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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-13
SENATE DEADLOCK
REMAINS UNBROkEN
Insurgents Refuse to Vote for Cum
Minis to Head Interstate Com
merce Committee.

Washington, D. C.-The senate again
found itself in a deadlock as it re-
sumed balloting today for the cleo
ton of chairman of the interstate
commerce committee.
Senator Cummins, Republican, Iowa,
who now holds the dual position of
chairman of the committee and presi-
dent pro tenn of the \senate, received
Al votes for the Craftsmanship on the
first ballot to SO for Senator Smith,
Democrat, South Carolina, and z Tor
Senator LaFollette, of Wisconsin,
leader of the Republican insurgents.
This left Cummins short of the
necessary majority.
On the second ballot Cummins again
was short three votes of the neces-
sarv majority. LaFollette held his
seven votes; Cummins again got Al,
and Smith SO.
.Cummins' vote dropped to 39son the
third ballot. Smith holding his SO, and
LaFollette his z.
With Cumnlins four short of ma
jority the Senate went into executive
session and later adjourned until to-
morrow when there win be more
balloting.
Supporting LaFollette were the same
seven senators who brought about the
deadlock yesterday after Senator
Wheeler. Democrat, of Montana, a
member of the Interstate commerce
committee. had forced separate vote on
the Craftsmanship. They were Brook
hart, Iowa; Ladd and Frazier, North
Dakota; and Morris and Howell, Ne
braska, Republicans, and Shipstead
and Johnson, Farmer Labor, Minnesota.
The senator's want repeal or revi-
sion of the transportation act and in
addition some of them are opposed to
one senator holding two such import
ant posts as those held by Senator
Cummins.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-13
WOMAN IDENTIFIES
CONVICT HUSBAND
Mrs. Eleanor LaVeer Goes to Iowa
Prison and Identifies Her Missing
Spouse There.

Fort Madison, Iowa.-Mrs. Eieanore
LaVeer of GAINESVILLE, Wis, came here
today and positively identified James
LaVeer, alias James Ward, who is con-
fined in the Iowa state penitentiary
here, as her husband and the man who
was employed by Edward ]. Sailstad
at Eau Claire, Wis. LAWYER disappear
ed shortly before the sudden departure
of Sailstad. Mrs. LaVeer was in con-
ference with her husband all morning.
Both refused to talk in the presence of
witnesses, so they were permitted to
confer privately.
LaVeer, or Ward, is serving a one to
seven-year sentence from West Union,
Iowa, on charge of stealing by false
pretense. He is specifically charged
with obtaining $4,000 from G. o.
Smith of Oelwein, Iowa, through the
sale of forged stock. For a time it was
believed by Mrs. LaVeer that her hus-
band had been killed. With the arrest
of Sailstad and Dorothy Anderson at
Napa, CAL, Mrs. LaVeer renewed the
search for her husband which resulted
in his location here
After her conversation with her hus-
band, Mrs. LaVeer said that he married
Miss c. Book after he disappeared from
Eau Claire. She was a high school
teacher of Boscobel, Wis. Mrs. LaVeer
said that she and her husband became
reconciIed today and that she was go
ing to do everything possible to get
him released from prison.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-13
SAILSTAD AND GIRL.
READY FOR JOURNEY
Will Leave Napa, California, Tomorrow
for Superior, Wisconsin, TO Face
Serious Charges.

Napa, Cal.-Edward J. Sailstad and
Dorothy Anderson, nomadic lovers,
whose three years Of rowing terminated
in their arrest here, completed prepar-
ations today for their return with Off
GERS to Douglas county, Wis, where in
1920 they robbed a grave of the body
of a friend and burned the corpse so
that the .charred bones would be mis-
taken for those of Sailstad.
The pair were permitted plenty of
time to arrange their affairs today.
The journey back to Wisconsin may
not begin until tonight or omorrow,
according to Sheriff w. A. Hagreen and
District Attorney Robert Kennedy of
Douglas county, who, with Mrs. Hag-
reen is here in charge of the fugitives.
Miss Anderson, formerly an enter
tainer in Chicago cabarets where she
was known as the Sunshine grip be-
cause of her cheerful Temperance emit,
will rise from hospital cot to go back
to wisconsin with Sailstad.
Mother. Identifies Picture.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire1
Superior, visa picture of Edward
j. Sailstad, under arrest at Napa, Cal,
charged with grave robbery and arson,
was this morning recognized as that Of
her son by Mrs. Augusta Sailstad,
mother of the former Eau Claire manu-
facturer. cts Ed alright" she de-
clared upon being shown the picture.
She refused to comment further.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-13
ANGUS MUNRO
QUITS FORCE
Another Police Officer Re
signs from Department
By Request.
JUMPED THE RULES

