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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-11
KENOSHAN NABBED
ON BIGAMY CHARGE
Fred Nj. Woodward Eludes Arrest for
More Than Three Years But is
Caught in Detroit Today.

After Guiding arrest for more than
two years, Fred NJ Woodward, form
ely of rs North Pleasant street in
charges of non-support, was arrested
this morning in Detroit and is being
held there on a charge of bigamy. De-
troit police officers when they went to
arrest Woodward found him married
to another woman and since the deser-
ton and non-support charges were pre-
ferred by his wife, Elfrieda Woodward,
of Kenosha, he was arrested on the
more serious charge of bigamy.
Woodward and his Kenosha wife
we're married in Waukegan, February
70, 1918, After a few months, Wood
ward deserted his wife and went to
Detroit She filed suit for divorce and
he came to Kenosha to defend the suit.
He pleaded for mercy and his wife,
through her attorney, Calvin Stewart,
agreed to grant him respite to pay
money owned on court orders.
Trailed by Letters.
That was the last heard of him for
many months. 1t has now become
known that he took the money which
he was supposed to send to his wife
in Kenosha and married wife No. q
in Detroit, who according to messages
from that city, knew nothing of his
marital troubles. Three months ago he
drifted into Kenosha and was arrested
He was let out on bond and never
returned.
His arrest was brought about by
clever detective work by Police Secre-
tary Emil Meissner, who trailed him
by means of letters and thus enabled
the Detroit officers to arrest him on g
charge of bigamy.
He will be held in Michigan but his
wife will go there to push the charges
against him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-11
(By Associated Press Leased Wire)


Chicago With Warren C. Spurgin,
president of the closed Michigan
Avenue Trust company, said to be in
the custody of Mexican authorities at
chihuahua City, Mex, John w. OLeary,
appointed yesterday as the bank receiv-
er, promised quick action in state
ment today accepting the appointment
at will be my desire to make a dis
tribution to depositors at the earliest
moment and to follow with other dis
trilbutions as quickly as sufficient
funds accumulate he said A deficit
Of over one million dollars was left
when Spurgin fled more than three
weeks ago.
Authorities here were making ar
rangements today to have Spurgin re-
turned here as soon as possible to
face charges in connection with the
banks failure and also for violation
of the prohibition laws, more than
ten thousand dollars worth of liquor
said to belong TO him, having been
found in the vaults of the bank.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-11
MoOnshine Getting scarcer.
Rev. Mn Brandt
Dies at st. Paul
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(Bv Associated Press Leased w'rel
St. Paul-Rev. Nils Brandt, 81, said
to have been the Oldest Norwegian
Lutheran minister in the United States
died here today from old age.
Rev. Brandt came to the United
States in 1851 from Norway. Coming
to st. Paul in 1855 he was active in
organization work throughout Mime
sofa. Wisconsin and Iowa for the Nor
wegian Lutheran church of America.
For many years he was connected
with Luther college of DEBORAH Iowa,
where funeral services will be held
probably on Friday. Three sons and
two daughters survive.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-11

