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The Washington times., 1924-01-24
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DEAL IS
ON
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Rapid Transit Official Says
Company Might Sell, but
Denies Negotiations.

Double-deck busses may be seen
on Washington streets in the near
future if the Public Utilities Com
mission grants the petition of the
Washington Rapid Transit Com
pany for a 1O-cent fare.
A report was current today that
. representative of the corpora
tion which operates busseS on
Fifth avenue in New York, in Chi
cago and Buffalo was planning to
buy out the local bus company as
soon as the fare here is boosted.
Report Denied.
Officials Of the Rapid Transit
Company, however, declared today
that they have no thought of selling
out. Leon Arnold, president, said:
II want to deny the intimation
made in one newspaper that we
are seeking 10-cent fare under
an agreement to sell out to another
corporation il our fare petition is
granted. "
"The Washington Rapid Transit
Company is not negotiating for the
sale of it's business. Furthermore,
we do not want to sell out"
Mr.. Arnold was asked whether he
would make positive statement as
to whether the corporation will sell
out:
Sale Is Possible.
''Icouldn't, of course, sally we will
not sell out" he said. Anybody
who owns anything may sell it."
1t was learned today that James
M. Carples, Of New York city, has
been in Washington to look over
the bus situation. He conferred
with officials of the Utilities Conn
mission and also the bus company,
mentioning the question of purchas-
Ing the local corporation.
''I know Mr.. Carples Well," Mr..
Arnold said. "He is one of the
many bus men in the country with
whom I am acquainted. He did
speak to me about selling out, but
I told him we did not want to
sell. There are no negotiations be-
tween u.s."
Told Chief Clerk.
AT the utilities commission, Elmo
J. Mulligan, chief clerk, declared
Carples told him the corporation
he represented was considering
buying out the transit company at
the local corporations figure, pro-
viding a 10-cent fare is allowed.
He said his corporation positively
would not come into the city under
o 10-cent fare.
Mr.. Carples, it is understood, be.
Meves doIble.deck buses can oper-
ate in Washington without the
necessity of cutting down troeG
He has conferred with District Of
ficiaIs and they have inspected
together the streets and avenues
along which the double deckers might
run. Mr.. Carples believes it will
only be necessary to chop off the
lower limbs of some of the trees to
permit the two deck busses to
operate.
The petition for 10-cent fare
was filed yesterday. Several days
ago Mr.. Carples visited the Com
missioners and requested that he
be notified when a hearing would
be held on the bus company's
V1AtitiOn
The Washington times., 1924-01-24
CHRISTY STARTS WORK
ON COOLIDGE PICTURE

Art rules the White House today.
Howard Chandler Christy, noted
artist. has moved in with his
brushes and paint tubes and a sun.
ply Of new smocks, to paint pic.
ture of President Coolidge.
The President Is said among
artists to have a most difficult
portrait face" and consequently
Christy hopes to make the painting
his masterpiece in this field of art.
An easel has been set up In the
Presidents study, where the Presi.
dent will sit. for the artist.
Christy's portrait Of President
Harding hangs in the main salon df
the Leviathan.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24
BE PATIENT.

BE patient and just keep ON. my friend,
Whenever the skies are dreaP;
The worst Of our evil sometime must
end,
No mntter how much We fear.
Meet trouble. with courage and try to
@tmwt
That can't hurt you, anyway;
And sooner the bells Of your Joy must
ring,
II ven are Just brave today.
showers
And after the night, the dawn,
80 smile all yea CAn In your anxious
hOurUs
BE patient. and just keep ON!
GENE BLOSSOM.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24
RUM PACT TO INcRESAE
RUNNERS AND u. s. SHIPS

The new liquor treaty with Great
Britain fixing a coastwise zone Of
one days sailing distance in which
rum ships may be captured, will
make necessary a larger Coast
Guard fleet to fight the smuggIers.
IL was declared at the Treasury De-
partment today.
Secretary Mellon, however, re-
CARDS the treaty to the advantage
of the United States. Mellon said
the rum-runners likewise would he
fn"oad TO increase their fleets, and
that many Of the smaller craft
: ~ between the rum fleets
and the coast must be replaced with
more seaworthy boats.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24
NOMENCLATURE.

