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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23
CLUB STAGES
ANNUAL PARTY
Members Of Catholic Wo-
mans Club Entertain
Children at Frolic.
is THE ''BEST EVER

Saturday was the day of much an
ticipated frolic for the children of the
members of the Catholic Woman's club
when party to two hundred and forty
children was staged at st. George hall.
1t was the largest attended party in the
annals of the club and necessitated
much hustling and busting on the part
of the committee in charge to accom-.
modate the demands of the kiddies.
1t was, in truth, frolic de luxe.
The business demands of the women,
excepting the most urgent, were post
poned until the January meeting in or
der to devote the entire time to the
party festivities. The program was
also shortened from those Of previous
years to permit more time for general
games and sociability. Mrs. Louis
Hammond of the music committee ar
ranged the program which presented
Miss Harriet Hammond in piona solos;
Miss Sadie Walsh in dance numbers;
Miss Reinaldis Wallig in piano selec-
tions; Miss Mary Rhode in reading;
Miss Lorraine Thelen in dance num-
Der; Miss Adelaide Zens in piano solos.
Miss Ida Mae Ferry was leader for
rounds of community songs which con-
cluded the program proper
Social Committee Has Charge.
Mrs. John Zens, chairman Of the
social committee and Mesdames John
Brine and Ferd Dunnebacke were spec
ial hostesses for the occasion but all
members of the social committee aid
ed. Usually there has been one huge
Christmas tree, deliberately decorated,
on which gifts of nuts, candies and
fruits have been distributed. This year
the big Christmas tree was fanked by
two smaller trees, all laden with their
dainty gift stockings. Holly, bells,
streamers and smaller trees, formed
most attractive setting for the Yule-
tide gaiety. Ice cream and candy were
served.
Gordon Brine acted as Santa Claus,
distributing gifts and jollities impair
TALLY to little misses in fluffy, party
frocks and masters affecting dignity in
their best Buster Browns" He was
assisted by the members of the social
committee.
1t was decided that the club purchase
an Irish Liberty bond during the bust
ness session which preceded the par
ty. Diocesan convention reports will
be given at the January meeting.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23
Three KenOshans
Injured i'm Racine
Kenosha Men Are Severely Injured
When Struck by Truck in Ra-
cine on Saturday

Peter Treanowsky, Kenosha, sustain
ed a broken shoulder blade; Victor
Smolek, also of Kenosha, sustained a
severe injury to his right hand and
back, and Joseph Treanowski, son of
the first named, was also injured when
a truck belonging to the Mohr-J ones
Hardware company struck the automo-
bile in which they were riding and
tossed it to the side of the road near
the car tracks The accident took
place at 1880 Saturday morning on
the south road near the Durand ave-
nue. crossing in Racine.
The elder Mr.. Treanowsky was driv-
ing the automobile and had turned to
the left to pass horse and buggy. He
said he had gone about ten yards ahead
of the horse when the truck came up
from the rear and struck one of the
wheels of his machine. He said that
the driver told him that he had honk-
ed the horn of the truck, but Treanow-
sky declared that neither one of the
three heard the signal.
Trenowskyi was taken to the office
of a physician, where his injury was
treated. He was advised to go to the
hospital in Kenosha. Mr.. Treanowsky
informed Sheriff Lutter of Racine
county, about the accident and made
arrangements to have his automobile
taken to a garage in Kenosha for re-
pairs, leaving then to go to the Ke-
nosha hospital.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23
SAYS PRESIDENT
MIGHT INTERFERE
Federal Trade Commission Declares
President Wilson Might Stop
Trading in Wheat Futures.

Washington-The president is with
out power under existing law "to shut
out wheat imports" but he "appar-
emily has certain power under the
Lever act to stop future trading in
wheat" the federal trade commission
says in special report to President
Wilson, made public today at the
White House. The commission says
that while evidence is not available
that futures trading is responsible
for the decline in wheat prices, it does
not appear that future trading in
wheat as at present operating is of
indisputable service to the grain
trade. at suggests, however, that if
regulatory action is to be employed
the question be considered by Congress
and that legislation mot connected
with war powers be enacted" The
commission tells the president that be-
cause Of failure of the Chicago board
of trade to cooperate it was unable
to obtain necesshary information as to
whether there had been large tran
sactions in wheat futures of mani
pulative character.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23
MAN STABBED
TWO ARE HELD
Michael Yabs is Victim Of
Saturday Night ARRAY
on Congress Street.
CLAIMS HE WASROBBED

