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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-01
FUNERAL OF G. F. scHRAMM

Funeral services of the late Chris
tian Frederick Schramm, who died at
his home on North Congress street on
last Friday morning at the age of so
years, were held this afternoon and
were attended by many of the pioneer
German residents of the county. On
account of the feeble condition of the
widow the remains were not taken to
the German Lutheran church of which
the deceased had been an active mem
but the Rev. Carl Buenger, pastor of
of the church, was in charge of the
services at the home. Mr.. Schramm
was born in German in 1884, but he
had resided in Kenosha county many
years. For some time he was a farmer
IN the town of Pleasant Prairie, but
since he retired from active life he had
resided in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-01
AID. sHEARER MAKES ADDRESS.
Chairman of Finance Committee Talks
to College of Commerce Students.

CQalrIldn OF Z 1naHCG COuul1JGSG talks
to College of Commerce Students.
Yesterday morning Conrad Shearer
chairman of the finance comittee of the
city council, delivered notable ad
dress for the teachers and pupils of the
College of Commerce.
Mr.. Shearer was formerly q student
and a member of the faculty, so his
coming wal particular delight to the
school.
The subject of Mr.. Shearer's ad-
dress was "Our City Government, y
and besides giving volume of excel
lent information he showed the real
spirit Of good citizen in urging upon
educated boys and girls an interest and
a part in everything that goes to make
up the activity of their several com.
munities. He declared that the bows
and girls from the country should be
just as much interested in Kenosha IS
city government as its own people be-
cause it is still their city and the prob
ability is that they would, sooner or
later, be residents of that or some other
city, and consequently should know of
its workings.
He expressed firm belief that a
commission form of government would
be best for Kenosha, but contended
that so long as we are under the pres
ent form we should make it just as
good, thorough, and efficient as it is
possible to make it.
The school was a unit in agreeing
that could three commissioners be ap-
pointed who would have the interest
and ability of the speaker, commission
government would indeed be an i'm
provement
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-01
FORMER SENATOR TO WE'D.
Senator Isaac 7. Bishop Gets License to
Wed Harriet Tanis of Chicago.

Isaac I. Bishop, one of the most
prominent men of the town of Somers
and former state senator in the Racine
and Kenosha county districts, is to.be-
come a benedict again as on Friday
afternoon he appeared at the Office Of
the county clerk and secured license
for his marriage to Mrs. Harriet Tanis
of Chicago. The former senator gave
his age as seventy and that of his bride
to be as thirty seven. He did not an
nounce when the ceremony would be
performed, but it will take place at the
Somers home Of Mr.. Bishop during the
coming week. Mrs. Tanis is widow
and a most estimable woman The we'd
ding will undoubtedly be of interest to
many of the state officials as for two
terms Senator Bishop was in the upper
house Of the legislature and during his
service for the district he was regarded
as one of the republican leaders in the
state senate. He has known Mrs.
Tanis for many years and she is well
known to many pople in the neighbor-
hood where the former senator resides.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-01
REACHES FRANCE SAFELY.
Ray Williams of the Jeffrey Forces to
See Some of the Long Battle Lines.

Ray Williams, one Of the truck ex-
perts of the Thomas B. Jeffrey Com
pany, is now in France and is preparing
to go to the front. Williams is not 60
ing to fight for the Allies against the
Germans, but he is going as an expert
to aid the French and English soldiers
in handling Kenosha made trucks on
the battle fields. A cable announced
the arrival of Williams in Havre on
last Friday evening. He made the trip
without any interesting incident. Will
liams will probably remain abroad for
many months as the Jeffrey company is
giving to the nations in Europe the
same sort of service that it gives to all
other customers and Williams will re-
main in Paris and Havre in order to
take care. of the machines sold by the
Kenosha company. His first real task
is to instruct the military experts in
the operation of the Jeffrey trucks.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-01
RESUME COURT SESSIONS.
Many Cases Placed on Day Calendar
for Trial at Circuit Court on Tuesday.

