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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
MIDDIES START
 ON GRID EARLY

ANNAPOLIS. Aug. 23.-The reso- nant plunk of reinforced toe against in- Hated pig-hide will resound over the campus of the Naval academy one month hence and the football training season will be on.
 The football squad, 50 strong, was set on the beach at the academy Tues day after three months summer cruise which left the incipient shippers hard ened and fit. They scattered at once for their homes on 30-day leave, being released 10 days earlier than the main furlough party so that they can get back 10 days sooner and start trs ming.
 The first game of the season brings William and Mary college of Virginia to Annapolis for the annual kick in the face which the small colleges seem to consider such a distinguished honor.
 The academy's basketball schedule for the winter contains 24 dates, the great est number ever assigned to the bas- ketball men. The team will play three games in the middle west during the Christmas vacation with Minnesota. Chicago and Michigan. This will be the first western trip of the Annapolis basketball team and the AIiddies will have to forego their Christmas leave in order to make the tour.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-14
Mrs. Catherine Rhode
Died This Morning
Wife of John j. Rhode Died Early This
Morning at Home on North
Pleasant Street.

Mrs. Catherine Rhode, aged so years.
the wife of John J. Rhode, died early
this morning at the home at lot North
Pleasant Street after a short illness
from apoplexy. The deceased was born
in Bohemia July II, 1864 and lived
her early life in her native land
When nineteen years of age she came
to America, going first to Chicago
and six years later coming to Keno
sha, where she has lived since that
time. She was member of the Royal
Neighbors and of the German Ameri-
can Society.
Surviving the deceased are hus-
band, John J Rhode, one son, John
Rhode Jr, and three daughters, Mrs.
Rose Kewenig, Mrs. Henry Bonn and
Mrs. Fred Eichman, all Of Kenosha
with the exception of Mrs Kewenig,
whose home is in Mooseheart, I'll.
The funeral services will be held
Monday morning at nine o'clock at
the ST. James Church with interment
following in the family plot in the
st. James Cemetery. The remains will
be at the Mischief Chapel on Park
street until time for the funeral sery-
ices on Monday morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-14
Mrs. Philip Schnell
Died on Saturday
Mrs. Philip Schnell, Long Resident
of KenoshA, Died Saturday Even
ing at Her Home.

Mrs. Philip Schnell. aged SO years,
long a resident of Kenosha, died Sat
urday night at 1880 o'clock at her
home at ATT Wisconsin street after an
illness of several weeks.
The deceased was born December 2,
1866 in Milwaukee. When she was
three years of age she moved with her
parents to Kenosha county and has
lived practically all of her life in this
community. She was daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Michael White, long res
ident of Kenosha county.
On November 16, 1885, she was
united in marriage to Philip Schnell
who survives her. She is also survived
by three sons, Richard, Joseph and
Philip Schnell, by three daughters,
Miss Alice Schnell, Mrs. Ernest Schulz
and Mrs. Adolph Roemer, all of Ke-
nosha, and by two sisters, Mrs. Will
liam Gleason of Bristol, and Mrs. An
drew Middlecamp of Colusa, Califor-
MIA.
Mrs. Schnelf was communicate OF
the St. James church and an active
member of the Altar society of that
parish.
The funeral services will be held
Tuesday morning at nine o'clock at the
st. James church with interment fol
lowing in the family plot in the St
James cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-14
Anti-SaIOOn League
to Quiz Candidates
Candidates for Legislative Offices
Will be Asked to State Stand
on Liquor Question.

Candidates for the state legislature
from the districts in which Kenosha
is located, have received question
naires from the Wisconsin Anti
Saloon league, giving the candidates
an opportunity to state their stand
on the wet and dry question. The let
ter accompanying the questionable
explains that the answers will be pub
lished in the official magazine of the
league. The questions the candidates
are asked to answer are:
/. What is your position on the
modification Of the Volstead law so
that it would permit beer and light
wines?
2. Are you in favor Of amending
the state prohibition laws in order to-
liberalize the strict enforcement Of
the eighteenth amendment?
3. What is your position on addi-
tional national legislation which would
make the enforcement of the eigh-
teenth more effective?
Candidates are requested to answer
the questions merely by "For" or
against" or eyes" or "No."
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-14
MAY GET NEW
EQUIPMENT HERE
Coast Guard Station to Re-
ceiye Additional Boat
from Government.
ARE DRIVING IT HOME

