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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
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Berlin. - Whether Germany is war
ranted in now coming forward with a
PREPARATION offer in view of her intern
al financial situation, is one of the
questions that perplexes Chancellor
Cuno and his cabinet, according to we'll
informed circles.
The government is represented as
being DESTROYS of showing an accomo-
dating attitude in response to Lord
Curzon's recent appeal to Germany to
make the first move for the settlement.
If Herr Cuno decided to fix a figure
which in his opinion and that of the
cabinet members and Reichstag leaders
would actively promote objective dis
cussions with the entente, political cir
cles believe that it will be largely in
Difference to the psychological atmo-
sphere" created by Lord Curzon's re-
marks in the House of Lords,
Both the chancellor and Foreign Min
lister Won Rosenberg are still said to
believe that the shortest road to a So
luton of the whole Preparations tangle
has been suggested by Secretary
Hughes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26

M-CULT MEMBERS
GIVE TESTIMONY
Girls Married OFF in Group Weddings
at Israelite House of David Testify
at Grand Jury Trial.
(By Associated Press Leased wire)


st. Joseph, Mich.-Halting the court
ward procession of child brides, and
grooms of the House of David, the
grand jury investigating charges of
immortality in king Benjamin" Pur-
nelPs Israelite colony took time out to-
day to hear the stories of three ex-
members of the cult, two of them girls
whos were married off in past group
weddings there.
Mrs. Helen Couch, 21-year-old ex-
Israelite, was the first witness. She
repeated the same story she told on the
stand in federal court at Grand Rapids
last month when she was witness for
Mr. and Mrs. John Hansel in their suit
to recover $4,000 from Purnell. Mrs.
Couch described to the grand jury,
Judge Harry Dingeman Of Detroit, how
she chose Joseph Bulley, one of Pur
nell's followers, as her husband in the
marriage lottery, but when the drawing
was made, another girl took the prize,
SO she was forced to chose again and
selected David Couch, her present hus
band Mrs. Couch is the daughter #
Joseph Baushke, the patriarchal over
seer of High Island, the colony's lum
Der camp 200 miles north of here in
Lake Michigan.
She was followed on the stand by
Katherine IHansel Johnson, 81, daughter
of John Hansel, and her husband, Bert
Johnson. Mrs. Johnson told practically
the same story as Mrs. Couch charging
Purnell with making indecent advances,
but denying he had ever attacked her.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
SCHOONER ''SILOAM"
SEIZED BY CANADA
American Fishing Boat Accused of
Poaching is Seized by Canadian
Authorities Today.
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(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Vancouver, B. C-The American fish
ing schooner Sloan of Seattle, sus-
pected of poaching in Solander Bay on
the west coast of Vancouver Island,
British Columbia, was captured last
night by the Canadian fisheries patrol
boat Malaspina after the schooner
struck broadside by volley of shots
from the patrol boat, had been scuttled
by crew that fed, leaving one wound
ed man, who was taken prisoner. The
rest of the Siloam's crew succeeded in
escaping inland on Vancouver Island,
wherelthey were being sought today by
federal and provincial police. The
Sloan is said to have fed when the
Malaspina approached. After chase.
of mile the Malaspina sent volley
through the cabin of the Sloan. In
spector j. M. Motherwell, who received
here report of the episode from Capt.
Holmes Newcomb of the Malaspina,
said he believed that this was the first
time a Canadian patrol boat had fired
on an American craft in Canadian
waters
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
NEW CHANCE FOR
EDUCATION BILL
Assembly Votes to Reconsider Action
Taken Recently in Refusing to
Concur II, Carey Bill.
lRx Associated press Leased Wirel

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Madison assembly voted 81 to
40 today to reconsider the vote by
which it refused Monday to concur in
the Carey bill, abolshing the present
state board of education. A substitute
amendment was then offered by Assem-
blyman J. D. MiAar and later upon ac-
ton of Assem- blyman MINER of st.
Croix the bill was made Especial order
for next Wednesday morning. The Mil
lar amendment is in effect the Dahl
bill, creating new state board of edu-
cation to take the place of the board
of normal regents and the existing
state board of education. This pro-
posed body would direct all teacher
training activities of the state.
Another step in what members gem
orally say is the most bitter contest o.
the present legislative session, was
taken by today's action AS result
a new issue is injected into the con-
troversy by the substitute amendment.
Gov. Blaine has brought every infiu-
ence to bear for passage of the Carey
bill unamended. Phil LaFollette, son
of Senator LaFollette, members of the
governors Office force, one congress
man and others have been used by the
governor in his lobby for enactment of
the proposal. Friends of the board
have been using all of the other inf1u-
ence to defeat the measure.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
Postpone Date for
New Mileage Books

