Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-31
POLICE PROTECTION"
OFFERED TO RESORTS
IN RETURN FOR CASH
Superintendent Robinson
Accuses Agents for Paper
Published by Delaware
County M a gi s ira tie.
Questionable Methods.

s,srlntendent Of Police Robinson to-
ehsreed that solicitors employed by a
tiv publication known as The Re-
.,sr published by Magistrate c. Scott
.tsrds of Delaware County, had
,mlsed "police protection" to ownera
y dsncing resorts and saloons II they
ssd to purchase large quantities of
o,ss,a for an outing to be held Septem-
I'D The picnic is scheduled to be held
. tsentou Beach, N. j. Besides dancing,
,e.shments and souvenirs for the
,en and children, 36-mile sail on an
.,1nrslon steamboat is promised.
,,tampts also have been made by so.
s,,,ors according to superintendent Rob-
s'son TO obtain cash contributions from
,r,lnept merchants for the Police
s'ssIon Fund The solicitors, It is de-
,.rsd said that contributions for the
.'ss,on fund meant police protection"
~ the contributors.
~ ,r,ona those who have been ap-
..sscbed for contributions for the pen
.i.r e5nd is Congressman j. Hampton
,i.ors He was visited few days ago
q man about 45 years old The visit
nade come mention Of the outing and
',.ic "a be held September g. He asked
,,r contribution of s25, and added that
y had been sent to get the money by
a.ronolnent politicians In the City Hall"
caneressman Moore refused to make
~ rontributlon. He requested his SEQ
..,.ev 10 Investigate the visitors story.
I. nvestigation brought forth state
trorn Lieutenant of Detectives Theo-
s.,s Wood that there was no connection
nslween the outing and the police PEN
IN fund. Lieutenant Wood also in
ts,r,ed Congressman Moore that no solicit
,oru were authorized to obtain contribu-
Hors for the pension fund.
ma name of Director Porter appears on
~ of the pages devoted exclusively to
,ha coming picnic. He is mentioned as a
member of the Advertising Committee.
plreotor Porter issued denial today that
NJ ever authorized The Reporter to use
IA name in connection with selling tick
rs for the picnic.
u consented to have my name used be-
cause / was told that the outing was to
NJ an affair under the auspices OF the
Magistrates of this city. The representa-
lives OF The Reporter never told me that
thev intended to obtain advertisements
frori, saloons and other resorts"
On file in City Hall are many COM
plaints from merchants who say they
iad been promised all sorts of things
Recently an official of the ]. G. Brill
car Works complained to Superintendent
Robinson that a representative of The
Reporter asked for a contribution OF
no"
Magistrate Richards is the secretary of
lha MagIstrates' Association of Philadel-
phla, Delaware, Chester and Montgom-
sy Counties. For several days The Re-
porter has been freely circulated among
employees detailed in various departments
h the City Hall. The portraits of many
police officials appear on whole page
NE names of prominent officeholders
sls Mentioned as either being chairmen
Or nembers of different committees.
N4eIsTRATE RICHARDS DENIAL.
Magistrate Richards emphatically de-
ied today that any of the solicitors
I'd promised "police protection to
Aloons and other resorts on condition
Nat tickets are purchased for the picnic.
He also said that ne would discharge at
nee any solicitor who attempted to OBJ
ain a cash contribution or bring about
he sale of tickets by promising police
protection.'
1T is true that many of our solicitors
have visited some restaurants and sa-
loons." he said. but those visits were
made for the purpose of obtaining adj
rertisements. You know our publication,
The Reporter. is going to get out a 40
7Rge paper on the day of the picnic At
no time have any of our solicitors prom
BED police protection to any prospective
purchaser of picnic tickets. l am going
10 look into the matter carefully, and
find that any men in our employ
have demanded money for police pro-
lection he will lose his job"
Magistrate Richards and several OF his
associates held a conference with Super
ihlendent Robinson. Before leaving the
saperintendent's office Magistrate Rick
ards said he would have an announce
nent published in his newspaper stating
hat no solicitors are authorized TO OBJ
iain contributions for the police pen9iUr
fund
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