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belts. Toledo; @; a. s. Workman, Bal
ginia; r. (. Edmond and wife. Empo-
ria. Va: X. 5. Gillian and wife. Pc
tersburE. Va; c. +. Fugtrt, Norfolk ::
Geo. l.. Deal. Michigan: John Hcffer-
man New York; w. r. Clark and wife.
stuart Va. X. G. Taught. II. W. Rich
ardson, l.. j. Borden, Philadelphia: j.
falnes. Greens boro. y. c.
Murphy's-J l.. Jervcy. Virginia: l..
j. Rogers. On cago: F.. ~ Tomkies,
Macon, Ga; Allan Southerland, Phila-
delph!a: j. w. Smith. Cincinnati: l..
W Furzuhar st. Louis, Mo. c. a.
Farmer. l:ynchburg. Va. y. s. Smith
W. b. smith. Norfolk. Va. T. o. SAN
dE' Hurkeville. Va. !. L. Anderson.
Virginia; w. y Mcneil United states
Marines; j. Franklin. Baltimore: NJ II.
Baker. Virginia; ]. Oliver. North caro-
Ina: II. y. Beard. South Carolina. r.
Z. Chambers. Virginia: j. NJ. Decker.
Baltimore; |. Smullyan. j. c. Yawgcr.
;. fucker. u. Lauferty. New York. Jas.
y. Eidgely. Cincinnati r. HIhlli.
Philadelphia; W. Il. lierselmer. New
crk; stuart H. Keys. North Carolina
j. II. Stcvans. -. Louis: G. f.. Carter.
North Carolina. ii. NJ. Ciilmoure. Louis
vile. KY; NJ. Steclman, Baltimore: ].
[. Conyer, Norfolk: Ralph lizard. Fr, :
er oksbuig. Va: J. NJ. Baldwin, Eaiti-
more; q. Il. Gands. Atlanta: Abe Gug-
Eenhcimcr. Philadelphia: L. i. Waiter.
y. Cohen. New York. VIM Butler. Bal
more l. w. James. Virginia: ILL., s.
Davis, PittsburSh; j. NJ Schlaukcr.
Paterson, y. j.. J. Frank Daub. hdolDh
Nozimer. Dan Ansland. New York: T..
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At the Hotels
Jefferson III,

