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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-19
US. WINS SUIT
FOR MILLIONS
Supreme Court Decides in
Favor of Taxing Capital
Assets Today.
DECISION UNANIMOUS
Decision of Court Hailed as the
Most Important Victory for
Government in Decades.
(By Associated Press Leased Wirel

by Associated Press Leased Wire)
Washington.-The government won
today in the supreme court its conten-
tion that increased value of any CAPT
tai asset must be considered in cor
poration's profits when taxes were
computed. The courts decision was
given in the appeal of LaBelle Iron
Works from ruling of the treasury
that ore lands purchased for $4,000
in 1904 must be returned in the 1917
report at $40 100000 and a profits tax
paid on the difference. The opinion
today sustained this ruling. "The
meaning of the act as to invested CAPT
tai is clear" the court said. ct was
to cover actual cost of property, disre-
garding anything that does not change
the form of the investment" Hun
dreds of millions of dollars in excess
profits taxes were involved in the case
which was characterized by a high
government official as "the most i'm
portant legal suit affecting federal
finances to arise in several decades
The court was unanimous in its deci-
sion except that Justice McReynolds
concurred only in the result. Asso-
ciate Justice Pitney read the opinion.
Practically every American corporation
of any size was interested vitality in
the case, counsel for the iron company
said when asking tne court to expedite
hearings in the case. Lumber compa-
nies, steel foundries and individuals
joined with the iron company as
friends of the court in the effort to
show that the natural enhancement in
value of the company's holdings could
not be considered profits.
Can't Deduct State Taxes,
Estate taxes paid under state laws
cannot be deducted from the met es-
tate" upon which tax is affixed under
the federal revenue act Of 1916, the
supreme court ruled today in affirming
DEGREES of federal courts in New York
in a suit brought by the executors of
the estate of the late ]. Harsen Purdy
The estate tax provided in the revenue
act of 1915 was held valid today by
the supreme court in. passing upon the
appeal of executors of the estate of
the Purdy estate
The states of New York, Colorado,
Wisconsin, Kansas, Michigan and New
Jersey were introduced in the case
through the collections of the inherit
ance or succession taxes from the es-
tate The case was brought to the
supreme court by the New York Trust
company as executor for Purdy, who
died Dec. IS, 1915, levaing an estate
of nearly 100000 net Various state
taxes aggregating $4,000 were paid
and under protest the executors also
paid a federal assessment of about
$4,000 claiming first that the estate
tax was unconstitutional, and second
that if valid, it should be estimated
after the deduction If the state levies.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-19
William Mygatt
Dies Suddenly
Son of Kenosha Pioneer Drops Dead
at Avondale Station of North
western Railway.

William Mygatt, son of Wallace
Mygatt, one of the best known OF the
early pioneer residents of Kenosha
died very suddenly at the Avondale
station of the Northwestern railway
in Chicago on Friday, following an at
tack of heart disease. Mr.. Mygatt hac
been in charge of the station at Avon
dale for more than twenty three years
He was widely known to many OF the
older residents of Kenosha. He is
survived by his widow; two daughters
Mrs. Genevieve Hager and Mrs. Irene
Harper; by one son, William Mygatt
Jr., of Chicago; and by two brothers
Theodore and Frederick Mygatt OF
Minneapolis. The remains VIII be
brought to Kenosha for<burial in the
Mygatt family plot at Green Ridge or
next Monday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-19
MAP OF KENOSHA
HOLDS UP STATE
Census Apportionment Is
Held Up Because City
Fails to Act.
MUST DRAW LINES

