The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-11-05
KENOSHA BOOZE
RUNNER SEIZED
Tony Travantz Arrested by
Lake County Officers
and Cargo Taken.
CAR CARRIED ALCOHOL
Two Others Captured and
Total of 81 Gallons OF Alco-
hold Seized Within Hour.

Tony Traventz of Kenosha, who
has frequently been in the hands of
Kenosha county officers in connection
with his bootlegging activities, was
caught "with the goods" yesterday in
Waukegan. when he was one of two
booze running outfits taken in tow
by Lake county officers. the days
haul netting Sheriff Ahlstrom and his
deputies total of 81 gallons of $50
proof alcohol, estimated to be valued
at 1902.
Thaventz' cargo of alcohol was
seized and he was arrested. He was
later released from the Lake county
jail when he furnished bonds of $4,000
before Justice Harry Hoyt to appear
in answer to the charge of violation
of the prohibition law before Wau-
kegan court in 10 days.
The apprehension of Traventz and
his high proof cargo occurred when
Sheriff Ahlstrom was tipped off that
rich consignments of alcohol and booze
were being transported through Wau-
kegan, and two squads of deputies
were sent out to round up the offend
ers and cut down the traffic.
Kenoshan Carried IL Gallons.
Traventz was the first man arrested.
He was picked up at Spaulding's Cor
ners driving a Ford coupe. His car was
searched and IL gallons of alcohol was
found hidden away in the machine.
The liquor was seized and the driver
submitted to arrest without protest.
Traventz said he got his cargo in
Kenosha and was on his way to make
delivery near Waukegan and North
Chicago. He told deputies that he
got 81 gallon for each delivery
made, and that in case of arrest the
terms of the agreement were that he
should pay his own fine.
Under such an arrangement his
load of IL gallons was worth only
$12 to him while he faces the possi-
bility of a fine much in excess OF
that figure, and possibly an addition
al Jail term.
The second car nabbed was an Es-
sex, and it was caught a mile north
headed for Milwaukee. 1t had come,
from Chicago and was piloted by Saul
Solomon of Minneapolis. Joe Saven
Of Minneapolis, was with him. Their
cargo of 70 gallons Of alcohol was
seized and both men we're jail ed. and
are still held. y.
Neither Traventz or the Solomon
autos made any show of resistance
to the sheriff's men. The alcohol con-
fiscated, Sheriff Ahlstrom states, is
used to make moonshine gin and
moonshine WHISTLES. A number OF
autos were stopped and searched dur
ing the sorties of Sheriff Ahlstrom's
men, but the two were the only ones
found to be carrying booze.
Offered Money to Sheriff.
At the office of Sheriff Ahlstrom it
was said that the captured men made
money offers to Chief Deputy Tiffany
for their release, but they were adj
vised to save their money and use it
in the courts.
Deputy Sheriff Lester Tiffany Of
Lake county headed one squad COM
posed of Deputy Frank Valenta and
Deputy Allan Mcmillan, and it was
this squad that made the arrest of
both Traventz and Solomon. The two
hauls were made within an hour of
each other.
A second squad composed of Depu-
ties John Froelich, William Kelly and
Harry Ahlstrom, was sent out but
made no captures. A third squad made
an excursion after the other two had
been called in.
The sudden activity of Sheriff ALL
strom against booze runners was oc-
casioned by the cold weather. He
figured the runners would not antici-
pate any interference because Of the
cold weather and that it would be
easy to slip through Waukegan with
their loads. The result justified the
conclusion