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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-03
COMPANY FAILED To MAKE BID
Directors to the Confirmation CT the
Sale Allege That Milwaukee Com
pany Received Large Sum to Permit
Sale Of Road to Single Bidder,

Charges of a conspiracy and the use
of the steam roller to suppress bids in
the sale of the c. & NJ. E. railroad S
properties, made by the insurgent
bondholders in opposing the confrma-
ton of the sale of the road, were aug
mented yesterday by the fling of OBJ
jections in federal court with addi-
tional allegations.
Attorney Joseph W. Moses, repre-.
senting his mother, Mrs. Matilda w
Moses, holder of bonds amounting to
$4,000, in petition fled Tuesday de-
clares that the Milwaukee Light, Heat
u Traction Company purchased bond.
of the Chicago, Milwaukee Electric
amounting to $1,200,000, intending t.
connect the railroad with It's line from
Milwaukee to Kenosha with the view
to forming a through line to Chicago
and that when the rel organization
committees of the defunct railroad
learned of the deal its attorney Jacob
Newman, devised way to recover tho
bonds. Eventually, it is declared,
100000 was paid the Milwaukee Light,
Heat & Traction Company as bonus,
which carried with it the consideration
that the latter company refrain from
bidding when the properties were
placed on sale in the federal courts.
The Illinois properties were sold foI
a consideration of $1,6000,000 to At.
torney Jacob Newman FOR Harry L,
Smith aid Norman J. Ford. Attorney
Moses In the petition says that Smith
IS an officer of the Continental and
Commercial National Bank, of which
George NJ. Reynolds is the president,
and that Ford is an employe of the
Corn Exchange Bank, of which Erpest
A. Hammilll is president. Both of the
bank presidents are members of the
organization committee.
The DIRECTORS charge a conspiracy
was begun ON Jan. 26, 1912, by the re-
organization committe, headed by Geo.
M Reynolds, head of the Continert tai
and Commercial National Bank, to
keep all bidders out and to invoke the
steam roller process in re-purchasing
the properties. Pointing to an alleged
conspiracy in regard to the sale At
torney Moses says:
"Neither Smith nor Ford had any
financial interest in said bids, but were
merely used as dummies in the making
thereof and in the interest Of said
re organization committee"
The price bid for the properties in
Illinois is declared to be grossly in
adequate and disproportionate to real
values. The petitioner asserts that the
Illinois property cost $8,500,0O0, while
the proceeds of the sale only amount,
ed to $1,6OO,o00.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-03
LEFT HERE SEVEN MONTHS AGO
Wife and Son Have Been Searching for
Him, But Have Not Been Able to
Find Any Clew to lis Whereabouts.
go to Identify Decomposed Body.

A deep mystery which had baffled the
efforts of the police of Kenosha for
many months may have been solved as
a result Of the finding of the badly de-
composed remains of a man on the
lake shore near Winthrop Harbor and
it is now thought that the body held at
the Hopkins undertaking establishment
at Zion city is the remains of w. J..
Fox, formerly we'll known as a cigar
maker in Kenosha. Fox has been
missing from Kd nosha for the past
seven months and in that time his
wife and members and friends of the
family have conducted a quiet search
for him without being able to get the
least trace of him. Fox some time ago
was a resident of the town of Som
ers, but just before his leaving Ken
osha he was in the cigar manufacturing
business in Kenosha. Nothing had
been made public in regard to his
strange disappearance as the members
of the family had hoped that he would
return and that it would not be neces-
sary to make the facts in the case
public. Mrs. Fox went to the police
Office on Tuesday night and told Chief
O'Hare that she feared that the re-
mains found on the lake shore near
Winthrop harbor were those of her
husband and this afternoon accom-
panied by an officer she went to Zion
CITY to seek to make definite identi-
fication OF the remains, Fox u-t<s
about fifty years of age and the most
prominent feature for Identification
was scar on his forehead just over
the right eye. The Zion City under
taker claims that he can clearly trace
such scar on the decomposed body.
The man found had been dead for
three weeks as a diary ON his person
showed that he had written notes of
his wanderings as late as early in
July. The man had wandered to sew
eral cities in Kansas and seemed to
be working his way back east again.
Members of the Fox family believe
that Fox was returning home and fell
through illness when within a few
miles of Kenosha. A son of Fox went
to Zion City on Tuesday afternoon
and he felt certain that the body was
that of his father but before arrange
ments for the burial were made he
insisted that his mother and other
Kenosha relatives go to Zion. The
body had been laying face down for
some time and for this reason the face
was so badly decomposed that identi-
fcation was made very difficult.
There is nothing to indicate the
manner in which the man died, but the
undertaken at Zion believes that he
met death through natural causes. He
seems to think that the dead man was
taken sick and went over into the
sand hills, along the lake shore and
was unable to attract the attention of
any one in order to make public his
condition.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-03
Be PUT IN HUSBANDS CARE
Four of Kenosha County Inmates of
the State Prison at Waupun Seek
Release on Parole and all Hearings
Will be Held at Madison, Oct. 18th.

