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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
Wolf is Making
His Las Stand
Statistics Point Out That Only Five
Hundred Wolves Now Exist in
the United States.

Washington, D. C.-The wolf is
gamely making his last stand in
America. Bloody fanged from cattle
growers stock, and fighting for his ex-
istence against the best traps, rifles,
poisons and hunters, he has been cut
down in number, until today it is es-
timated by the United States Biologi-
cal survey, that in the western states,
his last refuge, there are probably less
than five hundred.
Hunters are fast getting his pelt
through exciting and romantic advent
ure. In Northeast Wyoming, Uncle
Sans hunters are now intensifying
drive to clean out what is believed
to be less than fifty. Since the drive
began last spring twenty-four have
been killed.
The old system of laying bounties
on the heads of wild animals has been
found after years of study and expert
ence to be a failure, DR.. A. K Fisher,
in charge Of economic Investigations OF
the Biological Survey says:
"Since 1890 millions of dollars have
been spent in bounties," he declared,
"and there has never been a case where
the bounty did any permanent good"
The old bounty men, he charged,
were in the game more for the money
and the living they could get out of it,
than for the purpose of Kidding the
country of wild animals. 1t was
found, he added, that the bounty men
after hunting season, purposely would
leave one or two pairs of wolves, to
raise more wolves, for more bounties.
In the beginning OF the governments
drive with paid hunters, DR.. Fisher
further charged, some of the old county
men proved unfit.
Some of them would write up here
saying if they could only have the fin
of shark, or the tip of Kangaroo's
tail, they could surely lure game in
to their traps. That was all pure
superstition"
Although the wolf has attacked
many persons, and hunted man in
packs in the steppes of Russia, and
other parts of the old world, there is
no single case on record, DIR. Fisher
reports, where a wolf has attacked
human being in North America.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
Jean COndary Pulls Gun
and Fires at William
Walton Sunday.
RESULT OF Kidding"
Condary Too Quick on Trigger
When Companions Poke
Fun at Him.

Too much joking almost ended in a
tragedy early Sunday morning when
Jean Condary, aged 81 years, 1919
JENNIE street, whipped out revolver
and fired a shot at William Walton,
colored, in a poolroom at 1913 South
Rowland avenue. The bullet grazed
past Walton and buried itself in the
wall behind him. Condary darted out
of the poolroOm and was not arrested
until an hour later, just after one
o'clock Sunday morning, when he was
found at his home by the police.
The investigation staged by the, pO-
lice just after the shooting revealed
that it had come as result of "tOo
much kidding" of man who appeared
to be easy on the trigger finger.
Policeman on Job.
Policeman 0'Hare was patrolling the
beat just after midnight Saturday
when he heard the report of gun
coming from the neighborhood of
poolroom at 1913 Rowland avenue. He
hurried there and found William Wal
ten, 675 Fleet street, and Herman Cic
pOolroom. Both told him the story
Of how Walton had been shot at by
Condary, who had escaped immediate
ly after the shooting.
According to their story, Condary
had come into the poolroom only few
minutes before. The two men had
been joking with each other and Wal
ton included Condary in his remarks.
In the course Of the joking, Walton,
finding that Condary did not take so
well to the joking, walked up to the
latter and accidentally knocking off
his hat by his antics, said, whats
the matter? Are you mad ?"
Whips Out Gun and Fires.
Quick as wink, Condary reached
into his overeoat pocket and pulled out
a 80 automatic. He fired once and
then darted out of the room. Gle
chini followed him and when he had
almost overtakeH" him, Condary dashed
around and reaching again towards his
pocket, said, "What do you want"
Cicchini pulled his companions arm
and prevented him from drawing a
sun Jul ~OiuoAy ShPpSu OuI VI MS
grasp and when the policeman arrived
Cicchini had come back to the pool
room alone. Both Walton and Cic-
chini were taken to the police office
and questioned while two policemen
were sent out to arrest Condary The
latter was finally found at his home
and arrested
The gun which he is alleged to have
used could not be found and Condary
declared that he had no revolver and
disclaimed any knowledge of the shoot
ing. He was booked on charge Of
assault with attempt to do great bod
lily harm, and is to be arraigned in
court some time today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
''Dere Hunk''
Dere Hank:

