The Washington times., 1915-05-26
New York Police Begin Investi.
cation Of Dancing Places.
"Dress Suit" Squad Out.
"GREAT WHITE WAY" IN PERIL
Crusade Intended to Put Stop to
AH-Night Life as Revealed by
Miss Eugenia Kelly.

NEW YORK; May ga police inves-
tigation tending toward a general clean
up of the cabaret situation along the
gay White Way has begun as direct
result of the Kelly case.
80 precipitate Is the movement in that
direction that 1t almost completely over
shadows In Importance the repentance
and return of Eugenia Kelly to her
mother. Her change of heart. blocking
as It did the promised sensational dis
closures in that quarter became merely
an incident to the general state of af-
fairs.
Police Commissioner Woods took per-
sonal charge of the investigation OF the
tango parlors, all night restaurants,
and cabarets of the city. Orders were
issued to Inspectors Dwyer and Morris
and squads of men were Immediately
detailed to visit all the places along the
White Way and report what is going on.
Police In Dress Suits.
Inspector Dywer, it vas learned, was
ordered to reorganlze the old dress
suit squad, as it used to be calleu.
This squad went out last night, each
man In evening clothes, to attend the
cabaret performances, interming'c with
the crowd at the dancing places ana
lind out the trus state OF analrs; Just
what conditions surround the young
persons VINO are attracted to the tan
60" parlors. The investigation Is not
personal or directed against particular
places 1t Is general and Widespread
and intended to do away with the fea-
lures OF the all-night life WHICH lure
young women such as Miss Kelly.
Another phase of the campaign TO
tighten the lid upon Objectionable re-
sorts Of this character will be to get
lists of the professional dancers, espe-
cially the young men, and to ascertain
what are their sources Of income, 1t
was to this type of young man TO whlch
Mrs, Kelly objected as ass associates st,a ,,t I0t
them have actuated the police to In
vestigate along that line. The commit
tee Of fourteen appointed by Mayor
Mitchell has also become Interested IN
the police campaign.
It is interesting to note in connection
with the whole thing that what promises
to be a general cleanup of cabaret con-
ditions and tightening OF the I'D
started largely with the jealousy OF
Bonnie Glass. because her dancing part
ner, Al Davis. was paying too much
attention to Miss Kelly. Mrs. Kelly got
much Of her information from Bonnie,
then hailed her daughter to court.
Realize Her Mistake.
~Seeveral hours of persistent, earnest,
fatherly appeal won Miss Kelley back
to a realization Of her mistake. Her sis
ter, Mrs. Ralph Hill Thomas, the former
Mrs. Frank ]. Gould; John F. Mcintyre,
Mrs. Kelly's counsel. and George j.
Gillespie. attorney and friend of tho
family for years, brought about the
change of heart that drew mother and
daughter to each others arms in Mag
istrate Houses chambers in the York
willie court.
Upstairs in the COURTROOM the crowd
was waiting for the sensational disclos-
ures that had been promised by the
girls attitude the day before. Eugenla
had repented late Monday night. Her
mothers feelings had been softened by
the girls desire to return to her home.
She was waiting for Eugenia to arrive.
And when the two met and kissed, the
reconciliation having been arranged pre-
viously by telephone, the scene between
mother and daughter. Mr.. Mcintyre
said. was SO touching and sacred that
he turned away.
What happened after that was Incl
dental The court proceedings became
Houses words to the girl before he dis
missed the case. Eugenia. herself
looked changed. When the case ended,
Mrs Kelly took Eugenia's arm in hers
entered a closed carriage and drove
home together.
Il realize" said Eugenia humbly,
that l let the music and dancing and
glad she will take me back I shall be
glad to get home again. l did not
realize what trouble I had started unit
my friends refused to stand by me in
court. ! was foolish. I know, but 1
didn't then