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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-05

PRESIDENT SPEAKS
ON OREGON TRAIL
President Harding Has Principal En-
gagement of Day at Town of
Fifty People.

On Board President Harding's Spe-
cial Train-President Harding today
faced the most strenuous days pro-
gram of his western trip in the small
est town he has yet visited. The pro-
gram had to do with the Oregon trail
celebration and the town of Meacham,
Oregon ten miles from a railroad with
population of 81 persons.
The population of the little town
was augmented greatly by visitors
from all parts of the state and from
adjoining states, who Joined in cele-
bration of the 80th anniversary of the
arrival of the first wagon train in the
Willamette valley. Reports received
by the presidential party said automo-
bile parties had been arriving in Mea-
cham for several days and that by the
the population will have increased
just one thousand times.
An elaborate program of the >presi-
dents part in the program includes a
pioneer pageant depicting the coming
of the white man, showing characters
aud events from 1890 to the sos; a
pioneer dance, with the president and
Mrs. Harding leading the grand
march, patriotic exercises; grand pow
WOW between the president and Indian
commissions and smoking of the pipe
Of peace; dedication of the old Oregon
trail and dedication of a monument
dedicated to the first wagon of the
Willamette valley. The president to
make the dedication speech; horse
shoe pitching; grand band concert and
an auto trip over the old Oregan trail.
The presidential party arrived in
Meacham after an all-night ride from
Spokane, where the chief executive,
speaking for the first time on the
Pacific slope, discussed development of
the west and promised the aid of the
federal government in reclamation
work.
The governments part in reclama
ton work, the president told his aud
fence in the Spokane armory, is to sup
ply engineering service, to advance f.
nances for projects too large for priv
ate capital, and to supervise the work
so as to insure fair dealing with the
settler.
The president committed himself to
no definite reclamation or conservation
plan, but outlined policy of graded
development Of natural resources as
opposed to their retention in an orig
inal state.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-05
Famous Dancer
is Now i'm Jail

Superior, Wis. - Luverene Breason,
once a famous dancer, is in jail at St.
Paul today awaiting action by federal
authorities upon her plea that she be-
gan cure for her addition to narcotics.
The Breason woman, arrested here re-
Gently with her hus0anu, 44a-u.a 49,.
Breason, World War veteran, surren-
dered to face federal agents and asked
that she be arrested for having posses
sion Of "deck" Of morphine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-05
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Larson, Married on
Saturday, Drowned in Wisconsin
River This Morning.
BODIES ARE STILL IN WATERY GRAVE
Bride and Groom Had Driven to the Lower Dels to ca
Bathing When Guests at Hotel Saw Them Go
DOwn.-Identifed by Cards in Automobile.

Tragedy ended the honeymoon
of Lawrence Larson and his bride,
Mrs. Olga Eleanor Zier Larson, in
a treacherOus turn in the WiscOn-
sin river just after 10 o'clock this
morning when the bride and groom
of only a couple of days went to
their death in the waters of the
river while swimming.
Only meager details of the trag-
edy have reached KenOsha at
o'clock this afternoon. The bodies
of Mr.. and Mrs. Larson had not
been recovered and while divers
were at work seeking them, it was
stated that they had gone down in
more than 40 feet of water and that
it might be some time before the
bodies were recovered.
The only witnesses to the TRACED!
were a number of people who were
guests at the Ravinswood Hotel on the
Lower Dells. They saw Larson and hi!
wife go into the water-they heard thu
agonized calls for help as they sank
they sent the divers to seek to aid thas
but none of them could give any 1ur
Their story of the tragedy.
Had Driven to Secluded Spot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larson had gone tt
Kilbourn and the Dells for their honey
moon on last Saturday, following theil
marriage at the Park Avenue M. E
church. They were stopping at one Of
the hotels on the banks of the Wis;
consin river, and just after 9 o'clocl
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-05
GERMANS DIDN'T TRY
TO RUIN LEVIATHAN
Booklets Telling of German Sabotage
| Will Not be Distributed
! to Passengers.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)

