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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-27

sReynolds.-Everett Damp has re-
turned from Rochester, Mimi,
where he has been taking treat
ments at Mayo Brothers hospital.
Miss Mabel Asquith has returned
from summer school at DeKalb, Ill.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-28
BOOTLEGGERS SOB AS
THEY VIEW VICTIMS
Shelby, Chic, Bootleggers Forced to
View Remains of Man Whom
Their Moonshine Killed.
(By United Press)

Shelby, O.-Two bootleggsrs sobbed
like broken-hearted children as they
viewed the corpse of Ralph Longley,
poison hooch" victim at the morgue
here today.
They confessed OF making and sell
ing the moonshine whisky which
brought Christmas Eve revelry to a
tragis climax, killing Longley and at
least temporarily binding two others
but declared their innocence of the
murder charge that has been placed
against them.
The bootleggers are Phillip Weigan-
oft and Lester Elston. They confessed
to operating still in the hills OF
Richland county. When arrested, Els
ton boasted Of drinking quart of his
own stuff daily.
Mayor c.. E. Morris who is respon-
sible for the bootleggers' trip TO the
morgue also ordered Police Chief F.
V. Tucker ct have the men taken to
the hospital to see Robert Blake and
Earl Clinebell, In danger of permanent
blindness as a result of the drinking
party.
''Prison is not bad enough for, these
two men and there is always the
chance that they may be acquitted.
Mayor Morris said.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-28
Two Hubbies Get
Surprises from Cops
Here by Officers and Compelled to
Spend Christmas With Wives.

Two alleged wife deserters never
dreamed that the police would be on
the lookout for them on Christmas
Day if they slipped into Kenosha for
a little reunion with old friends. Joe
Bobrowski, for whom the officers have
been searching for more than year,
certainly did not think that the police
could recognize him behind the pair
of heavy goggles with amber-colored
glasses that he wore. But they did.
Bobrowsh slipped in to spend the hol-
iday with feminine friend on Middle
street. The latter, when the police
arrived, said that Bobrowski was her
husband"
TIE police hated to put anybody be-
hind the bars on Christmas Day, but
Bobrowski went there. The other man
to be locked up on the charge of wife
desertion was Tom Holland. Holland
was formerly Of Kenosha and came
here to spend the holidays with some
Of his grown children. The police had
received a request from the Stevens
Point officials to place him under Gus
tody as he was wanted their on the
charge Of deserving his wife. Holland
has ten children, some of them grown
up. Orders is orders, as every cor
poral knows, and the police took Hol-
land into custody also. Stevens Point
officials called for him Monday morn
ing and took him north to spend
Christmas with his wife or show cause.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-28
John Sivak is
Called by Death
Prominent Leader OF the SlOvak Or
ganizatiOn Died Sunday Evening
at Home Here.

John Sivak, long identified as lead
err of the Slovak organizations in Ke-
nosha, died Sunday evening just be-
fore six o'clock at his home at SOS
Northwest Main street. He had been
i'll only few days from pneumonia
and was unable to rally from the first
effects of the attack
The deceased was born in Hungary
May 10, 1876, and had lived his early
life in his native land. He came to
America at an early age and had lived
in Kenosha more than fifteen years.
He was a member of the st. Anthony
Slovak society Of the St. Anthony
church and had served as president of
the organization. He was also a mem
Der of the Kenosha lodge of Moose.
For several years he had been engaged
in the grocery business having retired
from this only a few weeks ago.
Surviving the deceased is his widow,
Mrs. Anna SiVak, one son, Theodore
Sivak, now attending the st. Procopius
College at Lisle, Illinois, and two
daughters, Mary Josephine and Mar
garet Sivak, of Kenosha. The fune-
raj services will be held Wednesday
morning at nine o'clock at the St
Anthony church with interment follow
ing in the family plot in the st. George
cemetery,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-28
DRY SLEUTHS ARE
SCORED By COURT
fRv Associated Press Leased wire.D

