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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-08
NOT WITH MAIL ORDER HOUSES
National Rating League of Chicago De-
clares 1t Is With Local Merchants.

clares 1t Is With Local Merchants.
The National Rating league OF Chi
cago has taken exception to an article
in The Kenosha Evening News OF Jan.
25th. in which some reference was made
to workings of the National Rating
Association - in Kenosha. Lit was stat
ed at the time that the National Rat
ing association was working in con-
junction with mail order houses. The
National Rating league declares that
it has never been connected with NAL
order houses in Chicago or elsewhere
and that it has never furnished any list
made by it to any of the mail order
houses. This league has recently So
licited business in Kenosha and it is
said that number Of local retail stores
are affiliated with it. The company is
alleged to give all of its energies to
the collection of bad debts and to fur
nishing ratings for the retailers in To-
cal communities.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-08

The most gratifying thing in con-
nection with the prize contests IN the
Red Cross seal sale of the Anti-Tu-
berculosis association is the wide dis
tribution Of the awards for good work.
This shows that the movement is not
confined to any one or two sections of
the atate, but that it is state wide and
that the people generally are interested
in il and willing to give of their time
and money for its support.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-08
A SUFFRAGE TEA.
Miss Perdita Dewey Entertains at a
Unique Function Thursday

Miss Perdlta Dewey Entertains at a
Unique Function Thursday
On Thursday afternoon Miss Perdita
Dewey gave suffrage tea at her home
on Denling street for the Political
Equality League and friends. This
was the first of series Of Social gath
erings among the women OF the city,
at which the subject Of woman s suff-
rage will be discussed. Miss Mary
Thomas of Kemper Hall, soon to be a
member of the faculty of the Univer-
sity Of Wisconsin, presented the sub
ject TO about fifty women.
Miss Thomas said in part: while
the working woman and the professional
woman need the ballot, it is more i'm
portant for the woman i'll the home to
have it. The future of any state de-
ponds on the preservation and the well
fare of the family as an institutions.
Since the modern city has established a
HedItH uSpdI tHleHC, Dodiu VI ou"e1oAoii;
inspectorship of weights and measures,
garbage and street cleaning depart
ment, city water department, pure milk
and pure food standards, etc., etc., a
woman can no longer perform her ira
ditional duties as a housewife and a
mother without the use of the ballot. +
After an informal discussion writ
ten vote was taken on the question
/" Are You in Favor Of EQUAL Stuff
rage''s All but two ballots upon
which a question mark appeared, sig
nifying that decision had not yet
been reached, were in favor Of equal
suffrage.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-08

Kenosha county is going to get it's
share of the campaign funds expended
in the coming primary election for
delegates to the national conventions.
Every one of the leading candidates
has some kind of an organization in
the county and the men at the head
Of them are not putting up their own
money for expenses.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-08
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1912.

The condition Of the walks shows
that the one big storm is to be pre-
ferred to lot Of little ones. 1t would
have taken more time than most people
can give to this work to keep the walks
clear with slight snow fall three or
four times day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-08

Mrs. Andrew Stahl was given very
pleasant surprise party by thirty of
her friends at her home on Market st.
on Thursday evening. It was the anni4l
versary of the birth of Mrs. Stahl end
the evening proved very pleasant one.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-08

The new city directory which is be-
ing delivered this week shows that the
city continues to grow rapidly and an
estimate of population according to
the system used by the publishers of
these books gives the city pretty close
to $4,000 people.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-08

To clean up our stock Of horse blank
cts, fur and plush robes, | will discount
our regular price % per cent. G. L.
Dewey, hardware and harness, dWtf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-08

J. 2. Dorsey of Delavan, was ke-
nosha visitor on Thursday afternoon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-08

4 P. Il. bunker Of Waukegan, spent
Thursday afternoon in Kenosha.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-13
ODD CLUB In ARCTIC

interesting origin. The main lodge. To-
Gated at Skagway, nestles at the foot
OF the A. b. mountain. which takes
Its name from a peculiar natural for
nation OF crevasses in the snow and
Ice at the crest OF the mountain.
which accurately mark the letters
A. B. These letters were originally
taken by the organization and later
evolved into the name Arctic Brother
hood
Several of the most prominent phil
anthropic enterprises In the north
country are conducted under the
auspieces Of the brotherhood. The
principal one takes place at Christmas.
time, when children OF the poorer
classes of every nationality and sect
are Invited to the nearest lodge, where
entertainment is provided. together
with presents and food
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-13
HoIds His Sister Over an Alpine
Preeiplce for Eight Hours Until
Rescuers Arrive.

