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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
.LOEF STATUS
REAL PROBLEM
Officials Discuss Standing
OF Alderman Who Plead
ed Guilty.
LOOKING UP LAWS


The city hall buzzed today with just
one question, "What is the common
council going to do about Alderman
Joseph Loef?" No one seemed to be
able to answer the question and as
near as it came to being answered was
by one of the fellow aldermen who
said, "I am hopeful that Loef will re-
sign and relieve the council Of any
reason to take action" but an inves-
tigation failed to show that the alder
man from the sixth ward has sent a
resignation to the city clerk. The
mayor declined to be quoted in the
matter saying only that it was mat
ter for the common council and other
officials said that the matter was one
the city attorney might advise on.
Other officials studied the statutes
and sought guidance in the matter
and it was agreed that the matter was
to come up in some form or other in
the next meeting Of the council.
There is no precedent on which &C
ton may be taken. One alderman was
tried before the city council but the
offense charged was not one which was
in the courts Of the state and it is held
that this presents no precedent. The
state law states clearly that the coun-
Gil is to be judge of it's own members
and that an action to remove an of
Tending alderman may be initiated on
the floor Of the council. Loef was
elected to represent the sixth ward at
the last city election and if he serves
out his term he will have year and
five months to serve.
It was expected that there would be
some action taken in the matter before
the next regular meeting of the coun-
ell Some officials held that the judge
of the circuit court could remove Loef
from his office as part of the sent
ence imposed. The law did not APP
pear to be just clear on the subject.
Loef pleaded guilty to six counts of
violations of the liquor law and he is
now awaiting sentence.
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cent of the total cost, while the re-
maindcr would be raised by the county
at large. In this instance it would
mean that the town of Salem would be
required to, pay $4,000 instead of
$500 as under the other plan and the
county's share would be reduced to
S125,400 A similar reduction in the
county share would be made in the
other strip.
The heated discussion over the com
pletion of the road hinged on what plan
should be adopted. Members of the
board from towns where the road has
already been built insisted that the
only fair way would be to contirue
under the old system. There was a
strong protest from representatives of
other towns who insisted that this put
too heavy burden on Salem and Som
ers and declared the completion of the
road would aid the entire county.
The question will be settled when the
resolution is presented calling for the
bond issue. The 9 to 8 vote for the
bond issue was taken with the under
standing that the twenty per cent
basis would be used
The board devoted almost it's entire
afternoon to the discussion of road
problems. Division Engineer Way
mouth of the State Highway Commits
sion, appeared before the board and
discussed state highway problems as
they affected the county of Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
DEFENSE STARTS FIGHT
TO SAVE ARBUCKLE
Physician Called as Witness Is Barred
From Giving Conversation
with Actress.
(By Associated Press Leased wire. !

San Francisco - DR.. CLAW Kaarboe
was the first witness called today by
the defense in the trial of Fatty Ar
buckle, charged with man slaughter in
the death of Virginia Rape as a re-
suit of a party held in Arbuckle's
rooms in the Hotel st. Francis Labor
Day.
He testified he attended Miss Rape
after the party Attempts by the de-
Tense to have DR.. Kaarboe detail a
conversation with Miss Rappe and
Mrs. Bambina Maude belmont who was
with her was ruled out on the ground
that such conversation would consti-
tute hearsay regarding the injury.
DR.. Kaarboe testified he asked Miss
Rape if she was injured and she
turned her head toward the pillow
in a manner that he took to be a
negative answer to his question. He
observed no expression of pain on her
face and an examination # her body
revealed no special injury.
The court announced he had selected
DIR. D. H. Erwin as one of three ex-
perts to examine the bladder of Miss
Rape whose death resulted from a
aptured bladder. The defense and
prosecution named experts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
"KN0CKS'' VOLIVA
TO MADISON MAYOR
Foes at Zion Seek to Throw Cold
Water on the Coming Badger In
vasiOn of Zion Prophet.
by Associated Press Leased Wire.

