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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-03-21
Anarchist Hnrriman.

Under the headline Anarchist
IIarrimn," the Chicago Record Her.
aid printssthis editorial:
MIR. Hartman appeared ON the
witness stand as the typical anar.
chist of the swollen fortune. lie an.
nounced In effect that he always had
acted and always would act on the
rule
That they should take who have
the power,
!. And they should keep who can.
This sums up his whole concep-
ton Of life. lie admitted that he
might be restrained and coerced by
law, bat made IL clear that he was
intolerant Of the law. In the words
OF a lowly Chicago anarchist who
spent some time where many anar-
cbists OF high finance ought TO be,
be would stab the law and throttle
it If lie bad the chance Such Is che
impression left by his testimony.
Another Is that with all his show Of
alerlness he was singularly obtuse I'm
matter that is just now OF supreme
Importance to himself and his ASSOC
ciases. This man who should he
n aking every effort TO piaeate the
public stupidity irritated old wounds.
Thousands OF people who read bis
testimony have felt the desire TO club
him. lie gave a new impulse TO every
legislative scheme for curtailing the
power and diminishing the profits oil
great corporations An army OF rant.
ing demagogues spouting through
many campaigns could not do al
much 10 incite voters against eorpor.
ate wealth as he did In bis brief ex.
hibition Of arrogance. greed and at.
ter insensibility ~ the rights Of 9th.
els.
As a result Of this brilliant per
Torrance We may expect renewed
difficulty iB preventing reckless, 10.
discriminating attacks 90 capital
Naturally the people do not pause Il
make nice distinctions or even fail
distinctions They know that Har
riman and the Rockefeller eoters,
with which and for which he act
control the largest railroad system n
the country. They know that the.
are reaching out in every direction
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-03-21

fifty dollars Is250) for each offense
and shall be punished by imprison-
ment in the county Jail not to exceed
ninety days; and upon a second con-
yiction any license which may have
been granted for opening and main
tanning any such place Of business
shall also be rendered void and not
be renewed within two years next
thereafter.
Sec. 4. IL shall be unlawful for
any person or persons In this state
to engage on Sunday In horse racing.
Amy person or persons violating
this section shall be guilty OF a mis-
demeanor and on conviction thereof
said offender shall be fined In any
sum not less than five dollars 1851 nor
more than one hundred dollars (slo0l,
or shall be imprisoned in the county
jail not to exceed thirty days, or by
both such line and imprisonment
"Sec. 5 1t shall be the duty OF
each prosecuting attorney, sheriff,
constable, city or town marshal. or
any and all other put lie officers In
this state to inform against and dill
gently prosecute any and all persons
guilty OF the violations OF the pro,i-
sions OF this act, either upon credit
able information as to any such yio-
lation, or upon reasonable cause TO
believe that there has been any such
violation.
Amy said officer who shall refuse
or wilfully neglect to inform against
and prosecute said offenders against
this act, shall be deemed guilty OF a
misdemeanor and on conviction
therefore shall be punished by fine of
not less than fifty dollars 1860 nor
more than five hundred dollars $500
and the court before which said of.
ficer shall be tried shall declare the
office or appointment held by said of.
ficer vacant for the remainder of his
term.
"Sec. 0. All fines collected from
the violation OF this act shall be paid
into the common school fund OF the
county.
Sec. :. All acts and parts OF acts
either general or special, In conflict
with the provisions of this act are
hereby repealed In so far as they con
ilict with the provisions OF this act. =
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-03-21

commended by Senator Hepburn for
the receivership OF the Blackfoot
landoifice To succeed Geo. A. Rotten.
than. who has served one term and
was an applicant for ie-appointment
Hunt Was endorsed by the republican
state organization. The salary Ia
al. 600 HUNT has resigned the
speakershIp OF the house Of the Ida
no legislature, 20 IL Is understood
here, 10 accept this position.
Secretary Garfield has ordered the
clerk OF the general land Office 10
work every day until O'Clock that
western patents may he brought up
TO date as rapidly as possible. The
order remains effective as long az
necessary 10 hurry 10 patent th0u-
sands Of entries In the west which
have been pending many months.
The secretary and Commissioner Gem
eral Ballinger 81 the land office will
travel through the east next summer
10 hear al first hand the conditions.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-03-21

