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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-13
Gustav I'll. Johnson
Dies on Wednesday
Silverlake Pioneer Died at Home In
Kenosha Wednesday Evening
After Long Illness.
(From April 9Th issue.l


Gustav Fl. Johnson, aged So years, a
native of Sweden but for many years
a resident Of Kenosha county, died
Wednesday evening at his home at 652
Newell street after long illness. The
deceased was bern in Sweden, Deem
Der 6, 1865, the son of Mr.. and Mrs,
JOHN Peterson. He first came to Amer
lea thirty-six years ago and for several
years lived in Chicago. Finding Amer
lea real land of opportunity, he re-
turned tc Sweden and brought back to
this country his mother and his young
er brother.
Later he moved to Silverlake, where
for many years he was in the employ
of the Getting Ice company. Three
years ago the family moved to Kenosha
and have made their home here since
that time. At Silverlake he had been
active in the affairs of the village and
was widely known there. He was
deacon of the Silverlake Baptist church.
Surviving the deceased are his wild
ow; three sons, Emil, Ludwig and Ed
win Johnson; daughter, Albertine;
and an adopted daughter, Helen; all of
Kenosha. He is also survived by one
brother, Andrew Johnson of Powers
Lake.
The funeral services will be held at
the Silverlake Baptist church at 300
o'clock Saturday afternoon with inter
ment following in the family plot in
the cemetery there. The remains are
at the Hansen funeral home on Park
avenue, where short funeral service
will be held prior to the church service
on Saturday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-13
Rev. j. O. Boswell
Dies i'm Brooklyn
Native of the Town of somers Who
Gained Fame in Pulpit, Died
on Wednesday.

Word of the death of the Rev. j. o.
Boswell, pastor of Spencer Memorial
church, Brooklyn, reached here Thurs
day. The deceased was the son of the
late Moses and Lucy Boswell of the
town of Somers. He was born August
%, 1854 and died on Wednesday, April
5th. He spent the greater part of his
life engaged in church work in Wis
,consin. He is survived by his widow.
Lima Porter Boswell, and four sons,
Rev. Oliver Boswell of Milwaukee, Ar
thur M. Boswell of the University of
Illinois, DR.. Calvin E. Boswell of. the
medical missionary in China, and Karl
P. Boswell of Christian college, Can
ton, China. Funeral services will be
conducted on Saturday at 2:30 p. m. at
Perseverance church, Milwaukee. Bur
ial will be in Waukesha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-13
Safe of Tony Paul, 113 Rowland Avenue, Drill
ed Three Hours Sunday Morning
Before Men Strike Ore.
"LOST THE COMBINATION" PAUL SAID
Then You've Lost the Keys Too" Retorts Sheriff, Or
dering Tony Paul Locked Up While His
Deputies Cracked the Safe

