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Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-28
INDIFFERENCE TO EUROPE

One of the most remarkable things about the pres
ent international situation is the Indifference of the
American people with regard to Europe There is
siderable attention paid to that continent to be
by public and writers and by "inteectuals'
in general But the average citizen virtually ignores
the foreign situation.
This indifference is noteworthy because there was
much interest in European affairs when the situation
nowhere near so bad 1t is especially noteworthy
because Germany in which Americans have long had
direct and intense interest to be nearing the
collapse so long feared.
Yet there is reinsurance in this very fact that
America go calmly about its own business in the
of the Ruhr crisis and all the associated crises
of the Old World. Here is big, normal, quiet spot
the earth, at least great country that is living
its own life pretty we'll in spite of obstacles, and
thereby letting other nations what all nations
might conceivaby gain by set policy of peaceful in
dustry and upbuilding.
And perhaps American Indifference is really
based not heartlessness at all, fatalistc
belief that Europe is going to the devil anyway, and
might as we'll be allowed to 60 in its own fashion.
Our national attitude may really imply hope for
Europe, because it signifies that most of
vnced that Europe will pull out of the mre after ALL
and get onto its feet again. along with the rest of the
civilized world. We fed up crises and the worst
has long been discounted
Americans born optmists, and optimism
extends to Germany and Russia Which is all
right provided America remains ready to respond to
any sincere call in matters where it able to extend
useful cooperation.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-28

In Toxic 900 army officers have
been retired. 1t isn't enough.
It's safe to take off your heavy
underwear now.
Stay sober. Booze is dangerous.
Toronto man got drunk and told
about stealing $4,000.
Los Angeles man skated continu-
ously 40 hours, proving he must be
Il pretty good skate.
Man in Paris whistled continuous
ly 10 hours. Men in Paris have
something to whistle about.
u Il Il
Volstead visits Europe. Prince
of Wales visits Canada. All the
leading humorists travel.
Degouette still leads the French
in the Rubr. German business is
suffering from De-gouette.
Farmers will make the best SOL
diers next time. More accustomed
to looking up at airplanes.
Although 90 years old the post
master of Philomont, Va, can still
read the postal cards alone.
This world is so full of number
of things. Salem .(Ore.) doctors
found a glove in man.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-28

peach tree and I'm taking it homo
to my sister Kittie who is i'll. -
"That is very kind of you,"
spoke Uncle Wiggily. "I1l walk
along with you while you take the
peach to your sister. And, when
l get to your house III tell her a
little bedtime story to- make her
laugh. -
"That will be fun" mewed Tom
mie Kat, "and, may also listen
TO the story''
"Oh, yes" answered Uncle Wig
gily.
Then he and Tommie went along
together, over the fields and through
the woods. They were almost at
Tommie-'s house, and Uncle Wig
gily was thinking up story to tell
Kittie when all of sudden, there
was another rustling in the bushes.
f" Hello!" whispered Uncle Wig
gily. .''Some one is there. Do you
suppose it could be your brother
Joie, or your sister Kittie'"
"No," mewed Tommie. "Kittie
! Is Ill anu JOle mas gone 10 my
Grandma Is. -
"Then, perhaps this is the Wooz-
lie Wolf or the Fuzzy Fox" said
Uncle Wiggily, 1850 we must be
careful Hide down behind this log
with me, Tommie, and II find out
who is rustling the bushes
So the rabbit gentleman and NO
little pussy cat boy hid down
hind the log and then Up~ln
gily, looking slyly ov"
the fallen tree, r..
"Come out!
you are, con 4 Ftalf
Wolf"
But no v f ore out.
"Come Come 0uti Whoever
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-28
ORATORICAL REFORM

