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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-09-01
It's bill to be presented tomorrow.
The Adamson Bill.


The text of the Adamson Bill, whicl:
brotherhood leaders said tonight could
avert the nation wide strike if enact
ed by Saturday night, is as follows:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of Amrica, in Congress assembled.
Section l. That beginning December
l, 1916, eight hours shall in contracts
for labor and service be deemed
days work and the measure Or stan
dard of a day s work for the purpose
of reckoning the compensation for ser
vices of all employees who are now or
may hereafter be employed by any
railroad which is subject to the pro-
vision of the act Of February 1, 1887,
"an act to regulate commerce. as
amended and who are now Or may here
i after be actually engaged in any capa-
city in the operation of trains used for
the transportation of persons or prop
erty on railroads from any state OR
territory of the United States or the
or territory Of the United States or the
District of Columbia or from one place
in territory to another place in the
same territory, or from any place in
the United States to an adjacent for
eign country, or from any place in the
United States through foreign coun-
try to any other place in the United
States.
appoint a commission of three, which
shall observe the operation and effects
of the institution of the eight-hour
standard work day as above defined
and the facts and conditions affecting :
the relations between such common
carriers and employees during a period
Of not less than six months nor moro
than nine months, in the discretion
of the commission shall report it's find
ings to the President and Congress
That each member of the commission
created under the provisions of this
act shall receive such compensation as
EldN ne IlAeu Dy lHc IIcSltcI1U. It
sum Of $25, 900 or so much thereof as
may be necessary, be, and hereby is
appropriated out of any money in the
United States this year not otherwise
appropriated to be Immediately avail
able until the close of the fiscal yea
ending juno 80, 1919, for the necessary
and proper expenses incurred in COZ,
nection with the work of such com
mission, including salaries, l,er dien,
travelling expenses of members ant
employees and rent, furniture, Office fix
lures and supplies, books, salaries an'
ether necessary expenses, the same t.
be approved by the chairman of sai'
commission and audited by the prope
accounting officers of the treasurer.
Section 3. That pending the repor
, of tho commission herein provided fol
r and for a period of 30 days thercafte,
l the compensation of railway cmploye
: subject to this act for a standard S
hour work day shall not be reduced be
low the present standard days wage
and for all necessary time in exces
G of eight hours such employees shall! b
| paid at rate not less than the pro
/ rata for such standard S-hour wcr
a day.
: Section i. That any person violatin
n any provision of this act shall be fine
4 not less than 800 and not more tba
. II 0OO Or impriSOnod not to pXcce
It one year, or both.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-09-01
RUMANIA DECIDES TO GIVE
BULGARIA AN ULTIMATUM

London, Aug. 30.-An Exchange Tel
egraph despatch filed at Athens on
Monday gives report from Saloniki
that Rumania has decided tc present
an ult:matum to Bulgaria demanding
the evacuation of Serbian territory.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-09-01
ESTIMATE OF PRODUCTION
OF COTTON GREATLY REDUCED
Department Of Agriculture Bases It's
Calculations On Condition
Of Crop Aug. 25.

Washington, Aug. 31.-Further de-
toriation of the growing cotton crop
during August has reduced the esti-
mated final production by 1,116,000
bales to total of 11,8O0,000 bales.
That forecast Of production was made
today by the Department of Agrieul-
ture basing it's calculations N the con-
dit;on Of the crop Of August %.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-09-01

London, Aug. 31.-While official re-
ports from the fighting front, includ-
ing that of Macedonia, indicates a lull
Of action from other sources news comes
have occurred principally of the Allies
extended left, held by the Serbians un-
der their crown prince, the Bulgarians,
according to Athens, suffered a relapse
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-09-01
R. r. EXECUTIVES
PREPARING FOR
EVENTUALlTIES

