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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-04
Letter in French to Chief
of Police Results in
Happy Ending.
FIRST APPROACHED
First Man Police Turned To
to Solve Matter Was
LOng-lost Son.

The Kenosha police department. re-
Gently served as the happy means OF
uniting a mother and son many thou
sands of miles apart, it was learned
today. The mother has her home in
Salonica, Greece, and the son is a
local business man, who has been
conducting shop here for several
years.
Due to several mishaps, the Amer
lean son got out of touch with his
home in the old country. Letters that
he sent home went astray, perhaps for
he received no reply, and the rush OF
life here and other interests soon OBJ
sorbed his time, and he ceased to
worry over the fact that correspond
ence had been interrupted.
Letter From SalOnica.
A week or so ago the chief of police
received letter in French, post-mark-
ed from Salonica, Greece. Chief Logan
found that the letter contained an APP
peal to him from a mother asking him
to locate her son, whom she had last
heard from in Kenosha. She said she
had not heard from him for some time,
and feared lest some mishap had be-
fallen him.
A mothers heart is The same,
whether it beats in Salonica or Port
land Oregon, and Chief Logan directed
that an effort should be made to find
the man here who was so earnestly
inquired for.
Take Letter To Local Greek.
Lieut. Charles Rock took the letter
to a Greek American who is in BUSH
ness here, and asked the man it he
knew any person of the name mention
ed in the letter. The man said, LET
me see th9 letter"
The police lieutenent turned over
the letter, and noted an expression of
extreme surprise and pleasure upon
the face of the man receiving it.
"Why this is my mothers hand
writingl" he cried, and as he hastily
scanned the letter he added, "This
is from my own mother! certainly
am greatly obliged to YOU"
1t happened that partly due to the
handwriting and partly because the
name was spelled little differently,
the police had not recognized the name
as the same as that of the Kenoshan
to whom it was brought. The coinci-
dence was considered an odd one.
Meanwhile the son who was located
in this singular way received the let
ter in all gratitude, and said that he
would get in touch with his mother at
once and make her as happy to know
hat he was we'll as he was to get I.er
message.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-04
Home Makers Have
Helpful Suggestions

Two pamphlets, one entitled "Read-
ing List for Home Makers" and the
other entitled Program on Home Eco
nomics," have recently been written by
Miss A. L. Marlatt, head of the home
economies department, University of
Wisconsin.
Miss Marlatt, as national chairman
of the home economics committee, has
submitted the outline for study for the
year 1924 and 1925 to the National
Congress of Parents and Teachers as
ISOLATION.
The lines of work, seven in number,
are suggestive of possible lines of study
which may lead the study groups to
modify their home making methods so
as to release more time for the home
education of the family.
On November Z, Miss Marlatt is TO
speak before the New Jersey Congress
of Mothers and Parent and Teachers
association.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-04
MEXICAN COMMISSION
HOLDS FIRST SESSION
Secretary of State Hughes Expresses
Hope of Better Relations
Between Nations.

Washington, D. C.--Members of the
American Mexican general claims com
mission, meeting here today for the
first time to undertake the settlement
of claims between citizens of the two
countries as provided for in the con-
vention worked out in Mexico City
precedent to the re-establis hment OF
friendly relations between the United
States and Mexico, were welcomed to-
day by Secretary Hughes with a dec1
laration that 1--WE feel that we are
entering upon a new era OF mutual
confidence in our relations with
Mexico to the advantage of the peo
pies of both countries.
The meeting, Secretary Hughes said
in his formal address of greeting,
once more "inditated in this hemis-
phere the determination to find appro-
pirate and peaceful solutions of inter-
national questions" and gave "empha-
tic demonstration of our devotion TO
the cause of peace
"That cause" he asserted, "triumphs
not so much in ambitious programs,
or in counsels of perfection, not SO
much in expression of ideals, however
important tneSe may De as III the pEaC-
tical work of removing causes of diff
ferences and in providing just settle
ments. These furnish the tests of
our professions and the measure of
our achievements.
"The wide scope of the convention
emphasizes the intention of both gov
ernments not to exclude from the pro-
vince of the commission any subject
which could appropriately be submitted
to judicial termination. No inter
national document of recent years has
more fully demonstrated that the high
est national interest lies, in main
tanning the supremacy of the 'princi-
pie of international law, justice and
equity"
To DR.. Van Vollehoven, of Holland,
selected to be arbitrator and chairman
of the commission, the American sec
rotary said the fact that the two gov
ernments were able without hesitation
to agree on his selection was not
mere tribute to him but to the country
from which he came as we'll. Z
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-04

