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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-30
KENOSHA MOTOR
CLUB EXPANDS
Announces Plans for Es-
tabliShing of Regular
Offices for Club.
UNDER NEW MANAGER

AT meeting of the board of direc-
Wednesday noon at the Elks' club,
new plans for the local motor club
were discussed and definite program
of activity outlined by State Secretary
Pettric, who attended the meeting.
The Kenosha Motor club was form
ed about year ago as part of the
State Motorists association which lat
er became the state division of the
American Automobile association. The
first year the club met its usual or
ganization troubles and very largely
settled them to the satisfaction Of
most of the members. Kenosha now
has a motor club of over 500 members
which places our city among the most
progressive cities of the country.
There are now TIA motor clubs in the
United States with over one million
members. All of the members of the
local club are automatically members
of all other motor clubs included in
the A. A. A. and receive the same
services offered by the clubs to
their own members.
MAny AmlLALSu NtuDSs
The mighty Chicago Motor club to
our south, becomes our sister orgAni-
cation in Illinois and members Of the
Kenosha Motor club are entitled to
all of their free services when travel
ing in that state. Wisconsin, too, has
now built strong organization in the
Wisconsin State Motorists association
L. ~. Y~nk
lens have all been settled. There are
now AIT official service stations under
contract to render the free road
service to members. A book is furn-
ished especially for locating the sta
tons under contract The large Of
fetal guide book has over 240 pages
and is not used for locating Free
Road Service stations.
The Motor Club Insurance depart
ment is in operation and is saving
members at least 25@o in the rate on
their automobile insurance. New
services are being inaugurated from
time to time. The law firm of. Buck
master and Hammond has been APP
pointed as official attorneys for the
club members.
New Manager Named.
The new local manager, F. N. Pal
mer, proposes to establish as soon as
possible, regular Offices for the club
and will be available in all matters
affecting the members of the club.
The Kenosha Motor club now promises
to carry out an aggressive service to
its members and to launch new bene-
Ats from time to time. A member
ship campaign for IL months, the year
round, will De instituted.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-30
ZION MAN Is
LAKE VICTIM
Ransom Hannah, ID, Zion,
Drowned at Channel
Lake Thursday.
MAY HAVE BEEN HIT

Ransom Hannah, aged "a, of Zion,
was drowned Thursday evening at
Channell Lake near Antioch according
to messages reaching Kenosha this
morning. The news of his death
comes as a sorrow to many in Ke-
nosha where the young man also had
large circle of friends. M a9!1
Hannah with a number of friends
had gone to CHANNEL Lake Thursday
evening for q swim. They were using
the slide there and Hannah had gone
down it into the water. He was seen
to be struggling and several friends
went to his assistance, but were un-
able, to rescue him in time. His body
was recovered few minutes later,
but all efforts to recuscitate him
were futile.
scar on his forehead gave reason
to believe that he had probably hit.
his head on a rock or on some part
of the paraphanalia and that this in
jury had caused him to drown.
This fact was taken into considera-
tion by the coroner whose report on
the death was accidental drowning.
Ransom Hannah is survived by a
widow and by one child. He also is
mourned by his parents and other
relatives in Zion. For several years
he had been employed In the candy
factory at Zion and was one of the
most popular workmen there.
2 The remains were brought to the
home in Zion early this morning. The
investigation, carried on by the coro-
ner, was made Immediately after
the accident. No formal inquest was
deemed necessary.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-30
House Burns
Down Today
Shack Home of Alex Matal0wicz on
North Superior Street Burns
to the Ground.

Fire entirely destroyed the one
room house of Alex Matalawicz ct
$3.50 o'clock this morning. The house
is in the rear of the. lot on North
Superior street near the railway
tracks, and it presented a problem
in fire lighting. The first call asked
the fire department to come to North
Superior and Erie streets, and the
second call said, "North Superior
north of Middle"
The department succeeded in locat-
ing the scene of the blaze. Matalawicz
lives alone in the house. He kept his
Ford car downstairs and apparently
used the second floor for living pur-
poses. Only his box of papers, rec
ords and soforth were saved. The
firemen laid a line Of hose from Or
chard street under the railway ties
to the house. Then there was no
pressure and it was necessary to use
the pump.
Damage of about $4,000 resulted;
there was no insurance.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-30
KID CIRCUS WILL
BE GREAT SHOW
Annual Playground Circus
at Lincoln Park Mon
day, August 3.
ALL IN SAWDUST RING

