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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27
POOR FOOLISH LILACs.
Bushes on West Side Mistake November
for April and Burst Into Bud.

Lilac bushes all over the west side
of the city have been lured into bud
ding by the April weather being hand
ed out by the weather man during the
past few days and it is declared that
many Towering shrubs are now in bud
and there is a possibility of Thanks
giving day leaves and flowers. This is
the first time in years that this strange
budding in November has been seen in
Kenosha. 1t does not promise any
great good to the plants and it is GER
tain that their installing the coming
of winter for the return of summer will
result in their being badly blighted,
The weather man gives assurance that
it will not be long until the chilling
frosts arrive and colder weather is
promised for the first of next week. A
blustry Thanksgiving day is declared
to be strong possibility.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27
County Agent Who Has
Made Good Reelected by
Acclamation by Board.
INCREASE OFFICIAL SALARIES

County Agent Russell III. Jones was
given an, unqualified endorsement for
his work for the county by the county
board this morning when he was re-
elected to that Office by reclamation.
The board also made an appropriation
of $4,000 for the expenses of the county
agent during the year.
The board recognized the service of
Judge Clifford E. Randall as judge of
the municipal court and his salary was
raised to $4,000 year with the under
standing that the increased salary will
be effective after the first Of next Jan
uary. Other changes in salaries as
made bN the board will become effect
i've with 1.-THE opening of the next term
of the official. The salary schedule as
agreed on and adopted unanimously by
the board, follows:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27
RIDE IN PATROL WAGON.
County Board Members and Officials ga
Allowing with Chief of Police.


Some of the members of the county
board had their first ride in the new
city patrol wagon on Friday night
when as the guests of the chief of po-
lice, the members Of the board and
county officials went over to the Har-
rington bowling alleys on Milwaukee
avenue for bowling match. The su-
pervisors We're at supper at the Har-
man restaurant when the wagon was
backed up and they were loaded in.
They were taken in a hurry-up way to
the bowling alleys with a crowd of
scores of people following. After the
bowling game they returned to the
down town districts and were guests
at theatre party at the Princess thea
tire. The bowling match was marvel
from the standpoint of scores made,
that is, the real bowlers who stood
about marveled that any scores so low
could be made by so large a party.
Here are the scores of the two teams:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27
osTEoPATHs MUST BE LICENSED
Supreme Court Gives Decision in Case
Brought by Milwaukee Sheriff.

Osteopaths cannot practice medicine
in this state without first obtaining a
license, according to decision in the
case of w. A. Arnold, sheriff, versus
Herbert Schmidt of Milwaukee
Schmidt was arrested and was discharg-
ed. The supreme court directed the
sheriff to take the defendant into Gus
tody.
"We do not think the validity of the
statute, so far as it prescribes quail
fication for entering upon the study of
osteopathy, is before us, said the
court.
The defendant not having applied
for license, cannot raise that ques-
ton. There cannot be much doubt
that the legislature bases the general
power to require persons practicing
osteopathy to obtain a license. Con
sequently it has the power to enforce
this requirement by fine and imprispn-
ment for practicing without license.
1t does not invalidate the statute that
1t is limited to persons practicing for
fee. That is legitimate grant for
classification.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27
CHAIRMAN yULE APOLOGIES.
Head of County Board Declares That He
meant no discourtesy to Mrs. Hannah

John T. Yule, chairman of the Keno
sha county board, does not intend to
let any one think that be would be
discourteous to any one. This morning
Mr.. Yule made . formal apology to the
members of the board for his action
in limiting the remarks of Mrs. James
Hannah before the board on Wednes-
day afternoon Mr.. Yule declared that
he had not understood fully the purport
of The remarks of Mrs. Hannah and
that he had not been aware of the fact
that she had offered to make a gift of
a site for training school to the
county. Il want to say to the board
and to Mrs. Hannah said Chairman
Yule, "that it was not the intention
of your chairman to be discourteous in
any way and that the only reason that
I limited Mrs. Hannah was the fact
that I had not understood that she had
a formal proposition to make to the
board. -
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27

