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Smyrna times., 1915-08-18
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Smyrna Readers Can No Lon
ger Doubt the Evidence

Told of quick relief-Of undoubted
benefit
The facts are now confirmed.
Such testimony is complete-the
evidence conclusive.
II forms convincing proof of merit.
P. P. Collins, Delaware Hotel,
Smyrna. says: 81 suffered a great
deal with my back and at times was
very stiff and lame. The secretions
from my kidneys were irregular in
passage and contained sediment. As
soon as l began using Doan's Kidney
Pills. l noticed a change for the bet
ter, ana today have nothing of
which to complain. Statement
given June 10. 191D.
OVER EIGHT MONTHS LATER
Mr.. Collins said: "The benefit re-
ceived from Doan's Kidney Pills has
been lasting.
Price soc. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pils--the same that
Mr.. Collins h ad. Foster -Milburn
Co.. Prop. BOfFalo. N. Y.
Smyrna times., 1915-08-18
Two Definitions.

1ndetermiRate sentence is that in
which a prisoner convicted Of a crime
is sentenced TO imprisonment not for
a particular term OF years. but for
whatever time may be determined by
his conduct, etc. The ruling OF the re-
call is that by which an official may
be displaced from ofSce II at a spe-
cial election held at the demand of a
prescribed number Of the community
voters he does not receive the greater
number OF votes cast The judicial re-
call includes judges among officials
who may be thus displaced.
Dam Is s51 Feet High.
Work on the great Arrow Rock dam
on the Boise river. Idaho, is approach.
ing completion and could. II necessary.
be finished within a few weeks, al
though probably II win go on for an
other year. The dam will be 351 feet
high, 100 feet wide and about 400 feet
long at the base and 1860 feet long at
the top. II is Of REINFORCED concrete.
OF which $4,000 cubic yards have
been used. II will store water to a
depth OF $50 feet. The back water will
extend 20 miles upstream. making a
lake containing 100000 acre-feet OF wa,
ter. A thousand tons OF steel have
been used for the five gates.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-11
Bakery Inspector Points the
Way For People to Save
Money and Aid Bakers.
PLAN IS ENDORSED LOCALLY

War in Europe and the high price of
wheat may serve to bring about log
ical change that bread bakers through
out the country have advocated for
years. G. j. Kremer, d. putty in charge
ofthe bakery and confectionery depart
ment of the Wisconsin Industrial Com
mission, may be the means Of Fastening
the desired departure.
kremer doesn It make any pretense of
being the originator of the 10 cent loaf
campaign. He has, however, made an
extensive studyeof baking methods and
as state inspector is required to make
frequent inspections of baking estab-
lishments in all parts of the state. Be
fee Kreme~ went into the state service
he was in the baking business ON the
south side of Milwaukee and he still
! retains his interest in the establishment
although his working time is given to
the state.
"The whole thing is so manifest, y
said Mr.. Kremer, "that it seems need
less to talk about it. It ought to be
plain to every layman that less labor is
involved Ill making one loaf of bread
than two loaves. 1t follows that it IS
much cheaper to make one large loaf of
bread than two small loaves. The
cent loaf containing one pound of bread
is the standard in America. We We all
been SO accustomed to buying it that
we seldom realize that a 10 cent loaf
is available. The rising cost of flour
must of necessity work an increase in
the price Of bread. In other words, it
soon will be necessary to charge cents
for what now sells for cents But if
people will change their methods ? lit
tie they will be able to buy two pounds
Of bread in one loaf for 10 cents The
bakers will be tickled to death to make
the sale and the consumer ought to be
tickled too. Ask any baker whether
he'd rather sell tWo-pound loaf for
ten cents than two loaves of a pound
each for the same sum and he IL answer
in the affirmative in a hurry.
According to Mr.. Kremer and bakers
in this city, there could be a great econ
omy if people would learn to buy two
pound loaves instead of one-pound
loaves. Habit dictates the buying of
the smaller loaf. IF the habit can be
checked the cost of living will come
down.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-11

