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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-20
RECKLESS DRIVER
CAUSES INJURIES

While he was running to help cap
ture an imaginary automobile thief.
George Hopf, IA Eagle street, was seri-
ously injured Thursday evening Just
after eight o'clock when he was struck
by an automobile, the owner and
driver Of which is unknown, near the
corner Of Church and South streets.
rHopf was thrown several feet to the
curbing and suffered serious wounds
on his head and other internal in
juries.. The driver Of the car stepped
on the accelerator and made no at
tempt to aid his victim Friends Of
Hopf rushed to his aid and carried
him into the Guild hall, from which
he was later taken to his home on
Eagle street. No trace has yet been
found Of the identity Of the driver
Of the car which injured him.
Hopf was one Of the guests at the
Frank L. Wells company party at
Guild hall on Thursday evening and
with Omar Burkee, a fellow employee.
was standing at window when they
thought they saw some one tampering
with Burkee's car which was parked
on South street. Both men ran out
into the street and across South street
towards the Burkee car.
Another automobile coming from the
east at more than thirty miles an hour
was the one that struck Hopf and
threw him to the curbing almost UNI
conscious. The blow broke the head
light Of the.automobile, but the driver
never halted. Hopf's friends went to
his assistance and when they looked
for the car it was out Of sight.
The imaginary thieves" at the Bur-
kee car were not robbers at all. Some
persons who had their car parked
near the BurlSee car and who could not
get out without moving the latter, had
taken the liberty Of pushing it by
hand out Of the way and it was this
which had lead to the cry of thief,
thief!R These persons, while they
could not be held to blame for the
accident regret very much that the mis-
understanding arose over the incident.
The police were notified at once Of
the accident and are on the lookout for
an automobile with broken head
light. Physicians declared this morn
ing that they could not tell how seri-
ously Hopf was injured but that un-
less unexpected internal injuries de-
veloped, he would recover but be CON
fined to his home for several days.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-20
Started for Church
Police Searching

Mrs. John Potelarnas started for
church from her home at 351 North
Chicago street at eight o'clock Satur-
day night and on Sunday morning her
husband applied to the police to aid
him in searching for her. There is no
record at the police Office that the
woman was found.
my wife told me that she was going
to church. John told the police. "She
left the baby, three years old, at the
house and we waited for her all night,
but she did not return"
The father told the police that he
was entirely able to take care of the
child. He could not give the slightest
reason for the continued absence Of
his wife. He declared that there had
been no jars in their domestic life and
that he could not account for her
strange absence unless she had met
with some accident.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-20
ROB BASSETTS
POST OFFICE
General Store Of George
Hildebrande Victim Of
Burglars Saturday.
OFFICIALS IN DARK


The general store of George Hide
brand at Bassetts Station which is also
the United States post office for the
village, was entered by burglars on
Saturday night and while official re-
ports have not been made to the sher-
if or to the postmaster here, it is said
that the burglars secured large loot
for their trouble. The men entered
the post office by forcing one Of the
Once in the building, the burglars got
busy and went through the store from
the front door to the. back door. One
report sent to the city was that the
burglars got $500 and another said
that they got hundred dollars in
money and a lot of provisions from
the shelves Of the store. A telephone
message to the store this morning
found the people reticent and no in
formation was given out.
Break Open the Safe.
The safe in the store was broken
open when the burglars took out the
combination, evidently using cold
chisel or a sledge hammer. The peo-
pie in the neighborhood houses declare
that they heard nothing during the
night and the robbery of the place was
not discovered until Sunday morning.
No report was made to Sheriff Meyer
Of the robbery by Hildebrand but he
received an official report Of the rob-
berry from tourists who visited the sta
ton on Sunday afternoon. These tour
lists said that the thieves secured $500
in money and wagon load Of provi-
sions.
Il have heard nothing of any rob-
berry at the Bassetts post office," said
Postmaster German this morning. 1T
IS customary for such robberies to be
reported to this Office but there is no
regulation requiring it,"
It was said that the owner Of the
store on Sunday afternoon said, "The
fellow is gone and there is no use re-
porting the case" Efforts to get Hill
debrand at the store this morning were
without success and people at the store
said that he was the only one who
could give any account Of the robbery.
They declined to say how much had
been secured by the burglars.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-20
Japan Threatens
American Trade

