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The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-07-10
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we can't get over thirty or forty PEG.
pie out TO a lecture MS the class line
Is very tightly drawn here, SO we
thought we would employ radical
methods We sprung the speaker as
IA surprise. We consider It a success.
Hope to have picnic next time.
Yours for the revolution,
VIOLA M. OREILLY,
l.. w. c.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-07-10
SUNDAY

Both are big The first is in three reels while the
second two and every inch is filled with excitement ana
thrilling. sensational scenes
"TIIE KENTUCKY FEUD gives a pretty accurate
description dongs in the mountains OF the Blue Grass Sae
where people live and love, fight and hate and carry the
troubles TO their graves with their boots and ther epder
punctured in many places When you see this production
YOU II say It's just like EN-"
ssIN THE SULTAN'S POWER is different radically
different It's big wild animal picture produced by the
famous lion tanner and aaround geological terror Jack Bona
vita In this picture. however Jacks bluffs ddn work Just
" %o g,anted Them to and Buus big shaggy fellow with
roar like cyclone had big notion to make NEE lnch
f him and GOT pretty well under way before he was stopped
lack has Livingstone Virgins the international aviator
to help him to do the bigger stunts that makes ones heart
hmm RIGHT into mouth and his hair rise IN true pompado
SIe-tbey sure are great pair If you troubled with
weak heart or scly sentimental You better NOT see
ese fearathev made for people with rich red blood
and courage plus If you don't think can stand em You
better send your friend and then have hmm tell you an
bont everything And mind you the Gands crack three
niece orchestra going whoop things mp and there DE
crackeriacll show. both Saturday and Sunday
SEE THE GRAND FIRST
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27

tanned from Massachusetts, and other
eastern states where there has been
some legislation adopted along the
lines of minimum wage as TO how far
the minimum wage has been success
in those states. It can be said that
the Wisconsin movement for minimum
wage legislation is attracting atten-
ton all over the United States and
members are receiving letters from all
parts of the union asking for copies
of the Wisconsin bill on the subject.
By many people il is believed that the
minimum wage bill is the most i'm
portant measure before the Wisconsin
Legislature.
One proposition is that if it is found
impossible to obtain the facts desired
in regard to the wages of women in
industrial pursuits to have large en-
ployers of women in the state come
TO Madison and request them to make
statements before the committee as to
THEN opinion in regard to the average
wage paid women workers in the
state
The Wisconsin Industrial Commits
sion is in favor of minimum wage leg
islation and will make recommends
tions as to the form of the bill which
it believes should be adopted by the
Legislature. The members of the com
mission Lave given great deal of
study to the minimum wage question,
and they probably are as well posted
on the question as any public officers
of any state in the union. In fact, it
is probable that no state will have
better expert help in its discussions
of the subject.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27

Since the council ordered the city
treasurer to seize goods to settle delin-
quent personal property taxes some Of
the largest debtors on the list have set
tied with the city in full, They got
away with it last year but with the
city preparing on the advice of the city
attorney to go the limit to collect these
taxes they decided that discretion was
the better part of valor and made their
payments. 1t is expected that most of
the delinquents will follow their good
example and that it will not be neces-
sary for the city to seize enough goods
to set up a general merchandise store
in order to get its money. 1t is evident
that the tax dodgers know exactly how
far it is safe to carry bluff. AS for
the delinquents on the income tax rolls
an investigation of the amount Of court
costs that may be piled up against them
in case the city is forced to enter suit
for collection should be enough to con-
vince them of the wisdom of getting
a receipt in full at the earliest possible
moment,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27
Kenosha Banks Put in Or
ders with Treasury for the
New Form of Currency
SHORTER THAN PRESENT BILLS

