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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-13
BUILDING RECORD
LEADING STATE
KenOsha's Building Pro-
gram for Half of Year
Sets Record.
SECOND TO MILWAUKEE
July Building Schedule Exceeds
$4,000 With So New
Homes Here.

That Kenosha's building boom Is
taking on greater proportions than
has generally been realized in the city
is the interesting information reveal
ed in reports from the building On
spection department in the city hall
and from a national report on build
ing conditions in the entire country.
According to the figures of the de-
partment of inspection, Kenosha's
building work begun during the month
of July totaled $341,o62 This was con-
siderably less than that of the month
before, when the report shows that
the estimated value of construction
work begun during June reached the
sum of $546,9s8. But during the lat
ter period there were several large
projects begun which swelled the total
value Of building work but which did
not increase the number of building
jobs begun.
Record for First Six Months.
For the first six months of 1925 the
city of Kenosha boosted of building
program which totaled $2,462,961, and
this figure, according to the national
building resume issued by the S. W.
Straus company, of New York City
exceeds that for the same period of
any other city in Wisconsin outside
of Milwaukee. More than that Keno
sha averaged close to half million
dollars more than the city which
comes third in the state figures -
Green Bay.
The comparison of figures in diff
ferent sections of the state shows that
while Kenosha's boom exceeded the
two million dollar mark, Racine scor-
ed $1,732,943 worth of construction
work, making it fourth in the state
In June, 1926, building permits were
issued calling for $646,988 as compared
to s3s6,860 for the same period in Ra-
cine. The Kenosha figures for June
of last year were doubled this year
the 1924 figures showing only $276,301
| The first six months of this year ex-
| ceeded the first six months of last
year by $1,1o7,s6s, according to the
! Straus report.
! SO New Homes Going Up.
| During the month of July the city
inspection departments report shows
| that permits were issued for construc'
ton work providing for SO new fami'
| lies, making the total for the year
provided for in work already begun
231.
The detailed permits for the month
/ of July are as follows:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-13
Someone Stole Shirt
With a Blue Stripe

Here's a man that has real griev-
ance. The police have received many
minor calls this week; one was about
COW that was tied to a fence in the
southwest corner of a cow pasture
near Division street, which got away;
another was about barking dog, and
another about some straying chickens.
This morning the police received a
call from A. j. Tanck, "a North Ridge
street. He told the desk sergeant that
he had new grey cotton flannel shirt,
with a blue stripe along the bottom.
The shirt was hanging on the clothes
line when someone came along and
stole it!
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-13
WEDDING JOY
ENDS IN JAIL.
After All the Celebration,
Wedding Guest Has Run
of Hard Luck.
HE HAD THE LIQUOR
Rice Pleads Guilty and Is Fin
ed; Another Fined On
a Minor Charge.

Everybody was having a good time
at wedding Saturday night, until the
claw" came along and put the crimps
into it, for at least two of the we'd
ding guests. 1t all happened through
just simple thing too.
There was an automobile standing
in front of the house with no parking
lights tnrned on. In order to carry
out their campaign against "open air
street garages" the police are enforc-
ing the rule that all cars must be
lighted after dark
"Never Get Sassy"
There is one very good rule, and
that is, "Never get sassy with cop
In England they know better; anyone
who talks back to an officer of the law
is liable to get sixty days in the
workhouse. But the American system
is different.
Had one young man borne this rule
in mind, it would have saved friend
Of his just little over 500.
Police Officer Carl Orgish and Mer-
chant Policeman Emil Fox were the
two representing the law who stopped
to see why the automobile was not
lighted. Edward Schmitt, whose cal
it was. tried to "hand it back" to the
officers.
Find in Liquor in Car.
On account of his attitude which ap-
peared to be defiance of the law rath-
er than spirit Of willing compli-
ance with it, the officers placed him
under arrest, and were about to take
him and the car also to the police Of
five.
When the officers stepped into the
car they found bottle of alcohol
Edward Schmidt was arrested on the
charge Of unlawful possession. He
lost the fine weather Of Sunday, for he
spent the day in the basement hotel
Friend Says Guilty.
But along about the close Of day or
Sunday a friend of Schmidt's sought
Lieut.. Charles F. Rock and declared
that he was the guilty one. He saic
that he did not want Schmidt to be
prosecuted because Schmidt had q
family to support and home which
he was buying; especially he said, as
he himself was the one responsible.
Il Dougne Jne STUN, Ae S0Au' "A0
brought it there"
This morning therefore, Francis
Rice, single, of North Edward street
pleaded guilty to the charge Of un'
lawful possession of alcohol, and was
given the minimum fine of 500 and
costs.
Another is Fined.
Peter Schmitt, PIT North Pleasant
street, was arrested by Police Officer
Goodman Sunday at 1:15 a. m. on the
charge of unlawful possession OF
moonshine. Schmitt was found dead
drunk" at the corner of Howe street
and Milwaukee avenue by the police
man. He was embracing bottle OF
moonshine.
This morning he too pleaded guilty
and given a fine of 500 and costs.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-13
Reported Drowned;
Wasn't Even There

