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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-02-05
NOTABLE PROGRAM
FOR FARMERS MEET
Many Topics of Interest to be Dis
cussed at Meeting to be Held
in Madison Soon.

Madison, Wis.-Although crops, ami
mails and marketing will be the prin-
cipal topics at the annual farmers and
home makers week celebration at the
University of Wisconsin here next
week, every phase of interest to the
agrarian element In the state will be
thoroughly discussed, the program in
dicates. Prof. X. L. Hatch of the col
lege of agriculture, who has charge OF
the program, has outlined a course Of
discussions and talks for the men and
women who will attend the meetings.
Registration indicates that between
$500 and 5000 Wisconsin farmers,
their wives and daughters, will be the
guests of the university during the
week. Of special interest will be the
announcement Of the list of men who
by their work in the past year have
attained distinction among their fell
lows The men to be honored have
been selected by a committee headed
by Prof. R. A. Moore Of the agronomy
department. Recognition exercises
will be held Thursday night.
At the annual dinner Wednesday
night, John u. Jones Jr., commissioner
of agriculture, will be the principal
speaker. He kviil talk on 1.-THE Need
for a Rational Land Policy"
State farm associations will hold an
nual meetings during the week. On
Wednesday, February 4, the Wisconsin
Livestocl. Breeders association will
convene. The Wisconsin Potato Grow
ers' association Will hold its annual
business meeting on Thursday and Fri
day, February and 6.
A whole week az special programs
has been arranged FOR the women.
Economies in the home, the value Of
home training for children, labor saw
ing in the home, club life among farm
women, designing and selection Of
clothes; and the cooperation between
parents and teachers are among the
more important subjects to be discuss
ed. Expert instruction will be provid-
ed FOR men mad women interested in
poultry, soil fertility and potato and
fruit growing, in the special courses to
be give. daring the week.
Films will be used largely in the
lecture courses to impress the visitors
more thoroughly with the Importance
Of practical and scientific operation of
farms. Entertaining travel pictures
will be shown also, each accompanied
by lecture by members Of the college
of agriculture staff.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-02-05
George Fischer
Is Bound Over
Defense Claims That Fischer Had No
License and Therefor Officers
Search is Unlawful.

Judge Slater denied the motion OF
the defense in the case Of the state vs..
George Fischer, charged with posses
sion of moonshine, in the municipal
court Friday afternoon. Fischer was
bound over for trial under bonds Of
$500. -
Sergeant Frank SchneebergEp Ind
officer Paul Callahan of the police
force testified that they had found
moonshine behind the bar plainly ex-
posed to view when making a trip OF
inspection. They admitted that they
learned after the visit that Fischer
had no license.
The defense, represented by Attor-
ney Ruetz, maintained that the police
ere making a search and that they
could not do this lawfully without
warrant. The point is rather finely
drawn. If the police came in and
found liquor without Searching
is, without opening drawers or doors
or cabinets the charge of unlawful
possession may be sustained. The
police and state maintain that the
liquor in this case was found without
searching" and Judge Slater so found
in denying the defense motion and
binding the defendant over.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-02-05
JUDGE REFUSES
SINGER LIBERTY
In Jail for Driving While
Intoxicated is Anxious
to Get Out.
NOTORIOUS OFFENDER
Singer Sentenced Second Time
or Same Charge, and
Once for Having Moon.

