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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-16
LET GEORGE DO IT"

Everybody agrees that the country is suffer
ing from great building shortage
Everybody agrees that there is something
radically wrong somewhere, when the great
need for buildings of all kinds cannot be met
although there are millions of men unemployed
When it comes to fixing the blame for this
ridiculous condition of things, there seems to
be very great difference of opinion.
Some charge it to the high price of steel !;
some to the high prices of other building ma
terials; others to the high wages demanded by
labor
Every fellow wants the other fellow to "liq-
uidate" and is quite sure that if he would do
so there would be an immediate building BOOM
The employers and material men are begin
ming to quarrel among themselves as to which
class among them is the greatest profiteer.
The steel men have finally turned on the 9th
err material fellows and have given out some
very interesting figures They show that on
May /, this year, structural steel prices showed
an advance over May, 1913, of 43 per cent
Brick in the same period showed an advance of
1876 per cent, lime 2O6 per cent and cement SO
per cent.
The employees in the building trades, who are
disinclined to have their wages drastically de-
flated, seem to have nothing on these building
material chaps.
The 43 per cent steel increase is not so much
out of line, everything considered. But adj
vances ranging from SO to 2O6 per cent make
the so-called labor profiteers look like pikers
Very promptly the Boston News Bureau, a
leading financial daily, asks: "Has there been
deflation-dodging in building materials as we'll
as in building trades labor?"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-16
NOT AS Rad AS TT SEEMS

On its face, the statement of Charles M.
Schwab, that the steel industry is experiencing
its worst slump in 40 years, that production is
on the basis of about Is per cent of capacity,
is most discouraging.
But it is less diScouraging if one remembers
that sit is always darkest just before the
dawn"
When one realizes that the virtual non-pro-
duction of steel as we'll as other goods over any
considerable period of time means that sooner
or later the shortage will have to be made up
the outlook is more hopeful.
Just when the business revival which must
accompany the production of goods to meet
demand, will occur, cannot be predicted with
certainty.
But there are many evidences that it will
not be as long DELAYED as some Of the pessimists.
would have us believe.
The reports from Europe as whole indicate
that slow but sure change for the better is
occurring
This is bound to be reflected in better con-
ditions in this country
But, leaving Europe out of the equation, it
is not reasonable to suppose that the combined
genius of the hundred and ten million people in
this country is unequal to the task of making
the necessary establishments in their industrial
machine, so that it will function to produce
the goods which they require for their comfort
and happiness.
In the final analysis that is all there is to the
problem.
Business, reduced to its simplest terms, is
merely supplying each others wants.
In the modern world this is a complicated
process, but it is absurd to assume that the
people are not capable of soon getting control
of the machine which they have created for this
purpose.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-16
Formal Summons
Served on Lun
Racine Mayor is Ordered to Appes
Snd Defend Suit to Dust
Him from Offices.
by Associated Press Leased Wirel

(By Associated Press Leased Wirel
Racine-Mayor A. J. Lunt was Nor
day afternoon served with summon
and complaint in special proceedin
started in the circuit court, seeking
Gust him from office. It is declare
in the complaint in which Joseph Br
dac, appears as the relater that e,
cessive sums of money were spent j
Lunt's interest during the spring elet
ton, that hired workers were at tt
polls and that thousands of circular
were sent through the mails. 1t wa
also claimed that notaries subscribe
to blank afidavits and that the Luz
committee swore in 400 voters, man
of whom were non-residents and som
minors. Many persons signed MOI
afhdavits than allowed by law, it
claimed and that as many as IA sue
afidavits were signed by several whe
the legal limit is five
Bradac was a member of the can
paign committee for Robert Hurle
Lunt's defeated opponent. K. Y. Bake
is attorney for the state in the case.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-16
KEEP 1T A DECENT SPOT"
Overseer VOliva at Zion Rants Agai
Regarding Women's Clothing.

