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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-01-08
JOHNNY" Low
Is DEAD TODAY
Well Known Veteran EN-
pIoye of Nash Co. Call
ed by Death.
WIDELY KNOWN HERE

John Andrew Low, aged 81 years,
an employee of the Jeffery company
and latcr of the Nash Motors COM
city, died Thursday afternoon just
after one o'clock at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Claus Anderson, 974
Charles street, after an illness of
several months from a complication
of diseases. He had been critically
i'll for several weeks and death was
not unexpected.
The deceased was born in Denmark,
December 10, 1868, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence Peter Low. At the age
of six years he came with his parents
to America, coming directly to Keno
sha, where he was educated. When
he was twenty years old he went to
Chicago where he secured employment
in a factory there. In August, 1894,
he entered the employ of the Rambler
Bicycle company in Chicago, later COM
ing to Kenosha with that plant.
Long Employed Here.
He later was identified with the JEFF
ferry Automobile company here and
continued with the Nash Motors COM
pany, when that concern was organized
here. He had served in several i'm
portant posts at the plant, being
employed last in the stock room.
Last August because of illness, he
was forced to retire.
Mr.. Low was widely known and
loved among the employees of the
Nash Motors company and the news
= L = L. u LnI hA
entire organization there. He was an
active member of the Ke-Nash-A club
and had done much to build up the
work of that organization. He was
an enthusiast for the development OF
athletics and was one of the best
friends of baseball in Kenosha.
The deceased was also member of
the Knights of Pythias and of the
Royal league here and had been
active in the work of these orders.
He was affiliated with the Grace
Lutheran church here.
On February A, 1891, he was united
in marriage to Miss Sophia Alleman,
of Chicago; they moved to Kenosha
shortly afterwards, making their home
for many years at 857 Rowland avenue.
Because of his illness he moved to his
daughters home a few weeks ago.
Surviving him are his widow, Mrs.
Sophia Low, one daughter, Mrs. Claus
Anderson, two grandchildren, Ruth
Marian Anderson and Claus Anderson,
Jr., all Of Kenosha, and the following
brothers and sisters: Mrs. Louis Loehr
and Miss Carrie Low of Chicago; Mrs.
Nav Ochs and Jacob Low of Cleve-
land; Charles Low of California.
The remains, now at the Hansen
Funeral home, will be taken Saturday
morning to the daughters home on
Charles street; on Monday morning
at eleven o'clock they will. be. moved
to the Grace Lutheran church, where
funeral services will be held Monday
afternoon at two o'clock, the Rev
erend DR.. H. K. Gebhart, pastor of the
church officiating. Interment will be
in the family plot in the Green Ridge
cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-01-08
RADIO TO LOSE
KING OF PIANO
Jefferson Jail to Open
Doors for H. Snodgrass
on Jan. 16.
LARGE FUND

Jefferson City, Mo. Radio soon
when Harry Snodgrass leaves prison.
In the loss, however, radio will win
the credit of having reformed GRIM
inal.
An unsuccessful hold-up in St.
Louis, three-year term, half of it
Topped off for his good record, and
now the famous king of the Ivories"
intends to return to his wife, his son
and flattering job when he leaves
January 16.
Those eighteen months in prison,
rather than quenching his ambitions,
raised them to such b height that he
feels confident of success hereafter.
''I'm going straight forever" he re-
iterates. "I'm through with white
mule that led me into this. have
several offers of jobs. l suppose I'll
take one and settle down with my
wife and son."
Several offers of jobs" is Snodgrass'
way of describing the numerous entic-
ing propositions made to him from
theatres, vaudeville circuits, cafes and
dance orchestras. He has his eye on
one job, however. That is, making
music rolls for a player piano COM
pany.
Fund Collected.
Topping these expressions of ap-
probation by the fans is a fund that
is being collected for him through sta
tion WOS, from which Snodgrass has
been broadcasting.
In one night 1900 kilograms were
received announcing contributions
were on the way. They range all the
way UP to $40 from each fan, and come
from such distances as Rhode Island,
Salt Lake City, Winnipeg and New
Orleans.
That means practically the end of
radio entertainment for Harry Snod-
grass. Short, sallow and wiry, Snod-
grass looks little like piano player,
But when he touches the keys his
stature is forgotten. His playing has
attracted radio fans throughout the
United States and Canada to tune in
on Station WOS, here, especially when
the Missouri State Prison Band is
scheduled to broadcast.
He has brought renown to WOS
broalcasting station of the state board
of agriculture. Wires from fans all
over the country have come into the
capitol dome, where the studio Is To-
Gated, praising him.
Fans Respond.
Proof of Snodgress' fame as piano
broadcaster is shown by the thousands
of kilograms he received, the mash
notes he has had to turn down, the
gifts of candy, tobacco, musical instru-
ments and other valuables and his
election to the highest honor in fan
dom. That honor is first prize as most
popular radio entertainer in the coun-
try.
With the publication of this an
nouncement by radio magazine, came
offers of adopting Snodgrass, Of financ-
ing his education, giving him enticing
Jobs and seeking his parole. To all
Of this he has turned his back.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-01-08
WANT CORNERS
HIGHWAY PAVED
Petitioners Ask State Aid
in Paving of Highway
SO, Near Salem.
TO DISCUSS MATTER

