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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
Effort to Establish Training
School For Teachers to
be Revived
COUNTRY men ARE FAVORABLE
Building Teachers Training School and
tuberculosis Hospital to be Coupled
by Members of the Board From the
County-Both to Cost Close to $4,000

When the county board meets
week after next the old problem of
building county training school for
teachers is to be brought before the
board and it is thought possible that
the board will act favorably on the
plan this year. The members of the
board from the rural districts of the
county now seem to be united on the
proposition of building the institution
and it has the strong backing of
County Superintendent John j. Ker-
win Of Silver Lake. Hundreds Of
school patrons in different parts of
the county have signed petitions ask
ing the board to reconsider former ac-
ton in regard to building the training
school and the state superintendent
has joined in the movement by strong
ly recommending some action in this
county.
The members of the county board
from the city have consistently oppos-
ed the building of the training school
holding that it is an unnecessary ex-
pense for the city and county, but it
is said that some of the members of
the board from the city wards are not
SO strongly opposed to the plan as they
have been in other years. These men
hold, however, that there is greater
demand for hospital to care for vic
tins of tuberculosis than there is for
training school for teachers. County
members Of the board seem to couple
the two institutions and they assert
that there is a need for both.
The cost of building the training
school would be considerable less than
the cost Of building the hospital for
tuberculosis patients and it is thought
that both institutions could be built
and equipped for $4,000. There has
been no site selected for training
school and no committee has been st
work talking over the plans for such
an institution as it was understood
that the action of the board a year ago
in turning down the plan was to be
final. County Superintendent Kerwin
however, has not given up his fight for
such school and he declares at the
present time that the need of such an
institution has been emphasized in the
county by the troubles Of school boards
in securing competent teachers to take
charge of the schools in the various
districts of the county. Of course if
the school is opened the state will con.
tribute considerable to the mainten-
ance Of it. It is said that similar
schools opened in some seventeen of
the counties of the state have proved
of great value in securing higher
grade of teachers for the country
schools.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
THE FORTUNE HUNTER.

"The Fortune Hunter last sea-
son 5 record breaking success, comes
to the Rhode Friday evening, Nov. 5,
under the direction of Rowland and
Clifford. The play is by Winchell
Smith and it tells in bright manner
a whimsical story of young man s
successful attempt to get on in the
world. He goes from a city to small
town, becomes drug clerk, works his
way in the favor Of the community
and into the love ola rich girl, but he
marries a poor one instead. Denton
Vans will be the fortune hunter and
Grace Childers the poor country girl.
Seats on sale next Tuesday. adv
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
TRY soLACE AT OUR EXPENSE
Money Back for any case of
Rheumatism, Neuralgia or
Headache That solace
Fails to Remove

SOLACE REMEDY is recent medical
discovery of three German Scientists that
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the Blood. 1t is easy to take, and will not
affect the weakest stomach
il Is guaranteed under the Pure Food
and Drugs Law to be absolutely free from
opiates or harmful drugs of any descrip-
ton
SoLACE is a pure specific in every
way, and has been proven beyond question
to be the surest and quickest remedy for
Uric Acid Troubles known to medical
science, no matter how long standing II
reaches and removes the root Of the trouble
Uric Acid) and purifes the blood.
THE SOLACE co. of Battle Creek are
the sole U. 5. Agents and have thousands
of voluntary testimonials which have been
received from grateful people SOLACE has
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iT9 and FREE BOX sent upon re.
l., Lee Norris, president of the First
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Solace Company as follows
Il want you to send a box of Solace
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by some friends OF mine here and / mus
say its action was wonderful
(Signed) r. L. Norris
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work. Write today for the free box etc.
SoLACE REMEDY CO., Battle Creek
Mich. adv WA
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
WANT LARGE TRACT
Committee Seeking Site for
tuberculosis Hospital
Wants 90 Acres
VISIT WALES HOSPITAL

