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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-25
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Improper and insulting language. He
didn't mean 1.-THE didn't know what
be was saying-but 1t was terrible for
Mary, and she urged Philip TO leave at
once. | heard them-and heard Dams
words-and ! ran out to help. leaving
the poker thrust into the hot Goals OF
the range. for ] had been fixing the
fire
we've got Dan into the house and
on 70 a sofa In the kitchen at last.
where he lay babbling about James
Pollock, with whom he had been drink
ing and who was also-or who had
tried to be-a friend Of my daught cr's."
Again the whispering murmur uf ex-
element swept through the room. but
died of its own accord.
Dan slept for long time. and when
he woke up me wanted more to drink.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-25

trunc, uOuglng drayS and
clamorous trolleys on its way
toward the grim building where so
many tragedies are staged by the
law the young attorney felt his heart
sink into engulfing waves of doubt and
fear.
For the first time since the beginning
of the trial he had lost his buoyant
hope. his tremendous faith i'm his abili-
ty to prove Mary Page innocent and if
need be to snatch her from cell by
the sheer power of his love.
The evidence was so overwhelming,
so irrefutabe, And Mary herself ut
terly unable to explain those last trag-
ic moments. He knew she couldn't
remember-couldn't explain. But the
jury would not be convinced He re-
allied that.
Over and over in his brooding mind
he saw again the tragedy Of that night
when the body Of James Pollock, the
clubman and wine agent. had been
found with bullet in its sheart and
beside it the unconscious figure of
Mary Page. Between them had lain
that revolver with its one accusatory
empty chamber, the revolver that
Mary herself admitted she had carried.
That Mary was innocent he had new
er doubted. His love was too great to
admit of doubt, but he was Il lawyer,
and now he saw only too clearly that
hisNlefense might prove unconvincing
in II face Of the damnatory facts
first. that Mary had hated and feared
James Pollock, who forced his atten-
tons upon her; second. that she had
carried the revolver hidden in the front
of her dress when she went into the
anteroom where Pollock was waiting,
and, third. that the shooting had &C.
CURED directly after the door had clos
ed upon the two of them.
If he. Langdon. had only been FIVE
minutes earlier-that was the acid that
ate into his soul. If he had only reach
ed that door five minutes sooner per
haps that fatal shot would never have
been fired.
He wondered irritably why it was
that the public, and that portion of 1t
that comprised the jury, couldn't see
how improbable 1t was that Mary
would have ruined her career in such
a fashion, however much she hated
Pollock. 1t was inconceivable that a
girl who at the falling of the curtain
at IL o'clock had touched the goal for
which she had striven and been hailed
as the greatest star of the century
could have killed a man Of her own
accord at midnight and watched the
dawn come from a cell in the Tombs.
He knew how much her career had
meant to Mary. How close to her heart
was the triumph and the fame, and to
lose it this way
He sighed heavily. then, realizing
that they were approaching the Tombs
and that to the world at least he must
be the confident attorney, he straight
ened his shoulders and forced smile
to his lips.
Close to the curb two women were
listening while third read aloud from
the early edition of an afternoon pa
per. stippling the monotony of her
tones by calculations and questions
From his car Langdon could plainly
see the huge headlines two women
were reading:
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-25

