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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-13
HOLD CHICAGO WOMAN
in MURDER MYSTERY
Mrs. Belle Brown Gaertner Unable to
Explain Staying of Robert
Law, Salesman.

Chicago, III. - Mrs. Belle Brown
Overlook Gaertner, divorced wife of
William Graertner, wealthy instrument
manufacturer, was arrested today after
policemen found the body of Robert
Law, an auto salesman in her car.
Law was shot through the head. An
automatic pistol, from which three
shots had been fired, and which Mrs.
Gaertner, when questioned by Of
ficers, said was hers, was found in
the car. An empty gin bottle also
was found.
Mrs. Gaertner told the police she
and Law were driving when she heard
a shot and he dropped over the steer
ing wheel. She tried to stop the
bleeding and then became frightened
and fed. She was arrested in her
home, short distance away, hysteri-
cally pacing the floor.
Her answers were incoherent at
first and she admitted she had been
drinking, police said. A patrolman said
he saw her leave the car and later
another patrolman saw the body.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-13
ORDER PROBE OF
ALLEGED BRIBERY
House Committee to Sift Finding of
Chicago Grand Jury in Veteran
Bureau Case.

Washington, D. C. - Congressional
investigation of criminal charges said
to have been developed before Chi
cago grand jury against two represen-
tatives was ordered today by the
house.
By viva voce vote resolution Of
fered by Representative Garrett, the
Democratic leader, to create special
house committee to conduct an in
quiry was adopted,
BY this action the house reversed
its decision of yesterday to leave in
vestigation of the charges to the de-
partment of justice and to make no
further efforts TO have the names of
the accused disclosed. "
In an effort to head off a vote on
the Garrett resolution, Representa-
tive Longworth, the Republican leader,
proposed that it be referred to the
rules committee, but his motion was
lost on a record vote, 1877 to 1853.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-13
TO PROBE INTO
SUICIDES ACTS
Senate Committee Plans to Investigate
Circumstances Leading to Suicide
by Daugherty Aid.

Washington, D. C.-The Senate COM
mittee investigating the administra-
ton of Attorney General Daugherty
will open its hearings late this after
noon and will hear as the first witness
Mrs. Roxie Stinson of Columbus, Ohio
divorced wife of the late Jesse w.
Smith.
Smith, close friend and political
lieutenant of Mr.. Daugherty, lived
with him in Washington and commit
ted suicide year ago in their apart
ment here.
Mrs. Stinson is expected to testify
as to the sources of Smiths income,
according to senators, both before and
after the Inauguration of President
Harding.
She was questioned yesterday in
Columbus by Senator Wheeler of
Montana, prosecutor of the inquiry,
and is said to have outlined an
"amazing story" for recital on the
witness stand.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-13

the board allow 500 as the expenses
of the teacher for the time. Racine,
it is said, allows half Of the expenses
of the teacher in summer school up
to limit of 500 for it's share. This
matter also is being deliberated upon.
A Lamb school meeting will be held
tonight, it was announced, for the pur
pose of ironing out the difficulties at
tendant upon the proposed annexation
of the Pleasant Prairie school district
as part of the city.
Superintendent LOOMS reported that
there was 81 per cent attendance in
the schools for the month of Febru-
ary. The election of teachers for the
next year is at present in the hands
Of the executive committee.
The increase in attendance at all
schools was shown by the superin-
tendent. In the high school at the
end Of the first semester there were
656 pupils; at the beginning of the
second, 760. In the junior high, 1882,
first; second, 1910; elementary, first
1920, and second 4412; kindergarten,
old, 50, new, 500.
Comparison between the number of
pupils in February, 1928, and Febru-
airy, 1924, shows that there has been
a gain of 407 pupils in the one year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-13
TEACHERS USE
THEIR INFLUENCE
Delegation Visits School
Board Tuesday in Sal
airy Question.
NOTHING IS DONE
Board Committee Asks for
Further Time to Inves-
tigate Wage Scale.

