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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07
JOINS BIG MOVEMENT.
Members of K. of G. to Offer Their
Services as big Brothers. -

The SeBig Brother" movement in
Kenosha has claimed another notable
body OF. recruits as at the meeting of
the Kenosha Council of the Knights of
Columbus held on Tuesday evening
plans were made to have a committee
named to offer the services of the mem
bers of the Council in aiding the
courts in taking care of boys who may
go wrong. The Kenosha Council will
be the first of the Councils in the state
to Ike an interest in this big move
ment to save the boys The Elks in
half a dozen cities of the state have
already joined in the movement and it
is certain that the plan will prove just
as interesting to the Councils of the
great Catholic order. The benevolent
orders are now rendering a great serv-
ice to the boys and Kenosha lodges of
these orders have been leaders in the
big work. The committee of the Ke-
nosha Council to have charge of the
work will probably be named at the
mex regular meetinq of the Council.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07
WIyR|TFIisSTQRY Of FIRST RiTTI {
BIKE Jack ~ From the Fleet Proved
Themselves 20 be Entirely Adequate,
to Emergency and Mexicans Showed
Little Skill in Warfare.

The most interesting story of the
fight at Vera Cruz that has come to
Kenosha il contained in a letter from
Herman Roloff, Jr., a son Of Herman
.Roloff, who is on the flagship Arkansas
of the Atlantic Fleet. Mrs. Frank OF
to, a sister Of young Roloff, received
a letter from him on Tuesday, the first
received since he sailed away with the
fleet from Hampton Roads. Tt had
been reported in Kenosha that Roloff
was one of the United States marines
wounded in the. battle of Vera Cruz,
but his letter indicates that he is alive
and well and enjoying the little brush
with the Mexicans immensely. Roloff
has been in the navy for the past four
years and this is the first taste he has
had of real service in war. He was
one of the members of the battalion
landed at Vera Cruz and had a part
Ill the two days fighting. In, his let
ter describing the fight at Vera
Cruz he says:
81 have a few spare minutes and /
am using them to let you know that |
am still o. X. We have been very
busy for the last week or SO. We left
Hampton Roads April 10th and arriv-
ed at Vera Cruz the 23rd, midnight,
and landed our battalion at three
clock in the morning. The fighting
started at once and lasted for about
two days. We lost around twenty men
and fifty or sixty wounded. But we
got about three hundred of the Mexi-
cans and wounded about that many
more. The city surrendered to US at
eleven O'Clock on the morning of the
25th1 and martial law was established.
We chased FIVE thousand Federal
soldiers out when we landed and they
are out in the hills now, but we have
at least eight thousand men here now
for marines and army men are coming
in every day. We may go back to the
ships in few days as a larger army
is coming down here to relieve us. /
guess Uncle Sam has found out that a
Dfue jacket IS just as good as a
soldier as he is a sailor and so would
anybody else had they seen the dead
Mexicans laying around the streets
when we landed and after we got
city is in our possession
now and We have bat little time to
spare. I have had about twelve hours
sleep in four daysjust going all
the time
IN concluding his letter Roloff says:
s Now don I none Of you so worrying
about me for / am feeling fine and
was not even touched during the fight
ing. These Mexieans could not hit the
broad side Of a barn and If they did
hit any one it was by. accident. ~.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07
HEARING ON MONDAY.
Judge to Hear Petition of North
Western for Condemnation of Land.

The first hearing on condemnation of
property for the new switch tracks of
the North Western road in Kenosha is
to be taker up by Judge Belden in Ra-
cine on next Monday and it is not ex-
pected that there will be any court
fight made against the appointment of
a commission to assess benefits and
damages. But one piece of property is
named in This petition for condemna-
ton and no answer to the petition has
been fled by the owners of the prop
erty. Representatives of the land de-
partment Of the North Western were
in Kenosha on Tuesday and they an
nounced that the work Of getting the
right Of way for the new tracks was
pretty well cleaned up. 1t is just pos
sible that one or two other petitions
for condemnation will be fled, but for
the most part the company has secured
the right of-way desired by purchase
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07
So, 600 FOR ROADS.
State Highway Commission See Big
Sum to be Expended on Highways.