regions where climate is severe.
Cities in the South and on the
Pacific Coast are affected much
like those on the Canadian border.
AS an argument for building in
the "off-season," the committees
report says:
''The man who builds a home
for himself wants to get the best
possible house for his money. He
is more vitality concerned in hav-
ing his work performed economi-.
cally than any other class of own
ers, but in all too many cases he
follows the crowd and not only
pays extra for the privilege but
has to put up with slower and
less satisfactory job. The man
who builds a house serves his own
and the public interest best by
starting work at the right time.
The right time usually means
when other customers are not
rushing into the field"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-04

Elmer Rule, the driver of the big
REQ truck containing loadful of beer
in barrels, will come in this afternoon
and enter a plea, of guilty to the
charge of unlawful transportation as
we'll as to the charge of speeding, it
was learned this morning.
Rule is now under bonds of $500
for his appearance in court, and the
REQ truck is in front of the city hall
with it's cargo still intact.
What Will Happen to Beer?
When the case is over in court, it
is question of what will be done
with the cargo. Several facetious or
thirsty souls, have begged the chief
of police to be permitted to assist in
the final ceremony.
Maybe the spigots will be opened
and the brown liquor foam and all
will be permitted to flow into the sew
er at the corner in view of all on
Market Square.
The dumping of the beer might be
featured as one of the acts in the
coming carnival.
1t is bound to be an amusing act,
however, staged
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-04
COMMUNITIES TO
CIRCUMFERENCE
Better Community" Pro-
gram at Amigo and
Eagle River.
DISCUSS PROBLEMS

How to make the community bet
ter place in which to live fer all is
to be the burden Of the Better Com
munity" programs of three days
length to be held soon at Amigo and
Eagle River, under the auspices of the
Wisconsin Conference of Social Work,
according to Aubrey Williams, execu-
tive secretary. Kenosha, planning to
make a brave stand in the competition,
will no doubt have representatives at
the conference.
There will be sessions on Family
Problems, Public Health, Law Observ-
ance, Rural Living Conditions, Recrea-
tion and Organized Play, Mental Hygi-
enc and Mental Diseases, City Plan
ming, Problem Children in Education
and the Organization Problems in
Civic and Social Work.
Prominent Speakers.
Among the speakers to be invited
are: Miss Elizabeth Yexra, director
Of the children's bureau, board of con-
troll; Mrs. Nellie Kedzie Jones, home
economics department, University of
Wisconsin; Judge Marvin B. Rosen-
berry, supreme court, Wisconsin; DR..
William F. Lorenz, president, board OF
control; George Hambrecht, chairman
of vocational education bureau; F. A.
Aust, college of agriculture, Univers-
ity Of Wisconsin; DR.. Elizabeth
Woods, clinic psychologist, department
of public instruction, and Father M. E.
McEvoy, director of Bureau of Catho-
lie Charities of Milwaukee.
The purpose Of these meetings, Mr..
Williams explained, is to bring to the
communities of Wisconsin tried and
proved ways of value in graphing
with the ugly problems of i'll health,
feeble ,mindedness, delinquency, crime
and poverty. A large part of these, it
is held, are preventable if thorough
and vigorous methods are utilized by
individuals, organizations and munich
palities having the care and response
bilities for such unfortunates.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-04

