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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-16
STATE AND COUNTY TAXES DUE.

We are now collecting state
and county taxes and urge ev.
cry tax payer to settle at once.
This is the last year of my
term and my books will close
a month earlier than usual:
So payments must be made
earlier. J. w. SMITH.
S. c. c.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-16
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
9 a 9 Q RIA
Maybe Both Are RIaht.

The unsuccessful man is always sure
his poverty is the result Of bad luck.
The successful man is equally certain
that his own success was due to his
business judgment.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-16
Preferred Locals

Smithson Water delivered Tues
days and Saturdays. Phone 6331.
advertisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-16
Cattle For Sale.

FL Head Of Good Feeder
Cattle, weighing average .ol
$50 to IT'S pounds. Apply to
me at Howell. Phone No. 8-4
Edgoten Exchange.
o. M. WILSON.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-16
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

FOR STATE SENATOR
Frank Rives.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
j. B. Jackson.
FOR COUNTY JUDGE
j. B. Allensworth.
FOR ATTORNEY
Ira d. Smith.
FOR CLERK
Thos. c. Jones.
FOR SHERIFF
Edward H. Major.
FOR ASSESSOR
Oscar Wilson.
FOR JAILER
r. c. Hopson.
FOR SUPT. SCHOOLS
L. E. Foster.
FOR CORONER
G. w. Lovan.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-16
We All Know Them.

II know a lot of people," says the
Philosopher Of Folly, "who are so reli-
gious that they hate anybody that be-
longs to any church but irs."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-16

GRAPE BAGS for sale at zoe per
100, at this Office.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-16
Rooster ForSale.S

Fine thoroughbred Plymouth Rock
cock at 81. Phone "a.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-11
Palmer Held for
Proof Of Age

Perry Palmer, former Greenville,
Illinois, man, found himself in trouble
Thursday afternoon when the federal
officials discovered that he did not
have a registration card, but he prompt
ly offered the explanation that he was
only nineteen years of age. The of
fcials believed that he would pass for
twenty-five in any court Of the land
and asked him to produce proofs of
his age. He declared that he was born
in Greenville, H., in 1896 but tele-
grams to the county officials there fail
ed to produce any record of his birth.
Palmer has been a trusted employee
of one Of the factories here and was
released upon their recommendation
but he will be watched for complete
investigation of his age when further
opportunity will be given to show cause
why he hes no registration card or
proof of his alleged youth. This was
the only case of interest for the
federal officials on their recent visit
to Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-11
Biggest Pay Roll
Paid Ott on Friday
City Established Record of Paying
Money to Workmen at Rate of
More Than $15,000,000 Year

Kenosha put over the biggest pay
day in its history on Friday when the
various banks of the city diverted into
the pockets of busy workmen funds to
a total of more than 100000. At this
rate the pay roll for Kenosha for a
year would be over $15,000,000. For
some time the pay roll of the city
has been jumping. The Simmons Com
pany paid out on Friday to the men
employed in the plant total Of
$4,000 for single week Is work, this
representing the record pay roll of that
company. At other plants in the city
there was a big increase in the pay
rolls this week. 1t is declared that
even greater amounts will be paid out
IN succeeding weeks. With this vast
fund of money going into the pockets
of the workers of the city it is expect
ed that hundreds of the workmen. of
the city will see their way clear to
show their patriotism by buying lib
orally of the Liberty Loan bonds.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-11
American Dyes Still inadequate.

Leading representatives of the silk
trade express satisfaction over the pro-
gress that has been made in the de-
velopment Of dye industry in Ameri-
ca since the German supply of dye
stuffs was cut off. 1t is announced,
however, that "as yet American dyes
are not up to the German standard. "
The question that will naturally occur
to any thoughtful person is, what will
become of our embryonic dye in
dustry when the German supply is
no longer cut off.
It was recently announced from au-
thoritative sources that the dye pro-
ducers of Germany have formed an or
ganization for the purpose of invading
and capturing the. markets which they
have lost since the war began. Since
Germany can produce at less cost
than can the United States and since
it is acknowledged that the United
States has not yet attained to the Ger
man standard of quality, it is readily
apparent that our market will be sup
piled by the German product unless
some measure be taken to prevent.
The only important suggestion the
Democratic administration has made is
the enactment Of a law which would
prohibit dumping that is, the sell
ing of goods in this country at less
than the cost of production abroad
Manifesly this would not be sufficient
protection for the American manufact-
hrer for the reason that the German
cost Of production is much less than
the cost here, and also for the reason
that the German product is still of
better quality.
We shall attain higher quality in
this country only as result of long
experience In order to maintain our
dye industry through the period of ex-
Pronunciation it is essential that there
shall be established protective tariff
at such rate as will give the Ameri-
can producer assurance that his indus
try will not be killed by German com
petition. With that assurance we shall
build up in this country a dye industry
so extensive that home competition will
preclude the maintenance of exorbitant
prices. We shall at the same time keep
our money at home for the employment
of American labor and the consump-
ton of American materials. We shall
also build up an extensive industry
which can readily be transformed into
plants for the production of munitions
if occasion should ever again require.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-11
UNITED STATE CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMINATIONS.

