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New Britain herald., 1924-02-06
Lodge Is Unable
 To Attend Funeral
.F Ils ass.eistsd rf.ss.

Ev Tie Assseistsd Press
 Washington. Feb. s.--Senatcr Henry Cabot Lodge. although designated hy the senate ss member of the com mfttse to attend woodrop wilson's funeral services. remained at his home throughout inc day.
 His cffice announced that he was confined on the advice of his physi- elan because of a bad throat"
New Britain herald., 1924-02-06
8 MORE SMALLPOX CASES
Father. Mother and Sister of Fair view Street Child Contract Disease Despite Recent Vaccination.

Three additional cases of smallpox have been reported to the health de- partment, the cases being in the same family as the -year-old Fairview street boy whose illness was diagnosed as smallpox two weeks ago. The pa tients are the parents and sister of the first victim. The health authori- ties had vaccinated the new victims after the other case was reported, but as they were already in contact, they contracted the disease. Their cases, probably because Of the vac cination. are milder than the first re- ported.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-06
Spcnd Nisbt in Trolley

Meriden, Feb. 6-A half dozen pas sengers in two trolley cars on the Meriden- Middletown line leaving each city at s:30 last evening. spent the night on the cars which were disabled by the storm in Westfield the cars if nally making their way into Middle town at SS0 this morning. The sleet storm somewhat crippled trolley, tele- phone and lighting services but cen- ditions are normal today.
 New Haven, Feb. 6.-Acccmpanied by beief but violent thunder storm. with one notable flash of lightning and a resounding thunder clap the rain and ice storm continued in this section throughout the night. Seet freezing on the wires caused interrup- ton of telephone, telegraph and troll ley service. Ice coated wires, poles and trees fell in many places.
 At the weather bureau today it was declared that the thunder storm was not unusual a record of similar oc- currences almost annually being cited. IL was due to warm air currents which caused rain instead of snow to fall in this section. Though the tenn point.
 Today the temperature moderated and trolley and wire service was gen. orally restored. In this city and vii cinity there were occasional interrup- tions on account of the ice coated wires.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-06
STORM CUTS DEE
 CHICAGO WIRES
tcontinued from First Pagc)

gan to die from injuries resulting from collisions. A Rockford, Illinois girl is believed to have perished in the storm while on an errand. Three were killed in Alabama, the southern edge of the storm area, during cy- clone.
 Milk famines in -eyeral cities are being faced today because snow blocked roads preventing dairymen from transporting their supplies, only one-fifth of Milwaukee's normal sup ply was brought in yesterday. Rock ford, Ill.,. was left virtually without a supply yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-06
Hc.s see, Tho yyc.b .,rc.d,,

They have machines now that can lteH when a man is lying. Ever seen one s''
 .-s-en one T;y gosh. married one.--science and Intention.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-06

Throughout the night and later in the evening four blows were used to keep the tracks clear on the country lines. trees fell on the wires in places City Hines maintained fairly good sched- ules except in the rush hours. The Southern N. r.. Telephone Co reported that conditions were practi- cally normal in Hartford during the storm, but the toll lines were quite badly hit.
 An inch and three one hundredths Of sleet fell during the day and nine teen one hundredths inches of mist fell in the night.
 Ansonia, Feb. 6.-Sections of the city were plunged in darkness last night when ice laden tree limbs came hurting into the streets carrying along electric light and other wires. On some streets the damage to the wires was so extensive. that people were without lights and telephone service at ten o'clock this morning. It will take days for the electric light and telephone companies to repair all the breaks.
 Trolley service was also affected. The street department, Connecticut Co.,, telephone and electric light com panies had men at work all night, re- moving broken limbs of trees. No accident or serious damage was re- ported. With the ice storm last night
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-07
T. E. DAVIDSONII IN
STATE CAMP Align
Candidate for Secretary Of
State on the Republican
Ticket Opens Fire.
Is A COOLIDGE MAN

