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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17
TWO SCHOOLS TO
BE DEDICATED
Plans for Opening of New
Buildings in SOmers
and Woodwork.
HOLD JOINT MEETING

Plans for the dedication of the new
school buildings which are now being
completed in the town of Somers anc
in the Woodwork school district were
announced this morning by R. S
Ihlenfeldt, superintendent of the
schools of Kenosha county.
On next Monday the new building
in Somers is to be dedicated with APP
propriate ceremonies. Judge E. B.
Belden of the circuit court, District
Attorney Lewis w. Powell of Keno
sha, who is also the president of the
school board of the city of Kenosha, and
County Superintendent Ihlenfeldt are
to be the speakers at the dedication
ceremonies on Monday evening. Pre-
ceding the meeting there will be an
oyster supper, served from six to eight
in the clubrooms of the building.
Woodwork on Thursday.
Similar dedication ceremonies are to
be held at the new Woodworth school
on the Geneva road on Thursday even
ing, December the 18th. Here a
chicken supper will be served with the
ceremonies following.
The two buildings mark the advent
of new day in the two school dis
tricts. They are modern in every
respect, providing for all of the edu-
cational needs of the two communi-
ties in an efficient manner. The
buildings have also been planned
with a view of serving as social CEN
ters for the two communities.
Announce Teachers Meeting.
Superintendent Ihlenfeldt also an
nounced plans for the annual meeting
of teachers of the county and mem
bers of the various school boards to
be held on next Tuesday, December
the 18th, at the courthouse in the city
of Kenosha. All rural school teach
ers and all members of school boards
are expected to attend this conven-
ton, which will mean that approx
mately two hundred school board
members should attend and nearly one
hundred teachers.
Addresses will be given during the
day by the following:
State Supervisor George Dick OF
Madison, will discuss the changes
which have been made recently in the
school laws and have charge of the
question box round table discussion.
DR.. G. F. Bowman of the state board
of health will discuss measures fol
safeguarding the health of boys and
girls in the schools of the county.
Mrs. Charles Crane, a leader in the
parent-teacher movement in Kenosha
county, will present the P. T. A. pro-
gram for this county.
Miss Alberta Worsley, supervising
teacher for Kenosha county, will
speak on the providing of safe play
ground equipment at schools and the
value of such equipment.
R. S. Ihlenfeldt, county superinten-
dent of schools, who will be in charge
Of the meeting, will talk on needed
improvements in the schools of Ke-
nosha county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17
National Guard to
Fight Bank LoOters

Monroe, Wis. - ,krI - A picked
force of the local national guard
unit is being organized to fight bank
robbers.
Captain Charles A. SCHNEIDER, Of
Company X, announced that bandits
invading Monroe would be greeted by
ten marksmen of the company. He
said the action was prompted by re-
ports Of many bank robberies and the
nearby "wild west" looting of bank
at Shullsburg last summer. He has
received sanction of Adjutant General
Ralph Immell to have ten militia men
deputized by Sheriff M. c. burst, he
said.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17
Former KenOshan
Died In Chicago
Charles Albert Raps, Former KenoshA
Resident, Died Saturday Evening
at His Home in Chicago

Word reached Kenosha on Sunday
Of 1.-THE death of Charles Albert Raps,
formerly a resident of Kenosha and
Racine, at his home in Chicago on
Saturday evening.
The deceased was the son of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Raps. He
was born in Racine May 80, 1867, and
had lived much of his life in that city
and in Kenosha. More recently he
had been a resident of Chicago. Sur
viving him are two sisters, Mrs. Emma
Kingsley of Kenosha, and Mrs. Eliza
beth Hauck, of Benton Harbor.
The remains will be taken to Racine
where burial will be made in the
family plot in the Mound cemetery on
Tuesday morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17
u. S. Reserve Banks
To Buy Belgian Paper

