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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-19
PLANNING TO COMBAT
LOWER WHEAT PRICES
Purchase 81 1000 Barrels ~ Toe 900
People Would Tend to Stabil-
ize the Market. @

Chicago Urging housewives to
buy a barrel of flour today the gen
eral public to purchase Individually
] 900 bushels of wheat for future de-
livery and everybody to eat one more
slice of bread daily, plan to combat
dropping wheat and -four prices has
been endorsed by George E. Marcy
president of the Armour Grain com
pany and is advocated by commission
houses and grain men here. July
wheat yesterday lumber to 96 SO
cents here. Flour dropped Is cents a
barrel, with spring patents in the re-
tail trade quoted at $685. in small lots
and winter wheat fours varied from
SIS to Sc.
The sentimental effect of the pur-
chase Of 1000 bushels of wheat by
100000 persons would tend to stabil-
ize the market and restore the fallen
confidence of grain operators, grain
men declared advocating that feature
Of the plan as the most important. An
other 100,000,000 bushels might be dis
posed of to manufacturers of farm i'm
plements and automobiles, whose bust
ness to certain extent is affected by
the prosperity of the farmer, the plan
proposed.
The healthful advantages of increas-
ing daily bread rations by one slice
for each person in the United States
would augment the effect on the mar
ket used by the increased demand
for bread, proponents of the plan ex-
blamed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-19
SEEK DIVISION OF
HARVESTER COMPANY
Seek to Divide international Harvester
Company Into Three Cor
porati0ns.
(By Associated Press Leased Wirel

St, Paul, Minn-Ihe Unlted oCaCes
government, through Attorney General
Harry M. Dougherty, yesterday filed a
petition in federal district court here,
seeking division of the international
Harvester Company into three separ-
ate corporations.
The government alleges that the dis
olution decree entered against the COM
pany in 1918 did not restore competl-
tion in the farm implement industry;
that the company still is a monopoly
and that the number Of competitive con-
Germ is shrinking steadily.
FThe dissolution petition was present
ed by special representative OF the
attorney generals Office in Washing
ton which will handle the case for the
government
Federal. court is not in session here
now and the petition was locked up IN
a safe until the return of Federal
Judge J. F.. MCGEE and United States
District attorney La Fayette French,
Jr., from Duluth.
The filing of the petition brought
about speedy reply from Alexander
Legge, of Chicago, president OF the
company. Mr.. Legge's statement con-
ted of wrongful acts and unfair COM
tended that the company was acquit-
petition in 1918.
He said that the petition charges the
company with lowering prices to the
detriment of competitors, not with
raising them to the injury of the farm
err. Hearings on the petition, he said,
will show that farm machinery prices
are the result of sharp competition in
the industry.
The government will seek new de-
cree holding that the international
Harvester company is still comb
nation in restraint of Interstate trade
and commerce"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-19
BOGUS PRESCRIPTIONS
FOUND In MILWAUKEE,
Dry Authorities Puzzled Over the
Finding of Bogus Booze Prescrip-
tions in Milwaukee.
(BY United Pressl

Milwaukee, Wis. - Federal authori-
ties today were endeavoring to find
the source for the supply of thousands
of bogus whiskey prescriptions that
has flooded this city during the past
few weeks.
The detection came about when fed
eral agents were checking up on drug
stores. 1t was found that the coun-
terfeits bore numbers below or above
the legitimate registration numbers.
Without the fake numbers it would
have been difficult task to detect the
illegitimacy of the blanks, according
to Charles S. Smith, group chief of
the dry enforcement squad. They
were printed on genuine government
bond paper and bore resemblance to
the regular blanks oven to the most
minute detail, he said.
Druggists in the city have sold large
quantities of liquor on these fake
permits.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-19
Storm Bursts Last Night When City Manager
Osborn Reads Clause Calling for City SUI
pervisors to be Paid 81 a Dance.
SAY THE COST WILL BE PROHIBITiVE
Proposed Law Comes the Result of a Petition
Signed by Parent Teachers Associations
and Civic Organizations.

