The Daily Tribune from Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin • Page 1

Dam lEIBTOE WISCONSIN RAPIBS WISCONSIN RAPIDS, SATURDAY DECEMBER 16, 1922. NINTH YEAR-NO. 2888. PRICE TIIRF.P. CENTS Charges Stepmother with Murder JAPANESE VISIT HERE LAUGH AT TALK ABOUT WAR Hazel 18-year-old daughter of the slain circus king, "Honest John" Brunen, threw the Mount Holly (N.

courtroom into an uproar when she accused her stepmother, Mrs. Doris Brunen, and Harry Mohr, brother of Mrs. Brunen, of having plotted to kill her father. WW Of Poland Assassin Confcre es Keep Results Of Meet Yesterday' Dark Associated Press) Madison, Wis. Dec.

16. The thirteen state allied with the l.aKollotte-Blaine faction in the upper house of the Wisconsin legislature iC'iieluded their conference on legislative and organization problems late yesterday after a six hour session. The results of the caucus of all but two administration senators were r.cl announced. Senulory Harry A. Hulier elected chairman of the group terms itself the Progressive Senators Committee issued a statement at the close of the session, saying that tentative plans made yesterday ill be presented at a meeting of the state Sen-a'e conference to be held by progressive members of the Senate." lie added that "no definite information is to be given out at this time regarding such plans." The statement advised that organization of the Senate was discussed and tentative plans laid.

He al hat the senators discussed with the governor, the policy relating 'i o-gressive republican platform pledges, consideration of the governor's message to the legislature. Compromise Allowable On Delinquent Tax Payments Madison, Wis. The county clerk, district attorney nnd county treasurer are empowered to compromise on payments required for delinquent both for general taxes nnd special improvement taxes, F. E. Bump, assistant attorney general ruled today.

He held that he statutes five authority to these county officers to determine what an equitable return on delinquent taxes is, proving the whole tax cannot be paid. I am of the opinion" Mr. Bump wrote, "that no distinction is intended between general taxes and special improvements taxes and that the same authority exists to compromise special taxes as to compromise general taxes. Leonard, Not George, In Habeck Moonshine Case Leonard Habeck, it was stated today, was the man who was present at the time of the alleged purchase of liquor at the W. H.

Habeck saloon by J. P. Hayes, detective who secureel evidence 'against the saloon men arrested in I District Attorney F. W. Calkins recent on moonshiners In this section, It was erroneously reported yester- 1 I tf I I.

A 11 nay mat ueorge naoocK, nis Dioiner( wa3 the man who witnessed the PAPERM1LL OWNERS OF JAPAN SCOIT WAR TALK IN AMERICAN PAPERS; SAY NIPPON WANTS NO WAR Tetsuo Okawa, son of H. Okawa of Tokio, Japan, largest paper mill owner in that nation, M. Aria, superintendent of mills for H. Okawa and Mr. Aria's son were visitors in this city today as guests of the Eeloit Iron Works and the Consolidated Water Power Paper Co.

When interviewed by the Tribune at the Hotel Witter, where they are stopping, both Mr. Okawa and Mr. Aria declared that the talk about a possible war between Janan and the Un.ted States was a tremendous joke. They said that even Japan's participation in the world was sufficient to cure their nation of any future wars. Mi.

Aria declared that the bad conditions in Japan after the war, especially the industrial conditions, were a safe'assurance of peace as fat as Japan is. concerned. Visit Local Mill The foreign visitors spent the day at the Coasolidated mill where they inspected the operations of the giant paper machine with a view of placing an order, for a similar machine fo: the Okawa mills. The Okawa company operates fifty-four paper machines in their several mills in Japan and employs over forty thousand men. They make news print exclusivelj.

they stated that they had been in Europe and had visited many paper mills but they had seen no machines in Europe that "were equalling the speed of Machine No. 4 in the Consolidated. While in the west they have been guests of the Beloit Iron Works and have made trips to Canadian paper mills with Hamilton Rofs of tho Beloit concern. They are now enroute to the Pacific coast and then to Japan. Liked Wisconsin Rapids Mr.

