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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-31
Two Dead, Two Wounded
In Minneapolis Fight
Following Robbery.
ARE SHOT BY CONVICT
Search of Police and Court
Records Here Fails to Dis
close Mans Identity.

Two men are dead and two seriously
wounded as the result of gun fight
in Minneapolis last night when an at
tempted holdup was staged by man
named Stanley Sieben, an alien and
convict, who is said to have been a
former resident of Kenosha. Sieben
killed police sergeant, wounded a
grocer and a patrolman, and was HIM
self shot and killed by a policeman.
Despite claims of Minneapolis police
that Sieben, who has long police and
renitentiary record, is a former Keno
sha man, careful check of all police,
court and employment records here
fails to disclose the mans identity.
Just Out of Prison.
Sieben, according 60 the report, had
been serving an indeterminate term at
the Minnesota penitentiary at Still
water for robbery. Several days ago,
it is stated, he was given a conditional
release from prison with the~stipula-
tion that he be deported to Manitoba,
Canada, which became his home when
he left Kenosha a, few years ago.
Details of the Minneapolis gun fight
are given in press dispatches from the
Minnesota city as follows:
michael Lawrence, 81, veteran police
sergeant, was shot and killed by a man
believed to be Stanley Sieben, an alien
and a convict, who in turn was shot
down and mortally wounded by a pa.
trolman.
= Bernard Wynne, patrolman, re-
ceived four bullet wounds in the legs,
and Albert v. Manchester, grocer, re-
ceived bullet in the abdomen and
another in the wrist. Both were shot
by Sieben.
"The fight started when Sieben at
tempted to hold up Manchester In the
latters store on the north side. Man
chester refused to comply with the
robbers commands and ran for his
revolver Two bullets greeted him
when he returned with his weapon.
"The north side precinct police were
notified and its gun squad, headed by
Sergeant Lawrence, started search of
the neighborhood for the holdup man.
"Sieben's actions attracted their at
tention and as they halted theig auto
mobile near the suspect to question
him, Sieben fired, killing Lawrence and
Wynne. AS Olepen HeuS Td-
trolman Clarence Zane pursued him
and brought his man down fatally
wounded"
Not in Records Here.
A careful search of Kenosha police
records fails to identify Sieben. Moth
ing in regard to the man is revealed
by either the alien records or the
fingerprint files. The records Of Dis
trict Attorney Powell show nothing in
regard to the man, and check of the
Kenosha employment directory for the
past 10 years does not disclose any
such man as having been employed
here. City directories were searched
as far back as 1910, but there is no
Stanley Sieben listed.
The fact that there are nc police or
court records here for the man does
not prove that he never lived here.
His criminal, court and prison record
may have started after he left Keno
sha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-31

speedy death unless the wealthy au-
somobile manufacturer to whom ihey
were addressed came across with $1O,-
BOO. The letters were read and intro
luced as evidence in the case of the
state VS.. Pietro Bendelli charged with
extorting money under threat to kill.
Acting Municipal Judge R.V. Baker
presided in the absence of Judge
Slater. District Attorney Lewis Powell
prosecuted the case. and Frank s.
Symmonds appeared as attorney for
che defense. The seats in the court
room were pretty we'll filled.
BendelIi Is ''DOlled Up"
Pietro Bendelli unless he should
happen to be convicted and deported,
might possibly have future of "big"
money making in the films, for, sitting
as the silent ana dramatic figure as
PENDANT in the courtroom today, he
was "some sheik," and surely would
be nice accessory for some mcvie
company as a super-something He had
his Sunday clothes on, and all spruced
up as he was he was good-looking
boy. He is twenty-three years of age.
Mr., Nash was the first witness for
the state. He told of receiving
through the mail at his home, 512 Dur
kee avenue, a threatening letter on De.
sember 2, 1925. He read this letter
aloud, and it was admitted as states
exhibit A, over the objection OF the
defense. The letter was dated 81
Jovem 1925" and read as follows:
"Ma of fir (probably meant as my
friend / sent yuo these fiw line
because we need money we nee just
100000 for tomorrow night nine
o'clock do not forget because we never
forget yuo to killed. Sent thes money
west south corner Newell and Market
street. put thes money in cigar bockes
in ground back of post. If you not do
thes tomorrow night you hafto die.
in place you go, Yr fir" and at the
bottom, not so large as a postage
stamp was tiny 'black-hand" drawn.
Mr.. Symmonds also objected to the
conclusion of the witness that the
aark at the bottom was a black hand.
but the testimony stood.
Mr.. Nash said that he turned the
letter over to the Pinkerton detective
agency in Chicago, and on December
5, he received second letter from his
anonymous friend who signed himself
"fr" for short. The second letter
told him to bring the money himself,
$4,000, call cash. The witness said
that he telephoned his friend and ad-
visor, Thomas Kearney at Racine, and
conferred with the latter at his home,
and placed box at the direction of
Mr., Kearney in the spot indicated. On
Monday night, December z, he received
a third letter from his "fr", and on
Tuesday night, December 8, placed a
box at the appointed place behind q
post at the southwest corner of Mar
ket and Newell streets.
Mr.. Nash, after giving his testimony
and being cross examined by the de-
Tense attorney, left the courtroom and
vent back to work in hisSoffice.
While he was still on the stand
some diversion was created by Mr.
Symmonds, who, in behalf of the de-
PENDANT, objected to "Mr. Thomas
Kearney appearing in, this case," for
the district attorney could be seen
from time to time, talking or confer
Continued on page 81
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-31
LenrOOt Promises
Announcement Soon

