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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-07-01
Interesting and Different Work
Done in the Schools of KenOShn


A lot of people who have been of the
opinion that the three reading,
riting and rithmatic ARE being for
gotten in the schools Of the city will
be interested in a different" report
on work in penmanship in the city
schools. 1t is given by Emily E. Rob
inson, in charge of this work. Miss
Robinson says:
Penmanship Report.
In September we began the use Of
the Economy system of writing in the
elementary grades. We started Book
| in second grade, finishing with Book
v in sixth grade. To me the method
seems far superior to the old copy
book idea and several of the grade
teachers have expressed satisfaction
with the system.
/ gave one lesson every four weeks,
to each elementary grade, except four
first grades, which I had to omit on
account Of lack of time.
In February, 1920, gave test on
form and speed to grades four, five
and six. l scored the paper according
to the Ayres' Standard Scale for Meas
uring Handwriting. / found that the
average for form in every grade ex-
anined was higher than the average
in February of 1919. Several grades
exceeded the Ayres' standard average.
The whole test can be more easily
judged by the accompanying graph.
In the Frank Junior High I gave
three lessons per week in penmanship
to all pupils who were poor in that
subject. These pupils were selected
by the English teachers and took PEN
manship until they showed improve
ment in written work II handled a
total of about $50 pupils each semes-
ter. This method of selecting the
poorer writer's worked very satisfac-
torily due to the excellent cooperation
Of the English department of the
Frank Junior High. During the sec
ond semester taught spelling to all
who were sent In by different teach
ers.-Emily E. Robinson.
Explanation of Report.
Mrs. Bradford submits the following
in explanation of Miss Robinson's re-
port:
The Ayers standard scale to which
Miss Robinson refers is one of the ap-
pliances used today in schools to meas
ure or judge the penmanship of pupils,
and is one of the things which show
how education today, in many Of its
phases, is becoming standardized.
Formerly the judgment of a child's
writing was left to the teacher, and
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-07-01
GAS HEARING
ON JULY 10TH
City Official Notified Of
Hearing to Reduce Stan
dard of Gas Sold Here.
EXPECT BIG PROTEST

Notice has been served on the city
that the hearing on the petition of the
Wisconsin Gas and Electric company
to lower the standard of gas furnished
to Racine, Kenosha and other cities,
will be held at the commission offices
in Madison on the morning of July
Is. It is expected that Kenosha will
be represented at the hearing by City
Attorney John S. Slater and it is GER
tain that this city will make strong
protest against any lowering of the
standard for gas supplied by the COM
pany to Kenosha.
1t will be recalled that less than a
year ago a special hearing was held
by the commission in Kenosha to hear
protests against the quality of gas
supplied to the city by the company.
At this hearing many citizens ap-
peared. While conditions have been
improved since that hearing, there are
still many complaints on the quality of
the gas supplied. If the hearing on the
petition to reduce the standard were
held in Kenosha undoubtedly many
people would appear to protest.
Commission Fixed Standard.
A ruling of the commission some
time ago required that the gas COM
pany manufacture gas containing 600
heat units. The company desires this
standard lowered to 500 heat units.
It claims that it is practically inn
possible to obtain coal. The fuel
which can be obtained is of such poor
quality that it is even difficult to main
tain standard Of 800 heat units. At
times the gas has gone far below this
standard, especially during the past
few months. There have been numer-
Gus protests from residents that the
quality Of the gas has been so poor
that it was almost impossible to
cook with it, and that gas lights
were very dim.
In explanation the company cites the
coal shortage. Recently it was feared
that it would be necessary to shut
down the local plant because the fuel
shortage was so acute. D. E. Callen-
dar, local manager Of the plant, and
William Pugh, Racine coal dealer,
made several hurried trips to Cleye-
land andp succeeded in getting boat
load of coal for the Racine plant. The
quality was so poor, however, that an
inferior grade of gas was obtained.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-07-01
KENosHAN IN EARTHQUAKE.
Miss Marguerite Harbaugh Was in "a
Real Thriller Out West.

