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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-13
Equipment

Equipment Is costly and complete. Westing.
house electric starting and lighting. Willard 80
A. H. Battery. Stewart-Warner Speedometer and
Vacuum feed fuel system. Gun metal finish in
strument board. Nickeled foot rest. These fea-
lures indicate the high quality Of equipment used
ON the Chalmers cars.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-13
Manufacture

Chalmers builds 'from the ground up In Chal-
mers own shops. Motors are Chalmers built, from
rough castings to the final test. Built with skill,
perfect facilities and untold care.
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Hopper Role One Long Laugh.

Howard Landlord s Thaddeus Hopper
was a spirited bit of acting and his
every appearance was signal for
laughter. Mr.. Langford plays in q
breezy way which ELECTS interest and
keeps his audience in sympathy with
him. He is sure in his methods and has
learned the trick of making effective
entrances and exits. The Viennese i'm
pressario was a clever bit Of characteri-
zation. The wicked Boris and the terror
inspiring Arif Bey divided honors as the
villains of the play, while Margaret
Owen $ titular role, Jane Castle IS
Varenka and Annetta Berger s Olga
were all attractive and Mae Phelps
Mrs. Hopper sustained interest.
Gorgeous oriental costumes, terrible
Russians with Bluebeard- like propensi-
ties for marrying girl wives, exception
ally good duet dancing, Russian in
mode, good music, an extremely divert
ing plot and an appreciative audience
were included in the components of an
enjoyable evenings entertainment, at
the Rhode last night.
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GIVES INSIDE OF IT.
Mrs. Ben Hooper Tells How Change of
Policy of w. w. s. A. Came About
so Suddenly in Madison.

