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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18
Mrs. Henry Blau Dies
After Short Illness
Mother of Mrs. A. L. Christofferson
Succumbs at Home Here This
Morning at Age of 83.

Mrs. Henry Blau, age 83. died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. A. L.
Christofferson, SGT South Sheridan
Road, this morning at eight o'clock af-
ter an illness of four months. The
deceased had been in failing health
for some time and death did not come
unexpected. The direct cause Of
death was leakage of the mitral valve
with acute nephritis and the infrmi-
ties due to advanced age.
The deceased was born in Trier
Germany, January %, 1841, and at the
age of FL came to America with her
parents, settling at Menasha, Wis. She
was married to Nicholas Blau in 1855
at which time the family moved to
Kaukauna. Five years ago Nicholas
Blau, the husband of the deceased
died, and from that time on Mrs. Blau
made her home with her daughter, Mrs
A. L. Christofferson.
Surviving the deceased in addition
to Mrs. Christofferson are three sons
and one daughter, NJ. B. Blau of Mil
waukee; j. NJ. Blau of Holbrook, Ariz.;
j. A. Blau of Cecil, Wis, and Mrs
G. M. Matson, of Kenosha.
Two brothers and one sister also
survive, John Marx, Menasha, Wis;
Joseph Marx, Hilbert, Wis, and Mrs
George HUM, Clintonvifle, Wis.
Funeral services will be held from
the late home on Sheridan Road or
Friday evening when the body will be
taken to Appleton, Wis, for burial in
the family plot at Riverside cemetery
there Services will be held at River
side chapel at Appleton at three o'clock
on Saturday afternoon
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18
Long Illness Is
Ended by Death
Miss Lusada Miller, Aged 10, Died
Tuesday Evening After a
Long Illness.

Death ended long illness Tuesday
evening when Miss Lusada Miller,
aged 18 years, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Miller, died at the home at
9O2 Seventh avenue. She had been i'll
for more than eight months from a
complication of diseases and had re-
Gently suffered a relapse from which
she could not rally.
The deceased was born in Kenosha,
January 10, 1906 and had lived most
of her life here. She was educated in
the schools here and had worked for
two years in Chicago prior to her i'll
ness.
She is survived by her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Miller and four broth
ers. Jerry, Claude, Willard and Doug
las Miller, all of Kenosha. The re-
mains we're taken to the Mischler Nor
tuary from which they were returned
to the home late this afternoon. The
funeral services will be held at the
st Thomas church at nine e-lock Fri
day morning with iffterment following
in the family pics ia the st. George
cemetery. .
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18
Knife Plays Part
In An Argument
Nick Ricchio, S27 Park Street, Tells
Police That Joe Totera
Did the Cutting.

Nick Ricchio, s27 Park street, told
Police Officer L. Bauschelt on Sunday
night that he had been badly cut up
by "friend" in a friendly argument
which ,waxed too serious.
Ricchio, with Sam Sasso, 572 Pearl
street, and A. Billotti, s27 Pearl street,
were sitting on bench in the West
Side park on Sunday evening when
Totera came along.
Totera was the one who started the
argument, according to the others.
fight ensued, during which Totera is
said to have pulled long knife and
cut Ricchio
Ricehio was taken to DR.. Lamachia S
office, where his wounds were tended
It was found that he had cut three
inches long and two deep in his left
hip in the groin region, and long
cut along the left ear.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18
Kenoshan's Mother
is Dead at Barron
Mrs. b. F. Buckmaster, Mother of At
torney A. 1. Buckmaster, Died at
Barron, Wis, This Morning.

