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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-02
BARROWS SUES
FOR DAMAGES
J. J. Barrows
Sues North Shore Line
For $500 Damages.
RESULT OF COLLISION


Alleging that string OF box cars
along the tracks prevented a clear
view of an approaching electric train
and that signaling devices were not in
working order at the time of the, acct
dent, Jacob J.. Barrows, member Of
the county board and prominent
farmer of the town of Somers, today
through his attorney, Clifford E. Ran
dali, sued the Chicago and Milwaukee
Electric Railway company, owners Of
the North Shore Electric lines, fol
$500 damages, which. he declares he
suffered as result Of an accident on
the morning of December IL, 1921
when the automobile in which he was
riding was struck by North Shore
electric car at the Grand avenue cross
ing of the right-of-way Of the com
pany The plaintiff asks for $2,50C
damages because of the injuries which
he received and for $1,000 additional
because of the destruction of the car
The summons and complaint in the
action were served on representatives
of the company this morning and the
suit will be filed in the circuit court
later in the day.
The complaint declares that the com
pany was responsible for the accident
on several grounds. In addition to the
fact that the view of the tracks from
the south was obstructed and that the
signalling systems were not in opera
ton, if maintains that the car was be-
ing operated at an excessive speed as
shown by the fact that the automobile
was carried many yards before the
train of cars was stopped. It cites the
city ordinance setting the rate of speed
within the city limits as twelve miles
an hour and the state law which sets
this rate at airy grade crossing in any
city of the state at twelve mise ar
hour. It is maintained that the cleo
trio car was going more than twice
this rate at the least.
Supervisor Barrows is declared to
have had miraculous escape from in
slant death in the collision. It was
recalled this morning that those who
saw the accident and were the first tc
reach him declared that, all expected
to find that Barrows had been killed
in the accident. He was caught in the
wrecked car and was carried several
yards, but fortunately escaped with
out critical injuries
He was hurried to the Kenosha hos
pital where he spent several weeks
convalescing from his injuries.
The automobile was demolished
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-02
GHOST CREW IN
COATS OF BLUE
Police Have One So Be
Careful Cause Goblin
uns'l Get va Ef va
DON'T WATCH OUT!
Use a Lot of Talcum on Cap
tain Clausen to Make Him
Pale and Interesting.

"The ghost crew" of the Chicago po-
lice, department, which has just been
inaugurated, has nothing on the ghosts
of the Kenosha police who have been
organized since last fall and carrying
their will-o' -the-wisp lanterns through
the town fer many months. The fact,
which has been maintained with con-
siderable secrecy by the department,
just leaked out
"Sure we have a ghost crew." said
Assistant Chief Cyzak last night. "Of
course, it isn't as we'll known as the
old sponge squad and for good rea-
sons. Nobody ever gets on the same
friendly footing with ghost as they
do with every day folks"
Patrols the Streets.
The ghost crew, it was learned, was
organized under the direction of Chief
Logan at the time of shooting affairs
on the west side of the city last fall.
1t was then found to be such a wise
idea that it was adopted as perma-
nent part of the organization. The
crew consists of several members of
the police department, who drive in
and out of the city through highways
and lanes and alleys from two to five
o'clock every morning.
These are the hours which miscreants
use for their devious ways, but if they
see ghost or two from the ghostly
crew, it fmghtens them away. The
crew is 20 ~A9 lookout for strange
automobiles, strange trucks, and
strange people.
If you have the temerity to be out
when most Of the. good folks are
sleeping, don't be surprised if a
ghost stops and asks you in a sepul-
chral tone, "Who art thou and whittier
goest thou?"
Clausen Not Thin or Pale Enough.
You have to give the countersign. in
ghost idiom before you can pass. Once
burglars were sighted trying to break
into house and another time Captain
Clausen, poorly disguised as a ghost
Che is a little too portly to pose sue
cessfully as Hamlet's father) arrested
the driver of stolen car. At another
time milk truck peddling moonshine
was discovered by the self-same crew.
"This is another reason why the po-
lice department has needed another
car" said Chief Logan today. "While
this car is patrolling the city we have
been handicapped by not having another
car back at the station. Anyhow, isn't
it ridiculous to have but one car for
a department like this, which officer
McGivern has to be tinkering with all
the time in order that we may be sure
not to get caught in an emergency p"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-02
QUESTION DOPE MEN
IN TAYLOR MURDER
Six Men Arrested on Tuesday Are Still
Held by the Officials at
Los Angeles.
tBy Associated Press Leased NTire.l

