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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-26
Deaths Of a Day
A. CHARLES BARCLAY
Retired Manufacturer and PhiIan.
thropIst Dies

A. Charles Barclay, widely known
philanthropist. retired manufacturer
and member of n prominent Philadcl-
rhia family. died yesterday at his home.
1916 Pine street, after two months
illness. Ho was eighty years old.
Mr.. Barclay in his carly life was a
noted cricket player, having been chosen
to represent the United States in many
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-26

man helmet fol
having secured sub
scriptions TO the
Victory Loan TO
taling S211,150.
In the last cam E
paign young Mar e
tin led his school
for Liberty Loan
sales for the fourth
time. In the fourth
drive he won a
gold watch offered
by Il. Il. Stotes r.
bury. He lives at
T04 North Sixty
third street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-26
Peace Society Indorses League

Washington, May 26.-James L.
Slayden, Of San Antonio, Tex, was re-
elected president of the American Peace
Society at its annual meeting here.
Resolutions were adopted indorsing the
league Of nations.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-26
TREATY OR WAR, SAYS TAFT
Rejection Would Leave v. S. only
Nation In Strife, His View

Nation IN Strfe, his view
New Haven. Conn, May 2G,-"1f
the Senate of the United States re-
fuses to ratify the treaty Of peace and
it goes back TO the nations of Europe
and is accepted by them, as it surely
will be, it will place the United States
alone in the position of being at war
with Germany, while the thirty two
nations of Europe would be at peace
with her declared William Howard
Taft in an address Mt the Connecticut
convention of the League to Enforce
Peace.
Other speakers were Rabbi Stephen
s. Wise. of New York; DIR. Anna
Howard Shaw and A. Lawrence Lowell,
president of Harvard University. Will
liam \. Shanklin. president Of Wesley
an University. presided.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-01-09
MISS EMMA KLE1NscHM1DT DEAD
Kenosha Woman Dies Friday at the
Augustana Hospital Following
Unsuccessful Operation.

Miss Emma Kleinschmidt, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. William Kleinschmidt,
of the town Of Pleasant Prairie, died
Friday night at the Augustana Hospi-
tai in Chicago following an unsuccess-
full operation for the TRANSMISSION of
blood. The deceased had been in fail
ing health health for some time and
was not able to rally from the shock
incident to the operation.
Emma Kleinschmidt was born in Ke-
nosha in 1889 and had spent all her life
as a resident Of this county. She was
educated in the Kenosha schools and
was member of the German Lutheran
Church where she took an active part
in the work of the young people. The
funeral services will be held Tuesday
afternoon at one O'Clock from the Ger
man Lutheran Church following a short
service at twelve-thirty at the Han
sen Chapel.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-01-09
GULL HARDING
DIES IN WASHINGTON
Former Kenosha County Woman Died
at her Home in Nations Capital
on Sunday.

Word reached Kenosha this morning
of the death of Mrs. Mary Gull Hard
ing, wife of Fl. A. Harding, which oc-
Cured in Washington on Sunday. Mrs.
Harding was about sixty years Of age.
She was the only daughter of the late
William V. Gull one of the best known
of the pioneer residents In the town
of Brighton. Mrs. Harding had made
her home in Washington for more than
a score Of years and her husband is
connected with one of the government
departments. She is survived by three
brothers w. V. Gull and J. s. Gull of
this county and A. T.. Gull of Oakland
Neb. No announcement has been made
in regard to the funeral Of Mrs. Hard
ing but it is thought probable that the
remains will be brought back to the old
home for interment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-01-09
PROMINENT SALEM MAN
DIES FROM INFLUENZA
Gue--~cy Van VIE Died at His Home
on Thursday Evening and Widow
is Very Ill With the Disease.