Judge Slater has refused to consent
to allow Gus Singer, county saloon
keeper now in the county Jail serving
time for driving an automobile while
intoxicated, to go free on the pay
ment of his fine of 500. Singer was
given a fine of 500 and costs or sixty
days in Jail, with an additional sent
ence of sixty days at hard labor. This
was the result of a second conviction
for the same offense. The first time
Singer was found guilty of driving
an automobile while intoxicated, he
was given a fine of $50 and costs.
Every day for long time, someone
has been after Judge Slater, now one
person and then another, trying to
get Singer set at liberty. Thursday
afternoon Mrs. Singer approached the
Judge with an appeal to him to re-
lease her husband because she and
the family needed him.
Wife Is In Need.
81 do not doubt that you are suffer
ing because of the penalty which your
husband is paying" said Judge Slater.
"The family always does suffer in
such cases, and l am sorry that you
should be tie one to Teel it.
"But Gus Singer has been notorl-
Gus offender. He was found guilty
of driving while intoxicated once and
/ gave hi m a fine of $50 and costs.
That was too little. He was arrested
twice again but the cases were dis
missed because the evidence was not
strong enough to convict him, yet
have no doubt but that he was guilty
in those cases also. He was ar
rested for possession of moonshine
and fined for that.
'Then he was arrested second time
for driving while intoxicated, and
after we had had shocking example
of what tragedy may follow in the
wake of such an offense, sentenced
him to jail for sixty days in addition
to the fine. There is still another
liquor case pending against him, and
if he is found guilty in that case,
shall have to send him to Jail again.
Will Not Have a Farce of 1t.
"And you would have me release
such an offender as that? / can IN
derstand your asking it, because you
are his wife and are representing the
family, but | cannot understand any
official or any one else putting such
a request to me. II do not send a
man to jail unless l think it abso-
lutely necessary, and then / mean that
he should stay there"
Judge Slater had been asked by
others than Mrs. Singer, to release
Singer if he paid 500, half Of the
sixty day sentence having been served
but he refused. If Singer still does
not pay his fine of $500 he will have
about ninety days still to go.
Gus Singer at one time had saloon
in Truesdell which became a notorious
place under his management. He then
moved to Trevor, and illicit liquor
was found there by raiding officers
ALSO. One Of these cases is still
pending.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-02-05
Arrest Another for
Drunk Driving
Edward Stanley Driving on Elizabeth
Street is Halted by Street Car,
Nabbed on Two Charges.

Edward Stanley, 983 Prairie street,
was brought into court this morning
on two charges, driving while intoxi-
Gated and possession of whiskey. Stan
ley was arrested by Police Officer
Vanderwahl Friday night when while
driving Studebaker touring car he
ran into street car on Elizabeth
street.
Stanley admitted this morning to
the police that he had been intoxicat-
ed but he entered a plea of not guilty
in court, in order, he said to enable
him to get some money together to
meet the fine. He pleaded not guilty
to second charge also, which was
brought as the result Of whiskey be-
ing found at the time of the arrest.
He was placed under bonds OF s100
on the first charge and $500 on the
second.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-02-05
Quota Revision Will
Rush Irish Emigrants
(By Associated Press)


Discussing the revision of
the emigration quota of the gnited
States to be made two years hence,
Irish papers point out that the first
effect of the act of 1924 has been very
favorable to Ireland, Great Britain's
quota being S4,OO7 and the Free
States 2s,567. 1t is supposed, how
ever. that the national origins
amendment. may seriously modify
these figures. and the estimates Of
Captain Trevor OF New York are cited
Tor the conclusion that the British
quota III 1927 viii leap to SS,316
while that of the Free State will fall
to 5000.
The Irish Times says; $50 long as
any uncertainty exists there is likely
to be formidable exodus from the &c
countries Of person anxious to go to
the United States while the going is
good"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-02-05
Candidate for
County Superintendent
John C. Crawford Takes Out Nomina-
ton Papers for County Super
intendent of Schools.

Another candidate entered the lists
for county superintendent of schools
to be elected at the spring election
when John C. Crawford, formerly a
teacher in the Ktnosha schools and
prior to that a school executive in
Michigan, took out nomination papers
for this office. Mr.. Crawford has had
wide experience in educational work;
he is a graduate Of the Kalamazoo
Normal school having both degree
in classical studies and also degree
in law. He was superintendent of
several township schools in Michigan
and later in charge of the schools in
Wells and Boston, Michigan. He came
to Kenosha several years ago aud was
for some time in charge OF then Boys
school here. He holds q life certi-
ficate teaching license IN Michigan
(which has been transferred to Wis
consin. Mr.. Crawford's home in Keno
shs is at 1908 Eighth avenue.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-02-05
Hannahs Co. Has Let Con-
tract for Big Addition
to Plant Here.
NEW VENEERING ROOM
New Building Will Be Equipped
with New Machinery Adding
New Facilities for Work.

