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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-17
"The Hope OF the Future BY

"The Hope OF the Future By Ed
ward II. Eagle. Boston, Mass: The
Cornhill Co, "a Park street. Price.
81, net.
Mr.. Eagle, in this work. applies him
self largely TO criticism, but of a help
ful and encouraging character. He
presents frank and fearless observa-
tions upon present conditions. with
conclusions, all based upon five years
of wandering up and down the earth
believing that the Americans, for
once, would prefer 70 be criticised
rather than complimented." He refers
IN this connection to the remark re-
Gently made by Clemenceau. the
Tiger" of France in her trying DAYS
of the war. that he never reads any
thing complimentary about himself
Il can hope TO. improve only by read
Ing criticism" declared Clemenceau
and there is no doubt many American
readers will profit by a careful study
OF Mr.. Eagles fair and comprehensive
criticisms, especially in these daS-
when the entire world is entering upoi
an era of radical, but most promisins
transition.
criticisms are given by President Hard.
ing. who writes most favorably: Hon
David Lloyd George. Prime Ministe,
of Great Britain; Hon. Arthur Meig.
ban. Primo Minister OF Canada: Hon
William Morris Hughes. Prime Minis.
/ ter OF Australia: Hon. William Mas.
/ sey, Prime Minister of New Zealand
Sir James Craig. Prime Minister O
Northern Ireland. These public mei
have been largely and most impor
family In evidence recently, in tn,
worlds affairs, and their contribu
tons arc feature OF value, as well a
interest, TO Mr.. Eagles THE Hope o
the Future"
Another pleasing and valuable fea
ture OF the work is the inclusion .
fine portraits of all those who CONT!
buted forewards, with President Hard
ing's as a frontspicce, and also al
! excellent picture of the author.
y Received OF the publishers.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-17
Men Ran With "Masheen."

The personnel of the early fire de-
partment is interesting. inasmuch as
II brings to mind almost all the promi-
nent business and professional men of
that period. Indeed. the service en-
listed the efforts of the most progress
Aive citizens and q roll Of some of
the oldest companies would seem like
a page Of a social register. Carson
Wilson, for example, was one OF the
first TO enlist under the banner of
the Friendship Co. He was the first
president and his son, David G. Will
son, If the records serve faithfully,
WAS nssny-sided man. He, first Of
all was Wing leader, sheriff of
New Castle, a member of the Legis-
lature, and president of the Farmers
Bank of Wilmington; Joseph Grubb, a
financier, and forbear of many OF our
most distinguished Delaware families.
was treasurer; Samuel Wollaston. a
prominent merchant of his day. James
Crosby and General Wolf We're en-
gineers under it's charter of incor-
poration Of January, 1905.
On the membership rolls OF n sub
sequent date are named such promi-
nent citizens as Joseph X. Robinett,
many of whose descendants are living
here at this time; George Jones; Cap
tain John McClung, a citizen of COM
manding prominence; John r. Robin
son; Charles Bush, one of the part
ners who founded the Lobdell Car
Wheel Company, and the well-remem-
bered Joseph c. Seeds, one Of the
most useful citizens of his day. And
there was jeremiah Duncan, an early
hardware merchant. whose son sue
ceeded 10 the business after his re-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-17
Dell NoblItt Was Engineer.

Samuel McClary. Jr., served as en-
gineer with Dell Noblitt and Walter
Pierson, while the new part proprietor
of the big ship plant was engineer of
the old hand pump. Later, in 1912,
Evan Stotsenbury, one Of the chief
captains OF local industry I'm those
days. was engineer of the "masheen, -
and Is said to have never reniged on
fire alarm.
James Candy was president OF the
Phoenix at the time OF its organiza-
tion, in 1925; John Price was it's
first secretary, and Samuel S. Poole.
its first treasurer. William II. Mar
shall, John Springer and William Rice.
all men of mark, assisted James Price
as first engineer of the hand engine,
that required n horse-like strength
TO work. The original company paid
/ six dollars a year rental for its head
quarters on French street, near
Twelfth
r. b. Gilpin, Francis Robinson,
Timothy Bowe, II II. Bringhurst
/ Franklin Wright, William Wetherold
and Samuel r. Finn Were among the
organizers OF the Water Witch, that
came into being in IS35. They were
| all men of substance and prominence
business men, manufacturers and
| lfinanciers. tA
The Fame organized in 1899, includ-
ed among its original members, the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-17
M More shouting of Alarm.

