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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
DIVIDE THE TRAFFIC.

People who happened to motor along the
Sheridan Road in Kenosha on Sunday must
have been convinced that within short time
the use of this drive for pleasure riding" will
be thing Of the past. Probably dozen traffic
officers were engaged in an effort to keep
the traffic moving in safety between five and
six o'clock Sunday evening and most any one
Of them will admit that such result is possible
but very improbable. @ Fls-
Some plan should be worked out to divert a
portion of this traffic and especially the traffic
from the Simmons ball park. One suggestion
might be to send all of the cars parked west of
the Sheridan road west to Scott avenue with the
understanding that they would find way down
town over Fremont avenue Another way might
be to divert a portion of the traffic towards
the East at the cemetery boulevard and let
Chicago street and Park Avenue take part of
the peak traffic. An automatic traffic signal
at Prairie avenue would help some and at least
make it possible for one police officer to handle
the direction of traffic at this corner without
his dropping in his tracks from sheer exhaus-
ton. 4
A lot of the traffic should be diverted around
by Park avenue before it. reaches the limits
of the city if any plan could be worked out for
such diversion. 7. zs1a
One thing that should be done, no matter
what other plans are worked out, is to arrest
every driver Of an automobile who seeks to
cut in ahead in the line of automobiles on this
road on either Saturday or Sunday. Several
cars were forced into the ditch by nsistent de-
mands of Illinois drivers to cut in to the line
on Saturday. 1t is not improbable that Wis
consln drivers are just as guilty of violating
safety rules but the cases in question on Sat-
urday afternoon happened to be violations by
Illinois drivers
Automobiles should be forced to take their
places in the line and hold it instead of endan-
gering the safety of other people by making
an effort to gain a cars length in the trip irom
Waukegan to Kenosha
One car was wrecked on Sunday and half
a dozen passengers in it flirted with death
just because some driver insisted on getting a
car length ahead of some one else. These driv-
ers should be put in the class Of reckless drivers
and promptly arrested and permitted to wait
in jail until the roads are free of other cars SO
that they can run circles about themselves.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
Fables On Health
WATCH BABY's WEIGHT.

Just before the Mann baby was born,
Mr.. Mann of Anytown appeared with a
scales and a chat. "We're going to
do this right" he announced.
"Well, be sure that you go about
it properly" Mrs. Mann admonished.
"Ive learned today that the best
index to a baby's growth is his
weight" Mr. Mann announced with the
air of one who has made an important
discovery.
But Mrs. Mann already knew very
we'll that the baby should be weighed
regularly every week through the
first year of life. The same hour
should be used, and the chilli should
wear the same clothing. Beam-bal-
ance scales should be used, and the
quarter ounces should not be over
looked
Seven and half pounds is con-
sidered normal weight for a boy,
with half pound less reckoned as
an average for a girl. 1t is likely
that the baby will lose from six to
ten ounces for several days after birth.
The first month is not marked by any
particular gain, but after that, six
ounces a week is considered a normal
gain After six months, and up to the
end of the first year, three or four
ounces week is considered suffi-
cient gain.
During the summer months the gain
will not be great.
Whatever sthes fluctuations, the child
should double its weight within six
months, and treble it within a year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08

instance, many father gives his son trounc-
ing that pa regrets when he cools off. His ma
tural reaction is to atone - to make up by
gifts such as candy or coins This naturally
neutralizes the corrective effect Gf any Of a
whipping.
Never punish child when you are in anger.
Think it over No matter how parent pun
ishes, he should chastise or penalize only when
in complete control Of his temper.
More effective than any beating is to say
to boy: IF you do so-an-so, you cannot go to
the movies for month. Now, it's up to you.
If you want to punish yourself, go ahead and
be bad"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
BUSTER.

Germany is working harder now.
A good sign, for her creditors. The
separations problem is more than a
matter of bookkeeping, conferences,
parleys and loans to bolster up the
value of the mark. The real prob
lem is to keep the Germans busy at
production. They can't pay unless
they produce.
At the beginning of the war, Ger
many had one and half million un-
employed. This figure has been cut
in two, and is declining steadily.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
IRELAND.

