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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
Ten Commandments
Replace Constitution

jefferson City, Mo.,-A bill to re
peal the constitution of Missouri and
all statute law, and substitute for
them the ten commandments and the
league Of nations, was introduced in
the lower house Of the Missouri legis-
lature during the session just adjourn
ed. The bill, however, was not given
serious consideration, and was not
even referred to committee by the
speaker,
In explaining his action in introduce
ing such bill, Representative j. Dial
Swiers, republican, of Christian Coun-
.ty, stated that it was for the purpose
of aiding the democrats in their ap-
parent plan to change all the laws, by
changing them all at once.
Another bill introduced was one pro-
viding that all street cars be equipped
with an automatic light on the rear
which would show the word 'stop"
when the car was not in motion. 1t
got through the house but in the sem
ate it was amended. the amendment
providing that it should be in effect
only during the total eclipse of the
sun and MOON
Another bill Of unusual character in
troduced in the lower house provided
that no landlord could refuse to rent
to persons with children.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
Frigid Spring Hits
Badger Wild Life

Reports from all over the state say
that the wild life in northern Wiscon-
sin has been hard hit by the severe
weather Of this spr;zs.
Dispatches from the timbered sec
tions say that many cartridges and
porcupines were found frozen to death.
Many deer were killed by the wolves,
and in many cases the inhabitants have
the belief that wolves are about the
only animals present in increasing
numbers.
The warm days early in March are
believed responsible for the heavy toll
among the partridges. The birds are
in the habit of burrowing into the
snow when the weather gets bad, and
in this case, the warm weather follow
ed by the extreme cold spell resulted
in a thick crust Of snow through
which the birds could not escape, the
old timers around Ashland, declared
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26

Here are five living factors in the
problem that three capable gentle
men are trying to solve. The chill
dren do not know that they are fac
tors or problems. They probably
think Of themselves as just plain
kids. The gentlemen, Col. William
N. Haskell, American Red Cross
Commissioner to Europe, DR.. A..
DQxiades, the Greek Minister Of Pub
lie Assistance and Major Edmund l..
Daley, Colonel Haskell's deputy,
realize that there are some 999, 1896
factors and that the problem pre-
sented is as serious as the faces of
the children themselves.
The children are typical Of the
million refugees who were trans
planted to Greece with little warning
as an outcome Of the Greco Turkish
war. Colonel Haskell and Major
Daley represent the organization
which since the emergency arose has
been caring for, feeding, bathing,
vaccinating, clothing and delousing
the neediest of the refugees, as an
emergency measure to alleviate the
suffering which such mass move
ment of population is bound to entail
and to check the threatened epidem-
les which menaced all Greece.
The work accomplished was effec-
tive. Half million Of the dependent
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26

refugees were fed daily by the
American Red Cross. Before the
end of March more than $4,000. 900
Of American Red Cross funds had
been expended to provide the food
and medicines, the doctors and the
nurses and to meet the other ex-
penses of the operation. Judge John
Barton Payne, Chairman of the
American Red Cross says American
charity has prevented the refugees
and the population which received
them from experiencing disaster in
the fullest sense Of the word"
IF the refugees are to remain in
Greece" Judge Payne continues ''the
time nears when the Greeks them
selves should take over what must
resolve itself into lasting obliga-
ton. II return Of the refugees to
their homes or other solution Of
their problem through redistribu-
ton is to be effected, the operation Is
outside the scope Of Red Cross funds
or our proper responsibility"
Consequently Colonel Haskell has
been told to notify DR.. Doxiades and
the other representatives Of the
Greek government, that the Ameri-
can Red Cross intends to arrange
transfer to local authorities and
charities of the work now conducted
and financed by It In Greece.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
DOBBIE'S BROTHER
CALLED BY DEATH

We regret to announce the unex-
pected death of Chris Dobbins, brother
of George, our own "Dobbie," in New
York City, last Thursday. Details of
the unfortunate affair are not avail
able at this time, the only information
being a telegram received by George
at Cenralia, Illinois, announcing that
his brother had passed away that day,
as the result of an operation. George
Immediately left the team, and went
east to attend the funeral.
Chris Dobbins, was an unusually
likeable boy. He spent his last sum
mer vacation in Kenosha, and worked
in our plant for a few weeks. He has
been attending a medical college in
New York, and gave promise of a
bright future. An intelligent gentle
manly, likeable chap, who made host
Of friends during his short stay in
Kenosha, all Of whom will learn Of his
untimely passing out with regret.
We extend the sympathy of the cir
Gle of SINCE readers, to George, and
the other members of the family.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
VIM. McCabe's Wife
Dies on Sunday.

