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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-05-12
COURT UPHOLDS
COUNTY BOARD
Continued from Page u

Board of Commissioners agreed to
this, except one of the Commissioners
Harrison, who desired to pay him only
$50 month, but they all agreed that
the work should be done, and the only
difference was as to the amount of
payment for the services. The con-
tract provided that he should receive
$75 per month until the time he would,
by virtue of the law, become ex-officio
tax collector, by virtue of being treas
urer, under law that had recently
been passed.
Sought County Attorneys Opinion.
Prior to entering into the contract
the board of commissioners, and the
said Blair e. Hoar as Treasurer, ask
ed the opinion of the county attorney
of that county, who was the legal adj
wiser of all of said officers as to wheth-
er there was anything to prevent Mr.
Hoar entering into such a contract, in
the law, and was informed by the
county attorney that he could see no
reason why they should not enter into
such contract. The defendant Blair
E. Hoar, also, before entering into
said contract, wired to the Attorney
General of the state, and made inquiry
as to when he would become tax COL
lector and in reply was informed that
the new law, making the new treasurer
ex-officio tax collector, was not self
operating, and that it would require
additional legislation to put it into
operation. Mr.. Hoar entered upon the
work under said contract, and contin-
ued said work for the period of three
months, when he became such tax
collector by virtue of being treasurer,
and the board then, by an order, end |
ed the contract and for those services |
the said Blair E. Hoar received the |
warrants of Clearwater County in the !
sum of 1925, and the plaintiff claims
under these facts the said Blair E.
Hoar should be removed from office,
and forfeit to the plaintiff McRoberts
the sum of $500.
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fancy in finding under these author
tiles, that this contract was a valit
contract, and if entered into in gOoC
faith, and in good faith carried out
that the statute enacted for the pun.
pose of removing corrupt officials from
public office, should not prevail.
"The only question remaining that
the court cares to consider is whether
this contract was entered into in good
faith. Inquiries were made of both
the county attorney and the attorney
general as to the right to enter into
the contract, and the records show that
more than two thousand records were
examined of deeds and other inst"u-
ments and a synopsis made of each
instrument for the purpose of indexing
the same, and that these slips were t.
forwards made into very comprehen-
sive index, which all of the witnesses,
including Mr.. Story Buck, one Of the
witnesses for the plaintiff, say that
it would be near worth thousand dol
lars to compile. Assessors from other
counties, and other abstract men testi
fly that such an index, as was prepared
by the defendant, Blair E. Hoar, would
require a great deal of work, and that
it would be worth from 5000 to $1,000
to prepare such an index.
A Similar Case.
1.-THE Supreme Court of California, in
discussing a statute substantially like
ours in the case of Triplett VS.. Munter,
so CAL, 544, use the following Ian
guage, with reference to the statute:
'The proceeding is taken under
Section 772 of the Penal Code,
which relates to the offense of
charging and collecting illega1
fees, and of the neglect of an Of
ficer to perform the official duties
of his office. The same penalty
is denounced against both offenses,
wis., removal from office, and a
fine of $500 for the use of the in
former. The provision is highly
penal in it's nature; and though
the statute does not in terms re-
quire that the wrongful act must
have been knowingly and corrupt
ly done, we are satisfied that it
was not the intention of the legis-
lature to visit with this severe
penalty an act performed by an
officer in perfect good faith, and
under an honest conviction that he
was acting strictly within the line
of his duty. 1t was not intended
to punish an officer by removal
from office, and with a penalty of
$500 for mere error of Judgment |
in the honest discharge of his
duties"
"The decision of the California court
, particularly applicable to the State
Idaho, because the statutes of Idaho
1ere in large measure, taken from 4
ne code of California
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The Official Newspaper of the City OF
Moscow.

