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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-08-17
Ecick Goes
Back to the Farm

Peter Ecick was brought into the
municipal court this morning to re
ceive sentence on the charge of hav-
ing unlawful liquor in his possession.
Ecick has been out on the city poor
farm, and the court sentenced him to
return there and serve out his time
until the middle of September.
and when the time is up am go
ing to leave the state of Wisconsin
for good" said Ecick
IF | believed you," said Assistant
District Attorney Roy Stephenson, 81
would ask the court to dismiss the case
and give you the chance"
Ecick is considered an addition at
the farm where he is regular "handy
man about the house" being an expert
member of harness, and general "fxer."
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-08-17
Police Officers Owen Hannaway, Eric Hanson
and j. L. Pitsch Resign from the
KenOsha Police Force.
NO CHARGES TO Be PREFERRED
PatrOlmen Prefer to Resign Rather Than Face
Charges of Conduct Unbecoming an
Officer and Turn in Stars.

another step in enforcing discipline
among the members of the depart
ment. All police officers have been
told that they are expected to obey and
enforce the law and it is our plan
to enforce the regulations to the
letter.
While the three designations were
not taken up formally with the mem
bers of the police. commission, the af-
fair was discussed with several mem
bers of this board and the action of
Chief Logan approved. The three
designations will be presented to the
board at its next regular meeting. \
The places of the three officers will
be filled from the list of those appli-
cants who are on the waiting list for
places on the department. In accept
ing the designations Chief Logan COM
mented on the fact that in some
branches of the service all of the three
men under question had been of great
value to the department.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-08-17

Seventy-fve passengers aboard q
two-car limited north bound train on
the Chicago, North Shore and Milwau-
kee Electric railway were shaken up
and thrown from the car seats just be-
fore nine O'Clock this morning when
the train crashed head-on into truck
loaded with gravel at the crossing of
the line atTanck avenue near the south
limits Of the city. 1t was declared
that not one of the passengers of the
train, were injured. James Peterson,
the driver of the truck, who resides
at 1920 Eighth avenue, was thrown
with the truck to the side of the road
and he was not thrown from the cab
of the vehicle. He sustained slight in
juries. He had most remarkable es-
cape from death and he picked himself
up from the side of the road before
the train which was going at high
rate of speed could be stopped. He
was able to tell the story of the acct
dent to members Of the police depart
ment before he was removed to
the Kenosha clinic for treatment. An
investigation showed that his only in
jury was slight abrasion on one of
his legs and he suffered some from the
shock of the accident. Later he was
able to go to his home
Failed to See Train Coming.
Peterson is employed by Nels Thorn
sen, a contractor, and he was driving
a Whittier truck carrying more than
two tons of gravel. The truck was be-
ing driven west along Tanck avenue
and Peterson told the police officers
that as he approached the crossing of
the electric line he looked to the north
and the south but that he did not see
any train coming. He drove onto the
track and had all but cleared the track
when the limited train which was run
ming at high rate Of speed caught
the truck about two feet from the rear
and hurled it into the ditch. Peterson
remained in the cab as the big truck
turned over and he dug himself out
from under the debris before any one
came to his assistance. Peterson de-
clared to the police that the bell which
was supposed to protect the crossing
was not ringing but this report was
questioned by officials of the company
in Kenosha.
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SALEM.

The first Kenosha county Sunday
school picnic was held at Paddock's
Lake August 9th. A fine program con-
sisting of games in the morning, bas-
ket lunch, community singing and an
interesting address by Rev. Custer
house of Union Grove in the afternoon.
Later contests of several kinds for
which prizes were given. A fine dele
cation from most of the schools-Bris-
toll, 1875; Silverlake, So; Wilmot, 27;
Wesley Chapel, So; Salem, At; Paris
and Bristol, 6, and number from Ke-
nosha and Trevor. A fine time was
enjoyed by all and all voted to have a
picnic annually.
The death Of James Riggs, one of
our pioneer settlers, at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Herman hasten at
Yorkville with whom he had been
staying for a number of weeks,
was a great shock to his relatives and
friends here. The funeral and inter-
ment was held at Paris Corners Mon
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Acker and Mr..
and Mrs, Clarence CornweH of Keno
sha attended family reunion near
Genoa at the old Acker farm Sunday.
Mrs. Ethel Oakfeld of Chicago is q
guest of Misses Jennie and Josie
Loescher for few weeks prior to her
going to California next month. Miss
Pearl Sanborn, who is a guest of her
aunt, Mrs. Olive Multer, will accom-
pany her. She will stop over at Den
yer and visit DR.. and Mrs. Piedt, for
mer residents Of this village.
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DON HALL SAYS
VERY MUCH ALIVE
INV Associated Press Leased Wire.

