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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-24

deposits of the Wisconsin banks, and it
IS not PROBABLE that any decided effort
will be made by republican members
of the legislature to advance the state
guaranty of bank deposits bin unless
1t should become apparent that the
plan of the bankers to insure them
selves WIS not likely to be successful
and th1t even with the aid of an ex-
emption of the average hazard law the
proposed mutual company for the in
suranee of Wisconsin bank deposits
was not likely to materialize.
Bankers, however, who have been
IN Madison the past few days declare
there is no question the plan for the
organization of a mutual company, by
the bs nkers for the insurance of bank
deposits, will go through and that the
organization of the mutual companies
will be in such shape before this leg
isiature adjourns that the legislators
vii nave ample evidence that the
company is assured.
1t is not probable that the bills now
pending before the legislature for the
state guaranty of bank deposits will,
however, be indefinitely postponed until
after the exemption from the average
hazard law Of bank mutual insurance
companies has been passed and it is
well known that the mutual insurance
company proposed is well on it's way
toward organization. At least this is
the plan now under contemplation by
the legislative leaders who say they
want to be assured of the organization
of the mutual company before aban-
doning the state guaranty plan.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-24

taking all things in consideration the
work of 1912 proved a great success.
In fact it was so satisfactory that the
present legislature seems to be inclin-
ed to encourage the work by every
appropriation asked for by the com
mission. The constituents of the
members of the legislature are exer-
cising all the necessary influence in
order to secure everything necessary
for the carrying along Of the work SO
well begun.
This year far better results should
come from the money expended, owing
to the fact that we are now better or
ganized to carry along the work than
we Were at this time a year ago. We
have in almost every county in the
state better qualified practical road
builders as county highway commits
sioners with a good supply Of road
building machinery. Every county
now has organized forces of men ready
to take up the work as soon as the
weather will permit. Our state high
way commission has a body of true
and tried civil engineers and expert
road builders in readiness to cooperate
with the field forces in carrying for
ward the great work of highway bet
terment. Therefore, we ought by all
means this year to be able to carry
out to the better the motto Of the COM
mission and give IA Dollars Worth
Of Good Roads for Every Dollar of
Tax To do this we ask hearty CO.
operation by ALL
Our commission hears considerable
criticism because we encourage and
build In most of sections of the state
cheap highways. The cry that most
make who have not looked beneath
the surface, " We Will Build No Cheap
Roads Z is not based on good sense or
sound Judgment. In rich and popu-
lous part Of the state where the peo-
pie are awakened to the necessity for
good roads, and have the expenditure
of hundreds Of thousands Of dollars,
they might cry "We Will Build No
Cheap Roads, and fix standard of
$4,000 or $4,000 per mile for construc-
ton"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-24
REVEALS CLOSED SUNDAY.
Special Meetings at Park Ave. Church
Productive of Great Good.

The revival which has been in pro-
gress at the Park Ave. NJ. E. Church
during the last three weeks, was prac-
tically closed last night though the
evangelsts, Rev. D. E. Reed and his
daughter, Sunshine, will remain in the
city for a farewell service and recep-
ton at the church tonight. Tomorrow
Rev. Reed will go to ais home, Albion,
Mich, for a week s rest t7fore his
next engagement.
The meetings have left deep inn
preston upon the church. Yesterday,
at the morning church service, the
pastor, Rev. Peter z. Stair, received
seventy mine into probationary mem
bership in the church. Last night ths
message was to men, particularly, and
at the close Of the service one hundred
and forty joined hands in circle
around the auditorium pledging them
selves to more earnest living and bet
ter Christian service.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-24
HAND CRUSHED BY TRAIN.
Ernest >Baratti Injured When His Hand
Slipped Under Train Sunday Night.

Ernest Baratti, residing at III Howl
land avenue was seriously injured at
the station of the Chicago and North
western Railway Company just before
eight o clock Sunday evening when his
left hand went under the wheels Of a
passenger train and the hand was so
badly mangled as to demand the am
putation of three Of his fingers. Bar
atti had been passenger Oh the train
and as it pulled into Kenosha he leap
ed off the platform of one of the cars.
He lost his balance and was falling
under the train when he threw out his
hand and got hold Of the rail. The
fingers were cut off by the wheels.
The injured man was rushed to the
Kenosha hospital and it was declared
today that he was in good condition.
It is considered almost a miracle that
he did not lose his life in the accident.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-24
Big Gathering to Discuss
Mission Work to be Held
at Madison in May.
KENOsHA TO Be REPRESENTED

