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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-30
JURY RETURNS A
QUICK VERDICT IN
THE COLLINS CASE
Defendant Is Found Not
Guilty After Two Ballots
Had Been Taken-Court
Room Is Cleared.

mot guilty" was the verdict re-
turned at H. 40 o'clock last night by
the jury. which for five days had lis
tened to the testimony in the case of
the state versus n. Collins, charged
with frequenting a bawdy house. The
case went to the jury last night at
9:45 O'Clock and at just 11:45 Harry
Palmer, foreman of the jury. handed
the acquittal verdict to Clyde Eagle
son, clerk OF the court. Two ballots
were taken on the case. The first bal
lot showed 10 for acquittal, one for
conviction and one blank ballot. The
second ballot showed IL for acquittal
and one for conviction and Just as n
third ballot was about to be taken, the
one juror who had voted for convic-
ton announced that he would change
his vote and a third ballot would not
be necessary. The verdict was then
signed by all.
Harry kesSler argued the case to
the jury for the state and declared that
the principle involved was what had
caused such wide attention to the case,
1t was the effort on the part of the
mayor to rid Boise of prostitution, n
movement which was being bitterly
fought. He then went into the testi-
mony of the case, reviewing it. Judge
X. |. Perky argued the case for the de-
Tense and in his argument he referred
to the detectives as the mayors kitch-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-30
How to Make Boise Prosperous

(NOTE-Under the caption, How to
Make 1916 a Prosperous Year." the
Capital News proposed discussion OF
the subject, Bosses New Years Reso-
buttons; Suggestions For Carrying
Them out" and invited free discus
sion on the part of those interested in
a bigger and better Boise, in whose
future the Capital News has every
confidence. Suggestions of this kind IT
believes cannot help but be beneficial
to this city and its interests. Articles
appearing herewith have been contrib
uted by those interested. You are in
vited to submit your suggestions. The
contributions will be published in the
order in which they are received and
without preferencel.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-30
ISSUE IN
GOLF IS SETTLED

Denver, Colo, Jan. 2e.-The amateur
professional issue in golf was settled
in the case of John G. Anderson. run
ner-up in the last national amateur
tournament. by anderson severing his
connection with the golf department of
New York department store.
President Frank Woodward of the
National Golf association, in announc-
ing today that Anderson's employer
agreed TO give the star golfer other
work. said that the cases OF other lead
Ing players similarly involved were be-
ing dealt with as rapidly as possible.
Woodward said that the free trans
portation issue raised by the Cali
fornia Golf association in connection
with the next western amateur golf
tournament, to be held on the\coast.
was still in the course of settlement.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-30
BREVITIES.

All jurors who were excused from
district court subject to call, are or
dered to appear in court Monday MORN
ing at 10 o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. G. o. Stiles have gone
to Eau Claire, Wis, where they were
summoned by telegram announcing
the serious illness of Mrs. Stiles sis
ter, Mrs. Walter J. Bagley of that
city.
The Ladies of the G. A. r. will at
tend the Presbyterian church Sunday
evening at 80 o'clock to hear the
sermon by DR. Donaldson on William
Mckinley. Christian Statesman"
Members of the G. A. r., w. r. c. and
Sons of Veterans are invited to meet
at the c. A. r. hall at o'clock TO go
to the church in body.
The bawdy house case before a jury
in Judge McCarthy's section of the dis
trict court in which Doc" and Mrs.
j. \. Sheehan are defendants. has
bon continued until tomorrow morn
ing. A view of the Startling hotel
will be made by the jury and the tes
timony taken there of a Woman who
is an invalid and unable to attend
cou-e.
The Athens team OF the Y. NJ. c. A.
won two basketball games last night
in the association gymnasium The
first was taken from the Emmanuel
Methodist church team by a score of
AZ TO &c and the second from the Cole
school five by a score of AZ to 10. The
Athens lineup was as follows: Mil
Ter and A. Cooley. forwards; X.
Phelps. center; A. Dicke and B. Ran
kin. guards.
Judge c. +. Mccarthy Saturday
evening granted Mary Hattie Pulford
a divorce from Frank Luther Pulford
upon the grounds of cruelty and nom
support. The couple were married In
Boise April 5. 1905, The case was
continued from last Saturday for fur
ther evidence, which was introduced
and the decree then given. The plain
tiff was given the custody of their
two minor children.
A. b. White, who was in municipal
court yesterday. gives 1t out. and IT is
borne out by the records, that he was
not in court for Violating the corner
turning ordinance. but because his dog
was at large, for which he paid a fine
of SIS. lie states his little child, aged
Z years, let the dog out of confine-
ment and took ii up town with him
and it was because of the action of the
child that he got caught in the tolls
of the law,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-30