=" heard James Pollock make an in
sulting taunt."
l had sent Mary to bed, and l was
alone with him. | tried to reason with
him, but he forgot | was his wife. He
was insane with that awful thirst. He
ordered me to bring him the bottle of
whisky out of his cabinet, and when
l wouldn't he-he beat me. He threw
me down and kicked me and struck me
with a chair. And, though | tried to
keep back a cry that would rouse Mary,
she-she heard and came running down.
poor child, In her little nightdress.
"She screamed and ran forward and
dragged at her father Trying pihful-
| ly to protect me-and at last-he turn
! ed-upOn her"
She shuddered and buried her face
in her hands-her eyes tear blinded
and her mouth distorted with the an
guish Of memory.
And then-he saw-the poker-It
had forgotten-still thrust into the fireI
and he dragged it out"
A quivering moan like Il vocal echo
to her mental agony slipped from
Mary's lips, and dropping her head.
she sobbed aloud.
please go on, Mrs. Page" said Lang
don warningly, and though the moth
er yearned toward her daughter. she
took up her story again in "a voice that
rose word 10y word into poignant cry
straight from a mothers anguished
soul.
He dragged Mary TO the center Of
the roOm-that flaming poker in his
hand. He forced her to her knees. l
struggled TO get to them. bur l was
weak-dazed, half conscious because
Of blow on the head. II was an Just
a nightmare TO me! But heard Mary
scream and scream and scream, and
them saw-the poker burn into my
child's forehead! / smellcd the scorch-
ed flesh and from somewhere l got the
strength TO leap upon him-and then
the door was burst open and-Mr.
Langdon came in.
"He-he had been worried about u.s."
she painted, her voice breaking now,
"and, coming back TO the house, heard
the cries. My husband rushed at him
and they fought. Then suddenly Mary,
who had been lying In a moaning little
heap ON the floor. writhed-got 70 her
knees-to her feet-and before could
stop her, began to dance wildly about
the two men, laughing and shouting
and singing. And then, while we stood
there appalled,, even Dan-sobered by
lt-she ran on-out Of the house-and
into the street
Phillip was after her in a moment
But 1t seemed hours before / could
crawl to the door. and l saw-Mary
disappearing down the street - and
heard James Pollock make an insulting
taunt Then l was knocked down by
my husband. who rushed by me with
an oath.
when got up again Mr.. Langdon
was out Of sight and Dan and James
Pollock were lying huddled In the path
struggling to get to their feet"
Her voice dropped now and she fin
ished quietly, firmly.
"Three hours later Philip brought
Mary hOme-wrapped In his coat. Her
nightgown was I'm ribbons: her feet
were torn and bloody where she had
danced and run over stones and stumps
In the woods near our home. Her
hands were bruised from snatching at
trees and rocks by the way. She was
In torture with the burn on her fore
head, but she was-quite sane. And.
your honor. she had no recollection OF.
anything that had happened after she
saw her father advancing with the red
hot poker
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-25
First Episode
MARYS DEFENSE

rs Philip Langdon's car threaded
~ its way through the heavy
traffic. lodging drays and
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-07-27

Charles R. Carpenter of Racine, has
made new proposition to his creditors
who yesterday refused to accept the
offer of twenty-five per cent of their
claims in full settlement. After the
refusal of the first offer further offer
of thirty cents on the dollar was made
by Attorney Wallace ingalls,. That Of
fer was not considered by the creditors
as it was made after the regular SEES
sion in the Office of Milton Knoblock,
referee in bankruptcy. A meeting of
creditors will be called within ten days
to consider the thirty cent offer. On
that basis Carpenter or his friends will
have to raise no less than one hundred
thousand dollars to pay off the many
claims. In the meantime the sale of
his real estate will be postponed by
the trustee, Thomas A. Pagan.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-07-27
ARRESTED AT EVANSTON.
Kenoshans Who Were Charged With
Forgetting to Pay Board Bill Brought
Back to See the Judge.

Harry Olsen and Harry Keeley went
to Evanston on, Tuesday afternoon.
There may not have been anything par
ticularly unusual in the two Harrys
going off for a visit TO the classic city
to the south, but after they had taken
the train for the south Mrs. Sarah
Biennemann appealed to the police for
their arrest declaring that they had
slipped away without thinking to settle
with her for their board for some time
past. Chief o Hare notified the officials
at Evanston and the two men were ar
rested late in the afternoon. They
protested that they intended to come
back and pay the bill and came back
with Kenosha officer without demand
ing requisition. The two will have a
hearing in the Municipal Court this
afternoon. The warrant charges a vio-
lation of the inn keepers act.
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WILMoT.

A. Turner returned to his duties on
Mound Prairie early in the week after
spending Sunday at home.
B. Nett and family visited at Bas-
set on Sunday.
Miss Edith Dean spent the most Of
the week with Miss Scott at Antioch.
Company from Milwaukee is being
entertained at the Lutheran parsonage.
H. Spear and family returned to
Sharon on Tuesday.
The members Of the chapter, o. E. S.,
enjoyed picnic on the Tewes boarding
house grounds at Silver Lake, Friday.
A large turn out and a good time is
the report.
Mrs. Albert Hanky and children Of
Antioch, came to see the home oflks
on Wednesday.
Ada Dean spent few days of the
week visiting in Bristol.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter VIM were
guests in the Hagerman home Sunday,
A boat load of musical people came
up the river from Fox Lake Friday af-
ternoon and gave recital in the
Woodman hall.
Company from the city are being
entertained at the Martin Mcclure
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Wright autoed
to Antioch on Sunday.
DR.. Murphy was in Kenosha on pro-
fessional business Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Button, A. Rey.
nolds and wife, left early in the week
for an auto trip to Withe. They ex-
pect to be gone about week.
DR.. E. G. Thorn Of Bristol, having
bought the practice of DR.. w. E. Mel
son Of Kenosha, he will have an office
at the corner of Park and Church
streets, Kenosha. Your patronage is
soiiclted advw14
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-07-27
SPEND MILLIONS
ON new HOMES
Confined from Page II

