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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-02
LEAGUE REJOTCES AT
WILSON ACCEPTANCE
French Feel that Poor Old Europe Is
Less Abandoned by Action
of President.
(By Agsociated Presgl

10y Associated EreSS1
Geneva-P President Wilson's accept
ance created great impression when
it was announced today. "Poor old
Europe will feel less abandonment"
was remark made by a member of
the French delegation while discuss
ing the matter. The news gave the
assembly great relief, as the Armen-
ian question had become the bugbear
of the assembly. There is much
speculation as to what form the me-
diation of Armenia will take. A J..
Balfour, leader of the British dele
CATION recently remarked to the as
sembly that to negotiate, it would be
necessary to offer Mustapha Renal,
chief of the Turkish nationalists,
something, either money or territory,
and this remark is recalled in con-
nection with Mr.. Wilson's known oppo-
sition to the disposition made of some
parts Of the territory of Turkey by
the Sevres treaty. Prediction is made
here that, in the end, the Greeks may
pay the price for saving what remains
of the Armenian people. President
Wilson's action is a big step toward
a solution of one of the most serious
problems before the assembly" was the
way Lord Robert Cecil characterized
the American presidents acceptance.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-02
GOODRICH LINES
ARE SOLD TODAY
(By United preas.l

Chicago Ownership of the Goodrich
Transfer Co., the oldest and largest
steamship company operating on the
Great Lakes today, passed from Albert
w, Goodrich to H. w. Tharp and asso-
ciates. The new organization is said
to have paid $1,0OO,00O to Goodrich for
his interests. His company operated
six of the largest vessels on the Great
Lakes. The new association with
Tharp as president of the new organi-
zation, includes large interests in
Manitowoc, Chicago and Muskegon,
Mich, as we'll as employees and heads
Of departments of the concern. Tharp
entered the employ of the company as
clerk, was private secretary to Good
rich, and later general manager and
vice-president of the company. In an
exclusive interview with the United
Press today, Tharp stated that the
company was expected to expand great
ly during the next two years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-02
Governors Are to
Meet at Harrisburg
(By Associated Press)

Harrisburgh, Pa. - New England
clasped hands with the Pacific coast
here today and the denizen of the
frozen Great Lakes shore met and
fraternized with the dweller of the
land along the Rio Grande, when two
score governors and governors-elect
assembled in the Pennsylvania senate
chamber for the opening session of
their twelfth annual conference. Dis
cussion of weighty questions of gov
eminent administration and the thresh-
ing out of problems of statecraft and
economics which await post war re
adjustment in every state of the I'M
ion, faced the executives when they
convened under the gavel of Gov. Will
liam C. Sproul, of Pennsylvania, in
his capacity of host and temporary
chairman. Today's schedule called for
a vigorous program Of official discus
sion punctuated by entertainment at a
hotel for luncheon and at the govern
or's home for formal dinner in the
evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-02
FEDERAL OFFICERS
SEEK new WITNESS
Kenosha Man Wanted in Connection
With Investigation of Booze Ring
Declared as Disappeared"
Try limited Pressl

Milwaukee, Wis. = AS the federal
grand jury that has been investigating
the liquor situation here was at the
climax of it's investigation, it became
known that prominent Kenosha man,
who was the star witness for the fed
eral officials, was missing. 1t was not
known at the United States federal
Office whether the man had actually
disappeared or had refused to answer
the summons. 1t leaked out, however,
that deputy had been sent to Keno
sha to get the man and to bring him
back to Milwaukee under custody.
Kenosha Held as Base.
The calling of the Kenosha resident,
coupled with the police from Neenah
and Menasha, supplied the general i'm
preston that the federal grand jury
is now declared to expose the big deal
by which saloons in Milwaukee had
been supplied with bonded whiskey. 1t
is an open secret that Kenosha has
been the base of operations that have
been supplying bootleggers and saloons
here with whiskey, Many carloads of
bonded liquor were said to have been
unloaded in that city and struggled
into Milwaukee either by auto truck
or by vessels operating on the Great
Lakes,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-02
BRISTOL YOUTH
GOES TO COURT
Is Apprehended by State
Conservation Officer
Mcneil.
HAD TRAPPED A MINK

