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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-20
Earl Zimmerman
Struck by Auto
POmerOy Street Boy Is Injured in Au-
tOmObile Accident on South Sher-
idan Road Sunday.

Earl Zimmerman, residing at sos
Pomeroy street, aged 10 years, was in
jured on Sunday afternoon just after
four o'clock when he was struck by an
automobile at the hill on South Sheri-
dan road three miles south of the city.
Young Zimmerman was with two other
boys walking along the road and man
had offered the boys ride to the city.
Zimmerman ran across the road di-
rectly in front of an automobile driven
by Harold M, Koelbel of Racine and he
was struck and thrown to the pave
ment. The automobile did not pass
over him. Mr. tKbelbel took the boy to
his home and reported the accident.
1t was said that the boy while pain
fully injured was not dangerously hurt.
Witnesses declared that the accident
was an unavoidable one so far as the
driver Of the automobile was concerned.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-20
SIMMONS TELLS AIMS :.
OF XII KLUX KHAN
Declares That 1t Aims to Harm No
One and is Only Anti-Wrong"
Toward ALL
(By Associated Press Leased Wire

Washington.-The Ku Klux Khan
was described today by William J. Sim
mons, its founder and imperial wizard,
as a moral teaching fraternity, whose
purpose was evangelical.
ats services are dedicated to the
Great Lord of Hosts" the wizard ex-
planned, trying to raise his voice,
hoarse from long examination, so that
all in the big committee room might
hear. "The Ku Klux is not anti-Jew,
anti-Catholic, or anti-negro. 1t is not
anti-anything but wrong"
Presenting printed warning alleged
to have been sent to negroes, Chairman
Campbell of the house rules committee
conducting the, hearing on resolutions
calling for an investigation, asked if
this was in keeping with the evangel-
zeal purposes of the order.
II know nothing about it," the wiz
ard snapped. "There is no evidence
that the Klansmen sent it."
Mr.. Campbell explained that the
warning had been given him by mem
Der of the house who got it from a
constituent to whom it had been origin
ally sent.
Everybody grinned when the wizard
declared that the New York World was
preparing to. have one Of its represen-
tatives tarred and feathered in an
effort to make it appear the crime was
the work of the Ku Klur.
"The order was called the Ku Klux
Khan" Simmons said, Gas a memorial
to the men, north and south, who
served in the old wartime organization
and to perpetuate it's spiritual purpo-
SEES" Prior to 1920, he said, the mem
bership was around 5000. Until June,
1920, the order went slowly, he testified,
collecting in that time about $151,O00
as indicated by exhibits which Sim
mons said were not exactly correct.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-20

as follows: You are required as pro-
vided by the statute, to prosecute be-
fore the grand jury in the county of
kenosha in the proceedings pending
before them, and to assist the district
attorney with respect to such proceed
lngs and to prosecute under the in
dictments which have been or which
may be returned by said grand Jury in
connection with the violation of penal
laws The direction to prosecute
these indictments is pursuant to the
provisions of sec. 1853 of the statutes.
Il am advised from newspaper re-
ports that the grand jury in your
county has concluded its work. / have
no desire to interfere with Mr.. Walk
er's or your work, but it seems so long
as your request to the governor for
my assistance stands, that am charged
with responsibility for these prosecu-
tions and presume unless the execu-
tive direction is withdrawn it will be
incumbent upon me to assign an as
sistant to the trial of these indict-
ments, either to try them personally or
to assign certain of them to you and
Mr.. Walker as may be determined.
Yours very truly,
~ VIM. j. Morgan,
Attorney General"
Takes Over Job Himself.
I trust that the foregoing correspond
ence will make my position fairly
clear. 1 was at all times ready to as
sign Mr.. Walker, to the Kenosha coun-
ty prosecutions, if the governor ap-
pointed him as special counsel. I took
the ground that the governor could ap-
point him as such without any recon-
mendation from me; that I refused to
recommend his appointment so long as
the grounds urged were purely fnan-
cial ones. You will note, as soon as it
was put up to me that Mr.. Walker
ought to be in charge of the situation
l, so advised the governor, and told
him would assign Mr.. Walker to the
work if he would appoint him.
have now advised the district at
torney that if the directions hereto
fore made stand, will take charge Of
the situation in Kenosha county, and
it will be the attorney general and not
the district attorney who will be di
recting the prosecutions. This is not
placing Mr.. Walker in charge of the
situation, for the district attorney is
his superior officer, but it is the best
that l can do.
I feel that you are entitled to all Of
the foregoing information. You car
make such use of it as you see fit.
Yours very truly,
VIM. J. MORGAN,
Attorney General.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-20
BIGAMTST HAD
HUSBAND HERE
Mrs. Mary Smith, Alleged
Woman Bigamist, Mar
ried Local Man.
ARRESTED IN EAST
Mike Klapnitke. Husband No.
g, and Harry Small, Illus
band No. II, Join Forces.

