New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-28

ious dresses and paint Tney ought 70
be sent home and spanked. These girls
are easy marks for the social gangster.
At the night dances they Will meet
toys and young men Of their own sta
ton in life. The young men worth
while are at business in the afternoon
ind the dressed up parasite has his
chance. lie has no such opportunity
at night, when, in addition. the young
people are more likely than not prop
erly chaperoned.
There's no difference between the
parasite we drove out Of the East Side
dance halls and the ones now on
Broadway, except that icy are bit
better dressed. When they move over
TO Fifth Avenue they Will, probably, be
even bit better type.
How did we get our evidence? Same
as We did against the Haymarkct. We
put people into these places. There
they would be solicited, or invited 70
Join parties at other tables for round
of other resorts or a trip uptown TO
fiat. Then it usually was round of
visits TO flats. drink everywhere and
all that goes with il. Our people 60
far enough to get the exact proof, to
be able TO show what is doing.
Here is where the Committee Of
Fourteen properly comes in on the fiat
proposition. That is really violation
Of the tenement house law. In some Of
these fats the women proprietors have
women on call call houses. and all
that that term involves.
The automobile and the taXicab are
a big factor in this phase of the tango
cabaret life. In the machines the rOiSt-
erers go from fat TO fiat. As they ex-
press it, II Is one booze party after the
I other until dag breaks, the members
/ fall TO the wayside. overcome by drink
/ or decide to remain for the night IN
some one of the places they visit
"The fact that such people gather in
place constantly, without proof OF
solicitation, is enough That broke the
/ Haymarket license. We did have eyi-
! dence of soliciting against the Yves,
/ End Casino when that place was closed
! All that has 10 be done is trace the
people from those places. That has
! been done"
] The Tenderlon was heavy last night
with stories Of protection that is being
/ afforded to the proprietors Of some OF
/ the tango and cabaret resorts. Accord
. ing 10 the tale generally told, so
called advertising solicitor has taken
the place of the oldtime ward man as
collector Of tribute. The man named
has figured prominently in recent po-
litical campaigns, and it ls said he has
been promising protection in return
] for advertising placed through agen-
cies with which he has q connection.
/ More than this, he has, according to
/ Tenderloin talk, been able to deliver
! all night licenses where in the first in
stance adverse reports were made
against the application. There is no
3 intimation that any part Of this money
/ has found its way TO any one in Police
f Headquarters or at City Hall The per-
sons most familiar with the situation
declare these 10 be merely condolences
where smooth talking individual has
sold officials without their knowledge,
consent or profit.
This is easily understood when one
/ appreciates the psychology Of the or
binary resort keeper. He does not feel
happy unless he has paid somebody for
protection, and though he may have his
doubts as TO whether or not he will
+ get value for money paid he feels more
comfortable for having paid IT,
The cabaret and tango men can well
afford TO pay for protection. At the
/ prices paid i'm the highes. grade hotel
bars in New York the gross profits do
not exceed 80 per cent Of the receipts
In the tango and cabaret places enjoy
/ ing all night licenses, whore l0.cent
whiskey is sold for so cents or more
/ the profits run 20 800 or 600 per cent
+ There j., however, some question as
1 20 how certain Of the resorts are pro-
tectcd against the consequences OF
patrons being assaulted in their places.
| In one place. near Columbus Circle,
knock down -aud-drag-ou tights are
/ common. Nor is IL uncommon for men
70 be found beaten and unconscious in
side street not far from the resort
where a former prizedghter is en-
ployed as handy man and the walters
are OF the strong-arm variety In this
place women have been roughly han
died. bur through some means or other
prosecutions have been avoided.
one thing that has discouraged pros
ecutions has been the attitude OF pO-