Mrs. Powell. Vegas. He let the girls work at the Vegas to help them out to get another $10. He didn’t need it at the Vegas. The place was packed all the time.
They passed this rule that you couldn’t have amateur exotics any more because it was knocking some legitimate acts out of business, so Jack immediately—they sent wires to all the club owners, and Jack immediately stopped.
But the other two clubs continued to have their amateur exotics. But they said the girls had to join the union. You had to pay them $35 a night. That is union scale for a night.
But they weren’t paying them that. They were paying them $10 or $15 just per usual.
Mr. Griffin. How do you know that?
Mrs. Powell. Well, I know.
Mr. Griffin. Any of the girls tell you?
Mrs. Powell. I got a direct line.
Mr. Griffin. Did any of the girls tell you how much they were getting paid?
Mrs. Powell. No.