for the forcing Of o1en saloons on
Sunday. The bill provides that the ban
be lifted from Sunday theatres, Sun
day baseball and other amusements Of
this nature. This law has never been
anything of bother to Kenosha and it
is not expected that it will be. So far
back as the Oldest memory runs Keno
sha baseball teams have been in royal
contests on Sunday afternoons and Ke-
nosha theatres have furnished amuse-
ment to their patrons on Sunday even
ing. The city Of Kenosha by its COM
mon council has never seen the neces-
sity Of passing "B1ue Laws along
this line and there is no reason to be-
ieve that any such laws viii be passed.
Even the most ardent of the reformers
have not suggested the taking away of
Sunday amusements from the working
people of the city. Many of the
churches in the city have countenanced
Sunday amusements of a harmless
nature.
1t is not expected that any one win
even take the trouble to circulate the
petitions sent to Kenosha as it is held
that Kenosha is not party at interest.
Under present laws it might be pos
sible to stop many amusements in the
city, but it is highly improbable that
any one would seek to go against the
strong public sentiment in favor Of
such amusements in the city.
. 2
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-11
NEXT THURSDAY WIDOW BROWN
Old Fashioned Dance, Two Step and
Waltz following at st. Georges Hall

When it was decided to produce an
other tabloid play, after the wonderful
success of "Hearts on the Hearth, !"
Mrs. Morrison, who is coaching the
cast, knowing that it was the splendid
singing of Miss LaNey that contribut-
ed SO greatly to the success of the
former performance, Immediately did
her utmost to secure this gifted Chica
go singer for the title role of "Widow
Brown" She has succeeded and it is
once more possible for the people Of
Kenosha to hear this wonderful So
prano. Gene Saftig, who takes the part
of the leading man, and his singing, are
so well known that he needs no intro
duction The Acme Quartette will sing
number of songs and it. il also unnec
essary to comment on their singing.
Edward Harvey, the little blond, curly
haired, singing comedian, otherwise
known as "Cy," and Miss Belle Greg
no are also on the singing staff. But
when it comes to comedy, comedy that
makes you laugh until your sides ache,
you should see George Werner AMI
jake Thomas. They are a scream.
"Widow Brown contains many other
things worth seeing and hearing, SO
don t forget the date, Feb. 18th, next
Thursday evening. It's IS cents, dance
and all Music by Schmitt' IS orches-
ira. advf10
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-11

Boosters for permanent roads in Ke-
nosha county are adopting new slo-
gan and this is "Bonds for Roads. -
The recent decisions of the supreme
court cutting out the force" clause
IN the road law promise to go long
way toward slowing up highway work
in the county and prominent farmers
and members of organizations which
have boosted the road movement are
getting together with a view of work
ing out some plan by which the county
may issue bonds for road work and as
sure that the work of building the per-
manent roads will go forward next
year. This year the amount to be ex-
pended for roads will be lot less than
1T was in 1914, but it is feared that
there will be a grand slump in the
amount voted by the towns at the
spring elections and that unless some
plan is worked out for county action
that the roaI work will be practically
abandoned after this year. The mem
bers of the automobile club who have
furnished the stimulus for road work
In past seasons stand ready to con-
tinue this work just as soon as the state
legislature points way by which
funds may be contributed to force the
expenditure of public funds for the
improvement of the roads. In Cook
county a bond issue of 100000 has
just been provided for to make posi-
BILE the permanent improvement of
roads out of Chicago.
1t will be an easy natter to take
care of this bond issue in Cook county
and a lot of Kenosha people are going
to get some of the benefit from the roads
to be built with the money. Under the
Wisconsin law the county boards are
given the right to raise money for road
work by bond issues, but it is not ex-
pected that the county board would
take such an action without submission
of the question to the electors. 1t is
probable that in several of the towns
of the county the question of bond is
sues for county roads will be brought
up at the annual town meetings and
should these issues be voted it is not
improbable that in another year an eff
fort will b made to have the county
take, up the plan of building roads by
bond issues. In many of the states of the
union this plan is now being success
fully followed. Wayne county, Mich,
which was the pioneer in the building
of cement roads, has built practically
all of the roads by issuing bonds
against the county. People in Wayne
county have repeatedly voted for the
bond issues and every one of them
has been made after the submission
of the question to the electors.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-11
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1915.

