The morning call., 1893-12-14

by the Fire Marshal were compelled By
other reasons TO cease swindling the public.
The "anatomical museum" man evil
dently did not pay any attention to the
article In this newspaper yesterday which
warned him that he had better box up his
disgusting exhibit and take 1t out of the
city. for once more be displayed his wares
yesterday morning. But the Pacific Coast
Society for the Prevention Of Vice, the
new organization with headquarters in the
Donahue building, took notice of The
CALLS suggestion and Dir. CrickmOTe,
proprietor of the exhibits, is now in charge
of the police, while his alleged anatomical
specimens are under lock and key at the
new City Hall to be used as evidence
against him.
Early yesterday morning Contractor
Whittier began carrying OUT his promise
made to Mayor Elert Tuesday aftern DON,
and one by one the filnsy structures
erected in violation of the fire ordinance
were removed. Down came the "Old
Sports Hotel" the Little Joker" cigar
stand, 1.-THE Wigwam" and dozen other
places which for so long have been an eye
sore on the main business thOroughfare of
San Francisco The men who had been
selling wares under the canvas shelters
thought they would try to carry on a trade
for while in the open air. and even the
one greasy counter, that was the main
stock in trade of the ''Old Sports Hotel"
was set up without any covering in the
sand lot. But in the afternoon nature
I'd ed her mite and gentle drizZle caused
many of the open air venders to leave.
The rain which fell last night finished the
work and drove even the most venture
some from the field.
1t has been stated that there were four
shows which could not be reached by the
means Of the fire ordinance. OF these one,
Hla ssay1 tor naI oGflVo aIn on hry
the police-hut more about that later.
Then there was one next door,
where q nine foot giant was said
to exist. This was the place
where only q curtain was shown and
where a small boy said, ''De giant is
eatin'." An enormous daub stretched
across the front of this tent repree ented
savage in the act OF tearing a ran limb by
limb. 1t was the most disgraceful of all
the advertising placards and the 'mu-
scum" mentioned depended upon it to
cause the nDwary 10 walk in and be
"sold." The orders of the Fire Marshal
made it necessary that this should be re-
moved and that. coupled with The CALLS
exposure of the fraud, caused the proprie-
tors of the Congo giaut myth to close up
shop in the morning.
So of all the swindling schemes men
toned in this newpaper on Tuesday morn
ing only two were running last night.
One place is the museum" where Orieuta
dancers are said to be, but where they are
not, the place where visitors are insulted
by being called suckers" after paying
their money; the other is museum"
where giant" PAGES to and fro, a
"gant" whom a man little above the
average height can look down upon.
A suggestion is made to Mayor Ellert
that these two places should be suppressed
as well as the others. They swindle the
public just the same. To be sure they
have removed the signs which stretched
into the street, but they are still violating
the fire ordinance by burning gasoline.
new show, too, has sprung into exist
epce. There is a large tent at the upper
end of the lot with pacarjs upon ii an
nouncing that Syrian dancers will soon
appear there. II the proprietors of the
other canvas structures were violating the