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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
THE DANCE HALL LAW.

THE dance hall law has been passed al
Albany through our effort, so that dance
halls come under control of the BureaS
of Licenses. This law was the first of its
kind and has been used as a model in
other states. 1t states that 'habitual dis
orderly conduct is prohibited We are
striving 10 have the spirit as well as che
letter Of this law enforced.
what is the attitude of our city Of
ficiaIs?" oueried the interviewer
Judge for yourself. Mayor Gaynor has
,, sent out a notice to dance nall prOprlctors
stating that their licenses will be en-
daneered if such dances as the turkey
trot' are permitted. lie forbade shadow
and moonlight dancing, too. Fitty-seNen
dance hall licenses have been revoked or
their renewal refused upon expiration. A
dozen were probated before the renewal oil
licenses"
do the ballroom proprletors antago-
nize your wor!S?''
The answer was surprising. They are
glad 10 cooperate with us. We have
called meetings of these managers, and
they prefer respectable balls. They real
ize. as do we, that all bathrooms should
have equal requirements. Then If the
Blue Jays were refused admission at one
Mace they would meet refusal at all
places.
I've hope TO amend the dance hall law
so that il will not be possible to transfer
licenses. Every ball organization giving
dance ought 10 be obliged to get out a
license. At present there IS no way Of
controlling hotels with more than fifty
rooms. They have all-night licenses and
are not subject 10 the dance hall law.
The license fee is now $50 and all places
having fifty bedrooms are exempt
How would you solve the license ques-
tom" the caller interrupted.
by grading them from $40 to so. &C
cording 10 dancing floor space, and by
having the Law apply TO all places ire
spective of the number OF bedrooms.
! Another thing, we would stop all liquor
Relating. and we would also make the
/ hall proprietor-not the club Managers
responsible for conduct. Besides that, we
would make him responsible for all The
printed matter distributed.
| Suppose these things are done ar
gued the interviewer. suppose dance
! hall licenses are uniform and liquor re-
batting is abolished. suppose the dance
I hall proprietor is responsible for all con
duct? Are you sure that the working girls
want all these changed conditions? Isn't
/ the working girl herself little respon-
slble for all these things
by no means. She is the victim OF
conditions over which she has no con
troll" replied Mrs. Israels, earnestly. THE
poor the ignorant, have TO take what ~
nearest at hand The working girl longs
/ to be stylish. TO do the things her more
fortunate sisters do.
| "Why does she dance the turkey uot
and the rest OF that type Of dancesY 10
I be sure the dives of San Francisco
'Barbsry Coast where drunken sailors
carouse. is where some Of these dances
originated But she doesn't know that
She has only heard that it is smart; real
ladies are doing it.
Not long ago. at a ball, one Of these
young girls stood at one side Of the room
doing the turkey trot.' revelling I'm the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22

York. demonstrated the beauty ana the
fun of socially correct dancing the other
day. for the benefit of a large group OIL
women interested in this work Mrs.
storrow. formerly Miss Helen OSBORN Oh
Auburn. is old enough 10 have son III
college, yet she danced an irish jig anu
a Scotch reel with the abandon ana grace
OF a girl of twelve.
"PeopIe are never too old sald she'
between breaths. ito learn how pleasantly
and easily they can dance People dance
horrid things just because they maven
learned the beauty of notion
Women old. women young, debutahtes
with fluffy furs and nodding orchids, ana
innocent-eyed schoolgirls with armfuls Oh
hooks. nodded approval
Then in came four little ten-year-oiu
girls. all i'm white--two clad as pages
with red rose boutonnieres, two as
ladies" with lovely bouquets. Inc
fact that they wore long ringlets' where
rarched saucy bows, didn't disconcert
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22

