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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-11
PETERS TOLD WIFE
TIM GOING CRAZY"
Widow of Man Whose Body Was
Found in Well, Questioned by
Officials Today.
(By Associated Press Leased wire.)

Waupun, Wis. - Mrs. Hattie Peters
questioned today by Fond du Lac eoun-
ty officials investigating the death of
her husband, Willie Peters, declared
that the last time she had seen him
was at O'Clock Saturday morning, the
day Of his death. She said she had
been awakened about o'clock by an
alarm clock and had gone into the
kitchen for match. When she re-
turned Peters was lying half dressed
across the bed and when questioned
said he believed he was going crazy"
the widow continued.
Il then went into the kitchen to get
breakfast" she told authorities. "short-
ly after that Mr.. Peters came into the
room. ] asked him how. he felt and
he said he was better then. He went
out of the house toward the barn. That
was the last time I saw him alive"
Peters body was found in well at
the farm where he lived. The coro-
ner ordered an investigation and his
vital organs were sent to Madison for
an investigation to see if he had been
killed by poison.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-11
BURNS NEGRO HOMES
IN ROSEWOOD CLASH
Destruction of Twelve Houses Occu-
pied by Negroes Only Diversion
for Sunday.

Rosewood, Fla.-Rosewood is quiet
today following the racial disturb
ances of the last few days in which
seven persons were killed as the result
of search by officers and citizens
posses for Jesse Hunter, negro wanted
for an alleged attack on young white
woman at Sumner, last Monday Of
fcers are still without clue as to. the
whereabouts of Hunter.
Officers are inclined to believe that
the burning of twelve houses, all that
was left of the negro quarter of Rose
wood on Sunday afternoon, marks the
end Of the racial clashes.
The negroes whose houses were fired
are still taking refuge in nearby
woods. The houses were burned by a
number of white men while a crowd
looked on but no one could be found
who would say that he saw the houses
burned, according to county officials.
The burning on Sunday afternoon
came as a sequel to the previous de-
struction of large part of the negro
section of the clashes between white
men and negroes in which the fatali-
ties occurred.
Two white men were killed in the
conflicts and five negroes fell victims,
two of the negroes being shot to death
in a rain of bullets on a dwelling in
which the blacks barricaded them
selves and the other three being slain
at different times.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-11
ASSAULT TRIALS
GO OVER TERM
Nels Madison, Chef Kram-
err and r. A. Better
Trials Delayed.
YOUNG WOMAN ILL


The three young men, Nels Madison,
Chester Kramer and R. A. Better, who
are charged with criminal assault upon
an eighteen-year-o old girl on August IS,
1929, will not be given d trial at this
term of court. Miss Pauline Miles, the
chief witness for the state in the cases
of all the men charged, is said to be
suffering from nervous illness and
heart trouble which will prevent her
appearance at this term. While the
cases have gone over to the March
term, there was no indication that they
would be dropped.
Presents Doctors Affidavit.
Two of the cases, those of Kramer
and Madison, were set for trial before
Judge Higbee this week, and as late as
Saturday afternoon, the state had ex-
pected to go on with the trial and were
ready Then the stepfather of Miss
Miles appeared before the district at
torney and told him that the young
woman was unable to appear in court
because of her weak and nervous con-
tdition.
District Attorney Morris Barnett in
formed him that it was not possible to
secure a continuance except by ply
sician's affidavit and this morning in
court the statement of the physician
who has had the care Of the young
woman was presented.
"This is to certify" the statement
reads, that Miss Pauline Miles is I'M
der my professional care, suffering
from cardiac weakness and nervous de-
preston and unable at present to at
tend court"
Judge Lowers Bonds.
The dropping of these hree cases for
the term. as well as the settlement of
the Paeini insurance claim, Ethrew the
monkey wrench into the machinery" SO
far as the next four days of circuit
court were concerned. Judge Higbee,
who was expected to take the circuit
bench in the trial Of the criminal ca
ses as we'll as of the civil one, was
informed that it was not necessary for
hi INTO be here until later in the week.
Meanwhile Judge Slater of his own
accord and not upon the recommends
tion of the prosecution, lowered the
bonds Of Chester Kramer from $4,000
to $4,000. Both Kramer and Madison
have been held in the county jail since
last August in default of raising bonds
and the Judge felt in the postponen1ent
Of the trial not asked by the defense,
the bonds might be owerled, in the
case of the one whom the testimony
during the hearing showed to be the
least responsible Of the alleged as
saulting trio. Better is still under
bonds of $4,000 which in his case were
furnished
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-11
France Harvesting
Her Water Power

