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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-06-18
Ne4iee GiH of fhe
Union Of Consumers anu
Knickerbocker Com panies
OWNS MUCH LlN8 IN COUNTY

Articles of consolidation affecting
Chicago corporation valued at 81,
100000 have been fled with Register
Of Deeds P. G. TorIeY. The corpora
tion IN question is the Consumers COM
pany, consolidation Of the Knieker-
booker Ice Company with large Wis
consn holdings and the City Fuel Com
parry Of Chicago. The vast capital Is
divided as follows, 100000 preferred
stock and $6,5o0,000 common stock.
1t consists of 10000 shares, valued at
500 a share.
Fred W Upham, a former resident
Of Racine, is named as president and
F. H. Pearson as secretary and treas
urer. The comperv 80 in the sale
and production Of coal, wood, and
other fuels, the mining of coal, manu-
facture Of coke, the harvesting of ice,
the manufacture of wagons, automo-
biles, tools, machinery and apparatus,
the. sale of distilled waters, calculated
waters, beverages, ice cream, condens-
ed milk, milk powder, gravel, brick,
stone, lime, cement, metal, wood and
other materials, and the disposal OF
horses, mules and other live stock.
The consolidation is for a period Of
ninety-nine years. The consolidation
was brought about by the similarity r.
the different lines engaged in by the
COM anies and the fact that many OF
the directors of one company wera
interested in the other. The Knicker-
booker Tee Company owns many re
honses in Wisconsin, several Of them
being in Kenosha county, and for that
reason the papers had to be fled here.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-06-18
PLAY A NOTABLE PRODUCTION.
High School Seniors to Give Play in
Which Margaret Anglin Starred.

The class play to be given by the
members Of the senior class of the
Kenosha high school at the Rhode
Opera House next Tuesday night will
be one Of the most notable amateur
productions ever given in Kenosha
!" Green Stockings is one of the big
gest successes in recent years on the
stage and starring in it Margaret Ang
lin won her most distinguished success
on the American stage. The play is a
real comedy just bubbling over with
mirth and the members of the class
have arranged to give the production
a setting which will make it especially
enjoyable The cast Of characters mas
been selected with great deal Of care
and the rehearsals are under the direc
tion of Mrs. Charles A. Pope. It is
expected that capacity house will
greet the high school players at the
Rhode on Tuesday evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-06-18
H. L. Olette, Picture Agent,
Admits He Forged His
Employers Name.
FRIEND HELD AS ACCOMPL|CE

I'll. L. Olette and Forest Matthews,
both Chicago men, appeared in the
municipal court on Tuesday afternoon
and entered pleas of guilty to
charges of forgery and being an ac-
complete before the fact. Olette was
arrested week ago on Sunday and
Matthews was picked up later. The
two were members of gang of men
who had been working the picture
charging game in Kenosha and they
told Judge Randall hard luck story.
Olette was charged with forging the
name of G. j. zimmerman to check
for $22. He admitted that he had
been the foreman and employer of the
men in the gang and that he had left
them in Kenosha without money and
without credit He declared that four
of the members of the gang met in a
room in down town hotel and in order
to raise money to get out of town
wrote out and signed three checks. All
bore the name of Zimmerman, but
the one given Olette to cash was the
only one to fall into the hands of the
officials. Olette declared that he had
secured no money on the check and
insisted that he had never been In
trouble before. Matthews was not d.
rectly connected with the writing of
the check and had made no effort to
cash it. His only connection was the
fact that he was to have shared in the
division Of the money to be realized
from the cashing of the check. Mat
thews in his statement substantiated
the statement that had been made by
Olette. Judge Randall deferred sent
ence in both cases and is now making
an effort to find out something in re-
gard to the former life Of the two men.
There seems to be an impression that
the two were victims of hard luck
rather than any intention to commit
a crime.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-06-18
POSSE SURROUNDS VILLAGE
Petracci Is Found to Have Remained
in Kenosha Until Sunday Night When
He Slipped Away and Went to Balm
Left There Monday With Suit Case


