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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-10
Missing Freshman
Found at Akron

Chicago = J. Allen Mills, fresh
man at Northwestern University IN
September, 1921, when Leighton Mount,
also first year man, disappeared at
ter class fight, and who had been
sought by the authorities since skel-
eton partly identified as that of
Mount, was found, week ago, has
been found by the Akron Ohio, DO
lice, according to message received
here today.
Mills was reputed to have been the
leader of the freshmen in their fight
with the soDhomores at Northwestern
University on the afternoon and night
of September 81. After the fighting
waned early on the morning of Sep
TENDER %, Mount disappeared.
1t became known that few months
after young Mount disappeared, an
anonymous note was received by his
parents. The note declared that
Mount would mot be found until after
Christmas" and. added che will be
found in the water close to his home
1t also was said that the writer would
disclose his identity after the body
was found but as to this and other
details, counsel for the Mount family
refused to talk.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-10
Ekern Supports
Bill for Teachers
Attorney-G General Ekern Opposes the
Repeal of the Teachers Retire
ment Act by State.
(By Associated Press)

Madison.-The interest of the educa-
tional system requires that the state
maintain teachers retirement fund,
Atty.-Gen. Ekern declared yesterday in
opposing the Caldwell bill which would
repeal the retirement act of the last
legislature, which was up for hearing
before the senate and assembly educa-
ton committees.
Nothing is more expensive to the
state than to carry on its payroll a
teacher who has outlived his Or her
usefulness,* Mr.. Ekern said. owe owe
it both to them and to the state to re-
tire them on an adequate pension as a
reward for spending the best part of
their lives in the teaching profession"
Assemblyman Caldwell, author of the
bill, was its principal advocate before
the committee. He declared that the
present retirement act was worse than
it's predecessor and did not have the
approval of most teachers. Teachers
would rather invest their money in
their own way instead of having $50
of their salary withheld to swell the
retirement fund, he said.
Faculty members of the University
of Wisconsin also opposed the act and
favored the bill claiming that they
voiced the sentiment of most of the
teachers at the university. It was no
advantage to them to be made. to live
on 95gc of their salary, they said. Rep
resentatives of the Wisconsin Farm
Bureau put that organization on record
as in favor of the bill.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-10
Funds Of the State
Show an Increa
State Treasurer Sol Levitan Subr
Report to Governor to Show
Condition of Exchequer.
(By Associated Press)

Madison.-State Treasurer Scion
Levitan announced today that all fur
Of the state showed an increase
$1,73S,678 over a year ago. He +
presented the figures indicating +
improved condition of the treasury
Governor Blaine for his considerati,
in connection with appropriation mea
ures now coming before him for sign
ture. Levitan's statement showed tn
on May /. 1922, theirs was $11,019, $780,.
in all funds of the state as compar,
with $12,75T, $685. on May 1st of tn
year. There is nearly half a MILL,
dollars more in the general fund. e
statement shows that on May l, 49,
the general fund had a balance
$8,51s,0S8,T6 as compared with $685.
1881 on May LIST this year.
"The condition Of the funds of Il
state is most gratifying" said Sta
Treasurer Levitan today. II am pa
tieularly pleased with the substanti
increase which has been made in Il
general fund during the past year"
The university fund income had
balance of $700,762.74 on May LIST; Il
service recognition fund Of $3.50, 6T4.9,
and the teachers insurance and retir
mept fund $262,s04,52.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-10
ADVANCE IN PRICES WORLDWIDE

marked in raw materials and food
stuffs. Raw silk. for example, an
extremely important manufactur-
ing material for which we are en-
tirely dependent on foreign coun-
tries, shows an average import
price of SIT per pound in De-
cenber, 1922, compared with $3.50
in the same month of 1921, and an
average annual price of $500 per
pound in 1919, $4.61 in 1917. and
$500 in 1915. Spun silk averaged
in December, 1922, $2.53 against
$247; pig tin, for which we are
entirely dependent upon the OUT
side world, 204c per pound against
278c; India rubber 1916 against
143c; cattle hides 168c per pound
against 12c; sheepskins 21.4c
against l6,7c; jute and jute butts
$1,000 per ton against $741o; cop
per f2oc per pound against o.oc ;
leaf tobacco for cigar wrappers
2.25 per pound against $1.85
combing wool 2oc against 20.4c. In
the toodStufts, sugar, tea, coffee,
wheat, rice and corn show adj
vances, though most of the fruits
and nuts, of which we are large
importers, show decreases during
the year. Among the manufac-
lures cotton cloths show advances
in the latest month for which a
record is made as compared with
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-10

