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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-17
MAY Be SENT TO WINNEBAGO
Circuit Court Is Notified That State
Board of Control Will Have Hearing
on the Case on April 3oth-No Cues
ton of Sanity Raised at the Trial.

Vincent Kurnilowitz, the love sick
Russian, who was recently sentenced
in the circuit court to spend fifteen
years in the state prison at Waupun
after being convicted on charges of at
tempted murder in connection with an
assault made upon his sweetheart, An
ma Antonowicz, is declared to be a
raving maniac and this morning Judge
Belden Of the circuit court was noti-
fed that the board Of control would
hold a meeting on April 30th at which
time it would pass on the sanity Of
tile prisoner.
Kurnilowitz worked just one day in
The prison before he was removed to
the observation ward. He was taken
to Waupun on the last day of March
and on the following day he was as
signed to a place in one of the Irvine
mills Of the factory. When he went
to work he seemed to be in good
health, but before the day was over
be gave indications Of failing men
tality and on the following morning he
collapsed. The prison officials seem to
think that there is no doubt as to the
insanity of the prisoner and they
promptly applied to the state board Of
control to have him sent to the state
dospital at Winnebago.
At the time Of the trial Of Kurnilo-
witz no question as to his sanity was
raised. Judge Joseph r. Clarkson, who
defended the man, however, made a
strong argument to the court plead
ing that the mental condition of the
man was below normal and in his ar.
gument he insisted that he was suf
fering from a lapse of memory or from
aphasia at the time the crime alleged
was committed. Just after the arrest
Of Kurnilowtz last January he seem
ed to have signs Of insanity and at
one time the men at the sheriff S office
sought to have him examined He re-
covered from the attack in few days
and up to the time he was taken to the
state prison had shown no signs Of
insanity
Kurniiowtz took the stand in his
own defense and the manner in which
he told the story Of the shooting OF
the girl gave the jury no reason to sus
pect that he had been insane at the
tune OF the shooting or that he was
insane at the time Of the trial. Mer
who knew Kurnilowitz while he was
in jail declare that he was a clever
actor and it is possible that the in
sanity which developed at Waupur
was similar to the attack that wa:
discovered during the first few days
that the man was inearcerated in the
Kenosha county Jail.
The sentence of Kurnilowitz o.
fifteen years at hard labor would il
no way be changed should he be SEN
to the Northern Hospital by the STATE
board Of control and he would b,
forced to return to the prison should
he be released from the insane asylum
at any time during the fifteen years
covered by his sentence.
1t is probable that Kenosha county
will be represented at the hearing be
fore the state board of control by Dis
triet Attorney A, L. Drury.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-17
SERVICES TO CONTINUE.
Successful Revival Services at Park
Avenue to be Continued.

The revival services which have been
in progress at the Park Ave. NJ. f..
Church for the past two weeks, will
continue for one week more. The at
tendance has grown from night to night
and much good is being accomplished
in interesting people in the Christian
life. One of the most attractive feat
ures Of the work is the singing by the
large chorus choir under the direction
Of Miss Sunshine Reed The chorus,
assisted by a male quartette and a
quartatte Of mixed voives will render
a special program Sunday evening at
100 Rev D. f. Reed, the evangelist
will preach morning and evening and
at three clock in the afternoon. A
cordial invitation is extended to all to
attend all of the meetings.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-17
WORTH CHECKS TURNED IN
District Attorney May be Asked to
Prosecute Men Who Gave Worthless
Checks in Payment of Taxes Saloon
Men Slow to fleet Demands.