Los Angeles alleged drug ped
dlers and bootleggers were questioned
further today as to their knowledge
of the murder of William Desmond
Taylor, film director, month ago.
Their arrest was said to have been the
result of a quarrel between one of
them, Ray Lynch, 26, who said he was
gas filter, and their housekeeper, Mrs.
John Rupp, known also, according to
the police, as Mrs. May Lynch, and
said by them to be an eccentric The
others gave their names, ages and oc-
equations as William East, 36, laborer;
George Calvert 25, gas filter; Walter
Kirby, %, property man at motion
picture studio; John Herkey, 25, sheet
metal worker: and Harry Amorheim,
or Arnheim, 27, chauffeur.
The police said Mrs. Rupp had de-
clared Kirby and Calvert had made
open threats against Taylor, on the
ground that he had injured their bust
ness" which she declared was dispens-
ing contraband drugs and liquors. All
six of the men have been held in COM
municato since their arrest and a DO
lice guard was thrown about the Rupp
house throughout yesterday and last
night to prevent any attempt at COM
munication with Mrs. Rupp, who, was
said to be i'll in bed.
Mrs. Rupp was reported to have told
the police she had accused one of the
men of having killed Taylor and he
had told her never to mention that
again" She also was reported to have
told her landlady, Mrs. Edith Splitter,
the day after the murder that she
"knew who killed Taylor" Mrs Spitz-
er was said by the police to have told
them Mrs. Rupp had made such a dec
laration at that time. The police prac-
tically confirmed reports that a witness
called by them, "Frenchy George, !"
summoned before the district attorney.
was a reputable teacher of the French
language, who had been called into
consultation by Mabel Normand, film
actress, when she wanted an inscrip-
tion in French engraved on cigaret
case. 1t was not disclosed what other
information the witness had given the
officials. It was stated, however, that
another questioning of Miss Normand.
who was one OF the last persons to see
Taylor alive, was planned. She is at
Altadena, suburb, recovering from
influenza and a nervous breakdown
following fainting spell at the Taylor
funeral.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-02

Washington, D. C-Futile efforts to
attach amendments and reservations to
the zap treaty were renewed today
in the Senate with the administration
leaders presenting solid front against
every proposed campaign or qualiica-
tion and showing little disposition to
reply at length to the continued as
saults of the "irreconcilables."
More than enough votes to ratify
were declared by the leaders to be
assn they felt equally certain that
They co7 tiNue to command ma
jority &Ga amendments and
reservations esa circumstances
they declared the5 saw no reason r.
indulge in further argument for the
treaty. Under a unanimous coosent
agreement, final vote on ratification
is to be taken not later than 900 p. M
tomorrow and some senators predicted
that it might be reached today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-02
lBy Associated Press LEASED wire.l


