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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18

"The coroner's jury finds that the
said Jean Parker came to her death at
the city of Kenosha, in Kenosha coun-
ty, Wisconsin, on the 10Th day of Sep
tember, 1924; that the said Truman 7.
Parker came to his death at the city
and county of Kenosha, Wisconsin, on
the 10th day of September, 1924; that
the said Jean Parker and Truman T.
Parker and each of them came to their
death by being struck and injured by
an automobile at or near the corner OF
North street and Milwaukee avenue,
in said city of Kenosha, oa the 14th
day of September, 1924, then reck-
lessly, carelessly and negligently OPP
Grated and driven by one, Edward
Thomas; and we recommend that the
said Edward Thomas be held for trial
for causing the said deaths"
With this verdict the coroner's jury
that heard the testimony at the in
quest into the death of Truman T.
Parker and his 164year- old daughter,
Jean Parker, placed the blamefor the
accident on the head of Edward Thorn
as, the driver of the death car. The
inquest was held before capacity
crowd in the municipal court room on
Tuesday afternoon with Municipal
Judge John G.. Slater and District At
torney Marris Barnett in charge.
The testimony of two of the men
held on the charges of accessory after
the fact was heard before the jury
and the court. and these practically
turned states evidence in their stor-
les. Richard Baxter and Carl Otto,
both out on bond of $500, told Of their
part in the tragic accident, and Chas.
Irving, who is in the county jail in
default of bond, was also called to
give testimony but refused.
The evidence presented at the in
quest. brought out in clearer detail
many of the incidents which led up
to the killing of the two Kenoshans
already reported. In his story of the
affair Baxter gave clean breast of
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18
HOLD DRIVER TO BLAME
Several Kenosa Robbe,es Result In Round Up Of Suspects
Legion s Band
Wins Praise At
Big Contention

Honorable mention was won by the
band of the Kenosha Post of the Am
erican Legion in the competitive drill
at the national convention at ST. Paul,
according to telegram received here
this morning from Jessel S. Whyte,
commander of the Kenosha post. The
Kenosha band ranked seventh out of
seventy-four which is a very high rat
ing considering that it was organized
only few months ago. The rating
came as a result of the showing made
in the big parade, the feature of the
Tuesday program of the convention.
An aftermath of the great parade
of Legionnaires yesterday is sched-
uled to come tonight with selection
of winners of bands and drum corps
contests. The units to compete in the
finals were selected by judges during
the parade.
Bands in the finals include the John
E. Miller Post, No. 248, Beaver Dam,
Wis.
Finalists in the drum corps com
petition are Walter E. Craig Post, No.
60, Rockford, H.; Racine Post, No.
76, Racine, Wis; Kankakee Post, No.
So, Kankakee, ILL.,; Omaha Post, No. /,
Omaha, Neb.; and Major A. M. Trier
Post, No. 70, Fond du Lac, Wis.
Racine, Wis, with their "The Spirit
of '76", won first prize in the floats
section of yesterdays parade.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18
EIXI'R !!
BURIED ALIVE in
SEWER TRENCH
Four Men Caught in Cavern OF
Sewer in Milwaukee and
Two Are Lost.

Milwaukee, Wis.-Efforts to rescue
four imprisoned sewer workers, two
of whom, are believed to have been
buried alive here this morning, were
of no avail up to 1880 p. m. Two
men, John Tica and Otto Gina, were
rescued by doctors who gave them
stimulants, while rescue workers
tugged away at tons of debris sur
rounding them.
John Milick and William Beljon,
both of Detroit, are believed to be
buried somewhere beyond the other
pair of workers, in the pit which is
SO feet below the street level. Crowds
hampered rescue workers during the
morning. At noon women in the
neighborhood served lunches to rescue
crews.
Fire and police lines have been es-
tablished. Rescue squads say it will
be several hours before any of the
men are freed. Both Tica and Gina are
believed to be seriously injured.
Firemen from a rescue squad went
into the pit, located at the intersection
of Newhall street and Concord avenue
and were followed by DR.. Ralph Kay
Sell, pOllSS "A PAASoS Il Jill W.
Peter and Paul church was admitted
to the shaft and administered last
rites of the church to the two men
who could be seen.
The cavein occurred in a new branch
of a sewer system being completed
by Hammer and company of Detroit.
John Milich and William Beljon, two
of the Imprisoned men, came here
from Detroit last December.
Shortly after starting their shift the
four men discovered wet gravel and
water dripping over them, apparently
from a break in a water main. They
spent the early morning hours braeing
it, and had about completed their la
bors, and due to gait AT 7:o0 81 m.
when the cave-in occurred.
Work of the rescuers was aampered
by the narrowness of the cut leading
to the sewer shaft. This was the
fourth accident in the sewerage pro-
ject. Five were killed at one time in
one pit, three in another cave-in, and
one other killed and half dozen hurt
in similar collapse.
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Recommends That Edward Thomas, Driver of
Death Car, Be Held for Trial for
Parker Killings.
OTTO AND BAXTER GIVE TESTIMONY
Two Members of Party Take Stand at Coroners In
quest to Tell of Wild Afternoon
Irving Refuses Testimony.

