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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-05
FIVE Of FAMILY
FACING TRIAL
NSLAY|NG
Father and Sons Accused OF
Killing Son-in-Law Who
Beat Wife.

NEWMAN. Ca, Sept. 4.-Si1
men, with their lives in the bal
ance. Thursday will watch scales
of justice function in courts here
as a result of Willard Trouton's alb
duction and death on August 10
The announcement was made to-
day by Solicitor General w. 7.
Atkinson, following the grand Jury's
action yesterday when murder IN
dictments were returned against
six of the eight men held in con-
nection with the shaving.
Trouton's bullet-riddled and mu'
tilated body was discovered float
ing in a small creek near three
days after his disappearance. He
was a world war veteran and
husband of a young wife.
Family Is Accused.
Five of the men who will face
trial for murder are members of
Mrs. Trouton's family. They are
J. w. Minter, her father; Grady
and Jeff Minter, her brothers;
Floyd Weldon and Leon Goodrum,
her brothers-in-law. The sixth
man, Walter Feltman, a friend OF
the family, was charged with lur-
ing Trouton into the death trap.
Two others, who have been in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-05
WoULD-BE GODFATHERS
FIGHT FOR PRIVILEGE

NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-An argu-
ment over which should act as god.
father at the christening of the new
born baby in the home of Herman
Schmulzler ended with one of the
Fdisputants in Fordham Hospital suf-
fering from e knife wound, and the
other held in $1,000 bail in Morris.
ania court for alleged assault.
The injured man was James
O'Day, who was stabbed with a
penknife just under the heart. The
man arrested was Louis B. Moffett,
who will be examined further TO.
m0rrow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-05
BOTTLE CROSSES PACIFIC
;. IN FOURTEEN-YEAR TRIE

OXNARD, Calf, Sept. 5.-After
fourteen and a half years jour.
ney on the turbulent Pacific, a
bottle dropped into the sea AT
the famous beach at Waikiki, Homo.
lulu, was found at Hueneme Beach
recently by c. d. Prescott.
In the bottle, which was tightly
sealed, was a note dated Jan
uary /, 1909, and signed j. w.
Deal, Box 531, Toledo, Iowa. Mr..
Deal asked that the finder notify
him SO the movements of the tide
could be recorded by the Amer
lean Society of Aquatic Research.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-05

from 1911 to 1873. during which
$4,000 square miles were shaken:
particularly in Arkansas and Ohio.
On January 4, 1S43, there was q
severe earthquake in Iowa, and on
August 81. 1886, the famous Charles.
toni s. c., disturbance, which est
twenty-seven lives. Mendenhall. the
physicist, estimated the horsepower
developed in the Charleston quake
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-05
JOCKEY FINDS LOST WIFE
BUT LANDS IN COURT

BALTIMORE, Sept. 5.-William
Obert, thirty-five, jockey at
Timonium, and his wife, Mrs. Maud
Obert, thirty-one, faced Magistrate
gladden. in the central police court
on charges of disturbing the peace.
Returning from the race track he
found his wife missing. He traced
her, the police said, to house.
An argument ensued and police in
terVened.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-05
Car Kills 8 Of Family.

THURWOOD, w. Va, Sept. s.
Mrs. Kelly Ward and her two chill.
dren, seven and nine years old,
were killed. and George Adkins and
S. e. Irwin were injured, probably
fatally, when tram car crashed
down an incline a. the Cable Ridge
Coal Company.
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to haveebeen 1896, OOO. 900, 900. and
its force was felt in almost every
part 81, the United States.
On March 80. 1898, there was q
quake at san Francisco mot the
more recent one-Whose epicenfer
was probably in the Bay Or San
FRANCISCO. Some buildings are
known to have sunk as deep as one
foot
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
Lang, Now Confined to Bed,
Claims Mistreatment
Caused Illness.
WAS AT DEATHS DOOR
Is Recovering from Dropsy
which He Alleges Was Caused
by His Mistreatment.