thought that she was the admiration OF
all one of our Investigators stepped near
and whispered: Why in the world are
YOU dancing that old thing? DIDN'T you
know il isn't swell" any more?' The
appeal shot home. Such terrible mis-
take TO dance something no longer
swell
Mrs. Israels went on: IF you think
that working girls would not like to do
the right thing you are mistaken. Re
Gently a girls club was formed. / said 20
them, Now what shall We do? One girl
answered, Don't teach us how TO COOK
Another cried, Don't teach us how TO
sew From the back of the room came
hesitating voice, Won't you teach us how
TO be NICE
That was what those girls wanted-to
learn how TO be nice. No matter what
she does or who she is. normal girl
wants To be nice and she wants fun she
wants a nice good time.
Instinct prompts the working girl TO
break away from the constraint of her
cramped, Unconditional life Her moral
vigilance is broken down by the infec-
tious music the hot room and the drinks
served during intermission II she goes TO
the amusement places most accessible.
Here Is a letter from girl who lately
moved uptown 10 work there / knew she
was utterly alone, so I gave her the adj
dress Of a decent amusement place. where
she could dance and make friends. Doesn't
this letter show her appreciation? could
show you many others. some from parents
some from older brothers"
She paused a moment. Did you notice
the young man waiting for me when you
arrived" The caller did remember
That young man" Mrs. lsraeis cx-
planned, has been "A member Of one OF
those gang dance clubs Of the East Side.
Now he and some Of the others realize the
harm OF such organizations. think 1t
started with the desire 10 protect their
sisters. They are going 10 help US IN our
Investigations lie came to find out from
me how they SHOULD go about H. We
have many such helpers. For example
the license Of the oxford Gardens. mp In
125th street. was revoked In september as
the result Of decent neishbors co-opcrat-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
WRITING FOR PosTERITY.

A story about George Bernard S"''
comes from London. .v
A prominent French critic the s'o''
runs. once said to the playwright j..
".You are putting on new coln.ss
Monday night. Let me attend one u
dress rehearsals. won't your ne
Impossible said Mr.. Shaw
dress rehearsals are always private
have to refuse even the most DISTINGUISH"
critics access TO them. ..s
".But. said the other, 4 want to WIN.
a careful criticism II | have to wrile
and telegraph 1t In few minutes on NO"
day night it will be very hurriedly oo".'
and fear that 1t will give wrong ''I
preston of your comedy i'm Paris the h'~'
day .ur
"Have no anxiety on that score
Shaw replied. My comedies are not ~''
ten for the next day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22

children. They are not taken into the
dance hall A big bed is provided for the
little sleepyheads where they are laid In
rows. to tlream on. while their parents
dance. A woman stays with them as a
caretaker. Isn't the East Side way the
better OF the two?"
The fine art of dancing itself, uptown
or downtown. East Side or West Side
needs to he restored, according TO this
observant woman.
And how would you restore THIS me
art?" said the interested auditor.
"By teaching people how to dance. BY
teaching them that whoesomeness ana
simplicity can be applied to the social
graces. Ugly dancing Is due to ignorance
The cure for the evils of dancing Is more
dancing. BY having classes, many OF
them. we can soon teach young men and
women that they can have the best kind
of a time whirllng their souls out In a
graceful way
Mrs. James j. Storrow, OF Boston, chair
man of the National Committee on Dane
Ing. and Miss Bertha A. Schneider, Of New
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
Nhe>-e the ZuvKeY T7ot. the CJfy'zch Mh1rl
etc.. gre a<SbOoe0

them a bit. They had had only two
months teaching. but the way they
danced was a delight. Soon, urged by
Mrs Storrow, several women OF the audi
ence joined in the fun OF socially correct
dancing. Everybody was interested ana
excited, even the lone men who stood
away back near the door and the little
girl with the long, fair curls who sat on
the very edge of her chair in the front
row and watched her mamma cavorting.
Not everybody knew which was the
Norwegian Mountain March or Green
Sleeves" or the Ace OF Diamonds" and
nobody cared whether a "One-Step' or
"Two-Step" was being danced. 1t was
all nice. and everybody was having good
time.
That was just what Mrs. Israels and
Mrs. Storrow wanted everybody to under
stand. They wanted everybody to know
that social dancing can be beautiful and
pleasureable and mice"
I'VE hope to substitute such dances as
the Four-Step. the Tange Two-Step, the
Fascination and Danube waltzes, the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
)ANrE Halls TO PROVE VICE IS NOT FUNS REAL CONF%ADE
Mrs Charles H. sraes Planning Chain Of Model Halls in
Eastern Cities with the Primary Object OF Providing
Places Of Amusement for the Girl Toilers, Where
They viii Not Be Brought Into Contact
with the Forces That Make Tor Evil.