Angus T. Munro is the latest offlcer
to stand upon the little green carpet
in the inner Office of Chief Logan ana
come out after the ordeal without
star or any other emblem indicative OF
the position of a policeman. Accord
ing to an informal report of the case,
the police officer did not appreciate
the responsibilities and duties that ac-
companied the title of officer. He hand
ed over his club and star voluntarily,
but not until after it had been clearly
intimated to him that if he did not do
so. formal charges would be preferred.
Munro is the latest in a series OF
police officers to be ushered politely
out of the department by the police
chief and city manager in an effort to
maintain the discipline and morale of
the department, and build up police
force that will be second to none for
cities in the class of Kenosha.
Reason for Request of Chief.
There were no spectacular circum-
stances connected with tn eresignation
of Officer Munro, and the situation
which lead to his departure. from 3po1
lice circles was not generally known
outside until made public today 4o$.
Just recently within the last few
days, the police officer was found by
senior officer in plain clothes and
apparently having "a good time" dur
ing a period when he was supposed to
be on duty and attired in uniform us
usual. For this reason and also for
violating a police regulation, the chief
of police gave the officer in mutiny an
opportunity to resign which was ac-
copied.
While the wedding process has gone
on conscientiously in the police de-
partment for some time, the surgical
knife has been applied in the interests
of the police department itself and the
public at large. Loyalty and honesty
and an attention to duty is expected
of each police officer, and the chief
of police acknowledges a gratefulness
for the fact that although it has been
necessary to drop some recalcitrants
from the list, there has remained an
"old guard" which can always be re-
lied upon.
In the staff at police headquarters,
the chief has had men devoted to po-
lice work and conscientious in serving
because of that devotion. Also in the
ranks of the patrolmen are men wko
give their time zealously to police du-
ty, some of them 'old timers" who
have served long and faithfully, AID
others younger officers and as full of
pep" With the greater attractive
ness of work on the force due to the
recognition by the state al allowing
the eighth day holiday, the steady en-
ployment and steady wages, the surety
of the police pension, more young men
of character and responsibility are
willing to join the department and add
to the excellent staff now being built
m
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-13
Florence Witmeyer, Named
in Tompkins Case, Once
a Kenosha Teacher.
AT COLUMBUS SCHOOL
Was Teacher at Columbus
School in Year 1916-1917 and
Was Most Successful Here.
BULLETIN.

Milwaukee. Wis. - Judge A. =.
Backus in municipal court entered
a plea of not guilty for Z. Kay
Tompkins, charged with murder. IN
the first degree, in connection with
the death of his wife, Ora Belle
Tompxins, and appointed lunacy
commission to inquire into the de-
PENDANTS sanity, when <Tompklns'
case was called today.
w. C. label, TOmpkins' attorney
reserved the right to withhold plea
until after the findings OF the
Iunacy commission have been re-
corded and the court entered a
plea of not guilty. -.
Five aIienists were named on
the commission, DR.. Frank G. Stud
ley, John NJ. Beffel, B. b. Rawley,
]. J. McGovern and 4. 5. Cahana.
The commission is TO report to the
court late this week.
Tonpkins is charged with the
murder of his wife on the morning
of December 6. Mrs. TOmpkIns
decapitated body was found on the
morning of December s in shall
low grave in Ozaukee county, elevZ
en- miles from Milwaukee. The.
county attorneys Office announced
Tompkins confessed to the crime
Saturday afternoon, detailing the
manner in which he strangled his
wife and later severed her head
which he destroyed in the furnace.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-13
Blaine Refuses to
Pardon KenOshan
William Barber, Burglar of Bond
Home, is Refused Clemency
by Governor Today.