A little thing like map of Kenosha
is holding up state action on the new
apportionment of the legislative and
senatorial districts in the state The
districts have all been outlined by the
special committee with the exception
of Kenosha county and the committee
has ben unable to make lines for these
districts on account of the fact that
there isn't map of Kenosha city and
county in Madison and the member of
the legislature from Kenosha co, 'ty
has not supplied one. Here is let yer
received by the News on Saturday af-
ternoon.
Editor, Kenosha Evening News.
The special Joint legislative commit
tee on the reapportionment Of the state
has twice asked your assemblyman,
NJ. D. Farr, to recommend the appor-
tionment of Kenosha county into two
assembly districts, but have heard
nothing from him and he has not been
here In two or three weeks.
The committee has made the tenta-
tive apportionment of the state and on
Wednesday of next week expects to
make the final apportionment and in
trOduce the bill into the senate. But
to do so we must have the appOrtion-
ment of Kenosha county. At my sug
gestion, Chairman Bird has instructed
me to write to you to please send us
Immediately map of the city of Keno.
sha showing the ward lines and desig-
mating the towns that border on the
city, showing which wards they touch
and also to please suggest the appor
tionment into districts composed OF
contiguous territory as compact as
practicable and as nearly equal in
population.
Thanking you in advance for the ia.
vUr~which will also be favor to Ke-
nosha county, remain,
Fraternally yours,
Paul F. Hunter.
Secretary Of the Re-apportion
ment Committee
Turned Over to Officials.
The suggesting of district lines is
rather large sized job and most peo-
pie do not care to take the response
bility. The maps in question were for
warded to the committee and the mat
ter was turned over to the County
Clerk and other county officials
1t is possible that the assemblyman
will be called in for consultation be-
fore the final report is sent to Madi-
son. The committee appears to be
willing to permit Kenosha people to
make their own lines for the division
of assembly districs so long as they
are made in fairness. One suggestion
is that the towns Of Somers and Plea
SAINT Prairie, the first, second, sixth
seventh and eighth wards be in one
district and the rest of the county in
the other
1t is thought that this would give to
the county two districts of nearly the
same population.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-19
Aliens Can't Bring
Relatives to America

(By Associated Press Leased Wirel
Washington - Aliens resident in the
United States have no legal right to
demand the admit 90 of relatives.
the Supreme Court ell in effect to-
day, in up-holding decisions of Cali
fornia courts in the appeal of Yee
Won, Chinaman who sought to bring
his wife and two minor children with
him on his return to this country from
visit to China. The immigration au-
thorities refused to admit them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-19
Burn Six Homes
of Irish Friends

Liverpool-Six houses in widely sep
arated parts of this city were raided
and set on fire by partise unknown
last night. The occupants of every
house thus visited have relatives serv-
ing in the royal Irish constabulary
The inmates were in some cases gagged
and bound, the furniture was drenched
with kerosene and set on fire and in
some instances the helpless people
were left to the mercy of the flames
by the raiders who fled in automobiles
The raids were in all ways similar to
those made in suburban districts o.
London and in this city Saturday night.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-19
Two Get Ten Years
for Taking Small Sum


Milwaukee - Charles White and
Steve Roster, from Michigan City, Inc,
were sentenced to 10 years in the state
reformatory at Green Bay today by
Judge Backus in municipal court for
the robbery of Frank Cherry, week
ago in his home here. The robbers
booty consisted of $3.50.
White has wife and six months old
baby in Michigan City. Both men
are street car conductors and said
they were on their way to Montana to
get work. The sentence to Green Bay,
where they will be eligible to parole in
a year, was given out of consideration
for Rosters war record and Whites
wife and baby. Roster served 81
months in France, taking part in all
major engagements and receiving a ci-
tation which entities him to wear FIVE
stars on his service bar.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-19
Find no Trace
of Missing Tug

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Washington.-Wide search in the
Pacific has revealed no trace of the
naval tug "Conestoga" which left San
Francisco for Samoa via Hawaii on
March 25th, Rear Admiral W. B. Shoe
maker, commanding at Honolulu, ca
bled the navy department today. 10
naval vessels and aircraft have covered
an area of 500 miles since May End.
The tug was commanded by 1t. E. L.
Jones and carried crew of other
officers and 40 men.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-19
Mrs. Joseph CapOni
Died This Morning

Mrs. Dominicka Caponi, aged forty
two years, the wife of Joseph Caponi,
died early this morning at the St,
Catherine's hospital after long i'll
ness. She had been in a critical con-
dition for several days and for this
reason death was not unexpected.
The deceased was born in Italy and
came at an early age to America. She
was we'll known among the Italians of
Kenosha. She is survived by her hus-
band and six children.
The remains were taken to the
Mischief mortuary on Park street. No
arrangements for the funeral services
have yet been made.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-19
"Dere Hank =
May II, 1921.