Three cheers for the sheriff's own
sponge squad
Sheriff Rauen inaugurated a new
method Of raiding Saturday night when
he ordered a safe cracked in order to
get at the moonshine which he was
sure was within it's steel walls. 1t was
the safe Of Tony Paul, 113 Rowland
avenue, and the sheriff's judgment
proved correct when after hours Of
drilling, the doors of the safe yawnet
open wide, displaying to the eyes of
the sheriff's own sponge squad and the
sheriff himself the evidence" in the
shape of glass water bottle of moon
shine.
Tony Paul Hard Guy"
The sheriff had received number
of complaints about the Tony Paul
place, which is a basement pool-room.
Reports came to him repeatedly that
moonshine was vended there. But the
Paul place had been visited before by
other raiders, and no evidence haG
been found. Convinced that there was
"nigger in the wood-pile" of Tony
Paul, the sheriff sent out his men on
Saturday night to the place, ordering
a relentless search of the entire prem
Uses.
At IL o'clock Saturday night, under
the cover Of the. enveloping fog that
Rugged the houses like cloak, or
blew, ghostlike, down the twisted
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-13
TO BURY COL. BECK
In ARLINGTON FIELD
Aviation Corps Pay Tribute to His
Memory as Body Leaves
Oklahoma City.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Oklahoma City, Okla. - The body
of Lieut. Colonel Paul w. Beck, re-
nowned aviator who was slain here in
the morning Of April 4th, by Jean P.
Day, wealthy oil man and lawyer, waas
started late yesterday on its journey
to Washington where it will be buried
in Arlington national cemetery.
Mrs. Rachael Beck, the officers
mother, Lieutenant Paul Beck, Jr., his
son, and Lieutenant John Beck, a nep-
hew, left on the same train with the
body.
An impressive demonstration by Of
ficers of Post Field, Okla, flying sta
ton, where Beck was commanding Of
ficer for more than year, marked
their final farewell tribute to a com
rade and one of the army's first
flyers.
Showers of blood red roses were
dropped on the train from four air
planes as they circled over the train.
As it slowly pulled out Of the station,
the hundreds who had come to view
the body for the last time heard the
roar of airplane motors and the ma
chimes a moment later came into view,
swooping down in "V" formation until
it seemed as though they were about
to collide with the passenger coaches.
Then up they scared, and each time
they circled over the train, which was
swiftly gathering speed, scores of roses
were scattered and waited by the light
spring breeze to fall on top and on
either side of the east bound carrier.
Judge Day Is Exonerated.
For several miles the airplane fol-
lowed the speeding train, the stacca-
to of their motors beating a solemn
requiem in his comrades last honor
to superior.
Day was exonerated Saturday by
coroner's jury which found that he
was justified in Staying the officer,
when according to his testimony he
found Beck in an attempt to assault
Mrs. Day. The jury recommended that
no charges be filed against him and
County Attorney Hughes was to make
q final decision in this respect today.
"There is nothing to justify the
spending of money in prosecuting Day
until further evidence is brought to
light" the attorney said.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-13
WIFE CHASTTSES
HUBBY'S FRIEND
Mrs. Harm Ruster Takes
Matters Into Her
Own Hands.
TWO BATTLE In RACINE

I'm just going around the corner to
play couple of hands of poker" said
Harm Ruster, 667 Newell street. to his
wife Sunday evening, just after enjoy
ing six o'clock tea with his little
family. "I'll be back after a bit and
take you out"
This was she apparently harmless be-
ginning which ended four hours later
in the Racine police station with three
people in state of high excitement,
including Harm Ruster, Mrs. Harm
Ruster and third, Miss Grace Howard
of $50 Lincoln street, Kenosha. Both
women showed signs of battle, espe-
cially Miss Howard, whose face was
bleeding and whose new Easter hat was
torn to shreds.
Hubby Doesn't Come Back.
1t appears that Ruster did not return
from his couple of hands of poker and
his wife, while she watched the April
moon climb the sky, recollected that
her husband had worn his best tie and
carried an overcoat with him. A half
hour later when friend called to take
her for ride, she did not refuse The
two women and the heir of the Ruster
family drove to Racine, with the inten-
ton Of going to a theatre. AS they
drew alongside Of the curb on Main
street in Racine, in front of the Rialto
Dung Ruster cried out Justify, There's
daddy's carl"
1t was 1880 p. M, but Mrs. Ruster
suddenly decided to forego the pleas
ures of the theatre and wait outside
She remembered the suspicious circum-
stances of the tie and the overcoat
AT $3.50 when the show was over, her
husband emerged with another woman
Miss Howard.
Didn't Know He Was Married. 4
Mrs. Ruster, it is said, lost no time
In thought. just as her husbands
friend was about to step into the car
Mrs Ruster was upon her and wreaked
vengeance. The onslaught was unex-
pected and found Miss Howard unpre-
pared and as a result she received .
severe chastisement at the hands Of
the irate wife. In the midst of it the
poor lady could only gasp that she had
no idea her companion was married.
The Racine police mastered the stu
elton and arrested all three. All were
charged with disorderly conduct. Miss
Howard repeated that she was innocent
Of i'll intentions and that she thought
Ruster was without family connec-
tons, Mrs. Ruster remained obdurate.
The trio we're ordered to appear in court
this morning. Ruster and Miss How
rrd were fined $40 and costs each. Mrs.
Ruster did not appear but the court
dismissed the case against her. Ruster
insisted that he had made up with his
wife and that he was going back to
live happily ever after"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-13
STRANGE MALADY
KILLS CHILDREN
=
Eugene a n d Josephine
RAINBOW Die Within
Half Hour Sunday.
MUCH LIKE DIPHTHERIA

