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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
PLAN
OF UNION SCHOOL
Movement on Foot in Coun.
ty for Building of Big
Union School.
AT CENTER OF COUNTY

A movement isNon footSiin25 Kenosha
county for the erection of "a large
union school building, located insgthe
center of the county, <fOr theSuse1 of
all of the school-districts inAtheaeoun-
ty. It was learned todayhthat5E many
of the school districts hads shown an
interest in such a plan while-they
do%nOt expect it to materislize%iR the
near future 5splans are being made efOr
this to be the solution OF the school
building problem in the, countys$
Schools Commissioner KunksSof the
Hannans school districtsis theF sponsor
for the movement in that vicinity and
he declares that many supporters Of
the plan have been found in various
parts of the county. It is8admitted
that the. finances of the county will
nots admit of any hope sfor immediate
action but the formulation of the plan
is being urged in order that the dis
tricts may know how to goyerRthem-
.selves.s :
Want a MonstersBuiIding.
The suggestion, issthat large grade
and high school building should be
erecteds somewhere arfthea center. Of
the countys and that motor buses and
hacks should be used to2bring, children
from the various PARTS of @thes county
to the school. The consolidation plan
of schools has been worked out ex-
tensively in Indiana and Illinois land
has been very successful there. The
building of new roads in Kencsha
county has made it possible to con
slider the plan here.
Except for the farthest corners of
the county, the plan ifsfollowed would
do away with the one-room school
buildings as it would provide trans
portation for the children attending
these to the larger building.
Presents Many Problems.
It is admitted that the erection of
such building would help to solve
some of the educational problems now
facing the county but it would also
raise others almost as important. II
would provide method for establish
ing more adequate high school train
ing for county pupils but at the same
time would demand the abandonment
of several good schools which have
been established for several years.
The suggestion is given out as
''feeier" in part of the county where
it has not had serious consideration
as yet.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
CLUB FAV0RS
JUNIOR HIGHS

The Kenosha College club has gone
on record as recommending the bond
issue for the two proposed junior high
schools to relieve the children in the
elementary schools. The action was
taken at the regular meeting Of the
club in the domestic science room Of
Kenosha High sho6l on Saturday af-
ternoon. The decision was based on
reports of the committees which at
tended the recent council and school
board meetings, and upon the opinion
of several educational leaders.
A second action with view of bet
tering educational conditions was the
adoption of a resolution favoring the
Peterson bill which is now before the
Wisconsin legislature. The bill pro-
poses taking the financing of the
schools entirely out of the hands of
councils and placing it in the juris-
diction of school boards. The bill
would permit a school board to levy
taxes up to two per cent of the assess
ed valuation Of city. A committee
was named to write the representative
and assemblyman at Madison to take
favorable action on the bill.
Sew for Service League.
No program was arranged for Sat-
urday's meeting but the time was de-
voted to loal relief work. The mem
bers sewed dresses for the Kenosha
Service League. Fifty dresses were
started and taken to the home of mem
bers for completion.
A report on the bridge party which
was given at Grosvenor hall last week
indicated that fifty dollars was clear
ed. The proceeds will be given tothe
program committee.
Mrs. Al Meis, Mrs. H. G. Maddox
and Miss Isabel Lowe were hostesses
during the social hour.
An especially interesting program
has been arranged for the April meet
ing. Miss Georgene Faulkner of Chi
cago the "Story Lady" will tell "The
Art of Story Telling" Miss Faulkner
is nationally known and it is antici-
pated that there will be an unusually
large attendance. Miss Faulkner was
the first story teller employed by the
Chicago Board of Education. That
was in 1905 and since that time the
popularity of the chilren's story hour.
and the story lady has increased until
| 1t has become national in its scope.
In spite of numerous sStory ladies'
of the present time, Miss Faulkner will
always remain dear to the children of
yesterday to whom she told stories
personally and to the children of to-
day who know her through her "Story
Lady" series in magazines and news
papers and through many books. Miss
Faulkner talks to library training
classes and at social settlements. She
dresses in the costumes of the various
nationalities and gives children's mat
inees in costume.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
Frank Lang Displayed No Signs of Emotion
When He Entered Gate of State Prison
to Start 20 Year Sentence.
WAS TALKATIVE ON WAY TO WAUPUN
Lang Would Talk in a Cheerful Manner Except When
the Murder Came up in the Conversation
When He Would Look Out Window.

