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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20
THESE SMART NEW WORKERS.

A small town guy who wanted
to disprove the claim that you
can't fool the average New
Yorker" stood on busy New
York street corner some time
ago and offered to sell perfectly
good $40 bills for SIS. He begged
the big crowd that collected to
get these bargains, exhibited
the $40 bills and repeatedly as
sured everybody that the bills
were genuine. He didn't sell a
single note. "They think they
are so dar1med smart" was his
comment, as he went away.
TOODLES.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20
Evans Post to Dance

Robley D. Evans Post and Auxil-
larry, No. 4, American Legion, will
give a dance on Tuesday, April %,
at the Gavel Club, 721 Thirteenth
street northwest, for the benefit of
the organizations hospital and well
fare work
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20
Hotel Employees Win Suit for Back Pay
1IllElqRI)loSEEl}8.
~ BILL PRICE c 1Aa
THE RED HEAD LAD.

ne lei aEAD 1LADs
Little red head devil.
I'm announcing on the level,
You're . terror, that's mo- error.
For It's true.
Your gang Il too ferocious.
And their actions are atrociOus,
You're TO blame, but. just the same
like . Md like you.
Little red head gallant,
You've truly painful talent
For you're tough, and much too
When In . fight.
The ladies say you're awful,
That your pranks are far from law
full.
But you see. IL seems to me,
That you're just right.
Little red head gamcster,
It seems that you are bIAmed, sir.
BY many when there's any
Trouble near.
But your critics all are Jealous,
Fer they all were just ~ xeaIouss
In bygOne days, your shocking ways,
Were praCticed. never fear.
COLONEL BOB.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20

maybe you'll find something
more interesting in the above
than monkeying with crossword
problems" suggests the author.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20
NEW VETERANS HOSPITAL
TO BE IN MINNEAPOLIS

Location of new general hos.
pital at Minneapolis was announced
by the Veterans Bureau today
The War Department has trans
ferred 150 acres at Fort Shellie,
Mimi. to the Veterans RlaeSau for
the hospital site.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20
A GOOD MATH PROBLEM
TO SOLVE.

G. E. H., one of the best
known "math" readers Of this
column, springs this one and in
vites all math sharks to send
their answers to the editor, de-
claring that it is not "as easy
as it looks"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20
SOME TUMULT.

A suburban friend says that y
fire engine recently passed his
home about 2 q. m. and not only
reused the family but awakened
two sleeping pOrches I'm the rear
of the house" II. SMITH.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20
THE OPTIMIST.

They found a little courage,
That simmered In the sun;
They blended it with patience,
And just q spice of fun.
They poured In hope and laughter,
And then, with a sudden twist,
They stirred It all together,
And made an OPTIMIST.
FLORENCE n. HOAGLAND.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20
Tannenbaum to Speak Here

1.-THE Making Of a Professional
Criminal" will be discussed by
Frank Tannenbaum. prison reform
Or, At a meeting of the Penguins
at 1712 I street northwest, Wed
fMaDday night.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20

what number N exactly four
times as great ~ the number
Represented by the same digits
written In reverse order?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20
AT WESTERN HIGH.

Lots of people pay their
respects to the dead Uho
mont pay 1Ohat they op0e to
the living.
ARIZONA IKE.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-03
Count Salm Arrives
Finds Millicent Away

New York City Nj = Count
Ludwig Salm Won Hoogstraeten, who
arrived yesterday from Europe to see
the infant son of his countess, the
$4,000, 100000 Rogers heiress," is trying
to decide whether or not to follow her
to Palm Beach.
The former Millicent Rogers was not
at the pier with her young son to
greet her nobleman husband and his
mother. His brother, Count Otto
Salm, and customs officials were the
only persons to welcome him.
II have no knowledge of rumors in
reference to divorce" said the count,
"but if it should develop that a per-
manent separation is necessary, /
shall certainly demand the custody of
my infant son."
The count has never seen his son.
and explained that his mother, the
Countess Adolphine Salm, had come to
the United States to see her grandson
Whether my wife will accompany
me on my return to Europe, and
whether / shall return there, depend
upon future developments" He add
ed that he and his wife rad been
amicable until her return America,
when "she was SUBJECTED iaance
beyond my control"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-03