The stories of the transactions in the
fiat formerly rented by Bynum Nc
Dowell a negro, were recalled today
when Judge Randall of the municipal
court received notice that Mrs. Marie
Giese, one of the women taken in con
nection with the raid on the fiat, had
applied to the state board of control
for a parole.
Mrs. Giese, who is Racine woman
of unusual beauty, was sentenced to a
term Of one year in the state prison
at Waupun on March 9th last after she
had entered plea Of guilty to a,
statutory charge in which Mcdowell
was named. Mcdowell was also sent
to the state prison, his term. being
longer one. Judge Randall has been
urged to recommend the parole Of
Mrs. Giese by her relatives in Racine
and even the husband of the woman
has asked him to use his influence to
secure her release. The husband has
visited the wife at the prison and he
seems convinced that her reformation
will be complete if she is released from
prison at this time. Mrs. Giese told
a sensational story in court at the time
of her conviction and at that time her
Racine relatives made no effort to save
her the humiliation of prison term.
It is pobable that Judge Randall will
recommend the release Of the woman
and suggest that she be pafoIea TO her
husband It is declared that Mrs.
Giese has made a model prisoner at
the Vaupun institution.
The hearing will be taken up by the
board at Madison on Oct 18th and at
the slime time three other applications
for the parole of prisoners sentenced
from Kenosha county will be heard.
Joseph Pelechia sentenced to a term
Of two years on Aug. 26, 1911, after
conviction on charges Of abandonment,
will seek his liberty at that time. The
man was brought to Kenosha from
Ohio as a result Of the work Of the
pauper committee Of the common coEn-
Gil 1t is said that he is ready~to~ re-
turn and support his wife and children
and the court will probably recommend
that the man if released be paroled
to his wife.
Frank Near is another Kenosha
county inmate of Waupun prison seek
ing release. Near was convicted of
making a criminal assault on a little
girl by the name Of Dixon who resid-
ed in the town of Somers. The father
of the girl has written letter to the
court stating that he will not oppose
the release of the man at this time.
1t is claimed now that the charges
against Near were greatly exaggerat-
ed at the time of his arrest and that
his punishment has been adequate.
The last of the quartette is Walter
strocheim, who is serving two years
term for burglary. Strocheim has sent
several letters to the court and Judge
Randall has already suggested that he
be paroled.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-03

Jack Johnson, the pugilistic cham
pion, passed through Kenosha this
morning enroute to Milwaukee. John
son was travelling by automobile and
at the corner of Market Square and
Main street his Chauffeur was stopped
and warned that he was driving faster
than the Kenosha law allowed. He
slowed down until after he got
through the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-03
A GOOD TEST.

The test of any play is the reception
it receives and the money it makes.
Using these two criterions to judge by,
"The House of Thousand Candles, "
which will appear here on Sunday, ma
tinee and night, at the Rhode, is a sue
cess, for of all the dramatized book
plays, few can compare with it. The
play under Mr.. Primrose s manage
ment has met with welcome every
where. The play is equipped with a
complete scenic production and the
cast is notable one, headed by Mr..
Lanham as Bates and Miss Merrill as
Marion. dwadv
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-03
WED AT ST. GEORGE CHURCH.
Miss Lillian Meyer Becomes Bride OF
ferdinand Kohlna1 of Racine.

