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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-16
LOCAL BANKER
IS TO RETIRE
w. Ell. Purnell, Long Cash
Ter at First Natl, to
Retire Soon.
MOVING TO ILLINOIS

Announcement was made this morn
ing that William H. Purnell, for more
than thirty years connected with the
banking business in Kenosha and for
many years cashier of the First Ma
tional Bank here, would retire within
a short time. Mr. Purnell has been i'll
for some time and on account of his
failing health has asked to be relieved
Of his duties in the bank. He will
retire for a much needed rest.
Mr.. Purnell is planning to move to
Des PLANES, Illinois, where he will
make his future home. He has dis
posed of his residence in Kenosha and
will go to the Illinois city probably by
the first of August.
The announcement of Mr.. PurnelPs
retirement and of his plans to leave
Kenosha were heard with regret by the
many. friends which he has in Kenosha
and who wish him speedy recovery Of
health
Mr.. Purnell has long been associated
with the banking interests of Ken osha.
He came to Kencsha in 1895, at which
time he entered the service of the
Northwestern Loan {. Trust company.
In 1907 he was made cashier Of the
First National Bank, which position he
held until about year ago when he
was named vice-president- He was
also widely known among bankers of
southern Wisconsin and had been ac-
tive in the organization of the bank
ars association in this district.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-16
Central Fuel Disposes
of It's Ice Business
Kenosha Pure Ice Company Takes
Over Long Established Ice Bust
ness of Central Fuel and Ice Co.

Announcement was made today that
the Central Fuel and Ice company,
159 S. Ridge street, had disposed Of
its ice business to the Kenosha Pure
Ice company of W. Main street. The
deal becomes effective at once, ac
cording to John E. Gregory, presiden,
of the Central Fuel and Ice company.
Under the new arrangement the Keno
sha Pure Ice company will honor all
coupon books of the Central company
for the next ninety days.
The Central company has given up
it's interest in the ice business that
it may more effectively care for it's
rapidly increasing business in fuel
and building materials, Gregory said
today in commenting on the deal "We
have handled ice in Kenosha for twelve
years, and we have built up business
that we are proud of. We want to as
sure our patrons that they will get the
same courteous quality service from
the Kenosha Pure Ice company as we
have tried to give them ourselves"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-16
CUPID LOSING
GROUND HERE
KenOsha Has Less Mar
riages in 1924 Than in
the Year 1923.
DIVORCES INCREASE

Cupid had bad year in Kenosha
in 1924.
This was revealed this morning
when the official census repofts of
marriages and divorces in Kenosha
county in 1924, as compared with 1928,
reached Kenosha from the, census bu-
reau in Washington. This report shows
that marriages have been very much
fewer in Kenosha during the year
while divorces have increased in num-
Der.
In 1924 there were 246 marriages in
Kenosha as against 295 in 1928. In the
year 1924 there were 144 divorces as
compared with IS granted in 1928.
There is an easy explanation for the
increase in the number of divorces IS
Kenosha has become the Reno for Mil
waukee divorce seekers and many of
the divorces have probably been grant
ed to Milwaukee couples.
Cupid also appears to be having the
same difficulty in Racine. There were
404 marriages reported there for 1924
as compared with 458 in the previous
year and III divorces in 1924 compared
to 95 in 1923. The figures demon
strate very clearly that Kencsha coun-
ty has become the mecca for persons
seeking divorces as Milwaukee was the
only county in the state where more
divorces were granted last year.
Decrease is State Wide.
The decrease in marriage Ard the
increase in divorces has been kSsscral
throughout the state.
The Department of Commerce an
nounces that, according to- returns re-
ceived, there were in Wisconsin, for
the calendar year 1924, 1922 marriag-
es performed and 2,2s1 divorces grant
ed. For the calendar year 1929 1916
marriages and 2,O91 divorces we're re-
ported.
The decrease in marriages reported
for 1924, from the number reported
for 1928, is 1884 or 1915 per cent. The
divorces reported for 1924 show an in
crease of 100 or 81 per cent over the
number reported for 1928.
The statistics of marriages and di-
vorces for 1924 were furnished by the
state board of health.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-16
TWENTY MILLION IN
WISCONSIN TREASURY
State Treasurer Submits Report Show
ing Balances in VariOuf5 Funds
With Increases in Amounts.

