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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23
BAD BUSINESS
CUTS BONUSES
Local Manufacturers Indi-
cate Distributions Will
Not be Same.
SEE TOO MUCH DOUBT

That familiar and much liked word
bonus" is not going to be so promin-
ent in the vocabulary of Kenosha this
year as it has been in some of the
former years and the uncertainty of
the business conditions at the present
time seems to have cast cloud of
doubt over the possible granting of
gratuities to Kenosha workers this
year. Reports were heard today Of the
granting of bonuses at several places,
but officials of all of the companies de-
MED that any bonuses had been paid
today or that any were to be paid today.
"Please don't quote me-" said one
of the prominent manufacturers, shut
the conditions of business at the
present time do. not warrant paying
any great advancement in wages and
that is what bonus means. 1t is pos
sible that the usual distributions may
just be delayed until conditions are
more settled but just now there is
nothing to be said along this line
The dividends to the workers at the
Simmons company were going out to-
day and it was understood that this
was participation in the profits of
the company as per the agreement and
not in the way of "bonus" In MAX
ing the distribution this year the let
ter carries warning that business
contions may not warrant similar
distribution next year.
At the offices of the Nash Motors
company, Frost Manufacturing COM
pany, American Brass company, N. r.
Aliens Sons company and Cooper
Underwear company it was announced
today that no statement had been made
in regard to bonuses or gratuities.
At several of the places it was indi-
Gated that some small distributions
would be made but it was indicated that
would not be on the scale which had
been common during the war period.
At the offices Of the Allen A COM
pany this morning President C. c. AL
len said: "We shall give only few
Of the bonuses and they will be very
small, serving as rewards of special
work for the company"
Other manufacturers of the city
said that announcements might be
made later.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23

Kenosha water plant was matter Of
great satisfaction to the men in charge
of making the insurance rates and this
improvement of the city's water sup
ply was one Of the big considerations
in the granting of the advanced rating.
No Change in Residence Rates.
No change is made at this time in
the rates covering residence property
in the city. "These rates were ad-
justed less than three years ago." de-
clared one of the insurance men this
morning, "and they were adjusted
downward. 1t is possible that some
further changes in the residence rates
may be made later on as the improve
ments to the city continue and the fire
hazard is reduced. This reduction in
insurance rates shows a dollar and
cents value of city improvements to
the property owners which should
not be overlooked. 1t means lot in
the aggregate"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23

cussed with Judge Lands and the fed
eral commissioner. ~ can say, how
ever, that they mean business and that
they intend to take up the investiga-
ton of the conditions here from the
Chicago Office"
Commissioner Richardson told Con-
stable Scholey that so far as the car
loads of booze were concerned, which
have been brought to Kenosha under
permit, these could not legally be I'M
loaded unless an official was on hand
to see that the liquid was delivered
to the proper party.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23

The comparative rates paid by the
consumers of the two cities are even
more favorable to the consumers of
Kenosha than the above table would
indicate, as the Racine rates are based
on the quantity of water used in a
three months period, while the Keno
sha rates are based on a six months
period. The minimum rate is the same
in both cities, being $500 per year.
Formerly Private Corporation.
Racine's water supply until less than
two years ago was privately owned and
controlled, when it was taken over by
the city at a cost of $1,225, 100000. The
system under private ownership failed
to keep pace with the growth of the
city and, according to a report re-
Gently made by Alvord and Burdick Of
Chicago, the city is now confronted
with the necessity Of spending APP
proximately $2,O0o,00O.O0 more on
new station, filter plant, intake and
extension of mains.
The result is large bonded indebt-
edness which means that the high
water rentals which the people Of Ra-
cine have been paying the private cor
poration in past years must continue.
The rates for Kenosha which are still
so much lower than the rate for RAJ
cine have been increased about 36 per
cent in the past three years to keep
up with the increased cost of opera
tion, while the Racine rates are prac-
tically the same as they have been for
great many years under private own
ership. Since taking over the water
system Racine has found it necessary
to assist the financing of extensions
by charging the property fronting on
streets on which new mains are laid
$1.00 per foot on each side of the
street. The policy in Kenosha has
been to provide money for extensions
by issuing bonds and paying the inter
est on and retiring the bonds from the
earnings of the water department.
Municipal Ownership Pays.
The city Of Kenosha after twenty
five years of municipal ownership, not
that water rentals have
been so much less than in Racine dur.
ing all that period, has a practically
new water system that is keeping pace
with the growth of the town and the
total bonded debt Of the plant on
January /, 1921, will be $685. 100000 In
fact, Kenosha now has a plant about
equal to what Racine will have after
investing it's $1,225,0oO in the old plant
and 100000 in improvements or
total Of over 100000.
Meanwhile in addition to getting
cheaper water, the people of Kenosha
are getting clean filtered water while
Racine is still getting along with the
somewhat adulterated and generally
dirty water Of old Lake Michigan"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23
PLAZA HOTEL
SOLD TODAY
John Bruins Purchases the
Property from Charles
Wiener Today.
OTHER REALTY DEALS.

