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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-30
PLAN ANNUAL MEMORIAL.
Members of Modern Woodmen to Gov
er Graves With Flowers Sunday.

Plans are being completed for the
annual ceremonies Of memorial for the
dead members of Pike Woods Camp Of
the Modern Woodmen Of America to
be held on next Sunday afternoon.
The usual ritualistic ceremonies Of the
order will be carried out and the
members Of the camp and the members
Of the Royal Neighbors will go in a
body to the city cemeteries where the
services of memorial will be held at
the grave of the late e. ID. Blush, the
last member of the order to be called
to the great beyond. There will be
addresses by the members Of the of
fetal family Of the camp. Graves of
more than twenty members of the or
der will be decorated At the same
time the members of the Kenosha
Aerie of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles will make pilgrimage to the
city cemetery and deck the graves of
dead members of that order with flow
ers
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-30
Mrcarthr went to iail q he was

Mccarthy went to jail as he was
unable to raise the money for the
fine. The other boys alleged to have
been with him at the time of the rob
berry were parolled by Judge Randall
on last Monday. 1t was declared TO
have been the first time that any of
the trio was in court and Mccarthy
would probably also be parolled if
suitable place OF employment could Be
found for him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-30
LIGHTNING HITS FRANK SCHOOL
Telephone Wires Blown Down by Wind
and Burned Out by lightning and
Many Phones in City and in Rural
Districts Out Of Commission.

Kenosha seems to have been pretty
tclose to the center Of the big electric
and wind storm that passed over Wis
|consin on Monday night and reports
of minor damage are being brought
in from all parts of the county. In
the city the wind attained the velo-
city of cyclone for short time and
this was accompanied by a display of
lightning such as had not been seen
in years. The heavy wind laid down
trees all over the city and several of
the overhanging signs were smashed.
lightning struck but one building in
the city and that was the Frank
school. Just after seven O'Clock a
bolt struck the flag staff Of the school
shattering it into kindling wood. 1t
followed the flag staff to the roof of
the building and tore small hole but
the damage to the building is very
small. The flag pole was struck by a
discharge of static lightning and it is
declared by people who saw it that the
lightning appeared as great ball of
fire which broke on the very top of
the flag pole. Out in the county to
the west Of Kenosha the wind seems
to have been stronger than in Kenosha
and fences and wind mills were blown
down. No serious losses from light
ming are reported from the rural dis
tricts. The usual downpohrs Of rain
accompanied the storm in the city and
the rain was heavy enough to drive
pedestrians from the streets and bust
ness was at a standstill during the
evening.
The wire companies were hard hit
and telegraph and telephone wires
kwere down all about the city. The
Z enosha Home Telephone Company
found fifty of its city lines out Of
commission this morning and the
& trouble was scattered all over the
+ city. In some cases the wires were
blown down while in others they were
struck by lightning. 1t was found that
the rural lines to the north of the city
We're in pretty good condition, but
the lines to the west were nearly all
out of commission. On account Of the
fact that the broken wires are so bad
| ly scattered it will probably take sew
eral days to clear away the damage
| from the storm. Out in the western
part of the county the heavy rain con-
tinued during the entire night and SO
much water fell that it will interfere
greatly with the farmers in getting in
the crops. The creek were swollen
badly this morning but no floods are
threatened
Messages from all over the state in
dictate that the storm had wide path
but it seems to have been as severe in
Kenosha as anywhere in the state.
The storm on the lake was particular
| ly bad and ali boats remained in the
harbor for the night The weather
man promises fair weather for We'd
nesday and for Memorial Day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-30