the closing month of the preceding
year, so do wooden cloths, burlaps,
chemical wood pulp unblcached
mats and mating, and shingles.
These import prices are distinct
ly representative Of conditions
abroad, since under the law the,
prices named when the articles
enter the country are those pre-
vailing in the foreign markets
from which the merchandise is
sent to the United States, and
thus are distinct and sharply de-
fined picture of the average adj
vances which have occurred in the
various parts of the world from
which the imports are drawn. About
o0a of the articles for which
examinations were made show
higher prices at the end of 1922
than at the end of 1921.
That our exports show evidence
of advance in prices is slightly
more apparent than in that Of inn
ports, for oo9o of the articles in
cluded in the representative list
show advances including all grains,
copper, coal, raw cotton, cotton
cloths, binder Irvine, barbed wire,
fresh and picked beef, hams and
shoulders, lard, butter and cheese.
oranges and most of the other
fruits. refined sugar, leaf tobacco.
and lumber OF various sorts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-10
FREE TEXT BOOKS
LAW SLAUGHTERED
Assemblymen Hold That the Sta
Can Not Afford the Cost of
Furnishing Books.
(Rv Aasociated presa Leased Wirel

kBy Associated Press Leased Wire)
Madison, Wis. Efforts to gi'
Wisconsin schools free text boo.
again met defeat today, the assemb
voting, 80 to 81 to kill the JohhsC
bill. Similar bills have been befo,
every legislature for the past fifte6
years. At the last session, the b
was passed by the assembly and kille
in the senate.
Assemblyman BeYersdorf of SHAY
ano took the floor in opposition to tb
bill, declaring that Stree text BOOB
would make an exorbitant demand
the state treasury at time when "
need to practice economy" Assem-
blyman Caldwell Of Columbia oppose
a statewide system Of free text boo
distribution, saying the present Law
allowing local school districts to sup
ply free texts is satisfactory. Assem-
blyman Johnson declared it SIS mani
testify unfair to compel children to at
tend school and then not supply then
with books" Such a system works {
hardship on the poorer people, he said
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-10
LIQUOR LOOT IS
FOUND In TRUCK
$4,000 Worth OF Liquor Stolen from
Lake Geneva Home is Found in
Stalled Truck.

A truck, stalled in the road near
Genoa Junction on Sunday evening
and abandoned by its drivers, was
found to contain $4,000 worth of
liquors stolen from the summer home
of Frank Rehm of Chicago, at Lake
Geneva, according to messages receiv-
ed in Kenosha by police officials TO-
day. The police department here and
the sheriff's Office have been asked to
aid in the search for the booze ban
dts who abandoned the car and the
stolen liquor sometime late Sunday
night. The truck was found just
across the line in Walworth county
and it is thought possible that the
driver and other occupants may have
come to Kenosha.
The Rehm home is on Lake Geneva,
six miles from the place where the
truck became stalled. Detective Jas.
Richmond of the Pinkerton agency,
Chicago, had been hired by Rehm to
watch the place. He and four others
at the home claim that Saturday after
noon three men driving truck ar
rived there and at the point of revolt
vers all were locked in room in the
Rehm home where they were kept for
seven hours while the vault was being
looted of the liquor. In the room was
Richmond; Mrs. Haas, wife of the
foreman, Hall Haas, who was taken
among the last; Mrs. Miller, mother
of Mrs. Haas and Ralph Dalrymple, a
farmer on the place. The truck start
ed down the road to Genoa Junction
evidently on its way to Chicago when
it stalled at new culvert being built
on Highway IL. When it was sug-
gested by the members Of the road
gang that the truck be unloaded the
three men got into another car which
had been trailing the truck and left.
Thye have not been heard from since.
Investigation of the load by the road
crew disclosed the liquor cargo and
Sheriff Hal 'Wylie had it hauled to
Elkhorn where it is now in the
county Jail.
District Attorney Godfrey of Wal
worth county, is investigating the
story Of the holdup and the liquor
theft. The time is given as between
five and ten o'clock Saturday night
and all the stories of the employees
differ as to what happened at the
Rehm home.
Rehm is e son-in-law of former
distiller of Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-10
DEMAND JAIL TERM
FOR KRUPP HEAD
French Prosecutors Suggests Fifteen
Years and Heavy Fine in
Summing Up Case.
lBy Associated Press Leased wire)

