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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-25

The story of a diamond robbery
which has an angle of the possible
Social Highwayman" was revealed
this morning when Sheriff Rauen and
his deputies were called to the home
of Mr., and Mrs. Hoyt in the town Of
Bristol to make search for two gems
valued at more than 5000 which are
alleged to have been stolen from the
Hoyt home and Of which no trace has
been found.
In the early hours of the morning
it was before six o'clock-Sheriff Rau'
en- searched one man, forcing him to
strip to the skin, in an effort to find
the valuable gems, but the sheriff de-
clared on his return that nothing had
been found and that the suggestion had
been made that it was possible that the
diamonds were stolen by people who
had visited at the Bristol home.
The search for the stolen gems may
lead to Chicago and it is pcAible that
the sheriff will ask the de%A.ve bu.
reau to look up some people NO are
said to have been guests in Bristol
during the summer months.
Mystery Surrounds Robbery.
The story Of the robbery has been
held much Of a mystery, More than
four weeks ago the theft of the two
diamond rings was reported TO the
sheriff, but at this time he was told
eve do not want you to take any ac-
tion at this time but we do want you
to be on hand when we call you, no
matter whether it is day or night"
The sheriff gave the assurance that
he would be Johnny at the rat hole
and early this morning, in the cold
gray dawn, he got the call to come to
the Bristol house on the road just this
side of Liberty Corners.
Sheriff Rauen went and found a man
and wife and a number of children all
dressed up in their best "bib and tuck
er" ready to leave the farm from which
the diamonds had been stolen.
More Mystery in, Searching.
snow you wait here till he comes,
the sheriff was told and he brushed the
morning dew off his hat and waited
The man who was to bs searched haG
been employed as a tenant on the farm
"Have you any objections to being
searched?" the sheriff queried of the
man as he came along with his packed
grip and his family.
mot in the least" responded the
man, and the sheriff got busy. II never
saw the diamonds" said the man being
searched, "and l haven't the remotest
idea where they can be. A lot Of peo-
pie have been here from Chicago dur
ing the summer and it is just as fair
to suspect them as it is to suspect me-
The casual search of pockets revealed
nothing, but the people were not salts.
fed. strip to the skim" was the sug-
gestion of the sheriff and the tenant
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-25
Jesuits in Session
at Prairie du CHEN

Prairie du Chen, Wis.-Jesuit pro-
fessors of science and mathematics OF
the Missouri province embracing all
the middle western states who have
been in convention at Campfon College
here for three days, closed their SEES
sidns by electing the Rev. Hugo F
Sloctemeyer president and the Rev. T
J. Schultz. secretary. Both are mem
bers of the faculty of st. Louis Uni
versity. Six Jesuit universities and
six colleges were represented including
Creighton University, Omaha, Mar
quette, Milwaukee, ST. Johns, Toledo,
St. Louis University, University of De
troit, Regis College of Denver, Rock
hurst, Kansas City, St. Ignatius, Cleve-
land, St. Xavier's, Cincinnati, st. Mary s
of Kansas City and Campion of this
city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-25
Recaptured Bandits
Under Heavy Guard

Eau Claire, Wis. Chalmers B.
Yaeger, Green Bay, and Lawrence
Lesperance of Chicago, arrested in
Chippewa Falls Saturday charged with
completely in the Wabeno and Apple
ton bank robbery last July were tax
en- to Crandon, Wisconsin, this morn
ing under heavy guard. Sheriff Rob
ert Miller of Forest county and Chief
of Police Tremm of Appleton and four
deputies were guards over the men
during the trip made by automobile.
Yeager and Lesperance were formally
arrested on warrants charging them
with completely of the robbery of the
0utgama State bank at Appleton and
completely in the robbery of the Wa
beno state bank.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-25
Smoked Billions
Of Cigarettes

