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Great Falls tribune., 1921-08-22

Speaking of disarmament, the worst
motto we know is, Don't give up the
ship Nashville Tennessean.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-08-22

Duels are fought in Hungary before
breakfast. The idea. possibly. of q
food conservationist.- News.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-08-22

Before starting for India to preach
prohibition. Pussyfoot johnson said he
hoped to find England dry on his re-
turn. An intimation that he expects
to make protracted stay in the east.
cleveland Plain Dealer.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-08-22

Some day Chicago people may see
the wisdom of taking the thumprints
of all local politicians.-Toledo Blade.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-08-22

If bootleggers are no longer in fear
of the Volstead act. why not drag out
the Sherman antitrust law?-Lincoln
Star
Great Falls tribune., 1921-08-22

For the first time in history. doctors
are now willing to take their own medl-
cine That's what Mr.. Yolstead has
done.-Fort Worth Star Telegram.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-07-21
JURORS CHECK UP
GOVERNORS BOOKS
Investigators Probe Len Smalrs Ac-
counts for Alleged Irregularities
While Treasurer.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire

Springfield, III. - The Sangamon
County grand jury resumed it's inves-
tigation today of the state treasurer
and charges of alleged Irregularities
during the term of Len Small, present
governor, and Fred Easterling.
The entire matter hinges, it was said
this morning, on the ten million dol
lars loan of state funds to Armour &
go. and Swift & Co, Chicago packers.
This loan it was said was made through
the Grant Park Bank, an institution
operated by the late Senator E. c.
Curtis, close friend and political col
league Of Governor Small for many
years.
Attorney General Brundage and his
aid have attempted to show that the
Grant Park Bank existed only on pa
per, on charter granted many years
ago by Alonzo Curtis, father of the
late senator. Interest on the ten mil
lion dollars amounting to two per cent
was paid to the state during the terms
of Governor Small and Lieut. Governor
Sterling as state treasurer of Illinois.
The packers notes are said to have
drawn seven and eight per cent in
terest.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-07-21

Grand Army men walked softly up
Church street this morning. They went
as far as Wisconsin street, looked rev
erently at the piano shop, found some
thing interesting on the sidewalk, and
went by on the other side. Someway
they couldn't pass the old trysting
place; it seemed so unnatural without
a face at the door or window, sunny
morning face" under stuhby gray hair
and over pudgy shoulders that once
had been square like a soldiers.
For Comrade John McKune WASH t
there. He sold his last piano Tuesday
afternoon, locked up the store, looked
proudly at the new sign which aid thst
he sold pianos, not just pianos but
Kimball pianos, and walked to his home
on Lincoln street.
Showing pianos around little shop
is hard work, especially for veteran
with little shuttle in his walk. When
he got home he was tired. He put on
his houseslippers but still felt little
queer; so he started over to McDer-
motifs drug store to get some medicine.
Abstracted with plans for his business,
he walked into the path of the north
bound Chicago and Northwestern train,
due in Kenosha at 1926 o'clock, and
was instantly killed when the locomo-
tive hit him and threw him against the
fence along the right-of-way.
The last roll-call had come as he
would have wished it-suddenly and
without pain.
Tried to Get Of of Track.
The accident occurred at the Selma
avenue crossing and was witnessed by
several people. The engineer, who
stopped the train as soon as the brakes
could be applied, said that the veteran
apparently walked onto the track and
waited for the train to strike him. But
engineers have a way of Sinking I'M
pleasant responsibilities Others, who
saw the tragedy, among them J. C. Nc
Gill, who lives on the west side of the
crossing, and William Marshall, Gerald
Keckler and Roy Lambrecht, boys who
were walking along the right-of-way,
gave a different report on the mishap.
"He did look at the train" Mr.. McGill
said Tuesday evening when the details
of the affair were still hauntingly fresh
in his mind, "but not until after he
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-07-21
Lone Fisherman
Gets Audience

