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The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1909-03-18
LIBRARY AND READING ROOMS
Largely Patronized BY Young Men o.
City.

The city reading room has been in
use for about two weeks in the rooms
in the Harder building. and have been
extensively patronized by the young
men OF the city. The rooms have been
fitted up in comfortable manner and
the various citizens have donated mag
azines to such an extent that almost
any periodical can be secured there.
Nearly every evening Of the week the
reading tables are lined by young men
who have shown their appreciation Of
the coy rooms. The ladies and gem
tlemen who are giving their time to
the enterprise are entitled to crest
deal Of praise for inaugurating what
promises to be the nucleus Of splen-
did public library.
The Glenwood post., 1909-05-01
A COURAGEOUS PUBLIC SERVANT

Ethan Allen Hitchcock got his name
and was descended from Revolution
ary general, and was credit to the
sound old stock he came from. His
war on the land thieves was one of the
most useful and effective pieces of
work done in the last three administra-
tions. He got some credit for it, not
enough, but much considering how lit
tie attention he devoted TO self sdver-
tisement. There were two opinions Of
Mr.. Hitchcock. One was that he was ::
great butter-in-a meddlesome and OBJ
stinate person, who could not under
stand what was necessary for the de-
enjoyment of the country. This opin-
ion was held almost exclusively by the
persons whom Mr.. Hitchcock caused to
be prosecuted, and their friends, and
by many others whose land captures he
interfered with. The other opinion and
much more general one, was that he
was one of the most useful and devot.
ed public servants this country has
had.-Harper Weekly.
The Glenwood post., 1909-05-01
IF ONE WE'RE to pay attention t,

IF ONE WERE to pay attention to
the Democratic press of this state he
would conclude that the Republican ed.
itors were all opposed to an extra ses-
sion of the legislature. The Republic
an editors are not opposed to anything
that is necessary and for which there
is any reasonable excuse and If tn.
Democratic wiseacres will show any
reasonable authority for claiming that
a bunch of fellows, elected on positive
election pledges, but who loitered
away ninety days time at public ex-
pense, will be any more truthful, hon
est or patriotic in an extra session, wa
might modify our views. AS to tb"
political effect, it matters little what
is done in the future. The mischief
has already been done. Pledges have
been ruthlessly disregarded, and it
makes little or no difference how many
paramount issues" are passed in a
special session, Colorado can never To-
coup the slight reputation she bad at
.the beginning of the late Seventeenth,
The Glenwood post., 1909-05-01
STRICT ORDINANCE IN PUEBLO

PUEBLO, April 27.-Restrictions on
saloons and the sale of liquor by ho-
tells, restaurants and wholesale houses
are proposed in four ordinances which
were introduced last night at the meet
ing of the city council. The ordinan-
ces were all referred to the license
and ordinance committee.
1t is proposed to license restaurants
and hotels to sell liquor provided it is
served only with meals which cost 25
cents or more and then not on Sunday
or after midnight; to close saloons at
midnight and on Sundays; to provide
that all screens shall be removed after
closing hours and light left burning;
to abolish winerooms and prohibit
the employment of women in saloons.
For failure to comply with the closing
ordinances revocation of license is
provided.
Mayor A. L. Fngard last night reap
pointed every man who has not been
confirmed at the meeting last Monday
night. This will be necessary every
week until confirmation is secured.
The only additional appointments last
night were members of two Of tho
park boards.
The Glenwood post., 1909-05-01
office on a law and morality platform.

office on a law and morality platform.
Just why this should be 30 We can
not understand. How the whiskeyites
could expect that Mayor Lee and his
associates, elected on a definite pledge
to enforce the law, would allow the
other fellows to appoint officers who
would wink at the violation of the
law is one of the things we cannot
comprehend, and yet that seems to
have been the situation. But the
scheme didn t work, and now that there
has been a display of Alibustering tao
tics, all to NO purpose we expect to
see the council get down to business
in the interest of greater and better
Grand Junction than has ever been
known.
The Glenwood post., 1909-05-01
AN 1N1ou1rous eERRYMANpER