was told by travelling sales
man that the little town Of
Shakerag, Ca, was so named
from the fact of there being at
that point, in the early days of
railroad building in the South, a
shack for the laborers to obtain
meals. The proprietor would
shake a tablecloth in the air as
notice that dinner was ready, as
he had no gong or bell. Railroad
men took it up and named the
town Shakerag, which it still
bears. H. SMITH.
WHAT BREED IS LUKE?
rnr.-
The Washington times., 1924-01-24

Rev. L. D. Bass is making a
campaign against the "kissim0
eUtE" Ia this country. We admit
there has been too much of it,
bat sOe hope everybody Wom't
shat do1Vn on kissing at once.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24

A LEAP.YEAR PROPOSAL.
VIRGINIA" says she found
this written on a sheet Of paper
on Ninth street:
1 write these lines tonight At nine
HODing that yOu win soon be E1t1A0.
II you say that your love is txue
MY heart and love I'Il give TO you.
III mend your clothes. darn your eo0ksD
For o Mrs. / would. EiOyo to be-.
So accept this proposal and come TO me.
If you think 1 ana q dandy
Send ma back q bog Of candy.
But II you. say there 10 mo- hope
The Washington times., 1924-01-24

Are you reading Helen Rowland's
witticislns ON the magazine UageP
Don't miss them today and Gsry day.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24

II you've ever been arrested for
violating traffic rules, you'll get o
Kick out OF the Alibi Artist column,
In The Washington Times every day.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24

A chorus girl recently sued o fellow
Tor $4,000 and rot verdict Of only
4lOO. COnfine your kicking to the
The Washington times., 1924-01-24

A scientist Says he is going
to fire a fifteen-poupd pro-
jectile at the moon and hit 1t.
There are lots of harmless
ones shooting at the NOON"
-.... r. NJ. r.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24
JOE H. HOLMAN.
jim JAM JEMS.


City restaurant nusk ho Amw.uv-
ing. A man droDued dead in 0na
the other day from nafnral oanSeS.
FaunaIa h.r.a,t. s.o
the perfeCf .Se. -
A chnr,,n .ars raonrssv .,n.a q p.vp~,.,,
for ar. IN 49, - = yas5sst - lrOI.,
9Ifan. TT.Sss 80 G~ 1TstIcS y UuIy ny
COld aknra~n 80 ...,-. A.
OveFIookeS ~NS H~F ~ a.. ~ o,,a. n:Vo 3
miIIi~r wearS ~ ~ ".a. +1 - s,, w. o.
The nnoAorasA ,whn rn,r.,, ,,,Oor-
shine inf0 Tis 80 az -, ,,S-t~I1,
didn't neal e %~nS@r ~ H. ~.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24

Female bandits are on tho increase.
the perfect 80 10 being replaced by
the perfect So.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24

Gold storage men seem to have
OverloOked one bet. An eEg over q
million years old was recently found
The Washington times., 1924-01-24
BROTHERS OF FAME.

BROTHERS OF FAME.
The Gold Dust twins.
The Smith Bros. cough dropsl.
VIM. Jennings and Gov. C. w.
Bryan. O'SUILLEABHAIN.
Sing a song of peace plans,
PioMs yoG and |,
Then squi1tt at the prize G1OGTd
And match the pieces fly.
NJ. C., A,
The Washington times., 1924-01-24

City rest@urants must bo imuFOv-
ing. a man dropped dead In one
tine other day from natural causes.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24

The na0tOrfst who poured moon
shine into his gas tank by mistake
didn't need to wonder why his car
died In tho garage.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24

The United States iR selling It's
old airplanes to the Mexican gOv-
ernment. Evidently ObFegOn intends
to "falI upon" his enemies seem.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24

WHAT BREED rs LUKE
(EdHerton. Wis. EaRle,)
The Washington times., 1924-01-24

There IL q policeman I'm London
who hiss walked zoo. 900 miles during
IO0. 900 81 It must have been sleep
walking.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24

The ,Bureau Of Fisheries recently
advised flappers to eat more fish.
But you can't blame them for not
catch.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24

A man divorced his wife the other
day because she had lost her vsac0.
She probably received 5000 proposals
out. ~
The Washington times., 1924-01-24

A university for ex-c0nvlcts ie TO
be established. A lot Of politicians
should be In preparatory schools
right now.
The Washington times., 1924-01-24

