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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-31

posed by him have been the object of
the biggest fights in the assembly. One
was the divorce bill to separate the
brewers from the retail liquor business
and the other was the bill providing
for the proper labelling corn syrup"
Assemblyman Pfennig has been most
active on the floor of the assembly and
won for himself reputation as one of
the few men in the assembly not CON
trolled by either of the factions strug-
Cling for control of the republican
party.
Senator Bishop of this county has not
been very active in the present ses-
sion. He had one important bill for the
legalizing of saloon licenses now IN ex-
istence, but this bill failed 70 pass the
senate. Much of the time of the SEES
sion Senator Bishop has been confined
to his room on account of illness.
The session of the legislature has
been characterized by bitter fractional
strife among the members of the re
publican majority and this fight has
over-shadowed the fight to secure bet
ter laws for the state. The adjourn
ment of the Legislature leaves the party
more seriously divided than it has been
in years and it is certain that the fights
on the floor of the legislature will be
reflected in the coming campaign. The
most important actions by the legisla-
ture in the session just closed included:
Passed a bill to regulate water pow
ers.
Provided for mothers pensions.
Passed a minimum wage bill for
women and children.
Strengthened workmen IS compensa-
tion act.
Provided against discrimination in
marketing.
Admitted new parties to election bal
lot.
Provided for direct election Of United
States senators.
Submitted to people in 1914 constitu-
tional amendment on initiative and ref
erendum.
Passed bill limiting use of special
marriage dispensations.
Passed a sewage commission BILL
Passed a bill providing for vote on
woman's suffrage which was vetoed by
governor.
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The amendment to the law relating
to state aid for rural schools under
which the pay of teachers in the graded
schools in the country districts will be
increased from five TO ten dollars a
month to be paid from an appropriation
made by the state according to the
grade of the schools, should result in a
raising of the standard of the teachers
in this class of schools. Even with the
additional pay granted by the state the
salaries of the teachers In these schools
will be extremely low for the standard
of qualifications demanded and further
increases will have to be made by
school boards if the level sought is at
tanned. There has been a very general
tendency in all of the counties in the
state to raise the requirements for the
teachers in the rural schools but only
in very few instances have the
school boards raised salaries to cor
respond The contribution by the state
will help some but it will not go far
towards inducing teachers with the GER
tifcates demanded to accept positions
in the rural schools. Up to date the
rural schools are asking too much and
paying too little.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-31
PFENNIG HAS GOOD RECORD
Kenosfa Assemblyman in the Thick of
the Fray in Fighting for Bills for
Peoples Welfare Bishop Kept Out
of Session by Illness.

Assemblyman Charles III. Pfennig re-
turned home from Madison today and
1T IS not probable that he will return
to the state capital as the legislature
ended the longest session in the history
OF the state in the early hours Of the
morning. Many bills are now in the
hands of the governor and should any
OF them meet with his disapproval it
IS probable that the legislators will be
called back to Madison to act on veto
measures, but there will be no further
action Oh bills by either of the houses
of the legislature.
The long session has brought few bills
of direct interest to Kenosha. One bill
was passed increasing the power Of the
judges of the municipal and county
courts of Kenosha county, another to
give the city of Kenosha the right to
install decorative street lights and an
other directly aimed at Kenosha limit
ed the marriage of parties from other
states in Wisconsin
Assemblyman Pfennig has taken an
active part in the work of the legisla-
ture in his first term. Two bills pro-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-31
DRAWS LINES TIGHT
Even Bathing is barred from
Zion on Sunday Under
Strict Voliva Rule.
MANY ARRESTS MADE IN ZION