cts all from the beating that the
police gave me that night. That's
of his present illness.
This is the statement which was
made by Frank Lang, as he lay on his
bed. at his home on Pleasant street,
early Friday evening as he told q
News representative of the illness
which he had had for the past six
Weeks and which is still holding him
bedfast. Frank Lang, 1t Is recalled, is
the man who served several months of
twenty year term at the state pri-
son after he had been convicted on a
charge of numbering Charles Pacini,
the chief evidence against him having
been a confession which he made to
the police and which ne later repud-
lated on the grounds that it had abeen
wrung from him by third degree
methods. He claimed then as now that
he confessed merely to keep from
being beaten more.
Explains His Diagnosis.
Lang maintains that his present
illness started with pains in the back
caused he says by the bruises made
on his body by the alleged cudgeiing
at the hands Of the police. He says
that he had an attack of the flu and
that following it in his weakened con-
dition he developed dropsy from
which he is now suffering He claims
that the blows injured his Kidneys
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
Raids Over the Weekend Center on Places
Where the Red and Blue Chips Are
Stacked up High.
EIGHTEEN COME INTO COURT TODAY
Poker Players and Rhummy Shutters Learn That It's
Blue Monday That Starts Week With Query:
Guilty or Not Guilty."

Nine men sat in a stupor with their
heads down when two police officers,
Lieut.. Rock and his assistant, Detec-
tive Breidt, Saturday night at 11:1O
o'clock, succeeded in making their way
through three locked doors in the base
ment at 555 Milwaukee avenue. Poker
chips told the rest of the story and
although the police found no money on
the table, the nine men were brought
down to the police Office and the charge
Of gambling was placed against them.
Albert Soule, 401 Linden street, said
to be the proprietor Of the pool room,
put up bonds for the bunch for their
appearance in court this morning.
The officers Immediately sailed forth
again and within ten minutes had
raided another place within two blocks
of the city hail. catching bunch of
rhummy players in the pool room over
the old Peter Gales saloon at 204
Main street.
Say "Club" Rents Rooms.
This second bunch claimed that there
was no proprietor of the place and
that it was a fraternizing club which
rented the rooms for purposes of socia-
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PLANS
TO STUMP NATION
Wisconsin Senator Plans to Take the
Stump to Put His Ideas Before
the People of the Nation.

Madison, Wis. = Senator Robert N.
La Toilette will take the stump to
carry his ideas to the people of the
country some time in June, according
to word from his son and secretary,
Robert M. La Toilette Jr.
The senior Wisconsin senator plans
to take brief vacation before that
time in order to put himself in shape
for vigorous campaign, his secretary
reports. 1t is expected at his home
here that Senator La Toilette will re-
main in Washington for few weeks
and then come west, probably to Bat
tie Greek, Mich.
His original plan to come back to
Madison for time before opening his
speaking tour, is said by his trends
to have been dropped.
The itinerary to be followed by Sena-
tor La Toilette has not been arranged,
it was said in political circles here
today He has had numerous invita-
tions to appear in most of the middle
western states, according. to the re-
port, but has withheld acceptance for
the time being,
1t is regarded as likely here that
the Wisconsin senator may take up
the trail of President Harding should
he tour the>west>
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
COLORADO VOLCANO
Is RUMBLING TODAY
Lassen Peak, Americas Only Active
Volcano, Emits Smoke and Fright
ems Residents Near 1t Today.
fBy Associated Press Leased Wire

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Redding, Cal.-Lassen Peak, Ameri-
cas- only active volcano, spoke in a
deep, loud, rumbling voice and exhaled
great smoke clouds just before dark
last evening and today further word
of the awakened crater was awaited
with some anxiety.
As dusk settled over the valley be-
low it, the peak began breathing out
the smoke in intermittent gusts as if
aided by powerful gale From dis
tance it was seen that smoke line
had been formed extending southwark
for about twenty miles,
There were unconirmed reports here
during the night -thatNa shower of
hot rocks had been thrown down the
sides OF Lassen Peak and scattered
about its base,
On May II, 1915, an eruption hurtled
lava rocks with such force that sew
eral buildings we're destroyed, Resi-
dents of the valley fed and scores of
Cattle were killed.
In 1914 and 1915 one hundred erup-
tlons, most Of them slight and harm
less, were recorded. The last mani
festatlon of activity was on March
10 Of this year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
Commission Holds
Rates Reasonable

