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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-22
Police Do Spring
House Cleaning

Up in the police Office this morning,
everybody about was supplied with a
mop and brush. Spring houseclean-
ing was on with a vengeance. The
clock looked surprised and the old mu-
scum of guns in the corner wondered
what had happened Big Sergeant
Schneeberger was bustling about and
big Max Kramer was doing ditto. jan
itor Safranski was assistant-in-chief to
all concerned, and achieving the win
dow-cleaner act.
Don't forget the fy-swatter, boys"
cried Max Kramer. "We're going to
need that this summer. Put it away
where it can be found. Remember the
rule your grandma taught you: A place
for everything and everything in its
place"
Speaking of that" interrupted Char
ley Rock, where in Sam Hill is the
clothes brush? I've got to go to court. "
Assistant Chief Cyzak happneed upon
the clothes brush which was under the
feet of John Safranski, and silenced the
lieutenant.
The desk with the brass railing and
bars is going the way of the junk heap
and the Office is being transformed into
place that looks like any other Office,
neat desks and typewriters, new filing
cabinets and few chairs.
eve don't want it to look so grue-
some around here" explained Officer
Max Kramer. Maybe they are getting
ready for little Sister-the new police
woman-for whom a place has been
made on the police budget, though no
formal appointment has yet been made.
Meanwhile the only thing that is
going to look decorative around the
place in the good old way viii be the
sergeant in his blue waistcoat and
brass buttons.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-22
NeighborhOOd News

tainedtheir children Sunday for Mrs.
Meyers birthday. Among those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Meyer and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. John Meyer, Jr.,
and daughter of Racine, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Meyer and family, Mr.. Joe
Richter, and Lydia, Arthur and Elroy
Meyer.
Mr. and Mrs. Barney Bose are re-
joicing over the birth of a son.
Mr.. VIM. Weunsing has a new Ford
son tractor.
The Ladies Aid Of the Berryville
church are going to have sale and
supper at the Hansche school, Washing
toms birthday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-22
White Pine Blister
Exacts Heavy Toll
fRv Abbreviated Pressi


Washington = Giant white pines in
Switzerland, 11s years old and 1870
feet in height, are being killed by
white pine blister rust, and no effort
is being made to control the disease,
according to DR.. Perley Spaulding of
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture, after an eight months study
of rust conditions in Europe.
DR.. Spaulding, who made athe trip
to determine the extent of damage
done to old trees and to seek any new
data on the disease, says white pine
blister rust has been known in Switz-
erland since 1s54A Only within the
last 10 years has it spread TO a state
of destruetiveness. The urgent ne
cessity Of cooperating in the attempt
to control the spread of the disease
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-22

Details Of the tragic death of Mrs.
Mary Zeitler Zobel, years of age and
the daughter of Charles Zeitler, former
we'll known Kenosha man, were receiv-
ed in Kenosha this morning. Mrs.
Zobel met her death near Lemont, ILL.,,
early on Friday morning when the
automobile in which she was riding
was struck by an express truck. Nor
man Maxwell, aged 81, Chicago man
and the driver Of the automobile, was
instantly killed. Mrs. Agnes Britt Of
Joliet, ILL.,, sister of Mrs. Zobel, was
terribly injured and she is now at St..
Joseph's hospital at Joliet with both
legs and her back broken and her death
is expected at any minute. The five
year-old daughter of Mrs. Zobel, who
as the fourth member of the party in
the automobile, was thrown clear of
the wreckage Of the car and escaped
without serious injury.
Both Mrs. Zobel and Mrs. Britz re-
sided in Joliet, ILL.,, and they had left
Joliet just before midnight to go to
Chicago in taxicab in hopes of catch
ing an early morning train for Char
levoix,< Mich, where their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Zeitler, were
both critically i'll.
Accident Happens Near Lemont.
The two women had been advised
late Thursday afternoon that their
father and mother were near to death
and when they found that it was i'm
possible to reach Chicago by train in
time to catch a train for Michigan they
secured a taxicab. The two men and
the chauffeur were riding in the front
seat of the autom obile and the little
girl had been wrapped up in robes in
the rear portion of the car. She was
sleeping at the time of the accident.
When the automobile was mile
east of Lemont it collided with the
express truck and it was wrecked.
Mrs. Zobel and Maxwell were instantly
killed and Mrs. BIRTH was rushed to the
st. Joseph's hospital at Joliet in a dy-
ing condition. 1t is feared that the
tragic death of the two daughters may
bring death to Mr.. and Mrs. Zeitler
as it was said today that their con-
dition was critical.
Widely known Here.
The two women were widely known
to Kenosha people as the Zeitler fami-
ly is one of the oldest of the pioneer
families of Kenosha. Mrs. Zobel was
the wife of Frank Zobel at Joliet and
Mrs. Britz is the wife of the propri-
etor of the Lone Star Inn at Shanahan,
Ill. Both of the women had made fire.
quent visits to the old home of. their
father in Kenosha in former years.
Members of the Zeitler family in
Kenosha today had received no word as
to when the funeral of Mrs. ZobeI
would be held but it is expected that
it will be held at Joliet on Monday
morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-22


