The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-05

justice of the peace But not until a few days ago, when Miss Pauline Christman was sworn in by Chief McCafferty of Put eblo has any city in Colorado had wom- an policeman.
 Many persons unfamiliar with condi- tions in Colorado might imagine short haired, strident voiced "unsexed female, plain and ancient, as the sort of person who would receive such an appointment instead of talented young newspaper writer who was given her commission as a recognition for no mean service in the manufacturing center of Colorado
 Miss Chrstman had regular duties on a local paper. While going about she was annoyed by the filthy condition of the sidewalks, the floors of street cars and other public places which many of Pueb- los citizens persisted in regarding as cuspidors.
 The fight against this evil had long been waged before women's clubs and medical societies, but resolutions and learned speeches were the only result before Miss Christman came from Denver.
 This young woman had been In town but a few days when she went to a policeman who was swinging his club over well mottled sidewalk. Why don't you arrest the men who persist in splitting on the sidewalks and in other public places?"
 No orders, miss Can't exceed author ity, you know. You'll have to see the chief"
 Chief McCafferty listened sympatheti- cally. but explained that there was no ade- quate ordinance against splitting He ad- vised Miss Christman to see Mayor West.
 The mayor agreed with her in every particular. If she would see the members of the city council he would use his in- f1uence to assist in having her suggestions embodied in an ordinance, and pledged himself then to see to 1t that 1t was en- forced rgidly.
 Miss Christman had the ordinance drawn, arranged for newspaper support of her movement, found an alderman to introduce 1t and then went to each of the aldermen in turn and told him why she wished him to vote for the bill-how essential 1t was for the public health and the appearance of the city.
 As a result Miss Christman's ideas were made law by unanimous vote.
 Now every patroman in the city, acting under special instructions from the mayor and chief of police. Is on the lookout for tobacco chewers and other promiscuous expectorators.
 The chief of police made Miss Christ man a special policeman with full power to arrest violators of any of the ordi- nances, and especially of the one which she had been instrumental in having
 
 lutions commenting the young woman for her activity and the mayor and the chief of police for appointing her policeman.
 That is how Pueblo's sidewalks and public places generally are now cleaner and more sanitary than they were a fort night ago, and why Miss Christman wears a gold stsr on the lapel of her jacket.
 Miss Christman Is mocesr about what she has done and deprecates public men ton of her services.
 Amy one could have got the ordinance passed and seen to 1t that it was enforced if he had set about 1t in earnest" she smilingly remarked.
 "Chief McCafferty has been good enough to say that 1t will not be necessary for me to use the pistol he presented me with at the time I received my commission He has kindly said that when I have made an arrest I can call on any other policeman to accompany the offender to jail, so that I shall not have to make a spectacle of myself marching some loafer to patrol box.
 This is not joke. however" she added quickly. 'I should march him to the sta- ton all the way up Main street rather than see the ordinance violated with im- punity'