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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-23
Long Illness is
Ended by Death

Mrs. Josephine Mueller, aged fifty
four years, long a resident of Kenosha,
died early this morning at the ST.
GATHERINGS hospital after a lingering
illness from a complication of diseases
Several weeks ago the deceased under
went an operation as the last resort to
save her life and she had never been
able to rally from it.
Mrs Mueller was born in Newton
Wisconsin, February 2, 1867, the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Steder
She was the wife of George ]. Mueller
She came to Kenosha many years ago
and has many friends here to lament
her death. Surviving her are two
daughters, Mrs. Leo Ergish and Miss
Laura Mueller and one son, George J
Mueller, Jr., all of Kenosha, six sis
ters, Mrs. M. j. Scholey, of Kenosha
Mrs. John O'Connell of Racine, Mrs
Martin Hablewitz, of Manitowoc, and
the Mines. Emil Trip, Barbara Degen-
heart and Frank Ruehlman of Chicago
three brothers, Henry Steder, of Chi
cago and Conrad and Edward Steder
of Manitowoc. She is also survived by
two grandchildren, Donald and Nor
man Ergish Of Kenosha.
The funeral services will be held
probably Monday morning at the St
Thomas church at nine o'clock with in
terment following in the family plot in
the St George cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-23
Constable John Scholey is Found Guilty of AS
sault and Battery Against jim Ordy
in MOOnshine Case
GIVEN A DOLLAR AND COSTS AS FINE
Attorney John Powell for Schoey VIII Appeal the Case
While Mrs Ordy Insists That She Will Get
Warrant Out for SchOley.

not true in this case. I therefore ask
for the conviction of the defendant"
The defense in the case brought to
the stand the arresting officers of the
case who all declared that Mr.. Scholey
had not touched Ordy with his fist and
that it was impossible for Scholey to
have BACKED the optic of Ordy. One
story witness told was that Officer
Schmitt had acted the part of the pu-
gilist but this was denied by all the
other parties concern. The attorney
for the defense, Lewis Powell, declar-
ed that the case would be appealed to
a higher court and that the judge had
erred in admitting as testimony the
story of a witness who had been four
hundred feet from the place of arrest
and that it was glowing dark and it
would have been impossible to have
witnessed the blow even if it had been
struck Scholey's troubles aren't ended
yet, however. as Mrs. Ordy has declar-
ed that she will get out "a warrant
against Scholey for choking her at the
same time that he struck her husband
Scholey's re-arrest is expected shortly
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-23
WANTS MISSISSIPPI
RIVER IMPROVED
Federation Asks Federal Government
Act to Provide Work for
Many Idle Men.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Denver, Colo.-Immediate develop
ment of the Mississippi system as a
deep waterway by the government in
order to provide for the millions Of
unemployed, was urged by James Lord,
president of the mining department of
the American Federation of Labor, in
his annual report made public today.
Besides relieving unemployment, Mr..
Lord said, this gigantic enterprise,
which would provide for establishment
of ship canals would "also prevent
floods forever, would reclaim mil
lions of acres of the richest land in
the world and would do away with yell
low jack and malaria"
"This would automatically do many
many other things" he said, besides
making seaports of some of our inland
cities. | believe this system would
start building from the head waters
of the Mississippi and the Missouri
and to some extent the Illinois and
Ohio rivers, down to New Orleans. Il
would give an outlet by water for the
produce Of St. Louis, Chicago, Kansas
City,, Pittsburgh and other cities, di-
rectly to either coast Of South America
or to Europe"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-23
Police Seeking for
Jewels and Clothing
Lake Forest Woman Claims to Have
Been Robbed on Northwestern
Train at KenOsha.

Kenosha police this morning received
a message asking that they make an
effort to find a suitcase containing val
liable jewelrys and wearing apparel
which was stolen from a train on the
Northwestern railway just before sew
en- o'clock Friday evening. The suit
case is the property of Miss A. H.
Wood of Lake Forest She was coming
to Kenosha for a visit with friends
here and had the suitcase with her. 1t
was reported to the police that large
number of Italian workmen entered the
train at Waukegan and left the train
at Kenosha. When Miss Wood started
to leave the train, she found that the
suitcase had been taken. No statement
was made as to the value of the con-
tents of the suitcase but reward of
$50 was offered for its recovery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-23

