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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-08-28
Secret Investigation of Gas
Service Made by Railroad
Commission in Kenosha.
SAY ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY"

The wisconsin Gas and Electric Co.
is given satisfactory rating by
the Wisconsin Railroad Commission so
far as the quality Of gas being sold in
Kenosha is concerned. Within the past
few weeks the commission has been
making tests Of gas pressure and gas
quality in all Of the cities Of the state.
These tests were made in connection
with the Investigations of the commits
sion to get some basis for the inaugural
ton of new standard for gas in the
state. Tests were continued in Keno
sha for a period of two days without
the knowledge of the officials of the To-
cal company. The minimum tests were
made at the residence of Charles T..
Jorgensen at the south end of Durkee
avenue, this being the last point Of SER
vice for the company on the south linn
it's of the city.
The tests were in charge of A. T..
Shapiro, one of the experts employed
by the state commission. The report
of the investigation in Kenosha has
been filed with the company. 1t follows:
ION July 30-August LIST our Mr..
Shapiro made an inspection of the
quality of gas service furnished by your
company at Kenosha. The heat value
at the time of the inspection was 621
B. t. II. and the heat values taken dur
ing the past four months appear to be
satisfactory. There was no trace of
H s. and the pressure at the eight
localities where records were taken was
entirely satisfactory. The minimum
was observed at 500 Durkee street
where the pressure dropped as low as
10. No summary was made of meter
test records. y
The state commission is planning to
maintain close supervision over gas
and electric companies all over the
state and it is probable that tests have
already been made of the electric SER
vice in Kenosha. The fact that such
tests are made is not made public until
the commission is ready to make public
its reports of the tests. These. tests
will be made in eight different places in
the city. It is usually easy for the
company to discover the presence of the
engineers in the city, but such discov-
cry is usually not made until after the
commission s agents have secured all
the data necessary for making COM
plete report on the service being fur
nished to the consumers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-08-28
PLUMBING EXAMINERS A PUZZLE.
Several Applicants for Positions but Sc
lections Confuse the Officials.

The state board Of health is puzzled
over the duty that lies before it Of ap
pointing board Of plumbing examin
ers to conduct examinations Of app1i
cants for plumber IS license under chap
ter 731 of the laws Of 1913.
The law requires that one of the
board of three shall be master
plumber, one journeyman plumber and
one an employee of the state board OF
health. There are many applicants fol
positions, which pay per diem Of $40
but two names are being considered by
the organized plumbers, F. r. King
Milwaukee, as a master, and Fred E
Green, GAINESVILLE, as journeyman, and
whether the board Of health shall YIELD
to this demand or act upon its own mi
tiative is the question.
The plumbers. are to be licensed al
master, journeyman or contractor, as
the case may be, without examination
upon payment of the required fee
which IS $2 for a journeyman, so for
master and $40 for a contractor. The
annual fee thereafter is one-half the
above rates.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-08-28

7 The nearer the public business is con-
Quoted along the safe and conserva-
tive lines that mark the conduct of sue
cessful private enterprises the better it
will be for the tax payers and the coun-
tyr clerk made no mistake in refusing
to let the county assume any risks IN
der the workmen S compensation act
for the men employed on road work for
the county and in taking out liability
insurance policy. Only the very largest
corporations with enormous pay rolls
CHE premiums on liability insurance
are based on the pay rolls Of the in
sured) can afford to carry their own
risks but it is noticeable that very few
of them do so and the county is GER
tainly in no position to take any
chances. The supervisors already are
fearful that the accidental death of one
of the men indirectly connected with
the road Improvement work may in
yolve the county in law suit and it
is expected that the supervisors will
unanimously approve of the action of
the county clerk in relieving the county
of the danger of becoming involved in
any further troubles of that nature
when the board meets in the fall. They
certainly will if there is serious acct
dent to any Of the men in the gangs
in the meantime.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-08-28
BY THE SWEAT or HIS BROW,
italian to be Given Chance to Earn
Fine and Repay Alleged Theft.

