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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-08
VICTIMS DUNIBLY
WAIT FOR DEATH
Starvlings Are Mute in Deserted
Streets Where Famine Stalks and
Only Death Can Live.

(Ry Associated Press Leased Wire)
Syzran, Russia-There was time
when Syzran was the most colorful
city along the Volga, but that time is
gone. Today it is crowded with dust
begrimed peasants who group them
selves invb gray masses in their search
for food. There was a time when the
air was filled with perfect Babel of
tongues-the languages Of the Kali
mucks, -Mongols, Tartars, Chinese and
Russians-but the crowds that throng
the streets today are mute. Even the
laughter, of children has been silenced
in the despair that has settled over
these tens of thousands, who sit, cross
ing themselves and wait for what
seems to- be the inevitable. ~
Pictures of misery seen here are
duplicated in Samara Saratoff, Tsarit-
gin and every other, city in the famine
stricken valley of the Volga. Docks
and railroad stations are piled with
the belongings of the refugees, driven
from their land by the drought and
the clouds of grass hoppers that de-
stroyed even the meagre grain that
had defied the heat of the terrible sum
mer how drawing to close.
Many professional beggars Of the
Gypsy type are to be found here but
the starving farmers ask no aims and
utter no cry. They stand silent and
await their fate with stoicism. Mar
kets have sprung up mushroom like
here, and there about the refugee
camps. They are surrounded by hung
ry people, who have no money to of
fer but who exchange even wedding
rings for food. They know the Russian
winter is coming and that it will find
them without shelter and clothing, but
they are obliged to give up the neces-
stiles of the future to meet the de-
mands of the present
Many once prosperous German fami-
lies from Mariupol and other German
eenters are among the refugees now
living in filth and poverty in crowded
dock sheds or have no shelter at all
Miss Anna Haines of Philadelphia, 8
worker for the Friends relief organi.
cation, is in Samara and last week sale
the mortality among children less than
three year sold, is very high and that
nearly ninety per cent ar already dead
She told Of four persons dying on 9
station platform in Samara the other
night, while they were waiting to be
transferred to some other town. Others
were lying about and were so helpless
that it was difficult to distinguish be-
tween the living and the dead.
A committee sent to Russia by the
American Near East relief left Samara
last week for Tiflis after making an
Investigation. DR.. j. R. Voris, one OF
the committee will go to New York to
report on the situation.
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Plan to Hit at
General HI. G. L.
High Cost of Living is Subject Under
Discussion at Factory Leaders
Meeting This Noon.

The Kenosha factory superintendent
at their meeting at noon at the Elks
Club voted unanimously to continue
their attack on the high cost of living.
The committee recently named to in
vestigate conditions here, brought in a
report showing that some commodities
had not been lowered in proportion to
the drop made in other cities and steps
will be taken to produce proportionate
drops in these commodities. The COM
mittee was authorized to secure an out
line of the plan which has been sue
cessful in Racine and it will probably
be used in Kenosha also
The meeting also discussed the ques-
tion>f when the factories would revert
to standard time and it was voted to
follow Chicago and Milwaukee in this
move. This will probably mean that
0etoher will be taken as the date to
set the clock back an hour.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-08
HEATING PLANT FIRES

