The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-13
KEEP UP FIGHT
AGAINST STILLS
State and Federal Prohibi-
ton Officials Here to
Make "Clean Up.
MAY SEARCH PLACES
Deputies of State and Federal
Departments Get Promises
of Local Cooperation.

Kenosha just bristled with law en-.
forcement on Tuesday afternoon and
today and prohibition enforcement of
ficials Of the federal government and
the state were passing each other at
corners, in the police Office and in the
Office of the district attorney, in an
effort,to "clean up Kenosha" or at any
rate to start the cleaning process
Some of them were peering behind
front bars, others were looking into
cellars, while others were toying with
the relics of stills and other appara-
tus for the making of beverages with
kick in it.
The federal government sent into
Kenosha one of it's best trained men
and he was working under cover" but
with Chief of Police O'Hare and mem
bers Of the police department seeking
to find evidence in connection with
the two stills which had been I'M
covered by police and federal officers
raids on previous days.
State Men Also Busy.
The state force was headed by
Deputy State Prohibition Commission
err F. r. Bloodgood Of Whitewater and
his aide, B. G. Parkinson, of Madison
and they spent all Of Tuesday and
much of today in Kenosha. It was
admitted that the prohibition enforce.
.ment officers preferred not to have any
publicity given to- tli9ir work unit
after they had completed some inves.
LEGATIONS. The state men did not come
to aid in enforcing the eighteenth
amendment to the constitution They
admitted that they were here to seek
prosecutions Of men under the Null
berger act passed at the last session OF
the legislature. They declared that the
manufacture and sale of any liqoy1
containing more than % alcohol was
against the state law and that they
were charged with enforcement Of the
state law. The state men held confer
ences with the police officers, the sheriff
and the district attorney. District At
torney Fisher assured the state men
that he would promptly prosecute any
offenders against the state law if the
facts in connection with violations
were laid before him.
Get Plenty of Evidence.
It was announced that the represen-
tatives Of the federal prohibition de-
partment secured from the men who
had been arrested here, complete
statement of the facts in regard to
the stills on Selma avenue and New
streets, These facts indicated that
the still was operated by man who
fed to Chicago following the arrests
on Saturday night. The facts as Sc.
cured will be presented to the federal
grand jury and federal officials in Chi.
cago have been ordered to arrest the
man and hold him. It is believed that
the man will be arrested today.
Police Officer Emil Clausen was as.
signed by Chief O'Hare today to aic
the state prohibition enforcement of,
icials in Investigations being made
in Kenosha. No report of this inves.
tigation was made to the department
during the day.
Both the mash and liquor taken from
the broken stills has been analysized BY
the federal officials and it is declared
to contain a content of alcohol OF
something like thirty per cent.
Interested in Discoveries.
Both state and federal officials
showed an interest in the stills which
had been found in Kenosha and they
showed willingness to go deeper and
find more evidence of violations Of the
state and federal laws It was sug-
gested that they might use the power
given by the state and make some
searches Of bar-rooms in Kenosha for
illicit liquor. No searches were made
on Tuesday and the men were not Civ
ing out any advance program Of their
actions for today.
"All we are looking for is the right
kind Of cooperation from the officials
of Kenosha,' declared Deputy Com
missioner Bloodgood eve know that
with the right kind of cooperation
that the situation in Kenosha can
be cleared up"
Got Six Stills in Milwaukee.
Mr.. Bloodgood stated that six stills
have been uncovered by his department
in Milwaukee and that the men who
had them were now, being prosecuted
He admitted that Milwaukee officials
had been very slow to- cooperate in
the enforcement of the laws, but he
declared that enforcement was being
secured just the same and that mer
were going to be converted anc
punished
'sThe people have an idea that the
prohibition laws are not being en-
forced anywhere" declared Mr. Blood
good. "This is all mistake In near
II every part of the state the law il
being enforced. There is little dis