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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-26
HELPING THE STATES WITH
CONSERVATION

President Wilson, it is reported,
takes a position with reference to the
conservation of water power rights
that will permit the federal govern
ment and the states to work in con-
cert, and not in conflict.
Without relinquishing any of the
federal control over navigable in
trastate streams that may be devoted
TO commercial power purposes, the
president proposes that the govern
ment assist the states to better con-
troll and more adequate revenue by
specifying the terms of power grants,
making the most liberal concessions
to those states best equipped with
public utility laws to hold in check
any unjust extension of private enter
prise.
The tendency Of such a provision. it
is pointed out, will be to require states
with insufficient regulative laws TO
pass them.
One merit Of the presidents plan
lies in its retention of national control
while permitting fair latitude of the
states There may be some wor-
shippers of the states rights fetish who
will not be content with such COM
promise. but the president under
stands what they willfully ignore. that
continued NATIONAL control is indis-
pensible in any organic program OF
conservation Terre Haute Star.
OTAIJFICA ALTON OF JURORS
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-26

GOSHEN-A big gray wolf which
his killed much livestock during the
past eight weeks and teTrOrized wo-
men and children i'm Wayne township.
has been killed by Glen Corn and Ar
thur Howell.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-26

SAGINAW.-Jam +. Coffey and
Benjamin Brazen have been arrested
for blackmailing pawnbrOkers. They
masqueraded as detectives in search
of evidence for Mayor Richardson and
took money in settlement of fake
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-26
Well, Figure 1t Yourself.

To the Editor of the Chronicle:
Was just looking at the tax levy for
Marion in Center township, which is
1919 per $100. If one had 500 on
deposit in one of the banks in Marion
when the assessor came around and
gave ii in he would have to pay 1919
in taxes. But the banks allow but
per cent on deposits, and if he left
it in for one year he would receive
but So interest. He would pay more
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-26
STATESMEN
REAL AND NEAR
BY FRED c. KELLY.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 25.-Joseph
Tsggart is a Kansas congressman
with knack at epigrammatic talk
and a line Of philosophy OF the brand
they grow in Kansas
Taggart is a member Of the house
committee on the judiciary, which is
going 10 undertake a lot of legisla
ton TO regulate the trusts. And he
has a number OF ideas about how a
trust should be handled. When the
proper time comes he will spring
these ideas on the committee. and It
is safe assumption that what he has
to say will come out In the form Of
short sentences whitfield down 10 a
sharp point.
When he was a prosecuting attOr-
ney out in Kansas. Taggart made a
study of criminal traits and prOpen-
stiles. He evolved a few opinions of
his own about the treatment of crime
and today he thinks one should ham
die a wicked corporation much the
same as one would a wicked man.
Make il inconvenient to do wrong
rather than impose a big penalty for
doing wrong" says Tagfart.
This is a material world and we
must use material means TO gain a
material end.
The only persistent crimes are
those that bring material gain.
Few trains have been wrecked for
meaRneSS or revenge.
But many have been stopped al
the point Of a gun for hope of gain.
y ears ago there was talk of hang
ing men who scraped away the silver
or gold from coins. But the practice
continued.
Then Sir Isaac Newton. I believe il
was. thought of having milled edges
and making II impossible to pass a
coin with the milling damaged. That
ended coin mutilating, because it
ceased to pay. There was nc more
need of hanging anybody.
The same with trusts. Instead OF
ining a corporation for underselling
a small competitor in one locality
compel il TO sell at it's lowest price in
| every locality.
Throw up obstacles that make il
difficult TO do wrong without material
| loss
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-26

Sen. Norris says the New Haven was
looted of SEQ. 100000. Whatever It
was il was about all.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-26

