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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-04
IT'S ATTORNEY sYMMoNDs NOW.
f. S. Symmonds Passes State Bar Elk
aminations and is Admitted to practice.

There was new addition to the bar
of Kenosha county this morning when
announcement was made that Frank s..
Symmonds had successfully passed the
Wisconsin state bar examinations and
had been admitted to practice in the
courts of Wisconsin. Mr.. Symmonds
has been active in court work in Keno
sha for the past three years. He was
formerly machinist at the plant OF
the Thomas B. Jeffrey Company, but
three years ago he took up the study of
law at home and later he was ASSOCIATE
ed with Robert Verne Baker. Mr..
Symmonds has practiced in the justice
branch of the municipal court, but he
is now a full fiedged lawyer. The new
attorney has been active in many or
CARNATIONS in Kenosha. For some time
he was active in the work Of the Keno
sha Civic Federation and he has been
a strong supporter of all reform move
ments in Kenosha. At the last general
primary election he was candidate
for the republican nomination for. the
Office of member of the assembly. At
torney Symmonds has Offices in the
Public Service Building.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-04
ELECT AND INSTALL OFFICERS.
Kenosha Council of Royal and Select
Masons Has Notable Meeting.

Kenosha Commandery No. So, Royal
and Select Masters had notable meet
ing at the Masonic Temple on Thursday
evening when the annual election and
installation of officers took place. The
installation was in charge of Past
Thrice Illustrious Master H. o. Whit
beck, who acted as installing officer,
and Ell. G. Hansen as Grand Marshall.
Following the ceremonial there was a
dinner at which covers were laid for
ninety members of the council. The
council is just year old and it now
has membership of eighty. The Of
fcers for the new year are as follows:
Thrice I. Master-Lynn T. Hannahs.
Deputy Master-Fred J. Fisher.
Principal G. of Work-H. J. Hastings
Treasurer-Charles Leonard.
Recorder-Charles Benson.
Capt. of the G.-Anthony A. Hack.
Cond. of the Council--Adam Berger.
Stewart-H. NJ. Tanke.
Sentinel-A. V. Beals.
Trustees-Thomas S. Scott, Charles
o. Blood and John Anderson.
COPY REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-04

The ice fields are piling up on this
shore of the lake and there is danger
of a stoppage of the water supply at
any time. This trouble with the ice is
generally expected for a few days late
in February, but because of the cold
weather early in the season and the I'M
usually low temperatures of the last
two weeks the ice fields are getting
dangerously heavy a month earlier
than usual this year and for that rea-
son all of the cities drawing their sup
plies from the lake are expecting a
complete or partial stoppage of the in
take pipes any time now. It is hard
~ necessary to warn Kenosha people to
tax extraordinary precautions against
fire any time they notice the pressure
lowering in the mains. Of course the
water commissioners are taking what
precautions they can to prevent the
cutting off of the water by the ice, but
there is little they can do in the way
of preventive measures. The people
who have advocated extending the in
take pipe into deeper water may have
chance to say IT told you 500 be-
fore the fields disappear in the spring.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-04
ADVISES SALE OF SOME LAND
Board Does Not Believe That Santa
rum and Asylum For Insane Should
Be Located Near Together-County
Board Members Favor County Park.