Christmas eve has not yet been de-
cided. There is some. sentiment in fa-
vor of abandoning it on account Of the
uncertainty of the weather, in which
case the singing of Christmas carols
on the streets is impractical if the
weather is near zero or very stormy.
In addition to the street decorative
scheme adopted by the Downtown
Business Mems association the clubs
publicity committee, headed by Dave
Korf, is putting up a number of "a
sheet Autographed posters or stands
at all the road entrances on the out
skirts of Kenosha calling attention to
the large and beautiful Christmas
stocks of goods carried by Kenosha
merchants, and urging early shopping.
A number of smaller sized Christ
mas shopping posters have also been
put up at conspicuous places about
the city.
On the north side the ! Washington
School Community will, as formerly,
have huge Christmas, tree sing Union
Park with an elaborate program around
iton Christmas Eve. The chorai mum.
bers are being arranged and choir
singing will be rehearsed for the event.
The tree and program will be spon-
sored by the Kenosha Advancement as
ISOLATION and all the schools of the
district are invited to participate. A
meeting is to be held early next week
to further complete details of the pro-
gram.
The West Side Promoters associa-
ton is not going to be behind in COM
munity Christmas observance. Edward
Peltier is chairman of a committee
named by the association to plan and
carry out program for. the Christmas
season and this committee is at work
on plans which will be ready for an
nouncement within few days. Form
erly this district has had community
Christmas tree, but this will be aban-
doned this year and some other unique
entertainment will be arranged.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-03

Here are two indicted as the CEN
trail figures in an amazing organized
bombing syndicate uncovered in
Chicago, which did regular BUSH
ness in blowing up houses for
Clients" at rate of about 5000 a
job. Above is Lena Schrock Rice,
2s-year-old daughter of an Ohio
farmer, who deserted her three chill
dren and turned fapper to enter the
ring. Below is the man for love of
whom she took this step, Fred Wam-
quist, alleged leader of the gang.
She has confessed and it is intimat-
ed that many prominent Chicagoans
will be involved before the investi-
cation ends.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-03
YULE TREES TO
Line STREETS
Downtown Business Men
PlaH Decorating With
Christmas Trees.
OTHER DISTRICTS PLAN

Kenosha's d o w nto.wn municipal
Christmas decorations will be more
elaborate this year than ever before,
according to announcement today by
officers of the Downtown Business
Mems association. Instead of one huge
municipal or community Chris tnas
tree the downtown business section
will this year BE decorated with ap-
proximately 800 Christmas trees OF
smaller but uniform size.
Various outlying business crgaaiza-
tions and some of the community GEN.
tiers are planning on community trees
| and Christmas exercises to be held
on Christmas eve. Programs are now
being arranged for the. Hub Business
district on the west side. by the West
| West Side Promoters association, and
on the north side by the Washington
| School Community district, with the
Kenosha Advancement association
sponsoring the movement.
1t is the plan of the downtown
association. to affix trees, each six
or seven feet in height, to each of
the decorative electric light posts in
| the downtown business district. Each
one will be strung with electric
Christmas lights. Half trees, or trees
with the foliage gone on one side,
will be used, and two will be put to-
| gether around each pot. Beaver
board placards, each bearing the hol-
iday legend, Merry Christmas" will
| be hung on each tree
A shipment of these trees, about
800 of them, is now on its way to Ke-
/ nosha from the northwoods Of Wis,
consin, and they are expected to ar
rive by the end of this week. They
will then be strung with lights and
they should be set up within another
week or ten days.
This decorative scheme viii be car
! ried out on Main street, from South
street to the river bridge, and on Wis
consin street, Park street and Market
/ square, west of Main street.
/ Last year Kencsha had one huge
municipal Christmas tree set up in
! Market Square, but it was decided to
have something different this year
i Whether there will be any united COM
munity or municipal program on
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-03
FERGUSON REPLIES
TO CRITICS OF MA
Former Texas Governor Asserts State
is to Lose $1,80O,OO0
Through Road Suit.