Francis E. Davidson, candidate for
secretary of state on the Republican
ticket, has opened his campaign for
nomination.
In his first speech on tour of the
state in the, interests of his campaign,
at South Milwaukee yesterday after
noon, Davidson said:
81 am a candidate for secretary OF
state on the Republican ticket. am
supporting President Coolidge and will
aid in every way can to secure the
election of Calvin Coolidge and Chas.
G. Dawes. If / could not support the
Republican nominees, would not be
a candidate on the Republican ticket
this fall. The word Progressive" is
greatly misused and abused. In my
younger days l was so-called half
breed" but today the breeds are diff
ferent. The three-quarter breeds of
1924 are 1-16th strayed Democrats,
1t16th strayed Republicans, 18th Mug
wumps, and 3-4th Socialists. They rep
resent only the party of dissatisfac-
ton and offer no constructive plat
form in building a party. 1t is simply
each individual for himself, secure
public Office by ranting against and
condemning everything and everybody.
If nominated and elected to the of
flee Of secretary of state, the motto
of the great state of Wisconsin will
be my guide-"Forward." ] will put
forth every effort to serve all of the
people of the state regardless Of race,
creed or color"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-07
AGREE ON PROGRAM
FOR DAWES PLAN
Wearied Allied Premiers Finish Con-
ference Temporarily Solving
Momentous Issues.

London-A complete program for
launching the Dawes reparation settle
ment plan was agreed upon by the in
ter-allied conference during half
hour plenary session at the foreign
office this morning. The allied pre-
miers and Ambassador Kellogg took up
the technical points which the experts
had vainly struggled WITH. in two all
night sessions, and after notifications
which Premiers Macdonald and Her
riot accepted, the compromise settle
ment was reached.
When the agreement was reached.
the wearied experts, including the
Americans, James A. Logan and Owen
D. Young, and Frazier of Great Brit
ain, who have slept little during the
last AZ hours, left the conference room
and the chief delegates began framing
the invitations for the German govern
ment to send delegation to London.
Prime Minister Macdonald will hand
the invitation to the German embassy
this afternoon and Foreign Minister
Stresemann and his colleagues are ex-
pected to reach LONDON Monday night.
Meanwhile the conference will take
a recess with the exception Of the jur--
lists committees which are drafting the
results of the fortnight's work so that
the document can be submitted to the
Germans. The conference will enter
its final phase with the arrival Of the
Germans, who win be asked to express
their opinions on the program for put ,
ting the Dawes scheme into operation.
The plenary session adopted the re-
port of the first committee of experts
dealing with defaults and penalties. 1t
also adopted the report Of the third
committee pertaining to reparation
transfers. The embassy dispatched
the invitation to Berlin Immediately.
Mr.. Macdonald having expressed the
hope that the German delegation might
be able to arrive in Lol don on Mondays
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-07
REVISE BANKING LAWS
FOR PRESENT DAY
Owing to the Number of Bank Fail
ures State is Compelled to Re-
wise the Banking Laws.

Madison, Wis. 80 Revision Of Wis
consin banking laws to meet present
day financial conditions is commended
by Dwight T. Parker, state commits
sioner of banking, in his annual re-,
port made public today. Changed con-
ditions since many of the laws were
enacted, twenty years ago make revi-
sion imperative, Mr.. Parker declared.
Commissioner Parker recommended
amendment to the law which permits
a bank to loan to one person or firm
as much as one half of the capital and
surplus He declared this regulation
is obviously wrong and dangerous
and detrimental to the best interests
of a community"
More stringent laws regarding the
duties of bank directors also were adj
vocated, Mr.. Parker declaring that
negligence and inattention by bank
directors is responsible for many bank
failures Amendments so as to pro-
hibit officers Of a bank borrowing
money from the institution was fur
Uner urgeo.
Wisconsin banks show fattering
condition compared with those of
neighboring states, Parker stated.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-07
ALL MARION H0NORS
MEMORY OF HARDING
Townspeople Commemorate Memory
of Late President With Simple
Ceremonies Today.

Marion, Ohio Simplicity marked
the first anniversary of the death OF
the late President Harding, in this,
his home town.
Always avoiding ostentatious cere-
mony while he lived, his wishes were
being followed after death. No pub
lie ceremony had been arranged 9TH
er than the laying of wreath at his
tomb in the cemetery here. The
wreath, sent by President Coolidge,
was to be placed without pomp.
At p. m. the hour of his death at
the Palace hotel in San Francisco 9
year ago the old bell in the central
fire station was to sound for the de-
parted executive. At the first stroke,
friends and neighbors of the nations
former chief are to bare their heads
in reverent mien for five minutes.
DR.. G. T. Harding, the former presi-
dents aged father, himself in failing
health, was not to take part in any
ceremony. With a few personal
friends, he may visit tie tomb.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-07
OLD HOMESTEAD
in COUNTY SOLD
Farm of w. C. DOwse at
Dexter Corners Sold to
A. ID. La Due.
HAD LAND SINCE 1866