Announcement was made this morn
ing of the sale of the Plaza Hotel by
Charles Wiener to John Bruins, the
transfer including both the lease for
the property and the furnishings and
equipment of the hotel. The consid-
Grafton in the transaction was said to
be in the neighborhood of $4,000. Mr..
Bruins has had several years expert
ence in the hotel business, having
been formerly the owner of the Cum
mings Hotel. He is to take charge of
the property today and will personally
assume the management of the hotel
There will be no change made in
the Plaza Cafe, as Paul Junker will
continue to operate this under the new
The Plaza Hotel has been recently
redecorated and refurnished and the
new managem ent promises to make it
one of the most convenient and salts
factory hotels in the city.
It was also learned that the papers
had been signed for the sale of the
quarter of the lot located at the south
WCSt COAHSE VI GOAIJ anu
Sheridan road from the heirs Of the
Charles Halberstadt estate to DR..
George L. Ross. There are two houses
on this property, but it does not in
clude the Halberstadt home at the
corner of Sheridan road and Park
street. The price paid for the prop
erty was in the neighborhood of
$4,000.
Papers are also being drawn for the
sale of the property at the northwest
corner of Park and Chicago streets,
another quarter of the Halberstadt
estate property. This deal viii involve
more than $4,000 and is expected 70
be closed in a very fsw days. The
property will be purchased by the
company organized recently to build a
theatre on the site and the company
has recently made very substantial
addition to the option money paid on
the property.
All three of these transactions have
been carried on through the A. f. Stahl
agency, Church and Park streets.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23
Asks $500 Damages:
Is Awarded SIPS
b. A. Morris Injured in Motor Car
Collision Receivers Damages
from Stanley Lojeski.

A jury in the circuit court late on
Thursday afternoon brought in YER
diet awarding H. A. Morris damages
Of .$125.0O in suit brought against
Stanley Loieski. The suit was based
on collision of automobiles which
took place on Rowland avenue in
March of this year. The complaint al
legged that Erwin Lojeski, the minor
son of the defendant, was driving the
automobile. The two cases on the day
calendar of the circuit court today
were the cases of Brown VS.. Pappas
and Central Fuel aid Ice company VS..
Nelson. Both were suits on contracts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23
BREAK WITH GREECE
AS KING RETURNS
Great Britain, France and Italy to
Withdraw Diplomats from Athens
in the Near Future
(By United Press)

Paris-Great Britain and France
have agreed to plan whereby they
and Italy will withdraw ambassadors
from Athens leaving only the Charge
de Affairs to look after their inter-
ests, the French foreign Office an
nounced today. Execution of the pro-
ject awaits only the approval of Italy
This action would reduce Greece to a
third rate power in the eyes Of three
large European nations is one of the
steps designed to indicate the Allies
opposition to the restoration of King
Constantine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23

had been guests of honor. Miss An
tonowicz was shot through the jaw
and marked for life. Kurnilowitz was
defended at the trial by Judge Joseph
R. Clarkson and the evidence showed
that he was under the influence of IL
quor. He declared at the time that
he had planned to kill the girl and
take his own life after she had de-
clined to marry him.
Much sympathy was shown for the
man in Kenosha at the time of the
trial as many held that he was men
tally deranged. It is said that he has
been model prisoner in the state
institution.
Nothing is known of the present
whereabouts Of the young woman.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23
1T. O'BRIEN DIES
AS A SUICIDE
Hero of World War Takes His Own
Life at Los Angeles Branding
Himself a Coward -

Los Angeles, Cal. - 1t. Pat O'Brien
one Of the outstanding heroes of the
World War was dead today by his own
hand, "A Coward" as he branded him
self before he sent bullet rashing in
to his brain in room at the Alex
andria hotel here.
O'Brien who was thirty years old
and a veteran Of five wars who gained
distinction in the world war as mem
Der Of the Royal Flying Corps, kill
ed himself after an unsuccessful at
tempt at reconciliation with his wife,
known to the motion picture world as
virginia Dare.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23
COLD SPELL HITS PARIS.