Kenosha banks have already placed
a request with the United States treas
ury that they receive some of the first
of the new bank notes which are now
being engraved in the treasury depart
ment and which will be put into cir
culation in the near future The new
notes will be not only smaller in size
than those in use now, but will be con-
siderably different in design and on
the whole far more artistic than the
money now in use. Just as soon as
the first run of the new greenbacks
comes from the treasury Kenosha banks
will receive a shipment The new dol
lar bills will be the first to arrive.
The new paper money to be issued by
the United States treasury will be six
inches long and two and one-half
| inches wide, instead of seven inches by
three inches, as at present. On the
backs there will not be sign of a
dollar mark or any figure Of value, and
l
no lettering except gu. S. A. under
the central figure There is no back
ground and in the expanse Of clear
white paper the new money will DIS
play, it will resemble the paper money
of European nations.
! The pictures on the new money
represent America enthroned between
Peace and Prosperity, with Labor
bringing his products to Prosperity
and Peace dispatching commerce to
distribute America commodities to
/ the world. These figures were drawn
from life by the artist, Kenyon Cox, a
professional model serving for Ameri-
ca and the artists fifteen year old son
for commerce.
The same design is to be used for
the backs of all denominations. For
the face of the new money only the
one dollar denomination has as vet
been accepted. 1t will bear the por-
trait of George Washington in a me-
dallion in the center and no other en-
craving except simple scroll work
border and the value in each corner.
Portraits of other presidents will be
used on the other notes. Treasury Of
fcials expect that practically all the
notes now in circulation will be re-
placed by the new ones within two
years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27
EENosHA TO FOLLOW RACINE.
Railroad Commission Plans to Send In
vestigators to Look Into Conditions.

The Wisconsin State Railroad Com
mission has begun to make an investi-
CATION of street railway conditions in
Racine and it is expected that the in
vestigators now at work in that city
will be sent to Kenosha just as soon
as the work in Racine is completed.
These men are making. actual counts
of the number of passengers carried
by cars in Racine and are making in
vestigations as to the best place for
stopping the interurban cars in that
city. 1t is expected that two more
weeks will be required to complete the
investigation in Racine and that at
the close of this time the investiga-
tors will be sent to Kenosha. Racine
has about the same problem as Keno
sha although the railway company has
recently furnished modern cars for
use or some of the city lines in RAJ
cine. 1t is expected that Commission
er Harlow will come to Kenosha at an
early date to hear the petition of the
city against the company.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27
DRAW JURORS FOR APRIL TERM.
Men Selected to Hear Cases at April
Term of the Municipal Court.

Men Selected to Hear Cases at April
Term of the Municipal Court.
The jury commission met at the
municipal court this morning and drew
the jurors for the regular April term
to open on April 7th. The list
follows:
Kenosha- George Roberts, Jacob
Hermann, w. j. Threinen, Theodore A,
Jacobs, G. F. Bounsall, Charles Lam
daue, Frank G. Isermann, David Rahr,
w. Ohmstead, Chas. Thomas, Harvey
Durkee, E. J. jackson.
Brighton George Riggs.
Bristol. M. Shields, Joe Hoye,
VIM. Walker, Jr., Ed. shotliff, Ben
Gilmore.
Paris-Geo. A. Newberry, Herbert
Horn, L. w. Everett, Charles Stump
ter, Arthur Price, E. H. Burgess.
Pleasant Prairie-Ed. Holt, S. B.
Cropley.
Randall Edward shafer, Chas.
Swanson, E. w. Peacock.
Salem Henry sevey, Clarence
Crowley.
Somers-J. W. Fink, Jay Bailey, E.
H. Blackman, E. GARDINER,
Wheatland-Joseph Voss, Jr.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27
Vincent Kurnilowitz, Who
Shot His Sweetheart Is
Sentenced to Is Years.
PLEAS FORMERCY ARE DENIED