Michael Yabs, twenty-nine years of
age, is in ST. GATHERINGS hospital suf-
fering from knife wounds in his head
and back and he is declared to have
been stabbed by two men at % North
Congress street at a late hour Sat-
urday night. George Ashmus and
Peter Norwood have been arrested
and are being held pending the dis
covery of just how serious the wounds
of Yabs may be.
1t is claimed that third man con-
nected with the cutting of Yabs es-
capped and the police have not been able
to discover his identity.
DR.. George E. Thompson, who at
tended Yabs after he was taken to the
hospital, declared that he would recov-
err from his injuries and that the
wounds were not of a serious nature
Yabs Says He Was Robbed.
According to the report to the police.
by DR.. Thompson, Yabs declared that
he was robbed. He said that he was
attacked by the three men at the house
on Congress street and that one of
them held him and stabbed him while
another went through his pockets. He
told the doctor that the men got ten
dollars in money. The men held by
the police have made no statement in
regard to the affair. q
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23
Former KenOshan
Dead in Oregon
Edward F. Dunn Dies Suddenly in
Forest Grove, Oregon, from
Attack of Pneumonia.

Edward F. Dunn, formerly Of Keno
sha, died Saturday at his home in
Forest Grove, Oregon, according to
word received here this morning by
the Rev. H K. Gebhart, pastor of the
Grace Lutheran church in Kenosha.
Mrs. Gebhart was en- route to Oregon,
when the word of her son-in-law's
death reached Kenosha. The deceased
is survived by his wife, Mrs. Helen
Dunn, formerly Miss Helen Gebhart of
Kenosha, by one daughter, Mary
Louise, by this marriage, and by three
children, Bonita, MilIicent. and Eugene
Dunn, by a former marriage. Mr..
Dunn came to Kenosha from Oconto
several years ago and had many
friends here who lament his early
death. He had been i'll but a few days
when the final summons came. No ar
rangements have yet been made re-
garding the funeral SERVICES.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23
FESTIVAL FOR
CITY'S KIDDIES
Two-Day Celebration Plan
ned Through Courtesy
of KenOshans.
HAVE ALL SORTS OF FUN

Joy and the gladstone spirit of
Christmas was instilled in the hearts
of two hundred children today with
the announcement that the annual
Christmas festivities for the "city's
kiddies" will be staged as usual this
Friday and Saturday. The frolic will
be even more appreciated this season
than previously because of the general
financial situation and in many cases
the city's official celebration will be
the only bright spot in the holiday
period.
This year the city's official Santa
Claus, Pauper Commission Saftig, will
be aided in the distribution of holiday
cheer by Edward Dayton of the Vir-
ginian theatre management and Mrs.
Daniel T. McOwen of the Hotel Keno
sha. The list of two hundred children
who will participate in the gaities will
include the children of the mothers
who receive pensions.
Movies, Eats, 'Neverything.
The army of youngsters will gather
at the Virginian theatre at $3.50 Friday
afternoon as the first step in the cele-
bration program. An excellent pro-
gram, arranged especially for the chill
dren, will be presented. Later the
Riddles will assemble at the city hall
where Santa Claus, in the jovial per-
son of Mr.. Saftig, will distribute gift
stockings. There will be nuts and
candies and fruits sufficient to more
than satisfy the combined demands of
the host of two hundred and each child
will know the delight of feasting un-
til they just can't eat another dainty.
Christmas Day proper will be fea-
tured by a dinner at the Hotel Keno
sha with Mrs. McOwen as hostess.
Covers will be laid for one hundred
and fifty. The tables will be attrac-
lively appointed in the Christmas col
ors and an orchestra will play for the
small diners. To top the hospitality
of Lady Bountiful will be a huge
Christmas tree, agleam with candles
and tinselly decorations. And then
after this feast for the gods-Mrs.
McOwen will treat to a moving picture
show. Won't it be g-r-r-r-a-n-d and
g-l-1-l-o-r-r-i-o-u-s feeling?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23
Usual
-oSary
llled to