Guernsey Van WE, aged forty-tive
years and one of the best known resi-
Gents of the town of Salem. died at
his home in that tow on Thursday
evening after short illness from pneu-
monia which had followed influenza
The widow is very CT: = with
the disease and friends and relatives
fear that she can nc survive.
Guernsey Van Vie was son of the
1oto T~-~-tt Van Vie, one of II to~+
known of tho pioae~r settlers of the
town Of Salem He born in Salem
md n scent his entire f. n = he
town. His widow is the sole surviv-
ing member of the family.
Funeral services will probably be
held on Saturday afternoon with in
terment the family plot at Salem
Mo,r7 cemetery.
There is a very active epidemic of
Influenza all over the western part of
Ker osha county aad the towrs of
Salem and Bristol have been hard hit
by the disease. 1t is declared that
at the present time there are more
than thirty cases of the disease in
the two towns.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-01-09
MRS. MARY O'MERZA
IS GRANTED A DIVORCE
Husband Once Charged With Kidnap
ping Child Fails to Appear to
Contest Decree.

In the Municipal Court OH Monday
afternoon Judge James E. Tully hand
ed down decree of divorce in the
suit of Mrs. Mary O'Merza against
her husband Frank O'Merza. The cou-
pile were married at LaSalle, Illinois,
on February IL, 1912 and Ms. o 'DIerza
has made her home in Kenosha since
that time. By the order of the court
she was awarded the custody of one
minor son but no order for alimony
was made.
The family troubles of the o 'Merza
family are not new to the courts of
the city. More than a year ago Mrs.
Q 'Merza appeared in court and asked
the arrest of her husband charging thai
he had come to Kenosha from Chi
cago and had Kidnapped their one son
and had taken him to Chicago. Later
the boy was returned to the mother in
Kenosha. 0'Merza did not appear to
contest the divorce on Monday and his
wife declared to the court that she had
no idea as to where he was living
at this time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-01-09
GEORGE B. FRANTz DEAD.
Prominent Young Business Man Dies
at Isolation Hospital from
Typhoid Pneumonia.

George B. Frantz, aged thirty eight
year, a prominent young business man
Of Kenosha died this morning at the
Isolation Hospital after an eight days
illness from pneumonia. The death
came as a sudden sorrow to his many
friends in Kenosha although little hope
had been held for his recovery since
he was taken to the Isolation Hospital
five days ago.
Mr.. Frantz came to Kenosha about
three months ago as the manager of
the Lake Fuel Company and in the
short time he had lived here had be-
come very well known among the
younger business men Of the city. He
had formerly lived in Sioux City, Iowa,
but had spent most of his life in Nc
Keesport, Pa. He was member of
the Masonic Lodge Of McKeesport and
of the Kiwanis Club of Kenosha.
While in Kenosha Mr.. Frantz had
taken an active part in the work Of
the Park Avenue M. E. Church and
the Church School. He had also been
interested in the work of the Boy
Scouts of the city and had helped ma
terially in their recent work. His
death will cause deep sorrow in many
homes in the city, where he had already
become well known.
The deceased is survived by bro
ther and sister in McKeesport, Pa,
who have been Informed of his death.
Arrangements in regard to the funeral
lave not been determined pending word
from the relatives of the deceased in
the east.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-01-09
FORTY-FIVE PERMITS
FOR DECEMBER BUILDING
Value of Buildings for Which Permits
Were Issued in December
Totaled S3O,274.

Building permits providing for the
construction of buildings to the value
of $3O,274 were issued by the city
building department in December, ac-
cording to the report of City Build
ing Inspector j. M. Albers, which
has been filed with tho city clerk.
The report shows:
Total number Of permits issued, As,
which are distributed as follows:
Heating plants, %; alterations and
additions, 4; new buildings, 8; garages
and barns, T.
Total number Of building inspections,
242; total number Of building reiec-
tions, 3; total number of building ac-
ceptances, 1876; total number of cleo
trical permits, AZ; total number of
electrical inspections, "A; total number
Of electric reflections, 9; total number
OF electrical acceptances, 81.
The estimated value Of the work I'M
der construction is as follows:
New buildings, $19,690.00; garages
and barns, $775.00; alterations and ad-
ditions, $9,S09.00; total $3o,274.0O. IL
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-01-09
LAUNCH PURE BRED
BULL DRIVE HERE
State Wide Movement to Get Footing
In Kenosha by the Naming
OF Committees.

