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United labor bulletin., 1914-05-30
ELECTRICAL WORKERS.

Locals No. 6S and No. Ill are now
snugly established in the new hcadquar-
tiers at 1917 Lawrence street.
Business Agent Holloway of No. SO
states that twothirds of the Denver
contractors have signed the new agree
ment and expects all the principal firms
to sigh up. The new agreement pro-
vides for strictly closed shop and car
ries the same schedule of wages and
hours as previously prevailed. The
agreement runs until May l, 1915.
Reports that the tango is dying out
in popularity abroad seem to be fully
Justified, as not single princess has
quarreied with her royal spouse for more
than u week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-11-26
DEATH OF MRS. EMILY GEHL.
Former Well Known Kenosha Woman
Died at Roswell, New Mexico.

kilograms received in Kenosha just
before noon today announced the death
of Mrs. Emily Gehl, mother of John
Gehl, the well known Kenosha inven-
tor, which occurred during the night at
the home of her son, George Gehl, at
Roswell, New Mexico. Death was due
to a general breaking down. Mrs.
Gehl was the widow of the late Daniel
H. Gehl and she had resided in Keno
sha muSh of the past sixteen or seven
teen years. She was seventy three years
of age. She left Kenosha three months
ago to go to the lone of her son IN
New Mexico for the winter and since
that time she had been in failing
health. She is survived by five child
rem, /. d. Geh1, residing in North Da-
kota; Miss Mary Gehl of Waukegan;
George Gehl of Roswell, New Mexico;
and John Gehl Of Kenosha, and Charles
Gehl of Vancouver. The remains will
be brought back to the old home at
Waukegan for burial and the funeral
will be held the early part of next
week. Mrs. Gehl had many warm
friends in Kenosha and the announce
ment of her death will come as a per-
sonal sorrow to them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-11-26
Ford Runabout and Touring
Car Clash at Ashland Ave.
and Wisconsin Street.
DRIVERS HAVE NARR0WESCAPES

A spectacular automobile collision
which resulted in two automobiles be-
ing wrecked and the miraculous escape
OF the drivers of both of the cars, oc-
Cured at the corner Of Wisconsin and
Ashland avenue just after four clock
Friday afternoon and the disabled cars,
Ford roadster belonging to the Wis
consin Telephone Company and driven
by Clayton Miller, and a touring car
belonging to Walter j. Frost and driv-
en- by his son Donald Frost, the well
nown high school football player,
were thrown in mass Of tangled
wheels and sprockets on the lawn of
the parsonage of st. James church.
How Miller escaped without serious in
jury seems to be miracle for the
light car in which he was riding turned
completely over. He escaped with a
badly sprained right arm. Frost had a
few slight bruises.
Frost was driving west on Wiscon-
sin street at moderate rate Of speed
and he failed to notice Miller coming
from the north in the light car of the
telephone company. Miller was on the
right side of the street and was driv-
ing at a good rate of speed, but not
breaking any speed laws. Frost evil
IDENTIFY thought, when he did see the
other car, that he could cross ahead
of it and he was almost out of the way
of the other automobile when it came
with crash and dashed into the back
portion of the touring car. Miller had
attempted to avoid an accident by
swinging his car to the east, but he did
not act iquick enough. The light Ford
car was thrown from the road as a re-
suit of the collision, but fortunately
Miller was thrown from the car and not
buried under it. Frost was also
thrown from the automobile.
The damages to the telephone com
pany's car were so numerous that it
will probably go back to the factory
for rebuilding and the Frost car had
the rear wheels badly damaged. The
accident caused lot of excitement and
a big crowd gathered in short order
at the corner and aided in picking I'D
the injured men.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-11-26
County Board Declines to
go on Record for Repeal of
Laws on State Statutes.
HEAR REPORT ON SCHOOLS

