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The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-17
SCHOONER OZMO HITS
 ROCKS AND IS LEAKING

SEATTLE, May 17.-Wireless mess ages received at North Head this morning brought the news that the steam schooner Ozmo, with crew of twenty-five men, had struck the rocks off Cape Blanco. The message stated that the ship had struck at 3:3O in the morning. and that an hour later the vessel was leaking badly, with her engines stopped. The crew have taken to the boats.
 SEATTLE, May 17. - Additional wireless advices received regarding the wreck of the schooner Ozmo off Cape Blanco on the Oregon coast, report that the ship is waterlogged and derelict. The tug Fearless left Marshfield, Oregon today in an at tempt to get line on the Ozmo and tow her to safety. While nothing def mite has been received, 1t is be- lieved that the boats containing the crew of twenty-five men, have ef- fected landing at some point along the coast. The Ozmo is we'll known in Alaska where she formerly en- gagged in the Arctic fur trade under the name of the Hugh Hogan5
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-17

WASHINGTON, May 17.-Secre- tary of Commerce Hoover yesterday announced that the government was keeping close watch on the de- velopments of the coal strike. He stated his department had the sta tistics at hand showing he daily pro- duction and the stocks on hand in different parts of the country He reassured consumers that the govern ment would take steps to forestall the threatened rise in the price of bituminous coal. Experts believe that if the coal strike lasts ten weeks that the sitpation will become ser ious, and the industries of the coun- try will suffer seriously for lack of necessary fuel to run the mills and factories unless the government takes hold and operates the mines as an emergency. Secretary Hoover was reticent as to just what means would be pursued to prevent ser- ious shortage of coal.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-17
CALLS CONFERENCE
 0FOPERATORS

WASHINGTON, May IT. - Secre .tary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, an nounced today that he was callings q conference of the coal operators t. meet with him in this city at an early date. The purpose of the meeting is to devise effectice ways and means tC: the protection of the coal consumers He declared that of late there had been a tendency in certain of the districts for the price of coal at the mine to rise. The secretary asserted that the government would use it's utmost power to prevent this happening. He said that no stone would be left un turned to check such tendency.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-17

CHICAGO, May 17.-It is accepted
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-16
Sons Death Follows
Close After Fathers
Philip ScalzO, Well Known in Kenosha,
Died Suddenly in Chicago on
Friday Morning.

The second bereavement in family
within the past month came on Friday
when Philip Scalzo, formerly of Keno
sha, died of pneumonia in Chicago at
ter short illness. Only few weeks
ago, Ben Scalzo, the father of the de-
ceased, was claimed by death after a
short illness.
Philip ScaIzo was AT years of age.
He was born in Italy but had lived the
greater part of his life in this country.
Until few years ago he had lived in
Kenosha, having gone to Montana to
make his home. He was unmarried.
Surviving the deceased are his step
mother, Mrs Mary Scalzo; one brother,
Peter Scalzo; and one sister, Mrs.
Cimino, all of West Main street in
Kenosha. The remains will be brought
to Kenosha today.
No definite announcement of the
funeral services have been made, but
they will probably be held at the Holy
Rosary church on Monday morning
with interment following in the family
plot in the Green Ridge cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-16
Thomas Kelly is
Dead in Chicago
Former KenOshan Succumbs to Short
Illness While Visiting Daughter
in the East.

Word received in Kenosha this morn
ing told of the death of Thomas
Kelly, aged about sixty-fve years, a
native of Kenosha county, who died
on Thursday morning in Boston at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Bell Hull.
The deceased was born in Bristol,
the son of pioneer residents of Kenosha
county. He had spent his youth and
young manhood in Kenosha county,
and was we'll known here. In Chicago
where he went from Kenosha, he was
long in the employ of the schools of
that city, holding the position of
superintendent of engineers for the
schools there. He is survived by his
wife, and by two daughters, Mrs. May
Brooks, of Chicago, and Mrs. Belle
Hull, of Boston and also two cousins,
Miss Kate Kelly and Mrs. Nell Mat
thews, of Kenosha!
The remains have been brought to
Chicago where the funeral services
will be held Saturday morning after
which the body will be brought to ,Ke-
nosha early Saturday afternoon to be
buried in the family plot in the St.
James cemetery. The burial services
at the st. James cemetery will be held
about one-thirty Saturday afternoon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-16
KenOsha Woman
Dies Suddenly
Mrs. Minnie Sweeny Suecumbs to At
tack of Heart Trouble This
Morning at Home.

