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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-31
Report Of Poormaster shows
Many People Dependent
Upon the City Now.
-FOUR CARED FOR IN HOSPITALS

The quarterly report Of Poormaster
Jacob Saftig, covering the months Of
May, June and July, shows that this
has been a very busy summer for the
pauper committee of the council, in
fact much buster quarter than is
usually reported for the opening sum-
mer months. During the quarter the
city has furnished whole or part sup
port to total Of thirty six families.
However, many Of the families have
received only very limited support and
the closing of the schools and the
Glance for older children to secure
work in the factories is doing lot to
reduce the bills Of the department.
During the quarter he has been busy
seeking wife deserters and his efforts
have resulted in three men who fled
from the city, being returned. All of
these men are now providing support
for their wives and children. At the
opening of the quarter there were
eleven inmates in the poor house and
four were received during the quarter.
Four of the inmates have left the city
farm in the three months and another
was taken away by death. Hospital
bills have been very heavy this quart
er, the city taking care of three
patients at the Kenosha hospital and
one in st. Mary hospital in Ra-
cine. The latter was a patient i'll with
tuberculosis and she could not be re-
ceived at the local hospital. During
the three months four funerals were
taken care of by the city and the poor
master is hopeful that a part of the
cost Of these funerals will be return
ed to the city later.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-31
MADE MANY MISTAKES.
Income Tax Board of Review are Kept
Busy Hearing Complaints.

Kenosha people have not as yet
learned all the mysteries of an income
tax statement and this fact is shown
by the number Of complaints received
by the income tax board Of review now
in session. Many complaints were laid
before the board on Tuesday and in
nearly every case the error complained
of was made by the Garner of the in
come in making out his statement.
These voluntary statements were fled
some time ago but later the makers Of
them discovered that they had failed
to make proper deductions for exemp-
tions. In nearly every case the com
plant has been from earners of small
incomes. Thus far not single com
plant from corporations has been laid
before the board
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-31
WORKS WELL IN OTHER CITIES
Commissioners See Need of Some New
Plan if Local Plant is to be Main
tanned as Profitable Institution for
the Extensions Prove Costly.

Members Of the board Of water com
mlssloners are considering plans to pro-
vide for more extensions of the water
mains of the city and to this end the
common council will be asked to con-
slider plan for the charging of front
age assessments for the extension of
water mains. At the present time the
cost of laying the mains is from SO to
80 cents foot and many of the mains
are being laid at a loss to the depart
ment.
In recent years with the coming of
much suburban territory into the city
the water company has been forced to
lay many mains which have proved I'M
profitable and it will be years before
the water rents collected from these
mains are sufficient to pay the first
cost of installation. Members of the
board hold that it is just as sensible
to charge property owners for laying
water mains as it is to charge for sew
ers. They hold that the fact that the
city has increased the cost of sewer
connections in new districts of the city
assures them that it would be possible
for the city water company to make
charge for mains. 1t is certain that
many property owners would be willing
to pay the small cost. if this were nee
essary to secure the extensions.
In case the mains were charged for
the cost for fifty foot lot would be
in the neighborhood Of SIS. Most of
the council. do not take kindly to the
frontage idea and they hold that the
people who are not now receiving the
benefits of city water are entitled to
receive it at the same rate as people
in the older districts Of the city.
With the added cost of main extension
and the reduction of water rents as re-
Gently provided by the city company
it is certain that the profits of the wa
ter plant will not be nearly so large in
future years as they have been in the
past. The members of the commission
are anxious to maintain the department.
as a profit making department of the
city but they would not urge charge
for main extension without it met with
popular favor. The only plan was to
insure better fund for the upkeep of
the department. and its future growth.
In many cities of the state where
municipal plants are in operation
charges are being made regularly for
main extensions and it is said that the
plan has not met with any serious OBJ
jections in these cities.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-31
HOSIERY statesmen HERE.
Drunmers for Hosiery Co. Come
from far and near for Annual Meet


