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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-03
MORE GRAFT EXPOSED
Police, From Inspectors to Patrolmen
COnspired With Crooks.

New York, Sept. 3.-Some startling
evidence on the subject of police graft
in New York city is likely to be re-
vealed in the reports of the aldermanic
investigation committee which is just
beginning to work mere. Evidence has
been submitted to the committee within
the past "A hours, covering a period of
three years and involving 10 police in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-03
UNSHAVED so YEARS.
Old Man Keeps Vow Made When He
Was 81.

Alvany, Mo, Sept. 3.-James Best, IS
years old, of this town, hasn't had a
shave for more than half a century.
Fffty-one years ago he made a vow
never to shave again, and he has kept
it well.
The aged man is janitor at the court
house here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-03
Cotton Crop CONDITION.

Washington, Sept. 3.-The depart
ment of agriculture today announced
that the condition of the growing cot
ton crop on August rs was 748 per
cent. of normal i+- --.-<-.-.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-03
Blood Poison

until the system is weakened and other diseases
but themselves and the of the terri
o blood diseases who reads this statement s.
blood diseases every week Right from the
Their method of treatment is one, proven successfu
combined with experience of the There com
doctoring does good The time to take these ca.
and certain, become apparent. When ulcers come
the hair begins fall when the flesh becomes
upon the skin develop, it's time take your case
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-03
He MIN Train soldiers.

Detroit, Sept. 3.-Harry TuthilI
trainer of the Detroit baseball team
left last night for West Point, n. Y,
where he will train the army football
squad this fall.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-01-11
BoWLERs ENJOY FEAST.
Have Turkey Supper After Meeting of
Kenosha Bowling Association.

The Kenosha Bowling Association
enjoyed a bounteous turkey supper at
the Ward and Hermann alleys last
evening in which about fifty members
of the association took part. The sup
per was in the nature Of together
party for the purpose of electiug a
delegate to the A. B. G.. meeting in
Chicago and to make plans to attend
the Racine tournament which starts
in Racine on Jan. 26th. G. G. Ryan
was elected as delegate. About six
teams will attend the Racine tourna
ment. Before the feast the Degan
and Deffry team whitewashed the
Dawes Clothiers defeating them three
straight games and averaging over the
900 mark. c. G. Ryan was the star
with score of 233 and an average of
200 2-3. Ebert, Powell and Anderson
also had 200 scores. The scores of the
game follow:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-01-11
MET IN MILWAUKEE,
Woman's Auxiliary Held First Meeting
Tuesday Afternoon.

The first general meeting of the
Women's auxiliary of the Milwaukee
diocese, Episcopal church, since its in
corporation, was held Tuesday after
noon in the parlors of st. James
church, in Milwaukee, at which time
the election of the following officers
was confirmed: Patron, Bishop w. w.
Webb; president, Mrs. S. Laura Litch-
field; vice presidents, Mines. George w.
Moore, F. M. Clarkson, E. A. Wad-
hams, the Misses Mary Knight and
Mary Allen; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Samuel B. Player; treasurer, Mrs.
Fl. P. Reynolds; united offering treas
urer, Mrs. T. L. Smith; secretary of
Church Periodical club, Miss Mary B.
Allen, all of Milwaukee; representa-
tives from the Milwaukee convocation,
Mrs. J. G.. Meacham, Racine; Miss
Grace P. Jones, Oconomowoc; Mrs. G.
G. Brown, Kenosha; La Crosse convo-
cation, Mrs. 7. M. Cary, Chippewa
Falls; Mrs. Henry Stevens, La Crosse;
Madison convocation, Mrs. E. w. Low
ry, Lancaster MRS William S. Ross,
Mineral Point; Mrs. K. G. Morton,
Madison; Miss Mary Pease, GAINESVILLE.
These officers will hold over until
the annual meeting, which has been
changed from September to May. The
Rey. Frederick Edwards, who led the
meeting in prayer, announced that the
Junior auxiliary rally would be held
Sunday afternoon, January IA, at
which time the Rev. Mr.. Spencer, APP
pleton, will speak on "Work in the
Philippines"
The officers OF the Junior auxiliary
are: President, Miss Mary Knight; vice
president and treasurer, Miss Elizabeth
Burdick; secretary, Mrs. Irving Fish;
extension secretary, Mrs. F. G. Moore
house, all Of Milwaukee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-01-11
City Council May Demand
That Electric Railways
Guard Street Crossings.
SYSTEM IS Unsatisfactory
Aldermen are Urged to Enact an ordi-
nance Which Will Force Companies
TO Put in Gates at Every Grade
Crossing in the City.

