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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-02

the abuses to which we have been
subjected that il is small wonder that
many of our best citizens advocate
extreme measures. These mis-
carriages of justice are ineXcusable:
unfortunately they. lead TO mob vio-
lence. The methods of the vigilanteS
were not entirely wrong; for. in those
days, crude but certain Justice was
dealt to those who infringed the law:
but we are lawabiding citizens and We
cannot take steps which would bring
us into disgrace, not only in our fair
state that We love, but throughout the
Union, and we will, therefore, advo-
cate no measures but lawful ones. We
must put an end to the evils now eX-
listing among us, but let us do so in
a legal and orderly manner. Let us
appeal to our governor and to our leg
islature as lawabiding citizens and
correct the evil, if we can, in this
way.
Il feel just like the rest of you good
citizens; | feel as if this whole com
munity had been slapped in the face;
that it has been outraged and insult
ed; that 1t has been trampled upon
time after time by those whose sol
emn duty it has been to protect its
citizenship and to render secure the
lives, liberty and property of its peo-
Pile. You know as well as the abuses
to which we have been subjected; I;
abuses which have brought the blush
of shame to descent and self respect
ing people, abuses which are openly
commented on all over the state of
Idaho. feel strongly, gentleman,
but | am Just as earnest that the rem
edy be a proper one.
Our criminal laws are too lax; by
their operation many of the best cit
izens are excluded from jury service.
The more diabolical a murder is, the
more it is talked about and published
in our papers; the intelligent citizen
who reads these papers and INDUCES
in this conversation, necessarily
forms and expresses an opinion as 10
the merits of the case. With strong
minded men this becomes a more or
less fixed opinion. When such men are
examined on their vior dire and they
truthfully answer it is more or less
fixed, they disqualify themselves as
| Jurors.
THE law does not compel a defend
ant charged with crime to testify in
mis- own behalf, and his failure so tc
DO is not subject of any comment be
fore the jury This provision is &
shield for the guilty. An innocen
man would be eager for chance tc
| look twelve men in the eyes and pro
CONTINUED Page So
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-02
PIONEER SECTION OF THE RECORDER
EARLY DAY HISTORY COMPILED BY JOHN E REEFS

| will say that in due time we ar
rived in Elk City and found. as re.
ported that Florence was about work
ed out and | do not think there was
man of all the crowd that came into
this country at that time that ever
stepped foot in Florence-the great
bonanza which caused so much eX-
citment. hardships and privations
loss of homes, time and money bul
such is the history of mining from its
earliest date.
In after years l met many who had
passed through here at that time and
they were all enthusiastic In their
praise OF our beautiful valley, of the
climate, the grand old mountains and
the everlasting hills.
II is generally understood that no
discovery OF gold had ever been made
in this country until the Leesburg ex-
citment But such is not the case.
Samuel and Daniel Armitage in com.
pany with others enroute through
here about that time stopped
for few days and prospected in
what Is now known as Bohanan Bar.
They sank few holes along the rim
of the bar panned the dirt and weigh
ed the gold with little pocket gold
scales that they had with them. Sam
uel Armitage and myself were part
ners in Alder Gulch the next year and
we often talked the matter over SO
know il To be fact.
Wash Stapleton of Butte, one OF
MonLanas most noted mining law
yers. whose son is now at the head OF
the Porphyry Dyke Mining company
near our town was here at that time
and did some prospecting, dis
covered the silver Star mine, took 9
sample OF the ore and afterwards haC
il assayed. This information OBJ
tanned from himself. There may have
been more discoveries at that time
but | never heard of them.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-02
NEW WORK is PLANNED
FOR THE WoMAN's CLUB

At a meeting OF the Woman's club
Mrs W NJ Carpenter
spoke at length urging the formation
of local society for the prevention
Of cruelty to animals This matter
was not on the regular program but
stood out as an important one in the
club activities. The regular obEery.
ance for the cultivation OF the hu
name idea OF this society occurs In
the week OF the 23rd OF May After
Mrs. Carpenters address II was re-
solved 10 make IL a part of the club
work. To this end a committee was
appointed 20 tNke the work in hand
The attendance was largely made
up OF members OF the Parent-Teach
ers' association who had been invited
especially 10 meet with the club
Three @nutc talks were gwen b.
Mrs. W II. ShouD on good reading in
the home and In the school, by Mrs
Rand on medical inspection in tbs
schools, by Mrs G b. Quarles on tbs
health Of the child and by Mrs Demp
sey on educational matters that vii
come up ~ the present session Of tbs
state legislature Miss Wilson. one %
the teachers. gave an interesting tall
on cooperation by the school board
parents and teachers to secure san
Itary conditions In the schools. A pa
per by Mrs W. II O'Brien strongl1
set forth he need OF municipal pla1
grounds This paper was read by Mrs
Meredith. Irs. Carl sang a Perfec
Day" beautifully
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-02