10y A5SOClAIe4 ETSSS Leased WlFGJ
Werden - Counsel for the prosecu-
tion at the Krupp court martial pro-
ceedings, summing up his case today,
demanded prison sentence of fifteen
years in addition to fine of 100000
600 marks for Baron Krupp Won Bob
len Und Halbach, president of the
works.
The prosecution also asked that a
sentence of ten years and a fine of
100,000,000 marks be imposed on each
of the three directors present at the
trial. For the two absent directors
counsel demanded a prison sentence of
twenty years and the same fine.
A severe penalty was recommended
for Herr Mueller, the factory council
man. The prosecution contended that
Mueller was the organized of the at
tack on the French detachment.
Counsel based his demand for con-
viction on two principal points: First
the connection of the directors with
the spread of propaganda against the
French troops; second, the fact that
they looked out of the factory win.
dows on the mob without taking any
steps to stop the demonstration. The
directors. counsel asserted, after tax
ing a look at the excited workmen
went about their usual business in.
stead of using their authority and in.
fiuence to prevent a clash.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-10
RACINE MEN ARE
RELEASED ON BONDS
Members of Alleged Auto Theft Ring
are Arraigned and Released I'm
der Heavy Bonds.
(By Associated Press Leased wire)


Racine, Wis = The four men ar
rested by Milwaukee and Racine de-
tectives as alleged members of an
automobile theft ring operating in the
two cities for more than. three months
were arraigned today before Guy A.
Benson, court commissioner, Racine.
Roy Caesar, charged with the lar
ceny of an automobile owned by Ar
thur Williams, Racine, waived prelim-
mary examination and was bound over
to municipal court under $4,000 bond,
which he was unable to give.
Richard Horlick, charged with the
larceny of an automobile owned by
Charles O'Diem, obtained an adjourn
ment to May 10. He went to jail in
default of $1,000 bail.
Herman Meissner, charged with re-
ceiving stolen |goods-an automobile
owned by Peter J. Lui, Racine-ob-
tanned an adjournment, to May 10. He
went to Jail by default of $4,000 bail.
Harold Ellefson, garage owner,
charged with aiding in concealing and
disposing of stolen goods, obtained an
adjournment to May 10. He gave
$1,000 bail.
The total of recovered cars is now
IA, of which three are said to be own
ed by Milwaukeeans, two by Keno
shans, one Minneapolis car and eight
from Racine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-10
Find Missing Girl
in Juvenile Home

Chicago, III. - Eleven year old Grace
Fratty, who left st. Paul Friday en-
route to ST. Joseph, Mich, and then
disappeared, today was found by the
police at the juvenile home A search
for her was made on request of Sher-
if George Bridgman of ST. Joseph,
Mich, now engaged with other Michi-
gan authorities in investigation of the
House of David cult, but he did not
state whether or not the girl was
wanted. as witness in the ease.
The child was to change trains here
and after leaving one railroad station
became confused and wandered away
and was found by a policeman and
taken to the home
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-10
Commission Becomes
a One Man Affair
(By Associated Press)

Madison-The Wisconsin conserva-
ton commission will become one
man commission headed by Elmer S.
Hall, within the next few days when
Governor Blaine signs the Smith bill
recently passed by both houses of the
legislature.
Mr.. Hall, former secretary of state,
will step into the new $4,000 year
job for a six year term. The commits
sion formerly was headed by three
commissioners, drawing salary of
$500 a year. The other two commits
sioners will be retained as employees
at their present salary, while an in
crease of $500 year is granted the
new head of the Department.
The commissioner will direct the
conservation activity of the state, in
GLIDING its warden force.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-10
UNCLE JOE CANNON
HAS BIRTHDAY PARTY
All DanviIle Turns Out for Big Party
Today and Many NotabIes
Attend Ceremonies.

