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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-25
Rock Arrests George Ga.
lenas, Charged With
Threat to Kill.
A HABITUAL GAMBLER
Police Say That Galenas Gam
bles for a Living; Has Been
Arrested Before.

Excitement prevailed in a Greek
coffee house at 514 Market street Fri
day afternoon when one man with q
gun put terror into all the others in
the place and after holding the scene
for some minutes as the main actor,
disappeared through the door.
1t was George Galenas, 32, of SOS
Grand avenue, character well-known
to the police. He is sometimes known
as George the Shoeshiner," but the
police say that he really learns" his
living by professional gambling. He is
an habitue of Ciccini's pool room, the
s'hole-in- the ground" at the corner of
Rowland avenue and Elizabeth street.
Not foot shuffled and not an arm
moved while Galenas was in the place
fiourishing his gun, but just after he
ducked, a general alarm was raised.
The police were summoned and three
officers left for the place. On their
arrival, they found an excited mob of
men, but the person complained
against had gone.
Later in the day Lieut.. Charles Rock
and Detective Breidt arrested the
man. He was kept in the city lookup
over night and this morning was ar
raigned in the municipal court on the
charge of threat to kill.
According to the story told the po-
lice, Galenas had had a fight about a
week ago with one of the men in the
place, and on Friday afternoon came
in looking for more trouble and in
viting it. He pulled .45 caliber re-
volver and threatened the proprietor.
it is said, saying he was going to
shoot. Others in the place sought to
restrain him, whereupon Galenas COW
cred the bunch with his gun. He
backed them up with the gun in his
hand and then took to his heels be-
fore the arrival Of the police.
Galenas pleaded not guilty to the
charge against him in the municipal
court this morning and was placed I'M
der bonds of $500 for appearance in
court December 29th at 9 a. m.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-25
WARN EMPLOYERS
AGAINST ''OVERTINIE'
Women Must Not Be Allowed To
Work Extra Hours In Order To
Care For Christmas Trade.

dison.-Employers were warned
by state industrial commission today,
against employing women overtime
during the Christmas rush. Such
busy times are not emergencies and
women may not be employed in ex-
cess of the regular number of hours
as provided by law, the commission
held. The ruling follows a recent de-
cision to that effect by the circuit
court of Dane county.
Deputies of the industrial COM
mission are reporting a considerable
number Of violations of the law regu-
lating hours of labor of women
throughout the state" the commune
cation stated. "Most of these viola
tions appear to be due to misunder-
standing of the law.
women may be employed only nine
hours a day and fifty hours week
at day work. They may be employed
only eight hours day and forty
eight hours q week at night work, ex-
cept that in factories and laundries
night work is entirely prohibited. In
stores women who do noe work after
$3.50 u. m. or more than one night
in the week are still allowed to work
nine hours day and fifty hours a
week. However, if women do work
after $50 p. m. on more than one
night a week, they may not be per-
mitted to work more than eight hours
in any one day, nor more than forty
eight hours during the week.
During the emergency periods the
law extends the day work limitation
to ten hours day and fifty hours
week. However, recent decision
of the circuit court of Dane county
has held that business rushes are not
emergency periods. In line with this
decision, the industrial commission
holds that Christmas rushes, Satur-
days, and other busy times are not
emergencies and women may not be
employed in excess of the regular
number of hours indicated above"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-25
M'CORMACK'S NAME Is
CLEARED OF CHARGE
Old RumOrs of Life Famous Singer
Are Discounted by ~
Affidavits.

New York City = Whispered ru-
mors that five years have involved the
name of John Mccormick, the tenor
name of John Mccormack, the tenor
in a vague story that he paid 100000
to blackmailers in Boston after being
Unanswered into compromising sit
uation in the Copley Plaza hotel, are
branded as falsehoods by Mr.. McCor-
mack.
The tenor revealed today that for
five years the whispered story has
been going the rounds-so vague that
it never could be traced further than
that somebody heard from somebody
else of the blackmailers' plot. Then
on Thursday, in Boston at the trial of
William j. Corcoran, former district
attorney of Middlesex county and five
others accused of conspiring to ex-
tort $4,000 from Victor F. Searles, an
affidavit referring to the story was
introduced in evidence. *,
!. The affidavit was made by Mrs. Bra
ham Levy, who admitted having been
used by the blackmail gang to lure
it's victims. She said she had learned
of the story of the blackmail of "John
Mccormick" as the affidavit put it.
through conversation among mem
bers of the blackmailing gang.
Flight back? You can't; not ban
shee you can't see," said Mr.. Nc
Cormack, referring to his efforts to
get at the source of the rumor.
my friends know that l have play
ed the game of life decently," con-
tinued Mr. Mccormack. "They know
my family life has been right. And
my public won't believe this lie! That
know"
81 have never been blackmaiied," he
added. II would spend millions for
defense, but not one cent for tribute"
Mr.. Mccormack produced letter
written to his manager, Dennis F. Nc
Sweeney in July, 1919, by Joseph c.
Pelletier, then district attorney in
Boston and later removed from Office
for malfeasance.
"The story is that Daniel H. Coax
ley, a lawyer and / conspired to shake
down John for 100000 on a womans
case," wrote Pelletier. 81 need not
profess my innocence or his, but
can say that | never heard the slight
est suggestion of such thing and
how it could have arisen I cannot i'm
agine."
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-25
Mrs. Helen Ragucki
Died This Morning
Death Puts End to a Long Illness
This Morning in Death of Mrs.
Helen Raguck.