The Kenosha Coast Guard station
may be presented with new power
boat or surf boat within day or two
Coast Guard R. ]. LeClaire, Motor Ma
chinest Mate, 1 c., is now at Balti-
more, Nd, where with six other coast
guards from as many stations IN the
18th district, he is to receive two DOW
er life-boats and five surf boats. These
will be distributed to stations Ia this
DISTRICT which includes. ports from
South Chicago to Duluth. The local
coast guard will get one of the boats,
it is not yet known which one, and this
will be added to the equipment Of the
local station on Washington Island.
LIE Claire and the other marines with
him are calling at the government
shipyeards at Baltimore and will OPP
shipyards at Baltimore and will OPP
the long drive" home. LIE Claire's
route will take him up the Chesapeake
Bay to the Delaware river, thence thru
the !. Pennsylvania canal, thru New
York state to Buffalo and then out of
the Erie canal into the Great Lakes to
Kenosha. The boat trip will take sew
eral days and the cruise Will also De
the maiden voyage of each
Makes First Glass Station.
The addition to the equipment of
the local guard station will make Ke-
nosha the proud possessor of one of
the best on the Great Lakes. There are
now two power boats, one power surf
boat, one rowing surf-boat and one
llife-b boat, with compliment of ten men
at, the local station. The reputation
which the Kenosha organization is es-
tablishing in it's own right as "the
pride of the lakes" is being continued
in the work of the coast guard station
The men are constantly improving the
standards already set here, and the as
signing of the new craft to Kenosha
by the federal government comes part
ly as a recognition of this merit.
The, new power life-boats on the wa
ter now are of the 46-foot type, while
the surf boats are 25 feet long. Each
represents the acme of perfection and
progress in coast guard craft and they
will be welcome additions to the Ke-
nosha harbor.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-14
To Consider Bid
on LathrOp Corner
County Road and Bridge Committee
Meets Today to Consider Price Set
by Court on Corner.

A meeting of the county road and
bridge committee was held at the court
house today to take action on the
proposed purchase of corner to round
out a turn at the intersection of the
Burlington and Kilbourn Roads. The
state commission directed that the
corner be secured and Judge Slater af-
ter hearing set the price of 1856
for the eighth of an acre to be taken
The corner was recently purchase
by Hans Lathrop who planned to
erect a store there. He purchased a
lot 100 feet by 100 feet for $500 and
it is declared that the cutting away
of the corner would take a great part
of this site and might make the re-
mainder of little value.
The committee may either reject OF
accept the price handed down by the
court. 1t was considered likely that
the comfittee would not vote to pur-
chase the tract at the price named.
A hearing on a similar proceeding
was being held before Judge Baker
today to determine the price to be
paid for corner of the Thomey tract
at the corner of the Milwaukee Road
and the Geneva road.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-14
DAVIS RETURNS TO
WEST VIRGINIA
John Davis Returns Home to Be Well
coined by Neighbors and to Re-
ceive Formal Notification.

Aboard the St. Louis Express, en-
route to Clarksburg, w. Va. - John
w. Davis>came back to his home state
today to receive welcome from his
friends and neighbors and to be form
ally notified of his nomination as the
Democratic presidential candidate.
Crossing into West Virginia in the
early morning on his trip from New
York, Mr.. Davis was determined that
until the notification ceremonies Mon
day night he would forget politics and
spend his time enjoying himself among
the people who know him best.
After the ceremonies at Clarksburg,
Mr. Davis planned to rest until late
this afternoon when he will go to Fair
mont, thirty miles distant, to attend
a second "home coming.
After the delivery of his keynote
speech Monday night, Mr.. Davis will
return to New York to prepare the
second address ofNllis campaign, which
is to be delivered at the Ohio state
Democratic convention at Columbus
on August 20.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-14
MTLKMAN HAD
OFFERED TO QUIT
Kirchner's Case Explain
ed by Health Commits
sioner Today.
TWO CASES CONTINUED

