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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
Door County Cherry
Land of America

Sturgeon Bay, Wis.-Door county,
narrow peninsula, washed by the
waters Of Green Bay and Lake Mich
igan, is the cherry land of America,
growers here claim. Here in the
springtime, the blossoms of hundreds
of thousands of cherry trees, not to
mention the colorful apple and plum
are drafted on the bracing lake breeze
and add enchantment to a picturesque
neighborhood.
The Wisconsin tourists on an early
springtime excursion might go far and
find no better land of second beauty
than this transplanted Arcadia in
Door county, residents declare.
Rows upon rows of cherry trees are
seen here in full bloom, single or
chard reaching almost as far as the
eye can see. Near Sturgeon Bay, is
said to be the largest cherry orchard
in the world. This is tract of $4,000
trees. Other neighboring orchards
range we'll up into the thousands of
trees each.
According to James Martin, Sec
rotary of the Martin Orchard com
pany, it takes an army of workers
to harvest the Door county cherry
crop. Mr.. Martin hires from 1000 to
1900 cherry pickers each season and
estimates the total number of Stur-
geon Bay county at 5000.
To accommodate these workers, bar
racks have been built with vast aux
iliary fields of tents. The barracks
are equipped with cafeterias, recrea-
ton rooms and shower baths. Camp
supervision is directed by a competent
corps of assistants whose aim is to
look after the welfare of workers.
Women cherry pickers are preferred
and many orchard men hire no men
workers. The ages vary from 20 to so
years. Cherry harvest in Door county,
the orchard men claim, provides pro-
fitable occupation and healthful out
door vacation for women workers.
The cherry harvest season starts
about July and lasts three weeks. An
average worker can pick from 80 to
100 quarts of cherries a day, it is
said. Exceptional workers gather from
100 to IT'S quarts day, according to
tabulations of orchard men here.
The compensation for cherry pick
ers is set by the Fruit Growers as
ISOLATION. Last year it was three cents
per quart with stems and is expect
ed to be about the same this year-An
average worker can usually earn
minimum of three dollars a day, ac-
cording to Mr. Martin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
SPEEDER WANTS
TO Be SHOWN
Nelson Pleads Not Guilty
to Charge Preferred by
Nick Otto.
is FROM MISSOURI

Judge Slater said it was the first
speeder who was brought before him
who entered plea of not guilty. But
what else could one expect? For r,
A. Nelson, arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Nick Otto, is in Wisconsin for the
present but mis- home is in Missouri.
Nelson is salesman with quarters IN
Milwaukee.
''Not guilty." he said crisply when
arraigned in the municipal court Mon
day afternoon before Judge Slater.
an other words you want to be
shown" said the judge.
"Yes, sir" replied the defendant.
Was Arrested Sunday.
r. A. Nelson was arrested Sunday
going Al miles an hour on the Lake
Shore road The speedometer Of the
deputy sheriff's new Harley-Davidson
motorcycle told the story. Nelson re-
fused to believe either the deputy or
the speedometer. On his plea Of not
guilty the case was set for hearing
on May 10 at a. m, bonds liked at
$25 which were furnished.
George Scatter Of Racine pleaded
guilty to speeding on the Lake Shore
road Sunday and was fined $40 and
costs. He was picked up by Deputy
Sheriff Otto.
Deputy Sheriff Chef Bostetter ar
rested M. Dworin of Chicago for speed
ing on the Geneva road Sunday in a
Hupmobile at AZ miles an hour. The
Chicagoan was fined SIS and costs
The traffic on the Geneva road was re-
ported by the deputies to be very or
derly Sunday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
Set Assessments
Against Railroads

Madison. Valuation assessments
against railroads operating in Wiscon-
sin have been tentatively set at APP
proximately $365,o0o,ooo by the state
tax commission, it was declared today.
This is an increase Of thirteen million
dollars over the valuation fixed by
the commission last year.
The commission this week will con-
duct hearings on tentative valuations
of the railroads and then determine
its final assessment. The final valua-
ton will show a slight increase at
least over last year, commissioners
said, due to the better business condi-
tions with the railroads during 1923,
and also to the higher valuation fixed
by the interstate commerce commits
sion in it's recent reports, Taxes as
sessed against the carriers in Wiscon-
sin last year totaled S7,335,525, records
show. With the increased valuation
and increase in the total tax also is
Anticipated.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
Argentine Facing
Nationwide Strike

