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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-16
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sential physical labor is done with
the hands. 1t would be useful to
have six fingers. and this condition
may be attained In various ways. 1t
would perhaps be possible to de-
velop a six-fngered race from the
few six-fingered individuals at pres
ent living.
THE hair will certainly dlsap-
pear" said Professor Delanne we
can see that 1t is going now. AS
recently as the Middle Ages a bald
man was regarded as a hldeous mon
strosity, while to-day the majority
of our scientists and men of culture
are bald. Hair was useful when man
led rough open-air existence, but
today the bald man is the winner in
the struggle for life"
The growth Of intelligence must.
OF course, be accompanied by an in
head. We know this positively. AS
his brain has steadily increased In
size, and to-day it is impossible for
even moderate-sized man to put
on helmet worn by a medieval
knight
At the same time the chin will
shrink away until probably in time
the mouth will be nothing but an
orifice for the production of far
reaching bird like voice: We know
from our study of anatomy that the
chin has decreased in nearly the
same proportion that the forehead
has increased since man emerged
from his ape-like condition.
The decrease Of the jaw in size
and power favors the development
of the upper skull, which is also pro-
NOTED by psychical causes. The use
Of the raw In chewing hard food
causes contraction of the skull
through the powerful facial muscles
which are attached to the sides OF
it, while the lessened use of the
jaw for chewing purposes permits a
freer development of the skull. The
teeth and the external nose are des-
tined to vanish.
Hearing is sense that will be
more and more used in the future,
The wireless telegraphic and tele-
phonic devices. which will be the
universal means of communication,
will depend upon the hearing for
their successful operation. Hence,
according to Professor Delanne, we
shall need larger external ears than
now. To meet this need we shall
probably have artificial ears to catch
the most delicate gradations OF
sound and protect the delicate
internal ears.
The shrinking Of tn Q
chin is matter that
brings the future devel-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-16
perhaps within two
centuries, would he
h irl e s, four-toed.
chinless. with long arms

ChinleSs, with long arms
and fingers and large ears.
Other changes were probable.
but more problematical.
1T may seem rash to suggest that
these changes can take place in
such a short period as two centu-
res." said the professor "but We
know that the human form is now
changing very rapidly. The process
of evolution is accompanied by many
revolutions. I believe that many OF
the greatest changes IN the form of
animal races have taken place very
suddenly"
The little toe of the human foot
is rapidly passing out Of existence.
according to Professor Delanne. 1t
it most significant that the nail Of
the little toe has dwindled away al.
most to nothing in the majority Of
men, and has disappeared entirely
in many. The foot will be more use
full and less subject to deformity
when this superfuous toe has dis
appeared entirely.
AS man is becoming more and
more riding creature, the legs and
feet will become much smaller. They
will finally be little more than ped
estals to stand on.
While tho legs are decreasing the
arms and hands will grow in size
and power, for these are the imme-
diate agencies Of the brain. All es.
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r9HE oft-proved theory that
natural powers. physical and

$r4HE oft-proved theory that
natural powers. physical and
n mental, decline as the result
of habitual disuse, is shown IN the
case of persons who overindulge In
automobiling. according to writer
in the Boston Medical and Surgical
Journal.
Extremely indolent persons who
rarely walk and who spend many
hours motoring sometimes present
peculiar conditions as regard the
knee. The limbs of these people are
apt to be fat and the circulation
poor. The limited use OF the limbs
also causes lack of firfnness In the
periarticular ligaments. The joints
lack resistance and become sus-
ceptible to injury from slight strains.
The danger Is increased by foot
wear that does not properly support
the body weight. Knee strains are
not uncommon In such individuals
and are often mistaken for rheuma-
tism or govt. 1t is true that these
may complicate the condition. The
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-16
Paris, March Z.