Okawa and Mr. Aria spoke-very highly of Wisconsin Rapids say ing that it was a beautiful city and regretted they could not remain here longer. Made No Charges About Missing Cap Judge Says Judge H. Cetts stated today that he had no intention of accusing John Shear, town of Hansen man, of trading caps with him, as reported yesterday. The capMisappeared, the judge said, at the same time that Shear left the court room after -being assessed the tax on two dogs and costs of legal action but inasmuch as several witnesses in the case left at tre same time their was no way of telling who got the cap.

Buys Repair Department Of Local Auto Concern Henry Schroeder, who has been connected with the repair department of the Zeaman Motor Company, local agents for the Chevrolet car, has purchased the repair business, with tools and equipment of the Sherman Auto Sales Company, on Jackson street between Second and Third Avenues south. Earl Sherman, former owner of the Sherman Auto Sales establishment, will retain the agency for the Stude-baker car, and will consolidate his interests with the Ebbe garage on Fourth avenue. Mr. Schroeder, who is a graduate of the Milwaukee Motor" school, announces that he will conduct a general motor repair, car storage and battery service. Skilled workers in the manufacturing end of the carpet, upholstery, and allied industries in America are receiving wages from 175 to 200 per cent above those in prewar times.

Wisconsin leads all the States in the production of condensed and evaporated milk. PREDICT EARLY END FOR HERRI MASSACRE TRIAL CASE SHOI LD BE ENDED BY MIDDLE OF JANUARY, ATTORNEYS FOR BOTH SIDES AGREE; DEFENDANTS ARE IDENTIFIED (By Associated Prers) Marion, III. Dec. 16 Attorneys for both the-state and the defense in the trial of five men charged with mur der in connection with the Herrin riot of last June today predicted the end of the trial by the middle of January. Previous predictions were that the trial would continue two months.

During the first three days of the trial, testimony has been given by more than a score of state During the Saturday and Sunday recess taken last night, attorneys said they would go over their list of witnesses in the hope of materially reducing them. Four Defendants Identified So far the state witnesses have. pointed to four of the five, defendants is having been seen with guns in their hands during the riots. All are united in the declaration that they were unable to identify any of those as participants in the shooting. The defense has not made plain its case except for the declaration of the chief counsel, A.

W. Kerr that it would prove an absolute alibi for all of the defendants. Frank Farrington head of the Illinois Mine Workers who has been a spectator at the trial, issued a statement showing that the union would defend every miner indicted in connection With tho rfot. Woman Struck By Engine Is Not Seriously Injured Mrs. Elmer Durkee, 780 Freemont street, was struck by a switch en gine on the Northwestern road this morning.

Physicians were summoned immediately, and she was taken to her home where it was found that bad suffered cuts about the he-ad, but was not seriou.dy injured. According to reports of the accident Mrs. Durkee wa; walking along the Northwestern road right of behind the Lowell school. She fail ed to hear the ap reaching locomotive until 100 late to get out of the way. Wisconsin Rapids People In Point Normal Concert Eight Wisconsin Rapids people, students at the Stevens Point normal school, took part in the annual holiday conceit of the normal school orchestra and ladies' chorus, given at the school auditorium Thursday evening.

The Misses Irene Coleman, Dorothy Dixon, Doris Kleberg, Hortense Metz-ger, Elizabeth Gertrude Teissier, and Volla Westenborg were members of the chorus, and William Doud-na played the viola in the orchestra and in the string emmtette. Miss Ruby Treutel of Vesper was another graduate of the Lincoln high school who was a member of the chorus, Other Wood county students at the normal school are Roy Nonnlngton, Georgia Payne, Catherine Gee, and Minnie Ilentschel, of Wisconsin Rapids; Marian Brazeau and Phyllis Crowns of Nekoosa, and Margaret Dingledeln of Arpin. Manitowoc Starts Drive Against Worthless Checks Manitowoc War was declared by District Attorney Brady in tho Manitowoc municipal court on a practice which he declared was becoming too general that of persons issuing checks without funds in the bank to meet them. Mr. Brady said that there would be no leniency in dealing with this practice in Manitowoc county.