For some years now Kenosha has
been making spasmodic effort sto adopt
some kind Of a building code that
would at least make an attempt to
cover modern building operations and
offer some measure of protection to the
men engaged in erecting the buildings
as well as to the people who occupy
them after completion, but without sue
cess and it is to be hoped that the in
sistence of the state industrial commits
sion that the, city do something to
safeguard building operations in Keno
sha will be productive Of results. Two
things have been mainly responsible
for the failure to adopt code in Ke-
nosha. The first is the yelled but none
the less powerful opposition of the men
who desire to take chances and carry
on their operations unhampered by any
restrictions whatever whose views
seem to carry great weight in the coun-
Gil The second is the undeniable fact
that it is an awful wearisome job to
put an ordinance Of the kind required
through the council. Some five years
ago the council authorized special
committee to draw up building code
and this committee after months OF
careful painstaking labor presented
code that was complete and up to date
in every detail, but no council since
that time has shown enough devotion
to duty to even give the measure its
first reading. Tt has been suggested
that way might be found by making
the state building code part of a
building code ordinance to do away
with the reading Of the whole measure
to make the task of passing it COM
paratively an easy one for the council
and if this can be done one of the prin-
cipal obstacles to establishing code
for Kenosha will be avoided. The plan
woalld be worth trying for if nothing
else came of it, the people would be
given an opportunity to ascertain
where the opposition to building code
exists in the council. The argument that
ethe payment of building fees might
have tendency to check building op-
terations is too purile to merit any con-
lsideration. The haphazard manner in
(which building is carried on in Keno
.shaa and the absolute lack of any regu-
1ation whatever is costing the people of
the city hundreds, of times the amount
Sof these fees in increased insurance
premiums. There is not the slightest
doubt that buildings have been put up
nm Kenosha that few civilized com
munities would tolerate. This is well
known to the inspectors of the fire de-
apartment and the insurance men. Tt
took one fatal and avoidable accident
to arouse public sentiment five years
ago to the point where it was consid-
cred advisable to start out to get
building code through the council, but
1T we wait to have another before one
is passed somebody will be to blame.
And the public will make somebody
bear the responsibility. Be sure of
that.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-11
MARRIED ON MONDAY.
Miss Esther Maude Hartung Becomes
the Bride of w. A. Davies.

A wedding of interest to many people
of Kenosha county was celebrated at
the parsonage of the Park Avenue M.
E. church at four O clock Monday after
noon when Miss Esther Maude Hartung
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Edward Har-
tung, became the bride of w. A. Davies.
The ceremony was read by the Rev.
Peter Stair in the presence of few
near friends of the bride and groom.
The bride wore wedding dress of
pearl gray and carried violets. She was
attended by Miss Florence Hartung as
maid of honor and W Fonk was the
best man. Following the ceremony a
wedding dinner was served at the home
of the bride. After wedding trip
through northern Wisconsin Mr.. and
Mrs. Davies viii make their home on
the Rogers farm.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-11

There is no installing the strength of
the demand throughout the whole state
for a reduction in the taxes. The PEG.
pie want their tax bills cut down and
they do not care particularly if it is
necessary to cut down the extremely
liberal amounts hitherto allowed all of
the state institutions to accomplish
that end. They believe Furthermore
that great economies can be accom-
phshed without decreasing the eff
ficiency of most of them in the slight
est There is no habit easier to get
into for administrative officials than
the habit of spending any amount Of the
public funds they can get hold of and
the easiest thing they do is to show the
"necessity" of these expenditures.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-11

