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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-19
James D. Mortimer, Presi-
dent of Wisconsin Gas and
Electric Company Con-
fers With Officials.
WANTS TO AID KENOsHA
Says Company Is Not Looking FO1
Profit and That 1t Is Ready To Dis
pose of Lines If It Can Secure Its
Investment and Nothing More.

we want to do the thing that is
fair. We are ready and willing to sell
the electric railway lines to the city of
Kenosha and sell them to the city with
out cent of profit All that we ask
is that we be given the amount of our
investment. We are ready to do what
ever we can to make Kenosha grow
into a greater city and to aid her in
solving her problems. We have not as
yet made any price on the property
and I have just come to Kenosha to
make the preliminary investigation
which must be made
This was the statement of James d.
Mortimer Of New York, president Of
the Wisconsin Gas and Electric com
panv who arrived here just before
three 0 clock this afternoon to confer
with officials and prominent Industrial
heaas fthe city over the proposs PR
e5sse of t11 -ail lines ~ the ~.
Mortimer was accompanied by Wee
President S. B. Way, Mr.. Warner of
the Milwaukee offices of the company
and d. E. Calendar the manager of
the company's business in Racine and
Kenosha.
II came to take up the matter with
your own people and we must be told
your ideas before we can meet the
proposition, continued Mr.. Morti-
mer. His statment was echoed by Mr..
Way who said: "Mr. Mortimer must
speak for the company. He has con-
sidered the matter"
The conference between the railway
heads and the officials and others be-
gan at the City Hall just after three
o clock this afternoon. In attendance
were the mayor and the members of
the Transportation Committee of the
Council. z. G. Simmons, George H. Al
len, Fred Hannahs, George S. Whyte,
Roger N. Kimball, G. w. Nash, w. H.
Afford, City Attorney John G. Slater
and George H. Cook.
The meeting was an open session and
it was given out at the opening of the
meeting that the consideration of the
big problem was of preliminary ma
ture
Mr.. Mortimer had no figures to sug-
gest to the men at the conference and
he declared that he wanted to get the
IDEAS of the men in Knosha before he
made any statement.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-19
Ohio SoLor, in
NelU Attack on
Prohibition Act
Congress Gard Seeks to Empower the
President to Suspend the Operation
of Wartime Liquor Measure.
(Bv Associated Pressl

Washington, June 1S-Representative
Gard, Democrat from Ohio, introduce
ed resolution into the House Judici-
airy Committee today, authorizing
President Wilson to make an execu-
tive proclamation suspending the opera
ton of the war time prohibition act in
so far as it prohibits the manufacture
and use of light wines and beer. The
fate Of the resolution is still in doubt
in view of the fact that the Judiciary
Committee is about equally divided on
the liquor question.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-19
Simmons Company Starts
Work On 100000 Six
Story Addition East OF
Office Building.
READY IN SEVENTY DAYS
Kenwood Bridge Company With Con-
tract For New Building Assures Com
pletion So That 1t May Be Occupied
On First of September.

Simmons Company is not losing any
of its faith in Kenosha as a manufact-
uring center. This fact was attested
this morning when ground was broken
for an addition to the big lake shore
plant which will cost approximately
three hundred thousand dollars. The
new building, one of the largest build
ings ever erected for manufacturing
purposes Ill Kenosha will be located
directly east Of the handsome new Of
flee building of the company and the
park which had been provided at the
west of the office was being ruthlessly
destroyed this afternoon as the exca-
vations for the new building went for
ward lit was only last Friday that the
directors of the company decided on
expansion for the big plant and the
contracts were at once let.
The Kenwood Bridge and Iron Com
pany of Chicago, have the contract for
the new building and the contract pro-
vides that the building must be com
pieted and ready for occupancy by the
first day Of September.
The buildings win be ninety feet on
Market street and three hundred and
twenty feet wide, extending all the
way from the north line Of Market
street and connecting with the big
factory building at the north side Of
Pearl street. 1t will be of brick and
steel construction and of the most mod
ern construction known to factory
building The building will be almost
an exact duplicate of the big building
which was erected on Pearl street
several years ago when all records
for construction Of big buildings were
broken.
The building will contain approx
matclv two hundred thousand feet Of
floor space and it will be given over
almost entirely to the finishing and
painting work of the company. 1t is
expected that it will greatly increase
the production Of the company and Of
course the occupancy Of the new build
ing viii bring large addition to the
force Of men employed by Simmons
Company at the great Kenosha plant.
The contractors for the building have
given the assurance that all records for
conjunction viii be broken in the con
struction of the building and that it
will be ready for the uses of the com.
pany within seventy days.
Rapid expansion Of the business is
piveu as the cause FOR +ho arnc+;on of
the great addition to the plant.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-19
HEARS PETITIONS
OF FORMER "ENElNIES'
Judge Quinlan in the Circuit Court
Hears Petitions of Aliens Who
Seek Citizenship.