Pneumonia claimed another victim in
this city Sunday morning, when Mrs.
Rosetta McCabe, 81, wife of William
McCabe, 900 South Congress street,
died at the Isolation hospital. Mrs.
McCabe was born in Appleton, Febru-
airy %, 1895, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs, Joseph Weiss. She was we'll
known in Kenosha.
She was member of the Women's
Relief Corps and Ladies Of Moose
heart Legion. Besides her husband,
her parents and other relatives at
Appleton survive her.
Short funeral services were held
over the remains at the Mischler
Undertaking establishment on Sunday
afternoon by the women of the
Relief Corps and Ladies of Moose
Heart Legion.
The body was shipped to Appleton
this morning where funeral services
will be conducted Wednesday with
interment in St. Mary's cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
FATHER SORE"
AT CHRISTENING
Child Gets Wrong Name at
Baptism When Father
Isn't Present.
NOW TRY TO CHANGE

Excitement over christening
brought Vexed father and mother into
the municipal court this week in an
effort to straighten out tangle which
had arisen over their child's being bap-
tised and given the wrong name.
Thomas Houmes, the father, arrived
at his home, 704 Pearl street, last Sun
day evening, so the story goes, only to
find that his infant son had been taken
to church and baptized name he had
not chosen. The child had been bap-
tized "Carl'' it was said, whereas he
wanted to give different name. Mr..
Houmes became so consumed with rage
that he commenced breaking up the
furniture and was finally arrested N
his wifeis complaint, but the charges
were dismissed against him when his
wife refused to appear.
Child Gets Wrong Name.
AS the story came OUT it was shown
that Mrs. Houmes was quite anxious 70
comply with her husbands request
with regard to the naming of the child
but that several things had happened
to bewilder her. The wife's version Of
the christening was that while her
husband was away last Sunday morning
the two sponsors who were to be at tae
christening appeared and said they
were ready to go to the church. Be-
lieving that the matter had been ar
ranged by her husband, she accompan-
led them and the baptism and christen-
ing took place.
The embarrassment of the couple
came when it was found that the wrong
name, that is the name not desired by
the father, had been bestowed upon the
child, Both parents appealed frantic
ally to the police to change the name
and were sent over to consult Judge
Slater at the municipal court
Wanted Another Baptism.
The father and mother told Judge
Slater that they wanted second bap-
tism. He explained to them that that
was not the procedure and that since
the child was minor they should make
application through the circuit court
for change of~the name. Judge Slater
informed themt that had it been ques-
tion Of the change of name of person
Of age, they would only have to make
application to the register Of deeds
where the change would be recorded
for small fee, but that in the case
of the change of 8 minors name, it
would have to be done through court
since one name, the one not desired,
had been entered on the christening
papers and would be duly recorded.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
DEATH SUMMONS
PIONEER WOMAN
MRS. MARY ADELAIDE zIEVERS
DIED SUNDAY EVENING
AT MILWAUKEE,

