The Sentinel=record., 1914-01-18
RULESjl
 ON PETITIONS
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE. He had asked Bell if the names on the petitions had been signed in his presence, and Bell had answered m the affirmative.
 The witness said that he usually propounded the same question to all those who had circulated the peti tions that bore his. seal. Some of them he had asked Were the names on the petition circulated in your presence and are the names on the petition genuine?" The signers had all responded in the affirmative, and then he had fixed his seal to the docu- ment.
 Attorney Davies here raised the question that no questions need be specifically set forth, as the ques- tions a notary should propound, but ali that it was necessary to prove was that the signer understood what he was signing and swearing to.
 The witness was asked specifically if he had in the presence of two wit nesses stated that it would not take him five minutes ito pull down the whole playhouse' meaning destroying the effectiveness of the petitions. The court ruled that the question was inn material, and the witness was eXcus- ed from the stand.
 Attorney A. T. Davies, who was sec retary for the citizens committee, was then called as to his service as notary public in attesting the pei tions. "I merely asked the signers if the facts contained in the affidavit were true" answered Mr Davies, which simplified this sitaution a grea. deal. He was not questioned fur ther.
 NJ A. Eisele. of the committee of ten who served san executive com mittee was called. He had circullt- ed two of the petitions. The com mittee had caused the printed slips to be sent out because they wanted the people to know what restrictions they had pledged if license was grant ed. He believed that 5000 signatures on the petitions would be a majority of the white adults He thought there had been a material decrease in the population
 The gambling felony bill, the big fire, and the general depression, he gave as his reasons for the decrease in the population One prominent min ister had told him that his congre- gation had lost twenty families X real estate man had told him there were 500 empty houses in the city now. regardless of the fire. While he served on the board of equalization he had occasion to have many notices sent out, and many of these had come back undelivered because the parties were gone.
 On the cross-examination an effort was made to emphasize the bad con ditious of the saloons that had requlr- ed public pledge not to have sun day saloons, or sell to minors Al torney Mcconnell asked the witness if the committee had promised the people that licenses would not be granted 10 the same ones who have violated the law flagrantly before. The court instructed the witness not to answer. as the matter Of the appll- cants for saloon license was not prop erlv before the court at that lime.
 But we tried to get it before the corrt" answered Mir Mcconnell
 When Attorney Mcconnell present ed a power of attorney from a signer and asked that as such attorney he have the name of the siener with drawn from the petition, Attorney Wilmington raised a question of the authority of the attorney.
 That is a most unusual thing, said Judge Mooney flor one attor- ney to come into court and question the power of attorney of another who has stated he represents a client If the objection is urged we will have to make an investigation"
 "I raise he objection because the attorney solicited the authority said Mir. Wilmington "I do not mean it as offense to counsel on the other side. but we have our reasons for making this objection, and 1t is not a personal reason"
 1t was agreed that the point in question would be left over until the matter Of withdrawing names from the petition was properly before The court.
 Counsel for the petitioners announc ed just before court adjourned for the noon hour that they would rest their case.