Entered as second-class matter Oc-
tober 16, 1911, at the post office OF
Moscow, Idaho, under the Act of Con-
gress of March, 1879.
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i1Ooi ohOuid NC iCluONCu lIOll OulCG,
and forfeit to the plaintiff McRoberts
the sum of $500.
Courts Uphold Policy.
"The Court knows of no rule of law
which will prevent a public official
occupying a ministerial office, enter
ing into a contract with the munici-
pality to do other work than that re-
quired by the ministerial duties of his
office to which he was elected. The
only rule of law which would prevent
one entering into such a contract with
the municipality through it's bol:d,
would that it would be contrary to
public policy; but the courts have held
that such employment is not contrary
to public policy, and that he may enter
into such contract, and that if he
performs the services, he is entitled
to recover his pay.
"The Court calls attention to the
case of Baker VS.. Board of Commits
sioners of Crook County, a case from
Wyoming, in which the court, in con-
whether contract to furnish
medicine and medical attendance for
the County paupers by the coroner of
the county, who was holding what the
court found to be lucrative office
under the county, found that he had
the right to enter into such contract.
and to recover under the contract, if he
performed the work The Court uses
he following language:
But it must also be borne in
mind that, in the large class of
cases in which the contracts of Of
ficers with the public are held to
be illegal as against public policy,
they are SO held even in the alb
sence of any statute and upon
principles which do not at all ap-
ply to the facts of this case An
agent, whether of a private individ-
ual or public corporation cannot
lawfully represent both himself and
his principal in the making, per-
Torrance, or settlement of any
contract between his principal and
himself. 1t is therefore, we'll set
tied that the governing body of a
public corporation cannot lawful
ly contract with themselves, or one
of their own number, on behalf of
the corporation. But this is not
because they are officers, but be-
cause their official duty and au-
thority make them the agents of
the corporation. And upon the
other hand, it seems to be quite as
we'll settled that the officers con-
trolling public corporation may
contract with ministerial officers
of the corporation, unless such
contracts are prohibited by stat
ute
Cites Indiana Case.
In the case of the Board of Commits
oners VS.. Mitchell, an Indiana case,
L. r. A., Annotated, at page $780, the
'urt, in considering the right of the
unty Clerk to collect his co1itrac-
al compensation for indexing the
cords of his office, holds that he is
titled to collect the same under
ntract made with the Board of Coun-
Commissioners, regardless of the
It he was holding the position of
rk, and the court uses the following
lguage:
"The fact that the appellee was
IN officer of the county does not,
# itself, authorize the conclusion
hat the contract is voidable be-
ause opposed to public policy.
t is quite well agreed that the ~
Ulcers controlling the affairs of W.
public corporation may contract
nth ministerial officers of the cor
Grafton, unless such contracts are
rohibited by statute" 90
Citing many authorities.) 70
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S. E. HUTTON, Editor and Proprietor
d. w. GREENBURG. 80. City Editor
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FIVE GOOD ONES TO DRAW TO.
 Pebbletord and Gibson Rye. Bud wsiser, Blue Ribbon and Pale Rain Ter Beer at the Board of Trade.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-05
EDITORIAL P AGE

The third sunday before Christ mas seems naturally indicated, not only because 1t takes advantage of a usage already well established in many parts of the warld, but be- cause. for statistical purposes, it affords time, to gather the results Of the annual work of the worlds prin cipal Bible societies, missionary so- cieties and other organizations specially related to the spread Of the Gospel. A day devoted to the review of the Word of God should be separate and free from the dis fractions of other annual events. Therefore it should not coincide with the close of the calendar year. because then the attention of the press and public is taken up with retrospects of the scientific, fin ancial. commercial and other mater ial affairs of the world.
 What should be the effect of such an annual review of the Bible when it becomes universally cele- brated? Is it not reasonable to 'eN- pect that if all people can be in duced to think Of the, same thing at the same time, such concentration Of thought will lead to a more earnest investigation of the subject, and when applied to the Bible it must lead to q more reverent study and q deeper understanding of it's eternal truths. This annual re view will increase in it's appeal to the intelligence of mankind as time goes on, for new wonders will appear in the advance of its great mission and in the remark able growth of it's circulation and translation into new languages -
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-05
GOOD NEWS
Many Alaska Readers Have Heard
 It and PrOfited Thereby.

Good news travels fast" and the bad back sufferers in this vicinity are glad to learn where re- lief may be foCnd. Many a lame, weak and aching back is bad no more, thanks to Deans Kidney Pills. Thousands upon thousands Of people are telling the good news of their experience with this tested remedy. Here is an example worth reading.
 F. II. WieIand, 1902 E. >4lst st., Los Angeles, Cal, says: "Eor a long time l suffered from pain in the small of my back and l could scarcely get around. My kidneys were disordered and the kidney se- cretions were higAly colored and irregular in passage. Doan's Kid ney Pills relieved the lamenesa and weakness and remoyd all troub- le with the kidneys. have had no return of the complaint"
 Price soc, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that MT. Wieland had. Foster-Mil- burn Co.,, Props, Buffalo. N. Y.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-05
secretary,

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 Take Laxative Promo Quinine Tablets. Druggigts refund money If 1t fails to cure. B. W. erpve's sig nature is on each box. 25o.
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State of Ohio, City Of Toledo, ]
Lucas County.

