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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-12
CARRANzA WILL NOT
REDEEM VILLA CURRENCY

GALVESTON, Texas, Jan. Ia
General Carranza has emphatically
turned down representations by the
American state department advising
the redemption of Villa currency by
the defacto government. according
to a cable message received at the
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-12
SEVENTY KILLED WHEN
MUN|II0n DEPOT BLEW VI

BERLIN. Jan. 12.-Seyenty per-
sons were killed and fifty seriously
injured by the explosion of an am
munition depot at Lille yesterday,
II was officially announced today.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-12

Frank Mikeska. white, under SEN
tenee for wife murder, has not yet
been fixed.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-19

THE NORTHWEST ORDINANCE.
In The Day Book of July 13 you
say that on July Is, 1887, congress
enacted the famous northwest OTdi-
nance. I think it would be nearer
the truth to say infamous ordinance.
The ordinance says that congress
shall appoint a governor, who shall
have a freehold estate of 200 acres,
appoint a secretary, who shall have a
freehold of 500 acres; appoint three
judges, each to have a freehold Of
500 acres; appoint a delegate to con-
gress, who shall have a freehold Of
500 acres. To be eligible as a can
didate for the territorial legislature
required a freehold of 200 acres,
and a qualified voter had to own
freehold Of so acres in order to vote
for a 2OO-acre legislator. A 4O-acre
freehOlder wasn't in it.
At the end of the revolutionary
war the soldiers were discharged
without receiving their meager pay,
and if one Of these soldiers had
moved to this Northwest territory
and had not yet acquired a 5O-acre
freehold he could not vote for 200
acre legislator. If a patriot, who fur
nished supplies for the army and took
his pay in government shinplasteTs
or paper money, and this paper was
dishOnOred after the war, by this con-
gTess of rascaIs, and if any one Of
these patriots moved to this North
west territory, but had not yet aC-
quired a 5O-acre freehold, he could
not vote for a 2OO-acre legislator.
Those fellows who enacted that
famous or infamous Northwest or
dinance were land-thieves and land
pirates and famous dam rasCals. But
those Tascals in congress in those
early times were really honest men
by comparison with the rasCaIs who
serve us in congress at the present
time. For years our congress has
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-19
a single honest man in either house
of congress. - VIM H. Lynn, May
wood.

REPLY TO L. CT, too, am a
member of the Teachers Federation
and a staUnch Protestant.
The quotations you have given
from the Catholic papers and from
Father Phelan is proof to me that
there are, in my opinion, fanatics in
the Catholic church.
But anyone who desires to dismiss
a teacher simply because she is OF
the Catholic faith is, in my opinion,
as fanatical.
If a Catholic teacher tries to i'm
pose her faith on the pupils she can
have charges preferred against her
and she can be dismissed. Every
teacher has received such a warn
ing. I am sure the number Of such
teachers are very few.
And it is not necessary to dismiss
Ida Fursman, a Christian Scientist,
to discipline the Catholic church; nor
to dismiss Amelia Prendergast, a
member of Eastern Star, as a warn
ing to Catholic teachers.
Can any one tell me why these eX-
ceIent teachers and forty more Of
them are dismissed? know of only
one reason-that they are members
or officers in the Teachers Fedora
ton. And you know, as well as do,
that the Teachers Federation has
never worked against the best inter-
est of the children and schools Of
Chicago, but worked to raise the
standard.
The new rule means more than cit
takes eleven votes to retain teach
err" A teacher can now be dis
missed, as we have seen, AZ of them,
good, excellent and superior teach
ers, without having charges prefer
red.
You say you regret" that this has
happened. Is it not an outrage? Does
not your heart burn with indigna-
ton? Would you not feel great sor-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-19

organization" known as the Teach
ers' Federation. which is working al
most exclusively in the interest Of
its own members.-W. S. Fleming,
Pastor Lincoln St. M. E. Church.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-24
WILSON PETITIONS HERE.
Many Kenoshans Sign Petitions for
the denomination of the Presi-
dent Saturday and Today.

