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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-04-22
State OAR. Studies
Early Wisconsin Trails

Madison Through the agency of
the D. A. R., widespread interest in
the early trails and pioneer roads of
Wisconsin has been stirred up in re-
cent months. County chairmen have
been appointed in many counties, and
these have made reports to the state
chairman, Mrs. G. W. Dexheimer of
Fort Atkinson. In March Mrs. Dex-
heimer deposited with the state his
torical library at Madison the maps
and reports received thus far. Reports
are most complete from Brown, Column
bia, Eau Clarie, jefferson, .Kenosha,
La Crosse, Lafayette, Milwaukee, Rock,
Sheboygan, Walworth, Winnebago, and
Wood counties. It is hoped that SINH
lar surveys may be made. of all sec
tions Of the state. When all the data
is in it is planned to prepare an ac-
curate map Of the trans and travel
ways of early Wisconsin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-04-22
Plain Talk on
Home RueI Bill

Glasgow The governments Home
Rule Bill for Ireland was denounced
by Joseph Devlin as. "humbug to
throw dust in the eyes of the people
of America and elsewhere" in a speech
he delivered here recently. Mr.. Devlin
declared that it was not a bill for
Home Rule, nor plan to settle the
Irish question, but for the permanent
division of Ireland into two sections.
The best thing. the government could
do, he said, was to drop the bill, re-
sign Office and let "the enlightened
Judgment of the British electorate
give Ireland what she wanted
T. P. O'Connor called the measure
"an outrage and an insult" and said
that 81 more impudent, arrogant, in
sulting, lying proposal was never made
by any body of men in the world" He
characterized the action Of the govern
ment in suggesting repeal Of the
Home Rule Act Of 1914 as 'smore
perfidious breach Of treaty thar the
Germans breach of treaty with Bel
GUM.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-04-22
Face Gas Famine
on Next Sunday
Gas and Electric Company Seems to Be
Unable to Get Coal Demanded
for Racine Plant.

According to reports from Racine, a
gas famine is scheduled to settle down
on Kenosha and Racine next Sunday.
1t is declared that the Wisconsin Gas
& Electric company has just enoup'
coal to insure the operation of the
plant in Racine until that time {:
that after next Sunday there will be
grave doubts as to what the two cities
will do for gas. Racine factory man
ayers have been notified of the posi-
bility of the famine and have been ad-
vised to be prepared to meet it. Many
Kenosha factories are depending on
the gas company for a great part of
fuel demands. 1t is declared that
heroic efforts are being made to secure
"gas coal" but as yet they have not
proved successful. The tieup of the
railways coupled with a shortage Of
gas coal has made it decidedly hard
for the company to get the coal de-
manded.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-04-22
Tenants May Strike
Against High Rents

New York.-The rent strike may be
the tenants chief weapon against
profteering landlords in New York.
Threat to strike against exorbitant
rents has been made in scores of COM
munities following tryout of the
plan in Jersey City, and Newark, NJ.
where, as has been the case in prac-
tically every city in the country, I'M
heard Of prices have been charged for
rooms, flats, apartments and houses
in the midst of the most acute short
age of housing facilities the nation
has ever faced
Data gathered by the United Press
indicates underlying causes for high
rentals, as given by responsible real
estate dealers, are:
1. Unprecedented slumps in build
ing, accentuated by shortage of labor
and building material and aided by in
creased prices for both.
2. Flow of population toward the
city, in anticipation of high wages and
an easier living. Thousands of per-
sonsIdrawn to industrial centers dur
ing the war have stayed in the cities,
going into other lines of work.
8. The appearance of thousands of
spectators, seeing chances to prey
on the many homeseekers, and their
renting of all available apartments,
Quitting them with cheap furnishings
and then re-renting them at enormous
prices.
New York's fight against rent prof
iteering has already been started by
joint attacks by Mayor Hylan and the
Central Federated Union. The mayor
announced he will confer with. Commits
sioner James F. Cannon of Jersey
City relative to Gannon's method of
handling the rent strike.
The Central Federated Union,
through Secretary aEFnest Bohm, has
decided to ask introduction into the
legislature of a bill protecting the
rights of tenants and making eviction
impossible where eviction is threat
ened by refusal to pay exorbitant
rents.
1t was estimated here that rents
had increased on an average of from
100 to $50 per cent. Simple and un-
pretentious quarters in poorer sec
tions of the city, where not even all
the ordinary conveniences were not
afforded, have been charged for at from
$40 to $35 month, the same flat
bringing from $40 to $18 four years
ago.
Rents in more desirable sections of
the city have scared from $45 to $50
for the average 4-room apartment with
the usual conveniences, to 500 to
$3.50 a month. Electricity and gas
are invariably charged for extra.
City officials recently estimated there
is at present a shortage of 10000
dwellings, $4,000 apartments and TO-
600 rooms in Greater New York. Erec-
ton of this number, or substantial
portion of it, they asserted, would be
the only remedy for high rentals in
the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-04-22
Men Are Scarce
Report Agents

