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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-09
DEFERS RESIGNATION
FOR IRISH QUESTION
Lloyd George VIII Not Retire as Pre-
mier Until the Question Has
Been Answered.
(By Associated Press Leased wire.)

10y 1aSSOclateu Press Leased Wlre.J
London, Eng. = Premier Lloyd
George has deferred his resignation
without giving his colleagues any
pledge as to future action regarding
the premiership, according to the most
reliable sources of information reach
ing the Associated Press today.
1t IS commonly accepted he will re-
tain the leadership until Irish legis-
lation has been completed and possibly
until the Genoa conference. He is
credited with an earnest desire to go
to Genoa and will devote all his time
to preparations for the trip during
convalescence at his country home in
Wales.
Nowhere has it been reliably sug-
gested that his illness is assumed for
diplomatic purposes and it is general
ly agreed he needs a complete rest.
His supporters attribute his complaints
as to lack Of loyalty by conservative
coalitionists Essentially to nervous ex-
haustion. The premier has held care
laden ministerial offices for sixteen
consecutive years including the period
of his prime ministership. He stood
up during the most trying years of the
war and period of peace settlement and
his admirers declare any man of less
hardy physique would have collapsed
long ago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-09
OSHKOSH MENACED
BY TIDAL WAVE"
City Just Recovering from SIeet Storms
is Drenched With Surface
Water Today.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)

BY Associated Press Leased Wire.l
Oshkosh, Wis. = As a result of the
recent destructive sleet storm, which
was followed by rain and thw,
flood conditions were predicted in
some sections of Oshkosh yesterday
was followed by a rain and thaw
covered some streets with water and
filled many cellars of houses. A minia-
ture tidal wave descended upon the
southeast and northeast section of the
city yesterday, coming from the ad-
jacent farming country where creeks
and bitches were unable to carry away
the flood water. A large area of the
south side of the city near the city linn
its, was flooded, the, water being sew
eral feet deep in places. In the north
east section Cedar street was a minia-
ture Venice and row boats and RATS
were used to get about the street. Au-
tomobiles attempting to negotiate
the street went through water up to
the floor boards. The city sent crews
to the scenes to keep the sewers open.
Colder weather last night, with freez-
ing temperature, relieved the situa-
ton materially and the conditions to-
day were not serious. The flood was
one of the worst in years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-09
ASKS BIG BOOST
INCAPITALSTOCK
Gas & Electric Co., Asks
Permit to Issue $752,OOO
in New Stock.
Is. FOR EXTENSIONS

Hope springs eternal in the human
breast in Kenosha just like it does
everywhere else and there was slight
springing this morning when it was
announced that the Wisconsin Gas and
Electric company, in charge of the
street railway, gas and electric utili-
ties in Kenosha, had applied to. the
Wisconsin Railroad commission for a
permit to largely increase the capital
in a petition filed at Madison this
morning asked for permission to in
crease it's common stock to the amount
Of $252,000 and it's preferred stock half
million. In the petition it is stated
that the money to be raised by these
two new stock issues will be used to
meet the cost of extensions and i'm
provements in the properties of the
company. The hearing on the per-
nit will be scheduled within ten days
and it is expected that Kenosha will
join with other cities served by the
corporation in urging that the permit
for the increased stock be issued.
1NO OGdIcAlCHG DIS 10 Expenditure
The petition of the company for the
issuance of the stock makes no state
ment as to the manner in which the
$752,O0O is to be extended. If all of
the plans for the extension of the
street railway company in .Kenosha
were carried out the total amount of
the money to be raised by the COM
pany on this stock could be spent in
Kenosha. 1t is taken for granted that
if so large sum is raised that some
of the money will be expended here.
1t is probable that considerable
amount of the new stock will be sold
to the people of Kenosha and if this is
the case it is expected that the money
will be expended on the Improvement
of the properties of the company here.
1t is expected that the permit will be
granted by the railroad commission
with view of making the money avail
able for actual building work. to be
carried on this year. Of course q
considerable time will, be necessary
to dispose of so large an amount of
stock, but sales of the stock made in
the past few years gives assurance that
the stock will be taken by Wisconsin
people. 1t is not announced as to
whether or not the common stock will
be offered to the public or to the pres
ent stockholders of the company.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-09
FOND DU LAC FLOOD
DANGER Is PASSED
Heavy Rainfall Caused Thousands of
Dollars in Damage at Wis
consin City.
(By Associated Press Leased wire.)

