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, 1925-08-07
Prisoner Jumps Into River
and is Caugnt with Rope
In sewer
Psychopathic Patient Under Transfer
From Bellevue to Island Fights Cap
tors al Madison Ave. and 10Th St.

David Greenwood, of 307 West lat
Street, one of twenty five psychopathlc
prisoners being transferred from Belle
vue Hospital to Welfare Island, leaped
into the East River yesterday from the
launch Wanderer, and for more than
three hours Guided policemen and fire
men in The maze OF an East Side sewer.
He was finally lassoed beneath the man
hole at twenty sixth Street and Madison
Avenue but even then he fought his Cap
tors Tor twenty minutes before they
could drag him back 70 The sewer OPEN
ing in The East RIvel.
Greenwood jumped into the water soon
after the WaEuertr had cast off from its
kasl River dock. owing through an open
WIouow Of lie cabin. lie tore eff his
Globes when he nj the water and cyan
10 SWIM 10 shore. The fire boat New
YolkeI quickly answered an alarm, and
, 1925-08-07
VIRGINIA CROPS SERIOUSLY
MENACED BY DROUGHT

RICHMOND. Va. July % CA. P.).- A
long drought in VIrginia has seriously
menaced crops. Henry NJ. Taylor, State
and Federal Agricultural StaJistician, de-
clared ia a survey which said a loss to
farmers of between $40, 900, 900 and $780,
600, 900 was threatened unless a general
rain falls within a week.
Forest fires OF serious proportions are
raging ia the Blue Ridge Mts., having
burned over 5000 acres near Castle
mans Ferry.
Many sections of the State have had no
rain slnce early May. The south and
central portions are the hardest hit.-Ibid
, 1925-08-07

four men set out in 4 roWboat. where
upon Greenwood began to swim for the
opening of the T~wenty-sixth Street sew
err. The police boat Gypsy then came up
and four policemen jumped overheard
swan for Greenwood, while a small boat
cut off the entrance to the sewer.
The swimming policemen pursued
Greenwood c ose to the police boat, but
the mln's body was by this time covered
with Ooze and slime. aud the policemen
could rot hold him, In the excitement
the boat guarding the sewer entrance
slipped away, and Greenwood sCreaked
for the opening and vanished under Man
haitian island. Special Officers James
Mccormick ard Edward Leahy from Bel
levue followed him, and the police or
dered ali m~anhoies opened and guarded.
Mccormick and Leahy missed Green
wood in the sewer and cam e out at FIRST
Avenue and TWenty-siXrh Street.
PatroIman Tracy Hamilton and Dewey
Hook and Fireman Thomas Sweeney
Jhen went into the sewer, carrying sticks
to fight off rats, and with a lasso tied
20 Sweeny's belt. They came upon Green
wood near Madison Avenue ard Twenty
sixth Street, and when they could not
hold him Sweeney Iassoed him. He was
then subdued, bur the manh0les had been
closed and the policemen had TO drag
Greenwood back through the sewer.
, 1925-08-07
8 GeyserS GuSh In Fifth Ave
nue. AS Main Breaks
Pavement Blown From Uljer Police
mans Feet at 9th St. When Leak Re
leases 2, 900, 900 Gals. oil Water.

A thin stream of water dubbed
through the asphalt pavement at Fifth
Avenue and Ninth Street yesterday after
noon and sloshed against the shoes Of
PatroIman William Shelley, of the Mer-
Ger Street station, who was directing
traffic. The patroIman, after one gllnce
at the bubbIing water, mOtiOned pedes-
TRANS back to the sidewalk and blew
his whistle, stopping traffic. But be-
fore he himself could move the pave
ment burst under the roar OF escaping
water and a Waterspout twenty feet
high roared through the break and
sprayed into the air.
A As. inch water main had broken al
most under the policeman's feet He
was dfenched by the geyser that sDouted
with terrific force through the asphalt.
but he busted himself getting traffic out
of the way and then hurried into a
building to telephone an alarm.
When he returned seven more gey-
sers, although none of them was as
large as the first one, had burst through
the pavement and the water was roar
ing down the avenue to Washington
Square. flooding the street and swirl
ing through the side streets.
The huge main. one of three running
along that part Of Fifth Avenue, carried
, 1925-08-07
DIDN'T WE'D; WANTS HIS LICENSE
MONEY BACK

Kokomo, Ind, The demand Of Seth
Baker for a refund Of 81 on a marriage
license which he obtained last January.
but which he neves used, has placed
Howard county officials in a q~uandry.
The county attorney declares that Bakers
claim can be paid only by an appropria-
ton by the county board.
, 1925-08-07
Wit and Hurnor,
RETALIATION.

