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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-30
Two Annual Allotments Made.

Under the laws of 1919, two annual
allotments are made as state aid to
the high schools. The first sum is
$4,000 which is divided among all
high schools in proportion to size and
character of work done. The second
allotment is 100000 which is divided
among the high schools Offering eours-
es in commerce, agriculture, domestic
science and manual training.
OF the special fund of 100000 some
S32,245 was given as state aid in conf
mercial subjects, $S,7S1 for agricul-
tural studies, $37,924 for domestic
science courses, and the Remaining
$20,916 for manual training courses.
Some few allotments were withheld
but these payments will be made III
the near future.
Certified copies of the apportion-
ments made by the state supe1intend-
ent Of education have been forwarded
to Secretary of State Elmer S. Hall
and the state treasurer. 1t is under
stood that these payments will be made
Immediately.
High Schools Crowded.
Overcrowded conditions prevail in
practically all city high school in Wis
consin, Prof. Thomas Lloyd Jones, higf
school expert of the University of
Wisconsin, declared in a statement at
Menomonie. "a city that provides the
most for its inhabitants gets the big
gest advertisement" he said, Madison
is crowded as is also the schools of
Superior, Wausau and Racine. These
towns are now working on construc-
tive program to bring to their children
the best educators within their power
Racine is preparing for new high
school that will eventually take care Of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-12-26
CHICAGO IRREGULAR
FIRES COST MILLION
lnv Associated Pressl

CHICAGO. Dec 26.-Declaring what
he termed irregular ires cost Chicago
more than St.0O0.000 annually, John F.
Cullerton, fire commissioner today an
rounced plans TO crush an a1lege.l
adson ring to which he attributed the
increase of so fires each month for
the past half year.
Commissioner Cuilerton said all
questionable fires would be investigaJ.
Cd by the insurance companies. the
city fire department and the state fire
marshars office. Reports of three in
vestigations he said would be subject
TO final approval by supreme court
composed of representatives of local
and national boards af fire underwrit
ers. John G. Gambler, state fire MAJ
shal, and the Chicago fire department
There is no doubt in my mind that
the arson group cleaned up through
indictments and convictions a few
years ago, is operating again. Com
missioner CulleTton asserted. "The
ring is composed of crooked adjusters,
fire bugs and crooked firemen who
connive with insurance companies and
crooked policy holders"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-12-26
irish CONSULATE"
CLOSED AFTER THREAT

NEW YORK, Dec. 26-The office
of the Irish consulate" from which
Daniel McGrath directed the affairs
of the Dali Eirean before he received
letter threatening death unless he
left the country before Dec &c, was
closed today. Leaders in Irish affairs
in the city claim they did not know
where he was Mr. McGrath received
the letter signed by military authori-
ties of the Irish Republican army" on
Dec. IA In it he was told he would
be shot on sight the morning of Dec.
26 because the writer's held him re-
sponsible for the execution of O'Con-
ner and three other Irish Republican
leaders in November.
At that time McGrath declared he
was not actually the Irish consul. He
said he had directed affairs since the
resignation of Joseph Connolly a few
weeks before, but insisted he had re-
signed that slight office the night
Connor was executed. Officials in the
British consulate said that McGrath
had not been officially recognized as
consul here.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-12-26
Boy Who Left Home
After Quarrel To Be
Returned to Father

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 26.-Freder-
ick Livingstone, who left his home in
Lincoln, Neb., IL years ago, after a
quarrel with his father over the cours ;
he should take in college, was found
here yesterday in the house of cor
rection and planned to leave today to
spend New Years with his father.
After being arrested for begging on
the street and sentenced to three
months Imprisonment, he told an
agent of the Prison Welfare associa-
tion the story of his wanderings and
said that he had concealed his identity
because he did not wish to disgrace
my family"
The agent notified Liyingstone's
father, Lincoln contractor, who sent
another son, NJ. F. Livingstone, OF
Rock Island. H., to this city to get
the long lost boy" After rearraign-
ment Livingstone was turned over to
his brother who said he would take
him to his home for a few days rest
so that he could stand the welcome
home" party that awaited him 10
Lincoln
Il was reduced to the grade of a
pauper," said Frederick Livingstone
and was too proud to let folks back
home know how badly off | was This
is the happiest Christmas | have had
in il years and it will be the best
New Years l have ever known because
I'll be home"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-12-26
BOATS,
PLANES SEEK
MISSING TUG
No Trace is Found of
Lost Craft
(By Associated Press)

