| Show SAYS WARD DANCES A ME ARE R E UNFAIR UN F A I R COMPETITORS 4 I I. I 5 Kr ij r I i Insists Should BeThi They l censed Objects to the p. p r Pigeon Walk W a lk 3 r That ward dances and private dances for profit are being permitted by b the city to become unfair competitors compell tors with the the public dance halls that these dances are permitted to tovio vio- vio violate late the ordinance relative to the class of dances participated In and th thai thao so so clety dances are the worst orr offenders against the proprieties are are some some- f the things told the city this morning by J. J J. J Jackson manager man raan- m t- t I ager of the Odeon 7 Jackson appeared to protest ag against i st stI the alleged action of the city in permitting permitting per per- milting the ward and other dances I to o compete with the public dance J w without license and and by spreading about the city advertisements ilch the public dance halls haUs are not permitted per per- to distribute also to protest against being refused the services ot ota a a policeman at the Oceon unless he would pay for the service Mayor W. W Mont Kerry Ferry informed Jackson that hereafter a policeman will be furnished free of charge che whenever his servi services es are requested request a aI I by the manager and Commissioner Karl A. A Scheid of the department of finance announced that the license d de department department proposes to strictly enforce the terms of the ordinance requiring all ward and other dances given for profit to pay a license fee of 10 per dance Mr Jackson said he be satisfied if this were done Jackson protested first that the- the wards and others who have haye dances dandes to which admission is charged are permitted permitted permitted per per- to distribute advertising dodgers advertising the pigeon walk and other dances of that character and hd urging the young people to attend these dances He exhibited some halt halL A dozen colored paper dodgers with ch headings as Oh you kid Are you Are you coming to our dance Get the walk habit and such like advertisements advertise ments v I The wards and others per are to distribute such such advertise advertise- advertisements advertisements ments said Jackson and the the pub pul- pul lie lic dance halls are not permitted to advertise any such things At At our our public dances we are compelled to to eliminate the grizzly bear the pig pigeon eon walk and other dances of that class but at the wards and other places these dances are not only permitted permitted permitted per per- to be danced but permitted to tobe tobe tobe be advertised I know of an instance Just recently recent recent- ly where a ward dance became so rough that the bishop turned out ibe itoe lights to stop the affair Such dances are permitted to come into competition tion thou with the public dance halls without with out license or anything and policemen police police- men are sent out fur for service at these dances yet a public dance hall like the Odeon which pays big taxes and arid anda arida a high license cant can't get a policeman or or at least hasn't been able to Inthe in lit inthe the past four years years without without paying aying for his Ills services I 1 do not think this is fairWe fair S' S We can control the dancers at a public dance pretty prelly well ourselves b hut but t tour our trouble comes at the society dances where the hall ball is hired They insist upon dancing the pigeon walk and they dance it in a manner that we would not permit at a public dance for a minute but we cant can't say anything any any- thing at a private party dance We should have police there who Ito w would uld have ave a right to enforce the time ordinance and prevent this sort of dancing Jackson illustrated to the commission commission commis commis- sion just how the pigeon walk wall 1 ig danced at the society parties and declared declared de do- dared that it is being made the most improper and dangerous dance o otho Jho whole list of tabooed dances yo Jo |
