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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-04-14
News of KenOsha County

Mr.. and Mrs. A. Shultz moved into
the Kath's house on n. Main stree
Mrs. Nellie Button and daugl-~r,
Miss Ada Button, returned Saturday
evening from Racine, where they Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. Ida Cheny the
past week.
Mr.. Wagner of Brighton moved into
the Loescher fiat last week.
Mrs. Keigher of Chicago came out
Monday to visit her sister, Mrs. Rob
ert Cundy, and mother, Mrs. Belle Van
VIE.
Mrs. William Fletcher returned Sat
urday frem South Haven, Mich, where
attended the funeral of her sister, Miss
Edith Ogden, who was a nurse.
Mrs. Henry Epping, Mho is seriously
i'll, is somewhat improving.
Ed Rhodes and daughter, Mrs. Will
Mandel were in Kenosha Monday.
William Peterson went to Madison
Monday returning Tuesday accompan-
led by his son, Clarence, who is at
tending the university and came home
for short vacation.
Henry Epping was a business Wis
itor in Chicago Monday
Mr.. and Mrs Herman Gardner of
Genoa called on Salem friends Friday.
Mrs. Mae Lewis of Kenosha was the
weekend guest of her brother, Byron
Riggs, and family.
William Mutter is confined to the
house with rheumatism.
Arthur Feldkamp, William Kester and
Will Burgess are building a cottage at
Padocks Lake for George Huntoon.
William Shultz and assistants are
building a number of cottages for Alva
Paddock at Paddocks Lake.
Milward and Junior Bloss visited
their uncle, John Milward, in Kenosha,
last week.
Will Galliart was a Milwaukee Wis
itor last week
Charles Hall of Chicago is visiting
Roy Burdick this week.
Alvin Paddock has new Titan trac-
tor.
Mr.. and Mrs, A. Foulk visited Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. L. *. McVicar.
Mr., and Mrs. A. -Bloss entertained
relatives fro Kenosha Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Bairstod and sons
of Chicago spent the weekend at their
farm.
The movies were well attended Sat
urday night.
Miss Matte schonsheck is visiting
friends in Milwaukee this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Preston and
family of Waukegan visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Van Astine, Wednesday.
Arthur Schonscheck and Miss Edna
Baker of Kenosha were married in Ke-
| nosha April 9Th. Congratulations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alva Paddock and Mrs.
Ray Paddock were Kenosha visitors
Thursday.
Miss Rosa Sell was a Kenosha visitor
last week.
Art Barber and family Of Kenosha
We're callers here Friday.
Miss Laura Hartnell returned home
last week from Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-04-14
Plans to Send Some
Divorced to Jail

San Francisco-Divorces as q means
of getting rid of troublesome mates,
are becoming questionable in San
Francisco, according to Superior Judge
E. P. Shortall.
Annulments are proving less cum
bersome and quicker-in fact quicker
than Reno. As result the grand jury
is going to look into things bit.
Persons who desire to travel their
paths singly after failing to pull prop
erly in double harness, have discovered,
shortall says, that they can bring a
suit for annulment, alleging the other
member of the partnership had a pre-
vious mate from whom there was no
legal divorce. The case is tried and
often, by agreement or on account CT
being unable to produce evidence, it
goes uncontested, The marriage is an
nulled.
The minute the annulment is enter
ed both parties are free to marry again,
without the formality of waiting a
year.
But what interests the court is why
there have been no prosecutions for
bigamy growing out of the many annul-
ments granted on the grounds of big
amous marriage. Annulments have av-
eraged as high as seven a day for a
week during the last six months, court
records show.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-04-14
SOmers Farm Bureau
In Meeting Monday
Farm Bureau of Somers Hold Enthu-
siastie Meeting at Woodman
Hall Monday Night.

