Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-01
MAYOR GIVES
TO THE PEOPLE
AN ACCOUNT OF
STEWARDSHIP
In Dispassionate, Business
like Address He Details
Official Acts and Tells of
Plans for the Future.
HELP UNFORTUNATES
HAS BEEN HIS CREED


Municipal Ownership and
Points Out That Opposi-
tion Has No Plan for it
but Merely a Proposal for
Private Gain.
A group of thoughtful,
earnest citizens Of Boise
filed the Pinney theater last
night and listened to Mayor
Hays tell of the modern
methods adopted by the po-
lice department in dealing
with petty criminals in the
city. That they approved of
his method was demonstrat
ed by occasional applause.
Mayor Hays cited that a new
and modern method Of deal
ing with the unfortunate vic
tins who were found in the
police court had proven a
success. Unfortunate wo-
men, he said, were not
driven from this city to some
other community without a
chance to do better and then
if they desisted they were
loften sent to their homes, in
stead of being driven out.
MAKE BETTER CITIZENS.
Mayor Hays made 1t plain that he
had made a study of police court deal
ings in other cities and had adopted a
plan here OF trying to make better
citizens of the unfortunate ones not
reached by the churches or other or
ganizations. Case after case was re-
cited by the mayor and its outcome
given, cases in which the Jail did not
retain victims of circumstances to be
fed at the city's expense, but who were
reasoned with and given an oppor-
tunity to do better and were helped
and in a number of instances supplied
with positions.
He informed the public that the re-
cords Of the city were an open book to
any one who wished to investigate but
that publicity of cases had been prac-
tically done away with for the reason
that they hurt the city, Inundated the
family and discouraged the individual.
He cited cases in which men and wo-
men thus dealt with were making
good.
The address OF Mayor Hays was
clean cut. thoughtful and plain. He
made no attack on any one but gave
an account Of the moral policy of his
administration.
SHERIFF ANSWERED..
Sheriff Pfost asked the mayor about
the arrest of man named White on
March II for having liquor in his pos
session. Captain Van Dorm of the po-
lice force replied that White had been
released by Justice of the Peace An
derson without bail and had left the
city. Another warrant was out for
him, said the captain.
One question brought Joe Burns,
promoter, into the discussion.
Burns had claimed 73,0o3 horse
power could be developed at Sho-
shone Falls. The mayor said 5000
was the limit in the summer
' months and il was doubtful at
some times if 1000 could be de-
veloped. The mayor also suggest
- Ag -
wanted municipal ownership they
had brains enough to get il and
would not consent to pay Burns
profit for his private scheme Of
selling power to the city.
MAYORS SPEECH.
Captain Davis presided at the meet
ing. He spoke of the excellent ad-
ministration given by Mayor Hays a.,d
introduced him as Boise's present and
future mayor which brought forth a
burst Of applause.
Mayor Hays spoke in part as fol-
lows:
There is one thing about the Black
law which l very much like. Under
It., candidates for the office of mayor
do not run on partisan ticket. IL
had been obliged to become candi-
date upon partisan ticket, / should
have declined to run.
POLICE AND POLICE COURT.
Much OF the city business deals
with mere matters of finahce, but It's
most interesting and perhaps it's most
important business is it's social prep-
lens and particularly those which
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