Wilbur eileen Voliva issued
last warning to members of his congre
cation concerning the city dress ordin
ance during his address at Shiloh Tai
ernacle yesterday afternoon.
wen show the world that there
one decent spot on EARTH" shouted Vol
iva. "We have a city here where we
propose to see that women put on then
clothes. This will be the final warning
The police will arrest any woman in
this town that goes around the streets
half naked. I'll not bail you out
neither will your husband if he is any
good! You'll have to pay your fine or
work on the streets"
The Zion police have a warning"
slip which they hand to a woman who
is violating the dress ordinance. They
are given one chance to go home and
change their dress so that they can
appear in public without violating any
section Of the Public Morals ordinance.
If they appear in public after this with
the same rdess unaltered to comply
with the regulation waist or skirt they
will be Immediately placed under ar
rest. Three of these warnings have
been handed out to violators of the or
dinance and they are under strict sur
veillance of the police. The next time
they appear in public in immodest at
tire they will be taken directly to the
police station without further warn
ing. The fine ranges from twenty-five
to fifty dollars.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-16
Indian Was Allowed
to Have Two Wives

Pierre, S. Din the recent death of
Chief Iron Tightening, at his home
near Thunder Butte in the northwest
ern part of the Cheyenne Indian reser-
walton, the country lost probably the
greatest of the few remaining famous
Indian characters who figured in the
early history of Dakota Territory.
Iron Tightening was one of the sub
chiefs, who under Sitting Bull, partici-
pated in the memorable battle of the
Little Big Horn, June rs, 1876, when
Custer and his band or 261 men were
annihilated. He is said to be the last
of the chiefs who were in control Of
the Sioux nation at that time. He was
rs years old at the time of his death
and has for years made his home in
the vicinity of Thunder Butte station.
Unusually tall and we'll proportional,
even for an Indian, and possessing a
voice which commanded attention and
obedience although it knew no word
Of English, Iron Tightening was a nat
ural leader of men. In the early part
of this century following the Ute In
dian uprising, when the Utes had been
rounded up and sent to the Cheyenne
reservation, it was Iron Tightening who
went among them urging them to for
get their grievance with the whites and
settle down to peaceful lives
He was the last Indian, so far as is
known, to have continued to live with
two wives after the order prohibiting
polygamy and further polygamous mar
riages among the Indians was made
Iron Tightening was called to the
Thunder Butte station when this order
was received and told he must choose
between the two women with whom he
was living.
eff the Commissioner has lived with
one woman" the chief replied in In
dian, "he will know how impossible it
is for Iron Tightening to separate him
self from two. Iron Tightening
laughs"
This speech won for him his case and
the two wives were retained. They
lived together in harmony, one doing
the cooking for the family, which
among Indians is regarded as an honor,
for one week and then the other came
into power for like period.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-16
Why Not KenOshd?

Norwood, Manager report of
1919 says:
Increased our surplus in the public
service department from $2S,700 in
1918 to $33, 700 in 1919.
Granted 81 per cent.salary increases
to heads of departments; % per cent
to mechanics, and "a per cent to la
borers.
Increased local tax rate but 10 per
cent, while the state tax was increased
IS per cent and the county tax 80 per
cent.
completed 100000 high school
building; established laboratory for
analysis of milk and foods and main
tanned regular inspections"
A recent letter states:
"The town of Norwood at its annual
town meeting held March II, 1920,
passed unanimously every item in bud
get and warrant, not one dissenting
vote being cast. This plainly shows
the attitude of the citizens toward the
Manager Plan. The meeting was the
most harmonious ever held"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-16

fruit when one of those sudden and inexplicable
tragedies struck him down
Fate decreed that the American Legion's
commander was not to live to see the full frui-
ton of the work to which he had dedicated
himself. But his example of unselfish devotion
to noble cause will be the inspiration to others
to carry on and finish the task.
When it has been finished ;Syhen the nations
obligation to every disabled soldier has been
as fully discharged as it can be- the credit will
be largely Colonel Galbraith's
Colonel Galbraith was gallant soldier and
his title, Fighting Colonel of the Fighting
First" won in the terrible fighting in the Ar
come, was we'll bestowed. Three governments,
had honored him with medals for distinguished
service in the field.
But these honors were small compared with
the great honor of having his memory forever
enshrined in the hearts of the American sol
diers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-16
"Dere Hank -