Milwaukee, Wis. = Rather
inc Hanley, 81 years old, Marquette
University student, who was reported
drowned in lake in northern Wis
consin last night denied today that
she had been at Lake Manitowish, and
also said she had not been thrown in
to the water by canoe overturning.
She also said she had no knowledge
of such man as Professor Leo Nc
Donald.
Miss Hanley read the report of her
death in today's papers, but was not
sufficiently interested in it to deny it
until friends told reporters she had
been seen, well and happy at her
home today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-13
TWO ROBBERS
ARE CAPTURED
Kenosha Deputies On Tear
Early This Morning to
Aid Racine Force.
BURGLARY FAILS
Robbers Try to Stage a
Burglary in the st. Paul
Freight House.

,
Racine Wis - Robbery and
gun play broke the quiet of Union
Grove early this morning and as re-
suit two Chicago gunner, Ned Dewey
and Tom Hayes are in the Racine
county Jail. Johnnie Wilson, third
bandit, is still at large Dewey and
Wilson, it is said broke into the G,
M. and St. Paul freight house last
night, but were frightened away when
awakened neighbors called out Deputy
Sheriff Coling and j. A. Graham.
The two men confronted the burg
lars, who broke and ran, followed by
shots from Deputy Ceilings revolver
and Mr.. tGraham's shotgun. The lat
ter wounded Dewey and he was later
captured in a haymow, being traced
there by German police dog.
One Found in Freight Car:
Hayes was found hiding in the car,
but denies being connected with the
band. He says the loot in the car
which included flashlights, toilet ar
ticles and box of 3S calibre bullets
was taken in Watertown, Wis., where
he was picked up.
The entire town turned OUT TO ala AZ
the bandits capture. The fire siren
was sounded and every resident Of the
place appeared, most of them being
armed.
Kenosha Sheriff Notified.
The call for assistance was received
at the office of the sheriff of this
county about three o'clock this morn
ing. Night Turnkey Tom Jester an.
swered the telephone at the sheriff's
office. The report given was that two
burglars had escaped in Dodge Sc
dan and were believed to have headed
south on the Milwaukee road
The deputy sheriff at once manned
the sheriff's car and burned up the
distance between the sheriff's office
and the county highway where the
bandits might be. After patrol unit
six o'clock of the highway, the chase
was given up.
Later this morning Sheriff Willems
received word that two bandits were
caught, and the third, Johnnie Will.
son, still at large.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-13
CAN'T DRIVE CAR
FOR ONE YEAR
John Witkus, Drunken
Driver Loses Right to
Drive Car Here.
is SECOND OFFENSE
Harry Bentley Is Another
Drunken Driver, Arrested
Over Sunday.