One Of the most enthusiastic meet
ings of the Somers Farm Bureau was
held on Monday evening at the Wood
man hall in Somers. The meeting was
well attended with over two hundred
and fifty persons present. The even
ing was pleasantly spent in dancing
and games following the talks given
by Charles Brown, president of the
First National Bank Of Kenosha. Mr..
Brown stated to the farmers that the
banks of Kenosha were always willing
to give financial assistance to any
farmer in order that the agricultural
activities Of the county might be
fostered. The banks are not in posi-
ton at the present time to make any
long time loans, but the needs of the
farmers of Kenosha county will be
amply cared for.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-04-14
TROOP EHONORS
bob" WILLIAMS
Cavalry Troop of Kenosha
Names Camp After Wis
consin Hero.
CAMP bob" WILLIAMS

Troop E, of the 1st Wisconsin Ma
tional Guard. yesterday paid signal
honors to one of Wisconsin's war he
roes who paid the supreme sacrifice
for his country while in France by
naming its new headquarters on South
Sheridan Road, Camp Robert Williams.
In putting the matter of name for
the new camp up to the members of
the troop, immediate favor was found
with the name Camp Robert Williams
as several of the eX-service men of the
troop had been in the same detachment
with Williams. Bob Williams was the
son Of Lieutenant Colonel G.. R. Will
liams, state quartermaster> of the Wis
consin National Guard stationed at
Camp Douglas. The resolution as
adopted by the troop is as follows:
Troop E, First Cavalry, Wis. National
Guard.
Kenosha, Wis, April 2, 1921.
Whereas, 1t is fitting that the head
quarters of this Troop shall have a
proper name and one that will be in
commemoration of the valor, fidelity
and patriotism of the American Vol
unteer and,
Whereas, Robert Wells Williams,
who was a mounted orderly at the head
quarters of the Sixty-fourth Brigade,
Thirty-second Division during tn e
World War and who died on March II,
1918, in France, was type of Ameri-
can soldier whose courage, loyalty and
character is worthy of emulation by
the members of this Troop and
Whereas, It is desirable that the life
of this gallant young soldier and the
high ideals and self-sacrifce which
are so beautifully personifed by the
life, service and character of "Bob''
Williams, shall be perpetuated in the
memory of the citizen soldiery of Wis
consin,
Now, Therefore, be it unanimously
Resolved, BY Troop f, First Cavalry,
Wis. National Guard, stationed at Ke-
nosha, in meeting assembled that the
name of this camp be and the same is
hereby designated Scamp Robert Will
liams", and
Resolved, That a copy of these resell
utions, properly endorsed, be framed
and hung in the Office of the Command
ing Officer of this Troop and that a
copy of these resolutions properly en-
dorsed be forwarded to Lieut.. Colonel
c. R. Williams, state quartermaster,
Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, as a testi-
monial of the regard in which he is
held by this organization.
John D. Alexander,
Captain, list Cav. W. N. G.,
Commanding Troop E.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-04-14
COMES TOSTUDY
KENOSHA PLANT
Rex Hoyes of New leland
Come to Visit Whittier
Plant Here.
TO Be HERE A YEAR

Fer year Kenosha is going to have
a most interesting and most interested
visitor. He is Rex Hoyes, of Auck-
land, New Zealand, who has come to
this city to study the construction Of
the Whittier pleasure cars and trucks
manufactured in this city by the Win
Their Motor Company Mr.. Hoyes ar
rived in Kenosha on Saturday evening
and this morning he began his employ
ment extraordinary at the local plant,
The visitor from the foreign strand
is a representative of the Russell Mo-
tors Limited, the distributor of the
Whittier product in that part of the
world. He has been sent here by his
company to study American methods
of manufacture to equip him better to
be the manager of the business Of the
company.
Will Work Through Factory.
Mr.. Hoyes is an English gentleman
and member of one of the most prom
inent families of that part of the Brit
ish Empire in which he lives. He has
been in the bushes of motor sales man
agement for several years and has
achieved great success in that line.
His plan is to study intensively the
construction of the Whittier car, for
which there has arisen a real demand
in his part Of the world He expects to
work as mechanic in various parts
Of the factory and also to study the
American methods of sales promotion.
When he returns to New Zealand he
will take charge Of the sales service
of the company, corporation handling
this American made product and other
cars.
Sees Growing Market.
Mr.. Hoyes sees a growing market
for WHITTIER trucks nnd cars in his own
country. The cars that have all ready
reached that country have been very
satisfactory and with the increased
development Of the land, he believes
that there will be continuous de-
mand for more export trade. His com
ing to Kenosha is another evidence
that this city will secure some of the
valuable export business which is now
getting in swing following the war.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-04-14
Rain Drives Many
to MatrimOny

