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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-20
Pioneer in Film Betterment.

She was one of the pioneers of Wis
consin in the effort to secure better
and cleaner moving pictures for the
children of Kenosha and the state and
she had given many hours in recent
months to this work. Her influence
had been felt all over the state on ac-
count of these activities. Mute evil
dence of her interest was shown today
when an open invitation on her desk
showed that she had planned to attend
private showing of film in one of
the Kenosha theaters. In this work
Mrs. Head was not a prude but a
mother and she looked at the films
through the experienced eyes of moth
erhood and girlhood and urged the bet
ter films for the young people.
She was a leader in the work of the
Parent Teachers association in Wis
consin. She had been a director in
the state organization and head of
many of the most important working
bodies. She gave unstinted service to
this work in Kenosha.
Active in War Work.
Mrs Head gave full service to the
country during the great war. She
was president of the woman's division
of the County Council of Defense and
served with distinction in answer TO
every cali made upon the women dur
ing the war. She was one of the mos
active members of the Kenosha chap
ter of the American Red Cross and
gave many hours daily to the work Of
this organization.
81 have never known Mrs. Head to
decline to aid in any service" declared
one of the leading women of Kenosha
today. "She is rightfully the leader
of Kenosha women and in her death
the cause of better womanhood has
lost great supporter"
Funeral On Saturday.
While Mrs. Head gave much to pub
lie service she gave as much to her
home. She was a delightful home com
panion, a wonderful mother and those
who came into the inner circle of her
friendship will remember her as one
of the most charming Of hostesses.
She is survived by her husband, two
daughters, Beatrice and Virginia, and
four sons, George, Randolph, Dan
Grin, Jr, and Richard. She is also
survived by one brother, Edward P.
Chalfant, of New York.
Plans are being made for the fu-,
neral to be held on Saturday after
noon at two o'clock at the late resi-
dence on Prairie avenue. Interment
will be in the family plot at Green
Ridge cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-20
DEATH REVEALS
TRAGIC TRIANGLE
Coroner Parker Finds That
Wife of Otto Grundvig,
Age 70, Deserted Him.
FUNERAL WEDNESDAY

Investigation into the death and
past life of Otto Grundvig, the 10
year-old man who choaked to death
Thursday night on a piece of beef
steak, during supper at the Garfield
House, conducted by Coroner thurman
T. Parker, today revealed domestic
tragedy.
Eight years ago, Grundvig was liv-
ing in Racine with his wife, woman
famed for her beauty, many years his
junior. Rumors of her unfaithfulness
came to the husband for several
months. At first he refused to believe
them, but when they persisted, he
made an almost frantic attempt to re-
tain her affection by lavishing upon
her every luxury which his life saw
ings would buy.
With his bank account drained to
the end, he returned home one night
to find that during the day all his
furniture had been moved out, and
all his worldly goods, including even
his clothing, his books, and his license
from Denmark to practice pharmacy,
were gone, The house was absolutely
bare. This happened eight years ago.
Comes To Kenosha.
For many months thereafter the old
man, now broken in health, spent
everything he could earn in hiring de-
tectives to trace the whereabouts of
his faithless wife. He wanted to find
her, he said, for he loved her and
wanted her to come back. Eventually
he gave up hope and for time lived
in Kenosha, declaring that he could
never return to Racine, for the mem
DRY of those days was too painful to
have it brought to mind by the famil-
lar scenes.
Shortly after this the old man went
out to the town of Somers where he
found employment on the farm of j.
w. Rhodes, where he has spent the
majority of his time ever since. The
coroner's investigation also disclosed
the fact that the man had approx
mately 500 in an account at the
Merchants bank.
A brother, Carl, who owns large
drug establishment in Christiana,
Denmark, has been located and is
being notified of the mans death by
cablegram today. Funeral services will
probably be held from the Crossin
parlors on Wednesday afternoon, Mr..
Parker said. 1t has not been decided
where the body will be buried.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-20
ENDORSE PLAN
TO BETTER CITY
Advancement Association
Endorses Move Started
by Legion.
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Mark Kindt Elected President
of the Association for the
Ensuing Year.

