The morning call., 1892-09-23
They're as Low as Any Other
Vile Resorts.
ADVERTISEMENTS EXPOSED.
Examiner and Report Notices of Vile Houses.
A Complete Investigation Made by
"Cau" Man.

wary and unsophisticated girls to their vile
places.
But the half has not been told nor the
tenth.
Yesterday afternoon CALL reporter
made another round of the s0-called mas
sage parlors" TO see il their keepers made
any pretenses Of giving baths as they adver-
tised.
In every case the places were found to be
ordinary bagnios.
The women who conducted them did not
attempt TO deceive the caller as to their
real business.
The first "parlor" visited was at -
Powell street The woman a0vertises her,
self as follows:
DoLLIE WOODS AND ASSISTANTS, NO. -.
IL Powell St, rooms and 3; massage
When the reporter called he was received
by the woman herself. who appeared in
rather a slOuchy costume, consisting OF
Mother Hubbard and low shoes.
On being asked about giving baths she
said that she gave them, and was always
prepared to do so, but it was merely
fake" so that she would not be intertered
with by the police.
Becoming laxative she went on to say
that she had been in the business long
time, and had formerly conducted bagnios
at Eureka.
On account of the dull times she had been
forced to leave there aud come 10 San Fran
cisco.
Il have two regular assistants" she said.
who live here in the house, and Two more
who come here every night. With these
am able to attend to all the customers that
come.
Il used to be on the other side of the
house with girl named Irene, but she did
not suit me as a partner and | shook her.
You see, | wanted to go in for selling
drinks and she wouldn't stand bali, so we
split up
II made lots of money at 1t. and now she
has TO walk the streets at night.
That shows what one can do il one adj
Vertises and attends TO business"
The woman had whole lot to say about
her business and did not make any pre-
lenses about giving massage" further than
to say that she was always prepared to do
so if any one wished ii.
The next place visited was at - kearny
street. where two females advertise them
selves as the Summer Sisters from Chicago,
second fat, massage"
TIE place is in the 300 block on kearny
street, and the women are evidently old
timers at the business
Wen the reporter called one Of the Steps
gave way and rang a bell in the rooms
above, notifying the women that there was
a caller.
LIE Nuole StCUuu uOOI WAS lahtu up VIII
their apartments, which consisted of four
rooms.
None of them were arranged for bathing
purposes, and there was nothing about the
pace 10 lead any one to believe that there
was such thing as bathing done there
The Summer Sisters" were there and re-
ceved the reporter in one OF the front rooms.
Both of them we're women of uncertain
age, and seemed very suspicious of The
CALL man, showing by their actions that
they lid not think il was in the regular line
Of business and probably had something to
do with The CALLS exposure.
After a look about the apartments the re-
porter left fully satisfied that it was nothing
more than an ordinary bagnio, which used
the columns OF the Examiner and Report to
bring custom.
Miss Rosie Waters and assistants, -
TAYLOR street, rooms !, and 81 were the
mex ''massagists" called upon. This place
does not make even the least pretentions TO
giving ma sage, and the house is run as an
ordinary bagniO.
There were three inmates, one dressed in
pink wrapper and the other two in white.
All OF them were young girls and their faces
showed that they had seen good deal of
life.
AS TO massage, they laughed at 1t, and
even the c0ored woman who was cleaning
up the looms seemed TO think ii was a
pretty good Joke.
L lie ItNdIeS dt httlo pjhCt, DtelOtS
TO attract the uuwaTy TO their dens through
the columns OF the Examiner and Report,
stand openly at the windows, dressed In
indecent costumes, and attempt IN That way
to rope in the uasODhstcated.
A call was made at Miss Cleveland's."
number - Market street, but ''the lady"
was not found 10.
This woman is known throughout the
town as a depraved creature, and does not
make any "bOnes" about the matter.
As general rule she has from one to
three assistants, all of them young girls
who have been LED to lives of shame through
fictitious advertiseme
A number of other places were visited,
but IL is useless TO narrate what occurred,
as ii was in every case the same old story /:
No massage-plaIn bagnios.
The CALL has nov made q thorough in
vestigation of the so-caled massage adver-
tsements which daily fill one of the col
umnS of the Examiner and Report.
In no case we're any Of them found to be
what they advertised.
Below IS given list Of the places visited.
Their real business Is that Of bagnio-
keepers:
Mrs. Smythe, - O'Farrell street. adj
veTtises for young girls. Advertises in the
Examiner.
Helen Mari, - Market street adver.
tises for young girls. Advertises in the Re-
port.
Mamie Kelly. - Post street, advertises
in the Examiner.
Belle Raymond and assistants, - Post
street. advertises in the Examiner.
Florence Reynolds and Gertie Willis, -
Grant avenue. advertises in the Examiner.
Gertie Sanders, - Ellis street, adyer-
tises in tie Examiner.
May Roberts. - 0'Farrell street, adyer-
tises in the Examiner.
Eva Edwards and assistant, - Suffer
street, advertises in the Examiner.
DOlle Woods ard assistants, - Powell
street, advertises in the Report.
Summer Sisters, - Kearny street. adver-
tises in the Report.
Miss Rosy Waters and assistants, -
TAYLOR street, advertises in the Report
Rose Cleveland, - Market street, adver-
tises in the Report.
In reference TO The CALLS exposures OF
the vileness of the massage" advertise
ments the following letter was received
yesterday:
SANTA Rosa, Cal, Sept. 81, 1892.
To the Editor Of the Cdii-DEAR SIR: The
great and good WORK THE CALL has undertaken
should be noticed and encouraged, and the work.
ers doing the noble work should be honored and
helped by all Christian workers.
Ii seems that the churches have no Influence
In such work. The pulpit preaching does not
reach the secret wickedness going on around
them.
The best way. believe. Is the way The CALL
has adopted. Expose them. root them out by
force. There should De laws 10 protect our
young people from the influence OF these secret
hels.
Keep on. do not give up. Perhaps others will
join In The work
There should be a crusade and we hope there
Will b., and that all good people for the sake OF
the young and innocent viii join. More can be
done.
The work has just begun. Let the churches
and churcb-workers keep il going until every
secret place OF vice and wickedness Is stopped.
AS people we are easily scared with cholera
or smallpox, but there Is an evil wckedness
going on right In the midst of our people that is
worse than either of the TWO. Ii saps The live s
OF thousands and leaves them worse than dead.
A FRIEND TO THE YOUNG.
A young girl writes as follows:
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 20, 1892.
To the Editor of the Cdtl-DEAR SIR: i have
taken great interest In your paper since you
are exposing the horrible dens known 10 the
public as massage treatment.