attendance, there was Usual
about the services .osary
on Sunday. No polio allied to
the church on Sunday.
Will Investigate Quietly.
There is a rumor that the archbis-
hop is quietly investigating the affair
and that there may be some announce
ment regarding it soon. The commit
tee declared that there was absolutely
no truth to the rumor that the secre-
tary to the archbishop had threatened
to sue them for unlawful retaining Of
funds belonging to the church, as the
chairman declared there had been no
mention of finances at the conference.
AS five hundred is more than half Of
the membership of the parish, the anti
Perardi faction maintain that their
complaint against the priest Of the
church should have consideration. Rev.
Perardi on the other hand is said to
maintain that only few of the real
attendants of the church are demand
ing any change in the pastorate.
Oile VI Ine fuhoIS tHat Is PHeFaIeht
among the people of the congregation
declares that a number of persons who
had attended all of the meetings of
,"the committee" but had taken no part
in them, preceded the visit of the
Kenoshans to Milwaukee and in a
previous conference with the archbis-
hop made it impossible for them to
gain conference. This rumor could
not be substantiated by investigation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23
FARM BUREAU
DRIVE Is ON
Farmers in Earnest for Or
ganization of Own to
Promote Agriculture.
Is A GREAT MOVEMENT

1t is gratifying to the officials in
charge of the farm bureau drive for
membership among the farmers Of Ke-
nosha county to know that their eff
forts are heartily appreciated among
the farmers themselves. The farmer
truth in the old saying, "The Lord
helps those who help themselves" It's
alright in drought to sit around and
pray for rain, but it's whole lot bete
ter to take advantage of a chance to
irrigate your soil if you have the OPP
portunity. The farmers realize that
the rainfall in Wisconsin is beyond
their power but they also realize that
markets and marketing is man-made
institution and process, and they are
accordingly helping in a formation of
market for their products.
Farmers Want Farm Bureau.
"The sooner that the farmer gets in
and helps to understand the funda-
mentals of marketing and the reasons
for market and the manner in which
TO supply the needs of such a market,
just that much sooner will he be able
to reap the fruits Of a market" Ben
jamin f. Wood declared this morning.
I'm mighty glad to say that the farm
ers of Kenosha county are meeting us
with open minds"
Allays Fear of Mr.. Holt.
The experience of Mr.. Holt in Chi
cago was interesting. Mr.. Holt, rep
resenting the milk producers associa-
tion, went with Mr.. Cummings of the
Farm Bureau organization to an exec
tive meeting in Chicago Mr.. Holt had
some fears as to the exact purpose of
the Farm Bureau and thought that it
might absorb the milk producers as
sociaion. Mr.. Holt upon arriving in
Chicago, attended the meeting, where
it was actually shown that the St.
Louis Milk Producers association had
actually been financially assisted by
the Farm Bureau in putting over
big movement in that locality. Mr..
Holt has become very enthusiastic for
the Farm Bureau and is an earnest
assistant in the formation of the
Farm Bureau in Kenosha county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23
MAYOR TURNS
JITNEYS DOWN
Must Serve People, Mayor
Tells Applicants for Jit-
ney Licenses.
DEMANDS NEW ROUTES.

A dozen men who want to drive
jitney buses in Kenosha, the product
of the period of unemployment, appeal
ed to Mayor G. Joachim for licenses
this morning and exactly dozen of
them were turned down. The mayor
informed the men that he would not
be party to the multiplication of the
jitney buses in Kenosha unless the
drivers of these carriers showed a
willingness to make of them q real
service to the people Of the city. He
declared that he would not grant Ii
censes to jitneys to run on the same
streets as the street railway. The
jitney men were threatening an APP
peal to the courts to force the city to
issue licenses following their securing
permits from the railroad commission
but no such action was taken.
Must Pick New Routes.
81 told these fellows that they could
not get licenses from the city of Ke-
nosha unless they picked routes which
would be of benefit to the people,"
declared the mayor. ~ urged them to
go out and find routes where the street
cars are not at the present time furn-
ishing transportation. They did not
want to take these routes but wanted
to continue to hug the tracks of the
street railway. If we are to have jit-
neys we want them to be of benefit
to the people The street cars can
take care of the traffic on the streets
on which they are operating and the
jitneys can certainly find a lot of
other places to run. We are not seek
ing to bar these men from operation,
but we want them to operate where
the jitneys will meet demand for
better transportation"
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this morning that the fellow might
have been correspondent school de-
tective." "There are a lot of these
fellows" declared Police Officer Claus
sen, who was investigating the case.
"They join correspondence school
detective class and after a few days
they get star which is sent out from
the school, 1t means nothing at all,
but these fellows put them on and
pose as detectives. We have had sew
eral of these people at different times
and possibly the burglaries of the last
few days have put these fellows to
work"
The description given of the man
is not far distant from the descrip-
tion given of the fellow who has peen
robbing other homes in Kenosha and
it is just possible that the pants
pocket" burglar has now turned de-
tective and is trying to capture him
self"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23
MURDER SUSPECT TO
SURRENDER SOGGNl5
Immediate Surrender of Clara Smith
Hamon is Predicted by County
Attorney Russell Brown
(By United Prass)

