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The Somerset reporter., 1904-02-11

Hicks suppose you heard that our
house was robbed?
Wicks-Yes | understand the way
the thieves ransacked the place simply
beggared description.
Hicks-Not only that, but it very near
~ beggared me.-Exchange.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-02-11
Something Was.

Rivers was smoking cheap cigar.
Seems to me" said Brooks, II smell
something like cloth burning"
But Rivers was game.
He touched the lighted end of his
cigar to his shirt sleeve
"No wonder, he said, exhibiting the
burned spot.-Chicago Tribune.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-02-11

MY" exclaimed the doctor. you've
hardly any pulse today
well, don't you remember. doctor "
replied the patient, YOU took 1t when
you were here yesterday p Yonkers
Statesman.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-02-11
Card of Thanks.

To all who rendered Us such ma,eriA
aid at the time Of our recent fire We
Wish to give public expression Of thank
Especially would we thank our neigh
boTs, NJ. j. Allen and wife and Wm.
Fowler and wife, for their many acts Of
kindness a the time and subsequent
L. q. SFnFroE1.
F NATION.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-02-11
A scotch Sentence.

Lord Braxfeld admitted the abilities
Of a criminal who was undoubtedly an
accomplished murderer, for the judge
said. "Y're n clever chiel. but VII be
name the waur OF hanging. my man
Hard Scotch
The Somerset reporter., 1904-02-11

Water ST., Sundays, i Il. M, and We'd
nesdsy evenings at 80. The rooms will
be open Wednesdays and Saturdays
from 2 80 TO 8 p. m. also Saturday ever
ings from TO 8 as reading room. The
public are cordially invited
The Somerset reporter., 1904-02-11

There are three sorts OF men in the
world-three, and no more. And of
women only one. There are happy
men and there are kuaves and fools
Hybrids | don't count. And 10 my
mind knaves and fools are very much
alike.-"LOve and Mr. Lewisham.'
The Somerset reporter., 1904-02-11
Slammed Gambling.

Blunt hear Blones has stopped
gambling.
Front-That's true. | bet him 500
this morning that he couldn't stop,
and he took me up.-Yonkers Herald.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-02-11

Mr. Newrich In cityl-Mariar, pass
them beans
Mrs. Newrich-Don't be absurd
Frank Them's sailed ammonS- Penn
sylvania Punch Bowl
The Somerset reporter., 1904-02-11

Old Chum-What made you decide to
marry her?
Newly Married-Because during our
long acquaintance she never once sent
me sofa pillow.-Detroit Free Press.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-02-11

The trustees of the Maine State Agri.
cultural society have made their annual
report to the life mem bers. 1t shows
that the total receipts of the fair last
year were 1921, sos so The expenditures
were S20,015 %, During the year $1,000
was paid on the debt, leaving the total
Indebtedness $21 600 The society has
real estate and other property valued at
$685..
The Somerset reporter., 1904-02-11

The difference between salary and
wages is precisely the difference be
tween accepting a position aud getting
a 1ob-Detroit Free Press.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-02-11

War has not been formally declared
between Russia and Japan but diplc-
matte relations have been severed and
actual hostilities have begun. Russia
has been using dilatory measures to
The Somerset reporter., 1904-02-11

There is going to be vote en- 1t
Panama treaty soon. The opposition
has gone all 10 pieces aud is now seek
ing only to stave off the vote loag
enough tn save its face
The Somerset reporter., 1904-02-11

la an editorial article a London daily
says that unless all signs are astray "the
far eastern fleet which Russia built up
with extraordinary exertions during the
last five years is in its death agony"
The Teton peak-chronicle., 1904-12-01
An Editorial Opinion.

The Capital News, reviewing the
situation, reviews the case as fol-
lows:
IT is useless for Warden Perrin
10 opposeAthe attempt Of the board
to remove him from Office. The
power that appoints has the right
to remove and it is against public
policy for'the courts to interfere,
because it would lead to endless
trouble and litigation in the future,
since it is seldom that an official
is willing to admit that he has
done anything that should consti-
tute good cause for removal.
When Mr.. Perrin made up his
mind that be could not re-instate
Chief Clerk Kelly upon the order
of the board, he should have tender
ed his resignation, and stepped
down and out gracefully, retaining
the respect OF the public for his
courage in placing duty, as he saw
it, above the emoluments OF office.
He asserted in his reply to the
board, declining to re-instate Mr..
Kelly, that he could not as warden
be responsible for the latter's con-
duct; neither can the prison board,
which is over and above the war
den be responsible for Mr.. Perrin's
acts and administration if he re-
fuses to execute its orders.
The members OF the board,
whether right or wrong IN their
disposition of the Kelly case, were
The Teton peak-chronicle., 1904-12-01
Eyes, l have seen the article in