Attorney Al. E. Buckmaster Of Keno
sha received a message this morning
telling him of the death Of his mother
Mrs. Alsada Cook Buckmaster, aged
81, widow Of the late B. F. Buckmaster
at the home of her daughter in Barron
Wisconsin. Death came from gen
eral breakdown due to advanced years;
the deceased, while she had not been
seriously i'll, had been falling for sew
eral months and was unable to with
stand an acute illness which struck
her only few days ago.
Mrs. Alsada Buckmaster was born in
Vermont in 1888. She came with her
husband, B. F. Buckmaster, t. Fayette
in Lafayette county, at an early age
and had lived the greater part Of her
life there, doing much in the building
up Of the community. She was mem
Der of the Baptist church and had been
active in its work in the vicinity where
she had lived.
Surviving the deceased are three
sons and three daughters: Randall
iBuckmaster of Marshfield, Mrs. L. S
Cheney of Barron, Atty. A. E. Buck
master of Kenosha, Mrs. A. E. Coe Of
Barron, Mrs. A. E. Austin of Madison
and James A. Buckmaster of Madison
She is also survived by several grand
children, three Of them being Ben
Dean and Bruce Buckmaster Of Keno
sha. Mrs. Buckmaster had visited fire.
quently in Kenosha and has many
friends here to whom her death comes
as personal sorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Buckmaster left
Immediately for Barron this morning
The funeral services will be held there
on Friday, after which the remains
will be laid to rest in the family plot
in the cemetery near Fayette by the
side of the husband, B. F. Buckmaster
who died eight years ago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18
Policemen's Lodge
Destroyed by Fire

Tannersville, N. Y. - Indian Head
Lodge, main building of the New York
police recreation camp at Platte Cove,
six Miles from here in the Catskill
Mountains, was totally destroyed by
fire early today. Thirty-f men sleep
ing in the structure made their way to
safety and were housed in adjoining
buildings. 1t was said every man in
the building was accounted for. The
origin of the fire is unknown and the
loss has not been determined. Loca-
tion of the camp at distance from
this village made it impossible for the
local fire department. to extend aid.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18
UTILITIES HERE
SLOW INCREASE
Big Increase Shown in
Value of Properties of
Utilities Company.
PART IN KENOSHA

An increase of more than a million
and half dollars in the valuation OF
the properties. of the Wisconsin Gas
and Electric company, owners of the
street railway lines, gas, electric powe
and light utilities in Kenosha, and
Racine and also holders of large in
terests in Milwaukee was shown today
in report issued by the state tax
commission. This report shows that
the valuation jumped from $7,200,000
in 1923 to sS,750,oO0 in 1924, the
change bringing the tax for 1924 to
$180,749.
Some of the increase is accounted
for by the additions to the plants
of the company in Kenosha, which
have been mentioned from time to
time here.
$19,500,000 Jump In State.
An increase of approximately $19,-
100000 in the valuation of Wisconsin
street railway, light, heat and power
companies and an increase of 1888, 1928
in the general property taxes which
such firms will pay the state in 1924, is
reported by the state tax commission.
Inc UOIal VdtudGlOH Ol sucn HTHs
for 1924, announced yesterday, is
$123, $4,000, compared with $1O4,410, 900
in 1923. Taxation this year from the
firms is $2,560,968, compared with
$2,171 lao last year.
Wisconsin municipalities where the
firms are located will receive $1,664,-
629 of the total taxes under state laws,
sixty-fve per cent of the total going
to such divisions Counties will re-
ceive $512, 1913, twenty per cent going
to them, while the state will receive
the remaining $384,14
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18
REPORT FINAL FIGURES
ON PRIMARY ELECTION
Secretary of State Shows Vote Cast for
All Nominees at Recent
Primary Vote.