Members Of the common council are
being urged to start the new year
right by the passage of an ordinance
which viii provide better protection
for all grade crossings in the city and
to this end it is probable that an ordi-
nance will be introduced at the next
regular meeting of the council. The
crossings of the Chicago and North
western road in Kenosha are now fair
ly well protected and with the en-
ployment of a few more competent
watchmen these crossings could be
made reasonably safe, but the council
is now urged to make it necessary
for the electric roads to offer better
protection to the people Of the city.
1t is declared that some of the cross
ings of the Chicago and Milwaukee
road in the limits of the city are just
as dangerous as the crossings of the
steam road and accidents have been
narrowly avoided at several of these
places
Thus far the council has not forced
the Chicago and Milwaukee to protect
its roads with gates. There are four
crossings of the railway within the
city limits which at the present time
have no protection. The company in
sists that the fact that there has never
been serious accident at any of these
crossings is sufficient to show that it
is unnecessary Co put in gates to pro
tect them, but with the rapidly in
creasing use of the streets crossed by
the electric road it is apparent that
there is demand for better protection.
In Racine an ordinance along these
lines has already been presented to
the council and it will be passed at
the next meeting of the Racine alder
men. Kenosha aldermen have already
sought copy of this resolution and it
is probable that the local ordinance
will be framed along the same lines.
The Northwestern company has some
unprotected crossings in the city, but
these are now pretty closely watched
by the brakemen in charge of switch
engines and the officials of the com
pany declare that such service is a
better protection to the people Of the
city than gates. Automatic gates are
installed for such crossings in many
cities and the company has agreed to
install such gates in Kenosha if the
officials of the city are not satisfied
with the service furnished by the
brakemen.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-01-11
PIONEER DIES AT BELoTT.
s. 3. Van Alstyne Pioneer Resident of
the County Died on last Sunday.

Letters received from Beloit today
announce the death of Sylvester B.
Van Alstyne, a pioneer settler of Ke-
nosha county, which occurred in that
city on last Sunday. Mr.. Van Alstyne
had resided in this county until twelve
years ago when he removed to Beloit.
He had been i'll for only a short time
before his death.
Mr.. Van Alstyne was born in New
York state in 1928 and came to Keno
sha seventy-fve years ago, being one
of the city's first settlers. He lived
in Kenosha county until twelve years
ago winch he went to Beloit. He was
married in 1878 to Miss Ellen Myers of
Mt. Carroll, H., who survives him.
Eight children were born, of whom
seven are living, as follows: Bert,
Lynn, Frank, Margaret, Carolyn, Ruby
and Mrs. y. A. Noble.
Funeral services were held from the
home, re Highland avenue, Beloit, at
2 O'Clock Wednesday afternoon and
interment was in the city cemetery
there.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-01-11
MCCLUskY OFF FORCE
FORCE kEA0sN IS m LINE GET BURGLAR HERE NEED OF PR0ECTuI
Police Officer Resigns Office
and Commission Will
Investigate.
WELL LIKED BY The OFFICIALS

