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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-09
CONTINUATION SCHOOL LARGE
Church Schools Are Shown to Be Doing
Large Work in Lifting Burden of
Educating Children from the Shout
ders of the General Public.

There are 6,64S students enrolled in
the schools Of Kenosha This means in
all of the schools and it is by far the
largest enrolment of school children
ever reported in Kenosha. At the office
of the superintendent this morning the
work of making up the list of the school
children was completed and there is
now a card on record showing every
child and just what work he or she is
doing. The new report is of exceeding
interest as it shows the large number
of children who are being cared for in
the parochial schools of the city. More
than thirty percent of the children of
the city are now being educated in the
church schools.
In the graded schools of the city,
maintained under the direction of the
board of education the enrolment
reaches the high mark of 4,542. There
are 1902 children reported as enrolled
in the graded schools maintained by the
various church organizations. This list
seventeen Kenosha girls who
are registered as students at Kemper
hall.
The report shows that there are 4S0
students registered in the Kenosha
High school. The report showing the
attendance in the various schools is as
follows:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-09
IT'S QUAINT AND OLDEN.
Custom of Observing Little Xmas
With Mystery Gifts.

One of the prettiest of the many
quaint and pretty German customs is
that Of keeping Little Christmas, in
honor Of the patron saint of children
ST. Nicholas.
Little Christmas is the birthday Of
the jolly old saint In his honor, Sun
day night, Little Christmas eve, many
of the German families observed the
old game of visits from the saint.
He is said never to have neglected
to visit every little child in his village
on the eve of his birthday and leave
gifts of candy, cakes and apples
for them.
Now the children of German parent
age wait anxiously on little Christmas
eve for the mysterious opening of the
door of the house and the propelling
inward of mystery package which
when opened contains toothsome dain-
ties.
Sometimes the little ones are delight
ed to catch glimpse of the scarlet
coat and white fur that st. Nicholas
always wears when he is out on his ioy
giving rounds, but oftener as the day
is now celebrated, the children do not
see him, they merely pick up the pack
ages which are tossed into their homes.
But they know he must have been
there, because who but the patron
OF all the children would take the
trouble to bring them gifts on Little
Christmas eve?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-09
WHITE RIBBoNERs PRAY.

The local Woman's Christian Temp
erance union held prayer service
Sunday. One of the chief objects was
to pray for the wise guidance of the
sixty fifth United States congress which
goes into session at noon today.
The national w. G. T. U. is brinpino
all its guns to bear for the passage of
a federal law prohibiting the liquor
traffic in every state at once and the
different state unions and the local
unions will give their aid in various
ways to the national organization
toward that end.
The Kenosha union will hold its
annual meeting for the election of of
fcers some time next week, the date
to be announced later by the board of
directors.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-09
GILL HAS CHANGE OF HEART.
Doughty Seattle Mayor Once Recalled
for Running Wide Open Town Says
He is Prohibitionist Now.

Mayor Gill, Seattle, of recall fame,
has declared for prohibition, said
Mrs. /. G. Barbour, 152 Cedar street,
president of the local Woman IS
Christian Temperance Union, in a talk
before the Racine union on Saturday.
"He has pledged himself to the en-
forcement Of the anti-saloon law which
goes into effect in the state of Wash
ington, January |, putting all saloons
and breweries out of business.
Mrs. Barbour said that in his address
of welcome to the National W. G. T.
Q. convention, to attend which Mrs.
Barbour went to Washington, he told
tho women that no opportunity to give
welcome in his official life had given
Linn the deep pleasure that welcoming
that convention had.
"To what do you attribute his
change of heart9'' Mrs. Barbour
was asked.
"Well, she said, "he has seen the
need of the imposement of the law
which is soon to go into effect, he says.
And, besides, the women Of Washing
ton have vote behind their words
and what they want is looked upon
with much more consideration than it
is where there is no power to give
force to their requests"
Mrs. Barbour said that the Wiscon-
sin w. G. T. u. had gained more than
the number of new members apportion-
ed to it to gain in the year at the
previous meeting of the national
organization.
We were apportioned nine hundred
and fifty and we actually had eleven
hundred new members. Kenosha did
its share, for we had twenty-five new
members Mrs. Barbour said.
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JEWS TO GIVE BIG BALL.
Date Set for Their Annual Charity Ball
is January is and Tickets are
Now Being Sold.