Where is the hired man?
To the question, "Will there be a
shortage of farm labor in your coun-
ty," 2S out of "a county agents in
Wisconsin recently reported Eyes"
The agents in Rock, Barron, Winnie
bago, Waupaca, Kenosha, Jefferson,
Green Lake and Waukesha counties
report decided shortage. Only six
counties, Ashland, Lincoln, Wood,
Price, Villas, and Oconto have no short
age.
Every few of the county agents have
any solution to the problem" says K.
L Hatch, assistant director of agri-
culture extension Some suggest less
quantity but more quality.
Others urge a campaign for city
abor.
In speaking about the reason for
this labor shortage, B. H. Hubbard, of
the department of economies in the
College of Agriculture, says, Higher
wages and shorter hours in industries
are attracting farm boys to the city"
This does not mean, however" he con-
tinues, 'fthat farm labor is being Under
paid, but rather that farmers cannot
afford to pay such high wages as city
manufacturers are able to offer"
According to reports gathered by
Earl Cooper, director Of the short
course in the College of Agriculture,
farm wages this year will average 10
per cent higher than in 1919, although
Sit is estimated that in 1919 they were
80 per cent higher than at the begin
ming of the war. The graduates of
the short course this year are hiring
out at wages ranging from $45 to $1OO
a month, including board, room and
washing. This means an average of
more than SIS month as compared
with $65 month received last year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-04-22
WRITE HISTORY
OF THE BIND

Kenoshans who served overseas as
members of the SIND Division, were
interested today in the announcement
given out by the headquarters of the
association that the authentic history
Of the exploits of the division is being
written and in due time will be put
on sale in Wisconsin and Michigan.
The announcement is made necessary
because a, private concern has offered
for sale book which purports to be
the authentic history Of the 32nd.D
This history, which is now on the mar
ket, is according to the association,
not authentic nor accurate and. was
not written by General Ham.
While the division was still in Ger
many, General Ham wrote to the gov
ernors of Michigan and Wisconsin ask
ing them to finance the publication.
Both governors replied, asking that the
manuscripts be prepared and asserted
that the history would be published.
The legislature Of Wisconsin appro-
priated $4,000 and that Of Michigan
$4,000 to publish this book, copy
VI Witch was W DC given W every
member eff the association at the first
annual reunion to be held in Milwau-
kee, September 10, 20 and 81.
VIII Seek More Funds.
At the request of General Ham,
Colonel Paul B. Clemens, Colonel ]. C.
Beck, and Captains Hanton and Pear
son were retained in the service after
the division was demo bilized to finish
this work. This was completed.
1t has been found that the sums
appropriated are not sufficient to
cover the cost and both legislatures
will be asked to increase them.
"Since the Civil War; said Colonel
Clemens, secretary of the Thirty
second division association, the states
have spent thousands preparing his
mentary. Here is complete volume
of the doings of considerable num-
Der of men to be had merely for the
expense of printing and | believe that
the amount asked will be granted
Planning for Reunion.
Plans for the reunion are progress
sing, according to Col. Carl Penner,
Milwaukee, who IS in charge Of ar
engagements. Every man whoever be-
longed to the division is desired to
become a member of the association
BY sending $500 to Col. Paul B. Glenn
ems at Superior, Wis, the applicant
will become life member. A receipt
will be forwarded to him at once.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-04-22
EARLY WHISTLE
FOR NASH PLANT