Louisville, Ky.-American manufac-
turers and commercial organizations
are being urged to adopt the idea of
the British and japanese and send ex-
hibitions ships abroad to display Am
erican goods in foreign ports. The idea
has been proposed to the American
business men by H. G. Mclean, assist
ant foreign traffic manager of the
Southern Railway System, who has
headquarters here Mr. Mclean has
suggested that shipping board vessels
be fitted out as exhibition ships to
carry American products to new mark
cts and thus meet the competition Of
the British and japanese manufac-
turers.
Mr.. Mclean has called the atten-
tion Of various commercial organiza-
tons to the fact that Japan, as well
as Great Britain, has adopted this
plan in her race for the worlds trade
and that Japanese ships will be sent
around the world carrying exhibits
of japanese manufactured goods. These
vessels will be operated by a co-opera-
tive organization embracing large
number Of japanese manufacturers.
Mr.. Mclean, who also is regarded
among railroad men as an authority
on international trade, points oft an
other feature in this connection
which he regards of great Importance
British and japanese manufacturers
he asserts, through the cooperation
of labor leaders in their countries, have
persuaded labor that "strikeless pro-
duction" on their part with strikes
against production" in the United
States would soon enable those coun-
tries to capture German trade markets
aggregating nearly $6,000000,OOO an
nually with consequent addition Of
$3,000000,000 in wages paid British
and japanese workmen.
Mr.. Mclean says that intensive pro-
duction both in Great Britain and ia
pan has enabled those countries not
only to provide ample stocks for domes-
tic consumption, but also for export
in competition with American products
in foreign markets.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-20
BIG COMPANY TO
SELL WINTERS
Logan Sales Co. Of Column
bia S. C. Makes Contract
with Local Company.
OPEN MANY AGENCIES

E. 2. Jones, director of sales, for
the Whittier Motor Sales Corpora
ton, reports a recent contract he
has made with the Logan Sales com
pany, a newly organized company of
South Carolina and incorporated for
$100,000.00 capital, certain number
Of Whittier trucks and passenger
cars totaling in value at present price
without any advance, sum to equal
$500, 000.00-which is considered one
of the largest transactions of its kind
closed this year.
The officers of the company are: w.
II. Logan of the Logan Realty COM
pany, president and treasurer; T. A.
Amaker, st. Mathews, vice president;
Hon. w. A. MacSwain, insurance com
missioner of South Carolina, secre-
tary. The directors are the officers Of
the company, together with A. P.
Amaker of Columbia, John W. Rags
dale of Jacksonville, Florida, and F..
H. Hyatt of Columbia.
Handle Big Line.
It is the purpose of the company to
do a general motor truck and auto
mobile business and to handle tires
and automobile supplies of all kinds,
with several branches in the different
states included in their territory,
which are the Carolinas, Florida,
Georgia, and portions of Alabama and
Tennessee and they propose to oper-
ate their own sales Offices in the larg-
er cities of these states. They will
have a branch Office in Atlanta, Ga.
to take care of the Georgia territory;
one at Charlotte, N. c., and one at
Jacksonville, Fla. They are already
recognized as one of the largest in
stitutions of its kind in the south.
Mr.. Jones also reports large sales
to the following zone distributors:
Massachusetts Motors, Boston. Mass.
Onondaga Motor Corp, Syracuse,
New York.
Gaines Auto Co., SCOTS Bluff, Neb.
Goedhart Motor Car Co., Sioux Falls,
South Dakota.
The -WysOng Motors, Kansas
City, Mo
Western Motors. Inc, San Angelo.
Texas.
chessman-stater Motors, Portland.
Oregon.
Industrial Export Co.. New York
City. ,si
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-20
Daddy" Briggs
Has His Day

