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Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-03

Jack St. Ledger, who returned to Seward last evening from a business trip to Anchorage, in connection with the Bureau of Mines department, will leave tomorrow on the Admiral Wat son for Homer, Kachemak Bay dis trict. MT. St. Ledger is in the coal mining business at McNeil's Canyon, Kachamak Bay.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-03

Wm. Patterson, proprietor of the City Express, left on this mornings train for Anchorage where he will enter the hospital for an X-ray exam ination.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-03
Mrs. E. A. Williams Injured
 In Fall On Icy Sidewalk

Mrs. E. A. Williams, former Seward resident, slipped on an icy sidewalk lat Anchorage this morning, breaking small bones in an ankle, according to a telephone message received by the Gateway Mrs. Williams, wife of the Alaska Railroad conductor, moved to Anchorage a few weeks ago.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-03

A special meeting has been called for this evening at the fire hall to which all members of the organization are asked to make special efforts to attend. The principal business of the evening will be completing plans for the annual New Years Eve
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17
EIX,I'RA !.
INSURGENTS GIVEN
HEARING I'm CONGRESS
Tax Legislation Laid Aside Long
Enough to Discuss Spanking
Given Wisconsinites.

Washington, D. c. - { } - The
tax reduction bill was put aside Tor
while in the house today while that
publican majority in placing the in
surgents at the bottom of the commit
tee lists. After approving the action
without prior debate, the membership
decided to talk it over and Represen-
tative Garrett, the Democratic leader,
asserted the Republican leaders were
Furnishing some of the insurgents for
standing for the principles of Abra-
ham Lincoln"
When Mr.. Garrett declared he could
offer no comfort to the punished Re-
publicans" Representative Frear of
Wisconsin, one of the insurgents,
fastened to declare the group would
be cable to take care Of itself in fu-
ture."
Mr. Garrett asserted the amendment
to the rules regulating discharge of
committees from considering legisla-
ton, a vote on which was made a test
OF party regularity, was framed in
reality to block vote on tariff revi-
sion.
Representative Tilson of Connecti-
cut, the Republican leader, replied the
majority had organized the house so
that the majority could direct the
work for which it was held respon-
sible. The insurgents, ne said, cleft
us in the time of our need in cleo
ton"
eve have not placed these men in
key positions where party policies are
determined" he said. ''That would be
an injustice to the people of the coun-
try who placed the Republicans in
power"
Representative Tincher, Republican,
Kansas said the action on the dis
charge RUE was justified if the Demo-
Gratis were to have taken advantage of
it to force tariff cut.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17
SOVETSKY is GIVEN z
SENTENCE TO PRISON
Man Who Escaped Prosecution in Wis-
consin is Melted Out Punish-
ment in Illinois.

Chicago, III. - { y - After be-
ing saved from prosecution on a
charge of receiving stolen property in
Wisconsin when Governor Small Of IL
linois refused to grant an extradition
warrant, John Sovetsky was sentenced
to one to ten years in the penitentiary
on similar charge today after mo-
ton for new trial was overruled. A
three-day stay Of execution was
granted pending an appeal.
Sovetsky was convicted Of receiving
clothing valued at $1,000 stolen from a
Chicago store, the goods being found
in raid on Sovetsky's barn. At the
same time nearly 100000 worth of
apparel was found, of which $4,000
worth was later identified as part Of
the loot obtained in warehouse rob-
berry in Green Bay, Wis.
Immediately after the raid Sovetsky
was indicted in Wisconsin on charge
Of receiving stolen property, but es~
capped prosecution when extradition
papers for him were refused in IlIi-
nois. Later, he was indicted here on
four counts.
The conviction on which Sovetsky
was sentenced today was the first of
the four charges against him. The re-
naming three charges were dismissed
with leave to re-instats on motion Of
the states attorney. -
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17
S0ls Tn Cicero
Finds Dads Car
Stolen In KenOshu

