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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-01
JURY DECIDES FOR COMPANY
Company Makes Test of Car on Eliza
beth Street Which Showed That Co.
pen Gould not Have Been Running
at Rate Beyond Ordinance.

The city of Kenosha lost in its first
test of the new ordinance to regulate
the speed of electric railway trains in
Kenosha in the municipal court on
Friday afternoon when jury after
two minutes consideration of the evil
dence returned verdict finding Har-
Ty Copen, motorman on one of the
local cars, "not guilty" of violating
the city ordinance Copen had been
charged with running car on Eliza
beth street at rate of twenty-three
miles an hour and the officials Of the
company were on hand with care
fully planned defense which left in the
hands of the jurors grave doubts as to
whether or not the old worn out cars
now in operation on the local lines
could spruce up enough to run at
rate Of twenty-three miles an hour. In
fact one of the jurors after hearing
the case declared that "if one of those
old cars were run at the rate charged IN
the complaint against Copen it would
be ready for the junk heap at the end
of the run.
Judge Randall gave all of Friday
afternoon to the hearing Of the case
and as the precedent to be established
was regarded as an important one
every feature Of the case was taken
up with great deal of care. The evil
dence of the city was not convincing
Officer Bruins, who made the arrest of
Copen, admitted that he was speeding
his motorcycle when he passed the car
and the jurors held that the speed
shown by the motorcycle in the test Of
the speed Of the car which covered
only single block was probably the
reaeXaction of the speed attained in
catching the car.
While it had been announced that
the company would not pay the fines
of convicted motormen the company
had full force Of witnesses on hand
to defend the case and it was shown
in the evidence that for the purpose
of making defense test with car
No. 10, the one used by Copen at the
time of his arrest, had been made. The
ca was run over the same portion of
the tracks with the controller on Give
points - and paced by a motorcycle and
the witnesses who had part in the test.
all Of them agents of the company, de-
clared that the greatest speed shown
by the car was II miles an hour. The
story of this test went LONG way
toward convincing the jury that it was
impossible for Copen to have violated
the ordinance on the day of the arrest.
The jurors declared that they were
convinced that Copen could not have
been running the car at rate of
twenty-three miles an hour when ar
rested.
The acquittal of Copen will have no
effect on the action of the police in
the future enforcement of the ordi-
nance, Every car, both local and in
terurban, will be watched with great
deal of the care in the future and when
arrests are made greater care will be
taken in getting the evidence.
The hearing Of the case brought out
the fact that the company had thrown
into the discard existing schedules for
the operation of ears and that in the
future the cars will he operated to the
best Judgment of the motormen who
must at all times have in view follow.
Ing closely the laws of the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-01
WHITE TO MEET CROSS HERE.
Chicago Lightweight and New York
Dentist to Clash in Kenosha Ring.

Nate Lewis of Chicago, who is act
ing as matchmaker for the Kenosha
Athletic Club, has closed contract for
what he considers star bout for the
next boxing show to be given in Ke-
nosha. Charley White Of Chicago and
Leach Cross Of New York, are booked
to clash in the Kenosha ring. Cross
is regarded as a big drawing card in
any part of the country and his ap-
pearance against White in Kenosha
will be his first appearance in this sec
ton of the country in several years
The local. club managers believe that
the show will be one of the best ever
pulled off in Kenosha. The date for
the battle of the lightweights has not
as yet been set, but it will take place
some time in the early part Of May.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-01
NAME TOO HARD TO PRONOUNCE
Walter K. Gorecli Changes His Name
to Walter K. Hill Today.

Yesterday Walter K. Gorecki lived
at Gil Rowland avenue, but today the
name over the door posts is Walter X.
HILL There has been no moving van
about the house and the same people
still occupy the apartments but the
head of the house has filed formal
document in the Office of the register
Of deeds and it has been formally rec
orded that his name is changed to
Walter K. Hill. Mr.. Hill, who is
neary thirty years Of age, was born
in Chicago and for the thirty years
he has struggled against an unpro-
nouncabie name. He holds that it was
difficult to spell and pronounce the
name SO he took advantage of the
Wisconsin law and changed it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-01
HAS MANIA FOR STEALING
Sent up From Kenosha for Two Years
He Secured Parole Only Short Time
Ago Without Opposition From Off
Gals Said to have Come Here.