The Democratic party is longer on
promises and shorter on performance
than any human institution known to
the people. One would imagine by the
way in which the statesmen of that
party rise up and denounce everything
but the democracy and it's platform
that they were the salt of the earth
the one institution which would keep
the country from going to perdition.
And yet when they get the reins of
power, as they have in this state, they
perpetrate all sorts of outrages upon q
free people. We have alluded to some
of their acts-some of the bills which
they passed and some which they failed
ITO pass during the ninety days Of horse
play which they recently enjoyed at
the expense of the people.
One of their jocose measures-iust
signed by the governor, despite his pre-
election promises to be fair and just to
all the peoples the legislative gerry
mander. This law deprives one-half
the people of Ell Paso county of repre-
sentation in future assemblies; or to
put it in another way, it gives to the
people of the Democratic county of
Teller, just twice the representation
which the people of Ell Pnso have.
Each of these counties, Teller and
El Paso, is given three representatives
and one senator, and each is given An
extra float senator, with several other
counties.
The inlquity Of this proceeding is
disclosed when We know that at the
election held last November the county
of Ell Paso cost just twice the number
of votes cast by Teller county; and yet
they are given by the grace of the
democratic party, equal representation
in the general assembly
And yet, the democracy is the party
that talks about the "square deal,
of rigbting the wrongs of the country
and a lot more twaddle than Is ever
borne out by the acts Of that party
when the people are careless and un
thinking enough to trust it with power
Colorado Springs Telegraph.
The Glenwood post., 1909-05-01

THE POST, or more particularly is
editor, has frequently made reference
to the extravaganza with which many
of the farmers of this country are us
ing water on their lands, TO the detri-
ment not only Of themselves and tho
permanent injury of their hands, but to
the detriment and loss of their neigh
bors, who are entitled to some consider
alton. This condition must be appar-
ent to almost everyone who has been
at all observant in his travels through
out the country. In the Divide creek
country where water is scarce and must
be used with intelligence and care, bet
ter crops are raised than in most other
sections where water is abundant and
where it is used lavishly and without
regard to the consequences on the land
or the rights of others. The Antlers
section is another example of the benc-
fits Of careful and temperate irrigation,
whether forced or otherwise. In both
of these sections, although water is
scarce, good crops are raised every year
and the character and fertility of the
soil is maintained as in few other
places in the country. There is no de
nving the statement that great per
cent. of our farmers ore using entire
" too much water on their fields, and
they are paying the penalty in faulty
grain, potatoes or fruits, and soured
and devitalized lands. 1t doesn t pay
to be pig, even if you can be.
The Glenwood post., 1909-05-01
NEW LAW IS NEEDED

Down in the county jail in this city,
a man is awaiting his trial on the
charge of writing threatening letters
and blaekmail. He has entered plea
of not guilty. Such plea is to be
expected from any man accused OF
crime, whether great or small.
This is Glenwood S first eyperien 20
with such n ease. Her attorneys have
figured in no such case, and when
they delved into the law books in
search for mode of procedure, against
the prisoner they were surprised that
six months Imprisonment in the county
Jail or state reformatory is all that Is
given as a penalty. Attorney Clark, Of
Aspen, deputy district attorney, spent
several hours in search of law provid-
ing a penalty of greater severity, but
his efforts were without result.
Six months in county jat. Such
penalty is worthless, and as long rs
it stands on our statute books we may
expect the number of blackmailers to
increase as they learn of the laxity of
the laws of this state. Where is the
criminal that would not jump at a
chance to secure few thousand dol
lars by the blackmail routet Should
he be caugh., the people may have a
hard time convicting him, and upon
conviction he receives but six months
in the Jail and is then free TO spend the
money he secured If he has succeeded
in hiding it and keeping it safe from
the hands of the rightful owners. lie
might secure any amount of money but
the crime would still be punished by
the six months in Jail.
That n new and stronger law is need
cd there can be no doubt. 1t is tof
had that such law has not already
found its way on the statute books OF
this state But the next session of the
legislature should see to it that such
n law Us will be of benefit will be
passed.
In the case in this city, the only
course open to the authorities is to cal
in the government officers and place
the whole affair in their hands. Thi'
will be done, and when the case is call
ed May 7, the prisoner will face cour-
that has provided heavier penalty FOL
| blackmailers.
AS for his guilt or innocence, we can
not soy. The evidence so far unearth
cd is against him But if he is guilty
six months Jail sentence is all too
little for him to serve for the crim
with which he is charged.
The Glenwood post., 1909-05-01
REPORTING BAD ROADS

