The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-11
KANSAS NEWS.
Trouble Over Joints in Kansas
City Reaches Climax.
Sheriff and Chief of Police in
Disgraceful Jangle.
DO NOT STAND IN.
One Officer Closes Saloons Under
Others Sc Protection
Chief thinner Then Says He
Will Close All.

Kansas City, Kas., Nov 11.-By to-
night it is predicted every saloon in the
Sixth ward, Kansas City, Kas. will be
closed by order of either Sheriff Men
denhal or Chief of Police thinner. The
Sixth ward includes all OF Armouroale,
and in it are about thirty joints, all of
which do thriving business. AS a re-
suit of trouble between the sheriff's
forces and the chiefs men on election
day, seven joints were closed last Thurs
day and nine more yesterday. Sheriff
Mendenhall was out of town at the time
and his deputies, not wishing to assume
too much authority, allowed two sa-
looms closed by them to reopen Yester-
day Sheriff Mendenhan returned to
Kansas City, Kas. A conference be-
tween him and Chief thinner was not
productive of good results. thinner told
Mendenhau that unless Charles
kanauer, the jointist at Twelfth and
Miami avenue. was allowed to reopen
he would not consent to allow the re-
opening OF Frank Eaton's place, at Sixth
ana Kansas avenue, or the other places
closed by his men. Last night Sheriff
Mendenhall ordered Under Sheriff Jas
Cummlns to go to Armourdale and close
up three police saloons Following this
action Chief thinner went the sheriff
three better, and closed up six anti
police saloons. The saloons closed by
Sheriff Mendenhan are:
John Dolan's. Twelfth and Argentine
boulevard. 80
P. Brosna ham Sixth and Kansas ave-
nue..
John Kenny, 500 Kansas avenue.
Tim Lyons, 653 Kansas avenue
Tom CampbeI's place, Adams and
S. B. Thorp's. Adams and Kansas
avenue.
Wood & Walker. Fifth and osags
avenue.
John Connors, Fifth and Usage ave-
nue..
John Rickart $50 Usage avenue.
After these raids hostilities ceased, but
Sheriff Mendenhall will undoubtedly close
many more saloons today Chief thinner
has a majority in the number Of saloons
closed and the sheriff, if reports are true,
get ahead of him. Sheriff Mendenhan was
not inclined to discuss the case last night.
he made the emphatic statement: "Chas
klls Ger,. at Twelfth and Miami avenue
can NOT reopen as long as am sheriff =
Earlier in the day Chief thinner made
lowed to reopen negotiations viii be off
1t is Knauer or nothing
between the sheriff anu the chiee of police
and as both men determined it would
seem that every, john in Kansas City. Kan,
before the week is DONE
Last night sheriff MendcnhaIL sad;
| YOU don z want to be surprised at afiys
thing; maybe they will all be clesed.si h
After the police had closed six joints in
A.Irlnourdale, Ar Chief thinner was asked: ::
morrow on the number of saloons closed,
what will you do2'
Keep the ball a-rolling." replied the
chief, laugningiy.
The jointkeepers in Kansas City, Kan
are scared. They realize that 10th the
sheriff and chief of Iolice mean business.
and every saloonman i'll town expects to
quit business. There was gloom in the
uptown saloons las night, and agents for
the ibreweries .eere being applied to by
telephone. Every hrs very will have a
representative in Kansas City, Kan. to-
day. and every effort will be made to
create peace between the sheriff and the
chief of police.
The friends of Mendenhall say that the
sheriff hast 5ev erything to gain and nothing
to lose. He has been reelected sheriff
and doesn't intend to seek the office again
Thre is no revenue for him in alloWing Z
the joints to run, whereas the city gets a
revenue from every joint, and it is from
this revenue that members of the police
department are paid. Ii there is no JOINT
revenue the policemen will have to wait
two or three months for their salaries. CT
discount the city vouchers to the banks,
as they did several years ago, when the
town was dry"
The temperance people OF Kansas City.
Kan, are laughing in their sleeves. For
the last two years they have enieavored
through every channel to close the joints.
All the officials refused to act. Now,
through political quarrel between the
Republican and Democratic officials, the
they have fought for for months and with
out the least effort on their part A member
of the Law and Order Lsasu. said glee-
fully: For heavens sake, let the dogs
of war bark Let no man stop the fight.
This is greatn'g