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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-06
JURY ACQUITS
GEO. SULLIVAN.
Not Guilty" is Verdict of
Jury in Madden Mail
box Case.
THREE DAYS TRIAL
jury Debates an Hour in SEES.
sion on Thanksgiving and
Acquits Defendant.

George Sullivan, we'll known in au-
tomohile circles as a local salesman,
was acquitted of the charge of theft
of mail-box belonging to John Mad
den of Bristol, the mail-box being a
replica of one of the Geneva road ON
nibusses, and the handiwork of John
Madden, Jr., lad of fifteen.
The trial of the case occupied the
entire forepart of the week. A jury
was drawn Monday morning, and the
taking of testimony commenced Mon
day noon, lasting until Wednesday
about eleven o'clock when the attor-
neys commenced their argument. At
torney A. L. Drury, representing the
defendant, made much of the fact that
there was only one witness testifying
against Sullivan and insisted that Sui
livan's explanation of the finding of
the small mail-box bus in his car was
a plausible one. Sullivan said that he
knew nothing of the way the object had
gotten into his car and believed that
some one was playing joke upon him.
Lengthy Instructions Given.
Frank Symmonds, leading the prose-
cution for the state, criticized Sulli-
van severely, declaring that the or
iginal alleged taking of the mail
box was not so reprehensibfe as Sui
livan's denial of it, which the district
attorney termed perjury"
Judge Slater read the instructions
to the jury, who took the case for de-
liberation at just quarter to four
o'clock on Thanksgiving eve.
The jurys,was instructed that in case
they found that Sullivan had taken the
mail-box with intent to steal that they
could find him guilty of grand larceny
or of petit larceny, grand if they
found that the mail-box exceeded the
value Of $40 and petit if they found
the value less than $40. Possession,
he explained, was prima facie evidence
Of guilt, unless they believed the de-
fendant's explanation of the finding of
the mail-box in his possession, in
which case they were to find the de-
PENDANT not guilty.
The jury remained in elaboration
of the case for about an hour. Six
women were in the jury and six men
and although the feminine half were
anxious to get home to their families
in preparation for the holiday, they
spent the time in faithful delibera-
ton of the case. m
The verdict returned was one of
full acquittal for Sullivan.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-06
Short Illness
Results i'm Death
Mrs. DomiRicka Pullimen Died Satur-
day Afternoon at the
Kenosha Hospital.

Mrs Dominicka Pullimen, aged AZ
years, the wife of John Pullimen, died
Saturday afternoon at five o'clock after
short illness from complication
of diseases. The deceased was born
November 81, 1881 in Italy and lived
her early life in that country. She
came. to America several years ago and
has been resident of Kenosha for
some time. Surviving her are her hus-
band and five children.
The funeral services will be held
Tuesday morning at nine o'clock at the
Holy Rosary church with ifiterment
following in the family plot in the
ST. George cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-06
Coop. Marketing Far
Advanced i'm Wisconsin
Most Efficient System of Cooperative
Marketing in Nation Operates
in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin has developed probably
the most efficient system of coopera-
tive marketing of any state in the
nation, in the opinion of L. E. Gettle,
chairman of the state railroad commits
sion. Chairman Gettle said that COM
plants to the commission this year
regarding car shortage have been
fewer than at any time in recent
years.
The Wisconsin plan of cooperation
will be copied in other states, in the
opinion of Mr.. Gett1e
The railroad commissions plan Of
assisting producers in marketing their
product centers about the travelling
inspector of the commission, who is
continually Strengthening out difficult
les and seeking to avoid serious con-
gestion of products, Mr.. Gettle said
Early this season, questionaires
were dispatched to potato and cabbage
growers to ascertain their probable
demands for railroad cars. The COM
mission in turn informed railroads.
Whenever a demand for cars occurs,
headquarters of the car companies are
notified and requests made for cars.
The cabbage shipping season, which
is now in full swing, thus far has
progressed without any shortage Of
cars. The commission adopted a plan
for cleaning cars and putting them
in shape, which has done much to as
sist the situation regarding this crop,
Chairman Gettle stated. Similar plans
are being carried on with regard TO po-
tato shipments.
Wisconsin's cattle shipments this
year also have been with little or no
shortage of cars, the railroad commits
sion head said.
The marketing plan has succeeded
largely because of cooperation on The
part of shippers and carriers, with the
state railroad commission, Mr.. Gettle
said.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-06
Two Places Fall" Saturday
Night for Tricks of
Man in Grey.
ONE SMALL BURGLARY
Thief Robs Candy Store OF
Sweets and Smokes and
Gum, Value 500.