(By Associated Press Leased Wirel
Washington, D. c. - Orders of the
interstate commerce commission re-
quiring railroads to begin sale of in
Interchangeable mileage books at 20 per
cent reduction on regular passenger
fare rates on May Is were revoked to-
day, and the effective date of the mile
age books sale postponed until Janu-
airy, 1924. The action of the com
mission, which follows the granting of
an injunction in Boston against the
commissions order, resulted directly
from an appeal for postponement of
western carriers.
Through the court order on the re-
strained sale of the books by fifty
eastern railroads the commission de-
cided to fOrestall the confused situa-
ton which would arise from sale and
use of the mileage in other parts of
the country and from possible court
action on behalf of western and south
ernl railroads.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
KenOsha's Big Land Exchange Project to be
Discussed Pro and Con Before Com
mittee on Thursday.
TELLS OF. SIMMONS EXPANSION PLAN
Citv Manager Osborn Shows How Project Would Aid in
Development of City = Eagles Send Repre-
sentatives to Oppose Bill

the property was to be used for park
purposes. The Eagles claimed that
they were not being offered a sufficient
price for their property.
In addition to Judge Baker they were
represented by John Niederprim, a
member of their building committee,
and by Otto Hopf.
1t was learned otherwise today that
an informal proposal has been made
to the Eagles that they purchase
Anderson Park and erect there a new
club house, but no such proposal has
yet been considered by the order
formally.
Is Near a Decision.
The bill in question was introduced
several months ago when City Man
ager Osborn, City Attorney Randall
and Judge Baker, then representing
the city, had the action started by the
introduction of the Ridgway bill IN
the senate, which was passed with
out dissenting vote. 1t is expected
that the bill, introduced in the assem-
bly, by Assemblyman Shearer will be
acted on within a short time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
LAKE NAVIGATION
is OPENED TODAY
Actual Opening of Lake Navigation
Started at Ten O'clock This
Morning at Superior.

tBy Associated Press Leased Wire.) .
Superior, Wis.-Actual opening OF
1923 lake navigation from the head Of
the lakes will date from 10000 a. m.
today, when the America puts out
through the harbor entrance for the
first trip Of the season. Washington
Harbor on Isle Royale and points
along the north shore are included n
the schedule for the steamer.
Port Arthur and Fort William will
not be visited this trip on account Of
the ice that still chokes these har-
bors. Stops are contemplated at Two
Harbors, Tofte, Grand Marais and
Grand Portage, as well as other points
along the north shore.
The America is expected to make the
return trip by Friday of this week,
starting for the second trip of the
season the following Sunday.
The government lighthouse tender
Marigold, Captain Gustafson in com
mand, will leave the local harbor on
Saturday, weather permitting, to dis
tribute supplies and leave lighthouse
keepers at the stations along the
Superior shore. Keepers will be
dropped off on Split Rock, Rock of
Ages, Passage Island, Apostle Isles,
Standard Rock and Manitou Island
The stations are inaccessible from the
land, and are reached only by the
Marigold or other government boats.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
Board of Directors
Elect A. p. Officers
By Associated Press Leased Wire,

New York City-Fhe board Of direc-
tors of the Associated Press, selected
Yesterday at the annual meeting of
members, today elected the following
officers for the ensuing year:
President, Frank B. Noyes, Wash
ington %. CO. Star; first vice presi-
dent Florence d. White, New York
Evening World; Second vice president,
George B. Dealey, Dallas (Texas)
News, secretary and counsellor, Mel
Vile E. Stone, New York City; assist
ant secretary and general manager,
Frederick Roy Martin, New York
City; treasurer J. R. Youatt, New York
City
Victor F. Lawson, Chicago (Ils,,)
Daily News, withdrew as member of
the executive committee because it was
inconvehient for him to attend the
frequent meetings of the committee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
WOMAN KILLED
BY FAST TRAIN
Mrs. Budnik, on Way to
Work, Fails to See Rush
ing Locomotive.
BODY IS MUTILATED
Hurled 800 Feet While Score
of Men Stand Helpless
Before Grim Spectacle.

