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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07

ted to Jail. 1t was while on his way
through the hall, that the women, who
had been listening with extreme in
terest to the proceedings in the court
room, came out and confronted him.
What did you mean by telling me
you had been robbed on street car
and taking thirty dollars from me, all
had in the housed" demanded one
woman She said that she had been a
friend of the Moch family at the time
they lived in Kenosha, and always
people" Then she moved to Chicago,
and one day Louis Moch appeared at
her door highly excited.
Gle said that he had just been
robbed on a street car" she said, "and
that he did not have cent to finish
the business which he was doing in
Chicago He asked if I could let him
have forty dollars. | just had thirty
dollars in the house, and / gave that
to him, with the understanding of
course that he would return it as soon
as he got back to Kenosha. He went
and never saw him or the money
again for four years. Now have seen
him but not the money"
The other woman said that she was
d sister-in-law of Moch's and that
he had obtained from her $2,100, the
earnings and savings of lifetime Of
hard work She had nothing to show
for the money, not even note, say
ing that she had trusted the man, and
never dreamed that he would not play
fair with her.
eve have heard these other stor-
les about Moch,'' said Sergeant of De-
tectives Meissner this morning, "but
the money was ;-ctually transferred,
we can do nothing for these women,
sad as their stories are"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
Had to Fire Barber
BOOter From Jail

Chippewa Falls, Albert Paul
Eau Claire barber, was ordered forci-
bly, elected from the Chippewa county
Jail by Judge James Wickham in cir
cult court here late yesterday. Paul
who was found guilty of violation OF
the prohibition law, was ordered to pay
a fine of $500, the money to be taken
--5xl his bond. Paul refused to accept
the decision and insisted on serving
an alternative four months sentence,
Judge Wickham in ordering Sheriff
Edgar A. Firth to GUST Paul from the
Jail offered his help If necessary.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
EXI'R !.
RUM ROW BLOCKADE
TAKES in ONE PRIZE
Fleet Chases One Blockade. Runner
Which is Abandoned With Cargo
and Bloodshed Evidence.
RIlLLETIN.


New York City Citizens who
inform the federal authorities of
liquor smuggling activities to the
conviction of bootleggers under
the customs law will receive %
per cent of the fines imposed and
of the money obtained through
the sale of seized boats, Edward
Barnes, assistant solicitors TO the
collector of the port, announced
today. ~ a s n, sSs
New York City 81 Through thefcen-
sorship accompanying Uncle Sans
blockade a the rum fleet there filter
ed today news of increases to the
greatest dry armada ever insaction
Came too suggestions that the Great
Lakes as well IS the Atlantic. would
be the scene Of blockade. @12
Twenty-one boats have gone from
New York to watch the liquor feet
boat for boat, on a fifty mile front an
hours steaming distance from shore
Twenty five crafts from New Eng
land ports Joined those from New
York. Twelve more. rum chasefS are
ready to depart for the zone of ac-
ton from their Staten Island base.
Blockade for Lakes.
Reports from Detroit say that q
dry fleet Of ten crafts is expected to
be ready by summer for action on the
Great Lakes. Later it will be supple
mented by another feet, construc-
tion of which has also started. sl
The plan of matching the liquor
fleet, boat for boat, is expected ito
drive the rum selling craft back to
their home ports in the West Indies
the rnarttirTe provinces Of caspF ~
France and England They wt4l be
unable to get food or water from
Shore or to sell any Hquor,z # the
blockade is effective
One prize is already reported. At
ter fve-mile chase that involved
shooting and bloodshed, speeding liz
quor boat was beached at Seabright,
N. j. After Bleaching the craft the
men aboard escaped. There were $50
cases of liquor aboard and pool of
blood was noted in the cock pit. Il
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
WOMEN READY
TO CLAW MOCH
Three Women Waylay l..
Moch As He Comes from
Courtroom Today.
TELL. OF LIES LOSS
One Woman Says Moch Got
Her Life's Savings of
S210O: Others Too.

