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WAS NEAR TO DEATH.
Racine Auto Struck by North Western
Engine Near Berryville Tuesday.

D. E. Farmer of Racine, tester EN-
ployed by the L. P. G. Motor Car Com
pany of that city, had a narrow escape
from death mile north of Berryyille
on Tuesday when the testing car in
which he. was riding was struck by a
train on the Northwestern road.
Farmer leaped from the car just be-
fore the crash occurred and fell an
harmed into ditch. He had made a
run to Kenosha and had picked up a
friend here and the two had started
to make the return trip to Racine.
The name of the Kenosha man
could not be ascertaned. Farmer
had run his automobile on the track
without seeing the switch engine aud
finding that it was impossible to clear
the track both he and his companion
leaped from the car and went into the
ditch at the side of the road. The au-
tomobile was badly damaged in the
collision.
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Two Kenosha boys went to Racine
Tuesday night to see their sweethearts
and thereby hangs tale. They did
not inger longer than the ordinary
lover fingers and in fact they broke
away from Racine just after half past
nine O'Clock and went up to the North
Western station expecting to get a
train for home. 1t was an hour before
a train would come along and when
they saw a freight pull out of the sta
ton one of them shouted "Come on
George" and on the train they jump.
ed. They were figuring out the profit
of beating the railway company out of
the cost of the ride back to Kenosha
when the train pulled into the local
station. Cautiously they crawled off
the side door Pullman and just as the
first boy hit the platform he fell right
into the hands Of police officer.
'FCome along [ want you" the officer
shouted. The two began to make ex-
plantations and to assure tn e officials
that they would never do it again, but
regardless of protests they were march
ed eff to the lookup. When they got
into the cells they began to wonder
just what could be done to the fellow
who beat the railway company out of
seventeen cents. They continued to
wonder until they finally dropped
asleep. This morning they were up
early and anxious to be taken into
court to face the charges against them.
Just after nine O'Clock they were call
ed to the police Office and brought face
to face with Detective Schumacher of
the Racine police department "Them
ain t the fellows" was the rather alb
rupt remark of the Racine detective.
The two looked at each other, but fail
ed to grasp the real meaning.
1t developed after they had been re-
leased from custody. Just after nine
O'Clock last night a gang Of FIVE young
fellows went into hardware store in
Racine and got away with consider
able amount of booty After the rob-
berry was over three of them stood on
the street and quarreled over the divi-
sion of the swag and they were picked
up by a Racine police officer. They
admitted that two men had managed
to get away with the booty and indi-
Gated that they had gone to Kenosba.
A hurried telephone call was sent to
the local police that the two men were
coming on freight train and they hur-
ried to the station just in time to
nab the two young fellows who had
gone to Racine for the social call The
real burglars evidently did not come to
Kenosha on the train or they managed
to get further away while the police
were busy taking possession Of the
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s.THE EARL KINGS DAUGHTER. !,

Kenosha Choral Society at the Coli
scum Tuesday evening, December s,
1914. William F.. Knapp, director;
Mrs. Edna Cosgrove Starr, soprano;
Miss Lillian Esther Gottlieb, So
prano; Arthur Krackman baritone;
The Bach Orchestra of Milwaukee.
All tickets containing stub ends can
be reserved at The Robinson Book
Store on or after December 3, 1914.
General admission SOC; admission and
reservation $1.00. advd7
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l1rnnIr lsI1aalfalr fllrD flATrr
| &wa ks- assIassU@s us.ii lffssLU
Many Complain Believing That Rates
Suggested by the Commission and
Denied by the Railroad Commission
Had Been Put Into Operation.