Paris--The work OF Harvesting the
water power Of France is making pro-
gress so. much faster than the work
of settling INSPIRATIONS questions, in
cluding COAL deliveries by Germany,
that some So4}timists believe Che country
will be beyond. all need of coal from
outside before the statesmen finish
their parlsSs.
France ID supposed te have nine
million horse natural water power.
Five hundred thousand horse power
had been putsaba use before the war;
sn equal amount was installed during
hostilities; three hundred thousand
have been added since the armistice,
and two hundred thousand more soon
will be in use, making q total of q
million and q half, equal to half the
total stationary steam power used in
France in. 1918.
The plans Of the Public Works De-
partmants as explained to The Assoc
ciated Press, provide for the utiliza~
tion of approximately four million
horse power within five years. The
realization Of this project will not
only make France independent of
foreign markets for coal, but will go
long way toward making good the
big deficits in the operation of French
railroads, which will largely substitute
electricity for coal when the current
is available Ao The French railroads
paid 1s4,00O,OOO francs for coal in
1918, they paid 2,145, 900, 600 francs for
about the same quantity of coal in
1920; the difference of approximately
2,0o0,00O,0oo francs was just about
equal to the deficit for 1920.
The biggest individual job Of this
kind. the damming Of the river Rhone
at Gsnissiat, near the Swiss frontier,
to furnish All aVsfAge Of 10000 horse
power at all SEASONS, Is temporarily
held up pending agreement between
the state, the department of Savoie,
and the communes interested. Other
work is continuing regularly, however
sill along the French Alps, and this in
spite of the high costs, reckoned by
experts of the Public Works Ministry
at four and half times the pre-
war cost.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-11
FIGHTS ARREST
In STATE WRIT
Dir. Thompson Fights Elk
tradition from Dakota
to Kenosha.
HEARING DATE IS SET

Detective Charles Rock of Kenosha.
who went to Bismarck, N. D., early last
week to bring DR.. George A. Thompson,
former city physician Of Kenosha, back
here to face charges Of failing to pay
alimony ordered by the court, has re-
turned to Kenosha, but without his
prisoner. DR.. Thompson refused to
waive extradition rights and served on
the governor of the state of North Da-
kota a writ preventing him from sign
ing extradition papers until after
hearing could be held. This hearing is
set for January 18th at Bismarck.
Indications are that DR.. Thompso on lis
making preparations to fight the
charges in every way, and that he will
not be brought back to Kenosha under
arrest until every legal means has been
exhausted to fight extradition.
The Kenosha police officer, Detective
Rock, who was sent to arrest DIR.
Thompson, never got as far as Fessen-
5dentiN. d. the city where the former
Kenosha physician had been arrested
and was held on bonds on the charges
sworn out here, Hating at Bismarck,
the state capital, to secure the signing
of the extradition papers, Biuetenant
Rock found all kinds Of difficulties
awaiting him. He had secured the
proper papers from Governor Blaine
calling for extradition, but upon ar
irving at thes office Of Governor r. a.
Nestos of Moth Dakota he found that
the latter had been served with writ
demanding hearing on January 10Th
before extradition could be granted.
The situation will demand that Lieu
tenant Rock return to Bismarck for
the hearing on January 10th.
DR.. Thompson was arrested on q war
rant alleging that he had failed to pay
$500 back alimony ordered by the court
to be paid to his wife for her support
and for the support of their children.
1t is understood that DR.. Thompson is
resisting the order because Of the fact
that only separate maintenance and
not an absolute divorce was granted by
the court
Reports from Fessenden were to the
effect that DR.. Thompsona had estab-
lished large practice there since he
left Kenosha following the court order
At that time bond was given to in
sure his paying part of the alimony,
and 1t is understood that this bond will
feature largely in the case if it ever
comes to trial here.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-11
Mrs. Mary w. Stone
Dead at Milwaukee
Former Kenosha Woman Died Early
This Morning in Her Sleep
After a Long illness.