The entire Nash plant Topped off an
hour on Monday on account of short
age Of materials and the whistle blew
for closing time at four o'clock in the
AFTERNOON instead of five 1t is stated
at the plant that the short hours have
been forced by the continued shortage
of some raw materials and that short
hours will continue for the men until
such time as materials get moving
again. The enforced curtailment of
the labor comes at one of the busiest
times of the Nash. year.
eve hope that it will be only a very
few days before the men will go the
full time" declared one of the officials
of the company this morning. Ser
tainly, we want to get the men to
working full time at the earliest posi-
BILE minute. The curtailment is caused
entirely by shortage of materials"
Materials Moving Already.
Already the demand of Kenosha fac
tories for raw materials is being in a
measure met, but the tieup which con
tinues in some of the yards of the
Chicago railway organizations is still
causing delays. The coal situation is
serious in Kenosha but as yet it is not
acute. There is still coal enough in
the city to keep nelrly all of the big
plants in continuous operation. A lit
tie coal is coming into the city every
day and while there is no surplus there
is enough for most of the plants to
get by. Chicago was threatened with
a coal famine today and number of
big plants in that city closed down.
The ending of the strike of the
switchmen in Milwaukee on Monday
afternoon did much to relieve the
situation in Kenosha. A lot of freight
which had been held up at New Butler
has been released.
There is still considerable tieup
of finished products ready for ship
ment in Kenosha but many cars have
been taken out Of the city Railway
men here hope for almost normal con
ditions in the movement of freight by
Saturday night.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-04-22
Tramps Migrate West
by the Thousands

Kansas City, Mo.-The midwest's
own harbingerr Of spring has put in
its appearance the great scattered
army Of migratory workers, coming out
Of the south via the box car route,
with Kansas City as its objective. The
vanguard of this carefree multitude,
which nevertheless is a necessary adj
.junct to the nations life in assisting
in the seasonal rebuilding work Of the
railroads and gathering the harvests,
usually reaches Kansas City when the
warm winds from the south assures
them that the winters snow and sleet
has vanished for another year.
Already, in groups about the en-
ployment bureaus, may be seen the
CANDY dancer" that unit of the main
tenance department Of a railroad which
does track labor. Then there lis the
"mucker, who performs the ordinary
labor connected with construction
work, and the skinner" or teamster
Of the construction gang. Even few
of the Bumpers" already have appear
those men who toll around rail-
road station and often take on little
contract of their own.
Employment bureaus act as clearing
houses for these men, sitting out the
ordinary tramps who are only seek
ing transportation and sending those
who really wish employment, to the
construction camps of THE west.
In former years approximately ten
thousand men came to Kansas City
from the south and west each spring.
How great the influx will be this
year, however, is uncertain.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-04-22
SKY MYSTERY
Is REVEALED

Philadelphia.-The earth was pass
ing through the outer confines of the
corona or the exterior envelope of the
sun on the night of March %, when the
inhabitants of the northern portion
of the United States witnessed the
great aurora in the skies. says Pro-
lessor Monroe B. Snyder, director, of
the Philadelphia observatory.
The astronomer declared in state
ment to the Associated Press that the
universal force of radiocationa on the
srn "hurled the final atoms of an ex-
explosion, namely electrihed hydro
gen and probably helium, straight to
earth
Professor Snyder's observations fol-
low:
"The recent aurora is fine indica-
ton of the explosive atomic disintre-
CATION which takes place at the sur
face of the sun and is responsible for
its prominences, spots, and corona. Our
discovery Of the magnitude. and pre-
else atomic order of the explosion Of
the chemical elements in the sun, and
in the stars generally, leads to cen
ception Of the aurora and accompany
ing magnetic and electric storms, which
are beyond any doubt as to their valid
ity.
During the hours of the night of
March %, the earth was, in very
true sense, and to the delight of us
all, passing through the outer confines
of the solar corona. The same uni-
versal force of radioaction which dis
integrates the atoms in stupendous
localized Krakatoas, or Mont Pelees,
on the sun, and produces the hydro
gen of the coronal streamers, then
also hurled the final atoms of that ex-
plosion, namely, electrified hydrogen,
and probably helium, straight to
earth.
/ "Only within about month of the
equinox, vernal, or atumnal, is the
earth in an orbital position to be. thus
successfully bombarded. The moving
electric hydrogen is, of course, an
electric current, and is therefore car
ried toward the poles Of the earth and
round them by the earth's magnetic
forces. The theory of Vegard, the
Swedish physicist, which has explained
the wonderful curtained auroras as due
to hydrogen particles, of positive cleo
trio charge, is now shown to be I'M
questionably true, and that it is but a
logical result Of the explosive erup-
ton of the electric hydrogen from the
sun.
"The well known delay, or lag in
time, between the solar eruption and
the appearance of the magnetic storm
and accompanying aurora, on the
earth, of about As hours, is due to the
time taken for the hydrogen atoms to
travel from the sun to the earth, The
rate of travel is about SIS miles per
second, or somewhat in excess of the
rate of the upward movement of the
gases in some of the great solar promi-
nences.
1.-THE numerous and complex details
of the auroral phenomena are found
thus to receive, for the first time, rea-
sonable explanation. Additional con-
irmation of this explanation is given
by the fact that our discoveries also
prove that all the elemental atoms, SO
wonderfully explosive in the stars, are
structural products of hydrogen"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-04-22
Find Bodies of
Six Americans
(By Associated Pressj