Complete endorsement was given to
the proposals of the American legion
for the centralizing of civic associa-
ton activities in Kenosha at the meet
ing of the Kenosha Advancement as
ISOLATION held Wednesday evening at
the st. George hall. This was one
of several resolutions passed by the
association, all looking towards the
betterment of Kenosha.
plan which proposes to widen
Milwaukee avenue, relocate the street
car tracks from the end of the present
paving to a point 100 feet north of
Fairfield avenue, was adopted and will
be presented to the city council.
The Wisconsin State Forest Conser-
walton plan was also heartily endorsed
and the association members pledged
themselves to do all they could to
carry to the people the good senti-
ment of supporting any legislation
which might offer in the future a wise
plan for restoring Wisconsin forests.
Kindt Elected President.
The following officers were re-
elected for 1924: Mark Kindt, presi-
dent; D. H. Smith, vice president; VIM.
F. Jornt, treasurer. Mike Zens was
elected secretary to succeed Henry
Weinheimer. Two new members were
admitted, Ferd Dunnebacke and John
M. Bruins.
The Milwaukee avenue project took
up a good deal of the time and prints
prepared by Robert Smith, city en-
gineer, were exhibited. The plan is
to widen the street from the end of
the present paving to point north of
Fairfield avenue. This will eliminate
the narrow stretch of road and is in
tended to create better impressions
in the eyes of tourists entering our
city, together with being a measure to
beautify the region affected.
P. J. Hurtgen, commissioner of
public works, was present at the meet
ing and gave the association detailed
account of the motor street sweeper
now in use by the city. Some very
interesting facts were disclosed. He
explained that the sweeper is saving
the city of Kenosha over $4,000 per
year and is doing very efficient work.
The city plans to acquire another of
these machines in the near future.
Mr.. Hurtgen quoted long lists of
figures to prove the savings claimed
sand was given a vote of thanks
for his talk.
A plan to get "sticker' to adver-
tise Kenosha and its merchants and
industries, was discussed and referred
to Richard Francis for further devel-
opment. This plan will be presented
in the near future to the city at
large and is expected to have big
support.
ISOLATION is attracting many inquiries
for membership and it is believed by
the officials that great increase in
membership and activities will be seen
next year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-20
WHEELBARROW !
FALLS ON MAN
Henry Sandberg, Working !
on Schwartz Building,
Injured Today.
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL

A wheel-barrow in mid-air, half ALI
ed with sand, fell out of the pulley
rope holding it and upon the head of
Henry Sandberg at 9:15 o'clock this
morning at the new Schwartz building
under construction at the corner of
Main and Wisconsin street. Sandberg
who is unmarried and lives at 2l6
Brockett street, was taken at once to
the Kenosha hospital by Chris Jensen,
foreman of the construction. 1t was
found that he had sustained a broken
leg and some scalp wounds. "
Sandberg had been at work on the
Schwartz building only few days.
His task was to fill the, wheel-barrow \
with sand for the plasterers, at work
in the upper stories of the new build
ing. This morning he had filled the
wheel barrow as usual and it was on
it's way up when the rope slipped a
notch and from the third floor window
the wheel-barrow started down.
Strikes Sandberg on Head.
One of the men shouted to Sand
berg to move, but he apparently did
not hear or moved just in the path
of the descending barrow. The car
rier was half filed with sand and
struck the workman heavy blow upon
the head He was feled to the ground
and picked up bleeding.
Sandberg was unconscious for hours
at the Kenosha hospital whittier he
was taken this morning. He has a
bad scalp wound, and the fracture of
the leg was said to be serious. Ply
sicians were at work upon the patient
for some time.
Car Hits Telephone Pole.
Harold Rommelfnger, 576 Bond
street, was driving a Stevens grocery
truck north on Sheridan road in the
rain Wednesday night when he ran
into street car, then telephone
pole, snapped off the pole, damaged
the truck beyond repair, and himself !
miraculously escaped injury.
According to Rommelfnger, thet
street car, driven by Edgar Britton,
hit his tire carrier and showed him ]
to one side of the road. The truckg
driver, according to the report, was
in the street car tracks and in tryinga
to get out of the way. crashed into
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-20
JOHN C0NLEY
PLEADS GUILTY
Sentence is Deferred on a
Statutory Charge With
Girl Named.
SUGGESTS A PAROLE

