The morning call., 1892-05-21
FATE OF TWO GIRLS.
They Left Their Homes to Enter the
CremOrne.
OkB OF THEN WELL EDUCATED.
Few Can a Man Sign to Pgpetuate a Place
Such as This Market-Strett Home
Of Snf
OEB OF THEN WELL EDUCATED.

"Slgn for the Cremorne?" said property
owner in the block on which public IN
terest has been centered by The CALL.
'Catch me signing for the Cremorne. dld
an once. hut will never DO 1t again"
"Why not?" was asked.
"Because THE CALL has shown me what
the place is. regard it as my sacred duty
not 10 sign now. I do not see how any
decent citizen could sign to perpetuate such
a place when he know the facts. When
TIE CALL asked where those girls for The
Cremorne we're coming from In future years,
in case the vile resort should not be closed,
IL made a most powerful argument to
parents. Now have children OF my own
and cannot bear to think Of what might
become OF them if the vile influence OF such
a place were 10 fix itself upon them.
'The Supervisors have children, too, and
they cannot but see the weight Of such an
argument"
All but four Of the property-Owners OF
the Ceremonies block. who reside III this
city, have pledged themselves not to sign
for the CremOrue.
'Tf J. L. Flood will sign will you put
your name down?" is the question now
asked by the diVekeepers in drumming up
signatures.
No" say the property-owners. We
don't want 10 be mixed up in such dirty
mess. We don't want 10 have our names
paraded in public as uphcldng any such
place"
That reply Is proof Of THE CALLS in
fiuence in this matter. The pTOperiy-Owners
see that this journal is conducting just as
vigorous war on the dives as II dld al Tue
outset, six weeks ago.
Who could sign for the CremoTne alter
reading the following letter from NJ. s. Van
Ness Of Byron, Contra Costa County;
Editor Morning Call: Your contemROra-
Ties have Oiten come out with haTlng mead
lines den0uncing the Police Department
the Board of Supervisors, the Mayor and
others. saving they were the ones to look 10
for protection from these existing evils. Has
it ever amounted TO anything No! / do
not predict the same end Tor The CALL 5
efforts. The CALL has WagCd, and is Waging
war on these starting points Tor hell, and
will succeed for the reason that every good
law-abjdlng citizen, every father, mother,
brother and sister will aid it to the very
greatest extent. No doubt there are hun
dreds. yes thousands Of fathers, mothers,
praying for their children, who have fallen
into such dens as the CremOrne.
The CALL is not only gaining friends by
this action, but it is granting favor and a
boon to all.
There is in the Cremorne to-day girl
only Is years Of age. This girl l have known
for nearly 10 years. She is handsome, pleas
ant. and has many accomplishments. / first
met her while she was in Santa Rosa going
10 the public school. l next met her while
attending college in Santa Rosa. At that
time she was q very promising young girl
She had a pleasant home and every enjoy
ment ones heart could wish Tor. Now
where is she? Lost to her friends and TO
the world. She is dead; yes, 10 every one
she is worse than dead. The CremOTne has
another Santa Rosa girl in the same cundi-
tiOn. These are only two of a great num-
Der of similar cases l have met with under
my own observation, and now that THE
CALL has taken stand against these dives,
and is working in conjunction with the
Police Department, hope and expect to see
these places closed.
The writer gives the true names of the
young girls TO whom he refers, and also the
names by which they are now known.
Il IS the clear duty Of the Supervisors 70
accept the request Of the Board Of Police
Commissioners in the spirit ia which it is
offered and amend the dive order so as TO
close the CTemOTue and the other vile dives.