One of Kenosha county's oldest land'
marks is changing hands. Arrange
ments are being completed for the
transfer of the homestead property OF
William c. Dowse at Dexter Corners
to his son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred D. La Due. The
farm consists of home and farm build,
ings and forty acres surrounding it.
The price paid for the property is $3.50
an acre. M
William Dowse, now 50 years old, IS
planning to retire from all active work
on the property. He has been in pos
session Of this farm since 1866, hav-
ing purchased it at that time from Are
vim Nichols for $50 an acre.
Value Up 200 Per cent. W
Originally this land was settled by
John Dexter in 1886 and few years
later purchased by him from the
United States government when home
stead land was auctioned off by the
federal land agencies at $1.25 an acre.
In less than a hundred years, the fig
ures show, the property went up in
value over two hundred per cent above
the original price paid.
William Dowse is planning to make
his new home with son, James O.
Dowse, living at $40 Prairie eY9Nues
Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-07
GUNTHER HELD
AS SIMPLETON
Police Sign Papers to Have
Jerome Gunther Exam
ined Friday.
TELLS OF HIS CAREER


Jerome Gunther, arrested by the
police at Waukegan for issuing worth
less checks here, is not responsible
for his acts, having the mental equip
ment of an eight-year old child, 1t is
claimed
An examination into his mental
condition was made Friday, and the
papers requesting that the examlna-
ton be made were signed by Secre-
tary Meissner, Sergeant Max Kramer
and Officer Joseph Beam of the
police department.
The examination was made at the
direction of District Attorney Morris
Barnett, who, after a talk with Gun
Their, decided that his mental state
needed investigation before he be al
lowed to plead before the judge. Drs,
G. F. Adams and F. B. Lansdowne were
called and they soon found that Gun
Their was irresponsible" and it was
their recommendation that he be COM
mitted to the state hospital at
Winnebago.
Tells of Check Protector.
Gunther has discussed his predica-
me0C ana SAID CnaL an Impulse GAae
was beyond his control, would over
take him from time to time, so that
he passed checks without funds in the
bank although he knew what the con-
sciences would be if he were dis
covered.
He said that he was an orphan and
that his foster father lives in Mil
waukee.
One thing that made Gunther's
checks pass current with some of the
drug stores and service stations which
he made use of, was that a check pro-
tector had been used.
The young man said that he Sc
cured this marking on his checks in
a novel way; he knew a tailor who
wanted to sell check protector.
Gunther told him that he had a lawyer
friend who wanted to buy one, but
he would like to see how the protec-
tor operated. Therefore he stamped
a few blank checks with the device and
later used these in securing ready cash
although he had no funds in the bank.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-07
THINKS GIRL
STOLE HIS FORD
G.. w. Lambrecht Would
Like to Find Girl Who
Drove Off.
ON THE GENEVA ROAD

C. w. Lambrecht of Selma avenue,
does not like bob-haired girls any
more. A bob-haired girl, he believes,
drove off with his Ford coupe Friday
night and left him stranded to walk
home.
Lambrecht was driving his Ford
coupe, two passenger 1923 model, on
the Geneva road near Paddock's Lake
when he had trouble with his gas line
and stopped. Lambrecht left the car
at the side of the road bordering the
Alva Paddock farm, and went to get
somebody to tow him in.
When he came back about half
hour later to the spot where he had
left the car, he could not find it.
Some one had tried the car and been
able to avoid the trouble he had en-
countered and drove off with it,
At first Lambrecht had the idea
that the sherif's Office might know
where the car was, and that some
motorcycle cop might have taken it
off the road. When the sheriff's Of
fee was called by telephone, Lam
brecht learned that they had had
nothing to do with it. z.
Young Turkelson informed the po-'
lice that about the time Lambrecht
was missing his car, he saw party
in Franklin touring car towing a
Ford coupe on the Geneva road going
east. A woman with dark bobbed hair
was at the steering wheel of tina
Ford, he said.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-07
HOME
CHANGES HANDS
Twin Lakes House Form
erly Owned by z. G.
Simmons Sold.
TO CHICAGO COUPLE
Kenosha Group Who Held the
Property Sell House and
Portion of Land.