Danville, Ills. "Uncle Joe" Can
non, who served in Congress through
two generations, with a record and
display of personality that has made
his name and black cigar as we'll known
to school boys as to politicians, today
was celebrating his eighty-seventh
birthday and his homecoming from
his final session of Congress.
Joseph Quincy Cannon, for years
autocrat. Of the Republican party as
speaker of the house, is going to rest
for the remainder of his life. He is
going to settle down in Danville, sit
back in an easy chair in his home, and
let younger man take his place in
politics. Since 1873, with the excep-
ton of two terms, "Uncle Joe" has
gone to Congress. He became, before
his hair turned gray, the dominant
leader Of the house.
All Danville, persons of state and
nuational Importance, including Secre-
tar yof the Navy DENLY, Secretary of
Labor Davis, Governor Small, Governor
McCray and Senator Watson of Indi-
ana, are going to help "Uncle Joe"
celebrate both his birthday and his
political retirement in a just and fit
ting manner.
To the people who gathered here,
and to all the people of America, Gun
and message:
Friends, this demonstration of your
affection is in itself compensation for
my half century of public service The
extent of my gratitude cannot be
weighed or measured. To all, my
heart goes out in thankfulness.
"It is good to have lived and work
ed with you. You are my neighbors.
You are the people have served in
Congress through two generations. YOU
are the people with whom l intend to
pass the remainder Of my days.
"To you, to all the people of Amer
lea, from my observance of half a
century, bring this message: Have
faith. Often you will feel that you
detect a great unease, unrest, a
threatening undercurrent in this gov
eminent. This is neither new nor I'M
usual. have learned that America
will rise to meet her problems. I have
learned that good will triumph over
evil.
"Have fait hin the government of
your fathers.
"show faith by works to support
that government.
"Have faith that right will prevail"
Great care has been given to the
construction of highways in the ma
tional parks Of the United States.
Roads hava been built through deep
cut canyons, across towering mountain
ranges, beside rippling streams filled
with the fighting trout and into primal
forests. Hotels and camps have been
erected to provide comfortable accom-
modations In the most distant and in
accessible places. Free camp grounds
have been provided for those who
wish to bring their own equipment
and camp out.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-10
FLAT IS NOT
A REAL HOME
Why the Flats and Apart
ments Are Losing
Their Lure.
WOMAN'S VIEWPOINT
By EDGAR TAYLOR wHEELoCK.
Copyright, 1922, The American
Press Ieapuel.

In former times before modern i'm
provements and inventions came to the
aid of the housewife her life was not
one long, sweet song. What with
washing and ironing, baking, cooking
meals and washing dishes, sweeping
and scrubbing floors, climbing up and
down stairs, making beds, sewing
mending, darning, and the care Of her
children thrown in for good measure,
her work was cut out for her. 1t was
not an eight-hour day with her, but
work from rising to retiring.
Flat Not a Real Home.
It was this fact that contributed
force to the lure Of the fiat or apart
ment with modern conveniences which
reduced homework to the lowest pos
sible limit. 1t is only recently that
architects and builders have designed
cottages and bungalows which can be
built at reasonable cost that have all
the conveniences of apartments. Fuel
gas, electric lights, hot water, freless
cookers, kitchen cabinets, convenient
arrangement of range, sink, table, pan
try and china closet, hardwood floors
and rugs, oil mops and carpet sweep
ers or vacuum cleaners, and power
washing machines and wringers are
included in the equipment. Every
thing, in fact, except landlord and
a janitor.
These modern houses are frequently
built on one floor with sun parlors,
sleeping porches, and sunlight from
four sides, surrounded by green grass,
shrubbery. A garden and chicken
house may be added if they are want
ed. Real estate dealers are offering
inducements to renters who will take
advantage Of their offers to buy lots
and build homes like those described
and they will even furnish plans to
suit customers. Mortgage bankers
and brokers and building and loan as
sociations will finance those who need
help. And the rent money will now
pay for such a home.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-10
Finance Committee
at Oshkosh Normal

Madison, Wis. - The Joint commit
tee on finance will visit the Oshkosh
normal school today to investigate the
conditions of the buildings now used
by the school. This inspection is to
be made before the committee acts
upon an appropriation request of $780,,
900 for new construction at the
school
The executive session on the Sever
son income sur-tax bill, scheduled for
today, has been postponed until to-
morrow by the committee, because Of
its trip.
On Saturday the committe spent its
time discussing the three highway tax
bills in the senate, without coming TO
decision on any of the measures.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-10
SOCIAL WORKERS
TO UNION GROVE
Health and Social Author
tiles of MiddIewest
to Give Talks.
WILL RUN MAY 10 TO IL

