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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-05-11
CARTRIDGE ExPLoDEs IN PIPE.
Edward Carney Has the Narrowest Mar
row Escape Known in Kenosha in
a Flock of Years.

Edward Carney, well known man
about town was the victim of one of
the most unusual accidents ever record
ed in Kenosha early this morning when
a twenty-five calibre bullet just grazed
his face inflieting a slight flesh wound.
Some days ago Carney picked up a
twenty-five calibre cartridge on the
street. He, being of frugal nature stuff
ed it away in his coat pocket. It hap
pened to be the same pocket in which
he carried loose tobacco. This morning
Carney walked into saloon on Park
street and with considerable satisfae-
ton prepared for the morning smoke.
He stuffed the pipe full of tobacco and
the smoke was curling away from it
when there was a considerable of a re-
port. The cartridge had got mixed
with the tobacco. The bullet whi1zed
out of the mouth of the pipe and just
missed striking Carney in the mouth.
The pipe was wrecked Carney was
wiping the blood away from his face
when he was found but he was so tick
led over the fact that the bullet did not
stop in its course along his face that
he was not worrying over the slight
wound.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-05-11
HEAR MEIsER DIVORCE ACTION.
Judge Belden Holds Up Judgment in
Suit in Circuit Court Pending
Further Examination,

In the circuit court on Friday after
noon Judge Belden heard evidence in
the divorce action brought by Mary
G, Meiser against her husband, Frank
Meiser. The wife alleged failure to
provide. Mr.. and Mrs. Meiser were
married at Youngstown, o., June 10,
1902. They have one child. The hus-
band did not appear to contest the d.
vorce action and it was shown that ef-
forts had been made to get service on
him. The divorce counsel asked for
further time to make an investigation
into the case. 1t is alleged that Meiser
is now seriously i'll and that he plans
to make contest for the custody of
the child later. The court was not
given formal notice of his intentions
and if some action is not taken by
the husband it is expected that the
decree will be signed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-05-11
APPEAR IN CHAMBER MUSIC.
Mrs. Welles has Invited a Group Of
Musically Inclined Friends TO
neh1It of PianiStS

Mrs. Richard Welles has issued in
vitations to a chamber recital to be
given in her home, 463 Park avenue, on
Sunday afternoon, May 14th. Four
young people who have been studying
music with Mrs. Welles, are to appear
with Mrs. Frank Truax, soloist, as an
assisting artist.
The program will be made up of Sc
leetions from Beethoven, Chopin and
Bach and representative numbers from
the moderns, including Mcdowell
Grieg and others.
Those whose names will be on the
program include, beside Mrs. Truax,
Miss Titania Hill, who is Mrs. Welles
senior pupil, having studied in her
studio for seven years and who is also
a graduate of the Caruthers Normal
school of Chicago and is at present
successfully teaching class of young
children herself; Miss Lorna Truax,
Miss Dorothy Slater and Lester Crook.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-05-11
Representative of Grecian
King Here Seeking Estate
of Ernst COntald Found
Dead Two Years Ago.
ESTATE IS DISAPPOINTING

The Hon. Nicholas Saloposlos, rep
resentative of the Grecian government
for Chicago and the surrounding ter
ritory came to Kenosha ON Friday
afternoon seeking to get some trace of
the estate of Ernst Contald, a Greek
who committed suicide in Kenosha on
the night of January 10, 1914. The
body of Contald was found in the Van
Ingen farm south of Kenosha by hunt
ers and there was never anything
found in regard to the manner in which
he had met his death.
Contald was known among the
Greeks of the city as a wealthy
man. but after his death none of the
supposed wealth was found Contald
had resided in Kenosha for five or six
years before his death and in that
time he had been something of lead
er in the little Grecian colony in Ke-
nosha. He left wife and two daugh-
tiers who were still in Greece and it is
said that they are members of a
prominent family there. After the
death of Contald the district attorney
of this county made an effort to close
up his affairs, but he was unable to I'M
cover anything of value The King of
Greece took a personal interest in the
claims of the wife and daughters and
it was at his order that the Grecian
consul In Chicago took up the investi-
n bn IN orA+ 10
cover any estate which might have
been left by his fellow countrymen
here. The consul conferred with a
number of local officials.
District Attorney Drury took up the
matter with the consul and showed
that the total balance of the estate now
remaining in the hands of the officials
of Kenosha couny was little less
than two hundred dollars. He an
nounced his readiness to turn this
money over to the widow and the
daughters just as soon as the consul
would provide proper receipts for the
county. This will be done at once.
"There seemed to be some idea that
Contald had lot of money" said the
district attorney in discussing the mat
ter after the visit of the consul
"but if this is true we have not been
able to find it. Contald owed many
bills in Kenosha and his holdings Of
real estate were not cleaned up. He
had made a number of payments on a
farm up in Juneau county and we were
fortunate to secure the return of q
part of the money which had been
paid. My interview with the Greek
consul was entirely amicable and ] be-
Ieve that he is convinced that there
was no property in this county be-
longing to Contald which has not been
properly accounted for
The people in Greece seemed to be
of the opinion that Contald had con-
siderable sum of money on account of
the fact that he had sent large remit
tances to his wife and children at reg
ular intervals. 1t is claimed that
Contald had lived most frugal life
here in order to send his money to the
members of his family.
Tt was generally believed among the
Greeks in Kenosha that Contald wan
dered down along the lake shore and
that he died from exposure.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-05-11
WHO'S WHO IN BASEBALL.
After Careful Consideration the Fun
Quota of Players in the Great Game
of MAY 20 Has Been Decided.


