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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-07
Counterfeit Ring
Nabbed i'm New York

New York City-Thirteen men were
arrested and millions of bogus gov
eminent revenue stamps, whiskey and
champagne labels with the plates from
which they were printed, were seized
by operatives of the United States
secret service in two raids here last
night, it was announced today. Chief
Secret Service Operative Joseph A.
Palma, who conducted the raids, de-
clarerd that the men had been flooding
the country with the fake labels.
Presses and other printing parapher-
MALTA were seized.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-07
French Guard Shot
German SchO0lbOy

Berlin II freight train was wreck
ed last evening at Linton, near Essen
by unknown persons, says the Central
News. Many cars were derailed and
smashed and the embankment at the
point of the crash was torn up and
traffic halted.
A German school boy was shot and
killed at Dusseldorf by guard at
a French post. the agency also states.
A crowd attempted to lynch the SOL
der responsible but was prevented by
the German police,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-07
BROOKLYN Skinner
NAMED POTENTATE
Conrad V. Dykeman of Brooklyn Ele-
waited to Highest Office by Shrin-
ers at Washington Conclave.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire)

Washington, D. G. - Conrad v.
Dykeman, of Brooklyn, N. Y, was ele-
waited to the position of imperial po-
tentate today by sthe Ancient Arabic
Order. hobels Of the Mystic Shrine.
Today President and Mrs. Harding
again opened wide the doors of the
White House to the visiting Shriners,
thousands of whom were shown
through the famous parlors of the
mansion while at the executive offices
delegations from dozen temples were
received by the chief executive.
Kansas City was selected as the
1924 convention city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-07
Open New Service
on the Mississippi
(By Associated Press Leased Wire

St. Louis, Mo. = Establishment of
passenger service on the upper Miss
issippi river was set for tonight with
the scheduled departure of the steam
er Harry G. Drees from here for it's
first trip TO St. Paul, Mimi. Officials
of the company undertaking the serv-
ices said it was planned to make the
round trip of 1853 miles in eight days,
and that trips will be made every nine
days regularly during the summer
months
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-07
FROM FLAMES
ARREST SUSPECT IN
GIRL BANDIT Staying
Eugene SchIig Held on Suspicion in
Connection With Robbing and
Staying of Richard G. Tesmer.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire)

Thy Associated Press Leased WlreJ
Chicago, Ill.-Eugene Schlig, l, was
arrested on suspicion early today in
connection with the Staying of Richard
C. Tesmer, wealthy insurance man, at
his home here last night. The sus-
pect, who is being held at the detective
bureau for questioning, is believed by
the police to know the identity of the
girl and man who held up Tesmer
and made off with his automobile after
the girl had shot him down in the
presence of his wife.
The girl shot and killed Tesmer
after directing a male accomplice in
holdup of Tesmer and his wife outside
the garage at their home in north
side residential section last night.
After firing the shot the girl bandit
snapped commands to her companion,
leaped into Tesmer's automobile and
drove away, waving her revolver as
calmly as if she were embarking on a
moonlight ride with her favorite beau.
Two hours later the abandoned ma
chine was found not far from the
scene. There was neither trace Of
the couple nor clue to their Identities.
The Staying, characterized as with
out parallel, in wantonness, was the
first committed by a woman bandit
in Chicago.
Tesmer was returning home with his
wife after short visit with her sister.
Just when he started to back his auto
mobile into the garage the girl and
man stepped out from the shadows and
commanded the couple, at the point
of pistols, to put their hands up and
get out of the car.
Her companion stood silently by as
the girl searched both captivesA
The purses Of Mr.. and Mrs. Tesmer,
yielding only small amount of
money, the girl demanded jewelry but
scorned the watch which Tesmev
promptly handed over.
The girl bandit sharply reprimand-
ed her companion when he began to
search Mrs. Tesmer for concealed
valuables.
AS she directed her attention to a
search of Tesmer's clothing the robber
turned again to Mrs. Tesmer and
struggled with her in an attempt to
force her wedding ring from her finger.
i "0h, please don't take that off !"
pleaded the terrified wife. Il haven't
had it off my finger since we were
married"
Aroused at his wife's agonized
cries, Tesmer, with uplighted hands
twitched helplessly. Without word
the girl bandit swung her pistol
around and fired one shot. He fell,
dying instantly.
Mrs. Tesmer Historically fell over
her husbands body as the bandit pair
sped northward in the automobile.
A photograph of a young woman said
to answer the description of the
woman bandit, was found in Schlig's
possession. 1t was shown to Mrs. Tes-
mer who said there was close re-
semblance between the slayer of her
husband and the subject of the photo
graph.
The police believe from the descrip-
ton given them that the woman ban
dit and her companion were the pair
who robbed Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Gun
ningham of Benton Harbor, Mich, in
Chicago last Monday night.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-07
LAUNCH NEW ESSAY CONTEST.
(By Associated Press Leased wireJ