About $3,6Oo,ooo will be spent in the
construction of highways in the state
next year. In letter to the division
engineers and county highway agents
in the state, A. r. Hirst state high
way engineer, says that indications
are that state aid will be more than
called for again this year. He urges
that the counties and towns keep down
the appropriations SO that the aid will
not over-reach a total expenditure of
$3,600,O00. The state has already APP
propriated 100000 as its share of
state aid for next year.
4The claim has been made that the
members and employees of the state
highway commission have contributed
very largely to the tremendous amounts
voted by their activity in requesting
and promoting them, and we must in
sist that none of our employees exhibit
any undue activity in this regard, !"
writes Mr. Hirst. EcThis, of course.
does not mean that when requested to
give information as to the provisions
of the law you may not give it, but
we must not urge action by towns or
county boards, or assist in pushing
subscription schemes of any kind, ex-
cept by furnishing such information as
we should be supposed to possess in
regard to the provisions Of the law. y
Mr. Hirst S statement that the total
appropriation for state highway aid
made will be utilized is indicated by
a statistical table, which he encloses
in the letter to the division engineers.
He has received replies from 667
towns, Of which 421 voted taxes this
year, which is SO per cent of the total
towns heard from. Of the total num-
Der voting taxes 325 voted taxes both
years; AZ voted taxes in 1914 but not
in 1913, and $50 voted taxes in 1913
| but not in 1914. Of the same towns
reporting in 1913 aid to the amount of
| $385,90S was voted last year as com
pared with 1927, 766 this year, or a re-
duction of $58,142. The percentage of
1913 taxes voted by the same towns in
1914 is over 80 per cent, according to
the records of the state highway
| commission.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07
LADIES SOCIAL AFTERNOON.

An event Of unusual interest in so.
cial circles of the city will be the
gathering of the ladies o. the Park
Ave. NJ. E. church and their friends
tomorrow afternoon in the parlors Of
the church. A general invitation is
extended by the Ladies Aid Society.
The program of music and readings
will include selections by Mrs. Harry
Hart, soprano, from Oshkosh, Wis, and
Miss Dora Johnson Reynolds Of the
Kenosha Conservatory of Music. Mrs.
Hart is friend of Rev. and Mrs.
Peter F. Stair and will be their guest
while in the city. Miss Reynolds is
the teacher of expression in the Con-
servatory and graduate of the Uum-
mock School in Evanston.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07
LOST IN KENosHA.
Wealthy Chicago Man Came Here Mon
day and Has Not Been Heard From.


The members of the local police de-
partment on Tuesday evening received
a message from the detective bureau
in Chicago asking them to make an
effort to locate John A. Lucas, forty
eight years of age and said to be a
wealthy real estate dealer in Chicago
who has been missing since Monday
Lucas left his home 922 Avery street,
Chicago, early Monday morning, APP
parently in the best of health and
spirits declaring that he was coming
to Kenosha to close up real estate
deal. He had planned to return to
Chicago on Monday evening. His
relatives have heard nothing of him
since that time. So far as can be
learned he never arrived in Kenosha
His name is not found on any of the
hotel registers and if he was in Keno
sha he slipped out of the city without
making his presence known to any one.
Detectives came up from Chicago to-
day to join with the Kenosha police
in the search being made for the miss
ing man.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07

