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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30
JOIN IN SORROW
FOR DEAD CHIEF
Red Arrow Soldiers Here
Shocked by Death of
Gen. BILLY" Ham.
DIES IN WASHINGTON

Kenosha "buddies" who served in
the Red Arrow division during the
World war Joined today in a general
sorrow over the death of General Will
liam G. Ham, leader of that famous
organization in France who died very
suddenly in Washington just before
midnight last night. General Ham
had been at a government hospital in
Washington for the past two weeks
suffering from cancer. His wife was
with him when the end came on Sum
day night.
Scores of Kenosha men who served
in the great war had been under the
command of General Ham and he was
rated among them as the most popu-
lar of the leaders Of the American Elk
peditionary forces in France. Gen
eral Ham had made frequent trips to
Kenosha since the close of the war
and he had been a speaker at several
of the meetings held under the di-
rection Of the Kenosha Post of the
American Legion.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30
Michael Davich
Dies Suddenly
Michael Davich, Age So, Died From
Attack of Heart Trouble
Sunday Morning.

Death came suddenly Sunday morn
ing to Michael Davich, 81, an employee
of Simmons Company, who was found
dying in his room at 66 Milwaukee
avenue. He was stricken with heart
trouble according to the report of the
one man who was with him and died
before medical care could reach him.
Acting Coroner Judge John G. Slater
carried on an investigation and re-
ported that a heart attack was the
cause of death.
The remains were taken to the
Pawinski Funeral Home where the
funeral services were held this af-
ternoon ut two o'clock with interment
following in the Green Ridge Gene
terry.
The deceased was born in Jugo Sla~
la and had lived most of his life in
his native country. He came to Amer
lea about ten years ago and has lived
in Kenosha for the past eight years.
Surviving him are his widow and seven
children in Jugo Slavia and one son,
Stephen Davich and one daughter Mrs.
Ruvach, of Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30
THREE WIVES
SEEK DIVORCES
Each Claims Cruelty as
Chief Basis for Suit for
Divorce Decree.
KEPT HER AS SLAVE

Three Kenosha wives started divorce
suits in the circuit court late Satur-
day afternoon, each of them claiming
that their husbands had been cruel
to them and had failed to provide
properly for their support. Each case
had a hearing before Court Com
missioner A. E. Buckmaster with a
result that orders were issued grant
ing temporary alimony and attorneys
fees in each instance.
Doris MACPHERSON Drewitz in seek
ing a divorce from Charles Drewitz
alleged both cruel and inhuman treat
ment and failure to provide. They
were married September 27, 1921 at
Waukegan, and had lived since that
time in Kenosha, where the husband
is an employee Of the Nash Motors
Company.
Holds Her as Slave"
In her complaint this wife alleges
that her husband refused to allow her
the ordinary privileges and freedom
accorded to a wife in this country
claiming that he 'held her as q
slave'. In supporting this she main
CalnpQ tUdI lie ISLuoSO W NAAVT ASA ~
leave the home on several occasions
There are no children and only a
small amount of property. At the
hearing before Court Commissioner
Drewitz was ordered. to pay 500 IN
attorneys fees and So a week tenn
porary alimony.
Another Claims Drunkenness.
Rose Karges in her complaint for dl-
vorce from William Karges in addi-
ton to alleging cruel and inhuman
treatment also claimed that her hus-
band for three years had been a hab-
itual drunkard. She asks for the
custody of their three children, Wills,
II; George, II, and Rose 10.
$75 attorney fees and So week tenn
porary alimony were allowed in this
case by the court commissioner.
The other suit for divorce was
brought by Elizabeth M. Zeith against
Paul Zieth. They were married in Ke-
nosha April IA, 1917; she asks for the
custody of one child, Walter, now
seven years old. The complaint al
leges cruel and inhuman treatment
maintaining among other things that
the husband had choked and injured
the wife on September 18th, 1924, and
that she had become a nervous wreck
because Of mistreatment.
Attorneys fees of 500 and alimony
of $40 a week was allowed in this case
by Court Commissioner Buckmaster.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30
FATHER O'BRIEN
CALLED BY DEATH
Rev. Fir. M. J. O'Brien Died
Early This Morning At
ter Long Illness.
WAS CHAPLAIN HERE