Oshkosh Sunday was a notable day
in the long and useful life of r w.
Briggs of the faculty of the Oshkosh
Normal school. It was his S0th birth
day and so many friends helped him
to celebrate the event, with kilograms
and letters of congratulations flowers
and other gifts, that he declared "this
beats Christmas all hollow" Mr..
Briggs, who is vice president and
treasurer of the Normal and instructor
in civics and school law, has served the
local school for forty-two years, COM
ing to that institution in 1878. Dad
dy'' Briggs, as he is affeetionately
called by students and alumni, has
been con the job" under four presi-
dents, G. S. Albee, the first head of the
institution; R. H. Halsey, John A. H.
Keith and the present executive, H. A.
Brown, Letters and kilograms came
from all over the country.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-20
Plan Nation Wide
Industrial Tourney

Akron, O.-Tentative plans have
been made by the American Industrial
association to stage an amateur ma
tional baseball tourney this summer,
with competition open to industrial
teams from ali parts of the country.
The site for the tournament has not
been selected. It is proposed to divide
the country into sections. Each sec
tion will play through an elimination
series, the winners meeting in the
finals for the championship. There
will be u districts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-20
RussIAN MONEY CHEAP.

Russian money is one Of the cheap
est Russian products. It is literally
dispensed in bales The old fashioned
pocket book no longer is sufficiently
large to carry. ones daily or weekly
supply of rubles, of which one Ameri-
can dollar will buy about 1000. In
normal times the ruble had an ex-
change value of about half dollar.
There is colony Of millionaire
refugees in Yalta, Black Sea port,
who have to keep their currency in
trunks, boxes and barrels.
The kopek has long since disappear
ed as standard unit in Russian
money. In Yalta, smaller denomina-
tons or rubles scarcely exist. People
brandish 5000 to 10,Ooo-rubble notes
as though they represented only 3 few
farthings.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-20
GOLDEN WEDDING IN RACINE
Pioneer Kenosha County Couple OBJ
serve Fiftieth Anniversary Today.
Their Marriage Today.

4 number Of Konosha county people
went to Racine today to attend the
celebration of the golden wedding an
nlversary Of MIR. and Mrs. William T.
Tanking. pioneer residents of the town
Of Wheatland in this county, but who
have resided in Racine for many years.
Mr. and Mrs. Ta9king were both ma
tives Of Holland, but they came to
kenosha county with their parents at
very early date. Mr.. Tanking came
to the town Of Wheatland in 1859. Mr..
and Mrs. Tanking were married in Ra-
cine May II, 1870. Six children and a
large company of grandchildren sat-
tended the golden wedding anniver-
sary.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-20
Runaway Boys
Captured Here
World Tour for Two Milwaukee Lads
Ends at the Police Office Just
Before Noon Today.

Two twelve-year-old Milwaukee boys,
John Stano and Joseph Belak, who ran
away from their homes in that city to
see the world on a net fund of two
dollars between them, found their
tour ended just before noon today
when they were picked up by the Ke-
nosha police officers and they are be-
ing held pending the arrival of their
parents and the applying of the par
entail single. The boys were ready to
go back home and it was declared that
the parents would be here for them
before the day is over.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-20
ChambIiss Trial
Starts Today
fRy Associated Press. J

Chicago-Dorsey Chambliss, a negro
policeman and two other negroes, went
on trial today in the criminal court in
connection with charges which grew
out of the death of Bertha Wiebeck,
sixteen year old white girl, of Pawnee
Rock, Kansas. The defendants, Cham
bliss, Emm Ross and James Murphy,
are charged with abduction and seduc-
ton. The victim died at the hospital
after she had been rescued from a
colored resort, which it is alleged she
had been taken to by the defendants.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-20
Mexican War
Will Continue
(By Associated Press. }

Washington-More fighting is ex-
pected between the Carranza forces
and the rebels unless the deposed
president accepts the terms offered by
General Trevino, the rebel leader, ac-
cording to advices received here today
from Mexico City. Provisional Presi-
dent de Ia Huerta is due in Mexico
City tomorrow.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-20
Forest Fires Are
Raging Near Duluth

Duluth Forest fires are again men
acing the country to the north and
northwest of this city, according to
the reports brought today to federal
fores commissioners. Several towns
and villages in this region are said to
be in the path Of the flames.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-20
SCRATCH ARMS
Is new ORDER
Health Dept. Urges Gen
era | Vaccination Today
as Smallpox Spreads.
THREE CASES SUNDAY


