The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-07
Famous TenderlOin Resort Dark
After 1 O'clock for First
Time in % Years.
WATERS RIOT THE CAUSE
Mayor Satisfied Young Men
Were Brutally Elected by
Styling Wedge"


o'clock this morning and for the frst
time In twenty-three years gay youth and
frivolous age could not be rallied by the
Tenderloin's battle cry. Lets all go up to
Jack'sW
Mayor Mitchell revoked John Dunstan's
all night license because he satisfied him
self that walters were brutal In ejectinx
party OF young men at 3 o'clock last
Thursday morning. In cutting of Jacks
all night privileges the Mayor was not
unmindful also OF suggestions that the
restaurant had been able to throw away
the key OF Its front door because It en-
joyed a pull with successive city admins
trations.
Until Lieut.. william Kennel. the
Mayors bodyguard. nuttered the night
birds before midnight last night with the
announcement that everybody must be
out and the doors closed by I A. NJ. Jacks
restaurant had never felt the pinch OF re-
form activity. Where previously under
Tammany. Republican or fusion Mayors
other night resorts had had to toe the
excise mark Jacks light shone for all men
and several kinds of women and s o'clock
In tho morning was the shank Of the eve
ming. The Mayors order and Kennels
enforcement was the worst blow ever suf
fered by such as hated to 20 to bed and
Tenderloin's most famous clearing house
for gossip.
"FIyias Wedge" I.viacible.
Since 1891. when Dunstan opened the
enough between patrons or between pa
irons and walters. The dying wedge" q
v shaped formation OF pugilistic walters.
each with towel wrapped over hand and
wrist to protect knuckles and tendons. Ind
worked at need without special scandal or
notoriety. But the nent OF Thursday
morning was q Waterloo.
As Arthur Woods secretary TO the
Mayor. learned from statements signed b,
two men who we're at supper and from
a policeman who responded to riot Gala.
five young men. hardly more than boys.
were at supper In the new extension Of
the restaurant at $3.50 A. NJ. Thursday.
Tho apparent leader OF the party quar-
relied with a waiter over the change OF
large bank bill. There Ems talk that
the lad had been short changed" The
walter withdrew and grumbled with his
associates.
This difficulty seemed 10 have been sd-
justed when frequenter of Jacks known
as Eddie iurched over 10 the table where
the boys were sitting. without provoca-
tion. so far AS the Mayors investigators
could learn. this person threw a vile
name at one OF the boys and took i
glancing blow In the face. Instantly the
flying wedge went into action. seven or
eight walters grabbing the boys and at
tempting 10 hustle them into the street.
Fight Into sixth Avenue.
For few minutes the fight was con-
fined to the central room Of the restau-
rant, then II rolled into Sixth avenue.
Various persons. leaving women ut the
received black eyes or cut cheeks and
promptly hit the nearest spectators as
the quickest way to get even.
A policeman. Mr.. Woods's informant,
whose name Ia withheld at the Mayors
request pushed himself into the surGing.
buffeting crowd and was able. supported
by the shouts OF Dunstan's manager and
principal field marshal. Jimmy Keller. 10
stop flying fists and nmble feet and TO
make himself heard. He says that he
questioned two young men. members OF
the college boys party. who showed
badly cut faces and closed eyes and who
complained that they had been brutaliy
handled by seven or eight walters.
The policeman asked them then and
there II they could identify the walters.
They could not. one reason being that
they could hardly see at all. They were
sent to q hospital after they had de-
ciined to give their names. Mr.. Woods.
however, can obtain their names. no said
yesterday. and expects to use the young
men AZ witnesses II II becomes neces-
sary.
Mayors Ire Aroused.
The Mayor WAS decidedly dispieased
because the police were tardy In check
ing the fight and because police reports
of the fight were vague and uncircum-
stantial. AZ THE SUN told fully
yesterday morning. the Mayor directed
Mr. Woods to demand from the proprietor
from the Police Department Its reasons
for seemingly careless work.
No explanation came from Mr.. Dunstan
to the Mayor Police Commissioner Nc
Kay hadn't heard about the hight until
his attention WIS called to It by the
Mayor.
Mr. Mckay called upon Inspector
Dwyer for an explanation. Dryers re-
port WAS that II had been found neccs-
sary to eject objectionable persons from
the restaurant and that the story OF the
night had been exaggerated. The report
did not at all agree with the Mayors in
formation and he disregarded II In revok-
Ing the all night license Whether or not
the Mayor intends to discipline policemen
did not appear yesterday.
Under the law Jacks restaurant has
paid S26 a week Tor Its all night license.
The resort had been favored by various
administrations at time when other res
taurants were closed at I A. M. because
n dispensed with music. had no cabaret.
permitted no dancing and PROGRESSED 70
run In an orderly and lawful fashion.
II may he that the Mayor will restore
the all night iicenso after . period OF
discipline.
Jack's has had countrywide notoriety
for nearly a quarter Of a century. Tam
many and Republican Judges. City Magis-
tratss and ofhcsholdsrs. actors and ac-
freasss, sport promoters, gamblers sq1
pciice oGscials ~ DUTY wsrs IN the mixsd