The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-16
TROUSERS DON'T GO
CURRENT EVENTS CLUB OF KANSAS
CITY, KAN, SAYS so.

That Society Stands for the Honor Of tn
Gentle Sex 10 Defying tho Mintons o
the Law to Put OveraiIs on womeH
/ Offenders asd the Women Thsmselve
on the Rock Pile Crusade In Kansa
! City, lissoori, Directed Against TIT
| "Dynsmits" Bucket Shops and Poo
Rooms-News Of Crime.
| Kansas City, Mo-, July 15.!The order
of the police commissioners of Kansas
| City, Kan, that women prisoners must
work on the stone pile along with the
men has caused a great commotion. and
| has not yet been put into effect. Per-
| haps Id may never be.
| The Current Events club, an organiza-
| ton Of women, has expressed itself az
UNNECESSARILY shocked and has called an
Indignation meeting 10 protest against
the Threatened disgrace and degrade
ton Of womanhood."
The members threaten that enforce
ment Of the order means the retirement
Of the police COMMISSIONS from Office at
the first opportunity, and as women vote
in Kansas municipal elections, the threat
is not regarded as an altogether idle one.
and may have the desired effect. Their
principal objection 10 the rock pile plan
is that part OF the order compelling the
women 10 work without skirts and to
wear overa,ls instead. The police Off
Gals stand by that order and say that the
first women prisoners whose fines are
not paid will go TO the rock pile.
LATER-NO OVERALLS.
Kansas City, Mo-, July 15.-Women
prisoners are not to be put to work on
the rock pile of the Kansas City, Kan,
Jail. The board of police commissioners
who decided this week that this should
be done, have found public sentiment too
strong against such a move.
HELEN COUGAR PROTESTS.
Lafayette, Ind, July 15.-Mrs. Helen
NJ. Gouger of Indianapolis, Ind, is in
dignant at the report of the decision OF
the chief Of police of Kansas City, Kan,
70 put female criminals in the garb of
stone pile with male criminals. She de-
clares this action to be more shameful
than anything practiced towards wo-
men in baroarous nations. She asks tha.
women everywhere shall write letters Of
protest to the Kansas City authorities.
ANTI-GAMBLING CRUSADE.
Kansas City, Mo-, July IA crusade
re- nd
pool rooms was begun actively today,
when w. S. Bibbs, running shop in
the heart Of the city. and seven of his
assistants were arrested. The warrants
were issued by Assistant Prosecuting At
torney Brady. He had been waiting for
Chief of Police Vallins to act, but as the
latter made no move, the county decided
to fight the cases. Preparations had been
made to open half a dozen pool rooms
that were closed several weeks ago. but
today's move and the one made yester-
day against slot machines danfpened the
gamblers artior. The dynamite bucket
shops deal in fictitious mining stocks. the
quotations being received by telegraph
from some point short distance from
the exchange" The quotations are pre-
pared in advance by the proprietors, who
are therefore always aware of what the
next turn will be when made. Although
Chief Vallins had practically driven all
forms of gambling from the city, the re-
cent decision OF the supreme court de-
claring him TO nave been illegally ap-
pointed, has nominally tied his hands.
CHICAGO COPS AT FAULT
Chicago, July 15.-Mrs. Edith Staples.
the companion of Bicyc.ist Charles Mel
son of Cadilla, Mich, at the time he was
shot in Washington park. about three
weeks ago, was discharged from custody
today, no one appearing to prosecute her
on the charge Of completely in the mys-
terious affair. 1t is probable that the end
Of the affair has been reached as the po-
lice appear to be wholly az sea. Nelson,
who had so far recovered as 10 be able
to be in court today, will soon submit 20
the tx rays" in the hope of locating the
bullet near his heart.
HAMILTON OR HERMANS.
Ottawa, Ont, July 15.-Additional de-
tails concerning Rev. James P. Hamil-
IOI. nOW III jail 1SlilDLbhS, oAAs',
believed 10 be Rev. Francis Hermans,
who is wanted on a charge of numbering
Miss Henrietta Clawson in Salt Lake
City in September, 1896. are as follows:
Hamilton was appointed lay reader in
Scotch Burh, in June, 1896, by the local
bishop OF the Episcopal church, and has
credentials which, If he is Francis Her
mans, were certainly forged or stolen.
He wanted to be ordained. but the bish-
Cd would not do so, nor would he renew
his license as lay reader after the year
expired. If Hamilton is not Hermans, he
answers the descriptions in so many
ways that he could pass for Hermans'
double The prisoner is wonderfully re-
served and makes no complaint Of any
kind and simply declares that he is not
the man wanted. He has thus far ne
elected to do anything toward preparing
his defense.
CUBA'S MONEY IS COINED
1t viii be Put Ont Right Away, But IL
NHi Not Circulate