Eyes, l have seen the article in
this evenings Capital News to
which you refer. All l desire to
say at this time in regard to it is
that when there is anything of a
definite character to be met in con-
nection with the intimations Of
that article, the public and my
| friends may be assured I shall be
abundantly able to meet, them in
a manner to fully maintain my
official honor and integrity. At
this time | have no disposition
to deal with innuendos or the au-
thors of them.
"The report Of the transactions
at the penitentiary Wednesday rela
tive to the financial condition of the
institution and its warden, as con-
tained in the aricle named, are in
accurate; and the situation there at
that time growing out of an attempt
to take physical possession Of the
wardenship from me was not con-
ducive to strictly accurate state
ments relative to accounts requiring
necessarily careful examination for
their settlement.
Whatever the books show me
to be responsible for, even includ-
ing the irregularities of Mr.. Kelly.
as my clerk, (for which my bond is
unquestionably liable, notwith
standing that he was ordered to be
reinstated without crediting my ac-
counts with the amounts which it
was shown had been created by his
irregularities, l am ready to account
to the proper officers on proper de-
mand at any time, after having been
given due credit Oh account of ex-
penditures to the amount of $1716. :
81, for contingent expenses, which
l am authorized to make and to
pay from funds on hand filing pro-
per vouchers therefor, to be ap-
proved by the prison board, the
funds of the institution being re-
imbursed by warrant of the state
payable to the warden's order when
approved and allowed "
The Teton peak-chronicle., 1904-12-01
compelled to uphold the authority

compelled to uphold the authority
of the state, and the removal Of
the recalcitrant warden was the only
course left open for them to pursue.
Up to that point the foregoing is a
plain, impartial statement of the
case; it was a clash of authority in
which the officials who are respon-
sible to the people for the admins
tration of public affairs had a plain
duty to perform by removing an
appointee who refused to obey their
will. The right and duty Of the
warden lay in formal protest and
the rendering of his resignation.
Subsequent developments are all
to the discredit of Mr.. Perrin, from
the tine he made through the pa
pers threat, implying forcble resist
ance to the mandates of his super
iors, saying: 81 will say this
much, however, that l was for
nine years in the Occur d Alene
country and have had many threats
made to me, but l never yet
showed the white feather, nor was
lacking in courage when the criti-
cal moment arrived. y When he
followed this up by drawing a re-
volver and forcibly ejecting his
successor from the prison Office, Mr.
Perrin forfeited whatever of respect
the public had for him because of
his stand on the Kelly matter. The
warden is a public official, sworn to
uphold the laws and authority of
the state, and his use of violence in
resisting both was inexcusable,
Occur d. Alene methods, if such be,
may be all right in that region, but
they are not popular among law
abiding citizens and ill becomes
an officer of the state of Idaho, or
any other sovereign state. There
are said to be not less than FIVE of
the Perrin family on the payroll of
the peniteniary and it may cost an
effort of the warden to let go, but
he should have thought of that be-
fore he deied orders of the board
that placed him i'll charge of state
institution. He has made it impos-
sihle now by his own acts to hold
the Office. since nobody desires, or
would tolerate the idea of lawless
warden being retained to guard and
govern the convicted lawbreakers
of the state.
The Teton peak-chronicle., 1904-12-01
Emmett's Prize Cow.

B. B. Davis has a cow which the
neighbors say is almost a thorough
bred shorthorn, made SO by exten-
sive use Of a club, the rest being
Jersey and kangaroo, of plush
raspberry color and old enough to
behave. She is Of undaunted cour-
age and gives milk sometimes to
one who doesn't fear death in any
manner. She is very much attached
to her home with long lariat.
Since last Sunday she does not look
very we'll, that is, out Of one eye.
The COW may be fol sale and any
one wishing particulars should adj
dress B. B. Davis. 1t may not be
safe to call for him personally be-
cause OF an impaired temper con
tracted by last Sundays exposure.
Emmett Pearl Record.
The Teton peak-chronicle., 1904-12-01

