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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-21
Men Who Buy Tax Titles
Have Merry War at Annual
Sale Held at Court House.
CHICAGO COMPANY GETS BUSY

Kenosha county sold its tax titles
today and one of the largest crowds
OF buyers ever seen at tax sale in
Kenosha county thronged the office of
the county clerk while County Treasur.
er Philip Hartman, Jr., presided at the
annual auction of the property of un-
fortunate property owners who had
been unable to meet the demands of
the tax collector. All of the old time
purchasers of tax titles were on hand
and with them came number of new
ones. The new purchasers showed a
willingness to sweep everything before
them and at the same time gave the
old timers lesson in close bidding.
Some of the titles sold were based on
only one per cent of the property rep
resented in the descriptions.
The sale started at ten o'clock and
SO many pieces Of property were to be
sold that the treasurer was kept busy
long after the dinner hour. For the
first time in Kenosha county in years
tax titles were sold for property in
every town in the county and in ev-
cry ward in the city and on account
OF the heavy tax levied in the state
last year the amount Of the delinquent
taxes was unusually large. This fact
proved attractive to the buyers of the
tax titles from other cities. Early in
the sale it was shown that there was
some new blood at work and that the
titles would go to the lowest possible
per cent. The Cary Collection Corpor.
alton of Racine was first among the
bidders for a lot of the tax titles but
the Cary Company did not get great
many titles. A little fellow who rep.
resented the w. G. Foster Company of
Chicago seemed to be particularly in
terested in battering every bid made
by the Racine company. The Foster
Company purchased large majority
of the titles sold. The Chicago man
did not seem to be deeply interested
IN how much the delinquent tax was
or where the property was located, he
seemed to be on the scene to get tax
titles and he got them.
There were few titles given to the
entire property as the rivalry between
the bidders kept pounding things down
untll five per cent was not regarded
as low bid on the, titles. There were
few legal entanglements in connection
with the sale today. More than zoe
titles were offered for sale. This was
about half the number which had been
originally advertised by the treasurer
the other delinquents having paid
their taxes before the opening of the
sale.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-21
KERR REBUFFED BY WILSON
Chicagoan Admits Tumulty Declared
That No Suggestions Were
Needed From Him.

Washington, May 20.-Rebuffed by
President Wilson, who declined to re
ceive him, Robert j. Kerr of Chicago
and Mexico City, who was civil gov
ernor Of Vera Cruz for a brief period
during the American occupation, left
here for Chicago, where he will re
main for a month or six weeks before
returning to Mexico City. He is plain
~ chagrined over the GOODNESS of the
administration toward him, and he de-
clared that at a later date he will give
his opinions of conditions Mexico
and discuss frankly the auministra-
tons policy.
I was told by Secretary Tumulty, .
said Mr.. Kerr, that the administration
is fully informed on all facts that bear
on Mexico and needs no suggestions
from me. | did not come to get thanks
for giving three weeks of my time
without expectation of recompense at
Vera Cruz, but / am disappointed that
there was no word of appreciation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-21
PEACE FARLEY OPENS
TODAY'S SESSION DEVOTED MAIN.
LY TO FoRMALITIES.
Elimination of Dictator Predicted as
the First Proposal at Conference
Held at Niagara Falls.

Niagara, Falls, Ont, May 20.-The
mediation conference arranged by the
A.-B.-C. group of South American pow
ers opened today. Seniors Elguero,
Rabasa and Rodriguez, the three dele
gates Of General Huerta, met Justice
La1nar and Frederick W. Lehman in
the presence of the ambassador of
Brazil and the ministers of Argentina
and Chile in the solarium of the Cliff
ton house, which will hereafter be
known as the conference room Meet
ings will be held twice a day, in the
morning and in the afternoon.
No one, of course, can tell at this
time how long the conference will last,
but well informed persons in the di-
rect encourage of the mediators agree
that the arguments to be thrashed out
and the intricate problems to be dis
cussed may require one month.
All the delegates who are to take
part in the conference will be here
this morning.
While the mediators continued to
maintain the strictest reticence as to
the nature of the mediation proposals
which they are about to submit, it was
generally accepted here as extremely
probable that the elimination of HUI
erta would be the first suggestion
which the mediators would present for
the consideration of the Mexican dele
gates. 1t was more than ever be-
lieved that, with the attitude of Presi-
dent Wilson on the subject so well
known, the mediators would be less
hopeful of success if the Mexican rep
resentatives prove unwilling to grant
this important concession.
The broad international scope of the
proceedings and the Importance which
is attached to them by the other coun-
tries of South and Central America
was evidenced by the arrival here Of
Dr. Gonzalo S. Cordova, minister from
Ecuador to the United States. He in
tends to inform his government by
cable of all important developments.
DR.. Alberto Membrane, minister from
Honduras, is coming and other Latin
American diplomats or their represen-
tatives also will be on the sence.
Today was devoted mainly to for
malities. Welcome to Canadian soil
was extended to the distinguished for
eign visitors by two representatives
of the Dominion government, Martin
Burrell, minister of agriculture, and
Senator Lougheed, government leader
in the upper house.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-21
PENROsE AND PINCHOT WIN
G. o. P, Democratic and Moose Nomi-
nees for Senate in Pennsy-
wanna.