Dropping in from all over the coun-
try the statesmen of the Chicago-Keno-
sha Hosiery Company are gathering in
Kenosha for the annual meeting and
sales conference which opens at the
Prairie avenue plant on Thursday
morning. The conference will continue
for two DAYS and every one of the
forty statesmen employed by the COM
pany will be in Kenosha for the SEES
sions. Plenty of entertainment has
been provided for the visitors. An in
spection of the plant will take place on
Thursday morning and Thursday after
noon and Friday will be given over to
the discussion of plans for the new
year. Friday evening the statesmen will
be the guests of the company at a din
ner and theatre party in Racine. The
report of the statesmen will be awaited
with interest as it is expected that adj
vance reports will Indicate for next
year the largest business in the history
of the company.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-31
SCOUTS ON BICYCLE HIKE.
Members of Troop No. Left Early To-
day for a Trip TO Milwaukee.

The bicycle patrol of Boy Scouts of
troop No. 5 left Kenosha this morning
at five O'Clock planning to make run
to Milwaukee and return. They eX-
pect to spend two days on the trip.
Arriving in Milwaukee at ten o'clock
the boys plan to see Milwaukee and
the surrounding territory. Tonight they
will camp somewhere just outside of
Milwaukee and tomorrow they will
spend the morning sightseeing. They
will leave for home at three O'Clock
Thursday afternoon. Evan Pfanmiller,
leader of the bicycle troop is in charge
of the run. 1t is certain that the boys
will have great time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-31
New State Law Makes it
Necessary for Storekeep-
ers to be Very Careful
sEALER GETS FORMAL NOTICE

"Section 4432 of the statutes relat-
ing to weights and measures states that
any person who uses weight or
| measure or weighing or measuring de-
vice to be used in the buying o. sell
ing Of any commodity or thing which
has not been sealed by a sealer of
weights and measures within one
year shall be liable to fine or i'm
prisonment unless notification has
been given either to the city sealer
or to the superintendent of weights
and measures in writing signed by
said person Of the fact that he has such
weight or measure, purchased since the
last visit of the sealer."
The foregoing is contained in let
ter sent out from Madison to the city
sealers throughout the state. Continu-
ing it calls attention to an interpreta-
tion placed on the weights and meas
ures law to the effect that merchant
can t collect for goods which have been
sold over scales which have not been
tested and sealed.
While sealers will use their best
judgment as to the proper method of
enforcing the law relating to the seal
ing of weighing and measuring APP
pliances their attention is respect
fully called to the fact that any per-
son who fails to comply with the law
relating to the testing and sealing of
such appliances cannot recover the
price of the article sold when such
unsealed appliances were used. For
example, suppose coal dealer in
your city sells five tons of coal over
an unsealed scale. We viii grant that
the scale is accurate, that full weight
has been given, but that the owner
has not notified the city sealer or
superintendent of weights and meas
ures in writing that he desires to have
his scale tested, the courts in other
states having laws similar to the laws
of Wisconsin, have held that if the
buyer of such coal refuses to pay the
bill that the coal merchant cannot
collect the same for the reason that
contract which has been made is in
violation of the state law. The same
argument would hold to the purchase of
berries in short boxes or to the sale
of milk in bottles that do not comply
with the terms of the law OF for that
matter to the sale of dry commodities
in violation Of paragraph 25 of section
1865 Of the sts5utes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-31
ALLEGES He FEARED MOB RULE
Italian Claims That He Shot i'll Self
defense When He Feared That He
Would be Roughly Handled by Crowd
of Americans-Held on $1,000 Bonds.