Lucas County
 Frank J. Cheney makes oath that e is senior partner of the firm of K. Cheney & Co.,, doing business tn he City of Toledo, County and state aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL LARS for earh and every case of 1atarrh that cannot be cured by the SC of Halls Catarrh Cure.
 FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscrib- d in my presence, this 9th day Of December, A. D. 1886.
 A. w. GLEASON, (Seal.) Notary PubEc. Halls Catarl .l Cure Is taken inter- laily, and ais directly on the blood Nnd mucous surfaces of the system Seud for testimonials frse.
 r J. CHENEY & CO.,, Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists. Price 75c per Jottle.
 Take Halls Family Pills for con tipation.
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IT IS FOR LADIES. TOO.
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 With Herplclde.

Ladies who have thin hair and whose lair is falling out. can prevent the hair 'aN!ug out, and thicken the growth. with NewbrO's "Herplcide." Besides. Herpi- ride Is one of the most agreeable hair :ressings there Is. Herplcide kills the iandruT germ that eats the hair of at he root After the germ is destroyed. the root will shoot up. and the hair grow iorE as ever. Even q sample will con vince any lady that Newbro's Herpicide 's an indispensable toilet requisite. IL contains no oil or grease, It Will not stain or dye, Sold by leading druggists. Send l0c in stamps for sample to The Herpi. eide Co.,. Detroit, Mich.
 One dollar aottIeR guaran-eed.
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We rent rods and reels, and have the finest line of English flies eyer sold in Skagway. A fine line of fishing tackle. Keller Bros. Drug Co. If.
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Prevent Grin-Cures Grin

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Olympia Beer on draughti at the Board of Trade. This famous ,brSW' both on draft and in bottles is kept constantly fresh. This iR tho Board of Trade Bar whore the celebrated Rainier Beer Is also kept in. bot tle5. @
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-07
WEBER QUARTET SECURED
 FOR ANNUAL CHAUTAUQUA

The Weber Male quartet Of New York is composed of four Of the we'll known church so1oists of that city. It $ not like many of the quartets, a combination gotten hastily together to fill an engagement but permanent organization of the same voices, who have been working together for years. That will explain the perfect blending of the voices, the clear enunciation, the beautiful effects and the finished artistic work In all America there, critics say. can not be found a better Combination than those four voices, Robert Armour, Marlowe-Jones, Nal coln Barnes and Frederic Thomas r They have appeared at the very best concerts in New York and other cities and always with blet greatest success. When an audience will insist on three feur and even five encores, it is cer- Iain that they please. While the Weber quartet does the highest and best artistic work it is not unrnind- ful of the fact that the people also like the simple and humorous num- bers- In short, the quartet plans it's program; to's please the audience and that is one of the chief reasons why it always secures return engagements.
 The Weber quartet has been secur- ed as one of the principal musical nGn1bers, in preludes and concert pro- grams, for. the fifth annual Cfautau- qua assembly of Bridgeport Pastors association the week of February g. 27 in the New Casino, 1O75 State street. f
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-07
REBATES AND STEEL CORP.
 INVESTIGATION BY GOVT

Washington, Feb. 7-Investigatio of whether the United States Steel Corporation has received illegal re- bates from railroads during the last six years was begun today by the In1. terstate Commerce Commission, by the issuing of a. formal order for hear ings under the recent resolution adopt ed by the Senate Dates for hearings will be announced later.
 Formal notice of the investigation was served today on all railroad conn panies and on the following named concerns: United States Steel Co.,; Carnegie, Union, Illinois and Indiana Steel Companies; National Tube Co; Shelby Steel Tube Co.; American Steel & Wire Co; American Sheet & Tin Plate Co.,; Sharon Tin Plate Co; i;
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-07
MEXICO CITY IS QUIET FOLLOWING
 WATCHFUL NIGHT

Mexico City, Feb. Troops guard
 ed the palace, the arsenal and the ar
 ti1lery barracks throughout the night
 as a result of last nights reports that sconspirators had planned a new re-
 beliion in the city against the gov
 ernment of General Huerta-
 For a. time last night considerable excitement was caused by the activ-
 ity of the soldiers and by a report
 that an outbreak had actually occurred in Guadaloupe. seven miles northeast of the capital, where fighting was said ito be in progress.
 Telephone message early today fail- ed, however, to confirm the rumors of fighting. It was thought that the fact that troops had been sent to the suburb to be in readiness for a possible uprising was responsible for General Blanquet, Minister of War. and other of the military officers in the capital were in conference during the night. Officially it was denied that the meeting was held to con- sider measures to frustrate any plot Reports about the ca pita1 were that 2,5O0 police in the capital were inyoIv- ed in the conspiracy and that they had pledged themselves to rebel with certain of the troops.
 The beginning of the new rebellion according to report, was fixed for Feb. of the 10 day bornbardment Of the capital by the rebels last year, which was followed by the death of Presi- dent Madero and the assumption of
 the provisional Presidency by General Huerta-
 tranquil today. The authorities had feared conspirators against the ad- nainistraHon would attempt an armed Uprising but no outbreak occurred
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-07
Press Comment t
MAYOR sCULLY
AND THE MOVIES. .'

