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Hand made Madeira, Cluny,
Venise, or Renaissance Lace Lunch
Cloths, dresser scarfs, table
cloths, centerpieces and stand
covers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-25
SCARLET FEVER DECREASING
No New Cases Reported in Week
Less Than 90 Guarantees

The scarlet fever epidemic in the
city seems to be slowly disappearing
and it is stated by the visiting nurse
today that no new cases of the dis
lease have been reported in week
and many Of the guarantees are be-
ing terminated. At the present time
there are less than twenty quarantines
for scarlet fever and none for diph-
liberia. The physicians and members
of the Health Board are hopeful that
the disease will be entirely eradicat-
ed from Kenosha by the first of June
One feature of the prevalence of the
disease in the city will come later
when it is. probable that formal or
der will be issued to prohibit runfmage
sales in the city. 1t is claimed that
in other cities the rummage sales have
been very active agencies in the
spread of the disease and Kenoshas
people are not going to take any
chances of the fever getting another
strangle hold OF the, city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-25
NEW ISSUES OF STAMPS.
Head of Washington to be Placed on
All Lower Denominations.


Thirteen new postage stamps are in
circulation, and amount at the outset
to 25,00o,000 two cent stamps and
12,000,000 one cent stamps a day.
In the new designs instead of
Franklin S face appearing on the one
cent stamp, as in the case now. the
face of Washington will be on all Of
the stamps of the six lowest denomi-
nations eight, ten, fifteen, fifty cent,
one dolar-will bear the face of
Franklin. Besides the picture of
Washington on the one cent stamp
the mineral .l' will be used. The
present design has the one spelled
out. The same is true of The two
cent stamp.
The new two cent stamp will carry
the numeral 's2' in each Of the lower
corners. On the stamps Of three, four.
five and six cent denominations tke
wreath surrounding the head of Wash
ington as on the two cent stamps will
be eliminated and the denomination
printed in a curved line above the
head.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-25

A new sidewalk ordinance calling
Cor the construction of about four
hundred walks in all sections of the
city is being prepared for presenta-
tion to the council and when the work
provided for under this ordinance is
completed the plan for putting all of
the walks Of the city in first class con
dition, started over two years ago, will
have been about carried out. The
move to clear up the few remaining
defective sidewalks around the city
will meet with the approval of the
people generally-especially those who
were forced to build under the two
previous ordinances-an the proposed
ordinance will undoubtedly go through
the council with very little opposition
If any. The plan for the elimination
of all defective sidewalks aroused a
storm of opposition when it was first
proposed in the council, but the great
decrease in the number of damage
suits for personal injuries fled against
the city since the walks have been put
into first class condition shows the
wisdom Of the course taken, It is
cheaper in the long run and better in
every way to expend money on walks
than on paying judgments for dam
ages.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-25

such city ma yhave in lieu thereof.
Section 6.-Whenever the board of
public works of such city is authoriz-
ed to do or cause to be done any such
nushing, watering or sprinkling Of
streets as aforesaid, and charge or as
sess the expense upon the lots or par
cells of land abutting upon such streets
OF portions thereof, upon which such
sprinkling of water is done, the ex-
pense Of such work shall IN the first
place be betrayed out of the general
fund Of such city.
Section This act is amendatory
Of the charters of the various cities
TO which it applies or may hereafter
become applicable, and any provisions
OF said charters inconsistent herewith
are hereby modified, amended or re-
pealed by this act to the extent neces-
sary to give full force and effect to
the intent thereof Nothing herein
shall be construed as in any way af-
fecting the power Of cities under ex-
listing statutes to compel street rail-
ways to sprinkle certain portions OF
any streets, and power is hereby con
ferred upon cities to compel the wat
ering, sprinkling and flushing of
streets by street railways with such
fluids as such cities may adjudge to
be conducive to public comfort and
welfare.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-25
STOCK rs INCREASED.

