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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09
MEET AT ROCK ISLAND.
English Lutherans Of Nation Hold
Notable Gathering at Illinois City.

The General Council of the Evangeli-
cal Lutheran Church in North America
is holding the 35th biennial convention
in Rock Island, ILL.,, this and next week,
and will adjourn about Sept. Is and &c.
This general body includes Synods COW
ering territory extending from the east
ern border Of the New England states
to the Pacific coast and the provinces of
Canada. It has, through the various
boards of trustees, general supervision
Of missionary work in this country, in
Canada, in Japan, India and Porto
Rico.
The General Council has also super
vision over six theological seminaries,
10 colleges, 6 academies, 16 orphan
homes, Ia homes for the aged, five
homes for the defective, 10 hospitals,
five hospices, three immigrant and sea-
man $ missions, and five miscellaneous
institutions.
The Woman s Missionary Society of
the General Council IS in session in
Rock Island, from Sept. 5 to the 10th.
This is federation of all the Women g
Societies of the various Synods, and is
an aggressive and active organization.
Mrs. E. e. Gebhart, president of the
Lutheran Woman e Home and Foreign
Missionary Of Wisconsin, is attending
the convention, as a delegate from the
Wiseonsi nsociety.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09

A speaker at one Of tbs Cnautauqua
assemblies said few days ago that
there are now 100000 Migrants tramp,
ing 1t over the United States He fig
ured that this annual tax costs the
country $125,00O,00O a year to say
nothingof the loss Of work through the
ldleness Of 50 great population.
The vast army of vagrancy draws its
recruits from every village. Every
where there are boys who are dazzled
by the hollow destinations Of wan
dering life. Parents with restless and
wilful youngsters need to watch out
very carefully, if they wish to save
their boys from the peril of the road
Years ago it used to be said that
dime novels lured boys to go tramping.
the same drift would be seen if there
were no dime novels and no movies.
The boys have a morbid, nervous craving
for excitement, and the quiet life Of
home and school pals on them.
Idleness can not be cured by whaling
the boy Something interesting must be
put into his life to take up his atten-
ton Get him into some club where
he can have chance to play baseball,
football, or basket ball A good
trimming administered to the hated
athletic rivals from the next town is
an antidote for many rowing humors.
Many boys are allowed to acquire
the habit of loafng around railroad
stations. This results in accidents.
Many man who hobbies along through
life on a wooden leg got it, not in war
or honest work on factory machine,
but by hopping freights as boy.
But this is not the most dangerous
aspect Of the station loafng habit. The
railroad lines are the great national
tramp thoroughfare. Tramps always
hang around railroad yards, looking for
guileless boys whom they can lure on
the road to chase food and assist in
sneak thieving. The boy who loafs
around in these quarters is pretty sure
to encounter these temptations, at a
time when he has no conception Of
their peril.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1915.

The opening of fall term Of school
is watched with keen interest by the
parents. They are anxiously inquir-
ing as to who the teachers are to be,
and how far they have the magical
and too rare gift of interesting child
rem. This is reminder of the remark
school committee man once made to
young teacher. She had complained
that she found her children inatten-
tive. She was at her wits end to know
what to do to keep the children at
work. "Oh, all you have to do is just
TO interest them in their studies,' was
the reply. 1t is very easy to say, but
thousands Of teachers find it infinitely
difficult to do. 1T can not be said that
the Little Red School House Of long
ago was any more successful in deaf
ing with this problem. A very thor
ough drill was given in certain funda-
mentals. The pupil made very Gre
ditable appearance on examination
day, with hi slong repetition Of tables
and rules by heart. But there was too
much memory work, and too little rea-
soning on the part Of the pupil. When
the old time school studied history,
most Of the pupils learned to repeat
the book by heart. If they missed a
word or sentence, it might SO throw
them off the track that they would
completely funk. They did not grasp
the central idea Of paragraph so
that if they forget the particular
phraseology, they could tell it in their
own words. The modern school, with
all it's experimenting and frequent
superfciality, does seem to interest
the children better than the old school
did. A great many teachers fail to
do it, but if they are thus lacking they
usually have to quit the business
There results are too poor to meet
modern needs. Usually the bright
faces of the little learners show that
they are not indiffedent to their work,
nor unresponsive to a well qualified
teacher. The spirit Of rivalry is a
great thing to stir class. If the
youngsters can be got to think prob
lens out for themselves, to discuss the
why's and wherefores rather than to
take the text books say so blindly,
there will be life in school.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09

In preparing its lists of credit rat.
ings on all the people of the city the
Retailers Association is taking only
an ordinary business percaution and
one to which there can be no reason
able objection There is nothing of
the nature Of blacklist" about this
card index and any man who pays his
bills with fair promptness has moth
ing to fear from it. The custom is the
same in all cities where there is any
kind of an organization of business
men and there is a pretty strong sus-
picion that the people who most strong
" protest against having any reports
made on the manner in which their
accounts are met are the ones who
need reporting on most.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09
JEFFERY TEAM WINS.