Madison, Wis. Don C. Hall, of
Milwaukee candidate for Congress in
the Fourth Wisconsin district told Ell
mer S. Hall secretary of state, today
that he could reply as Mark Twain
once did:
"The report of my death is much
exaggerated" when informed that a
move was underway to take his name
off the primary election ballot.
Word was brought to the secretary
on Monday that Mr.. Hall had been
killed in an automobile accident near
Rhinelander. Request was at once
made of the Milwaukee county clerk
that he certify the death and have the
candidates name taken from the bal
lot.
Investigation showed Mr.. Hall very
much alive at his home.
Apparently mistake in Names"
the secretary of state said.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-08-17
State Ball League
Plan Carried Out

Green Bay, Permanent or
ganization of the Wisconsin State
league was completed at a meeting
held here last night with the election
of the following officers.
President T. E. MCCLELLAN, Menasha;
vice president, Patrick Ryan, Apple
tons treasurer, A. E. Senzenbrenner,
Neenah; secretary, G. W. Calhoun,
Green Bay
The schedule was adopted and the
games booked for Saturday, August
10, Appleton at Green Bay and Mani
towoc at Menasha. The contests for
Sunday, August 90, are Menasha at
Green Bay and Manitowoc at Appleton.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-08-17

Mrs. Lucia Orvis, who is making a
trip through the west, is expected home
about the first of next month.
Mrs. Henry Epping was Chicago
visitor Tuesday.
Mrs. Duncan Of Milwaukee is guest
of her daughters, Mrs. Floyd Wright
and Miss Alice Duncan, for few
weeks.
Mrs. Clarence Wright and little folk
are visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Burrett at Bassetts this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Epson of Bristol
were Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs
George Huntoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Wright and Miss
Doris Evans were initiated into the
Eastern Star at Bristol Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. Whitlow is entertaining her
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Another shakeup in the police de-
pertinent of Kenosha was made public
today when announcement was made
by Chief of Police Thad Logan that
he had received the designations Of
Patrolmen Owen Hannaway, Eric Han
son, John L. Pitsch all Of whom have
been members of the force for several
years and all of whom are declared
to have resigned under fire" 1t was
stated that the resignation had been
placed in the hands of Chief Logan
late Monday afternoon after an all day
investigation had been carried on into
reports that the officers had conducted
themselves in manner ,unbecoming
to officials Of the law.
The policemen. without admitting
the charges, declared that they pre-
ferred to resign rather than to face
charges of conduct unbecoming an
officer.
Continuation of Cleanup.
Chief Logan declared that the probe
had been carried on in continuation
of mis- policy that patrolmen must, at
all times live up to the laws which
they are supposed to enforce. Under
his administration several other pa
trolmen have turned in their stars be-
cause they were charged with conduct
ing themselves in way which was not
becoming to an officer Of the law.
Itwas stated that with the resigna-
tions in the hands of the chief, no
charges would be filed against them
and that there would be no airing
of the affair before the police and
fire commission.
Called on Green Carpet.
"Since these men have preferred TO
resign from the department, it is
neither necessary to file any formal
charges against them or make public
the details of the episode which led
to the investigation" declared Chief
Of Police Thad Logan this morning.
Suffice it to say that they were call
cd on the carpet in connection with
an arrest made here recently which
brought to light that there had been
fragrant violation of the law and that
these officials had been cognizant Of
these violations and taken no steps to
remedy the condition. 1t is true that
had they preferred to fight the investi-
cation, would have taken the matter
before the police and fire commission"
1t was added that in none Of the
cases was it an isolated violation of
the rules of the department. One of
the officers has previously been on
probation, The misconduct in question
took place at times when the police
officers were supposed to be on duty
and not during their "off time"
To Promote Efficiency.
"Tt is the idea of the police COM
mission and of the persons in charge
OF the department to bring the Keno
sha police department to the highest
point of efficiency" declared Chief
Logan. "This investigation has been
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-08-17
Sister of Kenoshan
Dies in Denmark
Gable Announces the Death of Mrs.
Marie Beltoft, Sister of Hans
C. Hansen.

Hans c. Hansen, junior member of
the firm, the Hansen company
received cablegram this morning an
nouncing the death of his sister, Mrs.
Marie Hansen Beltoft, which occurred
early this morning at Hobro, Denmark
Mrs. Beltoft was SO years of age
and the wife of J. P Beltoft, postmast-
or of the city of Hobro, In his recent
trip abroad Mr.. Hansen had spent some
time at the home of his sister. Her
death came as great shock as the
relatives in this country had not been
advised that she had been i'll.
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mother, Mrs. Harcourt, of Springfield
Mo-, for a few weeks.
Mrs. Grace Durken and sons Of Chi
cago, who have been guests Of rela-
tives during the past week, returned
Saturday to their home in Chicago.
Miss Lulu Root of Milwaukee was a
weekend guest of her mother, Mrs.
Gooken.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-08-17
Ask Shipping Board
of Liquor Purchases

