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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27
CAN INSURE PACKAGES.
Government Guarantees Safe Delivery
of Parcel Post packages at small fee.

You cannot register parcel post
packages but yot can insure them.
Many people do not understand the
very material advantage there is in
taking out one of Uncle Sam policies
on parcel post shipments of more than
nominal value.
1t costs 5 cents to get a $50 policy
and 10 cents to get one for $50. De-
partment officials contend that if
shipment is worth 81 it is worth the
investment of cents in policy.
Getting $25 policy does not mean
that the shipper will collect $25 if the
package is lost or Destroyed before it
reaches the person to whom it is adj
dressed. It work out just the same as
fire insurance policy If the damage
done is not as great as the amount of
the policy the holder receives compen-
sation to the amount of his loss. If a
parcel pos. package insured for $o5 is
lost, the person who mailed it must take
oath as to the nat,re of its contents
anu value, anu is EelI1DuIS6Q dCCOf0lQO
to the limit of the policy, $25. Should
the shipper make false statements and
the package afterward he found he
SMould be in danger of prosecution
for perjury.
One thing that contributes more than
any other to the loss of mail packages
is the railroad wreck which frequ~ ntly
results in the burning up of mail cars.
Unregistered and uninsured packages
50 destroyed are practically untrace-
able. It is to meet this contin-
gency that department officials advise
shippers to take advantage of the in
surance plan. Another advantage of in
surfing is the assurance that the goods
have been delivered. This is import
ant to merchants doing a mail order
business. If a package is insured it is
impossible for customer to deny hav-
ing received it, for Uncle Sam is there
to see that he does
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27
77.l25 PEOPLE At LECTURES
Campaign Carried from Legislature to
the Factories and Workers Ask Con-
tinued Support for Work Which is
Declared to have Accomplished Much.

The annual report of the Wisconsin
Anti-Tuberculosis association, which
was distributed to members today,
shows the cash on hand Oct. ! to have
been $l0,722.34 the 1912 sale Of Christ
mas seals having amounted to $22,-
S30.52. Disbursements include Office
expense, lecture work, publication, field
work and administration.
An editorial in the November issue
of the Crusader, the official organ of
the state society, says: Enough fruit
has been harvested which is directly
traceable to the work of the association
that we are willing and glad to base
our appeal to the people for their con-
tinued and increased support on the
definite, tangible results already Sc
cured.o
The report shows that the Christmas
stamp sale Of last year was carried on
in 1,169 communities. Schools were
given 1880 pieces of display advertis-
ing and 100000 special circulars The
year Is circulation for the Crusader was
10000. Fifty thousand copies of
"Facts About Consumption, $4,000
"War" bulletins, and $4,000 copies of
"Facts Tersely Told" were distribut-
ed, while work in factories consisted
of lectures, distributing literature and
placarding.
Increased attendance at dispensaries
was secured. During the year 872 lee
lures were given in 1873 communities,
reaching 77,125 persons, while $500
outlines were distributed to ministers,
school teachers, doctors, ETC., for local
talks. Eight hundred and fifty health
picture exhibits were given. Aid was
given in planning Milwaukee county s
new sanatorium; sentiment was Great
ed for establishment of visiting nurses;
the teaching of hygiene in many schools
was secured; bureau to supply nurses
where wanted was established, and an
average Of 500 letters month were
sent out in response to inquiries.
The association has secured the pro-
vision of eleven sanatoria to care for
415 persons; the employment of twenty
one visiting and school nurses in Wis
.eonsin outside of Milwaukee; provision
for the establishment Of camp for
convalescent consumptives on the state
forest reserves, and health depart
ment in the extension division of the
University of Wisconsin, with which an
utilization has been made.
The association has been largely re-
sponsible for securing the gift of the
$4,000 Blue Mound sanatorium to Mil
waukee; the establishment of tuber-
culosis division and six nurses in the
Milwaukee health department.
DIR. Hoyt E. Dearholt, Milwaukee, is
the executive secretary and editor of
the Crusader. Otto F. Bradley, Mil
waukee, is the campaign manager of
the association.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27
SHOULDERS ARE TOO NARROW
Board Members in Trip of Inspection
Find That Many of Roads Built do
not Meet Specifications-Som Favor
Gravel for Building Permanent roads
Decided dissatisfaction on roads built