The patrol wagon is working as a
tax collector again this afternoon and
just after noon today City Treasurer
Steinmetz and Assistant Chief Of Po-
lice Newhouse started out to collect
the $3.50 still outstanding on the per-
sonal tax list. 1t was declared by the
officials that there would be no more
concessions made and that it was a
case of come across with the money or
with the goods taxed. There are some
fifty-four places in the city to be Wis
tied and in addition to these places
the city treasurer has a half dozen
phoney checks which are to be
turned over to the district attorney.
These checks were given by men
against whom personal property taxes
were levied and it is thought that af-
ter the checks were given the men
carefully saw to it that there was NO
money in the bank to make possible
the payment Of the checks In an ef
fort to force the payment of these
checks these men will be given two
chances. One Of them will be to make
the checks good at once and the other
will be to show the municipal court
that they are not guilty Of issuing
worthless checks. Conviction on the
latter charge will open prison doors
for the men and it is thought that
every one Of them will arrange to
have money in the bank to meet the
checks before the complaints are IS
sued on next Monday.
| On the list of fifty-four delinquents
saloon men hold a prominent place and
there are twenty IF these men who
have not paid their personal property
taxes. In most cases the amounts are
small, but it is expected that the treas
urer will have lot of assorted liquors
and cigars before the day is over.
The treasurer has been given to un-
destand that every one Of these claims
must be collected.
There are two claims for taxes on
automobiles and the treasurer declares
that he is getting ready to add these
automobiles to the equipment Of the
police and fire department if payments
are not made OH or before next Monday.
! There are junk dealers on the list and
a large number of men who are proprie-
! tors of small retail stores in the city.
| These people stalled off the visit of the
wagon two weeks ago by promises of
payment and the promises were forgot
ten just as soon as the clang of the
wagon was out Of hearing One man
contested the right of the city to take
his property and went to an attorney.
He was advised that the only thing
that he could do was to pay up and
he has his property back in the place
again, but the city has the taxes. The
property was hauled back by the man
himself.
The amount Of delinquent tax is
smaller than ever known in the his
tory of the city and it is expected
that every cent Of the outstanding tax
will be in the hands Of the treasurer
before next Saturday night.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-17
Automobile Business Rapid
ly Getting Down to Better
Conditions For Trade.
WARNS RAMBLER DEALERS

The whiskered comedian who rides
down the village street on Saturday
night, inviting the populace to gather
on the corner Of Main and Broadway,
where he sets up his gas tank on a
stick, gets a bigger percentage on the
business he does than the merchant
across the street
But the established merchant stays
the year around and the faker disap-
pears when he turns out his light,
The man on the corner will promise
you everything. He will even sing
for you, if you like. The merchant
tells you exactly what you are going
to get and the price you will have to
pay The only difference is that you
get ii,
The automobile business has develop
ed very rapidly. Il sprang up like Ell
dorado in the days of Forty-nine and
when the rush was fairly on it re-
sembled the Klondike in it's palmy
days. You will remember that long
line of struggling men who started
over the Chilkoot Pass in the halcyon
Alaskan days.
a good many motor car manufact-
urers and good many dealers have
started over the pass in this industry,
many of them light-hearted and care
free. They found when they reached
the promised land that the automobile
business is like everything else. 1t
requires three things to make success.
They are: stability, or capital; expert
ence or knowledge of the business and
service, or making good.
There have been some big strikes
made in this business, but If today you
walked right into the homes of the
men who have made them you would
find that they are sober, calculating,
cautious and shrewd business men who
have paid for their success with long
years Of concentration upon a fixed
idea-that of making something that
the public wanted and making it in
such careful way that the public
would repeat in buying that article.
Anybody can set una dry goods box
on street corner and sell cheap goods
quickly. All it requires is a good line
of talk and price. But it takes a
business man to sell legitimate goods
and remain in business permanently.
The automobile business is rapidly
settling down. We have only to look
around US to note the changes that
have come in the personnel that we
knew a fer years ago.
The industry is absolutely sound at
the bottom because the business men
in It have made it SO. Now and then
there is little furry in a side show,
but the performance in the main tent
is going on every day without inter
ruption.
The big successful concerns, you
will notice, are the independent
concerns.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-17
DAMAGE AWARD IS REDUCED.
Judge Fritz Scales Verdict of Jury in
Frank johnson Damage Action.