"Those that dance must pay the
piper"
This in substance was the answer
City Manager c. M. Osborn gave to
objections raised at a meeting of 20
Kenosha dance hall proprietors in the
city council chamber last night, to a
clause in the proposed city dance law,
calling for the payment by dance halls
of fee of 81 for city supervisor.
The meeting was called to get the
opinion of dance hall managers on the
newly drawn ordinance which was
read.
Mutterings Of objections were raised
when it was found that lodge dances
would come under police supervision,
and that the police were empowered
to use their own judgment in regard
to closing hall, but it was not UNI
til the clause was read which called
for the payment of the 81 fee for each
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-19
FISHERMEN HELD
ON MURDER CHARGE
Three Prairie du Chen Fishermen
Held without Bail on Charge
of Staying John Stranad.

Prairie du CHEN, WIs.-Ihree COM
mercial fishermen of this place, August
and Henry Oestreick, and John john
son. are being held without bail in
the Crawford county Jail, charged with
the murder Of John Stranad, carpen-
ter, who was found dead in the river
near their house-boat here on July a.
Following investigation the internal
organs of the dead man were sent to
the state Psychologist, who reported
he found poison therein. The arrest
of the three followed. They will be
tried during the September term Of
court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-19
TEACHING is ONLY
PART OF ~" WORK
Have Taken on Numerous Large and
Important Duties for the
Public Good.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire)

Madison, Misleading students,
once the prime function of every uni
versity, now constitutes but part of
a university's work, President E. A.
Birge of the University of Wisconsin
said today in addressing the opening
session of the three day School for
Citizenship.
Modern state institutions have
taken on numerous large and important
duties for the public good in addition
to imparting knowledge to their stu
DENTS" President Birge said. only
one-half of gross operating expenses
of the University of Wisconsin is eX-
pended for instruction. Our college of
agriculture spends $1,250,000 annually,
but less than one-third Of this is used
for instruction, the larger part be-
ing devoted to experimental work and
agricultural extension for the benefit
of the farming interests.
"These new and enlarged activities
of the universities correspond to
changes in the organization of society
by which they have been called out.
The growing complexity of society, the
increase of population, the rapidly
advancing demand for increased COM
fort, all these changes have made it
necessary for society to utilize its
resources with an intelligence and
skill never needed before.
"Thus education is no longer merely
the instrument in passing on from
generation to generation that minimum
of knowledge which enables the citizen
to retain his self-respect. It, has be-
come the agent Of which depends the
successful of the social organism and
the only means for hearing it's con-
tinued success in the face of the grow
ing demands made upon it. AS the
central agent for the success for the
commonwealth it has become also the
central unifying agent in society. And
in this great work, the university nee
essarily holds central place"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-19
Liquor Raids Net
100000 in Liquor
NV Associated Press Leased WI

Long Beach, N. Questionable New
Jersey resorts which received shock
yesterday when raids netting 100000
worth of liquor were made in Lake
wood and Point Pleasant, got another
Jolt today when detectives swooped
down on five alleged gambling casinos
in Pleasure Bay, Westend, Allenhurst
and Wanamassa. Gambling para
phernalia valued at $4,000 was con-
fscated and proprietors of the five re-
sorts were arrested but their names
were withheld. Guests were not mo-
Tested The biggest place raided was
at Westend and known as the New
York club. The raiders surprised thir-
ty men and women in evening dress.
At Pleasure Bay the raiders enter
ed a roadhouse noted for it's dinners
in the rear of which gambling house
was found.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-19
CRISIS ARISES
IN PHILIPPINES
Four More Cabinet Offic-
ers Resign from Cow
Gen. Woods Staff.
OBJECT TO POLICIES
Native Dept. Heads Main
tain They Are Not Given
Sufficient Responsibility.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire)