Voliva is to put the lid on Sabbath
dissertation. Already one man has
been arrested and fined for digging
potatoes on Sunday, and the Overseer
announced Sunday that he will stop
people from going to the lake front on
Lord s day. 81 don't mind you going
there during the week, but [ won It
let the people 60 there on Sunday.
[ intend to make the lake front beau
ty spot and will set aside ten acres
for that purpose. / will plant shade
trees and put in benches for the peo-
pie to sit down and rest. | want to
get trees planted there from all parts
of the world and you Australian peo-
pie had better send over and get some
trees. / will do all I can to make the
lake front pleasant place to spend
the day during the hot summer months,
but you can It 90 there on Sunday
Overseer Voliva also included skat-
ing on roller skates on Sundays in Zion
City. II I'm in favor of an ordinance
forbidding roller skates on the side
walks said the Overseer. Most
people who have sidewalks sacrificed
to put them in and notice that where
the joints are in the sidewalk, chips
of cement have been broken of and
for several rods in some places the
sidewalk has been ruined.
eff the children must skate I will
build them circular track OH the
recreation ground so that they could
skate all they wanted to and on this
circular track they could 90 until
they stopped. =
According to a statement made to d
Zion City correspondent by Judge L.
H. futile of Zion City, there has been
no less than ffty-fve warrants issued
by him in the past thirty-six days.
The charges contained in these war.
rants are various, such as riding
bicycles on sidewalks, Decorating the
Sabbath, larceny, smoking tobacco on
public streets, shooting, resisting an
officer, drunkenness, destroying proper
ty, closing poolroom, closing moving
picture show, smuggling liquor. These
are some of the charges preferred
against violators of the state and
municipal laws at Zion City.
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ENDING LONG TRIP
Robert Allen and Dewitt C.
Cregier Complete a $1,000
Mile Automobile journey
TAKE Ride IN BIG BALLOON

Robert Allen of this city and Dewitt
c. Cregier, custodian of the police de-
partment of Chicago, have just com
pleted a wonderful nine thousand mile
automobile trip through Europe and
they are planning to leave in a short
time for this country. On the long
trip Mr.. Allen and Mr.. Cregier have
seen nearly everything of interest on
the continent making the entire trip,
by automobile.
They started at LIE Hayre and finish
ed up at the same point, having cover
ed some 5000 miles. Their speed from
Paris to Nice, according to Mr.. Cregier,
averaged seventy-eight and one half
miles an hour.
Mr.. Allen and his friend while in
Berlin went for short trip in Yep
pelin airship. Two hundred soldiers
were necessary to get the Zeppelin
started on its journey and to hold it
when it came back.
In Germany, owing to their automo-
bile frightening a horse, thereby re-
sulting in smashed cart and an angry
crowd, the two friends were on the
point of being arrested. They were
detained four hours, but, after paying
compensation to the owner of the
damaged property, they were able
to leave the district
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-31
Passed eugenic marriage bill.

Passed eugenic marriage bill.
Passed bill authorizing commission
to regulate boxing.
Provided for new state flag.
Prohibited use of common drinking
cup.
Provided for local appropriations for
safe and sane Independence day eele-
brations
Appropriated $s25,too for improve
ment of state fair grounds.
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DEATH OF MRS. MARY KRAnEB
Aged Resident of West side Expired on
Sunday Evening at Her Home.

Mrs. Mary Kramer, so years of age
and the wife of John Kramer, died al
the family residence 10 North Pleasant
street on Sunday evening. Death was
due to a natural breaking down due to
advanced years Mrs. Kramer was ma
tive of Austria but she had been resi-
dent of Kenosha for many years. She
is survived by three sons and one
daughter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-31

H. H. Wheeler of Racine has been
placed in charge Of the Offices of the
Postal Telegraph Company in Kenosha.
Mr.. Wheeler was in charge Of the Ra-
cine Office for a Term Of eighteen years
and is widely known to business lien
in this section Of the state as sue
cessful manager.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-31

Mrs. Al. Ebert spent Tuesday af
ternoon visiting friends in Racine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-31

The records of infant mortality ii
Cincinnati from 1909 to the present
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-11-27