Kenosha school teachers, three
comely rows of them, were present
Tuesday evening at the regular meet
ing of the school board in the Admin
istration building to use their silent"
influence upon the board and also to
be present to hear the report of the
executive committee of that body con-
corning a recent petition made by the
teachers.
The teachers are asking that the
maximum salary scale for the teach
ers be made less rigid with the rails
ing of the maximum all along the line.
At present for instance a grade teach
er cannot receive salary higher than
S1.9OS year. The insuficiency and
Injustice of such low wage limit has
been pointed out by the teaching
BODY. The grade teacher, who is de-
voting years to her profession, who
has been trained as an expert for the
position and who is continuing her
education with a view of making still
further progress, is entitled to a sal
arv higher than this, it has been point
ed out.
The teachers are asking for a max
imum wage scale of $4,000 for the
grade teacher, and for the lifting of
the bars all along the line applying
it to the high school, and special
teachers also with different provi-
sion petitioned for as the limit in each
case
The executive committee to whom
the petition was referred at a previ-
Gus meeting of the board, reported
Tuesday evening that the matter was
still under consideration with them.
The chairman said that the committee
found itself in sympathy with the
teachers, but was uncertain because
of the restrictions demanded by the
budget whether the request could be
granted. The committee was going
into the matter for the purpose of de-
Gliding what other cities wer6 doing
with respecs to the maximum wage
limit.
The teachers have also asked that
the school board make a contribution
o@the expenses of the teachers at
summer school. It is a rule that a
public school teacher must attend sum
Jmer school at least once in three
years. The teachers are asking that
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-13
MONSTGNOR LOCHEMES
DIES IN RACINE TODAY
Leader of Catholics in This Section of
the State Died This Morning
After Long Illness.

Racine, Wis.-Monsigno M. J. Loeb
emes, rector of the st. GATHERINGS
Academy, died early today after pro-
longed illness. He had been at the
academy for the past IA years Mon
signor Lochemes was born in New York
in 1860. He was educated for the
priesthood at st. Francis Seminary and
was ordained in 1888. His record as a
priest includes a profess orship at the
Catholic normal school, of which insti-
tuition he later became rector, serving
in this capacity for % years. He had
a wide reputation as scholar, teacher
and writer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-13
GRAY WOLF" is
NABBED AT LAST
s'The Gray Wolf, Bootlegging Ghost
of Chicago Gold Coast, is I'm
der Arrest Today.

Chicago The gray wolff, boot
Logging ghost of Chicago's gold coast,
is under arrest today after three
year battle of wits with police and
federal agents.
The mysterious figure in the gray
speedster proved to be a squat, little
German chemist, Otto Won Bachelle.
He has fooled half the millionaire
colony with liquor which he manufac-
tured himself in his laboratory and
which was supposed to be the real
ching. -saa@sEs.ys4ais
He was caught early today as he
was unloading cargo of gin and
whiskey before fashionable apart
ment building. In his car agents
found $1,000 revenue stamps which he
used to disguise his manufactured IL
quors.
The source of his illicit booze has
mystified since they first took up his
trail more than three years ago. They
believed at first that he piled plane
between the Canadian border, bring
ing in costly and authentic booze to
serve his fastidious customers. He
has proved that the rich as we'll as
the poor have lost their taste since
the advent of dry laws.
InE the past he has been able to
elude federal dry agents by his skill
at the wheel of the swift motor that
has haunted the gold coast.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-13
FAILS TO MARRY
HAILED TO COURT
Milwaukee Girl Starts Suit
Against Elmer Kasiske,
of Kenosha.
Girl Claims Health Has Been
Wrecked by Months of
"Watchful Waiting.