Jefferson Hotei-Julia G.. Calm. Chi
cago; i. G. Webster. Boston: ]. n.
Tenner. wife and child. Baltimore, Md.
= \. Spoon and wife. North Carolina
H. b. Steppanson. New York: Philip G.
Burston. New York; f T. smith. New
YORK; L. y. Lorell. Baltimore, Md:
Fred l. olds. New York; c. X. Thomas,
Pittsburgh John II. Munford. Leban-
zen. Tenn; B. +. AIendoll New York
FRED J. Classen and wife Baltimore
~. I: Lees. buffalo: II. l. Kirby. city;
W. W. Johnson, New York: Thomas 7.
Stewart, South Carolina: ". J. Leary.
~, Edenton, y. c.; Francis W. Perry
and wife. New York: George c. Lee.
Philadelphia; L. $. Martin. New York
John c. Leonard, Philadelphia; John
u. otter and wife. Louisville, Va; Mel
vile w. Otter, Louisville. Va: c. i.
Ryan, Hewlett, Va; Ralph Bretzncr,
New York; W. s Morris. Fort Wayne.
Ind: 5. Fetzel Baltimore: a. l.. Syl-
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vester, New York: 4. c. Hill. Balti-
more. y. 4. Crippcn, New York: w. j.
Lauck. Washington, d. C.; Z. B. Ford
Richmond, Va; Howard French, New
York. Wayne Z. Williams. Detroit. CT
W. Smith and valet, Kansas City: W
G. Mathews. Clifton Forge. Va: Os-
void T. Shteve. Baltimore. Md; Thos
Brown and wife. Washington, d. G.;
y. w Cheney. Charlotte. Va, Mrs. C.
c. Cheney, Charlotte. Va: Miss Tufts
New York City: Sperry Hunt. Norfolk
Va: G.. l.. Irwin. New York, l. K.
Malliachkrodt. Baltimore; Mrs. w. IA
T. Lee. Nirginia. Miss Arenta Sheads
Virginia: ]. T. Thornton. Schnecady;
r. NJ. Tapscott. Yolka. Cal; W. :.
TrutiGlcr. New York; Ii. II. T. WILL
sen, Chula, Va; c. l.. Hubbard. Alex
ardria.
Hotel Richmond-J. {. Robertson,
Washington, y. c.; 2. Corivin. II. {.
Fraas. T.. Lebihn, New York: Tom
New York; w. L. Sappington, Balti-
more; y. i. Connolly sanford. Fla: c.
Fitzgerald. Pittsburgh. Pa; Florence
Vt; Edmond Hirsch. New York. ]. T.
Parker. WASHINGTON; T.. NJ. Peterson.
Virginia H. Il. Spencer. Washington;
\. c., r: 9. Conlon; Charlottesville.
Va. d. +, Caldwell, 4. II. Howerton.
New Castle, Va: X. V. Walden and
wife. Cleveland, o.; Jean Smith. Shir-
ley, Va. Frederick Csher. ST. Louis:
r; NJ. Hawkins: f. c. Decker. W. /.
Bloom and wife. New York f. II.
Kirk. Atlanta: J. p. Heaicy. Baltimore;
c, u. Heath, Springfield. Mass. II. ".
White, Dillwyn. Va: W. j. Morgan,
Dunn. :. c.. Louis II. Chandler. New
York; Shurman Deal. Norfolk. Va:
Fred Berger and Wife. D. w. Mariners.
Washington: w. 7, Yancey, Oxford y.
&; J. NJ. Mcleod Washington; c. p.
folk, Va W. II. s. Bateman. Phila-
delpha; L. NJ Hall. Norfolk: w. j.
Orr. Virginia: Il. T.. Edwards and wife,
Biueheld. w. Va: T. II. Lumsden. New
York a. Atkins and wife, New Jer-
sey w. {. Smith and wife. Miss Smith.
liainneld, y. j.: j. C. L. Hamilton.
Elmsford. y. y: Geo \. Mitchell and
wife. New York: Gilbert Boyd. Brook
Ign: Geo. Mitchell. Edward J. BIRD.
Branford, Conn; Albert Shellsworth.
Jersey City; I'd, Whiteside. Brooklyn;
l'obt Daily. New York city: d. ii.
Jennings and wife. Geo w. Hills. Geo.
scotsman. bridgeport, Conn: Mrs. 5.
Buckhout Mrs. NJ. Quick, T. c. Fisher,
Jas, Collins. Jos Tyndell. las. +. Corn
we'll. New York Samuel Tucker New
Jersey; DR.. II. $, Ogilvie. a. C. Aber-
nathy. New York; II. Sommer. Brook :
Ign; f. X. James. j. A. Brown salem,
Kan: c. 5. Reid and wife. Lynchburg.
Va; Thos. r. sheridan. New York: w.
VI. Cox. Washington: Chas. Friedman.
Norfolk; b. NJ. Hart and wife. Harry
Barber. Rand. Anderson. North Caro-
lima: y. G. Oakley. Philadelphia: w. i.
Boston; n: Johnson. New York: AZ.
Marcus. Philadelphia; c. IT. Lewis.
Henderson. y. c.: III. r. Bogot J. w.
B. Carson. Philadelphia: a. T. Lib
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derson. W. Va; e. II. Anderson. rhiia-
oelph!a; e, j. Wood. North Carolina:
Ghas W. Fellows. Philadelphia; j. J,
!ery. Roanoke Rapids, ~ o. Moore.
Roanoke Rapids.
The LeNinston-Ci. w Afford. West
Virginia; J. o. Bowles, Chester, Va. 7.
L.. Bryant, Petersburg. Va. j. II.
White. Norfolk. Va; II. Brown, Phil
aGelphia Pa; DR.. J. l.. Bailey. Keys
vile, Va: X. l.. Mountcastle. Provi-
donce Forge. Va. l.. a. Sadler, Bed
ford, Va: j. Nv. Manley. Virginia. j. II.
Johnson and wife, Boston. Mass. f. w
Butler. Charlotte, n. C.. T. II. Mat
thews. Reidsvillc. y. C.. T. y. Camp
bell. Wilmington. y. c.. G. =. Hamil-
ton. Martinsvillc. Va; W. NJ. Vim. Jr.
Virginia. c. f.. Matthews. Raleigh. "
C.; T. W. Walker. New York; Il. ~
Showacre. Cumberland, Md; II. IL. NJ
Lively Baltimore. Md; r. c. Springs.
Charlotte. n. c: w j. Henry. Balti-
more, Md; Is. L. Cane. Williams port.
oanyec, Bclvas Va; L. y. Adams, Nir
einia; w. 5. Nichols, South Boston
Va; Charles Roscndaie. Baltimore.
Md H. w. Folcott. South Bend. Ind. !;
y c. Musser. Altoona. IA; W. j. Orr.
city: Mrs. w. l.. Oates. Vicksburg.
Miss; y. Van der Muir and wife. New
York; Hector d. Edmund Virginia.
Hotel Stumpf-John Il. Livcy and
wife. Doylestown, Pa: Hugh II. Phil
bin. New York: Jas. McMohon, Jersey
CITY y. j.; &. T.. Kuck. Boston, Mass. !:
Theo. +. Mcnshardt Washington: T..
~ Sholars New York y. $. Dodd. EN-
porin Va; YIN. Il. Walker, Jr., New
York. c. {. Bcal Norfolk. Va; c. T.
Gay. +. 7. Fox, Emporia. Va; G. Nash
Reid. II. e. kinchef, Jr. Norfolk Va :
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Elmira. y. y. S. \. Conrcy Canton.
O.: Il. III. Mobley. Baltimore; H. H.
Hayfieid. Lynchburg. Va; +. IL Daugh-
trey. Norfolk: w. T.. Danh. New York
j. 6. Chambers, Arvonia. VA; T. c.
Poulton. Chicago; *. +. Hin. Lows.
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HELD AS WIFE-SLAYER
New Yorker ,Inrries After Alleged
Crime Is Committed.