Madison, Wis.-Criticism of Wilbur
Glenn Voliva, overseer of Zion, ILL.,, and
warning against the spread of his in
fluence was contained in a communi-
cation from the Citizens Protection
association of Zion received today by
Mayor l. Milo Kittleson of Madison.
The letter said the association wish
ed to notify the people of Madison
of its views of Voliva, because he is to
open speaking tour here on Nov. 81.
"Zion City with nearly 5000 people,
through Voliva's influence, is without
public high school," it declares.
"His Zion children attend his private
schools and are taught that the earth
is flat, stationary, that there is no
law of gravitation, one north pole, a
thousand south poles and sun only
three thousand miles away"
The letter claims that all city affairs
are run by methods of deception.
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tBy Associated Press Leased wir.

G.
Washington - Final enactment of
the tax revision bill was accomplished
today with the acceptance by the SEN
ate of the conference report on the
measure. The bill now goes to the
president whose signature will make
it a law.
The vote on agreeing to the confer
ence report was SO to 29 with six Re-
publicans opposing the report and one
Democrat supporting it.
The Republicans were: Borah, Laid
La Toilette, Moses, Norbeck, and Nor
ris. The Democrat was Broussard.
Few, if any, senator's supporting the
measure were entirely satisfied with
all of its sections but they took the
view that it contained more good pro-
visions than bad ones. The measure
is generally conceded to be only a
temporary one and the understanding
now is that a new revision bill will
have to be framed within a year OF
so.
This is the bill which repeats the
excess profits and transportation taxes
does away with most of the so-called
nuisance and luxury taxes, reduces in
dividual taxes all along the line and
increases the corporation income tax
from ten per cent to IL 1-2 per cent.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
POVERTY CAUSED
BRUTAL MURDER
T. CatherwOod Claims He
Was Driven by Poverty
to Commit Deed.
CONFESSES THE CRIME
COnfesses He Killed His Sister
in-Law, When Crazed
for Money.
(By Associated Press Leased wire.)


Chicago.-A story of heartlessness,
poverty and robbery was mixed with
that of concern for his wife in the con-
fession of Thomas Catherwood, aged
26, early today, that he had strangled
his sister-in-law, Mrs. Betty Sharples,
to death yesterday while she rocked
the cradle of her 13 months old child
and worked on tiny garments for an
other child expected within month
Sharples and Mrs. Catherwood were
brother and sister, and Mrs. Gather
woods mother married Catherwood's
father. For weeks Catherwood had
been out of work and his wife finally
said she would obtain work to support
the family 1t was concern for his
wife and dread of her going to work
which, Catherwood told the police
forced him to wind a rope about Mrs
Sharples' neck and steal the $50 in her
bank book.
my poverty worried me-" Gather
wood told the poli4 when my wife
ssaid she would get work, could not
sbear it. Yesterday went to visit my
.sister-in-law. A neighbor came in to
borrow some money and I saw the
bank book. / thought there was at
6laa;st 5000 in it. I picked-an.a rgame mt
" fh Betty and grabbed her by the
throat and wound the rope around her
neck" Catherwood was arrested last
night with his brother while the two
were laughing and joking in barber
shop.
Was Held for Murder.
A coroner's jury held Catherwood
for murder. Catherwood, police say
made detailed confession. He told
how he went to the Sharples home
hungry and out of work, and how his
victim cooked breakfast for him. He
told her, he said, that if he didn't get
work soon, he and his wife would be
destitute.
"She said" the confession, as given
out by police, continues, "well, don't
worry about that, Tom; you folks are
welcome to come and live with us any
time that you want to and we will get
! along all right"
A neighbor woman then came to the
door and asked if she could do any
shopping for Mrs. Sharples while down
town. Catherwood said he heard his
sister-in-law ask the neighbor to get
some material to be used in redecorat-
ing baby carriage for her baby, which
was to have been born next month
She gave the neighbor $10.
Tells of the Crime.
"The sight of the money seemed to
craze me-" the alleged confession con-
tinues.. II asked her for the money
She told me she was going to use il
for Christmas presents, but might
spare part of it to me. said, No
| want it all or nothing and I got up
and walked towards her. She turned
pale and said, why, Tom, you wouldn't
harm me, would your l grabbed her
by the throat and pushed her into the
bedroom on the bed. She became limp
Her face turned white and l became
scared. 1 believed that 1 had killed
her and thought 1 might as we'll do a
good job. So 1 laid her across the
bed and pulled rope out of my pocket
wrapped it around her neck five OF
six times, | guess, and pulled it tight
Her face turned black. l knew then
that she was dead.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
Troop E. Citizens AssOcia-
ton Made Permanent
Mellum at Head.
ARE CITIZEN SOLDIERY
Meeting at Elks Club Establish
es Organization for Moral
Support of the Troop.

