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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-29
Coliseum Fire Sunday
Causes $1,000 Loss

The greatest excitement of the holi-
day weekend in Kenosha was fire
that broke out in Bill Frazier's Coli
scum. Except for this, two holidays
of quiet deeorum was spent in the city
of Kenosha, with but one attempt at
burglary report and few charged with
diserderly conduct as result Of too
much unseemly celebration.
The fire in the pleasure place was
noticed at eleven o'clock Sunday night
when it was well started in the in
terror of the building. The fremen,
who had Just given thanks for fire.
less Christmas, were called to the
scene, and put out the flames in short
order. Chief Schwartz found that the
fire had started apparently in a short
circuiting of the wires, and had broken
out in the flooring above the basement.
A quantity Of flags and bunting was
burned, the damage amounting to
about $4,000, according to the fire
chief, who said that this was a rough
estimation, and included $4,000 dam
ages to the interior Of the build
ing itself.
The loss is covered by insurance
Ibut it will be little while before the
interior can be prepared for social and
reereational purposes again
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-29
Twelve Thousand in
State Institutions
State and County Penal and Charit-
able Institutions Have
12,963 Inmates.


Madison, Wis.-The state and county
penal and charitable institutions are
populated by 1888 persons, an in
crease of 6S over last year, report Of
the state board Of control today shows,
Out of this number 5,177 are in state
institutions and 1856 in county.
County hospitals for the insane
have 6,s7S inmates and state hospitals
1,4o1, an increase of 162 OYER last year,
while the number of feeble sl;nded be-
ing cared for is LISP, an increase of
SS. There are 1917 prisoners in the
penal institutions, 1888 in the indus
trial schools, and 1901 in institutions
for tubereulars.
State and county hospitals for tuber-
euiars have = waiting list of III,
which they are unable to care for be-
cause of lack of facilities.
The number Of persons on parole
from state institutions is 3,3eS, an in
crease of 2sS from 1929, while those
on probation are 215, the same number
as last year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-29

render my life to God, who gave it.
We do not know about these things
and I face the outcome with serenity,
whatever it may be. It is perilous
thing for a man in his 18th year to
submit to the surgeons knife, but
am ready for it and all that may
follow"
While eeuvalescing from a previous
illness, Mr.. Watterson consented to
read some advance obituaries of him
self and wrote this:
II am getting a foretaste of my own
funeral-sitting up in the grave, as il
were, and reading the obituaries-and
'grinning at the boys but very cheer
full and grateful. It is kind o. nice
heaps better than being saddled with
motives and called names"
'%To He'll With Emf"
Mr.. WattersoR was known as fear
less editor, who, having arrived at a
decision on matters of public policy
fought brilliantly and with tenacity
for the position he and the Courier
Journal had taken. All through ths
World War every editorial he haG
written invariably contained the slo
gan, "To hell with the Hapsburgs anC
Hohenzollerns."
Later, after he had retired as editor
he occasionally made contributions t.
the Ceurier-Jounal's editorial page.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-29
SUPPORTING CITY MANAGER FORM.

Kenosha people who have been studying the
Observation-Disclosures Form of Government
with view of being able to vote intelligently
on it next months will be interested in the ac-
ton of Ilinos-Municipal League, made Up of
some sixty-seven mayors of Illinois cities This
organization has just announced itself as in
favor Of the Observation-Disclosures Form of
Government and has announced that its pro-
gram FOR the new year will include an effort to
secure legislation which will make easier the
adoption of the form III Illinois cities.
This is support from an unexpected source
Mayors of cities and members of governing
boards under the old established form of city
government have been shy of the Commission
er-Manager Form. We don't believe that this
is because many of these men want to hold on
to some little municipal otfice-of course there
are some of these small fellers-but it is be-
cause these men do not want to see a system
with which they have been actively connected
thrown into the discard. Sentiment hoverS
about the old official star which they have worn
and on account of this sentiment it is hard fer
then to see light which would bring the way
to new form Of government Illinois execu-
tlves have been studying the commissioner
manager form for years It has been featured
III their annual meetings with discussions and
with reports of men who have investigated its
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-29
General Wood to
Revise Islands
tBy Associated Press, ,

