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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-03
SIMPLE SERVICE
MARKS NJJPTlALS
Helene Rich and Joseph
Wells Married at Home
of Brides Sister.
LUNCHEON AT ELKS.

High noon marked the solemniza-
ton of one of the most important nup-
tial events of Kenosha's social season
wher Miss Helene Rich became the
bride of Joseph Wells in simple cere-
mony at the home of the brides sis
ter, Mrs. j. Mark Hansen, 226 Park row.
Palms, ferns and flowers formed a most
attractive setting for the ceremonial.
Pastel shades in appointment and
dress gave an early spring note. Rev.
c. E. Mccoy of st. Matthew's Episcopal
Church read the service.
Miss Rich was beautiful bride in a
ruffled frock of orchid georgette and
portrait hat of orchid and silver geor-
gette. She carried shower of roses
and lilies of the valley. Mrs. Hansen
was matron of honor. She wore a gown
of taupe kittens ear and hat in taupe
and blue. Miss Cora Wells, sister of
the groom, was bridesmaid. She was
frocked and hated in French blue
chiffon. Both matron Of honor and
bridesmaid carried sheaf of Column
bia roses and sweet peas, Mr.. Hansen
and Francis Wells attended the groom
The brides mother wore a gown of
black, appliqued lace.
Only relatives and a few friends
were present at the ceremony and at
the luncheon which was served in a
private dining room at the Elks' club
at one o'clock. Roses and sweet peas
were the floral motif in a pink and
white appointment scheme, Out-of-town
celebrants were Mrs. Charles H. Rich Of
Miami, Fla, Miss Isabelle Wells of St.
Clara's College, DUBUQUE, Ia, and Miss
Florence Wells of the University of
Wisconsin, Madison.
Wedding of Interest.
There has been much interest in the
romance which eliminated in today's
nuptials. Mrs. Wells is the daughter
of Mrs. Charles H. Rich of Kenosha
who has been spending several months
in Florida. She has made her home
with Mr.. and Mrs. Hansen. for some
time. Her charming personality ad-
mitted her to the most exclusive circles
Immediately upon her arrival in Keno
sha and she has been most active in
vari,d activities.
Mr.. Wells is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank L. Wells, GIG Park avenue.
Since his return from overseas SER
vice with the fourteenth machine gun
battalion, first division, he has been
associated with his father in the Wells
Machine Shop company. He is active
in social and fraternal circles.
The marriage of Miss Rich and Mr..
Wells comes as delightful sequel to
the marriage of his twin brother,
Francis, and Miss Bertha Surerus
which was one of the romantic Incl
dents the latter part of 1920.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wells have gone to
French Lick, Ind, on a honeymoon.
They will be at home in Kenosha after
March Is.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-03
WEALTHY DIVORCE
KILLS PARAMOUR
Herbert P. ZiegIer, Wealthy Chicagoan,
is Shot to Death by Mrs.
Isabelle c. Orthwein.

Chicago = Herbert P Ziegler, man
ager of tire company branch office
here, was shot and almost instantly
killed at 5 o'clock this morning by Mrs.
Isabelle Cora Orthwein, formerly the
wife of wealthy St. Louis man, in her
apartment at 518 Surf street. They
are said to have been friends since
Mrs. Orthwein secured a divorce from
her husband five years ago, and she
told the police they had quarreled over
Zeigler's attentions to other women.
Her shrieks after the shooting aroused
neighbors in the apartment building
who summoned police. They said she
told them that a quarrel started last
night when the two met at an anuse
ment garden, each in the company of
others. Several hours later, she told
the police, Zeigler appeared at her
apartment and demanded admission.
She refused to let him in, she said, and
he forced open the door. When his
actions became threatening she said,
she ran to her bedroom, secured re-
volver Zeigler had given her for pro-
lection, and shot him twice through
the chest. According to information
obtained by police Mrs. Orthwein was
granted settlement of $350,00O when
divorced from her husband, Ralph
Orthwein, millionaire St. Louis man
SIX years ago, and she has since made
her residence in Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-03
GERMANY OFFERS
80 BILLION MARKS
Premier LlOyd-George Tells Conference
That it is Not Necessary to Read
the Communication.