Hidden in the quiet announcement
hat John G, Horney, Kenosha, has
jeen honorably discharged from the
United States Marine Corps at Paris
Stand, S. c., and is now en- route to
lion City where his mother, Mrs. Mary
dorney, is anxiously awaiting his ar
riyal," is a story of herosm worthy
Of conspicuous place in the war
annals of Kenosha county.
Young Horney, who is the sole sup
port of his widowed mother, enlisted
with the Devil-Dogs early in the war
His action left Mrs. Horney alone but
she did not complain; her boy was
young, strong, an ideal soldier; he
must do his part in making the world
safe for democracy" From their home
763 Fleet street, Kenosha, she sent him
away with smile, proud that he had
enlisted with the branch Of service
that had already won its spurs at
Chateau-Thierry.
After that, hardship blew the bloom
off of the romano of war. Allotments
were slow in coming and prices scared
with the hopes of early victory. Still
Mrs, Horney made no protest. She
merely shaved and saved and saw it
through.
Injustice from Judge-Advocate.
Down at Paris Island her son, seem
ingly pursued by a relentless jinx, was
having equal or possibly greater diff
fculties, The armistice had been
signed. The war was over. Rigorous
discipline went to the discard for a
time and left units rampant with army
foolery. lnfractions of the rules were
frequent and for the most part UNI
punished, Private Horney was no bet
ter and no worse than the average man
in his outfit but he became someway
'the fall guy" on whom hard boiled Of
ticers concentrated their efforts in an
attempt to bring the Marines back to
the morale of wartime. The drive
succeeded at the expense Of the young
Kenoshan, who, unjustly it is said, was
sentenced to rather long period of
confinement in the Guard House.
In the meantime the business depres-
sion swooped down on Kenosha, Jobs
were scarce and Mrs. Horney> sudden
ly found herself without work and
without allotments. In desperation
she went to local friends and told
them her story
Preferred Poverty to Sons DlshOnor.
Officials familiar with army routine
and army red-tape assured her that no
disgrace was attached to confinement
in the "hoosegow" and that the boy s
release could undoubtedly be secured
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-11
(By Associated Press Leased Wire,


Washington - President Harding,
having interviewed to straighten out
tax revision differences between lead
ers of the House of Representatives
and treasury officers, ways and means
committee Republicans set to work
today to draft a revenue bill to yield
81, OTIS, 100000 or approximately $780,
100000 less than has been suggested
by Secretary Mellon.
The total was agreed upon last even
ing at white house conference at
tended by Secretary of the Treasury
Speaker Gillett, Representative Mon
dell, Wyoming, Republican leader
Chairman Fordney of the Ways and
Means committee and other prominent
House Republicans.
At the same time, decision was
reached, it was stated officially to cut
$520,000,000 from estimated expendi
lures for this fiscal year, leaving the
total at $4,03A 100000 as against the
treasury's estimate of $4,554, 100000
This would be accomplished it was ex-
planned, by somewhat drastic slashes
in estimates for the war, navy and
agricultural departments, the shipping
board and railroads, and the refund
ing of $17O,O0O,OOO of disbursements
on account of the public debt.
Chairman Fordney said his commit
tee probably could have the new rev
enue bill ready for consideration by g
conference of House Republicans next
Monday and leaders thought the mea
sure probably could be passed by the
House by August 20, permitting Con
gress to recess on that date for 9
month.
I Under the program as now planned
the Senate Finance committee would
work on the tax bill during the recess
with a view of having it ready for Sen
ate action when Congress re-convened
This would permit of final passage Of
the tax bill ahead of the permanent
! tariff measure, program, it was ex-
planned, which the president desired tt
have carried out.
! The great bulk of the taxes which
lit is proposed to repeal, would come
1
the excess profits tax, estimated a
! $3.50, 100000 and the income sur-ta2
brackets above 80 per cent which are
estimated to yield $90,OO00O0. After
this year the income tax would be re
duced to Is per cent, entailing fur
Their revenue loss next year. Repea
of the other taxes proposed = one hal
of the transportation taxes and the so
called nuisance and luxury clothing
levies = would become effective mex
January /, and would result in {
total loss of $3.50, 100000 in revenue
They expect the plan to cut off all O
4 the transportation taxes on January I
1928 The proposed increase in thu
levy on the incomes of corporation
also would be made retroactive to las
January. The White House agreement
was for an increase of 21a per cen
instead of five per cent, making tn,
total 1914 per cent estimated to yielc
S125. 900 900.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-11
LEADERS AGREE
ON RADICALCUT
Transportation Taxes to be
Eliminated Starting
Next Year.
MUST RAISE BILLIONS
Increase in Tariff Rates Is to
Make Up Reduction in Tax
Schedule of Nation.
B ULL ETIN

Washington Repeal of the ex-
cess profits tax and income sur
taxes above 80 per cent effective
as of last january 1 and of all of
the freight and passenger trans
pOrtatiOn taxes of next January l,
was agreed upon today by Repub-
licans of the House Ways and
Means committees, Chairman Ford
ney announced.
The committee majority also
agreed to increase the normal in
come tax on corporations five per
cent making a total of Is per cent
instead of II 1-2 per cent as sug-
gested at the White House tax con-
ference. last night. A $4,000 ex-
emption on corporation income was
understood to have been retained.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-11
Make Many Raids
in Wisconsin Towns
CBy Associated Press Leased Wire