Mrs. Helen Ragucki, widow of the
late Pas Ragucki and long resident
of Kenosha, died early this morning
at her home at 1910 Pearl street, after
a long illness. The deceased had been
a resident of Kenosha for the past
twenty-five years and had q wide cir
Gle of friends here.
Surviving her are three daughters
and Eve sons: Mrs. Julia Grins, of
Kenosha; Mrs. Eva Schanetz, Chicago;
Mrs. Margaret Lingo, Los Angeles;
Jesse and Sam Ragucki, of Kenosha;
Frank and Joe Ragucki, of Chicago,
and Edward Ragucki, Chippewa Falls.
The funeral services will be held on
Wednesday morning at nine-thirty
o'clock at st. Peters church with in
terment following in the st. George
cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-25
BRING OUT FACTS
In NAVY DEMANDS
Britten Bill for Added Appropriations
to Open Way to Hold
an Investigation.

Washington, D. C. Members of
Congress favoring a congressional in
vestigation of the relative condition
of the American navy, were centering
their hopes today on the Britten bill
to appropriate $101, 100000 for new
construction as a vehicle hearings
before the House naval committee
which would satisfy their aim in
investigation.
The bill was introduced by Repre-
sentative Britten, ranking Republican
on the naval committee, coincidentally
with the passage of the House late
Yesterday of the naval supply bill,
carrying nearly $3Oo,Oo0,0OO for activi-
ties already authorized automatically,
referred to the naval committee.
Representative Britten said the hear
ings which would be held on the meas
ure would serve to develop informa-
ton showing just where the American
navy now stands with regard to the
5-5-3 ratio provision Of the arms
trea.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-25
COURT TAKES REST
IN FORBES HEARING
Trial of Former Veterans Bureau
Chief is Laid Over Until
Monday.

Chicago.-The weekend recess in
the Forbes Thompson veterans bureau
conspiracy trial began today after the
defense had put into the record two
full days rebuttal testimony. DR.. Geo.
B. Tullidge of Philadelphia testified in
yesterdays session that Elias Morti-
mer, his son-in-law and the govern
ment's principal witness, related to the
-Tullidge family that he took the stand
before the senate veterans bureau in
vstigating committee in October 1928,
in further announcement of a deter
mination to encompass Forbes de-
struction. Mrs. Tullidge corroborated
this testimony. Mortimer also had
said, before he testified before the
senate committee that he would be
willing to swear himself into Jail for
ten years if he could take Forbes
along, DR.. Tullidge said. The defense
will resume Monday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-25
ATTACKS WOMAN
Is ARRESTED
Fadviocic Barogan, Cuts up
Mrs. Leo Mendoza at
Balm Station.
I BAD CHARACTER

1t was not case of Greek meeting
Greek on Friday afternoon when Fad
viocic Barogon ran amuck in the neigh
iborhood of Balm station. The man,
who is a Greek, armed with knife as
weapon, is alleged to have attempted
criminal assault upon Mrs. Leo Men
doza. Today the woman is at her home
suffering from wounds inflicted upon
her by Barogon, and Barogon is under
arrest, charged with serious statu-
tory offense.
Made Love in Vain.
Barogon is alleged to have paid
court to Mrs. Mendoza and aroused
the ire of the latter's husband. The
two men had met and quarreled and
Mendoza had warned Barogon to stay
away from his house.
Friday afternoon when Mendoza was
away from home, Barogon is alleged
to have called again and paid his at
tentions to the woman of the house.
Mrs. Mendoza repulsed him, whereupon
he pulled knife and in the ensuing
struggle slashed her until the blood
flowed.
The case against Barogon failed to
come into court this morning; the
complaining witness, Mrs. Mendoza,
refused to appear against the man, and
the case was perforce dropped.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-25
Pioneer Woman
Died in Chicago
Mrs. William Faulhaber, Long Resi-
dent of Kenosha, Dies at the
Home of Her Daughter.

