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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-15

AS an aid to the sawyer large mir
ror Is now mounted on the log car
riage of the sawmill. 1t enables the
operator to make survey of the en-
tire length Of the log he is working
upon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-15

There are just thirteen days more in
which the Kenosha contractors can
make bids for the building of the tub
erculosis sanaterium. The bids are to
be opened on April 28th.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-15

Millinery-Special attention paid to
making over and retrimming hats. Mrs.
s. Race, 269 Wisconsin st. *advdwa10
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-15

County Clerk R. Fl. Jones, who is
secretary of the Wisconsin County
Clerks Association, is busy outlining
the program for the annual meeting
which is to be held later in the sum-
mer. The program will be announced
within the next few days.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-15

The total production of whale oil in
1912 was 100000 barrels, more than
half OF which came from Norway. Ten
years ago the cost of producing ton
OF ell was less than half what 1t is
now.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-15
LEGAL NOTICES.

Let the News do your printing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-15
WORTH KNOWING
Montana and Nevada have no ugury

Montana and Nevada have no ugury
law.
The blossoms OF the cassia tree are
depended upon to very large extent
for food by the natives of parts OF
India.
ia the Boston City hospital, where
the most rigid sanitary conditions pre-
vail, bacteria are found In the air 60
the number OF 1852 to the cubic foot.
The population of Ireland at the
present time is 100000. That of
Scotland is about the same. The pop
ulation of England and Wales is
81, 900. 900.
The first steam engine, which, by
the way, was a failure, was made in
1929 In London from the designs of
Capt John Ericsson, the designer OF
the Monitor.
or the 1900 hotels of New York
city, 25 represent over 100000
apiece in land lease and construction.
In one of these there are more than
1890 telephones.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-15

Remer's Laundry. Phone 1917. adytf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-15

Represents The Tele-
graz Courier through
out the County, and is
tsking subscriptions
and collecting for the
only strictly local pa
pee published here.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-02
Sporting Notes.

There is nothing original about
Deal S statement that it was ''merely
question of money Walter John
son, "Joe'' Tinker and all the rest of
them have insisted that there was no
sentimentality connected with their
jumps.
Jack" Fish, catcher for Keene in
the Twin State league, is reported to
have. turned down offers from the Bal
timore Feds and Toronto and Mon
treaI in the International league, Fish
IS senior at Seton Hall and captain
of the team and proposes to finish his
course there. Fish,s parents object to
his entering professional ball.
Morton T.. Plant, the. multi million
ARE owner of the New London club,
who has done more to disrupt baseball
in the Eastern association by his lavish
expenditure of money for players than
am one else, is now out with the as
suranee that he will be ready to spend
the necessary cash to parallel any
league the Feds may get together IN
New England There viii be certainly
some chance for punk ball players ii
Those two leagues get going.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-02
]. CARRANZA SHOT
BY ZAPATA LEADER
First Chiefs Brother and Two of His
STAFF Executed - His Son Dies
with Him.

LAREDO, Texas, Feb. 2.-Gen. Jesus
CaFranza and his son, Abelardo, and
Ignacio Peraldi, members Of his staff,
were executed by. Gen. Santibanez, a
former constitutionahst general, who
went over to Zapata, according to a
telegram received by the widow of
Gem Carranza frem the first chief at
Vera Cruz.
Mrs. Carranza, who is refugee here,
in announcing the death Of her hus-
bard. said that Gen. Venustiano Car
rama had teiegraphed her he would
send troops to recover the body.
Cen. Jesus Carranza and his wife
were taken prisoners recently near San
Geronimo, en- the Isthmus of Tehuap,
tepec. The members of the staff, &c
cording to reports, were executed I'M
mediately. Jesus Garranza, his son
| Abelardo, and Peraldi, the latter also
a relative. were held prisoners for &
time BY Santibanez, who demanded a
the price of their safety that Venus
tiano Carranza cease operations in thai
| TERRITORY.
The father, mother, wife, and othel
members of Gen. Santibanez's famil,
were recently reported captured in thu
state of Jalapa aud sent to Vera Cruz
where the conStItunCnallStS SAID thc.
would hold them pending the DISPOSE
ton of Jesus Carranza.
Jesus Carranza was executed becaus
his brother refused--to pardon -Sag,ti
banez and receive him again as one, 0
his generals. Advices received her
from Vera Cruz soon after the captur
!. of the first chiefs brother said SAINT
banez warned Gen. Venustiano CarraI
"a that Jesus Carranzaz would he ex,
euted unless Santibanez was restore
to his command and constitutional:
troops which had been cperatin
against him were recalled.
1t was said then that the first chief
reply. was that his brother was willin
to die for the cause if necessary, an
that he (Venustiano Carranza) woul
have to see him die rather than pardC
Santibarez.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-02
LITTLE BITS or
SPORTING CHAT
Billy Sunday, the Evangelist,
Was a Good Ball Player.
WAS SPEEDY ON The BASES