Madison, Wis.-ProhlbItlon Commits
sioner Smith announced today that re-
ports from four of his men in the field
were that thirteen moonshine cases
were made yesterday in Sheboygan,
two in Fond du Lac and that one still
was found in operation. The field
workers swept down on Sheboygan and
Fond du Lac unannounced, Mr.. Smith
said, and easilysfound the alleged law
violations. Indications today were that
othe rsquads of prohibition eiforce-
ment agents were at work in the
state although no announcement was
Forthcoming.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-11
MADELEINE TELLS
STORY OF MURDER
Mrs. Obenchain Says That Men Who
Killed Kennedy Were Foreigners
Not Arthur Burch.
Copyrighted 1921 by United Press)

copyrighted 1921 by United Press)
Los Angeles, Cal. 81 still love
Bolton Kennedy. l do not care what
becomes of me my interests are
dead"
Mars. Madelynne Obenchain, held in
connection with the murder of J. Bel
ton Kennedy, insurance broker last
Friday night, made this declaration in
statement written exclusively fol
the United Press today.
The woman asserted that Arthur c.
Burch of Evanston, H., charged with
the murder is innocent and that Ken
nedy was shot by two stability dressed
men. Mrs. Obenchain took great care
in preparation of the manuscript which
was written in her Cell at the county
jail. Her version of the midnight
murder" which has never been excelled
for sheer mystery in the criminal an
nails. of the west, contained many in
terlineations and penciled corrections
The statement given to the United
Press chat the world may know my
story" follows:
(BY MADELEINE OBENCHAIN)
written for the United Press
| knew Arthur Burch was coming ia
Los Angeles and I knew that he had
taken rooms at the Russell hotel, just
across the street from where Bolton
Kennedy had offices. But knew moth
ing about Burch's connection with the
case and l believes him to be absolute
ly innocent.
1t is not true that had broken with
Bolton on the night of the tragedy al
| though | had previously tried to sever
the bond which had tied us together
loved him even while l tried to quit
him. still love him.
Happenings on the night of the
tragedy are imprinted on my mine
/ forever very distinctly but afterwards
for days | was dazed. The men who
shot him were very stability dressed.
did not see or hear a sound except
just before the first shot l heard
voices. They might have been foreign.
ers from their appearance. They were
very dark. | could not tell what they
said but l heard them speak
l positively heard two shots I die
not see any flash l was standing or
the porch of the Beverly Glen bunga
low at that time. He said Goodnight
Madelynne."
I ran down the steps after the frs
shot was fired and leaned over hin
and said, "Belton, speak to me-"
| screamed for help. l thought we
would never get him to&the doctor
did not know for hours that he was
gone.
I will not bring my relatives OF
friends into this tragic affair. 1t il
deplorable. l do not care what hap
pens to me-my interests are dead
Ny hopes are buried. My lifes joy!
are ended.
] There is little left to say, only it il
all such a mystery. l have tried t.
help the sherif's office get the straigh
of the story but it seems to grow more
complicated and tangled. 1t seems t.
mean that life's complexities grow
greater for me.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-11
HRUIPKA PLACE
is UNDER FIRE
Warrant Charges Hrupka
With Possession of In
tOxicating Liquor.
HITS SCHLITZ HALL

