The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-01

the north side of the room and the ex-
pectant officers ranged themselves in a
semi-circle in front of him.
Il thought before I administered the
OATH, said Mayor Fellows, that we
should have a thorough UNDERSTANDINGS IiolIg'
not as to the policy of this adInlnlstra-
ton. because there is to be no policy It
the enforcement of all the laws. That IS
what laws are made for and IL Is business
70 ENFORCE lnehl- tiIOusAL Ia - - 4It
are any here among you VINO reel I 5
there is one law or more than one law
ought to be given an opportunity 20 ue-
cline the appointment as a police ofncer.
the best police force that can be secured
and we intend to give them all they are
In talking to you now. it is scarcely
necessary for me to allude to the viola
refrain from saying, and Chief Steele will
bear me out in what 1 say, that the pro-
fully neglected. I have said to Marshal
Strauss, what now desire to say to you,
mOval of any patrolman if a joint is found
on his beat. All are to be treated alike;
Il do not expect you to go into the
joints at once and tear up the fixtures and
destroy the property. They are to re-
it by removing to another place. II they
move and commence again they will not
be entitled to a second notice When a
jointist is notified to quit it means that he
is to quit for all time. He cannot stop
for one week or one month and commence
Nov. think that you will understand
duty and enforce all laws without fear or
favor. Now, say to you again, that II
that he can do what is required, hope
that he will at once decline, and by so do
none spoke a word. There was no evil
dence that any man present would refuse
to do what was required and the mayor
then administered the oath himself, in
which the new policemen We're pledged
to support the laws of the government,
state and city.
Police Com missioner Henderson We're IN a
corner of the room and they listened in
To them It seemed strange doctrine
They knew so little of what entire en-
forcement of all laws means.
After the talk made by the mayor and
while the new officers were signing the
roll, Chief Steele said to a Journal re-
Talk is cheap. It is easy enough to
say all that, but it will be a good deal
lice for some time and I know something
about it. 1 do not believe in allowing one
place to run and closing up others. be-
neve in treating all alike. I will venture
to say that there will be favored places
Chief Steele says he will once more take
his hammer and saw and work at the car
penter trade He says he can build any
thing from a FENCE to piano and is not
afraid that he will be idle.
me JolhtlstS' VINO nave been IN a state OF
CONSERVATION for two weeks, are not en-
jOying more peace of mind today. A man
who IS familiar with these men said to-
day that the equipments of five joints
have. been sent away from Topeka dur
ing the past few days.
Lon Townsend. king of all the jointists
has quit and his place in the Jockheck
building is stripped of bar and furniture.
A few hangers on loaf around the stair
way looking wistfully upward, but the
king is gone, probably never to return
Bob Pigg, whose place is on East Sixth
street, has closed. and Harry Croft and
Frank Long will also close their doors in
a short time The notice Mayor Fellows
alluded to in his speech will be for five
days. At the end of that time Marshal
Strauss will be expected to arrest every
jointist to be found in Topeka.
Mayor Fellows says that there will be
no trouble in driving the places out of
town.