The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-20
City Manager Takes Away
Joe Urban's License
to Run Hall.
DANCE AND BOOZE
Violation of Law Has Taken
Place at Dance Hall at
II North Main st.

City Manager C. M. Osborn, this
morning revoked the license of Joe
Urban, for the running of the dance
hall at II North Main street, known
as Tatra hall. The revocation was
made by Mr.. Osborn, following the
recommendation of Chief of Police
Logan, who pointed out the fact that
some one who had rented the hall
of Urban had been found guilty of
possession of intoxicating liquor and
fined in court.
Only Beginning of War.
The move of the city officials and
police in closing Tatra hall is only a
beginning in the open war On dance
halls that are run contrary to the city
ordinances and in a way that is
inimicable to the health and morals
of the community. Dance halls where
liquor is sold or circulated are not
decent places for youth to congregate
in, and parents and teachers of the
city who are anxious to safeguard
their youth, are backing the war with
their influence.
Not the CrOatian Society.
Chief Logan wishes to point out,
however, that it was not the Croatian
society whose representatives violated
the law, but Slovenian Society, Local
No. SO. The mistake was made in the
police office and this morning recti-
fed by the chief of police. <e
The letter of the city manager to
Joe Urban revoking his permit to run
a dance hall, reads as follows:
Dear Sir:-
cit comes to my attention that you
have been granted a license to oper-
ate dance hall at II North Main
street, known as Tatra hall; that a
dance was being conducted at this
address on October 20, 1928; that an
investigation was made by the police
department of the conditions at this
address on the goth of October, 1928,
and that they found intoxicating
liquors in this building while dance
was being conducted and that the gen
eral appearance and evidence was that
Intoxicating liquors were either being
given away or sold on the premises,
and that Mr.. Kastelic, a member of
the group that was conducting the
dance on this Goth day of October,
was arrested at this address at II
North Main street, charged with the
possession Of Intoxicating liquors and
pleaded guilty to the offense in the
city court.
From the evidence in this case and
from the reports that have come to me
on several other occasions, l am led
to believe that you have violated the
provisions of Ordinance No. 584, I'M
der which your dance hall license was
granted as this ordinance provides
that The licensing of any public dance
hall shall be forfeited or revoked by
the mayor for disorderly or immoral
conduct on the premises, or the viola
ton of any rules and laws governing
or applying to public dance halls.
"The ordinance further provides
that no intoxicating liquors or drinks
shall be kept, sold, or given away in
any public dance hail.
Following out the requirements of
this ordinance, you are hereby advised
that l have this day revoked the dance
hall license for II North Main street,
known as the Tatra hall, issued to
you and any further dances held or
conducted in this hall will be in viola-
ton of the city ordinance.
yours truly,
Signed, C. NJ Osborn,
City Manager"