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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09
Man W4n.ed for Forgery
Here Still Issuing Worth
less CHECKS Elsewhere.
WOULD FORGE BY TELEGRAPH
~

Clyde Bushlein, former Pleasant
Prairie farm hand who escaped from
the officials of this county after leav-
ing chain of forged checks all over
the southern part Of the county, seems
to be making good as a forger. The Of
ficials have been attempting to land the
fellow but he appears to be almost as
slippery as sold Man Adler who is
now in Jail at Waukesha Bushlein has
added class to his performances by an
effort to effect a forgery by telegraph.
Yesterday morning Bushlein or a man
supposed to be Bushlein strolled into
the telegraph office at Darlington He
sent wire asking the First National
Bank in Kenosha to send him at once by
wire 500. The name of D. Waldo was
signed to the telegram which reached
the bank later in the day. The bank
did not fall for the telegram but the
facts in the case did not become known
until this morning. In order to pay
for the telegram for the money Bush
lein gave the operator at Darlington a
check for seventy-eight cents. Clyde
Bush was the name signed to the
check. It reached the bank today but
of course it was not cashed Bushlen
is alleged to have stopped over at
Plattville long enough to get $500
from the First National Bank &C Platt-
vile on check which purported to
bear the name of Gordon Powell of
Bristol. 1t is declared that this check
| is operating today is the rather inter
esting puzzle that Sheriff stahl and the
District Attorney are trying to solve
Bushlein is known to have been at
Rockford, ILL.,, short time after he
left Kenosha county and it is apparent
to the District Attorney and the Sheriff
that he is stopping at pretty nearly
| every place along the railway to get
rid of few of the extra checks which
lit is declared he stole from the home of
Raymond Powell in Bristol.
/ Bushlein seems to be a lot more
clever than he was given credit for be-
ing and today the officials are sending
out letters to many officials asking them
Ito be on the lookout for Bushlein and
lif possible effect his capture. It is
thought that he has already secured a
large sum Of money on forged checks
or worthless checks and he seems to
still have a good supply of blanks. The
effort of the county officials to locate the
man is being supplemented by a letter
sent out by the banks giving warning to
bankers throughout Wisconsin. Bush
lein is declared to be clever talker
and it is thought that he is having lit
tie trouble getting away with his paper.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09
WILLIAM CURTIss DEAD.
Prominent Trevor Young Man Died on
Thursday After Short Illness.

Prominent Trevor Young Man Died on
Thursday After Short Illness.
William Curtiss, aged "a years and
one of the best known of the younger
farmers in the western part of the
county, died at the family home in the
village of Trevor on Thursday after
noon after a short illness from acute
stomach trouble. Mr. Curtiss had been
in Kenosha on last Sunday and on his
return to his home he was taken with
acute stomach trouble. Specialists
were called to attend him but his con
dition became critical several days ago.
Mr.. Curtiss was a son of former As
semblyman Walker M. Curtiss. He
was born on the old Curtiss farm near
Trevor September 10, 1881. He had
made his home on the farm since his
birth. For some time he had been run
ming threshing outfit and this made
him known to every farmer in that sec
tion of the country. He is survived
by widow and two children.
The funeral services will be held
from the home at half-past one O'Clock
Sunday afternoon and interment will
be at the family plot at the Liberty
cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09
GREAT SPORT FOR KI0lIEs
Ice Cream Cones Are Handed Out by
the Thousands and Children and
Grownups Compete for Prizes in Long
Program of Sports and Games.

Kenosha Elks went back to the
"Days of Real Sport on Thursday
afternoon when the big picnic was
pulled off at Bond S Woods and more
than seven hundred people, more than
half of them women and children went
cut to the park for the afternoon and
evening. They came early and stayed
late and the picnic was one of the big
features on the club calendar for the
year. 1t was far from a formal gath
ering. The boys and girls-and they
were all boys and girls-just literally
took possession Of the woods. There
were games and sports for the older
ones and the Riddles just ran wild dur
ing the entire afternoon.
There was a semblance of a program
which included games and sports and
prizes We're awarded to the winners of
these events but the real program was
the play time for the children. There
was something doing all the time. At
four o cloek the Elks began serving.
Ice cream wagons backed up to the
park and during the afternoon more
than two thousand ice cream cones
were handed out to the children-and
the others. The consumption of ice
cream in Kenosha was increased to its
biggest day on Thursday and if any
, child got away from the park without
having his appetite for the frozen
dainty entirely appeased it was no
fault of the members of the committee
in charge.
The arrangements for the picnic had
been perfectly made and everything
went off like clock work. There was
no big table at which the members of
the various families gathered but all
about the north end of the park little
dinner parties were in order and bas-
kets loaded down with the good things
to eat were opened up and everybody
was given a real old fashioned picnic
dinner. There was no drawing the
line on the dispensing of the eats and
lot of the little children in the neigh
borhood came right in and joined with
the Elks and voted them royal enter
tanners.
The big feature on the program Of
sports was the ball game between the
teams captained by "Daddy" Kehlor
and the Dayton boys. It was real
ball game and the Kehlors finally pull
ed out victory in the last half of the
ninth inning when Bill O'DOnnell
knocked the ball so far that they never
found it again and cleared the bases.
The score was IL to g. During the
afternoon there were string winding
contests for the girls, all sorts of foot
races, an obstacle race put on by Joseph
Gehosophat Rhode which was the real
fun maker of the afternoon. Of
course the Elks took an especial in
terest in the chicken chasing contest
and three of them carried off in high
glee three real live chickens.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09
HAS LARGE GROWTH.
Ninety-five New Members Unite With
Danish Ladies Aid Society.

The Ladies Aid of st. Mary's Dan
ish Lutheran Church held its monthly
meeting in the church hall Thursday
afternoon. A special work had been
done beforehand among the Danish
ladies by Mrs. M. Jensen and Mrs. P.
L. G. Hansen and by their efforts
ninety-fve new members were added
to the society. The society now has
one hundred and ffty-four members
Accordingly everybody was very much
encouraged and filed with hope and
JOY for the future work. The hall was
nicely decorated in pink and green.
Rev. G. II. Jensen from Racine, in the
absence of Rev. Hansen, made very
impressive speech, and two songs, suit
able for the occasion, were sung. COT
fee and cake were served.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09
DEL CoNTE GOES FREE
Man Charged With Wanting to Murder
His Wife Pays Costs Of Action.


Louis Del Conte, arrested in Chicago
some time ago and brought to Kenosha
on charge of shooting at his wife,
Mary Del Conte was released on the
payment Of costs in the municipal court
this morning. The former wife of
Del Conte was on hand and declared
that she had no desire to prosecute
him. She admitted that she had prob
ably given cause for the assault and
further that she was willing to have
divorce decree which had been granted
to her set aside. Under the circum-
stances and with all the costs paid
the dismissal of the charges against
Del Conte appeared to be agreeable to
the district attorney. A motion to
vacate the divorce judgment will be
filed at once and Del Conte and his
wife will resume their former rela-
tions of man and wife.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09
KILLED IN WASHINGTON.
David Cameron Said to be From Ke-
nosha Meets Death on Monday.

Kenosha police officers are making
an effort to locate the relatives of
David Cameron said to be Kenosha
man who was killed in an accident at
an industrial plant at Eufalla, Wash
ington on last Monday afternoon.
Cameron had been formerly employed
by the Case Threshing Machine Com
pany of Racine and when he went to
Eufalla he carried recommendations
from this company. The roster of the
Case men showed that Cameron lived
on Superior street in Kenosha at the
time he was employed there. Since
the telegram was received by the Case
offices efforts have been made to locate
the relatives of Cameron in Kenosha
but up to the present time none of
them has been found. Any one hav-
ing any information in regard to the
relatives of Cameron are asked to
communicate with the police depart
ment. 1t is thought that when Cam
eron was last in Kenosha he was work
ing as a jitney driver.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09
MODERN WOMEN ON GRILL.
Miss Lutte stearns Speaks at Recep-
ton at Sanatorium on Thursday.

Mrs. Milton Pennoyer Of Colorado
Springs and Miss Lutte E. Stearns of
Milwaukee, were the guests of honor
at reception rendered by Miss Alice
Pennoyer at the Pennoyer Sanitarium
on Thursday evening at which about
one hundred towns people participated.
The decorations in the parlors and
dining rooms were beautiful, the man.
tells being banked with yellow flowers,
with baskets of the same color. Pink
and white asters prevailed in the din
ing rooms. After the reception hour
Miss Stearns gave lecture on "The
Passing of the Bonnet" which proved
to be study in contrast between the
woman of today and her grandmother
in which she made plea for the re-
turn Of the old lady Of long ago in
place of her modern bridge-playing,
golf-chasing substitute. The lecture
was combination of sallies and rail
lery and life's philosophy. Following
the lecture refreshments were served.
Mrs. Walter Cavanagh Of Kenosha
and Miss Adelia K Bangs of Louis
vile, presided at the coffee urns and
the Misses Pennoyer, Candee and Bond
assisted in serving.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09
NO PREMIUM ON TRUTH.
lWillmette Speeder Seems to Question
Value of Telling Truth in Court.

value or Ielung truth In court.
George D. White, dapper looking Will
lgard for the pulling power of truth as
mette man does not have as great a re-
gard for the pulling power Of THUR as
he had before he was arraigned before
Judge Randall in the Municipal Court
this morning. Mr.. White was brought
In on charges of driving a motor car at
"a rate of forty-five miles an hour on
THE North shore road. He was all smiles
when he came before the Judge and
he admitted that he had been probably
Running at the rate which the officer
had chronicled in the complaint.
f'Twenty Dollars and costs was the
fine imposed. Whites jaw dropped
f'Wow'', was his comment as he began
TO finger some real new yellow money.
He came back after he had paid. Now
Judge, what would I have cot if [ had
lied about it, - was his question. g Just
exactly the same'' was the retort Of
the court. White declared that he had
been driving automobiles for the last
seven years and that this was the first
time that he had ever been arrested.
He said that his arrest was due to the
fact that he did not know that he speed
of automobiles was limited in Wiscon.
sin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09
AUTO CLUB TO CONTEST SUIT
Werner Takes JOY Out of Life of Club
Members by Seeking to Get Money
Back Which He Had Contributed to
Aid Good Roads Movement.

Taking the joy out of life seems to
be an interesting matter to some of
the property owners along the Geneva
road in the town of Pleasant Prairie
and just as the contracts for
the improvement of the road from
the end of the concrete to the
Bristol line are ready to be signed up
Dr. r. G.. Werner, one Of the property
owners along the road, has served a
summons on Chairman Tobin of the
Pleasant Prairie town board. The
summons is supposed TO anticipate a
suit in the circuit court. DR.. Werner
seeks the return Of some five hundred
dollars which he contributed to the
fund for the improvement of the road.
1t was hoped that the matter would be
settled up at conference between
Werner and Chairman Tobin at the
county building on Tuesday afternoon
but from the best reports obtainable
the road conference degenerated into
an exchange of left handed compli-
ments between Chairman Tobin and
F., Werner and when it was all over
DIR. Werner intimated that he would
press his suit in court.
I He is demanding the return of his
money on the ground that when he
made the original contribution to the
road fund he made it with the under
standing that the road in front of the
property in which he is interested
would have width of fifteen feet.
This plan was not deemed wise by the
members of the town board and the
road was built with a width of nine
feet but with ample shoulders. The
automobile club members who secured
the Werner subscription, have sought
to get the matter settled without a
court action, but they have declined
Ito pay back the amount contributed
lby Werner, holding that his property
has been benefited to an extent far
beyond his contribution. One man Of,
Ifered to make good the entire amount
(which had been subscribed by Werner
but the committee of the club in charge
refused to allow such proceeding to
Ebe carried out, holding that the pre-
cedent set would be bad one.
! 1t is said that James Mizkelsen,
former proprietor of the tavern" is
also interested in the suit brought by
Werner and he is seeking the return
of two hundred and fifty dollars which
he contributed toward the road. The
iroad in front of the tavern is fifteen
feet in width and Mikkelsen is no
longer interested in this property.
/ The formal summons and complaint
hin the Werner case has not been fled
I'm court here and there are no papers
on file with the exception Of the sum
imons served on the town chairman.
Road men insist that if Werner is en-
Ititled to any refund it would be only
la small amount as even with the mar
Irow road any jury would hold that
ibis property had been benefited to
la very large amount.
! The members of the automobile club
hare hopeful that the matter can be
settled out Of court and the kick made
Iby DR.. Werner is not going to stop the
improvement of the remainder of the
road even if the club is forced to go
Iout and raise some more money.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09

The credit ratings made by the Re
tailers association are just as much a
protection to the people who pay their
bills as they are to the merchants
themselves. The losses on bad debts
come out of the price to the consumer
and close tab on credits should show
in prices to the advantage of the con
sumner. The work of the Retailers has
already eliminated lot of names of
people who never paid their bills and
never intended to from the books of
the members but there has never been
an instance since the association began
this protective work of any person en-.
titled to credit being denied it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09
WOMAN FOUND BY HUSBAND
Had Been Planning to Prepare Supper
When Light in Oven of the Stove
Failed to Work and Gas Fumes
Caused Her to Become Unconscious.

Modern equipment won its way in
Kenosha on Thursday night when the
life of Mrs. George Finney, who resides
at s Albion place, was saved by the
use of the pulmotor, presented to the
police department several years ago
by we'll known manufacturers of the
city. This was the first life directly
saved by the use of the pulmotor
Mrs. Finney had been overcome by
gas and she was in very critical CON
| dition when the pulmotor was brought
in an effort to save her Tt was half
an hour later that Police Officer Will
liam Biennemann, who was in charge
of the operation of the oxygen ma
chine, had the satisfaction of seeing
the return of the woman S faculties.
Later physician arrived. Mrs. Fin
ney has not as yet entirely recovered
from the effects of the gas poisoning,
but it is declared that she is out of
| danger today and her recovery is
| only a matter of time.
The accident occurred at the Finney
home just after six o'clock on Thurs
day night. Mrs. Finney had been busy
preparing the evening meal and she
had turned on the gas cock leading to
the oven of gas range. Evidently
the flame had not caught from the
match she applied to it and she went
on about her work. Mrs. Finney is
particularly susceptible to gas poison
and when she noticed a strong odor
Of gas in the kitchen she went to the
stove to make an examination. AS she
opened the door the gas fumes came
out in such quantity that she was
overcome and she fell to the floor her
face close to the open door of the gas
oven. Mr. Finney returned home half
an hour later and found his wife on
the floor of the kitchen. He carried
her out into the yard and at once
called for the pulmotor..
When Police Officer Biennemann
sought to attach the mouthpiece of the
pulmotor he found that Mrs. Finney IS
jaws were locked so firmly that he was
forced to use a wise to force the tube
into her mouth and two teeth were
broken off in the operation. Bienne-
mann started work on the unconscious
woman just after seven o'clock and
he continued without stopping for
more than a half hour when the first
sign of breathing was discovered. The
officer and the husband of the woman
worked with renewed vigor and a
short time later they were rewarded
by seeing Mrs. Finney breathing in
nearly a normal manner. By this time
DR.. George E. Thompson had arrived
at the house and he took charge of the
case. He gave all credit to the pull
motor.
Mrs. Finney later was able to tell
the story of the accident She declar-
ed that she had noticed the odor of the
gas, but had not thought it strong
enough to affect her. She believed
that the oven was burning and when
she opened the door to make an inves-
tigation she was overcome and fell to
the floor. It is thought that she was
or the floor for nearly a half hour be-
fore her husband found her. The Of
fcials were very happy over the fact
that the pulmotor had been helpful in
saving her life.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09

The state doesn't want to be mean
about it. The officials who failed to
file their corporation reports will be
given chance to make good at the
usual rates.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09

When property which is valued on
the tax roll at $6850 can be damaged
to the extent of $4,000 there is not
much chance for track elevation in
Kenosha
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09

Miss Margaret Hopf entertained at
her home on Eagle street on Friday
evening in honor of Miss Gertrude
Schroeder who will be married to
Thomas Arneson in the near future.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09

Lester Albenberg of Milwaukee, was
arrested on Friday on charge Of
/ speeding. He paid a fine of So and the
costs of the action in the municipal
court this morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09

Mrs Max Mcneil entertained at a
birthday party at her home on Ere
mont avenue on Friday afternoon In
honor of her daughter Wilma. A very
pleasant time is reported by those pres
emf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09

Try q Want Ad.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-11-12
SUBMARINE BEGAN FIRE
FROM DISTANCE. ~ REPORT

Naples. nov ~ tvia Paris, Nov. ~.
I.45 "a. mo Delayed IN transmission.
Tho owners of the italian liner An.
soma. sunk in the Mediterranean 10y "a
submarine. have received tho report
of the Aucuua's captain, in which he
makes the positive charge that the
submarine gave no warming 10 the
liner nor afforded those on board OF
her chance Co escape,
The first shot. the captains report
declares was urcd when the suoma-
rino was three miles distant. The
captain Immediately stopped the ship,
he SAYS. but this did not appear a.
satisfy the commander oi the suo-
marine. which continued 60 Jholl the
liner.
The captain without delay ordcrcy
everybody TO take tu tb, boat-. upon
which ho declares. the sunmarin,
turned aIl her guns killing and
Wuuudng mtu, persons both in the
boats and nu "a, deck ut tn steam
CO.. some OF tu. passenger. Who wcr,
thrown into The water and sought g,
.INr themselves uN r.ut.hlug hc sides
,t the submarine were pushed aWJs
with jccr- and INSULTS be ass,rts.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-11-12
David Starr Jordan Informs
President that Quasi-0ffi-
cisl Gathering of Neutrals
Will Be Held Next Month.
MANY AMERICANS WILL
ATTEND, is EXPECTED
Committee Sitting in Berne
to Study and Determine Bas-
is Of Durable Anti-War Plan
Gains Support in America.

Washington Nov t2.--Dayid Starr
Jordan, chancellor OF Leland stanford
university and head OF the Internal
tional Peace Congress. Recently held
In San Francisco. told President VIII
son today that "a qunsi-oihgiai meeting
OF neutral nations probably will Dee
held sometime before Christmas.
ei.her az The Hague. Bcrne. or Copeu-
hagen. to attempt to bring about
peace iu Europe.
Dr. Jordan conveyed To the presi-
dent resolution from the peace con-
gress urging him to- cooperate with
other ucutralf ia calling guch a con
ference.
In statement laid before the pre-
idcut by Dr Jordan. IL was declared
that as Il rceult OF recent missions "a
the governments of the warning ma
lions. 10 could bee stated that while .ho
nations at war were NOT williag them
selves to begin negotiations for peace
there is nevertheless abundant cvi-
loure hat those chargcd with the ad-
ministration of tho foroigl policic.
of these nations would welcome oI
"a; least not oppose affirmative action
hy neutral agency To- bring about a
peace based on international Justice
Dr Jordan dld no. f"ycaf what
President Wilson soli to him. but INC
presiden. several time has taken IN,
position that he VIII Dee glad to ia
anything of practical nature Go on,
Ga" war Dr Jordan refused ,o pre-.
/ dict whether The peace offor1s woul,
/ bc successful in thy near future.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-11-12
De TAILS OF TIMES
EXPLOSION Barred
ONCE MORE
Mechanical Superintendent of
Los Angeles Paper at Time
1t Was Wrecked and Others
Tell Of Affair.

Los Angeles, CAL, NOV. H. ne
tails Of the explosion which wrecked
the los Angeles Times building were
taken up today at the trial of Mat
thew A. schmidt. In the cross-cXam-
nation OF Marcus A. Bentley, luechan-
icM superintendent Of the newspaper.
and other states witnesses.
Bentley. who testified yesterday 30
having Identified the body of Charles
llagcrty, one of the victims for whose
murder Schmidt is on trial, was re-
called 10 the stand for redirect eN-
animation After ho stated chat mo-
dynamite or other explosive mad been
stored about the old Times building, a
cross-cXaminor Tor the defense asked
How many gas mains were he the
building
Three replied Bentley.
How large were they?"
THE largest WIS ~ inches"
BENTLEY also testified that zen bar
rels of ink were stored in she press
room where HaEcrty met death.
is ink cxplosiVc?" he was asked
II don't know
n W. CrHbill foreman Of ia,
Times composing room al The time
OF the explosion, was called 10 ths
stand and told about his experience