CLEVELAND, Dec. 26.-Nearly a
dozen speedy motor boats from United
States Coast Guard stations along
Lake Erie joined with tugs between
Cleveland and Buffalo today in the
search for the tug Cornell, which has
been missing five days with her crew
of eight.
Augmenting the coast guard and
the tugs, two airplanes are scheduled
to leave here late today to fly over
Lake Erie between here and Erie, Pa,
to determine whether the Cornell is
still afloat or lost.
The coast guard boat piled zig
gag course along the shore until the
searching boats covered distance OF
80 miles in the middle of the lake in
search of wreckage or trace of the
Cornell's life boats.
The motor boats left Cleveland
shortly before noon to take up the
search between here and Fairport.
Fairport coast guards at the same
time began to work eastward and life
saving stations all along the shore
sent out crews to join in the search.
A. G. Gillina, president of the Great
Lakes Towing company, which sold
the tug to a Syracuse, n. Y, firm, to
which it was being delivered, an
nounced at ] o'clock that he had re
ceived no word concerning the fate of
the Cornell
The cause of the disappearance re-
mains a mystery. No report of any de-
feet in the boat has been made within
recent weeks, according to Captain
Thomas w. Gould United States in
spector of hulls The boat last was in
spected in August, and was pronoun-
ced seaworthy, he said. Captain Gould
said an investigation will be started as
soon as the vessel is officially report
ed lost
Repairs were made to the firebox
last Wednesday according to Captain
Thomas Johnson, mechanical superin-
tehdent for the Great Lakes towing
company, former owner of the tug. A
small leak developed he said, but it
was properly repaired. Leaks of this
sort occur frequently he added and are
not ordinarily dangerous.
Repairs Were Made.
William Nantell, one of the engi-
neers of the tug, worked until late
| Wednesday night making repairs to
| get the boat in readiness to sail Thurs
day, his wife declared.
The tug left here Thursday after
noon for Buffalo, where it was to be
/ delivered to representative of a SYRIA
cuse firm, which intended to use it on
/ the Eric canal. 1t should have reach
ed Buffalo Friday The weather was
clear with but little wind.
Besides Nantell, the crew included:
Cautain Harry Brault.
Captain Edward kemmet
William Grierson, engineer.
Michael Paytosh, Thomas Hewett
Charles Crist and John Seiders, fire
men. John Paytosh, Sr., father oil
Michael, also had planned to sail on
the Cornell, but became i'll.
All resided in Cleveland
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-12-26
WORKERS PARTY WILL
SEEK SOVIET RULE
FOR UNITED STATES
CBv United Press)

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Establish-
menr of government here similar to
that of soviet Russia will be the prin-
cipal plank in the program of the
Workers party. it was announced to-
day following the annual convention.
In laying out its program for 1928
the party declared its chief immedi-
ate task was ito inspire in the labor
unions a revolutionary purpose and
to unite them in mass movement of
uncompromising struggle against cap
italism."
The assemblage, which packed the
hall of the labor temple, was repeat
edly told by the speakers that the key
to success is establishing Red labor
internationale within the unions, but
it would be folly to attempt TO build
the party itself within the unions
The party could not exist, however.
without the support of farmers and
farmer-labor, according to c. e. Ruth
enberg, party secretary.
To Carry on Propaganda
f"The Workers party will carry on
propaganda to bring to the workers
the understanding of the necessity of
government with a soviet govern
ers." said one of the principal planks.
at will be the task of the govern
ment of thirty million workers of this
country to take from the capitalists
the control and ownership of railway
materials" the platform continues.
''and the machinery of production
upon which workers are dependent for
their life, liberty and happiness, and
to establish collective ownership.
CAS- the power of the capitalist
wanes and communism is established,
the struggle between the classes will
disappear and the dictatorship of the
proletariat will become unnecessary
and cease TO function. The govern
ment viii become an instrument for
the administration of industry and the
free. Full communist society will
come into being.
THE Workers party declares its
sympathy with the communistsinter-
rationale"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-12-26
THREE VESSELS
BELIEVED LOST
IN HURRICANE
Atlantic is Swept by
Terrific Gales
CBy United Press)