The United States Civil Service
announces the following open compe-
titive examinations pending:
Assistant in Foreign Marketing of
Agricultural Products (male), salary
$1,000 to $4,000. October %, 1917. APP
plication Form 211S.
Investigator in Foreign Marketing
of Agricultural Products (male) salary
$4,000 to $4,000. October %, 1917. Ap-
plication Form 211s.
Freight Rate Clerk (male) salary
$1,000 to $500. October %, 1917.
Application Form 1912.
Senior Signal Engineer, Grade
(male) salary $500 to $4,000. octo-
Der so, 1917. Application Form 2039.
Assistant in Visual Agricultural In
struction (male) salary 5000. October
80, 1917. Application Form 211s.
General Mechanic (male) salary
$40. November 6, 1917. Application
Forms 1900 and 2029.
Aid (male) Lighthouse Service, sal,
airy $1,000 to 1880. November 6, 1917
Application Fo1an 1912.
Radio Inspector (male) salary $1,000
to $1,000. November Z, 1917. Appli-
cation Form 1912.
Linotype Machinist (male) go cents
per hour, November 7, 1917.
Assistant Electrical Engineer, quail
fed in Municipal Research (male) sal
airy $1400 to $500. November 6, 1917
Application Form 1912.
Specialist in Rural Economics (male)
$500 to $500. November Z, 1917
Application Form 1912.
Assistant Examiner, Patent Office
entrance salary $500. November Z tc
9, 1917. Application Form 1912.
Laboratory Assistant (male) entrance
salary ranging from 1928 to SAB pei
diem, November Z to s, 1917. Appli
cation Form 1912.
Teacher (male or female) Indian
service, salary 5000 to 1920 per year
November Z to s, 1917. Application
Form 1912.
Assistant Curator (male) salary
$500 per year. November to 5
1917. Application Form 1912.
These examinations are open to al
citizens of the United States who meet
the requirements. Applicants should
at once apply for the form of appli
cation for the examination desired
which can be obtained from the secre
tary for the United States Civil Serv
ice District No. 7, Chicago, I'll. Infor
nation regarding the examinations
may be obtained from Carl Maegaard
secretary of the Local, by calling Al
the post Office.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-11
LONG LEADER IN HOME TOWN
Had Been I'll for Many Months and
End Had Been Expected for Weeks
County Wide Sorrow Comes as Re-
suit Of Announcement Of Death.
From SATURDAYS Dailyl