After a "John Doe" proceeding IN
the municipal court which closed about
him with all the mystery of fog at
twilight, John Conley pleaded guilty
in court to serious. statutory charge
involving unfaithfulness to the marrI-
age contract and an affair with Edna
Behrens. Edna Behrens was arrested
by the police together with James
Bloom, Eva Zambom and John Conley
All men were fined, but Conley pleaded
not guilty and the charge against him
was dismissed. The charge was dis
missed by District Attorney Frank
Symmonds on the belief that Conley
had been guilty Of more serious
offense.
One-man Grand Jury.
For the purpose of ascertaining whe-
Their or not Conley should be served
with a warrant in the case, the dis
trict attorney started John Doe
Proceeding" sometimes called in court
circles one-man grand jury, and
zammoned the witnesses. Conley was
surprised to find that he was one Of
the first witnesses to be put upon the
stand.
In the midst of the proceeding he
threw up his hands and ended the
proceeding by entering plea OF
guilty.
Edna Behrens testified that she,
Eva Zambom, John Conley and another
man had gone out in an automobile
one day in November. and said that
upon that occasion the offense with
which Conley was charged had taken
place.
Mrs. Zambom was called as witness
and at first testified that she had not
been upon this pleasure trip at all:
she later came into court again, after
consulting a lawyer who advised her
that in every court inquiry she should
tell the truth, and in the John Doe in
curry in the judges chambers asked
to correct her statement. She then ad-
mitted that she had been out in the
car with Edna Behrens and the others.
Matter Under Amusement.
Upon Conley's plea of guilty District
Attorney Symmonds suggested to the
court that his was a case in which
the question of parole might be con-
sidered. He said that Conley had not
been convicted before, had wife and
family and that he was needed at
home.
Judge Slater took the matter under
advisement and did not indicate what
his final disposition of the case might
be. s rae
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-20
ORGANIZE TO
HELP CHILDREN
Kenosha to Help Starving
Children in Germany by
Raising Fund.
WHYTE HEADS DRIVE

Kenosha is to do her share towards
the support of the starving children
of Germany.
This was assured Thursday after
noon at meeting held in the council
chamber at the call Of City Manager
C. M Osborn when an organization
was drawn up to carry on a campaign
in this city whereby Kenosha expects
to raise her quota of the state fund
of 100000 being raised to prevent the
starvation of thousands of innocent
children in Germany, No exact quota
has been set for Kenosha, but it is es-
timated that not less than $4,000
should be raised here for the fund.
Whyte Heads Committee.
George S. Whyte, president of the
Kenosha Manufacturers association,
was named as chairman of the com
mittee which will stage the raising of
the German Children Relief fund.
Other members and officers of the
committee. are: C. C. Brown, vice
chairman; Bert Foster, secretary; E.
T. O'Brien, treasurer.
A meeting is to be held on Monday
to formulate definite plans for the
campaign, if such one is needed to
raise Kenosha's share.
At the meeting on Thursday the
question was raised as to whether
this appeal came within the scope of
the Kenosha Community Chest asso-
citation. A reading of the bylaws of
the association revealed that there was
doubt as to whether this association
could give to the fund.
May Supplement- Drive.
1t was shown that certainly the
directors of the Community Chest as
ISOLATION could not appropriate the
entire sum named from Kenosha, but
that it might be possible for it to
supplement whatever other funds were
raised here. 1t is certain that this
is an emergency which had not been
thought Of at the time of the campaign
and that Kenosha people from their
plenty should be willing to give some
thing to help make life possible for
the children in Germany.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-20
Find Man Frozen i'm
Superior Hay Stack

Superior. unidentified body of
man, of about the age of As, was
found frozen in a hay stack in the
rear of barn on the farm Of Chris
Martinson, of Oliver, Wis, suburb,
of Superior about 10 a. m. Sunday. Eff
forts to establish the identity of the
man have failed, the victim wearing
only a suit of summer underwear, a
light shirt, thin shoes, civilian trous-
ers and U. S. army coat, with chevrons
denoting the rank of sergeant.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-20
Emergency Board
Will Meet Soon

Madison With the return of Secre-
tary of State Fred Zimmerman, VINO
has been i'll for the past two weeks,
to his Office in the capitol here, it is
thought that an early meeting of the
emergency board will be scheduled for
some time this week. Board meetings
were postponed because of the illness
of Zimmerman as it is necessary 20
have a full attendance of the three
members to appropriation funds for
emergency measures. According to as
surances made by Zimmerman before
he left for Milwaukee, shortly after
Attorney General Ekern ruled that the
board could appropriate all of the
$55O,0O0 requested by the university
and the normal schools, ne will con
cur with Governor Blaine and State
Treasurer Levitan and vote for the
funds.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-20
Many Thousands to
Have Jobless Winter

