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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30

had walked at least a mile about the
streets.
"And you didn't give up?" asked
Mrs. Webster ooh, no." they said.
"0f course we want to vote"
The campaign to get at least Is per
cent of the voters on election day was
started by the League of Women Vot-
ers, in, 1922. The League had taken
upon itself the task of helping the
new women voters to vote intelligent
ly. Attacking the problem from an
bipartisan standpoint, the league was
busy supplying women with all sorts
of political information, when it was
discovered that possibly so per cent of
the women voters like 80 per cent of
the men voters, were not aroused of
the Importance of casting ballot
and having a share in the administra-
ton of the government. The league
began at once to stir up the indifferent
women voters, and, if possible, some
of the indifferent men voters, too, and
now political workers of all sorts are
on the trail of the unused ballot.
Novel Publicity Stunts.
The league has sponsored clever
publicity ideas to attract voters and
to show them exactly how to proceed.
The idea of putting tags on milk bot
ties of an entire city on registration
day, in order to remind the people to
register, has proved popular.
This year, one of tie stunts tried
in Pennsylvania was the tagging of
school children. Each child was given
a large circular tag to wear. At
tached to the red circle was a small
white flap, bearing the question, Twill
your parents vote on Nov. u" The
child was supposed to consult his
parents and if possible to wear the
tag with the flap torn off showing the
answer to the question: Eyes, they
will"
In Toledo, restaurant mattresses
were asked to remind patrons of their
registration duties on that important
morning.
Politics even invaded number of
county fairs this year and the booth
where information could be obtained
regarding registration procedure prov
ed an attraction which could hold its
own against the merry go-round, the
races and the prize vegetables. In a
Nebraska town, 10000 people were en-
tertained between sporting events by
small boy Sandwich men" wearing
signs about voting.
Encouraging returns from the cam
paign to "get out the vote" have been
coming in ever since the primaries.
In tht Illinois primaries the vote
was 30.7 per cent larger than in 1920.
In Minnesota there was a 27 per cent
increase. West Virginia, with a ia
vorite son in the field, is taking a
strong interest in the coming election,
and the primaries showed 65 per cent
increase in voters over 1920. The
Ohio primaries show an increase of
63 per cent. This is especially signi-
ficant of the growing interest in vot-
ing because of the fact that in 1920
Ohio had two Of its own sons run
ming for president.
Maine holds the record for the great
est increase in the primary vote, how
ever-77 per cent. Other states are
reporting increases of from "a per cent
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30
FEAR?

SO far this year, Americans have
taken out an average of CTS million
dollars of life insurance a month. A
generation ago, this would have indi-
Gated national epidemic or PAN
demic of fear. Now it reflects just
good horse sense. Educational adj
vertising and personal sales talks
have made the people realize that in
surance-betting you'll die sooner
than the company thinks you will
is protection plus scientific system
of systematic savings. Hundreds of
thousands would not save otherwise.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30
Prudent Lovers
Defer Marriage

London.-The average marrying age
in London has risen from the pre-
war figure of % for bridegrooms and
20 for brides, to between 80 and 3S
for bridegrooms and 25 and 81 for
brides. A registrar explained this
is being largely due to the dearth OF
suitable small houses or flats. He says
couples will wait a suitable oppor-
tunity of obtaining some place to live
before marrying.
81 have had cases Of people taking
out a license" the registrar told an
interviewer, "and not marrying at the
time arranged on account of the ac-
commodation they hoped to get being
taken by someone able to pay a high
er price. These couples, by paying
two shillings every three months,
have kept their license valid so that
they can marry at once if they wish"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30
EORIIM.

In ancient democracies, politicians
argued their respective merits before
the populace assembled in the town
marketplace or other open space serv-
ing as forum. Any man who could
hear and think could get all the facts
Now the politician reaches the pub
lie through the printed columns of
newspapers, magazines and circulars.
A man who can't read gets his political
information secondhand Can such a
man be trusted with the ballot? New
York, deciding in the negative, says :
"No read, no vote"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30
HOT.