The Rocky Mountain Highway asso-
citation has adopted a good plan to Sc
cure publicity in regard to the condl
ton of highways in this state; and this
is case where publicity may be ex.
pec.ed to lead to important reforms.
The plan is to supply automobilist5
with cards, which they will be request
ed to fill out and thus show the condi-
ton of any road which may be in need
of repair. The holder of these cards
will be expected to send them to the
Rocky Mountain Highway association
in this city, which will then present the
matter of complaint to the commission
ers of the county in which the defect
i've road is situated.
Every traveller has at times found
occasion for complaint at the condi'
ton of road But few have sent the
complaints to the responsible officials.
Under the proposed plan it will be easy
for any traveller to make complaint in
a way which in probably majority of
cases, will have good effect. 1t is an
excellent idea, and it should be so fol-
lowed out and encouraged THAT no de-
linquent county official would escape
having defects in roads under his iur-
isdiction brought to his attention.
Denver Republican.
The Glenwood post., 1909-05-01
NOTICE OF DIscoNTINUANcE-
Saturday. May /. 1909.
NEW ENGLAND AND PROSPERITY

The Boston Advertiser announces
that no less than thiny-seven mil cor
porations in New England have under
taken new building construction at an
aggregate cost of $2o,oOo,ooO and the
Advertiser justly looks upon this as
a positive evidence of prosperity
1t is true there is no section of the
country that feels the impetus of Il
prosperity wave, or the ill results OF
stagnation in business lines as do the
New England states, where their chlef
means of livelihood comes from the
thousands of mills and factories scat
tered throughout their territory.
When men connected with any mill
or factory branch out or enlarge ther
equipment, such aSion is the best
proof that the mill is a paying propo-
sition, and the output must be ncreas'
ed to meet the demands of the people
and before they take such steps they
first assure themselves that the demani
is going to be of such magnitude that
they will realize a profit on the needed
investment 1t is true that hope plays
q prominent part in the business woria
but not to the extent that eastern or
any other mill men will invest then
money on the bare possibility that tho
increased output may be needed.
In speaking along this subject, The
Denver Republican says:
Enough is known about the form the
new tariff law will take to give New
England mill owners an idea of no"
their industries will be affected, and
we may presume that they have con
cIuded the changes in the law will moi
interfere with their operations. Thu
they have anticipated the passage OF
the act, and are now preparing to be
gin operations upon an extensive seal'
as soon as the revision of the tariff il
complete and business in general rc
sponds to the new situation.
In this, one may see an indication OF
what the whole country will do as soor
as tariff revision is out of the way
Business now is simply waiting fo
congress to conclude its labors and thu
remove the uncertainty respecting tbs
effect that possible changes in the tar
iff may have. The New England mil
owners are fortunate in that they ear
foresee from the form in which the bill
passed the house that their interests
will not be seriously affected.
The Glenwood post., 1909-05-01
CHURCH ACTIVITY IN POLITICS

Formerly ii was considered bad form
for ministers of the gospel to refer to
political subjects in the pulpit, and
for church societies to interest them
selves in the cause of good government.
1t took n long while for the great
moral teachers of the country to under
stand that the preeepts of Christianity
could not be made effective in COM
munities that were dominated by legal
lied vice and corruption, and where thu
young were surrounded by degrading
civic influences.
The old ideas and prejudices concern
ing the duties of church workers have
been swept aside in the past four or
five years and now, in every city Of
any Importance in the country, the re-
ligious element is aggressively leading
the way toward higher moral tone III
our pubic affairs.
A most important factor in educating
the people along the lines of free
government, and in inspiring them with
the courage to throw off boss rule, and
corrupt government in Colorado has
been the Christian Citizens Union, and
kindred church organizations.
The Chieftain is gratified to no.e
the determined and concerted action of
the church people of Denver and other
cities in the state in encouraging Gov.
ernor Shafroth to call an extra session
of he legislature to enact laws that
" insure popular rule in the state
ID "a a corollory thereto to purify
and e.evate our governmental system.
1t was largely through the action Of
the church people of Colorado Springs
that charter convention was made
possible. The same is true in Grand
Junction, and in Pueblo the smashing
of ring rule is directly attributable to
them.
Wherever the issut is clear cut be-
tween moral government and machine
rule, the church-going people are not
wanting in either unity or effective
ness of effort, ard the fault to be
found with such people, if indeed crit
icism is justified at the present time,
is that they do not take sufficiently
active part in the preliminary steps of
political campaigns to divest such cam
paigns of hypocrisy and to force the
issue constantly along the lines of u
moral uplift of citizenship.
In the progressive political revolu-
tion which is sweeping over the coun-
try much of the lasting result depends
upon the action of the church people,
and it is most encouraging to witness
their constantly increasing interest in
governmental affairs.-Pueblo Chief
tain.
The Glenwood post., 1909-05-01
NEVADA DRAWS THE LINE