Mrs. Mary Adelaide Zievers, aged 62,
widow Of the late John B. Zievers, long
a member Of the Kenosha police force,
and a member of one of the pioneer
families of Kenosha, died Sunday
evening just after eight o'clock at the
st. Mary's hospital in Milwaukee after
a long illness from gall stones and
complications. She had been at the
Sacred Heart Sanatarium for several
weeks and on Saturday morning a
major operation was undertaken as q
last resort to save her life, She had
rallied from the first effects of the
operation and appeared to be on the
road to recovery when she suffered
IA sudden relapse on Sunday evening
and died shortly afterwards,
Her death comes as a personal sor-
row to large circle of friends in
Kenosha, The remains were brought
to Kenosha today and to the Mischler
Mortuary and later were taken to the
home of daughter, Mrs. T. M. Fonk,
Gil Charles street, where they will be
held until the funeral services,
The deceased was born in Kenosha
March &c. 1861, the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Christ Schend, pioneer resi-
dents Of Kenosha. She attended the
st. George paroehial school and spent
all of her early life in Kenosha. She
was united in marriage at the St..
George church to John B. Zievers, who
preceded her in death eight years ago.
In recent years the home had been
at 459 Pleasant street. Mrs. Zievers
had been a member of the St. Thomas
congregation and had been most active
in the various organizations of the
church. She had long been member
Of the St, Thomas Altar society. Her
death will come as real loss to the
community in which she lived.
Surviving the deceased are one
daughter, Mrs. T. M. Fonk, Gil Charles
street, and three sons, Carl Zievers,
655 Elmhurst avenue, Clarence Ziev-
ers, of Chicago, and Urban Zievers,
now attending Albrecht College at
Meyerstown, Pennsylvania.
The funeral services will be held
Wednesday morning at nine o'clock
at the st. Thomas church with inter
ment following in the family plot in
the st. George cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
Would Train Miners
in Use of Gas Masks

Washington-Oxygen breathing ap-
paratus is taking an increasingly i'm
partant part In the war by science
and humanitarianism to reduce death
and loss from mine fires and explo-
sions, The United States Bureau Of
Mines says the proper use of the
breathing apparatus after the recent
mine explosions at Spangier, Pa, re-
suited directly in saving % lives,
Nevertheless the disaster reports Of
the bureau indicate the need for more
widespread inste llation and training.
Of 122 mines a. which disasters have
occurred, only g had fully trained
rescue crews, while Is others had only
few men trained, Records of a large
number Of such disasters show 189
men saved their lives by sealing them
selves behind barricades built to shut
out fatal gases, Many cases are re-
corded where men lost their lives in
attempting escape through passages
filled with poisonous gases,
The wearing of oxygen breathing
apparatus after disasters and in the
fighting Of mine fires, however, is hax-
ardous. The records show % men
have died wearing apparatus at the
time of disaster, but this number is
only about IL percent of those wear
ing such apparatus, By careful in
vestigation it was proved in each case
that if the apparatus had been kept in
proper order, or had the men been
properly trained or been physically
sound, or had they not attempted to do
too much, there would have been no
deaths and no occasion to blame the
apparatus,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26

This baby is on her way to an
American Red Cross milk station.
The little tot is one of the million
refugees from Asia Minor and
Thrace for whom the American Red
Cross has expended in Greece, up
wards of two and a half million dol
lars for food and medical care. Every
morning at Dourgoti, the newiy-built
refugee village in the very shadow
of the Acropolis at Athens, some
four hundred such youngsters get
their daily ration of milk from the
American Red Cross supplies, and
altogether in all parts Of Greece the
American organization feeds some
half million Of the refugees, young
and old, every day.
Since the burning of Smyrna last
September the American Red Cross
has devoted large part of its dis
aster emergency funds to supplying
food and clothing to the refugees and
to fighting, with q remarkable de-
gree of success, the threatened cpl
denies which rnenaced the entire
country and the surrounding islands,
where the women and children, des-
titute and homeless, sought refuge.
Between now and June 30th, the
burden of providing for this horde Of
dependent people must be shouldered
by the Greek government. Col. Will
liam N. Haskell, American Red Cross
Commissioner in Greece, has re-
ported to Judge John Barton Payne,
chairman of the organization, that
by that date the emergency stage of
the situation will have been passed
and that the permanent solution Of
the problem, whatever form that
solution NAV take, is to be reached
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
KEN0SHA ASKED
WATTEND MEET
Marinette Host for Repre-
zez1tatiYes of Sheridan
Road Cities.
HELD, ON MAY 1OTI