Walter Strocheim, the former Keno
sha man, who was alleged to have had
mania for robbery and was sentenced
to term of two years in the state
prison at Waupun from this county, is
again being sought by the police Of
several cities and he is supposed to
be In hiding in Kenosha.
Strocheim was released OH parole
from the state prison only few weeks
ago and this morning the local po-
lice received a message from Milwau-
kee asking that they make an effort
to secure the arrest of the man in con-
nection with a most daring holdup
which occurred at the corner Of Syca-
more and Thirty-fourth streets in Mil
waukee on Friday night. A woman
was held up at the point of revolver
and forced to hand over her pocket
book containing a considerable sum of
money. The robber was considerate
and he declared to the woman that his
only reason for robbing her was that
he needed the money The description
of the man as given to the Milwaukee
police an hour after the robbery tai
lied closely with the description Of
Strocheim on file in the police offices
all over the state. 1t is alleged that
a man closely answering the descrip-
tion of Strocheim was seen boarding
an electric car for Kenosha at Racine
at late hour last night and this same
man left the car when it reached the
Public Service building in Kenosha.
Strocheim has had an unusual
career. He adopted Kenosha as a
home some three years ago and after
he had been in the city but a short
time he entered the Cudahy market
near the Main street bridge. While
the police were out searching for the
burglar Strocheim walked into the po-
lice Office and asked to be locked up
as the guilty man. Then he told the
police a strange story. He declared
that he suffered from a mania for rob
berry and that he had entered more
than tWentyfour places in different
parts of the state. He renewed this
story when arraigned in the municipal
court and Judge Randall sentenced
him to a term of two years at Wau-
pun. Prison life was distasteful to
him and he applied for a parole at
the earliest possible moment. When
the matter was brought up before the
state board Of control the local Of
fcials did not oppose the release of the
man. Chief Hare has repeatedly de-
clared that he considers Strocheim a
maniac on the subject of robbery and
the burglalies which have been traced
to him have been of such an unusual
nature that it is pretty certain that
the man should be in an asylum rather
than in prison.
Since his parole from the state pri-
son Strocheim has not been seen in
kenosha. The police admit that he is
unusually crafty and they fear that if
he had any connection with the Job in
Milwaukee it will be difficult to To-
cate him unless he should decide to
give himself up to the officers as in
former eases.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-01
NO FRANCHISE AT WAUKEGAN.
Chicago & Milwaukee and Waukegan
Commission Come to Terms.


There is little chance of thu Mil
waukee Electric Railway and Light
Company securing a franchise through
the city Of Waukegan at the present
time as on Wednesday afternoon the
Waukegan commission reached an
agreement with the Chicago and Mil
waukee Electric Railway Company for
the proposed extension Of the local
rights of that company in Waukegan.
The receivers of the company have
agreed to make many concessions to
Waukegan, including cash payment
OF $4,000, the paving of some Of the
streets, and plan to sell Twenty-Five
tickets for a dollar with universal
transfers. It is thought that this
agreement will practically make it i'm
possible for the Milwaukee COMPANY
to get right of way through Wauke-
gan and if this is true the building Of
extensions Of the interurban line will
probably be blocked for several years.
Inc hight between Waukegan and the
chicago and Milwaukee opened the
way for the Milwaukee company to
get into the city and it is now thought
that it will be a long time before 1
similar chance is offered the Milwau-
kee company.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-01
DEATH OF MRS. 1sAzAREw1cH.
Wife of Well known N. Main Street
Tailor Died at Hospital Thursday.

