The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-01
FLAGRANT LAW
VIOLATORS GRANTED
SALOON LICENSES
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let alone. Another Is known to have
large circle OF acquaintance among
Detroit saloonkepers; naturally he
wanted 10 take care OF his friends. A
third member OF the committee pass.
ed Judgment, upon many applications
hy saving. oh. N.SrIe good Seilow.
Aid Move, being Polish, spas parttcu,
| larry interested in the applications OF
Polish saloonkeepers"
Aid. Heating admitted that there
had been an unprecedented amount OF
liogrolling In the committee. Applica-
lions denied one minute, were restor-
ed the next All sorts OF pressure was
brought 10 bear on the members OF
the committee. A prominent county
oficisl threatened 70 thrash" Chair
man Burton in one OF the meetings
because OF Burton's remarks concern.
| ing a certain license.
Michael Janesiski. Cabbage Nike
! No no Gratiot-ave and Anthony To-
botson No. 70 Montcalm-st west
we're bothegranted licenses after fight
| in tho committed fhe aldermen had
information that Cabbage Mike" and
lIbbotson both catered to undesirable
women, After these two saloonkeep,
ers were given hearing before the
committee. the word went forth that
their licenses were in danger. I'M
mediately city and county politicians.
attorneys who are supposed TO have a
political pull and friends OF the alder
mer swarmed in the city clerks office
ana in the corridors on the third floor.
tiohbying for the saloon keepers Their
IN ha1
mittee Both applications were trans
ferred from the list OF undesira bles
to the list OF safe" saloonkeepers
Cabbage Mike" was taken care OF
| because he had been stool pigeon"
for the police department according
TO member OF the committee
Another case that surprised those
who had been following the work Of
the committee on the outside, was the
granting OF license 10 William
K. Mcintyre. Duquesne hotel Nos.
1876 Columbia-st. west. The commit.
tee bad convincing information that
Mcintyre had not conducted proper
place during the past year McIntyre's
application was opposed In the liquor
teeFH H44ttee7 and " Ae4a- tAA-fAal- report
went to the council. Aid Heating
thought that Mclntyre's name was
surely not on the list OF those grant
ed The committee made last-hour
switch on McIntyre's license
Capt Mcnamara complained to the
committee that Ferdinand Fett 1912
Gratiot-ave.. had violated the closing
law az least nine times during the
year according to reports made by
officers on the beat The committee
refused 10 consider the captains re-
port, declaring that he was attempt
Ing to discriminate against Felt out
OF spite
Nearly every saloon in the city
keeps open after hours and on Sun
day" said Chairman Burton What
is the use in picking on one saloon.
keeper for something that all the rest
are doing II is up TO the police 10
see that the saloons obey the law in
that respect"
Thomas A. Bowman No "a Broad.
way, who was acquitted recently on
a charge OF juvenile delinquency
through technically. was granted a
license The police have often visited
Powman's place. but no report 81
these visits was made 10 the com
mittee
John W. o'Neil. proprietor OF the
Fairfax hotel, Nos. 36-4S Bagey. also
got a license, although the informa-
ton IN the committees hands did not
place him In a very desirable light.
The notorious Dresden cafe on Mon
roe and the Kaiserhof, on Broadway,
closed their doors at midnight. Prose
cutor Shepherd directed the attention
OF the liquor committee toward the
character Of these two places. Aid
Eddie" Barnett. saved the liquor
committee the bother OF formally
denying him a license by withdraw
ing his application The information
against the Kaiserhoi was OF such
character that the committee had no
choice OF action.
When the liquor committee was
ready 20 submit It's report 10 the com.
mon council shortly before O'Clock.
Thursday night. the gallery and LOBBY
I OF the council chamber oyerfowed