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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-15
Hyman ''Bullfrog"
Gordon Pays Fine
Certificate Signed by United States
Attorney Sawyer is Filed in
Circuit Court

Hyman Gordon is quits with the
federal government and holds re-
ceipt for payment in full of the fine
of $4,000 imposed upon him in the
federal court following conviction upon
a liquor charge there. The certificate
that judgement has been satisfied is
signed by H. A. Sawyer, United States
district attorney under date of Febru-
airy IL, 1928, and is filed in the circuit
court of Kenosha county.
The document reads as follows:
81, H. A. Sawyer, United. States at
torney for the eastern district, do
hereby certify that the judgement en-
tered in the United States district court
for the eastern district of Wisconsin
on April 20, 1922, in which the United
States of America was the plaintiff
and Hyman Gordon was the defendant
and wherein the said plaintiff recov-
cred Of the said defendant the sum of
six thousand dollars, has been fully
pad, satisfied and discharged. (Signed)
H. A. Sawyer, United States District
Attorney"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-15
Require Licenses for
All ChirOpractOrs
Bill Requiring State License for All
ChirOpractOrs is introduced
in Assembly Today.
(By Associated Pressl

Madison, Wis. - A bill requiring a
state license by chiropractors before
they may practice in Wisconsin and
compelling every chiropractor now in
the state to secure a license, was in
troduced in the lower house of the
Wisconsin legislature today by AS
semblyman Ethan E. MINER, st. Croix
county.
The governor would be empowered
to create board of chiropractic ex-
aminers consisting of three regular
and practicing chiropractors to exam
inc applicants for licenses.
The measure is to protect the peo-
pie of the state from 'quacks", &C
cording to Mr.. Miner, as only gradu-
ates of reputable schools of chiroprac-
tics with at least high school educa-
tion will be permitted to take the ex-
animation for licenses.
Chiropractors, under the bill, would
also be bound by all general health
laws of the state insofar as their prac-
tice is affected.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-15
Referee in Bankruptcy Acts on Saturday Fol-
lowing Filing of Bankruptcy Pc
titiOn in Milwaukee.
ESTIMATES ARE BEING REVISED
Admission is Made That Final Report VIII Show Some
Changes in First Figures - Randall Suggested
AS Permanent Trustee in Bankruptcy

Judge Clifford z. Randall was named
by Milton J Knoblock, Referee in
Bankruptcy, as receiver for WHITTIER
Motors, Incorporated, on Saturday af-
ternoon, following the filing Of the
voluntary petition in bankruptcy for
the company by Attorneys Buckmaster
and Hammond. The action of the ref
cree followed the action of Judge Bel
den some time ago in naming Judge
Randall to take charge of the affairs
of the Whittier company The formal
meeting Of the creditors for the cleo
tion of a trustee in bankruptcy and to
take such such other action as they
may see fit, to conserve their interests
has not as yet been issued, but it is ex-
pected that the meeting of the cred
itors will be held in Racine within the
next month. Judge Randall has been
prominently mentioned for the position
of trustee in connection with the I'M
tangling of the affairs of the WHITTIER
company, and it is known that he has
been urged to take the position by
many Of the largest creditors of the
company.
No Statement AS to Future.
at is impossible for US to give out
statement as to what can be done
with the Whittier plant or the WHITTIER
business said Judge Randall. eve
must get things in order and give the
creditors when they meet every pos
sible aid in working out the plans for
the flItIfrp JTnti1 a firm s+aa IN banly
ruptcy has been named, it will be i'm
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-15
Canada is Going
After ''Mex" Trade
By FREDERICK G. NEUMEIER
fBy United Press1