toward maturity in an experience Of
ever increasing penury. The girl was
in the high school when her father
finally gave over his rather feeble eff
fort Of living. at his death the father
left her a character well instructed in
the excellent principles that had been
his own OF worldly goods. not the
value of a pin.
Yet, measured according to the stern
standards of adversely. Mary was for
tunate. Almost at once she procured
humble employment in the Empori-
UNI. the great department store own
ed by Edward Glider. TO be sure. the
wage was infinitesmal. while the toll
was body breaking, soul breaking.
Mary nevertheless avoided the worst
perils Of her lot. She did not finch
under privation. but went her way
through it, if not serenely, at least
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times. too such evidence has been
manufactured merely to satisfy a spite
against the one unjustly accused"
"A court Of justice has decreed her
guilty
Nowadays" Demarest shot out, we
don't call them courts Of justice: we
call them courts Of law"
Anyway" Glider declared. becoming
genial again. its out Of our hands.
There's nothing we can do now"
"Why, as to that" the lawyer re.
piled, with hint Of hesitation. Il am
not 80 sure. You see, the fact Of the
matter is that. though helped to
prosecute the case, am not little
bit proud Of the verdict. l am not sure
that Mary Turner is guilty-far from
it, in fact! Anyhow. the girl wants to
see you. and l wish to urge you to
grant her an interview"
whats the use?" Glider stormed.
Il can't have her crying all over the
office and begging for mercy" he pro-
tested truculently. But note Of fear
lay under the petulance.
Demarests answer was given with
assurance.
You ares mistaken about that. The
girl doesn't beg for mercy. In fact.
that's the whole point Of the matter.
She demands justice-strange as that
may seem in a court Of law-and moth
ing else The truth is, she's very
unusual girl. long way beyond the
ordinary salesgirl. both in brains and
in education"
1.-The less reason, then, for her being
thief" Glider grumbled in his heav-
lest voice
"And perhaps the less reason for be-
lieving her to be a thief" the lawyer
retorted suavely. He paused for a
moment, then went on There was a
voice. "Just before the judge imposed
sentence he asked her if she had any
thing to say. You know, it's just a
usual form-a thing that rarely means
much Of anything. But this case was
different, let me tell you. She sur
prised US all by answering at once that
she had. It's really pity, Glider. that
you didn't wait. Why. that poor girl
made fine speech!"
"Pooh, pooh!" came the querulons OBJ
lection. "She seems to have hypnotic
ed you" Then, as new thought came
to the magnate, he spoke with a trace
Of anxiety. There were always the re-
porters looking for space to fill with
foolish vaporings.
did she say anything against me or
the stOre?''
mot word the lawyer replied
gravely. 'She merely told us how her
father died when she was sixteen years
Did. She was compelled after that to
earn her own living. Then she told
how she had worked S0r yNA for ave
years steadily without there ever be-
Ing single thing against her. She
said, too, that she had never seen the
things found In her locker. And she
said moro than that. She asked tbs
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store entered the once us
" face showed extreme irrita-
ton.
"What did they do with the Turner
girl?" his secretary inquired in an
deliberately casual manner.
Glider did not look up from the heap
Of papers. but answered rather harsh
~.
~ don't know-I couldn't wait" he
said. He made petulant gesture az
he went on. Il don't see why Judge
Lawlor bothered me about the matter.
He is the one to impose sentence, not
l. l am hours behind with my work
now"
Edward Glider was big man phys
ically plainly the possessor Of that
abundant vital energy which is prime
requisite for achievement in the order
ing Of modern business concerns.
Force was indeed the dominant quail
ity Of the man. His tall figure was
proportionately broad. and he was
heavily heshed. In fact the body was
too ponderous. Perhaps, in that char
acteristic might be found a clew to
the chief fault in his nature For he
was ponderous, spiritually and men
tally, as well as materially. The fact
was displayed suggestively in the face,
which was too heavy with its promi-
nent jowls and aggressive chin and
rather Dubious nose. But there was
nothing flabby anywhere.
1t was with his accustomed bland
ness of manner that he presently ac-
knowledged the greeting of George
Demarest, the chief Of the legal staff
that looked after the firms affairs.
"Well, Demarest|' he inquired.
Judge Lawlor gave her three years"
Demarest replied gravely. 1t was
plain from his manner that he did not
altogether approve.
Good" Glider exclaimed. Take
this, Sarah" And he continued. as the
girl opened her notebook and poised
the pencil. BE sure to have Smithson
post copy Of it conspicuously in all
the girls dressing rooms and in the
