The Sunday globe., 1901-05-26
LIGHTS AND SHADES.
The Vile Massage ParlOrS of the
Capital City.
SINGLE SHOT BILLS ONLY TREAT
How a Congressional Reporter Won a Bel
From Mis- COnferes OF the Press Gallery.
A Congressman With a Capacity Of Thirty
Drinks a Day OF Pure Bug JulCs-HOw Ho
Paid for Two Drinks, etO.

Drinks Day Of Pure Bug IuCe-How No
Paid for Two Drinks, etc.
There was a Member in the last
House." said a capitol policeman, Of
the GLOBES acquaintance, last night,
known to all the FOUNDERS and the
patrons of hotel lobbies as "Single
Shot Bill"
How did he earn the sobriQuet?"
"Well, he was never known to treat
any man in his career here last win
ter, and he always had the exact
change for a drink. He carried the
dime in one pocket and a nickel in an
other, and when he approached the
bar he went down with his hands in
the separate pockets where they re-
posed and fshed up the coins. His
limit was thirty-two drinks of whisky
each day, and as stated, he never
treated anybody in his life but once"
How did he come to break the rec.
ord?"
well, there is a bright young news.
paper man who likes his tea, who at
tends the sessions in a professional
capacity for his newspaper. This gen
tleman was onto Single Shot Bill's'
habit Of solitary drinking, and he made
a bet with the boys in the reporters
gallery that he would be treated to a
drink by Bill. The bet was eagerly
taken, and he was given four days
as the limit to win or lose. He imme-
diately wrote for his paper a glowing
account of Bills usefulness to his dis
trict, his eloQuence as a speaker, his
ready wit in debate, and used up all
/ the adjectives he could think Of in
eulogy of his man. He then awaited
results. Bill read the paper and
flushed with pleasure. The newspaper
man, nicely calculating the time for
Bill's next drink, accidentally, as 1t
were, threw himself across his path.
There was a cordial greeting and
handshake Bill was profuse in his
appreciation, the newspaper man earn
est and impressive in his assertions
that Bill deserved even more praise
than he got. Bill shuf1led, got uneasy,
suffered, and almost collapsed, as the
time had passed for his drink, but the
newspaper man held on with grim de-
termination, for he knew a committee
of the boys were watching the result.
Bill went down in his pockets several
times and finally, satisfying himself,
no doubt, that he had an extra dime
and nickel, invited his eulogist to the
bar an invitation which was promptly
accepted Tossing off the rye, Bill
wiped his mouth and gave a sigh Of
relief, while he planked down two
dimes with the right hand and two
nickels with the left, and wheeling on
his right heel, left the counter, for
getting, so strong is the force of habit
that he had a partner in a social
drink" The boys laughed but paid
the bet. and the newspaper chap is
still wearing the So tile"
The recent exposure in the GLOBE Of
the notorious brOthels advertising un-
der the name Of massage parlors," has
had the effect of making the madames
who manage these resorts of vice
rather careful. Many of them have
ceased to patronize the personal col.
umns of the daily papers. The ways
of the female stepped in sin are pretty
difficult to fathom, as is indicated by
the new departure of one Of this class.
She has rented storeroom in one of
the principal office buildings of the
city, and advertised extensively in the
public press, and the store windows
along Ninth street her identifying
parlors" for ladies. She claims to de-
velop the figure Of the angular spin
ster, erase the wear and tear of time
on the grass widow, and bring hair on
the billiard bald head of the old dude.
That these inducements are merely
false pretenses for a more sinister and
infamous business not a policeman in
the precinct in which she is located is
ignorant. The woman was one Of the
most notorious of the massage par
lor" proprietresses, having been moved
several times by the officers of the LIST
precinct, and former Lieutenant Kelly,
of the 9TH precinct The death of =
well-known police officer was attributed
to his acquaintance with her, and she
has been known as a dangerous wo-
man" for many years in police circles.
The manner she now has of conduct
ing the business is far worse than the
old method, as heretofore her only vic
tins were men as deprayed as herself,
and not worthy of sympathy when she
blackmailed them. Now, under the
guise Of furnishing innocent remedies
to rectify the defects Of nature, her
victims are apt to be unsophistica
women, foolish, perhaps, but not nee
essarily bad.
The natural inquiry is how woman
Of this stamp could find a location in
a reputable neighborhood, renting the
premises without discovery of her real
character Like most problems, there
is always a solution. The man that
owns the building in which she has
opened her establishment is of this
class of "eminently respectable bust
ness men, whose moral character is
black as the complexion Of a son OF
Ham. He probably knows the woman
likes her, and is glad to have her
handy, as he has a record of having
at least one young wOman's character
blasted, and then shunted aside, while
in his employ.
The expose Of the nefarious hotels
the favOrite domicle Of the grass
widow and ladies of influence in the
| Government service, where the ladies
receive their gentleman visitors in
their rooms, met with general ap-
proval. The GLOBE has come into pos
session of mass of information re-
garding the subject, which indicates
the evil is far more extensive ami
deep-roOted than was supposed.
In very few instances are the female
guests Of the hostelries, like C@sar's
wife, "above suspicion" 1t is not a
difficult matter for the heads of the
departments to ascertain the names
OF the inmates, as the residence Of
each employe is on record in the va
rious appointment divisions.
It Is only a short time since that a
female employe was dismissed from
| the Bureau of Engraving and Print.