The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
FATHER CARAHER
FIGHTS AGAINST
@KE|[ODEON'
Pastor of ST. Francis Parish
Scores Police Commissioner
for Record on Vice
Effort of Official TO Start Picture
"ShOw" Opposite Church
Is Opposed
1H6 NEWS coy
oUSH DAN.

81 think 81 most unfortunate for the
city's welfare that man like Hugo ID.
Keu should he in such a position of
trust as lac occupies. We can only
judge him by his record and all that L
can say of his record is that he has al
most sacrificed his divine hOnOrs 10
beSuaIity and VfIeress. He has given
Iexxdness and 0bseenity a place I'm the
city of SAN Francisco il never had be-
fore. His cOntinuous eOquetting with
immortality in the past offers little hope
fer the fufure.r-Rev. Terence Caraher
of 81 Francis parish.
Rev. Terence Caraher Of 81. Francis
parish is preparing to make bitter
fight for the protection of the morals
Of the children OF his flock from what
the pastor cOnstrues as a menace about
10 be offered by Police Commissioner
Hugo D. Ken The minister and the
parish are up in arms at information
which has just reached them that a
building now under course OF construc-
tion directly opposite st. Francis
church at Vallejo street and Iontgom-
cry avenue is 10 be occupied by a
''nickelodeons or moving picture exs
hibition. and that the building permit
was issued to Hugo D. KeiL The pic
lures shown in these places, the church.
men declare, descend to the lowest
depths Of lewdness and obscenity, and
the opening OF such an exhibition op-
pOsite the church they consider a de-
liberate insult from a public servant
grossly misusing position Of trust.
The resentment Of the. parish is es-
pecially acute, when il is considered
that owing to recent act of the su-
pervisors. control of ali nickelodeons
was delegated directly to the police
commission.
PASTOR TO OPPOSE KEEL
"Keil has yet TO go before the police
commission TO get a permit to open
the place and when this comes up next
Thursday I intend to be there TO meet
him face to face and oppose the move
with all the force at my command" !"
said Father Caraher yesterday. Il think
81 is most unfortunate for the city's
welfare that a man like Keil should be
in the position of trust as he occupies.
We can only judge him by his record.
and all that ] can say of his record is
that he has almost sacrificed his divine
honors 10 bestiality and vileness. He
has given lewdness and obscenity a
place in the city of San Francisco IL
never had before. His continuous CO.
quoting with immortality in the past
offers little hope for the future.
Il think his attempt to open q nickel
odeon-I think it should now be called
2 eilodium'-opposite our church IS an
insult and an outrage. ! can not see
how he can be consistent as a police
commissioner. empowered to close these
offensive places, when he operates one
himself.
CESsP0OL OF VICE IN PARISH
"As result Of the policy OF Keil and
that man Biggy, which has caused all
or the fallen women and their consorts
10 be herded together in one locality,
ny parish has become a veritable cess
pool Of vice. Ny church is surrounded
by a perfect Gordon OF these nickel
odeons, which display pictures that i
am told are absolutely revolving and
shocking fa character.1I have been
lighting for months 10 keep these
places away from my church so that
children coming TO Sunday school
would not be offended by them and sub
1ected TO temptation, but now this man
keil dsres 10 put one of them right
across the street from my church.
When the permit is applied for before
the board Thursday I shall make fight
10 the last ditch. and ] DO not think
that the scheme Of this unfit official will
Evcceed