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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-10

Parts of Capper'S Speech.
This is a part of Governor Capper' $
set speech on the civil service policy
which he advocated and the office
grabbing policy of the opposition
which he condemned:
81 hold there is no essential moral
difference between giving jobs in the
public service in return for personal
favoEs or political support than in Civ
ing them in return for a cash consid-
Grafton. Proved efficiency and tested
honesty ought to be the sole consider
ations for appointments and for pro-
motion in the public service-not
some supposed service that a hanger
on or ward-heeler has given the po-
litical boss of a political machine in
the campaign
And further, Governor Capper
would add:
Both the national and state Demo-
cratic administrations have resorted
to a shameful use of political patron
age and have most flagrantly violated
the civil service laws in both letter
and spirit. The chief reason that
taxes are high and public debt is pill
ing up everywhere in America is
spOilsmen politics.
If that sentiment didn't get the
voter, the audience might carry home
this indictment of the men who
lodged recognition of civil service:
THE professional politician will al
ways be found fighting to maintain
the old order of things, fighting to
perpetuate the game of grab, fight
ing to keep out those reforms which
would surely destroy his grip, fight
ing against clean, sensible, open-and-
above board methods of handling the
peoples business: and he will have
his way every time if the patriotic
citizenship does not wake up"
Citizenship Was Mapping.
Possibly patriotic citizenship" was
still mapping, a legislative observer
observed when the house rRnOrted the
death of the civil service bill. At
least neither Governor Capper nor
any of the tried, true, trusted and
faithful followers in the house were
standing by to aid in the passage of
the measure which the governor had
so strongly recommended. The rec
ordS do not so much as show a minor
ity report. Nor do the records show
that an effort was made to place the
bill on the calendar.
Yet the bill had passed the senate
and before the end of this week would
have become law had the house
failed to write its obituary in the
closing hours of the session. 1t has
been admitted by all authorities that
all civil service laws now on the stat
ute books are moth eaten and filled
with worm holes. So 81 real civil SerV-
ice law was promised. 1t was origi-
mated by Senator Price of Clark coun-
ty, one of the most able lawyers in
the state. But today the bill is on a
slab in the house mOrgue.
Drummond of Norton county today
asked for the recall of the civil ser
vice bill for further consideration. All
of the committee members present at
the meeting had voted to kill the bill.
1T was at the request of Governor
Capper for a conference on the bill
that l asked for it's recall said Drum
mond. II don't think it will hurt to
talk it over. All of the members pres
ent at the meeting voted to kill the
hill
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ROBBERS AT ALTA VISTA.
Unknown strangers Take Guns and
Watches from Hardware Store.

Alta Vista, Kan, March 10.-The
Wolgast hardware store here was
broken into by two strangers who Sc
cured several guns, rifles, reVolvers,
pocket knives and watches.
They escaped by taking a handcar
and going to Dwight. seven miles west
of here, where it is supposed they
boarded train. The county officials
were notified and are working on the
case.
This is the third time that this store
has been broken into and each time
the robbers escaped. Each time the
plumber secured consisted of guns
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-10

Chicago last June. Sturtevant had
never been a candidate for the tea m
here, although he had experience at
Topeka high school before registering
in the university. Crowley, another
unknown, showed his heels to several
good men in the second heat.
Coach Hamilton is exceedingly jub-
liant over the results of these tryouts
and expects to spring a few surprises
at the annual meet with Missouri Fri
day night. Finals in the hurdles and
high jump are also being held to-
night.
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New York Produce Market.

New York March 1O.-BUTTER-Mark
weaker Creamery extras (92 score), 29l2c;
creamy (highr scoring), 30@301ac. e
EGGS-Markt steady. Fresh gathered
CHEESE-Market unsettled. State whole
milk hid specials, 16% @17Ac:
POULTRY-Drssed. very quiet; western
frozen roasting chickens, lie; fresh fowls,
1461sc: turkeys, 10000; live, steady ;
western chickens, 14d15c; fowls, 17H @19c;
turkeys. 130I15c.
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kansas CITY Live Stock Mnrket.

