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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-22


He then took up the question Of the
qualifications necessary in the county
highway Commissioners who were to
take up the work this spring Mof the
systematic Improvement Of the high
ways Of sixty-ive out Of the seventy
one counties IN the state. These
qualifications he enumerated as ability
as practical road building, ability to
handle contract work with the state
commission, the county board and the
town board; ability to work mp public
sentiment in favor Of road improve
ment and ability to systematic the
work and keep an accurate. account of
the expense of cuts and fills, length of
hauls, etc., in order to give the state
commission valuable data for use in
coming years and, the most necessary
qualification of all, the ability to ham
die men and to work in harmony with
town boards.
In speaking on this last subject the
chairman of the state commission said,
as last resort, there was always the
possibility Of using the steam road
roller in dealing with an obstreperous
town board.
Devise Accounting System.
The board of public affairs Of the
Estate and the state tax c-mnission
have asked to devise a system of ac-
tcounting on road work which could be
used throughout che state in making re-
ports to the state commission and i'm
pressed upon his hearers that the chos-
en- motto of the state commission Yves
a dollars worth of road for every
dollar of tax.
In speaking of the change in public
sentiment toward roads and vehicles
IN use upon them, he said his father
had been satisfied with a lumber
wagon, he himself had insisted upon
a carriage when he took his girl out
riding, while his son, only 8 years old,
was already figuring upon an automo-
bile and he supposed nothing would
satisfy the next generation but an
aeroplane.
Following the regular addresses
there came a food of questions con-
corning features of the new law which
were answered by State Geologist w.
10. Hitchcock, the pioneer in the good
roads movement in the state, and by
A. R. Hirst, state engineer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-22
SHOWS CAUSES TO Be GAINED
Shows State Association is Going Good
Work and That A. jacobsen Is Back
ed by State Organization in Effort to
Organize Retail Men in Kcnosha.

M. Slattery, secretary of the Wis
tonsin Retail Grocers' Association, has
sent an open letter to the merchants
of Kenosha in regard to the work Of
Organizer "A. Jacobsen and the letter
indicates that the Wisconsin organlza-
ton is backing every move made by
the organizer who mas been at work
in Kenosha. In addition to this the
letter takes up the work that is plan
ned by the state organization. 1t
follows:
>Editor Kenosha Evening News:
/ noticed in your issue of the 10th
inst, that the credentials of A. Jacob
sen to represent the Wisconsin Retail
Grocers and General Merchants AS
ISOLATION, in the matter Of forming d
branch organization in Kenosha, were
questioned at meeting OF merchants
in Kenosha, and want to say here to
Kenosha merchants, that Mr.. Jacobsen
is working in the capacity of organi-
ger, under a contract executed by the
executive board Of the Wisconsin Re
tail Grocers and General Merchants
Association party of the first part, and
J. g.. Foster, party Of the second part,
the latter named person being the ma
tional organizer for the National
Grocers' Association, and that a copy
Of the contract that Mr.. Jacobsen is
working under is on file with John "A.
Green of Cleveland, o., who is secre-
tary for the National Retail Grocers
Association.
! will say further that the writer
visited Kenosha within year, with
the view of assisting in reviewing the
retail grocers association there, with
John E. Perkins of Kenosha and other
retail grocers assisting him, with no
success, for the reason that a persis-
tent canvass like Mr.. Jacobsen is
working was not made.
The above named state association
has long been wanting to get some one
TO complete our organization in this
state, and its officers were more chan
pleased to enter the above mentioned
contract, that contemplates the organi-
cation of the merchants of Wisconsin,
the organizers to bear the whole of the
expense of so doing.
Ott1. o,vc9 IN, Ne or1.c =, Il ~
contemplate price fixing or anything
else detrimental to the public, in fact
it promotes the public IS good in many
ways, as for instance in the matter
of pure food legislation, we are pio-
neers, and as was demonstrated in the
last Wisconsin legislature when we at
tended all committee conferences that
were held, through which was develop.
cd the weights and measures law that
we believe will be in the interests of
the public, as well as beneficial to the
honest merchant.
With this brief statement hope the
merchants of Kenosha will cooperate
with Mr. Jacobsen and establish al
organization that will promote friend
ship among themselves, through which
they can so comport themselves as Tia
command the confidence and respect Of
Kenosha 5 best citizens and become an
influential factor in the life of Keno.
sha, as well as to do much good fol-
themselves, without harm to anyone
Very truly yours,
NJ. Slattery,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-22
Avoid suspicie I Of Graft.

