The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-02

street entrance of the room is a lunch
counter where sandwiches can I've had.
This room begins to get crowded around
midnight, When liquor was sold there seats
were hard 70 find after ! o clock in the
morning. The women who frequent the
place are Of tho same class that go to the
other Ienderloin resorts Some OF the
men who could be found every night in the
place we're Of no higher moral standard
than the women.
4 few months ago there we're several
hold-ups on the street near the Deavan
The victims lost money and jewelry, but
we're SO drunk when o'bed that they were
able 10 tell the police little Of their expe-
rience, suspicion naturally fell on the
patrons Of the Delavan rathskellcr and
He declared that there we're fewer crooks
hanging about his drinking place than
there were around hotels further north,
These men who have been touched"
said ORourke at that time, ARE not done
in my place. They got it further up Broad
way and then the suckers are steered down
IN front of my place 10 make their -queal.
Then my place gets the blame. There amt
no crooks hanging out in my place, for they
know ] wouldn't stand for them"
The Delavan rathskeller when liquor was
sold there was we'll worth n visit from any
one who cares 20 see hat side Of life Painted
and brazen-faced women SAT AZ the tables,
smoked cigarettes and talked boisterously.
lntroductions were unnecessary and a
liberal spender was made welcome by both
the women and the walters.
Walters have TO be handy men 70 get a
Job az O'Rourke's. The accomplishment
most desired Is that the waiter must be
able to sing Each waiter must sing several
times A night. be il reg-time dirty or one
that wouldn't be heard in polite society.
The more suggestive the song the greater
the applause.
When tho placa uaa crowdad r;ob, 10
O'Rourke was always about seeing that
she waters did not get lazy. When tho
women habitues became too noisy Tom
would rap on a table with his club and tell
them TO he less So, When the professor
and a waiter began their assault on cong
Tom would frequently have TO rar for
order Once the song got we'll started the
noise could continue with greater volume
than before.
Since he has been unable 20 obtain an
all-nigh' licen-e the place has changed.
The regulars of the resort have bagun
10 dror ON and go 10 other places where
booze can he had. O'Pourka is mighty
sore man those days and IA does not care
who knows il.
The frs; night no liouor was sold in the
place tho frepuen'erS thought IL was a
joke, Earlv tha, nirht two women entered
and ordered wo whisb' v
"N'it'in b'r soft drinks, said the waiter
stop kiddin'. said ore Of the women,
IAN bring on the booze,
Soft drinks, ] told YOU, said the waiter
and dat goes.
Say, do we look like rags that ride on
der water wagon" sald the ot her woman
sco-ufullv.
Tho waiter was forced 10 admit thew
didn't. Then he explained why they
couldn't have liouor
An, Tom will beat them reforIners 10
death, said a woman at ano' her table
But saw, this vichy is great STUFF for them
that likes II
The way she twisted her face showed
she did not like II II was the same with
the men. With no LIQUOR 20 be- bad thew
left for other places. Tom o'Rourke :
rathskeller has ceased 10 be profitable with
only so;t drinks for sale