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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-24
Undersheriff Knipfer and
Deputy Otto Make Grue-
some Find.
MEN SEND IN WORD
Travellers on Green Bay Road
Saw the Bag and Mott
fled the Sheriff.

Two bagfuls of charred bones are
this afternoon on exhibition at the
sheriff's office while Sheriff Pabst and
his deputies are conducting an inquiry
into the why and wherefor of these
gruesome specimens.
The bones, in paper bags were care
fully sealed with stickers and ad-
hesive tape and were found under a
tree on the Green Bay road about
one-half mile north Of the Plank road.
The strange bags were found by I'm
dersheriff Joseph Knipfer and Deputy
Sheriff Nick Otto just before noon to-
day, after receiving report from two
travellers of the Green Bay highway
who had seen the bags and been non
plussed by their contents.
Are They Human Bones?
Human bones? This is the first
question to be asked, and was the
first query to arise in the minds of
the two representatives of the sher-
IFS office as they gazed upon the
strange crumpled and charred pieces
of bones. The bones must be human
bones, they contended, for who would
seal into paper bag the remains of
an animal?
And yet if human bones, whose
bones were they? Who had burned
them? Why had the bones been so
carefully placed in sack and sealed
up?
A specimen of the find was taken
over this afternoon to the Office of
Health Commissioner George Windes-
helm, but Dr. Windesheim was equal
ly at loss to state positively wheth-
er the bones were those of human
being or of an animal.
Two Men Report Find.
The report of the strange discov-
cry was made to the sheriff's Office by
two men who has business on the
Green Bay road Thursday and saw the
bags. The men, Carl Kresal, SIC
North Congress street, and r. c. Hun
toon, Lake Shore garage, were driving
along the highway when their atten-
ton was drawn by the sight of two
bags lying at the side of the road
The bags were full apparently OF
something, and curiosity seized the
wayfarers. They stopped and opened
the bags.
Inside, bones and ashes. Untold
dread seized the two spectators, as II
was suggested to their imagination
that these perhaps were the remains
of some dread deed. Instead of open
ing the other bag, they hurried to the
sheriff's Office with their story and 6
handful of specimens to verify it.
Today as soon as the two men could be
spared from the Office, Sheriff Pabst
dispatched his two men on the trail
of the bones Sure enough, there al
the wayside and under the trees were
the two bags of bones.
They were dry, very dry, indicating
that the bags had been placed where
they were found prior to the heavy
rain of Wednesday night. Wrapped
around the bones an one package was
the magazine section of Sunday
newspaper dated last Sunday.
Another strange aspect which the
bones presented was the indication
that here and there they had beer
sawed into small bits previously t.
being burned.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-24
EASTER DAY is
QUIET ONE HERE
City Spends Holiday in
Calm Enjoyment and
Police Can't Kick.
BUT FEW ACCIDENTS

The police blotter is an almost per-
feet barometer of the goodness and
badness of city during a period Of
holiday relaxations, and judging by the
Easter holidays just concluded, the
town here was on the whole good.
Sunday the police officers tied to
their duty at the station could see their
fellow citizens hurrying off to keep
pleasant engagements without too much
envy, for there was general spirit
of goodwill in the air, and malice to-
wards none on the high holiday of
Easter.
Only Few Drunk
Three or four men who had given
way to the excessive use of spirits
were brought into court this morning
and pleaded guilty
Julius Klous, 531 Grand avenue, and
Mike barrow, 754 John street, were
ordered to appear in court to answer
charge of disorderly conduct arising
out of fight at 663 Garden street.
Klous did not appear when court open
ed and an officer was dispatched for
him. Klous insisted that he was i'll,
and sent a friend down in his stead
who entered plea of guilty for the
absent man who was fined SO and costs
and ordered to pay the doctors bill Of
S. in addition. barrow at first plead
ed not guilty but later changed his
plea and was fined So and costs also.
Harvey OFT, 81 Milwaukee avenue,
was locked up over Sunday on his
wife's complaint. He said she had lock-
ed him out of the house and that he
had forced his way in and then his
wife called the paddy. Mrs. OFT ad-
mitted that her husband had not
struck her, but said that he frighten-
ed her. The case was dropped.
Man Trying to Sell Rings.
Detective McClukey arrested walk
ing jewelry store Sunday afternoon at
2:37 D. M, when he took into custody
George Macdonald, 1917 18th avenue,
Racine. Macdonald had quantity OF
mems cheap rings which he was en-.
deavoring to sell. He was arrested on
the charge of intoxication.
Scotch" asked Leo Buchanan as
he booked the man at the police Of
flee.
mo, sir, Irish," was the response Of
cDonald.
Macdonald was fined SO and costs
in the municipal court this morning.
There were only few accidents re-
ported to the police and sheriff over
the weekend and none of them were
eerious ONES.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-24
ONE CAR HITS A
HULL LINE OF EN-
Henry Douglas Ford Car
Has Some Kick Left in
1t After All.
ALL MINOR COLLISIONS

