Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-01-26 | Page 6 | Test Offense Made by Salvation Army

TEST OFfENSE OFFENSE MADE MADE BY SAlVATION A ARMY M LOS A GELES Jan MaJ raj William J J. Dart of ot th tho th Salvation Army Jermy deliberately atel violated the charities ordinance yes s. s and planned further to viola violate to It today in order to furnish a basis baI for or a D. speedy of or th the tho situation here heio which now makes maks much of ot the Salvation Arms Army's philanthropic machinery live tive A letter Jetter soliciting contributions wa-s wa written to the eft city prosecutors prosecutor's office in violation of tho the ordinance nce One OM of tho the nine nino industrial stores now closed through action o of the municipal charities commission commission commis commis- sion don was to be opened tOda today and a pair of or castoff trousers sold to the acting city citro pro prosecutor by Major Dart Major D Dart rt wm will be bEl arrested it Is s planned and counsel for the Salvation Arm Army will go to San Francisco seeking his bis release b by the stats supreme court ona on ona a writ of or habeas corpus Upon the decision of ot the court counsel says will viii hang tho the validity of or the municIpal municipal municipal mu mu- charities commissions commission's acts arid and existence Last October the Salvation Army n was la refused a permit to solicit supplies tot for forthe the Industrial stores and to solicit funds Tho The commission lon contends that the Salvation Salvation Salva Salva- tion Arm Army sent pent out of or the city and tho the state stalo a Do certain percentage or the funds rt-ce rt received d contrary t to the requirements of ot th tb the commission Tho Tue S I atlon Army maintained l that the money sent for tho the of or the national bod body was tak n from funds contributed E expressly for tor or that purpose