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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-04
CATCH HANEY
AT 81. LOUIS
Dapper Soldier From Keno
sha Is Charged With Theft
of Automobile From
Ellis Company.
WAVES EXTRACTION RIGHT
Car Stolen From Kenogha On August
21st Is Recovered After Much Labor
On the Part of the Police of
Kenosha and st. Louis.

Archie Haney, aged 10 years, vet
eran of the World War and a dapper
soldier, pretty well known in Kenosha,
was arrested at ST. Louis On Tuesday
afternoon charged with grand larceny
and he will be brought back to Keno
sha to answer charges Of stealing a
Ford automobile belonging to the Ellis
Taxicab Company here.
On August 21st, last, Haney rented
the ear from the company, saying that
he desired to use it for about three
hours. This was the last word heard
of him until he was arrested at his
home in st. Louis on Tuesday after
noon. The automobile was recovered
and it will be driven back to Kenosha
by the police officers who go to bring
Haney here for trial. Haney on Tues
day evening told the st. Louis police
officers that he would waive extradition.
Haney is pretty well known about
the Soldiers and Sailors Club here and
he had spent much time at the club.
A young fellow of attractive person
atty, he made many friends among the
young women of the city. The police
declare that these young women will
be glad to have Haney returned to Ke-
nosha as it is declared that he told
them stories of his dire need and man
aged to secure money from number
Of them. The fact that Haney had
been in St, Louis had been known to
the police for several days, but the eff
forts to get him did not bear fruit I'M
til Tuesday afternoon. 1t is expected
that Haney will be arraigned on the
charges Of grand larceny late in the
week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-04
FIND OWNER OF
ABANDONED AUTO
Mrs. Fred stabenam of Milwaukee
Claims Car Picked Up BY Police
On Monday Afternoon.

Mrs. Fred Stabenam, residing at SOB
Greenfield Avenue, Milwaukee came
toS Kenosha on Tuesday evening and
claimed as her property the Patterson
automobile which had been picked up
by the Kenosha police on Monday after
noon. The machine bore a Pennsylya-
MIA number and investigation showed
that this name plate was the property
of George Roberts residing at Erie, Pa.
The automobile was stolen from in
front Of the Stabenam home in Mil
waukee on Sunday night and it is be-
lieyed that the thieves picked up the
number of the Pennsylvania car in
Milwaukee hoping in this way to get
away with the automobile. The police
here found no clew to the identity of
the men who drove the car into Keno
sha. It was found abandoned on one
of the side streets of the city. The au-
tomobile was taken back to Milwaukee
on Tuesday evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-04

The City of Kenosha voted 70
municipal ownership at the election OF
Tuesday. Voted to have the eounci
purchase the street railway and all 9th
er utilities owned and operated by tn
Wisconsin Gas and Electric Company
It was not exactly clarion call to TIN
council to act as only little owe
twenty three hundred votes were cas-
in the election and the maiorities IL
favor of Ownership were limited t.
few hundred votes. The people evi
IDENTIFY were suspicious of the guaran
tee proposition and it was the only oD
of the three questions submitted whicl
failed to gain an affirmative vote
the polls.
With less than half a vote it IS hard
" to be expected that the council vii
go right out and buy the whole capoodl
from the street railway to the heatinl
plant but the council will probably TAX
some action to secure valuation of tn
utilities from the Railroad Commits
sion with the understanding that tn
question of the actual purchase viii b
submitted to the people again after tn
price marks have been placed on tn
various utilities.
The first, second, seventh and eight
wards did not appear to care much 70
any of the propositions turning all O
them down. In the third ward the Vot
was heaviest in favor of the municipal
ownership plan. The fourth and mint
wards were the only two wards in th
city to return a majority in favor o
the guarantee plan.
After he had seen the figures on tn
referendum election this morning May
or John G. Joachim said, cit looks
if we will have to drop the whole thing
Less than fifty per cent of the peopI
of the city voted and less than fit,
per cent of the ones who did vote knew
what they were voting on. I do no
believe that it would be wisdom 70
the city council to go to municipa
ownership of utilities on this expires
sion.o
The Mayor said, however, that tn,
future action would be a matter for tn,
council to decide.
The result of the election will b,
submitted to the common council a
its next session and if the council be
Ieves that the vote was sufficiently
large to show the sentiment of tn,
people some step will be taken towari
securing the valuation Of the various
utilities. The vote on the various ques
CONTINUED on Page q
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-04
RACINE VOTES TO BUY
GAS PLANT IN THAT CITY
People Decide by a Vote of 3O17 to 1887
to Take Over the Utility from
Wisconsin Gas & Electric.