Madison, Wis "A balance of
$20,238, s98.34 was in the state treas
ury on July 1, according to finan-
cial report made to Governor Blaine
today by Solomon Levitan, state treas
urer The amount is slight decrease
from the balance on hand June /,
1925, which was 500 ,s38, O66.O7. Meth
er amounts are net or free balances,
but are subject to current or contin-
gent appropriation Withdrawals.
Of the $20,238, 698.34 on hand July
II, So, 187, 1925 is deposited in check
ing banks; $17,048, Oo1.o4 is- deposited
in banks not subject to check;
$2,805.5 represents cash on hand in
vault and $500 is represented by a
draft on deposit. ~
The gasoline tax collected for the
months of April and May amounts to
$779,923.7O the report shows.
Separate Account Balances.
The following individual balances
were on hand July /:
General fund, $15,024, 301.47; school
fund, $78,00083; school fund income,
$393, 243.76; university fund $14, 32208;
university Iund income, @l4z,UOo.VGi
agricultural college fund, $2,6S5.86;
agricultural college fund income,
none; normal school fund.-, $273, 1854;
normal school fund, income, $So,650.96
drainage fund, $4,225.0s.
Delinquent tax fund, $10.07; land
deposit fund, $58; Menominee Indian
trespass fund, $9,54S.10; state insur-
ance fund, $1,251.84; university trust
funds, $22,724.22; university trust
income, $1S,998.61; demonstration
fund, $4,080.86; life fund, $16,876.51;
teachers insurance and retirement
fund, $347 ,31556; benevolent fund,
S66; benevolent fund income, $1,137.37.
Securities regulation fund, $57,587;
death benefit fund, $84,11O.45; injuries
indemnity fund, $50, 015.41; conserva-
ton fund, $490,824.71; soldiers reha-
Utilization fund, $1,799, 1928.
The general fund shows an increase
of approximately 100000 over the
June l figures; the university fund
income is increased nearly 100000,
and the teachers retirement and in
surance fund shows a falling off of
nearly a million dollars.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-16
Tornado Orphans
Seeking Adoption
appeal to Ken0sha

The blare of headlines and the
recent tornado-stricken areas in Ilii-
nois and Indiana are gone, but there is
an aftermath that isn't finding its
way into the columns of the newspap-
ers these days. There were over eight
hundred men, women, and children
killed in that one frightful afternoon
and evening Of horror. Entire fami-
lies were wiped out, and scores Of chill
dren were left orphans. Today most OF
the sorrow and grief and heart-strick-
en- relatives are forgotten. But there
remain the children.
TIE illinois Children's Home and
Aid Society, which has its-ofbces in
Chicago, and which is the pioneer
of Illinois has taken over the task OF
placing each of the tornado orphans in
good homes. 1t is tremendous task
and pressure is being brought TO bear
upon every agency for assistance in
locating these children. The motto
of the society-which has among its
ciety folks Give every child a
chance"
Shortly after the tornado several
Kenoshans appealed to Miss Beulah
English, in charge of the American
Red Cross bureau in Kenosha, in an
effort to get some children out of this
area for adoption. Today the Illinois
Children's Home and Aid Society is
Seeking homes for both boys and
girls, particularly those past six years
Of age, and they are asking for in
formation concerning persons who de-
sire to adopt children of this age. The
appeal is being broadcast in the hope
that there are still Kenoshans inter
ested in the idea. These are asked
to get in touch with Miss English in
the American Legion headquarters of
flee in the Merchants bank building
at the corner of Main and Park streets.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-16
KENOSHA WAS
FIRST TO FILE
Kenosha First to File Pa
pers in Better Cities
Contest in State.
INSPECTION LATER
Plans Announced for Inspec-
tions of Cities to Be Made
in August and September.