Death took a double toll within a
half hour in one family in Kenosha on
Sunday afternoon when Eugene Ram
low, aged six and one-half years, and
Josephine RAINBOW, aged five years, the
children of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto RAINBOW
died at the home at 757 South Newell
street after an illness of more than a
week which had baffled the physicians
Three other children in the family are
also i'll Of the disease and one of them
lad nine years old, is now in most
critical condition.
The children were taken i'll more
than a week ago and since that time
have been under the care of a physi-
clan. They had not been critically i'll
until about two o'clock Sunday after
noon when they were taken with at
tacks similar to those of patients af-
ficted with diphtheria.
Cultures We're Negative.
The physician in charge had early
suspected diphtheria as the cause of
the illness and had taken culture of
the children's threats. All of these
had been returned negative and for
that reason it had not been definitely
decided that the children were afflict-
ed with diphtheria.
On Sunday afternoon the children
were taken critically i'll at once. De-
spite the closest care, the boy, Eugene
died just after four o'clock and half
hour later, his sister, Josephine, also
succumbed. The parents, stricken,
with their double sorrow soon faced
another possible bereavement as their
Oldest son is also seriously i'll.
Not Black Diphtheria.
Dr.. Windesheim, the commissioner
of public health, was Immediately sum
moned and under his direction the
house was placed under quarantine
Surviving members of the family have
all been limo eulated with diphtheris
serum as preventative against that
disease if indeed this is the one which
caused the deaths of the two children.
While the exact nature OF the ILL
ness could not be described by physi-
clans, it was stated emphatically that
it was not the dreaded "black diph-
theria," as reported in the neighbor-
hood. This disease claims its victims
within very few hours whereas the
children here had been i'll for more
than week. Every precaution is be-
ing taken to prevent spread of the
disease.
The double funeral of the children
was held this afternoon. The remains
received the rites of the church Just
outside the door of the st, Thomas
church and were buried in the family
plot in the st. George cemetery.
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with her husband to welcome coming
infant.
Jayson, played in mediocre fashion
by Augustin Duncan, the English actor,
who was so we'll received in "The S. S.
Tenacity," refuses to be reconciled to
the child.
At the death Of two infants, ten
years before the opening of the play,
the Jaysons had solemnly agreed to
give no more hostages to fortune. His
vie has broken the agreement; her
decision will prevent her from accom-
panying him on an expedition to the
Asiatic plateaus to search for the or
igins of man. Hence Jayson hates the
child.
So for two acts. Slow moving and
stifed, but loaded with O'Neills serious
and sincere gleanings from life's ex-
perience. r
It is in the third act that O'Neill
sweeps into brilliance for brief mo-
ment. The off-stage moaning of a
woman, the increasing cries of pain and
the final piercing scream announcement
of his wife's DEATH followed by jay
sons decision never to look upon the
face of his unwelcome son.
"a murderer, I hate him." says the
father.
In the last act the dramatist sounds
consoling note, as in Gamma Chris
tie; the father is reconciled to his
child. But happy or unhappy, this
final act is unconvincing. The tragic
knot is loosened, but the hand of the
dramatist is apparent and the fingers
n,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-13
(By John O'Donnell)

ny JOHu " OOHHSllJ
New York.--The commercial as we'll
as the artistic success of Eugene o.
Neill in the past year has placed the
Provincetown dranlatist in such dom
mating position that a failure Of his
receives more attention than the sue
cess of others.
The production of the third O'Neill
play of the year, "The First Man." has
in no way strengthened O'Neill's posi-
ton. The play is important because 1t
is work by O'Neill and disappointing
because of it's dramatic weakness and
general tediousness.
Most disappointing is that in 'The
First Man" O'Neill has ceased to be
the creator Of original characters and
has reverted to types.
The imaginative fire, the sustained
swiftness of action, which made "E1n-
peror Jones" success; the novel cha :
acters and the dramatists ability tc
catch the glamorous and elusive beau
ty of Gamma Christie's" regeneration.
are lacking in this new play.
Something was lost when O'Neill
transferred his dramatic scenes from
the jungle of Emperor eJones or the
coal barge of Anna Christie to the
somber quiet of Bridgetown, Conn.
Against this New England back
ground of bigotry, O'Neill has project
ed a slow-moving picture of obsession,
obstetrics and involuntary fatherhood.
For two acts dramatic action is suffo-
Gated in conversation as Martha MAR
garet Mower), wife of Curtis Jayson,
pleads-at times with piteous beauty
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-13
Move Rapidly to
End Coal Strike
(By United Pressl