--1zSeQ
Milwaukee, Wis. A severe de-
nunciation Of the methods employed
by William Loose and Ivan Kantcheff,
federal prohibition agents, and a rec
concentration that cases brought by
them be thrown out of the state courts
was delivered by Judge George E. Page
from the bench in district court today.
The denunciation came from the
judge after the officers had preferred
charges against widow and two men,
each charged with carrying 'hippers'
and then attempted to have the truck
Of Konstantin Labinski, Milwaukee,
confscated because Labinski was
transporting five gallons of liquor for
friend. The attempt at confscation
was made. after the Judge had fined
Labinski 500 and costs for violating
the Severson law.
you men should not be permitted to
operate in the state courts" the judge
declared. "Your cases should be
thrown out. State officers are fully
competent to handle state offenses end
as you are federal officers your cases
should be taken to the federal courts.
you let saloons run wide open down
town, and throughout the city, selling
moonshine and other liquor to any who
cares to buy. You are unable to find
these public places, but you seem to be
adept at finding some poor widow or
some ordinary citizen who has hip
per- for his own use."
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-28
SENATOR'S CAUCUS ON
BORAH RESOLUTION
Attitude of Secretary Hughes on Dis
armament Conference is Not
Made Public.

Washington, D. C. = Senate Repub-
lican leaders conferred today in an
effort ito agree on what changes they
will seek in the proposal Of Senator
Borah, Republican, Idaho, for an inter
national economic and disarmament
conference. The proposal is embodied
is an amendment to the naval approp-
ration bill which Is to come before
the Senate tomorrow, when it reas-
sembles after the Christmas holiday.
A large part of the Republican mem
bership and a number Of Democrats are
understood to be against the Borah
amendment in It's present form. The
views of President Harding, Secretary
Hughes and other administration off,
Gals have been sought but senators
who have talked with them will not
disclose what opinions were expressed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-28
VIOLENT TEMPESTS
THREATEN STEAMERS
Transatlantic Steamers Come In Days
Late Following Battle With
Gales on Sea.
CBy Associated Press Leased wire.)


New. York City Violent tempests
of the sort known only to seasoned
mariners of the North Atlantic, against
the bowling power Of which huge
ocean liners are but flimsy cookie
shells have ragged through the past
week, threatening smaller vessels with
destruction, wrecking steamers deck
equipment, driving fast liners out of
their usual lanes and striking terror to
the hearts of hundreds Of passengers,
according to wireless reports received
today.
Relentless gales, playing havoc with
the schedules of the large steamship
companies, described yesterday by Of
fcers of the Cedric, the iceland and
the United States, which arrived sew
eral days late after weathering the
worst storms in their history, still are
whipping the waters of the Atlantic to
fury.
The Manchuria and La Savoie report
ed today they would arrive on Thurs
day, two days late. The Niagara, due
today, reported she will try to fight
her way to port tomorrow.
The Caronia reported from Halifax
that she had been forced to put in
there. The Mount Carroll is due here
and the President Monroe, in London,
tomorrow, both far behind schedule.
Veterans of scores of storms who
guided liners into port yesterday said
they had never before seen the treach-
erous North Atlantic in such pro-
tracted hurricane mood as during the
last fortnight.
Captain Metcalf of the Cedric said
he was forced to slow his ship to five
knots by blow only rivalled by one
he had been in in the Indian ocean
more than 20 years ago. The crew was
in oil skins throughout the trip and
passengers were confined below deck.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-28
FOUR BURGLARS
GET TWO BUCKS
Xmas Shopping Results in
Small Loss Through
@"7 out City. -
WANT SHOES AND NAILS