The municipal court was busy this
morning in selecting jurymen to try
David Hanrach, thirteen-year- Odd
Bristol youth, who had been arrested
by State Conservation Officer Mcneil
on charge Of illegal trapping.
Hanrach Admits Trapping.
McNeill asserts that upon an inves-
tigation of the traps of young Han
rach, he found that mink had been
trapped out of season, in direct VIC
lation of the state game and animal
conservation laws. Hanrach acknow;-
edges trapping the mink, but states
that he did so because the mink had
killed three hundred of their chickens.
The investigation of Mcneil, how
ever. brought to light that the MINK
had been trapped over half mile from
the farmhouse and that a dozen or SO
traps had been set along a creek bot
tom. The deputy conservation com
missioner thinks, however, that it
would not require that many traps, to
get one mink.
May Set Example.
This case is expected to bring some
discussion of the present laws in re-
CARDS to farmers trapping without a
license and it is possible that some
definite instructions will be given to
farmers who are pestered with skunks
and rodents. The case will be trieG
before Judge Tully of the municipal
court as soon as venire of jurymen
are selected.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-02
Former Kenosha Woman
Burned to Death in Her
Home at Cleveland.
DRESS CAUGHT FIRE
Belated Reports of Death. of
Mrs. Farr Received from
Cleveland Today.

That Mrs. Emma Farr, widow Of the
late DR.. A. Farr, and for many years
|. one of the most prominent women of
Kenosha whose death occurred i'll
Cleveland, Ohio, few days ago, and
who was Inferred in Waukegan, met a
tragic fate not unlike that Of her sis
ter and her sisters husband, Colonel
and Mrs. William ]. Reid of Wauke-
gan, who met death in the Iroquis
Theatre fire in Chicago several years
ago, was learned today. Mrs. Farr
was also burned to death.
She occupied small apartment at
Cleveland, a short distance from the
apartment of her son, Chester Farr.
On the day before Thanksgiving, the
people residing in the fiat under Mrs.
Farr heard something strike the floor,
followed closely by screams,
Found Clothing in Flames.
They fastened to the door of their
apartment, which opened into hall,
and saw Mrs. Farr, her body enveloped
in flames, rushing down the stairs.
They managed to extinguish the fire,
but not until the victim had been very
severely burned. She was rushed to a
hospital where medical attention was
given, but from the first physicians
held out no hope of her recovery. She
died a few hours later.
Was Preparing Breakfast.
It developed at the coroner's inquest
that Mrs. Farr was preparing her
breakfast when in some manner her
dress caught fire from the toaster on
the dining table. She became excited
and instead of trying to extinguish the
flames her first thought was to seek
the outside air. This action on her
part was fatal, for she was terribly
burned in her fight.
Mrs. Farr was prominent resident
Of Kenosha for number Of years and
was one of the leaders in society in
Kenosha for many years and had many
friends here. She was the daughter
of Mr. Mari, for years a prominent
undertaken and furniture dealer of
Waukegan. Following her marriage,
Mrs. Farr came to Kenosha and occu-
pied a prominent position here for
years, the family being one Of the
wealthy ones of this city. After Mr..
Farr's death Mrs. Farr returned to
Waukegan and lived much of the time
with her sister, Mrs. William Reid.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-02
Hope to Arrest
HamOn Woman Soon
(By United Press)

Ardmore, Okla. Arrest of Clara
Smith Hamon, in the nationwide
woman hunt" is near, County Prose-
cutor Russell B. Brown claimed today
following his return from "mysteri-
Gus hunting trip" in connection with
the death of Jake L. Hamon, million
aire oil man and Republican national
committeeman. Brown asserted he had
positive information that Mrs. Hamon
was in lannon's suite Of rooms when
the millionaire was shot ten days ago.
Mrs. Hamon is being sought on a
charge of shooting with intent to kill.
1t was learned here today that follow
ing the shooting Clara Hamon fed
from Ardmore in an automobile, accom-
panied by her sister, Mrs. Y. S. Walling
of Wilson, Okla, and mysterious
imam with sandy hair"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-02
(By Associated Press)

