The Detroit times., 1911-11-23
TWO COMPLAINTS ISSUED
AGAINST BURNS HOTEL
FRED POSTAL WILL Be NEXT
Prosecutor Says big" and
Little" Offenders Will Get
Same Treatment.
CAFES MAY RUN SUNDAY,
Not the Intention of Law To
Order Them Closed, Shep-
herd Declares.
CAFES MAY RUN SUNDAY,

Win the slialEht DdCk, Whatever bho'
may mean. has one rule for the NJ
tie fellow" and another rule for the
big fellow" lie demands that Shep-
herd and Croul close up the Cadillac
Pontchartrain. Griswold House, Metro
pole. and similar hotel dining rooms
on Sunday. and let the guests hike
for their meals to the good legitimate
restaurants
Jelfries issued TWO complaints We'd
nesday. against James ID. Burns of
the Burns hotel. one against William
Morgan, OF the Morgan house, and
six Others for violation OF the sun
day laws.
Prosecutor Shepherd says that the
law doesn't force the big hotels TO
close their dining rooms, and says
such "A contention is childishly absurd
'"1and ridiculous. He adds that Jeffres'
little fellow" gets more liberal treat
ment than the big hotel man Shep-
herd also announces that Fred Postal,
OF the Griswold house, is going to be
the next, which will prove that he
doesn't play politics" lie will send
three complaints against Postal to
Justice Jeffries
Thinks Both Crazy.
Jim Burns SAYS that Crou and
Shepherd are both crazy. but that
Shepherd is far the worse. lie says
he isn't accustomed TO worrying over
anything. and is worrying less over
the complaints against him. than over
anything in his career tie says that
they haven't got any case against him
: Police Commissioner Crou says
that he doesn't like controversies, but
A 81, 4, To-. D,
OF doing a lot of good in opening
things up He says he is going to
stop every public dance in the city at
- o'clock, sharp. Saturday night and
thai any dance with saloon connec-
lions viii suffer from a tight lid on
the bar, every night in the week, at
L. o'clock
So-called societies." where they
have saloon connections, and San be
reached by the Warner-Cramton law.
will be closed up sharp at midnign',
by the same as any low saloon dance
hall, says the commissioner
Saloon Warrants issued
The following warrants and com
plants for violation OF the Sunday
closing laws, were issued by Justice
JeHries, Wednesday morning:
James d. Burns. Burns hotel. Feb
20. 1910, and Sept %, 1919: VIII
liam Morgan, Morgan house. April 80,
L9ll; Thomas J Murphy. l4l Cas5-
ave, Nov. II, 1911, Albert r. Guth.
No 225 CQngress-st. east, Nov. H.
1911; Anthony BachoroWski No, EOS
Thirty fourth-st. Nov. ). 1911. Au-
gust schultz. No 7S7 st Antoine
St. Nov. II, 1911; Ben Harris. No
535 Hastings-st. Nov -, l911;
John w Johnston, No. II Beaubien-
St, Nov -. 1911.
When Detective George Larkins de-
liyered Prosecutor Hugh Shepherds
letter 20 Justice Jcffries, "Wednesday
morning, recommending that three
warrants be issued against James ID.
Burns two others being Still watt
ing for information from the officers
in the case and also recommending
warrant in a particularly fragrant
violation in the Morgan mouse. Jus
tice Jeffries remarked:
IL strikes me that Mr. Shephcy!
could give me his oHicia, communCa-
tions first and not have them print
ed i'm the newspapers before receive
them.
"And add let Commissioner
CroIl produce the complaints he has
against big hotels | have never sven
them I'd like to. Commissioner Croul
has one rufe for The big fellows and
another for the little fellows. | hold
that the law demands that the diniug
rooms In the big hotels must he clos
ed. Sunday, because they are held TO
be saloons, on account Of weekday
sale OF liquor in them.
with Commissioner Croul, If a
man is big enough TO have big place
he gets one rule. and If he's little
enough to have little place, he gets
another one | understand that Com
missioner eroul has Acknowledged
the corn. in stating that while the
law seemed 10 plainly show that the
big hotel dining rooms should be clos
ed, IL was ridiculous to enforce il.
They accuse us OF partiality, by in
situation, If not directly Let Shep-
herd and Croul clean thelf own door
steps before they come To ours"
Replies To Jeffries.
Prosecuting Attorney Shepherd re-
plies TO the demand OF Justice Jeffries
that he enforce the law and close up
the dining rooms OF the big down
town hotels on Sunday, h. claiming
that this is not the intention of the
Warner-Cramton act.
Justice Jeffries' contention NAV be
correct" says the prosecutor. There
Is no supreme court precedent square.
ly on that point. but the case of the
People vs. Higgins is the leading
case on the point involved The court
raises the point which would be in.
volved II an effort were made 10 close
mp the dining rooms OF the Pontchar-
train. Cadillac. Metropole and other
big hotels. The decision reads: 'Had
the facts shown that the respondent
had carried on the business OF a sa-
loon and restaurant keeper in the
same premises hut so ARRANGED that
the saloon part could be. and was.
shut off from the restaurant. and that
the latter alone was kept open on
the Sunday named in the complaint.
quite another question would have
been presented for consideration. but
that is not before us upon the rec
ord"
Il am unable to find any supreme
court decision that would make the
local hotels appear as violators of the
law" continued Prosecutor Shepherd.
Tn all the cases like the Higgins