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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-01-22
Special Roads Committee Of
County Board Files Formal
Complaint at Madison.
.HIRST STARTS INVESTIGATION

Passing the buckD has been one of
the favorite pastimes of the people who
have beeen connected with the objec-
tions to road work in Kenosha county
during the past season and the buck
has been passed again. This time the
special committee Of the county board
slipped it along to the state highway
commission. 1t can be said for the
committee, however, that the slipping
of the buck was not in any way with
view of avoiding responsibility, but
q view of dividing it and with furth-
er view of bringing all complaints
against the road work to- all immediate
issde so that the state commission
might hand down ruling for the
county board when it meets on next
Tuesday. The contents of the com
plant made to the state commission at
Madison has not been made public nor
completes its investigation and renders
report. The complaint, which was
directed to the state commission, was
drawn by the committee on the advice
and with the aid Of the district attor-
ney. 1t brings to the notice of the
commission all Irregularities that have
been alleged in connection with the
road work in the county this year.
II don t want to discuss this COM
plaint I, said one Of the members of
the committee this morning. 1t has
been filed in Madison AID I feel GER
tain that there is enough material in
it to give the state commission wide
range for work. /" Chairman Herzog
stated that the committee dill not be-
lieve that it was wise to make public
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-01-22

the complaint. He asserted that the
matter was one that had been referred
to the COMMITTEES and that every fact of
the case would be brought out in the
final report of the committee to the
county board. He held that the com
plant to Madison was simply detail of
the committee work. 80 We have no in
tention of suppressing anything, but we
want these matters to be taken up and
disposed of before they are made pub
lie. There is no desire on the part Of
the committee to do any one an injus-
tice, but al the same time there is
nothing going to be slipped to the
county. The members of the commit
tee have worked honestly and fearless
ly in this matter and we are ready and
willing to stand by the result of our
Investigations and on the complaint
fled. So far as / know the only copy
of this complaint has been sent to the
state commission. -
Engineer A. r. Hirst, chief of the
state. commission arrived in Kenosha
late this afternoon to begin an inves-
tigation on the formal complaint and
it will probably be several days before
the holdings of the commission are
brought out. It is expected, however,
that the whole matter will be threshed
out and ready for final action Of the
county board when it meets for the
January session next week. That there
will be some sensational developments
has been forecasted before and it is
understood that all of the so-called
thrillers have been included a the re-
port to the state commission.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-01-22

The question of adopting the COM
mission form of government for Ke-
nosha is now before the people Of the
city. As is its custom in all matters
affecting the welfare of the whole peo-
pie the Evening News will open its
columns for the fullest possible discus
sion of the question in order that all
may have the opportunity of presenting
their views and opinions to all of the
people of the city. No legally quail
fed voter is barred from this discus
sion and the right Of every one of them
to his own opinion and to discuss it
is conceded. Contributors will be re-
quired to give the usual guaranty Of
good faith by signing the articles they
submit for publication, but the names
will not be used If a request is made
to withhold them. The election is set
for February 10th and as that does not
give any too much time for full dis
cussion of the matter the argument
cannot commence too soon in order that
every voter may have clear under
standing of the question before he is
called upon to express an opinion at
the polls.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-01-22
STUDENTS HAVE A DEBATE.

