Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-21
WANT RESTAURANT
LICENSESREVOKED
STARTLING STATEMENT MADE
BY CRUSADERS
SAY WOMEN ARE DEBAUcHED
Resolutions DenouncIng Violations Of
Law Are Passed and VIII BE
Presented to Mayor and
Police Commissioners

At a meeting held at the Nazarene
church last night more than 1000 per-
sons voted on resolution calling the
attention Of the mayor and police COM
missloners to the alleged disregard Of
the liquor laws by the proprietors of
restaurants in Los Angeles. The fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Whereas, 1t has been made known
that certain restaurants and cafes In
Los Angeles have fagrantly violated
the law by selling liquor to women and
girls, apparently without let or hind
rance, and are debauching our youth In
a shameful manner and bringing dis
grace on our city's fair name and deep
sorrow to many of its homes, therefore
be 1t
Resolved, That we respectfully but
earnestly call upon the mayor and
police commissioners to revoke the
licenses of all such restaurants and
cafes and bring the violators to speedy
Justice"
This resolution will be presented to
the mayor Tuesday and the statement
was made at last nights meeting that
should the chief executive disregard
this petition steps towards. a recall
would be taken.
Addresses were made by Rev. Wiley
]. Phillips, Mrs. Ada Hand, Miss Stick
ney Dr. Bowers and Mr.. La Fontaine.
At First Methodist Church
my wife and others can testify with
me to the large number Of pretty girls
and women who drink liquor in the
cafes in this city without any pretense
of serving meals, with hacks in wait
ing to take some Of them away in a
state of drunken stupor."
This was one of the startling asser-
tions made by Rev. Wiley ]. Phillips
church on the occasion of largely at
tended mass meeting to protest against
the illegal sale of intoxicating liquor
in cafes. The meeting was held under
the auspices of the Los Angeles w. C.
T. u, with Mrs. Lucy L. Blanchard as
chairman.
Mrs. Blanchard made brief prelimin-
ary remarks and called upon Rev Mr..
Phillips to explain the object of the
meeting. He said in part:
1.-THE object of this meeting Is TO
bring before the motherhood and faith
erhood of this city to some extent the
sad conditions regarding the enticing
Of girls and boys to the cafes of this
city.
See Hundreds Drink
1--WE were much surprised in visiting
the cafes to find so many pretty girls
and women drinking Intoxicating
liquors. On one Of our visits we
counted 347 girls and women drinking.
have ample proof Of my statements
to present to any court, notwithstand-
ing the assertion of the falsity of them.
The question is, shall we submit to
these death traps? 1t is not all of the
underworld that frequent these places
but the bright. intelligent pretty girls
and young escorts.
Several complaints have been made
to the police commission and the mayor
has pocketed them and nothing has
been heard from them. am no re-
former, but as a Christian man am
fighting this curse"
Mrs. Boiler, wife of Rev. B. F. Boiler,
pastor of the Olivet Congregational
church, dwelt upon the evils of the
liquor traffic in the cafes.
Rev. E. Leonardson stated that ne
was in full fellowship in the temper
ance work and that "the half had not
been told" of the evils of the liquor
traffic among the young people.