The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05
UNANIMOUS VOTE
TAKEN LAST N|GIT
Mrs. Sigler's Services Is
pensed With
WOMEN In PROTET
Mankato Club Ladies Appeed
Before Aldermen Urging
Retention Official

hGLeQGlOQ OnlCld1
Mankato city council by a una
imous vote OF its membership q
pensed with the services Oh Ms.
adelaide Slgier as polio
last nights meeting oil the AZ
council. This was in the face on
protest from NUMBER OF Maniac
club women, anu a talk by Mrs. 4.
hessian, one OF the st. Paul pollt-
women, VINO spoke on the neceSsy
OF a pQlicemom in every city.
MayUf W. A. Leach In recoi-
menuIng the dismissal OF Mrs. Slglr
as poncewoman, SAID that he WIS
ed it TO be Understood that his a.
ton did not mean that he did nj
favor the services OF a policewoma.
he thought that there is a place D
woman on Mankato police tore,
but he was of the opinion that Nj.
Sigler is not the right woman II
the position owing to the alle5F
lack OF CO. operation with the MAJ
members or the Mankato pollt
liorce.
Called On Ladies'.
At the opening or the meetln
Mayor w. A. Beach noticing iars
huulb[I
the council chambers. said that u
" oulu give them an opportunity Q
be- heard on the question OF tn
Fseryices of Mankato policewoman. |
Mrs. ID. e.. Willard was the mrs
speaker. She said that to say tina
she was amazed to read the com
munication OF the Chief OF Polic'
Phil Landmark in last Wednesday,
issue of The Free Press was ex
pressing her feeling mildly. Sh'
said that words utterly fail to ex
press her. indignation and sh'
thought that most OF the women o
ManKato thought the same way. Mrs
Willard said that she PERSONAL.
knew of several instances whert
Mrs. Sigler had done some splendid
work in rescuing young girls iron
the walks OF sin. Mrs. Willard ha'
seen Mrs. Sigier at the depots look
ing. after aged women, and girl
who happened TO want information
as to boarding places etc.
Policeman at Depot Curiosity
: Il have been going back ant
forth to the twin cities for nearl!
twenty FIVE years." said Mrs. vii
lard, but during all OF those years
/ could count on the fingers OF on
hand the number of times that
have seen a male policeman at thu
trains to direct people. A police
man at Mankato depots is almos
as much a curiosity as the animals
in a circus used to be years ago
Mrs. Sigfer's work is far above thu
work of the male members of thu
police force. 1t is stated in Chic
Landmarks report that Mrs. Style
only made six arrests The repor
does not cite the number of mei
pounded UP with policemen's clubs.
Mrs Willard said that in the past
before a polfcewoman was employed
in the city of Mankato, girls anC
boys were allowed to congregate a
the depots at will. She alleged tina
the policemen did not look after thu
welfare Of the young people.
"A woman police is so far above
an ordinary, policeman" said Mr..
Willard, that they should not be
considered in the same breath"
Plan For Right Woman
Before the next woman was per
mitted to speak, Mayor Beach stat
ed that the action taken did not
mean that he and the other mem
bers of the city council did not be-
lieve in the employment of a Police.
woman. There is place for the
right woman, Mayor Beach stated
The question at issue last night
were the charges preferred against
Mrs. Sigler by Chief Of police Lund;
mark. He wished the next speaker
to not indulge in a talk on the ne
cessity of a policewoman.
Mrs. E. S. Selle was the next club
woman to speak. She said, When
called upon by Mrs. Sigler, that she
hardly knew what to say on the
matter. Summed up, Mrs. Sslle'S
statement was to the effect that
Mankato, and in fact every city Of
any size is in need of a policewomar
in the sense of a welfare worker
with police power. Every city is in
need of a womanly woman to WORK
with the women and boys and girls
for the upbuilding Of the morals Of
the young people. Mrs. Selle SAID
much of the work of a policewomar
can not be properly handed by &
policeman.
Other Women Spoke
Mrs. J. S. Holbrook in opening
her remarks said that she was not
in a position to talk on the charges
preferred by Chief of Police Lund-
mark against the police woman, She
did know, however, of a great many
instances where no one but a wo-
man, could accomplish the work
that Mrs. Sigler. did. Mrs. Holbrook
said that she thought that the po-
licewoman should be vested with
police power. This did not neees
sari1y mean that she should arrest
everyone she met. But this power
would lend respect to the position.
Mrs. Clifford Sheldon was sure
that Mrs. Sigler had done good
work while on Mankato-police force
and she thought that she should be
retained.
Mrs. e. w. Foster said that there
are some things that can not be
measured in dollars and cents
Among these are the work OF po
licewoman, or welfare. worker
She had heard Of the good work OF
Mankato policewoman, and thought
that her services should be con-
tinuedX .,.
Mrs. Adolph Mueller, said that
Mrs. Sigler had done especially
good work in the public dance halls
OF Mankato. She had visited the
parks and other public places and
held a check on the actions of the
young people Mrs. Mueller would
like to see Mrs. Sigler's services
continued
Rev. William weiner said that by
personal observation he had noted
the good work of Mankato's police
woman. Two specific instances had
come to his, notice, where wayward
girls had been brought back into the