Ireland takes census, finds its
population is not quite five millions.
AS far back as 1847, Ireland had eight
millions.
Poverty and political oppression
are responsible. They drove the Irish
out to other countries, chiefly Ameri-
ca.
1t makes you wonder how long
Europeans-e especially Germans, Aus
TRANS and Hungarians will endure
their burden before they begin pack
ing up and moving to South Ameri-
ca, and other Ravens. How long would
you stay over there with your family,
with unlimited debt and taxes and
PREPARATIONS staring you in the face
and keeping your nose to the grind
stone?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
WILL BE GIVEN OUT WORD FOR
U WORD

The English language, which is
being used to write this sentence, is a
living thing, changing constantly. Any
way, that's what people who know it
tell us.
Words are tickle. They mean one
thing one year and few years later
they mean another thing. Take this
word "booze." Years ago "booze"
meant something to drink. Now il
means something not to drink.
With this idea in mind, Tom Sims
Newspaper has spent vast sum of
money to obtain revised dictionary.
This dictionary will be given to the
eager public a word at time, making
it last over period of 43 years, six
months, three days, few hours and
some minutes.
Today's word is Socks" Socks are
what your wife wonders why in the
world you wear holes in 'em.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
PAVING

In nine months Uncle Sam collects
nearly 2147 million dollars in internal
taxes. New York state paid fourth
The total is about $40 for every
American man, woman and child. And
much of it is pyramided before it is
passed on to final consumers. We pay
all taxes-pay on everything we buy.
The landlord Figures" his taxes in
adjusting rent. So with other things.
Uncle Sans latest estimate places
the national wealth at nearly 321 bill
lion dollars. A A per cent tax on all
this wealth would wipe out the nation
al debt in two years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
DODGER.

The estate Of Hugo SHINES evades
100 million dollars of taxes because
the fortune goes to his widow and
his children waive all claims. Such
is the German law.
This is annoying to the bill collect
ors who are trying to compel Ger
many to pay further war indemnity.
But, before Germany gets through
paying it, it is probable that she will
tax the SHINES fortune lot more
than 100 million dollars, along with
heavy levies on all other large Ger
man fortunes. 1t depends on whether
the German people get tired of car
rying the burden.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08

The death of another little child calls upon
you as a parent to teach your children the
danger Of the streets and the highways. The
automobile traffic has come to stay and the
only way to prevent the Staying Of the innocent
children is to teach them to shun the streets
and the highways ass.a place to play The
only other answer is to open play grounds
where the children may have their right to
play without the danger OF death lurking just
around the corner.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
POWERFUL TREE VICTORIOUS.

Glacier National Park, Montana. -
There stands .oday on the Rocky
Mountain side of this park an ancient
evergreen tree that shows evidence of
having battled with the elements for
its existence for three centuries.
High snow drifts, heaped from the
mountain tops, crush the tree to earth
each winter and there it lies growing
along the ground. The trunk is II
inches in diameter. Every spring it
tries to rise, but it never can grow up
like other trees because every winter
there is a hundred-foot drift of snow
in this particular spot in Cracker
Canyon. The Glacier Park foresters
estimate its age at, 500 years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08

And possibly DR.. Butler thinks that the Re
publicans may be looking for a candidate for
President who is just a. little wobbly on the
question of constitutional enforcement. I'm
doubtedy the learned gentleman will find that
his education along the lines of the temper
Of the people has been terribly neglected even
though he may be the President of great
university and have thirst which ought to be
quenched.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08

And when all of these arguments are boiled
down and ironed out it becomes apparent as
before that the fellow who didn't subscribe to
the community chest was the fellow who was
selfish enough to let someone else do his part
in the community work The stingy man and
the Stacker can always find an argument to
support his side of the question, even though
he don't believe in. his own argument
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
SOCIETY

There must have been perfectly
charming dance in town last evening,
according to the clerk down at the
drug store who claims he sold out of
corn plasters and aspirin long before
noon TODAY.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
.IINGLES.

Turkey is reported to have legal
lied liquor after trying prohibition
for year. Two reasons: The govern
ment missed the revenue from hooch;
and the people had turned from liquor
to drugs.
The Mohammedan religion for cen
turtles forbade the use of alcoholic
beverages. Leaders promised faithful
Moslems they would have rivers of
wine in Paradise In America the
thirsty are promised light wines and
beers later always later.
Corn planted in this country natures
: 4
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
SPORTS

A nice quiet outdoor sport IS SD
ting on the porch smoking a pipe. You
need one porch, one pipe, one canaof
tobacco, nine boxes of matches, and
,one lazy disposition. Any number
may play.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
EDITORIAL

Architects say rooms are being made
smaller. The sad thing about this bit
of news is it is true. You can hardly
leave a cigar box in some Of the mod
ern homes without some member of
the family thinking it is a room and
going to sleep in it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08