Washington. - Cigarettes numbering
61,S59,soo,OOO were manufactured in
the United States last year, the census
bureaus annual tobacco report, issued
today, shows. Of that number 1884
OO0,OO9 were exported, leaving about
$4,000 100000 factory-made cigarettes
for consumption in the United States
Cigars manufactured number 8,720, 754, :
600 and tobacco manufactured includ-
ing chewing and smoking and snuff.
totalled 1891 900 pounds. The years
crop of tobacco amounted to 1,508,064,-
600 pounds grown on 1,894,400 acres.
Leaf tobacco and tobacco products inn
ports were valued at $98, 900. Rev
enue collected on tobacco, cigars, eli
garettes and snuff amounted to 1924,
100000 of which North Carolina con-
tributed $1o8,447, 900; New York, S46,-
663,00o; Virginia, $40, T21, 900; Pennsyl-
vania, $20,195,O00; New Jersey, SIS, 742,-
600; oOhio, $15,154,oOo and Missouri,
s12,319,OOO.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-25
WRECKS HIS CAR
BUT SAVES LIFE
C. C.. Christensen Drives Automobile
Into Tree TO Avoid Collision
With Motorcycle.

Motorcycle Policeman Westbrook
narrowly escaped serious injury if NOT
death just after one o'clock this af-
ternoon when the quick presence of
mind of c.. C. Christensen prevented q
collision which would probably have
resulted in a fatality. Christensen de-
liberately turned the automobile which
he was driving into tree at the cor
ner of Rowland avenue and Pomeroy
street to prevent from colliding with
Patrolman Westbrook. The force of
the collision was thus avoided and
Patrolman Westbrook escaped unhurt,
although his motorcycle was badly
damaged. Christensen's car was also
smashed badly as result of the ac-
cident but Christensen was unframed
due to the protection afforded him by
the steering wheel.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-25
Gems Valued at More Than 5000 Stolen from
Farm Home in the Town Of Bristol
Are Not Recovered.
MAY BE SOCIAL
HIGHWAYMAN
Sheriff Rauen Goes at Six O'Clock in the Morning and
Makes Suspect Strip to the Hide in Effort to
Recover Two Valuable Rings.

with a sickly smile complied "He
hasn't got Them" was the report or the
sheriff. The sheriff told the waiting
people that if the wife of the tenant
was to be searched, that Mrs. Hoyt
would have to do the searching, but she
declined Grips and boxes belonging
to the tenants were searched, but moth
ing was found.
Refuse to Give Names.
"You would be unfair TO publish the
name of this man." declared the sheriff,
"for l do not believe that he has any
idea of where the diamonds are. He
was thoroughly searched and he APP
peared to me to be entirely honest in
the matter"
A little later the tenant and his fam
lily took train from Bristol to 60 to
new home, but the sheriff was in
formed that the man would be willing
to return to Kenosha at any time he
was wanted
The two diamond rings which were
the cause Of the early morning search
were taken from china closet at the
Hoyt home. They had been hidden in
the closet for safe keeping and it was
believed that only Mrs. Hoyt knew of
the hiding place. The robbery was
evidently an "inside job" Of someone
who had known that the gems were in
the possession of the woman.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-25
HOSTING ELBOW
NEAR LOST ART
Officials, After Inspection,
Declares Liquor Disap-
pears from Bars.
MOON ONLY Triple

The gentle art of posing the right
elbow in the exact position to raise a
hooter of whiskey to the lips is becom-
ing lost art in Kenosha county. 1t is
asserted that it is absolutely a forgot
ten habit by officials who should know.
Not single drop Of whiskey or other
liquor is being sold in saloons in Ke-
nosha county" said Deputy Sheriff
Jake Keul at the county jail this morn
ing. eve just completed making the
rounds and we did not find drop"
"They have quit selling it in bar
rooms" echoed Chief of Detectives
Charles Rock, who is in charge of the
city enforcement squad. "You cant
find drop of it in any of the places
1t was declared that even the old
timers who have been finding it easy
to get liquor both in the city and coun-
ty had found an unusual tightening up
of the bottle corks and that it was i'm
possible for them to get their "morn-
ing's morning" or might cap" to set
tie them for nights sleep.
Grand Jury Brings Fear.
The action Of the grand jury in re-
turning indictments against a score of
the liquor dealers and the action Of
the police department and the sheriff
IN giving orders to put an end to the
sale of all liquor is credited with bring
ing the change. "0f course there is
still moon" said Deputy Keul. 1T is
going to be mighty hard to get the
moon all out of the way, but the Off
GERS are making serious inroads on the
sale Of this contraband liquor There
isn't near as much as there has been
and it's getting less all the time"
The tearing out Of the screens which
put the cloak of mystery about what
was going on in saloons is declared by
some dealers to have wrecked the
business" "We don't sell any liquor
said one saloon man this morning, "but
just the same some people don't want
to come in here with everyone looking
at them" The pulling down of the
window curtains in the places, making
it necessary for people to stoop in or
der to look in, has fallen under the
ban of the officials and people seeking
to screen saloonsSin this manner will
be subject to prosecution, according to
the attorneys who have investigated
the law.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-25
HOld-up Bear is
Still on the Job
(Bv Associated Pressl