Even Nevada, with its somewhat
easy divorce laws, has been compelled
to draw the line somewhere, and it has
drawn it, notably in the case Of viz.
ginia Harned Sothern, who desires TO
divest herself of temperamentaa hus.
band. Herself a nonresident Of tbs
state, she sought to secure . divorce
from her non. resident husband merely
through the service Of \ process upon
him as he was passing through the
state.
The court held, somewhat soundlv,
that it would be bad policy to grant
divorce TO a non resident from non
resident merely because it happened 70
be convenient point. All of which
seems to be in line with good Law as
well as good morals. For if Nevada
would establish the habit of granting
divorce decrees to whomsoeyer nigh:
happen to come along, without the
usual requirements Of residence she
would speedily have monopoly Of tho
rapidtfire divorce business. To com
plete the monopoly it would only be
necessary to do as sweet young Great.
ure desired to do few months ago,
to secure divorce by publication, AMI
without the necessity of putting in
an appearance herself. - Colorado
Springs Telegraph.
The Glenwood post., 1909-05-01
PLAYING HORSE

They have been having regular
monkey and parrot time down at
Grand Junction since the election BY
way of deadlock in the city council
which is divided half and half between
the salooners and the anti-saloon forces.
The antisaloon people have the mayor
and of course he votes off the tie in
favor of his own people who were vic
torious at the polls on April 6. To
this proceeding the salooners have TAX
en- great exception and have made n
great howl about the unfairness of tn ,
mayor and his associates in appoint
ing officers satisfactory to themselves
and the people who elected them to
The Glenwood post., 1909-05-01
CIVIL SERVICE IN COLORADO

1t will be matter which every good
citizen should regret if through the
action of the state administration the
efficiency of the civil service commits
sion shall be impaired and especially
if the law providing for the commission
shall be set aside.
Party success should never be eXalt-
cd shove the welfare of the people,
which should at all times he recogniz-
ed as the supreme law; and there is no
question that the good Of the state is
promoted by measures which free the
public service from the evils Of the
spoils system and provide tes.s of the
merit of persons applying for aPpoin-'
ments in that service. An intelligent
man recognizes this when consideriEs Z
the subject in an academic way; but
when confronted with an opportunity
TO reward a party worker, some Off.
cials rejoice to take advantage of any
technicality by which the provisions
of civil service law may be avoided.
The spirit of such law should be
obeyed; and it should be the rule rath
ct TO extend the application Of its pro-
viAions than to restrict them. Demo
Gratis who cannot pass the requisite ex-
animation, should not apply for ap-
pointments; and certainly the govern
or should refuse to put an incompetent
Democrat in office in preference to a
competent man, without regard to his
partisan affiliations.
The friends of civil service reform
who secured the enactment of the pres
ent law, will not submit withou strug-
gls to tho notification of it's provis-
ions for the sake Of parcelling out pub
lie plaees to hungry Democrats.
Republicans may view with satisfac-
tion the fact that it was Republican
lerislskure which enacted the law, for
pubhs sentiment indorses the measure;
esd upou the Democratic will rest the
The Glenwood post., 1909-05-01
IT Is SAD indeed to see a man VIII.