The special committee of the county
board in charge of making plans. for
the proposed tuberculosis sanitorium,
was in session today and it is thought
that before the day is over the report
of the committee to the county board
will be prepared. lhe committee has
made trip to Wales where the state
institution for the care of consump-
tives is located and the members of
the committee received many sugges-
tions in regard to the proposed county
institution. Following the visit to
Wales the members of the committee
have decided tnat large tract of land
not less than twenty acres is greatly
to be desired. 1t was held by the men
in charge at Wales that twenty acres
is as small tract as should be secured
for a county institution. Considerable
land is necessary in order to give the
patients a chance to roam out in the
open air and it is said that people
owning surrounding farms to. institu-
tions in other counties have protested
against these people using the land ad-
joining these hospitals. The men at
Wales declared that the institution
should have plenty of room to make
possible truck gardening and the rails
ing of chickens and cattle. They held
that with proper care the patients at
these institutions would raise sufficient
garden truck to provide for the table
at the institution and in addition to
have considerable to SELL
1t is thought that the cost of the
sanitarium to the county can be con-
siderably reduced by securing land
enough to make profitable truck farm
ing and the raising of chickens. OF
course it is not expected that the in
stitution could be made self sustain
ing, but some croft could be secured
which would reduce the county, cost
of operation.
Many Of the members of the commit
tee are favorable TO a site some dis
stance from Kenosha and they hold
that the prices asked for a site of
twenty acres rear the city is all but
prohibitive while several good sites
have been offered in the western part
of the county at reasonable prices.
The committee, however, in consider
ing sites some distance from the city
have insisted that the site be in easy
access of railroads leading out from
Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
GOES TO IOWA CITY.
j. +. Martin Gives Ur His Position
With the Local Company.

J. T. Martin for the past three years
in charge Of the "new business de-
partment of the Wisconsin Gas and
Electric Company's b~anch in Kenosha,
resigned his position on Friday and
left on Friday evening for Iowa City
where he has accepted position as
business manager for the Iowa City
Light and Power Company. Mr.. Mar
tin has been very successful in Keno
sha and has been one of the most
popular of the men connected with the
local offices of the company. In the
three years that he has been with the
company he has made an enviable rec
ord as business getter. He will be
succeeded by Frank E. Rhodes of Ke-
nosha, who has worked as an assistant
to Martin for some time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
COSTLY MODELS FIND FAVOR
Big Plant in Kenosha to be Worked to
It's Full Capacity in Order to Triple
the Output of Other Years and Meet
Big Demand for Ramblers This Year.

The results of intensive sales
methods, for a long time unknown in
the motor car industry. but perfected
by The Thomas B. Jeffrey Company, in
marketing the new Cross Country, are
shown by the remarkable record made
in a contest just ended in which fifty
picked statesmen of the Jeffery or
ganization participated.
These men united with five hundred
and sixty dealer representatives "a a
campaign beginning July Is and end
ing October Is. Ten prizes, the first
being 800 diamond ring, were
awarded and the winners represent
territories ranging from the Atlantic
to the Pacific Coast.
At the beginning of the contest each
man was given a quota based upon The
estimated possible business in his ter.
ritory. Each man was credited with a
certain number of points upon the
sale of each car, with the result that
from the day the ontest started anti
it closed the orders came piling into
the factory with such rapidity that to-
day the Jeffrey company is more than
seven hundred cars behind its orders
for immediate delivery, while forty
per cent more cars have been con
tracted for by dealers than were man.
ufactured all last year.
The new unit gasoline and electric
motor is in a measure responsible foi
this big success, but the introduction
Of intensive sales methods and the
perfection of a remarkable sales or.
ganization has greatly added to the
total.
The winners in this contest are: E
E. Redhead, Philadelphia, first; G. F.
Matteson, New York, second; I. F.
Campbell, Illinois, third; c. 0. Hart
Iowa, fourth; S. S. Jenkins Ohio
fifth; A. J. Kleimeyer, California
sirtb; J. S. Hurley, Delaware, seventh
R. L. Butler, Philadelpnia, eighth; M
W. Higgins, New York, ninth, and G.
B. Owens, Illinois, tenth.
The grand result can best be meas
ured by the figures given for the in
crease in the various branches of the
Jeffrey company during the past
seyenty-three days since the new
Cross Country was announced.
San Francisco has already sold 973z
per cent of the estimated output fol
the entire year. Milwaukee has sole
IS per cent; Chicago, 40 per cent
New York ,97 per cent, and Boston
80 per cent. With seventh months Il
go before the end of the season, it is
anticipated that all previous sale.
records of the Jeffrey company will b,
tripled before the expiration of thai
period.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
JURORS ARGUE OVER AMOUNT
Find That Negligence of Company Was
Cause Of Accident Which Resulted In
One Being Killed and Two Other Peo-
pie Being Seriously Injured.

