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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-10-22

II there Is one thing more Than
another that tie people Of Lemhi
cOunty are Interested la IL is tue ed
ucation OF our DOys and girls. There
are few teachers in thr county who
are more acquainted "iJh tbe need,
% the public schools than Miss bes-
sic Mc Donald, the candidate fpr c0uu-
~ superintendent Oh the democrat
10 ticket Sine has Jaugh 10, school for
over eight years; au1 during That
time she has taught Ia b1tu the
rural aud city schools. SHE is a
Lemhi county girl, "a young lady OF
most exemplary habits and can count
her friends 70 the extent OF her ac-
qualntances. Sine is deeply Interest
cd Ia the progress OF The schloi, ana
seeks the position believing tult She
can extend her sphere OF usefulness
| In the cause Ut education. IhusC
who vote for Miss Mcdonald, even
though they 90 not have The pleasure
OF her acquaintance can rest in The
assurance that she tas high itel.,
and is In every way well qualified O.
an the position with credit 81 herself
and to the best interests of Jut scuuo
| chiIdren OF Lemhi county.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-10-22
SILLY aENDACIoIs YARNS

ihe dlStugeutouS attempt OF Presi-
dent Roosevelt 10 put the presumed
stigma OF some sort Of relationship
WITH the STANDARD OH company upon
Mr. HrYan was TO have been expect.
ed as q characteristics exempliBcation
.oI the cuttletSh politics with which
400 recent years we have become
familiar There is nothing Ia be
surprised at either. 10 the wilful
Misrepresentation aud gross carl.
c1turiug OF the Hearst papers to the
same effect But when decent, or.
diudEi'y ScIt.tesPectiEg public Iour.
u'is Ike the NeS York Mail and
Globe folio" suit editorially and pic.
t1riIiiy, one cannot but feel the
necessity 90 taking notice. II is all
900 silly Tor words We venture the
assertion that rot a single intelligent
person ma the United states. not Mr.
Roosevelt, not Mr.. Hearst. not the
. eitiur 90 the Mail. not the editor az
.ue Globe, not ans body, believes for
In Instant that Mr BRYAN has uox
. gr ever hl, bad tie remotest couuer.
. lHu, iire,t ~ indirect. with tls
standard uil comp auy. Because he
refused OBJ read iut 90 uu,uh,t,pti.,
charges drawn up 10y au irresponsible,
He">pHgcr man FOR qrc.uaiciai use in
ia i+ca. campaign, Mr Roosevelt 81,
e.'r,'. aud these partisan journal.
F t3cits lS>eat, that he must t,t.
N71'H about Haskell IL ism
tra" Is every sane man kra..
. Aa.t 10 experiences politician s.u,r
'"a'r deliberately established abiyt
. ." rJs cUuucl.S'' a man sla<a chm,
i-jer be ku"S 10 bc bad and ubi,r
'.aId SuIcly be ptovtu uuter IN,
>larchins l.B, Of a nauonal canvass
Is an idca tHo absurd ,rr con>,t,-,.
,ion- Whether Governor HaSke. h.
guilty D' inuocept % The ya-..r,
changes brought against him D., N.
Hearst. &c may be-ani We b.lf,.. B..
ACCEPTED Is certainty TIA. N,
/ hNan believed Ia the r.rr .as
prouuF VAS deceived H. 80.
emitted o. sympathy. uot r.rB--.r,
. tion aud rot. unjust differences A..
. Bryan. i1 our judgment. is rat So.
10 De president Of the United $50.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-10-22
wmo n,rrmE PRESIDE Ma

