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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-17
FRENCH MINISTER
OF WAR RESIGNS
Gen. Joseph Simeon GaIIieni
Quits Post Because of
III Health.

PARIS. Marc t1.-General Jo-
seph Simeon Gallieni. minister Of
war. has resigned because OF ill
health. and General Charles Rogue
has been appointed TO succeed him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-23
I'VE CENTS SAVES YOU S1,0o.
WIFE GRANTED A DIVORCE.
Mrs. Nella Zielis is Given Separation
From Her Husband, Joseph Zielis,
in the Municipal Court.

In the Municipal Court on Thursday
afternoon Judge Randall handed down
a decree of divorce in the suit of NeIla
Zielis against her husband, Joseph
zielis. The husband was in court but
he did not contest the decree. The
couple were married in Kenosha in No
vember of 1906 and on the stand the
wife charged her husband with ex-
IRENE cruelty, charging. frequent and
violent personal assaults upon her. She
asserted that it is no longer safe for
her to live with him. Mrs. Zielis was
awarded the custody of the three minor
children and the question of alimony
for their support was taken under ad-
visement by the court with the under
standing that an order will be entered
within the next few days.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-23
MAHER IN PHILIPPINES.
Former Kenosha Police Officer is Now
With the United States Field
Battery i'll Pampanga.

William Maher, former member of
the Kenosha police force, is seeing SER
vice as soldier in the United States
Army in the Philippine Islands. Let
tiers received from him this morning
show that he is a member of the Sec
ond Field Artillery which is made a
part of army corps at Camp Stotsenbug
in Pampanga. Maher left here more
than a year ago and shortly after he
enlisted as a soldier in the army and
was placed in one Of the field batteries
sent to the Mexican border for service
against Villa. He spent several months
taking part in the chase after the Mex
lean bandit and then the battery was
ordered to the Philippines. 1t is ex-
pected that the former Kenosha police
officer will remain for at least three
years in the islands. He declares that
he is in love with army service.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-23
MRS. VERONICA RITTER DEAD.
Pioneer Woman of Kenosha Died on
Thursday Evening After Long Illness
from a Complication Of Diseases.

Mrs. Veronica Ritter, aged seventy
six years, widow of the late Joseph
Ritter and one of the best known of
the pioneer women of Kenosha, died at
the home Of her daughter, Mrs. J. P.
Schultz, 816 Park street, on Thursday
evening following a long illness from a
complication of diseases. Mrs. Ritter
was a daughter of Peter Myers, a pio-
neer resident of the city and county.
She was born in Germany, July 7, 1910,
but she had made her home in Kenosha
for nearly fifty years. She was an ac-
tive member and worker in st. George
congregation, devoted Christian wom-
an, and the announcement of her death
will bring sorrow into many homes of
friends and relatives. She is survived
by three daughters, Mrs. Peter Pirsch
and Mrs. J. P. Schultz of Kenosha, and
Mrs. Raymond Murray Of Chicago, and
three sons, Matthias Ritter of Chicago
and John Ritter and Alexander Ritter
Of Kenosha. The funeral services will
be held from St. George Church at nine
O'Clock Saturday morning with inter
ment at the family plot at ST. George
cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-23
DEATH OF CLARENCE MoREY.

Clarence J. Morey, aged twenty-four
years, and well known young man of
the city, died at his home, 208 Wis
consin street on Sunday afternoon af-
ter a long illness from complication
of diseases. Mr.. Morey had been in
bad health for many months, but the
announcement of his death will come
as a shock to his friends as few had
known that he was in critical condi-
ton. He was member of the local
Bartenders Union. He is survived by
his mother and one sister. Funeral
services viii be held at st. James
Church at 7:45 Tuesday morning and
the remains will be taken to the old
home at DeKalb, ILL.,, for interment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-23
MANY CONTRACTORS HERE.
Take Part in Bidding for Elks
Clubhouse Contract.

