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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-24
MEET TO PLAN
PROTEST MOVE
Taxpayers to Protest On
Sheridan Road Widen
ing Assessments.
WANT CITY TO PAY

Opposing the plan which has been
outlined by the commission appointed
by the circuit court to establish bene-
fits and damages in connection with
the proposed widening of Sheridan
Road from Market street to Prairie
avenue, a group of about 80 property
owners, against whose property as
easements have been levied, met Sat-
urday evening at the DeDiemer gar
age at the corner of South West Main
street and Wisconsin street and start
ed a movement for the presentation
of their protest to the commission.
The commission is now holding hear
ings on the prelim mary report at the
city hall and it is planned that the
property owners who are protesting
against the resent method Of assess
ment register their protest on Tues
day morning.
The plan adopted by the court COM
mission was that property in GER
tain district is more benefited than
other property in the city and for
that reason was to be assessed to help
meet the expense of the improvement.
The assessments are graduated ac-
cording to the distance from the pro-
posed widening.
The professors maintain that the
entire expense Of the project should
be paid by the city as a whole. All
who have thus far appeared before
the commission have been in favor Of
the widening Of the street but have
objected to the plan Of assessing the
certain district, which the commits
sion claims is benefited more than
other sections of the city.
A committee was named at the
meeting held Saturday evening to
formulate plans for carrying on the
protest effectively. This committee
has called a meeting of all property
owners who care to join in the pro-
test, which meeting is to be held on
Tuesday morning at the city hall at
1880 o'clock.
There are nearly 500 property own
ers affected by the assessments pro-
posed in the preliminary report. Thus
far only so have Joined in the protest
against the assessment plan adopted
by the commission.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-24
GIRL SCOUTS TO
BEGIN NEW YEAR
Training Course for Scout
Leaders Opens Mon
day Evening.
MISS ANDERSON BACK

Kenosha Girl Scouts launched its
years work last evening with sue
cessful organization meeting of the
school leaders at the Gilbert Simmons
library.
The purpose of the meeting was the
outlining of a six-weeks' training
course of leaders. This course in for
nler years has been the backbone" of
scouting, since the captains and lieu
tenants are put through course of
intensive scout work in preparation
for their management of the troops.
As in the past Miss Isabel Anderson,
scout director, is in charge of the
training class. She has just returned
from delightful weeks at Camp Andre
New York. and Camp Minnesota, ma
tional Girl Scout training camps for
scout directors. Miss Leah Seybo1d
Troop IL, and Miss Phyllis Mellen-
camp, Troop 8, also took the course at
Camp Andre and they will assist Miss
Anderson in her direction of the lead
ers' training class here.
Organized as Troop.
The class, as in former years, is di-
vided into three groups: tenderfoot,
second and first class scouts, according
to the amount of scout work already
accomplished. The tenderfoot leaders
will be trained in the fundamentals of
scouting; while the second class will
be given troop management, and the
first class more specialized outside in
struction. Glasses are held every Mon
day evening from to $3.50 o'clock.
The leaders have organized an Of
ficers' association, which was active
last year in promoting the ideals and
purposes of the scout regime.
The first meeting of the association
will be in the form Of steak fry at
the scout cabin on Jacobs Island.
Steaks will be fried on stones. Of
ficers will also be elected at this time.
Troops Begin Meetings.
The Girl Scout troops will begin
their regular weekly meetings soon on
q schedule, which is being arranged
by Miss Anderson and the leaders.
Miss Anderson returns to Kenosha
to take charge Of the scout work for
the third consecutive year Under her
capable direction, scouting in Kenosha
has made remarkable progress, and
has become the leading school girls
organization in the city. Assisting
Miss Anderson, beside the scout lead
ers, is an efficient scout council, com
posed of club women from various
1rouna In the citE.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-24
FREE HOLDERS
FILE PETITION
Hears Protest Against AS
sessments in Sheridan
Road Widening.
PETITION IS RECEIVED