In the Circuit Court this afternoon
Judge Quinlan Of Milwaukee, sitting for
Judge E. B. Belden, heard the appli-
cations of fortyTsix former alien enc
mics = for citizenship. The names Of
the men are not made public, but in
each case a special permit was issued
for them to receive their second pap
ers. It is expected that the court will
complete the hearing of all applications
before the day is over.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-19
(By Carl D. Groat)

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Weimar, June 17.-Germany fears
the consequences of rejecting the re-
vised peace treaty. This attitude was
apparent in government circles here to-
day. Opposition to the pact has not
abated one whit, following receipt of
official standardization of the revised
terms from Versailles by telephone and
telegraph. But the prospect of allied
invasion, an economic blockade, Boil
shevism and food shortage was obvious
ly the dominating influence here. AS
constituent and anger at what is re-
Egarded as utter disregard Of the Ger
man counter-proposals were viewed on
all sides. No government official could
be found who looked upon the conces-
sions as sufficient. The tendency now
is to criticising America for the situa-
tion Germany now finds herself in,
rather than Great Britain or France
The cabinet met informally at noon
today to discuss the new summarization
but no decision was reached, as far
as could be determined. BrockGorff-
Rantzau and his retinue were expected
to reach here at midnight and Brock
dorff was scheduled to go before the
cabinet tomorrow morning. Tt is doubt
full if the national assembly will dis
cuss the terms formally before Fri
day. Germany has until 7 o'clock
Monday evening to consider her answer
and it was apparent today that she
would make full use of this period
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-19
BULLETIN.
(By United Press,

Madison, Wis, June 1S.-The Assem-
bly, today voted "A to 81 against the
motion to recede from its position on
the joint legislative commission mar
keting bill. This action leaves the
Senate and the Assembly in dead
lock with the Senate bill going back
to the upper house. The Assembly
stood pat in favor Of the Coe bill re-
Gently sanctioned by them and provid-
ing for q marketing commission Of sew
zen members.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-19
(By United Press)

Brussels, June 18-President Wilson
today delivered the following message
to the Belgian people. 81 am happy
at the opportunity to visit a nation
which defended the barriers of civil
cation under the most crushing diff
fculties. I strongly desire to meet
King Albert, Cardinal Mercier, Burgo-
master Max and Gen. LeMan and to
see the damage to the country whose
only fault is absolute loyalty to its
conception of national honor and
fidelity to its pledges
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-19
(By United Pressl

London, June 18-An exchange dis
patch from Copenhagen reported that
hostile demonstrations against allied
representatives occurred in Frankfort
on the Main on Monday and Tuesday.
Shots are said to have been fred on
the allied headquarters and French
army officials threatened to lombard
the city if any French citizens were
molested.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-19
(By United Press,

Washington, June 18--American cas-
ualties ii the skirmishing around
Juarez We're two civilians and two
soldiers killed, two soldiers seriously
wounded and eight soldiers and four
civilians slikhtly wounded, according
to the report made by General Caben
to the War Department today The
civilian casualties resulted from the
shots fred into El Paso by the villista
bandits.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-19

