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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-03
InQuiring Reporter
TODAYIS QUESTION.


What do you think of the prices of
admission to Kenosha theatres at the
present time?
ANSWERS:
Charles Swift, 60 Charles ST.. oildeal-
err think the prices Of shows in Ke-
nosha are as low as you will find in
any other city of this size and in
many casasjmuch lower. Certain shows
in Kenosha did not raise their prices
during the war at all, and they are
charging as much now as they did in
1918. That speaks pretty well for
Kenosha theatre owners, when we look
at the price other cities charge to see
their shows
Arthur c. Kunze, 428 Linden st., de-
signer-I think that twenty-five cents
is enough to pay to see any good NOV
ing picture show. But l don't doubt
but what people would pay more if
they were charged more. Some people
can't go without seeing shows, and
their favorite movie stars. Why, a.
600 people paid two and three dollars
each to get into the Yale bowl to see
a football game last Saturday When
they get to that stage something must
be wrong somewhere.
Miss E. T. E., 437 Balm ave-, seam
stress-I don't go to shows very often,
so the prices don't bother me any. No,
| don't think that people are right who
are hollering for reduction in the
price of admission. l think the price
is very reasonable when we get good
show Of course there are some shows
where the people ought to be paid for
coming instead of the other way.
J. Kupfer, 974 Elizabeth St, jobless
My opinion of the prices of admis-
sion to Kenosha theatres is that they
are all right where they are. People
will pay so much to see a good show
but when the theatre managers charge
little more than it is worth, they
won't do it, Some shows are justified
in charging a big price, for instance,
benefit plays such as Tony Sarg's Mar,
ionettes that the Catholic Women's
Club is staging. That's for worthy
cause.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-03
70 HO! Ye Gobs
Ar1,aistice Day

All the deck swaobers. coal passers,
jimmy legs, yeomen or hospital ap-
prentices who read thiss little appeal
and who were in the navy during the
war, are asked to be at the American
Legion club rooms early on November
18th. The gobs are getting together
to show the dough boys" and the cav
airy and the artillery and other out
fits that the sailors were in the war
and a big turnout is desired. Just
haul down your sea-bag, hold an in
formal inspection, and get out that
suit of dungarees, or whites with
white hat or better still suit of blues
with your flat hat Just send in your
name, shipmate, to flank" Rush at
the News office or leave it at the Lee
gion club rooms. And if you don't
want to do either of those things, just
come anyway
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-03
EX' RI! !.
SHOWS VAST SUM
In WHISKEY BRIDES
Indictments Made Pubic Today Reveal
Vast Sums Received by Leaders
of Ring.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
The sum of $250,810 is said to have
passed among the alleged members of
Milwukee's biggest whisky ring whose
operations are said to have been I'M
earthed by the arrest yesterday Of IL
prominent politicians and business
men. According to special agents of
the treasury department from Wash
ington, who made the Investigations
which resulted in the defendants be-
ing indicted, the alleged ring is the
largest so far uncovered in the United
States.
The amounts which the various per-
sons named in indictments are alleged
to have received follow the sum of
$4,000 mentioned having subsequently
been divided among others by the man
to whom it is alleged to have been
given:
Joseph S. Giudice, Schlesingerville,
Wis, banker and secretary Of the Dem
ocratic state central committee $4,000.
Joseph P. O'Neill, former chairman
of the Democratic county committee,
$43,365.
Thomas Delaney, Green Bay, former
federal prohibition director, $4,000.
Frank j.. Egerer, Chiffon, candidate
of the Democratic party for state
treasurer at the last election, $4,000.
Joseph Ray. former federal prohi-
tion inspector, $4,000.
Samuel Cohen, Chicago, $17,345.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-03
OPMENTS FAST
In LIQUOR FIGHT
Revelations of Indictments Shows
Thousands of Dollars
Involved.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Milwaukee, Wis. = During the llq-
uor hearing in federal court a charge
that liquor was being sold in Oshkosh
with little interference from the po-
lice was made by William 0. Meilahn,
assistant United States district at
torney. The accusation was made on
the case of Arthur Gabbard,. Jr., son
of the assistant chief of police of Osh-
kosh who pleaded guilty to the pos
session of whiskey and was fined 5000.
Replying to Mr.. Meilahn, John F.
Kluwin, attorney for Mr.. Gabbert,
said:
eff prohibition officials did not go
to the newspapers so much and make
accusations regarding conditions as to
liquor, conditions would be better"
Gabbert was indicted on two counts,
one charging possession of whiskey
and the other sale. The count charg-
ing a sale was nolled at the request
of Mr.. Meilshn.
Explaining the case to Judge Geiger,
Mr.. Kluwin said that Mr.. Gabbert's
father had supervised raids made by
the Oshkosh police on saloon con-
Quoted by George Dieckoff, and that
the accusations against Mr.. Gabbert
resulted from plot to get even.
The sum of $4,000 was given to
William Dusold, former wholesale liq-
uor dealer, by Harry Arnold, also a
former wholesale liquor dealer, in con-
nection with the alleged conspiracy in
which Dusold, Arnold and A. F. Bark
err, former chief clerk in the prohibi-
ton office are involved, according to
the indictment against the three.
More than 1000 gallons of whiskey
were involved it is alleged, and the
conspiracy existed from July 25, 1920
to November 10, 1920.
Sales to William McGinnis, Green
Bay, with which Dusold and Arnold
are charged in the indictment include:
September 8, $50 gallons, August 20,
100 gallons and October 1, $50 gallons.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-03
(By Associated Press Leased Wire