WEATHER Cloudy tonight and Sunday, probably miow; youth portio colder Sunday. mm in; cTtm URGE STATE AID BP PENSION LAW IMI'OSSIIJLE FOR COUNTIES TO HANDLE CASE OF DEPENDENT CHILDREN VVUHOIT CENTRALIZED SUPERVISION (By Associated Press) Madison, Dec. 1G More adequate state aid and supervision of Mother's pensions, now administered by counties, are needed to make the dependent children's law more generally effective, the state board of control concludes in a report on the law's operation today. Pensions amounting to $700,848.81 were paid to 3,218 families, with 9,159 children aided, representing an of $90,000 over the previous year, and of since the law as enacted in 1901). Would Amend Law 'It would seem," the board said, "that further amendment to the aid to dependent children's law is desirable in that more adequate forms of state aid and supervision are needed, not necessarily regulation, but assistance so that these counties which are not so fortunate as to possess trained workers to assist the courts, might receive the benefits of a centralized and standardized system of supervision and hud get making in so far as the fundamentals are concerned.

"Constructive work, which is so necessary in many cases cannot be done without adequate aid and proper supervisory care. Adequate relief cannot be determined with any degree of certainty unless a budget system is used, in which careful consideration, has been given to the fundamental requirements of a minimum standard of living. Insure Bight Result With a budget system, as a guide in determining what the pension ought to be, the actual income may be placed alongside the minimum requirements, and an amount granted that 'would insure the family a wholesome standard of living. "This being done, proper supervision should follow to the end that the courts may be assured that the public funds are being wisely spent and that the mother is receiving all the possible assistance in caring for and educating her children." Changes in the pension law to provide he supervision recommenced by the board of control will probably be urge upon the legislature when it convened. Bankers And Dairy Men Meet To Plan Campaign Milwaukee, Wis.

Preliminary plans for the program to be carried out by Wisconsin bankers and dairy leaders will be made here next Monday when they meet to discuss the opening of the nationwide dairy ad-dairy products. Waupun or Ripon is slated for the' opening of the campaign about Jan. 9, when the advertising program is to be inaurated according to B. F. Sheridan, Fond du Lac who has charge of the opening.

Wisconsin products according to bankers and dairymen in the state are not fixed on a high quality basis and the plan of the campaign is to establish a high quality known to every consumer of dairy products in the country. Mr. Sheridan, at the meeting here next Monday will present a plan for the campaign which originated in Fond du Lac county. The plan is to lave every farmer give the proceeds from the sale of milk for two days during the year to finance the campaign. Lists of tho various contributes posted in each of the different cheese factories in the several counties, is also planned.

School Dramatic Society Presents One Act Plays ie Ma Her oi creams, ami "Neighbors," presented by thej Mask and Wig, high school dramatic society, were enthusiastically received by the East Side ParentrTcachers' nssociatio before whom they were given last night. The plays, produced under the direction of Miss Heffron and Miss Everz of the high school faculty, were both unusually well done. The Teachers' chorus, under the direction of Miss Bess Bradford, sang "Calm is the Night," and "The Quiet Hour." Following the entertainment refreshments were served. ADMINISTRATION LOCAL PEOPLE IN BAD SMASH UP; ONE IN HOSPITAL JOE EPSTEIN MOST SERIOUSLY INJURED OF PASSENGERS WHEN STEVENS POINT BUS TURNS OVER IN DITCH Joe Epstein of this city is in River-view Hospital suffering from several broken and a punctured left lung and several Wisconsin Rapids and Ne-koosa girls are confined to their homes with painful bruises and cuts as a result of a bad smashup on the Plover road at 6:20 o'clock last night, when the Stevens Point 12 cylinder Packard de luxe bus collided with a fanner's sled and turned over into the ditch on the south side of the road. Three travelling men and one travelling saleswoman wera also passengers of the bus, but none were badly hurt.

