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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-08
SUES FOR $4,000
in DAMAGE SUIT
r. Russell Sues Stephen
SwOlkin AS Result of
Auto Accident.
STRUCK SMALL BOY

Suit for $4,000 in damages has been
started in the circuit court here by
Robert Russell through Louis Russell
his guardian. ad Item, and his father
in which they seek to recover that
sum from Stepehn j. Swolkin as the
result of an automobile accident in
Kenosha last summer. Louis Russell
is named as the plaintiff in the case
acting on behalf of his SON who is
four years old.
The complaint alleges that on July
9, 1925, the boy was standing in. front
of his home on the extension of Park
avenue. known as Lovers Lane" and
that an automobile, driven by Stephen
J. Swolkin, "carelessly, negligently and
wantonly" came down the avenue from
the north and struck the child, throw
ing him to the pavement. The COM
plant goes on to describe in detail the
injuries the boy sustained, pointing
out laceratons, abrasions on the face
and right shoulder, injuries to the, right
hip and fractures on the right arm
injuries which necessitated the boy re-
naming on his back in the hospital
for perod of five weeks, the plaintiff
says.
Through these injuries the child
sustained scars which will disfgure
his face for life, the plaintiff con-
tinues, and he also accuses the de-
PENDANT of driving at aIgreater speed
than the law allows at the time of the
accident, and offers as proof the fact
that the car skidded 46 feet after the
brakes were applied.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-08
SpanelO Bound
Over for Trial
Angelo Spanelo Wins One Throw al
Preliminary Hearing and
Loses On Second.

Judge Slater this morning in the
municipal court dismissed the Csc
against Angelo Spanelo, in which he
was charged with carrying a concealed
weapon. a blackjack, but ordered him
bound over on the charge of having
unlawful possession of w;~S, bends in
this case still $500.
The two preliminary hearings arose
out of the arrest Of Spanelo on Sep
tembe- 10. about midnight, when there
was 4 fight in front of the Sheridan
road inn. The place is outside Of
the city limits but when the call
came to the police office that shoot
ing was going on there, squad of Of
ficers answered it nevertheless. Ser
geant Meissner and Detective Chase
testified this morning, that ley were
on the call with Detectives Breidt and
Tuslc- and Officers Larsen and Turk
elson. The two witnesses t. ) morn
ing said that Spanelo was seen running
from the soft drink parlor with bot
ties under his arm. They caught him
searched him and found the "sap'
or blackjack. Detectives Chase ad-
mitted that he might perhaps have heer
able to see the blackjack projecting
a bit from the pocket had it been day
light. He said he did not see the
weapon, but was not sure that it
wasn't visible at lighter hour. Judge
Slater rrled that it could not then be
properly called Concealed" weapon
and the case was dismissed.
On the testimony concerning the bot
ties of wine which were introduced
as evidence, Spanelo was bound over
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-08
HAD TO DO HIS
OWN COOKING
Aloysius Krisor Files Suit
for Divorce in Circuit
Court Today.
MARRIED FOUR MONTHS

Four months of married life proved
to bring with it great disiliusion-
ment to Aloysius Krisor and today
he filed suit for divorce from his
wife, Mrs. Edith Krisor.
The couple was married on MAJ 10,
1925, and soon after Aloysius' troubles
began. According to the complaint,
ne charges that his wife has dis
played a lazy disposition ever since
their first day of marriage, refusing
to get up until noon each day; leav-
ing the dishes unwashed for three
and four days at time; doing the
family washing frequently not oftener
than once month; refusing TO cook
any meals for him when he returned
from his labors as mechanic, SO
that he was forced to prepare his own
breakfast and suppers.
And as if all of those claims were
not grounds for divorce in them
selves, Krisor continues to allege in
his complaint that for more than .
month up to the time that he started
his suit for divorce his wife hadn't
taken bath.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-08
DELINQUENCY Is
CUT TO MINIMUM
Efforts to Catch Deliquent
Tax Delinquents Most
Successful Here.
LOWEST IN HISTORY
Delinquency This Year Is Now
$1064.58 as COntrasted with
$8,999.19 in Year 1921.

