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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-02-10
HONOR KENosHA TEACHER.

Miss Frank Stewart Named on Program
Committee Of State Teachers Assn.
Miss Frank Stewart of Trevor,
former teacher in the schools of Ke-
noah& and more recently supervising
teacher Of the schools Of Kenosha
county, has been highly honored by
the officials OF the Wisconsin State
Teachers association. Miss Stewart
was advised by President Bour of the
association on Saturday that she had
been named as one Of the committee
Of ten to have charge of outlining the
program for The annual meeting of the
association which will be held in Mil
waukee next November. The meeting
is planned as the greatest gathering
of the teachers ever held in the state
and much Of the success of the con-
vention viii depend on the work of the
program committee. Miss Stewart is
the only Kenosha teacher named as a
member of the committee. The pro-
gram committee will start its work at
once and in the early summer the pro-
gram for the fall meeting will be
announced.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-02-10
PALESTINE MANDATE
DRAFTED BY BRITAIN
Widest of Measures for Self Govern
ment to be Featured in New
Mandate for Palestine.
(By Associated Pressl

London--The British draft of the
mandate for Palestine which will be
submitted to the council of the League
of Nations at its next meeting in
Geneva, provides in its first article
that the mandatory nation (Great Bri-
tain) shall have all the powers inner
ent in the government Of sovereign
state, according to the text of the
draft, printed by the Jewish Chronicle
here today. Among the outstanding
features of the mandate are stipula-
tions that the wides measure of self
government for localities consistent
with prevailing conditions, shall be
encouraged, and that the mandatory
shall be responsible for maintaining
such political, administrative and eco
nomic conditions as shall secure the
establishment of q Jewish national
home and the development Of self gov
eminent institutions. The mandatory
assumes the responsibility of seeing
that no Palestine territory shall be
coded, leased, or otherwise subjected
to any foreign power; that Jewish
immigration shall be facilitated; that
the civil and religious rights of all the
inhabitants, irrespective of race or
religion, shall be safeguarded, and
that there be no discrimination against
the nationals Of any states, members
of the League of Nations.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-02-10
BUDAR SENTENCED
TO FEDERAL PRISON
Milwaukee Man Convicted of Bribing
Officials Sentenced to 215 Years
and Fined $4,000.
tBy Associated Preszl

Milwaukee.-Joseph A. Budar, Mil
waukee cafe man, whose dealings in
liquor has implicated many others in
Milwaukee and other portions of the
state and who was convicted on a
charge of bribery in connection with
the money paid to Henry Stroud, a
prohibition enforcement officer, was
sentenced by Judge Geiger just before
noon today to spent PA years in the
federal prison at Fl. Leavenworth and
to pay a fine of $4,000. A ten days
stay Of execution was granted to the
attorneys for Budar in which to file
an appeal. Henry Cochems, who rep
resented Budar, declared that the ap-
peal would be based on the contention
that Judge Geiger erred in instructing
the jury that it was not material
whether or not the bride had been
solicited from Budar. The sentence of
Budar is the heaviest applied in any
case so far connected with the illicit
dealings in liquor in Wisconsin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-02-10
alton on Property in City Which is
5000 of the True Value.
RACINE FIGURES ARE in A SLUMP
Comparison of Tax Valuations Shows That Racine Pays
Less Taxes Than Kenosha While Superior
Pay Slightly Higher Rate

paying more per man in the aggregate
population than the people of Racine
by 9.21@o. This amount appears insig-
nifcant but in the sum total it
amounts quite good little when all
the figures are taken into considera-
ton. Superior with a population of
1854 has slightly larger tax than
Kenosha and pays 48.78 per capita tax
while West Allis with a population of
1875 pays the highest per capita tax
in the state-63.73.
Tax Rates.
Kenosha has tax rate of .035 while
Racine has a tax rate of only .0283
Superior pays a higher rate and their
tax rate is placed at .o45. Here is
the way Racine, Kenosha and Superior
run, in the order in which they are
named: Assessed value of all prop
erty: $T8,s40,388; $54 1893 1926 and
SAC, 899,001. Ration of the assessed to
true value 80.0386, $4,000, s9.60eo.
Total general property taxes $2,2S3,-
053; s1,915,02O; $1,933, 206. Per capita
general property taxes 3S.11q5, 47.32%
and 1880. Tax rates, .0283, 1880
and .0450.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-02-10
LLOYD GEORGE SAYS
GERMANY MUST PAY
British Premier Outlines Allied Posi-
tiOn on Preparations and Disarm-
ament in Address Today.
(By United Pressl