Miss Lillian Meyer Becomes Bride OF
ferdinand KohInan Of Racine.
This morning at 8 O'Clock at st.
George Church the marriage Of Lillian
Marie Meyer of Kenosha, and Ferdi,
nand William Kohlman, of Racine, was
solemnized by the Rev William P
O'Connor of st. Rose Church, MiIwau-
kee, assisted by the Rev. n. Mas, IS
deacon, and John w. Bott, Of ST. Fran
els, as subdeacon. The bride was Civ
en- away by her father, T. c. Meyer.
She was gowned in white crepe de
meteor; wore a tulle veil and carried
shower bouquet Of bridal roses and
lilies Of the valley. Miss Margaret
Meyer, sister of the bride, acted in
the capacity Of maid of honor. She
was attired in blue satin and mar
quisette. The bridesmaids were the
Misses Gertrude hoffman, sister of the
groom and Euma Hill, cousin of the
groom. Both were gowned in pink
crepe de chene Edward Held acted as
escort to the groom. The groomsnlen
were William Meyer and Peter Tack.
The ushers- were Jos. Miller and JOS.
Ruetz, both of Racine. The church
was prettily decorated for the occa-
sion. Following the ceremony re-
ception was held at the home of the
bride where covers were laid for 30
guests. Mr.. and Mrs. Ferdinand Kohl
mar viii be at home to their friends
at 1856 Grand avenue, Racine, VII
after December ], 1912.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-03
PUT EXPERTS TO WORK FRIDAY
Contractors will Have Expert Engin-
ers Check up Report Made by Their
Own Engineers and Will go to Court
il Necessary on Report Made.

The Cleary, White Company, con-
tractors of the big trunk sewer have
turned down the offer of $4,000 made
by the Street Assessment committee Of
the council for final settlement of
the contract and they have announced
that the case will probably go to the
courts for a settlement. M. E. White
of the contracting Company was In
Kenosha this morning and he announc-
ed that the offer Of the city of peace
and a settlement had been turned
down by his partners in the contract
ing business as an impossible offer. Mr..
White intimated that he would much
prefer to settle the bill for extras
without getting into the courts, but
he insisted that the city committee had
not been sufficiently liberal and that
his partners in business would not be
willing to take so great sacrifice to
secure peace. Mr.. White announced
that the contractors would put an e1-
pert engineer to work in Kenosha on
Friday but he declined to give the
name of the engineer stating that he
would be selected from number of
engineers this afternoon. GIVE shall
have this man check. every bit of work
done by the company on the sewer and
when his report is. completed we will
be ready to accept a settlement on his
figures. We are not willing to accept
the report of the city's expert engin-
eer and we feel convinced that the re-
port to be made by our expert will
show that he made many errors in
making the report to the city. We
know that lot of people in Kenosha
are anxious to have this matter set
tied up and we are hopeful yet that we
can reach some ground where the city
committee will meet us. have feared
from the first that the case will have
to go to the courts but I have not
given up hope YETI
Members of the council committee
have gone on record as being opposed
to the payment of cent more than
what is provided for in the report of
the expert engineer employed by the
committee.
Mr.. White stated that the contrac-
tors would ask the council to allow the
amount now held up by the council
and he intimated that if this was re-
fused the company would be forced to
stop the use of the sewer until such
a time as the work was formally &C.
copied by the council The city has
been using the sewer for several
months but there has been no formal
acceptance of the work. This of course
could be taken up and disposed of by
the council at the next regular meet
ing. Efforts are to be made to get
another conference between the com
mittee and the representatives of the
contractors before the next meeting
of the council and the contractors hope
to have the report Of their expert en-
gineer ready before Monday night.
Many of the members Of the council
seem to be of the opinion that no fur
ther payment should be made on the
sewer until all claims have been set
tied and an agreement reached as to
just what the city is to pay to the con-
tractors.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-03
OFFICER 666 FRIDAY NIGHT.