Personal property tax delinquency
has been cut to the lowest figure in re-
cent years, according to the figures
made public this morning by H. G.
Laughlin, director OF. finance OF the
city of Kenoshas( which figures give the
delinquency in personal property tax
for 1924, collectable in 1925, at
$1,064.58. This may yet be reduced a
small amount as settlements are still
pending in several outstanding cases
of delinquency.
This shows remarkable cut in the
delinquency under the city manager
form of government. Reports for the
year 1920 give the personal property
tax delinquency for that year as
s4,661.14. The, personal property tax
delinquency for 1921, the last year un-
der the old ward council plan of gov
eminent in Kenosha, was S8,999.19.
Dropped in 1922.
The first big drop came in 1923 on
the income for 1922, this being the
first year under the city manager form
of government. That year the per-
sonal property tax delinquency was
cut to $1,937.74, which was the lowest
in the history of recent years until the
announcement of the figures this
morning for the present year. The
next year, 1924, the delinquency on
personal property tax for the year
1923, was $2,665.76.
"The cut has been brought about by
keeping eternally after these fellows
who fail to pay their personal proper
ty taxes" said Director Laughlin this
morning. 1T has been necessary to
follow the regular legal notices with
summons to appear in court and ex-
plain to the judge why the taxes were
not paid and when they failed to ap-
pear for that summons, they have been
arrested on bench warrants and
brought into court"
Collected Over $4,000.
When Director Laughlin took over
the delinquent personal property tax
list this year, there were $6,262.4C
listed. BY using these extraordinary
means of collection he has collected
more than $4,000 and cut the delin.
duency to the amount mentioned
above.
1t is customary each year for the
council to write off the delinquency
after all efforts possible have beer
made to collect it. In nearly every
instance where a delinquency still ex
lists for the present year, the taxpayer
has moved out of the state and there.
fore made collection impossible lie
gally.
| In past years the amount of delin
quent personal property tax writer
off each year mounted into the thou
sands but this has been gradually de
creased during the last three years anc
the fact that it is known that the city
will use every legal method possible
to collect the tax has been largely re
sponsible in cutting this delinquency
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-08
Brake Tests Bring
In Many Drivers
Three Day Safety Program Brought
Real Results, According to Survey
of Garage Owners Here Today.

That the three day brake test pro-
gram, sponsored by the Kenosha Civic
council, was effective in tt at it brought
to hundreds of drivers the realization
of how important it vas to l-eep their
brake equipment in perfect condition
was indicated in survey of garage
dealers and repair shops in the city.
Practically everyone who was given .
"red ticket in the tests brought his
car to a garage man and asked to have
his brakes adjusted or his drums re-
lined.
"They took it seriously" says Matt
Regh, who operates the Regh Auto
Electric Service station at 30S E;:-
change street. II had over 40 actor
it's come in in one day for brake at
tention. Our Raybestos lining bust
ness doubled in one day."
Proper care of the brakes is one
of the best safety first habits motor
ist can FORM" says Regh, whoris an
expert in the field in KenOsha. "The
majority of drivers use the foot
brake almost entirely, relying upon
the emergency to turn the trick in
tight places. There ere two things
wrong with this method; first one be.
comes accustomed to the foot brake,
and the emergency is strange, and in
case of danger one will find 1t is good
motoring sense to become familiar
with the emergency brake.
'In the second place, it is advisable
to save the foot brake by using the
emergency. This especially is desir-
able on long hills, where the lining
may be worn out in descending one
steep grade. On long .teHp grades the
driver should shift into first or Sec
ond; in this way if you are driving a
six cylinder car you have six addition
al brakes, but even then you will
need to use the hand and foot brakes
"Try your brakes every morning,
and have them adjusted about once
month, depending of course on the
amount OF driving you do
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-08
STATE RAIDERS
MAKE REPORT
State Dry Agents Made
1900 Raids During the
Past Year.
FOURTEEN in KENOSHA

