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The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-01-01
THAT FIvE-MAN SUPREME COURT.

The Recorder has a most surprising confederation Of its
guess as to the sinister politics of the amendment to increase
the supreme court to five members. A lawyer frend--who
is able enough to be in line for appointment, and who is am
bilious and carries some political prestige-protested against
the Recorders article, saying that such a fight would defeat
two good lawyers who would otherwise get most desirable
appointments. 1t was not argued that the extra Judges are
needed.
The Recorder guessed that 80 lawyers with political
standing might be induced, or at least allowed, to believe
that they would be given the places if they would boost for
the administration. 1t will be nearer so. OF course, only
two could win-one chance in 25 for those who hope! And
a far smaller chance than even that, to judge by the way 9th
er appointments have been made---where those who do the
most receive the least. 1t is worth no mans chance to boost
against such %prohibitive odds, even if the two extra judges
were necessary, instead of being tax eaters, costing SIS, 900
to 500, 900 a year, and injecting politics and ponderous in
efficiency into the court.
The writer has many lawyer friends, in practically every
county in Idaho, who would be good appontees if the extra
judges were needed. But most of them couldn't win; and
few of them, or of others not friends, will be SO short-sighted
as to boost on SO small a chance for personal profit and SO
bald a certainty of political.judical ineficiency and wrong and
at such needless cost to the already overburdened taxpayer.
Remember, this amendment is to be voted on.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-01-01
A sTATEsBUILDING THOUGHT.

The Recorder editor, being in Boise a few days ago, was
the guest of Secretary Childs at a well appointed CONNER
cial Club luncheon. During the dinner, the host said some
thing about like this:
Now. Lisle, | want you and every other man who lives
in or who comes to Idaho, to feel that this Club is a home to
which you are really welcome. hope to see it the business
and social clearing house of the state. Every man pays tax
es that come to help make the capitol city greater; multi
piled thousands come here on business or pleasure because the
seat of government is here for which they help pay. We
want them to feel that we appreciate it; that they are wei
come. This Commercial Club is a home institution, it is
true, a business and social organization with most OF its mem
bership here. But in a very real sense, it seems to me to be
Bosses Thank you to the people Of Idaho for friendship and
favors received, and we trust that you will accept our hospi
tality as freely as it is given.
Secretary Childs, with that kind of a spirit, is worth ten
times his salary whatever that may be--to Boise. He has
seized upon the one great fundamental principle of business
and social progress---to make people WANT to come and en-
JOY what one has to sell or give. If the Club will back him
in his %hospitable plan to make friends with all Idaho, and to
forget a certain selfish provincialism which would keep it an
exclusive, local club, he will do the state more good than half
a dozen legislatures. To their credit, they seem to encour-
age him and his spirit.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-01-01
DISCRETION rHE WORSE pARr OF yALoR.

The governor has announced that he will call no special
session of the legislature this year. Some will approve, some
|%disapprove. The general opinion is that he took counsel of
his fears rather than his wishes or judgment or courage. 1t is
quite generally believed that he wished such a session; also,
that it would have been Of very great benefit to the state if
handled with courage and judgment. 1t could have been a
big political asset TO the governor, and worth to the state
many times its cost. The governor, however, is likely to be
the loser all around: To those who wanted no special SEES
sion, because he seemed to want it and gave it up only be-
cause Of fear and not of justice; and to those who needed the
special session or believed it necessary, and who believe the
governors fear outweighed his own judgment and their nee
esslties. A little more courage, to either refuse to seem to
want it and then give it up, or to call it regardless and make
it come out for the general good, would have better business
and better politics.
The special session would cost little more than one year
of the proposed addition to the supreme court, and could be
made an unqualified benefit where the other will be an I'M
qualified imposition.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-01-01
THE "oUTsIDER's" RIGHTS.

