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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
ELECTRIC ROADS UNDER FIRE
Towns of Pleasant Prairie and Somers
Expected to Make Formal Complaints
to Commission Demanding Wider
Crossings for Both Electric Lines.

The State Railroad Commission
has started in to regulate the width
Of country road crossings along the
right of way of the various electric
roads in Wisconsin and in a decision
handed down on Thursday the com
mission has fixed the width for such
crossings at twenty-four feet and has
intimated that it will entertain COM
plants from, town boards for the
changes Of all crossings which fail to
conform with the ruling. The ruling
was handed down in the complaint of
the people of the town of Caledonia,
Racine county, against the Chicago q
Milwaukee Electric Railway Company.
The complaint filed some time ago was
bitterly contested by the managers of
the electric railway company, they
holding that they had done all in their
power under the road conditions to
make the crossing a safe one. Several
crossings in Kenosha county do not
conform to the ruling of the commits
sion as to the width of such crossings
and it is expected that the town
boards of Pleasant Prairie and Somers
will at once take action to have the
commission make an investigation of
Of S1o ha
plant of the city against city cross
ings Of the electric road will 60 to the
commission the early part Of next
week and it is very probable that
when the commission sends it's in
vestigators to Kenosha they will be
instructed to make an investigation
of all crossings of the road in the
county. Only one serious accident has
taken place at grade crossings in the
county and this took place at the
crossing of the Burlington road some
years ago when George o. Field, who
was driving in an automobile was
struck and instantly killed. The com
pany settled the case with the reIa-
tives Of Field and the case did not
come to trial in the circuit court. Peo-
pie in the rural districts report many
narrow escapes from injuries at these
crossings and there is no doubt but
that an effort will be made to have
them better protected. Automatic bells
may be demanded at all crossings of
the line in the county and it is posi-
BILE that the railroad commission
would grant such demand on the
part of the people of these districts.
The commission is now making an
investigation of the operation of the
electric lines in the rural districts and
the report of this investigation will
practically settle all points at issue
between the people Of the various
towns and the company. It is not ex-
pected, however, that the commission
will order changes on the petition of
the town boards of the towns along
the line of the railway.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05

Il the instructions Of the superin-
tendent of schools are followed by
parents the pupils in every room can
start their regular school work on the
first day of the term. The superin-
tendent, principals, and teachers are
doing their best to prevent any con-
fusion or unnecessary delays in get
ting the schools running smoothly and
it rests with the parents to second
their efforts by following the direc-
tions given out from time to time to
the letter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05

+ City Attorney Slater has prepared
the complaint of the city against the
Chicago & Milwaukee Electric de-
manding better protection for the
crossings of the line in this city which
is to be presented to the state railroad
commission and it is expected that
some action on the complaint will be
taken before the sale of the road on
September 25th. Kenosha is not the
only city which is complaining of the
lack of protection for the public at
the crossings of this road and it is
said that the commission has caused
an investigation of conditions all
along the line of the road to be made
and that an effort will be made by the
commission to pass on all the COM
plants at one hearing and cover it's
rulings in one general order. Nothing
is known OF the conditions in other
cities by the Kenosha officials, but
they are convinced that no more dan
gerous crossing than the Prairie ave-
nue. crossing of the road in this city
exists anywhere along the whole
length of the line and they are CON
fdent that the commission will order
this crossing safeguarded.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05