Buenos Aires-P President De Alvear
was faced today with the alternative
of postponing application of the new
pension law or accepting the conse-
quences of a nationwide strike, unique
probably in the history of any country
for the reason that it is virtually
common protest from both capital
and labor against what it terms an
absurd piece of legislation. The law
provides for the deduction of five per
cent from salaries to be applied to
pension fund, the employers contr1-
buting a like amount. Strikes and
lockouts have already begun in varI-
Gus cities, and in Rosario several per-
sons are reported to have been wound
ed in clash between strikers and
police. A city wide strike is scheduled
to begin in Buenos Aires today while
a general closing down by the en-
ployers is fixed for Monday with the
likelihood that it will continue unless
the government yields.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
United to Kill
u. S. Labor Board

Washington, D. C.-Democrats and
Republican insurgents in the House
were united again today in an effort
to hasten action on the Barley bill
to abolish the railroad labor board
and set up in its place four wage adj
justment boards. The immediate OBJ
ject of the coalition move was the
discharge of the commerce committee
from consideration of the measure
putting the new House rule designed
to facilitate such action to its first
test. The lineup on the discharge
proposal, which leaders of both sides
conceded in advance would be closely
watched was also offered the first
tests of strength at this session of
the House on railroad legislation.
Representative Barley of Kentucky,
ranking Democrat of the commerce
committee, and sponsor of the bill and
other proponents, have charged that
an effort was being made to "kill' it
in committee through inaction and
working under the new rule making a
motion for discharge of a committee
in order upon petition of one hundred
fifty members of the House, they were
ready to act oday Republican organi-
zation leaders, counting on support
from some Democrats, have lined up
their forces. meanwhile, for finish
fight against the measure.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
Gold Lines Fair Promises
of "John Kingard" to
Lazarewich.
GETS THIRTY DOLLARS
Man on North Main Street
Cashes Check for Stranger
Who Ducks.

Everyone who works in shop
to live in California, picking roses
and eating oranges off the trees and
having nothing in particular to do but
bask in the sunshine Of sunny land.
So when a man came along and of
fered Anton Lazarewich, sc North
Main street, fine job in California,
Anton just simply fell for it. The
stranger who made the overtures to
Anton Lazarewich, gave his name as
"John Kingard." He was staying at
one of the local hotels on his way
through and appeared to have any
number of jobs up his sleeve, all in
interesting places and all promising
"green fields and pastures new"
Could Speak Many Tongues.
Kingard was tidy in his appearance
and spoke Italian fluently. He also
appeared to speak with ease French,
Spanish and Polish.
There was no limit, apparently, to
the amount of opportunities the man
had at his command, and he seemed
to think that tongue had been put in
his head for use. He used it all right.
He could talk knob off brass safe.
Anton listened and did some talking
too when he could get word in edge
wise. He admitted that he would
like soft and interesting job in Los
Angeles or Berkeley. And when the
stranger told him that it might be
easier at first to get him located over
the line in Mexico as an employe of
the Mexican government, Anton was
willing to take that too as prelim
mary step towards good fortune.
Kingard had money he said in the
Bank Of Italy at Los Angeles, and he
was looking for some one to cash
check when Anton found he could help
him out. Kingard needed more than
thirty but the Kenoshan was unwill-
ing to part with more on the check
than that amount so thirty dollars
passed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
PULLS KNIFE ON
WIFE AND CHILD
Police Arrest William
Scherer - Is Charged
With Assault.
GIRL TRIED TO HELP
Little Girl Rushes to Mothers
Rescue and Father Slashes
Her Also.

