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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-24
Catholics Dedicate
New Racine Church
Kenosha Priests and Church People
Attend and Take Part In
Ceremsfies.

Large numbers of Kenosha Catho-
lies attended and Kenosha and ke-
nosha county pastors took part IN
the dedication at Racine yesterday of
the new Sacred Heart church on
State street. Archbishop Messmer
and other church dignitaries were in
charge of the ceremonies.
Included in the long list of visiting
priests who took part in the dedica-
torv services were Farther A. ]. Berg
of St. Marks church, this city, and
Father Brasky of Wilmot, Kenoshs
county.
The ceremonies took place at 10 a
m. Archbishop Messmer gave the
sermon. and he had as his assistants
in the ceremony Father MacDermott
of St. GATHERINGS high school, IA
cine, and Father Clark, of Pic Mono
college, Milwaukee.
Other noted Catholic dignitaries
present were Mgr. Reiner, rector OF
st. Francis seminary, Mgr. Nichols
professor in the Catholic university
of Washington, D. C. The latter was
a classmate of Father Peter Enrietto
pastor Of Sacred Heart. Father Ca
briel of Caledonia, sang the high
mass, assisted by Father Weller and
Father Cirillus, both of Racine.
Sacred Heart congregation was or
ganzied in June, 1916. The new
church has a seating capacity of 300
There are $50 families in the congre'
CATION at the present time, and the
school which adioins the church, viii
have enrolment of 205 children.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-24
DIES AS HE FLEES
WITH BANK LOOT
Ex-Convict Robs Bank
Where He Was Watch
man - Falls Dead.
CASH FOUND ON HIM

philadelphia, Pa. - az - Death,
fastened by fear of apprehension for
bank robbery, has written the final
chapter in the lawless career OF Ed
ward F. Keller, central figure in the
famous McNichol trunk murder mys-
terry of decade ago.
The end came while ne was fleeing
in a taxicab with more than $4,000 In
cash and checks stolen a few hours
earlier from the Corn Exchange Ma
tional Bank, where he was employed as
a night Waterman. Physicians said
that heart failure, superinduced by
fear, was the cause.
Pardoned about year ago, after
having served the greater part OF his
ten to twelve-year sentence for Staying
Daniel McNichol in 1914, Keller is be-
lieved by police to have planned the
robbery for some time with an accom-
plice and then to have "double crossed"
his accomplice few minutes before
death overlook him.
Ex-Sing Sing Convict.
He had come to this city in 1910
after having served a six-year sentence
in Sing Sing for looting the funds Of
the New York City fire department as
ISOLATION, of which he was member.
Keller had been employed at the
Corn Exchange Bank about months.
He was missed when he failed to ring
in on the time clock at one Of the reg
ular periods early yesterday. An in
vestigation started by a protective
agency was followed shortly after
wards by the identification Of Keller's
body at police station.
Officials of the bank were unable to
explain how he obtained the money.
Keller was convicted of manslaugh-
ter for the Staying Of Daniel McNichol,
a business partner, whose decomposed
body was found tightly jammed into a
trunk in the basement of a vacant
store on December Is, 1915. McNichol,
a nephew Of the late State Senator
James P. McNichol, had been missing
for nearly year and a countrywide
search had been made for him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-24

much aroused over the fact that
anonymous letters were written to
members of the board there regarding
the increase. These letters are de-
scribed as slanderous notes and have
aroused the ire Of all officials of that
county. They not only We're directed
at this question, but also hit at other
officials there. Attempts are being
made to find the author of the letters
and if he is apprehended charge of
SANDER will be made against him.
Consider Road Question.
The board, while it is in session,
will consider several questions which
have arisen in connection with the
financing of the road program for next
year.
A request of Clerk of the Circuit
Court George Stevens for an addition
al clerk was received and granted.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-24
KenOsha Veteran
Dead i'm Nebraska
Oscar E. Bishop, Formerly of This
County, Died at Blue Springs,
Nebraska---Funera Today.