Chicago, August 31.-Presidents
and operating officials of the rail
roads were in conference today to
formulate plans to operate trains in
the event of a strike.
Practically none of the railroad
heads shared in the optimism ex-
pressed in some quarters at Wash
ington that passage of the eight thour
bill by Congress would avert strike,
and according to E.. P. Ripley, presi
e of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
4 spokesman for the railroad presi
DEUS who returned from Washington
yesterday, the railroads will proceed Oh
the assumption that the strike will
come on Labor Day.
Embargoes in Effect
Embargoes begin today on every
trunk line in the ,,ountry. The en-
hargoes, according to present plans, will
become effective i'll the following Or
der:
Effective at the close Of business
tomorrow an embargo on all shipments
Of explosives and inflammables Of
every kind.
Effective at the close Of business
tomorrow an embargo on all ship
ments of perishable freight, including
livestock, dressed beef, live poultry
fresh fruits and vegetables.
Effective at the close of business
Saturday an embargo on all freight OF
all kinds from all points to all desti
nations.
Most of the roads also gave warning
to passengers that they should enc
their journeys before Z a. m, on Mon
day or be subject to indefinite delay
Railroad officials plans to run a
least one passenger train day on ever!
road and in each case it is announced
preference will be given to milk trains
Will Pool Resources.
The railroads will not carry on th
fight single handed, but, according t.
tentative plans, will pool their re
sources.
Strike breakers, 1t is understood
! will not be hired by individual roads
but by central committee of all tn
reads and .eor tr 4 ;ts.tsa. where they ar
most vitality needed. If one road SUE
ceeds in moving trains while the train
Of another are stalled, the successful
road will lend helping hand to tn
road III distress.
The plan for a harmonious allianc
of all the roads will be definitely fol
mulated at a meeting at the Chicag
Club today of twenty three high raj
road officials in the city.
Announce System of Punishment an
Rewards.
In an effort to discourage strik
sentiment the roads have announce
a system of punishment and reward
2 Employees who go on strike will TO
: felt their seniority privileges. Ne
men taken on during the strike will /
given the preferment in promotion
: Guarantees of protection have bee
] given to employees who remain loyal.
i Chicago detective agencies are a.
] vertising 70. strike-breakers and repo
more than I, thousand ready for instal
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-09-01
FIRST MONDAY AT HALIFAX.

Next Monday, the 4th of September
will be "first Monday at Halifax.
The county commissioners and the
school board will be in session and
there will be several land sales.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-09-01
RUMORED GREECE
WILL JOIN ALLIES
WITHIN 48 HOURS

London, Aug. 31.-The speedy en-
trance of Greece into the war, possibly
within the next 4S hours is predicted
in dispatches from Athens tonight.
Long before the Greek elections,
which are scheduled for October 18th,
the army will have ben mobilizd and
fighting under the flag of the entente
allies, it is declared
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-12-01

game this year and claim taa cham
pioUsaIp ~ Michigan. Indiana aua I#-
Iin1Is
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-10-05
FEW GUESTS AT CEREMONY.
Miss Lydia Wallis Of Racine and Fred
eric r. Petit to be Wed Before
Relatives Only,

Kenosha society folk find, together
with their Racine brethren and sisters,
that they are not to attend the cere-
mony when Miss Lydia Wallis and
Frederick R. Petit of Racine are mar
ried October II in the home of the
bride IS parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
M. Wallis of that city.
The ceremony will be in the presence
of relatives only. Mrs. John Reid, Jr..
IS to be matron Of honor, and her
daughter, Nancy, is to be flower girl.
The Misses Lydia and Henrietta Fuller.
cousins of the bride, vii lbe bridesmaids
and Bertholf Petit, Philadelphia, a
brother of the groom, will be best man.
IL. Mitchell Wallis, a brother of the
bride, and Malcolm Erskine are to be
ushers
After the ceremony a 7:3O clock
reception is to be held to which a large
number of guests are invited, including
Milwaukee, Kenosha and Racine people.
Among the many entertainments be-
ing planned for the bridal party are a
dinner by Mr.. and Mrs. John Reid, Jr..
Friday night, and another dinner by
Mr.. and Mrs. Pereival S. Fuller on the
Tuesday preceding the wedding.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-10-05
CABBAGE CROP LIGHT.
Kenosha and Racine County Farmers,
to Get Record Prices for Light
Crop This Season.

