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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-02
Finds KenOsha Hotter Than
North Dakota He Says
This Morning.
PLEADS NOT GUILTY
Former City Physician Says He
Will Fight Desertion
Charges to End.

DR.. George E. Thompson received
this morning in the office of the sheriff
of Kenosha county. The former city
physician arrived from Cathay, N. D.,
Monday night, accompanied by Sheriff
Pabst, and this morning while waiting
to be taken over to the municipal court
on the charge of desertion of his six
minor children, was busy greeting ac-
quaintances who had known him in
his former capacity while a resident
of Kenosha
hello, Doc!" "Why, here's Doc
Thompson!" you're looking good,
Doc!" and the like were the express
sions which greeted him as with con-
siderable calm he waited his turn in
court.
Asked if he did not find some COM
pensating features in a return to Ke-
nosha, because Of the escape from the
heat of the Dakota plains, DR.. Thomp-
son replied that he found it "hotter"
here.
Presently he stood before the bench
of Judge Slater in municipal court and
heard the charge read to him, which
read as follows:
George E. Thompson, being the law
full father of the following legitimate
minor children under the age of 10:
Fern Thompson, aged IL; George
Thompson, aged 9; Frank Thompson,
aged 8; Anita Thompson, aged z; and
Joan and Janet (twin girls) aged q,
did without just cause wilfully desert
and refuse to provide for the support
and maintenance of his said children,
leaving them in destitute and neces-
sitous circumstances"
- Pleads Not Guilty.
DR. Thompson formally entered q
plea of not guilty. His attorney, L, E.
Yaudrepil, for Stewart & Vaudreuil,
asked the court that the hearing be set
for as early date as possible. Asst
Dist. Atty. Kuehnl said that the state
would like week and suggested to the
defendant that a week would be con-
Tenient for him also in order to get
together his witnesses.
"Oh, We'll be ready alright" re-
turned DR.. Thompson confidently.
The case was set for hearing Mon
day, August 9Th, bonds fixed at $1,000,
which it is expected will be furnished
before the day is over.
Does Not Explain Situation.
DR.. Thompson did not attempt to
explain what excuse he had, if he con-
sidered there was any, for the deser-
ton of the young children dependent
upon him.
''We will fight to the last ditch"
was his statement.
He appeared to take pride in the fact
that he had shown fight and was still
fighting the charges against him and
pointed out that while in North Da-
kota he was only about 80 miles from
the Canadian border and could have
slipped oyer the line into protective
territory if he had chosen.
Sheriff Fred Pabst meanwhile found
the climate of Kenosha good enough
for him He considered that he had
made good time en- this last trip, leav-
ing Kenosha Saturday night, ARRIVING
at his destination in North Dakota OH
Sunday night, leaving there promptly
and returnirg here the next night, two
days after he had left.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-02
Ralph r. Rudd, Auto Mechanician, Meets a
Horrible Death Near the City of Ke-
nOsha This Morning.
FAILED TO SEE APPROACHING TRAIN
Driving on the Unfrequented Bose Road, Victim of
Accident Drives Into Path of North
Shore Electric Train

assist him in getting it off the tracks.
Ten minutes later a train came and
smashed it to kindling while Rudd
stood by and watched.
Mother in New York.
The accident comes to mar a vaca-
tion trip started by the victims moth
er, Mrs. Katherine Rudd, with whom
he lived. The mother is now in New
York City, having left Kenosha only a
few days ago to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Fink, in that metropolis. Besides
the mother and daughter, the deceased
is survived by brother, Edwin A.
Rudd, also of 260 Lyman avenue; his
father is dead.
The news of the tragedy cast a
shadow over all Kenosha. Ralph r.
Rudd was widely known in the city
mad his death comes as a personal sor-
row to large circle of friends. At
ter attending schools in Kenosha he
entered the employ of the Simmons
company several years ago. Later he
was employed at the Nash Motors
company and for the past three years
has been the service man at the Ford
garage. He was most efficient and
reliable workman and his death comes
as a severe loss to the organization.
The deceased was member of the
Kenosha lodge of Moose and had been
active in the work Of the organization.
No arrangements have yet been
made regarding the funeral services
and announcement of them will be
made Later. Coroner Parker stated
that formal inquest would probably
be held over the death and statement
regarding it was expected to be issued
later in the day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-02
Notorious Places in County
Are Nipped by Govern
rnent Men.
PRAISE CITY STAND
AntO-Saloon Leader Visits City
to Study Proposed Federal
Nuisance Closing Plan.

