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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-10
Pleasant Prairie Church
ReiuUenated in One Year

"'Can't be donel' No use trying to
run church herel' No interest in So
cial doings!' Can't raise salary for a
preacher! These and other adver~
comments and advice met him at I
door and followed him as he went.
''Fred E. Frankson is made of the
stuff that is used to make good sales
men. He mixed the grace of God
with the persistence of the devil and
stuck to his point. His point was:
Come just once!' They could scarce
ly refuse so modest q request, and
many promised. The next Sunday
there were about so at service.
"The third Sunday the church was
filled with friends of a man whose flu
neral service was conducted by the
young pastor. The building seats 200
persons and has been, filled regularly,
twice each Sunday, ever since.
Persistence and Loyalty.
"How was it done? Was, it the
preaching? Probably not, though this
preacher has genuine message. His
best work, however, has not been done
in the pulpit. 1t has been done in
the hearts and minds of these good
folks. Like most others, they like So
ciability, music, fun, life and happi-
ness. A large number are young peo-
pie, and they no longer have to go to
nearby cities to have their fun.
"There were seven members of this
church at Pleasant Prairie when young
Pastor Frankson preached his first
sermon to those three women. Now
there are over hundred enthusiastic
members and another hundred or more
live, Interested friends of the society.
All denominations are welcomed,
1.-TWO large choirs have been organ
lied, senior and junior group of
singers. A piano, with other needed
furniture, has been purchased. Re-
pairs have made the old church build
ing shine. A ladies' aid society,
Sunday school, musical circles, social
groups, neighborhood welfare work
all center here at Pleasant Prairie
community church. The schools and
teachers cooperate to build and boost
this home institution.
Mems Club of 80.
some Of the strongest branches of
thu main organization is the Pleasant
Prairie Mems club. There are .
members and they attend the club
meetings in higher percentage Of
numbers than similar town clubs can
usually show. Inside this is the To-
cal gun club, whose weekly practice
and contests are also nearly at 100
per cent in attendance.
"Over and above all the actual
work Of organization is the splendid
spirit now felt throughout the COM
munity. Pastor Frnakson is a mod
est man and wishes to give great
measure Of credit for the new order
of things in Pleasant Prairie to the
faithful members Of the working
group.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-10

F. B. Swingle, in arguing that men
from the towns are able to build up
rural community organizations, and
that it is not necessary to call in men
and women who are farm raised to do
such work successfully, relates in the
Western Agriculturist an interesting
story how church in Pleasant Prai-
RE, Kenosha county, which had fallen
into a state of Encouragement and
disabandon, was brought back to life
by a young minister from Minneapolis
and st. Paul. His story is worth re-
counting.
Something over a year ago, a dis
couraged feeling had settled down
over the social life of Pleasant Prai-
RE, Kenosha county, Wisconsin" he
writes. "The community is the center
of a prosperous farming district, and
is the location of great powder mills.
1t is a good average neighborhood in
a good county in good state.
"But the social and religious life
was considered altogether too quiet by
those who considered it at all. Motor
cars carried the young folks in to Ke-
nosha and to towns farther away.
Neighborhood socials and parties were
FIVE. The village church was closed
and no one believed that its doors
would ever be opened again for serv-
ices. Two preachers had tried the job
the year before and had quit.
Young Pastor Arrives.
"Then came Fred E. Frankson, a
young student pastor who had been
doing successful work in the Twin
Cities, Minneapolis and st. Paul. He
was already working pastor, but
wished to complete his studies at the
theological school. At the same time
he desired to stay at work somewhere
in the area near Chicago and the uni
gersity which he attended. He said he
wanted a real hard job, so they sent
him to Pleasant Prairie, not because
the place was hard, but because there
was hard job there.
"Frankson went to Pleasant Prairie
to preach his first sermon. Three
women came to hear him. There was
no choir, no organist, no music except
the music Of his own voice. He
preached his sermon and the three
ladies went home. He went back to
town with a conviction that he had
indeed, a real hard job.
"Being man of action, he set at
the task without delay, This was 60
ing to be good. He rather liked the
fact that it was bound to require q
lot of hard work. The first week was
spent in calling, Negative head shak-
ing was the rule on that first round.
Felt Sorry For Him.
Probably the folks felt sorry for
the poor young fellow who had been
sent to preach to folks who did not
care for preaching. So they thought
best to get him out of the scrape as
quickly as possible and send him on
his way: No use prolonging the
agony! Such was their attitude
then. y
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-10
Hunter is Fined
In Court Today