Spoken Nv dress patturns, Hank, butt
wimmen have lit awl ovur thee men
inn Ben able 2 putt up good appear
ance. A woman kin git awl decked out
with furbelows, buttons, sashes, pleats,
tucks & awl them things & haz calico,
Bingham, silk, poplin, crepe de chinny,
wolfe, organdie, satin, georgette, dotted
Swiss and crepe de meteor 2 make hur
dresses frum & then can stick GUN
them extras. tits know wunder that a
woman kin make a better appearance.
& then thee woman kin make low-neck
dresses and high-neck dresses and me-
dunn neck dresses & kin ware 'em long
& short.
With a man tits diffrunt. A Teller
kaz three articles NV ware Pants, coat
& vest & they R awl fixed the same.
Il it any wunder? They've got B
sorta conversational or they'll git run
inn. Haven't thee woman got the edge
DUN thee man, everytime?
Clothingly,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-16
Pays Insurance
After Long Search
Equitable Company Finds Beneficiary
Under KanOsha Policy After
Four Years Search.

Walter Wiercinski, an employee of
the Simmons company, KenOsha, in
sured under an Equitable group policy
for $500, died on May II, 1917 The
application gave the beneficiary as
Maria Wiercinski, wife, and the adj
dress as Latwa, Wilno, Russian Poland
The Simmons company had been in
constant touch with a close relative of
the insured in order to ascertain the
benefciary's whereabouts, but without
success. On January IT, 1921, the case
was referred to the Equitable repre-
sentative at Vienna, Austria, and un-
der date of March 25th he reported the
beneficiary had been located in Rus
sian Poland. Under date Of April 21st,
the society authorized its representa-
tive to pay to the beneficiary the $500.
subject to completion of the usual
claimants statement.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-16
THE PASSING OF COL. GALBRAITH

''The death of Colonel Galbraith was loss
to the whole nation" The mayor of a western
city who so expressed himself when he heard
of the sudden taking off of the head of the
American Legion voiced the peoples unan-
nous sentiment.
Galbraith's splendid work for the disabled
veterans ofthe World War had so endeared him
to every service man, that it is doubtful whe-
ther the passing Of any other man would have
been felt as keenly by the American soldiers.
Immediately upon his election as head of
the American Legion, last fall, he threw him
self whole-heartedy into the fight for justice
to the disabled soldiers
This great work was Just beginning to bear
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-16
Mrs. Hughes is
Highly HOnOred

Washington-Mrs. Charles E. Hughes
wife of the secretary of state was re-
Gently indicted into the position Of
chairman of the Womens Auxiliary
Committee of the United States of the
Second American Scientific Con-
gress. She succeeded Mrs. Robert
Lansing, wife of the former secretary
of state. Wives of the Latin American
ambassadors and ministers here at
tended the ceremony.
Under the direction of Mrs Lansing,
the committee has endeavored to pro-
mote better mountaineering among
women of the western hemisphere and
an exchange of views between them on
all matters pertaining to PanAmeri-
can relations as well as on subjects of
special interest to women.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-16
Report Rehashing of
Old Racine Case
DR.. Hahn is Said to be Looking for
Fifty Dollars Which Was Paid
for Recovery of Automobile.