Decided dissatisfaction on roads built
in Kenosha county has been expressed
by the members of the county board
as result of the trip of inspection
made on last Saturday afternoon and 1t
is certain that there will be many
changes in specifications before the
work on the roads is started in the
new season. The members of the board
are agreed that the fourteen foot road
way is too narrow for Kenosha county
and that work next year will find none
of the roads being built less than six
teen feet in width while members Of
the board may insist that some of the
roads be built to a width of eighteen
feet The nine foot road in the town
of Somers does not appeal to the board
members at all and it is not probable
that this style of road will be popular
in Somers or any of the other towns
next season. The board gave the entire
afternoon to the trip of inspection but
the members encountered muddy roads
and one Of the automobiles went into
the ditch at the side of an uncomplet-
ed road so that it was found impossi-
BILE to visit the Sheridan road to the
south of the city and reach a decision
in the tile controversy.
Most Of the concrete roads were
found to be in fair condition but big
holes were found in some of the roads
where the improvements have just been
completed and the contractors will have
to provide for some resurfacing before
the money is paid to them. It was
found that the bitches on the sides of
the roads were too deep and in some
places it was declared that these ditch
es were positive menace to the people
who use the roads. In many places it
was found that the grading had not
been done as provided in contracts.
Where the specifications called for a
five foot shoulder of gravel it was
found that in many places the shoulder
was but three feet wide and put in in
value to the road. Some of the mem
bers Of the board came back from the
trip Of inspection with an idea that the
gravel road was more satisfactory than
the concrete road, but this view was
by no means the view of the majority
of the board. Most of the supervisors
were of the opinion that for first year
work the county had got coed returns
for the money expended and that the
concrete road was the best possible
permanent road to be built.
The board will probably be forced to
take another trip in order to inspect
the work in Pleasant Prairie. Few Of
the contractors are through with grad
ing work but all are expecting to finish
this work before the end of the year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27
Suspicious Illness of Eugene
Saftig Brings Quarantine
for Milwaukee Ave. home
CASE IS PUZZLE TO DOCTORS

The small pox sign came back into
Kenosha again late Sunday afternoon
when Health Commissioner DIR. j. j.
.McShane directed that the home of
Pauper Commissioner Jacob Saftig on
Milwaukee avenue be quarantined with
one of the big red cards. Eugene SAT-
tig, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Saftig, is the
patient and he is suffering from what
appears to be light attack of the di-
sease. notwithstanding this fact the
pauper commissioner who is living at
the home of relatives has insisted that
every possible precaution be followed
to avoid any spread of the disease. Mr..
Saftig was taken i'll only few days
ago and DR.. George E. Thompson was
called to attend him. 1t was thought
that the young man was suffering from
a light attack of typhoid fever, but
Oh Sunday there came a breaking out
which caused the health commissioner
to look into the case. Or. Thompson
was not convinced that the illness was
small pox but after consultation with
DIR. McShane and DR.. g. Windesheim,
chairman of the board of health, it was
decided that the only safe thing to do
was to quarantine the house for small
pox. The patient is employed in the
Offices of the American Brass company
and he was one of the employees of
that company to submit to vaccination
last June. The vaccination was entire
ly successful and for this reason Saftig
and his friends do not think it posi-
BILE that he has the dread disease. 1t
is impossible to trace the source of the
contagion if the case is one Of small
pox. Saftig has not been anywhere
but at his office and at his home and
there has been no signs of the disease
in Kenosha in the past four months.
Three weeks ago Saftig went with
crowd of other Kenosha people to Ra-
cine to attend football game and it
is thought possible that he picked up
the contagion while at the game. His
condition is not regarded as serious and
the physicians believe that it is posi-
BILE that the disease is chicken pox
The cases Of the disease in Kenosha
some time ago were largely among the
members of the force of employees of
the American Brass company and the
health department is making close in
vestigation of all employees of the
company, but no other suspicious cases
have been discovered. With the sue
cessful vaccination of Saftig the case
IS proving a decidedly pulling one to
the members of the medical profession
and the development of it is being
watched with a great deal of interest.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27
County Board Decide that
City Shall Pay 57.15% of
State and County Tax.
TOTAL OVER $4,000 MARK