Death came suddenly this morning
to Mrs. Minnie Sweeny, the wife of
Joseph Sweeny, an employee of the
Simmons company, when she died from
an attack Of heart trouble at the home
at 469 Park street. The deceased had
recently undergone an operation but
was believed to have recovered from
the effects Of it. She was taken sud
denly i'll this morning and died within
a few minutes.
Mrs. Minnie Ward Sweeny was born
in Kenosha, the daughter of the late
Patrick and Rose Ward, pioneers of
this city. She had lived in Kenosha
all her life and was widely known and
beloved in this city. Surviving her
are her husband, Joseph Sweeny; one
son, Ward Sweeny; and three sisters,
the Misses Rose and Sarah Ward of
Kenosha and Mrs. Clifford Dexter of
Chicago.
No announcement of funeral services
has as yet been made,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-16
UNION EXPERT CITES
FIGURES TO BOARD
With Increase in Freight Rates
Declares Expert.
(By Associated Press Leased wire.)

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Washington, D. C.-Existing freight
rates are 113 per cent above the sched-
ules in effect in 1913 while wages of
railroad employees are only 84.6 per
cent above 1916 levels, Frank j. Warne
statistical expert, representing labor
unions, declared today before the In
terstate Commerce Commission inves-
tigating the transportation rate level.
Mr.. Warne asserted that as unsur-
mountable obstacles had been present
ed to attempt to fix the rate of wages
of railroad employees prior to 1916, his
comparison between the rates and
labor scales could not be brought to
the same time basis.
"Most assuredly these comparative
percentage increases of freight rates
on one hand and wages on the other"
he added, however, Justify the state
ment that there can be a consider
able reduction in transportation rates
without any decrease in the wages of
railroad employees"
"The great majority of employees on
railroads today" he said "are not re-
ceiving wage sufficient to support
themselves and their families in a
manner demanded of them. In the
face of intermittent employment and
in many cases of complete unemploy-
ment their present wage does not meet
their absolutely fixed charges for food.
clothing and shelter"
Hr. Warne also declared that freight
rate reductions since 1920 had been in
large part paper reductions"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-16
Nathan Gordon, Sam Grotsky and Joseph
Ruppa All Draw Fines and
Prison Sentences.
RITTER AND GORDON STILL WAITING
Former Undersheriff to be Sentenced at Two O'Clock
and Harry Gordon to Learn His Fate at
Four This Afternoon

law, were summoned before the court
to learn their fate.
Crowds Gather for Session.
The news that five more would learn
their fate came as a surprise on Friday
evening when Sheriff Rauen was mott
fed that the defendants should be
brought into court The word spread
by the grapevine wireless" however,
and this morning when the court was
opened, hundreds of curious spectators
had filled the courtroom to see these
five take their medicine.
The calling for Ritter for sentence
occasioned the most surprise due to
the fact that it had been believed that
sentence would be deferred in his case
until after all of the indictments
against, him had been tried.
Motions Delay Sentences.
When Judge Belden assembled the
bench this morning, he called first the
case of the state VS.. Grotsky and Rup-
pa. Attorney Vincent D. Hennessey of
Milwaukee, who has represented these
defendants, appeared for them and pre-
sented a lengthy brief, piling up the
reasons why he advanced that the
court should set aside the verdict of
the jury.
Most interesting of all the arguments
which he presented was one in which
he alleged that the sale of liquor, if
any was made, was made in Racine
and therefore would be out of the
jurisdiction of the court. He declared
that only conversations had been car
ried on in Kenosha and that the deals
had been closed in Racine.
81 have gone over the testimony
thoroughly" was the only response Of
Judge Belden.
All Attorneys There
All of the defendants were in court
accompanied by their attorneys and
there was every evidence that there
would be considerable delay due to the
filing and arguing of motions as each
of the defendants was called to hear
the sentence of the court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-16
II. GUT'TORIISEE1 y
CALLEDBY DEATH
Principal in Famous Claim
Against u. S. Govern
ment Dies.
INJURED IN SERVICE

