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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-22
BRITISH RESENT
SOVIET ADV ANCES
of Break Between
England and Russia is
Seen in Statement.
AFTER PROSELYTES
(By Associated Press Leased wire

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
London.-Great Britain's sharp note
to the Russian soviet government ,rela-
tive to hostile activities of bolshevik
agents in the Near East and in India
today, claimed precedence in interest
here of the Irish situation. Premier
Lloyd-George will probably have an in
formal talk over Irish affairs today
with members of his cabinet who are
at Gairloch and Ireland will be the sub
ject of a conference there tomorrow,
but the protest sent to George Glitch
erin, soviet foreign minister, by Earl
Curzon, secretary for foreign affairs,
made public yesterday, seemed to have
many features which appeared to fore
shadow important developments.
Soviet Russia was accused with hav-
ing carried on propaganda in Persia
and Afghanistan, with sending agents
| into Eastern Afghanistan for the pur-
pose of getting in touch with disorder
ly elements in India and with prevent
ing settlement of pending disputes
between the Turkish nationalists and
the allied powers. The soviet govern
ment was asked for assurance tkae
these activities would cease and it was
intimated that tho commercial agree
ment Between thiG country and Russia
would be imperills1 by continued hos
tile Vaccinations by bolshevik emisar-
les.
The impression exists that Premier
| Lloyd-George intends to appeal to the
country in a general election for a
mandate in dealing with the Irish ques-
ton, problems arising from unemploy-
ment, the PREPARATIONS situation and a
number of other knotty matters which
are pressing for settlement. The deci-
sion that neither Lloyd George nor
Earl Curzon would attend the Wash
ington conference on the limitation OF
ornaments lent color to this belief.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-22
FEDERAL OFFICIALS
INVESTIGATE X. X. X.
President Harding is Given Facts in
Regard to the Invisible Empire"
This Morning.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire
Washington. - Information in the
hands of the department of justice as
to the activities of the Ku Klux Khan
was laid before President Harding to-
day by Attorney-General Daugherty,
after the latter had conferred with Di-
rector Burns of the departments bu-
reau of investigation. Mr.. Burns has
been conducting an inquiry upon which
to base a report today and in addition,
Mr.. Daugherty has recently discussed
the matter with Dist. Atty. Hayward of
New York and several assistant attor-
ney-generals.
Any federal action against the organ
ization, according to Daugherty would
probably be under some statute cover
ing conspiracy. He made clear, how
ever, that on it's face the literature of
the Khan was mot" in violation of the
law and what was to be determined
was what went on behind the scenes.
The activities of the organization, he
emphasized, would be given the most
careful consideration before any policy
was determined
Department of justice officials de-
clined to express an opinion as to the
possibility of federal investigation of
the Ku Klux Khan, but it was indicated
that the department would take steps
to gather further details of the situa-
ton. So far, it was said, the depart
ment's information, consisting largely
of isolated complaints which had come
in from numerous sources, including
private individuals and organizations.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-22
ORGANIZE TO
BOOST KENOSHA
Merchants Of Milwaukee
Avenue and North Main
Street Start Club.
WILL INSTALL LIGHTS

Twenty-Five business men of Milwau-
kee avenue and North Main street held
an enthusiastic meeting Tuesday even
ing at the council chamber of the city
hall, at which time they started an or
ganization which will have as it's pur-
pose the boosting of Kenosha in all
commercial and civic endeavors. They
started their work of boosting by vot-
ing unanimously to install decorative
lights along North Main street and
Milwaukee avenue after the pattern of
the lights used in the city of Water
town.
AS the council has already sanctioned
this improvement, work will go forward
on the installation of the lights imme-
diately. A second meeting of the asso-
citation will be held on next Tuesday
evening at which other plans will be
discussed.
Elect Threinen President.
A temporary organization was made
and officers elected to serve until a
permanent organization was perfected
The officers are: President, w. J.
Threinen; secretary, julius Dagenbach
No name has as yet been selected for
the boosters organization and this will
be topic to be discussed at the Tues
day evening meeting.
President Threinen in explaining the
purposes of the new organization this
morning declared that it would always
plan to boost all of Kenosha. 1t ex-
poets to branch out and take in bust
ness men in all of the business corners
of that part of the city.
The securing of ornamental lights for
that section of the city was pointed out
as a sample Of the things which the
boosters would attempt to accomplish
for bigger and better Kenosha."
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-22