The Wisconsin State Board of Con-
troll has formerly sanctioned the pur-
chase of the Jeffery farm in the town
OF Somers as the site for the Kenosha
County tuberculosis Sanitarium. M. J.
Tappins, Of Madison, secretary of the
state board, notified County Clerk
Jones of the decision of the board this
morning and with the assurance that
the site meets with the demands of the
state body the members of the County
Board will proceed at once to close the
deal for the purchase of the Jeffrey
property. It is probable that the trans
fer will be completed the first of next
week.
Secretary Tappins declared that the
members of the Board of Control would
advise the county to dispose of part
OF the property purchased as they hold
that the site it a little too large for a
sanitarium site. When the deal was orig
inally made the members Of the board
thought it might be possible at some
later time to use part of the land Sc
cured at this time as site for an in
sane asylum. This plan does not meet
with the sanction of the state board
and the members of the board hold that
should it become advisable for Kenosha
county to build a hospital for the in
sane it would be much better TO have a
site situated some distance from any
other institution owned by the county.
This view of the situation had been
taken by many of the members Of the
county board. There is no doubt but
that the members Of the county board
would be able to find purchasers for any
part of the Jeffrey farm that might be
offered for sale and that it could be sodl
at profit to the county. Many of the
members of the board believe that the
entire 81 acres should be held as SAM
torium site and that the portion not
actually used as sites for the buildings
and as garden spots should be convert
ed into county park. This idea was
in the minds of the members of the
committee when it unanimously recon-
mended the purchase of the property in
Somers. Several architects have Wis
tied the city during the past few weeks
seeking to draw plans for the proposed
institution, but the members of the
committee in charge will probably be
able to handle the matter with little
assistance from local architects. When
the County Board meets in February it
is the plan of the committee to be able
to present to the county the deeds for
the site and plans and specifications for
the sanitorium so that there will be
no delay in getting the work of build
ing the institution started early in the
coming building season. This should
make possible the completion and open
ing of the sanitorium by the first Of
September of this year
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-04
HAVE CHOIR as GUESTS.
Choir of the First Congregational
in Annual Reunion Friday Evening.

One of the most interesting gather
ings OF the year at the First Congrega-
tional Church, took place on Friday
evening when dinner was given by
the members of the congregation in
honor of the members of the church
choir. Covers were laid for eighty
guests. Each member of the choir was
privileged to bring one guest. The
dinner was charmingly served by the
young women of the church. After
dinner there was social evening with
an interesting musical and literary pro
gram.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-04
County Superintendent Go
On Record AS Favorable
To County Board Law.
LOCAL BOARD IS FAVORABLE

The County Superintendent Associ-
alton went on record yesterday after
noon at Madison as opposed in the
strongest manner possible to pending
bills to repeal the county board of edu-
cation law. BY unanimous vote it
passed the following resolution intro
duced by Leo P. Fox of Chiffon, mem
Der of the legislative committee of the
Wisconsin Teachers Association.
Whereas, An attempt is being
made to repeal sections 1921 to7O2-13,
both inclusive, Of the Wisconsin stat
utes of 1913, known as the county
board of education law, and
Whereas, Much wrong information
has gone abroad in regard TO the scope,
purposes and intent of said law, and
Whereas, Such law has not been in
effect long enough to be fairly tried
out. Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the County Superin-
tendents' Association in meeting as
sembled, this 9th day of January,
1915, that we oppose the repeal of said
law, and ask that said law be retained
and strengthened, and be it further
Resolved, That copies of this reso-
luton be sent to the members of the
legislature, the speaker of the assembly
and the president of the senate. +"
Patzer Praises the Law.
G. e. Patzer of the Milwaukee state
normal school, in addressing the super
intendents at their request, referred to
the law as the most important piece of
constructive legislation for the uplift
Of the country schools enacted in Wis
consin since the birth of the state in
1849. He said he had conferred with
Gov. Philip last week, who declared he
was very anxious to do something for
the lowest unit in the school system
the country schools. Mr.. Patzer recent
ly wrote to all the state superintend-
ents of public instruction for their opin-
ion on the Wisconsin law, and of 80
who replied 80 wrote it impressed them
as very satisfactory piece of legisia-
ton and that to repeal it would be a
mistake. P. P. Claxton, commissioner
of Education of the United States,
wrote: SIN the main the Wisconsin
county board of education law seems
to me very good-much better than the
laws in most of the states having the
county the unit in school administra-
ton. I approve heartily Of the law and
hope sincerely that there viii be no
negative notifications of the law by
the Wisconsin legislature.
The members Of the Kenosha County
Board of Education at their recent
meeting went on record as being favor
able to the retention of the law on the
statute books and signed memorial to
the legislature asking that more time
be given to test the workings of the
law before any effort was made to re-
peal it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-04
COUNTRY HOME RAIDED.
Thief Breaks Into the Home of Peter
Schwartz Near Racine County Line.

