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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-05
0nLYFORE|GNERs GETPERMITS
Report Of County Clerk Jones Shows
But Seventeen Licenses for Month as
Compared With 81 Issued in Same
Month of Last Year.

The eugenics law has come as kill
ing frost to the activities Of cupid in
kenosha county and this morning the
county clerk gave out a report cover
ing the operation of the first month of
the new marriage law in Kenosha
county and this shows that the num-
Der of marriages in the county has
been reduced two-thirds from the num-
Der in the same month Of last year.
Including license issued today the
total number of certificate licenses
issued in Kenosha county during the
month Of January was just fifteen.
During the same month in 1918 fifty
four licenses were issued. In January
1913 fourteen licenses were issued for
the marriage Of men and women claim
ing residences in other states and
counties and during the month closing
today but one license was issued for
the marriage of Chicago couple and
only one other resident of another state
applied for license. That man was
to be married to girl residing in Ke-
nosha county
Investigation Of the working Of the
engenics law revealed the fact that it
is no longer difficult to secure certi-
fieates. Many Of the physicians in the
city are issuing the certificates with
out question and filing them out in
the form shown in the statute. This
investigation also shows that nearly
every license issued during the month
ct January was issued for the marriage
o. persons whose names indicated that
they We're not natives of this country
The aliens of the city seem not to have
been affected by the enforcement of
the certificate marriage plan and the
large falling off in licenses has been
almost entirely among people born In
Wisconsin. These facts furnish some
very interesting things to think about
1t seems certain from the figures that
the eugenic law is working as bar
to marriage. Many people have gone
to the office of the county clerk during
the month and have sought licenses to
marry. When informed that they must
secure certificates of health they have
gene away and in most cases never re-
turned. The engenics law provides that
certificates must be filed by couples
married in other states and counties,
but this portion Of the law appears to
be dead letter. While it is known
that half dozen couples from Ke-
nosha have gone to other states to mar
~ during the month not single certi-
fcate of health for a groom married in
another state has been fled.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-05

long before they would give up the
right of jury trial and consent to rest
their cause in the. hands of a high
salaried Judge.
Following the set speeches of the
evening there was a general discussion
and number of people from the audi
epee spoke. Attorney NJ. g. 0 Donnell,
Fl, J. Winston and B. NJ. Jacobsen
spoke in favor of the proposed form of
government, the remarks of Mr. Jacob
sen being especially apt and to the
point The women were not without
representation in the meeting as Miss
Harriet Balm was invited to make a
short talk and she spoke strongly in
favor of the adoption of the commits
sion form.
The meeting was decidedly success
full one and it is probable that some
plans will be made for the holding of
a similar meeting in some other por-
ton of the city before the close of
the ten day campaign.
The opponents to the commission
form are planning for a mass meeting
to be held at the Rhode Opera House
the latter part of next week at which
it is expected that speakers of note
from other cities will be present.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-05


The automobile numbers now being
furnished owners in Kenosha indicate
that SO far only about two thirds of
the automobile owners in the state
have applied for the new licenses. It
is estimated that there are over $4,000
machines in the state and the tags sent
here show that only about 1900 Ii
censes for the new year have been is
sued up to date. It may be that the
state department. is away behind the
applications for new licenses, but if
It is not some drastic action to force
the automobile owners to make their
contribution to the license fund may
be expected.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-05
FORMER KENosHA MAN DEAD.
Robert w. York, was Long Connected
With Minneapolis Fire Department.

Letters have been received in Keno
sha announcing the death of Robert
w. York, formerly of Kenosha and
widely known among the members of
the Grand Army Of the Republic, which
occurred on January 9th, at his home
in Minneapolis. The deceased was a
native of Canada, but came to this
city with his parents when he was six
years old and for many years resided in
Kenosha. He enlisted as member Of
the First Wisconsin Regiment in the
war of the rebellion and after a service
Of three months re-enlisted for three
years as member of Company E. of the
LIST Wisconsin He was badly wounded
az the Battle of Chickamauga He was
mustered out in 1864 but went south
again with the Pioneer Corps and re-
NAMED there until the war was over.
He removed to Blue Earth, Mimi, in
1865, and two years later went to Min
neapolis. He was a captain in the
Minneapolis fire department for more
than twenty seven years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-05
MAY TEAR DOWN BUILDING.
S. Kalb Given Five Days in Which to
Meet Demand OF Common Council.