This sounds like the old rhyme, A
man of words and not of deeds is like
a garden full of weeds; and when the
silly weeds do grow is like garden
full Of snow and when the snow be-
gins to melt, is like garden full off,
etc.
Henry Douglas Ford touring car
acted Just like a poet with nothing
to do Sunday morning at eleven-thir-
ty o'clock The car behaved just as
if it had had too much spring7time or
too much sparkling champagne.
Douglas lives at R. F. D. /, Box 81,
and Sunday his Ford took him through
Main street. First thing he knew
Lizzy banged into L. M. Baldwin's new
Ford sedan; Baldwin's new Ford Sc
dan banged into F. Grifith's Ford
coupe. and F. Grifith's Ford coupe
banged into Cit should have been a
Lincoln but it wasn't) F. Schimimetz's
REQ sedan; and F. Schimimetz's REQ
sedan banged into the street car.
s'Ho Lizzy, Ho Lizl" cried Douglas,
and Lizzy heard, but only after the
damage was done. All cars were dam
aged and Douglas much chagrined
settled for the damages then and
there.
Brzicki in Accident.
John Brick, driving a Nash tour
ing car south on Milwaukee avenue
Sunday at 3:15 o'clock, struck Frank
Ewing, 231 Lake avenue, who was
crossing Milwaukee avenue after walk
ing north on North Main street. Ew-
ing was half way between the side
walk and the mushroom light when he
was struck by the car. His right hand
was injured.
A Ford coupe, owned by Gustave
Kropp but driven by a friend, was
going west on the Geneva road Sat-
urday night at $3.50 o'clock when it
experienced a collision with Dodge
driven by Fred Griep of Silverlake.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-24
Cleanup Week"
Begins April %

During the winter months rubbish
has accumulated in many places. You
will find it in streets, alleys, yards
area-ways, in easements, attics,
parks, fence and building corners, iE
closets, sheds and barns. This rubbish
is serious fire hazard, much of it
a health hazard and breeding place
for flies. Gather up all such waste
materials and place them on the curb
or along an alley where the city
wagons can get it conveniently. The
law authorizes, city councils to direct
the removal of such rubbish at public
expense. If such action is taken, pub
lish a notice, that "all litter, refuse,
trash and ashes, piled along the street
or alley, by certain designated date,
will be hauled away free. You must be
ready, if you want this free service"
We hope, mayors and village presi-
dents will proclaim the week Begin
ming April 28th, as "Clean-Up Week"
A clean town means safety, health
happiness and good reputation. When
once clean, keep it SO.
Every one must help, its the ever
lasting team work of every blooming
soul that wins the day."
Commercial clubs and women's or
ganizations, should do the planning.
Health officers and fire chiefs can be
given charge Of this cleanup work.
School children and boy scouts can be
utilized as cleanup squalls for school
grounds, parks and public buildings.
Always there are adult volunteers
ready to help.
The householder, the shop keeper,
the factory manager and all other
owners or occupants of buildings
must lend their aid in this movement
for a cleaner, safer, beautiful and
healthful city.
Firemen should pay special atten-
ton to fire and health hazards in pub
lie buildings.
Your roof, because of old, punkey,
moss-covered shingles may be seri-
Gus fire hazard, chimneys may need
cleaning, rusty smoke pipes may need
replacing, broken, missing siding re-
placed, and buildings may need coat
of paint. Paint and whitewash are an
aid to both safety and health.
All weeds and leaves should be
cleaned up. Lawns and flower beds are
always better than unsightly weeds.
Children must be watched at bon-fres.
Girls dresses particularly catch fire
easily. Bon-fres should not be built
on windy day, or left unattended or
over night.
Nothing speaks so we'll for city
and it's inhabitants as clean, we'll kept
homes, fine lawns and gardens, clean
yards, alleys and streets; such should
be the pride of every citizen, prompt
ing him in this cleanup work.
Disease prevention is easier than
the cure, fire prevention cheaper than
fire extinguishment.
Industrial Commission.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-24
Warn KenOshans
Against Smallpox
State Health Department Tells of Vir-
ulent Form Disease Has Taken in
Northern Part of Wisconsin.