Bannock county has voted dry for the third time. A.
usual, Pocatelo was swimmingly wet; but the country vote
beat them at the polls.
Some of the ''wets'' still raise the cry for a municipal in
stead of a county unit; demanding the right to control the
liquor problem within themselves. 1t is a specious argu-
Gus halttruth after all. Pocatello, for instance, is a county
seat as well as a business center. Every taxpayer in Bannock
county pays money to keep up the salary roll in Pocatello;
most OF them contribute to Pocatello prosperity in visiting
the county seat on some form of official business. And they
also bring an immense trade there. 1t is their town--the
town of the farmer only a little less than of him who lives in
Pocatelo. He has his rights there; one of which is, as clean
and as safe a town as he can get. He has not the right to
elect municipal officers, to regulate prOperto or ordinary bust
ness; but he Has a rightful voice in morals and in the police
power of the community. He does not care what the towns
people DO to their own property; but he cares nightly when
the open, insolent saloon or any other wrong is spread out in
his town to offend him or his family. After all, the towns
are the moral sinks of the country; to them gravitates every
hanger-on, every pa1ah of society: because of this unwhole-
some tendency, the moral tone of the town is distinctly low
cred. Shall the people who help most to build these towns,
who pay taxes for their support, be driven away or disfran-
chised on these moral issues? Common sense and the law
say Nor The county unit may not be right in all cases;
but 1t is safer and saner than municipal option. The zone of
trade or influence might be a better unit.
For instance, there is Boise: started, built, maintained
point contrary to every natural law of geography and trade.
Without the capitol and state aid, Boise might be like Star.
or possibly Meridian. The state of Idaho built Boise: not
the pioneer land who sat tight and had riches pour
ed into their laps. The state pays Boise perhaps a million,
perhaps five million dollars yearly, in some form or other of
official tribute. Boise is no exception to the rule that the
powers that prey crowd to where the people come with their
money; because it pays. , Boise is SO wet that the big coun-
Try vote OF Ada county can't stop them. The whole state
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-01-01
THE MEANEST THIEF
old Woman the Victim Of Clever De-
vice That Was Employed by
English Rascal.

A sad tale comes from a rural dis
trict in the south of England. A man
called at the cottage of an old woman,
explaining that he was sent by the
landlord to find out whether any of he
cottages on the property were in need
of repairs, and promising that any re-
'quired should be put in hand at once.
The old dame, long having ceased to
expect anything from the landlords
conscience, welcomed this angel visit
or in, and showed him with alacr1ty
what was wrong with the oven, inc
why the back door wouldn't shut prop
lerly, and that the window frames were
quite rotten and dropping to bits.
These complaints the inspector
noted down carefully in his book. Then
he inquired whether the floors were
quite safe. This was a point which
had not occurred to the old body, SO
the inspector civilly requested her to
go upstairs and jump as hard as she
could on the floor while he remained
below to tests it's stability. When she
had jumped till she was quite out OF
breath without receiving any counter
mand from below she came wheeling
downstairs to find that the inspector
had gone away-with every portable
thing of value.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-01-01
CHOSE THE EASIER METHOD
If This Story Is True There Certainly
Is Much Red Tape in Post Office
Department.

There is a conviction through the
country" says a post office depart
ment o%ficial, that the departmental
business at Washington is more or
less hampered by red tape. This con-
,~viction is held by many minor en-
ployes of the government in out-of-
the-way places, as is evidenced by a
story that came to me from New Eng
land.
1T appears that there was a post
nan whose duty it was to bring mail
to the few scattered houses on an
islands off the Atlantic coast. One day,
during a heavy storm, this carrier
was seer rowing his boat over. So
severe was the storm that several
times it seemed that the man would
certainly be swamped. Finally, how
ever, he succeeded in reaching his
destination.
"fWhat the deuce made you do
that?' demanded a friend when the
postman eventually grounded on the
beach.
Its this way was the reply. If
l miss a trip it is necessary to write
an awfully long report to Washing
ton explaining why. So l thought I'd
rather row over"
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-01-01

is provided, and the stable may be-
shut of from the rest Of the barn for
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-01-01