London.-Germany, through her del
egates to the conference with the all
lies here, today made reparation offers
of approximately 30,00O,000,000 gold
marks, or about $7,50O,0OO, 900. It was
understood outside the conference that
after DR.. Simons, the German foreign
minister, had finished his statement
on reparations to the conferees, Mr..
LloydGeorge, the British prime min
lister, replied in substance that unless
the Germans had something more to
offer than appeared in DIR. Sinons'
statement there was no need of con-
tinuing the conference. Lloyd-George
told the German foreign minister:
"If the written proposals are of the
same general character as the explain
alton of them, it isn't worth while for
US to read them. You have complete
lack of comprehension of the position
of the allies and of your own position.
We will discuss among ourselves our
reply and give it to you tomorrow at
eleven o'clock"
When the Germans left the confer
ence they appeared to be greatly de-
pressd. PRIMERS Lloyd George and
BRAND were smiling as they came
from the conference chamber.
The Germans final proposal was
made subject to two conditions: First,
that the plebescite in upper Silesia re-
suited in favor of Germany; second,
that Germany have restored to her
free commercial privileges throughout
the world.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-03
Raiders Nab
More MOOnshine
Saloons of Walter Loieski and Paul
Welenkus are Raided by Con-
stable Scholey Today.

Constable Scholey and Deputy Ralph
Moore proved too quick this afternoon
for two Kenoshans who attempted to
throw away "moonshine liquor" when
they were caught with it in their pos
session by the raiders. Armed with
search warrants, the officers went first
to the saloon in the Schlitz Hotel build
ing at / North Main street and oper-
ated by Walter Lojeski. Mrs. Lojeski
was in charge of the saloon and when
she saw the crusader enter the door,
she started pouring the contents of
several bottles down the sink. She
succeeded in this, but in closet in
the bed room the officers found a
gallon jug of moonshine.
At the next stop, the saloon operated
by Paul Welenkus at 351 N. W. Main
street, the same trick was attempted.
Constable Scholey jumped over the
bar and grabbed bottle which the
man was emptying just in time to save
enough of the liquor for evidence. He
says it has a good kick.
Both were ordered to appear in court
Wednesday morning to answer charges
of having liquor in their possession.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-03
CRUSADER KICKS
TO COMMISSION
Tells Police and Fire Com
mission of the Punch
Board Menace.
ARE ORDERED OUT

Crusader John SchoIey was the prin-
cipal feature at the meeting of the
Police and Fire Commission held on
Friday evening and he appeared before
the commission and protested vigor-
ously against the increasing number of
punch boards and petty gambling de-
vices which are making their appear
ance in Kenosha stores. He said that
the reign of the punch board had be-
come so general in the city that the
gambling had become menace to the
children of the city. 1t was declared
that at many places children were
punching their nickles and pennies
away at rapid rate, The commits
sion showed lot of interest in the
report of Scholey and declared that
his complaint wohld have the imme-
date attention of the commission.
Order Boards Out Today.
This morning the commission order
ed the police department to take I'M
mediate steps to have the punch boards
removed from every place in Kenosha
and to arrest all people who sought to
bring them back from under the count
ers. It is admitted that the punch
board industry has been growing with
alarming rapidity in Kenosha and that
these petty gambling devices have been
placed in all sorts of places and in all
parts of the city. The dealers in them
have made special appeal to get their
boards into small stores in the neigh
borhood of the school buildings. Some
of the store keepers in these neigh
borhoods have refused to permit the
boards in their places but many Of
these stores are operating them.
Hear Report of Police Chief.
The only other matter of interest to
come before the commission was the
presentation of the annual report of
Chief of Police O'Hare. The figures
from the report were published in the
Evening News some time ago. The re-
port indicated that the year just clos
ed has been the busiest in the history
of the police department. The number
of arrests for intoxication had been
reduced but the number of arrests for
the year showed only a slight falling
off from the figures of the previous
year. The report will be sent to
common council at the next regular
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-03

