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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-19
INCOME CAUSES TROUBLES
Treasurer Expects That There viii be
a Big Rush to Get Taxes Out of the
Way as All Must be Paid Before the
1st of February This Year

Have you paid your taxes7 If you
haven't City Treasurer Steinmetz is in
his Office at the city hall ready to take
your annual contribution to the bud
get of the city. The annual tax war
ran, the largest in the history of Keno
sha by more than a hundred thousand
dollars was turned over to the treas
urer by City Clerk Harrington this
morning and the treasurer is now busy.
There are just thirty eight days in
which to pay the taxes as under the
law all must be paid by the first of
February. Failure to pay by that time
will mean a penalty of two per cent
to the amount.
The total of the tax warrant this
year is in excess of 1928, 500. The new
item in the warrant this year is the
$115,000 assessed as income taxes and
the treasurer is already having his
troubles over this item. Some of the
assessment returned to the county
clerk by the state tax commission will
be contested as corporations in the
city claim to have letters from the
commission in which figures are given
other than those on the formal tax
roll. One item Of $50 on the roll is
declared to have been removed after
the list was certified and there are a
lot of others which will be subject
of contest. There are many people on
the income tax roll who pay neither
personal or real estate taxes and the
treasurer is at loss as TO how he
can get to these people. It is probable
that a post card system will be adopt
ed and that the treasurer will send
notice of all income taxes the first of
next month.
Officials of the city are hopeful that
the people will see their way clear to
pay the taxes early this year and thus
save the city little of the big cost
of borrowing money for the running
expenses. 1t is not probable that the
city will have a great deal of money
for operating expenses until after the
first of February as the money that
comes in before that time will be de-
manded to meet the state and county
tax roll. It is probable that an ad,
vance will be made on school taxes
just as soon as possible in order to
prevent a further overdraft on the
school fund.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-19

There is hardly state, city or town
in this country that makes an intelli-
gent statement of its fiscal operations
and condition.
Every state, city and town publishes
once a year thing it calls treasur-
er's report or an auditor S report
usually very bulky thing, containing
an interminable maze of figures. We
venture to say otfhand that, as to
about two-thirds of these reports, the
best expert accountant in the United
States could not construct from them
such a concise and intelligent showing
of income, outgo, indebtedness and
cash on hand as the New York Stock
Exchange requires from every corpora
ton whose securities it lists. AS to
three-quarters of them, we venture to
say that, if any such confused, occult
statement were laid before the diree-
tors of a railroad, those directors
would stand up in righteous indigna-
ton and discharge the whole account.
ing department. on the instant
You know what happens in every To-
cal campaign Each party claims that
its administration of the state or city
was vastly more economical than the
administration of the other party
both parties publish wads of official
figures to prove their claims; and
except by hiring corps OF expert ac-
countants to overhaul the books and
construct brand new statement-no.
body can tell which party is right.
Very properly we demand publicity
for corporation affairs. Why not de.
mand Ineligible publicity for public
affairs2 Look up the last annual re-
port Of you state, city or town and
see what you can make of -satur
day Evening Post.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-19

The examination of all Of the fnan-
Uial affairs of the Modern Woodmen
which is to be undertaken at once by
the insurance departments Of six states
is an outgrowth of the fight ovlr the
proposed raise in rates but it is ex-
pected that the examination will be a
good thing for the organization. It is
confidently asserted by the officials of
the society that everything will be
found in first class condition and that
any of the members whose confidence
in the stability of the organization
may have been shaken by the long
continued troubles over rates will be
treasured by the reports Of the insur-
ance commissioners of the several
states.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-19
AFTER PICTURE AGENTS

The police of the city are looking
for bunch of picture frame age is
who have been working in the city for
some time. The men sold many frames
in Kenosha and it is claimed that the
people were faxed right. One woman
who had paid fancy price for black
walnut frame found that the frame was
made of plaster of paris. OF course
the men had made the collections before
the facts in the case were discovered.
They seem to have left the city and the
police have not been able to get any
trace of them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-19
DEATH OF JONATHAN A. HARRIS.
Civil War Veteran Died at His Home
on Collins st. Monday Afternoon.