Milwaukee, Wis.-Three pay roll
bandits, working with daring and pre-
cision, seized satchel containing
SIS 800 from a taxi-cab occupied by
Paymaster Fred Wallner Of the Palm
Olive company today and eluded pur-
suit in an auto.
The bandits armed with revolvers
and sawed-off shotguns, intimidated an
armed guard and taxi driver in the
car with Wallner and without firing q
shot, sped away before hundreds in
the vicinity were aware of what had
occurred.
The paymaster, accompanied by the
guard, Edward Ormsby, was trans
ferring the money from, local bank
The bandits car swerved and cut
in front of the taxi a short distance
from the company's plant, forcing
the car to halt.
Bandits Jump on Car.
The first bandit to appear, jumped
on the running board and flung
open the door.
Don't one of you move" he said
cor you are all dead men," The other
man ran around the car to the driver
"Take that key out of the lock
there" he ordered. Don't move"
The driver complied. Then the other
bandit reached into the machine and
seized the satchel containing the
money, which was resting between the
feet of Wallner.
One of the bandits wore light
overcoat and SLOUGH hat, had two
days growth of beard and was of light
complexion. Another six feet tall al
so was unshaven and wore cap pulled
down over his face. The third wore a
peajacket and blue cap.
The car containing the bandits is
believed to have escaped in south
erly direction.
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ciful form of capital punishment?
Answers.
Robert Zens, student have de-
bated time and again on that subject
and although I am not in favor of
capital punishment in any form, |
should think that the most merciful
is electrocution. The victim doesn't
feel it at all according to the doctors
and it is certainly lot better than
hanging where you have to strangle
to death.
X. L. Hatch, 412 Newell street, job
less-I saw public hanging in Georgia
some years ago and l don't think that
| want to see anything like that again
as long as l live. If you have to kill
man put him up before firing
squad and do the job right. Let him
stand right above the hole in the
ground and let him fall in.
Anton Hoff, 500 Bond street, clerk
think that life Imprisonment is the
only kind of punishment for person
who deserves the maximum sentence.
He lis then useful for the rest of his
life and he is given chance to do some
thing for himself and for the state.
Some of these men are the cause of
keeping shoe prices down.
Miss Una l., 1918 Fremont avenue,
clerk-I think that the electric chair
is considered the best way to end a
mans life if somebody has to do it
for him. But, that's an awful thing to
talk about. Why not talk about some
thing more pleasant, the weather for
instance?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-02
Seek To Expel
Socialist Scion

Albany, N. Y.-August Claessens,
New York City Socialist assemblyman,
today heard resolution read demand
ing his expulsion from the legislature
for the third time in two years. The
resolution which was referred to a
committee, demands his expulsion be-
cause he was adjudged guilty of dis
loyalty in 1920 by the assembly.
Claessens was recently declared, after
an legislative committees recount to
have been elected to the assembly. A
Democrat had been certified originally
as the victor.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-02
AMERICAN SCHOOLS
ARE BILLION BEHIND
Speakers Tell n. E. A. it Will Take
$1.5OO,O0O,0OO to Catch Up With
Building Program.
NV limited p-0s.n

Chicago.TIt will cost the country
S1,5o0,0OO,0O0 to catch up in its school
building program to insure adequate
room for pupils, N. L. Englehart, Co
lumbia university, told the National
Education association here today.
One of the greatest needs of Amer
lean schools is adequate playground
facilities, he declared.
Academic halls must come in for
their share of appropriations" he said,
but America today is overlooking a
fundamental thing when it sights
Fairgrounds"
City park commissions and school
boards should work hand in hand in
the building of city, he said.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-02
ROCKFORD CAN NOT
STAND COMPETITION
Bobby Toy Shops Files Petition in
Bankruptcy Due to Germans
Working Cheaper.
BY Associated Press Leased wir,

by Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Rockford, Ill.-Declaring that Ger
man competition is wrecking the Am
erican toy manufacturing industry, of
ficials of the Bobby Toy Shops, a Rock
ford corporal on, has filed voluntary
petition in bankruptcy in federal
court.
1.-TWO years ago you could not sell a
German made toy in the United
States" said E. NJ St. John, vice presi-
dent Of the firm. To-day you cannot
sell anything else. All the toy repre-
sentatives of the larger department
stores are now either in Germany or
on their way there to make purchases. y
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-02
New York Board
Suspends Three More
(By Associated Press Leased wire.1

New York City Walter j. Schmidt
and company, brokers, today announc-
ed suspension of it's business. A state
ment said this action was necessary
to conserve interest Of customers and
creditors during the period of I'M
easiness. The firm specialized in
railroad stocks.
Shortly afterwards the Consolidated
stock exchange announced the sus-
pension of the Schmidt firm and two
other member houses against which
involuntary bankruptcy petitions were
filed yesterday These were Howell
and Wales, and Hall and company.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-02
STATE CLOSING CASE

Los Angeles - The state was ex-
pected to close its case against Mrs
Madalynne Oberchain, on trial for the
murder Of j. Bolton Kennedy, broker
her former sweetheart.
Among the final witnesses for the
prosecution was expected to be Mrs
J. D. Kennedy, mother Of the dead
man and shortly after she had told
her story to the jury the state was
expected to rest and the defense to
begin its efforts to prove Mrs. Oben-
chain innocent Of the crime with
which she is charged jointly with
Arthur G. Burch.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-02
ElectrOcute Three
In Tennessee Prison