New York, juno 26.-At a coroner's
hearing. Matthias Wolf, living at No.
so East Eighty-hfth Street. was
charged with numbering his tirst wife.
ii is charged that lie Knocked her
down with his fists and then threw a
Kerosene oil lamp at her, the flames
setting fire to her nghtdress She
was burned to death.
At the time the birth of child
was expected In a short while Coroner
" intcrhottom held Wolf in $500 bail
on charge OF homicide. and lie wa.
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locked up in the city prison.

locked up in the city prison.
The alleged crime was committed
FEBRUARY 20, 1910. MI those who had
iiNed at No III West lI4th Street.
where the fire occurred. had left the
neishborhood. Finally the police
round Winder who is IA brother-in la w
OF Wolf, aud who was living with tho
Woifs at The time OF the alleged muir.
der Windet at first der.icd all knowf.
edge OF the fire or of Wolf. but final
~ agreed to tell everything that had
happened.
Wolf married again last March, and
he and his wife got room in the
basement of No. $50 East Eighty-nfth
street. The second vito was over
come by the charges made against her
husband, and moaned Historically.
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Full Program of Events-GIeat
Amphitheatre Built for
Games.

Stockholm. June 26.-The following
,s the fun program of the athletic
events of the Olympic games. which
Begin mere on July G:
Evening journal., 1912-02-28
BEGIN MURDER
TRIAL IN KENT

DOVER, Del, Feb. 2S.-An unusual
ly hard legal battle was begun here
yesterday when Enoch Brooks. col
ored, was placed on trial charged with
the murder Of George Cooper in Ken
ton hundred. near the Maryland line,
on November 4. A. B. Magee represent
cd the prisoner and challenged Is
jurors, while Deputy Attorney-Gen-
eral Harrington, for the State. chal-
lenged eight.
Among the witnesses heard was DR..
w. II. Jacobs, Of Millington, who testi-
fed that Cooper had been shot twice,
in the front of the body and in the
back. When a statement purporting
to have been made by Cooper as he
was dying was offered Brooks counsel
succeeded in having it excluded from
the evidence, the court merely allow
ing DR.. Jacobs to use it to refresh
his memory.
The Brooks case goes to the jury
at o'clock this afternoon. The de-
fense today showed fear between the
two black men and a hostile move on
Cooper's part as though to shoot
The States witnesses failed on cross
examination in their corroboraton ol
each others testimony
Evening journal., 1912-02-28
Mr.. CELSTON
HAS MESSACEN
FOR C. E. SOCIETY

