Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-27

the power bill of the latter company
for the month of October, 1915.
The sequel to the story about the
governor going to Caldwell Friday
night accompanied by his staff wear
ing gold lace uniforms while the chief
executive wore one of the hand me-
downs from his own stores, was told
at the state house yesterday. 1t was
to the effect that while the members
of the governors stan wore their gold
lace uniforms all right the state paid
for none of the trimmings, Instead
the wearers were out the funds re-
quired to outfit themselves in such
splendor. The officers are loud in their
praise of the excellent military address
the governor gave at the ball. They
talked admiringly of the knowledge he
displayed of military subjects. To
Captain Banks of Company G, who di-
rected the plans for the military ball
is given full credit for the success OF
the event
Emigrants and their cars are headed
towards Idaho and last week a number
of them arrived. This was the infor-
nation given out yesterday by State
Veterinarian Bodle who said that he
had cleared emigrant cars from Kan
sas. Nebraska, Iowa. South Dakota and
Missouri Two of the cars and ocCu-
pants went to Idaho Falls, or those
from Kansas and Missouri and the one
from Nebraska went to Gooding.
90 kI CHI on "a
Boise valley ranch was reported to the
state veterinarians department yes
terday There are now a number of
cases scattered over the state. The
stock not diseased but in danger of in
lection will be vaccinated.
The state land department will prob
ably move from its present headquar
tiers in the capitol annex tomorrow to
the new quarters arranged for it in the
main building and the insurance de-
partment will vacate the main build
ing and move into the land commits
sioner's office.
The public utilities commission yes
terday granted the application of the
Electric Investment company and the
Southern Idaho Water Power COM
pany putting into effect a new schedule
of power rates applying to flour mills
all over the territory served by these
two companies which is all of southern
western and parts of eastern Idaho
The schedule is retroactive in that II
applies to the power used during the
month of February, but under the or
der is effective March /. The schedule
is optional with consumers that arc
being served in accordance with the
! terms and conditions of their contracts
entered into prior to May s. 1913 ant
which have not expired. 1t applies &c
alternate current service supplied foi
power for flour mills only. for single
installation or so horsepower or over
The power and energy will be fur
nished in the form OF alternating cleo
tric current at a frequency of approx
mately SO cycles per second. The pres
sure is to be at approximately from
10 to II 900 volts in accordance with
the voltage most readily available
The rate is 81 per month minimum;
cents to Y cent.
Governor Alexander reiterates his
opinion that prohibition is a success
in Idaho in a telegram sent to DAME
A. Polling. president of the United So
ciety Christian Endeavor, Winnipeg
Manitoba Mr.. Polling wired the gov
ernor as follows: Am debating af
drmative of question. Resolved, Pro
hibition in Various States Is Bette
Than License System. Wire YOU
Judgment. Has prohibition injured
business or labor"
To this query the governor replied
as follows:
AS business man owning half dozei
stores in territory where prohibition il
now effective and as governor of pro
hibition Idaho. | positively assure yo'
that prohibition is so much better 70
business, moral and social life than Ii
cense that there can be no comparison
Nobody of standing and repute ser
iously disputes this fact unless direct.
enga ged in liquor traffic.
The adjutant generals department /
interested from the following an