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The morning call., 1892-04-11
"NO POLITICAL PULP
DR.. EastOn Explains Why tie Pulpit IsSo
P0,re,lesS.


DR.. Easton ErpIaims Why the Pulpit IsSo
Po,reriess.
Before launching into an interesting dis
course on "a Great Cavern Explored: or.
The Human Heart" last night. the Rev
DIR. EastOn referred to THE CALLS er,-
SADIE against the dives in the following IAN
guage:
Il desire to call your attention to the re-
cent work of reform commenced by THE
MORNING CALL in exposing some Of the
glaring niduities Of our city. This paper.
in Its able and laudable work, deserves
your fullest support as Christian people.
AS citizens We should all have proper
pride In removing these foul dives aud
centers of vice. The CALL Is rendering
Hec'lVe service In securing the arrest of
ONE whose aim is to pollute the young.
But while / say this for the press. allow
me to say, also, that / have not an atom of
confidence in the forced arrests and make
believe spasm OF virtue on the part of Off
Gals making the arrests. This pulpit only
received abuse from these men when Il
commented on the iniquities of the city,
Wherein is the Cremorne viler or worse
now than 1t has been for three years past?
Is the Crem0rne the only vile ulcer? Is
II necessary to have our papers tear the
bandags off the eyes Of the s0-caled guar
dams OF the city's virtue, morals and peace
to see just where aud when they shall make
an arrest? II seems so.
The pulpit receives only abuse from pub
lie officials when il dares TO rebuke in
iquity-aDd why? 1t has no political null.
But am grateful that the laundering press
can coerce even sluggish reform-yes,
thankful for the temporary spasm of good
ness. But let il strike clean through, com
polling other arrests, until every dive is
closed Let the protectors of the dives,
who thrive and grow rich on the infamy of
nd
stone for the State, also. Let the leyd.
obscene picture-venders be driven out also.
the horrible hell-pest Of realistic fiction be
burned in our public squares, and every
saloon closed on the Sabbath. They had a
dry day in New York last Sunday, and we
can have IL in San Francisco If we demand
it. God speed The MORNING CALL in its
work of reformv'
The morning call., 1892-04-11

mendation for the consent of the Police
Commissioners to issue a retail liQuor-deal-
er's license"
The recommendation is, from its wording.
petition to the Commissioners to do what
is asked of them.
The commission thought to brighten or
shame persons from signing the petition by
furnishing blank copies TO all the dive
keepers who wanted them, at the head OF
which blanks were the following words
printed in red ink in large type:
The Board OF Police Commissioners hare
declined to grant their consent to the dPptt-
cant for "GOod Cause"
And the good cause" is always very good
extremely good.
Still there is no trouble about getting sig
natures. divekeeper who is skilled pre-
varicator-a man who is we'll versed in the
art of isrepresentation-can go about
among the pr0perty-owners of his block,
and. as rule, can get the required number
of signatures.
A man who is bad enough to keep such
dive as the Crem0rne Crime Hatchery never
troubles his conscience with after thoughts
concerning such petty deceit as may be nee
essary IN getting names signed to docu-
ment,
The morning call., 1892-04-11


city and County of San Francisco.
To the Honorable The Board of Police Com
n'issioners of the City and County of San
francisco:
The undersigned. being citizens of the city
and county of San Francisco some of them
the heads of families. and having growing
sons and daughters, whom they are trying
to keep away from evil influences, do hun,biy
pray th0t your consent be granted to the issue
of a free permission TO HiLLfEAH & H0MAN
KEEPERS OF THE CREM0RkE, TO stay young
girls BY nightly debaucbey, TO til them with
vile liquor seven nights a week in the company
of young boys just starting out in life, Gnd in
the worse company of old roues, STEPPED in
rum and crime.
We DO huH1bly pray tbat you issue tbis per-
NIT; that you license the business of breaking
mothers hearts, of making fathers heads turn
gray; that you license the maintenance of a
place where other peoples boys and girls may
be corrupted-not our own, oh, not-6Ut other
peoples.
Yes, let tie dfVekeepers till the boys up with
bad beer, and let the girls go down TO ruin.
And let this be for the period provided BY the
ordinance.
Please, kessrs. Commissioners, let the Gre
mone Crime Hatchery remain openi
Yours respectfully
THE TWELVE.
The morning call., 1892-04-11
Voice OF THE PULPIT.
Splendid Endorsement of "The
Calls" Crusade.
The Churches Urge United and Vigorous Ac-
tion Against the Dives-An Earnest
Battle Against Vice.