The most important event of Jewish
circles in Kenosha is planned for Janu-
airy IS, when charity ball will be Civ
en- in the handsome new Eagles club
house. 1t is expected that several hun
dred will be present and many from
Chicago and Milwaukee will be among
the number. The ball will be given IN
der the auspices of the synagogue, B mai
Zedek, and the proceeds will be used
for the charities of the synagogue.
The tickets are being sold by men,
bers of the congregation.
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HONOR FOR FORMER KENosHAN.
Mr.. and Mrs. Israel Stone Were Feted
in Washington, D. c., on Occasion
of Fiftieth Wedding Day.

Past Commander Israel w. Stone of
Phil Sheridan Post G. A. R., and Mrs.
Stone, were given a reception by the
post and their other friends in Wash
ington, D. c., in the post parlors on the
occasion of their fftieth wedding an
niversary, November 18th.
Mrs. Stone will be remembered as
Miss Helen Daniels of this city. She
was married to Mr.. Stone, November
IL, 1865, and went Immediately to
Kansas where they lived many years
and where their fine family of three
boys and three girls were born.
In 1889 Mr.. and Mrs. Stone went to
Washington, D. c., where he became
member of the disbursing force of the
department of agriculture under Gen.
Jeremiah Rusk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stone were the re-
cipients of many handsome gifts,
among them fifty golden yellow roses,
fifty dollars in gold, and other articles.
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WAS GIVEN LOVING CUP.

The fifth day of the Hanukah festi-
val Of the congregation of the B mai
Zedek synagogue was celebrated with a
dancing party last night in Carpenter
hall and attended by one hundred cou-
Piles. The party was given under the
auspices of the Ladies Aid society.
A feature of the gathering was the
of loving cup to the Sec
rotary of the Ladies Aid society, Mrs.
Adolph Epstein, in acknowledgement
Of her activities in charitable directions
on the behalf of the society. It was
Mrs. Epstein IS birthday.
Miss Ella Breckenridge of Milwaukee
was a week end guest in the residence
of Kenosha friends.
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Mrs. G. Fl. Ripley, 661 Prairie avenue,
Ientertains the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution at its meeting this af-
ternopu. early Wisconsin Mission
aries the title of a paper read by
Mrs. =.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-09

Mrs. George A. Yule, 525 Durl1ee ave.
nue., left last week for Washington and
will be a guest of Miss Helen Woodrow
Bones, a cousin of President Wilson,
formerly white louise social secretary.
Mrs. Yule had intended going earlier
but her trip was postponed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-09

Continuation schools.
The enrolment in the continuation
schools is as follows:
Boys and girls having working
permits ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 155
Sixteen-year old boys and girls. 73
Boys in all-day school. ....... IS
Men and women in evening school 1858
ia
Grand total enrolment all schools. 6, 648
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-09

Miss Eileen Hebron, a teacher in Co.
lumbus school, spent the week end in
Milwaukee with her family there.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-09