The commissions in Kenosha now
have their full quota of members as
late Tuesday evening Mayor M. J..
Scholey filed with the city clerk his
formal appointments Of members of
the board of health and Of the board
of park commissioners. AS had been
forecasted on Tuesday Michael J. Iser-
mann was reappointed as a member
Of the board of health for a five year
term. John III. Barber was named by
the new mayor to succeed DR.. E. r..
Rowell as a member Of the board of
park commissioners
Health Commissioner Isermann was
one of the charter members of the
Kenosha board Of health and he has
now served as member of that body
for a little over two years and has
taken great interest in the advance
ment of the work of the board. He
has been considered as the representa-
tive Of the down town business men on
the board and his re-appointment ly
Mayor Scholey is well received by the
public in general With the appoint
ment Of Mr.. Isermann meeting of
the board will be called at once at
which time new officers will be named
and the board will elect the health
commissioner for another year. It is
regarded as certain that DR.. John T..
McShane will be named to succeed
himself.
John H. Barber named by the mayor
as member Of the board of park
commissioners, has never held public
Office. He was born and raised in Ke-
nosha county and for many years has
been in the dairy business in the city.
He has taken active interest in the
park systems of the city and win I'M
doubtedly make an active member of
the board of park commissioners. The
appointment of Mr.. Barber is for a
term Of FIVE years.
The annual meeting of the board of
park commissioners was to have been
held on Tuesday afternoon, but when
the members met there was uncertainty
as to the appointment of the new com
missioner and no quorum was present
and the matter was laid over until a
meeting to be called by President
Buenger.
The park board has planned for a
busy season this year and an effort is
to be made to have the park on Ash
land avenue just north of the city
cemetery put into shape for the use
Of the people during the present sea
son. The work of planting flowers in
the other parks Of the city is already
well under way, The board will have
as one of its first duties the election
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07
ALIENS MUST START OvERAGAIN
Clerk of the Circuit Court Has Been
Notified That No Papers More Than
Seven Years Old May Be Used in
Making Petitions for Final Papers.

Examiner Thompson of the Federal
immigration Bureau in Chicago, this
morning visited the Office of the clerk
of the circuit court and formally de-
clared invalid more than one hundred
@ first papers" which had been issued
to aliens of Kenosha county on the
ground that it had been more than
seven years since they had been is
sued and in the seven years the aliens
= whom these papers had been issued
have made no effort to secure full
citizenship. He further ordered the
clerk to declare invalid from month
to month all papers issued in former
years when it became certain that
seven years had elapsed since their
issue.
Under the new federal law an alien
must apply for second papers within
seven years after the first papers are
issued or he must begin his path to
citizenship all over again and secure
new first papers After the first pap.
ers have been secured he must wait
two years before he is permitted to
make a petition for second papers
bringing him full citizenship. There are
more than a thousand first papers
on record in Kenosha county on which
no demand for second papers has been
made and from month to month these
will be declared invalid. An examina-
ton of the long list Of first papers de+
clared invalid today failed to disclose
the name of any one prominent in Ke-
nosha. In fact the great number of
the men named in the papers are men
whose names do not appear in the city
directory. Most of these papers were
issued during political campaigns and
when the aliens had voted on them
they paid no further attention to them.
Under the old rule for issuing first
papers the street address Of the aliens
was not taken and it is impossible for
the clerk to run down any of these
men and give them chance to get
second papers. One or two of the
number have been found and when adj
vised that they would be forced to
take out new papers in order to apply
for citizenship they showed no interest
in the proceeding.
The invalidating of the large number
of papers is only another step in the
big movement of the government to
put more safeguards about the grant,
ing Of full citizenship. Since the new
law went into effect in 1906 the getting
of citizenship papers has been made
harder every year until at the present
time the aliens are forced to go
through an extended educational course
before they are permitted to assume all
the duties of citizens.
It is not expected that the invalidat-
ing of the first papers will cause any
great furry among the foreigners as
all of these men have shown that they
were not interested in securing second
papers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07
C. Lund, Homeless Man, Saw
ed From Death by Prompt
Action of Unknown Boys
DRAGGED FROM RAILWAY TRACK

