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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-02-24
CLAIMS HE SWINDLED
SCORES OF KENOSHAN2
fBy Associated Pressl

Chicago-W Walter V. Lawer, aged
twenty-eight years, when taken into
custody by police here while in pos
session Of Marmon touring car whic.
is believed to have been stolen, adj
mitted that he and NJ. o. Toole in the
past two years had swindled thousand
OF farmers in Wisconsin and Michigan
by selling them stock in fake, oil com
panies. Last year operating In south
ern Wisconsin, Lawer said he had OBJ
tanned $4,000 through the sale
fake oil stock. He mentioned Keno
sha as one Of the cities in which he
had operated.
Lawer told his story when detectives
searched his pockets and found stub
for receipts which he had given for the
oil stock which he had sold.
"Made Big Money" He Said.
"Toole and travelled through Michi-
gan and Wisconsin during the past
two years. 'Lawer said. eve made biz
money selling oil stock. Last year W
cleaned up S175,0O0 on stock in the
Bourbon Oil company and the Cine
mata Service company of Fond du Lac
The stock sold so well in some places
that we ran out of receipts and had tC
go back later after we had had SOM
printing done. We sold stock in Mi.
waukee, Kenosha, Racine, Madison anJ
number of towns in Michigan"
When asked whether the oil com
pany had any wells and where the
property was located, -Lawer smiled.
Il don't think the company has any.
he said 81 bought a lease on lanG
in Texas for forty dollars and it ha-
run out now"
LAYER had apparently just starteA
new campaign for selling stocks,
he had receipts for recent sales made
in Milwaukee He is being held by tn
police pending a thorough search 70
Toole, who was named as his partner.
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wholly dependent upon the gener-
osity OF the people of the United
States.
Near East Relief Work
There are thirty three Mar East
Relief Orphanages, large and small,
in Erivan--and about 1000 Riddles
that the Americans are looking
after. Through the Near East Re-
lief, over fifty millions of dollars
have gone to help the Armenians in
the past three years. Over five
hundred American women and men
are working in the Near East, un-
obtrusively but effectively, to keep
a strange and alien people from
hundred ten thousand little chill
dren are being fed by the Ame-i-
cans; sfxty-three hospitals are kept
running. with 6,552 beds. always
full. And when an appeal is made
to the great heart OF the. American
people to keep this work going
the money is always there
"For the idealism that was reused
in those in every land whose people
went forth to fight for what they
believed fsa.n si,,t 70 BE- right End true, is
EaIiles forgot it; they dealt not in
human realities, but in the artifcal
innpalpable theories Of Boundaries
governments. spheres of innuencel
secret agreements and zones Of ex-
ploitation.
But an American girl sitting on
the mud sidewalk oftErigan, with a
dead woman's head in her lap, dis
covered in a moment what those
pitiful old men at Versailles VIII
never know--that the world is q
human place, aad its people are all
kim"
Captain Hibben appeals for the
continuation of the work or n Grey
being done by the Near 1sas Relief
through subscription to Cleveland
II. Dodge, treasurer Of that org9nI-
cation, l Madison Avenue, New
York.
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FORM NEW MISSION SOCIETIES.
Woman's II. M. S. Has Mrs. Sanford to
Rally Young Peoples Work.

The members of the Home Mission
airy society of the Park Avenue NJ. E..
church held a special rally meeting for
young peoples work at the church on
Friday afternoon. Mrs. A. NJ. Sanford
of Milwaukee, district officer, gave the
address. She described the work of
the young people in general through
out the United States and annexed ter
ritories, stating that ten million dol
lars had been expended in home mis-
sion work during the past year. The
young people are active especially in
securing funds for orphanages. She
also impressed upon them the fact that
young peoples societies are under the
direction of the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary and subject to the mother
chapters rules and regulations.
Several young people had previously
organized into Home Guards unit.
The Members of this organization were
graduated into Young Peoples Home
Missionary circle Friday while group
Of younger workers was organized into
a Home Guards chapter. A special
meeting of tie Home Guards, to elect
officers, will be held in the near future.
The Young Peoples Home Missionary
circle elected Miss Edith Nohling
president, Miss Rene Claudon vice
president, Miss Mabel Gail second pice
president, Miss Alice Shepard secre-
tary, Miss Mildred Bullamore mite box
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TAKE MAIL ROBBERS
AFTER GUN BATTLE
Two Alleged Mail Car Robbers Arrest
ed at Little Falls Under Sensa-
tional Circumstances.