Coincident with virulent outbreak
of smallpox in the northern Wisconsin
counties, the state health department
today warned the city department to
urge all persons who have not been
vaccinated during the past year or two,
to apply for vaccination.
It was pointed out that while the dis
ease is at present appearing in Ke-
nosha in very mild form, there is
grave danger that at any time it may
take on a very serious form. A mild
case may, through communication to
another person, take on most virulent
form. The local department pointed
out that there are now many people
who have the disease in such light
form that they have not called in a
physician and consequently are. not in
quarantine. These cases may spread
the disease to those who do not have
the protection of vaccination.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-24
See Clear Sailing
for Bonus Measure

Washington, D. C. - A clear road
was in sight today for the soldier
bonus, and tax reduction bills in the
Senate.
Senator Curtis, Republican, Kansas,
sponsor of the bonus measure has an
nourced he would ask that the bill be
made the order of business immediate
ly on conclusion of the immigration
discussion, and Chairman Smoot of
the finance committee plans to call up
the revenue bill as soon as the bonus
measure has been disposed Of.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-24
Place School Signs
to Warn Car Drivers
City Posts 50 New eco Slow" Signs
Near Schools to Warn Motor
lists to Approach Slowly.

Thirty-fve signs, ordering motor
lists to ego slow" were today posted
near the eleven public schools in the
city by crew of men under the direc-
ton Of Fred Priddis, superintendent
of streets. The signs were ordered
after a careful check had been made
of the traffic problem as it related to
the schools by Officer Lawrence Mel
bush.
Another gang of workmen were to-
day ordered to start work repairing
the bad spots in the streets which
have been developing during the win
ter months, it was announced. A sur
vey has been made of all streets and
the holes checked on map.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-24
GIVE RADIO COURSE.

Milwaukee, Wis. - A course in radio
construction and operating will be in
cluded in the varied curriculum of the
1924 summer session. of Marquette un-
iversity here, according to announce
ment by officials. This courseawill be
something new in summer school work
and is one of the two courses that re-
quire no previous college credits. It
will be directed by Rev. John B. Krem-
err. S. j., operator of Marquette sta
ton WHAD, and will be doubly inter-
esting because of the fact that Mar
ouette University is to construct a new
500 watt station in the new admins
tration building to be completed in
August.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-24
BORN.

To Mr.. and Mrs. E. Frost, Route 8,
W. Prairie avenue, son, April Is, at
st. GATHERINGS hospital.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Dean, 1706 W. Sixth
street, Racine, daughter, April 16, at
St. GATHERINGS hospital.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Norbert M. Tyson
of 275 Third street, daughter, Bar
bara Ann, Sunday, at the Kenosha hos
pital.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rammel of
IT'S Grant street, daughter, April II,
at ST. GATHERINGS hospital.
To Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Wurtz of I'll
Adams street, a daughter April 18, at
st. GATHERINGS hospital.
To Mr.. and Mrs. John Kolar, 70S N.
Sheridan road, son, April 10, at St.
GATHERINGS hospital.
To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Banka Of
4O4 JENNIE street, daughter at the Kee
nosha Hospital Saturday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-24
Sheriff's Office Unable to
Solve Strange Case of
Charred Bones.
RECALL SAILSTAD CASE
Some Regard Find as a Joke;
Others Remember Tale of
Sunshine Grip.

