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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
BRISTOL

The Ladies Aid will meet Thursday
with Mrs. Mary Gaines.
The Missionary society will meet on
Friday at the Anderson-H Higgins home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Castle and son
Merrill of Chicago spent Saturday
night at the Pike home.
An epidemic of the flu and grippe
has spread over Bristol township.
Mrs. Bryant Benson of Genoa was
at the Bacon home Sunday.
A serious automobile accident oc-
CURED Saturday afternoon just south
of the village. Happy" La Nicer and
a Chicago man we're the only occu-
pants of the car. Mr.. La Nicer re-
ceived no injuries, but the Chicago
man was instantly killed. The wreck
ing car from Hartnell garage of Salem
removed the badly damaged Hudson
car. Speeding was thought to be the
cause Of the accident. The parents
of the Chicago man came from Chica7
go Sunday and identified the body Of
their son whom they had not heard
anything of in several weeks.
Mrs. A. De Vuyst entertained at a
birthday party Saturday afternoon in
honor Of Elaine and Eleanor Gibbons
birthday.
Those present we're :SAlta and Doro-
thea Nelson, Francis and Edgar
Foulke, James and Aurora Griffith,
Evelyn Woodbury., Chester and Lyle
De Vuyst.
Sam Firchow motored from his
Michigan home and arrived in Bristol
Saturday.
Mr.. Frank Gibbons and daughter
Elaine of Chicago were visitors at the
De vuyst home Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Stewart returned Thursday
with her daughter, Eunice Mary, from
the Kenosha hospital.
Mrs. Patterson and daughter re-
turned Sunday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
Act Promptly to
Vindicate American

Boras. Sweden-Full redress for un-
just imprisonment has beer accorded
by the highest Swedish jud. sial auth
critics to an American citizen, Charles
Winter of Moorhead, Mimi, who, arm
ed with p6wer Of attorney, came here
in October 1921 to collect an inherit
ance for client.
On the accusation Of a rival claim
ant, woman resident, who charged
that his power Of attorney was a forg-
cry, Winter was arrested and kept
confined for Is days. AS soon as the
genuineness of, the clients signature
was established he was Immediately
released and the chancellor Of justice
himself took action against his ac-
cuser and her attorney.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
Dan Grady Selected
for Special Counsel

Madison, Wis. - Daniel Grady, vet
eran attorney Of Portage and for
many years active in the political
arena of Wisconsin, has been select
ed by Attorney General Herman Z.
Ekern and Governor John ]. Blaine, as
special counsel for the state in an i'm
vestigation of conditions on the Bad
River Indian reservation to the end
that Indian residents there may not
become charges Of the state.
Mr. Grady also has been chosen,
special attorney for Wisconsin in a,
suit brought by Indian residents of the
Bad River reservation against the Ash
land Boom and Canoe company ct al
to obtain money damages for tres
pass on land owned by the plaintiffs.
The claims in the suit started in the
circuit court of Dane county amounts
to several millions of dollars claimed
as the value of timber alleged to haye
been unlawfull% taken for a period
running back into many years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
SHERIFF SELLS
THEATRE SITE
Sale Writes Finis to Big
Theatre Project Launch
ed Years Ago.
SELLS FOR $4,000

A sheriff's sale came as the end of
one of Kenoshaps theatre project
dreams this morning when Undersher-
iff~,Joseph Knipfer sold to the highest
bidder the Wisconsin theater site To-
Gated on Chicago street just south Of
the postoffice and extending to a short
frontage on Park street but exclud-
ing the corner property. 1t was sold
for $4,000 to the law firm of Buck
master and Hammond, composed Of
Albert E. Buckmaster and Walter w.
Hammond just before noon today in q
sale conducted in the lower corridor
of the courthouse.
The blasted dream recalled by the
sale was the proposed erection of a
large theater on the site for which
the property was bought several years
ago by stock corporation known as
the Wisconsin Theatre company and
composed largely of Kenosha stock
holders. The site was cleared and ex-
cavation made for the basement of the
theater; the foundation walls were
started but work was halted shortly
after that when the company found
itself out of funds
Must Satisfy Legal Claims.
There was a total of almost $4,000
of claims against the property when
1t was set UP for sale at a sheriff S
auction this morning. Several attor-
neys were on hand to protect the in
terests of their claims in the sale.
Of these claims the first to be sat
isfed include the tax liens for the
period and a first mortgage held by
the Halberstadt interests, all of these
totalling $4,000. There are other
protected claims which will bring the
amount which will have to be met
above $4,000. What action can be
taken regarding the other claims is
yet to be determined.
The bidding started at $4,000, bid
put in by representatives Of those
holding the first mortgage: Charles
Pfennig continued in the bidding until
it reached the $4,000.
Attorneys Buckmaster and Ham
mond who were the high bidders stat
ed that they had purchased the prop
perty in order to protect interests
which they had in it and claims which
they had personally secured.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
How Gas Publicity
is to be Conducted
Department of Markets Gives Instruc-
tions to All Gasoline Jobbers
and Dealers Effective May 4.

Full publicity Of the prices of gaso-
line and other motor vehicle fuels
when sold at tank-wagon or retail
is required by General Order No. %
of the Department of Markets, issued
by Commissioner Edward Nordman to-
day. The order goes into effect on
Monday, May d.
A public hearing, conducted joint
ly by Commissioner Nordman and At
torney General Herman L. Ekern, was
held at Madison on April 3, when the
details of the order were thoroughly
discussed by representative group
of oil men and consumers, and amend
ments proposed which have been incor-
porated in the order as now issued.
The order follows:
In issuing the order Commissioner
Nordman pointed out that the order
does not 90 into effect until three
weeks from today and that this Will
give all dealers and jobbers who are
affected by the order time to learn
just what the order requires and to
make provision for complying with it
beginning May 4.
"The gasoline jobber or DEALER he
said, 'will have to post his prices on
May and. enter the prices of that
date in book kept for the purpose.
After that he will have to change his
postings and make entries in his re-
cord only when he changes his prices.
If he makes different prices for diff
ferent grades of fuel these will have
to be shown so that it is clear what
price applies to each grade.l Then if
he sells any one grade at different
prices Co different customers, or al
lows discounts from the price, he will
have to show these different prices
with a statement of the condition or
circumstances which entitle a buyer
to special price or to discount
from the regular price. If at any time
he changes these terms for special
prices he will also nave to show that
in his record and on his postings.
1.-The purpose of this order is not to
prohibit specifically any price buy
er may charge, except secret prices.
Its purpose is to inform every buyer
of motor fuel on what terms gaso-
line is being sold by his dealer.'
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
NEAR DEATH IN
FLORIDA STORM
Horace G. Johnson and
Three Other KenOshans
In Narrow Escape.
BOLT HIT AUTOMOBILE
Caught in Cyclone Which Took
Heavy Toll in Life and
Property Near Miami.

Four Kenoshars were caught in the
cyclone which struck Miami, Florida
and it's environs on last Sunday and
caused several deaths and . heavy
property loss according to the news
brought to Kencsna this morning in a
letter from Laura Johnson, one OF
those from this city who narrowly es-
capped injury in the typhoon. The Ke-
noshans who had the narrowing ex-
perience are Horace ]. Johnson and
two of his daughters, Gazelle and
Laura Johnson, all of 456 West street
and Madeline Ward, IL Albion Place.
How narrow was their escape is told
in a letter received by Miss Helen
Johnson, also a daughter of Horace
J. Johnson, who while her parents are
in Florida is residing at IL Albion
Place.
Caught in the Typhoon.
This letter tells how the four of
them had started on an automobile
trip to the everglades, just out OF
Miami.
"When we were only a short dis
lance out of Hialeali, a suburb OF
Miami, we saw a cloud shaped like
Florida" the letter states. "All of a
sudden the cloud formed a cone, and
started to whirl round and round and
then dropped. We were not caught in
it and not knowing just what it was
we continued"
They were then caught in cyclone
which almost lifted the car off the
highway. A bolt of lightning hit the
car, passing all the way through i
and burning hole on the far side OF
the car The bolt was so bright that
it blinded the Kenoshans for mo-
ment but fortunately none were in the
path of the bolt Madeline Ward, one
of the occupants of the car had been
sitting in the path where the bolt
struck but had moved farther to the
rear in the car just before it came.
: The Kenoshans were forced to halt
and after the storm had subsidized re-
turned to Miami to find that they had
been caught in the tail of one of the
most destructive cyclones that the Sec
ton had had in years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
BANK DECISION
HELPS KENOSHA
Hartford City Bank Decis-
ion, If Upheld, Will In
crease Taxes Here.
HAD SETTLED HERE
Kenosha Banks Had ComprOm-
ised on $3.50 Basis: Would
Affect Future Assessments.

Taxes on the capital stock of the
national banks of Kenosha would be
materially increased in the event that
the decision of the Wisconsin supreme
court in the Hartford City National
bank case is upheld in the federal
supreme court, according to the re-
suits Of a survey of the situation made
this morning. The Hartford city bank
case decision, handed down Wednes-
day in Madison, upheld the state law
which made possible the assessment
of bank stock on an advalorem basis
rather than on an income basis as
sought by the banks.
An indication Of the meaning of the
decision to Kenosha is shown by
figures from the bank taxes for the
year 1924 payable in the year 1925.
At Least $12,103.95 Yearly.
The taxes levied against the Ke-
nosha federal banks totalled $24,207.90.
The city and the banks came to a
compromise agreement whereby the
banks paid fifty per cent Of the tax
assessed. Both parties were convinc-
ed that this was better method of
settlement than by fighting the case
through the courts and would be more
economical for both in the long run.
The decision handed down by the
Wisconsin supreme court would now
make it possible for the city to col
lect the entire amount, but there is
still a chance that the federal courts
will set aside the ruling.
1t can be seen therefore that the
decision, while it does not affect the
taxes for the present year, will if
upheld increase the bank taxes here
more than $4,000 yearly. A bill is
now before the state legislature
which would clarity the law and bring
some relief to the banks.
Want Income Assessment.
The banks maintain that an income
tax assessment is the fair method OF
taxing the capital stock and is the
method used in dealing with individ-
uals doing money loaning business
The supreme court, however by q
to 8 decision, held that the law was
not discriminatory inasmuch as mon
eyed capital in the hands of indi-
vidua1s does not in fact compete with
moneyed capital in the hands of bank
ing institutions.
Many other cities including Racine
Madison and Sheboygan, settled all
claims on the $3.50 compromise basis
used in Kenosha.
Kenosha banks have been notified
that the banks will file an appeal
and will take the case to the United
States supreme court on writ OF
error.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
Aged Resident Is
Called by Death

George Hoff. aged ~ years, long a
resident of Kenosha County, died
Monday at the st. GATHERINGS hos
pital after a long illness from COM
plication Of diseases. He had been a
patient at the hospital for only a short
time.
The deceased was born in Germany
and lived his early life in that coun-
try. He came to America when he was
a young mani and has lived in Keno
sha for number Of years. He has no
relatives in this city.
The remains were taken to the Han
sen Funeral Home where the funeral
services will be held this afternoon
at two o'clock with interment follow
ing in the family plot in the Green
Ridge Cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
New Home to
Cost Sc, 900, 900

London.-Lloyds, the famous Eng
lish underwriting organization, has
begun the building Of it's new home on
Leadenhall street. The excavations
already are under way; and it is ex-
pected that King George will lay the
cornerstone the latter part of May.
The structure is to be one of the
most imposing in London, and will
cost .$6,O0O,0OO. There will be nine
stories above ground and two base
ment floors. The underwriters room
or hall is to be $50 feet square, and
one Of the upper floors will be de-
voted to the famous captains room,
with smoking lounge and special
dining quarters.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
FEWER INDIVIDUAL FARMS.

Madison.-Wit the farm census
practically complete. indications are
that fewer separately owned farms
were operated in Wisconsin now than
in 1920 when the last census was
taken, in che opinion Of Paul Nyhus,
federal-state agricultural statistician,
here.
The amount of land under cultiva-
tion is probably about the same, Mr..
Nyhus said, but since 1890 some farm
ers have left their farms to be worked
by neighbors. Where this has happen
ed, one farm is registered in the pres
ent census where two were enumerat-
ed in the last counting.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
INTERIM TAXATION coMMIssIoN

Madison.-T Ingalls, interim taxa
tion committee resolution, introduced
by the Racine assemblyman in the
course of the income tax fight will be
given a hearing Thursday by the taxa
ton committee The proposed in
term committee would investigate the
property and income taxation system
and recommend to the next legislature
as to the advisability Of any change.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
Ten KenOsha Cases
Scheduled for Hearing
Industrial Commission Will Hold
Hearings in Kenosha on April
23rd and oath.

Formal notice was received in Ke-
nosha this morning of schedule-of
hearings on Kenosha cases before the
Industrial Commission to be held at
the city hall in Kenosha on April
2Srd and gath. The ten eases pending
before the commission from this, city
will be called on those days as fol-
lows:
April 2srd. Time.
Boyd NJ. Spaulding VS.. Simmons
Go. ................... S;OO
Mingo Ruffalo vs.. Simmons Co.. 10000
Fred Pope VS.. Simmons Co. .lt:O0
Walter Kuzynski vs.. Simmons
Co. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l:oU
Angelo Amici VS. Simmons Co.. 300
Christopher Metten VS., City of
of Kenosha ........,,,.,N,..' z:S0
April oath. Time.
Tony Stepanich VS.. American
Brass Co acknowledgements. $500
Carl Rasmussen VS.. American
Brass Co. Observation-Disclosures. $3.50
Jacob Reib VS.. Nash Motors Co. 1890
Jiasome MARITIME VS.. Nash Mo-
tors Co. ...,..t... .......t...r. .ll;Oo
When the commission holds its
hearings, it is glad to be consulted
informally by employers and employ
es on any matters arising under the
compensation act. Any person who
has any questions upon his rights or
duties unler this law is cordially in4
vited to consult the commission at
the time of the hearings.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
CROSSINGS.

Motoring weather is here.
accidents.
The average person is awed by
such disasters as the recent Illinois
storm, yet gives but scant attention to
grade crossing dangers.
Yet almost three times as many
persons were killed in grade crossing
accidents in 1924 as were killed by
the tornado. A total Of 2149 lost
tdeir lives.
We can dc nothing to prevent
storms. And what we do to prevent
grade crossing accidents is all 700
little, largely because, being scatter
cd, it is difficult to center the public
lnird on them
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
STATE TREAsURY BALANCES.

Madison.-Balance in the state
treasury will be discussed Wednesday
in a public hearing by the senate COM
mittee on corporations and taxation.
The Severson bill to apply all unap-
propriated surplus funds in the treas
ury exceeding one million dollars to
the reduction Of the state tax levy
each year will be before the COM
mittee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
MAN WHO CUT
THROAT DIES
Walter Olson, Found Wan
dering on Farm, Dies
at Hospital.
DECORATED FOR VALOR
Olson Had Planned Visiting His
Mother in Sweden; Had
Served i'm Great War.

With all preparations made fo1
visiting his mother and brother in his
old home in Sweden, Walter Olson
age 80, upset his own plans by cut
ting his throat, and at nine O'Clock
Wednesday evening he died at st
GATHERINGS hospital.
Death came from pneumonia, which
resulted from loss of blood and ex-
posure at the time of the throat-cut-
ting. He was found in wandering
state Of mind Tuesday afternoon when
he strayed upon the farm Of Matt Stahl
in the township of Pleasant Prairie
He had been working at the Moore
farm in Wilmot, it was learned later
No one saw the man in the suicide
attempt but he told the physician at
the hospital that he had used razor
and tried to end his life. Four slashes
were found, one from the left ear to
the throat and another from the right
ear to the throat, and one on either
wrist. The throat had not been cut
The razor used by Olson has not been
found.
When found the man was in des-
perate condition from the loss OF
blood, exposure and improper nour-
ishment. He was given immediate
care, but it was too late to restore
him.
Splendid War Record.
Olson had served in the army, and
was a member of the American Legion
He had been decorated by the French
for valor. He had been she'll shock
ed and gassed. After the war he
worked in the wire steel mills at Wau-
kegan. He was thrifty, and had saved
money to take him to Sweden. He
had planned to go there this spring
to visit his old home and his mother
and brother. He had no relatives IN
America. He was a member of the
Viking lodge.
Meanwhile Olson's condition as the
result of his war service was exag-
cerated by drink, it is said, and We'd
nesday in lucid moments before his
death. he realized what had happened
He said he was sorry for what he had
done, and that if he lived, he would
never attempt such thing again, and
also would keep away from moon
shine"
The remains were taken to Cardin-
ais undertaking establishment. The
BODY will be taken to Waukegan where
funeral services will be held Saturday
morning.
There will be no inquest, as the cor
oner decided that it was not neces-
sary, the case being one of clear sui
eide.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
FARE. RAISE FOR BELorT.

Madison.---One of the few remain
ing cities in Wisconsin with FIVE
cent street car fare will pay two cents
Of the state railroad commission, in
more to ride as a result of the order
creasing the cash fare at Beloit to
seven cents. Sale Of nine tickets for
fifty cents was authorized, however.
The increase will yield sufficient
revenues to provide properly for de-
probation and allow a reasonable re-
turn upon the investment, it was an
nounced.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
FIRST ARRIVAL FROM BUFFALO.

Milwaukee.-The John Stanton, car
rying $500 tons Of soft coal from Buff
falo, arrived here this morning, open
ing navigation on Lake Michigan from
the north five days earlier than last
season.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16

Ozark is a corruption of the
French word aux arcs, and means
with bows" term descriptive of
the indians who formerly inhabited
the country.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16

There are two kinds of people, the
intelligentsia and morons. The intel
ligentsia does the classifying.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16

All great benefactors were dreamers,
but darned few dreamers are benefac-
Evening star., 1925-07-12

barns and outhouses, as befitted a
vast estate: Holmacres, with its doors
once more flung wide
But whatever might have been his
emotions, he gave no evidence Of
them as he answered with his usual
grave courtesy;
80 far as ! know, gentlemen. the
matter can be arranged on that
basis"
When the strangers left next morn
ing he expressed regret that he could
not accompany them to town. since
urgent matters necessitated his pres
ence on the plantation. They could
leave Grover Cleveland and the buggy
at the livery stable in Wynnes-
borough. He would send 'Lijah for
them.
After they had gone he seated him
self before the old rosewood secretary.
Maybe he dreamed again Of
quail hunting during the crisp months
of Fall . Of fox hounds in their
kennels of servants. Servants
Suddenly he drew up a sheet of
paper and began writing in firm.
precise script. And when he had
finished he scanned what he had writ
ten:
WANTED: Negro house servant, mali.
aged so or thereabouts. for light work IN
plantation home. Must be willing to ans
wer the name of Elijah. Apply B. L. b.
Copyright 1929
Evening star., 1925-07-12
Longworth's Sister in Morocco
Where Her Husband Fights Riffs

since her husband has been a general
there. Now that he is or the fight
ing line. she is working for the line
just to the rear-for Fez has been
at times. only 80 miles from the
actual battle.
Other well known women are down
there.
Mile Krug. sister of Nine. Daesch-
ner, wife of the new French Ambas-
sador to Washington, and 10 other Ia
dies of the Aid Society of Military
Wounded were caught blythe war in
the midst of their practice stage in
Morocco.
At the critical moment when the
Riffs occupied Tissa, less than 35
miles from FeZ, these ladies turned in
and formed an ambulance service
along with six Franciscan Sisters who
were permanently at F'eZ. attending TO
the health, ~eyes, etc, of native chill
dren.
THE ADVERT Hospital, for which
- Nine. de Chambrun is fetching
particular supplies. is a collection of
sweet, clean wooden shacks in the
cool, silent shade of a magnificent gar
den property loaned by a rich native
of Fez.
Being actually in the Oar Kittani.
this great hospital of the first zone
takes most of the wounded straight
from the front. The airplanes. already
referred to, bring the big wounded
without shock. shaking or fatigue
the longest trip is but a half hour by
the air,
Lesser wounded arrive in sanitary
motor cars.
The Advert Hospital does almost
everything a hospital can do. It is an
evacuation hospital, surgical ambu-