Nine OF the ten Salmon boys who
gave the highest measure of devotion
To patriotism by enlistment as sol
diers are back home again. having ar
rived from Boise, where they We're
mustered out. last Monday night The
hour was TOO late for any formal wei
come at the time OF arrival, but since
then the boys have been fully apprais-
ed OF the good feeling for them at
home.
In the list given above there was
one absentee al the Salmon festivi.
ties Herbert Blasingame, one OF the
soldier boys, has gone To take employ,
ment at Bisbee, Arizona Frank Brad
ley, another former resident of this
city, is to be with him there.
splendid supper for the boys was
served at the Kirtley on Wednesday
evening. with a grand ball later the
same evening at the opera house, The
was presided over by local members
of the G. A, II, and in the merry
throngs at the ball were probobly the
supper was presided over by loca
members OF the G. A. r. and in tn,
merry throngs AT the ball were prob
ably the greatest number of dancers
ever seen on the floor before,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-02
DETERMINED EFFORT Is PUT
FORTH FOR STATE DIVISION

Special Dispatch to The Recorder
BOISE, Feb. 2.-There is manifest
a determined effort to divide Idaho.
making new state out of the nine
northern counties, including Lemhi
and Custer, with Pocatello and Mos
COW the new capitals.
This and other outbreaks of sec
tional strife endanger some features
of the proposed state highway legisla'
tion, but these interests are secure
so far
Labor compensation bills just intro
duced are causing a stir and the alien
land bill 4lRs brought 4 protest iron
Washington
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-02
BILL PLANS NEW
STATE HIGHWAYS
MEASURE CALLS FOR ONE MILL
ION IN BONDS FOR PERMANENT
ROAD CONSTRUCTION.

BOISE. January 30.-The good roads
bond issue bill calling for the issu-
ance of 81 ,OOO, 900 in bonds backed by
the credit and good name of the state,
for the construction of better high
WAYS in Idaho, has at last reached the
legislature and will. it was predicted
last night, he passed. The issue pro
posed is less by $5O0.O0O than the is
sue originally planned.
Twenty year bonds are planned IN
the bill. The state treasurer is au-
thorized. first to issue 1000 bonds in
the sum of 500 each; 1000 bonds in
the sum of $500 each. and 400 bonds
in the sum of $1,000 each, bearing in
terest at the rate not to exceed Az
per cent. After they are printed the
bonds are to be signed by the COVER
nor and delivered to the state audi
tor who is later empowered TO deliV,
er them to the state treasurer and
charge him the full par value. The
latter official is empowered TO dispose
of them. The funds derived from the
sale of the second issue of bonds Is
to be paid into the state highway
fund and this money may be used for
the laying out of roads, building cul
yerts, bridges, etc. For the purpose
of paying the interest and principal
on the bonds, a levy of one-tenth OF
one mill on each dollar of taxable
property is authorized. This money
goes into the state highway "redemp
tion fund"
Advertisement of Money.
he annnTfInnnanf nf fhf
money received from the sale OF the
bonds, section Is provides as follows;
The state highway commission o
the state of Idaho is hereby directed
to apply the proceeds of the said Ida
no state highway bonds-second is
sue, as follows, tO-wit:
To the completion of the state high
way extending from the Idaho Utah
line in Bear Lake county through th'
counties of Bear Lake. Bannock, Pow
er. Cassia. Twin Falls, Gooding. FL
more. Ada, Canyon and Washington
to the Idaho-Oregon line, not less thar
$3.50. 600
To the completion OF the state high
way extending from the Idaho-Uta
state line in Franklin county through
the counties of Franklin, Bannock
DAAAEAAAuls AAAGH NEAANA Sun -A1A
son and Fremont to the Idaho-Mon
tana state line near the boundary o
Yellowstone park. not less thai
SIS. 600.
i To the construction OF the stat
highway extending from the town O
! Challis through the counties Of Custe
and Lemhi TO a point on the Idaho
! Montana state line in the vicinity O
4 iGibbonsyille not less than $4,000.
o. To the construction of the stat
highway extending northerly froI
? Weiser. through the counties Of Wasi
/ ington. Adams, Idaho. Lewis, Ne
!. Perce and Latah, commonly known a
the north and south highway, not les
/ than s375.0O0
To the completion OF a section &
} the state highway extending thruug
, the counties OF KoOtenai and Shosht
ne. from the Idaho-Washington stat
line to the Idaho Montana state lin,
/ not less than $4,000.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-02
DEPUTY SHERIFF APPOINTED
FOR GILMORE AND LEADoRE

