The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-04-07
ROCHE AND kUHL
find DIST RIG
NH0WARD STREET
Commissioners Detect Wine,
Women and Song Joints
Which Police Could
Not See
TANNING THREATS
WILL COST HEADS
Fog Beats at Least Await
Cops Who Passed Up
New Tenderloin

When Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. al
police commissioner of New York
made his way to the tenderloin OF
Gotham and was threatened with be-
ing famed" il he didn't mind his own
business. several police stars met with
eclipse and jaded ladies of the
iredlight came in like comet and went
out like milky way.
Police Commissioner Theodore Roche
and Max Kuhl sought recently to inter
fere with the consultations south OF
Market street. They found they had
new worlds to conquer. for in the midst
Of the city's districts, where no red light
little restricted section" operated
under the noses of the southern po-
lice station with nary cop to bother
it.
THAT TOUR IN HOWARD STREET
Commissioner Theodore Roche, like
Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt. was
threatened with a tanning and now
he says that several members of the
force have got to do some explaining
to hold their jobs.
Commissioners Roche and Kuh1 had
been informed that in several places
in the 700 block in Howard street there
We're Illegal houses. and that the po-
lice We're unable to see them with q
thirty-six inch refractor. although the
common people could see them without
opera glasses. They arrayed them
selves as plain and unsophisticated cit
izens and Went forth on private raid.
In one Howard street house Our
Theodore" emulated Roosevelt and
marched boldly in. He was followed
by Commissioner Kuhl. looking as
meek as Humboldt county wood
chopper.
WINE, WOMEN AND SONG
From the cold and calmy fire glazed
bricks OF tottering walls in a semi
fire swept square they found them
selves suddenly within brilliantly
lighted place in which there were gath
cred many evidences of a fast and fu-
rious time such as can only come with
wine, woman and song.
Commissioner Roche was inauisitIve
and it was then that he was told to
beat it."
II am Police Commissioner Roche
and this is Police Commissioner Kuhl.'
calmly said the Official.
The rustic of silken skirts and the
smashing OF few glasses followed In
the confusion. The commissioners went
out into the street and quickly crossed
to a building opposite, and with little
ceremony went in.
TO HAVE JOINT RUN IN
The place was as deserted as Gold
smiths village of the plains. but IN
every direction were glasses and
bottles. scattered articles of apparel and
silent reminders of the good times that
had suddenly terminated.
Following winding passage the
commissioners came upon closed door
at the end of blind hallway A man
appeared and asked them what they
wanted. and they said:
I'VE want to know who lives in this
place"
.srhis is lodging house" answered
the man who had apparently been given
that mysterious high sign that passeth
all understanding, from a source as
unnatural as the second heaven.
you haven't many roomers," said
Mr.. Kuhl. looking cautiously into the
rows of untenanted rooms. How about
this door,
You can not get in there" said the
man.
I'VE are police commissioners. and If
you don't open that door we will call
the Southern station in here and run
the joint In. after breaking the door
down." declared Mr.. Roche.
FOG BEAT LOOMS UP
The man turned pale and unlocked
the door.
Huddled in the corner of the large
apartment were a dozen girls. pale with
terror. The police commissioners sought
the open air, held short consultation
later IN one OF the hotels and decided
on an investigation.
And this is why some stars OF the
first police magnitude will soon prob
ably shine In the realms of space where
fhe for ohscuras even street 1f1ht