Ohio and Illinois have nothing on
Kenosha as President Wilson has also
notified Kenosha Democrats that he is
candidate for denomination and
election. Late Saturday afternoon the
formal petitions for the denomination
of the President reached Kenosha.
Sheriff Stahl had the first of the papers
and in half an hour he had them filled
up with the names of loyal Democrats.
These petitions are now being circulat
ed in all the counties of Wisconsin just
to show that the President is willing
to make the race if he is nominated
Other petitions are also coming into
Kenosha. Petitions on both the Dema-
cratic and Republican tickets are
in circulation in the city. There
seems to be no lack of signatures for
these petitions.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-24
ALWAYS LOYAL TO kENOsHA
James P. English, Attorney and Judge
Who Brought Many Honors to His
Home Town Died After Weeks Ill
ness-Buried at His Adopted City.

Judge James P. English, ifty-fou
years of age, judge of the circuit court
at Omaha, Nebraska, and one of the
best known of the old "Kenosha school
boyso died at his home in Omaha just
after eleven O'Clock Sunday night fol
lowing a five weeks illness from a
complication of diseases. Relatives
lin Kenosha had been advised of his
VERY severe illness and they left Ke-
jnosha last night for Omaha, but they
failed to reach his bedside before the
final summons came. Mrs Oliver Hoye,
Ia sister of the deceased jurist, will
! leave for Omaha this evening to at
tend the funeral which will be held on
either Wednesday or Thursday morning
The remains will be buried at Omaha
James Patrick English was one Of
the many Kenoshans who had won dis
tincEion and fortune away from the
old shome town, but one who had never
1ostthis interest in Kenosha. He was a
nkof the late Thomas English, one of
the best known of the pioneer resi-
dents of Kenosha and he was born
here September IA, 1862. He was
educated in the schools of Kenosha
and,w one Of the early graduates Of
the lKenosha high school. He had
taken an active interest in the Keno
sha High School association and he
had been one of the familiar figures at
the biennial reunions of the associa-
ZION in recent years. His interest in
Kenosha never Jagged and he made
frequent trips to the city to spend
his annual vacations.
After he graduated from high school
"Jim'' English, as he was familarly
known in Kenosha, studied law in the
office of Myron Baker and more than
thirty years ago he was admitted to
the bar in Racine. Shortly after his
admission to the bar he went to Omaha
where he began his practice. He was
most prominent as a leader among the
Democracy Of Nebraska and he was at
one timef urged as candidate for gov
ernor offthe state, but declined to seek
the office. He served for fourteen
years as county attorney in Omaha and
at the end of this long service he
was elected judge of the circuit
court. He was serving his second
term in this office.
Mr.. English is survived by his
widow and eleven, children, seven
daughters and four sons, all of whom
reside in Omaha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-24
DEATH OF CHARLES HERMANN.
Pioneer German Resident of the County
Died on Friday Evening After
Long Illness.

Charles Hermann, on old resident of
Kenosha county, died at his home, 722
Market street, at $3.50 O'Clock Tuesday
evening, after a short illness from par
.alysis. Mr.. Hermann was born in Ger
many, April Is, 1S43. He was a son of
the late John and Katherine (Altes)
Hermann and came with his parents to
America when thirteen years of age
They settled on farm on the Burling-
ton Road near the Somers and Paris
line. In 1869 Mr.. Hermann was mar
ried to Miss Henrietta Buechner of Mil
waukee. A few years ago Mr.. Herr
mann sold the old homestead to his son
and moved on farm on the Plank road,
but moved to Kenosha over two years
ago to the present home on Market
street. Mr.. Hermann and his wife
were members of the German Lutheran
church on Ridge street where the flu
neral will be held Tuesday afternoon at
200 O'Clock. He is survived by his
widow, two sons, Charles and John;
three daughters, Mrs. Hugo Stein of
Kenosha, Mrs. Peter Myers of Paris,
and Miss Minnie Hermann, of Kenosha
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-24
DEATH OF JOHN MocNIK.
Well Known Austrian Grocer Died at
the Hospital Sunday Evening
After Long Illness.

John Mocnik, aged thirty-seven
years, widely known among the ma
tives of Austria in Kenosha and for
the past ten years in the retail grocery
business on Middle street, died at the
Kenosha hospital Sunday evening az
ter long illness from kidney trouble.
Mocnik was born in Austria March OF,
1878. Me came to this city just after
he attained his majority. He has been
leader among the Austrians of the
city for years. He is survived by a
widow and four children. Funeral
services will be held from ST. George
church at two O'Clock Wednesday af-
ternoon and interment will be at the
family plot at st. George cemetery
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-24
GET ON PRIMARY LISTS.
George Roberts Takes Out Petitions to
Succeed Himself as Alderman
of the First Ward.