Birmingham, England - Germany
must pay the war idemnity. She must
disarm" These were the declarations
Of Premier Lloyd George in a speech
at Birmingham today. II advise Ger
many to accept the bill of $4,000, O00,-
900 war reparations and not allow her
self to be misled by passion and repeat
the follow of 1914" He continued:
Germany has not yet taxed herself
to the level of Great Britain and
France. 1t is intolerable that the
guilty who escaped damage should
bear lighter burden of taxation than
the victims" Mr.. Lloyd George, point
ing out that the reparations bill had
been framed to conform with Ger
many's financial condition said: "While
Germany can not pay if she is not
prosperous, if she is prosperous she
can and must pay" He added that if
the Germans once get their mind off
war and on peace they will soon be
prosperous again. The Premier declar-
ed that while Germany had made pro-
gress toward disarmament that she
must carry out fully the provisions of
the peace treaty in this regard.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-02-10
Flirted With Death
at Slippery Crossing
Marvin Kincaid and Wallace Blair
Miraculously Escape Injury in
Motor Crash North of Racine.

1t was learned today that Marvin B.
Lincaid and Wallace Blair narrowly
escaped serious injury late Friday
evening when the car owned and
driver by the former, skidded off the
Milwaukee road about ten miles north
of Racine. The road was extremely
slippery and when Kincaid pushed on
the brakes for a turn, the car skidded
and hurled itself into a ditch. Both
of the occupants of the car were caught
in the wreckage and for several
minutes were badly dazed by the blow.
They finally extricated themselves from
the yreckage and neither was serious
ly Injured. The car was damaged more
than $1,000. Passing motorists brought
the Kenoshans to Racine where their
slight injuries were cared for. Those
who saw the wrecked car declare that
the Kenoshans were fortunate to have
escaped serious injury.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-02-10
Lewis Powell Says:
''I'm Out Of Race
Attorney Powell Will Not Be a Candi-
date for Municipal Judge Despite
Rumors to Contrary.

The race for municipal Judge this
morning was narrowed down when At
torney Lewis Powell stated to rep
resentative of the Evening News that
he would not consider making the race
for municipal judge in the spring cleo
ton. "My many friends have urged
me to enter the race, but I am not in
any position to do so. The volume of
my law practice is such that I cannot
conscienciously give it up to become a
candidate for the Office. If I should
become candidate, it would require
lots of time which I can i'll afford from
my regular practice. In the eventual
ity that would be elected, my prac-
tice would be still further neglected.
You may say for me, that I will not
be candidate for the position"
This statement, from Powell is dis
concerting to his many friends who
have had him slated to make the race.
Attorney Powell has always been a
worker in the reform movement and
has always stood for better govern
ment. Attorney Powell has been &C.
tive in the Kenosha Voters League but
it is understood that as soon as an
election of officers is held, he will re-
tain only interest in the project as
any other member. 1t is understood
upon good authority that he was to be
picked as leader for the league but
it is thought that he could not see his
way clear to devoting the necessary
time to the proposition.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-02-10
Army Sends More
Recruiters Hero
Lieut.. Simpson of the seth Infantry
Camp Lewis, Wash, to Stage
Local Recruiting Drive.

The 59th Infantry Of the Fourth Di-
vision that held meritorious recogt
throughout the recent war with Ger
many is planning to stage whirlwind
recruiting drive to fill up the gaps il
the ranks recently caused by the dis
charge of several men whose terms o.
enlistment had expired as a result Of
their service during the World War.
Lieutenant Simpson Of the seth has
been assigned to Kenosha with Ser
geant Spradlin and Sergeant Dezure,
all of whom served overseas, to OBJ
tain Kenosha's quota of recruits.
The recruiting party from the 59ta
will work with the local recruiting
Office and will enlist men for branches
of the service other than the 59th but
it is agreed that an especial effort will
be made for the 59th. It is thought
that the present unemployment has
brought pertinently to the minds Of
the young men that in the army there
are no lay-offs. An unusually good
opportunity is being presented at tn,
present time for overseas service in
many different lands. The pay is good
and steady and the opportunity o.
learning trade while in the service
that may be piled in civil life after an
enlistment is greater than ever before
The Kenosha recruiting Office is in
the Scholer building, corner Main and
Park streets.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-02-10
FIX DAMAGES
ON MAIN STREET
City Officials Have Final
Report on Damages All
Ready for Council.
SEE PEACE IN SIGHT

