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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-25
FROST PREDICTED
Warmer Weather Is Forecast For
 Sunday

Jack Frost again Sunday morning accompanied by temperature of about 40 degrees. so says Weather Observer E. c. Horton. Saturday ; morning frost was in evidence on housetops and fence corners. and was viewed by early risers. Sunday is scheduled fair and slightly warmer. according to prediction of MT. Hor- ton, who says that the rainy spell of the past few days is over. and that warmer weather is just around the corner"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-25
LICENSE TAXES DUE
Only One Week Remains Before Pen-
 alty Goes On

Only one more week Is let for the payment of city licenses before the 10 per, cent penalty Is added, according to E. w.. Ellis, license collector. The penalty goes into ef- feet on April l. and inspectors will immediately start a check-up of the delinquents, and arrests will be made, H. M. Taylor, city comptroller. am nounced Saturday.
 Approximately 5000 dog tags have been sold by the department since the first of the year. The dog wagon will start its early rounds after April ]. It was stated that all dogs who have no tags will be picked up and placed in the city pound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-25
THIEF SHOWS COURTESY
Bag md Handlcuffs Stolen From Of-
 ficer Returned Saturday.

Truth or the oIu adage or "hOnor, even among thieves" was demon- strated early Saturday morning when some honorable" thief, who stole d money bag containing Is pairs of handcuffs from State Transfer off cer Joe Wilson in the Louisville and Nashville station Thursday night, re- turned the bag and handcuffs to the depot. The bag was discovered near the ticket gate by James Guyer, gate man.
 The Age-Herald Friday morning carried d story of the theft and stated that county officers were expressing the hope that the bag would be left where it might be found and returned to Officer Wilson. It is believed that the thief read the req, est and was courteous enough to comply.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-25
DIR. HOLLIS TO SPEAK
Worcester Educator Comes To Bir-
 mingham Next Wednesday

pr. Ira N. Hollis. president of the Worcester Polytechnic institute, will deliver an address to the students of the Birmingham University School on What Are the Limitations of Freedom in Our Country" on We'd nesday morning, April 4 at o'clock
 pr. Hollis is one of the best known of the eastern educators and is a forceful speaker, and the. Birming ham University School feels most fortunate in having secured this lec turer to address the student body. Invitation to all of the friends of the school to attend the lecture has been extended by the faculty.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-25
IRISH REPUBLICANS
APPEAL TO ROME
Protest Against Irish Church Leaders
Declared to Have Been
Received by Pope
tBy Associated. Press Leased wiFe.)

(By Associated Press Leased Wire
Dublin-The action of the Roman
Catholic hierarchy of Ireland is is
suing a pastoral letter to the priests
and people on October 10 last, con-
demning the revolt and guerilla war
fare against the free state govern
ment, has had a striking sequel in the
formation of Catholic appeal COM
mittee.
This committee sent number of
delegates to Rome to present an ap-
peal to the Vatican from the decisions
of the Irish hierarchy and the Free
mans Journal understands they have
returned to Dublin after completing
their mission. The delegates are re-
ported to have had three interviews
with Cardinal Gasparri, the papal
secretary of state, who received their
appeal and had it entered in the Vati-
can records. The delegates also were
received in audience by Pope Plus.
At their last interview with Car
dinal Gaspparri, according to the
newspaper, they were informed that
their appeal had been forwarded to
Cardinal Logue, primate of all Ireland,
for reply on behalf of the Irish hier-
archy, and that on receipt of this the
matter would be duly considered by
the sacred congregation whose func-
ton it is to deal with such questions,
which would then report to the Pope.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-25
Dead Partisan is
Called a Prophet

Paris-Admirers of Max Nordau,
noted philosopher, author and Zion
list leader, who died in Paris yester-
day, pointed to him today as something
of a prophet in his own time.
Arrested by the French during the
world war; but subsequently paroled
Nordau went to Madrid where he pre-
dicted that the great struggle would
have dire results. To him is attri-
buted this statement:
"The vanquished will carry on intel
able evaporation, and even the con-
querers soon will be pervaded by deep
disappointment and wrath when they
realize the fact-as they will-that
their efforts, sufferings and triumphs
will have yielded them no palpable
effect whatever and will not have
rendered easier and more prosperous
their existence and that of their fami-
lies; on The contrary, will have made
it more toilsome, hard and gloomy"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-25
LETTER CLEARS
OLD MYSTERY
Letter Reidentifies Body of
Man Found Dead on
Roadside.
WAS A CHICAGOAN


