The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-04-07
Charge Conspiracy and
Boycott Against Keno
shans in Suit.
JUST PAPER BATTLE
Fight for Cellar Champion.
ship" between Chicago and
Milwaukee Newspapers.

Chicago and Milwaukee newspapers in
Kenosha reached the sensational stage
in Kenosha just after eight o'clock on
Saturday night when summons of suits
brought by representatives of the
Hearst newspapers were served on
dozen or so defendants. The suits
were declared to be brought on account
of an alleged boycott" The COM
plants were not served with the suits
but the contents of the complaint were
pade public later in formal printed
statements given out by the Hearst
people. The summons in the suit was
served by Sheriff Rauen and under it
the defendants have twenty days to
answer. The Hearst papers said that
hundred thousand dollars was de-
manded in damages, but it did not say
whether each defendant named was ex-
oected to pay the principal sum or that
they would "whack up" in paying it.
The suits are said to be brought in the
circuit court here. At any rate the
summons was issued out Of that court
and while no papers were filed it was
expected that they would be filed
some time during the day.
Threaten Criminal Prosecutions.
Earlier in the evening it had been
teported that the Hearst people were
going to start proceedings in the Grim
nal courts against the men named and
nere was SQUIRTING about among some
Of the defendants to get bondsmen to
prevent their spending a beautiful
Sunday in Jail. 1t was said by the men
named in the action that they were
not in any way frightened in the suit.
rs battle of boycOtts" said one of
the Chicago circulators. Certainly
the Hearst people are not going to
come into court with clean hands. If
any one has eyer ATTEMPTED to do any
ooycotting it's these men who are
bringing the suit"
Stories Of tapped telephone wires
we're being told today in connection
with the circulation war, but evidently
these stories were not greatly worry
ing any one connected with the fight.
The possibility of the tapped wires
were not greatly bothering any one.
Hearst Agents STAGE Case.
The case Of, the Hearst people was
pretty fully covered in the papers is
sued by the Hearst people on Sun
lay morning. Here is what they said
in regard to the suit;
Following an organized attempt to
boycott the sale of the Wisconsin
News and the Chicago Herald and Ex-
aminer, Hearst newspapers, in Keno
sha, suit for 100000 damages was filed
Saturday in the Kenosha county cir
cult court by The Evening Wisconsin
company, publisher Of The Wisconsin
News, and Fred Runte, it's Kenosha
representative, charging the publishers
IF two Milwaukee newspapers, three
Chicago newspapers and ten Kenosha
news dealers with conspiracy to in
lure the business and reputation of
the Hearst publication.
Criminal action will be instituted
rs soon as the necessary legal papers
can be drawn.
List Of Defendants.
Named as defendants I'm the circuit
court action are: The Chicago. Tribune,
BY Harry Friedman, its travelling repre-
sentative; the Chicago Journal, by Eu-
yene Barron, its travelling representa-
Sherwin, its travelling representative;
the Milwaukee Journal, by j. Schroed-
ar, its travelling representative; the
Milwaukee Sentinel, by it's travelling
representative, and William c. Schend,
Eugene Sullivan, Harry Mayer, Mrs.
Try Condor, Walter Zipfs, of the
Hurd Drug company; Edward Kolpin,
Oscar Heurtlein, G. F. Micho, Fred
Beckman and George Becker, Kenosha
Jews dealers.
1t is charged by The Evening Wis
eonsin company and Fred Runte, the
plaintiffs, that the defendants, schem-
ng to injure their business and repu-
alton, held conferences and meetings
It which they conspired to boycott The
Wisconsin News and The Chicago
Herald and Examiner. Representa-
ives of the Chicago newspapers, nam
d as defendants in the action, came
Kenosha, it is alleged, to take an
,ctive part in the affair.
Despite the organized conspiracy
,gainst the Hearst newspapers, Mayor
oachim, of Kenosha, granted permis-
ion to independent newsboys from
10Th Milwaukee and Chicago, too sell
heir papers-and thousands of them
5ere sold.
Advertise With Banners.
Police Chief o'Hare issued an order
rohibiting all newsboys from bally-
Doing. Whereupon enterprising news
oys of the Hearst organization, made
lacards, advertising their newspap-
IS, which they carried as banners,
signify that they were Every much
the job"
George Becker, one of the defen-
,nts, was employed until recently as
iatributor of the Wisconsin News
ID Chicago Herald and Examiner. For
me time a large number of com
ANTS have been registered against
service rendered by Becker After
,merous attempts to improve the eff
iency Of the distributing organiza-
IN, headed by Becker, had failed, the
isconsin News decided to dispense
til his services in order to be better
lie to take care of its rapidly grow
Kenosha circulation and so more