Mrs. Ben Hooper, until recently
chairman of the legislative committee
of the Wisconsin Woman Suffrage AS
ISOLATION, resigned during the Madison
convention, when in opposition to the
executive board Of the organization,
the convention adopted a plan to
get an equal suffrage bill passed by
the 1917 legislature.
The resignation, Mrs. Hooper explains
in a recent article in the Oshkosh North
western, her home paper, was perfectly
amicable and caused because she was
not in accord with the majority of the
convention in it's desire for the equal
suffrage bill, and she gives her
reason as to why she is not in
accord, as follows:
cit was the enthusiasm of 'new
blood in the shape of members of
recent enlistment in Madison suffrage
organizations, which overturned the
legislative plans of the Wisconsin
Woman's Suffrage Association at the
Madison convention said Mrs. Hooper.
"And the sudden change in policy
from determination to work for an
enactment giving woman the presiden-
tial ballot to that of securing another
referendum on constitutional amend
ment granting the full ballot in Wis
consin is likely to prove embarrassing
to Wisconsin suffrage officials"
ffThe bolt was an amusing affair
and due simply to the big supply of
energy and enthusiasm some new re-
cruits felt for the cause.
1.-THE Madison Business Women s
Suffrage Club has about five hundred
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tribution of authentic data and at
tractive literature. In the realm of
finance q great work has been ac-
conplished by the National City
Bank Of New York. which has estab-
lished branch banks in Latin Amer
lea, enabling American business men
to successfully enter that field.
Hitherto Americans were at a dis
advantage since exchange was made
through Europe. The National City
Bank, of which Mr.. Frank A. Van
derbilt is president, had assets ex-
ceeding $600,0O0,00O.
Undoubtedly the most remarkable
service accomplished by any Ameri-
can in linking the tropical Americas
with the United States is that per-
formed by Mr.. Andrew w. Preston.
In years of endeavor he has built up
fife largest organization Of it's kind
In the world, although when he began
his life work conditions were much
less favorable than they are today.
His life reads like a romance and re-
calls the career Of the late James J.
Hill of the Great Northern Railway.
MIR. Preston is president of the huge
commercial, shipping and industrial
enterprise known as the United
Fruit Company, which operates nine
ty steamships under American own
ership, the largest American mer-
chant fleet, and forms network of
lines connecting the United States
with the north coast of South Amer
lea, all Central America and the West
Indies. Yet fifty years ago, when a
boy Of fifteen he stood on the docks
of Boston watching the ships come
in from the tropics laden with fruits,
spices and coffee. He was working
for commission firm and he won
dered why more tropical fruits were
not sold in the United States. To-
day the gigantic enterprise which he
leads is the largest handler Of ba-
nanas in the world. Tt has estab-
Hshed an almost continuous rim of
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hvable communities along the shores
Of the Caribbean Seas. It operates
free from tropical scourges cuti-
waited areas aggregating 100000
square miles. It has spent nearly
100000 on hospitals and sanitary
equipment in the tropics. Last year
it expended s355,O00 to preserve the
health of its $4,000 employees and
dependents and did not have a single
quarantible disease on any of it's
estates. The biggest fight this firm
had was to fight tropical diseases so
enough land could be cultivated to
feed it's ships with products. It has
built hospitals, railroads, cities,
docks, employees homes, sugar
plants, etc. At~seventy Mr.. Preston
is hale and hearty and looks forward
to many years of active service in de-
veloping our commerce with tropical
America.
The work of these and other pio-
neers in the development Of the Latin
Americas is but the beginning of a
gigantic commerce to follow between
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the United States and its national
southern neighbors. New and profit
able markets are being opened to
American manufacturers and TO the
people Of Central America, who q
generation ago were shut off from
the world trade. Within a few
years you will be able to take the
train from almost any part of the
United States and journey by rail to
South America.
Work is still progressing upon the
Pan-American railroad started by
Minor C. Keith more than a gen
Grafton ago. He is the biggest
industrial figure in Latin-America.
SO great is the confidence Of
Latin-America in Mr.. Keith that
upon one occasion when a world
money panic threatened the govern
ment of Costa RIGA offered him un-
limited credit to keep On the work
of building the railroad. At another
time when the Costa RIGA govern
ment was unable 60 pay Mr.. Keith
obligations due him, 1,50O Jamaica
negroes worked for him nine months
without pay. but at last the govern
ment was able TO pay It's obligation
and the great work progressed. And
as for steamships, the West Indies
and the nations of Central and South
America bordering upon the Carfb-
bean Sea are reached by as modern
vessels as any lands ON earth. These
are floating palaces, vast caravan
saries that make travel easy.
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members and its roster was enlarged
about one-half in the two weeks pre-
ceding the convention. Then, the
College Equal Suffrage League is also
dominated by new members, at least
its membership is changing with each
class-change of university students.
So Madison women intensely inter
ested and able to attend the conven-
tion in force but without campaign ex-
perience, decided to push a plan for
second suffrage referendum in Wiscon-
sin. They were almost able to out-vote
the. whole state and carried the day,
setting aside the plan to appeal to the
legislature to modify arrangements for
voting on presidential electors. That
could have been accomplished just as
easily as passing any ordinary bill AMI
there seemed to be good prospects Of
carrying out the program. [ don T
know what can be done with the ref
erendum proposition, for I have not
studied the present legislature "
Mrs. Hooper explained that her
feelings, as expressed in the forego-
ing, caused her to resign the chairman
ship of the legislative committed the
duties of which were already burden
some in connection with those as
congressional committee member from
Wisconsin.
She could not effectively ask the
Wisconsin legislature for referendum.
she said, when not in favor of it. At
the same time, no officer or member of
the executive committee had other than
good natured attitude toward the
new policy of the association and
nothing in any way disagreeable had
occurred or would occur, she said
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months Of 1915 our imports from
Latin America amounted to $439-,
484,344. as compared with $346, 741,-
867 for the same months of 1914.
The exports totalled S194,595,085 for
the firgt sights months Of 1915, as
compared with S169, 1868 in 1914.
Here was gain in our imports from
Latin America Of sos, 1894 and of
$34 ,805, 466 in our exports over a
period Of eight months.
Leaders in the development of our
trade and of friendly relations with
Central and South America are
pointing the way. A prodigious work
has been accomplished by the Pan
American Union Of Washington, DC.
The Union is bureau in which are
joined the United States and the
nations of Central and South Amer
lea. 1t has an imposing permanent
headquarters in Washington and
among it's varied activities IN pro-
noting mutual confidence is the dis
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-01
COUNTY COURT CALENDAR.
Regular February, A. d. 1917, Term
Holden Tuesday, February 9th,
A. D. 1917 at 1000
O'clock A. M.


