The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-27
POLICE ON TRAIL
OF DANCING CLUBS
AND TANGO BOYS"
Evils Of Broadway Places Will
BE Laid Before the
Mayor.
COMMITTEE OF FOURTEEN
TAKES PART IN CRUSADE

The tango parior reform wave. aris-
ing from the escapades OF Miss Eusenia
Kelly and her forsworn companions OF
the gay White Way. gathered additional
momentum yesterday. The Mayors
committee of fourteen planned to direc,
It's energies toward the abolition Of the
afternoon tea dances as the source
OF creates; menace to young women Ut
wealth in this city and the Mayors
personal attention Is to be called to the
dangers aid to turk in such resorts. !
Mrs. Henry Moskowttz announced that
the committee would probably send a
delegation 10 the Mayors office this
morning to tay the facts before acting
Mayor McAneny. The object of the
visit will be not merely to urs the
city executive to take some action him
self. but also to arrange for a confer
ence of the heads Of the various city
departments interested In the situation
20 get their cooperation In a course OF
procedure that will ultimately result In
a wholesome cleanup Of B~roadways
cabarets. dancing restaurants n white
light Clubs"
Al the sdne umc inc fOuCo DepdrI-
ment, acting through Inspector Dryers
men in the fourth inspection district.
has ~inaugurated a quiet investigation OF
the young men frequen;ers OF the after
noon and night dancing places.
Call II Case for Police.
While Commissioner Woods stands by
his assertion of Tuesday night that
Broadway Is better now than ever. Mrs.
Moskowitz. Val O'Farrell, the former
police lieutenant, who investigated for
Mrs. Kelly. and others bent on reform
nut the situation wholly up to the Pc.
lice Commissioners and the Mayor. The
committee Of fourteen. Mrs. Moskowitz
declared. has convincing information 10
present to the Commissioner.
"The committee OF fourteen said Mrs.
M~oskowitz. has long fought his very
thing which the Kelly case has again
brought to public attention. II In wrong
10 say the police cannot act In the mat
Ter, for the law gives them power to
act against such places as resorts OF
disordeTly persons. The danger IL TO
young women OF n high stratum OF So
ciety. In fact young girls OF Fifth ave-
nue. are exposed 10 the same menace as
formerly threatened girls Of the East
Side resorts"
While the lure OF the tango parlors Is
now under inves,igation-cur,ously
enough as a direct result of Bonnie
Class's Jealousy OF Al Davis. one Of
Miss Keily's former friends-now aid
70 have gone south'-the Commissioner
Of Licenses has under way a plan to
settle positively the question What Is
Q cabaret and what Is n theatrical per-
formance?' This question was once de-
termined by the court. but the Commits
sioner OF Licenses believes that the
cabarets have grown to such an extern.
that a new decision must be made to
cover the case.
Val O'Fsrreli. the Kelly case detective,
gave additional data yesterday on con-
ditions in Broadway's white light re-
sorts. He said the dancing craze had
produced a new type OF young mantle
tango boys'-who usually stalk about
at the afternoon tea dances and get IS
from fashionable young girls for dancing
with them.
The club" feature of New York's
night life Is under investigation by Third
Deputy Commissioner Lawrence bun
ham. There are eight such Club IL
censes in New York. permitting the sale
OF liquor at all hours and Issued to or
CARNATIONS holding charters under q
law of 1895. not since operative. These
clubs are now located In the same build
ings with restaurants.
List of the '.C1ubs."
The clubs listed at Police Head
quarters holding club charters and
licenses are these Domino Social Club.
address. -ustanoby's. ls45 Broadway /:
Association OF United American Friends,
R~eisenweber's, ss7 Eighth avenue Tor
nado Club. Toxic Restaurant, I4l West
Forty-ffth street Balmoral Club. Rec
tors. 1892 broadway Belgian
American Club. Garden Restaurant,
Broadway and Fiftieth street Columbus
Club. Pekin Restaurant. zoo Seventh
avenue Metropolitan Club. Healy's, LAT
Columbus avenue Metamore Club. Bus
tanoby's, 10 West Thirty-ninth street.
Any one can become a member with
ease.
The principals in the Kelly case itself
were silent yesterday. Miss Kelly will
spend two weeks with Mrs. Ralph Hill
Thomas at Sands Point. II Is understood.
and then mother and daughter will 60 to
San Francisco.
II was reported yesterday that Al
Davis, whose attentions to Miss Kelly
are said TO have prompted his dancing
partner, Bonnie Glass. TO tell Mrs. Kelly
about Eugenia's alleged escapades. had
been served with papers In an absolute