Word reached Kenosha this morn
ing Of the death ip Milwaukee of Mrs.
Warren Stone, aged 72 years, formerly
for the Aged where she had lived for
the past two years. Mrs. Stone died
in her sleep during the night from an
attack of heart trouble, from which
malady she had suffered for many
years She had been at the hospital
of the home for several weeks and
for this reason death was not entire
ly unexpected.
Mrs. Stone was born in Gloversville,
n. Y, where she had spent her early
life. More than twenty-five years ago
she came to Kenosha and had made
her home here until two years ago.
She was trained nurse and had
made many friends in the practice of
her work in Kenosha.
While in Kenosha she had been a
member of the Park Avenue M. E.
church and had taken an active part
in all of the various activities of
the church.
She is survived by one son, War
rem Stone, now living in sC6eoanut
Grove, Florida.
The funeral" services will be held
Wednesday morning at ten o'clock at
the Protestant Home at sos Downer
street in Milwaukee with interment
following in the Forest Grove GENE
terry there. Many Kenoshans will go
to Milwaukee on, Wednesday to attend
the funeral services.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-11
Zion Visitor Claims
Interesting Invention
Joseph l.. Keller, Now Visiting in Zion,
Claims to Have Made Important
Invention There.

Zion, Ill.-A substitute for moving
picture and stereopticon films for show
purposes has been invented by Joseph
Keller, Chicago man, who is spend
ing vacation in the City of Zion. KEEL
Ter has substituted a chemically treat
ed paper that will reduce the cost of
moving pictures one-tenth of their
present cost, and the pictures are just
as sharp and clear, he says, as those
projected through the ordinary film.
He first of all selects particular kind
Of paper has it cut so as to run on the
standard size moving picture reels, and
then has the pictures printed direct
from the negative onto the paper, and
he then treats the paper with secret
process that makes it transparent.
With this machine, he does not have to
use a booth or station himself in the
audience, but instead projects his pic
lures from behind the screen and they,
being composed of iphammable
material, the fire risk is nil. BY using
a rejecting mirror, the pictures are
thrown onto the screen and Can be re-
produced life-size or larger if neces-
sary.
According to Mr.. Keller, all big city
clocks Gamble dispensed with, All you
have to- do is to get an ordinary size
alarm clock, stand it in front Of his
machine,s and the hands and figures
can be5aefected any size into frosted
dial, and the public sees the exact
time, thus doing away with expensive
clock machinery and it's upkeep.
He expects to manufacture a cabinet
@i1e instrument for show windows.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-11
Mystery SElrouds
Identity OF Dead
Man Giving Name of Michael Zatzik
Died at st. GATHERINGS Hospital
On Sunday Morning.


City officials today attempted in vain
to find out details regarding the life
of Michael Zatzik, about so years old,
who died Sunday morning at the St.
GATHERINGS hospital after short i'll
ness from pneumonia. The man was
found at rooming house in 81 critical
condition and was hurried TO the hos
pital, where he could only whisper his
natns TO the attendAnt. lie died early
Sunday morning.
No relatives Of the deceased can be
found. Friends say that they believe
that he had a family in Russia. The
remains were taken to the Hansen Flu
neral Home where the funeral services
were held this afternoon with inter-
ment following in the Green Ridge
cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-11
PACINI MURDER CASE
SINGS ITS SWAN SONG
Old Case Winds to Close With Acceptance by
Charles Pacini Estates of $4,000
On Insurance Claim.
ENGAGED VOLUNTARILY In DUEL?
Continental Insurance Company Claims i'm Denying
Liability That Charles Pacini Contributed
Towards His End
awho Killed Charley Pacini?"