sheriff Frazier has announced the
appointment OF Ed Widdowson as de-
putty sherin for the upper end OF the
county. 10 serve especially AT Leadore
and Gilmore The Rppointee is son
OF Alex Widdowson, the we'll known
Gilmore liveTymsn. who was candi-
date for the Office OF sheriff Sheriff
Frazier says he appointed the young
man because OF his acknowledged fit-
ness for the office. The sheriff says
he has charged the new deputy with
the enforcement Of all laws and that
he shall exercise particular vigilance
against intractions OF the prohibition
law. which has been openly violated
in some localities. The lawabidlng
people Of the county. the sheriff SAYS.
will not be disappointed in Deputy
Sheriff Widdowson.
Allan TTAN1aaE
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-02

r. E. Allen. Ulysses forest ranger.
is in Salmon for medical treatment.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-02
SOLDIER BOYS oET
A WARM WELCOME HOME

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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-02
MORE BONDS ARE
VOTED AT LEADORE
OVERWHELMING ENDORSEMENT
OF ISSUE OF $4,000 FOR RURAL
HIGH SCHOOL PURPOSES.

LEADORE Ida. Feb, 2.-Bonds for
Rural High School District No. l Of
leadoie were endorsed by practical.
ly vote that was unanimous last Sat
urday-l1s to s. This school was the
hrst in the county TO be organized an
a high school. taking in for the pur
pose other school districts last year
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-02

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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-02

OLD SOLDIERS.
HENRY BIRD.
l. :. JOHNSON.
DIR. GEORGE 4, KINNEY.
GEORGE A MARTIN,
DELL SIMONS.
NEWTON ELDER,
l. B. GILES,
TOM ANDREWS.
SMITH LAMUNNON,
GEORGE BENJAMIN.
FRANK CLARK.
STEPHAN MANFuLL,
YOUNG SOLDIERS.
j. ID. BARR,
GEORGE SMITH,
BlON HALL,
HERBERT BLASlNGAME,
f. w. TRUE,
ARTHUR B. HASTINGS,
CARROLL ii. SHAY,
EDWARD II, BRlNEY,
z. ). BuRBRIDGE,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-02

Mr.. and Mrs. George Z. Shoup and
family are expected home this week
from Denver.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-07
WOMAN PLAYED HEROIC
PART IN The CIVIL WAR
Gave Husband and Sons and
While They Were Away Dill
gently Cultivated Plantation.

Charleston, s. C.-During the first
days Of that most lamentable conflict
that we now know as the civil war n
little woman In this state gave her
husband and their four grown sons to
fight for the cause that to her seemed
Just. She was not belligerent. she was
brave. A few years later neighbor
brought her word that all but the
youngest boy had been killed, says
Hapsburg Liebe Of the Vigilantes.
You shouldn't have sent them al"
said this neighbor. you should have
kept two Of those boys at home
IF | had a dozen to send | would
have sent them" the little woman re-
piled very readily, very calmly. "And
| know that my men went down in
their boots, doing distinguished service
You see, know my men"
| At the end Of the war the youngest
! boy returned. He was captain, and
not n captain merely by courtesy, AS
he rode through the old plantation he
saw to his intense surprise TINT 1t was
in fair state Of cultivation and that
/ foodstufls had taken the place Of cot
ton. He had expected to find those
broad acres filed with weeds and bri-
ars. As soon rs he had proudly greet
ed his mother and been In turn proudly
greeted by her, he spoke of this.
That was my part" she told him,
"You couldn't fight without having
something to eat could your"
1t was then that he noted the marks
Of toll on her hands, and he knew that
the faithful old negroes had not done
all the hard work. He brought his heels
together In the military fashion and
lifted his hand to the rim Of his hat.
Mother he said, not very steadily
II salute you, the greatest soldier of
ms NIL ~
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-07
GOVERNMENT AND nuSlNESS