(by AssocIateu FTess Leased WlreJ
Chicago = In support of the cam
paign for recruits for the Citizens
Military Training Camps association
summer school at Camp Custer, Mich,
the association today announced that
four cash prizes were being offered
for the best essays by four male stu
dents of secondary schools in Indiana,
Illinois and Wisconsin on the sub
ject, 'Why Want to go to Camp Gus
ter" The first prize is $50 and the
contest will close July 20,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-07

The city planning commission in an
important meeting held Tuesday even
ing in the city council chambers in the
city hall settled several problems per-
tanning to the carrying out of the new
zoning ordinance. Perhaps most fer
tile of ideas for future welfare was
the suggestion of Howard Dennis, re-
ceived with approval by the commits
sion, to the end that vision clear
ance" should be observed by all build
ings on the corner lots where business
streets intersect with residence
streets.
This came as the only feasible solu-
tion of the problem of what should be
done with these corner lots where the
rights of three parties conficted-
of the commercial builder, the resi-
dence owners adjacent, and the public
at large.
In addition to meeting this problem
the commission after a discussion of
the feasibility of closing Congress
street for the block between the new
High school and the new Vocational
school, decided that in the interests
of public policy and, the future the
street should be open. Superintend-
ent Loomis suggests that the street
might be treated with camoufage to
resemble the rest of the center and
look like closed street was turned
over to the regular committee for the
center.
Corners Were the Stickler.
The corner problem was admittedly
the hardest to buckle and most Of the
evening was spent in discussing the
various angles.
The problem which confronted the
commission vast just this: On resi-
dence streets fixed by the zoning law
there will be compulsory setback of
25 feet. On streets devoted to com
mercial purposes there will be no set
back. But what happens where res
idence street crosses a commercial
street?
If there is no setback observed by
the man on the corner in running up
a commercial building, say a store,
several things happen. First, the man
in the residence lot just next the cor
ner is at a disadvantage; his light
and air is cut off by the store, and yet
under the ordinance he himself is
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-07
Continue to License
Autos i'm Madison
BY Associated Press Leased Wire

10y ASSOclaJeU TreSS LSaSeu WIreJ
Madison, Wis. Registration of
Wisconsin automobiles will continue
to be made in Madison rather than at
the state prison as result of the SEN
ate's defeat late yesterday of the HUI
Der bill transferring the automobile
of the secretary of states
office to Waupun. The bill was de-
feated on a tie vote Of IA to IA.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-07
Redel is Released
from Asylum Today
An Aasociated Presg Leased vine

Baraboo, Wis. = Gusav RedeI, Cas-
sell farmer and neighber of the three
members of the Balzer family who
we're murdered August 9th, at their
home 10 miles from Sank City, has been
released from the Mendoza hospital.
Redel was committed to the institu-
ton soon after the Balzer murder. 1t
was said thinking about the murder
was the cause of his condition.
No trace of the slayer of William,
Mary and Julius Balzer has been
found. Redel has returned to his
farm.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-07
No Staten. Mt at Washington.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire)

NDy fAssO0isVsL 4esS ASt1sSu W44SJ
Washington, d. G. = 1t was said at
the state department. that no informa-
ton regarding Belgian Preparations
plan had been communicated to the
American government and that officials
here had no means of knowing whether
the summary published in New York
today was correct.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-07
Minnesota to Have
a Special Election
(By Associated Press Leased wire)