The Kenosha county circuit court
will resume it's sessions on Tuesday
morning when the jury has been called
back to hear any cases which may be
called. No criminal cases are set for
trial on the day calendar for Tuesday
and it is not expected that any will be
taken up for the next two weeks. The
most important civil cases on the calen-
dar are those of Gallo VS.. the Chicago
and North Western Railway Company.
These are based on the killing of the
little son of Michael Gallo, who was
struck by switch engine on Pearl
street. The day calendar announced by
the clerk for Tuesday morning follows:
Earl VS.. Gunderson.
Carlson VS.. Graugaard.
Gallo VS.. G. & N. w. Ry. Co, 8 cases
Nicolazzo VS.. Garibaldi Society.
Niagara vs.. Germano.
Mclean VS.. Germano.
Welter VS.. Schroeder.
kenosha vs. Jensen, ct al
Hoffman VS.. Gallo.
Crow VS.. Fonk.
Keno. Ind. Assn. vs.. Threinen
Stanhope vs.. Toner.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-01
MAY ESTABLISH POST.
Government to Put in Flying Machines
at Great Lakes Training Station.

From all indications the probability
of having government aviation post
established at the naval training sta
ton at North Chicago, never was so
good as now. The matter has reached
point where government officials are
beginning to discuss it with real seri-
BUSINESS and it is said they have reach
ed the conclusion that it is the most
logical place for such a station to be
situated.
Albert Bond Lambert, head of the
United States Aviation Reserve corps
declared day or two ago that there is
not an aeroplane owned by the United
States today that is capable of military
service. The total number of govern
ment owned aeroplanes, he said, did
not exceed thirty which is pitifully
small when compared to the number
owned by some of the other world pow
ers. The thirty that are owned are
used merely for training purposes.
When>one mentions thirty aeroplanes
it seems like great many, but when
one understands that England has 400,
Germany 1400, France 900, Russia 1000,
Switzerland 80 and Japan 300 it is seen
how pitifully small is the number own
ed by this country.
Mr.. Lambert declares that the North
Chicago naval station offers an ideal
site for the proposed aviation post and
he is bending every effort to see this
plan put into effect.
1t has been known for some little
time that the government has been con-
templating the construction of several
new aeroplanes that could be put into
service if needed and it has been stat.
ed from time to time that the required
post would be stationed at the naval
training sation, but not until day or
two ago did the statement come with
anything like authority. If the post is
established in North Chicago it means
that Kenosha will have to become as
much used to seeing machines flying
about over the city as if they were
simply birds.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-01
PIONEER WOMAN DEAD.
Mrs Rosa Pitts Died at Her Home on
North Chicago Street Saturday.

Mrs. Rosa Pitts, aged SO years, wild
ow of the late Anthony Pitts and one
of the best known of the pioneer wom-
en- Of the North Side of Kenosha, died
at the family residence on North Chica-
go street late Saturday evening. Mrs.
Pitts had been in feeble health for
many years. She was native of Ger
many, where she was born June 6, 1926.
She came to Kenosha in 1S47 and had
since been a resident of the city. For
many years Mrs. Pitts was very active
in the work of the women Of the city
and she was connected with many
church and charitable organizations. A
woman devoted to her home, her chill
dren and her work, she was deeply be-
loved among those who knew her best.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. N.
J. Wagner, of Chicago, and Mrs. Benia-
min DUR of Morgan Park, and four
sons, Matthew, Anthony, John and JOS
eph A Pitts, all of Kenosha
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-01
FEARS MILWAUKEE RO|sTERERs
Letter Left at Back Door of North
Side Saloon Man Ends With the In
junction that ssThe First Bullet
Won't Miss YOU

