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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-22
NO CAUSE TO PROBE
STUDENT BOOKING"
Dean Goodnight Declares There Is No
Reason for Launching Another
Probe at Madison.

Madison = No reason for further
investigation sinto drinking at the
University of Wisconsin exists at this
time, Dean of Men Scott H. Goodnight,
said today, returning from weeks
absence.
Resolutions such as was passed by
the Kingley Methodist church of Mil
waukee will be invaluable in the edu-
cational progress against drinking
which the university is carrying on,
Goodnight said. cit will show the stu
DENTS" he said, shat they are ex-
pected to observe more closely than
any other body of citizens in the state
the eighteenth amendment"
A number of students were expelled
following an investigation after home
coming, Goodnight said, but all who
were drunk could not be located. Spe-
cial Investigators are expected to re-
port today on drunkness which follow
ed the Michigan game Saturday and
expulsion may result, the dean be-
1ieves.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-22

Cass estate to Clarence II. Cass laps
and that the estate was therefore
terstate so far as the residue "
concerned and went by law Of descc
Of the state of Wisconsin to his t
sons, Norville L. Cass and ClareE
H. Cass, but that the latter being de-
his interest descended to his OF
child, Gladys Cass. Attorneys for (
widow of Clarence II. Cass, maint,
that because the latter survived be
his father and his mother that he W
therefore entitled to the possession
the estate subject only to the tir
limits required for probating t
estate and that therefore the sha
in the estate was a part of the pro
erty affected by the deathbed "
made by Clarence H. Cass shortly b
fore his death. By this constructic
the share Of the X. X. Cass esta
would go to the widow and not to II
daughter of Clarence II. Cass.
Object to Another Request.
An objection was also introduced b
the attorneys for the estate of Clal
ence H. Cass, to the payment to tn
Liberty Corners Cemetery associatio
of 500 as proposed by the admins
traitor of the estate Of Kimball 4
Cass, it being held that the law di
not authorize such sums IN the even
that the heirs were residents Of tn
state of Wisconsin.
Judge Baker took both question
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-22
Committee Urges Cut of
$1,000 in Salary of Dis
trict Attorney.
OTHERS REMAIN SAME
Report Suggests Other Salaries
Remain the Same; Ask In
creases for Other Offices.

A clash of 81 900 in the salary of
the district attorney of Kenosha Coun-
ty was the proposal made this morn
ing in the report Of the committee
on salaries to the county board of SUI
pervisors at the regular session at the
court house. The committee recon-
mended that the salary of the district
attorney be reduced from $4,000 year
to Sc, 500, the cut to be effective for
incoming officers, January 1, 1925. The
salaries of all other county officers
were recommended to be unchanged.
The schedule for salaries as recon-
mended by the committee follows:
Sheriff $4,000; Clerk of Court 1,400i
Register in Probate $7oO; County
Treasurer, $2,400; Register of Deeds
$4,000; District Attorney $4,000; Coun-
ty Clery $2,400; Superintendent of
County Schools $4,000. The members
of the committee are Supervisors Will
liam Luke, w. F. Gull, John Priddis,
Peter Elsen, N. j. Roders.
Suggest Some Increases.
The filing of the report precipitated
a lengthy discussion of the proposed
cut in the salary of the district at
torney. Supervisor Barrows declared
that in his opinion revision was need
ed but that it should be revision up
ward so as to continue to make the
position attractive to the best legal
talent in the county. Supervisor Ro
ders in supporting the report of the
commission recalled that the salary
had been raised recently and that
"since that time there had been in
stances of dissatisfaction" He de-
clared that in the past the salary had
not been thought insufficient to at
tract good incumbents for the office.
In discussing the salary schedule,
several Of the supervisors suggested
that the offices of county treasurer
and county clerk were in their opinion
inadequately paid but no action was
taken to raise the salary in either in
stance.
Act on Report Saturday.
After long discussion it was voted
to defer action on the report until the
meeting of the board Saturday morn
ing.
On Thursday the board adjourned
into committee of the whole and
made its annual jaunt to the teachers
training school at Union Grove and
the Racine County Hospital for In
sane. The report Of the committee de-
clared that both institutions met with
the approval of the board.
The annual report of the county
nurse was presented just before the
adjournment was taken at noon. This
afternoon the .ounty agricultural
agent and the clerk of the circuit
court were to present their reports.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-22
District Attorney Tells the County Board VII
the Salary of the Office Should
Not be Cut.
DEFENDS CONDUCT OF OFFIC
Cites Figures to Show That Salary of $4,000 a Nc
Would Not be Excessive = Board Votes
Early Closing Saturday.