Paris, March Z.
~ EVERAL distinguished scien'
lists have lately made fore
~ casts of the future, beside
which the novels of Jules Verne
sink into commonplace.
A few years ago these forecasts
would have been regarded as un-
scientific and fantastic. but 1t Is
generally admitted that they are
Justified by recent progress In
knowledge. The forecasting OF the
future has now become legitimate
branch Of science.
Since the recent discoveries OF ra-
dunn and the X-rays, the Increased
knowledge of the nature OF electric
ity and magnetism, to mention only
few points, it has become possible
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-16
By Prof. Leon Durand, of Paris.

to forecast the mechanical
future OF the world with a
high degree of probability and
completeness.
The same rule applies to many
other branches of science. Through
the study of evolution we are able
to foretell, at least on reasonable
grounds, what man will be like ply
sically in the centuries to come.
From all this mass Of scientific
prophecy 1t results that the man OF
the future will be a creature OF
vastly increased brain power, dimin-
ished muscular and bony structure.
living in a world where nearly all
the labors of life will be performed
by electricity.
The probable changes in the hui
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-09-18
CHICAGO man HELD IN JAIL
Edward Fossberg Arrested After the
Cutting Admits Using the Knife Brit
Asserts that He Cut the Man in Self
Defense Many Stitches Taken.

The city of Kenosha got away with
one Saturday and Sunday without the
splitting Of any great amount Of human
blood but not SO with the county.
While quiet reigned in the city the
blood letting reigned in the city OF
of the trouble was the south bank of
Powers lake where a Pole by the name
Of Joe Machoiewski was stabbed and
terribly injured just after noon on Sun
day. Edward Fossberg, claiming to be
a Chicago man, is in the county jail
charged with the cutting and it is I'M
certain on what charge he will be held,
The injured man had twenty eight
stitches taken in his head on Sunday
afternoon and later almost, as many
were necessary to close up a great cash
in his left cheek.
Both Of the men were employed by
the Jefferson Ice company at the lake
and they had been drinking heavily in
saloon a hundred feet from the place
where the cutting took place. Fossberg
is alleged to have started the fight and
the Pole is alleged to have been getting
the best of him when he drew his knife
and began slashing. With the first blow
he slashed the man across the cheek
and as the Pole released his hold on
him he whipped the knife over the
man S head cutting the scalp from the
front to the back of the neck. Foss-
berg made an effort to escape but he
was captured by other men employed
by the ice company and taken to the
saloon where he was held in back
room pending the arrival of the Off
Gals.
Sheriff Achen was notified Of the cut
ting and hurried to the lake in an au-
tomobile and brought Fossberg to the
county Jail just after eight o'clock on
Sunday night When he was arrested
Fossberg denied all knowledge of the
cutting but just before he was placed
in the cell he broke down and told the
story. He declared that he and "Joe'
were both drunk and that the Pole
had attacked him. He stated that he
attempted to beat him off with his
fists but when he saw that he was get
ting the better of him that he drew his
knife.
The injured man had suffered terri
bly, from loss Of blood but there is no
reason to fear that death may follow
his injuries. Fossberg will be held in
Jail pending the outcome of the injuries
of the other man.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-09-18
CoNFIscATE GUNS.
Police Arrest Two Armenians Just AT
ter They Had Purchased Revolvers.

The police are pushing the war to
stop the carrying of revolvers in Ke-
nosha and as result Of the crusade
two Armenians were forced to leave
for their fatherland today minus a
couple of perfectly new automatic re-
volvers. The two guns were purchas-
ed at a Main street store on Saturday
afternoon and shortly after they had
been purchased the men were arrested
by the police. The revolvers were still
IN the original boxes in which they had
been shipped from the factory. The
men told the police that they were
planning to leave for Armenia. They
were released on bonds of 5000 and
this morning the police released them,
but confscated the automatic revol-
ers. The chief of police held that they
would not be allowed to take such
weapons into any foreign countries.
The two men after their release de-
clared their intention of leaving for
Armenia at once.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-09-18
THINK AUTO WAS STOLEN.
Police Bring Abandoned Machine
to the North of City.