""' S"""'ihr "i Alarm.
90 course. today, the loud believing
Nnir" hns been superseded by the
alarm system that announces almost
'hr exact location ~ the nre ia an
thr rnsino h"nsos of tho city stimuli
ilnonnsl'i duins iis work with 80 lit
ilN cutlery that pusjh.y none hut tho
ia"g'n themselves would know that
nn alarm wi been rung, should one
nni i'nuhc TO heed tho outside gong,
ts'sa'hl> Intended 10 .et the general
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-17

ff''''''t' ''''t ~ S'Vps
II was not until 1866 that the first
steam engine became part of the To-
cal fire department. II was owned by
the Water Witch. that had organized
but short time before. With the
acquisition came the nifty" red reel
and hose truck, but before this date
the iremen had adopted the red shirt
as an essential part of their uniform,
and eventually came the great, cum
bersome, bravado hat of hard, unyield-
ing surface that might have been
modelled from the headgear of a cru
sader. IL usually displayed the initial
Of the company's name or its num-
Der I'm black or white, on field of
red and. indeed, must have been al
most as uncomfortable as diving
bell. The uniform was often topped
With q horn, for dress parade occa-
sions, and into the bell thereof not in
frequently reposed a bunch Of flowers
that was passed by (ome admiring
young woman in the crowd, ontranc-
ed or fascinated. perhaps, by the
coiorful pageant of braye-looking men
la sbowy uniforms.
In summer time one was fearful
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-05-25
HOLD Off FlREMEN
WH|LEF FLAMES RAGE:
7 KILLED IN BATTLE

Dublin May 26.-The Dublin customs house
sci atire by large number of Sinn Fencrs this
afternoon says statement issued from Dublin
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-06
See Strike Vote
Just as s'Pusher''

Chicago While the counting Of the
strike ballots of four railroad broth
erhoods was continuing here today,
there was some evidence of disagree
meDt among the union leaders them
selves regarding the probability of q
strike in case the men favor walkout.
While some union men were inclin-
ed to the belief that the will of the
mon will be followed, other secuted the
idea of an actual strike, pointing out
that strike vote would only uphold
the union officers in gaining any con-
cessions possible.
The strike vote of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen, Order of Rail-
of locomotive Firemen, Order of Rail
way Conductors and ~Switchmen S
Unicn of North America will not be
known before the last of the week
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainr.en
and the Federated Shop Crafts have
already voted to strike
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-06
WIDOWS WILL.
FIGHT kENOSHA
Attorney Declares Smith
Strang Case viii be
Retired Here.
CHARGES BAD FAITH
insists That Suggestion That
Case Would Not Come Up
Again Is propaganda.