All Of the burglaries reported over
the Christmas holidays we're minor
affairs and most of them mere fruit
less attempts. The poor burglars hard
ly got enough to fill Christmas stock
ing! Tough luck, says the chief Of
police, knocking on wood.
Detective McCluskey reported at
headquarters that some one had broken
into the Sullivan shoe store on How
land avenue between two and six
o'clock on Sunday afternoon. No re-
port was made of goods stolen as
missing articles cannot be ascertained
until the stock is checked over.
A burglar, perhaps the same one,
tried to break into the Thomey hard
ware store on Rowland avenue Satur-
Day night or early Sunday morning.
The knob was broken off the door at
the rear of the store, but the place had
not been entered.
Another Shoe Store Entered.
Still another shoe store and still
another hardware store were entered,
or attempts made in this direction.
Special Policeman Emil Fox reported
that a thief had entered the Sunnyside
hardware store on Salem avenue on
Christmas Eve by getting in the base
ment door. The burglars efforts to
steal were halted however, by the fact
that he could not get upstairs, and he
had to crawl out Of the basement
without the loot he had expected to
take with him.
The shoe store of Joe Simon at the
corner Of Salem avenue and Newell
street was entered Monday night.
Detective Breidt who was assigned to
the case this morning reported that
the window pane on the west side of
the building had been broken and
SO in change stolen from the cash
register.
Someone poked a stick through a
girls bedroom window at III Rowland
avenue at 1885 this morning. The
broken. glass cut the girls arm.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-28
BLAsK-MIELKE NUPTIALs.
Kenosha Guests Attend Ceremony at
Racine Church on Saturday.

AeuOSNG OUCbbS &GSbChN5 SSAShAObJ NS
Racine Church on Saturday.
Miss Anna Blask, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Blask, Racine, became
the bride of Paul Mielke, son of Her
man MieIke, 500 Hanson street, Satur-
day afternoon. The ceremony was
performed in the First Evangelical
Lutheran church in Racine, by Rev.
T. Volkert, pastor of the church.
Immediately following the church
service a large number of relatives and
guests gathered at the home of the
brides parents for reception. Din
ner to fifty guests was served at six
thirty o'clock in the evening. Holly
was used to carry out the Christmas
decorative motif.
The bride was charming IN frock
of blue canton crepe and portrait hat.
She carried brides roses and lilies of
the valley Miss Gustie Blask, sister
of the bride, her maid of honor and
only attendant, wore black canton
crepe. She too carried roses. Frank
Mielke was best man.
Kenosha guests at the wedding in
cluded Arthur, Joseph and, Mike Moli-
marc, James Bloom, Andy Refs and
Joe Jensen.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-28
GATHER AT BIER OF
FOOTBALL. HERO
All Michigan Pays Tribute Today to
Bernard Kirk, Star Football Play
er, Who Died Saturday.

Yjsilanti, Mich. High officials Of
the state and educational world as we'll
as gridiron stars of this and other
years, gathered here today to pay the
last honors to Bernard Kirk, star foot
ball player, of the University of Michi-
gan, whose death resulted Saturday
from an automobile accident.
The funeral was held this morning
at the home Of Kinks parents. Acting
as honorary pall5eaFers were Dr.. Mar
ion L. Burton, president of the Univer-
sity of Michigan; Governor A. j.
Groesbeck, James o. Murfn, regent of
the university; Coach Fielding II.
Yost; Congressman George P. Codd and
Earl C. Michener
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-28
WANT DRY SLEUTHS
UNDER CIVIL SERVICE
Wisconsin Anti-salocn League Urges
Badger Senator's to Support Bill
to Regulate Dry Agents.

Madison, Wis.-The Wisconsin Anti
Saloon League today. urged Senators
La Toilette and Lenroot to support the
passage of the Senate bill now before
Congress, which, if enacted, would
place prohibition enforcement agents
under civil service. The bill, according
to the league letter addressed to the
two W5consin senators, would take the
agent out of politics.
"Unde2 the present system, prohibi-
ton agents are chosen, in most places,
because of their political qualifications
rather than their fitness for the posi-
ton" the league letter declared. FMany
agents, knowing the effect Of political
influence, hesitate to enforce the law
aggressively and without fear or favor.
Civil service gives these agents the
largest amount Of personal security in
the performance of their duty"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-28
Former KenOSha
Woman is Dead
Mrs. Catherine Farrell, Formerly Of
Kenosha County. Died Monday
Night in Waukegan.

