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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-02

lapse of the theatre roof was in pros
pect today. In addition to an exhaus-
tive inquiry ordered by the board of
commissioners of the district and an
other to be started immediately by
the grand jury, Senator Capper of
Kansas, member of the senate, Dis
trict of Columbia committee, annornc-
ed that as soon as the senate con-
vened he would introduce a resolu-
ton calling for an investigation of
the tragedy. The senator said he had
received reports that the building code
of the District had been violated in
more than few instances during the
rush of construction resulting from
the rapid increase of population here
after the war declaration.
Edward #. Shaughnessy, second as
sistant postmaster general, who was
among the fourteen listed as seriously
injured, was still making a fight for
life at the Walter Reed hospital TODAY.
His wife and two daughters also were
injured but not seriously. Among
those prominent on the list of dead as
it stood today was former Representa-
tive A. j. Barchfeld, formerly of Pitts
burg and Mrs. Virginia Farraud, sister
of Minister Bianchi, of Guatemala.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-02
Show Values of
State Property
Every Citizen in State Represented by
Thirty Eight Dollars Worth
of Property.

Madison = Each person in the state
of Wisconsin is represented by $38
worth of state property, according to
figures of valuation given out today
by G. D. Mack, state chief engineer
today.
The total value of property owned
outright and of property in which the
state has an equity, or control, as high
ways, is $970O0,OOO.
Lands on which state institutions are
located, and state PARIS, are valued
at $11,000,O0O.
The capitol building represents an
outlay of only $7,5O0,O00, being one of
the cheapest per cubic foot of construc-
ton in the United States, and yet one
of the most beautiful, according to
Macks figures. It's replacement cost
would be nearly double this at present.
All state-owned buildings total a val
uation of $40,000,000.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-02
Public Service
Building ScOrched
Accumulation of SCOT Caused Fire
Which Caused Damage of Close
to a Hundred Dollars.

The Public Service building on Mar
ket Square was scorched by an early
morning fire today but prompt arrival
of the fire department and lucky dis
covery of the fire by one of the ten
ants of the building, who believed in
getting to work while some people
sleep, saved the building from serious
loss. The fire started in an accumula-
ton of SCOT in the chimney and it
managed to burn through the chimney
to the roof. One of the tenants came
into the upper rooms of the building
just after seven o'clock and discovered
the fire. He called the department.
Members of the fire department said
that had the fire continued for another
half hour the building would have
been in serious danger. 1t was said
that the loss would be less than a
hundred dollars.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-02
PIONEER WOMAN BURIED.

The funeral services of Mrs. Cath
crime Zoeller, widow of the late Jacob
Zoeller and for many years resident
of Kenosha, took place at nine o'clock
this morning from the home of her
brother, Peter ]. Tully, $40 Bond
street, followed by services at the st.
George church with interment in the
family plot at the St. George ceme-
terry. Mrs. Zoeller, who was formerly
Miss Catherine Garvey, was born July
4th, 1887, in Dublin, Ireland. She
came to America with her parents at
the age of fifteen months and had re-
sided in Kenosha until four months ago
when she went to five with her daugh-
ter in Rock Island. Surviving the de-
ceased are three sons, Andrew Zoeller
of New London, Wisconsin, and Peter
and Jacob Zoeller, of Kenosha; four
daughters, Mrs. ]. A. Wallace of Rock
Island, Mrs. Thomas O'Connor and
Mrs. Mary Lawless, of Chicago, and
Mrs. Charles Liegler of Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-02
SIR SHAKLETON IS
DEAD THREE WEEKS
Famous British Explorer Dies Aboard
His Steamer, the Quest
While Seeking Pole.
(By associated Press Leased Wire


