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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-18

"Who is district attorney this morn
ing?"
Frank symmonds is district attorney
until the clerk of the circuit court
receives official word from Madison,
reversing the decision Of the circuit
judge which put symmonds in Office.
This may arrive now at any moment.
"And then who is district Attorney"
1t is understood that as soon as the
remittiture arrives from the supreme
court, Morris Barnett will be district
attorney, that is, he will be, in the
same position as upon May Both before
Judge Belden handed down his deci-
sion of custer.
sand then 2"
Then with Morris Barnett in thu
seat of district attorney, it is under
stood that Judge Belden will again go
over the votes cast at the November
election, following the rules as laid
down by the supreme court.
Then Who is District Attorney?
The full text of the supreme court
decision has not yet been received in
Kenosha, although extracts from it
were received and published by the
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-18
CIRCUIT JUDGE Is
HOST AT OSHKOSH
Seventy-ffth Anniversary of Estab-
lishment of Circuit Court is
Held Monday.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire)

Oshkosh, Wis. = Nearly all of the
attorneys of Winnebago and Calumet
counties and a number of other in
vited guests, about Is in all, attended
the banquet given at the Athearn
Hotel here Tuesday evening by Judge
Fred Beglinger of circuit court, in
honor of the seventy-ffth anniversary
of the opening of the circuit court of
Winnebago county. That court now
includes both Winnebago and Calu-
met counties. A number of addresses
were given by attorneys and judges,
these being largely of reminiscent
character.
The early days of the court were
pictured and historical sketch was
given of the court from it's inception
to the present day. The first case
was tried October 16, 1848, court be-
ing held in the single school house
then existing in Oshkosh. Among
the speakers were Judge L. w. Halsey
and w. H. Hays, both of Milwaukee,
who praised the high standing of the
Winnebago county bar. Several
speakers declared the attorneys should
give more attention to affairs of state
to overcome the dangerous influence
of having public affairs entirely in the
hands of politicians with little know
ledge of the legal phases of govern
ment. It was also declared there
should be greater respect for the law
and that the powers of the courts
should not be lessened.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-18
NO SIGN OF DISORDER
REPORTED in BERLIN
Measures to Aid the Unemployed
Bring Respite From Rioting
of Monday.

Berlin Measures announced by
the municipality to aid the unemploy-
ed were followed today by quiet in
the troubled centers Of Greater Berlin
where mobs, composed of thousands
of idle workers, engaged in food riot
ing yesterday, resulting in the wound
ing of more than score and at least
one fatality. Today there was no sign
of disorder.
Among measures announced by the
city authorities in the way of relief
were the immediate opening of four
teen feeding kitchens for the distribu-
ton of free meals and free allowances
of coal and wood.
The police charge that a trick SINH
lar to methods they declare had been
used in Moscow and Petrograd to in
cite the crowds to violence was work
ed in the rioting near the town hall
yesterday. Men stretcher bearers, fol-
lowed by women in nurses attire and
carrying first aid satchels accompa-
MED the demonstrators, the police re-
port. They contend that everything
was comparatively orderly until the
tricksters placed a perfectly sound
man on the stretcher, covered him
with a sheet and began parading
through the crowds, proclaiming the
man to be a victim of police brutality.
The police say that soon afterward
rioting began.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-18
Bank Resources
Show Big Increase

Madison, Wis An increase Of
s46,SS8,896 in total resources anc
$50, O83,818 in bank deposits at state
banks, is, announced by the state
banking department for period COW
cred by the past year.
"The report of the financial condi-
tion of the institutions coming under
supervision of the banking depart
ment shows a gratifying gain in re
sources and deposits between the
periods given, rejecting substantial
improvements in the general situa-
ton, which it is hoped may continue
until complete normality may be at
tained,"s Dwight T. Parker, banking
commissioner wrote.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-18
WOMAN REPUDIATES
STOKES STATEMENT
Char Woman, However, Insists That
She Saw Mrs. Stokes Frequently
in Wallace Apartments.