Struck by an onrushing passenger
train at the Middle street crossing at
/ 1880 o'clock this morning, Mrs. Ver-
| onica Budnick was instantly killed
while score of persons stood nearby,
helpless to come to her aid.
Mrs. Budnik, who is the wife of
John Budnik, 1853 North Newell street,
and mother of a nine-year-old girl,
was employed at the Allen Tannery
company. She was on her way to
work, and, with other workingmen
and women, was waiting for a north
bound freight to pull by. The very
moment that the freight passed, Mrs.
Budnik dashed across the track of
the C. & N. w. railroad, unaware of
another train that was speeding
southwark.
Thrown 800 Feet.
When she observed the impending
danger, it was too late, as the mon
ster locomotive, rushing toward her
at 60-mile-an-hour rate, seemed to
fairly swallow her in its mad flight.
1t all happened in less time than it
takes to tell about. The next instant,
the body of the victim was being
hurled through space. Higher and
higher it scared, seemingly flung by
the mechanical monster which knows
no human obstruction. Witnesses say
the body was thrown fully hundred
feet in the air. 1t alighted 800 feet
from where the accident ttappf
mutilated beyond all recogni ion The
body was scattered within radfug Of
100 feet, only one limb remaining IN
tact.
The locomotive was brought to
standstill about 200 yards past the
crossing Conductor Phinney and En-
gineer Kelley of the train, which was
a Green Bay special, No. 406, have
been exonerated of all blame con-
nected with the, accident.
Man Fails at Rescue
According to several Of the witness
es present, a man who was close be-
hind Mrs. Budnik at the time of the
crash, attempted to grab the doomed
woman, but was beaten to it by the
speedy locomotive, although he sue
ceeded in grabbing her dress.
The remains were removed to the
Hansen Funeral Home, The body, &C
cording to Mr. Hansen, who has con-
Quoted mortuary in Kenosha for
many years, was the most mutilated
ever taken to his morgue.
Funeral services will be held Thurs
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the
Hansen Funeral Home with interment
at Green Ridge cemetery.
Mrs. Budnik, by birth, is Lithu-
anian.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
''BLUELAWS" GO
INTO DISCARD
Assembly Votes 81 to AZ to
Lift the Ban on Sunday
Amusements.
AFTER HOT DEBATE
lBx Associated Press Leased Wire


Madison, Wis. - The Wisconsin as
sembly voted today 81 to AZ to modify
the Sunday observance laws to permit
public diversion, dancing, sport, game
or play" BY this action the lower
house of the legislature reversed its
stand last week against modification
Of the blue laws, which have stood I'M
disturbed for three-quarters of cen
fury.
The liberal forces held the upper
hand on all roll calls, defeating two
amendments aimed at restriction of
the scope of the Grain bill, modify
ing the existing statute. One amend
ment was adopted which opened the
way for legalized dancing and sports.
Brings Disrespect for Laws.
In urging passage of the bill, AS
semblyman F. j. Petersen, Milwaukee,
declared that the present Sunday OBJ
servance law was $50 generally vi
olated that it tended to bring disre-
spect for all laws" He declared that
"all Sunday legislation is religious
legislation and therefore un-Christian
and unconstitutional"
Assemblyman A. E. Matheson,
Evansville, opposing the bill, warned
that if it became law moving pic
ture houses and persons engaging in
sports could expect an attack that
would put them out of business. He
declared that the bill, instead of le-
CALLING diversions still left the way
open for prosecution of persons who
accepted pay in engaging in these di-
versions.
Assemblyman Perry, Milwaukee,
told the lower house that the measure
was in the interests of motion picture
! concerns.
Kenoshans Against Change.
Following is the roll call:
For Grain bill Allen, Barker,
Becker, Beversdorf, Conway, Dierin-
ger, Duncan. Eber, Eirschele, Ellen
becker, Elsner, Engel, friedrich, Gam
per, Gauer, Grain, Hefty, Hillman,
Holly, Jung, Kamke, Ki1lian, Koch,
Laffey, Lindahl, Meggers, A Miller,
NV. f. Miller, Moul, Nauman, Nein,
Olson, Petersen, F. ]. Petersen, Pres
colt, Rahr, Ruling, Sachtjen, ,Saugen,
George Schmidt, Schrimpf, Stoffel,
Zimmerman, Tucker, Warden, Weber,
Welch, Woller, Ziemer, zittlow-51.
! Against - Anderson, Blomberg.
Bush, Caldwell, Cushman, Dettinger,
Dopp, Freehoff, Grandine, Grimstad, C.
f. Hanson, j. o. Hanson, Hinkley,
Hutchinson, R. E. Johnson, L. H. John
son, Jones, Hamper Lawson, Liehe,
1 Matheson, J, d. Millar, Miner, Nose
ley, George Nelson, w. G.. Nelson.
Oliver, OFT, Peltier, Perry, Price, Sal
ter, CIV. Schmidt, Shearer, Slack, F.
C. Smith, Spoor, Summerville, Turf
ley, Vincent, Whelan, Dahl--42.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
UNEARTH MORMON
PLATES AT PALMYRA
Evangelist Says Mormonism of Today
w Is Not Being Practiced as 1t
Was Originally.
(By Associated Press Leased wire.)

