The chronicle=news., 1913-04-14
ENFORCING the
AA1p|N Law


New Orleans. April ii---NIiss Ed
mn l.ichtcnstein, OF 3a0l Caronde-
let street. bears the distinction OF
being the first defendant under the
Newman haipin ordinance. wcdnes-
day morning. OF last week. acting
upon instructions of Superintendent
of I.olic. Reynolds. Corporal Eugene
Casey and Patroi'nan Clav"ric made
affidnvits against six women who
wor" hatpins thar projected. Fiv.
Others. hcsileF Miss I.ichicnstrin.
nEpoar.h M defendants In aifidaviia
In Two courts. m" First Recorders
and the Second Recorders,
tn" horror which the woman he
ii.vcd wonii he experienced by he
Ing subject 10 arrest seems to have
been dissipatcd during the first
mornings work OF tho police.
Instead of being subjected to hui
miliatlon, tho-c who fell victims
before the scrutihizinG gaze OF the
corporal and pairOlm"n were made
10 feel. owing 10 the respectful man
n"r in which they were approached.
iha, they need fear nothing. How
ever. the policemen had large
crowds following them ms they work
"I
| HIT Corporal Casey, In most
di:nificd manner. took every pre-
raution. so as not 10 leave the I'm
preston that II was u Joke. ut the
same time being careful not To Of
f"nd any nj the women he approach
led.
! II b.s your pardon" he would
say. hut ! must call your attention
1 In fr.r0 a. lnt .
the Law by permitting the point OF
your hatpin TO project out more
than an inch. Now will YOU kind
Is give me your name and address,"
Invariably. the women thus ap-
preached would smile. take the mat
ter good naiuretlly and respond by
Immediately Informing tho corporal
as to where she could he found for
court summons.
Miss I.ichicnst.in. the first vonnE
lady approached by Corporal Casey.
was passing the corner OF Canal and
carondcict street when stopped BY
III. corporal. who saiutcd hcr gal
iantly. and. with book In hand. ask
"d tho maiden her name and ai-
/ irchs. \ smll" was Immediately
unon III" lips Of Miss l.irhtcnsicin.
She At onre understood the reason
for being halted.
II suppose I must smiled Miss
I.srhtcnsicin. when CORPORAL Casey
asked her to give her name aud ad-
dress. - suppose I am m offender
aud must pay the penalty" And
again she smiled good naturedly.
| II was not long before the crowd
on Canal street realized that the
k.o al tpsS
cd. and score or moro followed to
see tho fun.
Nearly all the women against
whom nfidavi,x were made are
known in social circles. Several
shopEirls were halted by the corpor-
al. hut as in mos, instances thcy ap-
pcarcd to he ignorant Of the exist
cnce Of tho law and were let off
with n caution.
Corporal Casey and Patrolman
Ciaveric met two women who were
strangers. one from New York and
tho other from Chicago. and ns the
visitors knew nothing OF the law
they were cautioned and permitted
to &C.
| At no time during the mornings
work Of enforcing the Newman Or
'linancc was any unplesantncss cx-
pcricnccd. The women resigned
themselves to their fate smilingly.
| Patrolman Joseph Hadley. who L.
six feet and three inches tall and
who weighs 253 pounds. was strong
in declaring that the work OF watch
ing FOR offenders of the Newman
law was distasteful TO him. Late in
the afternoon he assisted Corporal
Casey. and scores Of people smiled
as they looked nt the giant whose
eyes were focused on the foliage and
shrubbery OF the latest creations
ny they passed.
u think the women are beginning
Ito realize that the ordinance Is no
joke" he said 'rd like to have you
understand. though. that it's no Joke
to watch for those shining points
in the middle of n bunch Of ribbons
aud things and then approach the
owners and warn them.
| Its a good law. nevertheless.
and | think II would be n good thing
! IL another law was passed against
the wearing OF those 'Catch-a-Mikc'
skirts. mean these skirts that
they're wearing that look like bath
robes and have n little ribbon tied
around them. When n girl has one
of those things OH shc looks AS tho
she had JUS; got out OF the bathtuh.
II call 'em 'Catch-aMike' skirts
cause they seem to wear them for
the express purpose of catching n
Mike
| Pa,rolman TadIcy was drastic In
his violation of his sartorial ideals.
/ Following an excitement on Ca
nal street, Henrietta Barnes of 2722
Philip street. said to be washer
woman. was sent to jail us the re-
suit of the enforcement OF the ordi
nance by Policeman Busc. She was