Kenosha was real mecca for build
ing contractors today and many repre-
sentatives of contracting firms from
Chicago, Milwaukee, Fond du Lac,
GAINESVILLE and other cities were here to
submit bids for the contract for the
new Elks clubhouse. The clubhouse
committee met at the clubrooms at two
clock this afternoon, but it was i'm
possible for the members to give out
any list of the bidders today. Bids
have been asked for the general con-
tract and for the various lines of work
demanded and it will probably take a
day to figure out just what low com
bination Of bids could be made. The
members of the committee are hopeful
that the bids will be within the esti-
mate of $105,000 If there is a COM
bination of bids within this estimate,
it is certain that the contract will be
let at once and it is possible that the
excavation will be started within the
next ten days and work on the founda-
tion started this winter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-23
County Board to Ask Legis-
lature to Pass New Laws
Giving County Larger
Share of Big Tax.
PAY Social OBLIGATIONS

Kenosha county supervisors are 60
ing on record as being favorable to a
fairer division Of the inheritance taxes.
This important matter came up before
the board this morning in the form of
a resolution from the Comfy Board of
Winnebago county demanding that the
legislature amend the existing state
law so that at least fifty per cent of
the inheritance taxes collected in the
state should be kept in the counties in
which they are collected. Under the
existing law the county receives seven
and one-half per cent of these taxes.
The movement for a fairer division is
not a new one. The matter has been
before county boards in the state at
every session in the last ten years, but
the state legislature has been deaf to
all appeals. In these years Kenosha
county has turned over to the state in
inheritance taxes more than three
quarters of million dollars and only
a very small amount has been returned
to the county. With fifty per cent
division Kenosha county would have
been able to have built from these taxes
one Of the finest county plants to be
found anywhere in the country.
Winnebago county has take move
ment to organize the entire state to
secure proper appropriation of these
taxes and in every county so far
heard from it has met with support.
The Kenosha County Board Will take
the matter up again on Saturday and
it is certain that unanimous vote
will be cast in favor Of q resolution
to demand changes in the law. Most
of the provisors believe that the coun-
ties should receive at least ninety
per cent of the amounts collected
as inheritance taxes.
County Supervisor Luke Of Wheat
land, who has been insurgent to the
various free dinners which have been
furnished to the members of the Ke
nosha County Board by Racine county
in recent years, proposed to the board
this morning that there was some obi
cation on Kenosha county to pay her
social debts and he suggested that the
members of the County Board of Ra-
cine county be invited to be the guests
Of the Kenosha County Board at a
dinner during the present sessions of
the two boards. The matter was some
thing new and the question of paying
social obligations will be taken
up when the full board is in session
on Saturday.
The work of the board today was a
little light Members had lots of work
to do to dispose Of matters laid before
the committees and routine was in
order. As three members of the board
had gone to Union Grove on an inspec-
tion trip it was impossible to make any
appropriations and as far as possible
the day was given over to commit
tee work.
The visit of the board members to
the Racine county institutions on
Thursday proved happy break in the
monotony. Featured in the events of
the day was an address rlade by Judge
Smieding in which he strongly advo-
Gated mutual helpfulness between the
officials of the two counties.
The annual report of the Racine
county asylum showed that il had been
self sustaining during the past year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-23
MASONS VISIT WILMOT.

A delegation of the members of Ke-
nosha Lodge No. At, F. & A. NJ, were
guests of the members of Washburne
lodge at Bristol on Saturday night and
the first section Of the work was ex-
emplified by Martin Gauss, Junior War
den of the Kenosha lodge, with Thomas
S. Scott, M. R. Warren and Fred Raisch
having important parts. After the con-
ferring Of the degree the members of the
Bristol lodge entertained at dinner
at which covers were laid for fifty.
Frank Rowbottom, Worshipful Master
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of the Bristol lodge, acted as toast mas
ter, and there were responses by Russell
Fl. Jones, FL. j. Condor, Fred Raisch,
Martin Gauss, all of Kenosha, and from
John McKenna, the candidate for the
evening. Featured during the post
prandial exercises were a number of
selections by the Masonic quartette of
Bristol
Next Saturday afternoon and evening
the members of the Bristol lodge will
be the guests of the Kenosha Masons.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-23
MATINEE POKER ENDS IN RAID.
Four Armenians are Arrested at House
ON Wisconsin Street but Chicago
Sharners Get Away.