New York City Another witness
in the re-trial of the divorce suit of
w. E. D. Stokes, wealthy hotel owner,
against his wife, Mrs. Helen Elwood
Stokes, today repudiated a statement
alleged to have been made to attorneys
for Mr.. Stokes.
Mrs. Anna Francese, Char woman for
two and one-half weeks in February,
1918, in the apartment of Edgar T.
Wallace, correspondent, today denied
she had made statement October 20,
1921 She said, however, she recogniz-
ed her signature on the statement.
Mrs. Francese said she was sure she
had seen Mrs. Stokes six times at the
Wallace apartment.
A heated argument between counsel
during which Supreme Court Justice
Mahoney was compelled to pound the
bench repeatedly for order andf. finally
threatened serious action unless Sam
uel Untermeyer, chief defense counsel,
stopped interrupting, came when Mrs.
Stokes counsel mentioned the word
''jail" in referring to the deceased
husband Of Mrs. Francese.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-18
LEAVES REQUEST
TOL0CAL CHURCH
ST. Matthew's Church Left
$1,000 by Will of Late
Mary M. DOan.
HOSPITAL ALSO SHARES

Requests of $1,000 each for the ST.
Matthew's church and the Kenosha
Hospital association were made by the
late Mrs. Mary M. Doan, widow of Seth
Doan, former pioneer merchant of Ke-
nosha, according to the terms of the
will filed for probate in the Kenosha
county court this morning. The ma
jority of the estate, amounting to ap-
proximately 100000 is to be divided
among the heirs of the deceased as
further stipulated in the will.
A bequest is also made to the Ke-
nosha Cemetery association of $3.50,
the proceeds from which are to be
used for the perpetual care of the lot
in the Green Ridge cemetery where
the remains of Mr.. and Mrs. Doan are
buried. A brother, Charles E. Murray,
of Vassar, Michigan, is given $500 a
year during his lifetime.
Four Heirs Are Named.
The will directs that the majority of
the estate is to be divided, share and
share alike, between Charles S. Doan,
son of the deceased, and Mrs. Min
ME B. Brown and Mrs. Ella NJ. New
bury, directing that in the death of
the latter named her share should be
divided between the other two and that
in the event of the death of Mrs, Min
ME NJ. Brown, now deceased, or of Mr..
Doan, their shares should go to Mrs.
Edith M. Cavanagh, Mrs. Browns
daughter.
Charles S. Doan is named as execu-
tor of the estate.
Other Wills Are Filed.
The will of Mrs. Lottie Avis Bienne-
man, who died here several days ago,
was also filed for probate leaving her
estate of approximately $4,000 to her
husband, the only heir. The last will
of Karl Skotzki was also filed leaving
his estate to his widow, Caroline
Skotzki, during her lifetime and then
to their son, Leo Skotzki. The will ex-
plains that proper provision for other
children was made during the life
time of the deceased. No estimate as
to the value of the estate has as yet
been filed with the court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-18

Marquette, Mich. - The charred and
blistered bodies of the five men suf-
located and burned to death in forest
fires on Monday have been found and
brought to Big Bay. The men are
Aug. Dauder, 80; Sam Klemens, 81;
Simon Valeski, so; John West, 9S and
Ben Suskie, 20.
All were sent to Big Bay a few
days ago by Chicago employment
agency and nothing is known as to
their residence or relatives. Some of
them, it is understood, were going
under assumed names.
Fires were burning fiercely on Tues
day in a territory within a radius of
thirty miles of Marquette, threatening
to destroy lumber camps, summer
cottages, farm homes, large piles of
logs on sideways and standing timber.
The Greenwoods company lumber
camp near Ontonagon, was burned to
the ground Monday night Sixteen
horses, thirty pigs and four automo-
biles were destroyed.
The worst fire center on Tuesday is
in the Ontonagon valley. The copper
country was completely isolated Mon
day night because fires had burned
telephone and telegraph poles, cutting
off wire communication.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-18

Bingham, Utah-In full view of and
almost within reach of the rescue
party, the battered and mangled body
of Dan Eden, so years OLD, foreman
of the Utah-Apex metal mine, at an
early hour this morning was still in
the grip of the huge rock pile which
crushed it at four o'clock yesterday
afternoon, and which at the same time
killed or entombed alive the five COM
panions of the foreman. No signals
have come through the gigantic rock
pile and whether the rescuers will
be greeted by trembling, thankful
miners or by stark, stiff bodies, is a
matter of conjecture.
The rescue party itself, hampered
by lack of room and by bad ground,
has been forced to flee for safety
while minor caves have undone their
work of hours
Eden's body is wedged in such a
manner that it is impossible to move
it without bringing down upon the
heads of the rescuers the tons of
loosened rock which rests upon the
very stones which hold the body fast.
The men entombed and whose fate
is unknown are, Joseph Nerden, sup
erintendent; Richard Armstrong, o.
C. Nelson, Joseph Ratalza and Charles
Carsons.
The accident occurred just as the
men were preparing to leave the slope
for the day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-18

OFFICERS FIGHT DUEL
AT JEFFERSON, TEXAS
Sheriff and Constable Are Slain in
Weird Meeting at Street Cor
ner Last Night.