Kansas City, March HOGS Receipts
5000. Market steady. Bulk of sales, S6.S5
d695; heavy, S6.90G6.96; packers and
butchers, s69oG7.OO; light $6.s5@TOO
pigs, $6.25@6.90.
CATTLE-ReceIpts 5000 Market steady
Prime fed steers. $s.25@S.75; dressed beef
steers, S7.10GS.15; western steers, $6.756l
S.25; southern steers. $3.50 so; cows
S4.25G675; heifers, SG.OO6S.4O; stockers and
feeders, $6.O0@7s5; bulls. $5.50@65O
calves, S6500 1850.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000 Market strong
to Zoe higher, Lambs, $9.25@9S5: year
Engs, $S.000S.15; wethers, S7.50dS % I:
ewes, $7250790; stockers and feeders, $J.75
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A PRINTED CARD
WAS Her TRUMP
CONTINUED from page one.J

spent their time in the rooms unwrap-
ping packages. A bureau was filled
with the articles, but it was not big
enough to hold all the loot. The wom-
an represented to Mrs. Montgomery
that she had engaged the Walk-Over
place and would open Il ladies' fur
nfshing store The party boarded with
Mrs. B. M. Hettinger, 3OS West Sixth
street. They went to the rooming
house Feb. % and departed in the
night Feb. 26 without paying for eth
er their rooms or board.
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Wall St. New York. March 1O-STOChS
Speculative favorites made full recovery
by noon, Canadian Pacific gaining point.
Trading was exceedingly dull. however.
with no initiative from either side. Missouri
Pacific yielded more of yesterdays rise in
nticipation of a drastic reorganization by
the interests now in control. American
Tobacco's decline was fallowed by an ad-
verse annual report. .
Bonds were heavy with severe declines
in Missouri Pacific, Western Maryland and
Iowa Central issues.
Standard stocks were inclined to greater
beaviness in today's initial trading, Read
ing St Paul and United States Steel max
ing fractional declines. Specia1ties moved
irreeuIarIy Gains in Motors, American
Iinseed and Pittsburg Coal preferred were
ffset by proportfonate declines in Ameri-
can Tobacco, Great Northern Ore certifi-
Gates, Consolidated Gas and American Ex
press Traders seemed disposed to await
The result of the New York bond sale and
the steel tonnage figures for February be
fore taking a definite stand of the entire
list. Canadian Pacific alone
showed strength in the London market.
st. Joseph Live Stock Market
St Joseph, March 10.-HOGS-Receipts
$500. Market steady to &c lower Top,
sc 80: bulk of sales. $6.S5@6-90-
: CATTLE-Receipts 200. Market slow.
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POLICE J0TT!NGS.
Officers Arrest Seven Men and Women
i'm Alleged DisOrdcr.y House.

Sergeant Lon Sauls and several 9th
GERS, Mcguire. Hicks, Wonderly ana
Woodward. raided the residence of
Margie Moffin. at la East Fourth
street, early this morning and arrest
ed her on the charge of keeping and
maintaining a nuisance. The follow
ing were arrested at. the place and
booked on the charge of being found
in: Fay Carton. Will Johnson, VIII
Allgood, Sam Williams, Fred Fisher
and Harry Crum bine.
Ed Lewis, arrested last night by
Special officer Alba on the charge of
being drunk and disorderly, was
arrested in the city prison this morn
ing by Chief Ross on a petit larceny
warrant. Lewis is believed to have
stolen q vest and a pair of pants.
Police Judge George A. Huran was
greatly improved this morning from
his slight attack of the grip. The,
judge presided over court at the morn
ing session and then went back home,
but will be able to hold court again
this afternoon.
1t has been announced that a book
let of the Topeka policedepartment
will probably be printed soon. The
local sleuths have not had an annual
report, with photos and data concern
ing their work. for several years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-10
T0PEKAN A SPRINTER.
Charles Sturtcvant Wins 50-Yard
Dash Preliminary at IA. L.

Lawrence, Kan, March 10.-The
abundance of new material trying for
places on the Kansas track team, as
u result of the cups offered by Man
ager Hamilton. has made necessary
the running OF heats to determine the
competitors for the finals tonight.
Charles Sturtevant of Topeka quail
flied in the 50-yard dash by eliminat-
ing Eugene Davis. a member of the
K L. relay team finch scored points
in the Western conference meet at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-10
chicago Live Stock Narket.

Chicago, March 10-HOGS-Rceipts l.
O00 Market slow, &c under yesterdays
average. Bulk of sales, s6.7566S5; light
Sc. 606I6S71a; mixed, $6.6O66.9O: heavy
S6.3o@6s5; rough. s6.3oQ6.45; pigs, S5.75d
CATTLE-Receipts 10000. Market weak
Native steers $575QSS0; western, S51OG
$50: cows and heifers, $3.30@7.75; calves
$6.50G9.75.
SHEEP-Receipts 10000. Market slow.
Sheep, $7.O0@s.10; yearlings, $7.75u7.95 I;
lambs, S765M1O.OO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-10

