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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-17
BULLETIN.

(By Associated Press Leased Wirel
Washington, d. C.-Minister
Schurman reported to the state de-
partment today that no progress
was being made in negotiations
between the Chinese authorities
and the bandit leaders for the re-
lease of Americans and other
foreigners held captive in Shan
tung. The minister said there
were indications that the negOtia-
tions might drag indefinitely.
The dispatch made no reference
to reports that certain of the pris-
oners had been killed, but said
reports had reached Minister
Schurman from Consul Davis at
Using Tau that the bandits had
transported their prisoners furth-
er into the mountains to the main
bandit headquarters. The consul
said the action had followed a con-
ference among the bandit leaders.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-17
No Report on
O'Hare Hearing

Efforts were made today to secure a
report from the state board of control,
in charge of the penal institutions of
the state, as to what action was taken
on Wednesday at the regular meeting
regarding the appeal of Owen O'Hare,
former chief of police of Kenosha, for
a parole. O'Hare is now serving a
two and half year sentence at the
state prison and having completed one
half of the sentence is eligible to par
ole. At Madison it was stated that the
board of control had as yet made no
announcement regarding what action
would be taken on the appeal.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-17
AMENDS AND KILLS
CHILD ACTOR BILL
Assembly Adopts Amendment to the
Titus Bill and Then by Vote of
so to % Kills Measure
(By Associated Press Leased Wire)


Madison, Wis. - The assembly to-
day amended and then killed the Titus
senate bill placing the employment of
children in the theatrical industry I'M
der the supervision of the industrial
commission. AS it came from the SEN
ate the bill would have prohibited the
appearance of all children under IA
years of age in shows and public en-
tertainments. The assembly adopted
its labor committees amendment elm
mating the age feature. After some
debate it then killed the bill, so to
%.
The Grain bill authorizing the board
of control to acquire lands in Mar
quette county as a site for limestone
fertilizer plant to be maintained in
connection with the state prison was
killed without a record vote. The bill
carried an appropriation of 100000.
The committeet on municipalities bill
repeating the appropriation for the
Door county experiment. station also
was killed. The Titus senate bill APP
propriating $4,000 for new buildings
for the Hancock experiment station
was passed to third reading. The as
sembly engrossed the Holly bill en-
powering municipalities to operate ele-
vators, warehouses and cold storage
plants and to buy and sell agricultural
products.
The senate bill prohibiting the
wearing Of masks in public places and
adding two members to the university
board of regents were concurred in and
sent to the governor, The Koenigs
bill prohibiting the teaching of for
eign languages in all public schools
except the university was killed with
out debate.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-17

pansion and development then the
state should not adopt a policy of
overtaxation.
Ihese bills propose repeal Of the
personal property Offset" asserted Al
ford. "The Severson bill would re-
peal the Offset in part, vile the Dahl
bill would repeal it entirely. Both
measures would repeal the mill taxes
lon general property for the support
OF educational institutions.
Il am not in favor of the policy re-
leasing general property from mill
taxes. 1t is claimed these bills are To
relieve the farmers and small home
owners. Let US see.
The best data on the subject shows
that repeal of the mill taxes would
mean a reduction of about S1.24 on
each $1,000 of real estate.
Centering Burden.
This would represent a saving of
from 81 to Sc to the average farmer or
individual. And at what a price? You
would shift the burden from a very
large class of taxpayers to a smaller
class and SO increase the burden of the
latter class that it would scarcely bear
up under the load.
"That isn't the way to develop Wis
consin industrially, rather it's the wav
to set the state back"
Mr.. Afford pointed out that people
who earn money have more than taxes
to pay.
every day they are asked to sub
scribe to charities and this amounts
sometimes to very large sums-all be-
cause person has made money" he
declared
Not Seeking to Evade Taxes.
The Kenosha man was closely ques-
toned by Speaker Dahl of the assem-
bly, and replying to the direct ques-
ton of the speaker Mr. Afford said
that he did not consider a four per
cent tax on corporations excessive but
added that he did not believe that any
individual rate should go above seven
per cent.
Dahl declared after the address of
Mr.. Afford that the rates in his bill
could be reduced to meet the new con-
ditions surrounding industry in the
state. Senator Severson who also has
a tax bill pending in the legislature
declared that the rates in. his bill
could also be pared in order to meet
the new conditions
Mr.. Afford emphasized the fact that
both bills stood out as an attack on
the personal property Offset and he
held hat the repeal of this clause of
the existing law would largely in
crease the burden of taxation on all
industry in the state.
Urge Study of Tax Problems.
L. A. Lecher of Milwaukee and F.
H. Clausen of Horizon who appeared
against the bills presented, both urg-
ed that more time be given to the
study of the tax problem declaring
that it was impossible in the time
that had beeh given to the question to
make the investigations necessary to
furnish information on which to frame
a taxation measure which would be
fair to the varied interests of the
state.
The amendments submitted by Dahl
would have reduced the rates on cor
porations from six to four per cent
and would have left the personal
rates ranging from one per cent to
ten per cent.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-17
GEORGE JAY GOULD
DIED in FRANCE
Member of Famous Family of Amer
lean Financiers Died at Mentone
Early This Morning.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire

Mentone, France = George Jay
Gould, the American financier, who has
been i'll here for some time, died at
O'Clock this morning.
Mr.. Gould was stricken with pneu-
monia at his villa on March 20. For
several days his condition remained
critical but he then rallied and on
April 8, was said to be out of dan
ger. Three weeks later he suffered a
relapse and on May took a turn for
the worse.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-17

u. s. ATTORNEY
DIES in MILWAUKEE
Edward w. Miller, Recently Named to
the Office Dies as Result of
Accident in Elevator.
(By Associated Press Leased wire)

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Milwaukee, Wis.-Edward w. Miller,
United States district attorney for the
eastern district Of Wisconsin, died at
o'clock last night as a result of COM
plications arising from concussion of
the brain, sustained when he was
thrown to the floor in an elevator ac-
cident in the federal building on May
z. Mr.. Miller, who was years old,
took Office on February 81, last.
Mr.. Millers condition had been con-
sidered favorable by attending ply
sicians until yesterday morning, when
a hemmorrhage developed.
Mr.. Miller was born in Florence,
Wis, on August Z, 1884. His par
ents moved to Marinette where he
graduated from high school. In 1907
he was graduated from the University
of Wisconsin after which he practiced
law He served eight years as dis
trict attorney of Marinette county.
He was a Republican.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-17
Croker Wedding is
Alleged Illegal
by Associated Press LEASED Wire)

Dublin The aIIegatlon that MIS-.
Bula Croker was already married
when she went through the marriage
ceremony with the late Richard Croker,
Tammany Hall chieftain, was made in
the court of appeals here today on
behalf of Mrs. Ethel c. White, of Ce-
darhurst. N. r., in connection with the
litigation over the Croker will.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-17
BULLETIN.

(By Associated Press Leased Wirel
Shanghai-The strong force of
bandits entrenched in the hills
back of Lincheng where they are
holding their foreign prisoners,
are contemplating a possible at
temRt n kidrars pa 80 ~ foreign
ere al E&o 9chwing Va en- have
been negotiating for the release of
the prisoners captured on the
Shanghai-P eking express May 6,
according to advices brought here
today from Lincheng.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-17
By Associated Press Leased Wire)

Los Angeles.-An attempt by Upton
Sinclair, author, to conduct an outdoor
meeting at Liberty Hill last night, by
reading aloud the preamble to the con
stitution of the United States, was in
terrupted by Chief of Police Louis D.
Oaks, who broke up the gathering and
escorted Sinclair and three companions
to a waiting automobile and the ma
chine was rolled away to destination
unknown early today The action of
Chief Oaks came as climax to efforts
by Mr.. Sinclair, his brother-in-law Hun
ter Kimbrough, Prince Hopkins and
Hugh Hardyman to obtain a permit
from. the Los Angeles authorities to
conduct meeting at Liberty Hill
where assemblies were prohibited
since the strike of the marine transport
workers, branch of the Industrial
Workers Of the World, has been under
way.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-17
UNIVERSITY OFFERS
REWARD OF $4,000
University Trustees Seek to Clear Up
Mystery Surrounding Fate of
Leighton Mount.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire,