No one yet has been able to solve
the mystery suggested by two bagfuls
of bones found by Undersheriff Knip-
fer and Deputy Nick Otto on the
| Green Bay road Friday noon. The
bones are still at the sheriff's office
in the bags in which they were found,
and number of theories have been
advanced, some humorous and some
serious, to account for their appear
ance and for their having been placed
in the two paper bags.
"This is round steak bone" said
one humorously as he plucked out a
semi-circle which did indeed some
what re semble the small bone that
sometimes graces the meat platter of
the dinner table. "There is nothing
here but the remains of good din
ner."
No Explanation Suffices.
Funny though some of the theories
were which were given, none OF them
seemed to fix the case, and Sheriff
Pabst admitted that there was no ex-
PLANTATION for the bones and that it
could not be ascertained with any GER
tainty whether they were those of an
animal or of a human being.
The two men from the sheriff's
Office who brought in the bags of
bones, had searched diligently in the
neighborhood where the bags were
found, but could not find any teeth
which would have helped solve the
mystery.
There were only the two bags.
These contained mass of coal ashes
and clinkers and mixed up with these
the strange bones. A great effort
seemed to have been made to thor
oughly cremate the bones, as they
had been so thoroughly burned as to
be honeycombed with holes and we'll
nigh unacceptable. That is, it was
about impossible to tell from the
burned and charred bits of bone from
lust what part of the anatomy they
| had come.
Recall SaiIstad Case.
Some recalled the strange Sallstad
case in connection with the finding of
the bones. The story of how corpse
was dug up by Sailstad, placed in a
cottage and the cottage burned down,
until only the bones remained, while
Sailstad escaped with his Sunshine
again rehearsed.
Girl" and left the world and his wife
to mourn his death as certain, was
These are the facts in the present
instance that remain: Somebody had
occasion to burn some bones; burn
them so carefully so that they went
through a process of almost complete
incarceration. Somebody after burning
the bones wanted to dispose of them
secretly. Somebody placed the bones
in two paper bags, sealed them with
adhesive tape and stickers, and threw
the two bags away, threw them care
fully away on the Green Bay road
more than a quarter of mile from any
human habitation The time the bones
were thrown away is fixed as some
time Thursday morning and before
one O'Clock in the afternoon. This is
arrived at because there was rain
Wednesday night, and the homes could
not have been in their strange road
side place then. When they were first
sighted by the two travellers in a
truck at one o'clock Thursday, the
bones were very dry, indicating that
they had not been there all night in
the rain.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-24
Hold GAINESVILLE Man
on Madison Charge

Madison-Oscar Fossum, alias Oscar
Nelson, claiming GAINESVILLE as his home
denied charge of attempting to obtain
money under false pretenses when ar
raigned in court here Saturday. Fos-
sum is alleged to have rented a car in
Madison and driven it to Lacrosse,
where police claim he attempted to sell
:.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-24
Two Prominent Kenoshans Sign as Sureties for
III. B. Eichelman, Who Will Have Pre-
liminary Hearing Saturday
SECURITY OF $4,000 IS ACCEPTED
In County Jail for Five Days Echelman Secures His
Release on Good Friday" Through Efforts
of His Counsel.
RIuLETIN.


The preliminary hearing in the
EicheIman case will probably not
come up tomorrow, Saturday, as
the defense today has indicated
that a continuance would be asked.
Mr.. Barnett said there will be no
objection on the part of the state.
"The only reason for this re-
quest" said Mr.. Drury in behalf
of H. B. EicheIman, lis that we
want the case completed when it
is begun. There is jury coming
in Monday morning and unless the
testimony should be all in by to-
morrow night, 1t would mean be-
ginning the case, get half through
and continue piecemeal later in
the week. We want it over with
at one time. IL there can be any
further investigation by the state
in the meantime we welcome that
also"
A continuance for only a few
days will be sought so that the
hearing, if not held on Saturday,
will probably take place not later
than Wednesday of next week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-24

Felt hats, so common in this country,
are seldom seen in hot Nicaragua,
and the $40 sold there each year cost
the wearers SIS apiece.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-24

Religious works are among the
books most called for in public Ii
braries.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-24

The French language is spoken by
more than 6O,O00,000 people.
The Washington times., 1924-01-03
WOODWARD AND LoTHRoP
TO HAVE STAMP DISPLAY

Uncle Sans unique collection OF
stamps, shown last year at the
international Stamp Exhibition in
London, will be on display In the
windows of Woodward and Lothrou
store for the next ten DAYS, the
Postoffice Department announced
today.
The exhibit was arranged by ex.
perts Of the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing and it received the
highest commentator of members
OF the Philatelic Society of Eng.
land while on exhibition there. A
feature of the display is the in.
verified airplane die-proof.
Two die-proofs of this error were
reprinted by direction of the Post.
office Department for exhibition
purposes and perfect specimens of
the original enormously printed
sheets of airplanes stamps have
been sold by stamp collectors for
as much as $1,000.
The Washington times., 1924-01-03
ADVERTISEMENT. :
Doctor Says Newer Form Of Iron
Will Increase Strength Of Many
Delicate People 1907 in 10 Days
In Many Instances With Nuxated Iron-Persons Have
Suffered Untold Agony for Years DOctoring for
Nervous Weakness, Stomach, Liver or Kidney
Disease Some Other Ailment When Their
Real Trouble Was Lack of Iron in
the BIood-How to Tell