ny royal command that Excellent
gentleman and Trustworthy tusto1i-
an, Mr. George j. Sbcljau thu
/ treasurer OF the republican uuti0ua.
committee, has visited the White
House 10 sit as Saul at tue feet OF
Gamaiel and learn from an eminent
| ~ practical man how best % raise
the siness OF war. The White House
! bulletin which narrates tue Import
ant meeting gives the assurance
that the president having pat samt
ginger In the campaign most chem
lists would call it dynamite Wlii uuN
impart yigor 20 delicate patient by
a hypodermio injection Ut groom.
backs. The Washington CORRESPOND.
ent OF our ueighbor, the Herald, thus
speaks Of the immediate effects of
the active intervention OF Mr EoOsc-
welt IN the matter OF IA comparatively
empty campaign treasury
There will be- something duiug iu
the region Ia which Mr.. sheldon cir
culateS la the very near future.
Balance sheets ot the campaign fund,
totals from which are reported 20
the president, indicate that ID has
increased heavily since be tunk up
the matter OF adding 10 tue assets.
Several large contributions which
have been hanging back have been
shaken down by the Presidents Wig
oruuS methods and have ratified Into
the treasury.
Mr. RooSeyelt's qualifications for
this work are beyond dispute. Tnc
past has shown that In raising cam
paign funds be Is uuembarra,trd b,
ordinary considerations OF dNcaI
prupriety or common decrncy.
Who but Theodore Roosevelt would
have sent FOR my dear Hartman"
TO raise money on The eve or all cleo.
tion, coupling With the invitation
the stimulating assurance tnIt "a
few weeks hence before write m,
message, shall got you 20 come
down TO discuss certain government,
matters not connected aitb thertu
paikuy' a Tammauy gratter tlain.
his toll Of suffering sud shame could
not have been more direcl.
Who but Theodore Roosevelt would
have directed tsu y,ars later tu I'm.
veStiagtion ny tbe interstate com.
/ merco commission ot the Union pa
eihc railway system. upon the r.vsiq,
OF Information c1useyed bg Sir.
James SchUDlcraft Sherman talt MI
Hartman declined "a be- u.lttr.
TURTLES Tor campaign eartriba8ua,f
II Who bat Ibcnicre Roosevelt could
have detached from lars cabinet th,
secretary whH VAS officially most in
timateiy Connected WitB commerce,
AMI industry, and therefore Win
great corporations. and make him
the chairman e.: tGe republican, IA
tional Committee.
Who but Theodore Roosevelt n
have sought through hiS ger,
selection 90 such chairman. a q. ...-.
button OF slo5 H1 from the stan
on COMPANY On help rc-clsct blum
selfs
| Who bet Theodore Roosevelt uauIt
toE his Own protection have writer
simultaueouSy a letter Nnt-n 36reot
cd Nr, Corte'y1u 10 return tie : and
ara 'Ii contribution sut then tlcitll
permit It's retention and actual ~,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-10-22

town, every saloon man who has
been prosecuted for dlsobeylng the
law, Is tghtlng man fur enforcing
the Law Is Just why the law abiding
and neral citizens OF the county
should support that man
II The moral people OF Lemhi coun.
ty wish TO see the conditions return
AZ tile, we're two years ago when
gambling was running openly con.
trary to law, and prostitutes were
permitted 10 run tho streets at their
viii and raise hell upon earth In
some OF the saloons at all times OF
the night, they should side with the
gambling fraternity and defeat MIR.
Ball
In the two years preceding the
term Of Mulkey and Ball the total
fines collected from lawbTeakers was
less than one hundred dollars, but In
the last two years the sherli;'s Office
has turned into the county more
than thirteen hundred dollars In
fines The lawbreakers have not only
been forced to pay some attention 10
the laws on the statute books, hut
have had TO pay the penalties when
they have broken the laws.
partisanship should not be placed
IN the balance with law enforcement
To have the laws enforced, as they
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-10-22
Law ENToRCEnENT.