In his admirable report to the Com
mereial club of Chicago on vocational
education in Europe, Edwin G. Cooley
points out that Prussia contains
roughly three million youths between
the ages of fourteen and eighteen, of
whom two millions are at work. They
go to work for the same reasons that
an overwhelming majority of GU own
youths quit public school at fourteen
or under. Our census of 1900 shows
million seven hundred thousand chill
dren under fifteen employed as bread
winners; but child in the United
States who leaves public school gets
no further educational aid from the
state, though usually he is then in the
most formative period of his life.
Prussia manages it differently, and
about thfee-ffths of her working boys
under eighteen years of age attend
continuation schools.
by arrangement with employers
working youths attend these schools a
few hours each week-not at night,
when they are tired from days
work in the shop but in the daytime.
At Munich, for example, they attend
)ne whole day or two half days a
week. They receive vocational train
Ing in the craft or calling that en-
ploys them, and cultural training that
takes its cue from the pupils bread.
winning occupation.
A boy working in cooper shop is
taught cooper-shop arithmetic. The
idea is to blend education and work
to Ink the school with the youth 5,
actual daily breadwinning expert.
enees Munich maintains ffty-two
continuation schools, and the yearly
cost to the city is only sixteen dollars
a pupil.
Naturally, employers objected to
surrendering half a day of the youth Is
time twice weeeke-that would dis
organize the shop and interfere with
the production of tubs; but from a
national point Of view producing good
tubs is less important that producing
good citizens. The arrangement now
works satisfactorily all over Germany.
a state educational scheme like our
own, which stops short of the thresh-
Old OF lndustry-when an overwhelm-
ing majority of youths enter industry
before they are eighteen-is obviously
good deal Of = failrre.- Saturday
Evening Post.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
NUMBER AND LOCATION OF FIRE
ALARM BOXES.

Rambler Automombile Works. Park
do not blow whistle until seq
cnd alarm.)
a12 Ran bler, Prairie Ave. Gate.
Ala Rambler, Market st. Gate.
Aliens Tannery.
4 Central Engine House.
Maip and Market SITS.
Corner Church and Wisconsin streeta
% Rain Wagon Co., Pearl and Church Sta
Il simmons Mfg. Co, Pearl St.
Il Chicago Brass CO. Enzabeth st.
o14 Chicago Brass Co., Elizabeth st. ana
Fremont Ave.
s14 Chicago Brass Co., Strong st. and FIRE.
414 chicago Brass Co, West Gate and
Pleasant st.
TX BADGER Brass Co., lyman ave.
is Chicago rockford Hosiery Co.. Prairie
do not blow whistle until Sec
ond alarm.l
II Cooper Underwear Co, Prairie Ave
81 Main and South SITS.
% Durkee Ave.
% park Ave. and Eagle ST.
- park Ave. and Deming Sc.
* Prairie and Ashland Ayes.
81 Ashland Ave and Elizabeth st.
81 Eliza beth st. and Fremont ara
q Lemon st. and Lake Ave.
30 Ashland Ave. and Market Sc
% Vain St. South End of Bridge.
o. PARK and Exchange SITS.
* Prairie Ave. and West Matn st.
IS Lemon and Caledonia Sts.
n North Side Engine house.
% Maple st. and Grand Ave.
42 Middle and West Main Sta.
a Washington Island.
Is Milwaukee Ave.
az Grand Ave. and Ashland Ave.
ri Pleasant and Elizabeth SITS.
62 Rowland Ave. and Dayton Sc.
53 Prairie Ave. and Newell st,
81 Caledonia St., near Division St
IS Milwaukee Ave. and North st.
&c Linden and Grant SITS.
81 Middle and Pleasant SITS.
60 Lyman and oakwood AYES
121 Pearl and Ridge SITS.
122 Kemper Hall
123 Indiana st. and Durkee Ave
124 Ashland Ave. and Evergreen ST
125 Strong and Grover SITS.
1928 Fremont Ave. and Collins St
141 Pearl and West SITS.
142 Market and Third SITS.
143 Ridge st. and Prairie Ave.
IA Market st. and Rowland ave.
145 Grand and Lyman AYES.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
ALLEN ASKS DAMAGES
Former Employe of Northwestern Says
He Was Assaulted by Agent Here.

Irwin Allen, a seventeen year old boy
through his guardian Calvin Stewart,
has filed suit in the circuit court de-
manding damages to the amount of ST.
600 from w. J. Kiltz, agent for the Chi
cago and Northwestern Railway Com
pany in Kenosha. In his complaint AL
len alleges that on the Sd day of July
he was assaulted and beaten by Kiltz.
The agent has fled an answer in which
he claims that young Allen threatened
to attack him and that the force he
used was necessary for self defense.
He admits that he threw Allen out of
his Office. The case is scheduled to be
tried at the September term of the
circuit court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
COMING NEARER KENosHA.
Competition in Gas May Be Possible
For the City in the Near Future.

