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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-01
MAY DEMAND A BOND FEATURE
License Without Bond Is Declared to
be of Little Value in Regulating the
Jitneys and safeguarding the Rights
of the People of the City.

City Attorney John G.. Slater and
members of the Judiciary committee Of
the common council are busy just at
present in an effort to draw an ordi-
nance for the regulation Of jitney
BUSES which will meet with the recon-
mendations OF the council committee on
railways and transportation and at the
same time provide some real protection
for the people against the advance of
the army of jitneys. The ordinance,
It it conforms to the plans of the COM
mittee will be entirely different from
any ordinance that has been proposed
in the state. A lot Of information
has been proffered to the committee
from outside sources.
Many suggestions have been made
in printed brief on jitney legislation
sent out by the Wisconsin Gas and
Electric Company and copy of this
brief has been placed in the hands of
every member of the council In this
brief the bonding of jitney drivers is
very strongly urged. The recommen-
dations of the Kenosha committee
made no provisions for the placing Of
a liability bond on the jitney men.
The committee held that it was impos-
sible at this time to require bond on
account of the fact that there was no
company in the United States which
was writing this kind of a bond. Not
withstanding this fact several cities
have passed ordinances requiring bonds.
The license in the Kenosha ordinance
will be placed at $3.50 for each seat
in the vehicle and the ordinance will
cover not only automobiles used as
iitneys, but all vehicles used for hire.
There has been no movement on the
part of the owners and drivers Of
taxicabs and carriages to object to the
proposed ordinances and it is not ex-
pected that there will be any obiec-
ton from this source. These vehicles
have enjoyed immunity from license
fees for many years and most of the
men owning them seem to be of the
opinion that it is entirely fair for
them to pay a reasonable license for
the use of the streets of the city.
1t is expected that the jitney ordi-
nance will be ready for the considera-
ton of the council on next Monday
evening, but it is pretty certain that
it will be hard to secure the passage
of the ordinance unless some provision
jitneys. The safeguarding of the pub
lie is held to be vastly more important
by the members of the council than the
collection of the small license fee
fixed by the recommendations of the
committee which has been investigating
the big question. It is probable that
the jitney ordinance will bring one of
the big contests of the year before the
common council.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-01
OF GERMANS ACTIVE
Attorney General Is Asked to Render
An Opinion as to the Right of Pow
der Company to Sell Explosives For
Destruction Of Life and Property.

The E. I. Dupont de NeMours pow
der plant at Pleasant Prairie may be
hit by Forthcoming decision Of the
attorney general of the state who has
been asked to pass on the question of
the right of powder companies to ship
powder to the allied armies from plants
in Wisconsin. While the officials at the
local plant have repeatedly declared
that no powder is being shipped from
the Pleasant Prairie plant for export
to the nations at war, repeated reports
have been given out in the east that
black powder made at this and other
Wisconsin plants is being exported.
The demand for an opinion of the
attorney general on the question has
been made by A. M Warden, district
attorney of Bayfield, county. The plant
of the company at Barkdale in that
county is declared to be shipping pow
der for use of the allied armies and
Warden declares that state law is
being violated by these shipments.
1t is understood that prominent Ger
mans in the state, who believe that the
war in Europe can best be ended by
shutting off the munitions of war from
America, are backing the demand made
upon the attorney general. Way back
in the early history of the state law
was passed making it misdemeanor
to manufacture or ship explosives in
tended for the destruction of life or
property. So far as is known this law
has never been invoked for prosecu-
ton in the state, but pro- German resi-
dents see in it a chance to cut off
munitions of war so far as Wisconsin
is concerned.
The attorney general is expected to
render his opinion on Friday of this
week and it is probable that the mat
ter will get into the courts regardless
of the opinion.
We are not making powder for the
allied armies said one of the officials
of the Pleasant Prairie plant when
asked in regard to the possible ruling
OF the attorney general this morning.
Our plant here is running light and
so far as we know every ounce of
black powder that is being made is
being used for domestic consumption. -
It was admitted at the plant that
the powder was sold to dealers in
many parts of the country and it was
also admitted that it might be posi-
BILE that after it was sold to these par
ties that it might be re-shipped to
Europe or to Timbuctoo, but the local
employees Of the powder company in
sist that they are in no way violating
any of the laws of the state. It has
been repeatedly stated that little pow
der is being made at the Kenosha
county plant and only small supply
is kept in the warehouses. The com
pany has followed strictly the state
law in regard to storing powder and
the plant has been operated only to
meet immediate demands.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-01
ANDERSON TAKES TROPHY.
Final Match for Reinke Trophy Re-
suits in Victory for Jas. Anderson.