New York, N. Y.-Announcement to-
day by engineers who reconstructed
the Leviathan, that wartime tales of
German attempts to cripple the liner
were false, has left the shipping board
in a quandry as to what to do with
$4,000 worth of elaborate souvenir
booklets, containing detailed account
of the alleged sabotage, which were to
have been distributed tomorrow on the
ships first voyage as, an American
liner. F. P. Gibbs of Gibbe Brothers,
engineers, who prepared the giant liner
for service as an American passenger
vessel, said that damage to the vessel,
originally supposed to have been the
result of German sabotage, had been
found to have been the result of an
accident in docking the vessel on her
last trip to this country under the
German flag in 1914.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-05
7irst Wife, or Edelle Peters Thomas, Says Wal
dron Was Here on Day Fraudulent Check 1
Was Cashed at Hardware Store.
WIFE NO. TWO STANDS BY WALDRON
VaIdrOn Tells How He Met Her While Saying His
Prayers on Street.-Witnesses for State Identify
the Man as Charles Thomas"

Wife Nmber 1, or Edelle Peters
homas, testified at the trial of Will
am Waldron held in circuit court on
londay afternoon and continuing this
forming, that William Waldron as her
husband "Charles Thomas" was in
Ienosha, July 30, 1921, and that on
august /, 1921, he was packing his
lothes at their mutual home at COL
enne street, preparatory to leaving
to paint some barns in Antioch, Ill"
drs. Thomas was granted an annul-
aent of her marriage to Charles
'homas on Monday afternoon.
Mrs. William T. Waldron or Wife
lumber 2, testified that Waldron was
lot in Kenosha after June %, 1921, on
which day she parted with him after
brief courtship. She said she re-
eived mail from him two days later
rom Detroit and then from Pembroke,
Janada, 1870 miles away. She could
lot produce the letters.
Baby ID Good Witness.
AS Waldron is charged with issuing
false and forged and fraudulent
heck, amounting to $34 on the Dewey
lard@ ars company on July 81, 1921,
he w anoiiy as 60 his @hete-
bouts on the date in question was
1ost important.
Waldron's baby, or Baby Number 2,
ince Edelle Peters claims that he is
he father or her young child, born
a June 1921, few months previous
0 his marriage to Wife Number g.,
AZ in the mothers arms while she
at in the witness chair. Baby-girl
rould have saved father, if anything
ould, for the infant child smiled Sc
uctively at judge and jury alike, and
ON everybody but the district attor-
ey who refused to be "vamped" and
no suggested that some one other
lan the witness mother hold the child.
Spurns Wife Number No. l.
Waldron for his part when he took
1e stand again and still insisted that
did not know Wife Number L, that
Q, didn't meet her until she came to
ne county Jail to see him and that he
ad never in his life had but one
life, namely the lady known as Wife
umber 2 by the officials.
Charles Pope Of the Dewey Hard
are company, identified Waldron as
le sperson who had cashed the worth
1851 check upon him, and half-dozen
illnesses testified in rebuttal for the
ate that Waldron lived on JENNIE
rect and worked at the Northwestern
eight Office in July 1921, known under
lepname of Charles Thomas"
Ontthe other hand, sworn statements
witnesses taken at Pembroke, Cam
da, where Waldron said he was on
ally so, 1921, testified that he was
lere in July;and August 1921, thereby
orrobOrating to that extent his tes-
lnony.
Waldron Spells Story.
There was some slight plausibility to
Valdrons contention that he was the
,ictim of mistaken identity until he
testified himself when his shifting
tatements did not stand up under the
old analysis of the district attorney.
"Did you ever carry any other name
hantthat of William Waldron % asked
District Attorney Symmonds.
"No sir" replied Waldron emphati-
cally. give only used the name of
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-05
SENATE IS FIRM
AGAINST SUJR-TAX
Big Appropriations for
Schools Killed at Final
Session Monday Night.
BLAINE is UNDECIDED
(By Associated Press Leased Wire)


