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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-30
MEANEST THIEF
GETS XMAS GIFTS
Home Of Mr.. and Mrs. d.
Rahr Scene Of Unusual
Burglary Xmas.
USED A SKELETON KEY
Thieves Scorn Money but Take
Pretty Foibles Given Fam
lily for Christmas.

Ihe mean disposition of the burglar
who has been working about Kenosha.
or some other member of his prefer
NIFTY, cropped out on Saturday night
Christmas night-when the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. David Rahr, 365 West
street, was entered and the thief got
away with the Christmas presents of
the family. In his report to the police
Mr.. Rahr valued the booty secured by
the burglar at a hundred dollars, but
on account of the fact that all of the
things taken had been gifts from
friends he declared it had much
higher sentimental value. The loot
included silk dress, another dress,
numerous handkerchiefs and other
pieces of wearing apparel belonging TO
Mrs. Rahr, boxes of handkerchiefs and
two boxes of cigars belonging to Mr..
Rahr and number Of other gifts be-
hanging to other members of the
family The thief swept clean dec
GRATED table in the front room of the
Rahr home. 1t had been used as the
repository for all the gifts which
Santa Claus brought to the members
of the family.
Members of Family at Church.
The robbery occurred some time be-
tween six and eight o'clock Christmas
evening. The members of the Rahr
family had gone to attend church
service and the burglar secured entry
into the house by using skeleton eky
to open the front door. The robbery
was discovered when the members of
the family returned from the church
service and the police were notified at
once. Members of the police depart
ment searched all about the house but
found nothing which would serve as
a clew to the identity of the burglar.
It is believed that the burglar knew
just what he was going after when he
entered the Rahr home. Nothing had
been disturbed save the table on which
the Christmas presents had been plac
ed. The burglar did not even go to
other rooms in the house but the loot
he secured must have filled large
basket.
Overlooks Cash Money.
Mystery is added to the robbery on
account Of the fact that the burglar
overlooked considerable sum Of
money which had been left in the
house. Some Of this was in hand
bag within few feet of the table
which had been loaded down with
Christmas gifts. There was other
money in the room on the second floor
of the house but evidently the fellow
never went up the stairs. The police
are inclined to believe that the burg
larry was the work of boys who had
seen the members of the Rahr family
leave the house and who took advant-
age of their absence to rob the house.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-30
Emerson HOugh
is Near Death
(By Associated Pressl

Chicago-Emerson Hough, author,
who was removed to hospital last
week following several weeks illness,
was reported today in serious con-
dition. Physicians said double pneu-
monia had developed.
(Mr Hough is well known to many
Kenosha people as for a time he made
his home at the Pennoyer sanitarium
in Kenosha. Local friends Of the
writer had not heard of his serious
illness.)
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-30
FORMER AMBASSADOR DEAD.
IL Associated Pres

Rome-Baron Mayor DesPlanches,
former Italian ambassador to the
United States is dead it was announced
here this morning. Baron DesPlanches
was born July 81, 1851. and entered
public life in 1876 when he became a
secretary to the minister Of foreigns
affairs.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-30
Says De Valera
is Hiding Out
tBy Associated Press)

Boston - canon de Valera, presi-
dent of the Irish Republic, is in hid
ing somewhere not far from New York
according to the statements made here
today by Secretary Boland. 81 hope
and expect to see the president to-
night" Secretary Boland declared.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-30
CONDITION OF CARUSO SERIOUS.
(By Associated Press

New York-The condition of Eurico
Caruso, tenor, who was stricken on
Christmas Day with pleurisy, was I'M
changed today, it was reported by the
management of the hotel where he is
confined. He is under the care of five
physicians.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-30
BULLETIN.

At the st. GATHERINGS hospital
This afternoon, it was stated that
Matt and Peter Tillo, the two men
who were injured in the motor ac-
cident in which Frank YomatOn
was killed, had only fair chances
for recovery. Their condition has
improved but little today and it is
feared that both may die as a re-
suit of the accident.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-30
Eight Arrested
at Green Bay

Green Daylight Green Bay persons
were arrested here today by officials
of the United States government. All
are charged with the violation of the
federal prohibition law.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-30
FIRE DESTROYS GARAGE.
(By Associated Pressf

Oshkosh A fire that destroyed sew
aral automobiles swept the garage of
the Holster Automobile Company here
Sunday afternoon. The loss is esti-
mated between $4,000 and $4,000.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-30
MELLEN HAs AuroMATIC PHoNEs.


