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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-18
Chimes of POtsdam
Not Rung in Vain
(By Associated Pressl

Potsdam-"A Always be honest and
upright" So runs a familiar old Ger
man song, the music of which chimes
regularly from the lofty tower of the
famous Garrison church of Potsdam.
Away down below, in the vaults of the
edifce, rest the bodies of Frederick
the Great and his father Frederick
William l.
The organist who plays these chimes
was forced recently by hard times to
apply for an increase in wages. When
his application came before the city
council it met with opposition from
the Communist aldermen because of
their political objections to the selec-
tions played in the bells. Not only,
they maintained, was Always Be Hon
est and Upright" being chimed forth,
but the organist even went so far as
to play Deutschland Uber AlIes," on
national holidays The bourgeois rep
resentatives overruled these objections
in favor of the organist, expressing
themselves ready to live up to the
"honest and upright" sentiment in their
dealings with their employees.
The Garrison church was built by
Frederick William l, the first king of
Prussia, and silencing of it's chimes
would mean almost as great hardship
in the lives of Potsdam's natives as
would the closing of the gates to
Sans Souci
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-18
Two Husbands Are
Granted Divorces
Harrison Spencer and Benjamin Eek
ert Are Granted Divorces on
Showing of Desertion.

When it comes to divorce, husbands
who sue usually try to let off the fair
sex as gently as possible, and their
complaints as rule contain just the
dry gist of the causes which brought
about parted ways as will satisfy
the court.
Divorce has been granted in munich
pal court to Harrison M. Spencer from
Hattie L. Spencer, on the showing Of
desertion, September Is, 1920. They
were married October II, 1918 at Ke-
nosha, and have no children. Buck
master and Hammond represented the
plaintiff in the action.
Benjamin Eckert was granted a di-
vorce from his wife, Frances M. Eek
ert, also on the showing of desertion.
The couple were married November 7.
1919 at Brooklyn, N Y, and have one
child two years of age <Eckert de-
clared that his wife refused to come
with him to Wisconsin and maintained
her separate home in Brooklyn. CAL
vim Stewart represented the plaintiff
in the action.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-18
Woman Chief Brings
Wealth to Tribe
by United Pressl

Kaw City, Okla-Lucy Tyiap Eads,
first woman chief of an Indian tribe,
was looked on as a modern Midas by
Poor Lo, today.
She has turned the bleak hill tops
of the Kaw Indian reservation into
gold. The poverty stricken cousins
of the rich Usage Indians were being
offered $1,000 and more for royalties
on the land which for generations has
barely produced pasturage for their
lean cattle.
Wild scenes were enacted through
out the reservation today following
discovery of a 1000 barrel oil we'll.
Excitement ran high as scouts raced
to be the first in the field and sleepy
Indians were hauled from their beds
to grasp bundles of money from those
seeking leases. They remained blink
ing and unconvinced as the Spectator
dashed away to the next house.
But the Kaws feel assured that
their new found fortunes are their re-
wards for selecting Lucy Tyiap Eads
as their chief.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-18
Frank C. Callahan
Dead of Paralysis
Frank c.. Callahan, Lifelong Resident
of Kenosha and Kenosha
County, Died Thursday.

Death came on Thursday evening
just before nine o'clock to Frank c..
Callahan, aged 72, at his home at 613
South Sheridan road, after a short ill
ness. Only few days ago he was
stricken with paralysis and never re-
gained consciousness.
The deceased was born in Pleasant
Prairie, September 2, 1850, the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Callahan, pioneer
residents of that section Of the county.
He had lived his early life there but
had spent most of his years in Keno
sha. For many years he was employ
ed at the American Brass company and
more recently at the Peter Pirsch and
Sons plant.
Surviving the deceased are widow.
Mrs. Dora Callahan, two daughters,
Mrs. Cuaude Nellis and Miss Mabel
Callahan, and one son, Edmund Gala
han, all of Kenosha.
The remains were taken to the Han
sen Funeral home where they will be
kept until one o'clock on Saturday
afternoon at which time they will be
taken to the home on South Sheridan
road for the funeral services at two
o'clock Interment will follow in the
family plot in the St. George cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-18

