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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
Hamon Authorized
''Crime FalsehOod''
(By Associated Pressl

Ardmore, Okla. Frank L. Ketch,
former business manager for Jake L.
Hamon and now administrator of his
Estate, went on the witness stand here
today in the trial of Clara Smith Ha-
mon for the murder. Ketch testified
that under lannon's instructions $4,000
had been given to Clara Smith Hamon
and she had been told to leave Ard
more and remain away. At first Ha-
mon said he shot himself and in a
moment changed it to story that
Clara Hamon fired the bullet. Accord
ing to the witness Hamon said: II
want it given out that I did it myself
and give Clara some money to get
away. Tell the world any kind of a
story that / dropped the gun, any
thing" The witness testified that
Clara Smith Hamon was still interest
ed in several business ventures with
him and the estate. Mrs. Hamon was
to go on the stand later in the af-
ternoon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
Americans Go to
Mexico for Work

Mexico City-An influx # American
labor to Mexico, especially to the oil
regions, is causing much concern to
government officials who are receiving
complaints daily from Mexican work
mems organization that the presence
of the foreigners is working hard
ship on native labor.
1t is asserted that unemployment in
the United States has caused thous-
ands of Mexicans to return to the re-
public, many of them in destitute cir
cumstances. Arriving here they find
large numbers It xhtizfffi xzfffffi fffi
the Jobs which, they declare, right
:ully belong to them.
Moreover, in the oil fields American
labor has practically supplanted ma
tive workmen and the charge has been
made publicly by labor representatives
that the Americans in these regions
are fully armed and are on "war
basis" for the ostensible purpose c.
protecting foreign holdings.
A fantastic charge made in this con-
nection is that these workmen are, in
reality, United States soldiers who
have been placed here ito watch event.
ualities."
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17

were insistent that Metten had been
given what he deserved for having mis-
trated the dog in the way which he did.
Profits home is at 1852 Division
street and Metten lives in that neigh
borhood. Steinbach lives at 407 Lin
den street and there was every indica-
tion that the Saturday night episode
was an outcome of a long neighbor-
hood quarrel.
Get Five Dollars and Costs.
When arraigned in the municipal
court this morning the men pleaded
guilty to charge of assault and bat
terry and were fined five dollars and
costs apiece. They admitted that they
had handled the plaintiff in a rough
manner. Metten when he appeared
against them had his face in band
ages. Metten is prominently cased in
the Drug Store on the Corner" the
Moose show that is to be presented to-
night and it was freely admitted that
he would need no make up to go on the
stage. The men shook hands before
Judge Tully and called it quits.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
PACKERS WORKING
WHILE THEY WAIT
Packers Go Back to Work Pending
the Result of Vote on the
Proposed Strike Plan.
(By Associated Press)

Chicago While awaiting the OUT
come of mediation plans and the re-
suit of strike vote, employees in the
packing plants of Chicago and their
leading branches in the middle west
had decided to go to work today under
the reduced wage scale announced by
the five leading packers which goes
into effect today. More than 100000
men are affected by the reductions of
Is and 1914 per cent in the hourly
rate and piece work rate respectively
with time and half for overtime only
after ten hours. "Any assumption that
we are attempting to established ten
hour day is wrong" said a statement
from Armour and company today IL
answer to charges Of union leaders.
1.-THE whistle in the Armour plants will
continue to blow at the end of the
eight hours work each day"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
Tony Storino, Widely known on the West Side
Is Found Dying After Fall Down
Basement Steps of Saloon.
FRIENDS DECLARE IT WAS ACCIDENT
Man Had Been Drinking Heavily During the Evening
but Story Told by Companions is He Met Death
While Seeking to Reach Basement.

