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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-10
WILL ATTEND CONVENTION.

The Southern Wisconsin Teachers,
association will hold its twenty-sixth
annual meeting in Madison February
IL and IL, and will be presided over bv
President G. Fl. Van Hise of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin. Many prominent
educators will make addresses, amono
whom stands out the name of President
George E. Vincent OF the University of
Minnesota, well known to Kenosha peo-
pie through an address given here some
time ago.
Kenosha will be. represented by Mrs.
Mary D. Bradford, city superintendent
of schools, who is to talk on sSSilent
Versus Oral Reading and whose paper
will be used as food for general dis
cussion, and G. n. Temper, principal
Of the Kenosha High school, who will
be the secretary Of the High school sec
tion of the convention.
G. E. Cary, state superintendent Of
schools, IS to give an address.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-10
NJ. LaborOwski Mangled I'm
der Wheels of Northwest
ern Passenger Train at
Noon on Sunday.
SCORES See FATAL ACCIDENT

Michael Laborowski, apparently 30
years of age and Polander, met fatal
injuries just before noon Sunday morn
ing when he fell under the wheels of a
south bound Chicago e Northwestern
train at the local station. The man
was terribly margled but he was picked
up and taken to the Kenosha Hospital
where he lived until half-past one
O'Clock, in the afternoon. He never
regained consciousness and died with
out telling any story of the accident.
With companion who gave his name
as Mike Juvick, Laborowski had been
waiting for the 1852 train at the local
station and evidently he and his COM
panion had planned to go to Chicago.
1t is supposed that the two came to Ke-
nosha from Racine early Sunday morn
ing. Both had been drinking heavily
and they were badly under the influ-
ence of liquor. When the train was
pulling out Juvich jumped on one of
the platforms and his companion fol
lowed him. just as he caught hold Of
the railing about the platform he stag
gered and fell under the train. Por-
lions of the man s body were strewn
along the tracks for more than block.
AS soon as possible the train was stop
ped and the mangled form Of the man
was taken from under the cars and
hurried to the hospital. Ia the mean
time Deputy Sheriff Ben Stahl who hap
pened to be at the station went on the
car and brought the companion out and
took him to the county jail. He was so
fully under the influence of liquor that
ne was unable to tell what had happen
ed or where he and his companion were
going. The snow along the tracks was
stained with the blood of the man AT
the time of the accident large crowd
of people were at the station. Women
IN the crowd tainted and were panic
stricken as they saw the man pulled
under the train and ground beneath the
wheels. When the man was picked M
1T was found that his left leg had been
cut off just above the ankle and the
right was crushed at the thigh. Efforts
are being made to find the relatives Of
the man.
The remains were removed to the
Rutledge & Crossin morgue and Coroner
Mlllager is making an investigation.
1t is said that the man had resided
at Racine for some time. He is said
to have wife and several children
living in Poland.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-10
SHOWS BIG GROWTH.
New Directory of Wisconsin Telephone
Company for Kenosha Shows
800 Phone Stations,

The Wisconsin Telephone Company
has issued a new directory for Keno
sha and Manager J. E. Bonnen on
Saturday established a new record for
delivering directories when he deliv-
cred more than thirty-six hundred of
the new books in the single day. The
new directory contains list of more
than thirty-seven hundred phone sta
tions and since the issuance of the last
directory more than two hundred and
fifty new telephones have been added
to the list in Kenosha 1t is declared
that this not only shows an increase
in population, but that it also reflects
the fact that many people are using
telephones who never used them before.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-10
HAD LONG Been RESPONDENT.
Wife and Daughter Find Lifeless Body
Hanging to Rafter in Basement of
House Had Made Threats to Hang
Himself - Cheerful Before Deed.