Mquiring Reporter
ToDAY's QUESTION::

What do you thing of yesterdays
Kenosha Evening News Back to Nor
malcy" special edition?
ANSWERS:
George P. Blank Jr, AGA Sheridan
road, fnisher.-I never saw anything
like it before. If that doesn't convince
the people of Kenosha that business
here is back to normal, a sledge ham
mer will.
Frank Gutenberg, 422 Linden street,
shoe clerk.-I think it was a good idea.
read every one of the stories about
Kenosha business men and 1 learned
many things about their respective
businesses that l had never realized
before.
Henry Wayne, 751 Fleet street, fruit
dealer.-I believe it was the greatest
advertising stunt ever pulled in Keno
sha, next to the dollar day" editions.
You certainly said a mouthful in yes
terday's paper, alright. If everything
the business men said in yesterdays
paper were true, and will only con-
tinue, the people Of Kenosha will be a
grateful people.
Miss Georgette Pancretti, Salem ave-
nue., stenographer.- Yesterdays paper
said a lot of things that were true and
few people believed. I went into a
store on Main street last week and
bought almost three times as much
goods with the money than I got last
year at this time for the same amount
of money.
Miss Mary Kelly, 763 Lindermann
court, cleaner.-It was unique in that
it was something new and it told the
people of things about business that
good many of them didn't know. 1t
certainly was a liberal education in
business conditions today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-22
PROCLAIM REPUBLIC
In WEST HUNGARY
(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)

Vienna-Stephen Friedrich, former
Hungarian premier arrived at OGDEN
burg, Burgenland on Monday and pro-
claimed West Hungary republic,
newspapers declare. Burgenland was
recently in the hands of insurgent
Hungarian bands but they were be-
lieved to have withdrawn as result
of representations by allied authori-
ties. Assertion is made here, however,
that these bands have been constantly
reinforced until their members are
now nearly thirty thousand in number
and it is said these men are so well
armed and equipped that it is doubt
full if Hungarian regular soldiers sent
to GUST them, could be able to cope
with them. Military forces command
ed by Friedrich are reported assemb-
ling at Steinamanger and belief is ex-
pressed here that the Carlists and the
legitimists have Joined issue over
the Burgenland question,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-22
Ask Writ of Prohibition in
Name of Court at Mad
son Tuesday.
HEARING is DELAYED
Motions Put at Foot of Supreme
Court Calendar but May Be
Heard in Two Weeks.

The appeal of the attorneys for
George Fischer Jr., to question the jur-
isdiction of the circuit court of Keno
sha county TO hear cases in which vio-
lntion of the liquor laws was charged,
was not argued before the supreme
court on Tuesday afternoon and while
an early hearing of the argument has
been agreed to, no date has been set.
The argument of the motion to fix the
right of the circuit court to hear these
cases has been placed at the foot of
the supreme court calendar. Attorneys
appearing for the state and for the de-
PENDANT in the case were agreeable to
as early hearing as is possible and
efforts were made to have the argu-
ment set for Friday Of this week, but
such action was found to be impossible.
81 don't know just when the matter
can be taken up" said Attorney R. P.
Cavanagh on his return from Madison
this morning, "but we are both agreed
to a very early hearing and we are
hopeful that the court will reach the
matter within fortnight"
New Motion Is Filed.
With the calling of the appeal by the
supreme court, deputy from the at
torney-general's Office appeared for the
state and asked that the court issue an
order quashing the writ OF certeriari
granted. At the same time, Attorney
Cayanagh appearing for the appellant
Fischer, filed a new motion on behalf
of the municipal court of the county of
Kenosha to have a writ of prohibition
granted to restrain the circuit court
from hearing the cases on the claim
that the jurisdiction was particularly
vested in the municipal court of Keno
sha county. 1t was understood that
this writ was not filed on behalf of
Judge James E. Tully or the municipal
court but in behalf of George Fischer
Jr., and the municipal court of Keno
sha county had no part in the action.
Attorneys for Fischer said after the
hearing that this new motion had been
filed with view of getting the matter
before the court and exhausting the
appeal as to the jurisdiction,
State to Ask Denial.
When the argument is presented, it
is expected that the state will be rep
resented by Acknowledgement w. j.
Morgan, District Attorney Frank s.
Symmonds of Kenosha and Special
Prosecutor Mortimer E., Walker. They
will demand that the writ of prohibi-
ton demanded by the defendant be de-
MED and that the court hand down a
decision showing that the sole jurisdic-
ton in these cases does not rest in the
municipal court.
In presenting the matter to the court,
the attorneys held that eleven cases
now pending in the circuit court of Ke-
nosha county, following indictments of
the grand jury, might be affected by
the decision and that in addition it
would make ruling as to the question
of jurisdiction. 1t is possible that the
hearing of all cases in question will be
held up in the circuit court pending a
decision from the supreme court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-22
EXPECT NEW LEADERS
IN CONGRESS NOW
New Session COnvenes at Noon Today
After Members Have Had a Sum-
mer's Rest.


