Judge — July 8, 1911 — page 6: what you’re looking at

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EDITORIAL S5 Recall the Recall of Judges. & A om (CALPORNIA is to vote in October on a constitutional amendment providing | for the recall. Judges are included in the a. proposition. There is ‘i “much modernness in California and the people of that State are addicted to the habit of making polit- I experiments. Very brief and limit- ed reflection will show them that they will make a grievous mistake if they vote for a proposition that permits the recall of judges. It is necessary, if we would have a safe and sane judiciary, to provide for its independence. To ren- der a judge liable to loss of office if he renders a decision that is in accordance with the law, but which may be for the moment unpopular, is to make the ju- diciary time-serv- ing and to invite men holding judicial office to become the cheapest sort of demagogues. Who Wants a Lower Berth? NOTHER little straw in the wind shows that Mr. J. J. Hill was not far wrong in what he said about the cost of high g- After the first month of the ten per cent. reduc- tion in upper berths, Pullman of- ficials can see no difference in the de- mand. The whole truth of the matter is that there area ing a thing because it is cheap. So everybody wants the best cut of porter- house steak and the lower berth. The six-footer who tips the beam at 225 may have some grounds for not climbing the ladder; but for the five-foot-five, 135- pound chap who demands the lower berth ornone there is noexcuse. Of one thing “His Honor" is sure—high living will continue to be matched with high prices. “Who's Kissing Her Now?” DINING at arestaurant in Chicago, a man and wife heard the orch play a tune that they thought they ognized, but neither could give its name. They called the waiter and the lady re- quested him to ascertain the name of the piece of music. They had almost for- gotten the subject, when, after the lapse of half an hour, the ter returned and, bowing over the sedate lady, said, “Kiss me, my honey.'’ She did not. Caustic Comment. ALLS now have ears. The dictaphone, by an arrangement of wires ina room in which a conversa- tion is being carried on, s words spoken to an- other apartment, where a stenographer records them. It was used to catch bribery negotiations with members of the Ohio Legislature at Columbus. Obviously it can be of service ina multitude of ways. In breach of promise cases its testimony would be conclusivs As a recorder of politicians’ promises it might change the rules of the game. Apartments where secrecy is assumed to be the rule, such as lodge chambers and grand jury and committee rooms, could be tapped. If the thought-reading apparatus which has been talked of shall be perfected, there will be no oy lot of people who are afraid to be looked upon as tak- “One moment! VICARIOUS SALVATION. Pray don't be alarmed. I''m sending my chauffeur to save you !"’ more secrets on earth. * Six per cent. of this year’s Yale graduates have an- nounced their inten- tion of entering journalism. As far as can be learned, they are all fine young men, with good habits and ex- cellent standing. It is regretted that they do not contem- plate taking up newspaper work. * Chicago is said to drink a million glasses of beer ona hotday. Evidently Chicago is a city that is doing what it can to make beer scarcer in that sec- tion of the country. comicbooks.com