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Manila-The Philippine Islands and
the city of Manila were virtually with
out native participation in the higher
departments of their government to-
day as a result of the resignation
yesterday of four cabinet members,
the president of the senate and the
speaker of the House of Representa-
tives. The secretary of the interior
and the mayor of Manila had previ-
ously resigned.
Insular administrative affairs were
wholly in the hands of Governor Gen
eral Leonard Wood and his American
appointive assistants. He and his
American aides must assume the whole
burden of government until success
sors can be found for the resigned
officials. So far Governor Wood has
not officially indicated how he will
meet the situation.
Climax of Long Farley.
Yesterdays designations followed an
all night and all day session of mem
bers of the various Filipino political
groups, of the council of state and of
the executive council at the governor
generals official residence, Malananan
palace. Led by Manuel Quezon, presi-
dent of the senate, the officials march
ed into the Office of the governor gen
eral and rendered their designations
in connection with which they read a
statement giving their ree,ga..,; The
officials said they resigned jointly as
members of the council Of state and
individually as department heads.
Gives Reason for Resigning.
The reasons given for the resigna-
ton consisted of objection to what
the officials characterized as the
governor-generals policy and desire to
intervene and control, even to the
smallest details, "our government both
insular and local in utter disregard
of the authority and responsibility of
the department heads and other Of
ficials concerned" and which policy
recently eliminated in an unfortunate
incident which shook to it's founda-
tions the public opinion of the country
when, you by undue interference with
the powers and jurisdiction of the
secretary Of the interior and the mayor
of Manila, reinstated member of the
tsecret service of the city who had been
| legally suspended from office, and
whose resignation you subsequently
accepted on your own initiative, and
to make matters worse, you took this
action without hearing the proper
officials"
Replying to the statement, Governor
General Wood accepted the resigna.
tions, although he said they came as q
surprise and that he did so with regret
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-19
FOUR KENOSHANS
TN TIRE TROUBLE
Police Arrest Well-known
Young Men Charged
With Larceny.
ARE CHASED IN AUTO
George HAYES, Whose Tire Is
Taken, Chases the Quar-
tet for Blocks.

Four well-known young men OF Ne
nosha came into the municipal court
this morning, all charged with petty
larceny in connection with the alleged
theft of an automobile tire from the
car of George Halves of South Sherl-
dan road on Tuesday night. Halves
had given the four stout chase when
he found them lifting a tire from his
car and secured the tire and achieved
arrest of the quartet as we'll.
One Pleads Guilty.
The four were Harry Werner, Mil
waukee avenue and North street, Har-
old Smith, R. F. D. No. a, John Lewand-
owski, Box 2, Racine avenue, and Char
les Irving, $40 Lake, avenue. When
arraigned in court this morning Smith
pleaded guilty to the charge of petty
larceny and was fined $25 and costs.
The others pleaded not guilty and their
case was continued to July "a for hear
ing, bonds set at $50 and furnished.
According to the, statements of a
police officer, the four young men had
been RECALLING themselves in a saloon
on Grand avenue opposite the Nash
ball park, a saloon which is out of the
jurisdiction of the police department
and located in the county.
Halves Was On the Spot.
George Halves at 1880 p. m. was
at the Nash ball park and had left his
GRcV8~ "a p eae re dsHde e s.ite
the park. Some one at that time came
to him and reported that a bunch of
young men were stripping spare tire
from his Chevrolet.
HAYES hurried to the place where
he had left his car. and, according to
the story told the police, arrived in
time to snatch his tire from the bunch
who had just cut it loose from it's
moorings in back of the car. Halves
was not content with securing his car
but asked the group to wait while he
called up the police office. When
Halves came from the telephone, the
young men and their Overland car had
disappeared,
Due to the fact that they were run
ming on three tires it was not difficult
to catch them and by midnight three
of the four, Smith, Werner and Lew
andowski, had been taken into the po-
lice office. Irving was arrested by
Assistant Chief Cyzak and Lawrence
Melbusch at 1:10 a. m. today.
One of the four is said to have ex-
planned to the police that when they
came out of the saloon they were en-
barressed by the fact that one tire
was no good, and helped themselves
jovially to the nearest one.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-19
I. w. w. Workers Go
to Port Arthur, Tex.

Los Angeles, Cal.-The majority of
the Industrial Workers of the World
at Los Angeles Harbor have been in
sthructed to go as rapidly as possible
to Port Arthur, Texas, where three
members Of the organization were said
to have been killed recently according
to information the police stated they
had obtained. Orders were said to
have been brought here from I. w. w,
headquarters in San Francisco for all
'foot-loose members" to start for the
Texas port.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-19
GIRLS IDENTIFY
YOUTH In COURT
Lloyd Fathers of Racine is
Bound Over on S0rdid
Charge After Hearing.
TO FACE COURT TRIAL