1t is maintained by city officials that
mere survey. of the figures is not
enough upon which to base comparison
and that conditions in various cities
would demonstrate that peculiar stu
atoms have been met and that the
school allotment is not as low here as
would be indicated by.a passing glance
at the table,
Other Tables to Follow.
The Wisconsin Tax Commission in
the communication which accompanied
the table explained that the purpose
of this table as we'll as others which
will be furnished from time to time
is to present to all interested persons
facts concerning conditions existing in
Wisconsin municipalities. The attempt
is being made to correct erroneous
impressions and to substitute truth and
certainty for hearsay and vagueness.
"The prime cause of bad government
is a disinterested citizenry," says the
bulletin. "If men generally give ade-
mental problems which confront them,
present inequalities and evils would
not exist. Competent men would be
chosen for Office and through periodi-
cial reports, their actions and accom-
plishments would be continually under
observation"
Comparative statistics are neces-
sary if men are to know the truth cen
corning conditions existing in their
city and the possibilities for improve
ment. knowledge of what other cities
and counties are doing will enable tax
payers and officials to form an intelli-
gent idea of what constitutes good
government and to judge their own
local governments accordingly"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-03

First Publication February 8, 1921.
KENoSHA COUNTY COURT - IN PRO.
BATE.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the matter of the Last Will of Richard
Price, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims and
demands of all persons against Richard
Price. deceased. late of the Town of Paris.
in said County of Kenosha, will be examined
and adjusted by the County Court of Kenosha
County at the regular terms of said Court
to be holden at the County Court room, in
the City of Kenosha, in and for said
County, on the first Tuesday of May, A. d,
1921, and on the first tuesday of September.
A. d. 1921, at ten O'Clock a. m. of those
days also that the time until and including
the first Tuesday of June A D. 1921. is the
time allowed and limited for creditors Of
said Richard Price, deceased, to Iresenk
their claims for examination and allowance,
Dated at Kenesha. the Tst day of Februs
airy, A. D. 1921.
By the Court - Geo. W. Taylor. County
Judge tW-4s)
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-03

First Publication February 8, 1921.
KENoSHA COUNTY COURT IN PRO-
BATE.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the matter of the Estate of Charles A.
Murray, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims
and demands of all persons against Charles
A. Murray. deceased. late Of the City of
Kenosha. in said County of Kenosha, will be
examined and adjusted by the County Court
of Kenosha County at the regular terms of
said Court to be holden at the County Court
room, in the City of Kenosha. in and for
said County, on the first Tuesday of Nav.
A. D, 1921. and on the first Tuesday of
October. A. d. 1921, at ten o'clock a. m.
of those days; also that the time until
and including the first Tuesday of Septem-
Der. A. d. 1921. is the time allowed and
limited for creditors of said Charles A.
Murray, deceased, to present their claims for
examination and allowance.
Dated at Kenosha. the 1st day of Februs
airy. A. d. 1921.
By the Court Geo. w. Taylor. County
Judge. (W-46)
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-03

Uenna.-The famous Lainzs Tiergar-
ten, or emperor's animal park, today
looks like the first days of a new
American boom town. The 500 war
invalids and their families who squat
ted there last summer are busy erect
ing cottages and breaking ground for
gardens. They are telling the noble
trees, exchanging logs for dressed
lumber and burning brick from the
clay soil. The work is done under the
direction of famous engineer and
architect and the men say they will
make it a model village.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-03
BLAINE SIGNS TAX
DISAPPOINTMENT BILL
Governor Affixes His Signature to Buck
Bill Which Now Becomes a Law
Effective Today.

Madison, Wis.The Buck bill, pro-
viding that any payment of taxes on
real estate property in Wisconsin may
be postponed from March 1st, has been
signed by Governor Blaine, it became
known today. The bin now becomes
q law. BY making a proper showing,
property owners may withhold the pay
ment of taxes until June 1st without
placing their property on the delin-
quent list. The bill was drawn to re-
lieve property owners in industrial
centers where workers now unemploy-
ed found it impossible to pay the taxes
on their homes which they were pur-
chasing on the installment plan.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-03
OFFICIALS PROBE
WEST SIDE FIRE
Garage and Auto Owned
by Speca Brothers De-
stroyed by Fire.
ORIGIN Is A MYSTERY

