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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17
Kenosha knights of Column
bus Have Annual CeIebra-
ton Thursday Evening.
MANY GATHER At BANQUET

Members of the Kenosha Council of
the Knights of Columbus celebrated
the 420th anniversary of the landing
.of Columbus in the new world on
Thursday evening when the annual
Landing Day Banquet of the council
was held at K. Of G. Hall. At the big
hall the handsomely decorated tables
provided accommodations for more
than one hundred and seventy-fve
guests. This was the first year that
the Knights were asked to bring their
lady friends to the Landing Day Ban
quet and the invitation proved very
popular one. The gathering was one of
the largest ever held by the Kenosha
Council and it proved to be one Of the
most enjoyable. In addition to the
members Of the local council there
were number of guests from other
cities.
DIR. T. L. Harrington of Milwaukee,
past state deputy of the order, was
the guest of honor and delivered the
annual landing day grafton. In his
Grafton DR.. Harrington spoke of the
life of Columbus and the great growth
Of the nation in the years which had
followed his landing on the shores of
the new continent. He spoke of the
peoples side of the life of Column
bus and showed the work that had
been taken up by the great Catholic
organization named in his honor.
Dinner was served at eight clock,
the six course menu being served un-
der the direction of Louis King. The
Beyer's orchestra furnished music dur
ing the banquet and during the post
prandial exercises.
After dinner an invocation was Of
fered by the Rev. W. D. Malone after
which District Deputy Walter NJ.
Burke, presidest of the board of edu-
cation, was introduced as the toast
master for the evening and he was
followed by DR.. Harrington. The pro-
gram closed with the whole assemblage
joining in singing "America.
The real anniversary of the discov-
cry Of America is Saturday and on that
evening many Of the members Of the
Kenosha Council will attend banquets
and other celebrations Of the day in
cities is other parts Of the state.
The Landing Day Banquet has al
ways been made great event in the
social calendar of the Kenosha Knights
and the committee in charge of the
gathering this year is entitled to
great praise for the success attained.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17
COURT SUSPENDs SENTENCE
Wife and Motehr- irl-law of Man Make
Strong Plea for Mercy to the Court
and he VIII be Placed on Probation
To Report to State Board of Control.

James G. Rowland of Milwaukee, a
member of the Milwaukee fire depart
ment who was arrested a week ago on
account of his relations with his half
sister, Margaret Rowland, Is years
Of age pleaded guilty to statutory
charge in the municipal court late Fri
day. afternoon and Judge Randall
sentenced him to term of two years
in the state prison at Waupun. The
Rowland girl was not in court and it
was shown that she had been convict
ed of delinquency in the juvenile court
at Milwaukee and was now being car
ed for at the house Of the Good Shep.
herd in that city.
The case is one Of the most unusual
ever known in the courts of this
county. Rowland had always borne
an excellent reputation but it was ad.
mitted that he was weak and that the
little girl whom he had come to Ke-
nosha to take back to Milwaukee at
the time the offense was alleged to
have been committed had enter tanned
strange feeling for him. The letters
of the girl which had been presented
to the court showed chat she had
made advances to Rowland. The wife
Of Rowland and her mother were both
in court at the time Rowland was ar
raigned and both made sttoAg pleas for
mercy to the court. The marriage of
Rowland had taken place less than a
month before the offense charged had
been committed and yet the wife de-
clared that she was willing to forgive
and forget and her mother declared
to the court that she knew that Row
land had been misled in the case end
that he had always been good boy"
Rowland carried on like a child hen
he entered his plea and when the sent
ence was imposed upon him he became
hysterical.
After conference with the wife and
her mother and after Rowland had
pleaded for another chance Judge Ran
dali decided to suspend sentence and
under the new law Rowland will be
placed under parole with the under
standing that he is to make regular
reports to the state board Of control.
Chief Clancy of the Milwaukee fire
department, declared that the young
man had a perfect record and that if
paroled he would be permitted to re-
turn to his work in the department
pending good behavior
It is limited that Rowland was the
man who did a great service to the
county by advising the officials that a
plot had been made to secure the es-
cape Of all the prisoners from the
county Jail. The sheriff and his men
refused to admit that Rowland had
given them the tip on the plot, but
they were interested in seeing him Sc
cure a slight sentence as possible
in keeping with the offense charged
against him.
About once in so often a perfectly
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17
1.-THE spy" rs OUT.
Monthly Publication of High School
Boys Pleases Students Of Schools.