All of the mystery surrounding the
identity of the man whose body was
found at the side of the road south
of Central Park about midnight on
September %, 1922, was removed to-
day when Coroner Truman T. Parker
received letter from Albert A. label,
a brother of the dead man, which es-
tablished the identity of the deceased
as Paul label, also of Chicago. The
body had been buried in the Potter's
Field under this name but due to the
fact that the Identification had been
traced only by note found on his
person, no positive identification could
be made.
= At the time of the finding of the
body the remains had been kept sever
al days at local morgue, in the hopes
that relative might be discovered to
claim the body.
Description Tallies Exactly.
The letter this morning gave a de-
scription of the man which was miss
ing from Chicago, which description
tallies exactly with the records kept
of the man found dead here. A mole
on his back, one of the most promi-
nent distinguishing marks on the body
of the dead man, was likewise men
toned in the letter from the brother
in Chicago
1t is explained in the communica-
ton that efforts to get in touch with
officials here earlier have been made
but Coroner Parker declares that he
has received none of the communica-
tons mentioned.
Victim of Motor Accident
The man was found dead at the side
of the road by former Coroner Herbert
C. Millager. He had evidently been
struck by an automobile which had
driven on without the driver either
knowing of the accident or if he knew
it, without stopping to aid the VIC
tim. The mans neck was broken Civ
ing evidence that he had been killed
instantly.
No trace was ever found of the au-
tomobile which caused the mans
death.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-25
ENDS OWN LIFE in
SENSATIONAL WAY
Edward Stegner, of Racine, Leaps
Under Freight Train and is
Ground to Pieces.

Racine. VISITS all my fault, I
believe. It's too bad. l am sorry"
That was the short not written in
pencil and contained in an ink
addressed and stamped envelope found
in the inside coat pocket of the over
coat which Edward Stegner, 1912
Douglas avenue, discarded just before
STOPPING and leaping under slowly
moving freight train on the North
western road at Isabelle avenue at
eight o'clock this morning.
The note appears to have been
scrawled while he was planning to end
his life in the sensational manner wit
messed by the engineer and conductor
of the train which was north-b bound
on the "third" track.
The body was cut in two and one
of the arms severed at the wrist, and
it was removed to the Bayerman and
Krug morgue.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-25
Would Force Khan
To Publish Lists

Madison, visa bill aimed at the
Ku Klux Khan was introduced into the
Wisconsin legislature today by Sena-
tor Ben Gettelman, Milwaukee, requir-
ing that every fraternal order, lodge,
secret society, club and association,
file with the secretary Of state and
county clerk of each county twice a
year, the names of all its members.
A prison penalty is provided for
failure to comply with the require
ments. Senator Gettelman said that
his proposal was intended to force
the Ku Klux Khan to publish list
of its members in Wisconsin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-25
Albert Minzgher and Half Brother, Dollar Pepp-
Ter, Are Arrested at Chicago and
Admit KenOsha "JObs."
READY TO ACHIEVE MASTERPIECE"
Hold-up Men Who Tell Of sticking Up John Madar
and Alex Sweeney Here, Had Planned
RObbing Waukegan Bank.