A matinee of poker at a house at
4S0 Wisconsin street on Sunday after
noon resulted in the arrest Of four Ar
menians on charges of gambling. The
four men were not exactly what the
police were looking for, but they made
such a rush to admit that they were
guilty that there was nothing to be
done but take them along to the police
Office where they gave bonds for an
appearance in the Municipal Court this
afternoon. The game had been tipped
off to the police by some Armenian in
the city who declared that there had
been lot Of sharp practice in it. He
declared that Sharper had been
coming up from Chicago to teach the
Armeno and the great American game
and that he had usually returned with
his pockets bu1ging with money of hard
working men of Kenosha The Chicago
expert dropped into Kenosha on Satur-
day night and Sunday morning the po-
lice had tip that he was on the job
and visit to the house was made at
nine O'Clock in the morning. There
was card game going alright, but the
men were all local men and no arrests
were made. At the second raid in the
afternoon the police again failed to get
the Chicago man but as the game was
going with twenty-five cent ante and
rather questionable limit, the four
men were arrested. They gave their
names as Tom Martin, Jack Shmalgin,
Joe Miller and Mike Shmalgin. They
admitted that they were ready to pay
the customary fine 1t is said that in
the past few weeks the Kenosha men
had lost considerable sum to the Chi
cago men.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-23
City Clerk Harrington Re-
ceives Letter from e. B.
Rees, Denver, - Makes
Unusual Proposition.
MAY SOLVE old PROBLEM

Here is a fellow who wants to do
something for nothing. City Clerk
i Harrington has received a letter from
E. B. Rees of Denver, Colo, in which
he offers to take from the shoulders Of
the city the proposed collection of gar
bage and what is more he offers to do
it for nothing. All he desires is that
the city give him the assurance that
he can go right on collecting the gar
bage for a term Of ten years without
any one else interfering with the job.
Rees is evidently seeking several jobs
in this section of the state as he has
made the same kind of proposition to
the city of Racine. In his letter he
says:
"Will you please let me know what
becomes of the garbage Of your city?
Has any party a franchise for collect
ing the sameq If not, / would like to
secure the exclusive franchise for ten
years to gather the same once every
day during the summer and three times
a week during the winter from all the
residences or business districts of the
entire city. I will do this gratis to the
city, If / can secure such franchise
Nobody seems to know just what
kind of a scheme the Denver man has
to break even, but a lot of the officials
of the city are anxious to know. Ke-
nosha has been struggling with the
question of municipal collection of gar
bage for the past two years. It was
supposed to have been solved a year
ago when the council made an approp-
ration to put the plan into operation
but when the council took bids it was
found that the appropriation was in
sufficient and the matter was dropped.
Since that time it has been in the hands
of the committee and this committee
has not been able to agree on a report
to be sent to the council. Stories of
vast profits secured by the utilization
of the contents of the garbage cans for
feed and for fertilizers have come from
several cities in the country and it is
just possible that Rees of Denver be-
Heves that he can make lot of money
by coming into Kenosha and Racine
and collecting garbage for the garbage.
1t is estimated that the cost TO the city
for the collection of garbage would be
in the neighhorhood Of $4,000 a year.
In addition to this cost it is thought
pretty certain that considerable in
vestment would be required in order
to provide proper means for the dis
posal of the garbage. The matter will
probably be referred to the special COM
mittee of the council and it will be
given chance to get into touch with
Rees and get some further facts in re-
gard to his unusual offer. It is pretty
certain that if Rees is making his offer
in good faith that he is going to get
customer in Kenosha. Racine men
are quite as puzzled over the offer and
they are planning to ask Rees to come
on from Denver and explain Just what
he means and how he plans to finance
the work of collecting the garbage. 1t
is probable that the two cities will co.
operate in the matter as both are EQUAL
ly interested. In his letter Rees makes
no statements as to whether or not he
has collected garbage in any other
cities in the past.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-23
DoNLEY BROTHERS SELL OUT.
Rowland Avenue Paint and Paper
Store is Sold to Edwin NJ.
Johnson of Brooklyn. Ill.