Manila, P. l. Governor General
Wood has announced that he already
has begun work on plans to consolidate
certain government activities on an
economical basis, in order to obtain
sufficient funds for the care of lepers
and the insane, and for education,
public works and public welfare work
in general,
"This does not mean, however, said
the Governor General, shat the serv-
ices of certain officials or employees
will have to be Aispensed with in
the government. We want all the of
ficials we need, but we do not want
the unnecessary ones"
One of the first steps taken toward
pruning down the expenses of the gov
eminent is the announcement of the
merging of the mint bureau with the
insular treasury, the mint becoming
simply a division Of the treasury in
stead of q separate bureau.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-29
st. Louis Gives
Out Some Figures
nv Associated Press. !


St. Louis, Mo.-This city has ranked
fourth three times, fifth once and
sixth and eighth twice in the popula-
ton censuses of the last eighty years,
according to comparative table of
the largest fifty cities in the country,
from 1850 to 1920, inclusive, issued
by the census bureau.
In 1850 st. Louis was eighth with
population Of 1880, New York, Bal
timore, Boston, Philadelphia, New Or
leans, Cincinnati and Brooklyn being
ahead of it. Chicago then was the
twenty-ffth city with 29,963 inhabi-
tants, Detroit was <thirty-frst with
21,o1o and Cleveland forty-third with
1904,
St. Louis again was eighth in 1860
with 160,773 but Chicago jumped to
ninth place with 109,260. Chicago
climbed to fifth position right behind
st. Louis in 1870.
Chicago and Boston forged ahead of
St. Louis in 1880, Chicago going into
fourth place and Boston fifth, St. Louis
being sixth.
In 1890 this city passed Boston
again being sixth and Chicago went
to it's present position. second place.
In 1900 st Louis regained fourth place
only to lose it to Detroit in fourth
place and Cleveland fifth in 1920.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-29
Start Collection
of City's Taxes
No Great Rush is Found With the
Opening of the Tax Window at
the TFeasurex's Office.

Kenosha people did not seem to be
overly anxious to get tax receipts in
stead of money today and while the
windows at the Office of the city treas
urer were thrown open for the collec-
ton of the taxes this morning, there
was not a truck load of money to take
to the bank. In fact, less than half a
dozen people called to settle with the
city in the first two hours of the
annual tax collection and the total of
the receipts for the first day will
amount to only few hundred dollars,
Salvatore Ruffalo had the honor of
being the first man to pay his taxes
in Kenesha and his No. 81" tax receipt
was issued with the opening of the
treasurer's Office this morning.
Meanwhile the employees Of the
treasurer's Office were busy and some
fifteen thousand bills for income taxes
sur taxes and the various sorts OF
bonuses were sent out during the
morning. It is expected that later in
the week the collection work will be
more brisk
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-29
Miracle Men
Sent to Jail

Veronez; Russia-Six miracle men
have come to grief in the province and
are now serving six months at hard
labor. The men, all priests of the Rus
sian orthodox church, were convicted
of defrauding Pensioners by having old
ikons Cor images) renovated and rep
resenting that they were renewed by
miracle and consequently possessed di-
vine powers. The priests were tried
at sensational hearing in the opera
house which lasted more than week.
Arch Bishop Tikon was one witness
and declared ikons could not be re-
newed by miracle. TheOlogians occu-
loists also testified. 1t was the prac-
tiee of priests in Russia to rent out
ikons which are supposed to have
special powers. These are frequently
carried into sick rooms 81 funerals.
weddings and christeninSA
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-29
Only One Attempt.
at Burglary Xmas
Man Tries to Enter Cent? Home and
is Frustrated by Call for
Police-McKolski Held.

Burglars and other crooks gave Ke-
nosha the onee-over just before Christ
mas and decided there would be no
holiday operations here. At least only
one report of attepted burglary has
been made to the police. Nick Nc
Kolski of Rowland avenue, is held by
the police on the charge of suspicion
in connection with an attempt to en-
ter Mrs. Gustaf Cent?, home at 587
South Sheridan road Sunday night.
Mrs, Cent? heard some one trying to
break into the house and later the
garage and sent in police call. Of
fcers Greb, Bausehelt and Chase re-
spopded, and found footprints on the
front porch. leading around to the side
of the house. AS the police started to
follow the footprints, they saw a man
running down Sheridan road. He was
caught, and giving the name of Nick
NcKelski was held while the attempted
burglary was investigated.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-29

success or failure and at the end of this study
the league is on record as favoring it. The
active support of this organization for the Com
Observation-Disclosures Form is certain 10 bring
spread of this new form of government in Iii
nois
The men who back this report are men who
have investigated and have reached the decision
the the Commissioner Manager Form is q
common sense form of government.
Many questions are asked in regard to the
Commission-Manage Form. One is whether
or not the majority of cities have gone to 9th
er cities to employ managers. This is an
swered in the negative. Many Of the cities
which have adopted the Commissioner Manager
Form have found excellent men in their own
communities. Some of the large cities have
gone into the open market of labor have bid
against the largest corporations for the sery-
ices OF men who have shown especial ability in
the work Of organizing and along executive
lines. Kenosha undoubtedly has men who would
be fitted for the position of city manager of
Kenosha. Some of these men might be avail
able for the position but it is certain that Ke-
nosha would want the right kind of manager
no matter where is was necessary to go and
get him.
The Commissioner Manager Form of Gov
eminent is not new wrinkle" It has been
tested in thousands of communities in the Unit
ed States and the records available fail to show
single city which has undertaken the Com
Observation-Disclosures form to return to the old
form Of government. Il is true that some
brands of ''commissioT' government have been
discarded by cities but the records available fai.
to show the discarding of the Commissioner
Manager Form.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-29
Recover Bullion
from Laurentic
fBy Associated Press)

London-Nearly $28,oOO,Oo0 worth Of
bullion has been recovered from the
liner Laurentic, which was sunk in
JANUARY 1917, off the north coast of
Ireland by a German submarine.
Operations have been SUSPENDED for
the winter, but they will be resumed
again in the spring when an effort
will be made to recover the remaining
$40 100000 to $4,000, 900 worth Of bull
lion which is said to be still at the
bottom Of the sea.
Great difficulties have been encount-
cred by the salvage crew, for after
three years pounding by the Atlantic
swells the liner has been transformed
into a heap of twisted debris. Her
decks, which settled down on the sea
bottom, cover an area of several humid
red of feet. The wreck was practically
covered with gravel and silt, as it is in
position which it received the full
force of the Atlantic gales,
This obstruction had to be remov.
ed, as far as possible, by powerful
pumps placed in position by the divers
as the gold was at the bottom of the
huge mass Of wreckage.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-29
ZION GETS SUPPLY
OF YULE CHEER
Milwaukee's New Years
Booze Nipped in Zion
Saturday.
SMELLER TOO GOOD