Kansas City, Mo.-Resolution urg-
ing world agreement among nations
on ornaments, recommending the pro
motion of chemical industries within
the United States as step in prep
aration and recommendation that the
alien property held in custody by the
government be used to settle claims
against Germany, were presented to
the national convention of the Ameri-
can Legion here today. Fourteen
resolutions came out of the conven-
tion committee of resolutions.
Among other recommendation which
the committee approved and submitted
to the, convention, was demand that
every effort be made to bring about
tho return to the United States of
Grover C. Bergdoll, American Stacker.
Deep regret over the untimely death
of the late national commander, Col.
Frederick G. Gailbraith, Jr., was
voiced in one resolution and another
contained greeting to former Presi-
dent Wilson expressing hope for his
speedy and complete recovery.
ne IeSo4uIloH OIL drmdIHeHIS Tedu
in part:
Whereas, Delegates from the lead
ing nations of the world have been in
vited by the president. of the United
States to meet to discuss the ques-
tion relative to the formation of an
international arm a m ent limitation
agreement, and
Whereas, The kNss~ican Legion be-
lieves it is for the best interest of the
people of the United States of Ameri-
ca and of the peoples of the world
that an international armament limi-
tation program be arranged.
"Be 1t Resolved, That the American
Legion, in national convention as
sembled, endorse the idea of interna-
tional armament limitation"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-03
TWENTY THOUSAND
MINERS WALK OUT
Work in Three Hundred Mines in the
Indiana Coal Fields Comes to
a Standstill.
fBv Associated Press Leased Wire)

NV Associated Press Leased WireO
Indianapolis, Ind. Work in the
Indiana coal fields was practically at
a standstill today as result of walk
outs of twenty-thousand men employ
ed at approximately 800 mines in the
state, according to early reports re-
ceived at union headquarters at Terre
Haute..
Widespread walk-outs in the soft
coal fields of the country were expect
ed at International headquarters of
the United Mine Workers of America
No reports, however, were available
there as to conditions in the sixteen
states into which messages we're sent
last night by the union chiefs advis-
ing that discontinuance by operators
Of the "check-off" system as prescrib-
ed by Judge Anderson's injunction was
to be Treated as breaking the existing
wage agreement.
Few Working at Terre Haute.
At the Terre Haute headquarters of
the Indiana miners it was said that
the only mines working today were
few of the smaller plants. No formal
order for strike had been issued at
the headquarters but officials said
such was under consideration.
Protest against the temporary in
junction issued by Judge Anderson
was voiced at numerous meetings held
last night throughout the Indiana
fields and officers of the union said
there was little prospect of resump-
ton of work until the writ was set
aside or modified. Operators of the
Indiana field will meet Thursday night
at Terre Haute to discuss the situa-
ton.
P. H. Henna, secretary of the Indiana
bituminous coal operators association
in a statement today took issue with
President Lewis and other union off
Gals whether obedience of the injunc-
ton would result in violation of
contract between miners and operators,
asserting that the contract provided
that both parties were bound by any
decisions e federal ceurt.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-03