There's just as big fish in the sea as
ever were caught and this applies to
the hole where the Algonquin Hotel is
supposed to have been" erected This
morning Charles Rock, local detective,
sent in call for the ambulance.
There's man fishing in the water
in the water hole of the Algonquin
Hotel" he shouted over the telephone.
Send the wagon!" Secretary Meissner
sent the wagon.
i"Come out Of there!" Rock shouted
to the fisherman, The fisherman kept
on fishing. do you hear me?" Rock
demanded; "Come out of there!"
But nary word in answer did he
get. Something funny" unused Rock.
Rock slid down the clay bank. 1t was
a dummy that some Kenosha wag had
set up 1t looks like "shure huff"
fisherman. If you don't believe it, just
take look
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-07-21
is HE KIDDING
OR CONSPIRIING
Main Street Merchants Are
Mystified by Cryptic
Note.
SIGNED ''BRUTUS''

Main street merchants, long perse-
cuted, are puzzled. Some of them are
worried, one might almost say agitated.
And the cause of their excitement is a
mysterious letter received by a prom
inent business man today.
The missive is written in bold hand
and under the cryptic signature of
"Brutus"
1t will be recalled that Brutus was
"an honorable man; also a conspira-
tor. Therefore the mystifcation among
Main street merchants. For the letter
may be either a satire or a warning;
either clever effusion or a defiant
espousal of the Cause of Paul Jankow
and George Magn "Red Birds" now in
the city jail awaiting the arrival of
federal officials from Chicago.
Anent Main Street Paving.
The rudy complexion is given to the
note by a concluding Threaten is it
only hope featuring ''the day." At
any rate, the letter in its entirety reads
as follows
eye residents of Kenosha, hail!
Lend me your ears I come not
here to blame you; I come to praise.
AS you well know, your Main street is
going to be paved Yet Main street
was not SO bad. Still, it's going to be
paved. Yea, the work is begun already.
''Now be silent that you may hear
and hear that you may take note! In
a month your Main street will be paved.
But that cannot be. It must not be-.
1t will not be! All you architects and
contractors, chiropractors and sur
geons, doctors and chiropodists, resi-
dents and merchants, of Main street,
hear me and take me for my word.
Your Main street was not so bad. Yea,
your Main street did we'll in past years.
It reigned only second to Zion City's
road it surpassed Racine's Main street
and knocked out Milwaukee's Kinnic-
kinnic. And must you lose it? No,
for Main street was not so bad-yea,
it did well.
Warns (?) Merchants to wait"
"Now hear me for my word.
'You cannot allow that street long
to remain paved. Now be silent and
hear! Wait for thirty days before you
install your better sewers, your larger
water mains, and bigger gas pipes.
Wait before you lay your wires under
ground and elevate your car tracks.
"Do this and Zion City shall reign no
more. Oh, serve me we'll, my citizens.
for that is the day to which I look
forward in life and let it not fail me,
vanish from my grasp like air. =
Brutus."
Police officials are reserving their
judgment on the letter until further
developments have proved it the work
of a kidder or onspirator-which?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-07-21
Herman Morrone Dreams
of Becoming Americas
Oil Baron.
INVESTS IN ''GUSHERS'
Murderer of Brother Is a Stock
Holder in Many Southern
Oil Companies.

To become the Oil King of America
and to be rich as Croesus, the Lydian
king, is the dream of Herman Morrone,
who ten days ago shot to death his
brother, James Morrone, in a family
quarrel. Morrone, who is confined in
the county jail under the custody of
Undersheriff Joseph Knipfer and Depu-
ty Sheriff Conley, walks to and fro in
the "bull pen" of the Jail, dreaming his
dreams and building his castles in the
air. Morrone hasn't shaved since the
murder and yesterday told a News re-
porter that he was not going to shave
for two years as sign of mourning
for the untimely death Of his brother,
Rather Well OFF.
Morrone's ambitious dream has some
foundation in fact. 1t is we'll known
fact among the people Of the Italian
colony that Morrone is we'll off. 1t was
first stated that Morrone was worth in
the neighborhood of $4,000 but a
statement from the man himself cuts
this sum considerably and it is thought
that $4,000 would be more nearly the
amount of Morrone's pile. Yesterday
Morrone received letter from stock
promoter Of an oil we'll in San Antoine,
Texas, which gave a very pretty story
of the fortunes that were made in oil
stock. The shares were only selling
for rs cents share and while there
are some schemes to hoodwink and
fleece the prospective buyer, it is a
we'll known hfact that fabulous sums
have been made in such oil stocks.
Has Much Oil Stock.
Morrone stated that he had stock in
over a dozen such oil concerns as we'll
as, life insurance and other investments
that were netting him a very good re-
turn on his money. Morrone declared
yesterday that it had been his ambition
in life, before the death Of his brother,
to be independently wealthy and mil
lionaire and then return to Kenosha
| and give his brother the incest home
possible.
81 didn't want to shoot my brother"
Morrone declared. 81 had to do it to
keep him from injuring me and if
had wanted to kill my brother, why
wouldn't l have done it in some other
way and at some other time. l never
had any intention of shooting Jimmy.
I wanted to do everything for him. l
was dazed after the shooting and didn' t
know anything about it and | don't re-
member how l acted in the patrol
wagon" he said.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-07-21
ARCH SQUEALER ON
STAND FOR STATE
Bill Burns Tells How Fallen Idols
Repented of Their Bargain and
Double Crossed Him.
CBy Associated Press Leased Wire.