Madison, Wis. - The state canvas
Ing board met today and formally GER
tilted the successful candidates in the
primary election on Sept. 2. The GER
tiicates were necessary for the seat
ing delegates to the four party platform
conventions which were to be held here
today.
The final vote for governor on the
various tickets as certified follows:
Blaine Republican, 230,9S5; Lueck
(Democrat) 21,347; William F. Quick
(Socialist) 1s,401; A. R. Buchanan Pro-
hibition) 1,44s.
Other certifcations included were
Republican: 1t. Gov. Henry A. Huber,
S15,6s1; secretary Of state, Fred R.
Zimmerman, 226,476; state treasurer,
Solomon Levitan, 208,S65j attorney gem
eral, 29o,144. Democrat, lieutenant
governor, Karl Mathie, 1889; secretary
of state, John Callahan, 21,152; state
treasurer, O'Niel, 20,21S; attorney gen
eral, Simpson, 1876. Socialist, lieu
tenant governor, Peter Giles, 1851
Prohibition. lieutenant governor, Ma
ria !. A. Nelson, 1,442.
Elnal congressional vote on the ne
publican ticket also was certified as fol
lows;
LIST district, Cooper, 3e,51s; Pfennig
21,786. End district, Goetsch, 1901;
Voight, 23,075. 3rd district, Houston
11,704; Nelson, 31,749. 4th district
Czerwinski, 1854; Kelley, 2,4s6; Schaf-
fer, 1897. 9th district, Braun, 15,404;
Bruncken, 1854. 9Th district, Camp
bell, 11,771; Lampert, 1854. 7th dis
trict, 22,S16; Hull, 1875. 9Th district
Brown, 1852; Prehn, 1882 9Th dis.
trict, Budlong, 1O,209; Schneider, %
g36. 10th district, Frear (unopposed)
g2,262. 18th district, Nye, 1888: Pea.
SeS, 23,959.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18
Woman MOOnshiner
Is Fined Today
Mrs. Elizabeth Nedvicka, Who Threw
Flower Pot at Police. is Fined
$50 and Costs.


Mrs. Elizabeth Nedvicka, 1928 Prai-
RE avenue, was fined $3.50 and costs
in the municipal court this morning,
after pleading guilty to the charge
Of unlawful possession of moonshine
at her grocery store, which has held
a Class B permit.
The place was raided by Sergeant
Kirsch, officers O'Hare, Chase, Fenske
and Rohde. During the raid Mrs.
Nedvicka tried in vain to break the
glass jug holding the moonshine, and
also threw a piece of concrete and a
flower pot at officer Fenske who took
the jug from her. The place was
raided on September 9th.
She came into court with troop of
children, apparently. expecting. that
this would make an impression"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18
800 Escape Death
as Steamer Sinks

Chester, Pa. = The 900 ton steamer
Mary Weems, of Baltimore, turned
over on it's side and sank today in 35
feet Of water in a wet basin of the
Sun Ship Building & Dry Dock com
pany here where it was undergoing al
terations. Three hundred workmen
aboard saved themselves by leaping to
scaffolding as the vessel overturned.
The accident is believed to have
been caused by an open sea valve or
port hole.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18
TWO MEN VIEW
DEAD VICTIMS
Thomas Driver of Car that
Killed, and Irving Taken
to Morgue.
THOMAS BREAKS DOWN