Buenos Aires = More than three
weeks elapsed between the death of
Sir Ernest Shackleton, the British ex-
plorer and its announcement to the
world made yesterday when the body
arrived at Montevideo. The delay, La
Nacion's Montevideo correspondent
telegraphs was ascribed by Captain
Hussey, who accompanied the body
as due to a series of wireless mishaps.
Sir Ernest died aboard the steam
ship Quest on which he was making
another antarctic voyage while an
chored off South Georgia Island on
January 5. His body was taken to
Montevideo on the first leg of the trip
home aboard the Norwegian steamship
Professor Cruvel.
Captain Hussey bore death certi-
fcate made out in South Georgia Is
land, reading.
81, Alexander MackIin, certify to my
best knowledge and belief that the
cause of death was atheroma in the
arteries of the heart. Before death
he had not suffered an infectious or
contagious disease."
This certificate was signed by DR..
Macklin as surgeon of the expedition.
The body arrived at Montevideo in an
hermitically sealed zinc she'll covered
with wood.
Captain Hussey told La Nacion's
correspondent that the "Quest arrived
at South Georgia Island with her main
wireless plant out of commission due
to damage by heavy storms during the
voyage. Sir Ernest had been in the
best of health throughout the trip. The
day before his death he landed on the
island to supervise the purchase of
provisions and returned to the ship APP
parently we'll. After supper he went
to the cabin and talked with his COM
panions.
At $3.50 on the morning of January
he felt sharp pains in his back and
called the doctor who had hardly be-
gun preparing remedies when the ex-
plorer died without uttering another
word. .t;x
When asked why the Quest did not
inform the Falkland Islands with her
minor wireless set, Captain Hussey
said it was not sufficiently powerful
The wireless equipment of the Profes-
sor also was out of order, he declared
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-02
FIND TWO STILLS
In HOLE In HILL
Blue Grass Country of
Kentucky Has Nothing
on SOmers.
SHERIFF TOWS EN- IN

81 don't know what's the matter with
the town of Somers," said Deputy Sher-
iff Stanley Rauen today, shaking his
head. Seems to be an unlawful place
for stills"
This was after the sheriff sponge
squad made a raid Saturday night on
the premises of Mike Labanowski, five
miles out on the Rowland avenue road
near the North Shore tracks, and I'M
covered 700 gallons of mash and two
giant stills which were working over
time with two girl attendants in
charge, without regard for the 54-hour
law. Premises" the only word
which can be used properly for the
place, for the sheriff hesitated in call
ing it a home. .ss5- ~ es
sit was more hole in the hill" ne
said. "There were two shacl1s, part of
which were back in a. mound of earth
and the whole thing looked Ikea dis
tillery in the Kentucky hills, the way
they show them on the screen. / had
to pinch myself to make sure wasn't
movie sheriff, because the whole
thing seemed too unreal"
Too Much for ''Red" to Tackle.
Deputy Sheriffs Nick Otto and 'eRed"-
Bonn made the raid on the place fol-
lowing call for the sheriff. The two
deputies put in a return call for the
sheriff, when they discovered what was
in the hill, and the rest of the force
responded, Sheriff Rauen, Turnkey
Keul, Undersheriff Knipfer and Deputy
Steve Robinson.
Two stills were found going fullj
blast, and full to the rim. The twol
young women, about IL and IS years,
old who were running the outfit, said
that they were the nieces Of the man
who owned the stills and that he had
left for Chicago with their~au after
directing them to light the fire under
the stills. The girls said that their.
uncle would return Sunday. A little
moonshine was found in addition to
700 gallons of mash. aqsei4
At the same time the sheriff found
two men on the place who said that
they had both come from Racine, but
would not state their business. The
sheriff suspected them of bootlegging
anu brought them into the co7n.y jail,
though as matter of fact he was not
pal ticularly DESTROYS of having extra
weekend guests. Their names were
given as Peter Kapolos, Clinton ave-
nue., and Tony Butkus, S24 Jackson
street, Racine. Meanwhile Otto and
Bonn were left in charge of the shack
to arrest the owner when he came
home.
Otto and Bonn were faithful to or
ders and arrested Mike when he ar
rived Sunday afternoon. Mike was
brought to the county Jail and added
to the sheriff's family.
Lavandowsld when arraigned before
Judge Slater in the municipal court
this afternoon pleaded guilty and wasl
fined $3.50 and costs. He was attempt
ing to raise the fine to prevent going
to jail. 4
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-02
NOTRE DAME STARS
CONFESS TO CHARGES
Eight Notre Dame Football Stars Adj
nit Playing in Semi-PrOfes-
sionaI Football Game.
by Associated Press Leased wire.)