Soccer football players and few of
the real loyal fans braved the stormy
weather Of Sunday afternoon and went
to the north side field for the opening
of the soccer season. The Jeffrey team
met and defeated the champion Mac
Whytes in the opening game Of the
season by a score Of one to nothing,
but there was not as much honor in the
victory as there might have been as
the captain Of the MacWhytes had
trouble putting a team on the field and
only seven Of the regular players were
out. The seven men, however, put up
hard fight and held the Jeffrey team
without scoring until the end of the
second period when the Jeffrey boys
got the single goal of the day. Other
games in the league schedule were
called off on account of the rain.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Tekip celebrat
ed their thirtieth wedding anniversary
at their home, 68 Park street, on Mon
day. The guests were their daughter
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. H. sieger of
Chicago; brother and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. 3. Tekip Of Chicago; Mrs. M.
schulgen and nephew; II. Kipp Of
Milwaukee; Mr.. and Mrs. G. Wayrouch
and family of Racine; Mrs. G. Rastall
and family of Racine; Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Henken and family of Racine; Mr.. and
Mrs. F. Kadeski of Racine. Plates
were set for fifty.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09
READ IN CATHOLIC PARISHES
Milwaukee Diocese Prelate Tells Mem
bers Of Great Catholic Church the
Great Need of the Proper Educstion
of the Young People.

Religious education and the urgent
request that Catholic parents give
their children training in Catholic
schools are subjects spoken on in
practically every parish Of the Nil
waukee diocese by pastors and their
assistant priests. Letters from Arch
bishop Messmer embodying instructions
to parish heads were mailed last week
to every parish.
In the public school, the priest
said, "the youth is told not to tell an
untruth because Of the principle Of the
thing. In the parish school he is ad-
monished to be truthful by Thou shalt
not bear false witness against thy
neighbor.' Similarly a youth in the
Catholic school is told, Thou shalt not
steal, against the teaching Of the
public school that stealing will lower
the estimation that people have Of him
and that it is not nice.
"The morals of the young in the
Catholic school are guided and moulded
by the use of the ten commandments
Of God. The principles Of religion are
constantly brought before him and to-
gether with his training for business
in other lines he develops a true
Christian character.
Take for instance our higher Cath
olic schools of learning; look over their
registry lists and you will find therein
the names Of students of practically
every religious belief under the sun.
Catholics and Protestants are here.
Hundreds Of other denominations
have been sent to these schools by
their parents, not because of Whimsi-
cal oddities, but because that institu-
ton, the parents know, will cit them
for life and at the same time give
them moral training that is not to
be secured elsewhere.
That it is not the uneducated man
that prevails upon society as a social
evil is the belief Of Father Mahoney
The point was forcifully illustrated
and proved.
Take a trip through our prisons
and penal institutions and inquire of
those confined there Of their educa-
tion and of the offenses for which they
are confined he said. ssThe most
dangerous crook and the one most
skillful you will find to be highly edu-
Gated. He embodies every feature of
parsonage likely to be worth while
in the world were he not kept here
to offset menace to society. He is
highly educated, but somewhere in his
education certain development was
| lacking. AS it were his morals have
not been propagated and in his weak
ness of character has developed brain
that devised the cunning and schem-
ing ways Of the criminal.
True you will find the uneducated
man there, but the educated man is
much more in evidence. The unedu-
Gated, generally, is hard working, hon
est and Of good character. There are
exceptions, but in the general run of
human nature this is the type that
makes possible the great things Of
| the age.
"Had the criminals moral side been
! educated to the extent of his other, it
is safe to say that he would not be
serving time. This is the opinion con-
coded. The big men Of the nation
and Of the world all agree on the
natter
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09
ROMANCE OF NAVAL STATION.
Nurse and Employed Man at Lake Bluff
Station Marry in Kenosha Tuesday.

NV~e4CA N4ceAA la 1AOAAOp1ld l. uOSudys
Kenosha saw the elimination Of ro-
nance of the United States Naval
Training Station at Lake Bluff on Tues
day afternoon when Miss Margaret
Novacker of Toledo, Ohio, was married
to Frank Watson who gave his home as
Waukegan. The bride has for some
time been nurse in charge Of one of
the wards at the Naval Training Station
Hospital and the groom is one of the
purchasing agents at the station. They
met at the station more than year
ego and they decided to slip up to
Kenosha and be married in order to sur
prise their friends there. Mr.. and Mrs.
Watson are now spending their honey
moon at st. Louis. They plan to make
their home at Lake Bluff after the first
of October.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09
BARNES DAIRYs LOSE.

