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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-12-31
! BOYCOTT THAT is AN HONOR

Richfeid Recorder I'm z
The Recorder at Salmon City is be-
ing boycotted to the extent Of being
ordered out of the building 1t has oc-,
|cupied, for having taken the dry,
side in the recent local option cam
paign. 1t has not been alleged that
LIT was other than fair and decent;
attacking principals instead of indi-
viduals, and discussing the matter
from its. view of business, just as
most of the argument from the other
side Is made on the business features
|of the case.
The Recorder editor knows what
It means to be boycOtted for this same
Offense.. He has tried it. It cost him
a lot Of money--more money than
he could now raise on everything he
owns---but he paid the price and took
his medicine. 1t may be better to be-
a live coward than dead lion; but
there are things better than mere
patronage, there are mental attitudes
higher and nobler than hiding be-
hind the plea that it's none of his bus
mess to reform the world or anybody
In 1t. We cant reform the whole
world; society has been trying for
5000 years to deal with the question
OF intemperance, and hasn't found an
ultimate solution. The fact that most
newspapers have allowed themselves
to be the cats-paw of politics, and SO
give the impression that they have
no minds Of their own, no opinion
that they care or dare to express,
doesn't necessarily mean that they
have not the right to act occasionally
as their Judgment dictates. Since
most OF the argument for the saloon
Is based on business grounds, 1t is
only fair that the answer should be
made in like terms. That, it is un-
,derstoOd, Is what the Recorder did.
There are lot Of honest men, in the
saloon business, who after they have
lost in fair fight, are ready to abide
by the result, and not go bushwhack-
ins and assassinating their opponents.
There are no doubt many Of this class
in Salmon City; and the boycott did
not come from them =
The boycott ID un-American, UNI
fair, nine times out Of ten is based
on personal spite or foolish grudge
that should not animate men of sense,
and there aren't very many commun-
tiles where it can flourish. To deny
the other man the right to free
thought, the right which one takes.
for himself. is the act of the chump,
the cad, the thief. The other man
may be mistakeA--but that isn't the
way to prove your case. The Rich
| field Recorder congratulates the Sal
mon Recorder on having uncovered a
lot OF little-souled men, caricatures
Of what men should be, and trusts
that 1t will lick the everlasting day
lights out of them in an appeal to the
people,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-12-31
LEGISLATION AGAINST NEWSPA.

M About i've years ago congress com.
menced an Investigation Of the postal
service as applied to carrying news
papers and periodicals, with the re-
suit that laws were amended to great
| ~ curtail the mailing privileges Of
publishers.
Tho trashy publications were hit
hardest and the sO-called booster
! editions Of country weekljes were
curtailed by the increased cost Of
| getting them through the mail to
persons who are not actual subscrib-
orr. Many publishers quit business,
and many others will suffer losses as
the new regulations are more rigidly
enforced.
President Taft In his recent mes
sage to congress recommends the re-
vision OF the postal laws 30 as to eth
Ter increase the postal revenues some
sixty millions OF dollars for carry
ing newspapers or reduce the amount
carried.
This plan, II carried out, will affect
the small newspapers more, than the
large ones, for the reason that those
Of very large circulation ship vast
amount by express, that being cheap
Ter than postage.
N The effect will be to. thin out small
newspapers and raise the price Of
Subscription Of those that survive.
The period of the very cheap coun-
try newspaper seems to have passed.
The subscription price reached its
lowest level about the close Of the
century. Advances In the prices Of
material and machinery used by pub
fishers had been felt for several years
and the prices of subscriptions and
advertising gradually increased. This
called for greater care and skill in
preparing advertising matter and
greater care in editing the reading
matter. This | turn gave the pub
lie q better class of newspapers and a
better literature They pay from
about 33 to so per cent more for it,
and receive the BENEFITS Of economy
of their own time In cleaning from it
the part that is worth while.
In the tariff revision last year it
was expected that wood pulp from
which hewsprint is manufactured,
would become cheaper, but substan
tial advance was the result, and every
publisher who has bought a ton OF
such paper since August has found
himself obliged to pay the advanced
price, and 1t will be interesting to
see how the different publishers meet
the conditions. Some will raise the
price Of subscription, some will re-
duce the amount Of reading matter,
and some will resort to the cash sys-
TEN and thus eliminate the customers
who are burden by reason of their
not paying promptly or not paying at
all or not paying until they are COM
PEELED to. To the rank and Ale OF
people who provide carefully for their
needs and who are careful to pay
their bills anyhow, the new postal re-
strictions and their logical results
will hardly be noticed--unless per-
haps, 1t is In not being annoyed by
too many papers coming after they
wanted them stopped.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-12-31
zzz Br0Wnz Hart Co.
his offer to do IT for money would

his offer to do IT for money would
be scorned.
The Blue Book CRATER Is always on
the road, and he appears in many
forms with various grating PROPOSE
tions, all plausible and filling long
felt want"
His visit to Montpelier rece.atly
worked beautifully until so.aeboay
got out to follow him aro,.nd Ia see
just what he did at eacsa place, and
then the business men surrounded
the CRATER to MAKE him return their
money or be fhobbed, and he squared
their claims and left town.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-12-31
VERY SMALL

Exchange ss,s
TO few people who imagine they
are doing great injury to a news
paper publisher When they decide to
discontinue their subscript on we
wish to say that the profit on years
subscription to two dollar year
local paper is so small you'd feel dead
broke II that was all you had on
hand.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-12-31
GLAD TO LOSE THEM

A very busy man said last Satur-
day, II am getting too we'll acuuain-
ted; ! know too many good fellows,
and find too many good chances to
treat. 1t is costing me about $3OO.0 90
q year to carry my end of this good
feiiow business, Lean see these sa-
looms close and not feel a bit sorry"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-12-31
SOME SUCH IN BINGHAM COUNTY

Moscow Btaf>Mirror--
III publishing the editorial OF the
Star Mirror OF last week on Cannon
isM the lewiston Tribune asks
What's 1t Latah's name?" The Star
Mirror pointed out that CannonisM
was something that existed In every
county in the state; that It was sim
ply ring rule and machine politics.
But to save our life we can't tell the
name of the thing in Latah county.
Yet In the language of Judge Lindsey
we have seen the shadow OF the cat.
Let us see, who was the head of the
republican machine in Latah county?
Who was 1t packed republican primar-
les and conventions, and said who
might and who might not be nomin-
ated? Who was 1t pRmed the delee
gates to our state republican conve1S
ton, and dictated how these delegates
should vote? Who was It that used
the voting power Of the people Of
Latah county, trading 1t like 80 much
chattel property for personal gain
and for political preferment? Hang
our buttons II we know Among the
other crimes charged to Speaker Can
non Is that he humbed those who
opposed him. Who did this for twelve
years In Latah county? Who said
whether this or that man might be
nominated for county, precinct or dis
trict oficiAls and named our dog
catchers? Hanged II we know Who
W ruled with an iron rod that
DID Joe Cannon look like
= ~
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-12-31
THE COAL FAMINE

The scarcity Of coal which Ii caus-
lng some suffering the past few weeks
- % marked a. ever and Il likely To
remain 30 until the cold wave II over.
Tne cause Of the shortage II more
complex than II generally supposed,
The west Ii growing 20 rapidly that
the demand for fuel increases rapid
", and at the same time the wood
supply IA the mountains and the lava
beds Is greatly diminished. "A few
years ago this locality was supplied
chiefly with cedar wood " ani nnv,
there A but littIn ~ IL ,,aod 4 r.rs !
increase ii ponulafior hara - ,sssi I :
~ INA anna atstas IA IN. ~ s,. Ut q
pirea addad NJ ~ nnars,,. M 49,. 80
Tracts ~ rwfn nall. ,v;tIs I, ~, v. 49, 49,
sanda ~ 49,, 49, $3.50. $3.50. Is. en -
craa " L, M ~ u, =, ~ =. 81
Il Il hard ~ ~ ,,,,, ps . =. ~ .nnt
rnad cnnnonv ~ raaT g., anu , sus ia "
additscn - fraI 49, r ~ III. 49, 49,. q
niies ~ ~ MAJ, y,st 49,. & 90 "a ~ ~ 49,
~ ~ yrcvad Is, raa,,s.s a az q Si ~
~ 49, a. Isroar =, $500 =. us0
a. '.' X. 30 1aon So
w wv 7.
~ W. MiIes !. II lmpossiDle "
nenp men ellployed = summer "a SUI
~ cn.i $3.50 ~ NY. ,..,i1 ~ W H.
i; ~ vva, unless paople viii s'1re coal
1890 u, 49, y wan'0l uSe Z. nls..e Y
hs Sae = = - , suMmer ana tne miners
\ amnlovrn ~ . anS ~ ~ 49, 800 u.n ~
to work when INA All rnah bey,r E.
Some of them haye+takan m lana ana
u,lit the coal mines aItocattar ! M. NJ
as there are muititudes n onaninrs
for men outside az the mines there
is q scarcity Of miners In winter;
This year the cold weather set in
rather early throughout the west. and
is continuing. The beets were not
all moved when the cry arose for
coal. and cars could not carry beets
and coal too. Many cars were carry
ing other crops, and are still engage
ed. Thousands of cars are tied up
IN the strike Of the switchmen, and
even though they may be empty and
belong on the Short Line at this time,
u they are on sidings in Minnesota
and the Qakotas they are likely to
pabTThere until 1t Is convenient to
return them. In the meantime we are
snort OF coal and short Of cars to haul
coai. some Of the mines may have
pienty q men and not enough cars
" axe the coal away. and other
Wines snort OF men and not able to
use their allowance OF cars for days
at 9 time. " -
Train loads Of coal continue to
pass over the line to supply the smell
tiers at Butte and Anaconda, and
when We ask WHY some of this cam
not Be set rnt aions tha Ina ~ "a
Iieye Nj fferlnr that brin o. IN tha old
-n,,astinn--sthe coal wac ance oaa fnr
Fhe vear ana AIRS Il nat. thav mnst
hAva 4 certain amount daiiv ~ shnt
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-12-31