(By United PreSs1
Mexico City, Mexico.-Commercial
relations between Canada and Mexico
are growing.
Businessmen of the former country
are invading Mexican markets and it
is reported that special effort is being
made to sell wheat to Mexico in com
petition with Americans.
A special excursion of industrials
and commercial men from Canada to
Mexico will be made this summer on
special train under auspices of the
Canadian Manufacturers Association, to
encourage more trade between the two
countries.
The association is also reported as
backing steamship companies to in
augurate ship service between Van
couver, B. C., and Mexican Pacific
ports and between Montreal, St. Johns
and Halifax and Vera Cruz. It is
planned that the freight rates be-
tween Vancouver and Mexican ports
on the west coast shall not be any
more than the rates between Oregon,
Washington and probably California
ports and the Mexican west coast ports.
Recently Canada sent c. Noel Wilde
to Mexico as trade commissioner.
Wilde is we'll known in Latin-Ameri-
can countries, having spent a number
Of years in countries in South America
as trade commissioner.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-15
LEADER In IRELAND
KILLED BY ASSASSIN
DR.. Thomas O'Higgins is Shot and
Killed When Men Seek His.
Professional Aid.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire

NBy Associated freSS Leased WIRE.
Dublin-Dr. Thomas O'Higgins Of
marlborough, father of Kelvin O'Hig-
gins, a Free State minister of home af-
fairs, was assassinated last night.
The official announcement today
said: "Dr. O'Higgins, coroner Of
Queens county was shot dead by arm
ed men last evening"
The victim is brother-in-Iaw of
Timothy Healy, governor general of
the Free State.
The tragedy occurred at Woodlands
near Stradbally, A party of armed
men drew up near the O'Higgins resi-
dence at 1900 o'clock Sunday evening
and three members of it approached
the house and demanded admittance.
DIR. 0'Higgins replied that in conse-
quence of communication recently
captured, he would not admit any one.
but on the plea of wanting to see the
doctor, the raiders induced him to
open the door. One of the armed men
then tentered leaving his two com
panions on the doorstep.
While the raider inside was reading
the document, DR.. O'Higgins, who was
70, disarmed him, snatching away his
revolver. The raider shouted to his
two comrades to fire. They responded
with the fatal shots, which crashed in
to the top of DR.. Higgins skull, others,
of the raiding party also firing at him
drought the windows.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-15
Want Country Schools
AS Good AS City Ones
Assemblyman~ Blomberg Introduces a
Bill to Elevate Standard Of Rural
Schools of State.
(By Associated Press)

Madison, Wis. Elevation of rural
school education to the plane Of edu-
cation in cities of Wisconsin is con-
templated by Assemblyman A. B.
Blomberg, Price county, in a bill he
introduced into the legislature today,
calling for an increased mill tax for
state aid and readjustment of the
laws governing rural schools.
Assemblyman Blomberg would have
a two-mill tax levied on the general
property Of Wisconsin to raise $10,-
100000 for rural educational purposes.
This money would go to a common
school fund from which aid to locali-
ties would be distributed.
The bill provides that each school
district or, city of the state shall be
apportioned for the support and main
tenance of the public schools, $3.50 for
each elementary teacher. After this
apportionment the remaining aid
would be allowed to school districts
in inverse proportion to- the value of
their taxable property.
County treasurers would be .requir-
ed to set apart an amount equal to
twenty cents per capita for each per-
son of school age residing in the state
for the purchase of library books.
From the common school fund there
would be appropriated annually an
amount necessary for state aid to ru-
raj schools, salaries and expenses for
supervising teachers funds needed for
transportation and tuition Of pupils.
The Blomberg bill is comprehensive
enough to meet the present school
needs of the state.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-15
TRAFFIC TIED UP BY
BINDING SNOWSTORM
Snowstorm and Intense Cold Wave
Cripples All Train Service from
the Northwest Today.
(Bv Associated Press Leased wire.l

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
ST. Paul, MInn.-Abatemen of high
winds which piled a loose, fine snow
into huge drifts and virtually tied up
train service in the northwest except
several east and south bound out of
the Twin Cities, was awaited today be-
fore the first step is taken to bring this
section back to normally after one of
the worst storms it has experienced
ma quarter of a century.
Close on the heels of the blizzard
came severe cold wave, with tempera-
lures well below zero. At st. Paul
early today it was 20 below. This cold
weather is expected to continue to
hamper train service after the winds
die down.
Four known deaths were reported as
result of the storm. Four children
Of family named Gibbs persisted when
their farm home, IL miles northeast of
Pine City, Mimi, was burned late last
night. Mrs. Gibbs and a fifth child
are in serious condition. A physician
this morning was on the way to the
scene from Pine City in an effort to
save the lives Of the two. He was max
ing slow progress in bucking the large
drifts The fire in the Gibbs home is
believed to have started from an over
heated stove.
Little effort was made yesterday or
last night to send out snow plows to
clear some railways as the thin snow
would be blown back quickly by the
winds which reached so miles or better
proportions in most sections of Mime
sofa, North and South Dakota and west
ern Wisconsin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-15
ARMOUR CONTROL
PASSES TO BANKERS
Report Tells of Big Change in the
Management of the Armour In
terests Throughout Country.

by Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Chicago, IA.-Control of Armour
and company, Chicago packers, has
passed from ]. Ogden Armour, chair
man of the board and holder of ap-
proximately eighty per cent of the
common stock, to a committee of three
Chicago and New York bankers, ac-
cording to news story published to-
day by the Chicago Herald-Examiner
Flfty-one per cent of the common
stock of Armour and company of Illi-
nois, the parent organization, has been
trusted for period of five years with
the three bankers, the voting trus-
tees, said the newspaper, who are:
Arthur Reynolds, president of the Con-
tinental and Commercial National
bank of Chicago; Samuel M. Roberts,
chairman of the committee, a former
treasurer of Armour and company,
now president of the Metropolitan
Trust company of New York, and AL
bert H. Wiggin, president of the Chase
National bank of New York.
Formal announcement of the de-
velopment will be made after the
annual meeting of the stockholders,
postponed from January % to Febru-
airy 90, the news story said, and it
is expected announcement OF the alb
sorption of Morris and company will
be made at that time
Mr.. Armour will remain as chairman
of the board of directors, said the
newspaper and in addition probably
will be selected as chairman of an
executive committee to be formed
Armour and company recently was
recapitalized, Armour and company of
Delaware being formed as a subsidiary
of the Illinois corporation and $11O,-
100000 of bonds and preferred stock
being offered for sale. The company
has stock capitalization of approx
mately $15O,0OO,OOO.
Regarding the purchase of Morris
and company, the newspaper said it is
practically an established fact"
In the capitalization James B. For
gan, chairman of the First National
bank of Chicago, and Mr.. Wiggin would
adjudicate values of the Armour and
Morris common stocks, it was said.
None of those is on the market, the
one being held principally by Mr. Ar
mour and members of his family
and few of the older company en-
ployes, and the other viturally in
tact by the Morris family.
Absorption of the Morris company
would be with the idea of business
increase by Armour and company of
approximately fifty per cent and at the
same time with saving of $1O,0O0,O0O
in annual operating costs, it was said,
through operating of the killing, SELL
ing and distributing branches.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-15
MILITARY TRAINING
TO BECOME OPTIONAL
Optional Military Training to Supplant
Compulsory Training
Declares Report.

Madison, Wis., Optional military
training at the University of Wiscon-
sin, instead of compulsory as atp res
ent, is imminent.
Forces of the anti-militarists are
augmented by the Socialists, and pro-
gressive leaders in the legislature and
state organizations.
One of the two parallel bills intro
duced in the assembly by Thomas Dun
can, Milwaukee Socialist, and Her
man Sachtjen, Madison, progressive
leader, is thought sure of passage, in
the lower house.
The Daily Cardinal, university daily.
quotes at length the forecasts of seer
tain legislators" that the "must" will
be removed from military training.
Strength was added to this proposal
this week by the statement of E. E.
Witte, director of the state legislative
reference library, that as far as he
knew, the federal aid of 100000
year, would be given to the agricul-
tural college even if the military
courses prerequisite to the money
were optional.
Elimination of compulsory military
training will affect about 1000 stu
dents, according to Major John S.
Wood commandant of the University
Reserve officers Training Corps, who
frowned heavily on the suggestion
that the bill might pass.
"The ultimate result would be to
reduce the effectiveness of the mill
tary training here to practically
Zero" he said.
The Immigrant aids to the univer-
sity under the Morrell act of 1862,
were given to the university during
the period of 1882 1886 when military
training was optional, Witte pointed
out. Unless new Interpretation has
been placed on the law, the univer-
sity could continue to get the 100000
a year, all of which goes to the agri-
cultural college.
Compulsory training was instituted
at the university by General Charles
King, head of the state militia and
of the university military, in 1886,
with the aid of Governor jeremiah
Rusk. At that time only few stu
dents were taking military drill.
Approximately 1900 officers were
sent from the university to army
training camps for final instruction and
service during the late war.
Since the war, the personel of the
instruction force has been increased
from two to nine men. Federal equip
ment here is valued at approximately
$350,000, and the federal government
spends about 100000 year to main
tain the Wisconsin branch, which
amounts to an army post.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-15
Dwight House Hears from
Sister from Whom He
Separated Long Ago.
PARTED IN CHILDHOOD
Orphaned when Father Was
Killed in Civil War, Children
Lost Trace of Each Other.