Gottfred Juchalski, arrested week
ago on a charge Of grand larceny, got
a chance to take advantage Of the new
parole law in the municipal court on
Friday afternoon when he entered a
plea of guilty to charges of grand
larceny and was sentenced to pay a
fine Of $25 and the costs Of the ac-
ton. This was not all of the sent.
ence. 1t had an alternative of six
months in the county jail and furth-
en- condition that before he had set
tied for the crime he must also pay
back the 800 alleged to have been
stolen. This was at the suggestion of
Juchalski. He declared that he could
get work and that he would pay into
the court the lion s share of his wages
until every claim against him was full
" satisfied. Judge Randall believes
that Juchalski will make good.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-08-28

Even the staunchest friends of the
university are unable to approve of
some Of the acts of the university in
the last Legislature and they fear that
the sentiment that was aroused against
the institution throughout the state
may result in decreased appropriations
In the future. The special message
of the governor on appropriations is
taken to mean that he would have
cut down the university appropriations
if he had had the power and the kill
ing of the bill for board of visitors
by the university lobby is looked on
with suspicion in many quarters. The
systematic criticism by the university
clique of all public men who have had
the temerity to criticise any Of the
workings of the institution has also
aroused resentment and altogether the
university is less popular right now
with greater number Of the people
Of Wisconsin than it has ever been be-
fore in its history. The shrewder
friends Of the university admit that
they might have taken just as much
money from the treasury and have ex
ercised just as much influence in the
legislature, if they could, as the uni
versity men responsible for the pres
emit outbreak of i'll feeling but they
would have gone about it in a diff
ferent way. This "we are running
the state" attitude does not appeal
to them as being good politics or like
~ to return dividends in the way of
large approximations i'm the future.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-08-28
MAYOR B|DINGER IS PLEASED
Waukegan Officials are Given a Chance
to Show Truck to People of wauke-
gan and They Declare it is Better
Than All of Their Equipment.

The new combination hook and lad
der and hose wagon had its final test
on Saturday afternoon when twenty
of the members of the official family
of the city took the truck and with
flying flags and waving banners start
ed off for Waukegan for the final test
of the big fire fighting apparatus.
The test was real test from every
standpoint and the big truck ploughed
its way through the heavy sand of the
lake shore making Waukegan in an
hour and quarter and making the re-
turn trip in about the same time. It
is estimated that the weigh on the
truck during the trip was close to
three tons, but Notwithstanding this
fact the truck went right through the
heavy sand roads and not once was a
stop made on account of engine trou-
, bic. Leaving Kenosha at two clock
the truck with the officials on board,
pulled up in front of the fire depart
ment building at Waukegan just af-
ter three o'clock. Mayor Bidinger
and the members Of the Waukegan
commission were waiting and after
greetings had been exchanged the
members of the Kenosha party climb
ed down from their places and the
Waukegan fremen were put aboard
and with Mayor Bidinger at the helm
the truck was taken for run through
the streets of Waukegan. On the re-
! turn to the engine house the Wauke-
gan officials declared that the new Ke.
nosha truck had more utility value
than the whole equipment OF the Wau.
kegan fire department.. "a
After the test of the truck the Wau-
kegan and Kenosha officials had a buff
fet luncheon and the return trip to
Kenosha was started. The members
Of the fire department committee were
entirely satisfied with the workings
Of the big truck and they will recon-
mend it's acceptance at the next meet
ing of the council. It will be put
into service just as soon as the mem
bers of the department have been
broken in to drive it. It is expected
that the truck will be in service on
Wednesday morning.
The city will probably dispose of
one pair Of horses at once and Others
will be disposed of as rapidly as pos
sible. The new automobile patrol
wagon is to be ready to be put into
commission a week from next Satur-
day. It is now in the paint shop for
| the final finish.
With the coming of the patrol auto
mobile the two horses remaining at the
engine house will be sold.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-08-28
Statistics in Regard to In
FAINT Mortality Show Bet
ter Conditions in State.
CHILDREN DIE CT OVER FEEDING

