The Detroit times., 1911-05-31
UP-R|VER RESORTS
bRlENLY DEFY
LIQUOR LAWS
Run Practically Wide Open on Mem
orial Bay, Ignoring Presence of
Mounted Police Chasing From
Place To Place.
Commissioner croul Not Making
Good on Promise To Clamp
Lid Down Hard.

When gasoline vapor arises from
up-river sun-kissed wavelets to mingle
with a gasoline vapor from up-river
wavelet kissed shores, the chemical
result Is bound to be Bacchanalian
blaze, the radiance of which is far
reaching and all-peryadIng.
Take Memorial day outing with
Times man to the river resorts that
line the American shore above Belle
Isle and observe the working out OF
the theorem,
Launches, motor boats and sailing
craft slice the river into ribbons Of
color as they carry their passengers
to thirst dispensaries. Automobiles
scream out Jefferson-ave. and dart
noisily adown the lanes to similar
convenient points. Sea craft and land
craft meet on that beautiful shore
and the answer IL, "What'Ily aver"
One OF the most picturesque por-
tions OF highly interesting land
scape that was discovered by The
Times man. was a mounted patrol
mana handsome chap, who rode a
handsome horse, all OF which made
a very RemingtonesQue combination.
Much of his time he spent doing q
vitascopic dash from resort to resort
His presence seemed To have little
effect upon the cash registers
At one resort, The Woods. they did
respect his presence by closing the
ground floor barroom. He fingered
long at this place, winking very aud
lilly at a screened veranda, on the
second floor, where sat the river re-
velers, slipping their beer or high
balls, as their tastes dictated.
Those do be grand Sabbath and
holiday spots, those up-river road
houses--fcr meetings OF the Lushers'
club. They would hardly do for
gatherings Of the Pastors union or
Y. M. C. A. revivals
In justice to the portly proprietors
OF the roadhouses, It should be here
stated that there was nothing that
came to the observation OF The
Times man, Tuesday, that scented OF
rowdyism. True, there was fam
boyant spirit In the air, an almost
reckless disregard for the convention.
ziissttssss. 8ne's sensibIIitie could be
easily disturbed did one so desire.
The most shocking part OF the pro-
ceedings was total disregard for
the liquor laws displayed by our
lately-annexed neighbors. In view of
Police Commissioner Crouls an
nouncement early In the spring that
the lid would be clamped tightly and
firmly on the up-river resorts, the
Memorial day performance was unto
ward. to say the least. Especially is
this true, when one knows the com
missioner's fearful habit of enforcing
the laws as they are set down upon
the statute books.
Miller's place, common barroom,
without the pretentious furnishings OF
the other resorts, Is the most defiant
In its disregard OF the law Men
may bring carload OF their women
friends there, deposit, them at con-
venient angles of the adjacent seen
cry and carry any number OF drinks
to them. Commissioner Croufs mount
ed man must be overlooking Miller's
drinkables to the interior OF the i'm
mediate surroundings.
But then. the mounted man eyi.
IDENTIFY rides afone and even an Of
ficer a-horse cannot be at all places
at the same time.
At Miller's place was presented the
spectacle Of q uniformed veteran Of
the G. A. r. garruiousiy quibbling
with an aproned barkeep on the river
side porch Of the place. Considering
the place and the day, the incident
was a bit pathetic.
There were crowds at all the
places. There were drinks at all the
places. But there was no music. Sec
gar's place and The Woods both are
equipped for dancing. but the under.
standing seems to be that there Will
be nothing OF the garish. Things
should go quietly on Sundays and
the holidays.
Altogether, there exists very con-
venient arrangement, II would ap-
pear. The vitrascopfc horse and
rider mingle freely with the crowds,
but the cash register trinkles a
tremendous tune.
Chief OF Detectives Mcdonnell as
signed Detectives Brooks and Sey-
mour to watch conditions on the Bois
Blanc boats, Tuesday. The officers
were assigned at the company's own
request. fst.
They effectually squelched all at
tempts at drinking and rowdism.
There are no bars on the Bois Blanc
boats. but a, number Of young fellows
brought whisky hnsks with them.
These were conhscated and thrown
overheard and the parties who car
ried them were unceremoniously
elected at the FIRST stopping place