Miss Marguerite Harbaugh Was in "a
Real Thriller Out West.
Letters from Miss Marguerite Har-
baugh, who is now acting as private
secretary for Walter Burke at the San
Francisco convention, describe her ex-
periences in ga real thriller, the
earthquake which recently shook Los
Angeles and its environs and brought
Californians haunting memories Of the
San Francisco disaster, not to men
tion disquieting fears that something
similar was about to happen again.
Residents of Los Angeles, where
Miss Harbaugh was visiting at the
time of the earthquake, felt two
shocks of twelve seconds each and four
more Of lesser duration.
st was very uncanny," Miss Har-
baugh writes. Everything rocked like
the crazy house at carnival and
everybody ran fora streets or cellars
to get away from falling things if the
house should collapse. Folks out here,
who have been through other earth
quakes weren't very frightened but it
was new and real thriller for me-"
Miss Harbaugh will return to Keno
sha early in July.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-07-01
HALF-HoURs IN HONOLULU.
Kenoshans Can Learn to Play the Steel
Guitar In Less Than Nothing.

Kenoshans Can Learn to Play the Steel
Guitar In Less Than Nothing.
Little old Honolulu has been estab-
lished in the rooms above the Williams
Drug store at the corner of Main and
Market streets. Here now Kenosha
days are made Hawaiian nights by the
plaintive strains of music. on the steel
guitar.
The place has. ben made the Keno
sha Studio of j. Daniel, American
authority on Hulu-H Hula music. His
pupil, Mrs. NJ Stacker, is offering Ke-
noshans the magical opportunity Of
learning to play Hawaiian music, one
piece in half an hour and any piece
after ten lessons at the Studio. Such
progress is made possible by Mr..
Daniels special method and music for
the steel guitar, the instrument that
produces fascinating melody between a
whisper and whine.
1t made the Bird of Paradise the
greatest theatrical success of its time, .
Mrs. Stacker said today. Everyone
who hears Hawiian music love it and
can learn to play it if they will only
follow the rules. They're our secret.
We teach them in ten lessons"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-07-01
KENosHAN WEBS WAUKEGANITE.
Announcement Made Of Marriage Of
Miss Hattie Piehl to w. n. Larsen.

Announcement Made Of Marriage of
Miss Hattie Piehl to w. III. Larsen.
Friends of Miss Hattie Piehl will be
surprised to learn. of her marriage in
Chicago, Sunday, to Walter H. Larsen
Of Waukegan. Not even intimate
friends we're admitted to the secret
until an account of the marriage APP
peared in Waukegan paper. Mr.. and
Mrs. Larsen left Immediately after the
ceremony for two weeks honeymoon
trip in the east. They plan to visit
New York, Boston, Washington and
other eastern points. They will be at
home to their friends at 317 North
Sheridan road, Waukegan, after July
18th.
Mrs. Larsen is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Piehl Of 1913 Lyman
avenue. She has been popular in her
social set and has many friends to
wish her happiness. Mr.. Larsen is a
prominent Waukegan business man.
He is connected with the Waukegan
Decorating company. He is also ac-
tive in social and fraternal circles.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-07-01
.VOLIVA SMILES
AT OPPOSITION
Does Not Appear to Have
Fear of Invasion Of Zion
by Mrs. Jane Dowie.
MAKES DIRE THREAT.

Wilbur Glenn Voliva laughed when
he read the report of the proposed
visit of Mrs. Jane Dowie to Zion City
under the auspices of the Independent
Party and for the purpose Of trying
to overthrow his (Voliva's) leadership.
"There's Mrs. Dowielg he said. 81
wish they'd try some one that could
put up a fghtl I'm not in the busi-
ness of fighting women"
Then the 0verseer recalled one in
cident in his hayhood days where 9
woman tried to pull him off his base
during baseball match. He swatted
her one and she let CO. "a woman
who gets out of her place ought to
be hit" said the 0verseer.
Referring again to Mrs. Dowie,
Voliya said, 'It's very laughable. The
supreme effort is to get Zion to go
to the goat house. If any of you are
goats you had getter go. The devil
said, eff I was just rid of Voliva I'd
get Zion City!"
Then the Overseer spied two deacons
asleep in his audience. "There's two
deacons asleep!" he said. you ought
to go without your breakfast and din
ner. The reason why you. go to sleep
is because you have eaten too much.
All the blood is in your belly instead
Of in your brains, You go without
your dinner, and your ribs will be
knocking against each other, then you
will stay awake" The deacons woke
up and rubbed their eyes.
Getting back onto the warpath
again, Voliva launched out: @IIl tell
you Zion, I'll down the whole business.
I'll knock the devil out Of Marshall
Field & Co. I'll plant the Zion banner
on the factory and tell them to go to
hell. Write that down in your little
note book and watch the proceedings.
I'll have that lace factory and every
inch Of Zion City soil"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-07-01
Taghannetti Held
in Bonds of $500
Man Charged With Stabbing Frank
Kotlow Keeps His Promise and
Comes Into Court.