Nashville, Tenn.-Charles H. Petree,
Tom Christmas, Otto Stevens and john
Mcclure were electrocuted at the state
prison this morning, all in the space
of Is minutes, for the mur6er of
George Lewis of Knoxville on May 30,
1921. The men went to their deaths
with prayers on their lips and all ex-
cept Petree met death calmly. An hour
before the execution Petree became i'll.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-02
Former School Head
Died On Tuesday
az Assoeiated Press Leased wire

GAINESVILLE, wish. C. Buell., 55, for
fifteen years superintendent of James
vile public schools, two years head of
the state school for the deaf at Della
van, and former president of the Wis
consin Teachers association, died
Tuesday at Polo, Ill., where he has
been superintendent for three years.
During the war Buell. was on the war
labor board at Washington. Funeral
services will be at Lake Geneva Fri
day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-02
BuIletless Battle With.
Palm Olive Cashier Nets
Bandits $4,000.
SEEK ROBBERS HERE
Dragnet Is Stretched Over All
Wisconsin in Effort to
Capture Perpetrators.
BULLETIN.

A message from Racine just after
3 o'clock this afternoon said that
one man suspected to have been
connected with the Palm Olive COM
pany robbery in Milwaukee, had
been caught near KenOsha. Sheriff
Rauen said that he had received no
report of such an arrest and the
police had no information of it. #
the arrest was made it was made
by Milwaukee detectives who did
not inform the KenOsha officials.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-02
Judge Mack Named
To Lands Bench

Chicago, Ill.-Federal Judge Julian
W. Mack of New York was today Sc
lected by Judge George A. Carpenter,
senior federal judge of the northern
district, United States court to serve
the unexpired term of Judge K. M.
Lands, whose resignation became eff
fective today,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-02

Emil Wanatka, aged 33 years, former
Kenosha bakery man and saloonkeeper
was arrested at his home in Chicago
at 2 o'clock this morning on warrant
charging him with the wilful and felo-
NOUS murder of Charles Pacini in Ke-
nosha on August Ia, 1920. Wanatka
was in bed at his home when he was
found by Chicago detectives and Keno
sha officers who had gone to arrest him
He hurriedly dressed and went to the
detective bureau in Chicago, where
without any delay or argument he
signed a waiver of extradition rights
and told the officers that he was ready
to come to Kenosha and face the charg-
es which had been made in the warrant
issued on the complaint of District At
torney Frank S. Symmonds.
Wanatka, in the custody Of Chief of
Detectives Charles Rock, Secretary OF
the Police Department Emil Meissner
and the district attorney, reached Ke-
nosha just before 7 o'clock and he was
placed in the same cell in the city
lookup which was occupied by Frank
Lang, who is now serving term in
the state prison for the crime which
is now charged against Wanatka. The
accused man made no statement after
he reached Kenosha and under the
orders of the district attorney police
officers declined to permit anyone to
interview him.
Makes No Effort to Escape.
Wanatka, according to the statement
of his friends, made no effort to es-
cape service of the warrant. "Why,
wasn't even in Kenosha on the night
Pacini was shot," is declared to have
been the statement that he made to the
detectives when they aroused him from
his bed early today. 81 had telephone
message from Kenosha at o'clock
this evening saying that the warrant
had been issued and I planned to go
to Kenosha on the first train this
morning and announce my Willingness
to answer the charge. If they had
lust notified me that was wanted on
this charge, I would have come TO Ke-
nosha without anyone being sent for
me-"
Wanatka showed no signs Of concern
when he reached the Kenosha city lock-
I'D this morning He did not ask for
the advice of an attorney, but he did
say that he would appreciate a little
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-02
NAMED DIRECTOR OF MINT.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire. !

Washington E. scobey Of San
Antonio, Tex, was nominated today by
President Harding to be director of
the mint upon expiration March 10th
of the term o. Ray T. Baker, who has
directed the mint since February. 1917.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-02
DIXON FACES FLOOD DAMAGE.