Edward ''Chippy" Thomas, GOA Grant
street, driver of the Paige car which
struck and fatally injured Coroner
Truman T. Parker and his daughter,
Jean, Sunday night, and Charles irv-
ing, $40 Lake avenue, who was sitting
beside Thomas and urged him, it is al
legged, to make his escape, were taken
over to the Hansen Ihorgue this at
ternoon by the police to view the re-
mains of the dead victims.
Nothing can be done to bring back
the two splendid citizens who have
been lost to the community, said
Chief Logan this morning, ''but we
want to impress upon these young men
the physical fact of that loss. and their
own connection with it. They struck
somebody Internationally and went
on; that is all they knew Sunday night
And all they cared about then was TIC
get away and save their own skins
Maybe they will have different at
titude towards the case when they see
before them the tragic result"
Why Not Bring in Liquor Men?
Another citizen suggested that the
liquor men, who it is alleged, sold
Thomas and Irving the booze that lit
them up" on Sunday night, should
also be brought to the morgue, and
also, given an opportunity to learn fol
the rest Of their lives the possible con.
sequences of the violation Of the law
the sale of booze to young men.
This morning Thomas, Irving and
n ~ IL - n az ~
hall, where Police Secretary Emil F
Meissner took their photographs and
fingerprints, to be kept as part of the
police records in the case. Thomas
was especially nervous during the or
deal.
Overcome at Second Death.
When the news Of the death Of Cor
oner Parker at four o'clock this morn
ing was communicated later to Thomas
at his quarters in the county jail, he
broke down completely for the first
time since his arrest. He sobbed vi
olently, and for a while was unable tc
get control over his emotion.
Realizing fully at last the full seri-
BUSINESS of his own situation, he sent
for his mother, who came to the jail
soon after the summons.
Thomas wept also in his mothers
presence, told her he knew that there
was hard path before him, and asked
her to secure an attorney for him.
AS ordered by Judge Slater, Mon
day afternoon, Thomas is held in jail
on the charge of second degree MUIR
der without bonds.
When arraigned in court Monday af-
ternoon, Thomas leaned on the judges
desk, and listened with dismay to the
charge of second degree murder OF
Jean Parker.
81 don't know what happened" he
said, 81 was drinking"
"You wish to plead not guilty?"
EYES," said Thomas.
None of his four companions made
any comment when arraigned on the
charge Of accessory after the fact, ex-
cept Baxter who said, 81 gave myself
up to the police"
Richard Baxter and Edward Newman
furnished bonds of $500 each following
the order of the court. Carl Otto af-
ter spending the night and morning
in the county jail furnished bonds
just before noon today.
Charles Irving up to the present has
not furnished bonds and is still in jail
awaiting the preliminary hearing Sep
TENDER rs at a. m.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18
LIBERAL IN CUBA.

Cuba is quite liberal in her dealings
with amateurs, although no amateur
spark stations are permitted. The
'hams," however, have privileges
somewhat like those held by their
friends in this country. Their wave
length range is from rs to 200 meters.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18
Elect I'll. A. Thompson
Head of Odd Fellows

Jacksonville, Fla. Herbert A.
Thompson of Williamton, Mich, was
elected grand sire of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows at the one hun-
dredth annual sessions the sovereign
grand lodge in session here today. E.
w. Bradford of Washington, D. C. was
elected deputy grand sire.
Portland, Oregon, was chosen as the
1926 convention city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18
Candidate Davis
Now in Des MOines

Des Moines, Iowa John w. Davis
Democratic Presidential nominee, ar
rived is Des Moines shortly after 8
o'clock this morning for series of
public appearances that will mark the
beginning of his party's intensive cam
paign in this state.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-18
Mrs. Emil Schneider
Died at Noon Today
Death Ends Long Illness for Mrs.
Schneider at Her Home Shortly
After Noon Today.

AAbSk 1NOVu AVudy.
Mrs. Minnie Schneider, aged 49,. the
wife of Emil Schneider, died just
after noon today at her home, 529
Alma avenue. She had been confined
to her bed over FIVE months so that
the end was not unexpected. The de-
ceased was born in Germany on June
81, 1898, and had been resident of
Kenosha for the past eleven years.
Besides her husband, she is survived
by two daughters, Elsie and Helen, and
two sons, Albert and Herbert.
Funeral services will be announced
later
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-05
DEATHS.