For the past two year, TIE Re-
cordcr has tried % stand for enforce
ment Of laW. SO FAR ar 81 n4s becu
possible the present county officials
have tried 10 do their duty, even
though they have nut had the on.
enlargement, tn some Instances, Of
those sb0 sh0uld 20 % tbsir baek 30
their efforts. iu u1t sustAlnlug the
officers q tae las D. tbtIs efforts 10
enforce Ghe snil-gambliAg As. tte
SUNDAY closing ast zJlue seem So
have the uisiaksu idea ~ eGuourag
iuz dsuiucfatic oaclai. ~ giving
them ibeif moral support iney we're
~oTking sasins. their tcarg ueiosod
party.
Tie Recorder dnes n1t isH l1 b.
understood that a.i republican, have
looked az THE matter from tbis stand
polnt. tecsu7s q 10 hst true but
there Ncgc tan many pho couin not
raise above uleir partisauahip r0gus
seemed o. feel Lnat " tAeif sImpa.
lhles WeTe too pronounced in assist
lux 1EtltAef AAAt NftANa fAha fHt tHfHtAAtl ~
tue Sunday cloaing las o. tho anal
gambling law these officials aun.h De
getting credit Tor doing their daty.
and thes rebound 10 their credit
la place Of ln any manusr assisting
the sheriff office DO enforcing these
laws, ln quiet way, their efDfta
we're directed towards throwing i'm
pedimenLs Ia their way, Upon FIRST
glance IL looks as II sheriff Muikey
and Depaty Sheriff Bali have been
engaged Ia "a most thankless task tn
the past two years. IL Is useless u
90 into the history Of prosecutions at
this time, because this paper believes
that the public Is generally Informed
OF the conditions surI oundlng these
officials and the instrumeutalitles by
which they have been Handicapped,
Members OF the elements which are
today so bitterly lighting Mr. iial
for the election Of sheriff while Ia
their cups have made the statement
that the sheriff had 40 business 10
20 into a saloon and arrest the pro-
prietors for disobeyiug the Sunday
closing law. They have also said
that 1t Is not the business OF tie
sheriII's Office 10 make an eifort 10
catch them for dlsObeylng the gamb.
ling law, and should not arrest them
and make them trouble unless the
officers saw tlagrant abuse of this
law, and not then unless their DISC
bedience OF law waa notorious.
This 7ery element which has felt
the righteous arm OF the law are this
early in the campaign Offering TO bet
their money, Offering odds In some
cases, that Mr.. Ball will not be
elected. The Recorder is reialAf in
formed that this is matter Of daily
offers in some of the saloons, and
such offers have been made on the
streets. Why are they doing thisY
is 1T because the gambling element
imagine that other men will not en-
fore the law as thoroughly as Mr..
Ball, or is it because Of their person
al friendship for Mr.. Balls opponentY
So long as every gambler, OF the
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-10-22

. 4. t.. campaign.
N.,n.. Irali.r. Roosevelt, Nitl
.u.. money of Mr. Hartman, tH,
standard Ou company aud the insur.
,u,e companies actively In use Ion
his reelection, could write II letter
IN mi, rival candidate tur preSldentiaI
bopprs SD full Of assumed indignation
and righteous horror at a truthful ac-
,usatinn that his cuuntrymen gaal!
accepted the false answer for the
true change and triumphantly carried
the recipient and chief beneficiary oil
fine cnrpnration contributions to a
treat personal triumph as the very
exemplar of moral probity and supe-
rior righteousness?
Who but Theodore Roosevelt could
so steal "the livery OF the court OF
hcayen'' by clothing that which
closely bordered on executive black
mail in Il cloudy veil of SNUG hypoc-
risy?
Notwithstanding Mr.. Roosevelt S
special qualifications as IA campaign
collector we venture the prediction
that the contributions which follow
his interyenti0 will not fall as thickly
as do the autumn leaves.
AZ least the thinking portion OF
The American people know Mr..
Roosevelt better than they did four
years ago. New York sun,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-10-22

should be, there are two essential
considerations for the voters one
Is ability aud tho other Is inclina-
ton. The three important ofiices IN
the county which have more 10 do
with the enforcement Of law are
county attorney, probate Judge and
sherifr, Neither one OF these Officers
can enforce the law unless they are
In sympathy with each other In Law
enforcement. AS intimated above
their ability and Inclination To en-
force the law should be considered
above everything else.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-10-22

... .s b. e.t4..sl 90 rai. ll-sLa.e-lt .
... tu.s.. atstasf presidents %
.Uitors, ~hy mts- lUis sJ', " 4" at-
rrt upon uim place themselves up'n
upon pane NIIh lhe mondaeiOu'
Y,,r, who started tuc ,tOr, that MI
TAN once said that dollar a day
WAS all nottingham ought To get. --
llnrper's Weekly
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-10-22

The Dillon Examiner and the Oil
Ion Tribune are deyoting consider
able OF their space these days IN tell
Ing each other that they are fabri-
Gators and paying each other choice
compliments. Tut Tut, boys, you
should get together land boost for
the Armstoad railroad.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-10-22

The Idaho Falls Post, whose edl.
tor the writer has known for a mum
Der Of years, says "The Idaho Re-.
corder Is one OF the most pronounced
and thorough democratic papers IN
Idaho and one OF the best edited -
Thanks, Br'er, sumner, thanks very
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-10-22

