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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-01-11

utes relating thereto revert to the
general fund of this county. mere
fore: We recommend an approprla-
ton of 100000 from Grant county
for this relief fund for the ensuing
year.
Subscribed to this day, very res
Irectfully, m .
Hugh Mathews, Chairman; w. X
Snowden; A. c. Morse, Clerk Grant
County Soldiers and Sailors Rellet
Committee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-01-11

We enclose herewith a copy of the
law and the Interpretation thereof
given by the attorney general. The
Bureau does this for the guidance of
your board. We wish to call special
attention to the fact that the law is
mandatory and we suggest that your
county board arrange for sufficient
funds to be appropriated to meet the
payments that must be made under
the new statute
The bureau cannot at present state
definitely how many blind who reside
i'll your county are entitled to this
relief. As the census that has been
taken up to date is not complete, the
Bureau desires to direct you to grant
the same persons tho re1Ief to whom
you have heretofore paid pensions
and such additional persons as you
may have knowledge of who may be
entitled to aid under the law. The
relief so granted should be paid at
the same time and in the same man
ner as you paid pensions heretofore
until further notice from the Bureau
The Bureau suggests that your
county board add sufficient funds to
your annual budget TOT meet any pay
ment that may be required under this
new statute.
We will be pleased to be advised
meet these requirements.
Yours truly,
G. l. HAGEN, President.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-01-11
County Clerks Annual Report

The report of the county clerk on
aid to the blind with some correspond
ence with the state bureau for the
care of the blind, was presented, read
and referred to the finance committee.
1t is as follows:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-01-11

priated for the improvements herein
after named, county appropriations
are made for each improvement, and
taxes are levied against the municip-
alities in which such improvements
lie, in accordance with the following
SCHEDULED
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-01-11
INtS pGCL4U1AyB
John T. Cox, Register.

The report of the county treasurer
pertaining to expenditures from the
Mothers Pension Fund was present
ed, read and referred to the Finance
Committee. 1t is as follows:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-01-11
REGISTER OF DEEDS REPORT

Lancaster, Wis, Nov. l, 1921.
To the Honorable County Board OF
Grant County, Gentlemen:
The following is my report OF the
recording fees for the year ending
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-01-11

The report of the register OF deeds
as to the amount of fees received by
him was presented, read and referred
to the Finance Committee. 1t IS as
follows.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-01-11
RESOLUTION
PROVIDING FOR FEDERAL, STATE
AND COUNTY AID CONSTRUCTION
AND MAINTENANCE IN THE CAL
~ n

PROVIDING FOR FEDERAL, STATE
AND COUNTY AID CONSTRUCTION
AND MAINTENANCE IN THE CAL
ENDER YEAR 1922.
The County Board of Supervisors
of Grant County, regularly assembled
does hereby Ordain as follows:
Sec. l. WHEREAS, the State High
way Commission has notified the
County Clerk that the sum Of Sixty
four thousand Dollars ($64,00000) of
which this county must provide the
sum of Fifteen thousand Dollars
G5,00000), will be expended in 1922
or as soon as possible thereafter, I'M
der the provisions of Section 1874,
1915 and 1916 OF the Statutes, for Fed
eraI and State Aid road construction
on a project beginning at end OF
Bridgeport Bridge toll road and eX-
tending along State Trunk Highway
No 19 in an Easterly direction to the
junction of Trunk Highways Nos. 19
and SIS or as far as the money avail
able will construct, this determination
is hereby approved and the sum of
Fifteen thousand Dollars ($15 100000
is hereby appropriated to pay the
County's share of the co of said con-
structiOn: and
Sec. Ia. WHEREAS. the State High
way Commission has notified the
County Clerk that the sum of fifty
thousand Dollars $3.50, 100000 of
which this County must provide the
sum of eleven thousand five hundred
sixty-four and 16-1O0 dollars ($11,-
66416), will be expended in 1922 or as
soou as possible thereafter, under the
provisions OF Section 1914, 1915, and
1916 of the Statutes, for Federal and
State Aid road construction on a pro-
ject commencing at mile No 100 on
S. II. II. No 10 and extending along
State Trunk Highway No 10 in a
Westerly direction or as far as the
money available will construct. This
determination is hereby approved and
the sum of eleven thousand five hun
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-01-11