shown by the spirit they have shown
in their endeavors to promote band.
Ticket Sale Opens Tomorrow.
The concert committee has put the
price of tickets so low that everyone
can attend. A seat anywhere in the
theater. excepting gallery tickets, can
be had for so cents, while in the gallery
only 25 cents will be charged The
ticket sale will start tomorrow morning
at 10Io'clock when four committees will
make a canvass of the business district
of thP city. These districts are as fol-
lows:
First district (wholesale section) E
H Peasley, captain; e. Fred Bruce and
Will Northrop.
Second district (west of Ninth and
south of Main) William Krull, cap
tain: w. L. Ash and Harry Wolff.
Third district (west of Ninth and
north of Main) William d. Mercy
nolds, captain; c. 3. Sampson.
Fourth district (east of Ninth and
north of Main)-C. c. Crawford. cap
tain; William F.. Bee and William
Sweet
As to the band program to be rend-
cred at the concert the only informa-
ton that can be given out now is that
it will be of the best. Director Mollerup
showed by his work last fall that he
know how to arrange program which
will please all classes of people and
with this assurance in mind all who at
tend the concert Friday night will be
sure to find enjoyment
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-30

Music lovers of Boise will be inter
ested in the engagement of Miss Gladys
Marie Evans a local soprano OF note, to
appear as soloist at the band fund con-
cert TO be given by the Boise Munich
pal band at the Pinney theater. Friday
night of thi, week. Miss Evans has
been heard at many musicals here and
her appearance on programs is much
sought after Mystery still surrounds
the part to be played by Claude CraWN
ford at the concert. Director Mollerup
has refused to disclose just what Mr..
Crawford will do but has guaranteed
that his work will be especially pleas
ing.
One OF the principal reasons of the
concert Is to furnish the city council
with a guarantee from the people of
the city that they want n city band to
give entertainments the coming sum-
mer. If the attendance at Friday
nights concert shows that the people
of Boise really want band the council
will unhesitatingly authorize n fund to
provide for it's expense for this year.
Many of the business men OF the city
are giving their time and service to
make this first concert the success that
il should be. They realize that good,
live band is one of the biggest assets of
a city. They realize also that 1t takes
a lot of work to make a municipal or
ganization of this kind a going concern.
but that they are confident that the
people of Boise will back them up is
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-30
THREE PLAYERS ARE
RELEASED BY BROOKLYN

New York, Jan. % Manager Will
bert Robinson OF the Brooklyn Ma
tional league club today, announced
the release of three players. J. ]. Cha
bek. pitcher. and Willie Zimmerman
we're released to the Oakland. Cal,
club. and Leon J. Galore. another
pitcher, was released to Montreal.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-30
Record Holder Retires.

New York, Jan. 29.-George HORNE,
former worlds record holder and pres
ent running high jump champion of
America, has retired from athletics,
according to a letter received here.
HORNE says henceforth he will devote
his entire attention to his ranch in
Ninton, Cal,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-30

Here is a new face in moving pic
cures. Its owner, Miss Marguerite
Gale, owes her position to the fact
that the director of big film COM
pany saw her picture in a photog-
rapher's display window. He was so
struck by it that he hunted up Miss
Gale and induced her to try her luck
in the silent drama. She will make
her first appearance in "How Molly
Made Good" the novel six-reel Aim
in which twelve of Americas most
famous stars are featured
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-30
BOISE MAN WHO SPENT SEVEN
YEARS in ALASKA TELLS
OF GREAT RESOURCES