Grenoble.-In the Haute-Garonne,
not far from Toulouse. terrible ex-
perience has just befallen brother
and sister, named vanGoethen, as the
result Of which the woman lies In the
hospital dying. with u fractured skull.
while her brother is In the same place
desperately overcome by shock and
exposure. The story of their ad-
venture adds another to the long list
of Alpine tragedies
/. M. Van Goethen, who is an en-
gineer in paper mill, and his sister.
accompanied by friend, M. Sombar-
dier, son of the director of the mill,
set out to climb Mt Saurousse They
made the ascent. but In returning they
took the pathway leading to the gla-
cier Domenon.
AS they crossed dangerous part of
the path Mile. Goethen slipped and
slid down an ice incline toward the
edge Of deep precipice. Her brother,
In endeayoring to save her, also slip
ped. but was able to stop himself by
clutching mold of boulder. At the
same time he grasped his sister 5
skirts just as she was sliding over the
edge.
NJ Sombardier crawled down to the
boulder and endeavored to assist the
brother to drag his sister back to
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-13
Disease Germs Lurking in Most
Swimming Tanks.
Tests Made by Scientists Show That
Abundance Of Microbes Even In
NatatorIums Of Wealthy Clubs
Make Them cesspools.

New York.-The average man who
stands at the edge of a swimming pool
ready to take the plunge which for
him means refreshment and delightful
relief does not realize that he is about
to expose himself to the attack OF mil
lions upon millions OF disease germs
lurking in the tempting water before
him. 1t matters little where this swim
ming pool happens to be. whether in
fashionable clubhouse or In the base
ment OF an East Side tenement house:
almost everywhere. owing to ineffi-
cient supervision and ignorance of the
dangers involved. these pools are de-
clared by certain investigators to be
a menace to health.
So grave. in fact. do these investi-
gators consider the danger of disease
from this source that 1t has been
thought necessary to call an interna-
tional conference of bath officials to
convene at The Hague this summer,
and In New York City a meeting of
public bath officials was held recently
and the American Association for Pro-
noting Hygiene and Public Baths was
formed. The forming OF this associa-
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-13
TAFT THREAT BAD MEDICINE
Assault on the Tariff No Longer 10
an Attack on Citadel Of
6uslnes.

ITO them l appeal. as to all Re
publicans, to Join us in an earnest
effort to avert the political and eco
nomical revolution and business
paralysis which Republican defeat
viii bring about. FROM Mr.. Taft's
speech OF acceptance
This amazing utterance is either
an honest forecast of conditions or a
threat. Which is it?
In order to be frightened by a curse
the consumer" must believe in the
divinity or fetch in whose name the
curse is launched. Our ancestors be-
lieveG in Wotan and Loki; but the
man who would curse In the name of
these divinities today would not
frighten anybody, and would get
locked up in the observation ward
into the bargain. Now in the good
old days of Mark Hanna such talk as
Mr.. Taft's was good medicine. 1t
worked. The barons of protection
good ready to put the screws upon
the general business of the country in
the event of Democratic victory. An
assault upon the tariff was IAN attack
on the citadel of business"
Some things have changed since
those days. People have been read
ing and thinking. They know. for
example, that the steel interests of
the United States are just selling
10000 tons of rails to one Canadian
railroad and three-fourths that
amount to another. They know that
the manufacturers of the United
States are selling in the foreign mar
ket one thousand millions of dollars
of manufactured goods a year.
They know that there is coalition
of banking interests in the United
States that might produce a panic
1t pleased. They mean, ultimately,
to get to that situation and reform
the currency. Meanwhile. they are
watching the financial horizon with
one eye, and keeping the other on
the witches buckets that brew the
storms.
Mr.. Taft's threat Is bad medicine.
1t is worn-out curse. The divinities
behind 1t are discredited. The 100
per cent. taxes on gloves and blankets
are going to be replaced by reason
able duties and the tariff is going to
receive like treatment all along the
line. Our steel mills are going to
keep on exporting rails by the ten
thousand tons. Our more than S3,-
100000 worth of manufactured ex-
ports are going to continue to be sent
out on every working day in the year.
via the seven seas. The crops are
going to be harvested. These United
States will continue to do business
at the same old stand. They will do
more of 1t than ever under Demo-
cratic president. and with a congress
playing the open game. In a few
years, good old Mr.. Taft will wonder
how he could have ever believed.
without assistance, the nonsense
wherewith he sprinkled his accept
ance speech.-St. Louis Republic.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-13
MAN KEEPS AWFUL VIGIL

