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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-05
Pioneer Woman
Dies Thursday
Mrs. Judith Girard Died Thursday
Night After Long Illness at
Home Here.

Mrs. Judith Girard, aged eighty two
years, the widow Of Frances Girard
and a pioneer resident of Southern
Wisconsin, died just after eight o'clock
Thursday evening at the home of her
son, Adolph Girard, at 400 Charles
street. She had been in failing
health for several years due to the
weaknesses incident to advancing years
and for that reason death was not
unexpected.
The deceased was born in New York
state April 10. 1889 the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph LaRue. She lived
in that state during her youth and had
spent the greater part of her life in
the middle west. Surviving her are
FIVE children: Mrs. G. J. Stewart, Chi
cago; Edward Girard, Chicago; Frank
Girard, Kenosha; William Girard, An
tioch Adolph Girard, Kenosha.
She was parishioner of the St.
Thomas church and had been active in
the work of the congregation.
The funeral services will be held
Monday morning at the St. Thomas
church with interment following in
the family plot in the St. James
cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-05
Hill Boat Line
i'm New Terminal
Facilitates Great Extension of the
Service Between KenOsha
and Chicago.

On next Tuesday, January g. the
Hill Steamboat line branch in Chicago
will move into their new terminal at
1876 East N. Water street, in the heart
of the wholesale district. The new
building is one of the most modern
shipping houses in Chicago. Its floor
space, 300x30o, will allow for greater
service between Chicago and Kenosha
and will tend in the very near future
to make Kenosha one of the busiest
ports on the north shore. "0ur new
terminal is important in the way of
the development of shipping on this
end of the lake." says Mark Kindt,
assistant manager of the Hill Steam
boat line, in discussing the project.
Heretofore our Chicago business was
handled by a large corporation that
also handled the work Of several other
lines at the same time. There was not
the intimate relation with the buying
and selling public that it has been our
policy to demand. In our own terminal,
managed by our own men, We shall be
in a position to render the best serv-
ice that it is possible to give. Our Mr..
A. S. Hubenthal, present general agent,
will be in charge of solicitation in
Chicago, Waukegan and Kenosha, while
A. J. White, who has been identified
with the Hill Steamboat line since
it's incorporation in 1908, will be
freight agent"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-05
Antique Vanity
Bottles Arrive
by Associated Pressl

London-A consignment of eastern
vanity bottles 1000 years old has just
reached London. Some were found
with mummies of Egyptian women
of fashion; others came from Ro-
man tomb in Nazareth.
They are stibium pots from the
toilet tables of vanished beauty.
Stibium is preparation of finely pow
dered anthony with which the Egyp-
tian women darkened their eyelids
and pencilled their eyebrows
Time has made these little vanity
bottles very thin and irridescent.
They shine with beautiful prismatic
tints Of rich gold, green, blue, purple
and red. When they arrived, they were
full of desert sand. Held against the
light, they show that a dark deposit
has eaten its way into the glass; it is
20-centuries old eye paint.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-05
COblenz Takes on
American Aspect
(By Associated Press1

Coblenz-Little by little, Coblenz
has been taking on an American aspect,
with a will and a smile in some re-
spects, but reluctantly and with a
frown SO far as most of the German
population is concerned. The recent
formalities of peace apparently did not
make a particle of difference either
way. Some of the bitterness the Ger
mans showed when the American army
marched into Coblenz December 8,
nearly three years ago, has subsidized
Coblenz now is one of the liveliest
slittle cities of central, western Eu-
rope Not for the Americans alone.
nor the English, French and Belgians,
but for the Germans too, and the
blinds in the German homes, which
were drawn in resentment at the com
ing Of the Americans, have all been
raised, regardless of whether the occu-
pants like or disapprove of the occu-
ton forces, and business has thrived
to such an extent that many a Coblenz
merchant has put aside a snug little
fortune, as fortunes go in Germany.
American civilians have been pour
ing into the occupied area for the past
two years and half, thousands for
sightseeing purposes and others on
business mission which have kept them
here. Then various officers and enlist
ed men have left the army from time
to time to enter business of some kind
and gradually the American colony on
the Rhine has grown until today it is
estimated there are something like
1000 civilians from the United States
scattered about the Coblenz area.
There are American stores" all
about town but all of them are not
owned by Americans. American made
goods are on sale at half the down
town shops, and English spoken here"
greets shoppers in all the principal
streets. At the news stands about
town the Amaroc News, which is the
daily newspaper of the American
forces in Germany, is on sale as well
as daily newspapers from New York
and Chicago.
In the streets, during the shopping
hours, nearly as much English as Ger
man is heard. An American feels
quite at home in Coblenz half an hour
after he arrives.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-05
Firemen Busy
With Small Fires
Three Calls Come Into the Department
in Few Hours on Thursday
Afternoon.