Jonathan A. Harris, aged rs years
and well known to members of the
Grand Army in the city and county,
died at his home on Collins street late
Monday afternoon. Death was due to
a general breaking down due to adj
vancing age. The deceased was a ma
tive of Ohio and during the civil war
served as a member Of the 102nd Ohio
Volunteer Infantry. Mr.. Harris came
to Kenosha with his family somo
eight years ago. Less than year ago
Mrs. Harris was called by death and
since that time the husband had failed
rapidly. Several children survive
The funeral services which will be
under the direction of Fred S. Lowell
Post of the Grand Army viii be held
from the late residence at two O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon. Interment will
be at the family plot at the Kenosha
City cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-19

We can think of a lot Of things to
which the Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis
Society could devote its energies and
the newspaper space so freely given
it by every newspaper in the state
more proftably than by engaging in
a controversy with the state board of
health over a relatively unimportant
matter. There is glory enough for all
in the improved sanitary conditions in
this state without getting into a fight
over which body was the originator of
any Of the changes. 1t is the unques.
toned right of any citizen in demo-
cracy to start an argument over any
thing, anywhere, at any time, but it
is the privilege of any other citizen
to doubt the wisdom If such course
and the people of this state would re-
greet to see any of the strength of the
campaign against the white plague
wasted in Improbable controversies
with body which should be bound
heart and soul to the cause for which
the association stands.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-19
WILL MARRY SECOND TIME.
Couple Married in Waukegan Nine
Months Age Plan Home Wedding.

Miss Ethel Williams is to have the
distinction of being twice married to
the same man within a year and before
she was II years of age as County
Clerk Jones has issued license for
the marriage of the young woman to
Charles Mortensen, also of Kenosha.
The age Of the bride is given at six
teen years, but her mother appeared
with her in the clerk 5 Office and sign
ed a permit for the issuance of the Ii
cense. Last March Miss Williams and
Mortenson eloped and were married in
Waukegan. Shortly after the facts in
the case were announced an action for
the annullment of the marriage was
brought in the municipal court and
Judge Randall handed down a decision
in keeping with the demands of the
complaint. Mortenson following the
court action renewed his suit for the
hand of the young lady and finally Sc
cured the consent of her mother for
the union.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-19

The Red Cross Christmas Seals
should be affixed TO the back of let
tiers or parcels and all parties using
these stamps should be very particular
to observe this rule. The postofice
department strained point in good
cause by permitting the use of any
Dther stamps than postage stamps in
the mails but the people who are in
terested in the cause for which the
stamps are sold, and those who use
chem surely are, should remember that
the ruling of the department. in regard
to the stamps can be reversed at any
time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-19
Reorganization of Officials
of Big Stocking Plant
Made on Monday
NO CHANGE IN FIRMS POLICY

IA complete reorganization of the
official force Of tie Chicago-Kenosha
Hosiery Company took place on Mon
day afternoon when the annual meet
ing of the stockholders was held at
the offices of the company. This meet
ing brought the Official retirement of
James j. Hoyt, who has served in
the capacity Of president of the COM
pany for number of years, and
Charles Chester Allen, who recently
joined with his brother in the pur-
chase of the controlling stock of the
company, was elected president.
Robert w. Allen was named as vice
president to succeed S. B. Wilkins of
Rockford, who has been officially con-
nected with the company for many
years. Roger N. Kimball former gen
eral manager of the Kenosha Gas and
Electric Company, VINO recently pur-
chased a portion of the stock of the
company, was named as secretary of
the company. E. L. Shippee was
elected treasurer of the company. G..
H. Curtis was elected as assistant
secretary and treasurer of the COM
pany.
The membership of the board Of di-
retcors under the new regime is as
follows; G. G. Allen, R. W. Allen,
Roger N. Kimball, E. L. Shippee, G..
H. Curtis, s. G. Newman and Henry
Cooper.
At the meeting of the stockholders
no formal action was taken to make
any change in the policy Of the com
pany and after the meeting was over
President Allen said: eThere was
nothing done at the annual meeting
beyond the election of the new board
of directors and the new officials of
the company. No changes in the of
fee force or the policy of the company
further than stated have been con
sidered
Within few days the statesmen of
the company will come from all parts
of the country to attend the annual
gathering and at that time plans for
any changes in the manner OF hand
ling the product of tie company will
be outlined. 1t is said that the past
year has been one of the most sue
cessful in the history of the company.
Col. ]. j. Hoyt, the retiring presi-
dent Of the company, has taken great
interest in the Development OF The in
dustry and he has always kept in close
touch with the business of the com
pany. His office in the hosiery com
pany was his last connection with the
industrial world of Kenosha but he will
continue to make his home in the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-19
MRS. J. J. PITTS GETS DIVORCE.
Domestic Relations of Well known
People Brought Into Circuit Court.