wound on his body save the slight frac-
ture at the base of the skull, led the
officials to believe that he might have
been the victim Of foul play.
Lived Here Many Years.
Storino was brother-in-law of
Tony Conforti, well known business
man Of the city and he had been a
resident of Kenosha for many years.
He was not trouble maker and was
never quarrelsome. The police have
not been able to find any one who was
with him in the earlier part of the
evening and they do not know where
the liquor which he had secured was
from. All of the five men held in con-
nection with the case insisted that
Storino was plainly under the influ-
ence of liquor when he reached the
LaLogia place.
After his Investigations on Sunday
Coroner Parker was not entirely salts
fed that the death of the man was the
result of an accident. He said that
people in the building had not heard
any noise during the evening, but with
view of clearing up the matter fully
he ordered an inquest to be held on
Tuesday morning at nine o'clock.
See Chance for Feud.
The officials see in the mystery the
possibility of the existence of feud
between the dead man and some of the
persons who were in the saloon at the
time he died. 1t is declared that
Storino is Calambrian and that the
proprietor of the saloon and the other
Italians who we're there are all Sici-
lians. It is said that there is plenty
of bad feeling between these two fac
tions Of Italian people, but no evidence
which has been discovered gives any
indication of specific cause for quar-
rel between them.
The police are also investigating the
fact that the body appeared to be in
such condition as to indicate that
the man had been dead for some time
before the police or the coroner was
notified. If this is proven, it might
have an important bearing on the case.
Ii
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
"Old Hickory" is
Remembered by Three

Knoxville, Tenn. Only three
known persons are living today who
saw Andrew Jackson.
Until recently only two known liv-
ing persons had seen General Jackson
and publication of their names result
ed in a third being found by local
historian. The first of these is Mrs.
Rachel Jackson Lawrence of Nash
willie, the generals great-granddaught
err; the second is Cardinal Gibbons of
Baltimore, and the third is Howard
Waldo of Campbell Hall, Orange coun-
ty, N. Y, who is 80 years old
When Mr.. Waldo was nine years old
his father, Samuel Levett Waldo, an
eminent artist, made portrait of An
drew jackson in his old Pine street
studio in New York city, and the boy
saw the general on his visits. The
portrait now hangs in the old United
States Custom House in New Orleans.
Mr.. Waldo relating his recollections of
General jackson said he was a stern
looking man with iron-grey hair which
he wore cut short and in pompadour
style. He always came to the studio
IN citizens clothes but the artist Wal
90 painted the general in uniform
The artist sketched jackson head and
shoulders on wooden panel with was
never touched except when the general
was sitting. From this panel, which
is now in the Metropolitan Museum
OF Are in New York, the portrait was
transferred to the life-size painting of
General jackson on horseback. The
painting which was made in 1910 or
l841, was done by Samuel L. Waldo,
having been commissioned by the peo-
pie of New Orleans in honor Of Cen
eral Jackson's victory at New Or
leans over the British forces under
Gen. Pakenham. The New Orleans
people paid $500 for the painting of
the picture, which was a good price
in those days.
Howard Waldo also recollects hay
ing met Daniel Webster in New oYrk
and having been impressed by the ma
Jestic appearance in a rough, long
mapped beaver hat of light grey color.
dark blue coat with plain brass but
tons and buff vest and trousers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
Put u. S. Jails
on Samoa Basis

Pago Page, Samoa-American Samoa
has Jail system that probably would
appeal to prisoners in the states.
Every Saturday afternoon at the
American post, the civil prisoners are
granted parole until six o'clock Mon
day morning. Most of the prisoners
spend their week-ends visiting rela-
tives, many going long distances.
Parole rules We're frightened recently
when it was found several of the pris-
oners ransacked quarters of the naval
officers at Tutuila while enjoying their
Saturday night freedom. The men re-
ceived heavy sentences, without the
parole privileges.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
.NIAGARAFALLS
ON LOCAL MEN
Age Old Cliff Gives Way
and KenOshans Are in
Line of Rocks.
TWO ARE BADLY HURT