Philadelphia, Pa, May 20-Penrose
and Brumbaugh, the organization Re-
publican candidates for nomination
for United States senator and COVER
nor of Pennsylvania, respectively,
swept the state in the primaries, the
former by 100000 to $4,000 majority
and the latter by majority far in ex-
cess of these figures, while Palmer,
for senator, and Mccormick for gov
ernor on the Democratic ticket, sup
ported by the Wilson administration,
won the nominations Palmer's esti-
mated majority is 10000 and McCor-
mick's $4,000 to 10000. Dean William
Draper Lewis and Clifford Pinchot
were nominated for governor and SEN
ator respectively on the Progressive
ticket, there being little opposition.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-21

There is reason and common sense in
the ruling of the council that streets
In subdivisions to be annexed to the
city should conform as far as possible
to the locations of the city streets and
that streets in new subdivisions should
be combinations of city streets. An
endless amount of trouble would have
been avoided if this rule had been en-
forced before the acceptance Of any
annexation petitions. When the time
comes to lay sewer and water pipes the
reason for this ruling of the council
becomes more apparent than it is when
the subdivisions are first laid out The
experiences that property owners in
some sections of the city have had in
attempting to straighten streets be-
fore making Improvements in the past
few years should be sufficient to show
the wisdom of the demand of the
council for continuing streets in new
subdivisions. Property owners would
do well to take street locations into
consideration in the future before
making investments in new subdivi-
sions, for if the council sticks to its
ruling the street adjustments will have
to be made before the property is tax
en- into the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-21
SUN ECLIPSE WILL BE ON AUG. Fl
Total in Portions of Europe, But Only
Partial in the United States.

Partial in the United States.
The eclipse of the sun on August 81
next total in part of Europe and
Asia and partial in northeastern Am
erica-is attracting the widespread at
tention of astronomers and scientists,
various expeditions being arranged to
witness this phenomenon. In view of
the public interest in the event Prof.
G.. G. Abbott, head of the astronomical
branch of the Smithsonian institution,
and a recognized authority on solar
phenomena, gives the following popu-
lar account of the eclipse, and the sci
entific results sought from such events.
On August 81, 1914, the moon will
pass exactly between the earth and the
sun, and there will be total solar
eclipse. It will not be observed in
America, except, as 9 small partial
eclipse at sunrise in the northern states
and Canada, but in Persia, Russia and
Scandinavia the full effect will be
seen.
Although the moon looks about the
same size as the sun, II is very much
smaller and nearer. The sun is $685.
600 miles in diameter and 100000
miles away, while the moon is 2,163
miles in diameter and $4,000 miles
away. On account of the moon s small
size compared with the sun the shadow
cast by the moon is cone, and the
point of this cone just barely reaches
the earth.
In the August eclipse the diameter
of the cone at the earth s surface is
only about IS miles, so that the eclipse
is visible as total only in belt about
IS miles wide, stretching over the coun-
tries named above. The important cit
les of Bitlis, Trebizond, ief, Minsk,
and Riga, lie near the center of this
belt. 1t passes about hundred miles
north Of Stockholm and Trondheim.
The eclipse will be seen as partial over
a very wide area, including northeast
ern America, Greenland, Europe, half
of Asia, and half Of Africa. Within
this region only a portion of the sun IS
disk will be hidden by the moon.
There will be total eclipses visible
in the United States on June 8, 1918,
Sept. 10, 1923, and Jan. "a, 1926.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-21