"Who Killed Charley Pacini?"
This is a question to be tabled and
grow dusty on the shelves Of Father
of luck, new evidence should leap into
the middle Of things like jack in the
box If Charley Pacini knew who fired
the fatal shot as he lay on his death
bed following the affair in front of the
Arnold and Murdoch garage on Park
street August IA, 1920, it would seem
that he carried the secret with him to
his grave.
The last chapter in the story Of the
murder Of the former enterprising Ke-
nosha theater amanager has just been
written here it would seem with a final
settlement between the insurance com
pany which carried policies for the
dead man, and his estate.
Though the claim was for $4,000,
together with interest and other ac-
cumulations, the Pacini estate agreed
to settle in full for $16,500, waving all
accumulations including that of inter-
est. The defendant in the. action, the
Continental Casualty Insurance COM
pany, was represented at the settle
ment by Attorneys r. v. Baker and
A. L. Drury, and the estate by Joseph
Funck, administrator, and Calvin
Stewart, attorney, Because Judge
Baker represented one of the 1itigat-
ing parties, Judge Slater presided as
county Judge and signed the order con-
flrming the agreement
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-11
Kenosha Men Incorporate
Chicago Extruded Met
ais Company.
PLANT AT CICERO
Directors Hold Meeting Here
on Saturday and Start Plans
for New Plant.

Formal announcement was made here
this morning by James R. Anderson of
the incorporation of the Chicago Ex-
truded Metals company, a concern
which has been organized by and will
be directed by six Kenosha men, all of
whom recently resigned their positions
at the American Brass company plant
here to enter into the new concern.
The company was incorporated under
the laws of the state of Illinois, the
papers of incorporation having been
filed at Springfield late last week. A
meeting Of those interested in the new
concern to map out further steps in its
development was held in Kenosha on
Saturday afternoon, the formal an
nouncement of the concern coming as
a result of this meeting.
For Half Million.
The company is incorporated for
100000, the larger part of the capital
stock having been paid in at the pres
emit time. The names carried on the
papers of incorporation are those of
James R. Anderson and John Henley,
both of Kenosha, and Claude L. Huck,
now Of Chicago. Other Kenoshans who
have been interested in various phases
of the brass industry here and who are
to be associated with the new concern
are George Rahr, Sam Anderson and
Arthur Haas.
The incorporation is the first step
taken towards the definite organization
of the company and with its compile
ton plans will go forward Immediately
for carrying out the projects planned
by the concern.
Plant in Cicero.
The company will establish a plant
for the manufacture of brass rods and
other brass products with an idea of
serving the trade in the Chicago dis
trict. The present plans of the con-
Germ are for the establishment of the
plant at Cicero, Illinois, and the incor-
poration of the company will pave the
way for proceeding with the arrange
ments for the securing Of a site and
building of the plant in thatlcity.
Mr.. Anderson stated that it was not
anticipated that the company would
start operations Immediately but that
the incorporation indicated that the
company was definitely formed and was
getting under way with its plans.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-11
Shipping Crowds
Boston HarbOr
NV Associated Press. j

Boston-The greatest shipping boom
since the days of the world war is now
at its height at this port. Work for
1000 longshoremen can be had at the
transatlantic terminals, it is said. At
the rate of 70 cents an hour for day
work and $1.05 for night work, the
pay envelopes of those now on the
job are we'll filled.
The boom started when coal laden
vessels from England and Wales ar
rived last summer. Coal has arrived
by millions of tons since the miners
strike in this country.
A score of ships laden with wood
pulp, mostly from the Scandinavian
countries, have arrived in the past
few weeks, and the army base. and the
Commonwealth piers, where much Of
the freight is handled, are filled to
overlooking according to vessel owners.
British coal steamers have been
forced to wait week or ten days in
the harbor before obtaining docking
facilities and many Of then1yssrather
than delay that long, have gone to
other ports.
Since the closing of the st. Law
renee river there has been an increas-
ing flow Of grain through this port
More than million and half tons
were shipped in one<week in December
At the Commonwealth pier more
than 1000 men have been employed
and nearly 30 vessels we're unloaded
during the past month. Passenger
space has been taken over for freight.
Piles of canned goods so feet high
and shipments valued at between
$10,o0O,ooO and $12,0oO,00O have been
stored at the Commonwealth pier at
one time,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-11
Middleton to be Advisor
.0n Textiles to Tariff
Commission.
GOES TO WASHINGTON
Will Go to Washington on jan
uary 28th to Assume Duties
of His New Position.

