The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-23
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Oakman's Cards BY
Slot Machines
BLIND PIG RUNS
IN GUISE OF CLUB
Easy to Find Open Back
Door to Saloon
Sunday

In letter 20 The Times a few
Aays ago. J. Z. Stsdman charged
that Law defiance in Detroit and
wayne county was being tolerated
- : vicious extent by officials who
Are candidates in the primaries WIN
ne idea OF inviting liberal votes.
Acting upon the suggestions III
this letter, a friend OF The Times
Sconducted an investigation in per
AN. with the idea of reporting TO
the Times and to the Billy sun
lay committee.
The Times has the list OF the
annces visited BY this investigator
naa stands sponsor for the reilaoi'-
~ o. the report.
In nearly every place where Law
Sviolation was encountered IN the
county districts. there were large
cards and banners showing the pref
'orsuce of rhe proprietor 10 be tor
Milton oakmsn. present sheriff, for
'she nomination for county CLERK.
The report to The Times follows
I visited all the saloons on Jefer-
.nen.ave outside the cts I'm Us IN
wayne county In one rrvssr -
'&oad house two slot machines
$Sund. one OF which. the barienoet
kSated had been broken before en-
xorsd This machine he had taken
1870 and Il was sitting on the UooI,
ock OF the bar The othsL.
Rechtne was I'm the wine room. IN
- larae machine winnings run from
xIo dve-cept pieces TO 80 uickeir pf
ON the smaller machine the higa-
"a winning f. 81. other winning De
ng 10 cents, - cents sna 90 s,
q me next place visited was IN
1900 Pointe At THE place one blS
~achtne was found in the bar slso
80 or the small machines was touna'
~ being In the bar
M In another road house nNe tIis, NJ.
,2er~ found, one on the bar. one on
40. two in the wine room ana one
- the hallway up stairs. IN. ""
- the bar were both small, while tn~
kree others were OF the large iFpe.
N 1 also visited q place on Inc t',n.,
1er-rd This place is well stocked
Win Iiquors OF all kinds. but the
vouna man on duty refused 10 serFe
~ drinks stating the place NaF
cub and TO Join same wohld cost ~
~ and yearly dues OF sS ~.
alter ella ined they had i.@0e ~ ern :
kers That would mean revenue ~
~ 400 per year. which would De ne
{Sriaily better than paying out $500
per year license.
three mon and two women. VINO ce4 :
a while We were there and E1t
Xrtnks he&r etc. y boy ~ suouf .
vearx OF aks came in Rnd got bottled
beer. paid for same ana loon X
away
All plaees visited on Jefferson ave
Mark.aye and GratI0t-ave hBd iarFe
displays of politicians photos an
rfher xreh literature posted 20
81 This was the result u one 1aN
Investigation
The next DAY found slot machines
IN saloon on Mack~ave which r.
eonducfed 10y special deputy -h"t n
\ At another place ga MACK - "
there were two machines. hotu "n IN"
bar This - = new place, JUS -
'eentiy opened Again ON Ma"k-are
i found two machines. one on "a
end OF the bar. IN another on era
fiot. one machine. on the bar. on TIE
.fsratlof -rd.. two machines 0oth on
the bar.
Three machines were found IN an
other place. One was on stand on
the bar and one ON the floor IN the
bar which machine the bartender
said they Intended taking % one vt
their saloons inside the lmits A
large type ~ machine was FOUND IN
The dining room ON Grnttot-rd- a
slot machine was found IN pool