Pins were not the only things which
fell for the Kenosha bowlers who went
down to Buffalo seeking fame as key
lers. There is tradition that over
at Niagara Falls the rocky cliffs above
the falls had stood for more than a
thousand years. Possibly these same
cliffs were waiting for chance to hit
something real for a portion of them
fell on last Friday afternoon. Yes,
Kenosha broke into the story for the
report of it shows that the age old
rocks when they fell struck two Keno
sha men, they being the only two Sc
verely injured. The men were Meyers
Christensen and John Chart, both
members of the Simmons team and
they were taken back to Buffalo as
casualties.
Ready for Photograph.
SNOW look pleasant" Fred Morse
had shouted to the Kenosha party, the
members of which had arranged them
selves under one of the historic rock
lodges along the falls. "Be careful,
you might break the camera!" shouted
back one of the men wreathed in his
best smile, waiting for the punching
of the bulb, and just as he was speak
ing, there was a creaking of the his
toric old piles of limestone. slump
fer your lives!" someone shouted and
the Kenosha bunch, forgetting all
about the picture, jumped. Most of
them jumped far enough, but Christen-
sen and Chart did not clear the path
of the avalanche of falling rock which
followed. A portion of the rock struck
Christensen on the head, causing
cash which required six stitches to
close and another portion of it caught
Chart, making a severe wound. Chart
and Christensen were not the only ca
sualties. William 0'DonneI, In a fly
ing leap to escape the broken ledge Of
rock, jumped on q board with nail
on it and the nail punctured his foot,
making it impossible for him to stand
on it during the bowling match. He
bowled under heavy handicap.
No Alibi Necessary.
The men insisted on their return to-
day that there was no necessity of
nanalng out any allDlS Iors henoSha
bowlers, but they .hollered Eon fate,
"Now just think of this-hundreds of
thousands of people have been photo
graphed under those rocks, they had
stood for anyway thousand years,
and they just naturally selected the
day that the Kenosha bunch was
there" declared oneaof4the men. Can
you beat it,"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
Police Surprise
Boy Burglars

Chieago-Three boy burglars were
surprised by police IN an attempt to
rob the safe Of the Hub Theatre early
this morning and one, Hines Mielke,
18 was shot and killed by Detective
William Schultz as the officer was
climbing a ladder toward the roof cop
ing over which the youth was leaning
to pour revolver fire down on the
policeman. The other two youths ran
across the roof and jumped through the
window of an apartment building
where they were captured.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
CAMERON DAM HERO
WANTS HIS LIBERTY
John F. Deitz to Appeal to Governor
to Release Him from State Prison
After Serving Many Years.
(By United Press1

Madison, Wisdom F. Deitz.. "the
defender Of Cameron Dam" and serv-
ing sentence for murder, will make an
appeal for pardon at the next hearing
before Gov. James j. Blaine. The gov
ernor has received letter from Deitz
requesting information relative to
filing a formal appeal. Deitz cut the
Cameron Dam because it overlooked
his farm land and stood off a large
posse of officials when they attempted
to apprehend him. In the pitched bat
tie between the farmer and the depu-
ties, one of the deputies was shot and
killed. Deitz then surrendered and
subsequently was convicted of murder.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
"NECKTIE PARTY"
STOPPED IN TIME
Jack Metten Declares He
Dragged to Lake With
Rope Around Neck.
TWO MEN ARE IN JAIL
William Profit and Harry Stein
bach in Jail Charged with
Serious Assault.