showed to be on hand. The Cap
ltal News reports the matter as fol-
lows:
The law requires that the warden
shall make financial statement to
the prison board once a month.
Warden Perrin, however, accord
ing to the state prison board, has
not made statement since his an
nual report nearly a year ago.
When he refused to turn over the
keys Of the institution to his sue
cessor the board became suspicious
that perhaps something was wrong
SO when Attorney General Bagley
aud Secretary of State Gibson, CON
stituting majority of the state
prison board demanded of Mr.. Per
rim at the prison that he turn the
keys of the institution and the books
over to Mr.. Ackley, which Mr..
Perrin refused to do, a conversa-
ton substantially as follows passed
between the members of the board
and MI. Perrin:
Mr.. Gibson and Mr.. Bagley, in
the capacity of the prison board,
asked Mr.. Perrin to show them
the books. They were shown into
the bookkeeper's room and the
books exhibited. The board asked
Mr.. Perrin what amount of money
he had on hand, and he directed his
bookkeeper to give the amount,
which in round numbers approx
mated $2000.00 cash, that should
be on hand at that time. When
the bookkeeper was asked for the
amount actually OH hand, he said
there was $74.OO. The board then
asked Mr.. Perrin where the balance
of the money was He at first re-
fused to answer, but when directed
by his attorney, H. Z. Johnson, to
answer the question, he said that
some was deposited with the Bank
of Commerce and some with the
First National bank, but he didn t
know how much in either place,
as he didn't have his bank book
that $4,000 was deposited with a
private individual, i'll Boise City.
When questioned by the attorney
general as to why he had deposited
this money with a private indivi-
dual he said it was just for safe
keeping. The board demanded
that he sproduce this money, and
he said he could get that $4,000
that night. The board demanded
this money and told him to show
it to them on the able-the full
amount. This he refused to DO.
Later inquiry at the Bank of Com
merce BY members of the board
shows the warden's account to be
overdrawn S3.19 and at the first
National bank he has credit OF
$111.l9.
Saturdays Statesman had the
following, in refutation OF an inn
piled shortage OF accounts OF War
den Perrin, as printed in the Capi-
tai News:
Last evening the Capital News
published a statement to the effect
that Attorney General Bagley and
Secretary of State Gibson, mem.
bers of the prison board, had dis
covered an apparent shortage OF
S190S in the accounts of Warden
Perrin, also stating: "The --latest
development in the state prison
scandal is that Warden Perrin /:
likely to be arrested on charge o
embezzlement. " Warden Perrin
had the matter called to his atten
ton last night. Asked for state
ment, he said:
The Teton peak-chronicle., 1904-12-01

the state prison board. The latter
refused to give up the keys and re-
ferred Mr.. Bagley to his attorney,
Henry Johnson, who was present.
Mr.. Bagley said: "No, we are
here to settle with YOU"
Johnson said: ''We will not give
you possession here"
Mr.. Bagley replied: eve are in
possession now and are not going
into court"
Mr.. johnson. Speaking for
Warden Perrin, we are in posses
sion and refuse to recognize Mr..
Bagley.'
General Bagley, addressing Ack-
ley, said: "You are in possession
now and we desire you take imme-
diate charge.
After this Ackley turned to Per-
rim and demanded the keys and 9TH
er office property. Perrin refused
to give them up, after which Bag
ley said: "If you think the state is
going to surrender its authority,
you are mistaken.
Attorney Johnson then broke in
and said: "You will have to call
the militia to get possession. What
are you going to do? Will you
call the militia to get possession
here?"
General Bagley: II don't think
it will be necessary.
Nj. Johnson well, you can
90 into court if you are not salts
fed, Mr.. Prrein has his legal right
and we will maintain it. >
Following this Mr.. Johnson
turned to Mr.. Ackley and said
care you going to have two heads
here?"
Mr.. Bagley replied, saying: "No,
sir; only one. Mr.. Ackley is now
in possession and we will only rec
ognize him.
Mr.. Ackley then stepped out and
brought in FIVE guards who were
notified by Mr.. Bagley of the change
and informed them that Mr.. Ackley
would make such new appointments
and changes as he thought neces-
ary, and that the board would ap.
prove of his action.
After considerable sparring and
pickering it was agreed finally tc
leave the whole matter to the su-
preme court to settle. The state
board will apply to that tribunal
il the morning at 10 O'Clock for a
writ of mandate to compel Warden
Perrin to turn the keys of the insti-
tuition over to Mr.. Ackley, whom
the prison board has appointed as
warden.
Mr.. Perrin remains i'll possession
Notwithstanding his removal, al
though Mr.. Ackley is present and
watching every move.
Another feature may be added to
the controversy that will naturally
come before the prison board. Sec
tion 56S3 Chap 240, Vol. 4 of the
Idaho code, says that the warden
shall make detailed statement OF
all receipts showing the source
from which the same was received,
and all expenditures, with the pro
per vouchers for each item, the
same to be kept on file by the board
and embraced in their annual report
to the governor. No such repor7
IS on file with the secretary of ths
nrison board. This will no doubt
be looked into.
On the 24th the affairs took
new turn, the prison board demand-
;no the books, and that the warden
produce the money which the books
The Teton peak-chronicle., 1904-12-01
STATE FOOD COMMISSIONER.
Good Work Of That Officer in En-
forcing the Law.