course" she added. noting the astonish-
ment of her listener. Look" She took
from her desk a handful OF dance advcr-
tisements. The caller saw nothing bad
about them. They were ordinary, Dig
tvped notices of balls" to be given Icy
clubs with odd names. They didn't seem
so innocent after Mrs. Israels explained
what characters of the underworld were
the real managers of the clubs Then
she produced an assortment OF tickets
and announcements gathered at these
balls" Some were but slightly immoral.
Others were vile beyond words
These are some of the indecencies
showered upon participants in these
Dances" she commented. Isn't there
need for protecting the working girl
These so-called social clubs control most
of the dancing halls and the WORKING
girls recreation is planned and managed
by organized gangsters. Many OF 'hese
fellows follow the getting up OF dai'ces
as an occupation. Some are employees
of gambling places and disorderly houses
scene shutters ana other theatre at'aVHeS'
packers and shippers
do they find it so very profitable!
the caller asked.
The dance is a liquor selling PROPOSE
ton" answered Mrs. israels. Inc
profits are sometimes 800 to 500 night
The hall manager allows rebate on the
sale of liquors, say over $780, The aver
age dance at a saloon dance hail costs
the average young man 81 90 Both the
Young men and women are certain 10
make undesirable friends. The girl VINO
Graves little fun and innocent atleh-
ton, and the boy who goes because there
is nothing else to do, come away Win
,,air ,poro1S lowered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
"HERE are more than a quarter
million of girls in New YORK De-
l. tween the ages of fourteen ana

-HERE are more than quarter
million of girls in New York be-
l. tween the ages of fourteen and
twenty years who work from nine to ten
hours a day at an average wage Of 50
week.
The average working girl spends %
cents to 81 a week on amusements. Where
does she go? What does she do? Whom
does she meet?
These are questions that Mrs Charles
III. Israels, chairman Of the committee
ION Amusement Resources of working
Girls. believes should concern every
tthoughtfu man and woman.
! And she doesn't believe it is enough
simply to discover the answers and then
withdraw into ones own inherited or
lachieved exclusive cloak of sanctimo-
tniousness She hasn't much use Tor tha'
bkind OF interested citizen"
This champion of the working girls
KNOWS probably better than any one else
1.-THE answers to these three questions, Tor
she has been studying the working girl 5
lproblem for years.
First of all, there are about six nun
.dred licensed bathrooms in New YORK.
taveraging one hundred dances night.
tThen there are innumerable motion pct
lure and cheap variety shows. besides the
summer picnic resorts and excursion
boats.
These are the chief amusement re-
sources of these quarter million girls
Fully five million people attend these
places yearly Here they find excite
lment, fun, companionship. which ever!
normal human being Graves.
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ing with us / could mention number Oh
other instances"
THE uptown problems must be easier
than those Of downtown was suggested.
You are mistaken" came the uneS-
pected reply. children are exploited al
uptown costume balls. This is not done
downtown. Uptown parents not only eN-
plot their children In the hope OF prizes
for costumes. but IL Is also very common
thing for them to take their children with
them when they attend balls. IL is all
wrong. East side parents do not do this
To be sure. the mother and father go to
halls often carrying along the babies.
bat once there provision Is made Tor the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
PUBLIC BEHAVIOR AND MORALS.

Mrs. Israels believes that degenera-
ton of public behavior is bound 10 De
: followed by a degeneration OF puDhc
morals. She believes that the public pe-
havior of the five million people VINO ire
ouent the amusement places of the work
li ing girl has a great deal 10 do with the
girls morals, and she is putting forth
every effort to make these amusement
places clean and decent.
The little inner Office at No. 81 Madison
avenue where Mrs. Israels works proves
at a glance her womanliness. A regulation
:rolltop desk snuggles up against the wall
lunobtrusively. There are few chairs
lust four TO be exact--and in their midst,
'as IL inviting condolences, tiny tea
table. piled with cups and saucers ana
other things. There are pictures, TOO
:pictures that are loved by their owner,
for they are those of her three children
and her husband.
This is a better picture of the baby"
remarked this busy mother drawing
from her desk a good sized portrait. Han
regretfully she pushed it back and turned
TO talk Of her work.
The working girl, from fifteen to TWEEN
~ years old, with no background, no pro-
lection, ignorant of conditions and OF
herself. is the girl / am especially inter.
ested in" she said.
''The girl who has worked hard all day
10 exist has 10 play to live. The public
ballroom is often her only chance OF
amusement AT any rate, it is her cheap
est chance for a good time. Here there
is no introduction, no social chaperonase,
She sits by until she is 'copped'-that is
until a man places himself before girl
in an attitude of expectancy-or two girls
dance together until couple of men ask
them 10 break Frequently these men
are the dregs of immoral society. 81
MY attention was directed TO these
conditions when ! was first engaged in
settlement work, several years ago. Upon
the wholesomeness Of our girls depends
the wholesomeness OF our homes. 1 be-
lieved that there should be a standard
of social conduct upon which they can
rely. and / undertook to help them ac-
quire that standard. i studied eugenics
in larger sense
"As I worked I discovered the vast
need of combined effort If the working
girls were TO be safeguarded at all from
ithe dangers surrounding them. l enlisted
the sympathy of others, and in the win
ter of 1909 called conference Of thirty
five people. Every one came. We de-
clded TO do constructive work.
"Since then We have paid over one
Thousand visits TO more than three hun
dred and twenty different public ball
rooms and dancing academies in Greater
New York The past years work alone
has cost us $500
What was your method?' was in
,quired.
Our investigators, in non official way
mingled with the regular patrons OF these
resorts. They danced or observed as
members Of the crowd, getting informa-
ton from dancers. attendants, walters. OF
even the proprietors themselves.
Perhaps you do not know" Mrs. Is
raels explained, that a large proportion
OF the so-called balls and 'rackets are
simply the schemes OF organized gang
sters. Even some of the so-called swell
places are the stamping ground Of these
Tascals.
"Oh. they do not work openly. OF
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-29
STATEN ISLAND NOTES.