Infant mortality is on the decline
in Wisconsin. Tables Of comparison
compiled by the state board of health
demonstrate this fact. The claim is
also made by che board that more
children die from overlooking than
from lack Of nourishment.
If parents would give young
children pure water several times each
day instead Of heat producing milk
the death rate among infants would
be very materially reduced" accord
ing to L. w. Hutchcfoft cit is just
as logical to give grown-ups meat and
potatoes when they are thirsty as it
is to give infants milk whenever
they cry regardless Of whether they
are hungry or not. !"
Comparing the total deaths among
young children, with the total deaths
reported for all age groups, the board
of health statistics show that 81 per
cent were among children under l year
Of age for 1908; for 1909, % per cent;
for 1910, 20.4 per cent; for 1911, 1913
per cent, and for 1912, IT'S per cent.
The statistics published for a num-
Der Of years in Wisconsin show that
the average annual death rate does
not exceed twelve per thousand, while
the death rate among children under
one year Of age is approximately los
per thousand children of that age
grouping. The death rate among
small children, therefore, is nearly
nine times the rate for the entire pop
ulation, which includes young child
rem. IF the deaths among childr en-
under one year of age were excluded
from the total death rate in making
the comparison, it would be found
that the rate would vary from fifteen
to twenty times that for all persons
in other age groups.
Comparing the infant mortality rate
in Wisconsin with that in other states
it is shown that from one-sixth to
one-fourth of the total deaths in the
various states are among children I'M
der one year of age. Infantile diarr-
hea, congenital debility, measles and
whooping cough are responsible for at
least six per cent Of the deaths
among young children, according to
the reports.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-08-28
Total .......... ..$12

IUtdl - sssssss .s.s ss.ss - sPlEt w
10 the amount raised by the towns
must be added the donations Of $14 ,140
made in the various towns so that the
total amount to be met with levies from
the county and state will be $26,S40
Under the law three times this amount
or $70,520 will be expended next year
The $26S40 is considerable more than
has been appropriated by the state COM
mission to this county but it is certain
that the state will find a way to make
up the deficit. 1t is claimed that the
fight on in Milwaukee county will re-
suit in a great portion Of the money
raised by the state in that county being
apportioned to other counties. IF this
is done it is certain that Kenosha coun-
ty will get a goodly slice of the I'M
claimed appropriation for Milwaukee
county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-08-28
MILLIONS FOR STATE.
Cheesemakers Of Wisconsin to Make
Great Contribution to Wealth.

Wisconsin cheesemakers will add
many millions of extra money to the
state this year.
While the most conservative estl nate
the cheese production Of the state for
1912 at 180,00o,0oO pounds, conditions
this year have been even better for
the making Of large quantities Of
cheese.
Cheese factories have increased re-
markably within the past year, it be-
ing estimated that between 200 and
$50 new plants have been built with
number of creameries also being
remodeled into cheese plants.
Not only are Wisconsin cheese
makers manufacturing from forty
seven to fifty per cent Of the national
cheese supply, but they are also MAX
ing styles and types which are in
greatest demand upon the leading
markets of the country. Cheese men
are making not less than thirty five
types Of cheese in the state this year.
Conditions in our dairy districts
have never been more ideal for the
production Of large amount of
superior cheese products than in the
last few MONTHS declares G. II. Ben
kendorf, dairy expert to the College
Of Agriculture Of the University Of
Wisconsin.
Plenty Of rain has given us good
pastures, and only early frosts can pre-
vent farmers from filing their silos
with the best Of silage The small
grain crops Of the state have also been
good; all Of these being factors that
influence cheese production. -
A year ago, according to the dairy
and food commission the cheese out
put of Wisconsin was valued at be-
tween twenty-three and twenty-four
million dollars.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-08-28
MANY ACCIDENTS IN GAME.
Three Bad Accidents Mark Game Be-
tween Apaches and Normals Sunday.

