The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-25
PLACES BAN ON
Street Washers
MAYOR HOUSE OF NASHVILLE u.s.
SUES ORDERS TO POLICE
DEPARTMENT.

Nashville, Tenn, July 25.-The
johnnie Boy" has fallen upon evil
days. During the past week "A-hem-
Oh, say" has fallen into bad repute
on the streets and in two instances
johnnie" was slammed in the jaw,
mauled about his little rink ears and
otherwise matreated. Now, to cap
tue climax, the mayor orders the police
to arrest all of this species caugh. in
operation on the streets and haul them
to the bastile where he will see to it
that they are given their due. The
police, acting upon Instructions, were
busy cataloguing some suspects and
no mercy will be shown if they are
! caught Enjoying women. According
to officers stationed on Church street
and Fifth avenue, there are a number
of these sisters" on the streets at
all times and the police aver that
they are, in the main, idlers who sub
sist upon what is handed them by
their well-to-do parents. The officers
further state that the mayor acted
rightly when he included in his taboo"
list certain set of girls who doll up"
nightly and walk the streets encour-
aging such remarks.
Mayors Letter.
The mayors order is as follows:
Henry Curran, Esquire, Police Sta
ton, City-Dear Sir: l observe from
reports in the daily press that a high
ly respected lady and visitor to our
city was insulted in front OF the Herm-
itage Hotel a few evenings ago and
also a report of disgraceful conduct
of certain parties in Familiarity ap-
preaching a young lady presumably
unknown to them at the corner
of Fourth avenue and Church street.
] congratulate the police department in
arresting one Of the perpetrators OF
these outrages and also congratulate
the young lady in Furnishing this young
man who thrust his attentions upon
her without excuse or provocation.
The police department should know
the good from the bad and I expect
the department to keep the streets OF |
Nashville clean and safe at all hours |
OF the day and night and to break up |
this practice INDUCED in by so-called
Jelly Beans of parading the crowded |
thoroughfares, exhibiting their charms
and endeavoring to ingratiate them
selves into the good graces of women
with whom they have no acquaintance.
Men who indulge in this sort of con-
duct are usually drones, without either
occupation or conscious scruples for
the welfare of the mothers, wives and
daughters of the citizens of this city,
and the sooner they are made to I'M
derstand the fact that they cannot
ply their trade on the prominent thor
'ughfares of this city, the better 1t will
be for everybody
To ArrestWomen Also.
you will also instruct the depart
nent that this order applies to the OBJ
'osite sex. and that women of ques-
ionable character will not be permit
ed to fiaunt their iniquities in the face
4 decent people and whenever any
member Of the department Is satisfied
hat any woman of this character is
laing the streets Of the city for the
purpose Of plying her trade and at
racting the attention of men, she
houid be arrested just the same as the $
nen win expect the department TO S
se discretion and good Judgment in I
srrying out the provisions of this or J
or but want the whole department. ID
nc'adirf the traffic men. the plain