Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-06-06
GRANT LICENSES FOR
TWO CABARET SHOWS
Excise Commissioner B0ehm Pleads
With Other Members MOI to Per-
mil Such Places to Exist
SAYS THEY RUIN YOUNG MEN

Licensing of cabaret shows was
started last night by the clique OF
three members of the Board of Excise
Commissioners who are in control OF
excise affairs in this city. Commits
toner's Daniel w Boehm was against
the idea and pleaded IN vain with the
other members to refrain from legal
izing such shows, and thereby save
boys, young men and women. The
only license holders to have applica.
tions on file were ]. F. Ernst and
Dennis ]. Flynn, Permits to conduct
shows were granted to them by votes
of 8 to 1.
The board read for a third time
and finally adopted a supplement to
the excise ordinance to regulate ca
baret shows, provide for strict OBJ
seryance of the hotel laws and the
licensing of billiard establishments
Seven transfers and fourteen renew
ais were granted. The only appllca-
tions denied were those to transfer
the license of William Wheeler at 19
Fayette street, to David Wolfson and
to transfer the same license to 146
Washington street. The first applica-
tion was refused by full vote and rs
result the other was not consider
ed.
The board began to regulate Caba-
ret shows and legalize their existence
in drinking places and dining rooms
generally by ballOting upon the tive
applications on hand. That of j. f
Ernst for his place known as the
Ernst House in New Brunswick ave
N, hp ta
Commissioner Boehm was highly
against having it acted upon at all
and If 1t was considered, the ap-
plication should be denied in his
Judgment. Prior to the meeting
when the commissioners held a com
mittee session to consider the propost
tion of granting cabaret show per
mits, Mr.. Boehm literally begged the
other commissioners not to grant any
such privileges.
He continued his appeal for voices
against the entertainments after the
Ernst application had been read il
the open meeting. He said in par
The cabaret show is not fit thinj
! for any city. TO grant such a priv
| ilege is making farce of the ordin
ance we just passed To run such In
stitutiOns is a detriment to our younG
people, boys, young men and women
They increase depraVity and it will
only be a short time when 1t will
hardly be fit for a lady to walk on
the street unaccompanled by gen
tleman. Those conclusions are not
fardrawn, gentlemen, but true. II
happens throughout the county. The
beginning is usually tame That is
only the beginning and little later
people begin to cry for something
stronger. In my judgment it is q
thing that is well to stop in the be-
ginning"
Mr.. Gallagher spoke in opposition
to Mr. Boehm stating: GAS far as ca
baret shows are run, l don't see any
thing wrong in them. l believe they
are absolutely on the level in Chis
city and l can see no harm in them
l think it is much better for people
to sit In the open and hear music and
drink, than to be packed up in some
back room of a saloon"
Mr.. Boehm asked permission to
speak again. He went into details
as to why cabaret shows were detri-
mental and cited a case. He said
that when he permitted his name ia
be used as that of a candidate for the
excise board, 1t was with the idea OF
trying to benefit the young people OF
the city, should he be elected. He
wanted to uplift the young element
and help those who may have started