Kenesha has been invited to be
represented at the Sheridan Road con
vention TO be held at the twin cities
of Marinette, Wis, and Menominee.
Mieho on May 10, The event viii be
the annual meeting of the Sheridan
Road Association and also a conference
to discuss q cooperative advertising
plan between all Sheridan Road COM
munities to increase auto tourist traf-
fie,
Every Community Interested.
Cities and ether communities from
st. Louis to Lake Superior have been
invited to send representatives to this
convention, In most cases the repre-
sentatives will be from the business
mems associations, while from some
towns the Kimanfs, Rotary or other
clubs with send several members,
Every community located on the
Sheridan Road, which is the longest
concrete road in the world, has a joint
traffic, Under these circumstances it
has been suggested that cooperative
premotional plans might be worked out
through the Sheridan Road Association
to the advantage Of all,
One plan already suggested is map
showing the Sheridan Road route from
ST, Louis to Lake Superior leading to
the summer Fairgrounds of Upper Wis
consin, and Upper Michigan, this map
enclosure to be sent out in the mails OF
all business houses of every Sheridan
Road community, Such a campaign
continued for a year or two would
put into distribution not less than TO-.
100000 pieces of literature descriptive
Of the Sheridan Road communities and
the attractive summer vacation coun-
try of Wisconsin and Michigan.
Numerous other suggestions for CO
operative activities will come before
the convention,
Former Mayor Dan o. Head, who
was chairman of the committee for
celebrating the opening up @ the high
way in Kenosha, has been named as d
representative for Kenosha at the eoR-
ference. John Wagner is re Racine
QelegaCe.
Many Speakers Booked.
The speakers of the event will in
clude, Brownie" Milwaukee news
paper tourist authority; E. A. Hamar.
ChasselI, Mich, President of the Up
per Peninsula Development Bureau;
DR.. G. F. Whitewhield, Powers, Mich,
who is known as the CloverIand poet;
and G. E. Bishop, secretary manager
of the Upper Peninsula Development
Bureau,
City officers or officers or members
of any civic organization of towns or
communities on the Sheridan Road will
be- welcome at the convention.
1t is asked that all who care to at
tend will kindly notify the Chamber of
Commerce, Marinette, Wis, of their
acceptance d few days before the con
vention.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26

not by American charity, but by the
government responsible for their
welfare.
During the emergency period the
Greek officials of every rank have
cordially co-operated in carrying out
the relief measures. The full Force
of the government has been placed
squarely behind the sanitary and
medical program inaugurated by the
American Red Cross doctors and
nurses. Refugee camps have been
subjected to the strictest of sanitary
discipline. Sanitary regulations have
been enforced by both civil and mill
tary authorities and every possible
facility has been extended to the
Americans to stamp out typhus,
smallpox and other infectious dis
eases wherever they threatened to
become nrev9 lent
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
Eleven Are Injured
in Chicago Explosion

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Chicago, III. = Eleven. men were in
iured, some of them seriously in an
explosion today in the starch factory
of the Corn Products Refining COM
pany at Argo, Ill. Reports that three
of the men were dead were denied by
officials Of the company.
The explosion which was heard for
FIVE or six miles from the plant and so
alarmed the residents of Argo6 that
many fled from their homes, is be-
.lieved to have been due to a dust ex-
plosion. The eleven injured men all
were employed in the starch house and
suffered more or less serious burns but
none were killed, according to NJ. M.
Hennessey, employment manager of
the plant
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
CONDEMN LAND
FOR new SCHOOL
Bitter Fight Over Condem-
nation of Site for New
School Opens.
AT WIDE VARIANCE
Seek to Condemn Property of
Christ Bruins as Site for a
New Junior High School.