greater warmth IN the winter. me
stable should be tightly ceiled over
head, and to avoid dust in the stable
the fodder may be thrown down in
the space between granary and box
stalls. The silo may be placed on
either end. Windows enough to food
the stable with light should be pro-
vided, and these should be about five
feet from the floor, of single sash
ward a few inches for ventilation, the
side opening thus made being closed
by a V-shaped hopper side"
The following standard dimensions
are given to aid in planning a stable
interior: Stable should be from eight
to nine feet high. passageway be-
tween cutters from eight to nine feet
in width, cutters about sixteen inches
wide and eight inches deep in front,
six inches deep on side toward drive
way, COW platforms from four to five
feet in depth, according to size of
cows, which should line up with their
hind feet close to gutter, lateral
oPdCe lOI each COW from lnree TO
four feet, hunks IS inches wide at top,
and feed alleys about five feet in
width. Box stalls for cows should be
about 8x10 feet. and about foul square
feet of window sash should be provid-
for each 1000 pounds live weight
Of stock to be sheltered. The King
system of ventilation is the best for
stable, and when the latter is we'll
)uilt, is easily installed. Floors should
Of concrete, with standing plat
'orms of wood, If desired. Walls
nay be built Of any material desired,
10 that they are tight. Double walls
With air space between are not need
ID, unless In the extreme northern
,art Of this country
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-01-01
PRACTICAL DAIRY BARN PLAN.
General instructions Given for Con
structing Building to Accommo-
date Herd of Fifteen Cows.

The Rural New Yorker in response
to a query for a plan for a barn to
accommodate Is cows makes the fol-
lowing reply:
The accompanying floor plan of a.
barn 34x50 feet, and 20 feet high from
sill to plate, with gambrel roof, would
sIit the writer If he wished one to
house is cows and have sufi cient
extra space for needed box stalls and
granary. This barn should have a
in each end beneath the gable
storing hay and can easily be fit
ted with carrier and track running
the full length of the loft. A nine.
foot passage-way extends through the
barn for convenience in removing
manure: ample width for feed alleys
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-01-01
Patent Leather Dressing.

There is no method a. liable to
make old patent leather look as well
we'll as new. The following dressing
will improve the finish: Wax, %
parts; olive oil, 60 parts; oil OF tur~
pentine, 80 parts. Melt with gentle
heat the wax in the olive oil and as
soon as melted move from the fire.
When nearly cold, stir in the sufpen-
tine.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-01-01

Tickle the cows palate and in
crease her production.
The good dairy farmer is the man
who appreciates good roads.
Every dairyman ought to have a
good soldering kit and know how to
use 1t.
There is something wrong with the
dairy COW offered for sale cheap these
days.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-01-01

ut is said that the main reason for the Short Lines de-
lay in building a better depot at Pocatello was theimpossible
price demanded by J. H. Brady for a piece Of land needed
for the contemplated Improvements. A suit against the O..
S. l.. sfor and in the behalf of the people to make them
build a depot that was practically blocked by a governor and
senator of Idaho would be a strange mix-up, wouldn't it? So
many a%pochrypal things are told of Mr.. Brady-but still it
might be true.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-01-01
Copyright

of Idaho, which built and maintains Boise, would be the pro-
per unit to control the liquor question there. In this cas-?
the county unit is far too small.
Between the 'wets' who believe the county unit is too
large, the disappointed and jealous outside ''wets' who see
Boise prospecting because the county is too small, and the
'drys'' who demand the stoppage of liquor selling in every
unit, the state is liable to get prohibition at any election. 1t
may come this year.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-30
SPONGE Is THROWN UP
BY SENATE COMMITTEE
Body on Interstate Commerce Post
pones All Trust Legislation
Until December.

After fruitless effort to come to a
conclusion on the question Of reporting a
bill for an Interstate trade commission,
and postponing all other trust legisla-
ton until the regular session in Decem-
Der. the Senate Committee on Interstate
Commerce practically threw up the
spronge yesterday. and Senator New
lands went out of town for a rest The
committee will not meet again until next
Tuesday.
The attitude of the President has
caused most of the trouble. Members
Of the committee understood that the
President was willing to accept the judg-
ment of the Congress leaders as to the
policy Of passing simply the Interstate
trade bill and allow the other legisla-
ton on trusts to go over until the regu-
lar session, pending a report from the
Interstate trade commission as to what
the legislation would be. A motion IN
the committee by Senator Willard Sauls-
bury. of Delaware, to make a report to
the Senate in accordance with this plan
Is still pending. The members of the
committee apparently do not want to
take vote on the question until they
have more definite assurances Of what the
President will accept
The fact became known yesterday that
a number of changes have been made In
the bill since 1t was made public The
most important of these changes affects
directorates.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-30
OWNER OF ML-FATED
SHIP BLAMES COLLIER