The moral element ol tht county
should look 60 il THAT the nigh, wtu
are elected to cous>rye tut best iu-
terests of the county aud bot Of the
interests of the law breakers. Ihe
three important Offices for the en-.
forcement of law are probate Judge,
sheriff and county attorney. II the
saloons, which have not been OOellng
the Sunday closing law or those para
sites on sCciety-the gambiers-lie
81 ppUi Ting candidates on eithet TICKET
il is prima facie evidence that they
think these men will not bother
them in their means of livelihood.
It Is the duty of the good citizens OF
the county to look to this matter
and ascertain who Of all the candl-
dates these influences desire elected.
-------------------------------
- Senator Hcyburn says the state
platform pledge is not binding upon
the candidates for the legislature
from the counties Of the state. II
this is true the candidates from Lem
hi county are not pledged to any
thing. The county republican plat
form simply endorsed the state ana
national platforms, but tile can1I-
dates to the legislature "ere not
pledged to any action upon specific
measures. The legislative candi-
dates on the republican ticket u"c 1t
u the voters 10 make specific state
ment as to how they stand upon the
local option question, the direct
primary, the anti-pass and other ne.
fOrmatOry measures which may come
up In the legislature this winter.
The democratic candidates are
pledged specifically 10 these tciorm,
ana the voter has right 10 demand
nov their opponents ~tdnN upon
these same questions.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-10-22

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s." . "1tfh eas -
~s''I s1o's even ~.
Repeated ,vsla !.
lieli' 'ho~ tbMs,h
Is iron one thita 4
efficient than Ahss W
get ground feed q 49,
OF the Ile'ndon NIp n.y. |
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-10-22

If the news is not in The Recorder
1t did not happen.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-29
twenty-five thousand
ARE REP01T TED DEAD
I DEATH LIST GROWS
4 n Papers Estimate the Dead
Now at Seventy-Five Thou
sand People.

Speotai to the Herald.
Rone, Italy, Dec. 29.-Italy is over
wilsImed by disaster, and every re-
pos Increases the casualties News
pagers today estimate the number of
dead as high as seventy-five thousand,
anil it is declared that an equal num-
bet are facing death from exposure.
Mont Etna is becoming active, and
an eruption is feared
Following is an estimate of the
deal so far as the reports show:
Messina, twelve thousand, and the
city destroyed.
Reggie, thirteen hundred. with the
.desruction of the city, and practical
ly every soul in it injured.
Palmo, one thousand. An area of
one hundred miles was shaken and
swept by great tidal wave.
Army officers today report that
fiya thousand bodies have already
iUGG-lt ISCONSlSu, tuu Scy lllS WIN htto
hardly begun In some. instances sol
diess have been forced to fire on van
da1s who are looting the bodies of
the; dead
General Costa has declared martial
Law throughout the wrecked area. In
Messina it is feared that hundreds of
people have been buried in the ruins
of tleir homes, and will be burned be-
i,,ssEition by the fire which is
sweeping the city Other towns are
now reported to be at the mercy of
fires.
The tidal wave which accompanied
the earthquake swept inland for sew
ieral miles and long stretches of coast
land fell into the sea.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-29
LATER REPORTS CONSTANTLY
INCREASE THE DEATH LIST,
ALREADY APPALLING.
TOWNS DESTROYED.
PROVINCES DEVASTATED
Messna, With Population of One Hun.
dred and Seventy-Five Thousand,
Almost Totally Destroyed.
Eighteen Hundred Are
Dead There.

Special to the Herald.
Naples, Dec 29.--Twenty-five thou
sand people are dead in the territory
devastated by the earthquakes, ac
cording to the latest reports. The
provinces of Catanzaro, Reggie di Ca.
labria, Cosenza and the Island of Sic,
lily are reported to have suffered the
greatest loss of life and property. Ev.
cry indication is that the disaster is
greater than the one of 1905. Reports
from Calabria and Sicily constantly
increase the death list. Messina, with
a population of one hundred and sew.
enty-five thousand, was almost total
ly destroyed Following the earth.
quakes a great tidal wave swept over
the city and covered it with two feet
of slime and mud, causing much ad
ditional suffering. And added to these
disasters great fire is now sweeping
over the wrecked city, and there
seems to be no possibility of checking
the flames.
So far as the reports show, twenty
one towns in the territory have been
destroyed. on ff.s==ss.
so far at hand are from Messina,
where eighteen hundred people are
known to be dead, and from Palmi
where five hundred are reported dead
Six hundred vessels, ranging from
the smaller fishing boats to the big
steamers, were wrecked, and it is be,
lieved that practically all of the
crews were lost. Some of the smaller
vessels were swept inland for a dis
lance of two miles and were left
standing in the fields and on the high
ways.
The destruction of Cantania is re-
ported almost as severe as at Mes
sina, though the details are still lack
ing because of the destruction of all
means of communication
Thousands of people are homeless
and many of them are injured. Five
thousand troops are being rushed to
the scene to give relief as far as they
can. A squadron Of warships have
also been started for Messina
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-29
BEE MEADOWS HURT.
Son of Marshall Meadows at Tyler the
Victim of Toy Pistol.