largely through his work that the Or
der of the De Molay established. its
chapter in Kenosha and among the
boys the announcement of his death
will come as a great personal sorrow.
He gave much of his time and energy
to the development of the boys side
of Masonry. Under his direction the
Kenosha De Molay team became one of
the most noted in the nation and it
had been frequently called upon to
exemplify the work of the order. At
the time of his sudden death Mr.. Peake
was chief councillor of the Kenosha
Chapter of the De Molay.
His great personal interest in the
extension of the work among the boys
won for him high regard among Masons
in all sections of Wisconsin. He was
also a member of the Kenosha Chapter
of the Order of the Eastern Star and
was member of Kenosha Lodge No.
750, Benevolent and Protective Order
of Elks.
Married Ttirty-five Years Ago.
Mr.. Peake was married in Hamilton.
O., on Thanksgiving Day 1887, to Miss
Fannie Driver and the widow and one
son, Frank Peake, now residing in Kan
sas City, Mo-, survive him. He is also
survived by one brother, the Rev.
Frank Allen Peake now living in Illi-
nois, and one sister, Mrs. o. L. Keane
of Wooster, Ohio.
Funeral services in charge of the
Kenosha Lodge of Masons, will be held
at the Hansen chapel at ten o'clock
Thursday morning after which the re-
mains viii be taken to the old home
at Creston, Ohio, for interment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-22
CHURCH LEADERS
STUDY BIG PROBLEMS
Methodist Conference of Cities Opens
at Cleveland With Many Dele
gates Present.
(By Associated Press Leased wire)

(By Associated Press Leased Wirel
Clevenland, o. - Delegates from all
parts of the country were here for the
sixth annual meeting of the council
of cities of the Methodist Episcopal
church which opened today. More
than 400 delegates had registered.
Problems, confronting church leaders
will be discussed and the progress
achieved by the denomination in 125
centers will be summarized at the con-
vention which ends with a banquet on
Thursday.
Harold S. Buttenheim, New York and
Rev. Ralph W. Sockman, New York,
were among the speakers on this morn
ing's program.
Addresses and discussions were
scheduled for the afternoon session
The evening session will be taken up
with city surveys.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-22
Married TEirty-five Years Ago.
REAL ESTATE MEN TO MEET.
By Associated Press.

- Wy @ASSNoLsAVS~ INos'I
Cleveland, O.-Seventy-ive hundred
real estate leaders in the United States
and Canada will attend the sixteenth
annual convention of the National As
ISOLATION of Real Estate Boards, to be
held here June q to so. Delegates will
come from practically every city in
this country and Canada.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-22
First publication Feb. 22nd, 1928.
KENOSHA COUNTY COURT - IN PRO-
NOTICE TO CREDIT

NOTlCE To CREDITORS.
In the matter of the Last Will of Joseph
inc Mueller, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims
and demands of all persons against Joseph
inc Mueller, deceased. late of the City of
Kenosha. in said County of Kenosha, will
be examined and adjusted by the County
Court of Kenosha County at the regular
terms of said Court to be holden at the
County Court room. in the City of Keno
sha, in and for said County. on the first
Tuesday of May, A. D. 1928, and on the
first Tuesday of October, A. D. 1923. at
ten o'clock a. m. of those days also that
the time and including the first Tuesday of
September, A. D. 1928, is the time allowed
and limited for creditors of said Josephine
Mueller, deceased, to present their claims
for examination and allowance,
Dated at Kenosha, the goth day of Feb
ruary, A. D. 1923.
By the Court-Robert ". Baker, County
Judge.
Higgins and Higgins, attorneys for execu-
tor. (W-49l
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-22
Czecho Slovakia
to Seek Extension
lRr Aasociated Press Leased Wire.

Washington, ID. c. - The American
minister at Prague informed the state
department today he had been formal
ly advised that the Czecho-Slovakian
government was preparing to send a
debt commission to the United States
to deal with the question of refund
ing American war loans to that coun-
try
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-22
Mrs. Mary Zeitler Zobel
Killed When Auto Col
lides With Truck.
SISTER NEAR DEATH
Mrs. Agnes Britt Has Both
Legs and Back Broken; Not
Expected to Survive.
BULLETIN.