Mrs. Allen g. Cole, 719 Durkee ave-
nue., entertains the Luncheon club at a
meeting this afternoon.
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h TO outdoor sport has grown
nj so fast in popularity as golf.
i Twenty years Z II was a
novelty to see a game. al
though there were many enthusiasts
in the country then, but in twenty
years golf has grown so much In
popularity that II bids fair to rival
Lawn tennis. Not only has 1t attracted
the men. but m have taken up
the old Scotch game and so enthu-
si~astically that they have forced the
association that governs the sport to
recognize them. There is now a ma
tional tournament played each year
for the woman's championship. a
similar tournament in nearly every
State, and local and club champion
ships are played for all over the
country.
The women have done so we'll thai
English and Scotch women have Wis
tied this country to compete in the
big events. Two years ago Miss G.
Ravenscroft, from England, won the
national title. with Miss Marion Hol-
Inns Of this section the runnerup.
as the second in the tournament Is
called. This tournament was played
at Wilmington. Del. This year an
other British woman is here and she
has already started Off well, winning
the Boston women's golf champion
ship. with Miss Margaret Curtis, a
Bostonian. in second place. Miss
Ramsay is representing the Leather
head Golf Club OF Surrey, England,
and she may distinguish herself still
further in events yet to be played.
Many Of the State championships for
women were decided the last week of
May. In the Metropolitan Golf Associa-
TONS championship tournament. which
was played at the Sleepy Hollow Coun-
try Club, Miss Lillian b. Hyde Of the
South Shore Field Club was the win
ner, defeating Mrs. Joseph f. Davis
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Unique Book at Panama Fai,
THE name Of Romeyn r.. Hong,
/ is not known to the oy ry d,r

THE name Of Romeyn r.. Houeh
Is not known to the oy ry day
American. Scientists know /,
though, for 1t has long been ASSOCIATE,
with the study Of trees. Or. Frankr,
b.. Hough. father Of Romeyn H,usb
was the first United States Commits.
sioner Of Forestry and the man who
instituted the movement for fora,,
preservation as 1t exists in this com.
try to-day. Mr.. Hough's son, Romey,
Jr, Is associated with his father n
the study of woods, and thus .bs
Hough family have been contributing
through three generations to scientific
knowledge.
At the Panama-Pa Pacific Exposition IN
the Palace OF Education there
book in fourteen volumes which ran.
resents Mr.. Hough's life work and
which is perhaps unlike any other
book in the world. BY means o,
nee thinner than tissue paper I,
shows the pecullarities Of direran,
woods found in the United States.
Mr.. Hough has brought to the study
OF woods the same refinement Of treat.
ment that other scientists have
brought to the study II human II 81.
by means Of the high power micro.
scope. Slides prepared by him a, nj,
home at Lowville. y. Y, showing
cellular formation of woods are lsas
in most Of the universities " he
United States and, many unly,rsi,.e,
n departments of forestry abroad
He Is the only man in the world to-day
who prepares the woods for m.ero.
scopic examination. and he is the on,y
man SO far as is known who has
treated American woods In the graphic
and comprehensive fashion ILLUSTRATED
by his fourteen volumes, representa-
the work Of twenty-five ars
There are twenty-five species treated
IN each book. the thin veneer show.
ing the wood u in three WAYS the
transverse section, across the grain;
a radical or quarter cut section and
q t~angential or slab cut section.
These three cuts give a complet. pct.
ure Of the wood in all of its char.
acteristics.
A book accompanies each volume
explaining the different specie, treated
In that volume. The handbook Ewes
the subject two treatments. a S,ien.
tifc and a popular. In addition to
the scientific classification OF the
wood its habitat is given. also IL
physical properties, such as specific
