The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-11-30
eONE CENT.
OBE'S OBSERVATIONS.
what lie Sees and Hears During II
Travels

was taken trOm town TO the BOttsvllle Jall on
a charge of attempting to defraud hotel
keeper of $l5 due for board. But little i'm
portance was attached to the case until after
the woman was placed under lock and key at
Pottsville, when she made sensational
charges against several men here and said to
the officer who left her there, "You tell those
fellows when you get back that they are re-
sponsible for that board bill and if they do
not pony up and get me out Of here / will
make things warm for them before long"
AS a consequence of this threat there are
several young men here on pins and needles.
The Thomas Mcguire case tried at Potts
vile this week and resulting in the acquittal
of the defendants, although the costs were
put on the county, seemed to have stirred up
the county seat people considerably. The
newspapers of that place are particularly
worked up and refer to the case as a method
by which "the taxpayers are robbed by
petty cases." The facts Of the case were that
Mrs Mary Breslin and Mrs. Eliza Patusky
carried away some pieces from heap Of
lumber and shingles that formerly made up
the dancing platform and fences of Columbia
Park. The defendants claimed that when
the material was being hauled a load Of it
toppled over at a common dump. The women
took some pieces which they said were only
good for fire wood. Thomas Mcguire, of
Brownsville, the owner of the wood, prose
cuted the women for larceny. Sol Foster,
q II 4 l.,
ceeded in getting them acquitted and the
costs amounting to $40 were put Oh the
county. NJ NJ. Burke, Esq, who reprepre-
sented Mr.. Mcclure in the case was quite in
dignant when he read the comments of the
county papers on the case. The defendants
admitted they took the wood, but the point
upon which the decision hinged was that the
women did not know that anybody owned
the pieces and thereby they got around the
felonious part of the charge. Mr.. Burke does
not think the papers should abuse his client
as had he been able to prove that the women
knew the wood belonged to Mr.. Mcclure the
charge would have been sustained.
had a brief talk with member of the
local Salvation Army corps the other evening
and found him in a most enthusiastic state.
Wasn't that a glorious Congress we held in
New York 2' he asked "Bless the Lord, our
Army is marching on aud doing noble work.
We are not many in numbers in Shenandoah
and have hard time getting along, the devil
has this place as his stronghold, but we
manage to hold our own and will soon hold
more than that. Bless the Lord. Just see
the work that has been accomplished in New
York City There the Army believes in
getting at the heart of the evil by thorough
ly understanding it, When they are ready
to begin work on a tenement they move in
and live there themselves. Their first effort
is to bring about cleanliness They scrub
dirty floors, wash soiled clothing, help the
starving, feed the hungry, nurse the sick and
make less uncomfortable the last hours of
the dying poor. Up to August, 1892, they
had visited 14,7S2 saloons in that city, dis
tributing tracts and saying word OF two
which in many instances brought forth good
fruit. They called upon 26 9SS poor fam
lilies and visited SIS houses of i'll fame,
meals carried to the sick, 4,647 little articles
of clothing mended and Gill garments
given away or sold for one or two cents each"
"Is the army in a prosperous financial
condition." l asked.
"Yes, but our expenses are very heavy.
From all sources in the country last year the
receipts were $739S6S Of this Si23,O ,O2O
came from the stations, large and small
$l61, ,07S from the sale of Army publications
and donations at the national headquarters
in Reade street $l16,56O from the sale of
publications at other points $4,000 from
donations and proceeds of demonstrations
and Si,17O from social funds. Besides this
there were received S525634 for building
purposes.
Il suppose considerable is expended for
salaries of officers and travelling expenses?"
/ ventured.
Quick as a flash the salvationist answered,
"The salaries paid to officers are amazingly
small, and abundantly prove that those men
are not in the Army for financial profit.
There are 1,0l9 salaried officers in the Saliva
tion Army in the United States. The aver
age salary, as shown by the latest balance
sheet is $l25.s4 per year In naddition to tho
salary, officers receive their house rent. But
where they live in Army barracks this is
small, The pay of "a captain is 81 week if
he be single and $40 if married, with an ad-
ditiOnal dollar for every child. Any married
officer may draw $40, and a divisional officer,
"whose expenses are heavier than those of
another officer" the secretary explained,
draws 81 weekly, In many, many in
stances, when friends send donations of fuel
or food to the officers, they-the oficers-dO
not draw their full salary. Why, the salary
paid Commander Booth is smaller than that
, paid by merchant to his elerkl'
ORE.
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