I and then escorted Lang and the sheriff
into another Office where Lang was
asked his age, his family conditions,
why he was in prison and the usual
list of questions. Lang was only
with me about ten minutes after we
arrived at the prison gate" Sheriff
Rauen stated last night. 81 shook
hands with Lang and he turned and
went thru a door with a guard and
joined the chief in the outer office
Lang did not, break down or have any
tears in his eyes at the time that
he said goodbye to me. In fact he
seemed to be stolid and did not act
the way that 1 thought that he would
act''
The chief Of police when gotten in
touch with stated that Lang did not
seem to be greatly cast down and that
he seemed to be interested in the train
ride to Waupun. LANG would talk
naturally enough until the subject of
the murder would come up and then
he would remain silent and gaze out
of the window of the train" chief
O'Hare stated. LANG was a model
prisoner in going to Wappun and gave
us absolutely no trouble" the chief
added.
See LOveday and Carlson.
Earl Loveday and Carl Carlson,
sentenced to life imprisonment in
Waupun when they were convicted of
the murder of police officer Tony
Pingatore in connection with the rob-
berry Of the American Brass company
were seen by the prison party. When
asked how they were Loveday said
in surly manner, "You know how
feel. I've got nothing to say" Carl
son, however, was in better frame
of mind and seemed to be rather
cheerful and talked with the Kenosha
officers. August Blank who was sent
up in connection with the murder
for thirty years happened to be in an
other part of the prison and was not
seen by the Kenosha police officials.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
Shakes Hands
Breaks Wrist
Handshaking With Henry Nets
Arthur Rasmussen Badly
Broken Wrist.

In twisting the tail of Ford, I'M
due pressure should never be used, for
the Henry may have the strongest
grip. Such was the case at least with
Arthur Rasmussen of 725 Pomeroy
street yesterday. Rasmussen intend
ed to go down town and went out to
crank the Ford. The spark being adj
vanced, the Ford backfred and snapped
the wrist. DR.. Gephart made an ex-
animation of the wrist and stated that
it would be some little time before
Rasmussen would be able to use the
wrist. 1t is thought that the wrist is
broken in two places but it was I'M
able to be determined yesterday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
Escape Injury
in Motor Spill

Max Raftenberg, of Racine, and
John Lojeskie, 10 West street, Keno
sha, are considering themselves lucky
this morning. About nine O'Clock
Monday evening the automobiles own
ed and driven by these men collided
just north of the city limits on the
Lake Shore road but fortunately both
drivers escaped injury. The exact
cause of the accident could not be es
tablished. 1t seems that one of the
drivers became blinded and failed to
pull out far enough to the right side
of the road. Both cars were thrown
into the ditch and slightly damaged.
but neither was going at such a hi~
rate of speed that great damage was
done.
The men came to an agreement over
the accident and settled the matter
outside of court this morning.
Trv Want Al
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
Boy Forgery Expert
Makes it Stick
Manages TO Get Spending Money from
False Check Passed at Jacobs
Feed and Flour Store.

A boy of tender years put over a
forgery on last Saturday when he
called at the -four and feed store of
Peter Jacobs & Co. He had check
for $1,000 purported to be signed by
John Fisher and drawn in favor of
Edward Schmitt. He bought sack of
flour and asked that it be delivered to
ISL Congress street. Efforts to deliver
the flour this morning revealed the
fact that the people at the house never
heard of the boy or the check. The
boy appeared to be Of Italian ancestry
He had an excellent line of talk and
as a result of it got $3.50 in real
money.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
BULLETIN.