''Officer 666'' that comedy of ri
sible tricks and many mysterious mo-
ments woven around the life Of more
or less distinguished picture thief, who,
In the play, has chosen a select New
York neighborhood in upper Fifth
avenue as his base of operations, will
be the attraction at the Rhode Friday
night.
Ssohicer 666' is another Cohan and
Harris success. In fact, it may be
said to be the biggest success in a
long list Of successful play produced
by this progressive firm during the
past eight years, in none of which has
the atmospheric strata Of merriment
been displaced with such a deafening
defamation Of laughter as is the tri-
butte paid to this Augustin MacHugh
farce, with its plot of mystery woven
in a story that is full of thrills, heart
throbs and fun Got ticketss Phone
%. dwadv
E. Gundlach of Lacrosse, sssat
So FL
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-03
SPECIAL,

Welfare overstocked with pianos and
organs taken in exchange for new
which will be sold at less
than one-half real value. If you
are thinking Of buying a piano it will
be to your interest to call and see
them. Easy weekly or monthly pay
ments. Phone 24S. Kimball Piano
Store, 700 Park street. dwo4adv
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-03

That political pamphlet setting
forth the virtues and achievements of
the candidates for Office as seen by
themselves to be pushed by the state
and mailed to every registered voaer
will be about the Limit 1t viii have
anything in the line Of joke books
hitherto published beaten city block.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-03

The state pure food inspectors made
visits to many Of the dairies in Keno
sha county on Tuesday afternoon and
formal warnings to clean up win be
sent out from Madison within a few
days. No complaints were made n the
municipal court as result of the visit
of the inspectors.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-03

Sam SLIDER and Miss Ida Novthke,
both Of Chicago, We're quietly married
BY Judge Randall at the municipal
court on Tuesday afternoon. They
left at once for Chicago where they
will reside.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-03

The marriage Of Frank Kruckman,
SON of A. II. Kruekman of Wilmot and
Miss Mabel G. Anderson of Richmond,
was celebrated at the manse of the
First Congregational Church on Tues
day afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Kruck-
man will make their home at WilmOt
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-03
John O'DonneII Elected
Grand knight of Kenosha
knights Of Columbus.
PLAN BIG CLASS INITIATION

John O'Donnell was elected Grand
Knight of the Kenosha Council Of the
knights of Columbus at the ANNUAL
meeting of the council held on Tues
day night and many changes were
made in the list of officers of the or
ganization. Some of the older mem
bers of the council and most of them
charter members were named to fill the
various Offices. Mr. O 'Donnell has been
one of the most active of the members
OF the order in Kenosha and he has
done much to advance the interests Of
the council. He has been an official
of the building association since It's or
ganizaiton and has been active in Sc.
curing the upbuilding OF the property
owned by the association. The full
list of officers follows:
Grand Knight-John O'DonneH.
Deputy G. Knight-Harry Kupfer.
ChancellorLDr. Cleary.
Warden-Joseph Tully.
Financial Secretary-John Fonk.
Treasurer-Fred Boyer.
Recorder-Elmer Smith.
Advocate. B. Mayer.
Inner Guard-Peter Stahl.
Outer Guard-Edward Degan.
Trustees-Charles Martin, Patrick
Friel, j. j. Mayer.
Plans were made to hold the annual
landing day banquet on Thursday even
ing Oct. 10th and plans were also
made for the initiation of a large
class of candidates to be held early in
November. At that time the second
degree will be conferred by State
Grand Knight Walter Burke and the
third degree work will be done Dy
Grand Knight Dunn of Iowa, now a
candidate for governor of that state.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-03
MANY EXCEED $4,000 AVERAGE
Lowest Tax Assessed is Five Cents
While Books Show That Many cNill
Pay Considerable to the State and
City as Resultlof the New Tax Levy.