Racine and Kenosha counties, in.
years gone by, have grown the largest
amount Of cabbage and onions of any
district in the state. The crops have
run up into thousands of tons and
fortunes have been made by the grow
ers, This year it is different. Crops
are below other years, but the prices
are higher than ever known before in
the history Of Kenosha county. The
cabbage crop is only normal owing to
a scarcity Of plants, and the crop vii l
be only about two-thirds, its former
size. The price paid is thirty-sevten
dollars per ton and the demand is
strong at that. Onions will probably
average two-thirds of a crop. They
started in at sixty-fve cents per t,us-
hel and are now going at one dollar
and there is strong demand for tn EN-.
Most of the onions are shipped south.
It is also predicted that the potato
crop in this vicinity will be unusually
light and prices are higher than at any
time since the Civil War.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-10-05
GET BIDS ON BONDS.
Financial Men Here This Afternoon to
Bid on $4,000 Issue of the City
Water Works Bonds.

Kenosha is selling bonds again this
afternoon and the bond buyers from
all over the country were here to bid
on the 100000 issue of water works
bonds. This is the third and last issue
of the water works bonds, making a
total of $250,o00. 10000 of the money
realized from the sale of the bonds has
already been turned over to the water
department and at the meeting of the
council this evening it is expected that
another 100000 will go into the build
ing fund. The bonds sold today will
be issued about the middle Of Novem-
Der and the money will be available
at that time. The work on the new
water plant has proceeded so far as to
demand payments /. of little over.
$4,000. The other money realized
from the sale Of the bonds is to bear
interest on daily balances until such
time as it is needed to complete pay
ments to the contractors. The bond
market is in great condition and the
city officials were hopeful that the
last series of the bonds would draw
a big premium.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-10-05
ATTENTION A. F. FOR F. W.!
Miss Perkins, Fresh From France and
Conversant with Conditions, is to
Speak Here Thursday.

For the second time since the organi-
cation of the Kenosha branch of the
American Fund for the French Front
Wounded committee, those interested
in the work viii have an opportunity
of hearing an exceptionally good talk
upon the subject.
This time Mrs. E. l.. Grant has
thrown her home on Prairie avenue open
to the public for the purpose and at
1:45 p. m. next Thursday, Miss Eliza
beth Perkins, cousin of henry Adds
of Lake Forest and sister of Mrs.
Byron Lathrop of Chicago, is to be the
speaker. The public is invited.
Miss Perkins has but recently re-
turned from Paris and is in close touch
with the work of the committee abroad.
Miss Ruth Draper will be with Miss
Perkins and from here they will GO
directly to Racine and later to Milwau-
kee, in both of which cities Miss Per-
kins will talk on the work before the
A. F. F. F. W. organizations.
The Kenosha committee is now busily
engaged in an effort to get ready 500
Christmas bags for the soldiers, each
one to contain a number of little COM
forts which the wounded soldier boys
are deprived of by dint of circumstan-
ces, many of them such ordinary things
as toothbrushes, handkerchiefs, soap,
combs and other articles which the uses
of civilization have long since made to
be classed among the necessities rather
than among Injuries, in which latter
category the soldiers, however, have
placed them perforce.
The Kenosha women will make each
bag Of pretty bit of bright cretonne
and with the more useful articles will
include puzzle, harmonica or other in
struments of amusement for the lads
whose Christmas at best will be dreary
from their physical suffering beside the
natural longing for home that the holi-
day season brings.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-10-05
ANNOUNCE LONG ADJOURNMENT.

Today was the day set for the open
ing of the regular October term of the
Municipal Court, but with the opening
of the formal announcement was made
that the term would be adjourned un-
til the second Monday in November.
The regular October term of the Cir.
cult Court will open on next Monday
morning and as many of the attorneys
will be busy in that court it was held
that it would be impossible for them to
attend to eases scheduled for the NUM-.
cipal Court term. The call of the cal
endar was laid over under the order.
The formal calendar for the term has
not as yet been made up but it is ex-
pected that there win be number OF
cases for trial by jury. The usual num-
Der OF parolled men were on hand this
morning but they were notified that
they would not need to appear again
until the adjourned date for the open.
ing of the term.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-10-05
MAY Be READY in FORTNIGHT
Company Runs Trains from Waukegan
to Jackson Boulevard Terminal and
Service Will Be Extended Farther
North Just as Soon as Possible.

