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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
French Local Votes
Showing Reds Under

Paris-First returns from Sunday
municipal elections, which were held
throughout France, indicated commun-
ist candidates were completely showed
under by ballots divided about equally
by aocialists and radicals on the one
hand and conservatives on the other.
More than 100000 councillors were
to be elected.
In Paris, forty-nine districts re-
turned % conservatives, 81 radicals and
socialists and communists.
The municipal elections are import
ant politically as a barometer Of pub
lie opinion and because the councillars
elected will form departmental con-
gress which will elect one-third OF the
French senate in 1927.
In view of the fact that elections
were held in nearly $4,000 municipal
districts, the ministry Of the interior
had no definitely figures today, bat
announced that latest returns from
the provisions indicated socialists and
radicals were gaining.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
SOmers Pioneer
Woman is Dead
Mrs. Anna Mainland, Aged SO, Pioneer
Resident of Somers. Died at
q Sons Home III Iowa.

Word reached Kenosha this morn
ing of the death on last Friday at
Perry, Iowa, of Mrs. Anna Mainland,
aged 90 years, widow of the late Les
lie Mainland, and a pioneer resident
of the town of Somers in Kenosha
county She died at the home of her
son, Leslie C. Mainland, after an
illness of only few days.
Mrs. Mainland was born March IA,
1882 in Scotland, where she lived her
youth. She came to America more
than half century ago and for many
years had lived in Somers, from which
she moved first to Racine and later
to make her home with her son in
Iowa, where she died. Her husband,
Leslie Mainland, died ten years ago.
Surviving her are three sons and
two daughters: Leslie C. Mainland, Of
Perry, Iowa; william Mainland, Of
Chicago; James Mainland, Stevens
Point; Mrs. III. c. Boswell. Kalama-
zoo, Mich, and Mrs, Wilbur Chafee,
of California. She is also survived
by thirteen grandchildren and six
grandchildren
The funeral services were held this
afternoon at one-thirty o'clock at the
lakewood cemetery in Somers with
interment following in the family plot
there.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
Khan Alienated Her
Husband She Charges

Milwanukee, Allegations charging
the Ku Klux Klan with alternating her
husbands affections, are contained in
divorce plea by Mrs. Sherman B.
Sapp, wife of North Shore line con-
ductor. The case is pending in cir
cult court here.
Testifying before Judge Oscar M
Fritz, Mrs. Sapp related how in 1928,
her husband joined the klan. Because
Mrs. Sapp is Catholic and has con-
sistently refused .o change her rela-
ton, the hrsbsnd was later denied
membership III tbs hooded order, &C
cordine TO the iwifa's story.
Mrs, Sa2p claims her husband de.
stroyed sacred pictures and that on
one occasion he ordered a priest, Wis
iting Mrs, Sapp, off the premises
Sapp, according to the wife's story
has made life miserable at home since
he was barred from the khan,
John c. Kleist, recent candidate fol
supreme court bench, alleged mem
Der of the khan, has been retained as
Sapp's attorney.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
Mysterious Light
Accompanies Death

Fond du Lac, Wis.-Local residents
today sought an explanation for an
aparition reported to have appeared at
the home of william Broeket, farmer
living six miles from the town of
st. Nazianz near here.
Mrs. Broeket, Ss, died at her home
last week from an attack of bronchitis,
Relatives and nurse were at the
bedside of the dying woman when, ae-
cording to the story Of Rev. A. Roder
village priest of Kiel, the room sud-
denly appeared to be illuminated by q
binding light which spread through
out the house. Other manifestations
accompanied the light.
No nature explanation could be
advanced to solve the mysterious
occurrence.
Mrs. Broeket is survived by her hus-
band and a family of seven children
ranging in age from one to thirteen.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
Coolidge Eulogizes
Jewish Citizenship

Washington, D. C. = To go forward
on the same broadening lines" that
have marked It's development thus far
with its emphasis on equal opportun-
ity and treatment for all its people
must be the nations aim, President
Coolidge declared in an address here
yesterday at the laying of corner
stone of the Jewish community cen
ter.
Made IN of so many diverse ele-
ments, the president said, the nation
in steering its future course, must
"cling to those fundamentals that
hav, been tried and proved as but
tresses of national solidarity"
From whatever part of the world
the Jewish community of the United
States has drawn for its increase, the
President continues, its members have
always been "eager to adapt them
selves to our institutions" and to take
"their full part as citizens in building
and sustaining the nation"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
Hacker Shop on
Wisconsin Street
John w. Hacker Barber Shop Moves
to New Location on Wisconsin
Street This Morning.