Fire is a good friend of man, or one
of his worst enemies, just as we make
it. 1t is friendly when confined within
its proper limits, destructive when we
permit it to break it's bounds.
1t should be clear to all that sound
stove, furnace or boiler, sound smoke
pipes and perfect chimney are neees-
sary to confne the fire and equally
clear that radiated heat, in time, will
ignite woodwork near any of these, un-
less such woodwork is we'll protected.
A stove board under the stove and
an incombustible base under every
furnace and boiler are necessary. SO
also is protection of all woodwork with
in two feet above and at all sides.
There should be a clear distance OF
l II times the diameter of the pipe be-
tween the smokepipe and the joists
wood or lath and plaster ceiling above
and distance equal to the diameter
of the smokepipe to partition or wall
If these clearanees are not there, then
good protection is needed.
Such protection should be metal over
asbestos; metal alone is not good pro-
lection, as it will heat through.
Every intelligent citizen knows these
facts and it truly is a sad reflection
on our intelligence that failure to OBJ
serve these and like simple cautions
caused fire loss of s1,825,5s5 in Wis
eonsin in 1920,
The specific losses and causes were
as follows; Defective chimneys, $751;
IT'S; sparks from chimneys and burn
ing out. $446,780; defective stoves,
boilers and furnaces, $386,6A0; stoves
too near woodwork, $240,S30; smoke
pipes too near woodwork, $685. de-
fective smokepipes, $21, 800; hot air
pipes too near woodwork, $2,260;
smokestack sparks, $50,665; ashes in
wooden receptacles or against wood
work, S,7A0.
Such fires also were responsible for
most of the SO deaths through fire rec
orded last year in the state. The news
items escaped in their night clothes"
or burned while they slept" are en-
tirely too common for a progressive
commonwealth. Five deaths in one
family, four in another, three in a
third, etc., are the price of neglect of
things we all know. knowledge in such
case is only damning, unless promptly
and intelligently applied,
If the cautions herein are observed,
the smokepipes and ehimneys kept
clean, the fire properly managed, and
poor, dry, moss-grown shingles re-
placed with incombustible roof cover
ing, this loss of property and erema-
ton of whole families would not occur.
The average householder is careful
about insurance to indemnify himself
against loss by fire, but eriminslly care
less about inspections and correction
of dangerous conditions, which would
assure greater safety to those to whom
he owes protection.
Is your heating plant ready and safe
for early use7
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Mr.. and Mrs. G. Winchell, W. W
Winehell and Mary Boulder spen.
Tuesday afternoon in Burlington.
The Union Free High school opened
Tuesday morning with the largest en-
rellment in it's history, II pupils en-
tered-14 seniors, 113 juniors, % soph
ignores and % freshmen. With such {
splendid enrolment, the school look:
forward to one of the most successful
years of its history.
Ermine Carey, who is patient at ST
GATHERINGS hospital, Kenosha, is i'm
proving in health rapidly.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Mattern entertained
relatives from Kenosha over Labor Day
George Smith of San Francisco !:
spending month with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Smith.
Myrtle Westlake has returned to Ke
nosha where She has been re-engageC
as an instructor of physical training il
the Kenosha schools for a year.
Marie Mattern left for Somers Mon
day, where she will teach this year.
BASEBALL.
SEWERAGE was defeated Sunday By
the State Liners at State Line park be
fore record crowd, by the score 0.
to 2. Silverlage punched their error:
in the sixth and seventh and presenter
the State Liners with their three run:
after holding 2 to 0 lead. The onl,
earned run of the game came in tn,
fourth, when Mack caught one O.
Swans fast ones and pushed it over tn,
left field wall for a home-run. Edgar
allowed only six hits while Swan al
lowed ten. The next game between tn,
State Liners and Silverlake will b,
played at Silverlake, Sunday, Septembel
18th. The box score was: Silverlakt
600 ITO 000-2; State Line, 900 0o1 20l
3.
Mukwonago avenged the crushing de
feat~handed them July Fourth by i'm
porting "Big Ben" the star hurler from
the Central States League and few
other players. Silverlake failed to ge
hit off Big Ben's delivery until TIL
eighth inning, when three hits anC
three errors gave ,Silverlake five runs
The score: Silyerlake, 900 900 050-5
Mukwonago, 054 01O O02-1
Next Sunday the crack Davies Shoe
team from Racine comes to Silverlake
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Miss LuSk Not Free
to Ask for Release
fBy Associated Press Leased Wire.)

(By Associated Press Leased Wfre.)
Madison, Wis.-Denial was made at
the executive Office this morning that
Miss Grace Lusk, Waukesha school
teacher serving a 19-year sentence for
the murder of Mrs. David Roberts in
1917, would be freed from prison to
appear before Governor Blaine in per-
son to ask for pardon on September
14th. James Brodie, executive clerk,
declared that the governor was the
onl yperson who could authorize such
a move and that he had expressed no
such intention. Miss Lusk is said to
be in very delicate health as result
of prison confinement. She was re-
leased from prison last May to visit
her dying father, fact that is said to
probably have been the bottom of the
assertion that she would be freed to
make a personal plea for pardon be-
fore Governor Blaine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-08
ATTRACTS RECORD CROWDS.
Parents and Children See "Some Wild
Oats at the Rhode Theatre,