Kenosha county supervisors fought
shy of getting into state wide fight
against so-called "freakn legislation
this morning and considering the fact
that the board had passed resolutions
providing for the repeal of the high
way law and the county school board
law, communication from the Wal
worth county board asking for action
against all freak legislation, was re-
ceived and placed on file. Among the
things that the Walworth supervisors
classes as freaks was the arrogant
state tax commission, /" state board
of controll and the resolution from
Elkhorn asked that Kenosha county de-
mand that these boards be shorn of
their autocratic power and that reason
able self government be returned to the
towns, counties, cities and villages of
the state. The communication urged
the Immediate repeal of the county
board of education law. the second
choice primary law. 1t resolved as fol
lows: "That useless commissions and
their self important emissaries be WHIP
ed out of existence, to the end that the
people of the state may be no more
harassed by them and that the rail
road commission be confined to it's
legitimate and proper work, in order
that the local community may manage
It's own affairs and that the Almighty
may attend to his, and that local gov
eminent be taken from the Madison
coterie, and placed in the hands of the
people where it rightfully belongs"
The board did not act on the com
munication, but later in the session this
morning committee was named to
draft resolution to be sent to the leg
islature asking that taxes be paid semi
annually in the state.
At the session this morning County
Superintendent John-J. Kerwin render
ed very comprehensive report of the
work of the schools in the county dur
ing the past year. The report showed
that the attendance and interest in the
schools had largely increased during the
y S"A' 4 Ap uuduCld1 sIOH1uS Ndo oil e5-
pecially good one. The report was of
special interest on account of the fact
that it was the first report of the super
intendent since the new board took
charge of the county schools.
Routine work kept the supervisors
busy today. There were many bills to
dispose of. The board voted to have its
proceedings published in both the Even
ing News and the Telegraph Courier in
order that the people of both the city
and county might be fully advised of
the work done at the sessions.
Possibility of an adjournment today
went glimmering early this morning
and it is probable that the board will
be in session for at least two DAYS
of next week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-11-26
GET PAROLE vIoLAToR.
Man Wanted at Waupaca Picked Up by
Sheriff S Force on Friday Night.

Philip Potter, aged nineteen years,
and an alleged violator of his parole
IN Waupaea county, was picked up by
Sheriff Achen late Friday night and is
being held at the county Jail pending
the arrival of Sheriff ]. L. Tollefson of
Waupaca. Potter drifted into Kenosha
on Friday and Sheriff Achen had been
advised to be. on the lookout for him.
He had disappeared from Waupaca
three months ago after conviction on
charges of burglary. A three years
sentence at the state prison at Waupun
had been imposed on the boy, but he
was placed on parole, He managed to
get away shortly after he had been
paroled. He declared to the local Of
fcials that he had been wandering
about the country and had been as far
south as Florida. He made no state
ment as to why he had come to
Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-11-26
SENDS CHRISTMAS ORDER.
Postmaster General Comes Out in Role
of First Aid to Santa Claus.

Postmaster General Burleson, as
chief aid to Santa Claus, On Friday
sent to the Kenosha postofiee direc-
tons that Christmas mail must not be
delayed and that preparations be start
ed now for handling the biggest yule-
tide load on record. At the same time
the postmaster general tells the public
that the quicker Christmas packages
are mailed the better their chances
for safe arrival.
Patrons are vitality interested in
having parcels delivered oil or before
Christmas day, and every effort should
be made to accomplish this, says the
postmaster generals letter.
4" A supply OF placards urging the
public to mail parcels early, wrap them
securely and address them plainly will
be sent you, and should be displayed
in the main office stations and else
where, and every other means at your
command should be used to induce the
public to cooperate with the depart
ment to avoid congestion by distribut-
ing the mailings over as many days be-
fore Christmas as possible.9
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-11-26
Factories Declare War in
Europe Will Not Cripple
Industry Next Year.
WILL OFFER new CONTRACTS