In speaking upon the new state aid
law, former Senator John A. Hazel
wood of Jefferson, chairman of the
state highway commission, urged that
the suspicion of graft be kept from
any taxpayer in Wisconsin in connec-
ton with the new work.
He called attention to the fact that
the principle Of state aid was not a
new one in Wisconsin. The state had
already thoroughly tried it out in con
nection with its public schools and its
county and antercountx fairs.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-22
PRETTY HOME WEDDING.
Miss Sammy NJ Wikstrom and Theodore
E.. Nordstrom Married Saturday.

There was pretty home wedding at
I'll Newell street on Saturday evening
at six O. elock when the Rev. p. E..
,Nordgren presided at the marriage of
Miss SAMMY NJ. Wikstrom ard Theo-
dore Nordstrom. The bride was at
tended by Misses Hilda Olsen, Irene
Olsen and Harta Nordstrom and the
attendants of the groom were Henry
Ostrom, Gust Wikstrom and Carl
Nordstrom.
Nj. and Mrs. Nordstronl will make
their home in Kenosha and they will
have the best wishes of many friends.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-22
WOULD FJEz SIMMONS PLANT.
Man Said to be Insane Taken Into
Custody at the Big FACTORY.

Man Said to be Insane Taken Into
Custody at the Big Factory.
Mike Kokswasla, Hungarian, so
years of age, is held at the county Jail
pending an investigation into his men
tai condition The man was arrested
at the plant Of the Simmons Manufact-
uring Company Sunday morning by
Deputy Sheriff Smith. Tt is claimed
that at the time of his arrest he had
threatened to set fire to one Of the
buildings Of the plant. The man was
formerly employed at the factory and
seemed to have an imagined grievance.
He had gathered a lot of kindling
wood together and was planning to
start fire in one of the buildings
when he was arrested. The man will
be given hearing before Judge Tay.
lor late this afternoon on Tuesday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-22

Geo. Bicken has sold Lis store at the
corner of Market street and Ashland
avenue to M. Rewald, who viii carry
on the business with complete line
of candies, bakery goods, soda and
cigars.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-22

Mrs. Laura Nicolls, aged 70 years,
and well known resident of the town
of Winthrop Harbor, died at the home
of her daughter on Sunday morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-22

Crossed wires called the fire depart
lnent to the Balm Wagon Works at
six O'Clock Sunday evening. No dam
age was done by the trouble.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-22
Savings Cards and Stamps.

is. Amounts less than 81 may be
saved for deposit by the purchase of
lo-cent postal-savings cards and adj
hesiye 10-cent postal-savings stamps.
Each postal-savings card contains
blank spaces to which savings stamps
may be affixed from time IS time SIS
purchased, and a postal savings card
with nine 10-cent savings stamps thus
affixed viii be accepted IS a deposit
of 81 either in opening an account or
in adding to an existing account.
10. Savings cards and stamps will
be redeemed only by the issue of saw
ings certificates and are not valid for
postage. They will not be received in
exchange for postage stamps nor will
postage stamps be accepted in ex-
change for postal-savings cards OF
stamps.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-22
Interest. Z

90 Interest will be allowed on all
deposits at the rate of per cent per
annum, computed on each savings GER
tificate separately, and payable annual
lyA No interest will be paid on money
which remains on deposit for faction
of year only.
q. Deposits will bear interest from
the lst day of the month next follow
ing that in which deposited.
p. Interest will continue to accrue
on savings certificate as long as il
remains outstanding certificates being
valid until paid, without limitation as
to time
%. Compound interest is not allow
ed on an outstanding certificate, but a
depositor may withdraw interest pay
able and include it in new deposit,
which viii bear interest at the regular
rate.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-22

Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Smith Of Chi
cago spent Sunday afternoon in Keno
lsha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-22
Withdrawals.