The voters of Racine declared for
municipal ownership of the gas plant
in that city on Tuesday when by a
vote of 3o17 to 1887 the city was in
strrcted to go ahead and purchase the
plant and operate it. The value of the
plant is expected to mount into millions
and it is expected that the formal
steps for its taking over will not be
started until the city of Racine makes
some arrangement with the cities Of
Kenosha, Cudahy and South Milwaukee
for contracts for supply Of gas to these
cities. The vote on the proposition was
small, but the overwhelming majority
in favor of the purchase of the plant,
it is believed, will cause the council to
take immediate action.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-04
Vast Real Estate Holdings
Of the Late Isaac Stephen
son In This County Sold
To c. A. Phillips.
REPORTED PRICE s135,OOO
Farm Contains Nine Hundred Acres
and Was Regarded AS Most Valuable
Farm In This Section of Wisconsin
- Home of Famous Herd.

Announcement is made this afternoon
that the vast real estate holdings of
the estate Of the late Isaac Stephenson
former United States Senator from
Wisconsin, on the Plank road in the
town of Somers have been sold to G. A.
Phillips of Evanston who took charge
Of the farm today as its new proprietor.
The farm known as one of the model
farms of Wisconsin and the largest I'M
der one ownership in Kenosha county
is reported to have brought a price Of
$135,000. The deal is announced to
have included the land and buildings.
all crops and farm machinery and all
live stock.
The farm consists of $50 acres of the
finest farming land in this section Of
Wisconsin and it was the pride of
1sUncle Ike the former United States
Senator. He bought it more than thir-
ty-five years ago and developed it to q
high state of cultivation. Tens Of
thousands of dollars were expended in
the erection of buildings on the farm
and the Holstein herd developed became
one of the famous herds of the nation.
It was from this herd that Pauline
Wayne, the nation s most famous
COW, was selected to go to Washington
to furnish milk for William n Taft
when he was President and it has been
held that the Stephenson herd at it's
heighth was the finest of its kind in
the country. After the death of Sena-
tor Stephenson the herd was sold.
The farm was one of the most cher
ished holdings of the famous old Badg-
er. When he bought it he was not near
" as wealthy as he had been in later
years and it had been his promise that
no matter what else he left to the mem
bers of his family he would leave them
the finest farm in Wisconsin. For some
time it has been known that the trus-
tees of the estate had been seeking
customer for the farm
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-04
City Council By Unanimous
Vote Passed Ordinance
Granting Nash Company
Permit For Tracks.
NO REPORT ON M1ERURBANS
Council Leaves Matter in Hands of the
Mayor For Another Fortnight North
western Ordered Not 10 Use Main
Street Tracks At Noon Hour.

With the horse stolen, the city coun-
ell took steps to lock the stable door
on Monday night, when by unanimous
vote and without the suggestion Of a
discussion the aldermen passed the or.
dinance granting to the Nash Motors
Company the right to build industrial
tracks to the plant of the company OH
Prairie avenue
The action of the council will assure
the continuance Of the erection of large
buildings for the company here, but it
will IN no way affect the plans Of the
company for the building of the vast
plant in Milwaukee which is to be used
as the home of the Nash Four
One protest against the Industrial
track was sent to the council by a
property owner and it was received and
placed on file and not considered III
connection with the final passage Of the
ordinance. The city attorney had adj
vised the aldermen at former meeting
that the property owners protesting
against any increase in switch tracks
for the company had their adequate
remedy at law
The suggestion that the council get
possession of lands for streets before
action was taken on the ordinance was
in no way mentioned. Under the ordi-
nance the company will be permitted
to provide suitable switch tracks for
its plant 1t is expected that these
tracks will be put III at once and if the
property owners have any claims they
may take the usual way for collections.
This was the only railway action
taken by the council with the exception
of instructing the city clerk to notify
the North-W estern Railway Company
to cease using the switch. on Main street
during the noon hour.
The mayor reported that he was busy
taking up the question of securing some
solution for the problem of bringing in
the big cars and he announced that he
might have some report for the council
within short time. A delegation of
the members of the Chamber of Com
merce interested in this matter was
present at the meeting, but none Of
them asked for permission to address
the council and they made no sugges-
ton as to the future handling Of the
proposition. The council left the mat
ter wholly IN the hands Of the mayor.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-04
Council Sends
ULti1ndtun1 to
Runaanian King
Envoys At Versailles Inform Ferdinand
That He Must Explain Or Sever Re
lations with the Allies.
Inv Associated pressl

