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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-01-25
CHARLES L. BEMIs DEAD.
Former Employee of the Chicago Brass
Company Died at Stevens
Point ON Monday.

News of the sudden death from ap-
poplexy of Charles L. Bemis, formerly
of this city, which occurred at Stevens
Point, Wis.,, on the 22nd inst, was re-
eeived today. Mr.. Bemis was employ
ed for several years at the plant of
the Chicago Brass Company and was
very popular with his fellow workers.
During his residence here, he was
greatly interested in religious work,
was regular attendant at the First
Baptist Church and a member of its
choir Attorney Harry Z. Bemis, a
brother Of the deceased, accompanied
the remains to the old home at Two
Rivers, Wis, where they will be laid
to rest in the family plot in the city
cemetery. Mr.. Bemis was promis-
Ing young man of excellent habits and
the news of his sudden death came as
a shock-tnzhis taazs fEiendasin II. this city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-01-25
GET A STATE CHATTER.

The secretary Of state on Tuesday
afternoon issued a state charter for
the Kenosha Poultry and Pet Stock
Show Association which will hold it's
first annual show at the Coliseum be-
ginning next week. The new corpora
ton is organized without capital
stock for the purpose of giving poultry
shows an dthe charter provides that
it shall hold at least one show year
It's membership is expected to include
practically all of the well known poul-
try growers in Kenosha city and
county. The incorporators of the or
ganization are: Fred G. Hannahs, Jr.,
r. J. Austin and J. C. Jensen. The
first meeting of the corporation is to
be held on the evening of January
9th. At this time the officers will
be formally elected and plans com
pleted for the first show 1t is ex-
peeted that the show will be the larg
est ever held in Kenosha county and
the committee in charge Of it have been
assured that they viii receive entries
not only from many points in Southern
Wisconsin, but also from several
neighboring states. Handsome trop-
HES are to be offered to the exhibitors.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-01-25

thirty-nine, this being one of the larg-
est totals ever shown by the court for
a single quarter. The total disburse
ments of the court for fees in the total
Of city cases amounted to $96.36, much
Of the amount being paid for inter
prefers fees. The report indicated
that the interpreters have a pretty
good business in the court as one in
terpreter during the quarter appeared
in forty-two cases and his fees amount
ed to more than forty-fve dollars
Most Of the disbursements were neces-
sary ON account of the fact that many
Of the defendants were foreign born
and unable to speak English. These
defendants usually bring an interpreter
with them and the man who acts as
interpreter usually claims a fee The
fees are added to the amount of the
costs assessed in connection with the
fine so that this cost is paid, not by
the city, but by the unfortunate who
happens to be arrested.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-01-25
MANY SIGN DRY PETITIONS.
Promoters Claim That Already More
Than Five Hundred Names Have
Been Written In.

The dry petitions in Kenosha are
being kept moving and it is declared
that already more than FIVE hundred
people have signed the demand for a
city referendum. The hackers of the
petitions have not as yet seen their
way to come out in the open and an
nounce their plan of campaign, but it
is declared that the announcement will
be made at the time the petitions are
filed with the city clerk for the con-
sideration Of the Common Council. In
order to force the council to order the
referendum the drys must have close
to one thousand signatures. The pro-
motors claim that they have every as
surance that many more than thou
sand people will go on record as being
II favor Of dry city before the petit
lions go to the council The announce
ment that the vote will be demanded
has not brought any response from the
local saloon men. 1t is declared that
the matter has not been officially con-
sldered by the local retail liquor deal.
ers association.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-01-25
CAN'T sNIPE PATRONS BEER,
Garbage Men Who Were Accustomed to
Take Drink, Held Guilty of
Larceny in Municipal Court.


