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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06
Owen Calvin and Gerald
Rover Make Daring Es-
cape from Jail.
GOT SAWS SOME WAY
Investigate to Find How Saws
Were Slipped to Prisoners
Enabling Their Escape.

Saving through two iron bars in a
rear window of the county jail, Owen
Calvin, facing a charge of theft of IN
automobile. and Gerald Rover. await
ing trial for receiving stolen goods.
made their escape from the county jail
early Sunday morning. A dragnet was
spread for them in this and neighbor-
ing counties, but as yet no trace what
ever has been found of their whert-
abouts. AS their escape was not dis
covered until three hours after they
had made the leap to freedom, they
had an excellent opportunity to cross
over into Illinois or to go farther
north where they could easily conceal
their identity.
Five other prisoners who were in
the bull-pen with the men who escaped
refused to avail themselves of the OPP
portunity of following the escaping
prisoners. One Of these is Charles
Rogers, the Racine county man who is
facing a charge of manslaughter as 3
result of an automobile accident; an
other is Morris Thompson, serving a
9O-day term for driving a car while
intoxicated. Inc otner three are SeTN-
ing out short terms.
Kept Plans Secret.
1t is thought that Calvin and Rover
had planned the escape for several
days and that for one or two nights
before Saturday had quietly sawed
partly through the bars and had COM
pleted their work on Saturday night.
None of the other prisoners knew Of
the plan, according to their statements
to the sheriff in the investigation
which followed the Jail delivery.
The escape was first discovered by
officials Just after O'clock Sunday
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06
DISCOVERY.

The wind blowing gale, picks up
a kite and also lifts Vita Cicio, the lad
clinging to the end of the kite string.
Vito is yanked from the roof Of a
three-story building in Brooklyn, N.
Y. The wind holds him struggling and
yelling in the air for moment, then
gently lowers him to within few
feet of the pavement when he finishes
his trip fast. Bruised, but alive.
In that wind Is a force that some
day will be harnessed to do a large
part of our work. Watt got the idea
Of the steam engine by seeing steam
lift the lid of tea kettle-a demon
stration puny compared with what
happened to Vita Circi. Here's your
chance, inventors.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06
The new measures of world cur
rency. Three European countries
now count their money in rillions
and one measures it by quad
riIIions.

We are now getting the figures
of paper money of certain coun-
tries in "trillions" of their respec-
tive units of currency. The latest
reports quote the German circu-
1ation at nearly 81 trillions of
marks; Austria over 5 trillion
crowns; Poland over trillion
Polish marks, while Soviet Russia
has long since passed the trillion
line, and the latest advices, put the
total of outstanding Soviet cur
rency at more than quadrillion
paper rubles (4,482, 300 100000. o0o).
But even if we disregard the
Soviet paper money which is no
longer included in the statements
of world currency issued from
week to week in the financial re-
ports of Europe, it is interesting
20 try to cn->an-ehend the meaning
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06

morning when Updersheriff Knipfer
went into the jail to take breakfast 20
the prisoners. He was told by several
Of the prisoners that the two men lad
escaped at least three hours earlier.
They had sawed two bars out of the
lower half of the extreme north win
dow at the rear of the jail, unscrewed
the bars from the joists and thus made
ample room to escape.
Awakened Only One Prisoner.
Only one prisoner was awakened by
their work. He was Morris Thompson,
who was sleeping near the window. In
climbing out one of the escaping pris-
oners stepped on a loose rod causing
it to drop to the floor and awaken
Thompson, who watched the men climb
cut of the window and then saw them
run east in the alley back of the jail.
Other prisoners learned of the escape
later in the morning but none of them
attempted to follow the men.
The Jail delivery came as a real sur
prise to jail authorities as no unusual
precautions had been taken since none
Of the prisoners was believed to Ge
held on charge serious enough to
warrant an attempt to break Jail. Gal
win had been in the Jail for several
months and had conducted himself SO
well that he had at times, been used
as a trusty. The same had been true
Of Rover, against whom there was a
m ost minor charge.
Visitors Brought Saws.
Sheriff Pabst and other officials at
the fail are of the opinion that the
saws used by the prisoners in making
their escape were slipped to them by
relatives or friends who had visited
them at the jail recently. Rover had
been taken out, under guard on Satur-
day to face his preliminary hearing at
the municipal court and it is possible
but not probable that saws were
slipped to him by.w friends as he
passed them going to and from the
court room.
Calvin was arrested several months
ago in Marinette when he sold an
automobile for SIS. Investigation re-
vealed that the automobile was one
which had been stolen from Leonard
Fox, 1011 Prairie avenue, Kenosha,
and he was sent back to this city to
stand trial. Investigation proved that
several years before ne had been ar
rested at Phillips, Wis, on a charge
of larceny and after conviction had
been paroled. 1t was stated then that
he had been under the influence Of
liquor at the time of the robbery in
question and that leniency was ex-
tended because it was considered by
the court that his condition had been
responsible for the crime. 1t is be-
lieved that he feared heavy sentence
because of this fact and that for this
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06
LES TERRTBLES" MEET
AT GRAND RAPIDS
Members of the Thirty-second Division
from Two States Gather for
Annual Reunion.
(Bv Associated Press Leased wire