everything in which he was concern
ed. The young man, who is IL years
DID,, and who lives at 703 Grant street,
told the coroner's jury that shortly
after noon Charles Irving had invited
him to dinner at the Kenosha restaur-
ant on North Main street, where they
stayed for half hour. Later they went
over to the home of Edward Thomas
where Carl Otto was found, and the
four went over to the soft drink saloon
of Abe Rubinstein at the corner of
West and Pearl streets. There Baxter
says he had a glass of beer and the
other three also had drinks although
he declares he does not know what
they had to drink. Thomas asked
Rubinstein if he could borrow the lat
ter's car to go out to Lincoln park
and watch ball game. Rubinstein
gave his permission and the key to the
car and the quartet left for the car
with Thomas driving. They spent on
ly Id minutes at Lincoln park, accord
ing to Baxter, and then went over to
the corner of Elizabeth and Fremont
avenue with Thomas still at the wheel.
and after q chat for few minutes the
party of FIVE went out to the place Of
John Hams on Grand avenue across
the road from the Nash stadium. Bax-
ter remained in the car while the other
four men went in. Baxter declares
that be die not know Whether any OF
the men drank anytt ing here or not,
but it was half hour before they
came back to the car.
From here Baxter says the party
went over to "the Italian district--I
don't know just. whereabouts --where
they stopped for minute or two to
hear little Italian boy sing after
they had tossed him dime. They
then went to several other soft drink
parlors the names of which he does
not remember and Thomas suddenly
got the inspiration to take motor
trip to Elgin in theecar. Being short
over to the place Of Martin Schmidt
at 772 Milwaukee avenue where they
attempted to borrow some money.
Failing in this the party went back to
John Hams where they succeeded in
making a loan, and then for some rea-
son unknown to Baxter went back to
Martin Schmidt's again.
From here the trip to Elgin was to
have begun. And from here on Bax-
ter seemed to be little hazy on the
details Of their rush down Milwaukee
avenue. He remembers turning around
and going south and he also remem-
beers hearing someone in the car shout
Look out, you're going to hit those
people!" Then he seemed to see a
shadow fall over and felt distinct
Jolt in the car as if the front wheel
ran over some object. Baxter admit
ted that he was so excited he couldn't
do anything. He remembers noticing
that the car was going at very high
rate of speed around corners in an
effort to get away from the scene
so fast, in fact, that he was Surprised
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18
MISSING BANKER
FOUND A SUICIDE
Fred Markgraf's Body is Found in
Lonely Spot With Two Bullets
Through the Head.

Madison, wis. The body of Fred
Markgraf, missing Lodi banker, was
found in the woods two miles north
of Dane with two bullet holes in his
head. He had committed suicide.
A warrant charging Markgraf with
misrepresentation of funds of the Co.
lumbia State bank at Lodi had been
sworn out by Robert Caldwell, presi'
dent of the bank, and is held by Sher-
iff Nehls. Bank examiners investi-
eating the institution report that
bonds missing may amount TO $4,000
The bonds and other securities that
are alleged to be missing are said tc
have been left in the personal care OF
the bank cashier by patrons of the in
stitution.
Members of the Markgraf family
have decided to meet all of the bonds
and securities which are missing, it is
announced. The bonds were not 6
part of the bank records, officials said
and therefore the bank would not be
responsible.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18
Victims Funeral Thursday.

