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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-10
HUGH MORTON
CASE Is HEARD
Mrs. Lee West Takes Stand
This Morning in Morton
Murder Case.
DIED OF GUJNSHO1
Physician Tells of Death of
Man Who Called in
Drunken Rage.

Mrs. Lee West, widow of the man
who was shot and killed when ne
made an assault upon the doors OF
Hugh Morton on August "a, took the
stand this morning in the preliminary
hearing of the state against Morton
charged with murder.
Judge Slater listened carefully to
the testimony of the woman, and her
story was one which tended to clear
Morton, state witness though she was
Could Not Live With West.
Mrs. West said that she was stay
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
ton at 500 Ellison avenue, when her
estranged husband, Lee West, came
there August "a after one o'clock in
the morning and demanded entrance
She said she did not want to see him.
and Morton called through the door
telling West to go away.
West instead of going away yelled
''I'll cut your damn heart out!" He
broke in the screen in the front win
dow, and terrified by the devastation
he was creating in the house of her
friends, Mrs. West said that she
cried out to him, telling him that if
he would desist she would come out
and talk with him.
"Instead of answering he started
to kick in the front door and broke
the window of the door," Mrs. West
said. "Mr. Morton ran for a gun, and
warned him that he would shoot if
he came further. 1 don't know just
what happened then"
Physician Testifies In Case.
DR.. o. w. McCluskey, city physician,
testified that he had answered the call
on the case, found Lee West suffering
from gunshot wound, tended him at
the house and later at st. Catherine's
hospital. The man developed pneu-
monia from the shock three days after
the shooting and died August 29th.
Mrs. Hugh Morton, the wife of the
defendant, was called to the witness
stand this afternoon when she told
also of the experience on the night
of the shooting.
Mrs. West in her narration, said
that she had not lived with Lee West
since January.
"He drank so heavily, and when he
had been drinking he was not what
he should be-" she said She said she
had gone to Omaha, returning in
March, since when she had made her
home with the Morton family.
The defense will show that Lee West
came to the Morton home in fit of
drunken rage and that his presence
at the door in this condition imperiled
the family within. After the shoot
ing West was charged with unlawful
possession of alchohol as bottle of
the stuff was found in his Ford coupe
just after the shooting. This case
was of course disposed of by Vests
death at the hospital $50 there was no
opportunity for an arrangement in
the case. Had West lived, however
he would have been prosecuted on
this charge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-10
Recall Famous
Event i'm History

Spring Green, Wis. ~ - Old
Helena, once a thriving, important
town of lead mining days, will receive
recognition next Monday, although on
ly the site remains. The State His
torical Society of Wisconsin will un-
veil suitable marker to designate the
spot where troops crossed the Wiscon-
sin river on July % 1922, in pursuit
of Indians under Black Hawk.
Persons who will come here for the
ceremony include C. E. Brown and
Miss Louise Keller of the State His
torical library; H. E. Cole, Baraboo,
and Frank L. Gilbert, former attorney
general Howard Green of Milwau-
kee is in charge Of the ceremonies.
The program will include number Of
speeches concentrating historical in
cidnts.
Zachary Taylor, Jefferson Davis and
Albert Sidney Johnson were among
army officers in the pursuit Of Black
Hawk who later became distinguished
in the Civil war.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-10
Russell to Make
Trip to Orient
Dean Russell of University School of
Agriculture Goes to Orient for
Research Work

Madison, Wis. = ~. = Dean H.
L. Russell of the University of Wis
consin college of agriculture left
Madison Friday on his trip to the
Orient, where he will engage in re-
search for the international Educa-
tional bureau. Dean Russell was
granted leave of absence for one
year by the board of regents at its
annual meeting last June, and Prof.
T. B. Morrison was appointed acting
dean of the agricultural college.
IL, Dean Russell will visit Japan,
Java, China, New Zealand, Australia,
Hawaii, and the Philippine Islands.
There he will study the educational
needs and facilities and will devote
his attention generally to forestry and
agriculture. He will concern himself
particularly with the physical scien-
ces, such as biology, chemistry, bot
any, and physics.
Professor Morrison was graduated
from the university in 1911, and since
has been associated with the faculty.
He is an expert on stock feeding and
nutrition, and has lectured on the
subject throughout the United States,
recently returning from the Univer-
sity Of California after series of
lectures.
Since joining the faculty of the ag-
ricultural college, Professor Morrison
has been engaged chiefly in admins
trative and food experimental work.
In 1914, he was assigned to the ami
NAL husbandry department to take
charge of the experimental work.
In 1915, he was made assistant di-
rector of the experimental station, a
position held by Prof Stephen M.
Babcock Since that time he has been
engaged in administrative work at the
college.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-10
KENOSHA GIRL
is HEALTHIES1'
Janatha Peterson of
Pleasant Prairie Wins
Health Award.
HAS PERFECT POSTURE