Local farmers and cattle owners
viii take a prominent part in the
statewide campaign just launched to
increase the number of pure bred bulls
in service on farms, according to plans
outlined here. Expectations are that
committees of bankers, representative
farmers and business and profession
al men will be named soon to direct
the local campaign.
Thu county agent, Griffith Richards,
will aid in directing the drive. For
the success of the cattle and dairy in
dustry of Wisconsin, it is pointed out,
pure bred bulls must be used to a
larger extent than at present unless
owners of herds are prepared to suffer
severe financial losses. Figures show
that where scrub and grade bulls are
used, receipts are far below those where
foresighted owners use pure breds.
Here are some of the results that are
sought in the present campaign: bet
ter bulls and better calves; better
cows and steers; more milk and milk
products; more ~ better b ,ef; better
cattle sales; better farms and farm
b omes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-01-09
FREDERICK oAsTERToN DEAD.
Feed Dealer and Prominent Farmer
Near Russell Dies Friday After
Long Illness.


Frederick Casterton, for many years
a dealer in feed and grain in the town
of Russell and a well known farmer of
that vicinity, died Friday evening at
his home on the State Line Road after
an illness Of long duration. The de-
ceased was born March 2, 1859 in IL.
linois but had spent practically all of
his life as resident of southern Wis
consln. For many years he was grain
dealer and the operator Of mill in the
town of Russell but in recent years
he had retired from active operation
Of this business and had resided on his
farm near Russell. He was a member
of the Modern Woodman Lodge of that
village and had taken active part in
the affairs of the order He is sur
vived by his widow and by five chill
dren; four sons, Thomas, Robert, Fred
and Arch Casterton and one daughter
Miss Ruth Casterton.
The funeral services will be held
Monday afternoon from the late home
on the State Line Road with interment
following at the Lake Mound Gene
terry near Zion City.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-01-09
ICE COMPANIES READY
TO START HARVEST
Jefferson Company Begins Scraping
the Ice at Silver Lake Prelim-
mary to Cutting.

The annual ice harvest started in a
small way on the lakes of Kenosha
county this morning when the Jeffer-
son Company with force Of men be-
gan scraping the snow off the ice az
Silver Lake and filing houses there
will probably be started some time
tomorrow. The, ice is from four to six
inches thick and the continuance of
the harvest will be dependent entirely
on weather conditions. Thus far none
of the other companies have started
work but the boarding houses have
been opened and the men who are TO
have part in the work are being re-
cruited in Chicago and other cities.
Probably seventy men are at work for
the Jefferson Company today. The ice
companies declare that they do not
fear any great trouble in getting work
ers to take charge of the work.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-01-09
Prominent Kenosha Manu-
facturer is Married to
Miss BERTHE E. Hardy on
Thursday Afternoon.
GO SOUTH ON HONEYMOON
Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper Will Take Long
Cruise in Southern Waters and Re-
turn to Dunmovin Late in the
Spring elimination of Romance.

announcements were received in ke-
nosh today of the marriage of Miss
BERTHE E. Hardy, daughter of w. l..
Hardy of St. Louis and Henry s..
Cooper of Dunmovin, President of the
Board of Directors and Secretary of
the Cooper Underwear Company. The
marriage service took place at the home
of the brides father in st. Louis on
Thursday afternoon at three CLOCK
and it was attended by only a few Of
the near friends of the bride and groom
Mr.. Hardy, father of Mrs. Cooper is
one of the best known operators on the
st. Louis Exchange.
The marriage Of Miss Hardy and Mr..
Cooper is the happy elimination of a
California romance. They met during
the winter of 1917-1918 when both were
spending the winter in California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper have arranged
for very interesting honeymoon. They
have gone to New Orleans and later
will visit at Gulf Port and Biloxi,
Ocean Springs and Mobile. At Mo-
bile they will take steamer to Tam
pa where Mr.. Cooper s yacht is in com
They will spend three months
cruising and fishing from Tampa to
Key West and thence up the east coast
of Florida by way of Miami, Daytonia,
Palm Beach and to st. Augustine
where the yacht will be put into sum
mer quarters. Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper
will come to Kenosha at the end of
their cruise and they will be at home
at Dunmovin after the first of May.
Mrs. Cooper has been one of the best
known young women in the society of
st. Louis. She is q charming woman Of
high intellectual attainments and she is
assured a most cordial reception of Ke-
nosha society.
Mr.. Cooper is one of the best known
men In the country connected with the
textile business. He founded the Ken
osha plant bearing his name and was
President Of the Company for many
years. In recent years~he had given
up the active management Of the bust
ness of the company to his sons.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-01-09
Kenosha's Youngest Soldier
in the Army Of Freedom
Dies Fighting Be
fore Ssdan.
met DEATH NOVEMBER 10th
Mrs. G. H. Cady, His Grandmother, Re-
ceived Formal Notice of His Death
From the War Department This
Afternoon-Was idol Of Go. M.