About 1000 Of the couutrys lead.
Ing business men arc now In Wash.
inston for an indefinite period.
In former days that announcement
would have been received by the pub.
lie with some misgiyings II would
nave meant, to most citizens, that
they had gone there TO promote their
own particular business interests.
that they were lobbyists. But that
sort OF thing has almost disappeared.
These thousand keen business brains
are not seeking any selfish advantage
! for themselves or their stockholders.
All are giving their time and ability
voluntarily and without compensation
TO help put tho country in economic
readiness for efficient war.making
Among these men are the active
heads OF several great railroad sys.
tens, and many bankers whose names
are household words. Every branch
OF big business is represented. Ey.
cry man Is an expert devoting his best
effort to the particular public need
which he can best serve.
There has never been anything like
this before In the history Of our coun
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-07
DID HIS BEST TO ENLIST.
Patriotic Youth Placed Small Cotton
Pad Under Each Heel.

Albany, n. Y.-TryinC to boost his
five feet three inches up to the stand
ard required for military service. VII
lis Hartman. a patriotic youth from
Glenwood, near here, tried form of
elevation that almost got by the Unit
ed States marine corps recruiting Off
GERS here.
Willis went through without flaw
until be stripped to be examined for
scars. when the doctor discovered sew
eral layers of adhesive plaster and Il
small cotton pad under each heel that
gave French heel effect" to the
would be warrior. When 1t was re
moved he lacked one inch of meeting
the required height.
Il don't want to be Stacker" so
tried my best to enlist" said Hartman
when he was rejected. The scheme
would be all right too" ne added, "if
| could only make it stick
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-07

"a balloon is sent up at New York
city on an absolutely calm day, remains
In the air for one hour, drifting in the
moderate currents of the upper air, and
descends few miles from the place
from which it was sent up How is 1t
that the place Of descent Is not some
spot adjacent to Chicago If the theory
Of the earth's revolution Is correctT'
This problem was propounded in a
letter to the Scientific American and
received this interesting answer.
The simple answer to your inquiry
is that the air is part Of the earth and
rotates with It just as the water docs.
If it did not there would be a ire
mendous wind from the east Of nearly
1000 miles an hour at the equator and
about $50 miles in our latitude. This
Ia apparent II you recall the wind
which Is felt when going swiftly
through still mir on car The air IL
held upon the earth by gravity and con
stitutes part Of the revolving globe
in very real sense.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-07
UNION WILL
BUY 100000
LIBERTY BONDS
PRESIDENT HARRINGTON AN.
NoUNCES DECISION OF EKECU-
TIVE BOARD TO BOOST PATRlo-
TIsM-MEMBERS IN SERVICE
DUES.

Springfield. Ill, June One hun
dred thousand dollars worth of llber.
ty loan bonds will be purchased by the
Illinois branch OF the United Mine
Workers of America. Il was an
nouced today This is twice the
amount which the international or
sanization proposes to buy.
Final plans for the purchase OF the
Liberty bonds We're made at the
special meeting of the executive
board Frank harrington, president
OF the organization said. other patrio-
tic measures were discussed.
We what to show the nation Far
rington said that the Illinois organi-
cation is patriotic. We can afford to
do it even better that the lnternation-
al body. We are more than million
dollars richer, and why shouldn't We?
The country needs eyerybodys sup
port. The United Mine Workers of
Illinois is behind the President to a
man"
All miners existing in the military
branches of the government service
viii be exempt from payment OF dues
and will hold the same privileges as
before enlistment. according to de
cision by the International executive
board in session in indianapolis re
Gently. and given out today.
I'VE recommend the decision
reads, TO all local unions that men,
bers of the United Mine Workers who
engage in military service be exon
Grated from the payment of all dues
and assessments levied by the Inter
national organization or its subordin-
ate branches for the time they are en-
listed. in their country's cause. Also
that during this period they are en-
titled to enjoy all rights and privi-
leges of the members of the United
Mine Workers of America in good
standing with all branches of the or
ganization.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-07
COMPULSORY WORK.