Something entirely new in the way
of conventions for men will be the
gathering of hundreds of men from
Southwestern Wisconsin in Madison
May 4th and 9Th to attend conven-
ton Of the laymen's missionary move
ment.
The question of holding the conven-
ton has been under consideration for
some months.
Wilbur l.. Clapp, who has had three
years Of experience as secretary of
various conventions in this and other
states, is executive secretary, and an
office has been opened.
Only two conventions under the aus
.pices of this great movement have ever
been held in Wisconsin-one in Mil
waukee three years ago, attended by
over eight hundred men, and one in
GAINESVILLE previous to that. Although
the movement originated but six years
ago, many great conventions have been
held in different parts of the United
States attended by thousands of dele
gates. The movement is national in
scope and educational in character. It
is not to increase the number of or
CARNATIONS in the church but to make
more effective the organizations which
already exist. It is inspirational
rather than administrative. Coop
Grating with the regular missionary
agencies of the churches its purpose is
to educate and inspire the laymen to
an appreciation of the urgency and
obligation Of the worlds missionary
task.
The convention in Madison will be-
gin with big meeting for men Sunday
afternoon, May 4, and conclude with a
great supper Monday evening, May s..
The executive committee extends a
hearty invi' ation to all churches in
Southwestern Wisconsin to send dele
gates to the convention. The program
will include many effective speakers in
the country upon missionary topics.
The convention will be self-entertain-
ing, a charge Of ST for registration
being made to meet the necessary
expense.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-24
THINKS CITY UNREASONABLE
State Commissioner Harlowe in Keno
sha to Hear Complaints Against Con-
ditions at Chicago s. Milwaukee Sta
toin-No Witnesses for Company.
(From Mondays Daily

The old plea of poverty was put in
by the Chicago & Milwaukee Electric
railway at the hearing before the Rail
road commission held at the city hall
this morning and the attorney for the
company insisted that the financial con-
dition of the road was not in condition
to meet demands for sanitary comfort
stations at the local station. The COM
pany brought no witnesses to appear
before the commission and all the evi-
dence submitted on the hearing of the
complaint made by the city against the
company was introduced by the attor-
ney for the city. Commissioner Har-
lowe who conducted the hearing showed
some spirit when the attorney for the
company asked to be allowed to intro
duce testimony later and declared to
hime that the commission had given
full notice of the hearing to the COM
pany and that its witnesses should have
been in Kenosha today The commits
sioner, however, consented to permit the
attorney to file such statistics as he
might have in regard to traffic at the
Kenosha station and in regard to the
cost of the proposed Improvement Evil
dence introduced showed that the esti-
mate of the engineers of the company
as to the cost of the proposed toilet
rooms was in the neighborhood of $3.50.
Attorney Schroeder, who represented
the company made his contention as to
the reasonableness of the demand of the
company and insisted that the fact
that the company had toileG rooms on
all of its cars sufficiently took care of
the local situation Health Commits
sioner J. j. MeShane, who was the
principal witness for the city in the
hearing declared that the conditions at
the station were against all rules of
sanitation and that there was an i'm
mediate demand for the installation of
proper comfort rooms for both men and
women. Mayor Dan 0. Head, City En-
gineer Brennan, Aldermen Marlatt,
Thomey and Sullivan were all called as
witnesses for the city.
The commission will take up the evil
dence submitted at an early meeting in
Madison and the city officials are GER
tain that changes will be ordered at
the station. It is claimed that this is
the only station of the company at any
large city at which proper provisions
are not made for toilet rooms.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-24
Bill introduced at Madison
for amendment of Munich
pal Court Law.
JUDGES TO EXCHANGE PLACES

A new bill providing for the amend
ment of the statute for the creation
of the municipal court cf Kenosha
county was introduced in the assem-
bly, at Madison Thursday. The new
bill was reported from the judiciary
committee at the request of Assembly
man Charles Pfennig of this city. The
proposed bill makes possible the inter
change of courtesies between the
county court and the municipal court
of the county and it is thought that
it will be a great aid in handling the
business of the two courts. Under the
original act creating the Kenosha court
no provision is made for calling in
any of the local judges to hear cases
in that court. Under the law creating
the county court if the judge of this
court is away from the city or unable
to be in court on account of illness it
becomes necessary to cali a judge from
another county. se
The new bill presented on Thursday
provides for an interchange Of judges
in the two courts. In case the Judge
of the county court is incapacitated it
will be possible for T. e judge of the
municipal court to sit on the bench in
that court and the county Judge is
given the same power to sit in the
municipal court in case of vacancy.
In case a vacancy occurs on either of
the benches of the courts of Kenosha
county, under the proposed law the
judge of the circuit court may call up
on the remaining judge to sit in both of
the courts pending the filing of the
vacancy. The law legalizes all orders
that may be issued by the judges sit
ting in either of the courts.
In addition to this it gives to the
sitting judges the right to call each
other to hear cases in which there may
be a personal interest to the court or
IN which a defendant or plaintiff may
seek a change of venue.
Under the present laws it would be
necessary to call judges from other
counties for such purposes.
The plan is similar to the plan adopt
ed in other counties where the two
courts have been established.
1t is not expected that the proposed
bill will meet with any opposition as
it has the sanction of both Judge
George W. Taylor and Judge G. E..
Randall who will be directly affected
by its provisions.
The two courts have been mos I
friendly in the past and in many ac-
lions in which either court has iuris-
dlction under the old law the work has
been pretty well divided.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-24
BUNS FIRE A BOX CAR.
Hobos Sleeping in Car on Northwestern
Switch Cause Trouble This Morning.

