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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-28
ROVER'S WIFE
GETS DIVORCE
Gerald Rover Had a Habit
Of Rowing, to Distress
Of Wife.
OLD MARRIAGE ENDS

''Rover by name as we'll as by ma
ture."
Theresa Celia Rover obtained di-
vorce in the municipal court Tuesday
afternoon from Gerald John Rover on
the showing that her husband was a
habitual rover, that he left home and
was gone for long periods Of time and
returned off and on as unexpectedly
as he departed.
The couple were married June IA,
1915, in Kenosha and have no children.
Rover, according to the complaint,
failed to support his wife, and in adj
dition to his rowing propensities add
ed that of neglect to provide. 1t was
also shown that Rover at present is
in the county Jail serving sentence for
misdemeanor. BY the Judgment of
the court, Mrs. Rover was permitted
to resume her maiden name of
Theresa Cecilia Wilder.
Divorced After Years.
Another wife secured divorce in
the municipal court Tuesday after
noon, decree of divorce being granted
to Elizabeth Meyers from Francis j.
Meyers, after a marriage of quarter
of a century The couple were mar
ried twenty-five years ago at Kenosha
on April 20, 1898. They have three
children, of whom two are sons of the
ages of "a and %, mad the third child
daughter, eight years old.
Failure to provide for the family
was given as the grounds for the di-
vorce action. 1t was shown that the
husband had neglected to provide for
the wife and children and the wife
had struggled along until the two old
est were able to support themselves,
and that she still had to work to sup
port the minor child and herself.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-28
BIG CLEANUP ON IN
OKLAHOMA CITY
State Troops Patrol 0kmulgee as State
Starts Probe of Alleged Irreg-
ularities of Sheriff There.
by United Press

Okmulgee, Okla State troops as
sumed control of law enforcement in
0kmulgee county today.
Six national guard units, two of
which are Okmulgee companies, took
charge of the. county after Governor
j. C. Walton proclaimed a state of
lawlessness and terror existed and de-
clared martial law.
The governor declared Sheriff John
Russell had failed to enforce the law.
He cited three instances of alleged
abuse of official authority by the,
sheriff's forces, including detention of
a minister who came to Okmulgee to
speak in the interests of relief cam
paign; the claim by two men that
while riding on public highway with
two girls they were stopped by deputy
sheriffs and insulted and subjected to
abuse, and the shooting of a negro
by deputy. The negro was alleged to
have fesl at the approach of the officer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-28
GREEN BAY MERCHANT
FOUND DEAD in BED
BelibOy Finds Body of Green Bay Mer-
chant in Hotel Room in Milwaukee
This Morning.
by United Pressl

Milwaukee, Wis.-Herbert R. Braune,
Green Bay clothing store owner, was
found dead in his room at the Hotel
Martin here this morning when a bell
boy went to call him in answer to a
long distance telephone message. Be
side his fully clothed body on the bed
lay two bottles of carbolic acid, to-
gether with note which, according to
the coroner, indicated suicide. The
note asked that his body be removed
to an undertaking parlor and that the
news of his death be suppressed from
the newspapers. No cause for his ac-
ton was given. His mother, Mrs.
Theresa Braune, lives with daughter,
Mrs. August Strohm in Sherwood, a
suburb of Milwaukee. He registered
at the hotel last night.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-28
PLEASURE TRIP
ENDS IN TRAGEDY
Fourteen Year Old Boy Killed and
Three Others Injured in Auto
Crash in Milwaukee.
(Bv United Pressl

Milwaukee, Wis. Pleasure ended
in tragedy here last night, when four
boys in an automobile were struck by
a Northwestern train, one being killed
outright and the others so seriously in
jured that they are not expected to
live.
Kenneth Locher, IA, died almost in
stantly after the crash. His back was
broken and he suffered internal injur-
les. Sam Weiss, II, driver of the
car sustained q fractured hip, several
fractured ribs and internal injuries.
Others hurt are: Charles Fruder, Is,
fractured hip and internal injuries and
James Costigan, IA, decorations of the
head ~ belly and internal injuries.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-28
Owe LETTERS
WILL FIGURE;
t Hearing of A. Ktenas,
Charged With Threaten
ing to Harm Girl.
LEADS NOT GUILTY
Ills Court He Made No Such
Threats and is Bound Over
for Hearing on July 18th.