The city of Kenosha will pay Sis
per cent of the state and county taxes
levied in Kenosha county this year as
at the session of the county board on
Friday afternoon the assessment com
mittee made its final report on the
equalization of assessments. The final
figures were reached by taking SO per
cent of the average between the true
value of all property as prepared by
the supervisor of assessments and the
assessed valuation as returned in the
various towns and in the city.
1t is declared that this method Of
equalizing is about as fair as any that
could be devised and there was no great
opposition to accepting the report of
the committee. But three votes were
registered against the report when it
was presented. The proportion of the
state and county tax to be paid by the
city this year is just about the same
as it was last year. However, the total
in dollars and cents will show a terrific
increase. The total will be somewhere
between $4,000 and $4,000.
The valuations placed on the various
towns and the city by the committee,
are as follows.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27
TO VOTE UNDER NEW LAW.
Town Elections to be Held in County
Next Spring Will be Interesting.

Residents Of various towns of the
county are looking forward with inter-
est to the spring elections, the first
to take place under the new Biechler
law passed by the last state legislature.
The measure provides that the cleo
tors of town and village shall hold
caucuses at least seven days prior to
the date of the day of the election.
Candidates for Office are to be nomin-
ated at caucus or by nomination papers
signed by the electors of each town
or village equal in number to 10 per
cent of all the votes cast in such town
or village for all candidates for COVER
nor at the last preceding election.
From the caucus records or official
nomination papers the town or village
clerk shall make up printed, ballot,
and the election shall be conducted un-
der the Australian system The names
of the persons nominated at the eau
Gus or by nomination papers, none 9TH
er, shall be placed on the official ballot.
In case no nominations are made, the
space in which names of candidates
may be written shall be left blank.
Ballots. not provided by the town or
village clerk shall not be counted in
any election, but any voter may write
upon his ballot the name of any person
for whom he desires to vote, for any
office, in such place as to indicate the
,fice.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27
Congressman in Kenosha
has no Announcement as
to Race for the Senate.
TO EARLY TO TALK POLITICS
(From Saturday s Daily.)

The Hon. Henry Allen Cooper, repre-
sentative in congress for the First Wis
consin district, spent few hours in
Kenosha this morning. With his secre-
tary, Mr.. Cooper was hurrying back to
Washington, anticipating some big do
ings in the next few days or at least
weeks in connection with the Mexican
situation. Mr.. Cooper was not talking
politics but declared that he had been
much gratifed with the statements that
had been made in his district in sug-
gestion of his candidacy for the United
States senate When pressed for some
statement as to his possible candidacy,
he declined. cit is entirely too early
to begin making candidates for sena-
tor he said. 81 am pleased that
some of my friends believe that |
would make a good United States sena-
tor and this is an honor that any man
would be glad to have accorded to
him. just at present congressional
business is pressing and with big issues
staring us in the face, we must wait a
while before taking on any new politi-
cal suggestions.
In speaking of conditions in Wash
ing, Mr.. Cooper said: Congress is
now greatly disturbed on account of
the Mexican situation and the facts
that are being brought out indicate
that a crisis is impending. Members Of
the house are unanimous in their de-
sire to avoid war. We believe that
every possible step should be taken to
bring peace in Mexico before we make
it necessary to take the lives of Ameri-
can soldiers and make American wild
ows and orphans. This does not mean
that any of the members of congress
are slow to protect Americans or Amer
lean interests. The state department
has adopted the policy of keeping all
correspondence in regard to Mexico Sc
cret and the people of Kenosha know
just as much about the actual situation
as the members Of congress. We get
out information from the same press
dispatches that you DO and of course
at times these messages are colored
on account of the interest or lack of
interest of the people sending them
out. 1t is certain that the situation in
Mexico is critical and [ believe that
some formal action will be urged from
congress within very short time. |
have just spent few days in Wis
consin and am now on my way back to
Washington in order to be on hand if
there is any demand made on congress.
People all over the nation are taking a
great interest in the Mexican situation
and this is being reflected in letters
sent to Washington. -
Mr. Cooper declared that the Mexi-
can situation had overshadowed big
public questions before congress and
that action on these had been deferred
and interfered with on account of the
interest that always follows a possible
declaration of war or invasion of the
country.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27
HAD A MERRY TIME.
Boys Athletic Club Enjoy Sports and
Feast on Saturday Night.