Claiming that he had promised her
trip to the altar, and then failed
to make good on that promise, Ruth
Eisenberg, 10 years old, resident OF
Milwaukee, today started suit for SlO,-
600 in circuit court against Elmer
Kasiske of 766 Market street. The
boy, who is 20 years of age, is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Kasiske.
Because the girl is minor, the ac-
ton is being brought for her by her
mother, whom the complaint alleges Is
cher best friend" Louis R. Potter Of
Milwaukee is handling the interests of
the girl.
According to the complaint, Elmer
told the girl on March l of last year,
that she might listen for the wedding
bells in the near future. He is al
legged to have added that he would
have marriage license not later than
August. August came and passed and
still Ruth listened for the peal of the
aforesaid bells. When by the first of
the year they had still failed to ring
out, she decided that something must
be done to find out why her lover had
not lived up to his promise.
In her complaint Ruth alleges that
the strain of watchful waiting has
been too much for her physically, and
that she is now broken in health and
for this reason she asks $4,000 dam
ages.
The complaint further alleges that
she relied on Elmer's promise, and that
even yet she is willing to slip into
double harness. She also claims that
Elmer called himself "Pfanmiller"
while he was counting her.
Attempts to locate the boy in Keno
sha proved futile today. His mother
added that she had not yet officially
learned that the suit had been started
against her son, and consequently
cared to make no statement. However,
it was learned through other sources
that Elmer had been working in
Milwaukee for time last year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-13
MELLON WARNS OF
NEW TAX DEFICIT
Secretary of Treasury Says Proposed
Tax Bill Must be Revised to
Ward OFF Deficit.

Washington, D. C. ~ Revision of
the revenue bill passed by the house
must be made to prevent treasury
deficit, Secretary Mellon today told
the Senate finance committee.
The house bill would mean loss
in revenue of about $3.50, 100000, Mr..
Mellon said, against an estimated SUR
plus of $685., 100000 for the fiscal year
1925, under the existing law.
The secretary condemned the Long
worth compromise on the income tax
rate schedule and criticized house
amendments which increased estate
taxes, created gift tax and opened
tax returns to inspection by congress
sional committees.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-13
WINNER
OF DOG DERBY
Shorty Russick and His Dogs Make
New Record on Famous Dogsled
Course at The Pas.

The Pas, Man.--Shorty Russick, star
musher of the north country, today
won the annual 200-mile nonstop The
Pas dog derby in which ten teams
started at IL O'Clock yesterday morn
ing. Allen Mcdonald finished second,
80 minutes behind, followed by Bill
Grayson driving Tom Creighton's team
in third place. Russick's time was, Off
cially announced as % hours and As
minutes, a course record. Russick won
a memorial trophy and $1,000 in prize
money. He was first in last years race
and second in 1922.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-13
PAVING TOTAL
NEAR S35O,OOO
Kenosha Paving Program
for 1924 Will Cost Total
Near S35O,OOO.
CITY'S SHARE 100000
Figures Show Close Competi-
ton Secured for Work on
Various Streets.

Figures made public today by City
Engineer Robert Smith revealed that
the total cost for the carrying out of
the street paving program planned for
1924 in Kenosha will be in the neigh
borhood of $350,000, possibly reaching
to $375,000, dependent upon the type
of paving selected for each street which
is to be paved. The program calls for
the paving of more than six miles on
81 streets in every part of the city.
The tabulated figures in detail will
be found on page 2 for the benefit of
property owners on the streets who
may deduce from them the relative
costs of the various kinds of paving.
In announcing the bids received re-
Gently only the basic bids of the price
per square yard could be made pub
lie, but the office has now computed
the figures for each type of paving for
each street. @
Brick, OF Course, Higest.
Brick paving of the represented
brick type which is considered the
most permanent type is, of course, the
most costly. Should the city council
adopt brick paving for the entire pro-
gram, which is not at all likely, the
total cost would be $498.0f2 Oh the
lowest bid for that type Should rein
forced concrete, the cheapest type on
which bids were received, be chosen
for the entire program, the total would
be in the neighborhood of $4,000.
Vertical brick paving for the entire
program would cost $448,360, sheet
asphalt $349,308 and asphaltic con-
crete $320.402. The different types Of
paving are suited for different uses and
it is probable that no type will be used
for all the work. 1t is probable that
either sheet asphalt, asphaltic con-
crete or reinforced concrete will be
used for the major portion of the pro-
gram and if such is the case the total
will be in the neighborhood of $780,
900.
The city's share Of this amount will
be in the neighborhood of 100000
which amount has been named in the
budget. The remainder is paid by the
property owners whose property is
benefited by the Improvement.
The figures also show the close COM
peCtlon Whlcn prevailed IN the b1ds.
For example: On the sheet asphalt
bids the Glover company was low at
$349 1903 with the Lampert company at
1858, 900, only 6-1O per cent higher.
The, Western Improvement company
bid, $373, 09S, and the White Construc-
ton company, $371,875. Bids on other
types were similarly close. On rein
forced concrete the Gross company was
low on several streets and the Bren-
nan company low on others, and in no
instance was there as much as per
cent difference in the bids. This is
evidence that Kenosha is attracting
spirited bidding for its paving contracts
and with that must come low bids for
the work.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-13
Make Decision On
Bonus" Insurance