Life got so dull Sunday afternoon
for William Scherer, IT'S Edward street,
that he started fight with his wife.
This morning he found himself in
court after night in Jail charged
with assault with intent to do great
bodily harm to his wife and small
daughter, and if Scherer craved excite
ment, he should have found Sunday
and Monday combined enough to sat
isfy his taste.
Drew a Knife in Fight.
Scherer started to clean house at
home Sunday and in the midst of a
fight which he began with his wife
drew a knife. He slashed her both
hands. The little girl of the Scherer's
agonized by what her father was doing
and fearful of her>mother's life, rush
ed to her rescue, and when she tried
to help her mother, was also cut on the
hands by her wild and raving father
The mother tried to take the knife
away and hurried to summon the po-
lice. Scherer drove away from the
house in his Buick car. Captain Clau-
sen, Detective McCluskey, officers Nc
Civern and Mitchell took after the
man and soon locating him placed him
under arrest.
Today in Court.
Scherer was put in the cooler fol-
the night to get rid of the fumes OF
his insane rage, and a night in the
lookup seemed to do the man good
He was booked at the police Office or
the charge of assault intent to dc
great bodily harm.
Mrs. Scherer appeared in court this
morning against her husband, her
hand clothed in bandages, but other
wise appearing uninjured.
Scherer pleaded not guilty to the
charge of assault with intent to do
great bodily harm. An adjournment
was taken until May 10, Scherer mean
while placed under bonds of one
thousand dollars for his appearance at
preliminary hearing.
Scherer has been in court before
charged with assault upon his wife.
Because of their past difficulties it $
said that divorce proceedings have
been pending.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
MRS. G. S. BALDWIN
DIES IN PASADENA
Pioneer Woman of Keno
sha Dies at Winter
Home in West.
FUNERAL ON MONDAY

Mrs. Ellen Merrill Baldwin, widow
of the late George S. Baldwin and one
of the best known women of Keno
Bha, died at the Baldwin winter home
il Pasadena. California on Wednes-
day evening.
Death came as q result Of natural
breaking down due to advanced age,
Mrs. Baldwin had been in feeble
health since the death of her husband
Just four months ago and at the time
of his death the condition of her
health had been such that she was
unable to come east to attend the
funeral.
VIA Mrs. Baldwin when death
came, were her daughter, Mrs. Grace
Baldwin Van Arsdale, who makes her
home in Pasadena, and her daughter
in-law, Mrs. Harry M. Baldwin of Ke-
nosha, who had been spending some
time at the winter home in Pasadena.
Members of the family are leaving
Pasadena today with the remains of
Mrs. Baldwin and the funeral serv-
ices will. be i held at the Hansen
chapel at half past two o'clock on
Monday afternoon.
Interment will be at the Baldwin
family plot at Green Ridge cemetery.
Mrs. Baldwin was a member of one
Of the oldest and best known of the
pioneer families of Southport and Ke-
nosha. She was daughter of Lucas
G. Merrill and she was born at Gaines,
New York. She came with her parents
to Kenosha in the very early history
of the city. and she had spent prac-
tically.- all of. her life in the city.
Less than ten years ago the Baldwin
winter home was established at Pasa-
dena and since that time she had
spent the winters in California.
i Mrs. Baldwin had been devoted
Christian woman and for years she
was most. active in the work of the
First Congregational church of Ke-
nosha.
She was one of the charter members
of the Kenosha chapter of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution, one
of the first members Of the Dickens
club of Kenosha and of many other
organizations among the women of
the city.
She is survived by one Son, Harry
M. Baldwin of Kenosha, and one
daughter, Mrs. Henry Van Arsdale,
of Pasadena 81 IS
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
Knutson Acquitted
of Serious Charges

Washington, d. C. = Acquitted of a
serious statutory charge by Vir-
ginia jury, Representative Knutson,
Republican of Minnesota, was on the
isb again Friday at the capitol.
Fer the first time since his arrest
ended a committee session, par
ing in discussion of the Phil
problem before the insular COM
Ct which he is member.
Aautson appeared on the floor later
in the day after an absence of more
than month. He announced that as
soon as he could attend to pressing
matters here he would return to Min
nesota to make round of his district
prior to the June Is primary. He is q
candidate for reelection.
The Minnesota representative was
kept busy Friday receiving congratu-
lations from his colleagues in the
House.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
DEVILS ELBOW
PLACE ! [ ] RAIDED
Guido Furloni in Jail at
Waukegan as Result of
Raid There.
WIFE SEARCHED HERE