| State Pure Food Commissioner.
"A. Mcpherson, who left here Tues
day morning, says the Lewiston
Tribune, took with him samples
of bulk oysters. lard and catsup
which he believes do not conform
with the pure food law. The com
missioner suspects the oysters of
having formaldyhide, while the lard
is thought to be adulterated with
beef and mutton fats.
Mr.. Mcpherson has fral 7
annual report, which is to
lished i'll pamphlet form
show all the arrests made uv nm
during the last year with comments
Oh the various kinds of adultera-
tions discovered. He will also
make some recommendations to the
next Legislature.
I'VE want a new law relative to
coal oil, (" he said. ''The present
law is ineffective, inasmuch as it
gives the standard of burning at
$50 degrees, SO that oil that does
not burn at all will pass under the
law. Another law needed is one
regulating weights and measure
ments to protect the people against
short weights. A state chemist
will be asked for. We shall ask
that the state law be revised and
amended to conform with the ma
tional pure food law, and that the
standards of purity be those pro-
mulgated by the department of agri-
culture.
"Out of AZ samples of catsup I
have taken during the past year SO
have been found to be impure.
Out of about "a samples of baking
powder four were found impure.
But when | examined AZ SAMPLES
OF French peas there was not one
can that was pure. The cans con-
tained from 10 to SO millograms of
copper salts, almost enough to kill
a man.
"Mustards | found only badly
labeled, and nothing seriously the
matter with the article. Most of
the homes were made of glucose.
A large portion of the jams and
4 Jellies were rank frauds.
In the spices | discovered many
new and novel things. Fully 70
per cent of the samples l took were
adulterated, containing starch,
flour, ground cocoanut shells, al
mond pits and cereal products col
ored with dyes
II do not want it understood that
these exist today to as great an ex-
tent as they did a year aBo. al
though the same things can be
found. | have, as d rule, found the
merchants willing to Alelp me en-
force the law and as soon as thev
discover an article impure they
would send it back to the manu-
facturer. Thousands of pounds of
goods have been shipped out of the
state on this account Wherever I
have found merchant willing to
do what is right no arrest has been
made. | have only caused arrests
when nothing else would do. F"
The Teton peak-chronicle., 1904-12-01
Row at Pen Still On.
Perrin Resists Second Attempt to
Depose Him.
More Complete History Of the Trouble lc-Capita|
News Critcises Warden-Case Will Be
Tried EARLY Next Week.

Since the arrival home of Cover
nor Morrison, the penitentiary
|wrangle has quieted down a little,
but it is only on the surface. Pa
pers have been served OH Warden
Perrin, citing him to appear before
the supreme court on the 9th, when
the case will he heard. Justices
Stockslager and Ailshie declined to
convene court in special session to
hear the case in the absence of JUS
tice Sullivan, owing to the fact
that the regular term was so near
bt hand. In spite OF the quietness
pn the surface, there is an under
current Of strong interest i'll the
Ease and all await the decision Of
the court with interest.
The Capital News of the 23rd
nad the following: Q. B. Kelly,
The suspended clerk, is no longer
bn issue. When Warden Perrin
preferred the charges against him,
be was suspended, pending an in
vestigation of his accounts. The
prison board employed Attorney
kingsley to expert the books and
be submitted a voluminous report
70 The board. After it had been
Considered in all it's details ma
Iorlty Of the board decided that the
charges were without substantial
oundation and instructed the war
en to reinstate the dep9sed clerk.
This he refused to do and it was
fhen that Secretary of State Gibson
md Acknowledgement Bagley, con-
ltuting a quorum of the prison
BOARD, met and ordered the remov
OF Warden Perrin and appointed
Nlf. Acklev. 1t is now question
Whether the prison board controls
ne prison or whether the warden
controls the board.
Owing to the bad feeling which
vas engendered yesterday, Sheriff
hSneW remained at the peniten-
afy last night to render assistance
Mould any be required.
Ar Ackley, the newly appoint
q warden, and Mr.. Kelly, the sus-
ended chief clerk, are remaining
FoWn town today and will await
ne decision OF the court before
aAln8 further action. The new
aea appointed by Warden Perrin
le all performing their duties to
ay as if nothing had ever hap
ehed- In the meantime war news
scarce on the prison reserve and
my occasional sniping between
ie picket lines varies the monot-
ny OF every day routine.
d new chapter was added at
ale hour this afteroon when d. w.
lskley the newly appointed war
81 accompanied by Secretary o.
'ate Gibson, Attorney Genera
aSiey, Sheriff Agnew and Deputy
leflii Marsters called at the peni-
aaary and demanded that Warder
eIrin turn the institution over tc
Is successor.
as soon as they entered the
ace' General Bagley made a de
ana on Mr.. Perrin for the keys
'ne institution in the name O
The Teton peak-chronicle., 1904-12-01

