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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-13

We believe that every just claim
against the city should be settled but
unless The. representative of the city
are thoroughly convinced that a claim
is a just one we do not believe in any
compromise" simply for the sake of
avoiding law suit. 1t is the city at
torney's business to defend the city
against any suits brought against it
and he is perfectly willing and able to
attend to it. Moreover, if there is any
justice in any claim that warrants a
settlement. the aldermen should be able
to discover that fact before the case
gets into the courts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-13

Even the most enthusiastic support
ers of the "hard labor law which is
trainers hoped and believed would
solve the problem of dealing effectively
with the habitual drunk and those
whose infractions of city ordinances
and minor laws bring them continually
before the police and municipal courts
must admit that the law is not work
ing out well in practice in this county.
1t is a great measure in theory but
it is not standing up we'll when put
to the test of actual use. The prin-
cipal defect in the law is that no rules
are laid down for its administration.
Tt provides that sentences at hard la
Dor may be imposed by the court but
it does not provide any means for car
rying out the sentences and the man
ner in which the prisoners shall be
worked is left to the discretion of the
sheriff. In this county at least, the
sheriff has experienced great difficulty
in finding anything for the prisoners to
do. Employers OF labor who were in
duced to give this convict labor trial
did not find it satisfactory either to
their superintendent or to the men
regularly in their employ. The super
intendents found that these county
prisoners were not doing anything to
earn the money paid the county on
their account and the regular employees
objected to being compelled to work
with the Jail birds. But the chief de-
feet in the present system in use in
this county is that it allows the So
called 'fprisoners" altogether too large
a measure of liberty 1t is of course
impossible for the sheriff to detail a
deputy to have direct supervision over
every prisoner sent ont to work and
the eonvicts have taken full advantage
of this fact to do about as they choose.
None OF the prisoners has any difficulty
in getting all the liquor wanted and
there is not the slightest doubt in the
minds OF the officials that the law is
an absolute failure in the way of ex-
ercising any reformative influence and
the police are firmly convinced that a
iail sentence under the old conditions
was much more effective deterrent to
petty crime than one to "hard labor =
under the present law. The only rem
edy that promises results under this
law is for the county to build regular
workhouse where the men can be under
the direct supervision Of the sheriff and
this view of the situation will be pre-
sented to he county board. 1t is worse
than useless to try and operate under
the hard labor law any longer under
present conditions
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-13

Kenosha is a great booster for the
motor driven fire apparatus and almost
every city in this section of the coun-
try and some from far off sends a rep
resentative to Kenosha to get the views
of the Kenosha chief on the effective
ness of this type of fire fighting equip
ment. They are told that it does all
that is claimed for it and more and
attention is called to the fact that any
apparatus that can meet conditions in
this city, summer and winter, and give
effective service is not likely to en-
counter harder conditions in any city
in the country.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-13
sees NEED OF A WORKH0usE
Sheriff Declares That Work Houses
Should be Erected in Counties Under
State Order or That the Law for EN-
rloying Prisoners Should be Repealed