At the meeting of the stockholders
of the Littand Manufacturing Com
pany held at the plant on South How
land avenue on Thursday afternoon it
was voted to increase the stock of
the company from $4,000 to 100000.
A stock dividend Of $50 per cent was
declared and the stockholders Of the
company completed arrangements for
an immediate extension Of the plant.
It is planned to build large tool
room and machine shop. The company
has made good and it is declared that
it has assurance of a large number of
orders for future business. The new
buildings will be erected at once.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-25
CABBAGE SEED $3.50 PER LIB.

We have bought 800 lbs. of imported
Danish grown cabbage seed, which is
being rapidly distributed among the
farmers at $3.50 per Id.
Presume all cabbage growers know
that during the past few years we
have bought all the fancy, Holland or
Danish cabbage offered us at the mar
keC price Are distributing this seed
with view of getting good cabbage
throughout the surrounding country.
We guarantee this seed true to name
and grown in Denmark and the same
strain we sold last year with good re-
suits everywhere. This price is limit
ed only to our immediate supply.
Phones sol and SOP.
The Dunnebacke Co.,
If Kenosha, Wis
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-25
SEEK WIRE THIEVES.
Men Work in Storm and Get Copper
Wire from Electric Railway Co.

Men Work in Storm and Get Copper
Wire from Electric Railway Co.
The members of the local police de-
partment this morning received a mes
sage from the central offices of the
Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Rail
way Company at Highwood asking
that they make an effort to locate wire
thieves working along the right Of
way Of the company on Wednesday
evening 1t is Aciaimed that the tracks
between the Tobin road and the sub
station were stripped and it is said that
the value of the wire taken was CON
siderable. The police have made a
search Of junk shops in Kenosha, but
no trace Of the wire has been found.
1t is believed that the men were a
part Of the same gang that has been
working in the neighborhood for some
time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-25

With the exception Of the orders
for the absolute removal of the priv
ate wine rooms there is nothing very
new in the regulations for the govern.
ment Of saloons laid down by the new
administration. There is this very i'm
portant change from the old regime,
however. 1t is now expected and be-
lieved that the regulations laid down
and agreed to by majority of the sa-
loon men themselves are to be en-
forced against all saloons alike without
fear or favor and that no privileg es
are to be granted to any saloons that
are not common to all. We think that
every one who has been at all familiar
with conditions in Kenosha in the past
three or four years will agree that the
rule of exactly the same treatment for
all IS a new departure and very i'm
portant one. With regard to the wine
rooms it may be said for the benefit of
the people of the city who have been
inclined to class all the men in the
retail liquor business together and
make all suffer for the sins of the few.
shat no more bitter opposition to tie
establishment Of wine rooms could be
found anywhere in the city than
among the better element of the sa-
looDkeepers. They cannot be put out
OF business any too soon to suit the
majority of the saloon men. Most Of
tne saloon men undoubtedly favor the
regulations also. Circumstances have
been such in the past that many of the
saloon owners have practically been
Forced to violate the closing laws oc-
cassionally for when one place in a
neighborhood is permitted to keep
open after hours all must do SO or lose
trade, but now that all are assured
equal treatment under the new admin
istration, the majority Of the saloon
men may be expected to support the
police in enforcing the regulations
and in, curling the few dives which
have been open and persistent violat-
.ors of the laws and regulations Of
che city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-25
REPAIR WIRE SERVICE.
Fire Alarm and Police Patrol Boxes
Ill in Good Working Order Today.