Oscar Eugene Bishop, aged 80 years,
died at his home in Blue Springs, Neb.,
Friday, after a long illness, according
to news received here today.
Mr.. Bishop was born in the township
of Salem September 6, 1845, and was
the son of the. late Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Bishop. He spent the early part
of his life in Salem and married Miss
Nettie Robbins in that town. He
moved to Bristol in 1872 and lived
there until 1889 when he moved to
Blue Springs, Neb., where he has lived
since that time. While in Blue Springs
he held the Office of mayor several
times and was the director of the Blue
Springs State Bank.
At one time he was candidate for
treasurer of Kenosha county and once
served on the county board. He was a
member of the Odd Fellows lodge Of
Blue Springs, Neb., and the &. A. r.
He served in Company G, 36th Wiscon-
sin Infantry.
He is survived by three brothers,
Thomas Henry Bishop of Pleasantdale,
Neb., Charles NJ Bishop and Emory M.
Bishop, both of Bristol. Mrs. Bishop
died at Blue Springs, Neb., in 1890. It
may be said that at the present time
only three members of Company G are
still living. They are William Garde-
ner of Los Angeles, George Mcneil of
Pleasant Prairie and L. L. Owen of
Kenosha.
The remains arrived in Kenosha this
morning and were taken to the Hansen
funeral home from which the services
were held at o'clock this afternoon.
The remains were taken to. the North
Bristol cemetery for interment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-24
FIRE SHOTS TO
HALT BIG CAR
Chase Reckless Driver for
Sixteen Blocks But He
Gets Away.
JUST MINOR COLLISIONS


Six shots, fred by police officers at
Saturday just before m n gth
There was frenzied chase for more
than twenty blocks, but the fleeing car
successfully ran the gauntlet and
escaped.
The chase started as the police car
was returning from another call. The
patrolmen saw big sedan bump into
a car belonging to Louis Goldman,
which had been left parked in front
of the residence at 964 Pleasant street.
The big sedan came from the east on
Prairie avenue, turned south on
Pleasant street, struck the parked car
and kept on going.
Police officer Bolton jumped into
the Goldman car and started after the
fleeing automobile and Captain Claus
en- and Officer Fenske pursued in the
police patrol wagon.
The car ahead was being driven in
a wild and reckless manner, suggesting
that the wheel was in the hands of a
drunken driver. 1t bobbed over curbs,
turned corners at dizzy rate and still
kept on going over the slippery pave
ments without mishaps. Bouton fired
ments without mishaps. Bolton fired
fired three. One of the six shots is
believed to have landed within the
body Of the car, but with what result
the police are uncertain for,the driver
was never caught.
The pursuit kept up from Pleasant
to Dayton street, Dayton to Fremont
avsEue, Fremont to Collins street, Col
Inns to Engel and down to Strong
street, and then south on Lyman
avenue where finally the sedan ahead
shot into all alley somewhere and
was seen no more.
There were a number of small col
lisions Saturday night due to-the in
creased traffic and the slippery con-
ditions of the pavements.
Joseph Goldstein, 80 English court,
driving a Dodge roadster west on
English court Sunday at 1910 a. M,
turned north into Park avenue and
collided with a Chevrolet sedan be-
longing to the Downey Recht com
pany. The Chevrolet was sent to the
right of the street damaging car be-
longing to F. S. Hubbard, T01 Rice
avenue.
H. Hermann, Is Maplewood avenue
was driving a Chandler touring car
east on South street Saturday at t0:25
p. m. when he collided with a Ford
coupe driven south on Main street
which was just turning into Park
avenue at the intersection of South
street, by William Millmore, 618 Bond
street. Millmore had put on the
brakes and skidded into the Chandler.
Mack Mckinney, 81 North Main
street, driving car north on Pleasant
street to avoid hitting another car,
ran upon the lawn of w. w. Vincent
on Prairie avenue.
George Sabetic, North Rowland
avenue, was trying to take the shoe
off his horse which was harnessed to
a surrey and standing on Sheridan
road near Quonee street at 8:15 p. m
Saturday night when Nash sedan
driven south on Sheridan road by
David Knox, 37S Lemon street, ran
into the surrey, damaging the fills
and steps.
Eugene Murdick, 1923 Garfield aven-
ue, while driving a Nash sedan north
on Sheridan road Saturday at 1885 p.
nj. and turning to go west on Prairie
avenue, was struck by a Ford truck
driven south on Sheridan road by G.
Robechaud, of Milwaukee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-24
Collector Finds
Tenants Dead Body