The most interesting development in
the political whirl today was the fact
that George Roberts took out petitions
as candidate to succeed himself in
the Office of alderman of the first ward
Alderman Roberts has come to be CON
sidered one of the standbys in the COM
mon council. For more than three
years he has been at the head of the
pauper department and he has won
high praise for the way in which he
has handled this important depart
ment. He has always been popular in
the first ward The only other new
aldermanic candidate is William G..
Schmitz, who seeks the nomination for
alderman in the seventh ward "Bill''
is one of the best known employees of
the Balm Wagon company and he has
been active in politics for some time.
Other petitions taken out were for
Rudolph Henschen as candidate for
county supervisor in the fifth ward;
Halbert Young as candidate for con-
stable in the second, and Anton Chris
Jensen as candidate for constable in
the ninth ward.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-24
MAY HELP ALMA MATER.
Kenosha Graduates Of Marquette Uni
versity to Aid in Raising Endow-
ment of 100000.

The score or more of graduates of
Marquette University of Milwaukee in
Kenosha are to be asked to aid in
big movement to secure greater per-
manent endowment for the schools affil-
lated with the university and move
ment was announced on Sunday that
these organizations throughout the state
will seek to raise 100000 for the bet
tering of the professional schools con-
nected with the university. The move
ment to secure the big fund is to be
made during the week of March 18th
and it is expected that the entire
amount sought will be secuted in sim
gle week. Four hundred prominent men
in Milwaukee, many of them alumni of
Marquette, have volunteered to serve
on committee to aid in securing the
fund and it is expected that volunteer
committees will be formed in all the
larger cities of the state. The members
Of the Kenosha Marquette alumni are
greatly interested in the movement and
1T is expected that Kenoshc will contri-
butte its share toward making the per-
manent endowment of the schools posi-
BILE.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-24
THEY FORM MERCY BAND.
Miss Lulu Lampe Organizes Frank
School Children for Humane
Activities.

]. III. Karnes, superintendent of the
Kenosha County Humane Society, is
congratulating the county upon the re-
cent work of Miss Lulu Lampe OF the
Frank school, in organizing the first
Band of Mercy in the county, for ne
purpose of instilling humane ideas into
your children and getting their aid in
humane work in the county.
"We should have had fifty of these
organizations long ago and it gives me
great pleasure that Miss Lampe has
gotten enough children interested to
organize one, said Mr.. Karnes.
"Results have already justified her
work. This morning as one of the
youngsters of the band was on his way
to school he found an older boy abus-
ing cat. The child went up to the
older boy and demanded in the name
of the Band of Mercy to have the eat
released and it was, and the child
triumphantly went his way happy in
the thought of a good deed done,
The officers of the Frank School
Band of Mercy are: President, Lulu G.
Lampe; vice president, William Smith;
secretary, Ellsworth Riel; treasurer,
Herbert DeCou. The meetings viii be
held the last Friday of each month.
Forty-three members are enrolled.
Mr.. Karnes has promised to furnish
each member with a handsome badge
and will also provide pamphlets and
leaflets for them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-24
POSTUM OFFERS BIG PROBLEM
Men at North Side Engine House Try
to Help animal Trainer
d. Harry Smith.

Alderman d. Harry Smith, who is
going to be the Gather of the ami
mails to be placed in the new Kenosha
parks, is having troubles of his own.
They are all on account of a possum
which has been turned over to him to
be placed in the parks. His Honor,
the Possum, was captured out in the
neighborhood of Hebron, ILL.,, and sent
to Kenosha to William Senne who at
once decided that the proper place for
it would be in the parks and he turned
it over to Alderman Smith. The
colored population Of the city has been
appealed to to give some information
as to how to keep possum healthy.
Alderman Smith has installed the pos
sum in place of honor at the north
side engine house and every possible
effort has been made to tempt its APP
petite but it refused to eat. What
in the dickens do you feed possum -
was the S. 0. S. call that the alderman
sent out this morning and he is still
waiting for the echo to answer. The
men at the engine house are doing
their best to get the possum to eat,
but the "amusin' little cusso seems
to be adverse to taking nourishment.
Any person who knows just how to
feed a possum and what to feed it with
will confer a favor on the alder
man of the eighth by comforting with
him at once.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-24
VIOLATED ROAD RULES.
H. M Schwartz Pays Ten Dollars and
Costs in Waukegan on Sat
urday Afternoon.

