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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-06-18
Arrest Man On
Bad Check Charge
Stanley Pelant is Brought from Wau.
kegan on Charge by Lieut.. Rock
and Detective Breidt.

Stanley Joseph Pelant of Waukegan
was brought into the municipal court
this morning on the charge of receiv-
ing money under false pretenses in
Kenosha about year ago. 1t is
charged that Pelant represented him
self to C. L. Bernacchi to be "R. A.
Nelson" and presented a check for
$40 which was cashed.
Pelant was arrested at Waukegan
by Lieut.. Rock and Detective Breidt
of the Kenosha police department.
He is said to be wanted at Mil
waukee on the charge of embezzle-
ment and forgery.
The man told Judge Slater this
morning that he wished to enter a
plea of guilty. The matter was later
held up pending an investigation by
an attorney for the defendant.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-06-18
Progress on High
School Continues
Interior Work Takes Big Strides in
Progress to Third Floor of New
Senior High School Building.

The new senior high school building
is beginning to take on all the appear
ances of finished project these days
with the rapid progress being made
in the interior construction work, ac-
cording to A. P. Koehl, building sup
erintendent for the board of educa-
ton. The partition work has reached
the third floor of the building and
it is expected that the plaster work
in the entire building will be COM
pleted in three weeks. At that time
the trimming and finishing work will
be begun preparatory for the prelira-
mary inspection of the school board
Koehl reports that half of the first
floor is plastered and with eighteen
men doing nothing but this type of
work this will be done at once.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-06-18
DANCE HALLS
QUIET SUNDAY
Sheriff and Turnkey Make
Rounds of Dance Places
Sunday Afternoon.
CHECK 'LABORITES'
Two On Hard Labor Sentence
Fail to Show Up for
Saturday Lodging.

"All is quiet along the Potomac
This was the report made Sunday eve
ming to District Attorney Powell by
Sheriff Frank "Baldy" Willems. Al
the request of the district attorney
the sheriff, accompanied by Turnkey
Ray Willems, made the rounds of the
dance halls in Kenosha county to see
if they were abiding by the law.
1t was not only quiet along the
Potomac; it was quiet along the Fox
and beside Powers Lake and the other
inland waters.
Everybody appeared to be follow
ing the law, the sheriff said on his re-
turn. eve found no violations what
soever."
Visit All the, Resorts.
The places visited by the sheriff and
his assistant were the Aquila resort
and dance hall near it called Powers
Open Pavilian, both located at Pow
er's Lake; Fox River Gardens, near
New Munster; Rodermund's place at
Twin Lakes; Happy Lang's at Pixies
vile, and Lehnert's barn dance hall or
the Burlington road.
"We had been informed that the
Aquila resort was running Sundays
but this proved to be untrue" said
Sheriff Willems. THE proprietor Of
the place told us that he had run one
Sunday but that he did not know at
that time of the county boards res
trictions. Since he learned what the
law was he declared that he had not
been running Sunday dances"
Weekend Boarders Out.
Saturday night was a busy time at
the sheriff's Office trying to check up
on boarders who failed to show up
Angus Monroe, under a "hard labor
sentence for driving while intoxicated
did not come in and neither did Chas
Kowalski.
According to the regulations for
those under hard labor sentence, they
report at eight o'clock every evening
and then go home, but Saturday eve
ming they are supposed to come in and
stay until Sunday evening at IL o.
clock. Surprise was expressed over
Kowalskis failure to appear for, &C
cording to the sheriff, he has been
following orders implicitly.
On making an investigation, Turnkey
a-bed His excuse was so apparent
that it was accepted. Monroe could
not be found. Sunday morning he
came and reported, some 10 hours late,
at the sheriff's Office.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-06-18
ARTHUR BALTES
LATEST VICTIM
Dies at Kenosha Hospital
Early Sunday AS Result
of Accident.
STRUCK BY CONLEY
Joseph Conley Now In Custody
Pending Inquest; Auto
mobiles Collided.

