The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-09
AMERICAN ARMY
kEPT0FF STREETS
Baltimore Mayor Prohibits Col
lection of Christmas
Contributions.
OPERATING IN RICHMOND
Other Cities Take Action Against
Competitor Of Regular
English Army.

After an investigation into the prac-
tees Inc financial methods of the
American Salvation Army, Mayor
Mahool, of Baltimore. yesterday re-
oke all permits of the army to col
lect Christmas money on the street
orner of that city.
This announcement will be received
with considerable interest in Richmond,
where the American Salvation Army, an
organization entirely distinct from the
regular Salvation Army, has its Christ
contributions.
The troubles Of the American Army
nave recently multiplied. 1t has been
harred from a number of cities. Fur
Their, while the ruling of Mayor Mahool
does not affect the right of the Army
to make house-to-house collections.
n Mayor announced that he would
make a further investigation. and that
he would possibly recommend TO the
police department that the housc-to-
house collection be stopped,
The Mayors decision was given to
General James William Duffin, of Phil
adelphia. head of the organization
timore, and Captain j. b. Gaines, after
a lengthy conference In his office.
Mayors Statement.
General Duffin." said the Mayor,
was unable to tell me anything con-
corning the financial methods of tho
local branch. He was unable to tell
me what commissions were paid col
l%ectors, but admitted that the books of
the main Office in Philadelphia were
never audited by outside accountants.
Tho books produced by Major Rhodes
for the local branch were extremely
Crude md nntirn1C I'm 81 tiGflctnrN. inc
names of the collectors were not en-
tered, each collector being designated
as "a soldier For every "a collected.
a soldier seemed to collect 81 by way
Christmas. it would appear, 500, of
which s175 went to sinners for the
poor and the balance to expenses"
This action on the part of Balti-
more's executive was the result of a
complaint filed by j. W. Magruder,
an organization Identical with the As
ISOLATED Charities of Richmond. Mr..
Magruder presented the Mayor with
numerous papers. one of which made
serious charges against Genera Dufan'
the commander-in-chief of the Amer
lean Salvation Army. a letter from
the District Attorney of New York
was among the papers, warning the
American Salvation Army to cease
work In Brooklyn and leave the city,
MT. MaRruQer also pTO0uCeu paper
showing that the Mayor of Atlanta
Ga, had revoked the permits to collect
funds on the streets in that city, and
had ordered the workers to cease their
operations there altogether.
Mr.. Magruder said that the American
Salvation Army practiced deliberate
deception on the Salvation Army, OF
which General Booth is the command
er. and Initiated the English army in
every possible manner in order to get
funds. which were not being accounted
for. Mr.. Magruder further said:
Collectors Paid Commission.
"The collectors of the American Sal
walton Army have visited my owr
home and asked If the family had any
thing for the Salvation Army Noting
the sign The American Salvation
Army on the wagon the collector:
We're asked If they did not represent
that army. Their reply was Away!
in the affirmative. adding that 1T wa:
all the amt This shows the dacep
ton that the American Salvation Arm,
is working all over the city.
"The War Cry, which is published
by the American Army, is nothing blu
an imitation upon the publication o
the Salvation, Army. Then, too. TIL
those of the Salvation Army. and onl,
difference between workers for boil
armies. Again. so per cent. commits
sion Is paid the collectors for TIL
American Army. A young woman wa
before Justice Lewis in the Souther:
Police Station recently. and she ad
mitted that the American Army pail
her as q commission so per cent"