love letters promise to be much in
.dence in the municipal court when
,gelo Ktenas, 1853 Garden street, is
He'd to face charges of pretty Miss
-elyn Tessier, 406 Cable street, who
aims that the former was too ardent
his wooing Of her. This was limited
the court this morning when Ktenas
as arraigned on the charge of threat
hing to kill and after pleading not
1ilty was held for preliminary hearing
n July 7th. Bonds were set at $500
.hich he furnished Immediately and
pom receipt of which he was released.
Miss Tessier is student as music
,hool here and is employed during the
venings at the Olympia Sweet Shop.
ne complained to the police that An
slo, the night clerk at the Royal Rest
lrant, just across the street, had been
30 ardent in following her and when
lie resented his attentions had threat
led her life.
Claims He Has Letter.
The possibility that love letters
light be presented to the court doomed
this morning, but not at the actual
1urt hearing.
"The police have seen two letters
hich Angelo wrote to her." declared
elective Charles Rock, in discussing
10 case. These letters will probably
introduced when the case comes to
ial and will substantiate the girls
DRY of the ardent wooing of Ktenas."
"We have letter, too" added Attor-
~ L. E. Vaudreill, representing the
.fendant. She may not have told you
at she wrote to him once while she
as on a vacation, but that letter may
so be introduced into the records Of
court. don't know that | would
yle it love letter. but certainly it
ows that the defendant was not en-
:ely alone in the romance"
Admits Acquaintance With Girl.
Before the court Ktenas admitted
at he had had an acquaintance with
SIS Tessier, but insisted that he had
yer made any threats such as she had
9ntioned. He cannot understand, ac-
riding to his claims, how she, could
err have had him arrested on the
arge.
There were no new developments in
at angle Of the case in which Ktenas
IS obiecting to the treatment which
received at the hands Of the police
IN who arrested him on Tuesday
,rning. Yesterday there were reports
at he would attempt to show the
liceman had dealt too severely with
but these reports seem to have
nished today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-28
DAHL TAX BILL KILLED
Tired of Writing
co. = In His Name

Efficiency even in the matter of a
name was emphasized this morning by
Attorney Michael G. O'Donnell when
he filed an application to have his
name changed. The new name is to
be just plain 'Donnell' with the so"
cast into the discard.
Sure and there never was a better
American and Irish name than 'O'Don-
nelP", said the attorney this morning
as he presented his application for a
change of name to Register of Deeds
John F. Schmitt. "But Donnells just
as good name and a little shorter.
What's the use in carrying all Of this
excess name around with me the rest
of my life?"
In his application he explained his
reasons for the change more in detail
as follows.
"The name on account of the two
capital letters o and D with an apos-
trophe between them is complex and
is often difficult for many to write or
spell properly-or again to pronounce
properly, the 90" being omitted or
INC" used in place of it.
''The 'O' has relation to tribal
state (meaning son of or children Of
the tribe such as in this case: 'O'-son
of Don, the chiefs tribe; otherwise
son, of Don Neil), which has long
since ceased to exist and there is now
no good reason for continuing the use
of it.
Il desire to be known by a name
which is more simply or conveniently
pronounced, spelled or written"
The application was properly filed
and in keeping with the regulations
established by law Attorney Michael
G. Donnell
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-28
SLAYER in
CAUGHT in DETROIT
John L. Whitfield, Long Sought in the
NeighbOrhOod of KenOsha, Sur
ernders Without Fight.
IBy Associated Pr. % wss5

