The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-04
Screens Which Have Bar
red Saloons for Years
Come Down.
FEW SLOW TO OBEY
Architecture of Some Buildings
Must Be Changed but Logan
Says Change 1t Quickly.

The light of day, just q little dark
ened by clouds and a splatter of rain,
was making new play fellows in Keno
sha today and it was penetrating into
rooms where it hadn't been before.
The law to bring the removal OF
screens in places where drinks were
sold was in force and for the most part
it was being obeyed by the men who
were in charge of these places. Here
and there about the city the old idea CT
Special privilege" lifted its head and
some of the men who have been accus-
toned to have favors shown them In
connection with the enforcement Of the
law still insisted on being just little
different from the rest. These fellows
had taken the doors off the screens but
had left the mahogany standing in the
hopes that maybe some sleek lawyer
would find way for them to continue
to hide most of the business Of the
place from the general public.
Must Change Architecture.
Some places hid behind architectural
design and held that the fact that the
windows of the place were built into
the building made it unnecessary for
them to change them. Notable in the
class where stained glass windows act
ed as an effectual screen were the HO-
tel Kenosha and the Jesse Minkowsky
bar rooms. MinkOwsky in anticipation
of an order from the pOice5to take ont
the highly decorative loaded windows
had carpenters busy this morning. 1T
will be all out and plainaglass subst1-
tuted before the day is over" was the
comment of Minkowsky. There was mo
carpenter at work tearing out the
highly decorative windows at the H0teIi
Kenosha. "These windows must come
out" declared Chief of Police Logan-t
"The law is very clear ON them4 and 1T
is going to be enforced to the ietbeEs
If the men want to maintain these
stained glass or painted windows ln5thaj
front of their buildings, they m1st
close them up for the sale of drinks
Bar Rooms AIII,ittered Up.
The line of saloons to the north Of
Market street on Main street had ali
gone the limit in the removal of the
screens and the polished mahogany and I
walnut was littering up the floors of
the places or piled neatly against the
wall waiting for someone toecome sand
haul it away. There were not many
people in any of the places and the !
KEEPERS were disconsoIste. Ins ones %
the windows was a sign "Tables and
Chairs For Sale; inEanothers a. piano 4
of the nickel in the slot machine type (
which was offered for sale, was badly
blocking the view through front wan
dow. The standing barsef0r. the most
part were still standing but the men, n
charge of the places appeared to be
taking considerable care not to ssal4 i
anything over them. !
'rNo TempOrizing," DecIaressC Chief.
"We have given these people plenty
Of notice" declared Chief Logan tins
morning. "If they have any iHtelfI-
gence, they know that the law Is going
to be enforced. I have told my men
to start work right now. Justsas soon
as The court sessions are over the men
will get out and visit every Glass A
place in town. They have orders to
close all places not obeying the law
and to arrest the men in charge Of
them. We want it TO be understood
that there will be no deviation from the
law for anyone or any clubtors corpora
ton. These places must -eOme right up
to the scratch or close up. and itedoesHst
matter a bit who is running them. The
saloonmen will not be allowed to tell
the police officer what the law is-the
police officer knows"
1919 FfF