John Taghanetti, charged with plung-
ing knife into the back of Frank
Hollow during a. fight at west side
factory some time ago, kept his prom
Use with the officers and came into the
municipal court on Monday Afternoon
to answer the charges brought against
him by the state. He entered plea
of "Not guilty to charge of assault
with intent to do great bodily harm
and gave bonds of three hundred dol
lars to insure his appearance at the
adjourned hearing set for July 18TH
It was said that he would plead "Self
defense" when the case is called for
trial.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-07-01
Arthur R0ders
Dies on Saturday

Arthur Roders, aged eighteen years.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Roders,
302 N. Congress street, died Saturday
at Willowbrook Sanatorium after an
illness Of two years. He was born
in Kenosha, June 9, 1902. He attended
st. George school and church. He is
survived by his father, step-mother-
two brothers, and five sisters. Funeral
will be held from his home; services
at st. George church at nine o'clock
Wednesday morning. He has many
ans relatives who mourn his death.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-07-01
"SAY 1T WITH FLOWERS"
l. Turner. & Sons Have Instructive
Window Display. Work of z. I. D. A.

L. Turner. & Sons Have Instructive
Window Display, Work of F. I. D. A.
Entertaining and instructive is the
window display at the L. Turner &
Sons F. T. D. flower shop. I4ycopodium
and moss form an earthly setting for
miniature telegraph poles with wires
leading from Kenosha, conspicuously
marked on gaily colored map, to i'm
portant cities in the United States.
Business-like telegraph instruments
and flower boxes testify to the fact
that the Florists Telegraph Delivery
association is alert to serve the best
interests of patrons in every part of
the world. The display, arranged by
Mr.. Rasico of the Western Union Tel
egraph company, has been shown in
Milwaukee as an educational feature
by the F. T. D. A. L. Turner & Sons
are members of the association and
they have taken this unique means of
explaining the system Of telegraph de-
livery for flowers which can be ordered
in Kenosha and delivered in New York,
San Francisco, Hawaii, or Europe
within a few hours time. The local
store telegraphs the association mem
Der in the specified city, stating the
kind of flowers and the amount which
is to be spent and presto! they have
said it with flowers"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-07-01
WRIT WEISS.
Well Known Couple Married Today at
Parsonage of Friedens Church.

a simple wedding ceremony took
place at the parsonage of the Friedens
Evangelical Lutheran Church at 2:30
o'clock this afternoon when the Rev.
Carl Buenger united in marriage Miss
Isabelle Katherine Writ, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Writ Of Somers,
and Henry G. Weiss. son of Mrs. Mich
ael Weiss Of 500 Jenne street. The
couple was attended by Miss Esther
Weiss, sister of the groom, and by
Arnold Writ, brother of the bride.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-07-01

Mac when he cornered them at the
Palace.
'sYou mean Mrs. Cummings talking
to her husband" said Mrs. Cummings
with merry smile.
'.No," said Cummings.
"Oh, come on outside. 1t will be lots
Of, fun" said Mrs. Cummings, thereby
winning Macs undying admiration.
My hats upstairs" said Cummings.
"Well, go and get it," ordered his
wife. And he did
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-07-01
ENTERTAIN LODGE MEMBERS.
Sons and Daughters of st. George Give
Party for Persons Leaving City.


