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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-19
Former KenOshan
Dies i'm Cleveland

Mrs. Edith Holt McLeron, aged
twenty-eight years, formerly Of this
city, died very suddenly this morning
at her home in Cleveland, according to
dispatches receivaA here today by her
parents. The deceased was born in
Pleasant Prairie the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Holt and had lived
all of her younger life in this county.
She had attended the Kenosha high
school where she had taken an active
part in the various social and literary
activities of the school Surviving the
deceased are her husband and two
children of Cleveland; her parents of
Kenosha; one sister, Florence, of Ke-
nosha; and three brothers, Edward of
Middleton, Wisconsin, Earl of Osh-
kosh, and Burdette Holt Of Pleasant
Prairie. The funeral services will be
held in Cleveland on Monday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Holt will leave Kenosha on
Saturday to attend the funeral services.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-19

inhuman treatment" and justifes
granting her decree. The evidence
given by the defendant in behalf of
his charge of cruel and inhuman treat
ment practiced by the plaintiff towards
him does not support the charge.
There ought to be no divorce in this
case but reconciliation. Doubtless
both parties are at fault, as is usually
the case. Their estrangement creates
very unhappy and regrettable situa-
ton not only between themselves but
as we'll and more certainly for their
young children thus deprived of proper
family life and parental nurture"
For the Chil6ren's Sake.
He also pointed out that if the de-
PENDANT was assured that he would be
relieved of what seems to him and
what probably is too much presence
of the defendants relatives in the
home long step towards reconcilia-
ton would be made. Mrs. Thompson
on the witness stand declared that she
would not be opposed to reconcilia-
ton while DR.. Thompson declared that
he could "never live with her again.
Judge Belden urged the defendant for
the sake Of the children to recall this
statement and to become once more
"the wonderful father and husband"
which the testimony had marked him
once to have been. Mutual forbear-
ance and forgiveness might bring about
that end, declared the court.
The case has aroused considerable
interest in the county due to the wide
acquaintance Of both DR.. and Mrs.
Thompson and the outcome of the
temporary decree granted by the court
will be watched with interest.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-19
WANTS TO MISS AND HITS.

An accident occurred at 1:45 O'Clock
Sunday morning when an automobile
driven by Clyde Ellis encountered
pedestrian, John Draconowicz of SIS
Newell street, at the corner of Ere
mont avenue and Elizabeth street
Ellis stated that the man on foot first
stopped as if he were going to let the
car pass and then started forward di<
rectly in the path of the car. He said
that in order to avoid hitting the man
he swung his car sharply and that it
rode up on the curbing and struck the
foot passenger anyhow. Ellis called
the police, and the victim was brought
to the station where it was found he
had wounds in the head and left leg,
which were treated by a physician at
the police station.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-19
MADE KENOSHA
MART OF BOOTY
Kenosha City Where Or
ders Were Taken for
Cars to be Stolen.
BY TRI-STATE GANG

Kenosha was one OF the chief mar
kets for the cars stolen by the big
gang Of automobile thieves which has
been unearthed in Indiana by r. T.
Humes, chief of the Indiana state
motor vehicle police. This official de-
clares that his investigation into the
operation of this gigantic ring, whose
thefts and sales reached through the
states of Indiana, Wisconsin and Illi-
nois, had shown that the cars were
disposed of largely in Chicago and
Kenosha.
1t is believed that the ring links up
with the theft of the car of ]. L. Todd
here which was found about a week
ago in New Albany, Indiana, along
with several other stolen cars. The
Kenosha police have been asked to be
on the lookout for large number of
stolen cars which the ring is alleged
to have taken and which may have
been disposed of here.
Stole Cars to Order.
Automobiles were stolen to order
by this gang of thieves, which was
discovered by the arrests made in In
diana on Saturday.
The gang is said to have large mem
bership, with headquarters in the
larger cities Of the three states.
Prospective buyers were promised
any make of car they desired on two
days notice, according to the au-
thorities. The order was placed and
if the car called for was not in stock
the word was sent out and the de-
mand was supplied.
Required 500 Deposit.
The salesman of the gang required
deposit of one hundred dollars at
the time the order was put in the bal
ance to be paid when the car was de-
livered, according to the police.
Revelation of the tri-state auto ring
was brought to the police with the ar
rest of two alleged members of the
organization. They identified them
selves as Jerry Stansfeld, % years
old, taxi driver, and Robert De Jar
net, AZ years old, uncle of Stansfield,
and a former policeman.
Partial confessions are said to in
volve other members and arrests are
expected which will probably reveal
the inside workings of the gang. How
long the gang has been in operation
and to what extent its activities were
effective has not yet been determined.
Driving Skill Aids. y
Stansfeld, through his skill as a
driver and his knowledge of auto
mobiles, is said to have been useful
in making away with machines and
Disgusting them, De Jarnet's expert
ence as a policeman stood them in
good stead.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-19