Funeral services for Cotoner Tru-
man T. Parker and his daughter,
Miss Jean Parker, the victims of
the automobile accident here Sun
day evening, will be held Thursday
at two o'clock at the Park Avenue
M. E. church, of which both were
members. There will be double
funeral for the father and daughter.
Announcement was made this
morning that all county Offices,
both at the court house and at the
courthouse annex, would be closed
on Thursday from noon until three
o'clock in respect to the memory Of
Coroner Parker.
Members Of the Kenosha Lodge
of Elks and Of the Kenosha. Lodge
of Odd Fellows, of both of which
orders Coroner Parker was mem
Der, will attend the services, meet
ing at their respective lodge halls
list previous to the time of the
funeral service.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18
GOLF PROFESSIONALS
REACH MATCH ROUNDS
Good Golf Marks the Elimination
Play at Links at French
Lick Today.

French Lick, Ind. Excellent golf
ing weather and the prospect of some
brilliant matches brought out good
sized gallery today to witness the sec
ond 367hole matches of the national
professional golf championship tour
nament.
John Farrell and Willie MacFarlane,
both of New York, played steadily in
par So on the first nine and remained
on even terms.
Walter Hagen was somewhat errat-
ic and although he scored a par Sc,
he dubbed one drive and was not so
good with his irons as usual. His
opponent, AL Watrous, of Grand Rap
ids, was unable to display some of the
spectacular golf he had shot in pre-
vious rounds, and was barely able to
finish the first quarter on even terms
with the British champion.
I Shooting one under par for the first
quarter, Al Espinosa, of Chicago, gain
ed lead of three up on Francis Gal
lett of New York, as the latter was
not playing so well as yesterday, in
eliminating Bill Mehlhorn. Bob Cru
ickshank, also shooting 35, was two
up at the quarter mark on Ray Derr
of Philadelphia.
Henry Ciuct fell off badly on the
spectacular golf he shot yesterday and
at the end of nine holes was down
to Dan Williams of New York. The
defending champion, Gene Sarazen
was wild at times in the outward half
this morning, taking six on one hole,
but he managed to finish the first nine
one up to Larry Nahboltz Of Lima, the
latter outplaying the champion through
the green but failing to get down his
puts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18
WILMOT WOMAN
DEAD in CRASH
Mrs. Frank Hatch Instant
" Killed in Collision of
Automobiles.
WAS WIDELY KNOWN

Mrs. Alice Kimball Hatch, aged 81
years, wife of Frank Hatch and one
of the best known of the older resi-
dents of the Wilmot neighborhood in
Kenosha county was instantly killed
in an automobile accident near Norm
al, ILL.,, at half past two o'clock Tues
day afternoon. Her brother in law,
Frederick Hatch who resides near
Grass Lake and is one of the Trustees
of the University of Illinois met seri-
Gus injuries in the same accident but
it is believed that he will recover.
Other members of the party which in
cluded Frank Hatch, his daughter Miss
Laura Hatch and Miss Ellen Baker, a
cousin, escaped with slight scratches.
Only meagre details of the fatal
accident had been received by friends
at Wilmot this afternoon but it is ex-
pected that the remains of Mrs. Hatch
will be brought back to the home near
Fox River either late this afternoon
or tomorrow and that the funeral will
be held from the home.
On Way to Visit Daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs Hatch and the other
members of the party had left their
home on Tuesday morning to go to
Green Valley, Ill, for a visit with
their daughter Mrs. Pasquale Allen.
Following this visit they had planned
to drive to Springfield to attend the
Illinois State Fair there. The meagre
details of the accident received indi-
Gated that the car driven either by
Frank Hatch or Miss Laura Hatch had
collided with another automobile near
Normal Ill. Mrs. Hatch was riding
on the rear seat of the car and was
instantly killed. 1t is known that a
heavy rain was falling and it is be-
lieved that this was an indirect cause
of the crash.
The tragic accident has cast pail
over the entire Wilmot and Fox River
neighborhOods.
Mrs. Hatch had resided in the neigh
borhood nearly all her life and had
been most active in the social life of
the community. She is survived by
her husband and three daughters, Mrs.
Pasquale Allen of Green Valley, Mrs.
Eugene McDougall residing near the
village of Wilnlot and Miss Laura
Hatch.
Announcement of the day and hour
for the funeral has not as yet been
made.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18
Truman Parker Had Ask
ed Stenographer to Type
Favorite Elegies.
CREED WAS IN VERSE
"a Prayer For the Roads End
by Garrison Was Accident
Victims Favorite Poem.