Judge Slater this morning inaugur-
ated new system for second offend
ers of the drunken driving class, when
he ordered John Witkus of 759 Fleet
street to refrain from driving his cal
or any other car for a period of one
year. This was in addition to fine
of 500 and costs, and also in addi-
ton to a sentence of thirty days at
hard labor.
In another instance, that of WON
an arrested for driving while intox-
icated, Judge Slater ordered the driv-
err to refrain from operating car fol
six months, but the case this morning
was the first time that Judge Slater
ordered the full one year interim.
Was Fined Before.
Witkus was arrested last fall fo1
driving an automobile while intoxicat-
ed. and was given a fine at that time
of $75 and costs.
Sunday afternoon he was arrested
by Police Officers John McGivern and
Paul Wellman for driving while drunk
He was picked up at 3:45 p. m. at
the intersection of Norman and Prai-
RE avenues after. he had run into 9
Ford truck owned by Harry Kuczen-
ski, 315 Wescott street. The truck
was parked at the curb when Witkus
smashed into it.
Not Learned aLesson.
"The fine which you were given be-
fore does not seem to have taught
you a lesson" said Judge Slater to
Witkus this morning. "You are the
kind of man who should not be al
lowed to have a car at ALL You will
pay a fine now Of 500 and costs OF
stand committed to the county jail
for a period of sixty days. In addi-
ton you will be confined to the coun-
ty Jail for thirty days. AS you have
a family this will mean that you will
be placed out under the Huber law
but you will spend your NIGHTS, Sun
days and holidays in Jail.
"The further orders of the court
are that you refrain from driving
any motor vehicle for period of one
year. If you do drive car in VIC
lation of this order you will be com
mitted to court for contempt"
Another Drunken Driver.
Harry Bentley, arrested on the Will
mot road Sunday by Constable Higgins
of Pleasant Prairie, was menacing the
traffic on that highway when he was
arrested for driving while intoxicated
Bentley pleaded guilty in the mum
icipal court this morning and was Civ.
en- a fine of SIS and sosts with the
alternative of sixty days. In his case
it was the first offense.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-13
Ekern Rules On
Gasoline Permit
Must Have Permit from Railroad Com
mission to Operate String of
Gasoline Stations.


Madison, iWs.-~a.. Permit from
the state railroad commission is re-
quired for the establishment of sys-
tenn of automobile accessory and gas
oline stations in Wisconsin through
stock subscriptions, Attorney General
Ekern today advised George w. Lip
pert, district attorney of Marathon
county.
The district attorney wrote that a
corporation has been organized which
contemplates appointing a trustee in
a town who is required to raise sum
of money, usually $4,000. The plan
provides for the raising of stock sub
scriptions by the trustee, the usual
subscription being $1,000. The trus-
tee acts as a sort of manager of the
business and every Saturday night
divides the net profits with the stock
holders. When the company has made
sufficient money to pay back the $1,000
that the subscriber has put in and an
additional $1,000, the stock reverts to
the corporation. Thus when stock
holder makes $1,000 on his investment
he is out of the company.
The operation of such scheme is
unlawful unless permit is issued by
the railroad commission, J. F. Messer-
schmidt, assistant attorney general,
wrote in the opinion.
The ruling that a home finding
agency cannot place child in home
outside of the state was adhered to by
Mr.. Messerschmidt in an opinion Civ
en- to the state board of control today.
A Milwaukee association sought to
place a child in Chicago family, the
board said The opinion held that
additional legislation would be re-
CURED to grant the desired power to
home finding corporations.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-13
Will Clamp Lid on
All Smugglers

Duluth. Mimi. Smugglers
Of LIQUOR and narcotics. wheat and live
stock, across the Canadian border be-
tween international Falls, Minn., and
Pembina, n. D., will find it "much
more difficult and treacherous' after
August 10, custom officials here said
today.
Five new patrolmen, equipped with
fast motor cars and armed, will be
placed on the 125 mile stretch of bor-
der in Minnesota now covered by one
man, orders from Washington
said, while seven men will be added
to the patrol on the North Dakota
stretch.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-13
BACK AGAIN
FOR PERMITS
Some of 81 Take Councils
Hint and File New
Applications.
RECORD FILED AGAIN

