The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-06
Council Listens and Then
Votes to Give All the
Same Chance.
ZEIHEN HITS SNAG
Peter zeiben Spells All Chance
for Issuance of Permit to
1876 Park Street.

IOuT hGHOSHdHS WIN were 1SAuSSA
Glass A permits to operate soft drink
parlors, appeared before the city
council Monday evening at its regular
meeting, determined to find out def
nitely whether or not he was to be
granted permit.
He did not get definite answer but
due to his activity the council agreed
to give all of the remaining of the
thirty-four chance to appear before
the council on reapplicatiors. In or
der to treat all alike it was finally de-
cided to defer action on Schmidt,s re-
application until such time as all of
them could be considered at once.
Meanwhile the cash bonds are to be
returned to all of those who have been
refused 50 that they may know that
in order to get rehearing on their
application, an entirely new applica-
ton must be filed.
Schmidt came before the council de-
manding a showdown. He. wanted to
know-and know right away--why it
was that he could not get license
while others, whom he claimed were
no better than he, had been granted
permits. He desires a permit to OPP
crate the Auto Stop Inn at 772 Mil
waukee avenue.
Was Most Insistent.
Moreover Schmidt was most insist
emit Whenever there was a lull in
the deliberations of the council he
would rise to renew his plea for ac-
ton. Twice the council listened to
him and took no action; then after
Eli other work was finished when he
again asked for decision the coun-
Gil went more deeply into the situa-
tion resulting in the action reported
above.
When Schmidt first bobbed up,
Councilman Afford, president Of the
council, asked him if he had anything
new to present on the question.
Nothing except the question in my
mind as to why l cannot get Ii
cense while others can" answered
Schmidt. ~ haven't been convicted
in the past eighteen months. | ran
better place than some of the rest of
them who have permits now"
He said nothing at this time re-
garding the fact that there are two
cases pending against his place, one
against his wife and one against him,
and that his bartender only a few
weeks ago had pleaded guilty to OPP
Grating the place without a permit.
Later when others brought up these
circumstances he presented alibis for
each one.
City Manager Speaks.
1t was at Schmidt's second revival
Of the subject that the city manager
took a hand in the discussion. When
appealed to state what he knew about
the case, City Manager Osborn said;
while there have been no convic-
tions against this place in the last
year, know that in the spring of this
year, was notified one Saturday night
that everything was not right at
Schmidt's place. | directed the POI
lice to investigate and to clean up the
place. The police did and made an
arrest at that time. l do not know
what has become of this case-it is
probably still pending, | also know
that Schmidt has defied the law-he
has let it be known that he considered
himself bigger than the law he ran
without a permit and was arrested.
am in favor of settling this tonight
and recommend that the council take
action to refuse the permit"
Undaunted Schmidt continued his
fight He intimated that the police
would rather have his place secure
permit
Let Chief Logan speak for himself"
suggested the City Manager and the
chief was summoned to report on the
place.
do Not Recommend"-Chief.
The council asked Chief Logan to
make some sort of a recommendation
both on the Schmidt reapplication and
similar one of Tony Kallas on North
Sheridan road. On each he wrote do
not recommend"
Immediately upon receiving this,
Alderman Barden moved that as in
other cases, the recommendation Of
the chief of police be followed and
that the permit be refused. The mo-
tion was lost for want of second.
Instead the council voted to no.
tify the remainder of the thirty
four that their present applications
were definitely denied and if they de-
sired reconsideration it would be nee
essary to file new applications with
new bonds.
Promises Model Place.
MeanWhlle PRESIDENT AFFORD took
Schmidt severely to task for the atti-
tude he had shown.
Independent of our own ideas on
the prohibition question, it is the du-
ty of the council to undertake en-
forcement of this law and punish vi,
olators," said Afford. eve do not
want to make farce of it. We do
not want to issue permits when we
are reasonably sure there have been
violations of the law there in the past
and that there will be continuance
OF it in the future. OF course this
should &c donc as impartially as pos
sihle but each case must be considered
on its own merits or dement's and not
as to whether some one else was
caught or not"
Later addressing his remarks direct
" to Schmidt, President Afford said:
During your conversation you have
not evidenced any intention that you
are not going to violate the law. Your
whole attitude has been that the law
Is a farce and such a person will not
ordinarily keep the law. Why don't
you go into some other business
You're too nice man to keep at this"
To Run Model Place.
Schmidt came back with promise
to run model place.
Il am not going to violate the law"