College of Commerce Students Debate
the Commission Form of Government.
A very timely discussion took place
in the College of Commerce Literary
Society Friday afternoon when the
question, Resolved, That the Commits
sion Form Should be Adopted in all
American Cities, was debated by four
young men from the Racine College of
Commerce. George Akin and Robert
Schultz for the affirmative, and Stan
ley Miller and Will BUTLER for the
negative debated the same question in
the Racine school some weeks ago and
the discussion was so successful that
an invitation was extended to them
to debate it again before the students
and teachers of the Kenosha school.
The young debaters were evenly
matched and each sidecontended with an
earnestness and enthusiasm that would
do credit to a political campaigner. The
main points brought out by the afirma-
tive were that it would attract better
and stronger men who would put in
their entire time on the problems of the
city; that it would be more direct and
prompt than the council form; that it
is more economical; ard that it fixes
responsibility on fewer heads and will
exact greater efficiency through this
direct responsibility. The negative de-
baters corbatted each of these points
and brought out the additional argu-
ments that the commission form is less
representative of the people and there
fore opposed to the American idea of
democracy, and that, being in the
hands of 9 few men, corruption would
prevail to a greater extent because
three men could be more easily bought
than twenty. The judges were p. C.
Torrey, Tony Wons of the College and
Miss Anderson of the College shorthand
department. They gave a decision in
favor of the affirmative.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-01-22
People of Kenosha Asked to
Aid in Saving the Lives
of the Scavengers.
WANT FEED PLACED on The ICE

Since the federal government has
recognized the economic value Of the
sea or herring gull as scavenger
along the coasts Of Lakes Michigan
and Superior in the state Of Wisconsin
by the creation of a national breeding
ground for them ON vacant islands off
the coast of Door county, it is highly
important that steps be taken to aid
these valuable birds to survive the
rigorous winters.
Recognizing the universal value of
these birds not only to the health Of
people living along the Great Lakes,
but to the inland lake country as well
A. G. Burrill, assistant nursery inspec
tor and instructor in entomology at the
college of agriculture of the University
of Wisconsin, would have mayors and
presidents of all cities and villages
along the lake shore give orders for
the dumping of refuse and garbage not
polluted with chemical poison upon the
frozen edges of the lakes or upon the
beaches within easy reach of the
myriads of starving gulls.
The Milwaukee officials complied
with like request on the part of the
Wisconsin Audubon Society last winter
and saved thousands of gulla from
death during the coolest part Of the
season. State Game Warden Sholts en-
courages his, deputies in this work. It
is customary for the deputy game war
den at Sturgeon Bay to scatter refuse
on the frozen surface of the ship canal
between Green Bay and Lake Michigan
for the gull's benefit, and similar ac-
tion is taken on the wharves at She
boygan by state deputies. Instances
are common where individuals have
done much to help save these birds
from starvation, and it is believed that
when the real worth of the gulls is bet
ter appreciated more general attention
will be given to their welfare.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-01-22
INSTALL OFFICERS.

The installation Of officers Of St.
James Court, No. 278, Of the w. G. O.
F., was held on last Tuesday evening
in st. James school hail. The INSTALL
ing officer was Miss Katherine Gilday
of Racine. The officers installed were:
Chief Ranger-Mrs. B. Tully.
Vice Chief Ranger Ellen Mahoney.
Recording secy.-Nellie Kelaugher.
Financial Secy.-Abigail O'Hare.
Treasurer-Anna English.
Trustees Sisters McCafery, Clearly
and Tanner.
Conductors Sisters Hebson and Fay.
Sentinels - Sisters >Lorrigan and
O'Malley.
Delegate Gallagher.
Alternate-Ellen Mahoney.
The hall was beautifully decorated
in honor of tie occasion by Sister Fay.
The Rev. Father Gormley presented the
retiring treasurer, Sister B. O'Hare,
with handsome chair, a gift of the
society in reward for her services.
After the intalling ceremonies dainty
refreshments were served.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-01-22

The temperance of the smallpox in
the city Iced occasion no surprise,
neither in view of the manner in which
the cases are now handled is there any
occasion for any great uneasiness. The
reports Of the state board of health in
dictate that the disease in the mild form
in which it has appeared in Kenosha
is widely scattered throughout the state
and that there are few counties in the
state that can show as good record
in the number of cases as Kenosha. AS
a matter of fact the health officers ex-
peeted more cases to develop in Keno
sha when the disease first broke out
again some weeks ago and the escape
of the city from the further spread Of
the disease at that time is attributed
by them and by the physicians to the
very general vaccination which follow
ed the outbreak last summer. That be-
ing the case it is hoped that these last
two cases will scare everybody who has
not yet been vaccinated into taking
that precaution at once and if it does,
coupled with the strict enforcement of
the guarantees, the danger that there
will be any serious development Of the
disease win be reduced to a minimum.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-01-22
JURY is EXCUSED.
Judge Belden Completes Work of Hear
ing Cases Scheduled for October Term.

