The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-03-16
MOSES, THE HOT AIR ARTIST.


what good he has accomplished may accomplish for the
state OF Idaho but thinking people growing little tired
OF his constant claim that he is the only individual state
who looking after the interests of the people, At the be-
ginning of his administration he tried to find some
grounds for filing charges against Warden Shook Of the
pentenary having failed he has lost no opportunity to
sur that popular official or find fault with his official acts
His latest attack through his subsidized newspaper
cause Mr. Shook bought ticket for Mrs Ross who recently
repreved from Boise to her home The subsidized organ
rs announced with much gsto that the had pur
chased her ticket and had given her money
In INVITING the warden being of pocket the price
ticket stated the had secured her railroad
Mr. Shook attacked in the article because he has
mobile at the pentenary Having grown tired of msrepre
senaon ne has come back In rather vigorous
does Secretary of State Barker the claim
is the only who is trying to get the states money from
land loan delnquents tell the situation
Mr.. Shocks article follows first
Eyes the penentiary little six-cylnder automobile
purchased in July 1915 the purchase of which duly
take interest in the pentenary and its and render
the warden unqualified support in the management thereof
Without auto it would not be possible for farm and
improve the state land in the Gem irrigation district all
the supplies and inmates used and employed the farm
transported with the auto.
During the of 1915 harvested from this land So
239 worth of produce besides doing worth of improve
ment to the land and the construction of roads through
land This year we expect to produce $4,000 CROP
addition to doing considerable amount of Improvement
in eveng clearing and constructing ateras BY the aban
donment Of this farm which, if continue improve it. win
in few practically support the penitentary besides
furnishing employment for aconsderabe number of inmates
the warden could get along without auto although is
furnished for the penenay warden by other state in
the union The legislature would accordingly have increase
the maintenance appropriation for the penenay
equivalent to that lost in crop production.
The of the auto taking the figures
correct gas tires and repairs has been $242
per pleased that the governor published this
item of As to his charge Of extravaganza the ega
of 1907 appropriated 100000 for the maintenance of the
penentiary. The number of convic 2l2 The legsa
ure of 1915 appropriated $4,000 for the maintenance of the
penenary number of prisoners $685. which shows
that maintained for five thousane dollars less
appropriation for the bennum than 22 cared for
1907 when all commodities practically so cent cheap
than at the time The maintenance appropriation
has than 100000 1905 and out of the
maintenance appropriation paid all for Transports
ton Of convcts from place Of conviction
the governors statement that the matron's salary
could be used enlarge the female ward there would be
much logic that the salary could
be complete the capitol buildings the difference
being the at her post of duty and renders
the service which she is paid while the travels
the occupying the different pupits to deliver
speeches under the guse of The people OF
recall with sadness and humiliation the
with convicts the penenary at times before
maon provided OF to his last statement in
that he manager of the state prison big
ger than the not in position to take an excep
ton
based of Mrs Ross who sent to the penten
tary her admission of guilt The wanted to make
grand stand play and in the OF this woman an
portunity He had the stage all set but received the
peve before intended should the being out
Of town. my action in Immediately releasing the upset
the settings. Hence the governors attack on
he stated in his newspaper under date of Feb
rary o. that Ross released from the penenary
upon his repreve accompanied the guard to the
Office given ticket back Albion and enough
money placed in her possession by the to tide her
over until she secure kind of employment This
S not true The facts follows:
Mrs Ross received at the penitenary February IL
with baby On February 49, in the afternoon, took her
baby the Chlrens home The baby left in
and Mrs Ross returned to the peniten
tay On the 10TH upon request of Mr. Barker and the
governor took Mrs Ross Mr. Barkers Office where she
was interviewed by the governor On the 2st
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