Christ Lund, grizzled and sixty-four
years old, who confessed himself to be
homeless and friendless, was among
the company Of defendants brought
before Judge Taylor in the municipal
court this morning and his story i'm
pressed the court to such an extent
that he was released on the payment
Of the costs. You are to be congrat-
ulated that you are in court rather
than in the morgue this morning, -
said the judge as he took the plea of
Lund The story Of the case was a
thrilling one. Lund had been working
as farm hand in the town Of Somers
for some time and on Tuesday after
noon, being out of job, he came to
Kenosha. He had drank freely in sew
eral of the saloons about the city dur
ing tn eafternoon and when he started
to go back to Somers late in the after
noon he was we'll under the influence
Of liquor He fell on the tracks Just
north of the Middle street crossing and
was directly in front Of a south bound
train. The old mans peril was seen
by couple of small boys in the neigh
borhood and they ran over to the
tracks and managed to pull the drunk
en- man OF Just before the train went
IS. Llind was 50 drunk that he had
no idea of his danger. He was deeply
penitent this morning and the court
told him to get out of town and keep
away from liquor. He agreed to do
both.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07
FIRE STILL A MYSTERY.
Police and Fire Chiefs Busy Working
on Blaze Which Burned Roll of Money.

Chief of the Fire Department Iser-
man and Chief of the Police Depart
ment O'Hare are still busy at work on
the mystery attending the fire on
Grand avenue on Tuesday morning
when a considerable sum of money was
destroyed. Chief Isermann seems to
be convinced that the fire which de-
stroyed the dresser containing the
money was of incendiary origin. The
police seem to think it possible that
there was robbery at the house just
before the fire but none of the neigh
bors report having seen any one in the
neighborhood.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07
MARRIED ON TUESDAY.
Miss Elizabeth Kosteretz Becomes
Brides of Henry Klostuhuber.

The marriage of Miss Elizabeth
Kosteretz of Kenosha and Henry Klos-
terhuber of Milwaukee, was celebrated
at st. Georges church at O'Clock
Tuesday morning, the Rev. Father A.
j, Nickel officiating. The bride wore
satin rievira gown trimmed with silk
shadow lace and bead trimming The
maid of honor, Miss Katherine Loef,
wore a gown of crepe de chine with
shadow lace trimming. The bride car
ried brides roses and the maid of
honor carried pink sweet peas. The
best man was the brother of the groom.
The couple will leave tonight on a
honeymoon trip to the Dells.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07
MorHERs Day. MAY 10. 1a14.

This is her day, the day of mother
love. Send her box Of choice cut
flowers. and wear a flower in honor Of
the best mother that ever lived
fBright flowers for mothers living.
White flowers for mothers memory"
The Flower Shop, 364 Park avenue.
Phone 468. adym9
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07

special to the Telegraph Courier.
Washington, May 6-Congress
viii adjourn July 10th regardless
as to whether or not the presidents
program for trust legislation and
rural credits has been passed. This
was agreed upon at a conference
at the White House this morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07
BIND YOUR MAGAZINES AND
BOOKS,

The Kenosha Book Bindery is now
open for business at 1854 Park street.
upstairs Phone will be 1876. We
bind or rule books of all kinds. We
want your orders whether one book or
| goo books, Our prices are very rea-
sonable and our work the best. Old
books rebound advmg
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07
EX I RIA
SHORT NEWS BULLETINS.

Special to the Telegraph Courier.
Washington, May 6-Formal or
ders have been sent from the war
department to General Funston
directing him to extend his troops
about Vera Cruz as far as Gin his
Judgment it is necessary"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07
RETAILERS NOTICE.

The May meeting of the Retailer s
Association will be held at Grosvenor
hail. Thursday evening, May 9TH, at 8
O'Clock. Several interesting talks and
a lunch will follow the regular business.
m7adv The Secretary.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07
ELKs MARCHING CLUB NOTICE

There viii be meeting following the
regular lodge meeting Thursday, May
9TH. AS this meeting is of great i'm
portance you are earnestly requested
to be present Kindly stop in at Iser-
mann Bros. and be measured for your
suit.
m7adv Tom Temple, Pres.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07
PTNEAPPLEs

The canning season for pineapples is
now on. Quality is very fine. Supplies
come only from Cuba this year as the
florida crop is a failure. Ask your
grocer for size Is and q. Prices low
est on record, dfv f1FrNtadvm1l ;
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07
Special to the Telegraph Courier,

Washington, May 6-The Mexi-
can Federals ara concentrating
wantg miles west Of Vera
Graz aFd have trained their field
guns on the pumping station at
Vera Cruz. The same army is
guarding the railroad tracks lead
ing from Vera Cruz to the City of
Mexico.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07
LOOK AT THIS!