The Rowland avenue district has lost
one of its most active business firms
as formal announcefent was made to-
day of the sale Of the stock of Donley
Brothers, pioneers in the paint and
paper business on the west side. to
Edwin M. Johnson of West Brooklyn.
H., who has taken possession of the
store today. The Donley Brothers
have been leaders in the west side
business section and their store has
been one of the most popular in that
section of the city. The new proprie-
tor is a man with wide experience in
the business and it is certain that he
will continue an up to date and push
ing business.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-23

The usual turkey dinner was served to
the. members of the two boards and
there was the usual fellowship session
after the dinner was over.
The members Of the board also Wis
tied Sunny Rest, the Racine tuberculo-
sis hospital, and it was found to be in
excellent condition.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-23
FLUTTERING HEARTS STILLED
After Draining All Wells Of Information
Special Agent Leaves for Chicago
and Says He Is Fully Satisfied
May Never See Other Affidavits.

Tie fluttering hearts Of politicians
in Kenosha may be stilled as there is
not going to be any court investigation
of the recent election in Kenosha.
William s. Fitch, special agent Of the
Department of Justice, completed his
investigations here on Saturday after
noon and left for Chicago leaving be-
hind him the assurance that he had
found nothing which would have war
ranted the department wasting half the
time he spent in Kenosha. He had
drained all the wells of information
with the possible exception Of one. He
had not located any gross fraud or even
any gross Irregularities and he had
admitted to officials who had aided him
in searching ough nearly thousand
affidavits Of non-registered voters and
aflidavits for registrations of voters
tina he had not found any thing on
which even the suspicion of fraud in
the Kenosha election could be based.
OF course there are still the affidavits
in the sealed envelopes and on leaving
the city Mr.. Fitch left no official mes
sege in regard to these. He appeared
to be so well satisfied with the lack of
evidence of any sort of fraud-gross or
grosser--in the samples that he had
investigated that he probably thought
it unnecessary to leave any word as to
his attitude toward the affidavits.
hoc oil hoe
envelopes away in special compart-
ment of the vault at the office in the
county building and they will be ready
at any time, Mr.. Fitch or any other of
fetal wants to take the trouble to go
into the Circuit court and get an order
to open them up. AS there was some
four hundred samples of this sort Of
affidavits opened to the commissioner
it is fair to believe that no more fraud
would be found in the ones sealed up
than in those which were opened to him
without any suggestion Of contest.
Men who worked with Mr.. Fitch, and
there were both Republicans and Demo
Gratis who aided at his suggestion, de-
clare that they made just as careful a
study Of the two punches of affidavits
as was made by the federal official and
they found nothing that would even
make possible the basing of contest.
In fact these men were led to believe
that the election was conducted with
more care than most elections are in
Wisconsin cities. There was a lingering
suspicion that the election officials
might have taken a little more care in
filing the affidavits and that they might
have placed them in the right envelopes
but had they done this it is probable
that the period of heart throbs for the
politicians would have been extended
over longer period. So far as is known
Mr.. Fitch did not take a single affidavit
away with him and he made no request
to take any.
The politicians who at first gave some
concern as to who started all the trouble
have even forgotten this end of it and
they feel certain that the whole Incl
dent is closed. Of course it may pop up
again when another political campaign
is on but there will be no court interest
ed in the consideration which may be
given to the incident at that time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-23

The Mines. Henry Kotz and Joseph
Tacli went to Chicago to attend the
funeral of the late Frank German. 1t
will be recalled that Mrs. Frank Cor
man was formerly Miss Kittie schoffen
Of this city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-23
BUILD MILWAUKEE WAREHOUSE
Simmons Company Gets site For Big
Warehouse to be Erected in Mil
waukee in the Near Future.


Another branch of the SIMMONS Com
pany is to be established within the
next few months as it is announced
that the big Kenosha company has
taken steps to secure the opening of a
warehouse in milwaukee,. Big increase
in the local sales of iron and brass beds
in the state metropolis has shown the
company the need of a warehouse in
Milwaukee and the building will be
erected at the southeast corner of Bar
clay and Washington streets. It is to
be erected by the Sadek Realty Com
pany of Milwaukee and it is expected
that it viii be ready for the use of the
company by the latter part of the
spring.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-23
JACK KEHLoR INJURED.
Thrown from Motorcycle on North
Road on Sunday and Badly
Bruised and Wrist Broken