reading room and in the Iunchrooms
and in the assembly ROOM" He clear
ed his throat ostentatiously and pro-
ceeded to the dictation of the notice:
''Mary Turner. formerly employed in
this store. was today sentenced to pris-
on for three years. having been con-
victed for the theft Of goods valued at
over $4OO The management wishes
IA IL .~L -
its employees to the fact that honesty
is always the best ToIicy. Got that?"
Yes. sir"
Take it to Smithson." Glider con-
tinued. .and tell him to post it at
once
Glider brought ferth q box Of cigars
from Il drawer Of the desk, opened It
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and thrust II Sc-tard ~: NaltlnS faW-
yer, who, however, shuOt: his head in
refusal and continued to move about
the rOU.n rather rcstieSsly
Three ycnrs-thrce years. That
ought to be Il warning to the rest of
the girls" Glider looked toward Dem
Arrest for acquicscence.
Most unusual case, in my estima
ton" Demarest replied. You see, the
girl keeps on declaring her innocence.
That, of course. is common enough in
way. But here it's different. The
point is somehow she makes her pro-
testations more convincing than they
usually do. They ring true. as it seems
to me-"
1.-The stolen goods were found in her
locker" Glider declared in tone of
finality. Some Of them, | have been
given to understand. were actually in
the pocket of her coat
Well" the attorney said. with u
smile, that sort Of thing makes good
enough circumstantial evidence. and
without circumStantial evidence there
would be few convictions for crime.
Yet as lawyer I'm free to admit that
circumstantial evidence alone is never
quite safe rs proof Of guilt. Natural
" she says some one else must have
put the stolen goods there. That is
quite within the measure of pOssibili-
ty. That sort Of thing has been done
countless times"
and for what reason? It's too alb
surd to think about"
"In similar cases." the lawyer an
swered. those actually guilty of the
thefts have thus sought to throw sus-
picion on the innocent in order to
avoid it on themselves when the pur-
suit got too hot on their trail. Some
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the Tombs awaiting trial She was
quite friendess. TO the world she was
only a thief in duress. At the last the
trial was very short. Her lawyer was
merely an unhedged practitioner as
signed to her defense as formality
Of the court. At the end twelve good
men and true rendered verdict of
guilty against the shuddering girl in
the prisoners dock.
That which was the supreme tragedy
to the broken girl in the cell merely
afforded rather agreeable entertain
ment to her former fellows of the de-
partment store. Mary Turner through
out her term Of service there had been
without real intimateS, so that now
none was ready to mourn over her
fate. Even the two roommates had
felt some slight Offense, since they
sensed the superiority of her, though
vaguely. Now, they found a SNUG
satisfaction in the fact Of her disaster
as emphasizing very pleasurably their
own continuance in responsibility.
On the day Of Mary Turner's tria!
there was subtle gayety Of gossipings
to and fro through the store. The
girls plight was like shuttlecock
driven hither and yon by the battle
dores Of many tongues. 1t was the
first time in many years that one OF
the employees had been thus accused
Of theft. Shoplifters were so common
as to be a stale topic. There was re-
freshing novelty in this case. where
one Of themselves was the culprit. Her
fellow workers chatted desultorily Of
her as they had opportunity. and COM
placently thanked their gods that they
were not as she-With reason.
Smithson, a member Of the executive
staff, did not hesitate to speak bis
mind, though none too forcibly. Yet
his comment. meager as it was, stood
wholly in Mary's favor. And he spoke
with a certain authority, since he had
given official attention to the girl.
Smithson stopped Sarah Edwards,
Mr. elders private secretary. as she
was passing through one Of the de-
partments that morning to ask her II
the owner had yet reached his Office.
"Been and gone" was the secretary's
answer. HE went downtown to the
court of general sessions. The judge
sent for him about the Mary Turner
case"
"Oh, yes, remember now" Smith
son exclaimed. II hope the poor girl
gets off. She was nice girl-quite
the lady, you know, Miss Edwards.
Will you please let me know when Mr..
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without ever thought Of yielding to
those temptations that beset a girl
who is at once poor and charming.
Among her fellows were some like
herself, others unlike. OF her own
sort in this single particular were the
| two girls with whom she shared
cheap room. Their common decency
in attitude toward the other sex was
the unique bond of union. In their as
ISOLATION she found no real compan-
ionship. Nevertheless they were whole
some enough Otherwise they were
illiterate, altogether uncongenial.
In such wise. through five dreary
,, years, Mary Turner lived. Nine hours
daily she stood behind a counter. She
