The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-08-21
Regardless of Arrests At
Zion Drivers Take the Ear
West" Route Out Of Ke-
nOsha To Chicago.
WOMAN DIRECTS PURCHASES
Flashily Dressed Chicago Woman Pats
Hand of Burly Drivers and Says Tim
Sure That You VIII Take This
Through For Me Tonight

Nineteen of the drivers of the trucks
of the Kenosha-C Chicago beer railway,
who were arrested at Zion City on
Tuesday, we're in the county jail at
Waukegan awaiting a hearing this af-
ternoon. The ether eight men arrested
by Chief Becker and his men at Zion
during Tuesday were released on cash
bonds of $500 with orders to be in
court this afternoon to defend them
selves against alleged violations of the
Illinois search and seizure act.
The more than ten tons Of beer con-
fscated by Chief Becker and his men
on Tuesday, was being held at Zion
City, regardless of the fact that some
Of the men who had been driving the
trucks insisted that it would be com
plete loss if left along the road in the
trucks.
"No, we didn't make any arrests
last night or this morning. said Chief
Becker this morning. "We were 50
busy disposing Of the crowd we got in
tho morning that we could send out but
a few watchers last night. They
brought in couple Of trucks in the
early evening, but there were no ar
rests during the night. The men are
going to be on duty regularly from, now
on and we do not believe that many of
the trucks will get through our terri
tory In the future.'
The report Of the arrests Of the truck
drivers scared the operators Of the
"railroad,' but it did not stop them
and some fifteen or twenty trucks load
ed down with beer pulled out of Keno
Sha between seven and ten o clock on
Tuesday night with the intention Of
driving way west before turning south
toward Chicago. Some of the trucks
were loaded down with the regular old
fashioned beer cases, while others had
the beer nicely packed in sugar bar
rels All Of the recruits TO the truck
railroad came UP from Chicago on Tues
day afternoon. The Sheridan road was
black with them in the early afternoon,
but when some of the men in charge
reached Kenosha they decided that
they would 90 back "lightn rather
than take the chances of stopping over
in one of the Lake county iails and
having their cargoos confscated
Fifteen trucks were about. single
loading station in Kenosha early in the
afternoon and many of these trucks
were loaded 1t was interesting to note
that the buyers on two of the trucks
We're women.
1t was also interesting to note that
fashionably-no, we would say a
6ashily dressed-woman, seated in a
trim little touring car, was busy MAX
ing deals for the purchase Of the beer
and was directing the truck drivers who
were to take it out of Kenosha. 81
know that YOU will take it through all
right for me, she told rough looking
driver. 81 just know that You won t
fail me-" and she playfully patted his
hand and he smiled and went along
with the ''sugar barrels
Government agents who have been
keeping pretty close tab on the sale Of
beer in Kenosha stood near the place
where the trucks were being loaded and
carefully checked loads and the num-
bers of the trucks so that there will
not be any doubt as to evidence when
the federal district attorney gets busy.
Beer was shipped from d lot Of pla-
ces in Kenosha and it all went out over
the truck railway. Chief Becker at
Zion City this morning declared that
the men and women must have found
the far west route, as none of the
trucks invaded the sacred precincts Of
the Sheridan or Milwaukee roads
through Zion. A shortage of beer
caused some of the truck drivers who
had come from Chicago to 60 back dis
appointed, but the men were Informed
that if they would stay over. until to-
day, supply would be ready for them
With some twenty trucks of the
railway company" held by the Iii
nois officers, the rolling stock of the
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