Chief of Police O'Hare, Sheriff E.
w. B. Achen and big posse Of police
officers and deputies went out to the
village of Balm this morning and com
pletely surrounded it in hopes that a,
search of the village would be reward
ed with the arrest of Domiuick Pc
tracci wanted on charges OF attempted
murder as a result of the shooting of
Mrs Frank Blast on last Friday night.
The officers returned home empty hand
ed. Petracei had been at Balm, after
the shooting and he remained there
until last Monday morning, according
tc stories told the officers when they.
were making the search ofsthe village.
Every shack in the village and IN the
surrounding territory was entered by
the officers but no trace Of hesmissing
man was found
The search at Balm came as a result
of a tip sent to the police from the
Italian colony. This same tip was to
the effect that Petracci had BEEN hid
den in an Italian home on the west
side of the city until last Sunday night
when he slipped quietly out of the city
under the cover of darkness and went
out to Balm where he found new
refuge. Italians at Balm did noteseek
to deny the fact that the s'many with
the scar" had been at the village on
snndav nieht and MONDAY morning
anC hey eeclare 5hat he left Balm at
laybroak Manday morning and when
last seen was walking east with suit
case in his hand. The Italians at Balm
confirmed The report that Petracci had
plenty Of money, but they declared
that he had made no statements as to
where he was going or the manner in
which he intended to seek to evade
the police.
The officers are not at all certain
that Petracci is not at the present
time in Kenosha. He has a lot of in
fluential friends among the Italians of
the city and the officers think that it
lis just possible that the trip toeBain
was to throw the police off their
guard and that he returned to- his hid
ding place in Kenosha carly Monday
morning Tie officials seem to think
that Retracci is making sport Of them
and is in hiding right under their
noses. Chicago Italian detectives have
been enlisted to seek Petracci but
since it has been made certain that he
was at Balm on Monday morning it
is not thought probable that he went
into Chicago, IF he is not in Kenosha
the police think that he has found a
haven in some of the railway camps
along the Northwestern. Following
this clew police officers all along the
railway have been asked to. make an
effort to locate him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-06-18
ARCHITECT BECOMES CLOWN.
Fun Maker in Wallace Has enbeck Cir
Gus Left Profession for Sawdust Ring.

Gus L6AG ELOIGSStOu lOI SdWuuS9 Mig
From the life work of an architect
to that of a circus clown is a long
jump, but one which was made by Fred
Egener, principal clown with the
Hagenbeck- Wallace Circus which comes
to Kenosha Tuesday, June 23rd for two
performances. For is years he was a
past master Of blue prints in his Chi
cage office. He was very successful
and he drew the plans and superin-
tended the construction of many build
ings. One day circus came to Chi
eago, and like hundreds of others, he
thought he would have to go and carry
the children. He watched the clowns
and underneath their makeup he saw
the seriousness with which they work
ed. 1t impressed him.
Leaving the show grounds he began
to think about the clowns. He went
to the public library and dug up books
as far back as those which dWelt with
the days Of the circus in the Roman
Coliseum. He read about Grimaldi
and other ancient buttons. Then be
began to work out stunts and tricks
He placed them on paper and develop
ed them stage by stage. He found a
veteran clown who assisted him in his
work. Finally he got a job with a
small circus at a still smaller salary.
But Egener liked the work; that Of
making others happy The stunts he
developed were really marvellous. TheJ
were totally different from ordinary
clowns stunts A scout Of the
Hagenbeck Wallace Circus. saw Mr.
Egener and Immediately gave him a
contract. For eight years he has been
CLOWN for a liyin as Mr.. Egener
tersely expresses it and apparently he
is in love with the fapsticks.
1t is very difficult act that Mr.
Egener can not get burlesque of some
kind on. Some Of his stunts for this
year are: "The Suffragette Parade, !"
"The Atlantic City Board Walk, =
and Broway After Dark. " Mr.
Egener has forty-nine clowns assisting
him i'm his work.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-06-18
MANY WITHOUT wAqER.
Water Company Shuts OFF Supply Of
Delinquent Customers.