The first bullet won't miss you.
This was the playful little postscript
appended to letter which Adam Wis
necki found pinned to the back door of
his saloon late last Saturday night and
he has appealed to the police of the
city to aid him in locating the writer
Of the threatening letter. The letter
was found by Wisneski just before he
closed his saloon at 80 North Main
street on Saturday night and he
fcer Beth. The letter had no signature
with the exception of cross and there
was not the usual skull and crss bones.
was not the usual skull and cross bones.
Police Officer Logan translated the let
ter from Polish into English at the po-
lice Office this morning. 1t bore the
date of March 2Sth and was as follows:
''That fellow that had little
trouble with you yesterday morn
ing will keep on troubling you
some more. When you get drunk
you don't know what you are do
ing. The first bullet won't miss
you.
Wisneski told the police that he had
a little trouble with two men from
Milwaukee in his place on Saturday,
but he did not know who the men were
or if he did he did not give this infor-
nation to any Of the members of the
police department. The two men had
left the place early Saturday afternoon
and neither Of them had been seen
anywhere in the neighborhood. It
seems certain that good deal Of care
was spent in the framing up of the let
ter and it is written in a bold hand
Wisneski seemed to be considerably
wrought up over the matter, but the
police intimated that they did not be-
ieve him to be in any immediate dan
ger. He declared that so far as he
knew he had no enemies who might
want to take his life. Wisneski is not
one Of the fellows who are easy with
the trigger finger and he declared that
he did not know of any other person
with a gun out looking for him.
The police department is making a
further investigation in hopes of find
ing something that will lead to the ar
rest of the man who wrote the letter
and they will probably ask the Milwau-
kee police to cooperate with them in
their search.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-01
WE'LL KNOWN WOMAN DEAD.
Mrs. Barbara Windish Died at Her
Home at an Early Hour Today.

Mrs. Barbara Windish, aged As years,
wife of Philip Windish, and one of the
best known women Of the town Of
Paris, died at the family residence in
that town early this morning after a
long illness from cancer Mrs. Windish
was born in the town Of Paris on Nov.
3, 1869, and she spent her entire life
in that town. She had been active
among the women of her community
and the announcement of her death
will come as great sorrow to many
homes in that section of the county. No
announcement of the time of the tuner
al has been made, but it will be held at
st. John Is church in which the de-
ceased was very active worker.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-01
NAME rHoRKELsEN MANAGER.
Appointment Made Permanent Call fol
Instruction il Clay Manufacture.

Instruction il Clay Manufacture.
H. ]. Tho FOR six months
acting busines of the Univer-
sity of Wiscons appointed bust
ness manager by lie board of regents
Saturday. He was previously profess
SCR of steam and gas engineering at the
university. When DR. H. L. Bumpus.
former business manager, resigned to
become president of Tufts college,
Prof. Thorkelsen was named temporari-
ly in his place.
The civil service commission submit.
ted list of nine eligibles to the re-
gents and from these Mr.. Thorkelsen
was chosen.
The regents received petition from
the Wisconsin Clay Manufacturers As
ISOLATION, asking that course in
ceramics be added to the university
curriculum. The association win ash
the legislature to appropriate $500 t.
extend facilities for instruction in this
subject.
The approval of the board was
given to the state newspaper confer
ence to be held at the university
May 1928.
Prof Thorkelsen is well known II
Kenosha officials having been recently
employed to have charge Of the ex
animation of the proposed contract Of
the Wisconsin Gas and Electric Com
pany for street lighting.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-01
SEEKING LAND NEAR KENosHA
Union Stock Yards Officials of Chicago
Cause Talk Among Stock Raisers.

A lot of stock raisers in the neigh
borhood of Kenosha are taking a very
active interest in recent efforts of the
Union Stock Yards Company of Chica-
go to purchase land in the neighbor-
hood of Kenosha. It is not believed
that the stock yards are to be removed
from Chicago to Kenosha, but it is
thought that something in the nature of
a branch may be opened in or near this
city. It is admitted that the president
of the big Chicago corporation was re-
Gently in Kenosha and in conference
with several well known real estate
men seeking to purchase land which
had switching facilities. 1t is said that
the company is seeking track of forty
acres of land along the main line of the
North Western road and that they pre-
fer that it be short distance from
Chicago One of the real estate men
of the city who had been approached
in connection with the deal, said: "I
saw the president of the Union Stock
Yards Company and he sought to buy
forty acres of land, but he said abso-
lutely nothing to me as to what the land
was to be used for Ny memory Of the
matter was that he insisted that the
land be located along the railway
tracks. I am still negotiating with him
on the matter and am not able to give
out any further information. ("
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-01
NEL.SONOFFERSAAEW SCHEME
Would Have Assets Of Company Sold
to Chicago House Wrecking Company
but the Court is Not in Favor of Long
Continued Wait Necessary