Louis Moch found company" wait
ing for him when he emerged from
the municipal court room this morn
ing after being arraigned on another
bad check charge. The company con-
sisted of three women, two of whom
charged that Moch had obtained mon
ey from them under false pretenses.
They all had tongues, and they dashed
Moch numerically One woman in
particular spoke as if she had just
swallowed typewriter, and cascade
of language fell all about the short
stocky man who stood against the wall
like one who was holding a besieged
city. His attitude seemed to say,
"Come one, come all, this rock shall
fly
From its firm base as soon as II"
His expression could not be inter
preted, but he carried himself with
the sang-froid of Leo Koretz, and
presently carried himself, jaunty
shoulders and all, out through the
old old courthouse door and across
the green grass to his cell in the
county jail.
He will sit in Jail too for some
time, for every dag some new COM
plainant comes in with new check
charge against Moch. This morning
for instance, he was brought over
from the municipal court to meet the
case on the calendar of the state
against Moch, only to find that the
police had another case to arraign
him upon, in which he was charged
with issuing worthless check to
George gieneman, secretary of Gaas-
ira Realty company, the check being
for the sum. of $3S7.75.
Lets get all these checks in sug-
gested the attorney for Moch, so that
we can face them all at one time"
well every time the case is writ
ten up in the newspaper" said Cap
tain Clausen, "there are dozen more
people who come in with complaints
against Moch, all dating back to the
time he lived here four years ago.
Now it will be written up tonight and
there will be more people in tomor7
row again! We can't keep up
Women Tell Story.
The case was continued to Friday,
May 10, bonds $500 Unable to fur
nish bail, the defendant was commit
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
DID NOT HELP
INJURED WOMAN
Mrs. Thomas MahOney is
Badly Injured in Auto
Collision Tuesday.
OTHER DRIVER DUCKS
Driver of Other Car Flees
From Scene; George Bait
zor, Is Arrested.

driver, who fed from the scene
of an automobile collision, which he
is said to have clused, and who made
no attempt to aid the victim Of the
accident, was being sought by Keno
sha county officials today as a result
of an accident which occurred Tues
day night about eight-thirty o'clock
on the Geneva road several miles west
e Kenosha.
The victim of the accident was Mrs.
Thomas Mahoney, driver of the other
car in the collision. She was render
ed unconscious from injuries received
in the crash; she was taken to the
home of her father, Joseph Wedel-
stedt, in Pleasant Prairie, where she
recovered consciousness an hour lat
er; she is, still suffering from a
wrenched spine, which may prove
Eeost serious.
Miss Dorothy Wedelstedt, her sis
tar, was also an occupant of the Ma
honey car, but escaped without in
jury except the shock due to such
an accident.
Tells Story of Crash.
Miss Wedelstedt gave Deputy Sher-
if Nicholas Otto an account Of the
accident, which was entirely substan-
tiated by the position in which the
two cars we're found Mrs. Mahoney
and Miss Wedelstedt were driving east
on the Geneva road just west Of the
St. Paul railway crossing. Their car
was on the south half Of the highway.
The other cara Chevrolet touring
approached them from the east
and when only few yards in front
of them darted across the road strik-
ing the Mahoney car almost head-on.
1t is possible that the driver of the
car became blinded by lights from
other approaching cars and thereby
lost control of his car.
After hitting the Mahoney car, the
driver of the Chevrolet touring car
guided it into the field at the side of
the road and then without making
any effort to see what injuries had
been sustained by passengers of the
other car or what damage had been
done to the car, darted across the
field.
Find Clew in Car.
SeVeTal deputy SHeIlHS were sum
med to the scene. Their first duty
as to care for the injured, calling
the Hansen ambulance in which Mrs
Mahoney was taken to her fathers
home.
Then the sheriffs secured the coun-
tryside in their search for the driver
Of the car but failed to locate him
There was found in the car, however,
an overcoat which furnished clues
which may lead to the apprehension
Of the party.
The license number of the Chevro-
let car, which was abandoned by the
driver, was B 100 453, and was issued
to George Baltzor, Box 562, Union
Grove, painter, who has been work
ing in Keuosha.
Held on Suspicion.
At tho request Of Kenosha authori-
ties, Baltzor was arrested by a Racine
county deputy sheriff this morning.
The Kenosha sheriff's office was mott
fed that he would be turned over to
a deputy from Kenosha county this
afternoon. 1t was not reported wheth-
er or not Baltzor had made any state
ment as to whether or not he was
the driver of his car Tuesday night.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
GENEVA ROAD
MOON DEN OUT
Johnson Fined $500 and
Costs on Two Charges
Pleads Guilty.
GIRL IS FINED TOO