Fourteen places in Kenosha and
Kenosha county were. visited by the
state prohibition agents during the
pas: year, according to- the report of
Commissioner Herman j. Sachtjen,
made in Madison today. There were
in all more than 1920 arrests in the
state, said the commissioner, OF which
number one-third of the cases resulted
in fines amounting to $61,175 andsjail
sentences aggregating 46 months.
The remainder of the 1906 cases are
pending, numbering $40.
Thirteen OF the cases against ke-
nosha county offenders are pending,
while one conviction has been secured
here with result of fine of $125.
Several of the cases in Kenosha
county are against roadhouses in the
county, the raiders having devoted an
entire day to an attempt to do some
hopping up in this county.
Many Awaiting Sentence.
Dispositions will be received from
the district attorneys of the various
counties in lwo weeks. the prohibition
commissioner reported. Many of the
defendants have pleaded guilty, he
said, and are awaiting sentence and
others are bound over to circuit
court for trial.
"The various circuit courts in the
state will convene for The fall term
in short time and most of these de-
PENDANTS will have an opportunity to
have their cases disposed of at that
time, Mr.. Sachtjen stated.
"The deputies have worked more or
less in each of the II counties, but
tt ey have not obtained sufficient evil
dence to warrant an arrest in six of
the counties 1t has been the policy
of the department to take care of all
complaints and to assist. the local
authorities when they request some
help from our department"
Report by Counties,
The report did not include arrests
made by local peace officers and fed
eral prohibition agents.
The report by counties included:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-08
SAYS 'LEGGERS"
ARE MORE CLEVER
Dry Commissioner Says
Bootleggers Are Hiding
Liquor Better.
MORE HIDDEN PANELS

Madison, Wis. - r,3g~ - Bootleg
gers are becoming more clever and
harder to catch, Herman w. Sachtjen,
state prohibition commissioner, stated
today. He commented on the increas-
ing ingenuity of booze dispensers in a
statement announcing that state pro-
hibition agents had seized 1923 gall
Ions of moonshine since January 1,
this year.
Deputies Of the state prohibition
department have captured lit stills
and 35,113 gallons of mash since Janu-
airy 1, commissioner Sachtjen said.
1.-THE records show that very little
liquor is kept on hand, especially in
licensed places" said the commission
err. "a bottle or glass full of illicit
liquor is all that is generally found in
the saloon or soft drink parlor. Their
supply is kept in other places.
MANY hiding places such as hidden
panels, secret compartments and the
like, have been discovered by state
deputies. Sometimes the hooch is
buried under the garage, chicken coop,
barn and other places around the
HOuSSs ne SbdLe uCPNblCS may
pect to find the booze any place in
the house or around the premises, 1t
has been necessary to spend half a
DAY at certain places before they dis"
covered the plant of liquor and the
outfit consisting of still, mash and
other necessary equipment.
"The records show that most OF the
moonshine in Wisconsin occurs in the
northern, the north central part OF the
state around Wausau and Green Bay
and along the Mississippi river in
Grant, Crawford and Lacrosse coun-
ties.
Seizure made in the various coun-
ties include:
Brown-161 gallons of moonshine,
$50 gallons of mash and 10 stills.
Chippewa--1Os gallons of moon
shine; 1853 gallons mash, 2 stills.
Dane-23 gallons moonshine, 700
gallons mash. one still.
Douglas-31 gallons moonshine, 1,25O
gallons mash, one still.
Eau Clsire-2 gallons moonshine'
Kenosha-27 gallons moonshine.
LaCrosse-286 gallons moonshine,
4,002 gallons mash, Is stills.
Marathon-=743 gallons moonshine'
1900 gallons mash, Is stills.
Marinette-137 gallons moonshine'
s65 gallons mash, stills.
Milwaukee-2G8 gallons moonshine.
Oneida-48 gallons moonshine, SOC
gallons mash, 2 stills.
outagamie-12h gallons moonshins.
Racine-5h gallons moonshine.
Rock--43 pints moonshine.
Winnebago-6h gallons moonshine.
Wood-7 quarts moonshine, 20 gal
Ions mash, still.
Nc seizure Of moonshine, mash or
stills were reported in Door, Green
Lake, Jackson, Marquette, Pepin,
Pierce, Rusk, st. Croix, Trempealeau,
Washburn and Waushara counties.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-08