Chicago-(U. P.)-"Night's the time
for wooing, obi" said well-known
Scotch authority.
But L. G. Legner, in charge of the
Cook county marriage license bureau,
has another version.
when it's rainy and the fog settles
down over the old town, why people
just naturally get lonely" said Legner,
"and they dream of cozy flats and fire
places, slippers and homemade biscuits
they want to love and to hold hands
So on rainy days, we issue many
more marriage licenses than when the
sun is brightly shining"
Dan Cupid is still as active as ever
this year but marriage licenses are
falling off, according to Legner. High
rents, the employment situation, or
something else" is the cause. Legner
doesn't quite know.
Last year 42,503 couples were mar
riedJin Cook county. The A. E. F. got
married in 1920. But now most of the
war romances have gone on the rocks
or the participants are married. But
1921 is going to be a bad. year for
weddings.
"This marriage license window is an
excellent barometer for the country's
economic condition" added Legner
Cupid's agent, however, denied that
romance is waning and that people
aren't low any more.
"One can be in love and not get mar
ried" he explained.
Dispatches here from other cities Of
the United States reflect similar con-
dition. People are putting off their
weddings until the jobs look safer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-04-14
COUNTY FAIR
NOT THIS YEAF
Committee Investigating
Proposition Agrees to
Disagree and Wait.
STILL STUDY SITES

The Kenosha County Fair for Keno
sha county in the year of Grace 1922
has gone into the discard. Members
of the committee which has been wrest-
Ting with the problem for weeks in
meeting on Tuesday afternoon decided
not to attempt to secure a fair grounc
or hold a fair this year. This does
not mean that the movement is dead
rather sleeping and it promises to be a
wakeful sleep as during the rest of the
year the members of the committee
will be on the job to entertain prop
ositions for sites and to boost in every
way possible the county fair idea.
"Kenosha county is ripening for the
county fair project" declared Agricul-
tural Agent B. F. Wood after the meet
ing but there was an almost unanim-
Gus feeling that not enough time re-
manned to work out plans for county
fair this year. Making q fair a success
means the erection of buildings and
while it might have been possible for
the fair to have started in a small way
this year it would not have been pos
hAH4S ~ AASPC 4O4 any la sc measure tL
success. The committee is going to
keep right on the job fostering as far
as possible the county fair idea and
giving assistance to movements in the
county for community fairs which are
expected to emphasize more fully the
demand of the people of the county
for centralized showing of products.
We hope that by next year we will be
ready"
Tighten Up on Organization.
The men and the organizations which
have led in the movement to organize a
fair association in the county are
going to make the organization strong
err with a view of having the matter
thoroughly presented to the county
board and other organizations in the
county able to help in the movement.
With all of this year to keep the
thing moving it is planned to have
meetings all Of this year in various
parts Of the county with a view of
getting all the people in the county
united on one definite plan-and one
definite site.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-04-14
Force ''Pussyfoot"
to Abandon Attempt
(Ry United Pressl

Detroit, Mich,-William "Pussyfoot"
Johnson, American prohibition work
err was hooted out of Windsor last
night and followed by a shower of
bricks, eggs and beer bottles as he
boarded the ferry for Detroit. Such a
loud and antagonistic demonstration
developed when he appeared in the
Windsor armories that he was unable
to utter word of his advertised
speech and police had to escort him to
the dock to protect him from the mob.
He was uniniured but several police
men we're struck by flying missiles.
"It was regular bootleggers conven-
tion," Johnson remarked. He declared
it the largest and most successful de-
monstration ever made against him on
this continent.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-04-14
CALL OUT FOR
COUNTY BOARD
New Board Called to Meet
for Organization Tues
day, Apri rs.
TO PICK CHAIRMAN