by Associated Pr Bs " ~
Detroit.-John L. " hitslelC w.lD VS.
captured here last night, ending chase
that has extended through Ohio, Indi-
ana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan.
denies that he killed Dennis Griffin,
Cleveland policeman, for whose Staying
he is wanted in the Ohio city.
Locked in cell here under heavy
guard, Whitfield told officers that
Griffin, who had Whitfield under arrest
and was driving him to a police sta
ton, accidentally shot himself and left
the automobile to have the wound
dressed He said he knew nothing
what happened to the officer thereafter.
81 started to drive to corner to tell
a traffic officer about it," Whitfield is
quoted as saying, "but something hap
pened to change my mind" He said
he intended to return to Cleveland Sat-
urday and give himself up. He said he
did not know Marie Price was only IA
years old. Whitfield was held incom-
municado last night. Officers were re-
ticent about discussing the arrest.
Detective Charles o. Newell of the
Cleveland police force directed the %
heavily armed local police who sur
rounded lumber yard where Whitfield
was employed. Newell made the arrest,
covering Whitfield with revolver be-
fore the captive had chance to flee.
Griffin was never seen alive after he
started fora Cleveland police station
with Whitfield, who had been placed
under arrest on warrant charging
theft Of some spark plugs. The patrol
mans body, stripped of its clothes, was
found in a shallow grave outside Cleve-
land several days later.
Whitfield, according to officers, will
waive extradition to Cleveland.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-28
ASSEMBLY ENGROSSES
UNIVERSITY FUND BILL
Does Not Wait for Action of Senate
in Keeping With Threat
of Tuesday.
tBv Associated Press Leased Wire)

Madison, Wis. - The assembly this
morning engrossed the university ap-
preparations bill carrying appropria-
tions of $4,000 each year for 2 years
this morning. There was no record
vote. The action followed the adop-
ton by the assembly yesterday of a
join resolution threatening to kill all
appropriation measures unless the sem
ate passes the income tax bill.
The assembly attached two amend
ments to the bill providing that the
appropriation shall be raised by sur
taxes instead of by mill and property
taxes. 1t rejected an amendment by
Assemblyman Goodman, reducing the
appropriation by $4,000.
The assembly decided to hold an
other session tonight at which it ex-
poets to- dispose of most of the bills
remaining on its calendar.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-28
4 !!
GOVERNOR VETOES
GASOLINE TAX BILL
Will Send Veto Message to the Senate
Late Tonight or To-
morrow Morning.


Madison Governor Blaine has
vetoed the highway committee gasoline
tax bill intended to produce 100000
annually for the support of Wisconsin's
road building program, it was learned
definitely this afternoon.
His veto message is to be transmit
ted to the senate either tonight or to-
morrow morning, according to the
report from an authentic source.
1t is thought possible that an effort
will be made to pass the bill over the
veto of the governor in the senate but
members expressed the opinion that
upper house opposition to the bill
would prevent the two thirds vote nee
essary to pass the bill despite the dis
approval Of the Governor.
According to A. R. Hist, state high
way engineer, by vetoing the gasoline
tax proposal and signing the weight
tax bill, governor Blaine would cause
a 100000 deficit for state trunk
highway maintainence for each of the
next two years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-28
Two Germans Die
After Bomb Blast
(By Associated Press Leased Wire,

Weisbaden, Germany Two of the
twelve persons wounded yesterday by
the explosion of bomb in the waiting
room of the railway station here, died
today. The victims were among a
large number of Germans who were
awaiting a train, and it was assumed
the bomb throwing was resorted to in
the effort to deter German civilians
from patronizing, trains controlled by
the French.
The force of the explosion was such
as to blow out entirely the front wall
of that part of the station in which
the waiting room is located.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-28
Lancaster Bank
Shortage Over S45, 900.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)

Lancaster, Wis.-The shortage at
The Peoples State bank here will
amount to at least $4,000, it was
learned today as examiners completed
their checkup at the institution and
submitted their report to Dwight T.
Parker, state banking commissioners, at
Madison. Outstanding paper totals
$3.50, 1882, the report shows There
is an actual shortage in the savings
and checking accounts of about $4,000.
It will be months before the actual
figure viii be known
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-28