The state board of control at Madl-
son has received letter from Sheriff
f. w. B. Achen in which the sheriff
gives his opinion Of the workings OF
the new state law providing for the
employment of prisoners. In his letter,
sent in response to request from the
members of the. board, Sheriff Achen
has given very clear statement of
conditions in Kenosha county and the
manner in which the law has worked
out in this county. He strongly urges
the making Of the county workhouse a
necessity or the repeal of the law. In
his letter to the state board Sheriff
Achen says:
Kenosha, Wis, Nov. 9Th, 1913.
State Board of Control.
Madison, Wisconsin.
Gentlemen
Replying to your letter Of recent
date, relative to the operation of
Chapter 625 Laws of 1913, beg to state
that the judge of the municipal court
of Kenosha county has made use of
this law. Kenosha county has com
mon jail, but not workhouse and
eleven men have been committed from
the municipal court at hard labor since
the law was published. Six of these
men have secured employment under
nay direction and five were not employ
ed, although committed at hard labor.
The six men who have worked have
earned approximately $1SS.00 and in
all of the cases no money was paid by
me to members Of the family of the
person SO committed.
I have had great deal Of difficulty
in finding employment for the prison
ers. Most Of the men who have been
committed are not skilled workmen and
nearly all Of the factories Of the city
Of Kenosha have refused to place these
men at work, for the reason that they
can secure better and more competent
men and because of the moral effect
it would have upon the other workmen
employed in the factory should a pri-
soner be employed.
/ have had no trouble with men vio-
lating their contract, or the rules laid
down by the courts and myself.
In my opinion, the passage of this
law has not decreased the number Of
arrests for violations of the law.
Drunks and disorderies are arraigned
in Kenosha county under city ordi-
nances and are not affected by this
law, and those persons arrested for not
supporting their families are handled
in nearly every case under the statute
relative to abandonment and non.
support.
In my opinion, this law ought not to
remain on the statute books unless the
law is strengthened great deal or it is
made obligatory upon counties to have
a county workhouse. Ny reasons for
saying that the law should be repeal
ed is that employment is hard to find
by the sheriff for such prisoners and
because in most eases such sentence
is not real punishment. If the law
is to remain on the statute books a
part of the money earned by such pri-
soner should be kept by the county.
Sincerely yours,
+. w, B. Achen,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-13
Some recent develnnments i


Some recent developments in connec-
tion with the plans for the new Ash
land avenue bridge and the discovery
that an attempt had been made to al
ter the plans accepted by the mayor
and council have shaken public CON
fdence somewhat, but the work has
actually commenced on the foundations
for the bridge and the company which
mas the contract has until the first of
the year to complete the structure. All
that the city officials can do is to
watch developments and see that the
city gets what it agreed to take and
nothing else. The claim is made by
the street railway people that no
changes in plans will be permitted and
the work is going forward with that
understanding.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-13

Kenosha manufacturers comply with
all of the laws Of the state cheerfully
and if there are any law violations IN
their plants they are due to a mlscon-
ception of the laws or the carelessness
or deliberate deception practiced by
employees to obtain employment. The
local factories go through the visits OF
the factory inspectors time after time
without word of criticism from the
state officials.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-13
GRASS FIRES CAUSE WONDER,
Big Blaze South of Kenosha Keeps Fire
Department Phone Busy Friday.


The telephones at the various stations
of the fire department. were kept busy
on Friday evening on account of a big
grass fire four miles south of Kenosha.
Many people in the city believed that
either Waukegan or Zion City was
burning up as the flames lighted up the
sky to the south for hours and the fire
kept burning until late in the night.
There were so many calls for informa-
ton that Chief Isermann finally took
a trip to the south of the city. He
found nothing alarming. The farmers
owning the low lands along the lake to
the south of Kenosha had set fire to
the dead grass and it was being watch
ed ali along the line.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-13
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1913.

The deer hunters are off for the
north woods. The friends left behind
are already counting on their chances
OF being remembered on their return.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-13
AUcT1oNEER.

Years of experience. / know the val
ues and know how to get them. P. B.
johnson, Zion City, ILL.,, Phone
HIM. advw41
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-13

Attorney Martin Gillian Of Racine
transacted legal business in Kenosha
on Friday afternoon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-13

Miss Anna Walker of Caledonia, Ra-
cine county, is visiting with friends in
Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-13

Try a Want Ad.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-02
He Was Not Laeonic.

@ John Morley in his life of Gladstone
tells the story of the statesmap's ex-
animation for admission to Oxford uni
yersity when he was youth. The ex-
aminer, having utterly failed to floor
the candidate on some point of the
ology, said, We will now leave that
part CT the subject no. SIR" replied
the candidate; 1T you please. we will
not leave 1t yet" and proceeded tC
pour forth a fresh stream. The dean
In Mr.. Gladstone's day was Gaisford
famous among other things for his
trenchant bFevity. This laconic eift,
observes Mr.. Morley slyly, ''the dear
evidently had not time to transmit t.
all Of his flock"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-02
Genius and Goodness.