10y Associated Press Leased W1re.D
Fond du Lac, Wis. - The flood which
covered the greater part of Fond du
Lac last night is receding today and
city officials believe the worst is over.
The damage which is principally con-
fined to easements and stocks of goods
stored therein, has not been estimated
but will mount into thousands of dol
lars. The weather turned colder this
morning and snow began to fall.
1t is said the situation would con-
tinue to improve unless there was
more rain. A normal thaw can easily
be taken care of by the drainage sys-
tenn, city officials said.
In desperate effort to prevent ice
jams from holding the rushing river
waters from Lake 'Winnebago, city of
ficials put crews of men to work blast
ing with dynamite all day Monday. A
heavy rain swelled the rivers early
Monday, but when the ice jams were
broken late in the afternoon, the flood
waters began to recede.
Railroad tracks are under water and
in all parts of the city the flood con-
ditions are apparent. Many flat-bot-
tom boats were pressed into service in
order to rescue persons whose homes
were surrounded by water. Residents
in several districts were forced to sec
ond story rooms.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-09
POINTS OUT LAW
ON SAVINGS BANKS
Attorney General Morgan Declares
Savings Banks in Wisconsin May
Loan on Personal Security.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Madison, Wis. - State mutual saw
ings banks in Wisconsin have authori-
ty to loan on personal security with
out the backing of accredited colIater-
al, William j. Morgan, attorney-gen-
eral today held in a nopinion to Mar
shall Cousins, banking commissioner.
: He stated that this conclusion "may
be unfortunate from the point of ade-
quate public supervision of mutual
savings banks, "but that the, legisla-
tive intent in giving authority to the
institutions is unmistakable.
Every few states authorize mutual
savings banks to loan on personal
security, but the legislature has the
authority even though it runs counter
to the principles on which they are
usually organized and regulated" he
said.
1t is pointed out that these banking
establishments hold the savings of
working people with small incomes
and should be under thorough super
vision.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-09
Sheriff's Men Get
Car of HOOdlums

Vandals broke into the McKune sta
ton of the North Shore railroad line
Monday afternoon at four o'clock. The
panes of the doors we're found kicked
in and everything breakable in the lit
tile station was broken. A report of
the hoodlumism was given the sheriff s
office but not until eight o'clock. this
morning.
Undersheriff Knipfer and Deputy
Steve Robinson set out Immediately to
investigate. While they failed to catch
the bunch of vandals of whom there
were said to be four, the sheriff's men
discovered the car they had ridden in
and seized it as so much contraband of
war. The car, an Overland six, was
found at the farm of Andrew FREDERICK
son on the Sheridan Road.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-09
VICTOR EPPLER
Is DEAD TODAY
Operation Fails to Save
Life Of Eppler, Form
err Hotel Man.
HAD BEEN LONG ILL

Death claimed we'll known resident
of Kenosha at fve-thirty o'clock this
morning when Victor Eppler, aged
fifty-seven years, former hotel man
here, succumbed at the st. GATHERINGS
hospital to a long. illness, caused by
an injury several weeks ago. While
at work he had injured his foot when
a heavy set of rollers fell on it, crush
ing two of the toes. An infection set
in and all efforts to check it proved
fatal. On Monday morning as a last
resort the patient was hurried to the
St. GATHERINGS hospital where the foot
was amputated. He was unable to raj
ly from the shock of the operation and
died early this morning.
Several years ago Mr.. Eppler suf-
fered a similar affliction when as a
result of a cut, an Infection set in
in his other foot and it was amputated
as a result.
Native of Illinois.
Victor Eppler was born in Ottawa.
Illinois, in 1864, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Eppler, pioneer residents
of that vicinity. He lived his boyhood
in that city, coming to Racine at the
age Of seventeen years. Four years
later he was united in marriage to
Miss Mary Thorn of Racine. The fami-
ly came to Kenosha thirty years ago
and for the most of that time Mr..
Eppler had been engaged in the hotel
business. He was for many years the
proprietor Of the Brassville hotel.
For the past six years he had been
employed at the Jeffrey and Nash com
pany plant, being an inspector there
He was a member of the Kenosha
Lodge of Eagles.
Funeral on Thursday.
Surviving the deceased are his wi
dow, Mrsfl Mar Eppler; one daughter,
Mrs. Bessie Tully, and one sister, Mrs.
Sophia Ellison, all of Kenosha. The
remains were taken to the Crossin
Chapel to be prepared for burial; they
will be left there until Wednesday
afternoon when they will be taken to
the late home at 1888 Prairie avenue
The funeral services, which are to
be private, will be held at the St.
Thomas church on Thursday morning
at ten O'Clock with interment follow
ing in the family plot in the st. James
cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-09
B U L L E IN

