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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-01-26

FOR SALE: REGISTERED HERE
ford bulls, Is months old; will
trade for weaners or steers. II.
Poulton, Warm Creek, Churchill,
Idaho.
FOR SALE-About SO tons of hay,
six dollars per ton. A. A. Hale.
Buckhorn ranch, Oakley, Idaho. Cd
29-)
WANTED-First class Cedar Posts,
exchanged for merchandise on
account, at the Ladies Shop, Oakley
Idaho. (J12-26)
HELP WANTED-GIRL FOR GEN
eral homework; references re-
nuired. Telephone 102 and 523.
Burnley, Idaho. (J12)
SMALL GIRL WANTED TO CARE
for baby. Mrs. w F. Moss, R. f.
D. 3, Twin Falls, Idaho. (J19-26)
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-01-26

said county OF Cassia.
Dated this 26th day of January
1928.
e. M. WRIGHT.
Judge of the Probate
(Seal) Court.
First publication Jan. rs, 1923.
Final publication Feb. 16. 1923.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-01-26

Bangor. Maine, Box 296
Jan. 13, 1923.
Mr. Charles Brown,
Oakley, Idaho.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-12
Edison Ell. Stratton
Called by Death

Edison Henry Stratton, aged SO years,
an employee at the Frost Manufactur-
ing company, died early this morning
at his home on South Grandview ave-
nue.. He had been failing in health for
several months and had been seriously
i'll for the past four weeks. Death for
this reason. was not unexpected.
The deceased was born in Waterloo,
New York, May 6, 1864, the son of Mr..
and Mrs. James NJ. Stratton. He spent
his early life in the Empire state, go
ing later to Iowa where he lived at
Odebolt for many years. For the past
four years he has been night Waterman
at the Frost Manufacturing company,
coming to Kenosha from Iowa.
He is survived by widow, Mrs. Anna
A. Stratton of Kenosha; by two broth
ers, Erwin D. Stratton of Omaha and
Otis James Stratton of Odebolt, Iowa;
by one sister, Miss Nettie Anna STRAIT
ton of Kenosha; a stepson, Joseph H.
Irving, and stepdaughter, Mrs. Jennie
Jane London of South Bend.
The funeral services will be held
Monday afternoon at the Hansen fu-
neral home at $500 o'clock with inter
ment in the family plot in the Green
Ridge cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-12
Brother of Kenosha
Woman Killed July 4
Mrs. Chris Rasmussen Called to Merrill
by the Sudden Death of Her
Brother, James Peterson.

Mrs. Chris Rasmussen of West street
has been called to Merrill, Wis, by the
death of her brother, James Peterson
Of that city, which was caused by a
fatal auto spill on Wednesday, July 4th,
on the Amigo road. Peterson, head
carsmith at the Milwaukee road shops
in Merrill, was instantly killed and
four other persons were injured when
Peterson's automobile, in which they
were riding, tipped over.
Mrs. Herbert Bessey is paralyzed as
result of the crash and her condition
is serious. Her husband suffered a
double fracture Of the leg and two of
their children were also hurt.
Beside his sister, Mrs. Rasmussen,
and another sister residing in Milwau-
kee. Peterson leaves a widow and four
children to mourn his loss.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-12
Old Type of French
Peasant Passing Away
(By Associated Pressl


Paris-Movies in farming centers to
DDS of cultivation, have made the peo-
pie of the cities realize with some
thing of a shock that the peasant is
changing his ways.
The policy Of keeping land holdings
small has made the French a nation of
proprietors, SO far as such a condition
can exist. The French inheritance
laws tend toward the equal treatment
of children in wills, so that in most
small tracts rather than sold and the
proceeds distributed.
This love Of the land and a secre-
tiveness born of living to himself is
said by sociologists to be changing.
The farmer of today looks upon. his
land as the instrument of fortune
building. He will sell it at a profit
for he can buy more.
Fifty years ago the French farmer
kept as a secret the return from his
crops and the kind and quantity of
fertilizer he used. If he needed money
he regarded borrowing with such dis
may that he went to a money lender
in another district, often at night,
and paid usurious interest to escape
publicity.
The modern farmer, although still
perhaps in the minority, joins CO.
operative buying and selling organi-
cations, discusses the best methods of
cultivation with his neighbors, and is
proud to tell what good bargains he
has made.
This, however, is the rosy view of
country progress. There still remains
the old type of suspicious peasant,
guarding jealousy his bit of land and
the secrets of his savings, hidden in
the house or buried under the floor.
This method of boarding, known as
the "woolen sock" is believed by
fnanciers to explain the rapid disap-
pearance in France of gold and silver,
and even of a great mass of bank
notes. The French have learned to
subscribe to bond issues, as a matter
of patriotism, but the police records
of big hauls. of thieves in apparently
poor homes, show that many French
men still have no use for banks.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-12
TYEFTS
RILE OFFICIAL
Commissioner Herzog Up
in Arms Against Lam
tern Robbers.
MAKE ROADS UNSAFE

