The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-10-30
MINISTER READY
TO MEET MAYOR
Rev. o. w. Taylor Opens
Wide His Office Door For
a Conference With
City's Executive.
COMMISSION GET COMPLAINT
President Robinson Thanks Writer and
Says Commission Will Act just AS
Soon AS Evidence Is Laid Before 1t
BY Interested Citizens.

The Rev. o. w. Taylor, pastor of
Park Avenue M. Il. Church, gives the
retort courteous to the Hon. John G.
Joachim, mayor of Kenosha, in extend
ing to the Mayor an invitation for
visit. The Rev. Mr.. Taylor says that
he has an office almost as accessible as
that of the city head executive and
that he is of the opinion that the
Mayor knows where it is and that he
will be pleased to have the Mayor call
on him and will be just as much pleased
to extend to the Mayor any aid he can
give him in lettering conditions in the
city. Mr.. Taylor also said that he had .
a manuscript copy of his sermon includ-
ing just what he had said in regard to
conditions in Kenosha and he would be
glad to have the Mayor peruse it and
know exactly what his attitude was
toward the situation in Kenosha. The
minister did not indicate that he
planned any visit to the Office Of the
Mayor or that he saw any call for such
a visit The Mayor announced this
morning that he would pay Mr.. Taylor
a visit sometime this afternoon.
Commission Receives Complaint.
Meantime it is admitted that Henry
B. Robinson, presiding officer of the
Police and Fire Commission, has receiv-
ed courteous letter from member
of the Park Avenue M. e. Church, call
ing attention of the commission to GER
tain conditions in the city which need
remedying and asking the commission
to take some action in the matter. The
letter has not been given to the pub
lie, but it is expected to be presented
to the meeting Of the Fire and Police
Commission at its regular monthly
meeting on Friday evening.
Robinson Thankful for Interest.
In his response to the letter, Presi
dent Robinson of the commission, ex-
pressed the thanks of himself and the
they have taken in securing better con-
ditions in Kenosha. He also declares
that the commission is ready to make
any investigation which may be sought
just as soon as the writer of the letter
and his associates lays before the com
mission evidence which will warrant
them to take action. 1t is admitted
that the men interested are keeping a
close watch on court proceedings now
pending with view of getting from
b1oh
be worthy of presentation to the com
mission. 1t is highly improbable that
this evidence will be before the com
mission at its meeting at the end of
this week.
Adds Fuel to the Flame.
One of the most interesting develop
ments in the case came this morning
when Attorney A. E. Buckmaster said
that he had gone to police officials at
least three weeks before the Jacobsen
place was raided by the bandits and
made complaints that gambling was
alleged to be carried on there. The
attorney said that he had told officials
that he was willing to file a formal
COulPlolAC Il sh1G was hCSOoSnAJ y AAoAO
than that, Attorney Buckmaster said
that he expected to be called as a wit
ness in the Jacobsen case and that he
was willing to tell the jury or the judge
all that he knew in regard to the case.
Lost $400 There.
~ don't know anything personally
about the place, explained Attorney
Buckmaster. ~ was never in the
Jacobsen house but if I am asked to
testify I will tell the court how a man
came to me more more than three weeks
before the holdup and told how his
brother had lost four hundred dollars
there. It was after I heard this story
that I went to the police and asked
that an investigation of the establish
ment be made.
This story was told this morning to
the Rev. Mr.. Taylor, pastor of the Park
Avenue Church and is expected to come
up later as the cases are called in court.
1t is said that several of the other
churches are ready to join in the move
ment and to lend every aid possible in
securing better conditions in Kenosha.