Minnespolis.-Two men, believed to
have robbed the mail car of the North
Coast Limited on the Northern Pacific
Railway at Bailey, Mimi, of 100000,
were captured at Little Falls, Mimi,
early this morning after a sensational
revolver battle with deputies. One
deputy and one of the alleged bandits
were wounded in the fight. G. u.
String, a mail clerk. was wounded
when he attempted to resist the ban
dts. Deputies in automobiles met the
men at the outskirts of Little Falls.
The bandits opened fire when they
were ordered to halt and the gun bat
tie lasted while the automobiles were
in mile race. The loot was not re-
covered The men gave their names
as Buck Allen and Bob Ford and they
were held at Little Falls.
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Attorney Frank S. Symmonds is Said to Have
Applied to Governor Blaine to be
Named District Attorney.
NEITHER CONFIRMS OR DENIES RUMOR
Attorney Robert Verne Baker Mentioned for Office
Admits He Might be Interested - Symmonds
an Active Supporter of Governor.

count the announcement that he had
filed an application for the position
now held by Mr.. Fisher caused wide
discussion in the city. There is no
question as to the stand he would take
in regard to problems Of law enforce
ment. He has been an ardent support
err Of these movements. 1t is said
that Governor Blaine is also favorable
to a complete enforcement of the law
and that he will insist that any one
named for district attorney in Keno
sha county be pledged to complete CO.
operation with all Of the state and
federal officials in the enforcement Of
the liquor laws.
Mr.. Fisher when asked in regard to
the matter several days ago said that
he had no further announcement to
make at this time in regard to his
reported resignation, He has, however,
stated that he plans to return to pri-
vate practice some time in the near
future.
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ORDER RAUEN TO
FIGHT WILDCATS
Commission Tells Sheriff
to End the Sale of UNI
authorized Stock.
BIG JOB IS OPENED

go out and fight the wild CATS,
Sheriff William Rauen received from
the Railroad Commission of Wiscon-
sin on Friday. 1t meant that the COM
mission wanted the sheriff to go gun
ming for big game and put stop to
the trail of the wild cats" in Kenosha
county. He is not going to violate any
of the game laws against getting wild
cats out of season for there is no long
er any open season for this particular
kind of wild cats" in Wisconsin. The
animals referred to in the order Of
the commission were the wild cat cor
poratiops which are taken care of I'M
der the 'blue sky" law in Wisconsin
the corporations which seek to sell
stock in Wisconsin without first COM
plying with the law of the state and
have their securities properly approx
ed by the Wisconsin commission.
Kenosha Happy Hunting Ground.
Kenosha has been a happy hunting
ground for the sale Of this unlicensed
stock and a lot of Kenosha people
have trunks filled with it and on most
of it they will never realize a cent Of
dividends or ever get the return of
their investment. The order to the
sheriff at this time is not aimed at
any special corporation or group of
corporations but he is ordered to get
after every salesman that comes into
kenosha and offers a security not APP
proved by the commission for sale.
The order Of the commission directs
the. sheriff to stop the sale of such
stocks and make immediate reports to
the commission in order that the at
torney general may be called to imme-
diately start prosecutions along the
line of stopping the sale Of this stock.
Gets Full Legal Order.
The commission has sent to the sher-
iff complete copy of the law regard
ing the wild cats" and he is asked to
enforce the law to the very letter.
The sheriff is urged to get into imme-
date touch with the commission if he
is in any way in doubt in regard to
the matter.
While the order of the commission
comes at time when the stocks Of
some companies are being actively of
fered in Kenosha tits declared that it
has nothing to do with these stocks.
All of the stocks of Kenosha corpora
tions have been given the proper sane
ton of the commission.
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ODD FELLOWS HEAR BAILEY.
Welded Three Men Mix Life Insuraac,
and Advertising Friday Eve.

