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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-03

L., a Star Want al serve you
the cost il less.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-17

before the first wave cleared the
That's the spirit of police on the
bank bandit detail. according to
Capt. Roy A. Pope, who directs their
activities, or rather, their inactiv-
ities," he commented bitterly.
Some of Best
"The policemen we choose to
guard the banks comprise some of
the best men of the force" Pope
said today. They've been on the
Job more than month and arc
chatting at the bit for action. Say,
it's a lot harder to LOAF than to
work and the fellows, / believe,
would vote a brass medal to q
bandit who would provide them with
some excitement.
They're still on the alert, how
ever" Pope said. when inspected
a few days ago, the guards care
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-17

shouted. Didn't say that Robert
would never let his brother hang?
That message is from him. And
right now I'm going to start my
fight TO save Robert"
To the old man RusselPs reprieve
is only a momentary victory. If
Robert appears he will have to start
another fight for life all over again.
But he feels that Robert will be
spared the gallows.
after making the sacrifice-of
offering his own life to save his
brother--a jury or judge would not
hang him." the aged man said.
The reprieve arrived at the Jail at
8 a. M, accompanied by a note fron,
Small explaining, his action we s
taken on advice Of the board of
pardons and paroles.
Scott went back to bed at a. M.
and asked Warden Westbrook to be
permitted to sleep undisturbed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-17
TELEGRAM FROM
brother STAYS
SCOTT HANGING
Reprieve Granted on Basis
of Mystery Message Sent
at Detroit.

BD United Press
CHICAGO, July. 17.-Real drama,
rivaling the synthetic stage product
was enacted here early today When
Russell Scott, composing himself 10
die on the gallows at sunrise, re-
Ceived a reprieve of one week.
Scott had abandoned all hope; he
had made a fearful parting with his
wife and his aged father; he had
made a last statement denying ne
had anything to do with the killing
of Joseph Maurer young drug clerk,
and he was preparing to meet his
doom, some five hours off, when the
electrifying news Of the repr1eVe
reached him.
A telegram from Detroit signed
Robert Scott, brother Of Russell,
accepting the blame for the murder
and promising to surrender, reached
Springfield near midnight. The tele-
" gram read:
Message May Be Hoax
Delay the hanging Of my brother,
Russell Scott, will be in to sur
render myself. I am the man who
shot Joseph Maurer."
Governor Len Small, located by
Will Colvin, head of the board OF
pardons and paroles, extended a
weeks clemency to make sure there
was no miscarriage Of justice.
In some quarters 1t is believed
the telegram was sent by friends of
Russell in a last desperate effort to
gain another stay of execution.
While Small was being sought by
Colvin, Detroit police checked UP on
the telegraph Office there. A young
man stopped a messenger boy on
the street, gave him the message
and some money and disappeared,
the investigation revealed.
Scott Stunned by News
Scott was undressing, preparing
to take his last sleep before hang
ing. when word of the reprieve was
brought to him.
Thank Godp' burst from his lips.
Stunned by the news. he then
SCOOQ Sp6oCHl0SS lOI d IllO1llCllI' AAAA'
head fell forward. His lips quivered.
I'D lost hope" he said, Il was
ready to die. I had given up hope.
Poor Robert. Some how 1 knew
down in my heart that he would
come, but whether he would arrive
in time was the question"
Then Russell asked that his wife
and father be notified Immediately.
Mrs. Scott was at the home of a
friend, exhausted from her long
fight to save Russell and hopeless.
She burst into tears and offered up
a prayer of thanksgiving.
Father Shouts GIee
The elder Scott, at the same house,
cried and laughed and almost
shouted with glee.
what did I tell you?" he
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-17

fully scrutinized me with their shot
guns ready for action. as entered
the banks"
May Be Removed
Those in touch with the situation
believe the bank bandit detail will
be removed quietly one Of these
days, if the calm continues. 1t is
said the bankers soon will be ready
to protect their own property.
Pope's high hopes of action for
himself and his squads have been
dashed, but Mayor Shank's prophecy
that there will be no more bank
hold-ups in indianapolis during the
remainder of his administration is
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-17
EXPEDITION PARTY SAFE
Word Is Received From Simpson
Roosevelt Explorers.

RV United Press
KARACII. India. July 1.-THE
James Simpson Roosevelt Field
Museum expedition. about which
definite word has been awaited
anxiously today was reported to be
five caravan stations from Yarkand.
where the party will arrive Sunday
night.
The expedition Is bent on dis.
covery Of the sleeps ancestor. the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-17
BANDIT POLICE
GROW WEARY
OF INACTIVITY
More Than Month, With
Nothing to Do, Says
Leader.

"Waitin', waintin', waitin' to go
over the top"
Doughboys in the World War said
the period before the offensive was
the most trying. Action was prefer
able to the long hours in the mud
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-17
TURNS TO MEET AUG. 2
Annual Reunion To Be Held at New,
castle.
BIZ Times Special

BIZ Times Special
NEWCASTLE. Ind. July H.
Folks win think they are seeing per
sons twice here Aug. 2.
Twins of the State will hold then
annual reunion on that day. Trip
let's and bankruptcies are also in
vited.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-17
BLESSED ARE THE POOR
Bank Cashier Poisoned From
Handling Money.

Bn Times Special
GREENFIELD. Ind. July IL
Blessed are the poor, for they shah
not be poisoned, according TO Ward
Fletcher, bank cashier.
He ia suffering from poison on
his arms. Physicians blame dirty
money which he has been handling.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-17

owls oPli. in little known regions
northward. EVERYBODY is reported
we'll.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-17

we'll on its way toward fulfinment.
Pope said.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-10
Wife of Noted
Minister Dies
Mrs. Nile w. Heermans, Is, Dies at
Home of Son in Kenosha Early
Sunday Morning.

Mrs. Nile w. Heermans, rs, wife of
the late Rev. Nile w. Heermans, for
many years rector of st. Paurs Epis-
copal church at DeKalb, ILL.,, died at
tae home of her son, Harry W. Heer-
mans, at 759 South Fremont avenue
Sunday morning after a short illness.
The former home of Mrs. Heermans
was at DeKalb from which place she
came to Kenosha three years ago to
make her home with her son here.
The deceased was born in England,
Sept. %, 1850, the daughter of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Webster.
She came to this country with her
parents when but a year old.
Surviving the deceased are the fol-
lowing: two sons and daughter, Rev.
Nile Wright Heermans, East Haven,
Conn; Harry w. Heermans, Kenosha;
and Mrs. H. p Badger, Amboy, H.;
and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at the
Hansen Funeral Home at eight o'clock
this evening at which time the remains
will be taken to DeKalb for services
on Wednesday from the st. Paul's
church there in the afternoon. Inter
ment will follow in the cemetery
there.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-10
AutOlOad of Men
Had Had Too Much
Seven Kenoshans Injured When Car
Driven by Drunken Driver Crashes
Around on Streets in Zion.

Seven Kenosha men are being
charged with intoxication and one of
their number, Alvin Baker, is charged
with driving an automobile while in
toxicated by Zion police today follow
ing a riotous time the seven had
on Saturday night shortly after nine
o'clock. The men told Zion police
that they had been attending pic
mic and were motoring to Waukegan
when the accidents which resulted in
their arrest occurred.
The men in the car were William
Harris, Hugh Turnstal, Fred Smith,
Leland Boesen, Alvin Baker, Jonas
Johnson and Charles Vitas. All but
Baker are charged with being drunk
and the more serious charge Of driv-
ing the car while under the influence
of Intoxicating liquor is lodged
against Baker. Vitas is in the Victory
Memorial hospital at Waukegan with
a deep cash on his knee and cuts and
bruises about the head and arms.
The others in the car were only
slightly injured.
The car crashed into an automo bile
driven by a Chicago woman whose
name was not learned by Zion police
and after smashing that car careened
to the other side of the road and
hit another car, the driver of which
was unidentified.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-10
Recall Lady Elgin Disaster
Near Here IS Years Ago Today
Oldest Tell of Anniversary Today of Sinking of Lady
Elgin Near Kenosha Harbor with
Loss of Over 900 Lives.

The oldest among the old-timers in
Kenosha were today recalling that
fateful night just sixty-fve years ago
when the greatest catastrophe that has
ever been recorded on Lake Michigan
sent the entire lake shore into mourn
ing. 1t was the sinking Of the Lady
Elgin, a steamer that piled between
Milwaukee and Chicago, on the night
of September 8, 1860. The exact toll
of lives was never definitely learned
but lists at the time showed that over
800 persons had been drowned within
the space Of three hours.
AS the Kenoshans remember it, the
steamer was chartered at Milwaukee
by an organization known as the I'm
ion Guards, a company Of militia that
had been organized in Milwaukee for
some years prior to the Civil war
and which was now to have it's lest
excursion before leaving for active
service in the war of the rebellion.
With the Union Guards were the
Black Yagers and the Green Yagers,
both companies Of crack drill men,
and large number of Milwaukee fire.
men going to Chicago for conven-
tion
The day was spent in Chicago with
the usual round of frolicking and en-
tertainment and at ten o'clock it was
prepared to leave the docks for the
return trip to Milwaukee. 1t now had
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-10
Enter Upon Last
Week of Campaign

Madison 49, Candidates seek
ing nomination for U. S. Senator in
the primary, Sept. Is, today entered
upon the last week of their campaigns.
Most of the candidates were on
Labor Day programs for non-political
speeches. Roy P. Wilcox, who is seek
ing the Republican nomination, was
scheduled to speak at Oostburg and
Sheboygan, Robert NJ. LaFollette, Jr.,
Republican, at Washburn, Ashland
and Superior, and Daniel Woodward,
Republican at Madison.
Mr.. LaFollette is scheduled to close
his campaign in his rome town, Madi-
son, on the night of September Ia.
His itinerary for the remainder of the
campaign includes: Sept. 8, Sponner,
A p. M, Rice Lake, p. M; Sept. 9,
Medford, p. M, Wausau, p. M;
Sept. 10, Milwaukee; September II,
Burlington, 2 p. m, Kenosha, p. m,
Racine, p. M; Sept. IL, Kaukauna,
2 p. m, Appleton, 8 p. m. Schedules of
the other candidates were not avail
able here.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-10
NEED LAWS TO
HELP FARMERS
Commissioner NOrdman
Declares Legislation
Would Cure Ills.
NEED GOOD MARKETS

Madison. - Legislation is
needed to cure two major ailments of
the farmer, high overhead expense
and poor markets, Edward Nordman,
state commissioner of markets, de-
clared in a formal statement issued
today. The statement took exception
to assertions that the farmer must
help himself to improve his condition.
II do not deny that industry and
good management are big factors in
successful farming as in all other oc-
equations and that no one outside of
agriculture can supply the farmers
with these qualities" said the COM
missioner. 81 am also ready to con-
cede that farmers could get along
without more legislation if present
laws were not so distinctly detri-
mental to, the farmers interests.
There are, however, two outstanding
ailments that make it impossible for
the >majority of farmers to prosper
and that cannot be cured without
remedial legislation. These two major
ailments are high overhead expense
and poor markets.
"The farmers overhead expense, for
example, is caused by foolish tax laws
that force farmers and other pro-
ducers to carry the main burden of
government, while non producers are
permitted to pocket great sums of un-
earned wealth without contributing
their just share to the support of
government and partly by inflated
farm values made so by gamblers and
spectators who are shielded and pro-
tected in their operation by discrimin-
atory laws. At the same time our
tariff legislation, by hindering trad
ing with foreign countries destroys
the markets abroad for millions of
dollars worth of farm produce. All
this kind of legislation creates and
fosters privileges that deprive the
masses of sufficient buying power to
keep markets cleaned up and results
in over-production and glutted mar
kets.
CAS- matters stand now a revision of
our statutory laws based on sound
economic principles is absolutely es-
sential to stable and prosperous
agriculture"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-10
STUDY POLITICS
SCIENCE
More Than One Hundred College Pro-
fessors and Experts Study Poll
tics as a Science.

New York City - Politics is being
viewed through the eyes of science by
more than 100 college professors and
experts who are attending the third
annual meeting of the national con-
ference on the science of politics.
Round table discussions were begun
today with view to placing politics
on more scientific basis.
what we want to do is to find a
method of controlling political behav-
ior," said DR.. Arnold Bennett Hall of
the University of Wisconsin, who is
chairman of the conference.
"The two things that probably af-
feet US most, religion and politics, we
study least. We spend millions to find
out how the puohc reacts to political
propaganda.
Everybody wants peace, yet the
forces for war go right ahead. eve
have not been learning to control our
selves with regard to our behavior in
political and international matters.
We have been doing it in business,
for business has reduced to science
the problem of getting the right man
for the job, but politics has not.
"This is the problem of the science
of politics. This requires scientific
knowledge of political behavior that
will give us the key to social control.
1t requires the contributions of psy-
chology, pathology, anthropology and
biology and all other disciplines that
are concerned with the study of the
individual or the group.
eve breed stock to accomplish GER
tain designated ends. Why can't we
breed human beings to fit into the
needs of modern politics ?"
Among the topics to be discussed
during the conference to continue
through September IL, are the charit-
able activities of political parties, po-
litical tendencies among negroes who
have migrated to northern cities in
the last ten years, the politicians stu
dy of human motives and the effect of
the election of judges on non-parti-
san ballot.
The conference is being held under
the joint auspices of Columbia Univer-
sity and the National Institute of Pub
lie Administration.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-10

on board, in addition to the many ex-
cursionists, party of forty persons
bound for Mackinac and points north.
The whole number on board for the
return trip was estimated at 400.
Started Out in Calm.
That evening set in with moder-
att wind, though not such as ordinar-
lily would have deferred the boat from
leaving. An hour after getting under
way a terrific thunder and windstorm
arose. One of the fastest and most
severe gales that had been recorded
on Lake Michigan up to that time
tossed the boat about in the high seas
as if it had been toy.
At two thirty o'clock in the morn
ing the ship was sixteen miles north
of Chicago In the fog and heavy
seas the master Of the Lady Elgin
failed to see the schooner Augusta
bearing down upon it from the north.
The schooner was bound for Chicago
with a cargo of lumber. The two
ships collided before anyone knew
what was happening and the Lady Ell
gin was ranlmed. The excursion
steamer sank in thirty minutes TAX
ing down with it over three hundred
men, women and children. Only those
were saved who were able to get hold
of lumber planks thrown overheard
from the schooner twelve miles from
shore.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-10
AUGUST MILK REPORT.

The following tabulation gives the
results obtained in the laboratory
analyses made of milk samples coll
lected from regular licensed dealers for
the month ending August 81.
Any explanation of the meaning of
these results can be obtained at the
health department.
Grade A milk indicates pasteurized
milk selected from tabrculin tested
cattle and contains a slightly higher
per cent of butter fat.
Dealer B.. C. B.F. S. G..
Bruner Dairy Co $4,000 SO Clean
Bruner Dairy Co.
(Grade Al ... $4,000 Al clean
Guernsey Dairy
Co. 80. 100000 40 clean
Kessler Dairy :. $4,000 3.4 clean
Kenosha Dairy :. 100000 "a clean
Kenosha Dairy
(Grade Al -. 10000 3.s clean
Landgren Dairy 5000 S.4 clean
Landgren Dairy
(Grade Al 49,. $4,000 Al clean
Montemurro Dairy $4,000 80 clean
Montemurro Dairy
(Grade AZ 80. 100000 40 clean
B. C.-Bacteria count.
G. PER cent butter fat.
s. G.@Sediment grade.
Henry F. Miller
Chemist and Bacteriologist.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-10
IDENTITY IS
STILL UNKNOWN
Man is Recovering at Hos
pital from Wounds
After Smuggling.
BELIEVE FOUL PLAY
Police Work on Theory that
Man Was Slugged and Rob-
bed and Then Left.

Mystery surrounds the finding on
Sunday afternoon of an unidentified
man about twenty-five years of age
lying PROSTATE on the southbound
tracks of the Chicago and Northwest
ern railroad just south of the Wiscon-
sin state line. Conductor John Ebbets
of northbound train No. $40, due in
Kenosha at three o'clock, reported to
Joanas Rabe, general ticket agent at
the Kenosha office Of the railroad, that
his train had picked up an unconscious
man on the right-ofway of the COM
pany. They found him lying face
down directly across the southbound
tracks.
The man was rushed to the Keno
sha hospital where DR.. H. A. Robinson
was called to proffer medical atten-
ton.
Had Wounds in Back of Head.
At the hospital it was discovered
that the man was suffering severely
from deep bruises on the left and
right side of his head, on the back of
the head and at the base of the skull
He was also cut on the chin. He did
HOb regain hiCAA ANAA
o'clock Monday afternoon when he
asked for something to eat. He was
still too dazed to be able to give any
definite information concerning his
identity and appeared to be ignorant
of what had happened to him to place
him in the serious condition in which
he was found on the railroad tracks
by company employees.
The man was dressed in overalls,
shoes, and sox and had no other cloth
ing on. He appeared to be laborer
Police Have Several Theories.
Pending an opportunity to enter
conversation with the injured man the
police are working on several theories
in an effort to find out who is respon-
sible for the mans condition. Lieut.
Charles Rock is awaiting an opportune
moment when he can get a sensible
story from the man before any definite
action is taken to apprehend his as
sailants if there are any.
One of the theories-and that which
seems to be most plausible in this
case--is that the man had been work
ing at the Johns Manville plant at As
bestos, ILL.,, just south of the state line,
and probably had been in fight with
several fellow employees and got the
worst of it. His injuries indicated
that he had been struck with some
blunt object such as lead pipe OF
club. Police believe that after the
fight the man was carried to the rail
road and placed across the southbound
tracks in an unconscious condition.
Left to Die.
The man was found in this position
and probably had been left to die OF
his injuries or to be run over by a
southbound train and killed instantly
At the hospital today it was said that
the unidentified man would ultimately
recover and unless unforeseen compli-
cations set in he might be able to tell
his story late today or early tomorrow
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-10
GAMBLING BOUTS
ARE BROKEN UP
Police Break Into Several
Cav Parties Over Labor
Day Holidays.
GET 80 NORTH MAIN ST.
Bunch Are Gambling at Mike
Johanowicz' Saloon Down
Town Again.

A real last-minute up-to-snuff crap
board is in the hands of the police
department as the result of one of the
many gambling raids made over the
weekend. The crap board is the kind
that goes over pool table and this
one, the police say, has been special
ly built to fit the table upon which
it was found.
The table was taken in evidence
during a raid at 20 North Main street,
and three men, James Reid, 361 Ex-
change street, John Callahan, Chicago,
and Petro Lapetino, Chicago, were
arrested on the charge of gambling by
Sergeant Meissner, and Detectives
Breidt, Chase and Tusler who staged
the raid Sunday at 1908 a. m. The
three were playing crap with dice,
the police allege. They were releasd
on bonds and ordered to appear in
court this morning
Rock Heads Raid.
Another raid which was fruitful IN
harvesting men and evidence, was
staged by Lieut. Charles F. Rock, SER
geant Meissner and Officers O'Hare,
Mitchell and Ernst, at the place run
at the corner of Elizabeth and Grover
street by Robert Boyd, Sunday at
$3.50 p. m.
Boyd was arrested on the charge
of permitting gambling, and others
arrested for gambling with cards at
the same place were Edward Madison,
1868 South Newell street; Henry
Simon, AIT Grover street; Walter
Smith, Grand View avenue; Lawrence
Keagone, $40 S. Rowland avenue;
Fred Valdez, FOL Marion avenue;
George Galanis, 565 Grand avenue and
Anselm Simon, 1906 North Charles
street. All were released on bonds for
appearance in court today.
Still A Third Cleanup.
Four of the Oldest men Tin period
of service) on the police department,
staged the third gambling raid of the
weekend, when they broke up a party
who, it is alleged, were playing dice
at 33 North Main street. The raid
was made by Police officer Anton Bor-
den (Number / on the "Force") and
officers Ernest Radatz, John Meow
ern and Martin Rupp. The raid was
made Sunday at 1880 a. m.
Mike Johanowicz, the self-same
Mike who has been arrested for vio-
lation of the law time and again over
a period of five years, still holds the
fort at 33 North Main street, and it
was he who was arrested this time on
the charge of permitting gambling.
: The following we're arrested on the
charge of gambling with dice at the
place; John Sobulowski, 1876 North
Fremont avenue, John Staranowicz
and Frank Lorek, both of North Chi
cago.