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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
TWOuQUOR MEN
FINED TODAY
Proprietor of Barney Goo
gle Inn Fined and So Is
Ottilie Aulozzi.
ONE HAD STILL OUTFIT

The day Of reckoning came this
morning for two liquor men who came
into the. municipal court and pleaded
guilty to the charges against them.
John Firkin of the Barney Google Inn
came in with plea of guilty to the
charge Of unlawful possession Of in
toxicating liquor, whiskey, AZ his prem
ises on South Sheridan road. He was
given q fine of 500 and costs. He had
the usual story to tell the judge about
going out of business"
Pleads Guilty in Moon Case.
ottiiie Aulczzi, % North Rowland
avenue, pleaded guilty also. He was
charged with possession of moon, wine,
mash and STILL The raid on Aulozzi's
place was made by Sergeant Kramer
and Police Officers Buchanan, Well
man and Anlbelang. He was fined $500
and costs with the alternative Of sixty
days in Jail.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
Medical Society
Appreciates Help

The Kenosha County Medical society,
through its secretary, today sent to
City Manager C. M. Osborn letter
thanking the city officials for the CO.
operation shown in establishing OF
more mutual unders standing and feel
ing regarding civic and professional
life in Kenosha. The letter stated that
the society had appointed an advisory
committee of three members whose
duty and pleasure will be to give ad-
vice, when asked. and to pass upon
questions vital 10 the common rights
and privileges Of the city government
and of professional life.
The letter Is consequences Of q
meeting held between representatives
of the medical society and the city to
discuss questions regarding medical
care which is under the direction Of
tha city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
Add Third Story to
Salvation Army Hall
Work Already Begun on Addition to
Present. Building on Church street
with View of Completing Later.

Determined to carry out their prot
ect as far as present funds make 1t
possible, members of the building COM
mittee Of the Salvation Army board
have ordered work continued on the
construction of third story to the
present Salvation Army hall on Church
street between Wisconsin and South
streets. The work is now well under
way but the present plans only call fer
construction ain the rough" The f.
nancial budget of the board Of direct
ors of the Army corps in Kenoshs, it
was pointed cut, did not allow sufi-
cient funds to order the work done to
completion, but as much progress as
possible will be made at this time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
TELLS WHY TAX
RATE Is so HIGH
Judge Rosa Outlines State
Tax Problems to Asses
sors Here.
CONDITION Is SERIOUS

The widespread discomfort in the
state of wisconsin in tax matters il
beginning to be so obnoxious that un-
less some remedy is proposed or unless
some alienation is provided serious
consequences may result. That was
the procurement Of Judge Charles
Rosa, member Of the state tax commits
sion, in an address before meeting
of the county assessors, supervisors
and tax officials at the city hall this
morning. Judge Rosa is here to ex-
plain the provisions of the new tas
bill to the assessors and incidentally
gave some enlightening facts concern
ing the tax situation in Wisconsin.
While nothing definite was said
about Kenosha's assessment which was
materially increased during the past
year by the tax commission, Judge
Rosa gave in a general way an idea
of why such steps we're necessary.
Have Scientific Basis.
"The tax commission, we believe,
declared Judge Rosa, knows state
property valuations better than any
one else in the state. It IL our bust.
ness to know, and the data and facts
that are collected by the commission
first hand provide scientific and tech.
meal foundation for this knowledge
The speaker traced the trend Of in.
creasinE taxation from shortly after
the world war began in 1914 until the
present time. The increased demand
for property and the initiation Of the
dollar among other things, he said
sent property valuations sky high, and
taxes went up accordingly. In 1890
came the deflation Of the rather hectic
prosperity which followed the war
Business fell flat. It was the loves,
corporation income tax year. The val.
ue of farm crops throughout the
United State lost half through the de-
flation. Then in 1921 business began
to come back rather rapidly after this
short rebuff. Property values began
to rise. And everything has since
been of more or less the same trend
with the exception of farm values
which have continued to be erratic In
their standard valuations.
Why Taxes Increased.
"The tax levy collected by the state
of Wisconsin in 1915" continued the
speaker, amounted to $50 ,0og,0o0. II
1924 it was $1s2,o0o,ooo. Of this sum
500 100000 was general property tax
and the rest from other sources. 1t
indicates that Wisconsin Is spending
a lot Of money. There are correspond
ing increases in other states with yari-
ations. Increased wealth, cheap
money, war psychology, road pro-
grams and school programs are the
reasons for these increases. The more
money one is worth the more one
spends on ones self. The same fact
sticks out in a community. In 1922
the money spent on roads alone was
close to 100000 or the amount Of
the entire tax collected in 1916 Tod
many are seeking to side-step the re-
sponsibility when they spend this
money and try to shift It to someone
else. They are perfectly willing to
spend the money right and left with
out facing the responsibility, and then
hunt for someone to condemn when
the bill for it comes I'M"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
SHUT OUR CANADIAN BRIDES