The electricians employed by the
fire department and the department
of police have established record in
clearing up trouble on the lines of
the two departments and today every
fire alarm box and every police patrol
signal station was in perfect working
order notwithstanding the fact that
on Thursday morning every one of
these boxes was out Of commission
The electricians worked all night Wed
nesday evening and all day Thursday.
Fortunately there were no calls for
the fire department on Thursday and
Chief Isermann remained close to the
telephone all day in order to be able
to answer any calls that might come
in. Kenosha was no harder hit by the
storm than other cities in the state
and reports from all Of the large cities
indicate that there was lot Of
4 trouble Racine had 500 phones
out of commission and it will take
month to get things righted. The Ke-
nosha Home Telephone Company has
"a large force of men at work on its
lines and the managers are hopeful
that the trouble will all be cleared up
by the first of next week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-25
URGE FIGHT ON TAXES
Income Tax Fight Leaders
Plan to Carry Case to the
Supreme Court.
MAY NEVER COLLECT AMOUNTS

| Positive announcement can be made
that an appeal will be taken to the
United States supreme court from the
Wisconsin supreme court in the in
come tax case.
The papers for the appeal of the
case are practically prepared and will
lit is said, be served in very short
time on the state.
1t is stated that although the Of
fcers Of the Wisconsin Manufacturers
Association are not yet ready to make
the public announcement of the appeal
| that enough assurances of aid in car
rying the case through the courts
have been received from other civic
and business associations favoring The
appeal to insure it's being taken.
In the United States supreme court,
as was said yesterday, great stress
will be laid on the situation which has
arisen in the claim that the law i'm
pairs the obligation Of contracts by
removing from the tax roll personal
property which now forms portion IF
the assessed valuation of mnnicipaG>
ties on which the bonded indebtedness
of cities is based.
The Wisconsin constitution provides
that no municipality shall incur in
debtedness in excess Of per cent of
its assessed valution. 1t is the con-
tention that the income tax, by its
very nature personal property tax,
removes personal property from the
assessment rolls.
Although the law itself does not
state this in terms the Wisconsin SUI
preme court decision on the law shows
that the court took that view in the
operation of the measure. Without the
personal personal assessment it is
claimed that many cities in Wisconsin
would now have an indebtedness be-
yond the 5 per cent limit. In this
way it is claimed the law impairs the
security and is for this reason uncon-
stitutional.
It will be over year before a
supreme court decision can be reach
ed in the case
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-25

Perhaps it would be better to accept
the explanation given and let the abb
ortive attempt to perpetuate a little
OF the power of the Scholey admins
tration by appointing a police and fire
commissioner illegally go as a joke.
The joke part must have come in when
the men who attempted to "put some
thing over" on the incoming admins
tration discovered the statutes bearing
on the case and governing the ap-
pointments of the members of these
boards. The comments made on this
action indicate that few people are
gifted with sense of humor we'll
enough developed to see the funny
side Of it, but let the whole matter go
as it stands. No harm done and some
thing Of the kind was expected
anyway.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-25
PLAN FOR MANY SIDEWALKS.
Ordinance to go TO Council in May
Provides for More Than 400 Walks.

The city sidewalk Inspector is put
ting the finishing touches on a new
sidewalk ordinance which will be sent
to the common council at it IS next
meeting and the ordinance will pro-
vide for the building of more than
400 pieces of sidewalk in different
parts of the city. Under the law all
of these walks must be built during
the coming summer, and fall. The or
dinance provides for walks in all parts
of the city and in fact every ward
has been well taken care of. The or
dinance will do away entirely with the
wood walks in all down town districts
and it is expected that the passage of
it will result in many old eye sores
being removed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-25

1t would be charitable at least for
the American people to reserve judg-
ment on the men rescued from the
Titanic, including officers and owners,
until the full circumstances surround
ing their escape are known. There is
altogether too much Of tendency to
take it for granted that the mere fact
that they are alive condemns them of
being guilty of cowardice or worse be-
fore the bar Of public opinion.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-25
THURSDAY, APRIL rs, 1912.

The storm of Wednesday night
furnished test of good citizenship.
The property owner who can get up
energy enough to clear his walks of
snow in the middle of April may be
conceded to have high regard for his
fellows. Most people were content to
let it melt where it fell.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-25
CARVER, GRADE TRoTFER.