Washington, D. G. - Rates on iron
ore from the Minnesota ranges at Mes
aba, Vermillion and Guyana to Lake
Superior ports are reasonable, the
interstate commerce commission held
today, but present railroad charges
on iron from mines in Michigan and
Wisconsin to lake ports are too high
and reductions were ordered.
From the Goegbic range in Michi-
gan to Ashland and from Menominee
in Michigan to Escanaba, rates here
after shall be Y cents per ton, the
commission decided, the present maxi
mum being 80 cents. From the Mar
quette range to Marquette reductions
of five cents per ton were ordered
making the future maximum from
mines at Ishueming and Negaunee, 81
cents per ton, and GO cents per ton on
shipments from mines elsewhere in
the range. Dock charges in connec-
tion with the railroad rates were held
to be reasonable at present levels over
all of the lake ports.
Complaints which resulted in the
reductions were brought by eighty
seven Independent mining companies
operating inAthe iron country year
ago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
Liquor Folks Waive
Preliminary Hearing

John Wells was attorney-ex-officio
for all tn liquor defendants who
appeared in the municipal court this
morning, and there were number of
them brought in as result of the
raids by federal officers and police
Thursday afternoon.
Wells expedited matters by enter
ing plea of not guilty and waving
preliminary hearing. All the defend
ants were accordingly bound over for
trial, bonds $500,
The defendants were: William Kon-
dratowicz, moon in possession; Paul
Simo, moon in possession; Mary Stur-
man, 1851 Prairie avenue, moon in
possession; John Shimanazekas, All
Elizabeth street, moon in possession;
Julius Zimany, West Grand avenue, the
same,
Gustave Palmer pleaded guilty to
having had alcohol ip possession Feb
ruary % when raided by the police
and was fined $3.50 and costs or sixty
days, in the municipal court this morn
ing.
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and made him a prey to the disease.
He has been i'll for six weeks; recent
ty he has been slowly recovering,
but 1t is declared that for several
days he was believed to be at the
point Of death,
Physicians who were asked regard
ing the Illness declared that they did
not care to make any statement as
to whether or not the alleged beating,
even if it took place, was the cause
Of his present ilne1ss,
Getting Back On His Feet.
"Just seems like have one piece
Of hard luck after another" said
Lang. After serving that prison. term
l came back and was just getting back
on my feet when this sickness came.
The doctor doesn't promise that l can
go back to work for several weeks.
l pulled through the other misfor-
tunes though and maybe this is the
last one of them"
Lang admits that no traces of the
disease showed up while he was at the
prison, but declares that there was
no opportunity there for any i'll eff
fects from the beating, which he
claims he received, to become visible.
He claims that the slight illness from
grippe or flu gave the other weakness
chance to make itself shown.
r. Friends of the Lang family have
come to their aid during the long i'll
ness and have aided Mrs. Lang in car
ng for her husband.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26

IA mud settlement in Athens is
shown in the pictures above. The
Acropolis is seen in the background.
1t is in this and other historic sec
tions Of Greece that the American
Red Cross is completing it's big task
Of aiding thousands of refugees.
Portable spray tanks are being used
by the American Red Cross workers
in Greece to expedite this campaign
Of the organization to check and pre-
vent epidemics. By use of these
tanks, the heads of refugees are
sprayed with disinfecting solution
to kin disease spreading verrnin.
The American Red Cross plans to
withdraw it's forces from Greece and
terminate it's emergency disaster re-
Lief program for the Asia Minor
refugees on June Both. Col. William
N. HasAell, Red Cross Commissioner
IN Greece has been eabled to notify
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
SmOuldering Fire Discover
ed on Third Floor of
Main Building.
LOSS KEPT AT MINIMUM
Quick Work of Fire Depart
ment Prevents Spread of
Flames to Other Parts.