Hans P. Guttormsen, aged seventy
years and resident of Kenosha for
the past twenty years, died just before
seven o'clock Wednesday evening at
his residence, SIT Harry avenue, fol-
lowing a long illness from dropsy.
He had been confined to his bed for
more than four months.
The deceased was widely known to
Kenosha and widely known to the mem
bers of Congress on account Of the fact
that he for years contested a claim
against the United States government
for injuries which he received while
an employee of the United States arse
nal at Rock Island, III. In the twenty
years that he had lived in Kenosha
many Kenosha men had taken an &C
tive interest in his case and had
sought to secure compensation for him
from the government.
Native of Norway.
Mr.. Guttormsen was a native of
Norway where he was born May IS,
1851. He came to America in 1867 and
was employed for many years in the
government arsenal at Rock Island. In
the late eighties while working in the
arsenal he fell forty feet with the
breaking of machine and he never
fully recovered from the injuries he
received. After he came to Kenosha
in 1900 his claim against the govern
ment was pushed by Congressman H.
A. Cooper who sought to have him
paid in full for his injuries. The bill
was not passed in the original form,
but less than two years ago the gov
eminent paid him $500 and only re-
Gently bill had been passed providing
that he be paid pension by the United
States government as part settlement
for the claim he had made.
Was Expert Mechanic.
Mr.. Guttormsen was an expect me-
chanic and while he had been badly
handicapped by his injuries at the ar
senal, after he came to Kenosha he
worked for years at the plant of the
Thomas B. Jeffery company and later
at the plant of Simmons company. His
last employment was as Waterman at
the plant of the Nash Motors company.
The deceased is survived by his
widow and nine children. Three sons,
Hans Jr., Paul and William, all reside
in Kenosha The daughters are Mrs.
H. Hoff, of Kenosha; Mrs. T. A. Strick-
Ter, of Chicago Heights; Mrs. Charles
Schmidt, Mrs. R. C. Barnes Mrs.
August Waltman and Miss Myrtle Gut
tormsen. all of Kenosha.
The funeral services will be held at
the late residence on Harry avenue on
Saturday afternoon with interment at
the fanc0 plot at Green Ridge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-16

1t was reckoning day again in
Inc circuit court today. Three
more Kenoshans, each convicted of
selling liquor contrary to law,
drew prison sentences in the house
Of correction in Milwaukee to-
gether with heavy fines, while two
others waited 10 hear their fate.
The sentences pronounced this
p1orning were:
Nathan GOrdOn-Fifteen months
in the house of correction and
fine of $500.
Sam Grotsky--Six months in the
house of correction and fine
of $500.
Joseph Ruppa-Six months in
the house of correction and fine
of $500.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-16
New York Building
Shows Real Increase
fBy ASSOCIATED Press r,eased wire,

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
New York City - January 1922 has
a record of construction activity which
exceeded by 40 per cent bulldog
work in January 1921, according to
statistics announced today in the F.
w. Dodge company's review of build
ing activities. The total amount of
contracts awarded last month in 27
northeastern states of the country was
$166,320,000. Although this repre-
sented 16 per cent decline from the
previous month, it was the second
lar<est January in the company's
statistics.
Residential building accounted for
45 per cent of the total industrial
building IL per cent and public works
IL per cent. Industrial building show
ed an increase over the previous
month.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-16
PAY OUT MILLIONS
IN BRASS MERGER
Stockholders of American Brass Com
pany Are Paid in Cash and
Stock by Anaconda Today.

(By Associated Press Leased WFFe.I
Waterbury, Conn. = The Colonial
Trust company's banking house was
thronged today with stockholders of
the American Brass company receiv-
ing cash and stock in the Anaconda
Copper Mining company in exchange
for their American Brass stock. 1t was
stated about $12,OO0,O00 would be paid
out here. Completion of cash pay
ments and exchange of stock is the
final step in the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Brass merger and Anaconda interests
will be in control at the annual meet
ing of the American Brass company
next week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-16
WOMAN LEADS BANDIT GANG.
lRv Associated Press Leased WireN

Chicago A woman bandit, young
and well dressed, directed the robbery
by two men of $4,000 worth of furs
from Nathan BroGheim's store Mere
last night. Pointing pistol, she
backed him into a closet while the
two men helped themselves.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-16
TAKE ARMS OF OFFICIALS.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Cork-A lorry load of police travel
ing from Macroom to Bandon this
morning was hello up by armed men.
The attackers captured the car to-
gether with rifles and equipment but
there were no casualties.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-16