The beautiful summer home former
Nv owned and occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
q. G. Simmons at Twin Lakes has
nassed out of the hands of the Ke-
nosha group who purchased 1t and IN
to those of Mr.. and Mrs. John u
wilkinson of Chicago, with the ming
of papers in the register of deeds OF
fee Indicating the transfer of the
nroperty. It is understood that the
sale includes the house and a portion
of the land, but not the entire lake
frontage that was originally the Sim
mons estate in that section.
Price is Indicated.
From the records as filed in the Of
fee Of Register of Deeds John F.
Scbmitt it is estimated that the sum
of $4,000 was paid for the property
One of the internal revenue stamps
which decorated the document accord
ing to law, was for $50, more valu-
able stamp than is usually seen in the
register of deeds office, although this
wear has seen a number of valuable
transfers.
The parties of the first part signing
the transfer were Harvey B. Gaines
and Bessie Gaines, Fred Murdoch and
Brosia Murdoch, Joseph A. Pitts and
Catherine Pitts, George E. Stephens
and Ruby Stephens, Art Van West
rinen and Lydia D. Van Westrinen,
Fred w. B. Achen and Florence Achen.
The purchasers were John G. Wilk1n-
son and Ella Wilkinson his wife.
A Handsome Home.
The home which figured in the trans
fer is one of the most beautiful coun-
try houses to be seen in this section,
containing every modern Improvement,
besides a gracious aspect without and
within. The grounds about were
planted with choice shrubbery, trees
and flowers during the stay of the orr
ginal owners.
Whether the house will continue to
be home and carry on the tradition
of hospitality and friendliness that
was characteristic of the Simmons
family or whether it will be turned in
to some public use, could not be as
certained.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-07
POLICE ADVISED
TO BE COURTEOUS
Chief Logan Directs Off
GERS Not to be Careless
to Public.
Is SOMETIMES HARD

It takes all kinds of people to make
a world, and the police officer. He runs
this more than an offer. He runs
across all kinds and some of them are
''hard eggs" The policeman IS often
in the situation of directing people,
doing kindly and helpful acts, rescue
ing a child, restoring a lost boy or girl
to its parents or helping stranger on
his way
But often his task is to arrest peo-
pie. The man who is arrested is very,
very seldom gracious about it. More
commonly he is snappy, snarly, full of
sarcasm and abuse The cool and
level-headed officer turns deaf ear to
this TRADE and brings in his quarry
to the police office notwithstanding.
You Must Be Polite, Too.
But sometimes the officer snaps back.
Or sometimes, after handling one un-
ruly customer, he is in a touchy frame
of mind when he comes upon another
violator, expecting to meet one like the
last, and ready with quick word him
self.
Chief Logan, in the last bulletin is
sued for members OF the department,
has emphasized the fact that police
officers must exert themselves to be
courteous. The citizen may be i'm
polite; that is to his discredit. But
the officer may not be, unless of course
he is dealing with rough" customer,
someone who provokes him, with per-
sonal insults.
Chief Logan has issued his orders
to his officers. Let you, Madame and
Monsieur Citizen, direct like COM
mand to yourself, and if 'pinched" for
speeding, for violating the arterial
highway, for parking too long or for
anything else, meet the officer with
dignity and courtesy. Your manners
should be as good rs his.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-07
MANY SPEEDERS
ARE ARRESTED
Police and County Officers
Bring in Their Net Full
Over Sunday.
THEY COME TO COURT

The motorcycle officers of the police
department and those of thehsheritf's
office Wed with one another in bring
ing in speeders to the municipal court
this morning.
Edward Girten, 1924 Liberty street,
Racine, was fined $35 and costs by
grdge Slater for speeding As miles
an hours on Milwaukee avenue. He
was arrested by Police officer Rohde
sunday at $500 p. m.
Joe Bobusch, 1922 Ounce street, Ke-
nosha, was fined $15 and costs for
speeding on Ridge street at 25 miles
an hour I He was arrested by Police
officer Chase. Bobusch told Judge
Slater that he had to hurry to the
store, and admitted he was speeding
a bit, but did not realize how fast
he was going.
Magnus Larsen, 708 Huron street,
was fined $15 and costs for speeding
thirty miles an hour on Middle street
bridge Saturday at 9:40 p. m. Larsen
told Judge Slater that he heard a
whistle behind him and thought he
should move to get out of the way
and did speed over the bridge He
learned later that it was the motor
cycle cop signalling him to stop
because he was taking too much of
the road.
Alfred Sorenson, 1905 Washington
avenue, Racine, was arrested for
speeding Sunday at 1920 p. M, going
IS miles on Milwaukee avenue. He
was arrested by Police officer Mel
busch and fined SIS and costs.
Woman Speeder Fined.
Mrs. Mary j. Peterson, 678 South
Chicago street, arrested by Police Of
fcer Larsen for speeding 60 miles on
Milwaukee avenue, was fined SIS and
costs by Judge Slater. She was
stopped by Police officer Larsen July
q, but delayed coming into court,
sending word from day 20 day chat
she was i'll.
Oscar Mathes, 500 Newell street, was
fined $15 and costs for speeding So
miles an hour Friday at 1915 p. m.
Deputy Sheriff Nick Otto brought
in nine speeders who were arrested
over the weekend on the Lake Shore
road. Those arrested Saturday were I:
b. Laska, Berwin, ILL.,, w. Schultz,
Chicago, Joseph Hockstadter, M. Kett-
ner, c. p. Adams, j. Bernstein, all of
Chicago; and those arrested Sunday
were Matt Preskill, P. P. Hicks, both
of Chicago, and Ignatz Jizinski, of
Sheboygan.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-07
SEEK RUM BOAT
OFF COAST HERE
Kenosha Coast Guard on
Lookout for Escaped
Rum Runners.
PASSED IN THE FOG?
Capt. VIM. McGraw of Local
Station Believes Boat Passed
Here Last Night.