Frank McClusky, one of the best
known members of the Kenosha police
department, has filed his resignation
with the chief of the department and
he gave up his star on Wednesday
morning and is off duty. McClusky
has not made public his reasons for
resigning, but it is declared that he
left the force on account of the fact
that he objected to certain shifts that
were being made. just before Ills re-
tirement the officer was put on a night
beat. For more than a year he had
been on the day service Of the depart
ment
Chief O'Hare declared that he had
nothing to say in regard to the
resignation Of McC1usky, but declared
that in his resignation the city lost
q most efficient police officer.
McClusky had been on the force for
more than four years and on account
of his ability to handle foreign
languages he had spent much of his
time in the day service. He was re-
garded by most of the people having
business with the police department as
one of the most efficient officials ever
wearing star in Kenosha In the
four years he has been on the force
he has been connected with many
cases Of interest and in handling every
one Of these cases he showed ra1e
ability as an official.
1t is certain that the retirement of
McCluslxy will be taken up by the
police and fire commission at an early
meeting and that the retired officer
will be called before the commission
to give his reasons for resigning.
There was never the suggestion of a
charge against McClusky during his
long connection with the force and it
is claimed that his retirement was due
entirely to his being opposed to the
night service of the department.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-01-11
NAMES DISTRICT LEADERS.
Men Named Who Will Boost the Cause
of LaFollette for President.

Senator Blaine of Boscobel, as chair
man Of the LaFollette Republican club,
announces the following appointments
to membership on the executive COM
mittee:
First District-e C. Cuttings, Ra-
cine, Wis.
Second District-W. F. Gruetzmach-
er, WATERFOWL, Wis.
Third District-Alvin B. Peterson,
Soldiers Grove, Wis.
Sixth District-R. L. Clark, 157
Main street, Oshkosh, Wis.
Seventh District-Senator Otto Boss
hard, Lacrosse, Wis.
Eighth Observation-Disclosures Johnson,
Plainfeld, Wis.
Ninth District-samuel H. Cady,
Green Bay, Wis.
Tenth District = Senator w. G..
Owens, Maiden Rock, Wis.
Eleventh DISTRICT. M. Thomas,
Ladysmith, Wis.
Appointments for the fourth and
fifth districts, located in the county
Of Milwaukee will be announced with
in a few days.
A meeting of the executive commit
tee will be called for some date dur
ing this month after January 18th.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-01-11
William Pfautz Is Arrested
Charged With Entering
Milwaukee House
INSISTS ON HIS INNOCENCE

William Pfautz, claiming to be a
baker by trade and resident of San
Antonio, Texas, was picked up by
Police Officer Feldschau on West Main
street on Wednesday night and turn
ed over to detectives from Milwaukee
to be taken back to that city to ans
wer charges of burglary. At the time
of his arrest the man was attempting
TO dispose of gold watch valued at
about twenty dollars and it was claim
ed that he had offered the watch for a
dollar. Just after the man had been
taken to the city lookup a phone mes
sage; was received from the Milwaukee
police asking that an effort be made
to find man who had entered house
in that city and had got away with
a gold watch and chain, an overcoat,
a suit Of clothes and several smaller
pieces of jewelry. The man was al
legged by the Milwaukee officers to
have come to kenosha. When Pfautz
was searched and the watch found the
police at once notified the Milwaukee
officials. The San Antonio baker was
sweated for several hours by Chief
O'Hare and his assistants, but he de-
clared that he had purchased the watch
at saloon in Milwaukee and had paid
$15 for it. He was not able to tell
just where he got the money which he
used in the purchase Of the watch and
the overcoat. Still protesting his in
nocence he was taken back to Mil
waukee this afternoon and the police
are convinced that he is the man
wanted by the Milwaukee officials.
Pfautz claimed that he had never
been in Kenosha until Wednesday af-
ternoon but he seemed to be pretty
familiar whit the saloons of the city
and he visited several shady places in
an effort to dispose of the alleged
stolen property.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-01-11
COMPANY GARNIs1IED.
Atty. Stewart Takes Unusual Course to
Collect Judgment This Morning.

Attorney Calvin Stewart took. an
unusual method in collecting judg-
ment from railway corporation this
morning when he filed a garnishee suit
against the Kenosha Electric Railway
Company naming the First National
Bank as garnishee. The claim against
the company is 1,1O0 said to be the
amount due to Mrs. Mayme E. Blanch-
ard in the settlement of suit for
personal injuries against the company.
The suit was scheduled to come up for
trial at the September term of the cir
cult court but when it was called a
settlement was made between the at
torneys. By the terms of the settle
ment the company agreed to pay Mrs.
Blanchard $1,400. Of this sum $500
was paid some time ago and the gar
nishee was filed in order to collect the
remainder of the judgment. 1t is
probable that the settlement will be
made some time during the day and
that the garnishee suit will never
have a formal hearing in court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-01-11
EDMUND r. PERKINS TO SPEAK
At the Meeting of the Mems Club of
st. Matthews Church Tuesday Night.

