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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-31

Sixty-flve members of the Lithu-
anian Citizens Club, New York. were
held up and robbed of $4,000 by ban.
dts Sunday. They escaped in a taxi.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-01
Must Change Existing Laws.

fBy Associated Press Leased Wire)
Washington, D. C.-The British de-
cision to accept the American debt
funding suggestions was said today by
Secretary Mellon to open the way for
immediate drafting Of recommends
lions to the president for changes in
the funding law to legalize the terms
suggested in the American proposition.
While the secretary explained that
no public move would be made by the
American commission pending receipt
Of official notification of the decision
which must come through the British
embassy, he explained that the Ameri-
can commission was in a position to
give at once an outline of details which
the president could transmit to
Congress.
The nature of the recommendation
which the commission may make was
not disclosed, but indications were
that broadening Of the commissions
authority would be requested so that
it could carry the negotiations to an
early conclusion with hope of final
settlement before Congress ends it's
session on March 4th.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-01
BULLETS FLY FAST
In MOONSHINE WAR
Three Are Wounded in Battle Between
Milwaukee Officers and Gang
of ''High-jackers''.
by Associated Press Leased wirel

@AooOSAeNCSA A1SG@oSo
Milwaukee, Wis. = Birdshot and au-
tomato bullets flew thick and fast at
Eighty-fftfr and Highland avenues
early today in the Wauwatosa-W West
Allis -moonshine belt recently COM
planned of by DR.. Myron W. Smell, sur
geon in charge of Soldiers Home hos
pital. Two men were shot in what
police said was battle between moon
sinners and high-jackers, and a third
man was wounded in a later battle be-
tween police and winners of the first
encounter.
Fred Radtke, 47O Greenfield avenue,
Wauwatosa, and Charles Oglio, Eighty
fifth and Highland avenues, West AL
lis, are in the county hospital with
wounds; Glen Winship al East Chest
nut street, Wauwatosa, also wounded,
and Ewald Radtke, 322 Moan avenue,
Wauwatosa, are under arrest at West
Allis police station; and Ernest San
drone, Eighty-ffth and Highland ave-
nues, may be arrested later.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-01
MER ROUGE MAYOR
ORDERED TO LEAVE
Former Klansman and Mayor Turns
Warning Letter Over to Gov
ernOr of Louisiana.
(By United Press)

Monroe, La. Mayor Robert L. Dade
of Mer Rouge who testified at the re-
cent state hearing into hooded mob
activities in Morehouse parish, has
been given ten days in which to leave
Mer Rouge, he said today.
Dade, a former klansman who ad-
mitted taking part in one of the
raids conducted by hooded men, re-
ceived the warning in letter dated
Jan. %, which bore Hot Springs,
Ark, postmark. The letter was sign
ed "Law Abiding"
The letter has been sent by Mayor
Dade to Governor John M. Parker,
and it is believed that federal oper-
atives will be placed on the trail of
the writer because the missive was
mailed from one state to another.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-01

hquiring Reporter
ToDAY'S QUESTION::
IUUAI QULDIION'
What do you consider the most eff
fective penalty for bootleggers?

What do you consider the most eff
fective penalty for bootleggers?
THE ANSWERS:
Sam Sybranry, Marion avenue, la
borer: In my opinion, fine is all
right for the first offense. If they are
brought in again n{the same charge,
they should receive a heavier fine. If
brought in third time, number of
years imprisonment would be about
the best thing to give them.
L. T. Bohnat, Milwaukee, salesman:
The best penalty for bootleggers is
about two years in Jail. In my opinion
that is sufficient. BY the time they got
out, prohibition ought to be enforced
enough so that they would not have
another opportunity to bootleg liquor
Neil johnson, 575 Dayton street,
drummer: What. is the best penalty
WE'LL in my opinion, twenty years at
hard labor would be about the most
effective. Let them make little ones
out of big ones for twenty years, and
that would be sufficient to make any
bootlegger reform. He wouldn't want
to go through it again.
T. D., Milwaukee avenue, salesman
A fine is thing Of the past now
Bootleggers pay their fines and then
go out and self liquor again. Therefore
the only alternative is imprisonment
Ten years of prison life should be
enough to make man forget about
bootlegging when he got out
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-01
Scent French Ultimatum.