Three Bad Accidents Mark Game Be-
tween Apaches and Normals Sunday.
The Normals defeated the Apaches
at the north side diamond on Sunday
afternoon by score of to 6. The
game was featured by accidents, three
people being injured during the after
noon. Before the game started Chas.
Desmonie, one Of the players on the
Apache team, was struck in the face by
a batted ball, his jaw being broken.
A minute later Walter Smith, one Of
the Apache players, had his finger split
while playing on first base. After the
game got well under way Fielder Van
Bendagon ran into a little girl, who
got too close to the first base line and
she was so badly sfspiked" that a
physician was forced to take six
stitches in her cheek.
Hopf pitched for the Normals and
Scherrer was in the box for the
Apaches. The game was replete with
thrills and the crowd of HOO which
turned out for the game was kept on
the jump from the opening of the first
inning until the last man had been re-
tired in the ninth.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-08-28
FEAR MEAT FAMINE.
Food Experts Seeking Substitute fol-
Meat for the Winter Months.

What will people eat instead of
meat or what other item viii be cut off
their bills Of fare when the retail
prices of steaks and roasts begin to
show the effects of the deluge of live
stock that has arrived at the Chicago
and other livestock markets recently
as the result of the drought, short
water and high eornY That is what the
wholesalers Of various commodities are
figuring on right now, the certainty
that livestock prices are going to sky
rocket heights before spring, being
based upon the shortage that existed
before the scorching began which has
compelled farmers and ranchers to
market hogs, cattle and sheep with a
rush. The country has been despoiled
of its livestock In a way that is be-
Heved to mark an era Of new high
prices for all meats. That the big
meat parkers will come in for indict-
ing and cussing is taken for granted
by their attorneys. They always get
blamed for high meats. With receipts
Of hogs enormous and corn prices GO
ing up, range and farm cattle and sheep
coming to market by trainloads be-
cause feed will be lacking or exorbi.
tant the situation of the big concerns
which convert livestock into meats
and by-products is not one envied by
stock yards veterans. Between the
upper and neither millstones, they say.
With the discomfort Of sellers and
buyers to contend with they will have
their hands full as in other periods of
readjustment. The shortage of hogs
this spring was aided by the enormous
losses Of them in Iowa and other states
by cholera, and that of cattle and
sheep was due to the passing Of the
range. With wheat and -four high, fish
In the grip of a trust and many staple
groceries scarce, what can be substi-
tuSed for meatg The retailer of meats
is beginning to worry and Che
should.o
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-08-28
TORE UP HIS CLOTHES.
John Zills Does Not Want Suit in
Which He was Punched 8 Times. =


John Ellis, a plasterer, held at the
county Jail pending trial on charges
Of wife abandonment, went on a ram
page Friday night and tore up all his
clothing. Coat, vest, pants and even
shoes were torn into shreds and
thrown into the waste basket and as
the suit was the only one that Ellis
had at the Jail he will probably be
confronted with the necessity Of go
ing to court with rain barrel to COW
er his nakedness. Ellis only explana-
ton for his actions, was that he had
been "pinched three times in the
clothes and for this reason he did not
care for them any more. Friends will
be appealed to to secure clothes for
the man.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-08-28

If the automobile clubs are willing
to assume part Of the burden which the
law imposes on the counties of erecting
direction and distance signs at every
cross road the least the law officers OF
the county can do is to protect the signs
from vandals and they would be justl-
fed in spending some money to appre-
bend and make an example of the first
vandaI mutilating these signs in any
way. The best way to insure absolute
protection for these signs would be to
connect them up with the rural deliv-
cry system in some way. Any man that
interferes with Uncle Sans mail sys-
tenn in any way is in trouble instantly
and is almost certain to be punished to
the limit of the law.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-08-28