Party for Persons Leaving City.
The members of the Southport lodge,
Sons of st. George, and the members
Of the Edith Cavell lodge, Daughters
OF st. George, entertained at the Mod
ern Woodmen hall Monday evening for
Mr.. and Mrs. James Brown, who will
leave soon to make their home in Can
ada; for Mrs. Alice Banks and Miss
Elsie Banks, who will leave soon to
make their home in England; and for
Leonard Parker, who will go to Eng
land to live in the near future. Each
Of the honor guests was presented
with farewell token. The committee
IN charge arranged merry program
Of games and dancing. "A refreshment
course was served.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-07-01
OPENS DOOR TO
OPERATIC FAME
DR.. A. NJ. Bernstein to Per-
form Operation for Miss
Ada TiIIey, Singer,
HELPED KENOSHANS'

Kenosha friends of DR.. A. NJ. Bern
stein of Chicago and formerly Of Ke-
nosha, will be much interested in the
following clipping from 8 Chicago
paper, in regard to an operation which
DR.. Bernstein will perform, gratis, for
Miss Ada Tilley. Miss Tilley has been
gifted with beautiful voice but her
opportunities for displaying it upon
the operate or concert stage are not
numerous because of a limp which
hampers her in moving about the
stage. DR.. Bernstein has been sing
ularly successful in this particular
field of work and has performed SINH
lar successful operations for Keno
shans during the time he practiced
here. He is also much interested in
music and it is therefore natural that
he should offer his services that Miss
Tilley's wonderful gift may be shared
with musical loving public. Let the
clipping tell the interesting story:
desire and ambition are twins, like
sleep and death.
Desire dreams of things to be con-
quered, is feeble of effort and lives,
along easy in mind and body. Desire
accomplishes nothing.
Ambition is built of sterner stuff.
1t seeks only of its kind in those it
seizes upon. Hence, ambition means
ceaseless activity and, as every one
knows, much suffering.
Miss Ada Tilley knows ambition.
She sings. Those who have heard her
say her future is great. Whatever
that future may be, Miss Tilley knows
only that she wants it to be a glory,
and to this end has elected to suffer.
~
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-07-01

Mrs. A. Levin, Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Silver, Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Silver, Mr..
and Mrs. Nathan Silver, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. Gordon, Ben Goldman, Harry Cor
don, the Misses Gussie and Anna Raj
tenberg, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Klein,
Mrs. Cal Klein and son Arnold, Mr..
Steinert and Mr.. Schaeffer, Racine;
Miss Bertha Slabotkin, Miss Eva Click
and Hyman Click of Milwaukee; Mrs.
James Rose, Los Angeles, CAL; Mr..
and Mrs. A. Wolf, Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy
Silverman, Mr. and Mrs. p r. Barr,
Miss Gladys Silverman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles NJ. Breggstone, Mr. and Mrs.
Seymour Jacobson, the Messrs. Jacob
son, Mr.. and Mrs. M. I. Bernstein, Mr.
and Mrs. M. Frank, Mr.. and Mrs. M
Rubin, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Shapiro,
Mr.. and Mrs. Meyers, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Isador, Mrs. P. Levin and daugh-
ter Hazel, and Frank Berger, Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-07-01

Telephone wires in the United States
have reached total length Of 22,-
1927, 1855 miles.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-07-01

Getting exclusive pictures of Demo
cratic celebrities for the Evening
News, takes diplomacy on the part of
Staff Photographer Macdonald in San
Francisco. Above, left to right, you
see the first news picture taken on the
coast Of Homer S. Cummings, Demo
cratic national committee chairman
and his wife. To get this picture
took some talking.
"Mr Cummings, may take a picture
of you talking to your wife 2" asked
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-07-01

charge of fifty cents pound is
made for freight.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-07-01

Texas City Hit
by Bub0nic Plague
(By Associated Press1

Bumont, Texas With the disc0v-
cry here Of the second suspected case
Of the bubonic plague, orders went out
this morning from health officials for
a determined war of determination
against rats here. The new suspect
is under close observation, A negress
died here of the plague on Saturday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-07-01

Read the Telegraph Courier.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-07-01