Il.
The war in Europe is not going to
make any difference with the sugar
beet industry in Kenosha county dur
ing the coming season as at meeting
of the beet growers held in the village
of Somers, agents of the companies
appeared and notified the growers that
there was an abundance of seed on
hand to provide for the full crop Of
beets in 1915. The beet seed is all
brought from Russia, but the factories
In this part of the country, with pre-
monition of the war, laid in supply of
seed year ago and it is declared that
this supply is sufficient for the coming
year and that some seed will be left
over for the 1916 supply, BY that time
it is thought that should the war still
be in progress some arrangement will
be made to have seed cultivated in this
country. In the big beet raising dis
tricts of Racine and Kenosha it is
thought that more land will be given
to beets in 1915 than in 1914, but as
yet no contracts have been made for
the growing of the beets.
A call has been sent out for a con
ference between the managers of the
factories and the growers to be held
during the coming week and at this
meeting the contracts for the coming
year win be discussed During the
season just closed the farmers received
price of $3.50 for the beets delivered
at the various shipping points and as
suranee has been given that the com
panies buying the beets will not OBJ
Ject to slight increase in the ton
price for the coming. season. Six dol
lars a ton IS the price being suggested
by the growers and it is not improb-
able that the factory managers will be
willing to meet this price.
eve expect more beets to be grown
in Kenosha county next year than ever
before, said one of the leaders in the
industry this morning. Eve have
been assured plenty of seed for the crop
and the managers of the factories want
the beets and are willing to paw for
them. Assurances have been given to
the leaders of our organization that a
better price viii be offered fer the crop
In 1915 than was paid in 1914 and if
this is the fact there will be plenty of
farmers who will be willing to grow
this profitable crop. The crop is being
extended into many of the towns in
Racine and Kenosha counties and the
lands in all parts of the two counties
have been found to be particularly
well suited for the growing of sugar
beets. -
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-11-26
CITY MUST PAY.
Atty. General Holds Cost County Board
of Education is General County Tax.

Taxpayers of the city of Kenosha
must pay more than sixty percent of
the cost of maintaining the county
board of education as District Attor-
ney A. L. Drury this morning received
an opinion from Attorney General
Owen in which he holds that under the
county school board law provision is
made for the support of the board by
q tax levied against all property in the
county. In past years these expenses
have been lefied only against towns
outside of the city. The total of the
budget of the board for the coming
year, and this includes the salary of
the county superintendent, is $4,000
and this amount will be levied as a
general county tax. The increase of
the taxes to be paid by the city as a
result of this decision will be in the
neighborhood of $1,000. No great OBJ.
lection has been raised by city mem
bers of the board to the city aid
tic this extent in the maintenance of
the schools of the county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-11-26
FRIED CAKES AND CHEESE.
County Board Members Lunch OH Sweet
Meats Sent Without Name of Donor.

Fried cakes stepped in sugar until
their golden surface was entirely con.
eealed, with an appetizer OF the choie-
est cream cheese, was the unusual re.
freshments served to the members Of
the county board at their session this
morning. All of the supervisors had
paid their footing some time AGO
and there had been plentiful supply
of cigars, but the doughnuts were the
real feature Of the morning session.
just where they came from no one
knew, but it can be said that they dis.
appeared almost as rapidly as they
came and the sweet tooth of every one
of the supervisors was filed with the
tempting product of the pastry kitchen
of some Kenosha household. While
the name of the donor was not made
known the members of the board ac-
cepted the dainty cakes as recogni-
ton of some woman of Kenosha of the
action of the board in paving the way
for the building of the tuberculosis
sRnatorium in Kenosha county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-11-26
SETTLE UP McGEEHAN CLAIM.
County Board Accepts Certificate of
Deposit for S14041 in Full Settlement.