Tyler, Texas, Dec. 2S.-Bee, the
young son of Rev Marshall Meadows,
was badly shot Saturday night with
toy pistol while playing with other
children An operation was necessary
today. The contents of the pistol
sank over an inch through the flesh to
the bone. Three physicians have
been constantly with him up to this
afternoon.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-29
The Hains Case.
special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Flushing, N Y, Dec. 29-James
Tierney withstood the attempt of the
prosecution to break down his testi-
mony that Mrs. Annis was not on the
float when her husband was shot He
identified Mrs. Annis and insisted
that she was on the dock at the time
of the killing Darrin has announced
that he will retire from the case on
December 31st, when his term of Of
flee expires, unless the court orders
him to continue. The defense today
got Mrs. Hams alleged confession
before the jury through the testimony
of Samuel Reid, who related how Cap
tain Hams had told him the story
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-29
TWENTY PEOPLE KILLED
And Fifty Injured When They Re
sisted Landing of New Vene-
zuelan Officers.
Special to the Herald

opeCIdi 10 IHe itIdIU
Port of Spain, Trinidad, Dec. 20
The Venezuelan gunboat Miranda
which has arrived here, reports an
engagement with rebels under Gen.
eral Torres at Macuro, Venezuela
yesterday. The rebels resisted the
landing of the Miranda with new gov
eminent officials aboard. The gun
boat fired on the town, killing twenty
people and injuring fifty.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-29
viii Sing For Victims.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald
New York, Dec. 29.-Members OF
the Metropolitan and Manhattan
Opera companies are arranging for
benefits for the earthquake sufferers
in Italy Caruso donates his week S
salary of $500 to the relief fund, and
others will do likewise. Many of the
singers are from the stricken region.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-29
Got Five Thousand.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 29.-Two
masked robbers held up Michael Mier,
treasurer of Sanborn county, this
morning, and took five thousand dol
lars from the vaults, leaving Mier
locked in the vaults.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-29
Roosevelt Wires Sympathy.
Special to the Herald.

SI'1OI'I 20 ttIV 1ICI oIU'
Washington, D. G., Dec. 29.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt today cabled King Vic
tor Emmanuel, expressing the sym
pathy Of the American people with
and for the earthquake victims. 1t is
announced that the Red Cross Society
is seeking contributions with which to
help the victims.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-29
Pope Wanted to Go to Scene.
Special to the Herald.

Rome, Dec. 29.-The pope received
private dispatches today saying that
the earthquake disaster is ten times
worse than the one of 1905. The pope
Immediately announced that he would
visit the stricken region, and only the
doctors warning that such a trip
would mean certain death restrained
the pontiff from carrying out his in
tentions.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-29
ENTERED RED SEA
This Morning-Atlantic Fleet on the
World Cruise.
Special to the Herald.

London, Dec 29.-Advices from
Perrin today say the Atlantic fleet en-
tered the Red Sea this morning. 1t is
due at Suez on January third.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-15

q. And Johnny now the door filings wide
And all the Teddies step outside
The profs all cry, They're men from Mars.
RrinGino a MESSAGE from the StaEsr
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-15

2 With baited breath the Teddies cling
While Johnny bravely pulls the string
Bang! zip! Away they go through space
Through stars and all-at fearful pace,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-15

). The profs are filled with wild delight
To see a brand-new meteorite;
And. crying out at their good luck,
They rush to where the mortar struck.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-15

3. The comets stare, the stars crv out,
And Satum's rings whirl mad, about,
The planets fall into swoon.
For Johnnys mortar biffs the moon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-31

When your food seem. TO nauseate
take Kodol. Take Kodol now and un-
I'll you are right again. There isn't
any doubt about what II will do and
you will find the truth OF this state
ment verified after you have used Ko-
dol for q few weeks. 1t is sold here
by w. b. Frame. d&w