Third Cool Attempts to Kill the Colored Bartender
Henderson, who has charge of the buffet during the day shift eats at the lunch counter, but his meals are prepared for him in the kitchen. He objected to his feed last night and decided to go right to headquarters to find out about it and make his kick. He entered the kitchen and directed his remarks to the chef, in language that was more forcible than polite and aroused the ire of the czay [sic] of the range who told him to get out or he would throw him out.
#TheCoon then went to manager Smithers with his complaint and the latter told him to stay out of the kitchen as he had no business there The Bartender was hungry and decided that the advice was poor. He secured a plate and returned to the kitchen and was fired out again as the cooks were not going to stand to have any negroes come in there and tell them how to run their business.
Las Vegas Daily Optic May 28, 1907