New York City, AS an aid to
the plans which are in progress for
improving the monetary position of
Belgium the Federal Reserve Bank of
New York, in association with other
federal reserve banks indicated its
readiness to cooperate with the Bel
gian bank of issue, the Banque Ma
tionale de BelgiQue, by purchasing Bel
gian commercial bills. Offers of co.
operation also have been made by the
Bank of England and other European
banks of issue.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17
Jail for Auto Theft,
Intoxicated Driving

Green Bay, Wis.->-..E After DELHI
Grating for less than two hours the
jury hearing the case of Ervia Porr,
%, of Glenmore, charged with grand
larceny, returned verdict of guilty
and he was sentenced to one year to
10 months in the state reformatory.
Porr was arrested for the theft Of
an automobile and driving it while in
toxicated. He enlisted in the army
to escape the law. He later deserted
and returned home.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17
CHIEF WANTS TO HELP.

District Attorney Lewis Powell
today received a letter from Nor
gan A. Collins, chief Of police of
the city of Chicago, in which he
offers to the Kenosha county Off
Gals the cooperation Of his de-
partment in Chicago in any way
that officials here may desire it.
The arrest of the two men in Chi
Cago by Chicago police on the tip
given them by Sheriff Frank Will
lens brought the matter to the
chiefs attention, and his offer fol-
lowed.
Chief Collins asked for a de-
scription of the evidence now in
the hands of the authorities here
together with brief account of
the results of the investigation into
the mystery up to the present
time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17

The arrest of Gimp, third mem
Der of the trio of which two are now
in custody in the county Jail here
is expected momentarily in Chicago
according to Sheriff Frank Willems
Since the arrest of his two pals
Gimp has gone into hiding, but Chi
cago police working on the case IN
cooperation with Kenosha county of.
ficials limited that they had been
tipped off to his hiding place and that
they might expect his arrest at "ar
early moment"
Gimp is the man from whom the au.
thorities feel they can get consider.
able valuable information concerning
the activities of Frank Wilson and
George Novack while in his company
in Kenosha. He is known only by
that name, and Wilson and Novach
told Sheriff Willems that they didn't
even know whether that was his first
name, last name, or nickname. He is
familiar character in Chicago's un-
derworld and he is known as "two-
gun man."
Sheriff Willems and Deputy Sheriff
Ray Willems are continuing to ques-
tion the two men held in custody in
the hope that they can get some in
formation from them which would
corroborate several suspicious the Of
ficials hold against the trio. The
sheriff is seeking more detailed &C.
count of the movements of the three
men on the night of the murder OF
Jimmie Sears and Madalynne Latimer
The confession of Frank Wilson de-
clared that the trio were in Kenosha
and within short distance from the
place where the murder was committed
at about 1880 O'Clock in the evening
of October IA. The explanation Of
fered by the alleged burglars is that
they had planned to do the label
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17
Suspect Enright in
New York Staying

Corning, N. Y.->aR>-Information
leading to the arrest of Michael En-
right on open charge in connection
with the Staying of Timothy Shea, OF
Campbell, is being checked by Dis
trict Attorney Guy w. Cheney.
Enright is brother of Richard E.
Enright, police commissioner of New
York on whose farm Shea was slain
He is being held in Jail pending the
decision of the prosecutor on the ma
ture of the charge to be placed
against him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17
Author Demands Cash Be Placed in Box at
Secret Hiding Place by KenOsha
Automobile Manufacturer.
DETECTIVES EMPLOY CLEVER RUSE
Request for Assurance That Payment Will End Annoy
ance Results in the Arrest of PietrO
Bendelli by Police

How Charles w Nash president of the Nash Motors COM
pany Kenosha has been three times threatened with death
within the past two weeks revealed this morning when
Petro Bende aged % years. of 1G1 Market street.
ragned in the municipal court here this morning charge
of attempted exortion Bende is alleged to have written
threatening letters to the weknown Kenosha autoo
bile manufacturer recently in each of which he threatened
him with death unless $4,000 paid to him Immediately
Bendei trapped by detectives who followed the di-
recons contained in his backhand letters but who used de-
coy letter instead the cash demanded in the death notes He
denies all knowledge of the crime but Kenosha police have
web of evidence around him which they maintain is
elusive of his guilt.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17
|BelOit Assemblyman
Is GOred By a Bull