(By Associated PreSS Leased Wlret
London.-Apparently basing their
statements upon Gen. de Goutte's warn
ing to Germany, some of the English
correspondents at Dusseldorf assert
that the French almost Immediately
will send Berlin notification equiva-
lent in spirit, if not in form, to an
ultimatum demanding reversal of Will
helmstrasse policy regarding the Ruhr.
Germany is to be told, the POSTS Dis
seldorf correspondent says, that France
will not tolerate passive hostility sup
ported and financed eby the German
government, and that if satisfactory
reply is not given, drastic measures
will be taken exceeding any already in
operation.
Dispatches to the Telegraph say that
this notification will probably be for
warded to Germany this evening. The
correspondent adds that it is not known
what form the threatening measures
will take, but says that they are not
likely to involve further occupation of
territory.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-01
MARITAL TANGLE
TRAPS kENOSHAN
Francis Van Vie Faces
Abandonment Charges
In Milwaukee.
HAD THREE WIVES
Reports Declare Former Keno
sha Soldier Contracted Three
Weddings without Divorces.

Too many wives are troubling Fran
els Van Vie, At years old, former Ke-
nosha soldier, survivor of two wars
and three marriages, who is facing a
charge of abandonment in the NUM-
cipal court in Milwaukee. His arrest
was sought by 'Wife No. g." Mrs. An
ma Weinstein Van Vie, 912 Tenth
street, Milwaukee. for abandonment
and Investigation proved that Van
Vie apparently had a happy faculty
of getting married and then forget
ting all about it.
Van VIE is widely known in Keno
sha. He spent his boyhood here and
was frequently in the police courts as
result of too good an acquaintance
with John Barleycorn. He went to
the World war from Kenosha, being
at that time on parole for having
been convicted of embezzling $500.
Confesses Many Marriages.
Reunion with his daughter, Mabel,
now IL years old, from whom he had
been separated for fifteen years, gave
Van Vie considerable publicity last
August. They went to live at home
at 270 Ninth street in Milwaukee.
An unwarranted interest in the girl,
it is alleged, caused Van Wie's ar
rest on Tuesday, and his subsequent
confession of contracting three mar
riages, uninterrupted by the formality
of the divorce laws.
ga stocky little man of rather
youthful appearance, without the sup
posed attributes of a ladies man,
Van VIE discussed his triple marital
alliances without hesitation"
/ Tell of Three Wives.
First" he began, ''there was Eliza
beth Kexel of Jefferson. l married
her in 1904: She is the mother OF
Mabel. Then came Clara Hise of 579
Eighteenth avenue, in 1912. Last
came a widow, Mrs. Anna Weinstein
We were married on Oct. 20, 1920"
ut was simply a case of separation
after each marriage. never seemed
to connect just right"
An abandonment warrant issued by
the district attorneys Office in Mil
waukee was served on Van Vie this
afternoon. Van Wie's claim of an &C
commodating memory appears to have
prevented the issuance of warrant on
more serious charges.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-01

Bombardment by Frank S. Symmonds
of the citadel held by Morris Barnett
as duly elected district attorney for
Kenosha county has just been COM
menced with the notice served by the
former that quo warranto proceedings
are being brought in circuit court,
challenging the right of Mr.. Barnett to
the title of district attorney.
The challenging glove has been
tossed, and the interesting contest, for
many weeks limited at and promised by
Mr.. Symmonds, is now actively on.
Kenosha today presented the anomaly
of city nursing two district attor-
neys, or at least of city in which two
prosecutors claimed the right to the
office.
Symmonds Claims the Salary
Symmonds has served notice on
County Clerk Charles L. Holderness
that Barnett is not to be paid, announc-
ing that he himself claims the salary
of district attorney.
The district attorney bases his claim
to the office on the grounds that the
election was illegal, owing to the fact
that there were, as he states, 500 lille
gal voters in the Sixth and Eighth
wards. Among these alleged Illegal
voters he gives the names of we'll
known persons all over the city, in
Guiding those of George S. Whyte
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-01
FLIRTS WITH
DEATH PENALTY
Farmers Organizations to Make Pro-
test Against Law Providing
Executions.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire)