The Rev. Willis L. Gelston, of PIN
adelphia, superintendent of youls
peoples work in the Presbyterian
Church will be in Wilmington on Fri
day and Saturday. On Friday AFTER
noon Mr.. Gelston will speak to the
Juniors in a rally in West Presby-
terian Church and on the same even-
ing will address the Wilmington En-
deavorers in Westminster Presbyter-
Ian Church. This is the night of the
monthly union meeting which was
changed from the first Monday in
March so as to take advantaCs of Mr.
Gelstons presence in Wilmington. Mr.
Geiston's address will come at the
close of a short business session, con-
Quoted by the new president G. f.
Eastman.
On Saturday afternoon at o'clock
Mr.. Gelston will conduct a confer
once on Christian Endeavor work IN
the Second Baptist Church. The Chris
tian Endeavor choir Will sing.
Mr.. Gelston takes Mr. Halls place
in the field secretary's campaign, the
latter being called home. He will con-
duct conference and hold a rally al
Newark this afternoon and evening
and tomorrow evening will be at New
Castle, and then comes TO Whining.
ton on Friday and Saturday to cios'
a three weeks campaign.
Evening journal., 1912-02-28
FALL ONLY JARS
"AEROPLANE GIRL"

Miss Ray Cox, "The Aeroplane Girl"
one Of the feature of this weeks bill
at the Garrick Theatre. is suffering
no in effects today from the thirty
foot fall she experienced while do
ing her act last night.
Miss Cox uses a dummy flying
machine in her act, which is hoisted
to the gridiron above the stage by
cables The flying machine is sup
posed to explode when out Of sight
of the audience. and Miss Cox makes
a parachute descent the parachute
being managed by a cable. Last night,
however. she lost her grip on the
handle of the parachute and fell thirty
feet 10 the stage, to the horror OF the
audience. She was carried to her
dressing room.
Manager Dockstader hurried back
TO the stage and later the house physi-
clan was summoned. The latter found
no bones broken, and Miss Cox soon
revived. Manager Dockstader relieved
the audience by announcing that Miss
Cox had not been seriously hurt. The
latter a few minutes later appeared
before the curtain and was given a
big ovation.
Evening journal., 1912-02-28
GOV. PENNEWILL
IS OUT FOR TAFT
Roosevelt Boomers Will Try
to Capture DOwn-stots
Delegation

Governor Simeon S. Pennewill Of
Delaware, and Governor Phillips Lee
Goldsborough OF Maryland. are among
twelve Republican Executives who
have telegraphed TO President Taft
that they favor his denomination. In
his message to tho President Gov.
ernor Pennewill said
II ana s.rnngly 81 favor Of Presi.
dent TRft's denomination. His splen-
ddd record should insure his re-eloc-
tion by Il large majority
Or. G. r. Layton and r. G. Houston
both of Georgetown, are out as can
didates for delegates to the Republi-
can National Convention I'm the inter-
est Of Colonel Roosevelt. and former
Senator J. Frank Alice may head a
movement in Kent county 20 try to
have the Delegates instructed for
Roosevelt
Senator DUPONT. Congressman
Heald, Governor Pennewill and many
other influential Republican leaders
are for Fats denomination. but il is
said they are in favor Of the Delaware
delegation being instructed, as has
been the custom
Evening journal., 1912-02-28
NO WORK, GIRL
TRIES SUICIDE
Physicians. However, Get
Miss Graham In Time and
Life is Saved

Unable to obtain employment, Miss
Frances Graham, aged II years. late
yesterday afternoon tried suicide by
swallowing mercury tablets at the
home Of George Fischer, ON the top
floor of the Central Apartments. No.
East Third street, where she was
temporarily staying The girl was
found on The floor in a faint and WAS
hurried 10 the Delaware Hospital
where physicians worked with her
for several hours. This morning her
condition was said to be much i'm
proved and that it was expected she
would recover.
Miss Graham's father. George Gra-
ham lives at No. sos King street. The
girl has been stopping with the Fisch-
ers two weeks. Yesterday morning she
went out to seek employment and re-
turned about o'clock in the after
noon and told Mrs. Fischer she had
been unsuccessful in her quest She
then placed a tablet in her mouth and
at the same time told Mrs Fischer il
was the last one. She swallowed il
and shortly afterward fell to the floor
Mrs. Fischer summoned help and
the girl was hurried to the hospital
She first admitted and then denied TAX
ing poison. She afterward told the
physicians that she had taken one
tablet but her condition indicated that
she had taken a much larger dose.
Evening journal., 1912-02-28
MERCY PLEA SENDS
WHETSTONE CASE OVER

