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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-28
home SADDENED BY TRAGEDY
Happy With Many Christmas Gifts thu
Little Child Was Playing Among Them
When Piece of Sharp Candy Severed
Her Windpipe and Brought Death.

The celebration of Christmas in Ke
nosha was infinitely saddened by 8
Christmas eve tragedy which took
the life of Janice Elizabeth Rush,
nearly four years of age and the daugh.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Rush, who
choked to death ON piece of Christ
mas candy at the family home on Ly-
man avenue just after four o'clock
Sunday afternoon, The tragic death
of the little child cast a gloom over
the Christmas celebration all over the
west side of the city and it was re
fected in many other homes. The lit.
tie girl was the only child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rush and it was her first real
visit from Santa Claus. She had been
very happy during the Christmas eve
and many pretty little gifts had
brought her pleasure. Just after -four
o. clock in the afternoon of Sunday Mr.
Rush went downtown to get some other
little things for the only child and the
little girl was playing about the room
with her mother. Among her Christ
mas treasures was big box of peanut
candy and she munched a piece of it in
her mouth as she played about the
room, The piece of candy caught in
the throat of the little girl. Her face
turned black and her mother hurriedly
summoned the grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Yungquist and an aunt from
another apartment in the house. DIR.
G. A. Palm was hurriedly called but be-
fore he arrived the little child had
choked to death. It is thought that
the sharp edge of the peanut candy
severed the windpipe of the child.
The father was busy buying Christ
mas present for the child at a down.
town store when telephone message
told of the Christmas tragedy. Mr..
and Mrs. Rush were Frustrated by the
sad fate of their only child.
Little Janice was born in Kenosha
April 16, 1913. She was a great favor
ite in the neiglborhood and her death
under such tragic circumstances caused
infinite sorrow On Christmas Day
many people of the city went to the
Rush home TO offer coincidence and
sympathy.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-28
UNCLE SAM DELAYsOLDsANTA
Many Cars of Mail Held Up in Chicago
and Kenosha Presents May Be Late
In Arriving at Their Destination
Many Attend Special Services.

Kenosha had some Christmas The
weather man had a real Christmas smile
and everywhere those feelings of Good
Will were in evidence All business in
the city was suspended. Hundreds of
people attended the special services
held in the churches in honor Of the day
but the real celebration was in the
homes and Christmas trees and Christ
mas joys were much in evidence in thou
sands of homes in Kenosha More than
ever before the people of Kenosha gave
the day over to celebrations. It was
wonderful day in the homes of the poor
and unfortunate in the city as not a
home had been overlooked and Christ
mas joys replaced gloom in all of these
places. The day was given over TO
happy family reunions and members of
many families came back from other
cities to spend Christmas at the old
home.
About the only people who worked on
Christmas day was one shift of the
drivers for the express companies and a
few substitute mail carriers. For the
first time in the history Of the city there
was no delivery of mail-of the regular
sort on Christmas. The substitutes did
their best to get the parcel mail deliv-
cred but no effort was made to dispose
Of thc thousands of Christmas greetings
which came in by first class mail on
Sunday and Monday. On Saturday
night the post office had cleaned up
every piece of mail matter on hand as
late deliveries were made on SATURDAY..
This aided little but this morning the
carriers fought their way through tina
sleet storm loaded down with parcels and
first class mail. Local carriers expect
te be busy for more than 4 week getting
rio of the Christmas mail. Reports from
Chicago indicate that hundreds of car
loads of mail matter are tied up at dis
tributing centers and with scarcity of
cars the post office officials declare
that it may take ter days to get this
mail to it's destination. The cars are
being moved as rapidly as possible.
None Of this mail is addressed to people
in Chicago. A lot of the mail going
out of Chicago is also held up on &C
count of the car shortage. It will
probably be long after the opening of
the new year before this mail is deliv-
cred. It is declared that the cause of
the congestion is partly the fact that so
many people obeyed the law this year
and sent the post cards in sealed en-
velopes. The great mass of these cards
has simply swamped the mails.
All of the delayed packages will be
delivered just as soon as they reach Ke-
nosha and there is no congestion in the
local office. The Kenosha post office
considering the lack Of room has made
a wonderful record in handling the big
gest Christmas mail in the history of
the office.
The express companies in Kenosha
proved "Johnny on the spot" aids to
Santa Claus and at noon Monday every
Christmas parcel shipped to Kenosha
had been delivered.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-28
NO CHRISTMAS TREE FIRE.