Carl Anderson, 81 years of age, and
a resident Of Kenosha for more than
thirty-two years, committed suicide by
hanging at his home, No. $50 Fleet
street, just after s O'Clock Sunday
morning. His lifeless body was found
hanging to rafter in the cellar of his
house by his wife and daughter, who
had gone to seek him. Dependency on
account of the fact that he was out Of
work and unable to get an old position
which he had held at the Badger Brass
works is said to have been the cause
Of his rash act. Anderson had been de-
spondent for months and several times
he had threatened to 60 to the cellar
and hang himself. Members of the
family had kept a close watch on him
for some time, but in recent days he
had given no especial cause for alarm.
He seemed to be in good health and
spirits on Sunday morning. He had
been about the house early and had
prepared breakfast for himself and his
brother Hans Anderson, who boarded
at the house. The two men ate break
fast together and talked Of plans for
the day. Then the brother went out
to take care of the horses. He was
called back by Mrs. Anderson, who had
found the man hanging in the base
ment. 1t is thought that Anderson had
meditated suicide for some time, as
members Of the family declared that
he had spent a lot Of time in the base
.ment oil the house. His threats to
hang himself had been so common that
members of the family had come to
consider them eide threats - Mrs
Anderson had not seen her husband go
to the basement Of the house, but
when she called him and got no an
sWer, she decided to seek him, and
with her daughter, Miss Marie Ander-
son, they went to the basement Of the
house. The two women hurriedly cut
the man down and physician was
called, but he had strangled to DEATH
The coroner was called to make an in
vestigation, and later the remains were
removed to the Hansen morgue. The
coroner held that on account of the
conditions, surrounding the tragic death
of Anderson, that it would be unneces-
sary to hold an inquest.
Anderson was a native of Denmark,
where he was born March %, 1858. He
came to this country thirty-four years
ago, and two years later came to
Kenosha For years he was employed
at the plant of the Badger Brass com
pany, but recently he had worked as a
laborer, his last employment being with
the contractor in charge Of the Lincoln
school. He is survived by his widow,
two daughters, Mrs. S. J. Burnside and
Miss Marie Anderson, and one son,
Robert Anderson
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-10

Kenosha does not want an addition
to her post Office building just like the
one built to the post Office at Evanston.
Inspector Stron of the department is
authority for this statement. He adj
mits that the work room given to
Evanston by the erection of the addi-
tion is model as a workroom, that it
is flooded with light and offers lot of
room to handle the mails but he holds
that it is an architectural mistake. -
Money was not plentiful for the Evans
ton office when the addition was built
and instead of building it Of Bedford
stone and steel so that the addition
would correspond to the other portion
of the building it was built of brick
and steel. It is declared that the vari-
alton in building material spoiled the
beauty Of the Evanston building.
Postmaster German took great in
terest in the statements of the inspec-
tor who came to Kenosha this morning
to continue the investigation of the de-
partment into the needs of Kenosha,
and he will take the matter up with
the department at once. In letters
sent to Washington it was suggested
that Kenosha would be pretty well
satisfied it'll the same sort of a building
as the government has placed at Evans
ton. With the new information it is
probable that the suggestion of the Ke-
nosha postmaster will be changed and
he will ask the department for a Bed
ford stone and steel building. 1t is
said that the added cost of using the
stone instead of the brick will be in
the neighborhood of ten or fifteen thou
sand dollars. Kenosha has one of the
handsomest buildings in Wisconsin and
the officials do not want the building
spoiled by the use of the wrong kind
Of material for the addition.
Inspector Stron declared that the peo-
pie of Evanston had made many COM
plants on account of the appearance
of the building since the addition was
constructed.
The visit of this inspector has moth
ing to do with the proposed new build
ing plan. He is simply checking up the
business done by the Kenosha office in
order to make it possible for the de-
partment to act more intelligently on
the demand for increased help in the
office This is the second inspection
to be made within a fortnight and it
would appear that the department. is at
least interested in the demands of the
local office. 1t is expected that some
final report Of the various inspections
will be fled with the department with
in the next few weeks and that imme-
date action will be taken to increase
the force of workmen.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-10

ton to the thoroughness or to the lack
of his education.
These facts about the cutting off by
circumstances of the education of our
children are worthy of the careful con-
sideration of all thoughtful people.
Careful thinking and careful planning
for the fullest and best education of all
the children of all the people is the
highest duty Of citizenship.
Mary D. Bradford
Superintendent.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-10