Taxpayers who are protesting to
assessments made by the court COM
mission in charge of the assessments
of benefits and damages in connection
with the widening of Sheridan road
from Prairie avenue to Market street
had their day in court this morning
when more than fifty strong they APP
peared before the commission at it's
hearing in the council chamber at the
city hall and presented their petition
against the assessments.
The petition was presented by At
torney A. l.. Drury, acting for the tax
payers, who outlined their reasons for
believing that the improvement should
be paid for more generally by the city
at large than by the plan of levying
assessments over district which it
was claimed gained more benefit from
the improvement than other parts OF
the city This latter plan has been
adopted by the commission but with
the modification that the city at
large is standing about one-third of
the entire cost.
Attorney Drury maintained for his
CllGnLS LHdL Vic improvement A6 ~
even act as a detriment to the prop
erty along the street and in the
vicinity of the improvement in that
it would bring more traffic there and
might therefore make 1t less desirable
as residence property. He claimed
that practically all property in the
city would be benefited by the inn
provement as much as that in the i'm
mediate neighborhood. He suggested
also that in the continuance of the
street widening program there would
be other assessments against this
same property.
The protest was signed by about
225 taxpayers, some of them, however,
being joint owners of property. The
reason assigned in the petition for
seeking change in the assessments
was set forth as follows:
"The widening of Sheridan road is
really a benefit to the public at large
rather than of any special benefit to
the owner of property abutting on the
said street or in the near vicinity
thereof, said street being used for
public travel not only by residents of
the city of Kenosha and the state of
Wisconsin, but by the citizens of other
states in travel, and the additional
travel with which the street will be
burdened will in no manner be of
benefit to the abutting property by
reason of it becoming the travelled
way through Kenosha of all motor
vehicles to and from cities both
north and south"
The petition was received by the
commission and placed on record
The taxpayers we're assured that it
would be considered in the compiling
of the final report regarding the as
sessments of benefit and damages in
connection with the improvement.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-24
MAY SETTLE BIG
ALIENATION SUIT
100000 Heart Balm Suit
Started Here Gets Hear
ing In Milwaukee.
JUDGE SCORES LAWYER

Indications that Milwaukee lawyers
as in Kenosha for their activities, was
contained in news dispatches here to-
day which concern the 100000 aliena-
tion of affections and heart balm suit
recently started in the municipal
court here, but later returned to the
court of Circuit Judge Gustav Gehrz.
The Milwaukee judge declared, upon
reading the suit filed by Attorney
Leon D. Sauer that he would consider
disciplinary measures against the at
torney, and administered a singing
rebuke to the attorney for his conduct
in drawing up the complaint for Mrs.
Laura Wiener against Mr.. and Mrs.
William Wiener, her parents-in-law.
He asserted that the complaint
contains paragraphs which are "sa-
lacious and extravagant," and said
that men are not wanted in the legal
profession who draw up complaints of
this character. The best thing for
them to do is to get out, the judge
declared.
He granted the petition of Attorney
Leon D. Sauer, that he would consider
Wieners, for the striking of several
paragraphs from the amended COM
plant.
"The pleading is on the face of it
so scandalous and extravagant, and
some of its paragraphs are so SLAM
derous that to strike them is a mild
way of dealing with the situation"
he said. II will reduce the complaint
in manner which will be specified
later, and will consider proper disci-
plinary measures"
The judge interrupted the argu-
ments of Attorney Sauer to deliver
his TRADE.
"The complaint is not written in
lawyer-like manner" he said, "and is
neither brief, concise nor dignified as
a complaint should be. 1t contains
claims which would be difficult to
establish by evidence and which
should not be on the record until the
defendant has had a chance to have
his day in court.
Calls Claim Too High.
"The amount of 100000 which is
demanded in damages is utterly out
of harmony with awards in similar
cases throughout the country" he
continued. "There never has been
an award as large as this"
The suit was started several months
ago and contains charges that Mr..
and Mrs. Wiener conspired to force
their daughter-in-law to obtain a d.
vorce by inducing their son to make a
trip to Chicago with another woman.
The complaint had charged that
Mrs. Bella Wiener had told her sor.,
Jake E. Wiener, husband of Mrs.
Laura Wiener, that he was not the
father of Jack E. Wiener, jr. 1t also
had been alleged that Mr.. and Mrs.
William Wiener had brought about
trip by their son to Chicago with
woman other than his wife.
Mrs. Laura Wiener, the daughter
in-law, obtained divorce in Kenosha
last May.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-24
Real Estate Board
to Check Vandals
Offers Reward for Arrest of Vandals
Who Damage Property During
Construction of Buildings.