No doubt the cost Of living used to
be less because people demanded less.
In the sixties articles made Of iron
cost three times as much as at present.
In the ffties coal was higher than
now. A summary of wholesale prices
in 1860 shows breadstutfs, clothing
and metals dearer than in 1911. Pre-
vailing rates of wages, no doubt,
were lower than now More people
did without" but doing without is
not the right cure for the high cost
of living.
Civilization is expensive if it
spreads fer among the population; and
if it does not spread far, what good
is itR Inventions, though lowering the
price of, commodities, increase the cost
of living. For example, gas in the
city of New York cost ten dollars a
thousand feet in 1926 against eighty
cents in 1912. An except few ma
hobs then burned candles. Nowadays
the poorest family has gas. Education
increases the cost of living. The
newspaper costs only eleven cents a
week; but the hobby spring jacket for
daughter which it advertises is seven
dollars, and its pages are filed with
other income consuming suggestions.
Public schools are free; but the stand
ards Of dress and living which they
tend to set, as poor children mingle
with the well-to-do-, are by no means
free.
In an ancient English damage case
the injured workman was awarded
three shiIlings and fourpence for a
month S board That was an ideal sit
uation from the cost-of- living point of
view, but not from the point of view
OF the way Of living, What is the use
finally, Of multiplying things that
make life easier, broader, and then
telling great part of the population
it must go without them in order tc
keep down the cost Of living. Satur
day Evening Post,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-30

A habit of exaggeration comes nat
urally to the advocate. If he is a
| legal advocate he generally begins by
impressing the jury with the enorm-
Gus Importance of the verdict it is
about to render-whether it is a muir
der case or one involving ownership
of thirty-dollar cow. 1t is not sur
prising, therefore, to find lawyers de-
scribing the recall of judges and of
judicial decisions as "the most NOM
entous issue ever presented to the
American people. No doubt the law
yers themselves, when rejecting as
citizens and not arguing as advocates,
recognize that this is sheer poppy
cock. The courts are now the weak
est point in our political system By
long sufferance they have assumed a
degree Of control over legislation that
never belonged to them; frequently
they use it in the most unintelligent,
| injurious Way-erecting an arbitrary,
irresponsible barrier to social progress
that is really absurd in professedly
democratic government. The evil is
now pretty generally recognized,
which means, as matter of course, it
will be remedied-either. by the sim
Iple force of public opinion operating
| directly upon the courts themselves or
by some more formal process. The
thing is bound to be done. Whether
lit is by the recall or some other pro-
cess is not important. To the profess
sional advocate every issue is moment
Gus. To other people very few issues
are. Probably the presidential cam
paign Of 1900 was quite important, for
the Federalists had run into excuses
that might prove dangerous. The next
campaign Of high Importance occurred
I in 1860. Since then, in only one cam
paign--that of 1896-has an issue Of
vital Importance been presented to the
American people. And one really
momentous issue in ffty-two years is
a rather high yerage.-saturday
Post.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-30

which were also ssa " the captain
md of1cer of the watch, should have
excited more solicitude than was dis
played by the offers of that vessel,
and the failure of Captain Lord to
arouse the wireless operator on his
ship, who could have easily eseer-
tanned the name Of the vessel in dis
tress and reached her in time to avert
loss of life places a tremendous re-
sponsibility upon this officer from
which it will be very difficult for him
to escape. Had he been as vigilant
in the movement Of his vessel as he
was active in displaying his own sig
nal lamp, there Is a very strong prob
ability that every human life that was
sacrificed through this disaster could
have been saved The dictates of
humanity should have prompted vigil
ance under such conditions, and the
law of Great Britain giving effect to
article 2 of the Brussels convention
in regard to assistance and salvage
at sea is as follows:
The master or person in charge
of vessel shall. so far as he can do
so without serious danger to his own
vessel, her crew, and passengers Gf
amy, render assistance to every per-
son, even if such person be a subject
of a foreign state at war with his
majesty, who is found at sea in dam
ger of being lost, and if he fails to
do so, he shall Be guilty Of a misde-
meanor"
The committee in its report declares
that regulations must be made and en-
forced SO that all ships shall have
lifeboats enough to provide for all the
passengers and members of the crew.
1t declares that at least four sea-
men should be detailed for duty in
each boat and that there should be
detailed for duty in each boat and
that there should be at least monthly
lifeboat drills.
The urgent recommendation is that
before sailing all the passengers
should be assigned to the lifeboats
and that each passenger should be
able to learn from notice posted in
his state-room just which lifeboat he
is to go to in time of danger. 1t is
recommended that all large steamers
shall be equipped with searchlights.
One chief recommendation is that If
American regulations laid down by
law are not complied with by steam
ship companies that they be denied
admission to American ports.
The committee believes that strin-
gent regulations should be made gov
erning the use OF the wireless tele-
graphic, that wireless operators should
be on duty on steamships constantly,
that some provision should be made
for keeping the nature of messages
secret and that means be employed to
keep amateur wireless operators from
interference with regular and emer-
gency messages.
1t is believed as result of the com
mittee's report that congress will act
in line with the recommendation
made and that this country will do it's
part in the duty of making ocean trav-
cling passengers safer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-30
FISH is COMING BACK.
High School Boy to Fly Over Kenosha
Again June on Return to Chicago.