Miss Janatha Peterson, of Route 2,
Kenosha, is the healthiest girl in the
state of Wisconsin, according to a
decision of the judges at the state
fair at Milwaukee yesterday. Miss
Peterson, the sixteen-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Peter
son, Pleasant Prairie, is a junior in
the Kenosha High school and has
maintained an enviable health record.
Especially in her favor yesterday,
were her excellent posture and bear
ing, which far exceeded that of any
other contestants at the fair.
She is a member of the Jolly Gay
Girls club in Pleasant Prairie, and
says that pulling weeds, carrying
wood, and water, and pitching bundles
of hay are what makes a girl husky
and healthy" Second place went to
Miss Agnes Lynch of Dane county, and
third place to Ann Capary, North Mil
waukee. It is coincidence that all
three of the winning girls are of iden-
tical height, 81 inches, which means
5 feet Z inches, a good bit above the
average for girls of their age.
Boys Not 80 GoOo.
The boys in the contest on the whole
did not equal the records set by the
girls. Prize winners among the boys
were: Henry Niebauer, Rock county,
first; Herbert Gempeler, Green county,
second; and Edwin Babler, Rock
county, third.
Janatha and Henry, winners of first
awards, will be sent, expenses paid, to
the third Boys and Girls club con-
gress at the International Livestock
exposition in Chicago in December.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-10
ST. CASIMIR in
FIRST CEREMONY
Cornerstone for n e W
Church School To Be
Laid on Sunday.
EXPECT MANY GUESTS

The cornerstone for the new addi-
ton to the St. Casimir's school on Di-
vision street, will be laid on Sunday,
September 8, at o'clock. A solemn
ritual will be used with the Rt. Rev
Msgr. Coral of Milwaukee officiating
The Rev. Clement Sieg of South Mil
waukee will preach the sermon in Po-
lish and the Rev. M. Wenta Of Milwau-
kee will deliver the English sermon,
There will be many visiting clergymen
from Chicago and Milwaukee to assist
at the ceremony together with the
rectors of the local Catholic parishes.
The new addition to St. CasimiPs
school consists Of six additional stand
ard class-rooms and a large auditor
ium. Bowling alleys and amusement
rooms are to be installed in the base
ment. The new addition represents an
expenditure of $4,000. The members
of St. Casimir's congregation are de-
lighted with the addition, and are Civ
ing their populor pastor, the Rev. F
Czerwinski, their loyal support.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-10
SOCIAL WORKERS
HOLD MEETING
Kenosha Invited to Send so
To Conference at
Stevens Point.
TO DECIDE CONTEST