The first train from the loop district
in Chicago to the north shore over the
Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Rail
way made the trip on Sunday morning
when one Of the rebuilt cars Of the
Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee
Electric Railway Company made the
trip from the terminal at Jackson
Boulevard to Waukegan. This train
made its second trip this morning and
became the first regularly scheduled
train from the loop to the north shore.
Regular service over the lines Of the
electric to the loop will be established
just as rapidly as the cars can be
equipped for service over the elevated
lines. Kenosha has not as yet been
included in the "loop service 'sched-
ule, but it is understood that this serv-
ice will be established in Kenosha
within fortnight. The cars now be-
ing operated from the loop to Wauke-
gan are newspaper trains and they
bring to Waukegan the last editions of
the Chicago newspapers. 1t is under
stood that the newspapers of Chicago
will have the full use of this first train
out of the loop to the north shore in
order to give later editions of their
papers to patrons in the various
cities along the way.
LOOP service is not yet possible
for Kenosha," said the agent Of the
company here this morning. 'EThe
trains from the Jackson Boulevard
terminal are now running only as far
as Waukegan and the services is being
limited to the newspaper train in the
early morning. We have been notified
by the president of the company that
this service will be broadened until
consistent north shore loop service has
been established. 1t will be some time,
however, before all the trains are
equipped for the trips over the ele-
waited lines and Kenosha must have a
little patience. The next extension of
the loop service will undoubtedly be
made to Zion City and Kenosha with
the understanding that it will be ex-
tended all the way to Milwaukee just as
soon as facilities can be provided.
Britton /. Budd, the new president Of
the Chicago, North Shore ara Milwau-
kee lines, is personally in charge of
this extension of the activities of the
company. The trip from the loop to
Waukegan was made in little over an
hour and q hale and this oiyns ass1,r
ance that the trip from Kenosha to tie
loop district will be made in less than
two hours on the run of all the limited
trains. 1t is probable that a half hour
longer will be demanded for the run
OF the local iraiaa
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-10-05
SMALL BOYS HELD AS THIEVES.
Chicago Youths Who Ran Away to See
the World in Jail Charged With
Stealing Bicycles.

Two Chicago boys, John BranIens
berg, aged twelve and, Peter Prostner,
aged ten, just naturally decided that
Chicago was too small place to con-
tain them and they are now in a cell
at the county Jail awaiting a hearing
on charges of grand larceny. 1t is pos
sible that parental use Of the slipper
win be the punishment given them, but
their parents have not as yet been
located and they are being held. The
two boys fed from Chicago last Sun
day. They were tired of school and
the restraints of home and they deeid-
ed to see the world. The first three
days of their trip into the real world
were spent on foot traversing the roads
between Chicago and Kenosha and
when they got here last Wednesday
night footsore and weary, they decided
that they must seek a faster way of
getting over the country. They man.
aged to steal bicycle in Kenosha
and young Brandenburg, with his COM
panion riding on the handle bars, man
aged to get as far as Racine. There
they annexed another bicycle and they
managed to get into Milwaukee. They
were picked up by the Milwaukee po-
lice and sent to Waukegan and later
the two bicycle were shipped there by
express. Then the boys admitted that
they had taken the wheels at Kenosha
and Racine and they were brought to
Kenosha. They had sixty cents be-
tween when they left Chicago and this
had been exhausted before Kenosha
was reached. The boys were sobbing
away up at the Jail this morning hope
full that some good fairy would come
along and make it possible for them to
get back to their homes in Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-10-05
BRING ARTISTS HERE.
Park Avenue M. e. Church is to Have
Series of High Glass Entertain
ments-First One October &c.

The announcement that the G. W.
Best artists series given under the
auspices Of the Park Avenue Methodist
Church last year is to be repeated is
most pleasing to those familiar with
the series through acquaintance made
last year.
Some of the artists who made the
deepest impression by the excellence of
their work last year are to return this
fall and some will be new to Kenosha
audiences.
The series opens October 26 with
concert by Miss Lois Brown, pianist,
who is favorably remembered from her
appearance here a year ago, Francis
Allan Wheeler, baritone, and Winston
Wilkinson, violinist.
Mrs. Fenetta Sargent Haskell with
her merry, infectious laugh is to return
on November IA. She has appeared in
Kenosha on several occasions, the last
two being when she read EQUALITY
Street" in the Methodist Church year
ago and later when she gave a parlor
reading in the home of Mrs. c.. G..
Brown at an afternoon party last
spring.
The third and last number of the SER
les will come December 2 whens Alberto
Salvi, harpist, Helen Brown Read, So
prano, and Edith Harris, accompanist,
are scheduled to appear.
Sig. Salvi will be remembered as
delightful harpist who was one of the
most appreciated of the artists who
came to Kenosha in last year s series.
The opportunity to hear men and wo-
men of undenied excellence and skill
is one which should be duly appreciated
by people of the city who care for high
class, artistic entertainment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-10-05
HANDICAP OF AGE TOO GREAT
Although Prisoner Had Ten Minutes
Start on Officers He Managed to Get
Only as Far as Car Barns and Is
Brought Back Detected.