The following petitions for aid in
construction of roads were presented
and referred to the Committee on
Highway, Bridges and Ferries:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-01-11

Some discussion followed concern
ing the operation of the fund
1t was then moved and seconded
that the board adjourn to meet at
7:30 O'Clock this evening. Motion
carried.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-01-11

Sec Ill And i'll accordance with
Section 1317m-5, Statutes the second
fifty percent portion of the State Aid
allotted to this county, amounting to
eight thousand one hundred ninety
four and S1-100 dollars ($S,19481),
hereinbefore undistributed, is appro-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-01-11
COPY

November 2, 1921
Miss Elizabeth " Mccarthy, Acting
Director, State Bureau for the Care
of the Blind, Milwaukee, Wis.
Dear Madam You inquire whether
the provisions of secs. 470S, 47.O9
and 4710, as amended by Oh. $40
OF the Laws of 1921, are mandatory
and whether the counties can be com,
PEELED to levy the tax provided there
in.
There has also been added a new
paragraph to said sec. 47.08 desig-
mated "(c)", which reads thus
1.-The benefits provided for in par
agraphs (a) and OBJ shall be paid at
such times, i'll such manner and
amounts and such period of time as
the state bureau for the care of the
Blind, shall, from time to time, de-
termine as most likely to assist i'll
the rehabilitation of such blind and
deaf persons"
The amount to be given to the
persons who are entitled to the ben
eft is determined under this new
section by the state bureau for the
care of the blind, while under the
statute as it existed prior to the
amendment the amount of the benefit
given was in the discretion of the
county board The statute as amend
ed has a mandatory significance, and
is clear and explicit, and is not open
to construction After the state bur
eau for the care of the blind has
fixed the amount that persons are
entitled to under this statute, the
county board will be compelled to ap-
propriate the money for such pur-
pose If the county board fails or
refuses to do so, it may be manda-
unused.
Very truly yours,
J. B. Messerschmidt,
Assistant Atty. General.
APPROVED: VIM. J. Morgan, Atty.
General
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-01-11
Co. Treasurer's Report of Mothers
Pension Fund, from Nov. i, 1920
To November /, 1921.

Money paid into the fund as fol-
lows:
Nov. 7, 1920, VIM Fischer for Car
RE Shenk - $4,000
March 30. 1921, Set over from tax &C
count $12,000.00
June 80. 1921, From Henry johnson,
'ONNoNO
DISBURSEMENTS
Nov 1, 1920, there was a deficit in the
fund of ------------- S2,655.95
From Nov. /, 1920, to 1921, Mothers re
ceiving pensions as follows:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-28
PAINTERS TORCH, NOT STILL
EXPLOSION, KILLED CHILD
Father and Mother Of Victim DE-
charged BY Magistrate

The explosion Of painters torch
and not ''moonshine" still caused the
death yesterday Of three. year .old John
Adomaits, police told a magistrate to-
day at a hearing given the child's par
ents.
William Adomaits, 1920 South Water
street, admitted to Magistrate O'Con-
nor in the Third and De Lancey streets
station, that he had still in the house.
He said 1t had not been in operation
for several days.
Police investigators said the child
had been left in care of an older brother.
The father is a painter and had left
his torch in the back yard. While
Adomaits was asleep upstairs the
younger boy ignited matches which ex-
ploded the torch.
Police at first thought the still had
exploded, rs portions Of 1t were found
in the kitchen and the yard. The mag
istrate discharged Adomaits and Fran
ces. his wife. who were hcartbroken
over the death Of their child.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-28
OF ALL 12 WIVES. TELLS
ONE HE LIKED THE BEST
Alleged 6ieanist St. Clair Says She
Was Only One ION the LeveP'