The police of the city have an auto
mobile. It is a Flanders of a recent
model and it is being held at one Of
the local garages pending the arrival
Of it's owner. The automobile was
abandoned week ago and since that
time it has been resting at the bot
tom Of ditch along the Burlington
road north of the city. The ANTONIO
bile had no number On it and it is de-
clared that after it went into the ditch
the men who had been in charge of it
boarded an electric car ON the Chicago
and Milwaukee and went south. The
automobile is in adtcondition and the
police officers think possible tina. it
had been stolen in Chicago and that
the thieves abandoned it just north of
the city. 1t will be held pending the
arrival of the owner or some one who
can give some facts in regard to it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-09-18
PRESENT COUNCIL TOO LARGE
Friends OF Proposed Form Declare That
City Would be Greatly Benefited by
Concentration of oficial Duties and
With Intelligent Management.

The petitions asking for the submis-
sion of the question of adopting the
commission form Of government, are
being pushed in several parts of the
city this week and it is thought that
Within the next ten days the petitions
will have secured signatures enough to
have them presented to the city coun
for the commission form has sent the
following open letter showing the bene-
fits to be derived from the adoption
of the new form Of government in
Kenosha.
"Some reasons in support of COM
mission form of government for Ke.
nosha:
/. 1t will give us representative
form of government, something we
have not got now, when we consider
each voter has but a chance to vote
for only two of the sixteen aldermen !;
whereas, under the commission form
he could vote for all the members of
the commission.
2. In one of the western cities
where commission form of government
is in force, one of the greatest saw
ings to the city was on contracts for
improving streets, tae bids being adj
vertised in the usual way, and as the
commissioners made it a business to
study out how to save money, an in
vestigation of cost Of material, labor,
ETC., was made with the result that
all the bids obtained for street work
were rejected, and one Of the commits
sioners took the job in question,
reduced the time Of the men from ten
to eight hours and gave them twenty
five cents more per day, with the re-
suit that the cost of improving the
street was several thousands of dol
lars less than the bids made by con-
tractors.
3. Some Of our large manufacturing
companies (and many Of theSn are not
as large corporations as the City of
Kenosha), pay as high as $4,000 for
the services of a superintendent,
whereas the City of Kenoshs pays each
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-09-18
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER IS, 1918.

Kenosha merchants have never done
the one thing that would have assured
them the trade Of the country districts
adjacent to the city for all time, that
is. worked out the problem of provid-
ing proper and adequate transportation
facilities between the city and the
western limits of the county, but they
will be apt to resent any attempt at
the exploitation Of the trade territory
which naturally belongs to them by
outsiders, either from Racine or any
where else. The "booster' game is
one that two can play at and the In"
vasion of the local territory will sure
" be followed by reprisals by the
Kenosha merchants along the same
lines and it is certain that any in
ducements offered by outsiders will
be met and surpassed by the Kenosha
merchants. The consumers in the ter
ritory would be the ones to benefit
by the trade war which is threatened.
They have everything to gain and
nothing to lose.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-09-18
GOLFERS HAVE HARVEST HOME.
Country Club Members Gather in Fancy
Dress for Closing Event.

Members of the Kenosha Country
Club turned out in force on Saturday
afternoon and evening TO attend the
annual harvest home festival at the
club house. In honor of the event the
club house was respondent with
autumn decorations ard all the pro-
ducts Of the plentiful harvest were on
hand to make the decorations notable,
During the afternoon a match against
DOGGY was played, it being won by c..
D. Barnes, who finished seven up on
the ''Colonel' After the golf match
the members of the club donned fancy
dress. There was a reception and a
dinner after which the evening was
given over to an informal dancing
party. During the evening the Italian
band under the leadership of Director
Anendola, serenaded the club. The
band music was an innovation at
country club entertainments and was
much enjoyed by the club members.
The harvest home festival proved to
be one of the most enjoyable events
ever held at the club house.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-09-18
MUST FOLLOW REGULATIONS.
Rural Mail Carriers viii Not be Fore
ed to Handle Pennies This Winter.

