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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-17
LEGION HERE HOST
TO NATIONAL CHIEF
Commander MacNider and Rep
resentative Fordney to
Address Meeting
TO GIVE POINTERS ON BONUS
Icgionaries Of the city will act ms
host to lTanford MarNilcr. national
commander Of the Legion. when he mr.. |

I.cgionaries of the city will act as
host TO lTanford MarNidcr. national
commander Of the Legion when he ar.
.00oku. rivcs here tonor-
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LX4syLSS row night in com
IASzNyNf$ZN pany with Con.
SNS$AsEN4S grcssmnn Joseph
SNSH1iSNdW n W. Fordncy,
WNNSSyEZ H chairman of the
XVSlfafISMGE Ways and, Means
~S6SS Committee of the
@Se3T House. The for
nTUpSv" mcr will address
The Legion mon under the auspices of
Oscar II. Gruber Post. No. 152.
Tho meeting will be- held in the Grand
Fraternity building. 1926 Arch street.
At s O'Clock and will bring together
officers of all the local posts as we'll as
representatives Of the Legion from all
partS Of the state.
- Congressman Fortlncy is expected to
give some interesting information con-
cerning tho Bonus Bill which he intro
duccd in tho House.
The Raymond f.. Greeley Post, No.
81. American Legion. 5000 Lancaster
Avenue. will hold box party in con-
junction with the Post dance this week.
The Ladies' Auxiliary Is CO. operat-
ing with the Post in the arrangements
for this affair and many surprises are
planned. The membership drive is. now
well under way and tho results already
accomplished in this enterprise are very
encouraging to the Post. The house.
Toulouse canvass for new members is
expected to start this week. On Sum
day. May 81. the members Of the Post
will attend in uniform a memorial serv-
fec at the church of the Posts chaplain.
With a carnival on Thursday. Cor
poral Charles w. Hewitt Post. NO. II.
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. will
open drive for permanent home in
Logan. Tho carnival will BE- held at
Tenth and I.uzcrne streets The home
will be memorial to men of Logan who
were killed during the World War. The
Post will meet tomorrow evening at
headquarters. 1920 North Broad street.
when plans for Memorial Day will be
discussed.
Asmokcr will bc given by the Ar
gonne Legion Post No. 800. on Thurs
day evening at st. l.adislaw parish
hall. 1900 Hunting Park avenue. The
smoker will be composed of the best
entertainers that can be secured by the
Post. Comrade Thomas Stcllmnch has
q new production entitled 1.-The Private
Hospital for Well Patience.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-17

/ ~ LILY IL u reason for the uprOar. as
1sss snd Janet quickly learll--a very
\ SpssaSsn. ssson. as will b. told In tomor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-17
"Lesson Learned at Mothers Knee

Philadelphia, April IT,. 1872
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-17

rivcs here tOnor-
row night in COM
pany with Con.
grcssman Joseph
W. + Fordncy,
chairman of the
Ways and Means
Connittcr of the
House. The for
NOR will nllllrrsa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-17
Saws Dumas Wrote Seouel


Philadelphia. April IA, 1922.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-17
MITCHELL.
MITCHELL.

MITCHELL. - On April -. EDWARD
MITCHELL. Relatives and friends invited
residence OF his son, Max Mitchell sos s.
Allison ST. lnterm'nt Mt Moriah Cemetery.
Remains may he viewed Sunday evening.
\: lnth St, on April l3. lo:" JAMES
WALTER MORGAN. S"rNic" on Tuesday
private
23. so.' 81 Mr. and Mrs Frederick l.. Muller.
OF l.,ancrLh. Pa. Gt"G AT Albuquerque. y.
" INT. M"rarian t"m.. staten Island y.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-18