More information regarding the
steps which the city health department
has taken to bring about showdown
on the milk ordinance was made pub
lie today by DR.. Gustav Windesheim,
director of health and DR.. G. J. Nor
gan, health inspector. As result Of
the campaign warrants were sworn
BUT against milkmen who had failed
to secure licenses refused to them be-
cause it was alleged that they had
failed to meet some of the regula-
tions laid down by the law.
-Four such warrants were taken out;
two of them have been dismissed, one
against E. Kirchner and the other
against Thomas Wallis, it being un-
derstood that these men had decided
not to see to continue in the business.
The cases against the other two deal
ers, f. d. Barter and P. J. Goodman,
have been set for preliminary hearing
on August 18th as a result of their
plea of not guilty
Kirchner Offered to Quit.
The health officials stated this
morning that statement should be
made regarding the case of E. Kirch-
ner. 1t was said today that Kirchner
several weeks ago had come to the
department and asked for an inspec-
.tion and offered to quit in the event
that his plant was not found to be up
to the regulations. He had been al
lowed 70 continue by the permission
of the q, rtment.
The wa against him was with
drawn before the case came to court
and he was never actually in court.
1t was stated that the warrant was
issued by mistake, and that under
the agreement which Kirchner had
with the department. he would have
quit upon notification without any
warrant being sworn out against him.
1t was also stated this morning that
the milk sold by these dealers was
not necessarily ranked as impure and
that in several instances it had rated
high in tests. 1t was declared that
it was produced under conditions
which did not meet all the regulations
laid down by the ordinance and that
it was necessary to make test Of
the law.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-14
.KENOSHA ONE
OF 20 CITIES
Twenty Wisconsin Cities
Entered in the Better
Cities Contest.
STIMULATE INTEREST

The Kenosha Civic Council and the
Better Cities Contest committee will
meet this evening in the council cham
Der at the city hall to discuss the
plans of Kenosha for carrying on its
part of the contest. Aubrey Williams
state official and one of those in
charge Of the contest will address the
meetings. The meeting will open al
eight o'clock.
Madison, Wis-Twenty Wisconsin
cities have enrolled in the Wisconsin
Better Cities contest being conducted
by the state conference Of Social Work
according to announcement today by
Aubrey Williams, executive secretary
Interest in the contest is growing
and it is expected that the number
of entries will be doubled within few
months, Mr.. Williams said. The con-
test will continue until June so, 1925
The entries to date are: Beloit,
GAINESVILLE, Whitewater, Kenosha, Wau-
kesha, Racine, Sheboygan, Fond du
Lac, Oshkosh, Appleton, Stevens Point,
Ripon, Marshfeld, Wisconsin Rapids,
Wausau,. Merrill, Tonfah, Sparta, Ea
Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls.
The primary object of the contest
according to Secretary Williams, is to
stimulate interest and pride in those
aspects Of city life and community
well being; to promote activity among
the municipalities of the state in i'm
proving conditions of morals, health
recreation, education and various other
projects related to the human side of
individual and community life.
The university, state educational
department and agricultural and So
cial bodies of the state are CO
operating in the contest.
The committee on standards has
been selected as follows: E. B. Cor
don, university extension division;
John Callahan, state school superin-
tendent; C. j. Anderson, assistant
school superintendent; George P. Lam
brecht, state vocational director; G.
A. Harper, state health officer; F. M.
Wilcox, chairman, industrial commits
sion; c. B. Lester, state library COM
mission; DR.. W. F. 'Lorenz, chairman,
board of control; Louis E. Reber,
dean, university extension division; j.
L. Gillin, university; V. A. G. Henmon,
school of education, university; F. H.
MacGregor, municipal informa ton
bureau, university; John S. Donald,
state university, and Aubrey Williams,
executive secretary.
An award of $1,000 will be made to
the city of second or third class re-
ceiving first place in the contest, and
$500 to the city winning first place
in the fourth class. National judges
will be named to pass final judgment
on the contest. Cities will be judged
in public health conditions, recrea-
ton, education, child welfare, religion
and city planning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-14
CHECK FORGER Is
SENT TO ASYLUM
Jerome Gunther Found r.
responsible by Alienists
is Committed.
TO BE TAKEN AWAY

