The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-19
POLICE. SUPPRESS.
v !. n |. II ):
Forms Used for Displaying.
Stockings Ordered OutSof
( Store Wind oW s.;S
The MAYORS, STATE
Puts Blame on Newspapers and
Police lay Make I Latter Nj
IA Suffer ss ...5

ssh It X has : been i ordained that artificial
limbs shall no more adorn the show vim 5.
dows OF Broad Street stores. Stockings
must Be exhibited In orderly piles. ct! Of
5must hang ins limp q nd WI lsled rows,
for, the days ors8"1lled N tockin IS ia re
past. n! II NJ US .
The Economy shoe $ tore displayed with
In Its windows stockings fitted upon art 4
fcal 4st' forn,s.,' These stockings. like Jo-
scph' s Goa, were II o { man VI colors, and
caught the eye OF the passing lron 49,
~ Captain Kerse called at the Economy
shoe store and ordered that the limbs
DO removed from the Sc rish ight of The The
wind WIS. sSis sgs9 NJ II
$s Whom seen Z last nj ght Captain I<crse
refused 10 N discuss u he SUBJ ect5 further
than n 70 say that he III ted sund der orders
tfrpmfa proper 10 urce. # He said lie regard
\ ed the Exhibition u III II thes Ecpnpny wins
SdowsS as Improper. ana ordered I he I'll,
#1lcinl legs to he vi ldrawn.$s Sss
8f Chief OF Police IIulre was sked HI <lie
Had given ca tain Ilerse orders to / sup
Eaid that he had nothing to do with
the matter. The n yor spoke to ne
three or four 5week ago. Captain kerse
was present at the time, and he Mayor
had some further talk with him. s5
4s' Some one had reported a. shop on
Broad Street where the display of artl-
fciul legs was Very bold, and this matter
was under discussion. The Economy
shoe store was mot mentioned. ' III 9,e
b Mr.. Hoftheiner, prophet of the Bcon-
Sc1ny shoe 81 ore, said last might hat he
had a. high regard forSthe Mayor. who,
lie was sure, was acting for the best In
terests OF the city. n IS sSs 4. 4
IN would be the last man in Richmond
ito do anything to offend he public. hen
my ntionF was ca He'd to tho display
in my windows. III gladly had the FORMS
moved i desire to say that have no
com lalnt 10 make III s5 S Fl is5
Mayor Mccarthy; although III and con-
fined to- his room, talked to The Times
Dispatch representative regarding the
matter us a i3Ssgj rs IN 5tf5 5
gS5 The Mayor said: g Ri
SEEzt''It Is time the police were doing their
duty without my having to show it to
them. f tsS " 4 4. h Nh 559 3Ss
LIT seems that they can't do anything
without saying that the Mayor told them
| to do t. 45s la j nm
&S.'I shall do MY duty a s I see 1t, and
nothing shall stop me, The newspapers
come fter ME for news and then reyle
and make run Of me, This is all stuff
and nonsense, The papers should either
stand for decency or come out honestly
and boldly declaring that they are sup-
porting the dirty gang that nrc after
me, It's the newspapers that are Keeping
{ the excitement going. and they are the
ones that are doing nj the bowling. The
public is satisfied. q n
Gft"I dare tho papers to say that I am not
doing my duty. Be al ina n or. a mouse
Is my. creed, and r don't intend toabe a
mouse. FL Il Sl u IA Il s ~ n
ss.'I don't intend to be bought y news
papers, and therefore their mud singing
doesn't hurt me- n $s Il a
The Mayor felt deeply and took no
pains to conceal tho fact, He does not
think he has been fairly treated by the
newspapers or by the police, and as a
last word he said: "a 5is Din
!, IF the police continue 10 drag me into
these matters viii 4 AXE steps to make
them suffer. II