Jefferson, Texas The sheriff of
Marion county and the constable of
the county seat, engaged in pistol
duel last night and today the county
is shocked at the loss of two of its
most prominent peace officers, both
past 80 years of age.
B. B. Rodgers, 81, sheriff, and W.
B. Proctor, SO, constable of the JEFF
ferson precinct, sighted each other a
half block from the courthouse on
Polk street, one of the principal
streets of Jefferson,
They met without word. The
constable showed the sheriff against
water hydrant, the story reported by
the few persons who witnessed the
shooting today to the police. The
sheriff stumbled.
But while the sheriff momentarily
lost control of his legs, his hand grip
ped his pistol; he whipped out his
gun and fired. He hit Proctor once
in the hip and again in the heart
Shots from the constable's pistol
crossed with those of Rodgers almost
instanteously, according to the stories
told the police. The constable shot
the sheriff through the head while the
latter was stumbling and slipping to
the ground. Another flash from the
constable'ss weapon went wild, and at
this point the eye witness story was
hazy, the police said.
Both participants in the duel re-
NAMED with sealed lips as they had
throughout before the quick end came.
Funeral plans had not been announced
today.
According to the police, the trouble
arose possibly through court papers
given to the constable not being serv-
ed and in fine being imposed on
the sheriff subsequently.
Both men had families. They had
long been residents in the county. Both
were serving first terms in office.
Sferiff Rodgers was formerly county
commissioner and Constable Proctor
had served many years as a peace
officer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-18
sYMMONDs SAYS:

'For the present I shall continue
to function as the district attorney
of Kenosha county.
"The decision of the supreme
court simply again makes the cleo
ton a tie, for was given the
ballots of the absent voters for
which | asked.
Barnett held office IN the
strength of the certificate of cleo
tion. This certificate is good only
until challenged. / challenged it.
"The sooner this case is settled
the better it suits me. / am will
ing to arrange to file briefs at
once. I'll sign a request that the
records be sent back from Madison
Immediately.
"Until further decision is made
in the trial court on several des-
crepencies, which were not taken
up during the trial, shall hold the
office as hold-over."
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-18
APPROVES DEMAND
FOR WOODS REMOVAL
Philippine Legislature After Stormy
Session Approves Demand for
Recall of General.

Manila The Philippine Legislature
today, after one of the stormiest SEES
gions in its history adopted Sergio Os-
mena's. resolution approving the ac-
ton of TIE independence commission
of last July in demanding the recall
of Governor General Leonard Wood.
1t was stated that the legislature
would take up Secretary Weeks re-
cent message of commentator to Gov
ernor General Wood later. The mes
sage is understood to have treasured
Governor General Wood of The full
approval and support of the American
government in his handling of the
Philippine Island situation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-18
Troops Are Called
in Moro Uprising

Manila = Another sanguinary out
break of moros in Lanao province,
Island of Mindanao, was reported here
today, and the aid of United States
troops was asked by the provincial
authorities. The advices said the
moros, charging on school house at
Lake Buluan last Sunday, killed three
teachers and ten members Of the
Philippine islands constabulary.
The troops slain included lieuten-
ant, sergeant and eight privates.
Details of the encounter were lack
ing early this afternoon,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-18