$1,000"
She is about to undergo an opera
ton whereby a slight limp will be
banished and she may walk at ease
upon the operate or concert stage.
Many in Chicago know Miss Tilley.
She is an assistant in the vocal studio
of Charles W. Clark in the Bush Con-
servatory of Music, Chicago She is
the daughter of the Rev B. F. Tilley, a
Baptist minister of Emporia, Kan, and
is in Chicago absolutely "on her own"
another earmark of ambition,
Members of the Chicago Opera com
pany have heard her and have spoken
in high praise of her voice, her intelli-
gence, her attractiveness and her mu-
steamship. Others have discussed
her in like vein.
Doctor Offers Operation.
It was quite natural that she should
come to the attention of DIR. A. NJ.
Bernstein, 104 S. Michigan avenue He
has been successful in operations such
as Miss Tilley requires, and his inter
est in the young woman's future
prompted him TO offer his services
gratis. She will enter Michael Reese
Hospital this week.
Miss Tilley, red haired, slender, good
to look upon, laughs it all away, the
prospect Of suffering, that is.
"I'm not afraid" she said simply.
"If it will help me. it means nothing
now and everything later on. want
very much to be great musician and
am working constantly toward that
end. | wouldn't miss having. this
operation performed and am deeply
grateful to DR.. Bernstein"
Which little speech is fair sample
of the stuff on which ambition builds"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-07-01

When the orators at the Democratic
National convention at San Francisco
start spell-binding the women dele
gates with honeyed words about s'the
most beautiful ladies in the world" it
won't be flattery. 1t is a fact undis-
puted that never before at any ma
tional convention has there been such
an aggregation of beautiful women as
are now in San Francisco. If proof
were needed, the above sextette sup
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-01-22
An Appeal for the Chamber
of Commerce
With Several Direct Question

With Several Direct Questions.
Mr.. BUSINESS MAN:
Do you realize that any community
needs team work to make it successful
trading center? That if we all pull to-
gether our profits will increase ten-fold2
That we cannot combat the forecasted
increases in population without concen-
trated effort?
Here are few things for you to think
about:
The city of Belfast needs its Chamber
of Commerce
The Chamber of Commerce needs the
combined energy of every business man
Every business man needs the good
will and patronage of every citizen.
The Chamber of Commerce is working
in the interest of the business man and
citizen. You cannot be in business with
| out reaping some reward from what the
chamber is doing and the amount of
your reward is directly in proportion to
the amount of energy you expend in help
ing to make the Chamber of Commerce
successful and active institution.
The future of Belfast was never so
piISHI anu lHe \Hdl1peT Ol SOuLlelCe
has some hard work to do. We need
members and lot Of them and you who
| remain passive and do not feel that the
institution is working for your interest
and are contented to lay back and let the
other fellow do all the work while you
are reapng the benefit from it, should
! take active part and help to attain the
| high ideals for which the Chamber is
working.
Ask yourself these questions:
| Who pays the rent for the sardine fac
| tory?
| Who pays the wharfage for the island
/ steamers?
The first employs many people and the
latter brings many who play an important
part in the success of your business. The
| Chamber of Commerce pays for both.
Send IN your name now and help make
| 1920 the best year Belfast has ever seen.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-01-22
KNOX

Mrs. A. S. Bailey was on the sick list
last week.
Weymon Giepey has gone to Lisbon
Falls to work.
Dr. W. L. Vest of Belfast was a pro-
fessional caller at Mr.. Penney's one day
recently.
Miss Lottie Mason has finished working
for Mrs. Jennie Richardson and returned
to her home in jackson.
Mrs. Lizzie Clarey of Belfast has re-
turned home after weeks visit with
her mother, Mrs. Martha Hearin.
Mr.. and Mrs. B, L. Aborn attended a
pleasant meeting Of Drigo Grange, Free
dom, Saturday afternoon JAN 10th, and
Center Montvile that night to install the
officersfor 1920.
Mrs. B. L, Aborn and three of the
Knox Club members, Mark Shibles,
President of the club, Henry Vose, Co.
champion in Senior class Sweet Corn,
and Earl Curtis, Co. champion in Senior
class potatoes, attended the State con-
test IN Orono. All report very nice
time.