Beloit, Wis., - -Assemblyman H.
5. Mosely is recovering from injuries
received when a bull he was leading,
attacked him, goring and trampling
the solon and leaving him bleeding and
unconscious in the. road where he lay
for long time before being discov-
cred. His shoulder and collar bone
were badly injured.
Mosely, member of the conserva-
tive Republican faction, has served in
two sessions of the legislature as an
assemblyman from the second Rock
county district.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17
Three TOWans Given
Federal Jail Terms

Des Moines, Ia e IL. w. Hal
lev, James Dickerson and Frank Eaton
were sentenced to is months in fed
eral prison by Federal Judge Anderson
shortly after a jury had brought in a
verdict of guilty on charges of con-
spiracy and possession Of liquor in
connection with the shipmenr from
Peoria of a carload of alcohol.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17
Three Days Chilly
Blast for Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wis ar "A cold wave
of three days duration is scheduled
to visit Wisconsin within the next
twenty-four hours. Temperature fall
ling to 10 degrees above zero is pre-
dicted for tomorrow morning. ". p.
Stewart, local metrologist, forecasts
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17
Attempt to Increase
Surtax Rate Defeated

Washington, D. Car The first
effort to raise the surtax rates con-
tanned in the new tax bill failed in
the House when an amendment by
Representative Lagardia, Socialist,
New York, proposing a maximum rate
Of 80 per cent, was defeated 266 to
"a. The rate contained in the bill is
20 per cent.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17

When arraigned on a charge
Of attempted extortion before
Judge Slater in the municipal
court at ten-thirty this morn
ing, Bendelli merely shook his
head to indicate that he was
not guilty. Judge Slater took
time to explain the charge and
he declared that he knew what
it meant.
On his plea of not guilty he
was held for preliminary hear
ing set for December oath.
Bonds were set at $500,
which he had not yet furnished
at a late hour this afternoon.
Police and detectives have
been working on the case since
Tuesday, December LIST, when
the first of the series of three
threatening letters was received
by Mr.. Nash at his Office in
Kenosha.
Sent BIackhand Letter.
The first letter had all of the ear
marks of typical blackhand note. At
the top of it was a crudely drawn
''black-hand," heavy with ink, and at
the bottom a heart with a dagger
thrust through it.
1t set forth that the writer was bad
~ in need of money and had taken
this means to secure it, that no harm
would come to him if he followed the
directions of the letter and that death
would be certain if he disobeyed it.
The directions were that on the very
night of the morning that he received
the letter, Mr.. Nash was to leave
$4,000 in notes of small denomination
in an ordinary shoe box on certain
post of the fence around the vacant
lot at the southwest corner of Newell
and Market streets.
"You may forget, but never,' said
the letter in the last paragraph.
Leave the money or kill YOU"
1t was unsigned with the exception
that there was the crude drawing of a
heart with a dagger thrust through it,
as mentioned above.
First Ruse Failed.
Mr.. Nash Immediately turned the
letter over to federal mail detectives
and called in Pinkerton detectives to
aid in solving the mystery. At their
direction a box, identical with the one
described in the letter, was placed on
the post in question. Instead of cash
being placed in the box, there was a
letter in which Mr.. Nash acknowledged
the death note, but asked for assur-
ance that if he paid this money, he
would not be a victim again. This
was written as a ruse to aid in the
arrest of the blackhander.
On the night of December End, the
box was left as directed. Detectives
watched for hours, but no one ap.
peared to claim it. Evidently the writ
er of the note thought that he was
watched and refused to take a chance
After several hours one of the de.
tectives casually walked along anG
picked up the box and the decoy note
Gets a Second Letter.
Three days later Mr., Nash received 6
second letter, This was similar to the
first with the exception that it EN-.
phasized the fact that it was to BIZ
the last warning.
Meanwhile the Kenosha police, fear.
ing that the detectives here might be
recognized, called in detectives from
Racine to aid them in arresting the
extortionist Again decoy box with
q note, similar to the one used before
was placed on the post in question.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17
Wilson and Novack Cues
toned to Clear Course
Night of Murder.
SWEAR OUT WARRANTS
No New Developments Re-
ported in Search of Clues in
the Sears-Latimer Mystery.
BULLETIN.

