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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-11-26
BURGLARS WORK
Is INTERRUPTED
AdOlph Diestler Sees Man
at Cash Register at I'm
conventional Hour.
THIEF GETS AWAY

"There's many a slip betwixt cup
and lip" thought burglar as he stood
at the cash register in the Diestler
tire shop Saturday just after eleven
o'clock at night, and someone opened
tho front door before he had accom-
plished his purpose.
The thief fed, almost before Adolph
Diestler, the astonished man who
opened the door, could get a good
view of the intruder.
Adoplh Diestler reported the mat
te. to the police. He said that he had
closed the store at $3.50 p. M, and
that he was upstairs repairing a
speedometer. He did not hear anyone
below but went down to get a small
screw. Just as he opened the door he
cash register, which was open before
him. The thief bolted out through
the rear door before Diestler could
catch him. He was described as a
man of tall slim build, wearing a
short black overcoat. Entrance had
been gained through the same rear
door which the thief left. He had
taken the putty off the window pane
in the door, removed the glass, and
tken put his arm through and removed
the bar on the inside.
Diestler said that the operation
showed that the man was one who was
we'll acquainted with the place. The
police detectives were assigned to the
case, but though they searched the
alleys and byways about town the mar
was not to be found.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-11-26
Bullet Through
Liver Man DriUes
Home FiUe Miles

Ashland, Wis Pierced by a
bullet from a .38 calibre revolver which
entered the front of his thigh, tore up
wards and entered the abdomen, go
ing completely through the liver, Will
liam Polaski, 80, of Mellen, walked
several blocks through the woods late
Thursday, got into his automobile
started it, drove five miles to his
home, and summoned a physician.
Polaski died at hospital Friday.
An operation was performed by DR.. j.
NJ. Dodd and the bullet removed, but
Internal hemorrhages had been so
severe that death resulted.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-11-26
Ford Bids Low to
Garry u. S. Airmail

Washington. -. - Analysis of
the bids of the Ford Motor company
for the Detroit-C Chicago and Detroit
Cleveland air mail routes shows they
will be, if approved, at the lowest
rates yet obtained for air mail service.
A bid was made for each route of
6 ga cents an ounce, instead Of CTS
per cent of the air mail postage,
postal officials said. On the basis the
rate would be S1.08 cents a pound
while on the percentage basis it would
be approximately S2.7O pound. The
law allows maximum of about $500
a pound.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-11-26
HOLD KENOSHANS
TO GRAND JURY
Gordon and Klafter Ar
raigned in Milwaukee
on Federal Charge.
HELD ON $1,000 BONDS

Harry Gordon and Ben Klafter, own-
err and bartender respectively of tha
Royal Palace cafe located on South
Sheridan road at the Wisconsin-Illin
state line waived preliminary exam
ination before United States Commits
sioner Harry L. Kellogg at Milwaukee,
on Friday afternoon and was ordered
held to the grand jury with bail fixed
at $1,000 in each case. Bonds were
furnished and the two men were re-
leased,
The two Kenoshans were arraigned
on charge Of violating the national
prohibition and following affidavita
presented by federal raiders describ.
ing how they had purchased "high
balls" at the cafe on Monday night OF
this week.
Hearing Before Federal Judge.
The trial in the case is scheduled
to come up in federal court, but the
exact date of the trial has not yet
been fixed. 1t is possible that thiG
case will be considered with a large
number of other grand jury sales in
volving violations of the liquor laws il
roadhouses in this section Of the state
The action taken by the federal pro-
hibition enforcement agents, under the
direction of E. c. Yellowley, director
of enforcement of prohibition for thiI
district, is placing the spotlight of fed.
eral attention on this section of Wis
cousin. 1t has already been indicated
from headquarters that every attempt
will be made to cleanup" liquor Law
violators, big and small in this section,
Paddock injunctions will be invoked
on these places wherever the evidence
is proven strong enough, it was said.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-11-26
Describes Work of
Cheese Federation