Kenosha was the first of the seven
teen cities entered in the Better Cities
contest to file its report.
This was the good news announced
here this morning by Oscar H. The
leen, president of the Kenosha Civic
council, and Robert M. Smith, secre-
tary, who on Wednesday afternoon
motored to Madison to deliver Keno
sha's contest documents in person.
Early Wednesday afternoon they re
ported to Aubrey Williams, executive
secretary Of the State Conference of
Social work, under whose auspices the
contest is bang carried on, and hand
ed to him Kenosha's reports.
Secretary Williams was, SO pleased
that Kenosha was on time-and per-
haps little ahead of time-that he
had a photograph taken of the Keno
shans turning over their pamphlets
to the secretary. which picture is
to be used in connection with the
publicity for the campaign.
Dead Line at Midnight.
Kenosha was more than day ahead
of the dead-line, which is at midnight
tonight. Up until six o'clock We'd
nesday evening no other. city had yet
many would be received today.
Secretary Williams told the Keno
shans that he had had requests from
several cities for extension of the
time limit but stated that this had
been refused. One city asked for the
extension in order that its report
might be printed, but this was not
granted. Kenosha's report was made
exactly in the manner prescribed in
the regulations for the contest.
Secretary Williams made a cursory
survey of the Kenosha reports and
intimated that he was very well
pleased with them, He stated that four
cities. were pushing the contest to the
full, these four cities being Oshkosh,
Kenosha, Appleton and Sheboygan.
Secretary williams told the Keno
shans the plans for completing the
contest. Professor John Guy Foulke,
member Of the committee, is to
make a tour of the various cities en-
tered inspecting the physical proper
ties of the schools. He expects to be
in Kenosha for three days the latter
part of August. The central body of
judges will also visit each of the
cities to check up on the reports; this
body of judges is expected to be in
Kenoshas sometime in September and
will probably be here for several days.
The award is to be announced on
November 10th.
Kenosha's part in the contest has
been carried on under the lead of the
Kenosha Civic courcil, whose officers
on Wednesday delivered Kenosha's re-
ports to the committee in charge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-16
SOUND CALL FOR
G. O.P. CAUCUS
Counties Urged to Send
Delegates to Meeting at
Oshkosh, July Is.
COUNTIES TO ORGANIZE

Republicans of Kenosha were mott
fed this morning of steps which had
been taken by the Republican state
headquarters at Oshkosh to provide
means whereby united action may be
secured by backing a real Republican
for the office of United States sena-
tor, made vacant by the death of
Senator Robert NJ La Toilette. At a
joint meeting of the state Republican
executive COMMITTEES and twenty-five
Republican members of the 1925 Wis
consin legislature, held at the Repub-
lican state headquarters in Oshkosh
on July 1st, it was resolved that a
meeting of the officers of the various
county committees be held at osh-
kosh on July 18th at two o'clock
in the afternoon"
The purpose of this meeting is to
permit "a friendly exchange of ideas
and suggestions with reference to
the coming campaign and to dis
cuss the situation as it exists in
several counties.
Asks CoSSlties to Act.
The notice also asks counties to act
in becoming organized for the cam
paign. This is the call which has
been expected in Kenosha county and
it is believed that steps will be
taken Immediately here to act on this
suggestion.
Another resolution of much import
ance was adopted by the meeting
at state headquarters on July Ist
which is as follows;
When a convention Is called for
the purpose of recommending or en-
dorSing candidate for United States
senator, this meeting recommends that
delegates TO such convention be sent
uninstructed.
w. ]. Campbell, chairman of the
state Republican committee, in con-
GLIDING the notice states: "The lat
est information is that Governor
Blaine will issue a proclamation for
the holding Of a special election to
fill the vacancy caused by the death
Of Senator La Toilette. The procla-
nation may be issued tomorrow and
1t may not be issued for another two
or three weeks and hence it stands
- all in hand to be prepared.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-16
CESARI CASE
Is DISMISSED
City Attorney Warns Ces-
ari That He Can't Sell
Without Permit.
WAS A MISTAKE

The case against Angelo CESAR,
charged with selling without permit
at his place Of business, 161 North
Fremont avenue, was dismissed this
morning in the municipal court by
Judge Slater on the motion of City
Attorney Randall.
Attorney Stephenson, representing
the defendant, informed the city attor-
ney that deputy city clerk had told
Cesari before the permits were passed
upon that he could operate, as glong as
he had been operating before, until. the
permits had been passed upon.
Before notice was served upon him
that he had been refused, he was ar
rested" the defense attorney said
Say CESAR Was Misled.
Capt. Clausen informed the city at
torney that he had looked up the mat
ter and found that CESAR had been so
informed. .
''No man can run legally without q
permit" said the city attorney.
"They went beyond their authority
in telling man he can~run even tenn
porarily without a permit" said the
uehSHSe dttVfHsyy 'puV tAAS HaH YVES
misled by It,"
"Under the circums tances," said the
city attorney to the court '-there is no
use going ahead and pressing the
prosecution. This man applied for a
Glass B license. He deposited the
money. The deputy clerk told him that
he could run until the application was
granted or refused. They refused the
application but did not notify him."
Judge Slater dismissed the case, but
added that if Cesari didn't "under-
stand" before he had best be made to
understand" now. eve seen them
come back" said the judge.
"Youu cannot run out there until
you are given Glass A or Glass B
permit" the city attorney advised Ce-
sari, mo matter how many applica-
tions you may make"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-16
Report Thief of
Watch and Ring
Articles Disappear Again While Own
ers Are Away From Home q
Short Time.