ordinarily out of work three
months in the average year.
CONSTRUCTION costs are high in
part" the committee found, "be-
cause of the seasonal hazard which
affects each step of the construc-
ton process from telling timber,
quarrying rock, manufacturing
brick, cement, tile, plaster and
other commodities, transporting
these materials by railway, water
way and highway, distributing
them through retail supply deal
ers, clearing of site and excavat-
ing, to the completion and fur
nishing of the finished building.
Idle time represents waste and
direct loss to the construction in
dustries, the workers and the
public"
Custom, not climate, is mainly
responsible for seasonal idleness
in the building trades. The COM
mittee's survey shows that sea-
sonal slumps are not confined to
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-04
Judge Refuses to
Grant Divorce
Suit of Anton Hackl for Divorce from
Elizabeth Hackl is Denied
by Judge Slater.

Anton Hack, farmer now residing
near Yorkville, but formerly resident
of Kenosha, was denied a divorce in
the municipal court on Thursday
afternoon in the suit which he brought
against his wife, Elizabeth Hack, now
living in Kenosha. Hackl claimed that
his wife had drunk liquor to excess;
the records showed that for a time
she had been a patient at the Northern
State hospital suffering from a temp
orary arrangement. Judge Slater after
hearing the case, denied the complaint,
declaring that the husband had insult
fcient cause for divorce. The two
were married in Kenosha in 1910.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-04
SLOT MACHINES
ARE ALL GONE
Out of the City of Kerlosha
Even if There May be a
Few In County.
OWNERS PAID COSTS
Cases Against Slot Machine
Operators Dismissed with
Operators Paying Costs.

What became of The score or more Of
slot machines which the police of ke-
nosha pulled out of as many places OF
business here several weeks ago?
This was the question which popped
into the head of the reporter this
morning and started him on search
to find out what was the final outcome
of the cases.
The fact that he had recently seen
a slot machine, similar to the ones
taken in the raids here, in operation
in 10 Kenosha county road house, or
tavern, or soft drink parlor, or what
ever you want to calf it, may have led
him to conjecturing what happened to
the ones taken in the city raids.
Raids Are Recalled.
The slot machines in question we're
taken in raids made by the police ear
ly in the summer. Kenosha had been
fairly honeycombed with the machines
which, in addition to selling a mint
confection, gave a chance for specula-
ton on how many chips the operator
would secure on the next operation.
Before the machines were placed in OPP
Grafton one of them had been hailed
into court and in test case had been
found by jury not to be a gambling
device.
In operation, however, some things
had crept into the use of the ma
chimes which did not appear to meet
with this verdict and police officials
one night in May swooped down on
- fhaxy ~
Grafton, confscated the machines and
started action against Thomas zahor-
sky, one of the owners of q store where
one was found in operation with an
idea that if he was convicted similar
charges would be brought against all.
All Machines Disappear.
The police did not get all of the
machines but nevertheless they all dis
appeared. 1t developed that they were
not owned by the Kenoshans but had
been leased for use from company.
The court fight settled on the point of
whether or not this company would
regain the machines.
A writ of replevin was issued against
the police but the slot machines were
held nevertheless. Meanwhile the cas-
es were adjourned.
In looking up the case the report
er found that on July II the case
against Zahorsky had been dismissed,
it being written on the record of the
case: after full investigation of all
the facts and circumstances connected
with this case, the district attorney
moves that this action be dismissed
and the defendant discharged upon
payment of the costs"
The costs in the case were $3.50.
Get Machines Back.
Upon dismissal of the case, it was
impossible for the slot machines to
be held longer, and they were returned
to the owners who left parcel and bag
gage from Kenosha.
1t is declared that the company which
had leased the machines and which
had fought the cases more than the
Kenoshans named for operating them
maintained that there was technical
ity upon which they would fight the
case. They agreed, however, to pay
the costs and leave Kenosha if the case
was dismissed.
Anyway, the city of Kenosha is now
free of the slot machines and that is
what the police started out to do.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-04
Prepare for Opening
of Carroll College