Under the headline Hartman
immunity" the New York Press. re-
publican, prints this editorial:
Washington dispatches suggest
the possibility that the examination
of Ed.ard II. Hartman IN welcome
TO him for the reason that. although
he can defy the authority OF the In
terstate commerce commission and
refuse TO answer embarrassing quss-
lions, his testimony will have the
effect OF an Immunity bath, scrub
bling of the stain OF criminal guilt
Ia connection with the consolidation
OF the Pacific and other railroads.
Whether this Is the fact or IL not the
case, a mistake has been made In the
method OF dealing with the gigantic
conspiracy headed by Hartman.
The present proceeding. II II IL not
40 irretrieyable blunder, Is serious
mistake. Many OF the undisputed
facts upon which the puerile AMI al
most frivoionsl examination OF Mr..
Hartman Is being conducted 10y Mr..
Kellogg who seems TO I've anything
but a Hughes) warrant an inquiry
not by an impotent interstate COM
merce ommission, but by United
States grand jury. The facts admit
ted, and those that would he oiscios.
es under the powers OF n grand jury,
warrant presentation by the depart
mept Of Justice with view TO ths
indictment OF Hartman and his con-
federates on a charge OF conspiracy
against trade under the criminal
clause OF the Sherman act. II az
ordinary breaker OF the law stood ne
cnsed OF as much against tile federal
statutes as IN charged against Harri
m4n there would he no polite com
mission sitting on him. and harInt
defiance flung In its face for its pains
The United States marshal souie
take charge Of bm. We can think o
90 single reason for showing 80 mnei
consideration 10 Mr.. Hartman saw
that the operations constituting tb'
offense charged against him were up
on large and impressive scale. "
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-03-21

The way 10 build up big mining
camp aud sell -FOUR property In FOR
every man TO speak well OF his own
property and his neighbours, too.
You can popularize d mine Or camp
that has merit ss you can good
brand Of -four, soap or Tobacco, by
Iudicioos ADVERTISING. II u faker can
make money out OF an article with.
on. mefia, why not apply the same
metaods % mefitorious mine or
district I'D push IL Ia the front end
get capital Ia come In and develop
the ground2 Your camp may have
twice the merit OF others. bat The
commercial world and The investing
public does not know IL. The result
Ia one camp 10 dead. the other II
alive, becans3 In one case the people
let the world know What they have:
In the OTHER they do not. This mat.
ter will DOT take care OF Itself these
days.
Some ore says that enthusiasm IL
not ore. . II not II Is a mighty big
factor In the ease. IL comes nearer
to being ore than pessImlsm j.
Emerson said No great thing was
ever accomplished without eDtbu-
siasn. " We believe It. II has been
al the bottom OF every great effort
and has been the breath Of life OF all
the great camps ~ the vest. Speak
well Of every prospect in your local
ity add II will help your own. We
do not mean by this the indulgence
of senseIess exaageration. but the
continued pushing 20 The front OF
every fact. great and small, relative
TO every mine In the camp until the
pnblic gets to know that this IL the
best and safes; place TO mine IN
America. II they can get thousands
af people and millions of money into
a desert away from wood and water,
we can get them here, where all the
natural advantages and proven
wealth IL In our favoI.-MiDes anc
Metals.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-03-21

Wednesday last there died at the
Silver Bow county poor farm, Mon
tana. an unfortunate woman. who in
her brief life had achieved Dotoriety
and had IL thrust upon her. She
was the widow OF Rob Ford, the man
who betrayed bis savior, Jesse James.
for a few pieces 6f silver and stained
his hands with his blood. OUTLAW,
criminal and desperate as Jesse
James was, he was far superior In
every way TO the man who murdered
him, tie Mlssouilau comments. Ford
belonged To the poorer class, sEat
was known as po0r white trash be-
fore the civil war. James 81 the well
To do class, men who owned farms
and cultivated them. The war haY-
ing transformed Jesse James into q
bandit. be carried on the vocation Of
train roi1biug with great success.
He secured large snns Of money
which he dispensed sith lavish
hand among such men a. Bob ADD
Charley Ford and Dick Liddell lie
used these men as spies and paid
them well for their services. But
governor Of Missouri, Thomas t.
Crittenden. conceived the idea oil
paying better wages than JESSE
James could. fIc offered a large re
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-03-21
Found Roman Coin.

