. Emory c. and
Ellsworth L. Kolb' arrived at their home
today after a 9o0-mile' contest with the
rapids of the Green and Colorado rivers
during their journey. from Green River.
Wvo., 20 the gulf.
The little boat in which they made the
trip was IN good condition. The Kolbs
had but one upset In the Soap Creek
rapids they were overturned By the rush
ing water and drIfted down half mile.
holding the boat before they could
right Il. 1t was az this place that three
members Of the Brown exploring expc-
dltion lost their lives.
The Sockdolager section. supposed 10 be
the worst OF the entire trip. was passed
in safety.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-19
SAYS MURDERED MA|!
TURNED DETECTIVE
Followed by Body of Man He
Flung in Lake Michigan,
He Confesses.
y Leased Wire TO The Tribune

BY Leased Wire 90 The Tribune
ESCANABA, Mich Nov. ls.-"I
can fight against the living. | might
fool the detectives, hut no nan can es-
cape from the malienjty Of dead man.
/ killed Alvin Fogarty q month ago. |
flung his dead body into the lake
and now he turns detective, even
though he is dead. aud hounds mo to
this confession,
Trembling with terror and shouting
out an ipcohercnt confession Of which
the above paragraph is part, ALVIN
Lindauist of this place burst IN upon
the sheriff and asked to be arrested on
q charge Of murder
A month ago Alvin Fogarty disap-
peared There was no clew. TO hls
whereabouts But no suspicion of foul
play attached TO Liudqulst and two old
men were arrested. He might never
have been charged with the crime had
he not accused himself.
He flung his victim S BODY into Lake
Michigan. where ii drifted for days,
Night before last u strong wind sprapg
up.
The BODY during twcnty.four hours
driftcd five miles. And yesterday
when Ludquist opeued the door OF his
hut on the lake front there was the
dead Fogarty on the beach IN front OF
his cabin
"He followed me, Lindduist told
the sheriff.
''He's dead man, but he followed
mn along tho lake, For five miles he
followed me, And when | started to
90 out fishing today found him star
ing in my hut. How eau YOU get away
from anything like it' tell YOU could
not stand il, | could not stand the
look in his eyes us he lay there on the
beach and stared at me. | want TO
confess; ] want TO take my medicine
and get away from those eyes,
The two men who had been held on
suspicion were released when Lindquist
made his confession.