Opposing the cut of $1,000 a year
in the salary of the Office of district
attorney of Kenosha county as pro-
posed in the Recommendation of the
salary committee of the county board,
District Attorney Frank Symmonds
appeared before that body this morn
ing just before noon and in a state
ment revealing the activities of the
Office, urged that no slash should be
made in the salary from $4,000 to
$500 on the grounds that the latter
figure would not attract to the Office
men capable of carrying on the i'm
portant work assigned to it. He de-
clared that it would be much more
fitting for the board to increase the
salary to $4,000 year rather than to
make the proposed cut to $4,000.
In prefacing his remarks District
Attorney Symmonds stated that he
had no personal interest whatever in
the question before the board mas
much as the proposed change would
not, if passed, become effective until
January 1925 and would not affect him
inasmuch as he did mot expect to
run for district attorney again"
Not to be Candidate.
When the question was called for
discussion this morning on motion
of Supervisor Roders that the report
of the committee be accepted, District
Attorney Symmonds asked for the
privilege to address the board, which
was readily granted
81 want it understood that l have no
personal interest whatever in this
question" said Mr. Symmonds. "Any
change you might make would not af-
feet me personally inasmuch as l do
not expect to run for\ district attor-
ney again, but l would be glad to have
the Office recognized by salary COM
mensurhte with its sponsibilities and
the work required of the incumbent.
Even at $4,000 l am out in money in
this situation; had / remained as
county judge l would have been much
ahead. / am not interested personally
in this question any more than any
taxpayer would be; / will not be in
Office two years hence! / do not want
to- have had enough of it,"
A Most Important Office.
Mr.. Symmonds then launched into a
discussion of the activities of the of
flee to show that it required full time
services of high grade, attorney.
''The Office of district attorney is
probably the most important Office in
the county," he declared. at is the
district attorney who countenances
the issuance of warrants; he acts in
a supervisory relation to all other of
fees of the county; he must appear
in all actions wherein the state of
Wisconsin is either prosecuting the
case or is defendant; in this county
there is an extensive building program
now on which requires expert legal
advice and action and draws greatly
on the time of the office. You will not
get man capable to handle these af-
fairs in way satisfactory to the
county The Office has been rushed
to fullest capacity and from that
there is absolutely no
basis for a cut in the wage.
"Mr. Barnett, when he went into
Office recently, stated that he would
to run the Office alone; he
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-22

was not in two weeks until he
two others working in the office,
investigation of the records will 81
that there is ample work being don
the Office of the district attorney
Gives Record of Office.
I Mr.. Symmonds cited the records
the office to show that the departm
was one which should be paid at L
$4,000. Since June 1st, he decla
452 warrants for violations of
state law had been issued, each
quiring the personal attention of
district attorney. He maintained
during this period there have
less complaints against warrants
in any other similar period in the
tory of the Office. He declared
the district attorney could not
advisedly on these questions if he
continually prodded for time as W.
be the case if the office reverted
a part time proposition.
"a cut in salary will put the o.
on. a lower plane and it Will not
tract men capable of handling
work." he declared. $500 a yeal
as low aS this county should go; \
waukee county pays $4,000 and hi
six assistants; Racine county, it
true, operates on a part time bas
but / believe you will find that it
not satisfactory. No man, if he h
the legal training to handle the affai
of the Office, will sacrifice his pub
practice to come in here as prosec'
ing attorney at $780,"
Points Need of Efficiency.
The district attorney cited the !
cent contract between the city
county regarding the court house 81
to show how an efficient district {.
torney would save the county litig
tion and expense. He declared tn
an investigation into the activities
the office would show that Kenos
county has been lifted from one
the "black spots" of the state in
gard to law enforcement, to enc whe
'the law is enforced.
eff you cut The salary, w W
get man accord.1Cl''," was fir
warning.
The address of tae dis riot 1T 5rn
lasted until after The time FIR 10
adjournment and at its complete
the board adjourned to take up &C
sideration of the motioh again at
o'clock this afternoon.
Vote for Half Holiday.
A resolution, copied after the
recently adopted by the Racine cour
board to adopt early closing hours
county Offices on Saturdays throue
out the year, was adopted by I
board by a vote of nine to six. T
resolution provides that on Saturda
the court house and county annex Z,
fees and all other county Offices
be closed at twelve-thirty o'clock.
Miss Alberta Worsley, the supery
ing teacher of the county, present
her report for the year, showing 7
great amount of work done unC
her direction.
A suggestion made by one of
supervisors that the probation Off
be directed to take care Of truan
in the county was discussed, but
action was taken.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-22
P. Bordak Found Injured
on Sheridan Road Sun
day Night.
HTS MONEY IS GONE
Now at St. GATHERINGS Hospital
Victim Uncertain of How
It Happened.