Chicago-Chicago White Sox players
after agreeing with clique of gamb-
lers to throw the 1919 worlds series to
Cincinnati for 100000, became sick
of the deal when they were not paid
the brides promised and at a meeting
before the third game decided to play
their best and win the series, Bill
Burns, accomplish in the alleged deal
and the states star witness, testified
today in the baseball trial.
Urged by the alleged "fxers" to win
the third game to improve the bet
ting odds, the players said they had
lost to two regulars Cicotte and Will
liams-and would not win for a
"busher" Dick Kerr, Burns said. Then
feeling they had been crossed by tho
gamblers they doubled crossed their
bribers by telling them they would
lose the third game, but instead won
it three to nothing, with Dick Kerr
pitching.
Attempts Of the state to have Burns
tell of a conversation with Eddie Gil
coffee in New York where the state
claims the alleged conspiracy was
formed failed when Judge Friend sus-
tanned a defense objection.
Swede Risberg, the White Sox short
stop, agreed to go through with the
game throwing, Burns testified. Re
peated attempts to persuade the play
efs to throw the rest of the games
failed and Burns then gave up his eff
forts to again bride the players, he
said.
Burns himself was double crossed
out of his share of the spoils by Chick
Gandif, who refused to pay him, the
witness testified, adding that he told
Gandil then that he would "squeal" and
expose the whole deal.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-07-21
NOWHERE EXCEPT AMERICA.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.D
London-The suggestion that meet
ing preliminary to the Washington dis
armament conference be held in Lon
don to enable the British dominions
to air their views on Far-Eastern
questions is likely to be abandoned, it
was learned in well informed quarter
here today. "Any and all conference
dealing with these two subjects will be
held in America" was the assurance
given in this quarter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-07-21
CRAIG AND VALERA
TO GET TOGETHER
Irish Faction Leaders Are Moving To-
ward Peace Conference
Probably in Belfast.

London.-The probability of a meet
ing in Belfast between Eamonn de Val
era and Sir James Craig, the Ulster
premier, is foreshadoved in some po-
litical quarters and newspapers today,
General ], G. SHUTS, premier of South
Africa, who re-entered the negotiations
yesterday, doubtless is largely respon-
sible for this and similar optimistic
speculation which has survived under
great difficulty, since Monday, when
the Ulster premier departed suddenly
for Belfast, after making forceful
statement on the subject of self-de-
termination as it applied to Ulster.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-07-21
ATTORNEY WINS
LEGAL TOURNEY
Atty. Verne Baker Wins
Important Case in Chi
cago Federal Court.


A Kenosha attorney, Robert Verne
Baker, was pitted against the best law
yers that the northern district of the
federal court of Illinois could produce
in his battle to free Hugo Lencioni
who had been indicted by the federal
grand jury, and won his case by jury
decision yesterday. The victory is a
notable one and is rare exception to
the rule that federal grand jury
never indicts until it has the goods on
the indicted.
DOherty Had Confessed.
Lencioni was specifically charged
with conspiracy with one Joe Doherty
to steal transport and sell automobiles
and the indictment upon which Lenci-
oni was arrested went further and
stated that it was a Buick car. Attor-
ney Baker in his defense showed that
by the confession of Doherty, who had
pleaded guilty, that Lencioni had not
conspired and that Doherty had done
the stealing, transporting, and that
Lencioni had been at worst nothing
more than a dupe to the Chicago auto
thief ring.
Another point that the attorney
raised was that since the Indictment
charged that Lencioni and Doherty had
been charged with a conspiracy in Ke-
nosha, that the northern district of
Illinois did not have any jurisdiction
over the case and that the proper place
to have tried it was in the Milwaukee
federal court Of the southern Wiscon-
sin district. The jury returned YER
diet of mot guilty" and Judge Alschu-
Ter ordered the prisoner released on
that indictment.
Goes Over to September.
Lencioni is charged and indicted with
numerous other offenses and the indict-
ment names a galaxy of cars ranging
from Stevens to Cadillac. Among
these are a Paige, another Buick, a
Dodge and several others.
The case of Fritz Rudy and Albert
Brankow, along with the Neubauer case
is being held over until the Septem Der
term of court. 1t is quite likely that
since Attorney Baker won his Lencioni
case that all the rest of the cases will
be tried in Milwaukee. Lencioni will
also be tried on his other indictments
at that time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-07-21
BARNES LEADS FIELD.