tire supervision of all public dances
under the police department of the
city and provides regulations for the
guidance of the police in enforcement.
Jazz music is to be barred and along
with it will go the wall flower, one
OF the traditions of the public dance
as the law will provide that no idlers
be permitted on any dance floor
MatrOns and Inspectors Provided.
The new ordinance starts out with
defining public dance halls and pub
lie dances and it holds that every
dance to which the public is invited
and where an admission is charged Is
properly under the ordinance to be
regulated. The public dance hall is
named as any public hall where an
admission is charged. The only ex-
ceptions to this provision is that the
ordinance will not cover parties given
in school or church halls or under the
direction of a parent-teachers' asso-
citation. 1t also frees from the regu-
lations of the ordinance dances given
for edueationa! or ligious Proposes
and least It's danclgs school. oper-
ated only 10, Institutional purposes
out from under the provisions Of the
ordinance
The ordinance provides that every
public dance must be under the eagle
eye of matron, inspector or police
woman named to this work
Permit Fee to be Four Dollars.
All dance halls in the city must be
licensed under the new ordinance, the
amount of the license being nominal
but before any public dance is given
it will be necessary to secure a per-
NIT for the special dance and this per-
nit is to cost four dollars. The four
dollars is to pay the expenses of the
proper inspection of the party.
Licenses of dance halls will be au-
tomatically revoked on showing that
the regulations of the ordinance have
been violated.
No persons under the age of sixteen
years of age will be permitted to be
on the floor at any public dance after
nine o'clock in the evening unless
they are attended by their parent or
legal guardian. The matrons, inspect
ors and police women will be given
wide powers for immediate regulation
of the dances and they will be charged
with seeing that there is no objection
able conduct on the part of any one.
No idlers will be permitted to remain
in dance hall and no liquor or drugs
may be handled in the halls or in the
rooms adjoining them.
Objectionable Music Barred.
"No vulgar, noisy or jazz music"
shall be played on any public dance
floor in Kenosha," the ordinance de-
clares. It was stated in this connec-
ton that it would be the purpose of
the ordinance to tone down not only
the music but as well the suggestive
actions of some of the players Of the
music and that it would be counted on
to regulate the musicians as we'll as
the music. 1t is expected that this
feature Of the ordinance will bring a
storm of protest from the followers of
the public dance as it is declared that
the jazz is one Of the most attractive
features
tits good ordnance" was the
comment of the city manager, "and
we will get it before the council just
as soon as possible and I am hopeful
for very early action on it. It is
aimed to protect the people who need
protection and it should be most valu-
able in toning down the public dam
ces."
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-28
First Draft OF Ordinance to Regulate Dances
In KenOsha Puts Seductive Music
Under the Ban.
WILL REGULATE ALL DANCES
Ordinance Provides for City Permit for Every Dance
and MatrOns Inspectors and Police Women
to Be Present at Each of Them

Seductive jazz music, where every
little meaning has movement all its
own is going to be outlawed on the
public dance floors of Kenosha in the
near future if the new ordinance for
the regulation of public dances is
passed by the city council. A copy of
the draft of the ordinance was in the
hands of City Manager Osborn this
morning and it was stated that it
would go to the council for considera-
tion and possible action on the even
ing of July 10th.
The new ordinance regarded as one
of the most drastic ever proposed in
any city in Wisconsin places the en-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-28
Hint Romance Is Cause.

Green Bay, Wis. = Business associ-
ates Of. Mr.. Braune, who was the dis
trict manager Of the Richman Clothes
company of Cleveland, attributed his
action to dependency over private and
business affairs and financial difficult
ties. Loretta Krunskill, to whom Mr..
Bruno was engaged, learned of his
death early this morning and immedi-
ately made preparations to leave Green
Bay, taking the 11:15 a. m. train for
Iowa. Friends say that she and Braune
had quarreled a short time ago and
that this may have been the cause Of
his committing suicide.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-28
Etna Threatens
Another Rampage
(By Associated Press Leased Wire

London.-A new and violent situation
broke out this morning near the sum-
nit on the south side Of Mount Etna,
plainly visible to the naked eye in Ca
tania, says a Rome dispatch to the Cen
tral News. 1t is feared the observatory
has been overwhelmed. Prof Carrara
reports the new flow of lava is prog
ressing at the rate of kilometer an
hour.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-28
Records of Manchu
Destroyed by Fire
(By Associated Press Leased Wire

Peking u Fire that destroyed sew
eral minor buildings in the Imperial
City early today is said to have
consumed quantity of valuable anci-
ant records Of the deposed Mancho
Dynasty. Firemen from the Italian
legation tried to help put out the fire
but were hampered by regulations of
the republican government prohibiting
the opening of the gates to the For
hidden City Of China's overthrown
monarchy. The property damage was
small.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-28
REPLY TO RIDGWAY
NOT MADE PUBLIC
Senator Refuses to Give Out Letter
Received from Blaine This
Afternoon.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire)

