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The New York herald., 1921-05-16
JUSTICE CROPSEY'S
PHONE WIRE TAPPED
Discovery Leads to Break
down of Nassau County
Rings Grapevine.
PLANT TO LIFT LID OFF
One Official Reported to Be
Missing as Result Of
Threatened 'Squeal.'
DECOY MESSAGES USED
Confirmation of Phone Tam
pcring Said to Have Been
Confirmed by Them.
DECOY MESSAGES USED

The atmosphere of suppressed ex-
citement that has marked the abode of
offlcialdom in Nassau county since
County Detective Carman Plant pleaded
guilty Friday to a charge of receiving
stolen property and threatened to re-
veal the names of others of the Mas
sau county corruption ring" was not
abated over Sunday,
Plant is to appear tomorrow before
the Grand Jury, and has intimated
that he will lift the lid off a brewing
rot of scandal that will startle Long
Island from one end to the other. One
well known Nassau county official said
to be involved In the disclosures Plant
will make was reported missing yes
terday, and 1t was said he had gone on
an intensive hunt for legal advice and
a frantic foraging for counsel fees
The timely discovery by Supreme
Court Justice James c. Cropsey and
District Attorney Charles r. Weeks Of
wires had been tapped was responsible
according to gossip in Mineola yester-
day, for breakdown in the intelligence
system of the ring. 1t was known that
since Plant indicated an intention to
"squeal" much concern has been ex-
hibited in certain quarters about Just
how much or how little Plant may
know of the operations and identity of
the gang Of thieves and gamblers that
have been running wild in Nassau for
months.
The New York herald., 1921-05-16
whettinG of Curiosity.

Yesterday the discredted County De-
fective meditated in the Mineola jail
about some OF his experiences of the
past. He has LET friends know that he
feels keenly what he believes amounts
TO desertion of himself in time of
trouble by persons toward whom he felt
justified in looking for material assist
ance Just whom and how many OF
these Plant intends to involve In ms
contemplated "squeal' Is what is whet-
ting the curiosity OF all Nassau county
The ere dit for breaking down the in
telligence system seems by common con-
sent to go to Justice Cropsey and Dis
trict Attorney Weeks. 1t was Justice
Cropscy, it was said yesterday. who dis
covered that the confidential communica-
tions issuing over the telephone wires
between his office and that OF the DIS
trIct Attorney were not as confidential
as they should have been. He made the
discovery the second day of his investi-
cation of Nassau county affairs at
Mineola and let 1t be known last FRI
day while he was grilling George {.
Hyde. Deputy Commissioner Of Jurors.
There is no privacy here" Justice
Cropsey said. Even the walls have
ears. The so-called underground system
OF the New York Police Department
doesn't equal the system here"
Proof that the telephone wires of both
the Justice and the prosecutor have been
tampered with Is said to have been con-
frmed through the use of decoy mes
sages that we're said to have sent MEM
bers of the ring helter skelter on wild
goose chascs.
The New York herald., 1921-05-16

Special Gable to THE New York HERALD.
Copyright, 1921, by THE NEW YORK HERALD.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-05-13
EAST PORTER

Miss Marie Fox was GAINESVILLE
shopper Saturday.
Chas Harnack and family motored
to GAINESVILLE Saturday.
Mr.. Roherty, Stoughton, was caller
in this vicinity one day last week.
Little Edward Murphy, Center, spent
Thursday with his grandparents.
Mrs. V. Phillips spent Sunday with
her sister, Mrs. Peterson, who is i'll at
Mercy hospital
Mr.. and Mrs. P. J. Kelley Jr., of
GAINESVILLE are rejoicing over the ar
rival of son, born May 7th. Mother
and babe are doing nicely.
Phillip Anderson had the misfortune
of getting one of his legs out of joint
while playing on the school grounds.
DR.. Cleary, Edgerton, was the attend
ing physician.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-05-13
Obituary
SPENCER EUGENE CLARK

A good man and loyal citizen of Ed
gerton for more than forty years,
passed away when Spencer Eugene
Clark departed this life Wednesday
morning, May IL, at 2:3O o'clock. Since
last January Mr.. and Mrs. Clark, whose
home is on Randolph street in this city,
have been staying with their eldest son
who lives at Stoughton. Mr.. Clark has
not been in good health for several
years, and since last new year his all
ments increased, and during the last
couple months he was confined to his
bed, until death came and released him
from his trials. The body was brought
down to Edgerton to be prepared for
burial
Spencer Clark was born in New
York state Jan. ~, 1910. In the early
sixties he came west together with his
parents who settled in the town of AL
bion on farm some distance south of
the Gravel Store corner. In 1860, on
the oath of May he was united in mar
riage to Miss Emile White, and if the
Lord had spared him until the Oath of
this month, Mr.. and Mrs. Clark could
have celebrated the golden anniversary
of their wedding day.
Two sons and one daughter came to
bless their home; the eldest, Eugene,
and the youngest, Fred, live at Slough
ton; the daughter, May, died many
years ago as the wife of VIM. Bardeen,
and left one daughter, Esther, now liv-
ing at Madison. These children and
grandchildren together with Mrs. Clark
are mourning the loss of a kind, up
right, and worthy man.
Mr.. Clark was a mason by trade, but
he was man unusually clever with
his hands and could do most anything
that he had in his mind to undertake.
Many years ago he was member of
the firm of Toynton & Clark in the gro
Gerry and bakery business. He was
known throughout the neighboring vi
cinity for the sorghum mill that he op-
Grated here, and gave his attention to
this work for more than half century.
He was devoted member of the NJ.
E. church and staunch and earnest
advocate of the cause of temperance,
and at one time belonged to the order
of Good Templars.
The funeral services were conducted
from the home and from the M. E.
church Friday at 2:30 p. M, and the
body laid to rest in Fassett Cemetery.
The Rev. Boyd w. Kramer oficiated at
the church and the grave.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-05-13

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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-05-13
WHITFORD.

Minette Ernestine Coon, daughter of
Daniel and Drusilla Coon, was born De-
cember first, 1862, at Albion, Wiscon-
sin, where she grew to womanhood.
She graduated from Albion academy
and attended boarding scnool at Wal
worth, Wis.
On March Is, 1882. she was married
to William Henry Whitford of the same
vicinity and together they started life
on farm, where they remained two
years.
Mr. Whitford fitted himself for a
teacher and spent the years after 1893
in the educational work of the state of
Iowa. AS the wife of school superin-
tendent, she took an active part in the
church and social circles of every COM
munity in which she lived, and left in
every place host of friends and ad-
mirers whose lives were richer for her
genuine kindness and sympathetic I'M
derstanding.
She was a devoted member of the
Congregational church, always inter-
ested in furthering the work of her
Master.
Mrs. Whitford was for years mem
Der of the Order of the Eastern Star,
accepting office and attending meetings
whenever her health permitted. Later
she joined the White Shrine at Cedar
Rapids, dropping her membership there
to become a charter member of the
chapter at Cedar Falls. Always deeply
interested in these organizations, it
was most fitting that she should be
chosen the first honorary member of
the Achoth Sorority which is composed
of college Eastern Star girls. The
Home, Social and Literary society was
honored by her membership as was also
the Woman's club.
Having made Cedar Falls her home
for some fifteen years, she leaves a
host of friends and neighbors who will
deeply feel her loss.
She is survived by her husband and
their only child, Mrs. James A. Hos
kins of Waterloo, who has been almost
constantly with her mother during her
last illness. With them also is a
nephew, Earl Whitford, who was re-
garded as son of the family during
his college course here. A brother. d.
F. Whitford of Edgerton, Wis, came
to be with the family at this time.
Mrs. Whitford was always cherry,
despite years of suffering, was ever an
| inspiration, and her brave spirit in
passing leaves a benediction. = Cedar
Falls Qowa) Record.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-05-13
EAST KOSHKONONG

Mrs. Mary Smithback and Mrs. G.
G. Moen spent Tuesday at Mrs. Martin
Anderson's.
Herman Lien and family motored to
Rio last Saturday to visit Gust Liens
They returned Monday.
MIR. and Mrs. O. H. Hove and family
of Stoughton called at Mrs. Lucinde
Smithback's last Sunday.
Oscar Veum, Jens Nasett, ALI Veum
and Albert Larson motored to Spring
Green last Friday to spend week.
MIR. and Mrs. Perry Grinde of Nor
risonville visited the latter's mother,
Mrs. M. Linde, for couple of days. re-
turning home Monday accompanied by
Hazel Linde who will spend several
weeks visiting.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-05-13
UTICA

Eric Jerdee and wife and Milton Golf
and wife spent last Sunday with Morris
Klongland and wife.
A number of baseball fans were at
Cambridge Sunday watching Lake Mills
get beat, the score being Fl toj5.
Ole Fields left for Nebraska last
week Tuesday in his car. Rolf Tellef-
son went along as driver. Mrs. Fields
left by train some time ago.
Miss Ingeborg Fosdal, who has been
teaching for the past year near Ore
gon, spent the week end with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Christ Fosdal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Winnie and
their son Robert drove up from White
water last Sunday morning to spend
the day with her brother, Roy Cornell
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-05-13

A good many from here attended the
Is. S. convention at Evansville last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stockman of Milton
junction visited at Curt Jessup's Sun
day.
Geo. Haylock has been very poorly of
late, being confined to his bed part Of
the time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Pease enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Spike and
family at dinner Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Almstead were ap-
pointed delegates to their church con-
vention at Stoughton this week.
Mr.. John Pearson and daughter, Mrs.
Chas. Spike, of Edgerton were calling
on friends in Fulton Sunday.
j. E. Sayre, Baxter Sayre and o. P.
Murwin attended the Y. M. C. A. ban
quet at Edgerton Monday night.
H. C. Pease, Mrs. Richard Pease,
Mrs. w. N. Lee and Mrs. Frank Pease
Jr. motored to Madison last week.
Miss Miller of the cooperative work
VI lUC Os W. lcCtOICQ Ou l1OulS CCOil-
omics at the hall Tuesday to the ladies.
The best way to reach GAINESVILLE now
is to go one mile west from here to the
Daily corner, then south to the Madi-
son road. This is fairly good road.
Mr.. Page of Edgerton moved into the
Warner place across from the Congre-
gational church on Monday. This leaves
only two vacant houses in the village.
Mr.. Ben draper, wife and daughter
Helen visited at John o. Berg's home
this week. We understand they will
soon leave for the East where he will
go into business.
The people should be congratulated
on the appointment of their old friend
and citizen, L. E. Gettle, to the COM
mission at Madison, and can rest as
sured that he will be fair and just to
all.
Two of our citizens were arrested
Sunday for fishing here with minnows.
On appearing before Judge North Mon
day morning no cause for action was
found, as there is no law prohibiting
fishing with minnows for certain kinds
of fish. 1t is we'll known fact that
these fish and game laws are made by
sportsmen, for sportsmen, and in most
cases are administered by very incom-
petent game wardens.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-05-13
FULTON

A good many from here attended the
S. S. convention at Evansville last
week
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-05-13

Through the courtesy of Mrs. A.
Thompson, The Reporter has again OBJ
tanned permission to tell few things
about Buenos Aires, the present home
OF a former Edgerton girl, Mrs. r.
Holmes, who together with her hus-
band are there as representatives for
, the General Motors company.
She says among other things:
I'VE have an apartment of seven
rooms with bath on the second floor.
The rooms are large and airy and fur
nished in the foreign fashion prevailing
here, and we are very comfortable.
We have a balcony where we can sit
and view the street. Front porches
are not in use here. Most houses are
built close to the sidewalks as the
stores are in the States, but the homes
are built around an open court called a
patio, generally paved, with flowers
and small snrubbery and often foun-
tain. All homes have patio. Houses
built in the style of the u. S. are few
and far between.
In the morning we have coffee and
rolls served in our room at 800; break
fast is served at 1890; at 4:30 tea is
served in our room if we are at home;
dinner at 500 in the evening. The
shows open at 900 or $50 in the even
ing. People who are not tied to an of
flee sleep during the warm day and be-
gin to wake up about midnight
BuenOs Aires is city of about two
million people and has many fine stores.
The traffic is taken care of by tram
ways, subways, autos and many old
fashioned, but comfortable, horse drawn
coaches. That is the cheapest convey
ance, and in many ways the most COM
Portable The buildings are not tall
even down town Mild earthquakes
visit this part of the country, and sky
scrapers would not be safe PROPOSE
ton. The days are warm, but the
evenings are cool and pleasant.
Christmas at midsummer was a great
disappointment to US. 1t did not seem
gifts which accompanied the season
also here.
There are many American and Eng
lish people living here, and there is
considerable entertaining.
Mrs. Holmes describes quite fully
their journey across the Andes noun
tains from Valparaiso (Vale of Para
dise) to Buenos Aires via Santiago and
many OCH0E Interesting tOWIlS anu CLUES.
The scenery of the Andes is described
as most beautiful, and the ascent of
the railway takes one from the lux
urient vegetation in the valley to the
bare rocks and snowclad peaks, cliffs
and gorges of the South American
Rockies. Crystal lakes glitter in the
sunlight, and streams pitch in wild falls
down from the heights into the valleys
below The highest point of the cross
ing is 10, 486 feet above sea level.
Coming down from the mountains
the road stretches over large plains of
fertile farmland like our own prairies
with great cattle ranches, wheat fields,
corn and other grains. Ostrich farms
are also common.
The slopes toward the Argentine
plains are covered with fruit farms and
Vineyards. The grapes were as large as
small walnuts.
con the whole, while conditions, ma
ture, the people and the language and
customs are different than those we are
used to, it is most interesting and at
tractive land, and we are very happy
here" says Mrs. Holmes.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-05-13
ROCKDALE

Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman and son called
at the parental home here Sunday.
C. o. and Theo. Tellefson made a
business call at Stoughton last Monday.
Russell Holm, who has been in Chi
cago the past year, is home recuperat-
ing after being sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole A Anderson and
daughter Delavine were at Fort Atkin-
son Thursday last week.
Mrs. Ole Guterud helped to celebrate
the 56th birthday of her aunt, Mrs.
Jens Johnson, one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Tellefson and
two children of Edgerton were callers
at the parental home last Friday.
Ole Guterud, who has been sick for
two weeks. is on the gain and is able
to be out and around again.
Teddy Anderson finished the railing
on the sidewalk leading across the
bridge last Saturday, so now the walk
is safe
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Johnson were at
Madison last Friday. Their daughter
Gertrude accompanied them home to
spend Sunday.
Mrs. Hans Anderson and Henry Tel
lefson have improved their property by
building cement sidewalk Johnny An
derson is doing the work.
Torval Anderson was at Madison last
Saturday making arrangements for
placing his patent foot feed on exhibit
at the auto show which opened on the
10th of May.
Mr.. and Mrs. Toney Anderson were
at Deerfield last Friday and went from
there to Fort Atkinson where they
stayed over night with their daughter
and returned home SATURDAY..
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Schueneman of
Crystal Lake arrived here Monday for
visit with friends. They used to live
here; Ed was buttermaker here for a
number of years and later was in the
mercantile business and P. M.
Thomas Pollock, Mr.. McCracken and
two sons autoed out from Chicago last
Saturday. Mrs. Theo. Tellefson ac-
companied them after spending a week
with her daughters and other relatives.
Mr.. Pollock and Mr.. McCracken re-
turned home Sunday.
The young ladies of the Scissors
Guild are very active and have lot of
push. They have engaged man to at
tend to the cemetery this season, and
they are building cistern and cess
pool by the churches. We should give
them all the encouragement we can in
the good work they are doing.
The confirmation held at the church
here last Sunday was we'll attended.
The offering to the Home Missions
amounted to 81 dollars. The class con-
sisted of nine young people, viz: Ar
chic, son of Joseph johnson; James,
son of Halver Hanson; Russell, son OF
Oscar Anderson; Reta, daughter OF
Otto Prochnow; Gladys, daughter OF
Harlow Tellefson; Genevieve, daugh.
ter of Albert Anderson; Florence
daughter of Johnny Rush; Delevine
daughter of Ole Anderson; Doris, daugh
! of Adolph Tellefson.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-05-13
PORTER