Two federal men, members of the
Milwaukee dry squad, were working
under cover in Kenosha last week, it
became known today. Frank S. Sym
monds, district attorney, said that sufi-
cient evidence has been obtained by
the federal men who left the city on
Saturday to close at least three motor
ious places in the county.
The agents, it is said. were assum-
ing the role of sports while in town.
They would enter soft drink estab-
lishment and at first absorb only near
beer and other non-alcholic beverages.
They would then take the proprietors
into their confidence and import the
news that they had just made "big
killing and were perishing for
little something stronger than a half
of nothing per cent with which to
celebrate.
"Get" Three Places.
Three places where officials have re-
peatedly failed in attempts to got evil
dence were the principal targets of
the federal agents, the district attor-
ney said. Not satisfied with merely
obtaining evidence they remained for
several days, playing the places con-
stantly until they had obtained prac-
tically all the secrets of the various
establishments.
A high official of the Wisconsin Anti
Soloon league returned to Madison
yesterday after having made thor
ough study of the plan worked out by
the district attorneys Office and the
police department for closing moon
shine despensiaries under the federal
nuisance statute.
He stated that if every other city
in the state would take the same atti-
tude on the liquor question that Ke-
nosha has, and invoke the aid of thu
federal statute in closing these places
as unisancec for year, the dry forces
could make short work Of the Wiscon-
sin illecit liquor traffic. If this were
done, he said, he believed there would
be no question as to the possibility of
making the state bone dry within the
next six monhs.
Injunction Plan Feasible.
Having collected the data on the pro-
posed closing plan, he will take it to
the headquarters of the AntiSoloon
league where lawyers will review the
legality of the plan. He said that from
a hasty examination of the PROPOSE
ton it seemed perfectly feasible and
air tight legally but that he was de-
sirous of having experts go over the
technical points before the league sent
out any communications on the sub
ject.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-02
GERMANY DOUBLES
IT'S INCOME TAXES
Cabinet Forced to Make New Provi-
sions to Meet Vast Costs of
Occupation in Ruhr.

Berlin-The German cabinet today
adopted number of taxation measures
to supply the country with considera
Bile sums of money it needs owning to
the depreciation of the mark. The
bills provide for a 100 per cent in
crease in the income tax to meet the
expenditure necessitated by the occu-
patton of the Rhineland and the Ruhr.
The trading companies must pay
heavily increased corporation tax.
These taxes will not be divided in the
occupied territory.
The beer tax will be increased but
the tax on mineral waters is dropped.
A special non-recurring tax will
be imposed on motor cars of fifty
times the ordinary tax.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-02
Residents Along Street OPP
pose Widening Project
Proposed in City.
SHOW THE OTHER SIDE
In Communication to Press a
Representative Of Residents
Show Their Side Of Case.