May 1ts l9zI.
Dere Hank:
Somehow, ole man. 1--WE Bin neglekt-
ed Nv late butt Nv course its best 2
B polite-ladies furst, U no. Shore
VII understand & everything. It's on
ly sposed 3 happen wunst inn life
time anyhow altho sum take more
than wun trip kross thee seize Nv mat
rimene~. Happiness is a wonderful
thing tho amt lit Hank It's just &C
corden 2 fellers outlook oun life, his
envirument, his associates & hiz peple.
A native down inn Africa kin B totally
happy with juss breech clout, a wo-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-19
Wire Service Hit
by Aurora BOrealis

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
London-Telegraph and telephone
lines in the British Isles and through
out all northern Europe have been seri-
ously interrupted by the great mag
netic storm which virtually paralyzed
wire transmission in the United States
on Saturday night and Sunday. Cables
between England and the United States
were affected early this morning and
transmission was badly delayed. The
disturbance is believed to have caused
fire which destroyed telephone ex-
change at Karlstad, a Swedish town
about 100 miles west of Stockholm.
The building was totally destroyed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-19
WILL GUST BARS
FROM SALOONS
Matheson Bill Passed This
Morning to Bring Death
Knell to Saloons.
Is UP TO BLAINE
Assembly Passes Bill as Amend
ed by Senate and it Waits
Governors Signature.

by Associated p css Leased Wirel
Madison.-The MathesOn prOhi-
bftion enforcement bin completed
its run through the legislature this
morning when the assembly con-
Cured, in the senate amendment
striking out the section dealing
with testimony. AS soon as Gov.
Blaine signs the new enforcement
bill, which is expected within the
next three or four days, Wisconsin
will discard the Mulberger law and
go under the MathesOn law. This
measure complies in every detail
with the requests of the Anti
Saloon League. While some objec-
ton has been raised to Q number
of enforcement features by the
prohibition commissioner, it is ex-
pected that he will at once provide
means for carrying out the new
law. An annual appropriation of
S60,00O is furnished him, allowing
the addition of seven deputies to
the force of three now in the field.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-19
BIG BILL SAYS
TN COMING BACK"
Sends Wireless Message That He Win
Return and Serve His Twenty
Year Sentence.
Copyright 1921 by United Press

Copyright 1871 by United Press.
London-Willam D. Haywood will
return to the United States to serve
his twenty year sentence in Leaven-
worth prison, he declared today in an
exclusive statement wireIessed to the
United Press from Moscow. The l. w.
W. leader whose disappearance brought
bitter criticisms from associates who
were also under sentence for hamper
Ing the nations war activities, an
nounced he will return after the third
international and other conventions
have been held in Moscow. HsywOod's
bendsmen will not suffer loss, he said.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-19
(By William D. Haywood)
Copyright 1921 by United Press

copyright IBZI py united Press.
Moseow-Here is my story: On
March retired to the home of friends
in New York. Three weeks later l ar
rived in Moscow.
l shall remain here for the eonven-
tions of the third internationale and
other meetings.
will return 60 the United States
without question. If cannot return
before my bond is cancelled the gov
fernment may have it's equivalent of a
pound of flesh which friends deposited
for my appearance.
But my bondsmen will not suffer
financial loss from the cancellation of
the bond.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-19
Court FOrfeits
Bonds of I. w. w.
(By United Press J

Chicago - Bonds of Big Bill Ha-
wood and eight other convicted I. w.
W. leaders who failed to surrender
at Leavonworth prison were forfeited
today by order of the Circuit Court of
Appeals. The I. w. WIS bonds were
from $4,000 to $4,000 and aggregated
$50 600.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-19
North Dakota to
Fight Rail Fare
(By United Press

Washington North Dakota today
asked the Supreme Court for leave
to file original proceedings against all
the railroads within it's boNndries in
the hope of preventing them from
charging the increased intra state
fares recently allowed them by the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-19