Mellen-The installing of the new
automatic telephone system here has
been practically completed and Mellen
residents are confident it viii prove a
success. Mellen will have direct con-
nection with Ashland, Ironwood and
Park Falls as soon as the system is
installed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-30
SIXTY ARE KILLED
In FIUME BATTLE
Poet-Commander of Besieged City Is
Declared to Be Ready to Flee
Before Advancing Regulars.
BITILETTN

Rome-It was reported from
Fiume today that Gabrielle d.
Annunzio, the poet warrior, had
been killed while attempting to
prevent fighting between some of
his legiOnnaires and the regular
Italian soldiers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-27
ICHTINC- coAL,s BATTLES.

T The BALTIMORE SUN in its last issue last
week printed an interesting interview with w. l..
Andrews one Of ten vice presidents Of the Consolida-
ton Coal company, in which that gentleman comes
right out and takes the world into his confidence re-
gardng what is going on at Washington and in New
York under the auspices Of the senate committee on
rcconstr1ction better known The Calder committee.
The West Virginian republshes the Andrews inter-
view this evening as an example to the coal Of this
section If there were more Of this kind Of frank and
courageous talk when the OCCASION jusdfes it there
would be less temptation on the part of politicians and
hostile business interests to ride the mining industry
every time there is an opportunity an opportunity
can be created
Coal operators as rule are willing enough to growl
about conditions and they are perfectly willing to let
people throw stones for them drag their chestnuts
out of the fire. but all too seldom do they gel ngh out
into the open like honest men and do their fight
ing This Calder committee performance is one of the
most outrageous affairs that has occurred in recent
years. not only in the way the actual conditions in the
coal trade are ignored. but the stress that has been
put upon comparatively unimportant phases which
have tendenc to prejudice the public mind against
the coal industry. But the only defense the coal men
Of the country have Is to fight back and this news
paper likes the oatspoken way in which Mr.. Andrews
has done his part Of the fighting.
Others ought % follow suit, and after the Calder
committee has suspended its poisonous activities pub
licity campaign to correct msnformahon regarding
The coal industry and coal distributing business of the
country should be undertaken and vigorously followed
up.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-27
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR.
INDIGNANT R. R. PATRON

FATRMONT, Doc. 24,-[EdItor
The West Virginian AS citizen
OF Fairmont and a patron OF the
B. and o. r. r. company, feel that
1t is due the citizens and patrons
o fthe above company to request
that yuo publish following in your
paper with reference to the deplor'
able conditions that exists and has
existed for a long time with the
overhead bridge ut the B and Q pas
senger station regarding the oftall
dripping during times of wet
weather from the bridge on to the
platform and passengers getting
on and off trains and making their
way to and from the Pittsburgh
trains, which usually stand in a
pocket switch at the west end OF
the platform.
This condition has become so de-
plorable that in times of wet wealth
er people absolutely dread to so to
the B. and o. station to take a
train on account OF having to be
drenched with filthy water drop
ping down from the bridge and soil
ing their clothing This matter
has been brought TO the attention
OF the railroad officials at different
times but it seems as though the!
have either been unable to remedy
conditions or have ignored com
plants regarding same. In addition
to this during wet weather the con
dition OF the walk way from the
street to tho entrance OF the pas
senger station is just as bad. There
is no means Of draining the waller
from the walk way and 1t stands
in pools much to the Inconvenience
of patrons. and It occurs to the
writer that the B. and O., II they
cannot improve this condition BY
having walk way kept clean either
by being swept oft frequently, OIL
proper drainage, they Should Their
supply their patrons with gum
boots or overshoes to be used IN
wading through this filth to and
from the station. and at times Il
appears as though skiff would
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-27

The impression prevails in Washington that the
cenate will insist upon hItching to the emergency
tariff bill passed by the house for the relief OF the
trainers the bills introduced for the protection Of
the chemical and dye industries which were built
up in this country during the war. And that
sounds like good sense The British have just
passed bills to protect their chemical plants,
but not before considerable damage had been done
TO them by German competitors. Thanks to the
fact that we are still technically at war with Ger
many the German manufacturers have not been
able to enter this market, once their richest but
that condition is not going to last and 1t
is the duty of congress to take steps to prevent
these infant Industries from being ruined me
men who have millions invested in them say that
If they are taken care Of for three years they will
be able to stand alone, and considering their I'M
portance from the standpoint of national detense
and industrial independence they are as much en-
:Itled to relief as the farmers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-27