Elmer Milestone, who was arrested
last Thursday on the charge Of wife
beating and cruelty to a minor child.
was given a hearing before Judge
Cochran in CITY Court this morning
Airer the Testimony had been beard
Milestone began to ask for leniecy.
causing a postponement Of sentence
until next Tuesday. bail being fixed
at $500. MILESTONE Lad been sinl.
larly accused before.
Frank Stout. Of the s. p. c. c., was
the first witness called in the case
today. Mr.. Stout said he went to the
home of the defendant and found the
man, his wife and her two children
living in one room. One of the chill
dren, girl aged Is years, had been
struck by the defendant Mr.. Stout
said. The wife. Mr.. Stout continued
works every day. Mr. Stout said the
woman told him MILESTONE had
struck her, Anna Grier, MILESTONE s
stepdaughter, said MILESTONE mad
slapped her. but not hard Il was
at this point that the hearing Went
on
Evening journal., 1912-02-28
sEMES CRAP SHOOTING
BUT FINE GOES ON

Waltes Hopkins, colored, was fined
s. and cats by Judge Cochran, in City
Court tha morning, on the charge
of playing Taps. Hopkins denied the
charge, coitending that he was only
a iooker-onid- i the game. Patrolman
Massey, how'ter. testified that on last
Friday the ddendant and crowd Of
small boys, rnging in age from to
10 years, We're shooting dice at Sixth
and Scott strets
Howard Johnon, colored, charged
with assault ana battery, was dis
missed at the request of Armon ID.
ChaytOr, Jr., his attorney. II was
stated that Johnsn while running
from a room accientally hit the
prosecuting Witness.
Philip L. Garrett. rpresenting Mike
Bush, charged with a Ike offense, had
his case continued until Friday morn
ing Bail was fixed a\$200.
Fred Leuze, a carpeIAer. who was
charged some time ago Nth non-sup-
port Of his two sons. ntlwhose case
was held up until today onbis promise
TO support them by payingS5 week
was ordered taken on an ktachmeni
for his appearance tomorrNv. Mr.
Stout. of the S. =. c. c.. sAd Leuze
had not complied with his pAmise.
Evening journal., 1912-02-28
ROOSEVELT
The PROPHET
SAYS STOKES
Former Governor Of New
Jersey Regards Political
Situation as Critical
DOES NOT SUPPORT COLONEL
ON THE RECALL OF JUDGES
By The United Press

By The United Press
TRENTON, n. j., Feb. 2S-with the
assertion that the rank and file of the
Republican party should make the
presidential nomination and that they
should not be interfered with by poll
teal machinery, former Governor Ed
ward Casper Stokes today issued a
statement upon the situation i'm the
party since the announcement Of Col
onel Roosevelts candidacy.
In interviews and from the stump
for several months past, former Gov
ernor Stokes has made known his
preference for Colonel Roosevelt as
the party candidate, IN his state
ment today he says that the people
should make the nominations. THAT
has been and still is my attitude" he
continues.
Not only in New Jersey but through
out the east there was much interest
shown as TO what would be the atti-
tude of Ex-Governor Stokes. as a result
OF the Roosevelt speech at Columbus.
The former Governor goes over the
Columbus speech in detail and makes
a careful analysis with the result that
he says Republicans may differ as TO
the choice of candidates, but these
differences should not prevent .hs
common consultation for the party
Continued on Second Page)
Evening journal., 1912-02-28
BELIEVE LAW
ON GYPSY BANDS
UNCONSTITUTIONAL

When a woman claiming to be
Cherokee Indian called upon Chief
of Police Black a few weeks ago and
stated that her husband had desert
ed her she was believed. BY letters and
statements the woman showed she be-
longed to the Cherokee Indians To
raise enough money 20 get TO okla
homa Chief of Police Black gave her
permission TO tell fortunes.
When the band Of visitors who were
taken yesterday by State Revenue Col.
lector Bowers arrived IN the Unior
street woods 1t was found that the de
serted woman was a member OF the
band. Then the horses were taken
from the camp and impounded In a
livery stable.
Today the visitors were ordered out
OF the State. One OF the women sad
that in all probability the band will
return TO Oklahoma.
The action of the revenue collector
In taking the band has raised the con-
stitutionality Of the law under which
Mr.. Bowers acted This provides a
license Of $500 on any gypsy band that
comes into the state. Two lawyers
said this morning that they believe
the law unconstitutional because It
applies only TO gypsies and they VII;
get a judicial opinion on the question
through habeas corpus proceedings
should any more eypsies be arrested
Mr. Bowers says he will arrest all
such bands who fail to have the state
license despite the feeling in some
quarters that the law is unconstitu-
uOnal.
Evening journal., 1912-02-28
STRIKERS RUN
WHENCHARCED
BY TROOPS
But Tactics Of the Lawrence
Authorities We're Altered
Today
GOV. FOSS MAY WITHDRAW
COMMANDER SWEETzER