A singerHWho recently passed an eve
ming at the home of a lady, stayed late.
AS he arose to go, the hostess said:
Pray, don't 90 yet, Mr.. Basso, | want
you to sing something for me-"
oh, you must excuse me. to. night; it
is very late, and | should disturb the
~neighbors.
Never mind the neighbOrs, " answer
ed the lady, quickly; they poisoned our
dog yesterday"
A British officer who was inspecting
the line in Flanders. came across a ra y
looking yeoman.
What are you here for?" asked the
officer.
ITO report anything unusual. sir.
What would you call unusual? What
would you do if you saw five battle cruls-
ers steaming across the feld?'
Take the pledge, sir.
Mr.. White-''My wife is so tender
hearted she won't whip the cream"
Mr.. Black-'That's nothing; my wife
won't beat the carpets, and tears come
into her eyes when the onions are skin
ned"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
EXTRA
MILWAUKEE COUPLE
in MEXICO HOLD-UP
Mrs. Cooper Slightly Injured But Party
Released When Bandits are Fright
ened by Ransom Delay.

Mexico City. - Special dispatches
from Chihuahua report that Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Reynolds, British subjects, and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ] Cooper, Americans
from Milwaukee, were kidnapped Satur-
day while travelling by automobile
from Lobo Quilla to San Francisco,
Conchos, but that they had been re-
LEASED and are enroute to FL Paso.
A bullet shattered the windshield of
the automobile when the party was &C
costed and flying glass caused injuries
to Mr.. Reynolds head and scratched
Mrs. Cooper's face.
Sunday morning, when the chauffeur
and Mr.. Reynolds, who were sent to
secure ransom money, failed to return,
the kidnapping party, made up of three
men with horses became frightened and
released Mrs. Reynolds and Mr.. and
Mrs. Cooper. .s- s.. Assesses i
Left Milwaukee Several Months Ago.
Milwaukee.--W. j. Cooper, who with
his wife and Mr.. and Mrs. j. Reynolds,
are reported to have been captured by
Mexican bandits and held for ransom,
is a resident of this city and left here
several months ago for trip through
Mexico. Mr.. Cooper is civil engi-
need and has worked in Mexico, South
and Central America. Friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Cooper said today they had
planned to remain in Mexico for some
time when they left here.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
PLAN CITY-WIDE
CLEANUP HERE
City Officials to Combine
With Departments to
Stage Cleanup. n
BOY SCOUTS TO HELP

The rakes, shovels, baskets and
rubbish burners are going to be busted
off again pretty soon and the cobwebs
brushed away for period of inten-
sive use. The annual city-wide clean
up campaign conducted by officials of
the department Of public works, the
health department, and other city
agencies working together, has been
set for the period of two weeks be-
ginning May and ending May 1S.
This time will be known as Cleanup
Time" A group of officials including
Peter Hurtgen, director of the depart
ment of public works, Karl lander of
the city engineering department, DR..
Gustave Windesheim, director of
public health, and Boy Scout Executive
David Fogwell met at the city hall on
Tuesday evening to discuss plans for
the campaign here in Kenosha-
Preliminary plans drawn up at this
time call for an extensive campaign
in Kenosha which will cover every
street, alley and backyard in an effort
to apply the cleanup brush where it
is most needed.
Peter Hurtgen is cooperating with
the health department in drawing up
a series of regulations which will be
announced within short time setting
forth the aims of the officials in the
campaign and asking for the co-opera-
ton of all citizens. The Scout execu-
tive is districting the city and is plan-
ming to send Boy Scouts out into every
district short time before cleanup
time begins for survey and report.
Before the end of the campaign this
survey will be checked again to see
that every detail of the report has been
carried out where suggestions have
been made to property owners for re-
moving rubbish.
Every agency of the departments
interested in the cleanup will be
brought into play to leave the city
spotless insofar as it is possible before
May 18th it was announced at the
meeting on Tuesday evening. An eff
fort ill be made to extend the peri
cd of keeping the city clean not only
for period of two weeks but for a
period of So weeks each year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
COOP MARKET ONLY
SALVATION OF DAIRY
Guernsey Leader Cites Great Losses
Incident to Present Marketing Sys-
TEN, Ansh UrEea1 Organization,

