The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-10
NJ 'CAUGHEY SAYS
STATEMENTS UNTRUE
DIST RICT SUPERINTENDENT
DENIES THAT LEADING MER-
CHANTS FAVOR SHOWS

Rev. DR.. Charles Hodgins Mac
Caughey, district superintendent of
the Methodist church, who makes
headquarters in Moscow, denies the
statement made by those circulating
the petitions asking that Sunday
shows be allowed in Moscow, that
leading merchants had signed the pc
titions. MIR. MacCaughey denies that
the merchants who signed the petit
tions are leaders. He also denied the
statement of those circulating the pc
tltions that "few to whom the petit
tons were presented had refused to
sign them. He said:
"I have talked with many of the
leading merchants Of Moscow and
they told me that they had refused
to sign them. | know the leading
merchants of Moscow did not sign
the petition and that the signature of
many who signed will not be counted
vi course they can get a lot of
FOUNDERS who are not voters or citi-
zens to sign the petitions but these
will not be counted. The law says
plainly that only those who voted in
the last election have a right to pc
tltlon and the council can only con-
slider the names that have a legal
right to be on the petition
"You may say further that l know |
that few people go from Moscow to
attend shows in other towns and that |
the loss to Moscow will not be SO |
per Sunday. If it is business the peo-
pie OF Moscow want, you might say
that | do not make any
money here, but | spend it here. | do
10 |
here because of the clean, moral at
mosphere of the town and if they
nave picture shows on Sunday | shall
cave Moscow"
Mr.. MacCaughey charged The
otar-Mlrror with being unfair" be-
'ause it had published an item of '
ust 20 lines telling about shows be- {
ng opened in Pullman, notwithstand-
ng the fact that The Star Mirror
publishes an average of more than '
column day for the churches and a
las thrown its columns open to the c
hurches free of charge and invites 4
hem to use the columns, while the \
heatres pay regular rates for all
heir advertising. He is very posi- 7
I've that The Star Mirror is wrong a
nd unfair to the churches and that n
ne picture shows will not be per- l
lifted in Moscow and that they will n n
e stopped in Pullman just as soon =,
there is another election. He u
romlses to have man stationed at
ullman to count the number of Mos ;
wv people who attend the picture nj
lows at Pullman on Sunday. lu
Bridge FavOrs Majority Rule. L.
The Rev. w. H. Bridge, rector of
Morly'e. E'Yfcao,o1 Il. Il. !. j NJ
IT attend the council meeting Thurs CT
" evening to protest against the
1nday shows, suggests that this is
question to be decided fairly and
at the majority should rule. He
IS given the following statement to tn
le StarMirror for publication: fo
Why should there be fight over ne
e Sunday show question? There is 81,
definite principle upon which this co
d every other civic question must w
determined, viz, the will of the to
ajority. 1t is not always the wisest is
Il, but in a democratic country, it tr.
the effective one: what the major
says, goes. The churches must !,
~ by this, and the theatres must
? principle: let us get out the ma
merry and find out how many wants i
ich-and then do itl
Of course l would like to see every
izen worshipper; / would like to =
We amore public recognition of the =
Ister Christ and the duty of prayer
/ public worship. But I have no =
siness to impose my opinion on
ers and I'm mighty sure l can't
Ike men and women. better Chris