By a vote of eleven to six, the
county board at three o'clock this
afternoon refused to pay the &c.
600 detective bill presented by the
Russell Detective Agency for it's
work in connection with the grand
jury probe of KenOsha County.
The vote came on the motion to
adopt the recommendation to the
committee to accept the offer of
the Russell Company to settle the
$500 bill for an even $4,000.
The vote on the motion was: Ayes:
Supervisors Spartz, DOwse, Wicks,
Priddis, Filben, and SOrrensen;
Noes: Supervisors Dickson for
Gull, Bacon, Zerfas, BarrOws,
Luke, White, Becker, Cook, Her.
mann, Roders and Elsen.
1T means a lawsuit" was the
only comment made by representa-
tiyes of the Russell Agency, after
the vote had been taken. eve are
now forced to sue the county for
the money due u.s.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-09
HEAVY LIFE TOLL
TAKEN BY TORNADO
Six Killed When Cyclone Hits Mill
Towns of South Carolina
Today.

Augusta, Ga. = Six persons are
known to be dead and scores injured
by high winds and flooded streams in
this section of Georgia and South Car
DINA.
Four mill villages ! Langley, Stifle-
ton, Graniteville and Warrenville. S.
c. - all in the Horse Greek valley, were
STRUCK by a tornado just before day
break today and houses were swept
away, trees uprooted and telegraph
poles felled. In some sections the
storm swept away everything in its
path scattering parts of the buildings
and furniture over the fields.
The brunt of the storm appeared to
hit Warrenville and Stifleton, where
six persons are known to be dead.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-09
SAYS RAIL MEN
NOT UNDERPAID
Railway Heads Submit Figures Show
ing That Wages Paid. Are Equal
of Other Lines.

Chicago - The men engaged in work
comparable to that done on railroads,
employed in 1927 industries in 20 of
the western states, are receiving wages
much lower than those paid to en-
ployes of the railroads, according to
a statement read today by J. w. Hig-
gins, executive secretary of the Asso-
citation of Western Railways, before
the United States Railroad Labor
Board, at its hearing concerning wage
disputes between the men and the
roads.
Mr.. Higgins represented 1O1 western
railroads. According to the statement,
prepared after an exhaustive survey of
the 318,893 employees of all classes
studied in other industries, 247,866 or
77.73 per cent, were getting wages in
December, 1921, lower than those paid
by railroads for similar services. The
statement said that in, California.
Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Texas,
Utah and Wisconsin from so to 80 per
cent are paid less than the railroads
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-09

Nicholas J. Roders was elected
chairman of the county board to sue
coed himself at the first meeting of
the board for this year, held this morn
ing in the circuit court room of the
county courthouse. w. c. Bacon was
elected vice chairman, Jacob Her
mans appointment by the common
council to take the place of Henry S.
Parks, was accepted. Mr.. Parks re-
signed as supervisor from the fifth
ward. Thomas Dixon was accepted
as supervisor to represent the town of
Brighton during the absence of Su-
pervisor Gull, who is i'll.
Don't Like These SIeuths.
The committee on the Russell De-
tective Agency bill went out to con-
slider the report it would make to the
county board, and delayed the open
ing of the board so long that mess
enger was sent to summon them. No
report was made by the committee this
morning.
The board INDUCED in some acer-
beties anent the retention of Dis
trict Attorney Frank S. lSymmonds of
a couple OF. detectives in his employ.
1t was recalled that the office of the
prosecutor has been voted $4,000 for
the emergency fund last January, but
the members seemed to feel that they
had not done so with the intention
that it was to be used for private
detective hire.
Supervisor Bacon said that he I'M
derstood that the county board did
not have the power to appropriate
$4,000 for such purpose. aa
eve, have given that office about
$4,000 in the last year," said Super
visor Barrows.
81 don't know where it goes" said
Supervisor Bacon. "They got $4,000
in January"
"They have convicted one man." said
Chairman Roders, referring to the
case of Sergey Poliszuk.
"Does it cost $4,000 to convict one
MANI" asked Bacon.
Matter Held Over.
The county clerk was asked to look
through his files to see if the board
had not passed motion against the
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-09

