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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-02
TAKEN ON SERIOUS 1HARGE 10 OOWYH[E COUNTY!
Arthur Davis. One time Prominent in State Politics. Arrested
on the Charge Of Committing q Fortcry.

Sheriff Rock. OF Owyhee county,
was visitor to this city Saturday.
night 10 take back Arthur Davis,
who was charged With the crime OF
forgery. The sherifY's oilice wis
phoned 10 Thursday TO be on the
lookout for this man Davis, aud II
he could be found place him under
arrest and hold until the sheriff
could arrive.
This man Davis came here along
In November and soon after went to
work at Rabbit Foot. About n
month ago he quit his jnb at that
camp and soon went 10 work at the
Queen & Crescent, where he was
found by Deputy Sheriff Ball and
placed under arrest.
Arthur Davis was well known by
Drs. Whitwell and Wright and was
considered an honorable man In every
respect. He was assessor Of Eimore
county for one term and served In
the legislature from the same county
during the same session IN which Dr
Whitwell was In the senate.
When placed under arrest he exhib-
tied no SURPRISE lie stated that the
charge would be for issuing check
In the payment OF gambling debt
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-02

declaration, and from 1894 to the
present time, so far as we are In.
rormed, the members and adherents
of the Mormon church nave quite
generally exercised the right Of fran
chise as fully as any other class or
body Of our citizens. In their exer.
else of this right all our citizens
seem to have assented until within
the last few. years. The inhihitions
OF section 3 OF article q OF the constl.
tuition, however, are Just us positive
today as ever against any person who
may fall within It's prohibitions.
Whether they do on not Is In every
case purely a question of fact.
In the light Of the foregoing In
quiry aud Investigations, we conclude
that the trainers OF the constitution,
and the people In Its adoption, in
employing the words bigamons.
polygamous, plural, celestial and
patriarchial marriages, meant and
intended to prohibit aud forbid 4
man having more than one wife al
any one time under whatever name
or designation he might choose to
style his marriage; and that the use
of each OF thusc words was directed
against bigamous and polyagmous
marriages. A celestial or patriarch
ial marriage, therefore, In order To
come within the prohibition OF th.
provision OF the constitution must
be bigamous or polyaamous.
Ons who teaches or practices bay.
ing more than one wife at any one
time or belongs to an organization
that teaches such doctrine Is dis.
qualified for the duties OF an clector,
and consequently for holding any civ.
II Office under the laws OF this state.
On the other hand, 1t was never In.
tended by the constitution TO IN any
manner interfere with the religious
beliefs and opinions of any one. The
constitution as directed against acts,
practices and teachings With refer.
ence TO this life and not against be.
liefs and opinions In regard TO the
hereafter.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-02
SUPREME COURT HOLDS
OATH IS SELF-fXFCUTING !!
The State Supreme Court Hands Down Decision Holding that the Test Oath
fu Force and Secretary Of State Must Insist on the Same Being
PLACED in the Election Oath.

acting and needs no legislation to
carry Its provisions into effect. In
deed. this court has on several oc-
casions held other and similar mega.
tive and prohibitory provisions OF the
constitution as self-executing.
IL requires no argument nor cita-
tion Of authority TO establish the
proposition as a well founded legal
conclusion that no one can exercise
the elective franchise. serve on a
Jury or hold Office who comes within
the inhibitions Of section Of the
Suffrage and Electionsn~ article OF
the constitution. In such case the
only inquiry to be made Isl: Does the
defendant come within the constitu-
tional enumeration of prohibited per-
sons or classes as charged In the com
plaint?
Following close upon the adoption
OF the constitution by popular vote,
the supreme court OF the United
States In Davis VS.. Bcaon, sustained
and affirmed tue power OF territory
or state to place such restriction
and limitations ON the right OF, fra n
chise as contained In this constitu-
tion. Soon thereafter and In the au.
tumn Of 1890, the president OF the
church. Wilford Woodruff, issued
what has been popularity known as
the manifesto, whereby the church
authorities denounced the doctrine
Of bigamy and polygamy and declared
that 1t should no longer be tenet OF
the church or OF their religious faith
or doctrine, and should not be taught
or practiced by 1t or any OF its Tem-
Ders or adherents. This declaration
by the church authorities was nc.
cepted by the United States govern.
ment, and President Harrison accord
ingly, on January 4, 1893, issued q
proclamation extending general am.
nesty and pardon to all those who
were liable tor punishment under the
law prior to November /, 1890, and
who subsequently oheyed the law.
The state OF Idaho accepted their
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-02
The Injured Miners.