Miss Sybil Campbell of Touston, Tex
as, has just been appointed probation
officer for Kenosha county by Judge
Slater. Miss Campbell is woman of
education and special training along
the lines Of guiding youth away from
the danger posts that beset them in
the formative years, and recommended
as she is by men and women foremost
in progressive social work and educa-
tional circles from coast to coast, it is
considered that Kenosha county is
fortunate to secure her services.
The new probation officer arrived
from Texas on Thursday and late
Thursday afternoon was in conference
with Judge Slater, Nicholas J. Roders,
chairman of the county board and
Supervisor John Priddis, constituting
a probation officers committee. Judge
Slater when he summoned Miss Camp
bell had already thoroughly sounded
the situation and knew the character
and training of the person he was
about to meet. The three officials
were favorably impressed with Miss
Campbell's personality, and her form
al appointment followed. She will
open her Office next Tuesday morning,
if the physical adjustment can be
made by that time.
Long Experience With Youth.
Miss Campbell's home is in Hous-
ton. Texas, where she taught in the
public schools for twenty years. In
this work she had contact with boys
and girls Of all ages, meeting directly
and at first hand the problems which
the educators and leaders Of youth
find everywhere to be the same.
Upon this excellent foundation Of
teaching, Miss Campbell carried her
education farther into the graduate
field, studying at the University of
Chicago and the University of Pennsyl-
vania and also at the Chicago School
Of Civics and Philanthropy. In these
colleges she made a special study of
social conditions and social betterment,
with particular attention to the point
of view af STRUGGLING vouth- For
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-18

No estimate could be placed on the
personal losses suffered by the stu
dents who were rooming in the part of
the building destroyed by. the flames.
Origin is Mystery.
The origin of the fire remained a
mystery this morning. The most plau-
sible theory is that the fire was start
ed by defective wiring.
Belief that the fire might have been
smouldering for several hours was
proven to be false by the fact that
Sister Barbara, one of the teachers
| had gone to the trunk room at three
o'clock and reports that there was no
trace of fire at that time. A half
hour later the room was in flames
when the fire was discovered by Sis
ter Eanswyth.
Officials of the school this morning
declared that all of the students had
answered roll call this morning and
that none of them appeared, to have
suffered from exposure due to the fire.
The school will continue it's work
without interruption, temporary quart
which on Thursday evening opened it's
dormitories to the school, has offered
the use of dining hall to the school,
which offer will probably be accepted
During the night the police placed
heavy guard around the entire build
ing and grounds. This morning work
was started in cleaning away the
wreckage and in placing the furniture
| saved from the flames in other parts
of the dormitories. Students of the
school also searched in the buildings
which could be entered without danger
for their personal possessions.
Send Sandwiches to Firemen.
An interesting episode in ~connec3
ton with the fighting of the fire was
that a large number of sandwiches
which had been prepared for the St.
James Parent Teacher ssociat tito n
meeting on Thursday evening, were
sent by the organization to the scene of
the fire and given to the fremen.
Police also told how several prohi-
bition enforcement officers who had
come to Kenosha to make raids offered
the services as deputies and aided
greatly in keeping back the crowds
at the grounds.
Reports from the fire department
showed that, every available hose was
utilized for the fire, even some which
had been discarded except for use
rim extreme cases, having been put
into service.
While the fire was at its height word
reached the scene that another alarm
had been sent in from the Public
| Service building on Maret Square.
Investigation proved that there had
been small blaze in the office of DR..
Collins there, but that it had been
extinguished without making it neces-
sary to call any of the fire fighters
from the Kemper Hall fire.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-18
World Conspiracy to
Destroy Prohibition
(Ry Associated Press Leased wire}

Milwaukee. -"The talk" for beer and
light wines is pure propaganda and
comes first from society men and wom-
en- "who do nothing all day and think
they have to have liquor to jazz them
up for their night reveIs," R. P. Hut
ton, superintendent of the Wisconsin
Anti-Saloon League, said in his address,
''The Field, the Fight, the Foe" at the
first Wisconsin w. G. T. U. meeting
concentrating the third anniversary
Of the passage of the 18th amendment
here today. "On the third anniversary
of prohibition we find a worldwide
conspiracy to destroy it," he said. at
has been so beneficial that the liquor
dealers realize they must destroy it
or it will destroy them quickly all over
the world" Mr.. Hutton scored the &C
tion of the brewers who, he said, are
working, mot under their own names,
but through the Association Against
the Prohibition Amendment. DR.. Rhein-
hard Stecker, scientist and political OBJ
server, spoke on Germany going dry.
He predicted that in 1880 there would
be "bone dry" prohibition in that coun-
try.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-18
LABOR PREPARES TO
FIGHT VOLSTEAD ACT
Samuel GOmpers Confers with Com
mittee Regarding Fight Against
VOlstead Bill.
(By United Press)


