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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07

The law creating the county board
of education is one of those half baked
measures which get by the legislature
too frequently with indefinite provi-
sions for putting the law into execution
and it was necessary for the county
clerk to issue the call for the first meet
ing of the board. When the board is
organized, however, they can go ahead
and get opinions from the attorney
general t,on disputed points which will
have ALL of the effect of law until the
law is construed by the courts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07

Kenosha people are awaiting with
impatience the next move in the track
elevation project and the city officials
have the promise of the state railroad
commission that there will be no I'M
necessary delays in handing down the
order which will permit the starting
of the work. The commission is gath
ering data through its own agents on
which to base its decision and it is
expected that the attorneys of all
parties in interest will be invited to
submit their final briefs to the com
mission very soon now.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07
SWAT THE FLY.

AS Poor Richard would have said in
his Almanac on the Fly Campaign:
!. A man is known by the back
yard he keeps.
2. The early swatter swats the
(most importantly flies.
3. Swat hard before you hesitate.
5. He that putteth his hand to the
swatter, let him not look backward.
5. There are as dangerous flies at
large as ever were killed.
6. Take care of the Spring flies and
the Summer flies will take care of
themselves.
7. A fly under the swatter in the
Spring is worth million in the Fall
s. The wages of poor sanitation
are flies.
9. Where there's a will there are
few dead flies.
10. There s no fool like a careless
fool. Keep the city clean.
IL. Cleanliness is akin to fylessness.
II. When disease comes in by way
of the door, fly has just been in by
way Of the garbage can, or municipal
dumping grounds.
Ii. Swat hard while sluggards sleep
and you shall have health and plenty
Of sleep.
IA. Flylessness is its own reward.
10. Garbage dumping grounds mean
more flies, bringing disease and DEATH
IA. Swat while the flies are few
II. Think twice before you spare
a fly once.
IS. Swat flies while flies fly.
10. While there's a swatter, there S
hope.
20. A fool and his flies corrupt a
community.
q. Cleanliness is Goodness. Abol-
ish the dumping grounds by incinerat-
ing all garbage, thus eliminating the
fly.
%. The road to Flylessness is paced
with good intentions out.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07
THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1914.

The men elected street commissioners
need not feel that they have any ex-
cuse for loafng on their jobs because
nobody wants their places and it would
be a difficult matter to replace them.
There were dozen open candidates for
three places and innumerable dark
horses
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07
NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS.

Water bills are payable at the Office
Of the City Treasurer in the City Hall,
between the hours of a. m. and 10
m. and ] p. m. to p. m.
On Saturday, May 9Th between the
hours of a. m. to II m. and from
l p NJ to 5 p. m. In the evening from
p. m. to $50 p. m.
Martin Steinmetz,
m9adv City Treasurer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07

round trip ticket. Mistozky made no
excuse for his actions in court and APP
peared to be dazed. He was well
supplied with money.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07

Mrs. Geo. Hensel entertained num-
Der of friends at her home at 80 N.
Ridge street Tuesday afternoon at a
miscellaneous shower in honor of Miss
Rose Schorn.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07

People whose flower beds, shrubs,
and lawns are being damaged by law
less invaders will sympathize with
most efforts to prevent trespassing, but
the use of a gun is considered a little
too strong. They favor trying the eff
feet of few arrests first.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07

The Ridge street paving matter
came up in the council again Monday
evening and after both sides to the
controversy had aired their differ
ences, the council took further time to
consider. The action of the council
in this case as in all others of like
nature, should be based absolutely on
the suficiency of the signatures to the
petition for the paving. If the own
ers of the majority Of the frontage
have signed for the paving the petit
ton should be granted, if not, it
should be laid over until such time as
the majority is ready to sign. The
city should remain neutral in this fight
and the fact that the city owns prop
erty on the street should not influence
the aldermen in passing on the case.
There is grave doubt as to the right
of the city to sign petition for the
paving as property owner. Lawyers
differ on the law and it has never been
passed upon by the supreme court. It
would be borrowing trouble for the city
to deliberately take action that would
in all probability make it party to a
law suit that would have to be fought
clear through to the highest court.
Moreover, considering the circumstances
of this case, does the city care to be
put in the position of forcing improve
ments on property owners on Ridge St?
Il is possible to conceive Of cases
where it would be for the best inter
ests of the city as a whole to force
certain improvements on property own
ers, but this Ridge street paving does
not appear to be one of them. The
sentiment for and against the paving
is too evenly divided. It has been
the policy of the city to encourage i'm
provements and the city has always
stood ready to assume its share of the
cost of whatever improvements the
property owners on any street decided
they wanted, but the city will have
about all of the expense it can take
care of under that policy without go
ing out of its way to force improve
ments for some time yet
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07