DOmeSblc helaC1OnS or Well known
People Brought Into Circuit Court.
In the circuit court this morning
Judge Belden handed Town an order
granting an introductory decree Of
divorce in the suit Of Mrs. Alvina R.
Pitts against her husband John J..
Pitts. The announcement of the case
will undoubtedly come as surprise
to many people as the papers in the
case were fled only few minutes be-
fore the case was called for hear
ing. In her complaint Mrs. Pitts
charged cruelty and failure to pro-
vide. She was awarded the custody
of the one minor child and small ali
mony. She was also given possession
of the homestead on Exchange street.
Mr.. Pitts did not appear nor was he
represented by an attorney. Mr.. and
Mrs. Pitts were married in Keuosha
twenty-five years ago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-19
NAME NEW OFFICIALS.

The Fraternal Reserve Association
has elected the following officers 70
the new year:
President-Fred Schultz.
Vice President-Alma Morehouse.
Secretary--Paul Pierson.
Treasurer-MIs. Fred Schultz.
Sergeant-John Kaufman.
Doorkeeper-Chas. Germany.
Messenger-Emma Won Wald>
Judge, 3 years-Dr. A. j. Randall.
Judge, 2 years-Alice Raeuber.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-19
Plan to Change City Levy
Fails to Meet With Any
Support of Council.
.INJyNCHCa IS THREATENED
City Council Has Decidedly Short SEES
sion and Members Get Away in Time
to Witness the Star Bout of the Even
ing. Little Business Done.

The members of the common council
had their fighting clothes on for varl-
Gus reasons on Monday evening and
long before the final bout was called
over at the Coliseum tie council gave
"a knockout blow to any scheme to in
crease the tax levy. 1t was a blow
below the belt as the plan to rescind
the action in making tie eleven mill
levy never got single supporter on
council by the chairman Of the finance
committee and Alderman F'ilbin de-
clared that be would enjoin the city
if an effort was made TO change the
levy, holding that such action could
not be taken in time for tie proper
returns to be made 70 the city treas
urer by the city clerk. 1t was very
evident from the very short discussion
of the matter that there was no de-
sire on the part of the council to in
that some time during the coming year
the finance committee will be forced
to find some way to issue bonds to Sc
cure money to meet the cost of public
improvements but even4with tie eleven
mill levy the city will not be any worse
off than it has been in other years.
The meeting Of the council moved
with precision. The call Of the Coli
scum was strong and detailed argu-
ments were cut short and awfully
short. Not a single petition was sent
to the council, this being the first
time in years that such condition
existed. The reports Of the commit
tees were abbreviated to Z. marked ex-
tent and things were allowed to slip
along just as rapidly as possible. The
claims committee brought in report
on the rather unusual claim of Mary
Umathum, who alleged that her son
was electrocuted at the Deming school.
The committee recommended that this
matter be laid before the industrial
commission by the city attorney and
the matter will be formally taken up
in this manner. This will be the first
claim against the city to be submitted
to the commission.
No action was taken in regard to
the trunk sewer. The attorneys for
the contractors were present but they
had no new proposition to offer and
the street assessment committee was
not ready to make any report Oh the
matter. It is possible that some agree
ment may be reached before the next
meeting of the council.
The council was notified that Erie
berg and Laurison had quit work on
the sewer on Lyman avenue and the
city clerk was instructed to notify the
bondsmen of the contractors to com
plete the work not only on this street
but also on Symmonds street. Both
contracts are protected by the same
bonding company.
The report of the street committee
showed that the pay rolls in this de-
part for the past two weeks were the
partments for the past two weeks were
the smallest in many months, but the
amount being little less than 5000.
The council spent a half hour discuss
ing the proposed vehicle and street
ordinance, but action on it was de
ferred following several amendments
and it win probably be taken up at
the next regular meeting of the coun-
Gil.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-19

