The San Francisco call., 1910-09-21
MARTINS Head
FALLS And LID
CLOSES ON IT
Chief of Police Is Formally De-
posed and Reform Era Is
Inaugurated
Calls Announcement of the Re-
mOvaI of TenderIoin Is
CorrObOrated
District Attorney and Grand
Jury Put Dive Keepers
on TenterhOoks

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with his going the lid was fattened
down on San Francisco tighter than
ever. both his successor. Acting
Chief Eugene R Wall. and the grand
jury exerting their combined strength
10 bring II down Furthermore. the
intention TO keep it down was shown
by the corroboration OF the report
published exclusively in The Call on
Monday that the uptown tenderloin
IS 10 be bauished to the Barbary coast.
II having developed yesterday that
representatives OF the city govern
nent have been gathering the opinions
of legitimate businessmen on the sub
jeot and this. with other data. will be
used as strong enough lever to hoist
the night life out of the heart of the
business district.
TenderlOin BOmbarded
The tenderloin was bomba rded from
al sides. With the going Of Martin
il lay helpless. No sooner did Wall
assume the reins than he gave strict
orders for a quiet town after ! a m.
At the same time the grand jury
subpenaed the proprietors Of the lead
ing cafes and resorts. put them on the
grill regarding the mysterious fund
raised for mythical legal services, and
generally aroused oommotion and a
furore in their ranks. The climax and
hardest cut came with the knowledge
that the uptown tenderloin vas
doomed.
And when the succession of thrills
had left them nervous and limp Dis
trict Attorney Fickert came out with
the statement that he would try and
have indictments returned against
some OF the cafe proprietors who had
testified. charging them with perjury.
Night Life Uncertain
The tenderloin waits now in hopeless.
helpless agony. wondering as to the
nature OF the next move. Before them
lies the prospect of having their re-
sorts IN the business section closed and
some Of thefr members indicted and
brought to trial
Martin started on his vacation yes
terday. and when he returns it will be
as q retired captain on half pay. His
resignation viii have been accepted,
and the probabilities are that Sergeant
o'Meara will be permanently appointed
IN his place.
While he rules. Wall keeps his
thumbs down His first orders were to
the effect that harsh things should be
done TO the transgressors of the ten
derloin.
You viii see to it, he gave out an
order to his captains. that all infarc-
tions Of the law are speedily stopped.
Arrest all .violators, suppress all
crimes and let nothing stand between
you and your duty"
Walls tenure of Office viii be but for
Z few weeks. until the permanent ap-
point is made by the commissioners, but
in those few weeks his intentions are
10 take no chances.
4 shall be in ONCE only a week or
So" he said. 'Tbut am determined that
while am chief the law will be
obeyed"
i O'clock Closing
The tenderloin will close at O'Clock.
The food of pickpockets, crooks,
thieves and panderers which poured
into San Francisco during the last few
months. will be turned into rocky
channels. Only the houses. reputation
less znJ shameless. hived in the down
town section viii be allowed to remain
as they are. provided they travel slow
ly. Wall decided that the eradication
OF this peculiar pest was too big a job
for few weeks rule and that it would
be more polite for his successor to
tackle it. Knowing the danger lurk-
ing in the pomp of power Wall SHES
afrightedly from holding the place of
chief permanently He has about 20
years or so remaining before he can
retire on a captains pension and he
recognizes that man who can hold
the Job for so long a time is something
abnormal He considers himself mere
ly human.
OMears. who is slated to succeed
Wall, served his police apprenticeship
under the late Captain John Spillane
in the southern district in the days
when a policeman was expected to be a
cross between an armor clad and
battering ram He was clerk under
Chief Biggy and Chief Cook and is.
looked upon as being as efficient as
any man on the force. The probabili-
ties are that his appointment as chief
will be made October l.
Close investiga cation Of the report
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