With all Of Lake Michigan within a
half a mile Of them there were lot
Of people in Kenosha today who had
no water to drink. This morning the
Kenosha Water Company made good
threats to shut of the water
Of delinquent customers and employees
Of the company were busy with the
wrenches. There were 142 shut Off or.
ders issued by the company this morn
ing and the water was being shut off
just as fast as three men could carry
out the orders Within a few minutes
after the wrench squad' left the
city hall frantic telephone calls for
wafer were being received by the
clerks in the Office, but all patrons
were advised that the water would not
be turned on again until after the dol
lar fee was paid and ali bills settled
up. It is declared that no partially IS
being shown and that the water IS
being shut Of at every house where
the bills have been neglected.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-06-18
SEEK JACK ROLLERS" HERE.
Men Who Robbed Man in Racine Sa-
loon Tuesday, Said to be From Here

Sheriff George Wherry of Racine
County came to Kenosha this morning
seeking, two alleged Jack rollers
who worked in a saloon in Racine on
Tuesday night and who were alleged
to have robbed George Gallagin of that
city of $40. The two men met GalIagin
in the saloon and after some prelimin-
aries they suggested wrestling match
The whole thing seemed friendly, but
while Gallagin was rolled about on the
floor it is alleged that one of the men
deftly secured his pocket book. Sheriff
Wherry was given to understand that
the two robbers had gone to Racine
from Kenosha, but no one was located
today who answered the description of
the men sought. Local officers are fol
lowing clews in hopes of bringing about
the arrest of the two men and warnings
have been issued to prevent them work
ing the same scheme in some of the Ke-
nosha saloons.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-06-18
MUST FIND WAY TO GET FUNDS
Members of Executive Committee of
Play Grounds Association Hope That
Private Philanthropy Will Come to
Rescue as in Other Big Local Works.

G. F. Stimson of New York, special
representative Of the american Play
Ground and Recreation Association, al
rived in Kenosha on Tuesday after
noon and this morning he took up the
work started two years ago and s
making survey Of the city with view
Of interesting the people in the welfare
Of the children, especially along lines
Of opening play grounds. Nj. Stun
son during his present visit will give
part Of his time to Racine and
the remainder to Kenosha.
A meeting of the executive commit
tee Of the play ground association wa
called for this afternoon and an eff
fort Will be made at this ma,ting to
start something which will result in
play grounds being opened.
The one thing necessary is funds.
There are lot of people in the city
who are willing to give time and ener-
gy to the movement, but nothing can
be done until funds are provided to
pay the cost of the survey and pro.
vide for man to have charge Of the
work Of organizing play among the
children. The school board included
in it's budget an appropriation of $1,000
for the movement, but this is insult
fieient to make possible the employ
mept of man who will give all Of
his time to this work.
'Private philanthropy must be the
start Of this movement in Kenosha,
said one OF the leaders in the move
ment this morning. Mr. Stimson
can not 40 anything here unless none.
is provided for him to work with and
to carry out such plans as may be
suggested for him Kenosha has been
slow to adopt new movements and
private funds have been used to start
a lot Of movements of this nature.
The first manual training school in
Kenosha was opened through the gen
crosby of the late Thomas B. Jeffrey
Now it would be impossible to get
manual training out of the schools.
The first kindergarten in Kenosha was
under private management and from
it sprung the city kindergarten now
attended by eight hundred children.
Domestic science in the schools was
started by the gift Of one generous
woman and now this department is one
Of the NEST popular in the Kenosha
schools. What we are looking for now
is philantropist who is willing 70
finance this work of getting play
grounds just long enough to let tho
people in authority see the value Of
the play ground movement Just as
soon as the people realize what the
play ground movement is there will De
no --A'o securing appropriations Of
money sufficient to take care of
the work.
The continuation of the work of
Mr.. Stimson in Kenosha will depend
entirely on the success of the commit
tee in raising funds for the work dur
ing the next few days.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-06-18
MISS PENNEFEATHER INJURED
Kenosha Member of Senior Glass at the
Whitewater Normal Is Injured.