The fly is coming and the warm
weather also. Call up the City New
Garbage Company and get prices.
Cans furnished. w. Walton. Phone
1854. #adymS
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07
LOOK.

Entertainment and dancing party
given by the Mystics at Carpenter Is
hall, May 10Th, 1914. Admission Use.
Refreshments served Everybody vel
come. A good time assured. advm19
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07
MOTOR EXPRESSING.

Mink Bros. motor expressing. Prompt
service at all times. Phone 260 or
1854. advtf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07
Twn--SIy----n

Phone 26o for taxicab, day or night
service. Wahlberg & Nelson. : adytf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07

of superintendent of parks, John
Schwanke has held this position in a
very acceptable manner and he will
probably be retained in Office.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07

Finest assortment of high grade
clear Havana cigarseat sP alicas. sadyatf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07
Durkee Ave. Milk Dealer to
Succeed DR.. E. f. Rowell
on Park Commission.
MAYOR FILES APPOINTMENTS

AS Had Been Forecasted M. j. User
mann Is Named to Succeed Himself
for Five Year Term on Board of
Health-Both Boards to Reorganize.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07
SCHROEDER

The photographers in yorktown. adytf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07
ELLIS iTAxIcAB,s PHONE 1888.

$3.50 : - = - - 10o10'
Day and nightsservice. adYtf
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-01-20

If Inercrants would advertise as perIstently and intelGgently as
mail order houses there would o be s o many Of them going out of
business. DO YOU hear of any big mailing house closing its doors
They. however, DO not depend o window displays. These latter
look nice, but a merchant cannot crowd all of his stock and prices
into a two by four space.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-01-20
THE LIVE ADVERTISER

A law suit has recently been decided in Iurln, Italy, whNh grew
out Of ex-President Rooscvets visit there.
Roosevelt was booked for a certain hotel, but a hvher rlval sent
a CONVEYANCE to the train with a band and some American flags am
captured the distinguished visitor. He was a Neher motel man IMAM
his rival and beat him to it," The courts decided that the man
who got the big guest o MS honor AIRY an" ""F" '' '"'
fellow II damages.
Some yea Q when the Shaw theatrical troupe used to play
in this vicinity they went to Reno for fair week with a company OF
thirty-six people. They stopped at a certain Reno hotel And they
had hardly landed in the place when Shaw asked the proprietor Wln'H
"a the best advertising medium in the city.
Cant say" replied the landlord. II never bother with an! OF
'em. NV hotel is SO we'll known that don't have to advertise"
On that case" replied Shaw, you will kindly make III the bill
for the hour that W c have been here and will move into some live
hotel that advertses. have built up my theatrical business through
the newspapers and | owe it It them only to do business with people
that advertise"
1t did not take fifteen minutes for the theatrical company t"
move to another hotel a hotel that advertised.
The who thinks he is 20 well known that he needs no tnr-
Their publicity generally has his mind disabused OF the idea when ii
monopoly in his line of trade by liberal advertising. Without any
rivals in Carson he quit advertising o the grounds that it was
wholly unnecessary, Is he had all the business and II o competition.
One day he wa astoni>hed to see a rival in his line had opened
business in Carson and was advertising it in both the newspapers
He was annoyed to think that anyone should have the temerity to
invade his exclusive field. But he soon found out why His rival
called n afternoon and said he desired to make IN explanation.
"You see, Mr.. - never would have con to Carson had
known that any one vas already here doing business in my line.
looked V the Carson newspapers and seeing II o advertisement @
any II in that business concluded there nus be a good opening
for me. al sorry nw came, but have invested some money
here and can't afford to throw it up now. Am really sorry that
am intruding, etc., etc
Well, to make a long story short, the man who fancied he had a
clear field and a monopoly in his line, pulled up his stakes and moved
Live mn advertising in live newspapers, that makes the bust
ness game and builds up live towns.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-01-20

The fellows who W dry farms in this end of the state and failed
to II in a crop of winter wheat are the n who have a kick
coming.