A step toward securing some def
mite action in the paving of state
trunk highway 83 in the county was
taken today when word received from
the state highway engineers Office
declared that this particular matter
would receive the consideration of the
highway commission at today's meet
ing, and that something definite could
be expected as a result of this con-
ference.
The movement to get the highway
paved dates back to several weeks.
While the Kenosha county board was
in session in Kenosha recently pc
tition signed by many freeholders
bordering on the highway was filed
with the board asking for the paving
of highway 83 from state trunk high
way so to the end of the concrete road
south of Salem.
At that time the county board re-
ported that the road was a federal
one and subject to federal aid, while
the board was making no provisions
for the paving of such roads.
A subsequent communication ad-
dressed to j. Loescher at Salem by
NJ. w. Torkelson, engineer secretary
for the Wisconsin Highway commits
sion at Madison, declared that "there
is nothing in the law to prevent the
county board from putting concrete
paving on this road if it so desires,
but since the road in question is a
federal aid highway and as such is
eligible to be improved by the state
and federal governments under the
provisions of the federal aid law, the
county board presumably decided to
put it's own money on roads not eligi-
BILE to improvement with state and
federal aid"
With this action by the county
board those interested in securing
improvements on the road decided to
appeal to the state for action from
that direction. Accordingly a letter
was addressed to J. T. Donaghey, act
ing state highway engineer, asking
that office to take up the matter with
the view of getting an early decision
May Offer Appropriation.
Donaghey's reply admitted the i'm
portance of highway S3 as a connec-
ton with Chicago and state trunk
highway 30.
1--WE would most certainly like to
see this stretch of state highway paw
ed" declared Donaghey, "and we
would like to see it completed with
concrete at the very earliest moment
However, we will have a very limited
program of federal aid work for 1926
and it is doubtful whether this mat
ter can be. included in the program
The 1925 program of work will be set
tied at the highway COMMISSIONS
meeting on January and the COM
mission will certainly give due con-
sideration to this stretch of road"
The residents of that district near
Liberty Corners now await the next
move from Madison.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-01-08
SchOley Has New
Case in Court
Constable Scholey Swears Out War
rant Against Almond G. Sharpe,
a Kenosha Publisher.

Constable John S. Scholey added
another case to the list of those pend
ing in court in which he is com.
paining witness when he swore out
a warrant this morning for the arrest
of Almond G. Sharpe, a west side
printer, on a charge of criminal libel
by innuendo. Mr.. Sharpe was arrested
by Detective Charles Rock and ar
raigned before Judge Slater in the
municipal court this morning. He
entered a plea of not guilty and Sat
urday morning was the date set for
preliminary hearing. Sharpe's bonds
were set at one hundred dollars which
were furnished.
The case against Daniel Fleming,
Tom Green and William Schend, who
were arrested by warrants signed by
Constable Scholey as complaining wit
ness, alleging larceny from the per-
son, were called this morning and
postponed until January 10th.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-01-08
FOREMOST OF
MOTOR PROBLEMS
Two Outstanding Problems
Of Today are Traffic and
the Motor Bus.
TRAFFIC IS GREATEST