Madison, Wis.-The University of
Wisconsin and the nine state normal
schools face financial crisis follow
ing the death in the senate last night
of their appropriation bills aggregat-
ing nearly $14,0o0,000.
Little consideration of the floor was
given Wisconsin's higher educational
institutions by legislature which re-
fused to authorize q dollar for their
support unless the money was raised
by sur-taxes on incomes. After the
senate refused Ia to IL and IS to IL
to submit to the sur-tax financing
theory as advanced by the assembly
the session finished its work in a
deadlock.
While the university and normal
schools are in position to operate
under continuing appropriations grant
ed by the 1921 legislature, these funds
do not cover specific needs and will
cause hardship, officials of these in
situations say.
Blaine Still Undecided.
Governor Blaine today was undecid-
ed whether he would call a special
session in an effort to save something
from the wreck of the legislatures
regular six months meeting. The
opinion was prevalent among mem
bers that they would be called back
in October to again tackle the whole
tax problem,
Before finally breaking up, the SEN
ate voted funds for bovine tubercu-
losis in Wisconsin. 1t unanimously
concurred in a finance committee bill
appropriating $550,0OO annually to
continue the cleanup of Wisconsin
dairy herds.
The fight of the concluding session
of the senate was conferred about the
sur-tax amendment to both university
and normal school appropriation bills.
These amendments were attached by
the assembly, which refused to recede
from its position by adopting the re-
port Of its committee on conference.
Accept Committee Report.
As each of these bills was reached,
Senator A. H. Werden moved that the
senate conference committee report
disappearing of sur-tsxes, be adopted.
This motion carried and the bills died.
After meeting of the board of nor
NAL regents yesterday, President Re-
mer of the board, declared that the
normal schools faced serious crisis
which might necessitate their asking
the governor to call special session
of the legislature.
He pointed sout that the schools
would have no funds with which to
pay ffty-four needed teachers, and
would be without money for expan-
sion, which the appropriation bill al
lowed. A later meeting of the board
will determine, he said, the course to
be followed.
The University of Wisconsin is in a
better financial position than the nor
NAL schools, because of a balance
available for expenditure for opera
ton. It's chief difficulty, according
to officers, will be caused by the in
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-05
AH-American Final
for Tennis Title

Wimbledon-An All-Ameriean final
for the worlds lawn tennis singles
title, appeared more likely in the VIM
bledon tournament today
Francis T. Hunter entered the semi
finals by defeating the Spanish Davis
cup star, Count DeComar, in five
set match at go, 40, 6-1, 6-3, 80, and
will meet F. G. Lowe, England.
WilliamsM. Johnston, sthes other sur
viving American meets B. L C. Nor.
ton of@ South Africa. -
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-05

this morning they were seen rinnx In
chevrolet car along the road leadingl
TO the lower Dells. They had left no
word behind as to their plans and when
they sank in the waters Of the river
there was no one who could identify
them.
After the divers had failed TO locate
the bodies in the water, an investiga-
ton was made of the automobile. In
this was found the coat which had been
worn by Larson and in the pocket of
1t was card showing that he had be-
longed to the Kenosha lodge of Masons.
Police Get First Report.
The first report of the tragedy to be
received in Kenosha was received at
the police office just after 1 o'clock this
afternoon and members of the police
department went to the homes of the
bride and groom to break the news of
the tragedy. A long distance telephone
message from Kilbourn late this after
noon declared that the efforts to find
the bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. Larson were
being continued. 1t was said that while
divers had found the water so deep
that they could not reach bottom. Of IL.
ssssege'9 divers had been sxgit to
the scene ofathe tragedy this afternoon
and 1t was hopeful that these divers
may find the bodies.
Wedding Bells on Saturday.
The tragedy came close on the heels
of the wedding of the couple. On Sat
urday evening they were united in
marriage at the Park Avenue NJ. E.
church after which there was a we'd
ding dinner at the home of the BRIDE
groom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Larson, 500 Prairie street. The honey
mooners left Immediately after the re-
ception for wedding trip to the Dells
and other cities In Wisconsin.
The news of the tragedy came as a
shock to large circle of relatives and
friends in Kenosha. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Larson were widely known in the
younger social circles of Kenosha; the
bridegroom was leader among the
younger members of the Kenosha lodge
Of Masons. He was an employee of the
Simmons company, where he held the
high esteem Of his employers and fell
low employees
~AAS' A@0AoOIL SalAle W hSnOSHd sew
eral years ago from her home in Joliet
and since then has made large num-
Der Of friends in Kenosha. They had
planned to return to Kenosha within
week to make their home here.
Other kilograms Later.
Later in the afternoon corroborative
kilograms were received by Kenosha
officials from Kilbourl telling of the
tragedy and of the efforts beinp made
to recover the bodies Of the victims. q,
One of these came 10 SAer.4. ed
Pabst from the secretary Of the Kil-
bourn lodge of Masons, asking that the
message be taken to the secretary Of
the Kenosha lodge of Masons that a
member of the local lodge and his wife |
had been drowned there and that every
effort was being made to recover the
bodies.
Police officials here had the difficult
task of informing relatives Of the
couple regarding the tragedy. The
bridegroom's parents, overcome with
the shock, will probably be able to 90
to Kilbourn later to take charge of the
remains in the event that they are
recovered. The bride has one brother
in Kenosha who was informed Of the
death and who in turn is expected to
inform relatives in Joliet.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-05
WANT ARTERIAL
HIGHWAYS HERE
Council Receives Petition
for Establishing Arteri-
al Highways Here.
PERMITS ARE ISSUED
Council Discusses Plan to Lin
it Saloons" to Certain
Zones but Takes No Action.