"a. A deposition may ut any time
withdraw the whole or any part~of his
deposits to his credit with any interest
payable by surrendering savings certi
icates, properly Endorsed, for The
amount desired.
25. A depositor presenting certi
fcate for payment in full with all in
terest payable must indorse it on the
back in the presence of the postmaster
or his representative and surrender it
The postmaster or his representative
If satisfied as to the deposition IS iden
tity, will then make payment.
26. When depositor desires tt
withdraw only part of the amount
called for by any certificate the post
master will cancel the certificate ano
issue a new certificate covering the
amount to be left on deposit. The new
certificate will be so dated that the
depositor will not lose interest on the
amount remaining continuously on de
posit.
~. When a depositor desires tt
withdraw merely the interest payable
ON any certificate, instead of indorsina
and surrendering the certificate as in
case of full payment, he will be re-
quired to give his receipt in duplicate
for the amount of the interest paid
The postmaster will enter the interest
payment on the back of the certificate
and return it to the depositor.
Deposits Not Made in Person.
20. When person who has opened
on account can not appear personally
to make ar additional deposit, because
of infrmity or for other good and suf
fihcienL reason, the amount to be de
posted may be sent by representa-
tive or forwarded by mail. On receipt
of the amount the postmaster will senC
to the deposition the duplicate of eacE
savings certificate to be issued Wher
the duplicate or duplicates thus deliv
cred have been signed by the deposition
and returned to the depository Office
the postmaster will send him the orr
ginal certificates covering Che amount
of the deposit. New accounts can moi
be opened by mail. When an intend
ing depositor desiring to open an &C
count is unable to appear in person
he may forward the money by repre-
sentative, who will be provided with
an application form, which must be
properly filed out by the intending
depositor and returned with the dupli
cate certificate or certificates.
Withdrawals Not Made in Person.
20. When under similar circum
stances depositor can not appear in
person to make withdrawal, a blank
order will be furnished for his use up
on, request by his representative
When such order has been properly
filled III and signed by the deposition
with his signature witnessed by a dis
interested person, and has been return
ed to the postmaster, together with
each certificate to be paid properly in
dorsed, payment will be made 10 the
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-22

Try a want ad.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-11
JOHNSON DEFERS
SELECTION OF
A REFEREE

East Las Vegas N NJ, June 11.--Al-
though the names of fifteen men were
submitted to Jack Johnson yesterday.
the black champ deferred selection of
referee. When approached he was
reticent. Experts expect him to walt
a few days.
This was the most strenuous day in
the Flynn camp since II was estah-
lished at Montezuma Flynn boxed six
teen rounds, four with Tommy Ryan
and four each with Howard Morrow,
Al Williams and Ray Marshall. Then
he punched the bag. played medicine
ball, worked the chest weights and
jumped the rope. The bout between
Ryan and Flynn was watched with in
terest, as 1t was the first time the two
have met in an actual exhibition. Flynn
showed up in good shape. Ryan, who is
classy boxer, numbered some of his
old-tiIne tricks and tried to catch
Flynn off his guard, but the latter, to
Ryan's glee, put up a good defense.
Flynn also was extremely aggressive
and kept Ryan busy at times defending
himself from the shower of shortarm
blows aimed at his midframe.
In the Johnson camp the champ put
in a strenuous day. He boxed seven
rounds with Cutler, four with Calvin
and two with De Bray, after which he
tackled the medicine ball.
Before beginning his boxing last
night Johnson weighed PA pounds; at
the close of the performance he weigh
ed gel This morning though he omit
ted his regular run the champion
weighed only 222. Jacks superfiuous
flesh is coming off rapidly and taking
off the few remaining pounds to get
down to his fighting weight, Els to 219.
should be easy.
The champ declared today that he
would not box tomorrow, as Trainer
Burns thinks he has been INDUCING in
| too much work with the gloves.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-11
YANKS KNOCK SOx
FROM TOP PERCH
Highlanders Breeze Home
After Desperate Fight
for Eight Innings.