Grand Rapid, Mich. - lies Terri
bles" the name given the 32nd division
during the war when they administered
crushing defeat to the Germans al
Juvigny, occupied this city today, the
occasion being the annual reunion Of
the Wisconsin and Michigan soldiers
who made up the famous red arrow
division.
Featuring today's program was ar
elaborate regatta at the Grand Rapids
Boat and Canoe club. The first bust
ness session will be held tomorrow
morning at which time the place for
holding the next reunion will be con.
sidered.
The program on Thursday calls for
a memorial service for the dead
heroes, which will be followed by the
annual parade.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06
(By Associated Press Leased wire)

All members of the American en-
bassy staff at Toxic are safe. Am
bassador Woods advised the state de-
partment today in the first message
received from him since the earth
quake that none of the embassy staff
was injured, although all embassy
buildings were totally destroyed. The
ambassador said the food situation
was very acute and asked that rations
be sent at once from the PHILIPPINE Is
lands.
The message was sent from the
IWAKI wireless station. 1t follows:
"All embassy buildings totally de-
stroyed but no one in embassy in
jured. Food situation very acute
Send rations at once from Phil
ipines." t,s se
Coincidentally the state department
received a dispatch from American
Consul Davis at Shanghai saying Tok.
10, Yokohama and Yokosuka had beer
Completely wiped out" Casualties
among foreigners chad been very nu
merous."
Consul Davis confirmed that Max D
Kirjassoff, American consul at Yoke.
hama and his wife, are dead.
Says Toxic Wiped Out.
Consul Davis dispatch dated at moor
today and based on information re,
:. ceived from the steamship President
Jefferson, said:
Yokohama completely wiped out by
earthquake and fire. Toxic and Yo.
kosuka also, Refugees report Missy.
anshita and Hakone also destroyed
Admiral Orientak Line office ruined
everything lost, all employees safe.
"Do not accept traffic for Yokoham,
but route all ships there to render al
possible assistance to give supplies
''Esler (unidentifed) last seer
Grand Hotel, whereabouts unknown
Alderman (believed to be Representa-
tive Alderman of New Jersey Gun
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06
RITLLETIN

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
London - The British consul
at Yokohama and about 100 of
the foreign residents of the city
are believed dead, according to
dispatches received by the Central
News by way of Shanghai. Ship
ping is still unable to enter YOkO-
hama harbor owing to continued
submarine upheavals.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06
Adler is Punished
for Carrying Weapon

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.l
Chicago, III. - Cyrus Adler, son OF
Max Adler, wealthy vice president of
Sears, Roebuck & Co., was today fined
500 and costs by Municipal Judge
Trude on charge of carrying conceal
ed weapons The charge grew out Of
his arrest last Saturday night when he
was said to have fled from angry
relatives of Milwaukee girl who was
said to have accused him of attacking
her while. on an automobile ride. The
latter charge was dismissed in court
Monday when the girl and her rela-
tives failed to appe<N
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06
MASKS ARE BARRED
In MICHIGAN NOW
Burns Law Now in Effect Makes Wear
ing of Mask Punishable
Crime in Michigan.
(By Associated Press Leased wireJ


Lansing, Mieh.-Any person who ap-
pears in public in the state of Michi-
gan wearing q mask over his face or
any obstruction which partly conceals
the face, is liable to arrest and pun
ishable by from S25 to 800 fines or
so days in Jail, under the provisions
of the Burns law which went into
effect in this state at midnight last
night. The law exempts children and
participants in religious, historical,
educational or dramatic demonstra-
tions and persons going to and from
masquerade parties.
The law provides that it shall be
unlawful to assemble, march or parade
on any street, highway or public place
in this state while wearing mask or
covering which conceals in whole or
in part the face of the wearer." The
law which is aimed at the Ku Klux
Khan is largely a matter of local en-
forcement, according to state officials.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06
BULLETIN.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Washington, ID. C. - All ship
ping board vessels in far eastern
waters have been ordered to place
themselves under the direction of
Admiral Anderson, commanding
the American Asiatic feet for re-
lief duty.
Operators of shipping board
lines on the west coast have been
ordered to withhold further book
ings of both freight and passen-
gers for thirty days in order to
make additional space available
for transportation of relief per-
yOnnel and cargo.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06
Radio Reports 100000 Dead.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
San Francisco, Cal. Casualties
from the earthquake and fire total
100000 and 100000 houses have been
burned, it is estimated by the Metro
politan police of Toxic, according to
a courier from Oyama reported today
at Mioka to the Radio Corporation Of
America.
The report received in San Francisco
this morning said the imperial palace
was being guarded by one regiment
of infantry, battalion of engineers
and the imperial guard division.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06