That the season Of the saw-dust
ring and red lemonade does not term
mate with "dog days" will be proved,
when the annual playground circus,
high-spot of the summer season will
be held, Monday, August 8. at Lin
colin Park.
The circus this year will surpass
any previous events of the kind, and
will be put on with a professional
gesture, entirely by children, who
should be experts in circus procedure.
Even the "big top" will be provided
as protection to the wonders Of the
show. One performance will be held
in the afternoon and two in the even
ing. A parade, afternoon and even
ing will precede the program.
All Riddles Welcome.
Although the Lincoln Park play
ground will be host to the others, the
circus regime will be composed of
aerial artists, acrobats, equestriens,
dog trainers, ETC., from all over the
city. 1t is desired to have the best
talent available for the performance,
and children who are able to do stunts
of any kind, are requested to notify
Miss Marie Ludwig at Lincoln Park.
Children who can play mouth-organs
or other instruments, and would not
object to being members Of the circus
band, will also be asked to help, as
well as those boys and girls who feel
they have especial talent as clowns
or circus animals.
Preparations have already begun for
the event, with a bonneville Troll
ley" a stage coach and other para
phernalia under way. One boy 10
decorating his bicycle to represent the
famous Spark Plug" and clowns are
trying on various kinds of false faces
and grimaces to get the best effect.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-30
Died on First Day
of Her Vacation

Miss Rachel v. Burkee, Kenosha
young woman who died several days
ago at Monroe, Louisiana, died on the
first day Of her annual vacation week,
according to word reaching Kenosha
this morning when her remains arrived
in this city. She had gone to the
home of her sister for the vacation
and was taken Ill only few hours
after her arrival.
The remains were taken this after
noon to the home Of her mother on
Eighth avenue where they viii be I'M
til the time for the funeral services,
Tuesday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at
the Hansen Funeral Home with in
terment following in the family plot
in the Green Ridge cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-30
DATES IN BRYAN'S LIFE.

DATES IN BRYAN'S LIFE.
186O-Born in Salem, Ill, March 10.
I8S1-Graduated from Illinois Col
lege.
1s84-Married Mary Blair of Perry,
III.
1S87-Moved to Lincoln, Neb.
1892-Elected to Congress.
1894-Defeated as candidate for
u. s. Senate by Thurston.
1896-NOminate by the Democra-
tic National Convention and
defeated by VIM. Mckinley.
1898-Raised Third Nebraska Vol
unteers and was it's colonel
during the Spanish-American
war.
19OO---Again ran against Mckinley
and was defeated.
1901--Started "The Commoner" at
Lincoln, Neb.
19O4--Saw the defeat of Alton B.
Parker for President.
19O6-Made a tour Of the world.
19O8-Was again defeated for
president, this time by VIM.
H. Taft.
l912-Secured the nomination of
the Democratic party of
Woodrow Wilson for Presi-
dent.
1918 TO 1915-Was named as Sec
rotary of State in the Wilson
Cabinet but disagreed with
his chief and resigned.
19O6-Was a Woodrow Wilson de-
legate at the Democratic Ma
tiOnal Convention.
1920--Held a proxy as a delegate
to the Democratic National
Convention at San Francisco
and made an Unsuccessful
fight for a dry platform.
1924-A resident of Florida, was
sent from that state as dele
gate to the Democratic Ma
tiOnal Convention at New
York.
I925--Defender of fundamentalism
In famous evolution trial at
Dayton, Tennessee.
1925--Died in Dayton, Tennessee,
July 26, 1925.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-30