Pittsburg. Kan. March 1O-A story
sent from here on Monday night de-
clarln% this city was experiencing d
coal famine was untrue Retail deal
ers were filling orders for coal Mon
day. yesterday and today and coal
men say no unusual condition in the
trade exists
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Steers. S7.OOGs5O: cows and heifers. 81 o00
S.25; calves $6.OO@9.15.
SHEEP Receipts 1900. Market strong
Lambs, S9.00d9.i5.
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lFurnishe

FURNISHED by special wire 70 IT. j. Myers.l
Minneapolis wheat stocks have decreased
3SO0OO bushels in the past two days.
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
stocks decreased 1888 bushels.
The government report shows farm re-
serves OF wheat in the three Northwest
states of 81, coo bushels, compared with
II million bushels year ago.
The European visible supply of wheat
pared with 81 100000 bushels year ago
According to Petrograd dispatch sent
ment has prohibited the expectation, with
out special permission in each case, of any
food or forage. The sale of such articles
to foreigners engaged in the wholesale
trade in these commodities also is pro-
hibited.
An Argentina cable said: Weather is
now clearing. Wheat suffered such deter
ioration from the recent prolonged wet
weather. Corn has suffered from excessive
stocks of wheat in Chicago elevators in
amount to 1,191, 900 bushels; corn. 1s.014OOO
bushels, decrease 491, 900 bushels; oats, 49,
Contract stocks are: Wheat, 10000 bush.
els; corn, 4,723,oOO bushels; oats, 64O7 900
bushels of wheat, IL, 7o5 900 bushels Of corn
and 1O,OO6.0OO bushels Of oats.
weekly foreign crop summary included
Weather is unfavorable and seeding of
wheat is progressing slowly. Farmers are
spring grains. p FranceM0atlook for the
new wheat crop is not good. Weather is
unfavorable and scarcity of labor is against
cultivation Germany-Weather is season.
able and reports speak highly of crop con-
ditions. Potatoes are scarce. Russia
Snow is disappearing, and outlook for
crops is satisfactory. Acknowledgements
ton of wheat has commenced. Italy-The
government has ordered all bread to con-
tain 20 per cent admixture. Supplies are
being furnished sparingly by officials. All
reports agree that the growing crop has
suffered from excessive rains. India-A
preliminary official report estimates yield
of wheat at :592 million bushels, compared
with 375 million bushels last year"
Kansas City Produce Market.
KANSAS City, March 10.-WHEAT-Cash ::
Market &c lower. No. hard, $1.4S4 Lac !;
No. 3, 81. 46@1.4 IS; No. red, S147@1.4S;
No. 3. S1.46@147.
CORN-Market unchanged to lie lower
No. mixed, 70@701ac: No 3. 69A @691ac;
No. 2 white, Tic; No. 3, roc; No 2 yellow,
Tic: No. 3. &C.
OATS-Market &c lower. No. white
561ac: No; 2 mixed. 5212@5312c.
HAY-Market stronger Choice timothy,
S15OO015.5O; choice prairie, $13.00@14.O0;
choice alfalfa, $15O0@16.50
WHEAT-Receipts n
BUTTER-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Market unchanged.
CLOSE: WHEAT-May, S1.42s4 July,
Slips: September, S1031a@1. O35s.
CORN-May. 691a@695sc; July, 111sc
September, 121ac.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-10

1.-THE following sales were made this morn
ing at the Stock Yards Kansas City, and
reported over long distance telephone di-
rect to the State Journal by Clay. Robin.
son & Co., live stock commission mer.
chants. with offices at all marketsl
Kansas City, March 10.-CATTLE-Re
ceipts 5000 head. Market: Killers 10c
higher; stockers and feeders, steady.
HOGS-Receipts 5000 head Market
slow and &c higher. Bulk of sales, $4,000
700; top, sos.
SHEEP Receipts 5000 head. Market
slow Lambs 50 65
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Kansas City, March 10.
Liverpool Grain Market

Liverpool, March 10.-WHEAT-Spot No.
Manitoba, 13s I'd; No. ., 13s Cd; No. 2
hard winter, 13s I'd.
CORN-Spot, Amrican mixed new as 1Od
American mixed, old, SIS Sd March, rs AID.
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PoRK-May, s1157; July, 1895.
LARD-May. $1,000; July. S1O.12.
SHORT RIBS-May, sos: July, s1O35.
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Chicago Produce Marget.