Thew, were the long and short OF 1t,
one stranger five foot eleven and the
other FIVE foot eight, and the long ana
short of it was they short-changed two
girl-cashiers on Main street SATURDAY
night, succeeding in getting So at each
place. The artists" found the pollce
upon their trail so quickly that they
took to cover after this small begin
ming and apparently beat it out OF
town.
The police received the first call
from Frank Smith. The call came IN
Saturday night at ten o'clock just al
ter the strangers had been at work in
Smiths candy store. Two men came
into the store and short changed the
girl of So. One wore a grey overcoat
and cap and the other wore dark oy-
ercoat and dark hat.
Get Upon Their Trail.
While the police were at the Smith
candy store investigating the report
and securing a more detailed descrip-
ton of the men operating here, cali
came ten minutes after ten o'clock
from Gus Graham, proprietor of the
Royal restaurant. 1rdHdHl IepOtCCu
that his cashier had just been short
changed by two strangers. He de-
described them as men Of the height OF
five foot eleven and FIVE foot eight,
one wearing a grey overcoat and cap
and the other dark overeoat and
hat.
The police kept watch of other rest
,aurants and places of business for the
remainder of the evening, but no
further reports were received, and the
two easy-fngered strangers disappear
ed with the second warning from Ora
ham.
Candy Store is Robbed.
The confectionery store of Rossi and
Curt at 901 Market street, was robbed
sometime Saturday evening, according
to report made at police headquar-
tiers by Officer Chase. The place had
been entered through the rear door,
the lock of which was picked.
The thief, apparently having no
faith in Sanity, had loaded up his
pack with a forethought of his own
for Christmas, three weeks off,. Gil
gars worth $40 were stolen. Cigarettes
to the value of $50, and $40 worth of
gum and candy.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-06
Revive Attack
on Tobacco Pool

Madison, Wis.-An effort to revive
the attack on validity of the Northern
Wisconsin Cooperative Tobacco pool
will be made by attorneys for M. H.
Bekkedal Tobacco company in the
form of motion for rehearing from
the supreme courts decision last
month, it was reported here today.
The attendant company has until De-
cember Is to file re-hearing motion.
The court upheld validity of the pool
in sweeping decision on November
10 and made permanent the injunction
against the Bekkedal company re-
straining the company from soliciting
tobacco from members of the pool.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-06
Six More Deaths
in Motor Mishaps

Milwaukee, Wis.-Despite the ap-
proach of cold weather, Sunday auto
mobile accidents dealing death and
injury to scores have continued.
A man and woman were killed and
three severely injured when the auto
mobile in which they were driving near
Oconomowoc yesterday, left the road
and went down a three foot embank-
ment into a tree. Mrs. Gladys Heath,
Fort Atkinson, was killed instantly,
and Gregory Tobin, oconomowoc, died
few minutes after the accident
from injuries.
Near Beloit woman was killed and
her husband injured when their ma
chine was struck by Milwaukee
road train.
A man identified as William H.
Shade, was killed by a heavy car
while he was attempting to cross a
street here yesterday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-06

An appropriation of $4,000. for the
maintenance and repair of the Ke-
nosha Harbor for the year beginning
July /, 1924, is recommended in the
report of the Chief of Engineers of
the Aarmy, under whose direction the
work is carried on, which was sub
mitted to Congress today. The recon-
mendation represents an increase of
$4,000 over the appropriations OF
former wears, as Kenosha received
$4,000 heretofore. It had been hoped,
however, that the government officials
would make a most substantial APP
preparation for the harbor here, and
it is maintained that $4,000 will not
be more than enough to provide for
the customary dredging Of, the har-
Dor.
Racine is slated to receive $4,000
for the harbor there and Waukegan
B24,500. Kenoshans who are inter
ssted in the development of harbor
facilities here stated today that they
did not believe that the appropriation
For Kenosha was in keeping with the
needs of the harbor.
Total Amount $63,s28,065
Work on the country's rivers, har-
oors and waterways will require $685.
32S,065 during the year beginning
July 1, 1924.
Recommendations for the various
projects were made by the Chief of
Engineers of the Army, under whose
direction this work is carried on, in
bis annual report submitted TO Con-
gress today with the 1925 estimates.
Appropriations for last year, includ-
ing permanent annual appropriations,
amounted to $70957, 151, bringing the
total appropriations since the work
began to $1,201, ,845, not including
s32,258,410 for Wilson Dam (No. q
1t Muscle Shoals, Ala.
For general river and harbor work
'or the fiscal year of 1925 the Chief
Of Engineers says $45,428,0G5 can be
orofitably expended. Expenditures for
he year which ended june 30, 1928,
:or this work were $47.478,357 and APP
oropriations for the present year were
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-06
URGES ELKD0M
TO CARRY ON"
Kenosha Elks at Memorial
Service Urged to Con-
tinue Work.
TRIBUTE TO DEPARTED

