The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-22
More On Undesirable
List Appear Before
Committee
BOWMAN CAFE is
GIVEN BAD NAME
Frequented By Lewd
Women, Say News
paper Men

Eleven saloonkeepers on the un.
desirable list were griIled By the
council committee on nuTor regula.
tion in the morning session, Wed.
nesday. Catering 10 worien OF the
streets. hsrboring rowdies and sell.
Ing liquor TO minors were some OF
the charges made against the petit
TONERS for new licenses.
The ordinance lining the saloon
restriction on location on Crane
Riyer-sve, between Kirby and Hud-
son-aves.. to allow George McCurdy
10 transfer his place from next door
to the 81. Bsrnabas church, on -Four.
ieenth-st. was killed ny the com.
mittee on the objection OF Aid. Lit
tleheid and Cranshaw. OF the
Twelfth ward. A large delegation
Of citizens was present TO object 10
the passage OF the ordinance. but
they were not given a hearing. Many
Of the women petitioners remained
to listen 20 the charges against 9th
er saloon men.
Chairman Harry J. Dingeman
made a statement on the McCurdy
ordinance. claiming that he had
been unfairly criticised for his &C.
ton In presenting the ordinance. &,
w. Leech. on behalf OF Twelfth
ward DIRECTORS, explained that there
had been misunderstanding re-
gardinE the action Of the committee.
and apologiIed TO Chairman DIngc-
man.
We think you are emincntly fair
in your handling OF liquor matters
said Mr. Lsech.
The committee made no comment
on the application 10 transfer the
license owned by Frank Hibbler,
proprietor OF the Harrington hotel
to Robert Campbell
Charles AanuskavftE was charged
with selling beer to a i3ycarold
boy. May 10. according 10 a police
report. a man was beaten and rob
bed OF IS In his saloon. June p.
Annuskavitz harbored an ex-conviei
that the police were looking for. II
was charged The saIoonkeeper dc.
MED all the charges. but was made
10 admit that the ex-conyict was IN
hiding In his apartments white the
police officers were searching To-
him in the saloon.
Thomas A. Bowman, whose cafe
at No. ~ Broadway. received a LOT
Of undesirable publicity up TO the
time II was closed by the proprietor
In January. appeared before the
committee accompanied by Attorney
Thomas Mahon Detective William
Black testified that the police had
on two separate occasions removed
undesirable women from Bowman'f
cafe in the police auto
W. J. Black. a newspaper man
stated that he spent 8 minutes ir
the cafe one evening. and saw won
en- conduct themselves In an objec
tionable manner.
Another newspaper investigator
declared he visited the cafe mor'
than IS times and watched women
openly solicit men. lie also said hs
saw intoxicated women in the cafe
after 1 a. m. and heard them rss
obscene language The women pat
rons, he said, seemed To be OF
friendly terms With the walters, an.
on one occasion he saw the pro
prietor Introduce an elderly mar
under the influence Of liquor 10
girl sitting al table.
Bowman cant get another u
cense for a saloon in my ward u
can help H." said Aid. George Owen
of the First ward. who listened e
the charges made against Bowman
MIRA Fred Blank asked the com
mittee TO obtain for her $500 from
Edward r. Cook. saloonkeeper a
No. 2fs Beaubien-st According u
tie testimony. Mrs. Blank lot he