There always has to be first man
in everythinglan H. M. Schwartz had
this honor int connection with the en-
forcement oflnew traffic regulations at
Waukegan onasaturday. Schwartz was
arrested whenahe drove past a Chicago
and Milwaukee Electric car which had
stopped at the Edison Court station in
Waukegan to discharge passengers,
One of the passengers claimed that he
had narrow escape from being struck
by the Kenosha mans automobile.
Schwartz managed to get away to
Kenosha, but the Waukegan men had
the number of the machine and he
went back Saturday afternoon and the
justice there imposed a fine of ten dol
lars and the costs of the action.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-24
NATURALIZATION HEARINGS ON.
Judge George Thompson of Hudson
Hears Many Petitions in the
Circuit Court Today.

This was one of the busiest days of
the year in the circuit court for
Kenosha county and with Judge
George Thompson of Hudson on the
bench hearings were called of sixty
six petitions for naturalization. The
court room was crowded by the aliens
and their friends and witnesses.
Many of the petitions were from the
towns in the county and this fact caus-
ed many well known men of the county
to come to the court as witnesses for
the aliens. Several of the petitions
were dismissed for lack of education,
but the indication was that large
proportion of them would be granted.
The aliens who received their second
papers today will be legal voters at
the coming spring elections.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-24
CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING.
Thirty Relatives Visits Mr.. and Mrs. II.
B. Briggs, Formerly of This City
Sunday in Chicago.

The celebration of the golden we'd
ding of Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Briggs at
their home on Cambridge avenue, Chi
cago, will be of interest to many old
friends in Kenosha, where,Mr. and Mrs.
Briggs spent their young man and wo-
manhood.
Miss Loretta French of this city, a
cousin Of Mrs. Briggs, who was present
at their wedding in the home of the
bride in Kenosha, attended the sfamily
gathering in Chicago yesterday which
marked the fitch anniversary of;the
event.
Six children of Mr.. and Mrs. Briggs
seven, were present. They were Mrs.
Dewitt G. Creigier, Austin; Mrs. Frank
Hairless, Austin; Harry, Frank. and
Warren Briggs, Chicago, and Mrs. IVoss,
the wife of the Rev. Mr.. Voss.
The children and grandchildren num-
Der twenty-three. Other members of
the family brought the number of guests
up to thirty. The party was in the
nature Of surprise, the family gather
ing at the home of one of their number
and going to the Briggs residence in
a body.
Because Of the prominence of the
families of the two contracting parties,
the wedding of Mr.. and Mrs, Briggs
was most important event in Kenosha.
Mr.. Briggs father was Cyrus Briggs,
deacon in the Presbyterian church and
prominent in business affairs. The
bride 8 father was Judge Volney French
who was Kenosha IS leading citizen.
Mrs. Briggs is half sister Of Miss
Alice French and A. H. French of Ke-
nosha.
The wedding ceremony was perform
ed in the French home in the presence
of relatives and intimate friends only,
and the Rev. W. w. Rafter oficiated.
He was rector of ST. Matthew's parish.
The bride wore a travelling gown of
hazel brown and directly after the we'd
ding dinner they were driven through
the snow drifts to the station and went
for short wedding trip, returning to
live on South street in the house next
to the Hawley residence. Mr.. Briggs
was in the employ of a Chicago firm as
travelling man. After living one year
in the South street home, Mr.. and Mrs.
Briggs moved to the house Of Mrs.
Briggs grandfather, Leonard Hatch,
on Prairie avenue, where they lived an
other year, after which they went to
Chicago which has been their home
since. They were residents Of that city
the year of the fire and knew at first
hand of the dreadful sufferings which
followed the catastrophe of Mrs. o.
Leary's COW g fit of temper that caused
her to kick over the lamp that touched
the torch to Chicago.
Sunday was most delightfully."- spent
| by the thirty relatives and Mr.. and
Mrs. Briggs in recalling the events of
earlier days and the friendships of half
century.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-24
!LUKEWA RIM SPIRIT SHOWN
Local Men Do Not sieem to BeInterested
And It Is Feared Chain If Signatures
Sought by the M.cGov ern Leaders
Will Be Broker Here.