Chicago A reward of $4,000 was
offered today by the trustees of North
western University at the request of
Dr.. Walter Dill Scott, president of the
institution, for definite information
that would clear up the mystery sur
rounding he disappearance of Leigh
ton Mount, a freshman who disap
peared September 81, 1921, after class
rush.
Throughout two inquiries that were
conducted by the staff of Robert E.
Grove, states attorney, and the grand
jury, since the finding of a skeleton
accepted by authorities as that of
Mounts, three theories have been adj
vanced, murder. voluntary disappear
ance and suicide.
The investigation apparently has
become a tangled network of testi-
mony witnesses contradicting each
other and what seemed to be pronis-
ing leads failing to result in tangible
evidence after thorough investiga-
ton.
Students Back University.
Eight hundred students of North
western University at chapel meet
ing called by the student council to-
day unanimously adopted a resolution
of unqualified support of and conf
dence in President Walter Dill Scott
and expressing disapproval of methods
of investigation of the disappearance
of Leighton Mount, a freshman in
1921.
The resolution was drawn up by
the student council and presented by
James Paterson, an athlete and popu-
lar student.
In short address. Paterson declar-
ed that the administrative officers
and the student body were being MA
ligned lied about and severely cen
sured" when beyond all doubt all that
the university sought was the truth
in the case, and that an effort was
being made to make President Scott
a victim.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-17
DANCER INDICTED AGAIN.

Nby Associated Fress Leased Wrel
New York City.-Evan Burrowes Fon-
tame, dancer, and her mother, Mrs.
Florence A. Fontaine, were re-indicted
by the Rock Island county grand jury
today for perjury in connection with
Miss Fontaines $1,O00,OOO breach of
promise suit against Cornelius Van
derbilt Whitney.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-17
CHICAGO FIREMEN INJURED.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire

Chicago Three firemen were in
jured and five negro employees of the
G.. and G. Spring and Bumper Works
were overcome by smoke in fire ear
ly today that destroyed the firms
pl>pt here at an estimated loss Of
81 70
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-17
LEGION WASHES ITS HANDS.

by AssOClaleu Ftess Leased Wlrel
Indianapolis Alvin Owsley, ma
tional commander of the American
Legion, in statement today declared
he desired TO remove the impression
that the Legion is connected in any
respect" with the Jack Dempsey Tom
Gibbons heavyweight championship
match to be held at Shelby. Mont,
Inlv 4th.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-17
Break Up Meeting
Staged by Sinclair

by Associated Press Leased Wire)
Los Angeles, Cal.-Upton Sinclair,
novelist and Socialist, is under ar
rest by Los Angeles police on
charges of unlawful assembly and
suspicion of criminal syndicalism,
it was announced today by Chief of
Police Louis ID. Oaks. Oaks APP
peared at the police headquarters
after having taken Sinclair and
three others into custody at San
Pedro last night, but gave no init
nation as TO where the arrested
men were taken.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-17
4 !.
REPORT CAPTIVES
SLAIN BY BANDITS
Three Are Declared to Have Been
Hurled from Cliff in an Effort
to Impress Foreign Consuls.
BULLETIN.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Peking-With the governments
consent, Minister of Communica-
tions WI Yu Lin, and General
Yang Itch, have proceeded to the
stronghold of the brigands as hos
tages in order to obtain the release
of the foreigners held captive.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-17
DENVER ELECTS MAYOR.

Denver, Colo. Benjamin F. Slap
elton, former postmaster, was yester-
day elected mayor by plurality of
6.13o over Dewey G, Bailey. incumb-
ent
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-17

burden of taxation upon the indus
tries of the state.
Urges Against Unfair Policy.
Mr. Afford declared that if Wiscon-
SIN places any value on industrial ex-
Milford chronicle., 1923-12-21
BULL ASSOCIATIONS
BUILD PURE.BRED HERDS