There was not single Christmas tree
fire in Kenosha this year, but the fire.
men were not idle during the hours of
the double holiday. Chimney fires re-
sulting in no damage called the fire
men on Saturday night and Sunday af-
ternoon. This morning the fremen
were called out on account of a small
blaze in a house owned by Mrs. Sera-
fna Conforti at the corner of Garden
and Fremont, avenue. The blaze was
extinguished with two tanks of chemi-
Gals. The loss was placed at fifty
dollars.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-28
Kenosha County to Receive
Much Larger Amount This
Year Than In Former
Years.
CITY FUND FOR 1904 PUPILS

Kenosha county will receive $35, 863.21
from the common school fund Of the
state according to the announcement,
which has just been made by State
superintendent G. P. Cary. The ap-
portionment is based on the persons of
school age in the county. The report
shows that Kenosha county has 1919
persons Of school age.
The total amount distributed among
all of the counties OF the state is
$2,368,711.76. There are sol, 456 peo-
pie of school age in the state. The
school fund is built up by the seven
tenth mill tax and 100000 from the
corporation fees Of the state. Out of
the fund before it is prorated to the
counties is taken the cost of supervis-
ing teachers and 10 cents for each child
of school age, outside of Milwaukee
county, to build up the teachers pen
sion fund. Milwaukee county has a
special fund for teachers.
Each child in the state, according to
the apportionment just announced,
draws to the school district in which
she lives 1896. The rate for Milwau-
kee county is $3.05. After the total
sum is sent to the county it is appor-
toned among the school districts of the
county according to the number of
children in the separate districts.
The amount sent to the county as
state aid this year is considerably in
excess Of last year, but this is due
largely to the great increase in the
number of children of school age in the
city. The recent school census showed
1904 children in Kenosha alone Near
1y $4,000 of the state fund will be
sent to the city and the remaining
$4,000 will be for the towns in the
county. This school money will be
paid over to the school officials at the
time the county treasurer makes his
annual settlement with the state.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-28
PIN BOYS AT A FEAST.
Robinson and Deffry Entertain at .
Course Dinner at the Kappus
Restaurant

The Blackstone Hot6l' in the Acas
denny building on Wisconsin street, was
deserted Christmas night and early this
morning as the fourteen boys who
make their home at the "Hotelp were
out for a social event. Charles Defry
and Fl. W. Robinson were the hosts for
the occasion and every one of the four
teen boys employed as pin boys on the
Academy alleys were the guests Of the
proprietors at a cours dinner served at
the Academy alleys Dinner was serv-
ed at one o'clock this morning and it
was one of the real Christmas dinners
for Kenosha people. There were
speeches and toasts galore and the boys
kept at the table for more than two
hours.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-28
HAVE SEVERAL ADDRESSES
Tree Is One of the Most Beautiful
Imaginable and Will Be Lighted
Each Night Till New Year s.
Had Fireplace and Fire.