Peter Schwartz, farmer residing
near the Racine county line, reported
Thursday that during the absence of
his family from home Wednesday af-
ternoon sneak thief opened window,
entered his home and ransacked the
place, carrying away an old overcoat, a
cap and pair of heavy boots. Neigh
bors saw a man approach the house and
from appearances believed that he was
a tramp. He was traced to short dis
tance from Kenosha. Farmers state
that there are dozens of idle men trav-
cling through the country in search of
employment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-04
PIONEER GERMAN WOMAN DEAD.
Mrs. Veronica Anna Willems Died at
Her Home on Caledonia st. Friday

Mrs. Veronica Anna Willems, aged
eighty-two years, one of the old Ger
man women of the city and the widow
OF the late Joseph Willems, died at her
home on Caledonia street on Friday af-
ternoon after long illness from drop
sy. Mrs. Willems was a daughter of
the late Valentine Fack. She was born
in Germany, June %, 1882, but came to
this country with her parents when she
was little girl and had spent prac-
tically her entire life in Kenosha. For
many years she was one Of the most
active of the women of st. George
Church. She led a devoted Christian
life. She is survived by a large family
of children. The funeral will be held
from st. George Church, the day and
hour to be announced later.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-04
Carl Percival, Stakeholder
in the Old Company Sues
United Company Now.
FAILED TO GET BONDS IN 1878

A spoke has been thrown into the
wheel of a settlement of the affairs of
the United Refrigerator Company re
Gently adjudicated a bankrupt by one
of the old stockholders Of the Racine
Refrigerator Company and this morn
ing through their attorneys, Kearney,
Meyers and Kearney of Racine, Carl
and Mamie Percival filed suit in the
Circuit court here demanding the pay
ment of more than $11 900 from the Ke-
nosha company and demanding that
this claim against the company be made
lien prior to all other claims against
the bankrupt. In the suit the Racine
Refrigerator company, the United Re-
frlgerator company. and John d. Row
land as trustee of the bankrupt are all
named as defendants. Percival was one
of the holders of stock in the Racine
Refrigerator company after the removal
of the plant of the company from Racine
to Kenosha. He received the stock in
the company as dividend' stock in
1909 and he was present at the meeting
at which the proposed transfer of all
property of the Racine Refrigerator
company was made to the United Re-
frlgerator company, by proxy. He as
serts that at the time the transfer was
made he protested against the transfer.
He declares further that at the time of
the transfer the Racine Refrigerator
company had surplus and undivided
profits amounting to more than $S1, 900.
1t was also the owner of the plant in
Kenosha. Percival declares that at the
time he demanded his stock in the Rae
cine company be taken over by the or
ganizers of the new company but that
instead he was offered stock in the new
concern which he declined to take. He
alleges that the organization of the cor
poration known as the United Refriger-
ator company was not strictly in com
pliance with law and that the directors
of the Racine Refrigerator company
acted without legal right in transfer
ring the assets of that company to the
newly organized company.
In his complaint Percival admits that
in December of 1913 he agreed with the
officials of the United Refrigerator com
pany to accept in lieu of his claims six
| per cent. bonds of the United company
to the value of $4,000 and that the
officials of the bankrupt company de
clared their willingness to turn over to
the plaintiff the bonds in question, but
they were not turned over. 1t is said
that other stockholders in the old com
pany are expected to file similar suits.
Percival resides in Polk county, Iowa,
and several blocks of stock in the for
mer company are held in that section
of the country. 1t is expected that the
demand of these stockholders will be
a big handicap in closing up the bust
ness of the bankrupt company. The suit
filed today will probably come up for a
hearing at the March term of the Cir
cult court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-04
PROVISIONING FAST.
IBain Wagon2Co. Offers Farm Wagon
aseHeadsofl Prize List for Exhibition.