The driver, Fred Roberts of Stevens Point, is in St. Michael's Hospital at Stevens Point with a broken collar bone and other bad bruises. Fred Belscamper, Plover road farmer was driver of the team and sleigh. The big bus was badly damaged and was taken back to Stevens Point last night. Local People Hurt A party of Rapids and Nekoosa girls, all students at the Stevens Point school were injured in the crash.

They were: Dorothy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dixon, two fractured ribs and Catherine Gee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Gee, badly bruised and cut.

Volla Westenborg, daughter of M. and Mrs. A. Wetsenborg, Eighth street north, badly bruised. Lenore Anderson, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. O. Anderson, Nekoosa, badly cut and bruised. Phyllis Crowns, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Neil Crowns Nekoosa, badly bruised and cut about the face. Epstein Seriously Hurt Mr. Epstein, who was a passenger on the front seat, was most seriously hut of the party. He had several rihs on the left side broken and his lung punctured. His physician declare! that the exact nature of the injuries would not be known until Sunday or Monday.

His condition was regarded as favorable and he was said by his physician and hospital authorities to be not dangerously injured unless complications ihould set in. Three travelling men, one who is unknown and who left thp city last night and who was uninjured and a salesman named Anderson of Milwaukee, who sufTered a wrenched back and R. Gilbertson, travelling salesman for the Excelsior Motor Mfg. and Supply Co. of Chicago and an unknown saleswoman were in the car.

The unknown man and the unknown woman left the city on the night train as did Mr. Anderson. Mr. Gilbertson suffered a sprained neck and a sprained right hand and remained at the Hotel Witter, where he was interviewed today by the Tribune. Tells of Accident When seen today, Mr.

Gilbertson stated that the driver had been making considerable speed on the rough sand roads between Meehan and the county line and that he was very uneasy. He declared that when the car came on the concrete he. felt safe and was conversing with a fellow passenger when the car was seen to approach the Belscamper sleigh. Tie said that the driver made every attempt to keep clear of the team and had given half the road to Belscamper, but the car in passing struck the rear and then the Whipple tree of the rig. The impact of the collision and the contact with the rig swerved the big car which skidded clear around.

The machine continued to skid backward in the westerly direction even though it was pointed in the direction of Plover. The big cr soon skidded to the left hand side of the road and went into the ditch turning over with the top down and the wheels pointed skyward. Rushed to Farm House The accident occurred about a mile and one-half east of the county line on the concrete road near the Looze farm. The girls and other injured were takou to a nearby farm house where help was summoned from Wisconsin Rapids and taxis and busses came to the rescue, taking those injured to their homes and Mr. Epstein to the local hospital.

Mr. Gilbertson said he remained with the driver after they had helped the injure pdassengera to get into cars. A fire developed in the motor and Mr. Gilbertson, although injured him- Normal Students Saved From Auto Crash By Chance Eight Wisconsin Rapids and No koosa people, seven of idem student--at, the Stevens Point normal school, were savd. from being involved in the wreck of the Intern clan Rapid-Transit Company auto bus yester day evening by the fact that the fiffeen passenger car was crowded and running behind schedule.

When it was found that due tithe large number cf ncrinal schw students returning to their home the bus was crowded to capacity fore meeting the evening train the Soo line a second bus was provided and Gertrude Preisler Minnie Ilentschel and William Doudnq this city and Marian Brazeau and James Campbell of Nekoosa, the four students at the normal school made the trip to Wisconsin Rapid in this acr. They left the big bir waiting at the Soo line station a' Stevens Point and arrived home he fore the accident oecured. Georgia Payne, Catherine Jesmie; and Caroline Boles all of Wiscons.r Rapids, (were waiting for the Stevens Point when J. N. Re'lnnd who was in Stevens Point on business invited them to ride home with him in his car.