A splsshing wet New Years eve for
Milwaukee was partly frustrated at
Zion City on Saturday, when two men
who were plotting 46O gallons of aged
and rare port wine from Chicago to
Milwaukee landed in the toi:s of Will
bur Glen VolivR's agents. Their Pack
ard truck and its precious cargo were
confscated and placed under lock and
key in the Zion City Jail.
The two men, who gave their names
as Samuel Margoles and Ben Glazer,
after being stripped of their clipper"
eargoes by Voliva's men, were turned
over to the county authorities at Wau-
kegan where they were held in Jail.
Milwaukee, according to Voliva, can
attribute its arid holiday to a blow
out-not of the New Years variety,
bat the kind well known to motorists.
Driving into Zion City, the wine laden
truck suffered mishap and drew up
to the garage of Earl Casperson.
Asked Aid of Constable.
"We're in trouble and need a little
expert service on our rear wheel"
Margoles asserted. He didn't know
that Earl, in addition to being the
keeper of a garage, was a constable
and constituent Of Voliva.
"That what I'm here for" Earl re-
piled, as he dragged a jack out the
front door preparatory to earning an
honest wage. As he started to work
he got Whit of the Packard's cargo
and Immediately pricked up his wealth
er detecting faculties.
"It's liquor sure as I'm alive and in
these days of prohibition too," he butt
tered to himself A moment later he
offered the excuse that he needed his
assistant who was just around the
corner, and once out of sight he hus-
tied straight for the police headquar-
tiers. In less than no time George
Stried assistant chief of police, had
called out the reserves and guided by
Constable Casperson, descended on the
stranded cargo.
Orders Arrest of Cargo.
"In the name of law enforcement
and Voliva's orders you're under ar
rest" Assistant Chief Stried declared.
Whereupon Margoles registered sur
prise, establishment and Indignation
each in turn, but it failed to work
Then he protested that all that good
port wine was en- route to a rabbi in
Milwaukee whose name he had for
gotten.
According to Assistant Chief Stried
it was that laxness in memory which
spelled their doom. Without further
delay he ordered the truck, booze cargo
and two men to the Zion City Jail.
Then he communicated with A. V.
Smith of Waukegan, district attorney,
and agreed to turn over the men but
not the liquor.
well keep the wine-the solution
of Milwaukee's New ears eve prob
lem-right here in jail with 265 pints
of whisky which we captured two days
ago" he said.
And so, folks, it looks like dull
New Years eve for friends of Mar
COLES and Glazer at least
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-29
Jewish Families
to Light Candles
(By Associated Press Leased Wire

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
New York City - Chanukah, the
Jewish festival of lights, happens to
begin at sunset Christmas night this
year and Jewish families throughout
the world will celebrate with the light
ing of candles, feasting and the giving
Of presents. Each night for a week
one candle will be aided in the men
orah, or seven branched candlestick
which every Jewish family owns.
The lights of Chanukah are symbolic
of the cruise of sacred oil which was
found in the temple after the heather
were driven out by the Maccabes, and
which kept burning miraculous length
Of time, until fresh oil could be pro-
cured
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-29
Debs in Washington
to Discuss Prisons

Washington In order to confer
with friends, Eugene V. Debs, the So
cialist leader whose ten year prison
sentence for violation of the espionage
act was committed on Christmas day,
was spending another day in Washing
ton before leaving for his home in
Terre Haute.
Debs declared he would devote his
time heneeforth to the freedom of all
prisoners. He added he had discussed
his opinions with the president in or
der that there might be no misunder-
standing as to his principles and
ideals. He declined to discuss his
earlier conference with the attorney
general at which Mr.. Daugherty had
said Debs had neither requested nor
been offered advice
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-29

Now the Socialists are bowling because Pres
ident Harding failed to pardon Gene Debs. 1t
can be sair that the gentleman most directly
connected with the case seems to be entirely
agreeable to removing his residence from At
lanta to Terre Haute without questioning tbs
mode of procedure. Most Socialists agitators
are willing to be martyrs If some one else does
the martyr part.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-29
Dear Editor:

