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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-22
Ekern Must Decide
on Emergency Board
Attorney General Will Probably Be
Asked to Hand Down Opinion Re-
garding Emergency Board.

Madison, Wis.-Attorney General
Eckern probably will be asked to con-
strue provisions of the state law reg
ulating acts of the emergency board
before the board meets again this
week to pass upon emergency approp-
riations for educational institutions,
it was learned today.
A member of the board stated that
he intends to go over the entire
statute. with the legal head before
the meeting. The question of auth
ority of the board to appropriate
funds for the state schools was raised
at previous, meetings of the body an6
has caused delay in final action,
Should any member of the board, com
posed of the Governor, State Treas
urer and Secretary Of State, decline
to approve the appropriations, a spec
ial session of the legislature may he
required
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-22
NO CAR SHORTAGE
FOR SPUD SHIPPERS
Plenty of Rolling Stock Available to
Handle Crops in Wisconsin
This Fall.

Madison, Wis.-Potato growers IN
Wisconsin will not suffer losses from
car shortage this year.
This is the assurance made today
by officials of the state department
of markets. Cooperating with mem
bers of the state railroad commission
questionnaires have been. sent to every
grower of potatoes in the state in
quiring as to the amount to be shipped
and the time that the "spuds" will
be ready fors shipment.
As a result the railroad commission
has been able to place cars at the
disposal of growers at the time when
they were most needed and in locali-
ties where the demand was heavy.
In former years farmers have lost
thousands of dollars because they We're
unable to get cars for shipping pota-
toes and other produce and because
they had no place for storage. With
the crop of potatoes estimated at
416,000,000 by the federal crop report
ing service, farmers will begin to
unload their supply at once it is
thought
This estimate for the entire United
OGdISS 10 HULL ll1SHSI IIdIIN GlG 1lNC
year average and farmers who have
been storing potatoes temporarily in
hopes of higher prices later will begin
to ship at once department of mar
kets experts state. Prices paid to
growers haze declined slightly since the
announcement of the estimate but at
the middle of the month prices paid to
farmers were nearly twice as much as
were paid at that time last year.
Efficient work on the part of the
railroad commission is responsible for
avoiding losses to Wisconsin shippers
department of market officials state.
A special Investigator has been at
work checking up available freight cars
in every part of the state and has
made frequent reports to the commits
sion. This has prevented concentra-
ton of cars at points where they
are not needed.
Cooperation of the railroads has
also been obtained. Estimates of the
number of cars needed were presented
to heads of the roads operating in
Wisconsin and they were able to meet
the demand much more promptly with
this information available.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-22
OVER A MILLION
FOR NEW HOMES
Over Million and a Half is
Subscribed in Building
& Loan Campaign.
MEANS MUCH FOR CITY
Kenosha people want more homes.

Kenosha people want more homes.
Over a million and half dollars
worth of shares in the Kenosha
County Building and Loan and Invest
ment association were sold to Kenosha
people in the six day campaign which
closed Monday evening. The roundup
of the campaign was held Monday
evening at the Elks' club when the
captains of the various teams reported
showing that the total had topped the
million and half mark.
Hundreds of persons from every
walk of life in Kenosha subscribed for
the stock, realizing both the great
necessity of the city for homes and
also the wonderful advantage to them
selves of this stock in the way of an
investment for their savings.
Just the Beginning.
This campaign and the education
which it has brought to Kenosha> on
the advantages of building and loan
association to the community should
be just the opening and beginning of
the enlarging of this association to
an extent where it will be real live
active force in Kenosha toward the
building up Of Kenosha as a city. of
homes. The fact that the actual SELL
ing campaign is over does not mean
that no more stock can be secured;
it merely means that more people have
become acquainted with the PROPOSE
ton and that every day more people
will want to affiliate themselves with
this movement and will come in to the
association and help build the city as
we'll as help themselves.
The invitation to Kenoshans to in
vest in this excellent security con-
tinues and from this campaign it is
expected that the stock will be in
creased very many more thousand
dollars in years to come.
Releases Sum for Homes.
With the $4,000 shares of stock sold,
most of which has been subscribed for
on the installment plan, from $4,000
to $4,000 a month more than in the
past will be available for the associa-
ton to loan toward the building of
homes in Kenosha. This should be a
material help to clearing up the sit
uation here within the next few
years. AS more people realize the ad-
vantages offered by the association
and affiliate with it, this amount will
be increased and of course the bene-
fit to the community will be increased
thereby. 1883
The persons responsible for the
selling campaign are very gratified
with the results obtained and only
urge that the work does not stop here
but that it keeps on, always building
up larger and bigger association and
with it a bigger city.
Announcements as to which team
of statesmen sold the most shares and
as to which individual made the best
record will be made later in the week
when opportunity has been given to
check up on the records of the
campaign.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-22
Board s to 7 Rejects Pro-
posed Cut in Prescott
Or's Wage.
new REPORT NEEDED
With Rejection of Report
Board Will Probably Consider
Each Office Separately