Arthur Baltes, 81, of 424 Alleman
avenue, is dead this morning, and Joe
Conley of 865 Pearl street, is in Gus
tody at the sheriff's office, as the re-
suit of the latest automobile tragedy,
in which two cars collided.
Conley, of wmrhtrarsh stsehtshehehe
is in custody at the sheriff's Office, as
the result of the latest automobile
tragedy, in which two cars collided. .
Conley is held at the county Jail on
the orders of Coroner Joseph Friend
pending the result of the inquest
which will be held Tuesday afternoon
Cars Meet on Broad Road.
Baltes was driving Ford sedan east
on the Burlington road, and Conley
was driving Moon car when the two
came together at a point which is
about one block west of the North
Shore railway tracks. The collision
took place Saturday night at 10 o.
clock. With Baltes was his cousin
John Baltes, and with Conley was his
brother, John Conley, and another,
known only to the coroner today as
Sam
AS the cars came together the front
wheels locked. The sedan was COM
pletely demolished, but there was not
much damage to the other car.
Arthur Baltes was pulled out of the
wreckage, fatally injured. He was
taken in another car to the sheriff's
office where the undersheriff told the
driver, whose name is unknown, to
take the injured young man to the Ke-
nosha hospital. There at 5 o'clock
Sunday morning the victim breathed
his last. He had been internally in
jured, and death came as the result
of ruptured liver.
BaItes Car on Right Side.
John Baltes, the other passenger in
the Ford Sedan, declared that their
car was on the right side of the road.
that their car was on the right side
of the road.
Coroner Friend stated today that an
examination of the road bore out the
statement of John Baltes. The wheel
tracks showed that the Ford sedan was
sway over on the right side going
east, said the coroner. After the col
lision, the cars were $50 feet apart,
and the wreckage of the Ford sedan
showed that it had been struck with
force by the bigger car.
Arthur Baltes, the victim of the
accident, was twenty-one years of age
having been born October %, 1908,
in Beloit, the son-of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Baltes. He had lived in Keno
sha most of his life, although for
few years he had resided in Beloit
and Rockford.
Surviving him are his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Baltes, one brother
and two sisters, all of Kenosha. The
remains were taken to the Cardinal
funeral home, 358 Prairie avenue,
where the funeral services will be
held Wednesday afternoon at two
o'clock with interment following in
the ST. George cemetery. The Mod
ern Woodmer of which the deceased
was a member, will be in charge of
the services.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-06-18
Get Stolen Car
And Alleged Thief
John Sittel is Brought Back from
Breckenridge, Mimi, by
Sheriff's Men.

Captain Steven Robinson and Depu-
ty Sheriff William Engelnaldt have
just returned from Breckenridge,
Mimi. with John Stittel in custody,
charged with larceny of an automobile.
Sittel was arrested at Breckenridge
by Sheriff Fitzgerald of that place, at
first on the charge of suspicion. He
wired Madison to ascertain the owner
of the license for the Ford coupe
which Sittel had and which he claimed
was his own, and learned that it was
a stolen car and belonged in Kenosha.
He then advised the sheriff's Office
here, and meantime kept Sittel lock-
ed up.
The Ford coupe, which is the prop
erty of John DeKok, 772 Dayton
street, was stolen May 21, from the
parking space in front of the Nash
factory.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-06-18
Seek Runaway
Zion Girl Here
Father Tells Kenosha Police He Fears
She Has Run Of With
Married Man

A. H. Zimmerman asked the police
Saturday night to be on the lookout
for his runaway daughter, Gladys, IL
years old, who has gone from home
and left no address. The girl was
seen Saturday noon at the corner Of
Market and Main streets, in Kenosha,
the father said.
The police were told that it is fear
ed that Miss Gladys has eloped with
a man who is married and had two
children, This man left Saturday in a
Studebaker car, and told friends he
was going to Milwaukee for the week
end.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-06-18
County Board
Meets Friday
To Act on Report of Committee in
vestigating Sale of Old County
Buildings.

A special meeting of the county
board of supervisors has been called
for next Friday, June 10, according to
the announcement made this morning
by County Clerk Iva Russell.
purpose of the meeting as outline
the call is to consider the report of
the special committee named to con-
slider the proposed sale of the old
county buildings to the city of Keno
sha. The buildings included are the
present courthouse, the present county
Jail and the municipal court building
At this time the board will also
make final arrangements for the dedi-
cation of the new courthouse, setting
the date for these ceremonies.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-06-18
A Thousand Guests
See Cooper PeOnies
Dunmovin Mecca for Record Crowd
of Visitors Over the Week End.