The most popular song In boot
legEing circles is Little CnFbOlic
Whiskey BY and By"
MIKE HENRY.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-29
BILL STEVENS
TO COUNT FLIES
Offers 1Oc a Hundred for
All Flies, Blue Bottle
and Others.
SAYS BRING THEM in

William E.. Stevens, better known
because of his rollicking good nature
and jolly smile, as "Bill," will not
find time hanging heavily on his hands
for the next couple of weeks. He will
be busy counting flies. That is, he ex-
poets to be.
Bill Stevens is the owner of the
string of groceries known as the
Stevens Service Stores, located in
various sections of the city. In the in
terests of health campaign he has
offered to buy flies, flies with gauzy
wings common house flies, blue bottle
flies and anything that flies that is a
fly.
"This offer will last" said Mr..
Stevens today, "until the first of June.
Flies may be brought in living or
dead, but we prefer them dead. Every
fly killed now means that one hun
bred million billion trillion and them
breed pestilence and disease to US our
children and children's children. The
fly can ybe rooted out. Ask DR.. Winde-
sheim what the common fly carries. He
is the carrier pigeon of filth and dis
ease. Ten cents hundred is the price
/ will pay for the captured flies. Bring
them in, boys and girls, but you must
be quick about it and catch them ALL"
Campaigns against the household pet
and pest, the fly have been commenced
in other cities, and several magazines
have suggested that merchants in each
town cooperate by offering a bonus
for the dead flies.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-29
Homestead Claims
Being Filed Fast
Property Owners To the Extent of l2O
Day Are Filing Homestead
Claims In Kenosha.

A report from the Office in the city
hall where homestead claims are being
filed for the $500 exemption on assess
ment for taxation purposes showed
that /120 persons each day are filing
claims. The Office has been open for
seventeen working days and the rec
ords show that lit claims day is
an average While this is "a compare
lively large number, it is not large
enough if all the claims possible in
Kenosha are to be filed prior to June
30th, the last day for fling them UNI
der the law. Unless more take adj
vantage of the opportunity now, there
will be a rush which cannot be
handled at the end of the period, de-
clare those in charge. 1t is anticipated
that there are more than 5000 homes
in Kenosha and on this basis more
than $50 must be filed each day if all
are to be handled in the time set by
the state law.
Miss Lydia Stevens and Mrs. Pecan
are in charge Of the Office and are
being kept busy with the receiving OF
the claims.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-29
BURLINGTON

Mrs. Fred Ebbers visited in Milwau-
kee Thursday.
H. c. Hoops spent Thursday in Hart
ford on business.
Miss Lillian Goessel visited in Mil
waukee Sunday.
r. M. Guest and family of Kenosha
visited friends in Burlington on Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. oliver Mathews of
Antioch, were Sunday visitors.
Francis Reniardy and family motor
ed to Whitewater to visit friends
Sunday.
Miss Margaret Krelschmer spent
Sunday afternoon visiting Miss Eleanor
Lois.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dobroth have
moved into the Hintz fat on Perkins
boulevard.
F. E. Truck Of Milwaukee spent Sun
day visiting at the home of A. J. Cum
bingham.
Mrs. Ed Profit and Miss Cecilia
Cromer were Milwaukee visitors.
Mrs. Thos Smith of Chicago visited
at the home of Mrs. Dora Wagner on
Sunday.
John Price of Chicago spent the
weekend visiting with friends and rel
atives here.
Miss Gladys Shields of Milwaukee
spent the weekend visiting with Miss
Mildred Rien
Mrs. Ben Bockover and Mrs. George
Lyons of Elk,horn were Burlington Wis
itors.
Max Heintz and family have moved
into the home on Lewis street recently
vacated by Peter Olson.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-29
BraUe Constable
Mcneil Comes TO
Rescue OfDOq