St. Paul, Minn.-Minpesota's special
primary June IS, and the special cleo
ton July 18, will be held as planned,
the state supreme court in a decision
handed down today denying the right
of district courts to interfere in the
process of selecting a successor to the
late Senator Knute Nelson.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-07
sENATE DEFERs ACTION.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Madison, Wis.-Action on the high
way commission weight tax bill and
the Huber unemployment bill was laid
over by the senate last night after
extended argument Further consid-
Grafton will be given the bills late
this week or during the next week. ac-
cording to upper house plans.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-07
Papyrus Winner
at EPSON Downs
(By Associated Press Leased wirel

cry, out of Miss Matty owned by E.
Irish and ridden by the veteran jock
ey, Steve Donoghue, won< the classic
derby stakes, run here today.
The Earl of Derby's Pharos, by
Phalaris, out of Scapa Flow, was sec
ond, and NJ. Goculda's Parth, by Poly
melus out of Villa. was third. Nine
teen horses ran.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-07
4 !!
FORTY BILLIONS ARE
ASKED BY BELGIANS
Belgian Preparations Proposal Sug
gests That Forty Billion Gold
Marks Be Demanded.
BULLETIN.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Paris - The rejection of Ger
many's new reparation offer was
fOreshadowed in official quarters
here today, although the text of the
note is not expected before tomOr-
row and the unfavOrable judgment
is based only on unofficial advance
indications that the offer, from the
French viewpoint, does not even
constitute a basis for negotiations.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-07

pending in the upper house aSthe SEN
ate once again today took up consider
alton of the revenue problem facing
the session. Talk of a special session
to consider taxes was general before
the controversy was taken up on the
floor.
While conferences were held be-
t--oc-, 10 ~ovo~1or ond various groups
of senator's throughout yesterday, it
10 L.-,4o-s "a 44~-. .4tvse al cIose
touch W J the situation that the
meetings accomplished little. Both
the finance committee tax bill and the
Blaine income tax plan were confront
ed with defeat should vote be TAX
en-. e.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-07
SHOT HIMSELF THROUGH HEAD.

Lacrosse, Ray Kneesl, aged 81,
committed suicide by shooting himself
through the head. His body was found
in Copeland Park with an empty bottle
which had contained liquor, at his feet.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-07
ELECTRoCUTED IN GARAGE.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire.l

by AssocIateu FTess Leased WWeJ
Glenwood City, Wis. - Howard
O'Brien, aged 20, of this city was in
stantly killed last night when he came
into contact with an electric wire,
while working in his garage.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-07


caught in a fire at the home of Tony
TravaHti, 571 Market street, where he
rents his rooms and would probably
have burned to death had he not been
rescued by three fremen. When found
he was overcome by smoke and today
is resting at the home of Louis Rob-
sci on Grand avenue.
Trapped in Fire.
Pavich occupies couple of rooms
on the ground floor of Travanti's
home. Early this morning the bed
room in the southeast corner of the
house in which Pavich sleeps caught
fire. The man woke up to find him
self surrounded by fire and smoke and
made his way as best he could out of
the burning bedroom. However, he
was bewildered by the smokeflled air
and unable to find the door to the
hall, SO that instead of getting out
of the house he found himself down
cellar where he commenced screaming
Intellectually
Travanti and his family in the
meantime had been awakened by the
smoke and rushed out of the house,
summoning the fire department. Trav
anti heard the screams of Pavich but
couldn't find him in his room and
raised an alarm in the streets. Nor
ris Barnett, whose home is in the vi.
entity, heard shouts foT help ana sum-
moned the police ambulance.
Chief Schwartz in Rescue.
The fire department arrived, heard
the agonized screams of a human be-
ing, andAstarted at once to locate the
source. Chief Schwartz found Pavich
pinned in the cellar unable to get out,
and aided by Fireman Nick Loef and
Memo HOLSTER, managed to get Paw
ich pulled through the cellar window.
He was then overcome by smoke and
it took some minutes to get him in
condition to limp to the waiting am
bulance.
Other fremen were meantime at
work extinguishing the fire while the
chief and his two aides crawled on
hands and knees through the smoke
filled rooms to see that there was no
one else trapped inside. The Trav-
ants were all outside, however, and
there was no one else to be rescued.
The fire loss amounted to about
$500.
Chief Schwartz was at loss today
to account for the origin of the fire.
He stated that it had started I'M
doubtedly in Pavicl's bedroom. There
is no stove in, the room, and the fire
had not started from cross circuit
ing of electric wires. Tony Travanti
said that Pavich did not smoke, and
therefor the conclusion that he had
lighted match and thrown it to one
side while burning appeared to be
incorrect. The fire had commenced
during the night while the man slept.
Continues Pavich Epic.
Pavich is an eccentric character who
practised medicine formerly in Keno
sha and got into difficulties in the
courts in connection with that prac-
tice. He was charged with practising
without a license, but after the case
was dragged through a number Of
terms of the circuit court the charges
were dropped.
Pavich used to claim that he had
been one time physician to Emperor
Joseph of Austria, and this statement
together with other ebullitions Of his
personality resulted in his being
stamped as an eccentric individual
His most recent appearance before
the limelight prior to this morning
was when his bride of a few weeks
divorced him during the last term Of
the circuit court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-07