Did Providence pursue the thief
who dared to steal an automobile
while its owner was attending a
church service and lead him to place
where che car was quickly discovered,
or was it just series of strange CO.
medicines which resulted in the find
ing of the automobile of A. B. Ames
of South Sheridan road at Cicero re-
Gently?
Those questions were raised when it
was learned this morning how the car
had been recovered. The automobile
was stolen last Wednesday night; it
had been left parked in front of the
Park Avenue M. E. church while Mr.,
Ames was attending the mid-week
prayer service there.
Mr.. Ames wrote his son, Kenneth
Ames, who is chemical engineer at
the Western Electric company's plant
at Cicero, telling of the theft. The
son during the noon hour the next day
happened to walk by the Hawthorne
hotel at Cicero and glancing at the
cars parked there, noticed one
strangely like the one stolen from
his father. He notified the Cicero po-
lice who watched the car for hours.
but no one came to claim it.
It has now been turned over to the
insurance company for adjustment of
the loss of its use for the time that
it was in the hands ~of the thief. 1t
is thought that some thief took the
car, parked at the Cicero hotel for
dinner, and when he discovered that he
was being watched abandoned it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17
STATE RAIDERS
GET EVIDENCE
Raid Saloon at Brighton
Get Moon from Math
Jackly Place.
ORDERED INTO COURT

Kenosha county received another
pleasant visit from state raiders on
Tuesday afternoon. They left their
calling cards at but one place, how
ever. The saloon of Mathew Jackly
in the town of Brighton was raided
and quart bottle of moonshine,
partly full, was seized as evidence and
brought back to state prohibition head
quarters at Milwaukee.
Jackly will be served with state
warrants charging violation of the
state prohibition law and these war
rants will be served on him by Sheriff
Frank Willems this afternoon. Jack
ly will be arraigned in municipal
court probably on Thursday, according
to District Attorney Lewis Powell.
The place operated by Jackly has
a Class "a" permit, and the action
taken against this saloon followed the
receipt of large number of COM
plants by prohibition enforcement
officials about the Jackly saloon be-
ing operated "wide OPEN"
The state raiders entered the saloon
late Tuesday afternoon. The squad
consisted of State Deputies Robert
Fuller, Carl Henning, F. B. Laabs and
Thomas Kingston. They found a
quart bottle of moonshine whiskey
standing on work bench beside the
bar. Behind the bar was Math Jack
Fly. Fuller and Henning seized the
bottle and turned to Jackly.
'You have it all now" the owner
said.
The evidence was taken to Mil
waukee and District Attorney Lewis
Powell was notified.
Whether the action taken by the
state raiders here may or may not
result in federal paddock actions was
not indicated. Under new interpre-
tation of the paddock clause in the
Volstead act federal injunctions may
be invoked without an arrest, and
even without evidence of repeated
violations of the liquor laws. One
affidavit is enough.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17
TELLS ON WE;
HE IS ARRESTED
Police Begin Investigation
of J. NJ. Burgett's At
fairs in Town.
BOTH ARE IN CUSTODY.

Because he told on his wife, and
partly because she told on him, Jacob
Milton Burgett, %, of 8O2 Park street,
is today playing solitaire on his cot in
the city lookup.
Monday evening about half past
seven o'clock, Burgett called the po-
lice by telephone, and asked them to
be on the lookout for his wife, Hazel
Naomi Burgett, giving description OF
the woman, who lis unusually pretty
He said that his wife had walked out
of the house an hour before, taking
her baggage with her as if she intend
ed to stay away. Burgett said that
he asked where she was going and
that she replied, graphically, "You'C
be surprised" The man said that il
was possible that she intended tt
commit suicide, and that she had tried
this several time before, and he did
not want to be responsible for any
thing that might happen, he added.
It was not hard to locate Mrs. Bur.
gett for she entered the police sta
ton of her own accord Tuesday even
ing. She said that she had come tc
get warrant for her husband on the
charge of assault and battery. The
police informed her that the place tt
get warrant was in court, but in the
meantime they questioned her, ant
learned that she was the "maybe sui
eide LADY," and too pretty to go ou
that way.
She was detained while Detective
McCluskey went out to the place OF
Park street where Burgett lives anC
took him into custody on the chargt
of suspicision, following various state
ments made by the wife.
Each Charges the Other.
Mrs. Burgett said that her HUSBAND
was wanted in Clinton, Iowa, by thu
police of that city. Burgett for hi
part made charges against his wife
Mrs. Burgett again on her side, tolt
Mrs. Mcneil of the police service blu
reau that her husband had failed tt
support her, and said she was receiv
ing money from her own family. il
Iowa. She said that she had had I;
high school education and had haC
two years at Columbia College, Iowa
and had been in training as nurse
Her language was that of person O.
refinement and education.
The pair, the police say, seemed odd
! ly assorted, and because it was diff
cult to check upon their two stories a
once, both were held in custody to flint
out the true background of the case.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17
DOUNIER Is NAMED
FINANCE MINISTER
Radical Socialist Leader Announces
Acceptance After Interview
With BRAND.