Troop E, 105th Cavalry, under the
command of Captain John D. Alexan-
der, is now assured of the support of
the entire city At poppy meeting
held at the Elks Club on Tuesday
night, the business men of the city
threshed out the feasibility of making
the temporary Troop E Citizens asso-
citation permanent. 1t was very rep
resentative meeting and the spirit
shown by the business and professional
men gives the troop great encourage
ment. Troop E has battled it's own way
for recognition and in very satisfac-
tory manner demonstrated the fact that
the Kenosha outfit of the Nationa
Guard was the best in the state Troop
E was accorded highest honors al
Camp Douglas during the summer en-
campment and the recognition of the
city now comes as full endorsement
of the troop, its officers and its men.
Make MeIlum President.
Major Horace G. Mellum was elected
president of the association; Alderman
M. j. Donahue, vice-president; Conrad
Shearer, secretary, and E. T. O'Brien
treasurer. An executive committee OF
five men was selected and is composed
of w. j.. Frost, Alfred Terrell, M. j
Tsermann, Thomas s. Scott and DR.. C
H. Gephart The executive committee
will meet shortly with the officers OF
the organization and plan an intensive
campaign for memberships. AS the
old membership was open to anyone in
! the city with fees ranging From 81 tc
$25, it is thought that the same mem
bership will retain in the new organ1-
| cation.
What the Organization Is.
The purpose of the organization is tc
be Getty dads" to the fellows who are
giving their time and efforts to be
soldiers so that in case of nationa,
emergency the country will not be
totally unprepared. $3.50 of the troop
ers from Kenosha are ex-service mer
and some of them are not working
The Getty dads" will see that the troop
er is given employment and in case Of
sickness see that the man is kept upor
his feet. The funds of the association
will go for the good of the troop ant
will provide for the families of the
troopers in case they are injured il
line of duty. The Troop E Citizens as.
ISOLATION will plan entertainments fol-
the fellows, see that a decent dressing
room is provided at the camp, see thai
the necessary comforts of any ordinary
army camp is given the fellows wher
they turn out for drill, and in general
look after the interests of the men
Kenosha did its bit during the Worlc
War and the citizens association is
remembering that the troopers are sol
diers today, just like the fellows were
soldiers during the World War. The
slogan of the association will be:
"The troop is for Kenosha and Kenoshs
is for the troop"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
VOTE $165,O0 FOR ROADS
mQuiring Reporter

Inquiring Reporter: 1 have seen
several times notices in the paper that
pool rooms are being raided for moon
shine and other things. Why don't
they raid all of them and KEEP the boys
out of them who shouldn't be in pool
rooms? Will you please say something
about it in your column Mrs. Men.
TODAY'S QUESTION:
Do you think the law setting the age
limit for boys in pool rooms is being
enforced?
ANSWERS:
Mrs. Harold T., Elizabeth street,
housewife wouldn't say that it is
being enforced very strenuously be-
cause you still see boys frequenting
pool rooms. Father Conway was in a
fair way to start a cleanup, but his
work was unfortunately cut short.
think that someone should start a
crusade to clean up the pool rooms and
dance halls, as we'll as the saloons.
c. Hughes, 656 Elm street, carpenter
contractor-No, don't think they are
being enforced. 1t certainly is en-
couraging to read that two pool rooms
have already got into trouble for be-
ing open longer than they should.
There is lot of work to be done in
that direction.
Holger Perry, 508, Middle street, of
fee clerk-Someon'e always taking the
joy out of life. Why not start hol-
lering about the curfew and about
women's dresses? If boy wants to
go into a pool room no one else suf-
fers but himself. Let him alone.
Charles K. Raftenberg, 275 Fremont
avenue, salesman think that pool
rooms are one of the necessary evils
Of existence. The prices of theaters
and dances are so high that the aver
age man cannot afford to go to them.
And since it costs less to go to pool
room and hang around men and boys
will do that.
w. Edwards, MacWhyte company
clerk-Of course it is not being en-
forced. But there are worse places
than that that demand the attention
of the authorities. Why do you still
see people drunk on the streets. Do
pool rooms sell whisky and moonshine ?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
Dismisses Writ
to Free Madalynne