The following players have been en-
gagged for their respective baseball
teams by Captain Joseph R, Clarkson
and Captain J. H. Holm, new managers
of the diamond:
Lawyers-Edward G. THEIRS, Chester
D. Barnes, Richard Cavanagh, Clifford
E. Randall. George M. Taylor, James
G. Tully, Alfred L. Drury, Peter Fisher,
Jr., Edward F. Higgins, Calvin Stew
art Robert Baker, Albert J. Albrecht,
Albert =. Buekmaster, and Frank 5.
Symmonds.
Doctors-C. P. Gephart, F. B. Lans-
downe, George Pugh, G. R. Caughey,
Joseph Sullivan, M. A. Bernstein, S. W.
Murphy, J, 0. McGraeken, John H.
Cleary, J. R. Andre, A. J. Randall, J.
R. Eastman
The game of the doctors against the
lawyers l. to open the Jeffrey baseball
park on Grand avenue, May 20.
While the public waits with breath
less interest for the lineup Of the diff
ferent teams, the managers are spend
ing anxious hours in their Offices trying
to passify all the players who can't
have the best places on the team.
The Rev. Fred IngleY is to be umpire
Of the game
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-05-11
HONEYMOON WAS SHORT.
Mrs. Susanna Frnyak Alleges That
Husband Assaulted Her Three
Days After the Wedding.

Charging cruelty and non-support,
Mrs. Susanna Frnyak, was granted a
divorce from her husband, julius
Frnyak, in the circuit court on Friday
afternoon. The plaintiff in the action
told the court that the honeymoon
which followed the marriage on June
p, 1912, was decidedly short. She al
legged that her husband assaulted her
just three days after the wedding and
that their married life had been feat
ured by repeated assaults. Frnyak
did not appear to tell his side Of the
story.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-05-11

Alderman John Joachim, Milwaukee
avenue, entertained at seven tables of
schafskopf Friday night in honor of
J. Samuel Kaufman who is about to
leave for New York where he is booked
with theatrical company. A tie score
of 118 for first honors was made by
James T.. Dunbar and Matthew Herman.
F. Zuelsdorf shading high by one, MAX
ing score of III points; the consola-
ton being the fate of F. r. Bahr, Jr.
Luncheon, personally prepared by the
Mayor Of the North Side,'' was
served after the card playing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-05-11

still in the county Jail this morning
and no arrangements had been made
for hearing on any charge which
may be brought against him. The dis
trict attorney declared that he did not
know what charge would be brought
against him. It is said that there had
been three other passengers in the
Mccarthy automobile, but they had
left the car short time before the
accident.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-05-11
X. X. Cass, Prominent Resi-
dent of Village of Bristol,
Named In Sensational
Case in Chicago.
SON IS PLAINTIFF IN CASE