Highway Commissioner John Her.
zog was all ''het up" this morning
and it wasn't over the weather either.
I4Thefts of lanterns along the high
ways where construction work is now
going on has riled him and he declar-
ed war this morning on the lantern
robbers who are making the highways
dangerous. During the past few weeks
tWenty-four red lanterns have been
stolen during the night from various
construction camps in the county and
the patience of the highway commits
sioner has been exhausted.
The thefts have left dangerous pla-
ces unguarded for hours and it has
only been due to a kind Providence
that a tragedy has not resulted, ac-
cording to Commissioner Herzog.
Is a Serious Offense,
"The highway robber is really a gem
tlemen compared to the thief who goes
out and steals these red lanterns"
declared Commissioner Herzog. eve
are not so, much concerned about the
value of the lanterns-they cost $3.50
each and are so guaged as to keep a
light burning for twelve hours-but
the persistent thift of them has caus-
ed untold worry regarding accidents
which might happen along the high
way. In two instances the lanterns
have been stolen where most danger
Gus places have been left unguarded;
in one Of these an automobile could
foot embankment endangering the
lives of all those who passed by that
place during the night"
'It is extremely unfair to the con-
tractors because if an accident occurs,
they will be held responsible and
there is no doubt but what they are
doing everything in their power to
protect the travelling public" 4
May Mean Prison Sentence.
Commissioner Herzog was not pre-
pared to say what might happen to
anyone caught in the act of stealing
one of the lanterns. He did, however,
state such a person would be prosecut-
ed to the full extent Of the law and
that prison term was too good a
punishment to cope with the offense,"
in his estimation.
The public are asked to cooperate
with the contractors by using all due
caution in proceeding along the high
ways where construction work is in
progress and to report the theft of
any lanterns from dangerous places.
Commissioner Herzog also stated
that the Geneva road has not been
blocked up and that if the motorists
use caution they can proceed along
that part of the highway which is now
being widened.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-12
SOMEBODY HAD
LEFT THE MOON
Max Ungar Tells Court He
VIII Plead Guilty to
Charge Nevertheless.
FINED $1OO AND COSTS

1t was a mean trick for the prede-
cessor of Max Ungar to leave Max part
Of a pint of moonshine at the premises
at sol North Chicago street, for that
little quantity of moon cost Ungar in
the municipal court this morning just
500 and costs. Perhaps the person
who had the premises before Ungar
left the moonshine as nest egg, but
the police when raiding Monday after
noon foE.d the stuff too soon-
Ungar explained to the court this
morning that he had only been in pos
session of the premises since July 1st.
He said that the place had been vacant
so that all he had to do was secure a
permit, some pop and cigars and open.
"When they found the moonshise
yesterday, l was more surprised than
anybody else," insisted Ungar this
morning when arraigned. "But it was
there and l am willing to suffer for it"
Ungar said that he had never been
in the moonshine or other liquor bust
ness before and had been a reputable
peddler in Kenosha for many years.
His story appeared to be plausible, but
the judge informed him that # it were
true, he should have stood trial and
not entered plea Of guilty, which left
nothing for the judge to do but impose
sentence.
swell, I wanted to get it over with, ;"
said Ungar.
The court pronounced sentence Of
800 and costs and it was "soon over"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-12
New ID Piper"
Works at Appleton

Appleton, Wis The Pied Piper of
Hanalin town, has a rival in the per-
son Of Bert .Mobgers, dam tender here.
He has discovered new way to rid
tho river Of its rats.
Bert, for many moons, while work
Ing on the dam, was continually inter-
1Upted in his endeavors by hundreds
Of altogether too friendly rats The
rodents would crawl about his legs and
climb up his trouser legs while he
was working. In one day he said he
has kicked as many as one hundred
rats into the Fox River
At last he has solved the problem.
The Pied Piper of Appleton, now
throws lye on the boards about the
dam. AS the I've clings to the damp
ened feet of the creatures and begins
to burn them, the rats lick their
feet and sure death follows in every
/ instance. safsfa
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-12
Mrs. Culletta Werye
Died This Morning
Mrs. Culletta Jane >werve, Wife of
Andrew Werve, Died This Morn
ing After Long Illness.
From Friday Daily.