Paris.-( .)-Senater Paul Doumer,
radical Socialist, was appointed min
lister of finance today. After confer
ence with Premier BRAND, the senator
announced that he would accept the
portfolio. 1t was said in generally
well informed circles that the premier
was greatly dissatisfied with the oppo-
sition to his choice of Doumer and
that he might hand in the resignation
of the entire cabinet this evening un-
less the cabinet agreed upon a sue
cessor to M. Loucheur this afternoon.
The cabinet is scheduled to meet
again at $3.50 p. M, while M. BRAND
will consult further with leaders of the
various political groups in the cham
Der and senate. He is reported to be
insistent that no precious time should
be lost in framing a solution OF
Frances financial troubles.
NJ. Doumer is a solid, sober person
atty, and as such inspires confidence
among most of the parties in the
chamber. He previously held the port
folio of finance.
For one thing, M. Doumer is regard
ed as an enemy to all the complicated
and ingenius schemes which upset the
existing fiscal arrangement.
When the new cabinet was being
formed and Senator Doumer was
spoken Of as the possible premier, he
was credited with having a plan to
meet the financial situation based on
an increase in existing taxation which
would furnish sufficient additional
funds not only to balance the budget,
but to meet the requirements of the
treasury and redeem the national debt
fairly rapidly. -.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17
Ambassador Moore
Quits Spanish Post

New York City--(-l )-Ambassador
Moore has announced to King Alfonso
of Spain that he has resigned and will
return at once to the United States,
a copyrighted dispatch from Madrid
to the New York Times says today.
State department officials at Wash
ington declined to comment on the
news, asserting all information on
the matter would have to come from
the White House.
King Alfonso was reported greatly
moved by the ambassadors announce
ment which wa smade at a farewell
audience at the palace. -
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17
Gov. Small Must Pay
Million to Illinois

Springfield, III. - g. = Cover
nor Len Small must pay approximate
ly 100000 into the state treasury,
the supreme court ruled today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17
Hunt BOOtlegger AS
Slayer of Bat Sikh

New York City, 0)-An obscure
bootlegger, seeking blood payment for
small debt is sought today as the
man who shot Battling" Sikh yester-
day, ending the garish career of the
Senegalese "wild" man of the prize
ring.
Police are seeking the bootlegger
as his murderer because Mrs. Louis
Phal, Skis wife, told them her hus-
band was threatened by man try
ing to collect $4,000 liquor debt a
few days ago.
Those of the ring and underworld
who had followed Skis exploits were
not surprised when his body was found
face down in a gutter in ''HelPs
Kitchen" for he had been in many
brawls there
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17
WILSON GETS
HIS SENTENCE
Gangster Gets Ten, Year
Sentence to Waupun
On Two Counts.
IS HELD AS WITNESS
George Novack Pleads Not
Guilty and Is Ordered Held
for Trial Here.

