The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-11-26
GET LIQUOR AT
ROYAL PALACE
De Luxe Roadhouse, OPP
ened Only Two Weeks,
Under Fire Here.
MAY LEAD TO LOCK
Harry Gordon and Ben Klafter
Up for Arrangement
in Milwaukee.

Federal raiders swooped down on
Kenosha this week and as a result two
Kenoshans are being arraigned this
afternoon before a United States COM
missioner in Milwaukee charged with
violating the national prohibition act.
The two are Harry Gordon and Ben
Klafter, owner and bartender, respec-
lively, of the new Royal Palace cafe
located on South Sheridan road at the
Illinois-Wisconsin state line.
The raid was made in the utmost
secrecy and no inkling was given of
the action Of the federal officials, UNI
der wose direction the raid was staged,
until Thursday night when represent
atives of the federal prohibition en-
forcement bureau from this district
presented Gordon and Klafter with
summons to appear in court in Mil
waukee today.
Had An Eye on the Place.
Under orders from E. G. Yellowley,
In charge Of prohibition enforcement
In this district, four men came to
Kenosha on Monday evening. They
went directly to the Royal Palace
cafe, according to the story uncovered
today, and had dinner. After dinner
they approached Klafter, who was
standing behind the bar which adjoins
tine dining room, and called for "high-
balls" Two of the men were served
and both gulped down the "evidence."
The men then made their identity
known and left word that Gordon and
Klafter would be wanted in Milwau-
kee to answer to the charge of violat-
ing the Volstead act. Klafter was
taken to Milwaukee with the federal
officials, and Gordon was allowed
to remain in Kenosha on his own
reeognizance.
According to information coming
from the Office of the prohibition di-
rector the prohibition officials had
been watching the new roadhouse ever
since it opened and Monday night was
the first opportunity that they had had
to secure anything that could be con-
strued as a violation of the law.
Summons Served Thursday.
On Thursday evening H. B, Harris
and E. B. Nelson, connected with the
Chicago office, and G, B. Washburn
and E. f. Filth, of the Milwaukee Of
flee, served the summons on Klafter
and Gordon and the two were ordered
to appear in Milwaukee this afternoon
for arraignment on the charge.
The descent upon the Royal Palace
cafe was a sudden one. Less than
two weeks ago it was opened, and it
was hailed by it's builders and owners
as one of the finest roadhouses of its
kind in the state. In the short time
that it has been open it has grown
immensely popular, guests coming
from every section of this part of the
state and nothern Illinois TO dine and
dance at the place. Since the pad
locking Of the Golden Pheasant and
other famous Milwaukee county road
houses, the Royal Palace had been
entering the spotlight as the best
substitute. 1t was luxuriously fur
nished and boasted of a chef and
cuisine second to none in the state.
May Lead to Paddock.
The action taken by the federal of
ficials in cases of this sort Is con-
sidered preliminary to the step of in
voking federal injunction proceedings.
If the evidence secured by the raiders
is sufficient in the minds of Yellowley
and his assistants to warrant paddock
proceedings these will be started in
the Milwaukee federal courts, it was
indicated.
In Milwaukee it was limited that the
Kenosha raid was only one of several
being contemplated in this section of
the state and that this part of Wis
consin was to be the target of renewed
prohibition activities in an attempt to
wipe out alleged illicit traffic claimed
among roadhouses in Milwaukee, Ra-
cine and Kenosha counties.