The Detroit times., 1911-09-08
MUST NOT EMPLOY
WOMEN IN CAFES
SERVING LIQUOR
Police Justice Stein Upholds New
Law. Filming J. R. Hayes, Proprie-
TOR Of Wayne Gardens, SO for
Engaging Female Singer.
Labor Department Jubilant Over
Winning Test Case, and win Y
Rigidly Enforce Statute.

The first case brought by the state
labor department under the new law
prohibiting the employment Of women
In places where liquor Is sold, re-
suited in conviction. Friday morn
ing. Justice Stein fning James X.
Hayes, proprietor OF the Wayne Gar
dens. $40, with the option of 10 days
In Jail for employing q woman singer
In his cafe. After q short consulta-
ton with his attorney, Rowland M.
Connor, Mr.. Hayes decided to paJ
the fine.
Deputy Commissioner of Labor
John W. Smith, who has handled the
case for the labor department was
jubiliant over the outcome.
IL am elated over Judge Stems
decision," said Mr.. Smith TO the
Times, because OF the aid 1t VIII be
to us In our work of trying TO sup
press the unlawful employment OF
women In saloons and In cafes where
LIQUOR 10 served. We we're counting
on this sort Of decision from the
court and would have been very much
surprised at any other.
precedent, we shall push the prose-
cution of all proprietors OF saloons
and cafes who allow women TO walt
table. sing or work for them In any
capacity. We are not going about
our work with brass band and send
heralds ahead to tell saloonkeepers
that we are coming. but very shortly
we shall begin q thorough campaign
to wipe out violations of this law.
"This decision is of the utmost Inn
portance, as you will see. not only In
helping us In the work In Detroit,
but also In the upper peninsula. Miss
Luella M. Burton. factory inspector,
who has been at work In the northern
part OF the state can now 60 ahead
with her work with more confidence
that 1t will be OF some avail.
"She has already sent written or
ders to the saloonkeepers OF many
cities OF the upper peninsula that they
must not employ women. and now she
WIN follow this up with an enforce
ment OF her orders.
"In this particular case against Mr..
Hayes, the defendant said that he was
keeping perfectly respectable and
high class place, and that II was far
better than many OF our city parks.
Now that Is Just the reason why we
have been so anxious to have him
convicted OF disobeying the law.
"It is just this sort OF respectable
places tfat are the very worst BE
cause they are the most insidious. It
is to this kind of amusement places
that the youth with his first weeks
wages takes his sweetheart because II
is respectable. II is here that he takes
his first drink, perhaps. or at least
where the girl first gets into COM
pany OF people who drink and think
nothing of 1t.
"The vile, disreputable dives OF the
city are not nearly SO bad In. their
effects upon the young men and wom-
en- who are beginning TO walk the path
OF vice, as is the respectable place.
What young fellow will 60 himself, OF
take his sweetheart TO a dive? None
but those who are already beyond re-
tempttun.
The argument presented in the brief
submitted to Judge Stein by MT.
Hayes attorney was not that Mr..
Hayes had not been employing women,
but that he had not been employing
them in saloon. The whole matter
hinged on the definition Of the word
saloon"
Mr.. Connor held that the state law
did not attempt to prohibit the en-
ployment OF women In all places
where liquor is sold, but makes II clear
that II prohibits their employment
In places commonly known as saloons.
He pointed TO the fact that liquor Is
sold In grocery stores In the city and
In the dining rooms of the highest
class hotels and that they are not
considered saloons.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Aid
rich, who appeared for the people,
cited cases showing that the definition
OF a saloon, as understood In the law,
is place where refreshments are
sold, whether intoxicating or not. and
held that the Wayne Gardens come
under this definition.