Reports of vandalism on property in
process Of construction in the city
have brought about action by the Ke-
nosha Real Estate board in an at
tempt to put an end to the malicious
destruction and damaging of this
property. The board members are
placing signs on every one of their
lots where any construction activity
is going on which offers reward OF
s25 for information leading to the
arrest and conviction of any person OF
persons unlawfully damaging that
property.
This action is expected to curb
much of the damage that has been re-
ported in the past in Kenosha. Chief
of Police Thad Logan has issued an
order in cooperation with the Real
Estate board which demands every
officer keep an eye on building work
in construction and take into custody
all persons found on the premises
without satisfactory excuse.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-24
To Adopt Standard
Traffic Warning Signs

Madison, Wis., adoption by
Wisconsin of the standard warning
signs for Highways, proposed at ne
tional conference in Washington last
month, was recommended to the state
highway commission at conference
here on Saturday.
The recommendation was made by
the special committee Of local au-
thorities and other interested per-
sons, which was appointed at a state
wide meeting recently to consider
proposed uniformity in road markings
and signs. The sign suggested at the
Washington conference consists of yell
low letters on a black background.
The special committee met in execu-
tive session with J. T. Donaghey, state
highway engineer; w. M. Torkelson,
secretary of the highway commission;
Nicholas Isabella, maintenance en-
gineer, and c. N. Maurer, traffic en-
gineer. Other recommendation were
expected to be announced soon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-24
Retard Enlistments
Tn Territorial Army

London. 4aa The Territorial
army is not being kept up to its es-
Enlistment strength because of "wo-
men, trade unions and otor-bicycles, =
said Lord Raglan in the House Of
Lords recently. He declared that
young men were not joining the Ter
ritorials in sufficient numbers and the
causes mentioned had been enemies
of the Territorial army since the war.
Women, he said, did not want their
husbands and sweethearts to join, and
while the young man of pre-war days
found the Territorial army one way
Of getting off into the country, today
he uses a motor bicycle.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-24
Receives Certificates
for Election Ballots
County Clerk Iva Russell Receives
Authorization for Ballots
This Morning.

Official certificates of the names to
be placed on the ballots for the special
senatorial election on next Tuesday
were received this morning by County
Clerk Iva Russell from the secretary
of state. It directs that the name
of Robert M. LaFollette, Jr., is GER
titled as the Republican candidate and
John M. Work as the Socialist candi-
date for senator. In the independent
column there are three candidates
George Bauman, Socialist-Labor party;
William George Bruce, Independent
Democrat; Edward F.. Dithmar.
Coolidge Dawes platform.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-24
Arrest Man for
Annoying Girls
News
William Gould, So, Is Brought to
Court This Morning
On Charge.

William Gould, SO, whose address is
wherever he hangs his hat and whose
last address was at Wofsy's rooming
house, was brought into court this
morning on the charge of disorderly
conduct.
The man is alleged to have annoyed
little girls, seeking to entice them
away from the neighborhoods where
they are at play. Many complaints
have been made of man who annoyed
small girls in the North Side park,
and Gould, it is said, has been identi-
fled as this man. Police Officer Reyn-
olds made the arrest on the complaint
of Nicholas Wade.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-24
Police Are Called in Midst
of Gun-Shots at Sheridan
Road Hosiery.
WARM BARMAN'S HEELS
Revelers Are Arrested, and
Police Arrest Bartender
On Two Charges.
BULLETIN.

Angelo SpaneIo pleaded not
guilty this morning to the two
charges against him and his case
was continued to next Monday on
bonds of $500 on the wine charge
and $3.50 on the charge of carrying
concealed weapons. Salvatore
Demma's case was continued to
the same time. Magnus Lawson
and ToEl Boyle pleaded guilty to
the charge of disorderly conduct
and were fined So and costs each.
Sheriff Willems stated that he
found no customers at the Sheri-
dan Road Inn when he made the
rounds just after midnight and
before the row, which is said to
have occurred on the pavement
outside.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-24
GIVE CHASE TO
SPEED" WERNER
Harry Werner Spends Sun
day in Jail as Result of
His Last Escapade.
ENDS HOT PURSUIT

Harry "Speed" Werner, 703 Milwau-
kee avenue, spent eighteen hours cool
ing off in the city lookup after a
chase in the early hours of Sunday
morning, which must have been ex-
ceedingly warm both for the pursued,
Werner, and the pursuers, the police,
Werner was arrested by Police Of
ficers Pecan and Turkelson at 2:15 a.
m. Sunday morning after chase
which lead all around robin Hoods
barn" The two police officers were
returning from another call when
they observed Werner driving car at
a high rate of speed, it is alleged,
narrowly cut in against another car
and missing a collision by hairs
breadth. The officers gave chase.
Driver Finally Halted.
In spite of the sounding of the po-
lice gongs, Werner failed to stop. He
tore along fifty miles an hour or
more along Newell street, according to
the police, turned into Salem avenue
and went north. When he found that
the police car was after him, he put
on more speed. When he arrived at
the Allen A factory he was going so
fast that he could not make the turn,
and drove the car over the curb and
into a bicycle shed on the east side
of Newell street.
He was brought into the municipal
court this morning TO answer the
charge of reckless driving.
Joe Norville, 81, of 555 West street,
who was in the car with Werner, was
arrested on the charge if intoxication,
Harry Werner pleaded guilty before
Judge Slater in the municipal courl
this morning and was given fine OF
$25 and costs.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-24