The most bitter fight for the pos
session of a site for a school build
ing known in Kenosha in years was
inagurated in the County Court be-
fore Judge R. Y. Baker this morning
when the city started proceedings to
condemn the property of Christ Bruins,
located on Pleasant street near Lin
colin park and sought by the Board of
Education as site for junior high
school. The hearing of the proceed
ings were before a jury and thirty
six men from all parts of the county
were called as a panel from which the
jury is TO be selected.
Farmers who came to the city for
jury service all sought to be excused
from service. They declared that
Thursday and today were the first
two days that they had been able to
get onto the land and that their call
to jury service had stopped the plows
which were started on Thursday.
No Sign of Compromise.
The property sought by the city is
located on Pleasant street, fronting
243 feet on that street and compris-
ing q city block. 1t is sought as a
part of the site for the school and
it is deemed necessary to secure it
if the program for proper school ex-
tension in Kenosha is to be carried
out. The property is assessed, accord
ing to the statements of the attorneys
for the city at $500 but this is only
a small fraction of the amount de-
manded for it by the owners At
torney Peter Meyers of Racine who
is representing Bruins in the condem-
nation proceedings declared that a
conservative value Of the property
would be $4,000, 1t was said that the
city had offered to pay $4,000 and
that this was decided upon as the
stop" price that the city would pay
for the land.
MANY real estate men and property
owners have been caller to testify at
the hearing to fix the value of the
nronertv and it is not improbable the
hearing will continue for some days.
1t was said that there was no lndlca-
tion that compromise might De
reached,
Gives Reason for Value.
During the afternoon the defense in
the condemnation proceedings brought
out the reason for the value which
had been placed on the property by
his attorney. 1t was brought out be-
fore the jury that large amount OF
moulding sand had been sold off the
site and that for this reason it furn-
ished q source Of income for the own
err. The testimony also dealt with
the various attempts, of the city to
confer with representatives Of the
owner of the land in regard to &C.
curing the property, :,
The suit now being heard is to De
followed by condemnation proceedings
brought to acquire site on Salem ave-
nue. between Bird and 4th avenues now
belonging to Cherubini Paelni, and
wanted as the location for an elemen-
tarv school, No definite date for
hearing the Pacini condemnation pro-
ceedings has yet been set
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
Lord Robert Cecil
Visits at Capitol

Washington Lord Robert Cecil,
leading British exponent Of the League
of Nations, came to Washington today
and expressed himself as highly pleas
ed at the way he had been received
during his swing around the circle on
behalf of the League.
Lord Cecil will be the guest here of
Henry White, member of the Ameri-
can delegation to the peace conference
and during his stay it is expected he
will be received at the White House by
President Harding. He also will visit
Former President Wilson with whom
he elaborated at Paris.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
Former KenOshan
Dead i'm Des MOines

Word was received in Kenosha this
morning of the death of T. E. "Tim"
Carpenter. formerly of Kenosha
county, who died several days ago at
his home In Des Moines, Iowa, The
deceased will be remembered by Ke-
nosha county residents as the young
est son OF Ambrose Carpenter, for
many years farmer in the town of
Pleasant Prairie. Mr.. Carpenter had
been seriously III for more than two
years, He was forty-five years of age
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
Prairie Fire Cause
South Dakota Loss

Huron, s. D.-Prairie fres north
west, north and southwest of Huron
last night and today destroyed small
farm buildings, bridges and some live
stock and poultry with resultant loss
of thousands of dollars, according to
meager reports,
The most destructive blaze as far as
could be learned, started west of
Huron, between Wolsey and Virgil,
and burned over a stretch twelve miles
long and nearly mile wide,
At the edge of the village, where q
barn and several small buildings were
consumed, the combined efforts of
practically every person in town re-
sponded to subdue the blaze,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
Highways Improved
by Warm Weather

Milwaukee.--A few warm days have
worked wonders with Wisconsin high
ways, especially those in the south
eastern and central sections and the
roads are fast assuming normal con-
dition, according to the weekly report
today Of the Milwaukee Journals tour
department.. In the far north there IL
still some snow, but fast disappearing.
Within this next week several construc-
tion jobs will get under way and from
then on detours, especially In the
southeastern portion, will be more nu-
merous than ever, The only. unob-
structed traffic out of Milwaukee this
coming season will be highway Is,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
Weeks Resigns as
G. O. p. Committeeman

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Washington, D, G, - Secretary
Weeks has rendered his resignation as
q member of the Republican national
committee from Massachusetts, In his
letter Of resignation, addressed to
Frank H, Foss, chairman Of the Re-
publican state committee in Boston, Mr..
Weeks said it was impossible for him
to devote the time and attention to
the work which its Importance re-
quired,