The San Francisco call., 1910-08-02
SCHWARTZ GIVES
UP LICENSE FIGHT
Former Dive Keeper Withdraws
Application for Downtown Z
Saloon
Opposition OF the Businessmen
Proves Too Strong for
Petitioner

James Schwartz will withdraw his
petition for a liquor license at 749
Market street said Attorney George
police commissioners called for the
postponed hearing of Schwartz appli-
cations
Appel left the commissions room
without further discussion, and the
commission passed on to other mat
ters..' It had been settled = that the
block in Market street between Third
and Fourth was not to be. disgraced
by the sort of place that Schwartz,
former proprietor of the Thalia dive
at Turk and. Market streets. would
conduct.
The withdrawal of Schwartz petf-
ton was made when 1t was found THAT
practically every businessman and
property owner in the block in ques-
tion and surrounding blocks had petit
toned the board of police commission
ers to-. deny the application The
knights of the Royal Arch had also
taken firm stand against Schwartz.
The attitude of the prptestants. was
that; there were now sufficient num-
Der Of saloons in the block, and that
the character of Schwartz was such
that, no license should be granted to
him in the shopping district. =
WOMEN OPPOSE SALOON
Strong opposition developed before
the commi ssionerss last evening to the
petition of G. Geisker for a liquor IL
cense at Eighth avenue and C street.
When the commissioners asked If
there: were any protestants present
half the chamber arose in mass and
tire neighborhood, apparently was
ready to protest against Geisker's ap-
plicationy 1t was asserted that he now
conducted a resort in the Richmond
district where women became fntoNi-
Gated. The location desired by Gels
ker is near a schoolhouse, and many
children would have to pass the saloon
if 1T were established there. Several
women voiced their opposition to the
application. The commissioners put
the. matter over for two weeks for
Geisker to prepare petition in his
own behalf.
T.. Police Sergeant P. E. FRAZIER was
evening when c. o. G. Miller. director
of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to-: Children, presented him
with a handsome bronze medal for. his
heroic act on May 49,. 1908; in saving
the lives of five children and their
parents in a.: fire in Ellis street
between Webster : and Fillmore.
The. society desired to present the
medal to FRAZIER before but the pre-
vious board of police commissioners
did not favor giving medals TO MEM
bers of the department. The present
commission. however: was very will
ing. to assist in honoring the sergeant.
and President O'Connell ma de. a: speech
comm ending Fraher's bravery. FRAZIER
lis desk sergeant at. the central sta
tion.
FEARS BROTHER IN@LAw e: .
/: Mark Joseph, an *enlploye of ;Roos
Brothers, applied for. a permit to: carry
a revolver. He stated that his Brother
in law, man: named. Savage" COM
mftted murder in Bakersfield :, re-
Gently and was. still at large. Jo-
.seph said that he feared that Savage
might come to San Frahciscn and at
tack Mrs. Savage Joseph's sister, who
was now living in the Joseph. homie: or
Joseph himself. The case: was referred
Ito Chief ..of Police Martin.
|. A communication from the grand
jury was read advising that employees
of the police department be instructe ed
to live in San Francisco. That rule
is now one: of the regulations. of the
department. The communication was
fled. - -
The full board was present, consist
ing Of President O'Connells and Commits
sioners Spiro, Henderson and Sullivang