Property owners along Sheridan
road in Kenosha will not sit supinely
by while the city is putting into eff
feet the big highway widening pro-
ject the entire length of the road
through Kenosha.s Indication that
many of the property owners would
oppose the measure and take their
contention to court was given today
as it became known that opposition to
the measure was being shown by many
who will be affected by the ruling.
To state their side of the case be-
fore the public, the protesting prop
erty owners, with Conrad Shearer as
gave to this paper statement show
ing their contentious regarding the
widening of Sheridan road. They
maintain in brief that it will greatly
reduce the value of their property.
They point at the new courthouse site
project in contrast to the treatment
which they may expect and declare
that he project will cost vast sum
of money which might better be ex-
pended to provide schools for the city.
1t is intimated that many of the prop
erty owners will fight the action in
the courts.
Destroy Residence Value.
The letter from Mr.. Shearer, which
was written to voice the opinion OF
many of the residents of the street,
reads as follows:
Mr.. Editor:
A number of property owners on
Sheridan road with whom l have spok-
en- want it known that they are not re-
joicing over the prospects of the city
widening that thoroughfare. In fact
many are bitterly opposed to the pro-
iect, one resident going so far as to
offer funds to fight such action in the
courts.
1t is continued that the widening of
Sheridan road will forever destroy it's
residence value. Picture the destruc-
ton of all the beautiful shade trees
on both sides of the street. which now
protect the homes from the scorching
rays of the sun. Picture the side
walks moved up to the doorstep and
the front yard converted into pave
ment.. Who would wish to make his
home on street such as that will be?
Cites Courthouse Site.
We are informed that private prop
erty cannot be taken for public use
without due process OF law. We are
asked what would have been our at
titude had we been located on the
courthouse site. In answer will say
that had our homes been on the court
house grounds, we would now be ''sit-
ting pretty" Many are willing to sell
and will do so at figure considerably
below the 200 and 300 per cent value
mentioned in Friday evenings paper
We will be termed obstructionists to
public progress and perhaps a lot of
other things, but let it come. To props
erly compensate the citizens whose
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-02

children, the girl Of fifteen and the
son of ten.
Mother as Defendant.
AS result there came the extra
ordinary scene in the municipal court
Friday afternoon. In the chair as
defendant sat the blonde widow moth
er, and on the witness stand facing
her the girl of fifteen was permitted
to unfold her story of clandestine
meetings and automobile rides by a
recital of which she darkly limited
that chasms existed, but which clearly
revealed nothing more important than
that her mother was being wooed.
To be courted is not statutory
offense.
There had been no statutory charge
against the widow mother, but for her
perhaps it would have been Better so,
than to be faced in this juvenile court
with the evidence of an adolescent on
q subject by reason of her years the
young girl could have no understand
ing and only grotesque and exag-
gerated viewpoint.
NeighbOrs to the Rescue.
It was following the testimony for
the state presented by the daughter
and other feminine relatives that the
battalion of women neighbors came to
the rescue. They were Mrs. Anna
Berry, Celia Levandowski, Lillian Sey
mour, Maud Martin and Emma Nelson,
and Attorney Stephenson declared he
could produce dozen more.
One by one they testified that the
widow-mot was a good neighbor, a
neat housekeeper and good woman.
Women reluctant to leave the comfort
of their own homes for the publicity
of the court room and who would
never testify fbr woman whom they
did not respect, sacrificed their con-
venience in the interests of woman
hood and the rules that govern neigh
borliness.
1t was here that the little silvery
old lady, possessor of eighty-four
years and the mother of fourteen chill
dren, starred.
Judge Slater was left in a quandary.
Should he uphold the daughter and by
denying the mother the custody of her
children, appear to credit the girls
testimony against the mother of her
flesh and blood, or should he restore
the young girl to her parent whom
she had decried in the uncomprehen-
sive bitterness Of youth. The judge
took the case under advisement, but
directed first of all that Bernice
should go home with her mother.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-02

Soldiers and Sailors Welfare. The
gift is presented as a memorial to
the late DR.. Lauritz Larsen, Presi-
dent of the National Lutheran
Council
The presentation was officially
made at 437 Fifth Avenue, New
York, on Friday, June 10Th, M.
Chas. Barret, Consul General for
France, representing the French
people and the French Lutherans,
and DR.. John A. Morehead, Ex-
ecutive Director Of National Luz
theran Council, receiving it in the
name of the Americans. The let
ter of presentation made the gift
in the following terms:
"The Synodical Commission.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-02

wishing TO express In a tangible
manner the gratitude of the Lu-
theran churches of France to the
Lutheran Council of America for
the cordial interest which it has
shown to them during and since
the war, has decided to offer them
this picture, hoping that it may
find a suitable place in America.
/. 1t has decorated lately the
large hall which belongs to ST.
Jeans Church, and which during
the war was used as a soldiers
rest. AS DR.. Larsen saw it there
and greatly admired it, the Synod
ical Commission would be glad
that this gift should be associated
with his name"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-02