Mrs. Adelfna Lazarewich, aged 81
years, wife of Adam Lazarewich, s.
North Main street, died at the Keno
sha Hospital on Thursday afternoon
after a long illness. She had been a
sufferer from cancer for more than a
year. The deceased was native of
Russia, but had resided in Kenosha
for number Of years and had been
associated with her husband in the
tailoring business on North Main
street. She is survived by her hus-
band and FIVE smal children.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-01
CONTRACT rs SIGNED.
Contractor Wade Signs Contract for
Paving Salem and Grand Avenues.

The contract for the paving of Sa-
lem and Grand avenue between the
city of Kenosha and George r. Wade
was signed late Thursday afternoon
and under the provisions of the con-
tract work must be started on the
improvement of the two streets with
in the next fifteen days. Attorney
Robert Verne Baker, who represents
Mr.. Wade in the matter, declared
this morning that there would be no
delay in completing the improvements
covered by the contract. He admit
:ed the possibility of a court action
to determine the right of the council
70 limit the use of materials, but if
such an action is brought it will not
delay the work.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-01
Secretary of Lake-to-River
Road Association asks for
Members in this City
OUTLINE BIG STATE ROADWAY

Malcolm MacKinnon Of Milwaukee,
secretary of the Lake-to- River Road
Association, came to Kenosha this
morning to start work among the Ke-
nosha county property owners with a
view Of advancing the interests of the
association and be expects to be in Ke-
nosha for the next week. Mr.. Mac
Kinnon is seeking members for the as
ISOLATION and he hopes that Kenosha
county will furnish at least five humid
red members. The members pay fee
of So and the money collected in this
manner is to be used in furthering the
work of the association. The associ-
tlon IS planning to secure the compile
tion of a roadway of modern construc-
ton that will run all the way from the
Wisconsin state line south Of Kenosha
to the Mississippi River at Lacrosse.
Already three hundred of the five
hundred miles of road has been sur
veyed and more than thousand men
In Milwaukee and Racine counties have
united with the association. It is not
thelntention of this association to build
a single foot of roadway, but it is ex-
pected that the work done BY the or
ganlzation will do much to advance the
work of building better roads in the
counties and towns along the right of
way of the proposed roadway.
We believe that the real solution
OF lake to river road rests with i'll
teresting the people in the move
ment, said Mr.. MacKinnon this
morning. "The building of such a
road will entail great expense, but
we believe that with the cooperation
OF the people residing along the right
OF way that this work can be done ia
the next few years and be done with
out any county or town being forced
to stand an unfair burden of the ex-
pense. In laying out the road we have
/ followed closely the lake shore with a
view OF making the road Of the great
est practical value to the farmers and
to the business men of the cities. This
has been the rule followed all along
the proposed route. We expect to
| spend the money that we collect in Sc.
! curing better cooperation and in
showing the men In authority in the
towns and in the counties Just what the
value of such a road would be. Con
siderable work has already been done
along roads selected as a part Of the
route and we have assurance that much
more work will be done durinr this
season. We are not seeking large con.
trlbutions from any enc, but we be-
lleye that many people VIII be bene.
fitted by the building of this road and
that these people viii be willing to aid
IN furnishing the money that will Be
necessary for this work Of promotion
Milwaukee men have already contri
buted large sum to this work and
feel certain that it will appeal to the
business men of Nenosha as a business
proposition for them to become mem.
bers of our association and have 4 mari
IN the advancement of the big work. =
4
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-01
TO GIVE THE CREATION.
Hayden S Masterpiece to be Sung by
Choral Society May 30th.