Peter Bordak, SO, a carhouse man
employed by the Chicago and North
western railway, was found lying
along the concrete on Sheridan road
about mile and half north of the
state line Sunday night at six O'Clock
with a hole in his head, and lump Of
concrete upon his chest. The injured
man is at st. GATHERINGS hospital
whittier he was taken by a passing
motorist and although it is believed
that he may have been slugged by
someone upon the highway, Bordak
himself is unable to cast any light
upon the affair.
Bordak keeps batch" in his little
one room shack south of the city along
the Northwestern tracks, and Sunday
afternoon he said he went for visit
to his brother at Winthrop SHarbor
He said he had few drinks at his
brothers house, and late in the after
noon started back for his own dwelling
in the carhouse.
Stood Waiting for Bus.
He remembers that he stood on
0HeIludi AOdu JuSI OuIoluS VI w liz
throp Harbor waiting for the North
Shore omnibus, and the next thing he
knew he woke up in St. GATHERINGS
hospital with throbbing head.
When he last counted his money on
Sunday he had $50, Bordak said, and
when he came to in the hospital only
1887 was left.
Bordak was found by motorist ly-
ing across the concrete apparently in
an unconscious condition. The Good
Samaritan of a motorist, fearing the
man was dying and anxious to be Of
help, hurried Bordak to the hospital
in Kenosha without stopping to make
an investigation on the spot. It was
found that Bordak had lump of con-
crete on his chest and another big
lump just at hand, pieces which may
have been used as weapons it is be-
lieved, in case Bordak was slugged.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-22
Noted Cattle Breeder
Dies Suicide Death

GAINESVILLE, Wis. Chester Phillip,
81, nationally known breeder of Duroc-
Jersey hogs, once prominent as a
breeder of draft horses, secretary and
secretary of the Walworth County Fair
association, was found dead in his car
standing in his garage at Delevan this
morning. In his hand was grasped a
revolver and bullet in his head told
the story of suicide to the officers who
later made an examination. He left
no letters or anything to indicate a
reason. Recent business 'reverses are
said by friends to have been worry
ing him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-22
Continue Dubinski
Quiz on Wednesday

The inquest into the death Of JOSEF
Dubinski, which was to reconvene 8
2 p. m. today, was again postponed t
Wednesday, it was announced by Co
oner Truman T. Parker. Mr.. Parke
stated that the absence of the distrit
attorney, together with the fact tha
two of the jurors could not be presen
made this move necessary,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-22
ANOTHER HUNTER IS KILLED.

