The San Francisco call., 1899-04-27
MOTHERS AND
CHILDREN ASK
FOR PROTECTION
Roadside Dens Must
Be Closed.
PETITION TO SUPERVISORS
ORDINANCE IN THE CASE IS
VERY PLAIN.
PETITION TO SUPERVISORS
ORDINANCE IN THE CASE IS
VERY PLAIN.
Demand That "The Thalia," With Its
Record of Blood and Crime,
Shall Be Licensed to De-
bauch No Longer.

It shall be the duty of said Board of
Supervisors before taking final action
upon any application for a LIQUOR Ii
cense to consider all such petitions
and in all cases to decide impart-alIy
as to the necessity or needlessness of
such permission for the accommoda-
ton, peace or good order of the public
according to the number, character
and showing of the petitioners for
and remonstrance against such per-
m1ssion.-Liquor License Ordinance
of Alameda County.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call
90S Broadway, April 26
Inc respectable residents of Elmhurst
and along the San Leandro road are
anxious 10 keep out of their midst the
disreputable houses that are freely scat
tered among their homes and in the vicin-
ity where their children play. In this de
sire they expect TO have the support Of
the Board of Supervisors. though at pres
ent there appears to be a disposition on
the part OF certain members to dodge the
issue.
For some years there have been all
manner of complaints made of the man
ner in which these roadside houses are
conducted, but they have generally been
uAheeded. ON rare occasions, when crimes
amounting almost to murder have been
committed, license has been refused,
but such instances have been very rare.
Last Sunday night a murderous riot be-
tween drunken men and young women
took place at the den known as the Tha-
la When the police visited the place the
next day there was evidence of violent
tight Windows were smashed. furniture
was demolished and blood was freely scat
tered around both inside and outside the
house. one man, the bartender had to
be attended 70 at the Receiving Hospital
his head having been slashed in several
places by knife or a reVolVer-he was
too drunk TO know which.
In front Of this den, not long ago,
man who had been drugged was found
on the car tracks. anR only by quickly re-
Versing was the motorman able to pre-
Vent killing him. 1t was the headQuar-
ters of the notorious Greenbank. now in
San quentin for highway robbery. 1t is
at this time the resort OF the very lowest
characters. and q constant menace to the
peace and safety of those living near it.
Although 1t is not necessary for for
NAL application for revocation to be made.
the Supervisors have been advised Of
the facts and it is expected that at the
will be revoked.
There is another application for
liquor license pending. that of one Man
ming. who wants TO conduct a saloon in
Elmhurst. A petition signed by seventy
five residents Of the little town has been
presented. asking that il be not granted.
The petition says.
Immediately over the place where Man
ming desires 70 carry on business is the
only public meeting nan IN Elulnurst
There is already saloon within sixty
feet and three others within three blocks
These petitioners. most of whom have re-
SIDED in Elmhurst longer than Manning,
know and advise your board that such
saloon IS absolutely unnecessary and need
less for the accommodation. peace or good
order Of the public. The granting of the
license would be prejudicial 10 the public
good. as its location would be next door
T. the only butcher shop in town, where
our wives and children are required to go.
About a year ago the Supervisors estab-
lished a precedent Of denying the appli-
cation for a license on the ground that it
was needless" This was the case of O.
O. Fox. and it is expected that it will be
followed in the Manning case. As there
are only a few hundred people residing in
Flmhurst altogether, and as there is Il
saloon only sixty feet from where Man
ming would do business, the needless
ness of another saloon is very apparent