On Decoration day, the 30th of May,
the Kenosha Choral Society will pre-
sent Haydel s "Creation. It is
a musical setting to the first two chap
tiers of the Genesis in which Moses
tells US how God created Heaven and
earth and all things therein. HAYDEN
wrote the work in his sixty fifth year
with all the spirit that usually dwells
in the breast of youth. The most re-
Imarkable characteristic of the work
| is not that the choruses rise to the in
finite. Bach and Handel have accom-
plished this with greater majesty and
power The heartfelt nature of Hay
den IS music, its incompatible natural
ness, its blissful joyousness, its inno-
cence of purpose, like laughter in
childhood S eyes. These are the new
and beautiful features of the "Crea-
tion.'' A spring fountain of peren-
NAL youth gushes forth in melodies
like With Verdure Clad,'' or And
Cooling Calls the Tender Dove.o And
how full of genuine spirit is some Of
the much talked OF painting in
this work. The rising of the moon,
for instance, is depicted so percep-
tibly, that it almost moves us to sad
ness. How well Hayden knew the
value of discords is shown by the in
troductory "chaos.' How his modula-
tions add to the general effects in the
mighty climax of the. chorus ''The
Heavens are Telling etc. This new
development of the spontaneous emo
tiOns of life from the fascinating song
of the nightingale to the natural ex-
preston of loves happiness in Adam
and Eve, could only come from the
heart of a man, who regards life and
the creation as something transcendent-
I ly beautiful and good. This powerful
force in human existence and God 8
love is the source of the lovely fancies
which float about us in the melodies
of the Creation" enchanting every
ear and familiar to every tongue.
How much Hayden infused his pure
soul and spirit into this composition
is shown by his remark: "Daily L
fell upon my knees and prayed God to
grant me strength for the happy execu-
tion of tbs work. = When on cpe
occasion at the passage, "And There
Was Light the audience broke out
into tumultuous applause, he made a
motion of his hands towards Heaven
and said: cit Came from Thence y
On purpose the Both Of May has
been selected for the concert in order
that every one may find an oppor-
tunity to hear this masterpiece. Hay
den died on the 31st of May, 1909.
The performance of his most popular
work on the eve of his anniversary
will also be fitting memorial to the
great genius.
The chorus will be assisted by ex-
cellent artists and splendid orches-
ira. Join these first hundred citizens
who have already shown their interest
in the performance by taking associate
member tickets. By procuring one of
these tickets, the subscriber will be-
come passive or associate member
of the chorus and receive two of the
best reserved seats for the concert.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-01
RETURN OPEN VERDICT.
Lake County Coroner's Jury Fail to
Fix Blame 70: Death of Rochnowski.

The Chicago and Milwaukee Elec-
trio Railroad was not exonerated or
blamed for the death of Steven Roch-
nowski of Kenosha, who fell from the
rear car platform on one of their cars
at North Chicago on Tuesday, An
open verdict was returned by the
coroner's jury of Lake county Wit
nesses placed on the stand by the
coroner testified that the Kenosha
man was attempting to replace the
trolley pole on the electric wire when
he fell from the platform of the car.
They could not tell whether he fell
from the ear, or whether he was pull
ed through the rear door by the ten
sion of the spring that controls the
tolley rope. Kenosha relatives of the
dead man were present at the inquest
held by Coroner Taylor.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-01
START ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN
Jeffery Company to Use Newspapers
and Farm Papers in Selling Campaign.