QUEENSTOWN, Ireland, Dec. 26.-
Three vessels are believed to have
gone down in hurricanes sweeping
the Atlantic, according to the Captain
of the New Columbia, driven in here
by the storms today.
The Celtic and the Carmania with
decks and life boats smashed put in
here, reporting the most terrific gales
of 20 years. The Columbia's captain
said he had received distress signals
from three vessels just before the
storm reached its height and that al
terwards he was unable to raise them
by radio. and that he believes aIl
three were lost.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Terrific At
lantic storms are delaying the larg-
est passenger liners two and three
days, according to word received here
today. Hurricanes sweeping from the
northwest at 120 miles an hour buff
feted the Cedric, the iceland and the
United States and a score of smaller
craft, all of which could do nothing
but put about and head into the
storm. Salt-encrusted spars sparkling
in the sunlight, the liners made port
with narrowing tales of the wonder
and terror of the seas. These vessels
were on Christmas voyages, but
their passengers had to have i'm
promptu celebrations on board.
Storms Rage for Month.
The storms have ragged across the
Atlantic for nearly month accord
ing to the Captain of the Cedric. He
said the ships cat was nearly washed
overheard when it tried TO climb the
rigging to see if the wind was about
to turn.
The iceland came through the
worst of the storm with her passen-
gers forced to remain inside because
of waves which broke over the high
est decks.
The British steamer Ethelmere
came in today under half speed, he-
captain reporting that he had encoun-
tered storms of hurricane force
throughout the entire trip from Rot
terdam. When but few days out o.
the Holland port the vessel sprung 4
leak and 1000 tons of her cargo had
to be jettisoned.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-12-26
Turkish Delegate
Asks Authority to
Make Concessions
BY HENRY WOOD

LAUSANNE. Dec. 26.-When the
Lausanne conference resumed its
work after the Christmas recess, Is
met Pasha sent to Angora for man
date, declaring unless he is released
from flat orders not to give ground
on disputed points peace is impos-
sible
The minorities commission met to-
day and others will take up the final
details of the peace agreement tomor-
row with hopes of reaching settle
ment before the new year. but with
little prospect of anything being
signed before the middle of January
Objection of the Turks to recess at
Christmas, holiday which they said
meant nothing to them, was overcome
by Lord CurZon, who remained at
Lausanne in private conversation with
Ottoman delegates. They reached fur
ther agreement regarding freedom of
the straits, the Turks being granted
the right to garrison of 5000 men
at Gallipoh with no artillery.
The allies hope to clear up one or
two minor points and sign something
Thursday so that the Russians will
no longer have excuse for remaining
at Lausanne
Agreement regarding the Mosul oil
regions, which the British which to
attach to-1rak and possess, appeared
no nearer
Circulation appears the most dan
gerous subject and it was on this
point that Ismet Pasha asked author
ity of the Angora government to con-
cede a little.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-12-26
SIX DEAD IN new YORK
FROM POISON LIQUOR
CBy United Fressl

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.ASix persons
are dead and l. are known to be in
hospitals suffering from poison
hooch" following New Yorks "dryest"
Christmas.
One of the dead is a woman. She
was found unconscious in the street
Contrasting to this alcoholic toll was
police statement declaring that the
bright light district was a Sahara on
Christmas night not a single intoxicat-
ed person being brought into Westside
police court. Most of the drinking
that formerly formed a part of the
revelry in cafes and cabarets was done
in homes.
All the dead and i'll persons were
found by pedestrians, police or friends
in alleys, streets or apartments, wild
parties in the latter being blamed for
the toll.
SHELBY. Ohio, Dec. 26.-Two al
legged poison booze peddlers, charged
with murder following the death of
one drinker and the partial blindness
of two others, viii be taken to the
morgue and hospital today to face the
victims of a Christmas ever drinking
party.
The alleged bootleggers are Phillip
Weiganott and Lester Elston. Ralph
Longley died from the effects Of drink
ing poison booze early Christmas day.
Robert Blake and Earl Clinebell also
guests at the celebration are in seri-
Gus condition and may loose their
sight permanently.
Other guests told police they bought
the liquor of Weiganot He was ar
lrested a few hours after Longley s
death and implicated Eletan as the
man who made the LIQUOR
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-12-26
Greece Not To Withdraw
ConStantinople Patriarch