Christensen, a Racine man. After the
alleged transaction Christensen disap-
peared and wentto Iowa but some time
later helreturned to Racine and opens
ed a saloon. He was not very will
ing witness when he was called by the
prosecution. The story of the tran
saction was that Christensen had
sought to purchase liquor of Grotsky
but the Kenosha man had told him
that he did not have the whiskey. Two
days later a man who was known only
as "Pete" appeared at the Christensen
place in Racine and delivered two
cases of whiskey. "Pete" was never
found after the delivery had been
made. The jury considered the con
nection of Pete and Christensen and
Grotsky sufficient to convict Grotsky
on the trial of the case. 1t was adj
mitted by the special prosecutor that
there was no way to show that Pete
had actually come from Grotsky With
the whiskey. There was no record of
Grotsky being paid for the liquor.
at was the weakest case we had in
the whole list of indictments returned
by the grand jury" continued the
special prosecutor in discussing the
case. 81 am not in ony way surprised
at the holding of the supreme court.
The grand jury believed that the con-
ditions plainly showed transaction
between Grotsky and Christensen and
so did I, but we appreciated the fact
that the evidence was not strong"
No other charges against Grotsky
are pending in any of the courts of
Kenosha county and his name has not
been connected with any of the cases
in the federal court. Grotsky was
granted a stay of execution and re-
leased on bond many weeks ago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-18
Long Illness is
Ended by Death

Robert Stark, aged 40 years, of 661
Anton street, died Friday at the Will
ilowbrook Sanatarium after long i'll
ness. He had been in critical con-
dition for several weeks and death was
not unexpected.
The deceased was born in Muske-
gon, Michigan, and had lived in that
city for many years. He came to Ke-
nosha a number Of years ago and had
been employed in one of the factories
here. He is survived by his wife, Mrs
Edna Stark, and three children, all OF
Kenosha. He is also survived by other
relatives in Wausau, where the re-
mains will he taken late this evening
accompanied by the widow and children
and by John Brockett, a brother-in-
law.
The remains were taken to the Car
dinal Undertaking Chapel where they
are to be kept untfl started on the last
Journey this evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-18
START NEW SEARCH
FOR SAILSTED ALIVE
Insurance Company, Maintaining That
Sailsted is Yet Alive, Start World
Wide Search for Him.
tBy Associated Press Leased wire.)

by Associated Press Leased Wire
Superior, Wis.-Specal agents for in
surance companies which have been
sued for $4,000, the amount of life
insurance carried by E. ]. SaiIsted, Eau
Claire manufacturer, whose wife al
legged he lost his life in a cabin fire
at Lake Lebagamon on the night of
August 27, 1920, announced today the
inauguration of nation wide search
for Dorothy Anderson, Sailster's
Istenographer.
The companies will claim, when the
damage suit comes to trial, that Sail
stad eloped with Miss Anderson, after
placing human bones in the cabin
which was fired.
A patheologist at the University of
Wisconsin, last week declared the
charred bones to be those Of a man Of
small stature. Sailstad was described
as ga man of medium build"
The damage claim is being pressed
by Mrs. Leona Sailstad- Richardson, a
resident of Eau Claire. The case is
scheduled to be tried during the Sep
TENDER term of court here.
Representatives of the insurance
companies are confident the battling
case will be cleared up Immediately if
the missing stenographer could be
found.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-18
APPLETON MAN
SHOT BY ROBBER
William Van Order Has Unusual Ex-
perience, While Resting in
Madison.
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(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Madison, Wis. - A masked bandit
shortly after midnight last night shot
and robbed William Van Order, 81, APP
pleton, Wis, as he sat in his automo-
bile here talking with a friend, John
Clark, Madison. A second shot by the
hold-up man intended for Clark, went
wild.
Van Order was robbed of $40 and
gold watch by the robber, who then
escaped. The man had handkerchief
tied over his face, and neither of the
men could give clear description Of
him, other than that he was large and
apparently young.
According to Clark, the bandit had
approached the car in which he and
Van Order were sitting, had mumbled
few words and then opened fire.
One shot struck Van Order in the
chest and seriously wounded him. He
robbed the man after his friend had
started for the police.
No trace of the robber has been
found.s
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-18
FAIL TO HALT
STEEL MERGER
Plans Are Advanced Regardless of
Congressional Investigation
of Them.