THE CALLS crusade against the cigarette
and dive evils. with special reference to
boys, formed the theme of many church
discourse in this city yesterday.
There was a remarkable unanimity OF
opinion among the preachers that TIE
CALLS articles had awakened the citizens
to a realization of the terrible dangers
which beset their children. and that the time
was ripe in consequence for whole souled
effort while public feeling is so strongly en-
listed to shut up these dens of iniQuity.
The ministers had only words Of praise
for THE CALLS timely criticisms, and well
coined the paper as powerful ally In the
great battle against sin.
Below are some Of the pulpit utteranees
which show that the churches are alive to
I he issue, and are ready to welcome every
ally to their standard. In addition to these
1t is unders TODD that the crusade will be
brought up at a conference Of ministers this
week, and that stu more decisive action
will be taken to remove the foul blots from
the streets OF this fair city.
The morning call., 1892-04-11

vocably lost. The form of spiritual tEccrsht
aud its particular sectarian development is
mel ely an accident; but the church is the
nursery of spiritual growth, wherein the
talents are able to produce the best spir
itual return, just as men go to public schools
and colleges Tor educational development.
The preacher then took up the hndranees
to the growth of spirituality. ''And these
bring me-" ne said, ''to the good work re-
Gently done by The MORNING CALL in the
matter of the cigarettes ard the dives. l
wrote personal letter thanking the editor
Tor his attitude on the cigarette question.
Four boys came to my own church at grace
this morning and have commenced TO lead
Christian life. We need to be in a city
where it will not be easy for youths to do
wrong and TO invest their talents badly.
The dives will make these youths gross,
spiritually blind and morally dull. My
boys have passed a resolution thanking
The CALL for its work 10 crushing these
dives The action of The CALL is in tile
interest OF sanctity and good morals.
Every man ought to say amen to that kind
of work."
The morning call., 1892-04-11
THE YORK APPRECIATED.
e" The Cali" Officially Thanked by the Tfst,
tees of "a Church.

+" The Call" Officially Thanked by the T,us-
tees of a Church.
The official board Of Grace Methodist
Episcopal Church, 4. McClish pastor, at
the close of its monthly meeting on Friday
night passed the following resolution. and
ordered the same sent to the editor of THE
CALL by its secretary:
WHEREAS, We have recognized the large
measure OF success that has attended HE
CALLS efforts 10 secure the Co oper alton Of
sellers OF cigarettes Ia carrying out the law re.
speeding sales 10 minors, ana that We now wit
ness lis still more brave anu vigorous Efforts TO
close tue dives, which 1t has fttngly called
" Crime ii cherries -; therefore,
Resolved, That we extend TO the managers OF
The CALL our hearty thanks foi tue fearless
front and unfaltering voice with which that
paper speaks for the purity aud health Of boy
hood. the sweet sanctity OF detenseless girlhOod.
and for public sentiment that viii be to
"CTime Hatcherles " what hre is 10 siubble
H. b. BURLISGAME Secretary
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o'clock every evening. but the cellar dive
never closes. At II o'clock they shut the
front door and turn off the front light.
Then they &C on with their dark orgies.
1t is gruesome and uninyitiDg place in
side and outside. but it has its attractions
for the vicious. Men have been robbed in
this cellar; strangers have had their peck
cts filched and their valuables stolen after
being inveigled into this dive. For that
reason the Police Commissioners refused to
issue Anderegg & Stader license, so they
went 10 the property owners. Here they
met with better success. They got IL
owners Of property on their block to sign a
recommendation demanding the issuance of
a license TO this vile dive.
Half a dozen or more disreputable women
make this place their headquarters They
sell beer to the patrons and induce them 10
order more beer. When under the influence
Of drink the women pick the pockets of the
male customers, who are new to the place
and know not its evil WAYS.
The police vouch for this statement. 1t
was because OF these carvings on that the
Police Commissioners refused the license.
The twelve property-owners who signed
for the continuance of the license are !:
Mary f Stevens, who owns the property at
SOS Dupont street; Mrs. Hannah Regan,
who owns ST. Mary street; William Gold
stein, for G57 California street; Mrs. Susan
The morning call., 1892-04-11
n PASTOR'S WARNING.
Rer. j. III. Buehfer's Eloquent Advice
Ac0id the Dires.

Rer. j. III. Buehfer's Eloquent Advice to
Acoid the Dires.
During the confirmation services which
were held in the St Paulus Lutheran Evan
gelical Church on Mission street, between
Fifth and Sixth. yesterday morning. the
Rev. j. NJ. Buehler, one Of the oldest pas
tors in this city, took occasion to refer in An
emphatic manner to the traps and snares
which are set nightly for the purpose of be-
quilting the youthful into the paths of vice.
The pastor, in an eloquent manner, pointed
out that the many places which, under the
guise Of theatres. are allowed to cater to the
depraved, and exert every effort TO allure
the Innocent, are really dens of infamy, and
he deplored the fact of their existence.
Without shocking his congregation by re-
cital of the horrors OF the Ubiquitous place.
the Rev. Mr.. Buehler earnestly warned young.
and old never to frequent any of them,
thereby indorsing THE CALLS efforts TO
suppress the dives most sincerely.
MIR. Buebler has for 80 years had the pas
torate OF the ST. Paulus Church, and he
Yields large and beneficial influence ever
his congregation, which is now thoroughly
aroused and unanimous in condemning such
practices as are carried on brazenly every
night IN the Cremorne and similar dis
reputable crime hatcheries.
The blaze of the electric lights and the
loud tunes OF brass bands, announcing
openly that the laws of decency are being
violated and Satan holds full SWAY. were
vigorously condemned.
The morning call., 1892-04-11
a Determined Fight Viii Wtn.


The CALL had good article last Monday
on the yileness of dives in this city, and the
need Of their suppression. Chief of Police
Crowley and Police Commissioner Tobin
are quoted as strongly against these places.
No doubt both of these gentlemen, and
many ether officers Of the law, hal! with
JOY the support of q prominent daily paper
in this direction. 1t is little that police
officers and the courts can do il the bet
ter part Of the community do not STAND
by them. Our best citizens are alto
gether too careless about the places
of resort for the very worst purposes
In the city. We are glad that THE CALL is
following up its good work for the boys in
closing the cigar-stands against them, by
trying to close these Internal dives 1t is
not an easy thing to dc. that goes without
the saying. But bold. earnest continued
Effort will win, and win easier than we
think. Public sentiment needs to be aroused
by the continued publication of easily OBJ
tanned facts. The officers of the law need
TO he melted TO and strengthened for duty,
and our streets will present far different
and cleaner appearance at the midnight
hour; and hell, instead Of floating its black
flag In our very midst, will give up many of
its prisoners and be more decent, or sur
render. We want to be counted with The
CALL and every aggressive agency for the
Improvement Of our city in these ways.
The morning call., 1892-04-11
EAST0N HELPED HIM.
Il. Eben Bayliss Took the Doctor I
IL