Saturday and Sunday marked new
era in the appreciation of beauty as
expressed by nature in the mammoth
Cooper peonie gardens at Dunmovin.
Over a thousand visitors crowded the
roads from every approach to the gar
dens to get their first view Of the
peonies just coming to bloom. Many
left with arms full through the kind
ness of the Coopers who are carrying
out the wish of the late Henry
S. Cooper, founder of the gardens, in
giving the people the keen enjoyment
and the great pleasure which he HIM
self found among the gardens.
The peonies are just now coming
into their full bloom and the season
will extend for another three weeks If
the present weather conditions con-
tinue.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-06-18
MYERs-KRENsCHER NUPTIALs.
Miss Myra Myers and Roy Krenscher
of Paris, Wisconsin, Wed.

of Paris, Wisconsin, Wed.
Miss Myra Myers, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Myers of Paris, and
Roy Krenscher, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Krenscher, of the same town,
were married at noon today at the
Paris Lutheran church. Rev. Foss-
ner performed the ceremony.
The bride wore a white canton
crepe dress, trimmed with lace and
long veil. She carried a shower bc
quet of white roses and lilies of T.
valley. The bride was attended by
her sister, Miss Mabel Myers, who
wore a gown Of pale pink crepe de
chine and a corsage of sweet peas and
roses. Harold Krenscher, brother Of
the bridegroom, was best man.
Miss Evelyn Krenscher played the
wedding march. Orchid and pink were
used as appointments at the home
where a reception was held for fifty
guests. Mr.. and Mrs. Krenscher left
for short wedding trip to the Wis
consin Dells this afternoon and after
July 1 they will be home to thei.
friends at Oak Lawn farm, near
SomeTs.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-06-18

FALL DOWN ON PILFERING LIST.
One of the poorest base-stealing
clubs in the majors this season is De-
troit. The Tigers thus far have taken
few liberties on the paths. Cobb no
doubt preferring to have the runners
wait for hits to bring them around
rather than take chances on being
caught pilfering.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-06-18

New York City = Jimmy Goodrich,
former Buffalo newsboy, and Stanis-
laus Loayza of Chile will meet July
for the lightweight boxing champion
ship as a result of elimination bouts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-06-18

Berlin Richard Teichmann, we'll
known chess master, died.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-25
Walking

IT UST as we have reached the walkless age,
III we are to learn all about walking Man
has walked for countless centuries, but Yale
Investigators say he has never known exactly
how ne did it. So they have set up apparatus
to find out
1t will be an interesting intellectual dis.
covery. But who will make anv use of ;+q No
oody walks but the postman, and he is begin
nlng to use side-car motorcycle
II 1t were not for the hereditary persist
ence OF useless parts, man would soon be leg
less animal. AS it is, how many of us could
contemplate without CONSERVATION twenty
mile walkY
About as many as can do'a double fin.Aon
or read Greek
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-25
Foolish Figures

IT II OW completely the present crime prob
lem battles most men who undertake to
discuss it is revealed by the prevalence of loose
statements on the subject.
Arthur B. Reeve, who invents criminals
for the purpose of fiction, has written for the
United News his views as to what should be
done about the crime food engulfng America
He mars an otherwise intelligent discussion by
the following observation:
Recent investigation by group of
legal authorities reported that we have in
the United States over 100000 Federal,
State and local laws and ordinances If one
man were to start in merely to read the laws,
he would never by any possibility catch up,
even if he spent all his life at it.
"Now what does that meant 1t means
that you and never, probably pass a day
without breaking some law or ordinance"
There may be ten million Federal, State
and local laws and ordinances in the United
States. But Arthur B. Reeve, who lives in
New York, is not likely to be affected by the
local laws of Oregon or the city ordinances of
New Orleans. These local laws.and ordinances
have no bearing on the crimes of murder and
highway robbery
Reeve is right, of course, in asserting that
we have too many laws We have always been
too much inclined to pass a law every time the
urge to regulate our neighbors seized US, but
we can t be blamed for passing city ordinances
to provide for new streets and alleys, even if in
time the total number does reach ten million
Reeve recommends scientific study of the
subject. That is good idea, for no scientist
will handle his millions so carelessly as this
popular fiction writer has done.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-25
ONTRARY
TO GEN ESlS