Jay Glerum was Chicago visitor on
Tuesday afternoon
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07
Neutrality-suspicious. TO Be HELD
State Gathering of Conservatives Is
Planned for Milwaukee and Meeting
With Support in Nearly Every Coun-
ty of State-Philipp Ready to Accept

1t begins to look as if e. L. Philip
of Milwaukee, would be the candidate
suggested by the conservative state
convention, when it meets, for governor.
The first county convention held by
the conservatives in the state met in
the court house in Baraboo on Satur-
day, and after adopting resolutions
following the lines of the tentative
platform which Mr.. Philip some time
ago suggested as being the one the
conservative convention would adopt,
ended by requesting him to become a
candidate for governor on the repub-
lican ticket at the primaries.
Mr. Philip said on Monday that the
action of the Sank county convention
was surprise to him, as he desired
the delegates who might come to a
state convention, if one be called, to
come untrammeled by any candidates.
However, it is admitted that Mr.
Philip is the logical candidate of the
conservative wing both on account of
his prominence and for his activity in
carrying the convention idea through
State Meet is Certain.
1t is stated that other county con-
ventions will follow the one held in
Sank county. Mr.. Philip stated that
he had heard from almost every county
in the state and had been told that
each one would send delegates to a
state convention if one were called. A
meeting to issue call for conven-
tion will be held within a week or
ten days. The probabilities are that
the convention will be called to meet in
Madison about the middle of June.
What the home rulers will do at
their meeting that will be held next
Wednesday in the Hotel Wisconsin is
uncertain. The meeting is called for
the purpose of discussing the question
OF whether or not the non-partisans
shall hold state convention and
nominate state ticket, besides adopt
ing a platform. While the majority
of the leaders favor nominating state
ticket and the adoption Of a platform,
some may think it wiser to simply call
a state convention for the adoption of
a state platform and a getting together
of those who are opposed to high
taxes for better and more perfect
understanding.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07
May Name Ticket.

However, the feeling, so far as it
can be seen, appears to be that if a
state convention is called the best
thing to do is to go the whole sled
length and nominate ticket, even if
it has to be run in the independent
column. Some of the leaders in the
movement believe that the non
partisan strength is such in the state
that they would be able to elect a
governor even if they had to vote for
him under the head of individual
nominations.
Before taking that track it is under
stood that the ticket, if one were
nominated, would be offered to the diff
ferent parties. Right here comes in
an interesting proposition. 1t is pos
sible that the bull moosers might be
willing to accept the ticket selected
by the non-partisans, in which case it
would have the united strength of the
votes brought to its support by the
non-partisans and the bull moosers
in the state.
This proposition has not been given,
so far as known, any serious consid-
GRAFTON. Nor will it be until it is seen
what the state convention will do. If
it adopts state ticket it would not
be surprising, provided the other par
ties turned the ticket down, to see the
bull moosers jump into the gap and
accept the non-partisan nominees as
their own. 1t is very interesting sit
uation and full Of possibilities.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-07

