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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-31

Judge Karel won the Democratic
nomination for Governor of Wisconsin
largely by opposing the state income
tax 1t is not impossible that he will
win the election upon the same issue,
but that signifies nothing with respect
to an intelligent national income-tax
law.
The Wisconsin law, enacted in 1911,
requires every one with an income ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars a year to
make return. Single persons are
taxed on incomes above eight hundred
a year, and married persons on anything
above twelve hundred. Thus the law
embraces nearly the whole breadwinn-
ing population.
That is not the trouble with it, how
ever. The real trouble, proved by more
than two generations of experience
here and IN England, is that state can
not adequately enforce an income tax,
because adequate enforcement means
taxing the income at its source-and
that ne state can do. OF late years, it
it is true, Prussia has very satisfac-
torily collected an income tax without
taxing at the source; but the rigorous
inquisitorial methods of Prussian tax
commissioners would not be tolerated in
this country. Here is one among many
instances quoted by Professor Seligman:
A tradesman was asked whether he used
a telephone for private purposes, apart
from his business. He answered in the
negative But when it was found he
had ordered box at the theatre by tele.
phone he was punished by an additional
assessment.
In this country we must either tax the
J income at its, source or virtually take
the taxpayers statement-which means
that persons averse to lying will pay the
taxes of their neighbors who are not
burdened with like scruples. A state
cannot tax the income at its source. be-
cause, in a great number of cases. the
source lies outside the state. Saturday
EveFing Post.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-31
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1912.

The only way to enforce quarantine
in this city or any other city where
there is an element that has not the
slightest idea of the absolute necessity
of taking any precautions to prevent
the spread Of contagious diseases is to
enforce it without regard to cost and
no matter how severe the measures that
it is necessary to take may appear.
People who will learn in no other way
must be taught by the imposition of
fines or jail sentences if necessary that
they cannot be permitted to endanger
the health of the community by disre-
garding the quarantine regulations OF
the board of health and it is the duty
Of all good citizens to report promptly
all violations of the regulations which
may come to their knowledge. 1t is
admittedly hard matter to enforce
quarantine regulations in the city as
they should be enforced but the city
now has the machinery to work with
under the new health ordinance and it
should be used to the fullest extent.
The health authorities can rest assured
that any measures they may see fit to
take will meet with the full approval
of the people Of the city, The situation
is not serious at present but it could
very easily become so with little care
lessness and no chances should be taken.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-31
HAD SECOND CEREMONY.
e. S. Seaver and Maude H. Fairfield
Married by Judge Randall Thursday.

For the second time in a year Ernest
S. Seaver, well known Kenosha coal
dealer, and Miss Maude Fl. Fairfield,
were bride and groom at wedding
ceremony as they appeared before
Judge Randall on Thursday afternoon
and were united in marriage in keep
ing with the provisions of the Wiscon-
sin law. They were married many
months ago in Chicago, but the court
held that the marriage could not be
held legal in Wisconsin on account of
the fact that the bride had not been
divorced for a year at the time of the
service. The final judgment of the
decree in the case of the bride was
entered the first of this month and the
marriage followed. Mr.. and Mrs.
Seaver will make their home in Ke-
nosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-31
BROKE ALL RECORDS.
Rube WEIGH and Kittie Francis End

RUDE WEIGH and Kittie Francis the
joint stars of ''Mrs. O'Malley's Recep-
tom have hung up a new record for
Kenosha theatres and in six perfor-
mances the now famous reception
was witnessed by total of 1900 people
or one third of the entire population of
the city. Thursday evening brought
the sixth and last performance of the
piece in Kenosha and the theatre was
nearly filed to it's capacity. During the
progress of the performance Mr.. WEIGH
made short speech in which he declar-
ed that he would have very warm
place in his heart for Kenosha. On ac-
count of the success of the piece in Ken
osha the two stars have been signed by
Rowland and Clifford for thirty five
weeks engagement on the Stair and
Havlin circuit playing only the larger
cities of the circuit. They will open at
Grand Rapids, Mich. for aweek run on
Sunday evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-31
S1,S7o.37
The Following Mains Have Been Laid
Since July LIST, 1911.
$S1,S7o.37