Charles H. Whitcher, aged sixty-four
years, former sheriff of Kenosha county
and one of the most prominent men in
this section Of the state died at his
home in the town of Bristol just after
three o'clock this morning following
an illness Of many months. For weeks
Mr.. Whitcher had been lingering
between life and death and the
announcement of his death had not
been unexpected.
His death marks the passing of a
man who had given much to Kenosha
county. He had been active in the So
cial and political life of the town of
Bristol for more than forty years and
few men in the entire county were
more widely known Chas. IT, Witch
er was son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Charles Whitcher, early residents Of
Racine county. He was born in the
town of Yorkville in that county July
IL, 1853 He was educated in the
schools of Union Grove and when
twenty years of age he began work
ing as q butcher and as young man
he opened a meat market in the vii
lage of Bristol. He engaged in this
business for twenty-three years. At
ter he had served the county in the
capacity Of sheriff he took up farming
and since that time he had been ac-
tive as leader in the agricultural in
terests of the county.
The home life of Mr.. Whitcher had
been unusually delightful. He was mar
ried on May /, 1879, to Miss Jennie
Grnter and the widow with two daugh-
tiers and one son survive. The daugh-
ters are Mrs Harvey Gaines and Mrs.
Willard Gaines, who reside in the
village of Bristol and the surviving
son is Lawrence Whitcher, who lives
at the homestead.
Charley Whitcher as he was familiar
ly known to his friends, was a man
of lovable character and while he was
much in politics it never brought to
him loss of friendships. He was 9
member of many organizations in Bris-
tol and Kenosha. He had for years
been one of the most active of the
members of Washburn Lodge No. 145
| of the Masons of Bristol and had sery-
ed in many Of the chairs Of the lodge.
He was one of the charter members
of the Kenosha Lodge Of Elks and
had taken great interest in the work
Of this organization. He was also
member of the Kenosha Lodge Of
the Knights of Pythias.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-11
RULES ON POSTAL RATES.
Postmaster General Burleson Issues
Instructions Regarding Letters
and PoStals

Detailed instructions to postmasters
on the increased letter mail rates
which become effective November End,
under the terms of the war tax bill,
were issued today by Postmaster Gem
eral Burleson. They do not apply to
mail to most foreign countries, which
are fixed by international treaties, but
they do apply to all domestic mail.
Under that classification is included
mail to Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Panama,
the United States postal agency at
Shanghai and all persons in the military
service Of the United States in Europe.
The post Office department issued
these instructions:
"Postmasters shall on and after No
vember End, see that postage is paid
at the rate of three cents an ounce or
fraction thereof on letters and other
first class matter, except drop letters.
o"All drop letters, that is, letters
mailed for delivery from the Office at
which posted, including those for de-
livery by city, rural or other carrier
of such Office are required to have
postage paid on them at the rate
of two cents an ounce or fraction
thereof.
"Postal cards are required to be pre-
paid two cents and, therefore, the one
cent postal cards must have a one cent
stamp impressed on such cards. Post
cards (private mailing eards), bearing
written messages, must have two cents
postage prepaid on them. -
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-11
ADMITS IDENTITY IN CASE
Perrone, Alias Jas. Trossi, Tells N. Y.
Officers He Had Part in the Shooting
of James Cicaro in Kenosha
Saloon Last January.

After nearly year successful eva
sion of justice, James Perrone, alias
James Trossi, was arrested in Brooklyn,
New York, Friday night and after a
grilling cross examination admitted his
completely in shooting affair in a
west side Kenosha saloon on Friday,
January 10th, when James Ciraro then
known as Viacenzo Ciceraro, was
riddled with bullets. Perrone was i'm
mediately placed under arrest on a
charge Of assault with a deadly wea-
pom with intent to kill and immediate
plans were taken to gain extradition
papers and bring him back to
Wisconsin for trial
The arrest of last night clears up
one Of the most battling shooting af-
fairs in Kenosha police history. On
Friday evening, January 10th, Keno
sha police answered call to west
side saloon where James Cicaro was
found left in a serious condition lean
ing against the counter with three bull
let holes in his body. The crowd of
thirty who were present at the time
of the shooting a few minutes before
had rapidly scattered and only sugges-
tive shrugs of the shoulders could be
gained as evidence in the case. The
proprietor Of the saloon could throw
no light on the crime and the victim
steadfastly refused to tell anything
about the case. The victim, suffering
from scalp wound and two in the hip
was taken to the Kenosha hospital,
where he recovered completely from
the effects Of the shots.
Subsequent evidence pointed to Jas.
Perrone as the guilty man of the shoot
ing but it has only been after a most
careful trail Of the criminal that he
has been detected and the confession
gained that admits his "identity' in
the case. He has been carefully shad-
owed through several states and in spite
of clever aliases and frequent changes
of residence will now be brought to
Kenosha to answer the charge for a
crime of nine months ago The shoot
ing followed quarrel between the
two men which appears to have healed
over and this has made the difficulty
of trailing Perrone greater. 1t is be-
lieved that the case will come UP in
the next term of court in spite Of the
fact that the criminal docket has been
temporarily closed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-11
The other Officers of the state society
are as follows:

Governor Philips is to be congrat-
ulated on his wisdom in naming Ches-
ter D. Barnes as one of the represen-
tatives of Wisconsin at the great ma
tional tax congress. Mr.. Barnes has
brought to the service of the state a
great field of applied intelligence that
has aided materially in the solution of
a number of great problems. His has
been the patriotic service of man in
terested in his fellow man and not the
advertising service of self seeking
politician. His appointment is Of
great value to Wisconsin and recog-
milton of Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-11
FOR THE MISSES BERGsTRoM.
Popular Sunday School Workers are
Guests of Honor at Pretty Sur
prise Party Friday Evening.

