The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-06-13
COLLECTED the FINE HIMSELF
Told Woman That He Was Federal
Official and Fined Her Five Dollars
for Serving White Bread-Forgot
to Pay for His Dinner.
elbow, Blow, Thou wintry wind;
Thou art not so unkind;
AS Mans ingratitude."


The Woman s Committee of the
County Council Of Defense is issuing
a warning to women Of Kenosha county
against one of the cleverest swindlers,
ever working in the county. His in
gratitude is the sort that Shakespeare
wrote about and the woman in question
paid FIVE dollars in real money just to
find out how unchivalrous a "slicker"
can be when he gets short of loose
change.
The report Of his operations came di-
sactly to the members of the woman IS
G, mittee and they have made public
thu tory with view of warning other
won, in the county who have not as
yet b victimized by the fellow. 1t
is poss, that he made score of col
lections We dollar bills but the au-
identical IT'S have been brought to
the com in only one case.
This happened on last Tuesday. Just
ali noon stranger drove up to the door
yard Of one of the best known families
in the town Of Paris, and sought to get
his dinner.
81 am very hungry and / have a
long trip to make and it would be q
great accommodation to me" he told
the lady of the house, who by the way
is one of the famous cooks of that por-
tion of Kenosha county. The woman
demurred. She told her stranger
friend that she had not expected
guests for dinner and that she was not
prepared to entertain any one.
"That s all right" he told her, "Iy1
take pot luck with the rest of you
for I'm might hungry"
Finally the woman allowed the man
to enter the house and in few min
utes he had planted his feet under the
family dinner table and was partaking
Of one of those dinners that have made
the women Of the town of Paris fam
GUS. Among other things that graced
the board was plate of freshly baked
white bread. The stranger praised the
bread as he helped himself to it three
or four times during the meal and he
seemed to be distinctly satisfied with
1t. After he had eaten about all there
was on the table he pushed back his
chair picked up his hat and with an
air of authority as only "slicker"
can assume he told the woman, CHOW
Madame I want to tell you that you
are under arrest for serving white
bread on wheatless Tuesday,
The woman gasped and looked the
fellow over but he appeared to be de-
termined and he fingered badge I'M
der the lapel of his coat. The badge
was not displayed but the man told
his hostess that he would be compelled
to take her. to Jail as he was federal
official. The woman begged and begged
hard and after considerable talk the
man decided that he would let her off
on the payment of a fine. He said
that he had the right to compromise
such cases for the government. The
amount named was a little large for the
woman to meet with the ready money
in the house but the slicker finally set
tied with her for FIVE dollars and slip.
ping the FIVE dollars into his pocket he
drove away.
"I nope he chokes" was the first
comment of the woman who had been
victimized. Then she hnrried to warn
her neighbors. So far as can be learn
cd the fellow did not get his supper
in the town of Paris.
The United States Government is
not employing any slickers Of this kind.
Women are urged to observe certain
rules against the use of wheat. The
government has regulations in regard
to the sale of wheat -four which it is
enforcing through regulations of sup
ply but no private individuals have
been arrested at the orders of the gov
eminent for violations of food regula-
tons
Women who may have chance to
bring to the proper officials such men
as may seek to compromise fines !"
aio Vi SCV " use d shOt gun IL HeceS-
sary to march the men in and turn
them over to the Sheriff. This man
was a swindler of the first water. If
he appears at any other place in the
county report of his visit should be
made promptly to the Sheriff.
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