The evening world., 1920-04-05
OUR WOMEN NOW
LOOSE-LIVED LOT"
SAYS DR.. STRATON
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fore the March Grand Jury which Is
investigating vice, on Thursday.
Assistant United States District
Attorney George ". Taylor said later
that DR.. Straton would be asked TO
come to the office OF tho Federal
Prosecutor and present whatever evil
dence h0 had. If the facts warrant
II, Mr.. Taylor said. DR.. Straton WIFI
be asked TO 20 before the Federal
Grand Jury.
DR.. Straton explained that recently
when he criticized the theatres II was
asserted he spoke from hearsay,"
ana this time he planned to "know
first hahd what was talking about"
He said the young men who led his
party knew the ropes" and gave
signs that admitted them to a par
ticular restaurant.
Cocktails. highballs and other
strong drinks were bought in public
restaurants, nc said, and women were
encountered and indecent dancing
witnessed. lie gave names, addresses
and details.
. DR.. Straton said the first place visit
ed was a dance hall in West 66th
Street. where men in his party esti-
mated 5000 young men and women
were congregated. This was on Sat-
urday night, March 27.
They were surging up and down the
three large dancing floors in the clos
est possible proximity" he said. The
dances INDUCED in were indecent,
even as dances go. We saw the
''hootchi- -kootchi," the 'shimny
shake" and the cheek to cheek"
dances on these floors. On every side
were tables surrounded by men and
women. Many OF them were in inde-
cent postures, and were indulging in
indecent tamiliar1ties with each other.
Approaches by women were made to
us in this place, and we we're given
to understand that there we're many
instructresses who would, for 2t
cents, dance three times with a man
and we were told by the waiter that
these girls would make engagement
to meet men dancing with them In
their apartments, If this were desired.
The next place visited by DR.. Stra-
ton and his party was a restaurant In
, West eth Street. In telling Of his
experience in this place DR.. Straton
: said:
: Two young women came to our
table and seated themselves with US
bringing aIOng their bills for US "a
hn -
entered the place. These women wert
. public women, and not only acted al
: the tables as public women would DS
. expected TO act but also gave VI
: their addresses with q view or 20
ceiylnE Vihts for immoral purposes
Those in charge. OF our party puE
chased whiskey in open order Whlci
was delivered in glasses on the taple
"The air was heavy with clgnrett
smoke and the fumes of whskeS
n which was being drunk on every slue
g and the conditions on the danclhI
floor were utterly disgusting. ON
ID Of the young women, seeking to 70
!; assure our party, told us that every
i thing was all right, that the propr
etor paid $500 a week for protectiO
e and that we need not be AFRAID
j, From this place DR.. Straton sal
he went to n cabaret and dancin
4; place in 4Sth Street. OF this h
n, said:
I'VE saw indecent dancing an
d women who were badly underdresse
:: especially the hosteSses, althoug
n, the conditions did not seem so VI
"A. and revolving while we were ther
3; ''This waiter said he could arrang
&c. by telephone, "a first class house Il
70 women in West 18th Street where
could visit that right