James Tonnto the Italian arrested
at Anderson S Park OH Sunday after
noon following his opening fire with
revolver on Thomas Boyle, was ar
raigned before Judge Randall in the
municipal court late Tuesday and after
he had waived examination on a charge
of attempted murder he was held for
trial at the next term Of the circuit
| court under bonds of a thousand dol
lars. He was unable to furnish bail
and was sent to jail pending the trial
of the cease. Tonnto alleges that he
shot in self defense and that he made
no effort to kill Boyle, but simply
sought to fire into the air and fright
en- Boyle and his companions. This
defense was not borne out by the con-
ditions as one of the bullets fred from
the revolver lodged i'll the ice house
just back Of the place where Boyle
was standing.
Tonnto declared that he had been
forced by taunts to defend himself
He alleged that when he went to the
park he was greeted with shouts Of
"Dago'' and .tGuinea. He declared
that before he drew revolver he had
been assaulted by members of the COM
pany with Boyle and chat he feared
that he would be seriously injured.
He said that when he drew the revolt
fver that Boyle and otbar men were sd
vancing. toward him in menacing
manner. After the shooting Tonnto
declared that he was fearful that he
would be lynched and that when he
started to run away he had nc idea
that M +. Barber who pursued him,
was a deputy sheriff.
The story of the case as told by
Tonnto does not in any way agree with
the story as told to the district at
torney by Boyle and his companions
and the district attorney declares that
the evidence against Tonnto is sufficient
to warrant the charge of attempted
murder At the time Of the shoot
ing there was great crowd in the
park and the district attorney de-
clares that it was marvel that one
of the shots did not find lodging place
in some member Of the crowd
Tonnto will have to remain in jail
until next October as this is the first
term Of the circuit court at which the
case can be taken up and disposed of.
Judge George W. Taylor of tie
county court, appeared at the. preli-
minary hearing, but he declared Fiat
he could say nothing at this time as to
the possible defense of the Italian.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-31
BROTHERS TO WE'D SISTERS.
Double Wedding of Weiss Brothers and
Schmitt Sisters to Take Place Soon.

Kenosha is to have an unique double
wedding ceremony the early part of
next week when there will be a double
union of members Of the family of
August Weiss with the family of Julius
Schmitt. Licenses were issued On Tues
day for the marriage of Gottfried Weiss
and Miss Anna Schmitt and for the
marriage of Adolph Weiss and Miss
Minnie Schmitt. AS one of the brides
and one of the grooms for the double
wedding were minors it became neces-
sary for the parents Of both to give
their consent to the issuance of the Ii
cense.
The date for the double wedding has
not as yet been set but it will take
place early in August.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-31
Low ROUND TRIP FARES TO
COLORADO, UTAH, CALIFORNIA
AND NORTH PACIFIC COAST.

Go west now, while the low, round
trip, summer tourist tickets are on
sale. Variable scenic routes to choose
from. Favorable stop-over privileges.
Liberal return limits. Modernly equip
ped trains from Chicago daily via Chi
cago and North Western Ry, make
convenient connections with service
from all points on this system. For
rates and full particulars, apply to
ticket agents. advw15
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-31

Since June first the railroads have
had to borrow about hundred million
dollars to meet maturing obligations.
They have had to bid high for the
money; but railroads are by no means
the only victims of the present high
cost Of living for borrowers. During
April more than fifty offerings of state
and municipal bonds, bearing interest
rates that ranged from four to five per
cent, failed to find purchasers. In@some
other cases city bonds were marketed
only by making unusual concessions to
the lenders-as that the proceeds should
lie on deposit for certain length of
time, or that no more bonds should be
issued for a given period. England is
struggling with the same condition
namely, the notable reluctance of in
vestors to part with their money for
any long-te commitment. except upon
the most enticing conditions.
There is more money than ever be-
fore; bank deposits are virtually at the
top notch; but, as regards longterm
engagements, the money is decidedly on
strike. 1t has frequently been pointed
out that thousand dollars invested
at four per cent yields only two-thirds
as much, measured by purchasing pow
er, as it did a dozen years ago. The
lesson has sunk in and the owner of the
thousand dollars is now going out after
that other third. It is poor time to
borrow. On the other hand, it is fine
time to lend. Saturday Evening Post.
\
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-31
DEATH OF GEO. T. GIBBS.