! Suffering catsl Talk about the
brave firemen Nwho rescued a pussy
at the. top of tall tree, here comes
constable who rescued a doggy from
the bottom of deep hole.
Everybody knows Constable John
Mcneil of the fourth ward The re-
doubtable constable is night watch
map at the new courthouse building
now in process of construction. sun
day night while making his rounds, he
heard strange hollow noise of dog
barking. 1t was a round fearful sound,
as if it came out of a tunnel. The
yelps indicated distress and sounded
like IS. o. S" from the canine world.
Round and round about the consta-
Bic made his Investigations. When he
noise in return, the kind of sibilant
noise that one makes with the lips in
got near to the sound and made a
calling a dog, the barking stopped.
Finally the constable closed in upon
the situation.
Doggy was down in hole ten foot
deep and could not get up. She had
fallen in, much to her own surprise.
The aperture was too narrow to admit
the somewhat rounded figure of the
Waterman and he was put to it to
know what to do. There was water
in the hole at the bottom, and the good
constable was afraid the dog might
drown if he waited until morning.
A narrow plank was introduced into
the hole, and then he made moose
with the end of rope. With the aid
of fiashlight the rescuer sought to
slip the moose over the dogs head.
But every time the moose touched the
dogs head, the frightened animal
hooked it off. At length by dint of
perseverance, the rope got over the
dog, and the constable pulled dogun}s
slowly up the plank.
It was. brindle bull of the fem
mime gender. She shook her self dog
fashion, none the worse for the adj
venture, and darted off into the dark
ness of space.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-29
COOL WEEKEND
KEPT EN- DOWN
Few DRINKS Arraigned
in Municipal Court
This Morning.
TONY SCHAFFER AGAIN.

Perhaps it was the effect of the
frigid weather of the weekend, per-
haps it was some other reason, but
this morning when Judge Slater came
into the municipal court, there were
not as many DRINKS there to greet him
as is customary on Monday morning.
An habitual offender, Tony Schaffer,
was brought before the judge for SEN
tenee.. He was arrested early Sunday
morning at LAT a. M. by Assistant
Chief Cyzak and officers Tusler and
Pecan, after he had beaten up d Grip
pied brother and then sought to fight
his father and mother. The indignant
family told the police that they wish
ed to have charges preferred against
him. Schaffer has been in court in
Fifty dollars and costs" said Judge
Slater this morning, cor thirty days
in the county jail"
Schaffer unable to pay the fine, went
to jail to serve out his sentence.
Several Drunk Drivers.
Sever Olson, 116 Third street. was
arraigned on the charge of operating
an automobile while intoxicated and
this morning pleaded guilty to the
charge. He was arrested Sunday af-
ternoon at $40 p. m. by Motorcycle
officer Melbusch of the police, aided
by William H. Gross, deputy sheriff,
who was on a street car bus. Olson
was driving a Ford touring car on
Prairie avenue between Grover street
and Rowland avenue, and going in a
zig-zag path, nearly ran into bus
on Prairie avenue. Gross held Olson
and aided the motorcycle officer in
getting the driver and the Ford down
to, the city hall.
Olson on his plea of guilty was fined
$75 and costs by Judge Slater. 1t is
the second time he has been arrested
on the charge of driving while intoxi-
Gated. The first time the case was
dismissed in court.
Other Pleads Not Guilty.
Louis Beck, 1868 Co&oran Drive,
pleaded not guilty when arraigned
this morning to the charge of driving
an automobile while Intoxicated. Beck
was arrested by Lieut.. Rock, Detective
and officer Edward Radatz.
Beck ran into an automobile parked
without tail light. Captain Clausen
informed Judge Slater this morning
that the police desired a little more
time to investigate the case. Beck
insisted that he was not intoxicated
at the time and that he had not been
drinking at all.
Larry Friel pleaded guilty to the
charge of driving an automobile at the
rate of forty miles an hour on Mil
waukee avenue over the weekend, and
was fined $50 and costs this morning.
FriePs mother appeared for him and
entered plea of guilty to the charge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-29
Issues Memorial
Day Proclamation