These fellows who are interested in getting
a new deal in Wisconsin. will have to get out
and fight for that new deal. If they decide to
Let George Do 1t" they will probably find
that George" has quit doing it. Benjamin
Franklin said, "God helps them who help
themselves" and the logic of Franklin is
just as good today as it was hundred years
ago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
DIVORCE

In Chicago, a man claims his wife
bit him, but then he may have been
treating her like dog.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08

LAW OF LOVE-Love worketh no i'll
to his neighbor, therefore love is the
fulfilling of the law.-Romans 1910.
Wisdom's ways are ways of pleasant
ness, and her paths are peace.-Prov.
S:17.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
ADVERTISING

A college senior writes to ask US if
we mind electing him president. Sorry,
but he is not qualified. The law that
presidents must be over 35 was pass
ed to keep college boys from running
the first year after they finish school.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08

We often attend musical comedies
and wonder how such pleasing COM
binations of colors are obtained in the
ensemble. 0s
So we asked few questions the
first time we met Charles LeMaire,
one of Broadways costumers, who
knows as much about the human fig
ure as any one. Said he:
"When you consider the vast diff
ference in the figures, faces, coloring
and general types of the girls who
must, be dressed individually or uni
formally, you can well imagine that
this is no easy task.
"Take for instance, a group of mod
ern evening gowns that must be orig
inal, individual, and above all, the last
word in fashion. Can you imagine the
care and caution that must be taken to
blend the colors tremendously and
still pay attention to the problems
presented by each individual dancer I?
Il generally start to work by mix
ing together box full of all colored
silks. Then by the process of elm
nation, l gradually sift them down
to the color scheme for the ensemble.
First I choose the strong, blending
colors which serve as the foundation,
or rather, the beginning of each cost.
tune; then / combine these with con-.
trasting shades in lighter tones. In.
this way,g l complete each individual
color scheme and at the same time
work out the general effect of the
ensemble.
"The next step is the making of
the sketches in which | try always
to express the personality of the in
dividual. To these sketches, pin my
bits of silk and color my costumes
accordingly.
although. dressing the featured
players is quite a task, it is, / think,
far more difficult to dress an ensem-
BILE alike or for what is known in
the theatre as a set One style of
coloring will naturally not suit 16 or
20 girls of different sizes and color
ings. Here happy medium should
be Struck and lines that do not ac-
cent figures too prominently, must
be found"
Cutting expenses has reached a fine
point in at least one New York theatre.
Where formerly a regular orchestra
was employed, there now is a player
piano, which is just as satisfactory in
this instance, for it plays only during
intermissions.
By far the most interesting book Of
this week is "Footlights and Spot
lights RecoIlections of Ny Life on
the Stage" by Otis Skinner (Bobbs-
AsrriM).
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
ToDAY,S THOUGHT.

A. merry heart maketh cheerful
countenance; but by sorrow of the
heart the spirit is broken. - Priv.
1918.
Happiness is rare cosmetic. = G.
J. w. Melville.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
VACATION NOTES

Since some astronomers claim the
moon has no air or water, it is no
place for an auto trip.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
BOOZE NEWS

The happiest ones are those who are
busiest, so this may be why the boot
leggers are grinning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08

Skin of the human palm is rs times
as thick as the eyelid, so why keep
hands in your pockets?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
GARDEN HINTS

Plants grow fastest early in the
morning, so you might buy your
onions an alarm clock.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
TOMAS IAS
II E w S\NSIP APP Err
Is Revised
SEA NEWS

b A whales skin is two feet thick in
some places, so no whale should mind
a spanking wind.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08

Lots SO by 121 IL feet are selling
for $3.50. They are located within the
city limits just southwest of the Sieg
factory.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
AUTO HELPS
HEALTH HINT

Judge an auto by its hood and you
may be hoodwinked.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08

You never realize how many soiled things
there are in the world until you start an in
vesE cation or put on white pants
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08

Posterity may not dig up our civilization
5000 years from now, but at least it will dig
up to pay for our folles.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
HOME HELPS

One thing you can do best on an
empty stomach is eat.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08

Eating more lemons in spring keeps
you from feeling like one. a.,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08

The first marriage license to be Sc
cured under the new marriage law has
been issued to Fred Ludke and Miss
Lizzie Like.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08

When Dawes drops in on Washington, he'll
find they haven't missed but half of the He'll
and-Maria combination
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
CUSSING NEWS
SPRING NEWS

A telephone girl who can't cuss has
a very poor memory.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08

Francine Larrimore in "Nancy Ann"
after five weeks in New York, now
goes on tour. Why this show didn't
last longer in New York is mystery.
It's thoroughly enjoyable and will be
liked by people in other cities.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08

The NJ. R. and K Electric road have
brought M damus proceedings
against the city regarding the passage
of the recent franchise ordinance.
The papers on the case have been
filed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08

Fable: He cut her allowance from $50 to
So the week, but her love did not grow less
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08

At any rate this kind of peace has stopped the
scramble to claim credit for the victory.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
Happenings
25 Years Ago
MAY 6, 1899.