The village of Bristol had the biggest
sensation in its history today when
it became known that Kim K. Cass, one
of the most prominent residents of the
village, and a pioneer farmer of Ke-
nosha county had been named by his son
DR.. Clarence H. Cass, a Chicago dentist,
as correspondent in a divorce action
brought in the circuit court of Chicago.
Mrs. Sadie Cass of Chicago is named as
the defendant in the case and the com
plant is most sensational one. Attor-
ney Edgar 0. Eakin filed the bill for
Dr.. Cass. Efforts to secure some state
ment from Mr.. Cass in regard to the
matter were unavailing. Attorney
Henry J. Hastings of this city who had
been the attorney for K. K. Cass in the
matter and in other matters relating to
the domestic troubles Of DR.. Cass md
his wife declared when seen that he
was not privileged to discuss the case.
He suggested strongly that he was
Of the opincn that the we'll known
Bristol man was victim of blackmail.
"Father warned me about my wife, -
said DR.. Cass in Chicago last night.
"He told me he thought she was 200
emotional. That was about the time
he tells Of her misconduct with him.
But he didn It tell me that then.
The dates mentioned in the bill are
Sept 5 and Oct. 5, 1915.
"The father-in-law, said Attorney
Eakin, twas visiting his son in Chicago
when the misconduct occurred. In each
instance he declares Mrs. Cass APP
preached him. The old man warned lis
son, who has been completely unsuspect-
ing, not, however, revealing his own
relations with her. Then Dr. Cass began
investigating his wife IS conduct, and as
a result refused to live with her.
Last January an attorney visited the
Cass home in BRISTOL and tried to black
mail Cass for several thousand dollars.
Cass told him to get off the porch or
he'd shoot him.
"Then Cass sent Letter to his con
to come to him Immediately. DR.. Cass
complied, and the father is alleged to
have confessed to his son his misconduct
with his daughter-in-law.
I won i pay a cent of blackmail,
the old man announced. Since they we
tried to put such game over on ne,
I'll go up to Chicago, if you sue for
divorce, and testify for you.
III have done some investigating my
SELF
"The same lawyer who tried to black
mail the senior Cass has asked me not to
file this bill for DIR. Cass. My client
hash It any money and 1 can It get any
fee from her, he said. The old man
has got to come across. +"
"They we got to prove these things,
you know smiled Mrs. Cass. ~ never
did anything wrong with reference to
my father-in-law. think he's rs years
odd. The truth is, about two years ago,
when / was visiting my parents-in-law,
Mr.. Cass came into my room late at
night. I threatened to scream and he
went out. -
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-05-11

IF you have farm to sell or prop
erty to trade for city property, see me
at once. F. S. Symmonds, I'll Public
Service Building, Kenosha. Phone
1130 and 975. advwtf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-05-11
Judge RANDALL AIDS CRUSADE
Peddler Who Made Assault on West Side
Woman is Fined Twenty-Five Dollars
and Costs and Court Orders That
His License Be Revoked.

The lot of the street peddler is going
to be made hard in Kenosha for there
is a concerted move ON to keep peddlers
out of Kenosha. The mayor and the
common council, the police department.
and the courts of the city and county
are all interested in the new movement
and it is going to be lot harder FOR
TIE wandering merchants to get licenses
to work In Kenosha in the future. The
judiciary committee of the common
council is now busy drawing up new
ordinance to revise regulations relating
to the granting of licenses to peddlers,
police officers havea been ordered to
keep close watch on every house to
house merchant working in the city and
to promptly arrest these men where a
question of the legitimacy of their bust
ness is raised. Judge Randall has de-
clared from the bench that he will give
limit fines to these fellows who offer
insult to women who may refuse to
buy from them.
The first fruit of the new crusade
was seen in the municipal court on
Thursday when Mohamed Amra,
Syrian, was fined twenty-five dollars
and the costs of the action when he was
found guilty of making a technical as
sault on Mrs. Mary Kellman, well
known woman of the west side Of the
city. Judge Randall not only imposed
the fine but he directed the revocation
of the license issued to Amra. He di-
rected that he city clerk be instructed
not to license the man to work in Ke-
nosha again.
The whole movement is directed
against the vagrant peddlers who spend
probably three or four days year in
Kenosha. It is not directed against the
man who makes his home in Kenosha
and works from wagon on the streets
of Kenosha every day. It is probable
that the new ordinance now being pre-
pared by the judiciary committee viii
seek to make, the licenses for non-resi-
dent peddlers almost prohibitive and
that it will make some reduction in 3he
amount to be paid by men who live IN
Kenosha and pay taxes here. During
the past few weeks many complaints
have been made to the police of the
abusive tactics of peddlers. They work
mostly on the outskirts of the city
and it is declared that they have offered
insults and even assaults to women who
have refused to buy their wares.
The matter Of a more vigorous treat
ment of the question of peddlers was
brought to the council on Monday night
by Mayor Pfennig who inaugurated the
movement for change in the ordinance
providing licenses for these men. In
vestigations ON the part of the alder
men have shown a wide variation OF
prices at which some Of these peddlers
are offering the products of their packs.
Tt was declared by one alderman that
peddler working in the city had Offered
for sale a table cover which he had at
first asked $50 for and that later this
same article was sold for $3.50.
The peddlers against whom the move
ment is particularly directed are for the
most part Armenians and Turks and
they are part of the big syndicate OF
peddlers working out of Chicago and
Milwaukee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-05-11