Dixon, Ill.-At 2:15 o'clock this aft
ernoon water above the bridges here
has risen six inches since 10 O'Clock
this morning and water was beginning
to seep into Easements of factories
and stores along the river front Dy-
namiting of the gorge at Nelson had
failed to start the eight-mile mass Of
ice moving.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-02
!!
TREATY WITH JAPAN
BOMBARDED in VAIN
Administration Senators Stand Firm
for the Ratification of
zap Agreement.
BULLETIN.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Washington, ID. C.-The zap
treaty was ratified without reser-
vations or amendments today by
the Senate. The, vote for rati-
ficatiOn was 81 to %. Senator
Lodge, Republican leader, immedi-
ately after action on zap treaty,
called up the four power Pacific
treaty from the committee.
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BULLETIN.

At 3 o'clock this afternoon Dis
trict Attorney SymmOnds declared
that he could not announce defin-
itely when Emil Wanatka, now in
the city lookup, would be arraigned
on the charge of numbering
Charles Pacini on August IA, 1920.
1--WE are hurrying the case as
quickly as possible" he declared.
with Wanatka behind the bars,
we are DESTROYS of getting the case
thoroughly outlined before taking
him into court. He will be ar
raigned within the next two or
three days"
No one had visited Wanatka since
he reached the city lookup other
than the regular officials of the
police department. The prisoner
seemed to be very little perturbed
over the arrest. 1t was said that
Wanatka had said that he had
perfect aIibi." A Chicago report
this afternoon said that following
the arrest of Wanatka he denied
any connection with the shooting
but said that he "IGnew some
thing" about it.
District Attorney Symmonds was
just in time in nabbing Wanatka.
Investigation in Chicago, according
to the district attorney, is said to
have revealed that the latter had
recently sought to lower the bonds
upon which he is now held on
charges of being member of the
automobile theft ring. 1t is be-
lieved that he may have been
tipped off that he was under in
vestigation in connection with the
murder of Pacini.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-02
MORGAN WINS DOG DERBY

by Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Winnipeg C, G. Morgan won The
Pas 2O0-mile dos derby, according to
reports reaching here from The Pas.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-02
Arrest in Chicago.

Chicago, Ill.-Edward Graham of ST.
Paul, who is serving out 5000 fine
in the Bridewell, was questioned by
police today in an effort to throw some
light on the robbery of the Palm Olive
company pay roll at Milwaukee today.
kilograms from Milwaukee authorities
were received here today also, asking
that trains he watched for suspects.
Through Graham the police hope to
find clew to the bandits in the Mil
waukee robbery because of Graham s
statement to police that he had been
approached to help in such job. Ora
ham is said to have told that a man
giving his name as "Spot" O'Donnell
sought Graham's assistance in holding
up the Palm Olive messenger. Graham
is said to have declared that O'Don-
nell said that the "job would be easy"
as there was but one guard with the
pay roll. Police believe that the man
known as O'Donnell may have carried
out the plan proposed to Graham
Graham was arrested here January
26 on a charge of annoying a Uni
versity of Chicago coed, formerly
his wife.
The aid of the Kenosha police and
the. sheriffs Office was enlisted in the
search for the daring bandits within
half an hour after the crime had been
reported to the Milwaukee police.
Posses were sent out in all directions
from Kenosha searching for the big
Buick car which the bandits were al
legged to have driven south from Mil
waukee in. It was reported to the
Kenosha officers that the bandits had
fired two shots. at motorcycle police
officers who had attempted to stop
them on the road.
Guard Entrances to Kenosha.
Sheriff Rauen and his men were
guarding all entrances to the city dur
ing the morning but not an automobile
arrived which indicated it might have
been the one used by the daring rob
bers. Police officers all over the city
were notified to be on the lookout for
the bandits and special squad of
police was at work watching roads
leading into the city from the north.
Lieutenant Harry Ridenour of the Mil
waukee department in command of
four men from the Milwaukee detec-
tive bureau, reached Kenosha during
the morning and joined in the search
being made By local officers
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-02
CLAIMS A PERFECT ALIBl
MQuiring Reporter
Today's Question

What do you think is the most mer-
ciful form of capital punishment?
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Former KenOshan Held For Murder of Charles
Pacini in Cell in City Lookup Occupied BY
Frank Lang, Now Serving Time.
NO FURTHER STATEMENT GIVEN OUT
Wasn't Even in KenOsha" He Tells Officers Who Ar
rested Him in Chicago at Two O'clock This Morn
:, ing-COmes to KenOsha For Trial

sleep and little time to think things
over.