William Jennings Bryan was the
greatest Democrat of his generation.
His absolute party reign ended when
he threw the votes he controlled to
Woodrow Wilson in the Baltimore Ma
tional Convention of 1912 and saw a
new sun rise on the hosts of Demo-
cracy.
Since the Chicago Democratic Con-
vention in 1895 he had ruled his party
almost absolutely. Three times he had
been named for the party leadership
and as many times been defeated at
the polls. And it takes ability in a
beaten leader to continue leading.
The story of his accession to the
throne will live as long as the political
history of the United States. The Chi
cago convention of 1896 was controlled
by the free silver men. Silver was the
issue. The gold men, however, were
making bitter fight. "Silver Dick"
Bland of Missouri was the probable
nominee. As the debate grew bitter, a
young man, with flowing black hair,
made his way to the platform.
"Who is he?" asked one.
ooh, just a dub congressman from
Nebraska. They'll choke him off be-
fore long"
Half an hour later the entire con-
vention was cheering "The Dub from
Nebraska" while the state standards
were carried in parade down the aisles
and grouped in frontfof Nebraska.
Bland Was Beaten.
David B. Hill, one of the great Dem
ocrats, was seated down in front. When
Bryan started, Hill looked bored and
yawned. When Bryan reached his
climax and Numbered:
"You shall not press down upon the
brow of labor this crown of thorns !;
you shall not cruelty mankind upon a
cross Of gold"-and even before that
never-to-be forgotten parade of stand
ards about the hall, Hill turned to one
of his friends and said: "That ends
BANDS and every other boom in the
convention"
1t did. Bryan was the nominee
Strange to say, the speech wasn't
new, either. Bryan had delivered it,
CAAA1aA anu all uOLSn IlnGSt DuC
never under such dramatic circum-
stances.
Bryan made a wonderful campaign.
He travelled $4,000 miles, spoke at
every stopping place and was defeat
ed by VIM. Mckinley by 271 electoral
votes to 176 for Bryan. Senator Mark
Hanna of Ohio had carefully planned
the campaign for Mckinley. The tfree
silver issue was held u2 to scorn as
the fallacy Of a Populism gone mad
an evil that combined all the weak
nesses and, at the same time, all the
obstructive forces of Greenbackism
and Populism. Bryan was derided as. a
second "Sockless jerry Simpson.
Free Silver would close the factories
and the working man would starve,"
was the cry of thousands of orators
and hundreds of newspapers. Full
dinner pail" parades were organized
by employers all over the nation. Nc
Kinley made "front lawn" campaign
at Canton, O., the forerunner of the
front porch" campaigns Of later
years Mckinley was posed as the
champion of conservatism, the defend
ar Of property rights. Suave, dignified,
imposing, Mckinley looked the part.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-30
SieleWicz Gets $500
for Selling to Two
Boleslaw Sielewicz, SAL Grand Avenue,
Pleads Guilty to Selling Two Of
flers Moonshine and is Fined.

Boleslaw Sielewicz, who is the
holder Of a permit to operate the
saloon at 5lt Grand avenue, sold Po-
lice Officers Goodman and Behnke two
glasses of moonshina, according to the
charge he faced in municipal court
today and today he paid for it. Judge
Baker fined him $500 and costs on
the charge of possession and sale Of
moonshine. On the plea of his at
torney Sielewicz was granted stay Of
execution of thirty days in which to
raise the money for his fine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-30
Says Husband
Pointed Gun
Ambie Wittenwyler Starts Suit for
Divorce Frclm Harvey Witten-
wyIer in Court Here.

Suit for divorce has been COM
menced in the municipal court by Am
bic Wittenwyler from Harvey Witten-
wyler. They were married at Rock
ford April 16, 1919, and have one
child, Leona, five years old. The child
has been legally adopted with the con-
sent of both parents.
Cruel treatment by physical violence
is charged. Wittenwyler, according to
the complaint beat and kicked his wife
in October, 1921, so that she was con
fined for three weeks to her bed with
a bruised spine. She says that he
threatened to kill her, and lowered a
gun at her.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-30
Twn MAsHERs FINED.

James Eccito, 327 North Edward
street and Tony Ritacca, GOT Market
street, were each fined So and costs
this morning for MASKING. The two
young men followed two girls in a
car from Main street to Grand avenue.
They offered the girls ride; the girls
refused and started to run, whereupon
the young men continued to pursue
them. A citizen saw the situation and
summoned the police. Eccito and
Ritacca admitted that they did net
know the girls.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-30
TO MAKE CLIMBING SAFE

Paris-Tests are now beng mads.Ho
see whether small hydrogen balloons
can be attached to mountain climbers
to aid them in climbing and to PRIV
vent them from being seriously in
jured in falls down mountain chasms.
The balloons would have just enough
gas in them to check the fall.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-30
BoDANsxY FINDS U. s. MUSICAL.