Chief of Police O Hare has served a
five day notice on S. Kalb of Pearl
street, demanding that building erect
ed by Kalb as storehouse for rags,
paper and junk be covered with sheet
iron and made to comply with regula-
tions of the city for the fire districts.
Kalb recently petitioned the council
for permission to leave this work until
next spring, but the council refused to
extend the time. 1t is declared that if
the work is not done within the time
set by the order that the council will
be asked to order the demolishing Of
the building. Property owners in the
neigborhood have made many protests
against the form of construction of the
building and it is pretty certain that
the council will take immediate action
if the order to comply with the regula-
tions is not met.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-05
Report of Dean of Postmast.
ers Shows Advance in Ke-
nosha's Standing in State
GREEN BAY SLIPPING BACK

Kenosha has climbed up from
seventh to sixth place in the census of
cities in Wisconsin prepared on the
amount Of postal receipts and the
annual report of Postmaster Bari S.
WEIGH of Eau Claire issued on Thurs
day shows that the gain in the posta.
receipts of the Kenosha Office during
the past year has been larger than il
majority of the increases repngtad.
Kenosha is firmly entrenched In sixth
and Green Bay which was formerly
ahead of Kenosha is FAR behind in the
figures given for this year. While
Kenosha is ninth in population in the
state her postal receipts are greater
than those of Superior, Green Bay and
Sheboygan, all of which boast larger
population according to census returns.
Last year Kenosha took a jump over
Sheboygan and this year over Green
Bay and with less than $4,000 to
catch Oshkosh it is expected that at
the end of the present year Kenosha
VII p0 IHO Il III C1bS IL pUSGdI Iec0ipLS.
Supplemental to the postal receipts
the officials in Kenosha have issued a
statement in regard to the vast bust
ness done in the money order DEPART
ment Of the Kenosha office. This shows
that the receipts for orders were over
$4,000. There were domestic money
orders issued to the amount Of
s205,326.52 and foreign orders to the
amount of $46,529.97 The domestic
orders paid in the Kenosha Office
amounted to $7s,2S6.46 and the foreign
orders $7,465.54.
The statement of the postal receipts
OF the leading Offices of the state dur
ing the past two years is as follows:
milwaukee $1.753. 863.39 ST. 1914. 789. AZ
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-05
MARQUETTE co. Low BIDDER.
County Clerk Forwards Bids for Cement
for Roads to State Commission.


It looks as if the Marquette Cement
Company would furnish the cement to
be used in the building of concrete
roads in Kenosha county during the
coming season as that company has
sent in the low bid for the supply de-
manded by the county, in response to
the call for bids sent out by the county
clerk. The bid of the Marquette COM
pany is $1.14 per barrel on cars with
the understanding that deliveries viii.
be made to any point in the county at
an addition of ten cents per mile for
each barrel handled. The bid of Dun
nebaeke Company, representing the
Universal Portland Cement Company
was $1.15 per barrel with a sliding.
scale for deliveries in various parts OF,
the county The bids have been sent
to the state highway commission and
10 action can be taken upon them until
after the commission has made an or
der directing that the contract be let
to one or the other Of the companies.
The proposition for bids demanded
that the cement supplied to the county
must meet the test demaned by the state
commission.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-05

Some of the consumers are receiv-
ing even better rates than that. Many
of the owners Of private residences
where large amount of water is
used are paying rate of ten cents
per thousand.
The lowest rate in existence under
the sliding scale is four cents a
thousand, two cents lower than that
enjoyed by the large manufacturers of
Racine.
There are several firms in Kenosha
paying that rate and there is every
reason to believe that the large con-
s-~-s-~ f water in this city could be
given a reduction from the present
rate after the local plant has been OPP
Grated by the city few years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-05
NEW BUFFALO NIcKELs GOOD
Changes Causes Fear That Coins Are
Counterfeit. But They Are O. x