The fremen had three fire calls on
Thursday and the total loss from all
Of them was less than $500. The first
call was to the home Of Frederick Des
Jardins, 1913 Park street, where sparks
from q chimney started a roof fire re-
sulting in a loss Of s35. Later in the
day defective chimney caused a roof
fire at the store Of Specca Brothers,
115 Rowland avenue, which spread
rather rapidly and caused a loss of
$3.50. Another small loss resulted from
a roof fire at the home Of William
Leineweber later in the day and just
before six O'Clock the fremen were
called out on account Of 8 chimney
fire on Grand avenue.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-05
PEEK HOLES ARE
FEATURE OF PARLORS
Attendants in Charge Of Places Under
Fire Tell of Espionage Arranged
for Husbands.
CBy Associated Press Leased Wire,

(By Associated Press Leased Wire}
Chicago 49, A decisive reform IN
Chicago's massage parlors where tired
business men were massaged by fem
mine attendants, was promised today
by Assistant States Attorney Milton
Smith after hearing additional reports
from Investigators.
Among those brought in for ques-
tioning were Huldah Johnson who con-
ducts an establishment in the loop and
her assistant Lydia Berglund and
Madame Hilda lehman, who also had
down town place and her assistant
Pauline Anderson.
All were indignant over the Insult
to the profession. They readily admit
ted their business was the massaging
of men which they said was all right
but denied that any improperities took
place in their establishments.
Mrs. johnson confded the secrets OF
her business to Assistant States At
torney Smith, the code of marols in
vogue and the reasons men who needed
massaging chose girls in preference
to men.
eve run a strictly decent place" she
said. "Most of the other places should
be put out of business. We have elm
mated from among our patrons those
who seek other than scientific treat,
ment. My husband and myself run
the place and Miss Berglund is oul
only employe.
"There are cracks and peek holes
which permit my husband to look in
upon either of us as we are giving the
treatments. He wouldn't permit any
thing wrong.
"Does your husband believe it an
right for you to be thus employed?
asked Attorney Smith.
ooh, yes" she replied. 'In Swedes
it is not wrong; why should it b
here
Does your husband massage the wO
men patients % Smith wanted to know
ooh, no, I would not let him"
"But the same peek holes would b
there for you to observe that nothing
irregular happened"
well, the women prefer to have
woman massage them"
why don't the men show the SAM
preference
Because a girl is so much mon
gentle and has a smoother touch"
Mr. and Mrs. johnson submitted
list Of names of men prominent in tn
business world as patrons who woul
voueh for the respectability of thei
establishments.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-05
Says Women Will
Clean Up Politics
Women Can Do More for Politics by
Initiative Than BY Imi-
tation.
by Associated rressI