Indianapolis, Ind. Government
forces moved quietly here today in an
effort to end the great coal strike.
Attorney General Daugherty and his
aides gathered all available facts in
the controversy, trying to devise some
means of bringing mine owners into
wage conference with union represen-
tatives.
1t was learned that District Judge A.
B. Anderson baked at Daugherty's
proposal to drop the governments con-
spiracy cases charging 226 operators
and union officials with violation of
the Sherman law.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-13
Drowned FOrding
Swollen Stream

Marinette, Wis. = Matte Kajala, 10,
farmer, living near Amberg, Wis, and
his ten-year-old. son are believed to
have drowned yesterday when they at
attempted to ford the road alongside
Pike river which has OVERLOADED it's
banks. The first intimation of the
tragedy came when team of driver
less horses drawing a wagon loaded
with supplies arrive at the home of
neighbor. A search was started but
no trace of bodies could be found.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-13
BLANToN's SISTER WANTS JOB

Austin, Tex. Miss Annie Webb
Blanton, sister of Representative
Thomas L. Blanton of Texas who has
been the object of much fire from his
Congressional colleagues, has announc-
ed her candidacy for the unexpired
term of the late Representative Par
ish. Her entry brings the list of an
nounced candidates to five. Miss Blan-
ton is now state superintendent of ed
ucation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-13
ONE DEAD AT LAYTON.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Lawton, Okla. - One person, Mrs
Sands, was killed and her baby prob
ably fatally injured in a severe wind
storm which swept the mountain hill
addition of Lawton at S o'clock this
morning. A number of persons were
injured and much property damage
done. In the down town section OF
Lawton telephone and telegraph poles
were blown down and windows and
awnings were torn away throughout
the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-13
Iowa Has Damage
from Hail Storm

Omaha, Neb. - Hot weather in Ne
braska and parts of western Iowa yes
terday was followed by wind, rain and
hail storms which did considerable
damage in number of instances
About $4,000 damage was reported
from hail storm in Council Bluffs
Iowa. The temperature in Omaha yes
terday reached SO degrees.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-13
TO ABANDON ILLINOIS LEVY.

by Assoclated Press Leased Wire.)
Beardstown, Ill.-At 9-o'clock this
morning the water here had registered
% feet 3 inches and was still rising.
When it reaches the heighth set by
the ST. Louis weather bureau observer
for noon today the Lost Greek levee
will be abandoned, it was announced.
A rise of three more inches, as pre-
dicted, will send steady stream Of
water over the top.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-13
RAILROADS LOSE MONEY.

Brussels. - Belgium's nationalized
railways are costing the country
100000 francs day, despite in
creased freight and passenger rates. To
Offset the deficit, the government plans
to "industrialize" the roads, which
will have to increase rates if loss
is shown.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-13
WHITE SLAYER GETS
THTRTY-FIVE YEARS
Former LaCross Man is Sentenced to
Long Term on Charge of
Transporting Girl.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire.l

La Crosse, Wis. = Thirty-five years
in Deer Lodge penitentiary was the
sentence given George Mcbride for
transporting thirteen year old Will
low MSloy, La Cross school girl to
Montana, by Judge Ben B. Law in court
at Bozeman, Mont, according to a dis
patch from that city. Mcbride left
La Crosse with the girl last August.
He has a long prison record having
served terms for robbery and forgery
in Fort Leavenworth and Deer Lodge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-13
co-opERAToRs SEEK UNION.

fBy Associated Press Leased Wire.l
Fargo, n. D. = Representatives of
three cooperative marketing agencies
agreed this morning to appoint COM
mittees to meet in an attempt to ar
range some basis for forming joint
marketing agency in North Dakota
The Equity Cooperative Exchange
delegates met in a separate session to
consider joining with the other three
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-13
TO SELL PRIZE CATTLE.