The last chapter of the troubles be-
tween the county of Kenosha and
Michael G. Mcclellan, former county
highway commissioner, was written on
the records of the county board on Fri
day afternoon when The board without
division accepted certificate of de-
post in the sum of $140.41 in full set
Element for all claims that the county
had against the former commissioner
and the district attorney was instructed
to drop the proceedings against the
commissioner in the municipal court.
Just to make the clean up complete the
members of the board voted to have
the amount paid into the county by
Mcclellan placed to the credit of the
fund for the Improvement of the Sheri-
dan road in the town of Pleasant Prai-
RE. 1t was on this road that the ex-
penditure Of county funds had been
made in order to correct errors under
the former system. It is certain that
this settlement will mark the end of the
old controversy.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-11-26
CUT DOWN EXPENSE.
Northwestern Railway Co. Lays Off
Many Section Workers Along Lines.

NorJn- WESTERN halfway GO. Lays OH
Many Section Workers Along Lines.
In an effort to cut down the expenses
OF the operating department of their
line the Chicago and North Western
railroad today laid off more than half
OF the men employed ON section work.
The men were laid off indefinitely.
This step is declared to have been
necessary because the amount appropri-
ated for work along this section of the
road has been used and no more is
available for this purpose at the pres
ent time. A small force of men have
been retained to handle the necessary
work in connection with keeping the
section up to standard and it is thought
these men will be kept on the job for
the rest of the winter. Unless some
unforeseen condition arises the men who
have been laid off will not be put back
tc work until some time in the spring
of the year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-11-26
HOPE FOR AN EARLY REPORT
Commissioner Spends Day With Engi-
neers Making Personal Observations
as to Demand for Sideways at Some
of the Street Crossings in Kenosha.

Getting his information first hand in
regard to the elevation of the tracks
of the Chicago and North Western
Railway Company, Railroad Commits
sioner David Harlowe came to Keno
sha on Friday and he spent nearly the
entire day making an investigation
along the main line of the railway
company. Commissioner Harlowe did
rot make his presence in Kenosha
known to the city engineer, the city
attorney or the mayor, but bundled up
IN fur coat he walked up and down
the main line of the railway inter
viewing property owners and making
notes on just what Kenosha needs in
the way of track elevation. Commits
sioner Harlowe was working with En-
gineers Larson and Atwood of the state
railroad commission and evidently his
business in Kenosha had nothing to
do with the officials of the city or the
officials of the other companies who
have made protests against the pro-
posed elevation.
Commissioner Harlowe has taken a
great interest in the proposed elevation
in Kenosha and his trip on Friday to
get first hand information was in keep
ing with the plan he has followed in
other big movements taken up by the
commission. 1t is declared that with
the visit of Commissioner Harlowe and
the engineers on Friday the engineer
ing work of the commission in connec-
ton with the elevation, is Just about
completed and it is probable that an
order in the elevation matter will be
handed down within short time.
One feature of the order that has been
of especial interest to the commission
is the demand for subways at some of
the crossings. Commissioner Harlowe
stood for nearly an hour at one of the
contested crossings on Friday Just to
get an idea of the amount of the
traffic.
There will probably be many changes
in the railroad commission after the
first of the year as the term of Com
missioner Harlowe will expire and the
ether commissioner interested in the
Kenosha work-John f. Roemer-of
Milwaukee, has signifed his intention
to resign from the commission. 1t is
thought that on account of the impend-
lng changes Harlowe and Roemer will
make an effort to have the order Gov
ering the elevation Of tracks in Keno
sha issued before the present commits
sion is, disrupted. Work has been 60
ing forward steadily on the order and
il is thought thatlit can be completed
IL another month or six weeks.
At the time the matter was laid be-
fore the commission the members de-
clared that an effort would be made
to have the order issued by the latter
part of December or the first of Janu-
airy and it now looks as if this prom
Use would be fulfilled. The commission
may hold one more hearing on the mat
ter in the Offices at Madison in order
to allow the agents of the Wisconsin
Gas and Electric Company to place
their objections to the order before the
commission, but this hearing will be
little more than form as all of these
objections have already been strongly
urged at the various hearings held in
Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-11-26
CLAIMS WIFE WAS UNTRUE.
Gilbert Robertson Granted Divorce from
Mary Robertson in Municipal Court.