Hobos sleeping in a car on one of
the switch tracks of the Chicago and
Northwestern road near the corner of
Northwest Main and Division streets,
caused the fire department to be called
out just after three o'clock this morn
ing. In some way the men had set fire
to the box car. The flames were ex-
tinguished with small loss. One ar
rest was made by the police but the
man gave such good account Of him
self that he was discharged. He ad-
mitted that The had been in the car
with two other men, but declared that
he had been sent out to get some IL
quor and that during his absence the
fire occurred. The other men in the
car had disappeared before the police
arrived. The agents of the Northwest
ern have asked to have special efforts
made to keep these men out of the
yards.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-24
SIMPLY LOOKING GROUND OVER
Officials of Milwaukee Company Admit
That Matter of Franchise in Wauke-
gan May be Taken up Later Inter
ested in Opening Ashland Avenue.

R. B. Stearns of Milwaukee, gener-
al superintendent of the Milwaukee
Electric Railway and Light Company,
gave out an interview on Saturday in
which he declared that his company
had not asked for franchise in the
city Of Waukegan and that the only
action that had been taken to secure
| the continuance Of the interurban line
south from Kenosha was to look over
conditions in Waukegan.
He said " It is not true that we have
asked for a franchise at Waukegan.
We have looked over the ground a lit
| tie, but I do not know whether or not
we will ask for a franchise at this
time. We own a private right Of way
from the south limits of Kenosha to
Waukegan and I merely went down to
look the ground over.
| j. D. Mortimer, president of the
company, gave out similar statement
/
| tension of the line which now has it's
southern terminal at Kenosha was be-
ing considered by the officials of the
company and their statements indi-
Gated that the company planned to
take some early action in the matter.
The opening of Ashland avenue by
| the common council is being watched
with great deal of interest by the
officials Of the Milwaukee company as
the opening of this avenue to Gale
donna street may offer the company a
chance to secure an air line railway
through the city of Kenosha. With
Ashland avenue opened the company
will have a chance Of building line
of road extending from the extreme
north limits to the extreme south linn
its of the city and it is thought that
| this would be line particularly suit
| ed for through traffic. At the north
limits of the city the company owns a
large tract Of property and this was
| bought some years ago with view of
using it for a right of way for
Strengthening the tracks in case line
should be built south on Caledonia
street and Ashland avenue. With this
piece Of property the interurban line
could be rebuilt so that it would pass
to the west of the Pennoyer SAM
tarium and connect with Caledonia
street.
The officials of the company have
not as yet made any qvertures of a
formal nature to the officials of the
! city Of Kenosha for any right Of way
and it is not expected that any will
be made until after the Waukegan
problem is settled.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-24
MANY NOTABLEs TO ATTEND
Charles r. Jeffrey, z. G. Simmons, Col.
w. w. Strong, H. B. Robinson and E.
G. Theirs Named by the Mayor to
Represent Kenosha.

