The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-11
JAIL FOR ONE PIECE
BATHING SUIT GIRLS
Coast Styles Showing Anato.
mical Contours Barred at
Coney Island.
ALMOST A RIOT ON BEACH
Nine Victims' Sentences Sus
pended After Suffering
in Cells.

the Pacific coast have no objection to
seeing feminine loneliness incased In one
piece suits--in fact, they feel that IL the
girls aren't afraid Of wearing SO much
eunburn the unlocking citizen needn't
holler. Not even a Keystone cop out
there would be so frantic as to arrest
a girl for wearing bathing apparel that
left little room for shrinkage, unless he
was blind
Altogether, according to sworn testi-
mony yesterday in the Coney Island
Police Court, where the young things
who were making the witching waves
SO witching were dragged by policemen
who had never studied art, 1t appears
that the good burghers of California like
t. see swimming costumes built along
uninterrupted lines, relieving the mo-
notony of waves and beach and police
mems faces All of which lends added
significance to Horace Greeleys ADVICE
Go west, young man.
The nine young bathing beauties had
no intention OF being arrested when
they set out from Manhattan yesterday
morning to shimmy in the rollers OF
Brighton Beach in attire that was no
hinirance to the shimmy muscles. The
press agent of the show to which they
are attached asserts on his honor that
he had no intention of getting them
pinched for the late afternoon papers.
Just Had to Get Into Sea waves.
Their trip occurred because the mer-
naidens, all of whom come from CAN
fornia and can swim like tadpoles, have
been travelling for the last two months
through the West, appearing in con-
junction with Mack Sennetts movie
production Yankee Doodle in Berlin,
al such cities as Detroit and Toledo
which are mean places to visit Tor a
swim in the ocean. And as the girls are
simply crazy about the ocean. they grew
tired OF wearing their salt water over
alls in a dry country. viewing win
alarm the prospect that before they
could make n splash the suits such as
they were, would be half worn out
which would be terrible.
So after reaching New York and play
ing for two weeks at a theatre which the
press agent is inclined to think is the
Broadway-though he isn't certain
they decided It was urgent they should
have bath in the ocean. Sol Lesser,
manager of the show, and L. NJ. Asher.
Mack Sennett's representative, Endorsed
the idea, on the proviso that the nine
sylphs pose for bathing pictures that
would make the theatre lobby look more
homelike.
The automobiles conveying the girls,
with Lesser. Asher. the publicity hxer,
and a liaison section Of movie photogra-
piers from Broadway. where bathing
girl is respected. to Coney Island. reached
the Parkway Baths at 10 o'clock. when
the beach was at its quietest since not
more than half a million people were In
sight. tThe curtain falls 70 denote the
passing OF a few garments)
When they emerged from their bath
houses they wore the aquatic CONNECTIONS
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colors. with practically no waste space
and, as they say in the movie business
the continuity was good.
.sHeIp." Yells the stolid Citizen.
The movie cameras had scarcely be-
gun TO click as the girls beached them
selves when a solid looking citizen, who
had been reclining on the strand and ap
parently controlling his muscles with 6
violent effort at their appearance, be
came visible as blur suddenly projected
in their direction. Help" he yelled
trying vsinly to stop his legs.
Help screamed another man. The
erstwhile quiet beach resounded will
cries OF Help" and Hold met wruni
from droves of men who evidently felt
they were being lured TO their doom
but were powerless to prevent II.
Then the movie camera men com
mitted an error in tactics, for theI
moved their subjects over to the ad
joining Seaside Park. But Peter Ma
Lone superintendent of the park, hao
reached the enhancing core of the mob
"Off with you--you can't hold any
parties like this here were Malonel
words.
why can't we?' demanded Lesser
rallying to protect his brood. "We'v,
got permission to take pictures"
"You can't appear like that in an.
public park whether you have permission
or not Malone said. "I'll get you on
of here" and he plunged into the multi
tude, from whom were pouring an
guished cries OF "Oh, baby.' Look
that blonde!"
Presently the form OF Mounted Pa
trolman James Carroll could be de
serted charging through the crowd o,
his horse, bent on saving Coney Island
The three bluecoats coaxed, the girl
10 60 to the bathhouse and put o
apparel more suitable for being pre-
scented at court. whereupon Lessee
stepped forward. The cop arrested hir
on a charge of trying to interfere wit
officers.
Cops Guard as Girls Redress.
The minions Of the law stood guar
outside the baths while the girls change
TO their going away apparel. but tn
young women still thought that wa
only meant TO make the picture funnie
than ever.
As they entered the station Lieu
Thurstoft entered the following names i
his blotter. charging them with dis
orderly conduct through causing a crow
TO collect by wearing bathing costume
that melted to riot:
Molly MCGOWAN, 20; Brownie Be
mont, 20; Micllie Mavls. 81. and Edn
France, 90, all OF the Hotel Aston Els
Mason, 90; Irene Wiley, 10; Jane Anel
: 81: Dorothy Haver. 20, and Elsie ]
Ware, 81, all of whom said they lei
their presence to the Hotel Bitmore.
Then the joke suddenly turned sol
when Lieut.. Thurston called the matro
and had her put them away for sai
Keeping in cells, an individual set OF bal
TO each girl.
Before Magistrate James O'Neili ii
girls pleaded guilty to drawing IL
crowd, but they protested they hadn
meant the slightest harm to any one b
wearing the one piece affairs. Less,
for his part explained that he ha
merely meant to hustle the girls I'M
their street clothes and not to conpe
with the officers for their attention.
Magistrate ONeill. after pointing o.
that the Coney Island standards a
very high about wearing the costun
high, suspended sentence on conditis
that they do their swimming hereaft
in some quiet spot where they arer
likely IN Dlav IN atandipr roopn IN