Kenosha Elks, and their friends,
numbering more than two hundred,
paid tribute to the memory of the
departed brothers of the order SUM-
day afternoon, when they gathered at
the annual Lodge of Sorrow held in
the lodge room at the Elks Club. The
service was an impressive and solemn
tribute to the seventy two members
of the Kenosha lodge who have died,
but whose service to the order and
to the community was recalled by this
fitting service.
The lodge hall ASas fittingly banked
with ferns and palms for the occasion.
On the platform and at each station
of the lodge, baskets of ferns and
flowers reminded those in attendance
of the occasion which the meeting sol
emnized.
Roll Call of Absent Members.
The impressive ritual service for
the annual lodge of sorrow was we'll
exemplified under the direction of
Exalted Ruler J. NJ. Albers and other
officials of the lodge Perhaps the
most impressive of this was the roll
call of the absent brothers, "whose
faults have been written on the sands,
and whose virtues are inscribed on
the tablets of love and memory"
Music by the Oxford Quartette,
who sang Crossing the Bar, Lead
Kindly Light, Sunset, Zone Sweet
ly Solemn Thought" and "The Long
Day Closes" added to the solemnity
and beauty of the service.
Urged to Garry On"
Garry On" was the message of
George A. Burns, of Milwaukee, the
speaker, who, in his eulogy, urged
the living to continue the work start
ed by those who had passed on to
the grand lodge above. He told of
the principles of equality, justice,
brotherly love and charity upon which
the order is founded and urged that
it continue to be directed in the same
spirit of altruism.
MAY the fraternity here and else
where not be circumscribed by the
walls of the lodgeroom but reach out
to the entire community" ne declared.
"That offers US the best way to hon
or our departed, brothers-to take up
the work where they left off and carry
it on with the same spirit that they
showed. If we take from them renew
ed enthusiasm for the attainment of
our goals and if We cling to the prin-
ciples bound up within the sacred
folds of our emblem, the flag, then
the future of the order will be a rec
ord of achievement unparalleled. Our
path is clearly pointed out for US:
Onward and Forward. Let US here
then highly resolve to rededicate our
selves toward those principles for
which our order stands and which
guided those whom we honor today"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-06

LS5G,589,91O of which S45,524,410 had
been allotted.
Mississippi Needs Most.
The Mississippi river receives the
largest share Of recommended appro-
priations for this year, its total, in
Guiding work Of the Mississippi River
Colnoiission aggregating $13,530,0O0.
Naw York harbor and the waters in
it's vicinity require more than $6,500,-
000.
Ohio River locks, dams, improve
ments and open channel work call for
$6,000,00O
X Wilson Dam at Muscle Shoals is al
loted S7000,000 for energetic prose-
cution Of the work there and for pay
ments for hydraulic and electrical
machinery, lock and food gates, and
other accessory machinery. Expendi-
lures will average 100000 monthly
during the fiscal year of 1925. 1t is
estimated $13,000,000 will be required
TO complete the project.
Millions in Chesapeake Bay.
Philadelphia and the Delaware Riv-
er requires So,816,000 and the inland
waterway between the Delaware Riv-
err and Chesapeake Bay, $1,500,000.
Among the other larger recommend
ations are: Baltimore harbor and
channels 100000; Norfolk harbor
$350,O00; channel tc Newport News
$410,000; Savannah harbor $S25,000;
ST Johns River, Fla $949, 900; Tampa
harbor 1882 900; Sabine-Neches wat
erway, Texas, $9s6,000; Galveston har-
Dor and channels $860,000; Houstin
ship channel $1,400,000; channel from
Arkansas Pass to Corpus Christi, Tex,
STAG, 800; Missouri River, $1,515,000;
Monongahefa River, Pa, $2O00,000;
Oakland harbor, Calf, $245,000; Coos
Bay, Ore, 5000, 900, and Columbia Riv-
er, 100000
Appropriations for This District.
The appropriations for the Milwau-
kee district in which Kenosha is To-
Gated, are as follows;
Menominee harbor, Mich, $4,000;
Green Bay harbor, Mich, $4,000;
Fox River, Wis, $157,O00; Sturgeon
Bay and Lake Michigan. ship canal,
Wis. $4,000; Algoma harbor, Wis,
$500; Kewaunee harbor, Wis, $17,-
500; Two Rivers harbor, Wis, &c.
coo; Manitowoc harbor, Wis, S129,-
coo; Sheboygan harbor, Wis, $1,000;
Pols Washington harbor, Wis, 49,
500; milwaukee, harbor, Wis, $780,
600, Racine h.2rhar, Wis, $4,000;
Kenosha harbo a., $4,000; St. Jo-
seph harbor, :" $4,000; South
Haven harbor, 49,. $4,000: Sauga-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-06
Death Brings End
to Long Illness
Thirteen Year Old Florence Larson
Died Thursday at Home at
Dexter's Corners.