Geo. I. Gibbs, nearly eighty-three
years of age and well known in the
western part of Kenosha county, died
at his home in Minneapolis, Mimi, on
Friday morning, July 10Th, after a
long illness. The deceased was a son
of Oliver Gibbs, one of the earlier
settlers Of the town of Randall.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-31
WOULD PAVE RACINE AVENUE
Petition Now in Circulation for Paving
from End of Division st. to Limits.

Petitions were placed in circulation
this morning asking the council to pave
Racine avenue, the most northerly
street in the city. The petitio7. asks
that the street be paved with concrete
pavement from the present end of Divi-
sion street to the north limits Of the
city. This will provide a pavement
nearly a mile in length. 1t is said that
the Improvement is favored by the
property owners and that they are anx-
ious to have the work done before the
end of the present year. This would
be well nigh impossible as it will be
necessary for the city to construct a
sewer over a part of the street before
the pavement could be laid. It is ex-
pected that Division street will be i'm
proved with a concrete pavement before
the end of the year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-31
NOTICE.

Public notice is hereby given TRAIT
on Saturday, the sixteenth day of Aug.
1918, at the hour of ten o'clock
A. NJ, at the factory of The Thomas
B. Jeffrey Company at the corner of
Park and Edward Streets in the City
of Kenosha, Wisconsin, we shall offer
for sale and sell for cash to the high
est bidder at public auction one Model
245 Rambler automobile for the pur-
pose of satisfying our lien on said car
as consignee and warehouseman, for
$3.50
Dated at Kenosha, Wisconsin, July
%, 1913.
THE THOMAS 5. JEFFERY co.
j25-al-S
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-31
FAILS TO FIX COMPENSATION
Commission Suggests That City and At
torneys for Petitioner Get Together
and Agree on Amount to be Paid
City May Take an Appeal in the Case

The Wisconsin Industrial Commits
sion has handed down a decision hold
ing the city of Kenosha liable in the
petition made by Mary Umathum for
damages following the death of John
/ Umathum, her son, formerly employed
as a janitor in the Deming school.
The commission has lodged the main
issue i'll the case and has not fixed the
amount Of damages to be collected
from the city and suggests that the
| two parties at issue make an effort to
settle the amount to be paid to Mrs.
/ Umathum by an agreement without
the aid of the commission.
| In its decision the commission evi-
IDENTIFY held as worthless the defense of
1 the city that Umathum met his death
by being struck by lightning. The
commission does not go into the cause
of the death Of Umathum but simply
| holds that the city Of Kenosha is liable
to his mother under the state law for
/ the usual amounts determined by the
statute in case of the loss Of support
| to a mother. The commission has not
even made a suggestion as to the
amount that the city shall pay Mrs.
| Umathum, but under the law she would
be entitled to an amount equal to four
times the amount that the son had
contributed to her support in the year
previous to his death. 1t is claimed
that Umathum was paying his mother
an average of four dollars a week and
in addition to this had paid some of
the bills for the upkeep of the house
and certain doctors bills. 1t was es-
timated by the attorneys for Mrs.
Umathum that her claim against the
city should be in the neighborhood of
thousand dollars.
The decision against the city was
not unexpected as it was generally be-
| lieved that under the law the city
could not escape being charged with
some liability on account of the death
of Umathum. City Attorney Slater at
the hearing urged the defense that
Umathum was employed by the school
board and not in reality in the employ
of the city. If he desires to urge the
defense further it will be necessary for
the city to appeal from the decision
Of the commission.
Under the law such an appeal must
be taken to the circuit court of Dane
county and if this court holds in favor
of the commission the city could take
an appeal to the supreme court. Of
course such an appeal would be costly
to the city and it is possible that if
reasonable settlement can be made
that the city will abide by the deci-
sion of the commission and pay the
amount to be agreed upon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-31