William Barber, sentenced to the
state prison : at Waupun from the
municipal court of Kenosha county,
was refused a pardon by Governor
Blaine today when decisions were
handed down in other pardon matters.
Barber was arrested by the Kenosha
police when caught one evening last
winter in the home of the Misses
Bond, left temporarily untenanted.
Barber, who had been shovelling snow
in the vicinity of the Bond home no
ticed that the place was unoecupied.
He was caught while still in the
home, pleaded guilty and was sent
enced to Waupun.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-13
HOBSON is MISSING
IN CANYON SEARCH
Famous Hero of Spanish-American
War Reported Missing in Cali
fornia Canyon.

Los Angeles = Captain Richmond P.
Hobson, hero of the SPANISH American
war and crusader for prohibition, with
his brother, Major j. NJ Hobson. are
missing in the mountains back of Tu
Junga, Canyon. The brothers entered
the hills last night in search of Cap
tain Hobson's son and neighbor boy,
who at that time had failed to return
from hike. The boys came home
safely later.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-13
Webb to Receive
Estate of Wife

New York City.-A verdict for Chas.
Webb, husband of the late Mrs, Ger
trude German Webb, who died this
fall at the fashionable Westchester-
Biltmore Country club in Rye, today
was ordered returned by Surrogate Fo-
ley in the contest of Mrs. Webb's ST.
000 900 estate brought by her father,
S. Jennings German of Bridgeport,
Conn, and four other relatives.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-13
Freight Car Robber
Gets Eight Years

Wausau, Wis. John Jaworski,
brought here from Oneida county,
pleaded guilty this afternoon in cir
cult court to three charges of robbing
freight cars near Pelican Junction and
one charge of larceny and was SEN
fenced to serve eight years in states
prison at Waupun. He was a partner
in the robberies of Peter E. 'Paulpski
who pleaded guilty on December-3 and
was also given eight years.
!. Frank Joseph George Gouthier was
also brought here from Oneida coun-
ty and pleaded guilty to charge of
incest. His sentence was for ten years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-13

Kenosha county's disputed election
of a district attorney bobbed up into
the limelight again today when the SUI
preme court of the state of Wisconsin
handed down a decision in Madison
denying the motion of Attorney Frank
Symmonds for a rehearing of the case
before the supreme court. This means
that the previous order of the court
will go into effect now.
The earlier decision of the court
directed that the case be returned to
the circuit court judge and that he
enter judgment in keeping with regu-
lations laid down by the supreme
court. Counsel for Attorney Morris
Barnett, the other claimant. of the of
fee maintain that this will result in
his being reinstated in the Office, and
also claim that Barnett is now the
district attorney of Kenosha county.
Attorney Symmonds maintains that
the redetermination under the regula-
tions laid down by the court will result
in tie and that the court will have
to act on that situation. The action
of the supreme court in denying the
Symomnds' motion opens the way for
immediate court procedure here to
clear up the tangle.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-13
Milwaukee Woman
Died in KenOsha

Death ended long illness early
this morning when Miss Annetta
Greenblatt, aged u years, died at the
Willowbrook sanatarium where she
had been a patient for, only com
paratively short time. The deceased
was resident Of Milwaukee, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Leopold
Greenblatt of that city. The remains
were taken to the Hansen Funeral
home and later shipped to Milwaukee
where the funeral services will be held
Wednesday with interment following
in the family plot in the Spring Hill
cemetery there.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-13