Deaht brought an end too long ILL
ness on Thursday when thirteen year
old Florence Larson died at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Larson, at Dexter's Corners, in Pleas
ant Prairie, after sickness of more
than a year from diabetis. She had
been critically i'll for several weeks
and death was not unexpected. For
several months she had been a
patient at the Michael Reese hospi
tai in Chicago.
The deceased prior to her illness
had been a student at the No. 3 dis
trict school, where she was favorite
with her teachers and schoolmates.
She is survived by her parents, and
by one sister, Edna, and two brothers,
Morris and Clarence.
The funeral services will be held
Sunday afternoon at two o'clock at
the Hansen Funeral home with inter
ment in the family plot in the Spring
Brook cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-06
SURPRISE MRS. GUS YOUNG.

Friends of Mrs. Gus Young surpris-
ed her at her home, 90S Willow street.
Sunday afternoon in honor of ner
birthday. Cards and bunco were play
ed and supper was served. The win
ners of awards were: Mrs. VIM.
Thompson, Mrs. Albert Webb, Mrs.
Arthur Boyson, NJ. r. Boyson, Ed.
Firehow and NJ. R. Thompson. Those
present were: Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Klumb, MIR. and Mrs. Albert Webb,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Firchow, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Boyson, Mr.. and Mrs. Sebas-
tian Schneeberger, Mr.. and MrsA Ray
Makowske, Mr.. and Mrs. Young, Mar
garet and Florence Young. Mrs.
Young received many lovely gifts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-06
RoRREn MAN DRINK

Charles Amado complained to the
police this morning when arraigned
on the charge of drunkenness that
some one had picked his pockets OF
$500 while at the North Shore station
"He had grand jag on and $500
in his pockets when he had the jag,
the police told the court, "and when
we arrested him he said the money he
had had was gone"
"a man who can't keep sober
enough to look after his money, de-
serves to lose it." said the Judge tack
Ing on a fine of SO and costs.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-06
COOLIDGE PARDONS
COMPTROLLER CRAIG
President Extends Executive Clemency
to Official of New York City
Cited for Contempt.

Washington. Executive clemency
was granted today by President Cool
idge to Comptroller Craig of New York
City, sentenced TO jail for contempt of
court.
A remission of sentence was granted
by the president on the recommends
tion Of Attorney General Daugherty.
A. the same time the president eX-
pressed IN a statement to be made
public later his condemnation of the
comptroller's conduct in criticizing the
federal courts in New York.
Mr.. Coolidge's action was based sole
-ly on the public necessity of keeping
Craig at his post as comptroller.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-06
Reynolds, New on Force,
Buys Drinks at 30 n.
Main Street.
BOTH ARE ARRESTED
Julius Krupinski Charged with
Possession and His Bar
tender with Sale.