o-do-all-th. .ags well son Of a
nature faker was not subscriber.
NOW. wnat We are trying to And out
III Wnoase paper did he borrow?
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-12-31
LONGEVITY OF, BDfTClRs,

81 |ts
The. Frankfort (Ky.) News sprinted
an announcement recentlyeof the re-
tirement of an editor after news
paper career extending over period
OF nearly sixty years. In commenting
on tne EDITORS age the News says:
Editors are a, long living class!
why is it? There is. aaperyerted and
none but ehs b. = yoSsSs Tbe
original was that Nh I'm the gods love,
die young. The nj aiming was that
the favorites ofgthe gods escape the
surerings incident tJNdeclining years
that those are fol Innate whose
'barque goes down when eager winds
are kissing every SAIL as compared
10 those whose voyage extends across
the seas Of life until they. hear the
breakers beat upon the shore
1T was 9 pagan proverb which was
popular when physical life was every
thing to, everybody, and before The
pleasures Of the intellect were es-.-
teemed to be more worth living for
than those of the flesh Nowadavs
when. the afternoon Of life AZ the
frightening shadows fade into the
dimness Of twilight, is a period IN
contentment and happiness for those
who have lived wisely and not too.
well; who have had sane minds. n
sound bodies, and been temperate in
al tnings the sproverb should be- that \
whom the gods love live long.
~ TINS Is not true, how else shall
We explain the iaet that editors hang
on 70 IRE Ike the loggerhead turtle
nangs 70 the thing he closes his Jaws
upon! HOW else, unless it be admits
~ mat the editor, as rule, is. not
sood man, keeper Of the ten com
an ornament and d So
~ 70 the community, a shining
~ me home and substantial n
w tne churlh. How else2 40 4
VINO cAnot e,1n
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-06

Still the drain on the State Treas ury on account of railroad busting" continues. A warrant drawn yesterday in favor of Horace Stringfellow. of Montgomery. special counsel engaged by the State in the fight on the rail roads to enforce the statutes passed during 1907,. was for $1,000 and served to increase the States expenditures on this account.
 With this voucher the books at the Capitol show that since last June when the laws went into effect att tempting to fix new and reduced pas senSer and freight rates in Alabama the State at the instance of Governor Conner has spent $23,S37.51. And the end is not yet. There Is no way of telling at this juncture at what sum the account will stop The cases on which the state is stalking so much are now tied up with the United | States Circuit Court of Appeals In New Orleans. They will probably be heard this month or next and from tn cir decison an apreal will be taken direct to the Supreme Court of the United States. This will entail extra 1 heavy costs.
 The figures 50 far available sho1
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-06
INCREASED IN ITS BUSINESS Postoffice Money Orders
 Volurninous. LIQUOR ORDERS CAUSED IT There Were S4,227 Orders Cashed
 Here Against 50,53S in 1907. Total Money Handled By P. O. Money Department During 1908 Was ss,- :ls,55s.4o-Decrease In Do-
 mestic orders.