The county board made an exception
to it's own rule not to receive any
claims after the first of November in
favor of the crow bounties. A little
thing like rule could not be allowed
to impede the progress of the crow
bounty through the board. The fact
that ornithologists are revising their
previous opinion of the crow and CIV
ing him a better character as a val
liable exterminator Of bugs and worms
which prey on the crops whose serv-
ices in that direction are worth much
more than the value of the corn he
destroys is not likely to have much eff
feet on the payment of these bounties
for some time yet. To the minds of
some of the supervisors the fact that
the men who collect these bounties
think that they need the money is a
sufficient excuse for paying it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27
CAN PRESENT OLD FIRST PAPERS
Naturalization Commissioner Makes an
Important Ruling.

According to a recent ruling of the
commissioner of naturalization the gov
eminent will offer no objection to petit
lions for naturalization based on the
old-law declaration of intentions on the
score of the seven-year limitation hav-
ling run against the declaration. The
seven-year limit will apply only to de-
clarations taken out after the passage
of the new law. This will be good
news to not few foreign born resi-
dents of Kenosha county who have
taken out their first papers number
of years ago and who are now anxious
to become fully naturalized owing to
the restrictions and qualifications plac-
ed upon them by the new state law
which required full citizenship in order
to vote
Today was the last day for fling
applications for second papers for the
February term of the. circuit court at
the clerks office. One hundred and
four applications have already been re-
ceived for this term of court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27
Plant of Rock County Sugar
Company at GAINESVILLE to
Close Down this Year.
BOUGHT BEETS IN The COUNTY

One Of the first effects of the demo-
cratic tariff measure recently passed by
congress to be felt by Wisconsin farm
ers will be the closing down of the
Rock County Sugar company's factory
at Evansville. 1t is understood that
orders have been received by the man
agement from Captain James Davidson,
the owner, to close down the factory
permanently as soon as the present run
of sugar is through.
These orders come direct from the
owner, who moved the factory here ten
years ago from Canada. Captain DAY.
idson S step is evidently in accord with
similar moves of other beet sugar fac
tory owners, particularly those of Mich
igan, he being interested in factories
in that state.
Since its establishment in GAINESVILLE
the Rock County Sugar company has
handled approximately 100000 tons of
beets, which sliced up into some 95,000,-
600 pounds of sugar and were paid for
at the rate of $6 per ton or an aggre-
gate of $2,700,000 to the growers who
have been located all over southern
Wisconsin and northern Illinois Aside
from the money paid to the growers, the
factory has kept on an average of 200
men employed. During the slicing sea-
son it has had force which varied
from 325 to 425 men per day for a
period of four months paying good
wages at a period of the year when
work was scarce and labor plenty.
Last season the factory handled be-
tween 5000 and 5000 acres of beets
paying trife better than So per ton
The present run started early in Octo-
Der and will continue up to about the
middle of January, when the factory
will be closed down permanently.
The loss to the grower of the steady
income will be most severe. If the other
Wisconsin factories follow suit it will
mean a decided change in farming in
the southern part of the state Beets
and tobacco have been the two best
paying crops for ten years past and it
will be hard to change the farm work
to conform with the new condition.
In the last five years the large per
cent of the sugar beets raised in Ke-.
nosha county were purchased by the
Rock County plant and its going out
of business may mean serious handi-
cap to the beet industry which has
been SO largely developed in Kenosha
county during the past few years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27
Field Agent of Wisconsin
tuberculosis Society shows
the Need of SanatOriums.
COST TO COUNTIES IS SMALL