Mrs. Bertha Smith and Mrs. Mar
garet Strang, two Waukegan widows
whose husbands met death as re-
suit of an automobile accident in Ke-
nosha, are going to keep up their
fight to collect damages of large
amounts from Kenosha.
At any rate this is the content OF a
sizzling statement given out by their
attorney, E, " Oryis, Of Waukegan
who says that the suggestion that the
case would be dropped is propaganda
against his clients.
Mr.. Orvis is the attorney for the
estate of the two men who met death
and he evidently has not been greatly
impressed with the decision of the
supreme court of Wisconsin which
held that the city of Kenosha was not
directly liable In his formal state
ment Orvis hints that threats have
been made to make an exposure of
some of the actions of the men who
were killed but he insists that this
threat is not going to keep the case
out of the courts.
CaAlS NJ 4 KOpd5dhNSAs
rThis propaganda has been going on
ever since this case was started and
/ have become heartily sick of the
methods used against these windows
and orphans" said Attorney Orvis in
his statement today. con a previous
occasion was threatened by certain
people interested in the city Of Ke-
nosha with exposure and that the
names of my dead friends would be
dragged in the dust and informed that
the city would not pay one cent"
/ was even charged with the want
of ethics in bringing this suit. Now
this has been all one-sided so far as
the charge of ethics and charges of
exposure have been concerned. If
there is any bad faith or want of
ethics, or disposition to quit, it has
not been on our side and will not be
presented by anybody from our side
Our case is much stronger than il
was before and if there is an impress
sion that we could be bluffed by any
of the persons interested into waving
our rights to hold the city accountable
for a hole in the street that had been
there for months and filled up with
soft mush to be pushed out within an
hour or two, and the contractor who
dug the ditch, forbidden by the laws
and ordinances to replace the same
by continually putting such stuff in
the newspaper and throwing it in oui
face and charging bad faith, then they
are figuring on wrong theory"
City Ready for Re-trial.
In response to all of these sugges-
tons officials of the city today de-
clared that the city was ready at any
time for re-trial of the -ase and
if it comes up at the term of the court
opening on next Monday the city will
be ready to present it's side Of the case
to the jury. 1t is admitted that some
new evidence may be submitted by the
city at the re-trial of the case and it il
limited that this new evidence may be
bit sensational but the nature of il
has not been made public. The case
under the decision of the supreme court
could come for it's second trial at once
but it is not noticed for trial.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-06
Met ormick Played
Peacemaker Role
(By United Pressl

New York.-Harold F. Mccormick
Chicago millionaire, whose recent sep
aration from his wife has been widely
discussed, was today revealed as the
peacemaker who attempted unsuccess-
fully to bring about settlement of
similar difficulties in the Stillman fam
lily. John E. Mack, guardian of Guy
Stillman, declared Mccormick to be the
mysterious millionaire" who tried to
persuade Mrs. James A. Stillman to
agree to FIVE ysars' exile in Europe
as the price of her husbands dropping
his divorce action. Fowler Mccormick,
son of the Harvester magnate, has been
reported engaged to Anne Stillman.
Nephews of John D. Rockefeller mar
ried daughters of James A. Stillman
while the oil kings daughter is the
wife of Harold Mccormick.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-06
JACK is NABBED
AS AUTO THIEF
Roll Of Ford Was Unlike
Roll of Ship so Sailor
Goes to Brig"
CONFESSES HIS GUILT

Fred Kuehn, 1143 Holton street, Mil
waukee, sailor of Company 80, 10th
regiment, of the Great Lakes Training
Station, was arrested shortly before
noon today when his actions became
suspicious at the South Side Garage,
where he had stopped for gas. The gas
man at the South Side Garage notified
the police and Deputy Ben Stahl went
out to the corner of Sheridan road and
Market street and picked up the sailor
as the little Ford ambled along towards
Milwaukee.
Bent License Plate.
The sailor readily confessed that the
car had been stolen and stated that he
had taken it from Milwaukee on Tues
day night. This comedies with what
was learned from the Milwaukee police
and it was found that the car had been
taken from the board of administra-
ton at Wauwatosa. The license plate
on the car had been turned in, making
the license number look smaller by one
number than what it was. The Mil
waukee police sent man to take the
sailor back to Milwaukee where he will
be tried for the theft of the car.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-06
GET LEMBERGER
GIRLS SLAYER
Arrest Man for Crime for
Which Another Served
Ten Years,
SEEK PRIEST HERE
Woman Tells Madison Court
She Confessed knowledge to
Priest Now in Kenosha.
BULLETIN.