right Mr. Stearns insisted that this
nght should continue during the life
OF the pavement the company had paid
for and it was finally agreed that
fifteen years should be considered as
the life Of the pavement This is the
provision made in the existing ordi-
nances.
There was no effort on the part of
Manager Stearns to avoid the respon-
sibility Of the building Of the Pike
River bridge. He declared that his
company had plans and specifications
ready and that bids had been secured
for the construction of the bridge. He
urged the technical claim that the
street was not opened, but later with
drew this claim.
One Of the big problems was the
question of the tracks on Ashland
avenue and Caledonia street north Of
Grand avenue. The members Of the
committee were Of the opinion that
the building of these lines would not
add anything to the present street
railway service and they were of the
opinion that the surrender of this
franchise and the building Of a line
somewhere IN the northwest part Of
the city would be Of much greater
value to the city. The manager of the
company declared that the company
would be willing to meet this sugges-
ton and that other lines would be
built provided the conditions Of build
ing We're not made any more onerous
than the provisions of the existing
franchises. No discussion was held
as to the streets to be covered by
the proposed new lines. This matter
was left for the officials Of the COM
pany to settle after looking carefully
over the territory and after consult
ing with the property owners Of the
various streets. It was the plan of
the committee and the company to
seek Lines which would tend toward the
development Of the great northwest
portion Of the city and at the same
time offer profitable investment for
the company. The route for the pro-
posed lines to the Rice Park district
has been considered by the company
and the formal outlining of 1t will be
submitted to the council committee
at meeting to be held ON next
Thursday evening.
Manager Stearns made no objections
to the demands regarding the repair
Of pavement, declaring that the com.
'pany had planned to take care Of this
at once and that report Of the con-
dition Of all paving between the
tracks would be In the hands of the
officials Of the company within a few
days.
It was strictly understood by all
parties that the suggestions made
should remain tentative until the
members Of the committee and the
officials of the company agreed in
writing as to the exact form of the
ordinance resolutions to be asked
from the council.
The committee was in session FOR
more than three hours and every
proposition in connection with the
plan was thoroughly considered
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-08-28
TOTAL TO REACH OVER $4,000
somers Votes $500 Levy-Bristol Lev
les $4,000 and Gives Town Board the
Permission to Borrow $500 More to
Complete Work Now Started.

The final town meetings to vote money
for the Improvement of rural highways
were held ON Saturday afternoon in the
towns Of Somers and Bristol and at the
two meetings the sum Of $4,000 was add
ed to the amount voted for road work.
The town Of Somers had a decidedly
enthusiastic meeting and voted to raise
$500 for road purposes. This is slight
ly in excess of the three mill tax named
in the state road law, but as the action
was taken by an unanimous vote at the
town meeting ard the town board may
raise up to FIVE mills. In addition to
the amount voted the town officers were
authorized to make loan sufficient to
complete the building Of the half mile
Of concrete road leading out of the vii
lage. This work is to be completed
this year.
At the meeting in the town Of Bris-
toll 1t was voted to raise $4,000 and in
addition to this the town board was
authorized to borrow $500 to complete
the work Of surfacing the Wilmot road
with gravel. This loan will be made at
once and it is probable that much of
this work will be done before the end
Of the present year. With the appro-
priation and the authorized loan provi-
sion is made to take care ST the entire
portion Of the Wilmot roat in the town
of Bristol.
The town meeting In somers did not
designate the roads on which the money
raised by taxation is to be spent and
this will be left to the members Of the
town board.
With the vote in the two towns on
Saturday the. total amount to be raised
for road work by action Of the town
boards IL 40 700 divided 40 foIIoyys /.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-08-28

The fire marshal in his annual report
on conditions in the state says that 1t
is possible now to state with a consld.
cradle degree of defniteness that at
least sixty per cent of the fire loss Is
due to easily prevertablo causes. That
means that the people of the state are
wasting two and half millions Of
dollars every year, which does not
speak wen for their common sense.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-08-28
THURSDAY, AUGUST %, 1913.

None of the prominent politicians
care to hazard guess as to the out
come Of the coming campaign for the
senatorial nomination but they are all
willing to go on record as prophesying
that it will be warm one.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-08-28

Geo. Wilson, Howard Reber, Ernest
Jones and Ray Tack have returned
from a fishing trip at Silver Lake.
While there Ernest Jones had hard
tussle, but finally landed an eighteen
pound pickerel, the largest caught in
four years.