Los Angeles.-The application of
Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain for writ
of mandate directing the superior court
here to restore her liberty, was dis
missed today in the district of appeals
o nmotion of the petitioner. When the
writ came up today, counsel for Mrs.
Obenchain said that as her co-defend-
ant, Arthur Burch, had gone on trial,
and as it had been agreed that. she
would be tried Immediately afterwards,
there was no occasion for pressing tb
application further.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24

Harry Gordon, who has already been
found guilty on one indictment Of
seven counts for unlawful sale of in
toxicating liquor, went to trial on the
second Indictment against him at nine
o'clock this morning. This indictment
charges unlawful sale on one count.
Martin Christensen testified that he
had purchased three gallons of whiskey
in the latter part of January 1921, and
that he received the whiskey at Harry
Gordon's house, but of another than
Gordon, and that he paid the man who
gave it to him. It Was not in Cor
don's presence, and the testimony
showed that Gordon was absent in a
pool-room at the time. At the close
of the states case, Attorney Baker in
behalf Of the defense, moved that
the court direct the jury to return
a verdict of not guilty but the mo-
tion was denied.
Weakest Case So Far.
Attorney Drury in behalf of the de-
Tense also, opened the arguments in
the case, and said that there was no
evidence in the case to show that Har-
ry Gordon had sold whiskey or that
the unidentified man with whom the
negotiations were made, was an agent
or employe of Gordon's.
The case went to the jury, on which
there was an equal representation of
men and women, at noon, and it is ex-
pected that a verdict will be brought
in early this afternoon. The case is
admittedly the weakest the state has
brought to trial so far.
Court will adjourn this afternoon
until after the Thanksgiving holidays
and a new calendar has been arranged
for next Monday. The first case is one
against Martin LANCE for assault upon
his wife, and is the only one on the
new calendar which is not brought by
grand jury Indictment. LANCE was
bound over to the circuit court after a
preliminary hearing in the municipal
court.
Carl Rademacher and Arthur Meisel,
paid their fines of $1,000 each plus the
costs of the case, and before Tuesday
had come to close in the circuit
court, two more pleaded guilty, and
this time it was Morris and Mollie
Milkowitz, who entered pleas of guilty
separately on two second indictments,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
RACINE WOMAN
KILLED BY AUTO
Mrs. w. P. Collins, Wife of Prominent
Physician Meets Instant Death
in Accident.

Racine = Mrs. w. P. Collins, wife of
well known physician, was struck
and killed by an automobile truck
last evening as she stepped from be-
hind a street car directly into the path
of the machine. Her companion, Miss
Nellie Dumphy was seriously injur-
ed.
DR.. Collins is the father of Lieuten-
ant Edmund Collins who lost his life
while serving with the American force
in Russia.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
Prisoners Battle
in Burning Prison

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Galway, Ireland - Forty political
prisoners confined in the prison here
rushed the wardens today while a fire
of uncertain origin was blazing in
two sections \of the structure. The
men seized the keys and barricaded
themselves with six wardens in an
other part of the prison.
The fire was brought under control
but later desperate struggle occur
red between the rebellious prisoners
and their custodians in which five po-
licemen and five prisoners were in
iured.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
Train Robbers
Killed in Act

Pittsburg, Pa.-Private Wasserman of
the United States Marine Corps guard
ing Baltimore & Ohio mail train No. 9
from Washington to Pittsburg early to-
day near Washington Junction, Md,
discovered two men at the door of a
mail car. He fired on them with his
shotgun. One man dropped off the
train and the other swung out on the
hand rail tof the car. He later was
captured and brought to jail here.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
HERRICK MAKES FORMAL CALL