Monthly Publication of High School
Boys Pleases Students Of Schools.
''The Spy" the monthly publication
of the Kenosha high school students
made its first appearance Of the year
on Friday afternoon and it has at
tracted lot of attention among the
high school boys and girls. Lawrence
Eastman is the editor Of the monthly
and Joseph Picken the business man
ager and the issue is decided credit
TO the editors and the school. It con-
tains many articles dealing with school
life and is filed with newsy sugges-
tions of things to better the school,
Every activity of student life receives
notice in the little magazine. It is
the plan of the students to issue the
magazine every month during the
school year and application has been
made for second class mail privileges
for the paper
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17
DEATH OF MRS. S. D. sLADE.
Wife of Former Assembly,nan from
Kenosha County Died Wednesday.

Mrs. Alta Ayers slade, aged IS
years, wife of S. Dwight slade, former
member Of the assembly from Keno
sha county, died at the family resi-
dence in Burlington on Wednesday
afternoon after long illness from a
complication of diseases. Mrs. Slade
was native of Burlington and was
born March 81, 1S49. She was mar
ried to Mr.. Slade Nov. %, 1881 at
Honey Creek and at that time moved
to SHADES Corners where she resided
for many years. She was woman of
many noble attributes of character
and for many years took an active
part in the life of the people at SHADES
Corners. For some years she had been
an invalid.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17

FIND ACCIDENTAL DEATH.

Jury Investigating Death of Cern,inaro
Find He Walked in Front of Train.
The jury called to investigate the
death of Manuelo Cerminaro, killed by
a train at the corner Of Rowland
avenue and Market street on Thurs
day, held the inquest on Friday even
ing and returned a verdict of acciden-
tai death. The evidence at the inquest
showed that Cerminaro and one of his
fellow workmen were walking togeth-
er. The switching crew was busy
pushing a number of empty ears about
and the cars were being moved at
rate Of about four miles an hour. The
evidence indicted that Cerminaro and
his companion had walked on thu
track in front Of the cars. The com
panion> managed to save himself by
jumping back but Cerminaro fell down
and was ground to pieces under the
ears. The jury fixed no blame for the
accident.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17
is RESCUED BY THE F!REMEN
Man Had Attempted to Repair Wires
in Top Of Elm Tree and Begins to
Shout When he Believes That he is
Being Electrocuted.

The entire city was plunged into
darkness just after ten O clock Friday
evening as a result of one Of the most
unusual and at the same time most
laughable incidents ever known in
connection with the handling of cleo
trio currents in Kenosha. Pete
styksta, an inexperienced ineman EN-
ployed by the Wisconsin Gas and
Electric Company, was the cause Of
the trouble and when it ended he was
taken up to the county Jail and held
for the night.
During the storm early in the even
ing some of the wires had been dis
lodged and one of them had fallen into
a big elm tree on the west border Of
the yard about the Central school
building. Engineer A. A. Walsh of
the company and the lineman Styksta,
were sent out to clear up the trouble.
The lineman climbed to the top Of the
big elm tree and made an effort to re-
pair the 'spitting wire" and he got
couple Of shocks when he caught hold
of it. Evidently he reached the con-
clusion that he was about to be cleo
trocuted and began to shout bloody
murder. f"
People ran from the houses believing
that the man was being slowly cooked
to DEATH Engineer Walsh shut off a
couple of circuits, but this failed to
stop the shouting of Styksta in the
top of the tree and the crowd was
growing greater. The man did not
appear to be injured but from the way
he yelled every one thought that he
was in great pain. Walsh finally rush
ed to telephone and ordered the en-
gineer at the plant to clamp down the
lid on every bit of "iuice" that was
being made and plunged the entire
city into darkness. The man in the
tree continued to shout and then
Walsh discovered that his injury was
hysterical rather than serious and he
went back to the phone to put the
lights on again but the phone in the
meantime had been put out of condi-
tion and he was forced to run all the
way down to the plant. In the mean
time Styksta continued to howl aud
some one called out the fire depart,
ment. BY the time the department. had
arrived the lineman had freed hin sell
from the wires ard he was assisted 20
the ground by Chief Isermann and his
men. He was not seriously injured.
Laboring under the impression that
the man was suffering from the wrong
kind of "juice'' he was taken to the
city asylum for the night. In short
time Walsh himself climbed the tree
and without any further shutting off
of the current managed to repair the
break in the wires. The whole Incl
dent caused great excitement in that
section of the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17
SEEK FUNDS FROM WATER co.
Council Will Seek to Save Money For
The City by Borrowing Funds in
Other Department to Meet Running
Expenses-Other expenditures Cut.