Two outstanding problems con-
front motordom today. They con-
Germ
i. Traffic.
2. The motor bus.
Auto improvements, fuel supply
costs, used cars, all are practically
lost within the shadow of these two
sticklers. Important as they are in
themselves they do not approach the
significance that authorities place on
the traffic, and motor bus question
Every city in the country, with
hardly an exception, is trying to
make driving and walking safer,
Every state and municipality has
the passenger-carrying problem to
tackle.
that a national conference has been
going on at Washington, under the
direction of Secretary of Commerce
Hoover, in an attempt to alleviate
them.
Street railways. roadroads, taxicab
companies, Transportation companies
of all kinds are trying e. find way
out of difficulty that, in way,
makes both the traffic and the motor
bus situations one combined puzzle.
Many Angles.
The traffic tangle presents itself
in numerous ways. Narrow streets,
poorly designed cities, lack of sys-
tenn, old-fashioned traffic laws, bad
roads, are only few of the sub
jects that come under this head. 1t
has brought together safety, business
and social organizations in an effort
to solve it.
Tests have been conducted with
all sorts of devises, new systems and
any other ideas that seem practic-
able. Laws have been passed first
to slow down traffic in congested
districts, then to speed it up every
where, to as high rate as safety
will permit. 1g
All in an effort to dissolve conges-
ton, especially in downtown districts.
Ideas for subways and overhead
roads have been formulated. Streets
have been widened at enormous cost
to cities. Traffic towers have been
put up, more and wider streets Gre
ated, and boulevard stop laws passed.
Yet the traffic accidents go on and
engineers continue to search for the
ideal system.
Relief by Bus.
The motor bus is coming in faster
than ever, in an effort to help solve
this difficulty, rather than compete
with the street railways, interurbans
and steam roads. In fact, it is con-
tended, the motor bus is not being
introduced to replace the street car.
1t is intended as supplementary
means of transportation.
For the relief Of traffic congestion,
the motor bus helps in bringing
down town men and women who
otherwise would drive to work. That
keeps some potential motorists from
increasing the auto density in the
business area.
Several railroads and street rail
way systems have already adopted
the motor bus to gain this class Of
passengers. Others have even gone
so far as to abandon short runs in
favor of the motor bus. These are
only starters in what is expected to
become one of the greatest trans
portation systems in the country.
More intense use of motor buses
in cities may, in the end, show motor
lists a cheaper safer and less trouble
some way to get down town in faster
time and with better conveniences
than by street car.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-01-08
GENOA CITY

The afternoon and evening 500 clubs
gave party at Legion hall New Years
eve.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Toynton ent
tanned a number of young people
their home on New Years eve. Al
an evening of merriment refreshme
were served by the hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs Murray Palmer of D.
troit and Miss Lolita Spencer ATTENDED
a ball game at Woodstock Thursday.
H. D. C. Bannister tranacted bust
ness in Chicago Monday.
Mrs. George Robinson entertaine
relatives from out of town over New
Years
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Palmer left
Friday for Michigan City where. they
will spend few days before return
ing to their home in Detroit.
Everett Malmgren of Burlington was
a caller in town Friday.
H. N. Marsh has returned from
Stevens Point where he spent Christ
mas with relatives at. Antioch.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Creighton
children have returned from Milw;
kee where they spent the past W
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Gleason
son, Keith, spent New Years with
atives in Chicago.
Miss Ruth Spencer of Elgin
home over New Years.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Ford were e.
of friends at Long Lake, New Y
eve
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-01-08
WISCONSIN HIGH in
u. S. EXPORT TRADE
State Is Thirteenth In Union and
Shows Great Increase For Last
Quarter of Years Trade.