The Christmas trade opened with
rush this morning. in all of the stores
and the merchants are looking forward
to record breaking week. Kenosha
is prosperous and its prosperity is be-
ing shown in the Christmas buying.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-19
APPoRTIoNs SCHOOL MONEY.
Kenosha to Receive $16,947O2 From
the State School Funds This Year.

County Clerk Russell H. Jones this
morning received from the state super
intendent the annual apportionment of
the state school fund for Kenosha.
The fund is divided on the basis of
$3.50 for each child of school age and
it will be returned to the county with
in few weeks. The amounts for the
various towns and the number of
school children follows:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-19
CARVER, GRADE TRoTrEE.

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: SIG to insure live
fosL WITT
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-19

The gas company must have stand
in with the weather man A drop in
temperature while the heating plant
was ont Of business would have cost
the company thousands Of dollars
damages for frozen pipes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-19
SvEA NAMES OFFICERS.
John Anderson Named as President of
Well known Swedish Organization.

Society Svea held it's annual cleo.
ton Of officers on last Saturday even
ing, the following being chosen:
President-A. John Anderson.
Vice President-Carl Englund.
Record Secretary-Axel Werner.
Financial Secretary-John Hartwick
Treasurer-Frantz Monteen.
Master of Ceremony-A. b. Celander
Trustee-Alfred ADJUST.
Guards-Chas Holm, A. Nordlund.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-19
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1912.

It will take you no time at all to
get them if you make up your mind
what you want before going to the
stores.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-19

It is not too late TO send that small
donation to your favorite charitable
organization to help provide " Merry
Christmas for the poor or the sick.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-19

Our own bottling Olive Oil
from Lucca. E. Juliani Co. tt adv.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-14

1nos eonyiris in the Wsami
ppAi,entiary are bunch of rsll
gressiyes along highly practice!
i.r,s \ feW days aao they violated
4 1rsclyativo precadcnts and tic
uaations Of their class by lyncline
-ro within the prison walls in
obedience IL the unWrittrn law pre-
}ailing on the outside; ard nov they
sci tho pace for their brethren in
o, her penal institutions by escaping.
twenty in bunch. If half the in
,!u>try and ingenuity employed By
hundreds of prisoners in this coun-
try tn break through their prison
walls and otherwise beat the law
lad been devoted to honest endeavor
IT, get on in life before they went
wrong. what a shining array of bril-
liant citizens those same men would
have been. Nature seems II waste
lots of good material in sending so
many half-made-up men into the
world.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-14
TRANMEll TRIES TO LET
PEOPLE HAVE EXPRESSION
CONTINUED from Page -