Rochester, N. 1.-TWO copper plates
have been unearthed at, Mormon Hill,
Palmyra, the birthplace Of Mormon
ism, by the Rev Charles E. Driver,
a Methodist evangelist. according to
dispatches received in this city today.
The plates will be exhibited at the
Church of God at Palmyra tomorrow
night and literal translation will be
made public.
The Rev. Fay C. Martin. pastor of
the Church of God said today
"The plates refute many Of the doc
trines of Mormanism and seem to con
flict with the religion as it now is
practiced."
The Rev. Mr.. Driver says the plates
were unearthed from under stone
slab near the place where Joseph
Smith in 1928 first received engraved
plates from which, according % Nor
mon tradition, he translated the Book
of Norman.
\
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
Ruthenberg Loses
in Court Ruling
(By Associated Press Leased wirel

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
st. Joseph, Mich.-Charles E. Ruth
enberg, charged with criminal syndi-
calism, lost another point in his de-
Tense today when Judge Charles White
admitted, over strenuous objections by
Frank P. Walsh, Ruthenberg's attof-
ney, communist pamphlet charac-
terizing the American Legion as the
"fotsam and jestsam of the war"
and leader of "strike breakers and
cut-throats." One of the jurors try
ing Ruthenburg is member of the
Legion and Mr.. Walsh fought to keep
the document-the theses and resolu-
tions Of the Third World Congress Of
the Communist International of
the record.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
Racine Woman
Gets Liquor Back
(By Associated Press Leased Wire


Milwaukee, Wis. The first return
of confscated liquor by the United
States marshal's Office in Milwaukee
was made late Tuesday, when Mrs.
Henry j. Brillman, Racine, was given
IS cases of bottled whiskey and two
gallons of whiskey in bulk which had
been taken from her late husband, a
wholesale liquor dealer.
Mrs. Brillman is not allowed to re-
tain the liquor or to give it away. The
only disposition that she can make of
it is to sell it to a wholesale or re-
tail druggist. Mrs. Brillman had to
get a special permit as a wholesale
liquor dealer before she could get the
whiskey and had to agree to sell it to
druggist.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
Ohio Flyers Off for
Nonstop Flight

Dayton, O.-Lieutenants John A.
Mac Ready and Oakley G. Kelly, Nc
Cook field army pilots, hoped off
from McCook field here at 1890
o'clock this afternoon in the United
States army transport Monoplane T-2
for Mitchell Field, Long Island, from
where they will start a nonstop trans
continental flight May 2. The flyers
will stop at Boiling Field, Washing
ton d. O.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
Rhinelander Founder
Dead at the Age of IA
CBy Associated Press Leased Wire,

Rhinelander, Wis.-After an illness
of six or eight weeks, death came to
A. w. Brown this morning at $50 o.
clock, due to, a complication of several
different diseases, Mr.. Brown, who
was IA years old, was one of the found
ers of the city of Rhinelander and was
very active in commercial affairs of
the town. He was president Of the
Rhinelander Paper Co., part owner Of
the Merchants State Bank, and was
connected with many commercial and
business enterprises of the city He
is survived by his widow, four sisters
ard three brothers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
Can't Find Body
of Green Bay Boy

Green Bay, Wis William Jeffrey OF
Green Bay, II years old, was drowned
Tuesday at pm when he slipped in
to Fox river at the Green Bay and
Western Railroad bridge. The body
WAS not recovered at noon Wednesdav.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
Two More Executed
in Ireland Today
(By Associated Press Leased wire)

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Tralee, Ireland - Richard Hattie
way, James McEnry and John Greaney
were executed here today by the free
state authorities.
Hathaway, who was deserter from
a British regiment, was captured in
the siege of cave in which band of
irregulars was holding out on the
Kerry cliffs.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
Recover Body of Mate
in Steamer Collision