Those who attended the child vel
fare mass meeting under the auspices
of the Kenosha County Equal Suffrage
association two weeks ago and heard
g Lady, Edith Adams Stewart read,
will be interested in the announcements
in the Milwaukee papers Sunday of a
coming presentation of two acts of the
Maeterlinck drama, The Bluebird, =
under Mrs. Ste art s direction with
amateur players, in the "Little Thea
ter in the Goldsmith building in Mil
waukee. Forty children are in the
cast. The dances have been arranged
by Miss Rhoda Gooch and Mrs. Maude
KEENAN, and will be feature of the
performance. The dates are February
Is and 1e
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-10
SWITCH ENGINE WRECKS CUTTER
Julius Krause has Narrow Escape from
Serious Injury on Pearl Street on
Sunday Morning.

Julius Krause, residing at SOC Pros
pect place narrowly escaped serious in
jury just before noon when he backed
the cutter in which he was riding d.
rectly in front of a switch engine, run
ming east on Pearl street. TIE cutter
was demolished and Krause was thrown
out and severely bruised about the left
side and he had bad laceration over
the left eye. The horse escaped unin-
jured. The police report Of the case
indicated that Krause had failed to see
the approaching engine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-10

Tony Makarewicz, residing at 907
Market street, made complaint to the
police on Sunday morning that his eel
lar had been burglarized and coal and
cabbage to considerable amount
taken. Later it was found that a
plumber had broken the door leading
into the cellar and when the police
checked things up they found that
nothing had been taken.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-10

James Wilkinson of Fond du Lac met
with slight injury in Kenosha on Sun
day afternoon when he slipped on an
icy walk on Market street near Sheri-
dan road, He was so badly injured
that he was forced to seek the services
of surgeon. 1t was found that he
had badly sprained wrist He left on
Sunday evening for his home.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-10

Samuel Conforti had trouble with his
wife on Sunday and he landed in the
municipal court this morning charged
with disturbance. The hearing was
continued until next Friday and the
defendant gave bonds Of $25 to insure
his being in court at that time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-10

Mrs. R. K. Dorr, 743 Durkee avenue,
is Ill with diphtheria, but is not in seri-
Gus condition. Her infant child is ex-
ceedingly i'll with the same disease.
Her two other children are staying at
the home of Mrs. E. C. Theirs. 567
Durkee avenue,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-10
Post Office Inspector Says
Addition to Evanston P.O.
Is An Architectural
Mistake"
new INSPECTION is STARTED

Kenosha Postmaster Will Urge Steel
and Bedford Stone for Construction
of Kenosha Addition When Congress
Appropriates Money for Building
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-10
Judge Randall Holds That
Wife Was Cruel to North
Side TailOr-Giyen Ali
mony of But sos.
ATTEMPT TO POISON IS DENIED

Attorneys for the Wife Assert that When
She Put Drugs in Lazarewicz S Beer
Two Years Ago She Was Seeking to
Break Him of Using Intoxicants.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-14
United in Balkans.

Rome, Feb. 14-Advices from Ath-
ems state that Rumanian and Greek
consuls at Moanstir have been sent
away by orders of the Central Pow
ers.
This statement follows closely upon
rumors of Rumanian intervention on
behalf of the Allies and, coupled with
the visit of the French premier, Bri-
and, to Rome, is regarded as highly
significant.
Statements attributed to both
French and Italian political sources
state that complete accord has been
reached by BRAND and the Italian cab
met. Unity in future activities 9
the Allies is now expected, and proof
of this expectation is contained in the
Importance of a royal decree prohib-
iting hereafter importation into Italy
or transit through Italy of all Teu-
ton merchandise. The expectation of
goods of German or Austrian origin
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-14