Victoria B. C. - Twenty Victoria
brides brought into Canada in infancy
and who married Canadins now en-
pioyed in the United States have been
refused admission to the United States
by immigration authorities, 1t was
Learned here yesterday. Ten other
brides have been ordered deported
fren the states, having overstayed a
six montha visit.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
Northern Illinois
Road c Construction

Contracts for road building have re-
Gently been let In Illinois, among
which the following may be Of intsr-
est TO Kenosha motorists: Rockford
Frseport, 2.S4 miles; Harvard-Eyca-
more, 1873 miles; Streator-Laselle
county line, t1.ss miles, oaklawn-Des-
PLANES, 20.SS miles; Marenss-Genoa
ID miles; Haryard-Mareneo, s.sS
miles; Cary-Crystal Lake, 81 miles;
Lanark- Brookvilie, 81 miles; State
ville-Cook county line, 1898 miles; FL
sin-Algonqnin, Ills miles.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
LA cRoosE RAIN STOPS FIRES.

La Crosse, Wis. Rain which fell
here this morning extinguished bluh
and bottom land fires which have
burned over thousands Of acres Of
land during the past week. The most
series fires occurred between Sparta
and Black River Falls, where thou
sands of dollars worth of timber was
destroyed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
TO ORGANIZE MILK DEALERS.

Fond du Lac, visa statewide
dairy farmers cooperative marketing
association, organized on centralized
plan, and designed TO control the state
milk output, was outlined by Senator
John Schumann, Watertown, in an adj
dress before the Fond du Lac county
milk producers here.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
CAL1roRNrA INHERTTANCE TAX.

Washingten, D. G. - Cslifcfnia's in
heritanee tax can be imposed upon an
estate before the federal inheritancei
or estate tax has been deducted the
supreme court held today in q case
brought by the estate Of Henrietta
Pierce Watkinson.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16

Those who yearn to Serve too FREE
quently yearn to do it in the spotlight.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16

A principle originates in the brain;
prejudice in a sore spot.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16

IN the East men still have severa
wives. Go west, young man!
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16

The number of the present congress-
doesn't matter. The important ques.
ton is. who has its number7
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-04
RICH MANS LAW, AND POOR MANS

HE mills justice grind slowly, but they do grind Within
the past week. in New York has found CASTOR B.
Means and Thomas Fielder guilty of conspiracy bribe
Attorney General Of the United States and other public Of
sentenced the former to two yearn Atlanta
Penitentary and the latter to $4,000 fine
Another court in Chicago found Charles r. Forbes former
United chief and w Thompson
accompce guilty of conspiracy loot public funds for which
they be sentenced years the penenary and fined
though sentence is held up pending reral
Thus there justice the first of the group of
who under the Harding regime consped to loot the United
States Government and who made that administration of
the black spots in American history. f
Court under way against others Harry W. Sin
clair and Edward L. Doheny who garnered the profitable
privileges of exploiting the Navys oil reserves and who ad
money Albert B. FALL former Secretary of the
terror facing trials in several courts number of
Fall is under indictment.
Curiously, Means, Fielder and Forbes not rich
Thompson a wealthy contractor particularly
influential Sinclair and Doheny not only rich but
powers in the financial world Their coerie of lawyers
of the sku aggrgaons of legal talent gathered
Doheny Sinclair and Fall charged with practically the
crime for which Forbes Means Fielder and Thompson
found guilty conspiracy defraud the Government
The public will watch with much interest the progress Of
these other trials wherein wealth and power and legal
ability delay the slow grinding wheels of justice Always
the public will be asking itself:
is there law for the petty cup and another
the rich and powerful one?
1t is fair question, which time alone answer.
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-04
CRUEL SENATORIAL HUMOR