Tony Toppi of Silverlake pleaded
guilty before Judge Slater in the
municipal court this morning to the
charge of hunting with gun with
out the proper state license. The ar
rest was made by District Warden
w. T. Elliot.
Toppi, the warden said, had gone
before a justice of the peace in Wal
worth county to secure a license fol-
hunting in Kenosha county and had
sworn falsely to an affidavit, saying
that he was an American citizen
Toppi admitted to Judge Slater this
morning in. court that he is not an
American citizen.
On his plea of guilty to the charge
against him here, Toppi was fined $50
and costs.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-10
Dodge Auto Men
Going to School
Dodge Brothers Instructors Bring
Real Information to KenOsha Deal
er's Mechanics At Chicago.

Charles Zerante, service manager of
the Stretch Motor company, local
Dodge Brothers dealers, and David
Larson, Charles Alcott and Peter Nc
Manus have just gone to Chicago
where they will attend the three-day
session of the factory travelling serv-
ice school.
Ray Stretch, local dealer, explains
that "the instructor from the factory
brings information regarding efficient,
up-to-date service methods and spe-
cial tools. Long experience in con-
Quoting these schools and in supplying
service counsel to dealers qualities
him to give sound advice and valuable
assistance. Problems which often con-
front dealers or their service man
ayers and operators Of fleets are
brought up for discussion and tt
proper solutions offered.
dodge Brothers have always real
ized," Mr.. Stretch continued, ''that
their own success, together with that
of every one of their dealers, depends
in large measure upon the satisfac-
ton owners enjoy in their cars.
"Their first STEP" he explained,
twas to supply to the public de-
pendable, economical, long-lived, COM
Portable motor car at a price made
unusually low by their enormous pro-
duction.
"The second step, and an equally
important one, was to insure every
Dodge Brothers ,owner satisfactory
service.
"Dodge Brothers first service school
was at the factory soon after the first
dealerships had been approved and
before the new Dodge Brothers Motor
cars had been placed in the hands
of the expectant public.
"The three-day session of the school
just held in Chicago was attended
by service managers and department.
foremen sent by Dodge Brothers deal
ers and Approved Service stations
within a radius Of 100 miles.
"The experience of the factory in
conducting these schools has proved
beyond doubt their value in improving
the already high standards Of the
service rendered by Dodge Brothers
dealers and Approved Service stations.
Good service creates owner good will
and owner good will is the most valu-
able asset my dealer can have"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-10
VOLIVA KICKS ON
HIS INCOME TAX
Carries Extra Assessment
of $7,6S5.77 to Tax
Appeals Board.
OFFSET ON BAD DEBTS

Zion City's overseer, Wilbur Glenn
voliva, has gone to the board OF tax
appeals at Washington with COM
plant on his income tax, it was
learned today.
The kick registered by Voliva is in
regard to deficiency tax of $7,6S5.77
which was levied against him by
Uncle Sans internal revenue agents.
This was assessed, it is pointed out
under a ruling that Voliva had no
right to deduct from his income $685.
900 as a reserve for bad debts.
The Zion overseer, in his original
statement to the government on in
come taxes for the year, put $4,000
as the amount necessary to take care
of the debts, but apparently the gov
eminent could not see the matter in
the same light. Anyway they tackled
the S7,6S577 on his bill and made il
payable to Uncle Sam.
yoliva, through his protest to the
board Of TAX appeals, indicates that hi
intends to fight to a finish the
assessing of the extra $7,6S5.77.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-10
Auto Death Toll In
Midwest Lowered
Wintry Weather and Interruption of
Motor Travel Responsible
for the Drop.