RI HE State OF Indiana has
been given two acres Of
~ land on which is the Dean
oak" the only one of It's kind
known. The tree-discovered in
1904, by Charles c. Dean, State
forester-is a natural hybrid. a
cross between the chinquapin and
white oak.
Doubtless the tree instead of be-
preserved should be cut down and
burned or be tried for heresy in
Tennessee court. 1t is flagrantly
and openly teaching organic
evolution contrary to Genesis.
How do Fundamentalists explain
the Dean oak"--a tree different
from any existing species-if the
Almighty finished the work Of
creation after six days labor some
thousands of years ago?
God made that tree. long after
the creation according to Genesis.
by evolving 1t from other species.
Is 1t impious TO believe that He
might have used the same process
in development of other forms of
life-evolving new species from
old in orderly sequence, or even
complex humans from simpler or
ganisms2
The grapefruit and mule
though both of refractory tenn
perament-are useful creatures
that man has evolved from other
living forms.
The Dean oak" and the mule
prove that both man and Nature
and altering the works of crea-
ton. Evidently creation is still in
progress not finished once for all.
So the question from whence came
the human race-from Adam or
an anglewor1n-is less important
than whittier 1t is going.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-25
Charles G. Sefrit

XVI ITH the death of Charles G. Sefrit, for
wv many years editor Of the Washington
(lnd.) Herald, there passes another of the
picturesque political editors of Indiana.
Living in a small town and editing a small
newspaper, Mr.. Sefrit nevertheless made him
self power in Indiana Republican politics. His
paper was party organ in the truest sense
With the passing of the older editors, the
party organ also is passing. Of fewer and few
er newspapers can one say, 'This is Repub-
hcan paper, y or This is Democratic paper"
The party organ had its place, but there is no
doubt that nowadays the newspaper that is alb
solutely independent in thought can best serve
its readers
Mr. Sefrit was a credit to the newspaper
profession in Indiana and his death is mourned
by many.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-25
In Re The Reverend CuID

We are so credulous and hopeful
and easy-we wives-that nearly
every husband is able to get by with.
out punishment for his matrimon-
ial sins.
But, Lord, how different 1t is
when the shoe Is on the other foot,
Just let wife make one false step:
just let there be merely an accumula.
ton of circumstantial evidence
against her, and she will move
heaven and earth to keep her hus.
band in ignorance. She feels that
he would never forgive her. She
feels that the slightest gesture of
inf1delity on her part and he would
show her the door, no matter what
sort of rounder he may have been.
No, the men are hard and suspi-
cious and unreasonable and unfor-
giving when it comes to our sins.
And the quicker we take this atti-
tude with them the better off we
shall be, matrimonially speaking.
The fear Of hell-fire has saved many
n sinner; and the though+ '>"- 10
would lose her happy home has
kept many a woman ii the straight
and narrow path. Knowing that
his wife would not forgive him ought
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-25

spiritualism they profess and dis
play has suited them and outside
dupes who have paid money TO
witness the performances. None
complained. Apparently they all
got their moneys worth.
II one believes that a medium
clad in a Mother Hubbard can
make the spirit OF Julius Caesar
dance at her bidding and builds a
religious cult around that belief he
has as much right to pursue his
religion in peace as a more ortho-
dox citizen. AS long as he doesn't
contravene the law.
There are enough solid evils for
crusadlng Investigators to attack
without wasting their time to save
willing dupes from contact with
unauthentic ghosts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-25
Stand Up for Your
Rights

