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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-26
FREEDMAN MATCHED.

Chicago, Get. 25.-satler sFrie4nan
chice GO lightweight, tonight was
matched TO meet Dave Shade in Dos
ton, NOV 6, ana Morris schlstfer in
omaha, Ncr. ~,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-26
FIRES AT Mm,nRED.

Rrainsrd. MINI, Oct. 25.-Forest
fires at Mildred. north Of Pine River,
burned a district six miles long, de-
stroying one farmers buildings. ac-
cording to advioss received here to-
day. -
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-14
BASSETS FARMER
BADLY INJURED
Ben Lentz Is Seriously Injured Friday
Night When Struck by Automobile
Driven by Ira White.

Ben Lentz, we'll known farmer of
the Bassetts Station community, is
lowering between life and death at his
home in that village as a result OF
injuries which he received just before
s o'clock Friday evening when he was
struck by the autom obire driven by Ira
White and thrown through the wind
shield to the other side of the car,
The accident happened in front of the
Dean Hardware store in Bassetts.
Lentz was leaving the store in com
pany with Charles Freeman, both of
whom had started walking across the
street when the accident happened.
White was turning his automobile
around in the street and as he neared
the men, they separated, making it i'm
possible for him to avoid striking one
Of them.
Lentz was hurled in such a way as TO
strike the windshield and be thrown to
the other side of the car. He suffered
tive broken ribs, broken arm and a
broken eoIlarbone. He is also bleeding
from the ears, giving evidence Of a
slight eoncussion Of The brain.
White stopped his automobile imne-
diately and went to the aid of the in
jured man. Lentz was hurried to his
home where medical care was given
him. His condition this morning was
described as very critical
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-14
HUSBAND AND WIFE
MEET TRAGIC DEATH
Fond da Lac Couple Electrocuted in
Unusual Accident on Thurs
day Evening.
tBy Associated Press Leased wire.l


Fond du Lac, Wis.-George Kohls,
SO, and his wife Bertha, SO, were elec-
trocuted in their home last night,
both dying before resuscitation could
be brought into play.
Mrs. Kohls took an incandescent
light in her hand which was attached
to an extension cord. She stepped in
to the attic for the purpose of locating
a cot. As she stepped on the register
in the floor she screamed from an cleo
trio shock and died within ten minutes.
Her husband telephoned for an I'M
dertakeh W. N. Candlish who is
county coroner, responded and being
anxious to know how the accident
happened, asked the husband to show
him. Mr.. Kohls took the wire which
his wife had handled and stepped into
the attic going through the actions
of his wife; as he stepped on the
register he fell over dead. Examina-
ton of the wire showed that the in
sulation had wdxn off and that in
stepping on the register the husband
and wife had effected circuit which
snapped out their lives. They leave
two children, D boy 0rville, 8, and a
girl, Verna, IL.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-14

Frank Iaquinta told the police after
the shooting of Friday that he was
walking south On Broekett street about
five-thirty o'clock when he saw Frank
Chlapetti firing shots at him. Iaquin-
ia declared that he did not see Chap
petit before the latter commenced to
shoot, and that he himself was helpless
at the moment and carried no gun.
After five shots had been fired at
laquinta in swift, succession, Chap
petit took to cover, while Iaduinta
/ staggered to the nearest drug store
at the corner of Market street and
Rowland avenue. Meanwhile citizens
who heard the shots had already sum
moned the police.
At headquarters, the chiefs staff of
assistants had just foregathered to
present reports for the day, when the
telephone rang briskly.
Shooting at the corner of Brockett
and Market Streets" cried the secre
tary, who answered the telephone.
"Pll bet it's the Chiapetti and Ia
! quinta gang" said the captain the,
police.
All hands that could leave the Of
fee were out in trice Officers Nc
Givern and 0'Hare with the ambulance.
Lieutenant Rock, Detective Breidt and
Officer H. Rock in the police car with
the chief and assistant chief follow
ing in another car. While the police
officers in the ambulance conducted
Iaquinta to the hospital, the others
secuted the neighborhood for Frank
Chiappetti and for the instruments
of the attempt at murder for such
it clearly was =
Sam Chiappetti, a brother of the
Frank Chiappetti- wanted, was arrested
at his home, S64 Garlen street. While
there was no information pointing to
Sans presence at the scene of the
crime, he was held pending as to what
he knew of the circumstances. This
Sam Chiappetti is not the deputy
sheriff of the same name who lives
in another quarter of the city and who
is unrelated to any of the actors in
the present feud.
The Feud in Brief.
All VI Tie lag ulnJa-CnlappeCtl shoot
ing affairs so far have taken place in
the street, when the actors in the feud
met face to face unexpectedly or were
shot at from ambush.
On September Z, 1921, Frank Ia
quinta was shot with John Klous or
CLOVIS, now at the county jail on a
burglary charge, while walking down
the street in the evening. Frank
Chiappetti is under bonds to appear
at the circuit court next week to ans
wer the charge of shooting with at
tempt to murder 1aquinta on this
occasion.
On Sunday, November 81, 1921,
Frank Chiappetti was shot and wound
ed in front of the Holy Rosary church
Frank Iaquinta is under bonds to APP
pear at court next week, charged with
having been the one who shot Chan
petit with attempt to murder him.
The. following Tuesday, November 90.
Frank Iaquinta II, cousin Of the other
Frank Iaquinta, was shot and instant
~ killed. No one is at present charged
with this murder.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-14
PIONEER HAS A
BIRTHDAY FETE
Mrs. Helen Kriofsky Cele-
brates Seventy-fourth
Anniversary.
DANCE RYE WALTZ