Theirs no longer any doubt O. tn
superior intelligence O. some animals
DER that O. quite number o. human
bein's when it is known that no pho
tographer has ever been able t line
up wart hog. Speakin' O. burnin'
coal twice, who'd think o. all tn lit
tie ways t. curb if it wuzn' fer tn rich
Copyright National Newspaper Service.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-07
MAN TRAPPED IN
BURNING HOUSE
Pavich's latest is to be Res
cued by Firemen Early
This Morning.
CAUGHT IN CELLAR
In Midst of Blaze at Travanti's
House, Pavich Loses
His Way.

DR.. Gregory Pavich is bound to get
into print somehow Early this morn
ing at before two o'clock he was
caught in a fire at the home of Tony
TravaHti, 571 Market street, where he
rents his rooms and would probably
have burned to death had he not been
rescued by three fremen. When found
he was overcome by smoke and today
is resting at the home of Louis Rob-
sci on Grand avenue.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-07
25 Feet in Rear-State Law.

Building Inspector ]. NJ. Albers
pointed out that rear yard OF p
feet is compulsory under the state
law back Of stores which house more
than two families in Living quarters
upstairs, or which carries hotel quar-
tiers above.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-07

CONTINUED on Page 81
, 1923-10-19

Don't forget the Masquerade Ball
Friday night
, 1923-10-19
SNOW STORM DEsCENDs
ON HOLLYWOOD STREETS

A snow storm do luxe in bafmy
California, on a day when Old Sol
was doing his best to boom the Ice
cream industry!
1t sounds incredible. but It actual
ly took place recently in Hollywood,
thanks to the wonders of science and
the ingenuity of tho group Of men
responsible for the screen adapta'
ton of main Street" from the
best seller novel OF Sinclair Lewis.
Tho science was represented by
ten huge wind machines. Tho en-
tire set Of Main Street" was cover-
cd with white sand. tons OF salt and
a composition which made It glisten
like the real thing.
Florence Nldor and Monte Blue
s<e the featured players in this
story Of Carol Kennicott and her adj
ventures in Gopher Prairie trying
10 make It live up TO her ideas of
what n modern town should be. The
supporting cnst consists of Harry
Myers, Robert Gordon. Alan Hale.
Louise Fazenda, Josephine Crowell,
Otis Harlan and Gordon Griffith.
MAIN Street will pay at the
Rialto theater starting tomorrow.
, 1923-10-19
Tribute Paid Anna Case
In Georgia Remarkable

When Anna Case. the popular
concert soprano to be heard here
on Monday. October. az. at the Amer.
lea theater, gave her second recital
In Jacksonville. Fla. last February,
the ablest and most fastidious critic
OF the Palmetto state. Mr.. George
Hoyt Smith. wrote of her recital in
tho Florida TImes-Union tho follow.
ing:
"She sings. sometimes in English.
sometimes in French or Norwegian
or Swedish. the gamut OF emotions
Is touched. from the plant OF the
disappointment of a lover to the in
~vitation to the dance and the de-
scriptive ballad. The famous aria
from Louise given in dramatic
style. a MacDowen Slumber Song,
from one to another, this beautiful
woman. arrayed in a gold-colored
satin gown. with cob.webby pea
cock draperies. triiled and pleaded.
warbled and intoned. a wonderful
magnetic, dainty bit of inspired
humanity, swaying the assembled
adorers to every mood.
"Of her artistry there can be no
question. her voice needs only to be
heard to win the highest encomiums,
even from those who grudgingly
bestow credit where credit is due.
, 1923-10-19
S. R. 0. SIGN HUNG
OUT At COLUMBIA