Sheriff Badly" Willems, and two
of his aides, Captain Robinson and
Deputy Erickson wrote closed on
the door of a certain farmhouse on
the Geneva road today, with the end
ing of a case in the municipal court
in which Harry Johnson and Helen
Haines, both Chicago characters, were
the defendants.
Johnson pleaded guilty in the muni-
cipal court before Judge Slater to two
charges, that of unlawful possession
of moonshine liquor and also aiding
and abetting prostitution and assign
alton. The girl pleaded guilty to the
charge of heingsa prostitute.
Get in There Through Ruse.
johnson has heen in the county jail
since the raid made out on the Ge-
neva road farmhouse by Captain Rob
inson and Deputy Clarence ("Nick")
Erickson, on April 27. The two men
were sent out by the sheriff to in
vestigate the plrce, as serious com
plants had been received cf the Ego
ings-on" at this modest locking farm
house.
BY asking for drink and inqui--
ing about man who lived UP the
road, the two deputies succeeded in
getting into the place without at
tracing attention any farther to
them. One of the pair asked Johnson
where they could go to ''have a hot
time" and he invited them in, telling
them that they could have anything
they wanted right on his place and
need seek no farther.
He then brought out moonshine for
them to drink. whereupon the depu-
ties covered him with gun and
placed him under arrest as we'll as the
girl who was on the place.
Johnson pleaded guilty to both
charges against him. He looked the
type that his plea of guilty indicated
that he was. The girl admitted in an
alleged confession to the district at
torney that she made a practice of
receiving men at the farmhouse, and
that part of the proceedings went to
johnson. He was at first charged with
the more serious offense of operating
a house Of ill-fame, but the district
attorney consented to change this to
the lesser charge of aiding and abet-
ting designation when the defense
counsel told him that plea of guilty
would be entered.
Johnson was fined $3.50 on each
charge, with the alternative of forty
days in Jail on the moon charge, and
sixty days in Jail on the charge of
abetting designation and prostitution,
making total of $500 fine or one
hundred days in Jail. The man was
unable to pay the fine and went to
Jail. Helen Haines was fined S25 and
costs which were paid and she was
released from custody.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
BOARD DIRECTS
COVELL TO QUIT
County Surveyor Covell
Requested to Resign
Post at Once.
OFFICE NOT OPENED
Board Declares Duties of the
Office Are Not Cared
For by Incumbent.

County Surveyor S. Stanley Covell
was formally requested to turn in his
resignation from this office in a.mo-
tion unanimously adopted this morn
ing by the Kenosha County board of
by Supervisor Zerfes and seconded by
Supervisor Wicks, stated that Sur
veyor Covell was asked to resign be-
cause of failure to attend to the du-
ties of his office"
Several months ago, as result of
complaints to the effect that the Of
flee of County Surveyor Covell was
rarely open, the board by motion
warned him to "either take care of
his duties. as county surveyor or re-
sign" This warning was conveyed
to him by the county clerk and in re-
spouse to it he stated that he would
appoint deputy but has not yet taken
steps to this effect.
Have Many Inquiries.
It was presented to the board this
morning that Mr.. Covell is now en-
ployed as an engineer for Milwau-
kee concern and is not in Kenosha
frequently AS a. result inquiries re-
garding the work of county survey
or come to other county officials and
must bescared, for by them.
The request for Ssne Resignation OF
County Surveyor Covell will, if COM
Piled with, open the way for an app
pointment of successor, the same to
Nerve out the term which expires
January L, 1927.
There was also some discussion of
the question of the forfeiture of the
surety bond which he filed in keeping
with the law. Several of the members
of the board were of the opinion that
the office, after warning, would
constitute sufficient grounds for for
fixture of the bond.
Name Important Committee.
Chairman Priddis announced the per-
sonnet of the committee which is to
confer with the city council regarding
the sale or lease of the buildings now
occupied by the county and to be va
Gated when the new court house is
completed Supervisors Grosvenor,
Bacon, Van Bendegon, Spartz and Rohr
are named on this committee. The
authorization for the naming of this
committee was given by an action of
the board on Tuesday afternoon as re-
counted elsewhere in this paper.
The board acted favorably on a re-
quest from Clerk Of the Court George
Stevens asking for an increase from
500 to $125 month in the salary to
be paid to the second stenographer
employed in that office.
Favorable action was also taken en-
a motion to cancel the lease held hv
the county on office rooms, now knows
as the court house annex. This lease
expires on July 1st and if it was
voted not to exercise the renewal
clause after that date.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
coNDuCToRs PoLITICs.

