The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-09

n DOGy U5GW was dealC the 1lllc1C
liquor traffic in Kenosha on Monday
evening when the city council by
unanimous vote, refused to issue
Class A permits to thirty-folr of the
one hundred ard ten applicants for
such permits. In each instance where
a permit was refused, there had been
q violation or violations of the law
st the location Sn GusSetcn during the
cast year. In many instances the
same permit holder was not seeking
a Reinsurance Of the permit but the
council took the stand that no per-
hit would be Issued for these loca-
lions until the council was thoroughly
convinced that there was no connection
Whatever between the new applicant
and the person formerly in business.
Among the thirty-four places which
were refused permits, were several
which have been much in the lime
light recently because of law viola
tions, including the places of Sam
Locante, 165 Pearl street, Stanley
Jocius, 900 Jenne street, and Thomas
McNally, STA Fremont avenue, whose
operation without permit after the
revocation Of their permits brought
them publicity recently. Also includ-
ed in the lat refused permit was
Anderson Park, where several raids
have been made in. past years, Martin
Schmidt's place, 772 Milwaukee aven-
ne, and the place formerly operated
by Bella Rybar, at 514 Elizabeth street.
The co1ncil granted eighty-six per-
mits upon the recommendation Of the
chief of police showing that there
had been no records against the places
in question during the past year. A
complete list of the permits denied
and those granted is printed further
I in this article.
States Councils Stand.
The council held meeting as a COM
mittee Of the whole just prior to the
council meeting proper and made a
careful scrutiny of all of the appli-
cations for Glass A permits. 1t was
this by the police reports on the
places in question.
When the permits were formally
taken up before the city council meet
ing, Alderman Afford, president of
the council, clearly stated the stand
of the council regarding the permits
which were denied.
ct has been shown that there have
been convictions of law violations at
these localities during the past year."
he said. 'In some instances they have
been convictions of the bartenders of
the men who are seeking applica-
tions; in other instances there are
new names on the applications. In
discussion of this, the council has
felt that some injustice may be done
to a few in this list, but in the judg-
ment of the council, it is better to
refuse to issue these permits until
the council is Convinced that no sub
terfuge is being used in securing them
even if few of these may not be
connected in any way with the past
arrangements of the place in ques-
ton. If later the applicant can pres
ent evidence that there was an entire
change of property and that no sub
terfuge is being used to secure per-
nit, the council will take up these cases
individually, each on its own merits"
Gave History of Places.
Regarding the thirty-four, Chief of
Police Thad Logan referred all of
these to the city council without
recommendation. He appended to each
application the record of the place
showing the law violations which had
taken place there during the year
Attorney Roy Stephenson was at the
council meeting and Immediately rails
ed q question at the refusal of per-
nit to Frank Zeman. at 514 Elizabeth
street. He maintained that Zeman had
no connections whatever with Bella
Ribar, former operator Of the place.
'FThat place has been the locality
which has caused the police the most
trouble in the past year" declared
City Manager Osborn, and if we are
going to draw the line, we most cell
tainly should draw it there. If we
grant the permit there, bartender or
some other stool pigeon will be in for
each one of these other places"
Attorney Stephenson was told that
the council would not issue a permit
to the place until more thorough
investigation had bean made to make
certain that if permit was issued,
there would be no connection with
former management aud tina. there
would be reason to believe that the
law would be respected.
Revoke Six Permits.
The council, acting on the recon-
mendation of CChief of Police Logan,
also revoked Ave Glass A permits and
one Class B permit, as a result of
convictions of law violations recently.
The places which lost their permits
were: William Tekip, 495 Elizabeth
street; Dennis Gergits, 400 Grand
avenue; Sam Rubinstein, 462 Pearl
street; Josephine Jurevich, 164 Main
street; Thad Rosinski, II North Main
street, and Matthew Fitzimmons, ISL
Salem avenue.
In each instance the cash bond was
forfeited and $3.50 more clicked
into the fund for a new police sta
tion for Kenosha.
Glass A places were being notified
this morning 1hether or not they were
granted permits for another year.
Where the permits were denied, the
places were told they were not TO
operate without permits.
List of Permits Denied.
The permits denied were those
sought by the following:
Sam Laconti, 165 Pearl street;
Stanley Jocius, 900 Jenne street;
Thos. McNally, STA Fremont avenues
+, Steve Hornacek, "a Milwaukee avenue;