The log cabin Democrat., 1921-07-23
JURY RECOMMENDS SUNDAY OBSERVED COUNTY GIVEN WARNING Grand Jury Finds Store Sales, Base ball and Hauling General on Sab
 bath-Total 40 Bills.

the Sabbath observance law De lnulct- ed by the January grand jury, if their practices are continued, is the prin- cipal feature of the report of the pres ent jury, made to Judge George w. Clark when it adjourned Friday af- ternoon. The jury found from its investigations that stores are being 1 Ioperated, baseball played and hauling being done generally over the county on the Sabbath. No indictments were returned for this violation of the law, but warning is given and recommends tion made to the next jury.
 Peace officers of the county have not been as active as they should in suppressing crime and experiencing violators, the jury found, and they are instructed to be more on the job. Evidence was obtained to prove the manufacture and sale of whiskey in this county but the jury found it diff ;ficult to secure the information need ed to return indictments. County condition, according to the final re- port, which is as follows:
 To the Hon. George w. Clark, Circuit
 Judge:
 We, your grand jury for the July, 1921, term of Faulkner county circuit court, beg leave to make this, our final report:
 We have examined S7 witnesses, and have found 40 true bills, Is for felon- ies and 22 for misdemeanors and have dismissed two cases that were bound over. We have passed on all cases brought before us and nothing has ben referred to another grand jury.
 The committee appointed to visit and inspect the poor farm reports that the same is in need of repair, that the buildings leak and need at tention; that there are two inmates confined there who seem to be well cared for, have good beds and seem well fed.
 The committee on justice of peace reports find all justices have filed their reports with the exception of those from Mountain and Walker townships. We hope they will send in their reports immediately and hereafter send them in on time.
 The committee on the jail and court house reports that the jail is clean and sanitary and in good shape with the exception of the toilet on the sec ond floor which needs fixing sc it will flush. The courthouse is in good shape with the exception of little repairing needed on the roof. The toilet in the courthouse yard is still in bad shape and we hope it will be fixed before long, as it is now hui sance
 The committee on the commissioner of accounts report finds the same to be in good shape generally; that some of the justices of peace have not sent in their reports or if the same were sent in they were not properly docket ed, but we think the justices of peace are to blame as they seem very ncgli- gent in this matter.
 We have taken up the matter of Sabbath breaking which seems to be generally done in this county. We find that in some places they sell cold drinks and other things that the laws do not permit them to sell; we have not found any true bills on the Sunday violators at this time, but wish to give this as warning that those who have been selling goods and wares on Sundays that they may stop this business and save being indicted. We hope they will take this warning and stop, otherwise we recommend that the next grand jury find indict- ments against them.
 We find that baseball is being play ed all over the county, which is vio- lation of the law. We also give thls as warning to the ball players that they stop this business of playing bail on Sunday and observe the Sabbath as it shiuld be observed and if they do not care to attend services as they | should, they must at least let those who do care to observe the day of rest in a proper way, do so without being disturbed with the ball games and the noise arising therefrom.
 We also find that some people do lot of hauling or freighting with trucks and other means of transror- tation on Sunday. We say that this must stop, that the people do their hauling on other days than Sunday and if they do not stop by this warn ing being given, that the next granc jury indict them.
 There have been numerous com plaints to this jury with reference t(
 parties drawing checks on the various banks of Conway and obtaining either cash or merchandiseon same, and wher , presented to the bank for payment payment would be refused on accoun
 of parties not having sufficient fdnd
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