The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-13
WHITE WINGS SALOON
Still a Hard Nut for the Police Com
mission to Crack


Residents of East First street are still
dissatisfied with the conditions prevailing
in their neighborhood. and the police COM
missioners were yesterday urged to take
more vigorous action looking to their re-
lief. The White Wings saloon, they con-
tend, has only partly obeyed the order OF
the police commission requiring the re-
moval of the private booths with which
the saloon room was furnished and the clos
ing up of the side entrance. All of the
booths but two have been removed, and
the side entrance has been locked with
Yale paddock, and the men In charge of
the place claim that the two remaining
booths are used for their personal kitchen
and dining room respectively and drinking
and private tete-a-tetes will not be al
lowed in them.
The complainants allege that this is only
a subterfuge; that the booths will be put to
the old use and that the mere locking of
the door with a paddock will not prevent
Its being opened when customers desire
to get in or out by that entrance. o. E.
Grub. one Of the residents of the district,
stated that he was approached by negro
the other day with proposition to fix the
to conduct Its business without further
molestation.
Mr.. Wattell, proprietor of the Watteil
lodging house next to the saloon, insisted
that the whole neighborhood around him
was alive with class of people who were
absolutely without the slightest sense of
morality or shame. He complained of the
place across the street from him, known
as the Lyman house, stating that women
and men in the rooms fronting on the street
disrobe without drawing the curtains OF
turning down the light, apparently hav-
ing an utter disregard for the passers-by
and the people who are trying to maintain
quiet and orderly houses near by. At
torney Cooper, representing the complain
ants, stated that In his opinion Maer &
Zobelein, who are apparently the proprie
tors of the White Wings saloon, do not
cooperate sufficiently with the respectable
people Of the neighborhood to institute the
much-needed reform.
Chief Glass contended that the police de-
partment Is powerless to do any more than
keep an eye on the places and when they
actually see anything wrong going on, to
make the proper arrests. Naturally, while
kept, and the only way for the department
to really know everything that is going
on is for the residents themselves to swear
to complaints against the offenders.
Mr.. Wattell wants the women Of bad
character driven out Of the district, and es-
pecially out of the Golmer block but the
board now takes the position that 1t cannot
set aside special place for this class of
people, and can only do everything possible
to restrict their actions. Mr.. Wyman was
in favor of keeping a special officer sta
toned in the district constantly, but the
board took no formal action in the matter.
The application of Peter White and
Charles Massey for a license to conduct
saloon at 1888 San Fernando street was
reported on by Chief Glass. The a!ppli-
oants are at present conducting saloon
at 1900 San Fernando street, and will aban-
don this location after starting in the new
place. The new location is opposite the
River station Of the Southern Pacific rail-
way, and it Is impossible to secure the
signatures Of the people owning two-thirds
of the property in the block, as the Sisters
of Charity own a large frontage therein,
and although they state that they have no
objection to the saloon, they will not sign.
a petition for or against it. AS the appl!-
cants are said to have always conducted
quiet and orderly place, the board decided
to grant the license.
A petition from Secretary F. ]. Iceland
elaar, in behalf of the Merchants and Man
ufacturers' association, and bearing the
official seal OF that organization. was pre-
scented to the board, asking for the APP
pointment of Jerry Remsen to the police
force. The applicants special qualifica-
tons were set forth in strong terms, and
the association seems to be backing him
very substantially. The application was
filed.
The board recommended to the council
that the dues for the membership of the
police department in the National Bureau
OF Identification, amounting to $50, be
paid
The applications for the transfer of sa-
loon licenses from Charles E. Barnard.
2S4 North Los Angeles street. to F. H. Bar
nard and c. s. Haeffner, 22S West Fifth
street, to c. s. Wolf and Simon Grieve
were referred to the chief for investigation
and report.
TIL application of c. s. Hogan for APP
pointment as special policeman without pay
from the city was granted.
The application of T. c. Archer for APP
pointment as special policeman was filed.
Foresters' Convention
William f. Reavis, prominent member
of the Independent Order of Foresters