Oats" at the Rhode Theatre.
The great interest the motion picture
"Some Wild Oats" has attracted at the
Rhode Theatre, where it IS now show
ing is unusual for motion pictures.
Crowds of mothers and daughters can
be seen in line; same holds for the
fathers and sons. 1t is an unusual
opportunity for the parents to get this
subject before their children in very
impressive manner.
The story of "Some Wild Oats" is
of a young lad who had never been
guided, but learned the miserable re-
ments he struck the city. He is in
love with girl of the country and is
in constant fear of the inevitable re-
suits if he carried out his promise to
marry her. Another lad comes from
the country to the city and is anxious
to have his fling before he enters the
navy. He sets out to fulfill his de-
sires, but what happens to him is d
surprise for the spectator.
The subject Of "Some Wild Oats"
teaches lesson Of lifetime in two
hours. 1t relieves the parents of en-
barrassment in explaining to their
children this subject, which they have
longed to do since infancy. 1t is a
subject that will be taught in the
schools throughout the country event
ually, but the parents that have neg
lected to seriously consider the sub
eet of social diseases and the origin
Of life xuitb thoir Oh iIdror aar now 10
relieved of the embarrassment by
either taking or sending them to see
this picture.
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WILMOT.

Mr.. and Mrs. L. Hegeman, Vera and
Rollie Hereman, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Carey,
L. Schmidt, G. Winchell, Raymond Ru-
dolph, Walter E. Carey, Irving Carey,
and Walter Carey were visitors at the
state fair last week.
Mrs. Laura Holtdorf and daughter,
Vivian, have moved to Silverlake. Mrs.
Holtdorf rented her home here to Mr..
Schultz.
Margaret Madden entertained in hon.
or of Emma Pelletierie of Algoma on
Thursday. Loretta Peacock entertained
for her on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Nett and children
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lentz and daughters
of Bassetts spent the Labor Day holt
days with relatives at Elmhurst.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Ihlenfeldt and sons
motored OF Kenosha Thursday.
Mrs. G. Murdick and Mr.. and Mrs. M.
Carey of Kenosha were guests of Mrs.
F. Rudolph on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Schenning and chill
dren and Mr., and Mrs. B. Nett attended
the Labor Day picnic at Burlington.
William Mcclure and Charles Haeg-
ney of Chicago were out for the week
end. Mrs. MCGUIRE, Nora and Gather
inc Mcclure and Philip Brennan re-
turned with them to Chicago Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Royal Marsh and sons
of Chanute, Kas., are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Faulkner this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Carey left Tuesday
on a motor trip to Starved Rock, Ill.
Mrs. Walls of Missouri is making an
extended visit with her sister, Mrs.
John Moran Jr.
Ross Snifin, Rockford, is spending
the week with Mr.. and Mrs. G. Dowell.
Mrs. F. Beck returned Friday from a
two weeks visit with Chicago relatives,
Rev. J.. Brasky is. spending the week
with relatives at Watertown.
Mrs. Stoxen and children motored to
Wauconda Sunday. Bernice Powers,
who has been their guest for the past
few weeks returned with them to her
home there.
Harry Beck and Jehn Hasselman
spent Monday in Kenosha.
Elsie Harms has discontinued her
dressmaking parlors in Wilmot for the
winter.
Miss Florence Hughes of Milwaukee
will be principal of the Wilmot graded
schools until the Christmas vacation
when the position will be vacant.
Bernice Kortendick arrived from Pc
catonica to resume her duties as Eng
lish teacher at the high school.
Miss Hansen, mathema tics teacher, of
| To
tic science teacher, Of Appleton, ar
rived on Monday. Miss Jameson is a
graduate of the APPLETON High school
and of Stout Training school. Miss
Hansen is graduate of the Milwaukee
! Normal.
Owing to unfavorable weather two
nights in succession, the musical pro-
gram and social arranged by the Holy
Name congregation, to be held at the
parsonage lawn last Saturday and Sun
day nights, had to be postponed until
Friday night, September 10th, when 1t
will be given at the M. w. A.hall in
Wilmot. The program will be followed
by an informal dance.
| Elsie Harms was the guest of Clara
Sliess of Kenosha over the weekend.
Hazel and Violet Beck spent Monday
at Fox Lake.
Harry McDougall smashed up his car
badly Sunday when he crashed into an
other car when rounding blind corner
at Spring Prairie. Both cars were dam
aged severely but no one was hurt.
Mrs. A. VIM and children returned
from their farm near Burlington on
Monday so that the children could en-
/ u a I'LL Il
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VAN WIE-WIDMER.
Popular Kenosha Girl Becomes Bride
of Racine Man Today.