In the circuit court this morning
Judge Belden practically completed
the work of hearing cases on the calen-
dar of the October term Of the circuit
court and the jurors were excused sub
ject to call. All Of the civil cases
ready for trial have been disposed of
and the remaining cases of this nature
will go over to the February term.
There is but one criminal case, that of
the state against George Koscak
charged with transporting dynamite.
It was expected that this case would
go to trial on next Monday, but the
attorneys for the defendant are busy
taking dispositions Of prisoner at
Stillwell prison in Minnesota and an
other in one of the southern prisons
and for this reason the trial of the case
has been postponed indefinitely. It is
probable that it will be taken up early
in the February term.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-01-22
RATE TO RACINE INCREASED
New Rates Are Made to Comply With
Recent Order of the Wisconsin Rail
road Commission passengers to Pay
More For Interurban Service

The Milwaukee Electric Railway and
Light Company today gave out a new
schedule of rates for interurban service
which are to go into effect on next
Sunday morning. The new traffic
rate is in keeping with the recent or
der handed down by the Wisconsin
Railroad Commission and it will make
many changes in rates which have
been charged for service to and from
Kenosha.
With the new rate going into effect
II is announced that the sale of all
round trip tickets will be abolished
and the unused portions of tickets will
be good for one month after the change.
After that time in order for the hold
ers of them to secure their value they
must be turned in to the company and
a rebate in the cash value of them will
be made. In lieu of the round trip
ticket the company will offer mileage
books good for travelling three hundred
miles on suburban or interurban cars
and the price of these books will be
$40. The use of these books will aid
materially in avoiding increases which
have been made under the new
schedule.
The rates of fare for points in Ke-
nosha county lave been fixed as fol-
lows between Milwaukee and points
named; County Line 80 cents; Piper s
Park 81 cents; Berryyille Road 50
cents; Curtis Station Sc cents; Central
Park 81 cents; FairvieH So cents; Pike
River Road 81 cents; Ropevilie So
cents; ST. George Cemetery ard Pen
meyer Sanitarium SO cents, and Keno
sha 60 cents. The rate from Kenosha
to Racine is fixed at fifteen cents.
This will make round trip from down
town portions of Kenosha 40 cents, the
extra dime being added for the cost
of transportation from the north limits
of the city to the public service build
ing. 1t is stated in the announcement
that the minimum fare colleeted will be
five cents. 1t is understood that for
all amounts over five cents the odd
cents rate is to be collected. In the
past the round trip fare from Kenosha
to Racine has been 80 cents.
The new schedule shows an increase
of one cent in the fare between the
north limits of Kenosha and Central
Park making the cost to the park from
the down Gown districts eleven cents
instead Of ten charged in the past.
1t is probable that all people using
the suburban lines for short distances
to the north of the city will avail
themselves of the mileage ticket rate
as this if carried out according to the
schedule will mean a considerable saw
ing from the five cent minimum fare
to be charged. The working out of the
new rates will be watched with inter
est. Men connected with the interur-
ban road in Kenosha are fearful that
the increase in rates will seriously af
feet the traffic.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-01-22
EAR ACHE.