John Stevens, city assessor, now has
his staff at work making the city per-
sonal property assessments. The
complete lists will be completed in a
short time, it was stated.
A chase for stolen car and the
driver thief took place on the Lake
Shore road Saturday night, causing
considerable excitement. The Racine
police and motorcycle officers started
the chase from their county and con-
tinued it to the county line where the
pursuit was continued by police and
deputies on this side. Shots were
fred and general excitement prevailed,
but the iriver escaped.
Edwata Cyarnowski, Racine, parked
Dodge sedan on North Edward
street Sunday afternoon and the car
was run into while ssanding by Charles
Brugos, ITS N. Edward street, who
was driving a Chandler sedan. The
damages were settled between the
two owners.
Samuel HARDWOOD, Zion, driving a
Ford coupe west on Grand avenue on
Saturday at $3.50 p. m, colliled at the
intersection Of Sheridan road with a
Ford touring car going east on Grand
avenue, driven by an unknown. The.
Ford touring car carried an Indiana
license plate. The coupe was badly
damaged.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-24
WANDERED INTO
LINCOLN LAGOON
Fred BrookhOuse, Age ~
Years, Drowned in Lin
coin Park Today.
FIND NO WITNESSES
How Boy Got Into Water Is
Mystery as Coroner Starts
an Investigation.

Tragedy for the second time within
a year stalked into the home of Mrs
Grace Brookhouse at 706 Quinton
street, at ten o'clock this morning and
took from her the second member OF
her family. Fred Brookhouse, age
14s years, was drowned in the Lin
coin park lagoon off of Quinton street
at ten o'clock this morning, under
circumstances which are yet mys-
terry. Just year ago Mrs. Brook
house lost her husband through death
Coroner Joseph Friend announced
this afternoon that he would conduct
q thorough investigation into the af-
fair in an effort to find out how the
child met his death.
At ten o'clock Desk Sergeant Max
Kramer at police headquarters re-
ceived frantic call from Lincoln
park telling that boy had drowned
in the lagoon. He despatched Ser
geant Leo Buchanan and officers Bar
ney McGivern and William Long in
the police ambulance with the pulmo-
tor, and notified the coroner.
Drowned in Three Feet of Water.
When they arrived on the scene
they found Coroner Joseph Friend
there. Edward j. Zehren, Gil Pleas
ant place, had walked out into the la
COON about twenty feet and picked uI
the little body floating just under the
surface in three feet of water. He
brought the child to the embankment
which is at the corner of Qulntor
street and Selleck avenue, and there
the police officers, the coroner and
Drs. Charles DAWN and August Van
Westrienen took turns with the pull
motor and with artificial respiration
methods. After an hour and ten min
utes first DR.. DAWN and then DR.. Van
Westrienen pronounced the child dead
At this point the mother of the little
bow rushed into the circle that had
been formed around the workers to
see her son lying at the foot of the
coroner-dead. With scream she fell
in front Of the child and cried out his
name again and again. The physicians
and the police officers were forced &c
take the mother from the child as she
became hysterical.
Taken to Hansen Funeral Home.
Coroner Friend Immediately took
charge of the remains and he himself
took the body to the Hansen Funeral
home. from which place he announced
that he would complete the investiga-
ton into the tragedy.
No witnesses were found by either
the police or the coroner who saw the
how near the water before he drowned
The theory which the police accept in
dieates that the child had wandered
away from his home and to the shore
of the lagoon where he probably fell
into the water, and unable to help
himself-drowned.
The mother declared that she had q
child at home critically i'll and she was
forced to give all her time and atten-
ton to this child, believing that her
son, Fred, was playing about the
house. He had never before been
known to wander away from home to
the park, it was said.
Theories of foul play advanced by
spectators were discredited by those
who were called to the scene. Cor
oner Friend has not yet indicated
whether he will call an inquest OF
not, preferring to await the results OF
his investigation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-24
Sheriff Finds
Places Closed
Sheriff Willems Makes Rounds on
Saturday Night of Taverns.
in the County.

Sheriff Williams made the rounds of
the county taverns last Saturday
night accompanied by Captain Steven
Robinson of the sheriff's Office, to see
if the midnight closing law was be-
ing enforced, acting under directions
of District Attorney Lewis Powell.
The sheriff reported after making
tour that all the places were closed
and had their lights out except one,
and at this place there were no Gus
toners assembled. The proprietor
was just cashing up for the night,
the sheriff said.