After clinging desperately for eight
innings TO the American league lead.
which has been theirs uninterruptedly
for nearly seven weeks. the White Sox
blew themselves of the top stair yes
terday by handing the New York Yam
KEGS four runs in the ninth inning and
the second game OF the series by a
score of to 1.
Aid. Fred Lange deserved better
things at the hands of his pals for the
game he pitched against Russell Ford.
star of the visiting slab staff. LANCE
would have handed out a complete
whitewash If his backing had been as
good as his hurting. for he held the
Yankees down TO six scattered hits.
These could not have counted In the
run column If Rath had not booted q
bounder from Chase in the fourth In
ming. and II Lord, Rain and Fourier
had not conspired to hand the enemy
their winning tallies in the ninth.
Contraiwise, the White Sox would
not have broken into the run depart
ment at all If Chase had not helped
them to their lone tally in the third in
ming. For the rest of the game how
ever. Ford.s support was great. and
that more than the little fellows
pitching. bumped the Galatians into
second place. Shauno Collins. after
pulling a snort hit and run play with
Callahan which looked like a winner
in the eighth inning. failed to avoid a
double play which could have beer
avoided. That made a difference of al
least one run, but one run would not
have cut much figure considering what
happened in the ninth.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-11
WOLGAST AND
RIVERS START WORK

Los Angeles, Cal. June 11.-Active
training for the lightweight champion
ship fight at Vernon on July between
AID Woigast of Cadillac. Mich, and
Jose Rivera (known as Joe Rivers)
began yesterday In the camps of both
principals.
Rivers condition was said to be good;
but because of Wolgast's operation for
appendicitis much speculation centered
around his appearance. Aside from be-
ing slightly wfnded his work was as
fast as ever in nine rounds of boxing
and his punching power, If anything,
seemed improved. Manager Tom Jones
said Wolgast would depart in a few
days for the mountains. where he
would rough ii" for a week.
To the surprise of fight followers.
Wolgast is a slight favorite in the bet
ting. 10 to 9 being the prevailing fig
ures.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-11
EAST CHICAGO
and
IND. HARBOR

unsuccessful and they are afraid it will
be case of standing on the outside
looking in.
In regard to the candidacy of ]. NJ
Patterson of Indiana Harbor, the Gary
Tribune says edItorially.
What nonsense this talk is about
Gary republicans not accepting the can
didacy of Patterson of indiana Harbor
for district prosecutor, and proposing
TO have an opposition candidate. 1t
may be that Patterson is not to the lik-
ing of a certain clique that is running
or attempting to run everything in
Lake county. republican and democrat
ic progressive and standpatter. A dis
trict prosecutor who will do his full
duty may not be TO it's liking, but 1t
will not put up any opposition candi-
date. That is not the way it does bust
ness"
Miss Bell, returned missionary from
Africa. will speak to the members of
the Woman's Missionary society Of
the First NJ. f. church at the home of
Mrs. James Spittle this evening. Ev-
cry member Is urged 20 be present.
meeting of the members of the
Indiana Harbor hapter of Eastern Stars
No. 37s, will be held Wednesday even
ing in the Masonic temple. The meet
ings are held regularly the second and
fourth Wednesdays in the month. A
large attendance of the membership is
desired at the meeting.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-11
AERO CLUB LANDS
BIG TROPHY RACE
Chicago New Certain to See
Gordon Bennett Classic
in September.

Final assurance that the Aero Club
of Illinois will have the Gordon Ben
nett race this fall was received yester-
day when word reached officials of the
local organization that the classic In
ternational aviation trophy will be
shipped to Chicago next week
The action by the Aero Club of
America puts at rest rumors affoat for
several weeks that a southern Cali
fornia aeronautical body might secure
the Gordon Bennett through its ofrer
of more money for conducting the
event. The famous 1000 franc trophy,
emblematic of the worlds champions
ship in aviation. won for America last
year by Charles Terres weyman In a
the Aero Club of Illinois In its cam
gra mproposed for September
Information has been furnished the
local club that the names of six of the
thirteen entrants to the blue ribbon
air race have been certified. Three en-
tries have been received from England
while Belgium, Holland and Switzer-
land have named one each. A telegram
was received from Paul Peck, the
American aviator who recently broke
the passenger carrying record by a
flight of 1874 miles. Peck wired: viii
be in Chicago t, is fall with Gordon
Bennett defender"
In spite of the heavy cost of holding
the Gordon Bennett race, the Aero
Club of Illinois has announced that
there will be no charge mace to spec
tators. All will be received as guests
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-11