Kenosha Odd Fellows mixed life and
insurance and advertising in most in
teresting manner at the Odd Fellows
Club on Friday evening when three
hundred of the members of the order
listened to interesting talks by James
Bailey of Kenosha and j. ". Barney.
well known Chicago advertising man
Mr.. Bailey told the members of the big
club the story Of the development of
the lie insurance business and show
ed how the business had been placed
on a stable business By right kind Of
legislation, He declared sthat under
the existing regulation Of life insur-
ance in this country the insurance be-
came one Of the finest forms Of in
vestment and that at the same time it
offered security for the relatives Of
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-02-24
INDIAN REBELS
STOP VTCER0Y
Train Bearing Lord Chelmsford is
Surrounded at Allahabad but no
Casualties Are Reported.

London-Indian rebels attacked the
special train of Viceroy Lord Chelms-
ford near Allahabad this morning,
forcing the party to abandon the eff
fort to reach Calcutta, according to
advices received here today. The
party had left Delhi with the inten-
tion of going to Calcutta. When the
train approached Allahabad an import
ant railway juHction $50 miles north
west Of Calcutta it slowed down and
Immediately it was surrounded by
hundreds of extremists who swarmed
the locomotive and cars. They were
driven off by the military escort, but
it was deemed best to return to Delhi.
The report did not state whether or not
there had been any casualties or an
actual clash with the rebels.
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Mother and Baby
Die as Home Burns

Saskatoon, Sask--Mrs. Ted Baker,
wife Of a farmer living near Melfort,
and her baby were burned to death in
a fire which destroyed their home on
Friday. Mr.. Baker and another child
were SO severely burned that little
hope Is held for their recovery. Clad
in his night clothes and with the temp
eratufet &c., degrees below zero, Mr.,
Baker drove four miles to the home
of neighbor for help.
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men insured. He told of the various
forms of policies now being written and
showed that there was policy to meet
the demands Of every purse in purpose
and in cost. j. w. Barney of Chicago
gave a most interesting talk on ad-
vertising showing that Eve had started
advertising in the Garden of Eden and
showing how the people have improved
on it since that time
Most interesting musical numbers
were furnished during the evening by
Mrs. Ryan and by the Amazon string
quartette composed of Charles Van
Lone, Ernest Luebek, Fred Orth and
Louis Bedore.
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American Troops
to Leave Coblenz
Retirement of Americans from Repair
alton Board Makes Remaining
There Impossible

Paris-Withdrawa of the American
representation on the reparaHon board
formally announced today by Roland
w. Boyden, has severed the last official
connection of the United States with
the enforcement of the treaty of YER
sailles. American troops still remain
ing in the Coblenz area but their pres
ence there is regarded as automatically
impossible and it is expected that they
will be ordered at home at once. The
abandonment of that section of the
Rhine territory it is beloved, will be
taken 80 care of by the assigning of
French troops.
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ONION KING is
KEPT in JAIL
Man Claiming to be "Onion
King of America" is in
County Jail.
is THOUGHT DEMENTED

The sheriff has a prisoner in Jail
"Sure, I'm the king of America" he
told the sheriffs' force, The man was
picked up yesterday north of Central
Park with his pockets full of onions.
He stated that he was hungry and that
he thought he would break his fast by
a feast of onion. He was about to en-
ter house up there, where he said
this morning his wife lived. The
woman stated that she had never seen
the man before and that she was far
from being his wife.
The man gave his name as John
Mortal and stated that he never work
ed. An examination of his hands
showed that he was right for there
weren't any callous marks. His arm
was flabby as some child's. There
is too much money in the United
States" John said. give got lots of
money and bushel of diamonds.
was a general in the war of 1776 and
led brigade against the Germans
when they fought the French in 1871.
| saw seven and one years service in
the world war! I'm married and l
haven't any wife. I've got money hid
IN Milwaukee and I'm king Of America"
Bolshevik Not Socialist.
When he was asked if he was a So
cialist he said that he was not, but
admitted that he was Bolshevik.
Latter he changed his story around.
An interpreter who spoke Polish was
taken to the jail to find out if the
fellow could explain why he was found
north Of Central Park with his pockets
full Of onions but the interpreter
could not give any coherent statement
of the MANS ramblings. John stated
that he was part Polish, part Ger
man and part English, but that he
was an American king, first, last and
all the time,
To Hold Sanity Test.
Plans have beenamade by the sheriff's
office to hold an examination to find
out whether or not the man is de-
mented or whether he might not be a
rather clever spy of the Communist
party that are seeking foothold in
the United States. While he stated
that he never worked, and his hands
and arms showed that he spoke the
truth, he was CARRIED in Workingman's
clothes. He has an intelligent face
and seemed to be rather we'll versed
in history. He was able to tell when
the revolutionary war in the United
States was fought and gave the date
of the Franco russian war correctly.
There is some doubts, however, as to
his being an American king or having
led a brigade in the European war
of 1871.
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Officials Admit Having
New Clew and Arrest
May Follow.
HAD LIVED IN KENOSHA
Woman Is Said to Have Fled
Shortly After Baby Came.
= Hart Not Named.