H. Emery Of Manitowoe, spent Fri
day afternoon in Kenosha
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-05-11

Try a Want Ad.
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Mrs. William Todd ana Miss Made
line Wood of Minneapolis are guests Of
Mrs, B, F. haywood in the haywood
Hotel.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-27

The estate consists of s4s.oso15. all in per-
sonal property.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-27
Nutshell NelUs

Funeral ARRANGEMENTS have not been
announced for Miss Addie Fuller, 70 years
old. and for 49 years a teacher in the
Washington schools, who died Wednesday
night at her home. 1921 Rhode Island
avenue, from complication of diseases.
Miss Fuller served continuously as a
teacher from 1870 until last June, when ILL
ness caused her to apply for leave of ab-
sence.
Washington firms offered the lowest bids
for the erection and equipment of an
equipment shop for the Postofice Depart
ment, it was disclosed yesterday when the
bids were opened. Eleven bids for con-
struction and ten for equipment were re-
ceived. The Davis Construction Company
proposed to put up the building for $780,
96 and w. G. Cornell bid $47,s49 on the
equipment contract. The shop will be at
Sixth and G streets northeast. The
awards of contracts will be made soon.
Funeral services for Henry Neubeck
will be held from the residence of his
son. 1888 Kansas avenue, this morning at
8 o'clock. There will be a requiem mass
at the Church of the Nativity at $50
o'clock.
Sessions of the District Supreme Court
will be held in the present chambers un-
til next Thursday, when an adjournment
will be taken for two weeks to provide
for the transfer of the offices to the tenn
porary quarters at First and streets
northwest. The old Census Building will
be the temporary home OF the courts
while the City Hall is being remodeled in
accordance with the appropriation granted
by the last Congress.
Justice Stafford. in the Probate Court,
yesterday named the American Security
and Trust Company administrator Of the
estate OF Mrs. Anna NJ. Hopkins, who
died October q without leaving a will
The Washington herald., 1916-10-27
RUB ON SPRAINS.
PAINS, SWELLING
Don't Suffer! Relief Comes the Mo-
ment You Apply st. Jacobs
OIL"

Don't stay crippled. Rub this sooth-
ing, penetrating oil right into the
sprain, ache. or Strain, and out comes
pain, soreness. stiffness and swelling.
Nothing else penetrates, heals and
strengthens the injured muscles,
nerves, tendons, and ligaments so
promptly. 1t doesn't burn or discolor
the skin and cannot cause injury.
Don't suffer! Get a small trial bottle
from any drug store now-limber up!
Rub the misery right out. moment
after st. Jacobs Oil" is applied you
cannot feel the slightest pain or sore
ness, and you can go about your regu-
lar duties.
st Jacobs OIL" conquers pain. It
has been used effectively for sprains,
strains, soreness and stiffness for so
years-six gold medal awards.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-27

The local branch OF the Virginia War
Relief Association held its first fall meet
The Washington herald., 1916-10-27
What Does Mr.
Stand For e?
A Free Sample Given to All
Who Guess.
Aspirin Tab,-t,. l dOz.. Sc; : aos. &c; 100

What do the letters Mr. stand for? You can
Ert a fre' sample pf this household necessity II
you will 20 10 your druggists and tell HIM what
Mr. means.
As a hint for helping you TO guess correctly
will tell you that the remedy is the surest,
safest relief for constipation that has yet been
offered 70 the public. It is known by your drug
gist and bv millions Of users all over the United
States. Mr. comes in tablet form in tin boxes
Is pleasant to take-purely vegetable; it is Ma
lures own remedy for inactive liver. biliousness,
constipation, rheumatism and stomach and liver
troubles II costs 25c box and Is advertised
By the sentcoce: Take one tonight and you II
feel better IN the morning"
Use your ingenuity ard get free sample Of
these tablets.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-27