to the people of Kenosha who really
want TO have homes of their own can be
appreciated. The movement has no self
ISL element in it. 1t is just a move
ment to meet real demand in order
to permit Kenosha to grow as it should
grow and to allow people to come here
with the assurance that while they are
helping make Kenosha a greater city
they may be establishing their homes
under the right conditions and on favor
able terms. -
Several plans will be offered for the
sale Of the houses to the people. These
will provide for partial payments under
land contracts with first mortgage at
fair rate of interest In order to
prevent houses built by the Company
being sold to spectators who may seek
to profit by the movement the deeds
will provide that for period of years
after the purchase that the Kenosha
Homes Company shall have first call
for the re-purchase of the property.
Applications for the building of
houses on lots already owned by people
of Kenosha will be received within a
short time and before the end of the
week it is expected that the work of
erecting houses on property owned by
the Association will be started.
The carrying out of the plan means
the busiest summer and winter season in
the history of the building trades in
Kenosha. There will be work for every
man connected with these trades as it is
the plan of the promoters to make the
movement one not only to provide
homes for all Kenosha people who need
them but to provide homes which will
have been built by Kenosha labor.
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SALEM.

Miss Lulu Root visited in Hebron
Sunday.
Mrs. Robert Cundy and her mother,
Mrs. Van VIE, ar. visiting at Alva
Paddock IS.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Gull visited in
Waterford last week.
f. F. Smith and daughters, Elvira
and Rachel, left Monday for Niagara
Falls where they will spend some time
stopping at Detroit to visit relatives.
"A boy on the ice company's farm
across the lake fell from load of hay
and broke an arm Monday.
DR.. Guy Runkel of Baltimore is visit
ing his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. B.
III. Stocker.
Floyd Mansfield Of Chicago visited
his aunt, Mrs. johnson and family Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fenama, Miss Anna
Cook and William Cook visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Brandes in Burlington Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Blake and Mrs. Arm
strong of Chicago were guests at Mar
vim Acker s Sunday. =
John Evans, Arthur Hartnell, Charles
Selby, Cornelius and William Cook and
little Edward Evans went to Marinette
county to see the farm land in the wild.
They returned Saturday.
The shower Monday night was very
acceptable to the farmers whose corn
and potatoes are not as forward as
usual at this season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Lam
bert, Mr.. and Mrs. Newman Davis and
son, all of Genoa, visited at Mr.. Ack-
er's Sunday.
There will be an Epworth League
social Friday evening, July %, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Findley.
All are invited to be present.
Mrs. William Mutter will entertain
the Prlscillas Thursday, July 81.
DIR. E. G. Thorn of Bristol. having
bought the practice of DIR. w. E. Mel
son of Kenosha, he will have an Office
at the corner of Park and Church
streets, Kenosha. Your patronage is
Is sollclted. advW14
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PRAISES woMEN,s WORK.

PLEASE wash your hands before MAX
ing bandages, is the short but perhaps
most important sentence on the bulletin
board in the room at st. Matthews ;
Guild Hall where the women of Keno
sha meet each Tuesday and Thursday
to make up the articles they contribute
toward the American Fund for the
French Wounded.
Though intensely hot Tuesday, nine
teen ladies worked all day preparing
gauze pads.
- We heard, = said Mrs Zalmon Sim
mons, that in talk at Lake Forest
recently Mrs. Russell Tyson, head of
the Chicago branch Of the work, said
that the work of the boxes received
from Kenosha outdi1 that of all other
boxes received. OF course we feel hap
Ply to think that we are doing well. y
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-07-27
CIRCUIT COURT ON TUESDAY.
Judge Belden to Make Another Effort
to Clear Away Cases on the
Court Calendar.