The miners VINO were Injured AT
the Oregon Idaho mine NJ Meyers
Cove, reached town Thursday even.
Ing OF last week. The men worst In.
jured are Frank ThornwriRbt and
Mike Davis, but their injuries are
not Of a serious nature unless their
eyes are effected. Flying PARTICLES Of
brass struck them In the eyes so that
II is feared that each will lose the
sight OF an eye, but this may not be
true when they fully recover. John
Morrill,. whom they thought would
lose the use OF bis eyes is. recovering
without the fear OF any such disaster.
The men. themselves, are not sure
how the accident happened, unless
that hot grease fuD under one VI the
caps, igniting The entire box. The
box Of caps was setting on bench,
made out OF two inch planks. Tie
explosion vas downward, and OF such
force that the planks were broken all
TO pieces. Their hands, face and
bodies we're mass OF scars, looking
as II they had been peppere5 with
blrdsbot, which was done by the tly-
Ing PARTICLES OF brass, the castings Of
the caps. Some OF their wounds
were quite deep, bot mostly surface
WOUNDS.
Frank Tbornwfiaht received
severe wound IN the abdomen and
several bad cuts in other portions of
his body, but Is healing rapidly.
The dying metal struck them In 80
many parts OF the body II required
auile an effort 10 remove the metal
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-02
DUBOIS HAS UPPER HAND IN THE STATE!
Facts and Figures Tell Story Of Growth Of Church PoWer-Repblan Fight
InetRyabIy LOSt-MOmON Look for New Puppets.

Mormon yoke shall be thrown of for
all time. The state Is aware that a
condition Of emporium In imperion
exists; 1t is proposition OF gov
ernment within government. IL is
"A known fact that the real executive
and legislative authority, and part
OF the Judicial sanction of Idaho eni-
anates from the Office OF Joseph +.
Smith, in Salt Lake City. And
there is an insistent demand every.
where In the state that this control
ling power be taken from the Nor.
mon leaders. That can he done by
enforcing the constitution, as Senat-
or Dubois advocates. If these things
were not true, why has the jack.
Mormon republican party twice en-
deavored to provide adequate laws
for the control OF MormoDs? II the
republicans In 1906 had net solemnIy
viewed to enact legislation TO deal
with the saints. they would not have
been elevated to power. But they
broke their words, aud now the
deatb-knell OF republicanIsm In Ida
ho is sorrowfuIly tolling with that
iDexorable precision which marks
the end CT all things temporal. IL is
the avowed purpose OF the democrats
TO enforce the constitution, and this
pledge has brought tn the support Of
the party vast number OF recruits
from among the respectable repubii-
can element.
The total ballot OF Idaho is approx.
imateiy .0.0oo. and is divided as fol-
lows: Republicans. 2s,0oo: demo-
Gratis. $1,000; MnrmoDs, 1000. So
cialists. 5000 and probibitionists.
1000.
Twcnty-nine thousand four hun
dred and ninety six votes we're cast
in 1905 for Charles q. Stockslsger,
the democratic candidate for govern.
or, who made his campaign on a
strictly snti-polygamy, snti-Mofmon
platform. This clearly indicates the
trend Of political thought IN Idaho.
J Not single Mormon Of the u, 900 IN
the state cast his ballot for SIR.
Stockslaeer. Thomas r. Kelley, SO.
cialist. received 1850 votes and the
probihitionists cast l,037 votes 10,
their candidate, siias LuttreIl. Con,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-02

at Silver City. He claims that at
the time he issued the check, or
committed the forgery, which ever
The case may be, be was intoxicated
ard was not aware OF what he had
done until he wns confronted with
the evidence. He then made ar
rangements 10 make restitution In
monthly payments, but bnd been uD-
able TO do so on account or not hnd-
Ing continuous work aud then had 70
care for his family, who live some
where In Oregon.
The accused does not look Hike
man With criminal instincts by any
manner OF means. lie In q man of
good appearance, far above the aver
age, and would bc the last man that
would he picked out who would be
guilty OF such an act. The men with
whom he worked liked him, and In
eyery way considered him man OF
excellent intentions. While here he
became indebted 10 several parties.
yet before he left he made arrange.
ments to settle up IN full. For tile
sake Of himself and family IL il to be
hoped that he can clear himself Of
the crime OF which he Is charged.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-02