Five years ago someone turpentined
Harry Steinbach's dog. Ever since
that time Steinbach has been looking
for that fellow. On Saturday even
ing he discovered that Jack Metten,
neighbor of his, was "the man." and
accompanied by his brother-in-law
William Prott, he went out looking for
him.
The trio met at the corner of Mill
waukee avenue and Lemon street just
after midnight Sunday morning, ac-
cording to the continuance Of the story
as told by Metten to the police on
Sunday morning. The latter when he
reached the police office about nine
o'clock in the morning had face as
raw as beefsteak and gave other evil
dences that he had been roughly
handled
Tied Rope Around Neck.
"They began quarreling with me"
Metten told Secretary of Police Meiss-
ner. "Then before / knew what was
happening they put rope around my
neck and began dragging me towards
the lake front. Down there they gave
me terrific beating. There were four
other men with them-I don't know
who they were"
Exhibit A" in Metten's story was
a long piece of clotheshne rope which
he alleged had been placed around his
neck and by which he had been led to
the lake front. Exhibit B" was the
mark which the rope had made around
his neck and Exhibit G" was a badly
bruised face and body, which left no
doubt but what Metten had fallen in
with his enemies.
Men Deny Rope Story.
Police Secretary Meissner soon To-
Gated Prott and Steinbach and placed
them under arrest. They admitted
that there had been feud of long
standing with Metten and said they
had settled up scores early Sunday
morning but they denied the rope
story.
"We didn't need any rope to beat
him up" they declared to the police,
when questioned in their cells at the
city lookup.
Investigation showed that the "four
other men" whom Metten alleged had
aided his abusers, were in reality
three men who rescued him from fur
Their beating. In his excitement Met
ten had been unable to see just what
these fstrangrs were doing but the po-
lice found that they stopped the as
sault and took Metten to his home.
Judge Hears the Wrangle.
This morning the story was being
aired in the municipal court when
Profit and Steinbach were brought
there to answer the charges of assault
to do great bodily harm which were
preferred against them. The men in
sisted that they had no sinister ideas
about the rope episode and that Met
ten must be emphasizing the signif-
canoe of it.
They admitted that the mistreat-
ment Of the dog five years ago had
been the start of the trouble but init
mated that there might have been 9TH
er things which helped to aggravate
their bad feeling towards Metten. They
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
Sets Date for
Special Session

Washington-Congres will be call
ed into session April 18th, Senator
Lodge announced after a conference
with President Harding this morning.
This is week later than originally
planned and will give congressman
a weeks additional time to frame tax
and tariff measures.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
RUSSIA Is nYERRATED.

Picking, China Russia's present
strength is overestimated in
other countries The Bolsheviki have
less than 100000 men in their armies
and navies. This is the report of
Chang Shih Lin, Chinese.t general who
toured Russia as Lenin's guest
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
Germany Appeals
to the League
(By Associated Press)

Berlin = The German government
today addressed a note to the secre-
tary of the League of Nations protest
ing against the penalties which are be-
ing forced on the German nation by
the Allied Entente as a result of her
failure to meet the repsration demands
made upon her.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
worries PAsS-OuT.

Charleston. w. Va.-West Virginia
lawmakers used to meet at the state
house cigar counter and roll the bones.
Now said bones have passed out. The
state house burned and the solons are
meeting in the Baptist church.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
HOME RIIIIT IN 1896

New York Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe H.
Goodell, newly married, have moved
into Miamus Manor, at Riverside,
Conn, a house built in 1896.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
BOXING IS sTRnNc

New York Boxing is going strong in
New York state. Forty boxers were
given permits by the boxing commits
sion recently.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
MUST HAVE BEEN BLACK.

Lawrenceburg, Henry J. Leroy,
chef at local hotel, tried to put the
cat down cellar for the night. Broken
wrist, three fractured ribs and a cash
on the head. He missed the top step.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
HAPPINESS SMOKED OUT.

Cincinnati George Carl held fifty
cent sout of weekly pa yfpr tobacco.
Led to an argument. Now Carl seeks
divorce.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
ROOSEVELTTOBE
HONORED in CITY
City Schools May Honor
Roosevelt by Framing
His Portrait.
PUPILS TO BUY FRAME

Theodore Roosevelt's portrait bear
ing his last message to the American
people, is being widely distributed
throughout the United States by the
American Defense society. The Evep-
ing News is in receipt of letter from
the chairman of the society which
stated that the Kenosha schools could
avail themselves of the opportunity of
getting a life size portrait of Roose-
welt by writing to the society.
Many Schools Have One.
Many schools over the nation have
already availed themselves of the OPP
portunity and it is estimated that
$4,000 of the pictures have already
been distributed. The portrait is life
size and handsomely engraved. The
only condition which the society makes
in giving the pictures to the schools
is that it be framed by general con-
tribution of the pupils, and hung with
appropriate ceremonies. A special pro-
CRANE in hundreds of cases have re-
ported to the society that the pupils
have been greatly benefited by the
work incident to the ceremony, the
writing of essays, and the recitation
of the sterling qualities of our "Great-
est American"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
PAID ADVERTISEMENT