In the final match for the Reinke
trophy played on the links Of the Ke-
nosha Country Club on Tuesday after
noon, James R. Anderson defeated
George A, Yule by a score of six up
five to play. Anderson was four up at
the turn, he making the first nine holes
in 35. Yule played an excellent match,
but the play of Anderson was of the
championship form and unbeatable.
The trophy is regarded as the most
notable trophy offered for contest this
season on the Kenosha links.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-01
77,1eo AUTO PERMITS ISSUED.

During the fiscal year ending June 80,
1915, according to the books in the sec
rotary of states Office, which were
closed on Monday, the total number of
licenses issued for automobiles during
the last twelve months was 1880,
against 49,625 for the preceding twelve
months; $3.50 motorcycles, against g.
O03 for preceding period, and 1923 for
dealers, against 1876 for preceding
period. The total receipts for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1915, were $417,-
$40, against $275,976 for the preceding
year. The fee for license for an au-
tomobile is SIS, for motorcycle So and
for dealer so year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-01
MORE USE SCHOOL BUILDING.

Great Increase in Amount General
Public Gets from School Buildings.
Five hundred and nine schoolhouses
in Wisconsin were used as community
centers in 1914-15, as against eighty-six
so used in 1901, according to a report
compiled by Edward J. Ward of the
social center bureau, University of Wis
consin Extension division. Twelve hun
dred and sixty-fve community meetings
were reported in the former period, nine
thousand and thirty-one in the latter.
Five years ago only one principal
had undertaken the duties of the com
munity secretaryship. Last year 152
performed such services. In 1910
dozen school buildings were used as
polling places. In 1914-15 over one
hundred buildings were so used. Not
until 1913-14 is any school principal
reported as serving in the capacity Of
voting clerk. Last year seventeen
school principals did this work.
Not a school house in the state re-
ported gymnasium equipment in 1910
II. One hundred and thirty schools are
now thus equipped. Fifty-fve public
school libraries were in use In their re-
spective communities in 1910. Now
479 such libraries are in use Two doz-
en- young peoples organizations were
reported in the public schools in 1910.
Over two hundred such organizations
gro now IN avictaneo
No community secretaries were regu-
larly employed five years ago. Last
year seven communities employed such
officers.
These figures are taken from re-
sponses received in answer to question
naires sent out to 900 school princi-
pals throughout the state.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-01
SHORT NEWS BULLETINS

Deal, England, June 30-The
Holland American Line steamer
teNew Amsterdam with fifteen
hundred passengers aboard, was
run down by an unidentified
steamer while anchored in Downs.
Her port quarter was damaged.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-01

Racine police are seeking the mother
of three or four weeks old boy baby
who was left on the door step Of the
home of Mrs. Mary A. Judson, eighty
nine years old, in Racine some time
early Tuesday morning. The Racine
papers suggest that the child may have
bean taLan To Racine from X anaah ~
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-01

Some of the dealers in fire works are
chatting little on the rules laid down
by the chief of police in regard to the
celebration Of the Fourth Of July but
these men have been given to under
stand that they will be expected to
obey the reanlatinns To the latter
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-01
Thomas Zahowski. q iitnev Dr.

Thomas Zahowski, a jitney driver,
came into court for the second time in
a week on Tuesday afternoon. He was
charged with violating the road laws
by driving on the wrong side of the
street. A fine Of ten dollars and costs
was regarded as sufficient to teach him
which side of the street to use.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-01

London, June 30-The Norwe
gian steamers Gjeso and Cam
buskennth, were sunk by German
submarines. The crews were land
ed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-01
NOTICE.