Montreal. Quebec, May 2s-Sir Thomas
Shaughnessy, president of the Canadian
Pacific Railway, issued the following
statement tonight regarding the loss OF
the Empress of Ireland: - -s..
THE catastrophe, because Of the great
loss OF life, is the most serious In the
history of the ST. Lawrence route.
From the facts as We have them II
is apparent that about o'clock this
morning the Empress of Ireland when
stopped in a dense fog, was rammed- en-
the port side by the Norwegian collier
Storstad in such a manner as to tear the
ship from the middle to the screw, thus
making the water-tight buikheads, with
which she was provided. useless.
The vessel settled down in fourteen
minutes The accident occurred at a
time when the passengers were in bed,
and the interval before the steamship
went down was not sucient to enable
the officers to rouse the passengers and
get them into the boats. of which there
were sufficient to accommodate a very
much larger number OF people than
those on board, including the passen-
gers and the crew.
That such an accident should be pos
sible in the St Lawrence and to a ves-
sci of the class of the Empress of Ire
land and with every possible precaution
taken by the owners to assure safety Of
the passengers and vessels. is deplora-
BILE. The saddest feature of the disas-
ter is, of course, the great loss Of life
and the heartfelt sympathy Of everybody
with the company goes cut to.
the relatives and friends of those who
met death in the Inflated steamship.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-30
DAILY SHORT STORY.
DICKS MEMORIAL DAY.
ny LOURENE OTIS.

Copyright. ieiil
"I hate goody-goody people," Lucille
turned up her pretty nose TO emphasize
her remark, and succeeded in makins
Dick Werner feel about as insignificant
as a shoe button.
But 1 think there's a difference be-
tween goody-goodiness, as you call IL,
and common honorahleness. It's just
a case of not wanting to disappoini
Dad
But you're Disappointing me"
Don't say that. Lucille" he pleaded
miserabIy. you know I'd do anything
In the world for you. Don't be I'M
reasonable. dear. It's just this way.
You know what Dad thinks of the
Grand Army. It's his religion almost
You see he's getting very old. and ole
people get a Great deal of pleasure in
thinking over the past He lives over
the entire war every lay. He talks
OF little else, and Memorial Day IL to
him the most sacred time Of the year.
know what he will do that day. and Il
will be plenty. He won't miss an ad-
dress. and I believe he'll try to make
one himself: he'll be in the first rank
Of the parade: insists on being on the
flower committee at the cemetery. ana
wants to do everything in the world that
the doctor has forbidden on account of
his heart We cannot let him do these
things alone Some one has to be with
him constantly at home even. And who
else IL there but me to look after him
tomorrow? Tn his only son."
You could get Sam Brody."
Sam won't be sober on a holiday. No
can't trust h m with any one else. Re-
sides. IL Dad thought would go to a
picnic on Memorial Day. / don't know
what he'd do. I Just can't hurt him
that way. Lucille"
Very well. I'm not going to tell the
others that my fiance refused to take
me to the picnic because he had to
play nurse. This Is what I shall tell
them, and 1t will be true: You are not
going with me. because hate you and
have broken our engagement" In her
The Washington herald., 1914-05-30
JUDGE george GRAY
Resigns FROM Bench
Edward G. Bradford and Victor B.
Woolley Endorsed as Successors
to Delaware Jurist.
INTEREST SHOWN AT CAPITOL