1t is no longer proper for the garbage
man and the other men who work
about the Easements of houses in Ke-
nosha to impose upon their patrons to
the extent Of taking a drink without
their permission. This matter was de-
cided in the Municipal Court on Tues
day afternoon when Dominick Pasrati
and Dominick Fruteasi, both EMPLOYEES
of a garbage collecting company, were
arraigned on charges of larceny. 1t
was asserted that they had made it a
custom to taking bottle of beer from
the basement of Arthur Berk out on
Salem avenue. Berk did not object
so strenuously to drink now and then
but he asserted that the men had even
broken the seals of cases in order to
get their tipple. The two men when
arraigned admitted that they had tax.
en- two bottles of beer from a case
In the Berk cellar. Under their plea
of guilty the judge fined each three
dollars and the costs of the action.
The fines were paid,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-01-25
CITY GETS BIG CHECK NOW
Report Shows More Than Five Hundred
Gases Handled in the Court in October,
November and Observation-Disclosures
ters Get Big Fees in the Court.

The Municipal Court continues to
do big business and the prosperity of
the court is echoed by the report for
the last three months of the year 1916,
which has been rendered to the
city and county treasurers by Clerk
John l.. Wattles.
The report SHOWS total receipts for
the three months of $4,156.16 and of
this amount $1,94050 has been turned
over to the county treasurer and
$2,215.66 has gone into the general
funds of the city. The report shows
that receipts for the last three months
of 1916 were considerably in advance
of the receipts in the same months of
1915 A hundred and two state cases
were handled in the court during the
three months and the fines assessed in
these eases amounted to $4,000, or an
average of better than six dollars for
each state offense charged There was,
total of eighty-six civil justice cases
in the three months which brought in
fees for the county of $1S6.61. There
were forty-six circuit civil cases and
eight circuit criminal eases. The
largest fine assessed during the three
months was one of two hundred dollars
and the costs of the action
City cases disposed of during the
threasmonths stataled threa=aundred and,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-01-25
MAY GET LESS next YEAR
Tax Commission Claims Only a Few
Counties Would Be Benefited by the
Proposed Change In Law - Sug-
gests Five Per Cent for Counties.

The petition of Kenosha county and
several other counties in the state for
the passage of a law which will give
to the counties larger proportion of
the inheritance tax collected in the
state, has met response in the
Pullen = bill which provides that in
the future one-half of the inheritance
tax shall go to the county in which
it is collected and the other half to
the state. The present law provides
that seven and half per cent 60 to
the counties and the state tax COM
mission has recommended to the legis-
lature the amendment of the law so as
to give the counties but five per cent,
holding that this percentage would be
sufficient to pay the cost of admins
tering the law. It is more probable
that the legislature will adopt the sug-
gestion of the state tax commission
than pass the Pullen bin. 1t is de-
elared by the opposition to the Pullen
bill that not more than dozen coun-
ties in the state would be gamers by
the change in the law. 1t is also de-
clared that nearly all Of these counties
are along the lake shore or in the
southern portion of the state.
At the session of the Kenosha
County Board just closed, the mem
hers again renewed the demand for a
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-01-25
Total So, 692, 1926. 90

OGol PC, O0GtCSo.0O
Members Of the legislature who are
opposed to the Pullen bill come mostly
from the sparsely settled counties Of
the state. They claim that the first
objection is that the amount so lost to
the state would have to be included
in the general tax levy and that the
portion Of such levy which the coun-
ties would have to bear would be
greater than the amount which they
would receive out Of the inheritance
tax in three-fourths or more of the
counties OF the state.
Tt is claimed that not more than a
dozen counties would be gamers by
receiving one-half or the whole of the
inheritance tax. These would be the
few counties having large cities and
relatively large population.
When the bill comes up for hearing it
is probable there will be marked OPP
position to the measure by many of the
farmer members who represent the
smaller counties. Members from the
larger and more thiekly populated coun-
ties are generally in favor of the bill
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-01-25
CUT OFF POST OFFICE STORIES. ;
Department Tells Postmasters That the
Mail Business is Going on
Secret Basis.