show that j. Russell Kennedy, gener-
al manager, and L. E. Sweet, superin-
tendent of The Koksai News agency
at Toxic, and George Denney, cores
pondent of The Associated Press at
Toxic, are safe.
"a direct message from Mr.. Denny
was received last night, giving the
first direct communication from Toxic
since the earthquake).
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06
BULLETIN

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Los Angeles, Cal. Ground
swells twenty feet high, larger
than any in the experience of ma
riners at Los Angeles harbor
struck the southern California
coast early today and were believ-
ed to have been the result of the
earthquake and tidal wave which
devastated parts of Japan.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06
China Has Martial Law.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Shanghai The Japanese depart
ment of communications has ordered
its provincial bureaus to refuse tenn
porarily to accept any kilograms,
telephone calls, letters, money orders
or parcels for transmission to the af-
fected areas. Headquarters for the
administration of martial law have
been established in the war depart
ment offices with General Fukuda in
command.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06
BULLETIN.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Hardin, Manchuria - The loss
of life in Toxic is estimated here
to be 100000.
The flames of the blazing capitol
have been visible for 200 miles.
According to reports received
here the earth shocks are cOntin-
uing, while a volcano forty miles
from Toxic is still active. The
River Sumida has changed its
course through the stricken city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06
Fashionable Resort Wiped Out.

I uSTIEO1t1DTS 1SV5OHU VF1POu . W.
Osaka Reports from witnesses
at Hakone say the earthquake left
no houses standing at Miyanoshita,
the fashionable mountain resort, ,45
miles. south of Toxic. The famous
Fujiya hotel was destroyed.
Following the earthquake horrors
many refugees died from extreme
heat and exposure, according to wit
nesses. A temperature of $50 degrees
Fahrenheit was registered in many
places as a result of the great con-
fagrations.
The suffering of many thousands of
refugees in the Shidsuoka district,
southwest of Toxic, are aggravated by
the torrential rains which have fallen
since Sunday night
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06
GREATEST DISASTER
SWEEPS ALL JAPAN
American Officials Escape Death But All Build
ings in Toxic Are Reduced to Ruins
by Quake and Fire.
FLAMES STILL SWEEP TOXIC
American Consus Declare That Both Toxic and Yoko-
hama Have Been Utterly Destroyed and Loss
of Life May be Over 100000 People.
BULLETIN.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Picking --m Mitsui wireless mes
sage receiveS here today from Ja-
pan estimated the total casualties
at Toxic at 100000 and said the
property loss was incalcuable. The
message said the American en-
bassy had burned. The Imperial
hotel was little damaged, it said,
and has been assigned as a refuge
for foreign sufferers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06
BULLETIN.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire) (
Washington, D. C. - President
Coolidge was said at the White
House today to be determined
that the United States government
should put all it's resources at the
disposal of those endeavOring to
afford relief to the Japanese peo-,
pie.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06
Naval Bases Destroyed.

by Associated Press Leased Wire)
Liverpool-The Japanese naval bas-
es at Kamakura and Yokoshuka were
destroyed in the earthquake, accord
Ling to dispatches received by the jap
anese consulate here. Eight of the
fifteen districts in Toxic were par
TALLY destroyed and the fires are not
yet under control in some districts.
All the bridges over the river ira
versing Toxic were carried away by
the tidal food. The small volcano on
the island of Koshima, thirty miles
from Toxic, is erupting.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06
Prince shimadzum Among Dead.

Nagasaki Prince Shimadzum, for
merly of the great house of Satsuma,
is reported to have been killed in the
disaster. Seevral others of royal
blood are said to have lost their lives
or to have been injured.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06
Oldest of Japanese Naval Bases.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Washington, D. c. = Yokusuka was
the oldest and one of the most import
ant of the Japanese naval bases.
In Japanese circles here today it
was said to be quite likely that the
bulk of the japanese feet was at or
near Yokusuka. 1t is feared many of
the ships may have been lost.
There was no naval establishment
of Importance at Kamakura.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06
Royalty in Death List.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Osaka Earthquake shocks con-
tinue at intervals around Kawaguchim
which is on the only railway open out
of Toxic.
The shock of yesterday morning fol-
lowed by fire wiped out Kawaguchi.
Dowager Princess Yoshiko was crush
ed to death at Odawara. The Dow
ager Princess Yamashina met the same
fate at Kamakura
In Toxic Ichigaya prison was threat
ened by fire, and 1,5oo prisoners were
freed. They included Toshihiko, Saki,
the Communist leader, and other
Communists.
The fourteenth division at Utsun-
omiya and thirteenth division at Ia
kata were marching toward Toxic to-
day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06

Powder puffs that "pat" the powder,
made of small brittle feathers, to re-
lieve the "shine" Of glossy feathers,
are formed on the inner edge Of claws
of the barn owl, English pigeon and
hawk
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06
(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Yokohama Oil Tanks Explode.