Milwaukee, Wis. .4.r. Sena-
Tor Irvine L. Lenroot called newspa-
per men to his hotel here today and
advised that Gin. due time shall an
nounce my candidacy for reelection
to the United States senate"
Since Senator Lenroot has been in
Milwaukee he has been confronted
daily with the question of his an
nouncement of his candidacy. His
statement today was of an informal
nature and intended to eliminate re-
occurring questioning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-31

New York City-<Ar' The ques-
tion Of arbitration, appeared today to
be the chief obstacle in the way of a
settlement of the anthracite strike.
Miners and operators began their
conference yesterday with nine hour
discussion in which the arbitration
issue figured largely. The miners
argued that it was unfair to arbitrate
wages and not prices.
A new peace proposal found favor
with the operators, but it is disliked
by the miners.
The plan was presented by Alvan
Markle, chairman of the joint confer
ence. Mr.. Markle who is a minority
stakeholder in large independent
coal company near Hazleton, Pa, has
no vote in the conference.
Committee of Three Urged.
The plan calls for the appointment
by President Coolidge of three inn
partial citizens to submit recommen-
dations to joint committee of min
ers and operators, consisting of three
Representatives of each side. In the
event of aadeadlock in the joint COM
8
would have power to cast deciding
votes.
In reply to the miners arguments,
Mr.. Markle contended that his plan
did not provide for arbitration but
sets up machinery similar to that of
the Cancellation board created in 1908
+ by the anthracite coal strike commits
sion appointed by President Roosevelt.
The Cancellation board is composed
off three miners and three operators.
1t settles matters of Interpretation of
the wage contracts and cannot be de-
cided at the mines between men and
the board cannot agree on disputed
point it is referred to an umpire ap-
pointed by the United States circuit
court of appeals at Philadelphia.
The miners asked whether the fact
finding committee provided for in the
Markle plan could investigate freight
rates, royalties and other items enter
ing into the cost of delivering coal to
the consumers, and also whether it
could fix the selling price of coal.
Mr.. Markle replied that the fact
finding committee could not go beyond
the limitation of the contract and
that it would be a violation of the
federal laws to fix the selling price
of coal.
The miners charged that price fixing
is practiced in the anthracite industry,
but this was denied by the operators.
So far as could be learned the ques-
ton of the check off, by which min
ers' union dues are deducted from
their pay by the operators and turned
over to the local unions, did not come
up for serious consideration.
The joint conference was called to
meet again at 500 p. M. today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-31
DIR FRANK CALLS
SCIENCE DERELICT
II. of w. Head Tells BaeteriOIogiets
Need of Social Service Over
COmmercialism.


Madison, Wis. - - - Scientists
have not done their full duty to ci-
vilization until they have checked the
advance of the evangelism of super
stition by matching it with the evan
gelism of scholarship and science,
President Glenn Frank of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin declared in an adj
dress last right before the 9th am
nual meeting of American bacteri-
ologists.
The hope of civilization, the speak
er said, is the creative scholar or the
thinker who has all the attributes of
the burrowing mole and the singing
lark 1t is this sort Of man who will
become the new encyclopedia inform
ing the people of the new science that
reaches out for social service instead
of selfish commercial interests.
"The modern scientist will never be
a social asset until he gets beyond the
stage of inaiticulate accuracy" DR..
Frank said, "the end of all research
should be the social application of
theories"
II believe the challenge to scienti-
ic bodies today is to set up for our
own generation the work of the new
encyclopedias. The end Of pure sci
ence is applied science. Is it not our
problem when we are face to face with
deterioration to set up a. wiser states
manship whose purpose is to speed up
this program for social service rather
than to serve the selfish commercial
interests 2"
DR.. Frank declared he believed CT
yilization is threatened with new
dark age because it has not made use
of the raw materials at hand. The
social and spiritual revival will come,
he said, when civilization has taken
unto itself the raw materials thai
abound.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-31
u. of [ Medical Dean
Found Shot to Death