Ideal weather lent itself to the sue
cess of the first community Christmas
tree of the west side, lighted on Satur-
day night before an assembly of nearly
1000 people.
The tree stood in the triangle of open
space at the juncture of Salem and
Rowland avenues and Grover street.
It was giant from the north woods
and had been dressed with spangles,
glass ornaments and the thousand and
one things which go to make up the
sum of Christmas tree beauty, and to
crown it all it was lighted with hum
dreds Of colored globed electrics which
sparkled and shone among its branches.
On the topmost branch was the Star
Of Bethlehem in electrics.
On the same large platform with the
tree was great fireplace with whole
logs merrily blazing, as the smoke curl
ed lazily upward, giving the last word
in Christmas cheer.
The tree was lighted at 1880 O. clock
and promptly at s the program opened
with music and speeches.
The ex-mayor, M. J. Scholey, made
an address of welcome and was fol
lowed with Christmas talks from 9TH
ers. The religious side of the subject
was treated in their talks by the Rev.
Ell. K. Gebhart and Father W. B. Ma
lone. Mr. Scholey devoted his address
to the political side, using as his sub
ject, "Peace ON Earth, Good Will to
Men, and mentioning the war.
A full brass band furnished the mu-
sic for the occasion, and when the
formal part of the program was fin
ished, and while the music still con-
tinued, out of the shadows beyond the
lighted triangle, a Santa Claus appear
ed. He was big and strong and car
ried a great pack on his back. His
face glowed with merriment and jollity
and as he pulled gifts for every child
from the pack he carried and distri-
buted them, he shook the bells which
edged his red coat and the snow spark
leu LIKE u1dllOuuS Ill JH6 White IuF U4dG
trimmed it. Every child who was there
was sure, after looking at him, exactly
what the incest Santa Claus magma
BILE was, and went home content that
they had seen him. 1t was also a
pleasant time for the grown ups who
accompanied the little people. The
community spirit was exemplifed in
the good fellowship which was notice
able feature of the gathering, and with
out doubt the success of the first west
side community tree has been such that
it will be repeated in years to come.
Although those in charge estimated
that not more than 1000 were present
at any given time, it is believed that
fully 1000 people saw the tree, for
many came and went all through the
evening, and when the lights were ex-
tinguished at midnight, there were still
many there. No automobiles were al
lowed to stand Immediately about the
tree so that it made it possible for all
to get near.
The tree will be lighted until mid
night every night until New Years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-28
FORMER KENOsHAN DEAD.
Chester j. Reyonlds, Son of the Late
Samuel Reynolds, Gained Fame
in Auto World.

kilograms received in Kenosha to-
day announce the death Of Chester j.
Reynolds, aged ffty-fve years, and a
former resident of Kenosha, which oc-
Cured in Detroit on Sunday afternoon.
The deceased was a son of the late
Samuel Reynolds and he spent much
of his early life in Kenosha. He was
educated in the Kenosha grade schools
and the high school and after his grad
uation he studied law for some time in
the offices of the late Joseph V.
Quarles. He never entered into the ac-
tive practice of law. For many years
he had been employd by the Stude-
baker company. He was for some time
connected with the company in Chicago
but with the coming of the automobile
he went to the Detroit offices of the
company and at the time of his death
he was purchasing agent for the big
company. He is survived by his WIDOW
and two children. The funeral is to be
held in Detroit. Mr.. Reynolds was
formerly very prominent among the
younger men of Kenosha and the an
nouncement of his death came as a
shock to many friends.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-28
MARRIED SATURDAY.

On Saturda at 4 p. m. occurred the
wedding of Mrs. Eva Potter, 5l3 Park
avenue, and Charles E. Kyle, in the
presence of relatives of the contracting
parties. After the ceremony which
was performed by Judge Clifford E.
Randall wedding supper was served
at which twenty guests were seated
Mr.. and Mrs. Kyle viii make their
home in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-28
BIG BALL JANUARY IS.
The Jewish Charity Ball Planned fer
Next Month Will be Great Event
of Year in Jewish Society.

The committee in charge of the
charity ball under the direction of
Harry Goldberg, are making elaborate
preparations for their annual ball.
There has been large advance sale Of
tickets which insures the success Of the
ball. Many guests are expected from
other cities. Music will be furnished
by the Mccartney string orchestra of
eight pieces, Featuring the banjo and
saxophone music.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-28
ADVANCE NELSON S. COOPER.
Well Known Manufacturer is VicG
President of the Cooper Under
wear Company.

At the annual meeting of the stock.
holders and directors of the Cooper
Underwear Company held on Saturday
last, Nelson C. Cooper was named as
one of the vice presidents of the COM
pany. The officers as named for the
new year are:
President-R. S. Cooper.
Vice President-Charles F. BeacbeA.
Vice Decentralization c. Cooper.
secretary-H. s. Cooper.
Treasurer. D. Cooper.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-28
THE RETURNS FROM YOUR
INVESTMENT.
Do You Know of ANY Tax Pay
ing Bigger Dividends Than
the Road Tax?