Minneapolis, MINI. = The future po-
litical activity Of the order of rail
way conductors of America was al
stake as delegates to the organizations
tri-ennial convention here reassem-
bled today after turbulent session
yesterday. The orders support of 8
third national political party was as
sailed at the meeting when L. E.
Shepherd, president, presented reso-
luton asking that the organization
formally decide what part it is to take
in politics in the future. Mr.. Shep-
hard has recommended at a previous
meeting of the orders political COM
mittee that support of such party be
withdrawn.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
INVESTIGATE ST. PAUL.

Washington, D. G. Investigation
of the recent failure Of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad will be
demanded by Senator Lenroot, Repub-
lican, Wisconsin, Immediately after
congress conyenes in December. Sem
ator- Lenroot announced today that he
would introduce resolution calling
for an inquiry either by the senate or
by the Interstate commerce commits
sion.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
TRIAL OF GOV. DAVIS.

Topeka, Kans. District Judge
James A. Mcclure today denied plea
by attorneys for former Governor JON
athan NJ. Davis to quash the criminal
proceedings pending against the ex-
governor. The trial OF Davis on a
charge of illicit dealings in executive
clemency is scheduled to start in
Judge McClure's court next Monday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
Fire Follows Explosion.
New Evidence Given
In Viking Trial

Waukegan, Ill.-Ten of the states
45 witnesses in the RUSSELL Dickey
murder case had been called by noon
today Evidence not brought GU. at the
previous trial was given when Police
1t. H. Thorman, the first policeman to
see the body, said he had seen Bernard
Smith, one of four defendants, looking
at the remains Members of the train
crew and police who took charge of
the body made up the witnesses.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
ONCE roo TEN

Greea Bay, Wis. Green Bays frs
chief, Henry Faulkner, slid down the
brass pole hundreds Of times during
his career without injury. but late
yesterday while demonstrating the art
to quad of boy frement who had
taken possession Of his fire house IS
a feature of 'boys' day in citizenship,
he broke mis- leg.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
wnnn DENIES REPoRT.

Manila Governor General Wood
today denied reports that he expected
to depart soon for vacation in the
United States. The governor recent
ly returned from an, inspection tour
OF the northern provinces, and he is
no preparing his message to the legis-
lature which convenes July 10.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
Increased Amount
for Varsity Funds

Madison, Wis. The University of
Wisconsin appropriation for operst-
ing expenses was increased approx
ing expenses was increased approx
mately $4,000 in the recommends
tions of the joint finance committee
yesterday, bringing the annual amount
for operation up to s2,s00000. The
earlier allowance was s2,720,000.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
SELL CROSBY BOATS.

Milwaukee, Wis. Sale Of three
Crosby Transportation company boats
which were Ebeled some time ago tc
satisfy mortgages will be made to-
morrow at 10 a. m. the United States
marshal here announced today. The
boats which will be auctioned are the
steamers Georgia. Thomas Davidson
and E. G. Crosby.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
DULuTH,s COLD NAY.