Washington, D. c. = The paid-up
life insurance policies which will be
given veterans under terms of the new
soldier bonus will be valued at 81 a
day for home service and SIPS day
for overseas services, it was decided
today by the sub committee of the
house ways and means committee,
framing the new measure.
An additional rs per cent of the to-
tai amount of the adjusted service
credit would be allowed thus making
the basis on which compensation would
be figured the same as provided in the
bill passed last session, and vetoed by
President Harding.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-13

Vice president, A. E. Buckmaster;
treasurer, T. S. Scott; secretary, A, J..
Schneider; manager, r. j. Larner;
directors, A. E. Buckmaster, Dan o..
Head, Russell Fl. Jones, w. t. Mar
latt, Thad Logan, A. E. Epstein, Frank
L. Long, Charles L. Holderness, T, S.
Scott and John A. Rose.
The offices of the club are to be
located at 300 Main street The temp
orary offices for organization purposes
are located at 321 Main street in the
Orpheum building, the use of the room
being donated for the purpose by the
.Orpheum Theatre company. F. Stu
debaker is in charge of the organi-
cation offices.
Meeting With Favor.
The organization of the Kenosha
Motor club is meeting with generous
approval from the business and pro-
fessional men of Kenosha. This is
demonstrated by the enthusiastic man
ner in which Kenoshans are lining up
behind the organization apparently
determined that our city shall not be
laggard in movements of this kind
which have proven so beneficial to
other cities where local motor clubs
are organized.
The matter of a local motor club
for Kenosha has been the subject of
discussion, for some time, but it re-
NAMED for some organization fami-
liar with the best methods of organic
ing clubs TO get the movement start
ed This is now being done by the
Wisconsin State Motorists association
of which the local motor club will be
branch and receive the benefits of
state and national services and aft
filiations for members of the Kenosha
Motor club.
Civic organizations are cooperating
in the drive now being conducted. The
Optimist club passed resolution fav-
oring the club at its meeting this week
and the Rotary club on Tuesday pass
ed a similar motion. Everyone seems
to be convinced that the need for the
right kind of motor club exists here
in Kenosha and all they have wanted
is assurances that such club would
be organized here. The state rotor
lists association is interested in hav-
ing strong local motor clubs through
out the state to deal with the local
problems of motorists while still as
sisting in state matters. Local motor
clubs are Successful in all parts of
America and Kenosha and is especially
favored in being the gateway city
where motor club members Sof other
states will look for the first official
welcome of an affiliated club. The
state motorists association will keep
constantly in touch with the Kenosha
Motor club, and guarantee its success
full operation along the lines of SINH
lar clubs in other states.
Kenoshans should join at once in
order that they may be charter mem
bers and at the same time enable the
officers directing the drive for MEM
berships to order the new local club
car emblems. This requires the cut
ting of expensive dies which does not
affect the cost of the embIems when
ordered in quantities.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-13
EXI'} A!
SUICIDES BODY Is
FOUND in WOODS
Coroner Parker Called to Paddock's
Lake to Investigate Death
of Suicide.

At three o'clock this afternoon Coro-
ner Truman T. Parker was called to
Paddock's Lake to investigate the find
ing Of the body of an unidentified
man, found hanging from the limb of
a tree in a woods on the west side
of the resort. The grewsome discov-
cry was made by several men who were
tracking through the woods. 1t was
said that the man had evidently been
dead for several days. No one has
been reported missing from that COM
munity.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-13
CONTINUE SEARCH
FOR DEAD MINERS
Fifty-Six Bodies are Still Remaining In
Shaft of Utah Mine Where 173
Were Buried Alive.