EDITORS Note-Mr. Evans is a we'll
known lecturer who has travelled eX-
tensively. He spent seven years part
of the time in Alaska, investigating
the native Indians. their past, present
and future as we'll as traditions. and
few men are better posted on this sub
ject than he is. The Community Cen
ter committee is arranging for him to
give a lecture in Boise in the near
future).
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-30

courage or manhood to say to his face.
Or, if the subject under discussion
is the city, the business, the mayor, the
council. the churches. the schools or
the Commercial club there is invar-
ably adverse criticism-some knock.
or so me unkind and unjust comment
Cut Out Backbiting.
Let us resolve to cut out this back
biting-this stabbing in the back. Let
us reverse the lever, as an experiment,
and speak well of the absent and of
our community.
Wien a stranger. or for that matter
a ow-townsman. asks about bust
ness. let us all say
Bully"
He will soon get the fever and say
the same thing. 1t is as easy to spread
this spirit as it is to spread the grip.
If his policy is followed 1t will not
be long until our town will be the
best town on earth-until our fellow
townsman will be the best fellow on
earth.
Then let us resolve to warm up
little. Let us shake hands ofteher with
our Visitors. Let us extend more
hearty greeting. Let us speak to our
fellow townsmen and smile when we
speak. Above all else, let us speak 20
, 10 follow who IS dn,Nn ard thu follow
who is half down. Let us not over
look the fellow who is up. because tt
is he who often carries the heaviest
load. In short, let us form the habit u
speaking a word of cheer to everybody
we meet. II will never do harm to any
one. md we will all feel better for hav-
I'M done Il
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-30
Spend Money at Home.

Let us resolve to spend our money.
what we have, with our own people.
Let ps not send it abroad TO build up
Chicago. San Francisco and Portland.
They are already far ahead of us and
do not need our help. Wait until we
catch up with them. Then we will not
want to spend our money in those
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-01-27

the President; Prayer and Praise ser
1915 A. M.-"The Graded Sunday
SCHOOL, RevaC. S. burden.
Ills A M.-song.
11:2O A. M.-"The Duty of the Home.
t. the Sunday School," Rev. E. e.
Gardner.
1850 A. MEOW We Stand To-
day" (roll call of Sunday schools, and
mark each ore on the division chart to
show standing), E. L. Wilson.
1906 P. MEOW Many Sunday
Schools Will Taake Forward Step
Before the Next Convention" Answer
from each Sunday school represented.
12:15 P. M.-Adjourn for dinner.
1870 P. M.-Prayer and Praise Ser
vice, led by F. w. Hines.
200 P. M.-"The Banner Sunday
School Standard-What 1t Is, and
How Any Sunday School Can Reach
IT." by T. NJ. Furlow.
2:20 P, M.-"Sunday School Work
Under the Teens" by T. F. Gatewood,
2:45 P. M.-"The Responsibility of
the Man in His Influence on the Boy"
by Rev. ]. A. Thomas.
3:O5 P. M.-"The Responsibility
About Our Sunday Schools" Three
minute talks by some one from each
Sunday school represented.
$3.50 P. M.-Adjournment.
The Sunday school choir of the First
Methodist church of Americas will be
with the convention at 1870 p. M, to
render several songs, quartettes and
duets.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-01-27
Doings of The Market

AIERICUS, Ga, Jan. 27.-The
Americas spot market is steady today,
as it has been for seevral weeks, with
10 sales The quotations are
Fully good middling ..........12c
Nliddling lac
The Futures Market.
The futures market opened Thurs
day with a few points decline over
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-01-27

The people whose advertisements
you read i'm this paper are on the level.
They're not afraid of their goods.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-01-27
THE PROGRAM FOR
SUNDAY SCHOOL MEET

The program arranged for the di-
ylsional Sunday school convention to
he held at Leslie, Ca, Sunday, Jan.
80, next:
1920 A. M.-Called to order by
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-01-27
xt Week 75c-But No Lol

Next weeks offer is this Send five trademarks-the
picture the Quakecu from the fronts of five Quaker Oats
packages standard size from the large size Send with
them only cents check or money PREFERRED and
will send the Cooker by parcel post prepaid.
For week-for week-we reduce the cash payment
considerably. For 75c you get this big Aluminium Cooker
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-23
APPOINTMENTS OF DR..
ANDERSON ANNOUNCED

A district stewards meeting to be
held at Plumerville at 1920 a. m.
December %, to be followed imme-
diately by preachers council, to
last until the afternoon of Decem-
Der 20, is announced by DR.. James
A. Anderson, presiding elder of the
Conway district, North Arkansas con-
ference of the NJ. Z. church, south
DR., Anderson is holding quarterly
conferences today, tomorrow and
Monday at Russellville and Dover.
The remainder of his first round of
quarterly meetings will be as fol
lows.
Appleton, December 30-31; At
kins, December 81; Altus, January
CT; Morrilton, January rs; Quitman
Circuit, January 1914; Quitman
Station, January 14-15; Rosebud,
January Is; Naylor, January 18;
Conway Circuit, January 20-21; Con-
way Station, January 81; Damascus,
January 26; Greenbrier, January 27-
%; Springfield, January 1929; La
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-23
FAULKNER ENL|STS
IN FARM CA I.PAICN
WILL OPEN NEXT MONTH
Profitable Farming Bureau Organizes
for Vigorous Diversifcation
Campaign Over State.

