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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
JEWELS
IN TAXI RIDE
Chicago Salesman Tells
Police He Lost $500
Worth of Rubies.
BIG WALLET MISSING

Leo Levi, Chicago jewelry salesman,
who makes his home at Peoria, ILL.,,
sent communication to the Kenosha
police on Friday evening asking that
the officers make an effort to get some
trace of a valuable wallet lost in Ke-
nosha on Thursday. The wallet is al
legged to have contained thirty-six
rings of which twenty-five were set
with rubies. Levi told the police that
the value of the rings exceeded five
hundred dollars. 1t was alleged that
the wallet had disappeared in Keno
sha on Thursday while Levi was on
his way from the North Western sta
ton to a jewelry store on Milwaukee
avenue. Levi made no accusations
against any one, but simply asked the
police to make an effort to get some
trace of the wallet and the rings.
Rode in Taxi-cab.
Levi told the police that he had come
to Kenosha from Milwaukee on Thurs
day afternoon and when he reached
the Northwestern station he opened
Alo VI uAh otLu lOOh 1IOIl III ~ large
leather wallet containing the rings.
He opened the wallet and selected such
stock as he wanted for his visits in
Kehosha and replaced other jewelry
in the trunk and checked it. Then he
got into a taxi-cab and ordered the
driver to take him to store at 1853
Milwaukee avenue. When he reached
the store the wallet was missing and
although a search was made nothing
was found of it. No one was in the
taxi-cab with Levi during the trip
and the disappearance of the wallet
savors of the mysterious"
Police criticized Levi on account Of
the fact that he made no reports of
the disappearance of the rings until
many hours after they had been miss
ing. He asserted that he had searched
the trunk but that he had found no
trace of the wallet. All police officers
were ordered to search for it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
TO RAISE $4,000
FOR ROAD WORK

The town of Pleasant Prairie went
on record on Wednesday as being the
first really progressive town in the
.county dealing with the road problem.
The members of the town board en-
ployed E. H. Merrick as a superintend-
ent of highways, in keeping with the
provisions of the new state law. Supt.
Merrick will receive salary Of $4,000
a year and in addition will receive an
expense budget of $40 month He
is to be the executive head of the road
organization in that town and will
have charge of the expenditure of all
moneys on roads The new superin-
tendent has been a road contractor and
is declared to be entirely competent to
handle the work of the office.
Appropriates $40 600.
The town has ordered levy of a
5-mill tax which will raise $4,000 to
be used for road purposes during the
year. This money is to be expended
in general road work and one of the
contracts to be made is for nine new
culverts in different parts of the town.
The amount is the largest raised by
any town in the county for road work.
1t is expected that other towns in
the county will now follow the lead
of the town of Pleasant Prairie and
name superintendent. Two towns
have declined to take this action but
the county commission is hopeful that
even in these towns the action may be
rescinded and superintendent in keep
ing with the state law employed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
Chicago Youths
Sent to jail
Boys Who Stole Bicycle from School
House Go to Jail for a Thirty-Day
Term This Morning.

Herman Mertins, 10, and Lester
Kraaz, II, were, sentenced to term
of thirty days in jail in the Municipal
Court here this morning after they
had plead guilty to larceny charge.
The two boys were arrested by Steve
Robinson somewhere near the state
line on Wednesday afternoon after
they had stolen bicycle from the
Robinson school on the Sheridan road.
Robinson turned the two boys over to
Sheriff Meyer. The court gave them
an alternative of paying SIS and costs
each or going to jail and as they were
short the money to pay the fines, they
took the jail sentence. The parents of
the boys will be communicated with.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
HAVE MISSIONARY sPEAKERs.