Duluth, Minimize lowest May tenn
perature at Duluth in IA years and the
second lowest in the history Of the To-
cal weather bureau was registered this
morning when the mercury marked rs
degrees above zero.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
CUT LAND OFFICE.

Washington, D. G.. An annual re-
duction of $555,OOO in the operating
expenses of the general land office
through Organization of the bu-
reau was announced today by Secre-
tarY Work
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
SNOW IN MILWAUKEE.

MiIaukee, Wis. A light snow
which vanished almost as soon as it
struck the ground, fell here early to-
day The weather bureau reported no
frost.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
HOLDERNESS TO
BE POSTMASTER
Charles L. HOIderness APP
pointed New Postmaster
for KenOsha.
PAPERS ON THE WAY
Official Announcement of APP
pointment Now On the
Way to Kenosha.

Charles L. Holderness, at present
county clerk of Kenosha county, has
been appointed postmaster at Kenosha
according to dispatches received in
Kenosha this morning. These mess
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
Had Much Experience.

Charles L. Holderness, the new post
master of Kenosha, is widely known
throughout the county After COM
pleting his education in the public
schools here, he was employed first
at a Kenosha bank and later entered
the postal service, where he remained
for twelve years, learning RE postal
business at the Kenosha Post Office.
He withdrew from this work to enter
the teaming contracting business and
shortly after that was elected county
clerk of Kenosha County on the Re-
publican ticket, which office he has
held for the past six years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07

ages, confirmed by an Associated Press
report of the snpointment stated that
papers were now on the way 20 Keno
sha officially announcing the appoint
mept of G. l.. Holderness as acting
postmaster.
It is recess appointment made by
President Coolidge and is therefore,
of course, subject to ratification by
the Senate when the Congress next
convenes The regular term Of the
appointment starts with the confirma-
ton of the appointment.
Mr. Holderness is to take office
Immediately, however, upon receiving
the papers and serve as acting post
master until the Senate has formally
acted upon the appointment
Not Received Appointment.
The papers officially announcing
the appointment had not yet arrived
in Kenosha at late hour this after
noon and no action on the part of thei
new incumbent could be taken until
they were received. Mr.. Holderness
will resign as county clerk to accept
thei appointment.
The message from Washington stat
ed that Senator l. R. Lenroot, senior
senator from Wisconsin, had recon-
mended the appointment Of Mr.. Hold
erness for the postmaster post at
Kenosha.
The postmaster race has been in in
Kenosha for several months. In the
first examination Postmaster German
alone was declared eligible, the post
master general returning the list and
asking for the certifying of two other
eligibles in keeping with the law. Lat
er o. L. Trenway and Joseph G. Rhode
were certified, the latter withdrawing.
C. L. Holderness was certified "a
eligible to fill this vacancy in the
list few weeks ago.
The Chilkoot post., 1925-04-03
HAYNES ITEMS.

MT. Hopkins, and hi s daug from a three months vi sit to Dako ta.
 The Haines Post Office " ters oppos te the new Public $ over by Mrs. Anna Brown, Post Hopkins.
 MT. Tim Vc gel returned Ia to Juneau.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-04-16
COMMUNITY DANCE
CHANGED FROM
LUTHER TO ROSCOE

The big community dance which was
to have been held at Luther ON Satur-
day, April 18th, will take place at
Roscoe in the Myrebo hall. The Lind
lley hall at Luther could not be Sc
cured for this date, according to DR..
C. l.. Koehn, who il chairman of tho
Red Lodge committee on arrange
ments, but the same program will be
In effect--the Red Lodge people to
furnish the orchestra and the Roscoe
people the hall and a free midnight
lunch.
Everybody's going Red Lodge Is
going to send large crowd, because
we do not want to be outdone by the
people Of Roscoe, Luther, Castagne
and other immediate towns, who are
joining with us for an evenings rec
reation, with the idea Of promoting
general community spirit between Red
Lodge and folks Of the neighboring
towns. So let the ladies make ready
with happy smile and the gentle
men with a sweet disposition, and
wen all 20 to the big dance-at Ros-.
coe, April 18th, which is Saturday
night, the biggest night Of all.