In a decision handed down by Judge
Fritz il circuit court in Milwaukee,
Thursday afternoon the punitory dam
ages Of $4,000, which were awarded to
Frank johnson against the Aetna Life
Insurance Company by jury when the
case was tried in 1912, were placed
at $1,000, being a reduction of $4,000
This IS said to be the first case Of the
kind in the state. Johnson, who was
an employe Of the Simmons Manu-
featuring Company Of Kenosha, sui
fered an injury to his eye. The Aetna
Insurance Company carried the risk
for the manufacturing company. Their
terms of settlement were refused by
Johnson, who claims the insurance COM
pany then influenced his employers to
discharge him. He instituted suit be-
fore Judge Fritz and the jury allow
ed him 1894 for loss of time and So 900
as a penalty of the insurance company.
Judge Fritz in handing down his deci-
sion, ruled that it is proper the de-
PENDANT should be held liable for punt
tory damages. He thought that the
jury may have been misled in view of
the wealth of the defendant to award
an amount as punitory damages which
is excessive. Should johnson consent
ito remit the sum of $4,000 he will be
entitled to Judgment for 81 ,294 with
interest from the time the verdict was
fled, together with the costs and dis
bursements of the action.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-17
SEEKING MISSING MEN.
Police Seek to Get Trace of Two Men
Missing from Kenosha Firesides.

At the urgent request of Poormaster
Jacob Saftig the police Of the city
are making an effort to get some trace
of two men mysteriously missing from
the city and the poormaster has asked
that the men be located and arrested
on warrants charging abandonment of
their families. Fred Yudick, who re-
sided with his wife and six small
children on North Pleasant street, dis
appeared on last Saturday night ard
AL. Kisling, who resided with his wife
on Fremont avenue, has been missing
for nearly two weeks 1t was learned
this morning that Mrs. Kisling had
disappeared from her home on last
Monday and her friends fear that she
nay have committed suicide. They
lssert that the woman was very much
wrought up over the continued alb
'ence of her husband and for this rea-
son they fear for her safety. The po-
lice have not been able to get the
slightest trace of either Of the men
and police IN other cities axe being
asked 10 aid IN the search.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-17
TO ENFORCE FUMIGATIoN.
Health Commissioner to Force Second
Hand Stores to Fumigate Stocks.

With view of eradicating chances
of the spread of disease in the city,
Health Commissioner John j. Nc
Shane is taking up the important NIT
ter of fumigating stocks of second
hand stores in the city. For some time
the commissioner has insisted that all
garments offered for sale at rummage
sales in Kenosha be fumigated and
this same order is to be extended to
second hand stores. 1t is claimed that
the stock of these stores is picked up
in all sorts of places and that at times
clothing has been purchased from
houses where contagious disease has
been in existence. Commissioner Nc
Shane holds that it will be necessary
for the city to provide some place for
the fumigation of such stocks as it
viii be impossible to secure proper
fumigation in the stores.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-17
NUMBER AND LOCATION OF FIRE
ALARM BOXES.