OoAipeLlL1On III GaS May be Possible
For the City in the Near Future.
People in Kenosha see possibility
of competition in the sale of illumi-
mating gas in the city, as it is now
stated that the North Shore Gas Com
pany will at once extend its mains
from Waukegan to Zion City. The
company has secured franchises for
the gas mains in Zion City and it is
declared that it is the ultimate plan
of the company to extend its mains to
Kenosha, or at least to the south
limits of the city. The present utility
furnishing gas in the city claims a
perpetual franchise under an act of
the legislature and it might be very
hard matter for competing company
to get any franchise rights in the
city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
FAIR TREATMENT FOR ALL
State Tax Commission Puts Delay in
Turning in City Valuations Up to
County Clerk and Declares That it is
Willing to Wait for Returns.

City Clerk Harrington has received
a letter from the Wisconsin State Tax
Commission in which it is stated that
the state commission will not press the
city of Kenosha for an immediate re-
turn of the assessment for the city,
but will leave the matter open sub
ject to the demands of the county
clerk and that any arrangement made
between the city and the county clerk
will be satisfactory to the state COM
mission. This action on the part of
the commission assures the city an
other month in which to finish up the
new valuation of the property of the
city and the assessors have given as
surance that the work will be COM
wards now fully assessed and the as
sessment made against all the fac
tories in the city, the assessors hope to
be able to clean up the real estate and
personal assessments within the next
three weeks. This will give the city
clerk plenty of time to get ready for
the annual levy which must be made
on the first Monday in December
The city of Kenosha is not the only
part Of the county that is to have
higher assessment this year and sim
liar work has been done in the towns
of the county under the direction of
Supervisor of Assessments Dalton.
The returns from all the towns are
not as yet in but it is stated that the
valuation Of the property outside the
city will show very large increase
this year and it is expected that the
average valuation Tor the towns and
the city will be close to eighty per
cent of the true value of the property.
Supervisor Dalton has already start
ed work on his geport to be presented
to the county board at the November
session and it is declared that the city
will not suffer as a result Of increased
assessment of property. Supervisor
Dalton has been in close touch with
the work done by the assessors Of the
city and county and he realizes fully
that the valuation made in Kenosha
is the fairest ever returned by any
city in the state. In the past the city
has paid about sixty-fve percent of
the state and county tax assessed in
Kenosha county and assurance is Civ
en- that in the equalization of the
values in the county the city will not
be assessed any greater per cent Of
the total tax than it has been In other
years.
The amount Of the state tax has not
as yet been made public, but it is said
that it will be considerably smaller
than the amount levied last year. This
is usually true of a campaign year.
The county tax viii probably be lit
tie larger than last year on account
of the carrying out of plans for the
building of the tuberculosis hospital.
This will have to be provided for in
the tax levy, but it is not expected
that the amount will be in excess of
$4,000. The rolls of the income tax
have not as yet been made public, but
it is expected that they will arrive
from Madison within a few days.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
MANY ATTEND PARTY.
Domino Party Proves Interesting Event
at the Kenosha Country Club.

One of the most notable events on the
social calendar of the Kenosha Country
Club took place on Thursday afternoon
when the ladies of the club entertain
ed at "domino party More than
two hundred of the members and
friends Of the club were present. A
large number of the women of the club
were attired in the domino masks and
they wore them until after the grand
march which took place just after ten
o'clock. Following the grand march
the dancers unmasked and luncheon
was served. Music for the dancing
which continued until early morning
was furnished by Becker's orchestra.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05

So long as they are playing 10 IA
vorites the police are exactly right in
getting after the people who have
been posting the political advertising
matter on the telegraph and telephone
poles in defiance of the city ordi-
nances. The fact that man is a
candidate for office does not give his
advertising agents any special priv
ileges.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
MONEY NOT YET EXHAUSTED
Police Declare Wife of Missing Official
has Received Several Letters but
None Have Reached Police Depart
ment-May Take Up Case Tonight.