Thomas H. Redmond, 7S5 Fremont
avenue, has reported another daylight
theft to the police. While Mr.. and
Mrs. Redmond were away at a pic
mic someone came to. their room, broke
the lock of the dresser drawer and
stole fifteen-jewel Elgin watch.
A second similar theft TO be re-
ported to the police over. the weekend
took place at 223 South Newell street.
Peter Flasch of that address inform
ed the police that someone had stol-
en- a ladies' diamond ring valued at
$3.50 from the safe.
Other burglaries alike in nature
have taken place within the last few
weeks. During one weekend a radio
set from the home of B. T. O'Brien
was stolen and carted away.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-16
PROBE DEEPER
INTO MYSTERY
Coroner Friend Continues
Investigation into Death
of Mrs. Lena Ripinski.
CLOSE TWO PROBES

Coroner Joseph Friend announced
this morning that he intended to con-
tinue his investigation into the cir
cumstances surrounding the mysterious
death of Mrs. Lena Ripinski, who was
shot to death on last Friday night in
a restaurant on Strong street. While
the general belief is that she was a
victim of a bullet fired by some one
in premature celebration of the Fourth
of July, Coroner Friend says that he
will continue the probe to investigate
to the full various clews which he
has been following.
For this reason the date of the for
mal Inquest has not been set but will
be held sometime next week, at which
all evidence in connection with the
case will be presented to the coroner's
jury. This jury has now carried on
its preliminary investigation, includ-
ing visit to the scene of the death.
Other Cases Closed.
At the same time Coroner Friend
announced that there would be no
formal inquests into the deaths of
Lawrence Riley and Leo Capelek. Re-
garding young Riley, the coroner stat
ed that there was no doubt but that
the Lad was killed by being struck by
lightning during the electrical storm
which visited Kenosha on Monday
evening and that no inquest was nee
essaryI
Leo Capelek's body was found in the
lake along the breakwater on Monday
morning. Investigation has shown
that the man probably went to sleep
while lying on the breakwater and fell
into the lake. It is certain that he
was not in any way the victim of foul
play and the only question which
could be decided by the coroner's jury,
if an inquest was held, would be
whether it was case of suicide or
accidental death. Believing that there
is not sufficient reason to put the
county to the expense incident to an
inquest for this purpose, Coroner
Friend has closed the case by filing
his formal report based on thor
ough investigation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-16
Rescues Child and
Then Leaves Scene
Child of Charles o. Augustine is Res
cued at Twin Lakes Sunday After
Walking Into Water From Shore.

A near tragedy was avoided at Twin
Lakes on Sunday afternoon shortly af-
ter 4 O'Clock, and the man who pre-
vented the tragedy is today unidenti-
fed. Charles o. Augustine was spend
ing the afternoon at Twin Lakes near
the Neidl resort with his children. Tbs
youngest child, Mary Jane, aged fifteen
months, was playing around on the
shore and walked into the water. she
had gone but few feet when she fell.
No one seemed to notice the child ex-
cept this one gentleman, who was
about thirty years old, it was said. He
rushed into the water, picked UP the
child and brought it to shore. He
worked on the infant a few minutes
forcing the water out of its little
lungs, and then left.
Witnesses of the incident declared
that it was a narrow escape for the
child and that the quick work of the
unknown hero was effective in saving
the child's life.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-16
GET BIG LOOT
AT ONE GARAGE
Blow Safe at Salem Auto
Company and Take
SAP and Escape.
OTHER PLACES TOO
Also Blew Safe at Borden Milk
Station 91d Entered Bruner
Dairy Co. Offices at Salem.