Cincinnati, O.-Organized labor pre-
pared campaign against the Volstead
act here today.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, conferr-
ed with the executive board of the
Brewery Workers International Union
on plans to "make America once more
the home of the sane and the free. -
Gompers declared the Volstead act
goes far in advance of what was con-
templated by the original law, the
18th amendment.
Labor's fight for a revision of the
dry law to legalize the sale of light
wine and beer calls for personal in
terviews with every member of con-
gress to acquaint them with labor's
position, it was learned.
The fight will be based on the pre-
mise that beer and wine are not injuri-
Gus but are actually healthful bever-
ages, the labor chief said.
"Where the fanatical drys err is in
their attempt to define how beverages
containing more than one half of one
pc rcent of alcohol are Intoxicating"
he asserted.
Gompers made it clear that labor
will not sanction a return of the sa-
loon. "The saloon is an institution of
the past 1t is gone forever,1 said
Gompers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-18

and barely had time to be hurried out
Of the building in bath robes, Others
did not have time to save any of their
outer clothing or jewelry and the
losses in this line were very great
to many Of the pupils
The students were led out of the
building in order and a check made to
make sure that none was missing.
The girls were hurried to the teach
ers' home in a very short time so that
there was little opportunity for them
to suffer from the exposure occa-
stoned by the blaze.
Meanwhile the news of the fire had
spread and a report had been made
to the fire department by employees
at the schools.
The quarters of the maids employed
at the school are located in the far
eastern section of the wing and all OF
these were also summoned and hur-
ried out of the building. Their be-
longings were largely saved because
the flames had not yet reached that
part Of the building.
Find Dormitory Furnace.
The central department force was
the first to reach the scene of the fire
and found the east wing of the dormi-
tory veritahle furnace and the flames
threatening to spread to all parts OF
the building. Calls for other depart
ments were made and within half
hour twelve lines of hose had been
aid. One of the pumps was stationed
che extreme east along the lake
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-18
Miss Sybil Campbell of Houston, Texas, Ap-
pointed to Fill Long Felt Need for
Protection of Youth.
WIDE EXPERIENCE IN SOCIAL WORK
New Probation Officer is College Woman With Train
ing as Teacher Who Has Done Special Work
for Women and Girls in South

three years, she was in charge of a
settlement house, and found herself
faced with the troubles and problems
that afflict the poor and the immi-
grant class. The training that the new
county worker received in this way
will be invaluable, it is certain, when
she finds herself brought against the
difficulties of the newly immigrant
population in Kenosha.
In Government Social Hygiene Work.
Miss Campbell's last position was
field agent for the federal government
in charge of nter-department social
hygiene work at San Diego, California.
During the war, she was field agent in
charge of similar work for the govern
ment at Des Moines, Iowa.
Recommendations of Miss Campbell
for the position in Kenosha, were re-
ceived from DR.. Valeria Parker, Jes-
sic Binford, in charge of the Juvenile
Protective association Of Chicago; DR..
Mary B. Ritter, of Lajolla, Cal, and
Judge Spencer Marsh of the supreme
court, San Diego, Cal.
Was Woman's Job.
II, mas taken some time for me
to find the person whom I considered
the right one for this position Of
probation officer, but I think the delay
was worth WHILE" said Judge Slater
with satisfaction this morning.
There have been many applicants
for the position and many from Keno
sha. Some of them were estimable
people and some were that and in ad-
dition personal friends ofamine, but
I didn't think they had the special
training or fitness for this important
work. The trouble with the probation
law in Wisconsin has been that the
Office was created and then filed all
over with politicians looking for a job.
I was determined that rather than have
this happen in Kenosha county we
should be without a probation officer
~ couldn't see it as mans job.
There is room enough and work
enough for man too, but if we can
not have both, the position should be
filled by a woman"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-18
Flames and Water Ruin Main Wing of DOrmi-
tory and Threaten Entire Property
of School Thursday.
SISTER LEADS STUDENTS TO SAFETY
Goodness of Sister Eanswyth, Who Discovered Fire
Probably Saved Lives of Pupils - Firemen
Fight Hours With Stubborn Blaze.