Milwaukee, Wis. K IL Edward
Anderson who several times had
sought to collect room rent from John
Plestenek since last August, removed
the hinges from the door to his room,
and found Plestenek's body hanging
from a rope.
Anderson said Plestenek told him
when he collected the rent for August
that he was going to Chicago ana 4x-
pected to be away some time, bu%
wanted the room held. On several
occasions Anderson called to collecs
back rent, but each time the room was
locked. He finally removed the door
and found that his roomer must have
hanged himself the day he said he
was going to Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-24
County achievements
BrOGdcdsted In Booklet

their painstaking care, their clear Vi
sion, and to their courage and faith
fulness in carrying the thousand de-
tails to which those not directly con-
eelneS have never given thought.
Better citizens are made by clearer
and better appreciation Of the cost Of
tho civilization tsey enjoy.
To Go Down to Posterity.
eve can not refrain from, wish
that in some way. somehow, the full
weight and significance of sucn pro-
jects could be brought home to the
realization of the youth Of our COM
munity. They have so much, seem
ingly free, in this wonderful period,
that many times they do not seem to
appreciate whence it all came. Could
they hut have an understanding of
how such things are accomplished
and really know the cost in thought, in
vision, in money and in sacrifice, their
appreciation would be deepened, their
tolerance and forbearance would be
widened, and their patriotism would
take on real love and devotion to
those who made the sacrifices and for
the things created because of them"
The book includes a complete pic
torial presentation Of every feature
of the courthouse and jail building,
with a history of all of the court
houses the county has erected in the
past.
Presents History of County.
In conjunction with the courthouse
story, Mr.. Trenary has prepared an
exhaustive and most interesting his
torical account Of the early years in
Kenosha county, its towns and villages
from TIE organization of the Wiscon-
sin territory in 1885 when Jacob Mont
gomery and his two sons occupied
log cabin near what IS now Petrifying
Springs in the town of Somers, at the
same time when the foundation for the
city of Ken9sha was laid.
There fellows section in which
historical events in the lives of insti-
tutions and people in Kenosha county
are recorded.
Believing that these facts are Of in
terest to the people of the city and
the Kenosha Evening News will
shortly publish series of articles
based on. the material written by Mr..
Trenary. The first Of these will be
announced next week
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-24
Milwaukee May Get
Big State Building

Madison, Wis. la - A branch
state building, costing approximately
100000 may be erected in Milwaukee
within the next few years, if the leg
islature approves plans now being
formulated, Arthur Peabody, state
architect, indicated.
Mr. Peabody is designing plans for
University of Wisconsin extension
building in Milwaukee, for which
$4,000 was appropriated. The de-
sign will be submitted to A. G. Rlas,
Milwaukee municipal architect, ghen
to the metropolitan are committee OF
the common council and finally to the
council.
It, will include units to house
branches of state departments now in
rented quarters in Milwaukee, Mr..
Peabody said.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-24

"Soavenir OF tbs KeEosna County
Courthouse and Bits os Yesterday
foundations Of Today" Il lis title.
rae bsok SHAT IL dsstined % place
4saashA sountY wisA .hs most progress
sivs sourssss ii The sntiTs soupsry in
the eyes Of the people OF the nation
Is nov eli 81 she presses. and is in
:hs handle OF the Ksnosha county board
OF supervisors. It is book Of 10
pages, hound iR imitation leather, and
it is most attractive volume, one
that will make a valuable addition to
every home library in the county Of
Kenosha.
The book was printed on the presses
Of the Kenosha Evening News, and
was edited by o. L. Trenary, who
spent several weeks Of intense re-
search work through old county
archives and historical works in pre-
pairing the material in the book.
Pays Tribute to Builders.
Mr.. Trenary pays a glorious tribute
to the men who indirectly and direct
" made the Kenosha county court
house one of the finest and produest
possessions of the county today. Fol-
lowing a detailed description of the
architecture, the equipment, and the.
plans of the building, there are
sketches Of the various county boards
which had hand in the planning, let
ting Of contracts, and erecting Of the
building.
"To all of the men Of these several
boards is due the gratitude Of the
community" the editor declares; "for
they have carried through to sue
cessful conclusion their own convic-
tions and those Of scattered public
opinion, and the result is the finest
county courthouse in Wisconsin.
A Common Possession of People.
"Cut into the stone above the main
entrance of the building, facing the
sun, is this inscription, Erected byI
the people Of Kenosha, county to the
cause Of just and capable govern
ment.' In one sense it is the people
of Kenosha county. 1t is our common,
proud possession. However, all recog-
nize the fact that these thirty-eightl
men, having carried the burdens of
this wonderful project, are the real
creators of this magnificent building.
Long after all have passed on, this
building will stand monument ito
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-24
Fight Reduction
in Alcohol Tax

Washington, D. c. Reduction
in the alcohol tax as proposed in the
tax bill stirred up prohibition dis
cussion in the house, when Representa-
tive Fancy, Democrat, of Illinois,
argued it would serve of advertising
value to bootleggers.
"Cut this tax on pure grain alcohol"
he said. "and the bootleggers will use
it instead of distilled denatured al
cohol. They will instill the confidence
of customers in their new product and
use it for Advertising"
Representative Crisp, Democrat, of
Georgia, insisted reduction in the
levy would not harm prohibition en-
forcement and said Assistant Secretary
Andrews, of the treasury department,
and Wayne B. Wheeler of the Anti
Saloon league, had so agreed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-24
Italian Veteran
Called by Death

August Trentino, 81, Of 656 Ridge
street, died Saturday evening at st.
GATHERINGS hospital from an attack of
double pneumonia. Mr.. Trentino made
an enviable record during the World
War when he served with the Italian
army in many of the big encounters.
He is survived by the widow and a
son. The body is now at the Cardinal
Funeral Home and funeral services
will be held Tuesday morning at
o'clock from Holy Name church, with
burial at st. Georges cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-24
Two Found Dead in
Swamp in Brooklyn

New York City. - - Death in
one of its most primitive forms still
turks for the unwary not many miles
from New York's skyscrapers and
roaring subways.
Within the last six months swamp
lands have claimed, three lives within
the metropolitan district and have
brought unusual suffering to several
others.
Two men were found dead over the
week end in Paerdegat basin swamp
in Brooklyn, close to the intersection
of two well travelled streets. They
are believed to have been engulfed
while trying to cross. the morass.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-24


Milwaukee, Wis (AP) With a
confession from a former convict that
he had killed Roy Tolzmann, years
old, after attacking him, police here
today are carrying on an intensive
hunt for a man who likewise attacked
Michael Lecher, also years old, and
left him near an abandoned dining
and buffet car in the west Milwaukee
railroad yards.
John Steinert, who had served time
for similar offenses involving small
bows, in d written and signed confess
sion to police, late last night told
how he took the Tolzman boy to a
barn near the city limits. After at
lacking the boy he said he choked
him to death when the lad screamed.
Steinert then said that he set fire
to the barn.
Body Burned In Barn.
Police yesterday found human bones
and the torso of a child in the ruins
of the barn. Identity was established
by the mother of the slain boy who
identified a belt buckle and bits OF
clothing which we're found in the ruins
DX QebGCblNSSs
Steinert had visited at the Tolzmann
home Wednesday, following the disap-
pearance Of the boy the day before
and had endeavored to cheer up the
family, sorrowing over the fate of
the missing boy.
This and the fact that Steinert
worked on the farm where the fire
occurred led police to question him
yesterday. After hours of grilling he
admitted that he had taken the boy
to the barn, and attacked him, but
denied that he had killed him.
Pressed by detectives, however, he
finally admitted that ne had choked
the boy to death and set fire to the
building to cover the crime.
He was steadfast in his declaration
that he had not hacked the body to
pieces. Police, however, found a
scythe blade in the ruins where the
dismembered body was found.
The Lecher boy was found yesterday
in the abandoned railroad car after
hours Of searching. They found the
boy, mis- clothing torn from his body,
his hands, face and feet frozen.
The Lecher boy declared that he had
been attacked by negro. Several
suspects were rounded up by police,
but at an early hour today the boy
had been unable TO identify any as
the man who attacked him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-24
Sailors Nose For
Rum Catches Runner

Boston, Mass ..A4S5 "A sailors
nose for alcohol caused coast guard
to put about and chase the fishing
boat Gyda into port at Gloucester as
today the craft came alongside the
appraisers store for unloading.
She was so heavily laden with con-
traband that even the engine room and
cabin were TANNED with containers.
When the government craft reached
the Gyda's berth the runners had dis
appeared, leaving the $4,000 cargo to
be confiscated. The Gyda will be sold.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-24
Magnussen Secures
More Newspapers

faiesburg, III. ->AR1- Glen Z.
Maguussen, who for the past year has
been general manager and treasurer
OF the Home News publishing COM
pany which operates chain Of news
papsys in northern Illinois and south
ern Wisconsin. haa purchased con-
trolling interest in the Community
Newspapers. q string % 16 county
Heeslisa, with head offices here.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-24
Urges Amity
In Mandate of Irak

London, Eng. a. Great Britain
is anxious for the kingdom Of Irak,
as a British mandatory state, to live
in neighborly amity with Turkey,
Premier Baldwin told the house of
commons. In pursuance of this policy
he is to confer with the Turkish am
bassador in London to discuss the
agreement regarding Mosul.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-24
State Fights Move
To Compel License

Madison, Wis. ->44r,- w. Stanley
Smith, state insurance commissioner,
announces that he will appeal from
the decision Of federal District Judge
G. z. Luse, denying a motion to dis
miss the complaint of the American
insurance union, which is seeking to
compel the commission to renew its
license to do business in Wisconsin.
Commissioner Smith refused to re-
new the license on the ground that
the company used more than 20 per
cent of its assets for a home Office
building at Columbus, O., contrary to
Wisconsin law. He has authorized the
fling of appeal papers Through the
United States circuit court of appeals.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-24
Proposes Greater
Hawaiian HarbOrs

Washington, D. C.-AAI> Extensive
improvements to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,
including berthing space for 16 battle
ships, were recommended to the house
committee on naval affairs, by Rep
resentative Stephens, Republican,
Ohio, senior member of the special
congressional committees that visited
the islands last summer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-24
qeT LICENSE EARLY.

Thousands al dollars are paid OUT by
nosorfssa casa PEAR FOR penalties in
falling - comply with tbs license law,
"a California 10000 paSaens ~srs psn-
t4zsd asarly 100000 .Aas year Be
t4ass tls3 did aot make AppiicasIor
- x 'psase yishia ne ams dsssS-
aseS ~ iRm
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-24
ToMATOEs BRING PROFIT.

Tmatoes produced on 516 acres, sell
ing at 81, made $500 for S. Gray, a
truck farmer~near Ell Reno, Oklahoma.
1000 bushels of green tomatoes were
left in the field, prevented from ripen-
ing by an early frost.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-24

Gerald Becker, Racine, has informed
the police that while he was in Keno
sas Saturday aight attending dance,
someone stole 2 nair of Weed chains
and grey blanket from his Case car
whicA 1M parked near Eagles hall.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-24

H. ]. Busch, SIG Lincoln street, driv-
ing Dodge sedan south on Park ave-
nue., collided at the intersection of
English court with Ben Hentz of Mil
waukee, who was driving truck west
on English court, and turning into
Park avenues. .s.--
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-24
SLAYER OF BOY
CONFESSES CRIME
Convict Admits He At
tackled Milwaukee Lad
and ChOked Him.
BODY BURNED in BARN
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
Milwaukee, Wis -, Police
today were closing in on the trail
of the man, said to be a negro,
who mistreated Michael Lecher, s
years old, and then locked him in
a railroad car and left him to die
from exposure.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-24

The board of supervisors of Wal
worth county on Thursday voted to re-
consider and cut the increase in that
county from $1,000 to $500. This fact
was reported to the Kenosha county
board during the deliberations this
morning.
.Walworta county citizens. are very
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-07

to wonder how soon luncheon
would be announced. instlnc-
lively felt for my watch 1t was
gone.
I could not recall that in my
haste ] had put it in the vest
pocket in which always carry
1t. temoaned my negligence
and resigned myself to my fate.
An hour later / accidentally
found the watch in another vest
pocket. Habit, just habit, dis
turbed or violated. unconsciously
by haste.
An old stay-at.home bachelor
friend found himself unexpected
" called upon to don evening
clothes. He went into his room
and automatically took off his
day suit while thinking Of some
thing else, as usual.
He kept on thinking Of the
something else after he had shed
his suit, until he was startled to
find that he had automatically
and, therefore, unconsciously
crawled into bed. He had always