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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17
How to Make Uncle Sam Rich.

We refer the following facts to the
Money Trust investigation:
An ounce Of silver costs about six
ty cents; but when stamped by the
Government it is worth dollar and
thirty-eight cents. By doing the
stamping Uncle Sam made four and a
half million dollars the last fiscal year,
and his profit on coming silver sinco
1878 has exceeded hundred and sixty
million dollars. He pays thirty-four
cents for pound Of nickel and makes
ninety fve-cent pieces out of it, re-
alizing the handsome profit of twelve
hundred per cent on his investment.
A pound Of copper costs eighteen cents
and makes a hundred and forty-six
cent pieces, showing profit of seven
hundred per cent. Total profits on
coming silver and the baser metals in
about forty years have amounted to
>.
Silver and the baser metals are the
money of the poor. Gold is the money
of the rich, and Uncle Sam coins on
an average about hundred million
dollars of it, If he did as well ON
that as on the poor mans nickel he
would be. entirely self-supporting. All
tariff, internal-revenue and excise
taxes might be abolishedw and the
Treasury would still show a round
surplus; but, as matter of fact,
Uncle Sam loses something on every
eagle and double-eagle he coins. The
thousand million dollars of coined gold
in the Treasury vaults Melted the old
gentleman a considerable dead loss.
The chief use of this gold is to supply
a base for certificates that are employ
ed in Wall strees.-Saturday Evening
Post.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17
OPEN AT TWIN LAKES.
Calvin Stewart and County Candidates
Talk to Small Crowd in Village

Calvin Stewart and County Candidates
Talk to Small Crowd in Village
The democratic campaign out in the
rural districts of the county was OPEN
ed on Thursday evening wnen speak
ing meeting was held at the town
hall at Twin Lakes and Calvin Stew
art, the democratic candidate for
member of congress and several of the
county candidates spoke to crowd of
seventy-five people. Arthur Cappelin,
proprietor of the hotel at Twin Lakes,
presided as chairman of the meeting.
In his address Mr.. Stewart spoke OK
both state and national issues and he
was given a very respectful hearing.
Following the speech making and a
general discussion of the situation a
Wilson and Karel Club was organized
with most of the people present sign
ing the roll Of the club. 1t is the
plan Of the democratic candidates to
hold similar spea king meetings in all
the towns of the county before the
campaign ends.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17
WOMEN TO WORK ENROUTE
All National Leaders Of Great organiza-
zion Of Women Were Members Of
Party Passing Through Kenosha
Just After Noon Saturday.

Kenosha entertained for a few
minutes Saturday afternoon one OF
the largest companies Of white ribbon
workers ever gathered in any city in
WISCONSIN for just after noon the
special train bearing the delegates to
the national convention of the Wom-
ans Christian Temperance Union
which is to be held in Portland, Ore,
passed through Kenosha on the North
western road. The train was made up
Of twelve coaches and it was decorated
to show that it carried the great COM
pany of workers for the cause of
temperance. Stops are to be made at
nearly every city along the route, but
the stop at Kenosha was very short
one. The train carried delegates from
all over the east and central part of
the country. Special cars were pre-.
pared for the delegates from Illinois,
New York, Texas and Indiana. Many
Of the delegates to the convention
were accompanied by their husbands.
Missionary work is to be done all
along the route to Portland.
The delegates spent Sunday at st.
Paul and meetings were held in nearly
all of the churches of that city with
members of the w. G. T. U. occupying
the pulpits of churches and speaking
at halls in the city. The second day
stop will be male at Bismark and
other stops scheduled include Spokane
and Seattle. The delegates will reach
Portland a week from tonight. 1t is
the plan to food the country through
which the train passes with literature
urging the adoption of anti-saloon
legislation and it is said that the
movement is one of the largest ever
attempted by the members of the W.
@. n. U,
On board the train were more than
two hundred delegates to the big con-
vention and many women who have
been prominent in the work Of the W.
G. L. U. were members Of the party.
Many of the members of the Kenosha
organization of the white ribbon band
were at the railway station to greet
the national workers. Mrs. Minnie
Barbour Of this city, was elected to
represent Wisconsin as a delegate to
the national convention, but she
found it impossible to make the Trip.
Wisconsin sent at least twenty peo-
pie to the national meeting and these
people joined the special train at Mil
waukee late Saturday afternoon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17
FIGHT ON A STREET CAR.
Jack Casey Attempts to Throw Joe Nc
Jesky Through Car Window.