Mail Business is Going on
Secret Basis.
News of the Kenosha post Office is
going to be curtailed in the future as
special order has been issued by the
department clamping the lid down on
the old practice of giving out post
Office statistics and comparative figures
between the various offices. Here is
the order Of the department:
Statistics and information regard
ing the work and personnel of post
Offices will not be furnished by post
masters to other postmasters or per-
sons outside the service except on the
direction Of the department. All re-
quests for such statistics and informa-
tion may be referred at the request Of
the applicant to the bureau having i'm
mediate supervision over the subject
matter affected A postmaster may,
however, in his discretion give out for
publication in local newspapers the
amount of gross postal receipts which
has been reported by his post office for
any month, quarter or year, but com
parison with other Offices shall not be
made. Information regarding money
order and postal savings business shall
not be divulged."
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-01-25
Dead" Man Plaintiff
In Divorce Suit

Thomas Gray, Kenosha deaf mute,
may be dead so far as afidavits on file
IN the state of New York are concern
ed, but he appeared to be very much
alive IN Kenosha today, when through
his attorney, A. L. Drury, he fled
sensational action for divorce in the
Municipal Court in which he charged
his wife, Lydia Gray, with desertion,
infdeity and bigamy. The local of
fclals have taken no move to secure
the arrest of the wife as result of
the charges made by her husband but
the facts in the case will be laid before
the officials in Schuyler county, New
York, where the offenses charged
against the wife, are alleged to have
been committed. 1t is possible that
some criminal charge will be brought
against her there.
Gray is employed at one of the west
side factories and he has lived in Ke-
nosha for many years. 1t is declared
that Mrs. Gray was never a resident
of Kenosha. They have no children.
In his complaint for divorce, Gray
alleges that he was married to his
wife in Rochester, New York, June IS,
1910, and that she deserted him less
than year later. The two had lived
apart since that time, but Gray asserts
that he had constantly maintained a
home for the woman but that she had
refused to come with him to Kenoeha
and had repeatedly refused to live
with him. In his complaint Gray al
leges that on the 8th of last May his
wife went before a marriage license
clerk at the town of Ulysses in Schuyler
county, New York, and made an oath
that he was dead in order that she
might marry Burnham c. Wooledge
and that on the strength of this false
affidavit she was married to Wolledge
on the following day. The marriage
took place at Ithica and the Kenosha
man alleges that since the marriage
the couple have been living as man and
wife in Schuyler county, New York.
The case is to come up for trial at
the next term of the Municipal Court
and efforts are being made to secure
summons in the suit on the woman by
publication. The attorneys for Gray
declare that they are not interested
in criminal proceedings against the
woman.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-01-25
DEATH OF SAMUEL H. BAILEY.
Old Resident of the City and County
Died This Morning at His Home
on West Grand Avenue

Samuel Henry Bailey, aged 81 years
and a resident of Kenosha county for
more than thirty years, died at his
home on West Grand avenue at an
early hour this morning, following an
illness of many months. The deceased
was born in England July 81, 1849
He is survived by his widow, two
daughters and FIVE sons. The funeral
viii be held from the family home at
two 'cloek Friday afternoon with in
terment at Green Ridge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-01-25
Photos BY American Press Association.

Photos by American Press Association
There have been frequent reports recent
ly of uneasiness in Switzerland regarding
possible violation of the country's neutral
ity, and 1t was announced officially a few
days ago that parts Of the Swiss army not
yet with the colors would be modified.
italy, according to official dispatches, has
been strengthening her defenses On the
Swiss border President schulthess of
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-01-25
MASKED RObBER HOLDS
Up WHOLE FAMILY

and who held up half dozen auto
mobile parties and managed to get
away with considerable money. While
the sheriff and the police reached the
Kohls house within an hour after the
robbery took place they claim that
the fellow would have had plenty Of
time to have returned to Kenosha be-
fore they struck the road.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-01-25
REVOLVER ENFORCES DEMAND

Mrs. Kohls Is Forced Under Threat Of
Death to Hand over Pay Envelopes
Containing Money Which Had Been
Earned by Daughters of Family
Masked Man Appeared to Have Walk
ed to House apd Was Able to Speak
In Both English and German to
Enforce His Demand for Geld
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-01-25
NEWS BULLETINS.