With one husband, Mike Klapnitke,
formerly Of Kenosha, now residing in
Racine, and another Henry Small, liv-
ing in. Sheboygan, and with both of
them on her trail on charges Of big
amy, Mrs. Mary Smith is held by police
authorities at Erie, Pennsylvania,
while her tangled marital difficulties
are being investigated more thorough
ly by officials, After her last mar
IMAGE to Klapnitke, the couple had re-
sided in Kenosha, where the husband
was employed at the American Brass
company.
Later when the wife left rather sud-
denly, the Kenoshan started an inves-
LEGATION and found that he had only
half a claim on his wife since she
had been previously married to the
Shsboggan man.
Woman of Many Names.
The records show that the woman
now under arrest had a variety of
names. AS Miss Grace Hashola, she
was married to Mike Klapnitke, of
Kenosha at Waukegan, on November
49,, 1919, the ceremony being performed
by Justice,sF. Farmer of that city.
The husband in Sheboygan declares
thassthis lis the same woman whom he
married December %, 1909, at that
city and that her maiden name was
Mary Herold. She left Sheboygan
without securing a divorce and came
to Waukegan, where she apparently
forgot hernuptial ties and entered in
to d new marriage agreement.
Now, according to resports, she is
Mrs. Mary Smith and the two husbands
are wondering whether or not she has
found another spouse in Pennsylvania
VIII Fight Extradition.
Chief of. Police William F. Dietzel
of Erie, has telegraphed word that the
alleged lady bigamist has declared she
will fight extradition and today Sheriff
Green of Waukegan was making ar
rangements made to get the papers
signed by Governor Small of Illinois
and the executive of Pennsylvania Sc
that the woman can be brought back
to Waukegan for trial.
Reports declare that both of the
Wisconsin husbands are willing tc
prosecute their erstwhile wife. They
united in trailing her to the east anc
have both promised to appear in court
against her when she is brought back
to Waukegan to be tried on bigamy
charges.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-20
SENATE REJECTS
TWO AMENDMENTS
Both Rejected by Vote Which Indi
Gates Treaty With Germany Has
Smooth Sailing.

tBy Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Washington - The first Senate roll
call on the German peace treaty was
taken today and resulted in a II to Z
rejection of the first amendment Of
fered, proposal by Senator Walsh
Democrat, Montana, to have the United
States join the other powers in a
pledge to protect Germany against I'M
warranted invasion.
All Republicans and large major
ity of the Democrats opposed the first
Walsh amendment, the first attempt to
amend the treaty. The seven sup
ports of the amendment, all Democrats
were Culbertson, Texas; Glass, Vir-
ginia; Hitchcock, Nebraska; King,
Utah; Overman, and Simmons, North
Carolina, and Walsh, Montana.
The Senate also rejected 62 to 6 q
second amendment by Senator Walsh
proposing that the United States would
use it's good Offices in the event of
wanton attack on Germany.
Those voting for the second Walsh
amendment were Senators Glass,
Hitchcock, King, Mcclellan, Simmons
and Walsh, Montana, all Democrats.
Senator Hitchcock, speaking IL
favor of the amendment, declared II
since Germany was being stripped
defense the United States certain,
should notify the world in advance
that it would frown On any unwar-
ranted attack on Germany. He added
there was military party in France
that might "become an active danger
to the peace of the world"
Senator Shortridge, Republican, Cali
fornia, defended Frances course, say
ing she was justified in view of the
fact that she had twice been invad-
ed by Germany in forty years.
Senator Lodge, Massachusetts, the
Republican leader who with Senator
Lenroot, Republican, Wisconsin, spoke
against the amendment, called atten-
ton that Germany had ratified the
treaty and could be depended upon to
look after her own interests.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-20
|Sponging Squad Finds Lots
of Wet Goods at Max
/, Fischer's Hotel.
STORED IN BEDROOM
Attempt to Destroy Evidence
Fails when Capt. Cyzak Res
cues Pint of Whiskey.