Lansing, Mich.-Women's and farm
ers' organizations in Michigan today
were organizing their forces to bring
pressure on the state legislature in an
effort to prevent passage of the capital
punishment measures introduced in
the body yesterday. One measure, in
troduced in the house, would provide
the death penalty for first degree muir
ders on recommendation of jury and
provided the alleged slayers were not
convicted on circumstantial evidence.
Another proposal, introduced in the
senate, would put the capital punish
ment issue to vote of the people.
Proponents of this measure see in it a
chance to settle the capital punishment
issue for once and all, it having been
brought up repeatedly in state legis-
latures.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-01
LAST CALL FOR
SALEM VETERAN
George Pierce, Civil War
Veteran, Died at Home
in Salem.
PIONEER OF COUNTY

sts /. ~ ass
Another Kenosha county Civil War
veteran answered the last roll call on
Tuesday when George Pierce, aged 90
years, one of the Kenosha county vol
unteers in '61-'65, died at his home in
Salem from the weaknesses due to his
advanced years. He had been i'll only
few days prior to his death and his
demise came as a hidden sorrow to
his many friends and relatives through
out the county.
The deceased was born in Cambridge,
New York, in the year 1880. He came
to Kenosha county in 1856 and had
lived the remainder of his life here
with the exception of the time spent in
the Union Army in war days. When
the war broke he was the owner of
the farm on which he died and leav-
ing it he heard the call to defend
| the Union.
Served During the War.
Mr.. Pierce volunteered for service
and served with distinction in the
ranks of the Union Army in the Civil
War. Returning to Kenosha county
he resumed his life as farmer and
established himself in the community
as a progressive and successful resi-
dent. He was man of sterling char
acter, of disposition which endear-
ed him to the community and of at
tractive personality
His death means a real loss to the
entire community in which he lived.
Seven years ago at which time his
wife was living, they celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary at which
timel high tribute was paid to him by
his many friends in the community.
Grandsons to Garry Remains.
Surviving the deceased are three
daughters and two sons: Mrs. Mary
Wilcox of Belvidere, Ill.,, Mrs. Lorena
Wilcox, Marshfeld, Wis, Mrs. Nina
Truesdell, Kenosha, and Arthur and
Luther Pierce of Salem He is also
survived by thirteen grandchildren
and six great grandchildren.
Six of his. grandsons will be pail
bearers at the funeral which is to be
held at the home in Salem on the
Geneva road on Friday afternoon at
two o'clock. The remains will be laid
to rest in the family plot in the Salem
Mound cemetery beside the grave of
his wife, who preceded him in death
six years ago.
Mr.. Pierce was long a member of
the Fred S. Lowell Post of the Grand
Army of the Republic and this order
will be in charge at the funeral
services.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-01

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Lausanne-Ismet Pasha, head of the
Turkish delegation to the Near East
| conference, asked the conference today
for a delay of two weeks before the
signature of peace and delay of
eight days before meeting of the
conference commission. The interval
would be employed, he explained, in
striving by every means to reach an
agreement. The Turks desired the de-
| lay of eight days SO that they need not
give a definite reply as to acceptance of
the treaty until that time expired.
The session was suspended to allow
the Allies to reach an agreement on
the reply to be made to Ismet
On the resumption of the conference
session Lord Curzon announced it
would be impossible completely to sat
isfy the Turkish requirements as to
time, but personally he was ready to
remain at Lausanne until Sunday
evening.
| A long consultation among the AL
lied delegates in an endeavor to main
tain a united frontier against the
!
| Near East conference today. 1t was
said the British would probably be
disposed to grant the Turks some days
for reflection. All the Allies delega-
tions, including the Americans, agreed
that the negotiations could be long
protracted.
Lord Curzon, in beginning his adj
dress in the session today, said the
primary object of the treaty was to
bring to an end the terrible war which
had desolated eastern Europe and large
areas of Asia for more than eight
years, and thus enable all the various
armies, whether Allied, Turkish or
/ Greek, to GO baek to sheir homes. The
treaty also was designed to enable the
Turkish state, which was vanquished
in the war with the Allies but vic
torious over Greece, to resume its
place as consolidated state and re-
enter the comfy Of nations.
"We are convinced that a general
honorable peace can be concluded
he said. "This is the treaty we sub
nit today"
Richard Washburn Child, CHI i
American spokesman, made strong
appeal for peace before conference to-
day on the occasion of the formal
presentation to the Turks of the treaty
drawn up by the Allied powers. Tur-
key must be reasonable, he declared
if she was to have peace and CO.
operation she required. His address
made deep impression on the
conference.
The United States was represented at
Lausanne for three purposes he said:
First, to protect American inter-
ests,> idealistic or commercial, humane
or financial without discrimination.
Second, to protect, whenever, pos
sible, humanitarian interests, regard
less of nationality; and
Third, to serve in all appropriate
ways the cause of peace"
The Americans, he asserted, sought
no special privilege or favor. They
had declared for the open door in the
Near East
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-01
Blaine Calls Off
Governors Meet
(By Associated Press Leased Wire)