Dropping hot oil in the outer ear to
stop ear ache is not safe procedure,
Hot water is equally eficacious
Slight ear ache is frequently entirely
relieved by hot mustard footbath.
If pain persists after so simple rem
edy, home treatment ism t safe treat
ment. Persistent pain is a sign of
serious enough disorder to call for the
services of a competent physician.
When pus accumulates behind the ear
drum, the drum should be punctured.
It's much safer and less painful than
to wait for the drum to break under
pressure. The bullying or other signs
of inflammation are not to be recog-
nized by inexperienced individuals.
Even sterilized oil in the ear is not
clean}y Nothing should be introduced
into the outer ear which might compli-
cate the internal Inflammation should
the drum break spontaneously, or
should it be necessary to open it.
Practically all effective treatment Of
the ear is indirect Direct treatment
is applied to nose and throat.
A very large proportion Of perma-
nent deafness is due to improper
treatment of ear disease. Infections of
the ear are mainly extensions of com
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-01-22
REIBE GETS DAMAGES.
Salem Man Who Alleged He Was AS
saulted Without Cause Given $500.

A jury in the circuit court this
morning brought in sealed verdict
awarding Charles Reibe Of Salem dam
ages in the amount of $500 against
Frederick and Frank Bernhoft, also of
Salem. of this amount $3.50 is as
sessed against Frederick Bernhoft and
$40 against his brother. Reibe claim
ed that he had been assaulted by the
defendants last August and that the
assault was an unprovoked one. There
were no criminal warrants in the case,
but Reibe brought suit to collect dam
ages. It is probable that the case will
be appealed to the supreme court of
the state.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-01-22
OFFER AID TO CITY.
Concrete Builders Offer City Provisions
for Building Code Covering Their Art.

With a view of securing for the city
the best possible building code cover
ing concrete work the followers of this
line Of building have presented to
Mayor Head special ordinance cover
ing concrete construction of every
nature. They have asked that his or
dinance be made a part of the propos-
ed building code or that it be passed
as a separate ordinance. The provi-
sions of the ordinance have all been
in keeping with the most adj
vanced ideas and by practical en-
gineers of long experience in the con-
crete business. Mayor Head has ac-
copied the ordinance with thanks and
will present it to the members of the
common council for consideration in
connection with the proposed building
code.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-01-22

The agreement about to be consum-
mated between the North Western Rail
way company and the city, full details
of which will be found in another part
of this issue, is a long step in advance
Under it the city secures every i'm
provement that the most optimistic
could ever have hoped to get from the
railway company and at cost to the
city in concessions and money SO small
as to be hardly worth considering, and
the problem of handling the enormous
and rapidly increasing business of the
est, most convenient and economical
manner is solved for years to come.
The wonderful growth of Kenosha s in
dustries is something that could not
have been foreseen and the present ia
cilities for handling shipments are so
inadequate as at times to amount to a
serious handicap, but the troubles that
have frequently beset every business
man in the city will be done away with
when the present plans are carried out
The railway company long ago recog-
nized that its service at this point is
inadequate but the difficulties in the
way of a practical solution of the
problem of increasing its facilities to
properly care for the present and flu
cure needs of the city appeared almost
insurmountable. That problem has now
been solved and it is up to every man
who has the slightest interest in the
development of the city to see to it
that nothing is allowed to interfere
with the carrying out of these plans in
the shortest possible time Too much
credit cannot be given to the men
whose persistence in the face Of many
Acknowledgements and long continued la
bors brought about this agreement.
The city owes them much and the readi-
ness of the officials of the railway COM
pany to recognize the business of the
claims of Kenosha to the best service
that the comany can give should not be
forgotten. With this agreement made
and the adoption of the commission
form of government, 1914 will be a
great year for Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-01-22
KAISER ESTATE SHRNKS.
Attorneys Declare it Will Amount to
Less Than $4,000 When Debts are Paid

The formal petition to admit to pro-
bate the will of the late Katherine
Kaiser Of Bristol, was fled in the
county court this morning and Attor-
ney James Cayanagh, who fled the pc
tition, fixes the value Of the estate at
not to exceed $4,000. The value of the
personal property is placed at $3,4o0
and the value Of the farm in Bristol
is placed at $4,000. 1t is said that the
executor has been notified that this was
all the property of Miss Kaiser. Under
the terms of the will the property is
left to the Franciscan Sisters for use
for hospital purposes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-01-22

Those "get together" meetings be-
tween the members of the retailers
association and the farmers of the
county may not bring about everything
that the promoters hope for, but they
will certainly result in bot of good
fellows becoming better acquainted
with one another. That is a good deal
and the more material mutual benefits
are bound to come later, following the
friendships cemented at these gather
ings.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-01-22
BIG SUM TO COLLECT.
City Treasurer to Collect $350,OO0 in
the Next Fifteen Days.