avoided Chicago, and made round of
other towns in Northern Illinois as
well as in Wisconsin. In addition to
the robberies at Kenosha, they con-
fessed to hold-ups in Racine, James
vile, Beloit, Rockford, Elgin and in
Waukegan.
1t was at Waukegan that the pair of
bandits had expected their biggest
haul would be made. They expected,
they said, to get into the Waukegan
State bank and robe it of $4,000.
Peppler told the detective at head
quarters in Chicago that he had plan
ned the chain system of hold-ups
through the country, and that the Wau-
kegan robbery was to have been their
masterpiece" after which they had
expected to lay low for while and
live off their income"
Torn Trousers Their Undoing.
Incidentally pair of torn trousers
helped the Chicago police to catch the
pair, after they had received reports
from Kenosha asking for aid in tracing
the bandits, as well as requests from
other cities. The Kenosha police had
sent out description of the two men
which they had received from Madar,
and the Chicago officers had reports
from other cities of a pair who had
been traced as far as Chicago after
hcld-ups in Elgin and Aurora.
Following hold-up last Saturday,
the detectives in Chicago watched an
incoming train and searched 1t for the
two young men. They had both left.
They then questioned the conductor,
who told them that he remembered
two men who answered the description
because one of them had torn his
trousers on seat and demanded pay
ment.
Il asked him for his name and adj
dress, and he gave it to me- said the
conductor. The detectives went to the
address and found both of the bandits
for whom they were looking.
Madar Held Up On the Ninth
John Madar, whose place of business
the Wisconsin bandits admitted rob-
bling, was held up by the pair on the
evening of January ninth The hoId-up
took place in Madras clothing store,
113 Milwaukee avenue The two walk
ed in, flashed two guns before the
eyes of the astonished clothing man,
and ordered him to "stick up" They
then, while still covering him, helped
themselves to the cash register.
Alex Sweeney, baker, was held up
early in the morning about the same
time, while on his way to work on
foot. Two men jumped before him in
the shadow, and after flashing their
guns, helped themselves to his peck
cts, getting all the change he had on
his person at the time, which, by lucky
chance, happened to be only a few
dollars.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-25
FRENCH PLAN Is
DELAYED ONCE MORE
France Again Delays Presentation of
Plan for Preparations Because of
Present Ruhr Crisis.
(By United Press)

Paris Presentation of the new
French plan for general reparation
settlement which it had been an
bers of the reparation commission to-
day has again been delayed, 1t is ex-
pected now the plan will not be ready
until Bhe end of this week. Discus
sion of the plan in the,commission will
not, in that event, begin until next
week.
Although the reasons given for the
delay is that more time is necessary to
transcribe the plan and put the finish
ing touches on it the developments in
the German situation are regarded in
PREPARATION circles as the main cause.
The new French PREPARATION plan,
provides for German domestic loan
Of three billion gold marks guaran-
teed by the Reich's leading Industrial
lists.
With the exception Of 500,O00,00O
gold marks, which would be used in
stabalizing the currency, the proceeds
Of the proposed loan would be paid on
the Allied reparation account. The
guarantees demanded by France are
practically the same as she now holds
Premier Poincare, Louis Barthou
and other French experts make the
proposal contingent on the withdrawal
Of all resistance to Frances Ruhr pol
icy or to Allied action in other terri
tories under the Versailles treaty.
In commenting on the fact that the
plan provides for no moratorium
French officials point that two year
delay will be considered if Germany
agrees to submit to the coercive meas
ures permitted by the treaty.
AS the case now stands, there is lit
tie use of offering moratorium il
the German government refuses to
recognize the treaty that imposes the
payments.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-25
WOULD NAME JUDGES
BY POPULAR VOTE
(By Associated Press Leased Wire

Madison, Wis. = Congress is asked
to submit to the state a proposed
amendment to the federal constitution
to provide for popular election of fed
eral judges for term of ten years,
in memorial introduced today by
Assemblyman W. J. Eber of Milwau-
kee.
Assemblyman Eber also brought in
bill enactment of which would create
the officer of public defender in Mil
waukee, his expenses to be borne by
the county. This new officials ap-
pointed for term of four years at
$4,000 salary would defend without ex
pense to the parties, all persons not
financially able to employ counsel.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-25

~ two bandits who held up John
Madar on the ninth of January and
Alex Sweeney on the tenth, have been
arrested in Chicago, where they con-
fessed to the police that they had
"stuck up" theB Kenoshans. The pair
who gave their names as Albert
Minzgher, 20, and Dollar Peppler, 25,
ex-conyict from Green Bay, told the
officers that they had "pulled other
jobs" in Kenosha, but said that they
did not know the names Of the streets
and could not describe where the rob
berries had occurred.
Were Out for Big Game.
Minzgher and Peppler, his half
brother, through their admissions,
opened up to the eyes of the officials
an underworld bandit system which
kept up circle of operations through
the small. towns in Wisconsin and
Northern Illinois. They said that they
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-25
Death Ends Flight
of MOntfOrt Banker
(By Associated Press Leased wire.)