Captain William McCaw, in COM
mand of the Kenosha coast guard sta
ton, has been notified by Milwaukee
authorities to be on the watch here
for a rum running boat which yester-
day engaged in a revolver battle with
members of the coast guard near Mil
waukee. The rum laden vessel escap-
ed in the rain of lead near the IA
cine waterfront and it was believed
today that the crew might try to turn
the nose of the boat to shore near
Kenosha, or perhaps further south.
A craft is believed to have passed
by going in the direction of Chicago
during the heavy fog of early We'd
nesday evening. Captain McGaw es-
Inmates that it was about seven miles
from shore "and hittin' on all twelve.
Whether this was the boat which fed
eral officials are looking for is not
known, but it was pointed out here
that no man seeks the middle of the
lake in the fog when he can just as
safely ride closer to the shore.
Discovered at Milwaukee.
Captain William Kincaid, in charge
of the Milwaukee station, who led his
crew against the rum runners, de-
clared yesterday that he had fired
thirty-six rounds at the boat without
bringing them to a stop.
The whiskey boat was about go feet
long with powerful engines, according
to Kincaid. It is reported that she
has made many trips to South Milwau-
kee and put much liquor from Canada
ashore.
Capt. Kincaid went out with the in
tention of capturing the runners on q
telephone tip from an anonymous call
err who said he was citizen of Car
rolville.
"There's a rum runner lying OH
South Milwaukee and it's been there
often before" the voice said. whats
the coast guard going to do about it?
Are you. going to help enforce the
law or not Z"
Guard Gives Chase.
Then he hung up. Capt. Kincaid
was angered. He picked three Of his
best men and put out at once in the
lake. They soon discovered the craft
1t was moored to a pier and its crew
apparently was just getting ready to
discharge the cargo.
AS Capt. Kincaids craft bore down
on them a half dozen men on the
whiskey boat quickly united from the
pier and her engines were started. She
moved away from the pier and the
captain ordered his men to fire their
first volley. The fire was returned
from the whiskey boat as it slowly
succeeded in widening the gap between
it and it's pursuer. Finally, after
chasing it to South Racine, it got so
far out of range it could no longer be
"picked up" by the search-lights, and
the guardsmen returned to Milwaukee
where the warning was sent out to
all cities along the north shore to Chi
cago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-07
WORLD WAR Filler
FALLS WITH PLANE
William F. Blanchfeld Meets Death
When Plane Falls as he Dropped
a Wreath on Grave.

Reno, Nev.-A coroner's jury will
determine how William f. Blanchfeld.
air mail pilot, met his death yesterday
afternoon. But the men of the service
know that big Bill" lost his life pay
ing his last respects to BUDDY" one
of the men who work on the ground
but who are entrusted with keeping the
planes in perfect order. They know,
too, that a trick of the wind when
Blanchfeld was flying over a Reno
cemetery to drop a wreath on the open
grave, as nourners stood by the flag
draped coffin, caught the craft as the
pilot turned for the closing act in the
funeral services and tipped it. The
plane went into nose dive and burst
into flames on hitting telephone wires.
A house by which it landed also was
destroyed by the fire. And so Blanch-
field, veteran of the World War and
numerous battles with billiards. while
carrying the mail over the Nevada
deserts died.