The Helm bill legalizing Sunday
sports and amusements is not exciting
any great interest in Kenosha principal
ly because no serious attempt has been
made to enforce any so-called "Blue
Laws" in this city in the past twenty
years, but the majority of the people of
the city would not join any opposition
to the bill They are satisfied to let
matters rest as they are. Nevertheless
there would be no trouble in getting
numerous signatures to any petition in
favor of the bill or against it. Keno
sha people are not different from other
people in respect to signing petitions,
Council committees who have found
the same names on petitions for and
against projects put up to that body
can testify to that. People sign most
anything if for no other reason than
to get rid of the opportunities of the
person circulating the paper or "as a
personal favor"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-11
MUST THINK AND VOTE PEOPLE
Well Known Chicago Platform Orator
Criticizes Americans for Failing to
Get to the Real Best Things in Life.
Speaks to Large Crowd.

the year in Kenosha was given at the
Coliseum on Monday evening when DR.
Edward Amherst OFT Of Chicago, man
notable as platform orator, gave a
number in the Kenosha lyceum course
before fair sized crowd. DR.. OFT spoke
on the subject, "Sour Grapes"
1t was a study in heredity and en-
vironment and during the two hours he
held his big audience with his pungent
oratory and delightful wit. DR.. OFT
has made a study along many lines
leading in the art of livingO and his
philosophy is an interesting ore. Here
are some of the pungent paragraphs
from his lecture:
My proposition is that life is not
an accident,' said DR.. OFT.
America is the greatest country in
the world and the one of greatest re.
sources" said he, 'Fbut Americans have
not learned how to live.''
" Character is the supreme thing in
the world"
Sickness and disease are a disgrace
and the bringing into the world of the
physically and mentally defective is a
crime.''
An ounce Of prevention is worth a
pound of cure. We are beginning to
pay doctors to advise us how to keep
us we'll. Think of the average town
where drug stores are as plentiful as
dry goods stores"
"The schools are criticised, but the
homes are not keeping pace with the
school rooms in ventilation and santa
ton and heating. One little woman. will
control thirty children of other people
In the school room six hours day be-
sides teaching them; two big parents
cannot keep two children in order one
evening"
"Why are certain cities in the
United States known as places where
cases of typhoid fever have not existed
in ten yearsa Why do they have science
on the board of health and gentlemen
in the city council: the former to know,
the latter to have the courtesy to do
what is Known
There are two ways of getting Grim
| lnals in this country: raising them here
ourselves and importing them. I would
have the immigrant present certificate
on landing showing that he is in good
standing in the country he left"
"There are amateur reformers and
professional reformers. An amateur re-
former is one who goes after the eff
fects; a professional reformer is one
who strikes at the causes.
~ discuss heredity at length and say
very little about environment. Hered-
ity is what the individual subject can
not change. The child cannot choose
or change his parents. Environment
can be changed in "a hours. If you are
in bad neighborhood you can either
change its character or move out. IF
you are rich you can afford to move; if
you are poor it doesn It cost you any
thing to move.D
These are random samples of the
pungent wisdom of his address which
is rightly appreciated by the audience
as one of the greatest ever delivered in
this city on any occasion. It was two
hours in length, and so logical, fasci-
mating and fresh with up-to-date truths
that the time passed like a few min
utes and the audience was loath to
leave.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-11

It was perhaps unfortunate that the
bowling tournament for 1916 could not
have been awarded to Kenosha with
out any i'll feeling being aroused any
where, but it is pretty certain that it
viii all die away before the time for
the tournament comes. The men who
follow the alleys are good sports and
the Grand Rapids men will prove no
exception to the rule when the heat of
the battle dies down little. 1t is a
safe prediction that they will show
themselves good losers and do all in
4heir power to promote the success of
Fhe meetsin Kenosha when the time
comes,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-11
SUBJECT TO ARREST.
Only $4,000 Auto Owners Out Of $4,000
Have Purchased Plates for 1915.