All persons having bills against the
X. H. S. Assn. please send same to Miss
Beulah English $50 Park street, at
once. adv,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-01

The public is welcome at the conven-
tion Thursday and Friday. Commercial
teachers should be especially interested
Some of the educators will arrive in Ke-
.nashn +nrirh+.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-01

1T. Thompson has opened an Office
in the Burke Bldg. Hours from 2 tt
- ~ - a.2n -e--sa- -adv44
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-01

Police Officer William Biennemann
zuna in lRanina .Tnesdax afternoon -.
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mirror TO note the effect. "When an
old subscriber had any fault to find
with what had written he would
send long. vitrioliC letter to the own
er. When he had praise, instead NJ
sending his letter to the wner,
where it could do me some good he
sent it to me--and I could not, in de-
cency. show it to the owner. SO my
salary stayed the same"
What kind OF newspaper work did
you do, Miss Sutherland" asked the
interviewer.
We'll to he frank with YOU, | did
dramatic criticism, but she has,ercd
on, II have lived down the stigma
since, and they like me Just as well in
the profession now as if had never
done criticism | prefer being on this
side of the fence, anyway" she re-
marked. Plainly she was in a rem-
niscent mood, so her questioner moved
to one side. figuratively, and allowed
her to unburden herself,
Queer how | drfted into this bust
ness" she said. turning a face that
was much more rosy on one side Than
on the other. at came about through
scrap with a theatrical manager. II
was the old story, the old complaint
about the injustice of letting critic
who could not act to save her life
Judge a show and make II or break II
in the eyes Of the public.
~ retorted with the old saw to the
effect that I did not have to ne able
to lay an egg to know bad one when
it was set before me at breakfast
and he replied that II went into the
egg laying business ! would in all
probability he entering upon my true
vocation in this vale Of tears" This
time when she turned her face il was
rosy on all sides.
80 I got a job with a rival man
ager--it was a deep thinking part
with one line" she unused, eve had
luck since then--and I've even worked
for the manager who suggested that
! was hem" she murmurcd, and
arose to allow her maid to help hcr
into her gown, The interviewer saw
that it was the jumping off place for
him, and turned to 60,
whats his Nance" he asked sud
denly hoping to surprise her into al
admission.
"Oh, | couldn't tell you that" she
replied sweetly. You see. he nigh,
have a good part for me some time
and the upkeep OF my country nome
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MORE ABOUT DAILY AND SHAW

Aside from i,s dramatic value
"Arms and tho Man tho Shaw mill.
tarv comedy which Arnold DoIv will
produce at the Park Theatre to-mor-
row night. is interesting. as 1t is the
play that caused the now famous
break between those two interesting
Irishmen.
Arnold DAILY believes no ,s an arts,
who has rho ,echnloue 81 tho stage
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by me am too deep. too subtle. ]
am obscure pulposely. | cloud my
meaning expressly for the purpose of
having you come to me for explana-
tons" DAILY retorted that he mad to
go to no one for explanations of any,
body's written word much less shaw
plays. and suggested to him. dell
cately. in his delightful way, that
perhaps there was modicum of truth
in what Oscar Wilde said about none
Of his friends liking him
Shaw's answer was to apologize TO
the company for having a cowboy Ike
DAILY do his plays Daily went right
On with his plans, and, according to
Shaw. took a horrible revenge on
the opening n'Pht ny changing
little piece of business In the asst act
between Rnind and Sor1iHS. This WIS
unpa rdonab,o He sought ont Daily
after the play and asked him why he
had done this da,tardly thing.
Because | think it is better than
the business You have written in
You would not think of changing
anythinG IN Shakespeare plays,
would YOU: Then how can you think
of tamperinG with mime retortcd
shaw. with his customary m desty.
who said I would not think Of
chang ne Shakc-pear Plays ! cor
tainly would If thought II would I'M
prove it, A. long "a you mention it,
! will admit that there are several
Of his plays that ! would clanGc a bit
and thar | probably will change a
bit If | ever produce them"
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Theatre this week will he The Chili
of Courage" made from a story by
Cyrus Townsend Brady. The picture
play was made in the atelier OF the
Western Nitagraph Company. which
has its headquarters at Santa Moni-
ca. Cal. and contains therefore beau
tiful scenes OF Western mountains and
valleys.
Lois Meredith will be seen this week
at the Strand in The Woman" which
is Of course a play made from David
Beasco and Cecil de Miles play,
which had such a long run at the
Belasco Theatre. There are many
other pictures In addition to the
drama as well as musical pro-
gramme.
The Broadway Theatre will this
week show a popular play OF year
ago on the screen. This will be Help
Wanted" In which Lois Meredith. also
to he seen at the Strand will act the
leading role just as she will AT the
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FRACTIONS AT THE THEATRES AND GOSSIP OF STAGE FOIL

