The Detroit times., 1911-04-27
'''UhD.EsIRABLEs"
ARELUCKY. thinks
: Mr.. CR0UL
Police Commissioner Disappointed
That More Saloonkeepers On His
Blacklist Were Not Refused
Licenses By Council
Says Captains Furnished Detailed In
formation to the Committee In
Each Case.

fOllce commissioner Croul Is dis
appointed over the work OF the coun-
ell committee on liquor regulation
In refusing licenses 10 only II of his
large list OF undesirable saloonkeep-
ers.
I'VE furnished the committee tes-
umony In regard to the character OF
each undesirable" said Commissioner
Croul, TO The Times, Wednesday.
The aldermen didn't have to be
guided by hearsay. The police cap
tains In the different precincts where
the undesirables were doing business
appeared before Mr. Schreiter, the
secretary of the council committees,
anc gave the testimony In regard TO
each case. This procedure had never
been adopted before. 1t ought to
have proven a big help to the COM
mittee, and | have no doubt that 1t
did Yet, 1t appears to me that more
refusals might have been made, How.
ever, | suppose I ought to feel salts
fed, for 81 refusals are better than
none. Last year. only one undesir-
able was refused a renewal OF his
license. Perhaps, next year, We shall
do even better than this year. We
don't want TO prosecute anyone;
We shall give every undesirable al
lowed license this year a chance
TO do better in the future. Then, II
he fails to take advantage Of the OPP
portunity afforded him, why. we shall
simply renew our demand that he be
refused permission to continue in
business.
Il am pleased that the committee
saw At to refuse a license TO one
whom we considered very much UNI
desirable. This is the one that wo
wanted cut off in particular" and
the commissioner handed The Times
reporter a document containing what
he said was the police court record
of Frank Schenk, No. 400 Holbrook-
ave.
The record pointed out that Schenk
had been arrested and convicted q
number of times for assault and bat
terry and violating the liquor laws.
Schenk was among the 81 refused
renewal
There are certain saloons down
town which | should like to have
seen closed, but. as I said before
half a loaf Is better than none"
Were you expecting that Frank
Hibbler would be refused license
for his Harrington hotel?" the com.
missioner was asked.
We'll, now" the commissioner re
piled, .Capt. Baker tells me that
Hibbler has reformed a lot in the
past six months; that his place Is
much more respectable than 1t was
credited with being formerly. II that
Il 4 We n
too hard on Hibbler; all we want
him to do is to obey the laws"
The commissioner suggested that
there were other places nearer police
headquarters which he would like to
have seen put out of business, but
said that he would have to be sat.
isfied with the situation for the time
being.
I'VE shall watch the places of the
undesirables allowed to remain In
business with more vigilance than
ever" the commissioner declared,
"and we shall make it interesting
for them II they don't behave"
A number OF the undesirables, re-
fused licenses, including Fred Bar
ton. No. 500 Howard-st., besieged the
Office of Committee Clerk Schreiter,
Wednesday morning, expecting to
meet Aid Ellis and other members
OF the liquor regulation committee.
They were wrathy and intimated
that they would demand to see the
testimony on which they were judg.
ed unworthy of being allowed to con.
tinue in business. They also said
they would make another application
for license, and get their cases re-
opened by the committee.
Committee Clerk Schreiter says
that the Topping off Of the 81 unde-
sirables reduces the number OF sa-
looms In the city by "a, number OF
voluntary surrenders OF licenses hav-
ing been made by saloonkeepers, dur
ing the past year. Last year there
were 1883 licenses granted in the
city, while, this year, the number
that may be granted Is 1854, accord
ing to Mr. Schreiter. He said the
council has a right to Issue Ia IL
censes in addition to those already
granted: five of these will likely be
claimed. II is explained. by old.time
saloonkeepers who have thus far
neglected to renew their application
for licenses, probably through an