ing today in the rooms of the Chamber
of Commerce. Plans for work during the
fall and winter months were mapped out.
An address was delivered by Mrs. Rath-
bone Smith, of Alberta. Canada.
The funeral of Mrs. Susan NJ. Brissey,
wife OF William Brissey, took place this
afternoon from her home, 10 South
Fayette street
Evelyn Audry Simmons, S-months-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. S. Stanley Sim
mons, died today at her parents home,
Del Ray, Alexandria County.
Charles Bendheim, commissioner of con-
ciliation, United States Department of
Labor, left today on business trip for
New York. Detroit and other points. after
having just returned from trip to Mid
dletown. N. Y, and York. Pa
Funeral services for Mrs. Minerva
Moore, who died yesterday morning at
the home of her son-in-law, Andrew D.
Deeton. will be held at 2 o'clock Satur-
day afternoon in Wheatley's undertaking
chapel
Last week monthly examinations were
held at st. Mary's Academy and the first
reports of the scholastic year will be
given Thursday at II o'clock in the as
sembly hall. Rev. DR. Carran, c. S S,
and Rev. J. De Groote. of South Bend,
Ind, were visitors at St Mary's Academy
Thursday.
Rev. John Lee Allison, D. D.. pastor of
the Second Presbyterian Church, and A.
G. Uhler have gone to Lexington, Va, to
attend the Presbyterian synod.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-27

The funeral of Mrs. Minerva Moore, who
died yesterday, will be held at o'clocF
Saturday afternoon from Wheatley'f
undertaking chapel.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-27

Rev. John Lee Allison, D. D.. pastor of
the Second Presbyterian Church, and A.
G. Uhler have gone to Lexington, Va, to
attend the Presbyterian synod.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-27
Marine Craftsmen Meet.

The Washington Navy Yard branch OF
the American Society of Marine Drafts
men met last night in Northeast Temple,
Eighth and F streets northeast. COM
mittee to visit the sick was authorized
Informal talks and a buffet luncheon
were features OF the program.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-27

the bank had gone into the hands Of a
receiver on December %, 1910. Judge Bar
ley took the matter under advisement.
The money was on deposit in the bank in
the name of Mrs. F. H. Kidd.
On June 10, 1911, a bill for the recovery
OF the money was filed in the Corporation
Court and the court the following month
ruled that it would have to be paid to
the receivers with interest from Decem-
Der %, 1910.
In the Corporation Court tomorrow
morning another echo of the failure Of the
Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust Cor
poration will come for hearing before
Judge r. H. L. Chichester, of Stafford
County, Va, in the suit Of Howard w.
Smith, receiver, against c. Jones Rixey
and others. It is stated that this suit
involves the liability of ]. X. NJ. Nor
ton, who at one time was director In
this concern.
Mrs. Isabel Gregory Johnston, widow OF
Mai George Johnston, died late last
night at the home of her sister, Mrs
Janet B. Leadbeater, S29 North Washing
ton street
Her funeral will take place at o'clock
Friday afternoon from her home.
Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie B.
smith, IS years old, wife Of H. B. Smith,
who died this morning at her home, lOt
Commerce street, will be held at 3 O'Clock
Sunday afternoon in the Methodist Pro-
testant Church.
The funeral of Mrs. Minerva Moore, who
died Yesterday, will be held at o'clock
Saturday afternoon from Wheatley's
undertaking chapel
The local branch OF the Virginia War
Relief Association held its first fall meet
The Washington herald., 1916-10-27
Auto Hits Bicyclist.

! Charles R. Garland, l9, OF TennaIly-
town, was struck by an automobile while
riding his bicycle yesterday in street
northwest, between Fourteenth and Fiji
teenth streets. He was injured internally
and his hip was badly bruised.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-27

During this Two-day Sale We will give
absolutely free las long as the supply lasts)
TO every purchaser Of a dollars worth or
more Of drugs OF sundries an aquarium
stocked with beautiful gold fish. Come,
phone or mail your order early.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-27

Mrs. Isabel Gregory Johnston, widow of
Mai. George Johnston, died late last
night at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Janet B. Leadbeater, 329 North Washing
The Washington herald., 1916-10-27
Republican Club Formed.

The Republican Club OF Washington
Missionary College was formed last night.
Joe Shellhaas was elected permanent
chairman. Other officers are: Secretary,
Charles Patterson, and treasurer, Ellis
Workman.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-27
Virginia Autoist Arrested.

William Dewey, q, of Agnewsville, Va,
yesterday was driving an automobile said
to belong to Ernest Shelby, of 1906 Four
teenth street northwest. Dewey was ar
rested.