l. In re Estate of Jacob Streuli,
deceased. Final account.
2. In re Estate of Andrew Caeany,
deceased. Administration.
3. In re Estate of Jacob P. Schaffer,
deceased. Final account.
4. In re Estate of Sarah Petit, de.
ceased. Administration.
5, In re Will of Christopher D.
Holt, deceased Final account.
6. In re Estate of Bridget Waldron,
deceased. Final account.
Z. In re Will of Dennis Murphy
deceased. Probate of will.
s. In re Will of Fred Hillmann, de-
ceased. Final account
g. In re Estate Of Harry Gross, de
ceased. Administration.
10. In re Will Of Frank Kelly, de-
ceased. Probate of Will
H. In re Estate of Stiven Roster
deceased. Final account.
- In re Estate of Frank Koss, de.
ceased Administration
Is. In re Estate Of Michael Angus.
tine deceased. Administration.
IA. In ne Estate of Margaret
Michels, deceased. Administration.
Is. In re Estate Of George j
Meyers, deceased. Final account.
is. In re Will of George Yule, de
ceased Final account.
IL. In re Estate of Peter Ander
ron deceased. Administration
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one man Is IN HOSPITAL
Hill, Patrick Sullivan and Colbert Kiser
Flirt With Death on Icy Concrete
Road and Escape With Their Lives
Automobile a Complete Wreck.

three other men firted with death
with gasoline on the North Shore road
just outside the limits of Kenosha on
Monday afternoon when Ford tour
ing car driven by Rolla Hill skidded
on a slippery road and hurled through
the air and went into ditch, striking
q trolley pole and breaking it off like
q pipe stem and wrecking the car be-
yond repairs. The three men in the
automobile escaped with, their lives but
all were more or less injured. The in
jpred
Patrick Sullivan, wheelsman for the
Hill Steamboat Company, broken nose
and badly bruised,
Colbert Kiser, employed at the Mel
son garage, in the Kenosha Hospital
suffering from a dislocated shoulder
and severe injuries all over his body.
Rolla Hill, badly bruised and posi-
bly, has a broken rib.
The accident occurred at what is
known as the sanitarium road crossing
Of the M. R. and X. road just after
four O'Clock. Only few minutes be-
fore the Hill automobile, which had
been in the repair shop for rebuilding
had been taken out of the Ford garage
and Rolla Hill who was driving had
gone up along the north shore road to
test it out. Tt was on the return trip
that the car struck the slippery road
in%p ba al, Do4L
Hill and Sullivan were able to be out
this morning but Kiser will probably
be laid up in the hospital for some
time.
The badly wrecked car was attract
ing lot of attention today. 1t had
beea left on Chicago street near the
site for the new Elks building. Ex-
perts declared that it would b. impos-
sible to rebuild the car.
There seems to be considerable diff
ference of opinion as to the rate that
the automobile was travelling when the
accident occurred Hill who was at the
wheel admitted that it was running
along at a pretty good clip but he did
A@oV 9pchtS WhctG HG COuSluGT6u the fab6
OF speed. AS the crossing of the rail
way was reached, Hill was showing
considerable care in driving but the
road was in very slippery condition.
just north of the crossing the car skid
ded and went over. Hill was thrown
through the windshield into a neighbor-
ing field and Sullivan and Kiser who
occupied the rear seat in the car were
thrown some distance from the wrecked
car. All three Of the men were dazed.
Sullivan and Kiser remained in dazed
condition for some time after the acct
dent. AS soon as possible another au-
tomobile was summoned and the in
Jured men were brought to the city and
taken to their homes and the hospital.
Later in the evening the ruined auto
mobile was towed into the city.
The accident demonstrated one thing
and that is that concrete road is not
intended for speed in the winter time.
The danger of these roads has been fire.
quently called to the attention of au-
Nomobile drivers.
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WILL TEACH CITIZENSHIP
John F. Langan, Theodore Fonk, An
drew F. Stahl M. j. Scholey and John
L. Haag Named as Incorporators In
Revival of Old Organization.