Madison. wis. - Governor Blaine
today issued. proclamation callifig
won citizens Of the state to celebrate
Memorial day, June 80 as a day Of
thanksgiving for our national ideals.
He urged patriotic celebrations thru
out the state. N
The proclamation in part follows:
"On this anniversary, we do not cele-
brate any great victory or any notable
event in the nations history. It com
memorates no particular general or
statesman. 1t is a day when equal
horrors are paid to the private and to
the commander.
sit takes it's place in the nations
mind in the list of public anniversar-
ies-C Christmas, Independence day and
Thanksgiving. On Christmas we cele-
brate the interfering of the souls Of
humanity and the unfolding Of new
vision of the destiny of man. indie
pendence day celebrates Sehe birth OF
liberty and freedom. Thanksgiving
day is a day of devotion and gratitude.
Ever since 1868, Memorial day has
been set aside-8or ceremonies in hon
or of our soldier dead. We hold serv-
ices in their memory, visit their graves
and garland their resting places with
flowers. Both dead and living are
honored--those who fell on lonely bait
tlefelds AND those who returned.
"Therefore, Memorial day should be
one Of thanksgiving for our spiritual
life and our national ideals, and we
treasure in our hearts the beauty and
inspiration derived from the proper OBJ
servancefo of this national holiday.
Therefore, l, John j. Blaine, Cover
nor of Wisconsin, hereby designate
Friday, May 80, as Memorial day, and
urge all citizens to properly observe
this day and join with patriotic organ
izations IN fitting celebration and
commemoration.'
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-29
TWO WIVES NOW
SEEK DIVORCE
Julia Hadhazy and Cert
rude Macdonald Appear
AS Plaintiffs.
CLAIM NON SUPPORT

Suit for divorce has been commenced
by two wives in the municipal court,
both charging that their mates did
not support them.
Julia Hadhazy, through complaint
filed today in the municipal court asks
for decree of divorce from her hus-
band, Joseph Hadhazy. The couple
were married September 10, 1913, at
Milwaukee, and have two children,
Irene Mabel, 8 years, and Ethel Claire,
8 years old Mrs. Hadhazy charges
that her husband left her May l, 1928,
and has not since contributed to her
support or the support of the chill
dren.
BILLY With Margaret"
Gertrude Macdonald, through her
attorney, has filed papers in divorce
action in the municipal court against
William Macdonald. The couple were
married September 20, 1920, at New
York City, where the defendant now
lives, his address being given as 258
West 26th street. Mrs. Macdonald al
leges that her husband deserted her
April-zl5, 1921, and that in Novem
Der of that year she came to live in
Wisconsin. The couple have no chill
dren.
Mrs. Macdonald in her complaint
AYERS that her husband did not con-
tribute to her support, and that after
he went away, he wrote her. that she
need not write hin~again unless she
heard first from him. Still later she
received a letter from someone who
wrote her that BILLY is living with
Margaret, who IS in delicate physical
condition"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-29
INJUNCTION Is
DENIED BY COURT
Injunction BroN G h t In
Strange Church Wrangle
Is Denied.
WILL CONTINUE FIGHT
Judge Declares Law Touching
Such Cases Does Not Pro
vide for Injunction.

The Reverend Joseph Nurkiewicz,
formerly pastor of the st. Mary's I'M
maculate Conception Polish Cathohc
church at the corner of Grand avenue
and Congress streets, lost his nrst
legal skirmish to regain TINS pulpit
from which he declared he was driven
by threats of some members OF the
congregation because he refused 70
allow them to use the basement OF
the church for the sale and manu-
facture of Intoxicating liquor in vlo-
lation of the law. Judge E. B. Belden
in the circuit court this morning
handed down an order denying the
application for an injunction brought
bv the Reverend Nurkiewicz and Arch
bishop Carfora and few members Oh
the congregation to force the sect
now using the church to return to the
original organization.
In handing down the order Judge
Belden stated informally that he had
not gone into the merits of the case
as this would be done when the suit
proper was called for trial. He de-
clared, however, that the law touch
ing such cases did not give authority
for the granting of temporary IN
junction such as sought
The order was handed down follow
ing hearing on the temporary In
function held on Thursday afternoon
before Judge Belden in which the
technicalities of law involved were
discussed rather than. the sensational
charges made by the Reverend Mr..
Nurkiewicz and those interested with
him in bringing the action to regain
custody of the church.
The complaint declared that the
church property in reality belongs to
the st. Mary's Immaculate Conception
church while it has been taken over
to be used by church, organized of
members dissenting from the original
church and known as the National
Polish church.
The plaintiffs indicated that they
would continue their court action to
gain possession Of the church property
and to REOPEN it as part of the
former church organization.
Authorities Probe Charges.
Meanwhile it is probable that the
police authorities will probe the
charges made by the Reverend Mr..
Nurkiewicz that the church basement
was wanted for use to manufacture
and sell Intoxicating liquor. 1t is
admitted that there have been several
times when police were called to the
church.