Truman T. Parker as early as FIJI
day morning of last week-two days
before the accident in which he and
his sixteen-year-old daughter, jean
were killed when struck down by a
speeding automobile, may have had
premonition of death. He had been
reading some magazines at home in
the evening and had read several
elegies which seemed ito strike his
fancy. At home he was known to
comment upon interesting bits OF read
ing which he found time for, and he
remarked at the office on the follow
ing morning that the pieces which he
had clipped were some of the most
beautiful he had ever read. Whether
these particular verses may have had
any significance in his thought asso-
Citations with any premonition will
never be known. His love for beauti-
full poetry and literature were we'll
known.
On Friday morning he asked his sec
retary, Miss lola Smith,. at his office
in the Dale building to type several
verses of which he was particularly
fond. He declared that he wanted to
have them bound
That poem which he declared was
more beautiful than the others he had
always reverenced was A Prayer For
the Roads End" by Theodosia CARR
son. 1t reads:
Let me not picture Death who stalks
helpless enemy
To blot away the sun some day, and lay
relentless hands on me.
Nay, rather let me think of him as one who
in all kindness waits
AT the roads end. when shadows dim, to
draw me gently through his gates,
And lead me, like some kindly host, who
gives long-expected guest
The comfort that he Graves the most-the
hospitality of rest.
So may / think of him each day, while the
road shortens mile by mile,
Guessing the word that he will ray, almost
familiar with his smile
No foe with fury in his breath shall charge
me from some ambushed place,
God grant / make friend of Death, long.
long before see his face.
One of John Ruskin's well-known
paragraphs delighted Truman Parker.
''Let every dawn of morning" it reads
ssbe to you as the beginning of life
and every setting sun be to you as
its close; then let every one of these
short lives leave its sure record of
some kindly thing done for others,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18
TAKE Il DEAD FROM
KEMMERER MINE
Bodies of Eighteen Men Believed to
Still be Buried in the
Mine.

Kemmerer, Wyo. Rescue parties
penetrating the debris laden workings
of the mine of the Kemmerer Coal
company at .Sublet near here today had
recovered the bodies of 81 miners, vic
Tins of yesterdays explosions.
Last estimates available from unof-
fetal sources placed the number OF
men still in the mine at 18, although
some figures were higher. Twelve
men escaped alive last night.
The company which owns the mine
has given out very little information
for publication, explaining that all of
it must be verified before it is issued
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18
ONE HAD ESCAPED
FROM A PRISON
Frank Cross, Escaped from
Waukesha School, is One
of Suspects.
---------
THREE OTHERS HELD
Three Other Lads Found on
Street Near Scene of Rob-
berries Held On Suspicion.

Acting quickly on the reports of
several small burglaries in Kenosha
on Tuesday night and early this morn
ing, the police made roundup Of sus-
poets in the neighborhood where the
robberies had occurred with the result
that four Kenosha young men are be-
ing held on suspicion charges. One
of these, Frank Cross, was found to
be lad who is wanted for. escaping
from the state industrial school at
Waukesha, and he will be turned over
immediately\to the authorities ofythat
institution.
The other three lads are Ralph Gallo,
90 los North Rowland avenue, Her.
man Luppi, 16, 1853 Pearl street, and
Kenneth Krop, 215 Brockett street.
These lads are not unknown to the
police and are being held for question
Ing. A report had been received
earlier in the night that they were
missing from their abodes sand the po-
lice were asked to locate them because
of that.
Two Garages Robbed.
There were three thefts reported.
One Of these was that someone had
broken into the garage of Cornelius
Walraven at 42S Balm avenue and had
siphoned gasoline from the tank OF
the automobile. A similar thing had
taken place in neighbor's garage
The most serious robbery was OF
the barber shop of Charles p. Alello
at $50 Grand avenue where the prowl-
ers had gained entrance by breaking
an upper window and then unlocking
the windows. Two razors, four hand
clippers, $8.05 in cash and large sup
ply of cigars and cigarettes were
missing here.
Find Youths on Street.
Police Officers McCluskey and Nc
Giyern we're assigned to the cases and
upon hurrying to the vicinity first
found Frank Cross, IL. he could
give no explanation as to where he
was going and was arrested on sus-
picion. Later he was recognized as
lad who had escaped with three others
in August, 1928, from the state indus
trial school at Waukesha, and author
tiles there were notified that he had
been taken into custody. de admit
ted that he was wanted at the Wauke-
sha school to which he had been sent
until he was is years of age.
All of the lads claimed they knew
nothing about the robberies and no
further evidence to connect them with
the thefts had been secured up until
noon today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18