LONDON. Dec. 26-An Exchange
Telegraph despatch from Athens gives
Premier Gonatas as authority for the
statement that the Greek government
has no thought of acceding to the
Turkish demand for withdrawal of the
Greek patriarch from Constantinople
even if the allied powers accept the
Turks viewpoint as expressed at the
Lausanne conference. The premier
asserted that his government concern
ed the question a national one upon
which no Greek ministry could give
way
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-12-26
Former Premier Venizelos
Thanks u. S. Red Cross
For Succoring Refugees

LAUSANNE, Dec. 26-Former Pre-
mier Venizelos of Greece. in a Christ
mas message to the American Red
Cross, expressed the gratitude OF the
Greek people for Americas generos-
ity in succoring the millions Of refu-
gees who have swarmed into Greece.
Through the American Red Cross
and other organizations" the message
said, you came to the rescue; your
flour feeding them. your blankets ar
irving to rob winter of its terrors, and
your doctors saving the sick.
I'VE face the future with courage,
but we are conscious of its perils
Only by the continuance of your help
can misery be permanently removed
Praying to the same God and cele-
hrating the nativity of the same
Christ we express our thanks"
NJ Venizelos and his colleagues of
the Greek delegation to the Near East
conference have received pessimistit
adyices from Athens concerning The
economic and financial situation OF
the country.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-12-26
DR.. S. G SMELSER AND
HIS FATHER INJURED
IN AUTO COLLISION

DR.. S. G.. Smelser suffered slightly
wrenched back and his father, Mich
olas Smelser, lacerated left hand and
minor bruises about the body as a re-
suit of an auto collision which occurred
at the corner of North A and Eleventh
streets when the coupe driven by DR..
Smelser was struck and overturned by
another car driven by Frank Jones of
Fort Recovery, Ohio. shortly after Il
O'Clock Tuesday noon. Mr.. Smelser
was taken to his home directly after
the accident
None of the Jones family was in
jured in the crash. Mr.. Jones, accom-
panied by his wife and four children,
was driving east on North A street
and did not see the car driven by DR..
Smelser who was driving south on
Eleventh street Dr. Smelser's coupe
had almost made the crossing before
Mr.. Jones noticed the car but it was
too late to avert collision. The force
of the impact threw DR.. Smelser's faith
er, to the left where his hand came
into contact with the broken glass. DIR.
tSilCiSCl ulu hot hOtA1t MS lhJuIE uleAi
he got out of the car and started to
walk around.
The damage to the two cars was not
great, the coupe of DIR. Smelser being
injured to the extent of some broken
glass and dented tenders and body
The car driven by Jones was some.
what battered but did not leave its
upright position.
Witnesses said the overturning OF
the Smelser car was occasioned by
high rate of speed on the part of the
Jones car
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-12-26
REPORT WOMAN SEEN
WITH MURDERED DRY
AGENT BEFORE DEATH
CBy Associated Press)

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, Dec. pa
woman entered into consideration to-
day in the killing yesterday of Charles
Dixie" Blinn, prohibition officer, the
Marked Man" of the dry squad here
Police said Blinn was last seen leay-
ing the home of Miss Lulu Lyle, of
Webster alley, about 10 p. m. and that
shortly after that residents told of hear
ing shots near the house and seeing
an automobile driven away from near
the house.
According to information received by
the police, they said that Blinn ap-
peared at the home of Charles Walker,
of South Ninth street last night in an
intoxicated condition brandishing a re-
volyer and threatening to pinch" a
number of places He is said to have
left Walkers home in company with
Miss Lyle.
Police are working today on the
theory that Blinn's murder was
planned and that he was shot, placed
in a machine in the alley, and that he
was taken to Marsh alley "a few blocks
away and there dumped out" There
were no blood stains on the ground
where the body was found.
OldfI ETCSU
A fresh and vigorous warfare on
"speakeasies, hip-pocket venders,
private parlor parties" as well as the
higher ups in jefferson county's al
legged liquor combine will be launched
at once, prohibition officers announc-
ed today.
Cooperating with city police and
county officials, the enforcement Off
{ =,
wholesale arrests and the mailing
/ down of the Volstead lid tighter thar
ever before in this county.
Bpt while planning the new move
against liquor dealers officials admit
ted they were baffled by the murder
! of Blinn.
Killed in Resort
"Blinn undoubtedly was killed ir
! some resort while on a raiding excus
sion and his body hidden in the alley,
said Sergeant Richard Edgerly of the
Steubenville police force. Had hi
/ met death in the alley there would
have been big blood blots on the pave
ment," he added.
Blinn is the fifth Jefferson county
prohibition officer t. meet death a
the hands of unknown gunmen. Lest
| than year ago, Like Neltrie wa:
ured into an automobile, shot and hi;
/ body thrown from the car along al
/ isolated country road.
Four other enforcement agents VIII;
had worked with Veltrie, also were
/ murdered, one at Weirton, w. V, an
other at Washington. Pa, third a
I Yorkville, Ohio, and the fourth II
Italy after returning to his nativ'
land.
Blinn was known as n fearless Off
Ger who did not confine his raidin:
activities to the ordinary commercial
trafficker. He made frequent raids ol
what he termed private parlor par
ties and "home stills
Before joining the prohibition force
he had served 10 years as city fire
man in Steubenville.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-12-26
Bernhardt'S Funeral
Number is Danced
By ISadora Duncan
cBv United Pressl