Crusading John Scholey received a
blow yesterday afternoon when Judge
Tully Of the Municipal Court returned
q verdict of guilty in the assault and
battery case of Jim Ordy versus John
Scholey. In giving Scholey the mini
mum fine, S and costs or ten days in
Jail, the judge stated that the evidence
showed that Ordy had received blow
in the eye from the time that Scholey
arrived on the Ordy farm in search of
moonshine and the time that Scholey
left for the city.
Is An OldTime Affair.
The case is one growing out of an
old-time raid of Scholey's on the Ordy
farm near Pleasant Prairie in search
of moonshine sometime last year. At
that time it is said that Ordy declar-
ed that "Ill get you yet" On May 81,
Scholey and Mr.. Jacobson who runs
the school bus again called on the
Ordy farm in search of a moonshine
still, following persistent tips that
things were not exactly 1000 Volstead.
Before going to the Ordy farm, Scho-
ley sent in call to the police depart
ment and Officer Schmitt was sent out
on the call On the way to the farm,
Officer Streumer was picked up and
the four officers arrived on the Ordy
farm at the same time.
Said He Was Drinking.
1t was brought out in the evidence
of the case that Ordy was in the barn
lot when the officers arrived with Mrs.
Ordy doing the milking in a cowshed
nearby. The defense claimed that
Ordy was drinking when Constable
Scholey arrived and that Ordy was in a
drunken condition. When Ordy was
made to understand that he was sus-
pected of being moonshiner he be-
came quite indignant and voiced his
protests in more vigorous tone than
courteous one. He attempted to resist
the officers it was said and in some
manner, uneXplainable by the defense,
but which the prosecution claimed was
administered by Scholey, received a
beautiful sinner in his -eft eye This
charge Scholey ridiculed and stated
that in all his raids he meyer had
struck any person.
Ben Stahl Takes Stand.
In confederation of their statement
that Scholey was t4e official decorator
of the Ordy eye, Attorney Randall
brought to the stand Ben Stahl Of
Pleasant Prairie who testified that Or
dy had purchased some grain and other
farm supplies from HIM at about seven
o'clock and at that time Ordy's eye
was its natural color The alleged
fight or assault on Ordy was said to
have been made shortly after seven
The defense also produced witnesses
who stated that they had seen Scholey
strike Ordy in the eye. In summing
up his evidence, Attorney Randall said:
"The evidence in thus case has clearly
shown that some time between leaving
the home of Ben Stahl and the leaving
of Scholey from the Ordy farm, that
Ordy received a black eye. There are
five witnesses who swear that Scholey
is the guilty person. Of course the
story Of the foreign born people varies
a little and the fact that their stories
vary little is the best proof that they
are true. If their stories dovetailed
into one another like the pieces of a
complicated Chinese puzzle then a
frameup might be expected but such is
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-23
BRIDGE TAKING
FORM RAPIDLY
Main Street Structure Rap
idly Assumes Proportions
Of Real Bridge.
CITY CARS OVER SOON

The Main street bridge this morning
looked more like a real bridge than at
any time previous since commence
ment of construction work over the
tannery river. Several spans of the
bridge are in position and work is be-
ing rushed on the structure to com
plete it as quickly as possible. The
bridge is assuming the appearance Of
a real bridge and will soon be second
only to the Brooklyn bridge of New
York City.
Work Being Rushed.
The workmen on the bridge are as
thick as flies and the painting and
scraping of the steel work is going
forward as rapidly as possible. Work
men are placing the outside railing of
the foot path over the bridge in posi-
ton while others are rigging booms
to swing other spars and steel work
in position. The work is being watch
ed with great interest by all the people
who cross the river.
Cars Running Shortly.
A construction boss when question
ed asserted that the city street cars
would be running over the bridge in a
short time and that regular traffic
would be pouring over the bridge
within seventy-fve days. This would
make the official opening of the bridge
an event to be celebrated during the
latter part of August or the first part
of September. When the official open
ing is held it is thought that the city
will make it gala day with the police
department and the city officials out
in full regalia
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-23
FIRST MATINEE
ON TURKEY DAY
Orpheum Theatre to Open
With Thanksgiving Fes-
tival Bill.
MUCH LIKE RIALTO