Reports from Racine indicate that
there is to be a rehashing of an old
case connected with the loss of an au-
tomobile by DR.. Hahn in that city in
1916. 1t is alleged that the automobile
was recovered in Kenosha and that be-
fore it was turned back to it's owner
that the owner of it paid a consider
able bill for Expenses" The amount
was put at fifty dollar. Just why the
old story is being rehashed now is not
given out but it is indicated that suits
may be brought for the recovery of the
fifty dollars claimed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-16
OSHKOSH FARM BRINGS $4,000.

Oshkosh, wis.-One of the largest
real estate tranfers in years has taken
place here, Harry Lewis of Winnie
come, fowmerly of Milwaukee, having
sold his modern 160-acre farm in the
town of Winneconne to DR.. E. 0. Bach
of Milwaukee. 1t is said the consid-
GRAFTON involved is somewhere between
$4,000 and 100000. Mr.. Lewis is at
the head of the Fay Lewis cigar COM
PAW of Milwaukee and DR.. Bach is an
eve specialist. The Lewis farm is one
Of the show places of this vicinity. Mr..
Lewis has retained his herd of singh
grade Guernseys.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-16

Thomas A. Edison, Jr., predicts that auto
mobiles within few years will carry individ-
ual stills to produce fuel for their operation A
car of average power, in his opinion, could be
equipped to produce sufficient fuel to run itself
and enough by-products to pay for its main
tenanee. This comes about as near predicting
that one can lift oneself by ones bootstraps as
anything yet suggested. It sounds more like
the Democratic idea of running the government
than the observation of scientific man.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-16
CHARGE BIG SWINDLE
AT CAMP GRANT
Army Officials Are Arrested Charged
With Padding Pay Rolls
While in Service.

Milwaukee - Percy r. Douglas, "a,
former soldier, was being held here
today for government investigation into
an alleged gigantic pay roll fraud at
at Camp Grant, Ill. Sergeant Major
James Deering, now under arrest at
Camp Grant is declared to have been
the brains of the fraud. Douglas,
whose home is at Hammond, Ind, is
said to have served as a sergeant under
Deering. The scheme was said to have
been Simple pay roll padding" sys-
tenn and scores of the soldiers who
were shown to have drawn pay are al
legged never to have existed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-16
Deputy Mcneil Arrests
Three Naked Seiners
Sunday Morning.
CLOTHING WAS GONE
Game Law ViolatOrs Given
Fines of Fifty and Costs by
Judge TuIly in Court.

The way of the transgressor is truly
hard, according to the story of three
fishermen arraigned in the municipal
court this morning by Deputy Conserv-
alton Officer McNeill on charge of
illegally using q seine net. The three
men, Paul Pluti, Joseph Pluti and Paul
Opolski, told thei tale Of woe to NUM-
cipaI Judge Tully. According to their
story, their hard luck began when they
left Kenosha.
They left Kenoslla Saturday after
noon and went to Fox river. Their
car wasn't working so awfully well and
they had two blowouts on the way out,
it was said. When they arrived at Fox
river, however, their tough luck really
began. They started to seine and got
their clothing all wet when the thought
came to them that they would need
some dry clothing to wear home. They
built fire and hung their clothing up
to dry and left a fourth member of
the party whose name was not dis
closed, to watch the fire and clothing.
They resumed their SEEMING and were
pulling in some nice drags when Nc
Neill appeared on the scene.
Waterman Fled With "Duds."
McNeill Immediately stopped them
and placed them under arrest. The
fourth man, the Waterman, fed in the
car with their clothing, leaving them
to SILVER as nature made them, on the
banks Of the river. Mcneil was in a
dilemma. He had his men under ar
rest, naked, with no automobile to
bring them to Kenosha and no cloth
ing for them if he did have an auto
mobile. And the men still shivered.
Finally a Chevrolet touring car came
along with three blankets and Mcneil
Communicated the auto. The three
fishermen were wrapped in the blan-
kets, placed in the back seat, and the
trip to the police Office in Kenosha be-
gan. The men were so wet that they
were unable to hold match in their
hands with which to light cigarettes
which had been given them.
Get $50 and Costs.
When they arrived in Kenosha, they
were herded into the police station to
be booked with the charge against
them, Kirsh, the desk sergeant, took
one look at the blanketed men and
toppled over backwards. where did
you get the Indians ?" he asked. They
got friends to place bail for them and
they were released and ordered to APP
pear in the municipal court this morn
ing where they told their story.
"Ill have to make it $50 and costs
in each instance" Judge Tully said.
The fine amounted to $65 each for the
three men. In addition to losing his
clothes, Joseph Pluti lost $22.75 in cash
and gold watch which he had when
his clothing was taken. ITS too much, !"
said Pluti.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-16

Obregon is reported as being indecisive in
his note on recognition. He will learn no doubt,
that the Republican Administration is not in the
business Of conducting a correspondence course
in diplomacy and that what is wanted is a
straight-out answer to a direct question, not
an exchange of impressions on international
matters, as he sees fit to term his conference
with Summerlin. If Mexico is recognized, are
American lives and property in Mexico to be
protected? The Obregon note to the State De-
partment is described as the First communica-
ton of possible series" from him. We have
had several series from several Mexican presi-
dents, and still nothing accomplished. The
questions put to Obregon by the State Depart
ment are very simple to answer, so why wriggle
and hesitate.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-16
SOVIET LEADER IN Z. 8.
(By United Press

washington = Leonid Krassin,
Russian Soviet Minister Of Commerce
is coming to America to work for a
Russian American trade agreement ac-
cording to dispatch from Londsn to
the Washington embassy today. Kras-
sin negotiated the Anglo Russian trade
pact and is considered one Of the most
eanahle Soviet dinlnmats
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-16
Seeking the Grave
of John Calvin
Plans to be Made for Monument Over
Grave of Great Religious
Leader.

(By Associated Press Leased Wirel
Geneva = The spot where John Cal
vim, the Protestant reformer is buried
is being sought by the authorities on
information furnished by a man who
says he is a descendant of Calvin. The
location of the grave has been handed
down through the Calvin family under
pledge of secrecy, according to the mag
who is II years of age, and as he IS
without issue he believed it his duty
to divulge the location to the &C.
clesastical consistory at Geneva.
Tradition has it that John Calvin,
who died May 27, 1854. was buried "in
the common cemetery in Geneva called
Plain Palais" but the exact spot has
not been identified.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-16
TO MAKE EN- PROPOSE.

London-If your bashful lover won't
propose, decorate your parlor in april
cot and gold with, softly shaded lamps.
This advice was given to young
woman here by prominent artist.
She tried it. She's wearing diamond
now.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-16

London-W White ceilings. They're
the cause of the crime wave. People
lie in bed and look up at EN-, then go
out and pull murder, or holdup. So
saws Lady Pointer, home decorator.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-16

Town in Austria names a thorofare Mrs.
Herbert Hoover street. In honor of city hall,
let's re-christen Prairie avenue Charlie Chaplin
Bull-evard.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-16

It can be added that the members of the grand
jury are fully cognizant of the fact that few
indictments do not constitute cleanup any
more than a single swallow makes summer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-16

Two thousand chorus girls are stranded in
Chicago. A prize of one German shark to any
one that can pick them out of the usual crowds
in the Loop.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-16

There may be argument about what is the
greatest word in the English language but
for phrase you can't beat Enclosed find
check"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-16

Harding says the worlds worst trouble is
that vandals have sought to loot suffering civ
izilation. We wouldn't be that hard on the
landlords, w. G.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-16

Husband and wife boss each other, says Lady
Astor. She's half right
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-16

Tan shoes were first introduced
kenosha on large scale by the Eichel
mann Brothers, tailors, 25 years ago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-16

The 10th birthday of the America
flag was observed in Kenosha IS year
ago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-16
Happenings
rs Years Ago
June Il. 1895.

The Marion and CASTILLO circus v
showing in Kenosha 20 years ago /,
day.