Old Timers Say He Would Rank High
With the Players of Today-Dutch
Leonard Has Record as Eater of
Cherry Pie and cake-Bob Shawkey
Broke Hand In Worlds Series.
Billy Sunday, the evangelist, was ac-
counted a good bail player in his time.
According to the old followers OF the
game anu the records, Sunday was a
very good player. Il player who APP
proNimatcd greatness lie was not
only good PLAYER then, but his record
indicates that he would rate as a good
player today-'way, way above the
average of the present time in fact
Sunday was an amazingly fast man.
lie was "A smashing outiielder ana at
times great hitter even in a day when
there were giants in the art Of hitting,
but bis Chief fame came to him
through his speed afoot. Arlie Lath-
am, then in the heydcy of his career,
was about his only speed rival in the
big league. and in a match race be-
tween the two that attracted tremen-
dous attention Sunday beat the feet
Arlie with comparative ease.
number Of veterans say that they
believe sunday was much faster than
my man in the game today. He seems
10 have been an in aud outer as Il bats
man. Ina 1889 we find him tapping 4
light 300 in forty-two games with old
cap Ansons Chicago club. In 1856 he
hit for .242 and figured in only twenty
five games, according to the record
In 1887, however, he whaled the bal
for .359, which would be accounted q
considerable lot Of hitting in this day
although that same year Arson hi
.42l, Dan Brouthers .419 and G. J. Fer
gusou Az.
4 niche in baseball as the leading
Bouthpaw of the American league. pos
Hibly of baseball. isn't Dutch Leonard
ehief institution. Far from such, j
we arc TO listen to the remarks 0
Manager Jack Coffey of Denver.
Give him al the credit in the worl'
rs 0 pitcher" said the oracle, ''thcl
add this one to it. Dutch can eat NOR
cherry pie and more banana cake an
sleep longer than any ball player VIII
ever lived. possibly excepting john
King.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-02
An Unsettled Quarrel.

Some seventeen years ago there were
no automobiles. Maybe it was nearer
twenty years. Like as not it was
eighteen and a half Anyway, you ana
[ can easily remember those days.
Great days, too, and don't you for.
get it, ;. Wen, another time we can
get together and talk about those good
old days; just now we shall have to
stick to the text that the Editor laid
down for me.
The Great Change began, | fell sure,
about the year 1894. About that time
automobiles began to be turned out as
a regular commodity, and you and
began to quarrel about how to pro
nounce the word. Remember " GU re
all wrong, Jim; ii 5 auto-MO-bile. =
$ Nothing Of the sort The word is au-
tomo- BELL Oh, get out; here, see
what Webster But before we be
came fully estranged a genius calnc
along and said, ''Pshaw! call 'en
| cars; and so ears it is. (But, really
tJinl, the right way to pronounce it is
auto-MO-biIe; now ism it2 What!
You still say it ought to be automo
| BEEL2 Say, dom YOU know any
The Christian Herald.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-02
PERSONAL.