Water bills are nearly month over
due but as yet the patrons of the COM
pany, or at least a majority of them,
have not met the annual rentals and
the list of delinquents prepared by the
shut off artist shows more than four
hundred names. Fully one-half of the
water rentals remain uncollected. This
in part is due to the fact that the clerks
of the company have been considerably
handicapped in getting out the bills on
the railroad commission in regard to
the new rates, but this matter is now
all cleaned up and bills for fiat rate
service are due and payable. The bills
to patrons using meters went out more
than month and a half ago and the
treasurer has kept his Office open over
time for the accommodation of the
people, but the bills have not been paid
and the commissioners will be forced
ito shut off water in hundreds of homes
in the city wiShin the next few days.
"There never was time when peo-
pie were so slow paying the water
bills,' said one of the clerks in the
Office this morning, in fact, a major
Iity of the bills remain unpaid today,
nearly month after the last day for
the payment of them. The people eth
er have no money to pay or they are
waiting for the man to come around
-
with the wrench before they come
across with it. With the city borrow
ing very large sum from the commits
sion there is need of money and it will
be necessary to enforce payments at
once. The fat rate bills are going out
with the understanding that all of
them are to be paid by the fifteenth
of this month. As yet no water has
been shut off, but the men are ready to
start today"
Many complaints have been received
by the Office on account Of water bills
for the past six months, SOME of the
people evidently believing that they
had been charged at the proposed ad-
vanced rates. These people have been
urging that they be granted rebates.
It is announced by the commission that
all bills have been sent out at the
old rates and that there are no rebates
in sight following the decision Of the
state commission.
Quite a number Of complaints have
been received today on account of the
sfrono ehlorida taste IN +ha water. b47+
it is declared by Engineer Brennan
that no more chlorine is being used
than the normal supply and it Is
thought that the complaints are largely
Imaginary
With the disturbed condition Of the
lake at the present time it has been
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GO BACK TO SCHOOL.
North Western Ry. Employees to Study
in Especially Built Car

During the next few days North
Western railroad employees of this city,
including engineers, fremen, conduc-
tors, brakemen, fagmen and ward
switchmen will 90 to school. The sea-
soned railroaders will trot off to the
studies in the school room just IS
punctual and with as much fervor as
they did in the days Of their youth.
At this period, however, the elderly
students will not be forced to absorb
instruction in arithmetic, reading or
writing, as was propounded to them in
the days Of yore, but they will instead
be given instructions in a study co.
relative to the arts of advanced rail-
reading, the signal system. The
schoolroom is as thoroughly equipped
for teaching of the study as any SINH
lar schoolroom in the world From the
exterior view the car has the appear
ance of Pullman. Inside the car is
the roomy schoolroom, and living
quarters of the instructors in charge.
When the classes begin, Instructions in
all points of the signal service will be
given. The arm signals given by train
or yard men will be depicted correctly
for the benefit of the employees, while
instructions in block, whistle, torpedo,
fuse and lantern signals, win be pro-
pounded for the education Of those in
attendance.
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THE GIFT GIVING SPIRIT.

The spirit of giving ennoDles the
people. Where this delightful quality
abounds there is no room for selfish
ness and it is certainly true that more
real pleasure is obtained from giving
than receiving gifts. We make it
easy to select proper gifts for men and
boys for we have provided an unusu-
ally large assortment of useful articles
which will prove a delight to both
giver and recipient. A. B. Ames, 169
Main street. adv
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turn of mind and failing for Racine

turn of mind and failing for Racine
sweethearts.
The two Kenosha boys were glad to
slip out of the police Office and back to
work and they did not even respon
to the apologies mumbled by the mem
bers of the force, Their names-they
were booked as Alfred Smith and
James Brown. 1t can be authorita-
lively stated that these are not the
names on the pay roll of one of the
leading factories where the two men
draw their money. The police declined
to give any further information.
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MCCALL HEADS CHAPTER.
A. B. Mccall Named High Priest of
Chapter Masons on Tuesday.

The annual meeting of the members
of Kenosha Chapter No. 3, Royal Arch
Masons was held at the Masonic TEN
pie on Tuesday evening and A. B.
Mccall was elected as High Priest of
the chapter for the coming year. The
meeting brought to the close one of the
most successful years in the history of
the chapter and under the leadership
of Fl. G. Hansen, the retiring High
Priest, ffty-fve degrees were con-
ferred. The full list of officers for the
new year is as follows:
High Priest-A. B. Mccall.
King Clarence E. Hawley
Scribe-R. McCandless.
Secreary-Charles Benson
Treasurer-Thomas Scott.
Trustee-h. G. Hansen.
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BOAT LOAD OF POTATOES.

The Schooner Mary Ludwig just ar
rived with cargo of choice medium
white potatoes, free from frost and
rot, which we are selling at 55c per
bushel, in lots of bushel or more, de-
hvered at your house. This is the last
chance to put in your winter supply.
This price only while they last. The
Dunnebacke Co, Market and W. Main
SITS. Phones 801 and 802. advtf
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ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

st. Michael's Society at their annual
meeting last evening elected the fol
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
President-John SchWanke.
Vice President-Jo ohm Boresch.
Cor. Secy.-Peter T. Tack.
Fin. Secy.-Wm. Heyden.
Treasurer J. Dagenbach.
Trustee e yrs. )-Math. Reicherts.
Marshals-Ed. Arents and J. Haebig
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SKATING AND DANCING.