i Do you know any tax which
\ you pay to the State of Wiscon"
, sin, which in it's very nature
! should and does bring you bigger
/ returns, returns that you can see
/. and know you are getting, than
4 the road tax, we mean for state
4 aid highways?
! The State Railroad Commits
]. sion, The State Industrial Com
!. mission, The State Tax Commits
: sion are financed and kept In
i operation by taxes. You are get
: ting returns from the work they
I. do, but you will admit it is diff
! cult for you to put your finger on
i the returns to you. They are in
! direct and remote.
! The Wisconsin University is
!. supported by taxation. 1t is
} delivering the goods, but except
], for those who attend the Uni
: versity or avail themselves of it's
3 services directly, it is difficult
again to put your finger on the
! direct result to you. The same
\ applies to the State Normal
y Schools. The same applies to
s numerous other activities OF the
!. state-splendid activities, which
Z are doing q great work, but
7 where the results are so distri-
! buted that you are unable to see
y them.
Z 1t is different with the highway
J tax. We are not speaking of local
\ highway work, but of state aid
4, highway roads, Every time you
I drive over these roads, you are
!. getting the returns from your
! taxes, you are seeing the results.
3 They save you in time; they
, save you in effort and trouble:
/. they lessen the wear and tear
= on your team and vehicle, or
y your automobile; they enable
3 you to carry bigger load, which
8 results In fewer trips to market:
4 they enable you to drive to town
|. when the market is good, not
Il when the roads are good and the
L market bad they bring your
Z children nearer to school; they
/. lift yourself and family nearer
& the church; they move you near
+ err to your neighbors and give
Z you an opportunity to enjoy the
i social life; they increase the
D value of your farms.
4 All these things ere before
Z you. They can be seen and
Il realized. You. don't have to in
! vestigate, nor study to find
I. out your returns. Your own
! pleasure and comfort. and profit
/. tell the story. Do you know of
Z any other tax that comes home
q to you so directly as this?
+ A common phrase is What are
i they doing with all this money
Il down at Madison?" The road
! that goes by your door or leads
L to market tells you every day
! what is being done with your
] state highway tax. They shew
+ you the returns from your In
Z vestment.
7,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-28

A delightful Christmas tree party
will be that on Thursday afternoon for
the children of members Of the Order
of the Eastern Star. There will be
games for the little ones in barge of
the Misses Talfar, Mabel Weyman and
Clara Truax.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-28

Miss Olga Miller is here from Kansas
City, No., for short Christmas visit
with her sister, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Smith of
Exchange street, and other relatives.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-28
BORN.

To Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Busch, Collins
street, a daughter.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Wachs, on
Christmas Day, a daughter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-28
Dominick Marpena Hit by a
Train Near Village South
of Kenosha Just Before
Noon Christmas,
SEEK FAMILY IN KENOsHA

Police Officers Seek in Vain to Notify
Wife and Children Of the Tragedy and
It Is Thought That They May Have
Removed From The City.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-28

Want Ads Bring Results.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-07
COLLECTOR HAMILTON
AWAITS INSTHIrTInSS

NORFOLK. VA, February 6.-IIold.
ing approval by his department of his
acts TO the present time in the com
picked situation growing out of the
presence Of the British steamer An
pam. brought into Hampton Roads hy
n German prize crew, Norman L. Ham
iiton, collector Of the port Of Norfolk
ana Newport News, now awaits fur
Their instructions from Washington ON
questions reported BY him for depart
mental consideration and decision with
reference to the Appam and those still
aboard the vessel
Collector Hamilton day declined
TO comment on dispatches sent out
from Washington last night in which
1t was intimatcd that tho Appam had
been searched and that some form OF
legal process was served by the col
lrctor to procure discharge OF the pcs
pie aboard the vessel. in conflict with
certain possible treaty articles.
II was ascertained. however, that the
Appam has never in any way been
searched. either upon the authority or
knowledge OF the collector of customs,
unauthorized process to procure the re-
lease OF those aboard the Appam. All
persons whom Collector Hamilton was
instructed had I. right 10 depart from
the ship were released by Commander
Eerg after the collectors second YER
bal interview with the German com
mander on the subject of the release
Of those aboard the vessel.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-07
GERMANS ENTERTAINED
ON BOARD PRIZE VESSEL
Residents Of Newport News Arc
Guests on Appam OF Lieu
tenant Berg.
AFFAIR is ENTIRELY INFORMAL
Women OF Party Will Come Ashore
To-Day to Purchase Clothing Suit
able for This Climate-CoIIcctor
Awaits Further Instructions.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. February C.
An entertainment for local residents
Of German birth by Lieutenant Berg
TO day broke the monotony OF ship
routine obtaining aboard the former
british steamer Appam since the Brit
ish passengers and crew were taken
off the vessel last Thursday. The en-
tcrtainment was entirely formal
he several members Of the GerIna n
prize crew OF twenty-five, who have
been suffering with malaria, were re-
Ported to-day much improved They
are being cared for aboard ship, Lieu
tenant Berg having declined an invi-
tation OF government officials to trans
fer them ashore for treatment at a
hospital.
The United States government has
not vet passed upon the application for
admission to tho United States of the
thirteen German sailors who were
civilian prisoners on board the Appam
when she was seized by the mysterious
raider. and they still arc held ahoa ri
the steamer. The three women OF the
party Will be permitted to come ashor.
Il morrow 10 purchase clothing suit
able for the cold here.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-07