''Were the lost tribes of Israel
ever In southern IdahoY LII not,
then how came there to be Roman
coin minted $50 years before Christ,
found In this ely? How came the
coin hereY by whom was 1t losty
made In that account.
Fifteen years ago, while excavat.
ing for the basement OF the first resi-
dence ever built .in block JAS, on
South Main street, one OF the old
pioneers OF the Gate City discovered
a Roman coin, bearing date $50 b.
c, made Of copper and gold. IL was
unearthed at depth of about one
foot below the surface of the ground.
The coin was green with age, and
had every appearance OF having laid
where 1t was found for many, many
years. 1t was about the size Of An
American dollar, slightly thicker,
made Of copper hammered around
nuggets of virgin gold. BY the ero
sion OF time, much of the soft copper
had been worn from the coin, leav-
ing the gold protruding from either
side.
1.-THE discoverer had but vague
idea of the value OF such a coin, and
a short time later 1t passed into the
possession of Edwin Stein, the first
mayor of Pocatello, who Is now a
resident of Boise where be Is engaged
In the real estate business, under the
firm name of Marcells l. Stein. Not
long ago. Mr.. Stein sent the coin 70
the Smithsonian Institution al
Washington, with request that It's
value be determined. A response
was received In due time, In which
an Official OF the institution Offered
to return the coin to Mr.. Stein, OF
10 lieu thereof to send him draft
for three thousand dollars. Mr.
Stein asked that the coin be re
turned, and 1t Is still In his posses
sion. He values the piece at IS, 600.
Mr.. Stein was In PocatelIo Thurs
day. en- route from Boise to Sar
| Francisco on business. In converse
ton with the reporter OF the Trib
une he announced bis belief that Tn,
coin was even more valuable thar
stated by the Smithsonian Institu
tion. "-Pocatello Tribune.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-03-21

ward for Jesse James alive or dead.
lie appealed TO the cupidity Of such
men as the Fords and Liddelis.
lie knew them. With Jesse
James murder at st. Joseph all are
familiar. His murderer, bob Ford.
became n hero In the eyes Of n few.
Among them was the girl he after.
ward married. Her parents we're
average people. her father being a
small tradesman, The girl was then,
In the early sos In short dresses aud
high school pupil. Just how she
met Ford no one seems 10 know, or
did not then. Anyway, she ran
away with him. He married her. so
IL Is said, ut Denver. Fitted fm
nothing In life, bully and would be
bad man, his blood money almost ex.
hausted, Bob Ford went Ia Greede,
Col, then prosperous mining camp,
and amona his revenue producers was
his wife. Mabel Ford, who bad deyel-
oped into brazen harpy.
some poor fool, DESTROYS III name
OF the kind, killed Ford In his dance
ball one night, murdered him with
as little conjunction as he used IN
killing james. The plea was set ~
that the man killed Ford because
Ford had killed bis friend and lead
er, Jesse James. but IL has not been
established that the fellow ever saw
James. Ills name escapes US al
present. Mrs. Ford took her widow,
hood philosophicaily, Bob had
something coming and be got his, =
she said. She followed the life OF a
courtesan for several years. sinking
lower and lower, becoming Il dop'
lend, and finally passed away al
Butte, county charge. Truly TIM
wages OF sin IN death. Mabel Fort
really wasn't much, as women 90
but had she taken different patti
in-her youh. been less romantic, beer
satisfied with a commonplace life
both were In reach. She wore Ola
monds, for a time. and strutted II
fine raiment. but she rests IN the
poter's field. Idaho Falls Post
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-03-21

and adding monopoly To monopoly
with their enormous profits They
know that their methods are imitat.
ed by others OF their kind, and With
their minds infamed as they are
their first thought Is OF rough retail
alton In which the innocent may sui.
fel with the guilty IL Is 10 he
hoped, rs we have repeatedly indicat-
ed, that this fever may be checked
IN spite Of such Irritating anarchists
as Hartman, but II the people need
a warning so do the railroad manag-
ers. They cannot afford TO stand as
a class with Hartman. They must
meet the people halfway, conciliate
them, and fully recognize their own
public duties, or they will fail be-
tween the anarchy OF Wall street and
the anarchy OF the mob.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-03-21