The Kenosha Skating Club invites
you all to their skating party Friday
evening, December 4th at the Coliseum.
Skating from 1880 to 1000; dancing
1000 to 1900. Spotlight and races.
Admission and skates 25c. All come,
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MORE RECRUITS FOR SANTA
Membership in Community Christmas
Tree in Kenosha Approaching the 800
Mark and Many Volunteers are Seek
ing Memberships Daily.

What was the origin of the Com
munity Christmas Tree idea, which has
aroused the Christmas spirit in Keno
sha to a point where men, women and
children are happily working to make
this Christmas the most joyous the
town has ever known2
People have for centuries loved to
have Christmas trees but the Com
munity Christmas Tree idea originated
in the mind of a New York woman
who, having children of her own, wish
ed to bring to all the children of New
York the same pleasure which her own
little ones enjoyed ON Christmas eve
in their home.
She suggested the idea to the lead
ing social organizations of New York.
1t became immensely popular, just as
it has in Kenosha and on Christmas
eve on Union Square thousands of peo-
pie made merry around the largest
Christmas tree ever known.
Last year Chicago followed New
York's example and this year cities
throughout the country are engaged in
a campaign to bring happiness to all
the people by great common Christ
mas, SO different from the other days
of the year,
Why are so many people so glad to
Join ii the Community Christmas Tree
plans, is often asked?
The answer is simple enough. No
man can be wiser than he who learns
to bring pleasure to himself by sharing
his happiness with others and especial
ly with little children.
The list of new memberships for to-
day is given below This includes only
those reported by other members.
Many people who have not been APP
preached by members have applied to
the secretary Mrs E, S. Jordan for in
formation as to how membership may
be obtained. Anyone may telephone
1907 at any time or call at GIL Prairie
avenue and get any number of mem
berships desired,
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Berlin, Dec.-It is officially an
nouneed chat the Russians are put
ting up a stubborn resistance, but
that the German campaign is be-
ing prosecuted with success.
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amount Of chlorine in the water, but it
is declared to be in no way dangerous
In fact, water experts agree that the
water is most healthful. It can be
made lot better however by boiling it.
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W Ar Ne VS.
BULLETINS.
) Telegraph Courier.

Special to the Telegraph Courier.
Rotterdam, Dec. 2-An artillery
duel is raging on the Belgian coast
between British warships and the
German land batteries.
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DANCE.

At Truesdell hall, Truesdell, Satur-
day, Dec. 5th. Arrangements have
been made with Wahlberg & Nelson
and Pabst Bros. garage for transfer at
a.
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Petrograd, Dec. Pit is official
ly announced that the Russians are
advancing all along the battle
front. Cold hampers the fighting.
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Vienna, Dec. 2The Austrian
garrison at Prymzsy have made a
successful sortie and have stopped
the Russian advance.
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Copenhagen, Dec. Dec. q
Over 100000 refugees from East
Prussia have arrived in the int1 il
or of Germany.
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G. Cunningham.
Harvey Durkee.
VIM. Bandelier.
Anne Babe.
T. Fonk.
W. 1. Grosvenor.
VIM. Greenwald.
Edna Ravens.
G. j. Hackett.
G. S. Hackett.
A. Haas.
Mrs. ID. r. Hull.
D. R. Hull.
A. G. Jansen.
Mrs. Eva M. Judd.
G s. Judd.
AIDA Karcher.
Emil Koch.
G. S. Ledger.
Arthur Layton.
j. Lunn.
J. F. Mossey.
w. D. Martin.
A. Meier.
w. A. Matzke.
M. S. Moss.
Theo. Mathews.
Bryce Morrow.
G. S. Paulson.
A. Fl. Quigley.
FL. Rafferty,.
George Rahr.
Fay Rasmussen.
III. Soulen.
Eugene G. Saftig.
j. A. Slater.
w. Swanson.
J. Stratton.
Minnie Smerling.
r. Tack.
w. Won Valid.
J. Whitcomb.
j. S. Vanderploeg.
Margaret Zievers.
Carl Zievers.
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Paris, Dee. 2-The allies have
repulsed the German attacks south
Of Ypres.
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sEALsHIPT OYSTERS