ceding that Mr.. Stockslaeer received
the support OF 1913 socialists and
prohibitlonists, there remain i0,1S3
votes unaccounted for. These bal
lots were cast by republicans who
were utterly diseusted with the con.
duct Ct OF their leaders and deter.
mined TO give their mites toward
ending the church rule In the state.
II was the anti. Mormon fight that
attracted electors, rather than the
personalities OF the nominees. Even
republicans we're deeply sensible Of
the crying need OF the common wealth
and they cast their lot with the
party which was pledged Ia over.
throw the Mormon hierarchs. Every
democrat on the ticket received
from $500 TO II 600 more yotes than
his party electors could possibly mus
ter.
Frank GoodiDa was elected govern
or by scant majority Of 5000. The
hIerarcbs have decreed that he is
an uncertain candidate. and he l.
now politically dead. Ezra BurrelI,
republican nominee for lieutenant.
governor and very good Mormon oi
Montpelier. lacked practically 2.Og
OF the full Mormon majority. Bot
Lansdon beat Gooding by plurality
OF only 3,I9s. This was true OF most
OF the republican candidates. The
hIerarcbs realized IN 1905. when The
ballot was counted. that it would be
dIfficult to again place the republican
party In power. When the ninth
session OF the legislature made its
unensisbIe record AMI disgusted the
whole people OF the state. the church
realized as oeyer before that rep1blI.
cauism In Idaho was irreyocably de.
feated. IL became necessary t0 ef-
feet new arrangement In order that
the hierarchs might retain theil
clutch ON the temporal affairs ol
Idaho.
D5bois is beyond buying. Thers
Is 10 rift within the power Of th'
hierarchs that will induce him {,
drop his fght. lie knows his battle
is won. The best people OF Idah'
are behind him. lie Is aware that 4
will he an impossibilits 10 return th'
republicans to power even with tn
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-02
ISSUED BY POSTOFFIG DEPARTMENT
Not Intended to Work Hardship Upon the Legiti.
Newspaper Will Prove Beneficial Eventually.

where. The result was that the
newspaper was considered an object
of charity and OF but little conse-
quence in the community. In fact,
was quite often called dead beat.
AS soon as the newspapers and the
public can adjust themselves to this
ruling OF the postal department. IL
will result In good to all parties con-
cerned The ruling was made par
'ticuarly to apply to the cheap period
icals which are sent out without be-
ing ordered by the public and when
name was once placed on their books
could never be removed by any pro.
cess known to the law. They made
no effort 10 collect the subscription
price. but derived their revenue from
the large advertising patronage. AS
result the postofiice department has
been imposed upon by these period
icals taking advantage OF the cheap
rates of postage accorded the legiti-
mate newspapers.
Even the ruling OF the department,
which was at first misunderstood by
the newspapers, gives the honest
publisher and subscriber all the lati-
tude In settling up for arrearage
that any person could wish for. OF
course, some publishers will no doubt
abuse this privilege, but The Record
er intends 10 comply with this law
to the letter In his transactions with
the public.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-02
GOLD RIDGE MINE SOON TO START Up!
Secretary Treasurer We9eR on the Ground make arrangements
to Stat Nine and Mil Not Later than April 2Oth.

VIM. Wegele aud wife, who have
been visiting ut their old home In
Ohio, and With relatives at Horton,
Kansas, returned here Sunday and
left for .heir home at Leesbure yes
terday morning In reply to Ques.
tion MS To the conditions IN the out
side lie stated that we have no con.
ceptions as 10 money conditions or
as tc the hardship unemployed labor
are confronted with. lie says that all
over the East the factory, which
does not have large piacard marked.
CLOSED" is the exception to the
rule.
In Ohio there Is q possibility that
there will be 4 vast strike among the
miners at the close of their present
contract with the operators. For
fear Of the effect upon the election
efforts are being made To come TO an
agreement, but whether the operat.
ors will succeed is much mooted
question. lie says that the general
feeling Is there that II the miners
goes out on strike that II viii mean
that the state will 70 democratic, as
the miners hold tho balance of polit.
icai power. The republican leaders
Of the state realize this and for that
reason may come to terms as a las,
resort.
Mr.. Wegele is a great admirer ol
Bryan. yet lie claims 70 look Mt ths
situation from non political stand
point so far as possible. lie found
the democrats enthusiastic all over
the country, while the republican.
are pessimistic as to the outcome ol
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-02
Jus, . slIsA, hixsp.