20 y
10. o. Hart = parcel ot land IA
North View addition, Farmlnston,
1895.
Frank T. o'BlsrHs and wife to
John O'Bierne, lot in BellVieW
Heights addition. $520.
Thomas A. Lesson and wife to
Foster Murphy, 4 parcel Of land
on Prtckett's creek. Winfield uta-
trict. $3.50.
Charles E, Manley and wife to
Fred w. McIntire and Arch L. Nc
Intlre, Eve parcels OF land at Por-
ter alley and Jefferson street.
S45,OO0.
Reason Fox and wife 10 U. G..
Hoard, the interest in the Maple
town or Sewickley vein Of coal I'M
der a tract OF land on Paw Paw
creek. Paw Paw district, 81.
Enos Morgan to Arthur c. Fish
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not be out Of place.


Furthermore the condition of the
passenger station is not only poor,
but it is absolutely filthy, and It
has been suggested that this mat.
ter be brought to the attention OF
rhe Womausr Club with view o!
seeing il they could not prevail up
On the B. and o. to remedy the I'M
sanitary conditions, around waiting
rooms and toilets, and that II the
B. and o. cannot be prevailed upon
to improve these conditions that
the citizens Of this community then
appeal 10 the Public Service Com
mission. as we'll as the health au'
thorities. It is disgrace for q
community the size of Fairmont tc
tolerate conditions such as exist
around this station. The condition
with regard to station applies more
particularly to the unBanitary con
dition OF the ladies' waiting room
and toilet and the mems retiring
room, than the general waiting
room.
It also occurs to the writer that
il the u. and o. can appeal to the
Public Service Commission for an
increase in rates whenever they
choose and have their requests
granted, which is no doubt right
and proper, that the Public would
also be within their rights to de-
maud Of the Public Service Com
mission that the B. and o. railroad
company be compelled to give the
public something in return.
AS a further suggestion to inn
provo the congested conditions
around the platform during the
time OF disCharging and receiving
passengers to and from the trains
when there is always a very grea'
congestion, wish to state that this
congestion could largely be reliev-
cd il two or three express trucks
that are not in use could be placed
somewhere else other than left
standing between the two stone
piers and the west-bound passen'
ger track, which, at most any time
can be found at the above men
toned place, and help to blockade
the way OF passengers getting on or
off trains.
ENRAGED CITIZEN.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-27

should be able to strike n right
good bargain in Democrats at the
present time.
It has been a fine leap year for
prices.
1t is said that Jesse James start
ed as n lawyer. Most Of the mod,
ern ones start out rs basketball
officials, we are told.
The Chicago authorities are go
ing to try out n new theory in curb
ing crime. Here's the theory, "flll
the morgues. not jAils." The I'M
dertakers will sanction this policy
no doubt.
Agen Tack - headline. We
thought we would read something
about a foreign noble; but ii
proved q Typographical joke-some
agent was sick.
Make your New Years resolu'
tons early.
A Colorado woman urges a, law
.toapermlt farm women TO have two
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-27

Jf the coal industry knows what Is good for il. it
will DO all it can 10 develop the suggestion on the
part of the coal consumers Of The county which Is
broached IN these hvo addresses. The consumer ought
to do something toward making the production and
transportation Of coal more Uniform throughout the
year It is going to cost him some outlay of capital
TO do it. but in The long run he will money by it,
and now that The matter is being driven home by men
like Wing and Garfield something ought to come of it
Something will come Of if The coal producers of the
country can bring themselves around understand
ing of the difficulties Of their position and the necessity
they are under TO cooperate with movements which arc
in their own best interest
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-27

According to a statement made yesterday by T.
Dewitt Cuyer president of the Association OF
Railway Executives, the railroads of this country
during 1920 broke tonnage records and established
new figures for the transportation obtained from
each car. And the best thing about this fine per-
torrance of the railroads under private control Is
that it is merely beginning During the year now
drawing to a close roads hCj to contend with
outlaw strikes which decidedly demoraltzing
and they stlll had among Eher employees many men
who were not trained in the service and knew moth
ing of it's traditions. Barring the next year the per-
sonnet will be better and new equipment will begin
to come service, It is safe to assume that the
worst of the country's transportation troubles are
over.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-27

