The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-04-15

lim1ts- oquiilazzO WAS placed unoe
5000 bonds.
Lewiston -Thore will be but thre'
summer normal schools held in Idahl
during the middle Of 1915, and the tut
tion fee will be raised from IS to $40
This is occasioned by the veto Of the
governor of the appropriation for sum
mer normal schools. With fewer
schools and more tuition to pay, candi-
, dates for positions as teachers will
have considerably more difficulty in
attending. Heretofore there have
been four teachers examinations each
year. Now there are but two. One
is held the fourth Thursday in July
and the other the third Thursday In
November.
i Lewiston - During the first IL
months of the life Of the Public Utili-
ties commission the total cost to the
state was $37, 350.65. This includes
the expenses of the Tax commission.
Two hundred and twenty-six cases
were handled by the Public Utilities
commission during the period.
The following are the estimated saw
ings by reason Of public utilities or
ders:
| Shoshone Power company, $40, 900;
reductions by Southern Idaho com
pany, SIS, 900, and reductions in Poca-
tello water rates, 1884.
Gains by reason of Tax eommission's
work:
Added to revenue Of taxing districts,
SIS, 900; additional property placed on
tax rolls, $4,000, 900, and increased
personal property collections, $3.50, 900.
Boise - President Melvin A. Bran
non will remain with the University OF
Idaho. He announced here Monday
that he had agreed to do SO, following
action by the state board of education
in refusing to accept bis resignation te
become effective July l.
DIR. Brannon's decision to remain al
the head Of Idaho's leading educationa
institution is believed to close the
resignation incident.
In his statement DIR. Brannon sale
that when he presented his resignation
1t WAS after the conference committee
Of the last legislature recommended
his salary be cut $1,000 per annum ant
he supposed the conference committe,
report had been adopted by the legis
lature. Instead Of being spread on tn
records of that body it was privatel,
made to the state board of education
DIR. Brannon did not know this at tn
time.
, Weiser - Many of the prominen
citizens and business men of Weise
and vicinity have organized Earn
, Credits association that promises t
prove decidedly important factor i
, farm development in this section. Tn
movement has been under way TO
some time, and as result stron
} membership is enrolled.
The plan of the association is TO
the members jointly to extend to tn
/ farmer of Washington county, Idaho
and Malheur county, Oregon, who ar
tributary to Weiser, such credit a
and implements sufficient to enabl
them to live while growing their crop
/ and to provide equipment for plantin
} and taking care of the same. Unde
the present system new people in tn
J community are forced to endure man
hardships and are hampered too ofte
4 in the development of their homes be
4 cause they have not established credi
and are not in position to procure o
other than cash terms the equipmen
so badly needed. 1t is to relieve thi
embarrassing condition that the asso
! clifton was organized.
Boise - E. F. Van Valkenburg, ez
state insurance commissioner, was al
rested here Sunday charged with en-
bezzling state funds. He was place
under $4,000 bond, and the date for hi
: preliminary hearing set for April IL
John M. Haines. ex-governor, fror
. whom Van Valkenburg received hi
appointment as insurance commi.
sioner, and A. A. Frazer, well-know
local attorney, went surety as h.
. bondsmen.
The complaint against Van Walker
burg alleges that while the was insul
snce commissioner receiving remit
tances from insurance companies seel
Q ing to transact business in this state
I he embezzled 1859. 90 between Januar
8. 1918, and December 80. 1914, an
appropriated the money to his ow
use.
Van Valkenburg's arrest caused
n sensation. He il we'll known in thi
a city. Appointed January 81. 1918. g
insurance commissioner to reliey
: Isaac Hattabaugh. of Grangeville,
! Democrat, he came into Office with tn
former Republican administration.
! is reported that the county attorney
Office is in possession of information |
!. show that the alleged embezzlemer
= started less than so days afterward
Checks of insurance companies are a
: legged to have been csshed by Va
: Vslkenburg and part Of the money al
= propriated. The complaint was swoi
: to by George f. Steele, present insu
snce commissioner. who succeeded VS.
Vslkenburg.
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