The buffalo nickel with the depressed
letters around edge is perfectly good
Many lave fe ed they held bogus
coins. Irving Shumal, assistant treas
urer Ct the United States subtreasury
in Chicago, declared that there need
be 40 cause for alarm, for as far Gas he
knew there were no spurious Buffalo
nickels being circulated.
1SThere have been released in Chi
ca % and vicin 100000 of the nick
els with the depressed letter, 4 II.
Shuman said. Numerous complaints
have been made to the subtreasury
about their bling count .rfeit, but That
is not true, I understand street car
conductors will not take them, bot i
ar sure they win do so when informed
about the change in the second issue
of the coins.
The first issue had raised letters.
which lessened the time they could
be used, as the letters would soon
wear off. So in the second issue the
letters were made smaller and de-
pressed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-05
GAINESVILLE Political Editor
Foxes Fun at the Kenosha
Candidate for Congress.
SEES SUCCESS FOR COOPER

The political editor Of the one paper
in GAINESVILLE has not taken kindly to
the announcement that Calvin Stewart
OF Kenosha Viii o candidate for the
democratic no. alton for congress
man this year. Here is what he has to
say in regard to the Stewart candidacy:
In one of my first articles I ex-
plotted the fact that Calvin Stewart of
Kenosha, the ever ready democratic
aspirant for any old Office at all, would
doubtless be a candidate for the CON
gressional nomination in the First Con-
gressional District and | see now that
was right. Stewart is out. No one
who knows Calvin doubted but he
would push his craft into the political
stream at the first possible moment,
and he will doubtless have the aid,
what it is worth, of Wallace Ingalls,
of Racine, who was an aspirant for
Cooper's job two years ago and who
has sued every editor he could find who
published articles against him. In
gals is out to beat Cooper if he can,
and if he canot do il with his own
candidacy he will doubtless aid Stew
art as far as he is able.
]. ]. Cunningham Of GAINESVILLE made
the race several years ago but he is out
of it now, having the GAINESVILLE post
office job. III. A. Moehlenpah of Clin-
ton also had aspirations in the same
direction, but alas, Cooper had too
strong hold on the first district re-
publicans. Mat Lathers Of Beloit want
ed the nomination two years ago but
failed to land it, but will doubtless be
q candidate again. Then there is Thos.
M. Kearney of Racine, whose candidacy
is being urged. Kearney is strong
man, a good, consistent democrat, and
would make a good race, but it really
looks as though Stewart had what
might be termed the ledge on them
all. y Stewart does not know when he
is beaten, which is a good thing for a
ever ready candidate and besides that
he is a great talker, so if talking
counts for anything he is there.
Before / leave this topic would like
to say Just one word more. Cooper has
been in congress so long that he is one
Of the oldest members down in Wash
ington. He is not a campaigner, in the
sense of the term, but he manages to
win out year after year despite all
sorts of opposition. His name has been
mentioned for the United States sena-
torship, but not by Cooper himself. He
sought the Office when Stephenson was
elected to fill out Spooner S unexpired
term, and if I remember rightly had the
solid vote of the First Congressional
District. When 9ne stops to consider
that at that time Senator Whitehead
of GAINESVILLE, the Nestor of tne stall
warts, was in the state senate and the
three Rock county assemblymen were
all of the stalwart type, it meant
something. That is the kind of man
Cooper is, and it is going to take more
than democratic year to elect demo-
crat, let alone man like Calvin
Stewart. =
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-05
MORE TROUBLE AT MUNSTER.
Ferd. Sorg and VIM. Spetzman Meet on
Friday and Sorg is in Court as Result.