That Frank Lang had intimated
an intention to take his own life
and that officials of the prison had
been instructed to guard him
closely, were the facts brought out
today in interviews with Chief of
Police O'Hare, who accompanied
Lang to the prison on Friday. Il
would just as leave be dead
please take off these handouts for
just little while" Lang said to
the officials guarding him. They
refused to comply with his wish.
Chief O'Hare declared, that he
feared from the actions of Lang
that he might make an effort to
leap from the train or throw him-
self under an automobile while the
party stopped at Fond du Lac.
The police department today
turned over to the court the per-
sonal property belonging to Lang,
including his silver watch and
chain a knife, and a diamond set
ring, which had been the mark of
his membership in a local frater-
nal organization. They will be
turned over to Mrs. Lang. The
Sl5S which was taken at the Lang
home is still in the safe at the
police office and it is held pending
formal order of the court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
nARTHQUAKE IN nLINOIs.

E.anville, Ill.-What is believed to
have been an earth shock occurred in
this vicinity about $50 this morning.
Telephone calls from radius of at
least SO miles report the same shock,
Houses rocked on their foundations,
but no damage has been reported
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
LONG NONSTOP RUN.

New York-The electrically driven
American freighter Eclipse has ar
rived at Port Said, after a 5122 mile
nonstop run, on the first leg of an
around-the world trip, according to
word received here.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17

Thomas Pembleton, formerly employ
ed in the Nash Motors plant here, has
gone to Milwaukee to take charge of
she japan room of the Nash four plant
N that city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
mot SUICIDE"
SAYS VERDICT
Mrs. Katona Dies Saturday
but Not from Self In
flicted Wounds.
ORDER POST MORTEM

Mrs. Susie Katona, of 713 Anton
street, who in period of dependency
over her illness, on last Wednesday
evening dashed her throat with a razor
because she feared an operation, died
shortly after two o'clock Saturday aft
ernoon at the Kenosha hospital, but
not from the wounds which she had
recently self-inflicted. Following her
death Coroner Truman T. Parker ord
cred a post-mortem examination, which
revealed that the cause of her death
had been peritonitis and not the
CHASTITY wounds which she had inflicted.
Despite the fact that she severed the
thyroid gland in the attempt to end
her own life, Mrs. Katona had steadily
recovered from this injury. OnaSat-
urday morning, however, she suffered a
relapse from her former illness and
after several hours Of suffering died.
mot Suicide" Say Physicians.
"There is no doubt that she did not
die a suicide" explained one of the
doctors who helped carry on the post
norton examination. "We found that
a serious rupture Of the intestines had
taken place and this not the razor
wounds was the cause of death. She
would have died in short time from
this illness and it is not our opinion
that it even fastened the death any
perceptible amount"
The coroner's report of the death
will declare that it came from peri
tonitis and it will not be recorded as
suicide.
Again Threatened Life.
The physicians who were in charge
of the case are convinced that Mrs.
Katona was suffering from mental
arrangement, from which she probably
would not have recovered. While at
the hospital she had repeatedly said
that if she recovered she would again
attempt to take her life. She had been
i'll for several weeks and on last We'd
nesday when her husband went to Sc
hospital for treatment, she called her
children to her bedside, kissed them
goodbye and after they had gone out
in to the yard to play, cut her throat
with razor. Her husband found
her almost lifeless on the floor of
the bedroom.
The deceased is survived by her hus-
band and by four children, all of
whom were at the bedside when she
died. The remains we're taken to the
Hansen mortuary following the post
norton examination.
The funeral services of Mrs. Katona
will be held Wednesday afternoon at
1880 o'clock at the Hansen chapel with
interment following in the family plot
in the Green Ridge cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
HE'S NoT APPRECIATEn

Indianapolis, Ind. representative
Henry Abrahams voted against bill in
House to increase penalty for stealing
autos. Next day his bus was stolen.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
THIEVES ARE THANKED.