Dere Hank:
Seems that people wood B more care
full don't lit, Hank. l know family
that had sick girl that either had
diptheria or bad case of tonsilitis &
they aloud little girl come inn.
Then when the little girl got worse
they called the doktor and he said
"diptheria," Now the girls little play
mat has 2 B indoors for ten days un-
til they see whether she has the dip
ththeria or not. Looks like me that
with az much diptheria going around
town that people wood B nifty careful
G. not let kids come inn when there is
a chance of getting contagious dis
ease. And doktor bills are heavy &
everything and the little girl haz 2
miss school & lit may meme that her
folks are quarantined & everything.
Its not right 2 let little girl expose
herself that way and the people who
due lit don't think.
Indignantly, JIM.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
MAKING THE CITY BUDGET

The finance committee of the city council
today begins the work Of making up the city
budget on which the annual mill tax levy will
be made week from next Monday night It
is to be hoped that the committee will not skimp
in time given to the consideration of the bud
get and that the appropriations for the various
departments of the city will be worked out in
diligently with a view of not hindering the
progress of the city but at the same time with
a view of cutting the levy of mill taxes to the
limit. 1t is to be hoped that the committee
will find some chance for a comprehensive
street improvement program which will make
possible the employment of the city's unem-
ployed but it is expected that the provision of
funds for this work will be made in the form of
bond issues rather than on a direct levy on the
people. People directly interested in public
improvements are given term of years in
which to pay their part of the cost and there
is no reason why the city as whole should
not take the same kind Of a proposition and
work it out.
New wrinkles in government which demand
expenditure should be eliminated just as far
as possible. While the council is committed to
the double platoon fire department system it
is not improbable that if this matter was prop
erly laid before the firemen that they would
be willing to lay over the adoption of this sys-
tenn for another year. A study of the report
OF the department will not show any greater
demand for this expensive change this year
than there was last year. A considerable saw
ing can be made to the city if the funds for
this change are not necessarily added to the
tax roll. Most departments of the city have
been busy this year and as the nations are
planning to take a naval holiday it might be
possible for the cities to follow suit and take
holiday in some work which has been had to be
necessary in the past.
The city should see to it that ample funds
are provided for the protection of the public
health, for the maintenance and advancement
OF the public schools and the vocational schools
and Tor reasonable progress of expansion of
municipal improvements. If these plans are
followed the remainder of the budget need not
be advanced over amounts levied in the form
er year.
Certainly Kenosha people must not be called
upon to pay mill tax in excess of that levied
in the former year.
The city should see to it that ample funds are
provided for the protection of the public health
for the maintenance and advancement of the
public schools and the vocational schools and
for reasonable program of expansion of NUM-
clpal improvements. If these plans are follow
ed the remainder of the budget need not be adj
vanced over amounts levied in the former wear
Certainly Kenosha people must not be called
upon to pay mill tax in excess of that levied
last year and it should be possible, with in
creased income taxes to find some way for
slight reduction of the levy made in the form
er year The conditions in the city call for the
most intelligent possible treatment of the
budget.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
Diet Makes Plea
for $4,000 Damages

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Madison, Wis.--John Dietz, recently
perdoned from serving the remainder
of his life sentence following convic-
ton in 1911 on a charge of numbering
Oscar Harp, deputy sheriff, will make
final plea for damages from the
state today on the ground of false
imprisonment
He is to appear before the pardon
board this morning to press his claim
for 5000, maximum DAMAGES allowed
by the state for false Imprisonment.
It will be his contention that Harp was
never killed, and for the first time
will have a lawyer to press his claim,
o. B. Porter Of Madison, being retain
ed by him.
The death certificate of Harp was
found two weeks ago at Winter, elm
mating the claim of Dietz that no GER
tihcate existed to show his death.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
mo MORE CITY
LIFE FOR THEM
Brooklynites Who Drove in
Auto Caravan to Idaho
Are Happy Now.
CALL OF THE WEST

