The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-01
Names Taken From
Blacklist Through
Fear, IT'S Said
70 SALOONS
QUIT BUSINESS
Aid. Barnett and Gin.
nan Fail to Open Up
Report

liquor regulation to include the
names Of two Italian saloonkeepers
In the list OF licenses TO be granted,
at the last minute Police reports
did not give the Italian saloons good
characters.
II was Aid. Jacob Guthard who
fought &c have the Italian saloons
taken off the undesirable list. The
Third ward alderman faced bullets
in the Civil war. but he has no de-
sire to stir up the snipers in the
Black Hand colony.
Aid. Guthard also fought to have
Meyer Ginsburg, Nos. "a Clinton-st..
placed on the license list. BY his
own admission, Aid. Guthard cast
the only vote for Henry Mendelson,
in whose saloon Constable Harry
Davis was shot to death.
When the liquor committee com.
pleted it's work on the list at a.
M. Saturday morning, the members
agreed not TO disturb the list again
before making d report to the coun-
ell. John G. Schweim, No. ISL
Raker-st and several others who
later escaped, were included In the
original blacklist. Aid. Godfrey
F'reiwald who il candidate for "A
county Office, was tipped off that
Schweim was &c lose his license.
A member of the liquor com
mittee had personally investigated
Schweim's place. and his report TO
the committee was not compliment.
tary 10 Schweim. Nevertheless. Aid.
FreiwalG got busy and managed to
save his friend
Leslie Phaup. Nos. 10S-i10 MIGHT
fan- ave, F. w. Reid, No. 81 Cadil-
lac-sq.; w. j. Hodgins, OF the Bel
mont hoe. No 1870 Grand River
ave. and Others were on the list,
but slipped off before the final re-
port. Political influence saved viii
liam J. German on Elizabeth-st. east
There are still a number of un.
desirable saloons in Detroit" said
one men:be OF the liquor commit
tee. Il do not think our report is
quite as good as the one a year ago.
We worked hard, and had IL not
been for circumstances not I'm our
control, more saloons would have
been included In the blacklist, At
tempts to plug up all leaks in the
liquor committee failed again this
year. Information reached certain
saloonkeepers that their licenses
were in danger within an hour after
We had discussed them In a secret
meeting"
A story Is told of how one alder
man representing a west side ward
recently threatened to use his infiu.
ence with the liquor committee to
dodge payment OF a bill amounting
TO sl.6S for damage done to brew
cry employees automobile in col
lision. The alderman's car smashed
into the rear OF the brewery en-
ployes car. breaking the rear light.
"Send the bill TO me-" said the
alderman. presenting his card. He
had some friends in his car.
The brewery employe accordingly
sent the alderman bill for $1.6S.
The alderman neglected payment
He also failed to answer letter
calling attention 10 the bill. Then
the brewer, employee called him on
the telephone.
your brewery wants some saloon
licenses doesn it?" was the sig.
niflcant remark the alderman made.
Then he hung up the receiver.
The automobile was the personal
property OF the brewery agent.
Seventv-three Detroit saloons. IN.
Guiding So so-called undesirables,
went on. OF business at midnight,
Saturday, following the adoption OF
the committee report by the coun.
ell. There was no trouble. Thirty
seven of the saloon licenses we're
automatically revoked by death.
Seven downtown cafes were elm
mated, among them being the no.
torious Cafe Roma and Proctor's
Opera cafe. John F. Donahues Bar
inn. No. 400 Woodward-ave., and
Seegar's resort on the river front,
were the best known cafes outside
OF the downtown circle.
In closing Henry I.ucker's saloon
at No. % Monroe-ave.. Aid. Sher-
man Litilefield'c committee accom-.
plished something that previous
committees attempted TO. but failed.
An organized attempt. not backed
by the Royal Ark. made made by
lid "Eddie" Barnett and others to
open the liquor committees report.
Saturday night. Aid. Barnett is en-.
gagged In the wholesale liquor bust
ness. Another aldermen had been
selected to act as spokesman for
the insurgents. but he funked. and
AID Barnett volunteered. Aid
Tom" Gilman cross-examined
members OF tho liquor committee.