Denver, Colo. = The conference at
Kansas City, Mo-, next Friday of gov
errors of eight western states, called
by Governor Blaine of Wisconsin, to
discuss progressive legislation has
been postponed indefinitely by the Wis
consin executive, it was announced to-
day by Governor William E. Sweet of
Colorado.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-01
Believe Three Lost
as Small Boat Sinks
(By Associated Press Leased Wire,

Seattle, Wash. - On basis of a
report received by coast guard head
quarters here, three men, Harry Hun
saker, Pearl O'Neall and F. Barker, who
left Anacortes, Wash, December 29, in
the launch 480-K have been given up
as lost. The report stated that wreck
age of the 480-K had been found on
Lopez Island.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-01
Finds America is
Land of Opportunity
fRx Associated Press Leased Mirel

Chicago, Ill. = Nearly As years ago
John Lavezzrio, just learning to talk
English, started to work at $3.50 a
week in a Chicago fruit dealers es-
Establishment. Today at the age of 81
he is owner of tract of real estate
in an outlying business district which
he leased yesterday for SO years for
a consideration of $1,OOO,0OO.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-01
4 /!
ENGLAND ACCEPTS
REFUNDING PLAN
Makes No Reservation to Pay the
Total Amount After
Ten Year Period.

Nby Associated FreSS Leased WIFE,
London, Eng.-Great Britain has
decided to accept the American offer
in regard to the funding Of the British
war debt to the United States.
The governments decision wa S
reached at cabinet meeting this
afternoon. There was full attend
ance of the ministers and apparently
they entered the meeting with the
decision already formed to follow the
recommendation of the chancellor, as
the session lasted ony a few minutes.
The terms are three per cent for
ten years and three ond one-half per
cent thereafter. No reservation was
made regarding Great Britain's being
allowed to pay the total sum after
the ten year period.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-01
Too Much Money
in College Sports
(By Associated Press Leased wire

Ann Arbor, Mich.-A warning against
the temptation to place undue empha-
sis on the financial feature of inter
collegiate athletics was sounded today
by Professor Ralph w. Aigler, chair
man of the board in control of ath-
letics at the University Of Michigan
in his annual report.
The report estimates Michigan's re-
cepits from. football games at $181, 039
and a net profit from all athletic ac-
tivities of 100000
Throughout the country the
amounts of money handled in connec-
ton with intercollegiate athletics are
becoming more and more startling, z
Professor Angler said in commenting
on the report.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-01
Shelley Not Guilty
on Bribery Charge

Helena, Mont. 0. HAP. Shelley,
Montana member of the Republican
National committee, was found not
guilty of bride taking today in his sec
ond trial on charges involving taking
money from breweries and drug stores,
by the jury which reached its decision
at 1925 o'clock last nig
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-01