IF Hyperion had kept his win
dOws open while he was asleep the
frost king would not have built Gothic
cathedrals on them.
HAVE we any assurance that the
new rolling collar decreed by Dame
Fashion for the women will gather no
hair oil2
We Wear "a Sooner Coat.
Sir: IndecisiOn is no doubt a mark
of weakness. but for the life of me /
can never decide easily whether to
sit on my cOattails or elevate them.
Which do you do? d.
THE guy who put Villa in villain
may have made a mistake, but we
think not
How Sweet.
Cor. Wayne News
Favors at each place were wee bas-
kets filled with sweet peas, and tuck
ed away in the blossoms Of each were
found cards announcing the engage
ment of Miss Wilkie TO Mr.. Melvin f.
FretZ.
KING GEORGE is making arrange
ments to see the Giants and SoX play
when they reach London. We know
just how he feels.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-26
BRALEYS ROEM TO-DAY
HUSTLE.

It's often wise 20 hustle
When there's a Tot o. do.
IT hustle means tusslc
Which puts the business through,
If hustle adds 10 muscle
And helps 70 coz the prize
Why. then it's wise 10 hustle
But NEVER otherwise,
An awful lot of hustle
Is often simpl stun
a lot of fuss and hustle
y bunch OF ID latant blur;
It simply starts tussle
Which causes wrath to brew;
SO-never nus tie hustle
Till hustle hus ties you!
Sometimes our " Yankee hustle
Is merely fran tic haste
Which Wearies rain and muscle
And ends in reck and waste
There's many a uStle cuss II
Make wiser pc ople smile
SO ere YOU start 10 hustle
Be sure it's orth the while
-BERTON BR
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-26

money will be used with the primary
school fund.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-26

AICNCTE.-Robert Ray. 100 years
old last week. the oldest man I'M the
county. died wednesday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-26

FORT WAYNE -Four sleuths "fell
down in connection with the capture
of the slayer of Alpheus Moore. ban
dit, last Saturday and were reduced in
rank to patrolmen this week. -Four
patrolmen will take their places.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-26

LAPORTE.-Eth Chase. daughter
Of the late Henry A. Chase by his first
marriage. after being cut off i'm his
will with a bequest Of IS, has taken
steps TO secure her share Of his es-
tate. valued at 100000.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-26

LAFAY ETTE.-When the police
ambulance responded 10 a call TO a
department store they found a man
suffering from a possible fractured
back and a dog with a broken front
leg. the result OF an accident on "A
moving stairway and the man. John
LaVarr. who is severely injured, or
dered that his dog be taken 10 a veter-
mary surgeon before attention was
give ufo himself
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-26

Taggart was asked why he became
a lawyer.
by elimination" he replied.
81 used a process Of reductiO ad
absurdum.
When | had reduced every other
was left.
You know, the practice of law is
ever the last resort of an enlightened
man."
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-26

1.-The best religion is that which
gives a mans family plenty of food
and places them together at home
evenings.
IF I were going TO carry religion
to a man l would like to catch him In
front of an pen fireplace with his
slippers on.
The trouble with most refOrmers
is that they talk from the point of
view of a man in a Morris chair.
Remember that most preachers
are addicted to wearing dressing
gowns"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-26

Taggart was opposed to the pro-
vision in a recent bill for a reading
test for immigrants.
Keep out all immigrants if you
will" says he, but why bar those
that work with pick and shovel in
stead of with their wits?
The illiterate fellow comes and
does your work; the smart quick-wit-
ted one schemes and takes away your
money"
Taggart is the foe also of large
military and naval appropriations. On
this point he said:
The man in uniform stands around
idly holding a gun and producing
nothing.
Those who produce have to pay
his salary.
And they also have to buy him the
gun.
IF every man standing around with
a gun were TO substitute q hoe and
spade, the high cost of living would
never be heard of more.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-26
: QUALIFICATION OF JURORS

4 QUALIFICATION OF JURORS
The proposition laid down by cir
cult judge in Missouri, in denying an
application for a change of venue IN
a murder case. that "if a man doesn't
read the newspapers his qualifications
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-26