Yellowstone Park, Wyo. = "Jesse
James" Yellowstone's famous "holdup"
bear is back on the job.
For time park officials thought he
had retired to an honest life because
weeks came and went with no sign of
the clever highwayman.
But M. P. Skinner, park naturalist,
officially reports that Jesse once more
daily blocks the highway near the
Thumb" on Lake Yellowstone.
The bears method of operation is
unique. He squats in the middle of the
road and waits for automobiles to
appear. He stubbornly refuses to
leave until fed by the autoist. Then
he ambles on and let's the car pass.
Thus far. more than one hundred mo-
florists report being held up"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-25
THREE SUICIDES
AT TWIN PORTS
Epidemic of Self-Destruction Sweeps
Over Minnesota - Feud Ends in
Near-Fatality.

Duluth, MINI. Three suicides, a
drowning and probable fatal stab
bing were reported to the Twin Ports
police over the weekend.
Charles Dwyer opened closet in his
home at Superior Saturday night and
was met by the swinging body Of his
brother, John R. Dwyer. Ill health is
believed to have prompted the suicide,
Julius Cook, reputed wealthy theatre
owner, was found dead in down
town office at Duluth. He shot him
self through the right temple with
revolver.
Dependency caused Andrew Aho,
inmate of sanitarium to take his life
last night with shot gun.
Boys swimming in Lake Superior
date yesterday discovered the body of
3 unidentified middle-aged woman.
An old-time feud said to have exist
ed between Isaac Point, IS, and Will
liam Karjala, "a, farmers, eliminated
yesterday in the probable fatal stab
hing Of Karjala on farm across the
garolton tounty line. Point is in
IL
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-25
Rural Districts Pay
for Good Teachers
Results of Canvass Show That Teachers
in Badger Country Schools Will
Get Good Wages.

There has been much speculation as
to rural school salaries for this fall.
Partial reports now in show a slight
increase rather than decrease.
Sank county reports salaries ranging
from $50 to $125 month for county
training school graduates.
Between $50 and $125 month is
being paid in Lincoln county.
Grant county salaries are between
$50 and $3.50.
The range of salaries in Langlade
county is between $50 and $135.
Green Lake county training school
graduates are receiving between 500
and $140 a month.
Waukesha county reports increases
in nearly all cases, with an average
salary of $125. The range up to date
is $85 to $183.
Later reports may change these
slightly, but indications are that sal
aries will not be lower.
Graduates of the Stephenson train
ing school in Marinette county, who
are qualified teachers, are all assured
positions, with several districts in Mar
inette not supplied.
George Sanford, county superintend-
ent of Vernon county, says that half
the rural schools in the county are
still unsupplied with teachers.
In Langlade county, fourteen teach
ing positions are still open.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-25
Scholey Raiders
Get Law VioIators
Agent Scholey and Deputies Take in
Paris and Salem Over the
Week End.

The tenant of the Mike Wright
farm in Paris received an official call
from the prohibition officials on Sun
day, headed by John Scholey and was
so hospitable that he exhibited five
barrels of raisin mash and gallon Of
moonshine for the reception of his
guests. The tenant says that the mash,
the hogs ate and the moonshine, he
drank himself.
Charles Patrick was taken into Gus
tody when he was found with two pints
of moonshine. The moonshine was col
ored and had dregs in it that would
choke an ordinary man. Constable
Moore, Deputies Conley, Dillman and
Blazi accompanied the Crusader.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-25
KEN0SHAN WINS
SILVER TROPHY
Miss Constance Cappelen
is Victor in Twin Lakes
Sweepstakes.
JACK BLAIR SECOND