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-31
The Sameness of America,
.ra New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
. standardized continent is the cheer
less name by which correspondent
of the London Times describes Amer
lea Loving such local color ana
variesated life as we have. we may not
like to accept this view of our mo-
notony. Yet, as the items are named,
i, is hard not to admit much of the
indictment.
The straw hat convention is cited as
d symbol of many customs. In eli
mate and scenery we have as abrupt
changes as any land you could name.
But the human made part of America
is largely cut on one pattern. Take our
big cities. for example. The main
street of one is amazingly like every
other. Buildings. shops, teams. the
average business man. the clothes he
wears the food he eats. the motor he
drives. all seem curiously standard
lied.
The point as to food is particularly
well taken. Every traveller about
America is disappointed at the decline
in local dishes once famous. Wher-
ever You roam. from the Parker
terra of Los Angeles, the effort is not
SO much to cook d few local dishes
well TO offer in some sort of fashion
che whole array of international dish
|es row long since stereotyped. The
food is not bad 1t is steadily getting
better. The very uniformity makes
for a certain kind of efficiency and
economy But the loss in interest
and variety is unquestioned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-31
THE FIGHTING MEN.
Combination of Patriotism. Bravery
and Skill Wins Battles.

FKam III. rhiladelphia North American.
As the warning nations come to grips
in their giant conflicts, the attention q
the world turns from the lntrtcacies 81
DIPLOMACY ana clashing national ampi-
tions IL me naked terrors of actual
combat car and kaiser, emperor anu
king MAY make war but il Is the
common folk who must hehl u
b,,,,,, asnect of the great struggle mes
,,,on., tho hosts of armed men now con
yersing on a dozen battieneloS
greatest war in history VIII le.ea' ,,',,as
If surnassing interest touching tht 49,
and fighting capacltles -
forces engaged ,,,an,
Gan,. factors enter into the Proplelh'
Hatti@s are not won wholly by s'ra'e -, !.
~ weight of numbers. or coui ~
hy the best combination OF ai 49,
,nG ayet, then other elements may tui II
~ .,..Ie 10 triumph or disaster 1oo,
s.,id \apoleon is on the side OF the liea.
lest artillery. but from iherhops iae "
So,pn kop history records hoteo eA'ep
tons. H.,ent army
i ~ .ourse. natriotisnl an unshahaple
belief in the Justice OF ITS cause. - 80
the fervid conviction OF rlsh. ". 80.
SIDES that made our civil war so yer
rible. ,.;, .Ione
has possibilities Of Weakness III tilis .,
rard in her Slavic conscrlpts from ,tis
Southern provinces. No condner"r .o"i ~
ask a finer spirit il his armies thah -
revealed in the doSlike hdellN 81 ,iie
Russian. the jealous resolution .. IL
GERMAN. the flaming devotion OF rls
E,ranchman. the sober. unemotlohal ,ei ne
of tho Rritisher in the sanctitN OF ms
far-fung empire. .+ mn
Numerical superiority IS important. pu,
not vital The Roman legions conqueleu
the world; mere numbers could NOT onel
ubelm Frederick the Great, ana hel.
many is confident in the race OF sre"'
odds. so h,,.. the
In strategy the kaiser's forces nays e.le
highest world repute; his masnlIlcetl.
naneuyers and the working out OF Nast
field problems have been the adhira.ioii
If the world Preparedness. 100 IS
German trait. every preliminary move
toward the overwhelming of france-uP
to the unexpected check at LieSe,pro-
ceeded accordingly to plans that had peeh
worked out to the last detail for !eais
But the German leaders and 'neir
armies have not had the supreme test
Of actual conflict; the most eiaporale
initations of war cannot even approx
mate the reality. The sending OF regi-
mants in massed formation against the
hristling slopes of the Liese forts showed
audacitv rather than intelligence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-31
The Gray-Green Germans.

From the New orh tribune.
There has been but little vivid descrip-
ton of the actual lighting in Belgium,
and nothing to compare With the picture
Of German soldiers as Mr.. Davis saw
them envelop the streets of Brussels.
Now that that army-.'the gray of the
hour just before daybreak. the gray OF
unpublished steel of mist among green
trees"-has driven southwark through
the first lines Of the allies defense. there
is added force to the omnibus words. The
protective coloration of armies to adopt
the naturalsts' phrase. IS a subject OF
astonishingly recent development. Every
American schoolboy has learned what
fine marks the gaudy British uniforms
were at Lexington and Bunker Hill. Yet
it was not until modern rifle IRE reached
its marvellous precision al long range
that service uniforms were widely
adopted
The German uniform was the result OF
long Experimentation and is undoubtediy
HTI admirable neutral tint i'll the gray
green foliage Of Belgium and France.
The British service uniform is more If
p drab color The Belgian army Is re-
ported to have fought III its ordinary uni
forms many of which are brilliantly col
ored II has suffered severely i'll
consequence The French army has been
form aud there IS some question as 10
what proportion OF its forces now in The
field is equipped with the new cloth ii
is described as an olive drab. somew nat
suggesting til" winter uniforms ri our
american army
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-31