The "1001" came back to Kenosh&
today with an official recognition from
the great state of Wisconsin as this
morning the formal charter from the
state for the "Kenosha County Badger
1901 Club" was filed for record by the
Sc cretary of state and the first forma;
meeting of the reorganized association
is to be held at Schlitz hall on Febrllsy
18th, at which time it will get away tt
electing a full corps of officers. The
1901 is chartered without capital stock
and it is not expected to pay any divid-
ends to any of it's members or officials.
The purposes of their organization
as stated in the state charter are "tO
promote and advance the social, edu-
cational civic interests and welfare Of
its members and others, in promoting
of debating, defamation and public
speaking and for the cultivation and
practice of music. To provide for its
members and others social entertain
ment, games, sports and amusements
of a lawful nature and physical and
intellectual culture for its members
To encourage and promote discussion
and debate upon civic and political
questions and cultivate in the minds of
it s members and others a higher stan
dard for the duties of life and pct
ter understanding of American govern.
ment and institutions, the principles
of American citizenship and the du-
ties, privileges and obligations of its
citizens, and shall be organized exclu-
sively for educational, charitable ant
reformatory purposes, which said bust
ness and purposes is to be carried OF
within the state of Wisconsin and es-
pecially within the county of Kenosha
within said state''
The incorporators are John F. Ian
gan, Theodore Fonk, Andrew F. Stahl.
NJ. J. Scholey and John Haag.
The charter provides that the men,
bership in the organization shall be
limited to full American citizens of
good health and good moral character.
It is declared that the 1901 will
start out with a charter membership
of more than fifty and more definite
announcement of the plans for the
future will be made after the first for
NAL meeting is held and the new Of
fieers named for the coming year. The
organization is declared to be strictly
non-partisan and it is declared that in
It's work it will follow closely the
reading of it state charter.
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TROPICAL PARADISE LURES TRAVELLERS;
SEE CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA FIRST

Caribbean?
Some Cd these islands in cliffs sheer above
the crystal waters which lave their bases The Of these heights
frnged with palms other laden with
flowers of Haunting color cnging
cliffs places the between these islands
Is that there barely canoe; only
Indian guide safely find and this
land.
h ar are yraads OF the feaheFed dsnzens of these
locking Islands Monkeys jabberng balloons swing
branches I'd eer who penetrate
depths OF clear waters fish all
The thought that floating aquarium
You cali alouo The rocks
monkeys send chorus OF fnsolent protest"
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10 millions Of Americans less lis
KNOWN of Central and South America
than of the black heart of Africa.
rs the time above all others when
American manufacturers and globe
trotters should take an interest In
the wonderful nations to the south of
as. The European war marks the
beginning OF a remarkable era in the
relations between North America
South America and the vast inter
veaaing regions Of che Caribbean.
A great trade campaign with Cen
trial and South America IL coming.
In Central America there lies an
empire ready for our trade or our
gightseers. vast unexplored terri
tory to most Of US, but filled with
more marvels than any wa may be-
hold elsewhere ia the tropical or sub
tropical regions of the earth. There
the American tourist who desires to
travel abroad viii encounter scenes
Of enchantment, wonderful tropical
vistas, strange lands, strange peo-
pies. 1ungles teening with tropical
life within a weeks journey of the
United States.
Farther to the south lies the
mighty continent of South America,
rich in resources, with modern cities
and increasing populations and with
les temperate regions much like our
own except that it's summer lis our
winter season
At the beginning of the world war
the South American nations carried
on trade of hundreds of millions of
dollars with the European nations.
While the tremendous Latin-Arneri-
can-European commerce has de-
creased amazingly, that between the
United States and Latin-America has
increased by hundreds of millions,
Our gain in trade with the southern
nations In the first eight menths OF
1915 over similar period in 1914
exceeded s128,000,000. It has kept
increasing. During the first eight
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-01
CAN AN AMERICAN SUCCEED IN THE
TROPICS? WHAT ANDREW w. PRESTON
ACCOMPLISHED IN LATIN AMERICA