Judge Geiger Of the United States
court Of the Eastern District Of Wis
cousin, late Saturday afternoon, after
hearing arguments against the resale
of the plant of the United Refrigera-
tor company, and after half dozen
other propositions had been suggested,
showed his good faith in the judgment
of the referee in bankruptcy, Milton
Knoblock Of Racine, when he handed
down an order confirming the order
Of the referee in setting aside the re-
'cent sale Of the personal property OF
the company. 1t is now probable that
the whole matter will be left in the
hands of the trustee to decide how it
shall be disposed of and it is not i'm
bprobable that bulk Of the assets of
the company will be sold at private
sale. Trustee Rowland has shown his
ability to convert good part Of the
assets of the company into cash at a
private sale and it is just possible
that no order will be issued for a re-
sale of the plant until after the trus-
tee has been given considerable time
to make an effort to dispose of the
assets at private sale.
There were many creditors present
at the meeting in Milwaukee on Sat
urday and not few Of them appeared
to be favorable to the confirmation Of
the recent sale. The court spent only
ia short time hearing these statements
of creditors and then examined the re-
turns of the referee and promptly con-
sfirmed it.
Peter B. Nelson, the former presi-
dent of the bankrupt company, was on
hand with new proposition and this
provides for the turning of the assets
of the company over to the Chicago
House Wrecking company. TheNp plan
was worked out so that a year would
be taken in disposing of the assets
and the plan did not appeal to the
court at all. The court held that such
a plan would force the creditors to
wait too long for what dividends they
are to get out of the settlement of the
estate of the bankrupt.
1t is admitted that the big problem
III the sale of the assets of the com
pany is to find a purchaser for the
buildings and the real estate. The
machinery would probably find a
ready sale at a fair portion of the APP
praisal price, but there seems to be no
purchaser in sight for the land and the
buildings. In the coming week the
matter will be taken up again by the
refereee in bankruptcy and he win
confer with the trustee and it is pos
sible that some plan will be worked
out by which sale of the assets can
be arranged in manner that will meet
with the approval of the larger por-
tion of the creditors. The action Of
Judge Geiger on Saturday leaves the
whole proposition just where it was
before the first sale was ordered by the
referee. Before the recent sale was
held quite q considerable sum had been
received from sale of the assets OF the
company at private sale. 1t is certain
that the recent visit of many buyers
to the plant will aid materially in Sc
curing bids for personal property of
the company for private sale.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-01

The official canvassing board Of the
city has decided to put two more can
didates on the ticket for the city cleo
ton. Harry S. Brown, who received
four votes for school commissioners in
the first ward, will be on the ticket for
that Office, and in the third ward
Michael Lent, who received six votes
for county supervisor will be candi-
date for that Office. The new candi-
dates were notified Of the action Of the
canvassing board this morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-01
POLICE OFFICERS IN DANGER
Members of State Board See Danger
to Officials in Stairway Leading from
Office Of the Department. Would
Use Part of the Engine House.