Joplin, Women can assist poll
ticians more by acting on their own
initiative than by initiating men, ac-
cording to Mrs. Emily Newell Blair Of
this city, newly elected Democratic
National committeewoman from Mis-
souri,
Il believe" Mrs. Blair asserted, "wo-
men should consider themselves build
ers rather than reformers, and that
women can accomplish most in up
building politics by collaborating their
efforts with those of the men.
Women have a contribution to make
to politics, and can best make this in
their own way, believe, than by ape
ing the men"
Mrs. Blair, native of Joplin, is
prominent as short story writer, and
has been interested in politics for
nearly decade.
During the war, she served in Wash
ington as a member of the publicity
committee Of the National Council OF
Defense. She also was vice-chairman
of the Missouri division of the coun-
Gil.
Always a proponent of woman suf-
frage, Missouri political leaders OF
both sexes agree that it was due to eff
forts Of Mrs Blair in 1914, when she
had charge Of publicity work for the
suffrage movement in Missouri, that
the Missouri congressional delegation
was swung into the aye column on the
issue.
AS vice-chairman of the Missouri
League of Women Voters, Mrs. Blair
assisted in organizing state branches
of the national organization in Florida
and Mississippi, and while in the for
mer state was engaged by the Univer-
sity of Florida to lecture on citizen
ship. In 1920 she, with national Of
ficers of the league, attended both the
Democratic and epublican national con-
ventions, and spoke before the re-
speetive resolutions committees on
safeguarding interests of women vot-
ers.
Mrs, Blair was educated in the pub
lie schools, the University Of Missouri
and Goucher college; and in 1900 was
married to Harry w. Blair, lawyer
They have one girl and one boy.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-05
HINTS AT CUT
in RATES HERE
Gas, Light and Trolley
Rates May Be SIaa-led
in Kenosha Soon.
DONE AT La CROSSE

Lower gas rates, cheaper electricity
and reduced streetcar fares are in store
for Kenosha in the near future, accord
ing to interpretations of activities of
state commissions that have jurisdic-
ton over public utilities.
On the heels of the order for the
Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light
company to appear before a commits
sion in Milwaukee next Thursday to
show cause why streetcar fares and
lighting rates in Kenosha should not
be reduced, comes news that the pro
test of Lacrosse has led the Wisconsin
railroad commission to order a reduc-
ton of 20 cents thousand cubic feet
on gas, which is taken as a harbinger
o Productions in several other Wiscon-
sin cities.
Lacrosse First to File Protest.
During the past month, some cities
have benefited by voluntary reductions
in gas rates, due to the reduction in
the price Of coal. Lacrosse, however,
was the first Wisconsin city to file a
protest with the commission against
gas rates and this was the first case to
be decided by the commission. Keno
sha is mentioned with Eau Claire, Chip
pewa Falls and Racine as likely to re-
ceive lower gas rates soon as a result
of the Lacrosse decision.
The hearing on streetcar fares and
electricity rates to be held in Milwau-
kee next Thursday will be conducted
by Carl Jackson and Louis Gettle. No
petitions or protests have been filed re-
garding these rates, but at the time
increases in rates we're granted during
the war, the commission retained the
authority to rescind its action at
later date after hearing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-05
BEET GROWERS
FACING LOSS
Meet With Sugar Company
But Fail to Reach An
Agreement.
MY GO TO COURTS
Two Hundred KenOsha County
Farmers Have Claims Total
ing Many Thousands.

Two hundred raisers of sugar beets
in Kenosha county were interested in
s meeting held at Menomonee Falls on
Friday afternoon by creditors of the
Wisconsin Sugar company, which com
pany had contracts for a large amount
of the sugar beets grown in Kenosha
and Racine counties during the year.
The company had contracted with the
farmers of the two counties for the
purchase Of the crop at rate of $500
ton, but it is asserted that no pay
ments have been, made to many Of the
farmers.
At the meeting onl Friday afternoon,
the Kenosha-Racine association was
represented by John HerzOg and At
torney A. L. Drury of Kenosha appeared
for some of the larger growers Of beets
in this county. No agreement WAS
reached as to what action is to be
taken, but committee was appointed
with power to employ attorneys and
seek to secure a settlement between
the company and the farmers who made
the contracts.
Have Not Signed Agreement.
While some of the creditors Of the
company in the neighborhoOd of its
home Offices have signed an agreement
to provide for a settlement, many CT
the local growers o. beets have not
signed the agreement and it is possible
that some action will be taken in the
courts by KenOsha growers in an effort
to enforce the payment Of the contract
price for the beets.
A meeting of the Racine KenOsha
county growers has been called for at
Corliss for next Thursday afternoon at
one o'clock at which time it is expect
ed that the matter'wil be taken up and
some united course of action decided
upon.
Makes No Definite Statement.
"The company has made no definite
statement as to what it is going to do"
said a leader of the beet men Of Ke-
nosha today, "but it appears certain
that there is going to be trouble over
the collection of the contracts. The
farmers in the neighborhoOd of Men
ominee are anxious to get some settle
ment without an appeal to the bank
ruptcy courts and no effort has as yet
been made to secure the appointmeh.
of a receiver. I understand that the
company has contracts totaling 100000
or theresbouts and half of this amount
is probably made up of contracts to
the beet growers in Racine and Keno
sha counties"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-05
TEMPEST PLAYS
FAST AND LOOSE
Mad Gale Uses Celestial
Bosom for Sweeping
Old Year Out.
WIND Tits LID TOO
Police Report Damages in
Night and Early Morning
Caused by Storm.