Everybody works in West Virginia
Or everybody will, when the new com
pulsory labor law goes into effect. A
statute recently enacted by the leg
islature requires every male citizen
from IS to so to engage in some sort
of labor for 80 hours a week as Ions
as the war lasts. There are no ex'
ceptions among the able-bodied. The
rich must toll as well as the poor
Coupon-clipping is not regarded as a
Job.
In no case" says the law, shall
the possession by the accused OF
money, property or income sufficient
to support himself and those legally
dependent on him be defense to any
prosecution under this act.
And the penalty? The able
bodied male idler, loafer or loiterer,
as the law designates the work'slack
ers, will be liable to pay fine of Sloo
and do his bit at road.mending in
striped uniform.
Tramps and retired millionaires un
der 50 will therefore steer clear OF
West Virginia from now on. But
they will have no assurance of I'M
munity elsewhere, for this wartime
strenuosity virus Is spreading. Loaf
ing, whether in rags or Palm Beach
suit, Is no longer fashionable or toll
cradle. If there is community in
the country that has not settled down
to a deep conviction that the war is a
big national job demanding every
mans best effort, that community has
not been heard from.
We're getting back to first princi-
ples-to the good old pioneer rule OF
Captain John Smith, that he that will
not work shall not eat And it's a
wholesome tendency which, let us
hope, will not be Immediately dissi
pated by the return of peace.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-07
GRIPPING THE PRESS.

The success of the Liberty Loan
will be primarily due to the newspa'
pers of the United States, which have
given millions of dollars worth of
space and effort to popularzing and
selling the bonds. All this publicity
has cost the newspapers money Just
as surely as 1t costs farmer money
to give away his crops. or costs a
painter money to do a Job Of painting
for nothing.
The papers have done it voluntarily
and gladly, as patriotic duty. They
have expected no return of any sort
except the reward that a newspaper
man prizes most highly the con
seriousness Of having performed pub
lie service. There has been no
string" to the Liberty Loan public.
ity, any more than there has to the
ready jealous non-partisan support
given by the American press as a
whole to all the important war meas.
ures undertaken by the government
At the same time, the newspapers
naturally feel somewhat aggrieyed
that the government ignoring these
services along with the basic cond
tions of the newspaper business
should insist on raising scCond-class
postal rates TO a height that will ser
iously injure every important news
paper In the country and will drive
large numbers out Of business # be
tokens state OF mind at Washing
ton which not only fails to appreciate
services rendered, but fails to real
1ze the inevitable consequences o
such postal discrimination.
The American press, needless tC
say, will not be animated by spiri
of revenge even if 1t is driven to tn,
edge OF ruin by such an unjust an,
untmely tax on It's resources Blu
If the press Is crippled by this or an,
other form OF discriminatory legisla
ton, IL will no longer be able to per
form such effective service, at tim,
when the public services that news
papers can render are particular,
needed
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-07
REFUSE TO FIGHT.
Advsntists Declare Religion Bars Them
From Battles.

Washington.-Seventh Day Adven-
lists have notified the war department
that their religion will not allow them
to participate in the war between the
United States and Germany.
The declaration adopted by the ey.
ecutive committee Of the North Ameri.
can division conference sets forth that,
although believing In the principles
upon which this government Is founded
and acknowledging that 1t should re
ceive the support Of its citizens, the
Adventists are compelled to decline
all participation in acts Of war and
bloodshed as being inconsistent with
the duties enjoined upon us by our Di.
vine Master toward our enemies and
toward all mankind"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-07
DR.. FINLEY VISITS FRANCE.
He Carries Message to Schools Of Sis
ter Republic.

Albany, n. Y.-The regents of the
university Of the state. with the ap-
proval of Governor Whitman, author
ized the commissioner of education
John II. Finley. to make a brief visit
to France for the purpose Of seeing the
schools and observing what they are
doing for the nation in war time.
The University Of France was organ
lied on much the same lines as the
University Of the State Of New York
Or. Finley il permitted by President
Wilson to carry his greetings to tho
schooltenchers and school children o.
France and is the bearer Of many 9th
or messages to those who are doing
their brave part back of the line.