The vote was 16 to 10. The Senate
was attempting to reconsider and
undo with majority vote what had
occurred and been passed by three
ffths vote. While our courts hav"
net passed upon this question, the
courts of other States hold that j,
requires a three ffthS vote to recon
side and undo an action which it
required three-fifthS vote to pass
Tie Senate therefore never legallH
undd or rccOnsidered it's former ac-
ton whereby it had by more than =
thrcc-fifthS vote agreed to the mi
tIatiNc and referendum amendment
and notified the House that it had
did SO.
,lr. Trammell is fighting to allow
the voters to express their will al
the polls, cOntending that the courts
very largely have adopted the policy
of giving more weight to the express
sion of the voters than to any other
point connected with the adoption o.
an amendment; and that they hay"
lir@cly placed that construction and
Interpretation upon the various pro-
rccdin2s which will sustain instcal
ri defeat the popular will The op-
position all of whom it is understood
are against not merely tho amend
n."nt under consideration but gc"-
cral policy of initiative and refercn-
dun. in bringing the suit now instead
OF after the election would exclude
The expression OF the voters from
consideration by the courts.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-14
1T REPELS IMMIGRANTS.
CAPITAL AND PROGRESS

We can't evadc the force of fact;
and figures and it is not the part 81
GOOD sense or enlightened sclf-n-
tcrcst 10 either deny them, conceal
them or misintcrprct them. The re-
Gently published murder statistics OF
the country are attracting wide at
tcntiOn and comment. and it is par
ticularly distressing to the law-abid-
ing people of the South, who cOnsti-
tate the Overwhelming majority Of
cur population. that those statistics
nivc us the evil rmincncc 81 prccc-
dcncc over any other part of the
country in the number of annual
homicidcs The wide publication Of
this fact may be dcplorcd by some
rs an injury to the South but this
/, a weak and mistaken view Ct tn"
a hirct. The more publicity "" give
10 il the more we crystaliZo an ag-
alcssivc public sentiment TO provide
i remedy for the evil for il is from
public sentiment aroused to meet the
situation, and from this alone that
relief must come The incinnaii
Enquirer is friendly 70 the South,
and in discussing this matter il
says.
"The most discouraGinr feature Of
the situation is that, in proportion
creased IN number during the las
decade, instead Of having dimin-
rcd. II, they have in other lands.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-14
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

For Woodrow Wilson.
For Vice President-Thomas c.
Marshall
Presidential Electors-JeffersOn b.
Browne, J. Fred DeBerry. Charles +.
Jones, w. Chipley Jones. Leland }.
Henderson, II. c. Sparkman.
Congressman. State at Large
Congressman, First Districts.
N. Sparkman.
Congressman, Second District =
Frank Clark.
Congressman. Third District-Em-
Gett Wilson.
CovernOr--Park Trammell.
Attorney General-Thos. F. West
Secretary of State-H. c. Craw-
ford.
Commissioner Of Agriculture-W.
a McRae.
Treasurer. c. Luning.
Conptroller-W V. Knott.
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton w. N. Sheets.
State Chemist-R. L. Rose.
Adjutant General. c. r. Foster.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-14

Rev. J. Edgar Wilson, the we'll
known minister now pastor OF the
Methodist church at Gainesville. in
this State. is giving practical fora
,c his christianity which is sure to
win popular approval; and if his
example should find general imita-
ton among preachers Of all denom-
nations large service would BE-
rendered TO humanity. and much dis
trcss relieved. In the Gainesville
san Mr.. Wilson has card on the
.ubjcct from which we take the fol-
lowing:
so many inquiries come to me.
roth from within the city and from
outside points, relative to securing
employment here, that ! have decid
cd to open a register OF positions de-
sired. and Of employers desiring help.
with view, especially to helping
those who need employment to find
il.
Il Will be- glad. therefore, if en-
l!oycrs OF white labor wantin" hclp
would make that fact known 10 mo,
with all the facts appcr'aininS
ihereto; and persons seeking employ
mon, viii be given what information
! have Of such openings. There will
BE no charge for these services. TO
either employer or cmployc !
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-14

times the spongcs were gathered in
shallow water with rakes, hut for
L,any years in old Greece, sponge
divers had been gathering the treas
ures from that coast with the aid Of
diving suits, and race of men hal
sprung up who were educated in tn
art Some sponge man. with an eye
to business sent for a few of these
divers. The first to come were two
men who knew spongcs from tho
cradle to the grave. They wanted
to find out the extent Of The sponge
fields before many of their country