Announcement was made this morn
ing of the appointment of George
Middleton, whose home is at 361 Eli
zabeth street and who for many years
has been an expert lace designer at
the Marshall Field Lace Works at Zion,
to the position Of expert advisor on
textiles to the government tariff COM
mission at Washington. Mr.. Middle
ton has been notified of his appoint
ment to the high post and is now plan
ming to leave Kenosha for Washington
on January the 2Sth. This is a posi-
ton created lately by Congress in an
effort to make q more exhaustive study
Of the tariff problem as it affects tex
tiles and the textile industries in the
United States.
The appointment is high honor and
one we'll merited by Mr. Middleton. 1t
requires not only wide knowledge of
textile values, but also q thorough
scholastic background and understand
ing of the industries which would be
affected by the tariff regulations.
Has Had Much Experience.
MIR. Middleton is we'll fitted for the
position He is a University of Cam
bridge man, this giving him athorough
background for the position and also
an understanding of textile values in
Great Britain. For many years he
has been recognized as an expert in
the making of lace and has held a
position Of this nature with the Mar
shall Field plant. Because Of these
qualifications he was considered the
most efficient man that the government
could find for the new position.
In Kenosha Mr.. Middleton has also
made place for himself as must
clan Of great ability. He, will be
greatly missed at the st. Matthews
church where he has been organist and
choirmaster for many years and where
as a result of his direction one could
always hear sacred music of the high
est standard.
Will Move to Washington.
Mr.. Middleton will give up his resi-
dence in Kenosha entirely and will
make his home in Washington with his
two daughters Miss Winifred Middle
ton and Miss Margaret Middleton.
The latter will go with her father to
Washington and Miss Winifred Mid
dleton will join them in June when
the term at st. Mary's Hall, Fair
bauit, Minnesota, where she is director
of music, is finished.
Mr.. Middleton will carry with him
to Washington the congratulation and
good wishes of legion of friends
in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-11
Indian Belle Don't
Like Old Broadway

Pawhuska, Okla Miss Vivian Sim
kins, l9, local Indian belle and oil
queen, recently returned from viewing
Che high and gay life Of Broadway, de-
clares that. after all, Oklahoma Is the
zone and only" place II which to live.
II have seen the whole country, but
have never found place that can com
pare with my Usage country" Miss
Simkfns said. "0ther places seem ar
ti6cial, while the Usage country is al
ways changing and shifting. The tall
Usage man is far superior to the small,
worried, money grabbing men of the
east"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-11
Overalled Pastor
Has Filled Church

Cedar Rapids, Iowa-The Rev, Hugh
Orchard, pastor of the Second Chris
ton church, long has believed that the
reason his church was not filled on
Sunday nights, was because some Of
the working men did not possess
clothes they believed good enough to
be seen in a fashionable congregation.
Last week, Mr.. Orchard advertised
that he would don overalls for his
services last night and invited mem
bers of his congregation to come
dressed as they pleased. The church
was packed and it contained many
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-11
TO FIX STATUS OF
ALL BOOTLEGGERS
Bill to Make Buyer and Seller Equally
Guilty Is introduced in
Congress Today.
nv associated press Leased wire.l

Washington, D. C. - A bill designed
to help break up bootlegging by MAX
ing the buyer of outlaw liquor equally
guilty with the seller, was introduced
t1day by Representative Upshaw, Demo-
crat, Georgia, who recently charged in
the House that public officials do not
all practice what they preach in regard
to prohibition.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-11
ALLEGED SLAYER Is
ADMITTED TO BOND
John Magnuson to be Released
on Bonds of $4,000 on
Next Saturday.
by Associated Press Leased Wire)

Stevens Point, Wis. John Magnu-
son, charged with the death of Mrs.
James II. Chapman, wife of Wood
county supervisor, as result of
mail bomb" will be released on a
$4,000 bond next Saturday if he can
secure sufficient bonds, according to
decision handed down in circuit court
here this neon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-11
Force Clean up of
Metropolitan Booze

Washington, D. c. Stringent APP
plication of the paddock" provisions
Of the prohibition laws are to be in
voked in an effort to further clean up
the liquor situation in New York. 1t
was said today that number of ma
known public houses were in
Guided in the list prepared by Acting
State Director YelloMIey for observa-
ton.