In the municipal court late Friday
afternoon Judge G. E. Randall handed
down an order granting a, divorce in
the suit of Ebert Robertson against his
wife Mary Robertson. THE husband
charged his wife with being unfaith-
full to their marriage vows and the
name of Ernst Bounsall was mentioned
III the complaint. The couple were
married in Kenosha Feb. 80, 1908 and
the husband in his complaint alleged
that he had not lived with his wife
since he discovered her unfaithfuIness
in June of this year. Mrs. Robertson
did not appear in court and she was not
represented by an. attorney The hus-
band on the stand declared that he did
not know the present whereabouts of
Mrs. Robertson. The couple had no
children. 1t is said that the wife is
now living in Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-11-26

5. Haynes Who is Facing Charges in
Racine Court Held in $500 Bonds Here.
Two arrests in as many days is the
record of Berlin Haynes, slot machine
collector, who was picked up in Racine
oil Thursday as result of his relations
with Irene Tevogt of this city. Haynes
and the young woman were arraigned
in the Racine county court on Thurs
day and released on bonds and prompt
ly after Haynes was arrested by the
officials of Kenosha county and brought
to this city. He was taken into the
municipal court this morning and
charged with statutory offense. The
hearing of the case was continued till
December 4th and Haynes was released
on bonds of $500. The young woman
was held on bonds as a witness against
Haynes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-11-26
OFFER THREE TERMS.
Milwaukee Normal Making Course At
tractive to Prospective Teachers.

Officials of the city schools have re-
ceived letters from the Milwaukee Nor
nal school in which announcement has
been made that the course for the
State Normal has been arranged so as
to provide for three terms during the
year. The next term will start on Dec.
10th and it will be twelve weeks
term. Plans have been made to have
beginning classes in all work offered
at the normal this term.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-11-26

The Kneisel Quartette of New York,
a notable organization of artists, gave
o concert at the Guild hall on Friday
evening. It was the last Of the series
OF concerts given under the direction
of Mrs Clara Bowen Shepard of Mil
waukee, and 1t attracted the largest
crowd Of the series. The concert was
highly artistic and greatly enjoyed by
tie large audience
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-11-26

John Serpe, the Italian who was run
over and terribly injured by an auto
mobile several weeks ago, is still at the
Kenosha hospital, but it is now thought
that he will recover. Physicians recent
" operated on the boy and it is de-
clared that the operation was success
and that the boy will recover.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-11-26

The new branch of the library over
on the west side is making real hit.
During the first month it had a pat
ronage of an average of 1O4 books
daily.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-11-26

The Kneisel Quartette and Mrs. Nor
man Hoffman of Milwaukee, were the
guests of DR.. Bernstein after the en-
tertainment Friday evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-11-26

! Mrs. George Stewart Whyte enter
tanned number Of her friends at her
home on Exchange street on Friday
afternoon
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-11-26

Mrs. John Bradley of Drew street,
who was operated on for appendicitis
at the Kenosha hospital on Thursday,
is recovering.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-11-26

Mrs. H. g. Kingsley and daughter
Miss Margaret Kingsley were Chicago
visitors on Friday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-11-26
THE OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
of
KenOsha County. Wisconsin. for 1919.
COUNTY OFFICERS

Clifford 2. Randall. ...... Municipal Judge
Jas Z. Tully 1890. Clerk Municipal Court
George w. Taylor County judge
Russell H. Jones ............ County Clerk
Chas. II. Pfennig Member of Assembly
W. B. Achen. .............,......S Sheriff
Philip Hartman, Jr. .......T Treasurer
Benz. NJ De Deimar. ............. Clerk
OF Circuit Court aud Register in Probate
Perkins c. 1orrey ....... Register of Deeds
Alfred L. Drury. 5000. District Attorney
Herbert c. Millager. Coroner
William u. O'Brien. County Surveyor
John f. HerZog. Road Commissioner
John J. Kerwin. Supt of Schools
Joseph r. Dalton. -. Assessor of Incomes
Russell II. Jones. County Agent