Developed from the fever-dden Of the Spanish American
countries strip of country forming almost continuous around
the Caribbean Sea.
With his associates operates free from tropical scourges cult
waited areas aggregating 100000 square miles
Has spent nearly 100000 hospitals and permanent sanitary
equipments the tropics Last expended about
preserve the health of employees and DEFENDANTS did
have single quarantabe disease any of the estates
Operates ninety steamships with total
Gives his employees who attend u S. military training camps
month off at full pay and bonus of $75
Began life poor boy; is hale and hearty at 10.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-01
SAME DAY AS McKrNLEY,s,

Miss Coyla May Marquissee, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Mar
quissee Of 424 Lyman avenue, was
hostess at a dinner party to a number
Of her little girl friends last evening
Oh the occasion of her thirteenth birth
day. Her birthday and William Nc
Kinley's are both January 90, and so,
most ittingly, Miss .Marquissee's din
ner table was decorated in carnations
the dead president IS favorite flower,
Red and white blossoms were used.
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music of 8Stamboul," subdued and
sweet, sung by Jane Castle and the
chorus, is heard as the curtain rises on a
beautiful scene, carefully worked out
as to color scheme Of vari-hues, in
which blood red was the ever recurring
color motif in different tone depths.
The general toning was as subdued as
the music. The stage picture introduced
the red motif by the roseate glow from
the lights in balcony at left 1t was
brought In again in the arabesque of
the. hotel at right, again it found rope
tition in glow thrown upon the figures
on the mezzanine at the back of the
stage and was given accentuation in
the one solid blotch of red which con-
stituted the vest Of the Turk squatted
near the entrance of the harem
Brightens Scene to Accord With Action.
As the Introductory f3stambou1' dies
away and is replaced with something
less dreamy the lights raise, the whole
stage is given higher kew Of color in
its frightening, in consonance with the
more rapid action Of the play. This con-
cord between the color schemes and the
music and the spirit of the production
was noticeable throughout. The stage
grouping was good, each scene being a
well balanced picture If one made allow
ance for the somewhat cramped condi-
ton occasionally apparent and doubtless
the result of the scenes being planned
for affeW feet more of depth and width
than were afforded last night
They Sang Confortingly Well.
Although not artists of note. all of
the principals sang accentab1v and in a
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deceased. Final account.
First Day for Adjustment of Claims
in Re Estate of
%. Nielsine Jacobsen, deceased.
%. Julius Bloxdorf, deceased.
"a. Frank Ross, deceased.
%. Walter L. Van Vie, deceased.
90. Anton Scherf, deceased.
81. Mary A. O'Zanne, deceased.
%. Margaret Telfar, deceased.
20. David E. Pierce, deceased.
80, John Caferty, deceased.
Second Day for Adjustment of Claims
in Re Estate of
81. Herman +. Hoehn, deceased.
80. Peter GILES, deceased.
33. Ernst Haase, deceased.
"a. Maggie B. Holmes, deceased.
81. Herman Carl August Schuene-
mann, deceased
SO. Herman Roloff, deceased.
81. John w. Sheen, deceased.
So. Elizabeth Maurer, deceased.
SO. Mary Bailey, deceased.
40. Henry schmitz, deceased
Last Day for Filing Claims in Re
Estate of
Al. Timothy Kelly, deceased.
~. Joseph Albin Nelson, deceased.
43. Jacob Neis, deceased
A. Mary Hughes, deceased.
As. Matthias NJ. Wirschem, deceased
As. George F. Washburn, deceased
At. John G. Hartnell, deceased.
4S. Gottfried Splitter, deceased.
49, Rose 2. Jernberg, deceased
SO. Christopher RYdheck. deceased
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MADE s1.42e IRON CIRCUS.

The final reckoning of the proceeds
of the society circus given under the
auspices of the Knights Of Columbus
shows net amount of $1,426. The
organization presented 800 of this fo-
use in caring for some sick child Of
INDECENT parents through the channel
of the Associated Charities.