Well, she was-or is--for she's still
living.
With her husband, daughter and
granddaughter she occupies a little
farmhouse near the Hoosier hamlet,
Philadelphia, not far from the poets
home here.
Her name is Mrs. John Wesley Gray.
She hasn't a single Riley book in her
home. She never knew until short
time ago that the great poet had en-
deared her to the heart of every Amer
lean.
AS child, Mrs. Gray was Mary Alice
Smith, left an orphan at an early age.
Her uncle, unable to care for her,
brought her to the Riley home to work
"for her board an keep"
And she was full of "gobble-uns" and
witch tales, just as the poet describes
her.
Riley originally entitled his poem
"Little Orphant Allie" but later on he
changed it to Annie. He died thinking
allie" had died many years before,
though she was living but few miles
from his home.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-19
KenOshan's Mother
Died in Evanston

Mrs. Maria Sullivan, the mother of
Henry Sullivan, sos Superior street,
died Friday afternoon at her home in
Evanston after long illness from a
complication of diseases. The de-
ceased had been a frequent visitor in
Kenosha and has many friends here to
lament her death. The remains were
brought to Kenosha today and taken
to the Hanson Funeral Home on Park
avenue, where the funeral services will
be held Monday afternoon at two
o'clock with the Rev. Edward Burns
Martin, pastor of the Park Avenue M.
E. church officiating. Interment will
be made in the family plot in the
Green Ridge cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-19
By Ahern

1922 in 1920 and sos share the year
before.
"A factor bearing upon earnings and
which should not be overlooked is the
total Of $1,OO0,000 paid out in rebates
to dealers during the year as a result
of price reductions. Of course, this
arose from the necessity of cushioning
the shocks of defation and in all prob
ability will not be duplicated for a
long time to come.
Nash Management Satisfied.
Notwithstanding the decline in
profits, the Nash management feels
complete satisfaction over it's achieve
ments considering that huge volume
of high-priced materials On hand and
commitment had to be absorbed during
a time of uncertain and light autonc-
bile demand, when the public was con-
stantly disturbed by actual and threat
ened price. reductions.
at kept itself free of bank obliga-
tions, ending the year with over $14,-
100000 in cash and government securi-
ties, or more than the sum with which
it began the year. This alone is equiv
alent to $3.50 share for the common
stock. Inventory at both the Milwau-
kee and Kenosha plants was exception
ally small and forward commitments
are slight.
Nash Comments on Outlook.
"Concerning the outlook, President
Nash comments: TT seems to me that
prices have now about struck bottom
and that the public has feeling that
when it now buys a car it need not
be with the expectation that prices will
be reduced in 80, 60 or 80 days. The
product that we are building today
moreover, is superior to anything we
have ever built. We have eliminated
the thought Of cost entirely and have
conferred on quality. We have not
tried to spare expense to make cur
product the best that could be produced
in it's class. If you were to compare
the price of our product today, taking
into consideration the improvements
that have been put into the car within
the last year or two, you would find
that we are selling our cars today at
less money than ever before since they
were designed. Taking things alto
gether, am of the opinion that we
should have more stable business in
1922 than in the year 1927"
Madison, Wis.-Mrs. John M. Olin,
wife of one of Madison's best known
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-19
Four Men Die
AS Mine Caves in
(By Associated Press Leased wire.)