The banks of the city this morning
served notice on the finance commit
tee Of the common council that the
general fund Of the city was exhaust
ed and it will be necessary for the
members of the council to make provi-
sion for the payment of city orders
fram this time until the payment of
the taxes next year. The city has
reached the red ledger at about the
usual time and it is probable that the
council will be forced to negotiate
loan of not less than $4,000 in order
to provide running expenses. The
failure of the general fund to meet all
demands is no surprise to the city of
icials as for some time they had been
aware that the drain by public i'm
provements would bring just such
condition.
In other years it has been the plan
of the city to issue orders regardless
of balance on the wrong side of thu,
ledger, but this year the change IN tn,
management of the Office of the treas
urer and the division of the deposits
of the city will make it necessary for
the city to borrow real money instead
of advancing orders. There will be q
number of heavy drains on the city
between this time and the time for the
collection of the taxes. If settle
ment of the trunk sewer contract is
made it will be necessary for the city
to secure funds to meet the amount
of the settlement. The suggestion has
been made that bonds be, issued to
raise this money, but it is not thought
that the members of the council
would be in favor Of a small bond
issue
It has been suggested that the
council borrow from the water com
pany portion of the surplus funds of
this company with the understanding
that the amount would be repaid with
interest at the time that the taxes are
collected.
The overdrafts at the two banks at
the present time amount to only few
dollars, but the immediate call for.
some arrangements shows that the city
is now on a new and business oasis
and the members of the councilEill
at once make provision to take care OF
the balance.
The financial condition of the eity is
not regarded as in any way serious,
and the failure of the funds to meet
all demands is the same that has been
experienced in other years. The only
new wrinkle is the necessity to meet
the call in a business like way.
In order TO show the cause in the
shortage of city funds at, this time
it should be said that for the last
three or four years big deficits have
been carried over from year to year
in the tax levy and the balance that
is now to be met by borrowed fund
is the same that has been carefully
laid over by continued drawing of
orders, paid by the suffrance of the
banks in the other years. AS mat
ter of fact the condition of the city
funds this year is improved over that
of the last year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17

About once in so often a perfectly
avoidable accident in which some
bread winner loses his life results from
the neglect of the commonest precau-
tions, but unless the little children of
the city are taught to use more care
in crossing the streets there will be
tragedy some day that will shock the
whole city. People do not seem to
realize that the chances of accidents
at street crossings have multiplied
hundred fold in the past ten years
with the coming Of the swiftly moving
motor driven vehicles of all kinds an6
it is apparent that the children have
not been given the proper training to
meet the changed conditions. Groups
of children will step out into the street
without a glance in either direction to
see if the crossing is safe and hardly
day passes without narrow escape
of some kind The carel,s5ness oe
the children is enough to give any
man or woman who is obliged to drive
any kind of vehicle in the public
streets nervous prostration and it is
perhaps just this certainty that the
children will not look after themselves
which has prevented accidents so far,
but sooner or later some driver will
lose his head or be caught where he
cannot stop or turn quickly enough
and the expected viii happen. The
first lesson that ninety-nine per cent
of the children need either in the home
or in the school is one on how to take
care of themselves in the public streets.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17