Thomas E. English, one of the best
known residents of this city, passed
away yesterday morning after long
illness.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08

When movie fans see the new Val
entino picture, they will swear that
one scene at least is a natural one,
taken near some giant forest. But
they will be wrong. The set which is
an amazing one was built within the
Long Island studio and shows man
sion surrounded by high trees. They
are real trees.
We understand the cost of the Val
'entino picture already has passed the
half million mark-not half million
marks. This information doesn't come
from Famous Players. 6
Producers aren't Dragging any more
about the cost Of movies. Those days
are forever gone. A movie actress who
receives $4,000 every week real money
begged US not to mention the fact
in a recent story. She knows that such
information is liable to be resented
by many, and she is right. Even our
own heart skips beat when we type
the salary.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08

Lester Holderness has accepted po-
sition as baggage master at the de-
pot.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
HenLe s Column

New York.-More wonderful sugges-
tons come regarding modernized
sculpture, meaning sculpture that
keeps abreast of changing world. We
suggested recently that since war gen
erals don't ride horses any more, that
sculptors show the warriors. thereafter
in an auto or balloon. eae s8aaa1 4
A suggestion comes from buck
private in the late unpleasantry.
"Why show general in balloon ~
he asks. If the truth must be told,
he writes, it would be wise to have
all future statues of generals under
ground.
The only generals he saw in the
war were in dugouts. Let cave be
built hereafter, he says, and the
statue of the general be placed there
in. 1t would save the space on top
Of the earth anyway, he argues.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08

Not alone is the reader given a pen
photograph of the life of the famous
American actor, but he is given also
a well-rounded description of the
American theatre during its toddling
days.
Mr.. Skinner thinks that the dra-
matistsy of today make more money
by writing failures than those of 46
Playwriting of half century ago
was poorly-paid profession. Scarce
ly anyone could make living at it.
If, now and then, an original play
saw the light, it was commonly the
work of one who made his living by
other literary or newspaper work.
Shakespeare, the, classics, standard
print pieces-these were generally
the fare the managers brought forth.
Skinner starts his volume by tell
ing how his father gave him letter
of introduction to P. 7. Barnum,
him the following letter which landed
the first job:
"The bearer, o. A. Skinner, ESQ.,"
the note read. "is known to me. His
parents whom l have known in Hart
ford, Conn, for several years, are
eminently respectable. Mr.. Skinner
has an ambition, talent and yearn-
ing for the stage. have no doubt that
he will prove an important acquisition
to any theatrical corps which he may
join. P. T. BARNUM."
The note was addressed "To Whom
1t May Concern"
Armed with this, young Skinner
went to Philadelphia and obtained a
job at 81 week.
SINNERS book is rich with anec-
dotes about famous men and women
of the stage. 1t would naturally be
for man who has played 325 parts,
who has appeared in 16 plays Of
Shakespeare, in which he appeared
at various times in SO different parts,
and who has produced under his own
direction S3 plays.
The most human part of the book
tells about his struggles, when he
didn't have a dime to his name. He
says of himself at that time, 81 was
an unrecognized piece of jetsam in
the scum of theatrical wash" New
York doomed cold and forbidding, just
as it still looms to many who come
here annually to try their luck on the
stage.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
A BIBLE THOUGHT A
DAY WILL DRIVE
CARES AWAY

Bible thoughts and quotations memos.
lied will prove a priceless heritage In
after years. Encourage children to
look them up and memorize them
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08

"Bardelys the Magnificent" is the
latest Sabatini romance to find its
way from the Houghton Mifflin press.
A review of the last Sabatini book
will suffice for this one. They're more
or less alike; except in this one the
author chooses the reign of the French
Louis XIII for his setting. His hero
is a handsome, reckless fellow, just
like all Sabatini heroes.
~ MAURICE HENLE.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08

Corn planted in this country natures
in from 10 to 100 days.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08

BY far the most interesting book Of
this week is "Footlights and Spot
lights ecollections of Ny Life on
the Stage" by Otis Skinner (Bobbs-
Asrril).