I have had sometimes in mine the
gloved and white palm of the upper
class and the heavy black hand of the
lower class and have recognized that
both are but of men. After all these
have passed before me l say that hui
mainly has a synonym equality and
that under heaven there is but one
thing we ought TO bow to. genius. and
the only thing before which we ought
to kneel, goodness.-Victor Hugo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-02
He FINALLY GOT WARM.
A Writer'S Indoor Experience on Cold
Night In Bordeaux.

A Writer'S Indoor Experience on Cold
Night In Bordeaux.
What beautiful sunshine We had at
Bordeaux. and how nice and warm it
was in the daytime! As long as the
sun kept out il was lovely; but, oh.
when the sun went down.
They gave gave me Il beautiful, large,
lofty room at the hotel with doors and
windows all over it, After dinner
went up to try to write and then
found that Siberia had come again. /
put great logs of wood upon the fire
and blew them with the bellows till
the flames reared up the chimney. bat
still ahivered in the icy blasts that
blew through every crevice. | put on
my ulster. dragged the blankets from
the bed | ran races around the room
and practiccd the Indian clubs with n
( heavy Eortmanteau in each hand. but
still felt my blood congeaiing, and the
horrors of the early morning came
| back again.
In this dilemma my companions SUI
dan experiences stood US in good stead
He was with Gordon in the expedition
of 1871. He took our walking sticks
and umbrellas, and with these and the
/ blankets and the rugsshe rugged up O
/ nice, comfortable tent in front of the
| fire
Sitting in this tent in our big room
we at last got warm. and my fingers
were able to hold pen.-George R
| Sims in 'Dagonet Abroad"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-02
~rhre. sh...s In the Wind"

"what was the origin of the phrase
for drunkenness. three sheets In the
windT" landsman asked a sailor the
other day Well said the sailor,
'I'll explain that matter to you. The
two lower corners of a ships sail are
held taut by two ropes. one called a
tack and another called a sheet. The
tack is always kept very tight. but
the sheet is loosened according to the
wind. and the looser the sheet is the
more freely the sail swings. If the
sail is quite free its sheet is said to
be in the wind Now, suppose that
all three of ships sails were quite
free. They would then fly about very
crafty, and the ship would wabble.
The course Of the ship would be a zig
gag one. and the reason for this would
be that she had three sheets in the
wind That. GIless. Is Why a man
when he zigzagS in his course Is said
TO he three sheets in the wind also"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-02

the probable cost of same in amount
of SS,249.O0.
Mayor Schriver read an ordinance
entitled AN ordinance providing for
the construction of 10-inch sewer
on Se-enth street from Eleventh to
Thirteenth avenue, an S-inch sewer
on Twelfth avenue from Fifth to
Eighth street, an S-inch sewer on
Thirteenth avenue from Fifth to
Eighth street and a 6-inch waterman
on Thirteenth avenue from Fifth to
Seventh street
Mayor Schriver offered resolution
that the ordinance. providing fer the
| construction of sewer on Seventh
avenue and a Waterman on Thir-
teenth avenue, be considered. Car
ried by unanimous vote.
Mayor Schriver read report of the
| board of local improvements recon-
mending the adoption of an ordinance
providing for the construction of ce-
ment sidewalks on both the east and
west sides of Thirty-seventh street
from Fourteenth to Eighteenth ave-
nues together with the city engineer
estimate of the probable cost of same
in amount of s2,069.20.
Mayor Schri-er read an ordinance
entitled IAN ordinance providing for
the construction of cement sidewalks
on Thirty-seventh street from Four
teenth TO Eighteenth avenues"
Mayor Schriver offered a resolution
that the ordinance providing 70: the
construction of sidewalks on Thirty
seventh street from Fourteenth to
: Eighteenth avenues, be considered
| Carried by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Hart offered a resolu
1 ton that the mayor and city clerk b.
! authorized to advertise for bids TO
:. $500 feet of fire hose to be paid TO
: out of the appropriation for the fir
: department for the current year, an
4 500 feet of hose for the sewer depart
o ment to be paid for out of the sewe
!, department appropriation. Carried b
i, unanimous vote
Commissioner Hart offered a resc
luton that the chief of the fire depar
ment be allowed to attend the Fir
: Chiefs convention in New York Cit
+ and that his railroad fare and hote
: expenses be paid out o. the fire de
partment fund. Carried by unan
nous vote.
a Commissioner Reynolds offered
4 resolution that the council do now al
journ until Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1913, {
: 2 O'Clock p. m. Carried by unanimou
e vote. NJ. T. RUDGREN,
: City Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-02
AN ARCTIC DELICACY.
Eskimo Soup Would Hardly Tickle Re
fined Palates.

