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Show BUSINESS MEN AND SKOPCRAFTS MECT TOGETHER A n.ivtirig of the shop crafts and 'the im: -iness rrnns of the town, was heid last Tuesday afternoon, in the Methodist church at (wo o'clock. Sum ru.iv.UU. of the shopmen, called t ie meetin;? to order and. invited in-vited O. F. Hubbell to the chair to represent the business men. Mr. Barwick made a powerful plea for "law and order" and very freely expressed his contempt for the "Sc?bs " Ho said the principal business bus-iness before the meeting was the case of Clark Kesler. in not refusing to admit -them to his picture show, lie said that Kesler was to be given a fair trial and that he would call n i)on II. E. Bowman to act as judge in the case, and those present would constitute the jury. Mr. Kesler took his place at the bar and Mr. Walt Harris was called as the first witness. Mr. Harris testified that he told Kesler that there were "scabs" in the picture show and Mr. Kesler told him, "perhaps so. but he could not 70 in and get them nnd throw them out; and that he would not have his place of business run by such agitators agita-tors as Cbas. Hollis, Ben Sedgwick Sam Barwick and the Carter boys and others Ben Sedgwick was the next witness He testified a good deal along the same line. Hollis, without being put on the stand, created some excitement by telling how old he was. Kesler practically admitted all the evidence, except he denied using Bar-wick's Bar-wick's name. This concluded the evidence. Ceore-e Jrfferson made a short talk, reviewing event?;, and concluded by asking if the shop crafts were entirely en-tirely right in that no authorized committee from the shopmen had ever called on Mr. Kesler. or in fact any of the business men of the town and discu:--od the matter. M' Kesler was asked to make a statement and he agreed to abide by the action of a majority of (ho merchants mer-chants of the town on the question. The fact was brought out that it a person bought a ticket to the picture pic-ture show and wept inside and behaved be-haved himself, the proprietor could not put him out. nor would (hey demand de-mand him removed. Ernest Crandall moved that (he case against Mr Kesler be dismissed. This motion prevailed and Mr. Barwick Bar-wick declaimed, the boycott raised, and instructed all present to spread the word. Some discussion followed and the meeting adjourned. The following business men were present at the meeting. O. F. Hubbell. J. Blumburg. Jos II. Murdock. Lee T'ick?on. f'has. Hollis. Jo. Kinney. Tes Clav rvier Weidner (!''.'. JefTer.-on Karl Carlton. Walt Harris II. I'. Itowman j Ted Bird j II M. Jennings f'lMi: Kesler. j II. C. Humphries j Kd. Peterson Eugene Kirk. I!. Chane, Her A. .Mueller Wm. Miller M II. Pool Ji'ek Sherwood A!. Kirk 1 L. !(. Ehins. I . . a |