An event Of much interest to pioneer
Kenoshans was the celebration Sunday
of Mrs. Helen Kriofsky's 74th birth an
nlversary. Forty relatives and intimate
friends gathered at Mrs. Kriofsky's
home, 81 North street, for q festive
observance including birthday dinner
and entertainment. A delicious Ave-
course dinner was served at $3.50 o.
clock, roses and ferns carrying out a
decorative motif of pink and green.
Mrs. Kriofsky has always lived in
Kenosha and many Of the guests we're
childhood friends who are also pioneer
Kenoshans. Memories Of the Kenosha
of their youth when they had gathered
for revels were recalled to these life
long cronies by the Symphony Quartet
which sang the songs SO dear to their
hearts" Sweet Adeline," "Mavourneen"
and all the other favorites which will
always be popular. Then there were
"reminiscences TOO to provoke the laugh
ter of those who had participated in
those episodes of yesteryear and those
who enjoyed them only through the
telling.
Four Generations in Dance.
Children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren surrounded Mrs. Kriofs-
ky and one of the unique features of
the entertainment was an old-fashioned
Rye Waltz danced by Mrs. Kriofsky,
her daughter, Mrs. Mary Ball, her
granddaughter, Mrs. Helen Peters, and
her great-gfanddaughter, Grace Lor-
raine Peters. Through all the intricate
steps Mrs. Kriofsky tripped rs grace
fully as her tiny greAt-granddaughter
Miss Margaret Ball, Kenosha's pepu-
lar danBeuss, is a granddaughter of
Mrs. Kriofsky and she delighted the
celebrants with an original dance Ec-
centric Miss Peters, in dainty colo
NAL rainant, offered d dance interpre-
tation of Paderewski's "Minuet in G.
Mrs. Arthur Hansehe, who was accom-
PIANIST, also offered d few excellent solo
selections.
During the afternoon and evening
Mrs. Kriofsky was showered with gifts
and congratulations. She still takes
part in club and social work and she
was remembered by co-members of the
various organizations with which she is
associated.
AS the jewellers disbanded last night
there was much gay planning for next
wear when Mrs. Kriofsky hopes to en-
terrain the same quests with another
birthday party.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-14
is FOUND DEAD
IN BED TODAY
Mrs. Agnes Proctor Theo-
bald Dies in Her Sleep
During Night.
WAS CHURCH WORKER