just "A few hours before the arnis-
tice Unassigned and operations ceased
on the front along the border of Ger
many, Corporal Berten Marsh of Ke-
nosha made the supreme sacrifice. Cor
poral Marsh fell fighting in the front
rank of the great battle which led the
American troops INFO historic Sedsn.
This afternoon his grandmother Mrs.
20. I'll. Cady with wlom he had made
his home before he vent into the army
received a fatefnl Message from the
war department. announcing that
Corporal Marsh had been killed in ac-
ton.
Corporal Marsh vas only little
over seventeen years IF age and he. was
probably the youngest soldier that Ke-
nosha sent away to the war. When
Captain Dayton was organizing old
Company M, young Marsh wanted to
go and fight for world Democracy.
His relatives told him that he was not
old enough but when he went to the re-
cruiting station he declared that he
was. of age and he was accepted. He
advanced rapidly and was made one
Of the corporals of the company be-
fore it went to Camp Douglas to pre-
pare for the muster into the Federal
army. He was trained at Waco and
went over seas in February of last
year. Later he was transferred to the
128th Infantry and he remained with
this unit of the army until he met
death facing the foe in the last day
battle of the great war.
Corporal Marsh was one of the two
members Of Company M. to make the
supreme sacrifice the other one being
Corporal Arthur Junker who was lost
in the sinking of the Tuscania.
The young CORPORAL had been the fav-
orite of his comlany. In Kenosha, at
Camp Douglas, and at Waco he had
been the idol Of The boys because many
of them knew that he was the 'tkid y
of the regiment Although young in
years he saw much Of the hardest fight
ing Of the war. He was in action on
five fronts being under fire on all of
them. He was with the American
troops in the bitter fighting at Fismes
and then went ever into the Lorraine
sector where be saw service to the
day he was ki1le(.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-01-09

Urges New Fire Station.

The first meeting of the year was
featured by the presentation of a lot
of annual reports. There was the re-
port Of the Building Inspector, the
City Engineer and the Fire Chief.
This latter report had an interesting re-
commentator that the city purchase a
new hook and ladder truck and build
another fire station on. the West side
Of the city. The recommendations were
referred to the committee on fire de-
partment.
There was also demand to the
council to provide for the observance
Of the state law by providing that
each man employed by the fire de-
partment be given twenty four hours
off in each ninety six hours. This
plan will probably be worked out at
once.
The petition of the Lockwood Oil
Company to locate series of oil tanks
on Salem avenue near the lines of
the Chicago, North Shore and Mil
waukee Electric road failed to meet
with any especial favor on the part
of the council and it was referred to
the committee on Fire Department and
when the report is brought in it is
pretty certain to find a divided senti-
ment.
The American Surety Company of
New York sent the council draft for
$639.26 covering the entire amohnt of
the error which had been found in the
reports Of former City Treasurer Mar
tin Steinmetz
The council appropriated $4,000 for
the completion of the Isolation hospital
and plans for its operation under the
direction Of the Directors of the Ke-
nosha Hospital Association are now be-
ing worked out with the understanding
that the expense of cooperation will be
born by the city. New plans for the
collection of the taxes of the city were
discussed by the aldermen and it is
probable that some new plan will be
worked out before the coming of an
other tax paying period.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-01-09
CITY ENGINEER
URGES ELEVATION
Dry Bones are Ratified by
the City Engineer in
His Annual Report to
the Council.
URGES IMMEDIATE ACTION
Declares That the Time is Particular
" Favorable for the City to Secure
Elevation of Tracks at Mini
mum Expenditure for City.