Madison Governor Blaine today
replied to the letter written by Sena-
tor Ridgeway charging that corrupt
means were used to influence his vote
on the tax issue it was learned this
afternoon. Teiti II the governor nor
Senator Ridgway would make the let
ter public.
1t is understood Governor Blaine
again denied any attempt on his part
to influence the vote of the senator on
tax matters, and asks why such a
charge was kept secret for so long.
"The letter is a repetition of the
former letter from Governor Blaine
and | am willing to let the matter
rest" senator Ridgway said.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-28
Army Flyers Forced
to Abandon Flight
(By Associated Press Leased wire)

Sandiega, Cal. Captain Lowell H.
NTH and Lieut.. John B. Richter, army
viators, who early today took the air
j an attempt to set up a number of
orld aviation records, were forced
inland at 1925 o'clock this morning,
lie to the generators of their motor
aving burned out. Smith and Rich
II had been in the air slightly less
ian six hours when compelled to
)andon their record efforts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-28
Slain Hen Proves
to Be An Arsenal
tBy Associated Press Leased wire)

Brentwood, Wis. A hen which
was killed yesterday on the Oluf
Cook farm Sayer county, was found
to have swallowed 81 copper shells,
consisting of SO, Is and % calibre
shells and one pin, The discovery was
made when the exceptionally large
gizzard was opened.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-28
TWO INJURED IN ACCIDENT.
By Associated Press Leased Wire

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Duluth, MINI. Leo Kalucha, %,
Id Margaret Wood, 81, were serious
injured last night when the car in
hich they were driving got beyond
,ntrol, leaped from the road and
He'd down ravine, and was smashed
pieces on the rock shore of Lake
Iperior,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-28
EXTRA HOLE BEATS HAYDEN.

by Associated Press Leased Wire)
Washington, D. C. E. B. Lloyd
of Chicago had to play an extra hole
to defeat Ed Hayden Of Milwaukee
at the National Club Links golf tour
nament. 1t was the first round of
match play.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-28
Fire Six Shots at
Belgrade Premier

fBy Associated Press Leased Wire.l
London = A Central News dispatch
from Belgrade says six shots were
fred at the Jugo Slavian premier,
Nikola Pachitch, as he was leaving
parliament but that he escaped un-
harmed A man named Raiinch was
arrested
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-28
(By Associated Press Leased Wirel

Milwaukee,. R. Braun, 38, Green
Bay, Wis, was found dead in the Hotel
Martin here this morning from poison
ing. Authorities say that the circum-
stances of his death indicate that he
committed suicide.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-28
Old Age Pensions
EngrOssed by Senate
LBy Associated Press Leased wire)

LBy AssOc1ated Press Leased WlreJ
Madison, Wis.-Old age pensions for
Wisconsin citizens reaching the age of
10 without means of support, were ia
vored by the senate today with engross-
ment of the Carey bill, II to Il.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-28

Even if poor ole Ireland quits fight
in ther'll be more discomfort than
ever. One things sure tn feller
that's nearly dead fer drink would
feel about tn same if he got it.
Copyright National Newspaper Service.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-09-26

Albert Dyer of Elcho spent sew
eral days last week in Eagle Riv-
er. By the burning of the mill at
Elcho, their creamery was closed
down until power could be secur-
ed to operate the machinery.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Cullen of
Chicago, who have been at Little
Portage lake the past two weeks,
left Saturday night for Chicago.
They are owners of the John
Knight resort on Little Portage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berney Hinkley of
Little Twin lake, accompanied by
the formers parents, Mr. and Mrs
F. w. Hinkley of Charming, Michi-
gan, passed through Eagle River
Monday on months auto trip to
Montevideo, Mimi, and upper
Michigan points.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. o. Weydell and
daughter Mrs. Whitney, after
spending a summer vacation at the
Weydell cottages on Yellow Birch
lake, will leave for their Chicago
home this week Saturday. The
Weydells have been coming up to
this section for many years and
next spring will see their return
to a real outing country.