Regardless Of bow careful the man.
agement Of newspaper may be there
are bound occasionally to be. some
queer aud at the same time ridiculous
mistakes occur. While we aim to
make The Recorder as neaE Derfec-
tion as possible. yet there Is not a
week In which IL does not fall far
short OF our Ideals. This Is true In
greater sense than is usually the
case
Those who read the editorial col
umn before this explanation meets
their eye win no doubt wonder what
Senator LaFollette has TO do with
blushing maidens, budding lips, linz
burger cheese, a whiskey breath and
health destructive cigarettes. Their
wonder will be still greater increased
when they find that the heather
Chinee Is mixed up in the nomina-
tion of Taft and that republican
papers would fight his nomination.
All of this is easily explained II
the printer, and he will see at a
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-02

The recalcitraut democrats OF Ida
no make the assertion that former
Senator Fred I. Dubois is not sin
cere in his effort to take political
power away from the Mormon hie-
rarchs. In the public prints and in
their utterances they say there is no
Mormon question In the state; that
the Mormons are not active in tenn
poral affairs. and that there has been
no case OF polygamous marriage in
the state since the manifesto OF 1890.
Dubois, it is charged, bas created a
fight against these fancied violations
Of the moral and real laws simply for
the purpose OF returning himself to
the United States senate. By play
ing upon the emotions Of those who
are unfamiliar with conditions, the
senator, aver the recalcitrants, has
summoned to his support large fol-
lowing with which he hopes to COM
bat the vast forces which are op-
posed to him and bis policies.
IL Mr.. Dubois had only the idea OF
returning to the senate, would 1t not
be an easier matter for him TO drop
the anti-polygamy. aDti-Murmon
fight? II he were TO do this, would
not be obtain considerable p1rtion
OF the Mormon votes In the southeast
as a sort OF compensation? There Is
no price the MoriDons would consider
probibitory, II. by paying IL, they
could induce Fred T. Dubois to dis
card his fight against them. II they
could be assured that the senator
would connive at continuance of
the Mormon aggression for compen-
sation, either Of votes or OF money,
Joseph Smith, himself, would send
out an edict commanding the saints
OF Idaho to cast their ballots for Mr..
Dubois.
The church realizes that Dubois is
its most potent enemy in Idaho. IL
has viewed with alarm the remark.
abIe strides the senator has made on
a strictly anti-polygamy. anti-Mor-
mon basis He has painted the I'm.
iquities Of church domination 10 the
politics and Of the repeated offenscs
OF poIygamists 10 truth and fact thai
virtually the whole people has beer
aroused and is determined that tbs
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-02

In the case before the supreme
court In which the right OF Judge
Bulge tohold Office was decided last
week. While It will take a Philadel.
phia lawyer to analyze the decision,
yet SO far as The Recorder is able to
digest 1t is favorable to the conten
tion of the democratic party. A very
Few OF the Mormon papers seem
to secure much satisfaction from the
decision. Although the self-execu-
tion of the test oath was not involved
in the case, yet both attorneys in the
case requested that the court give
their opinion upon this question.
Unquestionably the court believes
that the constitutional test oath is
retroactive and self-executing In
other words the oath Ia In force to-,
day, and If applied according to the
intent Of the framers of the consti-
tuition would disfranchise every Mors
mon who practices or teaches polyg-
amy and would render them inelli-
gable to Office. Ii the ruling of the
supreme court Is correctly under
stood, 1t is the duty OF the secretary
OF state to incorporate the test oath
in the electors oath. In the event
that the secretary OF state should re-
fuse to do this he can be forced TO do
so Sy inandamus proceedings.
To the better understand the Iul-
Ing of the court, which follows 1t
might be we'll to state that the case
was that Of Dudley d. Toncray,
against Alfred Bulge. of the fifth
judicial district, of Idaho. which was
brought at the close OF the last cam
paign by the democratic committee.
The purpose Of the suit was TO deter.
mine II the statement of Senator
Hepburn during the campaign that
the test oath was retroactive was
true. The decision relative to this
much mooted point follows:
In the first place, 1t is urged by
appellant and admitted by respondent
that section of article of the con-
stitution Is self-operatiye and self
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-02
(H BILL PASSES THE SENATE !!
5 Agreed to by Vote Of AZ t0I6, Mostly on Party
s--IddhO Senator's Oppose IniqutOus Meaaerp.