Fond du Lac, sis. B. F. Sheridan,
president Of the Fond du Lac County
Guernsey Breeders association, speak
ing before that organization last night
declared the only way to save the
Wisconsin dairy farmer from bank
ruptcy is program of cooperative
marketing.
In support Of this assertion, Mr..
Sheridan quoted figures to show that
the dairy farmers in Wisconsin sold
ten billion pounds of milk in 1924 at
loss of $4s,00o,000 as compared with
1928.
In addition to this loss, 100000
pounds of American cheese were sold
at cents pound less than in the
previous year; $4,000 pounds of for
eign cheese were sold for 5 $40 cents
pound less; 100000 pounds Of but
ter at 4 6-10 cents pound less and
90,000,0O0 pounds of whole milk at an
average of 40 cents per hundred
pounds less than in 1928.
The figures he declared show that
the dairy farmer in Wisconsin is fac
ing bankruptcy unless he takes advan-
tage, of the opportunity offered for
cooperative farming.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16

5 Speca Attorneys Baker Drury Dispute
Legion May Line
KighD1y Is With
Memorial Trees

Kenosha as one of the cities through
which Highway 10, Wisconsin's Main
Street." runs, is interested in move
ment launched in Racine on Tuesday
by Villas H. Whaley, former state COM
mander Of the American Legion, to
line the highway with memorial elm
trees in honor Of every Wisconsin man
killed in action during the World War.
This memorial highway, if lined as
planned, would extend from the state
line south of Kenosha throughout
the entire length of the highway
through the state.
The Legion will begin drive to
raise a memorial fund. Bids sub
mitted to Whaley indicate elms bought
in quantity can be purchased at $1.00
a tree. Cooperation of the highway
department will be sought by Legion
officials in working out the project.
Approximately 1900 Wisconsin men
met death under fire in France. 1t is
the aim Of the Wisconsin Legion to
have their, names commemorated along
Wisconsin's "Main Street"
The tree memorial plan was adopt
ed by the American Legion at the sug-
gestion of w. Stanley Smith, state
insurance commissioner, an officer of
the Ashland post of the American
Legion. Smith believes the Legion's
memorial campaign will be the begin
ming of a movement to reproduce
throughout Wisconsin the fascination
and natural beauty of the tree-ilned
avenues of France.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
Assemblyman-Elect
Dies at His Home

Madison, Wis. Frank N. Roem-
hid of Prairie Farm, who was elected
assemblyman from Barron county,
but was prevented from taking Office
by illness, is dead a. his home, the
assembly was advised today in mes
sage.
Assemblymen George Nelson, Mill
town and A. A. Huckstead, Neills-
Vile were appointed as a committee
to represent the legislature at the flu
neral Friday. Mr.. Roemhild, farmer,
was unable because of his illness to
come to Madison at the opening of the
session to qualify as legislator, the
active membership of the assembly
thus being 80. In view of prospects
that the legislature will adjourn in
May, no special election to name a
successor to the deceased member was
expected to be called.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
JURORS DRAWN
FOR NEW TERM
Commissioners Pick Jury
for April Term to Re
port Next Monday.
In MUNICIPAL COURT

49, {.
Jury Commissioners Russell Jones,
Dow j. Vincent and Harvey Gaines,
evidently decided that they would give
the farmers little respite from jury
service at the April term, and
give them a chance to get in their
crops,
In the jury list for the April term,
there are eighteen jurors from the
city and eighteen from the county,
but number of the latter are women.
From Kenosha-John Gallatin, I'll
Quinton street; Victor Dahl, 615 Park
avenue; George lead, 6o5 Prairie
avenue; Grace Ravens, 614 Congress
street; Florence Chester, 674 Chicago
street; Lawrence Ole, 7S5 Roberts
street; Martin C. Gauss, South Sher-
idan road; Sol Raftenberg, 1915 Eliz-
abeth street; Charles Nieman, 1881
Charles street; Ray Stretch, COZ Park
avenue; Anna Grosvenor, AL Con-
gress street; R. E. Fairfield, Tie Prai-
RE street; Dora C. Ernst, 81 Durkee
avenue; Florence Portwine, 1858 FL
izabeth street; Emily Dornfeldt, 873
Prairie street; Harry Kupfer, 463
Congress street; Charles Zeitler, TIC
Elizabeth street.
From Salem Clarence Sheen, Mrs.
Jedele.
From Randall-Mrs. Maude Winters,
Mrs. Kate Schoon. Ferdinand Zahns.
From Paris-Fred Price, William
Jones, Charles Crane.
From Wheatland- Henry 0vercamp,
Herman Kessler.
|. From William Ward.
From Somers-Mrs. E. G. Ozanne,
Rollie Wade.
From Bristol-William Gleason,
Mrs. Glenn HOLSTER, Mrs. Charles
Buttrick, Mrs. Guy Edwards.
From Pleasant Prairie-Mrs. R. G,
Werner, Allen Turner.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
Charge Two Murders
In Cunningham Case