Ten seconds devoted to science:
Our suns temperature is only 10000
degrees. Natures hottest heat
(some of the stars) is only 100000 de-
grees. A temperature of 10000 de-
grees is produced in laboratory by
DR.. Wendt of Pennsylvania State Col
lege. Merely scientific play? No. DR..
Wendt, using this terrific heat, hopes
to release the stupendous energy lock-
ed up in atoms. Even if he does, the
discovery's value will depend on the
cost of the process. 1t must be cheap
err than coal.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30
The Referee
REJECTED.

Eighteen thousand citizens in New
York state will not be allowed to vote
this year. The reason? They funked
the literacy tests. New York has a
state law by which would-be voter
must demonstrate that he can read and
write as readily as the average child
who has finished six years in school.
Technically, this may not be democ-
racy. But many think it is common
sense, protection against government
by ignorance.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30

There is no reason for any qualified voter to
lose his vote in Wisconsin. He may cast that
vote in Kenosha, New York or Los Angeles.
The only thing necessary is to show enough
personal interest in voting to see that the vote
is cast If you ere going to be out of the city
on election day, see that you have arranged
to vote before you buy your ticket
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30
ORDERS EXTRA HOUR.

Miss Lora Miller, physical education
instructor at Lawrence college, re-
quires goods to take an extra hour
of exercise each week besides their
gymnasium work. They may choose
from swimming, tennis, horseback rid
ing, bicycling, roller skating and ice
skating.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30
ALCOHOL.

You could run your auto with al
cohol instead of gasoline. But alco-
hol costs an average of rs cents a
gallon. Obviously, rs cents is the top
notch price beyond which "gas" can
not rise, since motorists would turn
to alcohol.
Gradually we are building up an in
tricate system of checks and balances.
Substitutes in time may hold the cost
of living within bounds.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30

Up to the present time Senator LaFollette
has not charged President Coolidge or any of
his supporters with being horse thieves. Pos
sbly the reason is that horses are pretty scarce
now LaFolette is old-fashioned and he is pull
ing the usual old-fashioned campaign roar
back
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30
TODAY.

This day 80 Americans are killed or
injured at railroad grade crossings,
if today is only an average day. In
the whole year 1924, total of $500
will be killed and 5000 injured at
crossings.
Will your name be on that list? Not
if you are careful.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30

IN THE BEGINNING was the Word.
and the Word was with God, and the
Word was God. All things were made
by Him, and without Him was not any
thing made that was made.-John lib.
QUESTION-When should we seek
the Lord Isaiah $3.50.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30

Senator Lenroot must be given credit for
being honest with himself and honest with the
people of his state. He announces boldly that
he will vote for Judge Lueck and that in doing
it, he is not going to lose any of his standing
with the Republican party. Like the rest of
us, Lenroot believes that it is lot better to
vote for an honest Democrat than Socialist
who like wolf in sleeps clothing seeks to hide
under the mantle of the Republican party
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30

The revelations made in the trial of the
Union Food Stores case should come as con-
vincing argument against buying stock in such
institutions. The fact remains that when any
company has a good proposition, it does not
have to give away half of it's stock to sell the
other half Good stock in well financed and
honestly managed companies usually find
someone to take it without having it go beg
ging.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30
The AnSUUer To
Yesterday s Puzzle

up. AS the primary returns are always
less than the election day vote, the
outlook for a record breaking vote
and not a low record like that of 1920
is regarded as good.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30

The Prince of Wales has left America with
harpy memories dispatch says. 1t can be
a d d that the prince put considerable money
into circulation in the country and he probably
left most of that too.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30

A telegram was received last night
stating that George Rocco, formerly
of this city, was killed in railroad
accident.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30
Happenings
25 Years Ago
October %. 1899.