Washington, D. G. - Wisconsin not
ONLY continued it's upward trend in
merchandise exports, jumping its fig
urges more than 100000 above the
figures of the previous quarter, but
maintained its relative standing of
thirteenth position among the states
and territories of the union, accord
ing to statistics covering the quarter
ended September 80, 1924, just re-
leased by the department of COM
merce.
Reaching figures of $22, ,721, as
compared with $16,770,66S and $751;
337 ,521 for the first and second quart
ers, respectively, Wisconsin led it's
nearest rival, Virginia, by nearly ST.
100000, replacing Virginia and Wash
ington in the list and being superced-
ed by Georgia and Minnesota.
Rye continued to hold first place in
commodities exported, being valued at
$4,072,30S for the quarter under re-
view, as compared with $3,0S0,345 for
the previous quarter. Then came
wheat shipments with valuations Of
$4,05s .9O9, followed by agricultural
machinery and implements valued at
$1,830,920; leather $1,431,l LIZ; bacon
S1.146, 3O3, and hams and shoulders at
$1,143, 821. +,
The first ten states included in the
tabulation and the amounts of their
exports are New York with figures of
SITS, 909, 1SO; Texas $163, 205, 839;
Pennsylvania S71,S34,632; Illinois
$7o,755,613; California S54,S74,555;
New Jersey $49, $50, TIA; Louisiana
-46,470,s29; Michigan s3s,715,774;
Ohio S31,071 ,984; and Massachusetts
with $27,7O2, 446. Georgia also top
ped Wisconsin with a lead of nearly
100000.
Grand totals for the first nine
months of the year give Wisconsin
figures of $57, $40, and fourteenth
place in the relative standing of all
the states. This is $1,620,142 less
than that registered by Georgia, just
ahead of Wisconsin on the list, at
S10,473 ,942 more than the grand totals
of Maryland, runner up to Wisconsin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-01-08


been directed to the members of this
class and to the members of the diff
ferent Christian churches Of our COM
monwealth, yet I do not intend that
they should be limited in their direc-
ton only to church members. There
are good citizens of our community
who do not claim membership to any
church Any citizen who has the
welfare of his community at heart
may well be interested, and, no doubt,
is interested in the matters here dis
cussed. Our patriotism ought not
necessarily be limited to members of
any creed or denomination. It is more
comprehensive than that, / trust, and
should embrace every patriot who is
loyal to his civic duties, the high
ideals of this government. and the
principle of the fatherhood Of God and
the brotherhood of man."
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-01-08
Vienna Goes to Radio
and GrOcers Sell Sets

Vienna-Although it has been slow
in coming, radio has finally invaded
Vienna and the people are succumb-
ing in droves.
A dozen or more Austrian firms
make receiving sets and in the be-
ginning their prices were high. Some
public benefactor, however, conceived
the idea of popular lectures to tell
the amateur how to make his own
set, and the result Of this procedure
has been two-fold; the makers are
cutting the prices, and some 200
small firms are manufacturing parts.
Receiving sets are now sold all
over the city, tailors, grocers and
florists joining in the competition.
There are some $4,000 receivers in
the city, but only few can do more
than pick up the local broadcasting
stations. This station attempts to
collect, but with Indifferent success,
monthly charge Of % cents from
each listener.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-01-08
Patrick Recalled as
Aircraft Witness

Washington.-Maj or-Genera1 Patrick,
chief of the army air service, was re-
called today as witness before the
special house committee investigating
the aircraft situation in the United
States. Proposals for unified air
service for the army and navy was the
chief question on which the committee
sought further testimony from Gen.
Patrick. The proposal has been adj
vanced by Brig.-Gen. Mitchell and 9TH
er war department witnesses, but has
been opposed in testimony by Secre-
tary Wilbur and Rear Admiral Moffet,
chief of the naval bureau Of aeronau-
taos.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-01-08
Varied Interests
at Traffic Meet