gravity. percentage of ash. fue' value.
resistance to pressure and weigh, PEI
cubic foot: its uses and medicinal
properties where there are any
The plates containing the sert.oN
or wood are so arranged that N, SEQ.
tons may be subjected to transmitted
light. BY the process perfected By
Mr.. Hough the original co.uT~ o' he
woods are preserved in these ICONS
which. for the purposes Of his 'ook,
average about 1-lO0th of an .r.a In
thickness. Sections prepared for an.
tern slides are from l-4O0th to l-6ooth
OF an inch thick, while sections pre-.
pared for microscopic work he : able
to cut to a thinness of l-l2uo'H 1: Al
inch
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sand equally unmanageable horses.
ID. w. Griffith. in whose brain origi-
mated the great battle scenes pictured
in The Birth Of a Nation" some Of
them extending W. an open air stag
five miles wide. is not in an asylum.
He is not even rufiled in temper nor
was he seriously rufiied at any stage
OF the eight months work Of produc-
ing the spectacle.
1t has been said of Griffith thai
he has the faculty Of doing big things
without seeming at the time to be
accomplishing anything. The hum
blest ~pickaninny iR one of the scenes,
whose sole dark mission is to sup
ply a minute bit Of local color, in all
probability displayed more concern
about the making Of the picture than
did Griffith.
While directing he appears to be
thinking about almost anything but
the work in hand. During a big
scene he Is apt to be found chatting
with bystanders, INDUCING in light
hearted horseplay with members OF
the company, doing almost anything,
In short. but directing. But IL the
slightest variation is made In the pic
ture as he has built ii up In his
mind his y instantly detects the
error. And then he is patient until
1t m right.
1t Is related of the OF the
company that gave him his first big
salary contract, commonly reported
to be 100000 a year, that they almost
a heart failure when they saw him
directing his first picture. He strolled
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phia were battling for the title and
Mrs. Ronald II. Barlow Of the Merton
Cricket Club retained her title Of wo-
mans champion by defeating Miss
Catherine Davis Of the Philadelphia
Cricket Club foul up and two to play.
Next following these tournaments
came the Eastern Championship. which
won by Mrs. c. II. vanderbeck of
the Philadelphia Cricket Club. Mrs.
Ronald II. Barlow Of the Merton
Cricket Club was second, Miss Harriott
Curtiss OF the Essex Country Club OF
Massachusetts third. and Miss F. c.
Osgood Of Brookllne was next. Then
there was a tricity tournament in
which the best players Of New York.
Boston and Philadelphia played for
the Griscom cup, and in this New York
defeated Boston. and Philadelphia de-
New York and kept the trophy.
The women do not play Is hard a
game as the men. The men in cham
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Of the Piping Rock Club in the final
by 4 up and 3 to play. This Is the
fourth successive time that Miss Hyde
has won the Metropolitan title.
Miss Lillian b. Hyde and Mrs.
Joseph f. Davis are we'll known in all
outdoor sports and are experts in
every game in which they participate.
Mrs. Davis was formerly Miss Mary
c. Maxwell and in addition To her golf
trophies she has many which she has
won In the how ring with her horses.
She has a fine stable of harness and
saddle horses and always drives or
tides herself. Miss Hyde too is we'll
known in the horse show ring as a
rider Of saddle horses and jumpers.
There were SO many entries in this
tournament that the caddie supply
was severely taxed. which In itself
speaks volumes for the growing popu-
larity Of the game.
While these two tournaments were
being played the women of Philadel-
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American Women, Rapidly Becoming Adopts at the Old
Scotch Game, Threaten Mans Honors-High Quality
of Play in Their Own Championship Events
Foreshadows Mixed Title Contests

