The morning call., 1893-06-08
A GLAD CROWLEY.
With Joy He Views the
Closed Dens.
THE POLICE WILL WATCH.
The Chief and the Commissioners
Steadfast in Their Purpose to
Eradicate the Evil.
THE POLICE WILL WATCH.

The police say that the Supreme Court
decision of Tuesday practically kills the
worst features of the dives.
| 1t seems almost too good to be true that
these blots upon the fair face of the city's
| fame are to disappear once for all For
years-in fact, since the city's birth-there
| has hung around it the malodorous reputa-
ton of being a stronghold Of what may be
termed dive vice." Fasteners and Euro
peans have imbibed impressions of San
| Francisco's wildness, derived from end
less stories Of 'shootings." ''robberles,"
''drugging sensations" and so on, reported
as arising from notorious deadfalls.
The strong hold which these disgraceful
resorts have had upon San Francisco was
amply demonstrated by the long and bitter
| fight that their owners and lessees man.
aged to wage against the decent element
of the community 1t was only when THE
CALL turned its searchlight of inquiry
! into these holes in the ground that they be-
came discounted.
Even now, with the Supreme Court deci-
81 on staring them in the face, it is thought
that they will Idle hard"
There is talk Of their carrying the State
Supreme Court decision to the United
States Supreme Court on the question of
the constitutonality of the hated ordi-
nance. which bars women from being de-
based by service in these underground
| traps.
But In the meantime the police appear
to be with the decent element and THE
CALL in the good work.
Chief Of Police Crowley said yesterday
that he had given orders that any dive
keeper who disobeyed the new ordinance
should be arrested forthwith.
Not all of these places have come to the
end of the term allowed the owners by
their licenses" said he. "but when they
do they may find difficulty in renewing
| them, If there be anything against them.
"Of course we cannot expect to get rid
of this evil all at once. l wish we could.
| wish that we had an ordinance here
such as in many Eastern cities making il
unlawful to sell liquor after II P. NJ. 1t
would save me a great deal of trouble.
| People don't realize how many burg
! laries, assault cases, robberies, shooting
| scrapes and the like are Matched in these
dives. If they did, they would deal sum-
marily with them. They are especially
dangerous for the young. who would go to
| their homes or friends homes at night.
"Of course their chief attraction has
been the women.
Now, L understand that the dive-keep-
ers are not going to try to evade or fight
the Supreme Court decision directly; but
indirectly they will doubtless attempt to
dc both.
"My Information is that the dives will
be kept open and running. The attend
ants, however, will be men, and women
Will only be admitted on the footing of
ordinary patrons.
"Of course, in that case. the police can
not interfere. If we see that women are
| employed there in any sense which con-
f1icts with the Supervisors ordinance then
we can jump in and take proper action
But there will be difficulty in obtaining
convictions in many cases unless the evil
dence be particularly strong.
LAS l ssid, we cannot hope to stamp out
this evil all at once. A big blow has been
struck, and if necessary the respectable
people of San Francisco will see that it is
effectual.
You can assure them through THE
CALL that every pains are being taken by
the police to carry out the law"
Police Commissioner Alvord was seen
and expressed himself in strong terms.
"Of course the police are entirely with
IHE CALL in this matter" said he.
Would an appeal to the United States
Supreme Court make any difference in the
aCtIhu Ul lUG DOIlce
Not bit Of it. We don't care about
what is done IN the courts at all We
follow tile law as we have it and not as it
may be.
''As soon as the ordinance was passed
we started in to make arrests and we shall
continue on the same lines
Chief Crowley has given special orders
IN the premises and you may depend upon
1t that we shall enforce that ordinance"
Davis Louderback, who was attorney for
the dlve-keepers' case before the Supreme
Court, said that he knew nothing of anv
appeal to the United States Supreme Court.
OF course that was possible
He himself believed the ordinance I'M.
constitutional. but that was merely a
legal view. He had taken the case on its
legal merits altogether. If the dive men
wished the fight to be made on issues O.
TACT they must get some one else to fpht
their battles.
After the decision of the Supreme Court
had been rendered he had called his clients
together and advised them to submit to
the decision. Ii they decided to appeal il
would probably be within sixty days. but
he had no knowledge of such action. nor
had he advised ii.
The following is list of names and TO-
cations of all the persons affected by or
der 2637 of the Supervisors against the
service OF women in dives. and whose IL
censes have expired to date: Kate Eberle,
4Oo Stockton street; Martin CanevaScini.
southwest corner Montgomery avenue and
Kearny street; Catherine Haag, 2O7 Du-
pont street; Ned Foster, S03 Kearny street
Hanson d Hggenson, northeast corner
Kearny and Washington streets; Chris
tianson & Hagland. southwest corner
Kearny and jackson streets; Henry
phy, 539 Pacific street; E. V. Castner, 541
| Paclt tic street.