London, Jan. 24-The presidents
of the Parliments of the Central
Powers have issued manifesto,
declaring that nations they repre-
sent are resolved on any sacrifice
necessary for victory. The mani
festo was issued for publication by
DR.. Johannes Kaempf, speaker of
the Reichstag, at an official recep-
ton to the Parliamentary presi-
dents now in conference in Berlin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-01-25

fairer division of this tax sd tlU al.
trict attorney later will appear be-
fore the legislature and urge the
passage of the Pullen bill or some
other bill having like object.
During the past twelve years the
state has collected in inheritance taxes
$500, 828,98. Following are the
amounts hich have been collected
each year since the law was enacted:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-01-25

people would never allow foreign army
to invade their soil
The commander in chief Of the Swiss ar
my, General Willie, said the army was pre-
pared to defend Swiss neutrality at all
costs.
London reports say that Swiss newspa-
pers assert masses of German troops are
concentrated near Basel The Swiss gen
eral staff is convinced that an invasion Of
Switzerland is contemplated with a view
to freeing Alsace from the French invad-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-01-25

er, says one account The French have
held narrow strip Of Alsace since the
early days of the war. The Swiss army
has total war strength OF 262,0oc well
trained men. The Swiss system of univer-
sal service has been urged on the United
States
Pictures show General Willie, body of
Swiss infantrymen and map of the rea-
tionship of Switzerland to the warning
powers. also the little strip OF Alsace held
by the French
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-01-25

Paris, Jan. 24The French
troops made several successful
raids last night near Chilly, south
of Somme and in the Woevre dis
trict. 1t is declared that the fight
ing was unusually brisk near the
eastern end of the front.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-01-25

Glenn G. Balloon has joined the
sales force of the Kenosha Motor Sales
Co., distributors of Chandler Motor
cars and Rennblic trucks.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-01-25

Lone Bandit Visits Home of
Herman KOhls on Wood
Road North of KenOsha
Tuesday Night-Man-
ages to Get $22 of
the Savings of the
Family.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-10
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGnY AND THE FORTUNE SEEKER
D THE FORTUNE SEEKER.
HOWARD R. GARIN.

Excuse me one minute" interrupted
Uncle Wiggily- But are you not from
the Arabian Nights
Yes. I am"
Il thought So" spoke the bunny
gentleman Pray go on"
We were three brothers" said the
man all dressed in a purple, pink and
lemon cOlOred suit, and we were as
poor as church mice, II not poorer. So
we decided 10 90 away and seek our
fortunes. which was quite the fashion
a few years ago
off we started, and my first brother
found mountain OF silver. This suited
him, he said so ne made his home in
the silver mountain.
My other brother and I kept on. and
soon we came 10 a mountain Of gold.
Ny second brother said that suited
him, and there he made his home, in
the gold mountain
But thought there was something
better than silver or gold for for
tune, so I kept on But. alas, have,
after all these years. found nothing To
make my fortune, though once 7
thought I had mountain OF diamonds.
But they were only glass
80 have searched on for years and
years for my fortune, but never found
it. And now I am ready to give up.
I am very sad and lonesome. There is
no more happiness In the world"
"'Oh, don't say that" cried jolly Uncle
Wiggily. Once I went searching for
NY fortune, ana I was very weary and
tired. thinking I would never find II.
But I did"
''Where?' asked the seeker.
Right beside my own hollow stump
bungalow. All my friends had planted
golden carrots for me- so when I came
home from wandering was the richest
rabbit IN the world.
And I am the poorest fortune
seeker" said the young man.
"Oh, not at all" laughed the bunny;
Come with ne through the woods and
we will see what happens"
So they walked on through the
woods, and pretty soon Uncle Wiggiiy
stopped. shifted the air with his pink
nose. ana whisp cred;
Hush We must go the other way
There is danger ahead. A big bear is
waiting TO grab US"
How do you know asked the for
tune seeker.
'I can tell BY shifting the air. have
lived in the woods so long I know the
meaning Of every sound and smell
which mean danger and which DO not"
Then you know more than l. with
AL my travelling" said the seeker
They went on q little farther and
the young man said;
I am hungry"
Chew some OF this slippery elm
bark, and eat some Of these berries"
said the bunny, pointing 10 the wood
land things growing all about, and
you will not be hungry" SO the seeker
ate and was satisfied.
How did you know about these
things" asked the young man.
BY living always IN the woods said
the bunny. I need neither gold. sill
yer nor diamonds to make my fortune
for II IL in the woods all about me. Ny
home Is q hollow log. and all I need to
eat grows IN the woods and fields"
That Is enough for me-" cried this
young man I have found my fortune
No more will look for gold, silver and
you do
And he ds6. building hinself log
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-10
NIonday. NIareh b, IeI..