NTO American yields any other American his
IN for the United States Constitution At least we've never
heard one yield.
The only difference is that talk about it than
others Some continually defend the Constitution against mae
mary attacks by imaginary enemies There
of this sort of thing in the United States Senate instance
that is hardly possible any member of that body
must understand those clauses that awmaking
powers of Congress.
Congress passed law to raise the pay of postal employees
to the point of ga living wage Coolidge vetoed this law
The Senate failed pass again the Now has
passed substitute designed the Presidents ostensble
objections namely that the original bill did provide of it.
self the pay the increased wages This sponsored
by Senator Moses undertakes raise 100000 postal
clerks desperate after their defeat by the President Joined in
urging its All but eight Senators for it. The
eight Borah Brookhart Glass Harrison Norris Norbec
Underwood and Swanson.
The eight remembered-as of others must have
rememberedtha the Constitution contains the following
Section q Article. l. All bills for raising revenue shall
originate in the House Of Representatives the Senate may
propose or concur with amendments other bills
The Senate must know that the only for the House
either to kill this Senate bill join with the Senate in
kidding the postal employees into thinking something
being done for them the House follows the later course
Coolidge doubtless viii veto the bths time for real rea
son. Ii he joins in the kidding the Supreme Court will have
the killing to do
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-04
BY HAL COCHRAN

Say, where is the man who's a
smokin' dub, who doesn't belong to
the gimme club7 Whene'er a guys
snlolin', it's habit to hatch that IA
nous expression, Say, gimme a
match"
He'll take his tobacco from out
of a bag and load up his pipe or
perhaps roll slzag. He's set now
to yuff but 1t wouldn't be right to
forget that he shortly is beggin' a
light.
You really would figure that
matches were high and quite out
of reach of the everyday guy. But
that's not the case for, in truth,
they are cheap but seem to be some
thing a fellow can't keep.
It's gimme at morning, and
''girnme" at night. It always is
gimme or who's got light?"
'Tis easy to ask, for the guy who
would smoke. But to folks whom
he Degs off it's far from a joke.
For instance, it seems that il
wofks out this way: You may have
some matches to last through the
day. And then other people viii
borrow from you until they have
got yao aeborrowings too.
gcopy right. 1895, NEA Eervsoe, xno.)
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-04
Repeal

GN1 REPRESENTATIVE CLARE
! * MONT r. SMITH has intro
l7 duced into the Legislature a
measure to repeal the 1921 act I'M
der which cities can adopt a COM
mission or manager government.
A legislator is presumed to serve
the people, so doubtless the repeal
move is in response to a popular
demand. Perhaps.
However, the author of the repeal
bill said: Mayor Shank knows a
strong organization is against him
and he could never be elected again,
so he's taking the commission idea
to continue In power. This bill, II
it becomes a law, will stop him."
That's fine motive for seeking
to repeal State law!
The opposing gangs Of city politi.
clans have fought over the pros
trate carcass of city government.
They have carried their feud to the
State Supreme Court, and now to
the Legislature. What's all the up
roar about?
The only point at issue is what
group of politicians will control the
government of this city for their
own private interests. At no stage
has public welfare been considered.
Municipal politics in this city has
sunk to the level of a grog-shop
brawl for possession of a painted
woman. Is the average citizen
Pleased with the spectacle7 If not
he can change it-he has the vote.
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-04

to be superseded by tiat.footed hui
man sernaphores, real advance is
made in downtown traffic control.
Mechanical regulation will always
be important, in directing traffic.
Automatic signals are the only prac-
ticabie devices for the purpose out
side of the congested downtown sec
ton.
Before any more are installed,
though, it would be well to adopt a
uniform type. Constant experiment
tation with different contriyances
doesn't bring order out of chaos in
our traffic. but worse confounds it.
On busy downtown corners, a man
with a aten-cent whistle between his
lips will more effectively handle the
situation than any mechanical con-
traption. Those corners don't need
uniform devices but uniforms.
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-04
Times IVdshinQton Bureau,
1929 Net0 York Apenue.