Hopes of seeing a sister, from whom
he was separated more than fifty years
ago, when they, were mere children,
were revived for Dwight House, we'll
known Kenosha printer, whose home is
on Selma avenue near Sheridan Road,
when he received today a letter which
he believes is from his sister, Miss
Mary House of Jefferson, Ohio. The
letter relates how the writer, through
study of the genealogy of the House
family in America, learned that Dwight
House was living in Kenosha.
In the belief that she might find
some trace of her brother, she wrote
here. Mr.. House is certain that the
writer of the letter is his sister, and he
is making plans for reunion to be
held in the near future.
A Civil War Tragedy.
The story of the separation goes
back to Civil War days. In the sixties,
when President Lincoln called for vol
unteers, Dwight House, Sr., the father
of the Kenoshan, lived in Button,
Ohio. He was married and had three
children, Dwight, Mary and Eudora.
He heard the call to defend the Union
and answered it, serving with distinc-
ton in the Army of the Potomac. He
contracted a wound in service, from
which he died, leaving the widow with
three small children.
Subsequently the mother remarked,
but meanwhile the children, in keep
ing with custom, now out of use,
were bound out" to families in Ohio.
None of the children at that time was
over six years of age, and they knew
nothing of the whereabouts of each
other.
Brother Drifts Westward.
This was all that Dwight House
knew regarding his sisters until he re-
ceived the letter today from the woman
in jefferson, whom he is convinced is
his older sister. After he had served
out his period as a bound child" he
came westward, and more than thirty
years ago settled in Kenosha, where
for many years he has been prominent
ly known among the printers of the
city.
He made several efforts to find some
trace of his sisters, but all were fu-
tile. The letter does not indicate
whether or not the Miss House in JEFF
ferson has any knowledge relating to
the other sister, Eudora, but the Ke-
noshan is also hoping that the reunion
may bring word of her whereabouts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-15
Six Meet Death
from Escaping Gas
(By Associated Press Leased wire.)

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Pitman NJ j. - A family of six
were asphyxiated and dozen other
persons were overcome early today by
gas escaping from broken main in
this city, ots
The dead are; P. PUGET, a shoemak-
er, with a shop and residence on
Broadway, near1 Arbutus street; his
wife and four children ranging in age
from four to twenty years.
Of those overcome the most critical
is Daniel s, Blackman, broker with
an Office in Philadelphia.
From the position Of the bodies it
was evident to the police that some
members Of the PUGET family had made
efforts to reach fresh air.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-15
Joseph King, Former Ke-
nOshan, Becomes Realty
Leader in Fresno.
BUILT UP BUSINESS
Went to California Practical
ly Penniless in 1921 and
Built Up Big Business.