Chicago, Ill Il Albert Chaun-
cey Eyclesh ymer, So, dean Of the Uni
versity of Illinois medical school here,
was found shot through the head today
in his home He died in a few min
utes. He was thought by the family
physician to have been cleaning q
revolver when it was discharged.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-31
Hunters Find Body
at Milwaukee Limits

Milwaukee. = The body Of
Tony Switala, al years old, was found
late yesterday by hunters near the
outskirts of the city. Whether his
death was caused by the recent cold
wave or by some other means is to be
decided by coroner's jury.
Switala had been missing from his
home in the town of Greenfield since
Christmas Eve. An inquest into the
cause of his death is to be held late
today. The coroner declared there are
indications that death was caused by
a blow on the head Whether this was
administered by someone or the result
of fall will be decided by the jury.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-31
Seized Negro Fits
Description of Moron

Milwaukee. ~ So William Brown,
a negro arrested at Davenport, Iowa,
answers the description of the man
who kidnapped and attacked Michael
Lecher, S-year-old, police said today.
The Lecher boy was found in boxcar
suffering from mistreatment and ex-
posture. He told the police that he had
been taken to the car by a negro, but
failed to identify any of several ar
rested. His description is that of
Brown, the police say.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-31
Moderate New Years
is Weather Promise

Milwaukee, Wis. II = Moder-
ately cold weather New Years eve
and New Years day is predicted by the
local weather bureau. The tempera-
ture crept close to zero last night and
today will rise slowly, holding the
ground it has lost in previous nights.
New Years eve will be about "a above,
and the following day the temperature
will range from 20 to 80.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-31
Holland is Swept
by Damaging Gale

Amsterdam, Holland ~ A
fierce gale and torrential rain over
most of Holland have caused serious
damage. Most of the rivers have ov-
erhowed their bank. At Tholen, an
island in the river Scheldt, a motor
bus was blown into the river, six oc-
cupants being drowned.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-31
THREAT LETTERS
/ READ IN COURT
C. w. Nash is First Wit
ness at Benelli Hear
ing in Court Today.
BENDELLI TOOK BOX
Racine Detective Tells of the
Arrest Of Defendant Here
Three Weeks Ago.

Charles w. Nash sat in the witness
box in the municipal court this morn
ing and read to the court the threat
ening letters which were received by
him at his home through the mail on
three separate occasions early in De-
cember. letters which threatened
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-31
ROADHOUSE FIGHT
Is LOST in COURT
U. S. Judge Orders Royal
Palace Cafe Padlocked
for One Year.
OTHER CASES NOW ON
First Federal AK to Fall Hits
Deluxe ROadhOuse On
South Sheridan Road.
BULLETIN.

At $3.50 o'clock this afternoon
Federal Judge F. E. Geiger, at
Milwaukee, signed permanent pad
lock injunctions against the State
Line Hotel, owned by John
Schmidt, on South Sheridan road,
opposite the Royal Palace; the
Barney Google Inn on South Sher-
idan road, adjoining the Sheridan
Road Inn, which was padlOcked
Monday; The Shack, in the town
of Truesdell, owned by Frank
Martin, and the Eagle Inn, in the
town of Pleasant Prairie, on the
Geneva road, at the intersection
of Highway 81.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-31
COAL CONFEREES
DEBATE TERMS
Miners Object to Markle
Plan Because of Arbi-
tration Features.
WANT PRICE INCLUDED
Demand Statement of Exact
Powers of Proposed Fact
Finding Body of Three.
BULLETIN.

New York City. -Anthra-
cite miners and operators today
expressed themselves determined
to remain in New York regardless
of the New Year holiday until an
agreement is signed which will
send $4,000 idle men and boys
back to work as quickly as pos
sible.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-31
IS CLOSING UP
LONG SERVICE
C. w. Jensen Resigns at
Tannery to Accept PO-
sitiOn With Nash.
BEEN THERE Is YEARS
Has Served n: r. Aliens Sons
Tannery in Various Offices;
Lately Secretary Treasurer.