Kenoshans will have something new
tc be thankful for when they sit down
to their Turkey-day dinners next No
vember, for on the afternoon of that
day the Orpheum theatre will open
with bill offering such diversions as
have made the Rialto in Racine, the
Strand in Green Bay, the Princess, the
Theatorium, the Miller, and the Mod
jeska in Milwaukee, magic names for
people who crave shows that are anus
ing without becoming vulgar.
This much was assured late Thurs
day afternoon when the contract for
the new playhouse and business block,
to be erected at the corner of Main and
South streets was left to John Imme |,
the builder of the Elks Club and other
distinctive structures in Kenosha. The
papers were formally signed at a meet
ing Of the Saxe-Orpheum, Martin Tull-
gren and Sons Company, at which the
Kenosha representatives of the firm
were Harry Vale, A. B. Mccall and Ed
ward Dayton. At the same time plumb
ing contracts for the theatre were
awarded to the E. J. Sullivan Company.
The Orpheum will be built on the
site recently purchased from ]. E.
Heating and from steel bought and
stored on the lot by the late Charlie
Pacini. Edward Garrigan, financial
man for the SAKE interests, will have
charge of the preliminary work in con-
rection with the erection of the plea
sure-place and office-building.
More than Theatre.
"The Orpheum will be more than a
theatre" Mr. Dayton said this morn
ing. 1t will have in addition to the
main auditorium forty-four offices and
five storerooms. This should make it a
distinct addition to the commercial as
we'll as the social life of Kenosha."
The theatre proper Will follow the
latest designs for playhouses of the
type maintained by the SAKE and Tull-
gren combination. 1t will seat fifteen
hundred people in front of a proscen-
ium arch twenty-eight feet high and
thirty-fve feet wide. The stage will
be sufficiently deep to accommodate all
the accessories of the most spectacular
vaudeville acts. Lighting, frescoing
and upholstering will be equally com
plete and magnifcens.
The exterior of the building will be
pressed brick with stone, bronze and
marble cornices.
First National Features.
The theatre will offer, for the most
part, such pictures and vaudeville acts
as Kenoshans have applauded at the
Rialto in Racine. First National mas
ter-flms will be featured and will
bring Kenoshans only the most artistic
work of established reel-favorites
"Sex-stuff" of the reeking sort will be
strictly taboo In its place the Orphe
UNI will present human interest stories
and love plots sans 'the thrill that al
ways ends in a SILVER of remorse"
It's vaudeville will be of Keith grade
at Orpheum prices.
Work on the new building will begir
at once under the direction of Mr.. Gar
rigan, who will have charge until the
excavation is finished, when Mr.. Imma
will assume complete control. This
contract calls for an auditorium ready
for business on Thanksgiving Day.
The Turkey Day program at the Or
pheum will be announced in the near
future.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-23
Agent Bell of Secretary Of
State Finds Many VIC
latiOns of Law.
ARRESTS COME LATER
State Demands This Years Ii,
cense and One on Each End
of Every Automobile.

If you have been slipping about tn,
streets with a last years license plate
on your automobile or if you have con
sidered that provision of the state law
providing for two license plates on ev-
cry automobile as a waste of painted
tin, you are advised that it be Just as
we'll to be saving little money to meet
the demands of the state. Agent c.
E. Bell, representing the office of the
Secretary of State came to Kenosha or
Friday to check up Kenosha automo-
bile owners and their observance of the
state law and when he left for Madison
late in the evening he had book filled
with notations of people who believed
the state didn't really mean what it
said when it ordered the owners to
have his years license plate and two
of them on every automobile.
Gets Most Prominent Corner.
Agent Bell in making his investiga-
tons in Kenosha stationed himself al
the corner of Market street and Sheri-
dan road and he worked the rough
whole hot afternoon checking up the
delinquencies of Kenosha. Some of
them went by so fast that he couldn't
get any more than the number of the
car but he managed to stop a lot of the
drivers and he informed them that the
state expected them to live up to the
letter of the law. 1t was said that he
found few automobiles operating in Ke-
nosha on last years licenses but he
found a number of them with but one
plate on the automobile.
County Official Stopped.
One of the men stopped by Bell was
county official "Where is the plate
which should be on the back of this au-
tomobile," Bell demanded. "It's IN
der the seat" the official responded.
"Well, you better get it out and put it
where it belongs" Bell told him.
This morning he plate was securely
affixed to the rear portion of the au-
tomobile.
The agents of the secretary of state
are going to work in Kenosha for sew
eral days and it is understood that la
ter on the district attorney will be in
structed to round up all vioIators Of
the law and bring them into court. 1t
is estimated that there are a thousand
automobile drivers in this county who
who have not complied fully with the
law. In some counties the fines pro-
vided by the law have been assessed
against delinquents
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-23
Nails and Needles
Used for Currency
(By Associated Press Leased wire)

