Show V GREEKS p RESENT Jo V COUNCILS COUNCIL'S 1 ACTION I t i Society May Use Fund to lo I tl V Fight for Street Str tr t Res- Res iv k V V TAMALE MEN UP IN ARMS I I I S V V It If tilt Ordinance I Is h tl Ai i ro cd by Major Thompson On It Will itI Close Wagon on Ill Commercial Street Shed V The lie t tears Ll'S that thai gathered in iii the lie mans man's eyes were verc not caused by the layer of finely chopped onions that he ho was layIng lay lay- Jug Ing across the hamburger that was to toso pro so towards the making of a sandwich A souls soul's anguish cried out from his hise r- r Vt e eyes cs as he lie took down 0 a freshly mal manic made e r tamale nUn an and laid It Il tenderly on the hot hOl 1101 In front of him care cire if it I J Jt t maim da lla hot tamale lieu heh Dey getta g da lla mon for 01 malca mala da o. o Jaw law I 1 tta da lla dai damon r i V mon for Cor m maka lm da gooda food heh 1 CV The tears ran from froni the tho dago's eyes V V When len death comes s to relieve l the Ule suffering suf suf- fering of or the keeper of or the sidewalk V t V V restaurant z he will vIll fool feel l er n no keener anguish than when he lie learned yesterday yesterday yester yester- day that hat the city council had hall passed an nn ol ordinance that thaL will put lUt his V V stand out o of business lne s The hc city fathers have decided that OilY any restaurant or 01 cooking place where hel t V th the trade Ualle m mutt u t food was prepared for Cor or 1 be at Ia least t ten tell feet from tho the sidewalk b V and aull food can enn not be handed out f V till till-ou through h a n to the thc patrons Greeks Greeks- in ill Control bout About a score cCle of the tile places arc conducted ecu con V V ducted on the lie city sidewalk sidewalk- Here and aull there may be bt found a u nat native lye bom American Amel conducting one of these counters but the thc greatest g number of 4 thorn are arc In the control of or a Greek syndicate Gus Contos who Iio owns four 1 of these eating aUng places Is Js said t to to be at V the lie head hea of ur the he organization of or sand saud- sandwich men Ho conducts one place a at J. I V 77 South Main street lie lIc owns two f 1 places on Commercial street and amid one V on Ea East Kast t Second South street frI V The Thc Greeks s promise to tn put up lip a They Ther are arc with the their l' l lJ V J fellow countrymen who operate bootI bootblack boot boot- I- I black stands Mauds antI and fruit stores Mores through V V the thc city and it Is said that in iii the treasury of the local society which 1 boasts of four foul hun hundred members is i- a fund of which they can draw drav the lIme defense on for the protection 01 or of their theft members As S an ilu illustration V of or tills his Alex who was employed em em- In one of re restaurants on Commercial street was vas arrested on oh V December 3 charged by Clyde Clytie Teasdale Teas Teas- S 7 dale with making a murderous att al- al VV t t. t tack laek on him with a a. knife while the thes thel l s- s V V latter w was ws s protesting his inability l toV to 11 V IJa pay for a lunch he ha had ordered Before Be- Be V V fore the case came to trial ale t was from flom town and the Greeh V U was released They have made open opeti V boasts that they have ha money enough h VV Ao to J krop filch men out of Jail at oft atM M I nInIe cJ V V L o 0 I V V l 1 SU JIm V f f f Oui of or time the rc restaurants not controlled ed by the Greeks Creels is Jims Jim's place on on Commercial street Jim Evans I Is the V proprietor and he says he lie will fight fig t to a finish an any Invasion In o of his rights V I dont don't believe it fl is con constitutional iJ 1 V V to pass such an all ordinance he saidI said al V I r propose to light fight for m my rights I I will m go o right on with m my business s and andS and'S I S 'S V V If f I am with I will make V the city pa pay me damages I will g go O along until I am om arrested an and I will win 1 employ the best attorney I can get gel to V me mc V He pays pas twenty dollars ollan a month rent V for his stan stand l while the foreigners Ila pay f.- f. V forty for their booths i Members of the he city council who I V are Interested in the matter tol told several sew sev V V eral olal ml of the thc tamale men yesterday e lerda at- at V V that the sidewalk lunch counters counters coun coun- tel's on Commercial street would not V be Interfered with as Jt it Is a wide open street an anyway wa It can be stated slated V with authority that if the ordinance V V receives receive the thc approval al of oC the ma mayor or orthe the police department will enforce it Il 1 in the thc tenderloin district as elsewhere |