The Reverend Father Michael j.
O'Brien, formerly chaplain at the Car
melite Sisters Home in South Keno
sha and for many years an instructor
at a Bendictine Seminary in North
Dakota, died at six-thirty o'clock this
morning after an illness of several
months at the st. GATHERINGS hospital
He was IS years of age.
The deceased came to Kenosha about
three years ago having BEEN assign
ed as chaplain Of the Carmelite Sis
ters' Home on the Balm road, which
position he held until forced by fail
ing health to retire. For the last
year and half he has been patti
ent at the st. GATHERINGS Hospital.
Had Notable Career.
Reverend Father O'Brien was ma
tive of Toronto and had been trained
for the priesthood in a seminary in
that state of Canada. Many years
ago he had gone to North Dakota
where he had been an instructor in a
seminary for boys, operated under the
Bendictine order.
In Kenosha he had many friends to
whom the news of his death will come
as a personal sorrow. Surviving him
are two sisters, both of them nuns
on in Kingston, Ontario, and the 9TH
err in convent in Kentucky. He is
also survived by cousin in Highland
Park.
The funeral services will be held
Wednesday morning at nine o'clock
at the chapel at the st. GATHERINGS
hospital with interment in the St
George cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30
Three New Cases of
Disease Reported
Health Department Discovers Two
Cases of Communicable Disease on
Saturday and One on Sunday.

Right after the health department
had issued report that the contagious
disease situation in Kenosha is better
than the average in the state, three
new cases were reported to the city
health department
On Saturday afternoon there was
reported one new case Of diphtheria
and one case of chicken-pox, both of
which were Immediately placed under
quarantine. On Sunday afternoon the
health department ordered another
home quarantined upon discovery of a
Ease of scarlet fever.
Another call was issued by the Of
r'saals of tbe health department. for
sreater care and for more precautions
IN the homes against the development
I'D spread of communicable disease.
81 s-.aptoms, no matter how trifling
hey may be, deserve prompt attention
W some physician, the officials point
art.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30
Organized Red Arrow Division.


General Ham was the organizer of
the famous Red Arrow division, which
made such notable record on the bat
-tlefelds of France. After the armis-
tice he was named a corps commander
and went into Germany as the first
head Of the American army of occu-
patton.
Born in Crown Point, Ind, General
Ham was graduated from West Point
military academy in 1885. He was a
cIassmate of Gen. John J. Pershing.
Besides his service with distinction in
Cuba and the Philippine islands and
was three times recommended for
brevets "for consp;cu conduct in
action" there. April 1, 1924, he re-
ceived notice that he had been cited
for gallantry for the part he played
in action against the insurgent forces
in the Philippines, Feb. 5, 1899. He
was lieutenant at the time, in charge
Of an engineering company.
Active Legion Worker.
Always intensely interested in "his
boys" of the Thirty-second division,
he was also an active worker in the
American Legion and, in November,
1923, enlisted as "buck private help
er" in the Legion's membership drive
in Wisconsin. He was unstinted in
his praise Of the gallantry of the
Wisconsin and Michigan troops whom
he commanded.
General Ham was retired from ac-
tive army service March 81, 1922, after
80 years of service.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30
CHARGES BRIBERY
BY THIRD PARTY
Chicago Journal of Commerce Makes
Charges Against LaFollette
Leaders.