Theecomm1t4ee'in charge of securing
prizesafor thesexhibit to be held at the
Coliseum the second week in March
are meeting with great success and
farmers whoeexhibit grain and other
prodnetssaresgoing to compete for real
prizes. AT the head of the list is a
EBain wagon donated by the Balm
Wagon Company. This will probably
DE the capital prize, but the plan of
givingsthis prize has not as yet been
worked out Then the Charles Skidd
Manufacturing Company has contribut-
ed a milk cooler valued at fifty dollars.
The Chicago-Kenosha Hosiery Company
has given fifty dollars worth of hosiery
and the Cooper Underwear Company
equal value in underwear. Couches
and bed springs have been offered and
VI lot of other prizes are coming later.
1t is declared by the committee that it
will be the best prize list ever offered
tor such an exhibit.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-04

julie M. Hanaford, president of the
Northern Pacific, declares that, while
he does not look for any boom, he
thinks the spring months will bring i'm
proved business and better earnings
for northwestern railroads. He says:
Business is quiet in the northwest,
but healthy. The lumber industry
which has been dull for some time, is
showing signs of awakening About
seventy per cent of grain has left farm
ers hands, but considerable quaint
ty is still held in the country elevators
for higher prices. The farmer has re
ceived bigger prices than usual for his
wheat, but has not yet begun to spend
the money"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-04
MEET COMMISSION HALF WAY
Inspector D. D. Evans Declares That
No Factories in the State Are Better
Than. the Kenosha Factories For
Safety and Sanitation.

The factories Of Kenosha are see
ond to nothing in the state in safety
and sanitation
This was the declaration of Factory
Inspector D. D. Evans today after he
had concluded his work of making his
annual inspection of the manufacturing
plants of the state. "The local manu-
facturers are cooperating in every
way possible with the industrial com
mission and can not speak too strong
ly OF the manner in which they have
met every suggestion of the commits
sion" continued Mr.. Evans. F'They
are models for other cities and we have
none OF the petty chickering's here that
we meet in many of the manufacturing
centers. Big men with big minds have
seen the wisdom of sarety and santa
ton in Kenosha and these men have
seen the wisdom of proper regulations. -
Attention was called to the fact that
no prosecutions among Kenosha fac
tory managers had been made in a
period of more. than three years. This
fact was alleged to speak louder than
anything else of the manner in which
the Kenosha plants have met with the
suggestions of the state board.
In the past few months Kenosha fac
tories have become the mecca for man
ufacturers from other cities in the
state and these men have been brought
here by agents Of the industrial COM
mission in order that they might get
an idea of just what "safety appli-
ances' are.
All of the big plants Of Kenosha are
now settling with injured laborers I'M
der the industrial commission rule and
not one of them has appealed to the
courts against ruling of the commits
sion. The manufacturers seem to be of
the idea that the commission plan of
settling these claims is much to be
preferred to the old plan of settling
them by suits in courts.
This following closely the suggestion
of the commission has brought troubles
to boys under sixteen years of age who
In past years were accustomed TO find
employment in factories in Kenosha
At the present time the doors Of fac
tories are being closed to these boys
and it is not likely that they will be
re-opened. The chance of injury to
permit boys is held to be so great that
the factory managers acting under the
advice of the commission have been
slow to employ them.
Inspector Evans had lot of good
things to say about Kenosha manufact-
uring plants. He denied the sugges-
ton that there was immortality in some
of the plants and declared that women
employed in Kenosha plants wcra I'M
der the best of influence and given
every safeguard that could be thrown
about working women in any big fac
tory. Mr.. Evans declared that he had
found in the Kenosha factories more
contented and happy employees than
could be found anywhere else in the
state. "Its a clean bill all through, y
was the final comment of the inspector.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-04
,.G6
AUCTION SALE.