Montgomery's postoffice accomplish ed a gigantic feat during the year just past. according to the report of the Money Order Department. issued Tues day. The sum of s2.243.55S.40 was the gross amount of money handled dur ing the year. as against s2.1f4.059.3s during 1907. There was little increase over the 1907 business in this respect, and there was even decrease in some lines. but altogether the money order department puts up a good showing on paper for the years work
 There is a decrease in the number of domestic money orders issued. with 27.907 for 1907 as against 27.417 for 1908. and with s234,3s3.s3 taken in for domestic money orders in 1907 to s221.sos3s for 1908.
 But in one department there is a big increase for the past, year over it's preceding one. In the number of orders paid, there were s4.227 for 1905 as against only 50.53S for 1907. This was due, according to appearances, from the dryness of Georgia as re- gards liquor. There came to Mont gomery during the last year an enor- nous amount of mail order trade to the local whiskey houses. and this trade effected. in large measure. the increase in the number of orders paid
 Altogther there was an increase of 6s 2-3 per cent in 1908 over 1907 in the number of orders cashed at the Mont gomery postoffice. And there was also an Increase of 3s 1-2 per cent in the total number of transactions accom- plished at the money order window, there being 12o,sf3 for 1908 against S7.49s for 1907.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-06

and would have been beaten in another race handlly. In the first event Big Hand weakened badly and landed un- der severe punishment. Summary;
 First race. i've furlongs-Big Hand, 106 (McArdle). ? to 1. won: Tilekins. l0S (Murphyl, to 1, second; Coinci- dene 100 Crowley, 10 to 1. third. Time. 1:0S 2-5. Miss Majorie, Bright
 Second race. six furlonss-Bosom Friend. III (Crowleyl, 2 to ?. first; Risk. 1lS (Goines), IS to l. second; Lucullus, 11S (McArdle). 2 to 1, third. Time. 1:2l 3-5. Belle of the Bay, Whisk Broom. Lady Ripple and Anna Smith ran.
 Third race. 3-year-olds and up. mile George Bailey. 107 (Young). 6 to 5, won: Countermand, 110 (Simonsl. ? to l. second; digger 107 (DubeD. to 1. third: Time. 1:52 3-4. Flimnap and Frank Patton ran.
 Fourth race, purse for 3-year-old and up. five and a half. furlongs-Ara- walker: 1o7 (McArdle(. tq l. won; Me rise. lo9 G.yneh). 14 to 5. second; Male con, 107 (Griffln). 6 to $ third. Time I:16. Miss Cardga Dene and Virgil T. ran.
 Fifth race. purse for 3-year-olds. ana ] up, five furlongs-W'. C. Williams. lOS | tCrowley). 3 10 1. won; Arthur Still | well, 103 (Murphy). to l, second Revery. 1o7 (Pohanka). 6 to l. third l Time. 1:07 4.5. Hanoway. cerro santa 1 and Istria ran.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-06
BONDS A CERTAINTY
FEW OF COUNTY BEATS HAVE RE-
 PORTED.
Of Seven of These, Only One Gave Majority Against Floating Debt. No Notice Yet of Canvass
 AnR Date.

Slowly the returns on Mondays bond election are coming in from the county precincts. The election officers. taking little interest in the result, seem in no hurry to bring their boxes to the sher- if, and as a result there were but few outside of the city heard from Tuesday.
 In every case the vote was small, yet denoting returns favorable to the bond issue. the majorities in every instance being in its favor with one exception That exception Is Beat 12. where the vote went against the bonds. Thirteen votes were cast, f being in favor of. and 9 against the bond issue.
 The few boxes heard from are: Beat 10. 10 for. against; Beat 13. S3 for. 10 against; Beat 12, 4 for, against; Beat 20. IS for. 8 against; Beat II. 36 for against; Beat Is. 52 for. against: Beat Is, 4s for. II against.
 The vote, taken all together. is prob. ably the smallest cast in the county du. ring the course of the last twenty years of elections. But in spite of the low vote, there is no doubt now that the bond issue carried. by at least 1 oI 5 to 1.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-06
NOTHINGFROM SMITH
ANNIsTON YOUNG MAN WHO DIs-
 N APPEARED.
rostefaee Inspector is Working on Books oe Clerk, but Declines 4 to Make State-
 uaAmt

Anniston. Jan. s.-(Special. )-There have been no developments in the mys- terious disappearance of Edgar Dwight Smith, former stamp clerk at the An niston postoffice, further than the fact that he wrote a letter back stating that he had gone to stay. giving as his reason that he could not stand his troubles
 According to a statement made by his brother, D. Houston smith, today, B. F. DiIts. PoEtoflce Inspector, is here today from Birmingham and thor ougfl investigation of the accounts of the Anniston postoffice is now under way.
 MT. DiltS positively refused to give out any information regardtng the af- fair. He says that 1t may take several days to finish the investigation as the Ariniston once is one of the largest under his supervision.
 Ed smith left Anniston Sunday night. Investigation at the railway station de- velops the fact that he did not pur- chase a ticket but left on the 7:37 train for Birmingham where he was seen and spoken to at the station by John J. Abels of this city at lO:so Sun- day night
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-06
State ''Road Busting" Expenses
 HaUe Been Run Up to $23, ,83z.57