Chicago evidently has made up its mind to clean
up Following reports that the word has filtered
down through the police force to the effect that the
men are expected to fill the morgues and not the
jails with the street bandits 1t is announced that
an effort will lbo made in the city government to
create five extra police leutenancies and ten extra
scrgenntces to be filled by promotion OF men who
kill the desperadoes. That may be tride crude,
but it probably will be effective. AS soon as this
country becomes Thoroughly unhealthy for gang
sters and the awless generally order will be re-
stored.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-27

- sptl.
$4,000
oliver II. Keen and wife = n
Al. nelliwall 81 az, . parcel ot rcaIl
estate in inc Keen addition, atar,
ninSton. 81.
N. N, HelllWell et a. 70 James
8. Haggsrty, . parcel Of land r..
Koen's west side addition. 2an-
nington, $4,000.
], S. Hardesty and wife to Min-
ME 8, Cond, real estate in Koen's
West side addition, N1nninstoa,,
$500. n
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-27

German foreign trade which last year showed
signs of reviving took slump this year Just an
other case Of the reconstruction not working out IN
the way it was expected to. But at that 1t Will be
many a day before the German ports are again as
busy as they were in the first half of the year 1914
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-27
RUFF STUFF

VIZ hope that you didn't get
Inofs tShan one necktie that would
scsre q horse,
sssThe mist Of early morning was
haunted by the vague uniforms OF
the Monongahela Valley Traction
CO.. who took quiet possession OF
the streets ol4Fairmoht this morn
ing from a story III the Astonisher
Thstb must have been mist
hahe ing over the typewriter, also.
An
II 81 q sad thing on Xmas to
see q child crying because father
iS4 selfish enough to want TO play
with the climbing monkey all day.
}sll a&
Indications In tho headlines this
4 rlctnfps point to D'AnnunEio going
+ baclI 70 poem writing.
IS headl ine,.--O One
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-27

husbands. Is this some new form
of back to the farm propaganda!
, what's the use of the holdup
guys working for ut least a month
after Xmas?
The price of fashionable dresses
may be coming down; but the
dresses are still rather high.
The fellow who invented wool
stockings for women probably
saved as many lives as the fellow
who found a serum to combat pneu'
monin.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-27
CARD oFfHANKs.

we wish to thank our many
friends and neighbors for their
kind assistance at the death Of our
darling daughter, Macle Eileen;
and especially do we thank all who
sent such beautiful floral tributes"
Mr.. and Mrs. WIN. II. FLEMING.
Monongah, ". va.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-27

A movement has been started 10
preserve the sand dunes lining the
indiana shore line of Lake Michl'
gan.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-27

seventy thousand slctltRnB, who
are awaiting an opportunity to sail
for the United States, are conEest'
ing the port OF Palermo.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-27
Realty Deeds Are
Filed For Record

The following deeds have been
filed with County Clerk A. G. Mar
tin: :.
E. N. Downs and G. L. Downs to
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-27

A Memphis man has invented 9
cotton picker with o capacity OF
100 .poundaL daily.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-27

fstand for youfseIYes the problems % y
coal production and m1fe Is direct con.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-27

Dr.. Garfield, who is believer in the necessity, Of
establishing cost finding bureau commission to Ind
The production costs Of coal and other raw material
,,se N Inc industries also swung around to the view
eld BY Mr. Wing with the following remark:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-27

''Heretorore New England has organic
ed to get coal. Hcnceforth she must or
ganize to also heir those who produce and
distribute 1t. do not mean to say that
you hare never followed this policy, but
do mean to say that, generally speaking
the New England practice has been 10
! order supplies in much the same way that
we order groceries. 1t is necessary not
only to send our order but that we Co
operate with the source of supply. In
other words you must cease to depend I'M
plicitly on the middlcman and must I'M
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-02-26
kONF FISkACE v TAJNEM
LIHOVARU.
Policie zabavila Is sudG koral-
ky ma kinsman Rd.

Nejvetsf najezd ma ta.inou
vinopalnu podniknut byl poll
Gil dnes dopoledne Ma Kin
sman Road, kdez v dome els.
1000 zabaveno bylo 25 sudd
hrozynkove kofalky, 10 gallo
nu destilovaneho likeru, diva
5Ogallonove aparaty ma vyro-
bu whisky, 593 beden hrozy-
mex, 19 beden susenych sve-
stek a podobneho materialu V
Gene $1,000. Najezd veden
byl pol. Dvorakem DONNIE
lynn majitelem lihovaru onoho
je pry Adolf Morval, ktery byl
zatcen ma stanici u vych. So.
ul. odveden. Zabavena koralka
a skonfiskovany jiny material
dopraven byl ma tutez straznici
Morval bude vys.ychan pred di
striktnim soudem.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-02-26
Ziva ctvercata. AnglickV IL.