Work has been started on a $4,000
addition to the Hannahs Manufacturing
Company of Kenosha, according to the
announcement made this morning by
officers of the company. There is now
being erected a new building for the
plant, a two story structure, 60 by
211 feet in dimensions, which, when
completed, will house the veneertng
and cabinet departments Of the plant.
The contract for the addition has
been let to the Madsen-Peterson Con-
struction company which all ready has
a large crew of men at work on the
structure. 1t is expected that it will
be completed within 90 days and GER
tainIy in time to allow the company
to operate the plant during the early
summer weeks.
The building is to be modern fac
tory structure built to meet all the de-
mands of up-to-date well ventilated
and well lighted industrial building.
New Machinery for Building.
Announcement was also made by the
company that this new building would
be equipped with the latest veneering
machinery which would enable the
corcern to add several new models to
it's line. Hannahs tables have all ready
become nationally famous and the new
equipment promise to make them
even more in demand. The estimate of
$15O000 on the new addition includes
within it the cost of the new machin-
cry and its installation.
The new building is being erected as
wing of the present plant of the
mpany, running from the center OF
the Hannahs present plant north to-
wards Fremont avenue.
Shows Demand for Product.
1t was stated that the building of
the addition to the company had been
a.. acessary by reason of the in
creased demand for the product of
the company. The expansion is an
evidence of the continued development
of the concern.
The ew addition when completed will
necessitate the adding of relatively
large number of workmen to the pay
roll of the company although no exact
statement regarding this angle of the
expansion was made today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-02-05
Over 1880 Persons Pay
Total of S174,37 in 1925
for 1928 Incomes.
5000 UNDER $1,000
Majority of Taxable Incomes
Fall Under $1,000 Group
Survey of 1924 Shows.

Three Kenoshans paid an income
tax on an income exceeding 100000
earned during the yearA 1928, report
ed in 1924. and paid in 1925, sur
vey of the 1925 figures of Robert l..
Cundy, assessor of incomes, shows.
The total taxable incomes OF these
three amounted to $558,655, or an
average of $186,218 income for each.
The combined tax assessment OF these
three, the survey shows, was $32,424,
an amount which falls little short
of the combined total tax assess.
ment paid by 5000 others who report
ed. One man paid a tax of $o,45l.62
on an income of $96,942, earned IN
1923, and six others paid part OF
their incomes ranging from $4,000 to
$4,000 in the form of income taxes,
according to Cundy's figures.
The number of taxable incomes
over $4,000 listed in the report gives
considerable encouragement and EVIL
dence of the sound financial status of
it's leading citizens. The number of
persons who paid taxes on compare
lively high incomes was higher dur
ing the period covered by the survey
Just completed than at any other time
since the war.
The total taxable income reported
to the city assessor amounts to S9,-
834,252 for the entire city, OF which
SNAPSHOTS was paid in the form OF
income taxes to the assessor of in
comes. Of this sum of taxes seven
ty per cent goes to the city OF Ke-
nosha. twenty per cent to Kenosha
county, and ten per cent to the state
of Wisconsin. In figures this means
1922 &c., SIS for Kenosha; $34,874.16 to
Kenosha county; and $17;437 to the
state.
A total of 1O,159 persons reported
70 the assessor and of these large
maj -S469 of 'em-paid taxes on
incomes under $1,000, the report
shows. These incomes totaled S3,79l,
$50. and taxes on these incomes
amounted to $40, 4S9.26.
In previous years the state tax
comm ;ssion required income tax as
SCISSORS to prepare a list in which the
proups are classified as to their oc-
cupation. but this year a change IN
the reouirements does not demand
This and instead the computations
are made by thousands CLASSIFIED into
amounts and groups. No names are
published in the reports IN confof-
nance with state statutes prohibiting
their publication.
Many Large Incomes.
The list of incomes classified IN
amount groups, taxable incomes, and
the taxes paid is as follows: Under
$1,000; number assessed, 8469; tax
able income, $3,791, $50; tax paid, s4O,-
1926. In addition to this largest hg-
IRE the table reads as follows:
Classified by No. Taxable
Amount As'd. Income Tax
Groups of
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-02-05
OFFER PRIZES TO
CORN FARMERS
Kenosha County Farmers
May Compete in Corn
Contest for Nation.
MANY PRIZES OFFERED