The Barnes Dairys were defeated
on Labor day afternoon by the strong
Wilmot team at the silverlake picnic
by the score Of three to nothing. It
was a pitchers battle between Vim
cen and salesi, the former holding the
Dairys to but four hits. salesi was
gwen poor support by his teammates
in the first and fourth innings in which
the Wilmot team scored their runs.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09
FORMAL NOTICE SERVED TO-DAY
Illinois Man Objects to Furnishings of
the City Lookup and Declares That He
Had Undesirable Notoriety - Police
Declare They Will Produce Evidence.

Fay D. Slate, former editor Of the
Mt. Auburn, I'll. Tribune, who was ar
rested on rather indefinite charges in
Kenosha a week ago, is going to make
trouble. This morning the Illinois edi-
tor sent formal notice to the police
department that he was planning to
begin suit against the chief of the
department. and Police Officer William
Biennemann charging unWarranted
arrest. Slate was picked up by
the police officer named after it had
been learned by the police department
that he had given what was supposed
to be fictitious name to a young
woman in Kenosha. This same young
woman is said to have told the police
officers several things in regard tt h 5
Illinois editor. These facts were not
made public as after Slate had been
confined in the city lookup for a
couple of days he was taken into court
and released on bonds. Later the
charge Of disturbance made against
him was dropped on his paying the
costs amounting to something over
seven dollars. Slate has been in Keno
sha since that time and he is
said to have interviewed at least
one attorney.
In his formal notice Of demand for
damages Slate declares that there
never was any cause for his arrest.
a 4o1 +bo4 1a a
himself in an entirely proper manner
while in Kenosha and that he had
plenty of money to- pay every bill pre-
sented to him. He declares that the
confinement at the city lookup brought
him undesirable notoriety; that it was
decidedly uncomfortable to him; that
he did not have sufficient bedding in
the lookup, and that his personal com
fort was in no way regarded in the
manner Of his treatment. Both the
chief and Officer Biennemann were in
clined to- regard the notice of suit as
something Of a joke.
Elf Mr.. Slate wants to know just
what we have found about his life in
Kenosha we arr glad to give him the
chance said the chief. "The officer
was wholly justified in picking him up
and we will be able to show this in any
court he desires to have the witnesses
produced. [ have been advised that
the wife Of Slate will be here some
time today. After she comes we will
take up the matter with the two of
them il Mr. Slate is still DESTROYS Of
knowing just why we wanted to look
him over. =
Slate could not be found in Kenosha
today SO that it was impossible to find
out just what his contention is in con
nection with the case. No formal
summons and complaint has been filed
in the proposed suit, but it will be
awaited with interest.
Slate has filed a similar claim for
satisfaction with the city clerk and in
this the city is named as party to the
suit which he proposes to bring in
court In his claim against the city
he alleges that the city permitted the
city prison to be maintained in a man
ner unfit for habitation. The city
council referred the claim to the mem
bers of the board of fire and police
commissioners.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09

4 Railroads report increase of earnings
over the5same period last year When
there is much travel and shipping OF
goods the country is far from being at
"a standstill.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09

September is county fair month
These gatherings, theoretically con-
Quoted to promote scientific agricul-
ture, are a kind of combination of
neighborhood reunion, midway amuse-
ment features, and horse racing. Of
recent years there has been some tend
ency to return to the more education
al fair. 1t is great chance for the
agricultural colleges to get a crowd of
men together to hear what can be
done with scientific farm methods.
A great deal Of money is commonly
distributed in the form Of premiums to
good stock. As the farmers who get
these awards are literally advertised,
some people say they should be will
ing to show their cattle, swine, and
horses for the award Of ribbons. But
making the round of the fairs with a
herd of stock is laborious and costly
proposition, besides taking good deal
out of the animals Anyway the
farmers won t usually do it without a
money return. A display Of blooded
stock should be an incentive to good
methods in animal husbandry. Tt
should help teach the farmers boy that
nnongrel animals are improbable and
may not even pay their own board.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09

Reports are current that Australians
hate us about as much as do the Ger
mans. Now, won't some one else
please love us "for the enemies we
have made SO as to even things up?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09

The Russian duma has been work
ing this year instead of talking after
the manner of many legislative bodies.
That may be because the dumas I'M
easy boss, the car, is always look
ing on.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09

Two jitney bus operators were ar
rested on Sunday charged with operat-
ing without a state permit. They We're
not arraigned this morning as the gen
eral confusion in regard to the en-
forcement Of the law left the course
Of the officers very uncertain. Thirty
one Of the jitney men have filed ap-
DhcatieRs for permits.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09
MANY ATTEND BIG PICNIC
Two Thousand People Visit schend S
Park and Have Part in Big Gathering
Under Auspices of Trade Council
Other Organizations Have Picnies.