Er7 7ASHING'rON, Feb. 4.-When
WI Burton X. Wheeler, Montana
G Senator, is being attacked, as
when Burton K. Wheeler is attack
ing some one, other characters in
the national political melodrama
tend to get squeezed out of the spot
light. So it happens that the man
who made the original protest
against the elevation of Attorney
General Harlan F. Stone to the Su-
preme Court bench has been lost
sight Of in the lively shuttle that
has followed Stones effort to have
Wheeler indicted in the District of
Columbia.
But Stones original protagonist is
still in Washington. He proposes
to remain here, he says, until Stones
nomination is either rejected or con-
firmed by the Senate. If Stone is
confirmed, he says, he is going away,
not only from Washington but from
the United States.
i've lived in the United States
seventy-one years-that's how old I
am he says. "but If that is Ameri-
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-04
California Split Into V1a17jag Factions
BIZ Times SDeciaI

BIZ Times Special
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 4. The
abiding hate between North and
South in Civil War days was hard
ly more tense than the hate that is
parting northern and southern Cal
ifornia into two warning camps.
Were State. separation possible un-
der law, the Golden State would
probably have a movement afoot to
part company at the Tehachapi
Pass, but there is no legal machin-
cry for division, and the two parts
of California are living lives as low
ing as two Kilkenny cats with their
tails tied together.
In the last twenty years Los An
geles has grown from little city of
a hundred thousand to a million
souls. With her six hundred thou
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-04
RIGHT HERE
IN INDIANA
BY GAYLORD NELSON

serving a search warrant only in
case of a felony"
Perhaps that's simply an ex-
hibition of judicial hair-splitting. The
officers zeal pulled the claws Of one
blind tiger that might otherwise
have escaped.
However the inviolability of per-
sons hone-ecept by legal process
lis recognized by the constitution
The principle required centuries of
bloody conflict to establish. On it
rests liberty and personal security.
1t seems hardly worth while to
throw the old safeguard into the ash
can even to suppress liquor vIol-
ations or any of the newer high
crimes and misdemeanors.
Excessive zeal of law enforcement
officers-with all sorts Of crime
frequently leads them to violate
sacred personal rights established
by society at great cost. Such zeal
is more damaging than the crime it
seeks to check.
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-04
CITY MANAGER

participation would be lost In the
popular demand, as it must be to. be
worth while, the various bodies
could well be in it merely as citi-
zens. In other cities the too for
ward attitude of various bodies has
spilled the BEANS"
When one looks into it. he is in
clined to be convinced that in mat
ters which are for popular self-gov-
erment "blocs" are out Of place.
Indeed, we had that fact demon
strated last year, until now you do
not read statements daily from
Washington about what this or that
bloc is all too assertive in promul-
eating its decision on phases of gov
ernment. In short, what Indianapo-
lis almost shrieks for is a democracy
government. Many who would join
such a movement very likely would
lose interest If this or that or an
other organization through its Off
GERS became too conspicuous in the
Hmelight.
Could there be more humorous
4,hase of the discussion Of the pro-
posed changes In the form of gov
ernment than that in the argument
of the evil influences sought to be
left high and dry outside are taking
charge Of the movement for a
change? Years ago the Indiana
State chairman Of a political party
which was defeated at an election
was asked how it happened. Damn
sem, they bought u.s." he is reported
to have replied. And so it seems that
indianapolis has come to thinking
OF the bad fellows IN city politics as
too strong to be excluded from the
new government. Better have Jndge
Anderson back and get IN the habit
o1 mind Tssfre Haute was Ii, thar he
aaone could chase away tho buga-
bocS. y.
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-04

can justice I'm going to move to
Canada, I'll say couldn't. help be-
ing born in an unfair country, sbut
I don't have to die in it,
The old man is James A. Ownbey.
He can be found in room at Con-
gress Hall, hotel that houses up
ward of hundred members Of Con-
gress. Spread about on his bed,
his dresser and the floor are letters,
kilograms and court documents
which he believes supports his con-
tention that he was the victim OF
unethical practice on Stones part
some years ago, when Stone was
attorney for J. Pierpont Morgan. A
huge suitcase leans against the wall,
bursting with more such papers.
Not Liked Yet
Ownbey, gray and grizzled, with
sharp curved nose and long mus
tache, has the look of a plainsman
of the old days, an indian fighter or
Army scout. He has been fighting
his present battle for good many
years and asserts that he isn't licked
yet. His story placed before the sub
committee of the Judiciary Com
rnittee of the Senate. as well as he
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-04
Income Tax