Eskimo Soup Would Hardly Tickle Re-
fined Palates.
Kane and DR.. Hayes. the first white
men-apart from an occasional whaler
to visit the Eskinnos, found some diff
ficulty in accommodating themselves
TO local customs. In The Toll of the
Arctic Seas" D. NJ Edwards quotes
Hayes account Of his first visit to a
native hut. After a cordial welcome
he was pressed to eat.
"This," says Hayes, was an invita-
ton which 1 feared, but now that 1t
had come I knew that it would be I'M
wise to decline it. The expression of
thanks was one of the few in their
language that I knew, and made the
most of this. They laughed heartily
when 1 said koyenAk in reply to their
Invitation, and Immediately not very
beautiful young damsel poured some
of the contents of the pots into skin
dish, and, after slipping it to make
sure, as I supposed, that 1t was not
too hot, passed it to me over a group
Of heads. At first my courage forsook
me, but all eyes were fixed upon me,
and 1t would have been highly. impo-
lite to shrink / therefore shut my
eyes. held my nose. swallowed the
dose and retired. was told after
ward that it was their greatest delica'
cy-a soup made by boiling together
blood, oil and seal intestines."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-02

81 called a taxicab and went direct
ly to Mayor Harrison. l tell you l
know the law. and l am always right.
I didn't have to pay cent Then
got the best limousine l could find
and gave 'Theo' ride all the after
noon. Then I brought him to his apart,
ment. Then l gave him a bath in his
own bathroom. He certainly needed
it after being in there with those
common dogs. Then l prepared hirl
some food and served II in his dining
room. He is sleeping now and can't be
disturbed"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-02
Poison Fails; Hangs Himself.

Springfield. Ill, Sept. after
swallowing a quantity of poison,
which failed to end his life, James
Shirley, a section hand Of Auburn,
hanged himself at his home yester,
day Shirley was disappointed in love,
and told several Of his friends he in
tended to end his life. Shirley was a
native of Tennessee and had resided
at Auburn for year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-02
SAVING.

Saving produces peace Of mind I'M
known 10 him who in time Of misfor-
tune must depend on the bounty of his
friends. Determine to save, for will
power is the prime essential. Deposit
regularly. Lay aside some portion OF
each weeks or months incune. De
post extra and unexpected receipts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-02

commissioner huuBIen OuGTeu
resolution that the pay roll just read
in amount of s771.sO be allowed Car
ried by unanimous vote. "
Commissioner Rudgren offered a
resolution that ]. T. Shields be al
lowed S11.0O for refund on over-pay-
ment in water rent. Carried by unan
imaus vote
Commissioner Rudgren offered q
resolution that H. A. J. Mcdonald be
allowed SO for stamps. Carried by
unanimous vote.
Commissioner Rudgren offered a
resolution that $1,000 be taken from
the contingent fund and credited 10
the election fund. Carried by unan.
imous vote.
Commissioner Rudgren read an
ordinance entitled AN ordinance re.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-02
Worse Than Hard Words,

"why did vol kill your parrot: The
poor bird meant nothing by its pro-
family"
-L'I could stand its profanity. but II
learned to initiate the lawn mower last
summer" Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-02

one of J. w. Turner's earliest and fin
est paintings, which for more than a
century had been one of the treasures
of the De Tabley collection.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-02
: sci a minute. should he lost when

Not minute should be lost when a
child shows symptoms of Group.
ohamberlain's Cough Remedy given
as soon as the child becomes hoarse,
OF even after the croupy cough ap
pears. will prevent the attack Sold
by all druggists.-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-02