Berlin. The American people
are as musical as any in the world,
according to Arthur Bodansky Of the
metropolitan Opera, on a visit here.
This applies to appreciation both of
opera and of concert. In America, as
nowhere else in the world, he obser-
yes, people sometimes go to concerts
three times a day. German opera Is
popular in America, he said.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-30
IAps on SALVAGE rRrP.

Tokyo.-Expert divers will Leave
soon to try to salvage the Japanese
transport Yasaka Maru, sunk by the
Germans during the war. 1t had $780,
900 in bullion aboard.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-30
RICHEST SCHOOL.

Cambridge, Mass.--Harvard is the
richelt. educational institution in the
United States with an endowment of
S53, 031 ,769. Columbia, Yale and Le-
land Stanford follow in the order
named
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-30
BORN.

To Mr.. and Mrs. John Bartel, 67s
Pleasant street, daughter, Patricia
Ann, at their home, July 81.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-30

The battleship Maine, blown up in
Havana harbor, was built at Brooklyn
navy yard.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-30

Franklin began learning the print
er's trade at II years of age.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-30

In 1849 the secretary of the interior
became a cabinet member.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-30

Lincoln was the second child in a
family of three.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-01-07
FOLEY'S INDEXINGS

This morning as we sit at the desk
in coy corner of the Index office
and look out the window and upwards
to the cold, blue sky we hope that the
year 1925 may be twinkler for all of
us. Happy New Year," we exclaim
to friends who fire right back to us
1.-THE same to you and many of themi"
That's the right sort of friendship-if
only it be loyal and true, remember
ing of course that one cannot wholly
forget nor forgive a person who in
tentionally, through studied premedi-
tation, feigns friendship while plan
ming your downfall. There are a few
of 'em-the hypocrites!
Changing the subject, how sadly set
ties down upon the human heart the
sorrowful truth that the brightest and
best of existence has fed Those de-
lightful years before we trod the rough
and rugged road of experience and Bit
off more than we could-masticate
One by one we count the bits of know
ledge gained, and look back over the
store as a mise: counts his priceless
treasures. They are of little value to
others-but useable for reference in
the Index office. We are not so frolic-
some today at thirty-five years or SC
ago-but we know more And it is
gratifying to know there are other
country editors who cannot work all
dav from 7 O'clock a. M until m
and then glide through the Blue Dan
ube waltz sll night as they once could
Still, all of us al : in the same boat
bobbing along toward the raDids and
making ready for the grand plunge
from which there is no escape.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-01-07
PLATTEvILLE PIONEER DEAD

PLATTEVILLE-Th cath of Mrs.
Hannah r. wilkins ma sed the pas
sing of another of Platteville's pi-
oneer residents. Deceased was born
in Pennsylvania in 1843 and when but
child her parents moved to Mifflin,
where the early years of her life were
spent. In 1859 she was united in mar
rage to August Barries. One son, Jo-
seph. was born to this union. In 1868
she was married to Reuben wilkins.
soldier of the Civil war. Mr. Will
kins passed away in 1913 Six chill
dren were born to them, Mrs. M A.
Matthews. deceased: John R. of Liv-
ingston, Mrs. Marvin Clifton. Cora,
Ida, and Charles all of Platteville
Mrs. Wilkins is also survived by 25
grandchildren and Is great-grandchil-
dren, three sisters and one brother.
Funeral services were conducted from
the home on Bradford sereet and also
from the Primitive Methodist church.
the Row. John HardcastIe OFFICIATING.
Mrs. wilkins was member IF the w.
r. G. and also number of church So
cieties.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-01-07

The beauty narlor operators and
tbe BARRIERS of the state are determined
TO have a showdown and each will
be prepared tn make fight IN tne
coming legislative session to PASS laws
to designate what classes OF Work
each may do legally. Beauty narlors
are not nernitted to bob and shlngie
females and BARRIERS are not permltten
to encroach uDon the classes of Work
done bv the beauty Darlors. Thus we
see that the fads of the fair sex nave
precipitated an Industrial war.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-01-07