Formerly owned by Ed. G. Shepard
of Kenosha, now the property of A.
f. Mcneil of South Bristol, Kenosha,
Co., Wis. Carver will make the sea-
son at the stables on the Barker Pic
kens farm in South Bristol. Registered
No. 1874 Terms: SO to insure live
foal. wifi
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-25
sOLOIsTS WIN HIGH PRAISE
Crowd of More Than 1900 People
Crowd Coliseum to Hear Production
of Handel's Great Masterpiece-Fat
er Walters Wins Praise as Conductor.


new triumph in its annual entertain-
lment at the Coliseum on Wednesday
night when Handel's great master
| piece of oratorio 1.-THE Messiah was
given by the society, assisted by some
| OF the best known soloists of the
country. The production was the one
great musical event of the year in
Kenosha and notwithstanding the in
clement weather crowd of more
than 1900 people were present.
The work was given under the di-
rection of the Rev. Father Walter and
lit came out in noble expression of a
deep clear understanding of the mind
of the master. 1t required delicate
keen depth Of power to hold and make
IN one great whole, an Interpretation
| of a mighty message, conveyed to us
through the medium of Handel IS
genius. Father Walter gave in his d.
reetion of the Messiah Wednesday
evening his truly rare understanding
of technical skill combined with a
pure deep and true rendering of the
spirit of this wonderful work.
The selection of the soloists proved
most fortunate and by far surpassed
any quartette ever heard in this city.
The soprano part was taken by Mrs
Herdien. one of the foremost oratorio
opponents in this country. Her beau
tiful and rich voice combined with
the delicate understanding in inter
preting the solos she sang, was Won
derful from every point of view. The
ease with which the high notes were
reached and the excellent articulation
evidenced most careful training.
Miss johnson combined much
volume with ineffable sweetness Of
tone, and displayed clear and re-
markedly well balanced understand
| ing Of her role.
Hougaard Nelson's rich, mellow
and sweet tenor voice won the en-
thusiasm of the whole audience from
the very first note Technically and
artistically he sang his role in the
most splendid manner
Albert Borroff has very sweet and
pleasing voice, but in power not ris-
ing to the full demand made in that
most difficult "Nation' aria.
The solo quartette in the third part
proved the excellancy and efficiency Of
the artists.
The accompaniment as played by
Bach's symphony orchestra; particu-
larly the Pastoral symphony, was rem
dered with exquisite delicacy and re-
fnement.
Mrs. Burnet G. KaItenbach at the
piano and Otto Singenberger at the
organ, added greatly to the effective
rendition of the music.
The work of the chorus showed a
responsive and earnest appreciation of
their director s Interpretation.
Mr.. Nielsen in speaking Of the work
of the chorus, said: THE tone quail
ty was very sweet, more so than usu-
ally found in choral organizations.
The correctness Of the attack and the
blending Of the different parts was
particularly noticeable. The enthusi-
asm and spirit in which the choruses
were sung showed the singers deep
interest in the music
Evidently the audience was deeply
impressed and they showed their
thorough appreciation Of the work,
which is unusual in Kenosha audi
ence, in that to the very last chord
of the fAmen' there remained an in
tense interest and quiet.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-25
BUILDING MATERIALS.

The Dunnebacke company, corner
of Market and West Main streets han
die building materials such as brick,
lime, cement, hair, plaster and all sizes
of farm drain tile, sewer pipe and con.
nections, also sand and gravel. wifi
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-25
MUST GET ORDERS FOR TOOLS
Street Commissioners and Others Work
ing for the City Will Be Forced to
Get Orders From Committee Before
Materials and Tools are Purchased,