Paris, Sept. 3-The Supreme Council
will brook no further delay in Ru-
mania S replies to its communications
relative to the Hungarian situation. A
special envoy was dispatched to Buch-
Arrest today to inform King Ferdinand
and his cabinet that unless there is
some immediate answer to letter re-
Gently sent to Rumania by the Council
relations between that country and
the Entente will be considered several
and Allied diplomats will be instruct
ed to leave Bucharest with the special
envoy
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-04

Evidence Shows
Commission Men
We're Grafters
Data Gathered by Federal Attorney
Proves That Stock Buyers Were
Guilty of Profteering.

Chicago, Sept. 3.-Evidence tending
to show that live stock commission men
here have swindled scores of cattle
shippers, was to be presented to the
new federal grand jury today as the
opening shot in the governments drive
against profteering. Aids of the dis
trict attorney here said the revelations
may be an expose Of the whole system
they allege Chicago packers use in buy
ing from the farmers and drovers, In
Guiding what they said were exorbitant
prices charged for feeding on route. In
addition evidence of sugar boarding
viii be presented the jury at once, Dis
trict Attorney Ciyne said.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-04
tRy Assncinted Pressl

New York, Sept. 3-Mr. and Mrs.
Enrico Caruso arrived here today after
brief visit with relatives and friends
in Italy. On the wharf Senior Caruso
admitted that he had signed contract
for twelve concerts in Mexico City for
a sum Of $4,000. He said further
that he would not fill these engage
nlents if conditions continued to be
alarming in Mexico and that in spite
Of the fact that damage suits under
the contract might cost him as much
as 100000
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-04
(By Tinted Pressl

Milwaukee, Sept. paul Wagner,
II year old self-confessed anarchist,
was today sentenced to the state reform
atory at Green Bay for a three year
term, the court expressing regret that
he could not be sentenced for ten years.
He was charged with trying to shoot
Patrolman Henry Helm who saved his
life by catching the trigger of Wag-
.ner IS revolver while he was struggling
with him in an attempt to arrest him
on August It'll. Wagner came from
Germany to America six years ago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-04
(Ry Associated pressl

Washington, Sept. 3.-Declaring the
real purpose of the foreign relations
committee majority in amending the
peace treaty was to kill the treaty en-
tirely and that such course would be
suicidal to the United State, Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska, Democratic
leader, asserted in speech today that
the majority of the senators never
would accept any of the committee
changes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-04
fBy United Press,

Washington, Sept. 3.-Doubt was ex-
pressed by high officials here today as to
whether the American government
could take any action against Mexico
in the event that Captain McNabb and
Lieut.. Johnson were flying over Mex
lean territory when they were fired up
on by the Carranzista soldiers. While
there is no international law on the sit
uation, it has been pointed out by high
diplomatic officials that it has been
customary in European countries to fire
on the aeroplanes of foreign nation
that crossed the line into alien terri
torF.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-04

Columbus, O., Sept. 3.-Street railway
motormen and conductors went on
strike here today. They are demand
ing the back pay guaranteed them by
the War Labor Board, closed shop,
an eight hour day, ffty-fve cents an
hour for the first three month and six
ty-fve cents an hour for the next two
months. Their employers have made
no statement as to whether they will
or viii not accede to these demands
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-04
Renner Asserts
Austrians Must
Accept Treaty
Viennese Diplomat Says People of the
Dual Monarchy Must Pay for Ultima
tuln to Serbia.
ny United Pressl