Berlin - Five hundred thousand en-
ployes of the civil service are facing
a jobless winter unless the federal
government succeeds in diverting them
into other fields. The drastic retrench-
ment policy to which the Max cabinet
is pledged in connection with its ex-
pense reduction campaign will pres
emily affect % per cent of Germany's
two million public servants in all gov
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-20
ANOTHER BANK is CLOSED

st. Paul, Mimi. The farmers State
bank of Karlstad was closed today, it
was announced by A. j. Veigel, state
superintendent of banks. The institu-
ticn which was capitalized at $4,000
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-20
A coon SIGN

She-You don't love me any morei
He-Why do you say that?
She-The last three times you've left
before father made you. Tit Bits
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-20

"Up HelIy IA" is the name given a
festival recognized by the Shetlanders
every year on the last Tuesday in
January, that is similar to the great
Julfeast of the North in the days of
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-20

Of the beverages consumed in Am
erica only very small proportion is
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-13
COOLIDGE AT COLLEGE

AMHERST. Mass.-Calvin Cool
idge. humorist! Yes, President
Coolidge himself.
Take the word Of his old teacher.
George d. Olds, now president of
Amherst College, was professor ii
mathematics back in 1891 when Mr..
Coolidge, then 10. entered college.
HE was class humorist on gradu-
alton day in '95," says DIR. Olds. Il
remember well the humorous speech
he delivered in the grove. giving full
play to his whimsical gift of Ian
guage.
at Is the custom for members OF
the alumni who are grouped around
to heckle good-naturedly the efforts
of the speaker to be humorous. Il
requires mental agility to keeT
ahead of their shafts and sallies.
IT am sure classmates and mcm-
bers of the alumni recall how well
he acquitted himself
DR.. Olds says he remembers the
day the future president of the
United States walked into his class
room for the first time-because the
student had a shock of red hair like
the professors
Calvin was not a brilliant stu
dent he said. 1T took him a long
time to grasp a subject, but when
he did it was in his head to stay"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-13
MAN BADLY INJURED
IN MILLTOWN ACCIDENT

MIDTOWN, Aug. 13:-Mystery
surrounds an automobile accident
which happened on Saturday shortly
after noon on the Reva street bridge
when a delivery car occupied by two
men crashed into the bridge in or
der to avoid a collision with an ap-
preaching truck. According to IN
formation available Richard Will
mont, of Highland Park and a man
named Hartman, of New Brunswick.
were in the machine. Wilmont is
said to have escaped serious injuries
while Hartman's condition is said to
be critical and he is confined az the
Middlesex General Hospital in New
Brunswick. The hospital attaches re-
fused to divulge any information in
connection with the accident.
1t is learned from DR.. N. N. Forney
that State Trooper Ehrens of the
Franklin Park station received a
certificate that one of the two men
was intoxicated.
State Trooper Ehrens over the
telephone said this morning that
Hartman is suffering from a frac-
tured skull. broken nose and other
smaller injuries. Wilmo1 has a bad
cut over his left eye. The latter
was the driver of the car and he is
said to have been the int Nicated
Iperson for whom the doct =
tificate was issued.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-13
South AmbOy Firemen
TOPurchaSeA

SOUTH AMBOY, Aug. 13-Rich-
ard Ryan, foreman of the Protec-
ton Engine Company and general
chairman of the carnival to be
staged by that company beginning
next Moceday night, has issued a
call to all the members OF his com
pany to present themselves tonight
at the fire house to make ready for
the monster event hat promises to
be n of the big things South Am
boy can put across.
The members of this company
one of the oldest fire bodies of the
city, have been without an appara-
tus fer several years. 1t was this
company that owned the famous
Protection Engine, used on manv
occasions in this as well as other
cities. At the time of it's purchase
the apparatus was second to none
in the state. The members realize
that the city of South Amboy with
ninety per cent of its buildings con-
structed of wood sorely need a relia-
BILE fire fighting apparatus The
members also know the city IS in nc
way able to finance the purchase
of a suitable equipment at this time
and feel the carnival n of the best
ways of creating a fund for this
purpose.
At the meeting tonight many
things will be worked out. AL
the members will be needed to lend
a hand and Mr.. Ryan feels that his
call will meet with quick response
The following committees have been
selected by the chairman.
Refreshment committee-Mrs. VIII
liam Campion. Miss French, Mrs
Roberts, Mrs. William Ryan, Mrs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-13
MOTORIST INJURED AS CAR
RUNS WILD At METUCHEN