New York, N. Yin a recent dis
course, DR.. e. Sauer, a New Eng
land physician, who has studied both
in this country and in great Euro
pean Medical Institutions, said: 1T
YOU were to make an actual blood
test on all people who are i'll you
would probably be greatly astonished
at the exceedingly large number who
lack iron, and who are ill for no
other reason than the lack Of iron.
The moment iron is supplied a multi
tude Of dangerous symptoms disap-
pear. Without iron the blood ut
once loses the power to change food
into living tissues, and, therefore,
nothing you eat does you any good;
you don't get the strength out Of II.
Your food merely passes through
your system like corn through a mill
with the rollers so wide apart that
the mill can't grind. AS a result of
this continuous blood and nerve
starvation, people become generally
weakened, nervous and all run down,
and frequently develop all sorts of
conditions. One is too thin: another
is burdened with unhealthy fat: some
are so weak they can hardly walk;
some think they have dyspepsia, kid
ney or liver trouble; some can't
sleep at night, others are sleepy and
tired all day; some- fussy and If.
ritable, some skinny and bloodless,
but all lack physical power and en-.
durance. In such cases It is worse
than foolishness to take stimulating
NOTE-The above company n known
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commended ON, BY former U. s. Senators. Me
even greater benefits than VIZ, @~rAcf 4,
WFomOty refund your money. Peoples
The Washington times., 1924-01-03
Fairgrounds
HARD HIT IN
BUDGET
Thirty Additional Sought by
School Board Refused and
Funds Limited.

Not one of the thirty requests for
additional Fairgrounds made by the
Board of Education and sent to the
Bureau Of the Budget for approval
were favorably acted upon. This In
formation was made public last night
by DIR. Frank W. Ballou, superin-
tendent Of schools. during the course
Of an address at conference be-
tween members OF the Board of Edu-
cation and various civic organiza-
tions.
It was shown that the Budget Blu
reau had allowed $4,000 for each
public playground and only $50 for
each school playground for the next
year, despite the fact that the school
Fairgrounds are left open after
school hours and are used by nun.
dreds of children.
Capt. Julius I. Peyser ana Ernest
Greenwood, vice president OF the
board, suggested that Congress be
asked to permit the Board Of Edu-
cation to show the public the public
school estimates kOfore they are
sent to the Commissioners. This
would, it was said, enable the
The Washington times., 1924-01-03
DEATH CLAIMS
EX-SENATOR
SCOTT
Veteran, High Mason, anc
Financier Will Be Buried
Here Saturday.

Funeral services for Nathan Bay
Scott, former Senator from West
Virginia, and until 1919 president OF
the Continental TRUST Company, who
died yesterday at the age of eighty
two in his apartment at the Ward
man Park Hotel, following an illness
of five weeks from heart disease
will be held at o'clock Saturday
afternoon at the home Of his daugh'
ter-in-law, Mrs. Guy T. Scott. 1920
Belmont road northwest. They will
be conducted by Bishop Mcdowell
and the Rev. James Shera Mont.
gomery. Burial will be in Rock
Creek Cemetery.
Born in Guernsey county. Ohio.
the former Senator was educated In
the public schools there. and at the
age Of seventeen went to the present
site Of Denver, Colo.
Veteran Of Civil War.
A year later he returned and en-.
listed in the Union Army, where he
served during the Civil War. At the
close of the war he settled in Wheel
ing, w. Va, where he engaged in
the glass industry and later organ.
ICED the Dollar Savings Bank, the
first of it's kind in the State.
There he entered politics, serving
lin various county and State offices
and was elected to the Republican
State committee in 1888, serving in
that capacity until 1912. In January,
1898, he was appointed Commissioner
of Internal Revenue by President Nc
Kinley, and a year later was elected
to the Senate, which office he held
until 1912.
At the expiration Of his last term
he organized the Continental Trust
Company and was president until
1919, when he resigned and his son,
Guy T. Scott, succeeded him.
High In Masonry.
The son died a year later and was
succeeded by Col. Wade H. Cooper,
the present president, who, last
night, summed the former Senator
as a man of generous and noble I'M
pulse, who gave without ostenta-
tion." The former Senator was a