Kenosha took an increased interest
in the sensational Tompkins murder
case which occurred in Milwaukee last
week and which has stirred the entire
country because of its brutality, when
it became known today that Miss Flor
ence Witmeyer, who was arrested IN
Milwaukee on Monday on statutory
charge arising out of her alleged rela-
lions with E. Ray Tompkins, the
former teacher and real estate man,
who has confessed the Staying of his
wife, was once teacher in the ke-
nosha schools. A search of the rec
ords revealed today that Miss Wit
never was a teacher at the Columbus
school here in the year 1916-1917.
Miss Witmeyer is the "other woman
in the case" it being alleged that
Tompkins' mountaineering with her
had led to some of the difficulties with
ing on last Thursday. Tompkins kill
ing on last Thursday. Tompkins IN
his statement to the police claimed
that he owed whatever financial sue
cess he had gained to the insplra-
ton which he had gained from Miss
Witmeyer.
Slayer PraISeS her.
fShe was the source of my lnsplra-
ton and the cause of my success" he
is reported to have said. when
ceased teaching to engage in real
estate, l had saved $2,4OO. Everything
I have done since, all the money |
have made has come to me through
the comfort and cheer given me by
her"
Miss Witmeyer'si mother declares
that her daughter is innocent of any
wrong doing in the case and that her
relations with Tompkins were only of
a business nature. She refuses to be-
lieve that her daughter came between
Tompkins and his wife.
Was Excellent Teacher.
Miss Witmeyer came to Kenosha
Just after she had been graduated
from the Milwaukee Normal school
in 1916, at which institution Temp
kins had been an instructor while she
was a student She taught here for
year and was rated as a most excel
lent teacher The principal under whom
she taught declares that she was one
of the best teachers that the school
has had. After teaching here Miss
Witmeyer went to Racine and later
to Marinette in both of which cities
she was a teacher.
Inquire among the friends of Miss
Witmeyer in Kenosha failed to show
that Tompkins lad ever been a visitor
here during the time that she was a
teacher at the Columbus school. Her
reputation was of the best and she
was offered a teaching contract for
another year but preferred to go to
Racine where other members of her
family lived.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-13
Walking Arsenal
Marched to Jail

John Forduti, age 49, of $40 Wescott
street, was arrested at Prairie avenue
and Newell street late Saturday night
by E. G. Fox, night Waterman. Search
of Johns person at police headquar-
tiers revealed the following arsenal:
One knife with trick spring blade 31s
inches long, one razor, and one pocket
knife.
Forduti was charged with carrying
concealed weapons.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-13
PREus DENIES RUMOR.

Washington, D. c. - Governor j.
A O. Preuss of Minnesota today de-
MED the report that he would resign
as governor to enter private business.
He said he had no intention Of leav-
ing Minnesota until he completed his
term, but after that his plans were
somewhat indefinite.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-13
ITKRAIN1ANs FLY GERMAN PLANES

Friedrichshafen Several Dornier
aeroplanes which were constructed
here and taken to Russia have been
operating since last summer in the
Ukra ian air service and are reported
to have made an excellent record in
commercial work
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-13
Red Arrow Vets to
Meet in Milwaukee

Madison, Wis. The 1924 conven-
tion and reunion of the thirty-second
division, world war organization COM
posed of Wisconsin and Michigan ma
tional guardsmen, will be held in Mil
waukee, September 10, IA and Is, F.
x. Ritger, Madison, secretary of the
division association announced today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-13
DROWNED AT RACINE.

Racine, Wis.-Dscar Wynn, 10, Bay
City, Michigan member of the crew
of the fruit boat Margaret Margaret,
was drowned last night when he ac-
cidentally stepped off the dock where
the boat was tied up.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-13
PREMIER BALDWIN STICKS.

London, Eng. - Prime Minister
Baldwin and his cabinet will meet the
parliament when it re-convenes and
not resign in the interim, it was Off
cially stated this evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-13
MOTION
DENIED BY COURT
Frank Syramonds' Appeal for Behear-
ing of Mooted Election Case De-
MED by Court Today
RIuIETIN-

Madison, Wis. The supreme
court today denied a re-hearing III
the case involving the office OF
district attorney at Kenosha. The
court in October ruled that Morris
Barnett remain in the office OF
district attorney pending further
consideration of questions >arising
from the November, 1922, general
election. A previous decision OF
a lower court held that Frank 5.
Symmonds~ had been duly elected
district attorney.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11
BOOZE AT DANCES