machine guns. Their attempts failed.
In Champagne violent artillery ac-
tivity was reported in the regions of
Butte du Mesnil and Navarin. After
bombardment lasting a few hours
the Germans were able to penetrate
a small salinet in our line between
the Navarin road and the St. Souplet
road.
To the northeast Of the Butte du
Masnil the Germans tried again by
counter r-attack to dislodge us from
the part of the trenches which we cap
tured from them yesterday. We re-
pulsed them. We continue our pro-
gress, through hand grenade attacks,
to the east of that section of trenches,
and we have also taken few prison.
ers.
In Argonne, near the Four de
Paris, by counter-mining we destroyed
the mine works of our adversary.
In the Vosges, to the north of
Wissembach, German infantry at
tack was met by our fire and stopped
before it reached our first line.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-14

Western states soon realized SINH
lar need.
"Two years ago one man was filling
that demand in this state. Now II
men are demanded. In 1929, when the
appropriation for this work has
reached it's maximum, we expect AZ
counties in California to have these
men working with Farm Bureaus, the
membership of which will probably
exceed $4,000 farmers.
"The United States Department OF
Agriculture and the state are now
prepared to extend their cooperation
to Imperial county if we express
through the farmers a desire for such
a man to aid through education and
demonstration in solving the prob
lens of hog cholera, plant disease,
marketing, feeding and management
of livestock.
"These men are graduates of agri-
cultural colleges, old enough to have
demonstrated their ability to farm
successfully and still young enough
to be active and stand the pace set
by the demands on his time.
"The nature of the work undertaken
divides itself into several classes.
"He must study with the farmer the
problems of the county, as drainage,
grasshopper controls alkali, summer
pruning, livestock management, eli
matte conditions, etc.
"With knowledge of these condi-
tions at hand, he must where possible
work out a solution to the problem
and put this solution before the peo-
pie in the form of demonstration or
campaign.
"In carrying out demonstration a
farmer in each locality affected fol-
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-14
One-Vessel Navy.

Los Angeles, Feb. 14.-The frs
hearing in suit involving the one
boat navy of Colonel Esteban Cantu
military governor of Lower California
will be today in Superior Judge Taft's
court, when preliminary motions il
the suit of the Mexican Fertilizer anC
Exploitation Company against Colonel
Cantu are set for hearing.
The company, a Los Angeles cor
poration, asks for s15,450, the amount
alleged to have been expended under
the impression that fishing and
guano concession had been granted it
One of the provisions of the alleged
concession, according to Attorney
Ingle Carpenter, representing the Los
Angeles company, was that his clients
should provide a patrol boat for the
use of Colonel Cantu which was to be
the nucleus of navy.
Upon the ground that the courts of
California have no jurisdiction what
ever over any transactions in Mexico,
Colonel Cantu has filed a motion for
a change of venue. In addition, his
attorneys have filed demurrers to the
complaint.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-14
Commercial Travellers United in De-
scribing the New Condition Which
Has Come Over the Valley Almost
Over Night.

-Four commercial travellers who have been visiting the valley
for have separately told the Press that during the
they have booked the greatest list of orders they took here
For weeks have been hearing of the prosperity
that sweeping westward and certain that
question of time when it would reach Imperial Valley.
is here
The regular order when financial affairs depressed
the people economze the limit This merchants and
factories with surplus stocks and orders light
the business houses buying only when it imperative
Then there time when consumers retailers iobbers
and manufacturers alike find their supplies exhausted IT, as has
now happened the purchasing of the public rises rapidly
there almost everh haste the of merchant ober
manufacturer to meet the demand
What has happened here has been pareed throughout the
neutral world and of sudden the people find themselves
to provide articles which they denied themselves
for months.
Business men highly pleased with the affairs
have taken and everywhere the note senced
Here is the turning point! Increased business greater pro-
ductve power interest the main water
problem increased confidence the valley here elsewhere
all meet at this time and Jointly signal the better day
that is at hand.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-14
FARM ADVISER is
GROWING NECESSITY