Taking the hint dropped by the city
council at it's last meeting, several
more Of the thirty-four applicants for
class A permits who were refused be-
cause of former violations of the law
in the places where they desired to
conduct a business, have renewed their
applications for permits. Six of the
reapplications have been filed with
the director of finance since last coun-
Gil meeting, these being: William G.
Anderson, Anderson's Park; Stanley
Jocius, 900 Jenne street; J. Kemmen,
200 South Newell street; Joseph Eu-
rewic, 1874 Main street; w. Matozin-
ski, 1017 Prairie avenue; Ollie Show
ronski, 261 North Rowland avenue.
In two of these instances changes
have been made Of the persons max
ing the applications. Formerly Al
bert Zalubowski sought the permit for
261 North Rowland and Gust Babs-
loft for 154 Main street
This makes a total of thirteen who
have sought reconsideration. Five
have secured permits, after the coun-
ell was convinced there was no con-
nection with the former business, and
action is pending on the reapplications
of Martin Schmidt, 772 Milwaukee
avenue and Tony Kallas North Sheri-
dan Road.
Records Also Follow.
The records which the places have
against them are also following reap
plications. Instead of making any
recommendations the chief of police
has appended to each one list of tbs
convictions or of other cases pending
against the places in question.
The council has indicated that none
of these permits will be issued unless
it is made perfectly clear that the
place is not to be continued as in the
past.
The reapplications will be presented
to the council at its next regular meet
ing on next Monday evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-13
Brighton Woman
Dies at Hospital

Mrs. Sarah Schulz, wife of Frank
Schulz of Brighton, died early Friday
morning at the Burlington Memorial
hospital following an operation Mon
Gay. Mrs. Schulz, who was united in
marriage in 1900 with Mr.. Schulz, has
resided in and near Burlington most
Of her married life and is we'll known
here. Her parents were Elizabeth and
Henry aShepstone. Mr.. Schulz and four
children survive her. The four chill
sren include three sons, Walter, Roy
ind Virgil, and one daughter, Mabel,
III at home. Funeral services were
leld this afternoon at 900 o'clock at
Ihe Methodist church in Burlington.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-13

Two were arrested for failing to
stop at the direction of the "Stop-and-
Go" sign at the intersection of Prair-
lie avenue and Sheridan road, Sunday.
They were Ed Bray Of Waukegan and
Donald Whitley, TIT Edward street.
Police officer Reynolds arrested the
former; Police officer Polhemus the
latter.
Joe Oakel, 755 Hartung street, was
fined IS and costs this morning in
court for disorderly conduct. Oakel
grabbed the arm of woman unknown
to him on the street Saturday night,
and still held her by the arm when
Police officer Bauschelt came along.
The policeman arrested Oakel and he
spent the night in Jail. He pleaded
guilty this morning; he told the court
that he was drunk at the time and
did not know what he was doing.
The Kenosha Civic council will dis
cuss the proposed school board refer
endum at its August meeting in the
CITY council chambers at the city hall
this evening at 8 o'clock. AT this
time recommendations IF a special
committee will be heard and action
taken on the question whether or not
the council will ask the city council to
hold a special referendum to deter
mine whether Kenosha's school board
shall consist of seven members elect
ed by the city at large or whether it
shall remain as at present, 18 mem
hers, two from each ward
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-13
Two Children Lost
In Fire in Home

Milwaukee, Wis - Amanda
Bukiewicz, year old, died at hos
pital here last night from burns re-
ceivad when the home of her parents
was damaged by fire yesterday. The
little girls &c months old brother is
also dead from burns.
The children, members of family
of seven, were trapped in bedroom
after ire had developed when lace
curtain caught by breeze wound its
way to where the children were play
ing with matches.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-13

The following were arrested over
the weekend for speeding by officers
of the police department: Joe Wolpe,
Chicago, speeding on Middle street
over the Island bridge, and arrested
by Lieut.. Rock and Detectives Breidt
and Chase; Frank Januzzi, Racine, ar
rested by Office Larsen for speeding
on Milwaukee avenue at 81 miles an
hour; Joseph F. Couture, Milwaukee,
arrested by Officer Mitchell for speed
ing "a miles an. hour on Milwaukee
avenue
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-13

A citizen on West street called the
police early Sunday morning and re-
ported that he could see 3 man in the
rear of AGA Pomeroy street, trying to
break into the garage. Police officers
Beam, Turkelson. Breidt, Polhemus
and Chase responded. They found a
young man who could not get into his
home, so he had picked out his faith
er's garage to sleen in
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-13
GOOSE EGG PRODUCES TWINS.