DR.. George r. Anderson was in Bel
lows Falls today.
L. a. Barber went to Bethel this
morning on business.
Miss Lucy Straw is assisting at
Hoadley's restaurant
Gerald Rice of Roxbury, this state,
is visiting III town a few days.
Miss Louisa Nichols finished work
yesterday at Hoadley's restaurant.
Orrie Chamberlain of Hinsdale spent
Saturday and Sunday in town with
relatives
Mrs. /. I. Michelman is spending the
day in Springfield, Mass, with her
| mother.
Miss GeRevieve Dean, nurse, was
called to Windsor last night on profess
sional work.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Barber have re-
turned from Boston, where they had
| been "a week.
| Donald Dixie, a senior in Brown uni
versitv is expected Thursday to spend
the weekend in town with friends.
| Miss Genevieve Ferris of New York,
who was q guest OF Mr.. and Mrs T. A.
Thompson, has returned to that city.
-NES 1ldIfttl HAS nulSHSu WI
for j. G. Ullery. She began work yes
terday in Clarke C. Fits s law offices.
Charles Brasor of New York spent
Saturday and Sunday in town with his
father, Egbert Brasor of Canal street.
Mrs. III. Lester Utley has returned to
Amherst, after spending some time in
town with her mother, Mrs. J.. L. Mar
tin. So
Arthur F. Simomds went to Spring
field (Vt.) this morning to take in
ventory at the Houghton & Simonds s
store.
Mrs. Roy Miner of Schenectady, n.
, Y, has joined Mr.. Miner here. Mr..
Miner is working for Z. NJ, Good
ienou9h, electrician.
IT Mrs. F. K Templeton, nurse, has re
3 turned from Westmoreland, where sht
was substituting in the country hos
D lpital for some time.
e Miss Josephine Miller left yesterday
. for'an extended trip through the South
: She will visit in Palm Beach anC
c Southern Pines before returning.
b Mrs Helen Hamilton, who has
e summer home E Grafton and who ha'
d been a guest several weeks at o. +
r Baiieyts, will go to Boston this weel
for an indefinite stay.
G George P. Kinbali, one of the oldes
G employees of the White River Chat
= company, has given his notice there
3 He-win go to North Hatfield, Mass, t
e make his home with his daaghtsr1.an
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Allen.
Mrs. c. Il. Il. JENNIE, formerly o
Brattleboro, was reelected president c
!, ! the Good Samaritan chapter of til
King 5 Daughters, at the annual NEE
ing held Saturday afternoon at the \
a. NJ. G. A. rooms in Hartford, Conn.
:, Mrs L. l.. Davis of South Mai
:, street fell Sunday evening on her wa
: TO church and has been confined TO he
! bed since. No bones were broken, BIT
= she suffers from bruises, and the ne
' vous shock she received. Mrs. f.
- FULLER is caring for her.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-02
Big English Turf PRICE.

The 1914 English season on the turf,
running under Newmarket rules" re-
suited in winning owners sharing in
purses amounting to $2.566.050. The
record 1913 figures Of 2,s67. 435 would
have been topped but for the number
of important meetings which had to be
abandoned after the outbreak of the
war
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-02

Over 20 attended the 500 card party
in Union hall Saturday evening.
Mr.. and. Mrs. Lucius Convey and Mrs.
J. \. Convey are visiting relatives III
Hin, \. H.
Ransom Rhoades has finished work
in the steam mill and will now drive
and work his horses himself.
>, About 80 couples attended the dance
given by Landlord A. W. Rawson OF
the Newfane Inn Friday evening.
Henry Knapp visited few days
with his brother, George Knapp, re-
turning TO West Brattleboro Tuesday.
James Perkins finished work for r.
r. Rhoadcs Saturday. He has gone to
Townshend to work for Perley Allbce.
He expects to take his family there to
| live the latter part of this week.
Mrs E ] Ward, who has been i'll, is
| gaining. Her nephew, DR.. Frank Cahill
Of Hoosick Falls, was here in consulta
| ton the last OF the week, remaining
rs her guest over Sunday.
The Homeland circle held regular
meeting last week Wednesday after
noon with Mrs Robert Deane. The
subject for discussion was Orientals il
| CALIFORNIA; There WITS q good attend
~ s - o.
ance. The next meeting VIII be hel(
with the Misses Newton Feb 81 at
0 clock. -
Charles Prey of Wardsboro was il
town Saturday to close the deal of tn,
| farm he bargained for recently of Mrs
Belle c.. Knapp, known as the Merri
| field place, about half mile below TIL
village. The sale was made through
the agency of J. c. Martin, real estat
dealer Mr.. Prey and his mother an
sister expect to take possession of thei
new home within week or two.
The school directors met in Newfan
Jan. q and discussed plans for tn
next term of school, including improve
ments in the buildings in three dis
triets under the supervision of tn
board of health, also arranged for nee
essary school supplies to promote BET
ter penmanship and considered car'
fully the financial obligations of tn
town for the tuition of pupils attenC
ing high schools.
At the public Grange meeting Jal
q County Agent A. W Sweeton spoE
on home mixed fertilizers, showing I'll
saving to farmers by purchasing I'll
needed elements, nitrogen, phosphor
acid and potash, and mixing accor
ing TO correct formulas which he shoy
J ed by means of charts which can
, obtained from the agricultural bull
tins issued by the agricultural depar
ment of the University of Vermont.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-02
PETIT to unpir. In Central League.