Improper protection of the crossing
at Prairie avenue promises to cost the
Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Rail
way Company $500 in personal dam
ages as the jury which heard the evi-
dence in the suit Of Frank Hams, as
administrator Of the late Mary Yurik
against the company, brought in YER
dict this morning placing the liability
for the accident on the company ana
fixing the amount to be recovered by
the estate at $500. Two other suits
each for $4,000 growing out of the
same accident remain to be tried by
the jury in the circuit court and as
the same evidence is to be presented
in these cases it is reasonable to sup
pose that the Chicago and Milwaukee
has just begun paying damages for the
unprotected crossing. The attorneys
for the railway company have already
given notice of an appeal Of the case
to the supreme court.
The verdict returned by the jury is
a clean bill against the company. It
holds that the company did not use
proper care in maintaining the cross
ing at Prairie avenue and that this
lack of care ON the part of the com
pany was the proximate cause of the
accident which resulted in the death
of Mrs. Yurik. The jury declared in
the verdict that the evidence shows
that the bell at the crossing was not
ringing when the buggy in which Mrs.
Yurik was riding was struck by the
car and that this fact was another
proxinate cause of the accident. Re-
| ieving the driver of the buggy IN
which the woman was driving Of all
liability the jury declared that he was
not guilty of contributory negligence
and that he used due care in attempt
ing to cross the railway.
| Inc jury was OUT Tor many n0ufs,
but the greatest part Of the time was
spent in reaching an agreement as to
| the amount Of the damages. Some Of
the Jurors desired to give the estate
of the woman a much larger sum and
the $500 was compromise verdict.
The crossing in question was the one
recently made a matter Of considera-
ton by the railway commission on the
complaint Of the city and it is expect
ed that within short time the COM
mission will issue formal order d.
recting the building Of gates for the
proper protection of this and other
crossings Of the company.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
COUNTIES IN LINE
Many Counties in State Find
Shortage in Amount
for Highways
MAY MAKE UP DEFICIENCIES

Full reports have been received by
the Wisconsin Highway Commission
of the money voted for state aid road
and bridge construction in 1918. There
are 1875 towns in Wisconsin, Of which
865 voted for state aid road construc-
ton on 1867 different pieces of road,
asking for state aid to the total
amount of $757,273. Two hundred and
five towns voted for the construction
of 337 bridges total amount of
$107,754 which calls for $53,371
state aid. In all, S83 different towns
in IS counties voted for state aid a
total amount of $S65,o27, calling for
the sum Of $811,l50 in state aid.
These figures show a very large in
crease, both in number of towns vot-
ing and amounts voted, over last year.
Last year 511 towns voted total of
$422, 200 for roads, and 125 towns vot-
ed $55,100 for bridges, in all 532 towns
in 65 counties calling for $452,800
state aid in 1912.
The state highway fund for 1913
work is $350,000, to which is added In
accordance with law, one quarter of
the net proceeds from the automobile
license Of $5 per car, amounting to
about $4,000. This total sum of
$37S, 900 in $433, $50 less than the full
amount of state aid requested. Some
few counties will get the full state
aid requested, as the votes of the
towns were light, but about 60 Of the
counties will get less than they asked
for, many of them getting less than
one-ffth of the amount requested.
1t is hoped that some method will be
devised whereby the state may give
each town what it expected to receive
when it made its appropriation. The
growth Of the movement for better
roads in Wisconsin has been so rapid
that legislation has not kept pace with
it. In 1907, permanent road construc-
ton was practically nothing; in 1919,
if the state could pay its full share,
it would be fully $2,542,OOo. There
has never been in the United States
movement for better roads so state
wide or SO generally popular and the
results SO far secured under the state
aid road law promise well for tie
future development of the roads of
Wisconsin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
To SUE IN WISCONSIN,
Insurgent Woodmen in This
State Expected to Test
Rates Recently Made
.EKERN GIVES OUT STATEMENT