New York City-Government inter
'vention into the proposed steel mer-
gers has caused no outward change
in the plans of the interests involved,
which have continued their plans
for consolidation.
Directors of the Bethlehem Steel
corporation and the Lackawanna Steel
company were called into separate ses-
sions to confirm the purchase of Lacka-
wanna by Bethlehem, which will be
arranged probably late today. Except
for brief statement by President E.
G. Grace of Bethlehem when the mer-
ger was announced, that it involved
no violation of the. Sherman or Clay
ton acts, interested persons have made
no comment on the action Of the
federal trade commission in requesting
information concerning the same be-
fore the deal was completed.
The commissions action was taken
as result of a resolution introduced
in the Senate by Senator LaFollette,
who charged that the combination was
in restraint by trade and that, together
with the proposed merger of six indie
pendent steel companies was the result
of a secret understanding with the
United Steel corporation. Thomas l.
Claiborne, counsel for the six indie
pendent companies, has issued state
ment denying that the six company
merger was intended to effect a mo-
nopoly or that it had any agreement
with the United States Steel corpora.
ton. The only motive behind the
combine, he explained, was a desire to
lower costs of production, thereby
increasing competition.
Presidents and chairmen of the six
companies conferred today, with
representatives of Kuhn, Loeb anc
company, bankers, to work out plan
of financing the combination. This
will be accomplished by an exchange
of cash and securities and the re.
organization of one of the larger com.
panies or the formation of new one
The companies involved are: The Briel
Hill Steel company, Inland Steel com.
pany, Steel and Tube company Of
America, Youngstown Sheet and Tube
company, Republic Iron and Stee
company, and the Midvale Steel anc
Ordnance company.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-18
LEAGUE REFUSES TO
NEEDLE In RUSSIA
(By Associated Press Leased wirel

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.l
Geneva = The council of the League
of Nations refused today to take up
the Russian problem, and referred to
the Genoa conference the Norwegian
governments request for an immediate
inquiry by the League into the general
situation in Russia and the effect of
the famine on economic reconstruction
in Europe.
DR.. Fridtjof Nansen, who presented
the Norwegian governments request,
and who is the Leagues high commits
sioner for Russian relief, fought hard
to prevent the question going to
Genoa. He said handing it to Genoa
was equivalent to burying it.
Marquis Imperiali of Italy protest
ed this, saying he was confident the
conferres at Genoa would give the
question fullent consideration
Dr. Nansen however, insisted that
the Genoa conference was about to
break up without, according to the
press reports, having solved the Rus
sian problem.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-18
MORE CONFESSIONS
IN CHICAGO BOMBING
Officials Claim to Have Direct Evil
dence of Connection of
Big Three.
tBy Associated Press Leased Wire,


Chicago, III. = Evidence distinctly
connecting bomb throwers and the
slayers of two policemen with the "big
three" Chicago labor leaders, was
claimed today by police and states
attorneys who have worked indefatig-
ably since Terrence Lyons, acting lieu
tenant, and Thomas Clark, patrolman
we're shot down week ago after two
buildings had been dynamited in the
so-called labor war.
Four men have been identified posi-
lively as the slayers of the policemen
and three of them have. confessed, po-
lice said, while John Miller, barten-
der, owner of the car from which the
fatal shots were fired, has been iden-
titled as the driver through the bloody
finger prints on the automobile door
Two men who rode with him were ar
rested when they applied for medical
aid, the police said, one having a
body wound and the other a bullet
through the shoulder. Under ques-
tioning they broke down, police said
and one made complete confession
Miller himself confessed early today
under constant questioning, police
said. He was removed to an outlying
police station because of an attempt
to, poison him. Police said one dish
brought from a restaurant contained
quickly acting poison.
Through these alleged confessions
and other information, according to the
authorities, evidence has been obtained
to connect the work of the bombers
and killers with "Big Tim" Murphy
head Of the gas workers and street
sweepers union, former member of
the state assembly and congressional
secretary; Con Shea, of the theatrical
janitors union, and "Frenchy" Nader
president of the Chicago Building
Trades Council, These men, called by
the police the "big three" with five
others, are held without bail under
murder indictments in connection with
Lyons and Clarke's deaths. They
arrests week ago.
Chief Judge Scanlon of the criminal
court, will render a decision today
on the plea of attorneys for Murphy
and Nader that their cases be assign.
ed for immediate trial.
Murphy is quoted as having said he
regards himself as being made the
goat" and is through with Chicago
labor organizations. He said he prob.
ably would leave Chicago as soon as
he gets out of his present troubles
He is under prison sentence for com.
plicity in a 100000 mail robbery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-18
Game Wardens Shoot
Man in Iowa Waters
(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)