At least three states have in recent
months enacted laws providing for alb
sentee voting. In Missouri, California
and South Dakota if an elector is nee
essarily absent from his home precinct
on election day he will no longer be
deprived Of his vote The laws vary
in details, but their general purpose
Is the same. And while states are
thus taking care not to disfranchise
their voters by inadvertence, voters
themselves in practically all states
show less and less interest in elections.
Here one observes oddly contrary tend
encies. So far have electors neglected
their duty in this respect that the adj
visibility of establishing compulsory
voting is seriously considered in many
states. If voters have not enough in
terest to go to the polls voluntarily it
is suggested that they be forced by
law to go. In face of circumstances so
well known it would scarcely seem
there could be wide demand that
states should enact laws specially pro
viding for absentee voting. 1t might
be more popular reform if steps were
taken to insure less frequent elections,
III order that voters who are not absen-
tees might be more willing to attend
the polls. There are too many elections.
That situation appears more needful Of
attention than The chance disfranchise
ment of the few voters who cannot con
veniently be at home on election day.
Cleveland Plaindealer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-21

The council at its meeting on Mon
day evening took issue squarely with
the electric railway company on the
matter of protecting the grade cross
lngs of the line within the city limits
and if the company refuses to comply
with the demands of the city to install
gates or keep Waterman at all cross
ings, a complaint will be made to the
state railroad commission. So conf
dent were the city officials that the
request to the company to protect its
crossings would be met with refusal
that the city attorney was instructed to
prepare petition to be forwarded to
the state commission at once. Tn the
interval before the petition can be
passed on by the commission the NAV.
or was instructed by the council to see
what can be done for the protection
OF the people of the city through the
enforcement of the ordinance regulat-
Ing the speed of trains running within
the limits of the city If that ordi.
nance, which limits the speed of the
trans to eight miles ar hour. can
be enforced, the dangers of the unpro-
tected crossings will be reduced to a
minimum. None of the people of the
city who are familiar with the bloody
record of grade crossing accidents in
this city and who know of all of the
circumstances surrounding the maiminp
of the little Extra girl recently will re-
gard the demands of the council as
unreasonable. The records will show the
crossings of the electric lines to be
fully as dangerous as those of the
steam road and if the latter is forced
70 protect its crossings the former
should be. The protection of crossings
has been matter of contention be
tween the city and the electric lines
many times in the past, but now that
the city has taken the question up in
earnest the people will expect it to be
Fought out to finish and some deci-
sion secured as to the rights of the
city to demand safeguards at the cross
1ngs. The city officials will not be ex-
pected to let up in the fight started
Monday evening until proner protection
Is been secured.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-21
gestIon from the pope that
Huerta resign.
Huerta Downfall Is Near.

s'G~i "a GSWtiFdtt Is wear.
Washington, May 20.-The downfall
of General Huerta never has seemed
so imminent as it does now. There is
reason to believe the mediators expect
their conference at Niagara Falls to
terminate soon, and it will terminate
only with the collapse of General HUI
erta.
A week ago General Huerta was de-
claring tina he never would resign.
But whethel he resigns or not, his DO
sition is considered untenable and his
fall at best a matter of weeks.
Encouragement was not lacking for
the administration belief that Gener-
al Huerta's power was crumbling, not
only by little and little" but "by
much and more" Reports that the
iron-faced dictator of Mexico was a
nervous wreck are disregarded here
along with the suggestion that his fire.
quent potations indicated any change
for the worse. But his rapid changing
of his subordinates and evidences of
distrust of all cliQues and groups in
Mexico City are more significant To
observers here they suggest the aim
less lurches of top near the end of
its spinning.
In the senate brief debate was pre-
cipitated when Senator Williams of
Mississippi read letter from a gov
eminent official at Vera Cruz, whose
identity he withheld, stating that "the
noisiest things in Mexico were Ameri-
can dollars"
Anxiety over the persistent lack of
information as to American Consul
John R. Silliman at Saltillo and the
ten members of the Smith family re-
ported held at Tonola, Chipas, contin-
ued at the state department, and diplo-
matte efforts to secure definite reports
were pressed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-21
SPECIAL ARDEE FLOUR.