Scranton, Pa, - Four men are
known to have been killed, several
others believed to be dead and an I'M
known number of mine workers are
entombed as the result of a cave-in
in the National Mine of the Glen AL
den Coal company in Minooka just
across the southern boundary line of
the city.
The disturbance was 200 feet be-
meath the surface.
When the surface over some Sec
tions of the mine showed signs of sub
sidence, precautions were taken to
protect life. There was some dam
age to buildings scattered throughout
the affected area.
Surface subsistence in Scranton has
been going on for years and repeated
efforts have been made through legis-
lation to control mining to prevent
such occurrences.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-19
HAYS LEAVES
TO ACCEPT JOB
Will Retire from Cabinet
to Accept Job as Head
of Movies
PRESIDENT REGRETS
(By Associated Press Leased wire.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Washington. Postmaster General
Will s. Hays conferred with President
Harding today with respect to the offer
made to him by motion picture pro-
ducers to become head of their nation
al organization. Reports have been
persistent in Washington for several
weeks that Mr.. Hays would accept the
offer and retire from the cabinet, but
the postmaster general said today he
did not think he would be able even
after his conference with Mr.. Harding
today to announce conclusive deci-
sion. Announcement that Hays will
shortly retire from the cabinet was
made at the White House today.
After forty-minute conference with
the postmaster-general, Harding said
he could not we'll interpose any objec-
ON to Hays retirement to become
Aead of national association of mo-
tion picture producers and distributors.
The president personally gave out the
following statement:
President Harding's Statement.
"The postmaster-gener and / have
been discussing at considerable length
the proposal which has been made to
him to become the head of national
association of motion picture producers
and distributors. If the arrangement
proves to be when the details are
worked out, what it seems to be, I
cannot we'll interpose any objection to
Mr.. Hays retiring from the cabinet to
take up work so important. It is too
great an opportunity for helpful pub
lie service for him to refuse. I shall
be more than sorry to have him retire
from the cabinet where he has already
made so fine a record, but we have
agreed to look upon the situation from
the broadest viewpoint and seek the
highest public good"
Hays Makes Statement.
Mr.. Hays made this statement:
with the presidents consent, have
decided to undertake the work sug-
gested by the motion picture producers
and distributors. No contract has been
executed as yet. am assuming, of
course, that satisfactory contract will
be possible and fone which will make
certain the carrying out of the high
purposes contemplated by this great
industry"
The postmaster4general in discussing
the matter informally, said no date for
his retirement ehad been decided on,
that matter being left open awaiting
his negotiations with the motion pic
ture producers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-19
Airman Braves Cold
to Seek for Maher
lRx Associated Press Leased wire.l

Port Arthur, Ont-Despite pre-
diction that the temperature might
drop to Is below, Major Ray Miller Of
the Minnesota National Guard planned
to contine search in his airplane today
for James Maher of Grand Portage,
Mimi, missing since December.
Major Miller, who arrived yesterday
from Duluth, will fly around Isle
Royal and nearby islands in Thunder
Bay, Lake Superior, seeking some
trace of Maher, who was last seen near
Cloud Bay in an open motor boat.
The plane will be used in coniunc-
ton with ice breaking tugs working
out of this port.
If Maher is alive and marooned on
an island, it is expected he will be
endeavoring to attract attention by
means of smoke or other signal.
The aviators and tug men will take
particular care to be on the lookout
for any signal.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-19