The following story is told characteristic of
President Coolidge When he governor of Massa-
chusetts, friend named Newton Turgeon wrote him
long letter begging him to come to Vermont and
speak at annual dinner Governor Coolidge replied:
Dear Newt: Won't go. Don't to make
speeches. Nobody cares to hear them. Yours, Cal"
This communication, delightful in its terseness
was not altogether true Most people do like to hear
speeches. if they good speeches. And Mr. Coolidge
in spite of his apparent dislike for the art, is
sidered good speechmaker of a solid, substantial
sort.
The incident, however, is Illuminating as to the
character of the President and the example he
may be expected to set in the matter of oratory-a
field wherein there is much room for reform.
American oratory of the political sort is as Kip
ling observed, "a fearful and wonderful thing with
speakers usually assuming a pose for platform pur
poses tearing logic and passion to tattes cach the
ears of the groundngs," and using the hackneyed
catchwords and claptrap of the stump substitutes
for clear statement and sound reasoning And truth
to tell most banquet oratory not much better
The country would gain much from fewer
speeches and shorter ones, in Washington and any
where else. President Coolidge has in his power to
perform valuable public service if he sticks to his
old oratorcal ideals instead of yielding to the nflu
of the school of oraory at the other end of Penn
sylvania Avenue.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-28
OFFICERS KILL
WRONG MAN IN
BANDIT CHASE

CHICAGO, Aug. 2S. A dual
mistake was blamed today for the
death of George j. Kieninger, %,
shot by detectives searching for an
automobile load of bandits.
Kieninger with four companions,
passed the detectives who thought
they were the men sought. When
they were commanded to halt the
youths thought the detectives were
bandits and sped on.
The detectives fired into the back
of the car killing Kieninger, des-
cribed as "model boy" by friends
and relatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-28
MAY
CAUSE FILM
STARS DEATH
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, August 2s.-
James Kirkwood, motion picture
star, who recently returned from
Florida where he played the lead in
"Wild Oranges, may die from a
skull fracture he received Satur-
day when thrown from his horse.
Kirkwood was married month
ago to Lila Lee, and five days
following his marriage left for the
south. Attending physicians re-
port that Kirkwood has been un-
conscious since Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-28
TEN YEARS AGO
AupuSt % 1913

The cavalry regiment now being
organized in Ell Centre has elected
officers as follows: Captain, j. F.
Seymour, Jr.; first lieutenant, J.
C. Graham; second lieutenant,
Harold Akinson; first sergeant,
Vern Bishop; quartermaster, II. l..
Welch; duty sergeants, Samuel D.
Wilcox, j. Holland, Harry van den
Heuvel and William Stancil.
Word has been received that a
cavalry troop is on the way from
Monterey to Calexico to patrol the
border along this section in view
of the Mexican unrest in the delta
near Mexical.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-28
MAN SUCCUMBS
TO SNAKEBITE

REDDING, Cal, August 2s.-
Rattlesnakes struck two victims in
this vicinity over the week end.
Peter Gosling, so, Pacific Gas and
Electric ditch tender, near Inskip,
died in local hospital last night
from snake bite because he was a
mile from camp and unable to get
first aid soon enough.
Harry Said, working in a survey
ing gang on Pitt river, given first
aid by his companions Immediate
ly after he was struck is recover
ing in hospital here.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-28
BRITISH OFFICIAL
GETS PROMOTION

LONDON, Aug. 2S. - Neville
Chamberlain, minister of health in
the Baldwin cabinet, has been pro-
NOTED to the office of chancellor
of the exchequer.
The duties Of chancellor hereto
fore have been performed by Bald
win himself. Sir William Joynson-
Hicks has been mentioned as sue
cessor to Chamberlain in the posi-.
tDn Of health minister.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-28
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
August %, 1904

r. F. Garner Of San Bernardino
has brought in another train load
of 240 head of cattle to be fatten-
ed in the valley. g.,
1t is proposed to establish a high
school in the Imperial Valley, ac-
cording to County Superintendent
Baldwin, who is visitor from San
Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-28
The Weather

LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair tonight and Wednesday, with
moderate temperature. Probably fog
or clouds IN the morning.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA j
Fair tonight and Wednesday except
cloudy or foggy in morning near
coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-28
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
August %. 1908

Citizens of the East Side district
held meeting at the Hodges home
last night to plan for the establish
ment of school in the district.
District Attorney j. M. Eshle-
man announces his retirement from
the race for nomination for superior
judge in a letter to Captain Allen
Kelly, editor of the Imperial Valley
Press.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-28
Bedtime Stories
Copyright, 1923, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
BY HOWARD r. GARIS
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
PEACH