ParisrBodies of six American sol
diers, killed on the battlefield and bur
led by subsequent shell bursts, have
been discovered by American relief
workers near Verdun, according to adj
vices. Religious ceremonies were at
once held, and the spot was marked
so that the bodies may be exhumed By
the graves registration service and la
ter given military burials. The dis
covery was made in the vicinity Of
Fresnes-en-W oevre, where terrific bat
ties took place during the autumn Of
1918.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-04-22
oh Let Ne Steep
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders Fields, 0 let me sleep,

In Flanders Fields. let me sleep,
And wake me not and never weep
For me. l rest in perfect peace;
And till all earthly strife shall cease,
shall in silence slumber deep.
You do me wrong to stir and sweep
Away my fondest hopes and keep
Me from rny rest and just release.
In Flanders Fields
Disturb me not, but let me sleep
Right where I am and never weep
Again, for I shall never cease
To live and make my light increase,
As time rolls on in silence deep.
In Flanders Fields
Henry Polk Lowenstein.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-04-22
ROBERTS WINS A MILLION.
(Rv Associated Press.

BY AssOclaltU fIe5S-J
Omaha, Neb.--George A. Roberts, the
largest grain speculator in Omaha, who
cleaned up $2,o0O,OC0 on the advance
in corn last year, has come to the front
again as winner of $1,000,000 by the
advance in rye, as Omaha grain men
understood Probably his winnings
are lessLfrom a quarter to half,
rather than full million. At any rate
he has cleaned up The Omaha
story is that he bought rye at $146,
the lowest Of the season. last February
and sold it yesterday at $500, the high
est Of the crop season to date.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-04-22
GRAND JURY PROBES PRICES.
By Associated Press.

Chicago Investigation Of advances
in food prices in Chicago incident to
the railroad strike, was underway to-
day by federal officials. A shortage
Of potatoes, developed in the last
month, which has sent Wholesale prices
to from $3.50 to s7.75 a hundred pounds
was given special scrutiny.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-04-22
TOURISTS LIKE PANAMA DRINK.
Native Beverage of Sherry and Cocoa.
nut Becomes Popular.

Panama The Panama drink called
9pipa" which is made Of the milk Of
a young green cocoanut, enlivened
with a geenrous dash Of sherry, is
finding much favor among people who
come here from the states, since ma
tionsl prohibition took effect. Owing
in part, perhaps, to prohibition, the
Isthmus IS experiencing the greatest
rush Of tourists in its history.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-04-22
WILLIE LIKES ROCKS

Milwaukee, Wis Shops which sell
diamonds in Milwaukee always look
forward to the coming of Willie Jack
son, Each time the slugger visits the
Cream City he invests his ring win
nings in some Of those rocks" On his
last trip he rung up $500 in diamonds.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-04-22

San Francisco, Cal-Louis Parente,
boxing promoter, who has conducted
club in Frisco for years, has tossed up
the sponge. The Coliseum, scene of
his ring venture, has been turned over
to Claude Oortega, John Foppiano and
Paul Vannuchi.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-04-22
USES HOME TALENT.

