The morning call., 1892-09-21

To ascertain whether the place was a
bona-fide massage parlor CALL reporter.
accompanied by young lady, visited the
place yesterday afternoon.
1t was found to be one of the ordinary
lodging houses which occupy most of the
blocks on the left-hand side of Market
street and which are filed with all sorts Of
nondescript people, from the patent medl-
cine fakr TO the tapewOrm specialist.
The reporter stationed himself in front of
the building while the young lady who was
answering the advertisement went upstairs.
The experience was about the same here
as in the places visited before. but it is bet
ter told in her own words:
when knocked at the door Of room 4 1t
was answered by tall blonde woman
whom took to be about 80 years of age.
'She was dressed in a blue and white
wrapper with red stripes running down the
front besides a stiff white collar at the neck,
which gave her an extremely severe express
sion.
After she showed me in told her had
come to answer her advertisement In the
Report.
II wanted to know what / would have
to do TO secure the position.
'She looked at me suspciOusly for few
seconds and then exclaimed:
cure not that girl that has been 60
ing around for The CALL. are yOu%
II told her that / did not know that any
one was going around for THE CALL, as l
had not been in the city very long.
This seemed TO assure her a little bit.
but she said | looked like the picture of the
girl published in THE CALL.
Il gave her the i'm preston, anyway, that
| was not the girl, and n few mnu ties she
nnbosomed herself about her real business.
"ln the first place she told me that the
massage part of the advertisement was cniy
decoy to bring customers 10 her place.
Most of those who came there under
stood It in that way.
But she went on, L am always pre-
pared 10 give any one rub if they wish.
IL is seldom though that we have GUS
toner like that unless he Is from the
country.
~ first learned the business by answer
ing an advertisement as you have.
. i went to work for Rose Cleveland, who
used to be on Third street, but is now out
at - Market street
"'She always had two or three assist
ants, and it was there that l first learnt
what massage meant
SIT did not take me long to learn IL, >
said the woman. and after had been there
a few months l started in rooms for my
self
You see the reason l advertise for
young girls Ia that when l have one it
always brings more custom to the house.
i have only this room now, but If you
think you would like to come here | will
got another for you.
81 intend to get a piano and have a
sideboard so that drinks can be served.
AS the woman seemed very commune
catiye l asked her if the police never inter-
fered.
''She said. No
II asked her lots OF other questions.
"She gave ME the whole history of her
life.
"She made no professions of giving baths
or anything like that.
'She told me openly til at the advertise
ment was simply 70 draw custom to the
house.
'She also told me what would have to
do II came TO live with her and what she
would charge me for my room, etc.
at was the same sort OF conversation
that / had had with the women in the other
places that had visited for The CALL.
Like them, she did not attempt to de-
ceve me as to what manner of life l would
have to lead.
when the conversation was finished /
left
Her room was only single one with a
foiding-bed and nothing whatever in it in
the way Of baths"
This is the third place that CALL rep
resentative has visited in answer TO adver-
tisements for young girls and all have been
found TO be alike.
1t is about time that the societies for the
prevention OF crime or the city officials were
looking into the matter to see if this class
Of advertisements shall be allowed to be
published in a civilized community.