Death ended long illness this
morning just before six. o'clock when
Mrs. Culletta Jane Werve, aged 81,
the wife of Andrew Werve, died at the
home on the Geneva Road just west
of the city limits after long illness
from complication of diseases. The
deceased had recently returned from
the Mayo Brothers hospital in Roches-
ter, Mimi, where she had gone in
futile effort to regain her health.
Mrs. Werve was a. lifelong resident
of Kenosha county. She was born
March 5, 1871, in the town of Paris,
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael
White, Sr., pioneers of that town. She
lived her early life there, coming to
Kenosha about thirty-fve years ago.
On October 27, 1897, she was united in
marriage to Andrew Werve at the st.
James church in Kenosha. To this
happy union were born six children,
who with the husband survive the
deceased.
Mrs. Werve was a member of the
St. Thomas parish and had been ac-
tive in its work, being member of
the Altar society there and of the
Parent-Teacher association of the st.
Thomas school. Surviving her are her
husband, Andrew Werve, and six chill
dren, Mrs. John Hoye and Joseph, Ma
rian, Rosmond, Elizabeth and Gladys
Werve, all of Kenosha She is also
survived by three sisters: Mrs. Andrew
Middlecamp, of Princeton, California;
Mrs. Philip Schnell, of Kenosha, and
Mrs. William Gleason, of Bristol.
The remains were taken to the Misch-
Ter Mortuary and later to the home of
a daughter, Mrs. John Hoye on South
Grandview avenue. The funeral serv-
ices will probably be held Monday
morning at the St. Thomas church at
nine o'clock with interment following
in the family plot in the st. James
cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-12
WORK FOR BLIND
TO COUNTY BOARDS
New Law Takes Away from the State
Bureau the Administration
of State Funds.
(By United Press)

Madison, Wis.-The affairs of Wis
cons, blind and deaf dependents will
no longer be administered by the
state bureau for the blind. Governor
Blaine today signed bill which gives
to the local county boards and special
commission administration of all funds
for these wards of the state.
County boards are authorized to ap-
point a practicing physician to be
known as the Examiner of the Blind
and Deaf" He will examine all APP
plicants for pension and decide wheth-
er or not they are eligible to receive
state aid.
The amount paid to blind persons
shall not exceed $3.50, including the
income of the applicant, and the pen
sion fer blind and deaf dependents
shall not exceed $720. This sum shall
be paid in quarterly installments. Per-
sons declared by the examiner to be
blind and deaf over eighteen years of
age, are eligible for this pension. All
under this age are taken care of by
the Wisconsin School for the Blind
at GAINESVILLE.
Petitioners for this pension must not
be inmates of any state or county
charitable or penal institution. Beg
ging also would prevent them from
receiving this state aid. Funds are
to be provided by an assessment to be
levied by the county board on all tax
able property in the county.
A special agency will be established
under the bill by the board of control.
This agency will be under the direc-
ton of the Wisconsin school for the
blind and the head Of that school will
head the commission.
Members of this newly created or
ganization will visit the blind in their
homes and inspect home conditions
and surroundings. They will also
promote home study, encourage en-
ployment and provide materials for
home work in an attempt to make these
dependents self-supporting.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-12
Application for Parole of Former Under-sheriff
Now Serving Time at Waupun to be
Heard at Madison July IL.
APPROVED BY COUNTY OFFICERS
Trial Judge and District Attorney Both Sanction Grant
ing of Parole to Ritter One of Three Keno
sha County Officials at Waupun