The time for the payment of city
taxes is growing shorter and the city
treasurer has monumental task be-
fore him. If the full amount of taxes
assessed against the people of Keno
sha is to be collected in the time set
by the law the treasurer must collect
more than $350,000 in the next fifteen
days. Under the law the first day of
February is the last day set for the
payment of the city taxes and the city
council has no power to extend the
time for collections. Under the state
law a two per cent penalty must be
added to all taxes after the first day
of February. Just about one-third Of
the amount named in the tax warrant
has been collected at this time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-01-22

The protest of the rural mail carriers
on the condition of the roads on their
routes in this county is likely to carry
weight with the department at Wash
ington and it is probable that it will
result in the inspectors of rural routes
making a careful survey of conditions.
None of the people who have become
accustomed to receiving their mail on
any of the routes would think of hav-
ing any of the routes abolished and the
recommendations of the inspectors are
likely to receive attention promptly.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-01-22
INCREASE RAILWAY TAX.
Big Corporations Fare no Better Than
Individual Tax Payers in Wisconsin.


The state tax commission Thursday
assessed the property of railroad COM
panies in Wisconsin at $40, 242, 900, an
increase Of $13,9s9,000 over that Of
last year, and levied taxes of $4,72O,-
5000 thereon, an increase of $780,
1923 over that of last year. One half
of the taxes just levied are payable
next month and the other half in June.
The tax rate is $13.870O3466 per
$1,000 of assessment. Assessments of
companies touching Kenosha county
are: Chicago and North Western, ST.
636,730.56; Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul, $1,383,241.26; Chicago and
Milwaukee Electric Railway, $19,423.-
IS; Wisconsin Central, ,$541, 0S7.35.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-01-22

mon 1'colds - In the head. Colds are
prevalent now. If they are comph-
Gated by ear ache, good treatment by q
good physician is a good investment.
A most important and serious COM
plication Of infections of the ear is
mastoid disease. In this, the spongy
bone behind the ear becomes infected.
The area behind the ear is sensitive
to gentle pressure. Pain or sensitive
ness to touch should be considered as
most important as danger signal. In
mastoid disease it is the practice of
the best physicians to advise the open
ing and scraping away of diseased
bone. Otherwise, there is grave dam
ger that the disease may proceed to
the coverings of the brain, with a pos
sible fatal termination.
Deafness constitutes one of the most
important causes of needless suffering
and disability. More than most of our
problems, correction lies with the indi-
vidual intelligence In the case of
contagious disease, for example, indi-
vidual intelligence only counteraets, in
part, the effects of general ignorance.
In this, and some other problems,
knowledge Of facts in itself constitutes
the only safeguard necessary for the
individual to protect himself and the
children for whom he is responsible.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-01-22

The gentlemen who hoped that the
subject of appropriations could be side
tracked as a campaign issue are begin
ming to see their error. Indications
are that it viii be the main issue and
the only one to receive much attention
from the yoters.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-01-22

The officers Of the Kenosha Lodge OF
Elks have been invited to exemplify
the ritualistics of the order before
the Milwaukee lodge ON the evening
of January Goth The invitation will
be accepted and it is expected that
large number of the members of the
Kenosha Elks will accompany the team
to the state metropolis.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-01-22
THURSDAY, JANUARY %, 1914.

The entries for the state bowling
tournament show that the epidemic Of
bowlitis is not confined to Kenosha
but is raging all over the state. A
sport in which more than thousand
men will spend time and money to en-
ter tournament surely has strong
hold on the people.