Tine McGovern mover nent has reached
Kenosfa. 1t came by Email this morn
ing when number of men of more or
aess protninente in the political life of
the city and county received letters
from E. B. Gennrich IL Milwaukee ask
ling them TO get in Ii ne for the, former
governor as al cand1' aate for governor
lat the September p Hmaries. For the
most part the men re yceiving the letters
IbaG some time ago received letters to
aid in the movement TO make Otto Boss
hard a candidate II Or governor. Some
sof the men to, who IN the letters were
sent in Kenosha hf I've not been active
lin, politics at all, Some of them are in
tno way favorableS TO the candidacy Of
IMr. McGovern. Vi ~ he letters sent to Ke-
rnosha brought wi Eh them pamphlet
containing the &C oil which had been
signed by some SCI Fenty-one voters who
met in Milwaukee ON January 18th and
started the Meow ern ball rolling APP
pended to this call lis the acceptance of
Mr.. McGovern of THE call and then a
considerable slater nent of How Boss
hard Came to be- d Candidate" This
lis sort Of on 3 sided debate as to
who is to blame lfor there being two
Progressive candle lates in the field for
governor.
In concluding the argument, the
pamphlet says:
"When the peol pie of Wisconsin pick
ed up their new Ispapers ON Tuesday,
january 18th, 1P16, therefore, they
Learned of the announcement of two
Progressive Repu blican candidates for
the Office Of gov, srnor. An effort was
promptly made by Senator Bosshard g
Friends to have it appear that his an
nouncement came first, or at least that
the two came at the same time. But
nAther statement lis true. Mr.. Meow
ern announced hills candidacy on Mon
day, January 18th, 1916; Senator Boss
ard announced hiss the next day. More
over, if Mr.. M6Govern had not an
nounced his candidacy Monday, if the
Milwaukee meeting had not occurred,
Senator Bossard'5 name would not have
been heralded a broad as candidate
either on Tuesday, January 18th, 1916,
or possibly at any other time.
The responsibility of having two Pro
gressive Republican candidates in the
field at the present time, therefore, lies
elsewhere than upon the shoulders of
those who brought Mr.. McGovern into
the field. 1t rests upon the same men
who, two years ago, brought Mr.. Dahl
out as a candidate, and so insured the
nomination of Mr.. Phillip.
In conclusion, the letter to the Keno
sha voters, seeks to form an endless
chain of McGovern supporters. The
men to whom the letters are addressed
were asked to secure the names of at
least three men who will pledge them
selves to vote for McGovern and work
for the advancement of his candidacy
1t is not expected that Mr.. McGovern
will get any considerable support in this
Nounty.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-24

John Kosloski was arrested at Ger
mania hall on Saturday night charged
with making disturbance. The po-
lice held that the man was labor
agitator and that he was making a
nuisance of himself attempting to stir
up strife among Kenosha workmen.
When arraigned in court this morning
he entered plea of not guilty" and
the hearing was adjourned until week
from tomorrow. He returned to jail
being unable to furnish bonds of
twenty-five dollars.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-24

Members of the trustees of ST.
George school met on Sunday after
noon to consider plans for converting
the school into a free school, The
advisory board has strongly recon-
mended the plan and it will now be
taken up by the trustees of the con-
gregation. Some definite announce
ment of plans for the future will prob
ably be made within the next few
weeks.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-24

William Grow, arrested in Kenosha
on Saturday as a violator of his parole
at the state prison at Waupun, was
taken back to prison this morning.
He has a little over month to serve
and the prison officials will insist that
he serve it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-24

The officials of the Kenosha Electric
Railway company and the police had
little trouble over the moving of the
cars at Market Square on Saturday
evening, but the matter was disposed
iof without anyone breaking into the
courts,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-24

Winninger Brothers, the popular
Kenosha stock favorites, opened to
two large houses at the Rhode on Sun
day. The company will be in Kenosha
during the entire week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-24

Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Bradley, Ala Pom
eroy street, entertained three tables Of
bridge Saturday night, followed with a
supper.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-24

County Clerk Jones has issued Ii
cense for the marriage of Julius
Swaenepel and Miss Carrie Olson, both
OF the village of Truesdell.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-24

Four young men hiked to Racine Sun
day, making two hours record. They
were s. Brus, George began, L. Pierson
and w. Holton.