The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-08-25
beautiful (theoreticaD story is

beautiful (theoreticaD story is
d by the postal department. Men
ching the age of 67 years are re-
ed with life pension of certain
cent OF their salary. The postal
US provide that a man may remain
office provided the postmaster rec
mends that he is retained, and the
irement need not be compulsory.
t Postmaster General BurlesOn. the
tocrat whose incompetence and ball
adedness have been matters of COM
ent throughout the United States
d foreign countries, has made an
bitrary ruling that these men must
tire and on August 20, hundreds of
e best men in the mail service were
reed out by the ruling of the auto-
at of the postal department Tele-
ANS and letters asking that these
en- be retained were met with flat
kfusal Budleson said they must go
bid go they must. Some men are
breed out before they have served
bng enough to secure the pension,
hich is based on length of service
we'll as age. No matter how COM
etent a man may be, he had to go.
Ne all know that some men are bet
er at 67 years than others at 80 or 40.
burlesOn has placed an Interpretation
Ia that law that is not placed on it
by any other man. Many men, high
h authority, have declared Burleson's
Interpretation that the law requires
The retirement of the employee at the
Age limit given, is shared by none but
him, but he is in authority and is
giving the postal department another
hard Jolt before he leaves the OFFICE.
I'VE can be thankful that he will have
Ito get out next March and that man
more competent will surely replace
him
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The farmers can do much by CO.
operation and the tendency to cooper
ate seems to be growing among them.
The Farmers Union, the old Farmers
Alliance and the Grange have all
been cooperative organizations and
each has done much good, as long as
it remained out Of politics. The Far
mers Alliance was wrecked when 1T
became political organization. IN
Iatah county the Farmers Union is
strong and is doing a wonderful Work
1t has a fine elevator, several ware
houses, handles it's own grain at
minimum cost and makes money Tor |
it's stockholders. 1t is working along |
the line of cooperation and is making
3 success. Such efforts should be en-
What helps the farmers
helps the towns. The prosperity OF
he entire northwest is dependent
more upon the prosperity of the farm
srs than upon the prosperity of any
,ther class.
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That Murder will OUT has again
been demonstrated in the arrest IN
South America of Eugene Leroy,
wanted for murder of his wife whose
,ody was placed in trunk and SNIP
BED to one of her former lovers Leroy
disappeared and no trace OF him could
,e found Yet. within a comparative
y short time he was picked up in a
Oreign country, where he arrived ss
member of the crew of fre1ghter,
md will be returned to the United
states to face trial for his crime 1t
8 difficult for criminal to escape
rom Justice Sooner or later "out-
aged Justice as they say IN stories.
vertakes the criminal and he ls
rought to trial.
The republicans voted down pro-
osal to return to the primary selec-
on law. The democrats declared in
avor OF the primary law. Republf-
an speakers in the convention at
ocatello. predict that the democrats
i'll win in Idaho next November on
his issue alone There can be no
oubt that the present primary law is
unsatisfactory to all except few
ouid-be political bosses and the vot-
s are demanding a change. IT world
. we'll to heed this demand. No po-
tieal party is big enough to defy pub
, opinion or the wishes of the voters
lch actions are suicidal