Jack Casey Attempts to Throw Joe Nc
Jesky Through Car Window.
Passengers on the east bound car of
the Kenosha Electric Railway Company
had some real excitement just after
seven o'clock Sunday evening, when a.
fight took place on the rear platform of
the car, which resulted in Joe McJesky
being thrown with such violence against
one of the windows of the car that the
window was broken and McJesky was
badly cut by the broken glass. Jack
Casey is said to have been the cause of
the trouble and he is in the county Jail
waiting for a further investigation. It
is claimed that Casey got on the car
looking for trouble and he, found it
with McJesky. After the assault Casey
Jumped from the car but was arrested a
few minutes later by Sheriff Stahl who
just happened to be along at the time
of the trouble. He will have hearing
in the Municipal court late this after
noon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17
OFFICIALS SOLVE DIFFICULTY
Build Protection at Pleasant Street
Bridge Which it is Thought VIII Re-
move all Danger Of Floods in the
Future-No Break in Big Sewer.

The foods which menaced a large
portion of Kenosha on Saturday morn
ing have receded and the committee
on streets, the city engineer and the
mayor are having little rest again.
Saturday was most strenuous day in
the lives of these officials, but by Sat-
urday evening they had managed to
direct most of the food water into the
trunk sewer and it is thought that
work being completed today will
make impossible the recurrence of an
other similar food The committee
has driven sheeting along the creek
on Pleasant street near the old bridge
and the whole bed of the creek is to
be filed up at this point. It is thought
that this filing will provide barrier
against flood water and serve to turn
the water into the receiving we'll.
The cost of the building of this dam
will not be great and all of the officials
and many of the property owners seem
to be convinced that this will take
care of the trouble. In the meantime
the officials have been kept busy de
nying reports Of break in the big
sewer. Saturday afternoon it was
noised all over the city that the big
sewer had broken like a pipe stem and
that this break had caused the foods.
The consistent kickers on the trunk
sewer had a busy four or five hours of
it and the sewer was cussed and dis
cussed, but mostly cussed. The big
sewer had absolutely nothing to do
with the flooding Of the low lands and
even with IN almost record fall of
water sne sewer was not filed to it's
capacity or anywhere near it's capa,
city. The whole trouble was caused
by the breaking of the dirt dixie that
had been thrown up to take care of
the food water at the receiving we'll
on Pleasant street.
There was no sign Of break in the
trunk sewer and the water went
through it to the lake without any
impediment. While the foods incon
venienced many people it is not thought
that the rising waters did a great deal
of damage. It is probable that a
number of claims will be filed against
the city as a result of the floods, but
it is not thought that the city is lie
gally liable for this damage.
The officials in charge of the street
and sewer work had men at work all
day Saturday and Sunday taking care
of the flood water and guarding against
a. recurrence Of it. Most of the dam
age reported was in cellars which
were flooded with the water and attor-
neys beve held that the city is not IL
able Tor such damage.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17

Gust Johnson Attacked by Negro in
His Saloon Early Sunday Morning.

His Saloon Early Sunday Morning.
Gust Johnson, junior partner of the
firm of Cappelin and johnson, on South
Rowland avenue, was the victim Of q
murderous assault at five o'clock Sun
day morning when a negro entered the
saloon and slashed him with razor.
Johnson had flesh wound in the back
of his neck, but was able to 60 to his
work this morning. William Walton
and Pascal Commodore were arrested
by Sheriff Stahl just before noon to-
day and are being held pending an in
vestigation. There was considerable
mystery in connection with the ARRAY
and johnson made no report of the
case to the police or the sheriff until
after the officials had started to make
an investigation ON their own i1ftia-
tive. 1t is said that one of the negroes
had a revolver and the other the razor.
At the saloon it was stated that the
negroes had been put out of the place
on Saturday night after a wrangle
and that they returned Sunday morn
ing to secure revenge on johnson. 1t
is probable that the two negroes will
have hearing in the municipal court
late this afternoon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17
Plan for State Life Insur-
ance is Given Out in Re-
port Filed at Madison.
STATE Will MAKE NO PROFIT