of one per cent interest is to be
charged was reduced from six months
to four months, after which three
foufths CT one per cent is to be
charged until redeemed.
At the instance OF Mr.. La Toilette
an amendment was adopted prohibit
ing any national bank from investing
its funds in stocks or other securities
Of a corporation the officers or direct
ors OF which are officers or directors
of the bank, and providing penalty
OF Imprisonment Of from one to five
years. In accepting this amendment
Mr.. Aldrich stated that he had not
time to consider the amendment full
ly, but was in sympathy with its
general purpose. He said it could be
perfected In conference.
The proposition to insert a .provi-
sion for government guarantee Of
deposits ON national banks was the
subject of an extended debate, and
was defeated by vote of II TO 46,
most OF the democratic vote being
against the proposition.
Another amendment offered by
Mr.. La Toilette prohibited loans by
national banks to its officers or to
any corporation the mjoEity stock Of
which is owned by the officers OF the
bank. 1t was rejected, as was also
an amendment offered by Mr.. Mel
son, Of Minnesota, providing that nu
officer or employee OF a national bank
shall be member of stock exchange
or engaged In buying or selling stocks
or bonds on a commission basis.
An amendment hy Mr.. La Toilette
to punish by from one to live years.
imprisonment any Justification In
bank securities was adopted, but was
protested against by Senator Knox as
already provided for by existing law.
Senator Teller offered, on request
of Senator Bailey (Texas), who was
absent, the substitute currency bill
of The senator from Texas, which be
stated, was in the main similar to
the Aldrich bill, with the difference
that it provided for government in
stead of bank paper, and asked for a
rollcall.
The vote vas la to AZ against the
bill.
Before the vote was taken on the
Aldrich bill Senator Teller explained
his reasons for voting for the meas
ure.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-02

the election this fall. Among his old
Ohio associates were many who here.
tofore we're radical republicans, but
now are either lukewarm or have m
hesitancy In saying that IL Is time
there was change.
When asked what effect the money
panic would have upon their mining
operations the coming season he
stated that IL would have none. The
Gold Ridge will work quite gang OF
men, commencing operation about
the soth OF this month. When be
came through Denver he employed
an amaleamator and expert chemist
who will be here by the middle OF
the month, and will yet AFFAIRS In
shape for active work. They now
have quite an amount Of ore on the
dumps and several hundred tons
blocked out IN the mine.
During the present season they will
harness the power ut the Naplas
creek falls, so that their mill can be
run continuously. They estimate
that with about three thousand dol.
lars expended a thousand horse power
can be generated. Al present they
have water power, which will hs
ample from i've To six months OF the
year.
I MI. Weeele stated that as soon as
they start up the mill they will put
ON two shifts In The mine; and hs
anticipates that the Gold Ridge mine
and mill win exhibit considerable life
this season. 9. G. Weeele. the man,
ager, viii be here by the htteenth Of
the month M least.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-02

be writer has made 1t a
ever dun the subscriber
paper. The purpose of
S just an explanation.
past week we have sent
of hundred statements
Subscriber how he stands
description books. To a
have sent a statement
Eere not a year in arrear,
he'd to comply with the
pw them how they stood
bfiice department has
newspapers of the conu-
wspaper will not be per-
he department. to send
ply papers to parties who
heir subscription. The
per can only send the
{year without a renewal.
rtment has defined what
renewal.
mean q hardship, no
e meu who have been
lleir newspaper business
rd way as was the rule
ago. To the progress
Yer which conducts the
asiness principles, 1t viii
y. IL Is a rule of the
business that there Is a
Subscription department
, twenty-five percent on
hich are not collected.
fiption accounts become
less than thirty three
ever collected. This is
net that la many cases
Eas forced upon people
want IL and has been
after it was ordered
to understand where the
he business come from
aper is sent year after
le who are dead, have
of The country or who
ID the management that
er desire the paper. Foi
zen years the writer has
nduct his business the
her business firms. We
statements the first OF
promptly to the firms
I'VE do business and settle
the same way. A few
{ was the srule TO take
out in trade. This wa:
The merchant and ais,
hing with the-subseFibel
anything from the faru
> not be disposed OF else