Madison, Wis II Accomplish
ments of the Wisconsin Cheese Pro-
ducers' federation, a pioneer in the
field of cooperative marketing in the
state, are analysed by William Kirsch.
in charge of research for the state
department. of markets, in a bulletin
which will be published soon.
The history of the federation shows,
according to Mr.. Kirsch, that while
such an organization can not always
be expected to produce immediate re-
suits, ultimately it helps improve the
economic situation of the producers.
The Wisconsin Cheese Producers
federation" states Mr.. Kirch, "is con-
sidered one of the foremost agricul-
tural commodity organizations of the
country. It's history is the record of
continuous progress and expansion.
In 1914 it marketed 6,108,450 pounds
of cheese, while in 1924, it marketed
28,496,198 pounds. Moreover, the
number of warehouses which it owns
increased from one warehouse in Ply
mouth to II warehouses scattered over
the state, including one in Mime
sofa.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-11-26
New Kraft Work
for Home Lovers

Home lovers who appreciate new
ways in which they can add to the
appearance of their home through
their own efforts and save a large
part of the cost by doing the work
themselves will be interested in the
new uses of Dennison paper products
in the home. The new and very popu-
lar crystalline lamp shades are easily
made and we have Miss Cantwell of
the Dennison Co. here this week to
show you how. She will also explain
and demonstrate the making of decor
ated candles, and wall plaques with
sealing wax, the use Of crepe paper in
fancy costumes, paper flowers and
party and table favors at the Ernst
Book Store, 263 Main street, all the
coming week. - Advertisement. ~(23)
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-11-26
DEADLOCKED ON
a, ASSESSING PLAN
Board Committee Fails to
Agree On Report On
Assessments.
PRESENT NEW PLAN
Supervisor Surerus Presents
New Plan Based on True Val
ues for Last Five Years.

Agreement of the county board of
supervisors on the problem of assess
ing the various taxing units of the
county, which has been hanging fire
for several days, appeared to be even
further off today when the assessing
committee failed to agree on re-
port to be presented to the board for
action.
The question was placed as special
order of business for this morning.
When it was called, the committee
asked for a delay in order to hold
another meeting which was granted.
This meeting lasted almost the entire
morning with Assessor of Incomes r.
L. Cundy and H. c. Laughlin, director
of finance for. the city, appearing be-
fore the committee in regard to the
various assessment plans.
. Just before noon the committee
closed it's hearing and returned to the
meeting of the board. Supervisor
Fred Sorerus, chairman of the commit
tee, had report to present to the
board, in with he recommended that
the assessments be made on basis
ues adopted by the county board fer
the various towns and for the city of
Kenosha for the past five years.
Gives City 67.16 Per Cent.
The ratio established for the city to
pay under this plan would be 67.168o
with the towns paying 32.84@o. The
ratio for each of the towns under this
basis would be: Brighton 2,92@o; Bris-
toll $3.50; Paris 2.79%; Pleasant
Prairie 606@o; Randall 1870; Salem
1920; Somers $3.50; Wheatland
1890.
Supervisors Wicks and Elsen, the
other members of the committee, did
not sign this report. Neither did they
bring in report regarding the plan
suggested by Assessor Cundy,, based on
the five-year, three-year, one-year
sales method or regarding another
plan suggested by the city on the fig
ures given by the assessing officers of
each district for the past five years.
The question was to be taken up
late this afternoon. The action of the
committee leaves the question open for
the board to decide which plan will be
adopted.
Grant Contingency Fund.
The board this morning granted the
request of District Attorney Lewis
Powell for contingency fund Of $1,000
for the work of his office. Last year
$4,000 was appropriated for this work
and of this amount there is still a
balance of $1,700. The fund IL to be
known as the law enforcement contin-
gency fund instead of the emergency
fund.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-11-26
Removes Steel
From Mans Eye
Delicate Operation Brings Out Piece
of Steel Shaving from Eye of Jack
Fry and Saves His Sight.

A unique operation in the annals Of
eye surgery was performed in the
clinic of DR.. T. w. Ashley this morn
ing when giant eye magnet was used
to extract a piece of steel about BIS
of an inch long and Is of an inch
wide from the inner surface of the
left eye of Jack Fry, 1858 Charles
street. The steel had been imbedded
in the eyeball since August 18Th when
the accident occurred at local fac
tory. The mans vision began &c grow
dim and an X-ray photograph revealed
the presence of the foreign substance.
The magnet drew the steel to the
surface of the pupil, after forcing the
steel half inch outward, and then the
pupil was pierced to remove the shaw
ing entirely. The mans sight will be
entirely restored as result Of the
cpegation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-11-26
Shoots at Man Who
Threw Two Bricks
West Side Nearly Has Another Shoot
ing Fatality When Frank Conforti
Goes After Brick Thrower.

