The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-17
Police Officials in Towns Be-
tween Chicago and Mil
Wdukee to Unite
WOULD END REIGN OF CRIME
Police Would be Enabled to Better
Protect Lake Shore Cities Against
the Scorchers and Criminals
Driven Ont of Chicago

An effort is being made to unite all
police officers between Evanston and
Milwaukee in self protective league
which will make it possible for the
officers to put up a united front
against the evils of the North s1ore.
The plan would include a telephone
| signal service such as has never been
developed among the towns, and
would make the capture of criminals
much easier matter.
The plan has been proposed by
Town Chairman Lane of Winnetka,
and he is now sending out letters to
chairmen and mayors along the North
shore in his effort to have his plan
carried out. AS planned the union
would be effected without any ex-
tended cost to the towns interested.
There are many questions in common
among the North shore towns, the
most important being therautomobi1e
scorcher and the crimes commit d
by bands of robbers and cut threats
that are turned out of Chicago to
prey upon the people between that
city and Milwaukee.
In his circular to the towns affected
by the union Mr.. Lane gives the fol-
lowing as the objects of the proposed
union.
| IA uniform ruling in regard to
the speed limit for automobiles and
also uniform fine for exceeding that
Unit.
2-It will require that the entire
stretch of roads within the boundar-
les of the league be watched, and
guarded against the scorcher. AS
matters stand now there are a few
places where watch is kept all the
time, and miles of road where no
speeder has ever been arrested. The
result is that the men who are accus-
toned to using these roads have be-
come wary and go slow when they
pass the territory that they know to
be dangerous; but, having passed
these places, they put on all the speed
and laugh at the officers of the law.
| 3-To keep corps of mounted po-
| lice who will patrol Sheridan road
from end to end of the territory in
c1uded and enforce the law.
| 1.-The league will institute sys-
tenn of police which will be stationed
at central point for the purpose
of guarding the towns and the roads
between against the ho1d-up men, of
whom there have been so many in the
last few weeks.
Since the beginning of the Chicago
strike and the crime crusade Of
Chief Collins, there have been more
robberies and ho1dups along the
north shore than have been known
for years before, and the farmers and
suburbanites have found it necessary
to band themselves together for the
protection of their homes.
With all the precautions that have
been taken, the tale of ho1d-ups and
night marauders continues, and as
| yet none of the cu1prits have been
caught. It is the thought that if there
were body of policemen ready to do
duty at any time and at any place
along the road, there would be fewer
crimes and fewer thugs would escape.
AS it is now, it is evident that the
police of the various towns can do but
little.
It is confidently believed by those
who have considered the matter, that
as soon as the proposition is put be-
fore the councils and boards of the
towns IFS wisdom will he seen and
the necessary measure adopted.