Miss Amy Pennefeather, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Pennefeather Of
Market street and a member Of the
graduating class of the Whitewater
normal met with very severe injuries
at Whitewater on Monday afternoon.
She was attending the annual picnic
of the senior class and had been with
a number of other young women on
horseback trip. On the return to the
grounds the horse was frightened and
Miss Pennefeather was thrown off. The
horse stepped on her right knee. At
first it was thought that the knee cap
had been crushed, but this morning
message was received stating that the
young woman had not suffered the frac-
ture of any bones. Miss Pennefeather
was to have been graduated with high
honors on Friday and she was to have
taken an important part in the grad
uation exercises. Her injuries are so
serious that she will be in bed for at
least ten days and she viii not be able
to have any part in the commencement.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-06-18
MARRIED ON TUESDAY.
Miss Ida Griffin and James Hoye Mar
RED at st. Thomas Church Tuesday.

A wedding of interest to many Ke-
nosha and Antioch people occurred on
Tuesday at St. Thomas church when
Miss Ida Nc. Griffin aud James Hoye
were united in marriage by Rev.
Father Malone. The bride was attend
ed by her cousin, Miss Ida Balm, and
Oliver Hoye of Bristol acted as grooms-
man The bride was attired in white
shadow lace over ivory satin and car
ried shower bouquet of roses and
lilies Of the valley The bridesmaid
was attired in white crepe wolfe and
shadow lace and carried pink carna-
tons A grand reception was given at
the homo of the bride after which the
young couple departed on their we'd
ding tour to the Dells. Some Of the
out Of the town guests were Father
Heller of Bristol and Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Hunt and Miss Elizabeth Webb
of Antioch. The vounp compile will be
at home to their friends at 511
Pleasant street, Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-06-18
JUDGE THREATENS JAIL TERM
Russell Wallace, Employed by Racine
Auto Making Concern Charged With
Running His Car ~ Miles an Hour
on Concrete Road North of the City.

Kenosha officers got their first crack
at one of the test speeders'' Of the
Case company in Racine on Tuesday
afternoon when Russell Wallace, who
managed to show that a Case car
would run some forty-two miles an
hour on the roads Of Kenosha county,
was ruthlessly pinched and brought
into the municipal court by Sheriff f..
w. b. Achen. Wallace himself declar-
ed the arrest an outrage and insisted
that he was merely jogging along at
a good testing rate and Alderman
Evans Of Racine, who represents the
Case company in the capacity of check
er for the testers, was in court and
felt deeply chagrined that sister
city should seek to stop the develop
ment Of great industry. He asserted
that there had not been sufficient
notice given to the Case company and
that the county of Kenosha was taking
undue advantage of speeder who was
working for a large company in test
ing cars. Judge Randall could not see
this view of the case at all and he
promptly laid a fine Of SIS and costs
in the case This was not all the court
did. He notified Speeder Wallace and
his employer that should he be brought
into court on similar charge and
nnder similar speed conditions that the
doors of the county jan would be open
for his special benefit.
Some weeks ago District Attorney
Drury sent letters to the Case company
and other automobile makers in Racine
notifying them that repeated COM
plants had been made by people along
the roads of the actions Of the speeders
from Racine IF any warning was
given to the men driving the cars as
a result of this protest on the part Of
the district attorney it did not re-
suit in the men being slowed down.
Tuesday afternoon Sheriff Achen and
Deputy Sheriff Eifer went out and
ambushed themselves along the CON
crete road to the north Of the city.
W d11dCC VIII d yOuDS3 ROLiotI Ill btf1
car with him hit the concrete pave
ment running at terrific rate of
speed and Achen as fast as he could
get out of his place of concealment
went after him. The speedometer GA
the sheriff's car showed that he was
forced TO run ifty-fve miles an hour
in order to overtake the man from Ra-
cine but he managed to get him just
after he left the concrete.
It was stated in court that the fac
tory is using the road between Racine
and Kenosha as a test track and The
drivers are allowed thirty minutes to
make the trip between the two cities.
Checkers are placed at each end of the
road and the time is carefully kept.
It is probable that the schedule for
tests in Kenosha county will be revis-
ed as the testers viii probably be very
much opposed to paying the fine or
staying out a fine in Jail.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-06-18
REFLECT JOHN HALLETr.
Annual Meeting of Kenosha Building.
Loan and Investment Assn.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Kenosha County Build
ing loan and Investment association
was held on Tuesday evening The at
Aendance at same being the largest in
the history of the association.
The reports submitted by the officers
show that the association is in fine con
dition with assets of over $145,000. The
growth of the association in member
ship during the past year has been
steady. The increase for the year be.
ing 10 per cent over the membership
of 1913.
The members were well pleased with
the reports and all left with the inten-
tion of boosting the association, with
the idea Of making the coming year the
best in its history.
Henry j. Weinheimer, John c. John.
son, A. F. Westin and John j. Mayer
We're elected directors for three years
The officers and directors for the en-.
suing year are as follows: John Hallett
president; Frank Waldo, vice-president;
S. Q. Newman, treasurer; Cavanagh
Barnes & Cavanagh, attorneys, and J.
ID. Corcoran, secretary. Directors: John
Hallet, Fred E. Stemm, Herman Brock
haus, Matthias Christmann, s.. C. New
man Frank Waldo, Frank G. Isermann
II. B. Schwan, Henry J. Weinheimer, J.
G. johnson. A. F. Westin and John ].
Mayer
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-06-18
VISIT RACINE PLANT THURSDAY
Water Commissioners Hold That Imne-
diate Steps Must be Taken to In
crease Capacity of Kenosha Water
Plant Funds For New Equipment.

