The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-10
"Not Through Yet" He
Says AS Warming to
Others in County.
MAY COME BACK SOON
Federal Raiders, After hopping
Up Ten Places Already,
Expected Again. is
"We,re not through yet"


And with that statement District
Attorney Lewis Powell let fall a hint
today that the work begun by the fed
eral raiders in Kenosha on Friday was
only half begun. Yesterday ten Ke-
nosha county roadhouse owners and
saloonkeepers were ordered to appear
in federal court in Milwaukee to an
swer to charges of violating the ma
tional prohibition act. The summons
in each of these cases came like g
bombshell in the county. There had
been no hint that any of these road
houses had even been raided. All OF
the work had been done secretly.
But with ten of the most prominent
places now under fire the federal men
are preparing for new thrust in Ke-
nosha, and this new series of raids
may come at any minute, according to
the district attorney.
Tells How They Did 1t.
With the biggest single share Of
their work completed, the district at.
torney took moment or two from his
duties today to, explain to reporter
Just now IL was uone.
"These men worked here for an en-
tire week." he said. "They made
themselves at home whenever they
found themselves during the day time
and did all of their collecting of evil
dence in the evening. The men came
prepared with several different out.
fits for use as DISCUSSES. One of the
men who was most effective at Trevor
and Camp Lake wore lunnberjack out
fit that made him look as though he
had Just come in from a hard days
work on the farm. The bartenders
fell an easy prey to him. I
Men All Dressed Up Too.
"On another evening the federal
agents dressed up in their tuxedos and
in this way got entry into the higher
class places. On several of these oc.
casions they brought their wives
along, or when they couldn't do that
they secured constable or two anc
their wives and together made the
rounds of the roadhouses collecting
evidence"
The district attorney declared that
he had the assurance of complete CO.
operation with federal officials in Mil
waukee. United States District Attor.
ney Roy L. Morse is handling the
prosecutions of the case while Robert
Sterling, in charge of federal prohibi.
ton enforcement for this district un'
der the supervision of E. G. Yellowley
is supervising the raids.
Is Nationwide Movement.
Morse paid a high compliment tt
the spirit of cooperation given to hin
by the district attorneys Office here
and expressed his gratitude for the
work which the district attorney hac
done for them in securing descriptions
of properties under fire and other in
formation which will lead to prepare
tions of paddock injunctions:.
The move in Kenosha county i
| similar to. increased activities
throughout the state and these effort:
are part of a nationwide cleanup, j
is evident. General Lincoln c. An
drews, national director of prohibition
enforcement, is at the top of the
drive.
Due to the fact padlocking suits are
being started in practically ever!
case brought in by the federal au
thorities, there is an indication tina
fines and short prison sentences arr
a thing of the past. The idea of pro
hibition officials is that saloon closed
for year by injunction is one les
| to watch.
In the meantime the Kenosha count!
| men named in the summons are await
ing their call to court in milwaukee,
to answer the charges there.