Paris - Paris is suffering from an
unusual cold spell. The cold is severe
and is accompanied with snow and ice.
Several canals around the city are
frozen over.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23
Report Shows Kenosha's
Benefits by Longer Mu-
nicipal Management.
GET BETTER WATER
Price for UnfiItered
Water Higher than Kenosha
Pays for Best Water.

which shows that Kenosha is decidedly
B. c. Brennan, superintendent Of the
municipal water plant. gave out an in
teresting statement today relative to
the water rates in Racinea nd Kenosha
favored in rates. The statement
follows:
"The following comparison of the
cost of water in Racine and Kenosha
is conclusive argument in favor Of
municipal ownership of the water
supply:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23

st. Paul Fire was still shoulder
ing today in the Travellers Building, a
six story structure that was practical
" destroyed last night. The loss is
estimated at $150,O00. Heroic efforts
of firemen were of no avail and seven
of them were overcome by smoke in
their efforts to combat the flames.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23
YOUTH nEFIES GINS

Denver-In spite of many guns and
bullets right out in plain sight,
youth robbed shooting gallery of
S14 and escaped.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23

Smolen island, near Kristianssund,
Norway. is flat spot of land with
immense areas of peat Dog.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23

Philadelphia has forty-six thousand
manufacturing plants.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23

Approximately $500 persons visit
the New York aquarium daily
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23
GAINESVILLE COPS FIRST GAME.

GAINESVILLE, Wis. The GAINESVILLE
High school won its first basketball
game last night from the Delevan In
stitute on a count of SO to Ii.
Evening star., 1920-01-11

Department Commander f. Lester
Jones has announced the personnel OF
his staff for the District of Columbia
Department of the American Legion
for the present calendar year Com
mander Jones is chairman or the de
detrimental executive committee, OF
which all executive department Of
ficSrs are ex-officiO members. Inc re-
viSed list follows:
Junior vice commander. Julia Z.
Stitnson: adjutant. Howard S. FISK
assistant adjutants. Adelaide n Har-
bers and Mabelle l.. Musser; nnance
officer. William J. Harper; quarter
master, John L. Hogardy; judge ad-
vocate. Henry Leonard: chaplain. Jonn
Paul Tyler: historian. Mrs: Charles d.
Thompson; Americanization omcer,
Henry Breckenridge: entertainment
offfcer. John c. Chevalier; surgeon:
william c. Rucker: publication ana
publicity officer. William a. Du Puy,
vocational training officer. Madison L.
Hill; legislative officer, Kenneth a.
McRae; relief and welfare ofncer.
Walter d. Rogers; ways and means
officer, julius ]. Peyser: employment
officer, James Harten: athletic omcer'
Frank b. Schlosser; master-at-arms'
John J. Mulligan; colorbearers. wal
ter =. Plummer and Roy c. Hollfngs-
worth; executive committee. in adol-
tion to the chairman. Fred w. car
rin-ton. Frank A. Connolly, Marie
Covert. Harry ]. Davis. Daniel j. Don
ovSn, Cecil ]. Dowd, Frank I. fulieT'
Alice B. Harvey, Henry Hayes. wal
ten Bruce Howe. A. s: lmrie; beh}anrh
Jablons, Alexander Mann. Fl. f. Ram
sey. Joseph Y. Reeves. John Lewis
smith, Rose Frances Stokes. Charles
w. swan and Maude c. Williams.
Evening star., 1920-01-11
Three Soldiers Die at Sea.

NEW YORK. January 10.-Three pri-
vate soldiers died during the voyage
Of the Army transport Mercury, which
arrived here Thursday from Antwerp
Fay Bennett of Shawnee. Okla, and
Bernard L. Black of Alabama died of
pneumonia and Earl A. Neely of Brad
ford. Pa, succumbed to bronchitis
Evening star., 1920-01-11
Fl.ction Limit Up Thursday.