Rapid fire sales and advertising
methods introduced to keep pace with
the big strides being made toward man
ufacturing perfection in building mo-
tor ears will characterize an unusual
campaign just started by The Thomas
B. Jeffery Company, in which six
hundred and thirty-fve Cross Country
dealers are participating.
Indicative of the speed and high eff
ticiency demanded III all industries, the
Jeffrey people have formed partner
ship with seven hundred and fifty daily
newspapers throughout the United
States in six weeks educational
campaign in which every Jeffrey deal
er, salesman and employee will partiei-
pate.
In past years many hundreds of
thousands of dollars have been spent
in national publications newspapers
and farm papers to popularize the JEFF
ferry product. Very often as much as
ten thousand dollars has been paid for
one insertion in one publication for
the announcement of a new model or
new features of che Jeffrey car.
Quite likely every Intelligent man,
woman and child in America knows
what the name of Jeffrey stands for.
Now the newspapers and farm papers
alone are to be included in a big six
weeks : campaign of cooperation.
Every salesman representing the JEFF
fiery company has schedule laid down
for him throughout the entire period.
Every dealer has certain things which
he has to do.
The purpose of the whole campaign
is to familiarize the American people
with the stability Of the Jeffrey COM
pany and the service organization
which puts the Cross Country car in
the lead from the standpoint of the
owner.
We called our statesmen together, -
said b. s. Jordan, secretary of the JEFF
fiery company, ''and solicited the
opinion of every single one of our
dealers. The question we put to them
was this. What is the best way to
everlasting cement in the mind Of
the American public the superiority Of
the Cross Country, the extent Of our
wonderful service organization, the
size and equipment of our manufact-
uring facilities and the character Of
our product?'
ga vote was taken. Ninety-seven
per cent of all dealers and statesmen
voted for newspaper advertising. We
have spent many hundreds of thousands
Of dollars in other channels and in the
future we will quite likely spend more
in the same way, but for quick results
we have chosen to form a partnership
with the newspapers of this country
and for the next six weeks seven
hundred and fifty of them will be join
ed with us in this campaign.
"The list includes the leading farm
papers of the country and every time
a dealer starts out to see a prospect
or salesman calls upon a dealer, he
will carry with him as ammunition a
series of the striking advertisements
which have been prepared for this
campaign. While newspaper advertis-
ing has been used in this way before,
never has such an extensive campaign
been SO carefully prepared in its every
detail'
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-01

Max Ladewig, Jr., was in the NUM-
cipal court on Friday to answer the
charges of abandonment He waived
examination and was held for trial at
the July term of the court under
bonds of $500. A reconciliation be-
tween Ladewig and his wife has beer
effected.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-01

In the municipal court this morning
Elizabeth Hubbard was granted d.
voree from her husband, Edward c.
Hubbard She was given the custody
Of the FIVE minor children and the hus-
band was instructed to pay So week
for their support.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-01

Ward Clemens of Racine, wei known
in this city, is being groomed as a
candidate for United States marshal in
this district. 1t is said that he may
get the support of the Davies-Aylward
combination Cor the Office.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-01

Fred Smith of Kenosha, is to be on
the mound for the sheboygan team in
the Lake Shore League this season and
he will pitch in the opening game on
Sunday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-01

Ed. Schunck, formerly of Kenosha,
now employed in a big coffee roasting
plant in Chicago paid visit to Keno
sha on Friday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-01

A state civil service examination is
to be held on May 18th for Candidates
for the position of woman assistant
press bulletin editor of the University
Of Wisconsin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-01

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. 2. Doty of Madi-
son, spent Friday evening with friends
in Kenosha.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-11-06
RAILROADS ARE NEEDED
 TO DEVELOP MINING

The advances in lode-gold mining development In the Yukon basin of Alaska during 1912 were largely confined to the Fairbanks district, according to A. H. Brooks, of the United States Geological Survey. There was also a small lode mine in operation in the Innoko district, and little work was done on lode prospects in the Chandalar Forty mile, and other Yukon districts. Mos of thesee localities of lode occur renee are so isolated that the cost of operation is almost prohibitiVe. It is only through reducing trans- portation costs by building railroads and wagon roads that any advances in the lode mining industry of inlan Alaska can be brought about. Gener- GUS railroad development in Alaska would result in the opening up of innumerable rich mineral districts.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-11-06
LLOYD-GEORGE DECLARES
 BRITISH LAND POLICY

London Nov. 6--"The two purpos- es of the Liberal government has SC. itself to attract and to retain the rural population on the land and to devise means to develop both the quantity and quality of the total agricultural production of the Brit ish Isles, sad Chancellor David Lloyd-George yesterday
 As the first step it is purposel to establish a Ministry of Lands, with control and supervision Of all questions dealing with the users of land both in town and country
 The government intends to take the land out og chanceery. Hereafter if a landlord finds that some silly settlement hampers his schemes for improving his land he can apply to the Ministry of Lands, which will enable him to override the barrier.