The John Hacker Barber shop, which
for the past six years has been To-
Gated at S061s Main street, has been
moved to 206 Wisconsin street, just
west of Main street on the north side
d ...v street. The shop will Continue
as modern FIVE chair barber shop;
entirely new fixtures have been in
stalled and make it one of the most
attractive shops in the city.
Announcement was also made that
Mr.. Hacker now becomes sole owner
of the shop, having purchased the in
terest which James German has held
in it for some time. For many years
prior to the time that Mr.. Hacker took
over active management of the shop,
Mr.. German had conducted barber
shop at the location on Main street.
The former location of the shop has
been leased by the Coney Island Red
Hot shop which was formerly located
in the Orpheum Theatre building.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
CAME TO VIEW
DEATH CROSSING
Father of Victim Comes to
Kenosha to See Scene
of Sons Death.
FINDS A MEMENTO

Pardon me, sir, but would you
please tell me the way to what they
call Death Crossing in Kenosha'?"
The questioner was e mold man,
somewhat stopped. His hair was grey,
His voice had somewhat Of a culver
in it as he asked the question. He
was walking along Sheridan Road
near Collins street and had halted
Jay B. Glerum, 400 South street there
about ten o'clock Sunday morning.
"Well," responded Mr. Glerum,
"there s<e a number of crossings in
Kenosha that really deserve that
name"
"You see my boy got killed at one
of them here the other day." contin-
ued the old man in explanation 81
just thought / would come down here
to see the place. I'm Peter Zeller and
my son, Peter, was killed when a
train hit his automobile"
Taken to Death Crossing.
Mr.. Glerum recalled that the scene
of the accident was the Park avenue
road crossing of the Northwestern
railway tracks about one mile south
of the city limits Of Kenosha. He
took the father to the crossing and
stayed with him there while he view
ed the place where his son was killed
While looking around the old man
found a small piece of the battery
box Of the car in which his son was
riding when the accident occurred
He took this with him.
Later the father also went to the
sons former home in Brookside Gar
den west of the crossing in question,
The father is railway employee at
Decatur, Illinois. At the time Of the
tragedy he did not come to Kenosha
but the sons remains were tahen to
the old home for intermene in the
family plot in the cemetery there.
To Vie for Name.
1t was explained to the visitor that
up until few months ago the cross
ing where his son was killed had
alone shared the opprobrium Of being
called death Crossing" in Kenosha
because of the fact that it was a most
dangerous crossing and that several
deaths had occurred there. Recently
however, the Garden street crossing
has been the scene Of so many fatal
accidents that it has also come TO be
known here as death Crossing"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
RESTORE PEACE
SAYS HOUGHTON
Warns Europe She Must
Re-establish Peace and
Goodwill.
PLAIN TALK BY U. :.
Pilgrims Told Both Moral and
Financial Aid Depend on
Meeting Our Ideals.