Looking very groomed and we'll
hammered and well-cared for, Lloyd
Fathers, of Racine, sat in the chair
in the municipal court Tuesday after
noon as defendant in an action brought
! by the state, an don the witness stand
facing him sat small acuser, a little
girl, who positively identified the youth
as one who on Monday, July 9, took
her and another child, also a girl, in
his Ford coupe to the island and took
/ indecent liberties.
The child, showing an intelligence
and alertness beyond her tender years,
! eyllaiHed that she had noticed the
name plate on the dash board and that
it read "Lloyd Fathers" The defense
counsel, Kearney, Jr., representing the
firm of Thompson, Meyers and Kear-
ney of Racine, admitted that the tes-
timony of the other child would be
to the same point and waived her tes-
timony. Chief Logan as witness told
of how the children, first one and then
another, had identified Fathers in the
police office, picking him out from a
half dozen young men ranged at ease
in the office. One of the children had
said further that she could identify
the youth she accused by his teeth
and pointed to a gold filling in
Fathers mouth.
Fathers Puts In AIibi
AS the little girls stated that the
offense had taken place about five
o'clock and that they were with Fathers
half hour and reached home at six
o'clock, the defense introduced an
alibi, trying to show that Fathers
could not have been in this city at
that hour, and that he was seen in
Racine. Rudolph Christensen of Ra-
cine, testified that he had seen Fathers
in Racine after five o'clock and before
five~thirty on the afternoon of July 8.
Fathers employer, Mr.. Justine, testi-
fed that the young man had made a
report to him at his house about ten
minutse after six o'clock, and a young
woman, Miss Shorn, who said that she
had "kept company" with Fathers since
November, 1922, testified that Fathers
was with her from six-thirty that night
until midnight. The last two wit
nesses testified that his behavior was
good, and the young woman said that
he had always behaved like a gem
tleman to her
Attorney Kearney conceded the fact
that an offense had been committed
but argued that the evidence was not
sufficient to show that Fathers was
the guilty person.
Judge Slater stated that the little
girls had no means of knowing the
exact time by the watch, found that
an offense had been committed and
that there was probable cause to be-
lieve the defendant guilty. He was
accordingly ordered bound over for
trial. Bonds were fixed at $4,000 and
the court asked that one surety in ad-
dition to the father of the defendant,
be furnished. Fathers is also under
bonds of $4,000 as he is still under
parole after being found guilty of
burglarizing, entering the home of
Fred Pabst before the latter became
sheriff.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-19
lKenoshan Made
Bird of a Catch

Kenosha anglers are chuckling over
the bird of a catch" made by ErEie
Nicolazzo, 50 Newell street, operator
at the Majestic Theatre, who with
Clarence Webb and Stanley BrouzloW-
ski, went on a fishing trip Tuesday to
the Fox River dam at Wilmot. They
were fishing for fish, but that is not
what they caught.
As the story goes Ernie was casting
off the dam hoping for some fish to
grab the hook. He got what he
thought was a nibble and pulled the
line in hurriedly. Imagine his surprise
when instead of fish he found he had
a full-grown king-fsher on the line.
The fishermen maintain that they
drew the bird in and after taking it
off the line, released it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-19
La Toilette Soon
Sails for Europe
(By Associated Press Leased wire)

Madison, Wis. - Senator Robert NJ
La Toilette will sail for Europe about
August / to study economic and labor
conditions in England, Germany, Den
mark and other countries, he an
nounced today. He will return to the
United States about October /. He
will be accompanied by Mrs. La Fol-
lette, their son, R. M. La Toilette, Jr.,
and Mr.. ana Mrs. Basil Manly of
Washington. This will be Senator
La Follette's first trip abroad,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-19
Presidents Party on
Board Ship Again

Seward, Alaska-President Harding
and three of his cabinet officers, hav-
ing visited the interior of Alaska for
five days, travelling more than 1000
miles and comforting at every oppor-
tunity with the people concerning
their problems, were today again a.
board the navy transport Henderson
here, awaiting their departure tomor-
row for Valdez.
Part of the presidents time after
his return here from Fairbanks was
occupied with fishing trip to the Rus
sian river while Mrs. Harding remain
ed on the Henderson in quiet.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-19
10000 CONCERN
ORGANIZED HERE
utomotive Finance Cor
poration Files Articles
of Incorporation.
EETS LARGE DEMAND
an to Do Automobile Fl
ouncing Business on a Large
Scale in KenOsha.