by Associated Press Leased Wire.)
South Bend, Ind.-Eight Notre Dame
University athletes today voluntarily
confessed to Father William Carey,
chairman of the athletic board, and
Knute Rockne, football coach, that they
had played in the semi-professional
football game at Taylorville, Ill, No
vember 81, 1921, with the Carlinville,
ILL.,, team. They were Immediately dis
qualified from further athletic cOmpe-
tition at Notre Dame.
The eight men were
Eddie Anderson, Mason City, iowa,
all-American end.
Chester Wynne, Orionque, Kans.. all
Western fullback selection of several
football writers and star hurdler.
Roger Kiley, Chicago, varsity end,
captain of the basketball team and
star trackman
Lawrence Shaw, Stewart, Iowa, var
sity tackle and Western champion shot
putter.
Harry Mara, Huntington, Ind, sub
center in football and regular base
ball player.
Robert Phelan, Fort Madison, Iowa,
sub-varsity fullback
Earl Walsh, Adrian, Iowa, sub-var-
sity back.
Dick Seifert, Carlinville, ILL.,, sub
end.
The players exonerated. Gus Desch,
member of the American Olympic team
and John Mohardt, all-American back
from taking part in the game, saying
that neither was in any way implicat-
ed in the affair.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-02

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Washington, D. C.-With LOT dead
and 1873 injured removed from the ru-
ms of the Knickerbocker motion pic
ture theater early today, rescuers were
still struggling with the heavy wreck
age left when the snow-laden roof of
the structure collapsed during the
showing of comedy bill Saturday
night.
BrigadierGeneral Bandholtz, COM
mander of the federal troops in the
district in personal charge Of the res
cue work said it might be another
twentyfour hours before it could be
definitely said there were no more dead
or injured in the wreckage of twisted
steel and concrete which yet remained
to be cleared away
It was believed, however, that the
section now being explored would WELD
few additions to the list of dead and
injured Rescuers early today had
been struggling for hours to release
from the part of the wreckage now
being overturned one man believed to
be yet alive although imprisoned I'M
der the mass for nearly thirty-six
hours. The great weight of the steel
beams and concrete which crashed with
the roof have in many instances made
the rescue of victims painfully slow
and difficult.
The capital city was bowed in grief
today to learn the full extent of the
tragedy with the recovery of bodies
of victims yesterday and last night.
This was the more intensely shared by
the rest of the country because of the
considerable number OF visitors who
suffered in the catastrophe. President
Harding in statement last night said
the tragedy had left him with the
"same inexpressible sorrow which has
come to all Washington and which will
be sympathetically felt throughout the
land.
Three-Fold Investigation.
A three-fold investigation of the
cause and circumstances of the col
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-02
LOCK HORNS AT
MILK MEETING
Kenosha County Milk Pro-
ducers Have Merry Bat
tie Saturday.
VOTE ANOTHER MEET

Defiant factions of the milk produc-
ers of Kenosha county locked horns
Saturday afternoon at the meeting of
the Kenosha County Milk Producers
association at the court house over the
question of whether or not the organi-
cation would be disbanded and as a
result of the long and heated discus
sion of the question, the election for
which the meeting was called, was post
poned until next Saturday. The fire.
works turned loose at the meeting
demonstrated that there is to be a
fight to the finish between the two
factions and it is hoped thereby to
iron out many of the difficulties and
to open way whereby all of the milk
producers in county will be benefited.
Throw in BombsheT.
The meeting on Saturday afternoon
started off lively when William Kline,
one of the large milk producers in the
western part of the county, threw in
bombshell when he moved that the
association be disbanded and that new
locals be organized to affiliate with the
Milk Producers Cooperative Marketing
company. John Claussen seconded the
motion and the discussion began.
In part of the discussion Frank T.
Holt, the present president of the or
ganizatio1, was arraigned because he
had failed to appoint a committee to
meet with a committee from the mar
keting association to elect chairman
and discuss problems of interest to the
members of both organizations.
Debate Over Disputed Vote.
1t was maintained that at the previ-
Gus meeting this action had been or
dered by vote of 20 to 10 but that
President Holt had decided that one
of the men in the majority was not
entitled to a vote and for this reason
had not acted. Friends of both sides
of the controversy demanded their
right to discuss the situation and the
result of this was that the meeting
was forced to adjourn before definite
action could be taken.
Friends Of the plan for disbanding
the organization declare that they had
large majority present at the meet
ing and that only the action of Presi-
dent Holt in ruling the motion out
of order prevented them from pass
ing the motion.
1t was finally decided that meetings
of the various locals would be held
during the coming week to elect dele
gates for a special meeting on next
Saturday which is to decide whether
the Kenosha Milk Producers associa-
tion is to be abandoned or not. In the
event that the association votes to con-
tinue in existence officers will also be
elected at this meeting.
The quarrel between the factions is
one of long standing. President Holt
maintains that the provisions laid down
by the Marketing association are very
undesirable and for that reaon that he
has refused to support their plan.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-02
GET lO8 BODIES
OUT OF THEATRE
Searchers Still Working in
Wreckage of Knicker-
booker Theatre.
BUILDING COLLAPSED
Weight of Snow on Roof Given
as Cause but Scientists Say
Structural Strain Possible.
BULLETIN,