Milwaukee.-Dea has ended the
fight Of Clyde X. Stephens, cashier of
the Montfort State Bank at Montfort,
Wis, who disappeared on June 9th,
leaving a shortage of nearly S60,00O
it was believed today. Marshall Cous-
ms, Wisconsin commissioner of bank
ing, received a telegram signed by the
sheriff at Bay St Louis, Miss, declar-
ing that the body of man believed to
be the missing bank official has been
found there. Fred Stephens, relative
of the missing man, has started for Bay
st. Louis to identify the body and Gov
crnor J. J. Blaine has requested the
Mississippi authorities to hold the
body.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-25
(By Associated Press Leased wire)

Strikes, either pa1tial or
complete, were in progress today in all
the Ruhr valley mines whose directors
had been arrested by the French.
Warned by Berlin that they would
be imprisoned if they brought coal
to the surface, the miners added their
contribution to the nations policy of
passive resistance by voting to put
down their picks. Their railway COM
RAIDS already on strike in the Bochum-
Dortmund district, made plans for a
representative meeting at Elberfeld
today to decide whether they too
should refuse to assist in transporting
German coal to France.
The Germans expected more arrests
among the industrial leaders today.
The average Ruhr miner appears to
have food to keep his family for three
days. Manager Ahrens of the state
mines at Buer and his shipping super
intendent, who were arrested by the
French last Friday, have been bailed
out by the mine employees.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-25
FIRST RECITAL OF SERIES
Mrs. Amy Fisher Gives Program at
Lance, Home Monday.
By WESLEY La VIOLETTE.

By WESLEY LA VI0LETTE.
A goodly number of people gathered
yesterday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. A. H. Lance, 365 Prairie avenue,
to hear the first in the series of
lecture musica1es being presented by
Mrs. Amy Fisher Considerable inter-
est and appreciation was shown when
the series was presented there last
year, and this year it has been added
to IN cumulative way which bespeaks
growing interest in those things in
Kenosha, as well as appreciation of the
work of the lecture-recitalist.
AS this was the first number on the
course it was natural that it should
open with discussion of the very
beginnings of music. The gradual de-
velopment of music from its first ut
terances in rythm only, to its unfold
ing into real ideas expressed in melody
and harmony was shown with illustra-
tons from Plainsong and Gregorian
music. The evolution of Monophony
(single voiced) into Polyphony (many
voiced), the development of the pri-
m1tive instruments of notation, in
fact, nearly everything that had to do
with the early slow growth of the art
came in for brief and illuminative
exposition in the course of the dis
cussion. Probably more than one had
a sense of being overwhelmed with the
multitude of detail and complexity of
the technical aspects of its growth
but withal, a deeper appreciation of
the mysteries of the most expressive
of the arts.
Illustrating the earlier types of com
positions that our forefathers enjoyed
were "The Kings Hunting Jig" by
John Bull; "Scherzo," by Scarlatti;
"Soeur Monique," by Couperin; "Le
Coucou," by Daquin; "Le Tambourin,"
by Rameau; the Harmonious Black
smith" by Handel; Bach invention,
and also the aria "My Heart Ever
Faithful" Especially enjoyable was
the pianist's playing of the Bach
"Chaconne" arranged by Busoni. It
was given with considerable technical
skill and understanding of the thema-
tic development and exposition.
There will be five additional lectures
succeeding this on fortnightly Mon
days. The next one will be presented
on February fifth. At this time the
lives and works of Handel, Haydn and
Beethoven will be discussed. Season
tickets may lstill be purchased as the
series is open to the public.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-25
GIVE WIN. SEYLER
ABSOLUTE CONTROL
Control of Big Oil Companies Facing
Receivership Vested in Sey-
lef Monday.
tBy Associated Press Leased wire)


Milwaukee, Wis. = Absolute control
of both Seyler client companies, the
M. T. c. Oil and Gas company and
the Elbukan Oil company, is now in
the hands Of William Seyler, who
was elected yesterday, with six of
his firm supporters, to the director
ate of the Elbukan company, despite
the decision of the railroad commits
sion handed down Saturday severely
censuring him as neither fair nor
equitable in his previous connection
with the companies. The meeting
was practically repetition of the M.
T. C. annual meeting last week.
Seyler was elected chairman of the
meeting by rising vote He took
advantage of the position to say the
newspaper stories of the commits
sion's decision were erroneous and
contrary to the decision, but refused
to say in what way.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-25
ASK FAIR TREATMENT
OF HIGHWAY PROBLEM
Head of Highway Commission Tells
Members of Road School What
Commission Seeks.
lBy Associated Press Leased Wire. }