Fire of unknown origin again
threatened Kemper Hall on Sunday
afternoon when damage Of approx
mately $500 was done by blaze dis
covered in tia art room on the third
floor of the north wing of the main
building at the school on Durkee ave-
nue. Quick and efficient work by the
Kenosha FIRE department kept the loss
at a minimum and prevented the
spread of the flames to any other
part of the building, The greater
part of the loss was for furniture
damaged by water and smoke.
In January the school suffered q
serious fire loss at which time the
center Of the building was Quilted by
fire started also on the third floor
of the building. The blaze on Sun
day afternoon was in no way as dan
gerous as theI previous fire.
Discovered by Pedestrian.
The room where the fire was dis
covered was not used either late Sat
urday or at any time during Sunday
It has been locked up and there is q
possibility that the blaze may have
been smouldering for several hours
before it was discovered.
A pedestrian on Durkee avenue no
ticed smoke coming out of the win
dows Of the room and notified the
Sisters in charge of the building OF
the fire. The department was sum-
moned and within less than a half
hour had the blaze under complete
control. There were no students IN
that part of the building affected by
the fire and there was no danger at
any time to any Of the students OF
officials of the school.
Combustion" Says Fire Chief.
Fire Chief Schwartz declared this
! morning that in his opinion the fire
was caused by spontaneous combus-
ton of some of the materials used in
the studio. He stated that the in
Evestigation showed that the blaze had
started in the desks and that it was
probable that benzine or some other
of the chemicals used there had be-
come ignited by combustion and caus-
ed the fire. 1t was stated that pos
sibly the fire had been smouldering
for several hours before it was discov-
cred just in the nick of time.
1t was the general belief in Janu-
airy that the fire then was caused de-
fective wiring. 1t had originated in
the trunk room and as in this case
the. room had not been entered for
several hours previous to the fire
There is no possibility, however, that
the fire on Sunday was caused by de-
fective wiring.
The school has just completed the
rebuilding Of that part of 1.-the struc-
ture which was destroyed by the Jan
uary fire. Work will be started al
once to repair the damage done or
Sunday.
1t was stated that the loss is com
pletely covered by insurance.
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charity has prevented the refugees
and the population which received
them from experiencing disaster in
the fullest sense of the word"
The Red Cross has been operating
in Greece for six months and Col.
Haskell's reports from the field agree
that the situation cannot attain per-
manent solution through outside
charity. The situation is no longer
regarded as an emergency by Red
Cross officials and ample time is
being given the Greek government TO
decide for itself how it will arrange
for the permanent care of the refu-
gees.
The highest Greek officials have
praised the work of the American
Red Cross in Greece. King George
Of Greece said: at was a great work,
we'll carried out in an admirably orr
ganized manner"
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the Greek government Of the Red
Cross intention to arrange transfer
to local authorities and charities of
the work now conducted and financed
by the Red Cross.
Judge John Barton Payne, Ma
tional chairman of the Red Cross, in
discussing the situation, said: "The
American Red Cross in materials al
ready shipped and in other expenses
incurred to date, has expended ST.
E94,448.21 from its disaster emer-
gency relief funds to succor 1,0O0,-
600 refugees who were transhipped
to Greece-with little warning as an
incident of the Greco-Turkish war.
A daily feeding program is now
reaching 100000 Of the most needy
of these refugees. A sanitary and
medical effort of wide scope and in
tensive nature has warded off cpl
denies which threatened. American
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
Plan to Combine
y Marketing Club
tBy Associated Press Leased wire)

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
St. Paul, Minn.-The plan to combine
all cooperative grain marketing or
CARNATIONS in the Dakotas, Minnesota
and Montana, as outlined at the recent
meeting in Fargo, N. D., has been APP
proved by the boards Of directors Of
the three large organizations involved
and nothing remains but to work out
details and put the plan into operation,
j. F. Reed, president of the Minnesota
Farm Bureau Federation, announced
today. The plan as adopted at the
Fargo meeting calls for the combiaa-
+ion of the three principal existing CO.
operative organizations-th Northwest
Wheat Growers association, the United
States Wheat Growers Sales company
and the Equity COOPERATIVE Exchange
Ito function comparatively under the
direc3ion Of the board Of control,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
Ruby FurlOni, Live Wire
Victim, Killed Thursday
Buried Today.
DAD GRIEF STRICKEN
Corner Parker Investigates
Tragedy and Arranges
Jury for Tuesday.