Waukesha, Wis. Preparations are
being made for the opening of Carroll
college on Wednesday, Sept. II, with
registration on the two days previous.
The erection last year of fine new
gymnasium building to be used for
the first time this year will greatly re-
lieye the congestion in the main hall in
which the old gymnasium was located.
Much work has been done during
the summer and now is nearing COM
pletion in the way Of renovation of the
abandoned portions of the old main
hall.
The gymnasium and the equipment
will be used for extra classes for
girls. All the buildings of the college
are now being served by the central
heating plant below the new gymnas-
ium.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-04
OptOmetrist May Not
Be Called Doctor

Madison, Wis.-An optometrist is
not authorized under Wisconsin laws
to use the title of doctor" unless he
possesses license to practice medi-
cine, surgery or osteopathy, Assistant
Attorney General Messerschmidt held
Thursday in ruling to District At
torney J. A. Lonedorf, at Appleton.
The opinion stated that the Wiscon-
sin laws specifically prohibit any prac-
titioners from calling themselves doc
tors unless they come within the
classes named.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-04
ARTERIALS ARE
HERE TO STAY.
Arterial Highways Have
Come to Stay in Many
Wisconsin Cities.
MILWAUKEE LEAD WAY

(This is the eighth of a series of
articles based on traffic survey made
in Wisconsin cities by The Milwaukee
journal, and reprinted by permission
in The Kenosha Evening News. Data
used in this survey came from resi-
dents of cities noted)
The arterial highway is in Wiscon-
sin to stay. This is conclusively prov
ed by The Journals survey made in
33 of our largest cities, the returns of
which show 81 cities now enforcing
the arterial stop system, both as a
safety measure and as means of eX-
pediting traffic.
Wisconsin is rapidly putting into eff
feet all worthy measures that are
conducive to safety and the speeding
up of traffic and the eagerness with
which the arterial stop system has
been installed is shown by the fact
that these 81 cities have put it in dur
ing a three-year period.
Milwaukee was the first Wisconsin
city to declare certain thoroughfares
arterial highways and provide stop"
signs on all entrances to these streets.
Since that time the plan has been
adopted and is in effect in Amigo,
Appleton, Beaver Dam, Beloit, Chip
pewa Falls, De Pere, Eau Claire, Fond
du Lac, Green Bay, Kenosha, La
Crosse, Madison, Manitowoc, Marsh
field, Menasha, Menomonie, Merrill,
Neenah, Oshkosh, Racine, Sheboygan,
Stevens Point, Stoughton, Two Rivers,
WATERFOWL, Wausau and Wisconsin
Rapids.
Few Cities Hold Out.
Baraboo, Stoughton and Waukesha
have not as yet Endorsed the arterial
highway system for their respective
communities. Portage has placed the
matter of such an ordinance before it's
common council.
In addition to the arterial regula-
tions, Beloit also enforces parking
ordinance and traffic buttons. Mani
towoc provides for half-hour parking
in its down town district which, ac-
cording to local motorists, is not en-
forced.
Marinette is particularly strict in its
ruling that automobiles stop when
street cars are taking on or discharg-
ing passengers, and Marshfeld officers
haul the motorists in for cutting cor
ners and not keeping to the right side
of the road.
System Brought From Chicago.
1t is interesting to note the growth
of the system in Wisconsin Chicago
has maintained a boulevard stop"
system for year. In October, 1921,
The Journal invited as many Milwau-
kee aldermen and other city officials
as could possibly come to make an
auto trip to Chicago Twenty-Five Off
cials attended. The boulevard stop"
system of the Windy city was studied
ana its benefits explained by officials
of the Chicago Motor club and other
prominent Chicagoans.
The Milwaukee officials were salts
fed that the plan as applied to Mil
waukee would have merit.
Adopted Dec. IL, 1921.
The ordinance calling for an arterial
highway system for Milwaukee was
drafted and became law, Dec. IL,
1921. Two months were given motor
lists to familiarize themselves with the
law. Then it was put into effect with
penalties for its violation, Feb. 1, 1922.
Other Wisconsin cities then studied
the Milwaukee plan, adapting it to
their own communities.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-04
BEER RUNNER TO
PLEAD GUILTY
Elmer Rule Expected to be
in This Afternoon and
Take Medicine.
IS A CITY, CASE.
BULLETIN.


