Roosevelt Standard | 1917-02-07 | Page 6 | Held for Insult to Flag

HELD FOR INSULT TO FLAG chis charles lenker of hempstead L I 1 must face grand jury on charge hempstead L I 1 charles lenker wealthy florl florist st was held to await the action of the grand jury by police justice clinton M flint of freeport an on a charge of using alleged abusive language in referring to the united states flag thomas reynolds altonso alfonso cately spanish war veteran and john J dolan testified that in a hotel in freeport lenker spoke la in an abusive manner toward president wilson haying lie he could not find employment with the kaiser even 1 as a street sweeper they said he declared the states flag was nothing but a rag and not fit to wipe ones hands with mr lenker made no statement and no witnesses were called to testify it la I 1 his behalf ever since the alleged insult to the hag fing members of the grand army of lie kite republic of freeport the order of american Mcc mechanics hanics and elks have been greatly agitated over the affair which resulted in the issuing of a warrant tor for Len lenders kers arrest