Mrs. Mary Faulhaber, aged SO years
wife Of William Faulhaber, Lake Shore
road, died at the home Of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. John Gauss in Chicago, on
Wednesday. Mrs. Faulhaber had been
suffering from heart disease for some
time and her death was not un-
expected to her close personal friends
and relatives.
Mrs. Faulhaber had lived her entire
life in Kenosha. She was the daugh-
ter Of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Krebs of Kenosha. On June 20, 1876
she was married to William Faul-
haber and to this union nine children
were born.
Surviving Mrs. Faulhaber are her
husband, two sons, John Faulhaber of
Kenosha, Louis Faulhaber of Indiana
polls, and four daughters, Mrs. John
Gauss, Mrs. r. E. Hermann and Mrs.
A. Atkins of Chicago, and Mrs. Philip
Finn, of South Kenosha.
Mrs. Faulhaber was an active worker
in the st. George congregation, being
a member of the Christian Mothers
Sodality. She was also a member of
the Kenosha chapter of War Mothers,
of the Gernan-American Sisters and
the German Ladies' society.
The remains will be brought to Ke-
nosha and taken to the home of John
Faulhaber. 500 S. Congress street.
Funeral services will be held at ST.
George church on Saturday morning.
Interment will be at the family plot at
st. George cemetery.
Mrs. Faulhaber was one of the pio-
neer women OF Kenosha and widely
known among the older residents Of
the city and county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-25
Paul Rein is
Called by Death
Paul Rein, Aged IS Years, Died Thurs
day Afternoon at His Home
After Short Illness.

Paul Rein, aged SO years. died on
Thursday afternoon at his home, S15
Newell street, after an illness Of few
days. He was born in Bohemia Janu-
airy 6, 1870, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Rein. He lived his early life in
his native land, coming to America and
directly to Kenosha 10 years ago. He
is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mathil-
da Rein; two sons, Robert and Reinold
Rein; one daughter, Mrs. Peter John
SON, all of Kenosha; and by two broth
ers, John Rein of Kenosha and Gustav
Rein Of South America.
The funeral services will be held
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
home on Newell street with burial in
the Green Ridge cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-25
Mary GOOdfellOw
Died on Wednesday
Mary Bernita GoodfeIIow Died at Her
Home on Tuesday After an
Illness of Several Months.

Mary Bernita Goodfellow, aged IS
years, the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Goodfellow, died Tuesday at
the home at 92S Elizabeth street. She
had been i'll for several months from
a complication of diseases and death
was not unexpected.
The deceased was born in Kenosha
and had lived here all Of her life.
She had been student at the McKin-
ley school prior to her illness and her
death will come as a personal sorrow
to her many friends there.
The funeral services will be held
Saturday morning at ten o'clock at
the St. Thomas church with inter-
ment in the family plot in the st.
George cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-25
RICHER MIXTURE.

Winter calls for richer mixture
of gasoline and air in the carburetor,
but care must be taken that it is
not too rich. Too much gas causes
engine overheating, carbon accumu-
lation, pre-ignition, loss of power,
lack of acceleration.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-25
oyERcoATs IN TROPICS.

London.-A consignment Of over
coats sent from London to Union
town. Scotland, strayed down to I'm
iontown, South Africa, where bafflec
postal authorities distributed them
for a nominal fee to the natives.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-25

Industries of Sweden are operating
at capacity and unemployment is
diminishing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-25
Wife of AllertOn
Dies in Chicago

Chicago.-Mrs. Agnes G. Allerton,
aged widow Of S. w. Allerton, pioneer
banker and one of the originators Of
the Union Stock Yards, who left for
tune of several million, including
an 11,000-acre farm near Monticello,
ILL.,, died yesterday at her home here.
She had been in i'll health two years.
A son, Robert AIlerton, capitalist and
patron Of the arts, and a daughter,
Mrs. Kate Allerton tombstone. survive.
The new motor highway across the
Syrian desert was built without labor
or expense of road building, the
once-reputed difficult barrier being
found to have a natural hard gravel
road bed ready for use,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-22
Chicago Livestock,