Ardmore, Okla. County Attorney
Russell Brown admitted that attorneys
for Clara Smith Hamon had approach
ed him on the proposition of release
of the woman on bond in event she
surrendered on the charge of killing
Jake L. Hamon, the Ardmore oil king
and Republican committeeman. Brown
said that he agreed that if the evidence
entitled the woman to bail he would
ask for bail not greater than $4,000.
In an interview the county attorney
stated that attorneys WHO had APP
preached him had said that they knew
nothing of the woman's whereabouts.
Attorney Brown has predicted that the
woman will surrender within the next
twenty-four to thirty-six hours.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23
MAN WHO WORE STAR
SOUGHT AS A BURGLAR
Strange Acting Fellow Found Lettering About
the Homes of Well known People on
Grover Street Friday Night.
HE SHOWS A STAR AND BEATS IT
Police Officers This Morning Seek to Find Identity of
Man With Star and Lot of Nerve But
Search Fails to Bring Any Results.

The identity of detective" was
much sought by people on the west
side of the city this morning follow
ing an incident on Friday evening
when a man between thirty and forty
years of age was found hiding in the
shadows between the homes of Hans
Luthi, leading employee of the Nash
Motors company, and William Stretch,
city plumbing inspector, on Grover
street, early Friday evening. The fell
low flashed a star when he was inter-
rogated by George Steinmetz and John
Gems, who happened to be in the neigh
borhood, but when the men started to
inquire into his credentials, he ran
away and showed such speed that he
was not captured It is thought pos
sible that he may be the mysterious
hashlight burglar who has been work
ing in several portions of the city IN
recent nights. It was declared that
he had been seen between the Luthi
and Stretch houses on the previous
night and his action was of such a
nature as to excite suspicion.
Flashes Star and Urges Quiet.
The two men who saw the man
standing in the shadows in the rear
Of the houses made an effort to find
out whether or not he had any official
capacity and this morning the police
denied that any detective" had been
working in that neighborhood of the
city. Property owners in the neigh
borhood also declared today that they
never heard of the fellow. The police
said that new police officer had been
working on the Prairie avenue beat
but that the description of the man
did not answer the description of the
officer who had been out looking for
night marauders and whose identity
was not disclosed.
Wore Long Coat and Cap.
"The fellow wore long coat and
cap and appeared to be about thirty
years of age" declared George Stein
metz this morning. 81 had been watch
ing him from the window of my room
nearby and saw him go in between
the two houses. Just about that time
the automobile drove up and | went
out on the street and met Mr.. zens.
At this time the fellow was in the
deep shadow at the rear Of the lots
and while we waited, he came out and
l shouted to him, Buddy, what are
you doing around here? The fellow
opened his coat and flashed star.
Then he told US to keep still and said
that he was detective who had been
employed to watch the houses in the
neighborhood. After we had talked
for minute he started to walk away
and when we started to follow him,
he beat it,"
There was no one at home at the
Luth house on either Thursday or
Friday evening during the hours that
the man was seen proving about the
Mace, but no report was brought to
the police that any place in the neigh
borhood had been entered. The re-
port of the case reached the police
early today and officers were sent out
to make an effort to get some further
trace of the man and if possible learn
his identity
Correspondence School Detective.
The police expressed the opinion
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23
Hold Three Men
on Chicago Charge

Richard Stringley, alias Bradshaw;
Percy Kirkland and Dave Franklin, the
three men arrested at Highland Park
and thought to have been connected
with the robbery of Peter GALES and
Charles Murray on the Geneva road
near Kenosha, were not brought to
Kenosha today. They are held in Chi
cago and it was declared that indict-
ments for murder and hold-up will be
asked against the men before the
grand jury in Chicago today "If
these men are not convicted in Chica-
go, we will bring them to Kenosha,"
said the local chief today. owe feel
pretty certain that they are the men
we want but the Chicago officials feel
that they have first claim on them"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23
Pole Gets Fine for
DisOrderly Conduct
Cazimiv WozcyichOwicz Gets a Fine of
S1O.72 for Disorderly Conduct in
Front of Restaurant.