That the detective bureau of the
police department is determined to put
an end to the illicit sale of LIQUOR in
Kenosha was shown this morning when
warrants were secured in the municipal
court for the arrest of John Hrupka,
one of the proprietors of the non
beverage emporium at the corner of
Milwaukee avenue and North Main
street commonly known as Schlitz hall.
Hrupka is charged with having intoxi-
eating LIQUORS in his possession and it
is declared that if conviction is Sc
cured the license of the place will be
revoked. The complaint against Hrdp-
ka was made by Chief of Detectives
Charles Rock and it was declared that
complaints, had been received against
the place. 1t was intimated this morn
ing that a number of other warrants
might be issued before the day is over
eve are determined to get every man
who violates this law" delared Detec-
tive Rock, "even if the getting of them
means the closing Of every non-bever-
age emporium in the city. We are go
ing to act and act promptly on every
complaint Our orders are enforce the
law and we are going to do it."
Moonshine Getting Scarcer.
1t was admitted among the reliably
informed as to the moonshine situa-
tion today that the sale of moonshine
in Kenosha had been greatly periled
by the activity of the detective bureau.
Many of the regular agents for it who
have been making Kenosha ever since
the passage of the prohibition amend
ment are declared to have cut Kenosha
off their list and it is said that there
has been no large shipment of 5the
liquor to lNnosha in months.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-11
POSSE KILLS POLICEMAN
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Memphis, Tenn. - A telephone mes
sage from Collierville, a suburb of
Memphsi shortly after noon today
stated that one Memphis policeman was
killed and three others wounded by
posse of sheriff's deputies which
fired on them in mistake for bandits
who earlier in the day shot and killed
two police officers and wounded an
other after an unsuccessful attempt to
rob an employee of the Ford Motor
company here Of bag containing
$500.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-11
Rail Shop Men
Will Not Strike

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. on the Penn
sylvania railroad will not strike to
force the company to comply with the
order of the United States Railroad
Labor board to meet their union en-
ployes and draw up new schedule of
working, agreements
The last threat of strike disappear
ed today when H. s. Jeffrey of this city,
chairman Of the advisory board of the
shop craft unions of this district, an
nounced today the unions would rely
on American patriotism and public
sentiment to force the road to obey
the transportation act.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-11
fBy Associated Press Leased wire)
AUTO BANDITS ROB BANK

Weston. Ia. The Weston State
bank was held up and robbed today by
two men who escaped in an automo-
bile. 1t is not known how much money
they secured. A hurried investigation
Of the banks cash disclosed that the
robbers secured about $1,000. One of
the bank workers was locked in. the
vault.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-11
LIGHTNING KILLS RACINE MAN.
CBy Associated Press Leased Wire,

IBy ASSOCIATED Pr-ss Leased Wire!
Racine Warren Rogers, 70, was
found dead this morning on the steps
Of one of the buildings of the Gold
Medal Camp Furniture plant, shortly
after bolt Of lightning had put out of
commission telephone service and cleo
trical equipment in the shop 1t is be-
lieyed the severity Of the shock result
I'd in the mans death,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-11
BANDITS PLEAD NOT GUILTY"


Crandon, Wis. Willis Lesperance
and "Frenchy" Yeager who are alleged
to have robbed the State bank of Wa
beno, Wis, pleaded not guilty, when
arraigned before Judge E. Wyman, in
the municipal court here this morning.
No date for the trial had been set
up to noon today
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-11

Green Bay, Wis.-M. j. Flaherty, SO,
a member of the assembly for two
terms in 100000, died at his home in
Stark, Wis, this morning, according
to word received heret. Mr. Flaherty
was treasurer of the Danish Pride
Milk Products company, Denmark, Wis
and director of the Denmark State
bank. He is survived by widow and
six children. Funeral services will be
held Saturday morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-11
BRING SPURGIN BACK
TO ANSWER CHARGES
Trust Company President Taken in
chihuahua City, Mexico, Must
Face Trial in Chicago.
RTTTJETTN

by Associated Press Leased Wire)
Ell PasO, Tex.-In telegram
received here today signed by the
chief of police OF Chihuahua City,
denial is made that w. C. Spurgin
is held in Jail at that place. The
message says the missing Chicago
banker is near chihuahua City,
but has not been apprehended.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-11
Forest Fires Rage
Near ManitOwOc

Manitowoc-A forest fire starting at
a camp site in the township of Kos
suth, 18 miles from here which was
discovered late yesterday afternoon, by
night had spread until it covered an
area of nearly 100 acres. Farmers are
helpless against the fast growing blaze
and farms in its path were abandoned.
A lesser fire is raging in the woods
around the town of Shoto, summer re-
sort, 4 miles north of here and numer-
Gus summer homes were threatened.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-11
FATHER KILLS LITTLE DAUGHTER.