The number Of names added to the
registration lists on the first registra-
ton day was a distinct disappoint-
ment to the leaders of all of the poll
ticial parties and it is becoming in
creasingly evident that unless there is
a decided change in sentim a1t that
the stay-at-home vote will be larger
this fall than it has ever been before
in a presidential year If the voters
will not take the. trouble to register
it is going to take hard work and a
lot of it to persuade them to go to the
trouble Of making an affidavit to vote
on election day. There will be another
registration day the Tuesday before
election and an effort will be made to
get every delinquent on which any of
the parties has any hold out then.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17
HITS GUN ToTER HARD.
Judge Randall Fines italian Carrying
Revolver $50 and Costs.

Judge Randall is determined to put
an end to the practice Of carrying re-
volvers in Kenosha and this morning
when Frank Sesla, an Italian, entered
a plea Of guilty to a charge of carry
ing thirty eight calibre revolver, the
court imposed fine of $50 and the
costs of the action. The defendant de-
clared that he had at one time been
a bartender and that since that time
he had owned the revolver and was
taking it home at the time of the ar
rest. The man Said he had lived IN
Kenosha for ten years md was aware
Of the fact that there was law
against carrying eoncealeI weapons.
1t is safe to say that the fifty dollar
fine viii be the usual fine assessed in
future cases. where defendants are
charged with toting weapons.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17

A telegram received in Kenosha
this morning announced the death of
Mrs. Elizabeth sugden, aged so years
and the mother of Mrs. W. A. Matzke.
She died at Whittier, Cal, on Thurs
day morning. The funeral will be held
at the California city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17

The water board failed to elect a
water Inspector at the meeting held
on Friday afternoon and the matter
viii be taken up with She manufactur-
ers before any selection is made.
Nothing else of interest vas talen up
at the meeting Of the board.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17
STORM HITS FARMERS HARD.
Record Downfall of Water mandates
Corn Which Was About to ne cnt.

Record Downfall of Water mandates
Corn Which Was About to De Cut.
Farmers coming in from the county
this morning declare that the heavy
ram Of Friday night did a great deal
q damage throughout the county and
III many places the corn fields are so
covered with water that the loss will
be heavy. c. H. Whitcher Of Bristol,
stated that on his farm that the water
WAS so deep that it covered the corn
and chat the corn was soaked with the
water so as to make it almost worth,
less. He stated that corn was down
all over the town Of Bristol. The
0 Plane river and other streams in the
county are Out of their banks and some
la"age from foods along these streams
~ 5cl
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17

-Four generations were represented at
the 5oth anniversary of the marriage
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Kingsley in Ra-
cine last evening" Those from Keno
sha present were Mrs. Fl. G. Kingsley
and daughters Margaret and Florence,
Mr.. and Mrs. John F.. Kitzrow and
laughter Virginia, Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
ander Ebert, Ralph s. Kingsley and
Miss Eva Wells.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17

The M. G. G. entertained at sur
prise party last night at their club
rooms in honor of Marion FarriIl who
leaves for her new home in Milwau-
kee soon. A most enjoyable time IS
reported by all the participants.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17

Mother Samuel of S.nsinnewa
Mound, head of the Order of Dom;ni-
can Sisters, has been in Kenosha for
the past two days making az ;nspee-
tion Of St. James school she compli-
mented the teachers highly on he
work that is being done by tie order
in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17

Mr.. and Mrs. George ". Melville are
planning to move into their residence
at the corner of Exchange and Deming
streets within few days,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17
SEEKING MISSING BOY HERE.
e. Randall Who Disappeared frozn "a.
cine Thought to be in Kenosna.