On the farm located 2 miles west of
Kenosha and miles southwest of,
Somers on the Burlington Road and 4
miles northwest Of Truesdell, on Fri
day, Feb. 18th, 1915, commencing at
100 O'Clock, large sale of cattle,
horses, hogs and feed. James Murray,
Prop. s*advw41
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-04
CUT YouR FUEL BILL.

Hiawatha nut coal $4.85, hard coal
$3.50. Osher coal in proportion. All
orders promptly delivered. The Cen
trail Fuel and Ice Co., main yards, cor
Wisconsin and First streets. Tele
phone 228. advtf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-04
SUES FOR $4,000.
Enos z. Davis Said to be Former Ke-
noshan, Seeks Heart Balm in Court.

Enos K. Davis of Lake Geneva, a
former resident of Kenosha, fled suit
in circuit court in Racine Wednesday
morning against Charles E. LANCE of
Racine, conductor on the Milwaukee,
Racine and Kenosha interurban road,
demanding damages of $4,000, charg-
ing that the dapper conductor stole his
wife's affections by carrying on fir
tation with the woman while she took
frequent rides with him between Ra-
cine and Kenosha. Davis was granted
divorce from his wife recently at
Elkhorn on the grounds of iRfdelity.
LANCE was named as correspondent.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-04

IF you have farm to sell or prop
erty to trade for city property, see me
at once. F. S. Symmonds, I'll Public
Service Building, Keno sha. Phones
1130 and 975, WITT
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-04

Or. Thompson has opened an Office
in the Burke Bldg. Hours from to
.. N. and 7 to $50 p. m. adydwtf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-22

both shrapnel and high explosive
shells from their famous IS field guns.
When they assume the offensive and
capture German trench, they protect
their men with curtain of fire as long
as possible; but If the occupation seem
likely to prove too expensive, they
withdraw, measuring the ground as
best they can in their retreat in order
to correct the aim of their batteries.
Somewhat the same tactics are follow
ed by the Germans, who, however, use
machine guns instead of field cannon
But the British hold ON to their front
trench when attacked, and onto the
captured trench when attacking, with
courage unexcelled in history. But
they act with more courage than in
telligence, since they play into the
hands of the Germans by their very
stubborness.
British losses have almost all been
due to an effort to stick it out to the
last man when the French would have
reiterated, shelled out the foe and
made a fresh attack This is the
French policy of attrition. 1t enabl
ed them to assume the offensive at will
and to keep up constant and wearing
action, while the British make their
fight and then remain as they are for
long periods of inaction.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-07-22

at the exposition. She dances like
you never seen. She wriggles so
beautiful. She wears an Egyptian
costume that was struggled into the
country in walnut she'll"
And the Princess Sarina is none
other than Mrs. Frank de Raismes Sto-
rey. In shimmering veil she steps
forward and demonstrates the subtle
movements of the ''kooch." Mrs.
Storey has gone from the Egypt of a
millionaire's wife to the Egypt of the
zone.
1t was only five years ago she mar
ried a grandson of the late Marquis de
Raismen. Her husband was a Har-
ward graduate, a lawyer, million
aire and society man of New York
and Newport, and the most exclusive
circles were open to her. And now
Mrs. Starey isn't even the star of the
zone show, for another shines more
brilliantly in the troupe.
Il could not starve," Mrs. Storey
said when asked why she had accept
ed a position as a Turkish or an
Egyptian dancer there is little diff
ference. Il was penniless when
came here. Why, l would have died if
my friends had not taken me in and
cared for me. Now ! am able to work
and am doing what / can to make a
living"
Then there was a separation and
Mrs. Storey knew nothing more OF
her husband until she was served in q
divorce action last November. She
came here to contest the action.
81 wonder if ! could find Frank
she said, as she came back after one
of the brief performances In the little
theater. "Oh, we'll, he loves some one
else now; SO what is the use?"