Castle Gate. Utah.-Fifty-six bodies,
still remaining in mine No. of the
Utah Fuel Co., today are the objective
of rescue crews on duty at the mine.
A total of 1T men out of 173 known to
have been in the mine, entombed by
three explosions last Saturday, have
been recovered and taken to the
m orgue. AS the result of the fire
which is burning in a section of the
mine. rescue work has been practically
called to a halt and the relief crews
are turning their attention to combat
ting the flames.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-13
Two Arrested in
Union Food Probe

Milwaukee, Wis.-Edward C. Grieb,
city real estate agent and John Has
Ter, former manager Of the Union
Food Stores company, now defunct
Milwaukee concern, were arraigned
before Judge F. A. Geiger in federal
court here today, on indictments
charging conspiracy to use the mails
to defraud in connection with the pro-
motion of the company. Grieb and
Hasler were later released under
$4,000 bonds, entry of pleas being de-
ferred to allow counsel time to ex-
anime indictments. Names of twenty
FIVE others, indicted by the federal
grand jury at the same time, have not
yet been announced. pending formal
arrest and arraignment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-13
KENYON MAY BE
NEW NAVY HEAD
Former Senator from Iowa Looms Up
as Probable Successor of
Secretary DENLY.

ashington.-Former Senator VIM
S. Kenyon of Iowa, now judge of the
eighth federal circuit court, is under
stood to be under consideration for ap-
pointment as secretary of the navy to
succeed Secretary DENLY. Judge Ken
yon arrived here last night and shortly
afterward went to the White House
where he conferred with President
Coolidge. His friends said today he
had not reached decision but had an
appoint ment with President Coolidge
tomorro
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-13
ORDER PROBE INTO
REVENUE DEP ARTMENT
Inquiry Into the Management of the
Internal Revenue Department
is Started Today.

Washington, D. C. - Inquiry by a
select committee Of five into the ad-
ministration of the bureau of internal
revenue was ordered today by the sem
ate.
A resolution providing for the in
vestigation, introduced by Senator
Couzens, Republican, Michigan, was
adopted without record vote. Sena-
tor Watson, Indiana, will be chairman
of the committee and the other mem
bers will be Couzens and Ernst, Ken
lucky, Republicans and Jones, New
Mexico, and King, Utah, Democrats
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-13

Charleston, S. C. - The steamship
Santiago" has sunk 60 miles south Of
Cape Hatteras, according to a radio
message intercepted today by the
Charleston navy yard wireless station.
The wireless message, sent by the Nor
wegian steamship "Cissy," reported the
picking up of one lifeboat containing
II survivors. The message was re-
ceived as follows:
"Picked up lifeboat containing six
sailors, four firemen, one carpenter,
from the steamer Santiago, which sank
so miles south of Hatteras. No other
lifeboats seen. Proceeding Baltimore"
1t was signed Captain" The mes
sage was said to have been routed by
way of Savannah to Morehead City, N.
c. No other information was available
here as to the circums tances Of the
sinking of the Santiago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-13
TEAPOT DOME IS
NOTHING TO HIM
Never Knew Oil Leaders
and Loan to Fall Was Ac-
ton of a Friend.
NEVER KNEW CODE
Washington Publisher Fails to
Produce Anything Sensa-
tiOnaI at Probe Hearing.

, Washington, D. edward B. Me-
Lean, publisher of the Washington
Post, insisted under questioning be-
fore the oil committee today that he
had told the truth when he testified
at Palm Beach that he loaned A. B.
Fall 100000 in 1921 in checks which
afterwards were returned uncashed.
Although his bank balance did not
show that amount on deposit, he said
his "credit was good" and that Fall
had agreed to notify him before at
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-13
Dan o. Head Named Presi-
dent of the Kenosha
Motor Club.
MEETS WIDE FAVOR
Many Kenoshans Join in Move
ment to Organize a Mo-
tor Club for KenOsha.

Dan o. Head was named as presi-
dent of the Kenosha Motor club, the
organization Of Kenosha and Kenosha
county motorists launched several
days ago, according to an announce
ment made this morning. Other of
ficers who have been elected by the
charter members of the club, are: