In April 1917 , Kenyon received a letter from Iowa Attorney General Horace Havner concerning the 1912 Villisca axe murders . In the Senate , Kenyon was considered a leading progressive and co-sponsored the Clayton Antitrust Act , the Federal Trade Commission Act , and the Child Labor Act . In 1921 , he formed the bipartisan " farm bloc " in the Senate , which led to the enactment of several farm-related bills , such as the Packers and Stockyards Act , regulation of grain futures and futures trading in grain , and the Fordney – McCumber Tariff . A supporter of Prohibition , he co-authored the Webb – Kenyon Act , which was intended to bolster the ability of states to enforce their own prohibition laws ( prior to the adoption of the Volstead Act )
Villisca axe murders
Villisca axe murders
William S. Kenyon (Iowa politician)