,
 Mayor SculIy of Waterbury. moved by complaints that he has received as to the dangerous effect of some or the moving pictures shown in the Brass City upon young people, will make q rigid investigation and determine e whether a local censorship is desir- able If there is any moving picture house in Waterbury or eisewhere in the state, which is deliberately show ing immoral or indecent pictures to the young, prosecution and punish meut of the owner should follow. Too many children attend the moving pie ture shows for any faxity in this re- gard to be allowed. AS matter of fact the law that most needs enforce ment in Waterbury, as in other cities, is that which prevents children from attending these theatres at all unless in the company of some older per son The movie craze"s when 1t strikes into the childish consciousness. is liable to play havoc with school education and good conduct marks. IL is also liable to make truants and lit tie thieves out of boys and girIs.--sAn- sonia Sentinel.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-07
oNNECTTCUTus CONGREssMEN
 ON THE IMMIGRATION LAW

Connecticut's congressmen appear to have stood solidly together, insist Eent upon the defeat of the proposed literacy test for aliens seeking an en- trance to the United States Not only were they firm in their convic- tions but they were quick to state them upon the floor Of the house. and because they were based largely upon conditions developed here in their home state. as a result of the incom- ing of a very large foreign population. what they had to say carried weight And there is no contradiction of their claim that in a state whose population is over 29 per cent. foreign-born, use has been found for about all of them who have failed to create good posi- tions and independence for them selves and that they have become vi tai force in the progress of the state. While the whole truth may not have been slated, the omissions were prob ably as much in favor of the new corners as against them. These same people will be quick to read all that has been said Of thems and from the most of 1t they will derive political en- R1ightenment and personal encourage ment.-Hartford Times.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-07
SCHOLARS DISLIKE SIDE
 ENTRANCE AND STRIKE

Paterson. N. J., Feb. s7-When Mrs. Florence Bryant, principal of A pub lie school in West Park. a Paterson suburb, found that her 50 pupils were spelling the appearance of the front entrance to the school by tracking mud up the broad cement sidewalk, she ordered them to use a side en- trance. The children objected and to- day 50 of the 60 attending the school are on strike.
 They are backed by their parents, but the Board of Education is sup porting the teachers order.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-07
FREIGHT RATE INCREASE
 OPPOSED IN PETITIONS

Washington, Feb. 7-wooden bar rels, pails, tubs and similar articles of merchandise were the objects of trans portation to which the Interstate Com merce Commission devoted it's atten- tion today in the continuation of the hearings on the proposed per cent advance in freight rates by Eastern railroads. Manufacturers in Cfncin- nati. Louisville, Cleveland, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Sidney, O., noted with the commission their protests against the proposed advances, which the rail- roads claim are necessary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-07
ACASCARETS' FIX SOUR STOMACHS
Sluggish Bowels cause Gases Indigestion and Food
 Fermentation.
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 That awful sourness, belching of acid and foul gases; that pain in the pit of the stomach, the heartburn, ,ner- vousness, nausea, bIoating after eat ing, dizziness and sick headac ache. means a, disordered stomach, which cannot be regulated until you remove the cause It isn't your stomach's fault. Your stomach is as good as any.
 Try sCascarets; they i11lHn ediately cleanse the stomach remove the sour, undigested and fermenting food and foul gases; take the excess bile from the liver and carry or the constipated waste matter and poison from the bowels Then your stomach trouble ie ended -s Aes> CaScaret tonight will straighten you out by mornings 10- cent box from any drug store will keep your stomach sweet; liver and forget the children-theirl little insides need a good. gentle cleansing. too.- Adv szs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-07
MATTRESSES THREATEN
 HUNGER STRIKE E

Chicago. Feb. 7-Members of the waitresses' union who were arrested yesterday while declaring a boycott on down town restaurants where strikes have been declared, announced today that they will go on a hunger strike if they are given jail sentences. When the police attempted to arrest them, several of the waitresses sat down in the snow and refused to walk to the station. They were taken to police headquarters In 8 patrol wagon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-07

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