Psitz to Umpire In Central League.
Henry fHeine) C-~Peitz, former ma
1or league player nd last year with
the. Kansas City. American association
club. has signed q contract to umpire
in the Central next season.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-02

las proof continued Jack. Il re-
member one occasion toward the sea
sons close when we were up there and
Dutch and I usually ate to-
gether and this night he started with
banana shortcake, drifted off to % dis
cussion of ham and eggs, then wound
up with a three time order of cherry
pic.
after that he went to bed and slept
until about 10 o'clock in the morning.
At noon he ate the same stuff, minus
the ham and, then went in and pitched
a shutout.
NO. pitching isn't Dutch's real spe-
cialty, not by several menus"
Nearsighted boxers are few and far
between, Jim Stewart, the Brooklyn,
heavyweight who was fairly prominent
Il couple of seasons ago, was greatly
handicapped by impaired vision. There
are those who to this day believe that
If Stewart had been blessed with
normal eyesight he would have been
success frankie Notter is another
who cannot see well. SO poor is the
New York lightweight's sight that he
cannot see clearly across the ring. 1t
is this imperfection which makes his
work look so awfully crude He win
stand not more than three feet from
an opponent and making swing win
miss his mark by the same distance.
Bob ShaWkey's pitching hand was
broken in the last game of the classic
set with the Braves. In this game
Shawkey knocked down a terrific drive
and threw out his man at first. The
hand panied Bob. but he did not thinl
it was anything more than the usua
singing one gets when he shoves hi!
fist in the way Of hard hit ball. H,
forgot the incident in a few minutes.
Shortly after the series Shawke.
went to the northern forests of Main'
on hunting trip. He was away 70
twenty-five days, and often he felt
twinge of pain in the hand that ha'
been hit by the ball. When he lie
turned to Philadelphia he at once cor
suited the Athletics surgeon genera
who found that the hand was broker
; and it was put in splints.
The broken hand is mending nicely
and Shawkey will have no troubl
starting drill with the other pitcher
down at Jacksonville next March.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-02
NEWFANE.
Program Contest in the Grange.

Ladies night will be observed at the
next Grange meeting, Feb. 10, when
Mrs. Stella Cherrie, Mrs. Bert Reed
and Mrs. Cora Winchester will have
charge of the program for the evening.
On the evening Of Feb. "a, their next
regular meeting, gentlemen 81 night
will be observed. o.. r. Wright, Will
son Winchester and Harry HeWe have
been appointed committees to look out
for a program for that evening 1t is
expected that judges from neighbor.
ing Grange will be present at each
meeting to. decide which program was
the better The one defeated will be
expected to treat later.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-02

1t doesn t pay to fight other people 5
battles, unless you happen to be 4
lawyer.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-06-05
WHAT OF THE HAGUE TRIBUNAL NOW
 THAT PEACE NO LONGER REIGNs

T is but few since The Hague tribunal was estab ! ished The thought behind it that in as much as
 differences between nations bound arise to prevent their eliminating in they should be submitted to an impartial tribunal for decision and that nations would be gad accept those decisions The whole civilized world hailed the proposition the beginning of the reign of peace earth
 But in actual practice found that some amend mens would be necessary When nations become angry enough fight when great advantages promised which appealed too strongly to the avarice cupty nation it found that some nations at least would break their pledges and precipitate
 Then the expedent considered of making the code which had been outlined by the tribunal binding by having the nations combine and crush that violated the code To this words boycott against such nation was nronosad
 But had been developed during the past ten months that something needed for the spectacle is presented of nation terribly equipped that all the surrounding powers combined barely holding up against The next demand will be for limitation of armies and armament and the
The Cordova daily times., 1915-06-05

