The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-09-17
Kenosha BARRIERS To Demand In
vestigation Of Action Of State
Barber Examining Board
TWOARRESTSMADE THURSDAY
BARRIERS Arrested Declare That Officials
of State Board Seek to En-
force Law Only Partially
in Kenosha

Kenosha BARRIERS are to demand from
Governor Davidson an examination in
to the workings of the Wisconsin State
Board Of Barber Examiners as q re.
suit of two arrests made in Kenosha
late Thursday afternoon by Henry
Heine of Reedsburg, the state treasurer
Of the Board and the complaint against
the workings of the board will probably
be forwarded to Madison late this af.
ternoon or tomorrow morning. The
charge against the State Board is the
fact that partially has been shown in
the enforcement of the regulations of
the Board in Kenosha.
| CHINA Schaffer was arrested on the
complaint Of Heine on Thursday af-
ternoon. It is admitted that Schaffer
is a properly licensed barber, but the
charge against nlm is that he did not
have his card properly displayed in
his shop. Schaffer claims that he had
only recently moved his shop and has
not as yet had time to get the card in
position. William Barnes, another
barber, was arrested for working with
out license. The men have demanded
trial by jury and the cases are on before
Justice Donahue this afternoon.
The specific charges made by the bar
bers against the State Board is that
they have repeatedly winked at the fact
that James German, the former mayor
Of the city, has not a license displayed
in his shop and that for this reason
the Board cannot hope to enforce it's
regulations against other BARRIERS in the
city of Kenosha. The German case is
one of long standing and while it is
generally believed that the former
mayor has paid his license fees to the
State Board year by year, it is GER
tain that at times he has not had a
state license displayed in front Of his
chair in his place of business. The
BARRIERS declare that Mr.. German has
the State Board bluffed to stand still
and this appears to be the real facts
in the case. Since the recent trouble
between the Board and the German
shop, the members of the Board have
made repeated arrests in Kenosha, but
they have fought shy Of another en-
counter with the former mayor and it
is claimed that they never enter his
shop when they come to Kenosha or
that any examination made is Of de-
cidedly hurried nature.
NJ. w. Whitaker, the secretary Of the
Board, who was formerly in charge of
the work in Kenosha, was assaulted by
the former mayor and carried the mat
ter to the Circuit Court and secured
judgment against German. Since that
time Whitaker has not been in Keno
sha on official business in regard to
the work of the Board. The State
Board is making a hard fight to force
all BARRIERS to obey the regulations and
it is probable that later on this fight
against the former mayor will be
brought into the open again.
In discussing the matter this morn
ing Schaffer said: have talked with
Attorney Baker and shall take the mat
ter up with the governor at once. 7
am not kicker, but | do not think that
it is fair for State Board to show
this class Of partiality. If a jury finds
me guilty of 1lolating the laws, [ will
pay my fine, but believe that every
barber in Kenosha and in Wisconsin
wants the law enforced toward all men
in the business if toward any"
The State Board in a report several
years ago, dismissed the German case
by declaring that Mr.. German had gone
out OF business.