The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-16
BREWER TRIES TO
WIN ANTI" WITH
$500 .BR,BE
Makes Offer To Prominent Resident
Of Highland Park If He'll Switch
To the Side of the An
nexationists.
Plan To Hitch Village To Detroit
Loses Much Ground as Result Of
Efforts of Detroit Beer Barons.

That certain Detroit brewers are
taking a keen interest In the campaign
to annex the village OF Highland Park
to tho city Of Detroit, is evidenced by
the offer q representative OF Detroit
brewery recently made to an anti-an
s.. .nexationist OF Highland Park to be-
come a supporter for the cause OF an
nexation. The anti" was told that II
would be worth $500 to him to make
the switch. The anti" however, held
principle above money, and politely
informed the brewery envoy that his
cash was not wanted. Since then the
anti" has been more active than ever
In working against the proposed an
nexation, and the attempted bribery
has made opponents out Of many who
f.were previously annexationists or "on
the fence" so to speak.
Prior to the making Of the offer the
villagers suspected that Detroit brew
ers were anxious to have Highland
Park annexed to Detroit, so that sa-
looms might be established in the viii
, lage territory, but there was nothing
tangible on which to hang the suspi-
cion. The report Of the attempted
bribery spread like wildfre among
IUeV llldbeIS anu TIE SthIllllChI uSoihoN
annexation Immediately took on en-
larged proportions.
The certainty OF saloons being es-
tablished in their community, in the
.,event of annexation, is one Of the
chief reasons for the position OF the
"tu" forces. They realize that the
presence OF saloons will not be likely
to Increase the value of their proper
Hn hiTh a a rH
Of the Village citizenship. On the
contrary, they are convinced that Sa-
Icons will tend to destroy their ideals
and bring about Objectionable condi-
tions in place OF the peace and whole
some atmosphere which now obtain.
Yet, while those opposed to annexa-
tion regar dthe saloon invasion as the
paramount danger, the members or
the Civic club, composed OF upwards
OF 100 OF the leading residents Of the
village. are pointing out their reasons
Cor maintaining the individuality OF
,the community and taking advantage
OF every opportunity to boost the vii
lage. The aims Of the club are sat
forth as follows in the preamble ot
its constitution:
The objects Of this club should
be to protect the best interests
Of the village Of Highland Park
in any and all ways consistent
with patriotic citizenship.
The officers of the club are: Presj.
dent, Thad z. Leland: first vicepresi-
dent, J. B. Chattock; second vice
PRECEDENT, o. c. Seelye; secretary. B.
+. Stephenson; treasurer, Benjamin
Makrs.
The club has thus far held a mum
Der of meetings, in each OF which
plans have been formulated for tho
Carrying on OF the anti-annexation
campaign and otherwise promoting
movements to better the conditions
of the village. All the sessions have
been of an executive character, bnt
an open meeting is to be held in Trim
ity church on Friday night, Jan. 27.
under the auspices Of the Mems club
of the church.
One of the leading men in the club
is Wells D. Butterfeld, the we'll
known architect, who has lived in tho
village for a number OF years
There are many reasons why we
don't want to be annexed to Detroit"
said Mr.. Butterfield to The Times,
but the greatest of these, as has been
pointed out in The Times, is that OF
the threatened saloon invasion. We
have got along very nicely without sa-
looms these many years, and we GER
tainly don't want them to come among
as at this or any other time. The
community is much better without
item. We now have a district which
Is free from crime and disorder, and
1t is likely to remain that may as long
as we keep out the saloons.
Those who want annexation are
setting forth the necessary Of better
police protection. We don't need any
better protection than we now enjoy.
The other night one Of the villagers
thought a man was in the basement
of his house He telephoned for the
officer and the latter was at the house