Mayor Dan O. Head has been invited
to appoint five delegates from this city
to the Fourth American Peace Con-
gress, which will meet at st. Louis
May /, 2, and 8, with representatives
Of at least nineteen nations of the
Western Hemisphere participating. The
mayor has appointed Charles I. JEFF
fiery, H. B. Robinson, 2. G. Simmons,
w. w. Strong and e. 9. Theirs.
Those nations of this hemisphere
delegates from which have been either
definitely named or promised in Of
fetal correspondence are the United
States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Bo-
livia, Chill, Colombia, Costa RIGA, Gu
ba, San Domingo, Ecuador, Guatemala,
Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama,
Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.
The American Peace Society has
compiled, for presentation at tn st.
Louis peace meeting, figures shoWIng
that the world spends annually for
war and war equipment two billion dol
lars enough to more than pay for five
Panama canals-and that the adoption,
by international agreement, of the ar
bitration method of settling interna-
tional disputes would, with the conse-
quent reduction of ornaments, enable
many millions annually, in the United
States alone, needed for military pur-
poses under the present system, to be
applied to agricultural, waterway, in
dustrial and other improvements for
the benefit of mankind.
President Woodrow Wilson, honorary
president of the Fourth American
Peace Congress, is expected to head
the official delegation from Washing
ton, and deliver an address. William
Jennings Bryan, secretary of state, and
one of the active Independents of
the peace congress, has Indicated his
intention to attend and speak. An
drew Carnegie, another active vice
president, who gave 81 100000 to es-
tablish an endowment fund for inter-
national peace, has accepted an invi-
tation to attend and deliver an ad-
dress and will be accompanied by Mrs.
Carnegie, in whose honor reception
is being planned by the reception COM
mittee of women, of which Mrs. w. E.
Fischel of st. Louis, is chairman.
Charles w. Fairbanks, former vice.
president of the United States, has ac-
cepted an invitation to deliver an adj
dress and also to preside at one of the
sessions. Many other notables are on
the program.
The peace congress will be ushered
in with the dedication, April so, of
the Jefferson Memorial, 100000
structure commemorating the Louisi-
ana Purchase, the worlds greatest
peaeeable acquisition Of territory.
1He IoI Indd opehlHS, the HeAt udy, OF
the peace congress will be enlivened
with the western group oratorical con-
test of the international Peace Socie-
ty, for prize Of 500, the winners of
state contests in Illinois, Iowa, Mis-
souri,, Nebraska, South Dakota and
Texas competing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-24
BUYS MARKET SO. PROPERTY.
Harry L. Goldberg Buys Meers Property
Adjoining City Hall Saturday.

Harry L. Goldberg, owner of the
Coliseum and the Goldberg Block ON
Market street, closed a deal ON Sat
urday afternoon for the purchase of
the property on Market Square owned
by Harriette E. Meers. The consider
alton was $4,000. The property pur-
chased includes the So feet just east
of the Central Engine House. It is
understood that Mr.. Goldberg will in
the near future begin the erection of
a modern business building on the
land. He is also making a proposition
to the members of the city council to
purchase the Central Engine House
and has offered to pay a large price for
the property. The proposition is not
considered seriously by members of
the council.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-24
TREES ARE THREATENED BY
CoTToNY MAPLE SCALE.

Soft maple and box elder trees are
threatened by the cottony maple scale
in some localities of Wisconsin, ac-
cording to Prof. j. G. Sanders of the
College of Agriculture of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin. Unless prompt
treatment is given, considerable loss
may result. The pest appears very
abundantly in spring as small, clip
teal, reddish-brown scale about one
eighth of an inch in length. These
scales grow into conspicuous cottony
masses as they mature. People whose
trees are threatened should spray
them at once with Is per cent kero-
sene emulsion, or with commercial
lime-sulphur solution, using. one part
to eight parts water.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-24

Every once in a while something oe.
ours that gives the impression that the
practice of carrying concealed weapons
has not been discontinued altogether in
the city, in spite of the increased pen
alties provided for that offense. Like
some frenzied gent taking a pot shot
or three or four at an alderman, for
instance.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-24

For the first time since the employ
ment bureau was established it has on
its unemployed list number of women
operatives, but the heads of the
bureau are not yet ready to ascribe
this condition to the effect of the law
regulating the hours of employment
for women. The condition is surely
an unusual one for this city where the
demand for female help of all kinds
has always been greater than the sup
ply and any woman that wanted work
had only to apply for a job.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-24

Mrs. Thorn, mother of Mrs. Daniel
McLennen, was very seriously injured
on Sunday by being kicked by q. horse.
She was taken to the Kenosha hospi-
tai, but later removed to the home
of her daughter. Her condition is re-.
ported slightly improved today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-24
GET ANOTHER GUN ToTER.
Giuseppe soriano, Who Carried Revol-
yer to Dance, Pays $50 and Costs.

V0L 20 DdIIC1, rays 9oU anu CoStS.
The first arrest under the new city
ordinance against carrying concealed
weapons was made on Saturday night
at Germania Hall when Police Officer
Maher arrested Giuseppe Soriano, an
Italian, on charges of carrying re.
volver and a knife. The man had
caused no trouble at the dance, but
some of the people in charge discov-
cred that he was armed and promptly
notified the police.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-24

Judging from the number of candi-
dates, a place as street commissioners
must be considered pretty soft job.
There is not an exceptionally large
number Of candidates for the place this
spring either. Competition is always
brisk.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-24

The officers of the Fish Wagon com
ipany in Racine have announced that the
plant will be closed on July 1st and
that it will be put on the market soon
after that time. The company has been
in business for more than half cen
fury.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-24

Mrs. Ollie Kaufman had the pleas
ure Sunday Of entertaining her mother
and father, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
o Hare.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-24

! Urban Kupfer has accepted position
as salesman for the Chicago Kenosha
Hosiery company and he left on Sunday
noon for Washington city, where he viii
make his headquarters. His territory
includes several of the southeastern
states.