Prizes totalling s2,355 are offered
to corn. farmers in Wisconsin coun-
ties who make entries in the National
Seed Corn show to be held in Chicago,
March 2 to z, under the auspices of
the Sears Roebuck Agricultural foun-
dation, an announcement received here
states. The show, which is to be held
during "Seed Corn Test Week" is in
tended to drive home the need of a
high termination seed corn policy to
insure the country normal 1925 corn
crop.
In addition to the fve-dollar prize
to be awarded to the farmer in the
county showing the best ear of corn,
a thousand dollars in gold is offered
to the farmer in Wisconsin or the
United States who exhibits the ma
tons champion ear. Another prize of
a thousand dollars to the agricultural
agent, farm bureau, agricultural of
community organization of the coun-
ty displaying the largest number of
entries is also announced.
A Nationwide Contest.
The show is open to the entire
United States. Any person-boy and
girl, man and lwoman-may enter an
ear of corn. Parcel post entries will
be received any time up to the night
'of March Z, and each ear must have
the name, address, county and state
of its owner on a paper which should
be wrapped securely around the ear
with the writing on the outside. No
ear will be, awarded prize until test
ed for vitality and disease resistance,
the judges to be selected by the Amer
lean Society of Agronomy.
Entries should be addressed to the
National Seed Corn Show, Sears-Roe-
buck Agricultural Foundation, Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-02-05
Leslie Followed, Held in
Connection With Muir
der, Released.
WAS IN CHICAGO
Detective Rock Convinced Fol.
lowell Was in Chicago on
Night of the Crime.

Leslie Followed, Chicago man, whose
arrest on Wednesday night in that
city had revived hopes of solving the
mystery surrounding the holdup stag
ed in Pearl street saloon here on
Dec. 4, when Paul Jurik and George
Balazs, of Kenosha, were shot to death
by bandit trio, proved an ironclad
alibi Thursday and was released. De-
tective Charles Rock who had been
called to Chicago to aid in the investi-
cation of the case, came back to Ke-
nosha Thursday evening empty-hand-
ed, having authorized the release of
Followed when it had been shown that
it would have been impossible for him
to have been in Kenosha at the time
of the double murder.
Followed was arrested by Chicago
police when Carl Holm, a Kenoshan
who had seen several suspicious look
ing characters near the scene of the
murder on the afternoon prior to the
crime, had identified him as one OF
these men.
Followed Proves Alibi.
Later, however, Holm was not so
positive in his Identification, very
much lessening the suspicion which
had hung over the Chicago young man.
Followed asserted his innocence,
maintaining that he knew nothing Of
the crime in question, and that on the
night of Dec. 4, when the two Keno
shans were shot to death, he was
working in Chicago. Detective Char
les Rock went with him to the office
of the Illinois Central Railroad in
Chicago where he was employed and
there found the time card for that
day, which showed that Followed had
worked in Chicago until 9:15 on the
night Of Dec. a.
The holdup and murder occurred in
Kenosha between $3.50 and 10 o'clock
that night making it impossible for
the man to have taken an actual part
in it.
Release Others AS Well.
When Followed was arrested he was
in the company of his brother, Merle
Holloway, e-%ald O'Brien and David
Gray. These three we're also arrested
being held on suspicion but when Fol-
loway proved an alibi, there was no
longer any reasons for holding his
companions.
"There were absolutely no grounds
upon which this man could be held
further" declared Detective Rock, as
he explained that he was convinced
that it had been wild goose chase"
Gwen if he had not proven such an
ironclad alibi, he was never positively
identified as having a part in the crime
but merely as having been in Keno
sha on the afternoon Of the day on
which the crime was committed"
All four Of the men were willing to
waive extradition and come to Keno
sha, if the Kenosha officials would
guarantee their expenses in the event
no evidence could be found against
them.
With this new lead entirely explod-
ed, Kenosha policemen returned to
working on the clew which they have
had in the arrest of William Saniuk,
in Milwaukee, who is still being held
here on suspicion.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-02-05
KenOshan's Mother
Died in Chicago
Mrs. Ernst Heller, Mother of Frank
Heller of kenosha, Died This
Morning in Chicago.

Word was recsived this afternoos
by Frank Heller, whose home is on
the burlington Read of the death Ct
his mother, Mrs. Ernst Heller in Chr
cago. Mrs. Heller was at the home
Of her daughter, Mrs. DR.. 6. A. Berg
lin in Chicago when the death sum
mons came; she had been i'll for
several weeks and death was not I'M
expected.
The deceased was pioneer resident
of Amigo and had lived in that city
until few years ago. Her husband,
Ernst Heller, died ten years ago.
Surviving her are three sons, Frank
of Kenosha, Albert of Chicago and
Otto of Amigo, and one daughter, Mrs.
'Berglin, of Chicago.
The remains will be taken to the
old home at Amigo where the funeral
services will be held ON Monday af-
ternoon with interment following in
the family pot in the cemetery there.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-02-05
Mrs. Ethel Martin
Died Wednesday
Wife of Joseph J. Martin Died We'd
nesday Afternoon at the Ke-
nosha Hospital.