London A dispatch to The Even
ing News from Peking says that oil
tanks exploded in Yokohama yester-
day with heavy loss of life. The dis
patch also says that another bridge,
upon which many foreigners had TAX
en- refuge, had collapsed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06
Standard Oil Employees Saved.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
New York City Officials of the
Standard Oil company of New York
received cable early today stating
that all of their forty American en-
ployees in Toxic and Yokohama with
one exception had escaped with their
lives from the earthquake. The 9TH
er was reported missing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06

known. Esting (pnidentifed) and
wife safe aboard. Fires are still
burning.
Omitted States consul at Yokohama
and wife dead.
Casualties among foreigners are
very numerous. Publish list surviv-
ors arrival; Kobe Empress Australia
disabled. Empress Canada arrived
Monday with freight and also landing
supplies and taking sick and wound
ed.
t'All houses on bluff and Grand no.
tel, Oriental are gone.
Suggest Asiatic fleet send fast
ships at once. Relief urgently need
ed, doctors, nurses and medical sup
plies. Publish a navigation warning
all ships leaving. Lights approaching
Yokohama are all out north of Mkt
motto except Ashita. Unsafe approach
inside breakwater Yokohama bottom
came up"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06
Rioting and Looting New Terror.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Shanghai - Reports received here
today said rioting menaced the de-
stroyed japanese cities. Two hun
dred Koreans driven from Toxic by
soldiers enforcing martial law, pro-
cured arms in Hachioji, near the cap
ital and started a disturbance. The
police were arming officials and citi-
zens to cope with the situation, &C
cording to Japanese news agency
which stated that the revolving Kor-
cans had connections between Toxic
and Yokohoma
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06

(By Associated Press Leased Wirel
Nagasa The death of Prince
Masay SIS. Iatsukata, former premier
land minister of finance, is reported
here, 4 message to the Nagoya rail
way luHeeu says that the prince died
from the Elects of injuries sustained
in the earthquake.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06
MANY Foreign Residents KILLED.

London - There was heavy loss
of life among the foreign residents
of Yokohama as result of the earth
quake, says a Lloyds dispatch from
Kobe and the city was entirely de-
stroyed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06

Fairs were established in France in
about 800 by Charlemagne and encour-
aged in England about 1911 by William
the Conqueror
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06

reason he planned and carried out the
escape from the Jail.
Rover On Minor Charge.
Gerald Rover, who escaped with Gal
vim, was arrested several weeks ago
when a stolen automobile tire was
found in his possession. The charge
against him was not a serious one and
officials cannot understand why he
would make it more serious by joining
in the Jail delivery.
Immediately after the escape was
discovered officials throughout Wis
consin were notified to be on the look
out for the prisoners, but no trace of
them has yet been found.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06
Report of Others Being Safe.

IBy- Associated Press Leased Wire)
Seattle, Wash. All members of
the staff of the Admiral Oriental line
in Yokohama are safe, according to a
cablegram received at headquarters of
the company here from Shanghai to-
day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06
Great Steamers are Safe.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Seattle, Wash. = The passenger lin
ers Empress of Canada and President
Jefferson which came within radius of
the typhoon wave zone off the coast
of Japan, are safe, according to word
received by the Canadian line agen-
cies here.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06
ROTARY SENDS FIRST CHECK.

The Kenosha Rotary club had the
distinction of being the first Ke-
nosha organization to offer aid to
the suffering people of the East.
At the noon meeting of the club
today a check for 500 was sent
to the American Red Cross as a
contribution from Kenosha Rotari-
ans. All members of the Kenosha
Rotary club are constructors to
the Community Chest but they in
sisted that they desired to make
this added contribution to the
cause of the suffering in Japan.
This is the first money to be sent
from Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06
ExnIosion in Haknne

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Osaka - A great explosion has oc-
Cured at Owakidini in Hakone, one
of the hot springs of Japan, located
about fifty miles. from Toxic.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-09-06

Iowa has 20 municipal automobile
tourists camps along the Lincoln high
way Nebraska has &c, Wyoming TO-,
Utah 3, Nevada A, and California Z.