cision of the Presidential nomination
Will determine whether the second
man on the ticket shall be a radical or
a conservative. Until the big question
is disposed of Vice Presidential possi-
bilities will remain in cyclone cellars.
May Not Name sherman.
If President Taft is renominated If
is probable that some broad minded
progressive will be selected as his run
ming mate instead of Vice President
Sherman. The New York delegation
does not seem to be seriously consid-
ering what the fate of Mr.. Sherman,
who is New York man, will be. The
anti-Taft men of the State may have
some candidate to advance for second
place that it would be good politics for
the Presidents friends to agree to as
a mark of the reconciliation that must
come after the. convention strife. If the
candidates to be named herenow ex-
pect to win in November.
Then. again, the third term advo-
Gates might decide to bolt and to have
no further dealings with the conserva-
tive element If the Presidents friends
win here.
Should there be an immediate bridg-
ing of the chasm between the radicals
and conservatives following the Presi-
Dental nomination there will be a
great crop of logical choices" and
"favorite sons for the Vice Presiden-
tial honors Some of the men now
here secretly nursing these Vice Presi-
dental booms are not even delega ties
to the convention. Many of these were
defeated in the fierce facticnal battles
at home. Some happen to be radicals
in conservative States and others are
conservative in progressive territory
They are hoping, however. that some
sort of reward will be Forthcoming
here in return for the fights they wag.
ed and lost at home.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-11
S p o r T S
z|M'S BLUDGEON
BEATS GIANTS 9-S|

pass him deliberately and take a
chance on the batters that followed.
Consequently Chief Myers stood out to
one side and CrandalI pitched the ball
about three feet outside the plate and
a foot over Heine's head. The second
one was just the same, but Heine
leaned over the plate and smacked 1t.
and 1t went away out over right field
and into the grandstand for a home
run. scoring Tinker and himself
Up to this time the battle had been
terrific. The Cubs scored one In the
first and the Giants three. New York
got another in the third and Chicago
got one in the fourth. In the sixth the
Cubs got four. giving them one run
lead and another in the eighth gave
them a lead of two. Then New York
got two in the eighth. tying the score.
and the Cubs won with two in the
tenth.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-11
AMERICAN TEAM
CHOSEN BY BOARD
Selects Squad from List of
Thousand Athletes at
New York Meeting.

New York. June 1.-THE athletes
who will attempt to uphold the ath-
letic reputation OF America won in the
Olympic games at ST. Louis Athens
and London, were selected yesterday
by the committee TO represent America
in the worlds games at Stockholm,
Sweden. next month.
The men were selected after the com
mittee had made a careful study of the
performances OF each man In the try
outs and also his work In the different
outdoor meetings. No partially was
shown and the team chosen Is the
strongest that can be mustered in this
country. The names of 1000 athletes
were presented to the committee and
those on the supplem entary lists will
be taken II more money can be raised.
Ninety thousand dollars has been
raised, and It is estimated that 3I35,ooo
will be needed TO take the strongest
team which will fortify this country in
every event Col, Thompson, chairman
OF the committee, has offered to- make
up the deficit, but the other members
feel that he should not shoulder the
burden for what is virtually a national
affair. The selected athletes will give
exhibitions in their respective events
the men chosen are requested to come
to New York at once
Ten distance runners who will COM
pete $ marathon runners were the
first to be selected Louis Tewanina OF
Carlisle was the first man agreed upon
and Michael J. Ryan OF the Irish
American A c. was the second TO be
selected. The others were: Clarence
Fl. Demar, North Dorchester. Mass.
Joseph Erleben. Missouri A c.. ST
Louis. Joseph Forsham Jr., st. Louis
A c.; John ]. Gallagher Jr, PhiIadel-
phia and Yale; Thomas H. Lilley, North
Dorchester, Mass; Richard F. Piggott
North Dorchester; Andrew Sockalexfs
Bangor. Me; John J. Reynolds. Irish
American A. c., New York. To this lis,
two supplementary names were added
as runners who may go If they pay
their own expenses They are Sidney
Hatch of Chicago and CASTOR Strobinc
of Paterson, n. ].