The Detroit times., 1911-11-11
Times Reporters In Midnight
Tour of City, Find Few
Cracks In Lid.
DIFFERENT ON SUNDAY.
This Is The Day When They Get
Away From U.s." Commits
sioner Croul Explains.

investigation by Times reporters
thursday night Cracks in the lid
are very few and very flaw between.
Police Commissioners Croul, recently
quoted as saying that the saloons
are getting away from u.s. explains
that he hadn't reference 10 the night
closing
They are all pretty faithful about
that he says. cas- a matter or fact
think they are all more or less glad
&c close by midnight, as there isn't
much doing after that. It's the sun.
day violations that are causing the
most trouble 1t isn't fair 10 those
saloonkeepers who are disposed TO do
right and observe the law 10 have a
lot OF fellows keep open on Sundays.
Early Friday morning, saloon
right In the shadows OF police head
quarters was discovered doing bust
nesses. That was the Williams hotel
al Monroe-ave and Farmerst. Any
person who is so inclined can walk
ir a side door OF that institution and
IN the stairs to the second floor
where bottled beer or whisky is sold
regardless OF the hour.
visitor had no trouble getting into
the place after midnight, Thursday A
waiter escorted him 10 a small room
on, the second floor and took his order
without asking any questions. save as
10 the brand OF beer preferred.
Rain Aids Law Enforcement.
Just how much the rain. or the de
sire on the part OF saloonkeepers to
obey the law had to do with condi-
{ tn, nil Dc
determine. but tour OF the saloons
along Jefferson-ave. from Belle Isle
bridge TO old Fairview, revealed no
rlaring violations On the liquor laws.
Business was decidedly slack. Many
of the places closed up at il o'clock,
or shortly afterwards, and not place
Mas found doing business after mid
night.
In several saloons in the neighbor-
hood of Gladwin park, where accom-
modations are provided for women,
very. few of the latter were found,
and these appeared TO be married wo-
men accompanied by their husbands.
The loud laughter, the smell OF cigar
etes and the banging OF the cheap
piano. which is always a feature oil
the downtown cafes, we're missing
from the quieter saloons OF the resi-
Dental districts, and the customers,
after a drink or -wo OF beer left
quietly and apparently for home.
Conditions in old Fairview, where
many foreigners reside. left no room
for complaint as 10 the violations OF
the law. In most places there were
hut two or three customers, but where
more men were gathered there was
usually a quiet game OF cards in prog
ress but, apparently, the games were
INDUCED in merely as pastime.
Nothing resembling slot machine
was found in this whole district.
In the saloon of ID. ID. Baeke, at
Kercheval and Crane-aves., no license
card was in sight in the main bar
room. but large room adjoining.
where the card night have adorned
the wall, was In darkness.
West Side Quiet. Too.
Order and quiet also reigned in the
west-side saloons, Thursday night,
from the small neighborhood
places. scattered on various corners
In the big district between Grand
River and Michigan-aves., through
the once turbulent belt south of Mich.
tEan, between Junction and Vinew God.
ayes.
Inc one saloon, Ed Rocks place, al
No. 1850 Michigan-ave., near Junction
the lights were brightly burning and
the front door was unlocked, at 1890
O'Clock. Within, bartender and one
who appeared to be a crony of his
we're in festive condition, and they
showed no concern when a very wet
stranger struggled in, twenty minutes
after the legal closing time and ask
ed for a drink.
The bartender drews glass oil
beer, rang up the nickel in the cash
register, and then at the ardent so
licitation of his friend, gave the lat
ter another shot i'm the arm, con
tanned in small glass. and various
~ known as whisky. booze, red-eye
and other more or less legal terms
The "barlsep" had one with hi.
friend and they were still there wher
The Times man left.
But that was the only and only
case of law violation found on tn,
west side. though the weather wa,
probably moro to blame than am
epidemic Of obedience 10 the law. II
at least % saloons visited in tn,
belt, extending clear across the ives
end OF the city, business was at
stsnd-still between II and 1875
o'clock. with the proprietor usually
found engaged in a game of pool will
patron, or two. At least 20 more
saloons were closed tight before II 81
o'clock
Through the district known as 9TH,
Dump nobody was abroad after /.
o'clock. and the saloons were closed
tight. A pouring rain was falling.
Forest from Junction-aye Il
Clark, also revealed nothing but dark
ened saloons, with empty bars ex
posed, and no lights in the whole
building.
In front OF the West End cafe
at No. 14S3 Fort-st. west. brilliant
electric sign was burning at p
o'clock, but II was the only light
around the place, which was closed
tight
Magnet For Young Girls.
In q manner like unto the mo,n and
the flame, the downtown saloons ana
cafes prove q magnet for many girls
OF Detroit This is plain 10 anyono
Who pays visit to the different cal
ing houses and drinking places =,
ne central district after nightfalI. A
Times reporter made the rounds with