Chicago-The Chicago Journal of
Commerce today editorially charged
the LaFollette third party leaders with
bribery, holding that the leaders had
formed combination with foreign
language newspapers to divide the con-
tributions of readers fifty fifty. I'm
der the caption "a Bold Piece of
Bribery" the Chicago paper says:
zone of the bold devices employed
by the LaFollette party in its cam
paign is the bribery of publishers of
small and struggling foreign-language
newspapers.
''The foreign-language division of
the radical party has circularized the
foreign-language newspapers, asking
them to help obtain contributions for
the campaign fund, and promising
them one-half of every dollar collected
By the use of coupons of various de-
nominations, the party is enabled to
check up on the amounts collected by
the newspapers. If a dollar or five
dollars is collected, coupon for that
amount, accompanied by half the sum,
is sent to the party's headquarters by
the newspaper, which keeps the re-
naming half. The name of the con-
tributor accompanies the coupon. Head
quarters then sends, the contributor q
button or a bronze emblem, the pre-
else nature of the emblem being de-
termined by the amount of the con-
tribution. Unsold coupons must be
returned to the party.
''In return for it's fifty per cent COM
mission, the foreign Language news
paper carries an advertising cut sup
piled by the party. The advertisements
appeals for funds.
GIVE want you to carry the ad in
every ISSUE reads the party's circu-
lar letters, 'and the greater display
you give it the larger will be our
joint revenues
"This certainly is a neat and in
genicus d evi ce. The LaFollette-
Wheeler candidacy makes bold bid
to various sorts of racial and national
istic feelings A small foreign
language newspaper, striving to sur
vive, is tempted to help stir up the
already exosting discomfort of its read
ers. The greater it's success in arous-
ing discomfort, the greater will be the
newspapers success as money
maker. And of course it is not good
policy to tell the reader that half his
contribution will go to the newspaper
He would lose his willingness to con-
tribute if he discerned the direct sell
fshness in the newspapers appeal.
"In effect, The eign-language news
paper is bribed with its readers mon
ey. And the man from whom the
money comes knows nothing of the
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30
Brother of Kenoshan
Gets High Position
Carl ]. Theleen, Brother of Oscar
Theleen, District Manager of
Large Public Utility Company.

Word has just reached Kenosha tell
ing of the promotion of Carl ]. The
leen, formerly manager of the Platts-
mouth district of the Nebraska Gas
and Electric company, to become man
ager of the Norfolk district of the
same company in Nebraska. The Nor
folk district carries with it enlarged
responsibilities and an opportunity
for greater service to the company in
Nebraska. The district embraces all
the property of the company north
of the Platte river, covering terri
tory which includes nineteen towns,
and which has over $50 miles of high
voltage transmission lines, two steam
electric plants, and three hydro-elec-
trio power plants.
Carl Theleen is a brother of Oscar
Theleen, vice-president and general
superintendent of the Frost Manufact-
uring company of Kenosha, and also a
brother of Gustav Theleen, who was
formerly secretary of the Kenosha Re-
tailers' association
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30
LathrOp Loses in
Highway Case Appeal
Circuit Court Jury Awards Hans
Lathrop $375 After State Had Of
fered Him $575 to Settle.

Hans Lathrop, owner of the farm
property at the corner Of intersection
of Highways 81 and 43, lost his case
before the circuit court on Friday
afternoon when he appealed the deci-
sion OF the state highway commission
in their offer of $575 for the corner
of his property appropriated by the
state and county for the highway turn.
The Jury Friday afternoon awarded
the plaintiff $375. District Attorney
Morris Barnett represented the county
in the suit
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30
GENOA CITY

Mrs. G. E. Taylor has been on the
sick list.
A. S. Rice of Richmond, was caller
in town Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Amborn and
little son, Mrs. L. F. Mcdonald and
Mrs. F. A. Drom were Burlington shop
pers this week.
Bert Lathrop of Powers Lake, VIM
Kimball and Raymond Katzenberg left
this week on hunting trip to north
ern Wisconsin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ambrose Barry and
two children of Rockford, are visiting
the James Deignan home. Mrs. Barry
was formerly Miss Irma Hard and
teacher of the primary department OF
the public school here few years ago
Mr.. and Mrs. D. RI Kimball, Mr. anc
Mrs. Max Miller, and Mr.. and Mrs
R. C. Holmes motored to. LAGRANGE
H., Wednesday.
Miss Uretta Voss of Lake Geneva
called on friends and relatives here
Wednesday,.
The evening 500 club met on Thurs
day evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Cast.
Misses Violet Spencer and Avis Her
nance and Allan Katzenberg and Je.
rome Buck attended the movies al
Burlington, Wednesday evening.
Miss Margaret and Edna Bohm are
returning the latter part of this week
from few days visit with relatives
in Chicago.
Don't forget the chicken pie dinner
by the Congregational church in the
church parlors, Wednesday, October 20
H. N. Marsh was Richmond bust
ness caller Wednesday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30