That Kenosha police officers are in
danger with the present location of the
city lookup on the ground floor of the
city hall, Sis the opinion of the mem
bers of the Wisconsin State Board of
| Control and on account of this danger
the state board has asked the common
council to make some provisions to pro-
vide new place for the incarceration
OF city prisoners waiting a hearing.
The board has suggested the use Of the
large room at the rear Of the Central
Engine house which was formerly used
as stables for horses before the auto
mobiles were installed for the use of
the fire department
Chief of Police O'Hare has been ask
ed to submit this matter to the com
mon council at once and he will Law
the matter before the arldermen at the
next regular meeting of the council
The letter from the state board to
the chief follows:
Owen 0 Hare, Chief of Police,
Kenosha, Wis
Dear Sir:
Recently one Of this board IS inspec-
tors visited your police station, and
while his report and previous report
made by another inspector, shows that
In general you have good station, vet
the recent report indicates that the
stairs leading from the station to the
lookup are dangerous, = and this in
spector believes that the lookup
should be changed to the main floor
back to the engine room. =
Conversation with the inspector and
his written report, has induced the
board of control to endorse the recon-
mendation regarding the removal of the
lookup to the main floor, and therefore,
/ we respectfully request you to have the
matter properly brought before your
city council at it's next meeting for
due consideration.
Trusting that we may have the CO.
operation Of your officials in this mat
ter, and that they may approve of our
recommendations. I am
Very cordially yours,
For the State Board of Control,
By John P. Lewis,
A Member of the Board.
The suggestion in the letter that the
city use the portion Of the city hall
directly back Of the engine room
does not meet with great deal of sup
port from the officers as they hold that
this space is now all in use for the
city engineer and his forces However,
it would be an easy matter to fit up a
lookup in the building at the rear of
the engine house.
1t is just possible that there might
be objections to this plan on the part
of some of the members of the fire de-
partment, but his remains to be seen.
The stairway leading from the office
of the police department to the lookup
has long been considered a menace.
Several times police officers have been
in danger when attacked on this stair
way by violent prisoners and they
have been forced to fight for their
lives. Members of the state board of
control have shown the officers the dan
ger of a prisoner who is too strong for
the officer to handle throwing an Of
ficer over the imperfectly guarded
stairway. Such a fall would be pretty
nearly certain to result in the death
of the officer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-01

George P. Leet was named for the
Office of town chairman of the town of
Somers at the annual caucus held on
Saturday afternoon. 1t was spirited
caucus with more than $40 voters pres
ent. j. j. Barrows had declined to &C
cept denomination and the candi-
dates include Mr.. Leet, P. N. Ander-
son and James Moran. It is not ex-
pected that there viii be any opposi-
ton to the ticket as named.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-01
BIG COAL PILES BLAZE.
thousands of Tons of Coal on Allen
Docks Have Been Burning for DAYS.

Docks Have Been Burning for Days.
\ The big coal piles owned by the N.
r. Allen s Sons Company on the docks
on the north side of the harbor are
burning. They have been burning for
more than a week but on Sunday night
the blaze became such that it attract
ed wide attention. The members of the
fire department have not been called
to aid the Allen department in taking
care of the blaze and it is declared
that the company has sustained no
serious loss as a result of the fire.
Spontaneous combustion caused the fire
and the coal is being moved by tannery
workmen. There is no danger of the
ire spreading to any surrounding prop
erty as careful watch is kept at all
times by the tannery fremen.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-01
Principal HUGH Murnhv of the r

Principal Hugh Murphy of the Balm
school, and David R. Fogwell in charge
of the Kenosha school centers, attend
ed social center conference in Mil
waukee on Saturday afternoon. It
was under the direction of experts from
the university and the Kenosha men
secured many suggestions which will
aid in the development of the school
work along these lines in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-01

The candidacy of Miss Sarah Devlin
for the office of county superintendent
OF schools, has raised the question as
to whether women have served in this
capacity in Wisconsin. Just at present
eighteen of the seventy-two counties in
Wisconsin have women who are serving
as county superintendent of schools.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-01

The Elks will hold the annual in
stallation of officers on next Thursday
evening. The District Deputy Grand
Exalted Ruler will have charge of the
ceremonies and there will be the annu-
al reunion of the lodge in connection
with the ceremonies. A chicken lunch
will follow.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Carter enter
tanned large party of their friends
at a card party at their home on Ash
land avenue on Saturday evening in
celebration of the seventh anniversary
of their marriage. A pleasant time is
reported by all present.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-01

The Rev. Theodore Meyer of Racine
and the Rev. M. H. Gerend of st. Fran
els, were the guests of Father Nickel
Of st. Georges church on Sunday. They
had part in the concluding service of
the Forty Hour s Devotion at the
church.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-01

A few $4,000 verdicts against neg
igent and careless railway corpora
tons will do more to safeguard cross
ings and the operating of cars than a
thousand mandates of the railroad com
missioner. When you hit the pocket
book of a corporation its a real hit.