What had all the earmarks of an
other shooting match on Rowland
avenue on Saturday night proved to
be nothing of tremendous Importance,
according to the results of an inves-
tigation by Police officer Purnell
Goodman just after midnight.
The officer heard series of six
shots near the intersection of Grand
and Rowland avenues and rushed over
to investigate. He found Frank Con-
forti, Is N. Rowland avenue, running.
He ordered the man to halt. Conforti
explained that he was chasing a man
who had thrown two bricks through
his store window and another through
the window upstairs, and that he was
chasing him. Conforti also explained
that he was deputy sheriff.
The man who is alleged to have
thrown the bricks escaped.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-11-26
KILLING IS TOLD
BY CLARA HARCQ
Accused Daughter Says
Mother in Rage Shot
Herself to Death,
QUARREL OVER MEAL

Mrs. Clara Harcq, co-defendant with
Arthur Holt on charges of first degree
murder growing out of the killing of
her mother, Mrs. Lille Holt, in her
Fox Lake home, and wife of Albert
Harcq, former Kenos1la man, accused
as an accessory, took the witness stand
in circuit court at Waukegan yester-
day in her own defense and told of
the argument which led up to the
shooting.
The daughter characterized the
death as suicide in these words:
II heard shots. Art came rur ing
in and said: Your mother has killed
herself"
AS she went to the witness stand
clad in a costly mink coat, her hus-
band patted her encouragingly on the
shoulder.
Her Story of Qurrel.
Her story of the actual quarrel dur
ing which the death occurred, was as
follows:
eve got into the house at about
o'clock. Mother was standing by the
table. scolding Art for getting in SO
late. / walked over to her and put my
arm around her and said: Now don't
scold, mother
"Al, my husband, walked into the
bedroom. I went into the bedroom
and found him packing his things.
tried to stop him.
"Mother came in. She said: why
don't you go with your husband% He
walked out of the house. Mother got
more and more excited. She began to
call Art names. tried to hold her and
Art came into the bedroom She
punched him in the jaw. With that
grabbed her wrist.
II sat there with my arm around
her trying to explain to her that she
mustn't get so excited because it
would make her i'll and she would
have to go to the psychopathic hos
pital.
"At the word 'psychopathic' mother
screamed and jumped up and waved
her arms around.
II said to Art, ooh, stop her, stoT
her. Make her be quiet He pushed
me away from her and told me to lei
her alone. With that she turned ant
punched Art in the jaw again.
81 was watching mother and saw
her open the top drawer of the bureau
and distinctly saw her pick up gun
| I backed into the closet and while
| there I heard shots. I looked out anc
saw Art running from the bedroom
into the dining room, where mother
had gone.
81 shut the door again, but he raj
back and said: "Your mothers sho
herself.'
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-11-26
Shoots Self Dead
In Police Station

Baltimore, Md.-A man. in whose
pocket was found card engraved
ST. NJ. Reilly, representing the West
inghouse General Electric company
Detroit, Mich" killed himself with a
pistol while standing before the desk
of Police Captain Burns at detective
headquarters here. He had been ar
rested in connection with robbery of
z fur dealer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-11-26
KenOshan Injured
North of Racine
Charles Scharff Is Driven Off Road by
Binding Lights and Sustains
Severe Injuries.

Bliding lights nearly cost the life
Of Charles Scharff, 272 Market sheet
on Friday night shortly after eleven
o'clock when he was driving to Ke-
nosha from Milwaukee. The accident
occurred on Highway SO north of Ra-
cine, and when car coming from the
south passed scharff driving in a
Dodge coupe the lights blinded him
an dhe left the road, striking cul-
vert. The car turned turtle twice
and scharff was pinned under the
wreckage in the ditch at the side of
the road for three hours before help
came
The man was rushed to st. Luke's
hospital at Racine at four o'clock this
morning for treatment. At the hos
pital it was said that his condition
was serious, :
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-11-26
Finds His Pal RObs
Him of Everything
AdoIph Vojtisek Makes Complaint to
Police About His Things Being
Missing-PoIice Seek Roommate.