safety. Their united efforts, how
ever, were Of no avail, as the woman.
being unconscious. could not help her
self
The two men shouted for help for
several minutes. Then NJ. Sombar-
der set on to seek rescuers. leaving
the brother and sister in their peril
Gus position. 1t was three hours be-
fore M. Sombardier reached Revel, and
eight hours had elapsed before the
rescue party returned to the glacier.
There they found NJ. yanGoethen still
supporting the body OF his sister on
the incline and only relieving the ter
rible strain by twisting her skirts
round rock. Then the rescue party
got to work and succeeded in draw
Ing his sister over the edge into safe
ty. The brother tainted and had to
be carried to Reyel.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-13
DANGER IN POOLS

ton is preliminary step to the inter-
national conference.
Swimming POOLS" says H. F. ]. Por.
ter. discussing the matter in recent
issue OF the Survey. ARE little more
than cesspools" The public generally
regards them as refreshing. invigorat-
ing and beneficial. and few have ever
dreamed that they may be breeders of
disease. There are hundreds of such
pools all over the city. Recently in
the interest Of the department OF bac-
teriology Of the University Of Chicago.
X. N. Atkins made a careful study Of
five pools whose water supply was
supposed to be clean. Investigation
proved that they caused ailments of
eye. ear and throat and intestinal dis
ease.
Investigations in Hamburg and in
Purdue. Brown. Chicago and Yale uni
versities showed that the impurities
are bacterial and chemical foreign
matter. and all detected the presence
of dangerous disease microbes. This
condition existed In places where the
details of hygiene and sanitation are
otherwise scrupulously looked after.
Examination Of the Hamburg pools
showed that water fresh from the tap
contained 81 microbes cubic cent?
meter. After IA persons had bathed In
the water there were 1900 microbes
in the same quantity OF water. When
494 persons had entered the pool the
number had increased to 64.400. and
after 829 bathers had been In contact
with the water there we're $4,000 mi.
crobes present to the cubic cent?
meter.
The last figures are interesting in
that they show no proportionate In
crease In the number Of microbes. and
in that way illustrate the septic tank
theory; that is. after certain point
OF development the septic condition of
water either kills the microbes or
they devour each other when they
have become too numerous. thus main
tanning a maximum Of impurity.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-13
All United for Wilson.

The unanimity with which all Demo-
Gratis and Democratic newspapers are
supporting Woodrow Wilson is re-
markable. There has not been a NOM
ination SO generally accepted and SO
warmly ratified by any party in many
years. After every national conven-
tion there have been daily reports
about papers which have repudiated
the candidate nominated and about
prominent people who have gone over
to the other party. On this occasion
there are practically no Democratic
papers but what are heartily support
ing the candidacy of Woodrow VIII
son. All Democrats are for him. and
thinking. progressive Republicans arc
for him.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-13
eovernor WILTON T.Ik. to f.rmer..

Governor Wilson Talks to Farmers.
The chief good points of Woodrow
Wilson's talk to farmers of three
states were three:
First, he was interested himself. He
believes profoundly in government by
public opinion. in the value Of the
thought on public questions of the
average man. We have heard speeches
by presidential candidates-some of
them not more than four years ago
which had about as much Of the spon-
taneity that comes from a sense that
the thing said is worth saying as the
greeting extended to the three little
maids" by Poo-Bah, in THE Mikado."
But Governor Wilson has the zest that
comes from enjoyment of real oppor-
tunity.
Second, Governor Wilson is clear in
his understanding of national prob
lens. He knows human weaknesses
and selfishnesses; this helps him to
discuss thes tariff intelligently. He
knows how to organize and govern
men; this makes him worth listening
to when he discusses remedies.
Third, the governor realizes the tre-
mendous strength OF the forces be-
hind the rising tide of Democratic sue
cess. He realizes that victory at the
polls is practically assured and that
the great problem is to get ready to
use that victory wisely. He is think
ing not of election day only. but of
the four years which will follow.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-13
Brother Was IyInu.