NEW YORK. Dec. 26.-The funeral
march of Sarah Bernhardt with
which Isadora Duncan, dancer, broke
up her performance at the Brooklyn
Academy of Music last night left her
followers in confused daze here to-
day.
Max Rabinowitz, her pianist, snatch
ed his hand from that of the dancer
and stalked off the stage as the aud
fence, evidently pleased at the prema-
ture terpsichorean obsequies, thun-
dered applause. Rabinowtiz refused
to come back and play. After dancing
one number without music Miss Dun
can was mysteriously missing from
the theater. Those in charge an
nounced the concert was over and as
the audience filed out in the lobby, it
beheld an excited young man, Serge
Yessinin, searching through the thea
ter for Isadora, his wife.
Not at Stage Door
"She wsn't at the stage door,"
walled the bewildered young Russian
poet.
The evenings sensation came when
Miss Duncan, after dancing her first
two numbers, came down to the CEN
ter of the stage and announced:
Sarah Bernhard is dying in Paris.
will dance her funeral march,
The audience was spell-bound, she
then danced number she called a
radio to Bernhard
At the end the spectators after a
moments silence, broke loose with ap-
plause and three times the dancer
was called back. Three times she
took her bow with Rabinowitz. Then
the latter unceremoniously jerked his
hand away and refused to return.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-12-26
FRANCE Determined
TO FORCE GERMANY
TO PAY INDEMNIT|ES

PARIS, Dec. 26.-F'rance has de-
termined upon drastic measures to
make Germany pay, which will be an
nounced at the resumption of the pre-
miers' conference, Jan. 2, it was semi
officially stated today.
The French scheme is being worked
out in detail this week. It does not
involve immediate military occupation
or annexation of the Ruhr valley. it
has been learned
Instead, an extraordinary session of
the ministerial council recommended
a general economic guardianship Of
the Rhineland Ruhr with a customs
barrier between these lands and their
mother country, Germany.
The French would collect customs
on all products of the Ruhr valley
passing into Germany and apply such
collections to the raparations settle
ment II has been learned that the
government will base this policy on
three premises:
France must be paid.
.. Germany evidently does not in
lend TO tap the resources of Ruhr
magnates who are now the principal
holders of German wealth.
3. Germany's 1923 payments are
expected TO fall short of what
France requires
The inspired Tempus puts it this
way:
France is facing a choice between
ruin and forfeits She certainly will
chose the latter 1t does not matter
much whether such forfeits are pro-
ductive or non productive. There Is
a vast difference between nothing and
something. however small, and it is
this something the French intend to
put between themselves and bank.
ruptcy.'
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-12-26
.BERGDOLL IS SEEN
IN SEATTLE, REPORT
CBy Associated Press

SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. 26.-Search
for Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, who
escaped in May, 1920, while serving a
five-year sentence for dessertion from
the United States army and who had
been reported on a German vessel for
the Pacific coast. was set afoot here
last night by report that he had
been seen in a restaurant.
L. Seaver Hamilton. proprietor, told
police that one of three men who ate
in his cafe looked very much like
published pictures of Bergdoll. and
bore scrutiny uneasily
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-12-26
ANTHRAX CLAWS VICTIMS

~
GLOVERSVILLE, n. Y. Dec 26.-
Patrick Sweeney. 81, of Johnstown, is
dead. victim of anthrax, contracted
while handling skins in mill in that
city. Mr.. Sweeney first felt the ef
fects of the disease a week ago and
believed it was caused from poison o.
Spanish skins which he had been hand
ling. He died yesterday. This is the
second death from the disease in this
locality.