Westinghouse Congress was to re-
convene at noon today after recess
which began August oath. Under a
gentleman's agreement in the house,
however, that body is to begin imme-
diately series of three-day recesses
until October 4th, while the senate goes
ahead at full speed on tax revision, the
ratification of peace treaties with Ger
many, Austria and Hungary, and with
a number of other important matters.
including the anti-beer, railroad debt
funding allied debt refunding, and
Panama Canal tolls bills.
Presentation to the senate of the
peace treaties and possibly of the rev.
enue bill was expected to be the prin-
cipal events today. The peace treaties
were to be transmitted with a brief
note by President Harding.
Because of the enforced absence, be-
ginning in November, of Senator Lodge
as a delegate to the armament confer
ence. it is expected that actual leader
ship may devolve during that period on
the Republican whip in the senate.
Senator Curtis of Kansas, twice the
chairman of the Republican conference
and party whip, it has been indicated
may be elected president pro tempore
of the senate in case Senator Cummings
of Iowa, who now holds that Office,
should desire to relinquish it because
of i'll health. In such an event, it is
expected that Senator Watson of Indi-
ana will succeed Mr.. Curtis as Repub-
liam whip.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-22
/ lansmen Take
Editor for Ride

BY Associated Press Leased Wlre.t
Shawnee, Okle. Three hundred
members of the Ku Klux Klan IN of
fetal regalia, paraded through the
main streets of Shawnee and Tecum-
sch last night after capturing the night
editor of a local newspaper and TAX
ing him along. Nothing was done
other than to display banners and send
waring note to law violators through
the columns of Shawnee newspaper.
Before allowing the newspaper man
to leave the car in which he was
taken on the trip, the following note
was handed him addressed to the
Shawnee newspaper:
"We are one thousand strong in
Shawnee. Good Americans uphold the
law. Poo. Bad sense must uphold the
law. Poo. Watch the ownership of
your paper and keep it in the hands
of good Americans. Poo. We will
clean Shawnee when the time is ripe.
Poo. Bootleggers and gamblers will
save trouble by leaving now. Poo"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-22
Tuesday Grand Jury Indictments Make Start,
ling Revelations of Alleged COrrup-
ton in KenOsha County.
NAMES PAYMASTERS OF RING
Former District Attorney Peter Fisher Jr Charged
With Receiving Brides from Ritter,
Gales, Murray and Schrayer

Revealing trail of corruption which
is alleged to have bought protection
for gambling devices from county Of
ficials for years and which even dared
to pay $1,000 in an attempt to secure
protection from grand jury investiga-
ton the grand jury indictments of
former District Attorney Peter Fisher,
Jr., and former Sheriff Joseph Meyer,
as revealed in their entirety when the
defendants were arraigned Tuesday
afternoon and this morning, proved
one of the greatest sensations of the
entire grand jury probe in the county.
The charges contained in the indict-
ments reveal the existence of ''pro-
lection ring" whose payments are said
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-22
MESSAGE Rifles
SCHOOL OFFICIAL
T Unsigned Communication
Draws Ire and Response
of President Glerurn.
GIVE Us A CHANCE