The funeral of Ruby Furloni, six
year old daughter of Guido Furloni,
226 North Fremont avenue, who was
killed Thursday night when struck by
la short circuited electric wire while
playing tag in the street, was held
this morning at 9 o'clock from Holy
Rosary church. Although the funeral
was a simple one, hundreds Of friends
and admirers as we'll as grief strick-
en- relatives, attended.
While Coroner Truman Parker, re
representatives. of the Wisconsin Gas
and Electric company, and the dead
girls father, went over the grounds
where the tragedy occurred yeste"-
day, no inquest has as yet been held.
A coroner's jury will be drawn by the
coroner which is expected to hear the
case in court Tuesday.
Ruby Furloni was almost instantly
killed Thursday night, when guide
wire Of one of the Wisconsin Gas and
Electric company's poles swung
against her and injected its flow of
hundreds of volts of electric current
into her body.
The victims playmate, ten year old
Mary Kisielewoski was badly burned
on her arms, hands and face when
she attempted to rescue Ruby. Mary
was saved by her fourteen year old
brother, Julius Kisielewoski, who de-
fled the shock, pulled her from the
live wire. According to DR.. w. ]. Han
ley, physician attending Mary at St
GATHERINGS hospital, she will recover
although the burns are of g painful
nature.
Interest in the tradedy is now cent
cred about Guido Furloni, father Of
Ruby. Furloni, in his grief, is prone
to discuss the sad affair which tore
from him the one bright spot in his
heart. He is indignant however, at
pany on q number of occasions about
Furloni claims he informed the COM
on the part of the electric company.
what he clamis lack Of ordinary care
the live wire dangling loosely from
the pole, but the matter was never
looked into.
1t has been rumored that Furloni
has engaged an attorney and will
bring damage suit against the utility
company.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
MICHIGAN SOLONIS
FACE BUSY SESSIONS
Michigan Legislature Is Clogged With
Pending Bills As Closing Days
OF Session Draw Near.


Lansing, Mich.-With May 5, loom
ing as the last day of the 1923 legis-
lative session, leaders in the house
and senate today were predicting a
rush of major legislation forf the re-
naming two weeks. with the probable
ity that important measures may be
lost in the last minute scramble.
One bit of business which may not
be finished unless both branches re-
move all obstacles from its path, Is
the provision Of a financing program
for the state highway department
The veto by Governor Alex J, Groes-
back Of the two cent gasoline tax
and the failure of the house to over
ride the. veto has left the highway
financing situation in precarious
situation, with the Smith weight tax
bill under which automobiles would be
licensed by weight, the only remedy
In sight. The Smith bill, Ats sponsors
contend, would raise $12,o00,00o an
,nHally-$4, 100000 more than under
Sthe present licensing plan.
1t Is probable that the Smith bill,
al dQnllul6GIatlOA IHSdSuIEs Will pass
the, senate, but there are Same .lndi-
cations that the house, at least that
portion of it that backed the gasoline
measure may oppose the bill,
Passage OF the essentional appro-
prlation bills and adjournment no.
later than May s, Is the present plan
of tina legislature, according to a
statement made on the floor of the
senate today by Senator Harry White
ly, chairman of the committee on
rules,
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Was Not Unexpected.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire)

Chicago, Ill. Suspension of Ros-
coe C. Andrews, acting prohibition d.
rector for Illinois, announced today
from Washington was not unexpected
here where the recent liquidation of
Grommes & Ullrieh, liquor dealers, by
division of its liquor among stockhold-
ers, raised storm of comment.
The Illinois Anti-Saloon League was
instrumental in giving publicity to the
deal and through the leagues investi-
gators, some of the names OF stock
holders who obtained the liquor be-
came public.
Removal permits for the liquor were
issued by Mr.. Andrews, who said the
action was in accordance with the
law. 1t also was disclosed that the
stockholders paid revenue tax of
$6.40 gallon on the liquor as bev-
erage liquor. The stocks were said to
include choice old WHISTLES, cordials
and other liquors.
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Says Harding Will
Lead G. @. P. Again

tBy Associated Press Less~ti Wire.1
Washington, D, c. Thomas w.
Miller, alien property custodian, after
conference today With President
Harding, issued formal statement
in which he said it was certain that
the Republican party in the next ma
tsoaai convention will re-nominate
President Harding" The alien prop
erty custodian reported to the presi-
dent on public opinion as he had found
1t during a months trip through the
west, but he said his statement as
given out later had not been laid be-
fore the executive. Among matters on
which he reported was understood to
have been sentiment on the world
court issue.
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STILL GOING STRONG, TOO.

Washington, D. c. = Police inter-
ference was necessary to stay the feet
of the last two survivors of Washing
tons dance marathon, who after mys-
ferrous disappearance during the night
came back to dance hall here and an
nounced they were continuing unbroken
the performance they began last We'd
nesday night, When the police broke
up the dance the couple declared they
were completing their 10Sth hour and
had made a new worlds record.