Frank Wilson, erstwhile Chicago
gangster, adventurer, and ne'erdowell
lost a bit of his professional polish
in municipal court here Tuesday after
noon, but aside from that he is the
same old "Frankie" known throughout
the underworld in Chicago as a man
that can be depended upon in pinch
At least he held that reputation until
he made a confession before Chicago
police and Kenosha county officials
at Chicago week ago. From that
moment on his pals one by one gave
notice that they were ready to "shake'
him. 1t was the code of the under
world taking effect.
Wilson was sentenced to serve from
one to ten years in the state prison
at Waupun on two charges of bur-
glary. On the first, that of breaking
into the Schlitz garage on Highway
81 in the night time, he was given an
indeterminate sentence of from one to
seven years. On the second charge
for breaking into the ZabelMartin
drug store, Judge Slater gave Wilson
another indeterminate sentence of
from one to three years at Waupun.
The second sentence is to run at the
expiration of the first.
Jokes With Judge.
Wilson took his sentence light
heartedly. He smiled as the judge
asked him if he had anything TO say.
Gust. give me the hard luck sterv
judge" was wilson's reply. But be-
fore the judge pronounced sentence
he gave the man a short lecture from
the bench.
The judge explained that he was not
ready to give the man a stiff sentence
just because he came from Chicago
or because he had notorious under
world reputation. 81 do, however
want to make it hard for any Chicago
crook to come into Kenosha and ply
his trade and expect that he can get
away with it. You may be having
considerable difficulties in Chicago in
controlling criminals, but we don't
want that situation to arise here
the judge said.
George Novack, with whom Wilson
was arrested in Chicago, is still in his
cell in the county Jail. He is held
| on bonds of $4,000 pending hearing
of his case before Judge Slater or
December FL.
| Both Wilson and Novack were
originally arrested in connection with
several burglaries and stolen cal
mysteries. When it was learned that
these two, together with third no.
torious Chicago gunman, known only
as Gimp" were in Kenosha near the
scene of the murder of Jimmie Scar:
and Madalynne Latimer on the very
night of the murder, they were helc
for questioning in that connection
The Chicago police are still on the
trail of Gimp.
Wilson will not begin to serve his
sentence until Noyack's case comes up
at which time Wilson will be asked
to take the stand to testify in Novack''
hearing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17

Washington, d. C.-(N)-A letter
written by John w. Weeks as secre.
tary of war, describing Col. William
Mitchell as "lawless," unfit for high adj
administrative position and possessed OF
desire for publicity at the expense
Of others, was presented in evidence
today at the Mitchell court martial.
Writing to President Coolidge, the
then secretary gave these as his rea-
sons for refusing to recommend that
Mitchell be re-appointed assistant chief
of the army air service with the rank
of brigadier-general.
The letter was presented to the
court by Major-General Dennis e. Mo-
Ian, assistant chief of staff, the last
prosecution witness in the trial of the
air officer on charges resulting from
his public attacks on the government
aviation policies. 1t gave for the first
time the war departments side of the
story of Mitchell's transfer last spring
from Washington to an army post in
Texas.
General Mitchell's whole course has
been so lawless, so contrary to the
building up of an efficient organiza-
ton, so lacking in team work, so indie
alive of a desire for publicity at the
expense of every one with Nnom he is
associated" wrote Mr.. Weeks, shat
his actions make him unfit for high
administrative position such as he now
holds"
The secretary said he wrote the let
ter with great regret because he is
oil off Tyift on orroo11a,,4 xsy,af
record" but he added: ellis record
since the war has been such that he
has forfeited the good opinion CT those
who are familiar with the facts, and
who desire to promote the best inter-
ests of national defense"
Mr.. Weeks continued that General
Mitchell had testified before the honse
aircraft committee early this year that
1--WE had but 10 planes fit for war serv-
ice" wher there were "as a matter Of
fact" 829 airplanes.
"All this" the letter said, E'was well
known to General Mitchell when he
apparently endeavored to startle the
country by testifying that we had but
10 planes fit for war service, at the
same time making no reasonable exS'
PLANTATION of the number Of planes on
hand and their condition"
The war secretary told the president
that Mitchell knew that the goal of
the war department. was to seek an
appropriation Of 100000 a year for ten
years for air construction and pay for
1000 officers, including reserves and
$4,000 enlisted men.
81 think l ought to add" Mr.. Weeks
said, shat in my judgment the organi-
cation of the air service as provided
in war department. plans and policies
is sound"
After saying that the air officer had
"given the country the impression that
officers of the army are muzzled," the
secretary cited his instructions in this
connection as follows:
Recognizing the undetermined value
of aviation in warfare and wishing to
obtain the judgment of anybody and
everybody whose judgment is entitled
to consideration, the best interest Of
the nation will be served by encour-
aging officers in an unrestricted and
full discussion of all points relaing 10
aviation" Many of Mitchells charges
against those in charge Of the nations
air defense were denied directly by
General Nolan from the stand.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17