Berlin, Sept. 3.-The Austrian ma
tional assembly is certain to accept the
peace treaty by Saturday, a Vienna dis
patch to the zeitung Am Mittag reports
today. It is understood that the Ger
man eoalitionists, favoring an Austro-
German union, oppose the treaty, but
its acceptance is supported by the
Christian socialist and the social demo
Gratis.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-04
(By Associated Press)

Washington, Sept. 3.-Senator Hitch
cock, the leading administration spokes-
man in the Senate was invited to the
White House today for a final confer
ence before President Wilson starts to-
night on his speaking tour to the Paci-
fic Coast in the interest of the peace
treaty. It was understood that the
President desired to discuss with Sena-
tor Hitchcock plans for the conduct
of the administration fight in the Sen
ate for ratification of the treaty and
the League of Nations covenant with
out change.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-04
VOTE TO OWN
ALL UTILITIES
Majority of People Voting
In Special Election On
Tuesday Favor Taking
Over Utilities.
NO CHANCE FOR GUARANTEE
People Give Largest Majority To Pla
TO Take Over Only Street Railway
Lines - Guarantee Wins Favor In
Only Two Wards In the City.


Ia the special election held in
Kenosha Tuesday the vote on the
various street railway questions
submitted to the voters was as fol
lows:
Yes No
Question 1-Shall the city
of Kenosha purchase the
local street railway with
in the limits of said
city owned by the Wis
consin Gas and Electric
Companya -. -. 1881 1892
Yes 10
Question 2-Shall the city
of Kenosha purchase all
of the other public util-
tiles owned and operated
BY the Wisconsin Gas
AM Electric Company
V..ssaite the eits Of Kr
nosha, to-wit: Gas, Flee
trio Light and Heating
Plants -. -. ......1 1916 116I
Yes No
Question S-ShaIl the city
of Kenosha guarantee the
said Wisconsin Gas and
Electric Company six (6)
per cent return upon its
investment for necessary
extensions of its street
railway system, within
the corporate limits of the
city, which said railway
may installq -. -. 1907 1854
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-04
BULLETINS.
fBy United Press)

Loredo Texas, Sept. 8. Captain
David w. McNabb was one kilometer
across the border flying over Mexican
territory when shot yesterday by Mex
lean soldiers, General Reynoldo CARO-,
commander of the Mexican garrison at
Neuvo Laredo declared today. He de-
clared that American aviators had been
frightening Mexican cattle by flying
over the herds and that some of the
aviators had taken photographs from
their machines. The shots which were
fired at the American avions were shot
by Carranzista outposts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-04

Milwaukee, Wis, septembre 3~-Mrs.
Katherine Wielebski, aged 100 years,
is dead today after having had the
prayers of long and busy lifetime an
swered. From the time that she was
carried by her father out Of Moscow
when it was sacked by Napoleon her
prayer has been that Poland regain her
freedom. She is survived by FIVE gen
erations of children who reside in all
parts Of the United States.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-04
Soldier Bonus
Sweeps State
Four to One
Badger State by Overwhelming Vote
Favors Granting Of Bonus to the De-
tenders Of The Flag.
fBy T1n,red Press,

Milwaukee, Sept B.. Compilation Of
the election returns on the soldier boz
nus referendum election indicated at a
late hour this afternoon that the ratio
Of to 1 in favor of the bonus would
be maintained throughout the state.
Complete returns from 81 counties at
noon today showed that the count stood
93,4l7 for the bonus and 28,2S2 against.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-04
nv Knitted Prassi

Beloit, Wis, Sent 3.--A case of /" an
aesthetic leprosy" has been discovered
here by County Health Officer i. M.
Fields, following the diagnosis Of the
case at the medical clinic at Rockford,
Illinois. August Huber, d teamster for
the Fairbanks Morse Company, is the
patient.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-04
by Associated Pressl

London, Sept 3.-Anti-bolshevik for
ces occupied the southern outskirts of
Kiev today, according to wireless de-
spatch sent out by the soviet headquar
ters in Moscow and picked up here.
The despatch states that the fighting
is proceeding.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-04
BULLETIN.
tBy United Pressl

