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Show T7MAYOR IS HOOTEDjj Shriners Deny . Chicago's Boss Right to Talk Fellow Masons Chsrje Thompson Thomp-son Has Discriminated Ayinst Own Organization in Sup ' . , pressing Bazar Lotteries . ' CMICAOO. yoy. t-Msyr William Hale Tnotapaon, attempting! ta oerena his administration of tha affairs of Clrtealo "Set ore 40OS fallow ettirlnere laat night, was "booed" snd hooted aa-til aa-til forced to stop his speech. In sn address fallowing a ceremonial, Illustrldua Potentate Will H. Wade charged the Thompson administration with taking an unfair attitude toward Masonic organisations In connection with lotteries conducted at baaara. He cited Instances and showed pho-tographa pho-tographa of aale af lottery numbers and operation of paddle wheela at baaara ba-aara conducted by other organisations while he teld of refusal uf the admln-1st admln-1st ration to allow the uae of similar means of raising .funds at Maaonie affaire. af-faire. Mayor Thompson took the stage ana attempted to defend ble administration "If there le any gambling la tha city of Chicago, before God, J know noth-j Ing of It," ho shouted. 1 A din of ostcalla and a roar of hoot-. Ins came from tha hall and the mayot waa forced to leave the atage. William H. Weaby. a Thompson political po-litical leader, than urged tha Shtiuare to hear the mayor. ' There wae s roar of denial, but the mayor, showing some evidences of die I comfort, again came on the etage. H told of hla loyalty to the orramsstlon and Insisted the potentate liad been misinformed.' The uproar buret out again and the mayor after waiting a few momenta, took hla sent. v Wade then told the audience that what ha had aaid waa the truth and 1 he stood ready to prove it. The cheering end applause of approval ap-proval lasted for ten minutes. The uproar up-roar waa deafening. To and It, Wade finally called the drill team to the ataae to distract the attention of the crowd from the Incident. Mayor Thompson remained In the temple for the remainder of the eve nlng. |