INTERNATIONAL FALLS PJUBSS If these juries are made up of the best type of men fitted to sit ments of the law and legal proceedure. But it is not' right that any upon juries, the commissioners are to be congratulated. If, however, conceivable and questionable means may be used, just so the result THB IITERNATI0I1L PALLS F*M8 they select, or leave to someone else to select, men who are not as is the liberation of the client. well fitted for this responsible duty to the community, the blame AND Moreover, the taking of such cases for a fee conditional upon rests on the commissioners. the result is at once reprehensible and not conductive to the standards Paper of Moreover, this body has the disposing of millions of dollars of the moral wellbeing of the community. Indeed such a fact of the public money. The manner in which these funds are disposed being known, as that a large fee is contingent upon the favorable J«M St, (Second Class Matter 1##9, at the Post Office at of depends largely upon the type of men you elect as commissioners. Till— imlliiiml Falls, Minn., Under Amt of Omat^emm of March 3, 1S79. action of a jury, admits an influence possible upo na jury which is It is up to the people of the districts electing commissioners INTERNATIONAL PALLS PRESS PUBLISHING CO. absolutely inadmissible under the supposedly impartial character at the coming primaries to select men who are men of principle, of jury trial. GEO. P. WATSON. men who will select the best, rather than the worst, men of their In any event such contingent fees have a very dangerous element district for jury service. The people need to endorse candidates from in them which threaten the integrity of the processes of law, "What if our taxes are high?It does not cost me as much as their districts who will conduct the business of the county in a and while not champerty, as defined in the above code, they savor when I was patronizing the saloons," said a visitor yesterday. careful, economical and honest manner, for the best interests of of the same spirit. their district and the county as a whole. The case of the criminal at the bar is a grave one and the The city council is to be commended for unanimously rejecting If the lawlessness and other objectionable things are to be ethical attorney will use every means within the law in his defense. the application of Rube Grimoldby for an automobile done away with in this county, the voter must vote for men who are But the moment such means are resorted to as amount, approximately in sympathy with these things. license under the circumstances. to bamboozling a jury, under the pretext of a use of facts, Therefore we call upon the people to study carefully the kind the public conscience is offended, the public morality threatened, They violate the law and then brag about it. They say "We of men whom they select as county commissioners. the criminal classes reinforced, and the law rendered a farce. told you the town would be full of cheap, irresponsible blind-pig, Even lawyers are not outside the pale of public morals, any gers. and it is." Please name them. THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS TERM OF COURT. more than any other class of individuals, professional or otherwise. The law is but the crystalization of public morals which preceeded, GETTING THINGS DONE. not succeeded, the institution of law. No man can offend against^ With the advent of the June term of court we welcome the members of the grand and petit juries and his honor, the presiding the codes of civic ethics, be he lawyer or no, and escape results Too many of our criminal trials turn upon the foxy discovery detrimental both to himself and to the community. judge. of some trifling error in the wording or punctuating of the indictment. No term of court in the history of this county has been fraught In the midst of a great war the British parliament has abolished MILLER WELL BACKED ALL OVER DISTRICT with issues of more vital import to the county as a whole, and this this evil. The Indictment Act, bringing about a complete revolution city in particular, than this one. From the first moment that the of their criminal law, went into effect last April, and hereafter grand jury sits, till the presiding judge adjourns, at the close of With the primaries near at hand, reports and editorials from all British indictments are to be simply and directly worded, and the last case, the question will be decided whether law and order ove' this congressional district from the soundest and best authorities, amendment can be secured when necessary without cancelling the are to be uppermost, or lawlessness and criminality reign supreme. indicate that Miller is the only candidate for congressman legal process or releasing the prisoner. Some forty-eight of our worthy of consideration. The prevalence at this moment, in this city alone, of absolute states would do well to copy the essentials of this measure.—Collier's and wilful lawbreaking is such that no juror, or the honorable judge It is becoming more evident from all quarters that the Craig Weekly. himself, can help stumbling over it. The reek of stale beer and candidacy is largely a Duluth News-Tribune created thing. It looks liquor in a dozen so-called soft drink joints tell their own tale. The very much as if that paper had a solid string tied to him. Miller VOTE FOR GOV. J. A. A. BURNQUIST. presence on the streets of men in various stages of intoxication has no strings tied to him remember that. reveal the fount of their inebriacy. The well dressed and prosperous Governor J. A. A. Burnquist, as candidate to succeed himself So widely has the News-Tribune advertising matter for Craig individuals who decorate the streets at hours late in the afternoon, as the chief executive of this state, stands to be elected practically set forth what a valuable man Craig is to Minnesota that we are of no known lawful means of support, tell the tale of the gambling unanimously by the people of Minnesota. more than ever convinced that it would be a shame to rob the