State of Wisconsin VS.. Joseph Angel
oti, assault.
State Of Wisconsin VS.. Frank Pic
colo, assault.
Issues of Facts for Jury.
Wisconsin Gas and Electric company
vs.. City of Kenosha.
Joseph Funck, Administrator, VS.. The
Continental Casualty company.
Joseph Funck, Administrator, VS.. The
Ocean Acc. & Guar. Corp.
Benjamin F. Stahl VS.. Charles Vein
err.
William J. Swift VS.. The Wisconsin
Gas and Electric company.
Mabel Swift VS.. The Wisconsin Gas
and Electric company.
Helen Althof VS.. The Wisconsin Gas
and Electric company.
Ben Jensen VS.. John Sokolowski.
Henry Langenbach VS.. Wisconsin
Gas and Electric company.
Cecilia Beaulier. VS.. Joseph G. Rhode.
George C. Nelson VS.. Joseph G.:
Rhode.
Henry Wirth and Irma Wirth VS..
Somers Mutual Fire Insurance COM
pany.
Joseph ]. Kosobuski VS.. Robert v,
Hansen.
Leo Derkowski VS.. Robert H. Han
sen.
Joseph Capponi vs.. Sheridan Hotel
Corporation.
Felix Ameche VS.. Sheridan Hotel
Corporation.
Gustav Graham VS.. stevan stav-
rakas.
Pauly Motor Truck company VS..
Markus Thomson.
Steve Matlak VS.. American Brass
company.
Albert Barter VS. Henry Mau.
Charles E. Turnock VS.. Edward j.
Long & Son.
In the matter OF. the claim of Theo-
dore M. Brus against the estate of
Christ Petersen, deceased.
Glenn Fairchild VS.. L. A. Kimball.
David Kalb VS. Peter Banis, ct al.
Teofl A. Jeleniewski VS.. Fred Eek,
ct al.
Grace Waters VS.. Ellen Scearcy
George Hertzberg VS., Frank Long.
Lillian Minkel VS.. Robert V. Baker.
Agnes M. Wright VS.. Frank L. Long.
Calvin Stewart VS.. Kenosha Orpheum
Theatre company, a corporation.
John Stocker VS.. William Kefes.
Matte White Spalding VS., Herman
j. Macher.
Sarah M. Kelley VS.. Emil Meier.
William Gross VS.. j. Long & Son.
HYMN Stein VS.. A. Lescht.
B. j. LOTUS VS.. j. A. Schuelke.
Cecil 2. Overmeyer VS.. Henry w
Horst company.
Ellis R. Shuford VS.. Henry w. Horst
company.
John S. Scholey VS.. Kenosha county.
Gustav QUAINT VS.. Christina Arentz.
Louis Anderson VS.. H. G. Maddox.
Russell E. Benedict vs. Lillian E,
Minkel.
Margaret Burt VS.. City of Kenosha.
Michael Schwartz VS.. John Madar.
Issues of Fact for Court.
uhdA 1SlA1c1 Vs. OOIlu ISln6Ts
Clarice j. Botay VS.. Bertha B. Stone.
B. Hoffman Mfg. company VS.. Einar
Dahl and Magnus Jensen.
Arthur Bloss VS.. Sophia Runkel, ct al.
Birmingham Lumber company, VS..
Joseph Jakuboski, garnishee, Ted Jen-
sen, interpleaded.
George B. McCarron VS.. Bridget A.
Tully.
Central Fuel & Ice company VS.. The
Wisconsin Theatre company.
A. w. Roemer. VS.. Robert E. Floro.
S. Heller Elevator company VS.. The
j. Gottlieb company.
c. j. Heinzelman, ct al, VS.. B. j.
Corbin.
Ernst Klinkert VS.. GOODYEAR Hosiery
company.
Thomas R. Wilton VS.. Elizabeth
Fredson, ct al.
Arthur Robinson VS.. Gennaro A.
Stella.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-09

hiring of detectives by the district
attorney. The files were turned back
and Clerk Holderness found motion
for the allowance of a private detec-
tive at $3.50 a month which was lost,
the board sending it to defeat by a
negative vote.
The board seemed peeved to think
that the district attorney in spite
of their stand as indicated by this
vote, would still ego ahead" and hire
private detectives and pay them out
of the emergency fund. The discus
sion. of the county board on the mat
ter lead to no action and the debate
was held over.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-09
TRAIN LATE-MINEs IDLE.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire.