Martin Christensen, the missing
desk sergeant of the Kenosha police
department, is an elusive individual
and he seems to be fitting about the
southern part Of the country as lured
by will o. the wisp. Letters received
in Kenosha on Thursday indicated that
Christensen was now receiving his
mail at the general delivery window
at the post office at New Orleans.
These letters did not come to the
police department, but to the wife of
the missing official. Not a single let
ter has been received from Christen-
son by the police since his strange dis
appearance from the city, the only
communication from him being the
telegram received more than two
weeks ago in which he asked that
money be sent to him. Christensen is
still coming home, but he is evidently
taking the longest way round. Mrs.
Christensen is evidently in communi-
cation with her husband, but she has
declined to turn over, to the police
letters received from him, declaring
that they are of private nature and
not for the police. The officials have
taken. no steps to have the travelling
spirit of Christensen arrested and it
is certain that so far as the police are
concerned Christensen will be allowed
to go just as far as the money he has
on hand will take him. The officials re-
fuse to discuss the matter at length
but it is admitted that they are pos
sessed Of information which has to
great extent lessened the mystery at
tending the disappearance and con-
tinued absence of Christensen from
the city.
Chief O'Hare said this morning go,
guess Christensen will come back to
Kenosha just about when he gets
ready and when he comes back he can
tell his own story. We know that
there is nothing seriously wrong with
him and that he is in communication
with the members of his family. He
has repeatedly said that he intends to
return to Kenosha and I suppose he
will in due time. We are not taking
any steps to interfere with the salts
faction of any desire he may have to
travel and we have no string on
him I expect to hear something from
him today and he may be back any
time"
The police and fire commission
meets at the city hall this evening and
at this meeting Chief O'Hare will
make some report on the missing Off
cial if he is not heard from in some
thing like definite manner during
the day. The chief still insists that
he is not desirous Of having Christen-
son dropped from the force until af-
ter he comes back to Kenosha and is
given chance to defend his own ae-
tions. Christensen s record as en- of
fcer has won for him every possible
consideration from the department
and it is regarded as certain that the
police and fire commission will follow
the suggestions of the chief in deal
ing with the missing man. Reports
circulated about the city that the
story of Christensen would be of
sensational nature are denied and it
is declared that there was no one con-
nected with the disappearance of the
ran but the official himself and some
Of his relatives.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
ON SERIOUS CHARGE.
Julius Bousnock Arrested on Complaint
of Mrs. Anna Dursek Thursday.

julius Bousnock, known as one of the
wealthiest of the foreign born residents
of Kenosha, was arrested by Chief of
Police O'Hare Thursday afternoon on
charges of adultery. The warrant was
issued following a complaint made by
Mrs. Anna Dursek, who is named in
the complaint. Bousnock was brought
before Judge Randail on Thursday af-
ternoon and he entered a plea of "not
guilty. He was released on bonds
pending an adjourned hearing on Sept.
5th. The case promises to be very
interesting one when it is brought to
trial. Mrs. Dursek, who was divorced
in the municipal court some time ago,
is said to be critically Ill with tuber-
culosis.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1912.

1t is probable that the nominations
for sheriff in both Of the older parties
will be settled by the second choice
votes and the campaigner who is de-
voting most of his time to getting
promises for these second choice votes
from the friends Of his rivals may
come out on top.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05

An added incentive for getting out
to vote on primary election day is
that a voter who casts his ballot in
that election gets his name on the new
registration lists which must be made
up before the general election in No
vember. All who fail to vote in the
primaries must go to the polling places
in their several wards and precincts
on registration day if they expect to
vote at the regular election for there
can be no copying of the old lists this
year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05
SEEK ITALIAN HERE
Sam Garbenio Missing From Lannon
Sought by Detectives in Kenosha.


Police Of the city have received a
letter asking them to make an effort to
locate Sam Garbenio, an italian, who
disappeared from Lannon, Wis, on the
morning Of Aug. 18th. Garbenio is be-
ing sought in connection with the
search for the four mea alleged to
have shot Patrolman Korn OF West
Allis on the same day None of the
men has ever been captured and while
the Lannon italian is not thought to
have been member of the quartette
Of desperadoes it is thought that he
can furnish information of value to
the detectives in the search for the
men wanted for the serious crime in
Milwaukee county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05

Only one accident marred the Old
Settlers picnic. A young man watck
ing the ball game was struck by bat
ted ball and badly Jared. He was
taken home in an automobile and his
name was not secured by the mana
gers Of the picnic,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05

The weather man could have squar-
ed up 81 past delinquencies by fur
nishing . perfect day for the Old Set
tiers, but he failed to take ADVANTAGE
Of the opportunity given him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05