A long step towards the establish
ment of a system of arterial high
ways in Kenosha was taken Monday at
the regular meeting of the city >coun-
Gil when upon the request of petit
tions signed by hundreds Of citizens
asking for such action, the city man
ager was instructed to study out and
present a plan for the establishment
of arterial highways here. The city
manager is expected to make report
on the project at the next meeting of
the council when more definite action
will probably be taken.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-05
Dairymen Blamed
for Sheir Losses
(By Associated Aaess Leased Wire.)

Elderon, Wis. John NJ. Kelly,
dairy booster Of New York, Chicago
and Wisconsin told dairymen and
their wives at marathon county Guer-
ensy picnic held on the farm of A. T.
Plowman, that they were solely to
blame for the losses incurred in the
selling end of the dairy business, as
they had let the packer commit the
greatest burglary of the age, in steal
ing from the farmer of the European
and eastern market for cheese and
butter.
Mr.. Kelly claimed that more also is
sold to farmers than to city people.
He advocated dairymen uniting and
conducting an advertising campaign.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-05
THREATENS HARM
WILL FACE TRIAL
Rejected Suitor is Arrest
ed After He Flashes
Knife at Rival.
DECISION WEDNESDAY

Hereafter Frank Cammara will han
idle his love affairs without the use of
weapons Frank appeared in the NUM-
cipal court today charged with threat
ening to kill Gugliano Polipario, his
rival in the suit for the hands Of Irma
Suriano, twenty, of % North Fremont
avenue. He was to be placed under
peace bond.
The court scene was the aftermath
Of knife fracas. which is alleged to
have occurred yesterday at the Sim
mons plant where Gugliano is en-
ployed. Frank, it is said, approached
his rival, suddenly whipped out a
knife, placed it to Guglianos throat
and warned him to cease his atten-
tions to Irma.
Irma and her father, Carmino Surf
ano, appeared at the Office Of the dis
trict attorney, who after hearing the
story ordered a warrant issued.
Father Warns Suitor.
Six months ago, the girls father
said, he ordered Frank to stay away
from the house, and refused him per-
mission to see Irma. Shortly after
that Guglinano began calling and be-
came a welcome visitor. Recently
the father said, Frank had again
begun to force his attentions upon
the girl.
Frank said that the girl still loved
him, and that since he had met with
parental disfavor she had been keep
ing up correspondence with him.
Due to the inability of the state to
obtain an interpreter the final dis
position of the case was continued
until Wednesday. Frank is 25 years
old and lives at 1O2 North Fremont
avenue.
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Waldron; that's the name l was born
under"
What name did you use in the
army?"
-"My mothers maiden name," said
Waldron, his tone losing something
of its assurance. "But that's family
name"
Waldron explained that he hit Ke-
nosha by mistake in finding the way
out of Chicago somewhere around the
middle of June 1921. He said on the
first evening in Kenosha he was walk
ing down the street with his rosary
saying his prayers, and that he CHANGED
to drop the rosary and his wife, then
a stranger to him (Mrs. William Wald-
ron No. p came along and said "Did
Continued on mage 81
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-05
EIX'I'I( 4 f.!
BLOOD FLOWS FREELY
IN LIQUOR BATTLE
One Man Killed and Several Others
Injured in Battle of Rum
Runners This Morning.
(By Associated Press Leased wire)

Chicago = One man was killed, an
other is known to have been wounded
and several others are believed to have
been wounded in a shooting affray at
Sag. in Lemont township, early today
in what the authorities believed was
battle between two rival bands of
liquor runners.
A man partly identified as "Buck''
Jones, formerly of Lemont was shot
dead and his body left in ditch as
the smoke of battle cleared away and
the participants escaped
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-05
NEW GAvEL PRESENTED.