London-The new American ambas-
sador, Alazon B. Houghton, speaking
tonight before a distinguished audi
ence here which included the prime
minister of Great Britain, declared in
friendly but firm terms that, unless
peace based on good will were re-
established in Europe, he feared
American assistance for the recon-
struction of Europe must cease. The
ambassador made it clear in the course
of his address that he referred not
only to moral but monetary aid.
Coming as it did from the former
American ambassador to Germany. fol-
lowing his recent visit to the United
States and conferences with President
Coolidge, the pronouncement was cal
culated to create profound impress
sion upon the statesmen and diplo-
mats gathered to hear the new am
bassadors. Because of it's Importance
and the authoritative note which 1t
sounded, it was assumed by those
trained in diplomacy that he must
undoubtedly be voicing the views of
the administration at Washington.
Way NC w
Special significance was attached to
the fact that the statement comes at a
time when considerable suspicion and
distrust Of Germany are being voiced
in various parts of Europe, particu-
larly France, because Of the election
to the presidency of Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg, who is asserted by
some to represent those reactionary
forces which are inimical to the
peace and interest of at least some
of the allies.
Interlocked with this idea, it has
been commented, may be the fate of
the security pact proposed by Ger
many and warmly seconded by Eng
land as a great step toward the re-
establishment of real peace. Indeed,
there has been some speculation as to
whether the effective working OF the
Dawes plan might be impaired by
this tanning of the smouldering fire
of distrust.
Made No Specific references.
Whether Ambassador Houghton had
any of these things in mind, was open
to conjecture. He referred to none
of them, but contented himself with
making it plain not only that the re-
establishment of peace was essential
to the continuation of assistance from
the United States, but that the answer
to the question whether there was to
be peace must come from the people
of Europe themselves.
AS. the guest of honor of the pill
grims, Mr.. Houghton was making his
maiden address in the capacity of am
bassador to Great Britain. Among the
most prominent gathered to welcome
him. in addition to Premier Baldwin,
who introduced him, were the Duke
of York, former Premier Macdonald,
the ambassadors from Belgium, Japan,
Germany, Portugal and Brazil, the
archbishop of Canterbury, Colonial
Secretary Amery, Sir Auckland Geddes,
Sir Samuel Hoare, the earl Of Craven
and Lord Aston.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
BOY GAMBLERS
AT POOLROOM
Plead Guilty to Charge of
Gambling at Becker's
POolrOOm Sunday.
NAB LICENSE HOLDER

what am l going to do with this
boy?' asked Police officer Reuben
Olson on Sunday night at ten-thirty
o'clock of Desk Sergeant Max T.
Kramer at the police Office. II have
given him four different chances and
now pick him up again. What would
you do with a boy like that? ?"
The police officer explained that on
several occasions before he had come
upon the lad after curfew hours, and
had sent him home. Again he met
the boy on the street, alone, and an
hour after curfew had rung (fgura-
lively speaking).
Working at Pool-room.
"The boy tells me that he is work
ingt a a pool-room," said the officer.
Police Officers Olson and Mitchell
further, and soon they had four lads
arrested, two charged with violating
curfew and two with gambling. George
Becker was arrested later on the
charge of permitting gambling.
The pool-room che officers visited, is
over the Becker Cigar store at the
corner of Main and Wisconsin streets.
There, it is said, John Fucelo, 16, of
lit Maple court, and Otto Lampe, Is,
of 1875 Main street, had been working
all afternoon, collecting money "for
the house" from each game played
at the tables.
Lampe said that he had collected
$1.15 from the tables where rhumIny
was being played, and placed the
money in the cash register. He said
that Ave cents hand was collected
from the games that were going on.
Fucela said that he had been left in
charge of pool hall, and that he had
collected So from the tables. He said
he works for Becker by the week.
Boys Were Gambling.
Two other lads were arrested and
charged with gambling, They are
Joe Door, mot quite sixteen" school
boy, who lives at 512 Symmonds street,
and Malcolm McKenna, 10, of 2 Jack
son street. Door told the police that
they were playing rhummy for "ten
cents corner" He said that he had
played all Sunday afternoon at the
poor nail anu won HICy CeHtSy anu
played three games in the evening,
winning one and losing two.
The other youth said that the game
he played at had started with fifteen
cents, and was raised presently to
twenty-five cents hand. He said
that he won several games but lost
$1.5o at the place. Both pleaded
guilty, and sentence was deferred.
They were ordered to appear in court
May 10, and in the meantime to avoid
pool-rooms and gambling places.
Becker to Come to Court.
George Becker was ordered to appear
in the municipal court his afternoon
to answer the charge of permitting
gambling Becker said that the man
who had been running the place quit
on April 80, and. that he hao applied
for the license in his own name, in
order not to let it lapse and had let
two others run it.
"I'm the goat" he insisted, "and ]
suppose I'll have to pay"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
NEW ARMS CONTROL
PROPOSAL EXPECTED
Great Britain and United States Have
Notifications of Proposed COnven-
ton to Present Today.

Geneva - Reports that the British
delegation would present substitute
convention at the international con-
ference for control Of the traffic in
arms, opening here this afternoon
were confirmed today by British
spokesman, who said they probably
also would offer other suggestions
during the sessions, as will the Am
erican delegation.
A draft convention prepared by q
special committee is to be brought
before the conference as the basis for
its discussions.
Representatives of arms manufac-
turers have come to Geneva to watch
the conference. Other potential OPP
ponents of some Of the proposed reg
ulations are states that insist that
the "sacred right Of revolution" must
be protected.
Rights OF Revolution Involved.
This latter feeling is recognized as
a difficult problem by the conference
leaders, who fear that conferment of
the right to send arms into country
would give the great powers dam
gerous measure of diplomatic pres
sure, enabling them to assure victory
to revolutionary party they favored
by furnishing it with an unlimited
supply Of arms.
The traffic in arms cannot be con-
sidered 6 merely commercial matter
ard escape international regulation
declared Count Henri Carton de WI
art. former belgian premier, in for
nially opening this afternoon the in
transitional conferences for control Of
the traffic ir arms, called by the
league az nations.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
AGED MAN Is
HIT BY AUTO
August Kruger, Hiking
from California to Ke-
nosha, is Hit.
is AT THE HOSPITAL

August Kruger an aged man, well
known about Kenosha, almost COM
pleted without injury his task Of hik-
ing from California back to Kenosha.
He had come to the last lap OF his
long journey and was walking from
Chicago to Ken osha; within five miles
of his goal---on the Sheridan road
Just south Of Kenosha-on Sunday
night he was struck by an automo-
bile and seriously injured.
The driver of the automobile, J. M.
Banahan, GIT Doyle avenue, Chicago,
halted his car Immediately and went
to the assistance of the aged pedes-
trian. Several who were near at the
time completely exonerated the Chi
cago motorist of any blame for the
accident.
Blinded by Lights.
Kruger was walking north on the
Sheridan road on the west side of the
highway so that he was walking
against the traffic According to the
statement of witnesses he became
confused by the lights and stepped
into the path of the Chicago ca-. He
was struck a glancing blow, knock
ing one Of the handles off of a door
Of the car.
The old man was hurled to the side
of the road, where Banahan and
others fastened to his assistance. He
received deep scalp wound and other
injuries, but may recover.
The Hansen ambulance was called
and he was hurried to the Kenosha
hospital for treatment.
Left Here Last Year.
More than a year ago, Kruger let
Kenosha to go to California where he
has been employed as sheep herder
He was returning to Kenosha to
secure work here during the spring
and summer months.
Deputy Sheriff Steve Robinson was
at the scene Of the accident shortly
after it occurred and made the report
to the sheriff's Office.
A report was also made of COLI
sion which occurred Sunday evening
on Sheridan road, south Of Kenosha,
when the Ford coupe of G. L. Stead
man, TIA Pomeroy street, collided with
a car driven by w. c. Shilling, Of
Salem. No one was injured.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
Election is Valid
, Despite Irregularity
Attorney General Rules That Election
in Sawyer County Is Not lnvail-
dated by An Irregularity.
(Rx Associated Press

Madison, Wis. lrregularlty In q
town election in Sawyer county on
April 7 does not, in the absence of
fraud, affect the legality of the cleo
ton, Attorney General Ekern today
advised j. C. Davis, district attorney
at Hayward. Two town supervisors
and town clerk, involved in the ques-
ton, acted in violation of law, how
ever, and may be criminally prosecut-
ed, the opinion added.
The attorney general was informed
that at the election in certain town,
which was not named, two of the town
supervisors acted as inspectors OF
election and the town clerk acted as
one of the election clerks. The three
officials were candidates for reelection
and were successful. Objection were
made by some of the voters othe
three men acting as election officials,
the district attorney stated, but SO Tar
as he could learn no votes were chai-
lenged and there was no fraud.
An employee of "a corporation whose
lob is to find and report prospective
buyers of lands to the corporation off,
cials must be licensed as real estate
salesman, Mr.. Davis also was advised.
Abandonment of a wife and child is
not an extraditable offense under the
treaties with Great Britain and any
one guilty of such offense who has es-
capped to Canada cannot be returned by
extradition, Harold P. Smith district
attorney of jefferson county, was in
formed in another opinion.
The fact that person receives q
blind pension does not make him a
pauper. even If he is without funds
said an opinion sent to Cad Jones,
district attorney of Waushara county
A resident Of Marathon county was re-
ceiving a pension as blind person in
1919, when he went to Waushara eoun-
ty, the district attorney stated. He
lived in WaushaIs county several
years, receiving the pension until 1928,
when it was discontinued. The PEN
sion was not pauper aid, the opinion
held, and the max is entitled to sup
port from the county where he is now
living.
II believe that the legislature desig-
nedly used the word pension so as
to take away the stigma that would at
tach to the allowance IL it were con-
sidered a gift to a pauper," ]. E
Messerschmidt, assistant attorney gen
eral, wrote.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
Start to Bring In
License Delinquents
Inspector Orders Drastic Action TAX
en- to Round up Milk and Meat
Dealers Without License.

The deadline for applications for
milk and meat dealers licenses is
past, and all those no have not yet
taken out their licenses now face po-
lice, and possible court action. it was
declared today at the health depart
ment Office in the city hall There
are about lilo dealers no have failed
to apply for their 1926-26 license and
the old license expired on May 1st.
The right to handle meat and Hailk
products without a license is viola
tion IL the law and severe penalties
are provided for convictions under
those violations.
The license plates for the coming
year for all milk wagon drivers have
arrived and these ara ow ready at
the health department office fer those
who have already made applications.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
Conservation Rite
for Abbot Pennings

Madison.-An ecclesiastical event,
the first of it's kind in the history of
Wisconsin, will be commenorated at
St. Joseph's Catholic church in West
De Pere on May q, when the mon
astery of the Premonstratensian order
is raised to an abbey, and its head,
the Rev. p. Fl, Pennings, is elevated
to the rank of abbot, the anly abbot
of the order in America.
The pontifcial ceremonies which
will attract national attention, will be
conducted by the Right Rev. Bishop
P. P. Rhode of the Green Bay diocese.
Church dignitaries from three states
and the larger cities in Wisconsin
have been invited to attend.
The honor to be bestowed upon the
Premonstratensian order and its prior,
comes after 80 years Of serving. Upon
becoming an abbey the priory Of the
order will be one Of the 10 abbeys in
the United States, the Only one OF
that order, however.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
WOULD EXEMPT
SCHOOL SITES
Law Provides for Further
Exemption of High
School Property.
FOR BIGGER TRACTS

Madison, Wis. - Attention of county
school superintendent n d high
school principals has been drawn by
John Callahan, state superintendent Of
schools to bill which would exempt
certain property from taxation for
high school purposes
The measure provides that when
ever a school district, other than =
union free high school district, con-
sisting of city or village and outside
territory, maintaining high school
and lower GRADES. the outside terri-
tory shall pay "only its due proper
tion of the cost of maintaining the
grade below the high school depart
ment." Pupils from the outside ter
ritory attending the high school would
be considered nonresident pupils.
Allow Bigger Exemption.
The tax exemption provision reads;
an all cases related where tracts
of unplatted Ian din excess of five
acres are located within the limits of
a city or village and are within a
common school district maintaining a
high school, and are used for agricul-
tural and stock-raising purposes, said
lands shall be taxed as follows:
"If the residence and farm build
ings are located within such district,
an area of not more than five acres in
Guiding such residence and farm build
ings shall be taxed as similar prop
erty in its respective district is tax
ed.
"All such land exceeding such tract
of five acres shall be exempt from
taxation to the extent Of SO per cent
of it's assessed valnESion."
Endorsed h" Farm Bureau.
The bill is one Of number that
have the endorsement Of the Wiscon-
federation, according TO it's secretary,
sin Farm Bureau federation. The
I. M. Wright, is seeking afjustme emit
of taxation for school purposes, par
ticularly in joint high school districts.
In some instances virtually all Of the
profits made by farmers are paid out
in taxes, he declared.
superintendent Callahan advised the
school superintendent and principals
to study their situation "in the light
of this BILL" adding that sit seems to
have quite a little support"
"If there is any reason for your
territory to be interested, it might be
we'll to get in touch with your repre-
sentativeg," the state superintendent
suggested. SIT also might be we'll to
have your boards that are affected
know the facts in regard to the situa-
ton that would be created should this
become a law"