Roseworth Tract, Idaho.-Giant trees
are crashing down; frame houses are
going up; camp fires are burning,
songs rise from the tented village.
Thus is "Scotty's Caravan" which
reached it's destination recently after
having motored to Idaho from Brook
Ign, N. Y, getting set" to live in a
civilization made out of q wilderness.
The caravan originally consisted Of
20 families Four have deserted. The
remaining I'd are building their own
homes--three-room cottages and will
soon turn to farming.
Just three months ago all Of these
families were living in steam-heated
apartments in Brooklyn.
Today the women in the caravan
are logged out in khaki outing clothes,
preparing meals over open camp fires,
and keeping house on few boxes and
trunks.
Call of the West.
The call Of the west came when P.
C. Meredith, who, with his brother,
former Secretary Of Agriculture E. T.
Merideth, owns the Roseworth tract,
offered good crop land for sale cheap.
William D. Scott, of Brooklyn, organ
lied the caravan and long string of
autos and auto trailers headed for
Idaho.
Arrival at Roseworth brought some
dissatisfaction. 1t was feared that
the Salmon River Canyon, lying be-
tween Roseworth and the town of
Bull, would prevent profitable market
ing Of crops.
A committee of the settlers went
to Boise and asked that a suspension
bridge be built. Governor Davis has
indicated this will be done as soon as
the territory is sufficiently built up.
The former Brookiynites say they
will never return to city life.
81 want you to see my home," said
J. L Holder, one of the settlers. Give
built it almost by myself. Some boys
from Buhl gave me hand, but no car
penters were hired.
Some of Us were disappointed at
first. Things were bit harder than
we expected. But that's worn off;
believe we have a wonderful ouportuni-
ty to make fine thing out Of the pro-
ject.
Parents Are Happy.
The rest agree with Holder
Families with children are especially
enthusiastic about the open country.
The nearest school house is six miles
away, but the children are taken to
and from it in school auto bus.
Men folk are taking advantage of
fine fishing and good pheasant shoot
ing
"Scctty," the caravan leader, is build
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24

Up to the end0f September the total amount
credited to Germany by the Preparations Com
mission was approximately 40O,000,OOO pounds,
according to British estimate The sum in
cludes cash payments, deliveries of property,
and other concessions. Practically all of that
huge amount is held by nations indebted to the
United States, but which have not paid dol
lar on the interest and principals of those debts
since April 1919 America gets nothing from
the Preparations Commission, and all it asks is
the acknowledgement and payment of it's Just
debts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
LIFE AND CHARACTER READING.
November %.

The birthstone of this date is a
topaz. The governing planet is Mars,
popularity known as the God of War
Scorpio is the governing sign, giving
keen intuitive powers, great love OF
praise, and loyalty.
The temperament is ardent, artistic
and inventive. The disposition is in
clined to be jealous and suspicious,
and will cause much trouble unless
properly controlled.
The people of this birthdate have
such remarkable vibratory powers that
they can accomplish anything if they
viii awaken to their own power and
use it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
GOING TO WASTE