Geneva-The council of the League
of Nations today unanimously approx
ed the invitation drawn up by the
military commission calling on the
United States to name a representa-
tive to sit on the commission. The
invitation, the text of which was made
public and cabled in the news dis
patches last night, expressed the view
that the general consideration of the
subject of a reduction of ornaments
would be greatly facilitated" the
United States government could see
its way to send representative to sit
in a consultative capacity with the
commission. Following the councils
approval of the invitation at it's ses-
sion today note embodying it was
despatched to the Washington govern
ment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-02
LAND VALUES SCARED
in KEN0SHA. COUNTY
Five Year Report Shows Very Large Increase
in Value of Lands i'm KenOsha County
Rise Has Been Steady.
KENOSHA IS WELL UP IN THE LEAD
Present Value Per Acre Placed at $17375 Showing an
Increase of 80 Per Cent in Five Years and
81 Per Cent in Ten Years

estimated average value of land per
acre in Wisconsin counties.
Kenosha County Well in Lead.
The bulletin has been issued for the
past ten years, the first one being pub
lished in 1910, subsequent one in
1915 and the present one IN November
of 1920. In past years they have prov
en- an excellent index to the growth Of
the county and to the approximate
value of land in the various sections
of Wisconsin.
Kenosha county is given an enviabls
position by the bulletin. In estimated
average value of land, Kenosha is third
in the state, being passed only by Ra-
cine and Milwaukee counties. In this
point Kenosha county has jumped in
the last five years from sixth to third
place and in the last ten years from
ninth place. This shows that the in
crease in the value of property in ke-
nosha county has been steady one
and can be expected to continue on
the upward trend
geIncrease More Than Racine's.
aosha county's increase in valus
.. %acre of land is mol9 lisa shat
[ ., 9rded for Racine copatv and If the
u resent rae continues Kenos u ATTY
should pass its northern neigH5or be-
I fore another quinquennI4l hgl3etin Is
issued. In the last five years Kenosha
county had an average increase in
value of $48.50 an acre while Racine
county land increased $500. Because
of the fact that Kenosha county land
in 1915 was valued at $125.25 while
Racine county land touched $13850,
the percentage of increase in favor Of
Kenosha county is much greater than
the small difference would indicate at
first thought.
Milwaukee county, as would be ex-
pected, leads in the amount Of in
crease per acre, land values there hav-
| ing scared from $553.5 to S656.75 but
the percentage is only 1850. Of the
larger counties, Dodge county was the
only one which passed Kenosha in per-
centage of increase as it touched 1850
/ jumping from S12250 to $172.25. Sew
eral of the smaller counties where con-
siderable improvement and retaining
of land has been done, have increased
more than Kenosha county in percent
age. For example, Barron county has
jumped $500 in the last five years
from $1,000 to 5000 and in ten years
from $3.50 for total of 1850.
Better Than State Average.
The increase in land values for the
entire state for the past five years was
from $55.75 per acre to $73.25 or 31.1@o,
nearly $50 behind the increase chalked
up for Kenosha county. For the last
ten years the increase for the state
was from $43.25 to $73.25, or $3.50,
while Kenosha county increased s7.1qo.
The report shows that the counties
where industrial cities are located,
such as Racine and Kenosha, have help
ed to increase the value of the sur
rounding land so that in several in
stances these counties have far out
stripped the ones which in years past
were far in the lead.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-02
No Information Here.

Federal officials in Kenosha this af-
ternoon declared that they could give
out no information in regard to the
identity of the man sought in the
grand jury investigation. They de-
clined to admit that they had knowl-
edge of the coming of federal officials
to seek the man. At other official pla-
ces in the city no information was OBJ
tainable. It was said that the Milwau-
kee grand jury was expected to return
indictments against several Kenosha
men but that the names of the men
had not been made public. A man who
has been active in the handling Of, Ii
quor shipments in Kenosha was not to
be found this afternoon but his bust
ness associates refused to admit that
he had been. ordered to Milwaukee fer
the grand jury quiz.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-02

Land values in Kenosha county have
been far from stationary during the
past five years. On the other hand,
they have been gradually increasing
and have gone up to an average value
of $173.75 an acre as against $125.25
five years ago and 500 ten years ago,
or an increase of 1890 for the last FIVE
years or 87.1fo for the last ten years.
This interesting information was
made public today with the issuance of
the quinquennial report of T. A. Pol
legs, the tax commissioner of the Chi
cago & Northwestern Railway company.
The report is based on land sales and
assessments compiled by the Wiscon-
sin tax commission, from which the
tax department of the Northwestern
Railway company has computed the
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-02
FAMILY OF FIVE
Is FOUND DEAD
Five Are Asphyxiated in Farmhouse
Near Monroe by Escaping
Coal Gas Fumes