Excitement again prevailed in the
village of Salem this morning when
it was discovered that robbers had
invaded the village during the night
and after breaking their way into
three places, blowing the safes at two
of these and helping themselves to
whatever they saw of value, including
nearly $500 in cash and several hun
dred dollars worth of merchandise,
had escaped without leaving any clues
for officials to follow in trailing them.
This is the third time within a few
months that the village has been Wis
tied by robbers.
First to discover the robberies was
the attendent at the Borden milk sta
ton who when he opened the Office
about four o'clock found that robbers
had entered the place during the night,
blown the safe and left the office, in a
ransacked condition. He Immediately
notified the sheriff's Office in Kenosha.
Undersheriff Joseph Knipfer and Turn
key Ray Willems Immediately an
swered the call
Find Other Places Entered.
Meanwhile other discoveries were
being made at Salem. A. j. Murray,
owner of the Salem Auto Company,
when he opened his place of business,
found that he also had been visited by
the burglars. They had broken their
way into thesgarage by back window,
had knocked the combination off the
safe ard helped themselves to $442.40
in cash and checks, taken a supply of
inner tubes for tires and escaped.
Investigation also showed that the
Office of the Bruner Dairy company
had been entered and ransacked but
that nothing was missing there. At
the Borden company offices, the
burglars had wrapped the safe in old
clothing found in the building and
then drilled the safe and blown it.
This had so muffled the noise that no
residents of the. village were aroused
by the explosion. 1t is thought prob
able that the Borden place was the
last office entered and that the bur
glars in their haste to get wsy did not
complete their work there.
Left Few Clues 3ehird.
The robberies muat have sceUIr95
morning. Matt Siefert, g deputy sher-
if, lives across the street from tba
Salem Auto company, one Of The
places entered He reported to
the undersheSdT that be was up
until one O'clock listening to tie radio
and that he was certain Eothlcg had
happened up to that time. Mr.. MUIR
ray, owaer OF the garage. lives in 2
house adjoining it but rome of his
family was wakensd nsy tho burglary.
The only clew left behind BY tto
burglars was that two strangers 4gsrs
seen in the village on Wednesday,
right. They went into several stores
and acted suspiciously but were bs-
lieved TO be tourists. Villagers are
Eow convinced that these strangers
were Implicated in the robberies.
While no traces of any automobile
have been found it is believed that the
burglars had one somewhere In the
village since they took large supply
of inner tubes from the garage.
The Salem Auto company carried
burglar insurance and much of the
loss is covered.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-16
CICCHINI'S AGAIN
SCENE OF RAID
Police Raid Famous Hole
in-GrOund on Rowland
and Elizabeth SITS.
GET SIX PLAYING CRAP
Captain CIaasen Catches One,
Giving an Alias, and Makes
Him Give Name.

And once again the police staged
gambling raid on the place run by
James Cicchini on the southwest
corner of Rowland avenue and Eliza
beth street, in the basement poolroom.
There have been so many raids on
this place that the police cannot
count them off-hand, and the place
is known in police circles as a no
torious gambling joint.
Wednesday night Detectives Nc
Cluskey and Chase of the police de-
paYtment made a raid on the Cicchini
basement and caught six, they say,
was arrested on the charge of operat-
ing a gambling house.
Give Alias When Arrested.
Those arrested were James Cicchini,
100 Brockett street, charged as keep
er; Harry Haubrich, 557 Newell
street; John McKoiskey, 621 Newell
street; Frank Indus, 872 Rowland
avenue; Emil Kalinich, AIT Park
street, and Emil zaitoon, 231 Fifth
street, Milwaukee.
Harry Haubrich had given the name
of "Alex Harvey" but he was recog-
nized as Haubrich when he was
brought before Judge Slater this morn
ing by Captain of Police Clausen, and
the police captain forthwith changed
the name on the arrest sheet.
"They are not going to get by with
that when l know the right name"
said the captain.
In the city directory there was no
such address as 872 Rowland avenue,
or 4s7 Park street, addresses given
believed that the names and adj
dresses of some of the others are
the wrong names also.
All Plead Not Guilty.
Cicchini and the men charged with
gambling all entered plea of not
court this morning. Cicchini is under
bonds of 5000 for appearance in court
as the result of being arrested on the
same charge by the police July 3.
On his plea of guilty this morning
Judge Slater liked. his bonds at $500
for appearance in court July Is at
1900 D. m. The men charged with
gambling were released on bonds OF
$50 each for appearance the. same day.
Publicity for Owner.
Officials in the court room this
morning suggested that one way of
putting an end to the operation OF
pool-rooms which like Cicchini's have
been raided time and time again,
was to give publicity to the owner
of the building.
"Here is another place that the
district attorney may well paddock"
it was suggested.