Word was received in Kenosha this
morning of the death of Mrs. Cath
crime Farrell, aged 10 years, the wife
of j. w. Farrell, former grain and
cattle dealer of Kenosha county, at
the family residence, 424 Coin avenue,
in Waukegan, on Monday evening.
The deceased was widely known in Ke-
nosha county, having lived there the
greater part of her life.
She is survived by her husband, j.
w. Farrell and by three sons, j. A.
and Leo Farrell Of Chicago, and En-
NETT Farrell, Of the Geneva road, Keno
sha, and by one daughter, Miss Mary
Farrell, Of Waukegan.
The funeral services will be held
at the Immaculate Conception church
in Waukegan at nine o'clock Thurs
day morning with interment following
in the family plot in the st. Mary's
cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-28
Y. VIC. A. WORKER
COMES FOR REST
Miss Jean Christie, Heroine
of Smyrna Disaster, Re
cuperates in U. S.
MANY TRAGIC PHASES

Miss Jean Christi frequently men
toned in the cableA .nring the Smyr-
no disaster, is now in this country
recuperating. 1t was Miss Christie
who at great personal risk saved over
two hundred young orphans who had
fled to the SSmyrna Young Women's
Christian Association for shelter,
guiding them along the flaming streets
filled with soldiers plundering on all
sides.
The young Y. w. C. A. worker stayed
in Smyrna until forced to evacuate
on an American cargo boat. From there
she went to Piracus with refugees who
by the tens of thousands were torn
apart and uprooted by the massacre
and fire.
Four Active Organizations.
One of the four American organiza-~
tions active in relief work in Athens,
Piraeus and other Greek ports, where
the refugees fled for shelter, the Y.
W. C. A. is still endeavoring to relieve
conditions. The American Women's
Hospital, the Young Mems Christien
Association and the American Relief
Association are the others uniting
their efforts to better conditions and
unite families. Caring for mothers of
newborn babies many of them pre-
matureiy born amid acute privation
and exposure is only one tragic phase
Of tier gigantic relief problem. Wafm
water due to the scarcity of milk was
fed for many weeks during the emer-
gency to these helpless little victims.
"The Greek government is fully
awake 20 the relief situation and is
doing its best to cope with it," said
Miss Christie yesterday. "TO the limit
of its means it has established EN-
ployment bureaus, bread lines, con-
centration camps and information bu
reaus. Yet the misery is still on
such a bewildering large scale that
everything that is within our power to
share can alone meet the situation. It
Is estimated that there are 100000
refuFees in Greece alone"
Fosters international Friendship.
The most heartening thing that has
come out of this dark picture is that
the spirit Of international friendship as
fostered by the Smyrna association has
hold despite the tragedy. Prior to the
advance Of the Turks, girls Of eigh-
teen nationalities, many of them for
generations hostile and unfriendly
gathered for work and recreation. An
Incident was related by Miss Christie
showing the strength Of this bond.
"When the Turkish army advanced
our Turkish secretary chose TO ac-
company u.s." she said. 'The work she
has been able to, do|since accompany
ing US to Piraeus has been invaluable
to refugees Of all nationalities. In
recognition Of her work the Greek
government has promised her special
protection" Other native members of
the Smyrna staff are also with the
American organizations engaged in re-
lief work.
Miss Christie's particular work in
Piraeus was personal service, seeking
to unite scattered and districted fam
lilies. AS soon as her health will per-
nit, Miss Christie is sailing to resume
her work. Her home is Springfield,
Mass.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-28
HEAR ECHO OF
SCHLECHT CASE
Court Accepts Resignation
of w. G. Schlecht as
Trustee of Estate.
B0NDSNEN TO PAY
Successor Ordered to Collect
from B0ndsmen for Sums
Alleged to Be Short.