spent her other waking hours in oblig-
atory mental labors, cooking her own
scant meals over the gas, washing and
ironing, for the sake Of that neat ap-
pearance which was required Of her
by those in authority at the Emporium,
yet more especially necessary for her
own self respect. ..
With mind keen and earnest she
centrived some solace from reading
and studying since the free library
gave her this opportunity. By candid
comparison of herself with others
about her she realized the fact that
she possessed an intelligence beyond
the average. The training by her ia
Their, too, had been of a superior kind.
Of
~, the feeling Of particular self re-
spect that belongs inevitably to the
possessor of good blood. Finally she
demurely enjoyed modest apprecia-
ton of her own physical advantages.
In short, she had beauty, brains and
breeding. three things of chief impor-
lance to any woman. z.re 81
There had been thefts in the store.
They had been traced eventually to a
certain department, that in which
Mary worked. The detective was
alert. Some valuable silks were miss
ed. Search followed Immediately. The
goods were found in Mary's locker.
That was enough. She was charged
with the theft She protested limo
cence only to be laughed at in deri-
sion by her accusers. Every thief de-
clares innocence. Mr.. Glider himself
was emphatic against her. The thiev-
ing had been long continued. An ex-5
ample must be made. The girl was ar
rested. .essI
The crowded condition OF the court
calendar kept ~ for three month"; o
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Glider arrives? There are one or two
little matters l wish to discuss with
him.
Cali right" Sarah agreed briskly.
and she hurried on toward the private
Office.
The secretary was barely seated at
her desk when the violent opening Of
the door startled her. and as she look
ed up CHEEKY voice cried out:
"Hello dad!'
At the same moment young man
entered with an air of care free assur-
ance. his face radiant. But as his
glance went to the empty armchair at
the desk he halted abruptly. and his
expression changed to one of disar-
pointment.
81. Not here!" he grnmbled. Then once
.again the smile was on his lips MS his
eyes fell 81 the secretar, who had
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-11-27
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| row rss;.n TO her feet In flute" or eX-
element.
why, Mr. Dickw Sarah gasped.
Hello, Sadie!' came the genial salu-
tation. The young man advanced and
shook hands with her warmly. Pm
home again. Where's dad?"
Even us he asked the question the
quick SOLDERING Of his face bore wit
ness to his disappointment over not
finding his father in the office. And
in the patent chagrin under which the
son now labored was to be found Il GER
tain indication of character not to be
dsregarded Unlike many Il child, he
really loved his father. The death Of
the mother years before had left him
without other opportunity for affection
in the home, since he had neither
brother nor sister.
In that simple and sincere regard
which he bore for his father, the boy
revealed heart ready for love- willing
to give of itself its best for the one be-
loved. Beyond that as yet there WAS
little to be said Of him with exactness.
He was spoiled child Of fortune. if
you wish to have it so. Certainly. he
was only a drOne in the worlds hive.
Thus far he had enjoyed the good
things Of life without ever doing aught
to deserve them by contributing III re-
turn. save by his smiles and his genial
air Of happiness.
In the twenty-three years of his life
every gift that money could lavish had
been his. If the sum total Of benefit
was small, at least there remained the
cons cling fact that the harm was even
less. Luxury had not sapped the
strength Of him. He had not grown
vicious, as have so many Of his fellows
among the sons of the rich.
Sarah explained that Mr.. Glider had
been called to the court Of general SEES
sions by the judge.
But what is dad doing in cOurt?"
Sarah explained the matter with ner
usual conciseness:
"One of the girls was arrested for
stealing"
And dad went to court to get her
out Of the scrape. That's just like the
old man"
She was tried today and convicted.
The Judge sent for Mr.. Glider to come
down this morning and have talk
with him about the sentence"
There was no lessening of the eX-
preston Of certainty on the young
mans face. He loved his father, and
he trusted where he loved.
ut will be all right" he declared in
Il tone Of entire conviction. Dads
heart is as big as a barrel He'll get
her OFF,
Then of sudden Dick gave yio-
lent start. He leaned toward the sec
retary's desk and spoke with a new
seriousness Of manner:
Sadie. have you any money? I'm
broke. My taxi has been waiting out
side all this time
why, yes" the secretary said cheer
fully.
Dick eagerly seized the banknote Of
fered him.
"Mighty much obliged. Sadie" he
said enthusiastically. But I must run
Otherwise this wouldn't be enough for
the fare" And he darted out Of the
room.