The New York herald., 1922-05-01
THE LIBERATOR BALL
HURLED INTO STREET
Dance of NAHUM Mahu and the
Middle-Aged Flapper
Mortified Police.
BOTTLE LIGHTLY TOSSED
1t Was Empty, but Capt. How
ard Called Off Festivities
Nevertheless.

Can't. Joe Howard and his anti-Bo-
hemian SQUAD from the West Thirtieth
street police station arrived at the Liber-
ator Ball in Bryant Hall just after mid
night yesterday morning and, deciding
that the city would be just as well Off
II the festivities came to a, close, hurled
the entire ball into Sixth avenue.
That is stating the case briefly. Every
body concerned agrees that Howard and
his cops did just that. The only debated
point seems 10 be that involving the
why's and wherefores. The captain says
that various features of the affair Of
Tended his moral standards. For ex-
ample he noted a total absence OF the
co'or ire. 1t being a costume event. it
was more or less difficult to discern the
native coloring of the dancers, and the
fact that at least three-quarters of the
merrymal<ers came from Greenwich Viii
lage made the captains investigation
into this phase of the ball all the more
difficult.
Then, too, the captain discovered
among the managers of the function a
certain disdain for his standards of
public eportment-standards be it un-
derstood. that have their foundation
upon some of the very highest ideals
ever housed within policeman's honest
blue jacket For instance, middle aged
fiapper in what might or might not have
been a suit of former husbands sum-
mer underwear was doing slow cheek
by jowl trot with large serious colored
boy who had come representing MANU-
Mahu, the Nubian John Huss.
stern Command Flouted.
Cut that out" ordered Capt. Howard
as Mahu-Mahu and the middle aged
fiapper fioa' ed past him.
'Blaaa," replied the middle aged flap
per.
1t was observed later that Mahu-Mahu
disappeared Immediately after the dance
A section of his loin cloth was dis
covered fiuttering from a nail in the
stairs.
I've seen all that I can stand" said
the captain to Irving Falkin. This hall
is over. Turn out the lights like nice
radicals and take this managerie home"
Mr.. Falkin produced a permit. The
hurting out of the Lioerator Ball COM
"a
large crowd collected in Sixth avenue
Unreliable taxicabs driven by chauf-
feurs whose idea of joke is a good
disaster plowed through the mob seeking
to rescue lightly clad Bohemians at $40
head. Chinese negroes. various shades
of whites, Hindus, Savs, Moors and
what not, genuine and good imitation
were rushed hither and yon from curb
to curb. Loud cries of "SemenoTs" and
'Cossacks" were hurled at the police
The Liberator Ball was over.
Bottle Missed BInecont.
According to one story (and one story
was as 5000 as another Yesterday the
attention of Capt. Howard was attracted
by near mishap TO one Of his men.
II seems that this patrolman was CON
scientiously pounding his beat when a
large but empty bottle descending from
window in Bryan. Hall grazed his face
and smashed to fragments OH the pave
nent at his fee. The patrolman did not
know whether he had been selected as
target or whether the former owner
or the bottle. having no further use for
u. carelessly tossed II out Of the win
dow without any hope of hitting a COP
At any rate, the patrolman looked
bryant Hall over and. knowing lust how
the captain felt about such things, told
fhe captain II might be we'll TO give the
bail a little attention. The Liberator
Publishing Company. 13S West Thr-
tesnt street, being about the only con-
ceTn or individual in or about Greenwich
village that had not held a racket this
wear, staged the event