Twenty-Five years of efficient service
with the N. R. Aliens Sons tannery of
Kenosha, now officially known as the
Union Tannery company, will be COM
pleted Thursday evening by; c. W..
Jensen, 688 Park avenue, former sec
rotary treasurer of the company, who
according TO information made public
today, has resigned his position in or
der to accept a place in the Nash Mo-
tors company organization. The change
is of great interest to the industrial
circles Of Kenosha, inasmuch as Mr..
Jensen is widely known among the fac
tory executives of Kenosha.
Several weeks ago Mr.. Jensen ten
dered his resignation as secretary
treasurer of the tannery to officials of
that plant, explaining that he had been
offered more lucrative position with
the Nash Motors company. His resig-
nation has been accepted and the
change will become effective January /.
Mr.. Jensen is to take charge of the
accounting department at the Nash
Motors company, acting as assistant to
George H. Eddy, treasurer of the COM
pany.
Milo H. Smith, who has been in
charge of this work, rendered his resig-
nation several weeks ago, stating that
he desired to retire from the work as
soon as possible. 1t is his intention
to move his residence to Florida in
the near future.
At the present, Treasurer Eddy is
recovering from serious illness and
during this time Mr.. Smith is acting
in his place. He will continue to carry
on these duties until Mr.. Eddy is able
to return to his office.
Up From Errand Boy.
The new promotion of c. w. Jensen
comes as a reward of years of efficient
and untiring service. As youth he
accepted position as errand boy with
the First National Bank, which he held
for several years. Twenty-Five years
ago he accepted a position as book
keeper at the tannery and has steadily
risen through the ranks of auditor and
secretary treasurer. He has held the
latter position since 1922.
No successor for Mr.. Jensen has yet
been named at the N. R. Aliens Sons
company.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-31

Other Kenosha County Cases Today.
While the Royal Palace paddock hear
ing was the only case tina. occupied the
attention Of the federal court this
morning, three Others are listed for
hearings this afternoon. These three
are the Eagle Inn, located on the &C.
neva road near the intersection of
Highway so; the State Line Hotel,
on South Sheridan road near the state
line-d directly across the road from the
Royal Palace; and the Barney Google
Inn, on South Sheridan road near the
Sheridan Road Inn, which has already
Continued on page 50
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-04-15
STIFF SENTENCE
GIVEN SOLDIER
is EXPLAINED

(By The Associated press)
Washington. April l5,-The forty
year sentence imposed by a military
court of Honolulu on Private Paul
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-04-15

"Thc laundering Herd" which is to
be shown ut the Etingc, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, an exact re-
plica of an old-time trading post was
built. Pioneers declared 1t was cor.
rect in every detail. according to
their memories Of old towns such as
Fort Worth Village, Dodge City and
Salt Lake City.
The post constructed for the pic
ture was of the stockade type with
logs ten feet in height, stuck in the
ground and bound together to form
a square enclosure. One side Of
this square, fronting the roadway,
was formed by the post building, a
log structure like the stockade. This
had sort Of platform outside with
steps leading down to the street and
a door and windows into the store.
In the photoplay, the town is just
starting to boom, as great numbe rs
of Hunters rush to the buffalo fields.
Half dozen buildings have sprung
up about the post. These buildings
are occupied by dance halls and
saloons.
The picture realistically portrays
the adventures of two of the many
caravans that started for the far
west. An exciting Indian battle and
thrilling buffalo stampede are
among the many dynamic scenes in
this photoplay.
Naturally the characterizations in
a story of this kind are of prime i'm
portance and such capable players
as Jack Holt, Lois Wilson, Noah
Beery and Raymond Hatton were
chosen.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-04-15

was directed by Lynn Reynolds. 1t
will be given its initial local presen-
tation at the Capitol Theatre, to-
morrow when it will open a three
days engagement.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-04-15
BISMARCK MAN
ON PR0GR A NJ
DIR. V. J. La Rose Speaks at
Catholic Conference
tBy The Associated Press)