Authorized and $3.50 to be paid
for by A. B. Ames, Kenosha, Wis.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17

wound on his body save the slight frac-
ture at the base Of the skull, led the
officials to believe that he might have
been the victim of foul play.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-28
Tours West Next Week for Sur
yey of Farm Credits. i.
HAS NO SPECIFIC PLANS
Inequalities of Price Readiust-
ment Hurt Situation.
Lowered English Bank Rates
May Help 6. S. Farmers.

Washington. April Ex-Governor
Harding of the federal reserve board
announced today that he would begin
next week a personal survey of the
farm credit situation in the middle
west and southwest
Very shortly after the mid-May
meeting of the federal reserve gov
ernors, Mr. Harding will leave Wash
ington for Kansas City. Topeka. Nash
vile, Oklahoma and other localities
Get Data First Hand.
The board. the governor said. had
thought it advisable that he make a
tour of the farming area so as tos1earn
atfirst hand the problems of the coun-
try bankers and the trade organiza-
tons The real crux of the farmers
problem. N the view of Mr.. Harding,
is the foreign situation.
The farmers, he said, must have a
market TO- their commodities s they
cannot go on indefinitely on credit
without selling their crops. He
thought the reduction of the redis-
count rate by the bank of England
might aid American farmers by MAX
ing possible a more liberal market for
grain and cotton not only in Great
Britain but in other European coun-
tries
Inequalities in price Establishments
as between the wholesaler and retailer
and the transportation situation also
were described by Mr.. Harding as con-
tributing causes to the present agricul-
tura1 situation. Cessation of building
also has been felt and it was the gov
errors view that a resumption of
building will result in a general easing
of expenses including high rents which
would react to the benefit of the farm
ers.
Has No Specific Plan.
Fa5
Harding said. has no specific plan for
relief of the farmers. He explained
that the reserve banks could not make
direct loans 10 farmers, but could
only rediscouft the loans of member
banks. Reports to the board Nh
Harding continued, indicate that next
years American cotton crop will be
within rs per cent of this years total
altho at the end of the present cotton
year on July 1 there will probably be
surplus of eight million bales. or
nearly a WORLDS supply under present
conditions
In the face OF this situation. he add
fed, bankers naturally are cautious IN
increasing their loans on farm paper
! He expressed the belief however, that
there would be sufficient advances to
care for the immediate needs OF the
| farmers in planting their crops
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-28
WILL PRESENT CHURCH DRIVE
Roscoe c. Ellis VIII Outline Plan to
Ministerial Union

Roscoe c. Ellis will personally pre-
sent his suggestion for an inter-
church membership campaign in To-
peka to the Ministerial association at
it's meeting Monday
Ellis has already worked out a sys-
tenn of carrying out the campaign, and
an organization outline which he de-
clares is bullet proof and which he
will offer the ministers If they decide
to accept the eampaign-pl
Favorable comment on the plan to
get the people of Topeka into the
churches is already being aroused
The value of churches in the civic and
individual bettermenu of the city is
not underestimate by the business
men. as indicated in the statement by
Herbert West president of the Farm
ers' National bank. who said: Look
lat the wonderful success of the Cham
Der of Commerce drive; why should
mt a church drive be a wonderful sue
cess? I believe that the same people
who worked SO diligently on that drive
would give the same cooperation to
the churches OF Topeka
E. A. Thrill, maragAr of the Ma
tiona1 Life Insurance company. be-
lieves that for the betterment of To-
peka it would be the greatest thing
which has ever hit Topeka. Thrill
has expressed his willingness to get
behind such a drive himself