Speaker Charles A. Ingram of the
Wisconsin assembly has an interesting
article on the new law in Wisconsin
providing for the administration by
the state of life insurance and old
age annuity fund designated the
"Life Fund"
Policies are issuable only to resi-
dents of the state and not in excess of
$4,000 on any life or $500 per annum
from age so on any annuity risk. The
basis for annuity tables is the British,
with interest at per cent and con-
tribution for expense corresponding to
that for life insurance. The life
premium is based on the American
Experience table of mortality, which is
80 per cent higher than the Modern
Woodmen table and somewhat higher
than the National Fraternal Congress
table. There are additions for extra
hazards and the premium is further
based on per cent interest calcula-
ton, whereas the new Modern Wood
men rates are based on the assumption
that the reserve will be improved at 4
per cent compound interest. Wiscon-
sin makes an expense and contingent
addition Of So per year per $1,000 Of
insurance and one-sixth Of the insur-
ance value, distributed equally through
the premium payments.
A substantial surplus is provided
from the savings and profits, and the
remainder is required to be distribut-
ed, each year to the policy holders. =
Loan and surrender values are guar
anteedN to the insured. Upon failure
in the payment of any premium, it is
charged automatically as a loan to ex-
tend the life of the policy so long as
the reserve is sufficient,
The state assumes no financial liza
bility beyond the accumulated assets.
Provision is made for their careful in
vestment under the restriction placed
by law upon life insurance companies.
The records and accounts are kept bv
the commissioner of insurance, Jointly
with the state treasurer, who is charg-
ed with the care of the assets the same
as with moneys belonging to the state.
All claims arising, whether under po-
! Icy contracts, for expense or other
wise, must be approved by board
consisting of the attorney general, the
state treasurer and the commissioner
and audited by the secretary of state
in the same manner that claims against
the state are audited Not only are
the funds secured by the bonds of the
state officers, but also by the bonds
of ali county, town, city and village
treasurers and Of every state bank de-
pository, who are collecting agents
under the law.
No revenue or profit is derived by
the state from the operation of the
life fund. Reimbursement is made
however, for expense incurred by the
state, including the pro rata salary OF
any state employee. No new Office is
created.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17
TO RE-oRGANIzE SERVICE.
Railway Mail Clerks to Get Advance
in Paw as Result of New Order.

It is said that the railway mail
clerks, who will be affected by orders
issued by Postmaster General Hitch
cock for the promotion of 5000 of the
5000 in the >service, will have their
salaries increased about 500 per year.
The scale now is $500 for the first
year men up to 81 800 a year, with the
difference that after the new orders
60 into effect today, the scale will be
5000 to $1,000.
The railway mail service, so say the
dispatches, is to be re-organized with
promotions and increased pay for the
clerks, the plan involving an increase
of more than 100000 per year in
salaries. However, the wholesale in
crease will not add to the expense of
the government, as Mr.. Hitchcock has
"a plan to save the difference by cut
ting the amount paid the railroads an
nually, through a Encouragement of
the railway mail car space.
just what changes will be made
when the new plan is carried out, is
not clear to the clerks, but they evil
IDENTIFY are intended to bring about the
big improvement. The clerks, start
ing at 5000 year will be promoted
in that they will get an increase of
500 per year in recognition of faith
full and efficient service until the
maximum of the successive annual
grades, after which they may be ad-
vanced for specially meritorious service
until the FAY reaches $1,000. Chief
clerks will get $4,000.
In the past, promotions have been
made only when vacancies occurred. :
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17
NAME NEW OFFICERS.
Wisconsin Club Women Names omcers
for the New Year.