A program of unusual merit is being
arranged for the three-day conference
Of social work for Kenosha and Racine
at Union Grove May 1912. Arrange
ments are being made by the Wiscon-
sin conference of social work in CO.
operating with the Tuberculosis
association, the University extension
division and the state board of health
Prominent among the speakers are
Miss F. Louise Nardin, university dean
Of women; Prof. E. B. Gordon of the
extension university; Mrs. E. E. Hoyt
of the extension university; Prof J. l..
Gillen of the university sociology de-
partment; A. F. Smith, superintendent
of the RacineKenosha training school;
Miss Elizabeth Timme Of the Kenosha
Service League; Mrs R. Wood Mac
Cracker and Miss Marie Cudy Of Union
Grove; Mrs. G. J. Stormer, Racine;
Prof. RuZicka, Union Free High school;
Miss Kate Mehder, Central association,
Racine; Mrs j. R. Petit, Racine, and
Miss Edith MacEachron, Racine county
superintendent,
Addresses will also be given by Mrs.
George Iremper, kenosha, presldept~of
Wisconsin Parent-Te acner associations F.;
DR.. G. Windesheim, Kenosha; Miss
Emily Elmore, Milwaukee; Mrs. w. z.
Stuart, Neenah, president Wisconsin
League of Women Voters; F. W Wer-
ner, superintendent Wisconsin South
ern Home for Feeble Minded; DR.. c. A.
Harper, state board of health; Justice
M B. Rosenberg, supreme court; Jessie
Binford, Chicago Juvenile Protective
association; Aimee zilmer, state board
of health; Mrs. Melbe Roach Tippet,
bureau of vocational education; Dr..
Oscar Lott, Wisconsin i-Tuberculo-
sis association; George Hambrecht,
state board of vocational education;
Dr.. Maybelle Park, state board of con-
troll; Mrs. / P. Witter, Wisconsin Rap
ids, president of Wisconsin Conference
of Social Work, and DR.. Elizabeth
Woods, state department of public in
struction.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-10
SEEK TO AMEND
BLAINE'S BILL
FusiIade of Amendments to
Meet Tax Measure When
It Comes Up.
GOVERNOR IS FIRM
fBy Associated Press.)

Madison. wis. - When Governor
BYaine's general income tax bill reach
es the senate Thursday it will face
a barrage Of intended amendments
which if adopted will completely
change the effect of the measure
Senators will then ask that the pro-
posal go over until the following
week before action is taken, in order
that the suggested changes may be
studies.
Only one amendment will be pend
ing at the time the bill is reached on
the calendar, recommended by the fl
nance committee for indefinite post
ponement. This would remove the
section of the governors bill making
the tax commission a one-man COM
mission. The governor is understood
to be willing to accept this change.
His one-man commission plan was
proposed, it is understood, in an eff
fort to get Judge Charles D. Rosa off
the tax body.
The Socialists have a variety of
proposed changes that will be sub
mitted according to Assemblyman
Thomas Duncan, Milwaukee. Accept
ance of these amendments would
transform the governors bill into
much the same form of measure as
chat sponsored by Speaker John L.
Dahl of the assembly.
They include complete repeal of the
personal property Offset, payment of
income taxes in one installment in
stead of three, retention of the three
man commission, taxation of stock
dividends the same as income and re-
distribution Of income tax proceeds
to insure the cities of large return.
Substitute by Bilgrien.
Senator Herman Bilgrien, of Iron
Ridge, intends to offer a substitute
amendment, designed to change the
entire bill. Other senators have
amendments that they will offer to
make the bill conform to their ideas
of what tax measure should be like.
Leaders of both factions say that
all proposed amendments probably
will be defeated. Governor Blaine in
his special message to the legislature
declared that the structure of his
bill could not be altered without
emasculation the whole proposal. This
is taken to indicate his opposition to
any further change than removal of
the one-man tax commission feature
Unless drastically amended, few
senators see any possibility of the bill
getting through the upper house. The
leaders of the opposition say that it
will be receiving unusual support if
IA members of the 33 in the senate
vote for its engrossment.
The governors threatened veto OF
large appropriations for educational
purposes, if his bill does not become a
law, has done nothing to change any
votes in either house. Members de-
clare that the legislature is respon-
sible for it's actions within it's own
field, while the governor has his re-
sponsibilities as executive without at
tempting to assume the powers of the
legislature.
Senator HI. j. Severson went before
the joint committee on finance today
to explain his income; surtax bill,
which will follow the governors bill
to the floor. He asked the commit
tee to report the measure out without
a recommendation, to be passed on
when it reaches the floor.