Special to The Wa shinefon Herald.
Philadelphia. May 29.-Judge Georg,
Gray. of Wilmington. Del. resigned today
from the bench Of the United States Cir.
cult Court of Appeals in the Third dis.
trict. The resignation, which was sent
to Washington, will take effect June /
and II is understood that he will re.
sumo his law practice. 1t is rumored that
Judge Edward G. Bradford will be his
probable successor
President Wilson yesterday accepted
the resignation of Judge George Gray, OF
Delaware. as Judge OF the Third judicial
Circuit Court The resignation will be-
come effective June 1. - requested by
Judge Gray. The President in a letter
made public last night at the White
House. expresses high appreciation OF
the services of Judge Gray In his ten
years upon the bench.
The news Of Judge Gray's retirement
from active service on the bench created
surprise and aroused much interest al
the Capitol. particularly among Senators.
many Of whom know him personally and
served with him In the Senate. Prob
ably one Of the most interested was
Senator Willard Salisbury He said that
ne nao expecteu JuuSc gray "ouiu re-
tire sooner or later. but that he had not
been advised az to the date of his re-
tirement 2-h
Among the members Of the bar In Della
ware the retirement was expected and
quite a number OF lawyers have already
written Senator Salisbury. indorsing
Judge Victor B. Woolley. Of the Della
ware Supreme Court. Senator Salisbury
said that the people of Delaware took
the greatest pride In the public career
Of Judge Gray. He spoke very highly Of
woolley, but did not indicate that he
would finally indorse Judge woolley for
the place Judge William II. Boyce. also
Of the Delaware Supreme Court has besn
Endorsed for the appointment. but the
Indications yesterday were that the Della
warc delegation viii finally unite in sup
port Of Judge Woolley.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-30
SALVATION ARMY IS
SHOCKED BY DISASTER
Impromptu Services for Lost Comrades
Aboard Empress. of Whom l53
Out of Us Died.

of the Salvation Army in Fourteenth
street hundreds of delegates assembled
late this afternoon for an impromptu me-
mortal service for their Comrades lost
in the Empress OF Ireland disaster. The
service was called when definite news
came by telephone from Toronto that at
least 1853 out of the 175 Salvation Army
delegates on board the liner had persisted.
Confirmation of the army's loss came
at a late hour when direct telephone
communication was made with Brig.
Alfred Rawlins, head of the army in
Toronto. He said that he had just re-
The Washington herald., 1914-05-30

ceived dispatch from Rimouski that
only twenty-five out of the Ito delegates
were among the saved.
Immediately on receipt of this the me-
mortal service was arranged. Down in
the main hall, 200 delegates were busy
completing the packing of their bag
gage. in readiness to sail on the Olympic
this morning. All dropped their work
with one accord and trooped up to the
auditorium.
After the service there was a rush TO
headquarters for Information as to the
names Of the saved. Among them was
Mrs. William Humphrey, of Montreal.
who collapsed a moment later when she
learned that the name of her husband
was not among the twenty-five men,
toned.
1t was admitted by the officers of the
army that had the entire second and
third cabin reservations not been secured
on the Olympic, the 700 delegates now in
the city would have been on the Cana
dian Pacific liner.
Col. w. A. Mcintyre. head of the New
York and New Jersey territory of the
army. said that he had received a tele-
gram from his son Kenneth. who was on
the Inflated ship, announcing briefly his
safety. Kenneth is twenty-three years
old. and Cornell graduate.
Miss Eva Booth was deeply overcome
with news of the disaster.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-30

been running. I came to tell you that
that I'm sorry. Can you forgive me- ]
don't deserve it for I have treated you
disgracefully"
He took her in his arms and kissed her
for answer. You darling little girl.
was all he said. And then he remem.
bered the ring
Lucille followed his glance to her hand.
oh. II will be here when the postma q
comes" she cried Il thought you would
forget IT,. so L went back and picked il
up and mailed il TO you. Here's the let
ter man now"
Dicks hand shook as he slipped the
ring on her finger. It's certainly a Me-
mortal Day for me. dear. for somehow I
never felt until today that had really
won you"
The Washington herald., 1914-05-30
oRANGEMEN EXPRESS SYMPATHY

Regina, Saskatchewan, May 9.-ImmeJ
diately after the opening of the morn
ing session of the Grand Orange Lodge
reference was made by Judge ]. II.
Scott, grand master, to the disaster to
the Empress of Ireland Expressions of
sympathy were made by several delegates
and the following resolution was unan-
imously passed: This Grand Lodge,
representing the Orangemen Of Canada,
desires to extend sincere coincidence to
feilow-citizens. who have been bereaved
in the recent disaster"