Fire of unknown origin, routing the
girls Of the school from their rooms
in such haste that many of them left
their clothing and jewelry behind to
be destroyed in the flames, Quilted the
main wing of the dormitory at KEN
per Hall early Thursday evening, caus-
ing loss Of not less than $4,000 and
threatening to destroy all of the build
ings of the historic school. Heroic
work by the fremen and by volunteer
fire lighters kept the flames from
spreading into the chapel on the north
and to the rooms Of the extreme south
end of the structure The east wing
of the main building was completely
destroyed and much damage by flames,
smoke and water was done to the par
Tors, offices, Happy Hall and other
sections Of the dormitory.
Due to the quick work of teachers
and workers at the school, all of the
students we're ushered to safety. Two
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-18

firemen-George Mortified of Station
No. and Pete Johnson of Station No.
2-were badly burned in fighting the
fire but will recover.
Sister Discovered Fire.
The flames were discovered just be-
fore four o'clock by Sister Eanswyth,
one of the teachers in charge of the
dormitory, and it was largely due to
her heroism and GOODNESS that no in
juries resulted to the children in the
dormitory at the time that the fire was
found She had gone to the trunk
room on the fourth floor of the dormi-
tory in the east wing of the structure;
upon opening the door she was greeted
with q wall Of smoke and flame.
Realizing the danger she sounded
the alarm calling the girls to leave
the building Immediately in the man
ner prescribed in the fire drills in use
at the school. Sister Mary Blanca and
Mrs. Cherrill, who are also in charge
of the pupils during these hours aided
in marshalling the girls to safety. In
that part of the building closest to the
flames were situated the rooms of the
younger girls at the school and for
this reason it was more urgent that
all haste be required in getting the
building cleared of occupants.
Sister Arch Genevieve and other
teachers at the school were all at
their posts of duty She sounded the
fire alarm which called all of the
students from their rooms; all of the
sisters and teachers aided in getting
the students out of the building to
safely.
Some Escape in Bath Robes.
1t was the hour given over at the
school for dressing for six O'Clock
dinner, SIX of the students were
bathing when the alarm was sounded
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-18
Many Mothers Here.

There was rush of Yellow cabs
toward Kemper Hall this morning
when mothers and fathers of the
young women who were students at
the hall, came to Kenosha to see
the ruins Of The fire and satisfy
themselves that provision had been
made for the proper care of the
girls The parents found the girls
having real time-the time of
their life and all ready and willing
to stand a little grief 80 keep The
school work going. Many of the
parents Of the Young women ex-
pressed great admiration for the
manner i'm which the members of
the Sisterhood and the leaders at
Kemper Hall had met the difficulties.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-18
Insurance is sl5O,OOO.

That the loss resulting from the
fire at Kemper Hall is entirely COW
cred by insurance, is shown by the
fact that there was a total of
$4,000 carried on the buildings
and contents. Of this amount
s105, 900 was on the buildings. The
insurance is all held by the A. H.
French agency and the companies
interested in the loss were notified
this morning that the loss would
probably be a fifty per cent loss,
placing the loss at $4,000. Adjust
ers are expected to be here on
Monday to start the work of adj
justing the loss.
The companies holding policies
and the amount held is given as
fOIlOyUs
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-18
Eugene Artz is
Given His Freedom

St. Paul, Mimi. - Eurene Artz. Of
Great Bend, Wis, arrested last Octob-
er for murder committed 12 years
ago at Red Wing, MINI, and ordered
held for trial in Goodhue county dis
trict court by Judge Willard L. Con
verse, today was given his freedom by
the state supreme court.
In dismissing the case against Artz
today the supreme court held that
the accused mans constitutional pre-
negatives has been violated in that he
had not been granted the speedy trial
provided for in the state constitution.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-18
FALL Is FATAL
TO AGED WOMAN
Mrs. Pauline Haubrich Po-
fail Dies from Fall Down
Cellar Stairway.
lis FOUND UNCONSCIOUS