Rev. and Mrs. A. F. Wahl of Chicago,
formerly connected with the Swedish
Baptist Church in Kenosha, visited
friends in the city Sunday. Rev. Vail
delivered the sermon at the Sunday
morning services. The Wahls are en-
route to Seattle, Wash, where they
will make their home. Miss Swanson
of Colorado Springs, graduate of the
Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, who
is on her way as missionary to India,
spoke at the Sunday evening services
at the Swedish Baptist Church Miss
Edith johnson, who is studying in Chi
cago to become missionary to China,
also gave short talk.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
Steamer Sinks Off
Mexican Coast

San Francisco The steamer "San
Mateo," owned by the Fanama-Ameri-
can line Of San Francisco, sank off the
breakwater Of Salina Cruz on the west
coast of Mexico, according to advices
received by the American department.
of the legal chamber of commerce to-
day. No lives are believed to have
been lost. Officials here believe that
those aboard probably had landed safe
ly on the breakwater before the vessel
went down.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
Fight to Lift
Ban on Dance
lBv limited PressN

Des Moines, IA spirited fight to
lift the historic Methodist ban on
dancing, card playing, theatre attend
ance and other amusements is expect
ed here as the national conference of
the church meets Indications are
that the vote on lifting the ban will
be close as the result of an extensive
campaign that has been carried on
during the last year by various fac
tions of the church. Delegates from
every state ARE in attendance Tho
conference viii continue about a
month. The ban has been in effect
since the '70's and at the present time
several state conferences of the
church have gone on record as favor
ing it sremoval.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
SIMMONS MEN
GET A HOLIDAY

Scarcity of coal and raw materials
continued to lay paralyzing hand on
industrial activities Of Kenosha today
and on account Of shortages in steel,
coupled with shortage of cars to ship
finished product, the big Simmons
plant was practically idle today. All
of the men with the exception of a
few Of the tool makers and scattering
men in other departments took an en-
forced vacation. 1t was announced,
however, that the vacation would be
but for the one day and that the plant
would be in operation on Monday with
practically all of the men at work on
the short-hour schedule It is expect
ed that the Nash men who were laid
off on Thursday on account of short
age in coal and other materials will
also be back at work on Monday.
Wisconsin Feels Shortage.
While there has been a report of
some shortage Of coal in Kenosha, it
is admitted that this city is better off
than many portions of the state. On
Friday the Milwaukee manufacturers
united to send committee to mining
districts to make an effort to secure
coal to keep industries in operation
and it was declared that the coal sup
ply of Milwaukee was sufficient to pro-
vide for curtailed production for per-
iod of but fifteen days. Governor E.
L. Philip and United States Senator
|. L. Lenroot have been invited to at
tend a statewide conference to be
held in Milwaukee at four o'clock on
Monday afternoon at which time the
question of the coal shortage in the
state is to be discussed and plans for
securing better conditions outlined.
1t is admitted that the problem is
largely a problem of transportation
and the men leading the movement to
insure the supply were hopeful that
way out of the difficulty could be
found. 1t is expected that several of
the leading manufacturers of Kenosha
will attend the conference.
Buy Coal by Train Load.
To provide for domestic consump-
ton of coal in Kenosha, some of the
dealers are taking strenuous steps.
"Trainload shipments seem to be the
only way to secure coal and on Thurs
day the Badger Fuel & Supply COM
pany placed an order for train of
coal, to come from one of the southern
mines. This shipment will be made
with fifty cars of coal, one of the
largest rail shipments ever brought
into Kenosha for domestic supply. It
is expected that trains Of coal will be
following into Kenosha for an in
definite period as the local dealers
have already started to secure a sup
ply to meet the summer demand of
Kenosha. The difficulty of securing
the coal and means of transportation
promises to bring higher prices of coal
later in the season unless some solu-
ton Of the troubles can be made and
made soon.
Factories Have Small Supply.
For the most part, factories in Keno
sha have not been pinched so much on
account of coal supplies as on account
OF supplies for other raw materials.
The transportation conditions are
clearing a little but normal conditions
are still considerable ways off. Many
men are at work in the switch yards
but the men at work are insufficient
to handle the cars so as to bring the
movement w to normal efficiency.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
Soldier Tears Down
Soviet Red Flag
fRv Asaociated preasl