by Associated Press Leased Wire)
Washington.-Jim Barnes of Pelham,
N. Y, set a new competitive record for
the course of the Columbia Country
Club today and led the morning field
in the second half of the qualifying
play for the open championship of the
United States. Barnes played with
George Duncan of England, British
open champion last~year. Barnes had
a SO; Duncan a 72.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-07-21
SUPERIOR MADMAN
CRUCIFIES HIMSELF
Arthur Mcdonald, Believed to Be a
Religious Fanatic, Leaves Photos
of His Suicide.


Superior, Wis.-The nude body of
Arthur Mcdonald, 40, was found hang
ing before blue and red painted cross
in the parlor of his home here last
night. Beside the body were two pho
tographs of himself in his posture of
death, taken Sunday morning. Neigh
bors who saw him taking the photos
Sunday little thought that he was prac-
ticing suicide. So many times had Nc
Donald invited them into the house to
see the cross that the man seemed not
at all disturbed when they peeked into
the windows to watch him take the
peculiar pictures. The body was COW
cred only with silk loin-cloth. The
arms were hung horizontally by means
of wire nooses fastening the hands to
the wall. Fred Twombly, who found
the body, said he at first thought he
was viewing a woman's figure.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-07-21
CALIFORNIANS RIOT
AGAINST JAPANESE
Incensed CalifOrnians Load Japs into
Trucks and Chase Them Out
Of Town.
nv T7ni+od press(

Aroused by the failure of the Tut
lock Chamber Of Commerce to sane
t.on q boycott against the companies
employing Japanese, a raiding party
today loaded all the JaDs in Tuilock
into trucks and drove them out of
town, They were taken to. Keyes and
unloaded at a station and then were
put ON a north bound trair@ The TUT
lock men were angered bys the fact
that the Japanese would woBk cheaper
in the fruit harvesting than Che whites,
thereby putting the white men Ont of
work The boycott had been called
against all producers employing LAP
anese labor
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-07-21
EMBEZZLED A MILLION.

by Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Austin, Minn.-The actual shortage
in the accounts of R. J. (Cy) Thomp-
son, former comptroller of George A.
HORNED and company, local packers, is
one million, one hundred and eighty
nine thousand dollars, according to of
fetal figures received here today from
Chicago, where creditors of the com
pany are in conference.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-07-21
Loaded Dead Into
Back Seat of Car
(By Associated Press Leased wire.)

Chicago-Eforts to connect the
Staying of two unidentified men, one
found on lonely road near Liberty
vile, with four bullet holes in his head
and body and his skull crushed and the
other found here with his skull like
wise crushed, were being made by po-
lice today. The police were aided in
their theory by Ludwig Borveki who
told of having ridden into Chicago on
Saturday night in an automobile
which he hailed after blowing a tire on
his own machine. He said four men
were in the machine and in the rear
seat he was shown two men with their
skulls crushed and was told they had
been killed in fight.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-07-21
TRIBUTE FROM COMRADES.