Austin, Tex.Tt--f> James E. Fer
guson today defended the acts of his
wife, Governor Miriam A. Ferguson,
in connection with the administration
of highway matters in Texas, which
precipitated agitation for a special
session of the legislature.
In a detailed statement, he asserted
that settlement. and judgment in court
in> the American Road company case
was not the victory for opponents of
the administration that they had
claimed. He charged Dan Moody, at
torney general who has clashed fire.
quently with the Fergusons, with en-
tering into a private agreement with
the road company, and stated that the
road company was permitted to go
"scot free" with a net profit of
100000 The state lost a like sum
through the agreement and with the
approval of the court.
The statement declared that if the
highway department had not been dis
turbed, the ROAD Nnany's profits
would have ekcs twenty five pei
cent.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-03
QUIZ KENOSHA
GIRL IN DEATH
Daughter of Staying Vic
tim Found Here by Mil
yankee Police.
SHE REFUSED TO TALK
Wife and Five RoOmers in
Moretta Home Held for
Further Questioning.

Corina Moretta, the 12-year-o1d
daughter of Joseph Moretta, the man
who was found slain in the cellar at
the Moretta home in Milwaukee yes
terday morning, was yesterday after
noon taken back from Kenosha to Mil
waukee by Milwaukee police for
questioning in the hope that she
could throw some light on the possi-
BILE causes Of the killing, The child
had been visiting in Kenosha at the
time Of the killing.
Desire of the Milwaukee police to
question the tie girl was melted by
an alleged statement attributed to her
as soon as the news Of her fathers
death reached her here, that she
knows who killed him. Further than
this statement .sthe child refused to
explain when she was later questioned.
She was not held by the police.
From the fact that Moretta's body
was found in the cellar among wine
casks at first led to the police theory
that he had been killed over the sale
of wine, but later investigation has
uncovered evidence tending to show
that Moretta was slain while asleep
in his home, and the body dragged
through the rooms and thrown down
the cellar stairs where 200 gallons of
clothing has been found, and blood
marks were traced across the floors.
A postmortem examination disclosed
that Moretta had been struck a series
of heavy blows, apparently with
club. These are believed to have been
administered as he slept. Members of
the family told police the body had
been found in the cellar early yester-
day morning, but they did not report
to the police until two hours later.
Milwaukee police in search of the
Moretta house discovered blood-soaked
clothing and bedding packed tightly in
pillow case and slowed away in a
closet, with other things piled over
the telltale evidence. They regarded
this as significant evidence.
Early Theory Discarded.
When evidence was discovered that
Moretta had been dubbed to death,
an earlier suspicion that his traffic in
the wine he had manufactured and
stored in his cellar had evolved into
a bootlegger's feud, was discarded. In
the opinion Of investigators two per-
sons plotted and committed the slay-
ing.
Mrs. Elizabeth Moretta, wife of the
slain man, and five roomers in the
Moretta home, have been detained by
the police for further questioning.
Corina. the child taken back from
Kenosha. was one of five Moretta chill
dren, ranging in ages from FIVE to Is
years, who sat all day in the offices
of the Milwaukee detective bureau
awaiting to be told what they should
do or where they should go. Mrs. Nor
eta said she and her son, Guido, Is,
found the body on the CELLAR stairs.
Two hours later Guido ran into CEN
trail police station and told of the
tragedy.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-03
CHECK FORGER
NOW IN JAIL
Leo Cohen of the Many
Aliases is Sent to House
of Correction.
THEN TO COME HERE

Leo Cohen, as he was known in Ke-
nosha, is now at the House of Correc-
tion at Milwaukee, whittier he was
sent from Beloit following convic-
tion on a charge of forgery. Cohen
drew a sentence of so days in the
Milwaukee workhouse.
Cohen was known under various
aliases, including Fred Price, Edward
Zimmerman and Bert Cohen.
At the conclusion of his Jail SEN
tence in Milwaukee, Cohen will be
turned over to the Kenosha police for
prosecution here. He is wanted in
Kenosha for the forgery of six checks
upon as many business men.
He also, while in Kenosha, rented a
car from the Ellis Rent-a-Car agency
and failed to return it. The car was
later found by a police officer,
abandoned on the street.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-03
Pinchot Still Hopes
for Hard Coal Peace