The board of water commissioners
at their regular session on Tuesday
evening started a movement to secure
a greater supply Of water for Kenosha
and several plans have been suggest
led. The members Of the commission
feel that ultimately it will be neces-
sary to make a large increase in the
size Of the intake Of the Kenosha COM
pany, but TINS can not be done at this
time and the board is now considering
the installation of new equipment at
the pumping station to take care Of
the matter temporarily.
On Thursday afternoon the members
of the commission will go to Racine to
make an investigation of the centrifus
gal pump in use in that city. 1t is
claimed that with such a pump Install
ed at the Kenosha plant it would be
possible with the present well and in
take to double the capacity of the
Kenosha plant. At the present time
Kenosha is pumping considerably
more water than is being pumped III
Racine notwithstanding the fact thai
Racine has a much greater population
| than Kenosha. The commissioners claim
that this is due to the wastefulness Of
the people Of Kenosha. It is asserted
that more water is wasted in Kenosha
than is used for necessary cam
sumption. Iii Racine rae water is sep
lplied by a privately owned corporation
and the, rates charged are sufficiently
high to make the people hesitate be
for wasting the water. Racine has q
tWenty-four inch intake, the same as
this city and it is claimed that with
the centrifugal pump the water sent
through the Racine mains is greatly
in excess Of the amount secured in
Kenosha. Racine has been operating
her centrifugal pump for more than a
year and it is claimed that it is not
expensive to operate and that the
original cost Of installation is small
| in comparison with the cost Of build
| ing a larger intake.
There would be plenty of room at
the Kenosha pumping station for the
installation of new equipment. The
members of the board also took up the
discussion Of the possible installation
of filtration plant, but none of the
members Of the board seemed to be
favorable to such plant until the
time came when the supply of water
was increased to meet all the demands
of the city. Since the fire which de-
stroyed the plant of the NJ. H. Petit
Mailing Company the officials Of the
city have realized that the supply of
water in the city is not sufficient to
meet emergencies such as developed in
connection with this fire and the mem
bers of the water board feel that some
| immediate action should be taken to
meet the demand.
The financial condition of the com
pany at this time is such as to make
possible the installation Of better
equipment without the necessity of a
bond issue. The company has surplus
of lose to $4,000 ard much of this
would be available for the carrying
out Of proposed plans.