The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-05-18
WAS HELD In JAIL
FOR NEARLY A WEEK
The Rev. J. G. Adams Returns Home
After Scige With Authorities at
Victoria, Tex.--Refused TO Pay
Fine for Obstructing Streets.

The Rev. ]. g. Adams, the prohi-
bition lecturer, arrived at his home
in Mena this morning.
Mr.. Adams has just passed
through an experience with the au-
thorities at Victoria, Tex, in which
city he spent nearly a week in jail
under fine of about $40 for OBJ
structing the streets in his attempt
to deliver a street lecture. Mr.,
Adams fought il out on the theory
that he had not violated any law
and refused to pay his fine or per-
nit any of his friends, many OF
whom offered to do so, to pay the
fine. This resulted in his being held
in Jail from Monday afternoon until
Saturday morning.
Mr.. Adams stated today that he
had it all his own way, there being
no one in Jail with him except one
night, when he had an opportunity
to do some missionary work on a
drunken man who was put in jail
with him. Referring to the Incl
dent the Houston Chronicle pub
lished the following communica-
ton:
Preachers Jail Sentence Discussed
ITO the Editor of the Chronicle.
II am in telegraphic communlca-
tion with Rev. J. G. Adams, who is
at this hour. Sunday, 2 p. M, at
Victoria, Texas. [ desire to mention
this fact through the Chronicle be-
cause the Chronicle correspondent
at Victoria under two different
dates last week stated that Rev. j.
Adams and REV. J. s. Adams re-
spectively, was in jail there IN de-
fault of a fine of $5 for the (alleged)
ofTense of speaking in the middle
Of the street. First, Mr.. Adams is
not j. Adams nor j. S. Adams, and
your correspondent knows it. Neith-
er did Mr.. Adams speak in the mid
die of the street, as stated. Mr
Adams is, Rev. J. G. Adams
of national reputation as temper
ance orator, did not speak at all
but only assayed to speak near the
pavement, though in the street
Mr.. Adams informs me that he new
| er even had time to announce his
subject which, / am persuaded hac
been anticipated by the enemy,
and was 'nipped in the bud More
over his fine-including the trim
mings presume-is 1870 not 80
which he refuses TO pay. Rev. j
G. Adams, please, is an old frlenC
and partner of mine in the PROM
bition work and no truer, better
man lives than this same y. u
Adams,
"He is the only prohibition ora
for. preacher or else in Texas with
the nerve to go TO jail for his con-
victions and lay it out rather thar
allow his friends to pay his iine
Adams deserves some consideration
even by the most rabld anti, II per-
sonal merit counts for anything. St
far as education is concerned Ad-
ans had none to start with Y years
ago. yet he has acquired q fund II
| his chosen line that easily makes
him the champion among prohlDl-
ton orators, living or dead, MI
Adams is a living encyclopedia II
prohibition matters. He has beer
assaulted and beaten and LETT 10
| dead twice. He was fired upon II
Alabama in 1909, but the bullet wen
| wild and killed a neighbof OF M
| would-be assassins. | have stoo'
between him and death more thar
once. and I'll fight for him any time
| anywhere, because | know he's true
aAIlow me to say that Adams J
worse hated by hypocrits in tn
churches and followers OF Bale,
than by the saloon keepers, Adam
| Is i0O-proof prohibition and per
feet gentleman. Very truly,
u. S. Graves.
Clifton, Texas"