News on Tuesdss.S Attorneys therefore
who are interested in the case would
only sketch their idea of the outcome,
With Morris Barnett in Office as
district attorney, Judge Belde will
count the votes again, this time count
ing the 5S3 votes called illegal by.
Frank Symmonds and so held by the
circuit judge, but which the supreme
court has held were legal votes. Also
the circuit judge will count the 20
votes of absent voters which did not
have the endorsing initials of the cleo
ton officials. These 20 were all votes
for Frank Symmonds and were not
counted when the referee made his
findings which resulted in the finding
that Morris Barnett had a majority
of 20 votes. The matter will again be
before the circuit judge for final de-
termination. poor Judge BeldenD 4
Stewart Sustained.
Calvin Stewart, leading the battery
of counsel who took the appeal to the
supreme court in behalf Of Morris
Barnett, said this morning that he did
not like to make any prediction OF the
Nfnla outcome until he had seen the
full text of the supreme court decision.
81 do think however" he said, chat
when Judge Belden handed down his
decision last May he took an unneces-
sary rap at the Barnett attorneys.
Judge Belden then took the stand that
if the defense attorneys had handled
the case differently, the outcome might
have been different
''Now it appears that the supreme
court sustained our position right
through, holding with us that Frank
Symmonds had no business to come in
the name of the state and press his
private interest in quo warranto, and
holding also with us that the 583 vot-
ers who had cast their ballots on pri-
mary day were entitled to vote and
were rightfully allowed to vote by the
election officials. I8
eve never did claim that the absent
voters votes which had not had the
endorsement of the election officials
should be thrown out. Our position
all the way through has been that the
voter who has done his duty should
not be disenfranchised because cleo
tion officials had not fully performed
their duty, and therefore never OPP
posed Mr.. Symmo nds' contention that
the unendorsed absent voters ballots
should have been counted"
Ruetz as Assistant.
Edward Ruetz, who together with
Stewart and Vaudreuil, has been coun-
sci for Barnett, was formerly assistant
district attorney and this position has
again been rendered him by Morris
Barnett. Ruetz now junior partner
in the Ia ir moi Taylor g. Ruetz and
could not scome assistant district at
'torney orc the same terms as Of Old.
1t is understood however that pending
the final outcome in circuit court, Mr..
Ruetz will assist Mr.. Barnett in the
jury trials under some special arrange
ment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-18
BELIEVED DEAD;
SORENSEN FOUND
Carl Sorensen, Missing for
Many Years, Comes to
Home of Sister.
WAS LOST ON SEAS
Son of Late Hans Peter SOren-
sen Had Been Sought
in Many Lands.

Carl Sorensen, "A years old, son OF
the late Hans Peter Sorensen of Ke-
nosha and brother of Tom and Ole
| Sorensen of Kenosha, has been found
after being missing for nearly seven
teen years. Letters received from
Denmark today announced that the
long missing member of the Sorensen
family had made his appearance at
the home of a sister in Denmark and
that he is now on his way to America.
He is expected to reach Kenosha
within short time for visit with
his two brothers here and later on he
will go to San Francisco for visit
with another brother, Peter Sorensen,
who has returned after service of
more than thirty-fve years in the Unit
ed States army.
| Sorensen is we'll and his only ex-
PLANTATION of his long silence is that he
was sailing on vessels which seldom
touched at points which made it pos
sible for him to get into touch with
the members of his family.
Search Persistent One.
1t was more than seventeen years
ago that Sorensen left to sail on an
English ship. He had been sailor
from, boyhood and his love of the adj
ventures of the seas had led him to
sail under many flags. He sailed from
England seventeen years ago on a
sailing vessel. 1t was bound for San
Francisco and it was wrecked off the
Horn. Eighteen of the men aboard
| lost their lives in the wreck but Sor-
ensen and eleven other members of
the crew managed to reach land and
they landed in Patagonia. For seven
years members of Sorensen's family
believed that he had gone down with
the vessel but after the lapse of that
time a postal card reached Kenosha
| showing that Sorensen was in business
in the Argentine Republic. At that
time the members of the family in Ke-
nosha sought further facts in regard
to him. For years American consuls
in many of the South American cities
sought the missing, man.
Just Dropped Out of Sight.
Before the death of Sorensen's ia
Their in Kenosha some seven years ago
|
the missing son. Advertisements were
carried in the paper of all the larger
South American cities and the state
department at Washington kept up an
insistent search, among consular agen-
cies but not a trace of the missing
man was found.
| The letter from Denmark says that
short time ago Sorenssn came to the
home of his sister For years he had
been aboard steamers plying in the
Pacific and he had finally got chance
to go to Denmark. His sister brought
him the first news of the death of his
father in Kenosha and the long search
which had been carried on for him.
"We have considered Carl dead for
many years." said his brother, Tom,
who is employed in the Elks' club here.
F'Now we are getting ready for him to
come in and surprise us some day soon
and it is going to be great family
reunion"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-18
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
AWAIT OFFICIAL WORD
Morris Barnett to Take Office as Soon as the
Circuit Clerk Receives Documents
from Supreme Court.
THEN JUDGE BELDEN TO DECIDE
Circuit Judge Must Count $50 Votes He Threw Out and
Also Absent Voters UnendOrsed Ballots
Lawyers Debate Final Outcome.
HEN JUDGE BELDEN TO D
BARNETTs ATTORNEY SAYS:

81 haven't seen the decision of
the supreme court as yet" says
Calvin Stewart, attorney for Bar
nett. However, | have sent to
Madison for certified copy.
81 have asked that the remittitur,
Together with papers and certi-
ficate be sent to the clerk of the
circuit court here Immediately.
1--WE don't zee how Symmonds
can hold the office when Barnett
holds the certificate of election and
the case has been reversed by the
supreme court.
"In the light of the decision we
claim that Barnett is the district
attorney, and we are going to claim
the office as soon as the papers
arrive"
Barnett said that he had given
no particular thought to the mat
ter, and that his case rested in
his councils hands.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-18
Continued on page III
Mayor Hylan
Suffers a Relapse

New York City Mayor John f.
Hylan, after two weeks Of steady inn
provement from his attack of pneu-
monia in Saratoga Springs, suffered a
relapse yesterday due to nervous in
digestion As result he has been
ordered by his physicians to remain
absolutely quiet for at least two
weeks and all visitors except members
Of his immediate family will be bar
red from the sick room.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-18
Anxiety is Felt for
Big Lake Carrier

Superior, Wis. - The steamer From
tenac of the Cleveland-Cl company
lake fleet, a bulk carrier of 10000
tons capacity which was due at the
Northern Pacific ore docks here at 7
o'clock last night from Fort William,
Ont, has not yet arrived and some
anxiety is felt in local shipping cir
cles for the vessels safety. The
Frontenac is new vessel, commission
ed in June this year. Nothing has
been heard from the Frontenac since
she cleare from Fort William at 3
a. m. Tuesday morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-18
APPROVE MERGER
OF GREAT CHURCHES
National Council of Congregational
lists Approve Merger With
Presbyterians.

Springfield, Mass. The national
council of Congregational churches
today went on record as approving
the merger of Presbyterian and Con-
gregational union of Cleveland, Ohio.
Passage of resolution was greeted with
applause.
By unanimous vote, President
Coolidge was elected honorary mod
orator.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-18
STATE CONSTRUCTION RECORD.

Wisconsin building contracts in
September amounted to $3,940,SOO, ac-
cording to f. w. Dodge Corporation.
This was a decrease of 21@o from the
previous month and of 1870 from the
corresponding month of last year.
Half of last months total or $4,000, 800
was for residential buildings. Total
contraction started ins Wisconsin dur
ing the first nine months of this year
has amounted to S61436. 600, an in
crease Of $50 over the first nine
nlsaeaA o. 1922.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-18
Secretary Davis
Takes Air Route

Cheyenne, Wyo.-Secretary Davis, en-
route from San Francisco to Chicago,
where he will greet Mr.. David Lloyd
George, arrived at Cheyenne by train
at $3.50 o'clock this morning and at
$3.50, after hasty breakfast, took off
for Chicago in an air mail plane
piloted by Frank R. Yeager.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-18
Expect Hating of
Federal Prosecutions

Washington, D. C. - The score or
more of government prosecutions in
war fraud cases involving construc-
ton of army environments probably
will be halted in view of the decision
Yesterday by Federal Judge Safer of
Ohio in the test cases relating to Camp
Sherman.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-18
EIX'['R :!
FIVE CHARRED BODIES
BROUGHT TO BIG BAY
Bodies of Five Men Who Lost Lives
in Forest Fires Found in Smoul-
dering Fields.
BULLETIN.

HOughton, Mich. Michael
Fenski and John Behiniski are un-
der arrest in Baraga county,
charged with starting forest fires.
They admitted, according to au-
thOrities that they were response
BILE for starting the fire that sew
cred HoughtOn from wire COM
munication with the outside world,
but declared they had nothing to
do with the origin of the fire in
which five men lost their lives. on
Monday.