Friday and Sorg is in Court as Result.
New Munster had new eruption on
Friday afternoon and as result Ferdi-
nand Sorg was brought into Henosha
this morning by Constable Ganswindt,
charged with assaulting William Spetz-
man The latter was not in court and
the hearing of the case was continued
until Feb. 9TH and Sorg was released
on a cash bail of $50. Sorg is alleged
to have gone to the Spetzman saloon
on Friday afternoon. IT is said that
he wanted to seek peace in the old
fight which has disturbed New Munster
for weeks. Spetzman was not in the
saloon and Sorg went to one Of the
out buildings on the premises looking
for him. He found him and Spetzman
according to Sorg, was armed with a
stone. Sorg had several bad wounds
on him, but Spetzman hurried to JUS
tice Hofner and secured warrant for
the arrest, of Sorg. It is probable that
al New Munster will be in Kenosha
on the day set for the hearing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-05
HAD QUIET HOME WEDDING.
Miss Martha Marie Schumacher Be-
comes Bride of Charles A. TarbelI.

comes Bride of Charles A. Tarbeu.
There was a quiet little wedding
ceremony at the home of William Schu-
macher on Ashland avenue at ten
clock this morning when Mr.. Sehu-
macher's daughter, Miss Martha Marie
Schumacher, became the bride of
Charles A Tarbell, widely known as a
real estate dealer and abstraetor. The
plans for the wedding had been ar
ranged with such secrecy that even
close personal friends and business as
sociates of Mr. Tarbell had not been adj
vised of the coming nuptial ceremony
and the announcement viii be a real
surprise
Only members of the Tarbell and
Schumacher families were present when
the Rev. Peter Rech, pastor of the
German Methodist church, read the
wedding service. The bride was given
away by her father and there were no
attendants. Following the pretty home
ceremony wedding breakfast was
served at which covers were laid for
fifteen. Mr.. and Mrs. Tarbell left lat
er in the morning for St. Paul where
they will spend short honeymoon.
They will make their home at the Tar
bell residence on Grand avenue and
viii be at home to their friends after
the first of March. Many friends of
the bride aud groom will be pleased to
extend congratulations.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-05

The health officer says it is impose
sible to enforce sanitary conditions in
all of the rooming houses of the city
at all times, but the annual Inspections
of these places is good thing for alb
that. 1t will probably disclose some
bad spots that will call for the partic-.
ular attention of the authorities until
they are cleared out and the general
cleaning up that viii either precede CT
follow the annual inspection will do
some good. /
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-05

The decision of the city attorney and
the attorney. general that the city had
the power to extend the time for the
payment of taxes under the special
charter of the city regardless of the
state law gave the council the excuse
the aldermen have been looking for
and the time for payment was promptly
extended to the last possible minute.
The extra time allowed viii save many
Of the taxpayers the extra two per cent
penalty and il is believed that by the
23rd of February, the time set as the
last day on which payments can be
made, the books of the treasurer will
be pretty well cleaned up.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-05
TO PROTECT HOME ENTERPRISES
Organizations Aid in the Movement to
Protect Local Bakeries.


It is understood that an organized
movement is being started to force out
of town producers to discontinue sales
in Kenosha The movement was start
ed following the failure of the city to
convict an out of town baker who was
selling his product in Kenosha. The
law was not strong enough to make it
possible for the city officials to pre-
vent the sale of the products of this
company in Kenosha 1t is now de-
clared that an organized movement is
on foot to stop the sale of such pro
duets by Withholding trade from peo-
pie who deal with the companies who
may bring products into the city but
who pay nothing toward the support of
the municipality. The movement is
said to be gaining considerable
strength in the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-05

Something turns up every day to
show how many nuisances will be
abolished when the plans of the rail
way company are carried through and
track elevation becomes an accom-
pished fact. There will be no holding
up of the fire department. at a blocked
crossing as happened Thursday even
ing and which might have proved a
serious matter for one thing and for
another there will be no excuse for the
street railway service to be off
schedule
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-05
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward q Allama,

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward G. Alleman en-
tertained at dancing party at the
Elks Club on Friday evening, in honor
of the sixteenth anniversary of their
daughter, Miss Rhea AlIeman. The
younger society of the city was well
represented at the party and it proved
to be a most enjoyable event.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-05

The Y. NJ. c. A. basketball team de-
feated the Wauwautosa team at the
Coliseum last evening by the score Of
16 to 10 The game was very bitterly
fought and some fast playing was done
by both sides.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-05

A license has been issued for the
marriage of Frank J. Lois and Miss
Laura Hemskhusker. both of the town
of Wheatlan6.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-05

Totals ga, 422,7 1879 s., 7e7, 1905
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-03
NO SUGAR SALES MONOPOLY.
Grocers Tell Of Purchases From Sew
eral Concerns.