The last note of government to Germany rings biob and true 1t carries threat but makes clear that nsca expected justice under the law from great nation for great wrong committed and the implication that right must rule is unmistakable.
 The first feature of it is that what it asks is not limited o any national boundaries, but for all the world
 The high courtesy in which its words are couched is main tanned all the way through It, and it's tone when it's entire import considered accentuaes it's power and broaden it's significance for nsdousy it makes clear that is in truth the voice of hundred millions of free people, demanding that justice shall be done It will have its effect unless indeed great nation has gone mad.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-06-05

Chairman Edes has opened headquarters Seward and the residents of that town happy In the meantime the Alaska Engineering Commission is doing its railroad construction work at Anchorage
The Cordova daily times., 1915-06-05

The Times acknowledges the receipt of copy of Alaska Our Frontier Wondrand the caption of booklet issued by the Alaska Bureau of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce It is illustrated and well prepared with map of Alaska accom- panying There considerable statistical and nfoma- which will prove cf interest to osc seeking nfo nation about the Northland
The Cordova daily times., 1915-06-05

Unga and Chna to have been the only places in Alaska that went dry The government ought to esab fish commission to investigate what kind of brand the good and holy people of those places had handed to them Seward Gateway.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-06-05

Amovemen on foot to all Alaskan dinner at the San Francisco eXposton with President Wilson guest of hOnOr the to consist of dishes the products of this territory.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-06-05

natural conclusion is that until the wild beast latent in the be
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-08

The plant Of the Standard Four
Tire company which gives promise of
being one Of the largest manufacture
ing industries in this part of the state
is well under way and officials Of the
company expect the wheels to be
turning within q few weeks. The fac
tory is located on the Rein tract on
the Main street road, less than a
mile from the business district OF the
city where there is plenty Of room
for the extensions which there is
every reason to believe will be made
during the next two or three years.
The factory is 150x60 feet, the foun-
dation being Of concrete and having
been constructed to sustain q build
ing at least four stories high, If the
company later decides to add addi-
tional stories rather than erecting a
like factory building alongside. The
superstructure Is to be OF brick and
steel. practically freproof. Only the
very best Of materials are being used
in the construction, making the struc-
ture one OF beauty and in every way
model factory building. The COM
pany has three acres which will be
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-08

Iowa. Coupling this fact with the
fact that tire company could obtain
power from the Mississippi River
Power company at Keokuk at a big
saving, he decided to make trip to
Keokuk and see for himself whether
it would be feasible to locate in this
city. MIR. Higbee came to Keokuk in
the later part Of April and after
satisfying himself that Keokuk Offer
cd every advantage that could be
found in any city of Iowa. he so re-
ported to the Indiana gentlemen who
were interested with him. Mr.. Hig-
bee then made proposition to the
Keokuk Industrial assoc iation, asking
that $4,000 of the eight percent pre-
ferred stock Of the Standard Four
Tire company be subscribed by the
citizens Of Keokuk, this money to
be used only for the building and
equipping, so far as it would go. Of
the tire factory in Keokuk, Iowa. The
president of the Industrial association
was authorized by that body to make
trip to Indiana and investigate the
personal and financial standing of the
gentlemen at the head of the COM
pany. This trip was made by the
president of the Industrial association
and the attorney OF this organization
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-08

also visited the home city of these
gentlemen as also did one Of the lead
ing bankers Of Keokuk. All Of these
gentlemen returned to Keokuk very
enthusiastic about the project and as
a result of their report contract
was made with the Standard Four
Tire company.
Incorporation Of Company
The company was incorporated un-
der the laws Of the state of Iowa with
IS. r. Beaver, capitalist and manu-
facturer OF Marion, Indiana, as presi-
dent, G. F. Mcfarland, president of
the Mcfarland Paper company of Keo-
kuk. vice president, A. L. Higbee,
prominent business man Of Marion,
Indiana. secretary, E. A. French,
cashier Of the Security State bank of
Keokuk, treasurer, and William J.
Richards as general manager. The
other two directors being G. NJ Rich,
one Of the most successful manufac-
turers of southeastern Iowa, president
OF the Purity Oats company of Keo-
kuk and Davenport, and II. S. Charles,
formerly manager OF the Charles Mill