by Associated Press Leased Wire)
Washington, d. C. - Investiga-
ton of the Knickerbocker theatre
disaster by Senate committee is
proposed in a resolution introduced
today by Senator Capper, Republi-
can, Kansas a member of the
Senate District of Columbia COM
mittee. Under the rules the reso-
luton was referred to audits and
control committee.
Supporting the resolution, Sem
atOr Frelinghuysen, Republican,
New Jersey, said the investigation
should be widespread one OF the
entire district government" adding
that he knew from personal knowI-
edge that many buildings in Wash
ington were Sire traps" which at
any time might cost scores of
lives.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-02

ton of six months to each sentence
as imposed. 1t appeared certain that
some of the men would pay the fines
during the afternoon with a view of
reducing to a minimum the amount
of time actually served in prison.
Several of the defendants as they
faced the court declared that they had
no money with which to meet their
fines and that they would be forced to
serve the terms in prison named as the
alternative. Some of these men have
been credited with making large sums
out of the illegal liquor business.
All Places Declared Nuisance.
In every case where sentence was
imposed the court handed down an
order declaring the places as nuisances
and closing them under an order for
an injunction. This injunction is d.
rected against the owners of the places
and they are required to appear in
court and give bonds to make certain
that not one of these places will be
used for the sale of intoxicating liquors
or for any other unlawful purposes.
Attorneys appeared to contest against
this portion of the court and the court
declared that he would hear such mo-
tons as they expected to make later on.
An especial appeal was made against
the closing of the Bloxdorf case, but
the court refused to revise his sent
ence and the order that went along
with it.
The wholesale House of Correction
sentences handed out by the court
brought profound sensation in the
ranks of the men who have hung on
the ragged edge of law violation. 1t
was limited that the action was expect
ed to make a rush for the municipal
court in cases pending in there.
Judge Belden let it be understood
that in aking the sentences he had
taken into consideration the facts
where pleas of guilty had been made
but that such pleas had not caused
him to lose sight of fragrant viola
lions of tic I1u
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-02
MRS. MILLER BADLY INJURED.

Additional Information regarding theI
accident which claimed the life Of
Mrs. Lucy Yule Menker in Denver on
Friday reached Kenosha this morning
revealing that the deceased had died
from fractured skull. Mrs, LaMaude
Yule Miller, her sister, who was also
injured in the accident is still in a.
Denver hospital suffering from an in
jury to her knee which may result I'M
permanently crippling her. The fune-I
raj services of Mrs. Menke will be heidi
in Denver, the exact date for whichl
has not yet been set. 49,,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-02
Military Patrols
Guard Packing Plant
tBy Associated Press Leased wire.)

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Nebraska City, Neb. - Military mo-
tor patrols we're on, duty to preserve
order today as packing plant workers
went to work in Nebraska City, parts
of which were declared under martial
law Saturday by Governor McKelvie,
following an outbreak of disorder last
week as the result of the strike in the
packing industry.
Lieutenant Colonel Douglas, in COM
mand of the national guardsmen re-
ported "quite number of men who
have been afraid to go to work in the
past" returned to their tasks today.
Peaceful picketing was resumed by
the strikers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-02
China in Favor of
Shantung Agreement
fBy Asgociated Press Leases Wire.l