Deputy Sheriff Ray Willems at
noon today signed state warrants
charging Frank Wilson and George
Novack with the offense of bur-
gIary in the night time. The ar
raignn emit of the two men will
not be held until next week, the
sheriff indicated.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17

Tn eworld used 6,232, 900 bales of
American cotton in the last six months
of 1924.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17

Queen Elizabeth of England once
had mans right hand cut off because
he wrote SANDERS concerning her.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-17

The monument to the veterans Of
1870 in Rheims, France, was about the
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-04-18
SCOUT TROOPS
PLAN PROGRAM
Bismarck Youths to Join in
Boys Week Observance

Boy Scout troops of Bismarck are
making plans for the observance of
Boys week, April 20 to May 2. Pro-
grams will be prepared by all the
troops in the city and the observance
of the week may include a big mass
meeting and special program by all
the Bismarck scouts.
"The boy is the worlds greatest
asset" says q proclamation issued by
Governor A. G.. Sorlie on National
Boys week. The governor urges all
North Dakotans to cooperate in
making the week for the promotion
of the interest of boys q success.
generation an abiding love and ad-
miration for national ideals and in
stitutions and realization of the
responsibilities and obligations as
we'll as the privileges of citizenship,
many organizations and institutions
are contributing something of
inestimable value to the stability
and moral standards Of the nation,
and Of the world, of incalculable
worth as good citizenship insurance.
says the governors proclamation.
II earnestly request all the citi-
zens to lend stheir hearty co.opera-
tion to this plan. that boards Of ed
ucation and school authorities,
churches, employers of boys. and all
organizations interested in boy well
fare lend their aid to make this
week of outstanding Importance, es-
pecially toward making May /, Boys
Loyalty and Health day, an outstand-
ing feature Of the week."
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-04-18
JUDGE G.. J. FISKE
TO HEAR. CLAIMS
IN BANK CLOSINGS

Hearing of claims made by deposit
tors of closed banks against the
guarantee fund commission will be-
gin here within the next ten days,
with Judge G. j. Fisk of Minot pre-
siding as referee for the commission.
It is estimated that from 600 to 800
cases in which it is questioned
whether the bank deposits were guar.
anteed by law will be handled in dis
posing of the claims against the
first banks which were closed, be-
ginning in 1920. A ten per cent d.
vidend is being paid by the commits
sion to depositors Of these banks.
At a meeting held yesterday, the
guarantee fund commission assigned
all these disputed claims to Judge
Fske for action. He will maintain
an office here, and conduct hearings
to determine the validity of the
claims and recommend approval OF
disapproval of the commissions &C.
tion
Rules to govern the hearings wer.
drawn at yesterdays meeting of thu
commission.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-04-18
SEN. WHEELER
TRIAL BRINGS
DULL SESSIONS
Only Two Witnesses Heard in
Case; Court Adj0urns
Until Monday
(By The Associated Press)

Great Falls, Mont, April l8.-Dis-
trict Attorney John L. Slattery today
was prepared to continue the intro
duction OF documentary evidence re-
lative to the transfer Of Montana oil
leases as the trial of Senator Burton
X. Wheeler charged with accepting
fee after being elected to the SEN
ate for representing client before
the Department of Interior entered
its third day in federal district court
here.
Announcement by Judge F. Die
trich that court would adjourn until
Monday after short session this
morning was expected to limit to-
days testimony to Montana witness
es, formerly associated with Gordon
Campbell, Montana oil operator. q
Only two witnesses were heard
Friday afternoon-Louis E. Lincoln,
and John N. Cooper, both of Lewis
town. Mont. Lincoln testified he ap-
piled for an oil prospecting permit
at the request of Campbell, for whom
Wheeler is alleged to have appeared
before the Interior Department.
Cooper. employed by Campbell as
a field man in 1922 and 1923, testi-
fled he attended a meeting in hotel
here in January, 1923, when Wheel
er's employment was discussed by
Campbell, Former congressman Thorn
as Strout of Lewistown, L. G. Werth-
elmer, a salesman, and Wheeler.
Cooper denied hearing Wheeler say
he would represent Campbell before
the department..
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-04-18
HankinsOn Woman. .
Age 1O2 Years,
Dies In Her Home