A telegram received from Char
levOix, Mich, just after twelve
o'clock today announced the death
of Charles Zeitler, former well
known KenOsha man, which occur
red there just before noon tOdy.
1t is believed that the shock Of
the tragic death of his daughter
and the possibly fatal injury of
another daughter brought collapse
for him. Mr.. Better was born and
raised in Kenosha but had made
his home at CharlevOix for a num-
Der of years. He WIS a brother of
Henry and Bernard Zeitler, well
known KenOshans. The message
gave no statement as to the con-
dition of Mrs. Zeitler, the widow.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-22

San Francisco, Cal-Dr. H. F. Lutz,
Psychologist of the University of Cali
fornia produced the marriage scarab
of Amenhoten, father of King Tuten-
khamun.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-22

ST. Paul, Mimi. c. Kelly was APP
pointed secretary of the Equity Co
operative Exchanges.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-09-14
Lovely Russian Tunic
Makes Welcome Return

The Russian tunic, more radiant, re-
%splendpnt in simmer and color, and
as sOphisticated as the most coS1no-
politan of world beauties, is with us
again. Few are going TO at
tempt TO resist its appeal, although
only the divinely slim, and we might
add the equally d~ivinely tall, can
wear it with the dash and nonchal-
ance that il deserves. To appreciate
it at its full value you should see 1t
scintillating in a metallic sheen and
ablaze with color, the scarlets and the
Colds, with sprinklings of equally ra-
diant tints.
When one Of the metallic brOcades
is not selected, the choice invariably
falls upon a brOcaded or printed vel
vet, the printed Chim-ring, or a richly
mapped fabric deliberately embroi-
dered. Like the coats of the season,
it runs to great depths, for ii Is at
knee depth that the generous band of
fur adds its swirling finish. There Is
more Of the fur banding the short
sleeves and occasionally a collar
across the back at the neck. And you
girdle it or not as the fancy and the
wearer's figure may demand. Show IL
with a black velours or velveteen skirt
and you have the costume Of the hour.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-09-14
WHO Is Mr..

SYNOPSIS.-Realizing that she
has a possible chance OF being
saved, as the Lusitania Is sink
ing, a stranger gives a young
American girl a package which
he asks her to deliver to the
American ambassador in Eng
land. She is saved. In London,
former Lieut.. Tommy" Beres-
ford and Mise Prudence Cowley
-"Tuppence"-discharged army
nurse. form an organization,
THE Young Adventures. Ltd"
They are both broke and conse-
quently ready for unorthodox
methods. They write out an ad-
vertisement. Tuppence makes a
business appointment with a nan.
Edward Wilmington. who offers
her easy employment, but on Civ
ing her name as Jane Finn"
which she had heard on the
street. Wilmington disappears.
In answer to an advertisement
signed Jane Finn" the two re-
ceive notes from Mr.. Carter"
and Julius p. Hersheimmer."
Carter. n high government OH
cial. speaks Of a mysterious mr..
Brown" as head OF the B~olsheviki
in England. and engages the pair
to find Jana Finn, whom he Is
seeking for important reasons Of
state. Next day the pair visits
Hersheimmer, American Million
aire. He Is looking for his cou-
sin. Jane Finn, who had disap-
peared after landing from the
Lusitania's boats, and employs
them TO search for her. They dis
cover a Mrs. Vandemeyer Is a
Lusitania survivor. Tuppence
recognizes Wilmington In a caller
or Mrs. Vandemeyer. Tommy
trails him. Wilmington leaves
for France. Uersheimmer follows
him. Tommy trails Boris, Whit
tington's companion, TO a house
In Soho. He overhears details OF
a Bolshevik and labor plot TO
overturn tho government. Sue
cess apparently depends on find
ing a secret treaty made be-
tween the allies during the war.
Tommy is caught listening. and
knocked senseless. Sensing sin
lister relations between whiting
ton and Mira. Vandemeyer. Tup-
pence DISCUSSES herself and be-
m a parlor maid. During a
conversation between a visitor,
Boris" and Mrs. Vandemeyer,
In which tho name OF Sir James
Peel Edgerton. famous criminal
lawyer. Is mentioned, Tuppence
hears talk of an organization"
Next day Edgerton visits Mrs.
Vandemeyer. and on leaving ad-
visss Tuppenco to give up her
position. but refuses to give a
reason On her day of" Tup-
pence goes to see Hersheimmer,
who has discovered nothing OF
Importance In France. Tommy's
continued absence worries Tup-
pence. They visit Edgerton and
tell him the whole story. He
promises to assist her. making
an engagement to visit her that
evening at the Vandemeyer home.
Returning TO the place. Tuppence
finds she has been discovered.
Mrs. vandemeyer tries to make
her drink poison.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-09-14
Magical Touch of
Ribbon for Gowns
Combination of Gay Strands
May Be Used to Obtain
Winsome Effects.