OF KacEne Man Today.
The home of the REV. Ora W. Tylor,
pastor of the Park Avenue NJ. E.
Church, was the scene Of an interesting
marriage ceremony at 4:SO this after
noon when Miss Mildred Van Vie be-
came the bride of Robert Widmer of
Racine.
Miss Van Vie wore a tailleur of
suchow brown duvetyn, heavily EN-
broidered, and with squirrel collar and
cuffs. The tailleur was set off by
chic hat Of purple duvetyn with silver
buckle fastening dropping fuchsia. The
brides bouquet was sunburst roses and
swansonia. Miss Emma Jane Bengard
of Racine was maid of honor. She was
frocked and hated in grey and navy
canton crepe and she carried butterfly
roses and love-in-the-mist. Miss Juani.
ia Sheppard of Racine, bridesmaid
wore dress of black taffeta with over
dress of white lace and black and white
taffeta hat. She carried Columbia roses
and baby's breath. The bridegroom
was attended by Edward Kursten Of
Racine and Ledger Reed of Kenosha.
Immediately following the ceremony
the bridal party had dinner at the home
of the brides parents. The table was
attractively appointed in garden flow
ers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Widmer have gone tt
Knoxville, Tenn, on a honeymoon trip
Mrs. Widmer is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Maurice Van VIE, scr Sym
monds street. She has been a kinder
gartner at the Weiskopf school. Tbs
announcement of her approaching nup
tials was the inspiration for a series
of parties by the younger set in which
she is popular. Mr., Widmer is the sor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Widmer of Ra
cine. He is druggist in this city ant
the couple will make their home at So
Symmonds street after October LIST.
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ENTERTAIN ST. ANDREWS LADIES

The ladies of st. Andrews Mission
have enjoyed several outings recently,
The first party was at the home of
Mrs. Donsing in Somers, The trip was
made by automobile and upon arrival
arrangements had been made to play
finch and checkers until late in the
afternoon when an elaborate supper
course was served. The second event
was trip to Paddock's Lake in a
specially chartered "grey bus" Mrs.
Hartung was hostess upon that occa-
sion and served a delicious dinner at
noon. The afternoon was spent in
bathing, boating and sightseeing and
the festivities concluded at the sup
per table. The merrymakers voted
Mesdames Donsing and Hartung most
successful hostesses.
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P. t. A. CARD PARTY
St. James Association viii Start
Seasons Activities Friday.

The members of the st. James Par
ent-Teacher association viii start &C
tiyities for 1922 with card party
to be given on the lawn Of Mrs. james
Crossin's home, 52s Park avenue, at
three o'clock Friday afternoon. The
board of directors is assuming charge
Of the party, to which nominal adj
mission fee will be charged that the
society may secure funds for the car
irving on of proposed projects. Res
Hervations may be made for bridge,
euchre or five hundred, The hostesses
will serve a refreshment course upon
conclusion of the games.
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MnonMORTH.

A large number of people from this
vicinity attended the state fair last
week at Milwaukee.
Mrs. Frank Epson and children have
gone on an auto trip to Nebraska
where they are visiting relatives.
Mrs, s. f, Epson spent Tuesday with
Mrs. Thos. Garland
l.. l. Pierce of Chicago, spent Tues
day night at the home of j. B. Edwards.
DR.. Heinneman and family have NOV
ed to Kenosha. Mrs. Heinneman is q
teacher in the Mckinley school,
Sam Knapp is putting in concrete
silo on the Harry Castle farm.
Mrs. Emily Gunter, who has spent
everal weeks in Kenosha, has return
homel
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs.
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SOMERS.