Are you curious? Do you want to
know as much about the business OF
your neighbof as he knows2 Do you
want to know how much he makes and
how much OF his income he is able to
conceal from the tax collector? If
you do just take run up to the office
OK the county clerk and take look at
the new income tax record which was
thown open for the view Of the curl
Jus by orders of the state commission
this morning. The income of every
man id Kenosha county who returned
en- amount sufficient to warrant the
state levying tax on it is now on dis
play. The display is not an urgent
one ana it is admitted that the county
clerk and the supervisor of income
taxes would just as leave that you
would not come as they seem to feel
that they are letting out lot Of
private secrets, but under the order
Of The state tax commission the rec
ord OF income assessments is a public
record and the books must be thrown
open to the inspection of any citizen
who wants to look at it.
There are a lot of interesting things
in this new record of the county 1t
Shows the income of some 1900 men
and women in Kenosha and shows just
how much taxes these people will pay
under the new income tax. 1t SHOWS
the value OF the incomes as returned
by the tax payer himself and then
shows the value placed on them by the
board of review. This record has been
in the hands of the state commission
and they have put their final seal of
approval on it and the taxes levied
must be paid without further protest.
The books show only THE taxes as
sessed against private individuals and
corporations aud the books showing
the tax levied against corporations in
the city will be sent out from Madison
later.
The lowest tax assessed is five cents
aud there are several assessments of
this kind Most Of the city officials,
names appear ON the list of income tax
payers, but for the most part they pay
only small amounts. The same can be
said Of the county officials and candi-
dates for office. Not one Of these men
occupy an important place on the roll
Of income tax payers.
1t would be impossible to publish the
assessments of all people in the city
but the following is the list returning
taxable income of $4,000 or over.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-03

~ = stated that the legal residence
OF Nathan Allen is in Montana and
his taxes to the great part are return
ed there.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-14

AS TO NEW LEAGUE

Duluth, Mimi, March 14.-There is
nothing Very new In the local baseball
situation. Negotiations are being car
ried on at the present time with a
man who is endeavoring to form a
league. which in the event Of his eff
forts being successful. will be a much
larger and more imposing circuit than
the Minnesota-W isconsin-but there is
no surety that the efforts of the pro-
moter are going to meet with success
Will Sommer and DIR. j. A. McCuen
are hoping hat something may be
framed up the present week. There is
no assurance that either of the two
towns at the head of the lakes are to
have league baseball, but the owners
and the fans are Of the opinion that
no baseball would be preferable to the
kind of ball that wat played here last
summer.
AS has been stated a number of
times. both Duluth and Superior have
a large number of players signed up.
DIR. McCuen has all along said that
he was going to give Duluth the best
ball team that money could buy, but
as yet the league is not in sight. The
whole sum and substance of the mat
ter, according to the two magnates. Is
that there is hope but nothing definite
and time alone will tell whether there
is going to he league baseball the COM
ing
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-14
M|NNY LEAGUE
UPON THE ROCKS
- t"'.fr
-. -
Refusal Of Duluth and SUI
:perior to Remain May
Mean DISARMAMENT a.

Duluth. March 1.-THE faint spark
Of hope that still fingers for the CON.
tinuance of the Minny league during
1913 will either be famed into flame
OF allowed to smother itself out at the
meeting Of the directors called for
Eau, Claire on Monday morning.
March IS The meeting was to have
be6n; held at Minneapolis on Tuesday.
but because Of the inability of, the d.
rectors to attend It was necessary to
call the meeting, of until the later
date. =
President Elliott. the founder Of the
league and the man who is bending all
his effort. at this time to solve the
puzzling! situation in. such a manner
that the league car begin another sea-
son. next May. admittedly 10 discour-
aged at the present outlook. although
he has. not abandoned hope that the
Organization Will come out. Of this
present; stress a. stronger league than
at any time since It was founded. The
M man VINO 10 tending the president
support in the way OF genuine effort
IT, IL. D.. Davis OF Eau Claire, one, Of
the most ardent baseball Supporters in,
wisconsin. Mr.. Davis is back Of Ell
liott and p ready to advance money to
place, franchises In Chippewa. Falls,
wiz. and possibly another town 10
such action OF hts part means the saw
ing Of. the league from disruption.
:. : Oae1 Hope Blasted, -.
To. the men endsavorinE to shape
the new -Minny. wheel, It 10 apparent
that Duluth And supasiQr are lost to