state joint—and worse. of all his efficiency and wisdom. Let him stay here and continue The governor is quietly attending to the duties of his office and We say, that all engaged in any phase of court proceedure will the good work. But let Miller, the experienced Miller, the proven the business of the state, with the calm assurance that attention to 'inevitably stumble on these evidences without looking for them. business is the best evidence of a man's qualifications for office. congressman who does things, does them even with an adverse These are all evidences of willful, determined, brazened lawbreaking. The voluntary.campaign which sprang up all over the state administration in power Miller, the man whom Knute Nelson endorses The question now is: Will this term of court pass without the Miller, the man whom anyone can talk to, who has not forgotten in the interests of Governor Burnquist's candidacy is doing a very thorough and effective work. So that when the primary results summary haling of each and every such law breaker before the bar the das when as a farm lad he wore the old patched overalls of justice? Or are these gangsters to remain immune from the we say, send Miller back to the job he is doing so well. shall be made known there will be no doubt as to who the people want for their highest executive officer. shafts of the law and continue with disgusting audacity to flaunt A good many men might believe themselves—or be persuaded their criminal acts after, as they have now done for weeks before, into believing that they were good congressional timber. These This is as it should be. Don't neglect to vote on this matter, this term of court? if only to give Burnquist a strong and substantial number of votes men have done things at home, or in some public office, that have as an expression of the confidence of the people in him. We call upon the members of the grand jury, the prosecuting called forth the approbation of those who have seen them. But is county attorney, and each and every officer of the court to secure that any reason why each and all should feel called to run for congress AN EVENT IMPORTANT TO THE CITY'S FUTURE. the evidence which abounds on every hand, from every source which the city affords as to these matters, and indict every individual who Or if some big corporation, or editor of some newspaper as agent It is evidence of fine citizenship that any organization of this is directly or indirectly connected with this bachanalian condition. for some big corporation, seizes a man who is doing good work •city should figure ahead as far as 1920 for the city's good. Yet this So, and only so, will the law bje respected and observed, and the somewhere else and comes to you and tells you that this is the is what our firemen are doing. Arrangements were made and a right of good Americans to have' the laws of their community observed man for you to elect to congress, is that any reason for you to special car hired to take the fire department and our city band to as they observe them, sustained. make a quick change from the good man whom you know is doing the State Convention of Firemen at Chisholm which convened on 'ri— finely and making a record for himself and your district in congress, Tuesday morning. to this new man? THE LEGITIMATE FIELD OF THE POOL ROOM HERE With a strong line of music by the band, an original exhibit When you mark your ballot at the primaries, that settles it. of a humorous and instructive character, an immense amount of A pool room for the exclusive enjoyment of such entertainment The result of this election will decide your congressman. If you enthusiasm, and a mouth piece in the person of one of the city's as pool and billiards afford, is something 'that most decent want Miller elected, get out and vote. Don't leave it to the other public speakers, the boys went to besiege the convention to bring and red-blooded man can endorse. fellow. If every man in Koochiching county votes, Miller is elected. the session of 1920 to this city. Such a pool room, it is intimated, is about to be opened in this There is no shadow of a doubt that this is one of the most ideal city by a few reliable young men. A vacant store in the heart CONTINUE THE GOOD WORK AND KEEP CLEANING UP. convention cities in Minnesota. That is a strong thing for the boys of the business part of the city' is being fitted up and equipped for to begin with.. It only remains, with the combined means of attack the enjoyment of these games without the usual objectionable The spring clean-up has continued with such interruptions as Avith which they are equipped, to so beseige the convention that features hitherto associated with such places. the bad weather has caused, so that the city is comparitively clean. they will capture it entirely for 1920. These games are all right when free from the gambling and But there is still need for action on the part of We sincerely hope their progressiveness may be rewarded by other detrimental associations which seem always to necessitate some. this city's fire department bringing back at least a strong promise hanging curtains almost the full length of the front windows to The city health officer has notified some to that the convention next year will vote unanimously for the Falls obscure the view from the street. For a city of its size there are have barrels of rubbish, old tin cans, etc., removed for 1920. more public places on the main street darkly curtained from the to the burner. In one instance the only action This is good citizenship. We need more of it. public gaze than there ought to be, and which seems to be as much was to burn the barrels just where they stood, a sign of some illicit business going on inside as a red light in front on the side of a lot facing an avenue, leaving as THE GOOD WORK OF THE COUNTY FARMERS' CLUBS of a house of ill fame. unsightly and nasty a mess as ever. This is not We don't see the two leading candy and soft drink parlors of fulfilling the requirements of the ordinance. Now At various points throughout this Koochiching county farmers' our main street, run by two of our most respectable firms of business if the health officer has this person fined there clubs have been organized. Not alone in name do they exist, but people, with any curtains or any attempt to hide the happenings will be a baloon ascension. But why? very practically and strong in numbers and enthusiasm. 