Harry ColIeun, 26, light haired,
parity bald, blue eyes, wearing work
ing clothes, is being sought by police
here following the complaint of Adolph
Vojtisek that some valuables and
money were missing from his room
at the Wisconsin hotel where he had
been staying. Both men work on the
new high school building.
On SATURDAY night Vojtisek told the
police that he had gone to bed with
Colleun at about eleven o'clock. He
awoke suddenly at about two to find
the light lit, and his room-mate gone.
With his room-mate there had gone
$31.00 in bills and 21-jewel train dis
patch watch valued at S23.
The victim gave the police a de-
scription of the man and it was found
that man answering that descrip-
tion had purchased a ticket for either
Fort Sheridan or Wilson avenue, Chi
cage at the North Shore station. He
had left on the HAS o'clock train.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-11-26
KenOshan's Mother
Dies In Hospital
Mrs. Herman Treptow, 81, Dies at st.
GATHERINGS Hospital After Pro-
longed Illness This Morning.

Mrs. Herman Treptow, 81, mother
of Mrs. Gus Kressin, North Racine
avenue, died at st. GATHERINGS hos
pital this morning following a long
illness from which she had been an
invalid for fifteen years.
The deceased is survived by her hus-
band, Herman, and two daughters and
son: Mrs. Gus Kressin, Mrs. Otto
Kressin, and Emil Treptow. One
brother, William Lehman, Colfax, Wis,
also survives. The remains will be
taken to Marinette for interment. One
service will be held in Kenosha from
the Hansen funeral home on Satur-
day. The service here will be in
charge of Rev. Carl Buenger Of the
German Lutherln church. Of which the
deceased was . lifelong member.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-11-26
Income Tax Rule
Hits Insurance Cos.

Washington. 49, The federal
government won in the supreme court
in its fight to compel insurance COM
panies to include in their income re-
port for taxing purposes, additions
made to their loss claims reserve
funds during 1916 as required by the
superintendent of insurance Of New
York.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-11-26
Sailor Stumbles On
Dock and is Drowned

Superior, WIS.,. Oscar Nelson,
about 40 years old, 336 Spruce street,
Philadelphia, was drowned here when
he stumbled off a dock through the
ice into Superior Bay. He was a
sailor on the Berwind, a lake
freighter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-11-26

1t is said that the Congo river has az
much potential wategpower as there is
to be found in the United StAtas.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-11-26

The principal address of the after
noon, in behalf of the Salvation Army
organization was delivered by Col.
Alexander M. Damon, who is second
in command of the central territory
of the United States, comprising 10
states. including Wisconsin.
Col. Damon gave high praise to the
work of the Salvation Army in Ke-
nosha, and spoke in feeling terms Of
the cooperation that had been given
IL by the public-sp irited citizens who
had made possible the splendid new
citadel He said the Salvation Army
was ready end willing to do the work,
but that great things can only be ac-
complished by good tools, and these
ara nov nroYided here in his splen.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-13
CRIME AND POVERTY
CHICHESTER Times-Union)

Chichester Times UniOn)
The destruction of the poor is
their poverty" This observation
of the writer of the proverbs seems
to describe many Of the evil cOndi-
lions of modern civilization which
are engaging the thought of eco
nOmists and humanitarians:
1T is a surprise, and yet not. sur
prising, to fin DR.. Robert r. Nor
ton, head of Tuskegee institute,
saying that the, crimes involving
race in the South are closely re
lated to poor crops, low prices and
economic depression. More favor
able conditions Of general prosper
ity decrease racial antagOnism and
conflict.
If DR.. Morton's conclusions are
valid, it may he argued that the
gradual decrease in the number OF
lynchings in the South is the result
of better economic conditions rath-
Gr than the Improvement in NOR
ais. Says DR.. Morton: THE South
is least conscious of race when eco
nOmic conditions are most favor
able"
These findings give renewed
vigor to the aims Of Tuskegee anu
other schools for the education OF
the negro along lines of self-sup-
port A more stable and equitable
economic condition for the masses
of the negroes of the South will
contribute most permanently to
racial adjustments.
Bearing out this theory is the
report of the Federal department;
of agriculture showing that negro
farmers in Virginia, working under
direction of these graduates of Tus-
kegee and Hampton, have added a
yearly increase of $40 100000 to
the corn crop OF that state.
People are not likely to quarrel
with an economic asset!
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-13
LETTER FROM BEATRICE SUM
MERS TO LESLIE PRES
COTT-CONTlNUE