Chief of the Fire Department John
Schwartz was making vigorous in
vestigation today in an effort to dis.
cover the origin of fire which de-
stroyed the garage of Speca Brothers
on Rowland avenue just before eight
o'clock last night. In the fire a Chand.
Ter touring car was completely de-
stroyed and the loss from the fire was
placed at between $500 and $4,000. The
automobile was insured for $500 and
there was $500 insurance on the garage.
The garage is located in the rear of
the meat market and grocery at lis
Rowland avenue and according to re-
ports made to the police the place had
been locked up since last Monday.
It was admitted by the officials that
there had been suggestion that the
fire may have been incindiary origin,
but no evidence has been discovered
to support this claim.
Speca Has Heavy Loss.
1t is declared that even with the in
surance the loss to the owners of the
automobile and the garage will be a.
large one. The automobile had been
placed in the garage on last Monday
at noon and had been discovered and
no one had been in the garage since.
that time. While the condition of the
ruins Indicate that the fire had start
ed in the automobile it is thought pos
sible that some one must have entered
the garage and tempered with the car
since it was last in use. The fremen
were of the opinion that any crossed
wires in the machine which might
have caused the fire would have
brought the blaze long before the time
it was discovered. The fire was spec
tacular one and caused great excite
ment in the Rowland avenue neigh
borhood.
Fire Chief Schwartz announced at
the close of his investigation that, he
believed that some one had entered the
garage and had been smoking there and
that in this way the fire had been set
to the automobile. He said that the
Investigation showed that the place
had not been locked when the fremen
arrived.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-03
Continue Probe
Into Wrecks Cause

Porter, Neutrality-suspicious. by Indi-
ana state officials and officers of the
Michigan Central and New York Cen
trail railroads were continued today to
determine the cause of the wreck here
Sunday night fatal to thirty-eight pas
sengers on the east-bound Michigan
Central train. Members of the Michi-
gan Central train crew were closeted
all day yesterday with General Super
intendent J. L. Mckee, but no state
ment of the information obtained was
given out. The inquiry was conducted
at Niles, Mich, few miles east of the
scene of the wreck, and early today
the officials returned to Porter for
further investigation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-03
Budapest Children
Die by the Scores
= (By Associated Pressl

Paris.-A startling increase in the
number of deaths of children in Buda-
pest in the past year is shcwn by the
official reports of the Budapest health
department received here The figures
of 1914 which showed that the number
of births exceeded the deaths by 2O8,-
600 were approximately reversed in
1920. 1850 of the deaths were of chill
,dren under years old, while S7Go
were of children from the homes of
the poorest people. This proves" the
health department states, that infant
mortality in Hungary is due chiefly to
miserable conditions in general and
particularly to undertaking"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-03
House Gusts Member
on Charges of Fraud

Washington Patrick McLane of
Scranton, Democratic representative
from the Tenth Pennsylvania district
was unseated by the House late Fri
Say night on charges of violating the
corrupt practices act and because of
election frauds. The house then de-
clared John R. Farr, Republican, also
of Scranton, duly elected and entitled
to McLane's Seat. The vote to unseat
McLane was 161 to 121. Charges by
the committee that liquor dealers and
brewers stood behind McLane threw
the house into an intensely bitter
wrangle.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-03
NEkOOSA PEOPLE
IN MURDER CASE
Woman is Found in Bed With Head
Crushed and Husband Has Bull
let in Right Temple.
by United Presal

Nekoosa, Wis. Oscar Naley, 25
years old Of Rockford, ILL.,, is being
sought in connection with the investi-
cation of the murder of Mrs. Mary
Pipe and the suicide of her husband
Frank Pipe, which is thought to have
occurred yesterday. The bodies of Mrs.
Pipe and her husband was found when
neighbors of the family requested the
officials to enter the Pipe home. Naley'
was "a boarder in the family and on
Tuesday night left for Milwaukee 1t
is said that Mrs. Pipe had engaged a
taxi to take her to Milwaukee and
that her leaving led to the crime. She
was found in bed with her head crush
ed by flat iron while her husband
was found with bullet through his
right temple and revolver in his
had. The Pipes moved here from
Wisconsin Rapids.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-03