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making the beds
That's the daily schedule
Coonsman Hahn
he'll tell there's better ST. Louis successful sculptor? Ask the
to
Mrs Hahns
headed legislature had
right
had
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and little along the wayhas
Why that needn't be the
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-16
SOLDIERS BODY
FOUND in RIVER
Joseph Stankus Meets His
Death in Root River
at Racine.
WAS SOUGHT HERE

The search for Joseph Stankus which
was inaugurated in Kenosha on We'd
nesday, came to an end late that after
noon when the former soldiers body
was taken from the Root river in Ra-
cine, near the West Sixth street bridge
there. The drowned man had been a
soldier from Racine, but in recent
months had been taking vocational
training in Kenosha and for that rea-
son the search for him had extended
to this city when he was discovered to
be missing from his home last Satur-
day. Young Stankus was a veteran Of
Verdun and St. Mihiel, having been
injured at the latter place. His death
is believed to have been accidental.
1t was on Saturday evening, accord
ing to the story of Tony Zuvenes, that
Joseph left his home in search of coal
with which to replenish the fire as the
room was getting cold. Tony waited
for his return, but when the hour got
late and he failed to put in an appear
ance, he told the authorities and went
to his home. Returning to the Stankus
house Sunday forenoon he found the
lamp still burning and the house just
as he had left it at IL o'clock the
night before.
Headed for Railway Yards.
It is now believed that Joseph had
walked down the steep hill to the river
and then began the trip across the ice
in the direction of the Northwestern
railway yards, where he expected to
find sufficient coal to meet his needs.
At point near the west bank of the
river, half block south of West Sixth
street bridge, is large hole in the
ice, and late Wednesday pedestrian
noted cap lying close to the edge.
Investigation by the police showed
good reasons to believe that the cap
was that of Joseph's and the coast
guard was summoned. An hours
search revealed the body on the river
bottom. 1t was brought to the surface
and removed to the Bayerman & Krug
morgue, in Racine.
Death Considered Accidental.
The case is being investigated by
Coroner Kisow and the district attor-
ney's office, and so far there is nothing
to show that there was an intent at
self-destruction or criminal cause.
Conditions all point to Joseph's death
being purely accidental and that he
fell into the hole in the ice while he
walked in the dark.
Joseph suffered severe gassing on
two occasions in France. He was a
private in Company E, 18th Infantry,
and served in the Verdun and the st.
| Mihiel sectors.
Joseph was taking a course at the
Kenosha vocational school at the ex-
pense of the government. It is known
that for a time he was receiving $50
month from the government. One
of the letters found in his rooms today
indicated that the federal aid had been
discontinued.
As far as is known, he has no rela-
tives in this section of the country,
but it is said that he had relative in
| the state of Maine and a number of
relatives in Russia.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-16

Chicago. Observation-Disclosures of the
10-hour day and elimination of time
and-one-half pay for regularly assigned
work on Sundays and holidays for
railway signal men, was announced by
the United States railroad labor board.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-16

Chicago. Raymond j. Bischoff adj
mitted he owed about $4,500,000, rep
resenting the savings for 5000 Chica-
goans, mostly foreigners.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-16

MISUNDERSTANDING Hoover in
formal statement assured friends of
soviet Russia" in the United States
that they need not be worried over the
political consequences of the expendi-
ture of $5O,Ooo,0oo here for Russian
relief.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-16
.JOHNL. STEVENS
DIES IN WEST
Son Of Prominent Pioneer
Of Kenosha Died at San
ia Monica, Cal.
LEFT LARGE ESTATE

