The Detroit times., 1911-04-26
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ARELUCKY.
Mr.. CROUL
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.

Police Commissioner Croul is dis
appointed over the work OF the couh-
Gil committee on liquor regulation
in refusing licenses to only II of his
large list OF undesirable saloonkeep-
ers.
I'VE furnished the committee tes-
timony in regard TO the character OF
each undesirable" said Commission'r
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,
and gave the testimony In regard to
each case. This procedure had never
been adopted before. II ought to
have proven a big help TO the com
mittee, and | have no doubt that II
did. Yet, II appears TO me that more
refusals might have been made. How
ever, | suppose | ought TO feel salts
fed, for II 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 persecute anyone
we shall give every undesirable al
lowed a license this year chance
10 do better In the future. Then, II
he fails to take advantage OF the op-
portunity afforded him, why, We shall
simply renew our demand that he be
refused permission TO continue in
business.
NJ haf
saw fit TO refuse license to one
whom We considered very much un-
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 a
number of times for assault and bat
terry and violating the liquor lava.
Schenk was among the Il refused
a renewal.
There are certain saloons down
town which should like to have
seen closed, but. as | said before
aalf loaf Is better than none
Were you expecting that Frank
Hibbler would be refused license
Tor his Harrington hotel?" the com,
missioner was asked.
well, now" the commissioner re
piled, Capt Baker tells me that
Hibbler has reformed lot in the
past six months that his place is
much more respectable than II was
credited with being formerly. II that
Ia so, don't think we ought 10 be
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, bu;
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 II 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-
cd unworthy of being allowed to con.
tinue in business. They also said
they would make another application
for a license, and get their cases re-
opened by the committee.
Committee Clerk Schreiter says
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