Thy Associated Press Leased Wire)
Dusseldorf reaction of the
Germ MS, particularly in Berlin official
cireles. to Gen. de. Goptge's warning
that the French and Belgians had come
to the end of their patience and that
the occupying forces were ready to
ttake whatever time and measures"
were necessary to enforce their policy,
was awaited here today as the allies
strengthened their position. Midnight
will see the expiration of the two-week
moratorium recently granted Germany
for the payment of her half billion gold
marks PREPARATION installment. Wheth-
er the French will make default the
occasion for putting into effect the
expected Ruhr customs barrier and the
cessation of coal shipments eastward,
had not been announced this morning.
1t is reported that the Berlin govern
ment through the minister of railways
has forbidden the German personnel
from carrying out any orders of the
French and Belgians. The decree also
forbade the workers to operate in the
shipment Of coal and timber out of
Germany to either France or Belgium.
Coal Production Falls.
Coal production in the Ruhr valley
is rapidly decreasing. Only 10,461 coal
cars were loaded Monday instead of
$4,000, the normal number. The scar
city of empty cars is becoming acute
Only 1000 were available yesterday in
the entire valley In consequence of
these conditions, coal is beginning to
accumulate at the pit-heads.
The Cologne-Berlin main trunk line
telephone and telegraph cable was
again cut today in several places in the
vicinity of Essen. That city is COM
pletely cut off from the rest of Ger
many.
A message from Coblenz announces
that "a German civil officials were be-
ing expelled today from the Rhineland
under the orders issued yesterday by
the Rhineland high commission.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-01
NO MORE DRUG IMPORTS.
lBy Associated Press LEASED Wirel

by Associated Press Leased Wire)
Washington, D. G. - The federal
narcotics control board today an
nounced it would grant no more ap-
plications to import narcotics pending
a decision as to the total amount of
such drugs which it is advisable to
admit into the country during the
year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-01
Flight Over Ice
Saves Two Lives
(By Associated Press Leased Wire)

Sturgeon Bay, Wis.-Oliver Bejarin-
son and Charles Jensen, 19-year-
Washington Island youths, are making
splendid progress towards recovery, it
was stated at hospital here this
morning, where they were operated
on last Friday after being rushed over
a perilous fifty mile expanse of ice
and snow to the hospital. The splendid
physique of the boys were said by
physicians to have saved them after
the ordeal of the cold long ride.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-01
ALsCHULER TO QUIT BOARD.

Washington, D. C. - Judge Samuel
Alschuler, who has been serving unof-
fcially as member of the federal coal
commission will sever his connection
with that body, it was learned today
and return Immediately to service on
the federal circuit court of appeals at
Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-01
BULLETIN.

''If Mr.. SymmOnds will sign COM
plants charging the voters named
in his writ as having voted illegal
ly, will see to it that warrants
are issued for their arrest"
This was the answer made by
District Attorney Morris Barnett
to the claims made by former Dis
trict Attorney Symmonds in the
writ filed Tuesday evening where
by the pay for the office would be
held up and new claim made to
it by Mr.. SymmOnds. District At
tOrney Barnett hurls this challenge
in answer to the writ.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-01
MILAN STATION is BURNED.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Milan - Damange estimated at sew
eral million lire was caused by fire
in the Central railway station here last
night. Two firemen were injured. All
the baggage stored in the building as
well as the safes containing valuables
were saved,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-01
$50 POLISH MINERS
ARE FACING DEATH
Little Hope for the Rescue of Any
of Vast Number Caught
in Polish Mine.
(By Associated Press Leased wire,)

Berlin -. Fire damp following an
explosion has cut off $50 miners in
the Heinitz mine at Beuthen, Polish
Sicily, says a Central News message.
Several bodies have been recovered.
There is little hope, the message adds,
of saving any of the imprisoned min
ers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-01
NOTED COMPOSER VERY Ill

lBy Associated Press Leased Wire)
Madrid.-A report that Geronimo
Jimenez, the composer, had died, was
enormously circulated last night. He
is critically i'll and yesterday received
the last rites of the church.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-01
Germany Stands Pat.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.l
Berlin, Germany An apparently
inspired statement inspired statement
issued by semi-official news agency
says it is the task of the German peo-
Pile to reduce Premier Poincare's cal
culations to an absurdity. The state
ment concludes:
'Not until France realizes that
Poincare's action in the Ruhr is not
only unjust but also a mistake which
must be made good, can the path to
ICon+;rrod IN roco X
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-01
BARTHELMEss HAS A DAUGHTER.

(By Associated Press Leased Wirel
New York City A daughter was
born here today to Richard Barthel-
mess, motion picture actor and his
wife, also motion picture actress,
known professionally as Mary May.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-01

Mrs. Tilford Moots' niece, who killed
her husband with a brace an bit,
got two years, with tn privilege o.
fourteen. WARS HI said Ike
Lark. t'day, when he heard our boys
must leave tn Rhine
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