Death came suddenly to Mrs. Agnes
Proctor Theobald, aged So, leader in
the work of the st. Andrews Mission
who was found dead in her bed this
morning at the home at GIG Lyman
avenue. She had been in failing
health for "a number of years but had
not been considered critically i'll for
many months, On Thursday she had
been in as good health as usual, hav-
ing gone for q visit at the home of
her daughter Upon retiring on
Thursday night she complained Of no
illness. When the family attempted to
call her this morning it was found
that she had died in her sleep. A ply
stefan was summoned and declared
chat death was caused by an acute at
tack of heart trouble, from which she
had suffered for several years.
Her death comes IS q great loss to
the entire community, where she Yves
known for her many deeds Of kind
ness. .g
Native of Canada.
Mrs. Theobald was born in Barton,
Ontario, Canada, on March 16, 1852
the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ramsey
Proctor. She lived her early life ia
that country coming TO Kenosha in
1901 with her family. She wasfa mem
Der Of st. Matthew's parish and had
been one Of the leaders in the organ
ization Of the st. Andrews Mission
She was president for the first two
years of the Ladies' Aid society OF
the st. Andrews Mission and was
largely responsible for the success
of the organization. Her death comes
as d real loss to the mission.
Surviving her are her husband
James Theobald, and the following
children: Edward Theoba1d, Leth-
bridge, Alberta. Canada; Mrs. Alice
McDuffey, Birmingham, Alabama; Mrs
Charlotte Anderson, Kenosha; Miss
Belle Theobald, and Gilbert Theobald
Of kenosha.
The funeral services will be held
Monday afternoon at two o'clock at
the home followed by services at the
st. Matthew's church at two-thirty
o'clock with interment in the family
plot in the Green Ridge cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-14
Missing Rector Found
in Milwaukee Prison

Milwaukee, Wis. Cyril Butler,
serving 80 days in the house of cor
'rection for vagrancy, today was posi-
lively identified as the Rev. Donald
Bullen, missing pastor Of the Congrega-
tional churches at Grand Marsh,
Brooks and New Chester, Wis, by Dr..
Price Rood, Milwaukee dentist. The
Rev. Bullen admitted his identity
when confronted by DR.. Rood who Wis
tied the prison today. The man was
arrested on October 10 for annoying
some boys.
The Rev Bullen is not an ordained
minister, but was to be ordained in
The spring. He came to this country
from London.
Mr.. Bullen said that when the case
against him was tried he gave false
name and did not defend himself be-
cause he felt even plea of not guilty
under his own name would blacken his
name and spoil his career in the
church. He declared today he is in
nocefit.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-14

were worked out, it is certain that the
plan will receive the approval of the
stockholders meeting at the meeting
held at Baltimore. Mr.. Nash declared
today that it was the expectation that
the new stock issues would be sane
toned, issued and delivered before
December 31st Of this year.
The cutting Of this unusual "stock
melon" will be reflected in the Christ
mas stocking of many Kenosha people
as d large amount of the stock of the
company is held by men directly
connected with the operation of the
company.
It is expected that with the issu.
afce of the large stock dividends that
the value of the common stock of the
Nash company will be effeced.
Eighty-six shares Of Nash stock
were sold on the New York stock ex-
change on Thursday and The price was
$525 share.
Won't Speculate as to Value.
The officials of the company today
declined ito speculate on the value of
the new stock issues. at is impossible
to even guess at what value these
shares will be listed" said one Of the
officials. "That will depend entirely
on The conditions surrounding bust.
ness in the future. OF course we feel
that these stock issues will have d
high value"
With the retirement Of the present
issues of\preferred stock on the first
of February the entire stock of the
company, both preferred and common
will be in the hands of the holders
Of common stock of che company. Ii
is expected that some of this pre-
ferred stock may find its way to mar
kets through the hands of the com
mon stockholders.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-14
RESIGNS
AS BADGER COACH
Famous Badger Football Leader Co
ing to California and Devote
His Time to Law.
tey Assoeiated press LEASED wire

tBy Associated Press Leased wire.l
= Milwaukee, Wis.--John R. Richards,
for five years head coach Of the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin, football team,
will not direct the gridiron destinies
of the Badgers in 1923. News of his
resignation came in personal tele-
gram to George F. Downer Of the
Journal sport staff today. The big
coach, who, though never fortunate
enough to win the conference cham
pionship, has kept the Cardinal colors
near the top of the Big Ten staff ever
since he took charge of the team in
1917, will settle in California and
devote himself to the practice of law.
He will probably establish Offices
in Los Angeles.
"Under his leadership, the Badgers
have been one of the hardest fighting
teams in the conference and one of
the most feared by all opponents, y
Mr.. Downer said today. Richards
demonstrated his all-round coaching
ability at Madison with material that
though of good quality was rarely
equal in quanatity to that of his
rivals. For the FIVE years of his lead
ership, the Badgers have rated as
high, on the whole period, as any team
in the conference"
"Big John"sa as he has been known
SINCE his student days, played on the
Wisconsin team at full-back, from
1898 to 1896, being one of the few
men ever to hold the captaincy for
two years. He coached successfully
in military schools in Minnesota and
Missouri for some years and for six
years directed the football destinies
of the Colorado college eleven at Colo
RADIO Springs. He also coached Wis
consin in 1911 and Ohio state in 1912
prior to his last engagement in
Madison.
No action has been taken at to his
successor as his resignation has Just
been received.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-14
Frank Iaquinta is Shot and Wounded While
Walking Down BrOckett Street,
But Will Recover.
POLICE SEEK FRANK CHIAPETTI
IaQunta Names Old Enemy as His ASsailant But Latter
Escapes = Both Men Under Bonds on At
tempt at Murder Charges