Every woman should have a Silk
negligee adapted TO her pe~rsohGl'ty'
They are simple and easy to make.
A plain one-piece pattern is USED TO
cut it out After that everything de-
ponds on the application OF trimming
ut the right places. A vide, lowered
satin ribbon may be draped over the
left shoulder, coming to Il low waist
line On the right side and tying IN a
huge bow. Ii the material OF the
kimOnO is a coral silk the ribbon
should have the coral color as a back
ground, but could also show tones OF
blue. green and gold.
A bertha made of the vide, soft
satin ribbon would be equally 10 Ell
f%ective, especially If decorated at
opening with a few colorful ribbon
flowers.
A panel of wide, soft ribbon may
reach from the shoulder 10 the floor,
the last foot lying on the floor ana
ending in a heavy gold tassel. This
panel hangs free from the negligee
and, being on the side back instead of
the center back. may be draped over
the arm becomingly.
There are moderately priced plain
silk negligees and kimOnOS in the
shops that could be treated with rib
bon and turned into a thing of beauty
instead of being merely a practical
garment.
The combination Of a number of
ribbons is a feature of dresses. There
is such a variety Of beautiful ribbons,
eXquisitely shaded or shirred or seal
lOped, that an infinite variety Of com
binations is afforded. In combining a
number of ribbons. it is not necessary
that the colors match, but they should
+ be SO selected as to afford harmony
either through the blending or The con,
trast Of colOrs and Of texture.
For instance, Il deep bertha, which
adds a modish note to any frOck, may
be made as follows:
First, an almond green ribbon, three
inches wide, is used. 1t should be
the kind of q ribbon that has a gath
ering thread along one edge and Is
scalloped along the other. The gath,
ering thread is pulled just enough tC
fit the neckline of the dress and tC
allow the scalloped edge to lie fiat.
The next ribbon used should be q
green plise, a shade lighter than al
mond and six inches wide. One edge
is attached to the first ribbon just
under the scalloped edge. The ribbon
falls over the shoulder but does not
flare. ON the contrary it hugs the
shoulders closely, the shirred center
allowing room for the curve of the
shoulders. A green ombre ribbon
three inches wide, is next attached
1t should have a scalloped edge or &
gold edge.
Instead Of using shades of one color
two or three, or even four, paste
shades might be combined. Or two
cOlors, such as gold and blue would
be effective.
The ribbon bertha on a dress re
quirss another ribbon touch either a
girdle or bottom of skirt.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-09-14
CHAPTER vIi--contlnued.
10.

I 'Then I shan't drink It," said Tup-
n firmly. "Pd much rather be
shot. At any rate, that would make
n row, and someone might hear 1t.
But I won't be killed of quietly like
q lamb"
Don't be q little fool! Do you
really think / want q hue and cry for
murder out after me? It's a sleeping
draft, that's all. You'll wake up to-
morrow morning none the worse. I
simply don't want the bother Of tying
you up and gagging you. That's the
alternative-and you won't like 1t, l
can tell you! / can be very rough II
I choose. So drink this down like q
good girl, and you'll be non the worse
for It."
In her heart Of hearts Tuppence be-
Iieved her. The arguments she had
adduced rang true. 1t was a simple
and effective method Of getting her
out Of the way for the time being. New
ertheless, the girl did not take kindly
to the idea Of being tamely put to
sleep without as much as one bid for
freedom. She felt that once Mrs. Van
demeyer gave them the slip, the last
hope Of finding Tommy would be gone.
Tuppence was quick In her mental
processes. All these reflections passed
through her mind In a fash, and she
saw where q chance, q very prob
lematical chance, lay, and she deter
mined to risk all in one supreme ef-
fort.
Accordingly, she lurched suddenly
Off the bed and fell on her knees be-
fore Mrs. vandemeyer, clutching her
skirts frantically.
81 don't believe It." she moaned.
"It's poison know It's poison. Oh,
don't make me drink it"-her voice
rose to q shriek-"don't make me
drink itr
Mrs. vandemeyer, glass in hand,
looked down with a curling lip ut this
sudden collapse.
"Get up. you little idiot Don't 70
On driveling there. How you ever had
the nerve to play your part as you did
I can't think" She stamped her foot.
SECT up. / say"
But Tuppence continued to cling and
sob, interfering her sobs with inco-
herent appeals for mercy. Every min
ute gained was t. the good. More
over. as she %grovefled, she moved Inn
~perceptibly nearer 10 her objective.
Mrs. vandemeyer gave a sharp i'm.
patient exclamation. and jerked the
girl TO her knees.
Drink II at o%nce.!' Imperiously she
pressed the glass to the girls lips.
Tuppence gave m last dcspalring
noan.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-09-14

