Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-24
.LANSDON RETIRED
AS COMMANDER.
Political Significance Attaches
To Governor Brady's
Latest Action.
NO Law FOR RuNAWAYs
Idaho Statutes strangely Defective in
This Rcsard-Ensinccr Ecspon-
siblc for Accident.
NO LAW FOR RuNAWAYs
lsneclnl corresrondence.l


D OIsE. Ida, Dec. e2.--Great inter-
est and n certain political sig
niticance are attached to the
command of Gov. James II
Brady issued Tuesday to dismiss Col.
Robert Lansdon, secretary OF state.
from the position and rank OF colonel
Of the Second infantry. idaho National
guard This action was taken lmme-
diately following the report of the ex-
aiming board appointed to inquire iEto
Mr.. LansdOn's qualifications; ana the
order for dismissal was issued to AdJt
Con. A. NJ. Rowe, who was further
commanded to order an election to be
held to fill the vacancy.
When the order for an investigation
was issued by Gov. Brady a week ago,
Col Lansdon warmly resented the
proposition and he succeeded in sccur-
Ing an order from the district court
restraining the proposed investigati ton.
This order upon appeal, however, was
overruled and the investigation was
carried out with the result stated.
The ndjutant-general's orders like
wise find that Lieut.. Gilbert Kimbalis
failure to take the required eXamina-
ton constituted fragrant dsobcdience
OF orders and contempt for constituted
authority. and he Is accordingly dis
missed from the military service OF
the state.
FINDING OF BOARD.
Tho findings of the board of inquiry
in the case Of Col. Lansdon are, in the
language of the report, in part as fol-
low:
'Col. Robert Lansdon's refusal to
take the required examination and his
dlatory tactics in thus attempting to
avoid the orders OF the communicable
chief of the militia. constitute in our
opinion q fragrant disobedience of or
ders and under the provisions
of paragraph 81, senate bill No. u.s. mp
proved March 10, 1902 Is hereby dis
charged from the military service OF
the state of Idaho and a vacancy is
hereby declared in the office of colonel
of the Second infantry. n. G. L., ana an
election to fill such vacancy is hereby
ordered"
The election called to Nil the two
vacancies thus caused to be created
will be held on the 2sth OF this nj onth.
LANSDON. MAKES CHARGES.
Lansdon has turned over to the
sheriff of Ada county affadavits for
service upon Governor Brady and
other officers of the national guard
containing charges ranging from
prejudice and hatred to discrimina-
tion and conspiracy. The affadavits are
also signed by Woodson Jefferies.
cartnin In company L. of the Second
infantry. They charge also that Bit
ter feelings have for some time been
borne toward Lansdon by Mayor
Lewis: and, further that Adiutant
General Rowe is incompetent to fill
the position which he now occupies.
NO LAW FOR ESCAPES.
There is no law on the statute
books Of the state of Idaho making
1t an offensc for. II convict to escape
from the state penitentiary. according
to Attorney General ID. G. McDougall,
who will recommend to the next lcgis-
la;ure that 'for the good Of the in
stitutipn. the Legislature should pass
this law at once" He also recon-
mcnds that provision should be made
for the employment Of the convicts on
the public roads OF the state.
Tho attorney further contends that
the district judges should be empow-
cred. under the indcterminatc sentence