Chicago.-The police were called to
a schoolhouse in the thickly populated
ghetto district of the west side here
today when a red flag was discovered
floating from the top of its flagstaff.
1t. John Dixon, an ex-soldier, climbed
the 80-foot pole and cut down the red
banner, which bore the legend, written
in yellow chalk, "Hurrah for the Soviet
Death to Capitalists" 1t was the
only fulfllment of the prediction that
there would be an exciting May day
in Chicago up to lates hour this af-
ternoon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
William B. RidgeIy
Dies Suddenly
(By Associated Pressl

Baltimore, Md-William Barrett
Ridgely, comptroller of the currency
from 1901 to 1908, died at hospital
here last night from sudden convul-
sion following an operation. His wife
and other members Of the family were
at his bedside. The body will be
taken to Springfield, Ill, where he
was born, for burial. He was sixty
two years of age.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
Charges Cruelty
inDivorce Decree
Mrs. Mary Sershon Asks Divorce From
Her Husband, Thomas Sershon,
in Municipal Court.

Mrs. Mary Sershon has fled an ac-
tion in the Municipal Court asking a
divorce from her husband, Thomas
Sershon. The couple were married in
Kenosha on July 20, 1912, and the wife
alleges cruelty and failure to provide.
There are no children. The case will
be heard at an early term of the court.
John Bondora Seeks Divorce.
John Bondora, who married Katerina
Bondora in Hungary, April 10, 1918,
has filed a suit demanding divorce.
He charges his wife with desertion and
infdelity.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
Atlantic Fleet
Is Home Again

New York--The Great Atlantic aeet
arrived in home waters early today
to give $4,000 American blue jackets
relaxation from their winter period of
target practice and drill off Guanta-
namo, Cuba. During their two weeks
stay here they will be entertained by
various organizations and given an OPP
portunity to renew acquaintance with
relatives and sweethearts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
Labor Party Wants
Right to Strike
(By Associated Press)

Chicago-Recognition Of the right
of employees to strike, is one of the
planks labor wants in the Republican
platform. This and five other planks
have been suggested to the advisory
committee on policy and platform Of
the G. O. P. national committee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
MethOdists Meet
in General Conference
(By Associated Press

Des Moines, lathe quadrennial
general conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church opened here today
and will continue in session through
out May. There are eight hundred
and fifty accredited delegates to the
conference, forty-one being women,
more women than were delegates to
any previous general conference.
Forty-two of the foreign delegates are
from Asia; twenty-four from Europe;
four from South America. and two
from Mexico. Fourteen different ma
tionalities are represented.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
Arrest Mexican Who
Seeks American Arms

St. Louisa plot to furnish Obre-
gon revolutionists with American arms
was baked today according to an al
legged confession by Emmanuel G.
Pietro, who was former mayor of Ju-
arez and member of the Mexican con-
gress. Pietro was taken in custody
last night with Raymond E. Morsin.
Pietro said he came here to buy arms,
officials said.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
Many Radicals Among
Native Americans

Washington.-At least 100000 native
Americans held memberships among
radical societies which planned demon
strations today throughout the United
States, according to investigation of
justice department secret service
agents. Communist party alone has
$4,000 members, said Keohn, detective,
today. Their organization is the small
est Of the three, including |. w. W.,
Communist Labor party, and Socialists.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
Orders Recount
in New Jersey

Newark, N. J.-Chief Justice viii
liam S. Gummere, Of the supreme
court today signed an order for re-
count Of the vote east in last Tues
days presidential prefential primaries
for Senator Johnson and Major Gen.
eral Wood.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
Rauen Now in
Real Estate Firm

Announcement was made this morn
ing that William Rauen, one of the
men who is in the race for sheriff at
the next election, has become a mem
Der Of the Ted Sorrensen Real Esfa..
firm Of the Howlahd avenue business
district and has assumed his. new du-
ties in connection with the firm The
company carries on real estate bust
ness Of all kinds and the addition of
Mr.. Rauen as member of the sales
organization is expected to give them
an opportunity to make needed extern
sions in the work of the company.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
CLEARS DECKS
FOR new SYSTEM