gress a measure to provide adjusted
and marines of the Great War; and,
Whereas, This adjusted compensa-
tion measure provides for the payment
of the nations just obligations to the
service men and women for the finan-
cial and economical handicap suffered
by them incident to their service; and
whereas, The nation should and
is paying all of it's other war debts
ard obligations; and
Whereas, The oblis n of the ma
tion to its soldiers al by reason
of economic handicaps suffered by
them because of their service, which
economic handicap is at this time felt
with especial severity because of wide
spread general unemployment; and
Whereas, After careful considera-
ton of all the arguments advanced in
opposition to the measure, including
the letter of the secretary of the
treasury and the address of the presi-
dent to Congress, we still firmly be-
lieve in the justice, fairness and i'm
mediate necessity of the adjusted COM
pensation measure; and, therefore,
"Be It Resolved, That the American
Legion in national convention assem-
bled re-afirms its stand upon adjusted
compensation and asks that the Con-
gress of the United States pass this
measure without furthetr equivoca-
tion or delay"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-03

Mrs. Ida Martin, foreman, entered
with the jury in the case of the State
vs.. Bloxdorf just after ten o'clock on
Monday night with a verdict, and that
verdict was guilty. The case, with
Bloxdorf charged with the sale of in
toxicating liquor, went to the jury at
five-thirty Monday afternoon, and the
verdict was found after the jury had
been out four and half hours.
The case was considered tremend-
Gus victory for the grand jury forces
of Kenosha county, as it is the first
case brought to trial by indictment of
the grand jury. This being true, it is
also the first case brought about by
grand jury indictment on which mix
ed jury of men and women have served
and the first case to be prosecuted by
Mortimer Walker, appointed assistant
to the district attorney by Judge
Belden for this case and appointed
special counsel to the attorney general
of tie state for nine specific other
cases.
1t is also the first case in the his
tory of Kenosha county where the fore
man Of the jury was a woman.
Judge Belden Present.
Judge Belden was present when the
jury announced that they were ready
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-03
Rush Convention Work.

Convention Hall, Kansas City, Mo-
Although late in getting started the
national convention of the American
Legion, in final session here, raced
through a quantity of routine business
this morning and cleared the way for
consideration of the report of the COM
mittee on resolutions and the election
Of officers, the outstanding features on
the concluding program.
Amid cheers the big assembly adopt
ed the report of it's legislative commit
tee re-affirming the Legion's stand on
the question of immediate federal COM
pensation for service men and asking
that such action be taken without
further equivocation or delay"
One clause urging that clemency be
not given Eugene V. Debs, serving a
sentence in the federal prison at At
lanta for violation of war time laws.
was adopted amid cheers of the con-
vention, the convention rising and
shouting its approval.
In regard to the question of Japa-
nese immigration, the report requested
the convention to re-affirm the stand
on the subject taken by the two
previous conventions and made no
further suggestions.
The use of English only in the
country's public schools was urged and
it was asked that all teachers be re-
quired to take the oath of allegiance.
Better election laws was declared
to be necessary.
Punishment for all slackers was de-
manded and the action of the Legion
officials in opposing the release from
prison or persons convicted of war
time law offenses endorsed.
The resolution on compensation
which was adopted, read:
Whereas. There is pending in Con-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-03
IRISH SETTLEMENT
Is BEING DRAFTED
No Statement is Given Out as to Con-
tents But it May Be Made
Public Soon.
fRx Associated Press leased Wire

London - There was reason to be-
lieve today that a plan of settlement
of the Irish question had been drafted
and is being discussed in detail by
the committee representing the gov
eminent and the Irish delegations
whcih now is exercising the chief
functions Of the Irish conference.
Aside from the recent formal meet
ings of the committee and the confer
ence as a whole, there have been more
intimate explorations of the situation
at private meetings at which repre-
sentatives of each side, accompanied
by mutual friends, have talked freely
in conversations which are understood
to have bound none of the participants
to any definite line of action.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-03
LEGION FAVORS
LIMIT TO ARMS
asses Resolution Favoring
Big Conference to Meet
in Washington.
NO FAVOR Fer DEBS
Members Cheer Resolution to
Keep Him in Prison-Strong
for Bonus Rights.
BULLETIN.