By a single vote the county board
of supervisors on Monday afternoon
killed the motion to accept the report
of the salary committee, proposing a
cut of $1,000 in the salary of the dis
trict attorney of Kenosha county.
The vote was noes and ayes. The
roll call on the measure was as follows:
Ayes: Supervisors Gull, Bacon, Ter
fas, Luke, Cook, Roders land Elsen.
Noes: Supervisors Spartz, Dowse,
Wicks, Barrows, Priddis, Becker, Her.
mann and Sorrensen.
Supervisor White was excused and
Supervisor Filbin was absent.
The vote came shortly after the
board convened for the afternoon ses-
sion. Just before adjournment they
had been addressed by District Attor-
ney Frank Symmonds, who spoke
against the proposed cut, urging the
board to recognize the office by a
salary somewhat commensurate with
the possibilities and duties de-
manded of it.
Refuse to Act Separately.
Upon converting Supervisor Wicks
moved to amend the original motion
for acceptance of the report of the
committee so as to make it read that
the report would be accepted for all
salaries except that of the district at
torney. This amendment was lost by
a vote of s to z.
Without further discussion the board
then voted on the original motion
refusing to accept the report by the
same vote.
The action of the board leaves the
salary question still unsettled. 1t is
probable that at later date the ques-
ton of setting the salary of each of
fee for terms starting January 1st
1925 will be taken up Independent of
the report of the committee.
Consider Tract Index.
The question of whether or not a
tract index shall be prepared by the
county was set as special order of
business for this afternoon. At that
time the report of the special COM
mittee will be presented, urging the
board to adopt the proposed form of
tract index and to instruct the regis
ter of deeds to commence the work
as soon as possible. 1t is stated that
the work would probably continue
through several terms of office.
The reports of various committees
on the annual reports of officials of
the county are received and accepted
by the board.
In reviewing the report of R. L.
Cundy, assessor of incomes of the
county, the board called Mr.. Cundy
before them regarding the assessment
of property values in various towns.
Supervisor Spartz raised the question
that the valuation had increased in
many of the towns, but had decreased
in the town of Salem. Mr.. Cundy
explained that the valuation had been
obtained by the sales method as used
by the state board and that this method
had resulted in the figures given.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-22
CIRCUIT JUDGES
DAUGHTER GONE
Distressed Parents Ask LO-
cal Cooperation in
Tracing Her.
WAS SOCIAL WORKER

The Kenosha police have been ask
ed to assist in a nationwide search for
Miss Marguerite Dearth, daughter of
the circuit judge of Delware county,
Munice, Ind, who has been missing
form her home since November 1.
The young woman has been a social
worker in her home town and for some
time has been in mental depression
which has lead her parents and friends
to fear she might have committed
suicide.
Chief Logan received this morning
an appeal both from the young wo<
mans father, Judge Dearth, and also
from the chief of police at Muncie.
A reward of 5000 is offered for any
information which may lead to the
girls whereabouts.
The circular received this morning
reads as follows:
Miss Marguerite Dearth was last seen
in this city about II o'clock a. M, on
the morning of November 1st, 1923.
She was clerk for Mrs. Minnie Snyder,
chief probation officer of the juveniles
Court, and had gone to the eastern
part Of the city to answer a call in
the line Of her duty, and this is the
last place that can be learned of her
whereabouts. This young woman was
suffering under a terrific strain1 and.
we have learned she had expressed a
determination to go to some city and
end her life, for her parents sake
and to save them the disgrace, she
said she was going where she could
not be identified. We believe she re-
moved every mark of identification
from her person and from her hand
bag. This young woman had no bag
gage when she left Muncie, she pro-
badly had from $500 to $4,000 Fol-
lowing is description: Age, %; height
#. II inches; weight, about 10
pounds; light complexion, light brown
hair not bobbed; blue eyes; when last
seen she was wearing a dark brown
velour coat collar of the same mater
ial; brown oxfords and brown hose;
reddish brown velvet hat, with open
covered wire brim; skirt of heavy
material; pleat down left front, color
tan with broad stripe of tan and red;
tan blouse of crepe extension down
over hips and beaded in designs on up
per part, anu also DedOeQ all around
the bottom of the blouse She was
wearing a gold wrist watch, Is jewel
Elgin movement No. 21510995, case
No. 3840920, 20 year case, with gold
links for the bracelet
This young woman is the daughter
of the Judge of the Circuit and Juve-
nile courts of this, Delaware county,
and she has been serving as clerk in
the Juvenile court. We are fearful
that she has carried out her
threat and are asking that you will
help US in locating body if she has.
BY calling the places the body would
be taken and also questioning the
coroners and undertakers. Please look
for her in Y. NJ. C. AS and hospitals.
She might try to get into some hospi-
tai as she has had some training in
hospitals as nurse. If located alive,
please hold and place a guard over her,
and have all newspapers take notice.
We sincerely appreciate all efforts
made in helping US to locate this
noble young woman and getting her
safely back to her home and parents
Wire all information at our expense
to, Van Benbow, Chief of Police.
Muncie, Indiana.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-22
WISCONSIN SEVENTH
in HIGHWAY LISTS
Other Middle Western States Stand
Above Wisconsin in Claim for
Federal Aid

Federal Aid.
Wisconsin stands sew
enth among the states of the nation
in total mileage of federal highway
projects, according to information
compiled by the National Association
of Highway Officials and madep ublic
here today. The statistics, based on
July 1 conditions, covers projects en-
tirely completed and those under con-
struction at that time. Wisconsin, &C
cording to the report, has 1856 miles
of federal aid projects.
The states that stand above Wiscon-
sin in federal aid work in the order
of standing follow: Texas, Minnesota,
Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, and
Georgia.
Gravel construction leads other
type of federal aid highways in Wis
consin, the summary shows, with 632
miles included in this class. Concrete
construction, considered one of the
highest types, stands second with 290
miles, followed by graded and drained
projects 233 miles, sand clay, 1877
miles, bituminous macadam, 9.6 miles,
and waterbound macadam, OF miles.
The report also shows the federal
aid projects in Wisconsin completed
or under construction on July l, cost
an average of $5,480 per mile. This
amount is among the lowest of any
of the states of the nation, and more
than $4,000 per mile below the aver
age for all states, which is $7,736.
The review shows that on July 1,
1908 miles of federal aid projects
had been completed or were under
construction in all the states. The
mileage is distributed as follows:
graded and drained, 1856; sand-clay,
4,244; gravel, 1888; water-bound
macadam, 1875; bituminous macadam,
2,45O; bituminous concrete, 1929; con-
crete, 1895, and brick sol. Seventy
one miles of bridges had been COM
pleted at that time.
The federal aid mileage in states
ranking above Wisconsin follows;
Texas, 3,841; Minnesota, 1882; Iowa,
2,O11; Nebraska, 1881; North Dakota,
1,641; Georgia, 1,615.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-22
PERFECT PLANS
FOR NEW BANK
Stockholders of Ken0sha's
New Proposed Bank
Meet at Elks.
TO OPEN IN MAY

