The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-01-16
Bar Rooms of the City
Closed as War Time Meas
ure Reopen Doors on
Sunday Morning.
'CHEATERS' BLAMED FOR ACT
Saloon Men Vote to Reopen When Il
Is Declared That Many Of the
Places Were Slipping Them
in at the Back Doors.


Kenosha again on Sunday and while
| there was subdued handling Of the
live ones over the bar and through the
| side door Kenosha was back on the old
time peace basis so far as the saloons
Were concerned - with couple of ex-
Iceptions. These exceptions were men
who declined to return to their Sunday
saloons regardless of the fact that the
!, Kenosha Retail Liquor Dealers had sane
toned the move. They are high grade
places in the city and the keepers of
them suggested this morning that they
might feel that they could get along
just as well without seeking Sunday
trade at the places.
| Cheating Saloon Men y are given as
| the cause for the come back of the
business to the Kenosha saloons on
Sunday. Tt was asserted by one Of
the leaders Of the Association this
morning that some of the men had been
cheating on their honor agreement.
| That back doors and side doors had be
gun to creak ON Sunday and that men
were being admitted to these places.
The return Of the "open side door
was particularly noticeable in the hotels
Ion Sunday and as no announcement
! or mention of the matter had been made
the men slipping into the bar room caus-
ed considerable comment.
| The saloon men admitted this morn
ing that it was small business for
Sunday, yesterday, but they blamed this
to the fact that the majority Of the
people who were accustomed to frequent
Sunday saloons had not been notified
that the places were opening again.
| At the police Office it was DECLARED
that no order had been issued giving
the saloon men permits to reopen on
Sunday and Mayor Joachim declared
that he never heard anything about it,
.sThe members Of the Association de-
cided at a meeting on last Thursday to
reopen on Sunday said one Of the of
fcials of the Association this morning.
They agreed - about two third Of
them to open the places from six
o. clock in the morning until six clock
in the evening and I suppose that all
OF them closed at that hour last night.
There were two reasons for the action.
One was that the Racine bar rooms
have reopened on Sunday following an
agreement with the people up there
and the other was that some Of the men
in charge Of saloons in Kenosha were
cheating. These men were doing a
thriving business on Sunday slipping
liquors in hotels and the members Of
the association decided that If liquor
was to be sold in Kenosha on Sunday
it might as we'll be on the wide open
plan. The reopening was opposed by
some Of the members Of the association
and two Of the saloons, that I know Of
were not open on Sunday. It was ex-
pected that the places would be main
tanned in away to make them free Of
objection. =
There is no action that the city may
take in regard to the saloons being
open on Sunday unless some demand
i is made for the enforcement Of the
state law in regard to the Sunday saloon
and it is admitted that there is little
reason to believe that any such action
will be taken.
The Mayor declined to discuss the
matter this morning insisting that it
was not matter within his jurisdiction.
He was positive however in his state
ment that no official action had been
taken to suggest the reopening Of the
lplaces. Government officials have
shown no interest in the reopening of
the saloons on Sundays in Racine and
| it is not expected that they will show
any greater interest in the Kenosha sa-
looms.
! 1t is possible that some private citi-
zens who have opposed Sunday opening
of the saloons may appeal to the courts
to close them.