The Misses Olga and Hilda Berg
strom were the recipients of delight
full surprise on Friday evening when
the primary class Of the Swedish Bap-
fist Sunday School, assisted by parents
and friends, gave charming party in
their honor at the church on the corner
of Newell and Elizabeth streets. The
primary room was beautifully decor
ated for the occasion with autumn
leaves and flowers and furnished an
inspiring background for the evening IS
festivities. The entertainment for the
function was provided largely by the
members of the primary department
of which Miss Olga Bergstrom is super
intendent. 1t included recitations and
songs by Clara Koellner, Ruth Ost-
lund, Arthur Brodnick, Helen Ostlund,
Martha Utt, Laura Odelberg, Willard
Shields and Thelma Olson, and rather
more pretentious speeche shy Mr.. UT,
the teacher of the Acme class, and
Mrs. Wichstrand, the superintendent of
the Sunday school. Both of the latter
extolled the work of the Misses Berg
strom and outlined the progress of the
primary department. under their eff
ticient tutelage. Dainty refreshments
charmingly served by the little folks
concluded the festivities of the even
ing and sent the guests to their re-
spective homes with a new respect for
childish hospitality and aenw apprecia-
tion of the services of the Misses Berg
strom in the Swedish Baptist Church.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-11
Troop E No1U
Called Battery E

It's "Battery E, 12Oth Light Field
Artillery, Section CO now. This is the
new name given to the Kenosha COM
pany which left this city to serve their
country under the name of Troop E,
Firsb Wisconsin Cavalry. They were
sometime ago transferred to the artil-
lery service but Friday the first letter
was received giving the address and
name of the new company. The letter
also related how the boys were liking
the $500 in the shade" climate and that
they were looking forward to the day
when they would be sent to France.
The Red Cross sweaters have arrived
and brought-them loads of comfort and
memories Of the folks back home.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-11
OPEN NEW CLUB HOUSE.

The newly organized Young Men s
Club of Pomeroy street, opened their
new club house with FIVE course ban
quet on Friday evening An excellent
menu and spirit of general soeia-
bility made the function g highly de-
lightful affair. Every member of the
club was present and enjoyed thor
oughly the dinner and the social hour
which followed it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-11

And it doesn It matter a bit if that
committee to line up the "loafers'
has a list that looks like social reg
lister. If war is leveler of men on
the battlefield, it is just as much a
leveler of men when it comes to hand
ling the loafers Previous conditions
of servitude has nothing TO do with
conditions right now. The order is
that all go to work.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-11

a fuel factor which will be increased
or decreased, according to the actual
cost of fuel necessary to produce each
thousand cubic feet of gas, or, in the
alternatives, there should be added
to respondents rates in each of said
cities and to each step of such rates,
a fixed amount calculated to en-
able respondent to meet the increased
cost of fuel.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-11

just as we had expected that Ameri-
can artillerymen have shown their
ability to hang project curtain Of
fire after two months training. The
entrance of American troops into the
war in Europe is going to mean a
revolution in fighting tactics. It is 60
ing to show the age old fact that the
new world is always just a little ahead
of the old
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-11
REWARD FOR SERVICE
Well Known Kenosha Physician Has
Given Much for Advancement of the
Profession and Has Been Featured
in Battle Against tuberculosis.