Iby Assoclated Press Leased Wire.J
Terre Haute, Ind.-Because the c..
M. and st. P. train which conveys min
ers to and from work, was late twenty
five minutes, twenty-six mines south of
here are idle today. Ten mines were
idle yesterday because of the hardness
of the train. A loss of $4,000 tons of
coal and wages to the miners of S54, 900
will result from the unauthorized
walkout, according to members Of the
union here.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-09
Four Meet Death
in An Explosion

Kansas City, Mo. Four men were
killed and nine injured when a com
pressed air tank at the Kansas City
street and Brighton avenue exploded
Railways company's barn at Goth
this morning tearing out 20 feet of
brick wall of the plant and derailing
many street cars standing on nearby
tracks.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-09
BOARD OBJECTS
TO SLEUTH HIRE
Members Voice Protest at
Private Detectives of
SynmOnds.
RODERS IS CHAIRMAN
Elected to Succeed Self-Will
Appoint Committees at
Afternoon Session.
BULLETIN.

At three-thirty this afternoon
Supervisor Barrows offered $4,000
to Walker Russell, president
of the company, in full settlement
of the bill. The latter agreed to
accept this sum rather than go into
courts and there was a possibility
that this settlement might be reach
ed late this afternoon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-09
FILE BANKRUPT PETITION

tBy Assoclated Press Leased Wire.
New York City An Involuntary pc
tition in bankruptcy was filed in fed
eral court today against the broker
age firm of Emanuel Varcoe and COM
pany alleging liabilities of 100000
and assets of $4,000. This brings the
total of houses hit by business diff
culties since last MOI = 81
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-09
WOMAN CALLED FIRST.

Los Angeles, Cal. = Mrs. Bessie
one of the first witnesses call
ed by the defense was expected to take
the stand again today with the resump-
ton of the trial of Mrs. Madalynne OBJ
enchain for the murder of J. Bolton
Kennedy.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-09
Take Bandit With
Ammonia Pistol

Pittsburgh, Pa. = Dressed as a wo-
man and armed with water toy pis-
toll loaded with ammonia, a bandit to-
day fired" at Charles Lazaro, a bank
messenger carrying $4,000 as he
alighted from street car. Lazaro, al
though blinded held to his satcheI and
grappled with the bandit. A police
man aided in securing the man.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-09
NEW muscle sHoALs OFFER.

Washington-Th Thomas Hampton, a
general contractor of Washington,
made public today through ]. E. Lew
ering, civil engineer Of Los Angeles,
a proposal to lease and complete the
governments war made projects at
Muscle Shoals, Ala
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-09

London-All the Ulster members
present walked out of the House of
Commons when, during discussion of
the Irish free state bill, cloture was
adopted on the clause containing the
operative provision of the bill.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-09

Adhesive postage stamps were in
vented in 1884.
The New York herald., 1922-01-27
SLAYER REFUSES TO GO
TO COURT IN OLD DRESS
Olivia Stone Pleads Illness
When Case Is Set.

Olivia NJ. p. Stone, nurse. who shot
and killed Ellis Guy Kinkhead. lawyer.
In Brooklyn last August will not leave
the Raymond Street Jail TO go TO court
until she gets some new clothes She
was to have appeared before Justice
Dixie i'm the Supreme Court n Brooklyn
yesterday SO a date could be set for her
trial. When a matron told her to get
ready she refused to leave her bed.
II am not Seeling we'll" she said,
"and can't go TO court"
AS far as Warden Honeck knows
Miss Stone IS in good health. Her
clothing, now worn by usuage as a re-
sui. OF months In Jail. is declared TO be
the real cause of her dsinclination TO
leave the place.
She still has the brown dress she
wore the night she shot the lawyer. She
has several hundred dollars and Is
anxious 10 buy number of things. but
a suggestion that she allow some other
woman 10 make purchases for her was
Indignantly waved aside on the ground
that one woman cannot satisfactorily
buy for another.
Miss stone has written to Mayor Hy-
Ian complaining OF the food at the
jaiL She still Is in solitary confne.
ment.