The Kenosha county board will meet
for reorganization on April Goth. The
formal call for the reorganization
meeting was being sent out from the
office of the county clerk today and it
is expected that the meeting will be a
decidedly important one. There will
be many new faces about the council
table when the board meets and it is
expected that there will be the usual
merry war for the election of the new
chairman and the appointment of the
committees.
Following the custom established
many years ago, it is expected that one
of the country members of the board
will be named as chairman to take the
place so well filled by Fred Murdoch,
who has retired from the board. w. G..
Bacon, j. j. Barrows, w. V. Gull and
William Luke have all been mentioned
as possible candidates for the chair
manship and it is said that Richard C.
Dowse of Pleasant Prairie would be
willing to accept the office. John
Spartz of Paris has held the office of
chairman and it is understood that he
would just as leave have the honor
passed around. 1t is not expected that
the city will present any candidate for
the board leadership.
Recount Pleasant Prairie Votes.
All doubts as to the membership of
the new board are expected to be re-
moved today as the members of the
canvassing board in the town of Pleas
ant Prairie are busy this afternoon re-
counting the votes in answer to the
demand of Ben F. Stahl, who contested
the election of Richard Dowse. The
report on the contest will be made
public sometime late today. The off
cials of the town declared that they
were convinced that the recount would
in no way change the figures shown
on the face of the returns.
Court House Plan Coming Back.
1t is expected that the proposed
plans for the erection of new court
house in Kenosha county will be fea-
tured on the opening day of the ses-
sion of the new board and that de
mand will be made for the appoint
ment of committee to take up the
matter and carry it forward to a sue
cessfuI conclusion. The present board
will serve for three years and it is
pretty certain that definite action on
the court house will be taken during
the term Of office of these county SUI
pervisors. Architect Bell of Minneap-
oils has notified the board leaders that
he has new plan for a court house
ready to propose to the board the min
ute it is ready to hear it. While it is
said that in many of the rural towns
of the county the court house plan is
not popular there is a strong senti-
ment for the new building among city
members Of the board. =
Road work is also going to be fea-
tured at the opening session of the
new board and it is declared that
Chairman Barrows will seek to have
the Milwaukee road running north
from the Somers town hall placed on
the state highway system.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-04-14
MANY ALIENS TO
BECOME CITIZENS
Judge Sets Days for Hear
ing Petitions Of Record
Glass in June.
OLD BAR REMOVED

The biggest addition to the citizenry
of Kenosha county for any single day
in its history is to be made in June
when a naturalization day" will be
held in the circuit court. Instead Of
being a single day, the hearing of the
petitions will extend over four days
and Judge Belden this morning an
nounced that he had set aside June
Goth, 22nd, 23rd and oath as the period
to take up petitions for second papers
in this country.
Naturalization examiners for the
United States government will be kept
busy for days in advance of the court
sessions making the examinations of
the record class of people who will
seek full citizenship. There is list
Of 1870 applicants on the regular roll TO
be called for naturalization day and il
addition to this there is the long list
of men and women who for years have
carried the burden Of being considered
fallen enemies" It was said that the
total number would be at least $50 and
possibly the list would extend to 400
people.
Applications Long Standing.
Many Of these people filed applica-
tions for Citizenship papers years ago
and the papers were on file when a
state of war was declared between the
United States and Germany In some
Of the cases the boys of these families
served in the army of the United States
but the fact that their fathers and
mothers were natives of Germany put
stop to their being named as full
citizens Of the nation. Many of these
people have anxiously waited for a
chance to have the stain removed from
their name. AS yet, the local clerk Of
the court has not received the formal
instructions for the admittance of all
of these people to citizenship but it is
expected that it will be received in a
short time as by act of congress they
have been given the right to claim full
citizenship.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-04-14
.STAHL CONTESTS
TOWN ELECTION
Formally Demands Recount
Of the Ballots Cast in
Pleasant Prairie.
NOT LOST