poi, S1U.0I
The Following Mains Have Been Laid
Since July 1st, 1911.
BIG feet of 6 inch pipe in North
street from Milwaukee avenue to
North Chicago street.
$50 feet of inch cast iron pine in
Maplewood avenue, from lakewood TO
limits.
500 feet of inch cast iron pipe in
Rowland avenue from Middle street
to lakewood avenue.
$50 feet of 6 inch cast iron pipe
in North Lyman avenue from Oak
wood avenue to limits.
1913 feet of inch cast iron pipe in
Caledonia street from Linden street
to Division street.
3S5 feet of 4 inch cast iron pipe in
Strong street from South Chicago
street west.
232 feet of 4 inch cast iron pipe in
Middle street, from Rowland avenue
to Maplewood avenue.
GOA feet of inch cast iron pipe in
Caledonia street from North street to
limits.
l46 feet of 4 inch cast iron pipe in
Caledonia street from Ounce street
to Lemon street.
80 feet Of n inch galvanized iron
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-31

The decision of the chief of police to
bring into court the parents of the small
boys who have been breaking windows
and generally making nuisances Of
themselves around some of the factories
should prove more effective means for
stopping the trouble than arresting the
small boys. Repeated warnings to these
parents that their sons were liable to
get into trouble have had no effect but
few small fines will doubtless make
more of an impression.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-31

1t is to be hoped that every member
of the board of supervisors and all of
the county officials connected with the
road building operations of the county
in any way can find time to accept the
invitation, which was extended to them
to inspect the cement roads now built
and in the course of construction in Mil
waukee county. The improvement of
the county roads is by far the most i'm
portant matter now before the county
board and the members of the board
should not let an opportunity pass to
add to their knowledge of what other
counties are doing in that line and of
road building generally, Wonderful
things are claimed for the cement built
roads and it is believed by the parties
who are promoting the Milwaukee trip
that more can be learned Of the advan-
tages (and possibly Of the disadyan-
tages(, of this style of construction in
a few minutes personal inspection than
by any number of charts and lectures.
The acceptance of this invitation is no
way obligates the members of the board
to favor any particular style of road
construction when the question of road
Improvement comes up at the November
meeting of the board as it surely will
but it does give them an opportunity to
add to their general knowledge of the
most important matter they will be
called upon to pass ON later in the year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-31
NUMBER AND LOCATION OF FIRE
ALARM BOXES.

Rambler Automombile Works, PARK
st. Gate.
4I2 Rambler, Prairie Ave. Gate.
413 Rambler, Market st. Gate.
5 Aliens Tannery.
Central Engine House.
Main and Market SITS.
s Corner Church and Wisconsin StreecA
- Balm Wagon Co.. Pearl and Church SITS
II Simmons Mfg. Co., Pearl st.
"a Chicago Brass Co, elizabeth st.
do not blow whistle until Sec
o14 chicago Brass Co., Elizabeth st. and
Fremont Ave.
e1A Chicago Brass Co., Strong st. and Ere
4,4 cn,e aSo' Brass hssi Co, West Gate and
Pleasant st.
* padeer Brass Co., Lyman Ave.
1S Chicago Rockford Hosiery Co.. Pfairis
Go not blow whistle until sec.
Ond alarm.)
~ Cooper Under wear Co., Prairie Ava
81 Main and South SITS.
% Durkee Ave.
81 PARK Ave and Eagfe st.
o. park Ave. and Deming St
55 prairie and Ashland AYES.
% Ashiand Ave and Elizabeth st.
81 Elizabeth ST. and Fremont A1G.
a Lemon st. and Lake Ave.
20 Ashland Ave. and Market Sc.
- Main St. South End Of Br!oge.
* Prairie Ave. and West Mafn St
~ Lemon and Caledonia SITS.
Al North Side Engine house.
40 Maple st. and Grand Ave.
az Middle and West Main Sta
al Washington Island.
az Milwaukee Ave.
AZ Grand Ave- and Ashland Ave
XII plea SAINT and Elizabeth SITS.
70 Rowland Ave. and Dayton st.
63 Prairie Ave. and Newell st.
"a Caledonia St, near Division St
Is Milwaukee Ave. and North st.
"a Linden and Grant SITS.
81 Middle and Pleasant SITS.
az Lyman and lakewood AYES.
I21 Pearl and Ridge SITS.
122 Kemper EalL
123 Indiana ST. and Durkee Ave
l24 Ashland Ave. and Evergreen ST
rs Strong and Grover SITS.
126 Fremont Ave. and Collins St
I41 Pearl and West SITS.
I42 Market and Third SITS.
] As Ridge St. and Prairie Ave.
IA Market st. and Rowland Ave.
145 Grand and Lyman AYES.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-31
FOR COUNTY CLERK.