This quality flour cost 40c per Dbl.
more than other good brands. For
Thursday, Friday and Saturday only.
at $l.25 per 40 ID. sack, not more then
u Dbl. to one customer. Delivered on
Saturday afternoon only. Carl Schwartz.
72l Ashland avenue, phone 720. 72l
Grover street. phone 2044 adv
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-21
Organization to Protect Aliens.

Green Bay, May 20.-The Holland
American society for the purpose Of
helping Hollanders upon their arrival,
especially girls, was organized at Kim
Derly. ]. H. M. Wigman was elected
president.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-21
THURSDAY, MAY 81, 1914.
Sure thing! 1t makes a difference
who is doing the peddling.

If you are going to join the "Swat
the Fly ~ campaign now is the accept
ed time. A minimum Of effort now is
more effective than a thousand times
the samee amount of exertion later.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-21
seigeI to Return to New York.

London, May TO- Henry Siegel of
New York, the former department
store proprietor, who is under indict-
ment in that city telegraphed from his
daughters home at Knightly, in Stat
fordshire, today that he will sail for
New York today on the White Star
steamship Olympic, the vessel on
which he arrived at Plymouth last Fri
day
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-21
MOTOR EXPRESSING.

| Mink Bros. motor expressing. Prompt
service at all times Phone $50 or
A1654, adv4f
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-21
Live Stock.
Chicago, May 10,

Chicago, May y,
CATTLE-Ste good to choice heavy,
49, 5019.2 steers, fair to good, &.650S.60;
yearlings, good to choice, sS.500915 Is; infer
Tor steers, 81. 2567.S5; stockers, S6.00G7 40:
feeding steers. $7.40GS.25; medium to good
beef cows, s.. 006560; stock cows, 5000
/. 40; fair to choice heifers, 81. 250875; stock
heifers. s60007.Oo: good to choice cows,
Sc. 2557. 40: common to good cutters, S4.400
500; butcher bulls, $6.7597. so; bologna bulls
S. 2506.7O.
HoGs-Choice light, 17o@195 lbs. $3.50
$50; light mixed, 10000 lbs, sS.456855;
prime light butchers. 20o9230 lbs. $3.50
eco; prime weight butchers, 280q27o lbs,
3.45GS go; prime heavy butchers, 27o03OO
lbs, SIS. 45@S55; mixed packing, $S.40GS521
heavy packing. $S.4OQS.55; pigs, $7.7598.25.
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Omaha, May 10.

Omaha, May 10.
HoGs-Heavy, ss.27kGS IS; lights. 5000
as. 80; pigs, s7.5o@s. TO- bulk of sales. $S.2775
as &c.
CATTLE-Native steers. $7.500S.S5; cows
and heifers, 3S506S. 90; western steers, sS.se
as. so; Texas steers, $6.00Q775; cows and
heifers. Sc o017. 80: calves s8.e0d110o.
SHEEP-Yearlings Sc. 1901 .; wethsrs,
sd- 90: lambs, $s.3oQ9.20.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-21

East Buffalo, N. Y, May 10.
CATTLE-Market slow and steady;
prime steers. sS75GsOO: butcher grades,
s6.o00S.50.
CALVES Market active, 25c higher; Gull
to choice, s600010.75
SHEEP AND LAMBS Market slow, Zoe
lower. choice lambs, Ss.25GS.50; Gull to
fair, Sc. OoG8o 90; yearlings, s6.0o@775; sheep,
SS.0006.5o.
HOGS-Market active, steady, sc high
er. Workers. $500; pigs, $500; mixed, $3.50
as. 90; heavy, sS.SOGSS5; roughs, s7.ooQ75 50;
stays, s6.2597oo.
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THE MARKETS
Grain. Provisions. Etc.