S. w. Laythe, secretary of the
Butte & Market Lake Canal, and
Larry Larson, a pioneer rancher of
Market Lake, came up this after
noon by wagon. They have pur-
chased twenty-five head of Duroc
Jersey pigs from c. H. Moon and
will take them back tomorrow.
The Teton peak-chronicle., 1904-12-01

J. NJ. Sewall, manager of the
Teton Valley Supply Co., returned
today from business trip to Salt
Lake, where he went several DAYS
ago to purchase stock and attend to
other business matters.
The Washington times., 1904-11-15
HER TRIAL GOES
OVER ANOTHER DAY
More Delay in the Case OF
Nan Patterson.
SKELETONS TO BE EXHIBITED
Both Sides Prepare TO Produce Them
in COurt-Woman's Counsel Makes
a Statement-PrisOner Restless.

NEW YORK, Nov 15.-The beginning
OF the trial OF Nan Patterson. the
actress, charged with the murder of
Caesar Young. the bookmaker, In a
cab last June, was postponed this morn
ing until tomorrow because Of an un-
finished mauslaughJer case now before
Justice Vernon NJ. Davis.
Miss Patterson was gowned completely
in black
Daniel O'Reilly. counsel for Miss Pat
terson said this morning that the trial
would probably be over within ten days
OF two weeks.
III the prosecutions case is weak We
Will probably put in no defense he con-
tinued. The district attorney has stated
that he would produce a skeleton IN
court 10 illustrate the course Of the
bullet In the endeavor 10 prove that
Young could not have shot himself We
into court To show without doubt that
Young committed suicide.
At may be possible that We VIII bring
q hanson cab IN court, and Miss Pat
tersOn may give demonstration OF
what took place in the cab 1 cannot
tell whether Miss Patterson viii tes-
tfY or not
The prosecution has summoned an ar
ray of cab drivers. pistol experts, hotel
walters, and others.
Miss Patterson spent restless night
in the TOmhs, and appeared IN court pale
and nervous.
The Washington times., 1904-11-15
ON SIMPLE LIFE
EVENT OF THE SEASON
President Roosevelt to Be on the Stand
With the Rev DR.. Wagner-Under
Y. NJ. c. A. Auspices.

The lecture Of Pastor Charles Wagner
which viii be given next Tuesday after
noon AT the Lafayette Theater, promises
10 be one Of the events Of the season,
In both social and official circles.
As the author OF THE Simple Life"
Pastor Wagner commands American
audiences wherever he goes, but the an
L0uncemeHt that President Roosevelt
would be- present on the platform, 10 per
sonany Introduce and commend the lee
turer. has served 20 place the tickets in
great demand.
Pastor Wagner comes here upon the
earnest invitation Of the President, and
the lecture will be under the auspices Of
| the local Young Mems Christian Asso-
/ citation. which IS now preparing a list
OF patrons.
IL Is understood that invitations have
/ been extended 10 and accepted by all the
members OF the Cabinet and Diplomatic
time,
Or. Wagner will speak II THE Simple
Lie the same subject as his we'll
I known book, Of which President Roose-
welt has said, 1T should be- distributed
as tract throughout the country"
The pastor is man Of uniuue Der-
sonallly- Born In Alsace. schooled ii.
Germany ana Paris, he earned his WAY
. from humble parish uutn TODAY he
- caches 10 one Of the largest and Inosl
select congregations al the French can,
ltal lie rs man who PERSISTENT,
practices what ne breaches, a simple
unosteHlauous life, ard herein lies tho
secret Of his success with the moor neo-
pile az Paris. who. % Is said love Mn,
next 10 the members Of their own fam
ilics.