Washington, March 4.-Tbe presi-
dent on March 2 signed proclama-
lions creating or increasing thirty
two forest reser, es In various west
ern states. The agricultural appro-
priation bill, then pending, con-
tanned a provision providing that
thereafter such reserves should not
oe established. except by act OF con-
eress. The president. anticipating
this, concluded that reserves which
he considered very important for the
interests of the United States would
be wholly or in part dissipsted be-
fore congress had an opportunity
again to consider them, while under
the action taken they will he pre-.
served. In a memorandum upon the
subject the president says that II
congress differs In this opinion IL will
have foil opportunity In the future
to take such a position as IL may de.
sire.
The president SAYS these forest re-
serves were determined upon and tbs
preparation Of the necessary papers
ordered some months ago, and In
tso-thirds Of the cases some years
ago. He declares that failure on his
part to sign the procian ations would
mean that immense tracts of yalu.
able timber would fall into the
hands of the lumber syudicates be
fore congress had an opportunity Il
act, whereas the creation OF the re
serves means that the timber will b.
kept In the interest OF the boms
maker.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-03-21

obNo uiu SiAdis.
Any person or persons violating
this section shall be guilty of a mis-.
demeanor and on conviction thereof
said offender shall be fined In any
sum not less than twenty-five dollars
ts25l nor more than one hundred dol
larst sl0ol. or shall be imprisoned In
the county jail not to exceed thirty
days, and upon second conviction
by both such fine and imprisonment.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person or persons In this state to
keep open ON Sunday any saloon, or
placesof any kind or description In
which spirituous, vinous, malt or
any intoxicating liquors are at any
time sold or exposed for sale to be
sold or exposed for sale: or to give OF
sell or otherwise dispose Of any spir.
ituous, vinous, malt OF any intoxicat.
Ing liquors except as provided for In
other parts OF this act: or to keep
open any theater, play house, dance
house, race track, merry-go-round.
circus or show, concert saloon, bill
lard or pool room, bowling alley,
variety hall. or any such place OF
public amusement.
Amy person or persons violating
this section shall..be guilty Of mis-.
demeanor and on conviction thereof
said offender Shall be fined in any
sum not less than thirty dollars $780,
nor more than two hunrded and
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-03-21
Hartman and Bryan.

Under the headline Hartman
and Bryan" the Minneapolis Jour-
nal, republican. prints this editorial:
The testimony of +. II. llarri-
man before the interstate commits
sion has probably done more TO dig.
Nifty the issue of government owner.
ship Of railroads raised by w. j.
Bryan, than any other one thing
that could have happened. The pub
lie was inclined to treat Mr.. Bryan's
remarks on his return to this country
as further evidence that the demo-
cratic leader was too shallow To lie
trusted with the presidency. 1t
was put down, along with his radi.
callsm on the money question, as In.
dicating mind economically I'M
sound, and Mr.. Bryan lost prestige
very rapidly. The public, In jump
ing so hard upon Mr.. Bryan, had
evidently overlooked the fact that he
had just come from tour OF Europe,
where the very system OF railroad
management which he bad advocated
Is In practice. In Germany the i'm
perial government owns and operates
lumber OF through lines, while the
different states own many connecting
branch lines. Government owner
ship OF railroads Is spreading In
Europe. 1t prevails In Austria.
where the zone system OF tariffs has
also obtained vogue. Russia has
built and Is operating her own rail.
road lines. 1t Is true the govern
ment In these countries OF railroads
was first thought OF In connection
with the national defense. However.
that was merely an incident. The
governments, having taken over the
railroads, were under the necessity OF
making them pay. Mr.. Bryan OBJ
served these things In Europe. and
while he was not the first man who
had done so, he was the first political
leader who attempted to transplant
| the idea and set 1t before the Ameri-
can people as an issue. IL would
have remained chlmera OF the Me-
braska system ofpolltical economy
without Hartman, bue pias iiarri-
man it is discussed with soberness.
Coupled with the disconcertine ties
timony of Hartman comes the com.
plant OF e. $. Mellen, railroad presi-
dent, that the new rate law Is punt.
tive rather than protective. Between
the two one begins to see dimly that
the railroad question Is far FROM set
led. Ii the railroad presidents are
content neither to use the new Law
nor to depart from the old practice
the remedy must be more and more
drastic law. or the wlping out oil
private ownership. What the rail
road men do not appear TO be able Il
see is that the people, having put
their hama 10 the pillow, will not turn
back. They will give private owner
) ship a fair trial, but no railroad
president need imagine for moment
that the people would not as soon "
forward to the unknown perlls o.
government ownership as back to th,
humiliations OF the private owner
: ship OF the past, to.wit, the yer!
kind about which Nj. Hartman ties
titles with such bardibood. +"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-03-21
uNDAY REST LAW PROVISIONS /!
NeN Drastic Measure, One Which Must be Obeyed--An
Public Officials Held Responsible for Enforcement