organization. of financing business
h capital stock of Sl05,OOo IN
nosha was made public today with
fling in the offices of the register
deeds Of the articles Of incorpora-
n of the Automotive Finance Cor
ration, a concern planning to do
neral business in the financing OF
tomobile sales in Kenosha and the
Joining territory. The lncorpora-
rs Of the new concern are named
w. A. Bell, Arthur H. French and
H. Lambrecht.
1t has been an open secret IN imam
al circles Of Kenosha for several
eeks that the new company was be-
organized. Among the stock
1lders are many of the most proml-
mt business men of the city,
Meets a Big Demand.
The articles of organization declare
lat the company is organized to oper-
,e in Wisconsin under the laws OF
lis state. Provision is made for the
irving on of all branches of auto
obile financing.
Such company mas long been de-
red in Kenosha, most of the motor
,alers here now being forced to deal
it'll either Chicago or Milwaukee
1ancing/ corporations. 1t is antlcl-
tied that the new company will be
elcomed in this city by dealers who
I'VE sought to keep their business in
is city if possible.
The stock of the company is divided
to 1000 shares of preferred per
mt cumulative stock at par value
500 share and 1000 shares of
mmon stock at par value of IS a
are. The preferred stock is subject
redemption at $110 a share plus
cumulated and unpaid dividends on
nuary /, 1925, or any any dividend
wing period thereafter.
Start Business Soon.
The company will have offices on
e second floor of the First National
nix building. A meeting of the stock
lders has been called for Thursday
ening for the purpose of drawing up
laws and of electing officers and
rectors. The organization of the
hpany will then be completed and
concern will be ready to begin
siness.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-19
FLOODS THREATEN
TO ENGULF PUEBLO
Arkansas and Fountain Rivers on Ram
pages with Pueblo, Colorado
Endangered.
by Associated Press Leased Wirel

Pueblo, Colo.-Rains late yesterday
and early last night caused a rise of
several feet in the Fountain and Ar
kansas rivers in this city and vicinity
but no serious damage has been re-
ported. Both rivers are lower again
today.
A cloudburst between Colorado
Springs and Bragdon caused the Foun-
tain river to go up about four feet.
Water pouring into the Arkansas
river from Dry Creek and several 9th
er creeks caused high water in the
Arkansas river but it was never near
the danger point. West of the city a
few sheds were washed away and some
Moss was reported to poultry.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-19
Start Business Soon.
) company will have off
EEK INDICTMENTS
CHARGING BUCKETING
I'm Burke, Former United States
Treasurer, VIII be One of the
Principal Witnesses.
v Associated Press Leased wire)

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
New York City Assistant District
torney Geraty today went before the
and jury to seek indictments charg-
g bucketing in connection with the
100000 failure of the brokerage
)use of Kardos and Burke.
John Burke, formerly treasurer of
lie United States, and three times
overnor of North Dakota, will be one
the principal witness. He was a
artner in the defunct firm.
Louis F. Karso, Jr., the other part
err, is said to be in Europe.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-19
Leader DenOunces
the Ku Klux Khan
(By Associated Press Leased wi-e.l

portant task in which the Ancient Or
der of Hibernians could engage at
present is wide exposure of the Ku
KIux Khan, President James Deery de-
elared today in his annual report at
the orders convention.
After sweeping attack on the khan
Deery declared that religious tolerance
was the keystone of liberty in Canada
and the United States and asserted
that the public should endow charac-
tiers of tolerance in all the universities
of the continent.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-19
Unidentified Youth
Killed at Racine
(By Associated Press Leased Wire

Racine, Wis.-An unidentified youth
was instantly killed by northbound pas
senger train on the North Western
railroad just north of the city yester-
day afternoon. A label inside the lads
coat bore the name of a Benton Har
Dor, Mich, clothier.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-19
KELLEFER IS SUSPENDED.

New York City - William Kellefer,
manager of the Chicago Cubs, today
was suspended for three days by John
A. Heydler, president Of the National
League, for his conduct in yesterdays
contest with the New York Giants
when the umpire called q balk on
Pitcher Osborne of the Chicago team.