Hrs. j. A. strathearn, Kaukauna,
was elected president of the Wiscon-
sin Federation of Women's Clubs on
Thursday at the annual meeting held
in GAINESVILLE. She was opposed by
Mrs. W. P. Leek, Racine. The vote
was $50 TO SIS. Other officers were
elected as follows:
First Vice President-Mrs. A. F.
Rote, Monroe.
Second Vice President-Mrs. L. D.
Harvey, Menomonie.
Recording Secretary - Mrs. J. S.
Wadsworth, River Falls.
Corresponding Secretary Mrs.
Ben Hooper, Oshkosh.
Treasurer - Mrs. J. W. Hobbins,
Madison.
Auditor-Mrs. A. H. Schumacher,
Eau Claire.
General Federation secretary-Mrs.
William H. Crosby, Racine.
District vice presidents were elected
as follows: First, Mrs. E. o. Kinsman,
Whitewater; second, Mrs. H. NJ.
Knowiton, Waterloo; third, Miss Mary
Common, Windsor; fourth, Mrs. G. E.
Estabrook, Milwaukee; fifth, no nomi-
nation; sixth, Mrs. R. H. Edwards,
Oshkosh; seventh, Mrs. F. M. Hart,
Tomah; eighth, Mrs. Anna Lothrbr,
Marshfeld; ninth, Mrs. Louise Pinkley,
Green Bay; tenth Mrs. NJ. L. Frawley,
Eau Claire; eleventh, Mrs. Thomas
Barden, Ashland.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17
MoToRMEN GO TO SCHOOL.
Men Employed by City Railway Co.
Study in Special Cal Saturday.


Study in Special Cal Saturday.
Motormen and conductors of the
Kenosha Electric Railway Company
went to school on Saturday afternoon
when the Milwaukee Electric Railway
and Light Company sent the special
Fschool car" to Kenosha for the in
struction of the men employed in the
operation Of the local lines. The car
is fitted up with all sorts of devices to
show the operation of cars, to show
the need Of care in stopping and start
ing the cars and to show the various
safety appliances. The members of
both the local crews were conducted
through the car and an agent of the
company gave lecture. It is expect
ed that the coming of the car will do
much to improve service in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17
JOSEPH BENDT INJURED.
Well Known Man Fell from Street Car
Sunday and Suffered Bad Injuries.

Joseph Bendt, member of the
board Of commissioners of the Gilbert
NJ Simmons Library, met with painful
injuries just after noon on Sunday
when he fell from street car near lie
corner of Elizabeth and West streets.
Mr.. Bendt had signaled the conduc-
tor to stop at the corner but when the
car passed the east side of West street
he started to get off. He was thrown
heavily and sustained bad sprain of
his left wrist and several bad bruises.
He was taken to his home few yards
from the scene of the accident and it
is probable that he will be laid up for
several weeks.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Brockhaus an,
nounce the marriage of their daughter
Carolyn to Clifford Baughmann of De.
troit, Mich. which occurred at Detroit
Saturday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17

Sam Chiotos and Nicholas Shinas,
Kenosha Greeks, employed at the plant
of the Thomas B Jeffry Co. left this af-
ternoon for Greece. They will join the
army fer the war in the Balkans. They
left prepared to pay all their own ex-
penses.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17
PICK THREE COLORS FOR VOTES
Presidential Ballot is Blue, State and
County White While Ballot for Stuff
rage Amendment Must be Printed on
Delicate Shade of Pink.