be of the bills that will affect
whole state, being general in
b Of local In its provisions, Is the
Elay rest bill, passed by the legis-
r. inst closed, and which will be
\ a law upon its signature by the
Sfnor.
| the bill, which viii become a
b. days after the close of the leg
II re-proyide5 1t secures the sig
re Of the governor--is of interest
lie whole state. 1t is here given
b.:
3ection /. That the first day of
neck, commonly called Sunday,
heny set apart as day OF public
be. ,. 1t shall be unla w:ul for
person or persons In this state
p open On Sunday for the pur-
pf any business, trade, or sale OF
wares, or merchandise, any
store. building, or place of
Jess whatever; provided, that
and restaurants lEay furnish
BIZ and meals and, provided,
this section shall not apply to
stables, or to drug stores In
as The sale of medicines or sick
supplies are concerned, or to
takers while providing for the
or TO news stands In so far as
uiet sale and delivery OF daily
Is concerned, nor to sale of
btoxicating refreshments, can
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-03-21

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Continued from Page Two.
fair and Just compensation for their
services 70 the public. II they can
convey the idea that the tso.cent
fare will break them up 10 business
the people or The government will
force reduction In their freight
rates, The people have reached the
point that they have rights as well
as the corporations, aud when the
railway managers begin To realize
this fact they win also realize that
they can 20 10 far and no farther.
They had best accept this two.cent
fare and make the best Of It, or they
may be brought 10 believe that their
troubles have but begun.
=.
II IL hard for the human mind 10
grasp the idea of a million dollars. or
what IL means, but when the mind
Is tssked TO comprehend what a bill
lion dollars mean IL Is too severe a
task 70 attempt Everything IL reia-
tive. To Illustrate. the Russian par
lament placed the total expenditures
OF The imperial government for 1905
at nearly I.pso millions, this Is less
than three millions more than sas
appropriated by The last short session
~ congress This Russian expense
looks large. but nor so much when II
Is eontrasted with that OF the United
States. our national appropriations
this year are a20 millions. but our
population Is only about one bali
that OF Russia, cur army IS not one
tenth the size Of the Russian army,
our conditions is one OF piofound
peace. while Russia expenditures are
swollen bg the Haed OF holding mil
lions % rebellieus subjects In subjec-
ton and oyerawing revolution. The
sxtravaganee ~ republic is greater,
IN proportion 10 population. IN the
midst Of peace and prosperity than
the requirements Of an autocratic
empire with vast army and enor-
nous expenditures TO suppress revolt
aud relieve famine These are seIi-
Gus questions and we should stop 10
ask ourselves tie serious question,
Whittier are we drlftirg3
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-03-21

j. A. Harmon, OF t.ixemore, West
Va. SAYS AT last | have found
the perfect pin that never disap-
points me; and for the benefit OF
Others afflicted with torpid liver and
chronic constipation, will say take
Dr. Kings New Life Pills. Guar
anteed satisfactory. &c ut Gee W.
Meitzler. druggist.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-03-21
THREE REpUB-
LI(AN EDITORIALS
The folewins fdltahls are Mare PesS-
mBtk and Tnsed WIN Mare (lIsmlty
Than IN The Most RadkA Days Of Popu.
list Journalism.

Following are three editorials from
republican newspapers whose editors
have often complained because demo-
Gratis talked calamity
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-03-21
The ShenOn House
The Best Hotel i'm the City

This popular hotel is under new manage
ment, and is run in first class style in every
particular Clean beds, good Accommodations
and a table that is set with the best the
market affords.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-03-21

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