Weimar, June 1s-Philip scheide-
mann said today in an address deliver
ed before the peace commission of the
national assembly that the Allied re-
ply to the German counter-proposals
did not permit Of final judgment until
the complete text was received and
that premature judgment at this time
would be a grave mistake.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-19
(By Associated press)

London, June 18-Viscount North
cliffe, newspaper owner and former
head of the British mission to the
United States, underwent an operation
today. A bulletin issued by his ply
sicians says that the viscount's condi-
ton is satisfactory.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-19
nv Assnciated Pressl

Brest, June 18- Two hundred French
sailors, carrying red flag, attempted
to enter the naval jail here today and
release naval prisoners confined there.
The contemplated rescue was com
.plete failure. No casualties resulted
in spite Of the fact that several vol
leys were exchanged between the mu-
tineers and the prison-oficials.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-19
Troops MoUing
Up in Germany
This Afternoon,
Concentration to Enforce Acceptance
Of the Treaty is Started Today
Under Orders of Foch.
(Bv Associated Press)

Coblenz, June 18-The concentration
of troops preparatory to advancing
further into Germany if the Germans
refuse to sign the terms of peace, will
begin today throughout all the occu
pied area. lOrders to this effect were
received today from Marshal Foch
commanderin-chief of the allied armies
who sent similar orders to all the al
lied forces on German SOIL
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-19

Winnipeg, June 1S-Limited street
was resumed here today af-
ter a suspension Of traffic, which began
on May 18th when the general strike
was declared by the Winnipeg Labor
leaders.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-19
lRv Associated Pressl

Copenhagen, June 18-S' Vorwaerts =
a leading Socialist journal in Berlin,
predicts today that Germany will re-
fuse to sign the modified treaty and
that hostilities will be resumed with
the Allies at the expiration Of the
seven days allowed for the considera-
ton Of the .revised terms.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-19

Adinkerke, Belgium, June 1S
President and Mrs. Wilson and their
party arrived here from Paris at 8:45
Q clock this morning. They were met
BY King Albert and Queen Elizabeth
Of Belgium and at $50 clock left by
motor for a trip over the Belgian front.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-19
nv Associated Pressl

Milwaukee, Wis, June 18-A special
endowment fund Of 100000 For
Denver eolleR TO ~ is
added gift Of $100,o0e offered ~ the
General Education Board, has been
completed, it was announced by Miss
Ellen @. Sabin, president Of the col
lege, in her annual address at COM
mencement exercises today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-19
lBy Associated Pressl

Weimar, Tuesday, June 18.-No
statment has been issued by the Ger
man cabinet on the allied reply to the
German counter proposals, but the As
ISOLATED Press learned that sentiment in
the cabinet is almost unanimously
against signing the treaty, the only OBJ
lection being the possibility Of bolshe-
vism and chaos in Germany.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-19

Washington, June 18The State De-
partment announced today that the
United States government was doing
everything in its power to protect
American citizens and American prop
erty in the disturbed districts Of Mex
leo.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-19
1By United Press:

Paris, June 18-The Poles and
Czecho-sloraks will join the allies in
throwing an iron ring around Germany,
IN case she chooses war rather than
peace, according to authoritative infor
nation obtained today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-19
Try United Prassl

Washington, June 1S.-Opponents of
daylight saving in the House of Rep
resentatives won the first test vote
here today when on an appeal to the
House by a vote of 103 to 81 an i'm
mediate reconsideration Of the repeal
of the law was ordered.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-19

Madison, June 49, The Wisconsin
state assembly today killed the Senate
Bill providing for the appointment Of
a state market commissioner and fail
ed to pass the Arnold Home Rule Bill
by vote of Al to 5.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-19

New York, June 18-Three trans
ports carrying 1896 troops arrived
here today. They were the America
and Agamemson from Brest, with
7,01S aud 5,768 troops respectively and
the Duca d Abruzzi from Marseilles
with 1858.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-19

Deal, Eng, June 49, Eight Ameri-
can steamers laden with provisions for
Germany are detained in the Downs
pending the signing Of the peace trea-
ty.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-19