Alvin c. Refs, factory specialist OF
! the Wisconsin nti-Tuberculosis Asso-
citation, has issued an interesting state
ment on stamping the Plague Out of
Wisconsin Counties. /" Mr.. Refs said in
part:
WISCONSIN has the third lowest
death rate from tuberculosis OF any
state in the United States. The NOR
tality from consumption in this state
is less than one-half of what it is in
Kentucky or Maryland In Milwaukee
the white plague claims only one-third
of the victims proportionally that it
does in Albany, N. Y, Cincinnati, o.,
and New Orleans, La. In fact, accord
ing to the last census, Milwaukee had
the lowest death rate from tubereu-
losis of any city over 100000 in the
United States.
"The white plague is being stamped
out of Wisconsin mainly through two
means; the visiting nurse and the coun-
ty sanatorium. Five years ago there
was not a visiting nurse in the whole
state of Wisconsin. Today there are
sixty-four. Five years ago there was
not single county tuberculosis sana-
forum in Wisconsin. Today there are
eight, with capacity of about 500
patients.
douglas, Racine, Eau Claire, Mani
towoc, Outagamie, Winnebago and Nil
waukee counties all have county tuber-
culosis sanatoria. Only last June the
board of supervisors of Milwaukee
county appropriated 100000 for new
tuberculosis sanatorium. The signif-
cant fact is that this appropriation
passed the board without a single dis
senting vote.
"The four largest counties in Wis
consin are Milwaukee, Winnebago, Ra-
cine and Rock. The first three each
have a county sanatorium.
"Every county needs tuberculosis
sanatorium, for two reasons: First, the
sanatorium cuers tuberculosis in from
twenty-five to seventy-fve per cent Of
the cases. Secondly, the sanatoriun
keeps the advanced case Of tuberculo-
sis out Of the home and prevents it
from injecting the family and neigh
bors with the dreaded disease.
THE cost of building and support.
ing a tuberculosis sanatorium in
county would not be exorbitant. AS
regards support state law provides
that the state of Wisconsin will grant
to the county five dollars per week per
patient for every patient who is not
able to pay. This may or may not
be sufficient to cover expenses. In
Milwaukee county the Greenfield sana-
torium is supporting its patients for
1914 per week.
The building Of a county sanato-
rum would cost $4,000. This surely
is not excessive.
"This $4,000, if necessary, could be
raised by issuing twenty year five per
cent bonds. This would make total
principal plus interest-of $780,
000.'
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27
ARREST SMALL BOYS.
Boys Who Broke Lights on Racine Ave.
are Released on Good Behavior.

-Four boys of tender age were ar
rested by the police of the city on Fri
day evening charged with breaking
street lamps on Racine avenue. The
boys sobbed and cried at the police
station until they were permitted to go
to their homes. Later on the officials
of the electric company declared that
they would not ask for the prosecution
of this crowd of boys but demanded
that they be warned and that in case
they were arrested again the company
would demand the full penalty under
the law. The state law provides a
prison sentence for the breaking of
street lamps
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27

Everyone in the county interested in
good roads will rejoice that the con-
troversy between the highway commits
sioner and the chairman of the town of
Pleasant Prairie has been put squarely
up to the state highway commission
and the decision of the state officials
will have some influence on the future
of road building in the county. This
is the kind of thing that it does not
pay to drop after it is once started.
1t is charged that the details of the
specifications of one of the roads in the
town of Pleasant Prairie were altered
without authority so that tile was laid
in a manner never intended by the en-
gineers when the road was planned. 1t
is possible that the changes alleged to
have been made do not make any great
difference in the worth of the road and
that the position of this particular
stretch of thing is small matter, but
If, as it is charged, the details of the
specifications were changed without au-
thority, it becomes very serious mat
ter. If the plans as approved by the
state engineers can be altered to suit
the taste or fancy of the builders or
contractors in small matters without
some one being called to account, they
can be altered in larger matters that
may make q great difference in the
stability and cost of the roads. What
the people of the county will demand
is that their roads be built in exact ac-
cordance with the plans, specifications,
and contracts made and approved by
the state highway commission engineers
and if it is proved that the details for
one of the roads in the county have
been changed without the knowledge or
consent of the state engineers the peo-
pie have at present no guaranty that
similar or more important alterations
may not be made on any other road
to be built in the county. If the
charges now placed before the state
highway commission are not cleared up
In satisfactory manner every road
built in the county will be under sus-
picion of not having been constructed
In accordance with the approved plans.
1t is time now to have clear under
standing of just what authority, if any,
exists to alter plans for road work
after they have been passed on and APP
proved by the state commission and to
what extent they may be altered. 1t
certainly was not the intention of the
trainers Of the state aid law to allow
any leeway in this respect. 1t was
their idea that any roads built partially
with state money should be constructed
in the strictest accordance with the
plans of the state engineers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27
new CONTRACT BEING DRAWN
Racine Turns Down Proposition Of the
Company and Will Ask Railroad Com
mission of the State to Make Figures
for Lighting Streets of the City.