So il goes These were all picked
from one casual conversation with
Taggart Ii seems just as natural for
him to express himself in epigram-
matte phraseology as for Henry James
to use only long sentences that requir-
ed a guide and a compass.
In appearance Taggart is slender,
it'll a sprightly, smooth-shaven ssce.
He has a sharp little nose, and both
his eyes and hair stand alert. His
whole countenance has a gOod-natur-
eddy incredulOus look as if il were
saying:
Il don't know about this.
A small detached group of con-
gressmen were listening 10 certain
other member making a speech. All
were thinking that they did not feel
like saying out loud.
one OF them turned TO Rep. Hamil-
ton of Michigan with a look OF in
quiry.
LAS a speaker" responded Hamil-
ton. gravely. that man has not an
inferior in the whole United States"
Copyright 1914. by Fred c. Kelly.
All rights reserved).
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-26

The great trouble in this country
is the stress laid on talk
Nothing brings such great reward
as talk.
1.-The politician that talks longest
or best goes farthest.
People think that as a man talks
so is he.
IF Paderewski could talk as we'll
as he plays the piano he could be a
master politician
"Carusos song turned to talk would
move multitudes
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-14
DIES FROM INJURIES.
L, f. Nicodemus Shot at Denver on
Wednesday Died on Thursday.

L. F. Nicodemus, former Kenosha ho-
tel man, who was shot in Denver on
Wednesday night by Col James W.
Munger, soldier of fortune, died at the
Emergency hospital at Denver at four
O'Clock Thursday afternoon. The
wounded man never regained conscious
ness and although desperate efforts
were made to get some statement in
regard to the shooting the officials
were left completely in the dark. Mum
ger is in Jail and has refused to make
any kind of statement in regard to
the shooting. Mrs. Nicodemus was at
the hospital when her husband died
and she is Frustrated over the tragedy.
The deceased hotel man was fortv
eight years of age and his widow is
the sole surviving member 0 the fami-
ly The funeral services will be held
in Denver on Sunday and they will be
under the auspices of the Denver
Lodge of Elks.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-14
WANTED COUNTY TO PAY.
Man Who Lived With Woman for Years
Wants Eugenic Certificate Free.

"Can man evade the law demand
ing that he gets a marriage eugenic
certificate on a plea of poverty? This
was the unusual problem put up to
County Clerk Jones on Friday after
noon and he promptly decided that it
would be unfair for the county agent
to advance money to pay for a eugenic
certificate or that as county clerk he
would not have any right to waive this
requisite Of the law on account of the
fact that the man seeking a marriage
license did not have the money to pay
for the certificate. The man who made
the application for license without
certificate on this unique grounds was
way past middle age and he admit
ted that he had lived with the woman
ne proposed to marry for many years.
Even under these unusual circumstances
the clerk was obdurate and declared
that there would be nothing doing in
the issue of the license until paid
for eugenic certificate was presented.
It is declared that the man in question
has been a resident of the city for
more than ten years, but the county
clerk refused to reveal his identity
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-14
NEW WRINKLE IN INCOME TAXES.
Farmers Being Forced to Pay Tax as
Well as Interest on Mortgages.

A new wrinkle has been found in the
income tax law and farmers residing
in the town of Pleasant Prairie are
applying to the officials of the county
for advice in regard to this new wrin-
kle. A Milwaukee company, which
holds mortgages on farms in that sec
ton of the country, has insisted that
in addition to real estate taxes, inter
est and insurance, the property owners
also pay the income tax on the amount
that they pay to the owners of the
mortgages. The demand for income
tax payments will of course increase
the rate of interest on loans very
little. Officials in the county have
advised these people that SO long as
their mortgage require them to pay
/" all'' taxes they can be forced to pay
the income tax on the interest paid as
well as the other taxes assessed regup
larly against the property.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-14
Old COntenders Against Vo-
Iva at Zion City Unite
For a New Fight.
CLAIM THEY REPRESENT OOWIE