Following conferences Of the city of
fcials held on Sunday the final report
on the damages and benefits yet to be
paid and collected in connection with
the changes in Main street connected
with the building of the new bridge
will go to the common council at its
meeting this evening. 1t is possible
that there may yet be contest in
court, but Mayor Joachim, City En-
gineer Brennan and members of the
council today were hopeful that the
final recommendation for benefits and
damages would be acceptable to the
property owners directly interested.
Under the agreement reached the fol-
lowing figures will be offerer:
Damages.
Balm Wagon Co., net damages. $4,000
Bode Bros. Co., net damages. -. 5000
H. S. VsnIngen ............. 1900
Benefits:
Schlitz Hotel property ...... $4,000
Wisconsin Gas and Electric Co.. 5000
Many Claims Are Settled.
A number of the claims growing
out of the change of the street have
already been settled by the city with
the purchase of the property. This
was true Of property owned by the
Cudahy company and the Brand Brew
ing company. The Allen company and
the Simmons company both waived
claims for damages following ex-
changes Of property. Bode Brothers
have put the amount of their claim
for damages at a little over $4,000,
but it is understood that part of this
will be offset by benefits and the COM
pany may accept the recommendation
sent to the council. The members Of
the council hope that all matters in
connection with the building Of the
bridge can be closed up at once.
Expect Busy Meeting.
It is expected that the meeting this
evening will be busy one as there
are number of matters to come up.
Licensing of automobile drivers is ex-
pected to have its first call before the
council and the council is also ex-
pected to take some action to protest
against certain new measures proposed
to the legislature at Madison.
The ordinance providing for the Ii
censing of master builders is in the
hands of the judiciary committee Of
the council and it is possible that a
report on this ordinance will be ready
this evening. 1t is expected that the
enactment of this ordinance will be
opposed by the trade organizations of
the city.
The council tonight will have the
annual report of the chief of police for
the past year. The figures connected
with the report were published some
time ago in the News.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-02-10
RAIL WORKERS ARE
TO FIGHT CHANGES
Union Leaders in Session in Chicago
Announce Opposition to
Proposed Plans.
by United Pressl


Chicago Organized railroad labor
will stand solidly against any attempt
by railroad executives to cut wages
or establish working agreements, ac-
cording to rail union leaders here to-
day. Belief that railroad presidents are
bluffing to get the United States rail-
road labor board to cut wages ard
abrogate working rules was expressed
by the labor leaders. E. F. Cradle,
grand president of the United Broth
erhood of Maintence of Way En-
ployes and Railroad Shop Laborers
charges that the request of E. w. At
terbury, spokesman for the railroads,
was part of propaganda campaign
by capital in an effort to effect a gem
eral slash in wages. Cradle declared
the chances of a strike were few.
"The railroad unions proposed to go
along under the Esch- Cummins law
and abide by the railroad boards de-
cision. There is no talk of strike"
Cradle plans to go before the board
Monday to present statement in OPP
position to Atterbury's request.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-02-10
England Establishes
Many Masonic Lodges
Three Times as Many Masonic Lodges
Instituted in 1920 as in Former
Seven Years.