That was the last straw. and S.,
refused tn talk to DaiN after Inv.
and sworc that he would ncN,r MA.
in one of his plays again. The ,rt,
the next day gave DAILY the No..
notices that had been given in lns.
land in may a long day.
The secret Of 1t all was that n.
introduced into England a now ,r
of acting. Instead of looking siruy
at the audience and spouii1Ig a..
lines at them Daily looked at o.,
character he was supposed to- bo IA
ing to and acted naturally Hc -,
the only one in the cast to dn 'f.
however, as he could not got n.
others to his way of thinkln. A
they were backed up by Shaw IT,
result was that he was the uuly o,.
of the entire cast to get good notice.
Arms and the Man" had a s1..
ccssful run in New York ciaht ,o5,.
ago at the Lyric Theatre. when o. "a.
for ncar.y one hundred night. U..
Arnold Daily in the role of BDfuI
the same part he is to pas u OIL
present revival Away from 'u, y
nucnCe of Shaw. he WIS able N"r, p
stage the play in accordance WITH =
own ideas. and the result was q N..r
cial success. The presentation :.
morrow is also i'm accordance VIII g.
own ideas--and according 2. d..
there are several surprises comm,
to Shaw when he hears Of how t Va
presented.
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TAXING A PHOTOPLAY.
That IL what the Managers Did In
Rome for "Thc Eternal CIV.

Edwin :. Porter told SuS reporter
Of the civic complications in obtaining
the Famous Players Film Company
photo spectacle Of Hall Gaines "Thc |
Eternal city" on Italian sol.
ut is a book tabooed by the Italian
authorities" said Mr.. Porter THEY
regard 1t a mischief breeding propa-
gandist fiction. striking al Their faith
and their ideals 1t is OF course moth
inc Of tn, sort. It's just rafting
good romance. Yet YOU may he GER
tain that when our Famous Players
Company reached Rome We kept
mum about Hall Game and his work
We told the authorities that we'd Just
come over TO get a little Italian lov,
storc in the proper setting FOR the
Americans. who so loved everything
really Italian.
Charming. replied the authorities.
OF course the Sgnori Will wish to Me
their complete scenario with US that
we may help them in every way We
cam
Here was a rub Ny codireCtor,
Mr. Ford, and myself did some of the
hardest thinking we ever did. In ten
days time We had completed a fake
scenario that explained our socialistiC
mob scenes and accounted for our lib
eral need OF the Vatican and other for
hidden localities. II was a scenario
/ in every respect the dramatic opposite
Of the one we meant tn act before
the camera. II was Han Game turned
wrong side out-served with pretty
l..
How that faxed up scenario did
prove a blessing II was our refuge
our shelter in time OF storm
Every time permit was withheld with
particular stubbornness we rushed
back to inncrmost headquarters
where they kept our lovely scenario
and drew from them tears Of SYM
patty at our hardships and our inno-
ccnce
you see. the street car strike prac-
tcally a revolution, broke loose three
days after our arrival Had II been
/ known we were doing The Eternal
/ City the police would then have been
after us so hard we wouldn't he back
( in America yet How did We get those
socialistic mob scenes? We put them
| off till the very last, Then, armed
with n permit born Of our innocent
scenario. we hired our moh-the real
B thing-ready waiting FOR us. one OF
our men made play acting socialistic
speeches our mob took these speeches
seriously and gave us a fine perform
ancc. In fact. they warmed up so well
that we let no grass grow beneath MS
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Strand in The Woman" Miss Mere
dith finds her services much in de-
mand for the pictures. In addition
to Help Wanted the Broadway The
atre will have interesting views of
South America and a fine musical
programme. Blanche Sweet in The
Captive" will he seen for the second
half of the week,
David BclasCo made sweet Kitty
Bellairs' out of THE Bath Comedy
by the Castles not Irene and Vernon
but an older vintage, and now the
Hppodrome is to present this week
THE Incompatible Mistress Bellairs.
which is made from the same story
for picture play. In addition to this
picture there will be Chaplin and
Weber and Field comedy reel Then
there will be living pictures. the Nil
tual weekly and the gems of Tho
Gondoiers.' which are to be sung by
quartet. including X Uterine Irving.
Rerrice Mershon. Vernon Dalhart
and Harry l.uckstone.
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Doyle and Dixon will appear in new
version of their silent comedy dancing
act.
Bernard Granville will make re-
turn engagement at the Colonial The
atre this week in song. dance and rec
itation. This will be his last appear
ance in vaudeville. Others will be Co.
Gil Cunningham. Joseph G. Smith
with Frances Demarest Nine. Duree,
George Howell in 1.-THE Red Fox
Trot," Mile. Ameta. Kramer and Nor
ton. Charles Ahearn's cycling COM
pany. Dorothy and Madeline Cameron
and Jack Taylor. Concerts to-day as
usual.
Bertha kalich will present Ossip
Dymow's dramatic playlet THE Vic
tim at the Alhambra Theatre this
week Others will be Bert Enrol
Frank Fogarty, Chic Sale. lie Roy
Lytton and company in "Neighbors.
Jed and Ethel Dooley. Charles De
Scria. Lightner and Jordan. the
Schmettars and a Charles Chaplin
Aim. Concerts will he given this
afternoon and evening as usual.
This is the last week this season
at Hammerstein's Victoria Theatre.
The theatre will close for alterations
next Sunday night. An unusually
strong programme Is announced for
this week. II will includ. Princess
Radjah. Frank Fosarty, Ruby Nor
ton and Sammy Lee. Will Rogers.
Dainty Marie. the Exposition Four,
Mcmahon and Chapefie. O'Brien and
Havel company. Solly Lee. q Charles
Chaplin film. Althea Twins and others.
A special feature will he a unique
minstrel first part to he given by all
the members Of the company.
A double attraction is announced
at the Columbia Theatre this week
In addition to the customary bur
lcsque performance there will be an
elaborate feature spectacle called The
Golden Crook From Riches to
Rags" will also he given, with Billv
Arlington heading the cast. which in
cludes Babe LaTour. Frank Dobson
Eleanor Cochran, Margaret DAILY Carl
Taylor, Walter LsFoye and Berlin
Elliott
The Taxi Girls will be al the Muir
ray Hi Theatre this week in long
and varied programme. The company
includes Bonnie Small. Joe Wilton.
Harry Rodman george Hickman
Charles Vessel, O,io Odem. Lynn
Cantor Wrestling contests will be-
an added feature on Wednesday night.
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PLAYS ON THE SCREEN.
The Picture Dramas New During
This Week In Town.