IT Is SAD indeed to see q man who
has passed the half century mark, who
is on the western slope of life, and
broken in health and spirit. sentenced
TO a term in states prison, and yet
that is what some of US witnessed on
Thursday morning, when Judge Shr
mate pronounced sentence on Orin
Stoddard. 1t was NOT pleasant task
for the Judge, it was almost painful
for those who sat in the courtroom and
listened to the words for, aside from
the guilt or innocence of the prisoner
there is that in the human heart which
causes us to shudder at the thought OF
depriving fellow being of his liber-
tv. And vet the demands Of society
must be met. The laws of the lanl
must be enforced, or should be, and the
officer who does his duty by way OF
convicting and Furnishing those who vi
olate the laws should be commended.
Our government will amount to nothing
it will be but mere mockery-f the
officers sworn to enforce the laws of
the land wink at their violation ms Is
too often the case.
The Glenwood post., 1909-05-01
THE SPRING FEELING

The authoritie, of Harvard college,
in the very early days, 270 years ago,
had the idea of invedgling the children
of Nature, the Indians, out of the wood
of eastern Massachusetts, into the
groves of Acadame. They pe1suaded
only two of the red men to enter tha
building set apart for their occupancy.
and one of the two, when the spring
tide of the year arrived, said he heari
the Great Spirit calling to him out OF
the woods, and then it was a case of
Farewell, my books and my devo-
tion.'
He took to the tail timbers, and it is
not on record that his father ever came
to see the dean and urge his reins.ate-
ment.
The aboriginal impulse, to find fresh
fields and pastures new, to take to the
woods when spring comes "bourgeon-
ing" as the poetasters say, is no. pc
culiar to our brother 10, the redskin.
Spring steals invidiously into the sys-
TEN and effects a lodgment in ths
blood ere one is aware. We think we
have learned to say equity, behold; I
am, all over, thine!" when we find
suddenly thar our resolution to stay at
work has crumpled and is gone, and
our feet are taking US in the direction
of the baseball grounds. There is
something in the fresh, resilient air of
the morning that intoxicates, and We
find ourselves in sympathy with Aryan
ancestors, who lived out Of doom and
followed the green grass and the
courses of the river brooke from place
to place. If, as the savants tell Us.
a man IS but the summation Of all his
forbears, We are led to think tAAE most
of ours must have been gypAes, =,
powerful in the spring is tie obsession,
OF the nomad spirit, the "wandeflust.
Enquirer.
The Glenwood post., 1909-05-01
WHEN LOUIS BROWN. who was an

applicant for town marshal, told the
trustees that he would take the place,
but that they would have no strings on
him and he would enforce the law
without regard to consequences, thar
settled the cathop with Brown. From
that time on he stood no more show
than the proverbial SNOWFALL. He hal
proved by his own admission that hs
was not the kind of man the town
board was looking for-and he didn'.
get the place.
The Glenwood post., 1909-05-01
BY THE DEATH Of DR..

Kirkwood, of Colorado Springs, the
Presbyterian church Of Colorado has
lost one of its most earnest and faith
full members and the state a grand old
man and noble citizen whose place in
the work of good deeds and humanity
it will not be easy to fill. Dr. Kirck-
wood was well known in Glenwood
where he had many friends both in
and out Of the church.
The Glenwood post., 1909-05-01
WHAT IS A DEMOCRAT?

''What is a democrat, style l909!'
asks the New York Sun.
That is altogether too hard ques-
ton to be answered offband. How
ever, the year is still young. There is
yet room for hope that an answer will
be Forthcoming. But it must be CON
fessed that there is not much hope that
the answer will be satisfactory.-Pbila-
delphia Inquirer.
The Glenwood post., 1909-05-01
DID YOU EVER think Of its 81


pose every man took as much interest
in the upbuilding of the city as the
newspaper man. He works for rail-
roads, better roads, churches, good
streets, and q hundred and one other
things for the general good. Imagine
newspaper mans feelings when a
lame, string .haltered kind of fellow re-
proaches him because he doesn't boos.
enough. 1t is nine out of ten that the
same fellow has never paid . cent to-
ward supporting the paper, and the pa
per he reads with marked regularity Is
either borrowed from. his neighbor or
store in which he trades.-Ex.
The Glenwood post., 1909-05-01
WAR STORIES efe 1tsll NJ

WAR STORIES are stall receiving
the attention of certain writer's In the
foreign countries, and 40 . result the
American newspapers are beginning to
take notice. Unless Germany and Eng.
land settle down to real business soon
and cease their wrangling, over which
shall have the hrser navy, ths rsst Of
the world should call them. dcw> sna
force them to bShAve. ~