Mrs. Guido Furloni knew her hus-
band was in Jail.
But she did not know which jail he
was in and thereby hangs this tale.
She came to Kenosha and searched
high and low in both of the bastiles
here but found nothing of Guido.
Then she went to Waukegan and found
him incarcerated there on a liquor
charge, his arrest being the result Of a
liquor raid staged on his soft drink
emporium, known as the Devils Elbow.
The reason for the doubt as to
which Jail might be holding him
comes from the location of the resort
in question. Furloni claims his place
is just 200 feet north of the Lake
county line and that he is resident
of Kenosha county. At least that is
the claim he made when Lake county
spongers swooped down on his drink
parlor.
Thought He Was In Kenosha.
Territory means nothing to States
Attorney A. V. Smith of Waukegan,
according to Furloni, who very much
protested Thursday when G. A. Bruno
and prohibition forces from Illinois
TdIuGu Ills pldCS anu 1OuAu qudALlIy
of wine and home brew. Furloni was
taken to the county jail in Wauke-
gan but his wife, claiming that she
knew the property was in Kenosha
county, came to this city to search
for him.
Friday she learned that they had
taken her husband to Waukegan and
she went there to secure a bondsman
to get him out of jail.
1t is claimed that Furloni will fight
the charges on the basis that raiders
from Illinois overstepped their au-
thority in invading Wisconsin terri
tory. Perhaps they will turn the
evidence over to officials from this
state.
DEVILS Elbow is near Russell, Ili-
nois. The question of whether it is in
Wisconsin or Illinois has been dis
cu-sed before. 1t is located near the
Ideal race track and is frequented by
many Kenoshans who attend races
there.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
PROBE FACTS IN
GIRLS DEATH
Prosecutor in Milwaukee
to Investigate Death
Bed Story.
DOCTOR NOT ARRESTED

Morris Barnett, district attorney
left for Milwaukee shortly before noon
today to confer with Roland Steinle,
assistant district attorney at Milwau-
kee, relative to the issuance of war
rant for the arrest of a prominent To-
cal physician here in connection with
the death of Harriet Walske, last Fri
day.
transcripts of death bed statements
Of the girl taken by court reporter
just before she died, in which she
named the Kenosha physician as hav-
ing performed an illegal operation on
April Is, have been prepared and will
be brought back by Mr.. Barnett.
Miss Walske was employed as a
nurse at the Willowbrook sanitarium
for the past four years. Investigation
showed that she had left there in
March. The district attorney will hold
conference with the family of the
dead girl, who live in Milwaukee, TO
learn if they may have additional in
formation which will be of value to
The state in the prosecution.
No, Arrest Made.
The local physician, who was named
by the girl just before. she died, has
not as yet been arrested. No action
will probably be taken until Mr.. Bar
nett has had an opportunity to make
thorough investigation of the case.
He announced that when the reputa-
tion of a prominent professional man
is at stake it is well to move cauti-
ously lest injustice be done.
He added, however, that if the facts
warrant action, the physician will be
arrested within the next day or so.
Investigation showed that Miss
Walske registered under her own mans
at the Hotel Kenosha, but gave her
address as Chicago. She checked in
there on April ID and left for Milwau-
kee in an ambulance on April 25.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
FIND MORE MOON
ON BENTZ FARM
Sheriff Pabst in Raid Sat-
urday Finds Jug in
Old Dairy.
SAYS NOT GUILTY

Jacob Bentz's farm continues to leap
into the light Of the picturesque with
pictures of mules and white mule, and
Deputy Sheriff Nick Otto has such a
jolly feeling towards the place that he
simply cannot stay away.
Well anyhow it was sheriff's orders
last Saturday afternoon, and march
ing orders they were. That is why
this morning Jacob Bentz came into
court on charge of unlawful posses
sion of moonshine. He pleaded not
guilty, was placed under bonds of $500
and will answer in court at preiim-
mary May IA at 9 a. m.
Called at Place Before.
Sheriff Pabst raided the farm of
Jacob Bentz when the roads were bad
going on the night of March 81 and
again the next day. At that time he
and his deputies found a quantity of
mash and little moonshine in the old
dairy which has been in disuse as such
since the health department refused
to allow Bentz to ship milk into the
city of Kenosha because of the unsani-
tary condition of his farm.
At the time of the raid Joe Zoechi,
1854 Middle street, was pointed out
as the man who had rented the dairy
space of Bentz, and he it was said was
the one responsible.
Zoechi pleaded guilty to the charge
of possession of mash and was fined
$3.50 and costs.
Last Saturday Sheriff Pabst thought
he would take another little run out
to the place. He went accompanied by
Deputy Sheriffs Steven Robinson, Nick
Otto and Stanley Rauen. In the same
old dairy jug of moonshine was
found Robinson found it in the boil
er of the engine in the dairy.
Bentz insisted that he knew moth
ing of the moonshine, nothing of any
mules but the kind with two big ears
and four legs, and said the stuff must
have been there since the last time
the sheriff made a visit.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
Joseph ZOles, Lying in
Path of Switch Train
Still Lives.
RIGHT HAND CRUSHED
ZOIes Was Taking a SnOOZe at
the Time; Police Think
He Was Drunk.