Viscount, Sask.-From setting Of
tive goose eggs, Mrs. j. j. Elliot Of
this district was agreeably surprised to
find six fine goslings had been Matched,
one egg having produced a splendid
pair Of birds. The egg from which the
pair was Matched weighed half a pound
and was included in the setting pri-
marily as an experiment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-13

Bet most of the June husbands
have learned to wash the glasses be-
fore the other dishes by now.
Copyright, 1925, NEA Service, Inc)
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-13

The total estimated cost of building
work now under construction in the
city of Kenosha, the report continues,
is placed at $5,265,14s. There was
completed during the past week con-
struction work valued at $84,124, max
ing a total for the entire year to
date, $1,9O6,28S.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-13

TTw@z7lTIIS house is designed along the line
HBg.AyHI of the fine old houses that were built
Z around Philadelphia in the days of
@s the Colonies A lot of architectural
aZ=@ZZ styles have been developed since the
Colonial times, but for convenience of interior
arrangement and for character on the exterior,
few modern styles have approached it.
Colonial architecture has continued to make
its appeal to large numbers of builders. Partcu-
larly has this been true in the last ten years.
More and more home builders are turning back
to the various types of Colonial architecture, for
those types best express the American concep-
ton of home.
1t is only to,be expected that such house as
this would be economical to build for our fore
fathers were a thrifty lot. They held to square
lines and simple roofs-the two elements that
make for economy in construction.
The floor plans of this house are unusually
compact Even casual study will show that
there has been no waste of floor space, and that
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-13

Acting sensible under a beautiful
moon is, showing your ignorance.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-13

1t is easy to keep secret until
you get chance to tell it.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-19
ANS0N

The Misses Fannie and Rinnie
Tinkham returned Thursday from a
two weeks vacation at Old Orchard,
where they attended the Christian
Alliance Camp meetings.
Jackie Clark returned Thursday
from Sangerville with Murray Wake
UNI, who will visit him for several
days.
John Tarr was in North Anson
Thursday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert--Walker of
North Anson were calling on rela-
tives in town, Thursday.
Ruel Norton and Paul Grenier
have returned from Chainy Pond
with a large quantity of blueberries.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Garland and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Coro and family returned Thursday
from an automobile trip to Canada
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tarr and fam
lily were visiting relatives in Greene,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fuller and
family. Mrs. Ellen Hapworth, Mr..
and Mrs. Barton Wrigley and family,
all of Oakland, were Sunday guests
of Mr.. Jim Keith.
Archie Dawes, Mike Sabol, Aimed
os Coro and Ora Gilman were among
those who attended the horse trot at
Skowhegan, Saturday.
Daniel Trenton was in attendance
at the ball game between Anson and
Bingham at Bingham Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Buck and
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-19

Seamans, who is a carpenter Is buy
ing lots and erecting bungalows on
them and selling them.
Mrs. John #. Currier, Mrs. Bean
and their guests. Miss Margaret Sulz-
ner, of Miami, Fla, and Mrs. r. Fred
Wilson motored to Etna on a busi-
ness trip Monday afternoon.
Many friends of Basil Jordan for
merly of Bloomfield street Skowhe-
gan, who for many years has resid-
ed in Los Angeles, Calf, will be in
terested to know that he expects to
be in Skowhegan for two days the
18th and 18th Of September to greet
old friends. Mr.. Jordan is in the mail
service and is doing very well. He
was in Skowhegan two years ago, for
a short time.
Hon. and Mrs. c. G. Kinsman of
North Cornville were business callers
in town Tuesday.
Attorney Frank L. Ames Of Nor
ridgewock was in town Tuesday on
professional business.
Rev. Charles III. Mckinney, pastor
OF the Congregational church in
Madison was in town Tuesday calling
on friends and attending to business
matters.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. B. Hobart, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. r, Whittier were among the
Skowhegan people attending the re-
union of the Cornville High school,
Tuesday.
Miss Clara Tibbetts and her niece,
Miss Louise Kicker, of Hinckley were
business callers in town Tuesday.
Mrs. Will Hunnewell of Madison
was in town shopping Tuesday.
Mrs. William Glasser of New York,
who is passing the summer at her
cottage at Lake Wesserrunsett. was
a business caller in town Tuesday,