ri HE Indiana dry law is attracting nation
wide attention. AS result of efforts to
enforce it, newspapers and magazines point
out, houses, automobiles even the persons of
citizens are searched for liquor without war
rants issued according to the Fourth amend
ment to the United States Constitution.
Many other States are in the same boat,
as to dry enforcement practice at least.
A general result is encouragement of spite
work and blackmail.
One Of the most important clauses in the
Fourth amendment is that no warrant shall is
sue for any search or seizure that is not sup
ported by oath or affirmation
That means that the accuser has got to
make himself known. He has got to make his
name matter of record. The person whose
person, premises or effects are wrongfully
searched has an opportunity to retaliate legal
ly and otherwise
A warrant issuing merely on an anony-
nous tip" to dry agent allows the person
searched, held up to ridicule, in effect Ibeled
and slandered no recourse against the tipster,
whether the searched person be innocent or
guilty.
An axiom of English and American COM
mon law is that an accused person may be con.
fronted with the witnesses against him. This
h set at naught in the kind Of dry law enforce
ment discussed here
There is no part Of our Constitution, no
law on the Statute books anywhere in this coun.
try, no conceivable new law which might be
passed, which is so important as the chill of
rights section of our Constitution, Of which
the Fourth amendment, relating to searches
and seizures, is part
There is no principle at law, old or new,
so important as that of suspected or accused
person shall have square deal from beginning
to end of proceedings against him; and that
ne shall have right to know who they are,
and answer man to man, in court or out of it,
those who accuse him.
These are fundamental American ideals
that are being violated in Indiana and MANY
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-25
Child Drivers

1NOTHER fatal accident in which an au.
~ tomobile driven by'a 16-year-old boy
figured has gone down in the records. The
driver himself was seriously injured when the
automobile and an interurban car collided and
an 11-year-old boy was killed
Last week 17-year-old boy and 16-year-
old girl were very seriously hurt when
racer" in which they were riding struck
railroad abutment in the western part of town.
Driving an automobile under present traf-
fc conditions is hazardous undertaking even
for grown-up with good Judgment and steady
nerves. 1t is no child 8 job.
During the last few months there has been
an epidemic of bugs" delapidated fivvers
painted outlandishly, in various parts of the
city. They go roaring through the streets en-
dangering life and limb. Invariably they are
driven by young boys and usually they are
overloaded
Parents who would not permit their chill
dren to wind the parlor clock apparently have
no objection to the same children tearing
through the streets in overloaded fivvers with
the occupants and those hanging on the run.
ming boards shouting and singing.
The present legal minimum age limit for
automobile drivers is It, No other qualifica-
ton appears necessary. With the increasing
number of automobile accidents Indiana sooner
or later will come to intelligence, sight and
nerve tests for automobile drivers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-25


body 1t may be you.
Fast living is lots of fun until you
hit a sharp curve.
A big family keeps q man so busy
he hasn't time to worry as much as
he really should
Raise your children like dollhouse
flowers and they will blossom idiots.
The flower Of American manhood
is self rising.
You never really know how lucky
or unlucky you are.
People who can't play any kind Of
music have to relieve their feelings
by telling their troubles.
Being away from a place Is moth
ing to worry about. You always are
away from millions Of places.
The real trouble with all narrow
minded people is they are too narrow
minded to realize 1t.
Electric fans will blow about any
thing. So will some people.
'(Copyright. 1925. NEA Service. Incl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-25
NOT MUCH
PROTECTION

FRS RUBY MCINTOSH. a
IMl young married woman OF
LII Evansville Qnd). the other
day killed a neighbor youth who
was quarreling with her son.
She didn't plan murder Hearing
the boys quarrel she rushed out
Of the house to defend her son
against attack Of the older youth
picking up a revolver or. the way.
She intended to brighten the lad
with the weapon. Instead It acct
dentally discharged and slew him.
Probably the fatal revolver In
the case was kept in that home for
protection. How much protection
did II give? Because OF II that
home sorrows and the wife and
mother faces a murder charge. 1t
settled a quarrel that could have
been as effectually and less fatally
settled by hand or mouth.
The same day a prominent editor
in New Mexico, when beset and
pummeled by an enraged political
enemy, pulled a pistol he carried
for his own protection and fired.
He killed an innocent bystander
who was attempting to quell the
brawl.
His revolver didn't prevent the
attack nor did IT defend him. II
merely got him a murder charge
and lot of trouble That's worse
than the black eye he might have
received from the fracas otherwise.
Revolvers are kept in many
homes and carried by many re-
spectacle citizens for protection.
But their record is black. They are
moro often sources of sorrow and
tragedy than a means of defense.
Law order and society in Amer
lea would benefit more from pro-
hibition on the manufacture, i'm
portation and sale OF pocket fire
arms than from perfect enforce
ment Of the Eighteenth Amend.
ment.