tby Inc Associated lreSSD
st. Cloud, Mimi. April l5.-Elec-
ton of officers for the coming year.
selection of the next convention city,
and reports of officers will comprise
the business meeting of the confer
ence of the Catholic Hospital Asso-
citation being held yesterd rday, today,
and tomorrow at st. Joseph, near
here.
The business meeting virtually will
conclude the convention, although
this evening and all day tomorrow
elaborate entertainment features
have been planned.
Technical discussions were to be
resumed this morning, with addresses
scheduled by Sister Aquinas, st.
Mary's Hospital, Minneapolis; Sis
ter Boniface, Bismarck. n. D.; Sis
ter Eustace, Fargo; Mother Eustasia,
Crookston; Rev. Mahowald, st. Cloud,
and others.
Papers were to be read by DR.. V.
J. LaRose. Bismarck; Sister dePaHl,
Rochester; Sister Louise. Duluth ;
and Sister SalOnia, Grand Forks. The
conference is a regional one en-
bracing Catholic hospital associa-
tions in Minnesota and North DakO-
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-04-15
WOMAN HELD
FOR MURDER
UNCONSCIOUS
Hearing to Test Sanity of
Mrs. Anna Cunningham
Is Delayed
Hy The Associated Press)

Crown Point, Ind, April 15.-Re-
ports from coroner Wolff in Chicago
Of the finding of poison in the Wis
cera of Walter and Harry Cunning
ham, sons Of Mrs. Anna Cunningham
Of Gary, Indiana, held in the county
jail here, guided authorities today
in their inquiry into the mysterious
death of five members of her fam
lily in six years.
A hearing to test Mrs. Cunning
ham's sanity depended on her recoy-
cry from the comatose condition intb
which she lapsed yesterday after an
attack of nose bleed and head pains.
During the night she remained in her
cell in stiffened condition, her lips
tight and eyes squeezed shut.
Should her condition not permit
her removal to Gary for the sanity
test, prosecutor August Bremen of
Lake County planned to have her
booked formally in the Jail on a
charge of being dangerous insane
person. Any further steps as re-
suit of the coroner's chemists report
on the body would await a sanity in
vestigation, it was indicated last
night.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-04-15
Young Bridegroom
Deserts His Aged,
Wen-TO-DO Wife
(Rv The Associated Press)


Long Beach. Cal. April 15.-Search
for Edward Cochran, 22 year old
bridegroom of Mrs. Mary M. Coch-
ran, aged 20 and well-to-do, ended to-
day when detectives told Mrs. Coch-
ran they had found her husband
washing dishes in a Pomona Hotel,
"to raise money to return to Detroit
and get divorce"
They were married in the cast last
year.
First Dance of the season.
M0ran's Farm, Sat. Apr. Is.
GAS is QUICKER
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-04-15
BODY OF AGED
WOMAN FOUND
ON r. r. TRACK
: lRx The Associated Pressl

(By The Associated Press)
Mankato, Mimi, April l5.-Mrs.
August Rubow, aged as, was killed
by train last night. Her body was
found early this morning by u pass
crby. She had been i'll for some time
and it is thought she committed sui
eide.
The coroner's verdict was such.
She leaves family.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-04-15
TOM MIX STAR
OF n. D.FILM TO
BE AT CAPITOL

1t was Theodore Roosevelt who
first sang the praises of the beauty
of the Badlands of Dakota. In his
various books Of his early life the
beloved Colonel often spoke of the
Paradise of the West, where he had
trailed bear and bison in their native
haunts.
Tom Mix. who fought with Roosc-
velt's troops in the SpanishAmeri-
can war idoli2ed the celebrated
leader of the Rough Riders and in
later years was an ardent reader of
'ha ColoneHs books of the West.
When William Fox decided to maze
y motion picture from Clarence +.
Mnlford'r rov"' "The Orphan" to be
called "The Deadwood Coach" he
Immediately notified Mix. The latter
already had read the story and re-
allied that here was an opportunity
to stage nicture in the actual loca
'ions SO highly praised by Colonel
Roosevelt.
In the past all so-called "Western"
esreen nlavs We're made in Califor-
MIA and the public now recognizes
most of the "select" locations tho
moment they are flashed on the sill
YER sheet. This was another reason
| ON MIX desired 70 stage ~ ne l)e"d-
wood Coach" in the actual locations
described by tho author.
As result the entire company
including supporting PLAYERS. tho d.
rector technical directors, camera
men and studio workers travelled to
the Bad Lands to make the evteriors
The result is a triumnh of pictures sque
photography Everything that the
beloved T. r. ever said about the
haaufv Of the Dakota Bad Lands is
visualized
II the action takes nlace in the
"''"7' nf the gorgeous scererv of the
Bad Lands and it is probable that
never before has this country boon
used as location for a motion pic
f-"o
Doris Mav is seen opposite Mix
in "The Deadwood Coach" which