Social problems will be discussed
by Wisconsin and out-of-t he-state au-
thorities at the meeting of the Wis
consin Conference of Social work at
Stevens Point, October % to 20. Ke
nosha was recently invited to send
fifty citizens to the conference, as a
decision of the State Better Cities
contest will be made at that time,
and data obtained in the survey
will be discussed, it was announced
here today.
Officials of the Better Cities con-
test campaign here, committee chair
men and interested citizens are ex-
pected to attend. Several represen-
tatives from the Kenosha Service
league will attend the conference
proper, an annual convention of
state social workers. At the meet
ing last year, C. B. Voorhis was elect
ed regional director.
Discuss Many Problems.
Health work, child welfare, develop
ment of rural social work, protection
of family life, Indian problems, indus
trial questions, problems of probation
and the promotion of rehabilitation
work are among the subjects that will
be discussed, at the conference.
The leaders of the discussions in
clude: DR.. G. A. Harper, state health
officer; Miss Elizabeth Yerz, state
board of control; Mrs. William Kittle,
Madison; Fred Wilcox, member of the
state industrial commissions; Stewart
Scrimshaw, Milwaukee, and a number
of men from outside the state.
The Wisconsin Conference of Social
workers was described recently by
Aubrey Williams, Madison, the execu-
tive secretary, who addressed a confer
ence of workers here, as an organi-
cation:
Seeking to develop the spirit of
widest intellectual freedom and toll
erance; dedicated to intelligent and
efficient social service-a service
founded on knowledge, tested by ex-
perience and making use of tried and
proven methods.
(Which seeks to have as members
the most widely represented body Of
men and women possible in Wiscon-
sin actively engaged in specific work
for human helpfulness.
Is Thirty Years Old.
at has worked continuously for al
most thirty years for a careful con-
sideration, analytical examination and
dispassionate discussion of all import
ant subjects which are social in their
content.
at strives not only for the procure
ment and presentation of information
but also the perfecting of methods
and technique in social work. 1t has
provided an open forum for that frank
and full discussion which is neces-
sary precedent to both intelligent de-
cision and wise action, and it strives
to lessen in Wisconsin all invidious
determinations because of creed, col
or, race, religion, convictions, econo-
mic condition, political opinion, or
party affiliation. 1t has been willing
to grant representation in all of it's
deliberations, upon basis of widest
catholicity, demanding only that the
presentation shall be thoughtful and
the subject matter germane to its
discussions"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-10
Wisconsin Second
In Water Power

Green Bay.-Wisconsin has achiev-
ed second rank among the states of
the nation in the number Of water
powers which have been developed for
the creation of electric energy, and
ninth in rank in output by these by
dro-electric plants, said Charles v.
Seastone, nationally noted consulting
engineer, in addressing the closing
session of the convention of the Elec-
trio division of the Wisconsin Utili-
ties Association. New York is first in
both classfications, he said.
He said that water powers generate
about 48 per cent of the total cleo
trio power output in the state. Con-
struction of hydro-electric plants in
Wisconsin has been aided consider
ably by the excellent stream gaug-
ing surveys made by the state en-
gineering department.
"Hydro-electric stations in Wiscon-
sin are among the most efficient to
be found anywhere" he said, "Ad-
vances in design and improvements in
methods have increased the efficiency
of water stations at least 10 per
cent in the last Is years. Eficiencies
of large hydraulic turbins as high as
SO per cent have been attained.
George Fowler, colored, of Chicago
was arrested Sunday at $3.50 p. m. by
Police officer Polhemus on the charge
of reckless driving. Fowler was driv-
ing north on Sheridan road, failed
to stop for the Sheridan road street
car which was discharging passengers
at the corner of Collins street, and al
most struck officer Polhemus who was
waiting to get on the street car.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-10
Short Change
Artist Calls Again
Ernst Book Store Reports Operation
of Man in Dark Blue
Suit.

The short change artist, who usually
travels in the wake of carnivals, has
arrived here call by his lonesome"
The proprietor Of Ernst Book store re-
ported to the police Friday afternoon
that a short changer had been at work
in their store.
A man came in during the afternoon
and bought two pencils, presenting a
$40 bill. The clerk gave him the
change. Then the man said he would
give her the change if she would re-
turn him the ten. She did return the
ten, but on counting the change he
had handed over found he had given
only 81, meanwhile ne was gone. The
changer" a. as described as being a
man of dark complexion, short statute
and about % or 80 years of age. He
wore a blue suit and glasses.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-10
ASKS M'GOVERN
TO QUIT RACE
C. M. Hill Urges Ex-GOv-
ernOr to Get Behind
Roy P. Wilcox.
WAS M'GOVERN MAN