Messages received in Kenosha today
announce the death of John LeVant
Stevens, aged II years, former we'll
known resident Of Kenosha, who died
at Miss Martins sanitarium, Santa
Monica, Cal, q, week ago today.
Mr.. Stevens had been in failing
health for several years and had been
at the sanitariqm for some time be-
fore his death. No announcement is
made as to whether or not the remains
will be brought. to the old home in Ke-
nosha for burial, Mr.. Stevens is sur
vived by one daughter, Miss Isabella
Koch, of Santa. Monica, with whom he
had made his home previous to his go
ing to the sanitarium where his death
occurred.
Last of Pioneer Family.
The death of John L. Stevens marks
the passing of the last member of one
of the best known of the pioneer fam
lilies of Southport and Kenosha. He
was born in Kenosha on December 3,
1850, just after Kenosha secured it's
state charter. He was son of the
late John LeVant Stevens who for
many years resided on Prairie avenue
at the site of the present home of John
H. Brine. The Stevens family was
prominent in Kenosha for more than
half century. John L. Stevens was
regarded as one Of the wealthiest men
in the city and at his death his estate
was inherited by John L. Stevens, Jr
Shortly after the death of the elder
Stevens the son went to California to
make his home and he had not been
in Kenosha since. Mr.. Stevens was a
grandson of Abner Barlow, soldier of
the revolution whose remains are bur-
led in Green Ridge cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-16

Washington-W William H. Johnston,
president of the international Associa-
ton of Machinists, in letter to Presi-
dent Harding characterized the recent
discharge of navy yard workers with
out warning as Extremely inconsider-
ate. heartless and inhuman."
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-16

Boston, About $1,000 operatives in
cotton mills prepared to go on strike
in protest against wage reduction
of 20Ge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-16

ship or Office at the election Of the
above named company's annual cleo
ton, February IA, 1922.
This to take effect when the whole
board of directors have signed this
declaration.
c. H. Potter, R. NJ Omann,
Geo. Brown, A. S. Robinson,
X W. j. Kittle, H. C. Benhart,
J. H. Love, VIM. E. Meier,
F. A. Reese, VIM. H. Krumfus,
Frank 7. Holt E. c. Rockwell,
VIM. Hill, w. H. Deneen,
Roy Lewis.
"This MEANS" said Mr.. Holt, chat
the members of the association must
choose between one faction or the
other. If at the meeting, they refuse
to elect the other directors, who are
stirrin Cup the trouble, we will be can
didates for reelection Otherwise we
are through being directors of the
marketing association"
He made it clear that there was no
connection between the two organiza-
tions and that each battle was an in
dependent affair.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-16

News Want Ads Bring Results
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-02
SOUTH PHILADELPHIA

Mr. and Mrs NJ. Nutovltz. of this
city. gave a surprise birthday party in
honor Of their daughter. Miss Lillian
Nutovitz. on Sunday evening last. The
guests were Miss Beatrice r. Himels.
Miss Amelia II. Shestack. Miss Irene
Paul. Miss Thelma r. Marbin. Miss
Glare Goldberg, Miss Jeannette Cohan,
Miss Mildred Mitchell. Miss Ellen Phis-
Ter. Of New York City; Miss Lorna Apt.
Miss Mildred Zibman, Miss Marion Dem.
bow, Miss Ethel Lubin. Mr. Nathan Ack.
man, Mr.. Saul Savitz, Mr.. Simon Mar
go!is, Mr.. Emil Goldhaber. Mr.. Jerome
Keen, of New York City; Mr.. Henry
Abrams. Mr.. Martin Maren. Mr.. Leonard
MoskowitZ. Mr. Jack Earle. Of Rhode
Island: Mr.. julius Hayes. Mr.. Martin
Friedman, Mr. lsadore Abrams. Mr..
Rube Carlos, Mr. Harris Zibman, Mr..
Alexander Felcoff. Mr.. Louis Cohn and
Mr.. Abe Hoffberg. Tho guests We're
entertained by Miss Clare Goldberg, Mr..
Hayes and Mr.. Savitz.
Mrs. r. IT. Monteith will entertain
toay at her home. 5915 Ellsworth street.
at q luncheon and card party IN honor
of her twentieth wedding anniversary.
Among the guests will be Mrs V. Kim.
bal Mrs. G.. Saylor. Mrs. ]. Tomlinson.
Mre. * Pierso, Mrs. A. Schiller. Mrs.
r White and Mrs. H. Falkenstein.
Mr.. and Mrs Alexander do Vecchio
will entertain at a reception at their
home, 1911 Porter street, on Sunday
evening next in honor of their daugh.
ter, Miss Florence Elizabeth de Vecch,o,
whose engagement Is announced to DR..
NJ. Albert Allegro. Of Tioga. formerly
Of New York.