They also arrived in th; city before the accident. KELLER FAILS TO ANSWER SUMMONS N. A I BROUGHT CHARGES AGAINST DAUGHERTY MAY FACE HOUSE ACTION FOR CONTEMPT. By Associated Press) Washington, Dec. 1(5 Represent alive Keller, Republican, Minnesota, failed again to appear before lb? House Judiciary committee to giv evidence under oath as to information on which be based his impeachment charges against Attorney OnerJ Daugherty.

Keller's counsel, .1. II. Ralston i. flounced he had advised his client th" the committee had exceeded, its authority and that he was not requiv" to appear in response to the commit tec's summons. Had House Sanction Chairman Volstead said that th subpoena served on Mr, Keller been sanctioned by the House ami that che committee now will report Keller's name back to the House f.

contempt. After Chairman Volstead had rd vised that it go slowly in reaching a decision, the committee deferred until Monday any action with respect to Mr. Keller's refusal to appear. Bar Toreador Trousers From Eau Claire School (By Associated' Press) Eau Claire, Dec. 16 Toreador or peon trousers which have become a vogue with a score or more of High School students here have been "olli-cially banned" by Principal Wm.

Bran of the Eau Claire High School. "We are here to work and not to stage a fashion shew," was the dictum of the principal who created a sensation by placing his ban on the new style. Wearers of the toreador style were kindly but firmly requested by the principal to go home and don regula tion garments, and his request wa. immediately heeded. Nearly 10,000 Attend First Session Of Products Show Milwaukee More than 9,200 per sons attended the opening of the Wis consin Products exposition here.

A feature attraction of the show was the display of Indian life on the stage of the arena. Life as lived in the wilder ness by young and old was depicted. Almost every Wisconsin industry is represented at the exposition. Cheese, peas, tobacco, com and groins are shown in row after row of booths. Announce Auto Sales The Zeaman Motor Company, local agents for the Chevrolet cur, announce the following sales for the past week: Sedan to Louis Koch, touring cars to Harry Sparks of Port Edwtrds and S.

Shirley of Pittsville. President Slain By Gabriel Naratowicz, First txecutrreo WewKepub lie, onoi 10 ueam i oaay Dy Artist (By Associated Press) Warsaw, Dec. If Gabriel Nara towicz, first president of Poland was assassinated today. The president was killed by an artist, named Niewadnmsli, who fired three shots, every one hiking effort. There had been continuous disorders ever since President Naratowicz was elected one week ago today.

On thnt occasion there was a tumultuous clamor growing out of unexpected victory over J. Pilsudski, the demonstration resulting in four deaths and injury to more than one hundred persons. Opposed by Naratowicz The to M. Naratowicz us first president of Poland, was composed mainly of nationalists representing largely the Polish population. The members of the party resented the election of a man, they declared, who represented the non-Polish and radical elements.

Official advices after the election announced that the other parties would refuse to support Naratowicz or any cabinet appointed by Mm. Thousands Out Of Work In Milwaukee This Christmas Milwaukee, Wis. Although the employment situation in Milwaukee is a great deal better than that of la.t year, there are several thousand men out of work here to whom the Christmas season means little of joy and happiness according to Harry l.ipp-art superintendent of the government employment bureau here, Figures from DO Milwaukee factories, used as a basis for estimating employment conditions in-this city, show that there are a proximately -T7 per cent more men employed than one year previous. self, assisted driver, Fred Roberts, to put out the fire in the motor. He praised Roberts, who was suffering intense pain, for the heroic work rendered the injured people and for the careful manner in which he assisted Gilbertson and others not injured in carefully searching the wreckage for those who might be pinned under; the big car.

Bclscamper's Version The Tribune sent a representative to the Bcslcamper farm on the Plover road where it was learned according to Mr, Belscamper that the big car 'struck the rear bumper of the bob Isled and then started to skid. Mr. Belscamper was uninjured but his 16 yenr old daughter Carrie was said to have received a bmiaod arm and wus to local doctor today for treat- Continued, no page 3).