by verdict returned in circuit court
in January 1922. He was sentenced
April IS, 1922.
The former under sheriff has now
served half of the time of his sent
ence, and according to custom is elig-
ible to parole. A man of gentle ma
ture and kindly ways, Ritter has been
a model prisoner at the institution,
and it is expected that the prison Of
ficials will encourage the granting of
the parole.
Trial Judge Approves Parole.
Judge Belden, who was trial Judge
in the Ritter case has approved the
application for parole, as has also
District Attorney Frank s. Symmonds.
Ritter was sentenced to Waupun fol-
lowing a trial which showed up con-
ditions in Kenosha county previous to
the grand jury Investigation of 1921,
showing that gambling devises had
been set up in the county with the
sanction and protection of the sheriff,
then Joseph Meyer, and that Meyer
and presently the district attorney.
Peter Fisher, jr., received "hush"'
money.
During the grand jury trials, men
who had run various resorts in Ke-
nosha county during this state of af-
fairs, Including Louis Schrayer and
E. c. Hoffman, turned states evidence
and told of the acceptance of brides
by the men elected to office to repre-
sent the people and the government
of the county.
Ritter just Messenger.
Alex Ritter was the hapless victim
caught in the meshes of the system.
He was at the time under-sheriff and
believed not to be as responsible for
the state of affairs as the others.
81 do believe" said the trial
judge at the time of pronouncing sent
ence, "that you were only messeng
er, and as it we're, an employe of the
former sheriff in carrying money for
him to the district attorney. Yet 7
cannot overlook the fact that Won did
1t, and that you knew at the time what
the money was for, namely the cor
ruption of the district attorney BY
bribes."
The system as disclosed in the grand
jury trials was that Former Sheriff
Meyer received two thirds and Forne
District Attorney Fisher one third of
the brides collected and that Never
collected the money through his agents
and then through Ritter delivered
Fishers share to the latter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-12
NOT ENOUGH CASH
TOSAVE CATTLE
Offered Will
Not Finance Work of
Fighting tuberculosis.


Madison, Wis.-The intended five
year bovine tuberculosis eradication
program was killed during the clos
ing days of the Wisconsin legislature
with the result, according to propon-
ents of the plan, that disease will a.
gain have an opportunity to make in
roads into the states dairy herds.
Where the department of agricul-
ture and farm interests asked for ST.
100000 annually from the legislature,
$650,000 of which was to be used in
area test work, they received $780,
900, of which only $215,000 is assured
for area testing. Under the bill fl
naIly passed, and now before Governor
Blaine for his signature, local veterin-
arians are to get as much as 100000,
accredited herds $4,000 and opera
ton $4,000.
The farmers asked $650,O0O for area
testing, $150O00 for local veterinar-
ians, 100000 for accredited herds and
100000 for operation.
The appropriation authorized by the
Legislature is approximately 100000
more than allowed of the past two
years, when an emergency grant of
funds was allowed by the legislature
due to shortage. With IA counties
petitioning for an area test cleanup
of tuberculosis from their herds, the
state department of agriculture esti-
mates that but six of these can be test
ed under the available appropriation.
No Money for Indemnities.
In the IA counties applying for tests,
the department of agriculture esti-
mates that there are 1906 re-actors
among the 55O,399 cattle in these
areas. The estimated indemnity is
set at $722,640.
Counties now applying for area
tests are Burnett, Polk, Taylor, Clark,
Lacrosse, Monroe, Juneau, Florence,
Rock, Door, Green Lake and Buffalo.
In Rock county alone, among 64,-
I'll cattle, the department expects to
find re-actors, the indemnity Of
which would amount to $258,84O, or
nearly as much as the appropriation
available for the entire state for area
testing.
The department estimates that is
per cent Of the cattle in Burnett have
tuberculosis; 1.5 per cent in Polk
county; four per cent in Wood coun-
ty; two per cent in LaCross county;
two per cent in Monroe county; four
per cent in Juneau county; one per
cent in Florence county; 10 per cent
in Rock county; four per cent in
Green Lake county and LIS per cent
in Buffalo county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-12
Kenosha Woman is
Hurt in Waukegan
Miss Mabel Race of Kenosha is In
jured in Automobile Accident
at Waukegan Recently.