London--Thrse times as many Ma
sonic lodges were instituted in 1920 in
England and those parts of the domin-
ions where the United Grand Lodge Of
England has jurisdiction, as in any Of
the previous seven years, according to
report just made public here. SINH
lar increases were announced by Scot
fish and Irish grand lodges and chap
ters. Freemason's hall, the Crafts
London headquarters, has become too
small fer the demands made upon it,
and the return from India Of the Duke
of Connaught, the grand master, is
awaited for the completion OF big
extension scheme including new Ma
sonic temple and offices to be erected
as memorial to members who fell
in the war.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-02-10
WISCONSIN GAS
DEDICATE HALL
E. M. B. A. of Wisconsin
Gas & Electric Company
Dedicate Hall.
TO INITIATE NOVICES

The local Employees Mutual Benefit
association dedicated its new hall on
the third floor of the Public Service
building Saturday night when sixteen
Of the employees Of the Kenosha
branch of the company were initiated
into the association. The occasion
brought to Kenosha, Milwaukee and
Racine members of the association
who assisted in the initiatory work.
To Be Democratic.
The new hall is placed at the dis
posal of the employees of the company
and O. E. Koenes in discussing the
matter with representative of the
Evening News showed the representa-
tive through the hall. The floor is
nicely waxed for dancing and the rest
of the hall is nicely furnished. A pi-
ano has been placed in the hall which
will give the employees an opportunity
of spending part of their hour and a
half lunchtime dancing. It is the idea
of the head of the company to give the
employees the maximum Of freedom
and he has placed the hall at their
disposal. "If the employees feel that
they want to hold a private dance at
any time, we shall only be to glad to
allow them to use the hall. There is
absolutely no class feeling whatsoever
and the president of the company is no
better than the Waterman when it
comes to having good time in the
hall. It's going to be absolutely dem
ocratic," Mr.. Koenes said.
The salesladies and other employees
who bring their lunch will have an OPP
portunity of using the hall as sort
of cafeteria. The company will serve
hot coffee at lunchtime at the COM
pany's expense and there will be any
quantity there for consumption. The
hall will be at the disposal of the en-
ployees at lunchtime and if they de-
sire, dancing can be carried on at that
time. eve feel that we would rather
place this hall at the disposal of the
employees and assure them a good
time than to take in 500 monthly
which we could easily get in rent" Mr..
Koenes declared, because We know
that the employees appreciate it"
Elect Officers.
The following people were elected
as leaders of the local E. M. B. A. for
the year: W. H. Morrel, president;
Roy White, vice-president; B. Ebert,
secretary; Miss A. Morgan, treasurer;
Burt Nunemacher, color bearer; Mar
tin Jensen, conductor.
The T. M. B. A. was presented with
huge American flag and beautiful
gold cloth E. NJ B. A. insignia banner.
After the initiatory work, the evening
was spent in dancing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-02-10
HOLD QUARTETTE
IN AUTO THEFT
Chicagoans Arrested for
Auto Theft Here Held
in $1,000 Bonds.
MAKE NO STATEMENT

Daniel Mccarthy, John McQuaid,
James M. Dougherty and Henry Vie
gand, the four Chicago men arrested
at Winnetka early Thursday morning
and brought to Kenosha to answer
charges of larceny in connection with
the stealing of an automobile belong
ing to Joseph A. Collins of Kenosha,
were arraigned in the municipal court
late Friday afternoon. Mccarthy was
charged with grand larceny and the
other three men were charged as ac-
cessories after the fact. Through
their attorney, Morris Barnett, they
entered a plea of not guilty and the
hearing of the cases was adjourned
to February 10th.
Barnett on entering the plea, made
no statement as to what the defense
of the men would be. The police
officers have not as yet received
any report from the Chicago officials
in regard to the men.
Say Car Offered to Them.
In the only statement made by any
of the men in regard to the stealing
of the car, it was declared to the police
that man had told them that they
might take the automobile and drive
to Chicago. "The fellow was standing
on the sidewalk and we thought he
owned the car" declared one lof the
accused men. The police welcomed
the adjournment of the case as they
are anxious to make a further inves-
tigation, believing it possible that the
same men may have been connected
with other automobile thefts from
Kenosha. The men have declared that
they never had anything to do with
the disappearance of any other car
from the city. They were unable to
furnish bonds of $1,000 each and they
went to Jail to await trial. It was said
that bonds might be furnished later.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-02-10
Invite State Breeders
to Convene In KenOsha