W. D. Taylor, leader of a faction of
Alonltes, who have remained true to
the memory and teachings of John
Alexander Dowie has now joined forces
with John A. Lewis who claims to be
the rightful successor to the founder
Of Zion. Announcement of this coali-
ton Of forces is contained in the cur
rent issue of Mr. Lewis official publ
cation, The Leaves Of Healing.
Mr.. Taylor, during the time he served
under DR.. Dowie, had the rank Of elder.
After DR.. Dowie's death he maintain
ed that he was the rightful successor
to the position Of general overseer and
because Mr.. Lewis claimed the same
right there always has been more or
less bitterness of feeling between the
two men. Both gathered around them
a group of followers. 1t is possible
that they concluded that nothing was
to be gained by individual fighting.
Taylor evidently concluded he was
the weaker of the two and for that rea-
son affiliated himself with Lewis in
the hope that if the latter could regain
control of the city that he would be
able to be his first lieutenant.
He has written letter to Lewis in
which he apologies for various state
ments he has made against Lewis and
asks to be taken under his wing. Lew
is, in reply, accepts the rendered offer
gladly and restores him to the rank of
Elder and his wife to that of Evange-
list.
In a statement made few days ago
Lewis declared that he intends to keep
up the fight against Voliva who he says
usurped the power in Zion. He is
fighting the matter in the courts and
thinks eventually he will be able to
GUST Voliva He figures that Taylor
may be able to aid him in the fight.
The latter evidently has concluded
that alone he would be able to do
nothing but he appears to think that
Lewis prospects are better than ever
before.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-14
DEATH OF WILLIAM GRANT.
Employee Of Kenosha P. o. Dies Fol,
lowing Operation in Chicago.

William Grant, aged AZ years and
formerly employed as substitute car
rier at the Kenosha postoffice died at
the Augustana Hospital in Chicago on
Wednesday night following an opera
tion for liberation of the stomach. The
case is one of the saddest ever reported
in Kenosha. The widow of Mr.. Grant
is now critically i'll at her home on
Fleet street with cancer and physicians
declare that she can survive but a few
days. She has three little children.
The Grant family have resided in
Kenosha for some time and Mrs. Grant
has been confined to her bed for the
past five months. Her husband had
given such tender care to her that ne
failed to see the approach of his own
ailment and when he was taken to the
hospital for the operation his condition
was such as to offer little hope for his
recovery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-14
Woodmen Who Oppose Adj
ministration in Charge of
State Camp Meeting.
DELEGATES ARE UNRESTRICTED

Insurgent members of the Modern
Woodmen of America were in complete
control of the meeting of the state
camp held at Fond du Lac on Wednes-
day afternoon and the delegates from
Wisconsin to the head camp, twent--
four in number, will be red hot con.
tenders against the present administra-
ton of the head camp. The victory of
the insurgents was complete one, but
In order to secure votes enough to elect
their slate of delegates the insurgents
were forced to forge the instruction of
the delegates to the head camp and
the Wisconsin delegation will be one
of those uninstructed delegations which
will be pitched from pillar to post at
the head camp session. Judge Randall
of this city presided over the destinies
of the state camp session up to the
time that the insurgents showed their
complete control by the election of
Charles B. Perry of Milwaukee as state
consul. With his election Judge Ran
dali stepped down and out. The local
delegates We're not with the majority.
The insurgents took no chances on any
delegate favorable to the present con-
troll of the head camp getting to Tole-
do and named twenty-four alternates,
all strong insurgents. No resolutions
were passed in regard to the important
rate question, the members of the state
Il
to the head camp uninstructed. The
makeup of the delegation is such that
it is certain to be insurgent at all
times and no instructions were need
ed. Some of the members from the
southern part of the state had hoped
to secure the endorsement of A. N.
Bort from Beloit for reelection as
head director, but there was no chance
for the adoption of such resolution.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-14
LOW BID FOR EXCAVATION
Contractor Who Built North Shore and
Park Avenue Roads to Build Rurling-
ton Road at Cost of Nearly s23.ooo-
Four Bidders Seek Contracts.