Convention Hall, Kansas City,
The national convention of the
American Legion here this after
noon adopted the report of it's
resolutions committee after delet-
ing a section severely arraigning
Colonel George Harvey, American
ambassador to Great Britain, for
a recent speech on the reasons
why America went into the war
and substituting a resolution
couched in less drastic language.
The convention, passing up the
noon recess, proceeded to the
transaction of it's other business
which included election of ma
tional commander and other ma
tional officers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-03
State to Combat
Claim of Insanity
(By Associated Press Leased wire.)

Los Angeles Preparation of aft
davits to combat the contention that
Arthur C. Burch, indicted fer the al
legged murder of ] Bolton Kennedy, is
insane, was begun today at the district
attorneys office here 1t was an
nounced that alienists employed by
the state would examine Burch at the
county Jail. Their findings would be
presented in the form of affidavits in
the superior court next Monday to
which date the trial of Burch was
continued yesterday, after the defend
ants counsel had interposed an ap-
plication for a sanity hearing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-03
ITALY PAYS TRIBUTE.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.l
Rome,-Solemn reverence by King
and peasant was paid to Italys I'M
known soldier, symbol Of her five hun
bred thousand dead, when the body ar
rived in Rome this morning and was
transported on gun carriage to the
church Of Santa Maria Degli Angel.
1t will there lie in state until its final
interment on Friday in the "Altar
Of the Country under the Victor En-
manuel monument
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-03

Edward Hoffman, formerly propri-
etor of the Maple Inn on Sheridan
Road, south of the city and sought by
Sheriff Ruen since August 18th as
result of three indictments returned
against him by the grand jury, was
arrested in Milwaukee on Tuesday aft
ernoon and late Tuesday evening he
was brought to the county Jail by the
sheriff and Deputy Jacob Keul. Hoff-
man is one of the most indicted men
known to the grand jury proceedings.
He was named in three indictments re-
turned by the grand jury in the name
of "Joseph" Hoffman and there are
total of twelve counts in the various
indictments. He is charged individu-
ally of keeping disorderly house in
three counts and is indicted under two
indictments with Joseph Palise. One
Of these indictments charges six counts
of possession, transportation and sale
CT liquor, the other contains three
counts charging maintenance of
gambling house. 1t will be recalled
that the Maple Inn place was raided as
a gambling house by the sheriff and
his forces shortly after Sheriff Raueu
began his term of office. 1t was said
that lot of we'll known people were
in the place at the time and that for
this reason the hearing of the cases
following the indictments of the grand
jury may prove of great interest
Is World War Veteran.
Hoffman is a World war veteran and
he came to Kenosha shortly after he
completed his army service. 1t was
said that his home was at Waukesha
lie leased the Maple Inn property and
many complaints were made against it
during the time he was directing its
management. Hoffman disappeared
from Kenosha shortly after the grand
jury became real active. The first in
dctments were returned against him
on August 18th and Sheriff Rauen has
been following his trail since that
time. AT least one man has been held
in custody by Wisconsin officials in the
effort to get Hoffman and while the
mans name was found to be Hoffman
it was discovered that he was not the
man wanted.
Hoffman Not Talkative.
The officials who brought Hoffman
back to Kenosha declared that
he had not been doing any great
amount of talking. 1t was said
that Hoffman had been in the
neighborhood of Milwaukee ever
since the grand jury indictments were
returned aginst him and that on sew
eral occasions he had been in Keno
sha. The sheriff had received several
reports of Hoffman having been here
while he was being sought but an
Investigation of these reports had not
proven them true, Hoffman was in jail
this morning but it was expected that
some plan for his arraignment would
be made during the day. 1t was not
announced as to whether or not he
could give the heavy bond which would
be required on the long list of counts
in the indictments against him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-03
Milwaukee Pioneer
Dies in Los Angeles

Milwaukee ~ Charles Milwaukee
Sivyer, So, the first white child born
in Milwaukee, died today in Los An
geles, according to message received
here.
The boyhood of Milwaukee's first
child was sent in back woods village
of 400 inhabitants in the age Of log
huts, oxen and Indians.
Solomon Juneau, founder of Mil
waukee conducted the only store and
all about the little clearing lowered a
dense forest
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-03

The wreck of the schooner Rosa
Belle, owned by the House of David
which is believed to have capsized off
Milwaukee on last Sunday was located
in the lake off Kenosha today and
it is now in tow of the U. S. S. Cum
berland and an effort is to be made to
take it to Milwaukee. The boat can
not be righted and the best informa-
ton that can be secured indicates the
belief that none Of the members of
the crew of nine people are aboard
her. This afternoon members of the
Racine Coast Guard have gone out to
assist the crew of the Cumberland in
an effort to tow the capsized schoon-
err. Members of the Kenosha Coast
Guard patrolled the beach both north
and south of Kenosha this morning and
while they picked up several pieces of
lumber and wreckage from the Rosa
Belle. they found nothing of any of the
bodies of members of the crew.
Is Mystery of Lake.
The fate of the crew of the nine
men aboard the Rosa Belle is mys-
terry of the lake. All the way from
Chicago to Green Bay boats have been
sent out to make an effort to find some
trace of the missing crew but no word
has come from any of these parties.
eve have been searching the coast
for ,corpses," declared one of the mem
bers of the Kenosha Coast Guard to-
day. "but we have found nothing but
portions of the wreck. These were
washed ashore some distance south of
Kenosha. We did not go out to the
capsized schooner today on account of
the fact that she was in the tow of
the Cumberland. The search along the
beach here is to be continued"
Relief parties were sent out from
Chicago this morning with provisions
for week and it is expected that these
parties will search the lake over a
wide area.
The local Coast Guard this afternoon
announced that the wreck was now
about seven miles directly northeast
of Kenosha and drifting toward the
beach.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-03

A committee report ON compen-
sation as adopted urged the imme-
date enactment of federal COM
pensation for discharged soldiers
and stated that the Legion ''de-
plores the request of President
Harding to delay passage by Con-
gress of measure providing for
the same and the acquiescence of
Congress ia that respect"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-03
LAND HOFFMAN
I'M LONG CHASE
Former Proprietor of the
Maple Inn is Arrested
in Milwaukee,
FACES MANY CHARGES
Sheriff Gets Man Sought Since
August 18th to Answer
Grand Jury Indictment.
BULLETIN.


flehry ROssi, charged under in
dictments of the grand jury with
keeping a disorderiy house was ar
rested at the sheriff's office after
two o'clock this afternoon. There
are nine counts in the Indictment
returned against him by the grand
jury. ROssi has been incarcerat-
ed in Chicago and he came here
accompanied by an attorney. 1t is
not known whether or not he will
be able to give bond. The name of
Rossi has been repeatedly mem
toned with the government inves-
tigation of the white slave traffic.
He was formerly Kenosha merch-
ant but mis- store here was closed
many months ago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-03
Bulletin.

Judge Belden announced this
morning at the opening of the cir
cult court at ten o'clock that he
would not dispose of the BloxdOrf
case at this time. Attorney Bak-
er indicated that motion for a
new trial would be presented be-
fore the case was disposed of.
While sentence upon BlOxdOrf was
deferred, there was much specu-
latiOn in court this morning as to
what it would be. The sentence
may be a fine of from $500 to
$1,000 or Imprisonment in the
county jail for six months or
both fine and imprisonment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-03
TOwnley to Surrender
at Prison Late Today

jackson, MINI. - A. c. Townley,
president of the Nonpartisan League
is expected to surrender here late to-
day for service of 90-day Jail SEN
tence imposed on conviction of violat-
ing the state sedition law.
Mr.. Townley and companion start
ed from Fargo, N. D., yesterday to
drive to Jackson by automobile and
expected to reach jackson late this
afternoon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-03
CHARGE BAR TENDER WITH THEFT
- Asanniated Pres Leased Nirel

tBy AssocIaUeu Iess LeaSsu ' IT,
La Crosse, Wis.AChrist Reahr, bar
tender in the saloon of P. ]. Kelly who
claimed he was knocked senseless and
robbed of 81 100, was arrested today
charged with the theft of the money
following the discovery of the missing
sack of bills and coin buried in coal
pit back of the saloon.