Gave to Hospital and Wounded.
In the past two years Mr.. Cooper
spread happiness throughout a wide
portion of the country. When his
wondrous fields of flowers were in their
fullest blooms he cut the blooms and
sent them to- hospitals Of his home
state and adjoining states and he sent
hundreds of thousands of them to the
| hospital where wounded veterans-the
wards of the nation-were recovering
from the wounds of war. He was a
man of intense patriotic devotion to
his own country and this expression
of this feeling toward the man who
served was one of the most delightful
pleasures Of the closing year of his
eventful and busy life.
His love of flowers and the things
which made life little more beau
tiful has been reflected in many hearts
and homes in Kenosha.
Travelled Much in Recent Years.
Mr.. Cooper had travelled much in re-
cent years. The call of the outdoors
and the call of the unusual appealed
to him. He had spent much time in
the islands of the Pacific and in
Hawaii and had found pleasure at
many of the beauty spots of his own
country nearer home.
He was a member of many organi-
cations in Kenosha and active in the
support of all Of them. He belonged
to the various Masonic organizations
of Kenosha and was one of the older
members of the Kenosha lodge Of the
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks. His interest in the work of the
church of his fathers was continued
to the time of his death and Metho-
dism in Kenosha and in the country all
ways had his most cordial support.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
BERTHE Hardy Cooper; five daughters,
Mrs Charles s. Jacobs of Asotin,
Washington, Mrs. H. H. Lane of Keno
sha, and the Misses Josephine, Kath-
ryn and Lucy Cooper, of Kenosha, and
three sons, Robert, Nelson and Gerald
Cooper, all of Kenosha. He is also
survived by two sisters, Mrs. e. S.
Kelley of Seattle, and Miss Anna
Cooper, of Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30
BRISTOL

Mrs. Jacobson spent Thursday IN
Racine with her sister.
The following Bristolites attended
the Wesley annual dinner Friday
evening: Mrs. Minnie Dixon, Mrs. Ed
raund Pike, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Geth-
en-, Miss Violet King, Mr.. and Mrs.
william Bacon, Mr.. and Mrs. Steen,
Miss Edith Gunter, Mr.. and Mrs. Jac-
OLSON and son Clifford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pike and Mr.. Sher-
man are spending the week with Harry
Castle and family Of Chicago.
A large number of people attended
the program given by the Bristol
graded school on Friday evening.
Edward Powell and family spent
Sunday evening at the Gethen home.
Miss Ellen Northway has returned
to Los Angeles, Calf, for the winter,
after having spent the summer at the
D. L. Burgess home.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30
Golden Rule to be
Foreign Policy

Washington, D. G. international
cooperation, applied according to the
golden rule, was summed up as the
foreign policy of this government by
President Coolidge in an address here
last night at the golden rule dinner of
the Near East Relief association.
Today's program gave the president
an opportunity to rest somewhat from
the strenuous activities of the last
few days, during which he has deliver
ed three speeches, including one of
the most extensive he has made. To-
morrow night, however, he will ad-
dress by radio meeting in New York
of the Federated Society of Jewish
Charities
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30
Raccoons Spring up
on Canadian Farms

vaudreil, Quebec. - The Canadian
farmer has adopted the playmate Of
the southern negro and is reaping q
profit.
The domestication of the racoon
has reached that stage in Canada
where the dominion has recognized the
business of raising these animals for
their fur. Farms throughout this and
other regions have been converted into
abodes for the animals. Thew rror''s7
as thriving an industry as fox farming.
Half a million domesticated racoon
skins are shipped to London annually.
Prices range from $1.5O to $3.50 each.
Canadians find the racoon one OF
the easiest animals to domesticate.
They prove to be much more hardy
than the captive fox.
Canadian topography and climate
lend themselves to such an enterprise.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30

his condition had become alarming to the MEM
bers of his household and a consultation of
physicians was held at the Cooper home on
Friday evening. The opinion of the physicians
gave hope for the recovery of Mr.. Cooper
Members of the family were at the bedside
during the night and early this morning. Mr..
Cooper collapsed just before nine o'clock this
morning and the end came few minutes later.
The announcement of the death of Mr..
Cooper as great shock to the city and
to even close personal friends, few of them
had known of his serious illness. The funeral
services were held at the home on Monday af-
ternoon after which the remains were Gre
mated.
Few More Widely Known.
Few men who have aided in the up-building
of Kenosha were more widely known more
universally respected than Henry Cooper. His
residence in Kenosha covering period of
than twenty-four years, had been a period
intense development of Kenosha and its
ustries and he had contributed much to this
advancement. His interests not conferred
alone in his business or in his pleasures of the
eat outdoors and he always found time to
his full part in demands for civic better
ment He gave literally to many causes for
the advancement of the church and his unos-
tentatious charities made him a man beloved
lmong those who came into the inner circle
is life and to know his character and
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30