Chicago. March 10.-BUTTER-Market
unchang ed.
POTATOES-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Market unsettled. Receipts IL
GA cases at mark, cases included, 1914 "a
171kc: ordinary firsts, 1914 @1612c; firsts,
17H d1T3sc
POULTRY-Alive, higher; springs, lie:
owls
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Wichita, March 10.-HOGS-Receipts
1000 Market steady. Top, 500; bulk of
CATTLE-Receipts 500. Market weak
Native steers, S6.000lS00: cows and heifers
S4.50@1O0; bulls, $5.OO@6.O; calves, S6OOG
1000.
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Only One "Bromo Ouinineu

To get the genuine. call for full name,
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look
for signature of E. w. GROVE. Cures 3
Cold in One Day. 25c.-Adv.
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THE WEATHER RECORD.
Rain or

Following are observations of the United
States weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours ending at O'Clock this morning:
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Chicago Grain Market.

Chicago Grain Market.
Chicago. March 10.-WHEAT-Close
May. $1.51A; July, $1.19A; September,
$1.0S5s.
CORN-May, 721ac; July, 1850.
OATS-May, 5634c; July. 53A @533sc.
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New York Sugar Market
New York Sugar Market.

New York. March 10.-SUGAR-Raw,
steady: centrifugal Al; molasses, 1874.
Refined. steady.
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Chicago Grain Market,

1.-THE range Of prices for grain futures "
The Chicago Board of Trade as reported
by TEos- j. Myers, Broker. Columbian
BldRl
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Chicago, March II
Kansas City Grain Market.

1.-THE range of prices for grain futures on
the Kansas City Board of Trade as re-
ported by ThoS. j. Myers Broker Co
lumbar Bldg.l
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Topeka Grain Marie,

IF urn1Shed by J. B. Billiard, corner Kan.
sase Ave. and Curtis ST.
Topeka, Kan March 10.
OATS-5OM52c.
WHEAT-S1. 3O61 So
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Furnished h2 Shawnee Milling Col
Topeka, Kan, March 10.
MHEAT-No. 2 hard, S1.35.
WHEAT-No. 3 hard, $1.33.
WHEAT-$1. 25@1.3O.
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New York. March 1O.-COTTON-Spo
quiet: middlng uplands, S.so. Sales 600
bales
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SLEEP ON PLEDGE.
tcontinued from Page One.l
Parts of Capper's Speech.

promise to the voters of Kansas was
a reform of this practice.
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1,., Topeka. Kan. March 10.
NEW YORK EGGSGfs% @1sc.
CREAMERY BUTTER-Chicago 2ec.
New York, soc; Elgin, Zoe; Topeka whole
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FURNISHED Sy Chas- Wolff Packing Co
Topeka, Kan, March TO-
HOGS.
MIXED AND BUTCHERS. SO. j0d 6 so
ROUGH AND HEAVY.......... $500 a.
Topeka Butter. EGGS and Poultry.
Furnished by the Topeka Packing Com
ANY. corner Laurent and A1adison.1
Topeka, Kan, March 10.
POULTRY-Hens, all sizes, 12c; springs
and broilers. 10c; stage young BOOSTERS, SC:
old ROSTERS, 7c: ducks, &c; geese, SC; hens
and young Tom turkeys, lac; old Tom
EGGS-16c.
EGGS-1Sc.
PACKING STOCK BUTTER-17c.
CHEESE-Per h.. 1S@19Iac
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Butter and Eggs.


FURNISHED by The ContinetaI Creamery
Co. Topeka. Kan.l
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Topeka Market.
| FURNISHED Sy Chas Wolff Packing Co
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-07-10
MARRIED FOR HALF.
CENTURY, COLUMBIA
PAIR TO CELEBRATE
GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
TO BE OBSERVED BY MR..
AND MRS. E. LANE.

How many folks do you know, eth
er in Mississippi or elsewhere, who
have been married for fifty years, and
are not ashamed to tell the world that
they have?
Very few, it is safe to say.
Over at Columbia, Miss, next Mon
day, there is an old couple-old only
in age, howcver-that will celebrate
their golden wedding anniversary
They will don the clothes of bride
groom and a bride and minister VIII
be present, and a mock ceremony
similar in every respect to that per
formed half a century ago when they
started out in life together as MAI
and wife, will be gone through with.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Lane are TIT
couple.
Mr.. Lane, known to a large part o
the population in the vicinity OF &c
lumbia, as Uncle Lane" is employe
in the Columbia branch of Calhoun
Bankrupt Store. lie is still hale an
CONTINUED on Page TwoD
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Soft Drink Bottle
ExpLOdes; Child Is
Painfully Injured
RECEIVES A BAD CUT ON LEG BY
FLYING GLASS; WEATHER
CAUSED ACCIDENT.