When the hearings in the Govevuraert's
suit against the American Sugar Rcfin!ng
Company wore resumed yesterday Fraai;
J.. Crawford. counsel for the company.
offered the testimony OF several large
Wholesale grocers regarding the amounts
of sugar purchased from the defendant
company and its comp' titors.
James A. McAteer OF James A. McAteer
4 Son, Inc, wholesale grocers Of Pitts
burg. testified concerning the methods
employed In the purchase OF sugars and
the factors influencing such purchases.
He offered n statement showing that out
~ a total OF ss53.964 worth OF sugar pur-
chased in four years only s5.2S9 worth
was bought from the American Sugar
Refining Company. Purchases from the
Franklin refinery, In which the American
Is interested, wore slightly less than 20
per cent OF the total.
William kober, another witness. who
II. J. Heinz. said that the firm 10y which
ne is employed consumed 10000 barrels
OF sugar annually. During tine elght
years from 1906 to 1918. inclusive the
firms purchases from the Franklin re-
fiuery formed the following percentages
OF It's entire CONSUMPTION: In 1906. -
per cent. 1907, rs per cent. 1908. 90 per
cent; 1908. per cent 1910, 2s per
cent. 1911, 10 per cent; 1912. 49, per
cent, and 1913, per cent.
He said that one OF the principal fac
tors regulating the purchases from lif-
TcrAnt companies Is the price. Ho added
that the Federal Sugar Refining Company
is little more aggressive IN tlr matter
OF price cutting than the other retiners
He stated that ne docr not bug from III.
American Sugar Refinery as such. and
that II any OF the SUGAR received was
from that company Il was stippcd tGrou-A
the Franklin refinery.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-03
COAL CONFERENCE PROBABLE
May he Meeting In Columbus
Pcnnsylvania Disgers Stubborn.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. April "A conference
between the miners and coal operators
next week to agree on q new wage scale
appears possible, according to admission
from both sides tonight.
Only one small mine was In operation
IN OHIO to-day as the result Of the coal
operators and their employees failing to
come to an agreement on new wage
scale. The operators estimate that 50.-
600 men. including miners, dock men and
others. are idle because of the suspension
Resolutions Of protest against the ohio
mine officials failure to call strike when
operators refused further wage scale ne
gotistlons. were introduced IN nearly every
miners local union In tho State to-day
PHILADELPHIA. April 2.--The new peace
terms proposed by the Central Pennsyl-
vania soft coal operators will probably be
turned down by the miners officials In the
Joint conference with the operators The
new proposal suggests a three Instead OF
two year working contract, with re.
duction Of three cents ton on pick min
Ing. two cents on machine mining. 6 per
cent, on outside day labor and <.i7 cep,s
on inside day labor. The operators wo,kd
require the miners to push all cars loaded
up TO 2.700 pounds.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-03
NEW HAVEN OFFICIAL RESIGNS.
II. NJ. kocherspe-gcr Leaves the
vice-Preside

New HAVEN. April Hiram NJ
kochersperger. vlce-presldent OF the New
York and New Haven Road in charge Of
finance and accounting. has resigned on
account OF III health. according TO an an
nouncement here tonight The board OF
directors granted him a leave OF absence
until July /. after which he will be put
on the pension list.
MIR. kochersprrger has been with the
New Haven Road for twenty-seven years
He was born In Philadelphia December
81. 1856. and has been in railroad business
since 1873. when he entered the employ
OF the Philadelphia and Reading
For the present Vice President Kocher-
sperger's duties In the accounting depart
ment will be looked after by the general
auditor. j. NJ. Tomlinson. while A 5. May
the treasurer. will have charge of the
finance department.