Plenty Of people have found the
Kenosha marriage binding enough
without going through another cere-
mcny on arriving home.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-05

George =. Emery Of Elgin, Ill, was
q Kenosha visitor on Thursday after
noon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-02
1.-THE ROMANCERS" IN OPEN
Greenwich Country Club Sees
Rostand's Play.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Greenwich, Conn. Aug. l.-At the
Greenwich Country Club tonight four
hundred members and their friends Wit
messed a performance Of Franz; Lea
Shorts open air production OF Rostand' s
The Romancers." The stage was set on
the golf course under the trees III front
OF the clubhouse.
The play was preceded by a dinner
served on the veranda. +. G. Converse,
president of the. club. entertained q large
party of guests, and others who enter
tanned were Colonel Robert 3 Baker,
William II. Truesdale, r. A. c. Smith. F.
O. Lockwood. II. r. Carhart. f. p. Cronl,-
hite. w. 7. Graham. Frederick X. Cas-
ton, Dr. William Francis Hanan. C. W.
Hammill, J. w Curtiss. L. Trowbridge
Hall. Francis X. Brown. Daniel J. Leary.
Alfred Gilbert Smith, Alfred 4. Cowles,
Russell y. Cowles, William II. Temple,
w. B. Sewell, George l.. Storm. ". T.
Ritch L. S. Armstrong. f. E. Close. Or
willie Oddie jr., H. A. Singer, Z. l.. Ros-
sitter c, W. Hlllyer John a. Topping,
A. J.. Fennessy. W. S. Cooney, G. Z.
Chatlllon. John A. Black. T. NJ. Brooks.
~ s. Mcldrum, r. Y. Gallaher =. W.
Trip, George 4. Hclwc, 8. i. buchanan,
G. a. Stafford J. l. Porter. John D.
McCutcheon, Benjamin Strong jr.,
Charles T. Wits, Edward Shearson. Dun
can Edwards. r. ". Poor. Frances II.
Page, Allan p. Forbes Gustav Baumann
ana Colonel 4. J. Nutting
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-02
CLIENT TREATY JUBILEE
Plan to Celebrate 100 Years Of Peace
Is Opposed in Senate.

Washington. Aug. l.-Senator Burtons
bill for the appointment Of commission
OF seven members to consider plans for
the celebration OF the one hundredth an
niversary Of the treaty with Great Brit
ain made at Client ir 1874 was favorably
reported to the Senate to-day by Senator
Root from the Committee on Foreign Re
lations.
Accompanying II was minority report
presented by Senator Hitchcock on be-
half of himself Senator's Bacon and
shiveley, declaring that II is OF no more
importance to have an official celebration
OF one hundred years Of peace with Great
Britain than II is TO celebrate hundred
years OF peace with Germany. Russia or
France. The minority decided II to be an
inyidous distinction more calculated 70
arouse feelings OF resentment, criticism
and antagonism than anything else.
THE sentiment N favor OF peace be-
tween the two nations existing among the
people." the minority report averred, rs
a guarantee OF peace. in our opinion and
there is no rea,cn to believe that this
sentiment would be strengthened or pro-
NOTED bv the proposed commission"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-02
WINS BEAUX ARTS PRIZE
Easton, Penn, Student Defeats
100 Competitors.

Philadelphia, Aug. 1.-The highest honor
open 10 students OF architecture In this
country has been awarded TO Donald
Morris Kirkpatrick. OF Easton. o grad
uate Of the school OF Architecture OF the
University of PENNSYLVANIA. The award
IS the Paris prize OF rho Societe des
Beaux Arts, and consists OF $500, to be
paid the student selected by competition
TO pursue studies IN architecture at the
Ecole dcs BeauN Arts. Of Paris.
Tic Paris prize competition Is open to
any student of architecture in the United
States under twenty-seyen years OF age.
and there were one hundred and sixty
drawings submitted for the trials this
year from all parts OF the country.
Mr. Kirkpatrick is the son of Judge
William :. Kirkpatrick. OF EastoD and Is
twenty-five years old. He was graduated
from Lafayette College in 1903. He won
many prizes during tho three years at
the university, notably an intercollegiate
competition participated In by the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology. Har-
ward. Cornell and Columbia universities.