Grown Point, Ind. County Prose
cutor August Bremen of Lake county,
announced today that on the basis of
the reports of the coroner's chemist
at Chicago finding poison in the
bodies of two of her children, Mrs.
Anna Cunningham of Gary, Ind, would
be charged formally with murder be-
fore nightfall.
Although Mrs. Cunningham had re-
covered somewhat today from the col
lapse she suffered in jail here yester-
day Prosecutor Bremen said that he
had decided to dispense with the SAN
ity hearing and to issue affidavits
charging two instances of murder by
arsenical poisoning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
SENATE GETS BUSY
AFTER RECESS REST
Kills Titus Bill for Reorganization of
State Departments in Interest of
Efficiency and Economy.

Madison, Wis.-The state senate
shortly before / o'clock today indefin-
itely postponed the Titus bill for the
consolidation Of state boards and COM
missions by vote of 16 to ii. Sen
ator William Titus, author of the meas
ure voting for postponement for the
apparent purpose of making motion
to reconsider the vote by which it was
indefinitely postponed.
Titus first voted against postpone
ment but when it appeared that the
vote was a tie which would have al
lowed the presiding officer to cast the
deciding vote, he changed his ballot
for the purpose mentioned.
The roll CALI:
For postponement- Barber, Barker,
Bilgrien, Carroll, eastman, Chase,
Englund, Carey. Heck, Johnson, Kemp,
Quick, Sauthoff, Staudenmayer, Teas
dale, Titusz-1e.
Against postponement Daggett,
Gettelman, Hull, Hunt, Keppel, LANCE,
Michigan, Morris, Polakowski, Padway,
Roethe, Schumann, Smith and White
ID.
Absent Casperson, Boldt, severson
3.
Administration floor leader A. E.
Carey, was severely scored by Sena-
tor Walter H. Hunt of the administers
ton forces for opposing the Titus plan
after Carey had attacked the measure.
The floor leader, senator Hunt said,
should be one of the first to support
a measure which has for its purpose
economy in state government. The
Titus bill, he said, was a step in the
right direction and was based on a
plan which has been tried in other
states with success. Wisconsin's sys-
tenn of interlockfng boards and COM
missions, the senator pointed out, was
standing joke and source of in
creasing irritation to the taxpayers.
Hunt took exception to a remark by
Carey that the passage of the bill
would work the elimination of the
job of "that grand old man who heads
the department of the dairy and food
commits ionn among others, who had
long served the state, with satisfac-
ton. It was proposed by the Titus
bill to place this department under
the department of the commissioner
of agriculture.
"Are we going to vote aye or nay on
this measure because it means some
body's job" Hunt asked the admins
tration floor leader. 81 want TO say
there is nothing that would promote a
better feeling throughout the state
among the tax payers as system
of government that would curtail our
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
Enforcement Report
for First Quarter

Madison, Wis. - Activities Of state
prohibition deputies during the first
three months Of this year resulted in
the arrest of Alb persons on charges
of violating the liquor laws, Harold M.
Lampert, chief deputy in the prohibi-
ton commissioners Office, announced
today. The records show that 23S OF
the cases are pending, while the de-
PENDANTS in the other 1T cases were
sentenced to pay fines totalling $21, ESQ
and serve Jail terms aggregating "a
months. The cases were obtained in
45 of the II counties. The report does
not include the number Of searches
and inspections made during January,
February and March, Lampert said
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
NOTED ARTIST DIES.

London. - John Sargent, the noted
artist, died suddenly at his home in
Chelsea last night. John Singer Sar-
gent, probably Of the best known por-
trait painters of recent times, was
born in Florence, Italy, in 1855, the scS
of DR.. Fitzwilliam S. Sargent, Boston
physician and author. He has made
his home in European capitals and
since 1884 has lived in London. One
of hiss best known portraits is that of
Theodore Roosave'..
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
BOB SAYS TALE is
PURE FABRICATION
Denies That He is to Manage Campaign
of Bob Junior for Governor and
Blaine for Senator.