The newspaper dispatches from Des
Moines, Ia, stating that the district
court there had decided against the
Modern Woodmen adjustment of rates
has aroused considerable discussion in
fraternal ranks in this state Inquiry
at the insurance department develops.
the fact that this is only one of con-
siderable number of suits brought by
the so-called insurgents.
Insurance Commissioner Herman L.
Ekern made the following statement:
THE decision which has just been
announced at Des Moines undoubtedly
will be appealed to the supreme court
Of Iowa, and there is nothing final
about it. In view Of the fact that this
question is being litigated in several
states and may be decided differently
in different states, it is an interesting
question as to what the effect might
be as to conflicting final decisions in
the supreme courts of different states.
The Modern Woodmen of America are
incorporated and have their home Of
fee in Illinois, and any decision would
have to be enforced in the courts of
that state. It would seem, therefore,
that the most that would result from
an adverse decision in the highest
courts of other states would be the
compulsory withdrawal of this society
from that state.
Except SO far as some technical
point may be involved the decision is
contrary to the generally accepted rule
in nearly all the states of this country.
A great many societies have re-rated
and increased their rates from time
to time, and these actions have gem
orally successfully stood the test of
attacks in the courts.
The bylaws of the Modern Wood
men specifically provide that mem
Der shall submit to the bylaws of the
society now in force or as hereafter
modified or enacted and the benefit
certificate provides that all the condi-
tions contained in the certificate and
bylaws of the society, as the same
now exist or may be hereafter modi-
fed, amended or enacted, shall be full
" complied with. The rates of as
sessment and the manner of making
the assessment are prescribed by the
bylaws, which may be amended at any
session of the head camp by ma
jority vote"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
DIED VERY SUDDENLY.
Mrs. Julia Anna Gethep Found Dead
at Her Home This Morning.

Mrs. Julia Anna Gethen, aged 81
years, wife of Edwin R. GetheD and
a woman widely known throughout
the city and county, was found dead in
her room at her home at 900 Market
street this morning. Death was the
result of a stroke of paralysis. Mrs.
Gethen had been in feeble health for
some time, but she seemei in unusual
good spirits on Thursday evening when
she retired for the night. This morn
ing her husband went to the room to
call her and found that she had died
while dressing. Mrs. Gethen was a
native of Massachusetts, but she had
spent much of her life in Kenosha
county. She is survived by her hus-
band and three children, Elmer Gethen
of Hebron, H., Mrs. Charles Rock
well and Mrs. William G. Crosby of
Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07

The county jail had cleaning up
on Wednesday and all state prisoners
save one were disposed of. Two Of
them were sent to the state prison az
Waupun while two others paid heavy
fines and the only state prisoner at the
Jail last night was Nickolai Cerenzia,
who was charged with committing an
assault on his ten year old daughter
Mary. 1t is said that Cerenzia will
later 60 into court and plead guilty
and that there will be no prisoners
held for trial in the circuit court.
The first man to come into court on
Wednesday afternoon was John Dit
kus and he went away happy after
paying fine of $50 and costs. Ditkus
was charged with grand larceny, it be
ing alleged that he stole ring and
&fty dollars from a Kenosha widow.
Vt was alleged that Ditkus was an
gagged to marry the woman at the time
he secured the property. He vigorous
~ denied any marriage contract but
asserted that he had been given the
money and the ring. These had been
returned to the woman and as Ditkus
was deeply pertinent Judge Randall
tempered justice with mercy and let
him off with a 6na of &S0
George Ashmus arrested some time
ago on charges OF assaulting Police
Officer Matt Wade, entered a plea of
guilty and was sentenced to a ter n
of one year in the state prison at Wan.
pun. Ashmus was followed into court
by Julius Berner, who pleaded guilty
to charge of adultery. Berner ha |
been arrested on charge of criminal
assault, but the district attorney con
scented to a change in the charge and
Berner drew sentence of year in
the state prison at Waupun.
Ashmus and Berner were the two
men who, had planned the plot for a
general delivery of the prisoners in
the county Jail and when they came
into court an effort was made to get
them to make some statement in regard
to the attempted escape, but they re-
fused to 90 into this matter at all and
If any other prisoners in the Jail were
connected with the plot the two men
went to prison today without reveal
ing the facts.
Continuing the cleaning out of the
Jail John T Fletcher of Columbus, Ca,
late Wednesday afternoon sent draft
to Kenosha to pay the dle and costs
assessed against his son John Fletcher
Jr., and Fletcher left for his home in
the south late Wednesday evening
Fletcher declared as he left Kenosha
that he was going to do little prose-.
cutting of his own from now on and he
will seek to recover money from lis
partners who are alleged to have spent
his money.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
SILVER LAKE HOTEL SOLD.
Mrs. M. M. Huck and Fred Shotliff Give
Up Lease on Summer Resort.