Ever try to pick up penny out Of a
IiDox with your hand encased in a pair
Of gloves with pair of thick WOODEN
mittens over the gloves2 It's a hard
feat-and next to the impossible, ac-
oordlng to the postmaster who intends
to have the rural carriers out of Ke.
hosha obey to the letter the ruling Of
the department at Washington which
has held that the rural carriers are
not required to take money for postage
if it is placed in the mail box loose.
During the summer months it is not a
dlthcult matter for the carriers to take
loose money from the mail boxes. But
in the winter season, with the Their
mometer lowering about the zero mark
Flower and with their hands encased
in mittens and gloves in order to save
them from being frost-bitten the feat
requires something more than skill
the carrier has to remove the covering
from his hand and even then has diff
fliculty. The department. has held that
coins must either be placed in a receipt
acle provided for this purpose, must be
placed in an envelope or wrapped in
paper SO that the carrier can pick
them up without undue loss of time
The department. requires that carriers
accept the money if it is placed in this
fashion and that they afix stamps as
requested The rule regarding loose
coins will be enforced to the letter
this winter on the routes out Of
Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-09-18

A committee Of the Universal Peace
Congress reported that there was moth
ing practical or opportune in the pro-
iect of an international police or army
to enforce the judgments of the arbi-
tration court at The Hague. The dele
gates to the congress in the Dutch
capital Endorsed this conclusion, and
we imagine no dissent will be heard
in any outside quarter.
In the first place, the awards or
judgments Of the court of arbitration
are obeyed without coercion. Arbitra-
ton is voluntary, and those who re-
sort to it are apt to respect the verdict.
Tn the second place, the governments
of the world are not ready to take up
the question Of an international army
or police, except in the case Of eoun-
tries that are under their collective
tutelage. 1t may be unfortunate that
an international police cannot be sent
to protect foreign life and property in
all ill-governed, anarchical and revolu-
tion ridden countries. But they would
be the first to reject the plan unless
worked out by concert to which they
were themselves willing parties. Con-
certs are slow, numbering and crude
engines as yet, as the European pow
ers will perhaps testify. = Record
Herald.
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Zion City people may have some
cranky notions and go to unnecessary
lengths to impress their peculiar views
on visitors to their city by means Of
special rules and ordinance, but occa-
sionally they pass an unusual law that
shows sound common sense and a
knowledge of conditions that must be
met and the proper manner of meet
ing them. Such law is the new cur
few rule to be enforced in Zion to the
effect that children under fifteen years
of age must be off Of the streets and
in their own homes by eight O'Clock
in winter and nine in summer, unless
accompanied by their parents. The
rule is one that could be put in force
in any city in the country to the sal
walton Of many of the rising genera
ton. The knowledge that the child
rem get in the school of the streets,
especially after dark, is not the kind
that viii prove of value in the most
critical period of their lives as is
shown by the records Of the delinquent
children brought into the juvenile
courts. The injurious effects of this
night running are everywhere observa-
BILE, but it is astonishing that in so
few cities would public sentiment up
hold and support efforts to do away
with it, to the extent that the move
ment to save the children is supported
in Zion. We are hearing a great deal
about conservation of resources these
days, but what should be regarded as
our most valuable assets, the children
Of the city, are very little looked at
ter outside of school hours.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-09-18
Anti-Saloon League to Con-
tinue Its Fight on Both
Beer and Whiskey.
DIVORCE NOT TO BRING PEACE