that of the total. alhount stated $14,- 34e.29 was expended in the form of special counsel employed in the liti- gation. This was from June 2, 1907, until January 5. 1909. The lawyers among which the sum has been dis tributed are Judge K. ". Walker, H. c. selheimer, Frank S.. White, Horace Stringfellow and Judge S. D.. Weak ley.
 The expenses incurred by the Rail- road Commission proper in purcuance of an act of the last Legislature ap- proved July S1, 1907, were $9,4s5 22. This includ@s all expenses so far tn- cured.
 And with all such disbursements the cases are still high in the air and in view of the famous Minnescta deeis- ion the results seem far removed from the present It will probably be ls1d before the United StatesN Supreme gets a whack at the cases. The act ual trial of the ponderous figures in- volved in the question of whether the railroads would be earning le- gal rate of interest under the legisla- | tive rates will consume months and months. And nearly every lawyer agrees that ultimately this trial oi figures must take place.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-06
ROSCHEL HOWARD, NEGRO,
 MET DEATH BY DROWNING

While attempting to float logs in a pond at West End early yesterday morning Roschel Howard. negro man, met death by drowning. The man was on a log in the pond and as he tried to reach tree limb which was floating nearby he lost his ball ance and fell into the water. At this place the water is about six feet deep and he was drowned before assist ance could be rendered him.
 The ones who witnessed the acci- dent say that Howard came to the surface of the water several times, but seemed unable to get out. and be- fore they could reach him he had sunk for the last time.
 The coroner was immediately noti- fled and proceeded to the scene of the accident. The verdict rendered by him was that the man had met death by accidental drowning
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-06

at City Park for the purpose of ,mak. ing a test of the law. will be tried on January IS.
 When they were arraigned two weeks ago they pleaded not guilty. filed a general demurrer and asked for A bill of particulars. The demurrer was overruled by consent today and the. district attorney furnished the bill of particulars asked for by the accused.
 No date has yet been set for trial of Edward Corrigan.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-06
Railroad. of California .

Sacramento, Cal, Jan. 5,-Governor Gillette in his first message to the Leg Islature today declares that California has not kept pace with the majority of the States in the enactment of laws regulating common carriers and urges the adoption of an act increasing the powers of the State Railroad Commits sion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-06
Stockholders Notice.

The meeting of the stockholders of The Nourfh National Bank will be held at the office of the said bank on Tuesday. January 4Rtfs 190s at twelve o'clock noons for the for the ensuing year and the transaction or such other business as may come before the sse ssesss.s.s-s-ls-st ;ls A. J. JONES. Cashier.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-06
LINDHAL IS MISSING.
Chicago Man Furnishes Police With
 Employment.

Employment.
 Chicago. Jan. 5.-Gustav Lindhal, who has been missing from his home for eight days, has furnished the police with a peculiar mystery.
 The theory is that either he has been murdered or is being kept out of the way so that he cannot prosecute fur ther two men who are accused of rob- ping him on November 24.
 Threats of bodily injury had been made to Lindhal and he was warned openly to drop the case or something would happen to him. Backed by his employers, however, he continued to fight. The suspects were held 10 the grand jury and were awaiting trial on bonds.
 Lindhal three months ago had an other experience with thieves which made him extremely bitter on the sub ject. Re was held up near his resi-. dence and beaten and robbed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-06
THE RACES
Reanlts at Savnnnnh

Savannah. Ga. Jan. 6.--Five hundred people sat through four ordinary races ness a driving finish in the fifth. when William c. Williams, ridden by Crow
 ley came under the wire a winner by a head. closely pursued by Arthur Still
 well and ReveEy. It was a glorious finish. +<.=
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-06
MccoRD CHANCELLOR COMMANDER

OMcers of k. of p. Central Lodge No.
 Are Elected.
 Central Lodge No. g. Knights of Pythias, held its regular meeting when officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows Monday night:
 Leon McCord. Chancellor Comman- der; Lamar Field Vice Chancellor; H. c. Billingsley. Prelate; B. F. Evans Master of Work; B A. Taylor. Keeper of Records and Seal: P. A. Travis, Master of Finance; Douglass Mcqueen. Master of Exchequer; B. F. Davidson, Master of Arms: George M. Powell IT,, Inner Guard; T. I. Hulstt. Outer Guard; Mack Pinchos, Master of Prop critics; Trustees, R. A. Taylor, T. l.. Hulett and P. A. Travis
 E. I, Thigpen was elected as the