Once upon time, as Uncle Wig
gily was hopping far, far, away
from his hollow stump bungalow,
| looking for an adventure, the rab-
bit gentleman heard a rustline y
the bushes.
"Oh ho!' whispered NJ.
ears to himself. "'Po7' 4
some bad animal 1r - a8t tomb
BILE my earsl ] na~ ~ as fu
So Uncle 'G' 4aitel anAi-
ously, but no aHe came out of the
! bushes.
"Hello in thcre, whoever you
are9" cried The b1nny rabbit un-
ele. "Come out and show yourself!
You can't scare mel"
Then the bushes rustled again
and out came-Tommy Kat, the
pussy boy.
cha! Hal" laughed Uncle Wig
gily. 81 thought you might be the
Fuzzy Fox or the Woozie Wolf"
"Well, I'm glad I'm neither
one," mewed Tommfe Kat, who
was carrying something in one paw.
81 IN glad, also," said Uncle
Wiggily. "But what have you
there, Tommie my boy9" asked Mr..
Longears. "Have you been picking
apples off mulberry bush9''
"No," laughed the pussy eat
chap, "but 1 picked, peach off a
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-28
3 BOYS KILLED
AS WALL FALLS

DETROIT, Mich, August 81
Three small boys were killed and
the lives of fifteen others were en-
dangered here yesterday afternoon
when a brick wall at gravel yard
caved in.
The three lads were buried un-
der several tons of gravel and
suffoeated. The fifteen others were
able to scamper to safety.
Press Want Aus &C the work
Try them.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-28
FLOGGING

There has been an epidemic of flogging in Texas
lately with sporadic outbreaks of the disease in sew
eral other states.
The news dispatches unfortunately give little in
formation regarding the offenses of the victims and
the identity of the foggers. Fuller accounts would
make an interesting study in morals and social pro-
cedure if not in criminoogy. There must be story
worthy of the attention of morast in every case.
The one big fact which does stand out however,
is the barbarous level which any stratum of society
sinks when it resorts to such corrective methods. If
the offenses which inspire the flogglng are such as
would come properly within the scope of legal action,
they should be carried to the courtsand if the courts
inadequate in any community the zeal of the right
citizens should be applied to strengthening them
for their task When offenses not amenable to
official punishment, the foggers themselves must be
guilty of venting personal grudges mass prejudces
contrary to the American tradition OF tolerance and
fair play.
Flogging, at best, is uncvilized and unworthy of
Americans. 1t has been officially abandoned all
the country. If any legitimate be imagined
for the practice, it would be to og the volunteer fog
gers.
With less pay and more leisure in which to spend
it of course those twevehour steel workers will be
dissatisfied, and then people will call them ungrateful
STILL philosopher once remarked, It's divine dis
content that makes human progress
While everybody's busy burning up cheaper gaso-
line it might be just well to keep an eye on the price
of kerosene, cup grease and lubrcatng oil.
The Golden Rule, as every diplomat in Christen-
dom knows, doesn't apply to international AFFAIRS
One thing the country could tolerate with a fair
degree of equanmity would be deadlock in the boot
logging industry
One of the leading public questions now is whether
the public will start calling the President Gal"
What foreign nations like most about America is
its money And in that respect they're not whole lot
different from us.
No bananas today is what Germany has nothing
else but.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-28

While everybodys busy burning up cheaper gaso-
line it might be Just well to keep eye the price
of kerosene cup grease and lubricating oil.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-28

One thing the country could tolerate with fair
degree of equanimty would be deadlock in the boot
logging industry.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-28

What foreign nations like most about America is
its money And in that respect they're not whole lot
different from US.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-28

One of the leading public questions is whether
the public will start calling the President Gal"
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-28

The Golden Rule as every diplomat in Cl
dom knows, doesn't aply to international affair
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-28

With less pay and more leisure in which to spend
it. of course those twelve-hour steel workers will be
dissatisfied and then people will call them ungratefu
Still as philosopher once remarked it's "dvine dis
content" that makes human progress.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-28

No bananas today is what Germany has nothing
else but
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-28
TOM SIMS SAYS

In Toxic 900 army officers have
been retired. 1t isn't enough.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-07
Frank Erickson Dies IL
Hours After Accident on
Pleasant Street.
DEATH WAS SURPRISE
Injuries Sustained Not Consid-
cred Grave at the Time
Came to Kenosha in 1911.

