Show OFFICE DIGNITY To JO O UH AIN Seattle's Woman Mayor- Mayor Elect Says Her Sex Will Cause No Discourtesy S SEATTLE A Wash March Maich 11 1 AP Seattle's Ap-Seattle's Seattle s first w woman oman mayor Mrs Bertha K IC Landes who de defeated defeated de- de defeated Dr Edwin J 1 Brown incumbent incumbent incumbent bent by bya approximately pro votes inan In Inan Inan an election here Tuesday Tuesday has declared de declared declared de- de she he he will be a dignified city executive e She said she didn't t be believe believe believe be- be lieve the mayor being a woman would m ke any difference In de details details de- de tails o of of official If an officially important visitor comes t to town Ill III mee met meet t the train and extend the same courtesy I would woud accord a guest In my house she asserted I shall not meet visitors ls vis- Hors of lesser distinction in person Circumstances and common sense I and not my sex will wUl determine what to do db doJ I r It ItHel Her Hel election Is expected to make no change chang In the the- r tine rp-tine of or he her private life as she has been Leen serving serVIng seri Ing as president of the city cHY council council She takes over the mayors mayor's office June 7 w r Mrs Landes declared she resented re resented resented re- re remarks a petticoat rule I was tempted to answer the theby them I Iby by saying in public that women didn't didn t wear weal petticoats any more she laughed but then I felt that possibly that wouldn't be quite quit e quite ah quite ah j you ou Know know She said her selection for tor police chief will tilt be a man already in the department She stated however r that she would not keep W W. B. B B B. present head of the department de de' de- de Superior Judge Everett Smith inan In Inan inan an address before the religious educational educational educational edu edu- workers yesterday de described described described de- de scribed the appointment of a new chief of ot police as is one one of the most hopeful things in an Seattle today It If the people had re-elected re Dr Brown Brow n mayor Smith c declared it 1 it would Mould have shown the they approved of the system of tribute Judge Smith said that he had ab absolute absolute absolute ab- ab solute knowledge of corruption among certain city officials |