METUCHEN, Aug. 13:-F. Y.
Lord, of Pittsburgh, Pa, was badly
bruised and u this morning when
the car in which he was riding start
ed of its own accord while he was
asleep and crashed into a truck
driven by Charles Rawlins, of Brook
lyn, going in the opposite direction
on Middlesex e road.
According to information received
Lerd was on his way from New York
to Philadelphia when, becoming con
fused as to the direction in which he
was to travel, fell asleep. His car
started down a slight grade. The
car continued to pick up speed on its
own momentum until, in spite OF
Rawlins' efforts to pull to the side
of the road and avoid a possible ac-
cident, it crashed into the truck.
Lord was cut badly about the face
and hands and was attended by DIR
Lippiucott,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-13
HEAR PLEAS IN
COUNTY COURT
Prisoners from Southern End
of Island Say Not Guilty
in Court

TOTTENVILLE, Aug. 13-Twen-
ty-seven of the twenty-nine pris-
oners arraigned before County
Judge j. Harry Herman in county
court at st. George last week plead
ed not guilty to the indictments as
charged in each case. Andrew
Stems, nineteen years old, accused
of the theft of clothing from a tent
at Prince Bay two weeks ago was
n of those who pleaded guilty.
He was paroled until October and
his sentence was deferred until that
time.
William Mckay, indicted on a
charge of grand larceny for the theft
of $500 in money and checks from
his employer, Edward Matthes a
dairyman of Prince Bay, pleaded
guilty, as also did the eleven hold
up men charged with holding up
two trucks containing 1875 half
barrels of beer in Concord two
weeks Ago.. They were also accused
of stealing SITS from one of the
drivers.
These men we're indicted after the
spectacular round up by Staten Is
land police and detectives, each for
robbery in the first degree and each
In four separate indictments of
grand larceny in the first degree
The eleven men are held in the
county Jail at Richmond in default
Of the heavy bail asked by the au-
thorities.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-13
SERVICE
FOR MATAWAN
Memorial in Honor of Late
President Largely Attended
-Geran is Speaker

MATAWAN. Aug. 13:-Congress-
man Elmer H. Geran, Mayor Will
liam H. Sutphin, Councilman Frank
Howard Lloyd, DIR. Charles H. Bruce,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, and Attorney John P. Lloyd
of. this borough were the speakers
at the memorial services held in the
First Baptist church at IL o'clock
yesterday morning in honor of the
late President Warren G.. Harding.
The service was n of the most i'm
pressive ever held in this borough
and was attended by a large crowd.
The service was in charge of Rev.
John f. Heilenman, a former pastor
of the First Methodist church who
is now retired and resides in this
borough.
The music was furnished by the
combined choirs of the First Bap-
tist, First Methodist and First Pres
byterian churches, consisting of
fifteen voices. The hymns that found
favor with the late President were
featured during the service. The
choir vas accompanied by Mrs.
George Dawson at the piano and
Mrs. Adam Banke at the organ.
The solo, Come Unto Me-" was
beautifully rendered by Mrs. L. E.
Davies, who was assisted by the
choir; Mrs. Edwin s.. Lupton sang
the solo, "Flees a Bird to the Noun
tain" Mrs. Lupton and Koert c.
Wyckoff sang a duet, "The Crossing
of the Bar The choir rendered the
anthem, Zone Sweetly Solemn
Thought"
John p. Lloyd was the first speak
err. He made a few remarks con
corning the life of the late President
and read from the Scripture. Coun-
Gilman Frank Howard Lloyd lead in
prayer, while Mayor William II. SUIT
phin spoke on the life of President
Harding from the impression obtain
ed by a soldier. DIR. Charles H.
Bruce spoke on the religious side of
the former Presidents life.
Congressman Geran declared that
the duties imposed upon the Presi-
dent by the American people had
killed him. He pointed out the neces-
sity of rearranging the office of the
president so that it would not prove
to be such a strain on the health of
the chief executive. Rev. Mr.. He'll
enman gave a brief talk on the life
of President Harding and did not fail
to impress upon the congregation
the greatness of this man who had
given his life in the service of his
countrymen.
The service closed following the
singing of the late Presidents fav-
orite hymn, Nearer My God to
Thee"