Thirty-five Kenosha men will leave
for the east Wednesday to join the
American forces in Manila. They ex-
pect to arrive in Manila around Christ
mas.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30

The Whist club met last night in its
regular session. The winners were:
Eichelman and O'Donnell. and Hale
and Tarbell.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30

Otto Langenbach, small boy en-
ployed by the Simmons company met
with a serious accident last evening
when his hand was caught beneath the
power press.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30

President Coolidge has summed up his for
eign policy in Cooperation applied according
to the Golden Rule" A lot of candidates could
talk for hours and not out lire nearly as good
policy
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30

The social at the Congregational
church proved to be great success.
The ladies netted over eighteen dol
lars.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30

The Literary societies of the Keno
sha High school held very interest
ing meeting at the school last evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30

Stone block will be used in the pro-
gram for paving streets in the sub
urbs of Buenos Aires at cost of
81 900 900.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30

One singer of repute carries three
special pillows on her tours, insist
ing that she is unable to sleep with
out them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hall,
a twelve pound boy at their home last
evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30

The Polish government paid $703,--
725 for % locomotives for it's rail
roads last year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30

A famous scientist says that within
the earth is large wave that moves,
around the planet once very $500
wears.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30

The world changes. When a girl
quarrels with her lover these days
she gets drunk instead of crying.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30

And about this early bird stuff, a
policeman tells US it is the early reve-
nue. officer who gets the worm.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30
Getting Out Voters

A safe prediction for the approach
ing election is that there will be
decidedly more voters than in 1920.
This may mean that larger pro-
portion of voters is taking its bal
loting duties seriously. Or it may
mean that the contest is sufficiently
exciting to arouse even apathetlc,
stay-at-home voters. At any rate,
there is no doubt that the League of
Women Voters and other organlza-
tions have been crusading strenu-
ously to get rs per cent of the pos
sible voting strength to the polls Nov.
4, and early returns indicate that the
voting figures may exceed that per-
centage.
A presidential election is always con-
sidered an event of national interest,
and yet, if the number of popular votes
cast means anything less than half the
country was actively interested in the
last big contest. Only 40 per cent of
the eligible voters took part in the
selection of President Harding. The
other 81 per cent-or more than 25,-
100000 eligible voters-failed to cast
their ballots.
There are plenty Of more startling
election figures for those who care for
statistics. Senator Pepper of Penn
sylvania was elected by the vote of
1873 per cent of Pennsylvania's quail
fed voters. Senator Reed of the same
state was elected by 1876 per cent. In
1922, 80 states elected governors, and
only about one-third of the voters took
part in making the selections.
Amendments to state constitutions
have been passed by as few as eight
per cent of the voters.
Such figures can only be interpreted
to mean that the country is ruled by
the minority. In some elections the
result might be the same if the stay
at-homes had voted, but in other cleo
tions the non-voters might have chang
ed the course of history, especially in
local contests. In any case, the uncast
ballots are often numerous enough to
hold the balance of power.
Most of the people who stay away
from the polls do SO through indiffer-
ence. They have never realized in
any vivid way the old truism that their
ballots are their only real hold on the
government. This type of voter sees
no use in casting his vote if his fav-
ored candidate is likely to win, and
he thinks it hopeless to vote if the
man he prefers apparently has no
chance of success.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30

Ice cream eaten in this country
every year totals 3OO,OOO,ooO gallons.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30

Mexico has elected president, but
not without a shot.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30

The mark Of honor this year is the name of
a man or woman on the registration list. See
that yours is there
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30
Big Slump in Recent Years.