To-day Joseph Zoles, GA Market
street. lies at the Kenosha hospital
with a right hand nearly gone, a
hole in his head and serious bruises IN
the chest. Saturday night cars that
were switched off from freight train
and run by yard switch engine ran
over Zoles as he lay partly across the
track, and the fact that he escaped
with his life under the circumstances
is considered fortunate.
Because of the position of the man
upon the tracks, it is believed that he
had been drinking and was stumbling
along the ties of the switch yard when
he fell over the tracks.
Struck by Freight.
Freight train No. 917 coming from
the south and bound for the west pull
led in about ten o'clock. 1t pulled in
on the south leg of the Y at the North
western train yards. Two head cars
were set out on the down track and the
head brakeman unlocked two cars
from the tender about $50 feet from
the yard switch, and gave the signal
to the engineer to pull ahead.
The engine with the two cars was
backing along the switch that leads to
the Simmons company plant but the de-
tachment was west of the main line
about 200 feet west from the Pearl
street flag shanty.
The engineer of the train heard a
vel! which came most dreadfully from
the tracks just beneath the cars. He
stopped at once.
Had Gone Over Sleeper.
Somebody, the engineer discovered,
had made his bed between the railway
ties and had been having nice little
nap when he was awakened by the
cars going over him. With the help
of Johnson and Hoffman from the
roundhouse the trainmen got the vic
tim over to the depot. There the POI
lice ambulance was summoned and Off
GERS Bauschelt, Pecan and Cunning
ham responded, taking the man who
was bleeding profusely and grooming
with pain to the Kenosha hospital.
There he was attended. by DR.. Robin
son.
Zoles, who is AZ, married, and lives
on Market street, could give no expla-
pick out the railway bed rather than
his own at home for snooze. 1t was
considered fortunate for. him that it
was not the engine which went over
him first. Had it been he perhaps
would not have lived at all. But the
two cars backing up had gone over
his prone body, lying directly beneath.
His right hand had been on the shin
ing steel of the tracks and the cars
passed over it. This woke him up. He
screamed and the signal was at once
sufficient to warn the engineer that
something strange had happened.
Besides the crushed hand the mans
head and chest were hurt. 1t is expect
ed, however, that he will recover al
though his right hand will undoubted-
~ be amputated.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
Thousand Chinese
Converts Baptized

Picking. - The wholesale conversion
to Christianity of the troops of Gen
eral Feng Yu-hsiang, which resulted
last February in the baptism of 300,
has been further signalized by accept
ance of the faith by another LOO
soldiers.
Eight clergymen, natives and for
eign, officiated in an impressive cere-
mony on the drill ground at Tung-
chow, suburb of Peking, when these
latest converts we're baptized recently.
General Feng, who is known through
out China as the Christian general,
addressed the men.
1t is estimated that 1900 of the 3d.
600 troops under General Feng's com
mand now have embraced the Chris
tian faith.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
BUILDING HANGS
UP new RECORD
Issue 48 Permits Calling
for Construction Worth
S116,O77.
HOUSE Is FAMILIES


Kenosha hung up a new high record
for the year thus far when during the
past AZ building permits calling for
construction valued at $116,077, were
issued by the city inspection depart
ment.
Two Of the largest items called for,
are the construction of two brick
residences at $4,000, and IL frame
houses totaIling $1,000. In addition to
these permits, permission was granted
for the erection of one portable school
to cost S1,4O0, one brick garage at
$1,000; one frame garage estimated to
cost $1,840; heating plants totalling
1882 and 10 additions and alter
ations worth 1886.
There is at the present time under
construction building valued at So
$50 222 Statistics of the department
also show that there has been COM
pleted since the first of the year con-
struction valued at $1,513,6 66. Of this
amount $3.50 was finished last week.
Make 2S9 Inspections.
Two hundred and eighty-nine in
spections were made by the depart
ment during the past week, it was an
nounced by j. NJ. Albers, chief OF the
division. Of this number, 81 were
building; 80 electrical; 47 were sewer
and plumbing; rs were weights and
measures; while % were special in
spectioas.
Living quarters have been provided
for 73 families since January 1. Dur
ing tie past week, homes for 8
families have been finished, it was
sta.cd.