At 7:3O last Saturday evening the
sixty odd members of the Y. NJ. c. A.
met in the Weiskopf school gymnasium
for one of their business meetings, ball
games and lunches The ball game,
which was the first of a series of three,
was the first event of the evening.
The team representing the Monday
night gym class, crossed bats with the
team representing the Tuesday night
class. The contest was close and at no
time was enthusiasm lacking. The
special feature of the game was the
batting of Michael Pfarr. The score
was 10 to in favor of the Tuesday
night team. The second game of the
series is to be played Tuesday evening,
Nov. 10Th. After the game the boys
were invited to the domestic science
room where they were fed. After the
lunch there was a business meeting
which was followed by the singing of
songs. Mr.. Tarbell then gave talk to
the boys on the subject, "The Power
Of Self Control"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27
GET OPEN VERDICT.
Coroner's Jury Fails to Find Evidence
of How Fredericksen Met Death.

The jury called by the coroner of
Racine county on last Friday to inves-
tigate into the death Of Edward Fred
erickson, killed by train in Racine
after he had made an effort to kill
Miss Katherine Evers of Kenosha, re-
turned an open verdict late Saturday
afternoon, the members of the jury de-
claring that from the evidence present
ed it was impossible for them to tell
just how Fredericksen had met his
death. The funeral Of the man was
held almost at the same hour as the
jury assembled for the inquest. No
Kenosha people were summoned to the
inquest.
Coroner Kisow came to Kenosha on
Saturday morning and talked with Miss
Evers and others but he decided that
any evidence that they could give
would not be material to the considera-
ton of the case by the coroner's jury.
The theory of the trainmen, espe-
cially of Brakeman John Budish, who
discovered the body, was that Freder-
icksen threw himself under the train.
The brakeman also described the cir
cumstances about finding the body.
DR.. H. J. Brehm explained the con
dition of the body. Gus Gustavson, the
boys step-father, told of the age of
the deceased and his habits.
J. ID. VanWie, conductor of the
freight train, which passed the passen-
ger train on which Fredericksen came
home from Kenosha, thought it was a
case of suicide. He declared that the
fence had much to do with the death,
as the man had most likely jumped
against the fence, and was thrown back
under the wheels.
George Hoey, an employee of the
railroad company and Officer Swami
also testified. District Attorney w. w.
Storms of Racine county, conducted the
inquest.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27
With the refusal Of the county board

WITH the refusal OIL the county BOARD
to even consider the building of a
tuberculosis hospital, the county
authorities are going to be hard put
to it toprovide proper care for the sick
in the advanced stages of that disease
and public sentiment is going to de-
mand that they be looked after. The
hope that Racine county would be able
to relieve the situation in this county
disappeared with the opening of the
hospital in that county for there are
already more applications for entrance
to the institution from Racine county
than could be accommodated and that
institution will not displace home
patients to accommodate the sick from
this county. 1t appears that the Ra-
cine supervisors greatly underestimate
ed the number of the sick that would
seek relief from their own county and
the capacity Of the institution will
have to be doubled Immediately if any
outsiders are to be taken in. The ex-
perience of Racine county is typical
of all of the counties. All of the hos
pitfalls are overcrowded and the Keno
sha authorities will be very lucky if
they find any vacancies anywhere for
the sick from this county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27

With the report of the equalization
completed the finance committee of the
board is busily at work on the tax
levy. This will be a record tax levy
for the county and the total of the levy
will be close to $25O,0o0. It will start
with state taxes of 1888, 600. To this
must be added a county tax which has
been figured at $4,000. County school
taxes of $4,000, minor items of the
budget amounting to about $4,000, and
the annual county highway tax amount
ing to $4l,110. Of these amounts the
city must pay approximately 81 per
cent, but its portion of the county
school tax will be larger per cent
This will mean that the state and coun-
ty taxes to be paid by the city will be
in excess of $130,000. This is an in
crease of at least three mills of tax on
the present valuation of the city.
The formal report of the committee
on taxation will be sent to the board
on Monday morning and it is probable
that the levy will be made at that
time. The county tax levy has been
figured at one and three-tenths mills.
The county board took vacation
this afternoon to make an inspection of
the roads and the famous tile on the
Sheridan road in Pleasant Prairie.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27
mo OBJECTIONS Are RAISED
Towns Secure Appropriations for the
Amounts Named in Petitions All Pc
titions Being Granted by Unanimous
Vote of the Board of Supervisors.

The expenditure Of 100000 for the
building of roads in the rural towns of
the county was assured at the session
Of the county board this morning when
petitions asking appropriations OF
81 ,240 were granted by unanimous
vote. Action on the road petitions was
brought up just before the adjournment
of the board for the noon recess and
most of the members of the board had
been advised that there was no alterna-
tive for the supervisors but to appro-
pirate the sum that had been raised by
the various towns. The line up of road
work for the coming year is about as
follows: To be paid for by the towns
and by subscriptions by interested prop
erty owners $4,000. Appropriated by
the county $41 900; Appropriated to
Kenosha county from the state aid road
fund $4,000 Making up the total of
little over 100000.
Of the amount appropriated by the
county board nearly $4,000 will be
raised by taxes assessed against prop
erty within the corporate limits Of the
city of Kenosha and it can be said
with certainty that the city of Keno
sha will expend more this year for the
improving of rural roads than it will
for maintaining of city streets. Two
towns, Pleasant Prairie and Somers.
did lot to swell the total of the APP
preparations for roads. Pleasant Prai-
RE demanded $4,000 and Somers
$17,7S0. Somers also had petition
asking $3.50 for the building of bridge.
1t was discovered that the town board
Of Pleasant Prairie had overlooked a
petition for bridge money and this will
probably be brought in before the adj
journment Of the board later in the
week.
Somers and Pleasant Prairie property
owners have stipulated that the roads
to be built be surfaced with concrete,
but in the other towns where the ap-
preparations are smaller the roads are to
be surfaced with stone and gravel.
It is just possible that the state high
way commission will find some way to
increase the amount given to the
county from the state road fund.
The state apportionment is $4,000
short of the amount appropriated by
the county and the towns. The amounts
called for in the petitions from the diff
ferent towns follow:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27
STEEL FOR BRIDGE HERE.
Big Girders for Ashland Ave. Bridge
Arrived in City on Saturday.

There is not going to be any delay
in connection with the steel work for
the new bridge being built by the rail
way company over Pike river at Ash
land avenue as all of this work came
into Kenosha on Saturday afternoon.
1t took two fat cars to transport the
long girders. The work of putting the
bridge together was pretty well taken
care of in Milwaukee and there will
be little work to do when the steel
work is placed in position. The piling
is now well under way and the laying
of the concrete foundations for the
bridge was started this morning.