It's news if you yesd 1t in the News.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01

communities, where living conditions
are approximately as good and where
government costs less.
Budget Padded.
Your total budget for 1919 amounts
to SO, 319. STATS, which is $S47, 1881 in
excess Of your total expenditure for
1919. We insist that no part of the
| item called Revenue Notes" and aggre-
eating the enormous sum of 1856, 900
rightfully belongs in the budget, Also
! the $5S, 1888 3 on account Of overdrafts
| should be eliminated. AS we under
| stand 1t these items merely represent
money spent In advance for items al
ready included in the budget. We
therefore recommend that the total sum
of $s08, 1888 borrowed in this manner
in anticipation of the collection of 1919
taxes be stricken from. the budget. This
would reduce the proposed budget as
follows:
Proposed budget 3,319,672.7S
Less Revenue, Ko ooo m
notes .r .SSOO'Voo'oo
and cash ac-
counts. 49,. So 1885, 9oS, 1888
$2,4t1, SS4,40
We are also Of the decided opinion
that by the practice OF such scientific
management as will result In lncreas.
Inc revenue from sources other than
those which will afrect the tax rate,
| while at the same time adhsrlng to the
many possible economies with a re-
suItant decrease In expenses, fully $780,
900 can be deducted from the above
sum. This would leave a total net bud
get Of $2-2tt ,334.4o.
Now, then, shall this be raised?
So Tax Rate Enough.
o total rate OF 81 per hundred would
s1.st. This would produce under the
aggregate assessment OF $135, 2es, 1877 a
total revenue Of $i,z22, AZ. "a. During
1918 the total revenues derived from
sources outside the tax rate was $672,.
o52. IL.
eested, be largely increased this year,
but we will take u for a basis, adding
to Il the amount derived under the tax
rate and arriving at a total revenue
from all sources OF $,4<4,49o,o6, or a
sum OF $2s3. 1855 In excess OF the net
budget above outlines. or to be per-
tectly fair, we can assume that only
1914 per cent Of the amount to be
raised under the tax rate will be col
lected during 1919. We arrive at this
average by taking the experience Of
1917 and 1918, This would produce
s., 1884, $1,000, which, added to the $672,.
o52. 70 TO be derived from other sources,
makes a total OF $2,2s6, go. 27e, or s4s,.
2es.s6 lin excess OF our recommends
budget.
In view of the foregoing statements
and the accompanying report, which
undoubtedly offers excellent o%pportuni-
ties for the exercise of the present
| time paramount virtues OF wise admin
istration and strict economy, and on
behalf OF the already overburdened tax
PAYERS of Memphis. we confidently urge
| you to take a strong grasp on the
| q ~, orspnCv which rDnfrnnfa Nnt hp ~
bitrarily reducing your tentative budget
| in the manner outlined. and by seal
ing the tax rate accordingly.
! We are convinced that this is not
only desirable. but thoroughly prac-
ttnahla and we are assured that you
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01
KAFFEE BEEN


VIII free you of the strain on your
health and efficiency caused by head
pain such as neuralgia, nerve fatigue,
headache and insufficient amount Of
pure oxygenated blood. All headaches
should be stopped at once regardless
the cause, The doctor will tell you
that pain is a shock to the ervou
system and Is a menace to the health
In general: IL taxes you endurance n
causes dangerous overfatigue. You
must see to it that the headache rem
edy you take does not contain harm
full drugs such as Acetanlid, Phenace-
tin. Aspirin or Antipyrin; these drugs
are powerful depressants to the circu-
latory system and are dangerous, Kaf-
fee-Been, the coffee headache tablet. is
harmless absolutely, and should be kept
on hand at all times. Go to your drug
gist and secure a 25-cent box Of the s.
grain tablets: they are guaranteed and
money will be refunded cheerfully at
any time IL they are not superior to
any headache remedy you ever used.
THE COFFEE HEADACHE TABLET.
AT .,untains trial size package 5 cents.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01

A London dispatch received Monday
night stated Americans had bought the
Erupp Works at Munich and that several
other industrial concerns Mt the BaVari-
an capital also had passed into Ameri-
can control.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01
Engineering Department.