Madison, Wis. - An economic high
way program that will not "save at
the spigot" and "waste at the bung-
hole" was advocated by w. 0. Hotch-
kiss, chairman of the Wisconsin high
way commission before meeting of
the twelfth annual road school here to-
day.
"The true economic solution of the
highway program is to spend that
amount of money on highway mainte-
nance and construction which will make
the total expenditure of our citizens
for car operation and road purposes as
little as possible" Mr.. Hotchkiss said.
GAS long as our citizens continue to
run their cars, either for pleasure or
profit, their prosperity will increase
as we approach this true economic So
luton of the problem.
"For the sake of public economy, pa
troll maintenance of the $500 miles of
state trunk highway and nine thous-
and miles of county highway must be
continued at present.
"New construction must be carried
on where traffic is too heavy to per-
nit maintaining the present type of
road in shape for economical use by
the travelling public.
"Bad stretches of mud and sand must
be put in condition so they can be
cheaply maintained in travelable CON
dition.
"These are the essentials of an eco
nomic road program in Wisconsin, Mr..
Hotchkiss declared Anything more
than this is unwise extravaganza;
anything less is saving at the spigot'
of road taxes while we waste at the
bung hole of increased expenditures
for the great majority of our citizens
who must travel over the road"
County Highway Commissioner John
Herzog, County Clerk Holderness and
the members of the County Roads com
mittee are representing Kenosha coun-
ty at the state road school this week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-25
GIVES BIRTHDAY PARTY.

Chester Aarts entertained yesterday
afternoon at his home on Balm avenue
for IL of his friends, in honor of his
ninth birthday anniversary. Bunco, was
served for which Robert Nelson, Earl
Heaphey and Lucille Aarts received
awards. A sweet course. was served
at $3.50 o'clock to the following
guests: Lucille Aarts, Lucille Pirsch
Gilbert and Earl Heaphey, Richard
and Page OFT, Kenneth Nordstrom,
Robert Nelson, Harry Blank, Ellsworth
and Kenneth Schaufel. Chester re-
ceived several lovely gifts from his
friends.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-25
Leader
is Found Dead
NV Associated Press Leased Wire

BY ASSOcIateu FFeSS Leased WlreJ
Billings, Mont. = Harry L. Wilson,
prominent attorney of Billings and
Great Falls and Republican candidate
for governor of Montana in 1912 was
found dead in his berth here this
morning on his return from Missoula
where he attended the annual banquet
of the Western Montana Fish and
Game commission.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-25
BABY'S IDENTITY
STILL A MYSTERY
Find No Clew to Identity
of Infant Left Near the
Pike Creek Bridge.
PERHAPS BY DOCTOR

Mystery today still shrouded the
identity of the infant whose body was
found late Monday afternoon by sec
ton foreman as he patrolled the M.
R. and K. tracks near the Lake Shore
road bridge over Pike Creek Coroner
Truman T. Parker and Deputy Sheriff
N. j. Otto made thorough investiga-
ton into the case on Monday after
noon but were unable to shed much
light on the identity of the person or
persons who may have left the child's
body there.
The remains have been taken in
charge by Coroner Truman T. Parker
and arrangements have been made to
bury them properly. 1t was stated by
officials that there would be no at
tempt to continue the investigation as
there are no clews for the officials to
follow.
Found by Section Hand.
The body was found Monday after
noon by Tony Matromga, of Racine, a
section foreman, who reported the
grewsome find Immediately to authori-
ties. 1t seemed evident that the body
had been thrown from motor car
with the view of hurting it into Pike
Creek but that the occupants of the
car had hurried on without attempting
to discover where the body had landed.
The only clew tended in the least
to clear up the mystery was that the
body appeared to have been kept in
formaldyhyde for time and it is be-
lieved possible that it may have been
one which was kept in physicians
office. While the body appears to be
fully developed there is possibility
that this may explain the mystery and
destroy any belief that the finding
of the body may be the result of a
murder.
The turkey was originally so called
from the mistake idea that the bird
came from the country of that name.