Picking - The government is under
stood to hold that the final Shantung
proposal at the Washington conference
as framed by the British and Ameri-
can delegates should be accepted.
While it was felt important that the
problem of the port of Kiaochow should
also be adjusted, it was realized this
could not be done without settlement
of the Shantung railway question and
therefore it was unwise to refuse the
proffered adjustment.
A refusal, it was realized might alien
nate the English speaking nations to
the detriment of their future relations
with China.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-02

Law enforcement showed it's teeth
in the circuit court today and with
three hours given over entirely to the
sentencing of men who have been con-
nected with unlawful traffic in intoxi-
eating liquor in the city of Kenosha,
Judge Belden filled up tier Of cells
in the House of Correction in Milwau
kee and ordered thousands in fines
paid into the county treasury.
The judge gave his time today to the
consideration Of the sentence of ten
men who had been convicted or who
had pleaded guilty" to violations of
the liquor laws. In nearly every case
the men were sentenced to prison on
each count of the indictment, but the
grand and glorious feeling came at
the end of the sentence when the
court ordered that the terms be served
concurrently.
The men sentenced to prison in the
House of Correction in Milwaukee in
Guided William Kefes, julius Bloxdorf,
Julius Klous, Steve Hornachek, Joseph
Filko, John Hrupka, Joseph Hrupka,
Edward (Jess) Minkowski, Alderman
Joseph Loef land his brother, Ben
Loef. The sentences with the excep-
ton of the Loef brothers were handed
out at the morning session of the court
which continued we'll into the after
noon. The Loef brothers after being
,efore the court for examination were
ected to return this afternoon to
@Lo ~
let them understand that it would
not be easy to take.
Reveals Rottenness of the City.
The imposing of sentence on the
men was only one of the features of
the court session. AS the defendants
faced the bar of justice and attempted
to make their excuses the court showed
q wonderful-some people thought it
uncanny knowledge of the conditions
in Kenosha today and for the first time
revealed the fact that trained investi-
gators had been working under his di-
rection and had reported on the activi-
ties of every man, who came before
the court for sentence. Before these
reports showing that many of the men
had continued in the defiance of the
law and in the sale of liquor even fol-
lowing their pleas in court the at
tempts Of attorneysato plead for mercy
Cor the defendants melted away. The
revelations made from the bench show
ed that many of the saloon men had
continued in the sale of liquor.
81 don't remember any sales" said
one of the defendants to the Judge
when he was asked the customary ques-
tion "Have you engaged in the sale of
liquor since your indictment?"
Memories Are refreshed.
The memories of these men were re-
freshed as the court read from the
notes of his Investigators. 81 can
probably refresh your memory" he told
several of them. Ben Loef, who was
the last man to be called before the
court before the noon adjournment, adj
mitted that he had been selling liquor
after he had been indicted. 81 COM
mend you for acknowledging it," re-
piled the court, "but know that. You
have been brewing as we'll as selling.
You sold liquor under the very nose of
the grand jury and you continued it
up to last Saturday," said Judge Beld-
en-. "Mr. Loef is not entitled to much
consideration" continued the judge.
"He has violated the law persistently
and defantly."
You have been running bad place, .
fg~r
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-02
BULLETIN.

Joseph LOef was fined $1,000 and
costs and sentenced to three
months at hard labor in the House
of Correction by Judge Belden this
afternoon in the circuit court at
three-thirty o'clock. Ben Loef, his
brother was fined $1,000 and sent
enced to six months in the House
of Correction, also at hard labor.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-02
Racine is Rocked
by Two Explosions
lBy Assoeiated Press Leased WI

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Racine, Wis. Two explosions fol-
lowed by fire today destroyed a storage
building of the Pugh Coal company
together with the building which hous-
ed the officers of the concern. The loss
is approximately $4,000.
1t is not known what caused the ex-
plosions.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-02

Chicago.-Samuel FELTON,, presidents
of the Chicago Great Western railway.
said that statements of the United
States Labor Board as to savings to-
the railroads effected by changes I'M
certain rules gave a grossly exag-I
gerated idea" of reductions in rail-.
way labor costs.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-02
Egypt Doesn't Care
for British Offer

London - The governments state
ment outlining the basis on which it
will terminate the Egyptian protector
ate and recognize Egypt IS sovereign
state seemingly has done nothing to re-
move the opposition in quarters where
its past proposals have been con-
In these circles the statement
is made that the new offer differs now