Lacrosse, Wis.-B. M. Boyer, COM
mercial fisherman of Hytmans,, Iowa,
is in hospital here with bullet
wound through his mouth, inflicted, he
said, in clash with two Wisconsin
game wardens-Curtis of Viroqua and
Hickock of De Soto. Boyer said he
was fishing on the Iowa side of the
river where he is~licensed with tram
mel net. An argument with the game
wardens started the shooting. Boyer
was shot through the mouth and bull
let grazed the shoulder of his nephew,
Tony Cunningham. The game wardens
seized the net.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-18
BEN FAY OUT
FOR SHERIFF
Well Known North Side
Man Announces Candi-
dacy for Sheriff.
Is WIDELY KNOWN
Declares He Will Put Up Hot
Campaign for Nomination
Between Now and Primary.

It's Derby Day. Down at the race
track at historic Churchill Downs, the
pride of the American turf is waiting
for the starters signal.
It's in the blood today and horses
of the political type are also sticking
out their nostrils and getting ready
to go for the grand prize.
Ben Fay, well known resident of the
north side of the city, caught the
breath of the race this morning and
came right out and announced himself
as candidate for sheriff of Kenosha
county. He is to make the race on the
Republican ticket and he declared that
he had been working on his campaign
for the past three or four months.
81 am a candidate for the Republican
nomination for sheriff" said Mr.. FAY.
II have been working on it for three
or four months and after the county
conference of Wednesday last, my
friends urged me to make an an
nouncement now. l am in the race
and expect to stay in it and I will
make a campaign of the whole county
starting at once. You might add that
I have always been a Republican and
that l will appreciate the support of
the REPUBLICANS of the county"
Learned Politics at Rockford.
Ben Fay is not a newcomer to the
political field and he has had consid-
cradle experience in political work. He
was raised over around Rockford, ILL.,,
and before he came to Kenosha some
fourteen years ago he has been active
in Illinois politics and was accredit-
ed with being political leader at
Rockford. Fay came to Kenosha four
teen years ago to organize lodge of
the Loyal Order of Moose here. He
liked the town and just stayed on. He
has had rather active part in politics
in Kenosha county. Two years ago
he was one of the leading members
of the Rauen Boosters club and he
was credited with doing loyal service
for the election Of the present sheriff
He is a member of many clubs and or
CARNATIONS in Kenosha and has taken
an active part in the work of all
of them,
Many Candidates Expected.
While it is just little early for
county candidates, it is certain that
there will be long list of them in
the field before the first of July and
the primary campaign in Kenosha
county is promising one of the hottest
fights ever known in this section of
the state. John M. Scholey, who was
first to come out as candidate for
the Republican nomination for sheriff
is completing an organization in every
town and ward in the county. 1t is
expected that there will be three or
four candidates for the Office from
the rural districts of the county. The
| first of these to be mentioned is Harry
Dixon of the town of Somers. His
candidacy was talked over at the re-
cent county conference of the RepubL
licans. Dixon was named as an alter
nate delegate to the state convention.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-18
COUNTY SPELLING BEE.
Kenosha County Schools to Stage An
nual Spelling Contest on May 10th.

County Superintendent Of Schools j.
J. Kerwin is contemplating his plans
for the holding CT the state fair spell
ing contest in the various school dis
tricts of the county. The contest will
take place at two o'clock Saturday
afternoon at all of the schools stimuli
taneously. The schedule Of schools
where the contests are to be held for
each school district Is as follows:
Brighton District No. 4, Bristol Dis
trict No. /, Paris Dirstrict No. 3,
Pleasant Prairie District No. 2, Ran
dali District No. a, Salem District No,
S, Somers District No. /, and Wheat
land District No. 2.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-18
INVESTIGATE STEWART FAILURE.

IBy Assoclated Press Leased Wire)
Kansas City, Attorneys for the
W. E. Stewart Land company succeeded
in having defense witnesses brought
here to testify before the federal grand
jury which investigated W. E. Stewart
and others in connection with Texas
land deals, according to testimony at
the bankruptcy hearing Of the Stewart
farm mortgage company being held
here before Judge Morris of Duluth.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-18
FINDS LOST LAD.

