The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-18
)ther Detroiters Urge
Measure to Limit
| !. Saloons
lEP. WARNER
LEADS OPPO SITION
/ ested Interests Tell
of Great Loss
y Threatened
From q stan Correspondent.

LANSING. Mich. March IL
setial ~ RECOGNIZES no such
Eng an good saloon" said the
Nv. Edwin simpson. OF Detroit. rep.
Isenting the anti-saloon league In
hearing on the Jerome bill be.
10 the liquor committee or the
|use this morning. III the opera
bn OF this bill cuts t79 saloons out
Detroit I shall consider that II
8 removed just that many undesir'
lie places from out the city. Auto
bible factories exist because peo
want autos: grocery stores exist
cause people need groceries; sa'
pms exist to make drunkards; ano
DO wants a drunkard?"
The Rev. Mr. simpson's address
bsed a lengthy discussion on both
les OF the Jerome bill. which pro
ies that but one saloon for each
inhabitants OF any city or VII
re shall be licensed and that ne
|ooq shall be located within 40C
d OF q church.
He took occasion. in the course
his address, to deny charge
de by Rep. Charles Culver and
torney Allan w. Cox, OF Detroit,
presenting the Personal Liberty
que. that the Jerome bill had
N drawn as a whAck at McCur.
b saloon. In Detroit, against
ich Sc. Barnabas has waged an
MAILING fight for.the last Ave
IRA.
rhe bill was drawn. he said, pur
INT to a resolution drawn up by
Detroit pastors union and was
ended TO be general In It's scope,
there were many cases similar,
perhaps more fragrant than the
Curdy-st. Barnabas Conc.
he Rev. J. A Halmhuber. OF De.
IL told the committee of viola
be OF the warner-Cramton law
" his church at Mack and Van
ke-aves. In Detroit. The pro
etor OF the saloon died. he said,
although such action was clear
Illegal and despite protests by
mbers OF the church. the liquor
hmittee OF the council granted a
knse to another man. The Jerome
y. which provides for an arbi-
BY reduction and for Immediate
hoval Of all places near churches,
bid remedy conditions such as
he said,
z. wetmo-e of the ireland.
tthews Company. Of Detroit. said
4 saloon license had been sold
gaily In the neighborhood OF the
Tory which he represented. Men
ployed in the factory often leaped
r d high barbed-wire fence TO get
his saloon during working hours.
said.
NJ. Plunkett. OF Detroit. repre-
|ting the 8. s. Kresge Company,
b spoke for the bill.
For Rep. Dwight Warner, one OF
trainers of the warner-Cramtop
opened the case for the oppo
lon TO the bill. lie said that the
10 of l 10 500 In the original bill
compromise figure and that
was too low for some cities and
high for others. Each citS
build decide this question for It.
he believed.
dr. Warner is attorney for the
let Mems association OF Michigan.
operations OF the Jerome bill
uId deprive many hotels. amons
M tho New statler In Detroit. OF
privilege OF conducting bars.
Saloons would simply move 10
locations. Hotels can't move
said.
lep. A. ID. Edward, OF Houghton
d resolution adopted by the
nmon council OF Houghton pro
ling against the Jerome bill.
lep. William r. Nank, of Mt
mems. cited the case Of his home
which has census population
approximately 1000. but which
a summer population of 10000.
70 than that. there are now 35 sa-
hs in Mt. Clemens. no said. The
ONE bill would raise the number
~, incidentally hurting the city's
hmer resort business.
ugh Kavanagh. OF Grand Rapids
repenting the Retail Liquor Deal.
association. said that the Jerome
would entail a property loaA OF
fortunately $4,000, 900.
Iayor Kennel. OF Ahmeek, de-
ted that HIS village had six sa-
bs. but that instead OF serving res
hts only. they catered to q trade
ling from q country miles away.
delegation OF boys from Ann Ar
attended the hearing. The came
attend the hearing on Senator
lights bill prohibiting the sale
iquor In cities where institutions
higher learning are located. This
ring win be held this evening.
ayor Oscar d. Marx. County
* Farrell and Police Commits
pr Gillespie. OF Detroit. attended
hearing but took no active part.
BALLENGER.