Officials of the Wisconsin Gas and
Electric company have notified the
chairman of the lighting committee of
the common council that the company
will be pleased to meet the city half
way in the suggested cancellation of the
existent lighting contract with view
Of making a new contract and the COM
pany is expected to submit figures COW
ering the supply of current for all
municipal lighting at the next meeting
Of the common council.
The proposition of the company will
undoubtedly be along the lines Of the
contract recently offered to the city of
Racine and it will provide for the ten
year period instead of the five year
period as provided in the present con-
tract. The proposition to secure new
contract, with the understanding that
material reduction of the rates, will
be made, has met with lot Of favor
fFom members of the council and there
is little reason to doubt that the alder
men would be willing to accept new
contract provided the city could save
a considerable sum.
The council in Racine has, however,
turned down the contract offered by
the company which showed a material
reduction on charges now being made
in Kenosha, and Racine has asked the
Railroad commission to go to Racine
and make an investigation and fix a
rate which would be proper for the
city and for the company. The alder
men have bound themselves to abide by
the rate fixed by the commission. 1t is
pretty certain that an appeal to the
commission would result in the prices
being charged in Kenosha at present
being reduced but some of the alder
men feel that a new contract would
be better way to deal with the COM
pany and the lighting problem.
Members of the committee are not
greatly interested in the time named
in the contract as under the Wisconsin
law an appeal may be taken to the
commission at any time that the city
is not satisfied and this makes the Job
of making light prices for another gen
Grafton much easier matter. The
next generation will be assured the
right of appeal
Many petitions are being sent to the
council for lights in different parts of
the city but it is not probable that any
further lights will be ordered in until
after some final agreement has been
reached in regard to a new contract.
If a new contract is made it will be in
manner to cover future installations.
1t is interesting to note that at the
present time Kenosha has more lights
in service than Racine and the lighting
bill of this city is larger than almost
any city of it's class in the state.
If possible, the plan for the installa-
ton of decorative lights will be includ-
ed in a general contract. If the new
contract is made at this time it will
make it favorable to the company as
such plan would make all contracts
for lighting expire at the same time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27

The hopes for some kind of action
from this board Of supervisors looking
to the building Of tuberculosis hos
pital in this county went glimmering
Thursday when one of the old differ
ences between members Of the board
cropped out to put another obstacle
in the way of most worthy project.
1t would seem that this matter is of
enough Importance to be approached
in broad minded way and that no past
quarrels should be allowed to interfere
with it, but such apparently is not the
case Kenosha is not so near hos
pital now as when the agitation for
one first started. Inasmuch as there
is little hope Of being able to find a
sanitarium in some other county in
which the sick from this county can be
cared for, the prospects for any fur
Their effective fight against the white
plague in this county for some time
yet are not encouraging. The prelim-
mary work has been done and we'll
done, but all authorities are agreed
that after certain point has been
reached no further effective work can
be done without the isolation 1 the
centers of infection, 4 neglcc;ei cases
of The disease in the advanced stages
aNA KeSoSna county has reached that
point. Kenosha county from present
indications will have to mark time
while other counties go forward,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27

