The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-30
Report Not Ready for Council
Meeting This Afternoon, but
Will be Presented in Spe-
cial Session Tonight
CASES OF DEAD LICENSEES
FURNISH BIG PROBLEM
Disposition is to Grant Cards to
Relatives in Poor Circum-
stances

For various reasons the members OF
the council committee on liquor regu'
lation were unable 10 complete their
report on applications for saloons IL
ceDses IN time for submission to the
common council in a special meeting
: called for 2 o'clock, Thursday after
noon. and Aid. Charles w. Burton,
chairman OF the committee, asked for
an adjournment. until o'clock in the
evening.
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plications, conflicting notes of the
committee members on testimony
heard in public sessions, and the fail
ure. of the. committee to agree on
definite policy in handling the licenses
of saloonkeepers who died during the
past year. made Ii impossible TOT
Chairman Burton TO complete his re-
mort, as he had intended doing, Thurs
day noon.
When the committee ended long
executive session at a. m. THURSDAY,
IL was practically decided that be-
tween so ard 90 applications would
be denied-several cases being held
open for further information. Later
in the morning, when the committee
resumed work on the list, the mem
bcrs suffered a change or heart, and
at noon Aid Heating, Move, Case and
Guthard we're still arguing over what
shollld become OF 32 saloons, the own.
erg OF which have died during the IL
cepse year. II the committee finally
decides TO give the licenses OF un.
desirable saloonkeepers TO the rela-
tives OF deceased saloonkeepers, the
total number OF licenses will not be
reduced by more than 80, and possi-
bly, less In several cases. where the
families OF dead saloonkeepers are in
poor circumstances financially, there
Is a disposition on the part or the
majority OF the members OF the COM
mittee TO see that they are taken care
OF. regardless OF any policy that might
be adoYted in reference to the others,
If shfe1is done there will likely be
A ~Aem on the floor OF the council
when the committees report is sub
mitted. because each alderman will
want the cases in his ward taken
care Of.
Realizing that an attack VIII be
made on the committees report by
certain members of the anti-Dinge-
man faction il there is a possible
chance. Chairman Burton Is anxious
that the members OF his committee
come to a definite agreement on the
report before It is submitted.
Aid. Schultz suggested Thursday
y,norning, that II might be good plan
Y Ter of
AN approved by the committee. read
befHre the whole council. This. the
alderman points out. would prevent
apy~ particular undesirable from
slipping through with the other ap-
plicants.
President Dingeman, who was
chairman OF the committee on liquor
regulation last year, is working with
Burton 10 complete a report as quick
iy as possible.
Although Chairman Burton refuSed
ia give out a list OF the applicants
that will be denied licenses, IL is
known that several well-known down
town cafes, including the Kaiserhof,
viii be cut from the 1914 list. The
committee is divided over the appli.
cation Of Cabbage Mike No. lIO
.Cratiot-ave., whose place was men
toned in testimony in recent white
slave case as a hang-out for lewd
women:
His place is no worse than num-
Der of others that are sure TO get IL
censes." said Aid. Keating. I'VE have
evidence that a number OF downtown
cafes cater to women, but the evil
donce was not strong enough In my
mind to warrant the committee re-
fnsing licenses to these places. ] am
not defending Cabbage Mike but !
do not think his license ought 10 be re-
fused, II several others are not ex-
cluded along with him"
The license OF Frank j. Schultz.
No. 1866 Mt. Elliott-ave.. is sure to be
denied. He was convicted OF contrib
uting to juvenile delinquency,
The corridor In front OF the city
clerks office was crowded all morn.
iug with saloonkeepers. who have rea-
son TO believe that their licenses will
BE denied. and attorneys who repre-
sented applicants before the liquor
committee. They button-holed alder.
mep and others who they thought
might have influence with the com
mittee. The members OF the hquor
committee remained behind locked
doors in City Clerk I.indsays priv
ate ONCE to avoid the -pleadings OF
saloonkeeIers and their friends One
burly saloonkeeper. who Is slated for
the AZ. stood In the corridor all
morning crying like a child This
man. peddling his misery TO those
who would listen TO him, said he has
u large family 10 support and will
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