Efforts to find the Rev. Father
]. Rooster, of Madison, in Kenosha
today, were without results. At
the homes of various clergymen it
was said that they did not know
Father Rooster and that so far as
they knew he was not in Kenosha.
The Rev. Father Simeoni of the
Holy Rosary church, formerly of
Madison, said that he was well
acquainted with Father Rooster,
! but that he had no knowledge of
his being in the city. At the par
sonage of Holy Rosary church
former parishioner of Father
Rooster declared that he was ex-
pected to come to KenOsha next
week for a visit. She could give
no farther facts in regard to the
statement that Father Rooster was
in KenOsha at this tiIneR
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-06
TOTS STARVING
WOMAN STEALS
Bases Defense on Theft of
Harmonica That Chill
dren Were Starving.
PUT ON PROBATION

The workings of the human mind are
peculiar it is admitted but it took Mary
Rosetti, Brockett street, to pull the
queerest brain fantasy yet to be heard
in municipal court. Mary had been
arrested upon the complaint of the
manager Of the Kresge ten cent store
or the charge of shoplifting and when
arrested had harmonica, some garter
rubber and a few other small articles
that are to be found on the counters
of the ten cent store.
Judge Paroles Mary.
Mary was guilty and admitted it and
then based her defense upon the fact
that her children were starving. 81
took the things because my children
had nothing to eat" Mary pleaded but
it was admitted to her that harmonious
and garter rubber and other miscell-
aneous hardware and cutlery were
useful but not especially nutritious or
palatable. The judge took the case
under advisement and then stated that
since this was Mary's first offense that
she would be placed under parole and
that II at the END OF monCh she mao
kept within the law, the charge against
her would be dropped.
Proud of Her Children.
The real facts in the case, it was
thought by Judge Tully, are that the
woman is proud of her children of
whom she has six and didn't want them
to have to go to school under any han
dicap. By taking the playthings the
woman imagined that she was keeping
no appearances with the neighbors
One small Rosetti baby was in court
wearing some new garters which Mary
had made from the filched elastic of
the Kresge store.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-06
Major General Wood
Quits Army Today
(By Associated Press Leased Wire. }

(5y Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Washington Maj or-General Leonard
Wood retired today from active service
in the army to accept appointment as
governor-general of the Philippine Is
lands, thus terminating voluntarily
more than Sc years of distinguished
military life. His retirement was
caused by insistence of administration
officials that he accept the new post and
the refusal of congress to permit him
to do so while continuing his active
army status. In announcing the gem
erals retirement, Secretary Weeks said
he would select vice-govenor for the
islands and expected Immediately to
commission General Wood to duty as
governor-general. He announced also
that nominations would be forwarded
to congress without delay promoting
Brigadier- General G. ]. Bailey COM
handing the Second Coast Artillery
district to fill the vacancy caused by
General Woods retirement.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-06
DOCTORS WIFE
ASKS DIVORCE
Mrs. A. L. Thompson Sues
for Divorce from DIR.
G. E. Thompson.
HAD BEEN EXPECTED
Alleges Desertion and Failure
to Provide while DEPENDENT
Claims Incompatibility.

Alleging desertion and failure to
support, Mrs. Anna L. Thompson,
through her attorney, George W. Tay-
lor, has filed suit in the circuit court
for a limited divorce from her hus-
band, DR.. George E. Thompson, one of
the most prominent physicians of Ke-
nosha. The action was made public
this morning when it became known
that the complaint had been served on
the defendant and that hearing on
an order to show cause why he should
not pay temporary alimony for the
support of his wife and family would be
held before Court G o m m S n r
Richard P. Cavanagh on Thursday
afternoon.
The defendant also asks for the
custody of the six children and 4or
suitable alimony to pay for her sup
port and for the support of the family.
The children are: Fern, aged ten;
George, eight; Frank, seven; Anita,
six, and Joan and Janet, twins, aged
eight months.
Complaint Alleges Desertion.
The complaint alleges that DR..
Thompson left the home at 450 Lake
avenue, on September the 10th and
since thar tim has not returned 20
the home but has resided in hotel
in Kenosha. It also declares that dur
ing this time sufficient funds have not
been provided for the care of his wife
and children. The allegation cites
that the plaintiff has been unable to
secure fuel for the home or to get Q
stove out of storage due to the fact
that the defendant has not paid for
the same and declares she is in i'm
mediate need OF relief by court action.
1t sets forth that the defendant en-
joys large and remunerating income
from his practice, estimating this at
between $4,000 and $4,000 and asks
that he be caused to pay for the sup
port of his wife and children and
for her attorneys fees.
Is Not Surprise.
The divorce action does not come as
surprise among the friends of the
principals since it is said that general
incompatibility has existed for several
months. DR.. Thompson, through his
attorney, Clifford E. Randall, will zap
pear on Thursday to answer the
charges made in the complaint. 1t is
said that he alleges that while he has
been absent from the home, he has pro-
vided for the support of his family
during the time of his absence.
Asks Limited Divorce.
The case is also interesting due to
the fact that the plaintiff asks only
'for a divorce from bed and board
with provisions for support instead of
for an absolute divorce. Both of the
principals are well known in Kenosha
and the case will cause unusual at
tention here.
The plaintiff sets forth that the
marriage took place in Kenosha on
February /, 1911, and since that time
have had their home in Kenosha. The
attorney for the defendant says that
the complaint is faulty in these state
ments since the marriage did not take
place in Kenosha as alleged but in
Manitowoc.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-06