Chicago, Ill.-->->l .-Wintry weather
with attendant interruption of auto
mobile travel lowered the number of
deaths in nine midwest states last
week. Ohio had 33 of the sections
total of Sd as against % buckeye state
fatalities and total of no the previ-
Gus week.
Deaths in other states during the
week were: Illinois and Chicago, Ia;
Indiana, 8; Michigan, 9; Texas, O.;
Oklahoma, 6; Minnesota, 3; Missouri,
1; and Kanssa none.
Minnesota and Illinois added seven
deaths indirectly due to cold to the
week-end's fatality total. Two men
died in ST.. Paul of heart disease in
duced by over exertion in shoveling
snow. Four died in Chicago rooming
houses and negro in railroad
bunk car.
An itinerant horse trader and his
three children were aspkyxiated by ar
oil stove in a covered wagon neal
Springfield, III. A girl in. Chicago
watching wreckers clean up the re-
mains of a damaged freight train
stepped into the path of an express
train and was fatally injured.
Airplane crashes killed two ant
seriously injured two others. On,
death occurred in Thorne, CAL. where
two motive picture employees plunged
to earth in their plane and lieuten
ant was killed and his passenger bur
in crash near st. Paul, Mimi.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-10
Dies at WillOWbrOOk
After Long Illness
John Theodore Schilling, Well Known
Kenoshan, Called by
Death Thursday.

Death ended several months; illness
for John Theodore Schilling, "A, at the
Willowbrook sanitarium on Thursday
afternoon. His home is at $40 Newell
street. The deceased was well known
in the city and has many friends to
mourn his passing. Mr.. Schilling was
born in Germany on January Is, 1882,
the son of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Schilling. He came to this
country fo4ty years ago and lived for
number of years at St. Joseph,
Mich, coming here thirty-six years
ago. He was employed for the past
twenty-seven years in the dye depart
ment of the Allen A company. He
was an active member of the Loyal
Order of Moose.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Emma Schil-
ling, the deceased is survived by two
sons, Walter and Frederick, three
brothers, Albert, William and Charles,
and sister, Mrs. Emil Koch, Kenosha,
Funeral services will be held Mon
day afternoon at two o'clock from the
Hansen funeral home. Rev. John L.
Panzlau of Emmanuel M. E. church
will officiate. Interment will be in the
Green Ridge cemetery,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-10
FEDERAL MEN PROMISE
COUNTY CLEANUP HERE
Ten KenOsha County SalOonkeepers Get Sum-
mons to Appear in Federal Court
In Milwaukee.
MORSE READY WITH PADLOCKS
United States District Attorney Roy Morse Promises
Paddock for Every Roadhouse
Selling Liquor.
ORSE READY WITH P

A cleanup of Illicit liquor traffic
ing in Kenosha county was on in earn
est today with ten Kenosha county
roadhouse owners receiving summons
to appear in federal court in Milwau-
kee to answer charges Of violating the
national prohibition act, The action
means that federal paddock injunctions
willalso be made against each Of these
places and that permanent injunctions
would be sought to be made effective
before New Years Eve.
The ten named in the orders are:
Frank Burt, proprietor of The Shack,
Geneva road.
Frank Martins place in the town of
TruesdeIl, Geneva road.
The Eagle Inn on the Geneva road
at the intersection of Highway 81.
Phil Levandowski's place in Trevor,
on the Wilmot road.
"Pete's Place." destroyed by fine last
Sunday night, South Sheridan road.
Barney Google Inn, South Sheridan
road.
Maple Inn, South Sheridan road.
John Schmidrs place, bar and hotel.
South Sheridan road at the state line.
Louis Pregenzer, on the Wilmot road
in the town of Trevor.
Fritz & Kramer, Camp Lake.
It will be noted that action against
one of the places, namely "Pete's
Place" on South Sheridan road, was
taken following successful raids made
on this place by the federal men sew
eral weeks ago. The place is now in
ruins as q result of fire last Sunday
night,
Royal Palace Already In.
These federal summons are in addi-
tion to those served on the Royal Pal
ace Cafe some time ago in which Har-
ry Gordon, proprietor, and Ben Klaf
ter, bartender, were ordered to appear
before the United States commissioner
in Milwaukee to answer charges of
violating the Volstead act Both plead
ed not guilty and both are under bonds
l0f $1,000 each for appearance before
the federal grand jury.
1t was admitted that all of the evil
dence secured against the ten places
named above was done secretly. The
methods used by the federal agents
was different in each Of the saloons
and roadhouses entered. Some came
dressed formally, and they were ac-
companied by women. A dinner would
be ordered, and following this there
would be the usual highball. The. Off
GERS paid the bill, left the place, and
reported back to headquarters in Mil.
waukee with the evidence secretly hid
den in a little bottle they carried.
Then followed the usual affidavits.
An arrest is not necessary in a pad
lock action under present regulations.
Supreme court interpretations have al
ready given federal prohibition en-
forcement officers the right to prepare
federal injunctions on the strength of
affidavits filed by the raiders. If the
agent who bought the liquor files an
affidavit to the effect that the prohibit
tion law has been violated, the place
can be padlocked without the arrest of
the person who made the sale.
Get All Before New Years.
The concerted drive launched in Ke-
nosha county is part of the work OF
Robert Sterling, federal prohibition
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-10
Zion Woman Pinned
in Overturned Auto