Ii you want something to take the joy out
of life, start coal fire in your furnace, then
climb up on the roof and sit on the chimney.
You'll observe the heat going to waste.
Whenever you burn coal, you lose more than
four-fifths of the heat stored in it by nature,
And that is only part of the waste
Take 1000 pounds of coal, lying in the mines.
Some is lost in mining. Eighty two pounds are
burned up by the railroad locomotive that
hauls the coal to market Ashes, escaping gas
es and smoke increase the loss
The result, says the Geological Survey, is that
only rs of the original 1000 pounds are actually
converted into mechanical energy in the boiler
room.
Out of 1000 pounds of coal, 1924 pounds
wasted!
A chemist can take coal and break it up in
to COKE artificial gas, amona, tar carbolic acid,
benzoline, synthetic sugar, high explosive, dyes
and long list Of other by-products.
All those are wasted when coal is shoveled in
furnace.
Waste like that is one of the chief causes of
high cost of living. Recognizing this, a British
scientist predicts that in another century or two
it will be penal offense to burn coal in the
pure state for heating purposes
If you could live 100 years from now, you
would find the most humble home heated by
electricity. Coal in that day will be burned at
the mines scientifically, producing electricity
that will be sent forth over high-tension wires
No freight hauls. No smoke. No bother! No
waste
. Coal is only one of many instances of gigan-
tic waste that will be eliminated by our de-
scendants.
Future man will dam every stream and turn
it into water power. He will harness the ocean
tides. He will capture and use the enormous
energy of the suns heat, most of which now is
wasted From the air and ground he will take
perpetual electric current of stupendous power.
In future cities, there will be no waste Even
the garbage, instead of being destroyed, will be
reduced to chemicals
Engineers will accomplish all this - experts
in chemistry, physics, electricity and mechanics.
Those are the coming fields Young men,
wondering what to take up for their life's work,
should investigate the possibilities and profits
of the engineering professions.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
10000 WORKERS
ACCEPT WAGE CUT
(By Associated Press Leased wfre.)

(By Associated Press Leased Wfre.)
Chicago.-Stockyards workers in the
plants Of the 'Fbig five" packers turnout
the middle west today were making
their decision on the wage cut fixed by
the Armour, Swift and Wilson employ
ees themselves after inspection Of their
employers books. The cut is 80 for
piece workers who comprise about half
the employees and from to TIA % an
hour for others.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
One Man Killed
i'm Belfast Riots
(By Associated Press Leased wire.)

Belfast, Ireland-One man was killed
and another was wounded in renewal
today of the rioting which broke out
in the Seoford district in East Bel
fast yesterday when rival factions
clashed. Four persons were sent to
hospitals and numerous others were
slightly injured in yesterdays dis
turbance. Today's recurrence of the
trouble was met promptly by the au-
thorities and the situation was speedily
brought under control.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
British Labor is
for Disarmament

by Associated Press Leased Wire.)
London.-A manifesto issued today
by the Labor party on behalf of the
whole labor movement Of Great Britain
promises support of any steps that may
be necessary to make the American,
proposals for naval armament reduc-
tions effective and calls for the extern
sion Of the proposals to all forms of
armament.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24

Kenosha isn't doing much to advance the
cause of the lakes to ocean canal. Kenosha
is going to reap the benefits of this big project
and Kenosha should take its full part in the
promotion of it
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
Voice of the People
THANKSGIVING GREETING.

Once again the time has come,
Thanksgivin gis drawing nigh,
The beautiful golden pumpkin,
And delicious pumpkin pie;
The turkey nicely browning,
We now in fancy see,
With richness fully browning,
Some for you and some for me;
Next we see the sumptuous dinner,
Spread upon the festive board,
Bringing joy to old and young,
With thanks unto the Lord.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24

And new court house would give the coun-
ty board some place else to visit" This may
be helpful in reaching the decision Visiting
days are the happy lot of a supervisor in Ke-
nosha county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24

Advertise through the Want Ads for
experienced managers. The Want Ads
will open up lucrative positions with
stores and Offices.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24

Chicago Officials of Morris & Co.
packers, said formal wage reduction
of 1870 would be announced.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
Happenings
Is Years AGO
November ~, 1896.