NOUS" given lightly, 1t was true, yet
might not there be a stubborn sub
stratum Of truth In It? Long ago, had
not Wilmington asked: who's been
blabbing? RitaT Would Rita Van
demeyer prove to be the weak spot In
the armor Of Mr.. Brown?
Keeping her eyes fixed steadily on
the others face, Tuppence replied
quietly:
Money"
Mrs. vandemeyer started. Clearly.
the reply was unexpected.
"What do you mean7"
"Tll tell you. You said Just now
that you had q long memory. A long
memory isn't half AZ useful as q long
pursel Revenge 10 very unsatisfac-
tory. Every one always says 30. But
money-well, there's nothing unsatis-
factory about money, is therer
DO you think" said Mrs. vande-
meyer scornfully. that ! am the kind
of woman to sell my friends?"
"Yes." said Tuppence promptly. "If
the price was big enough. I should
suggest-a hundred thousand pounds"
Her economical spirit did not per-
nit her to mention the whole million
dollars suggested by julius.
A flush crept over Mrs. vandemey-
er's face
"What did you sayT" she asked, her
fingers playing nervously with a
brooch on her breast. In that moment
Tuppence knew that the fish was
hooked.
"A hundred thousand pounds" re:
peated Tuppence.
The light died out of Mrs. vande.
meyers eyes. She leaned back In hel
chair.
"Bahl' she said. "You haven't 60,
! IL.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-09-14

By AGATHA CHRISTIE


| "You swear 1t won't hurt me?" she
temporized.
"Yes, yes" said the other inpatient
ly. 81 swear IT,"
Tuppence raised a trembling left
hand to the glass.
very we'll" Her mouth opened
meekly.
Mrs. Vandemeyer gave a sigh OF re-
lief, off her guard for the moment.
Then, quick as a flash, Tuppence
jerked the glass upward as hard as
she could. The fluid in 1t s~plashed into
Mrs. Vandemeyer's face, and during
her momentary gasp, ~Tuppence's right
hand shot out and grasped the re-
volver where II lay on the edge OF the
washstand. The next moment she had
sprung back a pace, and the revolver
pointed straight at Mrs. Vandemeyer's
heart. with no un~steadiness In the
hand that held 1t.
In the moment Of victory, Tuppence
betrayed a somewhat unsportsmanlike
triumph.
Nov who's OF top and who's under
neath?" she crowed.
The others face was ~convulsed with
rage. For a minute Tuppence thought
she vas going to spring upon her,
which would have placed the girl in
an unpleasant dilemma, since she
meant TO draw the line at actually let
ting off the revolver. However, with
an effort Mrs. Vandemeyer controlled
herself, and at last a slow evil smile
crept over her face.
"Not a fool, then, after all! You
did that well, girl. But you shall pay
for it-oh, yes, you shall pay for 1t
| have a long memory"
I'm surprised you should have been
gulled so easily" said Tuppence scorn-
fully. did you really think | was the
kind Of girl to roll about on the floor
and whine for mercy?"
you may-some day!" said the
other significantly.
The cold malignity OF her manner
sent an unpleasant chill down Tup-
pence's spine, but she was not going
to give In to 1t.
"Supposing we sit down." she said
pleasantly. "Our present attitude is
a little melodramatic. Now, let's talk. 4"
what about?" said Mrs. Vande-
meyer sullenly.
Tuppence eyed her thoughtfully for
a minute. She was remembering sew
eral things. Boris words. II believe
you would sell-us!" and her answer,
"The prif 7wouH have to be enor-
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-09-14
Laurel Garnishings.

One is therefore often obliged to do
without them, no matter how welcome
they would be. But there is another
sou that can take the place of
cut flowers to some extent-branches
of laurel or punches of laurel twigs.
Laurel is cheap and a good guam
tity can be purchased for a very little
money. Placed in jars Or vases of
water it will last a long time. If the
water is changed frequently, it will
not only keep fresh for weeks at a
time, but will sometimes throw forth
new shoots.
In this way, at an Insignificant cost,
one can add to any room the grace
and interest that only a living, cran6h-
Ing thing will impart. Use jars or
vases Of agreeable color and Of q