Mrs. Floyd Burger of Zion, is in a
hospital at Waukegan suffering with
critical. injuries received in an auto
mobile-truck crash on Sheridan road
between Waukegan and Zion. A heavy
truck came speeding along and collid-
ed with the car in which Mrs. Berger
was riding, hurting the auto into a
ditch, then the truck sped away with
out lending assistance.
Mrs. Burger was pinned in the auto
by the crash, ar vas extricated with
difficulty. She was hurried to Vic
tory Memorial hospital in Waukegan
and there X-ray photos showed she
had suffered several broken ribs and
internal injuries.
In The auto with Mrs. Burger at
che time of the crash was her hus-
band. They we're enroute coward
Zion. The misty air obscured their
vision. The truck going south was
taxing more than its share of the
road, other motorists said. Mr.. Burger
was unhurt,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-10
Find Moon In
Damaged Car
Tobia Cerqua Quits the Car However
Before the Police Find it at
Pearl and Edward Streets.

Tobia Cerqua, 26O Calentine street,
driving Ford sedan south on Ed
wards street Sunday at 5:45, collided
at the intersection of Pearl street
with a Nash touring car driven by
Bruno Kozlowski, who was driving the
touring car west on Pearl street.
Marie Viegat, 1921 Market street, who
with Mr.. Kozlowski was a passenger
in the Nash, sustained a bruised
shoulder but was not seriously hurt.
A few minutes after the accident
a woman called the police department
by telephone and informed them that
there was a car loaded with moon
shine at the corner of Pearl and Ed
ward streets. Police Officers Meow
ern, Rohde and Larsen went out and
found Tobia Cerqua's car, license num-
Der B 240-032 Wis. %. There were
two jugs within it. One was broken
and the moon had splashed all over
the interior and left its usual aroma"
The man who had been driving the car
had run away, the bystandesrs said.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-10
HIGH RANK FOR
| KENOSHA DOCTOR
DIR. Cent? Perry Commits
stoned Lieut.-COl. in the
Reserve Corps.
is RANKING OFFICER
Commission Comes as Recogni.
ton of Efficient Service
with Army in France.