The Mems club Of st. Matthews
parish has been very fortunate in Sc
curing for their speaker next Tuesday
evening Edmund L. Perkins, Of the
=. 7. Perkins Engineering Company,
Chicago. Mr.. Perkins is the ex-chief
Of the government reclamation service
at Washington and is in fact the man
who inaugurated that branch Of the
government work. He is the fore,
most authority on irrigation and is
credited with having turned many
thousands of desert acres into fertile
land. He will talk on Irrigation =
and his lecture will be illustrated
with a large number of beautiful slides.
The executive committee of the club
believe this will be one of the most
interesting evenings Of the season
and bespeak for Mr.. Perkins large
attendance of the members. Supper
will be served as usual at 700 P. m.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-01-11

The new automobile numbers fur.
nished by the state are the reverse of
artistic and are not going to add any
thing to the appearance Of the hand
some machines which will have to wear
them but they are very effective num-
bers for all that. The white figures on
the bright red background make the
numbers stand out like a sore thumb
and it is easy to read them. Not all of
the machines are carrying the numbers
as yet, but the owners who have not
attended to getting them will be al
lowed to drive for time with the old
numbers without penalty, SO long as
they can show that they have made
their applications for licenses and new
numbers. AS soon as the license bureau
at Madison catches up with the, rush
of applications, however, all machines
will have to bear the numbers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-01-11

The fact that many automobiles and
motorcycles are not driven in winter
is given as the explanation for the
prisingly small percentage of the total
number of automobile and motorcycle
owners who have so far applied for
their licenses under the new law which
went into effect on January /, but
within a few days it is declared that
q vigorous campaign against the de-
linquents will be begun in every
county in the state 1t is estimated
that fully $4,000 licenses should be
sold and so far only about forty per
cent of that number have been Issued.
Inasmuch as all of the counties are di-
Tectly interested, three fourths of all
license money after the costs of col
lection are taken out being turned over
to the highway fund of the county in
which it is raised while the remain
ing quarter is added to the state high
way Improvement fund, it is expect
ed that public sentiment viii favor
the strictest enforcement of the1laws
and that all county officials will be
diligent in the prosecution of all de-
linquents. In round numbers three
dollars out of every five will be re-
turned to the counties for highway
improvement and all counties which
have established system of highway
improvement will see that none of
these fees get away,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-01-11

The city council at the meeting Tues
day evening provided for the services
Of visiting nurse for period OF six
months. This is somewhat in the nature
of an experiment, but it is one that
has been made with unvarying success
by many other cities, and all of the
physicians of the city are confident
that the visiting nurse will have be-
come a necessity long before the pro-
baton period is up. Those who are
most familiar with conditions in the
city believe that a trained nurse will
be much more effective agent than
any of the officials Of the health de-
partment or the poor master i'll remedy
ing evils known to exist in the poorer
quarters Of the city. The work done in
one month by the nurse sent here by
the Anti-TubercuIoSis association dem
onstrated very clearly the need for just
such kind of supervision as the visit
ing nurse is expected to give. In q
years time the visiting nurse should
be able to greatly improve many of
the unsanitary localities which are at
present constant menace to the
health of the city, for it has been
proved time and again that unsanitary
conditions in fifty per cent. Of the
cases uncovered are due to ignorance
rather than to any intentional disre-
gard of the laws of health and right
living. The results of the teachings OF
the visiting nurse should begin to
show almost from the start and in a
years time they should be so appar-
emit that even those who are opposed
to the plan of engaging visiting
nurse will be able to see them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-01-11