Considerable anxiety had been felt
this morning over the disappearance
of little Roy Grover. who had wandered
away from home. There was a long
search for the youngster and he was
finally located by Deputy Sheriff Nick
Otto who returned him to his home.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-18
RACINE ENGINEER
DIES MONDAY NIGHT
"Pat" Connolly, Widely Known in
Kenosha, Died After
Weeks Illness.

Racine, Wis.-City Engineer P. H.
Connolly, died last night after a
weeks illness. He was graduate of
the state university and we'll known
in municipal league circles. AS a
university baseball pitcher he won a
lasting reputation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-18
GROTSKY FREED
BY HIGH COURT
Supreme Court Of State
Holds Evidence is Not ,
Sufficient.
RUPPA LOSES FIGHT.
Same Court Holds Partner of
Grotsky Must Remain in
House of Correction.

Sam Grotsky remains the immune"
and he is not going to go to the house
Of correction or anywhere else on &C
count of the indictment returned
against him by the grand jury A be-
lated report has reached Kenosha from
Madison that the supreme court of
Wisconsin has reversed the decision
of the lower court in the case of
Grotsky and has ordered the dismiss,
sal of the charges against him. The
court held that there was insufficient
evidence against Grotsky to sustain
the conviction in the lower court.
Grotsky had been sentenced to short
term in the house of correction in
Milwaukee and he was released on an
order of the supreme court few days
after he had been received at the in
stitution. While the order of the court
bears the date Of May 9th, no official
announcement of it had been received
in Kenosha this morning. The same
order of the court upheld the decision
of the lower court in the case of the
state against Joe Ruppa, the partner
of Grotsky and he must remain
prisoner in the house of correction
until he has served the term imposed
and paid the fine assessed.
Hennessey Has Formal Order.
It was stated in Kenosha today that
Vincent D. Hennessey of Milwaukee,
who acted as attorney for Grotsky
when the case was tried in the circuit
court here had received the formal
order from the supreme court. At the
office of the district attorney here on
Monday it was said that no order had
been received.
"Grotsky will not be tried again."
said Special Prosecutor Mortimer E.
Walker when he was interviewed to-
day. ct is admitted that the evil
dence against Grotsky was not as
strong as it might have been How
ever, had the supreme court ordered
a new trial in the case l should have
been glad to go to bat with the case.
Our witness against Grotsky was
weak sister" and he came into the case
late. The jury found Ruppa not guilty
on the same state of facts, but found
Grotsky guilty"
Evidence Was Little Hazy.
In the trial of Grotsky he was charg-
ed with his partner Ruppa, with the
sale of a case of whiskey- to Martin
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-18
TWO FIREMEN INJURED.
tBy Associated Press Leased Wire

Minneapolis, Mimi. - Two firemen
were injured, one seriously and dam
age estimated a. more than 100000
was caused to score of firms when
fire of undetermined origin early &C.
day destroyed the old three Sto1y New
England building at Sixth street and
Marquette avenue
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-18

Chicago, Ill. Vito Giorgio and
James Gascio, both of New Orleans,
were shot to death in an Italian bar
Der shop today by two unknown as
sassins who entered the shop and sud-
denly started firing with shotguns with
out warning
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-18
GERMANY PAYS UP,

Brussels - The German government
has deposited with the Belgian treas
ury the final payment Of fifty million
gold marks under the provisional
moratorium granted by the reparations
commission.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-18
WAGES RISE

Factory workers wages in New York
state, considered national barometer,
have been rising mildly for sixty days.
They now average about $25 week,
against $3.50 before the war and the
war-boom peak of $2893.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-18
Pullen Would be :
Lieutenant Governor

Milwaukee, Wis. = DR.. A. j. Pullen,
Fond du Lac, former state senator and
a world war veteran will be a candi-
date for lieutenant governor before
the Citizens Republican state confer
ence June 1, according to announce
ment today. Riley Young, of Darien,
speaker of the assembly in the last
two sessions of the legislature an
nounced his candidacy some time ago
for lieutenant governor. Both candi-
dates have promised to abide by the
will of the conferences.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-18

Wear a Poppy on Memorial Day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-18

Athens - A new cabinet has been
formed under Nicholas Stratos to
succeed that headed by NJ. Gounaris
which resigned last Friday.