George R. Wade came back as a con-
tractor for county highway work on
Thursday afternoon when bids were
opened for the construction of the
roads in the town of Somers and the
contracts totalling nearly $4,000, will
both be awarded to the Kenosha con-
tractor. The two contracts include the
proposed work on the Burlington road
which is estimated to cost $22, $50 %
and the work on the Somers road to
cost in the neighborhood of $4,000.
Under the contracts which will be
made the work on the Somers road
must be completed by the first day Of
July and that on the Burlington road
by the first day of September
The bid Of George R Wade on the
Burlington road was a thousand dol
lars lower than that of the McCugo-
Bullock Company of Waukegan.,
The Kenosha contractors bid for the
concrete work was 80 cents a SQUARE
yard, the next lowest bid being three
cents higher On the Somers road the
Wade bid was rs cents a square yard,
the next lowest bid being 80 cents.
On the Somers road job Contractor
Wade agrees to do the excavating
work at the rate Of ten cents a cubic
yard. This is the lowest price for ex-
cavation ever offered to the county
highway commissioner.
The bids received on Thursday af-
ternoon were forwarded to the state
commission this morning and it is ex-
pected that authority to make the CON
tract on the price set in the bids will
be received by the commissioner by
the first of next week
The work on the Geneva road is now
under way and it is expected that all
OF the contract work on the concrete
roads will be started by the latter part
of next week The bids for work in
the town of Somers were slightly lower
than the bids for the work on the &C.
neva road, but this was due to the fact
that it will be lot easier to get water
on the Somers roads than on the Gene
va road. The Waukegan contractors
having the contract for the work on
the Geneva road did not bid for the
work in Somers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-14
Racine Board of Education
to Lease College of Com
merce Building There.
TAKES LEASE FOR FIVE YEARS

Reports from Racine today state
that the Racine College of Commerce
owned by Prof Otis L. Trenary of this
city and operated for many years in
conjunction with the Kenosha College
of Commerce, has been leased to the
board of education of the city of Ra-
cine for a term of five years at an
annual rental of $4,000. The new
lease is to go into effect on the first
day of September of this year and the
building is to be used by the Racine
board as commercial high school.
Racine has faced the same problem as
Kenosha in finding room to take care
of all its school children and the lease
of the college building is counted on
to aid materially in putting off the
building Of another high school in
Racine.
The leasing of the building may re-
suit in Prof. Trenary giving up his
work in Racine, but this course has
not as yet been denitely decided upon
When seen this morning Prof Trenary
said: ~ have not been advised as to
the action taken in regard to the
lease and we have not as yet decided
on just what we will do in regard to
the Racine school. 1t has been con-
siderable of care to operate schools
in the two cities and most of the stu
dents of the Racine school will com
plete their course at the end of the
present term 1t is big proposition
and we will have to take some time
to decide on it The demands of the
Kenosha school have been increasing
rapidly in the past few years and there
will be no lack of work for us if the
Racine school is discontinued A full
announcement of the plans will be
made later"
The Racine College of Commerce
was built more than FIVE years ago and
1t has been a most successful institu-
ton. 1t has numbered among its stu
dents many young men and women
who are now holding responsible posi-
tions in Racine and other cities. The
success of the College of Commerce in
Racine went long way toward show
ing the board of education in that city
the need of an up to date CONNER
cial high school.
1t is not improbable that should the
Racine school be closed that many stu
dents, who have been under Prof Ire
nary there, viii come to Kenosha to
register in the Kenosha school. No
statement has been made as to the
future plans of the teachers endowed
in the Racine school,