The Humane Society is not noisy
organization. 1t is a poor self adver-
tiser. 1t prefers to get results with as
little disturbance as possible and it
never goes into court if it can posi-
bly, be avoided. For this reason a
great many of the people of the city
have no knowledge of the work the
society has done in -Kenosha and is
still carrying forward with the some
what limited means at its disposal, but
any intelligent observer cannot but be
aware of the fact that there has been
a great change for the better in the
treatment of animals ON the streets
of the city since the society began
to make its influence felt. There are
cases of cruelty to animals now and
then but they are not so numerous or
SO aggravated as they were formerly.
Not so many horses are left standing
for hours unblanketed in the bitter
weather of the past few days and not
so many cruelty beaten because their
owners have neglected to have them
sharp shod before attempting to haul
loads over the slippery pavements.
Moreover a word from the Humane
Society agent is generally sufficient to
stop any abuses for it is well known
that the society is willing to proceed
against any horse owner if its warn
ings are unheeded There have been
times when those who have watched
the work of the society have believed
that this policy steadily pursued by
the society through its agents of new
er exposing any one caught in abuses
to public humiliation if the abuses
were stopped at the orders of the
agents was mistaken one and that
some of the people guilty of acts of
extreme cruelty to helpless animals
should have been shown up, but ii
must be admitted that the course tax
en- by the society has proven in the
end to be the most effective AMI it is
surely more consistent with the teach
ings Of the organization. Its practice
squares with its preaching and that is
a good deal to be able to say of an
individual or of an organization.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-01-11
NO PENNIES IN RURAL MAIL BOX.

Now that the days of winter are
again here, it is not at all amiss that
the rural route patrons be cautioned
not to put pennies in the mail boxes
expecting the carriers to accept them
in place of stamps.
Carriers are no longer required by
law to collect loose coins from the
boxes for postage. This ruling became
a necessity because the time required
to collect such coins caused serious
delay in the delivery and collection of
mail and because of the hardship i'm
posed on carriers when compelled to
gather small coin one by one, especial
" in rain or cold.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-01-11
PARIS TAX pAYERs NO. !cE.

The undersigned will receive taxes
for the town of Paris for the year
1911 at:
w. E. Heidersdorf's Store,
Tuesday, January %, 1912.
VIM. Cranes Store, Paris Corners.
Tuesday, January 16, 1912.
First National Bank Kenosha.
Thursday, January %, 1912.
All other days at my home in the
town of Paris.
Chas. n Fonk,
w36 Gown Treasurer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-01-11

A glance at the auditors report on
the finances of the city shows evi-
dence enough that it is about time
that the taxpayers of the city took
enough interest in its affairs to pay
some attention to the nominations for
city Offices this spring. However, the
gang is perfectly willing not to say
anxious to remain in control If the
people who are putting up the money
are satisfied.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-01-11
FIND WOMAN IN MILWAUKEE,.
Mrs. Anna Fullmer Who Left Home
Secretly Found With Her Husband.


Mrs. Anna Fullmer disappeared I'M
der mysterious circumstances from her
home on Ashland avenue just after
midnight last night and early this
morning the police found that shs was
with her husband in Milwaukee. The
young woman had retired at the usual
hour and just before midnight ner
mother found the window in her room
open and the young woman missing.
She at once notified the police and
every member of the force was called
to seek the woman. 1t was learned
later that she had taken an electric
car to Milwaukee and was with her
husband in that city. No explanation
is made for her leaving the city at
such an hour without her mother being
advised of her plans.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-01-11

The state civil service commission
has not as yet certified the names Of
any of the candidates for the Office
of sealer Of weights and measures in
Kenosha and the mayor can make no
selection until the state commission
sends its report.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-01-11
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. WITT
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-01-11

Ask your grocer for Friedman
Butterfly Butterine. Has that rich
butter flavor. Sweet, pure and whole
some. j2z
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-01-11

Dr.. Geo. NJ. Mcintyre, Osteopath,
11-12-13 GrosyenoI Bldg. Hours a..
m. TO p. m. Evenings by appoint
ment. Pheae go. Ct
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-01-11

Roller skating to school children for
twenty cents on Saturdays at the Coli
scum Skating Palace. ST
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-01-11

DIR. J. T. Corr, Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat, 100 Main street. st