The federal inspectors may have
good grounds to suspect that Armenians
are being brought into this country un-
der contract in defiance of the immi-
grafton laws but they are far from be-
ing the least desirable of the foreigners
coming into tie country. They may be
elannish but they take care of their own
and it is the exception to find any Of
them IN trouble of any kind. None of
the present officials can recall ever hav-
ing had any Of this race on the pauper
lists. They may come to this country
under contract but they struggle along
some way and support themselves while
working out their passage money if
they do.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-31

Former Alderman Alfred H. Simons
OF the Third ward, now of Los Ange-
les, Cal, is here with his son for
few days visit with friends in the city
and to attend the annual sessions of
the Hosiery company S statesmen.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-31

pr. Beemer, Office corner Market
and Main streets. Tel. 1917. ADJ. +
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-31

Fishing tackle At reduced prices at
Palica's. sdytf
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-07-26

NEW YORK, July 28.-The
latest fashions?
On Fifth avenue, naturally.
The latest eccentricities i'm male
attire?
On Broadway.
That's the difference.
Lots of odd sights to be seen
on both thoroughfares these mid
summer afternoons.
If you want to know the very,
positively, undoubtedly just
thought-of thing in straw hats,
just glimpse the figure in the up
per left-hand corner of the pic
ture. The brim is something like
soup-plate with serrated
edge.
The gentleman, as he was
sketched, was standing in front of
the Holland House, than which
there Is no more classy place to
stand in all N'York. Note, as ex-
hibit B, the present mode in IA
cial glassware-the heaviest, most
disfiguring rims, of horn or
vi tOloC -olCli5 Iidu Cdu U6 uIdp6u
around pair of lenses, and a
ribbon just trifle wider than
the neektie.
Also, the beltless Norfolk, peg
top trousers, square-toed, flat
soled shoes and near-invisible
cane. All are the newest modes.
The next-to-the-latest straw hat
one which had great vogue at
the beginning of the season-has
a very narrow brim, a very mar
row band, and is constructed of
arched straw plaits. Any male
person over q years of age who
puts on one of these things
makes himself look more like a
hopeless idiot than he could in
any other way except having his
brains taken out.
Silk shirts with inch-wide
stripes of black, dark blue or
purple, on white ground, are be-
ing much worn. The newest
scarfs are very summery-made
of some lace-like material that
is quite transparent.
Long-point collars are at the
height of their vogue, extremists
displaying the points outside the
coat lapels. Checks are all tn,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-07-26
PLANT BLOWN
WORKERS
TRAPPED

MAIDEN, Mass, July
26. = UNITED Press. -
Twenty-one employees Of
the New England Dyeing
& Cleaning Company are
missing, following a ter
rife explosion of two hun
dred gallons of naptha,
which was heard for miles
around. Immediately fol-
lowing the noise a great
sheet of blazing oil shot
into the air, setting eight
other structures on fire.
Two men and two women
jumped from the first
story window of the
building and escaped un-
hurt.
All available fire ap-
paratus has been rushed
to the scene, though the
burning oil scattered for
blocks around make the
work of rescue hazardous.
Thick clouds of smoke
from the dyeing plant also
made the search for the
missing dangerous. Hun
dreds of windows were
smashed by the concus-
sion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-07-26
These Hens
Beat 'en
All

Puget Sound records for early
laying pullets have been appar-
emily Beaten by S. p. Brokaw of
Redondo beach. Brokaw saw the
account of a Tacoma poultry
mans record in the Times few
days ago and has produced his
own record.
II have White Orpington pull
let hatcheS December 20, 1912,
which began laying May IL, 1918,
nine days before she was five
months old--and laid 32 days in
succession without break ?
writes Brokaw. "a second White
Orpington pullet hatched January
20, 1913, began laying May 1S,
1918, two days before She was
four months old. and missed but
four days between that time and
June Ia. ] trap-nest and have ex-
act records of these events