Under the regulation adopted re-
Gently by the executive committee 10
cat posts of the American Legion
have until next Thursday to elect
their post officers for the year 1920.
-ana indications are that every post
viii have this business out of the
way on the required date. Post cleo
tioins will be held hereafter between
December 15 and January Is. Officers
recently chosen to head local posts
ana not hitherto announced in this
rolnmn are:
sQuentin Roosevelt Post. No. IL
Austin S. Imrie. commander: James
p. Lawyer. senior vice commander:
John S. Ingram. junior vice COM
nander: Frank w. Loeff1er, adjutant;
Charles S. Boyce, assistant adjutant:
Dewitt c. Smith. finance officer: Will
lam c. Finley. historian: Curtis Lee
Hall. surgeon; Garrett l.. Allen. chap
iaih: John F. Kelley. master-at-arms:
Clan W. McCambridge. sergeant at
arms.
National Press Club Post. No. 20
Jack Connolly, commander; Thomas
r. Darden. senior vice commander:
Nelson X. Shepard, junior vice COM
nander; Mercer Vernon. adjutant;
William A. Du Puy. finance officer: G.
j.. Hyde. chaplain; Carl d. Ruth. his
toran; william Wolf Smith. SER
geant-at-arms-
Henry c. Spengler Post. No 12-
Frank T. Fuller. commander: Joseph
A. Burbershaw. senior vice command
er: Robert c. Boyd Junior vice COM
mander: Paul f. Twyman, adjutant;
Charles r. McCoy. assistant adjutant
Albert f. Steinem. finance officer
James B. Jones. QUartermaster: Will
n. Chase. chaplain; B. l.. Fuller his
.torian; Walter b. Henretty. master
alarms: Thomas r. FrankNl. SER
eeant-at-arms: d. w. Tastet. sIrgeon
Edwin II. Johnson and Frank e
Sharpless, color bearers.
Evening star., 1920-01-11
VIII Discus. Car Situation.

Liberty Legion. No. /. of the Pri-
vale Soldiers and Sailors Legion held
a special meeting at $40 street
ont Friday night to discuss the street
cat situation in Washington. with a
View to obtaining better service. After
spirited discussion committees were
appointed to confer with the Senate
and House District committees on the
question.
Evening star., 1920-01-11
January Sale ofMattresses
At Reduced Prices

ANLayer Felt Mattresses-Imperial rolled
edge, closely tufted. 81 inch
boxing, voven ticking Regu- (./o
Kapok Mattress, the lightest mattress made,
soft and most comfortable; 6-inch boxing, i'm
periaI rolled edge; wouen
All Cotton Mattress, 5-inch boxing, Imperial
rolled edge, art ticking couer-
ing. Close tufting. Regularly 1910
Evening star., 1920-01-11
Delano Post Entertains.

More than 800 members of various
posts were guests of Jane A. Delano
Post. No. 6, of the American Legion.
at its New Year reception. 1887 X
street northwest. This post, organized
among the Army nurses. had an
nounced a reception from until 3 pm,
but so enjoyable was the occasion TO
guests and hostesses that the hnai
hour was extended until midnight.
Those in the receiving line Were
Miss Alice &. Harvey. commander OF
the post; Miss Anne X. Harkins. ad-
jutant; Miss Mary Moylan. chairman n
of the entertainment committee, ana
Miss Marie Covert, commander-elect
of RelIeau Wood Post, No. 3. The
clubhouse was decorated with cut
flowers and ferns.
Evening star., 1920-01-11
VIII Hold Open Meeting.

National Capital Post. No. 12i. Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars. will hoid an
open NEE ting for men and women at
Pythian Temple on Monday night,
January IL. at which the new ofh-
GERS of the post will be installed. the
wornen's auxiliary of the post Will be
formally instituted. following which
there will be varied entertainment
program. Commander-elect Edward
H Hale is particularly anxious to
have the women well represented at
this meeting.
Jack j. Singer. senior vice COM
ma,nder of the national organization
of the Veterans, will be present at
this meeting, as one of the officers OF
the National Womens Auxiliary. The
charter of the post auxiliary will be
closed prior to the institution cere-
fnony At this meeting arrangements
win be completed for the concert to
be sheld at the New Masonic Temple
February under the auspices of the
National Capital and Equality posts.
and tickets to the concert will be dis
tributed.
Entertainment features of the open
meeting will include boxing, wres-
Ting. fancy shooting. an exhibition
OF Sentriloquism and several musical
numbers.
Rrig. Gen. William Mitchell. chief of
training and construction for the air
service. Joined National Capital Post
at Its last meeting.
Evening star., 1920-01-11
.I.ae,x. ONT, Assiatant.