Chicago, Sept. 2.-Hign cost of liv-
ing for a "high-brow" English terrier
does not worry Mrs. J. De vos. While
"Theo" was taking the air in motor
car the ether day the "hcrrid" dog
c2tchers got him. Later after Mrs.
De Nos had personally secured a par
den for the Offending canine from May
or Harrison himself, "Theo' was re-
turned to his four-room apartment,
which costs S3j monthly.
In the apartment there is a bed
with a dovny pillow, counterpanes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-02

London.-The Boston Museum of
Fine Arts has purchased here THE
Falls of the Rhine at Schauffeusen,"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-02

and luxurious comforters There is
a porcelain bathtub with shower at
tachment, where ''Theo" takee
"bawths" The dining room is set of
from a kitchenette with a pantry full
Of delicacies.
While Thee" slept peacefully in bed
his mistress sat unsleeping near him.
She said:
"'Theo' was horribly insulted. He
was within a stones throw from his
own threshold, and had removed his
muzzle., That horrid dog catcher rec
ognized his value
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-02
MUNICIPAL MATTERS

REGULAR MEETING, AUG. Is, 1918.
City Council Chamber, Rock Island,
H.. Aug. q, 1913 The city council
met in regular session at o'c.ock p.
m, Mayor Schriver and all commits.
sioners present.
The minutes of the regular meeting
held Aug. Is. 1913, were read and ap
proved
Commissioner Rudgren submitted
the weekly pay roll for week ending
August %, 1913. as follows:
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-01

terest to the great issuing houses, and
may be regarded as a part of this vast
financial organization"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-01

of the First National bank, the Ma
tiiOnal City bank. the National Bank
of Commerce, the Chase National bank,
the Guaranty Trust company md the
Bankers Trust company, with total
known resources in those corporations
alone in excess of $1,000, 900, 600, and of
a number of smaller but important
financial institutions. This takes no
account of the personal fortunes of
these gentlemen.
CLOSELY allied with this inner group
and, indeed, related to them practically
as partners in many of their larger
financial enterprises, are the powerful
international banking houses Of Lee,
HigginSOn K Co, and kiddcr, Pea
body 4 Co, with three affiliated banks
in Boston.
In New York city the international
banking house of Messrs. Kuhn, Loeb
& Co., with it's large foreign clientele
and connections, while only allied
with the inner groups through it's
| close relations with the National city
bank and the National Bank Of Com
mcrcc and other financial institutions
with which it has eccntly allied itself
has many interests in common, con
Quoting large joint account transac-
lions with them, especially in recent
years, and having what virtually
amounts to an understanding not to
compete, which is defended as a prin-
ciplc of banking ethics. Together they
have with a few exceptions prc-emptcC
the banking business of the important
railways of the country,
In Chicago this inner group aSso-
ciatcs with and makes issues of Sc
c%urttieS in joint account. or through
underwriting pa~rticipationS, primarily
with the First National bank and The
Illinois Trust & Savings bank anC
has more or less friendly business re-
lationS with the Continental & Com
mcrcial National bank, which partici-
patcs in the underwriting of security
issues by the inner group. These arc
the three largest financial institutions
in Chicago, with combined resources
of 1851, 600, 900.
'Radiating from these principal
groups and closely affiliated with then
are smaller but important banking
houses, such as kissel, kinnicut &
Co, while Weld & Co. and Harvey
Fisk x Sons, who receive large ant
lucrative patronage from the dominat'
ing groups, and are used by the latter
as iohherS or distributors of securities
the issuing Of which they control buI
which, for reasons of their own, they
prefer not to have issued or distributed
under their W names.
Beyond these inner groups and sub,
groups are banks and banker!
throughout the country who cooperate
with them in underwriting or guaran
teeing the sale of securities offered t
the public and who also act as dis
%tributers of such securities.
The patronage thus proceeding iron
the inner group and its sub-groups i
of great value to these banks an,
bankers who are thus tied by self-in