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Show i "RAG" DANCING IS BONE OF CONTENTION Salt Lake Jan. 2d Complaints were made to the city commission last night by representatives of the Odeon and Ideal dancing academies j that many societies and institutions I in the cit are evading the dance hall ' license. I It was even charged by T K. Steele 'of the Odeon that "rag" daneing was I common lu unlicensed plac es. "What is 'rag' daneing"" exclaimed ex-claimed Commissioner Lawrence, utterly ut-terly dumt'ounded at the charges. "The kind of dancing that Is not done wholl) with the feet," replied m eie "What's the trouble with It?" queried que-ried the commissioner of finance. ' Well, it isn t supposed to be clone In the best circles. ' explained Steele Mr. Steele and bis associates declared de-clared it was not fair Tor the city to tax a heavy license against them and let numerous other places operate without a license. They were in favor fa-vor of the license, but they insisted upon an equitable enforcement of the ordinance pertaining thereto. The complaint was taken under ad. visement It is possible that the commission will Investigate the charges made by Mr Steele and his friends concerning the ragging propensities pro-pensities ol tho places mentioned. |