The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-14
DEFI.
A Divekeeper Defeats the
Police.
STRATEGY WITH A LICENSE.
The New rlontana Dive Is a Tenn.
perance Resort Now, Though
Other Places Have to Close.

The fact that number OF dives are run
ming in full blast without license has
been commented upon in The CALL and
the police authorities have been urged to
see That the law was enforced.
Chief Crowley has now issued the fol-
lowing order to the captains of the various
divisions:
You Will enforce that portion Of the ordinance
Whlcn relates to females being employed and
liquor IS sold and music Is played where the
license has expired.
The cases pending in the court do Tot
pear on that portion Of the ordinance
that IS to say, where liquors are sold,
music ia played and females are employed
The Chief states that the cases under ap-
peal refer more particularly to the non
granting OF license to person convicted
Of felony.
ut must not be overlooked" said the
Chief. that in a large number of dives
now running the licenses have not yet ex-
plred, and people are too ready to con-
found them with dives where the licenses
have expired. We cannot, of course, close
a place so long as its license is in force.
but We will see that all unlicensed places
are promptly closed up"
Late Saturday night the notice closed
the New Montana dive on Kearny street
aud the Evening Star dive on Jackson
street. licenses for which had expired.
The owner OF the latter place was satisfied
to Withdraw quietly, but Vincent Ire
paui, who conducts the New Montana
dance hall, babe the police defiance. He
simply opened his resort last night and
kent it open.
1.-THE police have DO authority over me, !"
said he, $50 tar as my license is concerned.
They forced NE to close Saturday night,
but they cannot stop me from carrying on
IA legitimate theatrical business. no more
than close up the BALDWIN Theatpr |
conduct temperance resort on a theatre
cal license which | got four days ago. L
sell no strong liquors, but l have right
to have music. My lawyers advise me to
pay no more attention 10 the police"
Trepani is thrifty as well as cum
ming saloon man. He sells sodas, sarsa-
arila, lemonade. etc, and makes most Of
these drinks in the daytime. Any man
can quench his thirs-accompanied by
one of the women who ''vlsit" the resort
and sit around patiently. Then there are
tempting little sandwiches and such like.
which the women appear to like very
nuch. For TreDani has restaurant
license, too.
He is quite satisfied at this unexpected
plates how much money may be spent on
temperance beverages and sandwiches.
For the anti. dive and all decent people
il is soue cons Ola ton TO know that should
TrepanIs example be initiated at least
one evil will nave been eradicated by the
anti-dive ordinance. Liquor cannot be
part of the dive abuse.
There are three dives on Kearny street
that keep open though their licenses ex-
PRED. Licenses were obtained for them
rom License Collector Lees by new men
VIII, m the police say are dummies" or
merely agents for the proprietors. These
dives are the Eareka music hall. the Ari-
IONA dance hail and the Whale saloon.
The dives still locked up on The bar
bars Coast" are the Sc al Hall on K-arny
street, Coliseum on Kearny street, Nor h
Star at Pacific ami K-arnv. Charleston on
Jackson, Lou siana On Kearny and Jack
son and tie Pansy dance ball on kearny
street.