Mrs. Ethel Mitchell Martin, aged OF
years, the wife Of Joseph ]. Martins
90S1a Strong street, died Wednesday,
afternoon at the Kenosha hospital fol-
lowing the birth of a son. The baby
is living.
The deceased was born in Grand Is
land, Nebraska, January 10, 1898, and
had lived most of her life in that
community. She came to Kenosha six
and half years ago and since then
had made many friends here. Sur
viving her are her husband, Joseph j..
Martin, and three children, Joseph j..
Jr, Sylvia and an infant son. She is
also survived by her parents who now
live in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
The funeral services will be held
Saturday afternoon at the Hansen Flu
neral Home at AIS Park avenue with
interment following in the Green
Ridge cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-02-05
Two Wills Are
Filed for Probate
John Konga Filed for Probate in
County Court Today.

Two wills were fled for probate in
the county court of Kenosha county.
The will of Christ Mortensen left his
estate to his wife to be used by her
for the support of herself and their
two children, Gilbert and Robert. In
the event that she remarries, the es-
tate is to be divided share and share
alike between the three heirs.
The will of Anton John Konga be-
queathed the homestead to his wife,
Ida Maria Konga, during her lifetime
and then to their two children, Elmer
and Weikko The residue of the es-
tate is left without any reservation
to the widow Ida Malmstrom is nam
cd as e1ecutrix of the estate.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-02-05
Heavy Loss of Life Fol-
lows Apartment House
Fire in Chicago.
ICE HALTS RESCUE
Scores of People Have Narrow
Escape and Others Die in
Leaps from Building.

Chicago, ILL., Six persons were
Killed and one other missing in fire
early today in four-story sixteen
apartment building on the South Side.
Three bodies were identified in a
morgue and two others were seen in
the ruins by iremen who were ham
pered in rescue work by fallen debris
and ice.
The identified dead were those of
Anthony Hardie, Olive, %, his
wife; Loretta Bryor, 16, Doris Har-
die, 10 months old daughter of the
Hardies, and Miss Dora Jones. Mrs.
Elizabeth Bryor, mother of Loretta,
still is missing.
The bodies of a woman and baby
were seen by rescuers on the third
floor and it was thought that more
might be uncovered when the wreck
age and ice were penetrated.
Four Others Injured.
Four injured persons were taken to
hospitals and others slightly injured
were sheltered by neighbors and the
adjoining Delprado Hotel. A few of
the hundred occupants of the burning
apartment were rescued by guests of
the hotel who. pushed boards into OPP
posite windows and others jumped in
to the life nets Of the fremen.
The two women were killed in jumps
from the third story windows, firemen
said.
The fire started shortly before 8
o'clock on one of the lower floors of
the building erected during the worlds
fair. Many of the occupants sublet
housekeeping rooms and the building
was filled to capacity, Miss Elizabeth
Fritz, the owner said.
Students Rescue Many.
Watson Geiger of Oshkosh, Wis,
Robert Hilton Bloomington, ILL.,,
Dodge Simons and Earle English, all
Delta Epsilon fraternity men at the
University of Chicago, rescued num-
Der of persons from the burning
-uilding.
.. caThe students were on the scene be-
-ore po-.ce or s1remen, arousing the
sleeping tenants and aiding them to
the street. These students were of
the belief that defective wiring prob
ably caused the fire, the building,
erected in Worlds Fair time, was in
tended to be gas lighted, but some
sort of an electric wiring system was
observed by the students.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-02-05
George w. Cable
Dies i'm Florida

st. Petersburg, Fla George w. Ca
BILE, southern author and man of let
tiers, died here at 4 o'clock this morn
ing at his winter home, where he had
been living quietly. His bride of
year was with him at his death. h
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-02-05

In View q IAs as4IEa 0o1I--IsN
above it is interesting to compare the
higher incomes with those Of Racine,
statistics for which have also Just
been compiled. Racine shows but one
person whose incoTae exceeded S75,-
600, and none over s101 000. knd on
Is seven persons have an income be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 according
to the Racine report. But 1919 per-
sons reported taxable income of
SIC. 900 $50 Of which s198, 46487 went
FOR taxes. EaciDe also showed a high
er number OF persons paid taxes on
incomes between $1,000 and $4,000
than the figures show for Kenosha.