VIII NJ. Barclay. so years No. 2226
First street northwest.
Hugh Boyd, SO years. Garfield Hos
Victor schmitt. 50 years. United
States Soldiers Home Hospital.
Margaret Hughes. as years. No. 222
c street southeast.
Frank spanbanate, IS years.. Garfield
Adam ]. weigand 43Iyears. No. 1905
vermont avenue northwest.
Laura A. Woodward 73 years, No
no Eighth street southwest
William H. Davis. SO years, No. 1864
Columbia road northwest.
Eliza H. Duncanson, 75 years, Ma
sonic and Eastern Star Home.
Job. Harris, 81 years, No. 1928 Four
teenth street northeast
Charles F. Nash, 81 years. No. S3OS
Thirteenth street northwest
Max M Rich rs years, No. 144S
Harvard street northwest.
Robert Storey. IS years. Providence
Alice Kerr. II years. No. sO4s p
street northwest
Robert Murphy, "a years. Gallinger
Hospital.
Henry A. Simmons. rs years, The
Plaza apartments.
Nellie v. Seitz 6S years. No. 615
Fourth street northwest
Elizabeth Gingell, 81 years. st. Eliza
beth's Hospital.
Harriet G. Worthington, ga years, No.
IT'S California street, apartment 8.
Mary Pasco, rs years. Emergency
T"na j. ousley. So years, Georgetown
University Hospital.
George. Smith, months, No. SO7
Ninth street northeast.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-05
You Can EARN aLiVng Can Ona Car See Classification Il

that this Commission is not and
win not initiate any compromise
proceedings"
The rate order. il approved by
the Commission after the public
discussion, would then be submit.
ted to the District Supreme Ct.urt
for its approval.
No attempt was made at tcday's
hearing to discuss the basis OF any
compromise.
The hearing was adjourned aftel
Major Bells statement. He said HI
saw no need to go on with the hear
ing at this time.
Assistants of the Public Utilities
Commission will in few days sci
together with electric company as
sistants. Suggestions as to compro
misses will be considered and prob
ably Incorporated in q rate order. Nc
action will be taken, however, until
after public hearing.
If the order to be prepared for
presentation to the public, incor,
porated with the compromise sug.
gestion, is approved by the com.
mission and later by the courts
electric rates in Washington will
drop Immediately.
Washington now pays 10 cents
per kilowatt hour. .Of this amount,
2.33 cents is impounded until the
courts decide whether the 10-cent
rate is fair. The commission rate
is17.67 cents per kilowatt hour, the
difference between that and 10
cents making up the impounded
fund. Five million dollars is in
the fund now.
The company made vigorous OBJ
lection today to the testimony of
Earl v. Fisher, executive secretary
of the commission, that the COM
pany earned 9.69 per cent on its
valuation. Vice President Bowen
contended that tn commission would
be in contempt and defiance of the
Court of Appeals if it attempted
to base rates on its own valuation.
He objected to the hearing further
proceedings. His objections were
overruled. He submitted a brief
outlining the company's petition.
which Virtually declared the COM
mission to be without authority to
fix rates on it's own valuation until
the court had given a final decision
on the valuation case now pending
before il.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-05
FLORISTS
APPROPRIATE Funeral Tokens
GUIDE Bros. Co., 1912 F st. N. w
Artistic-Expressive
PROMPT Auto Delivery Service.

sylvania avenue southeast. and Mary e.
Williams, 81, No. 1886 Nicholson street
southeast. Reverend j. v. Buckley.
William Hurwitz, 80, No. $50 r street
northwest, and Bessie Visokofsky. 80,
No. 400 Kentucky avenue southeast.
Reverend NJ. Becker -
John d. Hess, %, Botanic Gardens,
and Anna G.. Godfrey, 2sy. Fort Davis,
Pennsylvania avenue and Alabama. ave
nue.. Reverend ]. T. Huddle.
Alexander wright, "a. No. 1893 New
Jersey avenue northwest. and Mildred
Coran, %, No. 2016 Thirteenth street
northwest Reverend A. j. Tyler.
William Levy. 20, and Sadie Eichty,
Is. both of Baltimore. Md The Rev
erend M. Shefferman.
William Ware. So. OF Fredericksburg,
Va, and Fannie L. Grant, 40. The Rev
erend William n. Cary.
John W. Palmer. 90, and Mary r..
Jackson, "a. The Reverend L. G.
Andrew Phillips SO, of Glen Allen,
Va. and Hattie NJ. Fumf1. "a. OF Rich
mond, Va. The Reverend william j.
Howard.
Arthur johnson. 90 and Elnora will
liams, 80. The Reverend @, E. Jones.
Sam Jung, 81, OF Phoebus, Va, and
Rebecca Shores, "a. The Reverend f. l..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-05
Births, Marriages, Deaths
Phone Notices to Main $3.50. Obituary Desk
MAJOR 3. d. NEUMEYER.