A merry madcap wind took its own
way of ushering the old year out Friday
night and early Saturday morning, and
while the town slept, it played around
rooftops and church spires and chin
ney stacks in capfuls and gales. While
the citizens lay in their beds, the walls
Of houses rocked until they might
think themselves at sea, surrounded by
sails tapping in the wind.
The wind even had gigantic laugh
at the chief of police and Kenosha
county sheriff when it cooked a snout
boy fashion, at them and took off the
roof of the Birmingham Lumber com
pany early this morning, calling this
mirthful performance, "Thor fitting the
lid" Not only was the roof removed
at the Offices of the company at 421
Charles street, but the light pole and
street light at the corner were broken
when at one o'clock this morning the
roof was deity lifted off and sailed
into the air like the top of an old
fashioned mug.
Put Out Barden's Window.
The officers of the police department
were in swift race with the wind all
night and hour by hour reports came
into the police station showing that
the wind was in the lead and going
strong.
William Dinger, taicab driver, re-
ported to the police at 4:2O this morn
ing that as he was passing Barden's
store, window on the second story
crashed to the sidewalk and just
missed him. H. E. Barden was at once
notified by Sergeant Kirsch.
At $3.50 in the morning officer Bau-
schelt reported that the window of the
Atlantic & Pacific store on Grand and
Rowland avenues had been broken. The
manager was notified and it was found
that the wind, although it had broken
into the premises and breezed around
a bit, was no thief and had taken
nothing away. Bauschelt boarded UP
hewindow and received the thanks OF
the manager when he came down.
Trees Felled Also.
The wind acted as it's own woOdsman
too, and having sharp axe-like edge
and a league-long reach, it felled q
tree or two just to show what it could
do. A tree on the corner of Grand
and Pleasant street was thus broken
off and John Priddis was notified OF
the fact by the police.
An electric sign in front of Drasen's
bakery on West Main street blew down
and was removed by the fire depart
ment, on notification by the police.
Another light on the corner of Mil
waukee avenue and N. W. Main street
was also blown down and the Wiscon-
sin Gas & Electric company notified
Officer Britton found the sign in front
of the Chinese laundry on Main street
lying on the pavement after another
freak of the wind and the officer mott
fed the owner,
Today pedestrians found another
problem as the wind still held its own
and was no respecter Of persons, until
the children who scarcely had the
strength to breast the hurricane, cried
for mercy.
"Wind, wind, go away! Come again
some other day!"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-05
new YEAR BALL
Is SMART EVENT
EIks Entertain With Form
al Party at Clubhouse
Friday Night.
JOHNNY HANDS MUSIC