Attorney Kennedy asked defendant
if the dog made any disturbance. An
swer is yes. Defendant says that the
dog barked, that he also ran around
the house.
"Did you ever invite the dog into
the housed"
"No, you couldn't"
"Did you see him in the house?"
81 saw him coming out of the back
shanty. l came home and my wife
was just putting the dog out of the
shanty, and she told me what trouble
she had had. I went and got the
shot gun and came out and shot.
could not see the dog. Ny intentions
were to give him good care. The bull
let hit him and he died instantly"
Under cross examination Halle i'd
mitted that he had female dog in the
anusa
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30

One man was instantly killed and
another fatally injured, just before
noon today when one of the corning
mills of the Hercules Powder company
at Pleasant Prairie was destroyed by
an explosion. Outside of the fatalities
and the destruction of the mill, no
damage was done to the village and no
other people were injured.
Harry Zimmerman, aged 35 years,
one of the older employees of the
company, was instantly killed, and
Fred Redlin, aged I'd years, was SO
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30
Judge Hands Down Deci-
sion for Plaintiff for
Damages of $50.
TEDDY IS ACQUITTED
Dog TIE ddy by Inference
Charged with Disorderly
Conduct, Is Acquitted.

Every dog has his day, and one dog
had his day in court. 1t was Teddy,
surnamed Dairy (surely his master will
not mind) and by Judgment entered
formally in the municipal court Fri
day afternoon his right to life, liber-
ty and the pursuit of happiness was
firmly established.
Judge Slater gave judgment in the
case of Dairy vs.. Halle of $50 for the
plaintiff. The plaintiff was Teddy,s
master suing for damages because
Halle had shot and killed his loved
pet. Halle admitted the killing but
said he meant to scare away the dog
Give Testimony for Him.
Teddy had gone out calling one day
at the house where his lady-love lived
He did not get a pleasant reception
There was lot Of favorable testimony
for Teddy, and photograph OF him
introduced in evidence in court spoke
we'll of him, but there was testimony
PUT in by the defense to the point that
Teddy had been guilty of disorderly
conduct.
Teddy, dead Teddy, out of whose lit
tie frame the flowers will some day
grow, was acquitted by the decision OF
the court.
His master, as was right, being in
deed the plaintiff in the action was
the first to give testimony.
His Master on Stand.
Homer Dairy was the first witness
in Teddy's behalf. He said that he
saw an advertisement in the Kenosha
News in the month of December, 1921
of a cocker spaniel for sale. He called
at Gil Lyman avenue and found the
owner wanted $50. He thought he did
not want to pay that for dog. He
had a number of dogs offered him as
gifts, but his thoughts reverted to the
cocker. Christmas Day he went to
church, again thought Of the cocker,
thought it would be nice present tC
give to the children and went back to
the house. The owner on the offer OF
$40 agreed to sell the dog for that, as
the family was moving from the city.
Teddy was then eight months old.
Dairy said he was offered papers show
ing the pedigree of the dog but did
not bother to take them, never think
ing he would be called upon to prove
the dogs pedigree or his value.
ct didn't buy him because he was a
thoroughbred" he said. 81 got him be-
cause he was a friendly little fellow
and liked him and / wanted him for
the children"
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End Came Suddenly at the Cooper Family Home
at Dunmovin Just After Nine O'Clock
Saturday Morning.
FAMED AS LOVER OF PEONIES
Long Active Head of the Cooper Underwear Company
and Prominent in Civic and Church
Work in KenOsha.

Henry Cooper aged of the most prominent Of the men
died suddenly
the family home at DunmOn the Cooper road just after nine o'clock
Death result Of attack Of pectora and Mr. Cooper
He
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30
BULLETIN.

Fred Redlin, the second victim
of the explosion at the corning
mill of the Hercules Powder COM
pany, died at the Kenosha hospi-
tai Just before three o'clock this
afternoon. His body was taken to
the Hansen funeral home.