Picking Charles R. Crane, retiring
American minister to China, has left
for America, travelling by way of ST.
IBERIA and Russia. He is accompanied
by his son, John and the two are trav-
cling on special car stocked with
nails, needles, tooth brushes and medi-
cines which will be used en- route in
lieu Of currency. Although Mr. Crane
did not receive direct permission from
Moscow to cross Siberia and Russia, he
was unoficially assured the Soviet of
ficials would expedite his journey. A.
Brudderk, first secretary, will have
charge of the legation, pending arrival
Of DR.. Jacob Gould Schurman, the new
minister.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-23
State Parks Get
Favorable Mention

Madison, Wis.-The Northern Lakes
Park and the Dells of the Wisconsin
river were recommended as state parks
by the joint finance. committee in re-
port to the legislature this morning.
The two proposals carry an expendi-
ture of $4,000. Most favorable con-
sideration is being given the Northern
Lakes project, which calls for an APP
preparation Of $25o0O0 to purchase the
5000 acres of virgin timber land and
1000 acres of lakes in Sawyer and
Price counties. Bills calling for state
purchase of these sites will be acted
on today or early next week. The
committee also reported out for pass
age the Nye bill, allowing $4,000 to
county planning committees to estab-
lsh parks along highways.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-23
.SEIEEPSKINS FOR
RURAL TEACHERS

Commencement exercises held for
the graduating class of the Racine-Ke-
nosha County Training School for
Teachers, in Dixon's opera House at
Union Grove, Wednesday, evening, were
attended by more than eight hundred
people, who listened to a most enter
tanning program. The interior of the
building was artistically decorated for
the occasion. Preceding the regular
program, Maxted's orchestra rendered
half hours concert.
The invocation was given by the Rev.
H. P. Fruhling, followed by chorus
selection, "Fairyland Waltz" Dorothy
Larson spoke on the class motto, "To
Be, Not to Seem" After song, "Beau-
tiful Moonlight" the orchestra played
an overture, Golden Scepter." The
class-will was read by Laura Wiede-
mann and Verna White furnished a
vocal solo, "Springtime." The class
history and prophecy was in charge of
Edith Haigh, Helen Kyburz, Violet
diversion and Elizabeth Jones. Another
selection was provided by the orches-
ira with xylophone solo, the number
being. entitled Waterfall Polka"
Address by Prof. Hyer.
The address of the evening was de-
livered by Prof. F. S. Hyer, who
brought out thoughts relating to joint
training schools, showing that in some
instances as many as three counties
combine in order that the larger ex-
pense of an individual county conduct
ing such an institution alone, may be
eliminated He made reference to the
class motto, "To Be, Not to Seem" and
advised the class members to be real
teachers and not merely to seem to
be teachers. The orchestra rendered
another selection, Home Circle" fol
| lowing which the diplomas were pre-
sented by President w. W. Storms OF
the training school board. Mr.. Storms
wished a bountiful success to each
member of the class. The program
was closed with the singing of the
class song, followed by another selec
ton by the orchestra.
Glass Membership.
The class, which was the largest one
vet graduated from the school, was
made up of the following members
Helen NJ Anderson, Amy Bennett
Henrietta c. Brandes, Martha H. Buck
Della c. Benning, Alice K Cooke
Blanche D. Davies, Louise c. Erbe
Lucille l. Eilbrecht, henrietta S. Cos
mire, Edith M. Haigh, Edna Jennings
Emma D. Jensen, Elizabeth J. Jones
Eleanor R. Jones, Helen L. Kyburz
Dorothy Larson, Alice NJ. Mccormick
Hazel E. Niesen, Violet G. diversion
/ .Thelma NJ. Sheen, Edna B. Smith
Florence Squire, Laura L. WeidemanI
] and Vitalis E. cache.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-23
HIRST WILL QUIT
IF BILL Is KILLED
Wisconsin Will Lose Expert Highway
Engineer if Privilege Tax
is Not Passed.
INV Associated Press Leased Wirel