Jay B. Glerum, president of the Ke-
-nosha School Board, is DESTROYS of find
ing out the identity of a man who
styles himself "a Friend of the Needy
and "Hoi Polloi" in anonymous letters
to the school official regarding the open
ing of the gymnasiums and school halls
of the city for the use of the public.
81 want to find this fellow to set him
right" explained Mr.. Glerum in com
menting on letter which he received
this morning. "He seems to be labor
ing under the delusion that the build
ings are not to be opened. The fact
of the matter is that the schedule is
all made out for the opening of the
gyms and halls to the public but this
writer has not given US time to get
this in effect"
School Just Started.
"Whoever 'Hoi Polloi' is he can get
some convincing information if he will
come out in the pubic and make his
name known to the president of the
board" said Mr.. Glerum He appears
also to have been the writer of several
communications to the Evening News
in the Voice of the People and this
fact may also reveal his identity"
President Glerum explained this
morning that the man had no reason
at all for complaint. He pointed out
that school had been going but two
weeks and that he should not expect
everything to be done at once. He de-
clared that the members of the board
would be glad to set this man
at rights if he would make himself
known to the board or appear at the
meeting next week.
Appeal is Interesting.
The letter received by Mr.. Glerum
this morning had several interesting
aspects. In it 'Hoi Polloi" says among
other things:
"What use is there of having such
large expenditure of all the peoples
money when all of the people are not
allowed to share in it's benefits? I
do not ask this for myslf for I am
too old but l am asking this for those
young men who lounge around the pool
rooms, confectionery stores and saloons
smoking, drinking and playing cards.
I also ask this for the young women
and girls who spoon with their beaus
in some dark corner until late at night
or skate till nearly morning and who
would if the schools were open, GER
tainly enjoy themselves in happy,
health-giving campanionship. Help
them build up a strong force against
the demoralizing influences of the
saloon and pool rooms"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-22
Steals Gas to
Cook MO0nshine

Truly the way of the transgressor
is hard. 1t has only been a week
since Sam Girolmo, 10 Edward street
and Tony Rosati of 101 Edward street,
were arrested for moonshining. Yes
terday afternoon they were picked up
for stealing gas from the Wisconsin
Gas and Electric. Police officers say
that Sam and Tony used the gas to
cook the moonshine. They will be
arraigned during the day on the charge
of larceny.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-22
TERRIBLE DISASTER
FOLLOWS EXPLOSION
Town of Oppau in Germany Reported
to Have Been Wiped Out by Ex-
plOsion in Chemical Plant.
B U L L E T N

Paris - One thousand persons
are reported to have been killed
and several thousand others injur-
ed at Oppau, near Frankenthal, in
the Rhine palatinate, through ex-
plosiOns in a chemical products
plant, according to Mayence
message to the Havas agency re-
ceived here today. The town of
Oppa1 itself was entirely destroy
ed by the explosion, the advices
state. The force of the shocks
was felt for a distance of nearly
Is miles around. In Mennheim one
person was killed and about so in-
jured. The couse of the catastrophe
is not known.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-22
Harrison ExpIOdes
as Harding Critic
(By Associated Press Leased wi

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.
Washington = The American people
"want more work and less play" Sem
ator Harrison, Democrat, Mississippi,
declared today in the Senate in de-
scribing President Harding's recent
trip to New York on the presidential
Yacht Mayflower The trip was taken,
he said, while millions OF Americans
we're hanging their heads in shame" be-
cause men who "helped win the war"
were being offered on the auction
block in Boston.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-22
ASSEMBLY STARTLED
BY new HOSTILITTES
Functioning League of Nations Fails
to Stop Battles Between Jugo
Slavia and Albania.