Martins Ferry, O-Fred L. Selby,
druggist, would like to thank auto
thieves. There was no gas in his ma
chine when they took it. 1t contained
Is gallons when it was returned.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17

J New York-Only bartender. knows
how to make a grapejuice high ball
taste like something heavier. That's
the reason there are more than two
thousand former barkeeps behind soda
fountains here
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17

Frank Lang displayed no signs of
emotion yesterday afternoon when he
entered the prison gate at Waupun to
start serving twenty years for the
murder of Charles Pacini, former
amusement king of Kenosha. Lang was
in the custody of Sheriff Rauen and
Chief of Police O'Hare who left Ke-
nosha with Lang at 3:17 Friday morn
ing.
Interested in Trip.
Lang was talkative during the trip
to Waupun and seemed to be interest
ed in what was going on around him.
He looked out of the train window and
seemed to be greatly interested in
the scenery. He was not taciturn but
talked with both officers in an ordin-
airy tone and showed absolutely no
signs of emotion. The prison party
arrived in Fon du Lac where they had
to change trains for Waupun, about six
o'clock in the morning.
Read Morning Paper.
Lang had been given an egg sand
witch and some hot coffee before leav-
Ing IuS jail III hSAOSHd OuJ upon the
party's arrival in Fon du Lac he ate
a breakfast of ham and eggs in the
natural way that an ordinarily hung
ny man woul deaf. His appetite did
not seem to be affected by the expert
ences that he was going thru and he
smoked cigars given him by the Chief
and by the Sheriff, incessantly. AT
ter Q hearty breakfast the three went
to a barber shop where Lang was al
lowed to read the morning paper while
the Chief and Rauen took turns at
guarding the prisoner and getting
shaved.
Arrived at 1880.
The three left Fon du Lac at about
nine thirty and arrived at Waupun
about ten-thirty The party was met
at the prison gate by the usual guard
who ordered the Chief of Police to
remain outside the prison. The guard
took the sheriff's gun away from him
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
SALVADOR CABINET RESIGNS. :
(Rv Associated Press }

San Salvaor The Salvador cabinet
resigned today. President Melendez
refuse dto accept the designations and
appealed to the ministers to remain
in Office.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
Must Meet Composition.

ut is necessary for the schools of
Kenosha to meet competition of other
cities or lose it's teaching force" de-
clared well known patron of educa-
tion this morning. at may be that it
is little hard to raise the money but
the people of the city want Kenosha
children to have just as good an edu-
cation as is given to the children in
any city in the country. This means
the retention of high grade teachers.
The high grade teacher means a high
grade school and it will be unfair to
the children of Kenosha if the board
of education permits backward step
in the schools by the loss of good
teachers"
1t is understood that the committee
is studying the whole problem of sal
airy schedule but no members of the
committee have given out any indica-
ton of what action is planned.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
WIFE is WHIPPED
REFUSED TO SIGN
More Facts Brought Out in
Regard to Missing Emma
Palmer Today.
HAD DIVORCE READY

That Mrs. Emma Palmer was whipped
by her parents in an effort to
force her to sign summons of com
plant for divorce. but that she re-
manned true to her husband Leo Palm
er, a Kenosha chef was the sensational
fact brought out today in the police
search for the pretty wife of the Ke-
nosha man. Mrs. Palmer disappeared
from her home on Prairie avenue on
last Friday afternoon and after nearly
seventy-two hours of search it. was
declared this morning that the police
had found no trace of the woman and
that her husband had received no word
from her. Palmer declared to the po-
lice this morning that he had exhaust
ed his sources of information in seek
ing to find some trace of his missing
wife and it was evident from his ac-
tions that he inclined to the fact
that the bride of nineteen might have
committed suicide by leaping into the
lake,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
Nineteen designations on
File and Others May
Follow Soon.
CITY MUST PAY MORE
Teachers Being Given Chances
to Go to Other Cities at
Increased Salaries.

