The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-28
.FIFTY-F|vE SIGN PETITION
Non-Enforcement of Law Said to Be
One of the Reasons Urged That the
People License Front Doors as Well
as Back Doors for New Year.

Pleasant Prairie is going to make
an effort to have her tipple-her
mornings morning and her night-cap
without violating the law, as the
VETS in the town have shown a
burst Of speed and have fled with
Town Clerk Ed. Thomey, a petition de-
manding that the question of icens-
ing the saloons in the town be placed
on the ballot for the election to be
held on next Tuesday. The petition
was signed by ifty-fve qualified vot-
ers in the town and it was fled with
in the ten days provided by law and
the question will go on the ballot.
Town Clerk Thomey declares that
the petition has the required number
of signatures and that he has directed
that the question be placed ON the
ballot. A number of the men who
have been keeping "ice cream parlo1s ;"
in the town since it went dry a year ago
have signed the petition, but it is de-
elared that some of the men who form
erly kept saloons declined to sign.
It is said that acknowledgements of
the dry laws of the town has caused
the saloon men and their friends to
believe that the people will vote to
open the front doors of the saloons
as well as the side doors of the ice
cream parlors.
While the dry law has not been very
well enforced in the town it is declared
that lot of the people are still in
favor Of keeping the town dry. The
vote by which Pleasant. Prairie was put
into the dry column was very small
one and the majority against the sa-
loon was less than twenty votes.
1t is understood that the men who
favor the open liquor traffic are going
to make canvas of the entire Gown
with view of seeing to it chat
Pleasant Prairie goes back to the wet
column this year.
The drys of the town nave not as
vet organized, but they have declared
that they will make a desperate effort
to keep the open saloon out of the
town. TIE old argument is being used
that the town needs the money that it
will receive from saloon licenses in
order to keep the roads in condition.
It is not expected that the wet and
dry issue will be connected up with
the contest for the election Of a town
chairman in the town. 1t is understood
that candidates for town chairman are
sticking pretty close to the neutral
post on the question.
Pleasant Prairie had half dozen
saloons and even though the town
should vote dry it is probable that
number of the places could not be
re.opened. The United States navy
has taken over the Camp Logan Rife
Range and it is being used as a rifle
range for the men at Great Lakes
Training Station and it is highly i'm
probable that the government officials
would consent to the opening Of any
saloons within five miles of the range.
Two of the saloons which, formerly did
a thriving business at the state line
are within the five mile zone and any
effort to reopen these places for bust
ness would probably meet considera
bic opposition on the part of the
federal government.
Secretary Daniels has taken a per
sonal interest in the protection of the !
morals of the men at the Great Lakes |
Station and it is regarded as pretty |
certain that he would use his influence
to have saloons within five miles of
the rife range closed.
Emil Schultz, who formerly was in
charge of one Of the resorts near the
state line, has not signed the petition
asking for the re-licensing of the sa
oons by the town board.