Little Rock, Ark. Dec. 23-Organi-
zation of ten counties of Arkansas
for Better Farming" meetings to
be held during January by the prof.
table farming bureau of the Board of
Commerce has already been started,
according to word that has been re-
celved by f. j. Bodman, chairman of
the committee. The routing of the
speakers in these counties and others
that will be heard in the next few
DAYS will be started by George Fir
min, trainmaster of the Rock Island,
who will have charge Of this work on
his return to Little Rock from Chi
cago where he is comforting with rail
road men.
The counties that have started the
organization are: Pope, Howard, Sc
bastian, Miller, Columbia, Conway.
Faulkner, Saline, Hot Springs and
Pulaski. Other counties have written
to the committee asking for more de
tailed information, but the visit to
the counties has not been assured
because the local organization is not
yet complete. Chairman of the ten
counties named have been appointed
and will be announced in a few days
by the men in charge of the work in
the counties.
Efforts are being made by the di-
rectors at Little Rock to have all the
counties to be visited lined up and
organization completed by January
5. It will be impossible to route the
speakers in any of the counties until
virtually all the counties have formed
organizations and or that reason i'm
mediate action by the men in the
various counties of the state is asked
by the committee.
With the assurance that George
Firmin will be the director general of
the work out of Little Rock and that
Bradford Knapp and Clarence Gus
ley, both government experts, will be
the principal speakers, more interest
is being taken in the campaign.
Present indications are that the
second campaign to urge the farmer
of Arkansas to "feed himself" will
have much better results than did
the first campaign. The meetings, it
is believed, will be the largest ever
held. The plan is to have all stores
closed on the day of the visit to the
various counties, have schools dis
missed and a general holiday de
clared.
The campaign will open in Little
Rock on January and the speakers
will then work east and south, then
across the southern part of the state
and up the western boundary into
northwest Arkansas and back to Lit
tie Rock for the windup meeting on
January 80.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-23
SANTA CLAUS IS
COMING TONIGHT
lOCIVIC CHRISTMAS TREE
Kris kringle to Present Every Kiddie
With Bag of Candy and
an Orange.
Are you ready, Kids ?


Old Kris Kringle will drive up in
his sleigh at z o'clock tonight. stop
at the big Christmas tree on the
public square, and give to every child
IN Conway under the age Of 10 years
q big bag of candy and an orange
On account Of having so many places
to visit, Old Santa will not be able
to tarry long, so if you want your
you must be johnny -on-the-
spot, at 7 o'clock sharp.
The tree was lit up last night, and
with the beautiful Christmas embel-
it presented a sight we'll
worth seeing. The lights will be
turned on at 6 o'clock, which will be
a signal for all the habitants of
Conway, old and young, to assemble.
The parents are urged to accompany
their children, as the program to be
rendered will interest them as well
as the youngsters.
Remember the time-seven O'Clock
and be sure to be there. You will
miss great treat if you fail.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-23
ANlI-POOl ROOM
PETIT ONS ON FILE
HEARING TO BE JAN. S
Petitions Said 10 Contain Over SEQ
Names Ask County Court TO Sup
press Pool Rooms. Etc

The long-eXpected legal move which
opened here by R. D. White was made
this afternoon, when Attorney Will
liam j. Clark filed petitions in county
court seeking the prohibition of such
a resort within three miles of Hen
dirk College. The petitions, Mr.. Clark
stated, contain the names of about
$40 voters living within radius of
three miles of the college named in
the petition, and this, he says, is a
majority of the total number of le-
gal voters residing within this terri
tory, which he estimates to be con-
siderably less than 1000.
County Judge f. L. Smith fixed
Friday, January 5, as a day for a
hearing on the petition and ordered
that official notice of the hearing be
made.
The action is taken under the pro-
visions of a section of Kirbys Digest,
relating to institutions Of learning.
The section is in part as follows:
"See. 921, .. And if said institu-
ton be located in city or any incor-
porated town or village, then upon a
majority of the legal voters embraced
in the TERRITORY within three miles of
the site Of said institution so decid-
ing by petition to the county court,
any billiard room or bowling alley,
or race course, or any device or in
strument for gaming, or any brothel
or house Of ill-fame, or theatrical or
circus exhibition, within three miles
of the site Of said institution shall be
prohibited by said court, and any
person who shall violate such regu-
'lation established by said court shall
be punished by fine of not less than
$50 nor more than $1,000, or impris-
oned in the county Jail not less than
10 days nor longer than three months,
or BOTH"
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-23
JURY'S VERDICT ON
LINDSfY'S DEATH
CORONER HOLDS INQUEST
Verdict Merely States Cause of Death,
Without Attaching Responsibility
Funeral is Held.