OcaT EQlLOEs--
I am interested in other things be-
side the Consolidated school" / am
interested in the Cooperative Market
| ing company and the milk business.
We are told on all sides that the Mar
keting company is a failure, that there
are so few in it now. Whose shame
is it, the Marketing company or the
deserters. There were undoubtedly as
many weak kneed men in the northern
army as there are weak men in the
Marketing company, and they knew
we were fighting for a lost cause" and
they would have deserted il they had
dared, and there were among these
weak kneed, some high up officers,
using all their influence to let the
south go. But Lincoln held fast. He
tried one general after another; until
he found one competent to do the
business-General Grant, up from the
ranks. Now we all praise Lincoln for
saving the Union. What did he do /?
He held fast. So fast that, they did
not dare desert. If his men had de-
serted the way men have deserted the
Marketing company, this Union might
be a dozen different Unions today
Linceln's great argument against dis
ruption was. "if we allow you to &C.
cede. you will be no more satisfied
among yourselves, but some other sec
tion will want to ceeede from you, anc
so on" He held fast and we have
one Union, indivisible. In union there
is strength, in disruption there is
nothing but chaos and weakness. When
the United States started in on its
own hook, it wrote among it's aims
"to form more perfect Union" II
was note absolutely perfect at the be.
ginning, and / don't suppose that it is
yet. But by holding fast to that which
/ is good, and striving to better it, We
have attained a Union which we are
proud of. If at every little thing We
did not approve Of. we had been will
inc to "threw up the sponge" and try
and start new government in oul
4 own corner, where would our UnioI
be today? Why, you cannot have
civilization with woodworking to
gether. If every man was for himself
and himself alone our civilization
would not be as good as the on'
Columbus found when he discoverec
America Now, why do the milk pro
ducers want to follow these old, dis
proved methods? They put lot o.
thought and money into forming {
union, now they want to desert it
lose everything that has been accom-
plished, slam bang without restraint
You have got to have a union to hav'
any strength. Can you build a new
one any more perfect? Have You bet
ter builders Maybe, but you are ia
from sure. Why not stand by what W.
have got-make the most of the foun
dation laid, the experience gained, AM
press on to more perfect union? w
have an apt illustration of how thing
work, when the old is discarded, an,
the wholly new is put in place of i
in Russia. Why not hold fast to tina
which is good and try to better il
rather than throw yourselves open t
the leadership OF some "Lenine."
Yours truly,
T. W. Roberts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-29
EGYPTIAN MOB MENACING,

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.l
Cairo, Egypt-A mob is attacking
the government Office in Gizeh, q sub
urb of Cairo. British troops are be-
ing rushed to the scene. Cairo is quiet.
rented to industrial concerns. The
company was formerly one of the larg-
AAzA k9eman5As IN Tia caRntGy,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-29

Quashing indictments in liquor cases does
not seem to be nearly as easy as it used to be.
It's just another indication that while the world
may nave slowly it certainly moves and that
some time prohibition is going to prohibit
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-29

Now that the Christmas celebration is over
the next thing is to polish up the old set of
resolutions for the<coming of the new year.
Most every one has perfectly good set of res
olutions hidden away somewhere and it's just
as well to take another try at keeping them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-29
Voice Of the People
Mr. Editor:

MIR. Editor:
Too much praise cannot be given by
your paper to the great and untiring
work given the Community Xmas Bas-
ket drive by the Mayor and Poor Com
missioner, Jacob Saftig. Their work
was not finished until late Xmas morn
ing. Many others worked hard on this
great charity drive Of good cheer, but
these two men stand above them all.
Let's give them credit.
BY one of the workers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-29

The men who work at the post office and this
includes the postmaster are the be congratulate
ed on the splendid service rendered the people
of Kenosha during the holiday rush. The peo-
pie have come to expect just such service from
the Kenosha postoffice and the beauty of it all
is that they are not disappointed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-29

If you have the money pay your taxes now
The city can save considerable money by pay
ing up it's loans and getting away from inter
est charges. Make your money earn some
thing for the city by paying just as early as
you can.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-29

Georges Carpenter is to be made nobleman
on January LIST. Well, that's one way of re-
warding prize fighters. Over here we just let
them slip away with a moving picture fight.
American prize fighters see to consider the
American plan little more simple.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-29

Some of the worlds finest diplomats are in
Washington while others are handling street
ear crowds.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-29

The Frenchman trying out an auto with
wings will leave wife and several children.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-29

Tommy O'Connor, who broke Jail to keep
from being hung, was afraid he couldn't stand
the suspense.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-29

If Kreisler, the violinist, becomes president
of Austria, he will have to stop his fiddling
around
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-29

Well, the Big Four nations signed 'the tie
that binds Let's hope it is ship-knot and
not slip-knot.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-29

After killing off so many guides, hunters
hereafter should let their conscience be thei.,
guide.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-29

When man get home late he realizes Mr..
Kipling was right about the female of the spe-
cies.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-29

Auto lights and not drivers should be lit
after dark.