4 Rambler Automobile Works, Park
St Gate.
412 Rambler, Prairie Ave. Gate.
All Rambler, Market st. Gate.
Aliens Tannery.
6 Central Enine House
Main and Market SITS
s Corner Church and Wisconsin Streets.
Il Balm Wagon Co., Pearl and Church SITS.
% Simmons Mfg. Co., Pearl st.
Ii Chicago Brass Co., Elizabeth ST
do not blow whistle until sec
ond alarm)
PA Chicago Brass Co., Elizabeth st. and
814 Chicago Brass Co, Strong St. and FIRE.
mont Ave.
Ala Chicago Brass Co, West Gate and
Pleasant Street
Is Badger Brass CO., Lyman Ave
16 Chicago Rockford Hosiery Co., Prairie
Ave.
Do not blow whistle until Sec
II Cooper Underwear Co., Prairie Ava
q Main and South SIS.
% Durkee Ave.
% Park Ave and Eagle St
"a Park Ave and Deming st.
% Prairie and Ashland Ayes
26 Ashland Ave and Elizabeth st.
q Elizabeth ST and Fremont Ave.
81 Lemon st. and Lake Ave
81 Ashland Ave. and Market St
80 Main st. South End of Bridge
"a Park and Exchange Sts.
50 Prairie Ave and West Main St
36 Lemon and Caledonia SITS
Al North Side Engine Eouse
a. Maple ST. and Grand Ave
43 Middle and West Main SITS.
A Washington Island.
Is Milwaukee Ave
48 Grand Ave- and Ashland Ave
81 Pleasant and Elizabeth Sts
81 Howland Ave. and Dayton ST.
So Prairie Ave. and Newell ST.
"a Caledonia st. near Division st.
SIS Milwaukee Ave. and North st.
Sc Linden and Grant SITS.
81 Middle and Pleasant SITS
g. Lyman and Oakwood AYES.
12f Pearl and Ridge SITS
~ Kemper Hall.
1913 Indiana st. and Durkee Ave.
124 Ashland Ave. anG Evergreen ST.
125 Strong and Grover SITS.
126 Fremont We. and Collins St
al Pearl and West SITS
l42 Market and Third Sts
lag Ridge St and Prairie Ave
IA Market Sc and Rowland Ave-
145 Grand aid Lyman AFes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-17
LEAPED FROM A WINDOW.
Louis Bronkella Causes Excitement
at the Fischer Hotel Wednesday.

11 WIG AoSncA 41O1C4 WCulACSudy
Louis Bronkella caused some real ex-
citement among the guests of the Hotel
Fischer late Wednesday afternoon
when he leaped from a second story
window Of the hotel. He was running
toward the lake when he was caught
by one of the men living at the hotel.
Later he was arrested by Police Of
fer Clausen. Bronkella was only par
TALLY clothed and he seemed to be de-
ranged when he leaped from the win
daw. He declared to friends that his
condition had resulted from worry
over an action for divorce recently
started by his wife. The man is still
being held at the county jail.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-17

Some Of the small sports who
came up from Chicago for the boxing
show on Friday evening, evidently de-
cided that Kenosha was a country
town. They started Up Main street
shouting and singing, but early in the
march they ran into a police officer
and they were lucky to get out Of jail
in time to pass in their tickets for the
boxing show.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-17

The marriage Of Arthur Augustine
Of this city and Miss Halle Pauline
Bragg Of Martinsville, Ind, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bragg, a we'll
respected family Of Jefferson town
ship, took place in Martinsville, Mar.
18th, 1913, at P. N. in the Office Of
County Clerk Payne, Squire 1. J.
Brown, uncle Of the bride. officiated.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-17

The Kenosha Aerie of Eagles is still
discussing building plans and the COM
mittee in charge of the work is hope
full that new club house for the local
aerie will be started this year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-17

Candidates for street commissioner
are having pasy time Of it. Most
Of the members Of tie council are be-
iag kept busy listening to tie quail
fcations Of the various candidates for
the office The election Of the commits
sioners will take place at the next
meeting of the council.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-17

The announcement that plan has
been worked out By the managers Of
the n. A. Allen Sons tannery and
the city officials for the extension of
Ashland avenue to connect with Gale
donia street on the north of the river
marks the successful conclusion of ne
gotiations which have been carried on
internationally for years. The fact that
the street is to be opened without the
city being obliged to resort to long
and costly litigation and without dol
laT Of expense to property owners di-
.rectly interested is further cause for
congratulations Those people who be-
lieve that better means Of cor mi
cation between the south and orth
sides of the city is one Of me most
urgent needs Of the city, and there are
many of them, are hopeful that the
arrangements made can be carried
through without hitch and the i'm
provement made in the near future.
Under the terms Of its franchise the
electric railway is obligated to build
the bridge over the river within six
months after tie opening Of this new
street and the city authorities are
hopeful that the company viii be
willing to build just as soon as the
formalities connected with the open
ing Of the street can be completed BY
the city. 4 good bargain has been
made for the city and it is expected
that the council will be more than
wiling to ratify it as soon as possible.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-17
John Peters Of South Fremont aven-

John Peters Of South Fremont aven-
ne, has returned home after a two
weeks visit at Dayton, o. Peters
went to Dayton just before the food
and he was impressed into the relief
service and it was impossible to get
away until 4 few days ago He tells
many interesting stories Of the big
food
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-17

Complete returns Of the state in the
recent election for state superinten-
dent show that CT p Cary defeated
William Kittle by vote Of l34,452
to 9S,S24.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-17
ONIONS co TO WASTE.
Racine and Kenosha County Farmers
Leave Thousands of Bushels to Rot.