C1uS AuOuSAI bO DC LII AS1ISoud'
o. R. Randall, well Known Racine
man was in Kenosha IN Friday after
noon and asked the aid Of the Kenosba
police in an effort to find his son, Ed
ward Randall, who disappeared from
Racine on last Tuesday afternoon.
Young Randall is 16 years of age and
his father is unable to account for his
leaving home. It is said that the boy
came to Kenosha an dhe is thought to
have secured employment in one Of the
Kenosha factories. Thus far the po-
lice have not been able to find any
trace of him. The Randall family IS
said to be prominent in Racine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17

Z. Adams Of Milwauk &c, former
" Of Keaosha, was calling or Kenosha
friends on Friday<afte:noon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17

Mrs. Theodore Borup is spending a
few days with Sssends in Milwsaaaa.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17
SHOWS GREAT WORK
Report for The Year of AS
ISOLATED Charities Shows
Many Lines Of Activity.
MANY PEOPLE Receive HELP

Repor. Shows That Organization Has
Received Calls From all Glasses Of
People in the City and Has Been Able
to Relieve Suffering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-22
GOMPERS IS IN CHICAGO
May Not Be Here Monday
When Decision in Contempt
Case Is Handed Down.
Special From a star Correspondent.

Special From a STAFF Correspondent.
CHICAGO. June 22-Samuei Gompers,
president Of the American Federation OF
Labor. who has been in Chicago in an
effort to get some labor planks in the re-
publican platform. may not be in Wash
ington Monday when Justice Wright
hands down his decision in the contempt
proceedings against President Gompers
and other officials Of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor.
Il can't remain around Washington all
my time" said Mr.. Gompers today when
asked about his plans.
THAT chapter of the case containing
the argument and evidence closed Febru-
airy Is. and 1 have been waiting four
months for the decision. I have duties to
perform, and can't just remain in Wash
ington. l have some things to do here
which may prevent me from being In
Washington Monday, but / will try to get
there
Are you going to be in Baltimore FOL
the democratic convention?' Mr.. Com
pers was asked.
"Oh, yes" he replied. and added qL1c &
Iy, III Judge Wright will let me-
Mr.. Gompers will seek labor planks IN
the democratic platform similar to those
he has solicited from the republicans.
J. B. s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-22
SCHOONERS ARE REPAIRED.
Work on Kimball Completed and She
Now Is in Harbor.

The two-masted schooner A. S. Kimball.
belonging to Capt. George Stanford of
this city, has returned here from Bretons
bay, where she was thoroughly over
hauled. and Is lying at anchor in the
harbor. The hull and decks of the vessel
received attention, and she was repainted
and ref1tted for summer service 1t is
stated she will go to Colonial Beach, and
during the summer will be used to take
parties for fishing trips on the river In
the fall she will resume service on the
river with the oyster running fleet.
The two-masted river schooner John p.
Robinson, which has been at Deans boat
yard at Alexandria for several days un-
dergoing an overhauling. Is about COM
pleted, and she will leave the shipyard
tomorrow or Monday for Upper Machodoo
creek to load back to this city. Capt.
John Redman, master of the Robinson.
will keep her in the grain and wood run
ming trade on the river.
The ram schooner Edwin and Maude. a
well known trader to this city, with lum-
Der from North Carolina, is at a Balti-
more shipyard for calking of hull and
for cleaning and painting She will be
ready to return to service in the coming
week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-22
TAFT'S SIGNATURE FORGED.
Requests for Admission Bearing His
Name Presented at Coliseum.

CHICAGO. June GA typewriter re-
quest to please admit bearer to all ses-
sions.'' on monogramed paper over the
forged signature of President Taft, it was
learned last night had been the means
employed by a confidence man to swindle
more than a score of convention visitors
during the day.
Josiah nartnett who wore a G. A. r.
button and said he was from Arkansas.
presented one at the Coliseum and later
told the police he had paid SO for 1t to a
man who claimed to be a personal friend
of the President, and said Mr.. Taft was
indignant because so many Of his good
friends had been shut out of the big
meeting.
He explained to me what grand man
President Taft was and that l was max
ing a mistake in shouting for Roosevelt
Then he said he would be unable to use
the ticket and offered to let me have il
for $40. which l gladly paid said Hart
nett in explaining the sw1ndle to the po-
lice.
Investigation by the police showed that
more than twenty of such passports
had been presented at the various doors.