The Wisconsin Anti Saloon League
will not acquiesce in the plans of the
brewers to stop opposition to beer be-
cause of the plan Of the brewers to
no longer act with the distillers on
questions of liquor legislation on the
ground that beer is not harmful
beverage, but on the contrary Its use
is beneficial.
Frederick Nordquist, one Of the To-
cal officials of the anti-saloon league,
said the first the Wisconsin branch Of
the league had heard Of the move
ment of the brewers to bring up at the
national convention of the league in
November the question Of a different
attitude by the league toward beer
than toward whiskey had been the
statement printed in the Milwaukee
papers to that effect. He saws both
he and J. S. Lean, the local superin-
tendent of the league, do not consider
that for one moment the league will
acquiesce in the request of the brewers
but think it will take firm stand that
the attitude of the league should be
the same to the sale of any alcoholic
liquor in saloons.
Z
Mr.. Nordquist says he is very GER
tain this will be the attitude express
ed by the league at its national con-
vention in November and declares that
only recently the local officials had
received a letter from National Supt.
Baker of the league in which the lat
ter expressed the opposition of the
league to the Work bill now pending
in congress which places beer on a diff
ferent basis than other liquors as to
shipments into dry territory.
Mr.. Nordquist said William H. And
erson, the Baltimore attorney, whom
the eastern announcement stated
would place before the convention the
request of the brewers for different
attitude on the part of the league
toward the brewers than toward the
distillers is one Of the eastern superin-
tendents of the league and declared
he did not believe Mr.. Anderson fav-
ored the plan but will merely place
the position of the brewers before the
convention so that it may be advised
of how the brewers now stand on ex-
else questions.
The formal announcement of the
brewers of their intended separation
from the distuIing interests as regards
action on legislation is being con-
siderably discussed BY Wisconsin
politicians in general. BY most of
the leaders the action is considered a
wise move on the part of the brewers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-09-18

of its aldermen bat 5000 per year;
and no one expects that the people of
Kenosha should get the services of .
$4,000 man for 5000.
4. If we had three men TO govern
KenCsha we would have less friction
than we have at present with our coun.
ell; the fact is most of the business
of the city is done through compromis.
ing, for instance, an alderman may
desire to secure a catch basin at some
corner in his ward; he goes to an al.
derman in another ward (who may be
interested in getting some measure
through the council for a constituent
of his, say the appointment of street
commissioner and asks his help; the
result is an agreement that. one viii
support the measure of the other pro-
vided the other supports his measure.
In this way great deal of loss is in.
CURED for the tax payers.
8. 1t would be laudable purpose
to make change to commission form
of government to save aldermen them
selves from great expenses they are
put to in securing their elections.
g. The system is in operation in
several cities in Wisconsin, and the
people in those places would not give
it up.
z. The common council of Kenosh
meets but twice month, that is th
same number of times it met fifty yeaN
ago when the city did not have one
thousandth part of the business to at
tend to that it has now. The coun.
ell meets at night, and often it has
carried is proceeding into the night
from eight o'clock IN the evening to
three clock IN the morning.
s. A commission form Of govern.
ment would give u represe1 tatives
who would be working at our business
affairs all the year around, and it
would necessarily bring about a bet
ter understanding of our affairs and
more satisfactory dealing with them
if we had a commission form.
8. Our present mayor and alderman
receive for their services, per year,
$4,000. This sum would go a great
ways in installing the commission
form
10. There is no question but what
the change from our present system
would be a good one from many points
of view, and the people Of Kenosha
would be more than satisfied with a
commission form of government, and
End it a most profitable way of run.
ming our affairs.
Citizen.r
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-09-18
PICKED UP AT MONROE.
Two Boys Missing from Kenosha Held
Pending Arrival of Parents.

Walter Krupr, aged fifteen years
and George Dewey Nelson, aged six
teen years, are being held by the po-
lice at Monroe, Wis, pending the ar
rival Of their parents. The boys are
members of prominent west side fami-
lies and they disappeared from Keno
sha two weeks ago. They were pick
ed up at Monroe on Saturday and at
that time they claimed that they had
been away from Kenosha for more
than year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-09-18
LAST SAD RITES.
F. j. Gottfredsen Laid at Rest in Ke-
nosha City Cemetery Sunday.


Funeral services over the remains of
the late Fred J. Gottfredsen were held
on Sunday afternoon at the family
residence on Deming street, the serv-
ices being in charge of the Kenosha
Lodge of Elks of which the deceased
had been a charter member. At the
home a short service was conducted by
the Rev. l. W. Corey after which the
members of the lodge escorted the body
to the cemetery. Judge G. E. Randall,
Exalted Ruler Of the lodge, vas in
charge of the interment. The beauti-
full ritualistic ceremonies of the Elks
We're used. Nearly 15o members of the
lodge turned out to pay this last tri-
butte to the dead brother.