Miss Mabel Race, of Kenosha, is
slowly recovering at her home at II
Deming street from injuries received
on Friday evening when she was run
down by q Ford coupe, owned and driv-
en- by w. J. Agnar, of Waukegan. The
accident happened at the corner Of
Genesee and Madison streets in Wau-
kegan.. The following account of the
accident is given in the Waukegan
paper:
The force of the blow hurled her to
the pavement where she received bad
cut over the right eye, her right ell
bow was lecerated and her left knee
was bruised. She was removed to the
office of DR.. Lieber where she received
first aid treatment. She then drove
back to Kenosha with relatives.
Agner was driving east in Madison
street at the time. He gave the de-
tails of the accident to the police as
follows:
81 was driving across the Genesee
street intersection at speed of about
ten miles an hour. Two women were
walking across the street and footed
my horn twice, but they paid no at
tention. To avoid hitting them |
swung to the right, preferring to hit
the Willerton popcorn wagon at the
Globe store corner. 1t so happened
that Miss Race and two other women
were in my path although I thought at
the time that they were clear of the
cross walk. Two of the women got
out of the way but hit Miss Race and
knocked her down."
The auto hit the popcorn wagon
with such force that it was knocked
fully ten feet. The tail-light on the
wagon was broken and Agner smash
ed the left headlight on his own car.
All that saved Miss Races life was
that she was thrown clear of the two
cars rather than being pinned between
them when the collision took place.
With Miss Race at the time was
her mother, Mrs. Julia Race, her sis
ter, Miss Maude Race, and Mr.. and
Mrs Harry Remer. They all had driv-
en- here from Kenosha for an auto
ride.
Agner paid the doctor bill and
agreed to pay for whatever damage he
had done. He was detained by the po-
lice only until it was found that Miss
Race was not dangerously hurt.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-12
WISCONSIN MEN TO
FIGHT GOV. PREUS
Phil La Toilette and Lieutenant-Goy-
ernor Leads "Flying Squadron"
to Aid Johnson.
(By Associated Pes Leased Wirel

tBy Associated Press Leased Wire)
Madison, Wis. - Five leading Wis
consin progressives on their way to
Minnesota to take part in the United
States senatorial campaign in that
state on behalf of Magnus johnson,
farmer-labor candidate. Mr.. Johnson
is the candidate against Governor
Preus, the Republican nominee.
Those who will take part, in the cam
paign are Phil La Toilette, son of the
senator, Congressman Edward Voight,
Joseph D. Beck and George Schneider
and acknowledgment George F.
Comings. Mr.. La Toilette will speak
at Minneapolis tomorrow night and
the others will speak in different parts
of the state. They will remain in the
campaign until the election next Mon
day.
Next Sunday they will all appear
on the program of big state rally at
New Ulm. 1t is not known yet wheth-
er Senator La Toilette will be able to
appear in the campaign or not. He
is being urged by his physicians at
Battle Greek to conclude his course
Of treatment there.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-12
UNEARNED FUNDS
TO PAY TAXES
State Marketing Commits
sioners See No Value in
Burdening Industry.
JUST SHIFTED ALONG

Madison, Wis.-Placing the burden
of Edward Nordman, commissioner of
given out today. Unless high taxes
are removed from industry, prices will
never go down, Nordman said.
''Taxes on industry and on earned
incomes are always shifted to the I'LL
innate consumer while taxes upon I'M
earned incomes are borne by the re-
ceivers of such incomes"
Nordman outlined the steps which
a product must go through before
reaching the ultimate consumer. Each
middleman who handles the product
enroute between the farmer and the
consumer attaches a profit he said.
''The question of the added cost that
may be due to other causes has re-
ceived little attention, and this fact
is the chief reason for the failure to
reduce the spread in price SO far"
Nordman declared.
SIN modern industry specialization
has been carried to point where
scores and often hundreds of opera
tions by thousands of people are re-
quired to complete one article ready
for use. From start to finish and step
by step as such an article proceeds on
it's way to completion taxes are con-
stantly increasing its cost.
''The only way to eliminate that
portion of the price of our purchases
that is due to taxes is to levy them
more largely against unearned in
comes and quit taxing incomes result
ing from industry.
"Many states and countries have al
ready learned the folly of taking rev.
enue for the support of their govern
ment out of the industry of their peo-
pie and forcing the recipients of I'M
earned incomes to contribute a larg-
er share to such support. There is
usually unearned wealth enough in all
modern civilized countries to support
their government if economically adj
ministered. 1t would mean a big re-
duction in the cost of living if the
plan here suggested in regard to taxes
and unearned increment were put in
to operation"