TT HE revenue act Of 1924 pro-
II vides that the basis for de-
. termining taxable gain or de-
ductible loss from the sale or other
disposition Of property acquired Feb.
%, 192S--the first income tax law
became effective March 1, 1913
shall be the cost of such property
with certain exceptions.
The first is that If the property
should have been included in the tax
payers last inventory, the basis shall
be the last inventory value thereof.
For example, IL merchant in 1923
bought a certain article, and 1t was
not sold by him prior to Dec. 81,
1928, but was included in his inven-
tory as of that date, the taxable gain
or deductible loss would be the diff
ference between the selling price and
the amount at which the article was
carried in the inventory.
If the property was acquired by
gift after Dec. 81, 1920, the basis
shall be the same as it would be in
the hands OF the donor or last pre-
ceding owner by whom 1t was not ac-
quired by gift. For example, a man
in 1921 bought stock in corporation
at 500 share, kept it until Jan.
1922, when it was worth $120 and
then gave it to his son who in 1928
transferred it to his wife. the stock
then being worth $3.50 share. If in
1924 the wife sold the stock for $500
share. her taxable profit is not $50
but 500 share, the gain over the
cost to the last preceding owner who
did not acquire the stock by gift.
In computing the gain or loss from
the sale or other disposition of prop
erty acquired by gift or transfer in
trust on or before Dec. 81. 1920, or
by bequest, device, or inheritance,
the basis shall be the fair market
price or value Of such property at
the time of acquisition. For example,
a taxpayer received in 1919 gift Of
real estate having fair market val
ue of $4,000 which he sold in 1924
for $4,000. The original cost to the
donor in 1916 was $4,000. The tax
able gain, however. il $1,000
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-04

and repeal labor legislation. The
North says Constitution or no Con-
stitution, these laws must be pro-
tected.
The bitterness Of Los Angeles ex-
presses itsel fin every roll call, but 1T
is not stopping there. Although tenn
peramentally opposed to direct legis-
lation, she is turning to the initia-
tive as her only hope. A secret or
ganization, packing a 100000 sack,
is busy in Los Angeles, sworn to de-
feat by referendum everything the
North gets from the Legislature and
to get by initiative everything the
North denies her. This includes,
first of all, reapportionment. For
years Los Angeles has been trying
to break the initiative and referen-
dun. This session no, such attempt
is being proposed.
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-04

sand Republican votes. she can, de-
feat Governors dash presidential
hopes offavorite sons and raise par
ticular Ned at every election. She's
a big girl and has big ambitions,
but without reapportionment she
can't control the Legislature nor
have deciding hand in making
laws. And the north. by a combina-
tion of the big valleys and @oosmo-
politan San Francisco, has blocked
reapportfonment for two sessions.
Los Angeles has a kick coming
and has raised the cry of Taxation
without representation" But so has
the North. The lawmakers Los An
geles has been sending up are out
Of step with what is generally called
the California tradition" They
want to make 'harsher criminal laws
The Indianapolis times., 1925-02-04

vides for the pacific settlement Of
international disputes. Basing the
security Of the world and its free
dom from the crushing weight Of
ornaments upon obligatory arbitra-
ton was the paramount conception
of the representatives of the mem
bers OF the League that made
necessary the approval and adoption
of the protocol by the League.
Do bees harm the blossoms by
sucking them for making honey?
No.
How many theaters are there in
the United tSates?
1t has been estimated that there
are at least 10000.
Did Johnny Dundee score
Knockout in his fight with
Eugene Criqui in New York City
in July, 1928?
No, he won the decision, but did
not score a knockout.
Whit are the gypsy names for
lady and gentleman?
Rsni is lady. and RAJ Is gentle
man.
What Is Myopia?
Observation-Disclosures. a form Of
ametropia due to the fact that the
anteroposterior axis OF the eyeball is
too long. Parallel rays Of light
therefore are not brought to focus
on the retina. but in front of it.
forming circles OF diffusion on the
retina-
bill?
a bill granting pensions to vari.
Gus private individuals who saw
service IN xhe wars OF fsie United
States, bu who Tor one reason or