Cazimiv Wozcyichowicz was hailed
up in municipal court this morning on
charge of disorderly conduct last
Saturday night. Efforts to make the
man understand what he was charged
with finally met with success and the
man decided to plead guilty. Judge
Tully Of the municipal court gave the
man lecture and fine of S. and
the costs, amounting in all to $10.72.
TTo----' rhowicz paid his fine and left
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23
Racine Tot Appeals
to Governor Phillip
by Associated Press J

Racine, Wis.-Little Pauline PiII-
man, aged six, of this city, appeared
before Governor Philip for the pur-
pose of telling how much she loved
her mother, Mrs. Gladys Crockers with
a view to prevent her father, A. o.
Pillman of East Chicago, from gaining
possession Of her. The appeal to the
governor resulted in the failure of the
father in getting possession of the
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23
Six Nurses Injured
in Hospital Blaze

Omaha, Neb.-Six nurses were seri-
ously injured when fire destroyed the
nurses home at the University of Ne
braska hospital early today The
nurses were sleeping when the fire
broke out and of the twenty who leap
ed from second story windows, five of
them suffered broken legs.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23
Dldelot- Madsen.

A very pretty wedding took place at
St. Andrews Mission at 1880 o'clock
Saturday morning when Miss Alice E.
Didelot, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Will
lis Alexander Of 1915 Prairie avenue,
became the bride of Charles P. Mad
sen, son of Mr.. and Mrs. C. j. Madsen.
Rev. Argus read the service.
The bride wore frock of navy tri-
cotine and small hat of navy taffeta.
She carried shower bouquet of roses.
Miss Delma Donohoe of Chicago served
sen attended his brother as best man.
The ceremony was performed in the
presence of the following relatives:
Mr.! and Mrs. Alexander, Miss Eileen
Didelot, Mrs. c. T. Donohoe of Chica-
go aunt of the bride, and Mr. and Mrs.
Madsen.
Following the service dinner was
served at the home of the brides par
ents. Covers were laid for eleven. In
the evening there was reception to
thirty guests Roses formed the floral
motif in an attractive pink and white
appointment scheme.
Mr.. and Mrs. Madsen will make their
home at 1915 Prairie avenue for the
present
KilIingsworth-C Cooper.
Miss Maude Lee Killingsworth of
Montevallo. Ala, and Joseph P. Cooper
of South Park avenue, Kenosha. were
married by Rev. Ora w. Taylor of
Park Avenue NJ E. Church Saturday.
Miss Killingsworth was school teach
er in Montevallo
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23
ENGLISH woRKHoUsE is CLOSED

London-St. Georges Workhouse,
just south of London Bridge, where
Oliver Twist had the audaeity to ask
for second helping of thin Cruel.
has been closed by the Poor Law au-
thorities and the inmates have been
transferred elsewhere. The Cruel of
which Dickens child hero and his fell
low sufferers partook was made in a
copper cauldron which is to be pre-
scented to the Southwark Borough
Councils Museum.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23
GoyERNoR COMMITTEES oLIN CASE.
(By Associated Pressl

(By Associated Pressl
Madison.-The sentence of Charles
Olin of Fond du Lac, convicted of
murder in June, 1919, was committed
from life Imprisonment to % years.
This makes his case eligible for COM
nlete pardon in IL years and months.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23
KilIingsworth- Cooper.
Government Sues
John d. Rockefeller
Oil Magnate Named Defendant in In
come Tax Suit, Filed in New
York Today.
(By Associated Press

New York The government to-
day brought suit against John D.
Rockefeller, the famous oil magnate,
for $292,67s, charging that his income
tax Representations were incomplete,
misleading and false"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23

One of the treasures of the museum
at Honolulu is marvellous feather
cloak, the property of Kamehameha
the Great, upon which valuation of
S100O,0 900 has been placed.