County Clerk Russell IL. Jones is to-
day taking bids for the printing of bal
lots to be used in the general election in
Kenosha county three weeks from next
Tuesday and there will be total of
more than $4,000 ballots for use in the
rural towns of the county. The ballots
will be peculiar this year and the state
officials have been careful in the sch
ection of colors for the various ballots.
The ballot which is to contain the
names of candidates on the state con-
gressional and county tickets will be of
white, an emblem of purity-that con-
tanning the names of the candidates for
president will be of deep blue and it
will reflect the feeling Of at least FIVE
of the candidates on the morning after
election. The Secretary of State show
ed his real insight into affairs when he
selected the color Of the ballot for the
Suffrage amendment. Evidently he
reached the conclusion that this suffrage
vote was to be something of pink
tea affair and the ballots for the amend
ment will be printed on deep pink paper.
The ballots are small this year as COM
pared with those used in other elections.
The presidential ballot will have six
columns Of candidates and provision is
made for the Socialist Democratic,
Prohibition, Democratic, Republican,
Social Labor and Progressive parties
with a space left for Independent NOM
nations should such nominations be
made in Wisconsin within twenty days
before the date set for the election. On
the state ballot there is the same num-
Der Of spaces and it is evident that the
state decided to provide room for all
should any of the disgruntled ones de-
eide to get another ticket into the field.
Three of the proposed amendments to
the constitution of the state are printed
at the bottom of the ballot containing
the state ticket but under the provi-
sions of the law the suffrage amend
ment is submitted on q separate bal
lot. The leaders of the suffrage fight
are inclined to believe that they will
gain votes by having this amendment
On an Individual ballot.
Clerk Jones has asked for no bids for
ballots to be used in the polling places
in the city and the names Of the candi-
dates as well as the amendments will
appear on the voting machines unless
some of the contestants secure an in
junction to prevent this arrangement.
The courts of the state have held that
you can not mix paper ballots and ma
chine voting in the state and it is just
possible that at the last moment the
Clerk will be forced to provide ballots
for the wards Of the city as well as the
towns in the county.
The work Of the printing of the bal.
lots cannot be started until ten days
before election day as up to that time
candidates may withdraw from the
ticket and if such Withdrawals should
be announced the party committees viii
have the right to make nominations to
fill the vancancies.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17

$500 discount on all handmade har.
ness for 80 days. Call and look them
over. Also complete line of roofing
ard roofing paints. Geo. W. Fay, 257
Church street. dwoct19
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17

Papers received in Kenosha announce
the death of Mrs. Hannah Huntley,
Porter, aged nearly 81 years, which
occurred at Altadena, Cal, On Sept.
10Th. Mrs. Porter was formerly one
of the best known women of Ke-
nosha, but she went to California many
years ago and had since made her
home at Altadena. She is survived by
one son, Lafayette Porter, who was
well known to the students of the Ke
nosha schools some years ago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17

Frank Koos and Miss Frances Paw
Itch, both Of Kenosha, have been Ii
censed to marry
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17

M. B. Austin of Highland Park, spent
Sunday afternoon in Kenosbz
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-02-02
A Kind Letter.

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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-02-02
Came Near Being Killed.

Mr.. B. Berlin and two children
came near meeting death at the
Southern Railway crossing at Main
street Saturday morning. He was
attempting to drive a two-horse
wagon over and q shifting engine
was backing in a freight car. The
car struck the wagon. demolishing
one front wheel by forcing the mule
and horse to one side one thus
twisting the wagon. tongue and
throwing the occupants out of the
wagon. One of the animals was
knocked down, and for a time it
seemed that there would he serious
damage done. By rare good fortune
nothing was seriously hurt hut the
wagon. This is dangerous cross
ing, and recently a flagman has
been put on there. The flagman is
Mr.. j. J. Brock. He had been
called away for few minutes and a
colored man, an employee of the.
railway, was tagging the cross
ing for him when the accident hap
pened,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-02-02
Citation to Kindred and Creditors
State Of South Carolina, /,
County of Union.

BY w. w. johnson, Esq. Probate Judge
Whereas, Gertrude Hardy has made
suit to me to grant her Letters of Ad-
ministration on the Estate of and effects
of DIR. M. ]. Hardy, deceased.
These are, therefore, to cite and ad-
monish all and singular the kindred and
creditors OF the said DR.. M. j. Hardy
deceased, that they be and appear. be.
fore me, in the Court of Probate, to be
held at Union G. H., South Carolina, on
the 10Th day of February, next, after
publication hereof, at IL o'clock in the
forenoon, to show cause. if any they
have, why the said Administration should
not he granted
Given under my hand and sea; this
list day OF February, Ammo Domini, 1912.
w. w. Johnson,
Probate Judge.
Published on the End day of February,
1912, in the Union Times. 5-N