Alderman Joseph g. Rhode, recent
~ named by Mayor Head as chair
man of the streets and alleys commit
tee of the common council, has start
cd a. move to put some system into
the management of this department.
First of all he has asked that an in
ventory be taken of all the tools own
ed by the city and an effort will be
made to get these tools collected. The
city should own tools to the value of
many hundred dollars, but it is de-
clared that it is a difficult matter to
locate these things. The street COM
missioners have been instructed to
furnish the committee list of all
tools in their possession and of such
tools that they know belong to the
city which may be in the possession
of others. The city/has been buying
tools for years and they disappear just
about as fast as they are bought.
Chairman Rhode is making an effort
to have better tab kept on the tools.
In addition to this the alderman is
planning to install a system of orders
for work which are similar to those
used in big manufacturing concerns.
The orders will show just what every
street gang is doing and where it was
at work every day in the year. These
orders will be issued daily by either
the city engineer or the chairman OF
the committee. In the past it has
been decidedly hard to check up on
the work. of the commissioners and
the street workers, but under the plan
proposed by the new chairman it will
be possible to tell just how much work
has been done by the men and the
expense Of this work to the city. The
cost Of every bit of street cleaning
and street repairing can be easily COM
puted by the examination of these
daily reports.
The new street committee will de-
mand that the city be given a full
days work for every days pay by
the common council and the reports
of commissioners on which the pay
rolls are based will be scrutinized
more closely tina never before. A tab
will be kept on every man employed
under the department regardless Of
his position and the committee will
see to it that he is paid only for
services rendered.
The old plan of indescriminate buy
ing of tools for the city will be done
away with and in the future orders
will have to be secured by the com
missioners before any tools can be
bought on the credit of the city. The
store keepers will be asked to make
these orders part of all bills render
ed to the city and bills will not be
allowed unless accompanied by the
proper orders. During the past year
many bills were sent to the council
where materials were ordered without
authority and while most Of these bills
were paid they were paid under pro-
test and paid with the understanding
that in the future orders must be Sc
cured. 1t is certain that this plan
will also govern the management of the
public grounds committee and no bills
will be paid that are not according to
contracts made by the committee with
the consent Of the members of the
common council.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-25
TO INSPECT
Council Members Plan Trip
Through Trunk Sewer
Before Acceptance.
TO GET COMPETENT ENGINEERS

Members Of the common council are
making preparations for unique trip
through the new trunk sewer and it
is probable that the trip will take
place some time within the next two
weeks. City Engineer Balzter is anxi-
GUS to have every member Of the
council make the trip and to that end
hip boots will be provided for the al
dermen from the equipment Of the
fire department. and boats will be on
hand to take care of any of the mem
bers who feel unable to walk through
the big bore of concrete. The con
tractors have notified the city engi-
neer that the concrete work Of the
sewer is now completed and ready for
inspection and they expect the work
to be done at the earliest possible
minute. However, the aldermen are
perfectly willing to wait until after
the spring freshets are all over with
a view of having as little water as
possible in the sewers when the trip
of inspection is made.
Most of the members of the coun-
Gil seem to be favorable to the plan
Of employing experts to pass on the
sewer These men hold that the
money of the tax payers would be well
spent even if the cost of such an in
spection would amount to several
hundred dollars. Of course the alder
men making trip through the sewer
might discover some glaring defects
in construction and it is not thought,
that there are such defects, but the
technical inspection would be much
more satisfactory to the people Of the
city if it were done by expert en-
gineers.
The sewer is being watched with in
terest by concrete and cement COM
panies in this section of the country
and nearly. every day the work is
looked over by representatives Of
these companies. 1T is now thought
that the work of back filing will be
completed by the first of May.
K
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-25

The powers that be at Madison have
never been accused of being lacking
in political aeumen, but they will be
open to that charge if they fail to
modify or repeal that income tax law
without delay. They are reported as
favoring waiting until the law has
been given fair trial but they may
see s great light when the members
of the legislature gather for the
special session the last of the month
and report the feeling against the law
in their districts. No more unpopular
measure was ever put on the statute
books of the state and the dissatis-
faction is state wide. The political
party that could 60 before the people
with the repeal of this law as the sin
gle issue of its campaign would be
likely to be put in full control of the
Legislature
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-25

Found anythingf The owner is
watching the bargain columns.