Clarion, Pa. l4.T - The situa-
ton in both the hard and soft coal
fields of Pennsylvania engrossed the
attention Sof Governor Pinchot today
as he continued his tour of the state.
He was still hopeful that his plan
for settlement of the anthracite sus-
pension would yet prove the means of
bringing the two sides together. At
the same time, the governor was con-
cerned over hte extension of low
freight rates to bituminous Goa pro-
duction districts outside the state, he
said.
While Mr.. Pinchot continued to
watch developments in the anthracite
suspension closely, it was Indicated he
might defer replying to the operators
refusal of his proposals until after
his return to Harrisburg next week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-03

EXTRA !!
FIND MINISTER SLAIN.
HUNT MYSTERY WOMAN
of Rev. Birkeland to Some
Subtle Poison.

Minneapolis, MIMI Com
WINGED that the death Of Rev. Knute
B. Birkeland was murder, police today
sought to account for the presence
of the retired Lutheran minister.
author and businessman in the I'M
tenanted duplex house where his body
was found late yesterday.
Efforts of the authorities were d.
rected largely in a search for woman
giving the name of Mae Reynolds, who
rented the apartment November 20,
saying she planned to open mas
sage parlor. That day she bought
some second hand furniture and in.
stalled it.
Dead from chloroform or some other
subtle poison, the body of the clergy
man was found fully clothed, his over
coat wrapped around him, stretched
out on two kitchen tables over which
had been placed folded quilt, white
bed sprea d and a sheet, A pillow
was under his head,
Rev. Birkeland, who was SO years
old, had been missing for week and
a wide ,earch for him had been in
stituted.
DR.. E. T. Bell of the pathology de-
partment, University Of Minnesota,
reported after post mortens exam
ination that choloform or ether I'M
doubtedly had caused death and Coro-
ner Seashore said it was not q case
Of suicide or accident.
On the mans cheek was a bruise, aud
police believe he vas probably lured
into car and slugged, taken to the
apartment and chloroforned. It was
dusk when he disappeared November
"a and he could have bean carried
into the building unnotaced, police
believe.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-03
WANTS BIDS ON
POSTALSTATION
p. O. Department Takes
Step Towards Accepting
Satisfaction Plan.
BETTER FACILITIES
Action Comes as a Result of
POstmaster's Request for a
Satisfaction Here.

Hopes for the opening Of new
postal substitution in Kenosha as an
adjunct of the Kenosha post Office,
were revived this morning when POST
master Charles L. Holderness received
authorization from the post Office de-
partment at Washington to advertise
for bids to rent such quarters in Ke-
nosha. Acting on this order he will
proceed at once to receive bids for
leasing quarters for a sub-station.
Several weeks ago Postmaster Hold
erness sent Communication to the
postmaster general suggesting that a
sub-stion located in the western part
of the city would do much to relieve
congested conditions here. At that
time a plan had been started for the
enlargement Of the present post Office
building, which in the opinion of the
postmaster would do little to relieve
conditions and at the same time would
act as a barrier against securing new
posi- office building in Kenosha.
Suggested Location.
In his report Postmaster Holderness
detailed how he had made investiga-
tions and found a building which was
located for postal sub-station and
could be transformed into q suitable
place for a postal substitution at nom
inal expense. This building was the
one formerly known as the offices Of
the Allen A company, having been
vacated by that firm when it took over
its new office building.
1t was explained that such SUBJ
M&nfTnY on,yIl houL1a Ahn onaSn nF
the parcel post mail from Kenosha i'm
asmuch as more than seventy-fve per
cent of it is from factories located
in that section of the city. This
would be accessible to the patrons of
the Office as well. The suggestion car
ried with it an idea that if a sub
station was established, the small
branch stations now located in that
district could be abandoned.
The order from he post office de-
partment, which was received this
morning, is the next step in establish
ing such a substitution. 1t explains
that under the regulations the depart
ment leases such buildings equipped
and sets forth a list Of the equipment
necessary. The people who have leases
to submit are to submit them on a
basis of furnishing this equipment.
George P. Reidenbach, post Office in
spector for this district, has been in
Kenosha for several days, making a
report on the project.
It is understood that if the govern
ment decided to establish sub
station here, it will undoubtedly give
up the plans for enlarging the present
post office building.
The order authorizes the postmas-
ter to receive bids for any buildings
which may be suitable for the purpose,
STIMULATING that there be 5000 square
feet of floor space.
It has been suggested that in the
event sub-station is established it be
called Southport Sub-station, thereby
referring to the old name of the
present city Of Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-03
Mitchell Court Gets
Warning by Howe