Germany loss and to our own gain, no
one eau doubt The loss of trade is not
always so immediate and obvious re
suit of war as the loss of men in the EN-
battled field. but if delayed it is never
thelesS disastrous
For some of tin" drugs for which We
depended on the Gcrma market il Will be
nard to discover an equivalent But thC
laboratories which have now become the
indispensable adJunctS of many OF our
greatest manufacturing plants have en-
listed the services of the ableSt experts
and are equipped with the most modern
technical apparatus. and the embargo
cannot long prevent or even lnConNenl-
ence our independent manufacturing.
The land of Edison. OF Westinghouse. OF
Bell- of SteinmetZ. will not be content to
shut down its Establishments and dis
charge workmen to await the resumption
of trade relations with other countries
We, too, have engineers. electricians
chemists. physicists. metallurgists able
to hold their own with the genius of the
rest of the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-31

tn" position OF poet laureate over IN
t-H&iand. II * the farthest from our
lute ntion to, bc cynical in eNpressinG
what We believe is WIDESPREAD
@ret that tn" proposal did not carry.
u is undoubtedly true that il usually
axes great occasion to inspire
great poem. Perhaps If the storm
-" hl"h has recently burst upon all EU-
t"pr mad been somew hat slower and
nIf" SD"ct2, uiar IN gathering the
pC"tl, mus" might have been NOR
graceful ~ getting into PLAY.
Here Is Laureate Bridges, under thu
thnnderous detonation OF grape and
canister. iirinG the following at Eng
land 5 distracted head:
Up. careless. Awake
- peace ma kers. fight
England stands for honor.
Tod defend the right.
SHADES of Nordsworthian diction and
Tcnny sonlan rhythm, upon what kind
of literary times have we fallen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-31
GRAIN STEAMER BEACHED
Is Run Ashore on Newfoundland
West Coast After Striking
an Iceberg.

CURLING, y. F.. August 31-A big
tramp steamer. grain laden. from Mon
treal for Liverpool, is reported beached
on the Newfoundland west coast, 40
miles north of here. The steamer struck
an iceberg in the Straits of Belle Isle Fri
day night and was compelled to run
ashore with her fore hold full of water
Several rescue steamers have gone to the
scene.
MONTREAL August 31.-Word was re-
ceived here today that the tramp steamer
ashore on the west coast of NeWfound-
land is the Floriston, British vessel of
3,429 tons. owned by r. Chapman 4
Sons of Newcastle, Eng.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-31