The estimated requirements of the
engineering department are 1921 ,205 or
1851, S55 in excess of the expenditures
for the previous year. We believe that
the best interests Of the city demand
that all new paving work be eliminated
for this year. Streets that have never
been paved can well afford to get along
under old conditions until a more OPP
perfume time. No doubt the projected
work is needed but 1t is not i~ndispensa-
Bile. We are in entire sympathy with
the needs Of citizens who live on I'M
paved streets, but even from their
standpoint 1t is extremely doubtful IL
the benefits to be derived from new
nous additional cost. The streets all
ready built constitute a s%tupendous in
Vestment which must be protected,
therefore we recommend that all money
spent for street purposes during 1919
shall be applied to the maintenance of
the paved streets we already have.
We are informed that you have await
able for new paving work a bond issue
OF 5000 900. We recommend that these
bonds be held off the market during
1919 at least, and that II any Of them
have been sold the proceeds Of such
sale shall be Immediately re-lnVested
so as to offset as much as possible the
Interest payments required thereon. We
also wish to emphasize the sound eco.
nomic and legal principle that funds
derived from the sale Of bonds should
Invariably be used for the purpose In
tended, and that paving bonds should
never be diverted to repairing streets
or for any other operating expenses,
however badly needed.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01
Recreations Too Costly.

We note that the 1919 requirements
on account of amusement and recre-
alton call for an expenditure Of 81, 900
as against a little more than
5000 for 1918. We have no desire to
| minimize the Importance of this work,
but we do not believe hat this is the
time to increase any item of expense
not imperatiVely demanded; therefore
we recommend that this item be cut
to It's former size.
We also direct your attention to the
various amounts required under the OPP
erations of the board OF health, and ask
If this expense can not be scaled to a
considerable extent.
We believe that the civil service bu-
roau as now conducted, and which In
wolves an expense 10 the city Of $1,000
a year, Is an entirely useless appendape
Of city administration and should be
abolished. Civil service properly admin
| lstered might be of great advantage to
the city, but where its work Is prac-
| tically annulled and II ceases to func-
ton, 1t becomes a detriment instead of
a help.
In view of the unsettled state OF the
situation as regards river terminals,
we believe that there should for the
present be no further expenditures in
that direction, but that the proceeds
from the bond issue of $500, 900 still on
hand should be reinvested, until the
best thought on this subject has crys-
tallized into something more definite
than the present plan appears to offer,
Big Increase in Employees.
Several pages of the accompanying
statement prepared by the auditors
show in tabulated form the average
number OF employees In each depart
ment for the year 1918, also a list by
name of the employees In some Of the
departments for May, 1919. This state
ment does not cover the employees in
the public schools, the park system,
water department or libraries, as these
are under the jurisdiction of independ-
ent boards. The total number Of peo-
pie employed by the city Of Memphis,
exclusive Of the water department, pub
lie school, library and park employees,
as shown by the May, 1919. payroll, Is
t,47e. We recommend a careful study Of
this sheet OF your part, as we are
assured that to YOU more experienced
eyes and more intimate touch It will
| afford even greater opportunities for
revision than 1t offers to this commit
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01

This. YOU will see. allows Si.5l for
an other purposes, without taking into
account that portion Of the tax rate
which is mandatory. This is 2s cents
in excess Of the rate for these pur-
poses in 1915. Sixty-nine cents Of the
proposed total rate, as shown above,
must be considered as mandatory,
therefore 1t Is necessary to consider
only the question of how small an ad-
ditional sum will serve to take care of
legitimate purposes outside Of schools,
~ nL.- u nd lLLnarLna
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-01
PAYMASTER AND PURCHASING
n

As YOU Know, this Is a very impor-
tant department and n that should
he administered in IN unusually careful
and discreet manner. Great care should
be exercised In purchasing supplies that
the lowest possible prices are obtained,
therefore there should be a thorough
system which will leave nothing I'M
done to assure the citizens of Memphis
that their purchases are being made
an a minimum, bagiQ