Arizona republican., 1910-11-30
SH|NDElBOWER MET
 BY BAND AND CROWD
DEMONSTRATION IN HONOR OF
 RETURN FROM PEN.
pr. Hughes Exhibits Him to Throngs and Denounces the Saloon
 Interests.


 pink tea affair compared with Frank Shindelbower's return from Florence The lad who was convicted of swearing falsely that he purchased liquor at the Casino saloon, who was
 given an indeterminate sentence of from one to fourteen years in the penitentiary. to be pardoned by Act ing Governor George U. Young after an imprisonment of seven months. arrived in Phoenix yesterday after noon at 4:15. At the station he was met by a band. by a few prohibi- tionists who regarded him as mar tyr. and by a curious crowd that had been following the music.
 Shindclbower's pardon was carried tn Florence the morning after it had been signed. by J. H. Langston. the prisoners attorney pr. H. X. Hughes made the arrangements for the re- ception.
 An hour before the P. X F.. train on which ShindeIbower was coming was due to arrive. the Industrial Lib erty band was upon the downtown streets, playing popular and stirring
 
 directions to see what the music was about Many thought that a minstrel show was in town, until they recog- niZed the musicians and knew that something of local interest was the reason for their appearnce.
 After the band had paraded around town a few times. it wound up at the corner of Washington and Center streets. Dr. Hughes appeared and spoke to the crowd. He bitterly arraigned the saloon interests. whom he held responsible for Shindelbow- CTS conviction. The boy was a vic tim of their spite and fear that their business would be wiped out of ex- istence. said Dr. Hughes. He had bought liquor at one of their saloons, had told the truth when brought into court as a witness. and had then been accused of perjury.
 Step by step the fight to obtain the conviction of Shindelbower was described The speaker denounced those who had cared not for the tears of heartbroken mother. had cared not that penitentiary sentence would wreck a far young life. but had spent money and worked with diligence worthy of a better cause to send to prison a youth who had done nothing more than tell the truth.
 When Dr. Hughes had concluded his remarks the band paraded to the depot. followed by a large DOT ton of the crowd that had been collected. The doctor went along in an automobile.
 The train pulled in and Attorney Langston preceded his client into the gaping throng A few personal friends of Shindelbower rushed up to shake hands You're the biggest boy in this town. Frank" said J. w. Canning. pr. Hughes was right on hand to take the pardoned lad in charge. Dr. J. M. Burke. superin- tendent of the Anti Saloon League of Arizona, was conspicuous by his absence. as were numerous other prominent anti -saloonists.
 Shindelbower did not look like prison life had disagreed with him. His face was bronzed for he had been working much in the open air. while his hands were those of an or dinary laborer. He was dressed in a dark suit of good material with white cowboy hat encircled by a hair band made in the penitentiary.
 While the band played. Dr. Hughes led Shindelbower to the automobile he had in waiting. Contrary to the impression of a large portion of the crowd. the music the band was play th.. quering Hero Comes"
 Standing by the automobile Dr. Hughes laid one hand on Shindel- bowers shoulder. raised the other into the air and began another bitter arraignment of the liquor interests He accused the liquor dealers of sending agents to Shindelbower to offer him vest sums of money to plead guilty to the perjury charge The boy he held up as a martyr to truth. as an example to other young men to tell nothing but the truth, no matter what the result
 The crowd, it's curiosity satisfied, began to disperse. Dr. Hughes con- ducted his protege into the automo- bile and led a parade through the downtown streets At Center and Washington he made a third speech, and at several other places about the city he made brief addresses in laud- ation of Shindelbower and denunr citation of those who had obtained his conviction. Late in the after noon the lad was taken to the home 1 of his parents.
 As an organization the Sal oon League took no part in the l demonstration. In fact some of the | most prominent members strongly | diSa pproVed of it.