f-lgH SCHOOL boy TO Z ~ over AenoSha
Again June 2 on Return to Chicago.
Kenosha people are to have another
chance to crane their necks to see
Farnum Fish, the boy aviator as he
announced on Monday that on June
End he would make return trip of
his flight to Milwaukee from Chicago.
On this trip Fish is not going to at
tempt to make any records but the re-
turn flight viii be leisurely iaunt
along the lake shore between the two
cities and he may make landings
at several of the cities along the
route. Kenosha people may have a
personal. and close inspection Of Fish
and his flying machine as this city
may be selected as one Of the points
for stop in the eighty mile trip.
Plans for the flight of Fish to Chicago
viii be announced later in the week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-30
THE LAST MILWAUKEE AVE. LOT

One lot only facing Milwaukee Ave.
the best of tie bunch as it faces Howe
street and has trees, new cement walk.
sewer, water and gas in and paid for;
ais is the last unsold Milwaukee Ave.
lot, price $50 per it. / also have 5
lots on Chicago ST., at $500 and lots
on John st. at 5000.
m27 E. r. Head, News Office.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-30
Boy Scouts to Give Their As
sistance to Plans for Sane
Fourth of July.
FOR MILITARY MANEUVERs

ut l6duGIS VI Inc DOy SCOuG lHON6-
ment are cooperating with the boys
throughout the country in plan to
abolish the barbaric method of cele-
bration of the Fourth Of July which
has cost so many lives. They are
working for .sSane Fourth with
celebrations that promise fun for the
boy, patriotic exercises and proper
appreciation Of the independence Of
| the country. They want to do away
with the use of fire crackers. Boy
scouts of America throughout the
country have already promised help
in doing away with fire crackers and
the use Of revolvers. Troops in vari-
Gus parts of the country have voted
not to use fire crackers or to parti-
cipate in any dangerous celebrations.
Lee F.. Hammer Of the Russell Sage
Foundation, member Of the executive
board Of the Boy Scouts of America,
has prepared for James E. West, chief
scout executive Of the Boy Scouts of
America, figures showing the value to
| the boy Of the "Sane Fourth Cam
paign'' and also has prepared a list
| Of activities which. the boys can en-
joy on independence Day
Speaking first Of the Importance of
the. sane Fourth" Hammer says:
"Three years ago the campaign for
a better celebration Of the Fourth of
July was started. Only a few cities
took up the movement that year. The
number of casualties on Indepen-
dence Day totalled 5,307 Throughout
the United States. The next year,
ninety-one cities planned sane pro-
grams with the result that casualties
dropped nearly fifty per cent, the total
being 1928. Last year one hundred
and sixty-one cities had celebrations
according to the new plan with the
decreased by nearly fifty per cent,
amounting only to ,603. This prac-
teal progress, resulting in the saving
of hundreds of lives, has so i'm
pressed the American people that there
| is little doubt but that the old bar
| barous Fourth will rapidly disap-
pear and a bigger and better Fourth
will take its place.
The chief object Of the Boy Scouts
| is to do good turn for some one each
| day. Possibly it might be well to 60
step further and have an understand
! ing that, just as each scout is commit
tied to do a good turn for some one
each day so also each troop of scouts
might undertake, as body, to do a
good turn for the community in which
they live, at least once each year.
This would be both personal service
and community service.
| Hammer and West want the boy
scouts to cooperate with the mayor or
the head Of the city, arranging patrio-
tic exercises, parades, athletic games
and the tirework celebration at night.
| The boy scouts are planning games
and other festivities out in the woods
rather than spend the day in the city
or towns with fire crackers. Plans
are on foot to have historic pageants,
barbecues, regattas and boy scout
games.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-30

Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Moore entertain
ed friends at their home on Elizabeth
street on Monday evening in celebra-
ton of the third anniversary of their
marriage. A very pleasant time is re-
ported by all present.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-30

The Hoquois won double header
Sunday by defeating the Bristol team
% to and the Nationals by a score
of Il to 5. The feature Of the games
was the heavy batting of the lroquois,
Martin and Kraak scoring home runs.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Conner
mann, who have been spending their
honeymoon on the Pacific coast, have
returned to Kenosha for the summer,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-30

Congressman H. A. Cooper Of Ra-
cine, has been named as member of
the Wisconsin committee to have
charge of the celebration of the 5oth
anniversary Of the Battle Of Gettys-
burg.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-30

The factories of the city are plan
ming to close down for Memorial Day
on Thursday and business in the cssy
Twill be generally suspended,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-30

J. Christensen Of sheboygan, spent
Monday in Chicago,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-30

Want Ads Bring Results.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-25
WEST VIRGINIA
FAVORS HARMON

West Virginia business men and farm
ers generally strongly favor the nomi-
nation of Gov. Harmon for the Presi-
dency. according to c. E. Gwinn, vice
president Of the Gwinn Milling Company,
Of Columbus. Ohio. in a statement to the
Harmon headquarters in this city to-
day. Mr.. Gwinn has just completed a
business tour of that State.
People outside OF West Virginia have
been somewhat deceived by the claims
of other candidates, and consequently
have been led to suppose that Gov Har-
mon was not seriously considered there"
said Mr.. Gwinn. But as a matter Of
fact business men generally and a great
majority Of farmers believe in him and
regard him as the logical choice Of the
Democratic party. have had an excel
lent chance on my trip to sound this
sentiment, and I believe that a delega-
tion favorable to Gov. Harmon will go
to the Baltimore convention. The Har-
mon forces are well organized. although
they haven't been making as much noise
as the others. One thing that has con-
vinced West Virginia Democrats of Gov
Harmon's acceptability is the excellent
record he has made dur
ing his two terms as Governor of Ohio.
They believe absolutely in his honesty
and the sanity OF his views on all public
question:"
The Washington herald., 1912-04-25
CANADIAN SAW
TITANIG'S SIGNALS
Passenger on Mount Temple Be-
ieved to Be on Way Here
to Testify.

Capt. John H. Moore. the master. and
other officers OF the steamer Mount
Temple, of the Canadian Pacific Rail-
road Line, which is now docked at st.
Johns, New Brunswick, will be examined
by Canadian commission to determine
IL they can clear up the mystery or the
ship that passed the Titanic as she
foundered and failed to respond to her
distress signals.
DR.. +. c. ouitzrau, who was a pas
senger on the Mount Pleasant, and who
claims to have seen the Titanic's lights
just before she sank, has communicated
with Senator Smith, and is expected to
come to Washington to-day to give tes-
timony to the senate committee.
Hon. George r. Foster, Acting Prime
Minister or Canada, yesterday assured
Senator Smith, chairman. OF the Senate
investigating committee, that he would
lend every assistance TO obtain deposi-
tions from the officers and crew or the
Mount Temple before she sails from
st. Johns tomorrow night.
Senator Smith is confident that the dep
ositions OF Capt. Moore and other offi-
GERS of the Mount Temple will be, taken
by Canadian commission, and II It
doesn't establish that the Mount Temple
was within sight of the Titanic on the
night OF the disaster. 1t is expected to
at least confirm the belief that the tt
tanic's course was practically impossible
from icebergs and fields OF small ice.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-25
MAURY PAPERS ARE
GIVEN TO NATION
Descendants of Noted Scientist
Present to Government Data
Left by Geographer.

Mrs. Mary Maury Worth. Of Richmond,
Va, and other descendants Of Capt. Mat
thew Fontaine Maury. yesterday were
received by President Taft, and pre-
sented, through him. to the United States,
the medals, commissions. and corre-
spondence of Capt. Maury.
The recent disaster to the Titanic gives
peculiar point to these memorials Of
one of the most distinguished American
scientists. whose greatest service was
as a geographer of the sea Among
the papers which now pass to the gov
ernment's custody Is a letter from the
Grand Duke Constantine Of Russia, dated
August 8, 1851, In behalf of the Russian
extending to Capt. Maury
formal invitation to remove with his
family to Russia, and enter the service
OF the Russian government, and there
continue his scientific researches.
Capt. Maury remained in this country.
however and died in Virginia, his native
State, February !. 1873
That accidents such as befell the Ii
tanic are of such rare occurrence Is due.
in large measure. to the researches and
discoveries OF Capt. Maury, who was the
first scientist to track the sea.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-25
7. RS NAMB IN
TRUST SCANDAL
Requested Suit for Dissolution Of
Harvester Company Be
Held Up.