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.l
Washington, D. C. - Resolutions
calling upon the United States ship
ping board to inform the House where
and how much liquor it bought for
sale on American ships since the ma
tional prohibition law went into effect
were introduced today by Representa-
tives Sullivan, Democrat, Massachus-
etts and Brennan, Republican, Michi-
gan.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-08-17

Roof of Howard Vosburgh Residence
Takes Fire.
Monday morning the roof of the
Howard Vosburgh residence caught
fire, but the fire department was sum
moned and arrived before much dam
age was done.
1t is uncertain whether the fire start
ed from spark from a laundry stove
which was burning at that time or from
an electric wire.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-08-17
BRISTOL.

Miss Violet King visited the Bell
family and friends in Elgin last week.
Lee Lancer is moving into his new
home this week.
Clayton Wells of Rockford visited
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-08-17
GENOA JUNCTION.
wilmot Defeats state-Liners.

An exciting game was played here
Sunday, when Wilmot played the State
Liners and won, to 8. McHenry will
play here next Sunday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-08-17
ORDER TROOPS BACK HOME.

Iby AssCclateu Press Leased Wire.
Columbus, Ohio - Ohio national
guard troops sent to the various Ohio
coal fields during the coal strike were
returned to their armories and
demobilized today by Governor Davis
The troops will start their homeward
movement some time today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-08-17
French Cabinet
Backs Premier

Rambouilet, France - The French
cabinet today unanimously approved of
the German PREPARATIONS policy lof Pre-
mier Poincare and congratulated him
on the stand he took at the London
conference Of Allied premiers.
This action was taken after NJ. Poin-
care had given an exposition of the
negotiations in London.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-08-17

In the United States, the average
nual pay of rural postmen using
or vehicles is $3.50, as compared
$3.50 for those using horse-drawn
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-08-17

Massachusetts has 57,703 motor
trucks, with which equipment it is pos
sible to transport 100000 ton miles
of freight every day,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-04-21
Members of That Family Have Hard
Work Convincing Strangers That
the Name Is Real.

eft isn't the fact that Smith Is such
a common name that dislike 1t" said
Miss Smith, according to New York
Sun writer, ''but the fact that every
one who wants to give a fictitious
name lust says she's Miss Smith.
Every time l have to introduce myself
somebody sort of smokers about 1t
and supposes my name is Gugen-
beimer or Cafferey or something else.
Take my sister and myself, for in
stance. We often go out together to
the rink or down In the village for
supper.
'sThere's always some nice boys
around who want TO dance with US or
skate around a couple of times. or
course. you don't need any official In
PRODUCTION these days. and the boys
know 1t. So they come over and In
little while they're telling us where
they work and their telephone number
and how we look like their sisters,
and all that. It's all right. too. be-
cause you get used to that way OF
Getting acquainted, and it's much bet
fer than some funny guys, who try to
hand you line that they're In the
movies or doing fiction writing.
.'well. anyway. pretty soon. If they
like us. they say. You're pretty
nifty little dancer. I'd like to see you
again. You know all about me. SO
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write them at least that he had ar
rived safely and was well. He bought
a postcard in the drug store. and wrote
just, Arrived safely; am wello to
John Welton In Kansas. There was
little vending machine upon the coun-
ter, and he dropped in penny and got
box of matches and put them In his
pocket.
He mailed the card and turned back
to AstOr street; and he walked more
swiftly now, having come to his deci-
sion, and only shot one quick look up
at the house as he approached it. With
what had his father shut himself up
within that house for twenty years?
And was it there still? And was it
from that that Benjamin Corvet had
fled? He saw no one in the street,
and was certain no one was observing
him as, taking the key from his pocket,
he ran up the steps and unlocked the
outer door. Holding this door open
to get the light from the street lamp,
he fitted the key into the inner door /;
then he closed the outer door. For full
ly a minute, with fast-beating heart
and sense of expectation of he knew
not what, he kept his hand upon the
key before he turned it; then he
opened the door and stepped into the
dark and silent house.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-04-21
DIDN'T GET THAT SOVEREIGN
Probably Jenkins Is Ready to Admit
That Glue Had Remarkably Good
Sticking Qualities.

