Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-04-09

| X. b. HibbS has received notice oil
his appointment as deputy game war
den for Nez Perez county.
will drive a four mule-footed hog
team from that town to San Fran
cisco.
| C. w. Hannah, age about As, is sup
posed to have committed suicide at
st. Maries by jumping into the St
Joe river.
| Lorenzo ID. Jaimson, an aged pio
! necr. veteran CT the civil war, died re-
Gently at his old homestead in Idaho
east of Garfield, Wash.
c. +. Miner of Thompson Falls is
sought by the police for an alleged
scheme by which he deposited fic-
ttious check and got good check
for $4,000 from Montana bank.
To relieve the state board of edu-
cation from embarrassment it is con
fronted with in connection with his
salary, President M. A. Brannon of
the University of Idaho has placed his
resignation in the hands of the board
this week.
The double telephone service which
has been maintained in the Occur
d'Alenes for several years by the
North Idaho and the Bell Telephone
companies came to an end this week,
when the lines of the North Idaho
company were cut in on the old Bell
system. The combined lines will be
operated as the Interstate Utilities Co.
The new law passed by the legis.
lature which prohibits the catching of
trout in April of each year, applies al
so this year and that it is now in force.
The law says: THAT it shall be I'M
lawful to catch trout in any manner
between the LIST day of April and
May each year in any of the waters of
this state, except in large lakes and
navigable streams"
In an open statement issued to
the people OF Idaho Governor Moses
Alexander has made his first public
utterance since the adjournment of
the recent session of the legislature
regarding the saving he claims to
have made to the state and fulfilment
of his campaign promises. He sub
mits evidence in this statement claim
ing to have saved not only the ST..
100000 he promised, but even more.
No governor in the history Of this
state used the veto power as did Gov
ernor Alexander. He struck laws
right and left. especially those seek
ing to make appropriations. He has
been praised and condemned, ridi
culed and arraigned for his action
but he asserts he did his duty as he
saw it. The appropriation measures
that fell before his veto power to
tailed $267,372, while he signed spe
cial appropriation bills carrying 1929,
787.47. His statement follows, il
part:
"The legislature failed to consoli
date single office in the state gov
eminent, completely disregarding tn,
recommendations of the governor a.
contained in his message, and violat
ing party platform pledges. The alb
clifton of useless offices, boards ant
commissions resulted in the abolition
of the tax commission, which op
Grated at an expense of $4,000 TO
the biennium. This is the only re
duction of an unnecessary office tina
the legislature saw fit to make.
'In the place of this commission
there was created new department
to be known as the farm market d.
rector, which is to be maintained at
cost of $4,000 less for the biennia
period than was the cost of the ia,
commission, making the entire savin
in the abolition of all the various use
less offices. boards and commission
the insignificant sum of $4,000.
There were passed by the thil
teenth session of the legislature IL
house bills of a general nature, O
which 81 were approved and 43 We
toed; 1872 senate bills, of which 8
were approved and 20 vetoed, and fiv
general appropriation bills whic
were approved in part and vetoe
in part.
Whether there is any saving mad
to the state under the present admir-
istration over pervious ones is ques
tion of fact and the evidence is here
with submitted so that every one ca
Judge for himself.
Comparisons of Appropriations.
The expenses of the state govern
ment for the years 1894 with tn
comparison as set forth for the year
1856, as follows:
Appropriations for 19l3-14-
Direct and continuing........-..-..s24 05. 2S6
Bond issues ....................,...... 80, 10000
Money used Carey act fund. $50, 600 0
Appropriations for 1886. after vet
of various items
General appropriation Bills $50, Ass
Judicial appropriation bill. 237, 5000
Educational appropriation bill 657. 333. o
Caritable, penal institutions. BAT. 1900
Deficiency appropriation ........ 15,510.9
Militia continuing appro' ton so, 900 o
i I.egislature other items 122 Qn2 2