Judge E. B. Belden of the circuit
court gave warning to gun men of his
circuit in the circuit court this morn
ing when he sentenced Vincent Kur-
nilowitz, who has been convicted on
charges Of attempting to murder his
sweetheartA Anna Antonowicz, to Term
of fifteen years in the state prison at
Waupun, the limit sentence under the
Wisconsin statutes for the offense. The
court before imposing sentence on
Kurnilowitz heard decidedly interest
ing plea for arrest Of judgment and for
a new trial made by Judge Joseph R.
Clarkson, who had represented Kurnilo-
WITT. In his plea the attorney declared
that he was of the opinion that Kur-
nilowitz was not responsible for his ac-
tions on the night of the shooting.
Judge Belden held that the evidence in
the case had clearly shown the guilt of
Kurnilowitz and that he was convinced
that the man had gone to the room of
his sweetheart with the intent to kill
her. He declared that in making the
sentence he had taken into considera-
tion not only the effect on the prisoner
at the bar, but also the effect that the
ending of the case must have on society
as a deterrent Influence for a repetition
of such crimes. The sentence came as
a. complete surprise to the defendant
as he had been hopeful that he would
escape with light penalty.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27
ALL SERVICES WELL ATTENDED
Great Crowds of Worshipers Brave the
Rain in Order to Attend Special Ser
vices of Easter Morning New Social
Season Opens with the Close of Lent.

Kenosha people observed Easter
Sunday as the greatest religious holi-
Gay of the year and while lowering
clouds and drilling rain made the day
one of the most disagreeable ever
known on an Easter Sunday in Keno
sha the churches of the city were fill
ed with devout worshipers during the
day and the only feature of the annual
| observance of Easter missing was the
annual parade of the spring fashions.
Many an Easter bonnet which was to
have made its wearer Respondent on
Sunday morning remained tucked away
in the hat box.
| 1t was a day Of flowers, of music
and of Thanksgiving and the services
lin the various churches were all ap-
propriate to the spirit of the day. No
table programs of music were given in
nearly every church in the city and
ministers from the pulpit told again
the story of the Risen Lord
Il While the rain began to fall just at
ter six O'Clock Sunday morning it had
no effect on the crowds of worshipers
at the early services. At the Roman
churches the early morning masses
drew the largest congregations Of the
day and all of these churches were
filed to OVERLOOKING.
Notwithstanding the continuance of
the rain there was unusually large
audiences at the regular morning
services Of both the Protestant and
| Catholic Churches and at some Of the
churches the auditoriums were found
to small to take care of the large con-
gregations. In several Of the churches
special services were given by the
children in honor of the day.
| The passing of Easter marked the
close of the Lenten season and Keno
sha society today came out from the
period of sack cloth and ashes with
the assurance Of a busy post-lenten So
cial season. Many events have been
scheduled for the next few days and
Kenosha will be gay socially. One of
the most notable events of the new
season will be the annual party to be
given by the Kenosha Council of the
Knights of Columbus at Germania
Hall on Wednesday evening. Elabor-
ate preparations have been made for
the event and it is declared that it
will be TIT most notable social func-
ton ever given by the Knights in Ke-
nosha. This evening there will be a
number of private parties given in
recognition of the opening of the new
social season.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27

TO CALL GENERAL STRIKE.
Milk Producers of Chicago District Elk
pected to Stick in Demand for Increase

A general strike of all the milk pro-
ducers of the Chicago district is to
be called during the present week and
it is expected that farmers furnishing
daily 255,000 gallons of milk to the
city Of Chicago, will be included in
the strike. Less than ten per cent of
the producers in the Chicago district
have signed contracts and in Kenosha
county it is declared that the percent
age is smaller than in other parts of
of the district. Secretary Jack of the
Producers Association, is calling
meetings in various parts of the dis
trict in order to keep the farmers in
line. It is said that the fight is now
to be fight to the finish In the
meantime the federal agents are 60
ing merrily on in their investigation
of the alleged combine of the dealers
and the alleged combine among the
farmers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27
BELoIT MUSICAL CLUBS HERE.
Musicians of Beloit College Charm
Large Audience at the Rhode.

The Beloit College Musical Clubs
charmed large audience at the Rhode
Opera House on Saturday evening on
the occasion of the first visit of the
collegians to the city and the concert
given proved to be one of the most
interesting ever given by any college
organization in Kenosha. The theatre
was well filed and the program prov
ed decidedly pleasing to the crowd.
Of especial merit was the work of the
mandolin club and the members of the
club were forced to respond to repeat
ed encores. The ensemble singing of
the members of the glee club was the
best ever heard from a college glee
club in local concert. The program
was especially well fitted for the au-
dience and it was a mixture of merry
college songs with some of the better
classical numbers. The solo work was
deserving of special mention.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27
THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1913.