Hankinson, N. D.. April 1s.--Mrs.
Posta Gottfried, declared to be Rich
land county's oldest inhabitant, and
one of the oldest residents of North
Dakota died here within few days
of her 1O2nd birthday.
Until a few months agOA she was
in apparent good health and often
left her home to visit neighbors. Elk.
cept for some deafness. she retained
her faculties tosa remarkable degree.
Most Of her waking hours were
spent in reading her Bible and pray.
er book which she read without
glasses. Up to about two years ago
she read the daily newspaper regular
ly.. She disliked auto riding, saying
IT, made her dizzy.
Records are uncertain as to
whether she was born in Germany or
Austria. She came to America from
Austria in 1898. Two. brothers and
q sister died long ago. Her father
reached the age Of 81 and her moth
er died in early life.
She leaves Is grandchildren. 3S
great grandchildren, and 16 great
great graAdchildren.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-04-18
BLK'S LODGE
TO PRESENT
6 CONCERTS
Open Air Programs Will Be
Donated to People of
City This Year
SERVICE TO COMMUNITY
Two Bands to Provide Music
For Bismarck Residents
During Summer
SERVICE TO COMMUNITY

Six free open air concerts will
be donated to the people Of Bismarck
by the Bismarck Elk's lodge.
This decision was made at a meet.
ing of the lodge last evening. The
Elk's band will give the concerts in
a place designated by the City Com.
mission. According to present plans
it is proposed to give two concerts
in the months Of June, July and
August.
These will not interfere with any
concerts contemplated by the Bis.
marck Juvenile Band. The programs
will be so arranged as to alternate
with the Juvenile Band. In this
way it is believed that there will be
a free band concert for the city
every week during the months Of
June, July and August.
These concerts are not to cost the
city a penny and are given as part
Of the Elk's service to the commun.
ity. Citizens generally when inform.
ed of the contribution praised the
local lodge for its community spirit
With the Elks and Juvenile Band
working in complete harmony, it is
believed that two excellent musical
institutions can be built up which
will serve the needs of the city a.
occasion demands.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-04-18
MANY FAIL TO
OBSERVE NEW
POSTAL RATES

A considerable quantity Of news
paper and printed matter, as well
as postcards, has had to be return
ed to- senders or held up pending
notification, because Of insufficient
postage under the new postal
rates which went into effect on
April Is, Assistant Postmaster H.
Larson today announced.
The new rates Of two cents for
post cards and one and one-half
cents for two ounces on print
ed matter are called to the atten-
tion Of the public. To avoid in
correct postage, the post office
authorities recommend senders to
consult clerks at the windows and
have their mail weighed before
sending.
Quantities Of one and q half cent
stamps and envelopes, large and
small, have been received at the
Bismarck post office and are on
sale.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-04-18
FINAL HEARING
ON MINE CASE
SET FOR MAY I

Mandan, N. D., April 1s.-Final
disposition of the Lucky Strike Coal
company, operating Ignite coal
mine at Zap, will be made by Judge
H. L. Berry Of the Morton district
court following n hearing to be held
in Mandan May 4. After creditors
had appeared in court and F. l..
Anders of Fargo, receiver, had re-
ported to the judge on Wednesday,
it was decided to postpone action.
Assets Of the company are declared
to be about 100000 and liabilities
100000.
The organization has been in the
hands Of receivers for three years,
and Mr.. Anders has finally recon-
mended foreclosure proceedings The
hearing on May will include the re-
port on and the approval of the re-
ceiver's accounts which close on that
date
Most of the persons interested in
the mine live at Zap, Beulah and
Hazen.