Get your arm scratched and take
precautions against smallpox" was
the order of Health Commissioner Dr.
G. Windesheim this morning, in order
ing general vaccination of the people
of the city to fight the smallpox cpl
demic rapidly developing in the city.
The order for general vaccination of
the people of the city was given fol-
lowing the report of three new cases
of the disease on Sunday. This brought
the total Of cases in the city up to the
round dozen mark and in the past
month fourteen other people who have
suffered from the disease have been
released from quarantine. The disease
is showing up in all parts Of the city
and today the health commissioner and
his aids were very much worried on
account of the spread of it.
Must Safeguard Selves.
AThe people of the city must safe
guard themselves against the increased
spread Of smallpox" declared the COM
missioner, "and on this account we are
calling for general vaccination. Peo-
pie who are not successfully vaccin-
ated are taking long chances in Keno
sha right now We have not been able
to find the exact source of the disease
but cases are coming in very rapidly
We are ordering Vaccination of all
large groups of people exposed to the
disease and are insisting that the or
der be carried out. We can not force
general vaccination but we want to
say to the people that it is advisable
to take this protective measure"
Lincoln School Watched.
The isolation hospital is now pretty
well filed up with people suffering
from smallpox. Three new victims.
were taken to the hospital on Sunday,
the list including Henry Vandenberg,
622 Fremont avenue; Harold Moehrke,
571 Collins street; and Enora Rapp,
962 Rowland avenue. The last two
were students at the Lincoln school
and in the same room and they are
believed to have taken the disease
from some fellow student. This room
at the Lincoln school is being closely
watched by the health officials and it
10 POoolD1S al CHlluI0H- Ill the
room will be ordered vaccinated be-
fore the day is over The source Of
the contagicn in the school has not as
yet been discovered.
Kenosha is not the only city with
considerable number Of cases Of small
pox. The disease is claiming many
victims at other cities in the state, but
with twelve cases at this time, Keno
sha is probably pretty close to the top
of the list.
Doctors Are Kept Busy.
Physicians of the city today reported
an increased interest in vaccinations
and they were being kept busy scratch
ing arms and inserting the serum to
battle the disease. "There is no rea-
son to get scared. said one of the doc
tors, shut there is every reason to get
vaccinated."
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-20
Nab MOonshiners
in Beloit Raids
(By Associated Press

Beloit-Four persons, all Of them
colored, were arrested in prohibition
raids by federal authorities here on
Sunday. The arrested persons are
William Gordon, of GAINESVILLE Mrs.
Mary Sterling, Mrs. Caveter Jones and
Herbert Jones of Beloit. They will be
taken to Madison for trial in the
federal court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-20
Women Soldiers to
Do Patrol Duty

Warsaw-A volunteer battalion. of
women is to be formed by the Polish
army for duty in Warsaw and vicinity.
Service is for six months and is sepa-
rate from the women units which have
served at the front The battalion is
to have women officers and will do
patrol duty at barracks and other places
thus relieving men soldiers for more
strenuous work.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-20
First National
in New Home

Snug as bug in rug the en-
ployees Of the First National Bank
were serving customers in the new de-
partments of the bank this morning.
All the departments with the exception
of the strictly commercial departments
have been moved into the new north
room Of the building and the change
was made without the least interior
ence with the business of the bank.
1T is going to be great convent
ence to US and make it easier for us
to handle the business" commented
Cashier Purnell, as he surveyed all Of
the new departments working this
morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-20
England Plans
to Control Supply
fBy Associated Press)

Washington Great Britain's policy
with reference to the world petroleum
supply, is reported to be to exclude
aliens from control Of petroleum sup
plies in the empire and to endeavor to
gain some measure Of control in other
countries, according to the report
made by President Wilson to a Sen
ate committee today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-20
Charge Fraud
in Chicago Case
(By Associated Press,