E. Affeldt has purchased Ford
touring car.
R. Francisco, Madison, was caller
here on Monday.
Stephen Dooley, GAINESVILLE, was a
caller in Porter Friday.
Adolph Johnson, Edgerton, spent the
week end with Verne Boss.
Miss Ella jacobson, GAINESVILLE, spent
Thursday at the Eagle school.
Chas. Murphy, Evansville, called at
the home of Frank Boss Thursday.
Miss Maude Howarth of GAINESVILLE
called at the Eagle school Tuesday.
Messrs. Austin and jacobson, Madi-
son, were callers in this vicinity last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kothlow, Ed
gerton, were callers at the Bates home
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. N Nordby and family
spent Sunday at the j. Leary home
near GAINESVILLE,
Leslie Whey spent Sunday afternoon
Whey, near Leyden.
VIM Drew and force of men from
Footville are resurfacing the Edgerton-
Evansville road west from HubbelPs
corner.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Maresch motored
from GAINESVILLE and spent Sunday at
the home of the latter's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Thos. Ford.
The Help-a-Bit club met with Mrs.
E. Fox Thursday afternoon. Delicious
refreshments were served. The next
meeting will be held with Mrs. Neil
Johnson, Thursday, May 10Th.
Nine schools were represented at the
spelling contest which was held at the
Eagle school Thursday. Bessie Bablel
of the White Star school won first
place and Gretta Pierce of the Fores,
academy second place.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-05-13
This cursew Has a History.

land are kept ringing because of some
old legend or custom. That at ebert
sey, in Surrey, for instance, which had
been rung regularly for centuries I'M
til stopped temporarily during the
great war, is the one made famous by
the legend which relates how Blanche
Heriot, to save the life of her lover,
condemned to die at shutdown, climbed
the curfew tower and held the clapper
of the great bell, declaring that eur
few shall not ring tonight"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-05-13
Dire Effect of Suffering.

We, all of us, possess undiscovered
gifts. Life's conflicts. especially to
those suffering from speech defects,
are so tremendous and severe that
these gifts are often starved out. The
few that have the supreme endurance
to keep on and override their handicap
to success pay a terrific price for
their strain. Many sufferer begins
life as wholesome and optimistic as
any of us, but turns Grabbed under his
Slicre-;sf~r ord NTcr-r ict- u sfy9HSiy
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-05-13
AT THE RIALTO

The program at the Rialto is as
follows:
Thursday If you want thrills, ac-
ton, heart throbs that bring tears,
then don't fail to see Norma Tai
madge in Daughters of Two Worlds"
Her happiness was at stake, but far
more important to her was the life
of man who loved her in vain. So
Jenny made the sacrifice.
Friday. Number II" featuring
George Walsh. A tale Of adventure
in which young man finds himself
duty bound to betray the father of
the girl he loves.
Last Episode of "The Son of Tar
zan".
Saturday. Bert Lytell in "The
Price Of Redemption" Love, hate,
romance powerfully depicted in this
most dramatic of plays.
"Bud" Comedy.
Sunday. "She Couldn't Help tt"
featuring Bebe Daniels. The screen
adaptation of the popular Miriam
Nicholson story. wIn the Bishops
carriage" affords Bebe Daniels a
charming role in the person of
Nance Alden and she gives it a
Characterization that you will enjoy.
It has been handsomely staged, and
Bebe Daniels wears some very charm
ing gowns.
"Snub Pollard" comedy.
Monday "Big Happiness" present
ing Dustin Farnum. 1t was all a
great mystery to June Dant what
had brought about this change in her
husband. He seemed different man.
Topics of the Day.
Tuesday "The Miracle of Manhat-
tan" featuring Elaine Hammerstein.
1t is hard for a woman living in a
millionaire's home to realize the
plight of her less fortunate sisters.
Evelyn Whitney goes to the slums to
discover just how much of miracle
it really is to win out in the des-
perate struggle for existance which
poverty makes necessary.
Prizma Colored "Old Faithful" on
Wednesday and Thursday. The FAM
Gus continental star Pola Negrie
with a cast of 5000 in passion"
The intimate love story of strong
man and a wilful woman. The true
story of the little French milliner
whom the whole world come to know
as Madame Du Barry. One show
each night beginning at 500 o'clock.
Coming attractions: "Kisrnit", ''The
Steafers". $50 Long Lefty" and
'sBlack Beauty"
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