Elks and their guests gathered for
one of the merriest New Years cele-
brations in the annals of the lodge on
Friday evening. There were approx
mately three hundred persons in at
tendance, including many from other
cities along the lake shore and pre-
ceding the party there were several
small dinner parties.
Despite the fact that there have been
other formal events preceding the ball
to which milady has worn charming
frocs there were many new and stun
ming gowns glimpsed last night. The
ensemble effect was more striking
than heretofore because Of the pre-
dominance of jade greens, cerise, and
the varying new shades Of blue. There
were gowns in tangerine, gowns in the
corn flower and gold shades, and one
in the real American beauty, while
several of the matrons and younger
set still preferred black lace or net
There were lace frocks and net frocks
chiffon frocks and satins and in every
group was some one in a gown of
sequinS.
New Fashion Notes.
There were few corsages of real
flowers-rather the tendency was
toward artificial flowers, blending or
contrasting with the color of the gown.
Then too, there was a decided tendency
toward bandeaus of flowers in the pas
tel shades. Even though Dame Fashion
is said to have decreted longer skirts
there was no marked following Of the
dictate. Some of the gowns were
longer in fact few were almost ankle
length, but the majority were as they
have been for the past several months.
Another noticeable feature of 11ilady's
toilette was the matching of aces
series to frocks.
One of the most stunning gowns was
white beaded chiaon over silver cloth,
long WASTED, and with cerise flowers
at the left hip. The American beauty
frock was of chiffon, and blended into
shades of rose and it was girdled with
royal purple velvet. Another frock, of
dolph blue taffeta and gold lace, had
tight bodice, was panniered and pam
eled. One of the younger set wore
brick crepe de CHEN, beaded in black.
A member of the younger Sc. wore
heavy gold cloth with overdress of
chiffon gold lace, long wasted and with
soft side drapes of net 1t had mar
row girdle Of gold velvet and hip
bouquet Of pastel shaded flowers in
the velvet and ribbon.
Serve Midnight Supper.
The music was by Johnny Hands
famous orchestra from Chicago and as
usual, it was all and more than guests
had pleasurably anticipated. The hall
and mezzanine floor where supper was
served at eleven thirty o'clock were
decorated with Christmas greens and
holly. The musicians platform was
partially screened from view by the
spruce boughs.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-05

working person who is struggling in
dustriously to make living for her
self and her young son.
Maybe the love of the child may
finally bring the two together" were
Judge Tully's final words and bene-
diction in the case, as he urged the
father of the child to go to visit the
baby, and the mother to give him well
come and encourage the relationship
between the two, in spite of her pri-
vate bitterness.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-05

The Kenosha council Of Royal and
Select Masters, Masons, installed their
officers for the coming year at meet
ing at the Masonic temple on Friday
evening. Among those installed were
Charles H Leonard as thrice illustrious
master; Halver Anderson, deputy Illus
trious master; c. A. Leonard, captain
Of the guard; and A w. Drahos, SEN
tinel w II. Parry acted as chief in
stalling officer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-05
GIVE DANCING PARTY.
Miss Mary Marlatt and Walter T. Mar
latt, Jr., Entertain Friday Evening.


Grosevenor hall was the scene of
one of the prettiest holiday parties for
the school set Friday evening Miss
Mary Marlatt and Walter Thomas Mar
latt, Jr., entertained two hundred
guests at dancing party for which
Edward Regnier's orchestra played.
Mrs. and Mrs. Marlatt and Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Young chaperoned The
hall was attractive in a festive dress
of spruce boughs, holly wreaths and
evergreen trees with one large bril-
liantly lighted tree in corner of the
hall The lights were shaded in hoods
of red and green flor lamps were plac-
ed in cozy hooks. Frappe and waters
we're served in the intermissions be-
tween dances. The only out of town
guest at the party was Miss Helen
Simpson of Waukegan.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-05

Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Kingsley enter
tanned the South Side Cinch Club Q
Friday evening at their home on Den
ing street. The guest Of honor vs.
Alonzo Wells of Detroit, formerly
member of the club
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-05

Mr. and Mrs. W. ]. Threinen Of Lake
avenue are entertaining at a New
Years house party with the following
as out-of-town guests; Mrs. A. Luenz-
man and DR.. and Mrs. C. Luenzman of
Chicago, Judge and Mrs. c. Runge Of
Milwaukee and Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
E. Rees of Peoria, I'll.