A most eNt Of the ordinary automo-
bile accident cost the life Monday af-
ternoen of one of Kenosha's most
prominent manufacturers, Frank
Erickson, president and part owner of
the Kenosha Boiler & Structural Iron
company, who died at his home, $50
Lyman avenue at 5:45.
Erickson undoubtedly died of in
juries received in an unsual automobile
accident Monday morning. He was
driving on North Pleasant street, going
to make an inspection of job his men
were completing when the front wheels
of his car plunged into ten-inch cav
ity in the street, caused by the week.
end rainfall which sunk the roadbed
where repairs had just been made, The
sudden jolt threw the driver against
his steering wheel which lodged in his
chest and sunk deeply. The force of
the jolt was so great as to twist the
steering wheel. Erickson was removed
to the hospital where he was attended
by DR.. Gebhardt. 1t was at first
thought ribs had been broken but this
was IOun0 not TO pc the case
Death Was Unexpected.
The injury was not considered seri-
Gus although Erickson had great diff
Guilty in breathing. He was removed
to his home, Later in the afternoon
his condition became alarming. His
wife called in neighbors. He died a
few minutes after they arrived and be-
fore further medical aid could be sum-
moned.
X-rays of the body were taken at
the hospital before death. The X-rays
developed this morning, showed that
while no bones we're broken, Jlimph or
blood had formed below the right lung,
which had probably been punctured.
Coroner Parker after an informal in
vestigation announced this afternoon
that he did not intend to hold an in
quest in the case. at is apparent that
Erickson met death as result of his
injuries and the conditions are so we'll
known to the surgeons that a post NOR
tenn is not regarded as necessary"
Came Here in 1911.
Mr., Erickson was a prominent lodge
and ehurchman. as we'll as manufactur-
er in Kenosha. He came here in 1911
with his wife, formerly Miss Edna
Lyons of Denver, whom he married
Nov. 16, 1910. Besides his wife, he is
survived by two children, Edith and
Margaret, mother, Mrs. Oscar Turn
quist of Kenosha, a brother, Albert
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Mrs. DOherty Dies
Here of Old Age
Came to America from Ireland in 1869
and is Called by Death This Morn
ing at Age of IS Years.

Mrs. Margaret Doherty, widow of the
late Michael Doherty. died at her home
at 76S South Sheridan road at one o.
clock this morning at the age of IS
years Old age is given as the cause
of death. Mrs. Doherty was born on
January IL, 1889, in NCroagh, county
Donegal, Ireland, coming to America
IN 1869 with her husband and two chill
dren, and settling in Boston. In 1876
the family moved to Wisconsin. living
in Pleasant Prairie until the spring of
1889 when they moved to their present
home on Sheridan road. All the sur
viving members of the family were at
her bedside when the end came.
Mrs. Doherty was a niece of the late
John Mckinney, one of the early set
tiers of Southport, and the mother of
Michael and Phillip Doherty who died
many years ago.
She is survived by ten children, Pat
rick, John, Hugh, Mrs Joseph Mura,
Margaret and James, all of Kenosha,
and ten grandchildren. Mrs. Dohcrty
had been an invalid for several years
past, through a serious fall.
Funeral services will be held Thurs
day at $3.50 a. m, from the st. James
Catholic church with interment in the
family plot in st. James cemetery.
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LEGAL NOTICES.

First Publication May 18th, 1923.
STATE OF WISCONSIN In CIRCUIT
Court for Kenosha County.
Ernest Klinkert, plaintiff, VS.. Good Wear
H H0SigFy c9 o dsfendant
By virtue of the judgment of foreclosure
and sale made in the above entitled ac-
ton on the gath day of April, 1922 in the
sum of $7819.97, the undersigned, sheriff
of Kenosha County, Wisconsin will sell
at the front door of the Court House in
the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Friday,
the 29th day of June 1928. at ten o'clock
in the forenoon of said day, the real estate
and mortgaged premises directed by said
judgment to be sold. The premises will
be offered for sale in two parcels as
follows:
Parcel One" The East half of lots
~, 50, 90, 100 and 1O1 of Fair View
Park, H. L. Goldbergs Addition in the
Northwest quarter of section one, in town
one North range % East, according to
plat. and survey of said addition on file
and of record in the office of the Reg
lister of Deeds for said Kenosha County
and lying and being in the City of Ke-
nosha, County and State aforesaid.
That ir->the event the sale of said Par
eel One is not sufficient to cover thel
amount due the plaintiff with all costs then
Parcel Two
Parcel Two" The West half of lots
81, SO, 80, 100 and 101 of Fair View Park"
H. L. Goldberg's Addition the Northwest
quarter. of section one, in town one North
in Range % East. according to plat and
survey of said addition on file and of
record in the office of the Register of
Deeds, for said Kenosha County and lying
and being in the City of Kenosha, County
and State aforesaid.
Terms of sale cash.
Dated May Is, 1923.
FRED C. PABST
Sheriff of Kenosha County
GEO. W. TAYLOR
Plaintiffs Attorney (W-l1)
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Members of Council Discuss Plan for Making
Better Provision for Curb Markets
in City of KenOsha.
Ass INTERIM ZONE ORDINANCE
.mended Zone Ordinance Passed - Northwestern
Proposes to Cut Through at Balm In
stead of Harry Avenue.