Especial Gable to The Times-D Dispatch.
LONDON, February 6.-For two days
an increasing and destructive artillery
fire has been directed by the allies on
the German trenches from the Channel
To the NoSEcs.
III the bombardment along the Cham
payne sector on Saturday remark :
able tragedy is reported by to-night'S
French official statement. On the
plateau of Navarin the French shells
demolished the great German rcScr-
voirs of sufrocatinE gases which had
been constructed there. The gas
poured out in vast waves and rose in
gigantic pillars OF dark, deadly vapor.
While these clouds were at their
denscst the wind vccred and drove
them back down and over the German
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-07
es. Tho result must have been ap.

lines. Tho result must have been an.
palliug.
Some notion or the results OF tho
nomDardment may be gathered from
TN: report that in Belgium German
trenches were destroyed aud batteries
Silcnccd: in the Champagne other
trenches were wrecked and munitiou
dcpotS blown up. and around scissors
thcfe was a steady cannonadinE. The
German official report makes no men
ton OF the extended omhardment, hut
claims that attempts OF French detach-
nentS to advance southwest of Ncu-
Vile and south Of La Bassce Canal
were rcpulsed with heavy losses.
The Berlin war statement saws:
Some small English detachments
which tried to advance west of McSsina
and south of La Bassee Canal were
repuIsed during the day OF yesterday.
The French sprang mines near Berry
u-Bac on the Combrcs Heights and
In Bots lc Prctre. The explosions were
not particularly successful. Near Ba-
paumc an English biplanc was com
PEELED to descend and the occupants
were made prisoners.
I'm the eastern theater and the
Balkans there is nothing to report"
DENIOLISHING FIRES
ON GERMAN TRENCHES
The midnight French official state
ment says:
I'm Belgium. our artillery in con-
Junction with the British. carried out
dem oishinE fires on the German
trenches in front of Boesinghc.
East of the same region two German
batteries were silcnced by our heavy
artillery.
East of scissors W cannonadcd tho
hostile works on the Plateau of Chas-
Siny.
Fresh information indicates that
yesterdays bombardment of the Ger
man organization on Navarin Plateau
Gu Champagne) has given excellent
results. The trenches sheiled We're
were blown up.
The official British statement Is as
follows:
Last night our troops occupied the
western side of three mine craters in
the vicinity OF the NcrmcllesLa Bassee
Road Yprcs was shellcd during the
| night.
I'm tho carly morning tho enemy
| exploded n mine north of Loos. There
| were no casualties among our troops,
| who continued to occupy one edge Of
| the crater.
There was artillery activity on both
| sides to-day about Frise, north of La
| Bassce Canal. Wytschaete and Ypres
"On Saturday there were twenty
| eight combats in the air. and in 1--WE
| cases tho German machine was driven
! down within the German lines, The
| sixth was forced to descend with n
disabled engine and broken propeller.
! One of our machines, which went on q
reconnaissance. has not returned. Tho
| winch of a hostile captive balloon was
| struck by one of our Shells and the
| balloon broke loose"