An echo Of the tangled affairs of
William G. Schlecht, former cashier Of
the Silverlake State Bank, now out on
bonds on a charge of violating the state
banking laws in connection with al
legged shortages in the affairs of the
bank, was heard in the county court
this morning, when Judge Robert Verne
Baker handed down an order accepting
the resignation of Schlecht as a trustee
Of the estate Of Albert Schenning and
appointing H. T. Hofner as successor.
The order also directs the successor to
proceed by legal methods to collect
from the bondsmen Of the former trus-
tee certain notes given by him as trus-
tee and alleged now to be of no value.
The action was brought following a
hearing on an order to show cause why
W. G. Schlecht as trustee should not be
required to resign his trusteeship and
another trustee be appointed. At the
hearing Mr.. Schlecht presented an ac-
counting of his trusteeship, showing
that he had received So ,s04.10 from va
rious sources from the income of the
estate, had properly disbursed $1,712.20,
and that there was balance of 4,09190
due the estate, for which the trustee
offered certain collectible notes Of
S1,139.87 the remainder being in
"notes of w. G. Schlecht,. given by him
while acting as trusee, the same being
of no value" 1t is to protect the estate
on the last-named item that the action
was taken.
All VIII Be Covered
was stated by those in charge of
the tangled affairs of Mr.. Schlecht that
arrangements are being made to cover
all Of these shortages, and that the
court action now taken is done with a
view of opening tn way to satisfac-
tory settlement Of the various accounts.
1t is said that similar action will be
taken or has now been filed in regard
to other estates for which Mr.. Schlecht
was also a trustee.
The court allowed as against the
sums to be- collected certain fees for
the administration of the estate
amounting to $143.04, which sum is to
be subtracted from the amount which
is to be collected from the bondsman.
Other Cases Heard Soon
1t is expected that all Of the cases
pending against Mr.. Schlecht will be
heard before, Judge 2. B. Belden in the
Circuit Court some time during the
month Of January. He is charged with
embezzlement and other violations of
the state banking laws, with the short
aUes n,oun+nip ahova 500 600 II is
stated that the relatives and bondsmen
have arranged to make good the alleged
shortages.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-28
STATE SENATOR ELECT
DIES AT SUPERIOR
Death Ends Long Illness of Ole G
Kinney at an Early Hour
This Morning.
by Associated Press Leased wire.l

by Associated Press Leased WireA
Superior, Wis.-Ole C. Kinney, statt
senator-elect from the eleventh STATE
senatorial district, including Douglas
Bayfield,, Washburn and Burnett coun
ties, died at three o'clock this morn.
ing following a lingering illness. He
was president Of the Community Saw
ings bank here.
Mr.. Kinney was born at Colfax. Dane
county, Wis, Ga years ago and resided
there until six years ago when he
moved to Eau Claire Three years
ago he came to Superior and engaged
in the banking business.
The death of Senator-elect Kinney
will necessitate a special election il
the eleventh Wisconsin district to fl
the vacancy which now exists, the
outcome Of which will have an i'm
portant influence on the 1928 Wiscon-
sin legislature.
Senator Ray j. Nye, present incum-
bent, who was defeated at the primary
by Mr.. Kinney, has intimated that he
will be candidate if the governor
calls special election. His election
would give the forces opposed to the
administration sixteen votes in the
upper house, while cutting down the
administration vote, according to their
own alignment, to fourteen.
In view Of the Importance attached
to both factions within the Republi-
can part to the position of Senator
elect Kinney. hard fought political
battle is expected
Statutory requirements will make it
impossible to hold the special cleo
ton before the Legislature convenes so
that the outcome Of the election will
have little influence on the Organiza-
ton of the Senate on the night of
January 9. At that time, present in
dications point to a vote of fourteen
for the administration and fifteen
for the opposition on organization
questions.