Among the attractions for the
present week in the theatres devoted
to the picture plays which have en-
joyed continued popularity are:
1.-THE Birth of Nation" historical
and imaginary representations OF
events in the growth Of the nation
after the civil war; shown on scale
~ unprecedented grandeur and the
Crowning achievement OF the picture
production In this country under III"
direction of d. w. Griffith
The Eternal CITY" n picture play
made from Han Gaines drama, in
which the beauty Of Pauline Fred
erick is shown against a background
of the artistic and historical antiqui-
ties of Rome, This series of pictures
is now on view In eight other cities.
where II has been received with the
sam" enthusiasm that it's metropoli-
tar disclosure has awakened.
The kinemlc'lor 10 showing this
week at the Eden Musee various
views Of actual events. Alice Lloyd
in a picture play, a comedy on the
screen and other interesting picture
novelties.
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VAUDEVILLE AND BURLESQUE.
Last Week at IRmmrrstein's Vic-
tOriN Theatre.

Nine headIn" acts VIII ne features
nj tn" Palace Theatre this week
They ar" Fritz Scheff, Hessic Clay
ton, Blanche Wash. Ida fil,cr. Helen
Rock Doyle and Dixon, chic Sale,
claude Golden and the Gaudsmits =.
Miss Scheff will sing a new repertoire
Of operatir songs. Blanche Walsh
~ aDpsAr In v1hs 0petls e WaE"
" Hlilsrd, a '-Ar drama In one act
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is something terrible, and I need good
parts ever and anon to pay the piper
Clara Louise Kellogg Strakosch. the
first of the famous American prima
donnas, attended a matinee perform
ance Of "Trilby" last week to see Miss
Phyllis Nelson Terry. who is a niece
Of Ellen Terry. her friend of many
years. Nine. Strakosch retired from
the operate stage more than twenty
five years ago. She spends her time
between her winter home in Italy