Neenah. = The Winnebago County
Guernsey Breeders association will
conduct pure-bred cattle sale at the
county fair grounds in Oshkosh May 2,
according to announcement from Off
Gals. Some excellent animals are to
be offered it was said.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-13
oCONTO IS INUNDATED.

0conto, Wis. - The entire southwest
section of this city is inundated as the
result of the Oconto river overflow
ing its banks Sunday. The heavy rains
of last Saturday and the rapid melting
of snow in the woods caused. the river
to oyerrun its banks and placed the
southwestern part lof the city under
three feet Of water,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-13
MANY MEET DEATH
IN PATH OF STORM
Tornado Sweeps Over Texas and Okla
homa This Morning Bringing
Death and Desolati0n.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire )

s (By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Ballinger, Texas-Six persons were
killed, seven injured and six homes
destroyed six miles west of Rowena.
near here in tornado which sweep;
that section at one o'clock this morn
ing. Communication is badly Grip
pied and it is feared the death toll
will be greater when wreckage has
been searched. The known dead are
two children of Joe Hohutek, child
of Frank Kvatil, an identified man and
two negroes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-13
Cork Gives Site
for Ford Plant
(By Associated Press Leased Wire

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Cork, Ire.-The city corporation to-
day decided by vote of 10 to Is to
grant Henry Ford the site of his trac-
tor factory here in fee simple. When
the corporation recently issued threat
of eviction, Mr.. Ford sent cable mes
sage to the effect that unless he was
granted the lands in fee simple, he
would move the factory elsewhere.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-13
Funeral on Saturday.

Surviving the deceased are three
sons, Peter Mungen of Pleasant Prai-
rie, Nicholas W. Mungen of Iowa, and
Matthias A. Mungen OF Milwaukee. He
is also survived by three sisters, Mrs.
Margaret Thelen of Kenosha, Mrs. Su-
san Scharding of Chicago, and Mrs.
Mary Messer of Michigan.
The funeral services will be held on
Saturday morning at $3.50 o'clock at
the St. George church with interment
following in the family plot in the St.
George cemetery. The remains will be
at the Hansen funeral home, 418 Park
avenue, until the time set for the
funeral.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-13
Milwaukee Company
Asks Big Stock Issue
CIV Associated Press Leased Wire. !

Madison, Wis. = Petition was made
to the railroad commission today by
the Milwaukee Electric Railway and
Light company, for authority to issue
100000 of preferred stock to cover
costs of improvements and extension of
service already made.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-13
WOMAN KILLED AT CISCO.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Fort Worth, Texas. = One woman
was killed at Cisco, another seriously
hurt and dozen slightly injured in
storm this morning, according to re-
ports from railroad officials. At least
dozen houses were blown down, the
Broadway theater destroyed, plate
glass blown out of business houses
and many stores flooded.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-13
Belden RevOkes
License of Sheets
(By Associated Press Leased wire.

Racine, Wis. = Judge Belden today
rendered decision in the disbarment
proceedings brought against William
E. Burke, an attorney of Milwaukee,
revoking for one year his license to
practice law in the state. Burke was
charged with misrepresentation of
money received from clients and also
from an estate of which he was adj
ministrator. The charges were not de-
MED by Burke.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-13
CAsToRIA DIsCOyERER DEAD

Orange, n. J. - Charles H. Fletcher,
whose name appears on bill boards the
country over advertising 9castoria'
died here last night Of infirmities in
cident to old age.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-13
USE HER FISTS NEXT

Waterloo, Ia.-Neighbors who heard
Alice Williams, 2s, negress, fire half a
dozen bullets at her husband, Isadore
Williams, 25, last night, called the po-
&c. They found Williams sitting on
The front porch, perspiring, but I'M
armed. She missed him every time
Next time she will try her fists, she
said,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-13

Kattowitz, Si1esia. During a
search for hidden arms mine explod-
ed killing twenty French soldiers and
wounding dozen.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-13

Youngstown, Ohio. Billy Miske,
i. Paul, scored technical knockout
aver Billy Shade Of California in the
sond round.