his felIow-champions OF German liberty
IN the wars for freedom just century
ago: of Carl Schurz and Siesel and
Ninkel and their revolutionary com
AIDES Of ISIS: of Schubert. Schumann
and Wagner: of Leasing. of Mommsen.
of llelmholtZ and Siemens and all the
rest Of the Intellectual heroes who have
been and are the real glories of the Ger
many for which have entertained
such profound respect. We have realized.
too. the splendid qualities which have
made Of Germany foremost trading
nation and have watched with amaze
nent like all the world. her rapid COM
merciai conquest of the seas and the
four quarters of the globe. Yet, after
al. il is to the Germany that has done
more for our own university life and our
intellectual and artistic development
than any other nation that hosts of
Americans have been so profoundly at
tached
Against this Germany the war into
which il has been so recklessly plunged
is nothing short Of crime Whether
victory q: national disaster come out of
it all. t.te intellectual and spiritual
growth of the nation is checked for
one knows how long. The fine flower of
its youth is to he inundated by ruler
whose signature tc single orde" signed
their death waria;lt-without even ask
ing the consent of the peoples parlia-
ment or taking time for angry passions
to cool. In war. every evil passion is
let loose. as every pain and torture
known to man is inflicted on men and
women and children alike: out of this
war can come only another heritage
of hatred and bitterness of sorrow and
suffering. The mighty commercial edi-
flee erected by German enterprise and
toll is already crashing to the ground.
Ruin already claims tens of thousands.
Germanr's merchant fleet is being swept
off the ocean. Her internal development
is at an end: her schools and universe
ties are idle: the whole nation is being
brutaliZed. and, through the hot haste
of the kaiser. Russia and France and
Belgium well. From now on its whole
thought must be to shoot and kill peo-
pie with whom ten days ago the coun-
try was at complete peace. 1t is to be
for years to come the most hated nation
in Europe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-31
HOTEL ISLESWORTH AFIRE.
Children Rescued With Difficulty
Total Loss of $4,000.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. J., August 81
Fire, which was discovered in a room
on the top floor of the Hotel Islesworth,
on the beach front here. last night caused
considerable excitement among the sew
eral hundred guests. who lost Jewels and
personal effects valued at $4,000 Sew
eral children who had been put to bed
were rescued with difficulty .Relhoys and
the telephone operator, who stuck to her
post, aroused the guests who were i'll
their rooms, and all escaped without in
jury.
The flames were confined to the two
upper floors of the building. while the
third and fourth floors We're badly dam
aged by water. The damage to the
building was estimated at $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-31
Spurs to Our Inventive Genius.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
If the war shall progressively insulate
our industrial establishments from the
secrets Of foreign recipes, processes and
manufactures, American inventive re
sourcefulness will increasingly be put
to it to devise valid substitutes. Take as
one example of many the matter of dye
stuffs. To the applied researches of
German chemistry in a brilliant success
sion, even before Runge, in 1884, dis
titled coal-tar for aniline, or Graebe and
Liebermann. in 1869, prepared aliZarin
from anthracene. we owe many impor-
tant coloring matters, of some of which
the chemical formula has been jealousy
preserved. 1t behooves us. therefore, if
importation shall be interrupted for a
long time. to find other ways of varying
the hues impaired to our textile products
and that this will be done in time, to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-31
TO ANSWER MURDER CHARGE.
Victor A. Innes and Wife on Way to
San Antonio. Texas.

LOS ANGELES. Cal, August 31-Vic
tor A. lines, arrested near Eugene, Ore.
charged with the alleged murder of Mrs.
E.loise helms Dennis and her sister,
Beatrice helms, passed through here yes
terday en- route to San Antonio, Tex, the
scene of the alleged crime.
With him was his wife, also under ar
rest as his accomplice. and their two
children and Marshall helms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-31
DIES AT THE AGE OF "a.
Passing of Mrs. Maggie N. Van
Colt, Noted EVANGELIST.

NEW YORK, August 31--Mrs. Maggie
Newton Van Colt. widely known as a
Methodist evangelist. died at her home in
Catskill. y. y. yesterday. Mrs Van
Colt. who was eghty-four years old.
began her evangelical work about half
century ago On her tftieth BIRTHDAY
in 1880 II was said that She had Travelled
- Al miles, and that She had held
1888 revival meetings. During this time
she preached 4,g94 sermons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-31
THE GERMANY OF WAh.
Militarism May be Undcing Of q
Great People.
rom the New York Evening Post.

From the New York Evening Post.
1t is another Germany which we have
been proud to recognize and acclaim
the Germany of high aspirations and
noble ideals, the Germany of intellec-
tual freedom. the Germany to whose
spiritual leadership every nation the
world over is deeply in debt Its flag
has meant to us the flag of scientific
knowledge planted fartbest north in
more fields of mental and governmental
activity than is perhaps any other. It
is the country Of f1chte. Kant and Hegel.
of Schiller and Goethe, of korner and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-31
Congratulations for Senator Smith.

Senator Ellison -. Smith of South
Carolina. who has returned to Washing
ton, is being congratulated by his friends
here upon his defeat of Cole Blease for
the senatorial nomina ton