Red blood flowed once more for the
fourth time in the feud of the Iaquin-
ta's and Chiappetti's when Friday at
$3.50 p. m. FIVE shots were fired at
Frank .Iaquinta by Frank Chiappetti on
Brockett> street near the corner of
Market. One of the bullets1odged in
Iaquinta's body just below the collar
bone. He was taken to the Kenosha
hospital, but Chiappetti escaped.
"Why didn't / have my gun with me"
moaned Iaquinta to the police while he
the hospital. "Tf I had had my gun
along, there would have been some
thing doing, believe me. Chiappetti
has all the luck Now he'll dig out
of this and I'll. de-
At the hospital where DR.. McCluskey
dressed the wounds, the physician an
1iounced that there was every indica-
tion that the victim would recover, but
Iaquinta's fears appeared to be I'M
relieved.
Bloodshed on Eve of Trial.
Both Frank Iaquinta and Frank
Chiappetti are under bonds to appear
in the circuit court next Monday
morning to answer the charge of at
tempt at murder in connection with
the shootings that took place in the
same west side neighborhood a year
ago. Both men are known to have
entertained bitter hatred to one an
other, eliminating in three eruptions
Of hioodShad J,,%;rn. Ata foI1 80 1oo1
During the feudal warfare, one man,
Frank Iaquinta II, cousin of the pres
ent Frank Iaquinta, was shot.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-14
MRS. FORD DECLARES
CHARGE A 'FRAMEUP"
Ipy Assoelated Prers Leaned Wire. ]

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Detroit, Mich. = Efforts to obtain
reduction of the $4,000 bail fixed in
Che case of Mrs. May B. Ford, charged
with plotting the death Of her husband,
Ney J. Ford, farmer, were being made
today by her attorney and her broth
err, Roy Dutton of Fort Wayne, Ind.
Dutton declared a writ of habeas
corpus would be sought if reduction
Of the bail is refused.
Plans for the defense of Mrs. Ford
accused of seeking to engage pro-
Efessional gun-man to kill her husband
were proceeding today. Her examin-
alton has been fixed for December 1s.
A speedy trial will be urged, Mrs. Ford
indicated.
AT the county Jail, Mrs. Ford reiter-
ated her charge that she was the vic
tim of "frameup." A preliminary
hearing Of her suit for divorce had
been set for December IL. "This
charge" Mrs. Ford declared, as a
'ffNmeup' to put me out Of the way
and avoid a divorce settlement that
Ford"
Mrs. Ford admitted having drawn q
map Of her husbands farm at Dear
born, near here, but declared it was
sketched TO assist friends in Ohio in
finding their way to the farm by au-
tomobi1e. a
She asserted the map had been sent
to these friends and brought back to
the house by them. They would be
called to testify at her trial she said
and refute the charge that she had
sketched the map to facilitate an al
tack upon her husband.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-14
Editor Not Guilty
on Murder Charges

Durango, Colo. - r. S.. Day, editor
of the Durango Democrat, was found
not guilty of the charge offnurder for
which he was tried in connection with
the death of William /. Wood, city,
editor Of the Durango Herald, last
April The verdict was returned at
8 o'clock this morning after 10 bal
lots had been taken.
SEARCH FOR LOST AIR MEN.
by Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Ell Paso, Tex. - Every air craft unit
at the command of the United States
air service along the 1900 mile border
has now been assigned a definite part
in the combining of the territory be-
tween Fort Hoachuca and the Pacific
coast in search of Colonel Francis
Marshall and Lieutenant, Charles L.
Weber, aviators, lost since las:
Thursday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-14