st. Petersburg, Fla.-America's toy
shops must be disarmed by Christmas,
1922.
Pop guns, air rifles, tin soldiers,
miniature shooting galleries, tanks and
warships must go.
That the objective aimed at by the
Florida Audubon society, Mrs. Kath-
ryn Tibbetts of Lake George, N. Y,
war mother, is chairman of COM
mittee that plans to do the disarming.
Warlike toys breed the desire to
kill in the hearts of little boys, Mrs.
Tibbetts thinks.
"Give them pop guns when they're
babies and they ask for air rifles q
year or two later" she says. "Ther
when they grow up they naturally take
to heavier weapons and hunting"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-19
LIQUOR VIOLATORS
TO JAIL NOT PRISON
Violations Are Not FelOnies ard the
Guilty Cannot Be Sentenced to
the State Prison.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire

icy ZA6SOcIdLSu T E1SS LtdSeU WirG-J
Madison.-Persons convicted under
the Seyerson prohibition law may not
be sentenced to the state prison, W. w.
Gilman, assistant encouragement held
today in an opinion to W. Stanley
Smith, prohibition commissioner. The
judges, if imposing sentences to i'm
prisonment, must send the convicted
person to Jail, the encouragement
said. It was pointed out that violation
of the prohibition law was a misde-
meanor and not felony and that as
result the state prison was not open
to liquor law violators.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-19
NEW HOPE FOR
MISSING WOMAN
More CIews Found in Trail
of Mrs. Matey, Missing
Seven Days.
FIND A HANDKERCHIEF

Renewed hope that Mrs. J. F. Matey,
The Kenosha social worker, who disap-
peared on last Tuesday, may still be
alive. came with the, developments in
the mystery over the weekend. Evil
dence has been secured which shows
eonclusiyelyC that she was seen several
times. after the, episode when she was
thought to have gone to the shore of
Lake Michigan with view of ending
her life and with these new develop
ment has come renewed hope that in
stead Of ending her life, she wandered
away ih'.la denentia, from which she
has not yet recovered
Coast guard officials have found a
Kenosha man, who is certain that he
saw Mrs. Matey walking slowly VAlong
Durkee avenue late Tuesday morning,
bearing out the inference that she
came back to the city from the lake,
Find a Handkerchief.
The most important piece of evil
tience is, that a, handkerchief bearing
An initial IN" has been found which
bears out this belief. Despite these
rumors the members Of the coast guard
have kept d close watch on the lake
hut have found no trace of the won
ans body or Of any of her clothing
In addition Henry Weskow, the
watchman Of, the American Brass
pumping station, who earlier stated
that he thought that he had seen
Mrs. Matey walking along the lake
shore, after maturer .deliberation says
that he can not feel assured that the
woman to- whom he referred was the
missing social worker.
IL cannot recall that this woman
wore dust cap or checkered coat,
he declared. .'There are a number
who walk along there every day and
for the sake Of the family, l wish if
any Kenosha woman other than Mrs,
Matey was there that morning that she
would inform the husband of this fact
and help put an end to this theory of
the mystery"
Get Word From North.
On Saturday morning, Mr.. Matey
received letter from man in West
Bend, who told him of a woman who
had strangely appeared in restau-
rant in Port Washington on last Tues
day. The reports there declared that
the woman had hid her face and had
refused to talk. Mr.. Matey does not
put much credence in this new hope
since his wife would hardly have had
time to reach Port Washington by that
time.
The woman at Port Washington also
wore a diamand ring and wedding
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-19
Mrs. A. Thompson Grant
ed Temporary Divorce
i'm Circuit Court.
ALL ABOUT WEDDING?
Judge Belden Urges Principals
to Affect a Reconciliation Ii
1t Is At All Possible.