jenkins, who had gone to the shop
that sold everything to make a few
purchases, happened to notice SOW
ereign lying on the floor-a whole,
round, golden eagle.
Quivering with excitement and
glancing cautiously round to see that
no one was watching him, he dropped
quite accidentally, of course-one of
his gloves on top of the coin. Then,
bending, he proceeded to pick up his
glove; but the coin did not accompany
it. 1t remained where 1t was-upon
the floor. He made a second attempt
to get hold of it, but with the same
result. n
AS he was contemplating the wis
dom of third endeavor, shopwalker
approached him and said: "Good eve
ming, sir! May 1 be allowed to show
you bottle of our famous liquid gluel
AS, no doubt, you are aware, its stick
ing powers"
But Jenkins had f1ed.-London An
swers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-04-21

around vainly for a key, he trieo
again, exerting a little more force,
and this time the top went up easily,
tearing away the metal plate into
which the claws of the lock clasped
and the two long screws which had
held it. He examined the lock, sur
prised, and saw that the screws must
have been merely set into the holes;
scars showed where chisel or some
metal implement had been thrust In
under the top to force it up. The
pigeonholes and little drawers In the
upper part of the desk, as he swiftly
opened them, he found entirely empty,
He hurried to the cabinet; the draw
ers of the cabinet too had been forced,
and very recently; for the scars and
the splinters of wood were clean and
fresh. These drawers and the draw
ers In the lower part of the desk
either were empty, or the papers in
them had been disarranged and tum-
bled in confusion, as though some one
had examined them hastily and tossed
them back. To Alan, the marks Of
violence and roughness were unmis-
takably the work of the man with the
big hands who had left marks upon
the top of the chest Of drawers; and
the feeling that he had been in the
house very recently was stronger than
ever.
Alan ran out into the hall and lis
tened; he heard no sound; but he went
back to the little room more excited
than before. For what had the other
man been searching? For the same
things which Alan was looking for?
And had the other man got them?
Who might the other be, and what
might be his connection with Benja-
min Corvet? Alan had no doubt that
everything of Importance must have
been taken away, but he would make
sure of that. He took some of the pa
pers from the drawers and began to
examine them; after nearly an hour
of this, he had found only one article
which appeared connected in any way
with what Sheriff. had told him or
with Alan himself. In one of the little
drawers Of the desk he found several
books, much worn as though from
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-04-21


being carried in a pocket, and one of
these contained a series of entries
stretching over several years. These
listed an unt-$150-Opposite Sc
ries of dates with only the year and
the month given, and there was an
entry for every second month.
Alan felt his fingers trembling as he
turned the pages of the little book
and found at the end of the list a
blank, and below, in the, same hand
but in writing which had changed
slightly with the passage Of years, an
other date and the confirming entry of
$500. Alan looked through the little
book again and put it in his pocket.
1t was, beyond doubt, his fathers
memorandum of the sums sent to Blue
Rapids for Alan it told him that here
he had been in his fathers thoughts.
He grew warm at the thought as lie
began putting the other things back
into the drawers.
He started and Strengthened sudden
"; then he listened attentively. and
his skin, warm an instant before.
turned cold and prickled. Somewhere
within the house, Enthusiastically on the
floor below him, door had slammed.
Some one-it was beyond question
now, for the realization was quite diff
ferent from the feeling he had had
about that before-was in the house
with him. Was it his father
who had come back? That, though
not impossible, seemed improbable.
Alan stopped quickly, unlaced and
stripped off his shoes, and ran out
into the hall to the head of the stairs,
where he looked down and listened.
From here the sound of some one NOV
ing about came to him distinctly; he
could see no light below. but when he
ran down to the turn of the stairs, it
became plain that there was very
dim and Pickering light in the library.
He crept on farther down the stair
case. His hands were cold and moist
from his excitement, and his body was
hot and trembling.
Whoever 1t was that was moving
about downstairs, even if he was not
one who had a right tG be there, at
| least felt secure from interruption.
He was going with heavy step from
window to window; where he found a
shade up, he pulled it down brusquely
and with a violence which suggested
great strength under a nervous strain ;
a shade, which had been pulled down,
flew up, and the man damned it as
though 1t had startled him; then, after
an instant. he pulled it down again.
Alan crept still farther down and at
last caught sight of him. He was a
big, young-looking man, with broad
shoulders and very evident vigor
Alan guessed his age at thirty-five; he
was handsome-he had straight
forehead over daring. deep-set eyes
his nose, lips and chin were power
fully formed; and he was extensively
and very carefully dressed. The light
nv which Alan saw these things came
from a fiat little pocket searchlight
that the man carried in one hand
! which threw little brilliant circle of
light as he directed it; and now. as
/ fhe light Glanced to fall on his other
hand-powerfu and heavily muscled
Allan recOllected the look and size
OF the finger prints on the chest OF
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-04-21
THEY REFUSE TO ACCEPT SMITH

tell me your name, will your Then
when 1 say Miss Smith, they say:
Come on, quit your kidding. That
doesn't mean anything to me. Tell
me your real name
when l insist my name is Smith,
they say, What's the matter? You're
married or something
$50 we don't tell our real names
any more. We say we're Miss Cooper
or Stuyvesant or something else, and
since we don't look like sisters we
each have to use different names to
be believed. Funny. isn't it?"