Poughkeepsic. April 2S.-"Which
wife do you Ike best, and why?' Il
reporter asked John Lawrence st.
Clair. husband Of the alleged twelve
wives as he leaned against window
frame in the Dutchess County Jail.
''Women are always interested in
knowing why man likes one particular
woman better than another the re-
porter insisted. Tell me. was it the
prettiest or the niftiest dresser or the
youngest"
49,. mo. she wasn't the youngest and
she wasn't the prettiest.' he said. with
a reminiscent look in his eyes. "She
wasn't so very young and she wasn't
80 very pretty. But she was on the
level. She was a telegraph operator
with the Postal in Gloucester Mass.
tNO. = on the list She was a good,
square girl and always on the level,
and If l could have her back, Id give
al the others for her"
IAN twclvo?" I asked.
That's newspaper bunk he re-
terted. There weren't twelve
We'll. all eleven?" l persisted.
There were only four he said,
'one in Boston. one in Gloucester. one
In Fitchburg and the one l married
here a few weeks ago, and they all
went back on me but the one in G!ouces-
ter.
'Why. there was that little Velma
Tarr. l worked on the railroad night
and day to buy her things. l gave that
kid everything she wanted and worked
sixteen hours day some days to do it.
And | don't even know where she is.
She ran away while l was in service
overseas, and even though asked the
police to try to find her when ! came
back and went to her mother. they
didn't know anything about her. and
she never came back"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-28
KENS|NG1ON BACKS
FIGHT TFORFREED0M
Serving Long Terms for Rob-
berry, Youths Contend Con-
stitution Was Violated
PRISONERS HOLD REUNION

Kensington residents crowded Judge
Davis court this morning when mo-
tion was fled to set aside the long
prison sentences he imposed April D
on Joseph Clegs, 3O1S Gransbach street,
and George f0gue. 1924 East Mon
mouth street, convicted of robbery. !.
II was claimed the Constitution OF
Pennsylvania was violated when the
youths were tried in the absence OF
counsel and while writ was being
sued out for their release.
There has been a strong feeling
among Kensingt0n residents. that the
youths are serving from thirteen to
fourteen years each for a crime they
did not commit.
Clegg is married and has a family.
As he walked into the court room today
my daddy now" The warden who &C.
companied Clegg said that he had cried
like child during the trip.
Last week club in Kensington held
benefit to raise funds with which to
fight for q new trial for the youths.
When convicted they had produced q
large number of witnesses, who de.
clared that they were several miles
away from the scene of the robbery
when 1t took place.
However, Isaac Cohen, 11O3 South
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-28
|6|RLS Brave FIRE,
Save CLUB FUNDS
> Social Workers Fight Way to
Safe at Southwark Neigh
borhood House
TWO ALARMS TURNED IN

Three girl social workers braved suf.
location last night to rescue club funds
when fire swept through the third floor
Of the Southwark Neighborhood House.
Front and Ellsworth streets.
Adjoining the seventy five year. old
building Of the social agency was an.
other building containing recreation and
reading rooms for the young persons of
the neighborhood.
When smoke and fame spurted from
the third floor windows of the corner
building men and youths from the
recreation building went to the roof and
entered the burning structure through
a trapdoor.
Helen Sullivan. Elizabeth Abrams
and Sybil Bull were the social workers
in the house when the fire started.
The young women were preparing.
lieht lunch on the second floor of the
neighborhood house when they heard
shouts and yells from the street. Glass
ct the doors and windows of the first
Aoor tinkled In as men tried to enter the
building.
The girls ran to the second floor front
windows. and they saw smoke wreath
ing overhead while tongues of flame
darted from window. More than
$3.50 deposited by persons in the neigh
borhood was in small safe on the
third floor.
The social workers dormitory also
was on the third floor, although no one
was asleep there at the time. The three
young women ran upstairs, and al
though almose choked with smoke. they
rescued the money and some other VAL
uables.
Men from the adjoining building
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-28
CALLS Won TAGEN
A "bLATHERSK|TE'
Dr.. Blair Spencer, Assistant
Welfare Director, Flags coun-
Gilman as ignorant
EXPLAINS DUAL JOB

Councilman von Ta.er w.s referred
>. ..,.,., .,,-., -. n.
70 us oiatnerskite To-Day ov nr'
blair spencer. Assistant Director OF the
Department of Welfare.
Tho statemert ,,os q, rer,v n Tho
Il, ""
sca'hing remarks OF MIR. Won Iaeen at
yesterdays meeting of Council, when
he rakpd Mr.. worburton fore and aft
a,,rt,,u .ho ,,;..,,..,,,,, - .u,
Nins.u ."s ,u us."Ss'pn ILL., VI I'LL, >t. Won
Tea Iyo.t, .',o.,. a"ou, "d. d.nior, .hot
,ba svI ,ar mau p.,ti I" dS ou .ha nsrnsas y
~ h;s o,;,,aI m VIZ u nt,,sod ,o ,ivo
ont 90 i ;"tnr,,io,. an tho s,,h;sct e''
Nr wo rh,rton ,isn wns s;lcnt
Dr ,,iair Snencer bowsv.r who was
chm rved hv Nr Vor ,rovcn with hold.
inc down ,wo iohs n civ iob and tho
directorate Of The philadelnbia Health
Council made n brief statement.
"The position sought me presumably
because of INV eighteen wears experi.
ence in social md welfare work. and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-28
CHILD CRUSADERS DEPART
Group Seeking Amnesty for Daddies
In Prison or for Baltimore