y unfavorable day, according to
u the reading OF the stars Uran-
L h Us. Mars. Neptune. Jupiter and
the sun are all adverse, while Mercury
alone is friendly
It Is a time for pushing advertising
and publicity, which will become
more and more important in all bust
ness and professional affairs.
Under this rule magazines should
benefit greatly and the rise of a new
school Of writer's is prOgnosticated. IN
Italian viii gain fame in America, the
seeTs predict
There is a fortunate sign for deal
ing with commission men. architects.
teachers lawyers and scientists
Young folk come under a sign be
Geved to indicate a new realization
OF the nations responsibilities TO the
rising generations.
rule is most threatening and they who
are wise will delay important initia-
It is an especially unfortunate time
for those who desire 10 promote the
interests Of q person or an enterprise.
Political aspirants and office-seekers
Of every class should postpone work
for position or prefeTment
Travel Is subject to unlucky direc-
ton under this sway of the stars
Railway accidents and shipwrecks are
indicated.
Waste OF public money IS likely to
cause public protest before the end OF
the year.
The appearance OF a teacher and
philosopher who will win serious at
tentiOn seems to be foreshadOwed.
Neptune gives warning of danger Of
illness through the contamination of
water.
A. epidemic is apparently foreshad-
owed for The coming weeks of spring.
California and Nevada have the
sugury Of a gold boom that will bring
fortune.
Persons whose birthdate II Is may
benefit much through friends il the
coming year, but they should not spec
ulate. Those who are employed should
be careful Girls are likely to have
much attention from young men,
Children born on this day may be
very extravsg giant. These subjects Of
Pisces are often gifted with the me-
diumistic faculty-COpyright 1917, by
the Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
China has a lively suffrage society,
agitating for tree great reforms: The
abolition OF opium traffic. OF foot bind
ing and OF child slavery
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-10
CAMPAIGN FOR MEMBERS
OF c. OF c. BEGINS MONDAY

Plans for q systematic canvass of all
non members have been completed by
the membership committee OF the
chamber OF commerce. TO take place
during chamber Of commerce mem
hership week. which commences
Monday. The names OF more than 1000
business houses and individuals have
been listed and viii be given to mem
bers Of the membership committee.
that they may be approached during
membership week
Il is expected confidently that the
membership Of the chamber will 5e
increased from $40 20 1000 before the
close of the campaign. Final reports
viii be made by members OF the COM
mittee at the annual chamber OF COM
merce banquet at Hotel Paso del Norte
next Saturday evening.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-10
NEW YORK POOR TO GET
POTATOES AT COST PRICE

View York, March 1e.-Potatoes have
been added 70 the foods purchased in
huge quantities and sold al retail at
the lowest possible price by the may
or's food committee. Word came from
Boston today that the committee had
purchased through a broker there co.
coo bushels Of Maine potatoes at a
price said 10 be more than 1925. coo. An
Increase OF one cent a pound, from six
TO seven cents in the price OF rice,
brought statement from George ".
Perkins. chairman OF the committee,
today that any rise in the price of rice
must be the direct result of collision
act"