Il. Eben Bayliss Took the Doctor Into
Camp and skipped.
A many-sided genius was E. Eben Bay
lies. clerical-looking gentleman. who blew
into San Francisco few months ago and
established himself in business as the head
of 1.-THE Pacific Bureau of Information" on
Market street. The business contemplated
was evidently comprehensive in its nature,
and Included variety Of industries
seldom grouped together and wholly
dissi milar in nature. Chaperons were
to be supplied for females Of un-
certain age. shopping would be done
for people living out of town. rooms were to
be supplied, walters furnished for private
dinners and parties, nurses and servants
could be drummed up at short notice and
paper-hanging. locksmitb-work, carpenter
ing and other odd jobs were mere side
issues. LauBdry-work was also asked for.
With such q burden TO bear Mr.. Bayiiss
needed money tn aid him on his way and
he selected DIR. T. G. East ton as the instru-
ment with which 10 secure it. He called
upon the well-knOwn divine, and after pour
ing o;tt his plans the confiding minister con-
scented TO do what he could for him. He
kept his promise so well that Bayliss secured
$500 from Charles NJ. CrittentOn and Charles
Montgomery and skipped.
The two gentlemen are now searching for
him In vain, aud mourning the loss OF their
money.
The morning call., 1892-04-11
PLEASURES THAT POISON.
The Rer. Mr.. Henry Handles the Grin
Hdtcheries Without Glores

The Rer. Mr.. Henry Handles the Crime
Hdtcheries Without Chores.
At the First Baptist Church las. evening
the Rev. j. Q. A. Henry preached of the
pleasures That Poison" being one of
course of sermons directed against the vices
and crimes of this city. He found his text
In Hebrews xi:25: The pleasures Of sin
for season.
People will have recreation and amuse-
meDt" began Mr.. Henry, "and, owing 10
the insidous nature of sin, men are never
more inconsistent than when they 60 in
search of pleasures. They instinctively,
unconsciously or willingly, drift toward
the questionable, harmful. indecent and i'm
moral. With multitudes the resort is the
low theaters or concert-halls. the immoral
dive, the den of depravity, the hatcheries OF
he'll. The entertainments provided In these
places are disgraceful aud vicious. The
Generalization flowing from these sinks OF
iniquity on large numbers Of boys and girls.
young men and young women. beggars de-
scription. Our jails. prisons and reforma-
tories are filed with boys aud girls who
learn their FIRST lessons Of vice and crime
In these dens Of depravity.
These low dives are diabolical in their
plan and pander 10 the lustful and inhuman
nature. They sink below the level of
brutes In their revoftiug exhibitions Of
cheap nastiness. They are a disgrace to
civilized society. They are the schools OF
damhable vice. the universities OF the hottest
hell. There is nothing beyond them but the
bottomless pit.
1T is nauseatng 10 the extreme to think
and speak about such things, but how shall
we otherwise make for the salvation Of the
boys and girls, men and maidens, than to
expose these open and hidden soul traps?
" What can be done 10 close forever
these breeders vice and crimes Ex-
pose them! Most people do not
know the name, nature and location
OF these spawning places Of murder and I'M
cleanliness. Publish the names Of owners
and frequenters that they may be spotted
and spurned by the public. Publish the
names and vacations of those who have
the goddess temerity TO sign requests for the
existence of such seats OF SIM
The morning call., 1892-04-11
a VILE RESORT.
II st. Louis Mans Opinion of the Crem or,is
49,. LII.

II st. Louis Mans Opinion of the Cremor,ie
Crime Hatchery.
Rev. T. B. Stewart Of the United Presby-
terrain Church, Guerrero street. in his SER
mon last night called attention to The
MORNING CALLS crusade against the Gre
morne Crime Hatchery.
The reverend gentleman said that what
the Christian people of this city needed to-
day was more stamina and the courage to
stand firm and support THE CALL and ali
other papers engaging in the battle against
vice in San Francisco.
lie mentioned the fact that gentleman
from st. Louis. who visited this city year
ago, and who desired TO see the dark as we'll
as the bright side CT lite here, had spent one
evening at the CremorDe deadlal. and that
next day he told his friends that it was
several shades viler than the worst places
Of its class in Eastern cities.
The morning call., 1892-04-11
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
A Thieves, Roost Raided.