Monroe, Wis. A family of five
persons, including two small children.
were found asphyxiated in their home
here late last night. Escaping coal gas
from a furnace is believed to have
caused death The dead are Harry
Butts, 80, his wife, their two children
aged three years and eighteen months.
and Otto Pohl, brother of Mrs. Butts
The family moved here last Wednes-
day from a farm near the Illinois line
and it is thought they had been dead
since that night, as their furniture
was standing as placed by movers.
A fire started in the furnace short
time after they moved into the house
is thought to have caused their deaths
Neighbors had noticed no activity
about the house since the family
moved in. The bodies were discovered
by nephew of Mrs. Butts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-02
GRAND JURY SEEKS KENOSHAl
No Embargo on
Christmas Kiss

Woe fell among bachelor girls be-
cause of the rumor that there would
be shortage of mistletoe this Yule-
tide. The heart-break was particularly
keen because this is the last chance,
according to the calendar, until next
leap year. Plenty of mistletoe, train
loads of it, is on the way from Texas
and Mexico and the price will be no
higher than last year. The shortage
of holly is real. The Delaware crop
is below the average, because of warm
weather. The price will be at least a
third more than last year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-02
Kenosha Master Bakers
Decide on Big Cut in
Price of Bread.
MILK ALSO TAKES DROP
Milk Price Goes Down to Four
teen Cents when Word of
Chicago Price Is Received.

The high cost of living got double
jolt downwards in Kenosha on Tues
day when the price of bread was cut
at the rate of one cent pound and
the price of milk went down one cent
a quart. Nationwide decreases in the
prices of the two commodities were
given as the causes for the drops.
The Master Bakers of Kenosha
started the ball rolling at their meet
ing at the Danish Brotherhood hall
on Tuesday evening when they took
unanimous action to reduce the price
of the small loaf, one pound, from
twelve to eleven cents and of the large
loaf "a pound and half, from seven
teen to fifteen cents. They declare that
they have taken the lead of the bakers
in this section of the country and that
bread is now cheaper in Kenosha than
in any other neighboring city.
Drop in Flour Cause.
The drop in the price of flour made
the reduction possible according to
Arthur ]. Richter, the president of the
He declared that the bakers would not
get the benefit of the new price for
more than thirty days but that they
had determined to do their part to-
wards bringing prices back to normal
wards anticipating the drop and taking
loss until their new supply of flour
was secured.
It was declared that in Milwaukee
the master bakers had voted to wait
until the new price of flour became
effective for the bakers and that
reduction would not be made in the
price of bread there for more than
thirty days.
No Cut in Wages.
The bakers declared that no cut in
the wages paid to their bakers would
accompany the. decrease in prices. 1t
was said that there had been no de-
crease in the overhead cost of produc-
tiQn and that the difference in the
price of flour was absolutely the only
decrease which had come in the baking
industry. 1t was inferred that if other
SA1l4SCo 4llH0C a AOWSL ISuuCIlOn pos
sible this would be taken later.
The new price became effective to-
day in all Kenosha bakeries. A few
of the bakers had anticipated the drop
and had lowered their prices to the new
scale several days ago, but the action
taken on Tuesday evening makes the
reduction unanimous in Kenosha.
Milk Also Drops Cent.
The blow to old General High Cost
of Living became more severe this
morning when the reduction in the
price of bread was followed by de-
crease in the price of milk. H. A.
Bruner, president of the Bruner Dairy
company, announced this morning that
milk had gone down to fourteen cents
quart, drop of one cent from the
price on Tuesday. The reduction was
made possible late Tuesday afternoon
when word was received from the
Milk Producers association that they
had agreed to drop their prices to
$2.12 a can from $2.42. The decrease
IN the Kenosha price was made imme-
lately and fourteen cents was the
price charged this morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-02
SPAIN AND BRAZIL
WOULD AID WILSON
Two Countries Offer Aid in Solving
the Question in Regard to
Armenian Future.
(By Associated Pressl

