Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-09

III you go to Cleveland, ask to meet
Chief C11adsey and the police staff over
whom h rules. II you go early enough,
you will Q 2S uniformed and immacu-
ate men lined up In front OF a diminu-
tive little woman of scarcely five feet,
and then you will further observe these
men salute with military precision in
instant recognition OF her orders and
promptly march forth to execute them.
1t is rather unusual for a woman to
be chief Of a police force In a city the
size OF Cleveland, but Chief Chadsey,
OF Cleveland's sanitation board, is one,
and IL furthermore said to be the only
women chief OF a police force over
Whom The has entire control. The fol-
lowing is quoted from IN article about
her i'm Pictorial Review for March.
When the United States government
dustrial conditions affecting women
and children. Miss Chadsey was APP
pointed to make special Investigations.
She went u to the silk industries OF
New Jersey n of Pennsylvania. made
a report on he homeless women in
New York. Philadelphia and Boston
and made special studies OF mattresses
and department store girls. When the
federal investigation was complete. she
had made up her mind to stay In So
cial work permanently. and she says
naiNely:
II began to look about for a likely
place to get work. l chose Cleveland
because Cleveland mas u particularly
enlightened social system. 1t has had
three remarkable mayors-Tom L..
and l had an idea that l could get
results In that city. So l went to
Cleveland"
She Danced with Others.
Miss Chadsey made no mistake in
her estimate Of the city. She went
there in the winter of 1910. Cleveland
resident were at that time interested in
the matter OF lance halls. Miss Chad
sey appeared to them the exact person
to NIKE an investigation OF conditions.
They left the method of investigation
to her. and the young woma speedily
decided that the only way to find out
anything about dance halls was to go
Az \ girl and dance.
Il was younger then and looked the.
part says Miss Chadsey sedately. She
looks young enough to fill the part
now, but 1t 1t 10 difficult to imagine
this retiring young woman. with
her smoothly dressed hair and her
role OF dance hall bale.
As soon an h had determined upon
her method Of investigation. Miss Chad
sey the members Of the. dance
hall committee to furnish her with es-
corts. Immediately her list filled up.
34sA VAA1C ~ OkuGO
alsO-wh0 were interested in saving the
youth of Cleveland from the evils OF
he dance halls seemed to be Interested
in getting information on the ::iatler at
first hand. Consss.SraOly amused and
certain .a~t ner stock OF escorts would
never fail her, Miss Chadsey set to
work to make up for her part. She
f1uffed her smooth hair, piled 1t up at
4 stylish" angle. put on the necessary
curls and puffs. set aside her modest
dreSses for the peek-a-hOo waists and
tight. aktrts In vogue and sAllied forth
determined to prove q success for
she said. II had to be popular to learn
anything" For SIX months she visited
lance halls. going early and staying
until the last dancers left. The young
men who acted - escorts were aston
danced and ,flirted aud accepted invi-
tations showered upon her ~ IL she had
not a thought in Aer head beyond the
enjoyment OF the evening. Certainly
the youths who fitted shout with her
and who pronounced her swell
SKIRT" and invited har to have beer or
wine. to spoon with them in dark
Railways or to 90 to = picnic on the
nex Sunday 70 dreamed that un-
der the puffs q busy. trained mind Was
trying t evolve q scheme by which
the youths could still enjoy themselves
and b projected from the evils that
b saw Oh every side.
Conditions She Found.
In friendly manner both gifls n
boys warned her against certain halls,
halls which Miss Chadsey promptly
visited. In he six months she at
tended - dances. She found con-
dltionS only too common In large
49,. About half the halls were cNn-