Police courts are not always marked
by an atmosphere OF piety, but the ex-
ception to the rule occurred In a court
where a very religious man. against
whom one OF the neighbors had made
complaint. was being tried for some
trivial offense. The complaining wit
ness was called to the stand to relate
his side of the story. and the defen-
dant listened closely for several MIN
utes. Then his personal feelings over
rode court etiquette. and he rushed up
to the Judge fervently exclaiming:
Your Honor, the brother is lying
Praise the Lord"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-13
Queer Brotherhood Founded At
ter the Gold Rush.
Requirement. Of Admission Is ExperI-
ence Above the Fifty-Elghth
Parallel Of Latitude-skasway
10 Chief Headquarters.

Skagway, Alaska.-To have Travelled
Into the northern regions above the
f1fty-eighth parallel sometime during
ones career is the initial requirement
for membership in the Arctic Brother
hood. unique among fraternal organ
fzations.
The Arctic brotherhood was formed
shortly after the gold rush to the
Klondike in 1898. and now includes in
the northern regions several hundred
active members. The first requirement
since its organization has been an ex-
tended residence above the fifty-eighth
parallel, with the exception of few
distinguished citizens from the United
States and other countries who upon
their arrival In Alaska have been made
honorary members.
Among It's members above the fifty
eighth parallel" the Arctic Brother
hood takes precedent over every civil
court If matter of dispute OF any
nature arises between Arctic brothers,
the question is carried before the
membership of the local lodge at one
OF Its weekly meetings.
All parties to the dispute present
their arguments and then all the
brothers not involved in the question
cast vote which determines the set.
Element Of the issue.
Various plans are conceived and ex-
ecuted by the brotherhood from time
to time for the furtherance of the In
terests OF the northweat. Strangers
to the country are entertained at the
lodges Of the organization, and II they
are prospectors they are supplied with
the most reliable information at hand.
The main body OF the organization
Is located at Skagway, Alaska. There
are others at Dawson. Nome, Fair
banks. Cordoba and Seward. The
lodgehouse at Skagway is declared to
be one Of the most distinctive build
ings of its kind in the world. The In
terror is decorated with trophies of the
arctic regions. of every description.
The motto of the organization is
No Boundary Line" and its insignia
is miniature gold miners pan. en-
bossed with the initials A. b., with
three small gold nuggets beneath the
letters.
The name of the fraternity has an
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-13
ABOUT MR.. PERKINS
THINGS CONGRESSMAN STANLEY
SAID OF col. RoosEvELT's
FINANCIAL AID.
WIDOW AND ORPHAN ROBBED
Plain Talk Concerning the Man Who
Contributed $4,000 Of Other Peo-
Peoples Money to Aid In the Elec-
tlon Of T. n.

People everywhere are asking why
George Perkins, hate of ]. P. Morgan
q Co., and now of the Harvester trust,
is such an enthusiastic Progressive.
and why Mr.. Roosevelt has made him
his campaign chairman. Both have
explained. each is pleased with the
other. Roosevelt tells us of Perkins
coming to him. but perhaps, when all
is known. 1t will develop that he went
after Perkinsl
Mr.. Morgan's ex-partner has been
advocating this long time the creation
OF court of big business at the
capital city which, as we understand
his proposition, will leave the govern
ment very little to do. This Is similar
to Roosevelt's plan to establish an au-
tocratic stewardship of the public well
rare untrammeled by courts or by con-
gress. When great men think along
the same lines they Inevitably must
come together.
In connection with Mr.. Perkins past
1t may be Of interest to hear in part
what Congressman Stanley had to say
In the house respecting the $4,000 of
other peoples money contributed by
Perkins to aid In Roosevelt's cleo
ton:
= He gave his personal check to Mr..
Bliss and was reimbursed by check of
the New York Life Insurance COM
pany, payable to J. P. Morgan & Co.
The proceeds Of this check were traced
to Mr.. Perkins, and he was arrested
under a warrant charging him with
grand larceny. Perkins knew the con-
sent Of the policy holders was neces-
sary to save this appropriation of their
funds from larceny. and that consent
was not obtained, and could not have
been obtained.
Who were these pilfered policy
holders? The most pathetic and help
less figures in all this tale of tears
the young mother. wrapped in the
black habiliments of woe; orphans
wailing the name of father above the
silent dead. He robbed the widow of
her slender patrimony and snatched
the last crumb from the pinched fin
gers OF helpless childhood In all the
ioathsome annals of greed and graft
there is nothing SO sordid and pitiless
as the creatures who did it. This
man escaped prison cell by the skin
Of his teeth for having picked the
pockets Of a shroud"
This Is what Mr.. Stanley said OF
the campaign manager of the third
term party, whose motto is "let the
people rule!" This is Mr.. Perkins.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-13
RATS eNAw GIRLS FACE
Proprietor Of Rooming House Breaks
Open Door and Finds Body of
Missing lodger.