The mahogany must go. The last
vestige Of the old saloon is under the
ban and state prohibition commission
er COL w. Stanley Smith at Madison
on Wednesday gave out an order for
the elimination of the Standing bar
This edict will mean that the ninetv
saloons in Kenosha working under the
Glass A permits must become "soft
drink" parlors in the real sense of the
word and that the sales which have
been lured through the remembrance
brought by the mahogany rail will be-
come thing of the past.
Col. Smith declared that his order
would become effective with the pass,
age of the Matheson bill. which is
scheduled for final action today. It
will mean that Kenosha saloon men
must face loss of thousands of dol
lars on expensive fixtures which have
been maintained in their places. Sa-
loon men declare that it will mean
practically the elimination of the old
time saloon and that scores of the
men wh8 have held Glass A permits
under the city will not make any ap-
plication for them when the time
comes this year.
Already See Falling Off.
1t is admitted that city officials have
been advised that there will be great
falling off in the number of Glass A
permits in Kenosha this year. Some
of the men have already notified the
license committee of the council that
they will close their places with the
end of the license year and it is ad-
mitted that lot of them who have
openly and VIGOROUSLY defed the law
by selling liquor will not be recon-
mended by the license committee for
new permits. The order of the prohi-
bition commissioner will not only
bring the removal of the standing bars
but it will also demand that all the
screens which have shaded the vision
of passersby be removed. Col. Smith
has announced that he intends to en-
force to the very letter every provision
of the prohibition law and that if nee
essary he will seek the removal of
officials who fail to cooperate fully
with him.
District Attorney Must Act.
Under the, Matheson law. District
Attorney Peter Fisher will be charged
with the removal of the mahogany
from the saloons in Kenosha and
throughout Kenosha county. He has
no alternative but to act and failure
to act will submit him to heavy penal
ties. There is no doubt but that there
will be a demand for the exacting of
these penalties even should the state
prohibition officer fail to act.
""The removal of the standing bar
would take away the last chance of a
saloon to live" declared one of the
best known Kenosha saloon men to-
day. with the oldtime bar. it might
be possible to sell near-beer, but with
out it, there isn't chance in the
world"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-19
Arrest Officials
of ArcOla Bank
fBy Associated press Leased Wirel

Arcola, 1.-THE ArcoIa State bank
did not open for business this morn
ing, T. E. Lyons, one of the vice presi-
dents and the board of directors re-
questing that it be closed for an ex-
animation and audit Of the books. A
shortage of 100000 is suspected. War
rants were issued for the arrest of
John Quirk, cashier Of the bank, and
for his father, NJ. 7. Quirk, vice
president.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-19
EXPOSE THE DRUG VAMPIRE

"A campaign of education to check the appa-
ing spread of narcotic drug addiction in the
United States, now1s second of the worlds dope
bound nations, is a. crying need if thousands
of Americas youth are to be saved from terri
BILE enslavement.
This secret vice today is authoritatively said
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-19

There was strike of street PAYERS
rs years ago. There we're paving Mar
ket street when the PAYERS struck for
more than $3.50 day. The contract
or promptly hired other men and the
paving Of the street continued.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-19
MORE KILLING IN IRELAND.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Dublin-Three government officers
and the wife of one of them, were shot
and killed in an ambush last night at
Ballyeirn, four miles from Gort county
Galway.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-19

William Colfax Bryant Barlow Bee Beaure-
gard Johnson Robert Edward Lee HUMPHREYS
is plaintiff in court action at Greenville, S. c..
And probably everybody calls him Bill
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-19

Chinese yellow bark brandy" distilled from
NORWOOD is admitted to America as ing Ka
PA medicine. This answers the question,
whats in a name?"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-19

The feverish haste with which wrecking
crews tear down buildings probably is due to
curiosity about what kind of bottled goods are
under the cornerstone.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-19

After all, was it such wise move when
Perry Opened the doors of Japan? In solv-
ing one problem, we sometimes create six new
ones.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-19

What's the use losing sleep over how to sell
goods to foreign customers that can't pay their
old bills?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-19