Geneva - Announcement that hos
tilities between Jugo Slavia and Al
bania have broken out, has startled the
assembly of the League of Nations, in
session here and there is disposition
on the part of many of the more prom
inent leaders to bring the situation
before the assembly at the earliest
possible moment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-22
Arbuckle Guest
Has Disappeared
ln-. A..oeiatea Press Leased wire.l

New York City-LoweH Sherman, an
actor who is wanted by District At
torney Brady of San Francisco IN con-
nection with the case against Roscoe
Arbuckle, today left train at Har-
mon. N. Y. when on the way to New
York and vanished in an automobile
with a red haired woman. This infor-
nation was given to representative
of District Attorney SWANS Office
when he went to the Grand Central
station here to meet the Twentieth
Century limited from Chicago and de-
tain Sherman, as requested in tele-
gram from District Attorney Brady.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-22
MooNsH1NE MARKET IS NORMAL.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire

by Associated Press Leased Wlre.J
Danville, Va-The economic law of
supply and demand has accomplished
what that sponsored by Mr.. Yolstead
failed to do. according to reports from
the hill sections of Carroll and Patrick
counties. With the price of "moon-
shine" down to $500 per gallon, as
compared with $500 few months
ago, many operators have put aside
their stills and have taken new in
terest in the crops of bright leaf and
sorghum
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-22
TwIsTER HITS ZANEsyILLE
(By Associated Press Leased Win

(By Associated Press Leased WireJ
GAINESVILLE, o. - A "twister" wind
storm hit the business section of this
city at noon today and damage 70 /
Main street business houses will run /
into hundreds of thousands Of DOH
lars.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-22
(By Associated Press Leased wire)

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Mayence, Germany = Eight hundred
persons are reported to have been
killed and many injured today when a
chemical products plant exploded at
Oppau, near Frankenthal, in the Worms
region. Telephone and telegraph COM
munication with the WormsFranken-
thai area was cut by the explosion and
details were lacking.
The disaster occurred at the plant
of the Badische Anilinfebrik concern,
makers of explosive nitrogen COM
pounds. Early reports said there were
two explosions which, besides causing
hundreds of casualties in killed and IN
jured did enormous material damage.
The disaster appears to have been one
of the most terrible in the history of
industrial catastrophies.
The first explosion occurred when
the shifts were being changed at 7:45
a. M in a laboratory where 800 men
were working.
All of these are reported to have
been killed
This explosion was followed by a
rapid succession of others which rend-
ared assistance to the first victims i'm
possible.
The conclusions were so terrific that
they were felt in this city, some 30
miles from the scene.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-22

The region in the Rhine Paiatinte
where today's disastrous explosion oc-
Cured was developed during the war
into one of the most extensive and
productive of Germany's chemical mum
ition supply districts. Oppau itself is
comparatively small town with only
few thousand people, but nearby
are Frankenthal, a considerably larger
place, and Ludwigenafen which has a
population of some $4,000 and which
during the war was accounted the larg-
est of the German chemical manufac-
turing plants for war purposes. The
chemical works there are still on a
vast scale.
It is about seven miles southeast Of
Frankenthal and directly across the
Rhine from Mannheim.
During the war the region was fire.
quently bombarded by Allied air squad
rons, Ludwigehafen being their par
ticular target.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-22

News Want Ads Bring Results.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-22

Continued on page 81
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-22

What do you thing of yesterdays
Kenosha Evening News Back to Nor
malcy" special edition?
New Britain herald., 1921-05-26
FINE BILL AT PALACE.

The Palace is offering an eXcep- tionally fine bill for the last half of the week. The Keith vaudeville bill consists of four great acts including The Tripoh Singers: Stanley and Olson in a variety offering; Bobby Mclean and his ice skaters, and Rose and Lee Bell in new songs at the piano. The feature photoplay pre- sents Lionel Barrymore in The Great Adventure.
 In it Barrymore will he seen in a new role, for "The Great Adven- turc" is a comedy. He has the part of an eccentric artist. who, in order to eludc a celebrity hunter with mat rimonY her object. conceals his identity by posing as his dead valet, going to his own" funeral in Vest minister Abbey. and sacrificing his worldly possessions.
 The fact that a pretty little widow mistakes him for the late valet. Leek with whom she had been correspond- ing through matrimonial agency. adds considerably to the complica- tions which pile themselves on the shoulders of thes swoman-dodging pub hcity-shunning artist.