Recognition of services during the
World War when he was major in
the medical corps of the United States
army has come to DR.. Cent? Perry,
1888 Exchange street, according to in
formation made public today when it
became known that he had been ten
dered and had accepted a commission
as lieutenant-colonel in the reserve
corps of the medical corps of the
army. This rating will mark him as
the ranking officer of the Army Re-
serve corps in southeastern Wiscon-
sin, giving him the same rank as Lieu
tenant Colonel DR.. Evans of Milwau-
kee.
DR.. Perry received notification that
she was entitled to wear the cvoeted
silver leaf several weeks ago, but had
made no announcement of the honor
1t became known today through
friends who had learned of the COM
mission.
Up From the Ranks.
Lieut.-Col. Perry mas had long mill
taryl service, having come up from the
ranks as buck-private. In his early
| life he Joined the Illinois National
Guard as private and received his
rudimentary military training, in that
service. He also served with the Am
eriSan forces on the Mexican border,
When the World War broke he left
his private practice to enter the serv-
ice as a captain in the medical corps
enlisting early in 1917. He was first
assigned for duty in X-ray work, in
which he is a specialist, at Pittsburgh
and later sent to Camp Greenleaf.
He went to France as the chief
roentfenologist of Base Hospital Unit
| No. 81, attached to the Thirty-seconG
Division and retained that position
during the war. Later he was also
named supervising roentgenologist Of
the Second Army Headquarters Group
and sent to an evacuation hospital
| just behind the lines in France. Al
/ that time he was advanced to the ranl
of major in the medical corps, which
rank he held until he was honorably
discharged from the service at the
close of the war. During this time
/ he was directing the work of seven
1 teen X-ray and radium specialists WHIT
| were assigned for duty with the force:
in France. His new appointment il
the reserve corps comes as recogni
tion of his efficient service in this ca
| pacity in war days.
/ Since the war DR.. Perry has beer
located in Kenosha where he is il
charge of the X-ray and radium worl
1 at the Kenosha clinic on Wisconsin
street.
i Son Also An Officer.
j Lieutenant Colonel Perry has an
other army reserve officer in his fam
lily. His son.. Richard T. Perry, wa
recently commissioned second lieu
tenant in the Field Artillery, having
completed his training in the reserv
corps on the western coast. Lieuten
ant Richard Perry graduated will
honors as an engineer from Wisconsin
university and has recently complete,
!. his training at the Massachusetts, In
. stitute of Technology at Boston, sine
which time he has accepted position
as a designing engineer for the Gen
eral Electric company at its larges
plant at Schenectady, New York.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-10
PAMMKS

officer for this district, in which he has
pledged that all New Years frivolity
insofar as illicit liquor was mixed in
would be nipped before it got started.
He has organized "fying squadrons"
whose business it is to go from county
to county gathering up evidence on
roadhouses. Evidence already secured
is being used for paddock papers which
are being filed this week or next week
and these places will be closed by
Christmas, it is limited.
Some roadhouses are bound to es-
cape and the federal prohibition men
are planning little surprises for these
places on New Years Eve. The flying
squadrons will tour the county high
ways throughout the state and az every
place where hilarity is seen will drop
in unannounced as guests" to see
what they can see. Should they dis.
cover open drinking, they will con-
fscate The liquor in sight and with
this stuff make medicine for prosecu-
ton. This will mark the first time
that the flying squadrons will be used
in law enforcement of this nature.
Check Up on Larger Places.
With several preliminary announce
ments already made concerning New
Years Eve celebrations, the prohibit
ton department was led to make up a
list of places that might be expected
to permit drinking on. the premises, or
even to sell liquor more or less openly.
1t is believed that the majority of
these places have been visited and evil
dence secured where it was possible
This evidence has been turned over to
United States District Attorney Roy
Morse and paddock actions are now in
process of preparation.
The summons in the ten cases came
to Kenosha most suddenly, with hardly
anyone in on the secret. District At
torney Lewis Powell declared today
that he had known that the federal
raiders were here and that he had CO.
operated with them, but he had re-
fused to give out any information con-
corning the actions to be taken until
steps should be advanced in Milwaukee
These actions are also distinct from
those brought by District Attorney
Lewis Powell, acting as United States
attorney for Kenosha county. Powell
has brought six paddock actions him.
self and has secured permanent injunc.
tions on four of these places. Two,
the most recent, are still pending. The
saloon of Peter Zeihen at 156 Park
street and that of Mike Johanawicz at
SO North Main street have been served
with temporary injunctions and they
have twenty days to appear in, court to
show cause why these injunctions
should not be made permanent.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-10
Bankruptcy is Filed
by Orpheum Pharmacy

Charles Lowe, proprietor Of the
Orpheum Pharmacy, located in the
Orpheum Theater block. yesterday
filed voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy before Referee in Bankruptcy
Knoblock at Racine.
Total liabilities of $11,527.SO and
taxes of $140 as listed, and B. s.
Wilson and w. K. Wilson are named
as secured creditors in the sum of
S5,70o He lists stock and trade
valued at $500 ana store fixtures,
valusa At $4,000. as assets.