Have Purchased Plates for 1915.
There are many thousand automobile
owners throughout the state subject to
arrest for neglecting to carry 1915
number plates. Up to date only about
$4,000 owners have purchased their
new plates, and according to the 1914
licensing records there are over $4,000
ears IN the state. Local authorities
have been accustomed to allow one
month of grace, but as that time was
up week ago they will henceforth be
instructed to do their duty. One car
load Of plates has been received and
another carload is on the. way. The
prospects are that the 1915 licenses will
be greatly increased Last year the
number gained fifty per cent over the
year before. Dealers are reporting
sales brisk for March delivery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-11
FEBRUARY WITHOUT FULL MOON
Earth's Satellite Goes on Water Wagon
For Twenty Eight Days.

~ W0AUJ -CASAc 0dyp.
The moon is on the water wagon this
month and remains on throughout Feb
rnary. 1t won It get full once in the
whole time, though suspicion is not
wanting that it will weaken in its reso-
luton toward the end and come pretty
close to it. Saturday, Tan. 80, was its
last full' until March.
February, 1915, will thus be notable
over ordinary Februaries, which must
be content with Ground Hog Day, st.
Valentine Day and the birthdays of
Lincoln and Washington to make them
distinctive. 1t is only once in a long
while that the moon gets dry streak
like this. The almanacs say that it will
not happen again in 100000 years and
that the last time it happened was in
February, 1866.
However, the earth s satellite has no
intention of joining the "Drys' per-
manently. After holding back the TWEEN
ty-eight days in this month it will
break loose on March | with its utmost
fullness, and, as if to celebrate its re-
turn to its monthly scoring practice,
will be full again later in the same
month, on March 80.
1t is explained that the period of the
moon IS revolution about the earth with
reference to the sun is about 2915 days,
so that when full moon comes the day
before the month of twenty eight days,
as this yea, the recurrence of fullness
must be delayed beyond the twenty
eight day period.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-11
Local People Do Not Take
Kindly to the Petitions to
Repeal the blue Laws.
NEVER EFFECTIVE IN THIS CITY

Kenosha people are being asked to
sign petitions for the amendment of
the so-called .Blue Laws Of the
state in order to legahze lot of sports
and amusement for Sunday. The pro-
posed bill, which is introduced by As
semblyman John B. Helm, has nothing
to do with the regulation Of saloons,
but on the other hand it is proposed to
take away from the saloon man wea-
pom which has been used in some places
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-11

Mr.. and Mrs. M. Werve were to have
left for Florida on Monday evening, but
they were forced to change their plans
on account of slight illness of Mrs.
Werve They expect now to leave Ke-
nosha on Wednesday evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-11

St. Valentines day comes on next
Sunday and Kenosha dealers are show
ing large stocks of the love messages.
1t is probable that the hard times
will cut no figure in the number of
valentines sent in Kenosha and the
postoffice IS getting ready for busy
day on Monday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-11

Two old timers are to be in the race
for county supervisor again this year.
Hubert Schwan of the seventh ward,
and Michael Hensgen of the eighth
ward have both taken out petitions for
denomination. Both have had a long
and honorable record as members Of
the board
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-11

The members of the Kenosha lodge of
Nasons are planning to give a stag
party at the Masonic temple on Friday
evening. This is the first of a series of
entertainments planned for the spring
months.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-11

kYoTING all
O.
Within this
courts which the Court of Palms The
Universe which the radiatng
in
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-11

Mrs James German entertained at
her home on Prairie Avenue OIL Monday
afternoon in honor of Mary e. Pauly of
Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-11

Mrs. z. g. Simmons entertained the
Luncheon Club at her home on Prairie
avenue on Monday afternt
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-11
Boosters For Permanent
Road to Seek Use of Cook
County Plan in Kenosha.
NO HALT FOR ROAD BUILDING

Leaders in Battle to Get County Roads
Improved Suggest Bonds as Best
Method to Raise Money-County So
Ions May Consider Plan Soon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-11

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