Circuit court is going to be in session
again on Thursday and Judge Belden
will make an effort to clean up the
tree remaining cases OF the court cal
endor. The court has been ready to
hear these cases for some time but the
attorneys have not been ready for the
trial. The list of cases include Gold
berg VS.. Gottlieb, Kelley VS.. Cowell,
and the appeal from the county court
in the admission to probate of the will
Of the late H. G. Schulz, former Park
Street hardware dealer. An appeal from
the decision of the county court in adj
hitting the will to probate has been
taken by Charles E. Schulz, son of
the testator.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-07-27
UNCLE SAM rs CAREFUL.
City Sealer Is Asked to Seal the Scales
In the United States Post
Officn TJnYn

Uncle Sam wants to be law abiding
as citizen and as protector of the
people and just on this account City
Sealer Felix Mayer has been asked to
make regular visits to the post office
and inspect the scales used for weighing
the mails just the same as he does in
the butcher shops and the grocery
stores. IT know of no reason why the
scales here should not be sealed just
the same as in any other place of bust
nes,' said one of the post office offic-
ials this morning. "People seldom make
complaints on the weights at the Of
flee, but we found that several Of the
scales needed adjustment. 1t is the
policy Of the post office department. to
have scales all over the country adjust
ed at regular intervals and Kenosha is
going to live up to this policy to the
letter. It is expected that the scales
will be examined by the local sealer
twice each year.
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NEWS OF
KENOSHA COUNTY
SALEM.

The St. Peters choir returned to Chi
eago Saturday.
A number picnicked at Paddock Is
lake, Sunday.
SO Mr.. G. Corr and family visited at
Union Grove, Sunday.
Miss Florence Smith Of Chicago, is
visiting her parents this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Acker are entertain
ing Mrs. Armstrong from Chicago.
Mrs. Burk and son, Robert, of Keno
sha, visited her brother, J. Madden and
family over Sunday.
Mrs. A. McVicar returned to Kenosha
last Of the week.
Miss Olive Hope returned home to
Bloomington after attending the Mil
waul1ee Normal for her vacation.
Mrs. Van VIE and Mrs. R. Cundy are
visiting A. Paddock and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blake, of Winnetka, mo-
tored out to M. Ackers', Sunday.
M. Acker and wife entertained his
sisters, Mrs. Lambert, Mrs. Davis, hus-
band and son, Neuman Davis, wife and
son, of Geneva, who motored out Sun
day.
Mr.. Floyd Mansfield was the guest
Of his aunt, Mrs. Julia Johnson, and
family, last of the week.
Mr.. Howard Johnson, of Racine, visit
ed his mother and sister, over Sunday.
Mrs. Ethel Oakfield, of Chicago, Wis
tied her mother, Mrs. Sherman, the
past week.
DIR. Charles Loescher visited his par.
ents and sisters over Sunday.
F. F. Smith and daughters, Raphael
and Alvira, started Monday on a trip
to the Niagara Falls and will also visit
relatives at Detroit.
DR.. Guy Runkle of Philadelphia, Wis
tied his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
3. HI. Stocker, last week.
Mrs. John Schlax entertained her sis
ter, Mrs. Frost, and two children, Of
Ashton, Iowa, the past week.
Frank Gegan and family, Of Chicago
are at their cottage at Silver Lake.
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soMERS.

Miss Sarah TT. Leet of Racine is Wis
ting at the home of Mrs. Jessie A. Leet
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Broesch and Mr.
and Mrs. William Bose, Jr., spent Sun
day afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Tennessen at Burlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Rasmussen en-
tertained friends from Racine on Sun
day.
There are several cases Of measles in
the neighborhood.
August Bohm has purchased the
George Stetler property in this village
Chris. Birch, Mrs. William Birch
Miss Title Kugler and Edward Witsch-
eber autoed to Lake Geneva Sunday
and called on Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Ten
nessen, at Burlington.
Miss Harriet Henning, of Racine, is
visiting with her grandmother, Mrs
Jessie A. Leet.
Work began this week on the State
Road east of the Somers town hail.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edd Leet and family
in company with friends from Mil
waukee, spent Sunday at the home OF
Mrs. Jessie A. Leet.
Miss Elizabeth Ladwig, of South Mil.
waukee, is a guest of Mrs. William
Lauer.
Miss Dorothy Rasmussen is visiting
with friends in South Milwaukee.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Rasmussen are
touring Northern Wisconsin.
William Lauer and his force of car
penters are camping at Lake Geneva
for the week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-07-27
ELKs TO HAVE GOOD SELECTION
Splendid Plans for New Club House Are
Being Prepared for the Building
Committee