The explosion OF one bottle in a
case of carbonatcd soft drinks, near
which the child was playing, came
near resulting dislstrOusly Saturday
afternoon when Ila May Wall, the IS
months-old daughter ofMr.and Mrs.
Jim Wall, of Hickory Grove, was pain
fully cut on the leg by flying glass
The child was sitting in the store
owned by its father; near the case OF
soft drinks. Without warning there
was a sound of an explosion, followed
by cries from the child. 1t was found
that a cut an inch and half long
and half an inch deep on the leg be-
tween the ankle and the knee had re-
suited.
DIR. C. c. Hightowcr was summoned
and dressed the wound. According
to the child's parents, the explosion
did not result from a jar, but prob
ably was due to the not weather.
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length, G.5 beam and 39.5 depth of
hold. She was built by Harlan &
Wolff at Belfast in 1900.
The munitions listof the Minnehaha
cargo, as copied from the vessels
manifest on file in the New York
Custom House, reads as follows:
$500 cases of loaded shrapnel
shells; 1,723 cases Of loaded cart
ridges; 1000 cases Of cordite; 1,400
cases of Trinitrotoluol (ths is a chem
ical of great force which goes into
high explosive shells; 2,400 barrels
of lubricating oil; G5 barrels of petro
latum Ga by-product OF petroleum.; -
cases of rifles; SIG cases of empt,
proiectiles; cases OF firearms; 800
plates of spelter; $50 cases and bun
dies of brass rods and sheets; AZ.
| motor truck; | Ford motor ambu
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-07-10
HALF DOZEN OTHER
YOUNGSTERS CAUGHT
IN A "CRAPS" RAID

Policemen Moore and Rainer, at
tracted by suspicious noises and a
light in an office in the Mclnnis Build
ing Saturday night, forced their way
into the room and arrested six we'll
known Hattiesburg boys on the
charge of gaming with dice" Five
of them plead guilty and were fineo
81 each. The sixth will stand trial
The date has been fixed for next Mon
day.
The men arrested were II. {. TRIM
bic, M. ]. Jackson, J. II. Martin j
Buchanan and A. p. West.
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lance; 100 bales of cotton duck
which goes into the manufacture OIL
khaki uniforms; 80 live horses; S3o
kegs of horseshocs, 90 bales of absorb
cnt cotton; 10 barrels at salicylic acld
o. barrels of boracic acid, and 80
boxes of formaldehyde; Is cases oil
auto parts; 100 cases of magnetos; =
cases of fuses: so bundles Of copper
wire: 81 plates of zinc, 10 crates oil
air guns.
In addition, the cargo included:
244G1 bushels of Canadian wheat
10 600 cases of canned and frozer
meat. 1000 barrels of flour, 6G hogs
heads of rum, and 5000 boxes o
cheese.
Other items of the manifest INCLUDE
eggs, wax, and many kinds of dalr!
. products.
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The "SHck" NickLe
Arqu ment Costs 4
,YoungMen SIS Each
QUARTET, HOWEVER, DECIDES TO
CARRY CASE HIGHER UP,
AND so APPEALS.

Found guilty of conducting a game
of dice in the boarding house of Mrs.
Pasch on Second street, early Satur-
day morning, Oscar Black, b. f. Tur-
nj, eed. II. l.. Davenport and J. c.
+ ner were fined S. in police court
t ay.
Through their attorney, Dan Currie,
the quartet Immediately appealed, and
were released on $50 bonds. Black,
Turnipseed and Davenport were in
court and fought hard against convic-
ton. Fisher, however, was absent.
q, The quartet was arrested in the
Second street boarding house at 3
O'Clock Saturday morning by Patrol
men Beverly and McInnis. Beverly
testified that he and McInnis stood
outside the boarding house for 10 or
20 minutes, listening to the young
men talking. They entered the room
then, he said, just in time to see one
of them "roll" a dice across the table,
and another quickly pick up bill
and put it in his pocket. He said
that they put up cash and written
bonds for their appearance in court,
but that two of them explained that
they would plead guilty and would
forfeit their bonds.
The trio in court explained, how
ever, that they had been sitting
l around in the room for several hours
talking among themselves; that
. Black placed SO bill on the table
and suggested that the other three
|. shoot for it, but that the police
came in and that no money changed
hands, and that none probably would
have. even if the place had not beer
raided.~
II Attorney Currie maintained tina
even if the quartet had intended gan
e. bling, they had not done so within TIL
Interpretation of the law, as no on
il either lost or won any money on tn
t, game. He said that the police ha
er misinterpreted the parts of the COZ
O. versation they overheard when stan'
Mt ing outside of the building.
In Mayor Batson said that in his Opt
as ion. no set of young men would /
IN sitting around a table upon whio
dice and money were placed, at
ed O'Clock in the morning, talking abo
at gambling, unless they were actual
he engaged in it.