Jerome Gunther, the barber who was
arrested by the police after three
day search, has been committed to the
state hospital as patient and will be
taken there sometime today or Monday
by representatives of the sheriff's Of
fee. The cases against Gunther,
charged with iss6jng worthless checks,
have been dismissed in the municipal
court.
A Strange Career.
Gunther passed a number of checks
on Kenosha druggists and garages.
When the complaints began to come
into the police Office, Gunther could
not be found. He began playing, how
ever, from a. distance game Of hide
and-go-seek with officials here, tele-
phoning ostensibly from milwaukee"
and saying that he would be in the
next day to Square things up" Gun
ther was located in Waukegan by Sec
rotary Meissner and Detective McClus-
Ky. His responsibility struck the
officials when he was brought down to
the police Office for questioning. Gun
ther appeared to have no sense of re-
straint, but told the police frankly Of
the circum stances connected with his
issuing the checks An examination
into his mental condition followed, re-
sulting in the physicians finding him
irresponsible.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-14
SAY VAN PATTEN
HAD STOLEN CAR
Police Arrest Joseph Van
Patten, los North How
land Avenue.
AND TAKE BUICK CAR
Buick Car which Shows Alter
ed Serial and Motor
Numbers Held.

Joseph Van Patten, 105 North How
land avenue, was arrested by Detective
McCluskey and Police Officer Chase at
one o'clock this morning, and he spent
the rest of the dark hours in the city
lookup, and was there still later in
the morning with possession of a
stolen automobile.
Meanwhile the Buick sport tour
ing car, color maroon, which is the
one in question, was taken down to
the city hall, and afso held.
Find Car in Garage.
The two police officers detailed up
on the case, found the Buick in a
garage on Middle street. They found
that the motor number was 1000206
and the serial number 1060166. The
last figure of each number was "6''
but this had been changed from an
49,, the police say.
Captain Clausen connected with the
Chicago detective bureau and learned
that a Buick touring car with motor
number 10O02O8 and serial number
106O168 had been stolen from Gary
Indiana, July %, 1924, and an auto
mobile insurance agency had placed a
reward of $50 to anyone recovering
the car. The car has been driven
5,467 miles. The police at Gary, Ind
had no record of such. car being
stolen during the month Of July.
Van Patten Denies.
Van Patten upon his arrest, inform
ed the police that he had a bill OF
sale for the car and did not know it
as stolen one. He said that he had
purchased the car from Charles Peter
son of Chicago, didn't know the ad-
dress. He said that an old friend OF
his who also lives in Chicago, and
he didn't know his address either, had
given him the information which led
to the purchase Of the car.
He said that his friend had worked
together with him/at Silverlake.
The police did not think that Van
Patterns story cleared matters ur
any, and he was placed in the lookup
without bond.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-14
DRUNK DRIVERS
MEET THE JUDGE
They Learn Their Lesson at
Hands of Judge Slater
This Morning.
FOUR OF THEM TOO

There were four drunken drivers
brought into the municipal court this
morning, three brought in by the city
police and one by the county motor
cycle cops.
]. Van Bree, Racine, arrested for
driving an auto while intoxicated
on the Geneva road four miles out by
nolice officers Saturday night at 9 p
m. Judge Slater asked if he had
spent the time in jail until Monday
morning. and when informed that the
man had been out of bonds since Sun
day morning he said:
s:You had no business to- let him
out. Leave these men in. Jail until
dispose of them," and then he said
to the defendant: IF you took 9
double barrelled shotgun and went
firing down the street, you would not
be making yourself more dangerous
than by driving a car while intoxicat-
ed. / an going to protect the public
and myself in these matters"
One hundred dollars and costs was
the fine imposed.
Drunken Motorcycle Driver.
John Solar, SO North Main street
pleaded guilty to driving motorcycle
while intoxicated. The judge asked
him what he had been drinking and he
said "Silverlake."
"You couldn't drink that very well,
said the Judge, ''but it would be bet
ter for you if you did"
Solar was arrested by Police Officer
r swhf ~ 1.00
He had run into the parked Ford coupe
belonging to Ben Adamski of Chicago
which was parked on the southwest
corner of middle street. Solar was
going at high speed when stopped
at the point Of collision. He was ar
rested and fined once before for sim
liar offense.
"How much did ] fine you before 2
asked the judge.
"Sixty-seven dollars said Solar
promptly, his mind being fresh or
that subject.
st wasn't enough to teach you 6
lesson, You will now pay fine Of
SIS and costs or so days in Jail. The
next time it will be jail, and nc
choice.
Anton Baranski of North Main
street, arrested by Police Officer Lar
sen of the motorcycle squad, for driv-
ing while intoxicated, was another OF
those to plead guilty before Judge
Slater this morning. He was driving
3S miles an hour onlMilwaukee avenue
Saturday at $3.50 p. m. when arrested
He was fined 500 and costs. John
Peleskis, 254 North Edward street
who was drunk with him in the car
was fined So and costs.
w. H. Kmigge of Area, H., was ar
rested for driving while intoxicated
ON the Geneva road Sunday night by
Deputy Sheriffs Stanley Rauen and
Chef Rostetter. He was fined $75 and
costs.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-14
MATRON OF HOME
CALLED BY DEATH
Mrs. Emma f. Won Valid,
Matron of Service Home,
Died Sunday.
LONG A NURSE HERE