Paid advertisement. $1.25 paid for
this ad. Written and paid for by
George E. Mahoney of the town of
Pleasant Prairie. George E. Mahoney
candidate for county clerk on the
democratic ticket at the coming cleo
ton, Nov. 5th., was born and raised
in Kenosha county. *w27adv
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-31
"OARvER, GRADE raorFER

Formerly owned by Ed. G. Shepard
Of Kenosha, now the property of A.
F. Mcneil of South Bristol. Kenosho
Co., Wis. Carver will make the sea.
son at the stables on the Barker Pic.
kens farm in South Bristol. Registered
No. 1874 Terms: $40 to insure a live
k0eA WITT
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-31

n
1oGdI .A0SU
The following report is submitted bv
the engineer of the pumping station:
Total amount of water pumped
1911. -. =. 49,. .1,0Q3605,115 gallons
1912. =. :. ..l,161, ,004 gallons
Average number of gallons of
water pumped per pound of coal
IN l91l 3S7
Average number of gallons of
water pumped per pound of
coal in 1912 ............... 357
Total tons coal used in 1911. -. j. 1870
Total tons coal used in 1912. ). :. 1922
Original pipe system, IS miles. r
Pipe system July'1, 1912, 4O2 miles.
Size of mains, inch to IA inches. !.
Number of fire hydrants, 25S. .ss
Make Of fire MIGRANTS Eddy, Lud
low, Mathews & Rensselaer,.
Source of supply-Lake Michigan
and artesian wells.
Intake pipe 5000 feet long, "a
inches diameter.
Pressure maintained at station
Domestic 70 pounds; fire 80 to 100 lbs
Pumps-One Laedlow, Dunn, Cor
don, Duplex. compound, capacity 2,ooo,-
600.
One Barr, vertical cross compound.
crank and fly wheel, capacity 100000
gallons.
One Prescott horizontal high duty
pumping engine, capacity 100000
gallons. f
Total capacity-12,o 100000 gallo IS
in "a hours.
Boilers-Two 16 foot by rs inches
horizontal tubular.
Service extra strong lead, put iii
by city at expense of consumers.
Number. Of taps put in this year
23s, total 4,31O.
Meters installed this year GAG,
total number in use 1850.
Sizes Of meters, Is to 6 inches.
Make Of meters Crown, Empire,
Westinghouse, Buffalo, Lambert, Tri-
dent, Nash, Worthington, Badger,
King, Hersey and Keystone.
Respectfully submitted,
Frank eraser,
M. Greenwald,
Geo. Higley,
Board of Water Commissioners.
Aug. Baltzer,
Superintendent.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Wild leave on next
Monday for Los Angeles, where they
will make their home during the winter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-31

The annual report of the Kenosha
Water Company was sent to the COM
mon council at the last meeting and it
is published in full as follows:
Report of the Board of Water Com
missioners of the City of
Kenosha, Wisconsin.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Kenosha,
Wisconsin,:
Gentlemen
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-31
YEARS REPORT OUT
Report of the Kenosha City
Water Company Sent to
Common Council.
MANY EXTENSIONS IN YEAR

Report Shows More Thar $4,000 on
Hand After Meeting Heavy Expenses
of the Year and Paying Rebates to
Patrons.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-17

"coquettish house effects" She has
no reason to long for the shop article,
for she can copy it for a third of the
cost and go it one better in individual
sweetness. She has the grace for
finding the choicest bargains, the
daintiest bits of lace, the most unique
embroideries. Practice perfects her
in her chosen trade, delight and pa
thence are her handmaidens-and
when she is all through she has the
satisfaction of knowing that she is a
genuine daughter of fashion.
For it is quite clever thing-will
you believe TITO know how to make
the dantier articles of dress, those
dainty f1ummeries In underwear which
are so satisfactory to see and wear,
the house-gown beautiful, the negligee
which makes the bedroom and getting
up agreeable.
The negligee or semi-dressy thing
which makes some pretense of being
a dress, or the house-gown which sug-
gests the tea-gown, is much more in
evidence now than the old shapeless
wrapper Some style is chosen for
long, gracious lines. the very high
waist of another finds favor and the
open neck and dropping collar, deep
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-17

managerial reins of the Boston club
under McAleer and Mercy.
The members of the commission
restored him to good standing in the
following words:
Player Garland Stahl, who violat-
ed rule SO, by failing to report during
the season of 1911, to the Boston club
of the American League, to which he
was under reservation, has formally
requested the commission to reinstate
him in organized baseball. The play
err stated that he retired from base
ball to connect himself with a bank
in Chicago as a stakeholder and Off
cial and that the only game of ball
in which he played during 1911 was
with the team of the Woodlawn Bust
nees Mems Association, of which he
is a member, for a charitable purpose.
''He has concluded to rejoin the
Boston team, and as he has not play
ed with or against ineligible players
during the period he was. technically
guilty of violating rule 33, the COM
mission hereby restores him to good
standing without the inf1iction of a
fine"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-17
GOSSIP Y
YHMlONO
| SPORTS

Veteran Abe Attell continues elm
mating aspirants and padding his
bank roll.
Suggestions for new names for
club: New York Highlanders, Wolves;
Washington, Critics; Cincinnati, Arbi-
tiers.
The threat of baseball war has
passed by without any recourse to
The Hague tribunal or an appeal to
the powers.
Topeka is making improvements to
it's plant, and will have sodded dia-
mand next year. Dale Gear can't see
baseball on any other kind of a dia-
mond
Baseball fans in Kansas are talking
Of a league for next year that will
comprise the best towns of the old
Kansas State and Central Kansas cir
cults
Willie Hoppe assuredly has estab-
lished himself as unique in the bill
lard game. There is no man in the
game today who can beat this young
wizard Of the cue He stands alone
at the head of the class.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-17

and cIinging. are everywhere adj
mired and exploited. Only the un-
starched lingerie materials are useu,
or else silks, satins and woods OF
much softness and lightness
Behold a frivolity of this especial
sort in our illustration, the hyprlu
thing between nightdress and sl1p-on'
and which may be distinctly either or
both at the same time. For the night
gown made in this style is OFTEN OF
some coIored cotton, figured, striped
dotted or plain; the wrapper In the
same materials will only be distln-
gutshed from it by specially deep
hem. or by some slight trimming OF
the skirt edge This model then IS
useful for both garments, for
the skirt has quite a proper fullness
as we'll as the nightgown plainness'
and with pointed or square neck 1t
will do for all the intimate little sum-
mer wrappers and fixy night1es IN
lingerie amterials At the same time,
made with higher neck and with long
er flowing sleeves, the design is admir-
able for the convalescing mother,
who needs something loose and yet
protective. Cashmere, flannel and al
batross are proper wrapper materials
for the present season, and with any
one of these ribbon bands, torchon
laces and such simple stitchery as
faggotting and French knots go beau
tifully
Concerning all of these affairs, or
any others for house use, hand finish
gives a much more dainty look than if
the entire garment were made by
hand There is endless latitude, too.
in the choice of ribbons, and with
the right matching of a color very
smart look can be obtained with cheap
lowered ribbons, or those with striped
borders. Worn with any color under
the sun black velvet and satin rib
bons are forever stylish.
MARY DEAN.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-17

wear. We take the quartermasters
boat. We row across the river, give
the countersign to the guards, and,
to quiet their suspicious, start up into
the town. Out of sight, take turn to
the left and to the Richmond jail.
We will then meet with a negro, who
will guide us ten miles up the river
and then leave us in charge OF friend
ly blacks, who will keep us through
the next day and at night pilot us
farther along toward our lines.
The big bell in Richmond strikes
six, and we close our diary, hoping
never to look upon it again until we
return to free our fellow prisoners
with the glorious army of the north.
Now we leave our diary to finish prep
arations for the flight for freedom
May God aid us in this land of tyr,
amy. where we have met nothing but
suffering. Good-by, Belle isle and
prison! Hail, freedom, home, friends
and the grand army of the old flag!
What is In store for us in the future
February 5.-Have been reading
over the last few pages OF my diary
It sounds well, but the rebel flag still
floats over Belle Isle. Our escapade
was a grand fizzle and all hands have
been punished in more ways than one
in the last few days. Lieutenant BoS.
sieuX suspected something going on
among us and had us secretly watched,
and long before we had made move
toward fulfilling our projected plans
we were thrown into a guardhouse;
next morning taken out OF 1t and un.
derwent a severe cross questioning.
The result has been that we were
bucked and gagged twice day for
an hour each time and for four hours
each of us carried a big stick OF wood
up and down In front of the gate a
guard to prick us with his bayonet II
we walked too slow to suit him. Then
Hendrix has been strung up by the
thumbs. Nights we have been thrown
into a damp, cold guardhouse to shiver
all night. Every day now for five
DAYS we have walked with our sticks
of wood so many hours per day. and
last night were turned inside with all
the prisoners to stay, Bossieux says.
TIL we rot; he can place no depend
ence in us"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-17
DARING ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE
Diary of John L. Ransom Records Ef
fort to Flee From Belle Isle
Prison, Near Richmond, Va.

S'ufferings in Confederate prisons,
such as Belle Isle at Richmond and
Andersonvtlle. Ga, are told of by
many writer's, but probably nowhere
more wildly than in a diary, now long
out of print, which was written day
by day in these two prisons and after
ward printed by the author, John L.
Ransom of the Ninth Michigan cav.
airy. An attempt at escape from
Belle isle Mr.. Ransoms diary relates
as follows:
January %, 1864.-The nights are
dark and cloudy. Mustard and Hen
dryX both sleep outside now, and |
must manage to. We are well rugged,
h~ve some food saved up to take
along; in good health and determined
to get away. Tonight we are to start
The guard will let us cross his beat
and go to the waters edge. We all
have rebel clothing, which we are to
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-17

Baseball fans the country over are
very much relieved that the annual
sessions of the two big leagues are
over and that the talk Of the magnatea
is nothing worse than talk The bomb
throwing in New York threw real
scare into the fans for day until the
famous resolution of the American
league had been read over carefully
and the meaning studied out, writes
Geo. c. Rice in the Chicago Journal.
There is no reason for war between
the two big leagues and the majority
Of the club owners have no idea of
taking part in any endeayor that is to
bring about anything that looks like
war. The petty quarrel of two of
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-17
FOR FAIR LADY'S JEWELRY
Just Give Her Box That Has Been
Taught to Know Its Own
Mistress.

The invention of a jewel case which
growls like a big dog for eight hours,
if so much as flickered with a buster,
sounds a mingled blessing Although
it would certainly deter thieves, and
induce uflwary members of that fra
ternity to put it down more hastily
than they took 1t up, the nerves of the
owner must be considered.
The growing it is true, can be
stopped by opening the box and set
ting lever within, but when one
wanted, perhaps, a small brooch, 1t
would surely make one do without 1t
rather than have the nerve-racking
experience Of going to jewel case
which had to be opened and argued
with before 1t would stop growing
like a mastiff, for the lever naturally
has to be inside, or it would defeat its
own purpose.
In a hotel too, life would be most
exciting for the owner of such jewel
box, for when she wanted to get her
jewels, the box, promptly fulfilling its
functions, would bring the entire no
tel staff racing to the spot, with an
interested crowd of hotel guests in
their wake
BY the time this had happened once
or twice before dinner in the evening,
the noise would be so we'll known.
and the hotel staff would be in such
bad temper with it, that thieves might
set it going with impunity, and let it
go while they smashed it open.
The idea, however, is very ingenious.
and if only the box could be taught to
know its mistress from a burglar, there
would be nothing left to desire.