Everybody Wants a Key to My Gel
lar" is not an appropriate song at the
orth Hotel at 1862 Park street. The
sponge squad Of the police force, con-
slstlng of Assistant Chief Cyzak and
detectives Rock and Breidt and Prohi-
bltlon Officer John Scholey found this
to be the case on Saturday afternoon
when they raided this hotel and found
the cellar as "dry as BONE"
They were not satisfied and insisted
on looking over the entire house. They
found that the key to the bedroom was
the one to be sought at this hotel for
in the private apartments of Max j.
Fischer, the owner Of the hotel. they
found ten gallons of alcohol and half
pint of whiskey.
Bartender Not Quick Enough.
When they started the raid Just after
$3.50 Saturday afternoon, it had all the
thrills of real one The raiders hur-
ried into the barroom Of the soft drink
parlor just in time to see the bartender.
William Allen, pouring out some whis-
key. He tried to get it down the sink
but Captain Cyzak was too quick for
him. He grabbed the bottle and saved
more than a pint of the whiskey, which
will be used as evidence against the
bartender.
Complaints had come frequently to
the police chat something stronger than
one half of one per cent was putting
"tanglefoot" on the feet of those who
frequented the hotel. These complaints
caused the raid. Both Fischer and AL
len were arrested and were hailed into
court this morning.
Nab Woman MoOnshiner.
The raiders found another new place
to hide liquor when they went to the
home of Olga Horcina at 661 South
Fremont avenue. The woman, conf
dent that her "moonshine" was hidden
away where the most vigilant would
not find it greeted the raiders gracious
ly and told them to make themselves
at home. They looked from one end of
the house to the other and were about
ready to depart without any evidence
when a bright idea came into Crusader
Scholey's mind "Better take a squirt
into this oven," he said.
Mrs. Horcina's eyes dropped but she
made no resistance to the search. There
hidden away nicely in the oven were
two gallons of first class moonshine.
This was confscated and the woman
was ordered to report to the municipal
court TODAY to answer charge of hav-
ing moonshine liquor in her possession.
All Arraigned Today.
This morning Fischer and his bar
tepder were both arraigned before
Judge Tully and upon pleading not
guilty were placed under $500 bonds for
appearance for trial.
Olga Hor tina came into court this
morning accompanied by Mike Sliepic.
roomer al her house, who admitted
that he was the manufacturer of the
moonshine and pleaded guilty in her
place . She paid the charges for the
case and was released while Sliepic
was fined 500 and costs, in default of
which he was sent to jail for three
months,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-20
Sponge Squad Make
Two More Raids
Wine and Moonshine Are Picked Up
by Detectives in Raids on Places
on the North Side.

Detective Rock, Breidt and McClus-
ky were out raiding again on Friday
night and two raid reports were on file
at the Office Of the police department
this morning. They indicated visits
to Tony Berger at 50 Milwaukee
avenue where the report said the de-
tectives found quantity of wine and
to the place of William Dobrowski, 665
Garden street where it was said half
gallon of "mule" and considerable
number of empty beer bottles were
found. The detectives discovered that
the permits under which these places
wer eoperated had been issued to men
who are now in Europe and an appeal
will be made to the council to cancel
the permits and order the places closed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-20
POLICE BUST UP
GAMBLING MES
Rock and McCluskey Cat
Eighteen Birds With
One Stone.
TWO LADY BIRDS AIS