Mrs. Emma r. Won Valid, aged n
years, widow of the late Christ Won
Wald, and matron of the Social Serv-
ice home, maintained by the Keno
sha Service league, died Sunday morn
ing at her home at 373 Market street
after an illness Of more than weeks
duration following an attack of paraly-
SIS. Her condition had been critical
for several days and death was not
unexpected.
3. Mrs. Won VALID was born near Ber-
lin, Germany, Nov. 81, 1853, the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. August Toskey.
when she was nine years of age she
came with her parents first to Canada
and then later moved to the United
States. She had lived much of her
life in Sank county, Wis, coming
from that vicinity to Kenosha Ii
years ago.
Had Been a Nurse.
2 She was married to Christ Won
Wald, who died more than 20 years
ago. Surviving her is one daughter,
Miss Sara Won VALID, of Kenosha.
Mrs. Won Valid was nurse and for
many years had practiced this profess
sion in Kenosha, making many friends
here in her work. Two years ago she
was appointed matron of the Social
Service home, in which position she
has been most competent. Her death
comes as real sorrow and loss to
all those who knew her.
The remains were taken to the Han
sen Funeral home on Park avenue
where the funeral services will be
held Wednesday afternoon at two o.
clock. The Rev. Edward Burns Mar
~tin, pastor of the Park avenue NJ. E.
church of which the deceased was a
: member, will oticiate at the services
Interment will be in the family plot
in the Green Ridge cemetry.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-14
Tannery Employee
Died Early Today
Joseph Kastelic Died This Morning
After an Illness Extending Over
Several Months.

Joseph Kastelic, aged so years, long
an employee of the N. R. Allen Sons
Tannery, died early this morning at
his home at S67 North Congress street
after an illness of several months
duration. He had been critically i'll
for several weeks and death was not
unexpected.
The deceased was born in Austria.
At an early age he came to America,
becoming resident of Kenosha more
than twenty years ago. Surviving
him is his widow, Mrs. Margaret Kas-
telic.
The remains were taken to the
Mischler mortuary from which they
will be returned to the home this af-
ternoon. The funeral services will be
held at the home Saturday afternoon
with interment following in the Green
Ridge cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-14
DIES AS RESULT
OF ACCIDENT
Mrs. Lena Goldfish, Injur-
ed in Fall from Bath
tub, Dies.
HAD FRACTURED, HIP

Mrs. Lena Goldfish died at the Ke-
nosh hospital late Friday afternoon as
the result of serious injuries inflicted
on July 10, when she fell from the
bathtub in the home of her son-in-law,
Max Bear, $40 West street, and frac-
tured her hips
At the time of the accident month
ago the injuries were declared to be
so serious by physicians in attend
ance, that it was said there was little
hope for recovery. Because of her ad-
vanced age Mrs. Goldfish was 78
it was declared that should she sur
vive she would be helplessly crippled
for life.
Called in Experts.
The Bear brothers, however, made
every effort to relieve the intense
pain which the aged wman was suffer
ing, and physicians expert in such
cases were called to attend the woman
who, had been at the Kenosha hospital
since July 10, the day of the acct
dent.
The condition Of the injured woman
was gradually turning worse during
the last week or two and death was
not unexpected yesterday afternoon.
She had been unconscious for three
days.
At the bedside when death came
were the three daughters, Mrs. Max
Bear and Mrs. J. I. Bear, both of Ke-
nosha, and Mrs. Mary Lenholt, of Mil
waukee, Mrs. Joel Jacobson and Mrs,
A. J. Schwartz, Kenosha.
The remains will be removed to
Milwaukee this afternoon, and burial
will take. place in the Second Home
cemetery there.