N. M. Bushnell received word of
the death Of his only brother. Chester
Bushnell, at E1ko, Nevada. He retired
at nieht feeling we'll as usual. and
was found dead in bed the following
morning. Deceased was born north of
Platteville, where he lived until rs
wears ago when he left for the sou+h.
He was 81 years Of age.-Plattevill
News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-01-07

Charles Lapp, OF DdhOId, III, a LII
mer resident of the town OF Avon, near
Brodhead, was burned to death in
fire which destroyed the house on the
farm in Avon township on Thursday
night of last week. Mr.. Lapp had come
ND to the farm in the afternoon to
load UP potatoes for shipment, and
made himself as comfortable as pos
sible. lighting an oil stove near the
foot of his bed. There was no one near
the scene and any account of the burn
ing of the building and Mr.. Laps
death are but 1rere conjectures. me
probabilities are that while Mr.. Lapp
slept. the bed clothes either caught
fire of the stove might have exploded.
Neighbors noticing the reflection OF
the flames, rushed through the sleet
storm to the house, but found it en-
tirely enveloped in flames and were
unable to save anything. Mr.. Laps
presence in the house was unknown
until morning when his charred re-
mains were discovered half way be-
tween the outer door and the bedroom,
this leading to the supposition that he
had been awakened by the smoke and
failed in his effort to escape from the
room. In spite of the fact that Coron-
er Whaley of Rock county, visited the
scene, rumor persists that foul play
may have been responsible for Mr..
Lapp's death, the suspicion being
based upon circumstantial evidence. 1t
is thought that Mr.. Lapp had sum
of money with him, and that his
watch was also upon his person, but
no trace of these was found.
Evening star., 1925-02-08
Sea in Midst of Jagged Reefs, Craft Barely Escapes

it's crest-and dropped so viciously
that every fiber of the boat was
strained. The stern swung round and
we lay grounded, broadside to the
wind and sea.
A squall struck, throwing US on
our beam ends. In the wild tumult
of the sea and wind we managed to
lower sail and anchor.
WE lay a. quarter of a mile from
shore. 1t was almost dark, and
the falling tide soon left us in the
very midst of breaking seas.
1t was the work of some minutes to
get the spare anchor out of the hold
and bolt its uncouth parts together.
The mate in this emergency became
again a miracle of energy and
strength and prompt obedience. With
the white seas curling over the skffs
gunwale, he rowed the heavy anchor
with it's dragging weight of chain TO
windward. and at the chains length
dropped it. Then, taking advantage
of every lift of the larger seas, we
strained to draw the bow into the
wind.
Time and again without avail we
pulled the anchor through the yield
ing, sandy bottom, hove it aboard, re-
placed it IN the skiff, and the mate
carried it to sea again. The bow
stuck fast. Finally, after an hour of
exhausting labor, we worked the
boats stern into the wind and, with
both anchors at their chains and ca
ble's lengths to windward, held her
so, and went below to await the tide
or dissolution.
No sound of nature could be more
gruesomely harassing than that in
| termittent grinding, gnashing, thump-
| ing, creaking, eroaning of our forlorn
| ship as she rolled and pounded in
| that sea. So l got out my beautiful, p,
| beloved silver flute and played upon
| it; and il it had never before imposed
/ a mood of peace upon ono human
spirit-and that is possible-tha I
day, by the incongruousness of its
I plaintive notes amid those sounds of
| wreck, 1t did.
Then, 10! as IL the forces of de-
| struction had grown discouraged in
| the face of our impressive noncha-
lance, the tides Of the sea and of for
| tune turned to favor US. Instead of
lifting on the crests of waves we
| foated free, and only pounded in the
| hollows.
With new energy and strength we
! went to work to improve our posi-
ton. and in an hours time, by pull
| ing the vessel out to the anchors and
| carrying the anchors alternately out
| to sea, we reached a safe depth to lie
| in. 1t was an extremely rough and
| uncomfortable berth, but in the total
darkness of that night it was out of
| the question to hoist canvas and look
| for another Utterly exhausted, we
| turned in.
Copyright, 1921