Outguessing and outgeneraling field
of five opponents, victors in as many
preliminary races, Miss Constance Cap
pelen, bookkeper at the First National
Bank, won the motorboat sweepstakes
at Twin Lakes Sunday afternoon. The
fair triumphator covered the 272-mile
course in II minutes and 56 seconds,
a minute and thirty seconds ahead of
her nearest competitor, Jack Blair of
Twin Lakes. Her helmsman for the
race was Clarence Huck of Kenosha.
Miss Cappelen's victory gives her
possession of the Evinrude trophy for
this year, a large beaten silver plate
mounted on mahogany; also chance
to race for the Charles H. Luck cup,
the prizes for a similar series of races
to be run at Twin Lakes on the after
noon of Labor Day.
Defeats Thirty-Two Opponents.
The races on Sunday afternoon were
the finals of series in which there
were thirty-two entrants. Preliminar-
les had left five contenders for sweep
stakes honors and the silver trophy,
offered by the Evinrude representa-
tives. Miss Cappelen, being a girl, was
not conceded chance to win the race
against men experienced in the me-
chanics and strategy of INCORPORATING.
Nevertheless, she took long lead early
and maintained it steadily despite
Blair's frantic attempts to overtake
her. Immediately after she crossed the
fnish-line she was officially declared
the trophy winner by Judges G. E.
Pfennig, Peter Rhode, W. W. Vincent
and Lewis Brotzman. Anton Stella of
Kenosha was official starter for the
race. Miss Cappelen is now conceded
a fine chance to win the Luck cup on
Labor Day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-25
ERRAN'l' WIFE
NOW MISSING
Collins Street Woman Dis
appears After Dornes-
tic Troubles.
LEFT SIX DAYS AGO

Strangely missing for more than six
days is the wife of a well-known resi-
dent of Collins street, according to re-
ports which were made known this
morning. The young woman disap-
peared several days ago leaving word
to her husband that she was leaving
"for good" and urging him to forget
all about her. The husband, distracted,
waited in vain for her to return think
ing that perhaps she had not meant her
threat and would come back to their
home within short time.
Now that several days have elapsed
he has given up hopes that she will
come back to Kenosha and has dispos-
ed Of all of the Household furniture
He has not made any report of the af-
fair to the police and will not make
any attempt to force his wife to re-
turn to him.
Had Some Domestic Trouble
1t is admitted that there has been
some domestic trouble and that the wo-
man left home as result of it. The
two had been married for five years
and in the main their married life had
been happy.
The last that was seen of the woman
was on last Wednesday when she asked
boy who lives in the neighborhood of
her home to carry her suitcase to the
Northwestern station. She did not
say anything about where she intended
to go but merely intimated that she
would be gone for long time. She
has sister in New York City and it
is thought that she may have gone to
the latter's home.
Husband VIII Wait Quietly.
The husband threatened at first to
go to the police and ask that the wife
be sought and that ne be informed of
her whereabouts. He finally decided,
however, upon the advice of attorneys
not to take such action and while au-
thorities have been informed that the
woman is missing, they have not been
asked to apprehend her.
There are no children and the wo-
man has no other relatives near Keno
sha. The husband is an employee of
the Simmons company and is well
known there. The authorities did not
make known the names Of the family,
saying that in the event that any action
was asked by the husband the names
would be made public later.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-25
Build Chapel and
Community House
tBy Associated Press Leased Wire.)

tBy Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Milwaukee chapel and q com
munity house will be erected. in the
near future for the Lutheran students
of the University of Wisconsin, it was
announced at the session of the Evan
gelical Lutheran synod of Wisconsin
and other states, which is holding its
biennial meeting here. The Rev.
Haentechel of Madison reviewed the
activities of the university mission
which was started last fall and made
an appeal for more funds to carry on
the work. There are 800 Lutheran
boys attending the university and 300
of these are affiliated with the synod
ical conference. Services are held at
present in concert hall but the
synod will erect suitable buildings in
the near future,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-25
LABOR DELEGATE is
FAVORED BY HARDING
Samuel Gompers Declares that Labor
Will be Represented at Disarma-
ment Conference.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire


Atlantic City President Harding
looks with favor on labor's request for
representation in the disarmament con-
ference to be held in Washington, Sam
uel Gompers said today at the opening
of the meeting of The executive coun-
ell of the American Federation Of La
Dor and he stated as president of the
Federation he has been sounding senti-
ment in organized labor bodies of other
nations, with a view Of getting their
attitude on representation in the dis
armament conference.
Mr.. Gompers added that he had re-
ceived letter of appreciation from
President Harding after visiting the
White House and suggesting the Amer
lean labor be permitted representation
in the legislation.
"Iabor has always been an advocate
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-25
FIND DEAD MAN
ON OLD BRIDGE
Body of William Frederick
Kresal is Picked Up by
Police on Bridge.
NO MARKS ON BODY
Body Shows No Marks of Vio-
lence and It Is Thought He
Died of Heart Failure.

