The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-10-28
N. ANGELO PAYS HEAVY fine
Dealer Who Sold without License to
Boy Pays S25 and Costs-R Reputable
Dealers Declare Their Willingness
to Aid in Enforcing the Law.

The school officials In Kenosha are
going to take an interest in the en-
forcement of the law against the sale
of cigarettes to minors in Kenosha and
these men and women promise to be the
most active agents Of the district at
torney's Office in getting evidence of
violation of the law.
The first arrest under the new cru
SADIE was made on Monday afternoon
and this morning N. Angelo, the pro
prietor of the New York Fruit store on
.Jenne street, was brought into court
charged with selling cigarettes to a
minor, Leo Kryzwicki. Angelo declar-
ed that he had not kept the cigarettes
for sale but that he had kept some at
the store for the use of his friends and
that a girl had evidently sold box of
them to the minor. Judge Randall was
informed further that the defendant
had no license to sell cigarettes. "A
fine of twenty-five dollars and costs
was assessed against Angelo and he
was given to understand that if the
fine was not paid he would be forced
to serve time in the county Jail. He
paid the fine and costs.
The complaint against Angelo was
made by Joseph NJ Scholey, head tru-
ant officer of the city. Notwithstand-
ing the fact that the law against the
sale of cigarettes to minors is being
carefully followed by a large proper
tion of the dealers in tobaccos in the
city it is declared that many boys I'M
der the age named in the law are still
managing to secure tobacco and CT
garette papers. In most cases the boys
declare when questioned that they Sc
cured the "makinsn at home. But
one Of the boys has been arrested, but
the officials have been instructed to
pick up every boy under the age found
smoking cigarettes in the city. This
is being done at the suggestion of the
school officials and these officials have
promised to cooperate.
Before the passage Of the law it was
a common sight to see boys going to
school with cigarette in their mouths
but now most of the smoking is being
done Under cover.
One of the leading dealers in tobacco
said this morning: "We are in hearty
sympathy with the officials in the en-
forcement of this law and every repu-
table dealer in tobacco in the city has
F, instructed every one of his employees
that cigarettes must not be sold to
minors. We go to good deal of trou-
Bile to question the young men, Very
few minors will ask for cigarettes in
any of the well known stores, but they
go to stores in the outskirts of the city
and manage to get tobacco sometimes
under false pretenses. 1t is the desire
of the dealers to continue the sale of
cigarettes to adults, but they appreci-
ate that if they are to have this right
they must not permit minors to get
them Any one of the reputable deal
ers would be willing to aid the officials
in getting evidence against men who
violate this law. =
Small stores in the neighborhood of
Kenosha school buildings are being es-
pecially watched to see that they do
not violate the law Many of these
stores in order to avoid suspicion have
not taken out licenses and have re-
fused to handle tobacco in any form
Stores kept among foreigners have been
charged with violations of the law and
the school officials are making every
possible effort to get evidence against
these men with a view of prosecuting
for every offense discovered