No responsibility or blame was
fixed for the tragic death of County
Treasurer John Lindsey by jury
which heard testimony of eye-wit-
nesses to the fatal accident. at an
inquest held by Coroner j. A. Pence
last night. The jury's verdict mere
ly recited that Mr. Lindsey "came to
his death by being struck by a south
bound freight train in the city of
Conway, near the passenger station,
the train going at rate of 90 or
25 miles an hour" The verdict was
signed by the following jurors: T.,
R. Douglass, foreman; J. B. Higgins,
T. F. Powers, w. E. .Clibourn, Dave
Stewart, W. L. Banister, B. T. IN
gram, R. E. Clements, L. B. Pence,
J. A. Reid, W. D. Bryant and J. C.
Hamilton.
Witnesses examined by the jury
and coroner last night were Byron
Snow, George w. Smith, Ed Mark
ham and J. C. Oliver. Several others
had been summoned, but were not
examined.
The funeral of Mr.. Lindsey was
held at Spring Hill cemetery, in East
Fork township, this afternoon at 2:30
o'clock, with Masonic honors. The
funeral party left Conway this morn
ing shortly after 10 o'clock. A sad
circumstance connected with the
funeral was the arrival this morning
of w. H. ("Doc'O Lindsey of Okla
homa, a brother of the dead man,
who had come here expecting TO pay
him a Christmas visit, and who did
not learn until he reached Little Rock
that his brother had been killed. Mr..
Lindsey formerly resided in this coun-
ty, but had been away about IA
years. Members of the family of
John Lindsey endeavored to reach
him by wire when the accident occur
red, but he had already started to
Conway.
There have been no developments
today in regard to an appointment to
fill the vacancy caused by Mr.. Lind
sey's death, and it is now believed
that Governor Hays will not announce
an appointment before next Tuesday,
on account of the two holidays inter
vening,
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-23
SUIT ON NOTE.

The Parlin-Orendorff Plow Com
pany has filed suit in circuit court
against T. f. Mitchell and w. L. Nc
Pherson, asking judgment upon notes
for @57 g. ard s197,06, alleged to be
past Dr. ard unpaid.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-23
attraction EXfraOrdinary

mar, February 81; Pottsville, Feb
ruary AS; London, February 10-11;
Plumerville, February Hip.
DR.. Anderson also announces to the
appointment of Rev. J. T. Gossett,
assigned by the bishop as conference
evangelist, to the charge of the
Springfield circuit, in Conway coun-
ty.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-23
MRS. MARKHAM'S GREETING.

To my many Friends:
Best wishes to you, one and all,
for happy and pleasant Christmas
and prosperous New Year, on this
the thirty-eighth Christmas | have
had in the good old town of Conway.
Mrs. b. T. Markham.
December %, 1916.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-23
COUNTY MfDICS
ELECT OFFICERS

The Faulkner County Medical So
ciety has elected officers for the en-
suing year, as follows President,
DR.. c. H. Dickerson; vice president,
DR.. W. j. West; secretary, DR., j. S.
Westerfeld. At the meeting of the
society Thursday afternoon, the ques-
tion of county hospital was dis
cussed, and public meeting, when
the committee in charge of promot-
ing the enterprise will make its re-
port, will be held shortly after
Christmas.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-23
COTTON IN ADVANCE.

The cotton market signalized it's
final day before closing for Christmas
by a net advance of about GO points
today. On the local market only an
occasional bale has been appearing
this week. with about 10 IL cents as
the best price.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-23
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICE.

There will be Christian Science
services Sunday at 204 Faulkner
street at o'clock. Subject, Christ
Jesus" All are welcome.