The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-25
Civic Federation Gives Out Let
tiers in Regard to Efforts To
Enforce Law in kenosha
MAYOR STRONG ON PRECEDENT
Tells Federation That it Has it's Rene.
dy if He Fails to Enforce the
Laws of the State and
Ordinances Of the City

Shortly after the publication in the
Evening News of letter sent by the
Kenosha Civic Federation to his honor
Mayor Scholey, under date of Deem
Der 18th, calling attention to the habi-
tual violation of the Sunday Closing
Law, the Federation, through it's presi
dent and Secretary, wrote to the mayor
again and this time have received a
reply. Their letter and the mayor 4
reply follow:
Kenosha, Wis, Jan. %, 1909.
To the Hon. Matthias J. Scholey,
Kenosha, Wis.
Dear Sir
On Dec. 10, 1908, we addressed you
with regard to violations of the 1564th
section Of the 1898 statutes, which pro-
hibits the sale Of Intoxicating liquors
on the first day Of the week commonly
called Sunday and affixes penalty fol-
disobeying it's commandments.
Possibly you do not know that you
have the authority to enforce this law
but we wish to advise you that you
have, and having been chosen as the
representative of the citizens of Ke.
nosha, we presume that it is your de-
sire to see that all laws are justly en-
forced.
In our former communication, which
we assume did not reach you, we Of
cred to specify particular cases where
this law is being habitually violated
and at the present writing we stlll
have reason to believe that the nui
sance has not abated. To confirm our
suspicious, we quote from the Monday
Jan. 25th edition Of the Kenosha Even.
ing News, under the title of can
Unusual Robbery as follows:
"The robbery was discovered at an
early hour Sunday morning when the
bartender opened the Vollmer saloon
for the day."
We regret to advise that we also
have reason to believe that the 4531st
section of the 1898 statutes, which
reads as follows:
"Any person who shall knowingly
suffer or permit any table, wheel OF
other construction, or any cards, dice
or other device, scheme, contriyance OF
thing adapted, suitable, devised, de-
signed, or which can or shall be used
for gambling purposes to be set up
kept, managed or used, or any gamb-
ling or betting Herewith, thereon OF
by means thereof in any house, build
ing, She'd booth, or on any lot OF
premises by him owned, occupied, OF
controlled shall be punished by impri-
sonment in the county jail not more
than six months or. by fine not exceed
ing $4,000, is being habitually
violated.
We also wish to inform you that you
have the authority to apply an appro
pirate remedy to offenders of this law
May we have an acknowledgment tc
this communication, with your pleasure
in the matters?
Yours very respectfully,
I'll. III. Maddox, Pres.
Milton~L. Dowse, Secy.
For the Kenosha Civic Federation.
| In response to this communication
the Federation received the following
letter from his honor, under date OF
/ February 9th:
To the Kenosha Civic Federation, an6
! to III. HI. Maddox, President, anG
Milton L. Dowse, Secretary.
Gentlemen
I acknowledge hereby due receipt Of
your communication dated December
10, 1908, calling my attention to Sec
ton 1864 of the 1898 statutes, which
prohibits the sale of Intoxicating
linuors on the first dav IF tho wanE