Success has been achieved by Joseph
King, who lived in Kenosha Until 1921,
and who at that time went to Fresno,
California, to seek his fortune Ac-
cording to reports from the California
city he has been instrumental there
in developing several large subdivi-
sions and has become recognized there
as one of the leading realtors of the
city
: An edition of The Fresno Morning
Republican tells the story as follows:
Erection of 1872 homes in Greater
Fresno on lots most of which two
years ago were devoted to grape vines
is the record of Joseph King, Fresno
realtor, who came to Fresno 81 months
ago with his wife and father. Mr..
King has disposed of seven subdivi-
sions northeast of Fresno since his
arrival, which is regarded as a re-
markable instance of grasping oppor-
tunities.
"The King family came to Fresno
from Kenosha, Wisconsin, by automo-
bile in April, 1921. Mr.. King and
Mrs. King signed note for their first
capital which launched them in the
subdivision business.
'Their first Fresno home was an
8x12 building, which also served as
their Office. Mrs. King has taken an
active part in the business from the
start and Mr.. King attributes much
of his success to her.
To-day, Mr.. and Mrs. King occupy
beautiful bungalow of their own
which is equipped with the most mod
ern conveniences and fixtures. The
site for the home is Kings Orange
manor, where they have three and a
half acres including an orange grove
and a poultry and pigeon farm.
King Booster.
"Since coming to Fresno, King has
probably been the most successful
booster in the 'own your home cam
paigns. He has been instrumental in
inducing 332 families to own their
own homes in the city. Most of the
families were newcomers in Califor-
Mo.
Few of the homes are mansions,
but they are all habitable, the owners
take a pride and interest in them and
are constantly improving them, King
points out. Some of the homes cost as
little as $3.50 and the payments for
lots and homes have been as low as
SO cents a day with very small pay
ment down.
IAN idea of the spirit of community
cooperation which exists in northeast
Fresno is given by the proposition
King has made to carry a chemical
outfit for extinguishing possible fires
in homes on the automobiles used by
himself and assistant In case of fire
the people Of the district are asked to
call Kings office"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-15
Entire Northwest
in Winters Grip
tBy Associated Press Leased Wire.)

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Chicago, Ill.-Winter's severest cold
wave that came down out of Alaska
and the Canadian northwest, today still
was increasing in intensity and spread
ing rapidly over the upper Mississippi
valley and plains states, already hav-
ing embraced the northerly Rocky
Mountain region and the northwest.
1t was forecast to extend to the east
ern half of the country by today or
tomorrow tumbling the mercury in all
sections except Florida.
In the wake of the storm in the
northwest trains were reported stalled
by snow drifts and telephone communi-
cation generally demoralized. Their
mometer readings in that section
ranged from to 80 degrees below.
At Lewiston, Mont, a reading Of
go below was reported to lave ees
record for several years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-15
Wants State Ban
to Be Lifted

Madison, Wis.-Physicians would be
permitted to write prescriptions for
liquor without a permit from the state,
under provision of a bill introduced
into the lower house today by Assem-
blyman Bernard Gettelman, Milwaukee.
A resolution introduced into the
assembly by E. B. MINER, New Rich
mond, calls for a constitutional amend
ment to limit the length of legislative
sessions to four months.
Assem- blyman Thomas, Duncan, Mil
waukee, brought in a bill permitting
cities to issue five year franchises to
companies operating trackless trolley
cars. This measure refers particularly
to Milwaukee
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-15
Grand Jury Will
Probe kidnapping
(By Associated Press Leased wire)

Frederick, Md. - Recall of the grand
jury of the February term of court
will be asked if sufficient clues are
secured by the police in their inves-
tigation of the alleged kidnapping of
Sister Cecilia, music teacher of the
Notre Dame convent, who disappeared
Monday afternoon about $3.50 o'clock,
returned about 1 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing, and related a narrowing tale of
her experiences during that time.
States Attorney Aaron A. Anders
let it be known that he would ask the
court to sanction recall of the grand
jury in event sufficient clues are dis
covered to warrant an investigation on
which indictments might be based.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-15
Fortune in Gems
Goes Up in Smoke
(By Associated Press Leased Wire. ,

New York City = A fortune in gems,
gold and silver estimated at 100000
and upwards, lay buried today in the
vaults in the smouldering wreckage
of six story office building that was
destroyed by fire in Maiden Lane, the
jewel center of the world.
More than go jewelers. and silver
smiths occupied the building. When
the walls and floors collapsed during
the height of the blaze the safes were
sent tumbling into the cellar.
Experts said that the valuables I'M
doubtedly would be found intact. Mean
while bluecoats from ten police pre-
cincts and hundred private police
men were sent to guard the ruins.
Nearby streets were roped off to keep
back crowds.