A gambling nest with eighteen gan
lers sitting in at games of chance
Nick's pool room on Rowland aver
was broken up unceremoniously on
arrival of Detectives Rock and
Cluskey of the police department
Saturday night at 1880 o'clock. J
proprietor, Nick Parnell, 1872 Howl.
avenue, was arrested on the charge
keeping gambling house, and
eighteen men present were arres
on the charge of gambling.
Find wild Women" Upstairs.
The two police detectives scare
the premises further to see if tn.
were any moonshine hidden around,
anything else Illicit going forward
liquor was found, but in an aps
ment over the pool room two won
were found, who were using the pls
it is alleged, for immoral purpos
The two gave their names as il
O'Brien and Emma Reiman, and q.
Chicago addresses. They were Ii
wise arrested and charged with pr
titution.
The haul was one of the biggest
be made by two unassisted police
ficers, and the entire group
brought into the municipal court t
morning.
Nick's place is said to be one Of I
most notorious gambling dens in
city, and the place has been unc
surveillance by the police for so
time, but it was not until Saturd
that they managed to find the premis
in the full bloom of operation.
When the case was brought into t
municipal court this morning, Nj
Parnell Dreaded not guilty to t
charge of owning and operating
gambling place. He was placed und
bonds of $500, which he furnished, +
appearance in court October 25. 7
eighteen gamblers also pleaded n
guilty and were placed under bonds
$500 each for appearance October :
The two women who were found ov
the pool room and who were broug
into court on a statutory char
pleaded not guilty. They were plac
under bonds of $500 each for appes
ance October %, and on default
bonds were sent to the county j
to await trial.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-20
YELLOW PERIL
NO MERE MYTH
Julian Arnold Warns That
Japan is Ultra Ambitious
of Necessity.
SEES ONLY ONE HOPE

Declaring that the yellow peril was
not mere myth or jingoism, but a
danger with which the United States
must deal, Julian Arnold, far-traveler
and we'll known author, entertained and
instructed large audience of Keno
shans Friday evening in his address at
the Elks Club on the subject of "Amer-
lea and Japan-The Problem of the
Pacific" It was the third lecture in
the series of entertainments which is
being presented by Mrs. q. G. Simmons
for the benefit of the Kenosha county
bed in the memorial hospital at
Rheims, France, and like the lecture,
which this speaker delivered here last
year, proved one of the most dramatic
and thought provoking addresses which
Kenosha has had in years.
AS man who has lived in the Orient
and knows it's conditions of life first
hand, Mr.. Arnold spoke with authority
as he told of the constant danger of
strained relations between this nation
and the Island Empire of the Pacific.
In Economic Distress.
The speaker pointed out that Japan
was pushed by necessity to foster hopes
Of more extensive domains than the
few hundred square miles of territory
which it now occupies. He declared
that America, Canada and Australia
could have four times as many people
as they do and still have plenty room.
In Japan, however, the land is filled to
overlooking and they must find some
place for extension, to meet the growth
of the nation.
He showed that the map of the Pa
cifc was like a great battlefield with
each side having her scouts in the form
Of island possessions. He showed that
in the event war should come, it
would be impossible for America to
hold the Philippines but that the Pana-
ma Canal might make it possible to
defend Hawaii successfully.
England Not Our Enemy.
The speaker, who is the SON Of Sir
Edwin Arnold, a famous English au-
thor and journalist, set at rest any
fears that. Kenoshans might have that
the Anglo-Japanese alliance might
force England into war with America
or at least force her to remain neutral
in the event America and Japan came
to arms. He showed that England had
purposely changed the alliance twice
in order that this might be stipulated
and that America might be assured that
Japan even understood that England
would support her in the event of such
q war.
The speaker, in very dramatic way
related the series of historical events
by which Japan had established her
self as the leader Of the S00,000,00(
peoples of Asia.
Sees One Ray of Hope.
The speaker declared that the only
ray of hope lay in the plans for the
disarmament conference. eff that con
ference brings forth the promise from
honest nations that if any nation dare
threaten the peace Of the world, the
other countries of the world will unite
against it, war may come to an end,
i he said. "That is our hope"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-20
Madison Startled
by Sunday Shooting

Madison, Wis,-Joseph Dandols, alias
John Dolto, was shot in the right side
and badly wounded at 6:15 Sunday af-
ternoon at his home, SO Regent street
by a man who, police say, is Gaspari
Bastoni, 1922 Regent street. The shoot
ing is said to have been the result of
a quarrel over woman. Bastoni made
his escape Immediately after the shoot
ing and an all night search by the
police department has failed this morn
ing to reveal any clue as to his where
abouts. Dandols was rushed to ST.
Mary's hospital, where he was reported
this morning as doing we'll. Bastoni
is widower and has no children. He
is 80 years old, about 5 feet inches
in height, dark-skinned, and smooth
shaver and wears a gray suit.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-20
FIND MRS. PARKER
AT TORONTO. CAN.
James Hamilton Lewis Appears in
Court This Morning for Wife of
Cooperative Chief.
(Bv Associated Press Leased Wirel