Injuries received when she fell down
the steps leading to the basement Of
the home, resulted Thursday night in
the death of Mrs Pauline Haubrich
/ Pofahl, aged 10 years, at the home of
her son, Oscar Haubrich, on North
Huron street The aged woman was
found unconscious Thursday morning
just before eight o'clock at the bot
tom of the stairway leading into the
cellar Of the home; one of her grand
daughters had gone to tell her grand
mother goodbye and discovered the
accident
/ Mrs. Haubrich was barely breathing
at the time that she was found and
never regained consciousness. Physi-
clans declare that she died of frac-
ture of the skull,
Widely known in Kenosha.
The deceased was born in Daaden,
Germany, December 20, 1862, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Meyer. She had lived her early life
in her native country but came to
America many years ago She has
for more than twenty-five years.
She was united in marriage to Henry
Haubrich, a pioneer resident Of Keno
sha, and to this union were born
eleven children, all of whom survive
her as follows: Herman, Stanton, Illi-
nois; Paul., Frank, Oscar, Albert and
Walter Haubrich and Mrs. Ida Fisch-
back Mrs. Tillie Wegner, Mrs. Lena
Wickham and Mrs. Emma Schonchek,
all of Kenosha; and Adolph Haubrich
of Phoenix, Arizona. Her husband,
Henry Haubrich, died in 1904. She
is also survived by thirty three grand
children.
Funeral ON Monday.
Several years later she was married
to Charles Pofahl of Bristol, and for
ten years had made her home in that
town. Mr., Pofahl died in 1919 and
since his death she has made her home
with her daughter, Mrs. Morris Wick
ham, of Kenosha, and with other
members of the family.
She was long member of the Erie
dens Evangelical Lutheran church and
had been active in it's work.
The remains were taken to the Han
sen Funeral home from which they
will be taken on Saturday to the
home Of a son, Paul Haubrich. 80
North Lyman avenue.
The funeral services will be held on
Monday afternoon at two o'clock at
the home with church services follow
ing at the German lutheran churcb
at two-thirty. Interment will be at
the family plot in the Green Ridge
cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-18
.KENOSHA WOMAN
ANSWERS CALL
Mrs. M. Hanford, Mother
of Capt. w. T. Hanford
Dies Sunday.
AFTER SHORT ILLNESS

Mrs. Mamie Hanford, aged SO years,
widow of the late Hopkins j Hanford,
nationally known as an operator in oil
lands, who died suddenly at the Hotel
Pfster in Milwaukee last May, died at
the home of Mrs Jessie Field, No. 523
Park avenue, on Sunday morning, fol-
lowing a two weeks illness from acute
Bright's disease. Her son, Captain
William T. Hanford of the United
States Secret Service, was with her
when death came.
Mrs Hanford was known to many
Kenosha people, for, while her home
was in Washington, she had spent
much time in Kenosha. With her hus-
band, she had been frequent guest at
the Pennoyer Sanitarium in the earlier
days. The Hanford summer home was
near Eagle Lake, and for years the
members of the family had spent much
time in Racine and Kenosha.
Was Native of Indiana.
Mrs Hartford was native of Indi-
ana. She was a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John O'Connor and she was born
db 14dI OLLc ESpIud1y ~ 1oO9 OAAS
was educated in the schools at LaPorte
and after her marriage to the late Hop
kins ]. Hanford they had made their
home in Evanston, Chicago, New York
and Washington. Mrs Hanford was
woman of high intellectual develop
ment, and she had taken q prominent
place in the social life of the different
cities in which she had made her home.
Following the sudden death of her hus-
band in Milwaukee last year, she had
come to Kenosha to make her Temporal
ry home, and since that time she had
been a guest in the home of Mrs. Field.
Mrs. Hanford is survived by two
sons, Captain William 7. Hanford, long
prominent in the U. S. Secret Service
and widely known in Kenosha, and
Scott Hanford of Boston, Mass.
To be Buried at Washington.
The remains will be taken today to
the old home at Washington City, and
funeral services will be held at the
First Baptist church in the nations
capital on Wednesday afternoon. Fol-
lowing the services, the remains will
be laid at rest by the side of the hus
band in the family plot at Rock Greek
Park Cemetery, just out of Washing
ton.
Mrs. Hartford has made many warm
friends in Kenosha during the years
she had visited here, and to these
friends the announcement of her death
brings deep regret.