The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-18
THE BIG Dive FIGHT.
Strong Approval Of 1t by the
Public.
APPEAL TO THE SUPERVISORS.
They Should Amend That Obnoxious
License Law.
10 Twelve PrOPerty-OWReTS Should BE
Made Supreme Judges in Such
Matters.
APPEAL TO THE SUPERVISORS.

Public Interest in the fight against the
dives has been reused I'D again by the ac-
ton of the Police Commissioners on Mon
day night.
Messrs. Tobin, Alvord and Crowley, by
asking the Supervisors to amend the license
order, have made themselves very popular
among the fathers and mothers of the city,
II the Supervisors amend the order ahd
make it impossible for y rrOperiy-owners
to grant licenses TO every disreputable dive
keeper who may ask for their signatures,
San Francisco may be able to approach
other cities in the way Of respectability, as
seen from the visitors point OF view
Let our Supervisors look at the laws In
force in other cities, and then let them go
much farther. II they will, than the Police
Commissioners have recommended. Let
them look at New York. That city now
has Law In rigid force whereby il is impos-
sible for any lquor-seller to have vocal or
instrumental music in his place. This pre-
eludes stage performances TO great extent.
and robs the dive OF nearly all It's attract
iveness to the Young.
why cannot San Francisco have such a
law?
OF course we are expected to be thankful
for small favors. Should the Supervisors
place the license-gTanting IN the hands Of
the Police Com misSIO1ers and the places
tab0Oed by them be closed, that VIII be
good start.
The vile tricks and evasions under which
the indecent CremOrne manages TO Haunt
its nastiness right in the faces OF the Mar
ket-street public would, If known, condemn
it forever in the eyes OF the Supervisors.
Gentlemen Of the board, what do you
think Of diyekeeper who obtains the sig
aurtr -1ts mar "a :
application for a license under the preteXt
that the document TO be signed IS peutlon
10 you to remove the diver
What do YOU think Of a man who makes
small proFerty-Owners dependent On him
for business that he may get their sigma
lures TO his application?
Do you know that the stage perform
anees at the CremOrne are so vllely indie
cent as to sicken person Of ordinary SEN
sibilites?
Do you know that the language used on
the stage is uDspeakably vulgar?
Are you aware that many crimes. even 10
murder, have been committed JAeTe ana are
likely to be committed there nightly?
Do You know that this CTime-Hatchery
Iueubstes buTglaries, laTcenieS murders,
bunkO steering, tIn-hOTn gambling, foot
padeTy, sneak thieveTy, plckpOcketlng,
drunk-rOlhng, prizs-fghting, dog-hghtiBg.
Devastating. in fact, nearly every sort OF
crime that can be named?
win you not gladly put stop 10 such
practices as the dTugglng ald robOlng OF IN
aQceDt c0untrymeD, the debauchery OF
decent girls. the selling OF stale beer al 81 a
bottle and as much more as can be had Tor
it?
Those practices are going on in the Gre
mOrne every night
jack Mailman boasts Of his power to keep
his vile place open in spite of ali law. BE
has a mighty pull, he declares, with the
Supervisors. Is it not well 20 show him,
gentlemen. and TO show the public that you
are net in the least Influenced by his declaT-
sLIoDsg
Several O. yoH gentlemen Of the board
have EXPRESSED yourselves against such
eissss es the CremCTuo Crime HATCHERY
ara III favor 81 the POlica Commissioner
sprrastEofH o. take the licensing ont t7te
uG Of preperty-o 7eEs- Nil ygC
lal q. fever 3 eal n4iaa ~ Tao 07dsrs
The public has been aroused on this dive
question as it never was aroused before.
This is shown by the tone OF the many let
teTs received by HE CALL.
II has been reported that Jack Mailman
is about 10 effect g sham sale OF tie Gre
morne IN order TO eVade the provisions Of
the license law.
He has been at great trouble to secure the
signatures of prOpeTty-0wners, as those
men know that The readers Of TIE CALL
will be very anxiOu to know who will
again have the hardwood 20 stand up for
such q vie. licentious, girl-slsying hell as
the CTemOrne has been shown TO be by
actual visitors TO the place, whose reports
have been printed in THE CALL
Public seorn is a fearful thing to face,
and the prODerly-Owners know it.
All kinds Of devices have been tried BY
the CTem0Tne CCime-hatchery men to get
the signatures Of the unwilling property
owners.
The enc which seems to promise greatest
success is this: The CremOrne people have
gone around among their old signers and
asked them if they would sign if j. l..
Flood would. Many OF them have said
Yes" In this way the Cremorne Crime
hatchery men hope to get their license.
But il the Supervisors amend the order
the Cremorne Crime Hatchery will be
closed, no matter what the keepers Of the
vile dive may do.