Some kind Of action in the battle
between the street railway company
and the Milwaukee avenue property
owners may be expected on April T.
Notice has been served by the court
that both sides must be ready to do
something on that date and that no
further excuses for delay will be ac-
eepted. The court has made it plain
that none Of the responsibility for the
endless delays in bring this case to a
hearing rests with him and his notice
to both sides to be ready indicates that
he is convinced that enough time has
already been wasted by the lawyers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27

The bill which proposes to bar vot-
ing machines from use in any election
in this state will get no support from
this city. On the contrary the repre-
sentatives of the voting population Of
Kenosha in the legislature will be in
structed to use their best efforts to re-
tain the machines in use and to extend
their use whenever possible. And the
people Of Kenosha speak from expert
ence. This was one of the first cities
in the state to install the machines in
some of it's voting precincts, largely
as an experiment in the beginning, but
the results proved so satisfactory in
every way wherever they were tried,
that the demands from the voters in all
wards for the machines became so in
sistent that the council installed the
machines in all wards as soon as pos
sible. The principal argument against
the machines, that the voters could not
learn to use them readily, proved
groundless ana after the first trial all
Of the voters had not The slightest
trouble in expressing their choices on.
the machines although Kenosha has
what might be called as mixed vot-
ing population as any city in the
state. AS far the argument that vot-
ers have difficulty in voting a split
ticket on the machines, that bugbear
Of the reformer has been exploded in
more than one election in this city
since the machines we're installed
There has been more than one election
with the voting machines where the
voters conclusively demonstrated that
they not only could but would vote
split tickets on the machine as readily
or more SO than on the paper ballots.
The voters like the immediate returns
of the results Of an election that the
machines give and the absolute ac-
curacy of the figures in the place of
the long waits, the possible errors and
demands for recounts Of the old paper
ballot days. Throwing the machines
out would be backward step that we
do not believe the voters Of Wisconsin
orc prepared to take.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27

If there is any missionary work
needed for the good roads movement
in Kenosha county it strikes us that
this is a good time to do it. The roads
in some sections of the county are all
but impossible and any remarks on
the value of smooth, hard, we'll drain
ed highways are likely to receive at
tention from the people who are suf-
fering from the present condition of
the highways. The time is coming and
it is not far distant now when the peo-
pie of this county will wonder why
they ever submitted to the tax that
poor roads imposed on them for so
many years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27

the face of public announcement by
the court, in your presence and hear
ing, of the impropriety of commune
eating with jurors concerning any
cause on the calendar of this court for
trial You not only knew this your
self, naturally, but you sat in this
court room and heard me instruct all
jurors, at the opening of the term, and
all hearers, and this particular jury
again, after being empanefled and
sworn to try the cause in which you
are defendant, that they should not
talk of the cause either among them
selves or with others, nor LEI anyone
communicate with them or IN their
presence, collectively or individually,
concerning the cause, and that if any
one should so do or undertake to do,
such occurrence should be promptly
reported to the court
Accordingly, in discharge of his
sworn duty as juror, and in accord
with his conscience, juror Holloway,
upon receiving the communication in
question, did Immediately inform the
court f-notwithstanding his life
long friendship for and intimate rela-
tions with your family and all con-
cerned in the doing of this thing. Mr..
Holloway could have destroyed the
communication and kept the act secret
but not without violating his duty
and oath as juror, and his own per-
sonal conscience, and thereby subject
ing himself to punishment for con-
tempt had the court learned of the oe,
currence. Mr.. Holloway did the only
thing he honorably could do; 1 honor
him for it and I publicly commend and
thank him for this evidence of his
true and fine conception and apprecia-
ton of his duty as juror, for his hon
orable and conscientious discharge of
that duty and for his uprightness as
man.
| have known you for many years
and it is no pleasant duty l am now
performing 1t is impossible that such
an act as yours should be passed over,
compromised or dealt with indifferent
ly. 1t strikes at the very integrity of
the courts and it must be seriously no.
ticed and dealt with as seriously as
satutorily provided for-not only as
punishment to you, but also as an
admonition to others That the integrity
of the courts may not be tempered with
with impunity, that the honorable con-
duct of their administration will be up-
held and that any known wrongful
interference Herewith will be punished.
That this action against you has wor-
ried you for long time is no excuse
for what you have done. You have
admitted that you knew your act to
be wrong and corrupt and you have
not excused the same or purged the
contempt.
1t is the judgment and sentence of
the court that, for and because of con-
tempt of this court in undertaking to
improperly and corruptly influence a
juror and jury of this court, and
thereby to interfere with and impede
and obstruct the due administration of
justice in and the honorable conduct
of this court, you, Christopher D. Holt,
be punished by paying fine of $3.50
and that you hereby stand committed
to the common Jail of Kenosha county,
Wisconsin, until said fine is paid, not
exceeding thirty days. 1t is only be-
cause of your years that [ do not add
q definite Jail sentence to the fine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27