The year 1896 was year known for
it's great number of excursions, con-
Quoted by great railways. Hundreds
of Kenoshans visited other places in
the United States this way.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24

Artificial eye makers in the six
teenth century used to stamp their
names on the white of each eye
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24

Pittsburgh Of the Treas
ury Mellon and his brother, r. B. Mel
lon, gave a s1.500,o00 piece of property
= tbs University Of Pittsburgh.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24

Cork, Ireiand.-Ten thousand persons
attended the funeral of Alderman Bar
~, who was shot and killed recently.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24

ing himself log cabin with sod
roof.
Church services at the Roseworth
Tract are conducted in the open air
by Rev. Charles Baird. who drives in
from Twill Falls every Sunday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24

Reverend Father Roche of St. James
announced that a bazaar in that church
cleared $4,000.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24

Antietam Park in Maryland is the
smallest national park in the United
States.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24

It has always been the impression in this
country - an impression contributed to by the
remarks of President Wilson himself - that
the consent of France to the Versailles Treaty
and the league of nations was obtained only af-
ter Lloyd George and Mr. Wilson had promised
Clemenceau that they would use their influence
with their respective legislative bodies to Sc
cure treaties of alliance between Great Britain
and France and between the United States and
France which would bind both nations to rush
to the protection of France in case she should
be attacked from without again. The Paris
Temps now asserts that France never asked for
such an alliance, but that it was offered by Mr..
Wilson of his own volition. It is probable that
the French paper is right. The readiness with
which the former President bargained away
the sovereignty of his country in agreeing to
the league covenant leaves no doubt that he
would not have hestated to offer international
alliances whenever he thought it would please
other nations to do So
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24

Mud was so deep in certain parts
of Kenosha> that men lost their over
shoes when they waded through it..
(Now knock the new Main street,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24

Saturn has velocity of six miles
a second.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-07-21
WATCH FOR ANTHRAX

South Dakota farmers are urged to
watch carefully for symptoms Of an.
thraX among the cattle this summer
and if the disease is found to take
ell precautions to guard against it's
spread. The disease has broken out
in several parts Of the state and the
exceptionally hot weather of this sea-
son helps its spread according to DR..
G.. 5. Weaver, extension specialist in
animal diseases at State college.
Anthrax is caused by a germ
says DR.. Weaver, which is very re-
sistant. The germ has been known
10 live for II years in the spore form.
The disease affects nearly all domes-
tic animals and men. The utmost
care should be used in disposing Of
the dead animals. Under no circum-
stances should an attempt be made
to skin these animals. Every carcass
should be burned to ashes on the spot
where found if possible. When the
carcasses are buried they will con.
taminate the soil. They should not
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-07-21
SINGING IN THE HOME
BY Blise u. Eaton

ny hi'SN p" ~
Those who were fortunate enough
to see the all-star performance of
Hartley Manners "Out There" which
was given for the benefit OF the Red
Cross during the world war, will never
forget the effect produced upon the
audience in the hospital scene when
" 'aunted Annie" (Laurette Taylor
sang Rock a bye barry to a few
wounded soldiers, until one by one,
they ceased tossing and turning and
fell asleep.
There is a human sympathy and a
spiritual uplift induced by the singing
of beautiful melodies. and the crav ng
for music is part of the heritage OF
every normal person. Why is it tn en-,
that present day parents are so neg
lectful Of this educative force, so care
less of the necessity for laying the
foundations Of artistic appreciation in
the impressionable years? Why do so
few mothers and fathers nowadays
sing either to or with their children
the songs which combine fine senti
ment and really good music to offset
the current atrocities which masquer
AIDE as melody? What has become OF
the parents who used to sing the nur.
sery songs and other good melodies
to their babies, and follow them with
a wider range of music as the chill
dren wrew older and needed it? Where
are the grandmothers who knew all
the fine old hymns and ballads and
were not afraid to let their voices be
heard by admiring youth? Where
oh, where are the modern children
who are brought up on anything blu
ragtime or jazz?
AS a nation We are losing the power
of expressing ourselves in song, ant
the younger generation is losing al
the joy and cultural value of bein!
brought UP in households where music
is as much a daily habit as speech
and father, mother and children sins
separately or en- masse as regularl.
as they eat and sleep.
Nothing can take the place to tn
child OF the living human voice as
musical medium. In no other wa!
than by listening and trying to cop!
can he so easily be taught to sin!
himself. There is no fund of mem
cries in later years which will yielt
him such rich treasure as those con
nected with the music of his child
hood, provided it has been made b!
mother, father and the rest of tn,
family.