Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-09-06
SONS OF. Toll
WILL CELEBRATE
HERE TOMORROW
Big Preparations Made for
the Observance of Labor
Candidates for Gov
ernor TO Speak.

Columbia park will tomorrow be the
scene of the greatest Labor day cele-
bfation Boise has even known. The
noble sons and daughters of toll in the
factory, the workshop and the store
win lay aside their tools for a brief
day and with the sturdy ranchers Of
the valley will join to celebrate the day
set aside for them by congress.
While there is varied and anus
ing program interspersed with ad
dresses, the big event Of the afternoon
will be the tug of war between MEM
bers of the Trades Council and the
Grange. The big prize is box of
choice smokes, which each side is anx-
ious to win, but the hay pitchers have
gone even further than that and have
placed several bets on their ability to
output the city youths and they in
turn have taken all bets rendered them
Contest for Ladies'.
nail driving contest for ladies is to
be an event which viii be well worth
seeing, as the entries are numerous
and the prizes large. Bagpipe selec-
lions with highland dancing by Mr.
Purvis' and Miss Arbucllle is an added
attraction to the program and one
which viii be popular. Both will give
a second performance at the carnival
in the evening.
The Labor day program starts at
70 o'clock with a band concert, con-
tinuing throughout the afternoon and
evening. At o'clock. John a. Davis,
chairman OF the day win introduce
the four candidates for governor, John
NJ Haines, Republican,; Moses Alex
anGer. Democratie Hugh e. McElroy,
Progressive, and l.. A. Coblentz, So
cialist, and each will make a short
address e. f. Cation. former state
senator and a member of the Typo
graphical union, win make a brief talk
on the value Of the union label and
fer what it stands.
Program of Sports.
The program for sports for the aft
ernoon and evening will be as follows:
y to p. m.-Band concert.
lis %. Fifty-yard shoe race, boys
Il years and under. First prize, pair
Holland" Shoes, The Mode. Second
prize, One Dollar Boys Hat, Golden
Rite. Third prize, 75-cent mouth
herp Eilers' Piano House.
1880 p. m.-Fifty-y yard dash, girls IL
years and under. First prize s1.00 girls
hat, Golden Rule. Second prize, two
pound box candy. Brady Candy COM
nany. Third prize, lucent mouth harp,
Eilers' Piano House.
1:40 y. m.-One hundred-yard dash,
oren to all. First prize, $500 soft hat,
Zimmerman's union made. Second
prize. $100 tie, Mcleod & Johnson.
? II.
$3.50 Union Label shirt, Hub Clothing
company; Second prize, 75-cent cap,
Mcleod & johnson.
s:45 p. m.-i8agpipe selections and
highland dancing. Mr.. Purvis and Hiss
Arbuollie.
4.10 p. m.-Ladies' egg and spoon
race. First prize, sewing rocker, AL
len right Furniture company. Sec
ond prize, sack "BB" flour, Baker
Bros. Grocery. Third prize, two pair
accent silk hose. Golden Rule.
4:20 Vocal selection. Harvey Mel
SON, baritone. Song Melancholy
Babe"
AS p m.-High jump. Pair "Ra-
cine" union made dress shoes, Cincin-
matt Shoe company
i:45 p. ih.-Broad jump. First rize,
$500 hat, Alexander's. Second prize.
75-cent work shirt. Golden Rule.
4:55 p. m.-Relay race. Trades
Council versus Ada County Grange.
80 p. m.--Nail driving contest, for
ladies'. First prize $500 electric lamp,
STANDARD Furniture company. Second
prize. sack of Silver Wreath flour.
Fallxs. Third prize, $1o0 silk hose. the
Golden Rule.
$50 p. m.-Tug of War, Trades
Council versus Grange Box State Seal
cigars, Empire Cigar company.
Prizes to be awarded at masquerade
ball-$2.5o stiff hat zff1lmerman's
Union Made, for best gentleman's cos