The fact that the North Western has
purchased land for railway yard north
of the city which is expected to dc
away with all troubles arising over
freight blockades and blocked crossings
in the future must not be taken by
freight conductors as an assurance that
all offenses of the kind will be con.
doned as unavoidable until the yards
are opened. They win be expected tc
take just as much pains to keep the
crossings clear as before the company
planned for the yard. Too many com
plants Of blocked crossings have beer
coming in lately and the police are
about ready to make one of their peri
odieal cleanups.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27
DEATH OF WILLIAM F. sToLT.
Man Well known in Somers Died on
Wednesday After Long Illness.


William F. Stolt aged 80 years and
a man well known among the people
Of the town of Somers, died on We'd
nesday at the residence of William
Wendlandt where he had made his
home for the past seven years. The
deceased was a native of Germany and
for time was employed as a street
railway car repairer. Later he went
to Somers end he had since resided on
the Wendlandt farm.
Funeral services will be held at ten
O'Clock Saturday morning and inter-
ment will be at the Wendlsndt family
plot at lakewood cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27

Wisconsin women may vote for
school commissioners and state super
intendent on April the first. Many Ke-
nosha women have already registered.
Let any one who has not already done
so and wishes to exercise this right re-
member that tomorrow will be her last
chance to register. This may be done
personally or simply by having her
name and address reported by quail
fed elector known to the registering
officer of her ward.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27

The funeral of the late John Y. Fox,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Val j. Fox of this
city, was held in Racine on Saturday
afternoon. The services took place at
st. Mary's Church. The deceased was
for a number of years member of the
Racine fire department and he was
buried with all honors that the mem
bers of the department. could give. A
number of Kenosha people went to
Racine to attend the funeral.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27
BIG OFFERING FOR MISSIONS.
st. Matthews Sunday School Gives
Over Three Hundred Dollars.

AS a result of Lenten self denial
and effort on the part of the members
of st. Matthew's Sunday School the
sum of $327.57 was presented by them
yesterday as their Lenten offering to
missions. A number of mite boxes are
yet to be heard from. ST. Matthew s
Sunday school led the diocese of Mil
waukee last year and will doubtless do
so again. Their Lenten offering has
increased from $6265 in 1910, $123.35
in 1911, $216.74 in 1912, to $327.57 in
1913.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27

J. B. Hansen, arrested on Saturday
charged with breaking several saloon
windows in the city, was taken back
to the state asylum at Mendoza by one
of the attendants of that institution
on Sunday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27

Herman Ulehhake of Burlington and
Miss Maggie Schuermann Of Wheat
land have been granted license to
marry in this country.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-27

There was a quiet wedding at the
Office of Judge Randall in the municipal
court on Saturday afternoon, the con-
tracing parties being Albert E. Ache
son of Chicago and Mrs. Erma Thomp-
son of Kenosha. They viii make their
home in Chicago.