Toxic, Sept. 3.-Advices from Soul.
the capital of Korea, report that bomb
thrown at Governor General Saito
wounded twenty people including an
American woman named Harrison, who
is believed to be related to Ex-mayor
Carter Harrison of Chicago The Coy
ernor-G General was uniniured.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-04
(By United Pressl

Milwaukee, Sept. 3.-Maintaining as
stoIcal demeanor as when he was first
taken to the hospital after the shooting
to death Of his wife, Clara Bergnier,
George Bergnier today calmly heard
Judge Backus pronounce sentence on
him sending him to the state prison for
life. Aren t you sorry for what you
didg' asked the court. No!O came
back the instant reply.
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ny United Press,

Racine, Wis, Sept. 3-The Welsh
church of the United States and Cana
da was to decide today the proposed
union with the English Presbyterian
church. Officers were elected by the
100 delegates yesterday as follows:
Moderator, Rev. John Hammond. Scran
ton, Pa; secretary, Rev. Johr { Parr-s,
Cambria, Wis; treasurer, Rev. j. u.
Jones, Oak Hill, Ohio.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-04
PETERSEN PLEADS GUILTY.

Lawrence Petersen, the Madison man
who was brought to Kenosha on
charges of grand larceny, pleaded gull
ty to the charges in Municipal Court
this afternoon and is being held pend
ing further investigation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-04
lRY Associated Press

Washington, Sept 3-The conference
between labor, capital and agricultural
interests called by President Wilson for
discussion of the present economic stu
alton viii be held in Washington be-
tween October and 10, it was learned
today at the White House.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-04

Washington, Sept. 3.-King Albert
and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium will
arrive in Washington about October 1
and will be guests Of the President and
Mrs. Wilson at the White House, prob
ably remaining three days.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-04
(By United Press

Toxic, Aug. 80. (Delayed)-The Jap
anese government has granted the Kol-
chalk authorities permission to mobil-
ize all able bodied Russian subjects in
Japan between the ages of Is and As
to fight for the All-Russian govern
ment I"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-04
Russian Reds
On the Verge
OF Surrender
Bolsheviki are Said to be Ready TO
Make Peace as Result of the Col
lapse Of Their Armies.
lBy Associated Press,

Berne, Sept. 3.-The Russian bolshe-
Wiki have proposed peace negotiations
following the rout of their forces
which are surrounded, according to an
official announcement received here.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-04
(Rv Iinitad Prncsl

West Bend, Wis, Sept. g. Washing
ton county voted an so8 majority in ia
yer of the 100000 highway which
will be constructed in this county.
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fBy Associated presa,

London, Sept. 3.-A wireless despatch
from Moscow received here reports
that Admiral Kolchak, head of the all
Russian government has evacuated
Omsk and transferred his headquarters
to Irkutsk.
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nv Uniteu press,

Superior, Wis, Sept. s.. Superior vo-
ter 2,244 to 1887 to retain the commits
sion form of government in the special
election held here on Tuesday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-04

The result of the vote on the soldier
bonus in the towns in the county was
as follows:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-04

Total for county $3.50.
Majority for bonus-23
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-11
PARLEY FAILS,
MINERS STRIKE
SET FOR NOV. l
Walkout of Soft Coal
Mines Threatened as
Meet Breaks Up.

Philadelphia, Pa. Oct. 1.-THE
conference of bituminous coal min
ers and operators in session here
considering demands of the miners
for a 60 per cent increase in wages
and a reduction in working hours.
disagreed today and will adjourn.
A sub committee that has been
considering the demand, finding
that it could not agree, reported
the deadlocked condition to the
general conference, which began
sessions at the Bellevue Stratford
hotel here yesterday and recon-
mended fnad adjournment.
Strike Set for Nov. 1.
Unless something happens in the
to prevent it, leaders of
the mine workers say, the strike
threatened for Nov. 1 will take
place.
Operators have declared they
cannot concede either Of the de-
mands of the workers. The mines
affected are in western Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.
More than three hundred thousand
men are involved.