With smiles on their faces and hope
in their hearts that President Harding
Group for Amnesty left Broad street
station this morning in their special car
for Baltimore, the last stop before ar.
rival in the Capitol City.
After spending the night at the lomcs
of friends Of the movemeE, they as
sembled in the station concourse and
sang farewell songs. A crowd of more
than 100 friends assembled to witness
the. departure. The train left at s :33
o'clock.
At the open meeting held 'by the group
last night in the Labor Lyceum, Sixth
and Brown streets, more than $3.50 in
contributions was received. This sum
will be used to defray the eAprnses sof
the remainder of the trip,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-28
PLANT TREES TODAY
Humane Societies Pay Tribute to
Lovers Of Animals

The annual tree planting by humane
societies Of this city was observed
today with the planting of twin oaks
in the Municipal Court gardens. One of
The trees was set in honor of Richard
VI. Martin, who, when a member Of
the British Parliament. 100 years ago,
originated the law for the protection
Of animals, and the other for Jack
London. author and lover of animals.
The celebration, a part of kindness
TO animals weeks, was participated
in by the Humane Education Society,
the Animal Rescue League, the Fran
ctsville Home and the American Anti
Viyisection Society. There were ad-
dresses by Mrs. Minnie Maddern Fiske,
Robert Il. Logan and others. Judge
Brown accepted the trees for the city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-28
LANDLORD FLEEs SHOTS
OF TENANT IN STREETS
chass Ends At Sixteenth District
station House with Arrest

Lieutenant Kunkle, OF the Thirty
ninth street and Lancaster avenue p0..
lice station, yesterday arrested an armed
man, believed to be unbalanced mental.
ly, who had chased his landlord through
the streets, firing after him. -.
Fred Fayelli, forty -four years old,
of $40 North Thirty. eighth street, was
the man arrested. He will be arraisned
for a hearing today. The lieutenant
said that he would have the prisoner
examined by a physician to determine
whether he was sane.
Farelli lodged with Joseph thinner
man, at the Thirty eighth street house.
Yesterday afternoon the two had an
argument, and in the end Farclli, It is
charged, produced revolver that looked
like a small cannon and chased Zim-
norman out Of the house.
The two ran through the streets, ia.
relli taking a couple Of shots-Awhich
missed--after Zimmerman as they ran,
and finally darted right past the Six
teenth District Station House.
Lieutenant Kunkle was leaving. the
station house as Zimmerman darted by,
Farelli in pursuit. The lieutenant
grabbed Farelli. who had returned the
revolver to his pocket by this time, dis :
armed him, and after a short struggle
led him to the station house.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-28
LADY ASTOR IN CAPITAL;
TO BE GUEST OF PINCHOTS
She and Viscount VIII Also BE En-.
tertained BY Pershina

Baltimore. April %. - Lady Astor
motored to Washington this forenoon
to take part in the program arranged
for that city as part Of the conven-
ton features of the National League
of Women Voters. Lord Astor went
to Washington by train earlier in the
day. They were to be luncheon guests
of Senator Claude A. Swanson. Of
Virginia, today. and the house guests
of Clifford Pinchot and Mrs. Pinchot
while IN Washington.
According to present plans Lady As
tor will be the honor guest at the OPEN
ing of the new Washington headQuar.
ters of the League of Women Voters
tomorrow evening. and on Sunday she
and Lord Astor will be guests of Gem
ernl Pershing at luncheon.
On Monday Lady Astor will 90 to
Philadelphia. where she will speak that
afternoon before the National Trade
Union League. The same night the
Astor party vii! leave for Richmond.
Va, Lady Astor's old home. where an
elaborate celebration has been ar
ranged
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-28