Green Bay, Wis. John Noes,
farmer living near BIC Suamico, W.
instantly killed about o'clock Sund.
afternoon when the % calibre riff
he was carrying through patch
bushes or squirrel hunt BEGAN
caught on a twig and was discharge
The bullet entered the base of h
skull behind the right ear.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-22
LAPSED LEGACY
is IN DISPUTE
Interesting Question Rails
ed i'm Settlement. of
Cass Estate.
WIDOW OR DAUGHTER

Az most interesting point at law has
been raised in the Kenosha county
probate court in the settlement of the
estate of Kimball K. Cass, late of the
village of Bristol, in that the court
has been asked to determine whether
or not that part of his estate left to
his son, Clarence H. Cass, now also
deceased, shall pass to the latter's
wife, Mrs. Ethel Cass of Chicago, or
to his daughter, Gladys Cass. The
deaths of three persons in the family
in quick succession makes the question
a most knotty one to decide.
Kimball K Cass died leaving will
providing that his entire estate be
left to his wife, Sophia v. Cass, dur
ing her lifetime and at her death that
$4,000 be given to son, Norville l..
Cass and that the remainder be given
to another son, Clarence H. Cass.
Wife and Son Dead.
Within a few months, the widow,
Sophia V. Cass, died. Before her
estate had been probated, Clarence II.
Cass died in Chicago, making death
bed will whereby he bequeathed his
entire estate to his wife, Mrs. Ethel
G. Cass. He was also survived by
one daughter, Gladys Cass, minor,
who without the will would have been
an heir t. the estate.
In hearing held before Judge
Robert Verne Baker in the Kenosha
county court, the attorney for the ad-
ministrator of the estate of Kimball
K, Cass claimed that under this state
of facts the residuary legacy, be-
Queathing the remainder Of the e. K.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-22
SCHUBERT CLUB MEETS.

The meeting of the Schubert club
on Thursday afternoon will present
in discussion the Flonzaley Quartet,
which will appear in Kenosha for the
third concert of the Kenosha Artists
Course soon. Mrs. w. LaViolette will
read an essay on the subject. Music
will be furnished by the Brindisi
Quartet, of Kenosha, and by Esther
Pierson Johnson, vocalist. Mrs. John
son is well known as a singer and has
made records for the Columbia COM
pany. Hostesses will be Mrs J. E.
Keane and Mrs. F. Krah, Jr.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-22
Former School Head
Dies i'm California

Madison, Wis. - Notice was received
today by the state department of edu-
cation of the death of H. L. Terry at
Eagle Rock, Cal. For many years Mr..
Terry was state supervisor Of high
schools for Wisconsin and was widely
known for educational activities. He
was 70 years of age at the time of his
death.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-22
BORN.

To Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Jones of
30 North Lyman avenue, son, Sun
day evening, at the Kenosha hospital.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Parker, 956
Park street, twin daughters, Sunday
evening, at the home.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-22
Fought Hard Battle.

DR.. Thomps on's fight against extradi-
ton was one of the most bitterly con-
tested fights ever waged by the county
for the return of prisoner. When
the doctor was located in Cathay, ex-
tradition papers were prepared and a
police officer was sent to serve them.
The doctor promptly surrounded
himself with legal smoke screen with
which the officer was unable to cope
After his return here empty handed,
The district attorney obtained a gov
errors warrant from Wisconsin and
went to Bismark together with Sheriff
Fred Pabst.
There the fight went through the
circuit court, to the supreme court, and
at last to the governor of North Dako-
ia. Defended by a former justice of
the supreme court of that state, the
doctor put up a brilliant battle At
last, however, he was ordered returned
to Kenosha to face the charges.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-22
MISS ZIELENsKI ENTERTAINs.

Miss Stella Zielenski entertained
Saturday evening at her home, 778
Market street, In honor of Miss Hazel
Brown, of Milwaukee. Bunco was
played, and awards went to Hazel
Brown, Harold Cole, Helen Argyle and
Albert Fox. Luncheon was served at
eleven-thirty O'Clock, followed by dane
ing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-22
DIR. G. THOMPSON
OUT AFTER BOND
Needs 1900 to Return to
North Dakota to Re-
sumo Practice.
ESCAPES PRISON TERM
Case Settled in Judges Cham
bers - Physician Agrees to
Support His Family.