The bartender of SO North Main
,treet came into the municipal court
his morning with a sob story OF how
,e had been given a bottle of moon
thine by "a friend in Racine and how
le used it only to treat his friends
md how, the naughty police had ralded
he saloon at SO. North Main street and
'ound the moonshine which Tony
orosewicz, the bartender, had. The
story was told in foreign language
md an interpreter was used to bring
,ut the fairy tale, evidently told for
he protection of Julius Krupinski, the
proprietor, when he should be brought
INTO court.
Lieutenant Rock had another. story
@ tell Judge Slater. He said that on
Saturday night Officer Reynolds, the
most recent addition to the police de-
,artment, had gone into the saloon
1t 33 North Main street and purchased
"shots of booze" 1t was "shot Of
noon'' that had been sold Reynolds
md when the bartender was aware of
he fact that it was to an officer of
he law that he had sold the stuff ne
urned purple. jumped the bar and
;ried to destroy. the liquor.
Police Get a Small Amount.
Reynolds, however was reinforced
~ the rest of the sponge squad who
entered to his aid, consisting of Lieut..
Rock Detective McCluskey, Officers H.
Rock and O'Hare, A small quantity
If the moonshine in a small glass
enough for evidence" was secured.
Tony Protosewicz pleaded guilty to
The charge of unlawful sale, in spite
IF the fact that he informed the court
hat he had, not sold any of the
noonshine but that it had~been given
aim and he was treating his friends.
He was fined 500 and costs by Judge
Slater, who ascertained that it was the
Darteuders first offense.
Proprietor Doesn't Appear
As result of the raid the bartender
and proprietor were both arrested, the
bartender charged with sale and the
proprietor, Julius Krupinski, charged
With possession.
Krupinski was not in court this
morning when his case was called and
police officers were assigned to the
ask Of going out to bring him into
court
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-06
GHOST SQUAD"
PROVES SUCCESS
Night Motor Patrol OIL
GERS Make 81 Arrests
Since Nov. IL,
FINES TOTAL BIG sill

"The ghost squad is a paying pror
sition" and Chief of Police Thad Log
lifted his pencil from trial balan
which he took this morning on his
est device to purge the city of evil.
Since November IL, when the ght
equad or the night motor patrol,
it is technically known, went on dt
for the first time, 81 arrests ha
been made, while IS fines have be
collected, amounting to SLID. s.
eral cases are still pending.
Until the first of the month,
squad or the night motor patrol,
Rock and George O'Hare, was co
manded by Detective John Breidt. T.
month Detective Frank McClusky "
be in charge.
Records Work Done.
The following are the charges, nv
of cases.. fines and dispositions;
Intoxication 8, $26; destroying
dence /, pending; artrials Z, $12, {
out; suspicion 4, turned out; ASA
and battery 2, So, one dismiss
speeding 10, $165, one out; petty
ceny 2, $40, one out; possession Of
toxicating liquor 5, $500; two pend
parking, no lights 2, 81, two pcndi
driving, no lights /, 81; indecent
posture 1, SIS; disorderly conduct
Sill; curfew z, paroled; driving Wy
intoxicated 3, $135; statutory 6, s.
two pending; wife complaint 1,
two statutory 2, $500; non-support
turned out; burglary, turned over
Lake Geneva.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-06
Pleads Guilty to
Theft of Money
Jack Wright Fined $50 and Costs To-
Day After Admitting in Court
He Stole Money from Englund.

Jack Wright, "a, pleaded guilty this
morning in municipal court to the
charge of petit larceny. Wright adj
mitted that he had stolen SIT out of
the cash drawer Of Charles Englund
at the latter's garage. A police officer
told the court that Wright had had a
chum working at the garage and one
night, while ostensibly going to see
his chum he had heAed himself at the
cash drawer.N Wright admitted the
theft, said that he had spent. the
money and added that he would like
to pay it back when he had an oppor-
tunity. He was fined $50 and cosRl
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-06
Wausau Merchants
Buy Xmas Lights

Wausau, Wis.--0ne hundred and
fifty merchants of Wausau, under the
leadership of the Wausau Retail Mer-
chants Advertising club, have illum-
mated the downtown streets with two
hundred Christmas trees, each lighted
with *ten electric lights. They are
fastened to the ornamental street light
standards and make the city VERT
able fairy laHA 81 color
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-06
Find Recluse Dead
Gored by a Bull

Superior, Wis.-Emil Zimmerman, an
aged bachelor, was found yesterday
morning in a pasture on his farm four
miles from Butternut. The SUPPOSE
ton is that the man was killed by an
enraged bull He had evidently been
dead several days when found. County
officers, District Attorney G. F. Nor
rill, Sheriff E. J. Graham and Coroner
Louis So1lie, have left to investigate
the case. Zimmerman lived alone on
the farm
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-06
Illness Hats
Meeting of Board

Madison, Wis.-Because of sickness
of Secretary of State Fred thinner
man, no session of the state emery
ency board will be held today, it was
announced. The board was scheduled
to meet this afternoon to consider
further the question of emergency
funds for state educational institu-
tions, requests aggregating $550,000.
Investigation into the requests will
continue until the board meets, it
was said. Secretary Zimmerman has
been confined to his home for two
days.