that only the rear of his car had struck
the front of the other automobile,
maintaining that this proved that the
other car did not stop as provided in
the law. The claim was not allowed.
May Open Balm Avenue.
City Manager Osborn reported to the
council that Engineer Pohl of the
Northwestern railway had been in Ke-
nosha to investigate the plan to put a
subway under Balm avenue so as to
provide way by which children from
the southwest could reach the McKin
ley school. Plans for going under
Harry avenue have been abandoned
and new charts for making the i'm
provement at Balm avenue are being
drawn now.
The council closed the deal for the
purchase of the Long-Aehen property
on Sheridan road in the rear of the
telephone building, which is needed to
carry out the civic center project. The
price paid was $4,000.
The annual bill of the Kenosha hos
pital for charity work was presented
asking for an appropriation of $685.
"a. This was referred to the proper
committee.
Water Main Finally Laid.
A report was presented showing
that the water main below the new
Middle street bridge had finally been
completed by the McGucken Construc-
tion company, closing up the work of
the company on the project
The council voted to send Chief Of
Police Thad Logan to Buffalo to attend
the annual convention Of police chiefs
of the country and to send City Man
ager Osborn to Stevens Point to attend
the convention of the League of Wis
consin Municipalities.
An appropriation of $3.50 was made to
pay for the expenses incurred by the
G. A. r. in carrying on the Memorial
Day Observance.
A suggestion that cash bonds instead
of personal bonds be required from
persons seeking Glass B permits for
soft drink parlors was made and re-
ported to the proper committee. Ac-
tion will be taken at the next meeting.
There was an echo of the failure of
Governor Blaine to sign the bill which
would have made possible the big park
project north of the city when the
council by unanimous vote decided to
drop all further negotiations regarding
the acquisition Of Jacobs Island. 1t
was held that with the park project
blocked, the city at the present time
had no reason to acquire the island
property.
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Erickson of Hoisington, Kas., and sis
ter, Mrs. Francis Chaplin of Winnie
bago, Wis. He was member of the
KeRosha Elks and Park Avenue Meth
odist church.
The funeral will be held from the
house at o'clock Thursday afternoon
and at 2:30 from the Park avenue
church. Burial will be in the family
plot at Green Ridge cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-07

First Publication May 18th, 1923.
KENOSHA COUNTY COURT IN PRO
BATE.
NOTICE To CREDITORS.
In the matter Of the estate Of Ann jan
cite King, deceased
Notice is hereby given that the claims
and demands of all persons against Ann
Janette King, deceased, late Of the Town
Of Bristol, in said County Of Kenosfa, 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 Nov. A. D, 1898, at 10 o'clock
a. of that day; also that the time until
and including the first Tuesday of 0cto-
Der, A. D. 1928 is the time allowed and
limited for creditors of said Ann Janette
King. deceased, to present their claims for
examination and allowance.
Dated at KenOsha. the eth day Of May.
A. D. 1923.
By the Court = Robert V. Baker, County
Judge. (W-9)
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Ruff Estate Left to
ST. Louis Charities
by Associated Press Leased wre.)

(By Associated Press Leased wire.)
st. Louis, Mo. The estate of the
late Frank A. Ruff, estimated at be.
tween $1,5O0,0OO and 100000 will go
to local charities after the death of
his widow, according to his will, fled
for probate today. Mr., Ruff wasa in
terested in a number of local enter
prises, and was inventor Of "anti-
kamnia," widely advertised headache
connection.