DR.. G. Windesheim, Of Kenosha, will
be the leader of thousands of Wisconsin
physicians for wartime as at the clos
ing session of the State Medical Society
of Wisconsin in Milwaukee the Kenosha
physician was named as president of the
statewide organization. DR.. Winde-
sheim has been one of the most active
members of the state society in recent
years, He has been a leader in both
district and state work and has had the
ardent support of the members of the
profession In his home district His
election to the office comes as a com
pliment to Kenosha and it is certain
that under his leadership the Wisconsin
society will make great advance during
the coming year. The big problem
which which Wisconsin doctors must
meet during the coming year is the
call to war. It was declared at the
meeting on Friday that twenty thou
sand physicians were wanted at this
time for work with the army at the
front and it is expected that goodly
number of these men will be enlisted
from Wisconsin.
In the election of DR.. Windesheim as
president of the state society loyal SER
vice has been recognized. His work
has been along many lines. He has been
one of the leaders on the council of
physicians of the state for years and
has given much time to the advance
ment of the profession. He has been
especially prominent in the battle
against tuberculosis. He was one of
the organizers of the Wisconsin Anti
tuberculosis Association and has been
an officer of that body since its or
ganization. It has been declared the
most efficient organization of the kind
in the country. In local medical circles
the leadership Of DR.. Windesheim has
been emphasized. He was one of the
leaders in the organization of the Keno
sha County Medical Society and he has
served as president of that organiza-
ton. He was the real leader in the bat
tie to secure the erection of a tubercu-
losis sanatorium in Kenosha county and
since the erection of Willowbrook he
has served as House Physician Of the
institution giving up a vast amount Of
his time to the care of the patients
there. His success at the Sanatorfum
has attracted the attention Of experts
in the battle Of tuberculosis in this
and other states.
The other Officers Of the state society
are as follows:
First vice-president, DR.. Oscar Lott,
Milwaukee; second vice-president, DR..
T. w. Nuzum, Evansville; third vice
president, DR.. Carl Doege, Marshfield;
secretary, DR.. Rock Sleyster, Waupun;
treasurer, DR.. S. S. Hall, Ripon, the lat
ter two reelected. DR.. Charles H.
Lemon, Milwaukee, was elected to rep
resent the association at the next con-
vention Of the American Medical asso-
| citation, with DR.. Wilson Cunningham,
Platteville, as alternate.
Il
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-11
FOR BRIDE TO BE.
Miss Helen Anderson is Surprised by
Her Friends with Charming Linen
Shower on Friday Evening.

0ASWVA 0AA \ AAA6eJ AlsN4AA3s
Miss Helen, Anderson OF 709 Garden
street, was delightfully."- surprised on
Friday evening when her friends gath
cred at her home and showered her
with gifts of linen in honor Of her
coming nuptials. The evening was
pleasantly spent in games and music
and passed all too soon for hostess and
guests alike. At late hour light
luncheon was served with covers for
twenty guests. Following the COLA
ton the merry jewellers wished Miss
Anderson much joy from her forthcom-
ing marriage and departed for their
several homes. Miss Anderson is very
popular in the young society of Keno
sha and is to wed Sidney Rasmussen
in the near future.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-11
Dollar Day Wins
Added Recruits
Thirty More Kenosha Merchants Indi-
cate Their Willingness to Offer
Special Bargains for Dollar Day,

cate Their Willingness to Offer
Special Bargains for Dollar Day.
And still the wonder grows. Tht
dawn of Dollar Day is getting brightel
and brighter and today thirty more
Kenosha merchants placed their names
on the list of those who would offel
special bargains on that day. The
movement is being well advertised
throughout the county and this year.
"Bargain Special promises to bring
record sales to the city's stores.
The new merchants to Join il
the movement are:
E. j. Filbin. -
J. d. Schmelling.
G.. A. Stella.
North Side Bargain Store.
Mayer Pharmacy.
Mrs. J. Mocnik.
Kahn & Kaplan.
j. A. Winberg.
Joe Harnpka.
Wisconsin Telephone Co.
Sample Furniture Co.
VIM. Krogh.
Jos. A. Pitts.
National Credit Clothing Co.
Buffalo Candy Kitchen.
Chas. Fl. Goodman.
Paulsen-Linhart.
j. M. Pitts.
Dewey Hardware Co.
M. Stern.
JAS. Bailey.
Lauer & Dagenbach.
W. A. Malmgren.
Harry Visscher.
Petersen & Rasmussen.
VIM. e. Stevens.
Birmingham Lumber Co.
S. Goldberg.
Rockwell & Heigl.
w. d. Richards.
Unzen Millinery.
Kasper Clothing House.
johnson Paint Store.
Jos. Stern.
Z. A. Kolpin.
j. R. Creedon.
Fl. L. Miller.
G. A. Leonard.