Delaware needs bull associations
So say the thinking dairymen of the
State, who are convinced that pure
breds pay and that the use of bulls
owned comparatively in bull assOcia-
tions is the most economical method
of building pure-bred herds.
The value of a bull association in
promoting a breed of dairy cattle in a
community and in making possible the
profitable selling of surplus stock is
fOrcibly demonstrated in the expert
ence of Potter county farmers in
Pennsylvania.
About four years ago a group of
Ayrshire breeders in Potter county
organized a bull association. AT that
time there were only four pure-bred
Ayrshire herds in the county. Hol-
stein pure-bred herds numbered twen-
ty-five. With the establishment Of the
Tyrshire Bull Association, a rapid ex-
pansion in pure breds began to take
place. Today there are about eighty
farms with pure bred Ayrshire, an in
crease of 1000 per cent in four years.
Although the Holsteins have shown a
growth also, the pure-bred herds now
number 1875, an increase of 500 per
cent, as compared to the 1000 per cent
increase in Ayrshires. This demon
strates clearly the value of a bull as
sociation in expanding pure breds in
a community.
This association was ''the first Ayr
shire bull association in America" and
bears that name. It is made up of
seven blocks, each block or group of
farmers owning pure-bred sire back
ed by good production records. AS
result of the organization and expan-
sion of the breed, quantity of sur
plus breeding stock has been raised
ind has been marketed at good prices
n carload lots. Buyers now come to
Potter county with the assurance of
a good choice of well-bred
Ayrshires in sufficient numbers to
make car lot shipments.
Milford chronicle., 1923-12-21
DOVER'S new THEATRE OPEN
RemOdeIed And Enlarged Opera
House Dedicated Last Night.

The remodeled Dover Opera House
was formally dedicated last night with
ceremonies fitting the opening of the
beautiful playhouse. A large number
of prominent business men from Do
yer and surrounding towns were en-
tertained at dinner at the Hotel Rich
ardson previous to the opening SER
vices. The owner and manager of the
theatre is George M. Schwartz, who
formerly owned the Palace Theatre in
Milford. The new Dover Opera House
has been very materially enlarged and
made modern in every respect. The
main floor has been lowered to con-
form with lines used by all modern
and mezzanine floors and
balconies of ample proportions are
provided. Rest rooms are located on
the mezzanine floor. The exterior front
of the theatre is modelled after lines
very much like the Plaza Theatre in
The interior decorations are
beautifully blended and make a pleas
ing atmosphere into which to enter.
The opening of Dover's new playhouse
assures the people Of that town of a
place large enough for the holding of
all political conventions and other
of a public nature. This
mas been needed badly for years. The
Chronicle felicitates Manager
Schwartz on the opening of his new
playhouse.
Milford chronicle., 1923-12-21
FARMERS CAUGHT in
TURKEY PRICE DROP
At The Annual Poultry Sale Al
Frederick The Fowl Dropped
To Low Levels Of Prices.

Turkey prices took a tumble at the
annual poultry sale at Frederick last
week, and growers of turkeys saw
their hopes of receiving fancy prices
for their birds go up in dreams. The
drop in the market was unlocked for
and came as a great surprise to the
hundreds of growers who y brought
their turkeys to the boat landing for
sale. The prices paid for turkeys were
lower than for years past. In fact, the
highest grade sold for much lower
prices. The farmers had killed their
turkeys and were compelled to sell
them at the prices offered. Some few
took them home and said that they
would dispose of them elsewhere.
Some of the fowl found their way to
Milford market this week where they
were sold at 35 cents a pound dry
picked. At Thanksgiving the prevail
ing price for turkeys in Milford was
As cents to so cents pound alive.
Predictions are made this week
here that all the turkeys needed to
supply this community will be avail
able at prices ranging not higher than
forty cents a pound alive. In fact,
many of the dealers have offered the
fowl at that price with but few buy
ers presenting themselves.
Milford chronicle., 1923-12-21
MILFORD EMERGENCY HOSPITAL

Mrs. Clarence Jarrel of FELTON, who
underwent an operation on Thursday
December 18th, is doing as nicely as
can be expected.
Mrs. Luther ]. Chambers of FELTON,
who was receiving treatment at the
hospital for several days has returned
to her home.
The many friends of Clarence o.
Bradley will be glad to know that he
is resting comfortably.
Among those still receiving treat
ment at the hospital are: Ellie Rey-
nOlds of Bridgeville, Mrs. Samuel Gra-
ham of Greenwood and Robert Ewing
of Bowers Beach.
Thomas Cubbage of Goldsboro, Nd,
who has been a patient in the hospital
for several weeks is doing nicely.
The following patients have return
ed to their homes: Mrs. Colby Harris
of Wyoming, and daughter, Sara Brad
ley of Hurlock, Md, Herbert Won Cor
res of Harrington and Jennings Cor
dy of Seaford.
We wish to express our apprecia-
tion of the donations received, dur
ing the past month, consisting of veg
etables, fruit, canned fruit, jellies
and magazines.
Milford chronicle., 1923-12-21
TOLD IN A FEW LINES

