The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-01-08
WILLEMS ASKS
BOARD TO ACT
Sheriff Badly Willems
Asks Board to Pass a
Closing Law.
SOUNDS A WARNING
Sheriff Sounds Warning to Law
VioIatOrs that the Law
Will Be Enforced.

Launching a campaign for closer
enforcement of law in Kenosha County
Sheriff Frank "Baldy" Willems went
before the county board of supervisors
this morning and asked that body to
pass an ordinance which would estaD-
lish a closing hour for roadhouses and
taverns in the county and would set
down the regulations which are to be
enforced. Sheriff Willems stated that
he was acting in cooperation with Dis
trict Attorney Lewis M. Powell and
that they were taking this step in or
der that they might have more specific
laws on which to force regulations
Of roadhouses in the county.
EAT present" said Sheriff Willems,
"there is no ordinance which prevents
the roadhouses from staying open all
night long. One or two of the towns
have adopted such rules but these on
ly tend to aggravate the situation be-
cause the late stayers merely cross
over into towns where there are no
regulations"
Want to Know the Law.
eve intend to enforce the law but
we do not want to go off hah-cosked",
said the sheriff informally. A county
ordinance which would establish
closing law at the same time through
out the various towns of the county
would be of great aid both to the
sheriff and to the district attorney in
the enforcement of law. That is the
reason we are asking for such action"
The county board appeared to look
with favor on the suggestion. One
member suggested that each town
might regulate the roadhouses within
it's borders but quickly several others
raised the objection that the regula-
tions should be uniform throughout
the county.
The town Of Pleasant Prairie has
such an, ordinance now. Supervisor
Allan Turner offered to submit a copy,
of that ordinance to the board for it's
consideration and definite action was
postponed until these could be re-
ceived.
Serves Notice on Slot Machines.
Sheriff Wiilems took this occasion
to serve notice on various roadhouse
owners that he intended to enforce the
law.
"I have been informed that there are
some roadhouses in the county where
slot. machines are in operation along
with punohboards and other gambling
Devices" he said. "I take this OPP
portunity to warn these people that
such devices will not be tolerated and
that inspections to rid the county of
these will be started immediately"
Sheriff Willems stated that at con-
ference with the district attorney they
had outlined plans to enforce the law
in the county and that the request
for county ordinance, clamping
down the lid on roadhouses, was the
first step in this.
The county board also voted to
make it special business for Wednes-
day afternoon to consider the dance
hall ordinance now pending before the
board.
To Be After Delinquents.
Sheriff Willems also asked and re-
ceived an increase of salary for the
day man at the Jail from 500 to $125
month. 1t was shown that the
night man had received this amount
for some time and that reason dictated
the same salary for the day man.
While Sheriff Willems was before
the board, County Clerk Charles Hold
erness called attention to the long
list of deliquents for. income taxes
in the county. 1t is a part of the
duty Of the sheriff to notify these de-
linquents and take steps for collection
before handing the list over to the
district attorney for court action.
Sheriff Willems took the list and prom
ised to give immediate attention to
the work.