Jack Kehlor, youngest son of John
NJ. Kehlor, met with very severe in
juries at noon on Sunday when he was
thrown from motorcycle near the end
Of the concrete road north Of Kenosha.
He was riding south when he struck a
rut in the road and the mechanism of
the motorcycle broke. He was thrown
with great violence. He was brought
to Kenosha and an examination show
d that his right arm had been broken
at the wrist and he has either a very
bad sprain or a fracture Of the right
ankle. He had bad cut over his eye
and several other cuts and. bruises.
DR.. Ripley took care of his injuries
and he is now resting comfortably at
his home on Pleasant street. It is
probable that he will be laid up for
some time as a result Of the accident.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-23

NJ. o. Myrick went today to Bristow,
Iowa, where he is to attend the golden
wedding celebration of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. e. Newberry, formerly of Kenosha,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-23
QUILTS.

LADIES UNDERWEAR.
Pure Wool Cashmere. $500
Pure Natural Wool -. $500
Separate Shirts and Drawers,
pure wool, reduced, per
Suit ...............$2 $500
Low Neck, Short Sleeves, all
sizes, extra sizes in
cluded .........-... ..95c
Girls Union Suits, up to age
II, extra 75-cent quality,
reduced to ....-,. .,.,.... SOC
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-23

Christmas and New Year greeting
cards at the News Office. advtf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-23
OVERCOATS.

OVEkCOAIS.
Mems $3.50 Balmacaans
for .$12.50
Mems $3.50 Chinchilla
for ............. .$12.5O
Mems Long Overcoats with
high Astrachan collars
Observation-Disclosures. $1,000
Mems broken size Overcoats,
up to $1,000, choice $500
Youths broken sizes Over
coats, 16 to 20 age, up to
$1,000, choice $500
Boys Overcoats, age 10 to IA,
up to $3.50, choice :. $3.50
Childs' Coats up to $3.50,
choice 1878
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-23
MEMS SUITS.


$4,000 Mems Blue Serge
Suits, beautifully tailored,
all silk lined, latest model,
at $1,000
$3.50 Mems Blue Serge
Suits, vanishen lined, neat
filters. This is a $4,000 Suit,
at all exclusive tailoring
stores. November
Sale ................ S1z.0U
Odds and ends, Mems and
Youths Suits, up to
5000. Choice $500
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356-35S MARKET ST.

Mems Suits and Overcoats, Wool and Cotton
Underwear, Sweaters, and Flannel Overshirts
Gloves, Mittens, Hats and Caps, Dress Shirts
Dress Pants and Working Pants.
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Mems Department,
Youths and Chill
ren's Dept.

Suits and Overcoats, for Men,
Youths and Children. No high
prices existing in this store
at any time.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-07

or two. The second $500 followed the
first.
Rankin did not call at PrestOn's
house again. Perhaps he.had Turk
ing fear of violence; perhaps his
nerve was not equal to seeing Pres
ton. He wrote letter instead, ask
ing for $500 more. It was a letter
typical of such a man, now threat
ening, now implOTing, and winding
up with the statement that he meant
to take the money and go west.
Preston received the letter when
he came home from business. When
he had read it he sat with hardened
face, thinking. He saw this black
mailer a chronic feature of his life.
He saw that in the mans death lay
the only chance for DOrOthy's happi-
ness. And he meant to protect Dor
Othy at the cost of his life-Or Of his
soul.
Rankin had asked Preston to meet
him on the bridge across the river
a lonely spot in a deserted quarter
of the town, given over only by day
to factory activities. Preston put a
loaded revolver into his pocket that
night and walked briskIy through the
town until he reached the rendez-
VOus.
AS he stood on the bridge he saw
the ragged figure approaching him
from the low quarter of town in
which the Parker hotel was situated.
Rankin saw Preston and hurried for
ward. He stopped few feet away
and looked at him inquiringly.
81 got your letter." said Preston
calmly.
YES" said Rankin, deceived by
the others manner. 81 meant to
keep my promise to you. But 1 was
sIUgged and robbed. And I've got to
go west, and I'm stranded. If L
stayed in town you know I'd be rec
Ognized and the truth would come
out"