0« V. Swlnnerton, at. n. within their places of business. Why should over one-half of It is just as easy to do what the ordinances A most noteworthy feature of these clubs is that they are not the buildings on main street be draped in this suggestive manner? require as to do something else. alone enthusiasticly working along lines which immediately A smell of the air coming from many of them tells its own tale. Again human nature is so funny, that when the health officer pertain to agriculture and kindred matters. This alone is good, So we wish the boys good luck and a good time, and hope tells someone to get a certain mess cleaned up and removed from but better still, they are realizing that they are more than merely their enterprise will need no curtains, and that it will be conducted their premises, the individual immediately begins to tell him about isolated bodies of people they realize that they are members so that any. respectable citizen can enter and join in a game for John Brown or Bill Jones who has a mess on his lot further down of a great composite mass of Americans. This is evidenced by their relaxation. It will be a certain thing, that with such .a place of the street. As though two messes made a single clean condition. It determined efforts to study and get information on broad civic and amusement these boys will be in the van of uplifting this clean and is up to every citizen to clean his own place first, last and all the economic questions. Such questions as "What is the Basis of Taxation?" legitimate recreation. time. The health officer will take care of the other fellow. "What is the Comparative Cost of Road and Ditch Building Now we wish the people of this city to know that this cleanup in This as Compared with Other Counties?" and others of like DOES AN ATTORNEY OWE THE COMMUNITY ANYTHING? is not just a spasm in the spring. It must be a continuous cleanup character are absorbing their attention. and removal of all garbage, rubbish, tin cans, etc., all through Such being the case we can forsee the time when the residents Does the defending attorney in any criminal case before a court the summer.. What is the sense of getting things clean to get all of the outlying parts of the county will be far above the common owe everything to his client and nothing to the community? Does mussed up and filthy again? buncumbe which has been foisted upon them in times of political his obligation to such client extend to the use of every conceivable It is not the desire of the health officer to cause any one any elections, etc., and will have a hard-headed, sound basis upon which means for the sole purpose of wheedling from a jury a verdict trouble, but let it be clearly understood that all those who are neglecting to select the officers who shall serve them at the county seat. This of "not guilty," even to the extent of blatantly offending the public this matter will be liable to be summoned before the municipal augurs well for the future welfare of Koochiching county, for sense of propriety and decency? court and account for this negligence. these farmers will always be the men with whom anyone in public Under the Code of Ethics of the American Bar association it What is the good of nine tenths of the people being law abiding life, or aspiring to public life, will have to reckon. is entirely within the option of an attorney whether he defend a and doing what the ordinances require if the other tenth just We wish the farmers' clubs well, and assure them that they are known and avowed criminal or not. But once having undertaken don't give a whoop for law or order or decency or public health? following along the right lines. .such a case the code says, "The office of attorney does not permit, So we want to give these delinquents fair warning that they will much less demand of him for any client, violation of law, or any be expected to clean up, and get the garbage man to remove these COUNTY COMMISSIONER. manner of fraud or chicane. He must obey his own conscience, not things to the burner. that of his client." With the approach of hot weather the danger from these The people of this county will have the appointment in two In other words, he has a duty, not alone as the attorney of a things is very much increased, not to say anything about the ill districts of men for one of the most important offices in the county man charged with a criminal act, but also to the law and to the odors and nasty smells which emanate from such garbage at this organization—that of county commissioner. sense of public morals of the community. time. With the county commissioners rests very largely the character No attorney can be a law unto himself in these cases. He owes It does seem as though people would go along willingly and of the men who shall sit upon the juries of our district court, his profession to a state which provides law schools for his training. desiring to be as decent as the rest of the people, and have enough hnder the law it is up to the county commissioners to write a list He is given authority to practise, not alone in conformity with the public spirit to desire to get the town into clean condition and keep of names at the January and July sessions of the county board, statutes of the state, but with the welfare of the standards of moral it so. But the delinquent ones lack this spirit naturally, and will from which shall be selected the juries for the succeeding terms wellbeing of the public of the state before him. It is right that the of court. have to have it innoculated into them by some route of a different criminal should have defense in accordance with the strict require­ character.