announced new, financing plans in
Kenosha this morning.
600 and an increase in the common
stock from the present authorized is-
sue Of $1,000 shares of no par value
Z to 100000 shares Of no par value, were
announced by Charles W. Nash, pfesi-
dent Of the corporation this morning.
Mr.. Nash returned from New York
to Kenosha on Thursday evening,
bringing with him the definite plans
for the increasing of the capitaliza-
ton of the Kenosha company and the
new plan will be submitted at a meet
ing Of the stockholders to be held at
Baltimore on December 18TH If it
receives the sanction of the stoekhold-
ers at that time plans for the carry
ing out Of the issue of the new stock
will be given the final sanction Of the
board of directors of the company at
a meeting to be held in New York on
the same day. 1t is not planned that
the company will place the vast issues
of new stock on che market, but all of
it will be divided among the present
stockholders Of the Nash Motors com
pany in the way of = stock dividend.
The present preferred stock issue of
$3,500,000 has been called for payment
on the first of next February and it
will be retired at price of $1,000 a
share plus the accrued dividend. The
new preferred stock of the company
will bear interest at the rate of seven
per cent year.
President Nash Explains plan.
"The plan for the financing of the
Z business of the company has been
made necessary by vast growth" said
Mr.. Nash this morning. at is pro-
posed to submit to the stockholders
at the Baltimore meeting plan for
an authorized preferred stock issue
of $22,500000 and of this amount
$l6,3SO,0OO will be issued as a stock
dividend to the holders of the com
mon stock Of the company This will
be divided by giving three shares Of
this new seven per cent preferred
stock for each share Of common stock
now held, Then it Is planned to in
crease the issue Of common stock of
no par value from $4,000 sd 900 shares
are now issued, to 100000, shares. 1t
is then planned to declare a stock
dividend of common stock to the
amount Of 21S,40O shares. This would
mean that the holder of each share
Of common stock today would receive
an additional four shares of the COM
mon stock. Putting it together the
present share holders of common stock
viii receive seven shares of the new
stock, three shares of the preferred
and four Of the common"
Deliver Stock by End OF the Year.
AS the large majority Of the stock
has been represented at conferences
held in New York and Kenosha at
which the plans for the stock dividend
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-14
TIGER OF FRANCE
JUST DIRT FARMER "
Former Premier il Speaker at Great
Gathering Of Farmers in Chi
caro- Today,

Leased
Chicago, Ill. = Georges Clemenceau,
speaking as "dirt farmer from
France" to the farmers Of the United
States, today urged them to support the
re-entfy Of America into European Of :
fairs, not only as conscientious
duty but as good business stroke.
Isolation" he exclaimed, what does
isolation mean for you? You know
what it meant with your last wheat
crop more wheat than America
could eat, with low prices SO that you
didn't know what to do.
cat the time your prices were down.
Russia and AUSTRIA and Germany and
France were hungry and couldn't eat
because they couldn't pay"
They couldn't pay, Clemeneeau de-
clared, because of the unsettled condi-
lions in Europe, directly traceable, he
asserted to the fact that the United
States left Europe after the war With
out helping enforce the peace treaty.
IF there is a crisis in Europe now"
he continued, 'it is because America
disinterested herself from the treaty.
| don't ask you to send gold or soldiers
or diplomats - sometimes | think
diplomats are worse than soldiers = |
only ask you to send us the good word,
and | am sure peace will be restored.
Let the Turks and Russians ana the
Germans see that America is in the
moral field, the talking field, and all
will be WE'LL"
The Tiger of France spoke before
an audience Of about 400 delegates
to the American Farm Bureau FEEDER
alton, presenting Al states. in the
Tiger Room" of the Sherman hotel.
Three huge striped tigers were hlaz-
oned on the wall behind him and tigers,
wolves and eagles decorated the walls
that fatiked and faced him.
When he rose to speak, introduced
by President James r. Howard Of the
Federation, three glaring spotlights
were turned upon him. He gestlsulated
for the lights to be turned off and
finally sat down, refusing to start un-
til the lights were dimmed.
81 am sorry, but can't speak before
such brilliant lights-they hurt my
eyes," he explained. His apology was
greeted with burst of applause.
He introduced himself as "a farmer.
the son of farmer and the grandson
Of farmer" adding that he was "a
dirt farmer, brought up in the mud
as your brave soldiers were in France. -
Declaring that he, like all the other
farmers of France, who made up-sixty
per cent of the population, were "for
peace always peace" He said that
France had gone to war because Ger
many had forced her in it.
"Then came the treaty. he contin-
ued, "and America thought she could
disipterest herself. The result was the
great crisis we have now want to
talk only on one point: You are to
choose between peace that could be
settled almost Instantly and war, which
may come, cannot say when. That
means you must choose between iso-
! lation and cooperation"