City Engineer Peter Hurtgen rattle |
the dry bones of track elevation and
grade operation before the Common
Council on Monday evening when in
his annual report he made an appeal to
the council that some immediate ac-
tion be taken to carry out plans started
years ago and secure the elevation of
the tracks of the North w estern COM
pany. He declared that most favor
able proposition had been offered to the
city and that the time was ripe to ac-
cept the proposition and carry out the
plan. In urging the council to take
some immediate action to carry
out the order Of the Railroad Com
mission, Engineer Hurtgen said:
Plans were prepared number of
years ago for the elevation Of the
Chicago and North Western Railway
through the city Of Kenosha and for
depressing somewhat number of
streets which cross the railway, which
if carried out, would provide subways
for vehicles on practically all OF the
main Travelled streets. This plan was
approved by the State Railroad Com
mission and provides that the railway
company shall bear the entire cost of
the track changes, the city to. bear the
expense Of any changes to be made in
the sewer and water works systems on
the streets affected and to pay all dam
age that would be sustained by prop
erty owners by reason of CHANGES of
street grades and track elevation; the
Wisconsin Gas and Electric Company
and other utilities to bear the expense
of any changes necessary to be made
in their systems by reason of the
grade separation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-01-09
TAILOR DIES SUNDAY.
Simon Falck, Aged 20 Years, Succumbs
to Pneumonia at the Isolation
Hospital.

Pneumonia following an attack of
the flu claimed another victim in Ke-
nosha Sunday morning when Simon
Falck, aged twenty eight years, died
following a sickness Of only a few
days. The deceased was born in Swe-
den and came to America at an early
age and lived the early part of his
life in Warsaw, Indiana. Several years
ago he came to Kenosha and was en-
ployed as a tailor by Louis Eichelman.
He is survived by widow and one
child. The remains will be taken to
Warsaw. Indiana, later in the week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-01-09
WOMAN IS CHARGED
WITH GRAND LARCENY

Anna Buckwinski, IS years of age
and an employee of the Black Cat
Textiles Company was arraigned in the
Municipal Court on Monday afternoon
charged with grand larceny. She was
alleged to have stolen stockings to
the vale of 800 from the company by
which she was employed. When the
woman was arraigned she entered a
plea of mot guilty. and the hearing
of the case was adjourned to Friday
morning. The defendant gave bonds
of 5000 to insure her presence in court
at that time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-01-09
Kenosha County to Receive
S4O,639.62 From the State
School Fund During
the Present Year.
LION SHARE TO KENOsHA
City Schools VIII Have state Aid to
the Amount of s29, 2o2.1s for the Edu-
cation of s,O6s Children-12, 621
Children in County Schools.

There were 1881 children of school
age in Kenosha county on the 30th of
June of last year and the state is going
to pay 1922 toward the education of
each one Of them during the coming
year, the total being $40,639.22. County
Treasurer James w. Blair this morn
ing received from State Superintendent
G. P. Carey the apportionment of the
state fund for Kenosha county. This
amount will be deducted from the
taxes to be turned over to the state
in March after which times the
amounts named will be available for
school expenses. In addition to the
1922 allowed for each child Of school
age in the county the town clerks in
the various towns in the county will
be permitted to deduct ten cents for
each child and this amount will be
added to the fund for the purchase
of library bools in the various school
districts of the county.
The amount is considerably larger
than it was in the former year. AS in
other years the city of Kenosha gets
the lion S share of the state school fund
appropriated to this county. The city
is credited with having 5000 children
of school age and the amount of the
fund to be paid for support of tl3
city schools is $29, 202.18.
The report shows the following
number of school children and the
following amounts to be paid to the
various divisions of the county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-01-09

Government control of railways may
be all right in the mind of Mr.. McAdoo
but you will notice that he has served
notice that he wants to get out from
handling the job. If we want to ex-
pertinent in government ownerships,
well and good, but there can be no
other reason for the government hold
ing on to the roads for five years.
If they have been taken purely to aid
the nation at war there is no cal for
the experiment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-01-09

If you have had the misfortune to
lose q boy tower there trust your
government to make a proper settle
ment with you of his insurance. You
do not ne to hire a lawyer in Wash
ington TO represent you and present
your claim. Don t sell the birth
right that your boy gave his life for,
for a mess of pottage.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-01-09

And the most alarming development
that has followed the signing the
armistice is the return Ct the old-time
bo, agent. We have him with as
again in Il his pristine glory, with
the dollar down and dollar the rest
of your natural life working over
time The matter SHOULD be rafoexUd
to the Versailles conference,