Evening star., 1914-06-07
MONTAGUE PICKED
ASL|KE[Y winner
Present Member of Congress
From Virginia Expected
to Keep Seat.
ORDERS SALOONS TO CLOSE
Barrooms in Negro Section of Rich
mond Are Mainly Owned by
White Men.

RICHMOND, Va. June 6.-with the
congressional primary ten days off there
is more disposition to believe that the
majority for the congregational winner,
generally believed to be Representative
Montague. will be smaller than when he
wrested the prize from Representative
Lamb two years ago. Contrary to all
predictions and promises. the campaign
has been absolutely dull and listless Mr.
Montague has made two speeches, and
while it is not certain. it is expected that
he will make at least one other In this
city before the date for the election.
June 16
Il have been in nearly every precinct
in the district said Senator wenden-
burg. discussing the campaign several
days ago. "and I find that 1 have very
much more strength and support than
expected when I first announced my
candidacy. I have been assured by
friends in this city that I can look for
q majority in several wards. I expect
to win the nomination. but the vote is
going to be. smaller than for some time
Friends of the former governor do not
concede that Senator Wendenburg will
defeat Montague At the same time they
are not doing any great amount of CAM
paigning, and there is very little work
being done so far as surface indications
disclose.
Closes Up the Saloons.
Judge David c. Richardson of the cor
poration court has decided that some ten
saloons. located In the colored residential
sections. some Of them adjoining or close
to churches, all of them practically
owned and operated by white men. shall
not have license to continue business,
This action was taken on the appeal
made by the colored residents them
selves, among them a number Of min
listers, along with several white min
listers, who aided and befriended the ne
groes, and the saloons will have to close
their doors.
The judge also decided to close several
other saloons in sections where protests
had been made, several of them beng
in residential sections. In some instances
1t was stated that women and children
had been allowed In the places. con-
trary to law. and in other instances it
was shown that the places were operated
near halls in which dances were con-
Quoted. 1t may be that the saloon men
will be allowed to open in other sec
tions Of the city, but this has not been
determined.
Stand by Detective.
Ten days ago a delegation of colored
people called on Mayor Ainslie and Chief
of Police Werner and asked that Detec-
tive Fred Krengle be assigned to some
other position than the hunting of crimi-
mails. They referred to the record of the
detective, one Of the best men on the
force, in having shot and killed two men
whom he was seeking to arrest. The de-
tective fired both times when the men
were resisting arrest.
AS a matter of fact. many negroes in
this city go armed all the time, and sew
eral times negroes have shot at officers
one of them being killed a few years ago
and another made permanently blind by
negro thief. 1t is this that makes the
detectives use their guns when they be-
ieve that it is necessary. Other detec-
tives have shot at negroes, but their aim
has not been as good as that Of Detective
Krengle. The mayor and the chief of
police have refused to interfere with the
detective.
Retain Stolen Documents.
Heirs of J. Benson Losing of New
numbers of valuable manuscripts stolen
from the state library Immediately fol-
lowing the civil war by followers of the
army, have decided not to return the pa
pers to the state. as was at one time
agreed. They were informed that the
documents had been stolen from the state
Of Virginia. Their father had bought
them from time to time, and when he
died they were offered for sale.
The state of Virginia put in a claim.
The heirs consented to return the papers
to the state on condition that the costs
of advertising the same, their care and
custody should be paid. Virginia made
arrangements for that and Librarian Nc
Ilwaine was preparing to go after the pa
pers when the lawyers for the heirs an
nounced that they would not be returned.
1t Is believed that the state will now in
stitute proceedings to recover stolen
goods.