Omaha. Neb.-The face gnawed by
rats. the body of Miss Mamie Carter
was found in her room.
The young woman had been missing
since Saturday. and Christ Kalmpach.
proprietor of the rooming house where
she had lived for six years. decided
to force open the door of her room.
The face Of the dead girl was SO
badly mutilated that 1t was at first
believed the wounds had resulted from
a gunshot.
Death is thought to have been due
to heart failure.
A letter found In the room. ad-
dressed to younger sister in Cuba.
ILL.,. leads to the belief that Miss Car
ter was formerly resident of that
place
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-13
Sounded Like Him.

They tell story out my way about
a Kansan who. In the old days when
Mark Hanna was prominent, went to
church, took his seat in a rear pew
and went TO sleep. When he woke up
he awoke with a start. and he must
have thought himself at a political
meeting.
The minister had just Numbered.
TO him that hath shall be given and
to him that hath not shall be taken
away even that which he hath
"Who said that" asked the bcwil-
dered politician. who had just awak-
ened.
The minister stopped. looked Mt the
sleepy interrupter and then said lacon-
ically, Mark"
Well" said the politician, "it
sounds like Hanna
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-13
Did Roosevelt Tell tho TRUTH

Questions of veracity are 80 much
in evidence nowadays that, happening
to pick up an old newspaper, the
above question Immediately arose:
= President Roosevelt. on being in
formed of Mr.. Taft's nomination for
the presidency. said:
Il feel that the country is indeed
to be congratulated upon the nomina-
tion Of Mr.. Taft. / have known him
intimately for many years, and l have
a peculiar feeling for him because
throughout that time we have worked
for the same object with the same
purposes and ideals.
Il do Eot believe there could be
found in all the country man SO
well fitted to be president He is not
only absolutely fearless, absolutely
disinterested and upright. but he has
the widest acquaintance with the ma
tion's needs without and within and
the broadcast sympathies with all our
citizens.
He would be emphatically a pres
ident of the plain people as Lincoln,
yet not Lincoln himself would be
freer from the least taint of dema-
gogy. the least tendency to arouse
or appeal to class hatred OF any kind.
He has a peculiar and intimate
knowledge Of and sympathy with the
needs of all of our peopIe-of the
farmer. of the wage-worker, of the
business man. of the property owner.
No matter what a mans occupation
or social position. no matter what his
creed. his color. or the section of the
country from which he comes, II he
is an honest. hard-working man, who
tries to do his duty toward his neigh
bor and toward the country, he can
rest assured that he will have in Mr..
Taft the most upright of representa-
tives and the most fearless of cham
pions. Mr.. Taft stands against privi-
lege. and he stands pre-eminently for
the broad principles of American citi-
zenship which lie at the foundation of
our national well-being"
If Mr.. Roosevelt told the truth
then, what shall be said OF some of
his recent utterances?
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-13
CHAUFFEUR GIVEN 100000
Says He VIII Stick to His Job Until
He Thinks Of Some Way Of
Using Fortune.

Bay Shore. N. Y.-Frank Knight. a
chauffeur employed by J. p. Beales. a
wealthy summer resident. was notified
that through the death OF an uncle he
had been left an inheritance of
100000.
81 suppose you will be leaving me
now. Frank" said Mr.. Beales, after
congratulating his driver.
mot unless you don't want me any
more" said Knight. Il like this Job
and I'm going to stick to it."
Knight says he will put the money
in savings bank until he can think
OF some way to spend 1t.