At VIM. E. Stevens Grocery. Phone
Sl5. advtf
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Paris, Dec. 2-The French army
is Smelling the outer forts at Metz.
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Kenosha Men Get Free Car
Ride and Save Time and
Get Nights Lodging.
.RELO As BURGLARY SUSPECTS

Kenosha Men Who Went to Racine to
Visit Sw9ethearts Get Into All Kinds
of Complications as Result of Cutting
the Cost of High Living.
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- ~ A'NV SNN"J @ONNC " ~
Mrs, Chas. Matthews.
The Misses Matthews.
Mrs. George Pirsch.
Mrs. Nicholas Rowe.
Mrs. A. Rhenstrom.
Miss H. j. Robinson.
Mrs. John Burns.
Mrs. A. H. Moore.
Mrs. I. P. Mobile.
Mrs. j. M. Pitts.
II. M. Vale.
Mrs. H. M. Vale.
Gilbert Vale.
A. Fl. Lance.
E, w. McMdllen.
2. Fried.
r. P. Cavanagh.
M. w. Price.
o. Rudd.
w. A. Smith.
c. A. Stuart.
j. G. Ferris.
G. A. Smith.
Mrs. A. H. Lance.
Janet Lance.
Gilbert s. Lance.
Lucien G. Lance.
Georgiana Lance.
Miss Rose McGin.
Mrs. George Clausen.
Mrs. Lucy Ives.
Mrs. Richard II. Welles.
Fred Palmgreen.
Martin Steinmetz.
Mrs. E. f. Randall.
E. f. Randall.
Mrs. G. f. Miller.
Mrs John Schmidt.
Mrs. Henry Mohr.
Mrs. C. E. Dewey.
Mrs. H. G. Dodge,
Mrs. Edith Crawford
Mrs. Hope Elwell.
Bertha White.
Nicholas Rowe.
Lawrence Donley.
Mrs. VIM. Casey.
Miss Eleanor Casey.
Walter Frost.
Mrs. Charles Frost.
W. w. Strong.
Matthew Scholey.
Tom Jackson.
George Whyte.
Mrs. Alice r. Allen.
George H. Allen.
]. R. Anderson.
S. G. Anderson.
John Bradley.
R. c. Bishop.
r. E. Bassett.
G. M. Bischotf.
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Store open every evening until
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Evening star., 1914-04-19
LIGHTHOUSE INSPECTION.
Tender Orchid Making Cruise on
This Station.

capt. +. c. Rutland inspector in charge
of this lighthouse district. Is aboard the
tender Orchid on an inspection cruise to
the light vessels and stations between
Cape Henry and Cape Lookout. The Or
child was at Diamond shoal lightship Fri
day. Thence she was scheduled to
go to Cape Lookout and Beaufort, n. c.
ON the trip the Orchid is delivering sup
plies to the Iightships
The tender Maple will leave Baltimore
early in this week for the Potomac river
with a gas buoy for one of the stations.
While in the Potomac she will replace
the gas buoys removed last fall to keep
them from being damaged by ice The
tender Jessamine is at Portsmouth. Va,
from buoy overhauling cruise on the
James river and other tributaries of the
bay.
Lghtship No. ~. belonging on the tail
of the Horseshoe station. in lower Ches-
apeake bay damaged by being struck by
a scow as it was being towed to sea- is
at the Newport News shipyard for re-
pairs The lighthouse authorities and the
owners of the tug that had the scow in
tow have come to an agreement. The
tugboat people will pay for the repairs be-
ing made to the lghtship.
The lighthouse service steamer Holly,
which loohS after the lights and buoys
on the Potomac. is to receive extensive
repairs. Lighthouse authorities have
asked ship repair yards to bid on the
work. The Holly when laid up for re-
pairs will be out of commission for sew
eral weeks.
Evening star., 1914-04-19
Firemen and Free Rides.