The work of the farm adviser and
the progress of the movement in Cali.
fornia' was related in an interview
today by G. H. Wilson of the Farm
Advisers Bureau at the State College
of Agriculture.
Mr.. Wilson is in the valley for the
series of farm center meetings now
being conducted by the Agricultural
Assembly organization.
"The Farm Adviser movement
started when DR.. KNAPP of the United
States Department of Agriculture sent
agents into the South to devise a
method of combating the cotton boil
weevil,' Mr. Wilson said today at
the Barbara Worth hotel. "The So
luton was a system of crop rotation,
accompanied by the feeding of live
stock. This meant methods and prob
lens new to the Southern farmer, SO
the counties entered the cooperative
agreement, securing farm adviser
for each county. The Northern and
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-14
Excursion Party
Leaves Satisfied

The second excursion to visit the
valley under the direction of the Los
Angeles Times left yesterday, after
what all members Of the party de-
clared to have been a very enjoyable
visit.
At the Barbara Worth hotel Satur-
day evening there was an informal
reception, at which the visitors were
greeted by many citizens of the val
ley. E. E. Bennett presided. George
H. Matthews of Imperial spoke on
behalf of that city and j. Stanley
Brown told the story of the develop
ment of the valley from desert, as H.
lustrated by the paintings in the ho-
tel. w. F. Holt gave numerous in
stances illustrating the rise of this
section, while Frederick F. Wheeler
of Los Angeles and j. K. Downs, COM
mercial agent of the Southern Pacific,
spoke for the visitors.
The party was made up, as was
the first excursion party, of pros
porous looking group of men and
women of the type who are factors
in the building of new lands.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-14
SEELEY FARMERS IN
EARNEST ASSEMBLY

The Seeley branch Of the Farm Bu-
reau was organized Saturday evening,
when the school building was well
filled with farmers and their wives.
There was liberal signing for men,
bership in the Farm Bureau and Will
liam Moores was elected local presi-
dent, Mike Liebert vice president and
f. G. Shellhorn secretary-treasurer.
There were talks by w. E. Packard
G. H. Wilson and DR.. Cady, all of the
State University agricultural depart
ment, and by E. F. Howe of the FL
Centro Chamber OF Commerce.
Charles H. Connett, cashier of the
First National Bank of Seeley, pre-
sided over the meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-14

head on the Dniester, in the Tabroft
region and along the Strypa.
Describing the battle for the Tse-
broff height, the official statement
says:
"The Austrians made desperate eff
forts to dislodge us from the position
and after enormous losses succeeded
But one of our veteran regiments, aft
er a terrific attack, elected the Aus
trians for a second time. Prisoners
state that our artillery inflicted enor-
nous losses on the Austrians
yesterday evening and during the
night the Austrians, in an effort tc
regain the height, delivered three vio-
lent counter-attacks. All were re.
pulsed with heavy losses to the enc.
N.Y."
Violent artillery cannonadings in
Champagne, punctuated by sharp in
fantry attacks and counter attacks
have resulted in alternate gains fol
both forces with no vital change in
the military situation on the west
front. -
b The Germans penetrated the French
salient east of Butte du Mesnil, Paris
admits, but this gain is offset by the
French advance by hand grenade
fighting still further to the East. Ger
man counter attacks to retrieve their
losses of yesterday northeast of the
Mesnil hill were repulsed. Here, ac-
cording to Berlins admission, the
French cut through on front OF
about 200 yards. Co.,.
In Belgium the Germans broke
through the British lines near Pilckem
but were driven out by bombing par
ties. North of the Ypres-
canal an underground fight occurred
in which the British "moles" routed
the hostile burrowing party and eX-
ploded their charge.
The night communique from Paris
says: +.
In Belgium after violent artillery
preparation the Germans repeatedly
tried to cross the User canal Oppo-
site Steenstraete and Hetsas under the
combined fire of our artillery and