Kenosha school officials must arrange
for some new adjustment of the teach
ers' salary question or face the loss
of large number Of its most compe
tent teachers to other cities. Nineteen
members of the teaching force have
already presented their designations to
the school board to become effective
at the close of the present school year
and it is known that many other teach
ers are considering propositions to go
to other cities and accept positions
where the pay offered is higher than
it is in Kenosha. On account of the
serious aspects of the problem the
election of teachers for the new year
which was scheduled to take place on
next Thursday evening, has been laid
over until week from this evening
and in the meantime the matter will
be taken up at several meetings of. the
teachers committee which is in close
touch with leading teachers.
Some Going to School.
The list of the nineteen teachers
who have already filed their. resigna-
lions with the board has not been
made public. Some of these teachers
plan to go to higher educational insti-
tutions next year, few of them plan
to be married, but the great majority
of the number are leaving the Kenosha
schools because they. believe that they
can secur positions which will pay
them higher salary. 1t is said that
a considerable number of other teach
ers are ready to follow the course set
by these teachers but they have de-
layed their action until after the board
has acted on elections for the new
year. 1t is admitted by school leaders
that when the salary adjustments were
made a year ago it, was understood
that further changes in the schedule
would be necessary in order to bring
some of the teachers up to the prices
paid in other cities in class with Ke-
nosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17

wife and it was evident from his ac-
tions that he inclined to the fact
that the bride of nineteen might have
committed suicide by leaping into the
lake.
Tells Story of Troubles.
Under questioning, from Chief of
Police O'Hare the story of the divorce
action was brought out. "My wife
went to Andover. Iowa some two
months ago to visit with her parents"
said Palmer, and while she was there
they had papers prepared to secure
a divorce. She told me when she
came home that she refused to sign
the papers even though they beat her
over the back with whips. 4 told them
that | loved my husband and that 1
did not want a DIVORCE she said when
she returned to me and I believe that
she meant what she said. She had
received no letters from her parents
just before she left on Friday but a
letter from brother who lives out
in Idaho came on Saturday. 1t had
nothing in it which would indicate that
she had gone home"
Palmer admitted that it was possible
that the girl had received money from
her parents to return to Andover but
he said that he thought this was very
improbable.
Ask Search in Two Cities.
Acting on the new story told by
Palmer today Chief of Police O'Hare
sent kilograms asking that search be
made for Mrs. Palmer in both Andover
and Clinton, Iowa. 1t was in Clinton,
Iowa that the young woman was mar
ried to Palmer. At the time she was
working as waitress in the Paris
restaurant at Clinton and Palmer was
chef in the same restaurant. The cou-
pie were married by a judge in Gin
ton against the opposition of Mrs.
Palmer's parents.
Chief O'Hare declared this morning
that he felt confident that the young
woman had gone to the home of her
parents.
Palmer announced to the police this
morning that he was willing to offer
reward of one hundred dollars to
any one who would furnish information
as to the present whereabouts of his
wife.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-06
START WORK ON
THE WATERMA|NS
City Will Start Laying More
Water Mains Within the
Next Few Days.

The city commission and William
+. Reynolds, city manager, plan to
start work on the extension Of water
mains within the next few days, and
this promises to give work to doz-
en- or fifteen additional men in the
city.
The city still has a large amount
Of water mains to lay, and desired to
get at the work just as early as pos
sible this spring, but it was neces-
sary TO wait until the ground settled
before the work was started.
1t is felt that the work can be
started now, in view of the splendid
weather Of the past few weeks which
has done much to aid in settling the
ground and dry it out, so that there
will be little danger of the ground
caving when the excavations are
made for the laying Of the mains.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-06
MAUSOLEUM TO
Be STARTED SOON
Flowers MausOleum Company
Expects to Start Work on
Structure Soon.

+. Nj. Flowers of the Flowers Mau
soleum of Toledo, who will have
charge of the construction work of
the new mausoleum to be built in
Riverside cemetery, was in the city
Tuesday looking over the site for the
building, and taking up a number of
other matters incidental to the start
ing of the work, which is expected to
be started about May IS.
1t is the desire of the company to
wait until the ground has thorough
ly settled, before starting construc-
tion work.
The mausoleum to be built here
will cost between $65,0O0 and $7O,-
600 and will contain 296 burial
places. The exterior of the building
will be Of Bedford stone, and the in
terror of marble. The floors will be
Of tile. The building will be located
en- the top of the hill, in the seventh
section Of Riverside Cemetery.