Requiem mass will be celebrated
tomorrow morning at o'clock al
st. Patrick's Church, for Major
Edwin III, Neumeyer, sixty-nine,
who died Monday at his honei 1926
@ street northwest. Preliminary
services will be held from the resi-
dence. Interment viii be in Con-
gressional Cemetery.
Major Neumeyer was a native
OF Washington and attended Con
Zaga College. He enlisted in the
old Washington Infantry Corps in
1887 and in 1890 was appointed
captain and aide-de-camp to Cen
eral Alfred Ordway. He saw
service in Cuba during the Spanish
American war and in 1915 when
appointed q lieutenant colonel was
retired at his own request.
He established an agricultural
supply agency here some time ago
and for many years he was COM
mission broker. A session of
sorrow will be held tonight by
fellow-members of Washington
Lodge, No. Is B. p. o. E.. He
was also a member. of the Wash.
ington Board Of Trade.
He leaves two sons, Edwin H.
Neumeyer, jr., and William G..
Neumeyer; two daughters, the
Misses Elizabeth and Ada E..
Neumeyer, and two sisters, Miss
Anna Neumeyers and Mrs. May
Parten, all Of this city.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-05
MOVE ON TO CUT
DC. ELECTRIC
RATES
Continued from Page ~

mission he believed some compromise
should be effected. 81
s. T. Bowen, vice president of the
electric company. suggested that q
new valuation might be made, end
that rates be based on this valuation.
He said this would he legal pro-
cedure and proper under the cir
Cumstances. He felt sure, he said,
this would bring the desired result.
After hearing these suggestions
and opinions, the Commission re-
cessed for few minutes and then
went into session with Frank
Stephens, general counsel of the
Commission. Following that, Com.
missioner Bell made this announce.
ment:
Make Rate Schedule.
"Our public utilities assistants
viii get up a proposed order OF
rates for the Potomac Electric and
Power Company. In doing this, we
will have them confer with the
various assistants at the electric
company and Mr.. Clayton's sug-
gestion may be incorporated in the
rate order. This order would then
be given publicity and the Com.
mission will announce q hearing to
consider the order.
AT this hearing the company
and the public could present their
views on Mr.. Clayton's suggestion
for a compromise.
II want 1t made clear, however,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-05
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER
G. r.. NASH

Military rites were today accorded
Lieutenant Commander Charles F.
Nash, engineer in the Coast Guard,
who died Monday at his residence,
1908 Thirteenth street northwest.
Interment took place at the Pres.
byterian Cemetery, Alexandria, Va.
An escort from the Coast Guard
cutter Apache" accompanied the
cortege.
During the world war Comman.
der Nash was stationed at Panama
and was retired in August, 1919.
He entered the service in May,
1888, as second assistant engineer
and in the Spanish American war
served on the Corwin. He leaves
his widow and a son, Monroe Nash,
Of Norfolk. Va
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-05
WATKINS L. TURNER.

Funeral services for Watkins L.
Turner, fifty-nine, builder and
contractor here for the past tnirty.
five years, who died yesterday at
his residence, Al @ street north
west. will be held Friday afternoon
at 2 o'clock, from there followed by
interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
Masonic rites win be observed.
Mr.. Turner was a native Of Vir-
ginia but had lived In Washington
for many years. He was member
Of Federal Lodge No. /, F. A. A. M
and the Kallipolis Grotto.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Anuie c.
Turner, he is survived by a son,
Lee p. Turner and a daughter, Mrs.
H. Howard Ellis, of this city.