Washington. A formal statement
was issued today by Senator LaFollette
of wisconsin characterizing as pure
fabrication" published reports that
Governor Blaine would be the candi-
date for United States senator in Wis
consin and that Robert M. LaFollette
Jr. would run for governor next spring
and that the senator would direct the
campaign.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
ELECTRocUTE FATHER AND son

Raleigh, N. CA father and his son
will 60 to the electric chair here April
II, Tor the murder Of two federal Of
ficer5 in July 1924, as a result of the
denial of clemency by Governor A. W..
Mclean, in a decree before state
prison authorities. c. A. Stewart, 90.
and Elmer Stewart, %, were convicted
Of the murder Of Deputy United
States Marshal Sam Lilly ana Leon
George, prohibition officers
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
J.. C. Christensen, Cam
bridge Road Contractor,
is Low Bidder.
MAY PAVE EXTRA MILE
Bids for Contemplated Work
So Low There Is Possibility
of Adding Another Mile.

L. c. Christensen, road contractor
of Cambridge, Wisconsin, was low
bidder Tuesday afternoon on the paw
ing of three strips of road in Kenosha
county when bids for the work were
opened Tuesday afternoon at the
courthouse by the county road and
bridge committee with County Clerk
Charles Holderness and County High
way Commissioner John F. Herzog Of
floating. The bids were for the paw
ing of three and one-fourth miles of
the Burlington road, extending from
the present paving on into the town
of Paris, two miles on the Somers
road and one mile on the Bristol road.
In sending out notices for the bids
it was stated that the contract would
be let to the low bidder on the total
for the three pieces of paving The
low bid of Contractor Christensen
was $117,776.41 for the three con-
tracts; his bids for each strip were:
for 81 miles of Burlington road,
$66,206.31; for 2 miles on Somers
road, $34,589.37 and for the one mile
on the Bristol road $16,980,73. These
bids are exclusive of the cement costs
as this material is to be furnished by
the county; the probable cost of the
cement will be in the neighborhood
of $50 ,0Oo., 81. 4
Milwaukee Firm Second.
The Milwaukee General Construc-
ton company of Milwaukee was the
second low bidder with a. total bid of
$122 1881 and with separate bids of:
Burlington road, $67,25L71; Somers
road, s36,591.92; Bristol road, $751;
410.28.
Brennan and Bounsall, the only Ke-
nosha contracting firm to submit q
bid, had a total bid of $123,9O9.29 and
was one of the low bidders in the list
Nine firms submitted bids for the con-
tracts.
Highway Commissioner Herzog stat
ed that he was very well pleased with
the bids, declaring that when differ
ence in the haul was considered, they
were as low if not lower than the
very favorable bids received several
weeks ago for the paving of nine
miles of the Silverlake-Bass Twin
Lakes road, also a part of the paving
program for the year.
Commissioner Herzog stated that
the bids for the paving program con-
templated by the county had been so
low that there was possibility that
an extra mile might be added to the
program because of the saving. The
program is to be financed by county
highway bond issue of $36O,0O0 and
there is possibility that there will
be enough of residue from this fund
to include another mile.
The opening of bids on Tuesday was
the last regular bid opening for coun-
ty highway work for the year. The
program includes the paving of nine
miles on the Silverlake-B assetts- Twin
Lakes road at an approximate bid of
s135, 900, widening of the Somers and
Burlington road at $10,5oO, and the
contracts considered on Tuesday to-
falling $117,776.41, all bids exclusive
of cement materials, to be furnished
by the county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
pREspENT OF Ia CROSSE NORMAL

Madison, Wis. = Ernest A. Smith,
superintendent of schools at Evans
ton, H., late yesterday was elected
president of the La Crosse, Wis, state
normal school The election, by the
state board of normal school regents
in session here was made effective
July l.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
CAPTURE sHIEK SAID.

Constantinople It is reported
here today that Shiek Said, the leader
of the Kurdish rebels, has been cap
tured by the Turks engaged in putt
ting down the Kurdistan revolt.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16

ooh, it jest got so we hardly ever
used it any more" said Mrs. LATE
Bud, t'day, when somebuddy asked
her why she sold ther home. Theirs
few things as gabby as tn Teller we
pick up an haul downtown.
Copyright John F. Ollie Coz
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
Socialists Agree to Support
But Not Permit Mem
bers to Act.
CONFUSION Is AbATING
Herriot May Be in the New
Cabinet as Minister of
Foreign Affairs.
BULLETIN.

Paris Joseph Caillaux, ex-
premier who recently re-entered
politics after his rehabilitation by
the amnesty act, will arrive in
Paris at seven o'clock tonight from
his country home, according to
reports in the chamber of deputies.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
BULLETIN.

Paris-A Socialist motion that
would have prevented introduction
of bill to Iegalize an increase
in the circulation of the bank Of
France was defeated in che cham
Der of deputies today, S32 to 164.
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