The officials of the Kenosha County
Poultry association haev invited the
Wisconsin State Poultry Breeders as
ISOLATION to hold this annual meeting
in Kenosha next July or August Sew
eral cities in the state have invited
the breeders for the convention but
the choice is said to be narrowed down
between Kenosha and Lake Geneva.
The decision will be made within a
few days and If Kenosha's invitation
is accepted it will be the plan of the
local men to make the gathering the
most interesting ever held by the or
ganization in the state. It was said
that the meeting would be attended
by two hundred of the leading poultry
breeders Of the state
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-02-10

The people Of Kenosha and surround
ing territory will be glad to know just
how Kenosha ranks on the tax ques-
ton when compared with other cities
of like population Of the state Of Wis
cousin. There has been great deal
of dissatisfaction shown by some resi-
dents concerning the amount of taxa
ton levied against the city Of Keno
sha and the following comparison,
made by the Wisconsin tax commits
sion, is of especial interest to Ke-
noshans.
In making the comparison with other
cities of the state, the Evening News
has gone into detail and has worked
out quite an interesting table for the
people interested in the rank of Ke-
nosha in the list of tax paying cities
of the state. The per capita general
property taxes and tax rates are COM
puted by dividing the amount of gem
eral property taxes for each city by
the population and the assessed yalu
alton respectively.
Assessed Value.
Kenosha was found to have been in
corporated under a special charter.
This means that provisions Of the gen.
eral charter law such, for example, as
the limitation on the tax rate of 312%
and SIS mills additional for school pur-
poses may not apply OF these cities.
Kenosha has an assessed value on all
the property in the city of $50, 693 1925.
Racine, with a population $4,000 great
or than Kenosha, has an assessed value
Of $78,840,3S8. Racine does not come
under the general charter provision
the same as Kenosha.
True Value.
Kenosha does not try to beat the
government out of taxes to any great
extent and it was found upon comput-
ing the average that only a trife over
1919 of the property in Kenosha es-
capped taxation. This speaks we'll for
the assessors in the city who have
charge Of placing the taxation valua-
tion upon the property in the city.
Racine assessors are tri1e free when
they come to taking valuation of the
property to be assessed in Racine and
it was found that 209o of the property
in Racine escaped taxation. This
means that $19,71O,097 worth of prop
erty in the city of Racine escapes tax
alton and does not pay the state the
taxes on $6,O77,O36 worth of property.
Per Capita Tax.
Kenosha was found to have a per
capita tax of 47.32&o and Racine
Ss.11qo. This means that Kenosha is
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-02-10
u. S. Residents
Well Educated
(By Associated Press

Valparaiso, Ind. $3.50 Of the mem
bers of congress, $3.50 of the presi-
dents of the United States, and 54sa
of the vice-presidents have been col
lege graduates, according to an an
nouncement made by DR.. G. c. Borst,
dean Of education Of the Valparaiso
University. DR.. Berst also made the
statement that there is only 1@o of
college graduates in our male popula-
ton of graduate age. Nearly 55ae of
all cabinet members, $3.50 Of the JUS
tees Of the supreme court, and $3.50
of the chief justices have also been
furnished from this ia, said Borst.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-02-10
Automobile Wrecked
Owner in Franksville
Police Await Coming Of Motor Car
Driver Who Ran Into Post on
North Shore Road.

An automobile was wrecked on last
Saturday night when an unknown
driver lost control of his car at the
North Shore cemetery curve and the
car crashed into a telephone pole.
The car was badly wrecked but it is
said that the driver escaped with
slight injuries and later on went to
his home in Franksville. The wrecked
car was towed into Kenosha and is be-
ing held at a local garage. The own
err Of the car sent telephone mes
sage to the police from Franksville
saying that he was not seriously hurt
and that he would come to Kenosha
today to claim his automobile. He did
not give his name to the police.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-02-10

Lady Mark Kerr, head of the English
Girl Guides, the equivalent of the
American Girl Scouts, has come to the
conclusion that American girls use
more paint and powder than their
English sisters, but she admires our
depots. Lady Kerr arrived in this
country only few days since to study
the Girl Scout movement here. "In
England we try to get in touch with
the girls while they are young and
train them to wear sensible clothes
and not use paint" she said. "That is
one purpose of the Girl Guides.
haven't been in this country long, but
surely admire American hospitality
and railroad stations. I wish we had
such stations in England"