The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-06
Retailers of City Hold An
nual Members Banquet at
Borup Tuesday Night.
.PFENN|G TELLS OF new LAWS
Judge Joseph R. clarkson Pleads for
Support for New Administration of
National Affairs State President a
Guest and Billy Mcintyre tells Stories

Retail merchants of the city had an
other field meet on Tuesday evening
when members of the Kenosha Asso
citation gathered at the Hotel BoruE
for the annual members banquet. Gov
ers were laid for ninety guests and the
banquet proved to be the most notable
gathering of the retailers ever held il
Kenosha. Assemblyman Charles II
Pfennig came down from Madison tc
attend the banquet and A. D. Hermes
of Racine, president Of the state organi
cation Of the retailers was among the
guests.
Every line of the retail trade in Ke
nosha from the newsdealers to the lum
bermen was represented and aside from
the social features of the banquet il
promised to be most helpful to the
business interests represented. Before
the banquet was served there was a SO
cial hour spent by the business men il
getting together.
After dinner, William Howard Rob
inson president of the association acted
as POSTMASTER and short speeches were
given by number Of the guests and
members Of the association.
Judge Joseph R. Clarlson, always 9
| favorite at Kenosha banquets, spoke OF
the Inauguration of the new President
He bespoke for the new President the
support Of the business men Of the ma
| ton and declared Chat when it came Il
patriotism the men who were in charge
Of the retail business recognized nc
superiors. His definition of patriot il
Zone who loves his country regardless
Of who is at the head of the govern
ment. In closing Judge Clarksor
urged the business men of Kenosha not
to be too hasty in judging the new ad
ministration but to give President Will
son and his advisers chance to show
the value Of the policies they had out
| lined.
| Assemblyman Charles Pfennig proved
to be the principal speaker at the ban
quet. He spoke of the work of the Leg
islature at Madison and gave a very
interesting description Of the method OF
handling legislation. He declared that
| 50 per cent of the bills sent to the
| Legislature were bills of selfish motives
and that nearly as great a per cent OF
the bills were buried before they
reached the floor for consideration. He
spoke of the bill providing minimum
wage for women as the most important
bill before the present legislature and
declared himself to be in favor of a ma
tional law covering the same subject
He spoke of the Hull anti -discrimina
tion measure which provides against
fuctuation of prices in commodities in
different parts of the state and de-
clared that he believed the bill wcu1d
be enacted into law. He spoke of his
own bill introduced for the protection
of retail merchants against deceptive
advertising and he believes that this
law will meet with favor when final
vote is taken on it.
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given warm greeting when introduced
by the postmaster.
Mr.. Hermes said that the merchants
through Wisconsin resent the cry of
down with the middleman.'' The
Massachusetts, society to investigate the
high cost of living declared in its re-
port that the decreased production in
gold was one of the chief causes for
increase IN living expenses. Deplored
the editorials of big newspapers urging
the concentration of mercantile indus
tries, as this would mean the wiping
out of the small merchant. Such con
centratl0n also would tend TO foster
White Slavery and anarchy.
Not the least Of the features of the
evening was William Mcintyre, propri-
etor of the Bijou theatre.
Mr.. Mcintyre told some real Irish
stories, some of them telling Of the old
Irish folk who formed what was known
as Irish Prairie now Park street IN
Kenosha. Mcintyre, of Mcintyre &
Heath, used to enjoy coming to Keno
sha and visiting with these Irish peo-
pie, and some Of his best puns were
taken from the lives Of these people.