FLOUR-Spring wheat, patent, Mime
apols brand, wood, $3.50 to retail trade;
Minnesota and Dakota patent, $4.2504 40;
jute, straight, $4oO04.10; first clears, jute,
So. 5003 65; second clears, jute, $4,000. 80;
low grades, jute, $2.5O@2.e0; winter wheat,
patent, jute, 81 2OGD4.40 straight, jute, $3,75
@3SO; rye flour, white, patent, s.. 90;
dark, $2.6502S0.
BUTTER Creamery, extras, 250251ac;
extra firsts, 240241ac; f1rsts, 210221ac; sec
onds, 1920; packing stock, 1614Q17c; Ia
dies, 1714@1S1ac.
EGGS Miscellaneous lots, cases includ-
ed, 171a@91S1ac; cases returned, 16M@1Sc; or
binary f1rsts, 1714Q17a4c; firsts, 18A@1S1Ac;
extras, 2115c; seconds, 16@1614c; dirties,
161a@17c; storage packed, firsts, 19A@191ac;
extras, $4,000.
LIVE PoULTRY-zTurkey 15c; chick
ems, fowls, 1515c; broilers, 23030c; roos-
ters,, 101hc; geese, S010c; ducks, 14Q15c;
guinea hens, S4 0004.5O per doz.
POTATOES-W Wisconsin, white, 62070c;
red, 55@65c; Minnesota, white, GOOSE; red,
5506Oc; mixed, 5O@55c; Michigan, white, g.
Q70c; red, 55@65c.
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Aldermen Demand Mayor
Scholey Leave the Chair
to Address the Council
LOSES FIGHT ON A pEODLER

Council Decides to Lay Over Proposed
Paving of Ridge Street Until 1916
Publication of List of Delinquents
For Personal Taxes May be Made.
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New York, May 10.

New York, May 49,
WHEAT-Stron business checked;
No l northern, s1O54; No. 2 red, $1.OS15:
May, $1O41k; July, 97hc; September, 94alc
CORN-Firmer, trade slow; export, soc;
No yellow, SO15c; Argentine SIC; july
721ac.
OATS Stronger, inactive trade; No. 2
white, 471471ac; standard, 4612@47c; No. 8
white el7+615c
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-02
FEAR CARRANZA WILL ASK
u. S. TO LEAVE VERA CRUZ
Washington Officials See Intent in Closing the
Port-Civians in Mexico City Disarmed
Railroads to Frontier Today

authorities within forty-ei hours After
that time has elapsed houses bel eyed TO
contain arms will be searched and II any
are found those who conceal them will
be executed
The rising prices OF staple articles OF
dent Carranzl to issue decree per-
hitting the free Introduction of all for
eign articles from the port OF Vera Cruz
on which the United States authorities
have already collected duties. This means
that the importers will avoid paying
double tariff.
Interrupted train service from the in
terror TO the frontier begins tomorrow
over the National Central Railways.
Constitutionalists In charge OF the service
say they will have through trains In the
near future. To-day trains are running
TO all points In the States OF Hldalgo.
Mexico and Mchoacan.
The Governor of the Federal district
and Gen. Cabral. chief OF the city forces,
issued a joint decree to-day stating that
many persons are using the revolution as
a pretext for private venGeanccs, while
many noxious elements are Joining In the
eleventh hour for robbery by Illegally con-
nscating property.
II is decreed THAI no more private
property he conhscated without writ
ten order from Cnrranza or the cvill au-
thoritics and that no arrests be made
except when the delinquent Is caught In
the actual commission of a crime or upon
written accusation delivered to the police
or military authorities and signed by two
persons who assume liability for the ar
rest. The accused is to be tried withr
seventy-two hours and II acquitted his
accusers are 10 be punished with the sam,
penalty that would have been due tbs
prisoner II convicted.
Acting Foreign Minister Fabela de-
MED a report that Iglesas Calderons Is
20 be named President taking Carranza''
place as Chief Executive. He says that
Carranza will remain In that office with
| out the title OF President until an cleo
ton IN held
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-02
$4,000 IN GEMS LOST
BY MRS. ABE ATTELL
Wife Of Former Champion Pu-
gilist Thinks She Left
Them in Store.

Mrs. Abe Attel wife OF the former
lightweight champion pugilist, reported
Yesterday to the second branch detective
bureau that she had lost gold mesh
bag containing $4,000 worth OF jeweiry.
She said she thought she had left Il IN a
store when on a shopping trip on Monday.
Her loss had ag!tated Mrs. Attell
greatly and she was quite distraught
when she told Capt Gldea about Il She
explained that all the lost treasures had
been gifts from her husband when he
was winning ring battles
Detective Culhane went to the store
with Mrs. Atteil. but could find little on
which to work. The valuables will be
described In the next pawnshop circular
and the 500 detectives Of the bureau
will be ordered TO look out for them. Mrs
Attell also will offer a reward for their
return to her at the St Francis Hotel. 124
West Forty-seventh street
A diamond studded watch. several plain
and diamond rings and bracelet were
In tho gold mesh bag.