of its phases. The delay. however, in
the publication of the formal announce
ment II is claimed does not mean that
Hatton viii not be candidate, and it
is now predicted that his candidacy
will be announced at least as early as
some time in January.
There is also more talk centering
around the possible candidacy of Gen.
Charles R. Boardman for the republi-
can gubernatorial nomination than
there was a few weeks ago. Ever since
the Minnesota Wisconsin football game
in Madison there has been considera-
BILE gossip to the effect that Cen. Board
man might be induced to make the run
and the candidacy, if such it can be
called, of Gen. Boardman is Low far
outside of national guard circles in
which it undoubtedly had its begin
ming Gen. Boardman is now hunting
in Northern Wisconsin, but it is claim
ed that upon his return from the north
he will be prett. definitely urged to
enter the republican primary field as
a gubernatorial candidate.
The announcement that Judge Back
US of Milwaukee was considering the
demands of friends that he become a
republican gubernatorial candidate is
not attracting much attention in poll
teal circles as there does not seem
to be any general belief that the
candidacy of Judge Backus will ever
get much beyond the report stage.
Even the McGovern leaders do not
think there is much likelihood of the
candidacy OF Judge Backus.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27

The offer to sell back to the city a
part of the old railway refunding bonds
is evidently made in good faith but
there is not the slightest chance of its
being accepted by the city at this time.
It is appreciated by the financial men
of the city that the failure of the city
to carry out the agreement made at the
time these securities were issued to set
aside certain sum each year to pro-
vide sinking fund for the retirement
of this issue undoubtedly is the NOV
ing force behind the offer to dispose
of these bonds to the city. When the
city is borrowing money at five per
cent it is not likely to retire any of
it's obligations that are drawing only
three and one-half per cent unless it is
forced to. IF the city begins now to
set aside sinking fund for the re-
demption of these railway bonds it can
accumulate enough to get the refund
ing bond issue down to small amount.
and possibly get enough to retire the
bonds without replacing them with 9th
ers which, in all probability, will call
for much higher rate of interest, be-
fore this issue becomes due and pay
able.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27
THURSDAY, NovEMBER u, 1913.

The prize fighter is generally picked
as pretty coarse material but they are
of finer clay than their managers at
that in some cases. 1t is the fighters
themselves who have been the first to
protest against the proposal to admit
women to the choking exhibitions. -
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27
Gordon Brine, eleven year old son of

Gordon Brine, eleven year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Brine Of Fremont
avenue, met with severe injury at his
home on Friday afternoon when he sus-
tanned fracture of the left leg at
the hip. Master Brine had been given
a surprise party by a number of his
friends and they were playing in the
door yards when in football scrim-
mage he was caught under the pile and
his leg broken. The fracture will prob
ably result in his being laid up for
many weeks.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27

The Outlook magazine for November
22nd presents splendid and concise
review Of the political events in Next
co, from the earliest times to the pres
ent uprising. Stop at the library and
read it if you are interested
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27

The Camera Club of the high school
entertained at dinner and dance at
the school on Friday evening in honor
of the members of the faculty.
Seventy guests We're in attendance aud
a very pleasant time is reported
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27

Mr.. and Mrs. L. R. Kenny, 314 Ly.
man avenue, are the proud parents Of
twelve pound baby boy, born Novem-
Der 21st.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27

Edward Cyonok and Miss olympia
Chotodowski, both of Kenosha, have
been granted a license to marry.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27

City Attorney John C. Slater spent
Friday afternoon in Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27

1t is understood that the sheriff is
also to have contract of $2500 for
care of prisoners.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27

Alderman Conrad Shearer was Chi
cage visitor on Friday afternoon
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-27

Want AID brings results