The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-25
POLICE TACKLE CHINATOWN
SIGHTSEFING AIIOS TOID TO
UT or IlTE IRIPS
DriseoIi Tells Managers ThAt Things
visitors See Are Framed - NIrIOus
and Physically DanGrrous. Ia Casr
Of TO0E War. 20 Have Thrm There.


Sightseeing partie. from uptown looked
at Chinatown from afar last night "
Co half an hour after midnight only one
party had stepped within tho hoIudnr ies
~ tho village. and the seven members 81
this weren't allowed iusld" any 81 the
buildings II didn't appeal ~ ra ~
much hecaus" uf police Interference as
because tho guides told them that the
polio" would shut them ont Il they tried
10 enter Most Il the parties merely
stopped IN Chatham square aud the
lights 10 IhInatoWn worc shown o. them
from that distance
Those who run Sightseeing automobiles
which carry parties To Chinatown late
At night wsr" summoned 20 Police Head
quarters Yesterday afternoon fo hav" a
talk with Deputy IomuissIun"r pTiscpll
about the situA' on IN the quarter Com
missioner Cropsey WASH az tho meet
nR. but u II Understood that the summons
was sent n't with his approval Capt
Big Bill Hodgins - the Elizabeth street
police station. which has tho chinese
settlement 10 look after. sas ~ the ses-
sion. and 80 was Inspector DAILY
IL was explained TO the men who run
are dangerous IA the ewes Il the police
to morals and to life. There's no telling.
Deputy Commlss ,ouer Dr,scoll explained.
when there will he a shooting and some.
times its the innocent passerhy who IL
hurt Tho Deputy Conmiss !rucr pointed
to the shooting e the peace enis.ary
who was busy posting auutIcc uu "a Doyers
street wall a few weeks ego
lie said. too. that thu sights that are
shown O., visitors are no.
Of the quarter lie told
them that he believed most Il them we're
faked Chinese who smoke real opium
and who gamble for real stakes arsn
dong u IA public. he said and the sights
shown 10 tourists are made NJ Tor the
occasion and do no sud ct harm 10 the
Citys Eopd name
When the representatives Of the Eve
automobile companies who /
were a. IA" session heard the DEPUTY .
I commissioner Arguments they ~. road
mat u WASH : good thing Tor their pas-
-'ngers 10 look ~ on hina'oWu At nigh. .
no matter whether What they saw wa
real Or not. and they declared fhGir Will
" gn"-s 20 drop The Lat" night trips
Hereafter there viii tie un g. ~ or - ~
tnps. they promised
The polio. Relieve that fnny have
power Ia stop IA" Ingr,-= 20 -Igh'-..rs
lat" az night. even II the prumis" II 'h.
automobile OWNERS prove, ineffective
] hey think hat ~" ,hiu--" merchants
IAN do business enough 10 the hours priur
o midnight IN. polio" don't Ini.ud.
Iow"yer. To shut down ABSOLUTELY Oh the
hinatown restaurant business II Won
rant To- get a lat" bite II chop srlay and
how main YOU can tell the Policeman ou
he beat about u ami b." l"t Won Uy.
tut that opium smoNing business has got
a stop
The enforcement II thl. new order -
hiugs vas put vp 20 Inspector paly. 100
Sho-' district N" EliIau"th street pre-
.lno' lies
Deputy Commissioner Dri-roW also
undertook 10 ~et'l" a matter - DISPUTED
Jurisdiction IN" triangle under the
leyated railways A. chatham S3uar.
: hanksd 10y ia. Elizabeth -tre.. Dak
trs--t, Madison street and Eldridga street
'r"cinCts and for good Wills. each cap
am ha- put vp e. Tho Others 'h" enforce
lent Of law within IT, hord..r- street
ronen. hearing II ~" Dispute bod tD ~
= Ia a city ~ refuge and wa-.uf mo-
-s'"d Beginning With TO-DAY o. Will 10.
as business - taI' H0dgIu- and '4. u"u
Z the EhIabe'N street station fp |prk ur.f
nr n
Uptown lat night he -Ig'.' -,.... b. auto.
mobiles s"' out a. usual IH" Iark@-- q
Did pa--@rSbv thai o." ,lr- would 20 30 q
hinHtowu. bat that sDm. OF 't. visits ,
. opium deu- and 'h. Ike would have. ,
p be- left oI' hscau-.. 'u.. I.uIIu,, had shut
own on them Bu' Il you started AWAY
tOking A. though YOU wanted 20 49,, Do"
plum d"us and w"reu' gr.uE 10 yD.
ouldni they rpU"d YOU - 'aa' 't"r..
a. something good along 30" B"N"rv d
no they 8 tax" vu' - 70
Their" Vas nothing gong au 20 china. .
'wn ouf II -" usual IN polio" activity
as" m the matter II 'f. '..-..- Iha
plic" t. be- srlr" kept ~" Iuuduu- }
loving On. nu' 'ht' MAS alI nor" Nt-