Show l tr DAHOS NEW I F P S Dietrich general attorney in e i Idaho for the tho Oregon Short Line rall rail P i way va was yesterday appointed Judge of I I the tho th United States district court for R s t I Idaho to till fill the vacancy caused by b the tile g resignation of Judge Beatty In view of the presidents pr recent attitude on tho the railroad question his Insistence upon tho rate bill bilI and other t j r legislation the appoint appointment ment of a railroad attorney to the fed federal ti r I x eral bench seems rather inconsistent t Mr fr Dietrich has been in the employ I of o the tho Short Line for a 11 number of tl years and ho has rendered the com corn company company pany c l font and faithful service His f 1 headquarters rs are at Pocatello but in inthe Inthe inthe the course of his employment he bas has basi i tried eases cases In practically all of the Ida Idaho Idaho f ho counties reached by b the Short Line iii t It was thought by a n great many people that Mr Dietrichs corporation of lila liens ilona B would act as an absolute bar to x his hll appointment and amI by b those people his candidacy for the federal judgeship t is not given n serious consideration It would ou be an injustice to Mr Diet b r ri i 1 tACI i however ho Cr to end our comment on his selection at this point He Is wide widely widely widely ly known as a most able lawyer r and as asa asa asa a man whose private I life has been beon above reproach ach Though he has been beenz zealous z In his attention to his work for forthe the tho railroad that employed ed him no at attempt attempt attempt tempt at the use of unfair methods has ever ver been beoo charged against him He has fought his battles honorably and openly and it may be added he has won the greater part of them The writers personal knowledge of Mr Dietrich compels the conclusion that the tho president believes him big enough and brave bravo and honest enough to disassociate entirely from his corporation connections when he takes his place on the bench Those who know Mr Ir Dietrich best his friends and his neighbors will feol sure that thal his decisions will be free from bias or prejudice of any character that he tie will give ghe the government the benefit of his large store of legal knowledge and that his service will wilt be both honorable and an 3 distinguished as long as he Is spared to tho the service In this connection conn it may ma interest some mc readers aders to know that the appoint appointment appointment ment m nt of o Mr Ir Dietrich to the tho bench re removes removes moves a senatorial candidate who might have havo been extremely dangerous to James H Brady Brad chairman of the tiro Idaho Republican committee and one of Mr Ir Dietrichs fellow townsmen Indications now are that the senatorial fight as far tar as the Republicans are concerned will be between Mr Ir Brady and Senator Heyburn Heburn whose whole term expires two years ears hence |