IT, S. To Dry Up Kenosha County By New Years Is Caiz
Student Don't S
for Junior Prom
Are Set Forth

Kenosha high school is to have a
safe and sane junior promenade at
the Washington school on Friday eve
ming of this week. Enough regula-
tions and directions were given to
the students at a meeting at the high
school on Tuesday afternoon to as
sure that everything will be in ac-
cordance with the best rules of de-
corum.
Dancing of the Charleston will not
be permitted, mot that it is improp-
err" declared Principal George N.
Tremper to the students, "but that it
is not appropriate"
No smoking wal be allowed within
the building,
No student will be allowed to leave
the building expecting to be allowed
to enter again.
No one will be allowed to enter
without a properly signed invitation,
scrutinized by the faculty representa-
tive of that committee at the door.
Absolutely no alcoholic breaths"
will be tolerated.
Everyone will be required to leave
the building at IL o'clock, providing
dancing for two hours.
The affair is to be strictly informal.
The 1925 junior prom will be we'll
chaperoned. There will be 18 couples
of adults to chaperone.
The principal asked that all stu
dents invite their parents to come to
the prom.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17
Stage Movie as They
Rob New York Club

New York City. - ( - IA robber
stood in the doorway and turned the
crank of motion picture camera in
the pretense of making film while his
four companions, posing as actors in
a movie thriller, held up dozen mem
bers of the Nittoly Republican club in
Brooklyn last night and robbed them
of $3.50 in cash and jewelry. Scores Of
persons who passed believed that a
movie melodrama was being enacted.
The holdup men escaped in an auto
mobile, taking their camera with them
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17
Child Stole Toys,
Brother is Slain

Chicago, ILL.,. )-William Walz
IS one son dead and another in Jail
.oday as the result if a child's crav-
ing for Christmas toys.
Charles, 10, broke into store, and
took some dolls and toys. He told the
police he had wanted scooter and
could not wait until Christmas.
The father sent for two policemen,
He stormed and threatened in his ap-
peal to have the boy returned home,
He drew pistol, the police say.
Attempting to disarm him, smother
son, William, Jr., II, ran in with an
other pistol and fired at the police
man. One of them returned the shots
and the youth dropped. He died or
tha way to a hospital.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17
Document Calling Colonel
Lawless and Dangerous
to Army Read.
DEMOTION IS AIRED
Document Is One Former War
Chief Wrote to President
Coolidge at Time. |

Washington, d. C.-(AP) The
prosecution in the Mitchell court
martial rested its case late today.
Evening star., 1925-01-08

people the value and extent of their
local industries and to assist in over
coming the silly prejudice which
exists in the minds of those ignorant
of conditions against the development
of industry in the District.
mo city can long endure in happi-
ness and comfort without a. certain
amount of manufacturing. The logical
growth of some of our vital industries
has been sorely hampered by misun-
derstanding and If we are to go ahead
we must give them encouragement,
"As chairman Of the reception COM
mittee, ] shall endeavor to have men,
bers OF the Fine Arts Commission, of
Congress and our civic organizations
become thoughly conversant with
the contributions OF our industries to
the beauty, wealth and health of the
Capital"
Mr.. Cans will announce the person
mel of his committee within a few
days.
Evening star., 1925-01-08
CANS ACCEPTS POST
FOR INDUSTRIAL SHOW
Chamber of Commerce President to
Be Chairman of the Recep-
tion Committee.

Isaac Cans. president of the Cham
ber of Commerce, has accepted ap-
pointment as chairman of the recep-
tion committee for the chambers in
dustrial exposition, to be held at the
Washington Auditorium March 81
to %.
The exposition will be the first of
its kind ever held in Washington,
and will introduce the general public
to the many hundreds of local in
dustries which produce over $40, ,000,-
600 worth of manufactured products
annually and add over $25,00O,0 900 to
the city's annual pay roll. Mr.. Cans
today called on all members of the
chamber to give whole hearted sup
port to the exposition.
There is no more important piece
Of public service that the Chamber of
Commerce could perform at this
time" he said, than to prove to the