VDJ lNssUCIaVsu Tess Leass- WlTeT
Wakefield, Mich When backing his
automobile out of the garage today, NJ
A, Matilda failed to notice his little
daughter playing near the rear wheel
and backed the automobile over her,
killing her instantly.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-11
BLAINE TO REVIEW TROOPS.
lRy Associated Press Leased Wire.l

~
Madison-Governor John ]. Blaine
will go to Camp Douglas, near Sparta,
Wis, this afternoon. Tomorrow ne will
review the state troops on annual en-
campment at Camp Douglas. Governor
Blaine then will go to his home at Bos-
cobel and return to the executive ofie1
Monday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-11
GRANITE BLOCKS
FOR RAMCURVES
City Officials Agree to Per
nit Railway Company to
Use Material.
PROVES SATISFACTORY

Granite blocks are to add the dec
orations for the Main street paving.
They are to be used for paving between
the spur tracks at the switches of the
street railway lines and the decision to
use this material was reached after the
mayor, city engineer and members of
the committee on streets and alleys of
the council had made a thorough in
vestigation Of the use of the material
in Milwaukee The mayor and the rest
of the members of the city party made
the trip to Milwaukee on Tuesday af-
ternoon. eve are well satisfied that
the granite blocks will be entirely sat
isfactory to the people of Kenosha, -
said Mayor Joachim this morning, "and
they will be put in on the spur tracks.
We thought at first that the use of this
material, as suggested by the street
railway company would mar the APP
pearance of the street but after we saw
how it had been used for the curves
and switches of the railway in Milwau-
kee we were convinced that it is to be
desired"
Offers a Better Pavement.
The officials of Milwaukee were
agreed that the use of the granite
blocks in such places of a street pave
ment was the best possible solution
1t was pointed out that the blocks made
frmer pavement than the brick and
that it was easier to install them. The
blocks will not be used for pavements
between the long stretches of the
tracks but just at the curves and
switches.
The mayor declared today that he
had made an investigation of the prog
ress being made on the Main street
bridge and that he was well satisfied
with the way the work is going for
ward Il feel certain that the bridge
is going to be completed by the latter
part of September" was the comment
of the mayor.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-11
O REPEAL EXCESS PROFITS TAI
InQuiring Reporter
TODAY'S QUESTION

What do you think of the fad of
wrist watches for men
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-11

2abe made it AZ today
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-17
Beveridge Turns Down
Japan AmbaSSadorShip

Fresno, Calf. June i6.--Formcr init
cd states Senator Albert =. EeveridGc.
Of Indiana. has formally been offered
N" position OF ambassador TO Japan
and has declined the post. according TO
n special dispatch to the Fresno Rrpnb-
liran from Washington. published ;oady.
Tn" reason given for the refusal 10
accept the post is that the former soma
tor intends to 30 Il Republican candidate
'c- nl;cd States senator IN Indiana in
49," the dispatch says He Will be
opposed Ivy the incumbent Senator llar-
~ :. New.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-17
CRIMINAL COURT
OPENS FRIDAY
moUNDSvILLE MAN GOES ON TRIAL
AT wELLSBURG, CHARaED
WITH KILLING GIRL.

Wr!!shurr. W. Va. June 16-tSpeclaD
Friday Will mark the beginning OF
Criminal cases set for trial at the June
term Of Brooke county circuit court.
ard for that day. two cases are set tor
trial. The most important OF these 10
that OF William Price. MoundsviIle man
who will be tried on the serious charge
Of having killed little Mary knonlc.
Polish girl, last winter. while ofl'!ns
an automobile at high rate or speed
then falling 10 stop and render ASSIST
ance. The girl lived but very lie"
minutes. II Is understood that Attorney
Howard Holt. OF Moundsvi!lc Will rep
resort Price. The other case set for
Friday IS that of Anthony Bradley.
charged with the theft OF come oil well
pipe from the LaI'elTe Iron Works near
Follansbcr. Prices trial is expected 10
consume the entire day, however.