Washington, D. G. = ~, - Warn
ing was given today by Major Gem
eral Robert L. Howe, president of
the Mitchell court martial. that coun-
sci for prosecution and defense must
hereafter protect all witnesses from
questions" and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
irrelevant, insulting and improper
questions" and from ''harsh or insult
Ing treatment"
In opening the court, General Howe
read from the manual of courts mar
tial, the regulations for the treat
ment of witnesses and sternly ordered
al Of those present to take notice"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-03
Operation Mutilates
White House Officer

Washington, D. C. - ~. - An
attempted oper. tion to mutilate Paul
A. McDuffie, a White House police
nan, was disclosed here early today
when McDuffie walked into hospital
suffering from loss of blood.
McDuffie told hospital attendants
that he was stopped while on his
way home last night by several sol
diers who declared one of their num-
Der had been robbed.
He accompanied therl into an-alley
he said, and later into house. en-
route taking one drink.
He said he vaguely remembered one
of his companions was engaged in
a fight in the house, but did not re-
alize his own injuries until he reached
home.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-03
M Arthur Died from
Fall, Court is Told

Jacksonville, Ca. y. George
Rafferty's description Of the circum.
stances undtr which Archibald Me-
Arthur, aged DodgeviIle Wis, re-
cluss viii him his fortune to the ex-
clusion Of Rafferty's relatives, held
the attention IF the court here today.
Rafferty, said McArthur's last ILL
ness YVES caused by fall in q Jack
sonville park. Relatives are attempts
ing to break The will.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-03

A former plasterer at NANNY
sold a country club site t an ex-
Pullman porter who turned around
an sold it t an erstwhile painter,
who later solo it t. retired hod-
carrier, who in turn sold it Z Teller
from tn middle west. so it's no won
der theirs shortage O. help in Flori-
: Wher wuz all tn money when
we drove a horse an buggy?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-24
SCIENCE -
LONG WAR

ENTOMOLOGY is tho science
IL Of studying insects. Untl
recen, years scientists who were
seen with nets and magnlfyinc
glasses catching and observing
insects wcrc tho objects OF many
jokes. Today. II Is known tina,
entomologists are performing tho
most important work in mans
struggle for existence.
The chef worlo agency in ap.
Piled entomology Is the United
state department OF agriculture.
This bureau employees over 400
scientific men. They use every
method known 10 science In
fighting insects, However. the
bureau believes that the mos,
effective way OF fighting them
is 70 use other insects.
Tho catcrpillars OF the gypsy
moth multiplied until they caused
enormous damage. This one bat.
tie agnins, the gypsy moth has
been going on for 80 years. A
number OF insects that prey upon
thu mother have been introduced
and II now looks as tho the sci.
cntists had tho better Of this
particular argument. However.
the department OF agriculture
says that in general the victory
thus far goes 20 the insects.
They find that man has lost
more fights than he has won.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-24
BY +. G. ORR

Switzerland. upou Miss Ateher
SONS accomplishment Ia tho
next few years fominis,s arc bas'
ing many Of their hopes for
larger opportunities IN the dipio-
maiir field
Miss Atrhers0n entered tho
ranks ia 1899 by passing the dip.
lomatic seryic" examinations, she
il 81, an 4. H. u Smith College.
native Of Columbus. Ohio. pos
scSsed OF a charming personality
and stands high IN the estimation
~ officials az The state depart
msnt. whore She haa been with
the Latin American division for
Two years Her place in switZrr
land. fGy which she sails IN June,
wlll give her salary Of $4,000.
Miss Anderson. az the FIRST
woman diplomat. r. beSsiRc1
with interylcwcrs who want her
20 talk about her work. This
ahc refuses 20 do, because Il Is
not according TO the policy OF
the stats department"
As she goes 20 her pos, In
Switzerland. another woman.