Department headquarters of the
American Legion. at S23 18th street,
Evening star., 1920-01-11
VETERANS OF THE GREAT WAR
"A Column Devoted to the Interests of the Men Who
Defended the Nation on Land and at Sea.

was forced to suspend operations for
an hour last Thursday, when AdJutant
Howard s. Fisk carried the key away,
and Miss Mabelle Musser. assistant
adjutant, returned from lunch to find
herself locked out in the cold.
A newspaper man discovered ner
standing outside the door listening to
the telephone ringing like fire bell
inside the office. An inventory showed
assets of one penknife, silk umbrei-
la, a battered curtain rod, and a short
piece of telephone wire. and with
these instruments the back door or
the office was attacked. Details of the
operation will not be given. for fear
of encouraging burglary. but after
some fifteen minutes the door was
opened. BY that time the telephone
had given up in despair. Miss Musser
asks that the party call again.
Evening star., 1920-01-11
Named Americanization omcer.

One of the most important appoint
ments made since the national con-
,vention of the American Legion last
November was that announced few
days ago by Der trtment Commander
r. sLester Jones. who named Henry
Breckenridge of Augustus p. Gardner
Post. No. Is. as department Ameri-
capization officer and District repre-
sentative on the national American
ism commission.
The national convention decided or
thu creation of such a commission
s'to endeavOr to realize in the United
States the basic ideal of the American
Legion of 100 per cent Americanism
through planning. establishment anc
conduct of a continuous constructive
educational system designed to G)
combat all anti-Anerican tendencies
activities and propaganda; (2D work
for the education of immigrants, pro-
spective American citizens and alien
residents in the principles of Ameri-
ca nism; (3) irculcate the ideals OF
Antericanism in the citizen popula-
tioh. particularly the basic American
principle that the interests of all the
people are above those of any special
Interest or any so-called class or Sec
fiop of the people; 90 spread through-
.out the people of the nation informa-
pes of American government: (5)
foater the teaching of Imericanism in
ellis schools"
4rthur Woods. former police COM
missioner of New York city, has
been appointed by National Com
uander Franklin D'Olier as chairman
rs ,the commission. which will hold
itss first meeting in Indianapolis jan
uary 19. 1t is the intention of De.
partment Commander Jones to .ap.
point a committee having one member
from each post to direct Americanisn
act les within the District of Co
lurhbia. Mr.. Breckinridge will be
chairman of this committee.
Evening star., 1920-01-11
WIN Give .Hep . MY Thunb.-

The dramatic association of Bel
Iean Wood Post, American Legion.
organized by women who served in
ting Marine Corps, is rehearsing the
play Hop o. My Thumb" and will
present it in the near future under
the auspices Of the community serv-
ice dramatic department. Other men,
bers of the post dramatic association
are cooperating with the marines
on duty at headquarters in the Navy
buudirg, where minstrel show is to
be given by the headquarters detach-
~ Aht.
regular monthly meeting next Tues
faf at O'Clock at 1914 Massachu-
setfs avenue. Installation Of new Of
lcers and the election Of a historian
viii be followed by a social hour.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-05-28
CITY MAY ENJOY
BAND CONCERTS
A Board Of Trade Committee Has
Been Appointed to Make
ARRANGEMENTS

Events of conflicting interest. DO
litical debate and the Thursday half
holiday, among them. cut into the at
tendance at the meeting of the Board
of Trade last night, and the lack of
a quorum prevented consideration of
the several important things which
had been scheduled. In order that no
time may be lost, however, in taking
up at least one of the things propos-
ed for consideration. President Duval,
at the request of the secretary, has
appointed a committee to arrange for
a series of band concerts during the
summer months. Last nights meet
ing of the Board of Trade was the
last to be held this month, and it is
hoped that the band concerts can be-
gin the first week in June.
WhetEcl or not band concerts will
be given during the summer depends
upon whether they can be financed.
1t is not believed that there will be
any great difficulty as music has a
wide appeal, and there has been for
some time desire for band concerts.
For some time there has been no band
organized in Ocala, anw now that a
band has been formed it is believed
that the people of the city will give
it the support that it deserves.