InQuiring Reporter
ToDAY'S QUESTION
What do you think is the greatest
problem before the country today?
ANSWERS:


problem before the country today?
ANSWERS:
C. Caravelli, 1853 Jenne ST., jobless-
think the jobless problem is the great
est. 1t affects more people than any
other l know of and it means more to
the unemployed people to get job
than all this talk about income tax
and League of Nations and battleships.
Albert Dunn, 369 Division St., me-
chanic-I think there are several prob
lens in this country today that will
take nothing short of master mind
to solve. There is the conference on
limitation of ornaments, the unemploy-
ment situation, the tariff and the tax
arrangements. You will find, however,
that at least something is being done
in each of these cases to remedy the
situation where it needs remedying.
r. Franks, 205 Maple court, fireman
Until the soldier bonus is settled to
the satisfaction of the ex-service men
l think that question is going to hang
fire over the present administration.
It seems to me that too many less i'm
portant things are being brought up to
overshadow this question in Washing
ton.
Miss Juanita Cerveza, Union Grove,
STUDENT believe that the question of
greatest moment in this country today
in its relations with the rest of the
world is the disarmament question
believe that more things depend on
the outcome of that conference for the
future welfare of the world than any
other question we have to face today.
Mrs. H. X. Kerrigan, Milwaukee ave.
II have noticed with interest what
this country is doing to straighten out
the condition Of unemployment in this
country. They called conference and
the only thing that they decided that
can see is that they can do nothing
without the support Of the entire coun-
try. Now if they will go ahead and
tell the rest of the country what to do
maybe something will happen so that
my husband can get job.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-06
In Decision This Afternoon the Interurban
Line is Given Right to Charge Rates
In Force July 7th.
DOES NOT MENTION
Commission Holds That Extension of the Street Rail-
way Lines in KenOsna Was Not Point at
Issue in Connection With Petition

The Milwaukee Electric Railway and
Light company has won its fight for
the increase in fares for travel on the
interurban lines between Kenosha and
Racine and the fight of the city for a
universal fare in all parts of the city
has been lost. The Wisconsin Rail
road Commission this morning hand
ed down decision in which the COM
pany was authorized to file its present
interurban rates between Racine and
Kenosha as permanent schedule. The
commission also authorized a local
tariff in Kenosha which calls for a
seven cent fare for rides to Limit
street and up to ten cents for travel
outside the city. The decision of the
commission is complete victory for
the company in it's petition to have its
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-06
BASEBALL
EzzkzzGA
YANkS TAKE FIRST
In WORLD SERIES
Mighty Babe Ruth Fans Ont Twice but
Makes Hit which Drove in the
First Run.
BULLETIN.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Polo Grounds, N. Y.-The Yank-
ees tore off the opener of the
worlds series this afternoon by
kaIsomining the New York Giants
by score of to 0. Mays sub
marine ball tied the Giants into
knots, though Frank Frisch, the
National Leaguers' third baseman
helped himself to four hits. Babe
Ruth accounted for one of the
Yankees runs with a blazing single
but could not Oblige the $4,000
spectators with a home-run. Nc
Nally's steal home in the fifth in
ming was the running feature of
the game.