Ziva ctvercata. Anglicky le-
kaf Dir. Livingstone referuie V
"Lancete" 28lct6 zen6 havi-
re, jez dala ziyot Ctvercatum.
St astna matka jest rodem Ir-
canka, jeji manzel Jest narod-
nosti skotsk6. Ctvercata priby-
la jim ku dvema detem liz
drive narozenym. Ze ctvercat,
iez vesmes jsou zdrava, isou
tfi hoSi a jedna diVka. Tfi z
Mich vazila kazde 5 liber, led
no 2 Mich vazilo ) pill libry.
Rodina, skladaifci Sc nyni 2 o.
smi c'enG, obyva iednu svetni-
ci. = Ctvercata rodi Sc jen vel
mi zTidka. DIE statistikv dra.
Vaita. obsahuifci 100000
porod6. pripadaii ma 80 poro-
di iednou dvojcata, ma 5000
iednou trojcata ana 100000
iednou ctvercata. Zrldka len
zGstavaii Gtvercata ma zivu.
Bud prichazeii ma sv6t uz mr.
tva, anebo umiraji zahv DO ma
rozeni. Vlastnost Gi schopnost
miti vice nez iedno dit6 naied-
nou, byva dediGna. - Jisty OBJ
can parizsky byl otcem 81 de-
ii behem osmi let cd iedn6
manzelky.
Z kolina n. L. Redaktor FIR.
Moravec zemfel 28. ledna V 61.
roce veku. Byl naposledy redak
torem.tiskoveho odboru pri mi
nisterstvu zasobovani. Polite
ky bvl cinnym Cd 21 let (rov-
nez zurnalisticky). Boioval s
Mladocechv proti Starocechdm
We Vrsovicich. Phi vzniku radi-
ka'ni strany vstoupil hned cd
pocatku k nj a dirigoval LAB
ske Proudly" V Koline. Nyni
vedl list narodni demokracie
"Kolfnske Listy". Cd vlad ra-
kouskych byl jako ucitel perse-
kvovan a nekolikrate trestu
pfelozen. Ia valky postaven i
s choti pred valecny soud V Te-
refine, kde byl drzan po a me-
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-02-26
DUKAZ SNAZIVOSTI

Atlas Financni Spolecnost
zakoupila techto dnech cd
pi. Dorinkove 25 stop ma Broad
way blize So. III. Tento krok
podnikla proto, ze az vyjde
Jim lhGta v nynejsi budov6, ze
postavi novou bankovni budo-
WI.
X vhodnejsi rychlejsi OBJ
sluze zafazniku a vkladatelu
zffdili zdokonaleni sve bankov
nj mistnosti a stale nemohou
stacit.
V mesici dubnu tomu bude
5 let, kdy zalozena byla tato
Geska bankovni spoleGnost
do petileteho vyroGi snazi Sc
ziskat $2.0OO.O0O.
Pred nekolika mesici otevTe
ma byla odboGka ma Buckeye
Rd. We ktere NELL vetsi uspech
nez-li byl V zaGatcich pfi ote-
vfeni hlavni Gradovny broad
wayske.
Ia petilete pGsobeni ucinGn
byl obrat, ktery obycejne Sc
cini V 25ti letech. Vysledky te
to cinnosti jsou dGkazem snazi
vosti a vzaiemne sjednoceno-
sti, co dokazi Cesi svou podni-
kavosti je vidno z tohoto 1spe-
chu.
Atlas Financni Spolecnost
dokazala rekord mezi jinymi
peneznimi ustavy, re docilila
s1.00O.000 sporitelnich vkla-
dG.
Move zvoleni urednici pro ,
tento rok jsou nasledujici:
DR.. J. F. Rybak, pTedseda :;
JOS. Malecek, mistopfedseda;
FIR. Smetana. mistopredseda;
John Weizer, mistopredseda;
A. f. Sicha, tajemnik; !
Geo. S. Gym, pokladnik;
Geo.. Palda, pravnik;
Chas. F. Panek, vypomoc. tai. |