First Publication February 10, 1921.
STATE OF WISCONSIN IN MUNICIPAL.
COURT FOR KENOSHA COUNTY.
SUMMONS.
Christian Rein, Plaintiff, VS.. Margaret
Rein, Defendant.
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN: - To the
said Defendant:
You are hereby summoned to appear with
in twenty 900 days after service of this
summons, exclusive of the day of service,
and defend the above entitled action in the
court aforesaid; and in of your failure
to do judgment will be rendered against
you according to the demands of the COM
plant; of which copy is herewith served
upon you.
John F. Kuehnl, Attorney for Plaintiff.
p. Q. Address Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Note: The original summons and com
plant herein is now on file IN the Office of
the Clerk of Municipal Court, Kenosha, Ke-
nosha County, Wisconsin. (W-49)
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-03

First Publication February s, 1921.
KENOSHA COUNTY COURT - IN PRO-
BATE.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the matter of the Estate of Frances
e. Watkins, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims
and demands of all persons against Frances
E. Watkins, deceased, late of the City of Ke-
nosha, in said County of Kenosha, will be
examined and adjusted by the County Court
of Kenosha County at the regular terms Of
said Court to be holden at the County
Court room, in the City of Kenosha, in and
for said County, on the first Tuesday of
March, A. D. 1921, and on the first Tuesday
Of September. A. D. 1921. at ten o'clock a.
m. of those days also that the time until
and including the first Tuesday of June A.
ID. 1921. is the time allowed and limited for
creditors of said Frances E. Watkins, de-
ceased, to present their claims for examina-
ton and allowance.
Dated at Kenosha, the Slst day of Janu-
airy. A. D. 1921.
BY the Court - Geo. W. Taylor, County
Judge (W-46)
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-03
City Purposes and Schools Take Eighty Three
Percent of the Property Taxes Raised
in the City of Kenosha.
CITY RATIO IS HIGH in KENOSHA
City Share of FiftyTwo Per Cent of the Total is the
Highest of Any City of This Class in the
State of Wisconsin.

Kenoshans who have been wondering
who gets the lions share of the prop
erty taxes raised in Kenosha. had this
question answered for them this morn
ing by a communication received by
Mayor Joachim from the Wisconsin
Tax Commission in which statistics
are given showing just what division is
made Of the S1915,020 collected in Ke-
nosha in 1921. The communication
lists the taxes collected in the various
municipalities of the state and shows
the division which is made of them in
these cities. 1t therefore furnishes
some very interesting comparisons of
the conditions existing in other cities
of the Badger state with those in Ke-
nosha.
In Kenosha the lions share of the
total goes for city purposes as fifty
two per cent of the sum or 1885, 687
is to be expended for purely municipal
purposes. The next largest share,
thirty per cent, or $60O,981, is to be
spent for school purposes in the city
of Kenosha
County and State Relatively Small.
The state Of Wisconsin takes $685.
9S1 from the property taxes collected
in Kenosha or six per cent of the total
while the county puts its hand into the
treasury for $235,371 or approximately
twelve per cent. The table shows that
in Kenosha as we'll as in every munich
pality throughout the entire Badger
state, the county and state take only
relatively small sums from the tax
total.
For those who revel in statistics the
table is of great value. For example
one can learn from it that in Racine,
the schools of that city are costing
the people more proportionately than
they are in Kenosha, since Racine ex-
pends $735,040 or SO per cent of the
total for schools while Kenosha spends
81 per cent. For purely civic purposes
RaciNe only expends SO per cent of
S8l4,594 as against Kenosha's fifty
two per cent. Racine's total is the only
one in the entire list with the excep-
tion of Milwaukee that tops Kenosha
rs Racine collects total of $2,233 ,053.
Madison comes in a. strong fourth with
a total Of $1,s26O99.
Kenosha One of Highest.
The percentage of ffty-two per cent
which is assessed in Kenosha for city
purposes is the highest ratio for any
city of the class of Kenosha in the
state. 1t is equalled in Manitovoc,
where the population is 1858. A few
smaller towns hover around the fifty
two per cent mark and Rhinelander
with a population of 1854 has shot up
to 81 per cent by reason of recent
large improvements there. With these
exceptions and that of Milwaukee
which has fifty-one per cent Kenosha
has a good lead of several per cent on
any city nearing its size.
The ratio for cities of the class of
Kenosha for the city and school taxes
are respectively: