Evening journal., 1909-11-20
LENIENCY FOR
LAW VIOLATORS
Order Society Satisfied With
Payment Of Costs in Sum
day Selling Cases
WILL CONTINUE
CRUSADE TOMORROW

OhuShDE lVmVhnOW
Although the Law and order So
ciety will continue its crusade to-
morrow against Sunday sales, II de-
veloped today that the society is will
ing TO allow all those merchants who
are charged with violating the sun
day laws, as well as those who may
fall into the laws meshes tomorrow,
to settle the cases against them upon
payment of costs.
William +. Hawkins an officer of
the society, made this statement this
morning. The society had decided on
this plan Of enforcing the laws. he said
that no person may be of the opinion
that the society has entered upon the
crusade with the idea OF enriching It's
own treasury. the law under which the
society Is acting giving the society
one-half of the money that may be
collected in fines against Sunday law
violators.
Mr.. Hawkins said the society had
already offered to settle one case
against a merchant on condition that
the dealer cease the sale of every
unnecessary article on Sunday. Mr.
| Hawkins said tho society's counsel
had heard from the merchants coun-
sci that the arrangement would be
satisfactory to the merchant and Mr..
/ Hawkins added that the same offer Is
held out to all other merchants who
now are charged with Sunday selling
and to all others who may be charged
with the offense in the future. The
particular merchant. however. said the
proposition had not been made TO him
personally.
Mr. Hawkins said today that the
Society would continue it's crusade to-
morrow with the same ayidity which
characterized its work on last Sunday.
This means, of course. that private de-
tectives will make the rounds to-mor-
row TO see that the lid" is on. Il was
said 70 be the intention OF some mer-
chants to keep their stores open des-
pite the activities Of the society.
John ]. Hayes, chairman of the Mer-
camille Association comittee. appointed
to discuss the crusade subject with the
society met Mr.. Hawkins late yestor-
day afternoon and arranged for hear
ing between the committee and the SO.
ciety In the latter's rooms I'm the du-
Ront Building on the first Tuesda,
In December.
II was the desire Of the Mercantil
Association committee That tie con
ference be hxed for an earlier date
but the Society could not grant I'll
desire
The Mercantile Association wants tn
law. enforced against all who worl
and sell on Sunday or against none
Two additional arrests we're made al
the instigation Of the Law and Ordel
Society last night. Warrants were
served upon Colonel A. l.. Ainscow
the restaurauteur at Eighth and Mar
ket street. and John r. Conneil. whs
keeps a cigar store, at No. 1920 Della
ware avenue.
, Constable Buckley disturbed Coione
Ainscow while he was at dinner las
evening. He and Mr. Connell were
notified to appear for a hearing be-
fore Magistrate Hastings at o'cloci
on Monday afternoon. at which tim'
all the other defendants in connection
with the Law and order Suuda,
crusade will be arraigned.
Both Colonel Ainscow and Mr.. Con
nell are accused of selling cigars oi
Sunday.
John NJ. Harvey druggist; Samue
Hawkins, manufacturing tobacconist
Samuel Hawkins, Jr., cigar dealer
were arraigned before Magistrat
, Hastings yesterday afternoon the frs
two on charges Of exposing goods 70
sale on Sunday last. and the latte
! with selling goods on that day. For
mer Judge j. Frank Ball. represent
ing Mr Harvey, entered plea OF n
guilty. and requested a postponemen
{ Of the case until next Tuesday. whic
S was granted.
Z In the case of Samuel Hawkins, tn
I detectives and the Law and Order So
= icety seemed to have actually made
! mistake. since the warrant upo
? which he was arrested charged hir
with exposing goods he did not ow
in a store that another man kept. TIL
older Hawkins only conducts a manu-
featuring business at No. 724 MarkC
street, and the cigar store in the fror
Of the building is owned and operate
by his son, Sampel, Jr., in whose nam
the place is licensed. Therefor
D Horace G.. Eastburn for the Ords
Society, announced that che was viii
ing to take Mr.. Hawkins's statement
n for II. and entered a nolle prosequi
v his case. The case against his sol
q for selling goods on Sunday, was cor
II tinued until Wednesday next.
n John r. Malloy appeared for job
\ Govatos and his clerk, John Jenni
/. and their cases will be heard on WeC
nesday, also Through their alto
ney they entered plea OF not guilt