Officers Murray. Wren and G. Mcmahon.
trio of the shrewdest officers on the force,
raided thieves roost in clearinghouse in
blind alley running off Pacific street, near
Kearny. early yesterday morning, and cap
tured five of the most notorious thieves in
the city. They are all graduates of the In
dustrial school, and give their names as Joe
Uaveian. Charles Smith, Thomas Connolly
and George Williams alias Wade.
The latter Is wanted for stabbIng a sailor,
who now lies at deaths door in the City
and County Hospital, on Sansome street
two weeks ego. The young men were all
charged with vagrancy, in order to permit
the officers to make an investigation by
which they expect to show that the thieves
have been breaking store windows for
months past. and stealing valuable articles.
fishdealer in Maine on cutting open a
yellow perch found eight 20 penny nails in
the stomach.
The morning call., 1892-04-11
and STILL IT Is KEPT OPEN.
Twelve Men Sign Their Names and
That Does 1t.
The LITTLE LOOPHOLE IN THE LAW.
II Permits Mailman TO Keep Ills Crime Hatchery
RunniBg at Full Blast SeTtn
Nights Week.
CHATTER ".

To William Ryer, c. F. Forrest, William
Eide. j. Kamm. II. II. Bancroft, w. III.
Cook, Z. j. lie Breton, the executor of
the estate of 7. j. Gately. ii. Luchsinger.
Pierre Berges, Bette S. Smith. =. ID.
Peters, w. J. Somers, II. Coad, Mary b.
Tobir, Grace d. Coad, Lewis NJ. Starr,
John OKape, James G. Fair, J. l.. Flood,
John ". Mackay, r. E. Shook, William
Ehrenpfort, James Rose, Charles Meyer,
Mary J. Anthony, David Keil, II. w.
LYMAN, Agnes Bowie. John Van Bergen.
c. W. Croker, S. II. Seymour. p. W.
RiordaD, Asa Fisk, DR.. David Wooster.
Harriet Hawks, John Harper. j. II.
Meese. Joseph Westall. John c. Rob
erts. Jane Duff, Henry Voroman. j.
MCGbbon, c. ii. Champion, Patrick
P helaD, Flora Campion, E. Watts. G. NJ.
Hughes, A. Wunscber, Jesse NJ. Fox,
F. Baraty, George Jones, e. E. Bowman,
Charles Dietle, James Fisher, Nora Lang
don, Mary Byrne, Lille Brauer, Il. F.
Riede, Charles w. Stein, George R. Num-
roe, Charles A. Shurtleff. John Cahalin,
j. C. Halerling, John Cahalin, Christina
Van Doern. c. W. Smith. G. Whittell, j.
P. Etigue, John r. Parboe, James Mac
donough, the California Electric Light
Company. Margaret Sullivan. Patrick
Fairy, E. Fawcett. James Mulcahy, Ellen
Ross, Patrich Shea and Amelia Cava-
naugh:
You are property holders In the block
bounded by Market, Third. Mission and
Fourth streets.
You are particularly interested in the
matters referred to in this article.
You should read it,
You should remember it.
The morning call., 1892-04-11

Groen bergs text. 1t was taken from
timely references to the social evil as nor.
treyed by The CALL.
In the soft Scandinavian language the hor-
rers OF the dives and the inevitable ruin of
those who frequent them were depicted by
the pastor. who held the mirror of San
Franchises degradation up to his fiaxen-
haired congregation as they had never seen
il before.
Doubtless the seed so sown can only bring
the very best results.
Mr.. GroenDerg, however. will continue in
the good work aud will repeat his words of
warning and condem nation from the pulpit.
III the Sunday school classes and in the
family circles until he is thoroughly satisfied
his followers are imbued with loathiDg of
tile crime breeding dives.
The morning call., 1892-04-11