The Columbia theater was packed
with standing Don only left last
night when amusement seekers
crowded in to see the excellent Or
pheum program which is being
staged there again tonight. All i've
OF the vaudeville acts pleased the
large audience last night just as
they have pleased the audiences all
this week.
Lucille and Vernon, the song bird
and the violinist, have a new act
that goes over in good shape. Some
persons consider that this act is bet
ter than the one previously given.
though both are of YER high class.
Arch Woody has some new tricks
also. Frank Rooney is there with
the goods. Sing ding Foo and the
Merrill Brothers cannot be improved
upon
A first run picture program Of
William Fairbanks in Peaceful
Peters, and a two.reel comedy is
also offered,
Just before he began work on
peaceful Peters, Director Lewis
King bought himself Il bright and
shiny new automobile which was
the joy Of his heart. But 1t was
written in the stars that his JOY
was to be short-lived. one OF h
first scenes in Peaceful Peters
rails for n thrilling horseback chase
md Director King was up in the
front seat Of his nice new car,
whooping like n Comnnche Indian
as the riders pelted he~lter'skeltsr
toward him, obeyinG his shouted
commands. Nearer and r they
rame. the horses straining every
nerve, their riders fogging them on
and on 10 efforts eve more intense.
while the camera men ground away
as though their lives depended on 1t.
Then suddenly n adden
broncho, instead OF swervins as he
reached the car-whlch was what
his rider strove to make him do
crashed headlong into it-nnd a
very large number OF good American
dollars took wing! All that re-
maIned behind was a shattered car,
n sadder and wiser cow-pony, a
frenzied director and a scared crew
Of assistants and cnmernmen.
, 1923-10-19
WOMAN KILLED
BY DISCHARGE
OF S u N

JuLEsBuRo. Colo, Oct. a.
Mrs. r. D. McClintock. SO years old.
wife. OF the superintendent Of Sedg-
wick county high schools. was found
dead In the closet OF her home yes
terday afternoon by her seven-year-
old son on his return from school.
having been shot through the heart
by a load from a shotgun. Death
was accidental. according to the
family.
Mr.. McCiintock, who expected to
leave for Denver late yesterday to
attend the state education Meet.
ing, had been asked by his wife to
leave a loaded gun for protection
while he was away. The gun stood
in the closet and It is supposed
that Mrs. McClintock accidentally
knocked It down and discharged It.
The family came to Julesburg IN
August, last, from Las Vegas, N. NJ,
where Mr.. McClintock was principal
of the New Mexico Normal Univer.
sity high school.
, 1923-10-19
"0uTCAsT" AG GOOD If.
NOT BETTER THAN film
%"F0OTL|GHTS," Gil N

Equal, II not better, than foot
lights" which is saying q great deal,
is Elsie F%erguson'S latest Paramount
production. "Outcast." which is now
playing at the Rialto Theater.
A highly notable production was
'Footlights,' Miss Ferguson's best
previously. but in sheer dramatic
intensity, action. character and sett-
ings It is outranked in some respects
by "Outcast." Miss Ferguson was
the star in the play of the same
name and her familiarity with the
role accounts, in a measure, no
doubt for the remarkable work she
does in this picture.
"Outcast' tells the story of a
strange friendship and love. A des-
titute young woman. with the
streets her only refuge. meets. in
unusual circumstances, a man who
dissipates as a result of an unfor-
tunate love affair. He then seeks
TO retur to his first affection.
whereupon n thrilling fight for his
love ensues.
David Powell has the part of the
man, and Mary MacLaren is seen
in the role of the other girl"
Chester Whitney. veteran director.
had an admirable supporting cast to
work with. including. as 1t does.
William Powell, Charles Wellesley.
William David and Teddy Sampson.
, 1923-10-19

have gone back a second time in
order that they might get more
firmly fixed in their minds the diff
ferent details Of the dope traffic.
Human Wreckage" is q film
that reveals the drug evil in It's
every aspect. 1t shows dope fiends
from the cradle to the grave. re-
veals tho fact that innocent beings
are often caught in the clutches of
the beast without their knowledge.
and that once caught 1t Is very hard
t shake themselves free. a big
point Is tho tenacity with which
peddlers and others connected with
the dope ring hound their victims.
Even after one has reached the
point where he may consider him.
self cured of the habit these sly
beasts attempt to reform the
habit.
Human Wreckage'' ought not to
be missed at this last showing in
Casper today.