Chicago = Mrs. Edith Stubb Park
er, wife of Harrison Parker, head of
the Cooperative. Society of America
who has been sought for several days
for questioning in connection with re-
ceivership proceedings against the So
ciety is in Canada, it was learned to-
day.
When Judge Evans resumed the in
vestigation in federal court, James
Hamilton Lewis, former United States
senator, appeared with a telegram from
Mrs. Parker, dated Toronto yesterday.
asking him to represent her as coun-
sell
Mrs. Parker who was treasurer of an
other Of the Parker organizations is
supposed to have 100000 in liberty
bonds belonging to the COOPERATIVE
society in her possession.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-20
Bank Almost STRAPPED.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire

tBy Associated FreSS Leased NlreJ
Dubuque, Ia. - L. n. Copeland, ar,
rested at Davis Junction is wanted at
Hanover, Ills, for the alleged embez-
Element of more than 100000 from
the Hanover Union State bank Of which
he has been cashier for the past year.
Copeland is Is years old, unmarried
and once lived in st. Paul and Min
neapolis. The bank is owned by a
stock company ofiwbich Jourgen Oh
son of Minot, n. D., is the principal
stakeholder. The rest of the stock is
owned by residents of Hanover, prin-
cipally retired farmers.
John Eadie, president of the bank
and w. j. Fitzpatrick, vice president
said there is a shortage Of $4,000 out
of about $4,000 deposits and $4,000
in bonds and negotiable securities left
with the institution for safe keeping.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-20
Ku KIuX Khan in
Operation at Racine

Madison = Facts regarding the al
legged operations of Ku Klux Khan at
Racine last night were brought be-
fore Governor John J. Blaine, this
morning, who stated he would take no
action until official evidence from the
county authorities had been presented
to him. He stated, however, if the
Khan was really operating in Wiscon-
sin, an investigation would be started
with the hopes of experimenting the
parties implicated.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-20
Kansas Miners
Return to Work
fBy Associated Press Leased Wire

Pittsburg, Kans. Six steamshovel
mines in Kensas are included IN the
plants at work today, it was said. The
number of men back at work today in
cludes miners across the state line in
Missouri.
1t was also stated at some of the
deep shaft mines, night men have gone
back to work in preparation for the
resumption of work,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-20
U. S. DELEGATION MEETS FRIDAY
(By Asgociated Press Leased Wire.l

Washington.-Secre Hughes is
sued today a call for the second meet
ing of the American delegation to the
conference on limitation of ornaments
fixing the date as next Friday at 8 p. m.
subject to the convenience Of Senator's
Lodge and Underwood.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-20
LOCOMOTIVES COLLIDE

GAINESVILLE, Wis. = Matthew Kelleher
fireman of this city, suffered a broken
arm and leg and internal injuries when
two Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
locomotives crashed head-on in the
yards here this morning. Henry Kopp,
Chicago, another fireman, was slight
ly injured.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-20
BANKER Is ARRESTED
FOR EMBEZZLEMENT
~ Asgoefated Press Leaged We

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Davis Junction, Ill. = Cashier Cope
land, of the Union State Bank of Han
over, Ill, was arrested here today on
warrant charging embezzlement,
sworn out at Savanna.
Copeland and a companion were ar
rested on tips that they were to pass
through here.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-20
Clubs Eyade Stand
on Birth Control

Grand Rapids, Mich.-Creation of AN
intelligent opinion on birth control,
based on. reliable information and
sound jufgan emit was urged upon mem
bers Of the Michigan Federation of
Women's clubs in resolution passed
at the closing session of the, annual
convention here on Friday. Introduc-
tion Of the resolution led to the most
vigorous discussion Of the convention
Some members characterizing them
selves as women of the old school, de-
nounced birth control. In the end it
was decided merely to urge formation
Of an intelligent opinion.