DR.. George F. Thompson, former city
physician, whose return here from
North Dakota on an abandonment
charge came only after historic fight
against extradition, is going back to
jumped his bond, is out looking for a
bondsman who will put up $1,000.
Dr. Thompson and the district at
torney arrived at an understanding
late yesterday before Judge John G.
Slater in the judges chambers. The
physician promised to support his fam
lily, providing he was allowed to return
to North Dakota where he has estab-
lished practice.
At the request of Calvin Stewart,
attorney for the physician, Mr.. Sym
monds agreed to allow him to return
to North Dakota, providing new bond,
signed jointly by two bondsmen for
$1,5G0 could be put up.
One Bondsman Refuses.
According to the district attorney,
Alfred Comforte, one of the bondsmer
who put up bonds for the doctor to
enable him to get out of the county
jail while awaiting trial here, refused
to renew the bond. Robert Gordon.
the other man who signed that bond,
agreed to allow his bond to stand while
the doctor returned to the north coun-
try.
Under the arrangement the bonds
men will be responsible for the pres
ence of DR.. Thompson in court here at
any time such a demand is made upon
them. The case is to be continued
from term to term as long as the ply
stefan contributes regularly to the
support of the six minor children.
The district attorney IN commenting
on the arrangement said that the state
is not interested in sending the physi-
clan to Waupun, but rather in seeing
that support is given to the family.
With the doctor in confinement, his
earning power is taken away and the
family continue to be subjects of
charity
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-22

Massachusetts has declared that
advertising signs on private property
adjoining highway may be removed
by the state.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-22
MAKE INTERESTING REPORT.

Kenosha County Sunday School Asso-
citation Finds Promising Conditions.
A recent report by the Kenosha
County Sunday School association
shows an interesting and significant in
crease over the report of last year.
Some of the statistics from the re-
port follow.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-22

Eating on the streets is most pop
ular in warm climates,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-17
INSISTS OPTION GOOD
ONLY AFTER DEATH
Property Owner Declares Right to
Buy, Given on Sick Bed, Still
in Allowance.

Alleging that his intimate friend
and adviser. William T. Ballard. APP
preached him while he was recover
ing from a stroke of apoplexy in
December, 1921. and procured his
signature TO contract giving Bal
lard option on his property at 1917
/ street northwest. for $4,000. with
the understanding that it was to be
exercised only in the event of his
death. f William Ernst, yesterday
asked the District Supreme Court to
dismiss the suit brought by Ballard
to compel specific performance Of
the contract Ballard rents the prop
erty and seeks to exercise the option
of purchase.
Ernst says his copy of the agree
ment has on II the notation in pencil
Option not to be exercised until
death. This does not appear. he ad-
mits. on the face of the original leas Sc
which he signed, while i'll, at the
solicitation of Ballard. He declared
ballard explained that he wanted
the provision only SO that he would
be protected in the event of the death
of Ernst. On two occasions refer
ence has been made TO the option,
Ernst says, when Ballard came to
him to indorse notes for Ballard. On
one of these occasions Ballard is al
legged to have stated that he had
changed his mind about the option.
Ernst. through attorneys Darr. White
ford & Darr charges fraud and mis-
representation and asserts there has
never been a legal tender of purchase
even II the contract is binding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-17
TIE-UP OF MUNICIPAL BUS
LINES FACED IN NEW YORK
Appeal Made for Special Session of
Legislature to Keep City's
Autos Going.
Ry the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 17.-Facing a
tie-up by court order of twenty seven
municipality operated bus lines.
serving some 100000 suburbanites
daily, the city board of estimate and
yesterday appealed to
Gov. Smith for a special session of
the legislature, at which another eff
fort would be made to put through
legislation enabling the city to own
and operate a s250.000 bus system.
Meanwhile all legal and near-legal
methods were being canvassed by
city officials in an effort to find some
temporary means of keeping the pub
lie riding while the question of mu
nicipal ownership Is fought out. I'm
less some loophole Is found, the bus
riding public probably will find itself
busless before the end of the week.
Grover Whalen commissioner of
plants and structures. announced the
buses would be stopped as soon as he
had been served formally with a copy
of the decision handed down last
week by the court of appeals. This
decision affirmed an earlier order of
Supreme Court Justice Mullan en-
Joining further operation of the buses.
Among the loopholes officials were
examining was a scheme suggested
by Mr.. Whalen to continue operation
of the buses under "sight-seeing" per-
mits, which 1t would take some time
for the opposition to end by injunc-
ton proceedings.