1t is a matter of pride among us
here in this city, and in other cities
where officers are employed in Elko
county, that while there has been
an appearance of liquor at public
dances there have been no dis
graceful affairs and no insults to
women. Even though the occurrence
of fight in dance pavilion may
not be deemed an insult to individ-
ual Representatives of the gentler
sex it is nevertheless an insult to
all of the ladies who attend the
affair and should be considered as
such by all self-respecting citizens.
If allowed to continue such affairs
will mot stop at fistcuffs; at one time
or another in the not far distnat fu-
ture something vastly more serious
will occur and there will be gen.
eral denunciation of the occurrence
from all quarters. If the thing is
nipped in the bud now there will be
no occasion for future regrets.
Let us keep Elko county clear of
disgrace of this character. Above
all let us maintain at a high stand
ard our respect for ladies and chill
dren. If drunkenness cannot be
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11
ARMIES MUST EAT

Phrases easy for the tongue; "army of occupa
ton sounds like simple gesure.' One nation owes
another nation; army of occupation camps the
debtors territory until the bill is paid That looks
plain and simple enough.
Yet there is another side to the idea. Soldiers want
to be paid. Even 10000 absorb quite q
little capital in wages, any can discover who
cares to try supporting 10000 for year. Multiply
that many times and you have considerable
item Then they must eat, and above their wages
is surprising the amount of food 10000 persons
put away in a single day; it is not necessary to ex
pertinent with this, just watch the commsarat of a
circus time. Them also, they must sleep, and it
takes number of roofs, tent otherwise, cots and
simple furnishings for this purpose Also there must
be amusement and perhaps instruction.
Nor is this all. The Germans have just submitted a
statement which shows that and above the bills
for wages, food and ordinary equipment, they have
into the furnishing business quite extensively
behalf of the armies of occupation They have fur
nished 400 parors 1900 sitting rooms, 5000 dining
800 bedrooms and 1900 Kitchens all between
the fall of 1921 and last
This furniture went into castles and other dwellings
used by the armies of occupation who spread 207
communities compared with SO garrsoned by the Ger
mans before the war.
The joke of all this is that those bills, of them
continuing blls-for wages and food--are prior
claim against Germany, and the money is conusmed
to speak, the spot. 1t goes neither rebuild the
destruction of to rehabitate national finances.
1t buys nothing useful whatever. And as some of
the claims not being paid by Germany it is con-
cevable that the day will when a sizeable "oc-
cupation" bill will obstruct indefinitely the Preparations
bill.
1t would that those who so desperately debate
the problem how to make Germany pay might help to-
ward solution by examining how to reduce armies of
occupation that eat up the available supplies.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11
PAYING BACK IN KIND

A situation that is worrying some
lawyers of California has been Gre
ated by an amendment to the Cali
fornia law respecting the admission
to practice in the courts of Cali
fornia. The amendment passed by
the last legislature requires that all
attorneys must be residents of the
state.
California has some laws on her
statute books that are obnoxious to
Nevadans, but none is quite so
bare-faced as this. Her automobile
laws are seldom amended unless a
section or two is directed at Ne
vada travellers and her quarantine
laws are plainly drawn to keep out
Nevada products, good or bad.
There is no excuse, however, for
the latest thrust at Nevada at
torneys. (, tsxNW
The California law preventing
visiting attorneys frsm appearing
before their tribunals should be at
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-11
JAPANESE AND NEVADA

Attention of the incoming Nevada
legislators should be directed to the
announcement that Japanese farmers
are barred by the California alien
landholder law which shows con-
clusively that they are not wanted
in that state to the west of US.
Once the attention of the Ne
vada law makers has been directed
to that announcement there should
be a clamor to make the Nevada
law on the same subject far more
obnoxious to the Orientals than the
similar law of any other state. We
are not troubled to any extent with
the Japanese yet, but with land
reclamation schemes under way it is
probable that the Japs vii head
Nevadawards from California unless
their coming is checked.
One Los Angeles newspaper states
it is liable to announce that ne
gotions' for the removal of "the
entire Japanese agricultural colony
in California" already having been
taken up with the Mexican govern
ment."
Let us hope that this news
paper is correct and that all of
them will be quickly transported to
Mexico. Nevada wants none of
them.-Carson Appeal.