Probably very few people realize
how interest in voting slumped in the
so years preceding 1920! We think
closely in touch with national affairs
than the people of the seventies. Our
system of communication is mar
vel of efficiency. Newspapers, moving
picture news reels, magazine articles
and the radio make the political nomi-
nee familiar figures. Fast trains en-
able speakers to reach personally many
more voters than in the dim and dis
tant seventies.
All of these modern factors figured
in the 1920 presidential election, ex-
cept radio. And yet, about Ga per
cent of the voters took part in the 1870
election, whereas the 1920 election
broke the record for the smallest vote,
so far as the percentage of voters is
concerned.
Miss Julia Lathrop sees fine prece-
dent in the first election held in west
ern New York. There were 154 quail
fed voters in the county, she says and
all but nine came over rough roads
or through unbroken country to vote at
Buffalo. The election seemed so i'm
portant to 90 per cent Of the voters
that they made whatever sacrifices
were necessary in order to cast their
ballots.
This spirit has not been conspic-
uous in elections for some years. This
year, however, there are signs that in
dictate that it may be gradually COM
ing back Mrs. Ann Webster of the
League of Women Voters tells a story
of three well-dressed women who sat
near her at luncheon in New York.
They had spent the entire morning
trying to register in order to vote,
and it seemed to them that life was
made pretty hard for the would-be vot-
er. They had been directed from one
section of the city to another. and thew
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30

Work on the Public Library and the
Soldiers Monument has been stopped
because of rainy weather. E
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30

Some of the people who know all
the football scores don't know who IS
running for president.
Sometimes the only reason for di-
vorce is the chairs in the parlor are
not comfortable.
Women will meet in Washington to
find cure for war. We don't know
which war, unless it is the last one.
You can boil some microbes in oil
and they will still live. This proves
microbes and politicians differ.
Autoists, says dealer, do not take
proper care of their tires. Nor, we
add, for their friends.
a nessiniSt ia a man who has been
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30
A BIBLE THOUGHT a
DAY WILL DRIVE
CARES AWAY

II parents Win have their cSiidrsa
memorixe the daily Bible selections. n
viii prove \ priceless heritage to theD
In after years. Read them every dap.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30

In Riga, Latvia, peasants killed the
tax collectors, but we advise against
such drastic measures.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30

A pessimist is a man who has been
listening to mechanic explain what
his car needs.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30

People who sit in the back row at
church belong in the front row.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30
TOM SIMS

The melancholy days have come, the
most beautiful of the year.
A rosebud mouth is a very beauti-
full thing-while closed.
The reason some merchants have to
charge so much is they have to charge
everything.
The will of the people is sometimes
broken.
You never hear man brag about
how good boy he was.
make world, this world certainly
make a world, this would certainly
is we'll made.
A bachelor is a man who is so sell
fish he even wants to keep all of his
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30

A bachelor is man who is so sell
fish he even wants to keep all of his
troubles for himself.
The Washington times., 1924-06-16

the bell called the men out for the
final round.
Carpenter limped when he
wasn't in full flight, but he forgot
the limp when he was. He forgot
it, too, when he launched out with
his right hand, that time he
thought Gibbons, decoyed by the
look Of agony on the Frencbman's
face, would be careless in protect
ing his jaw.
Carpenter wanted to quit.
That's all there was to the episode
of the ninth round, and the tenth.
The only thing that kept him from
doing it was Descamps' verbal tor
rent that poured out Of the corner.
1t was all in French, this Des-
camps grafton, but the sense of it
was undoubtedly something like
this: keep going, Georges; don't
quit now, and maybe we'll get
some more Of these thousands the
American promoters insist on Civ
ing US"
Gibbons outclassed Carpenter
all the way, and could have
stopped him at any time from the
first round on, had he so minded.
The Frenchman was outboxed by
the St. Paul boxer. And lastly
he was held up to the scorn Of
the American fighting public that
three short years ago had given
him the greatest ovation ever
rendered a boxer in the history Of
the ring"
The Washington times., 1924-06-16
CMALL STUFF q
- FOR ROOTERO