year and again in 1898. Miss Ruth
Underhill won in 1899, and since then
the winners have been Miss +. c.
Griscom in 1900. Miss Genevieve
Hecker in 1901 and 1902. Miss b. An
thony in 1908, Miss Bishop in 1904,
Miss Pauline Mackay in 1905, Miss
II. 8. Curtis in 1906. Miss Margaret
Curtis in 1907, defeating Miss II. Cur
tbs in the final round; Miss Kate c.
Harley In 1908, Miss Dorothy I.
Campbell Of Berwick, England. in
1909 and 1910. Miss Margaret Curtis
in. 1911 and 1912. Miss Ravenscroft
of England In 1919 and Mrs. II. Ar
mold Jackson Of Boston last year.
Nearly all these winners are still
playing the game and will continue to
4 do so for some years to come be-
golfing Is the best outdoor
n game played. 1t gives exercise
for body and mind. and the links,
running from $500 to 5000
yards in length. provide ample
walking when I'VE rounds are
made. up and down hill and over
. smooth and rough country. u
door games are said to rave given
the English ome their fine
compilations and good health. The
American women are becoming
such strong patrons Of all out
door sports that they too are grow
ing strong and healthy and rival their
British cousins in the matter Of COM
plexions.
Mrs. II. c. Phipps, Miss Georglana
NJ. Bishop. Mrs. G. Maurice Heckscher,
Miss Lillian b. Hyde. Mrs. Joseph F..
Davis. Miss Marion Hollins. Mrs.
Howard F. Whitney. Mrs. A. ]. Nor
gan. Miss Harriet Alexander. Miss
Janetta Alexander are some OF the best
players in the metropolitan district.
Miss Georgiana NJ. Bishop Of Brook
lawn has won the national and metro
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politan championship. She sn.,,
much time in the West last W..
returning only a short TIM ,go wv,
as she had not practisod mlrb aHu
did not take part in the spring ,on,
naments. but will play later ,. tho ~
son. Miss Marion Hollins b,,onys ,
the Westbrook Club. Miss HYDE n ~.
South Shore. Mrs. Heckschcr T., pl,tne
Rock, as does Mrs. Davis Mrs Vs..
ney plays at Nassau, the Misses A,o,
ander at Tuxedo and Mrs. M,rpa, !,
Apawamis.
The leaders at P~hilad,.pbia -.
Mrs. H.. Arnold Jackson If DIV
Mawr. Miss f. c. Grisoom Of n.
Philadelphia Cricket Club W..
Ronald IL. Barlow, of the Nero,
Cricket Club. Mrs. Caleb Fox and ~,
r. II. Filter. Those best known D. y
Boston are Miss Margaret Cartis NJ,
II. Arnold Jackson. Miss II. Cnr,,s
and Miss Kate c. Harley.
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tasks in trying to concede half a
stroke a hole to the best women
players.
Of Miss Lillian Hyde in the Woman's
Metropolitan Championship shows
how well the women play as compared
with the men. The Sleepy Hollow
course Is not an easy one, and the
best professional record is "a, made
by Alec Smith last year. Miss Hyde
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ment was played under It's auspices.
The first woman's championship
tournament was played in 1895 at
Meadow Brook, and that year 1t was
decided at Is holes medal play. There
were thirteen entries, eleven played.
and Mrs C. 8. Brown Of ~Shinnecock
Hills was the winner. The next year
this tournament was played in the
regular form and Miss Hoyt was the
winner. Miss Hoyt won the next
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are inclined to imagine the making Of
the films as being directed by a raving
individual constantly on the verge Of
insanity. Such would in all prob
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any nan who attempted to evolve
order out OF the chaos OF thousands
OF unframed actors and three thou
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pionship events play SO holes and the
women do half that number. Many
OF them. however. do not like this
idea of having to do just half the
task set for the men. so they play IS
holes in the morning and then. just
10 show that they are perfectly able
to 10 more, play another IS holes in
the afternoon. and they always finish
well.
Some day. perhaps not long hence.
women will play in championship
tournaments with men. At least this
is the prophecy OF some golfers. men
and women 1t is possible that a
mixed tournament will be arranged
In addition to the vents exclusively
for men and for women. Then perhaps
as women are crowding the men in
all walks OF life a woman may win
a championship. At present It is
generally conceded that the women
are crowding the men very hard and
the best men players have quite hard
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MAN BEHIND 1.-THE BIRTH OF A NATION"

HOSE who have witnessed the
/ huge motion picture spectacle
Of the civil war and reconstruc-
ton days. THE Birth of a Nation"
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Photo by Underwood 4 Underwood
Mrs. E. w. Filter.

made So. and the best amateur rec
ord Is rs. made by b.. 8. Bottome.
The first amateur golf champion
ship was played In 1894, and the next
year the United States Golf Assoc
citation was organized and the tourna-
The Detroit times., 1915-03-25

which lay midway Of the misty
river.
Ito Be Continued)
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SOMEBODY MAY
HAVE YOUR SHARE

WASHINGTON, March EFF you
do not Swn property value at s15.is
you are being cheated out OF your
rights. The census bureau has an
nounced that all property in the
United States in 1912. subject to ad
valorem taxation, had an assessed
valuation OF yss.452 1856. I0s. an In
crease in 10 years Of s34.114.61s,221.
or 800 per cent.
The net debt Of the federal and
state governments and all minor
civil divisions In the United States
In 1918 was $4.s50. 46O,713, or $49.s7
per capital. The national govern
ments share was s1.02s,564.055. or
$10.59 per capital and that Of the
states $345.s42.305. or $3.57 for each
person.