Geneva - 1t was announced this
afternoon that Spain and Brazil had
offered to join President Wilson in his
role of Armenian mediator. This of
fer has been embodied in the reply
to Mr. Wilson framed by the council
The offer of Spain and Brazil to join
in the mediation came during this
mornings session Of the council That
body left it to President Wilson to
decide if he desired this cooperation
After further discussion of sthe note
in the council meeting this afternoon
it will go forward to Washington this
evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-02
VOTE UNANIMOUS
TO ADMIT AUSTRIA
Admission of Bulgaria May Be Oppos-
ed when Matter Is Taken Up Later
in the Day.
(By Associated Pressl

Geneva-Austria was unanimously
voted member of the League of Ma
tions by the commission for the adj
mission of new states here today. It
is expected the assembly of the league
will ratify this action. Application
by Bulgaria for admission to the
League Of Nations was expected to be
brought up today at the session Nof
the assembly of the league. Serbia,
Greece and Roumania had indicated
they were seriously opposed to the
admission of Bulgaria and it appeared
probable they would make an issue of
the matter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-02
Guerilla Warfare
Continues in Ireland
(By United Press)

Dublin.-Guerrilla warfare with the
Sim Fein continued in southern Ire
land today with reports of conflicts in
Cork and Ardee reaching officials here.
Black and tans were reported to have
raided several houses and to have kill
ed two men in Ardee. The victims
were said to have been dragged from
their homes in the darkness and their
riddled bodies left nearby. In Cork
there was continued disturbance with
occasional fires breaking forth. The
fire brigades were permitted to ex-
tinguish these. An official report to-
day said the bodies of sixteen black
and tan police killed near Kilmichael
had been hacked with hatchets after
death.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-02
MAKE DIVISION
OF ROAD FUNDS
Road and Bridge Commit
tee and State Commits
sion Splits Aid.
ALL TOWNS TO SHARE

The work of dividing the state aid
for highways among the towns in the
county has been completed by the
state highway board and total Of
$l4,154.79 has been assigned for high
way work in the various towns of Ke-
nosha county Pleasant Prairie will
get the largest appropriation for the
state aid, the total for that town being
$4,000. The money is to be given out
with the understanding that it will be
which are sanctioned by the state
highway commission.
The final figures on money to be
spent for road improvements in the
coming year in the county shows a
total of $130,152.40. Of this amount
$82 ,49761 is raised by county taxation;
$33 500 by taxes against the units of
the county directly benefited; and the
remainder is made up of the $14,154.79
from the state.
Continue Building With Concrete
While considerable of the state aid
IS to be contributed for grading and
the building of gravel roads in the
county the work of building concrete
roads is to be continued. In every case
where concrete roads are to be built
they will be part of the regular high
way system. The Geneva road is to be
concreted in the town of Wheatland
from the Fox River bridge east as far
as the appropriation will permit; the
Kilbourn road will be concreted from
the Burlington road north; and the
Milwaukee road will be concerted from
the Illinois state line in a northerly
direction. The exact amount of work
to be done will be dependent on the
kind of contracts which can be made
when bids are asked for later on.
Division of State Aid.
Here is the division that has beer
made of the state aid among the towns
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-02
STEAMER IS ON FIRE.
(By United Press)

New Orleans, La. The American
steamship "Cano' bound for Liverpool
from Port Arthur, Tex, with cargo
of cotton, is afre in the Gulf of Mexi-
co, wireless to the naval station here
carly today said. The wireless asked
that tugs be sent to meet the ship,
which was headed full speed for the
mouth of the Mississippi River. The
"Cano" was approximately 100 miles
out from the mouth of the river when
the wireless was sent.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-02
OFFICERS RECOVER NECKLACE.
nv Associated Pressl

Milwaukee. Recovery Of $500
pearl necklace sold by thieves to a
stranger was the luck Of detectives
here today. The jewelry was stolen
November Goth from the automobile
Of DR.. C. Dwight of Madison, along
with other jewelry valued at $500. 1t
was found in the hotel room of William
Mcdonald of La Crosse and William
Thompson, said to be of New York,
after the two had been arrested on a
charge of robbing a man in west
side saloon.