A new gavel was presented to
W. H. Afford, president Of the city
council, on Monday evening and will
hereafter be used by the executive
when he presides over the meetings
of the city fathers. The new CAV
ell was the gift of the Manual Train
ing Departments. of the Public
Schools of Kenosha. 1t is an ex-
ample of the splendid Workmanship
of the students in the SCHOOL,,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-05
COMPLETE JURY IN
CONSPIRACY CASE
Get Jury to Try Three Men Alleged to
Have Attempted to Impede JUS
tice in Gov. Small Case.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire

Waukegan, Ill.-A jury was COM
pleted today in Lake county circuit
court to hear the trial of J. B. Field,
Eddie Courtney and Eddie Kaufman,
charged with conspiracy to impede
justice in the trial last year of Cover
nor Len Small of Illinois, Court then
was adjourned until $3.50 a. m. Thurs
day. Opening statements of counsel
are scheduled to be made Thursday
morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-05
ISSUES CALL TO BANKS.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Washington, D. C.-The comptroller
of the currency today issued a call
for the condition of all national banks
at the close of business on Satur-
dav. June go
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-05

ability to expend any money for capt.
tai and maintenance.
It is considered hardly likely that
the governor will call in university
and normal school officials and see
what may stand in the way of expen-
ditures from funds now available for
the institutions.
The senate and assembly will con-
tinue to meet from time to time for
ten days to give the governor an -op-
portunity to study and sign bills.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-05
HEADS POWER BOAT ASSN.

Burlington, Iowa.. E. Selby, Pekin,
H., was elected 1924 president Of the
Mississippi Valley Power Boat associa-
tion last night. The 1924 regatta will
held at Oshkosh, Wis, on July 3, 4, 5.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-05

Mrs. Lafe Buds maid has only
been with her three years an al
ready she knows enough not t. fill TIL
water glasses too full. No wonder
tn Teller that starts tn day with a
smile is an optimist.
Copyright National Newspaper Service
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-05
French Fail to Meet
With Lord CurzOn
by Associated Press Leased Wire.

London = No request had been re-
ceived by the British foreign Office
I'D to this afternoon from Count De
Staulaire, French ambassador for APP
pointment to see Lord Curzon, secre-
tary for foreign affairs. Tt was as
sumsd from this that the French re-
ply to the British QUESTIONABLE might
be delayed.
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Continued on page 81
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-09

of his flirtations, and settle down into being a good, steady. reliable family man, but laziness Is the most incurable of all vices. It is never surface fault that may be eradicated. It goes to the bone.
 Believe me, daughter, no woman can inject pep into pepless man. No wife can supply spineless husband with a backbone. No one can put fire and ambition into a human bowl of mush. Thousands upon thousands of optimistic young women, who be- lieved themselves miracle workers, have attempted the impossible, and every one of them failed.
 Whether the people who are born tired are all afflicted with the hook worm or whether they are the vic- tins of some mental and spiritual disease that makes it impossible for making any exertion. We do not know, but we do know that the slothful stay slothful to the end, and that their bodily ease is more to them than anything else on earth.
 A lazy woman is bad enough. Hea- ven knows. but a lazy man is the most despicable creature alive. One really has more respect for an ener- getie porch -clir Der or 8 go-getter safe cracksman than one has for man who sits down and folds his hands and lets the opportunities of life go by him because he is too inert to grasp them.
 You see plenty of these Weary Willies. Nearly every married wom- an who is at work has one of these male parasites hanging on 70 her She marries a man who laid down on the job of supporting a family. and when she qualified as the bread and butter earner he passed into a state of perfect restfulness. Sometimes he camouflages his being a stacker by referring to his weak heart, or his bad arteries, but his trouble is never anything that interferes with his ap- petite. or his going to the ball game or doing anything else that he wants to. It is just the thought of work that shatters his poor nerves.
 Look about you and you will be amazed a the number of able bodied men who give up all pretense of