Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-07-22
EXCISE BOARD TAKES
ACTION ON ALLEGED
CABARET IN HOTEL
Female Entertainer Said to be In
New Brunswick Ave. Resort,
Causes Police and commls-
sIoners to Act.
'BOEHM WANTS RESORT CLOSED

After a cabaret, it Is alleged, ha,
been conducted at the Ernst hous
in New Brunswick avenue for NOR
than month, the police last nigh
took action to stop the entertain
ment rendered by woman there re
Gently. According to Chief OF Po
lice Burke Saturday night was ths
| first appearance of the female part
of the entertainment, which accord.
! ing to reports, has been conducted
! by male talent. The action OF the
+, police was at the instigat1Qn OF
| President Daniel w. Boehm Nand
Commissioner Hugh j. Gallagher, Ut
| the excise board. However, Mn
Roehm declared this morning that
he was under the impression that
| the entertainment place had been
closed by the police, and that ii It
was not he would take steps tonight
to see that it is. There is difference.
| of opinion among the officials con-
nected with the making and enforce
ing of the excise laws, concerning
music and entertainment at the ho-
tel in question.
According to Commissioner Galia-
CHER, who acted as an embassy last
night for President Boehm in re-
porting the complaint that had been
received as to female entertainment
at the hotel, he only notified, 4hA
chief to have the woHaan eliuilN14
from the entertainment, though MI.
/ Boehm, who did not go With him,
was under the impression that the
| police had been notified to close the
| place entirely Mr.. BoeIm, who ap-
pears to be trying to keep faith with
the action of the excise board In
abolishing cabarets in any shape or
form stated this morning:
Il have been keeping music out
OF the saloons AID rooms connected
with saloon, except In cases where
there were to be weddings or rooms
to be used by singing societies, etc,
and have granted no permission for
music at the Ernst house. If the pD-
lice have not closed the place at the
Ernst house, ! shall take steps to
see that the city ordinance is en-
forced. l do not see why the police
have not closed the place before this.
They should not make fish out OF one
and flesh out OF another. The enter
| ta1nment and music at the place is
|
In direct violation OF the excise or
dinance"
| Mr.. Boehm spoke of the Injustice
OF making any discrimination con-
corning the cabarets, declaring that
II the Ernest House we're allowed to
conduct such an entertainment, there
would be no reason why any other
saloonkeeper or hotel proprietor
~ uru n.y. po aiioweu W 40 we salie.
Mr. boehm mas ALREADY received COM
plants aDou. the aiieged caparet at
| ti .no Iinest ilouee rom several par.
.ies, one oi "noii was PropIieto! =.
another motel In the city and desired
suen privilege.
| When Mayor Garretson was seen
this morning he declared that II he
had known that cabaret had been
conducted at the place he would have
ordered the chief to close 1t up long
ago. When asked If he thought
music and entertainment by male
talen in room next to a saloon was
violation of the excise ordinance
he declared it was If the entertainer
was paid, but seemed doubtful about
a technical violation II the entertain-
er was not paid He declared that
I this morning was the first he had
heard of the affair. but that II he had
received anv information about it he
would have referred it to the chief.
Continuing. "If the chief knows or
hears of any violation of the excise
laws If is nm to him to see that it is
etonned and ~ he does not stop them,
and the Information reaches me,
tha,, it,a nm ~ mo TO see to the en-
snraanant pf tbe law"
~ CHEF s of police Burke, when seen
this morning declared that he knew
of no law to stop hotel proprietor