CHICAGO. Dec. 22.-Hogs sold
strong to 10 cents higher with re-
ceipts $4,000 compared with the
record run of 122, 900 a week ago.
There was a good 4active demand
from shippers who bought 10000.
The best heavy sold early at S10.35
with better hogs held at $l0.40.
A moderate supply Of cattle met
with a strong demand with. prices
mostly Is to 25 cents higher on the
best beef material. Cows and
heifers sold steady to strong and
the bull trade was active. Calves
sold steady TO lower and feeders
were strong.
Lambs met with ii good call and
were quoted strong to rs cents
higher.
HOGS - Receipts 10000 Market
steady to loo higher Bulk, $1,000
1920; top. 5000; heavyweight eiel0 q
1910; mediumwe!ght, $500 10.S0s light
weight, $s.25 q 9.75; light lights $7,15 a
800: heavy packing sows, smooth. %. S5
@9S0: packing sows, rough. $3.50
9.s6: pigs $7.00@S.Oo.
CATTLE-Receipts. 20, 900. Market,
steady to use higher. Beef steers
Choice and prime. $10.50@lL75. med
ium and good. $S.5O@9.50; good and
choice, $12,50@l4.50; common and me-
dunn, $1,000 1000. Butcher cattle
Heifers $5.00@i0.5O; cows, So. S007.0o.
bulls, sS.Oo@S.O0. Gamers and cutters
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-22
WH.LIAM R NAGEL.

Funeral services for William r.
Nagel, vice president of the McS-
chants Bank and Trust Company,
who died Friday at his home, sos
G street northeast, were held today
at the Church Of the Epiphany.
The Reverend z. r. Phillips Of
ficiated at the church services and
at the grave in Prospect Hill Gem
etery, where he vas buried with
Masonic honors.
Mr.. Nagel, who was thirty-nine
years old, was born in Alexandria,
Va, and had been a resident of
Alexandria and Washington all his
life. s#
He was a member of Andrew
Jackson Lodge of Masons, Mount
Vernon Royal Arch Chapter, OF AL
exandria; the American Institute of
Banking. the Washington, Board of
Trade and Kallipolis Grotto.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Pauline
v. Nagel, and a daughter, Frances
E. Nagel. He is also survived by
his father, Charles Nagel and three
brothers and five sisters.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-22
1000 REPtYT0
RADIO APPEAL
FOR AID
Many Crystal Set Owners
Contribute to children's
Hospital Fund

The power of radio as a means
Of reaching the public was demon.
strated today by the campaign Of
Children's Hospital for funds to
continue its work during the com.
ing year.
Last week Frederick William
Vile, newspaperman and radio lee
turer, broadcast from Washington
an appeal for contributions to the
hospital fund. Today more than
1000 letters, containing contribu.
tons. in reply to the appeal, are
being sorted and counted.
The great majority of the let.
tiers, the checking up has revealed.
are from the owners of little crys.
tai sets rather than those with the
many tube and vari-dyne outfits.
One Of the letters contained the
nickles and dimes ''chipped in" by
the boys of the local postal motor
cycle delivery force. A contribu.
ton came from a small boy in
Bellewlle, N. j., who was 'tickled
pink" at being able to receive
Washington on his little crystal
set. Several letters are from blind
people.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-22
Death nOtireS


BARRETT--on SUNDAY. December II,
1874, MARY g, BARRETT. beloved
wife OF Russell Barrett.
Funeral from the residences OF her
mother, Mrs. A. r. Gilbert, 1914
Eleventh street northwest, at $3.50
q. m. Wednesday, thence to Immacu-
late Conception Church, where high
requiem mass will be said at q. m.
Interment at Mt. Olivet.
DEMPSEY Sunday, December "a,
1924, at 1890 p. M. at George wash
ington Hospital, LESLIE L.. ,DEMP-
SEY, sister OF Mrs. Alberta Plow-
man and Mrs Pearl Talley..
Funeral from Temple Baptist
Church 10th and N SITS. N. W.,
Tuesday at p. m. Interment Glen
wood Cemetery. Relatives and friends
invited.
H0LVERSON Suddenly, on Sunday.
December 81, 1924, at his residence,
l222 North Carolina avenue northeast,
THOMAS HOLVERSON, beloved hus-
band OF Lavinia b. Holyerson.
Funeral and interment private.
1nterment at Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
slMOA--Died December 81, 1924, At
Casualty Hospital SAMUEL sixty
eight years Of age. He Is survived
by his widow, Llbie; three sons
Harry and Max OF Washington,
ID. G.. and Myer. of New York CITY,
Funeral will take place from the
chapel OF Bernard Danzanslky. 1901
Fourteenth street northwest Monday
morning. December 22J 1924 at IL
Q. m. ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-22
BIRTHS.

