The evening world., 1912-08-08
FARLEY, ANGRY,
PLANS TO REVOKE
MANY LICENSES
Commissioner to lnflict Dire
Punishment on White Way.
Offenders.

There's TO be nothing doing In the
White Light regions after 1 o'clock In
the morning. and what Is worse. every
restaurant or cafe which failed to heel
state Excise Commissioner Farleys
warning when he made his whirlwlnd
tour last Friday night 10 going to have
its license revoked and an action COM
menccd on Its bond.
Such was the ukase Of Mr.. Farley to-
day as he sat. followed eye. in the
Knickerbocker Hotel. after a strenuous
night Of inspection. that began at
Fourteenth street and didn't cease until
the accommodating party travelled to
the Harlem River and then back down.
town again.
Last Friday Farley. with a number
OF his agents. went through the White
Light District and Harlem and visited
all the cafes and restaurants that were
doing business after hours without an
ali-night license. lie found that vio-
lation Of the law was universal. At
that time he merely warned the man
ayers OF tho law-breaking resorts that
he would give them only one more
chance. They thanked him profusely
and said they would be good. But at
80 and 3 clock this morning. Farley
found the most penitent OF last Friday
night running full blast. serving drinks
and food and with cabarets noisily pro-
claiming their disobedience.
Consequently Farley's faith in hu-
man nature has been shattered. He
M tn
ten days there would not be another
restaurant or cafe open after o'clock
unless It had n all-night license.
MR.. FARLEY MAKES IT PLAIN
HE'S MAD.
IT have been more than lenient with
the proprtetors Of the offending re-
sorts" said Mr.. Farley. Il warned
them that the law had to be enforced
and I was here for that purpose Each
and every one OF the proprietors apollo
E,zed profuseiy and said they were sor-
ry II they had made the least infract!on
Of the law.
That night they closed promptly. and
the next night, but last night In almost
every instance they were running full
force. Not drink less was served. and
the cabarets were gieefully making the
night resound. did not 20 into the
offending places. contsnted myself
with standing up in my automobile and
looking In at the merry scenes from the
street.
Mr.. Farley paused for an instant and
the lines about his mouth frightened
and there was an angry CLINT In his
eyes. broadway after O'clock" he
said. land every oasis on the side
streets 10 going to be blacker than the
Sahara on a stormy night atter
o'clock. and that goes"
Does the fact that the restaurant men
violate the law so openly suggest police
graf, or political infuence?" the re-
porter ventured.
I'm some instances there may be an
attempt at protection. but I have cause
to think that It Is an organized pro-
lection. In fact think the offenders
work on a bluff. BY that l mean they
tie up with some man who has a gem
eral political influence through his pos
ition and they think he can pull them
through. When It comes to q show
down, he's not there"
SUITS ON BONDS TO be FILED
At ONCE.
ITO how you that there's no real
political protection for these places.
George C. Donnellan. who Is a member
of the legal stan of my department.. 10
the Tammany leader OF the district
that covers the merriest md lightest
part of the White Light section. l
have talked the matter over with him
time and again, and he IL very sore
on the subject. He wants the law
obeyed.
IT have ordered my department to
begin bond and revocation proceed
ings against all the places that we
found last night had ignored my warn
Ing. We have mountains OF evidence"
The Commissioner WIS asked II he
intended keeping after risque cabaret
performances said TO be given nightly
In some of the most prominent Broad
way rest urants,
IT am" he said. II am thoroughly
convinced from what I have witnessed
myself and from the reports of my
agents that the cabarets In . majority
OF places are absolutely immoral.
Many young girls could not help
but be affected by the dances and the
songs. II they dine after the theatre
in one of these places they can't help
but observe that the people around
them are apparently we'll to do and
respectable. The girl sees them "p-
plaud tho suggestive songs and dances