Plans for the opening of the new
bank which is being organized in Ke-
nosha took another step forward on
Monday evening when more than sew
enty-fve business men of Kenosha,
who are stockholders in the new ven
ture, met at the Pompeian room at the
EIks' club and discussed the project.
Announcement was made at the meet
ing that more than $4,000 worth of
the capital stock Of the bank had been
secured and that plans were now be-
ing pushed to open the doors of the
new institution on or about the sec
ond of May, 1924.
Attorney Calvin Stewart presided as
postmaster at the dinner and meet
ing. The chief speaker of the even
ing was NJ. Dicke, of the First Wiscon-
sin National bank, in Milwaukee, who
spoke on the general banking condi-
tions in Wisconsin today
Secured Option on Building.
Much progress in the carrying out
of the plans of the bank was reported
at the meeting. The committee IN
charge declared that an option had
been secured on a most desirable To-
cation on Main street and that it was
believed possible to have possession OF
this building and to have it properly
remodelled by the first of May.
A. H. Koult, former Kenosha bank
err, and for many years state COM
missioner of banking, will come to Ke-
nosha early in December to take &C
tive charge of the plans for the new
bank. Mr. Koult is to be cashier of
the new institution.
Have 100 Stockholders.
More than 100 Kenosha business
men have purchased stock in the bank
according to the report made by Peter
Obertin, chairman of the organization
committee. Of these the following
made short talks at the meeting, all
touching on general business condi-
lions in Kenosha as they affected the
new bank project: Peter Pirsch, DR..
A. L. Christoferson, Charles Much
more, Charles Carlson, Joseph Pitts,
John Strom, Thomas Hansen, Jacob
Gottlieb and Edward Dayton.
Attorney Calvin Stewart, who pre-
sided in most able way as toast
master, in brief address took the
present state administration to task
Tor whatever feeling of unrest may ex-
ist in Wisconsin industrial circles to-
day. He held out the hope that a
change in conditions would come in
the near future.
Certainly an end will soon come to
this business of driving industries out
of the state of Wisconsin," declared
Attorney Stewart. 81 have too much
confidence in the people of the state
of Wisconsin to believe that they will
continue to be misled by the cries of
politicians who array class against
class. believe that a new day will
soon dawn when Wisconsin will awake
to the value of encouraging industry
and with that will come more pros
perity to this city and state"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-22
Koscek, Riding Around in
Ed. DaytOn's Sedan, is
Caught Friday.
HAD ACQUIRED HABIT
Youth of Sixteen Admitted
Having Ridden Around in
Others Cars Often.

Police officer Ambrelang put himself
in line for credit mark on the police
blotter Friday night when at midnight
he arrested persistent joy-rider, who
has been helping himself to cars park
ed downtown, riding them around
town to his hearts content and then
abandoning the automobile at any cor
ner that suited his fancy.
Frank Koscek, the persistent JOY
rider, aged 16, had the time Of his
life Friday evening with Captain Ed
ward Dayton's Chandler sedan. The
fact that he had escaped so many times
before without being caught, made him
bold, and he rode around town and
rode around again in his borrowed au-
tomobile.
The youth made a mistake of chang
ing tires on the north side, the terri
tory of that redoubtable officer,
Charles Amberlang. Amberlang has a
reputation for being often ungracious,
but those who caVil at him most, his
superior officers say, cannot accuse
him of being asleep on the job.
A few minutes after Amberlang had
spied Koscek and the Chandler, Koscek
and his entire gang Of companions
were having free ride in the pad
dy" to the police headquarters.
History of Evening.
Koseck. who is BARRIERS appren-
tice and just out of school, admitted,
the police say, that he had borrowed"
Edward Dayton's car for the evening,
and said that it was not the first time
he had had a little fun at the expense
of the owner of car.
Just after eight o'clock Friday even
ing he was walking down Park avenue,
he said, when he spied Edward Day
ton in his Chandler sedan. Dayton
got out, together with companion, in
front Of the Orpheum theater. Koseck
strolled along, peered into the sedan
and observed that the key had been
left in the car at the switch. He
got in and drove the car away. He
drove west to Sheridan road and
thence over to the north side, parking
his car at the southwest corner of
Milwaukee avenue and Oak street.
Pals Join the Dance.
Then, said Koseck, he went over to
a poolroom on Milwaukee and met
John Harris and James De Pratt.
Lets CO., said Koscek. 'Nuf-sed.
The three went back to Dayton's car,
piled inside and stepped on the gas for
q country spin. Then went out to
Somers, travelled along the Kilbourn
road and came back to Kenosha via the
Burlington road.
A puncture halted the triumphant
progress when the three adventurers
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-22