"Comrade John McKune was in
more than score of the great bat
ties of the Civil War. No soldier
in Kenosha county had better war
record than his. It can be truly
said that he was a good soldier and
a great patriot. In politics he was
always a staunch Republican, cast
ing his first vote for Abraham Lin
coin from the trenches in front of
Richmond.-James NORM, Fred S.
Lowell Post, G. A. R."
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-07-21
ALLIS LEADS STATE GOLFER
Mquirirg Reporter
TODAY,S. Question::

Do you think the United States
should hold a national beauty con-
test to determine the nations most
beautiful woman?
WHERE ASKED:
Kenosha Country Club.
ANSWERS:
Robert Meier, sos Edward street,
typesetterI think it would be just
like picking the biggest FISH in the
ocean. The country is too big to pick
the most beautiful woman and it would
be too hard. Beatty is simply mat
ter Of personal taste anyhow.
E. j. Sentry, Milwaukee, golf player
If it were possible | should indeed
think it great accomplishment to be
able to say that such a woman was the
most beautiful young lady in the
country. But l should imagine that
no man would willingly undertake
such task for fear of losing good
many young women friends who should
not be SO fortunate as to land in the
preliminaries.
Harry Buckley, Milwaukee, golf play
er-I think it is splendid suggestion
to carry out In Italy and in several
other countries they have chosen ma
tional beauty. 1t certainly is quite a
distinction to lay claim to.
Miss Katherine Mcclure, Beloit, stu
dent-I would call it rather difficult
undertaking. With something like sew
eral hundred million young women to
choose from I wouldn't want the job
of picking out the most beautiful young
lady. l think that the world will run
along just as smoothly without these
beauty contests.
Miss Antrina Mae Symmonds, Beloit,
student believe that among other
things the many beauty contests that
are being held in this country are
most unnecessary. There is always a
good deal of dissatisfaction with the
choices, and that is one reason why
they have cut out such contests that
were held at colleges.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-07-21
TOWERS FALL LIKE CHAFF.

Mexico City-The Amatlan oil fields
are on fire, with drilling towers falling
like chaff and the workmen fleeing, ac-
cording to reports received here de-
scribing "the greatest catastrophe in
the history of the oiIfeid." The cause
of tho fire Is NOT known.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-07-21
DEAD At WIND POINT.

Racine, Wis. The body of a man
Billabout so years old was found on the
beach at Wind Point light station ear
ly this morning. On the body, which
was badly decomposed, was found a
number of cards bearing the name Of
a cooperative society and E. Reach
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-07-21
Japan to Accept
Invitation Of U. S.

Neutrality-suspicious. will accept the
invitation of the United States for dis
cussion of the Pacific situation in the
forthcoming disarmament conference
here if she is assured the scope of the
discussion will be outlined before the
actual meeting.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-07-21

Washington.-The United States gov
eminent considers itself under obi
cation" to foreign debtor nations to
defer interest payment on their debts,
Secretary Of the Treasury Mellon told
the senate finance committee today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-07-21
SISTER TRAINS FIGHTER.

fBy Associated Press Leased Wire.)
hicago-Midget Smith, New York
bantamweight, has arrived here and
started active training for This fight at
East Chicago, Indiana, next Friday
night with Joe Burman, Chicago ban
tam. Smiths sister, Miss Vera Smith,
said to be the only woman trainer Of a
fighter, has active charge of his prep
arations for the bout.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-07-21
BEER BILL SIGNED SOON.

by Associated Press Leased Wire2
Washington. - Regulations covering
the use of beer and wine for medicinal
purposes will be signed within few
days, unless prohibitory action is TAX
en- by congress, Commissioner Blair
announced today. Action had been de-
ferred for months, he said, upon as
surance Of senate leaders that congress
would act quickly to determine its at
titude toward medicinal beer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-07-21
SENATE PASSES SWEET BILL.

tBy Associated Press Leased Wire)
Washington - In record breaking
time, the senate passed today the Sweet
Bill to consolidate all federal agenc-
les dealing with veterans and extend
ing additional benefits to disabled
former service men
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-07-21
WHITE RIDERS ON RAMPAGE.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Nacogdoches, Texas.-J. w. Mcknight
was taken by masked men near Tenaha
last night and was beaten and tar was
placed on his clothing, but not on his
body. He was brought to his home
here about daylight this morning by
brother.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-07-21
RLAINE IN HOSPITAL.

Madison, Wis.-Governor Blaine in
tends to return to his Offices tomorrow
after having been absent since Sat
urday when he underwent a minor
operation. He expects to leave short
ly on vacation trip to Trout Lake.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-07-21
SEND YANKs To sm.EsIA.

London-It was stated in authorita-
tive quarters today that informal sug-
gestions have been made for American
Intervention in the Upper Silesia