The Christian Endeavor Society Of the
Dutch Reformed Church. Port Rich
mond. has elected the following officers
to sorvc for Tie ensuing six months:
President. j. Herbert McCrum. Vice.
President. Mrs. Catherine Tredwell; Sec
rotary. Miss Helen Macdonald; Treas
urer. Harold Trubshaw: Corresponding
Secretary. Miss Estelle Berg
The william Dcnkcr Association OF
Iinoieumvlllc will have "A ball In
Schmuirs Hall next Thursday evening.
Mrs James Henry OF Jersey city Is the
guest OF Mrs VI. A. Lowell. Tottenville.
Mrs. A. T.. Brougham IL the guest OF
her daughter. Mrs. Washington Russell.
Pleasant Plains.
The Edgewater A. c. will have a ban
in the German Club rooms. Stapleton.
tomorrow evening.
A Gas engine class has been organized
In tho Port Richmond Evening School.
II is in charge Of Edward Bennett. The
class meets Monday and Wednesday eve
ninEs.
Mrs C. J. Rogers Of Tottenvilie Is WIS.,
Ting relatives In Paterson.
fNairty VI pnort ~.
j.. 10 the guest OF Mrs c. Lee Straub,
westerlsiEh.
The New BRIGHTON Baptist Society has
elected the following officers, Precedent.
Harry Olsen: vice-President. Mhs May
Molier: Secretary, Miss Bessie Brown;
Treasurer. Miss Edith Thompson: Press
Committee. James Coepp.
Miss 1nez IIaliock win spend the win
ter with Mrs William I. Mowry. Jewstt
avenue. West Now Brighton.
Miss Jeanette Miller Of Port Rioh-
mcnd IL visiting relatives in Cambridge,
Mass. She will DO COMO two weeks.
The Sunday school OF st. Stmon's Prot
estsnt Episcopal Church. Concord. will
have an entertainment in tho chapel Deo
H. Proceeds will b donated to the
Christmas fund.
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,,y,nr only 10 second elias. matter.

plying only TO second class matter.
The right Of the Government to charge
the conditions under which mail might
be admitted 20 second class was de-
Tended In the brief.
Every man, woman and child who
mails a letter Is being overtaxed for the
benefit OF the publisher" said the Gov
eminent. THE eO,Do.O0 OF people are
being taxed directly for the benefit OF
D0O0 publishers The Government over
charges people who mail letters about
$40, 900, 600 n year, and that profit all goes
10 make up the loss sustained by carry
ing periodicals. &C.. at the low second
class tpte. We thus see iha, Con rrss Z
has disseminated against the individual
and IN favor of the publisher. II II had
the power to do 20, can u not equally
well make some changes In that class
ihcation?'
The Government brief expressed the
most doubt about tho constitutionality
OF the feature OF the law which makes
an editor or publisher liable to a fine
for printing n psld-for article without
marking ~ advertisement" The sec
ton was defended. however. on the
ground that this paragraph was meant
TO be considered as . part OF the pre-
cedlng paragraph and thus was merely
another condition required OF publishers
before they could use the second class
mail privileges.
The Court was urged 10 hold the
rest OF the law constitutional even ~
the advertisement" paragraph were
declared void.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-29
DISAGREE OVER PENSIONS
FOR Ex.PRESlDENTS,