Paving the way for reconciliation,
Judge E. B. Belden in the circuit court
this morning handed down a decree
granting Mrs. Anna L. Thompson, the
plaintiff, a divorce from "bed and
board" from her husband, DR.. George
E. Thompson, city physician of Keno
sha, for period of one year from the
date of judgment. In handing down
the decree Judge Belden explained
that at the end of this period, if the
circumstances remain unchanged the
court would then take whatever fur
Their action seemed best. 1t also stat
ed that in the event the parties be-
came reconciled and resumed the fam
lily relation "as they are most earnest
ly urged to do" the court would be
most happy to dismiss the proceed
ings when advised of the reconcilia-
ton.
Children's Custody to Mother.
The decree states the following re-
garding the custody of the six chill
dren and the question of maintenance
for the wife and children:
each party is fit custodian of the
children but because the court con-
sidered it best to keep them all al
together as one family, the custody
will be granted to the plaintiff with
the privilege to the defendant to see
and have them with him at reasonable
times and hours. If the parties are
unable to agree on this the court will
affix the conditions.
The judgment of the court will re-
quire the defendant to pay the plain
tiff for the maintenance of herself and
the children one hundred and fifty dol
lars per month payable in equal in
stallments twice month.
Reviews Some of Case.
In bit of fatherly advice, Judge
Belden preceded his decree with a re-
quest that both parties attempt to Sc
cure a reconciliation.
"The plaintiff seeks divorce from
bed and board" he said. "The defend
ant asks for an absolute divorce"
each strongly opposes what the 9TH
er seeks. Without reciting the evil
dence, it is sufficient to say that it
justifes the conclusion that the de-
PENDANTS conduct with reference to at
tention and 20 association with a GER
tain woman so affected the plaintiff as
to amount, in the law to "cruel and
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-19
NASH PROFITS UP
TO TWO MILLION
Nash Motors Company Fin
ishes 1921 With $1,000
900 Profits.
FREE OF OBLIGATIONS

All Kenosha and especially those who
are connected with the Nash Motors
company are interested in the state
ment carried in the current edition of
the "Wall Street Journal" giving re-
port on the business of the Nash Mo
tors company during the year 1921. It
shows that thea Nash company profits
during they year 1921 totalled 81 900 900,
which although far below the high
water mark of war days, shows that the
company is in excellent financial con-
dition. The report also shows that
despite the industrial depression the
company has remained free of all bank
obligations with more than $14,000,000
in cash and government securities on
hand.
Because Of it's great financial
strength, it's management and it's small
capitalization, unique interest always
attaches to the results of the Nash Mo-
tors company" declares the "Wall
Street Journal" "They usually mirror
In broad way the course of the motor
industry"
Tells of Its Profits.
The statement continues as follows:
"Nash wound up it's fiscal year No
vembers Both and close approximation
of profits for this period is 100000
after all reserves and taxes. This fig
ure contrasts with 100000, the high
water mark of last year and with $4,-
600 600 in 1919. 1t is just shout what
the company earned in it's first fiscal
period from August Is, 1916 to Decem-
Der 1, 1917. The balance after pre-
ferred dividends upon its $4,000 com
mon share capitalization was equiva-
lent to about $31 share compared with
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-19

i
Little orphsnt lAnnie's come to =
m our house to stay,
Anawash the cups an saucers
and brush the crumbs away,
AN shooa the chickens off the porch
an dust the hearth an sweep,
IAN make the fire and bake the bread
anbearn her board an keep;
IAN all tus other children when the
supper things is done,
I'VE. set around the kitchen fire and
has the mostest fun
A-hs'nin' to the witch tales at Annie
tells about,
An the Gobble-uns lat gets you
EFF you is ,asatA
9ml6dDon't sS
es, la Watch
u Outl
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-19
PRAISE OFFICER BRITTON.

Chief Logan has cited Patrolman
Edgar Britton for alertness and good
judgment displayed by him early in
the morning of January Is, when the
patrolman discovered a fire at 204
Main street and by promptly turning
in an alarm prevented what otherwies
might have resulted in serious damage
to property. In conformity with the
new policy of the police department
which rewards officers for being on the
alert and paying attention to duty,
Britton has been granted three days
holiday.
ring and Mrs. Matey had left both of
these at her home. Despite this dis
crepency, every effort is being made
to give, the story a thorough investi-
cation before it is discarded.
News Want Ads Bring Results
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-19
NV NEA Servicsl

Greenfield, Indiana.--How many times
have you been delighted in reading of
chat quaint creature of James Whit
comb Riley, rLittle Orphant Annie?
Did you know that Little Orphant
Annie was a real person?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-19

News Want Ads Bring Results
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