The Norwegian day of Independence
was celebrated in Kenosha rs years
ago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-19

History repeats. Old styles return. Every
thing travels in a circle Einstein may be right
about there being no such thing as a straight
line
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-19
Happenings
25 Years Ago

The Schooner Mary D Aver was sunk
May II, 1896 between Racine and Ke-
nosha. Five lives were lost.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-19

One reason there isn't freight car shortage
now is because there are no sugar profteers
using box cars as warehouses.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-19

And another fellow who has soft snap at
this time of year is the leading man in bath
ing girl comedies.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-19

Wonder how long it'll be until some circus
side-show imports flock Of Japanese.
The Hays free press., 1921-01-13
Legislators Duty Plain

In a short time the legislatures of
various western states will be in ses-
sion.
Theses bodies owe a duty to each
state, which they cannot sidestep.
They owe it to the state to see that
every industry and every Individual
is allowed to go ahead to the fullest
extent in order that prosperity and
employment may be maintained.
Never before have the responsible
tiles on our lawmakers been heavier
or their direct responsibilities to the
public greater.
Taxation must the reduced. No
new burdens can be loaded onto in
dustry and meddling legislation and
regulation must not be sanctioned.
In other words it is the duty of our
law makers to give industry and the
individual chance to reestablish
himself on a peace time basis without
undue legislative and political inter
ference.
The Hays free press., 1921-01-13
GO NO FARTHER
The Evidence Is at Your Doc

The Evidence Is at Your Door
Hays proof is what you want and
the statement of this highly respect
I'd resident will Danish all doubt:
H. A. Cowan, prop. of produce
store, Hays, gave the following state
ment July 5, 1910: 81, and others of
the family have received satisfactory
results from Doan's Kidney Pills I
have been very much relieved of
backache and kidney disorder by
them and am glad to endorse their
On September 22, 1919, Mr..
Cowan added: ''I still retain my
same faith in Doan's Kidney Pills.
Since I used and previously recon-
mended Doan's, I have taken them
occasionally and they have never fail
ed to give me great results. This
has increased my faith in this reli-
able remedy and I recommend it at
every opportunity"
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pill-the same that
Mr. CowanSbad Fostetr-M -Milburn Co.,
Mfrs, Buffalo, N 7.
The Hays free press., 1921-01-13
A True Pig Story

"a hog is a-hog, but not every. hog
is purebred," says R. W. Kiser, ex-
tension animal husbandryman, Kan
sas State Agricultural College. Mr..
Kiser, in cooperation with county
agents and others, is launching
purebred campaign in Kansas among
the stock growers. Mr.. Kiser illus
trates his point with this true story:
ga Kansas farmer had heard that
there was money in purebreds but
had never been able to arrive at the
dcision which would stock his farm
only with that kind At last he bought
four sows, one at $175, one at $3.50,
one at $500, and a real one at 81, 100.
They were bred to hgh-class boars
and from these four sows together
with three at home he grew his fall
sale offering.
"When farrowing time came, the
$175 sow farrowed nine pigs and
raised eight, six of which he sold in
a November sale for $3.50 He is still
feeding two barrows from this litter
The $3.50 sow saved only four pigs
which brought $265 and he sold her
open for $500. The $500 sow was a
killer but as she was not settled
ne shipped her back and received the
full purchase price, due to the fact
that he had bought the sows from
breeders who had established reput-
alton for honesty and square dealing.
"Of course, the best part of story
always comes last and this pig story
no exception.
''The $1,1OO SOW farrowed ten and
raised eight which he showed with
marked success at county and state
fairs winning many prizes.
ellis fall sale of these hogs netted
$4,000, which paid the original cost
of the sow, his entire sale expences
and netted $500 on his investment
in the sow
The Hays free press., 1921-01-13

being established to give some meas
ure of relief for those children who
show signs of being able to survive.
The weaker children are left to die.
There is not enough food for all,
so 1t seems humane to save those who
will regain their normal health. It
only takes 81 10 feed one of these
children month A national collec-
ton IS being taken for this purpose.
The editor of this paper is the author
lzed agent for the European Council.
He will forward your donation.