The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-06-27
SALOON Men HAVE DAY OFF
Many Take Families and Go to Lake
Regions for Picnic But Shun Partici-
patton in Amber Brew Picnics-
Saturday Night Busy One.

The first DRY Sunday" has come
and gone and Kenosha still stands.
Not single arrest was made by the
police or the sheriff in the city on
Sunday and so far as can be learned
no considerable part of the city was
moved off to Racine or Chicago e. Mil
waukee and only few of the Kenosha
people sought intoxicants at the lake
resort in the western part of the
county.
The police department not only did
not make an arrest on Sunday but the
blotter this morning shows that there
was not single call made upon the
police for any assistance during the
day. 1t was the first day since the
paddy wagon was bought that it was
not called into service to bring in some
violator of the law or to carry officers
to quell a disturbance.
True there were reports that liquor
was sold in the dry territories of
Pleasant Prairie and Somers and that
lots of Kenosha men went to Racine
and other cities seeking the bowl of
grog but the police officers this morn
ing declared that but one drunken man
was seen in Kenosha on Sunday and
that this man took train to Wauke-
gan. The police had been instructed
to watch out for DRINKS with keener
eyes than they had sought them when
the city was wide open on Sunday.
The result of the Dry Sunday was
seen at the big plants in the city this
morning as it was reported that very
large percentage of the men employed
showed up for work. Monday has u.s.
ually been "Blue Monday at the fac
tories on account of the liquor bouts
Of Sunday but this morning things
were different.
There were twenty seven men ar
rested on Saturday night and these men
were brought into court this morning.
On the former Saturday night there
had been some thirty two arrests and
on last Sunday the number Of arrested
mounted to forty. It was one of the
really light days for the year in the
Municipal Court. 81 want you to no.
tice that of the twenty seven men
brought in this morning" said Judge
Tully q majority of them were from
Waukegan, North Chicago and Win
throp Harbor.''
There were many reports this morn
ing that liquors had been sold in the
dry territory in Pleasant Prairie and
Somers. One report was that beer had
been sold at the picnic at Central Park.
This report was vigorously denied by
members of the organization in charge
of the picnic. CT will take an oath -
declared the cashier Of the organiza-
ton "that not an ounce of beer was
sold in Central Park on Sunday We
sold near beer and lots of it but there
was not bottle of beer brought on
the grounds for sale by any member
of our organization. This fact can
be proved by calling any member of
the organization that had anything to
do with the picnic"
Sheriff Hermann when told that re-
ports were current that beer was sold
at one Of the Pleasant Prairie saloons
Sunday said, ''These fellows have
been taking big chances since the town
voted wet but they have been warned.
No specific reports of violations have
been made to me today. I have visit
ed the places and have told these men
that they cannot sell liquor until the
town grants a license to them the first
of July. Next Sunday will be the last
time that most Of them viii have a
chance even to violate the law as af-
ter that the five mile zone order is eff
fective and these men know that that
rule will be enforced to the letter.
Their may be some bubble as to the
Sunday closing law but there will be
no bubble as to the FIVE mile zone pro-
vision. 1t means close up and stop the
sale of all intoxicants. As govern.
ment order it is certain to be enforced
to the letter"
These places in the prohibition ter
ritory" in Kenosha which were form.
erly operated as saloons were open on
Sunday for the sale of near beer and
such beverages. They were classed as
FSoft~ Drink Parlors.''
NonepfsThe other saloons in the city
opened even for the sale of soft drinks
and cigars and the proprietors of prac-
tically all of them never entered the
places during the day. Not a single
report was made to the police of liquors
being sold within the limits of the city
Many of the saloon men, enjoying
heir first sunday off in years, took the