The Yankees are again one full
game ahead Of the Boston Red Sox.
The Giants have but half game
on the Chicago Cubs.
The st. Louis Cardinals have ex.
changed the veteran spitball pitcher,
Bill Doak, for Leo Dickerman, one
Of the Brooklyn Dodgers young
sters.
The Griffmen broke even last
week, winning three and losing
three games. They scored thirty.
two runs on sixty.five hits and
were charged with six errors.
Earl Combs, the Yankees rookie
outfielder, fractured his ankle slid.
Ing home in the first inning Of yes.
terday's game and may be out of
uniform for the remainder Of the
season. incidentally the Indians
won, 10 to 3.
The Browns broke their losing
streak, defeating the Athletics in
ten innings, to 8. .E
Under an avalanche of twenty.onc
hits, the Tigers smothered the Red
Sox and won, 10 to A.
Long George Kelly continued his
hitting streak. He got two singles
out Of four times lp and the Giants
defeated the Reds, 4 to /.
The Cards dropped a close one to
Brooklyn. to 8, Ruether being
too good for them.
The Washington times., 1924-06-16
THURSTON ONE
Of SEASONS
PHENONS

CHICAGO. June 1S.-one Of the
biggest sensations Of the early SEA
son in the American League has
been Hollis Thurston. White Sox
pitcher. At present he ranks al
the one best bet on the Comiskey
twirling staff.
With Urban Faber ailing, Thurs
ton has stepped into the breach and
made good with vengeance. In a
recent series with the Yankees the
big fellow literally stood the Hug.
gins outfit on its head.
Thurston came to the White Sox
last year from the Browns. All told.
he worked in forty-six games, win.
ming seven and losing eight, He al
lowed S.12 earned runs per game
and was eighth in efiS resnect. He
stood well down the list in giving
bases on balls, issuing thirty-eight,
only hit one batter all season and
didn't make single wild pitch.
The Sox have presented many
pitching stars in recent years. Ur-
ban Faber's name goes back to at
least half a dozen seasons. Charley
Robertson pitched a no.hit game.
Horace Leverette was G. young pile.
nom. Ted Blankenship advanced TO
fame.
And, of course. everybody remem.
bers Dickie Kerr.
The Washington times., 1924-06-16

"Merkle should have touched
second base just as the batter had
to touch first base. It's the rule
Of baseball. It completes the
play.
"Now, very few people noticed
that he didn't do this. I took
particular notice, because the
same thing happened in Pitts
burgh only two weeks before.
"MerkIe gets the blame for it.
If the rest of the Giants had beer
observing, they might have seen
it, too. Johnny Evers, of the
Cubs, noticed the misplay, got the
ball back, and touched second
base. OF course, the run didn't
count. The Giants and Cubs
played again and the Cubs copied
the championship"
"A Man May Be Down, but He's
Never Out"
UTARRE BROWN, sports
w editor of the Chicago
" Herald-Examiner, says that
Georges Carpenter was ready to
pull a Salvation Army in his
recent go with Tom Gibbons,
Browns latest story follows:
"Until last Saturday this writer
had the idea that Charlie Pad
dock was the only man alive who
could injure a leg and run faster
afterward than he did before.
The idea has to be revised.
Georges Carpenter, the ex-wonder
man, belongs in that same class.
Georges took a fine beating from
Tommy Gibbons for the first
eight rounds of their no-decision
affair at Michigan City, and in
the ninth, while running backward
to get away from the Gibbons
rush, something he did from the
very beginning of the bout, he
slipped and fell. He arose at
once, a panied look on his face,
and glanced appealingly at his
corner. He wanted to quit. It
was the easiest way out. But
Francois Descamps, the manager,
would have none of it. He
shrieked a lot of French at
Georges, and Georges half heart
eddy kept up the backward flight,
glancing with look that meant
Can't I quit now?' Each time
his retreat carried him near his
'own corner.
1T was remarkable part of
the hurting of the ankle that none
Of the Georges handlers in the cor
ner, when the round ended,
thought about rubbing it until the
jeering Of the crowd made Gus
Wilson, trainer, who talks English
perfectly, begin a perfuncto-y
massaging Of the ankle just before