AS a dedication of appreciation
of the service the National Luz
theran Council of America has
rendered in the after-war period of
reconstruction in France, the Evan
gelical Lutheran Church of France,
through Bishop Henri Bach and
Count Paul de Pourtales, has pre-
scented to the Council an original
canvas of ]. Eadie Reid, "Christ on
the Galilean Hills at Dawn"
The canvas hung all through the
war period in the room of the par
ish house of St. Jeans Lutheran
Church, used as a soldiers rest for
the American and French Luther
an soldiers, and maintained by the
National Lutheran Commission for
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-02
Vote for Strike On
Chicago Surface Lines
(By United Pressl

Chicago = Two thousand union me
chanics, electricians, machinists and
laborers of the Chicago surface car
lines have voted to strike rather than
accept three per cent an hour wage
increase. The men demand advances
of 10 to IS cents.
A strike of the employees would tie
up surface lines. Business agents of
the unions have agreed to set a date
for the walkout and to bar arbitra-
tion.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-02
Return Indictments
Against Stock Broker

New York Six indictments were
returned today against Louis Mont
gomery Kardos,, formerly head Of the
stock brokerage concern of Kardos &
Burke, which failed last year for more
than S2,OOO,OOO.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-02
BABY DIES FROM sCALDING.

Holly, Wis.-The three months old
daughter of Mr.. and MRS. Charles
Adams of this place, died on Monday
afternoon from scalding by water from
an automobile radiator, when her par
ents' car crashed head-on into one
driven by Carl Keuhnie of Boyd in
Gilman on Sunday evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-02
STEEL DECLARES DIVIDEND.

New York City = The United States
Steel corporation today declared the
regular quarterly dividends of one and
one-quarter on common and one and
three-quarters per cent on preferred.
Net income income for the quarter
ended June 80 was $34,828, 1874.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-02
Studebaker Report
Shows Big Earnings

South Bend, Ind.-The Studebaker
Corporation today reported net pro-
fits for the second quarter of the year
of S7,200,202, equal to S9.40 a share
on SIS ,000, 600 Of common stock out
standing after deducting reserves for
taxes and preferred dividends.
The profit in the preceding quarter
was $500 a share.
The regular dividends of $3.50 on
common and SITS on preferred were
declared. Both are payable September
/ to stock of record on August 10.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-02
UNDERWOOD READY
TO SHY HAT TO RING
Tells Alabama Crowd That if Alabama
Wants Him, He is Ready to Run
for President.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire)

Montgomery, Alan an address be-
fore the Mobile delegation of the
Alabama legislature today, Senator
Oscar w. Underwood declared that if
the citizenry Of Alabama requested it.,
his hat was Gin the ring for the presi-
dency." He said: ct is OF for me to
name Alabama's candidates for presi-
dent, but if this great state names me
as her standard bearer, all the fight
ing spirit 1 have will be enlisted to
carry Democracy's call to triumph"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-02
St. BOniface Bank
Closed by Examiners
(By Associated Press Leased Wire
MI. I'll.

st. Paul, MINI. The Farmers
State bank of st. Boniface which has
deposits of 100000 was ordered clos
ed today by the state banking depart
ment because of losses suffered on
collateral, depleted reserve and fail
ure of stockholders to ratify and or
dered a one hundred per cent assess
ment, A. J. Veigel, state superintend-
ent of banks announced.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-02
Canadian Crops
Spoiled by Rust
(By Associated Press Leased wire)

Regina, Sask.-Hail, sawfly, grasa-
hoppers and rust have taken their
toll of Canadian crops, dining the
favorable outlook of few weeks ago,
according to a report Of the depart
ment of agriculture made public to-
day. Rust while not regarded as seri-
Gus, was reported in the south, central,
east central and Regina Wsyburn dis
tricts. Rain is needed in the central
district.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-02
Madison Has An
Italian Shooting