Commissioner of Public Works Peter
Hurtgen is clearing the decks for ac-
ton and he has announced that Keno
sha's new system of garbage collection
will go into service on May 18th. This
will mean the collection of garbage
from practically every house in the
city While the ordinance providing
for the general collection of garbage
has not as yet been passed by the city
council, it is expected that it will be
passed at the next meeting of the
council and that all arrangements for
putting the new system into action
will be ready at that time.
Contracts for the equipment pro-
vide that it is all to be delivered to US
before May 18TH" said Mr.. Hurtgen,
"and we expect to be ready to collect
all of the garbage at that time" The
question of disposal of the garbage is
still to be taken care of, but it is ex-
pected that some dump will be secured
for use until the council has made
some final contract for permanent dis
posal Of the garbage.
May Seek Local Firm.
It is possible that the officials will
continue negotiations with the Ameri-
can Bi-Products company, but this is
doubtful. The plans of this company
are now admitted to be decidedly in
the experimental stage and it is pos
sible that the company will not be
ready to provide plant for Kenosha
this year. 1t has been suggested that
the city may make some arrangements
with the Koos tanning company for
the disposal of the garbage until the
Detroit company shall have carried out
its proposed contract. 1t is certain
that a largely increased number of
hogs will be placed on the city farm
and fattened by use of the garbage.
The active demand for the new gar
bage cans shows that the people of the
city are going to take kindly to the
new system. Cans are now being sold
to householders with the understand
ing that rebate Of the price paid will
be made after the new garbage system
is working.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
LENRooT TO VISIT ELKs.

United States Senator /, r. Lenroot
who comes to Kenosha this evening to
speak before the Mems Club of the
First Congregational Church, will be
the guest of the Kenosha lodge of Elks
at an informal reception following the
meeting at the church. The reception
is to take place at 9:30 p. m. and the
function will be for the members Of
the order.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
BOY STRUCK BY AUTOMOBILE.

Howard Helm, aged nine years, re-
siding near the south city limits, was
struck by an automobile and slightly
injured just afternoon today. At the
Kenosha hospital where the injured
boy was taken by the man who struck
him it was said that his injuries were
painful but not believed to be serious.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
Paris May-Day
Marked by Riots
fBy Associated Pressl

tBy Associated Press
Paris-Two persons were killed and
fifty others wounded, most OF them
slightly, in series of small riots
here this afternoon in the eastern part
of the city. Two Socialist members
of the Chamber of Deputies were in
jured in clash with the police near
the Palace de La Republique later in
the afternoon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06

London-Russian bolsheviki forces
occupied Baku, an important port on
the western coast of the Caspian sea
and the center of very important
petroleum field, on April 20, it was an
nounced officially this morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06

Washington Underwood reso-
luton recently passed by the senate
providing for joint commission to
confer with Canada on the print paper
situation, was reported favorably to-
day by the house foreign affairs com
mittee,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06

sale tax provision from the soldier
relief bill will be discussed at a meet
ing late next week of the House ways
and means committee. This was fore
casted this morning by the call for
the meeting Of the committee Issued
by its chairman.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
Revolt P0stpones
Mexican Election

San Antonio, Tex, The Mexican
presidential election called for July 4,
has been postponed because of actiyi-
ties of revolutionists, dispatch said
today in Mexican newspaper. Con-
gress win be called in extraordinary
session to nominate president to
assume Office in December when Car
ranza's term expires, the dispatch said.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06

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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-19
LOCAL FIRM TO
RAP OLDH. E. |

Acknowledgement was mId- Yesterday
10 the effect that the Wheeling Mold ~
Foundry Company has bnughi Il carload
Of flour tn be sold To it's employees ~
cost Tho flour Will arrive IN the ely
within the next few days.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-19
Mix and Horse Crash
From Roof to Cellar