BY The United Press.
LAWRENCE. Mass, Feb. 2s-Fols
lowing the nationwide outburst OF
protest against the handling By
Lawrence and State police and Ma
tional guardsmen of the men and wo1
men strikers, the authorities here to-
day changed their tactics. Only on6
outburst marked the early hours os
today, and that was when troops oE
the state guard, many of whose mem-
bers are Harvard men. charged a
crowd of men and women pickots, who
had taken positions along ESSEX
street The strikers, warned by
previous experiences, fed helter-skei-
ter to the common and the militia and
police did not chase them far. all
though one woman was folled by
policemans club and another was ar
rested
Special Agent Gannenberg, Of the
Department of Justice. sent here by
tho direct order Of Attorney General
Wickersham, made a careful investi-
cation today of the situation.
What connection there was between
his presence and the changed tactics
of the authorities was a question but
there was no doubt that someone had
ordered the police and guardsmen 10
stop using force in dealing with tho
strikers.
IL was reported today that Governor
Foss had ordered Colonel Sweetzer.
commanding the militia, TO prepare 20
withdraw his men Immediately. Ho
was reported to have heen given until
Monday to get them of duty. Unless
} the mill owners are able to convince
the Governor that the Colonels state
ment that the withdrawal of the mer
viii mean serious rioting is true, il
was said the Governor would insist OF
3 his orders being obeyed.
Strike headquarters announced to
day that between so and lao childre
= viii be included in the delegation 4
= strikers Chat win journey lo Washins
e ton to lay their troubles before tn
rules committee Of the House tomor
, row. When asked II any attemp
= would be made TO stap the childrei
leaving town, Marshal Sullivan refuse,
10 reply today
81 have nothing to say about this
strike excepting to my superiors," he
said.
Evening journal., 1912-02-28
SENATOR REED
ON ELECTIONS
in THIS STATE
To Urge Inquiry Into Bella
ware Campaign This
Afternoon
SENATOR DUPONT
INVITES INVESTIGATION

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Feb. Is
Senator Reed Of Missouri today an
nounced that at the first opportunity
this afternoon in the Senate he would
advocate adoption Of his resolution
calling for an Investigation Of the 1910
campaign and the election of Senator
Henry A. DUPONT.
In the Senate yesterday afternoon,
Senator DUPONT, rising to question Of
personal privilege. invited the fullest
investigation of his election.
Certain resolutions were offered, q"
said MIR. DUPONT, "by the junior sena-
tor from Missouri. formulating charges
against me- I will at this time confine
myself to make the most emphatic
denial of the truth of the charges
made. and invite any action which
the Senate may deem proper to take
in the premises"
The Senate convened at o'clock,
and Senator Reed proposed in his
speech to read the testimony taken
Continued on Second Page)
Evening journal., 1912-02-28
NO DRINKS WITH
TURN HALL DANCES

Chief OF Police Black heard dele
cation of German residents, members
OF the Labor Lyceum, German and
Turn Hall Associations, who called
upon him in his office at the City Hall
yesterday afternoon on the Sunday
liquor selling question. The members
of the delegation wishedtto know how
far they could go and asked the chief
on what grounds he proceeded against
Turn Hall which was closed last sun
day night and two OF the officers OF
the hall placed under arrest The del
egation was accompanied by William
+. Kurtz, an attorney and included
among others. Frederick W. Heiss,
Anthony Hauber, Louis Clodi and Max
Goetz.
Chief Black told the members of the
delegation that hereafter none of the
halls in the city will be allowed to be
rented with the bar privileges includ-
ed. he contending Il was unlawful for
outsiders to give balls or dances, and
sell beer. He told the visitors that the
bar privileges at Turn Hall had been
sold with too little discrimination in
the past and in the future these priv.
ieges will not go with the halls.
Chief Black told his visitors tha
they had the right. he believed. to hay'
heer in their halls exclusively 70
members. He said he could not pre-
vent them from doing this but he di
intend to see that the bar privilege
were not rented to outsiders for ball
and dances.
The men arrested on Sunday nigh
will be arraigned for a hearing in tn
City Court tomorrow morning
which time their case was postponed