Paris - Diplomatic relations be-
lations between the American and
German embassies here which were
broken off in 1917, were re-established
yesterday when Ambassador Herrick
made formal call on Wilhelm Mayer
Won Kaufbeuren, former German am
bassador.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
TO PROSECUTE LIQUOR CASES.
lRy Associated Pres LEASED WIZ

10Y Ess0cfdceu T5as5u WIRE.
Milwaukee, Wis.-Arthur H. Bartlett,
former assistant district attorney of
Milwaukee county, today was appointed
aide to assist the government in the
prosecution of liquor cases in Wiscon-
sin. The appointment announced in a
telegram from Harry NJ Daugherty.
United States attorney general. Z.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
County, Board by 9 to 5
Vote Agrees on Bond
Issue.
SQUABBLE OVER PLAN
Board Divided Over Whether
New Plan or Old Method
Shall Be Used.

The county board today definitely
accepted the plan of Highway Com
missioner HerzOg to vote bond
issue of $165,OO0 for the paving of
the Fox River road strip of the
Geneva road Immediately. The
funds for the other strip are to be
provided later. No method has as
yet been chosen for distributing
the cost of the road.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
IRISH CONFERENCE ADJoURNs.

by Associated Press Leased Wire.)
London = The conference on Irish
settlement propositions which was to
have been held today between Premier
Lloyd George and Sir James Craig,
Ulster premier, has been put off until
the latter part of the week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
HOUSE AGREES TO ADJoITRN

BY Associated Press Leased Wire)
Washington.-The house agreed to-
day to adjourn sine die before mid
night, adopting the senate resolution
for such an adjournment without a
record vote,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
TAX REVISION BILL
PASSES THE SENATE
Long Fight Over Taxes Ends This
Afternoon When Senate Passes
Conference Bill.
BULLETIN.

by Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Washington - The tax revision
bill became law late today, Presi-
dent Harding signing it at the
Capitol during the closing hour of
the special session of Congress.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
Calendar for Monday.

Calendar Tor Monday.
State VS.. Martin LANCE.
State VS.. George Fischer, Jr.
State VS.. Grotsky and Ruppa.
State vs.. Herbert Millager.
State VS.. Kiefes.
State VS.. Frank Martin.
State VS.. Harry Sedarook.
State VS.. Harry Sedarook.
State VS.. Stanley Nieverewski.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24

Foliage in cities where there is much
SCOT usually is free from insect pests.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
NeUs Road
Race Notes

The following road race suggestions
were made at the eleventh hour today
by Dave O. R. Fogwell who is direct
ing the classic:
Two dressing rooms have been pro-
vided for at Central Park for the
runners. The runners should be at
Central park at o'clock and be dress
ed at 9:15 o'clock ready to walk a
short distance the other side of Cent
raj park for the starting mark. A
News representative will be on hand
to give out the numbers at the dress
ing rooms.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24

Each runner will have his number
en- chest and back pinned flat on all
corners.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24

Judges will be stationed all along the
line of the race and will keep close
check on the thinly-clads.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24

Spectators are requested not to go.
ahead of the runners. They may ride
a good distance behind and pick up any
runners who may drop by the wayside
and bring them back to Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24

No matter what the weather may be
the road race will start promptly at
$3.50 o'clock.
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Many Favor Old Method.

The county board may also adopt the
plan which was. used in the construc-
tion of the other strips of the road now
completed. This provided that the
town through which the road was built
should be assessed twenty-four per
The Neshoba Democrat., 1921-11-03
TUCKER ITEMS

Father Ketchum, government
employee Ia Indian service, who is
making head quarters here. has
practically finished his work among
the Mississippi Choctaws. He left
here to make tour of South Miss.
Father Puttemen has arrived here
from Belgium, and will assist Father
PHILIPPE in missionary work among
the Choctaws.
Mrs. Katie Burnett, and two child
rem, OF Gulfport were visiting rela-
tives in Tucker last week.
J. A. Donohoe and Johnnie White
returned last week, where they at
tended the State Fair.
M George and two daughters. and
sister Terresia, spent the weekend
In the ONE of Mr.. John Holland.
The Holland Bros. are preparing
to build q large barn.
oh. Duncan and Athur Davis are
doing car penter work in Philadel-
phia this week.