Old time theatregoers who have
walked into Keith's this week have
found it hard job to decide whether
to stay in the lobby and look at the
pho ographs or go on into the audi
torium and see the show. For the pho
tographs. attractively set out in gilt
frames, recall many n happy memory
Of the "palmy days of the old 'varie-
ties" and the tendency Of most veterans
is to stay and reminisce over the pic
lures until they heur voice from the
stage and realize that there. in person,
is the very old-t timer they were talking
about.
For this week, celebrating the third
of century Of the Keith idea OF vaude-
vile. the program has been largely made
up of these stars of the long ago. many
of them retired from the stage for years
and coming forth again only for this
gala occasion.
There's Millard Simpson, who was
the original MikadO when Keith first
put that opera on at popular prices,
Simpson Is well past seventy now, but
he comes out in the old Mikado cos
tune and sings the old songs in voice
that is remarkably resonant and fexi-
bic for man OF his years.
And then the curtain rises on Barney
Pagan and the once famous Corinne, a
reigning beauty in her day, and Joe
Sullivan, who wrote and first sang that
delightful classic, Where Did You
Get That Hat?" and Tony Williams
and Lizzie Wilson, and Little May
Kennedy.
To the youngster Of today these
names do not mean so much, but they
will start many stage isn't what II
used to be" talkfest among people
whose hair is gray or is beginning to
turn gray or who hasn't any left to turn
| any color.
Local Houses First Bill
But the photographs have, at tkat
considerable interest for the present
generation. The two panels next thu
door represent some of the artists who
were on the bill when Keith's Chestnut
street house was opened to the Phila
| delphia public on November 10, 1909
There was Eddie Girard, famoul
member OF the team of Donnelly ant
Girard, who aftsrward scored such
s""esss in ..Nsturt Gas" There wa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-28
WOMAN TEACHER
STRANGELY SLAIN
Missing for Month, Body 10
Found In Basement Of Va
cant Parsonage
HANDS HAD BEEN BOUND
ny The Associated Press

Hoopeston, Ill.,, April S.-An.
physician that Miss Gertrude Hanna,
twenty five years old, former school
teacher, whose body was found late yes.
terday in the unoccupied United Pres.
byterian Church parsonage here. was
approaching maternity increased their
conviction, county authorities said, that
she was murdered.
No evidence Of violence was found on
tho body, according TO DR.; +. a:
Baumgart, after an autopsy. Inc staie
Of preservation DR.. Baumsart stated,
dead only short time.
An analysis Of the contents OF the
young woman's stomach today AT tne
throw further light on the mystery sur.
rounding her death.
The body, lying on q concrete ledge
Just inside basement twindow' wos
found by carpenters who had been
working for days to prepare the par.
sonagc for q new minister to replace
tho Reverend ]. G. Meloy. who was
called to Chicago last December.
In Raincost and Rubber Shoes
Miss Hanna last was seen alive when
abe loft the home Of her father, Wesley
r. Hanna, Hoopeston mill owner. March
"a. II was raining wren Miss Hanna
left home, and her body yesterday stil!
was clad as then, even to raincoat and
rubber shoes.
search was made for her, her parents
said. as Il had been their daughters
custom occasionally to leave home for
brief informal visits with friends. More
recently every means of search was re :
sorted to, without production Of clue.
An autopsy by John Cole, Coroner.
and County Physician Fisher indicated
the young woman's lungs were In good
condition. 1t then was determined to
have the stomach examined.
Wrists Tightly Bound
Her wrists gave evidence Of having
been bound tightly for nm extended
period, although no rope or wire was
found near the body. The body itself
was we'll preserved, and opinion was
nlace. since death. No marks Of vic
ience' except the imprints about the
wrists, were found.
Miss Hanna was graduated from the
Hoopeston High School in 1914, and
taught school until four years ago.
she suffered q nervous breakdown then
her father said. and was placed in q
sanitarium at Kankakee, ILL.,. nd later
was discharged as cured. Three years
ago she went to Chicago as student
nurse, and still later was employed BY
large wholesale concern there.
She tired of city life and returned
to Hoopeston. Miss Hanna was de.
scribed by acquaintances here as, al
times, melancholic. and given to fits ol
crying. 1t was said that she had but
few intimate friends. and did not in.
dulge in social activities.
The Hanna family home Is but two
squares removed from the vacant par.
sonage in which her body was, found.