A gruesome discovery was made this
morning by an early riser IN the vicin-
ity of the Middle street bridge when
he reported the finding of the dead
body of William Frederick Kresal, 80
Congress street. The body was lying
in the middle of the bridge on Middle
street and apparently had only been
there a short time. The body was not
vet cold and it was thought that Kresal
had gotten up early to attend to the
team Of horses that he drives for the
Allen tannery.
Rush Body to Hospital.
officers Greb and Mitchell with the
police ambulance picked up the body
and rushed it to the ST. Catherine s
hospital where an examination was
made. Doctors pronounced the man
dead, but did not give the cause of his
death. A coroner's examination of the
BODY at eleven o'clock this morning
was expected TO bring to light the
cause Of the death. An investigation
among the co-workers of the deceased
showed that about two months ago he
was caught between the dray which he
was driving and the boxcar from which
he had been unloading hides. 1t is not
known whether he suffered internal in
juries at that time or not, but the
coroner is working on that possibility.
Leaves -Four Children.
Four children survive Kresal, Mrs.
August Leubke, Pleasant Prairie; Mrs.
Otto Leubke, Kenosha; and George t.
and Carl w. Kresal, of Kenosha. The
wife of the dead man preceded him to
the grave. Kresal was born in Germaz
nv, August 81, 1866. He came to Amer
lea when he was liz years old with his
parents, who were highly respected
citizens of the north side for many
years. 1t is strange thing that Kre-
sal should drop dead the day after his
55th birthday.
No funeral arrangements. have as yet
been made The body is now at the
Hansen mortuary awaiting interment. :
Coroner Makes Investigation
The coroner held an Investigation
this morning at eleven o'clock and at
the autopsy declared that death had
come as a result of heart failure.
There were no marks of violence on the
body and the coroner's verdict was
rendered after close inspection of
the body. Nothing was said concern
ing the injuries alleged to have been
sustained by the deceased about two
months previous to his death.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-25
Just Quit Kicking
for One Minute
By Associated Press Leased Wire

by Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Milwaukee. Louis M. Kotecki of
Milwaukee. national grand shiek of the
Order of Camels, has issued a procla-
nation to all memb of the order and
to all who are against prohibition and
those opposed to the blue laws" to
join in a mental protest at 800 p. M,
Labor Day. At this time, the procla-
nation states, every man and woman
who is against the usurpation of per-
sonal liberty, will De asked 20 stand
perfectly still for one minute and give
vent to mental protest against the
anti-saloon league and blue laws.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-25
Mrs. Demmer Free
in Poison Mystery

Chicago Mrs. Mary Demmer, who
has been held for several weeks in con-
nection with the deaths Of Fred NKolze
of Schiller Park, Mrs. Kolze and John
Demmer, husband of Mrs. Demmer,
was released today. James E. McShane,
assistant states attorney told Judge
Mcdonald, before whom habeas corpus
proceedings had been brought, that his
office had no evidence on which to hold
her. Mrs. Dem1ner was Kolze's house
lrearer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-25
THREE ARE DEAD
In MACON FIRE
Historic Old Brown House Destroyed
and Many May Be Buried
in Ruins.
INV Associated Press Leased wir

Macon, Ga. Three persons are
known to have lost their lives in a
fire which destroyed the Brown House,
a frame hotel here early today and
firemen expressed the belief the death
list would be materially increased when
the ruins had been searched.
The Brown House was the oldest
hotel in the city. The flames from the
wooden structure, spreading to adj
joining buildings, burning practically
half Of the block from Plum street to
Popular street.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-25
Might Work in
This Country
6By Associated Press

Sofia-A new police regulation Just
issued makes policemen arbiters of
women's fashions. The punishment for
the indecent appearance is a fine in pro-
portion with the "crime" lie, the di-
mansions of the uncovering of the neck
and the shortness Of the skirt.
But it is chiefly the moral penalty
that frightens the smart beauties-to
be escorted to the police station.
Since this regulation was put in
force the police of Sofa has thus pun
ished about twenty women.