some goodly strength or knowledge
gained for yourselves"
"Died with ChiIdren's Love-"
Another poem by j. P. McEyoy, en-
titled az Do Not Care" was in Mr.
Parker's collection of favorite pieces
] do not care how grand the stones
They rear upon my weary bones,
How costly be the wreaths they lay
Above my poor, unworthy clay,
Now what they say about me there,
| do not care
/ do not care how sad the hymn
That fills the solemn aisle and dim.
How lofty and impressive be
The sounding service meant for me,
How long and fervent be the prayer,
/ do not care.
Just this is all ask, the day
l take the silent road and gray,
That on my simple stone they. hew
"Some little children loved him, too"
What else they write about me there,
l do not care.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox's "a Prayer
was the particular favorite of Mr.
Parker. 1t reads:
1 know it can not be irreverence,
This feeling that have anent. that time,
When with my life work finished, / go hence,
Leaving this low plane for the upward climb.
My Father, God, and Christi my Beauteous
Brother,
Have ever owned the deepest heart of me,
Yet, when l journey on, there is one other
first would meet, and clasp, and hear, and
see.
God and His Holy Son have host on host
To welcome and to comfort and to cheer
I think They would not mind it if the most
Beloved soul they took from me drew near
To show the way. Lord Up the golden
street
Let my love lead me to Thy shining feet.
1t is planned that the reading of
these beautiful verses will be given at
the double funeral Of the deceased on
Thursday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18
WORLD filters
REACH OMAHA
Make 100 Miles an Hour in
Flight from Chicago to
Nebraska, City.
GET GREAT WELCOME
Flying Conditions Prove Ideal
as Planes Get Away From
Chicago This Morning.

U. S. Air Mail Field, Fl. Crook, near
Omaha, Neb. Americas roupd-the-
world fliers enroute to the west coast,
added about 440 more miles to their
long journey today when they flew
here from Chicago. They landed here,
about ten miles south of Omaha, at
1856 p. M Central standard time) a
hours and A minutes from the time
they left Chicago at Sill a. m.
U. S. Mail Field, haywood, Ill.-The
round-the-world fiers hoped off from
the air mail field here at 8:11 a. m. on
their next stage of the journey, the
440-mile flight to Omaha. Flying con-
ditions were ideal and 1t. Lowell Smith
the commander, said he expected to
reach Fort Crook Field, Omaha, in
about six hours Smith was the first
to take the air in his fagplane Chicago
at 8:11 a. m. After him went 1t. Wade
in the Boston II at 8:111a a. m. 1t.
Nelson in the New Orleans was off the
ground at 8:12.
Turning slightly to the left, the
three planes quickly were in formation
and at an altitude of about 500 feet
headed straight into the west. They
planned a straight airway course to
Davenport, Ia, where the planes will
circle once over the tri-cities of Da-
venport, la, and Moline and Rock Is
land, III. They will then pass over.
Iowa City, Des Moines and thence the
regular mail route to Omaha.
Circle Over Council Bluffs.
The hiers also will circle over Coun-
Gil Bluffs, Ia, across the river from
Omaha, over Ak-Sar-Ben Field, Omaha,
then swing southwest to Fort Crook
Field.
AS the three "Magellans of the air"
assembled, the hundreds of spectators
assembled to greet them off sent up
rousing cheer. The visibility was so
good that the three planes could be
seen miles into the west. The sun
glistened off the top of the orange col
ored wings as they sped away.
1t. Smith was hardly off the ground
before 1t. Wade was soaring after him.
The wheels on Wade's plane were just
leaving the earth when 1t. Nelson was
after him. The three planes were near
ly 100 feet in the air before they en-
erged from the clouds of dust, created
in their take-off, made them visible.
All three had assembled in a few Sec
onds less than a minute.
The six remaining army planes from
Chanute Field, Rantoul, H., which had
been standing by as an official body
guard, took the air in rapid succession
after the three world fiers had been
lost to view. After circling the air
mail field, they got into their "V'' for
nation and struck out south for their
home anchor.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18
VERDICT WRITTEN ON
PARKER'S STATIONERY

The coroner's jury's verdict fol-
lowing the hearing of testimony at
the inquest into the Parker deaths
held before Judge John C. Slater on
Tuesday afternoon was returned on
the stationery of Truman T. Park
err. 1t was found that when the
time came for the jury to give its
decision the only legal forms were
those which had been used by the
deceased coroner. And so the YER
dict was typed on the stationery
water-marked Truman T. Parker,
Abstracts" telling that for his
death and the death Of his daugh-,
ter Edward Thomas must answer.