There will be no meeting of the
Christ Church Guild the week of De-
cember 2Srd.
Laws school will give a Christmas
cantata on Friday evening, December
21st, at o'clock. Everybody is inyit-
ed and welcome.
Mrs. George Davis who only last
week moved to her new home on
North Walnut street, fell down stairs
on Saturday night and broke two
bones of her left wrist. The fracture
was reduced Immediately.
The Faithful Circle of Kings
Daughters will meet with Mrs. VIM.
V. Sipple, Jr., on Thursday, January
3rd, at three o'clock. A full attendance
is requested by the president as it is
the annual election of officers.
A Christmas "Songologue" entitled
"The Message of the Christmas Bells"
will be rendered at Faith Methodist
Protestant Church, on Sunday, De-
cember 2Srd, at p. m. This will be
very interesting service and everybody
is invited to attend. The quarterly con-
ference will be held at the church on
Saturday, December 22nd, at 2 p. m.
The December meeting of Cedar
Grove, District No. III, Parent Teach
er Association, will be held in the
school house on Friday, December 21,
at 1880 p. m. A Christmas program
will be rendered by the school, after
which the scholars will be rendered
their Christmas treat. After the busi-
ness meeting a social hour will be en-
joyed by all.
Milford chronicle., 1923-12-21
SAYSOUR SENATORS WET
Strong Statements And RecOmmen-
datiOns AT Sessions Of Grange.

The members of the State Grange
are unafraid and squarely face the
problems of administration of laws, by
recommending that the authorities
meet lawbreakers with drastic meas
ures. Jefferson Cooper, of ChesWold,
Del, who is an officer of the State
Grange, advocated in his report at the
late session of that body, drastic ac-
tion in the enforcement of the pro-
hibition laws. He said enforcement
should have the unfaltering support of
every member of the Grange. He also
advocated that foreign born people
engaged in breaking the laws, should
be deported back to their native lands.
He charged that each of the United
States Senators from Delaware, mis-
represented the State in the matter of
prohibition; that they both were "wet"
in their sympathies and averments.
He said that this was your mistake
and my own mistake as we'll, that we
are represented in the United States
Senate by two wet Senators.
He stated that the 1865 members of
the Grange in Delaware stand for en-
forcement of all laws.
The annual reports showed a large
and growing business IN cooperative
buying and Milford Grange alone re-
ported $4,000 of such business for
the year.
All the oranges reported renewed
in grange work and three in
Sussex county namely, Georgetown,
Coolspring and Milford reported build
ing new halls during the year.
officers were not elected this year
they having been elected last year for
.Wo years.
Milford chronicle., 1923-12-21
LOWER DEATH RATE
SHOWN In DELAWARE

Delaware is making long strides to-
wards lowering the tuberculosis death
rate, but at the same time cancer, so
far from getting under control, is be-
coming a greater menace.
Concerted efforts of local, State and
Federal authorities have driven the
mortality curve down in the great
white plague, year by year, until the
death rate is radically under what it
was four years ago, but the toll taken
by cancer is larger than it was then.
In the year 1922, 273 persons, or
1879 of every 100000 residents of
Delaware, died of tuberculosis. In the
same year cancer and related malig-
mana tumors accounted for 211 deaths,
or 92.4 for every 100000 population.
Four years ago, in 1919, the fatality
rate from tuberculosis in Delaware
was 1885 per 100000 population, and
from cancer only 86.1 per 100000. The
rates in the intervening years were:
1920, tuberculosis, 146; cancer, 1874;
1921, tuberculosis, 140.5; cancer, 79.1.
Delaware illustrates the general
trend throughout the United States
of these two great scourages. Figures
announced by the Department of Com
merce from complications made by the
bureau of the census show that 90,452 |
deaths were due to tuberculosis and
80,92S to cancer in the year 1922 in !
the entire death registration area Of /
the United States. Cancer is gaining,
and consumption is falling before the
attacks of medical science.