The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-09-05
Kellogg lobbies for
the Bill

'NS'SSS 1SGbics LOT
the Bill
Kellogg does not deny that he did
lobDy for the passage of the law Civ
ing Whatcom County an additional
judge and that ". H. Pemberton APP.
peared in his presence before the sen.
ate judiciary committee and opposed
It's passage. Mr.. Pemberton at that
time stated that Judge Neterer had
told him that he was not oyerworhed
and that two judges were no. neces-
sary for Whatcom County. Judge
Kellogg knows that Judge Neterer did
not favor an additional judge for
Whateom County.
Judge Neterer's Reply
The following is Judge Neterer's re-
ply TO Measurements made by Kel-
logg:
Fellow Citizens of Whatcom County:
The circular issued bearing date OF
August IS, 1912, over the name of
John A Kellogg" is the occasion of
this epistle. At the outset let me say
that / have nothing to do with Mr..
Pemberton's candidacy as judge or his
campaign: know nothing about the
literature which may have been pub
lished in his behalf Those who know
me best know that ] did not want Mr..
Pemberton to be candidate. not that
do not think him qualified for the po-
sition, for | think he would make a
good judge, but We have work enough
in the office to keep us both very
busy.
The circular states that ! had stated
to Mr.. A. Nj. Hadlev that | would not
undertake TO do the amount of work
another year that | had done the pre-
ceding year, and that authorized Mr..
Hadley to make this statement before
the legislative committee.
| may have said SO, but ! do not
recall this conversations; all who
talked with me knew | was not in
favor of another judge for this county;
that there was not sufficient work TO
justify the extra expense. True, ]
worked harder than most judges in
the state. and there were times when
the jury was in session that the other
business would accumulate, but that
was soon disposed of when the jury
was dismissed. Every year that !
was on the bench during the eight
years of service. | held court in some
other counties in the state, including
the last year.
There were then SO judges. and nov
"A in the state. These judges can hold
court in any county upon the request
of the resident Judge, or direction of
the governor. Some had leisure time,
! stated that if the business should
become congested. that another jude
could be called to relieve such con
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expense from $500 to $500 year. The
judges in this county, and most other
counties in the state, now could do at
least 40 per cent more work, and not
work as hard as the majority of the
people who pay their salaries.
The circular in bold type further
says that Judge Neterer favored a So.
900 salary. This statement is unfair,
and not worthy of the person who
made it. | have always been op-
posed and am now opposed to an ill
crease of salaries for judges under the
present judiciary system. When the
resolution was introduced before the
Whatcom County Bar Association rec
ommending an increase of salaries. |
spoke against it and voted against the
increase.
am in favor of changing our jul
dietary system and requiring much OF
the work that is clerical to be done
by a person of less ability than re-
uuired of a trial judge. Provide a
5000 job for a Sc 600 man and pay
him $4,000 for it; but not pay So
900 for $4,000 work. Under such
plan our state world save money
and justice be as we'll and as
speedily administered. The present
county clerk. whose salary is $1,000
a year. is qualified, so far as expert
ence and knowledge is concerned, TO
dispose of more than one-third of the
business done by both judges. One
qualified judge, experienced in the
trial of cases and we'll grounded IN
the law could dispose of all the import
ant civil and criminal trial business
in the northwestern part of the state
Increase the jurisdiction OF the jus
tices of the jeace and create county
or probate courts having civil Juris-
dietion to 81 900 and the state can
nay competent trial judges higher
salaries.
II was with the revised judiciary
system that / agreed TO the resolution
which provided for such revision and
increase of salary; both went together