Documents presented in the United
States Senate yesterday tend to show
that Theodore Roosevelt when President
directed that the suit for the dissolution
Of the Harvester Trust. then in course
OF preparation, be held up.
please do not file the suit until
hear from you wrote President Roose-
welt to Charles J. Bonaparte. his At
torney General. after Mr.. Roosevelt had
had a conference with George W. Per
kins, one OF the directors OF the Inter-
national Harvester Company. and large
stockholder IN IT,
Apparently Mr.. Roosevelt never did
hear favorably from his Attorney Cen
eral, for the suit which was In process
Of preparation failed to materialize in
the Roosevelt administration. ana Is now
about to be begun by the Taft admins
tration. unless the Harvester Trust con-
sents to a volutary dissolution.
The reason given by President Roose-
welt for holding up the proposed suit was
that Herbert Knox Smith. his Commis-
sioner Of Corporations. might finish an
Investigation which he was making into
the affairs Of the Harvester Trust APP
parently this investigation never was
concluded, for 1t was only recently-five.
years later-that the Bureau Of Corpora
tions was gathering material for Attorney
General Wickersham.s proposed prosecu-
ton OF the t1ust-
The Washington herald., 1912-04-25
CAPTAIN EXPLAINS
MOUNT TEMPLES CONDUCT

st. Johns. New Brunswick. April "a
Very marked differences OF opinion ex-
list between the officers and crew Of the
Canadian Pacific steamer Mount Tenn
pie with regard to what took place a
week ago Sunday night when the IT,
tanic foundered.
Capt. Moore. when questioned to-
night regarding the statement made
that one OF his passengers had seen
distress signals. gave out the follow
ing statement:
"we received the wireless message
sometime before 12 o'clock on sunday
night. At that time we were west of
the position given by the Titanic's
operator. and Immediately turned
about. We received second message
giving the Titanie's position as 5O.I4,
whereas the first message had given It
us $3.50. In any event we are at least
fifty miles from the sinking steamer,
The Washington herald., 1912-04-25
TAFT GAINS UPPER
HAND In MISSOURI
7. K. Niedringhaus, Roosevelt Man
ager, Is 0usted from State
Committee.

St Louis, April 9L.-Thomas X. Med
ringhaus, Roosevelt campaign manager,
in ST. Louis, was ousted and Henry L
Weeks. an active Taft worker, was elect
ed in his place as a member OF the Re
publican state Committee this afternoon
at a meeting Of the committee on the eve
Of the State convention to be held to-
morrow. The vote against Niedringhaus
was Is to 5.
This indicates that the Taft men will
have control Of the temporary organiza-
ton of the State convention. 1mme-
diately following his custer from the
committee, Niedringhaus filed in the Cir
cult Court an application for a manda-
mus to compel the committee TO recog-
nize him as a member Of the committee.
After the meeting. Otto F, Sdfel leader
Of the Taft forces, said: I'VE control
the State Committee We will throw out
the Kansas City delegates and Taft men
viii control the convention"
A resolution prepared BY Roosevelt
committeeman was passed. 1t. provides
that the subcommittee consist OF three
Taft and three Roosevelt men. The vote
on this resolution was II TO Is, vic
tory for the Roosevelt faction.
On the face OF the returns. Rooseelt
supporters have a majority of the dele
gates, though there are many contests
to be reviewed by the State committee
men.
In the event thatsthe ninety votes in
Jackson County, claimed by the Roose-
welt contingent, are unseated the Taft
contingent viii have a majority in the
convention tomorrow and win elect four
delegates-at-large favorable TO the re-
nomination OF President Taft.
The Roosevelt men may bolt the con-
vention II the jackson County CKansas
City, delegation Is ousted.