George W. and Myrtle l.. Redmond,
boy.
boy.
George A. ana Harriet @. Billings,
boy.
boy.
Frederick @. and Lillian T. Sparrow,
boy.
Harry and Yetta Goldberg, boy.
Edward r. and Mabel Davis. boy. NJ.
Harry w. and Gertrude T. LevSrone.
boy.
Victor and Elizabeth Norling. boy,
Percy w. and Anna G. Bidwell girl.
g. Baltimore and Mary e. Calvert.
Joseph A. and Mary r. aoetzinser,
boy.
George B. and Ruth e. Washington.
Edwin and Pearl u. Brown. boy.
jacob L. and HALLE e. Thompson,
how
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-22
Births, Marriages, Deaths
Phone Notices to Main $3.50. Obituary Desk
HELENE B. FRASER.

Mira. Helene B. Fraser. forty-one.
who died Saturday at George Wash.
ington University Hospital. will be
buried at Rock Creek Cemetery to-
morrow afternoon following the
funeral from the Trinity Episcopal
Church at 2 o'clock. The Reverend
G. M. Young will officiate.
Mrs. Fraser was active in civic
work and q prominent member OF
several religious societies. She was
vice president Of the Ladies' Guild
of the Trinity Episcopal Church and
vice president OF the Daughters Of
the King. She was a former presi-
dent of the Friendship club.
Born in Providence. r.. L.. Mrs.
Fraser formerly lived in Boston
and Worcester, Mass, and she had
lived in Washington for thirteen
years. She is survived by her hus.
band. Frank NJ. Fraser, and a son.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-22
PLAN TESTSFOR.
SUBN0RNAL
CHILDREN
Montgomery County to Ih-
augurate Statewide Series
Of Examinations

ROCKVILLE, Md, Dec. 22.-In.
telligence tests and physical ex.
aminations Of the subnormal chill.
dren in the public schools Of this
county wa be held as soon as the
Christmas holidays are over. &C.
cording to Professor Edwin w.
Broome, county superintendent Of
schools. 1t will mark the States
first step in this kind Of work
In the public schools and viii be
extended to other counties as re-
suits Of the tests become known.
The work will be directed by Doc
tor Fanny Haines, former assist.
ant superintendent Of the Massar
chussetts Hospital. She win be
assisted by the county board Of
education, Professor Broome and
Doctor William T. Pratt. country
health officer. Doctor Hafl1es' win
also supervise mental hygiene
clinics to be held in this and other
counties of the State.
The public schools Of the coun.
ty will close tomorrow for the
Christmas holidays and win re-
open on Monday, January S.
Following custom Of several
years, a group OF singers win mo
tor around town between and ~
o'clock Christmas eve singing
carols. The Rev. p. Rowland
Wagner, pastor Of the Baptist
Church. who has conducted these
annual song tests ever since the
custom was inaugurated, viii again
be In charge. Half a hundred or
more OF the community's best
singers viii take part.
At a recent meeting Of Silver
Spring Camp, w. o. W., officers
for the coming year were chosen
as follows: ConsuI commander,
II. M. Lanford; adviser lieutenant,
L. 7. Clark; escort, wei. Cavilier;
clerk, D. L. Swindell: banker, James
A. Hamilton; Waterman, John
Santihi; sentry, James A. White;
managers, Carl Kramer, James
Hamilton and Harry A. Flair;
camp physicians, Doctors ]. r.
Gunion and HI. HI. Hewlett. De.
grees were conferred on Leonard
q. Linthicum, Charles H. Russell,
and Charles e. Nicholson.
The usual Christmas eve services
will be held in Christ Episcopal
Church here, beginning at 1870
ID. m, with the rector, the Rev.
Willard +. Minnick. in charge. and
midnight mass will be celebrated
in st. Mary's Catholic Church by
the pastor, Rev. John T. Coolahan.
Elaborate arrangements have been
made for the second annual Christ
mas tree party Of Montgomery
Council, knights of Columbus, and
Court Archbishop Curley. Catholic
Daughters Of America, to be held
in the auditorium of the new st.
Martins school building, Gathers
burg, Tuesday evening. A big
tree, Santa Claus and motion pic
lures viii be among the features.
Children Of all denominations have
been invited and about five hun
dred of them are expected to be
present. The Reverend ]. 8. Cuddy,
pastor of st. Martins Church, "a
chairman of the general committee
of arrangements and Mrs. Edward
p. Schwartz, president Of Court
Archbishop Curley. and C. X. Meem,
grand knight of Montgomery Coun.
Gil. are taking prominent part in
the preparations.