Action i tn" keynote of every Tom
Mix pruduCtiUu---tn" Kind of action In
which he is az hum" and % which Ia l.,
maStcr--tle kind tina; thrills aud tlIrnhs
and pulses from A to End. Two pic
lures produced within Il few months at
the West Coast studios Of Fox Film
Corpora tion--"'rhr Speed Maniac" and
"rhe Feud"--hav" set superb record
for Embarrassing stunts.
Now comes u now production with a
climax that ovcrShaduwS all uI his TO-
m-r achievements. This is "'rh" Cl-
clone" which william Fox presents at
the Rex Theatre. beginning to-day. Fri
day and Saturday. TIL" story is hrim-
full OF impressive situations. The COW.
puncher star takes the part Of a Ser
gcant In the Canadian Northwest Mount
cd Police and must surpass himself in
feats of agility and horscmanShip in the
sacred cause of love and honor
The climax is ono " the most sensa-
tiOnal stunt SpeCtaclrs ever screened.
Perhaps no other actor ever has at
tempted such a featSand there was some
II even Min could do 1t. But h" scorn"d
the evident danger. The rcckleSSncss Of
the man who never fakes" reaches a
high water mark here. After 4 series
az exhauaing experiences Min, on hia
ravorit" horse. gall"ps up three flights
"f stairs. landing on the roof of N"
house. The roof gives way under the
great weight. and horse and rider rra>n
through successive floors into III" base
rneni. where terrible fight cnSues The
effect Is stupcndous.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-19
MANY GIRLS ARE
WRITING ESSAYS
MORE rHAN oHE-HALH OF THE
NUMBrR or SCHOOL CA1LpEEN
To PIHrICPATE IN ESSAY
WHITING WILL BE 01RhS'
Contest ENDS tomorrow AltefnooA
with Writing OF Essays

az tho 70 600 600 school children VINO
will take mart in th.. War Department
National Essay Conf 81 TOMORROW '''"'
than half that number VIII DE- R,r,H.
Yesterday man asked recruiting
officer whats the idea Of having all
tho girls IN the schools writing ESSAYS
on the. benefits Of an enlistment IN thr
; United States Army" why not just le'
! the boys do IL" Is
! What tails man meant and he shouiu
/ have known bctter--waS: w. VIVA, w w,
! girls know about tho army anyway
! What's the use of getting girls interest,"
! cd I'm what Uncle Sans Army ~ TO-
ing for it's soldiers"
So, in order To answer tins man
question right. the recruiting "lh'tr
! said to HIM
say, you've read history. haven't you
"A little bit a, least" Well then don't
YOU remember that there isn't country
| in the whole world that hasn't nrou"''u
! women who have don" valiant dredS IN
| time of war" And have YOU forgotten
such women a Joan OF Arc" Ana or
| own Barbara tritChle and Molly lh'"h-
! er" And Edith Cavcll VIII" waS "N"cu-
| ted Ivy the Germans IN Belgium Ana
| have YOU forgotten all tn" W"I" that
| millions Of American. ana L'nEi'Sh ana
! French and Belgian aud Serbian and
! RumanIan women did during the war
| And don't YOU know that without their
! LOYALTY and help the interest in tn" arm
! ics Of the Allies Il would have been I'M
possible to carry ON the war ana hnaiiY
| lick Germany?'
The man looked II IVA" sh"epish ana
said he did remember all lh"s" lhinBs
| Then" said the recruiting officer
lust because the interest OF our Amerl-
| can women is necessary 10 tho success
! OF our Army. We want III" school girls
--w who will hcCUm- our women to know
! as much about the aumy as thc boys.
| And that is why the girls are also
! taking part in tins great big essay con-
| tcst And more than that. YOU can just
! bet your bottom dollar that hundreds
! and hundreds OF the prizes are going 10
, lac won by the girl contestants.
The recruiting officer finished 10y
! telling the man about the thousands of
! girls. in every state who have called at
/ the recruiting offices and written let
! tcrs. To get facts about the army 10 use
| in their essays THIS was quite enough.
| he said. To show just how Interested the
! school girls are "a l'nrlc Sans rontc i