In Racine and Kenosha counties
may now be seen tons of onions dump
ed upon the fields to be plowed under
They represent thousands in losses to
growers who have been unable to find
a profitable market because of the
bumper crop last year. The crops
were so heavy last year that the grow
ers could not get profitable prices, SO
a large number put their onions in
storage, hoping the market might rise
Instead, prices dropped. This spring
they found consumers preferring new
Ell onions and higher prices, so they
have been taking the old onions cut
of the warehouses and dumping them
upon the fields. It is reported that
two dealers alone dumped $4,000
bushels on the fields. In some respects
it has been the same way with cab
bages, buyers preferring new cabbage
to the old and are willing to pay high
Ell prices.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-17

Mrs. Kent and daughter, Lottio,
have returned home after trip to
California and Mexico.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-17

Has the Union Dye Works moved9
Yes they did, next to the Orpheam
Theatre, corner Market and Exchange
streets. advtf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-17
KICKS ON CAR SERVICE THERE
Commission is Expected to Have Joint
Hearings of Racine and Kenosha
Complaints Some Time Next Month
Racine Ten Years Ahead of City.

The city of Racine has joined in the
fight before the state railroad commits
sion to force the Milwaukee Electric
Railway and Light Company TO furn-
ISL better service in this section of
the state and the formal complaint Of
the city Of Racine was fled with the
railroad commission on Friday after
noon. It is almost identical with the
complaint recently filed BY the city of
Kenosha and it is not improbable that
the two will have :. hearing at the
same time.
AS yet the commission has set no
date for the hearing Of the Kenosha
complaint, but it is known that agents
Of the commission will be sent to Ke-
nosha to make an examination of gas
and electric service and to secure some
facts in regard to the suficiency of
the electric railway service. Kenosha
people have declared that the service
offered in Racine is ten years ahead
Of the service offered in Kenosha, but
Racine people are making a strong
kick. Here is portion Of the COM
plant fled by that city against the
equipment Of the railway in Racine.
Further it is charged the cars
operated by the company over its lines
in the city Of Racine, with the excep-
tion of one new car, are old cars re-
Gently rebuilt in some particulars SO
as to make them serve as "pay-as-
you-enter ears. These old cars have
been in service in the city of Racine
for many years, and as rebuilt have
added little, if anything, to the COM
fort and convenience of those who ride
in them. These cars are equipped with
single trucks and since being rebuilt
many of them have, wren run at nor
NAL speed, a certain corkscrew motion,
which makes it most uncomfortable to
those riding within; again many of
them have fat wheels and are SO noisy
that they are not only an annoyance
to those riding within, but also a nui
sance to those living along the lines.
Again the step. on these cars is 50 high
from the pavement that it is diff :ult
and nearly impossible for old people
and children to board them without
assistance, and, as the conductor is
watching the fare box and making
change he can render no assistance.
Further, it is charged, the platforms
of these rehabilitated cars are entire
" too small for "pay-as- you-enter 4
cars, necessitating much crowding and
Inconvenience to those boarding them.
AS further complaint it is alleged
that on account of the small capacity
of these cars they are oftentimes over
crowded, especially during the noon
hours and in the evening, many people
having to stand, and at times so crowd
ed that those desiring to take car
are unable to do so and are left stand
ing on the street corners many minutes
waiting for car in which there is
room to ride; this condition applies
most forcibly to the Washington aven-
ne and Wisconsin street lines; that on
the West Sixth street line the time be-
tween cars is entirely too great.