Chicago Samuel M Grossman and
Ashur J. Goldfne, promoters of mail
order concern, will be placed on trial
today before Judge Carpenter in fed
eral court here on the charge of hav-
ing defrauded stockholders and Gus
toners of about S3,O00,0 900, according
to District Attorney Clyne. Witnesses
from group Of 10000 alleged victims
from all parts of the United States are
expected to appear against the men.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-20
Kin Of Carranza
Makes Good Escape
tBy Associated Press

Vera Cruz.-Gen. Candiddo Aguilar,
governor of the state Of Vera Cruz and
son-in-law of President Carranza, who
has been virtually prisoner of revo-
lutionary forces near Orizaba for the
past week, escaped last night. It is
believed he is trying to join Carranza,
who fed into the mountains near Chal-
chicomula on Friday, and who, so far
as known, has not as yet been located.
Gen. Aguilar has with him about 800
of his followers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-20
Confirms Story
of Tampico's Fall
(By Associated Press

Mexico City Monday, May 10th, by
Ell Paso, May 18th l-Tampico was cap
tured without bloodshed on Sunday
morning, according to an announce
ment made by General Obregon this
morning. 1t is one Of the first con-
irmed reports to reach America from
the territory now overrun by rebels.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-20
Soviet Troops
Fighting Back
az Associated Press ]

London. Russian bolshevik forces
are striking back at the Polish and
Ukranian troops which captured Kiev
about ten days ago, according to an
official statement issued in Moscow
yesterday and received here by wire
less. The statement said soviet troops
had started an advance and were en-
gagged about ten miles northeast Of
Kiev.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-20
Americans Watch
for Carranza
az United Pressl

Eagle Pass, Texae ,-American mill
tary guards on the i,xas border took
every precaution today to intercept
the deposed President Carranza in case
he attempted to cross the border. I'm
confirmed reports were that he was
headed for the international line.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-20
FOUND DEAD IN
GAS FILLED ROOM
Two. Madison Youths Are Found Dead
from Asphyxiation in Their Room
This Morning.
nv Associated Prose ,

Madison. Bernard Stein, the Oldest
son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Stein of
Madison and Thomas Jessup Of LeVale,
roomer at the Stein home, were
found dead in bed from asphyxiation
from gas escaping from a gas jet in
the room. Both the door and windows
Of the room were closed. The mother
of Stein declares there could be no
possible motive for suicide.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-20
Nary a Word"
on Prohibition
9(By United Presgl

Washington.-The supreme court to-
day again failed to hand down its de-
cision on prohibition No decision
will now be made until June 7th, al
though the court originally planned to
hand down decision on the first of
June.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-20
HELD TO PARTIAL DAMAGES.

Washington The supreme court to-
day decided that telegraph company
cannot be held liable for the full
amount Of losses caused by the delay
in the delivery Of kilograms. The
supreme court also held that the New
York Workmen's Compensation law
does not apply to workers on naviga-
able streams Of the state
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-20
House Defeats
Passport Rider

Washington. BY an overwhelming
vote the house today refused to adopt
the committee report on the diplomatic
appropriation bill because of a legisla-
tive rider making permanent the war
time passport control regulations.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-20
FRENCH TROOPS QUIT
RUHR DISTRICT
Troops Sent in to Stop Revolution in
Germany Leave Occupied Cities
This Morning.
by Associated Press. J

Mayence. The French troops which
have been in occupation of Frankfort,
Darmstadt, and other cities on the east
bank of the Rhine evacuated those
cities this morning, it is announced
here. The Germans were informed of
the departure Of the occupying forces
through Iaconic proclamation issued
BY General Degoutte, posted in the
various cities, which read: "The
French keep their word" The evacu-
alton proceeded in an orderly way and
amid entire quiet.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-20
PACKERS ARE INDICTED.
AZ Associated Pres

New York-The federal grand jury
in Brooklyn today returned indict-
ments against Morris & Co., and the
Cudahy Packing CO., of Chicago, charg-
ing them with profteering in food
stuffs.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-20

FL Paso President Carranza's
cabinet and two thousand prisoners
have been captured by revolutionists
operating near San Marcos in pursuit
OF the fugitive president, reports here
said. According to the advices which
came from Mexico City, the cabinet
members and other prisoners are be-.
ing returned there.