ed to be a real holiday in Kenosha for
after the rainy Sunday the coming of
sunshine and warm weather-even if
it did come little late-was decidedly
welcome and Monday afternoon all
Kenosha was out on pleasure bent.
Business in the city was entirely sus-
pended. Stores and factories were
closed for the entire day and every
one seemed to be out somewhere look
ing for excitement and pleasure, The
morning trains out of the city carried
hundreds of Kenoshans to the lake re-
sorts in the western part of the county
while thousands went to the parks
about the city during the day and re-
CARELESS of the fact that the rains of
Sunday and early Monday had left the
parks little moist this fact did not
interfere with the people enjoying
themselves to the fullest in the af-
ternoon.
1t is estimated that no less than
three thousand people attended the
annual picnic of the Trades and Labor
Council over at Schend s Park. Keno
sha people were disappointed on Mon
day morning on account of the fact
that the annual Labor Day parade was
missing. There had been no announce
ment of a parade, but at that many
people gathered about Main street and
waited just the same for the uniformed
workers. When they failed to come
many were disappointed and it is
probable that at the next Labor Day
celebration the old parade feature will
be again included in the program.
The workers had great sport over at
the park. Featured in the entertain
ment during the afternoon and evening
was the singing of the Acme Quartette.
1t was novel feature for Labor Day
celebration and the people seemed to
enjoy it hugely. Of course the dance
hall proved attractive to q lot of the
people during the afternoon and even
ing and the dance continued until the
last one of the union men and their
friends were tired out and ready to
call it day"
There were sports and games in the
afternoon with large field of entries
for the various events and handsome
prizes were given to- all of the winners.
Miss Grace Hebson had the honor of
being voted the most popular young
woman and she received a handsome
diamond ring as a prize.
Here are the winners of the various
athletic events pulled off during the
afternoon.
Egg Race--Caro1ine Schoettler, first;
Mabel Dyer, second.
Pie Eating Contest-Peter Schoet-
tier, first; Leonard Frederick second;
Stanley sowol, third.
Fat Ladies Race-Mrs. thinner
mann, first; Mrs. Holderness, second;
Mrs. Koos, third.
Potato Race-Margaret Williams,
first; Virginia Getschmann, second;
Marie Pfarr, third.
The tug Of war was won by a team
composed Of w. Brady, Eric Hansen,
Jack Lynch, Art Wallis and w. Payne.
The big picnic was success from a
financial standpoint and the Trades
Council added considerable sum to
the treasury as result Of the festivi-
ties of the day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09

In the summing up Of results of the
first year Of the worlds war the cas-
ualty list, event. when cut in half,
makes a CHASTITY showing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09

Mrs. Harry ]. Nobes is seriously Ill
st her home On 20 Daytoa street.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09

Try a ant AID.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-05-27

the entire Lords Prayer upon the
head Of a pin.
Brooklyn. Last Christmas
Rev. W. L. Davidson received a
gallon can Of what he thought
was oil for his automobile. Last
week he decided to Intricate.
The car ran three blocks and
stopped. Mr.. Davidson went
home to test the oil for his auto
mobile. 1t looked good. He
tasted it. 1t was maple syrup.
Washington, D. CIV. j.
Bryan is against voting on pro-
hibition in 1916, and predicts
that neither the Republican nor
Democratic parties will put a pro-
hibition plank in their platforms,
although he wants it to be known
as a dry party. He believes that
the other issues will out-rival
prohibition at that election. Per-
sonally he would like that plank
inserted, but does not believe that
it is impossible to do so.
New rk.-Lillian Pablick,
age IL, has been arrested charged
with committing 10 burglaries.
A van load of furniture and other
articles which it is alleged the
child stole has been recovered
from her home.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-05-27
Odd Bits Of News.

Philadelphia, Pa. Old Doctor
Stork is doing his best to main
tain his average at the home of
Michael Kline. Five years ago
he left at the Kline home a tiny
girl that weighed but ~ pounds
at birth. Last week the Klines
became the proud parents of
another child, this time a boy
weighed % pounds. Both child
rem are thriving and the Klines
can now boast the smallest girl
and the latest baby in a great
state.
Pottstown, Pa. Irwin Hillebei-
tel has filed a claim of $500
against the estate of the late
Mary f. Fritz for services in
nursing her during her last ill
ness. Inasmuch as Irwin was en-
gagged to Miss Fritz the executor
Of her estate refuse to pay on the
ground that his services were
contributed as a labor of love.
Chicago. "A clever jeweler
here has succeeded in engraving
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-05-27

This week l am going to Licking
river points below 6lackwater,
where gang of dynamiters op.
crate, and against whom l have
the names of witness for prose
cution. Please let me or Mr..
Elan know of any violations thai
require the securing of evidence,
and if you prefer it we will moi
reveal the names of our inform.
ers. JOHN H. PERRY,
Fish and Game Warden.
Blaze, KY.