Omaha, Neb. Three youngsters from
the sandlots of OMAHA are making
strong bid for places on Pa Rourke's
Western League outfit. They are
Stanley Skupa and Ed. Franek, pitch
ers, and Walter Nufer, infelder.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-04-22
DISABLED SOLDIERS FIRST

London. Signs have been placed on
the doors Of some street cars. here,
reading: Disabled men first, please"
as reminder of wounded soldiers
to the crowds that rush to leave the
cars,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-04-22
CAN'T DODGE H. c. L.

Toledo. Prices OF graves have been
boosted in most cemeteries here. AS
result the final resting places are
pretty well picked over. Many persons
are buying - escape bsSher prices il
the future
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-04-22
TIP FOR ToBACCO TRUST.

Akron George NJ Mansfield, lumber
company clerk here, was troubled by
cigaret borrowers. He made one out
Of red cedar shavings. Result-no
more borrowers
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-04-22

A mining glossary just issued by the
Bureau of Mines contains 10000 terms
and 10000 definitions, covering. both
technical and local usages in various
branches Of the mining and mineral
industry.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-04-22

An inventor has mounted wheel on
the end Of cane intended to be used
by blind persons to guide themselves
about streats Without taE~ ug on pave
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-04-22
BOLTING BARRIERS
EXPLAIN ACTIONS
did Not Strike but Just
Quit" Say Buffers
BARRIERS.
GIVE THEIR REASONS


The other side of the Buhler barber
strike story was being told this morn
ing by the four BARRIERS who walked
out of the shop more than week ago
after H. H. Buhler, the owner of the
shop had started some disciplinary
measures, The four BARRIERS, all of
whom have secured employment in
other Kenosha shops, are insistent
that they are not Strikers" but that
they merely used their prerogativs
to quit any position when they desired.
"The public has been misinformed
as to the real causes of the walk-out."
they declared. eve did not object to
his rules of running a barber shop
under sanitary conditions, but we ap-
proved of them. The real reason for
his laying down such rigid rules was
to get even with the four BARRIERS as
a part of the local union, who voted
for the closing of shops on Thursday
afternoons and asked an increase in
wages to take effect April IL"
Did Lay Down Rules.
at is true that Buhler called us in
on that Saturday evening in question
and laid down some rules. Some of
these we did not approve of and some
of them could not be bettered either
from the standpoint of employer or
employee. He gave these rules not as
a suggestion, but as a demand. He
told US if we did not like them, we
could pack up and get out, as he claim
ed that we had antagonized him to
such an extent that he would not toll
crate it any longer.
"He said he was treating us as or
gained labor. He wanted to dock us
fraction of an hour if we were late
in the morning or returning fro
meals, even though we were We.
on commission basis. In closing, Ais
remarks he called in the keys of the
shop"
Object to Remarks Made.
The BARRIERS insisted that they had
not objected to the disciplinary meas
ures SO much as the remarks which
were made following their issuance.
They allege that on the streets on Sat
urday Butler had declared that he had
"laid down his discipline to the men
and the first one who made a crooked
move would get out.
eve could not see why we shout be
accused Of being crooks" said one of
the BARRIERS, therefore we just quit"
The BARRIERS declared that they had
considered the episode entirely pri-
vate one, but that they believed it was
right to them to have the public hear
the other side of the story
The announcement by the BARRIERS is
not an attempt on their part to return
to work as it is said that they have
secured other places in Kenosha. So
far as Butler is concerned, the strike
is also ended, since he has secured
other BARRIERS to take their places and
the shop is now running full blast.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-04-22

Terre Haute. Telephone pay boxes
were damned by Canadian dimes and
quarters when 20 per cent discount
was announced here on foreign money.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-04-22
Workers Are Patriotic.

Secretary Shearer paid high COM
pliment TO the loyalty and patriotism
exemplifed by local factory workers
during 1918 and 1919. @No more try
ing period has ever existed than that
of war and Reconstruction" said Mr..
Shearer, and | am pleased to say that
by far the largest percentage Of our
shop operatives we're faithful in re-
Hponse to avery call for additional ser