The Missionary society Of the Con-
gregational church meets on Thurs
day afternoon of this week with Mrs.
Edward Tabbert.
On Thursday evening, September 10,
a concert under the direction of Mrs.
Jessie Waters NoFthrop of Racine, will
be given at Woodman hall. Mrs.
Northrop will be assisted by mixed
chorus and several readers. This en-
tertainment has been given in Racine
and it is by request that it be repeat
ed at Somers. A rare treat is prom
ised to people of this community.
DR.. and Mrs. James Thorn and fam
lily of North Bend, Neb., are visiting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. B. F..
Yule.
Wendell Rhodes attended dinner
at the home of Mrs. Matte Jones of
Mt. Pleasant on Sunday in honor of
several of the students of the Agri-
cultural school of Rochester.
Rev. and Mrs, Phipps and family of
1Galesville, we're over Sunday guests
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
M. Longmore.
Miss Edith Haigh will teach the
school south Of Union Grove this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. George j. Longmore
attended the funeral for the late Ar
thur Sleeves of Ives Grove, on Tues
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs, Edward Shepard of Ke-
nosha, spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Pierce.
Mrs. Nellie Fl. Schaffer of Racine,
spent Monday with Mrs, August Bohm,
and attended the Farm Bureau pic
mic.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank N. Woll and
son spent Sunday with friends north
Of Milwaukee.
James E. Spencer spent last week
in Milwaukee.
attend Madison University the coming
year.
Rev. H. J. Collins is attending the
annual conference of the Methodist
church in session at sheboygan this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Burgess and
Mrs. Robert Burgess and daughter,
Virginia, of Chicago, attended the
Somers' Farm Bureau picnic on Mon
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. ozonne spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. ozonne
of Racine.
The Congregational manse has been
improved by coat of paint.
Miss Belle Bush Of LOgansport, Ind.
is visiting at the home of her broth
err, Orville Bush,
Miss Margaret Bradley of Franks
Vile, spent the weekend with her sis
ter, Mrs. Albert E. Bullamore.
Miss Cora Hughes of Battle Greek,
Mieh.,, was a house guest at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin A. Hughes the
past week.
Mrs. Edward E. Pearson of Win
throp Harbor, ILL.,, spent the weekend
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. James H.
Bullamore.
Miss Marie Mattern of Wilmot
opened school in District No. l on
Tuesday. Schools in Districts No. 5
and No, will open Monday, Septem-
Der 10,
Mrs. Stella Longmore of Union
Grove visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George ]. LOngmOre over Sun
day.
Mrs. Otto Tabbert and children of
Chicago visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
Myron A, Gould over Labor Day.
Harry Johnson Of North Cape spent
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
George ]. LOngmore.
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TO ATTEND CONVENTION

DR.. G. Windesheim, president, and
w. H. Purnell, secretary and treasurer,
of the Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis as
ISOLATION will leave Sunday for Colum-
bus, O., to attend the tri-ennial con-
ference of the Mississippi Valley as
sociations. The sessions will eentinue
until Wednesday, September 14th.
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!, DR.. F. B. Lansdowne and DR.. W. J..
Hanley today received certificates
from the State Boxing Commission au-
thorizing them as examining physi-
clans for bouts to be held here.
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Misses Florence and Helen Adams,
Colorado Springs, Col, are guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes Dene Adams, 622
Dayton street.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-08

The advisory committee of the Ke-
nosha Service League held its regular
meeting this morning in the offices of
the organization.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-08

There are IT public schools in the
Canal Zone with 1,7e5 pupils in the
white schools and 1,o1O in the-coIored
schools.
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BORN.

To Mr.. and Mrs. John Gantwell, 302
Ridge street, daughter, on Saturday,
September Bird.
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Bargain Column

FOR sALE-MY so ACRE FARM on
state line near Sheridan road; good buiI6vs
ings good drilled we'll and dug we'll Chss-.
Riley. Route No. 1, Kenoshas Wilson's,
sin. lW-21A
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SOLDIER SHOWS WORK.
Louis H, GreenwaId Displays Beaded
Work at Kenosha Store.

A most interesting display Of han
ydiwork is on display this week in the
show windows of the Keno Electric
company on Church street, just south
of Market street. The display is made
up of beaded purses and bags which
have been made by a former sex-serVice
man, Louis H. Greenwald. The form
er Kenosha soldier has been at the
United States hospital at haywood,
Illinois, where he has learned the new
art and has whiled. away some of the
long hours in practicing it. The bags
are truly beautiful and attractiV@
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-08

The factory superintendent. held
their. regular dinner and meeting at
noon today. They considered report
of the trade promotion committee of
the Retailers and the question of when
the factories of the city would go back
to standard time. October the first
seems to be the most satisfactory date.
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The welswitehia, plant of southwest
Africa, is said to live more than 100
years.