WASHINGTON. Nov. "a serious
disagreement among Democratic mem-
bers of the House Appropriations Com
mittee has greeted tho proposal of
Representative Burieson Of Texas for
a government pension to sx-Presidents.
A discussion of the possibilities OF
placing provision for Presidential
pensions in the legislative. executive
and judicial appropriation bill now be-
ing prepared by q subcommittee OF the
Appropriation COMMITTEES eliminated in
the abandonment of that plan by Rep
resentativs Burleson. and general
movement for special legislation In the
subject probably win be organised as
soon a. tho session Of Congress opens
mort week.
Representative johnson Of South Car
DINA led the opposition to the scheme
IN the committee and was vigorous In
his denunciation OF the plan. which he
termed 'toadyism and flunlsyism."
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-29
Easy Way to Preserve Nat.
ural Color Of the Hair
and Make It Grow.

A harmless remedy. made from com.
mon garden sage. quickly restores gray
hair to natural color. The care q ths
hair. TO prevent IL from losing il oalos
and lustre. 10 Just - important - "a
care for teeth to keep them from do
coloring. Why spend money for COS
metics and creams to improve the COM
plcxion. and yet neglect your hair. when
gray hair is even moro conspicuous and
suggestive Of age than wrinkles OF .
poor complexion1 OF the two, Il b
easier to preserve the natural color end
beauty Of the hair than il 10 TO have
q good complexion.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-29
SHOT PLAYING SAMARITAN.
BELL Tried 20 Drive OF Boys-Other
Lads stat Mas.

Max Bell. Of No. LIS Eas, One Hundred
and Tenth street. went 70 the rescue Of
10 peddler whom ragamuffns were pcster-
ing near his home last night In the
scrlminage that cnsued some one fred .
revolver three times and Bell got bull.
let in his right forearm. lie was taken
TO Harlem Hospital. On a description
furnished by Bell. detectives arrested
Joseph Faiconi. eighteen, OF No. 326 East
one Hundred and Ninth street. who
was locked up as suspicious person.
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THE FIRST GRAY HAIR sign Of AGE,
DON'T LOOK OLD BEFORE YOUR TINE

All that 10 necessary IL the oecaieaai
use Of Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hsis
Remedy. . prSlssseieo q eommsa eae-
des SsSe aad 8ulpAw. ceubissd NH
9TH. valuable rsmsdies ies dsy. hsrsA,
falling hair. Ate, . few applications
Of this imple, harmless ssmedS. your
hab wfj gradually - sssssssd 10 its
natural color. In . short time the dan.
dryif viii b renewed and ysus hsis
will - loess come out. bst will stas4 10
grcw = Mature intsndsd u should
Don't seslsct You, hair. Tor Il soss
further than anything elbe 70 make OF
mar your good looks. You esn buy
this remedy q any dsss stses Tor
fifty e.nt: . bottle. and your drug
gist Will give your money back II you
are not sstiSfied after uAns. fur-
chase . bottle to-day. You wiil nsves
regret Il whom you realize The differ
enes Il will make In yous appearance.
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Ten minutes after this affair. Thomas
Bell Of No. i5s East one Hundred and
Seventh street was stopped by three
raSamufYlnS In front OF No. rs East One
Hundred ead second street. when he
refused them aims, one drew . knife
and stabbed him three times In the
back. The cuts we're slight.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-29
T.inh r,iso..r :. F.sstiv..

WEST POINT, Ca, Nov. "a man
believed to be II. W. PARKER. an ofiscial
of the Bank oftCommsrcs. winnebaso.
Ninn.. said 10 be wanted In that city for
tho alleged embssslement Of 10000 from
the bank was arrested hero yesterday.
Parker 10 said to have disappeared from
wimebago last spriag.
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DGFENps IT ~ MERELY POSTAL
Mcguire MENT.

The Governments brief argued chat
whilN the law itself required every
nswsDapsr' to fls statements Of editors.
owners. bondhoiders and circulation un-
der penalty OF being denied <hs pr1vii-
eggs Of the mall" yet language In the
other portions Of ne lav showsd that
Il made the reauirsmsok only Of news
papers entered" at post-o6loes. And the
word entered" was . technical one ~.