Main street. Harris and De Pratt tried
to help Koscek change tires but in
vain. They could not turn the car
about either. They drove back to the
poolroom and there Koscek appealed
for help.
"How do you get a spare tire off the
rear" asked Koscek, appealing to the
bunch inside. He was Joined by
group of willing helpers, who gave
lift in changing tires.
Enter, officer Amberlang.
There might have been a different
ending if at that moment there had
not swung along Police Officer Charles
Amberlang.
"Who does that car belong to ?" ask
ed Amberlang.
Koscek, who had given the men in
the poolroom the impression that the
car was his fathers and one which
had been traded in for an old family
Chandler, suddenly said, "We don't
know whose car it is; we're just
changing tiresl"
This statement looked "fishy" both
to the police officer and to the pool
room men who had volunteered their
aid.
"Why that's Ed Daytons car" said
one Of the poolroonl men who had seen
the automobile before, shut the IL
cense has been bent"
Amberlang lost no time in calling
the wagon, and without sitting the raj
sins in the bunch he had picked, he
hauled every mothers son of them in
to the police office. The police soon
found that the car was indeed the
property of Edward Dayton, and that
no one had been authorized to take it
away. i,1..~
KOscek's admissions followed.
In addition he admitted having had
a joyride with the following Overland
cars: tusbats r..
1. In October took an Overland
from the Overland Sales on Park ave-
nue.. After driving it around, left it
on the corner Of Milwaukee avenue
and Oak street. 2. Took an Over
land coupe, blue with maroon disc
wheels. Drove it and left itlinally at
the corner of West and Strong streets.
3. On Monday or Tuesday evening of
this week took an Overland sedan
from the Parks Overland Sales and
left it at the corner of Fremont ave-
nue. and Strong street.
Frank Koscek pleaded not guilty
to the charge Of grand larceny Of an
automobile this morning in municipal
court and was bound over to circuit
court under bonds of $4,000. In de-
fault of the bail he was committed to
the county jail. The youth at first en-
tered a plea of guilty, but later in the
morning said he did not know what
grand larceny" meant. Judge Slater
allowed him to withdraw the plea and
enter a plea Of not guilty.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-22
DEATH MYSTERY
NEARS SOLUTION
Officials Ascertain Poison
Which Caused Death of
Joseph Dubinski.
HOLD INQUEST TODAY

Facts which we're revealed at the
second post norton examination of
the body of Joseph Dubinski, 34-year-
old Pleasant Prairie farmer, who died
Monday night under mysterious CIR
cumstances, resulted in an order
being issued for the inquest being
held late, today.
While officials refused to reveal the
poison which caused death, they how
ever stated that traces of poison
were found which warranted the mat
ter being laid before the coroner's
jury without further delay.
They stated that the post norton
of the brain of the dead man showed
that there had been no hemorrhage,
or that he had suffered stroke OF
any sort. His semi-conscious condi-
ton when found by his wife, lying
on the lawn of their home, the of
ficials stated, was due to the poison,
rather than to any stroke which might
have been caused by the exertion OF
cranking the machine of Frank Katu-,
tbs, in which he had been riding.
Notify Madison Laboratory.
Notice was sent to the state chemists
at manson InaC Jney Heeu nv HiohS
the chemical analysis of the stomach,
owing to the fact that officials here
had learned what they wished to know
through the second post norton ex-
animation of the body. The expense
of making the analysis, it is said,
would have amounted to nearly $500,
and as long as officials had learned
all they wanted to know, this added
expense was considered unnecessary.
Deputy sheriffs may be ordered to
bring in one or more witnesses to
testify at the inquest, it was init
mated. AS to the nature of their
testimony, the officials refused to
make any comment.