Safety. these automotive days,
has become such mixture of prob
lens that nearly every sort of organ
ization is interested in it.
At the national conference on
street and highway safety which
just adjourned at Washington, some
of the organizations represented in
cluded not only highway and motor
vehicle commissioners, but police
officials, safety councils, chambers
of commerce., labor unions, women's
clubs, automobile associations, rail-
road and street railway companies,
auto manufacturers and other nat
ional groups.
Their combined deliberations
brought out these three major re-
1. Proper facilities to reduce the
accident hazard under less regula-
ton.
2. A thoroughly effective system
of traffic regulation.
g. A comprehensive program of
cooperation by all interests con-
cerned for the development of such
facilities and regulations, besides a
widespread system of safety educa-
tion.
Uniform Laws.
To make these practicable, mem
bers of the conferences agree that
uniformity in regulation throughout
the country is essential. Uniform
traffic laws have been sought for
years, with mediocre success. Now
these conferees hope the states will
give ear to this necessity more Sc
riously than they had done before.
uniform impartial enforcement
of reasonable requirements by ade-
quate and properly organized police
is a primary necessity in reducing
street and highway accidents" reads
the report of the conference to Sec
rotary Hoover.
Furthermore" the report goes on,
"the most abundant provision of ade-
quate street and highways, the
most careful working out of traffic
and the most vigorous
of traffic laws, to be 100
per cent effective in reduction of
accidents, must be supplemented by
a sense Of personal responsibility in
stilled in every motorist and every
Growing List.
Last years toll of street and high
way accidents totaled 22,600 deaths.
67s, 900 serious personal injuries and
an economic loss of 100000, 900. 1t
was an increase of 80 per cent in
the last seven years.
And IS per cent of these accidents
were incident to automible traffic.
This is how serious the problem
of street and highway safety is to-
day. To find a solution, the confer
ence has suggested annual meet
ings, with serious study and gather
ing of important material between
times.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-01-08

Ard the Fourth of July comes on
Saturday. That's agreeable. We can
go fishing Friday afternoon and come
back Monday morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-01-08

June will start on Monday this year.
That's wash day-and warning to the
June brides
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-01-08

May will have five pay days, but
you will need more than that to pay
for the new spring clothes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-01-08
Your Time to Act.

cit yet remains to be seen, fellow
citizens jus. what you and other
good citizens of Kenosha are going to
do with. the situation here in our
county. In conclusion, l desire to
state that, while my remarks have
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-01-08
Report Law Violators.


81 do not much believe in private
prosecutions, only as a last resort.
Prosecutions should be made by the
officials elected or appointed for that
purpose, and in obtaining evidence of
law violations, the use of it in making
specific charges would not of course
necessarily stop a prosecution under
the same evidence. Another way to
bring about public sentiment is to
write letters to the newspaper; not,
however, without your signature, as
the editor must know from whom such
communications come, although if re-
quested not to do so, your name need
not be published. 1t does not matter
how obscure the person is who writes
such a letter, as the facts and opin-
ions get into print where the public
can read them. In using this method,
it is necessary that the attack should
be made on some specific form of evil,
or person, backed up by definite facts.
You can write what you see yourself,
and it is mighty good thing to call
others attention to the same thing to
verify your own statement. Definite
statements charging criminal offenses
against any particular individual
should never be made unless the per-
son making the charge has the proof,
as otherwise one might be charged
with libel or SANDER. Keep your eyes
open and report what you see of law
violations to the chief of police or
sheriff. If, later, you find that such
matters have not been taken care of,
1t would be well to visit him and
know why. 1t is useless to merely
give out information and not follow
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-01-08

The afternoon and evening 500 clubs
gave a party at Legion hall New Years
eve. 81
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-19
Truck Crops Show Large
Increase in Production

That the American diet is becoming
more and more diversified is indicated
by the enormous increase in the pro-
duction Of vegetables during the past
three or four years. These crops, ac-
cording to the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, had a gross value
of 1913 100000 in 1924-an increase of
"a per cent over 1921. Over 100000
acres are now devoted to the growing
of such crops as tomatoes, early irish
potatoes, strawberries, cantaloupes,
green peas, onions, lettuce, celery, cab
bage, asparagus, cucumbers, snap
beans, watermelons, sweet corn, spin
ach, peppers, cauliflower, carrots, egg
plant and a number of others.
The development of the canning in
dustry and the improvement Of cold
storage, transportation and marketing
facilities have made possible this I'M
provement in the diet which is so I'M
portant to the health Of the people
especially Of those who are forced to
live in congested centers Of population.
Truck crops, grown for sale, are
product Of an intensive agriculture.
They require much skilled labor, care
full attention during the growing sea-
son and on most soils the use of rather
heavy applications of commercial fer
tilizer. In fact 1t does not usually pay
to put so much labor into these crops
without using plenty of fertilizer to in
sure profitable yields.