The preliminary sketches for the new
club house Of the Kenosha lodge of
Elks are to be submitted to the Building
Committee of the lodge week from to-
morrow and it is declared that the ten
architects at work on these sketches are
promising to bring before the committee
the finest selection of club house ideas
ever offered to any committee in city
the size of Kenosha. The committee
hope to select the plans before the
middle Of August but before final ac-
ton is taken in the matter the plans
must be submitted to the lodge for the
sanction of the members The work Of
tearing down the old malt house has
been delayed on account of the diff
Guilty in getting abstracts for all of the
property but the abstracts are now
nearly completed and it is thought that
it will be possible to start the work of
wrecking not later than the first of
August. The contract for wrecking
the building will allow forty-five days
to complete this work and it is thought
that this will make possible the start
ing of the new building about the 18th
of September. Just as soon as the plans
and specifications are ready bids will
be taken on the contract and the COM
mittee is hopeful that the building will
be under roof not later than the middle
of November.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-07-27

The State Board of Control will
hold a session at Milwaukee this even
ing for the purpose of considering per-
picking questions in connection to the
erection Of the new State Home for Fee
BILE Minded at Union Grove On Thurs
day of last week all bids for the sew
eral structures were rejected, all being
far in excess Of the estimates The
state appropriated two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars for the different
buildings and now it is planned to
eliminate some of them in order to
bring the contract price within the es-
innate. The board members feel they
will be unable to erect all the buildings
as planned and will do away with those
which are not absolutely indispensable
at this time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-07-27
PLEASANT. PRAIRIE.

The Royal Neighbors were delight
fully entertained at the home of Mrs.
j. 4. Lowe on Tuesday afternoon. The
next meeting will be held at the home
of Mrs. Anna Gilmore, August 9Th.
Miss Addie B. Hill of Waukegan, is
visiting friends and relatives in this
neighborhood.
Miss Marjorie King was the guest
of Miss Marguerite Cleary at her home
in Milwaukee last week.
Bayard Smith of Kenosha, is spend
ing the week at the home of F. d.
Barter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tabler and Mrs. fetch
er and three children returned to their
homes in Brookfeld, Mo-, on Wednes-
day after spending several weeks with
DR.. Lowe and family.
The young people belonging to the
Tennis Club will give an ice cream So
ciable on the lawn at the home of
Marjorie King this week Friday even
ing. Everyone cordially invited to
attend.
Miss Maud Allen of Idaho, was the
guest Of her cousin, Miss Florence
McGinty, the past two weeks.
DR.. 3. g. Thorn of Bristol, having
bought the practice of DR.. w. E. Mel
son Of Kenosha, he will have an Office
at the corner of Park and Church
streets, Kenosha. Your patronage is
sollclted. advw14
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WHEATLAND.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank White of Genoa
Junction visited at the homes Of Will
liam Hanke and Frank Hanke and
family OF Randall, Sunday.
Hon. E. G. Timme of Kenosha, and
son, Albert of Milwaukee, have been
visiting at Mr.. Timme IS sister, Mrs.
r. Off,
Miss Viola Crane of Brighton and
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Jensen of Burling-
ton visited at B. w. Cranes Sunday.
VIM. Lois and wife visited at her
daughters from Saturday until Mon
day.
Ben Shultz and family of Brighton
spent Sunday at Frank Arnold IS.
VIM. ziebell and son George of Bur
iington have been helping at the farm.
F. vanderbeck of Burlington visited
at Reinold OFT Is last week.
Mrs. Will Crane and children Of
Wellington, Colo, who have been here
month visiting relatives, left Monday
Cor their home.
Hulda Malzahn is home now.
Charles steffen and family and Wal
ter Schmidt spent Sunday at Burling-
ton.
Mrs. John Smith Of Kilbourn, Wis,
spent Tuesday with her father, B. w.
Crane and family.
Anges Rosehauer spent Saturday and
Sunday at Herman Koch s at Burling
ton.