Beer flowed into the gutter in
front of the city hall just before
two o'clock this afternoon when
Police officer Joseph Beam at the
direction of the court opened the
spigots of the barrels of beer,
found in the truck of Elmer Rule,
here several days ago, and allowed
the amber fluid to trickle into the
gutter and down the catchbasin.
Rule appeared in court and was
] fined $500 and costs under the city
ordinance SO that the money will
go into the fund for the building
Of a new police station. The
truck and the empty beer kegs
were returned to Rule, there being
no provision for confiscation un-
der these conditions.
Rule was also fined SIS and
costs on a charge of speeding.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-04
State Employees to
Have Three Day Rest

Madison, Wis.-State capital employ
es will have three-day rest, begin
ming Saturday. The capital will close
Saturday noon and will not open until
wednesday morning, it is announced.
Monday it will close because of Labor
Day, Tuesday because of the primary
election. Employees in number of
departments will go to their homes to
vote on Tuesday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-04
EDGERroN CREAMERY BURNED.

Madison.-Th Edgerton Creamery
company plant was destroyed by fire
early Friday. Fire is believed to have
started in the boiler room. Loss is
estimated at $1,000.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-04
Chinese Meningitis
Becomes Serious

Tokio-An epidemic of meningitis.
which has already claimed 900 victims,
has spread to Tottori, Prefecture,
where 231 cases have been reported
with 102 deaths resulting.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-09-04

Window weights are being made
from old tin cans.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-28

Ave-; Eden H. Now. 81. of $685. N.
Capitol Ave; Henry 3. Sherrick. 49,
r. r. F. box 27S. and Miss Agatha
Fitzgerald, Is, Of 1868 Standard Ave.
Louis Pollack. 10, of 1925 North
western Ave, and Harry Walker, %,
of S21 N. Linwood Ave, are charged
with assault and battery and speed
ink, and Robert Ray. q. Of 335 Z.
Merrill St, and James Bennifield, 81,
of r r. c. Box 306. with driving
while intoxicated Ray is also
charged with assault and battery.
John Hamaker, Thirtleth St. and
Talbot Ave, Is charged with allow
ing a minor TO drive an auto, and
Roy Roberts. 28. Of SIT w. Michigan
st, with failure TO stop after an
accident
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-28
POLLY STILL ROASTING
Parrot Winner in jungle Battle
With Freedom-crazed Monkey.

Poll Parrot was stl boasting to-
day over a victory in a primeval
battle with a monkey. which dam
aged pet shop at 146 Virginia Ave.
Thursday The monkey got out Of
his cage. killed ten canaries. made
life miserable for q poodle dog, de-
voured two boxes Of canine medi-
cine. spilled ten boxes Of bird seed
over the floor, but lost to the par
rot, entrenched on top Of show
case. A crowd thai blockaded the
sidewalk Witnessed The fracas. po-
lice said
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-28
ELEVEN DRIVERS
ON SPEED SLATE
Ten Men and One Woman
Caught by Cycle Cops,

Ten men and one woman airs
charged with speeding on the police
states today. They are:
Frank Hurt. 38. of 625 TT. Wayne
Ave; Fletcher H0ss. IS, Of 1744 w.
Washington St. Walter Jensen. %,
of 1902 s. West ST., John Brad.
shaw, "a. Of 1910 Walker St: Her
man Kurtz. IS. Of 2615 Brookside
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-28
New Garage Opens Monday

The Morgan Trucking Company
will open a new office and garage at
1927 +. Georgia St. Monday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-28

She fell down her basement stairs
Thursday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-28

Mrs Ida May Berry. As, Of ia
Fl. Wayne Ave. was in city hospital
today suffering from n broken leg
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-28

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