Vastly Seroka, Racine, pleaded
guilty to the charge of reckless driv-
ing in municipal court on Monday
afternoon and was fined SIS and costs.
He paid the fine. Seroka was arrested
when the sheriff's Office received a
complaint that he was driving his car
on the Lake Shore road on the inter-
urban tracks.
The state income tax board of re-
view for the first district met yes
terday at the county building to dis
cuss state income tax levy CONF
plants. The session was adjourned
to November 8 when the final windup
session for the year will be heid
Several important cases await a hear
ing on that date.
The A & P store at 903 Grand ave-
nue., reported to the police Monday
that someone had entered their store
| but secured no money. The burglar
did not take away any of the goods in
| the store. He had entered by tearing
out the entire door jamb, and breaking
paddock in the basement.
Clarence Little, so North Maplewood
avenue, collided with T. M. E. R. &
! L. bus at the intersection of Main
and Pearl streets. Little was driving
south on Main street following q
sedan The sedan turned into Pearl
street and the bus, trying to pass
Little on the left, struck his car.
Roy Thornton, Eighth and Selma
avenues, reported to the police Mon
day that while he was driving north
on Rowland avenue he was struck by
another car carrying licenie B 161-S0S
WIS. This car the police found ia
! owned by Adam Cicchini, 925 Market
street. Thorton said there were three
men in it and they stopped only long
! enough to get Strengthened out and
| then sped on.
/ Another good building week is re-
ported by j. M. Albers, city building
inspector, with permits for construc-
ton totaling $154,346, distributed as
follows: One cement block warehouse,
| $1,000; one brick store and fats,
$4,000: one frame fiat, $4,000; one
brick residence, $4,000; fifteen frame
residences, $69,650; twenty-four ga
RACES, $4,S60; forty-seven heating
plants, $14,696; eighteen additions and
alterations, $1,000. Building COM
1 pleted the past week totals $112,383,
which brings the total completed dur
ing the year to $2,859,294. The num-
Der of families provided with homes
in the past week was 20, and for the
year 40S.
The case against John Rodenbecker,
charged with criminal assault on the
complaint sof married woman, was
continued Monday afternoon following
a hearing in the municipal court be-
fore Judge John C. Slater. Under the
recent state law, the name of the
woman complainant can not be pub
lished. The testimony showed that
she was formerly a patient at the
state hospital for the insane. Her
own testimony showed no cutlery and
no physical resistance and there is
even a dot5t whether the defendant
was present in the role to which the
woman assigned him, it was pointed
out. Judge Slater indicated that he
thought little of the states case, but
continued it nevertheless to give the
state chance to put in additional
sentence, the charge being seri-
GUS one.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-08
PERPIGNANI GETS
THREE CHARGES
Proprietor of Place at the
Devils Elbow" Arrest
ed by Constable.
ALL SERIOUS CHARGES

Ezio Perpignani, who operates sa-
loon at DEVILS Elbow, that corner OF
the county in Pleasant Prairie at the
intersection Of the state line and the
Kilbourn road, is in again. He was
brought in by Constable Ed. Clausen
of Pleasant Prairie, following some
trouble at the peace on Saturday night
and Perpignani spent the weekend IN
the county jail.
Three charges were placed against
the defendant today, carrying con-
cealed weapons, possession of moon
shine, and attempted assault With a
deadly weapon with intent to do great
bodily harm.
Perpignani is a familiar figure in
court already and his appearance to-
day added to his record made during
the past two years. He has been fined
on four previous occasions, paying
fines of 5000, 500 and $500, re-
spectively, and on one occasion
Joe Weber, Perpignani's bartender was
convicted and he paid a fine of $3.50
Then once again police raided Per-
pfgnani's home on Grover street and
found is barrels of wine in his eel
lar, but this had to be returned be-
cause it could not be proven that any
of the wine had been sold from the
house.
Threatened to Kill Landlord.
Kazimir Zalatucca owns the prem
Uses in which Perpignani operates his
saloon. For eight months, he says, ne
has been trying to get Perpignani to
move out, but he has been unsuccess-
full. On two occasions he has brought
court actions, but both failed. On Sat-
urday afternoon Perpignani, according
to the story told Constable Clausen,
was feeling over-exuberant after a few
stimulants; and came to Zalatucca's
home armed with a gun. zalatucca
was in his yard which is about one
hundred feet from the saloon and
someone standing nearby warned him
to look out for Perpignani. He ran
into his home and barricaded himself
Perpignani came right ahead, accord
ing to the story, and cracked the door
panel with the butt of his gun, and
when he found he could not get In
abandoned his intentions.
Later Zalatucca got out and called
the constable, and Clausen, with he
roic disregard for his own safety went
into the Perpignani place and demand
ed his arrest. While there he saw
the man serving bottle of moon
shine, and he simply grabbed that as
matter of course.
Pleads to Two Charges.
In municipal court today Perpignani
pleaded not guilty to the charge of
carrying concealed weapons and his
case was continued until October 10,
with bonds set at 5000 in this case,
He also pleaded not guilty to the
charge of assault with a. deadly wea-
pom and this case was continued to
the same day with bonds of $3.50.
The third charge, possession OF
moonshine, will also have a hearing
sometime today, it was indicated.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-08
BORN.

To Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Korf of 607
Rowland avenue, a daughter, October
3, at the Kenosha. hospital.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Chaepatta of 2OS
N. Rowland avenue, son, October a.
at the Kenosha hospital.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Valley OF
the Cooper road, SON, October 5, at
the Kenosha hospital. A
To Mr.. and Mrs. Harry F. Metten,
652 North Chicago street, son, at st.
GATHERINGS hospital.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Janiskey, 769
Isermann avenue, a daughter, at st.
GATHERINGS hospital.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Anderson,
2351s Ridge street. a son, at st.
GATHERINGS hospital.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Holger Minsengar,
807 Isermann avenue, a son, at st.
GATHERINGS hospital.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Boerner, 652
N. Chicago street, a son, at st.
GATHERINGS hospital.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Ardell Rice, 359
Orange street, son at St. GATHERINGS
hospital.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Dan, South
Kenosha, twin boys, at st. Catherine's
hospital this morning. The boys
weighed lbs, 1874 ounces; and 6 lbs.
IL ounces respectively.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wilson, SIT
Prairie avenue, a daughter, at their
home Sunday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-08
.'Heinie" Nickel
Explains to Wife
How He got to Zion and How He
Walked Home is a Story of Which
He viii Never Hear the Last.

Henry Nickel, better known as
"Heinie," TIT Jenne street, had an ex-
perience last Friday night, which is
still going around the shop of the
Simmons company where he is en-
ployed, this morning, and which prom
Uses to be a yarn of which his friends
will never never grow weary.
Nickel took his wife and baby and
friend who had been guest at
their home, down to the Chicago and
Northwestern railway passenger sta
ton Friday evening. Mrs. Nickel and
baby waited in the Nash sedan while
Mr.. Nickel put the company" on the
southbound train. There was luggage
to assist with, and after placing it IN
the train for the departing guest, Mr.
Nickel slipped into the seat and
chatted. When he got up to leave ne
discovered the train was in motion.
In fact it was speeding southwark and
was well on the way out of town. He
wildly summoned the conductor and
got himself put off at Zion.
He felt in his pockets as he arrived
at the Zion station and found no purse,
no change, only the baby's milk bottle
and a package. of cigarettes.
He lighted up while he made few
(?) remarks to himself. Presently he
found himself arrested. He had been
smoking in Zion! He was taken to
the police station where the baby's
bottle helped TO establish him as do
INVESTIGATED male person, and member
of civilization and after some jesting
for the Zion police officers are a jolly
bunch, he was released.
No husband ever had such good
excuse as Mr.. Nickel had when he
finally presented the baby's milk bot
tie to the baby after having decamped
with it and disappeared four hours.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-08

The Wisconsin Department of mar
kets is calling conference OF whole
sale. produce dealers in the county
courthouse building on Wednesday to
consider the administration of the
licensing and bonding law for whole
sale produce dealers passed by the
last legislature.
The current number of the Wiscon.
sin Farmer, magazine edited by
James M. Pierce at Madison, carries 8
feature story on the growth of the
public school movement on the oc'
casion of the 80th anniversary of the
establishment of the first free public
schools in Southport.
The October meeting of the Keno
sha Retailers association will be hello
in the auditorium at 305 Main street
on Wednesday evening, October z, with
a supper preceding the business meet
ing to be served promptly at six-thirty
O'Clock. G.. H. Goodman will discuss
the income tax as It relates to the
retailer.
Achilles De Range, known as "Kelly"
came into court this morning K
answer the charge of throwing paw
ing brick into the window of Frank
Conforti. COMFORTS testimony showed
that a paving brick had been thrown
but he saw no one throw it. He ap-
ueared to suspect Kelly because as
Kelly's landlord he had raised the
rent and Kelly had rot liked it. Judge
Slater found there was no testimony
to substantiate the charge, and dis
missed the case so quickly that Con
forti still on the stand did not com,
prehend it. Kelly was accompanied
in court by his pretty Italian bride
whom he had Sc much trouble wooing
and winning about year or so ago
She was happy as Kelly at the judges
decision.