Barney Heating, an old offender be-
fore the Municipal Court furnished the
excitement and the comedy at the regu-
lar Monday morning session of the
court this morning when he staged a
daring" escape from the court room
and all but got away. 1t was no use
fer Barney was not fleet enough to
make his escape good and he was re-
captured and brought back into court
and later took his customary sentence
of ten days in Jail.
Heating had been arrested on charges
of intoxication. When he was brought
into court with the rest of the big class
of defendants this morning he appeared
detected and cast down. Police officers
had informed him that he was to be
arraigned under the state law against
intoxication and this fact added to the
sorrows of the defendant. AS he sat in
the very front row of the prisoners no
one would have had any idea that he
was saturated with "pep." The monot-
onous calling of the cases went on and
finally the name of Barney was reached.
The court called the name twice but
there was no appearance. Police Off
GERS looked at each other but they had
no solution. Then they looked into the
toilet room and into the clerk IS Office.
No Barney was found anywhere.
II saw him running along the north
side of the building" 8 spectator vol
unteered and then the secret was out
Heating had asked police officer if he
might go to the toilet room and raising
the window in the little room he jumped
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-10-05

to the ground below and just naturally
left. Two police officers were sent out
to get the escaped prisoner. Heating
had made pretty good Roadway con-
corning his condition. He had made
his way through the lumber yards of
the Balm Wagon Company and when
Police Officer Emil Clausen saw him he
was loapine along as fast as he could
be expected to loap near the ear barns.
Clausen did not need a motorcycle to
run him down and bring him back to
the court room.
s no use, am too old to pull
tha3 stuff, - was the comment of Keat-
ing as he came back into the court
room. Heating had a pleasant surprise
awaiting him as he was given another
chance. He was not arraigned under
the state law but under the city ordi-
nance and under this he was given a
sentence of ten days in Jail.
The police officers are now demand
ing that the window in the toilet room
of the Municipal Court be fitted with
bars. Several years ago prisoner
made similar escape. It is so easy
to get away in this fashion that the
police declare that it is an invitation
for prisoners to make the attempt.
A vigorous young prisoner would
probably have had no trouble making
good his escape with the same chance
which was given to Heating this morn
ing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-10-05
TAKEN ON STATUTORY CHARGE.
Police Raid Boarding House on Sheri-
dan Road and Make Two Arrests
on Saturday Night.

The police of the city on Saturday
night arrested Brunislava Gudzinowski
and Philip Junckinski ON statutory
charges. The two were at a boarding
house on Sheridan Road and it is de-
clared that the complaint was made to
the police by other people boarding in
the same house. When arraigned in
court this morning the man and woman
declared that they were not guilty and
they gave bonds of hundred dollars
each to insure their appearance at an
adjourned session set for a week from
today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-10-05
sOMERs WOMAN rs DEAD.
Mrs. Elizabeth Schueler Died at the
Family Residence Saturday Even
ing After Long Illness.

Mrs. Elizabeth Schueler, aged 81
years and a resident of the town of
Somers for the past forty years, died
at the family residence mile south of
Somers station on Saturday evening,
after four years illness from COM
plications of diseases. Mrs. Schueler
was the wife of Constantine Schueler.
She was daughter of the late Anton
Flinthrop and was born in Waukesha
county April %, 1856. She removed to
the town of Somers more than forty
years ago. She is survived by her
husband, two daughters and one son.
The funeral services will be held at
ten o'clock Tuesday morning from ST.
Georges church with interment at st.
Georges cemetery.