The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-10
DISCOVER
113 CRACKS IN
SUNDAY LID
LESS THAN 10 PER CENT or "a
Looms ATTEMPT TO EvApE
CLOSING oRpER-EARLy sEs-
SION DOCKET sHRINKs.

A total OF 113 complaints against 50.
loonkeepers for failing TO keep their
places closed on Sunday will be asked
for by the police. There are 1900 81
looms In the city, and as most OF the
saloons complained against close0
their doors after the poiiceman's visit
II can be said that practically every
bar in the city was ciosed by Sunday
night.
The Grand River precinct holds the
record for strict compliance with the
police commissioners lid" order. As
far as the police were able to learn
every saloon In the district was clos
ed, aud capt. Shoemaker Says ne hay
no complaints. The Chene precinct.
which includes the Polish district.
gave the most trouble, and Capt.
Krug will ask for 80 complaints.
Seven Complaints In Central District.
In the central precinct. OF which
Capt Alphonse Baker is in charge.
only seven saloons were found doing
business and complaints win be asked
against all OF them. as follows: George
SCHNEIDER a. Son, No. 1913 st. Antoine+
ST.: Paul German. No. 100 Michigan-
ST.: John Dunn and william Mills. No.
go Michigan-ave.: Tom Streeter. No.
1852 Woodward-ave.: J. G.. Beautler,
No. ITS Randolph-st.; III. Eckner, No.
80 Bates-st. The officers entered
Beautler's place less than Ave min
utes after the lid was screwed down.
The other complains are divided
among the various precincts as fol-
lows:
vinewood Capt Noble), IL: Sent
ten (Capt. Newberry). including the
Delray sub-station. g. Trumbull (Capt.
Culver), 10; Hunt (Capt. MarquardO.
IS; Garfield. including Bethune sub
station Capt Spillane), 5; Elmwood
(Capt. Sullivan), 16.
Early Session Shrinks.
Presumably as a result OF Police
commissioners action I'm clapping on
the lid Saturday night and holding II
down Sunday, the docket for the early
session OF police court Monday morn
ing was the smallest in years. There
were only IA eases, nine OF which for
drunkenness, and the majority OF
these offenders had accumulated their
burdens before the lid dropped. accord
Ing to the stories told Justice Stein.
While admitting that 1t was The
smallest Monday morning docket dur.
ing his incumbency. Justice Stein
would youchsafe no explanation. 81
do you think Il was due to the
closing OF the saloons?" was asked
II can't say. I have no means Of
knowing" was the non-cofnmittal re-
ply.
The attendance at the regular Sun.
day evening services in the McGreg0r
Mission was the largest I'm the history
Of the institution. $40 men being pres
ent. or this number 515 spent the
night In the, institution. thus breaking
another record. The officials OF the
institution attribute the increase To
the closing OF the saloons.
Sure Enough Dry Sunday.
| II was a sure-enough dry Sunday In
Detroit.
In addition to the vigilance OF the
police In enforcing the order by which.
all saloons we're to close at midnight.
Saturday. until Monday morning. there
was much volunteer work by the ca.
loonists themselves. The man who
had closed or been forced to close,
Immediately got busy and saw to IL
thht his ncikuDors WcIe eQuhlfy buf~
dened with the lid.
The closing was not so unanimous
but that the police had plenty to do
for time In demonstrating that Com
missioner Smith meant just what he
said. Twenty complaints will be made
to the police Justices as a result OF
ATTEMPTED infractions. At one place.
Charles Churchill's, No. 1853 Wood
ward-ave.. policemen were stationed Il
the front and rear doors to prevent
any one entering. Churchill stated
that the day bartender had opened
without orders, and he closed the
place when notified.
The hotels and drug stores were e.
pecially warned. and while few reg
istered guests may have got their
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