The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-06-03
Saloon Men Who Fail to
Live Up to Amendment
May Lose Licenses.
CALL IS OUT TODAY
Men Operating Saloons Must
Pass Muster Before Commits
tee During Next Few Days.

Saloon men who have been cheat
ine' and who have not observed the
prohibition amendment, may be forced
to close their places in the city IN the
near future. Demands are to be MADE
on the license committee OF the COM
mon council that Glass A permits pc
refused to the men who have not lived
no to the laws Of the state in con-
Quoting saloons in the city and it is
said that a lot Of evidence has been
6llected against the "cheaters."
Under the law the saloon men must
get their new permits on or before
the first Of July and City Clerk Har'
ringtor today was sending out the
order Ia the men to get in their appll-
cations. At the present time there
are some ninety saloons in the city
holding the "denatured" licenses IS
sued bv tie council. It Is declared
chat more than half Of this number
have been guilty Of selling liquor con-
tanning lot more alcohol than y al-
lowed under the prohibition amend
ment. Under the amendment all liquor
containing over one-half Of one Per
cent alcohol is under the ban. Unaer
the state law the alcoholic content Of
the beverage is limited to 2.75aos
Both. Laws Violated.
It is claimed that some OF the sa-
looms of thu city have raid no atten-
gssn IL the pfOaiDttiolig- .ala ms " v,
as little to the state law regulating
the content Of alcohol in beverages.
Under the law and under the regula-
tions followed by the license commit
tee of the council in other years, the
saloon men who have been found vio-
lating the laws of the state, have been
refused licenses Several arrests have
been made in recent months in which
the saloon men have peen charged
with selling beverages with a higher
alcoholic content than is permitted
under the state law 1t is believed
that these men will be denied a
continuance of their permits to be IN
the saloon business.
Some of the members Of the council
have held that it is not up to the IL
cerse committee to enforce the federal
laws, but strong pressure is being
brought by saloon men who have sought
to obey the law to have permits
refused to men who have fagrantly
violated it.
"Some of us have lived up to the
state law, the federal law and the city
ordinances" declared one of the lead
ing saloon men of the city this morn
ing. "In doing this we know that we
have lost lot Of trade Men who
formerly were regular customers here
have gone to other places where the
law was winked at and where intoxi-
cants were sold and our business has
been greatly reduced We believe that
il the city is to collect licenses from
saloons it should see to it that the
saloon men are protected"
Do Not Want to Violate the Law.
"The better element of the saloon
men Of the city," he continued, "do
not want to violate the law. If the
supreme court decides that we have
the right to sell beer with 2,75 alcohol
in it, we want to do it, but we do not
believe that some of the dealers should
make a decision for themselves and
popularize their places and greatly in
crease their business by violating the
laws. We are simply looking fol
fair treatment for the men who pay
licenses, The city can expect to give
them nothing less"
It is expected that all applications
for licenses will be in the hands Of the
city clerk by the next meeting of the
council.