(By Associated Press Leased Hirei
Houghton, Mich = The body Of G.
Lalonde, second mate Of the Canadian
steamer Maplehurst which was wrecked
at the Portage Lake ship canal last
November, was recovered from the
canal today. This is the second body
recovered within a week, the other be-
ing that of Ambrose Dunn, chief en-
gineer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
E!1I.X' IRA! !.
CHANCELLOR CUNO
STILL UNDECIDED
German Chancellor Doubts Whether
Time is OppOrtune for New
Preparations Offer.
BULLETIN

by Associated Press Leased Wire)
London, Eng. - The prospect of
Germany making a definite repara-
tiOns offer especially with refer
ence to a settlement of the Ruhr
situation, is widely discussed in
the press here. The view is gem
orally taken that recent utterances
of German statesmen and COM
ments by German newspapers point
to the likelihood that an important
procurement on this subject will
be forthcoming from Berlin soon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
Two Barns on Farm of W.
j. BILL" Frazier Burned
to Ground.
ORIGIN IS A MYSTERY
owner and Family Return to
Home at Midnight and Find
the Barn in Ashes.

Bad luck hit W. J. "Bil' Frazier
former boxing promoter and one-time
candidate for sheriff, on Tuesday
night when fire destroyed two barns
on his farm on the Trevor road. a
mile east of the village of Wilmot. en-
failing a loss of more than ST.
Members of the Frazier family had
been IN New Munster during the even
ing and returned to the home lust aft
er midnight to find the barns and
their contents in ashes. A number of
persons from Wilmot were summoned
to the scene but the barns were foo
far gone to ask for the fire fighting
apparatus there to be brought to the
place.
The wind prevented the fire from
spreading to the house or to the gar
age and no damage whatever was done
to these buildings.
Chickens Burned to Death.
Housed in one of the barns were
more than three hundred chickens. all
burned up in the fire. A small num-
Der of turkeys and geese were also
smOthered to death in another part
Oh the building. The younger chick
ems were in another building and were
not burned. There were no horses or
cattle in the building.
Stored in. the other barn were sew
eral hundred pairs of skates and 9TH
ep paraphernalia With had 5sln
by Mr.. Frazier in the management. OF
the Coliseum in Kenosha and III Of
tins was also destroyed by the re.
1t is believed that the barns must
have been burning for at least two
hours before the loss was discovered.
A report from Antioch declared that
someone had noticed a red glare in
the sky about eleven o'clock ard had
reported it but that the fire could not
be LOCATED
Origin All Mystery.
The origin of the fire remained a
complete mystery today. 1t was sug-
gested that tramp might have gone
into the barns to use it as a sleeping
place and set it on fire accidentally
and then left when he found out what
had happened. No tramp was seen in
the vicinity and this is only sup
position at the most.
Mr.. Frazier knows of no reason to
suspect that the fire was of incen-
diary origin and this theory has not
been advanced.
Another clew as to the origin of the
fire is that it may have been caused
by defective wiring as it and all
buildings at the farm were wired for
electricity. The loss is only partly
covered by insurance.
The Frazier farm was formerly the
George Higgins farm on the Trevor
road, having been purchased by Mr..
Frazier less than year ago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
BACK AT WHITE HOUSE.
By Associated Press Leased Wir,

Washington, D. C-The president
and Mrs Harding arrived here from
New York on their special train
shortly after 1900 O'clock The presi-
Dental party remained aboard the
train for some time before going di-
rec, II White House from the
stat III
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26

MY Lac S been II PVn and out year.
An though he done his best
We darn near starved.
Then Ma, she died,-she's luckier than the res
That's what my father said, and gosh
My ole mans right, you bet;
Then we moved up to this here town,
But he amt better yet.
What is this stuff about Chest,
Where each one gives his share?
An tell me is it really true?
An do folks really care?
Up spoke little ten-year lad,
| was an orphan too,
They just took charge of our house.
That shows you what they do.
An we've had food an clos an when
My sister almost died.
They took her to Hospital
An stayed right by her side
An made her well-You bet they cared.
An all the town cares too;
Else why would folks filkup chest
Fer kids like me an you?
That's what$it means, this Chest of ours
That each one does his share
town must be darned poor place,
Fer Kids-where folks don't care
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
G. A. r. CHIEF IS DEAD.

Milwaukee, Wis Colonel A. G.
Weissert, past commander in chief Of
the Grand Army Of the Republic, died
at his home here yesterday. He was
.79 years old, and had practiced law
here for many years.