To the Editor OF The Star:
would like to inform the taxpayers of
the District of the conditions which exist
in reference to our noble and brave
firemen. who are deprived of free rides
in uniform on street cars in our city. These
worthy men are deprived of a courtesy
which the street car companies are will
ing TO grant them through a ruling of
the public utility commission. The
ftremen of all the large cities of the
through the public utility commission in
their respective cities. and ] cannot un-
derstand why this exception should be
made i'll Washington.
This deprivation has caused hardships
among the firemens families by requiring
them to pay from five to seven dollars
month carfare to protect the Districts
interests. for which they get no return.
II has also hurt the efficiency of the de-
partment in many ways When the fire.
men going to and from quarters
while in uniform. If they should notice
y fire or conf1agration of any kind they
would get off the car and render as
sistance. AS it is now they are paying
their carfare and it would cost them
an extra fare to get off and render
assistance or eXtinguish d fire. l do
not think the taxpayers are willing for
the firemen to have to work under these
conditions and are willing to help them
IL would be an act of Christianity for the
citizens and churches of our city to try
and improve these conditions. Mr..
Hughes of the Senate and Mr.. O'Leary
of the House have introduced a bill to
return this courtesy to these brave fire.
men, and ! am sure you all will think as
these honorable men think that they are
WORKING for just cause.
p \. SERVER.
Evening star., 1914-04-19
URGES MORE FIREMEN.
Introduction of Two-Platoon Sys-
tenn Would Benefit Department.

To the Editor Of The star
The first duty OF municipalities is to
their servants. their most important
servants are the iiremcn. for their very
existence and preservation are always
IN their keeping. How few have paused
TO consider the RISKS 10 life and limb.
besides the actual losing thereof. that
those men. ever prompt 10 the call OF
duty incur in all weathers. night ana
day. by their daring efforts to keep q
eonfiagration from spreading and dis
troying an entire city. Firemen are pro
verbally brave; they could not retain
their calling and be otherwise. Soldiers
IN the true sense of tho word-not Of
save. not to destroy life: to spare prop
erty. not to inJure it. TO light. not men,
but the most cruel of all of natures
elements-fire. No martial music theirs
to detract the sense of danger and TO
buoy the courage: no banners waving
TO stir their pride. Their only music is
the sound of their horses hoofs on the
hard pavement while speeding to the call
OF duty: their only banner the red sky
before them that cuniures- mental pictures
of helpless wight babe sitting in curl
ing clouds Of smoke and darling flames
pictures that all too often. like dreams
come true. on they rush like very
demons. theirs is the right OF way: traffic
stops. all men and things must give place
to the iiremen. They rule for the nonce
and they rule as they always behave
kindly and well. Did we likewise to
them this plant would not be written.
But the fire is quenched: with throats
raw and eyes red and smarting. after
unnoticed and unknown risks in blazing
cracking rooms. they modeStly return
to dingy quarters thai "A decent man
would not crowd his cattle III.
Tn" fact remains that though sun and
moon MAY vary the treatment OF the
the policemen have hecn somewhat inn
proved during the past decade. Tire trade
unions have increased the wages Will,
shortening the hours OF tabor for ;hei
members. But only the tiremen stand
still. their condition is much the same as
it was MANY years ago-in some respects
worse. for, as a city increases in size. $"
increases the number OF fire alarms
which are now everlastingly breaking
| the mems sleep and changing into merry
ous wrecks the finest manhood of our
| country.
The addition of about - per cent to
| their present number would remedy all
| this by dividing each company into two
| platoons, thus allowing what nature ia
| tended. association with and not ban
| ishment from ones family. if they
| We're freemen. not serfs or bondmen. The
| Increased cost TO the people would he
intinitesimal. and be more than com
| pensated for by superior service. And
money, after all. is not the only thing in
this brief life of ours The happiness
counts of doing the right thing to those
4 who have a claim our gratitude.
THOMAS MOONEY.
Evening star., 1914-04-19
MR.. DE GRAW IMPROVING.
Still Receiving Letters Bearing on
Work for Parcel Post,

P. V. DeGraw, former fourth assistant
postmaster general. though stiu ssrapu1ey
Ill, is holding his own fairly well HchAea
of his services in establishing the paved
post continue to be found in his mali.
For months previous to his ret1renns
from office he devoted unceastng ettuu.
ton to the perfection of this systsrn.
which he was the first Official Of ghs
Post Office Department to advocate "a IN
official report.
When the matter was taken up by Con
gress the adjustment of the different
zones of service was a matter of In
tricacy to which he gave unsparing time
Some belated suggestions In this con-
nection continue to be sent him. partic-
ularly from the southern states where
he desired it to be first established in con
nection with the rural delivery system,
which was under his immediate charge
He is. of course. not able at present To-
give these matters attention. but the
remain as agreeable reminders of TN.
appreciation felt for his efforts on be-
half of the parcel post.