The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-25
l,SYbIIMONDS HITS
PRIVATE STOCK"
Speaking Before Big Dry
Meet He Tells of Work
in This County.
WANTS LAW CHANGED
Says Private Cellars as Well
as Saloons Must Be Forced
/ to Give Up Supplies.

z The story OF how kenoSha cleaned
up was told to the great dry conven-
tion in Milwaukee today when Dis
tric4 Attorney Frank s. Symmonds and
Chief Of Police Thad Logan were
speakers before the hundreds of peo-
pie attending the Wisconsin conyen-
ton for the enforcement Of law. Both
Kenosha officers told of improvements
in KenoSha and both pledged their
earnest support to the big movement
for the enforcement Of law. The dis
trict attorney made a demand for an
amendments Of the laws of the state
which would make it possible to clean
the private stock out Of the private
cellars and he declared that this
would be in keeping with the real
meaning Of the law.
"There are various ways to secure
law enforcement, but after all is, said
and done public sentiment must be
obtained before any great or lasting
good will be accomplished by enforce
tment officials" Symmonds told the
convention.
"Some of our former saloons have
been converted into law observing soft
drink parlors, while in others the law
is violated whenever they think it safe
to take the chance"
SeversOn Law Good
III will not stop to point out all the
good points of the Severson law. l do
not say the law is perfect, but there
va, ,,cYya y,nr .Iarra1 ,.aapnp ~. a1yo,,so for
any district attorney in not enforcing
the provisions of the 18th amendment
through and by means Of this law as a
most effective weapon, which is simple
and easy in it's machinery and most
effective in getting results. l am
frank to admit that the law needs
very few changes.
what we need in such law is to
cut down most effectively the repeated
violations. The Severson law does
make Jail punishment mandatory for
second offense. OF course this is very
effective, but second offense means
an offense after the first conviction,
and we have cases piling up so that
we have as high as three repeaters
before they have been tried on the
first offense."
Must Reach Farther.
"The present law does not reach back
far enough to root out the evil Why
not have the real estate owner held
responsible for the unlawful use of his
buildings, the same as the owner of
an automobile? The injunction pro-
ceeding as it now exists is cumber-
some, technical and far too complex to
be a very effective and practical meth
cd of reaching law violations What
we want in a law is simple, easy
method of shutting up and keeping
shut places where violations occur.
True, the Severson law automatically
revokes the license, but without an
injunction they continue to sell with
out license. The owner should be
reached. A temporary injunction could
be issued on the same affidavit of COM
plant for criminal warrant, closing
the place until the action was determ-
ined. The law now provides for con-
i fiseation of an automobile used in vio-
lation of the similar act, and it would
seem that a. similar remedy should be
provided against the use of real estate
used in violation of the law
Go5Into Private Cellars.
"The provision which permits indi-
viduals tohave in their homes intoxi-
eating liquors for beverage purposes,
provided the same were obtained be-
fore the law went into effect, should
be repealed. 1t is surprising how we'll
the common people have respected en-
forcement of the 18th amendment
while the wealthy class are permitted
to have liquors and drink them in
their homes, The Severson law should
be changed 50 that possession of
liquor, whether 1T be in home, store,
factory or ether place, would be prima
facie evidence Of unlawful possession.
A mans home Isl as sacred as he makes
it. If it isSused a store house of
liquors for beverage purposes for him
self and invited guests, then it ceases
to be his castle. The burden of proof
in criminal action for violation of
the Severson law should always be plac-
ed upon the defendant, requiring him
to show as defense that he had
right to the. possession of the liquor.
There should be only one way anyone
could lawfully possess liquor. If the
18th amendment is to be impartially
enforced, that is by prescription. This
would simplify the law and leave no
doubt as to its meaning.
Light Up All Places.
Gall places licensed to dispense non
Intoxicating beverages should be re-
quired to be we'll lighted day and
night. Frequently residences are so
closely connected with licensed soft
drink parlors that it is difficult to de-
termine where the saloon ends and the
residence begins, The sale Of non
Intoxicating liquor should be forbid
den upon premises in any way con-
neeted with private dwelling The
two should be separated for sanitary
reasons, III for no other.
I'm filing prescriptions druggists
should be required to label the con.
tsiner with the name of the prescrib-
ing physician, patients name, date and
number Of doctors prescription, and
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