The Board of Police Commissioners have
declined to grant their consent to the ap-
plicant for good cause"
Printed In red ink. these words appear at
the top of the recommendation for consent
of the Police Commissioners to issue re-
tail liquor-deaer's license to the keeper of
HalliDan's Crime Hatchery.
For good cduSel
Yes, indeed. for very good cause.
How, then. does the vile place come to be
licensed?
How is 1t that it is running free in its
wild youth-debauching. girl-slaying course,
with never a pause. for seven nights
week?
How Is It?
Because twelve persons say that 1t can.
Because twelve persons petition the Police
Commissioners to permit the vile place to
remain open.
Twelve persons-just twelvei
As long as the Cremorne has them for
hackers 1t can run. The little loophole In
the law permits that. Those twelve can, by
few scratches Of the pen, keep open that
awful Hades-lke place. They can MAIN
tain on the leading street in the city, and in
the mos. freQuented part Of that street.
resort that l. reeking stencil In the nos
trils Of the whole community. just twelVel
And the police are pOwerless,
Here is the little loophole through which
the Cremorne Crime Hatchery keepers es-
cape from the hands OF the police:
mo license shall be issued by the Col
lector of Licenses unless the person desir-
ing the same shall have obtained the written
consent of a ajority of the Board of Police
Commissioners of the city and county Of
San Francisco to carry on OF conduct said
business. But in case of refusal of such
consent, upon application, said Board of
Police Commissioners shall grant the same
upon the written recommendation of not
less than twelve citizens Of San Francisco
owning real estate in the block or square in
which the business Of retail liquor-dealer is
10 be carried on"
And 80 the Twelve property-owners sign
an humble petition to the Honorable, the
Board Of Police Commissioners of the City
and County of San Francisco. Tie petit
TONERS respectfully recommend" that the
consent OF the commissioners shall be
granted TO the issue of the license.
The license is issued, and the Cremorne
Crime Hatchery and the other dives
tabooed by the police, are kept running
They are kept running night and day, seven
days a week.
As long as the twelve want them left
open, and respectfully recommend that
they be allowed to run their vile course,
they are granted legal permission to do So
All! those twelve - those all-powerful
twelve!
Let US address them minute.
Look here, you twelve men. Do you
know what you are doing? Do yon know
how much crime you are supporting? How
many girls you are helping Mailman to
slowly Stay?
Doyou know that when you sign that rec
ommendation with the red-ink refusal for
good cause" at the top Of it that you are
signing a document recommending the
licensing OF place that the police will not
OF their own motion permit to exist In our
fair city?
Are you going to continue to sign that
document every three months, thus sub
scribing to the keeping open Of a veritable
hell, right on the best street Of the city?
Are you?
We do not think you will.
The morning call., 1892-04-11
DIR. HIRSI,S STMPATHY.
A Pastor Wh0 Considers "I The Calls
Crusddes TimeIM

A Pastor Who Considers "Ihe Calls"
Crusades Timely.
The Rev. A. c. Hirst, DID,, of the Simp-
son Memorial Church. in advocating the in
auguration of temperance crusade 10 this
city, headed by Francis Murphy, said last
night addressing his congregation from the
pulpit:
This seems to be the proper time for
this good work, for the people are greatly
aroused over the appalling increase of
crime. A great paper (THE CALL) has in
augurated warfare against the cigarette
evil aud against the dives. / have every
assurance that the paper is in downright
earnest in its endeavors to crush these
places of infamy and degradation, and /
am heartily glad OF it.
The public sentiment is against their
existence, and every good man and woman
sym pathizes with the movement. which it
is hoped will wipe Them out completely"