Through his attorney, Clifford E.
Randall, Ben F. Stahl recently defeated
by Richard C. Dowse for the office of
chairman of the town of Pleasant Prai-
RE, late Monday afternoon filed a
formal contest of the election with the
town clerk of the town and demanded
a recount of the ballots cast in the
election. The complaint alleges that
the conditions surrounding the count
OF the ballots left grave doubts as to
the actual outcome. On the face Of
the returns Dowse was declared to
have been elected by plurality of 21
votes over Stahl. The notice of the
contest was served on the successful
candidate and on John Clausen, anoth-
er candidate for chairman Clausen
received % votes in the election.
Lost Ballots Not an Issue.
A rather sensational report was 60
ing the rounds in regard to the ballots
from the town of Pleasant Prairie be-
ing lost, but it is declared that the
ballots which were lost are in no wav
a matter of interest in the contest.
The "lost" ballots were the ballots
which had been cast for the Office of
judge and superintendent of schools.
They were lost on election night when
member Of the town board started
from the town hall after the counting
of the vote to bring them to Kenosha.
When the party reached Kenosha, it
was found that the bag containing the
ballots had fallen out of the automo-
bile. The bag was found along the
road 2 short time later, but the seal
had not been broken. The ballots for
town chairman had remained in the
custody Of the town board.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-04-14
First Publication April IA, 1921.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF TIL

First Publication April IA, 1921.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
United States, for the Eastern District of
Wisconsin:
In the matter of Samuel Gerolomo and
Dominic Petracci, co-partners doing business
under the firm name and style of Gerolomo
Petracci and individually, bankrupts
To the creditors of Samuel Gerolomo and
Dominic Petracc, co-partners doing bust
ness under the firm name and style of Ger
olomo & Petrace, and individually, bank
rupts.
Notice is hereby given. that on the 14th
day of March, A. D. 1921, the said Sam
uel Gerolomo and Dominic Petracci, CO.
partners doing business under the firm name
and style of Gerolomo & Petracci, and in
divdually, duly adjudicated hank
rupts and the first meeting of creditors
will be held at the office of the undersigned
Referee, $40 Monument Square, Racine.
Wisconsin. on the 22nd day of April, A. D.
1921, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, at
which time the creditors may attend, prove
their claims, appoint a trustee, examine the
bankrupt and transact such other business
as may properly come before said meeting.
Dated: April 9Th, A. D. 1921.
Milton J. Knoblock, Referee in Bank
ruptcy. lW-52)
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-04-14
One Killed in
Rubber Explosion
(Rv TTni+ed praez4

Akron, O.-One person was killed
and eight injured in an explosion at
the Miller Rubber company. A boiler
exploded in the power house to the
rear of the main building, caving in the
entire structure. All the ambulances
in the city were called to the plant and
the list of casualties is expected to
be increased as relief workers search
the wreekage.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-04-14
Former Kaiser Must
Not go to Frontier
(By Associated Press Leased wire)

10y AssOcIaIsu Ffess LEASED WlreI
The Hague-The Dutch government,
it was announced this afternoon, has
refused permission to former Emperor
William to accompany the body of Elk
empress Augusta Victoria to the Ger
man frontier The former emperor
and ex-Crown Prince Frederick Will
liam therefore will proceed with the
body only to Maarn where it will be
removed from the automobile and sent
on by special train to Potsdam.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-04-14
New Lease Of Life
/ for Rest Bureau

Iby AssoeIateu Ffesb Leaseu WIfeJ
Madison-The supreme court this
afternoon denied the motion of the
Milwaukee Sales and Investment com
pany TO ran injunction restraining the
railroad commission from using its
general appropriation to run the Mil
waukee rent bureau. The decision was
given by a divided vote This action
of the suprema court sustained the
argument Of Attorney General Morgan
and will result in the continued opera
ton of the bureau. Had the injunction
been granted the bureau would have
been suspended for lack of any funds.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-04-14
Missing Student
Found at Waukegan

Waukegan, III. Lying asleep on
the porch of John Mackin, Chicago
lumber dealer, Caryl Pattison, missing
University of Illinois coed was found
here this morning. Apparently in
good health the girl refused to discuss
her wanderings or say why she had
left the University. She told the local
police there was man in the case
somewhere, but she said he was good
man and would not enlarge on that
theme.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-04-14

by Associated Press Leased Wire)
Doorn.-Doorn was greatly affected
by the news of the ex-empress' death.
AS the death bells tolled, the streets
filled with little groups of villagers
discussing the event. Augusta Victoria
had lived in Doom less than a year,
coming here with the ex-emperor from
Amerongen last May. During the first
months of her residence, she visited
the village two or three times, but af-
forwards her malady grew more serious
and she was only occasionally seen by
the people, driving in the park in
pony cart. Since her attack in Novem-
Der last, when it was expected she
would die, the former empress had not
left her room.