Madison - Defeat of the Hirst au
tornobile highway privilege tax will
cost the state the services of the lead
ing highway engineer of the country.
A. R. Hirst, highway engineer and
author of the bill up for reconsidera-
ton in the assembly next Wednesday
said today that he would go out of
state service along with the proposal
which he sponsored. His resignation
has already been rendered to take eff
feet January 1. Provision had been
made in the measure to take care
adequately of the highway workers,
and to provide ample funds for sup
ervision. Mr.. Hirst feels that unless
the state can treat its employees the
same as private companies and retain
the services of its workers, that he
does not feel himself able to build up
an efficient machinery to handle the
expenditure IF the millions of dollars
available.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-23
WEARIED STRIKER
TAKES STRYCHNINE
Printer Swallows Poison in Graveyard
Where He Had Gone to Decorate
Graves of Relatives.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire)

Oshkosh, Wis.-Fred W. Burkart,
aged As, printer who had been out
of employment since the printers in
local job shops went out on strike on
May 1st, committed suicide last night
by taking poison. He swallowed some
strychnine at Riverside cemetery
where he had gone to tend to graves
of relatives. He was member of the
local typographical union for many
years and it is believed that the strike
and being out of work and other wor-
ries preyed upon his mind to such an
extent that he became unbalanced. He
was a native of Manitowoc.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-23
HOUSE ADJOURNS IN
CLASH OVER CHIROS
Assembly Breaks Up to RecOnvene on
Monday or Later Unless Reconcil-
liatiOn Is Reached.
fBx Associated Press Leased Wire

Madison.-The assembly was forced
to adjourn today on a point of no
quorum raised after sharp parlia-
mentary skirmish over the Bentley bill
to regulate the chiropractic practice.
This automatically lays over the meas
ure until Monday, when it is expected
that second adjournment will be
forced by members who will refuse to
take their seats. The Bentley measure
is merely incidental in the maneuvers
now taking place in the lower house,
where the real fight which may tie up
the entire session is being waged
around the taxation snarl which devel-
oped over the defeat of the Hirst high
way privilege tax.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-23
FINANCIERS ELECT
APAIR OF SMITHS
North Lake and Shell Lake Men Are
Chosen Heads of State Bankers
Association.
(By Associated Press Leased wirey

Milwaukee Officers elected at the
closing session of the Wisconsin
Bankers association annual conven-
ton here today are President Burton
M. Smith, of North Lake; vice-presi-
dent, J. H. Smith of Shell Lake; treas
urer, Henry Fetzer, Sturgeon Bay.
officers to fill vacancies for one year
on the executive council are H. N.
Bacon of Racine and H. W. Barney of
Sparta.
Officers elected for three years to
fill expiring terms are R. Estberg,
Waukesha; F. X. Bodden, Milwaukee
and L. Albert KareI, Wawaunee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-23
Manhattan Island
Worth a Fortune
Historic Island that was Purchased for
$24 and Drink of Whiskey
Now Valuable.


New York-Manhattan Island, once
sold by an Indian for $24 and a few
drinks of frewater, has become so val
liable that a tiny plot stretching only
81 feet along Broadway recently was
leased at an annual rental of about
$133 a square foot Real estate men
said this was the largest figure for
which land was ever rented here.
The site is at Broadway and Thirty
fourth street, and extends about so
feet along the latter. Several years
ago a department. store wished to buy
the corner plot, having secured the
land on both sides as the site of a
skyscraper. But the owner would not
sell, even for 100000 and the big
store had to erect its home around the
small building.
A four-story structure, housing on
the ground floor a busy cigar store,
still remains on the valuable corner
lot, on all sides lofty buildings req
their bulks of steel and stone. IT.
new lessee, who will pay $780, 900 1
rent, taxes and other expenses over
a twenty-one year period, plans to erect
narrow skyscraper on the triangular
plot. A candy-making corporation will
occupy the building
Twenty years ago, robert S. Smith,
who owns the property, startled realty
men by paying S387,OOO for the land,
which has only 1,aoO square feet of
area. He had come to America with
1913 from his native Russia in 1880
When he bought the property, he was
told such small strip was not worth
the price and could never be profitable.
Within few hours after the So
100000 lease was drawn up, another
candy concern offered $4,000 more
year for the land, but it was too late.