Wisconsin Rapids, Wis &c.
M. Hill, who in the Oshkosh confer
ence supported ex-Gov. F. E. Meow
ern, has written the former governor
urging that he withdraw from the
race so that Republicans may unite
on the Wilcox candidacy.
Mr.. Hill scores both Mr.. McGovern,
and those friends of Ex-Governor E.
L. Phillips, VIII o are endeavoring
to hamstring the work of the Osh-
kosh conference.
am now convinced that you do
not care for the Republican party of
Wisconsin,, but like great many
other politicians, it is your own per-
sonal political interests that you are
looking after" the letter says, in
part. "You do not want to see a
party organization built up in the
state for fear it will interfere with
your personal organization.
Complains of Hodge-Podge.
"With this idea 1 take issue with
you. wisconsin has now the spectacle
of seven or eight different candidates
all with different platforms, COM
posite of which would be a hodge
podge that represents no political
principles whatever.
"The nominee of Oshkosh was not
my choice at any time, but he is my
choice now and propose to support
him and do everything can for his
election, because / believe the redemp-
ton of Wisconsin and the Republican
party can only be obtained by uni
fication of our forces and therefore,
it is my duty to support Mr.. Wilcox
and shall do my duty.
"I want to add to this that I was
an admirer of Gov. Phillips and that
at the time of the quarrel between
him and Mr.. Wilcox, my sympathies
were with Governor Phillip, but the
memory of Governor Philip is not
an issue in this campaign.
Issue Before Voters.
"The issue in this campaign is
whether the Republican party has the
right TO gather itself in convention
and select it's candidate for United
States senator or whether that right
shall be left to individuals and groups.
"This is the issue that confronts the
voters of Wisconsin and in my humble
opinion, Lawrence Whittet is just as
wrong in trying to defeat the nominee
of this convention by barking back to
the memory of Governor Phillip as
the gang at Madison is, in trying
win it by putting up crown prince
for the sake of his name"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-10
we divided between us,

we divided between US.
"This was done in the state OF ILL
nois close to the State Line between
Illinois and Wisconsin.
about June, 1924, in the city Of
Zion, Daniel johnson and entered
into the home of Mrs. Gring on ShlIoh
Boulevard and Elisha avenue about
eleven o'clock at night.
"We got in through the basement
window, climbed over the piles OF lu1n-
Der and up the stairway and took the
door off it's hinges on the first hooI
and entered into the hallway.
Daniel johnson and went up
stairs and got home deposit vault
about ten inches wide and sixteen
inches high.
"Out of one bedroom we got safe
ty deposit box, one dresser clock and
one paper weight.
about May, 1925, went to the
Detention Home on Sheridan road and
took out of it one alarm clock, one
electric iron and some bed sheets.
"About a year ago Daniel Johnson
and went into the White Front gar
age in the city of Zion and we took
two or three used tires from the base
r,ent of the garage which | used or
my Nash car.
"About a year ago Daniel johnson
and 1 took a tank and five gallons gas
oline from Mr.. Warren's garage al
2317 Elisha avenue in the city of Zion
and about nine gallons from place or
Gideon avenue.
"About five months ago Daniel John
son and myself went to garage nael
my home and we wanted to take his
Oakland coach. Bue we did not gel
it.
az make these statements of my own
free will and accord"
Lincoln Hill, Jr.
Witness:
T. R. Becker,
Charles Rebmann
Dated, September 1, 1925.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-10
Joseph SimO Died
After Long Illness
Joseph Simo, Aged 40 Years, Died at
His Home Friday Night After
Long Illness.

Joseph Simo, aged 70 years, died
Friday night at eight-twenty-fve at
his home at 405 Lake avenue after an
illness of about FIVE months.
He was born in Checho Slovackia,
on June II, 1856 and came to Kenosha
in 1909. He was one of the organizers
of the st. Anthony's church and he
had been active in the work Of the
church until a short time before his
death. He was an employee of the
Mica Furniture company.
He is survived by the widow, Mrs,
Elizabeth Simo, two daughters, Miss
Elizabeth Simo, Mrs. Anton Mica, and
three sons, Frank and Paul Simo, OF
Kenosha, and Vincent Simo, of Phil
lips, Wisconsin. He is also survived
by eighteen grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at nine
o'clock Monday morning from the ST
Anthony's church with interment fol
lnwinz In thu 81 CAnEGa cam atari
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-10
Gambling Just For
Cigars They Say
John Lawciewicz and Adolph Barkow-
ski Are Arrested BY Sergeant
Meissner and Squad.

Sergeant Meissner and Detectives
Chase and Tusler, staged a raid FRI
day night on a place at Is North Free
mont avenue, which is run by John
Lawciewicz was charged with permit
Lawciewic was charged with permit
ting the use Of a gambling device in
his place when brought into court
this morning, pleaded not guilty and
his case was continued to September
18th, bail 500.
Adolph Barkowski, 20 North Free
mont avenue, was charged with gamb-
ling. He also pleaded not guilty and
his case was continued to the same
date, bail $50.
Both men said they had been play
ing with dice, but playing Gust for
cigars"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-10
Arrest Turner
for EmbezzIement
Man Arrested a Couple of Years Ago
for ENLIGHTENMENT is in
Trouble Again.

William Turner, 316 West street,
was arrested Saturday evening on the
charge of embezzlement of funds be-
longing to the Dunnebacke Feed COM
pany. corner West Main and Market
streets.
The man is teamster. A few years
ago he was arrested on the charge
of embezzlement on the complaint Of
the Landgren Dairy company, but the
prosecution was dropped when Turner
promised to make good.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-10
STRAW HATS
STICK 1T OUT
Sept. / Comes and Goes and
Still Evidences of
StraWS Remain.
IT'S STILL TOO HOT YET

Straw hats in Kenosha we're sup
posed to be officially in the discard on
September 1, according to all the rules
in the books, but with the mercury
lowering around the 80 degree mark
in the shade, there is no general OBJ
servation of the old ruling in Keno
sha, if an observer along Main street
can see straight. Big hats and little
hats, panamas and barn-yard straws
are just as plentiful-or nearly so in
Kenosha today as they were in those
glamorous days of early summer.
Straw hat day originated in the
dim and distant past. Here's the
story:
Thirty thousand years ago King
Phineas Ebenezer HIATT set out to visit
his domains. Now King Ebenezer was
a six foot ruler, and measured up to
everything. He was very proud of his
achievements, and he decided that the
people didn't show him the proper re-
spect Therefore he sent decree
throughout the land that on the day
he went abroad all "stynophlios" or
big leaf head coverings, should be dis
carded. Then, on Sept. 1, old King
Ebenezer hied himself thither, and
there was a great tossing of skypieces
throughout the land
Forever After.
Then, as "stynophlios" was a pref
ty tough mouthful to handle, the
easy-going people of the land called
Sept. 1 "Hatt" day, after old King
HIATT, and thereafter discarded their
hats on that day.
How one of the "t's" in HIATT was
discarded is another teresting story
of old times.
1t was the custom of the people Of
the time to do little light drink
ing in the late afternoon. Strange to
relate, this drinking was done from
the hat of the individual. Boiling
water was poured in and then tea
leaves added, and the result was a
delicious drink. 1t was considered
very bad etiquette to drink twice
from the same hat, and therefore, as
there couldn't be two "teas" in one
hat, the second one was abandoned,
making it "Hat," the form we now
use.
Some Dissenters.
Disregarding the decree Of old king
Ebenezer, few brave souls braved
the terror of public disapproval and
appeared sporting the festival pressed
hats today in Kenosha Some of them
looked sheepish, others looked de-
fant.
And, up or down in the happy hunt
ing ground, old King Phineas Eben-
ezer HAITI chuckled with glee over the
joke he had played on the, as Bert
Lesion Taylor would have said, 80
called Human Race"
What, you don't believe the story
of old King Ebenezer?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-10
LABOR TO BUILD
TEMPLE HERE
Kenosha Labor Organiza-
tiOns Plan Erection of a
Labor Temple Here.
FOR ALL GATHERINGS
information Regarding Temple
Secured i'm Connection with
Plans for Labor Day.

Organized labor bodies of Kenosha
are planning the building of labor
temple which will serve as a gathering
place both for their business meet
ings and for social activities of the
various organizations.
This was the information gained
this morning in connection with the
plans for a quiet observance of Labor
Day here Monday by the labor or
CARNATIONS of the city.
By one who is well informed on the
activities of the labor bodies. it was
stated this morning that it was an
open secret that practically all Of the
various branches of federated labor
in Kenosha had endorsed the plan
for erection Of temple and had set
aside a certain amount from their
dues each month for the building
fund.
Seeking a Site Now.
The project was launched, it was
said, by the carpenters local which
is fostering the project. Other branch
es responded quickly and during the
past year have endorsed the plan
and taken steps to join in the move
ment.
No site has yet been secured bat
a committee is at work investigating
the probabilities Of several sites for
the Labor Temple. The building would
be one which would serve both as a
gathering place for all Of the locals
and also as place for social meetings
Quiet Labor Day.
No special plans have been made for
the observance Of Labor Day in Ke-
nosha. AS is customary, all factories
public and private offices and places
of business will be closed throughout
the day. There is to be no special
meeting or parade as this has not been
deemed necessary. Many are planning
on motor trips to other cities where
more elaborate programs for the OBJ
servance Of the day have been an
nounced.