The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-06-19

washington, Jan iape laLl-Ho-
formers have FOR s. ars been urging
uniform marriage and divorce laws for
the whole country Before congress
can pass such law there viii have
u be constitutional amendment
adopted permitting legislation upon
that subject q is expected that such
an amendment will be pressed with
great deal Of vigor this winter by those
who nuke 1t their business TO regu.
,ate the affairs of everybody else.
The eugenic laws for marriage which
some states have adopted will be point
ed out as reason why uniform mar
riage and divorce laws should be en-
acted Il has been shown that since
the eugene law has been in force
in Washington state hundreds Of cou-
pies went to adjoining states TO get
married. The rush for marriage H.
ceness I'm Wisconsin and the probable
exodus from that state OF persons
wanting to marry will prove. accord.
ing to the advocates Of a new system.
the necessity for uniform laws on the
subject Of marriage and divorce.
Will Be Hard to Adopt.
1t is ulu' to be doubted whether
congress Dy a twO-thirds vote In each
house will adopt an amendment ON
this subject. II means breaking down
state lines even to a greater extent
than most people want 1t will he
the first step in the regulation Of po-
ice powers. and many people who
want to hold on to what they have IL
state rights do not look with favor on
entertainments such as uniform mar
rage and divorce laws. Besides. II IL
not a question that really interests the
people like the recent amendments.
The Darien Route.
At the time the congress of the Unit
ed States was switching from the Mica.
ragua canal route to the Panama
route. at the same time handing over
S4O.OOO.OOO to the French schemers for
their ancient" concession. Nathan -
Scott. then senator from West Vir-
ainia. tried to convince those who
would listen to him that the correct
route across the isthmus was the
Darieu route with sea level canal.
Senator Scott may be able to tell
them all. Il told you so" il those slides
keep interfering with the canal as now
located. He gave many good reasons
at the time for the Darien route. and
while It then promised to be more ex-
3ensive, 1t may develop as time passes
chat it would have been cheaper
E,,iJorce oF Econonnv
A number Of people were joking Mer-
rift o. Chance. now chief clerk OF che
postofice department. about the Tart
ECONOMY commission. Of which he was
Tapped tne Church sleepers.
Nowaduys ~ protest is made or an
action taken against the sleepy man OF
woman who falls into a dOze In the
midst Of the minister's sermon. In
England 300 years ago the guilty Of
fender would have been severely
raped over the head by men espe-
cially appointed to the task OF keeping
the congregat ton awake. For instance,
in one parish in Shropshire. % shill-
ings "A year was regularly paid to a
poor man to go about the church dur
ing the sermon and keep the people
awake He carried thin. long wand
in bis hand. which he could conve-
niently stretch out over considerable
space and rap offenders on the head
or about the shoulders. With women
he was always instructed to be gen
tier to tap softly. but persistently. I'M
I'll the slumber was broken. For wO-
men. it was learned. were not so
amlable as men on being aroused
from "A comfortable nap. and. II gentle
means were not employed. we're likely
TO get up and leave. causing no little
commotion about them. Chicago TriD-
une