Mrs. M. M. Huck formerly of Keno
sha and Fred Shotliff of Bristol, who
have been in charge of the Schenning
Hotel at Silver Lake for several years,
gave up their lease on the hotel this
morning and they will retire from bust
ness. The hotel has been Leased to
Charles Winslow of Wheeling, ILL.,, who
vii take charge at once. It is planned
to make many improvements at the
hotel before the opening If new sea-
son.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
WE'D IN CHICAGO.
Mrs. Lauise Bailey Becomes Bride of
Herbert G. Crook Of Kenosha.

While the wedding plans had been
arranged with great secrecy it be-
came known in KenoshA today that
Mrs. Louise Bailey of Oregon, but
formerly Of Kenosha, ard Herbert 9.
Crook, well known real estate man of
the city, were to be married in Chicago
today. Mr.. and Mrs. Crock will leave
Chicago this evening for an automo-
bile trip through Indiana after which
they will return to Kenoaha to make
their home. At the Office of Mr..
Crook it was stated that he had not
given out any details of the marriage
plans. Mrs. Crook is daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Postlethwaite of
Rowland avenue.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
SIMPSON To REMAIN
Golf Professional Signs Con-
tract for Another Year
With Country Club
GIVES PROMISE OF BIG EVENTS

Bob Simpson, who has been the pro-
fessional at the links of the Kenosha
Country Club for the past three years,
has signed a contract to remain with
the club for another year much to the
satisfaction Of the members of the
club. Simpson will probably spend
the winter months in the south, but
return to Kenosha in the early spring
to get the Kenosha course in shape
for the early season play.
The Kenosha club $ re-engagement
Of Simpson means that there will be
an extensive campaign next year in
the way Of professional and other
tournaments at the KeLosha club,
which this year staged its annual in
vitation professional tournament, and
several important special matches be
tween the Simpson brothers and such
men as the MacDonalds, McDermott
and Nichols. The state champion
ship will be played on the Kenosha
liuks the coming summer and the
entertaining cllb plans to make it the
most notable event in the history of
the game in Wisconsin.
Simpson came to Kenosha from
the Blue Mound Country Club, Nil.
waukee, where he was succeeded by
his brother Jim, another star pro-
and before coming to Wisconsin was
at Omaha and Memphis. Simpson has
twice held the western open title-in
1907 and 1911.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-07
HAVE CHURCH WEDDING.
Enoch Carver and Miss Hazel Belle
Meyer Married on Wednesday.

An innovation in the marriage Of
Chicago couples in Kenosha took place
on Wednesday afternoon when Enoch
Carver, Jr., a well known coal dealer
of Chicago, was married to Miss Hazel
Belle Meyer, also of Chicago. In keep
ing with the wishes of the bride and
groom the ceremony was performed by
the Rev. Peter Stair in Park Avenue
M. E. Church. A big party of friends
of the bride and groom came up from
Chicago to attend the church cere-
mony. After the reading of the mar
riage service luncheon in honor of
Mr.. and Mrs. Carver was given at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Mabie on Park
avenue.