Besides, Leslie, | hate that awful
time before the birth Of a child when
a woman looks so ugly.
Don't think of me contemptuously
You must remember that I am not
beautiful like you. All the beauty
! have lies in my body and the way
! wear clothes. | am slender and
in my own precise way, graceful,
and / can't help thinking with hor-
ror; Of the time when | shall be
awkward and unwieldly.
Dick is such lover of lovely wo-
men that my heart grows cold when
/ look forward to him seeing my one
beauty go.
Men are so dependent on what
others think of those they love. l
have almost decided that shall stay
in my room all the time. Is that
morbid, dear? Probably it is and
you are wondering why such a pois-
ed woman as / should have these
feelings.
wish you would come out here
and see US. ! think you would do
me good and / am sure the place
would interest you greatly. This
land which everyone seems to think
is the land of make believe-this
Hollywood-is in reality one Of hard
work and worry. Both men and wo-
men work so hard and meet with
so many disappointments that they
grasp at every possible breath of
Joy that comes their way. They
seem to think it is coming to them
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-13
SCUTTLING YOUR HOME
TOWN
Duluth Herald)

Duluth Herald)
Monday morning agents OF
an outside store fitted into
Duluth, and Tuesday evening
they fitted out.
But in the meantime they
had done quite a rushing bust
ness. it is said, selling gar
ments TO Duluth citizens.
These agents are not to be
blamed They seek business
where they find it.
But what about the Duluth
people who patronizCd them?
What about the citi:.e:4.; If Du-
luth W.iO get their livingS
here, who expect Dulu:l people
to patroniZe them, who do not
draw a. dollar of their incomes
from Minneapolis, but who pass
by the doors OF their neigh3or3
who are in business here and
give their patronage to the
agents Of stores in other cities?
"'!hey bought no better goods
than they could in Du.uth.
They paid no lower prices than
they could have bought for in
Duluth. These things are true
even though they may think
otherwise.
But they turned their backs
on merchants who pay taxes in
Duluth, who employ Duluth
citizens, who contribute to and
operate in Duluth enter
Prises, WAC are building Du-
luth. They gave their patron
age to merchants WHO do not
pay a dollar in taxes here, who
contribute nothing to any Du-
lu.h enterprise. who employ
no Duluth people, and who are
building up some other city at
the expense of Duluth.
1.-The people who did this
thing showed a very low grade
of citizenship. They betrayed
their own community for a self
ish interest that is wholly
imaginary.
Surely, doing this, they did
not think what they were do
ing. And surely, having
thoueht what it means and
realized that their duty is to
Duluth, they will not again be-
tray their home city"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-13
=: The TQnQle ::

and / am not sure but what they are
right.
These young men and young wo.
men, filled with all the fires OF
YOUTH are on such a strain that
when they play they play quite as
hard as they work when they work
They grow to think that they may
have more latitude in their nlaying
than in their working, where most
of them are cribbed and confined by
the raucous voices of the directors
There are many things said about
Hollywood that are true and many
| more that are untrue. There are
some wild parties, of course, but
where on the civilized globe can you
not find wild parties where there is
youth, some leisure and money.
heard friend of mine the other
day who has been spending the win
ter at Coronado, that great play
ground Of America, talk about the
people who came there and / came
to the conclusion that there were
perhaps wilder parties in society
than among the moving picture set.
However, if you come out here, my
dear, j will introduce you to the
prcttiest girls and the handsomest
young men in the whole world. You
may dance to your hearts content
You see l remember how you used
to love to dance.
Sally has written me that she con.
templates coming, but ! am afraid
that husband of yours will not let
her. l can tell from the letters how
busy Jack is in the responsible po'
sition in which your father put him
Sometimes l wish-but there ] will
not find fault with the business in