Madison, Wis Shots were ex-
changed last night in Madison's Little
Italy when two groups Of alleged
moonshiners started a fight. No one
was injured and the participants had
fed before police arrived.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-02
MANY ARE KILLED in
GERMAN TRAIN WRECK
Terrible Loss of Life Attends Coli
sion Between Hamburg-Munich
Express and Freight Train.
nv Associated Press Leased Wirel

Berlin - Twenty-seven persons are
reported killed and twenty-five injur-
ed in a collision today between the
Hamburg Munich express and a sta
tionary train at Kreinsen station, near
Cassel.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-02

Greatest source of fe grained stone
used in TYPOGRAPHY for many years
has been the quarries at Solenhofen.
Bavaria.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-02

Hail storm covering six square
miles contains 274,20O yards of hail
stones and 249,40 cubic yards of rain
water.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-02

In non-infected localities s9c Of tbs
animal deatlT~ from all causes < due
to tuberculosis
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-28

and twenty times; sum which would build great
dam in Western desert whereby thousands of acres
might be made fertile build ten large high schools
where ten thousand boys and girls might be educated
or maintain a workers family for two thousand
years Yet this gigantic total the insurance COM
panies will pay the passing Of rather short,
slender, gray mustached resident of New York
playing golf in Fiorida-James Cash Penney, head Of
the company which bears his name, operating de-
partment stores in three hundred and twelve Of the
smaller cities and towns throughout the country.
of perhaps hundred and sixty pounds,
worth his weight not in paltry gold, in
that far more precious metal, platinum, but almost
twenty times much nineteen thousand dollars
pound! Nor will the money go to the firm Of which
he is the head. Should Charlie Chaplin insured for
81 000 be struck too often by Grant pastry
or Douglas Fairbanks, insured for like amount,
slip as he leaps from castle wall to the tower cell
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-28

toned earlier.
When Penney first took up his post, pencil behind
his ear, the other clerks laughed uproarously The
"greenest" they had ever beheld was the unanimous
verdict. Thereupon he was ncknamed Moses"
though the reason is not clear. But the clerks did
not laugh long For in brief time the customers
attracted by his unfailing courtesy and attention.
began to inquire for that pleasant young man." and
his weekly sales slips began to soar. The beggarly
salary did not trouble Penney greatly. He was
thinking Of the future
Every available instant he studied, learning where
materials came from, how they were made, the diff
ferent weaves Of cloths, the processes Of tanning
leather. The store might end its long day at eight
in the evening but Penneys brain only ceased ponder
ing and planning when he fell asleep. He watched
the customers closely, the treatment which
pleased o. which irrtated them and jotted down the
observations in his mental notebook for use when
necessary. Al = result Of alertness his salary was
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-28
What James Cash Penney, One of the Biggest
Commercial Figures in the Country, Has
Done With His Life to Make It
Worth This Colossal Sum
By Burton l. Benharn.

lSURED for 100000! Is
it possible one mans life
can be so valuable that his
death will cost this stagger-
ing sum, a sum whose
enormity can be partially
gathered by realizing that
even without interest. at
five cents a mile it would
enable a man to travel
$4,000, 900 miles, to the
moon and back a hundred
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-28

where his beloved is
menaced by the accursed
Prince, the little Charles
and Douglases would not
benefit, b u t Famous
Players, or Realart, or
whatever the company,
would benefit. James
Cas-. Penney's insurance
is personal, for his wife
and three children. That
Is why his story is I'M
paralleled in the history
of vast industries
Can any man, or even
superman, conceivably be
worth three million dol
lars to the world? What
sort of man is this whose
death would take out Of
the worlds wealth a
fortune greater than that
of manyEuropean Kings?
He began his commercial
career by carrying swin
from neighboring gar
bage cans to his hogs,
or rather hog, in the
little town Of Hamilton,
Mo- and his first full
time employment was in
the Hamilton general
store" at a salary Of
$2.27 a month. This