The hearing Of Jack Hart, held as pr
accessory to the crime of murder in
connection with the death of an in
FAINT child whose hodv was found in
cornfsld on South Howland avenu.
several weeks 900 was adjourned IN.
til February 25th in ~the Municius'
court on Friday afternoon. Hart wen
back to jail without making any de.
mand for his release on bonds an
without iHtimsting that he was abb
to furnish bonds. While it was giver
out that the adjournment was mad
necessary on account of the failure OF
the attorney for Hart to come to Ke
nosha it is declared that the case *
being held open on account of the fac,
that the officials for the county ar,
hopeful that they will be able to Sc
cure the arrest of the woman connect.
ed with the cases 1t is admitted tina
clews to the identity of the mother o.
the baby have been found but that
great deal Of difficulty is being ex.
perieneed in following the clews.
Lived On Rowland Avenue.
81 cannot give out much in regare
to this matter because do not know
much about it," declared Sheriff Raue1
this morning. at is true that fact.
have been brought to use which MAJ
aid in securing the arrest of this
young woman but these stories arr
rather vague and uncertain and up t.
the present time we have not been
able to get anything tangible out o.
them. They are more in the nature
Of neighborhood talk than real facts.
but of course there may be some foun-
daticn for them"
1t was said that the story brought
to the officials were to the fact thu,
the young woman who is believed r.
be the mother of the baby, found deaa
IN the cornfield, had formerly reside
on Rowland avenue In Kenosha. Il
is declared that the baby was born
here and that there are a number Of
Kenosha people who can furnish facts
IN regard to the birth of the child
Shortly after the birth of the baby the
young woman is alleged to have left
the place where she had been staying
Nothing was heard of the girl afte.
she left the house.
Believed to be in Michigan.
1t is believed that the young woman
went to Michigan but there is NOTHING
in support of this belief other than
the fact that the young woman had
told friends when she was in Kenosha
that her home was in Michigan. 1t
was said that she lived in Kenosha
for some time before the birth of the
baby The officials investigating the
case have made an effort to get into
close touch with men and women wko
knew this young woman. They know
her name but this is as far as they
have gone in the matter. It is de-
clared that the young woman was IT.
no way connected with the story which
brought about the arrest of Hart as
an accessory to the crime. The who'll
case is proving an engrossing mysterv
to the officials. Search for this
young woman hsa been made in sew
eral Michigan counties but officials
in these counties have sent letters de e.
claring that the young woman was not
known there.
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Quotas Are Made Public.

In each of the parishes local com
mittee will be appointed in the near
FIXTURE to plan for staging the drive
in Kenosha. Pledges will be taken for
subscriptions to be paid in is months.
To Aid Catholic Charities.
The $5,000000 which is to be raised
in the state Of Wisconsin is for the
support Of various Catholic institu-
tions and charities throughout the
state. It will also establish million
dollar endowment fund to be drawn
on for emergencies under the direc-
tion of the Catholic Charities Foun-
dation. Some of the institutions which
will benefit from the fund are the ST.
Francis Seminary, st. Johns Institute
for Deaf Mutes, st. Coletta Institute
for the Predetermined, st. Aemilian's
Orphan Asylum, St. Roses Orphan
Asylum, st. Joseph's Polish Orphan
Asylum, st, Vincent's Infant Asylum,
Misericordia Hospital, St. Francis Day
Nursery, st. Charles Boys Home, st.
Bernard's Home for Workingmen, st.
Vincent DePaul Society, Catholic Home
for the Blind, ST. Michael's Orphan
Asylum and several other institutions.
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FACES SERIOUS CHARGES.

Rhinelander The Reverend Lewis
S. Dukken, aged forty-tive years, of
Parker was today taken to 0conto to
answer a statutory charge before
Judge Quinlan in county court, The
minister was arrested several weeks
ago after a complaint had been made
of an attack on fifteen year old girl.
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AGED WOMAN DEAD

Mrs, Anna Hicks, aged 90 years, one
Of the oldest residents of Kenosha
county died at St GATHERINGS hospital
Just after eight o'clock this morning
following long Illness No announce
ment has been made Of the arrange
ments for the funeral 1t was said
that Mrs, Hicks had been resident
of Kenosha county for many years.
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old, they had sunk into hollows. /
pointed them out to my companion
"This is where they bury those
that cannot stick il out, those who
are picked up every morning, still
died. during the night. There are
good many of them every day A
cart makes the rounds Of the
streets and the parks each morning,
and picks them up and brings them
But, 1t is not so bad as it was
Nothing like"
Armenians Oldest Christians
you have to remember always"
Captain Hibben says, that Armenia
was an organized nation and the
Armenians a conscious people a
thousand years before there was
single organized nation in Europe,
save Greece and Rome. For
twelve hundred of their twenty-five
hundred years OF existence as a
people, they were independent and
self-governing They were a Chris
tian people in the year SO A. D. The
Armenian kingdom was the first
state in the world to adopt Chris
tianity as the national church-in
the year 301. They invented their
own alphabet-such as 1t is-at the
same time They have q literature
Older than the English or the
French or the German or the Span
ish, and ages older than the Ela-
yonic literature. They have an art
and an architecture and a music of
their own They We're bankers and
traders and artisans when the in
habitants of the British Isles were
painted blue, and the people Of
France and. Germany went about
clothed in skins"
But now all is changed. the
American officer writes With all
of their proud tradition the Ar
menians, victims OF an Incredible
history Of persecution by fne
Turks and betrayed by the other
Christian nations OF the world, are
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PERHAPS.

The autumn moon was beaming soft
ly through the leafy arbor where they
sat--he and She He kissed her ST.
lently. She slapped him soundly.
ooh, forgive me-" he cried. st was
the moonshine. I should never have
done it had been myself"
Again she slapped him. Perhaps the
night air was Intoxicating perhaps.
Cornell Widow
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NAME QUOTAS
FOR KENOSHA
Kenosha Catholic Parishes
Asked for $69,73O for
$5,OOO,OOO Fund.
COUNTY QUOTA HIGHER

The Catholic parishes of Kenosha
will be asked for $69,730 of the
$4,000, 900 tendowment fund which is
being raised by the Catholic churches
of Wisconsin, according to the an
nouneement made this, morning by
Walter M. Burke, a member of the
quota committee, appointed by Arch
bishop S. g. Messmer. The committee
met at the Episcopal residence in Mil
waukee recently and acting on basis
of $40 for each family in the parish
set the quotas for each parish in the
state. While the quota for the city
of Kenosha is just little below the
$4,000 mark, the total for the county
TO include the churches outside of Ke-
nosha will be around the 100000
mark.
nua4oS Ar Madn DuhIso
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IT MAY Ia SO. BUT-

Aqua Prieta, Mex.-Hop Kleelee ha:
. jaZz-loying Persian kitten. When h
plays dreamy Mexican waltzes on hi
fhonogrspb the kitten leaves the rOoa
When he puts on slam-bang dish-pa'
rceord the kitten curls up under tht
phone graph and goes to sleep.
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IMPROVED BIZ SOCIETY,".

'tPhwat's chatting dish? ?" asked
Casey Of Callahan.
"Chafng dish, Casey" said Callahan,
els fryin pan that's got into soci-
ety."-Ladies Home Journal
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secretary, Charles Morrow treasurer
Eighty-fve young people interested
in home missionary activities, attend
ed the meeting. The members of the
Woman's Home Missionary society
served supper to them at five o'clock.
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ZAT-sO?

A teal kettle sings when it is merely
filed with boiling water. But. man,
unfortunately, is no tea-kettle Co
lumbia Jester.
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Prohibition Officers
Under Indictment

Richmond, Va H. D. Brown.
state prohibition officer, and Harry S.
Fleet, a member of the enforcement
forces of the state, were indicted here
today by grand jury charged with
having stolen liquor in their posses
sion and transporting it to Richmond
where it was sold on the streets by
boot-leggers